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A15467	Nevves from Sir Roger Williams VVith a discourse printed at Rheines [sic] containing the most happie victorie, lately obtained by the Prince de Conty, lieutenant generall ouer the kinges forces, in Aniou, touraine, Maine, Poictu, Berry, Blaysois, Vendomois, Dunois, high and lower Limosin, and Perche, against the rebellious leaguers, enemies to his Maiestie. VVhereunto is annexed the order or agreement of the Court of Parliament, held in Normandy at sundry times, and now lastly confirmed the eighteenth of August, to the vtter abolishing of the Popes authoritie, the taking away of his reuenewes, and the burning of his bulles.	Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.	1591 (1591)	STC 25734; ESTC S100644	8,701	22

NEVVES FROM Sir Roger Williams With a discourse printed at Rheines containing the most happie victorie lately obtained by the Prince de Conty Lieutenant generall ouer the Kinges forces in Aniou Touraine Maine Poictu Berry Blaysois Vendomois Dunois high and lower Limosin and Perche against the rebellious Leaguers enemies to his Maiestie Whereunto is annexed the order or agreement of the Court of Parliament held in Normandy at sundry times and now lastly confirmed the eighteenth of August to the vtter abolishing of the Popes authoritie the taking away of his reuenewes and the burning of his Bulles Printed by Iohn Woolfe and are to be sold by Andrevv White at the Royall Exchange ouer against the Conduit in Cornewall Anno. 1591. The Copie of a Letter sent by Sir Roger Williams to the Citizens of Paris concerning some false rumors by them lately giuen out To the Colonels Captaines aswell Spaniards as others beeing at this present in Paris HAuing receiued intelligence by men of credite and good condition that you your Allies in the Cittie of Paris as well the maisters of the Sorbonistes as all other the fauorers of the Spanish power haue giuen foorth a false brute that you haue challenged the English forces lying at Hauberuiller to the combat number for number Whereunto I answere that true it is wee are but foure of the meanest companies which might bee chosen out of the Queenes Maiesties forces our Soueraigne Lady and Mistrisse the Queenes most excellent Maiestie of England yet notwithstanding if you please to doe vs the credite hauing leaue of the Kings Maiestie our maister we wil meet you with two hundred English Pike-men and a hundred Muskettiers betwene the Villette and Paris Where with the helpe of the great God the world shall testifie that I and my companies shall not haue the least feare of you True it is that for mine owne part I doe esteeme you braue soldiors and would doe more if you were conducted by Iulian Romero your late Collonell Mondragon Sentio Dauille and the like who of late haue beene discomfited and slaine but I doubt that Sir Alexander de Mantes and those which now commaund you do willingly perswade the Gouernors and Ladies of Paris that ther is none other conduct in the world but theirs onelie this I thinke that what they doe is vppon compulsion As for mee and my companies we haue obtained leaue of the King to shew that wee are resolute to defend and disproue your rumors to be false forged if so it please you to repaire to the place appointed where I determine that a hundred French Gentlemen in my companie who haue humbly besought the King to permit them to trie their valour with Pikes though it were against sixe score of you of such as you can bring shall proue and allowe the same to be iust lawful Thus staying for your answers I kisse your hands in curtesie From Hauberuiller this 16 of Iuly A Letter sent by the King to my Lord the Prince de Conty vpon the taking of the Cittie of Louuiers in Normandie COusin God hath so highly fauoured me that my Cittie of Louuiers is this daye deliuered into my obeysance The execution whereof was doone at the houre of midday and in my presence for ten of mine possessed themselues with one of the gates of the said Cittie The Baron of Biron whom I caused to come neere with my forces was also so soone entred therein notwithstanding the fight was verie fierce in regard of the resistance made by the inhabitants and Fontaine Martel who had his companie of an hundred Cuirasses in the said Cittie yet it pleased God I became maister loosing there not aboue eighteene or twentie men among whom were fiue Captaines Beside I found my selfe able to make one of the gates of the Cittie to yeeld where thorow most part of the men of warre and the inhabitants withdrew themselues The Bishop of Eureux and Fontaine-Martel were found taken by the hands of my Soldiours There was found in the Cittie a great quantitie of Corne and Wine beside other munitions and the place it selfe in such estate as it may be called one of the Forts of my realme And heerevpon I pray God to preserue my good Cousin in his safe and holy guarde From the Campe at Vernon the sixt of Iune 1591. Signed Henrie And a little lower Potier On the outside was written To my Cousin the Prince of Conty A discourse of the victory obtained by my Lorde the Prince of Conty Lieuetenant general ouer the Kings forces in Aniou Tourin Maine Poctu Berry Blaisois Vendomois Dunois high and nether Liuosin and Perche against the rebellious Leagers enemies to his Maiestie MY Lord the Prince of Conty being come into the countrie of Poictu with the Armie which he conducted for the Kings seruice consisting of a great number of Noble men and Infanterie to the end he might purge this Prouince of the oppression and tirannie which the rebellious Leaguers enemies to his Maiestie exercised on his subiects to bring those places which they vnlawfully vsed into his Maiesties obedience and freely to deliuer this Prouince Being aduertised the Vicount de la Guierche had besieged Belac with two Cannons one Coluering and a Bastard peece of ordinance resolued with himselfe to march right directly thither to raise the siege of the said Vicount or bid him battel if he durst tarrie his comming But his excellencie hauing attained so far as Lucac a very great dayes iourney was giuen to vnderstand that the Vicount himselfe had withdrawn his siege and according to the naturall villanie wher-withall the Leaguers are familiarly acquainted had betaken himselfe with his Cauallery to Chauuigny leauing his Cannon and Infanterie at Mont Morillon Which when my Lord the prince perceiued and that he had lost the occasion of giuing a faire checke to the presumptuous Vicount who by an extreame mischance saued himselfe from the sight of my Lord of Trimouile he marched but a little before and not able to be succoured by the prince could not fight with him but was constraind to leaue him to slight concluded now with himselfe to fasten on the said Cittie of Mont-Morillon which at the same time hee caused to be summoned but they within being not willing to make any answer his excellencie commanded to giue them certaine vollies with the cannon after which he caused them to be summoned againe but they stil continued in their resolution to keepe aloofe On the morrowe being the sixt day of Iune at fiue of the clocke in the morning his excellencie changed the batterie which endured very furious till the tenth houre before midday and then my Lord the prince commaunded to giue the assault which was doone very couragiously on all sides and continued the space of three long houres together But in the end our men hauing taken the high town compelled the enemy to retire into the low towne separated by the Riuer which passeth thorow the

be in any sorte diminished But being assisted by their Kings and their soueraign iustice to oppose themselues against all the Popes enterprises considering whē they were knowen in their greatest promotions they that were enemie to the Crown of Fraunce euer vsed some meanes and practises against them As it happened by Pope Martin the fifth in the cause of the Emperour Sigismund when he declared against the King and many other yet they reestablished this fair French church in her former right in purging it from the vices which slipt thereinto by the violent passions of these disturbers and such as they framed of their minde which to effect they held Counselles and Smodes true and only remedies against scismes and heresies moreouer by that Court was foreseene and preuented the scandales that might arise by the exposing and reading of such Libelles and pretended admonitions This Court and Chambers assembled haue ordayned and doo ordaine that these Letters shalbe published heard and registred requiring the Attorney Generall to the King who alreadye hath receiued them openlye to declare and manifest them how that the saide Bull giuen at Rome the first of March 1591. is abusiue scandalous and iniurious tending to sedition and trouble of all the Christian estate contrary to the woord of God holy decrees and liberties of the French Church proceeding from wrong and not from right stuffed with errour impietie deceit It is ordeined that it shalbe torne and burned before the Pallace gate by the Executioner of publique iustice Forbidding all persons of what estate quality or condition soeuer to keep read publish or commune therof on the paine of confiscation both of bodie and goods Likewise that all Colleges Couents Chapters Communalties bodies of Citties Curates Vicars and such like shall not assist or fauor such communications publications or readings on paine to be attainted conuicted of high treason and depriuation of all priueledges prerogatiues and exemptions Commaunding likewise al persons that shall haue knowledge of such as secretly keep it read or talke therof quicklye to reueale them to the Attorney generall or his substitutes in the place who haue in charge to make secret search and thereof to certifie the Courte on the paines aforesaid The Court also declareth the said Pope Gregorye the xiiij of that name an enemye to the King and the estate of Fraunce as also the peace of christianitie a troubler of the religion catholique apostolique and Romain a pertaker with the League and coniuration doone aswell against the King now raigning as also the late King Henrye the third of most happy memory traiterously and cruelly murdered by the meanes and procurement of the saide rebelles Forbidding all persons of this prouince and primatie of Normandie to send to Rome for obtaining of Buls writings collations graces dispensations or other expeditions neither to carry directly or indirectlye thither golde or siluer on paine of being declared an enemye to the estate and depriuation of their goods and possessions Moreouer that the said Marcilius Laudrianus calling himselfe Nuntio to the sayd Gregorye shalbe apprehended aliue or dead to be deliuered to iustice and if he cannot be apprehended he shalbe summoned three daies in the publique places in Pontellarche being neerest to the Cittie of Roane the first eight dayes hence and the two other by three dayes and three dayes following This dooth the Court declare for good and avayleable and that this present agrement shalbe sent into all the Baylywickes of this iurisdiction to the end that none may pretend ignorance therof Pronounced in iudgement at Caen in Parliament the third day of August 1591. Signed De Medyne THis Edict being published the Popes Bulles were burned in diuers places of Normandie diuerslye in some place after one sort in some place after another sorte in as infamous manner as could be and to omit all the rest I will only shew you how it was burned at Toures The Maiestrates and the common people of Toures being assembled before the Pallace gate there was a Piller erected a little distant from the foot thereof there was a fire made by the common Hangman of the Towne then did he take the Bull and hang it on the top of the Piller which being doone he kindled another fier at the very foot of the Piller which by degrees crept vp the Piller vntill it took hold of the Bull which presently was consumed with fire to the great ioy of all the beholders FINIS