ise whatsoeuer, was not the said _Sebastian_ answered in this
wise by the Lordes of her Maiesties Counsaile?

[Sidenote: The answere to the petition of ye Hamburge messenger.]

_Whereas the King of Spaine, hauing sent out his Nauie to inuade
this Realme, to roote out the Christian Religion, & to worke the
ruine & destruction of the Queenes Maiestie, hath declared more
clearely then the light it self, what he would haue the Queene of
England to thinke of him, she deemeth it not reasonable vpon any
colour to graunt either to the Hambourgers, or any other the Haunse
Townes whosoeuer, to carry corne, gunnepowder, and other
appurtenances for the warre to so obstinate and manifest enemie of
the true Christian Religion. That such as presumptuously durst
attempt the contrary, should suffer the punishment of their
vnbrideled licensiousness, if they fell into the handes of the
Captaines, or other Subiects of the Queene of Englande, their goods
and marchandises whatsoeuer thus transported against her Maiesties
will to be made good prises to any man that can take them, no excuse
of Newtralitie preuailing to the contrary._

[Sidenote: The Alderman of the Stilliard in London, commanded to aduise
the Hanse Townes.]

Moreouer it is not to be omitted, that the Lords of her Maiesties
Counsell aforesaid, hauing called for _Maurice Tymberman_ resident in
London, and Alderman (as they call him) of the Stilliard, commanded him
to giue warning to all the _Haunse_ Townes that her Maiestie willed, and
according to her Soueraigne auctoritie in her Dominions, commanded that
they shoulde forbeare from thenceforth, from the beginning of the moneth
of Ianuarie last past from carying of corne, and generally of all
prouision of warre, cables, mastes, and like marchandise into Spaine and
Portingall, whereby the enemie of her Kingdome might be the better
furnished, vnder the paine of losse both of ships and goods, to be
inflicted vpon such, as should violate this her princely commandement.

[Sidenote: The letters of the Lubeckers, Hamburgers, and Dantiskers.]

That the _Haunse_ Townes were not ignorant of this inhibition, appeareth
by the letters of the Cities of Lubecke, and Hamborough, written
afterwarde to the Queenes Maiestie, the 26. of March, and from Dantiske,
the 13. of the saide moneth, before those ships set out from home, which
are now taken. The same in like maner is apparant,