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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10586	A legendarie, conteining an ample discourse of the life and behauiour of Charles Cardinal of Lorraine, and of his brethren, of the house of Guise. Written in French by Francis de L'isle; Legende de Charles, cardinal de Lorraine et de ses frères, de la maison de Guise. English	La Planche, Louis Régnier de, ca. 1530-ca. 1580.	1577 (1577)	STC 20855; ESTC S115805	138,427	198

doores behoulding this so manifest periurye wherewith the Cardinal diffamed the house of Valois tooke the fieldes presently Also the Protestante Lordes sent these Edictes into England and Germany as assured testimonies that they were not pursued as seditious persons or aspirers vnto the crowne as before it had bene noysed but as defenders of the Gospel which the Catholickes endeuored to roote out of France This was all that the Cardinall or his adherents gate thereby About this time were many writings published against the presumptuous and ambitious cruelty of the Guisians but chiefly against the Cardinall whose nature was amply described by a certaine learned French Poete in a certaine Sonnet comprehending a curse in the ende And for that the said Sonnet is prety neuer yet to my knowledge was put in print I haue here presented the same to the Reader Sonnet De fer de feu de sang Mars Vulcan Tisyphone Bastit forgea remplit l'ame le cueur la main Du meurtrier embraseur du tyran inhumain Qui tue brusle perd la Francoise Couronne D'vn Scythe d'vn Cyclope d'vn fier Lestrygone La cruaute l'ardeur la sanglante faim Qui l'anime l'eschauffe conduit son dessein Rien que fer rien que feu rien que sang ne resonne Puisse-il par le fer cruellement mourir Ou par le feu du ciel horriblement perir Et voir du sang des siens la terre estre arrouset Et soit rouille estaint seche par la paix Le fer le feu le sang cruel ardant espais Qui tue ard rougit la France dissipee This third ciuil warre beginning in October 1568 continewed to the beginning of August 1570 the historye whereof hath bene at large written and published wherin is to be seene how the Catholickes and Protestantes haue one destroyed the other by viewing what battailles haue bene fought what places besieged and taken or what captaines and souldiers haue bene slayne so that the Frenchmen haue committed against them selues that which peraduenture all other nations in Europe together could not haue accomplished Whiles in the meane time the Cardinal behelde this bloody tragedie and practised all meanes to make the one parte to destroy the other And for that it would be an infinite labour to describe all his driftes it shall now suffice to consider parte of his subtilties vsed during this third ciuill warre First he assured him selfe of the Kings person whom he ledde hither and thither according as things fell out and so prouided that nothing might be done without his aduice He serued also in stead of a firebrand to kindle the King more more against the Protestants chiefly against the chief of them in whose respect he practised all kinde of violences and treasons for the compassing of his purposes Some being taken prisoners were notwithstanding all vowed faith slaine others were poisoned against others were murderers hiered vnto whom the Cardinal gaue great rewardes Then gatte he many seruantes about the Duke of Anjou the Kings lieutenant generall by whom he might incense the said Duke against the Protestants This was of so dangerous consequence vnto the Prince of Conde that finally it cost him his life For Montesquiou the said Dukes Captaine of his garde slew the Prince whom the lordes of Argence and of S. Iohn had taken prisoner Vnder the same policie the said Duke would grant no safe conduite vnto the lorde de l'Estrange the deputie in the behalfe of the Protestant Lordes Princes in Iune 1569 who should haue gone to present their supplication to the King as touching such meanes and remedies as he knew most conuenient and profitable for appeasing of the warre and establishing of a perfect peace The same policye did the Cardinall vse in hindering the concluding of the peace For being certified that the Admirall had sent the said supplication to his cousin the Marshal of Montmorency that he might offer the same to the King he preuented the said Marshal alleaging vnto the King that it was no reason that such rebellious subiects should speake to the King afarre of also that vnlesse they came and yelded them selues to his mercie they were not to be heard but with weapons to be subdued According to which counsayle the King shewed the said Marshall of Montmorēcy that he would neither looke vpon or heare any thing that came from the Protestants but chiefly from the Admiral before he had taken them to fauour which he would doe in case they would yelde to doe their dueties as if afore the said Admiral and his men had not most earnestly entreated the King like as now againe in this supplication they did for these wordes were therein conteined They doe most humbly desire your Maiestye to graunt and generally permit to all your subiectes of what estate or condition so euer they be free exercise of their religion in al townes villages and boroughes and in al other partes places of your realme and countries in your obedience and protection without exception moderatiō or restraint of persons time or place with all requisite and necessarie assurance And moreouer to ordeyne inioine al men openly to professe eyther the one or the other religion thereby to cut of diuers who abusing this benefite and fauour are fallen into Atheisme and all carnall libertie hauing freed them selues frō the exercise and profession of al religions being desirous to see nothing but confusion in this realme togither with the ouerthrowe and suppression of all order policie and ecclesiasticall discipline which is a most pernicious and daungerous matter vtterly intolerable Also deare Lorde for as much as the sayde Princes Lordes Knights Gentlemen and other in their companies doubt not but they who hitherto haue planted the foundations of their practises vpon such slaunders as impudently they doe publishe to the ende to procure the sayd Princes to be brought into the hatred and displeasure euen of such as through the grace of God are freed from all bondage and tyrannie of Antichrist wil not fayle but affirme that they will rather stifly without reason defend whatsoeuer they once haue determined to beleue touching the Articles of Christian religion then correct and withdrawe them selues therefore the aforesaid Princes Lordes Knights Gentlemen and other their companie doe declare and protest as alwayes they haue done that if in any one point of the confession of fayth heretofore presented to your Maiestie by the reformed churches of your realme they may be instructed that by Gods word comprehended in the Canonical bookes of the holy scripture they haue strayed from the doctrine of the Apostles or Prophetes they will readily yeeld and willingly graunt to such as by Gods word may better instruct them then in the beginning they haue bene if they doe erre in any article And for this cause doe desire nothing so much as a conuocation of a free general and lawful councill wherin euery man may