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I: 1600-1610
II: 1610-1618
IV: 1623-1629
V: 1629-1641
VI: 1641-1653
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A. THE GREAT OR HERRING FISHERY 158-61
B. THE NARROW SEAS 161-2
C. THE J?LICH-CLEVES SUCCESSION QUESTION 162-3
D. THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS 163-8
E. THE INTERLOPERS 169
F. THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH REGIMENTS IN THE DUTCH SERVICE 169-73
G. KING CHARLES'S PROCLAMATION ON THE RESTRAINT OF FISHING, 1636 173-4
BIBLIOGRAPHY 175
I: 1600-1610
The last two decades of the sixteenth century hold a place apart in English History. The exploits of the great Elizabethan seamen helped to shatter the supremacy of Spain upon the sea, but they did more than this. They aroused in the English people the instinct of their true destiny, as a maritime, trading, and colonizing power. The granting of Charters to the Eastland Company , to the Levant Company , to the Guinea Company , the foundation of the great East India Company , the opening out by the Muscovy Company of a new trade route to Persia by way of Astrachan, the daring efforts to discover a North-West and a North-East passage to Cathay and the Indies, the first attempts to erect colonies in Virginia and Newfoundland, all testify to the spirit of enterprise which animated the nation, a spirit whose many-sided activity never failed to command the Queen's sympathy and encouragement. In thus entering, however, upon that path of colonial and commercial expansion which in later times was to become world-wide, the Englishman found himself in the first half of the seventeenth century confronted by a more formidable rival than the Spaniard. The defeat of the Invincible Armada was followed by the rise of a new Sea-Power. At the opening of the seventeenth century the Dutch Republic had not only succeeded in resisting all the efforts made for its subjugation to Spanish rule, but, after more than thirty years of continuous and desperate struggle, was thriving in the midst of war. In the course of that struggle much help had been given, both in money and men, by Elizabeth. But the English Queen was not for many years whole-hearted in her support. She saw in the revolt of the Netherlands a means for draining the resources of a dangerous adversary. It was no small relief to her that the coast lying opposite to the mouth of the Thames, with its many ports and hardy sea-faring population, should no longer be at the disposal of the master of the strongest navy in the world. She felt a certain amount of sympathy with the Dutch on religious grounds, but a sympathy tempered by political considerations, and strictly subordinated to them. To support the rebellion of subjects against their legitimate ruler was to the instincts of the Tudor Queen a course which only necessity could justify. Hence her repeated refusal of the proffered sovereignty, her niggardly aid, her temporizing and apparently capricious attitude. As a matter of fact, throughout this critical period of her reign the policy of Elizabeth was not governed either by sentiment or by caprice. She always kept steadily in view the welfare and the security of England, with whose interests those of her own throne were identified, and she held aloof from entanglements which might be dangerous to the safety of her kingdom. Not until after the assassination of William the Silent, followed by the success of Parma in capturing Antwerp, August, 1585, did she make reply to the threatening attitude of Spain by openly taking sides with the rebel provinces. Still refusing the sovereignty, she sent Leicester at the head of a strong body of English troops to act in her name, as Governor-General, at the same time characteristically bargaining that the seaports Flushing and Brill with the fort of Rammekens should be delivered to her in pledge for the repayment of her costs. The mission of Leicester was a failure, whether it be regarded from the military or the political standpoint, but it gave the Dutch at a transition period of disorganization and pressing peril a disciplined force to assist in their defence, and a breathing space for recuperation.
The relations between England and the States required the most careful handling during the whole of the period that intervened between the return of Leicester and the death of Elizabeth. The assistance given by the English Queen had not been without a return: it had been fully repaid by the services rendered by the Dutch fleet during the spring and summer of 1588 in blockading the ports in which lay the transports collected by the Duke of Parma for the invasion of England. When the Armada entered the Channel, Parma with his splendid veteran army was thus compelled to remain a helpless spectator of events, unable to take any part in promoting the success of the great enterprise which Philip had been so long preparing. But Elizabeth had been piqued by the opposition that Leicester had encountered, and by the evident determination of the States, under the leadership of Holland, not to permit any interference on the part of the representative of a foreign power with their provincial rights and privileges. She did not withdraw her help, but it was given from motives of pure self-interest rather than from any love for the cause she was supporting, and in a huckstering spirit. With her it was a question of give and take, and the military successes of Maurice, accompanied as they were by the rapid growth of commercial prosperity in Holland and Zeeland, only encouraged her to drive a harder bargain in her negotiations and to press for repayment of the loans she had advanced.
In these circumstances friction in the relations between England and the Republic was at times inevitable, but the community of interests was so strong that friendly co-operation never ceased. An English contingent took part in the campaigns of Maurice; a powerful Dutch squadron sailed with the fleet of Essex to the sack of Cadiz in 1595. The conclusion of peace between France and Spain in May, 1598, brought about a fresh treaty between England and the United Provinces, the terms of which point clearly to the great change which had taken place in the relative position of the two States since the time of Leicester's mission. The Dutch were now in a position to promise the repayment of their debt to Elizabeth by equal annual instalments and to undertake in case of a Spanish attack upon England to come to the assistance of their allies with thirty ships of war and a force of 5,000 infantry and five cornets of cavalry. On the other hand, only one Englishman henceforth was to have a seat upon the Council of State, and the English auxiliary troops in the Netherlands were transferred to the service of the States as their paymasters and were required to take an oath of allegiance to them. This English brigade in the Dutch service, now first formed, was to have a long and honourable career. It was speedily to prove its worth and gain immortal fame by the share that it took in winning the great victory of Nieuwport , and in the heroic defence of Ostend .
The towns of Flushing and Brill and the fort of Rammekens were delivered into the hands of Elizabeth, as security for repayment.
: Reprinted here with permission of the Henry E. Huntington Library . There are two other extant copies of the first edition: one in the Boston Public Library and the other in the British Library. The British Library copy has two inserted engraved portraits . Yale University has a photostat facsimile of the Boston Public Library edition. I thank David Rodes for looking at the British Library copy.
: See "The Tunes" at end of Introduction.
: Paulson describes these two doctors, "well known for their quack cures for venereal disease." Dr. Rock's name was added by Hogarth in a later state of the print.
: "A Letter from Theo. Cibber, Comedian, To John Highmore, Esq." .
: Sheldon, p. 301.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment.
The SONGS made by a Friend.
THIS ENTERTAINMENT
Theo. Cibber.
Persons in the Harlot's Progress.
Air.--From Virue's sluggish Rules be free, Ye mortals who my Shrine adore, Dance, Laugh & Quaff, & sing like me, And dissipate the tasteless hour: In frolic, pastime, Sport & Play Revel in Joys your Lives away.
And Hogarth!--Moral Painter too I see! In dark oblivion shall thy Semblance lie, Hogarth & Virtue're enemies to me
Beware--nor lur'd by Vice's Arts, A moment listen to her wiles, He who from Virtue's path departs In seas of trouble she beguiles; This Hogarth's living pictures shew View thoughtless man, by Vice undone, A warning 'tis design'd for you, Behold--& baneful pleasure Shun.
A Loud knocking at Street Door
Song-- See Martin dus his goods display-- "Advice Two Guineas"--vat you say? "Big Ben--John Hunter--Duc d'Orleans-- "Knows vat my regulations means; "De Gent I make of de aukward ninny, "But first to be sure I must touch de Guinea, "Den De Lame I vil make go dance de hay "And de old & decripid go jump away.
"Beware De Counterfiet if they should "Be imitate, as are all things good-- "On de Guinea--for to abash bad men "I have write my name wid de author's Pen. "They'll cure you be sure if them once you lap on "Of all de complainings dat ever may happen, "De blind they'll make see to go dance the Hay, "And de Old & decripid vill jump away.
Tim Touch behold, as smart a Blade As ere a writ expos'd to view Who so genteely knows my Trade That I nabs my man, with a "How do you do"? A Lodging Strong vil soon procure A Cage vere each may chaunt his lay, From rambling keep your Rake Secure, Because I has such a taking Vay.
E'en Ma'am, so proud of grand Parade Who at the Race-course makes her Bett Or runs to Ball & Masquerade 'Till she runs herself o'er Ears in debt Tho 'my devoirs don't please her much, We meet, I every art essay She's mine by a Necromantic touch Because I has such a taking Vay.
Box-lobby Loungers to my will Obedient Yield, I change their Song From bullying Bass to Treble Shrill E'en Dammes tremble on their Tongue; I mimicry too; practice much, In taking off great Art display I'm quite at home by a single touch, Because I has such a taking Vay.
I sigh, I lament me in vain The Chill wind Re-echo's my moan; Alas, what can equal my pain-- When I think that for ever he's gone.
My Eyes, when they're raised above, View Birds as they wanton in Air Sweet Birds!--Ye are coupled by Love I weep & I sink in despair.
Tho' Affection be all turn'd to hate And that Hate be the Sum of my woes My fears will arrise for his Fate, I cannot divest me of those.
Base Man! know in Ages to come, Thy falsehood detested Shall be And when I am Cold in my tomb Some Heart still shall sorrow for me.
What Visions now crowd on my Sight! White Rob'd--with Eyes bent on the ground! Ah! me--'tis a Funeral Rite-- I hear the deep Bell's solemn sound.
It tells me my Sorrows will close, On Care's softest pillow all lye The Grave will extinguish my woes Then Sarah--prepare thee to die!
Quite a Clod I came up my Shoes tied with a thong, Lookd foolish--quite mulish I trudg'd it along, And gaz'd like an Oaf at the wonderful throng, That here so gay smart & brave are; A ninny--the Twaddle--Lord quite a mere Hic A terrible bore--quite a Thing--a Queer Stick-- But now, I'm the tippee--the dandy--the kick-- "Look here--here again--here again--here" Tol de rol, de rol, la rol lol, la rol, lal la Oh, Damme! I'm devilish clever.
For Band Regulations to Butchells I pop My ankles just hid by a Natty Boot-top, Pig-tails are a Bore so I mount the neat Crop To appear the clean thing's my Endeavour My negligent coat-cape proclaims me the Beau Ease & Elegance always are habited so I'm the tippee--the dandy--the kick too--heigho! "Look here &c &c &c
Och! Mr. Acrostic I hate your big notes, In op'ning your Mouth, why you'd stop all our Thoats; Wid Natty Men Milliners, Och! You'd be even, And Starve all the Fair-Sex wid Men-Washer-Women. But leave off such Nonsense 'tis better, my Joy, Than let Shelah O'Sudds be widout her Employ; We'll beat all your Beat'ems but give us fair-play While wid Elbows & Fists we lather away.
To destroy our Endeavours to live is't you mean? It's a black, dirty Job, tho' you do it so Clean But a Wipe we must give you; agree, my dear Jewel-- And an Irish Shilaleh shall serve as the Towel. So leave off &c
A Ballad Entitled & Call'd--"The Rake's Progress"--
See the Massy Chests Open'd, with Riches replete, Plate, Jewels, & Rent-Rolls an ample Estate; Bonds, Mortgages, Leases long buried are found, Lawyers Servants & Tradesmen Attending around: While with heart quite 'Elated, cheeks glowing with health, Discarding his love, gazing pleas'd at his wealth, Resolv'd each dull thought in gay pleasure to drown, The Libertine Rakewell--first starts on the Town.
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