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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43329	A speech of King Henry, IV of France to his parliament wherein he rebukes them for opposing the Jesuits, and shews his disbelief of their plots and attempts against his person, after the attempts of Chastel and Barriers had miscarried, and those traitors executed, and some time before that of Ravilliac took effect : with other passages on that occasion, communicated in a letter to Rome by a Jesuit and now rendred out of the Italian.	Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.	1681 (1681)	Wing H1454; ESTC R21183	7,802	14

And I have observ'd that when I began to speak of establishing the Jesuits two sorts of men especially opposed me the Hugonots and the Church-men of a scandalous Life And both the one and the other have made me have the greater esteem for them As for the Opinion they have of the Pope I know they have a singular Respect for him so have I. But you say not that in Rome and elsewhere they stand not right in that point On all occasions I assure my self that they say not more concerning the Popes Authority than others do And I 'am confident that should we go about to arraign their Opinions at the same time we should arraign the Catholick Church Then for their Doctrine to free the Church-men from my Obedience and their teaching Youth to kill Kings we ought on the one hand to see what they say and whether it be true that they indeed so teach Youth One thing makes me believe that this is not true viz. thirty years and more have past since they taught Schollars in France and one hundred thousand have gone from their Colledges Persons of all Conditions have liv'd amongst them and with them find one out of this great number that shall maintain he has heard that they use any such Language or any other that comes near it which is objected against them Or which is more there are Ministers of the Hugonots which Ministers have liv'd many years amongst the Jesuits let them give Information of the Jesuits Lives 't is to be presum'd they will say the worst they can if for no other cause yet to excuse themselves for having left them Now I know that this has been tryed and from them was had this answer that truly as for the manners of the Jesuits they saw no cause to speak ill of them And then for their Doctrine that is sufficiently known In short few persons would submit to such a tryal and the Conscience had need be very secure when it refers it self to the Testimony of its Enemies As to Barrierre who would have murdered me 't is so far so very far from truth that a Jesuit confessed him as you alledge that on the contrary I was advised by a Jesuit that such a Design was in hand And another Jesuit told Barrierre that he would be damn'd if he should dare to undertake such a Fact As to Chastel the Rack could not extort from him any Accusation against Conerand or any other Jesuit And if it had not in truth been so why did you spare them and not punish them when you had them in your hands And that other who was executed was upon another Subject which was said to be found amongst his Writings But supposing it had been so that a Jesuit had struck the blow must needs all the Apostles suffer for one Judas or I make satisfaction for all the Robberies and Rogueries committed by the Soldiers that are listed in my Armies God at this time would humble me and save me and I render him thanks he teaches me to pardon Offences and I do so willingly for his sake Moreover I every day pray for my Enemies so far is it from me to remember them as you little like Christians invite me to do I take not this well at your hands we have all need of Gods Mercy As to the Dispensation necessary for my Sisters Marriage his Holiness has at length accorded it And I am very certain the Fathers Jesuits were our friends in that Affair And if a Spanish Cardinal Jesuit helped me to obtain the Blessing of our Holy Father when I turn'd Catholick why then would you have me suspect the French my natural Subjects I shall know of them what I shall judge that I ought to know nor shall I communicate to them save what I have a mind Let me alone to the Management and Conduct of this Company I am now the Master and Governor of such as are far more headstrong and more hard to be ruled without more ado obey my Will His Majesty after this Speech retir'd to the Chappel of Borbon to hear Vespers and he was scarce come thither before the Fame of his marvellous answer to the Parliament was spread about all the Court insomuch that Father Cotton receiv'd the Applauses and Congratulations from all quarters which made him go to throw himself at his Majesties feet and give him thanks in the name of all the Society of Jesus after which the King giving him the kindest words began anew to treat with him about the means to fill France and place Jesuits in every great City And thence took into Consideration the founding of some Schools and the promoting of this Affair as necessary for the State and Welfare of the Kingdom Now upon the account of this Establishment of the Company the King continued to solicite vigorously and by the means of Monsieur Baron and of the Chancellor to press the Parliament to come to a Conclusion and not farther shew themselves obstinate against his Majesties Will. Whereupon Monsieurs Martine and Servin produced a writing which contain'd certain strange Modifications as for instance that the Jesuits should not acknowledge their General in Italy And that they should be admitted in France with a Proviso with other impertinencies of the same stuff And because they pretended strongly the good of the Kingdom and service of the King his Majesty who was advertis'd thereof order'd that for the general satisfaction of all the Chancellor should summon Monsieur Sellier Castelneauf de Mesce the President Crianine and Mr. Villeroy to hear their grievances and second Remonstrances Then was all examin'd and it was determin'd that upon the forfeiture of their places they should be silent and make their Conclusions conformable to the Kings Will thereupon they departed discontented His Majesty made them be call'd the next day and it was the last day of the year 1●●3 the Eve of the Circumcision of our Saviour the Feast of the Society of Jesus appointing them by three several Messages to come to him two hours before noon then they came but an hour later than the appointment The King came to them from his Chamber and in the presence of ten or twelve reprov'd them sharply for their Presumption and Disobedience Taxing them both with their natural and their acquired Imperfections notorious to every body Telling them that they had many Books but had not yet well studied in that of Experience nor in that of Obedience And that therefore his Majesty reserv'd to himself that of experience leaving to them the other of Obedience Then turning himself to Monsieur Servine said to him particularly You think your self wondrous wise in proposing that the Jesuits should not acknowledge their General in Italy And where I pray have you learnt Mr. Wiseacres that there is a Body without a Head or a Company without a Captain Five or six Orders which we have in France peaceably own their Generals yea though they be Spaniards