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A90792	The plots of Jesuites: (viz. of Robert Parsons an English-man, Adam Contzen a Moguntine, Tho. Campanella a Spaniard, &c.) how to bring England to the Romane religion without tumult. Translated out of the original copies.; Politicorum libri decem. Book 2: 18-19. English. Selections	Contzen, Adam, 1571-1635.; Allen, William, 1532-1594.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,; Campanella, Tommaso, 1568-1639.; Sparke, Michael, d. 1653.	1653 (1653)	Wing P2603; Thomason E715_19; ESTC R203166	8,916	15

entituled His Majesties Messages for peace p. 125. Printed by R. Royston 1648. Or see Mr. Prynne's Speech in the House of Commons Dec. 4. 1648. p. 109. Where Mr. Prynne affirmeth That he himself and others complained of this book but that nothing was done to vindicate the Houses from this grosse imputation The first part was for ch●stising of Kings and proceeding against them c. And was lately reprinted by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield and called Severall Speeches made at a Conference The second part was to prove that the Infanta of Spain was the legall Heir to the Crown of England the penning whereof did much indear him to the King of Spain the Pope and Cardinals as Romane Priests relate Not to repeat any thing of Parsons Memorial which was mentioned p. The same that Gu●damore wished a Roman Catholick to expect and then and not till then a toleration of the Romane Religion 13. of the Preface to the Apologie wherein he adviseth to destroy the Common law of England c. And to have no Preachers but Itinerary I shall only transcribe a few lines which you may read in an ordinary book Entituled A Reply to Fa. Parsons Libell written by Will. Clark a Roman Priest where p. 74. are these words Such as have read Parsons Memorial for Reformation being Priests and men of credit unto some of whom Fa. Parsons himself shewed the said book as secretly as now it is kept do report That his directions are that the Municipal Laws of our Countrey England shall be so altered that the Civill Laws must bear the sway And a little after For our Clergy also they say that all men should be put to pensions in the beginning and the Colledges both in Oxford and Cambridge in the same sort deprived of their Lands and Revenues and become Pensioners All Religious orders except onely one i.e. Jesuites he excludeth out of England as they affirm for the first seven years and more that Master Jesuites in the mean time may have the sway of all and enter into the houses livings and possessions of other religious Orders c. And now Robert Parsons friends knowing what an excellent cloak pretences of sanctity are to the greatest impieties and how probable a means to make them passe without discovery or suspicion printed a book Entituled A Christian directory oft beyond the seas under Parsons name whereas indeed he was not the Author of it for as you may read in a book Entituled A Dialogue between a Secular Priest and a Lay-Gentleman printed at Rhemes MDCI. p. 107. The credit thereof was due to Granada who laid the platform to Father Parsons hand and gave him the principall grounds and matter of it which also was deserved by Mr. Brinckley for the Penning as divers report And this book was printed in London 3 years agoe with this Title A Christian Directory written by the R. Father Rob. Parsons Priest of the Society of Jesus and is one of the chief books that the Romane Priests in England commend to their Penitentiaries A fit preparatory to his other doctrines He that would read more of such Jesuiticall Plots may read besides the books which were cited p. 13. of the said Preface to the Apologie of the Reformed Churches a book Entituled Jubileum sive Speculum Jesuiticum printed 1643. and Alphousus de Vargas de Stratagematis politic is Societatis Jesu 1641. and Hispanicae dominationis Arcana All in 16o. Or Cardinal d' Ossat's Letters Or Sir William Boswel's particular Discovery printed at large in Mr. Prynne's Romes-Master-peece p. 13. Where the plot was TO DESTROY THE KING AND THE ARCH-BISHOP OF CANTERBURY and then to bring England to the Romane Religion and as Parsons in his Manifestation phraseth it make it an example to all other Catholick Countreys which book was printed in the yeer 1644. by Mich. Spark FINIS