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death_n	charles_n	france_n	king_n	6,990	5	4.4672	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62185	The papacy of Paul the Fourth, or, The restitution of abby lands and impropriations an indispensable condition of reconciliation to the infallible see, &c.; Historia del Concilio tridentino. English. Selections	Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623.; E. A.	1673 (1673)	Wing S700; ESTC R12447	21,600	44

dissolved without fruit that there was no hope to do any good by that means Ferdinand told them he would procure the General Council to be restored exhorting all to submit themselves to the Decrees thereof as being the way to remove differences The Protestants answered that they would consent to a Council called not by the Pope but by the Emperor to be held in Germany in which the Pope should not preside but should submit himself to the judgment thereof and release the Bishops and Divines of their Oath in which also the Protestants should have a deciding voice and all should be determined according to the holy Scriptures and whatsoever was concluded in Trent should be re-examined which if it cannot be obtained of the Pope yet the Peace of Religion should be confirmed according to the agreement of Passau having known by too manifest experience that no good can be drawn from any Popish Council The Emperor knowing the difficulty to obtain of the Pope a grant of the things proposed and that now he had no means to negotiate with him in regard of the Controversy about the Resignation of Charles and his Succession he confirmed the accord of Passau and the Recesses of the Diets following The Pope having cut off all means to treat with the Emperor and Germany knew not what to say to this Yet he was more displeased with their discourse concerning the Council than with the liberty granted by the Recess being resolute not to call any Council but in Rome whatsoever should happen In this respect another accident was as grievous as the former that is the Peace made at Cambray the third of April between the Kings of France and Spain which was well confirmed by the Marriages of the Daughter of Henry to the King of Spain and of his Sister to the Duke of Savoy In which Peace among other Capitulations it was agreed that both the Kings should make a faithful promise to labour joyntly that the Council should be Celebrated the Church Reformed and the differences of Religion Composed The Pope considered how goodly a shew the title of Reformation and the name of a Council did make that England was lost and all Germany also partly by the Protestants and partly by his difference with Ferdinand that these two united Kings were much offended by him the Spaniards by deeds and words the French by words at the least and there remained none to whom he might have refuge These cogitations did so afflict the Old Pope that he was unfit to rule He could not hold the Consistories so often as he was wont and when he did hold them he spent the most part of the time in speaking of the Inquisition and exhorting the Cardinals to favour it as being the only way to extinguish Heresies But the two Kings did not agree to procure the Council for any ill will or interests which either of them had against the Pope or Papacy but to provide against the new Doctrines which did exceedingly encrease being willingly heard and received by all men of Conscience and which was of more importance the male-contented put themselves on that side and did daily under pretence of Religion make some Enterprises as well in the Low-Countreys as in France in regard those people did love their liberty and had commerce with Germany as bordering upon it In the beginning of the troubles some seeds were sown which that they might not take root the Emperor Charles the Fifth in the Low-Countreys and the French King in his Kingdom made many Edicts and commanded divers Executions But after that the number of Protestants did encrease in Germany and the Evangelicks did multiply among the Suisses and the separation was made in England by reason of the often Wars between the Emperour and French King either Party was forced to call in Auxiliaries out of these three Nations who publickly professing and preaching the Reformed Religion in their quarters by their example and by other means divers of the people became of their Religion And although in the Low-Countreys from the first Edict of Charles until this time of the Peace there were hanged beheaded buried alive and burned to the number of fifty thousand and very many put to death in France yet both places were then in worse case than ever This made the Kings to think joyntly of finding a remedy The Pope as he was much discontented with the Progress of the new Doctrine in the States of both the Kings so he was pleased that those Princes did think of it and moved them by his N 〈…〉 ii to do so still But he would not have any other means than that of the Inquisition which he thought the only remedy as he said upon all occasions judging that the Council would do as formerly it had done that is reduce all into a worse state While he was possessed with these cogitations and weak of body the King of France died the second of July by a wound in the eye running at Tilt for which he seemed very sorrowful and was so indeed For although he suspected and with reason the intelligence between the two Kings yet he had still hopes to separate them But the one being dead he saw he was at the discretion of the other alone whom he more feared because he was more offended by him and was of a more close nature hard to be sounded He feared also that in France a gate would be set wide open to let in Sects which might be confirmed before the new King could get so much wisdom and reputation as was necessary to oppose so great difficulties He lived some few daies afflicted with these cogitations but now laying aside all hopes which had until then kept him alive he died the eighteenth of August recommending to the Cardinals nothing but the Offic● of the Inquisition the only means as he said to pr●serve the Church exhorting all to employ all their endeavours to establish it in Italy and wheresoever else they could FINIS

be obeyed by all Afterwards he sent William Prince of Orange with two Colleagues to the Diet in Germany to transfer the Name Title Crown and Dignity upon Ferdinand as if himself had been dead which not seeming fit to the Electors was deferred until the year 1558. in which the 4th of Feb. the day of the Nativity Coronation and other felicities of Charles the Ceremonies of the resignation being made by his Ambasadors in presence of the Electors Ferdinand was installed with the usual rites The Pope hearing this fell into an excessive rage He pretended that as the Pope's Confirmation doth make the Emperor so the resignation cannot be put into the hands of any but himself in which case it belonged to him to make what Emperor he pleased alledging that the Electors have power granted them by the Popes's favour to Elect the Emperour in place of him that is dead but not in case of resignation in which it remaineth still in the power of the Apostolick See as also to the disposition thereof are annexed all dignities resigned unto it Therefore the resignation of Charles is void and the whole authority to chuse an Emperour is devolved to him and was resolved not to acknowledg the King of the Romans for Emperor Ferdinand sent Martin Gusman his Ambassador to the Pope to give him an account of his Brothers resignation and his own assumption to testifie unto him the reverence he bare him to promise him obedience and to signifie to him that he would send a solemn Ambassage to treat of his Coronation The Pope refused to hear him and referred the discussion of the matter to the Cardinals who related for the Pope's will was they should do so that the Ambassador could not be admitted before it did appear whether the resignation of Charles were lawful and the succession of Ferdinand just For he being Elected King of the Romans and the Election confirmed by Clement to succeed after the death of the Emperor it was necessary the Empire ☜ should be void by death Besides there was a nullity in all the Acts of Francfort as made by Heretick who have 〈◊〉 authority and power Wherefore it was necessary that Ferdinand should send a Proctor and renounce whatsoever was done in that Diet and beseech the Pope that he would graciously be pleased to make good the resignation of Charles and his Assumption to the Empire by virtue of his plenary power from whom he might expect all Paternal grace and favour The Pope resolved according to this counsel and so declared himself to Gusman giving him three moneths to put it in execution beyond which time he would hear no more speech of it but himself would create a new Emperour Neither was it possible to remove him though King Philip to favour his Unckle sent Francis Vargas expresly and after him John Figaroa to entreat him Ferdinand understanding this gave order to Gusman that if within three daies after the receipt thereof he were not admitted by the Pope he should depart and protest unto him that Ferdinand together with the Electors would resolve of that which should be for the honour of the Empire Gusman desired audience again which the Pope granted in private not as to an Ambassador of the Emperor and hearing him what he had in his instructions and that which was wrote unto him from the Emperor he answered that the things considered by the Cardinals were very important and that he could not resolve on them so soon that he would send a Nuncio to the Imperial Majesty of Charles the Fifth and in the mean while if he had commission from his Master to depart he might do it and protest what he thought fit Therefore the Ambassador having made his protestation departed And although Charles died the same year the 21th of September yet it was impossible to remove the Pope from this resolution The Religion of England was much changed this year The Queen died the 17th of November and Cardinal Pool the same day which stirred up many who were not satisfied with the former Government to restore the Reformation of Edward and to separate themselves wholly from the Spaniards which they did the rather because King Philip to hold a foot in England had treated to marry Elizabeth Sister and Successor of Mary to Charles his Son and when there was little hope of the life of Mary had also cast forth divers words that he would take her for his own wife But the new Queen being wise as she shewed herself to be in all her Government did first secure the Kingdom by Oath that she would not marry a stranger and was Crowned by the Bishop of Carlisle an adherent to the Church of Rome not making any open declaration what Doctrine she would follow designing so soon as she was setled in her Government to establish it by the Counsel of Parliament and of Learned and Godly men and to make a constant reformation of the State of Religion Therefore she exhorted the chief of the Nobility who desired a change to proceed without tumult assuring them that she would not inforce any She caused presently an account to be given to the Pope of her Assumption with Letters of Credence written to Edward Cerne who was Ambassador to her Sister and was not departed from Rome ☜ But the Pope proceeding according to his usual rigour answered that England was held in Fee of the Apostolick See that she could not succeed being illegitimate that he could not contradict the declarations of Clement the Seventh and Paul the Third that it was a great boldness to assume the Name and Government without him that for this she deserved not to be heard in any thing yet being desirous to shew a Fatherly affection if she would renounce her pretensions and refer her self wholly to his free disposition he will do whatsoever may be done with the honour of the Apostolick See But the new Queen understanding the Pope's answer and wondering at the mans hasty disposition thought it not profitable either for her or the Kingdom to treat any more with him So that the cause ceasing she gave the Nobility leave to consult what was fit to be done for the service of God and quiet of the Kingdom A Disputation was held in Westminster in presence of all the States between Learned men chosen on both sides which began the last of March and lasted until the thirtieth of April and a Parliament being assembled to this end all the Edicts of Religion made by Mary were abolished those of her Brother Edward restored obedience taken away from the Pope the title of the Head of the Church of England given to the Queen the revenues of the Monasteries confifcated and assigned some to the Nobility and some to the Crown the images taken out of the Churches by the people and the Roman Religion banished Another accident happened also For in the Diet of Ausburg it appearing by the Acts of the Colloquie the year before