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A05412	The estate of English fugitiues vnder the king of Spaine and his ministers Containing, besides, a discourse of the sayd Kings manner of gouernment, and the iniustice of many late dishonorable practises by him contriued.; Discourse of the usage of the English fugitives, by the Spaniard	Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.	1595 (1595)	STC 15564; ESTC S108544	137,577	247

but onely these outlandish practises their conference with counterfeit Mope Charles Paget who was sent out of France by this seditious troup to the end to ouerthrow both the one and the other What besides hath bin the cause of bringing so many other Gentlemen to the losse of their liues and liuinges that liued before in ease repose and securitie of conscience And which is more were not they the only contriuers of the death of the Q. of Scotland by setting her in continuall practise one vpon another against the sacred person and roiall estate of our most gracious Soueraign The Queen of Scotland the Queenes maiestie so that of violent necessitie her maiestie though tardif vnwilling and with great griefe at the generall and instant petition of all her most louing and faithfull subiectes whose onely weale and comfort dependeth vpon her long life and prosperitie to satisfie them and to preserue the estate of her noble and flourishing realm in quiet was constrained to secure the scepter in her own hands by taking away the life of her that sought to wrest it from her thogh how much the noblenes of her mind was therwith agrieued the whole world that hath knowen anie thing of her proceedings therin either before or after can be a witness I saie not this only of my selfe though I and all the world else do know it to be true that these their dealings haue made thē hatefull and detestable euen to those of their owne religion insomuch that a French Iesuit tearmeth them all in generall in a book which he hath written touching the Q. of Scotlands death a viperous mischieuous and faithles kind of people The censure of a French Iesuite concerning the English Fugitiues trecherous to those they deale withal disdainfull arrogant ambitious and worthie to be extermined out of the vtmost bounds of the world besides many such other goodly epithetes with which he beutifies them in their colours his whole booke being nothing but railing against English fugitiues wishing all princes noble men and gentlemen whatsoeuer to beware and take heed of them and that in such earnest vehement inuectiue manner that it is not possible to be more And yet for all so many tragicall ends of their bloudie and traiterous indeuours are they moued with anie the least sparke of repentance Neither hath the ruine of so many of you their countrimen wrought and contriued by their practise allurement perswasion bred in them anie feeling of remorse or conscience but rather thereby animated incouraged to set new conspiracies treasons abroach with meaning in deed by sowing seditions among you and by opposing you against the state to make you the onely instruments one of the others ruine so to make the way opē to the Spanish tyrant I wil not speak any thing of their infinit former practises as wel in Ireland as within this realme against the person of her maiestie the quietnes of either country wherin stil their instrumēts haue by violēt ends miserably perished which desolatiōs procured by their only practise but that they are vtterly voide of all christian humanitie might haue serued to perswade them that God is not pleased with their action or at least the bloudie quarters of so many Gentlemen as the swoorde of iustice from time to time constrained by their horrible attēpts hath diuided dispersed about the wals turrets of London and other places in this Realme might haue stroken a terrour into their mindes neuer more to hazard the liues of their countrymē in so wicked tragical an enterprise But no whit at all are their vncharitable stonie harts herewith touched but rather stil incensed more more to practise the desolation of this noble realme and the death of our most deare and dreaded Soueraign no whit at all regarding the greatnes of her maiesty the same being of all other nations had in such regard reuerence nor the tendernes of her sex which euen amongest the most barbarous nations hath bin alwais a safegard against violence nor lastly the shining brightnes of her vertue which hath moued the remotest regions of the world to admire her the greatest princes liuing some by themselue● some by their ambassadors to offer herall honor seruice reuerence All this notwithstanding these men according to the confession of their instruments lately executed keepe a solemne councell table Holt the Iesuite chiefe president of this damnable crew wherein nothing is handled but new daily practises for the shortning of her Maiesties most glorious life though they see how miraculously God blesseth and defendeth her and that as the giants which did shoote against heauen The obstinacie of the English traitors they are still wounded with the fall of their owne arrowes What folowed of their late practise with that worthy and honorable gentleman Ferdinando late Earle of Darby but onelie that it brought poore Heskits their instrument for execution thereof Heskits sent by thē to practise with Ferdinādo Earle of Darby to the gallowes who bitterly with teares bewailed their acquaintance and naming sir William Stanley and others cursed the time that hee euer had knowen anie of them But all had bin wel if his death onely or the death of a thousand more such traitors had concluded the tragedie so that the noble Earle had not likewise with his fall giuen all England cause to crie out vpon them for when they had once fully discouered the loyaltie of his affection towards her Maiesty and the hatred that he bare to them and their faction either of which he well testified by the apprehension of Heskits hee came shortly afterwards to the end of his life whether by their practise or no God knoweth time wil discouer But that so it was the circumstance of the matter the accidents of his sicknes considered there is nothing more likely Hauing herein failed presently they set newe instruments aworke as Cullen the Irishman Yorke Williams promising great rewards Cullen Yorke and Williams giuing thē instructions how they shuld behaue themselues vpon the landing for the better accomplishing thereof but the end was that after hauing confessed al the circumstances of this hateful act and the names and meanes of them that laboured them thereunto and cursed the authors and contriuers of the horrible treason by them intēded they ended their liues at Tiborne and their quarrters were dispersed about the gates of London But some may perchance demand of me what their meaning herein may be or what credite commoditie or gaine might haue allured them to enter in these beforesayd so wicked detestable inclinations For answere hereunto first I told you that so they might be accounted and reputed for great state-men high spirited and of deepe action to procure that reputation credit they care not whose estate of life they indanger But besides this also which we haue alreadie spoken of they haue also

Kings his master of their intention withall that at a day appointed they might haue some force and assistaunce of men ready to correspond with them but that was all one so they might bee counted men of greate reach and dealers in such high state matters they spared not to proceede in inchanting those poore vnexperienced young Gentlemen in such forte as to the whole world is manifest and need not to be recited Let all Gentlemen in England especiallye papists take heed and beware of their mischieuous broode of caterpillers for they speake so deuoutly looke so smoothly and write with such counterfetted grauity and holines that it is hard for any man to eschue their deadly baits vnlesse he thoroughly do first know their trechery vnder which they do colour and shroude them VVhat hath brought master Shellie into these his extreame troubles and perill of life if her gracious Maiestie of her great clemency merciful disposition had not regarded him wyth the eyes of pitty Likewise what hath brought the late erle of Northumberland into trouble and calamity and finally to that desperate and miserable end but only these outlandish practises their conference with counterfet Mopo I meane C. Paget who was sent out of France by this seditious troupe to vndermine and ouerthrowe both the one and the other VVhat besides hath beene the cause of bringing so many other Gentlemen to the losse of their liues and liuings that liued before in ease repose and security of conscience and which is more were it not that that plot cōtriued the death of the Queene of Scotland by setting her in continuall practise one vpon an other against the sacred person and royal state of our most gratious soueraigne Queene so that of violent necessity her Maiesty though vnwilling and with great griefe at the generall and instant petition of al her Graces most louing and faithfull subiects whose onely weale and comfort dependeth vppon her long lyfe and prosperity to satisfie them and to preserue the state of her noble florishing realme in quiet was constrained by cutting off that rankled and infected part to yeelde ease remedy and comfort to the rest of the whole body I say not this onely of my selfe though I and all the world else doe knowe it to be very true but these their dealings haue made them hatefull and detestable euen to those of their own religion For that a fresh Iesuite tearmeth them all in generall in a Booke which hee hath written touching the Queene of Scotlandes death a viperous mischieuous and faithlesse kinde of people trecherous to those they deale withall disdainfull arrogant ambitious and worthy to be extermined out of the vtmost boūds of the worlde Besides many other such goodly epethites with which hee beautifies them in their colours his whole booke being nothing else but railing agaynst English papistes wishing all princes noble men and Gentlemen whatsoeuer to beware and take heed of them and that in such earnest vehement and inuectiue manner that it is not possible to be more But some man perchance may demaund of me what their meaning heerein may bee or what credite commoditie or gaine might haue allured them to enter into these before sayd so wicked and detestable imaginations For aunsweare heereunto first I tolde you that so they might bee accounted and reputed for greate state-men high spirited and greate of action to procure that reputation and estimation they care not whose estate they indaunger But besides all this which wee haue alreadie spoken of they haue also further meaninges and driftes as those that doe looke deepelyest and diligentest into theyr actions doe verilye imagine and haue bene by sundrie their proceedinges euidently discouered amongest which the chiefest is that as they are of all people liuing the most ambitious so seeing this beggarly seruice doeth not fit their humour they doe feed themselues with an imagination of the time to come I meane a Spanish or popish world in this our countrie at which time then they doubt not the long time of their exile sufferance and lacke of liuing considered for so is theyr phrase and manner of speech to become mightie and great men and to haue the principal rule sway dignity and great authoritie in our countrie Marrie againe on the other side considering that they are but base companions of births and liuing and that there are in England many gentlemen of great qualitie and houses of the same religion that wold disdaine to haue such mates preferred before thē in race quality or degree they haue gon by all means possible they can about by practise or colourable deuises to roote them out so seruing their turnes two waies the one to winne reputation of men of seruice the other to rid themselues of other competitours But God be thanked the chiefest harme their conspiracies haue done hitherto hath ben to themselues and they confounded in their own deuises And yet for all this so many tragicall endes of their so many traiterous proceedinges are they not moued with any sparke of repentaunce Neyther hath the ruine of so many of you their countrie-men wrought and contriued by their practise allurement and perswasion bred in them anie feeling of remorse of conscience but rather are therby animated incouraged to set new deuises abroch with meaning in deed by sowing seditions among you by opposing you against the state to make you the onely instruments of the others ruine and so to make the way open to the Spanish tyrant to which end there is no weeke but they receyue spies and spials from you Insomuch that I speake vpon good assuraunce there are at this instant among you aboue three hundred seditious beggerlye priests sent ouer by them to no other purpose A little before the comming of the Spanish fleet they sent foure priests and two Iesuites in disguised apparell throughly instructed to sound the meaning of such Gentlemen as they thought to be of theyr religion and to incline their minds to the Spanish cause encouraging them to take Armes against her MAIESTY to which end they printed in English many hundred of bookes in Antwerpe barrelling them vp vntill such time as the Army should haue bene landed and then their meaning was to haue dispersed them full of the most blasphemous speeches and proud traiterous menaces as well agaynst her Maiestie as against you all in generall as neuer I thinke the like was heard of Besides they haue obtained of the Pope of the king that as many as had their voices in the parliament house at such time as the Queene of Scotland was adiudged to die of what degree so euer they were should be depriued not onely of theyr liues and liuings but that their posterity also shuld be for euer dis-inherited and disanulled The like also they threatned in their bookes to all such as well noble men as others that should after the landing of the Spaniards armie persist in arms against the same But

and faction of the Iesuits Iesuitisted seruing them as their espials and instruments in whatsoeuer they imploy them these are verie hatefull to the rest and are dangerous to conuerse withall not so much in regard that anie of thē are able to do a chips worth of harme as of their willingnesse to do it if they were able There are others whome the rest generally in dirision call by the name of Patriots which is to saie Patriots these men desire an alteratiō in our country but do not desire that the same shoulde bee doone with the Spaniardes louers and affecters of their Countrie These in deed among all the rest are men of the greatest temperance and best behauiour who howsoeuer they are in religion contrarilye affected yet you shall neuer heare them speake vnreuerently of her Maiestie neyther truly do I thinke that in their hearts they wish her anie harme at least-wise they are verie respectious in bewraying it either in worde or action I haue heard some of them saie that so they might bee suffered to returne into England to inioy the libertie of theyr conscience they would be contented to be confined within the compasse of a poore cottage bee bound neuer to come out of it while they liued But of all the rest the fourth and last are the best fellowes for they flie but a verie low pitch being men vtterly voide both of learning wit and ciuilitie these the rest esteeme no otherwise of Idiots dūce● than as of verie dunses not fit for anie imployment The farthest drifte of their religion is to speake ill of the Queene to say the Pope is a good man and to thumpe their breasts hard when they come to Church I knew one of them that hauing sometimes beene a pettie merchant in England solde all that euer hee had and putting two hundred poundes in his purse went to Hierusalem to buy a pound of waxe candles which hee brought home vpon his back and withal as much earth of the mount Oliuet as hee was able to carrie imagining that euerie dram thereof was able to cast out a legion of deuils In regard of which reliques vppon his returne to Brussels hee obtained a pension where hee still remaineth and truely hee may bee a good man for I thinke hee liueth in as great pouertie as euer did anie of the Apostles though perchance not so voluntarie but the best is he will not giue his best friend the least mite of his holye thinges saying that hee reserueth them to furnish the Churches in England when they shall come one daie to bee Catholique and hath alreadie appoynted what Churches they bee that hee meanes to make beholding vnto him for this high benefite I would haue named the particular names of euerie one according to the factions to which they are affected but that I feare this last remembred sort would haue beene angrie with me and withall there is another respect or two besides but aboue all these there is one ouer-ruling faction that hath drawen them into mightie partialities and strange extremities one against another The originall whereof sprong out of the Romish Seminary betweene the English the Welch either partie had for fauourer and protector a man of great authoritie to which leaned Doctor Allen for the one and Doctour Lewes for the other a man verie wise and learned Contention between D Lews and D Allen and by reason of his age grauitie and long continuance in those parts of great authoritie in the court of Rome and since in the later end of Pope Gregorie created Bishop of Casano in Naples but alwayes a verie bitter enemie to the Iesuites In fine each nation with all vehemencie laboured for the presidentship and superioritie one ouer the other The Welchmen pretended the first foundation of the Colledge to haue bin by a British king for the perpetuall behoofe of his Countrymen The Englishmen likewise alleadging their reasons but in the end doo what they could they were by the Welchmen caused to auoid the house Wherupon with their fardles vpon their neckes as being readie to depart the towne they presented themselues vnto Pope Gregorie whom with a lamentable Oration they moued to take such compassion of them that he caused them to returne taking to theirfull contentment order between thē and their aduersaries Notwithstanding which reconciliation there still remained a great hart-burning dislike Shortly after Pope Sixtus determining to make a Cardianall of our Nation Cōpetencie between D Lews D Allen for the Cardinalship there grewe for the same great competency between Doctor Lewes Doctor Allen each one for the obtaining thereof applying his best friendes to the vttermost But in the end thorough the instant pursuite of the Iesuites who spared no trauel nor expence they procured vnto D. Allen such mightie friends that the lot and preheminence of this dignitie fell vpon him of whom of the Iesuites and of their faction were for euer mortally hated all those that had bin anie waie fauorers or well-willers to D. Lewes but chiefly among the rest one Thomas Morgan Morgan hated of the Iesuites a man not inferior to anie of them all in driftes of pollicie who had bin sometimes secretorie to the Scottish Queene in deed had instantly labored in the behalfe of D. Lewes The Iesuites since haue had many a plucke at him but Morgan being wise strengthned himselfe alwaies with such friends that they could neuer do him anie hurt but rather euer now and then he gaue them a secret blow he drew wholly vnto his faction the L. Paget the Bishop of Dunglane a Scotchman of great credit and grauity C. Paget T. Throckmorton Ralfe Liggons and sundry other that esteeme themselues to be of the better sort The names of those that held part with Morgan Notwithstāding all which so effectuall and forcible were the means with which they practised against him that they got him to bee imprisoned in Paris laying to his charge that hee was an intelligencer for sir Frances Walsingham a traitor to the seruice of the Queen his mistres and from time to time a discouerer of her practises and withall procured the sayd queene to conceiue exceedingly ill of him and taking the receiuers ship of her dowrie in France from him to bestow the same vpon the Bishop of Rosse Yet for all this Morgan found such friends in the court of Rome that by the Popes expresse commandementes directed from time to time to his Nuntio then resident at Paris he was set at libertie and therupon began to make his iustifications to the world and withall bitterly to inueigh against his aduersaries the wrongs which they had don him Likewise at that instant there was a booke printed in Paris publikely accusing the Iesuites of many wicked practises and most malitious impieties of which they suspected Morgan and sure I thinke it was his worke but they could neuer apparantly