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A04361	The theater of Iaponia's constancy in which an hundred and eighteene glorious martyrs suffered death for Christ, in the yeare of our Lord 1622. Also, a briefe relation of the many, and wonderfull miracles, it hath pleased God lately to worke, by the merits and intercession of S. Ignatius, founder of the Society of Iesus, at Munebrega a towne in Spayne, in the moneths of Aprill and May, of the yeare 1623. Both faithfully translated out of Spanish originalls, lately printed at Madrid.; Teatro de la constancia japonesa.	Badduley, William, b. 1597.	1624 (1624)	STC 14475; ESTC S106585	23,463	52

with Martyrdome for refusing to lend his horse to carry the Martyrs to their death Neyther is he to be passed ouer with silence who though his Name and the manner of his Martyrdome in particuler be not knowne yet was he put to death for the fayth of Christ in the Suburbes of a little town neere vnto Firandum where certaine Husbandmen haue a few cottages for their habitation This most illustrious and glorious Combat of purpled Martyrs died in their owne bloud shall be closed vp and concluded with the death of that renowned Apostle of IESVS Christ the R. Father Paulus Nauarrus of the Society of IESVS whose memory in Iaponia will liue for euer where himself gaue his life for his flocke which he had for the space of 3● yeares like a good Sheepheard most carefully fed amongst so many rauenous wolues most stoutly defended He was cōdemned to be burned aliue for hauing come out of Europe into Iaponta against the Emperours lawes to preach the Christian fayth therby to ouerthrow the worship of their Idols and false Gods When he had receiued this sentence all replenished with ioy and cōfort he was brought vnto the stake or pillar wherto after he was bound and the fire kinded about him he began to preach IESVS Christ with his Apostolicall spirit and so continued euen vnto the last gaspe when he rendred his blessed and pure Soule into the hands of his Creatour and receiued the Crowne of his glorious Martyrdome vpon the first day of Nouember and feast of All-Saints Neyther did he enioy this happy Crowne alone but had for his Companions and fellow-souldiers in Christ IESVS two Brothers of the same Society of IESVS to wit Dennis and Peter Sandaye from whose company we must in no case exclude another Christian that was both companion and guide to Father Paulus Nauarrus to direct him the way vp and downe the country and therfore deserued in like manner to be made worthy of his blessed death in requitall of his kindnesse and togeather with him to obtaine a glorious Crowne of Martyrdome THE CONCLVSION Farewell Adieu most noble Champions Let them who dye th●●●iue for euer Let them triumph let thē I say liue let them triumph for all Eternity Let vs reioyce This Glorious Tragedy is ended What applause can be sufficient for such Noble Actes for such admirable Scenes as you haue heard An hundred and eighteene most sweet Holocausts sacrificed for the loue of Christ whereof fourty and six were offered vp by fire all the rest by sword O happy Soules I honour you all I reuerence your sacred Names Memory but especially you you I meane who being deuout Religious men and of so many Sacred Families to wit of S. Augustines one of S. Frācis fiue of S. Dominicks ten and of the Society of IESVS fourteene haue thus manured tilled the Iaponian barren soyle by your great labours and carefully watered the same with the sweat of your dearest Bloud Many other notable things haue happened in the Martyrdome of these glorious Saintes which we hope will very shortly come to light In the meane tyme read here the summe of what we haue receiued from vndoubted Authority Almighty God in the booke of life hath no doubt made another reckoning He hath set downe the number not only of their heads but euen of the least hayres therof though now consumed to ashes He I say hath set them downe because he meaneth to crowne them We prayse thee O God who art so glorious in thy Saints We beseech thee Sweet IESVS vouchsafe to make vs partakers of so glorious a Triumph Amen GENTLE READER This former Relation or briefe History was wrytten from Nangasachi and Firandum two principall Citties of Iaponia where most of the foresaid Christians suffered death vnto Manila the Chiefe Citty of the Philippine Ilands by such as were present at the Martyrdoms themselues and from thence very authentically sent into Spaine to diuers persons there of Credit and Authority VVhere the same was first published in print at Madrid afterward at Seuill other places and since translated into Latin and printed at Bruxells in Brabant and also into French and printed in diuers Citties both of France and the Low Countreyes with licence and approbation requisite for the Truth of so notable and remarkable an Accident FINIS S. IGNATIVS HIS TRIVMPH OR A briefe Relation of some of the many Miracles which God hath pleased to worke at Munebrega a Towne belonging to the Territory of the Citty of Calatayude in the Kingdome of Arragon in Spayne by the merits intercession of S. IGNATIVS de Loyola Founder of the Society of IESVS in the Moneths of April and May of the yeare M.DC.XXIII VPON the 17. day Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1623. which fell out to be Munday in Easter Weeke Father Valerius Piquer of the Society of IEEVS after he had preached the whole Lent in Munebrega a towne belonging to the Commandry and Libertyes of Calatayude a Citty of Arragon in Spaine and scituate two Leagues distant thence proposed to the people and desired that a certaine Picture of S. Ignatius which then hāged priuately in the Sacristy or Vestry of that Church might be more publikely exposed vpon some Altar where Masses might be said and the people pray and doe their deuotions before it So iust a petition being condescended vnto the Vicar and the Cleargy of that Parish Church with the assistance of the greater part of the Inhabitants Euensong being ended after the solemnest manner they could remoued and placed the said picture of S. Ignatius de Loyola vpō an altar dedicated to S. Blase hauing song the Ant-Hymne and Prayer of S. Ignatius Father Piquer aforesaid made a Sermon for the space of an hower in honour and praise of the Saint and therin recounted some of the Miracles which by his intercession God had vouchsafed to shew in diuers places of Europe Vpon this a Vertuous and Venerable Matrone called Mary Guascon of the age of 50. yeares wife to Hierome Ladron de Gueuara dwellers of the same town of Munebrega who was so lame of one leg that she could not go a step without the help of some other person to assist her hearing of the miracles which the forsaid Father had recounted in his Sermon commended her selfe to S. Ignatius in the best māner she could imploring ayd of Almighty God through the merits and intercession of the Saint and suddainly feeling a heauines to come vpon her fell into a quiet slumber by by awaking found her selfe well sound the lamenesse of her Leg wholy departed from her At which she greatly reioyced and forthwith went without any help or stay of any towards the Church to giue God and S. Ignatius thankes for her deliuery from that infirmity to the great admiration and astonishment of all that dwelled in the towne who knew full well her long and troublesome lamenesse The same day Mary Pariente

THE THEATER Of Iaponia's Constancy IN WHICH An Hundred Eighteene Glorious Martyrs suffered Death for Christ in the yeare of our Lord 1622. ALSO A briefe Relation of the many and wonderfull Miracles it hath pleased God lately to worke by the Merits and Intercession of S. IGNATIVS Founder of the Society of IESVS at Munebrega a Towne in Spayne in the Moneths of Aprill and May of the yeare 1623. Both faithfully Translated out of the Spanish Originalls lately printed at Madrid IHS Mirabilis Deus in Sanctis suis Psal 67. Permissu Superiorum M.DC.XXIIII THE THEATER OF IAPONIA'S CONSTANCY THE cause of the ensuing so strange and cruell Martyrdomes such as were neuer heard of in the Kingdom of Iaponia since the Persecution against the Christians there began was this as followeth Whereas the Emperour of Iaponia some yeares past had forbidden by Proclamation throughout all the Prouinces of that Kingdome vpō paine of death that no Sayler or Mariner should bring any Christian Religious man into Iaponia which was a thing very easy to be done in regard that Manila the chiefe Citty of the Philippine Ilands is so neare and where there is so great trafficke betweene the Spanyards and Iaponians Notwithstanding some there were both Christians and Catholike Marriners who styrred vp with zeale of Gods Honour not regarding the threats and penaltyes of the lawes did bring at sundry tymes from Manila into Iaponia many Religious men in secular apparell to cultiuate and manure that new-planted Vineyard of this new-found Christendome Amongst the sayd Marriners there was one more famous thē the rest Captayne of a ship called Ioachim who as he sayled from Manila towards Iaponia carried with him two very Reuerend Religious men the one wherof was called Father Pedro de Zuniga of the Order of S. Austen and the other Father Lewis de Flores of the Order of S. Dominicke whome he could not transport so secretly but they were betrayed by certayne Hollande s who euen vpō the very shoare of Iaponia inuaded and robbed Ioachims ship and also accused him before the Emperours Officers for bringing the sayd Religious men with him into Iaponia contrary to the Emperours Proclamation And for this cause was Ioachim presently cast into prison at Firandum togeather with the sayd two Fathers and all the other Marriners that were Christians There was at that tyme in the same Citty residing another Religious mā of the order of S. Dominick who went about to deliuer the foresayd Father Lewis out of prison which indeed he had almost effected togeather with the deliuery of many more Christians that were in the same Prison but because he could not breake open the prison doores without great noyse nor bring to passe what he had determined with that secrecy he desired his plot was soone discouered and all the Prisoners brought backe againe into prison When the Emperour heard of this he tooke the matter so heynously and was so inraged against the Christians aswell in regard of the new comming of those Religious men into his Kingdome to preach the Christian fayth as also because they had broken his Maiesties prison that without delay he commāded the Gouernour of Nangasachi presētly to repayre to Firandum and there put to death first of all Ioachim the Captayne and afterwards the two Religious men that he brought with him as also all the other Marriners that were Christians Moreouer he commanded that all other Religious men whether they were of Europe or of Iaponia who were imprisoned in diuers Cittyes should be put to death And the like punishment he charged to be inflicted vpon all Widows and Orphanes whose Husbands or Parents had in the former Persecution of late yeares suffered death for the fayth of Christ The Gouernour with all speed at the Emperours commaundment came to Firandum where calling for the prisoners he began to examine and aske them many questions as whether they were Christians From whence they came Of what Nation they were And when and where they were baptized Nor he did forget now and then to exhort them to renounce their Fayth promising them their liues if they would so do affirming that he had full power and Commissiō from the Emperour for what he promised But to this last one and the selfe same most constant Reply was made by all That nothing in the world should cause them deny their fayth nor breake the promise they had made to IESVS CHRIST in Baptisme Vpon which answere and firme resolution the Gouernour presently pronounced sentence and condemned the Captayne Ioachim and the two Religious Fathers Pedro de Zuniga the Augustine Friar and Father Lewis de Flores the Dominican to be burned aliue the rest of the Marriners who were twelue in number to be beheaded Now these holy Confessours of IESVS CHRIST hauing receaued this doom the more to increase their ioy and assurance of dying for Christs sake demanded of the Gouernour for what cause he adiudged them to death And they receiued this answere in very plaine tearmes to wit that the Religious men must dye because they had against the Emperours decree entred into Iaponia to preach the law of Christ and the rest for that they had brought the said Preachers into the Countrey to that end Which plaine declaration was an exceeding ioy and Iubily of heart vnto them all when they saw themselues condemned to death for the fayth and loue of IESVS CHRIST The place appointed for the execution was out of the Citty of Firandum where there was a faire and large plot of ground like vnto an Amphitheater all inclosed round with woodden rayles Hither were the holy Cōfessours brought forth of the Citty with infinite multitudes of people and the three foremost placed ech one at a pillar or stake whereunto they were bound with great aboundance of fagots and wood layd round about them But before the fire was kindled the other twelue Marriners heads were strokē off within the foresaid place before the eyes of the Holy Confessours that stood now ready at the stake to be burned Heere now the good Captayne Ioachim made knowne the force of Christian Eloquence being not only permitted but also commanded by the sayd two Religious Fathers his Companions who by reason of the short tyme of their abode in Iaponia had not yet learned the language of that countrey to professe the fayth of Christ in the name of all the rest Of whome such as did both see and heare him do affirme that he seemed rather to speake like an Apostle then an ordinary Preacher much lesse a poore Marriner such was the feruour such the courage wherewith he preached IESVS CHRIST in the very middest of the fyre and smoke And by how much more the barbarous Gentils endeauoured aswell by often interrupting him as by threats to make him hold his peace so much the more did he cry out and say that it was meet he should rather obey God then Man Neyther can I be terrified sayd

Fathers ceased not to comfort their afflicted children bidding them be of good comfort encouraging them to put their trust in the Fatherly protection of Almighty God assuring them that his Infinite Goodnes would neuer let them want other Fathers and Maisters to nourish and increase their good desires And so finally exhorting animating them to perseuere constantly in the sincere and true fayth of IESVS Christ euen vntill death they tooke their last farewells Being now come vnto the place of execution the Officers assigned euery one a pillar or stake wherat he was to be burned which euery one of the holy Priests before they were bound vnto them falling downe vpon his knees with great reuerence imbraced and saluted with a thousand kisses The like also did the lay Religious Brothers being moued therunto by the pious example of the Priests The sight wherof was a cause of great admiration to the Beholders and stirred vp in the harts of many so great feeling of deuotion that they could not refraine from teares In this meane tyme whilest those thirty prisoners which as before we recounted had bene sent backe with their sentence of death to the prison in the same Citty were coming towards the same place of execution the officers were busied in binding to their seuerall pillars the fiue and twenty before named all whome they bound but very loosely in order following Vnto the foure first pillars were bound foure Men condemned for no other crime but only because they had sometimes entertained and lodged in their houses with great charity some of the sayd Religious Fathers Next vnto these stood the one and twenty Religious men some of Europe and the rest of Iaponia The first place amongst these was allotted to the Reuerend Father Charles Spinola an Italian Priest of the Society of IESVS borne in Genua and descended of the renowed Bloud and Family of the Spinola's greatly reuerenced and accounted of amongst all men by reason of his Birth but much more in regard of his excellent Vertue his rare parts and singular endowmēts both of mind and body as also for his excessiue and continuall labours paines employed in cultiuating the vineyard of Christ IESVS in Iaponia so far from his Natiue Country which he and all the rest of those who were of Europe had forsakē for the loue of God to gaine soules in India After Father Spinola followed the Reuerēd Fa. Angelus Ferrerius of the order of S. Dominicke Fa. Ioseph de S. Iacintho of the same Order Fa. Iacinthus also of the same Then followed Father Sebastian Quimura of the Society of IESVS a Cittizen of Firandum borne in Iaponia who had liued there thirty yeares in the Society of IESVS of which he had bene Priest for the space of twenty being himself the first Iaponian that euer tooke vpō him the holy Order of Priesthood wherin he shewed himselfe a most worthy labourer in the vineyard of his Country a mā endowed with singular Vertues and an excellent Preacher in the Iaponian language Then followed the Reuerend Father Peter de Auila of the order of S. Francis Father Richard de S. Anna of the same Order Father Alfonsus de Mena of the order of S. Dominicke Father Francis de Morales of the same They that were not Priests were placed in this order Vincentius a Religious Brother of the order of Saint Francis borne in Europe Anthony Fugia a Iaponian of the Society of IESVS Gonsaluus Fusay of the same Society and Countrey Petrus Zampo of the same both religion and Countrey Michael Iaponensis of the same Order After these againe followed foure other of the order of S. Dominicke And last of all were brought three of the Society of IESVS borne in Iaponia to wit Thomas Acasgin Ludouicus Cauarato who were likewise bound to their pillars and Iohn Chacoco who alone amongst those fiue and twenty that were condemned to the fire for want of a pillar whereat to be burned was beheaded presently and first of all obtayned the crowne of Martyrdome by the sword So as to reckon them ouer againe there were of secular men Foure that were cōdemned for receiuing of the Religious Fathers into their houses Nine religious men of the order of S. Dominicke Three of Saint Francis and Nine of the Society of IESVS all which being put together do make the full number of fiue and twenty Crowned-Martyrs The Executioners had scarce made an end of placing and binding these vnto their pillars when behold that other new troupe of thirty glorious Confessours which were condemned to be beheaded were brought to the same place who as soone as they saw the religious men they fell sodainly to imbracing and saluting them with many teares and sighes Amongst the rest a certaine Matrone called Isabella Fernandez came running to the pillar wherunto Father Charles Spinola was bound to giue him the last farewell She was the wydow of a most noble Martyr who for hauing entertained the said Father in his house had vnder gone a glorious death She had a little child called Ignatius scarce fiue yeares old whom she most deerely and tenderly loued When she was euen now ready to lay hold vpon the pillar and Father Charles ready to salute her he cryed out vnto her ô Isabella Isabella vbi est tuus Ignatiolus vbi est vbi est inquam filiolus tuus Where is your little Ignatius where is I say your little Sonne Isabella hearing this as she had her hart all inflamed and set on fire and to the end she might make answere no lesse by deedes thē by words made no more a doe but straight fetching forth her little One from amongst the throng of people tooke him in her armes and lifting him vp towards Heauen presented him before the Father saying Behold heere my dearest Father behold my little Sonne behold heere I bring you my little Ignatius I offer you my little sonne that he may be sacrificed vnto God and become a martyr togeather with his mother in this your Company When Father Charles saw and heard the Mother vtter such resolute speaches cōcerning her little sōne it is incredible what comfort and spirituall ioy he conceiued in his soule Now approached the happy houre so much longed for of all this couragious Troupe now was the fuell all set ready round about the pillars but before the fire was put vnto it the Executioners with most barbarous cruelty cut off the heads of those thirty men and women as also of twelue young children the eldest whereof was not yet full ten yeares old And when it was demanded of them Why they beheaded these before they had burned the others that came first to the stake They answered they did it to terrify and disanimate them that they might haue little courage to vndergoe the tormēt of the fire And to the end they might better accomplish what they did pretend they tooke vp the heads of those whome they had slaine yet warme and all-imbrued with their