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and pusillanimous submission; and 

 I doubt not for a single moment 

 about the choice of your hii^h migh- 

 tinesses, that of the slates «f the \iro- 

 viivdis, and of all the well-disposed 

 iii the couiitvy. Let evci'y indivi- 

 dual, whatever be his religious or 

 civil principles (provided he is no 

 enemy to his country and to his 

 own interest) rally round the stand- 

 ^(•d in fa\our of the common cHuse 

 of his country : let every one wiih- 

 jh his circle contribute towards lier 

 protection to the utmost of his 

 power : let the necessary supplies 

 be furnished; and I have hopes, [ 

 might say, I trust with contiJence, 

 that we shall be able to defend 

 ourselves ; and, under Pnjvidence, 

 protect the honour, and piomole 

 the prosperity of the Nether- 

 lands^ 



Behold, high and mighty lords, 

 what in duty [ owe to the whole 

 nation, to a people among whom I 

 was born and tdiicated, tor whose 

 ihdependence a great number of 

 my Uncestors sai rificed their lives, 

 for whose welfare I am reatly to 

 spill my last drop of blood, and liir 

 wtiich both my sons have givtn 

 proofs of their not being unworthy 

 the name they bear : I wish tiien 

 for nothing more than thecu-ope- 

 rationof my fellow-citizens, and the 

 reward of jny hous-.- will be their li- 

 berty, indepeniience, and perma- 

 nent happiness. 



(Signed) William, Prince of 

 Ohange. 



Hague, July 14, 17(j4. 



Extract from thert'ghter of the states 

 gfiicrul. Momlaij July 14. 



THE deputies of the several 

 provinces having deliberated 



upon the address and propositions of 

 his highness the prince Stadtholder, 

 fully accord with him in the noble 

 sentiments tiierein manitested ; de- 

 claring at the same time, that they 

 have no doubt of the co-operation 

 ot the ditiweiit provinces at so cri- 

 tical a period as the present, and 

 o' their cleterminalion to use all 

 their etf.iris in aid and support 

 of his hijhness by the sacrilice 

 of their lives and properties in 

 the defence and support of their 

 country. 



Their high mightinesses have far- 

 ther assured M. Van Schuylenberg, 

 their president, that they will take 

 the more essential points recom- 

 mended bv his higiiness intoirame- 

 diatc consideration, in oiiler to rid 

 the state of the dirHculties it now 

 labours under, flattering themselves, 

 that tii^ means of defence adopted 

 will prevent the enemy from pe-. 

 netrating any farther, and that, un- 

 der the i^ivine blessing, their ef- 

 forts will be crowned wiih a happy 

 issue, and the honour and prospe- 

 rity of rhe Netherlands be li:ially 

 supported ; all vain and premature 

 apprehensions be suppressed, which 

 can only tend to prejudice the 

 country ; and that sueti as wisli for 

 tiie arrival ot the enemy, witii their 

 adlu-reuls, may be disarmed . he 

 most observant attention, it being 

 particular y necessary, should be 

 paid to these interi al (.iieiiius (4 

 their country, much more danger- 

 ous than those without, open and 

 declared. 



It is farther thought prop'.'r ,to 

 have It uniierstood, that the pro- 

 positions of his highness siiordd 

 be printed with all speed, and co- 

 pics sent to llierespectueproviiiees, 

 as well as so Dort, and the states of ' 

 Dienthe. 



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