( 542 ) 

 Triste exemple d'une réciproque duplicité qu'explique 

 l'astuce d'Elisabeth, que ne justifie pas la faiblesse de 

 Requesens! Du reste, comme il était aisé de le prévoir, 

 Elisabeth recueillit seule le profit de ce marché. Ce fut aux 

 Espagnols qu'elle refusa les canons dont ils voulaient se 

 pourvoir dans ses États (i) ; et avant que l'année 1575 se 

 fût écoulée, l'un de ceux à qui elle avait interdit l'entrée 

 de l'Angleterre, Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde, se rendait à 

 sa cour pour réclamer son appui au prix des plus brillantes 



Mallenessy, William ofNivelt, Thomas Pollena, doctor Helmick Spitloss, 

 offSwollis, by whose meanes, as the said king hathe advertised us, divers 

 townes both in Holland, Sealand and Gelderland are revolted from the 

 obédience off the saide king : wherefore the said king doth requier off us 

 that ail thèse rebelles and ail that do adhère unto them, should be put 

 fourth ofF our reaime, and that neither they, nor none off their shippes, 

 goods off marchandizes should be admitted inlo our reaime, or any traf- 

 ficqne to be had with them. Ffor the first part off our said brothers request, 

 to our knowledge vve cannot understand that any one off the persons so 

 to us named are within any port of our reaime at the présent; but, iff any 

 be or shall be found herafter to remayn in any part off our jurisdiction, 

 we straighty charge and commaund you to cause them imediately to 

 avoide our reaime , uppon their uttermost perill ; and though you shall 

 not understand off any off them to be presently within our jurisdiction, 

 yet you shall give streight charge and commandement in our name to ail 

 officers in our five ports that none off them be hereafter suffered eilher 

 to corne into any off the saide ports at any tyme or to hâve any aide, 

 succour or relieff off men, aimors or victaills out off any port off your 

 jurisdiction, and that our subjects hâve no traffique with them untill 

 suche tyme as they be reduced to the obédience off their naturall lord and 

 prince. And this i'ayle ye not to do as ye lender our pleasur. 



Given under our signet at our manor off S. James this xvi th day off april, 

 1d7?>, lhexvu lh year offourraigne. 



{Archives du marquis de Salisbury à Ilatfield.) 



(1) Correspondance de Philippe II, t. 111 , p. 301. 



