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On the Union of Utrecht

[DUTCH REPUBLIC].
Verhandelinghe vande Unie, eewich verbont ende eendracht. Tusschen die landen, provincien, steden end leden van dien hier nae benoempt, binnen die stadt Utrecht ghesloten, ende ghepubliceert vanden stadt huyse den 29. januarij, anno MDLXXIX [1579].

Woodcut coat of arms on title, woodcut initial.

Woodcut coat of arms on title, woodcut initial.

Woodcut coat of arms on title, woodcut initial.



Utrecht, widow of Coenraet Henricsz, (not before 1584). 4to. 19th-century marbled boards with gilt tile on spine, 19th-century blue wrappers preserved. Woodcut coat of arms on title, woodcut initial. (24) pp. [Collation A-C4].

State publication on the Union of Utrecht, in which the agreements between the different regions are reproduced, with the approbations of the various regions to April 1580. The Union of Utrecht is a treaty signed in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Spain. The Union of Utrecht is regarded as the foundation of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, which was not recognized by the Spanish Empire until the Twelve Years' Truce in 1609.
The treaty was signed on January 23 by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht (but not entire Utrecht) and the province (but not the city) of Groningen. The treaty was a reaction of the Protestant provinces to the 1579 Union of Arras,  in which the southern provinces (most of them now part of Wallonia) declared their support for the Catholic Spanish. On February 4, Ghent also signed. In March some cities from Friesland joined it, as well as 3 of the 4 quarters of Guelders. In the summer, Amersfoort from the province of Utrecht also joined, together with Ypres, Antwerp, Breda and Brussels. In February 1580, Lier, Bruges and the surrounding area also signed the Union.
The city of Groningen shifted from contra to pro under influence of the stadtholder for Friesland, George van Rennenberg, and also signed the treaty. Later on, Zutphen also signed so Guelders (of which Zutphen is one of the quarters) supported the Union completely. This happened in April 1580, as did the signing of Overijssel and Drenthe.

Good copy.- (Waterstaining in lower margin throughout).
Typ. Bat. 5207 (not printed before 1584); Knuttel 411 (1580 as printing year);Tiele, Pamfletten, 186 (idem) cf. Van Alphen 20 & 21 (eds. of 1619 & 1650); Petit 278 (ed. The Hague, 1631).

Related Subjects: 16th Century  Pamphlets  Politics  Utrecht 

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