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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49221	The French king's decree against Protestants, prohibiting them the exercise of their religion, &c. to which is added a brief and true account of the cruel persecution and inhumane oppressions of those of the reformed religion to make them abjure and apostatize : together with the form of abjuration the revolting Protestants are to subscribe and swear to, and a declaration of his Electoral Highness of Brandenburgh ... : also a letter from Father La Chese ... to Father Petre ... / newly translated from the French.; Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English	France.; Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688.; La Chaise, François d'Aix de, 1624-1709.; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing L3117; ESTC R2440	33,019	41

have received His Majesty must also by the same Declaration profess in Conscience that if complyed with he will not only keep his Word to maintain and protect the Church of England but will also confirm his Promises by such Laws as the Protestants shall be contented with This is the true Politick way for by his granting all they cannot but Consent to something His most Christian Majesty has with great success experienced this Maxim and though he had not to struggle with Penal Laws and Tests yet he found it convenient to make large Promises by many Declarations for since we must dissemble you must endeavour all you can to perswade the King it is the only method to effect his Designs I did also in my last give you a hint of its importance as well as the ways you must take to insinuate your selves dextrously with the King to gain his good will. I know not whether you have observed what passed in England some years since I will recite it because examples instruct much One of our Assisting Fathers of that Kingdom which was Father Parsons having written a Book against the Succession of the King of Scots to the Realm of England Father Creighton who was also of our Society and upheld by many of our Party defended the Cause of that King in a Book Intituled The Reasons of the King of Scots against the Book of Father Parsons and though they seem'd divided yet they understood one another very well this being prcticed by order of our General to the end that if the House of Scotland were Excluded they might shew him who had the Government the Book of Father Parsons and on the other hand if the King hapned to be restored to the Throne they might obtain the good will by shewing him the Works of Father Creighton So that which way soever the Medal turn'd it still prov'd to the advantage of our Society Not to digress from our Subject I must desire you to read the English Book of Father Parsons Intituled The Reform of England where after his blaming of Cardinal Pole and ●ade some observations of Faults in the Council of Trent he finally concludes That suppose England should return as we hope to the Catholick Faith in this Reign he would reduce it to the State of the Primitive Church and to that end all the Ecclesiastical Revenue ought to be used in common and the Management thereof committed to the care of Seven Wise Men drawn out of our Society to be disposed of by them as they should think fit Moreover he would have all the Religious Orders forbidden on Religious Penalties not to return into the Three Kingdoms without leave of those Seven Wise Men to the end it might be granted only to such as live on Alms. These Reflections seem to me very Judicious and very suitable to the present State of England The same Father Parsons adds That when England is reduced to the True Faith the Pope must not expect at least for five years to reap any benefit of the Ecclesiastical Revenue but must leave the whole in the hands of those seven Wise Men who will manage the same to the benefit and advancement of the Church The Court goes this day for Marli to take the Divertisements which are there prepared I hope to accompany the King and will entertain him about all business and accordingly as he likes what you hint to me in your Letter I shall give you notice I have acquainted him with his Britannic Majesties Design of Building a Citadel near White-Hall Monsieur Vauban our Engineer was present after some discourse on the importance of the Subject his Majesty told Monsieur Vauban that he thought it convenient he should make a Model of the Design and that he should on purpose go over into England to see the Ground I have done all I could to suspend the Designs of our Great Monarch who is alwaies angry against the Holy Father both Parties are stubborn the Kings natural Inclination is to have all yield to him and the Popes Resolution is unalterable All our Fathers most humbly salute your Reverence Father Reine Ville acts wonderfully about Nismes amongst the New Converts who still meet notwithstanding the Danger they expose themselves to I daily expect News from the Frontiers of the Empire which I shall impart to your Reverence and am with the greatest Respect Paris March 7. 1688. Yours c. FINIS ☞