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JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 423
such time as he should be in quiet with his own
subjects, and promised to recommend them to the
Queen of England.
On the 6th of June, 1585, the States-General
resolved to transfer the sovereignty to the Queen of
England, on lawful and reasonable conditions, or to
treat with her to take them under her protection, or
to obtain more aid and assistance from her.
On the 9th of July, 1585, they had an audience of
the Queen at Greenwich, and offered to her the sovereignty, etc.
The Queen declined to accept the sovereignty or
undertake the perpetual protection of the United
Provinces, but on the 10th of August, 1585, she entered into a formal treaty with them to afford aid, etc.
On the 16th of October, 1587, the States made a
declaration to their Governor Leicester on the subject of some differences between them, in which they
say : " And as by divers acts, and particularly by a
certain letter, which he wrote on the 10th of July to
his secretary Junius (as is said), the authority of these
States is drawn into doubt, they think it proper to make
a more ample declaration, containing a deduction of
the rights of the States, which they are bound by
oath to maintain. For in case they had not been well
founded in the sovereignty of the Provinces, they could
not have deposed the King of Spain, nor have defended
themselves against his power. Nor would they have
been able to treat with their Majesties of France and
England, nor to have transferred the government to
your Excellency," etc., etc.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000444 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 423 such time as he should be in quiet with his own subjects, and promised to recommend them to the Queen of England. On the 6th of June, 1585, the States-General resolved to transfer the sovereignty to the Queen of England, on lawful and reasonable conditions, or to treat with her to take them under her protection, or to obtain more aid and assistance from her. On the 9th of July, 1585, they had an audience of the Queen at Greenwich, and offered to her the sovereignty, etc. The Queen declined to accept the sovereignty or undertake the perpetual protection of the United Provinces, but on the 10th of August, 1585, she entered into a formal treaty with them to afford aid, etc. On the 16th of October, 1587, the States made a declaration to their Governor Leicester on the subject of some differences between them, in which they say : " And as by divers acts, and particularly by a certain letter, which he wrote on the 10th of July to his secretary Junius (as is said), the authority of these States is drawn into doubt, they think it proper to make a more ample declaration, containing a deduction of the rights of the States, which they are bound by oath to maintain. For in case they had not been well founded in the sovereignty of the Provinces, they could not have deposed the King of Spain, nor have defended themselves against his power. Nor would they have been able to treat with their Majesties of France and England, nor to have transferred the government to your Excellency," etc., etc. |
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