Venetians smiling to see on what little things some fond people would build a Submission or Conquest And it may be upon this Rumour or some such idle Report some Historians do say that they did receive Absolution But in this History I find most reason to rely upon the Credit of Father Paul One of the most famous Pen-Champions that the Venetians imploy'd in this Quarrel was the said learned and judicious Fryer of the Order of the Servi commonly known by the name of Father Paul of whom a word or two by the by He was born at Venice M. D. LII He naturally addicted himself to his book whereby when young he gain'd great Reputation so that William the famous Duke of Mantoua intertain'd him as his Chaplain in the year M. D. LXXIX he was created Provincial of his Order which he executed without partiality he went and lived some time at Rome where he got acquainted with the best his parts making him known to Pope and Cardinals as well as others Being return'd to Venice he followed his studies close and in all manner of learning was so excellent that all Strangers that went â—o Venice desired his acquaintance upon which he was foolishly accused by the Court of Rome as a Company-keeper with Hereticks At this time the Order of the Servi was in some trouble by reason of their Protector Cardinal Santa Severina who against all right or reason was resolved to make one Gabriel Collison General of the Order being thereto perswaded by his Briberies the whole Order opposed this and herein Father Paul was a little ingaged but carried himself with great discretion and moderation But at last Gabriel was made General and a seeming peace was made When the late Quarrel began between the Pope and the Venetians they chose Father Paul to be one of their chief Assistants who by his solid reasons staggerd the Papal Pretensions which so concern'd the Pope that he would have had the Father brib'd from his Duty to the Commonwealth but this failing other designs were set on foot Gaspar Schoppius a man well known for his railing and pernicious principles of Government freely told Father Paul that the Pope had long Hands and might reach him but wisht rather to have him alive at Rome and the Father was by several great Personages informed that Plots were laid against his Life but he trusting to his Innocency neglected his Security But this confidence might have cost him his Life for one Evening in the Street at Venice he was assaulted received two wounds in his Neck and one in his Face entring at his right ear and passing through the Jaw bone and out again betwixt his Nose and his Cheek and the Stelletto was left sticking in the Villain not having strength enough to pull it out The number of these Assassins were five who having a Gondola ready got presently to the House of the Pope's Nuncio then resident in Venice thence in a flat Boat with Ten Oars and well armed prepared for the purpose they departed that night towards Ravenna Being now in the Papal Territories they were secure and vapour'd of the Fact and were nobly received at every place at last they got to Rome where they were well also entertain'd with assignation of Entertainment And here they staid some time till the world cryed shame that such abominable Villains should be sheltred and entertain'd from Justice by his Holiness upon which the Pope was forced for Honour sake to order their departure out of the City yet had they some Allowance granted them but so small in respect of those Glories they expected that they became mal-content so that at last every one of them came to an evil end But to return to Father Paul he was had home to his Monastery the most famous Physicians and Chyrurgions in those parts imploy'd about him so that after some time he perfectly recovered to the joy of the whole Senat who by publick Proclamations took order for his future Security assigning him a Guard increase of Stipend with a House at St. Mark 's at the publick Charge But the Father desired to be excused from all such state cost and trouble resolved to continue in his Monastery amongst his Brethren of the Order The Senate perceiving this to be his earnest desire gratified him but caused some building to be added to his Chamber from whence by a little Gallery he might have the Commodity to take Boat the better to avoid Treachery in his returns sometimes by night from the publick Service Seeing the Senat had thus carefully provided for his security so that there was danger to use any more force some other designs were set on foot 1609. Fra. Antonio da viterbo who served as an Amanuensis to the Father was solicited to make him away with a Razor which he might conveniently do considering his intimacy and the great trust the Father put in him or if not this to poyson him Antonio refused to act this wickedness himself especially to such a good Friend and Patron but would afford his Assistance if others would be the Actors So at last it was concluded that he should take the Print in Wax of his Keys which he should deliver to another Fryar Giovar Francisco whom Fryar Bernardo the Favourite of Cardinal Borghese Nephew to the Pope had imploy'd about this thing by which means having Counterfeit Keys they might send in some Ruffians or Bravo's to murther the Father But some Letters of this Plot by chance being taken there was enough discovered to have Francisco and Antonio seised on Francisco was condemn'd to be hang'd but had his pardon by a full discovery of the whole design and delivering unto them all the Letters concerning this black Plot what great Personages were in this action is not known the Councel of Venice thinking it best to conceal them for the Honour of Religion To tell all the Attempts against him would be tedious these are enough and against him it was that the Court of Rome bent all their spight he being an Enemy to the prop of all their Greatness viz. their Usurpations and Authority over Temporal Princes and his Reasons obtain'd him the greater ill-will from that Bishop because they seem'd to be favour'd by other Potentates The Pope fearing that in time other Territories might follow the Example of the Venetians And when his Coercive Authority is once despised he will remain but a weak Governor within the narrow Limits of his Churches Patrimony which may render him incapable of preferring his Favourites abroad and the Interest thus gone the Splendor of his Seat will fail and the Glory of his idle and wasting Courtiers will be eaten up by the more thrifty Citizens Thus their Charity to themselves made them the more violent against the Fryar Paul though he acted nothing but what became the duty of a good Subject to his Prince and Country The Father hoped that the malice of his Enemies would vanish by degrees and
so much to search out the truth as to expose another party Well the same Pamphleter proceedeth to tell us that h Id. pag. 93. If we mark well we shall find that in this last Century of years there hath been more Princes Deposed and Murthered for their Religion by these Protestants of Integritie then have been in all others since Christ's time by the Popes Excommunication or the attempt and means of Roman Catholicks i Id. pag. 98. By all which it is plain that Rome is so far from being the Author and Fountain of these Rebel-Doctrines that all Loyalty is in the Reputation of these Protestants of Integritie Popery For he would make you believe of the Romanists that they a Id. pag. 104. are to fight onely with Prayers Arms against Princes have no warrant Quis est Judex si Rex transgreditur Conditiones Regni solus Deus Who is Judge if the King transgresseth the Conditions of his Kingdom onely God Navar. Cunerus and all the Catholick Doctors that ever I have seen agree perfectly in this same sentence But who so bold as blinde Bayard And therefore whence must these Treasonable Doctrines Opinions and Practices come he will tell you and hopeth you will as freely credit him b Id. pag. 110. From Rome it cannot be for its Doctrines with the Opinions and Practices of all its Doctors are quite contrarie and all that is said against that Church in this particular is meer Calumnie And so much for this shameless Libel which is since well Answer'd by the Reverend Dr. Peter du Moulin the Learned Son of a Learned Father T. C or be who it will that was the Author of Labyrinthus Cantuariensis will by no means allow the Romanists to hold any disloyal Assertions His words are c Preface Neither doth Mr. Fisher or any of his Profession allow or use any such nets as the Relator viz. Archbishop Laud mentions that is they neither practice nor hold it lawful to dissolve Oaths of Allegiance to depose and kill Kings to blow up States for the establishing of Quod volumus c. But I would know of the Author for what things they do allow them And in another place he thus undertakes to Apologize for the Popes d Labyrinth Cant. p. 226. § 7. Nor did the Popes ever attempt or so much as pretend to bring the Emperours under them in Civil Affairs which is another aspersion the Bishop layeth upon them Gregory VIII and Innocent III were indeed very prudent men and worthy Champions of the Church to assert her just Liberties but they never endeavour'd to subject the Emperour to themselves in Temporal matters And Mr. Serjeant according to his usual way will thus in a few Idle words vindicate the Popes e J. S. Answer to Dr. Pierce's Sermon pag. 116. Nay but the Court of Rome trod upon Crowns and Scepters An Hyperbole fetcht from the Horns of the Moon When where what Crowns and Scepters Another who undertook to answer the said Sermon would gladly thus cleer the Romanists f The Primitive Rule before the Reformation in the Afternoons Exhortation pag. 18. We Catholicks declare Kings to be free from any Coercive power from their own Laws and Subjects to which they are not bound civiliter but naturaliter onely for if once a Coactive power be allowed Ex coactione sequitur saltem paritas summitatis divisio as the Civilian speaks and Kings once compell'd by their Subjects are no more Scripture-Kings Gods Kings Titular Popular Kings onely For Gods Kings saith Otho Frisigensis being above all Laws are reserved to the Divine judgement hereafter they may not be punished by the secular Laws g Id. pag. 20. As for Catholicks and their fidelitie to Kings none speak it more none advise or practice it more in all secular obediences then the Roman Pastours and the Catholicks in their Communion h Id. pag. 22 23. Yea so far is this Sea Apostolick from frequent practices of that nature upon Kings viz. to depose them of which the Reformed Churches are so guilty that it is evident more Rebellions have been rais'd against Princes for Religion onely in this last Reformed age in a few Protestant Countries then have been rais'd by Catholicks for any cause whatever in seven Ages before throughout all Christendom And whereas this Indirect Power of the See Apostolick is so much traduced as derogatorie from the Rights of Kings the Histories of this last confused Age do manifest that even this Power is and hath been rather a Fortress to Princes against their Rebellions Subjects Yet Id. pag. 22. he is unwilling to speak too plain and therefore tells us that as for the Popes Indirect Power over Kings in Ordine ad Spiritualia to Censure and Deprive Kings I leave that Question to be decided by the two Supreme Powers viz. Pope and King when occasion shall be for it And then probably our Author will declare for the Pope as some Priests did in Queen Elizabeths time anno 1582. Lastly for in these assertions a man might be endless one in his Animadversions upon Dr. Bates and his Elenchus Motuum in which the Doctor is sometimes partial or faulty this a Elenchus Elenchi pag. 17 20 21. Animadvertor I say will by all means have it to be an old and false Calumny to think that the Romanists were not always the best Subjects But words are cheap and why did he not Answer my positive proofs against it as well as make b Id. pag. 26. use of my Book to shew the villany of our Non-conformists and by them to insinuate a discredit of our Church of England to those beyond Seas who through ignorance may suppose the Presbyterians to be true sons of our Church But what they cannot answer some make it prudence to pass by with silence and then the Gentile Romanist who seldom troubles himself with reading any thing but what makes for himself faileth not to vapour that his Champion hath got the day putting most of his confidence in the Title-page seldom or never examining the honesty or exactness of the Writer Thus self-interest perswades and then assures him of the Conquest so that with him to write against the Church of England is the same to confute and confound Thus we see how they would cunningly bear the people in hand what peaceable men they are what good subjects they are and always make a noise of their Obedience and Loyalty as a main Argument to perswade our Kings to embrace their Religion But as for us of the Church of England alas we are nothing but Traytors and Rebels Treachery and Sedition being the chief Articles of our Faith whilst at Rome nothing is taught but peace and loyalty And if we must believe Father Parsons we must thus know the difference of the two Religions for with the Romanists out of England c Three Convers of Engl. part 2. pag. 581 582. All Modestie
of Constantine is a foolish and absurd forgery to be disposed and hist at by all men being onely maintain'd by a company of ignorant people And i De Script Eccles Tom. 1. pag. 237. Philippe â—abâ—e another French Jesuite well versed in these things confesseth that Baronius Morinus and others may very well doubt it XIII They write that this Baptism and supposed Donation of Constantine was in the CCCXXIV and yet the Decree it self of such a Donation with the story of his Baptism is dated Constantine and Gallicanus being Consuls And yet according to the Fasti of the Consuls Crispus and Constantinus were then Consuls and not Gallicanus who was Consul with Bassus some VII years before this and was again V years after the Nicen Council and this false dating is another sign of the cheat XIV If Constantine gave all this to the Church of Rome in Pope Sylvesters time how cometh k 12. Q. 1. c. Futuram Melchiades who was Pope before this Sylvester to take notice of Constantine's being a Christian and expresly to relate his building of Churches his giving great things to Rome and his leaving of that City to the Popes The truth is they are both cheats to the shame of the Collectors of their Canon-law who would thus fob such forgeries upon us And Gregory XIII his amendments were to small purpose leaving such gross lyes as these in their Canon to deceive the more ignorant More might be said against the pretended Donation of Constantine but this is enough to satisfie any man of its forgeries and that there was never any such thing However because they pretend to give some reasons for it take some for example sake I. First they say that Eusebius in his book call'd Enneadoes writes the storie of the Leprosie Baptism and Donation of Constantine and so why not true Answer This is a spurious and counterfeit Book never made by Eusebius as a An. 1191. § 51. Baronius and b Var. Resol l. 4. c. 16. § 8. Covarruvias confess and the true Eusebius writes no such thing but quite contrary as aforesaid II. Again they say that S. Hierome in one of his c Beginning Saepissime rogatus Epistles to Eustichius affirmeth Constantine to have been baptized by Sylvester and so not at Nicomedia as Eusebius saith Answer This is also a forged Epistle never writ by S. Hierome but by some cheat or other and father'd upon him as many other writings are as is confess'd by d Not. in Martyr Rom. Aug. 1. Baronius and e Apparat. in Hier. pag. 752. Possevine with f Tom. 4. pag. 202. Annot. ante Epist Praef. ante Tom. 4. Hieroâ— Erasmus and several g See Jo. Hen. Hottinger Elench Scriptor suppositiorum page 83. others III. Again they say that h Dist 96. c. 14. Constantinus Gratian having collected the storie of it into his Decrees and so become a part of the Canon-law we need not suspect the Antiquity of it no question but they had good reason and true for putting of it there Answer I hope you will not take all to be Gospel in these Decrees for if so i Dist 34. c. 4. 5. with the contents Edict Ludg. 15 44. 1572. Edict Paris 1561. Concubines will thank you for allowing them so fair a plea. But to the purpose 't is confest by k Hist part 1. Tit. 8. c. 2. § 8. Antonius Bishop of Florence by l Antropol l. 23. fol. 270. a. Volateran by m De concord Cathol l. 3. c. 2. Cusanus and others that this was not inserted by Gratian nor is it in the Ancient Copies and the Palea or Chaff prefixt to its Title tell you what stamp and authority 't is of However to prove this donation though not inserted by Gratian yet to be set in these Decrees in his time n De jurisdict part 1. c. 30. § 35 36. Dr. Marta tells us a storie of a plagiary Cardinal why such Chapters were so call'd But another Italian Lawyer o De juris peritis Catellianus Cotta saith that Palea was one who was Schollar to Gratian and probably one is as true as the other Several other suchlike spurious Authorities as these are alledged in behalf of this Donation to which I need not trouble the Reader with an Answer but refer him to Dr. Crakinthorp And in truth Dâ— Barwâ—ck's lite of Bishop Morton some of them are impudent to a miracle in this way of forgery witness their yet confident storie of the Nags-head Ordination as notorious a lye as ever was spread abroad witness their affirming that the Reverend Bishop Mâ—rton confest the truth of the storie in a Speech in Parliament as true as the other But had the storie been true might not we say we took the Example from Pope John XII who a Baron anno 963. § 17. Binius Concil ordain'd a Deacon in a Stable Here basely the Fathers and others have been abused and corrupted in their Additions I shall not at this time undertake to declare but refer you to b Corruption of Father See also Blondel Psâ—udo-Isidor W Crashaw's Romish forgeries and falfications Dr. Tho James and Archbishop Vsher left a large Manuscript behind him much to the same purpose The aforesaid c Appendix to the Reader Dr. James an industrious Toyler amongst all sorts of Books and Writings tells that in the Vatican Library there are certain men maintain'd onely to write out the Acts of the Councils or Copies of the Fathers works who are brought up to imitate the ancient Letters and writings of some of them which Possevine the Jesuit confessing that Manuscripts themselves need a Purgation To prevent the thrusting of these Abuses upon us the Noble Prince Henry had some thoughts to erect a Royal Library with all sorts of Books and Editions as I think betwixt St. James and the Muze And in the Proposition presented to the aforesaid Prince both to forward and to shew the means to carry on such a glorious design I finde these following words according to my Manuscript confirming the former observation of Dr. d It would be well if several of his Books were reâ—â—inted to shew the abuse of some Editions of Fathers James The Pope gathereth up all the Manuscripts he can into his Library the Vatican and there useth them at his pleasure One of their tricks is Notorious they have men that can counterfeit any hand and write the old hands that were written 500 and 1000 years ago then they have an artificial Ink which within three days after the writing looks as it had been written 500 years afore Thus having altered and taken out all that made for us they suppress the old true Copies and produce these new ones they written by themselves as afore as the Authentical Books In this was also designed a noble maintenance for the Library-Keepers and other Officers thereunto belonging to
Abbots Priors and Lady Abbesses and the whole number of these Roman-Nonconformists would not amount to 200. But waving her Religion I finde the greatest crime objected to her is her cruelty against others for their opinions in Religion and with this her Adversaries have made no little noise in the world To this I shall return some satisfaction with as much brevity as can be all this being but a digression and by the by As for several years of her Reign not one Priest had suffered death so when they did as afterwards I fear many of them are yet held for blessed Martyrs who justly dyed as wicked Traytors And in this I would have the unbyass'd Romanists but to consider That even long before the Reformation a 25 Edw. 3. cap. 2. IT was Treason to compass or imagine the death of the King the Queen or their eldest Son and Heir b Ib. It was â—reason to Leavie war against the King or to adhere to the Kings enemies or to give to the said Enemies aid or comfort c Cokes Institut part 3. chap. 36. 13 Rich. 2. Stat. 2. cap. 2. It was Felony to bring or send into the Kingdom any Summons Sentence or Excommunication against any person of what condition soever d 16 Rich. 2. cap. 5. He incur'd a Praemunire that got such Bulls or Excommunications from the Pope e Coke part 3. chap. 84. None was to go out of the Realm or beyond seas without the Kings leave or license f Of these things see more at large in Coke's Institut part 3. cap 36. and his Reports part 5. fol. 12 15 17 21 22 23 27 28. and Bishop Bramhals just vindication of the Church of England from Schism cap. 4. It was of old expresly against the Law of the Land to procure or bring in any Bull of Excommunication against any subject much more in all reason against the Soveraign in respect it gave way to Forreign Authority the Popes Excommunications according to our old Laws being of no force in England g Coke Institut part 3. cap. 67. It was not lawful for any Subject of England to take a Pension c. of any forreign King Prince or State without the Kings license although the said Princes or States be in Peace or League with England Let the honest Romanist farther consider that before any Priest did suffer death it was Enacted that a 28 Hen 8. cap. 10. and 5 Eliz. c. 1. THey should incur a Praemunire who did any ways assert or teach the Pope to have jurisdiction over or in this Kingdom b 26 Hen. 8. c. 13. It was Treason for any to write or affirm the King to be an Heretick Infidel Schismatick Tyrant or Vsurper c 13 Eliz. c. 2. It was Treason to bring procure or publish any Bull from Rome d 13 Eliz. c. 2. It was a Praemunire so to acknowledge the Popes jurisdiction as to bring or procure from him any Agnus Dei Crosses Beads or Pardons being trinkets and trifles of themselves not worth a Rush but as they are held privy Tokens of Papal Obedience or Allegiance Here we see a fair way of Caution and he is a madman and no Martyr who will needs hasten his own death when neither God nor man requires any such indiscreet Zeal at his hands Christianity and Salvation being not destroy'd by these Laws the substance of them being in force when the Romanists themselves confess England was of their side and the Law-givers declare as appears by the Prefaces to the Acts that these Regalities and Laws tended for the better Government Constitution Peace and happiness of the Kingdom of which we are to suppose them to be best Judges seeing no Article of Faith confirm'd either by the Holy Scriptures or the Primitive Church were null'd or made void by these Statutes Yet the better to expose the Queen and render her actions odious all the world over they were very careful to publish what lyes they could of her pretended cruelties amongst whom we may account John Gibbins Robert Parsons Jesuits and John Fen Priest who were the chief Authors of that Pamphlet call'd Concertatio Ecclesiae in Anglia Add to them the Book call'd Ecclesiâ—e Anglicanae Trophaea drawn in Pictures in the English Collâ—â—ge at Rome by Nicholao Circini ingraven by Jo. Bapt. de Cavalleriis and publish'd by Gregory XIII his Approbation anno 1584. where people are said to be worryed in Bears skins c. and printed by Bartolomeo Grasso To vindicate the English-Romanists from the false Aspersions and falsities against their Soveraign and Country mention'd in this Book I finde a e Over throw of the Protestants Pulpit-â—abels against Mr. â—â—â—shaâ— pag. 10. Romanist I. R. whether May the Priest I know not though I am f Tho. James corrupt â—â— Fathers in the Appendix to the Reader told that such an one wrote against Mr. Crashaw as this also diâ— to offer something by affirming that there was never any such Book printed in the English Colledge at Rome But nothing is got by this since it cannot be deny'd but that the foresaid Book was printed at Rome and publish'd by the Popes express Authority as appears by his Breve prefixt And farther the foresaid supposed cruelties were painted upon the Colledge-Walls by Nich. Circini by order and appointment of the English there Nor need we trouble our selves to shew the disaffection of the English of that Colledge to their Queen and Country seeing Histories do testifie their Actions and a A. Mundy the English Roman liâ—e Travelers their railing and bitter words To these we may add Richard Verstegan who put forth a Book call'd Theatrum Crudelitatum Haereticorum Nostri Temporis where in his Pictures he offers to view the former lying Bear-skin Tales Of this man because he afterwards afforded some light to Antiquities and our Historians are silent of his life and extraction a word or two by the by His Grand-father was call'd Theodore Rowland Verstegan born in Gelder-landt came into England about the latter end of King Henry VII marryed here and presently after dyed leaving a Son nine months old who afterwards to get a livelihood took upon him the profession of a Cooper in London Nor is this any discredit Wolfangus Musculus his Father being of that Trade This Cooper was Father to our Richard Verstegan which Richard was born in the Parish of St. Catherines in London he gave himself to the study of good Letters and imployed himself in Painting which makes me think that he engraved the Cuts in his own Books as the Learned Hevelius doth now Being a Zealous Romanist he left England went into the Spanish Netherlands where he compos'd the foresaid Theatrum Crudelitatum the Verses were made by b Vid. Delic Poet. Belg. vol 1. pag. 760 761 762 c. Johannes Bochius born at Bruxels but if I mistake not Register to Antwerp Afterwards the Rebellious League
bosome telling him that he had some desire to relieve the oppressed Romanists in England which he would resolutely undertake if the Pope and other learned Divines would warrant the lawfulness of the Action Old a By him it was resolved that he might lay violent han is upon her Majesty and commended in that resolution and encouraged thereunto These are the words of W. C. that is Clarke the Priest in his Reply to a Libel of Fa. Parsons fol. 60. b. Palmio assures him of the lawfulness of the Enterprise commends his Zeal and incourageth him in it This done he commends him to Campeggio the Popes Nuntio at Venice by whose means he wrote to the Pope Gregory XIII declaring to his Holiness his designe and desiring of him a Pass-port or Safe-conduct to go to Rome to confer with him about it The Safe-conduct is sent him but not ample enough and so desires one more full which is promis'd In the mean time he falls acquainted with Christofero de Salazar Secretary to the Spanish King in Venice to whom he had also open'd somewhat of his intent For the better carrying on of the journey and good will he gets the said Secretary to commend him to the Duke di Nova Terra Governour of Milan and to Conde Olivaris then Spanish Ambassador at Rome which is promis'd Parry having staid at Venice some time returns to Lyons whither was sent to him a sufficient Safe-conduct from Rome assuring him that he might go and come in the b In verbo Pontificis per omnes jurisdictiones Ecclesiasticas absque impedimento word of a Pope through all the Church-Dominions without any let or hindrance But this came too late he being obliged to go to Paris where he meets with c Onâ— that solâ—â—â—ted the Queen of Seâ—s â—ffairs of him see moâ—e in a Book caâ—l'd The Estate of the English Faguâ—ves pag. 51 52 53 printed 1596 Thomas Morgan who told him that it was now expected that he should do some notable service to God and the Catholick Church In short Parry there undertook to kill the Queen if it were warranted to him by some Learned Divines and if his Holiness would grant him a full pardon Aniball à Codretto a noted Jesuit then in Paris and Provincial of Guienne lovingly receives him commends and confesseth him Morgan recommends him to Râ—gazzoni the Popes Nuncio then at Paris who received him kindely sent his Letters to the Pope promised to remember him in his Prayers and wished him good success And the better to incourage him Morgan assured him d Thomas Kaâ— Ã faithful fâ—â—â—nd to the Qâ—â—en of Scoâ—s and so at this time forced to â—ecuâ—e himselâ— in France He was Father â—o Rob. Car Earl of Sommâ—rset 1583. that the Laird b Ferneburst then in Paris should presently go into Scotland and be ready upon the first news of the Queens fall to enter England with 20 or 30000 men in behalf of the Queen of Scots then in England Parry thus incouraged leaves France lands at Rye so goeth to London where he contrives the better to get access to the Queen and credit with her to discover how he had been perswaded to kill her which he doth at White-Hall as cunningly as he can the Queen gave him hearing and began to put some confidence in him In the mean time the Mastership of St. Catherines falls void which thinking he had gain'd the Queens favour he endeavours by Petition to get for himself Whilst he was following this suit Letters came to him from Rome from Cardinal Como wherein he found his enterprise commended and allowed the Paper it self take as followeth Mon Signoâ—e LA Santita di N. S. ha veduto le lettere di V. S. del primo con la fede inclusa non può se non laudare la buona dispositione resolutione che scrive di tenere verso il servitiò beneficio publico nel che la Santita sua essorta di perseverare con ferne riuscire li effetti che V. S. promette Et acchioche tanto maggiormente V. S. sia ajutata da quel buon Spirito che l'ha mosso le concede sua Beneditione plenaria Indulgenza Remissione di tutti li peccati secondo che V. S. ha Chiesto Assicurandosi che oltre il merito che n' ha vera in cielo vuole anco sua Santita constituirsi debitore a rico noscere li meriti di V. S. in ogni miglior modo che potra ciotanto piu quanto che V. S. usa maggior modestia in non pretender niente Metta dunque ad effetto li suoi Santi honorati pensieri attenda a star sano Che per fine io me le offero di cuore le desidero ogni buono felice successo Al piacerdi U. S. N. Cardinale di Como Di Roma il 30di Gennaio MD LXXXIV Sir HIs Holiness hath seen your Letter of the first with the Certificate inclosed And cannot but commend the good disposition and resolution which you write to hold towards the service and common good wherein his Holiness doth exhort you to persevere and to bring to effect that which you have promised And that you may be the more assisted by that good spirit which hath moved you thereunto His Holiness granteth unto you his Blessing Plenary Indulgence and Remission of all your sins according as you have desired Assuring you that besides the Merit which you shall receive for so doing in Heaven His Holiness will farther make himself debtor to acknowledge your deservings in the best manner that he can And the more because you use the greater modesty in not pretending any thing or reward Put therefore to effect your Holy and Honourable purposes and regard your health And to conclude I offer my self unto you heartily and desire you all good and happy success At your service N. Card. di Como Rome January 30. 1584. What was the meaning of this Letter Parry himself shall tell you of which in his Confession thus In March last while I was at Greenwich as I remember suing for S. Katherines came Letters to me from Cardinal Como dated at Rome the last of January before whereby I found The Enterprise commended and allowed and my self absolved in his Holiness name of all my sins and willed to go forward in the name of God It confirm'd my Resolution to KILL her and made it clear in my Conscience that it was LAWFVL AND MERITORIOVS Here we have him a And Bishop Gâ—odman in his answer to Sir Ant. Weldons Court of King James saith that Car. Como incouraged Parry to kill the Queen pag. 85 86. a Manuscript confirm'd in his wickedness and it was no small addition to this the denyal he had of St. Catherines Mastership In this passion he address'd himself to Mr. Edmund Nevil who claimed the Inheritance of the Nevils Earls of Westmerland and the Title of Lord Latimer as next Heir-male
Royal Dignity Titles Rights and Pretences to England and Ireland declares her Illegitimate and an Vsurper of the Kingdoms and absolves all her Subjects from their Obedience and Oaths of Allegiance due to her So he expresly commandeth all under pain and penaltie of Gods wrath to yeild her no Obedience Aid or Favour whatsoever but to imploy all their power against her and to joyn themselves with the Spanish Forces who will not hurt the Nation nor alter their Laws or Priviledges onely punish the wicked Hereticks Therefore by these presents We Declare that it is not onely lawful but commendable to lay hands on the said Usurper and other her adherents and for so doing they shall be well Rewarded And lastly to all these Roman assistants is liberally granted a Plenary Indulgence and remission of all their sins Here we have the sum of this Treasonable Libel with which Allen thought to do great matters against his Queen and Country and these were prepared to be spread abroad the Kingdom upon the Spaniards landing yet no sooner is the news known of their defeat but Allen calls in the Impression burning all he could lay his hands on onely some few escaped his Fingers both he and the Printer having before given some Copies to their Friends The Romanists for the most part priz'd it dearly though some more sober disliked it as too severe yet some others we need not Question might be of the Jesuit Currey's opinion viz. That it was a work of thaâ— worth as it would yet bite in time to Quodlibets pag. 240. come This Invasion was very much assisted by the English Romanists though not by all for the Lord Montague and some others were against it In Flanders lay Charles Nevil Earl of Westmerland the Lord Pagit Sir William Stanley with about seven hundred more English ingaged and ready to joyn with the Prince of Parma against their own Country What Company in England would have taken their parts I know not This is certain that Philip Earl of Arundel the unfortunate Eldest Son of Norfolk was unhappily too much Priest ridden which procured his imprisonment and a tryal the cause of all which might be laid to Allen who had such a sway and power over the said Earl that he could make him do any thing And the Earl was over-perswaded to set his affection on the Spanish Fleet rejoycing at its coming praying heartily for its success and grieved beyond measure at its overthrow But he is not the first Nobleman who confided too much in bad counsel and whose Zeal for Religion hurryed him on to inconveniences As for Cardinal Allen he was born in Lancashire of good Parentage was bred up at Oxford in Orial-Colledge where he was Proctor was preferr'd to a Canonship in York in Queen Elizabeth's days quits England becometh Pensioner to the Spaniard to carry on whose designes against his Queen and County he was very industrious for which service Sixtus V. created him a Cardinal 1587. August 7 and he dyed at Rome 1594. October 16. We have formerly shown his seditious and King deposing Principles of which his foresaid Admonition will give a farther Quodlibets pag 240 241 247. proof and who were the Promoters of this Invasion his own words will best tell you The King of Spain at length as well by his Holiness Authoritie and Exhortation as by his own unspeakable Zeal and Piety moved also not a little by My humble and continual suit together with the afflicted and banished Catholicks of our Nation of all and every Degree who have been by his special compassion and Regal Munificencie principallie supported in this our long Exile hath condescended at last to take upon him this so Holy and Glorious an Act c. And then proceeds to incourage nay and threaten too the English to take up Arms against their Queen and to joyn with the Spaniards and the other Invaders If you will avoid the Popes the Kings and other Princes high indignation let no man of what degree soever Obey Abet Aid Defend or Acknowledge her c. Adding That otherwise they should incur the Angels Curse and Malediction and be as deeply Excommunicated as any because that in taking her part they should fight against God against their a How cometh Philip to be lawful King of England Vid. Tho. Bels Anatomy pag. 98 124. lawful King against their Country and notwithstanding all they should do they should but defend her bootless to their own present destruction and eternal shame As for the Secular Priests you shall hear Watson and Bluet the chief of them thus Confess We had some of us greatly approved the said Rebellion highly extol'd the Rebels and pitifully bewail'd their ruine and overthrow Many of our affections were knit to the Spaniards and for our obedience to the Pope we all do profess it The attempt both of Pope and Spaniard failing in England his Holiness as a Temporal Prince displayed his Banner in Ireland the Plot was to deprive her Highness first from that Kingdom if they could and then by degrees to depose her from this In all these Plots none more forward then many of us that were Priests These are the words set down in the Book call'd b Pag. 15. Important Considerations composed by Bluet and Watson two Priests As for the Jesuits but of Parsons I shall treat more particularly hereafter you shall hear what c C. W. A Reply to Father Paâ—sons Libel fol. 64 65. Clark the Priest saith who with Watson suffer'd afterwards for Treason against King James First it is most certain that all the world had very admirable expectance of that Army and the Jesuits more then any Secondly it is plain by the Cardinals Book d They would hint to us as if Parsons were the Compiler of the Admonition but 't is certain that Allen was the Author of it his name being to it and Pitseus with the other Romanists confessing Allen to be the Author if it were his written as a preparative to that action that he was made Cardinal of purpose for that Exploit and to have been sent hither presently upon the Spaniards Conquest But Father Parsons saith that he labour'd to set forward at that time the Cardinals preferment if you will believe him which maketh it evident a primo ad ultimum that Father Parsons was a dealer in that action Thirdly it is certain that the Jesuits in Rome were great with the Spanish Ambassador-Leger there and had great recourse unto him when the matter was on foot doth not this then argue them to be concurrers thereunto Fourthly it is likewise most true that the English Jesuits in Rome appropriated certain Palaces in London to themselves to fall unto their lots when this matter was in handling to wit Burghley-house Bridewel and another which I have forgot making themselves cock-sure of their already-devoured Prey This all the Students that lived in the e Viz. The English Colledge at Rome
of their Order I think Alegambe commendeth all his Bead-Roll but Interest hath made it a duty for such Catalogue-Makers to flatter and applaud the most wicked but be as bad as they will they tell us that it is impossible for a * Jungantur in unum dies cum nocte tenebrae cum Luce calidum cum frigido sanitas cum morbo vita cum morte erit tum spes aliqua posse in caput Jesuitae Haeresin cadere Vid. Epist Is Casaubon viz. Epist 624. ad Front Duc. Jesuit to be an Heretick Amongst the rest of the Learned Pen-men who undertook to testifie to the world the Treasons of Garnet and his Accomplices was the famed French-man Isaac Casaubon more especially in an * Epist 624. Epistle or rather Book to Fronton Le Duc a Jesuit and his old Friend for the better accomplishing his Design he had delivered to him all the * Epist 620. Original Writing Tryals and Letters of Garnet This action of Casaubon so netled that Order that they drew their whole force of Invention and Malice against him endeavouring by their lyes and slanders not only to render him odious to the whole world but his Father and whole Family we may except his Son John because he turn'd a Capuchin nay so zealously indiscreet were some against him that they * Epist 64â— 679. declared him to be no Scholar a Fellow of no Judgment that he could not write Latin or scarce understand it which was enough to testifie the truth of all the rest yet with such Indignities Isaac would sometimes be forced to a passion Those who have undertaken the justification of this Garnet have thought to arm themselves and secure him with the power and virtue of these following Arguments 1. His Denials 2. The Honesty of Aequivocation 3. The Bond of Auricular Confession 4. His Sanctity or Saintship which is confirm'd by 5. His Miracle of the Straw As for his Denials they are so far from quitting him from the crime that they rather render him the greater Malefactor if profest Lyes and Perjury can advance a man's guilt 'T is true he was bold to a wonder in protesting and calling Heaven and Earth to witness his Innocency but at last when he saw such exact Proof and Testimony against him he confest his Dissimulation pleading That he thought they could not have produced such clear proofs against him The Jesuits being not a little offended that he should any way confess himself guilty which with some might be a blot both to himself and their Order Garnet to vindicate himself to them and to shew the folly of denying any longer thus writes to them What should I do First all the rest of the Confederates have accused me Secondly Catesby always made use of my Authority amongst them whereby most of them were perswaded to have a good opinion of the Interprise so that all knew I was in it Thirdly Two set on purpose heard me discourse the whole business with Oldcorn and to tell him how I thought to answer to all Objections Fourthly My Letters writ with the Juyce of Oranges to * Anne Vaux Mrs. Ann are I know not how faln into their hands whereby I plainly enough discovered my knowledg of it For all his strong denials at first this is enough to prove him guilty Tort. Torti pag. 286. And besides if he were not so Why did he himself confess That he had often vowed both by words and writing to the Lay-Conspirators That he would never discover or betray any of them To this might be added how he did acknowledg his offence wishing it were in his power to undo that which was done and that if the whole world were his he would willingly give it to quit himself from the guilt of Treason which now troubled his Conscience He also writ to his Favourite Mrs. Vaux his sorrow that he could not dye for Religion but for Treason And many more Instances might be collected out of his Tryal but this is enough to satisfie an honest man Yet he was very willing and earnest to vindicate and clear himself from this Treason in which he made a great deal of work with the Trick of Equivocation of which he was a cunning and exquisite Master and as confident as ever man was for this one instance or two may serve Being asked Whether he had any discourse with the Jesuit Oldcorn since his Imprisonment Garnet swearing upon his Salvation with Epist Is Casaub ad Front Duc. many other horrid Imprecations denied again and again that he had any discourse Which being presently proved against him he confest it begg'd pardon affirming that his former Denial was by virtue of Equivocation Another time being asked Whether he did well to swear upon the Holy Evangelist That he had neither writ or sent to the Jesuit Tesmond which he knew to be false He replied That he sware so lawfully enough because then he did not think that his Letters were intercepted and so they could not have disproved him A little before the Queen's death when they were busie in their Plots to keep out King James in vindication of this Jugling Faculty there was composed a little Book entituled A TREATISE of EQVIVOCATION But this Title it seems not pleasing Father Garnet he with his own MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Oxon. hand had dash'd it out and bestowed upon it this Name writ also with his own hand A Treatise against Lying and Fraudulent Dissimulation Yet for all this goodly and specious shew of honesty it alloweth all manner of Dissimulation and to swear positive untruths by their Law of Directing the Intention As for example In time of Plague a man cometh to Coventry at the Gates by the Officers is examined upon his Cap. 8. pag. 43 44. â— Oath Whether he came from London or no The Traveller though he did directly come from London yet may swear positively That he did not come from London His reason is Because he knoweth himself not infected to endanger Coventry by his entrance which he supposed answer'd to the final intent of the Demand although their immediate Intention were to know from him upon his Oath only whether he came from London or no. And this man saith the Book the very Light of Nature would clear from Perjury And he tells us of one Pag. 39. Mr. Southwell who taught a young Gentlewoman that if she were examin'd If the said Southwell were at her Father's House She might swear No with this intention to her self That he was not there so that she was bound to tell them At the end of this Book I find Blackwell their Arch-Priest of England thus commend and allow it under his own hand Tractatus iste valde Doctus vere Pius Catholicus est Certe Sa Scripturarum Patrum Doctorum Scholasticorum Canonistarum Optimarum Rationum praesidiis plenissime firmat aequitatem Equivocationis Ideoque dignissimus est qui typis
propagetur ad Consolationem afflictorum Catholicorum omnium piorum Instructionem Ita Censeo GEORGIVS BLACKWELLVS Archipresbyter Angliae Protonotarius Apostolicus By this it seemeth it was intended for the Press but it may be prevented by its seisure which was thus as appears by the Testimony of Sir Edward Coke under his own hand This Book containing Sixty one Pages I found in a Chamber in the Inner-Temple wherein Sir Thomas Tresham used to lye and which he obtain'd for his two younger Sons This 5th of December 1605. EDW. COKE I have been the more punctual in transcribing these Testimonies from the Original Manuscript because it hath been said that there was never any such Book The Author of it is supposed to be Mr. Francis Tresham of Northamptonshire one very active in this Powder-Treason but he * Novemb. 20. died of the Stranguary in the Tower of London before his Tryal yet his Head cut off was set with the rest on London-Bridg This Tresham also composed another Book not yet printed which was also seiz'd on it was call'd De Officio Principis Christiani In which he maintains the lawfulness of * Si Princeps Haereticus sit obstinate ac pertinaciter intolerabilis summi Pastoris divina potestate deponatur aliud caput constituatur cui subditi se jungant legitimo Ordine Authoritate Tyrannidem amoveant Princeps indulgendo Haereticis non solum Deum offendit sed perdit Regnum gentem De Officio Principis Cap. 5. deposing Kings an obstinate Heretick having no right to Dominion As for this knack of Equivocation and how boldly they will allow themselves to swear positive Untruths and Falshoods I shall refer you to Dr. * Antilog fol. 12. Abbot afterwards Bishop of Salisbury But the Jesuits in Garnet's Vindication go a little farther and will grant that he knew of the Treason yet it being only told him in Confession he could not with a safe Conscience discover it As for the Antiquity and Convenience of Confession I am no way concerned in at this time And though I have a reverend esteem both for it and its secresie yet I may think it had been more prudence for some rather to have spared than divulged some of their lofty and tow'ring Expressions which might occasion as much ill as good as those who are so positive to affirm That it is not to be * Vid. Rob. Abbot Antilog cap. 3. Is Casaub Epist ad Front Ducaum Barth Fum. summa aurea v. Confessor 9. 5. Tho. Lans Consult Germ. p. 375. discovered or reveal'd though it were for the preservation of the whole Kingdom or Countrey though it were concerning the killing of the King Nay that it were better to have all the Kings murdered than the Confession reveal'd which should not be done though it were to preserve Jesus Christ himself Delrio the Jesuit hath a passage so pat to the business that I could almost be perswaded that he was acquainted with the Treason and so make the Plot a year or two older than some will grant for he hath put the Case and Story so exactly as if he published it before to give them the greater encouragement under the virtue and protection of Confession For saith he Suppose one in Confession to a Priest should declare Disquisit Magic Tom. 3. l. 6. c. 1. §. 3. p. 131. That he or some other had so laid Gunpowder under such a place that if not prevented the House would be blown up the King destroyed and the rest in like danger yet saith Delrio the Priest is not obliged to discover this Garnet himself declared That if one confest to him That the next His Trial. day he intended to stab the King yet he should conceal it And upon this ground it is that * Mat. Tort. pag. 65. Bellarmine complaineth that Garnet was executed because he would not reveal that which with a safe Conscience he could not do which he saith a little * Id. pag. 94. after is never to be revealed upon what account soever And Emanuel Sa hath a Trick to clear the Priest if the Magistrates or any other should press him hard to reveal what he knew and that is this The * Potest Confessor jurare se nihil scire imo nihil se audisle tale in Confessione subintelligendo sie Ut dicere teneatur eodem modo potest Poenitens jurare se nihil aut nihil tale dixisse in Confessione Em. Sa. Aphorism V. Confessor §. 23. Confessor saith he may swear that he knew nothing of it nor heard any such thing in the Confession Understanding That he did not so hear it as to tell it And upon the same mental Reservation may the Penitent also swear That he mentioned no such thing in his Confession As for Garnet what hath formerly been said doth sufficiently testifie That he knew of it not by Auricular Confession but that he was also a stirring and active Agent in it and Garnet did afterwards declare That he was sorry that he did not * Abbot Anâ—â—log fol. 110 106. reveal it But if we should grant though an untruth that Garnet knew nothing of it but what was discovered to him by way of Confession yet will he not preserve his Credit nor save himself from being a Traytor Their * Decret Greg â—e Poenit. Remis â— Omâ—â— utâ—â—â—â—â— Canon-Law saith that if any reveal a Confession he shall be degraded from his Priesthood and to live all his life after close up in a Monastery Now whether is better for one man to undergo this punishment or a Kingdom to be ruined and the King Princes Bishops Nobles and Commons to be destroyed But again the Romanists themselves declare That sometimes a Confession may be * Vid. Rob. Abbot Antilog fol. 186 187. revealed And their great Cardinal * Republique 6 Perron though he will not have the Confessor to name the Party or Penitent yet upon such eminent dangers he would have him by some means or other to give notice of the intended Villany thereby to prevent the mischief and if Garnet had done this he might have shewed himself a good Subject which is a great part of a good Christian And lastly That Confessions have been revealed upon such great dangers History will afford us some Examples * Lib. 43. Thuanus tells us That Charles Son to Philip II. King of Spain confessing to a Priest that he had a mind to kill a certain man the Priest reveal'd it to the King and Philip supposing himself to be the man secur'd his Son The Sieur de Haulte Ville in his * Hist de la paix entre les Roys de France D' Espagne pag. 307. Confession told a Priest That he once intended to kill King Henry II. of France Which the Priest discovering Hault-Ville was beheaded Pierre Barriere confest to Seraphino Banchi his intent to kill Henry IV. of France which
this Oath 716 717 718 Pope Urban VIII ' s Breve against it 725 Obelerio Duke of Venice cut in pieces 183 Orders in Religion the stories of their Founders 2 3 4 5 6 7 Oxford a Priest pretends to cure diseases there in 1663. p. 447 Otho IV Emperor deposed 265 P Paris a Council of Sixteen appointed there to act for the League 515 Their designe of surprizal of Bologne discovered to the King by Poulain 516 Their designes to seize on the K. and kill him discovered by Poulain 516 517 518 521 522 They break the Kings Great Seal and make another 539 A new Oath injoyned ibid. Is besieged by Henry IV 565 Its Famine relieved by the Duke of Parma 575 Yeilded to the King 590 William Parry Dr. of Laws his several attempts and treasons against Q. Elizabeth 437 c. Incouraged to kill the the Queen 439 440 Executed in the Palace-yard 442 Father Parsons vid. Persons Partitiato Duke of Venice thrust into a Monastery 183 Pope Paul V his quarrels with the Venetians 619 to 639 Pepin made King 165 166 The first Christian King that was Anoynted 168 Cardinal Perron his bad Principles 57 59 84 85 Fa. Parsons bad Principles 75 76 77 90 91 93 94 101 His life 679 to 688 Philip the Emperor murther'd 263 Philip I King of France Excommunicated 232 Philip IV le Bell King of France his troubles by Pope Boniface VIII 282 c. Pius V his Bull against Q. Elizabeth 427 to 436 Its interpretation granted by Pope Gregory XIII 435 436 Pope his Power and Authority 31 32 c. Extravagant Titles given him 33 The Pope is God 34 Can create something out of nothing ibid. Above all power in Heaven or Earth 35 We must bow at the name of the Pope 40 Pope to be obeyed rather then Christ or God ibid. Pope can depose Emperors and Kings and dispose of their Dominions 41 42 c. Can absolve Subjects from their Allegiance to their Kings 82 83 c. Great strivings to be Pope 131 132 c. The manner of their Elections ibid. 141 Formerly chose by Emperors 139 179 180 198 201 202 216 217 Whether there be really a true Pope 142 143 c. Their Toes kist 38 162 167 230 260 Vs'd to adore the Emperors 170 Their horses led by Kings and Emperors 38 181 252 253 259 Their succession not agreed on 195 196 197 c. 116 117 Of 18 years old 200 Of 10 or 12 years old 216 The changing of their names 201 Popes stirrop held 227 252 253 255 259 260 299 Despise the Imperial Power 253 Schism amongst them and reflections upon some of their actions 323 324 c. Declares it lawful for Subjects to fight against their King if an Heretick 507 Nicholas Poulain taken into the Council of Sixteen 516 Discovers all their designes to the King 516 517 518 c. Flees from Paris to the King 525 R THe Reformation of the Church of England defended 412 413 Reliques false and spurious 14 15 24 25 Nicol. de Renzo his pranks at Rome 305 306 William Reynolds an account of him 560 Richard II King of England his deposing death 312 113 314 Charles Ridicove a Fryar sent to kill the King 597 Rodolph declared Emperour against Henry IV 223 slain 226 Robert Rodolpho sent into England by Pope Pius V to stir up rebellions against Q. Elizabeth 426 427 Roger King of Naples shot to death 252 Rome taken by the occasion of an Hare 187 Swears Allegiance to the Emperour 188 Odd Tumults there 305 306 S SAints sottish beastly and unchristian 18 19 20 Counterfeit that never were 20 21 Sanders bad Principles 62 66 67 83 Scotland plots there by the Romanists against King James VI 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 c. Scripture basely abused 3 5 6 32 33 35 39 Segovia tumults there begun upon the Emperour Charles V ' s leaving Spain 355 Simony 143 144 151 The Council of Sixteen vid. Paris Sixtus V Pope his Bull against K. of Navar and Prince of Conde Very furious against Queen Elizabeth 454 Deprives the Queen of her Dominions and absolves her Subjects from Allegiance ibid. Soâ—â—â—z vid. Suaâ—ez Sâ—rbonne Colledge their bad Prâ—nciples 73 When built 99 They make a secret Decree that Princes may be deposed c. 519 They decree that the people of France are freed from the Oath of Allegiance and Obedience to Hen. III and may fight against him 530 531 They send to Sixtus V for a ratification of this Decree 532 533 534 They conclude that Prayers are not to be made for the King and the word Henry to be dashed out of their prayer-Prayer-books 537 Spain ' s rebellious League against Charles V 351 Or the holy Junta or Assembly 357 Or Coâ—â—â—unalty 355 Tumults there upon Charles V ' s departure for Germany 355 356 357 The Spanish Invasion vid. Invasion Squire ' s designe to kill Q. Elizabeth Stapletons bad Principles 44 Stephanus Pâ—pe strangled 197 Thomas Stukely his ambition for a Kingdom 387 His designes against Ireland 388 Fran. Suarez bad Principles 61 Subjects of themselves may depose Kings 86 87 c. May kill their King 95 96 c. Suercherus II King of Swedland murdred 252 Suercherus III kill'd Ibid. Suintila K. of Spain deposed 158 159 Supremacie an interpretation of the Oath 400 401 T THomas à Becket his troubling Henry II 235 c. Declar'd perjured and a Traytor 238 Further accus'd 244 The Bishops complain against him 240 241 His Horse-bridle held by the King 246 He is murther'd Ibid. William Thomas defends King Henry VIII 407 Tir-Oen rebel to Q. Elizabeth in Ireland 393 Pardon'd and rebels again 394 Raises a Rebellion in Ireland lib. 9. c. 3. Proclaim'd Traytor by Mount-joy Lord Deputy 653 Submits and delivers himself up 665 Tradenico D. of Venice murder'd 183 Trajans soul deliver'd out of Hell 157 Traytors how punish'd 256 261 262 Gunpowder-Treason 689 to 695 The Council of Trent not free 425 V VAlentia troubles in that Kingdom 359 360 Venetians their insolences to their Dukes 183 Dog-trick to get off their Interdict 307 Quarrels between them and Pope Paul V 619 to 639 Verstegan his life 415 Vitalis Michele II D. of Venice kill'd 253 Virgin Mary vid. Mary Edict of Union or July a peace made by it 525 The Heads of it 525 Pope Urban VIII sends a Breve against taking the Oath of Allegiance 725 W WIlliam I K. of Naples imprison'd 252 Willan ' s designe to kill Q. Eliz. 463 464 Witches 208 209 215 X XImenes Cardinal his life actions 251 252 Y YOrk designes to kill Q. Elizabeth 463 464 Z ZAchary Pope absolves subjects from their Oaths of Allegiance 166 FINIS