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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16303	Tvvo letters or embassies The one sent by the states of Bohemia, to the Elector of Saxony: the other from the Popes Holines to the Emperour, concerning the troubles of Germany.	Bohemia (Země). Sněm.; Paul V, Pope, 1552-1621. aut; Barlow, William, of Amsterdam.; Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, 1585-1656.; Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1578-1637.	1620 (1620)	STC 3215; ESTC S102769	21,755	45

lesson then to Fight for their Religion and the glory of the Gospell yea to hazard their owne Liues and Dignities So that whether wee or strangers preuaile it lyes in the will and choyse of the Victors to deale with the vanquished at their pleasures Is there any thing else you make a scruple of Oh that there were nothing else then might these Obiections bee easily answered and a iudicious man soone satisfied Yet if you conceale the same it must prooue like the Oyntments shut vp in boxes which seldome are smelt to the refreshing of the sences till they bee vncouered or powred out Oh doe not therefore Exaestuate your griefes by suppression but let the wounds be opened and gently searched least they grow vlcerous ranckle and proue incurable And if any imputation lye vpon vs wee will be bolde to say sauing the Dignity of our King wee will easily descend to acknowledgement and you shall quickly finde the benefit of satisfaction Therefore for Gods sake for Religions sake for your owne sake for your Ancestors sake for your Countries sake let there bee a better reposednes and recollection of those contracts of amity which euer were betweene your House and Bohemia yea with faster bindings and more reciprocall obseruation then with any other Prouinciall Prince Oh let the Liberty of the Germaines and the glory of their Citties be exposed vnto you which must otherwise feele a kinde of torture by the racking handes of compulsion and hostility Oh let the beauty of Concord if it be possible shine that beginneth to hide her head vnder the thickning cloudes of trouble and mischiefes I spare instances of moderne times I spare examples of olde times I spare precepts of all times I spare your owne relations from the rending a sunder by disagreement nay I spare to put you in minde of the present necessity concerning the good of all Christendome For although hee that holdeth the Windes in his handes hath also held the rages of the Turke from those formidable extentions of ambition and tyranny which haue formerly beene displayed in the Countries of Asia and Greece in the fieldes of Hungary before the walles of Vienna at the siedge of Malta and many other obsessions Yet you heare how he hath of late visited Italy brought 80. Gallies into the gulph of Venice landed 2000. Ianisaries sacked the Towne of Manfredonio in Brutia and carryed away the inhabitants so that while poore Christians looke vpon one another with longing hearts for the pacification of these affrightings hee ouerlookes Vs all with polliticke eyes to pry into our weaknesse and take aduantage of our dissentions Yea for all his League with Bethelem Gabor Prince of Transiluania and praefixed day to Crowne him King of Hungary yet without controuersie doth hee make vse of the troubles of Germany and is not to be trusted in his best reconciliation I could name and set downe the very manner of gratefying our King with animating him in his best prosecutions as if he had bene distasted with the Emperours vaine-glorious insulting ouer vs but they be thinges beyond our C●mmission and so impertinent to our purpose in hand For we onely come to moue your Princelines to the renouation of former Leagues and combination of a perpetuall Amity or manifestation of some cause for this your desertion in the time of such expectation Nay wee are ready to attend you though you exemplifie no reason at all but a glorious Spirit to manifest your Greatnes or wilfulnes to prepare your liberty to support whom you please For if it be so there may be some hope of the compassion which will follow when necessity shall whisper preseruation in your eares and draw commiseration from your heart to preuent the slaughters of so many Christians and peraduenture the captiuity of your freest Citties Whereas now there is not so much as a thought of prouidence nor a worde of preuention nor any Positions of State among whome this is Autenticall that weake beginnings and the worst sort of men may be instruments to set mischiefe on worke but troubles are not pacified without iudgement and men of approued wisdome Therefore once againe most Illustrious Prince we beseech you let vs returne to our King as the explorators of Canaan did to the Israelites For although tenne of them did talke of Enakims and Giants of iron gates and high walles of strong Cities formidable passages yet did Caleb and Iosua assure them of a plentifull Country and Vberant Vineyards of sweete increases and many blessings of well erected Citties and rich Terretories of pleasant Fields and excellent Fruites of all which they came to a diuision and a the fulnes of time glorified God for their exaltation Now the same God worke vpon your heart to admit of some lenatiue impression and send vs home with a happy message that the publicke good of Christendome hath ouer-wrought you not onely to wish well to Zion or peace to Ierusalem but to endeauour a pacification of these miseries and some Noble prosecution whereby the Emperour may bee cooled in the heate of his reuenges To his approued Friend Mr. William Barlow now dwelling in Amsterdam GOod Sr. according to the reciprocall contract between vs of Writing to one another concerning such thinges as may pleasure either I thought good once againe to acquaint you with something worthy of your acceptation and my report which is the Coppy of a Letter written from the Pope to the Emperour concerning the pacification of the troubles of Europe For although the counterchangeable oppositions of these great Princes haue made Report flowe like a sea with the Accidents of the times as in all Countries and Languages is apparant yet for any thing wee either heare or see in Vienna neither are the Pope Emperour nor angry Iesuites so confident of successe but if they could perswade their polliticke Honours aswell as their affrighted Soules they would bee glad to hide their eyes from effusion of Blood keepe their harts within the bounds of some Charity and humaine affection as by this Letter may appeare which I wish with all my heart were published For I am resolued the true hearted Christian will make vse of it to Gods glory and his owne comfort And so I referre it and my selfe to your kinde admission of my indissolluble Loue which sendeth you greeting from Vienna this 26th of October and from your assured Friend THO FRODRINGHAM Pope Paulus Quintus sendeth greeting to the Emperour FERDINAND and King of the Romans Sacred and Imperiall Sonne I Remember a speech of Tacitus that it was a signe of Treason or trayterous disposition when a Generall meant onely to write to his Enemy when with like facillity hee might haue repulsed him by force of Armes so may you obiect against me that you wonder at a Letter when you expected both men and money But then you must wonder at the alteration of times too and peraduenture the necessity of our Fortune For it fareth not now