A proclamation by the Dutch States General banning the export of goods that might be used for military purposes or shipbuilding from the Dutch Republic to regions under control of the King of Spain or his allies, specifically mentioning saltpeter, gunpowder, ammunition, fuses, muskets, halberds, copper, cables, rope, masts of 16 palms (about 49 cm) or thicker, five different sorts of grain, etc. The text is signed at the end by the clerk of the States General, Cornelis van Aerssen. Although the revolt of the Low Countries against Habsburg Spain had begun already in 1568 and the former Habsburg provinces united under the Union of Utrecht in 1579, it was not until 1589 that the States General took on the role of a formal governing body independent of any monarch.
Typographia Batava distinguishes three "1591" editions (2 also in STCN), all with the text dated 4 July 1591 at the end. Even the fingerprints of the 2 in STCN are nearly identical (ours matches that with "A erla") but with minor variants in spelling in the title (ours has "gebiedt"and "geen"with g rather than gh and uyte rather than uuyte, and the final n in the second Nederlanden is abbreviated). The STCN does not attempt to determine the priority, but Typographica Batava lists TB 6732 as "apparently" the first and lists the present TB 6733 second with a note perhaps concerning a manuscript note of 1594. It was in any case printed in or soon after 1591.
With the date of the proclamation in an early hand on the title page: "1591" and "ive 6". In very good condition and wholly untrimmed, preserving all deckles and point-holes. An early proclamation of the States General banning the export of military goods to the Spanish enemy. STCN 853286787 (3 copies); Typ. Batava 6733 (3 copies); cf. for another issue: STCN 853286736 (5 copies)