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A16796	The copie of a letter vvritten by M. Doctor Allen: concerning the yeelding vp of the citie of Dauentrie vnto his Catholike Maiestie, by Sir VVilliam Stanley knight. VVherin is shevved both hovve lavvful, honorable and necessarie that action vvas; and also that al others, especiallie those of the English nation that detayne anie tovvnes, or other places, in the lovve countries from the King Catholike are bound, vpon paine of damnation, to do the like. Before vvhich is also prefixed a gentlemans letter, that gaue occasion, of this discourse.	Allen, William, 1532-1594.; R. A., fl. 1587.; Ashton, Roger, d. 1591, attributed name.	1587 (1587)	STC 370; ESTC S112764	16,431	30

against vvicked King Achab and cursed Iesabel nor to see permit and proue them for their impietie condignly punished vvherunto the very Priestes and Prophetes of God did by counsel and encouragemēt cooperate In vvhich case vve may see for our instruction not only tovvnes vniustly detayned to be restored to the true Lordes but an impious Kings ovvne countries also cities lavvfully by reuolt of the people yeelded vp to other mennes handes As the Scriptures do recorde of the countries and cities of Edom and Lobna VVhich reuolted from King Ioram and from the Dominion of Iuda for euer yeelding this cause therof Dereliquer at enim Deum patrum suorū For saith the holie storie he had forsaken the God of his fore-fathers To forsake them that forsake God is most lavvful honorable necessaire As contrarievvise to serue and defend them vvhom God by the sentence of his high Priest Tribunal in earth hath pulled dovvne vvil haue punished is to fight against God and to resist his ordinaunce And I pray you Gentlemen to geue you domestical examples vvhat disgrace or shame vvas it for al the chiefe Lordes of our countrie to reuolt from King Iohn in his dayes absolutly to denie him ayde assistence euen in his lavvful vvarres vntil he returned againe to the obedience of the Sea Apostolike and vvere absolued from the Censures of the same vvhich he had iustly incurred Or for the English Nobilitie specially for the renovvmed Stanley one of this Sir William his house and name to reuolt from King Richard the Tyrant and to yeeld him selfe and his charge to Henrie the seuēth vvhat dishonour vvas it for the Nobilitie of England in our memories to forsake Iane the pretended Quene Northumberland the father of him vvhom novve you haue forsakē to yeeld the Tovvre committed to their custodie and them selues to the lavvful and most Religious Quene Marie Notvvithstanding vvhat vniust bandes of oth or promisse soeuer they had made of feare pusilanimitie to the said vsurper Haeretical Quene before In al these the like there is neither sinne nor shame nor scandal committed For that to reuolt is of it selfe lavvful or vnlavvful honorable or othervvise according to the iustice or iniustice of the cause or difference of the person from or to vvhō the reuolt is made Wherin vvhen the right from the vvrong is euident in the Capitaines or souldiars conscience in al godlie mēs sight cleare vndoubted there nedeth no more discussing of the matter To conclude breifly In these vvarres al others that may at any time fal for Religiō against Haeretikes or other Infidels euerie Catholike mā is bound in conscience to enforme him selfe for the iustice of the cause The vvhich vvhen it is doubtful or toucheth Religiō as is said he ought to imploy his person forces by directiō of such as are vertuous and intelligent in such cases but specially by the general Pastour of our soules being Christes vicare in earth Whose soueraigne authoritie vvisdome deriued from Christ him selfe may best instruct and vvarrant à christian souldiar hovve farre vvhen and vvhere either at home or abrode in ciuil or foraine vvarres made against the enimies or Rebelles of Gods Church he may and must breake vvith his temporal soueraigne and obey God and his spiritual Superiour Againe Gentlemen by this your retiring your selues from the seruice of Gods and the churches enimies you haue not only prouided vvel for your consciences honour saluation but also for the encrease of your knovvledge and experience in art militare and of the exact order discipline to be obserued in the same being novve to serue vnder so vertuous valerous fortimate famous and victorious à General as hath had fewe peers in these latter ages And in companie of so manie valiant and expert Capitaines and souldiars of diuerse Nations as no vvhere in Europe better can be founde Which your selues my maisters may more easely consider by comparing your late General my Lord of Lecester his vertues famous factes scilicet vnto the glorious exploytes victories atchiued by the Duke of Parma his Highnesse Or the disorder of the English irreligious and licentious companies to the religious discipline of the Catholike campe Betvven vvhich I doubt not but you finde à meruelous difference and shal do dayly more and more to your infinite contentment Would to God by your honorable example al others our deceiued countriemen vvould begince to thinck earnestly hovve to discharge them selues of that dangerous infamous seruice of Haeretikes and Rebelles and render them selues into this most iust and godlie course that you are happely entred into Which they should the rather speedely resolue vpon for that they can not be so ignorant of the times lately past or the present dayes but they must nedes haue marked hovve God him selfe fighteth for the iust causes of his Catholike Maiestie and generally for al Catholike Armies against Haeretikes and Rebelles Wise men haue noted that though God for our sinnes hath suffered and stil doth permit Haeretikes to keepe great broiles in al partes almost of the vvorld for à time yeat he euer hath put them in fine to confusion geuing the victorie lightly in al battailes and encounters to the Catholikes And that oftentimes very miraculously defeating as in the vvarres of the Machabees els vvhere in old time great numbers vvith à very fevve for one Catholike à thousand Haeretikes slaine and many glorious victories obtained vvithout any bloudshed For Luther Zvvinglius his time I referre you to the recordes of Germanie and Svvizerland vvhich set dovvne the ouerthrovves of Haeretikes in the filde The fightes in Fraunce vvhere the Catholikes euer haue had also the victorie be in al our memories meruelous But of al others those of Flauders are most memorable Where besides the conflictes at Grunning Mock Mounts Rosandal Zeriksea Northorne Amerone Antvvarpe Luart Gemblovve the like in euery of vvhich the Lord God of Hosts mercifully fighting for his ovvne cause the Catholike Kinges right verie few Catholikes vvithout any losse of men in māner slevve and defeated manie thousandes of vvel appointed souldiars the same most iust God of reuenge hath notoriously put to rebuke and confusion al such forrein Princes and people as came to ayde his enimies And sometimes by his iust iudgement hath brought them to ruine euen by those same Haeretikes Rebelles that called for them and for vvhose protection they came into that countrie As vve haue seen both in the case of the Almaine French succourses And the like lucke seemeth to approch vnto our English forces except our Lord vvhich I hartely pray for cal them from that vniust and infamous seruice of Haeretikes VVho hauing the perpetual curse of Christ his holie Church lying heauely vpon them can no more escape speedie destruction then others who vnluckely