The very Spaniards alone haue in that part which they hold in the Palatinate imposed an exaction of aboue thirty thousand Dollars a moneth ouer and aboue the ordinarie impositions. Verdugo in his proposition when he imposed an exaction, was not afraid to affirm, that it was done with the knowledge and sufferance of the King of England, and that he did to moue the people. This extortion hath now continued diuers moneths, and is yet still exercised. The safety of the King and kingdome requires war. For it behoues vs then to look to ourselues, when our next neighbours houses are on fire.
Princes lose both power and strength when their Allies do perish.
The encrease of a potent neighbor whose friendship is vnsafe, as it cannot be without iust suspition, so is it also dangerous and hurtful. If Germanie as the heart bee possest by the Spaniard, who striues to get the dominion ouer all Europe, the rest of the Princes shall not long draw or enioy any vitall life or spririts. The heart therefore must be succored, if you would haue the rest of the members on the body to be safe. Necessity requires warre. A potent Prince makes no reckoning of friends when he finds opportunity to opresse them.