232 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794. 



a powerful, and an artful enemy, 

 repress the evil intentions of certain 

 individuals of this ccuatry, and 

 transmit our constitution unimpair- 

 ed to posteritv. 



We are, 

 High and mighty lords, kc. 

 (Signed) M. Tvdeman. 

 JDe Zwolle, Aug- 8, 17g4. 



Proclamation of the magistrates of 

 Amstcrdavi. 



THE magistrates of the city of 

 Amsterdam having perceived 

 that some evil-minded persons 

 thought proper to spread ditterent 

 false reports, and to ' trouble the 

 minds of theienorant and timid in- 

 habitants, from which it might easi- 

 ly result, that they would b<- per- 

 suaded to sign petitions or addresses 

 to the regency of this city, with a 

 view of presenting ihcm to the 

 burgo-masters, and which requests 

 would have no other tendency than 

 to incommode thelav.ful regency in 

 its free deliberi'tions on the present 

 circumstances of atrairs, and to 

 make them lose entirely the confi- 

 dence of the good burghers of this 

 city : 



The saidmagistjates therefore ex- 

 hort before-hand, every one to be 

 circumspect and prudent, and not 

 to suffer himself to be misled by 

 alarming speeches, nor to be per- 

 suaded into actions, of which they 

 cannot sutficiently foresee the con- 

 sequences ; and farther, to pre\ent 

 troubles, tliey warn and command 

 every body by these presents, not 

 to join in making addresses calcu- 

 lated to interfere iii the administra- 

 tion of public affairs, under pain 

 that those who shall be found to 

 transgress, in this particular, shall be 



dealt v\;ith accQrd,ii?g to^ tlie utnjost 

 rigor.r of jh.e law. ', ^., 



Resolved, Octpber 13, 1704. 



Address from the Prince of Ora?'::e, 

 dlHriltitcd in the provnuei of 

 H.iUandand Guelderland, in ifie 

 Tiiiddle of Oclvler, 1/94. 



To the brave inhahitar'^s of 

 Gueklerland and Hc;,Ilai>d. 

 Y ill;;.^trious father, h^s eni- 

 i/Mwercd me to cil; upon 

 every go'.'d cir'zen for their n^'sist- 

 ance in. the defence of the coi'd; es, 

 and to contend for ihe prcsejv«Jtlcn 

 of their religion and thtii coivi'ty : 

 I theufnre call upon all the biave 

 inhabitants of Guelderlandan>i Hol- 

 land, to unite and siar.d up for the 

 defence of their houses and lands, 

 their lives and properiies. Here 

 are arms, powder, and ball— li'ke 

 them v.ilh a g'.'od heart, and U'C 

 them with a strong hand. Not a 

 niHTi ofyou. unless he chooses, shall 

 go out ot his provircej but let each 

 ofyou, in your respective districts, 

 l)revent the enemy from advancuig 

 any farther. Brave and faithful 

 coi.ntrymcii ! let us fight ct:e and 

 all for our dear couinry. Suldiirs, 

 citizens, and peasanib 1 let us all 

 unanimously assem.ble under thp 

 S-. mc-bannt-r : hvill fight with ytiu, 

 for tl.e saK alien of the couiitiy 

 and mayGcd give us the victory ! 



Petition of the citizensofAmsterdcTp, 

 of thennli-stadtholdtrian party, to 

 the mafiitrates of tiiat ci jj, for 

 delivering which the sulscriiers 

 were imprisoned. 



'T^'HE undersigned burghers and 

 JL inhabitantsof Amsterdam, de- 

 clare 



