The English and Dutch affairs displayed to the life both in matters of warr, state, and merchandize, how far the English engaged in their defence against the most potent monarchy of Spain, and how ill the Dutch have since requited the English for their extraordinary favours, not onely in the time of Queen Elizabeth their protector and defendress, but also in the time of King James, by their bloody massacree of them at Amboyna, their ingratitude to King Charles the First of glorious memory, and the true state of affairs as they now stand in the reign of our royal soveraign King Charles the Second / by a true lover and asserter of his countries honour.

Author: W. W.1664

THE ENGLISH AND Dutch Affairs Displayed to the Life: Both in matters of Warr, State, and Merchandize; How far the English Engaged in their Defence, against the most Potent Monarchy of Spain; and how ill the Dutch have since requited the English, for their Extraordinary Favours; not onely in the Time of Queen Elizabeth their Protector and Defendress; but also in the Time of King James, by their Bloody Massacree of them at Amboyna: Their Ingratitude to King Charles the First of Glorious Memory: And the True State of Affairs, as they now stand in the Reign of our Royal Soveraign, King Charles the Second.

By a true Lover and Asserter of his Countries Honour.

London, Printed by Thomas Mabb, for Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Brittaine, 1664.

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TO THE READER.

EPistles like Prologues of Playes, being for the most part past over without Reading; I shall not therefore Enlarge my self, only to give you an Account, that I have in this work used my best Endeavours to be punctually True in these Collections; The Work it self would have afforded matter sufficient for a Large Volume: So many of our Noble Hero's having been Engaged in their Service, and many of them lost their dearest Lives, in that Nations Defence, dying there in the Bed of Honour. Yet am I confident no matter very materiall is here omitted, and therefore free from those many Impertinencies with which Large Volumes must needs be stuffed. This may serve to give sufficient Instructions to the Intelligible Reader; like a little Watch shewing the time of the day, as well as a great Dyall; and therefore more usefull, because less comber some. Here hast thou truly presented [Page] (and not in a Multiplying Glass) the great kindnesses the DUTCH have from time to time received of the ENGLISH; And on the other side, how unthankfull the DUTCH have been for them. What my performances have been herein, I shall neither Extenuate nor Extoll, leaving every Reader, to judge as he best pleaseth; But this let me tell thee, if thou beest a True ENGLISH-MAN, thou canst not but in reading it, very much rescent the Injuries and Affronts which the ENGLISH have continually received from that Nation. I shall not add hereunto by way of Aggravation, nor reflect upon the Visitation of the Almighty so hevy now upon them; no less then odd of 1000 dying of the Pestilence at AMSTERDAM in one Week: A True ENGLISH Nature, as he hates Ingratitude, so doth he scorn to insult over Men in misery. My Prayers therefore shall be, that the Almighty would be pleased to remove his heavy hand of Visitation from them, and that they would call to minde the great benefits they have received from the ENGLISH, and that Ingratitude is the worst of Vices.

A True Lov [...]r of his Countries Honour, W. W.

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