frets he fumes he raues And of the King some speedie helpe in present danger craues The fate that files my fall ô King faith he is this Your Senate fauours truth too much your Iudges too remisse They are not sharpe inough to shred appearing ill They suffer impes of Luthers sect too much to haue their will The King not well content prouideth out of hand Some new assemblie to be had to haue this matter scand The Senate being set the Kings Attorney first Doth grauely shew vnto them al how that the K. doth thirst To haue them all agree in matters touching faith And to consent that Luthers brood should all be put to death For that some strife of late there was betweene them found Cōcerning this But to their shames this iarring would redoūd Because for Heretikes some first would haue them tride And some would haue them banished some would haue thē fride And therefore wisheth all with him to giue consent That death might end this strife which thing the king hath alwaie ment This was a subtill slight the godlie to betray That such as spake against the same their cōscience should bewray But yet amōg the rest some freely spake their minde That reason for so cruell act as yet they could not finde The King would haue saie they but Heretikes to die And what are they but such as dare the Scriptures to denie If anie such be found let them be wroong to death Because the word is all our staie and Author of our faith But if for Heretikes the godlie should be slaine God would reuenge their blood and we by this should reap no gain And those which you do think the truth do now denie Their reasons deeds faith we see wherein they stoutlie die Therefore if from the Lord this counsell doo proceede To striue against the same it were a vaine and sinfull deede Thus did the better sort their godlie thoughts bewraie Which being crost with coūter cranks was cause of their decaie For Satan fearing least their sentence would preuaile Sent two in post vnto the King these dealings to reueale The limbes of Pluto which this bloodie message went Egidius and Minardus were fit hounds for such a sent Who comming to the King most falselie did declare That in the Senate such were found which stoutly now did Religion to deride and speeches let to fall dare That for his Lawes and Edictes past they made no count at al. Now therefore is the time your Grace must looke about That springing showes of future ill your wisedome may roote out For if you should permit these rebels thus to thriue Great perill is least of your crowne your Grace they would depriue The King inflamed thus doth make no long delaie But to the Senate where they sate he takes his readie waie Where placed in his throne and hauing pausde a while Thus spake in presence of them all in high and princelie stile THe Lord that lendeth all and weeldes the golden spheare Hath sent vs now a wished peace deuoid of forreine feare Which peace is aye confirmde by bande of solemne vowe And plighted faith of solemn match which none can disalow Yet one thing there remaines to perfect this my State That in Religion one consent might banish all debate Which is the onelie cause that moues my pensiue heart In this your meeting for to ioyne and beare a carefull part This is therefore in few our craue and eke request That euerie man doo shew his minde as he shall thinke it best Here some that had before in words been verie rife Began to staie and doubted much the danger of their life Yet there were some which now a noble courage take Annas Burgeus as the chiefe this doubtfull silence brake Who lifting vp his hands in heart began to praie With thankes to God that he did liue to see that happie daie Wherein the Lord had wrought such care within his grace That he would bēd his willing eare to iudge so weightie case The cause saith he is Christs which we haue now in hand For which the Lord wil surely blesse both you eke your lād This is the blessed Arke that came to Edomes hall For which the Lord hath blessing sent on him his house al. This is the dustie booke which good Hilkiah found Which read before the King did giue a sweet siluer sound This is the Angel which to Gedeon did appeare This is the deaw vpon the fleece which set him void of feare This is the sword that made blinde Balaams Asse to speake This is the flame the Prophet forst his silence for to breake This is the liuelie spring which cooles the thirstie heate This is the shining lanterne which giues light vnto our feete This is the flame that earst by night did shew the way This is the blessed cloud that led Gods chosen in the day This is Elgathes flake that made his offering fume And this the blast which frō the Lord great rebels did cōsume This is the mightie voyce that makes the mountaines shake This makes the Liban cedars stoop fearful hindes to quake And this the pleasant wine to weake that comfort giues And this the wholsom milk wherby the sucking Infant liues Now as the Lord doth blesse the land that loues the same So for contemners of his truth he still prouides a shame For why came Ashur vp Gods chosen to molest And led the King with Commons all in Babel for to rest But for because they all their God did often grieue Which hated truth were content their faith to idols giue And if he doo not spare a King ô King take heed If people all to thraldome goe this land ô Lord had neede To weigh the cursed cause of this their finall fall Least for the like the like consume our King and Cōmons all Now is the Angell come with open booke in hand Which long ere this was sealed close from vs eke our land Now must the godlie craue of this to eate their fill So God with plentie will not faile to loue and feed them still Now see this Angel which to vs doth offer grace Is Iesus Christ which by his death our sins doth quite deface If we by liuelie faith of him can take good hold Then voide of feare before the Lord to come we may be bold It's he that shewes the way the truth to intertaine It's he that cleares the blinded eyes it's he that parteth plaine The truth from popish lies the sonne from mystie shades It's he that cals our straying steppes from Sathans sinfull trades O well is he that can this booke this truth imbrace O ill is he that shall refuse when Christ doth offer grace And though this booke at first be sweete vnto our tast Yet Sathans rages makes the
infants for to kill These godlie men saie they that seeme to shine so cleere Now vnder show of godlie life most filthie doo appeere The Monkes as Legates leaud of Plutoes bloodie minde Do sweate some to blaze abroad this stinking hellish wind As men that were most fit to spread this lying same Which in their liues as dooth appeare do dailie vse the same But they in open place these matters so dilate That in the mindes of blinded fooles they raise a deadlie hate Against these seelie soules which neuer meant this ill That eke the common sort did long these godlie men to kill And not the common sort are now deceiud alone But this assailes the Noble men and strikes the Princes throne Which lie no sooner came before the Princes face But stood in hope by Sathans meanes to finde assured grace Whose minde by light beleefe in furie so was bent That to destroy these hurtles men he plants his whoâ—â— intent So now he giues in charge to haue their dealings triâ—â— And chosen men he did appoint the same for to decide These men in office put no time could idle spend But hard against these seely sheepe their woluish wits do bend This poore afflicted flocke that now in prison laie In godlie ioy but worldlie greefe did passe the time away And they that were in faith more stronger than the rest To coÌ„fort those that were but weak their will was euer prest And those that were at large did trudge from place to place To ease the outward greefe of such as saw this heauie case Declaring by the word that this came not by chance But God was he for some intent which lead this woful dance Perchance to shew his will perchance to trie their faith Perchance to plant his hidden truth by their most happy death Perchance to be a meanes their foes for to confound As once amids the flouds he strake proud Pharao to the grouÌ„d Perchance amidst our mirth our God we did forget And youthly bent to vain delights perchance our mind did set So God in mercie now to call vs home againe And see our selues hath thought it good to let vs feele some paine Yet still amids the flame let this be all our rest That all things done to Gods elect are alwaies for the best Thus did they still remaine to God they did commend Themselues their case content to beare what euer God should send And now with solemne fasts praier put in vre And eke by writing they assaie some fauor to procure The King they doo request that truth might trie their deedes That Iustice cicle might deuide the Roses from the weedes That fickle flying tales from credit might be bard Till that by iust and equall proofe both parties haue ben heard And if it were his will that they might now dispute They doubted not by written word the Sorbons to confute Yet this could not preuaile for all this good deuice For some stood by that told the king their writings al were lies The godlie greeued thus as reason did them binde By other letters trie to change the Kings affected minde In which they warne his Grace to looke vnto himselfe Not to preferre before his God this wicked worldlie pelfe And therewithall to view the state of that his Land How all things prospered well which he did take in hand So long as to the truth he bent a willing eare And to the godlie Christian flocke a faithfull heart did beare But since he brake his faith he gaue the Germaine band And to that greasie Priest of Rome againe did giue his hand How all things since haue gone a cleane contrarie waie And nothing prospered well sith he the truth did so betraie And now ô Prince quoth they except thou do repent Assure thy selfe to plague this sinne the Lord is fullie bent And he that now hath lent to thee this happie Raigne Will for thy sinne most surelie turne thy pleasure into paine The Constable of France a looking glasse may be In whoÌ„ the end of swelling pride your Grace may plainly see Who proudlie swearing said If he returned sound He would not cease till he had quasht Geneua to the ground But God that sits aboue his follie did deride And at Sanquintines did confound his purpose and his pride So he that latelie swore against the Lord to fight Was taken captiue by the foe his armie put to flight Of wicked wilfull wits this is the wofull end When fancie rulde by witles will their strength will striue to bend Against the Lord. But now ô King we do not care For whatsoeuer God shall send we willing are to beare But yet of this be sure the blood that thou doost wring From vs vniustlie is the seed whereby the Church doth spring And though our bodies be consumed in the flame Yet of our ashes God will raise that shall defend the same To shade the shining light no wit can well preuaile So vaine to striue to staie the truth which God doth nowe reueale Thus while the Godlie worke their causes to defend The wicked impes of Sathan lurke to bring them to their end But one aboue the rest their death did dailie craue Munerius that bloodie wretch that false and periurde knaue Who hauing now of late by falshood crackt his fame Did hope by hate of Gods elect againe to winne the same And hauing now attaind the Princes bill assignd In Paris towne before the States he shewes the Princes minde Which was that presentlie all businesse set aside The King would haue the prisners calde their dealings to be tride And that they should proceed to iudge eke beleue According to the euidence Munerius then should geue These letters being read the Senate all agree Not to receiue Munerius nor anie thing that he Should laie against the life of those that faithfull were For that himselfe had falst his faith which latelie did forswere And yet they did proclaime that they would not refuse If anie other would step forth the faithfull to accuse So willing to performe the Kings intended minde Their cankred mallice plant the plot to haue the daie assignde When these afflicted soules from prison to their dome Before the whelpes of Pilates brood to iudgement now should come The daie is come and they that were before ordaind To shew the glorie of the Lord could not be now constraind By all their braue deuice the truth for to denie But for the same amidst the flame they willing were to die The bloodie sentence past which was the Kings desire The valiant troope of godlie men were drawne vnto the fire And chained to their stakes all naked as they stood Vnto the Lord their crie was heard from out amids the wood But to the wicked troope which longd to see that daie They knowing sure their causes good this or the like did say NOw shall you
this thing Yes sir you doo refuse with vs to Baal your offrings bring O mercie now good Lord what wicked times are these How long shal these vngodlie men keep these vngodlie waies How long wilt thou forbeare to bridle this their lust And when shall all their fleshlie pride be raked in the dust Why doost thou winke so long whie dost thou so delaie Why dost thou not cut off those Impes that stir this fierie fray But if it be thy will that they should longer raigne And if thou thinke it best for vs that they should yet remaine Restraine them yet good Lord least they doo go too farre For they against thy godlie Saints intend a cruell warre And till thy pleasure be for to destroie them quite Withhold their cruell iawes ô Lord with thy most mightie Bitt Haue mercie still on vs ô louing Father deere Maintaine vs in defending thee from danger fals and feare And make them Lord to know that they those Rebels are That froÌ„ the simple which do seek the light truth debarre And while that I haue breath I will declare the same That Sathan may not with his lies thy blessed truth defame Is this a Rebels part when men to Princes giue Their bodies goods and al things els without repine griefe Is this a traitors pranke vnto the Lord to praie That he will keepe both Prince Land from troble decaie And that he will vouchsafe to take from them the myste Which keeps theÌ„ from the knowledge of their sauior their Christ Or rather is not this a most rebellious part To seeke by all rebellious meanes Gods glorie to subuart To giue the honor due vnto the Lord alone To Saints that you haue made or els to senseles stock stone To vse blasphemous oathes to suffer common stewes To iustifie your owne deuice and such like filthie vse Your Conscience shall be iudge to you I doo appeale Hath God deliuered you the sword against his truth to deale If not beware betime and marke what I shall saie This mallice which you beare to Christ will be your own decaie And what are you so blinde that you perceaue not this How in this sentence you pronounce that you are none of his Recount within your selues and call to minde at large Where anie sinne or wickednesse be laid vnto our charge If not then iudge againe and tell me if you can VVhich is the best to serue the Lord or follow sinfull man Now if you loue your goods your credite and your life If you preferre before your God your houshold child or wife Then know you are not fit with Christ to haue a part But feare least for your sinne in hell you finde a lasting smart But if you doo not feare the iudgements of the Lord Yet know your deeds in forreine lands to straÌ„gers are abhord How manie sinfull actes and deedes deuoyd of wit That ruddie purpled Phalaris hath made you to commit Who for his cursed gaine hath set about the King Such as wil Prince and Commons all to deadlie ruine bring And when that Beast doth bid you runne at euerie call You racke teare Gods knowen truth not caring what befall To please him you doo yeeld the godlie to torment With such outrage as you are forc't the same for to lament But what me thinkes I see the teares tril downe your cheeke What haue I spoken that which now your conscience doth misllike Well then beware betime for yet the time is wel But if you shun this profered grace beware the paines of hell Your conscience must be knowen your deeds must al appeere Then call for grace and so repent while yet you tarrie heere But if you quake in rest as Felix did before And if you feare without remorse your paine wilbe the more You see how they reioice whom you condemne to die No terror can assaile the heart on Christ that doth relie We waie not all your force your mallice and your strife We doo accompt this cruell death to vs a happie life Why should it grieue my heart for Christ to hang or burne For little paine I know the Lord great pleasâ—re will returne But they vnhappie are and cursed from aboue Which from theÌ„selues others seek the truth for to remoue But this I know from Christ nothing shall me depart And from assured hope in him none shall remoue my heart For though you teare my flesh and heart to pouder grinde Yet this shall neuer so preuaile as once to change my minde And when that you haue done the worst you can deuise Vve know that in the latter day with Christ we shall arise This death therefore to vs we recken little paine For we beleeue assuredlie that we shall liue againe Now hap what maie befall to hang to burne to frie I haue professed Christ and so a Christian I will die Vvhy therefore doo we staie Come hangman doo thy part Thy fact in this loe heere I doo forgiue with all my heart And this he did repeate Come hangman doo the deed Till that the stoutest heart that heard for griefe began to bleed Put out put out said he your franticke fierie brands That Christ may onlie rule reign set to your helping hands Repent your wicked thoughts forsake your filthie waies And if you hope to haue release then vse no more delaies But why doo I so long draw this forsaken breath Farewell my mates for now behold I goe vnto my death Thus hauing said his minde and readie to depart The hangman takes and ties his hands and laies him on a cart In which he was conuaid vnto a place fast by Where chained to a stake it was ordainde that he should die The streetes of Paris towne were kept with watch and ward There went with him of armed meÌ„ foure huÌ„dred for his gard The waies on euerie side that lead vnto the place Were stopped vp as if they had foreseen some doubtful case And where we plainlie see these tyrants all afraid The godlie man for all this broile was not a whit dismaid For when he was vnbound there was in him no feare He put his clothing off himselfe with bold and constant chear Where standing naked then and stript vnto his skin With cheerefull voyce he did at last this heauie speach begin The cause why I am come good people to this death Is not for murder theft or wrong But for a liuelie faith Which said he held his peace and kneeling on the ground VVith sighes he praid til to the stake by hangmaÌ„ he was bouÌ„d VVhere he did oft repeate O Lord forsake not me Least by the frailenesse of my flesh I hap to slide from thee O Lord receaue my soule into thy blessed rest Giue me thy strength while I doo liue O Lord I thee request Thus with a quiet minde and heart deuoide of strife For Christ amidst the fierie flame he yeelded vp his life BVt what a ioy is
same seeme bitter at the last And what though Sathan rage what though the ende be gall Shall bitter blasts make vs forsake our Christ our life and all No God forbid ô King that he should knock in vaine Least being gone we iustlie doubt when he will come againe As yet he stands without and knocketh at thy dore O King receue that blessed guest that he may blesse thee more If that we let him in his promise is to staie But when from vs he shall depart ô most vnhappie day The supper is preparde the Angels sent to call The straying guests of this your Land vnto his sacred hall But if by fond excuse we shun his profered grace He shuts the doore and will admit some others in our place The marriage of the Lambe that blessed Lambe is nie Which makes with al her Romish trickes that whore of Babel flie Then happie is the man blessed from the Lord That with the Lambe maie haue a place sit at sacred bord If now we see the light that danted Saul to ground If now we heare that sacred voice that sweete ioiful sound Then let vs now inquire what voice it is that calls And let vs yeeld vnto the truth that from our eies the scaies Of darknesse may depart For vaine it is to kicke And labour lost for wilfull colte to striue against the pricke And if the hidden Truth the Lord will now reueale To daunt the same ô noble King your force shal not preuaile What Giant can withstand of Truth the piercing might What earthlie force of shining Sunne at noone can quēch the light If Truth do conquere Kings if Truth do cōquere al Then leaue to loue these Popish lies let whorish Babel fall Greeue not that blessed Spirit of life that seales the band For which king Dauid did request by which we vnderstand Our calling to be sure our striuing not in vaine By which we know we are ordaind for Christ to suffer paine Now sith we haue the seale from feare that makes vs free And shining light frō popish shades the Lord hath made vs see We may no longer then dissemble in this case But what we thinke must plainlie showe ô King before your face We cannot as you would the certain Truth denie But that defend though for the same we wer cōdemnd to die And whereas you doo thirst to sucke the guiltlesse blood Of them whō you name Lutherans ô King we think not good To strengthen that deuice which Sathan did inuent Least that with Caine our bloodie fact too late we should repēt For those whom you doo hate and push with heauie hand In verie truth are godlie men the best in all your land Whose faith you doo not see whose life you doo not know Take heed least you in them doo seeke the Lord to ouethrow Which feate by wāton will if now your Grace assay Be wise in time least that in this you frame your owne decay But this we thinke the best that straight way out of hand A lawfull Counsell may be calde to haue the matter scand Till which let godlie men whom enuie cannot staine In lieu of all their cursed wrong in rest at home remaine But if to this ô King you stoppe your princelie eare Lest God with blindnes strike your hart your frēds may iustly feare For they that doo not care aright to serue the Lord He leaues them to their filthie lusts to make thē more abhord Remember Ahabs fall that solde himselfe to death Forget not those two wicked men which long withstood the faith Corrupted men shall fade the reprobates shall die God wil not long maintein their raign that shal his truth denie Their madnesse shall be plaine their follies seene then The godlie shall deride the rage of sinfull wicked men Because saith God you staid to come when I did call I will be deafe when you lament and laugh when you do fall VVhich plague the Lord withhold frō you eke your land The lord preserue your noble grace shield ye with his hand That long in perfect peace your Grace may rule and raigne That in your time Gods knowen truth may once reuiue again And this is all we wish and this the worst we craue That Christ will open once your heart by faith your soule to saue This said he sate again The King in fierie heate Scant able to forbeare so long spake thus from out his seate INdeede and is it so well then we knowe the worst To speake or thinke as we haue heard we deemd no subiect durst But now with griefe we see that this infectious seed Hath taken rooting in our Court whereof this is the seed But most we maruell whie the Nobles of our land So blinded are that they wil needs these matters take in hand We thought it most vnlike that men so graue and wise Should euer stoop to giue consent vnto so leaud deuise But now we must correct our minde and former thought And giue these new religious mē the guerdō they haue sought And trust vs so we will now that we know the crue We doubt not but the proudest shall this day dealings rue Now sith we know the good the rest shall know our minde We doubt not for these bleding woūds some healing salue to find Such tooles we haue in store to fel this rotting moote That quicklie shall pul vp and rase the branches with the roote This seede of Luthers sect which now begins to spring Shall to the fields where it doth growe a wofull haruest bring It's time to looke about it's time to set some stay For if we sleepe we see there be that watch for our decay But they shall haue their meede they shall not lose their hire They shortlie shal with sorrow feele the waight of Princes ire Thus said in raging wise he turneth quite about And pausing staid a while as one that seemde to doubt But yet such rankor rose and boiled in his breast That presentlie he gaue in charge that there they should arrest Annas Burgeus as the chiefe and him to prison bring Who was he thoght the only root by whō the rest did spring When this was said and that the King had so decreed Mongomerie Captaine of the gard was he that did the deede Now good Burgeus is in linkes and irons fast Which sodaine fall did sore appall make the rest agast The King vnwilling was to haue the cause deferd But time and Iudges were assignde to haue the matter heard But such appointed were to iudge this weightie case Which hated him and sought the truth by falshood to deface Which partiall minded men Burgaeus did refuse And to the Senate did recount their olde and ancient vse Which was if anie one of them did chance to slide The order was by all the rest his dealings should be tride
preuaile Vve see that al our bloody broiles their courage cannot quaile Vve see how Noble men their forces dailie bend To counter crosse our planted plots this cause for to defend Two ciuill warres are past the third is now in hand Vve see how stoutlie they are bent our forces to withstand Therefore we must deuise to plaie some other part Or else in vaine we take in hand these Princes to subuart Now lend your listening eares and marke what I shall saie A secret thing I haue bethought which here I will bewraie You must make show as though you loude to liue at ease As wearie of these broiles you must intreate to haue a peace The King as chiefest man this plaie must first begin By louing letters words and cheere at first to bring them in And looke what they mislike the King must rase it out And yeeld to all things they request to put them out of doubt The King must shew such face to them aboue the rest As though he did vnfeinedlie of all men loue them best The worst of all their band the King must intertaine With such good will that no mistrust in anie maie remaine And he must make them know as though of late he felt Some pricke in conscience for the cause against the which hee delt And that he will forgiue al quarrels that are past In hope that this their new goodwil with loue might euer last And he must make complaint as though he did of late Mislike the dealings of the Guise and such as they doo hate And then the Guises must awhile from Court retire For thus you shall intrap them all and haue your full desire The King must yeeld to all that they request or craue And he must grant for to cōfirm the thing that they wold haue The Mother Queene in this must also play her part That no suspect of treason maie remaine within their heart And here you must giue out as though you would imploie Their seruice in some forreine warres which dooth your State annoie As if you would not trust the weight of such affaires To anie man but them alone whose faith and watchfull cares You long haue tried and so you maie your plot prepare By these and such like fained things to trap them in your snare If this preuaile not then I stand in fearfull doubt What practise next to put in vre to haue them rooted out Now therefore say your minde if thus it be not best To cut them off that so againe we all may liue in rest The Counsell did agree this was the onelie waie And euerie man did giue his word this sentence to obaie And that they would deuise such things to put in vre As best might fit this cursed plot and make the same most sure Which Sathan hearing rose and thankt them with his heart That they to him so willing were and so they did depart Then presentlie the King in post a message sent Vnto the Admirall to whom he shewed his good intent Which was that he was loath more ciuill warres to haue And that he greatlie did desire his subiects for to saue I will said he forget yea pardon and release All former griefes so that you will now yeeld to haue a peace Which might be now to me a cause of passing ioie For that I meane in forreine warres your seruice to imploie And first we doo require that we may ioyne our band Against the man that causeth all these troubles in our land Our Armies being ioynde we may the stronger goe Against the Duke of Alua whom we know to be our foe Great matters moue our minde against the King of Spaine For he hath taken Florida and late our sister slaine With lies of like deuise the godlie to betraie Requesting him most earnestly that he would come awaie And that he should obtaine what safetie he would craue Yea for his suretie there that he his faith oath should haue The message being done the Admirall as wise Within himselfe did halfe suspect the plot of this deuise And though that manie things did some suspition bring Yet all things els he doubted more than falshood in the King He thought the promise sure and firmelie did beleeue No treason could be ment wheras the king his word did giue The Admirall as one that was deuoide of feare And willing for to heare of peace vnto the King gaue eare So now the ciuill broiles which manie did intend By this deuise were pacified and brought vnto an ende It cannot be exprest what shewes of frendlie minde Both in the King and Courtiers all the Admirall doth finde His frends likewise which had the Gospell long profest As Countie Rouchfaucoult and eke Theligni with the rest Like grace and fauor found which made them so reioyce That to consent vnto the King they all did giue their voice And if in former warres the Admirall had lost Either castles houses townes or fermes what euer it shuld cost The King commanded straight for to restore them all And all things els which he of right of anie man could call And those whom he perceiude the Admirall to loue He blinded them with great rewards suspition to remoue Besides he did command out of his purse to giue To him an hundred thousand pounds his losses to relieue And when as it did chance his brother for to die The Cardinall Chastilion the King then presentlie The fruites and profites all of liuings all one yeare Vnto the Admirall he gaue his charges to forweare Yet not content with this one thing aboue the rest The King most frendlie did the which the godlie liked best He wrote to Philibert the Duke of Sauoie then That he should cease for to molest or grieue those godly men The which in former warres the Gospel did defend And that to such he should leaue off his rigor to extend And that the Admirall might no misliking finde He did by gentle meanes appease the Duke of Guises minde He tride to make them frends brought the same to passe Although it on the Guises part a fained frendship was The Cardinall likewise that was their greatest foe To chuse a Pope made thē beleeue to Rome that he would go So all things being done t'abandon all suspect What they mislikte the King would seeme the same for to reiect So that about the king they onelie credit winne Which did defend the Gospel which latelie were come in But nothing did preuaile to put them out of doubt So much as one thing which as now the king did go about Which was that he did wish his sister for to match Vnto Prince Henrie of Nauarre by this in hope to catch Them all within his snare for this he did conclude Not for good will but mere deceipt the godlie to delude Which match the King would haue consummate out of hand That so it might remaine said he a sure and perfect band Of that vnfained loue and inward
heartie care Which we to those that loue the truth gospel now do bear Vvhich made them all reioice and quite cast off their feare Vvhen in the King they did behold such loue frendly cheer Yet some did here alledge that conscience did restraine The Prince to match with her which yet did seeme for to remaine In loue with Popish rites to which the King replide That he to ease those scruples all such order would prouide Vvhich they should not mislike For he would there dispence Vvith all such rites and orders as might breed the least offence Vvhich Courtiers all mislike and openlie repinde Much doubting least vnto the truth the King had bin inclinde The Admirall againe was much confirmde besides By other signes not douting now their falshoods their slides The godlie did reioice to see the King so bent Not thinking of the treacherie treason that they ment So matters being past and parties all agreed In Paris towne to haue them ioinde by both it was decreed The Queene of Nauarre now a rare and vertuous dame Vvith others to the Princes Court in full assurance came Vvhere hauing staid awhile she tooke her leaue to ride To Paris for this solemne feast the better to prouide The King to like effect by message did request The Admirall that he would goe to Paris there to rest And see that nothing want for that appointed day And that himselfe would after come and make no long delaie And that he might not feare the mallice and the rage That Paris men did beare to him he said he would asswage The same himselfe and so he presentlie did write To Marcel Prouost of the towne perceiuing well their spite That he should intertaine and vse in frendlie wise The Admirall and all his traine that nothing might arise Which might offend his minde or burst to anie flame For if ther did he swore he wold most fiercely plague the same The King and Queene also vnto the like effect Vnto the Duke of Aniow did their letters now direct So that the Admirall not doubting anie foe Resolude himselfe and did prouide to Paris for to goe Where being come he found the king and all the rest VVith frendly welcoms so as more he could not wel request But whilst that euerie man was busie to prouide Within the court most sodainly the Queene of Nauarre dide Which afterward was knowen as some haue plainlie said That by a paire of gloues perfumde this treason was conuaide Which leaud and sinfull deede was now no sooner done But that the Kingdome of Nauarre descended to her sonne Heere-manie did reioyce in hope of perfect rest Yet this vnequall bloodie match the Guises did detest That dismall daie is come the marriage must begin Where were assembled solemnlie the chiefe of euerie kinne And for because the Masse their minds might grieue no more The mariage was solemnised before the great Church dore Of Paris with such words as both were well content Which done into the church the Bride in solemn maner wēt To heare a Popish Masse both she and all her traine Her husband walkt without the doore till she returnde againe Then home at last they goe with mirth and passing ioy They little thought this pleasant day would ende with such annoy And now begins the plaies the dancings and the sport Which were performd by Iusty youths that thither did resort The King and Nobles all in pleasures are so mad That for to talke of great affaires no leasure could be had And now the Admirall from Court had gone his way Had not some causes of the Church inforced him to staie Now from the wedding night fiue daies are come and past When as the King and Senate were contented at the last In counsell for to sit such matters to decide As best might fit their fained warres in Flanders to prouide Which ended neere about the middle of the day As euerie man vnto his house did take his readie waie The Admirall himselfe with other Nobles moe Along the streetes not doubting hurt in pleasant talk do goe A harquebusse was shot from other side the streete Which charged was with bullets two the Admiral to greete Which cursed blow did wound and strike this Noble man That thorough both his valiant armes the leaden pellets ran Which done althogh the woūd did tuch him somwhat neer Yet nothing danted with the stroke he said with wōted cheer From yonder house it came goe looke who is within What vilde vnworthie trecherie is this they doo begin And therewithall he sent in hast vnto the King Such as might show vnto his grace this bad shamefull thing The message being done the King as then did plaie At tennis with the Duke of Guise he fiercelie threw awaie His racket in a rage as though it grieude his heart That thus the Admirall was hurt and streight he did depart Vnto his Castle where a while he did remaine Close with his brother of Nauarre till he might heare againe More certaine newes but now the matter was too plaine That this assault was surelie made by one of Guises traine Now whilest these greeuous woūds the surgeons had in cure He sent Theligni to the King because he was not sure Where he should liue or die for to desire his Grace That he would now vouchsafe to come vnto that simple place Where he did lie for that he had a secret thing To tell him which did much concerne the safetie of the King Which was no sooner said the King was well content And with the man the message came without delaie he went They went likewise that sought the Admirall to kill The Mother Queen with al her mates no dout for great good will Which all no sooner did within the dore appeere But that the King saluted him with sweete friendlie cheere Alas my deerest frend how camst thou to this place Where wounded now I see thee lie me thinks in heauie case What arrant villaine wrought this leaud and sinfull act Would God I knew the wicked wretch that did commit thef fact For though my Admirall the hurt be done to thee Yet the dishonor of the fact and shame redounds to me Both which I will reuenge by death of God I sweare As like in France was neuer seene to make such wretches feare Such speeches had the King questions manie more Concerning Iudges health griefe and how he felt his sore To which the Admirall with milde and quiet minde Such answere gaue as moude them much such patience for to finde In him that had receaude such cause of deadlie ire Who did request but onelie that the King would straight inquire Vpon the fact which was I surelie know said he Procured by the Duke of Guise for great good will to me Which deede the Lord reuenge as he shall thinke it best For if I die I hope by faith with Christ to be in rest The rest he did desire a while to
towne the masters their mates This is the onelie time this matter to dispatch But being fled these birds are not so easie for to catch The towne of Paris will most gladlie giue consent And threescore thousand fighting men prouide for this intent So shall we quicklie see the ende of all our strife And in a moment shall dispatch these rebels of their life But if we stand in feare and let them scape our hand They will procure in time to come great trouble in our land For if the Admirall his strength receaue againe Can anie doubt but that he will be mindfull of his paine It is a simple thing for Princes to beleeue That new goodwil an ancient hate from galled hearts caÌ„ driue Therefore if we permit these Rebels to retire We soone shall see by warres againe our Countrie set on fire This is a womans minde and thus I thinke it best Now let vs likewise heare I pray the sentence of the rest This counsell of them all was liked passing well And in respect of present state all others did excell Some doubting mused long which were the better waie The King of Nauarre and the Prince of Condee for to slaie Or els to saue their liues in hope they would recant Because the proofe of perfect yeres they both as yet did want But here they did preuaile as God no doubt would haue Vvho thoght it best in this assalt these princely youths to saue Because they were in hope that when those impes should see Their mates tormeÌ„ted thus they would most willingly agree To bow where they would bind to go where they would cals And to forswere their former faith would make no dout at all But all the rest remaine condemned for to die Vvhich cruell verdit must be put in practise presentlie The night that should insue then next without delay Beginning ere the same were spent long time before the day The Duke of Guise was thought the fittest of the traine To take in hand this bloodie plot to haue the godlie slaine Concluding thus they goe each one vnto his place The godlie doubting nothing lesse than this so heauie case HEere is the first part plaide and heere I doo lament My slender skill wants fitted phrase the sequele to depaint The Duke in office put begins for to prepare So that in troopes the armed men ranne busling here and there With noise threatning words as though some tumult were Preparing now in euerie streete which made the wisest feare Vvhat would insue At length the Admirall did heare This tumult and not knowing how the truth for to inquire He sent vnto the King to know the full intent Vvhy in the night in riot wise these armed people went Thus raging in the streetes and where it were his will If so he would not feare but rest in hope of safetie still The King returned word and wilde him not to feare For this was done by his aduise yet not in euerie where But in some certaine waies these armed men were set The foolish rage of leaud attempts by this in hope to let O leaud and filthie lie vnseemlie for a King Vvhat Turke or Diuell could deuise a more vnworthy thing For when the Duke of Guise had all in order set And nothing rested which might seem their purpose for to let He Marcell calls in hast and wills him haue a care That all the masters of the streetes ere midnight did repaire Vnto the Counsell hall where they should heare at large Great matters froÌ„ the King himself of straÌ„ge speciall charge The message being done they all without delaie Assembled were to know the thing the Guises had to saie Where Prouost Carron rose with stomacke stout and bolde And garded with a Guisian troope this bloodie message tolde My frends quoth he giue eare and marke what I shall saie The Kings intent is presentlie this night without delay Those Rebels to destroy which now these latter yeeres Bore armes against his Grace which thogh they be his peeres Yet will he quite pull vp and roote the lawlesse race Of theÌ„ that long haue sought by force his dealings to disgrace And what a happie time I praie my mates is this When fast within our Citie wals the Captaine closed is That siercelie brued the broile of this our doubtfull strife And manie times hath put vs all in danger of our life Their trust by treason trainde is cause of this deceite Oh happie she that wrought the molde of this so cunning feat Their freÌ„ds will proue their foes sweet plesures wil haue pain And being here they are not like to see their homes againe Their chambers prisons are their beds shall be their graue And ere the day appeere we must a glorious Conquest haue Be strong therefore my frends make sharpe the fatall knife For of these Rebels ere the day not one shall scape with life Their leader and their guide lies wounded in his bed And therefore as the chiefest foe we'ill first haue off his head And when we haue dispatcht the Rebels we haue heere We'ill likewise ransack all the Land of like that shall appeere This is the Kings intent this is his Graces minde To doo this feate let him in vs a willing courage finde And for a token when this murder shall begin The warlike trumpet shall not sound nor banner shalbe seene But Tockeseine shalbe heard this bloodie newes to bring For then begin when as you heare this Pallace bell to ring The badge which you shall bear by which you shal be known Shalbe a Linnen cloath of white made fast about the brawne Of left side arme and eke a crosse vpon your cap Of white likewise and these keepe fast what euer chance may hap And this is all my frends that I haue now to saie Come follow me and let's begin and vse no more delaie This while the Duke of Guise did shew his whole intent Vnto the Captaines of the gard and bad them giue consent With courage to performe so great and famous act Which seruice as the case did staÌ„d they might not loÌ„g protract Now shortlie after this the Duke with manie more Accompanied with the Cheualier and armed men great store Came posting to the gate which Câ—ssin tooke to keep Woe worth the time wheÌ„ they did trust the wolfe to gard the sheepe The Admiral knew wel the tumult of this rout Yet this nor anie thing could make his valiant heart to doubt For though he had but few scarce tenne within the place Yet nothing could at all preuaile to make him doubt his case For oft he would repeate the Kings assured loue Approoued by so manie signes as you haue heard aboue What though the CoÌ„mons rise what thogh the tumult rage When they shal see the princes gard their malice wil asswage I know the King will not by treason false his faith Thogh for the same there might ensue
Then Benuise with his mates to put them out of doubt Tooke vp this bloodie corse so from window cast him out Where from his wounded head sprang out so fresh a flood That vizard-like his face was all imbrued with goarie blood Whereby they could not well at first discerne his face Till that the Duke of Guise himselfe first kneeling in the place Had with his napkin wipte the clotted blood awaie And searching viewed euerie part he rose without delay And crying to his crue deuoide of feare and shame It's he my frends I know him well trust me it is the same The Duke descending then from out the stately gates With bloodie hart and cursed mouth he cride vnto his mates O happie lucke that we so good beginnings haue Lo Fortune frames her willing hand to giue that we do craue And sith it pleasde the fates at first such hap to send It giues me cause of future hope to see some happie end Come on my valiant hearts so place your warlike bands That marching forward to the rest not one may scape our hāds This is the Kings decree this hath he giuen out We do no more than he commands to put you out of doubt Let pitie take no place till Rebels all be rid Thus saith the king feare not therfore to do what he doth bid Let nothing now preuaile to dant your hardie minde No though with teares they pitie craue let thē no mercie find Haue no remorse vnto the yong ne yet the olde Without regard to anie one to kill them all be bolde Now sanctifie your swords and bath them in the blood Of these religious Rebels which do meane the King no good So shall we quicklie finde a path to perfect peace So shall we see assured meanes at length to liue at ease For if we can recount the troubles that are past Then happie time wherein we may dispatch them all at last Vvhich said he bad in hast the Tockesein for to ring Vvich sounding bell appointed was the fatall newes to bring Vvhen as this raging rout this murder should begin Vvhich they performde as though they had no men but monsters bin And therewithall deuise a larum for to raise Pretending with some solemne lie the people for to please So now the trumpets sound this lie and shamefull thing That certaine traitors were in armes about to kill the King Heere one among the rest from Rome that latelie came Desirous by some valiant act perhaps to get a name Cut off the bleeding head imbrude with reaking blood Of that most worthie Admirall in hope to doo some good And sent it straight to Rome as Lorraine had requirde A present welcome to the Pope which he had long desirde His hands cut off by some by some his secrete parts Declares what hate to shining light lies hid in blinded harts His hackt and mangled corpes by space of certaine daies Vvas dragde by rascals all along the streetes and filthie waies At length this rusticke rage as furie thought it meete At common gallowes of the towne did hang him by the feete Thus came this Noble man to this vnworthie death Thus doo the Papists learn to break the vow of plighted faith The Admirall being slaine they likewise murdred most cruellie not onelie all such frends Phisitians Preachers and al other that were found hidden in the Admirals lodging but also as manie as were suspected to be of that religion within the towne or anie where els were lamentablie put to the sword as here folowing we may plainlie see THese furies frying thus yet thus were not content But in the house from place to place like greedie hounds they went To search the chambers all and corners of receipt That from the wolfe the sheep might saue his throate by no deceipt And such as sleeping were found naked in their bed Or gone to hide or saue themselues they first cut of their head And after fiercelie pierst with wounds both great and deepe Vvhich being done like cruell currs they throw thē on a heap Among which wofull troope two Noble youths there were And Pages of most worthie birth which likewise died there Vvith these among the rest a man of noble fame The Countie Rouchfoucault was forst at length to tast the same Vvhom for his pleasant wit the King did seeme to loue Yet in this furie nothing might the King to mercie moue But now in hast must be to death vntimelie sent To yeeld againe vnto the Lord the life that he had lent So him at first De Nance commanded was to kill But he most stoutlie did refuse this guiltlesse blood to spill Shall I said he consent to doo this fearfull thing To shed this blood because I am commanded by the King No God forbid I know I haue a soule to saue So bloodie spot to saue my life my name shall neuer haue I know there is a day a day that Saints desire When of our deeds the king aboue a reckoning will require Obaie the King that's true in things that honest be When I obey in wicked hests wo worth the time to me For Ioab did not well King Dauid to obay When wickedlie the King him bad Vriah for to slay Those Elders did offend which shewde themselues too prone Those wicked letters to obey poore Naboth for to stone And cursed Doeg which obaide a wicked will Shall cursed stand for that he did the Lords annointed kill A murder to be done the King doth now request My God cōmands the contrary now which to chuse wer best The King doth threaten death and God doth threaten hell If for the King I should forsake my God should I doo well Vvhat others see ô King I cannot well diuine To kill the vncondemned man it is no charge of mine To slaie my deadlie foe except there were some cause I would not yeeld much lesse my frēd against our sacred laws What enuie doth report ô King I cannot saie But this my frend a faithfull man to me hath been alwaie Therefore I praie your Grace your rigor to asswage Or bid some other whom you list to execute your rage In matters that be good if that you list to vse My seruice you shall see that I no perill will refuse Therefore I praie your Grace this answere for to take Which vnto Saule his Soldiers once were not afraid to make De Nance to kill his frend no wight shall euer see Though for refusall he were sure beheaded for to be Take heed ô noble King what sprite you follow now Let no man force you doo the thing that God doth disallow While good king Dauid was by whoredome brought a sleep He did the thing which being wakt did force his hart to weep While Saule in mallice was against good Dauid bent He ranne to that which afterward with teares he did lament And whilest that Iezabel great mischiefe did intend
Against poore Naboth she at last came to a fearfull ende Looke well therefore ô King before you leap too farre Least in the end this testie scab do breed a lasting scarre Well I can saie no more but God preserue your Grace And graunt your soule when breath is gone with him a resting place But this could not preuaile this noble man to saue For bloodie Doeg did attend his office for to haue For which an Auernois a man of cused fame Made offer there before the King that he would do the same The King was well content this office for to giue To him so that this Noble man of life he would bereaue We see how Sathan doth by glorie mixt with gaine Worke to procure this worthy wight the sooner to be slaine There fell in this assault for mallice to the truth Theligni famous for his wit a rare and passing youth Who for his manlie heart and courage did excell For which the King in outward shewe did seeme to loue him wel Now when the time was come that martird he shuld be With courage bold he smiling said O welcome death to me It grieues me for to liue since faith from Princelie seate Abandonde is and in her place raignes falshood and deceite It grieues me for to see this sad and irksome daie Wherein so great and famous King a traitors part shuld play It grieues me for to heare poore soules deceiued crie Too late for that they did too much on Princes oath relie Woe worth my harmlesse heart too soone that did beleeue And to the kings dissembling words too soone did credit giue Woe worth the wicked time when first I did begin To worke the meanes for to perswade my father to come in Woe worth my lying tongue which first assaid to bring My fearfull Father in the minde that he should trust the King How oft did I commend the Kings assured loue How did I thinke that nothing might vs frō the same remoue How oft did I recount the Kings repeated oath How many frendly signes were seene of force to bind vs both How often did I vrge there was no cause of feare Because for this we saw the King most willing for to sweare But sith it is too late this error to lament My trusting hath deserued death and therefore am content Sith I am not the first whom trust hath thus betraid To suffer death for no offence I am the lesse dismaide And since my greatest hope hath wrought me most despite What shall I saie I saie no more but Lord receaue my sprite Thus came this noble impe vntimelie to his graue For that he to a Papists oath too great afliance gaue And thus fell manie moe of Nobles here and there Whose names valiant acts were now to lōg for to declare Thus did those lawlesse bands go raging vp and downe From house to house they sought to spoyl the welthiest of the town So they that beggers were when first this stirre began At last with rich and flowing welth the chiefest credit wan This while the Duke of Guise these words repeated still With crying voice Kill kill the knaues this is the princes wil. And least the souldiers should waxe faint with bloodie toile Now rid thē al my frēds quoth he you shal haue the spoile Thus did they all a day from morning vnto night With bloodie swords runne vp and down no doubt a heauie sight They spared none they knew no sex could pitie finde The rufull crie of tender babes could not asswage their minde In great triumphing ioye of this their warlike feate The bodies slain frō windowes hie they throw into the streat So that there was no way no lane or passage by Vvhere murdred men you might not see in heaps together lie Now whilst within the towne these things a dooing were The King of Nauarre and the Prince of Condee did appeere Before the King For so before it was agreed To saue these youths to farther hope the counsell had decreed For they their lodging had within the Castle wall Vvhich for defence is alway thought the surest place of all These Princes being gone and onelie had awaie The rest were left vnto the sword to die without delaie Their seruants their frends their tutors with the rest Could not preuaile to saue their liues by sute ne yet request But thrust without the dores and kneeling in the place The gard of Switzers slew them all before the Princes face And still betweene the stroke they cried all amaine Vpon the Kings fidelitie but faith was calde in vaine Yet none amongst them all so much lamented was As Mounsieur de Pilles that he should come vnto so hard a passe Because among the rest he past them all so farre For godlie zeale in truth and eke for prowesse in the warre Vvho lying in his bed somwhat before the day And hearing noise of armed men leapt out to see the fray And marking well the voyce in place and time of truce Of cries and killings euerie where it made him much to muse Vvhich dump De Nance did break who did this message bring That straight to void the place he was cōmanded by the king And that he should depart his weapons left behinde From out the Court and Castle gate ful sore against his minde Vvhich was no sooner said but Pilles was forced out Among the bloodie weapons of that rude vnrulie rout To hope for longer life he saw it was but vaine He saw such cruell rage and eke the bodies that were slaine Vvhere lifting vp his voice so that the King might heare These words he spake before them al deuoid of fainting feare O false vnworthie King ô whelpe of sauage kinde O traitrous heart in kinglie breast ô base polluted minde Is this a Princelie part by treason to procure The murder of thy chiefest frends Is this thy Popish lure To traine vs in by trust to thrust vs thus to death Is this thy solemne Kinglie oath is this a Princes faith Is this thy frendlie cheere Is this thy fawning face Is this the fruite of Romish faith ô false dissembling race And doost thou honor so thy sisters spousall daie And couldst thou finde no other time thy treasons to bewraie Is this the trust that is in mother sonne and kinn Let France thē curse the man that did first bring this kinred in How are thy wits bewitcht what furie doth inrage Thy tigers heart that nothing can thy thirst but blood asswage And wast thou not afraid to giue thy leaud consent To murder them which to beleeue thy promise were content Vvhere are thy frendlie words where is thy feined loue Vvhat hath thy flintie heart forgot there is a God aboue And thinkst that thou shalt shed our guiltlesse blood in vaine Shall not the Lord ô wretch of thee require the same againe How darest thou to behold the creatures of the Lord Vvhen for thy
whom Sathan would destroie Thy godlie flocke he seekes to quell thy Truth for to annoie Let them not longer Lord exalt their pridie crowne Let thē not scape that dailie seek to throw thy kingdom down Thy promise is my hope thy word is all my staie My comfort is the liuing Lord which shields me from decaie While Christ is on my side by faith that makes me free By death or life I little feare what man can doo to me To thee my liuing God for mercie now I call So in this place my promisd vowes shalbe performed all O Lord receaue my soule the force of death destroie That presentlie before thy face I may appeare with ioy O Christ thy pitie send with mercie come to me For from my youth tender yeres my hope hath bin in thee My heart is fixed Lord my heart is surelie set To saue my soule my God let not my sinnes be anie let Now to thy blessed hands whether I die or liue My sinfull soule receiue it Lord I gladlie here doo giue And thou that hether camest to plaie this bloodie part Loe this thy wicked deed I doo forgiue with all my hart Desiring God that this my blood now set at large Vvhen he doth come maie not at all be laid vnto thy charge Come staie no longer now if God shall giue thee power To take my life thē welcom thrice this sweet happy hower His wife he kissing bade her sorow to repell Vvith her his babes he did imbrace and bade them al farewel But Lord what rolling teares what shrikes and piteous cries Betweene the wife and louing babes were sent to airie Skies But this could not perswade the traitor to depart Vvho framde his readie dagg to strike pore Masson to the hart Then Masson kneeling downe content his life to leaue The bullet meeklie to his breast from Pistoll did receaue Vvhere falling to the ground his blessed life did yeeld Vnto the Lord with quiet heart as meeke as anie childe Vve see what worthie men the Papists haue destroid God grant vs grace that doo remaine their treasons to auoide Amen The Iudgement of the Lorde against this bloodie and periured King of France Charles the 9. Dilated by the sentence of God in the lawe against murder by examples both out of the Scriptures other Authors concerning the horrible end that hath fallen vpon wilfull murderers and lastlie the bloodie death of this blood-sucking King himselfe NOw let vs see the ende of this periured King And let vs weigh in future time what fearfull fruite did spring From falsed faith And first I brieflie will repeate The sentence of the mightie God gainst murder and deceate Then shall we plainlie see how that in euerie land The Lord according to his law with iust reuenging hand The bloodie tyrants strikes with all their faithlesse crue As by examples we maie see of such as shall ensue Vvho so saith God shall shed the blood of man in vaine Shall with the shedding of his blood requite the same againe And he that by deceite his neighbour shall betraie Or shall with guile presumptuouslie his brother seeke to slaie He shall not scape although he to the altare flie But drawen foorth he iustlie shall without all pitie die Such cursed bloodie men Gods plague doth follow still For wicked King Abimelech who was content to kill His seuentie brothers all the kingdome for to haue From iust reuenge he could not long his cursed carkasse saue For from a womans hand a milstone downe was sent Frō off a wall which with the weight his brain pan al to rent And after by his Page was thrust vnto the heart With sword lest that a womās stroke his glory shuld subuert As Triphon did intrap with face of frendlie cheere Good Ionathan to whom he did a faithfull frend appeare So did he quicklie feele the weight of falsed word Who shortlie was by Simon slaine and iustlie put to sword I read also of one Aristobolus by name Who hath for murder left behinde a blacke bloodie fame For first he did consent with famine for to pine His mother for because she would the kingdome not resigne And also was content by death to make away Antigonus his brother deere which was his owne decaie For when the deed was done he felt a present griefe In conscience for so cruell act which then without reliefe Did dailie so torment his sore afflicted hart That fresh remorse did often giue new cause of greater smart At length from grislie corse his blood by peacemeale came For brothers blood frō earth did call his blood to quit the same And thus in fearfull wise he yeelded vp his breath So was his fierce wicked life repaide with worthie death Our Charles like vnto this from Gods reuenging hand By bloodie death repaies the blood he shed within his land From eares from nose frō mouth from hart that was so stout Frō euery part his blood was seen wher blood might issue out The man that would not yeeld when men did mercie craue For mercie cries vnto the Lord but mercie none can haue For he that will not help the poore when they dooth call Shall call himselfe when he hath need not be heard at all The heart that was so proud now feeles the bitter paine Whereat he iested when he saw his faithfull subiects slaine The eares that would not heare the poore afflicted crie But greedelie to sucke their blood would credit euerie lie With blood are stopped vp that they shall heare no more Such heauy plagues for wicked men the Lord hath stil in store The mouth that would not speake to doo his brother good Insteed of words doth vomit out the clotts of filthie blood The nose that did detest of Truth the pleasant smell From filthie heart doth willinglie the stinking blood expell So that we plainlie see that blood for blood doth craue And he shall not escape that seekes his brothers blood to haue Then cursed be the mouth and man that did perswade This wretched King that he was in a good and godlie trade In that he did by guile the godlie so allure And afterwards by treason did their wished death procure Much like said he you be to Lewes which heretofore Said in the Latine that he knew one sentence no more Which was That he which Truth in words will alwaies bring And not dissemble knoweth not the skill to be a King Naie this was rather like the red and cruell raigne Of Mithridates who did cause of Romanes to be slain A hundred fiftie thousand once by message that was sent Whē outwardlie there did appear nothing but frendship mēt The King of Arragon like mate of cursed crue By like deceit in Sicill once eight thousand Frenchmen slew To Philip once it was his ruine and his death In that he often brake his oath and vow of
plighted faith Then happie is the man that timelie can beware Of Popish treason which doth seeme great fauor for to beare NOw haue you heard at large the chiefe of bruted broile That lately for the Truth hath bin in France my natiue soil The Lord grant England peace and mercie from aboue That from the Truth no trouble may their fixed heart remoue With wished life and health Lord long preserue and keepe That Noble Queene Elizabeth chiefe Pastor of thy sheepe And that she maie finde out and hunt with perfect hate The Popish hearts of fained frends before it be too late And that in wofull France the troubles that we see To England for to shup the like may now a warning be And where our wound is seene as yet so fresh to bleede Lord grant to England that they maie in time take better heede Now sith you doo perceaue of France the wofull case Good sir I pray you giue me leaue to seâ—ke some other place I feare that I haue staid and charged you too long In warping forth these bloodie broiles in rude rustick song Not so good frend but if with me thou wilt remaine I shall not think it anie charge nor count it anie paine To heare and keepe thee still but if thou wilt depart For thy discourse take this reward thanks froÌ„ frendlie hart And so my frend farewell Lord shield thee from annoy And grant vs al that we may meete with Christ in perfectioy Amen Lord Iesus Christ the praise be thine For blessing of this worke of mine Anna Dowriche Giue God the praise Veritie purtraied by the French Pilgrime FRom Seate supernall of coelestiall Ioue Descended Truth deuoid of worldlie weed And with the brightnesse of her beames she stroue Gainst Sathan Sinne Adams fleshlie Seed Reproouing wrongs bewailing worldlings need Who thinke they swim in wealth blinded by guile Yet wanting Truth are wretched poore vile The World reproou'd in rage attempts hir wracke Sathan assists malicious Men deuise Torments for Truth binde scourges at hir backe Exclaime against hir with blasphemous cries Condemning hir exalting earthlie lies Yet no despite or paine can cause hir cease She wounded springs bedeckt with crowne of Peace FINIS The pitifuâ—… mentation 〈◊〉 godlie Freâ—… Exile whiâ—… for persecuâ—…on forsooke 〈◊〉 Countrie â—emie 9. 12. Samuel 15. Exedus 17. 4. Numb 24. 20. France compared with Iuda Egipt Agipt and Ierusalem a The French â—â—lgrime haâ—â—ng espied the â—uthour comâ—eth to him b The tâ—â—â—g beâ—eene them c The Pilgrim d The Englishâ—â—n the Auâ—â—or e The Exile The FreÌ„ch Pâ—â—grime describeth the causâ— of the Ciuill warrs in Frâ—â—â— Matth. 10. 34. Luke 12 31. The first cratiâ—â—â— of the diuell 〈◊〉 the king the Queen mother â—nd Court of â—aris a In the raigne of Henrie the second Anno 1557. b Philip King of Spaine hauing married Marie Queene of Englande gaue the Constable of FraÌ„ce a great ouerthrow which afterward was called the ouer throw of Laurence Day c The godlie in danger fall to praâ—er as their best refuge d The wicked cannot abide â—nie good exercise e The violent and mad rage of Sathan against the word A certain gate in this assault by the prouidence of God was wonderfullie opened for the sauegard of manie when the houses were on euerie side beset Murder with Sathans Misters findeth more frendship thaÌ„ the truth The exercise of the godlie Commandement was giueÌ„ by the King that some meet men should be chosen to consider the causes of these captiues a The cause of this great tumult â—â—thans wickâ—d policie by â—is ministers to â—â—â—face the â—â—â—uth with â—â—â—ined lies â—he first lie â—â—at Sathan â—readeth aâ—â—inst the godâ—â— The diuels amâ—assadâ—rs Princes are many times abused by lying Parasites The chiefe angels of Sathan which fight against Michael our Christ are the wicked Princes potentates of the world Reuel 12. 7. They that of the Lord haue receiued greater portion of knowledge and faith are bouÌ„d to comfort the weaker The comfortable speeches of the godlie one tewards another Patience a notable token of Gods election and loue Fasting and praieâ— the onelie best weapoÌ„s of the godlie â—n aduersitie The godly captiues write to the King â—â—thaa alwaie â—â—â—idie at a â—â—â—ch 〈◊〉 earnest â—â—â—ters the seâ—â—d time wrâ—tâ—â—n to the king 〈◊〉 the innocent â—â—â—tiues 〈◊〉 his K. Henry 〈◊〉 2 was once 〈◊〉 enimie to 〈◊〉 e Pope and â—â—â—emed to faâ—â—â—r the Gospel â—â—od for his â—â—â—ercie manie â—â—â—â—es giueth â—â—â—yrants little â—â—â—wer The bloud of the Martirs iâ— the seede of the Church Truth the true Phoenix Such are worthie men to be the diuels châ—pions He that haâ— bin once false for sworn is nâ—â— to bee receiue a witnes in a 〈◊〉 matter The wicked make quicke dispatch in 〈◊〉 demning the godlie â—he triumph 〈◊〉 the godlie oâ—â—â—r their eneâ—ies euen in 〈◊〉 midst of 〈◊〉 fire â—m 1. 2. â—b 5. 17. Cro. 32 31 â—ct 4. 28. â—â—ohes 1. 11. 〈◊〉 â—hil 1. 28. â—â—nes 4. 10. â—ct 7. 60. Genes 4. 15. Genes 27. 41. Exod. 14. 27. Nomb. 12. 20. Nomb. 16. 33 Exod 17. 8. Deut. 25. 17. 1. Sam. 15. 33 Wisdom 11. â— 1. Sam. 19. 10. 1. Sam. 31. 4. 1 Sam. 25. 10. vers 38. 2. Sam. 16. 5. 1. King 46. 1. 2. Sam. 17. 1. vers 23. 1. King 13. 4. 1. King 19. 3. 2. King 30. Euse eccl hist 2. booke 7. Chapter Ibid cap. 9. Acts. 11. 23. Matth. 26. 47. Acts. 1. 18. Maxentius 〈◊〉 â—ulianus Vaâ—ens being perâ—ecuters of the â—aithfull had he like end Munerius put â—o open shame and banished its countrie a A Iudge that gaue sentence was strikeÌ„ with sodaine death b O the dedlie sting of a guiltie conscience c Two others cruell in the former slaughter died sodainlie in the sight of all meÌ„ d Other two as they returned from the murder fell at contention and at last were slaine one of an other The second example of the French crueltie Luk. 23. 12. * The graffe that greeued Sathan was the Truth which now in France increased dailie which was the cause of this present Persecution a The speaâ—â—s of the â—â—uell to K. â—enrie the â—â—cond b The King appointed an assemblie to be â—ade to consider of the Edict of Caâ—â—ellobrian c The speaches of the godlie against the Papistes crueltie The speaches of the K. Attornie â—o the Assemblie d This was Sathans subtiltie to bewray such of the Iudges as were suspecâ—ed for Religion which after was the cause of Annas Bargaeus death Acts. 5. 39. 2. Counsellers of the same Senate The Oratiâ—â— of the wicked Counsellors to the K. colourea with lies the more to moue him to wrath The speacâ— of K Hem the second vnto the Sâ—nate a The not aâ—â— Oration â—f Annas Burgaus â—eliuered â—efore the King in the â—â—at house b He setteth â—ut the poâ—er verâ—ue of the â—ord of god and what a â—lessing it â—ringeth to them that