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A02968	A declaration and protestation, published by the King of Nauarre, the L. Prince of Conde, and the L. Duke of Montmorency, concerning the peace concluded with the house of Lorrayn, the captaines and chiefe aucthors of the league, to the preiudice of the house of Fraunce. Also two letters written by the sayd King of Nauarre. The one to the Parliament, the other to the maisters of Sorbonne. More an epistle written by Phillipp de Morney to the French King: hereunto, for the playner declaration of the innocencie of the sayd princes, are inserted the articles agreed vpon betweene the King and the Lordes of Guyze. All faithfully translated out of French; Déclaration et protestacion du roy de Navarre, de M. le prince de Condé et M. le duc de Montmorency sur la paix faicte avec ceux de la maison de Lorraine. English.	Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.; Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623, attributed name.; Aggas, Edward, attributed name.; Condé, Henri I de Bourbon, prince de, 1552-1588.; Montmorency, Henri, duc de, 1534-1614.; Navarre (Kingdom). Sovereign (1572-1610 : Henry III) aut	1585 (1585)	STC 13109; ESTC S117933	30,651	88

bene brought vp in a Religion which I think holy and true neither need there any testimonie whether in hart I do professe the same For otherwise I could haue eschued so many mischiefes as I haue beene forced to suffer wherein naturally man can cōceiue no great delight I could otherwise also haue purchased the Kings fauour and loue of his people which next after Gods fauour I accompt most profitable and requisite for me The case being such it is ouer hard and so I suppose your selues will thinke to desire that without any other forme or order I should forsake my Religion force both my conscience and soule yea if I should bee so wretched as in such sort to offend your selues might iustly mistrust me in all other matters Me that shoulde sayle in that which in the iudgement of my owne soule I thinke to be my duetie to God a matter that reasonably none can require at my hands This is it that as I thinke I haue voluntarily offered and which daylie I doe still offer Namely to bee instructed in a free lawfull Counsell wherein the controuersies of religion may be thorowly dobated and decided so to yeeld to whatsoeuer shall be determined A way as your selues are not ignorant at all times practised in the Church in like cases and that by the wisest Kings and Emperours in the world A way whereunto you my Maisters haue often counsayled the Kings predecessors and whereby you haue alwaies bene able to maintaine the priuiledges and rightes of the French Church against many vsurpations To bee briefe such a waye as the Church in her greatest force neuer refused for reducing into her bosome euen meane persons yea sometimes one man onely And therfore much lesse ought she now to reiect or flee from the same now I say when it standeth vpon millions of soules vpon whole Tounes and large Prouinces vpon an infinite number of qualified persons euen of the chiefe Princes of the blood neerest to the Crowne who can not easely bee forced neither rooted out without subuertion of the estate and yet being by reason perswaded to chaunge may be a cause of firme peace in this land of a stedfast revniō of y e Catholick church with the foreiudgement of their persons and of a more happy worlde not to this Realme only which were an inestimable gayne but also to all Christendome and Europe which necessarily must haue some feeling of the miseries and calamities of so puissant an estate This my Maisters is the offer that I haue made to the King my Lord which now I doe repeate vnto you and whereof I call you to witnesse among all to whom it may appertaine to the end it may be manifest both to those that now liue and to the posteritie that I was not the cause of disquiet in this estate either any hinderance that the Church was not reduced into her former vnion peace and tranquilitie Where as it is obiected against me that I am an hereticke you are to shewe vnto the world of you haue I learned it that there is great difference betwixt heresie and error That al that hold an heresie are not neuerthelesse heretickes That heretickes are they who doe proceede either vpon ambition or obstinacie wherof neither can haue place in me whom no man euer went about to teach and whom contrariwise they haue by all meanes endeuoured to cast of alleadging no other reason then a strong ambition Besides that I haue renounced the large path to that greatnesse that by the Catholicke Romish Religion lay open vnto me and haue taken the contrary way viz. the way of persecution and contempt constantly perseuering in that which vsually is called and I doe accompt reformed But admit it were so It is against error and heresie that the Church calleth Cōsailes and consultations are houlden to cure the diseased the Surgeon vseth neither Iron nor fire but where his plaisters are to weake It it an euident argument of passion when they begin conuersion with subuersion and instruction with destruction With rooting out and Warre when they should begin with brotherly admonition and gentlenesse Neither is is enough to alledge the holding of the Counsaile of Trent wherein was condemned the religion which I professe and they tearme Heresie you all my my Masters doe knowe what maner of Counsaile that was neither did you euer allowe thereof yea there against haue the whole Estate Cleargie and Parliaments of this Realme often protested You knowe also that in case it had beene lawfully called and holden yet had that bene no preiudice to the summoning of an other Especially sith it concerneth the saluation and reestablishment of such persons and so great an estate Cōtrariwise I am giuen to vnderstand that in the generall Counsaile holden at Basill it was ordeined that from ten yere to ten yere there should be a Counsaile holden to the ende to cut off such errors as might spring in the church Much more needfull then were it for the rooting out such as alreadie are growne vp Iudge now therfore my Maisters which of vs is in the right whether of vs in this case is most to bee respected either who propoūdeth the meetest remedie for this estate The straūger craueth that the home borne childe bee cast out vnder colour of heresie Euen the straūger who long haue practised to haue his roome Mee truely notwithstāding farre vnequall with them vpon whose behauiours they can take no hold I neither haue nor doe desire but to haue my cause heard by a Counsaile to be taught the best way to doe better if I be better instructed Which then will you iudge most right either what neede the whole Realme to bee kindled herewith For who doubteth whether you will sooner choose either ciuill Warre or a Counsaile either the subuertion of the one half of this estate by the other or rather the reunion of both partes of this Realme into one which vndoubtedly wil be of great consequence to all Christiandome Now therfore I doe finally declare vnto you that I craue and am ready to yeeld to a Counsaile that I am readie to hearkē to the Church therein And therefore can you not accompt me either an Ethnicke or Publicane I doe moreouer giue you to 〈◊〉 that in default of a generall Counsalle for the pacifying of matters I do not refuse a nationall which often hath bene practised in this Realme yea and that by your owne counsaile and consent But if notwithstanding any these my offers and request they doe contrary to all order of the Church proceed by banishmēts murders and other rigorous barbarousnesse I am resolued to oppose my selfe in my iust defence against such horrible banishments and violences And the curse be vpon those that doe trouble this estate vnder the false pretence of the Church You therefore doe I call to witnesse of the reasonable conditions whereto I submit my selfe Also God for my defender who is able to debate my

enough to spread it selfe abroad Onely God giue vs grace to leaue all our passions at the threshold of the doore and to enter in in a ful desire to see finde the trueth as being freed from all particuler interest except of our soules Consider Sir what contentation your self in your life time shal reape what honor with the posteritie you shall atchieue if in your daies and through your wisdom and exaple you maye determine a Scisme of so many yeres continuaunce and procure throughout all Christendom the singing of that song of the Angles Glory be to God on high and in earth peace When in this duetie you haue preuēted the Popes Emperours and Catholick Kings yea euen exeded your most Christian forerunners therein shewing your selfe in deede most Christian for your self Christian for France Christian for the whole church God I take to witnesse that from my harte I doe write vnto you al that I seeke which is to see in our time the Church pourged and the Temple swept to the end we may be conuersant togither All men doe agree and long haue that there are abuses among vs. Let them be taken away and cleansed and let vs not set our selues against our selues neither let vs search starting holes to our losse or shewe our selues skilfull contrary to our saluation Way●ing for this benefite at your Maiesties hand let vs one beare with another in modestie gentlenesse suffering your Edicts of Peace to rule and mens consciences to be in rest and as for those which in the meane tyme doe counsaile to surcease or forbid the exercise of the soule they shewe them selues to haue no great feeling of their owne sith thei suppose the soules can liue without their action or foode yea those that thinke it so easie a matter for others to neglect the seruing of GOD according to their consciences doe by that lawe which they prescribe to others sufficiently shew what them selues are viz. of themselues cōtemners of God deuoyde of Religion and Conscience Sir your Maiestie are to excuse my boldnesse In great inconueniences great men haue not despised the meanest voices The barking of one Dog hath preserued many a house from spoyle and the gagling of one Goose was sufficient to keep the Capitoll Duetie and daunger must iustefie my presumption Duetie for it were an offence in daunger to hold my peace Daunger also for it is plaine deceipt in seeing to seeme not to see I beseech sir the Creator with his holy spirite to assist your Maiestie to giue you the same for counsayle and conduct and after so many trauayles to see his Realme florish in yours to prosper vnder his to his glorie your praise and the peace of your people So be it Your most humble and most obedient seruaunt and subiect P. D. M. A Declaration of the Articles agreed vpon betwene the King and the house of Guyze and their adherents commonly called The holy League THE Princes Officers of the Crowne Lordes Gentlemen townes comminalties other the Catholikes of this Realme vnited being the King most humble subiectes and seruants vnderstandihg by the Queene that his Maiesties entent is to embrace the cause of Religion as being holy and iust and to roote out all heresies out of this Realme praysing God for inspiring him with so good holy a mynd do most humbly beseech him to assist thē and the Queene to continue her wonted affection to whatsoeuer concerneth the benefite and preseruation of the state to the ende to prouide for the same They doe therefore desire his Maiestie to set forth an Edict which may be perpetuall and irreuocable wherby all exercize of the newe Religion may bee abolished and the Ministers expelled the Realme Also in asmuch as libertie of conscience tollerated among subiectes maye breede much contempt and 〈◊〉 against the seruice of God It may be enioyned to all his subiectes of whatsoeuer calling or condition to professe the Catholick Apostolike and Romish Religion within 〈…〉 after the publishing thereof otherwise to departe the Realme and no way to sell or dispose of their goodes 〈◊〉 the same to remaine to their Catholicke heires in direct line if they haue any p 〈…〉 ing the iust valewe and estimate of the ●owerth part of the sayd goodes But if their heires be other then in 〈◊〉 collaterall the to pay the estimate of the third parte according to the valewation that shall be● made by the Commissioners thereunto appointed and the money hereof arising to be committed into the handes of certaine persons thereto deputed to bee employed vpon the execution of this enterprize That all Heretickes of whatsoeuer state or condition may be declared according to the Canonicall Sanctions perpetually incapable of all publicke charges offices estates and dignities and those that now haue any to be forced to forgoe resigne the same vnto Catholicke persons such as are capable and not to keepe them notwithstanding they would abiure their error except for the space of three yeres after the sayd abiuration they continewe in Catholicke life so as there may be no further doubt of fayned repentaunce or dissimulation That his Maiestie declare al whatsoeuer haue bene done by the Catholick Princes and Lordes and all other as well particuler persons as Tounes and Communalties that haue taken their partes and suc 〈◊〉 oured and fauoured them either in the seazing vpon Townes fetching of Coyne out of his receiptes taking vp of victualles and Munition or leauying of Souldiers either within the Realme or without and generally all whatsoeuer haue bene done wrought or delt in vntill this present touching the effect and execution of the premises notwithstanding the same bee not particulerly specified or expressed to haue beene done for his seruice with the assuraunce of Religion to the preseruation whereof he acknowledgeth himself to b● bound both as a most Christian King and also by that solemne oath that hee tooke at his annoynting To the ende the Catholiques may not quaile or reenter into any feare iudging the sequel hereof by others that are already past that is that this enterprize should be but couldly prosecuted and finally determined by some other Edict contrary to this by meanes whereof there were no other fruict to be hoped for thē the common mischiefe and domages ensuing of Warre They do most humbly beseech his Maiestie to ordeyne that this sayde Edict may presently bee published without any restriction or qualification vppon the secrete recordes or otherwise It may also please his Maiestie with the Peeres and other officers of the Crowne to assist the publication therof in the Parliament of Paris and the same being read to declare that as a most Christian King being bound aswell by the othe that hee toooke at his Coronation as also by that zeale which alwayes hee hath borne to the seruice of GOD togither with the request and supplication to him made by the generall estates of his Realme assembled at Bloys he hath