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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE
PROTESTATION OF
HER ROYALL MAIESTIE,
Given at Her departure from <HI>Scheveling,</HI> <DATE><HI>Feb.</HI> 25. 1643. Old &s;tyle.</DATE></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>Again&s;t the High and Mighty Lords, the States Generall of the Vnited PROVINCES
of the LOW COVNTRIES.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_THE Queen of Great Brittaine (through the intention that She hath had to
pre&s;erve the amity between the King and the Lords States) having omit|ted
to take notice of many indignities by which She hath here been provo|ked,
She doth finde her &s;elfe at pre&s;ent &s;o highly offended, that &s;he cannot
any longer (with the honour of the King) ab&s;tain from making this Com|plaint,
which &s;he doth make to the Lords the States, upon the Order which hath beene
given to &s;earch and arre&s;t a Ve&s;&s;ell which &s;he hath fraighted and laden with divers goods
belonging to her, for which the Lords States have granted her a Pa&s;port; The Queene
doth make no difficulty to avouch the tran&s;porting of Ammunition, as far as it is ab&s;o|lutely
nece&s;&s;ary for her &s;afeguard; She hath cho&s;en to furni&s;h her &s;elfe this way, rather
then by that of asking a licen&s;e, becau&s;e of an Order made by the States to hinder the
tran&s;porting of Armes and Ammunition for the King, or for the Parliament; which Or|der
the King hath had great rea&s;on to think very partiall for the Parliament, paralelling
them with him; but the not ob&s;erving of this Order hath been more offen&s;ive to him,
e&s;pecially &s;ince the above&s;aid <HI>Parliament</HI> have cau&s;ed much Ammunition to bee tran&s;|ported
over, and have bought Ve&s;&s;els, to imploy them again&s;t the King. If the Queene
hath not demanded a licen&s;e for the things that &s;he had need of, it was not to put the
States to &s;o much trouble, nor to deviate from their Order, nor ju&s;tly to offend the King,
but rather that all the endeavoures of the Queene, and the precautions to pre&s;erve the
good corre&s;pondence between the King and the Lords States (which is e&s;tabli&s;hed by &s;o
many Treaties) hath produced nothing but a Continuation of affronts and prejudice to
the Kings &s;ervice, &s;he is bound to make this Declaration:</P>
<P><HI>THat &s;he doth receive this Order given for the arre&s;ting of her Ship as a notable inju|&s;tice
and indignity, which &s;hee is obliged to be &s;en&s;ible of in a high degree,</HI><LB>
<HI>WHerefore &s;hee doth beleeve that the Lords States having better con&s;idered on it,
will connive for the departure of her Ve&s;&s;ell, with all that it doth carry for her
Service, without which the Queene is bound to demon&s;trate to the Lords States, that this
inju&s;tice and affront, which &s;he &s;hall receive by the arre&s;t of this Ve&s;&s;ell, cannot pa&s;&s;e for
le&s;&s;e then a violating of the league betwixt the King and the States; the con&s;equences
whereof will be very dangerous, wherefore &s;he hopes that they will give &s;uch a ju&s;t cau&s;e
to the King and her of &s;uch a di&s;plea&s;ure:</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Done at <HI>Scheveling</HI> <DATE>the 25. <HI>Feb.</HI> 1643.</DATE></DATELINE> By the expre&s;&s;e command of her Maje&s;tie;
 <SIGNED>Sub&s;cribed,<HI>VVilliam Bo&s;&s;well</HI> Agent.</SIGNED> </CLOSER>
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<P>Printed at London for <HI>John Hancocke,</HI> in Burchen Lane, <HI>March 9. 1643.</HI></P>
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