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438 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
They then proposed either to wait for the answer
of Spain, or continue the present truce for seven years,
observing that it had been made with an express
declaration to hold the United Provinces for free
countries, and that as to the trade to the Indies, the
Archduke would promise to get it ratified by the King
of Spain for that space of time.
The States unanimously rejected this new proposition, but gave them the time they had demanded for
the answer of Spain. On the 28th of September the
Spanish Deputies applied to the Ambassadors of
France, etc., to ask ten days more from the States.
The Ambassadors agreed to do it in the name of the
Deputies, but they declined it.
On the last of September they took their leave.
The States-General became possessed by accident
of the instructions given to Spinola and the other
Deputies; they were signed by the Archdukes, and
dated at Brussels the 6th of January, 1608. They
were thereby instructed to insist on the free exercise
of the Roman Catholic religion.
As to independence the instructions say :
" As to the subject of liberty, since you know what
we have granted, make no difficulty of arranging it
as they wish ; doing or saying nothing in opposition,
which may make them suspect that we desire to
revoke our declaration on that point, as we are determined to abide by it in all respects."
These instructions also directed them to insist
that the States should renounce, and entirely and
absolutely desist from, the trade of the East and
| 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 | 00000459 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 438 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. They then proposed either to wait for the answer of Spain, or continue the present truce for seven years, observing that it had been made with an express declaration to hold the United Provinces for free countries, and that as to the trade to the Indies, the Archduke would promise to get it ratified by the King of Spain for that space of time. The States unanimously rejected this new proposition, but gave them the time they had demanded for the answer of Spain. On the 28th of September the Spanish Deputies applied to the Ambassadors of France, etc., to ask ten days more from the States. The Ambassadors agreed to do it in the name of the Deputies, but they declined it. On the last of September they took their leave. The States-General became possessed by accident of the instructions given to Spinola and the other Deputies; they were signed by the Archdukes, and dated at Brussels the 6th of January, 1608. They were thereby instructed to insist on the free exercise of the Roman Catholic religion. As to independence the instructions say : " As to the subject of liberty, since you know what we have granted, make no difficulty of arranging it as they wish ; doing or saying nothing in opposition, which may make them suspect that we desire to revoke our declaration on that point, as we are determined to abide by it in all respects." These instructions also directed them to insist that the States should renounce, and entirely and absolutely desist from, the trade of the East and |
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