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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62489	Three letters	Petre, Edward, 1631-1699. Lettre du R.P. Peters, Jesuite, premier aumonier du roi d'Angle terre, ecrite au R.P. La Chaize, confesseur du roi tres-Chrêtien. English.; La Chaise, François d'Aix de, 1624-1709. Antwoort van den eerwaerdigen vader La chaise, biechtvader van den arder-christelyckten Koninck, op den brief van den eerwaerdigen vader Peters, Jesuit en eersten aelmoessenier van den Koninck van Engelandt. English.	1689 (1689)	Wing T1099; ESTC R1356	14,136	8

THREE LETTERS I. A Letter from a Jesuit at Liege to a Jesuit at Fribourg giving an Account of the Happy Progress of Religion in ENGLAND IT cannot be said what great affection and kindness the K. hath for the Society wishing much health to this whole Colledge by R. P. the Provincial and earnestly recommending himself to our Prayers The Provincial Alexander Regnes being come back for England the K. was graciously pleased to send for him several Earls and Dukes waiting his coming at the hour appointed the Q. being present the King discoursing familiarly with him asked him How many young Students he had and how many Scholasticks to which when the Provincial had answered That of the latter he had Twenty of the former more than Fifty he added That he had need of double or treable that number to perform what he in his mind had designed for the Society and commanded that they should be very well exercised in the gift of Preaching for such only saith he do we want in England You have heard I make no doubt that the K. hath sent Letters to Father Le Chese the French King's Confessor about Wadden-house therein declaring that he would take in good part from him whatsoever he did or was done for the English Fathers of that Society Father Clare Rector of the said House going about those Affairs at London found an easie access to the K. and as easily obtained his desires He was forbid to kneel and kiss the Kings hand as the manner or custom is by the K. himself saying Once indeed your Reverence kissed my hand but had I then known you were a Priest I should rather have kneeled and kissed your Reverences hand After the business was ended in a familiar Discourse the K. declared to this Father That he would either Convert England or dye a Martyr and that he had rather die tomorrow that Conversion wrought than Reign Fifty years without that in happiness and prosperity Lastly he called himself a Son of the Society the Welfare of which he said He as much rejoyced at as his own And it can scarce be said how joyful he shewed himself when it was told him That he was made partaker by the most Reverend Father N. of all the Merits of the Society of which number he would declare one of his Confessors Some report R. P. the Provincial will be the person but whom he designs it not yet known Many do think an Archbishoprick will be bestowed on Father Edmond Petre chiefly beloved very many a Cardinals Cap to whom within this Month or two that whole part of the K. Palace is granted in which the K. when he was Duke of York used to reside where you may see I know not how many Courtiers daily attending to speak with his Eminency for so they are said to call him upon whose councel and also that of several Catholick Peers highly preferred in the Kingdom the K. greatly relyes which way he may promote the Faith without violence Not long since some Catholick Peers did object to the K. that he made too much hast to establish the Faith to whom he answered I growing old must make great steps otherwise if I should dye I shall leave you worse than I found you Then they asking him why therefore was he not more solicitous for the Conversion of his Daughters Heirs of the Kingdom he answered God will take care for an Heir leave my Daughters for me to Convert do you by your example reduce those that are under you and others to the Faith In most Provinces he hath preferred Catholicks and in a short time we shall have the same Justices of the Peace as they are called in them all At Oxford we hope Matters go very well one of our Divines is always Resident therein a Publick Catholick Chappel of the Vice-Chancellor's who hath drawn some Students to the Faith The Bishop of Oxford seems very much to favour the Catholick Cause he proposed in Council Whether it was not expedient that at least one Colledge in Oxford should be allowed Catholicks that they might not be forced to be at so much Charges by going beyond Seas to Study what Answer was given is not yet known The same Bishop inviting two of our Noblemen with others of the Nobility to a Banquet drank the King's Health to an Heretical Baron there wishing a happy Success to all His Affairs and he added That the Faith of Protestant in England seemed to him to be little better than that of Buda was before it was taken and that they were for the most part mere Athiests who defended it Many do embrace the Faith and four of the chiefest Earls have lately professed it publickly The Reverend Father Alexander Reg●es Nephoy to our Provincial to whom committed the Care of the Chappel of the 〈…〉 of the Most Serene Elector Palatinate is whole days busied in resolving and shewing the Doubts or Questions of Hereticks concerning their Faith of which number you may see two or three continually walking before the Dores of the Chappel disputing about Matters of Faith amongst themselves Prince George we can have nothing certain what Faith he intends to make Profession of We have a good while begun to get footing in England We teach Humanity at Lincoln Norwich and York At Warwick we have a Publick Chappel secured from al Injuries by the King's Souldiers We have also bought some Houses of the City of Wiggorn in the Province of Lancaster The Catholick Cause very much increaseth In some Catholick Churches upon Holydays above 1500 are always numbred present at the Sermon At London likewise things succeed no worse Every Holyday at Preaching People so frequent that many of the Chappels cannot contain them Two of ours Darmes and Berfall do constantly say Mass before the King and Queen Father Edmund Newil before the Queen Dowager Father Alexander Regnes in the Chappel of the Ambassador aforesaid others in other places Many Houses are bought for the Colledge in the Savoy as they call it nigh Somerset-house London the Palace of the Queen Dowager to the value of about eighteen thousand Florins in making of which after the Form of a Colledge they labour very hard that the Schools may be opened before Easter In Ireland shortly there will be a Catholick Parliament seeing no other can satisfie the King's Will to Establish the Catholick Cause there In the month of February for certain the King hath desiged to call a Parliament at London 1. That by a Universal Decree the Catholick Peers may be admited into the Upper House 2. That the Oath or Test may be annulled 3. Which is the best or top of all That all Penal Laws made against Catholicks may be Abrogated which that he may more surely obtain he desires every one to take notice that he hath certainly determined to dismiss any from all profitable Imployments under him who do not strenuously endeavour the obtaining those things also that he will Dissolve the