Dominions The second thing to bee observed by the former Discourse is the prowde Designe and large Extent of the Spanish Ambition when this King of whom I treat Philip the second durst together and at once adventure to set him-selfe a-worke for the purchase of Portugall France the Netherlands England and Scotland who should doubt or call it in question that by length of Tyme they intende not to subjugate the whole Estates of Christendome Wee finde it written by them-selues that when hee was about the taking in of Portugall being demanded by one of his greatest Favourites what was the reason why hee did neglect his thinges of East India and suffer Friezland and so manie good Townes to bee invaded and possessed of Heretickes his Enemies and all to maintaine the League and Civill Warres in France Where-vnto hee aunswered That those might bee forgotten for a tyme because the setling of Portugall did import no lesse to him than the securitie of his whole Empyre which once done hee would easilie make all those his Neighbours to become his Homagers and Tributaries yea it was the common Theame of Discourse amongst his Captaines and Souldiours both in Italie Flanders and France or where ever they were That since Portugall was now theirs that France and England could not escape them And more which is a publicke Testimonie the Wryters of the Spanish Storie affirme thus farre That if it had not beene that the saide King Philip had resolved before anie thing to brydle Portugall hee should haue before then sufficientlie daunted France and haue put strong Armies in England Farther the Extent of this Ambition of Spayne is clearlie seene by their Authoritie vsurped over the Consistorie of Rome where they haue made them-selues perpetuall Dictators which is one of the surest Fundaments of the encrease of their Grandour now-a-dayes that Consistorie being as the Alembicke where-in are fyned all the Counsels Projects and Designes of Christendome and the Pope arrogating to him power at his pleasure to excommunicate and consequentlie depose Christian Princes and to transferre the Succession of their Crowns where-of onlie the Riches must belong to that Catholicke King as of England and Yreland to Philip the second by Pius Quintus who did excommunicate Queene Elizabeth of â—England and of Navarre to his Predecessours by the same Title of beeing Heyre and Successour to excommunicate Princes keeping still in their owne hand the raygnes of the Papall Election and invading of their Patrimonies as that of Sicilie and being in effect Popes them-selues governing at their will the Church Rents thorow-out their Kingdomes exacting a verie great part vniversallie of all for their owne vse The third point of Observation vpon the preceeding Discourse is the Iusidiation and Latent Attempts of this Ambition by godlesse Perfidies and Treacherie where no Fayth is kept nor Conscience nor Religion nor Humanitie nor Vereâ—unditie where Neighbour-Princes cannot brooke their lyues by reason of the excessiue Rewards and Honours promitted to trayterous Executioners of Claudestine Murthers What shall I say of Enemie Princes no I say of what-so-ever persons publicke or private suspected Enemies to their prowde Tyrannie sparing neither Papist nor Protestant Pope nor Cardinall Bishop nor Priest nor nearest Kinsfolkes nor their most faithfull Counsellers or most fortunate Generals if they but once vpon the lightest Occasion become jealous of them no not their owne Children when their blood may bring the smallest accession vnto the strength of that diabolicke Ambition they doe murther poyson embotch and bewitch at their pleasure So that this same Philip of whom I speake hee caused to bee made away in his tyme as Wryters haue observed more than 200 nominablie recorded in diverse Histories whereof I will remember but seaven of the most abominable Paricidies I will call them all so ever heard of and yet best knowne King Henrie the third of France a Christian Prince of equall qualitie with him-selfe to whome hee was bound by that Fraternitie and by the vnion of one Fayth besydes some degrees of Blood yet it is well knowne that hee did contryue the death of this King as truelie as hee did plot the League against him Pope Sextus the fift whome hee professed to bee Head of the Church and his holie Father because that Pope fearing the Spanish Tyrannie if his Conquest of France had proved good hee did favour the said Henrie the third in his last Distresses Philip made him away by Poyson a thing so well vnderstood that they haue it for a common speach yet at Rome which I haue heard with mine eares That if a Pope doe enter without the approbation of Spaine hee will goe the way of Sextus the fift Hee did betray to the Eyes of the World Don Sebestian King of Portugall his Cousin Alexander Farnesse Duke of Parma his Kins-man and Generall in Flanders that valiant and renowned Captaine who had done him so great Services immediatelie after the misfortune of his Armada set out for England 1588. which hee did impute to the slownesse of the saide Duke hee fell into a lingering Disease and died by Poyson ministred from Philip the World doeth know it Don Bartholomew Carenzae Arch-Bishop of Toledo who had beene the Preceptor and Father of his owne Youth-head as Seneca to Nero because hee would not publicklie maintaine his Title to the Crowne of Portugall hee also did dispatch him His Brother Don Iohn de Austria whose great and ambitious spirit hee began to suspect hee was stricken with the Plague of Pestilence immediatelie after the receit of a Letter from Spaine whilst there was no Post in the Countreyes about and where-of hee died But aboue all that most deplorable and nefarious Paricidie publicklie committed avowed by himselfe authorised by the Church the murthering of Prince Charles his owne eldest Sonne Hee did price the life of Don Antonio at 100000 Crownes and of Elizabeth Queene of England and of the late Prince of Orange at as-much a-piece Hee was not ashamed to receiue certaine Townes from the King of Moroco vpon Bargaine to betray as hee did Don Sebestian King of Portugall his Cosin nor to render vnto those Infidels Arzilla which his Predecessours had noblie conquered vpon condition they should not furnish in preste to Don Antonio 200000 Crownes as they had promised to doe at the Intercession of the saide Queene of England These are not mine Assertions but taken and collected from Spanish Wryters Of all the fore-sayde Perpetrations the killing of his Sonne Prince Charles being in it selfe most fearfull and execrable of the whole it is also most clearlie verified not onlie by the Histories of Neighbour-Countreyes as by the French recordes of Majerne of Matthew of Paris of Thuanus but so stood to by the Church of Rome that into that deede they doe place the Triumph and Glorie of the Pietie of the saide King advancing his Fayth aboue that of Abraham who did onelie offer to sacrifice his Sonne and comparing
vnderstand more of it he may finde a Treatise done at large on that subject by Reginaldus Consalvus Montanus De Artibus Sanctae Inquisitionis Hispanicae one who hath for manie Yeares knowne and behelde it with his Eyes The next thing that King Philip went about was the joyning of Portugall to the other Kingdomes of Spayne alreadie in his Possession and there-by to make the Bodie of that Monarchie perfect and entire and finding nothing that could serue him for pretext or colour to moue open Warres the King there-of Don Sebestian being his neare Cosin of one Religion free from anie Controversies with him for Dominion and knowing the saide Sebestian to haue a Kinglie and cowragious Mynde with-all hardie and temerarious hee did corrupt and suborne some of his chiefest Favorites to puisse him to the enlarging of his Conquests in Africke against the Moores where-of his Predecessours had alreadie layde so good Foundations and for his easier inducement there-to hee did promise him large ayde both of Souldiours of Money And when Don Sebestian had embarked himselfe for Africke and did expect the arrivall of the promised Succours hee found nothing but Letters of new expectation while in the meane time Philip did practise by Claudestine meanes both discontentment and Mutinie with-in his owne Armies and Treyes with the Barbarian Kings against whom hee went Where-vpon ensued the overthrow and death of the saide Prince without Children in that Battell which hee fought against the Kings of Fesse and Moroco after the which the Portugals did receiue the next lawfull Heyre to their Crowne Don Antonio whom the saide Philip did eject by open Warre and Violence and forced the Subjects to declare himselfe righteous Successour of that Kingdome by his Mother Then hee perceiving that King Henrie the third of France did sende a Sea-Armie to Portugall in favours of Don Antonio hee resolved to stirre vp and kindle a civill Warre in France that might constraine them to forbeare the farther assaulting of his new Conquest in Portugall and by a publicke deliberation with his Counsell in the Citie of Tison Anno 1577 hee layde the grounds of that Confederacie called The Holie League which did almost reduce in Ashes that auncient and flowrishing Kingdome of France And to that effect sent thither secret Practises with 200000 Crownes to draw and assure to his Course the chiefest of the Nobilitie and Gentrie Catholicke which did succeede well enough to his Mynde and to the great Dangers and Disasters of all the Neighbour-States of Europe as the Stories doe at length record And then that those who were enraged by him to Armes should not want an Enemie on whō they might consume thē-selues he sent also to negotiate privatelie with King Henrie the fourth of France being then styled King Of Navarre and Head of the Protestant Faction in France offering to marrie the saide King's Sister whose Children to Philip should succeede to the Kingdome of Navarre with the Yles of Majorque Minorque and Sardinia also that the saide King of Navarre should haue in marriage the Infanta of Spayne eldest Daughter of Philip with condition to bee established King of Guyene at the adventure and charges of Philip and with-all should haue the Right and Possession of the Duchte Milan with a present advancement of 200000 Crownes for the provision of Forces competent against his Enemies of the League Who doeth not see by these the insatiable thirst of wicked Ambition after the Blood of their Neighbours never an hungrie Beare did hunt more fiercelie for to fill his Panches than hee was enraged for the Conquest of France But the saide King of Navarre guided by a better Spirit did refuse all these Ouvertures as treacherous and tending to the dissipation of France with-in it selfe that it should bee more open and obnoxious for the Spanish invasion And by his refusall hee layde the first Stone where-vpon there-after hee did builde his reconciliation with as manie Papists as were true hearted French-men and his Peace with his Predecessour King Henrie the third to whom hee did impart all these secret practises Anno 1583 and who permitted him to assemble the whole Reformed Churches of France at Montaban the yeare there-after for tryall and punishment of the Negotiators of the same For by this tyme the sayd King Henrie the third was begun with bitter Griefe and Repentance to acknowledge his Errour in retiring his Forces from Portugall which he was forced to doe by the furie and hote persecution of the Leaguars And the yeare 1589 he did send Ambassadours to the Queene of England who was alreadie engaged to the protection of Don Antonio to treat with her that shee would sende him backe to Portugall with a Sea-Armie promising for him-selfe to joyne there-vnto 5000 Men never-the-lesse that hee was then mightilie agitated with the manie Forces of the League and that the hottest Flames thereof did burne about his Eares having even then surprysed the lyues of the Duke and Cardinall of Guyse at Blois This was easilie obtained of the saide Queene who perceiving well that there was no other way to free her owne Countreyes the Spanish Armie having threatned her Coasts the yeare before nor to liberate her Confederates of France and the Netherlands from the Tyrannie and Oppression of Spayne but by making VVarres to him in Spaine shee did set foorth with Don Antonio an Armie for Portugall vnder two Generals the Lord Noris for the Land and Darke for the Seas together with the Earle of Essex But nothing of importance was performed by that Armie the Causes where-of are diverslie agitated and alleadged the English Historie affirming that their Generals then had no warrand to make Warre except that they had seene an vniversall Revolt of the Portugals from the Spaniard to Don Antonio their King where-of say they there was no appearance But Antonio Peres in his Treatise to the French King vpon that Subject doeth impute the Causes to Mislucke and Misgovernament the Lingering and Longsomnesse of the Voyage their lying manie dayes at Plimmouth and manie at the Groine where-by the Enemie had too much leasure to fortifie him-selfe a mortalitie of their People where-of their best Canoniers and other Souldiours died the want of Horses and Wagons for transportation from the coast of Lisbone so that they were forced to quite great part of their Armes and in place there-of carrie Bottels of VVyne and other things for their mayntaynance The distraction of the Sea-Generall Drake from the Land-Generall who when hee should haue entered the Port of Lisbone finding a Fleet of Easterlings to passe by him hee set him-selfe to the hazard of that Prey neglecting al-together the Enterpryse against Lisbone About the which when the Land-Armie did lye in siedge there was a great confluence as hee sayth of the Portugals to Don Antonio but by reason they were addressed in base and course Apparell they were esteemed by the English to bee but Commons and
to liue with that Pompe and Dignitie which is requisite to conserue Majestie that wee doe know and see That they must bee at hudge Charges by sending out and accepting in of Ambassadours that wee also see That they must giue Pensions and Fees to Counsellours Statesmen Noble-men Captaines and serviceable Gentle-men that wee see Lyke-wise the exorbitant debursment vvhich is in Warre But vvhat secret Bountie must bee bestowed through the VVorlde amongst sure Friendes in the Courtes of other Princes by which kynd of practising they doe often-times best assure their Affaires when all men thinke them in greatest perill that and manie such wee doe not know neither must wee enquyre but when after their death the Histories of their lyues come to bee devulgate then wee finde and reade what these policies of having latent Friends abroad haue imported to the greatest Kings Doe not wee reade of King Francis the first that to Almanes Italians English Spanish Switzers he payed during all his life-time great yearelie Pensions vnknowne to the world for the tyme And of Lewes the eleventh who was a sort I may say of Sorcerer or Enchanter in that kynd of subtiltie to make mercinarie the Counsels of Neighbour-Princes so farre that there was none of them free from his corruption by which doing hee did render himselfe a Miracle to the World for dexteritie of wit to dissolue the strongest Leagues of his Enemies without the drawing of a Sword hee did pay by publicke paction to King Edward the fourth of England 50000 Crownes yearelie but with-all secretlie to his Counsellours and Domestickes 17000 also yearelie which sayeth the Wryter of the Historie was the truest Meanes of the two for the continuance of that Pacification In consideration of these necessarie and weightie Charges ancientlie Subjects were wont to giue freelie to their Princes and frequentlie a Portion of Money that they called Oblations Augustus did leaue behinde him in Testament eleven Millions to bee distributed amongst the People of Rome where-into hee did subjoyne this Testimonie of the mutuall benevolence of the Romanes towards him saying that with-in few yeares preceeding his death hee had gotten of voluntarie Donatiues to the availe of 35000 golden Crownes But now-a-dayes Subjects haue for borne these voluntarie Gratuities in time of publicke indigence to their Princes by reason that some avaricious Kings haue preassed to convert the same to an annuall and ordinarie Duetie as Philip le Long of France having in his â—necessities granted by his Subjects the first impost vpon the Salt of foure Denieres on the pound with this Condition to stand but vntill his Debts were defrayed Yet Philip de Valois there-after did incorporate the same to the perpetuall Domaine of the Crowne saying that there could not bee a more competent thing to come vnder Tollage than Salt where-of all sort of People poore and ritch young and olde had the necessarie and daylie vse Or as King Philip the second of whom I haue spoken having of before annexed to the Crowne Patrimonie the third part of the Ecclesiasticall Rents yet for the support of the Warres where-with hee was greatlie charged had granted to him by the Prelates a certaine summe of Money also of the two-part which they called Subsidie on condition to stand but some few yeares hee also did perpetuate the same to the Crowne But to returne to the purpose of Cases of Weaknesse to bee found into the Empyre of Spaine wee cannot thinke but to bee feared of all and hated of the greatest part is a Weaknesse if it were of the mightiest that ever haue beene Passimus custos diaturnitatis metus sayeth the great Statesman Cicero That Feare can never make diuturnitie of Greatnesse And all men know it to bee true that the Spanyard is feared of all I proue it shortlie by the Church of Rome the Iesuites excepted hee is feared vniversallie to whom hee is most nearlie linked of anie forraigne Amitis Ergo much more by anie other Neighbour-Prince or State the trueth of mine Antecedent is showed by two famous and infallible Testimonies one of the Historie of the Counsell of Trent where a Man shall clearlie see how this Feare did make the Sea Apostolicke directlie to oppose the Grandour of Charles the fift where-of I haue alreadie discoursed For the second I take mee to Cardinall Baronio the most learned and most sincere that hath beene amongst them in these late Ages in his Treatise written against the Spanish vsurpation of the Kingdome of Sicile where hee wryteth thus of Philip the second in whose dayes hee lived in one place Sub vocabulo inquit Monarchiae praeter vnum Monarcham quod vnâ—m visibile caput Ecclesiae est cognitum aliud in Monarchia Siciliae obortum pro monstro ostento caput Ecclesiae that is to say Aboue one Monarch over Sicilia who is the onlie one visible head of the Church having right vnto it there is risen an other monstrous head and Monarch of the same And in another place there-after Ista sunt quae manus audax ad sacrilegium promptâ— abstulit à recitato Papae diplomate Those things haue that bad and bolde-hand readie to sacriledge rest from the Papall Title This Cardinall had an offer of the Papall Diademe made him from Philip the second if hee would call in this opinion but did refuse it preferring his Conscience to what-so-ever Palinodie Next vnto the Pope the nearest Neighbour allyed to him is the French King his Brother in Law of whose daylie Feares and Iealousies of the Spanish Ambition I were ydle to treate heere it being so well remarked of the World Since it is so with his most entire Confederates I neede not neither I hope to call it in question whether the other Potentates and States of Christendome doe much more feare him Therefore leaving those I come to try what probablie is the disposition of his owne People towards him Portugall is of all his thinges in Spaine of greatest importance betwixt whom and the Castilians there hath beene from all Antiquitie not onlie Neighbour Emulation but inveterate malice and as it were a fundamentall and naturall Antipathie of myndes and manners as their owne Histories doe confesse The heate where-of no doubt must bee greatlie encreased by this Castilian Tyrannie so latelie and vnlawfulie throwne vpon them There bee yet manie aliue there who did spende their Blood to haue withstood that Castilian pryde It is an ordinarie speach of the Portugals to say That the Castilians bee worse thâ—n the Moores who did first inhabite Castile The Portugals are sayde to bee descended of the Gaules their language approaching vnto the Latine The Castilianes againe of the Vandales Iewes and Moores their accent annearing to the Morasque where-of it is saide that the Castilians being amongst the Turkes are easilie induced to deny the Christian Fayth And in this point appeareth to bee a noteable Weaknesse of that Empyre Portugall accoasting to the Sea so
Changes shall wee see The Light in everie Corner shall appeare No place for Shadowes thence-foorth shall there bee GOD shall triumph at that Great Iubilie Of Nature in her full Perfection Where Hee His Works shall whollie Glorifie And Darknesse throw into Confusion Since true Light and true Things are so remote And clozed inaccessiblie with GOD Take heede my Soule no Paintrie thee besot Which thou beholdest on this Worldlie Brod. But contrarie delight thee in the Night There are no Pictures to distract thee then Flie to the Citie of the Divyne Light That is aboue the Sight of Mortall Men. Expatiate into the Sacred Fieldes Of the expanded faire Infinitie Which Millions moe than Earthlie Beautie yeeldes The Pallace of the Blessed Trinitie Though narrow be our Myndes to comprehend One Point of GOD where each is Infinite Yet to that Search our Spirites may ascend By Visions which are to our Weaknesse fit There thou shalt see how GOD Hee is a Light With-in the which all Things subsisting bee Whole Nature's Birth thou shalt see at one Sight The Pleasant Object of the DEITIE Hee much delighteth in that Architype The Glasse where-in Hee on His Goodnesse 〈◊〉 The Boxe that dâ—eth the Seedes of Nature keepe And all His Workes recorded as in Bookes As Cunning Paynters gaze vpon that Face Which they pretende by Portract to present And Iakob's Sheepe lookt in that Watrie Glasse That Hee did for their Fruitfulnesse invent So doeth the Sprite of Nature thinges beget By looking in that Architype of All And there-from doeth these Images canceit That wee see set and spred through Natures Hall And there thou shalt comparatiuelie thinke Our Clearest Dayes to bee no thing but Night And that of Heaven this World is the Sinke Repleat with Sorrow Sinfull Care and Plight Or lyke a Caue polluted with the Smoake Of Chymicke Forges and Deadlie Mercurie Where Worke-men as Anatomies doe looke Who haue consum'd Themselues in Sophistrie O that thou mightst not Heere agayne returne But still shouldst liue into that Lights Fruition For on this Earth thou canst doe nought but Mourne Where Toyles Teares and Fears must bee thy Portion There thou shalt see CHRIST setled in HIS Throne As Golden Phoebus in His Silver Sphaero Amongst nyne Chores of Angels LORD alone Lyke Planets plac'd about HIS Royall Chayre Where Troups of Saincts lyke Starres doe moue astray As Skalie Squadrons sporte into the Deepe So in that Lightsome Ocean they play And still an Heavenlie Harmonie doe keepe Of Musicke that can never bee exprest Yet by a Sensible Similitude Wee may imagine that it is addrest By foure Chiefe Partes of Men so vnderstood And thâ—â— by severall Alternatiues A Mutuall and Mightie Melodie One Theatre t'another aye deryues Sounding the Glore of that GREAT MAIESTIE The Alto Angels sing as I suppose Of stablisht Ranke the Foremost Stage They fill To Celebrate HIS Providence They choose And Divine Names belonging there-vntill The Tenor by the Voyce of Saincts resounds The Prayses of HIS Sanctitie they sing And this Echo from Stage to Stage rebounds HOLIE HOLIE Is Our Almightie KING The Basse is tun'd by Harmon of the Sphaeres The Sweet Consent that wee see them among The True Characters of HIS Wisdome beares And Learned holde them vocall in their Song The Hallelu of the Church Militant Mounts vp to make the Counter-basse perfyte With Loftie Straynes of Musicke resonant HIS Goodnesse and HIS Mercie they endyte The Subtill Alchymist can separate The Quintessence and make it to ascende Soâ—are the Church Prayers Alembicate By that Great SPRITE who doth Her still defende My Soule bee ravisht with these Visions And They shall make thy Nights more Splendescent By True Light and not by Illusions Than are Estivall Dayes most Relucent High ESSENCE of the Inaccessible Light Whose Sacred WORD the Darknesse did command To cloathe Her selfe into this Beautie bright So dayntilie Portrayde by Natures Band. Say LORD vnto the Dungeon of myne Heart Let there bee Light and strayght it shall bee so Blynde Ignorance and Pryde shall then depart And in the Light securelie shall I goe Possesse Sweet Light the Temple of my Breast Thy Lampes may feede of Multiplyed Oyle Which since my GOD Thou hast made mee a Priest Still on the Altar of myne Heart may boyle Those Starrie Vaults that Round our Night about As Curtayns full of Flaming Eyes where-by Thyne Holie Angels constantlie looke out And all our Dangers surelie doe espy Grant mee O LORD to trust to Thy Reliefe That whylst the Organes of my Soule doe sleepe It may bee fred from the Nâ—cturâ—all Thiefe That no Vncleannesse in my Bosome creepe Enioye my Soule the Beautie of True Light Count not of Paynted Shadowes that are heere Those are the Clowds that keepe thee from that Sight Which vanish then when wee holde Them most Deare So when thy Stage is finallie concluded As Floods returne vnto their Ocean Thou of this Bodie fullilie denuded Shalt bee reduced to thy Light agayne Though for a Wish possesse a World thou might Yet to the Ende doe wish nothing but LIGHT FINIS Index of the chiefe Things contained in this Treatise THE Preamble meerelit Metaphysicall pag. 1. 2. The death of the late King of blessed memorie 3. The occasion and order of the Treatise 4. The Pope and King of Spaine troublers of Christian States 5. The Ambition of the ancient Kings of Spaine and Portugall vertuous and heroicke with particular narration of the most nominate and famous amongst them 6. Charles the fift Emperour the first projecter and founder of the Spanish Ambition ovâ—â— Europe 10. Contrapoyse jealousie of Christian Princes warâ—anded by Nature 12. The Spanish Inquisition and practises of Philipâ— the second against neighbour States 14. Hee did negotiate intelligence with the Protestants of France being of head of their enemies the holie league 16. The Voyage of the English Navie vnder Queen Elizabeth to Portugall in favours of Dan Antonio 17. Antonio Peres doeth wrong the English in his narration of that Voyage ibid. Strict limitation of Generals in Warre 19. The greatnesse and swift progresse of the Spanish Empire ibid. The large extent of the Spanish Ambition 21. The insidiation of Spaine by claudestine and fearfull arts of murthering 22. Patricidie practisedin Spaine as amongst the Turkes by a religious tradition 25. The stabilitie of the Spanish Counsell never intercepted by the death of a King doth assure the stabilitie of their Empyre 26. What weaknesse in the Spanish Empyre by reason of dis-joyned Provinces 27 Dis-vnited conquestes vnprofitable and examples there-of ibid. Traffickable Countreyes and Veâ—tuous people the onelie true treasure of Princes The evils resulting of the being of great Treasures in the hands of Princes 28. Kinges haue manie necessarie occasions of profitable debursments nor knowne nor to bee enquired of Subjects 31. It is a Weaknesse of the Spanish Empyre to bee feared of all and hated of the greatest part 32. The Pope and Catholicke
States of Germanie against Charles the fift 33. Cardinall Baronio against Philip the second ibidem Why the Nobilitie of Spaine doe hate their King 34. A Weaknesse supposed in Spayne for want of Armes and why it is so 36. Their naturall Pryde a Weaknesse ibid. Description of the Spanish nature 37. Spayne to bee opposed by making Warre with-in their owne Dominions 38. Plantation of Nova Scotia 39. When a Kingdome is perfect and naturallie compacted in it selfe then to bee slow to Warres 41. The definition of a just Warre and our Warres against Spayne proved to bee just 42. Emulation of the Romanes and Carthagenians for vniversall Empyre 43. Agesilaus being but a poore King did invade the Persian Empyre ibidem First confederacie of the Scots with the French sought by Charles Mayne 44. How the Spaniard is proved to bee our enemie ibid. How Scotland is furnished of Men for Warre 46. Nature of leagues with examples auncient and moderne 47. Confederates against Spayne 48. Whether small or grosse Armies to bee sent to Enemie-Countreyes shewed by contemplation of the Turkish Warres 49. The Palatiâ—â—te the most honourable seat for Warres against Spayne 51. King Alexander Hannibell and Iulius Caesar did leade their Armies to more remote Countreyes ibid. Going of His Majestie in person to Spaine 52. The English auncientlie victorious in Spaiâ—e 53. The VVest Indees in the possession of a great Monarch proved to bee an infallible meanes of vniversall Empyre by length of tyme 55. Money the Nerue of Warre and greatest Monarches and States much distressed for want thereof 56. The hudge Moneyes gotten by Charles the fift in Peru 57. The naturall humours of the French Nation ibid. Speculation of Neighbour Calamities during our Peace in this Age going and of our Predecessours troubles many Ages by-gone 58. More of Money and of Men in Scotland now than in the dayes of our Antecessours and the proofe thereof 61. A wicked People doe make a wicked King 63. A Bridge of Golde to bee made for Enemies to passe out vpon ibid. Great Ransome payed by our Predecessors for King David Bruce 64. The Palatinate detained to make a Way for the conquest of Germanie and England 65. A remarkable Conference of Coronell Semple with the Author of this Treatise ibid. Iohn Knoxe against the Regiment of Women 67 The going of His Majesties Navie to Portugall and what a great point is Secrecie in great Enterpryses and the Examples thereof ibid. The Reformation or Innovation of Magistrates and the Commodities or Inconvenients following thereon 68. Plato holdeth That after the current of that great Yeare GOD shall reforme the whole worke of Nature and reduce it to the first puritie ibid. Vtilitie of the Censor amongst the Romanes 70. Commission for Grievances ibid. Great Men not to beare Offices where they dwell 76. Two of one Familie not to bee of one Session of Iudges 77. Reformation of Advocates most necessarie of anie thing with the Examples of Kings and States Enemies to the Trade of Advocation 78. Lewis the eleventh of France did revoâ—ke and annull Heritable Shyreâ—â—ships 81. Abuses of late erected Lordships of Church Landâ—s necessarie to bee reformed 82. If the Domaine of Regall Crownes or of Republickes bee allienable 83. Noble Men are the Shadowes and Reflects of Kings 84. Why the Lyues of Kinges are so precious 85. The last Convention of the Estates of Scotland and His Majesties Revocation 86. The first Donation of the Crown Lands and division of them in Baronies ibid. Ritches did spoyle the Pietie of the Church 89. Before the separation of the Church of Rome made by Luther the hundreth part of Christian People did possesse more than the tenth part of the Revenewes 90. The number of Ecclesiasticall Prelasies Benefices Churches Curies of France ibid. The nature of Tenthes 91. The first Dedication of Tenthes in Scotland 94. Puritanes foolishlie opposed to the Pope's Church in good things 96. Mysterie of Number 98. The Vnitie doeth represent GOD 99. The Number 7 is proper to the Creation Induration and finall Glorification of the World 100. The Novenarie doeth comprehende the whole Species of Nature Man excepted 101. Ten is the Quotient or fulnesse of Nature 102. Man was the first Tenth ibid. CHRIST was the second and perfect Tenth 103 Two sort of Puritanes opponents to Episcopall Rents and Governament discordant amongst themselues 106. Persecution of Iulian worse than of Dioâ—lâ—sian 107. Plantation of our Northerne Yles and Hielards a most Royall and most necessarie Policie 108. Battell of Hare-law 109. Abuses and Oppressions by way of Tenthes to bee reformed 110. Discourse of the Nature and Course of Moneyes 112. What Benefite or Inconvenient vpon the heighting of Money 113. What Order to bee taken with Moneys kept vp in the Hands of Merchands 117. Decay of our Shipping how to bee restored 118. Prodigall Persons ancientlie interdicted and punished by Lawes 119. Against the vse of Silver Plate and guilding 120. Ferdinandus Magnâ—s of Spayne Charles the ninth of France and manie great Princes did sell their Silver Plate or reduce it in Coyne 121. Prescription for Dyet and Apparell practised by great States in time of publicke Distresses 122. Speach to the King's Majestie 123. Wisdome of Augustus in making away of his Enemies 124. Who are Enemies to His Majesties Person or to his Governament ibid. Vigilance necessarie over the admission of Bishops and Ministers in the Church 126. Honour done by Augustus to the Romane Senate ibid. Condition of Senaters chosen by Augustus 127. Great Affection of King Darius to an olde faythfull Counseller 128. Mechanicke Vertues and Diligence of Augustus 129. Watchfulnesse of the Parsian Monarches over their Finances ibid. Supplication in Favours of the Subjects of Scotland 132. The admirable Magnanimitie of Alexander the Great whilst he wanted Moneys 133. Finis Tabulae Death of our late Soveraigne His late Majesties death followed with great feares of his Subjects Causes of our feares what these be The King of Spayâ—e and the Pope troublers of Christian Princes Ambition of Spaine different from that of the Romanes Different from that of their Predecessours The origine and Antiquitie of the present house of Spayne Notable punishment of Lust in Princes Pelagius Pelagius honoured of the World Ferdinandus Magnus Ferdinando Santo Charles the fift Emperour Contrapoyse of Christian 〈◊〉 warranded in Naâ—ure Hieron King of Syras Philip the second King of Spaine his first action his Marriage in England Spanish Inquisition his second action His third action the betraying of the King of Portugall his Cosin His fourth action was to plot the holie Leâ—gue in France against Don Antonio Philip did also practise the Protestants of France Elizabeth Queene of England The Voyage of the English Navie to Portugall vnder Queene Elizabeth Antonio Peâ—es wrongeth the English in in his relation of that Voyage Too strict limitation of Generals in VVarre hurtfull The Patience and Wisdome of Fabius Maximus The first thing to bee observed of the former
Discourse The first the greatnesse of the Spanish Empyre The Importance and Worth of Portugall The second to be marked of the former Discourse is the extent of the Spanish Ambition The Spanish Vsâ—â—pation over the Consistorie of Rome â— 3. Observation vpon the former Discourse is the Insidiation of the Spanish Ambition Nâ—melie Antonio 〈◊〉 Parricidâ—e practised in Spaine as in Turkâ—e by a religous Tradâ—tion Christian Princes to be aâ—ware of Spanish Treacheries 〈…〉 Parricidie practised in Spâ—tne as in Turkie by a religous Tradition Christian Princes to be aâ—ware of Spanish Treacheries A tryall of what VVeaknesse is into this great Empyre The State and Counsell of Spayâ— not interrupted or altered by the death of a King Fortitude of Empyre standeth in 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Examples of dis-vnited Conquests The Spanish Provinces disjoinâ—ed members The Spanyard draweth nought from his Provinces The commodities of his Proâ—nees What is the greatest Treasure of a Prince Inconvenientes following vpon the being of Treasures in the hands of Princes Treasures collected by great Kinges most often vnhappilie spended Publicke Charitie of Augustus Princes haue manie occasions not knowne to Subjectes of necessaâ—ie debursments Oblations of Money ancientlie made to Princes First Impost of the Salt in France a gratuitie temporall but turned to be annuall Another VVeaknesse of Spaine to bee feared of all Cardinall 〈◊〉 against 〈◊〉 the second of Spaine The Portugals doe hate the Castilians The origine of the Portugals and 〈◊〉 The whole 〈◊〉 of Spaine doe hate their Prince his greatnesse why they doe so It is not so easie for our Noble men to rebell now as before our Conjunction with England A cleare Testimonie there-of A 〈◊〉 supposed in Spaine for 〈◊〉 of Armes and how it is so Their naturall Pryde a great VVeaknesse Viâ—e Description of the Spanish Hâ—mour The Spanish Punctualitie approacheth to Nullitie Deâ—cription of Punctualitiâ— A quicke observation for Punctualitie The Navarâ—oies doe hate the Spanyard And the French too The Pryde of Spayne to bee opposed by Vvarre Colonâ—es Plantatioâ— of Nova Scotia Incommodities and Evils following on VVarrâ— When a Kingdome is iâ—perfection then bee aware of Warres Great Bâ—itane alreadie a perfect Monarchie Wisdome and Moderation of Scipio 〈◊〉 Forraigne 〈◊〉 fâ—uitlesse for our Princes The definition of a just Warre Our Warre against Spaine just in three maine respectes Livius dec 3. lib. 8. Agâ—silaus â— poore King went against the Persian Empyre 〈…〉 How the Spanyard is proved to bee our Enemie How Scotland is furnished of Men for Warre Neglect of militarie Discipline Thenature of Leagues and Consederacies Confeâ— for the Battell of Lapanto Confed of the Romanes and 〈◊〉 Confed betwixt Carâ—es the eight of France the Duke of Milan Confederacie against Lewis the eleventh of France Leagues or Confederacies of Salt Deliberation for War the weightiest matter belonging to a King Confederates against Spayne Whether small or grosse Armies to bee sent to Enemie Countreyes The longsome Warres of Amurat the third improfitable â— prudent Prince will not manage Warres within but without his Countreyes Palatinate the most honourable place of this VVarre VVest Flanders a proper Seat for Wars against Spayne Going of the Navie latelie to Portugall Couâ—sels not to bee pondered by the events The going of our King in person to Spayne The English auncientlie most victorious in Spaine Scanderbeg VVilliam VVallace Henrie Earle of Richmond against Richard the third with 2000 French Portugall and Navarre the first revolters from Spaine The VVest Indees in the possession of a great Monarch aninfallible meanes to vniversalitie of Empyre the proofe there of Money the Nerue of VVarre and the proofe there-of Greatest States and Monarches straited for wâ—nt of Money The hudge Moneyes gotten by Charles the fift into Peru. The naturall humour and manners of the French Nation A 〈◊〉 of the Reâ—sorâ— which should encowrage vs agaynst the spaâ—yâ—rd Co â—emplatâ—on of our 〈…〉 during our Pâ—ace this 〈◊〉 byâ—gone Calamitie of the Citie of Paris and of whole France Contemâ—lation of the Troubles of our Predecessors Maximus the Romane Generall against the Scottish King Eugeâ—â—â— Encowragement from great Reasons It is proved that there is more by a great deale of Money and Men now than our Predecessours had It is showne that the broken Estates of particular meâ— doeth not argue the povertie of a Countrey The dâ—ngerous consequence of ingratitude in People A wicked People doe make a wicked King A Bridge of Golde to bee made for Enemies to passe out on Iust and true Encowragements from solide Causes Captivitie of King Iohn of France and of Francis the first Great Ransome payed by our Antecessours for King David Bruce if the Author was not a little mistaken Philip de Cominit sayth fiue hundreth thousand Crownes The Causes why the Palatinate is detained by the Spanyard A remarkable Speach of Coronell Semple to the Author of this Treatise The Quarrell of the Palatinate most â—ib to vs why Iohn Knoxe against the Regiment of Women Of our domesticke discontent or Feares The going of the Navie to the Seas and our publicke Fast. Secrecie advanceth great Enterpryses Secresie of Iulius Caesar Charles the fift 〈◊〉 the eleventh and of the 〈◊〉 Councell The Reformation or Innovation of Magistrates 〈…〉 Senators are to bee of good Age Experience Numâ— 11. Inconvenients that follow the perpetuitie of Magistrates Inconvenientes by the Innovation of Magistrates and Counsellers Vtilitie of the Censor amongst the Romanes The Spanish Syndicator in place of the Censor Nature of the Comiss. for Grievances A latter appellat due to Soveraignitie Two of one Familie not to bee of one Session of Iudges approoved in France â—efoâ—mation of the Barre Advoâ—ats Low necessarie Imposts mâ—â—entâ—e layde vpon Processes 〈◊〉 Sainct Enemie to Meâ—cenaâ—ie Advotation Emanuelâ— King of Portugall Enemie to Mercenarie Advocation In what Christiâ—n Countrâ—yes no Advocation In Venice Advocates haue two Audiences and no more Multitude of Iudges profitable Heritable Magistrates Bod. in Repub. Erected Church Lands If the Patrimonie of the Crowne bee alienable Domaine of Republickes not alienable How Christian Princes doe accept their Crownes Princes like vnto GOD doe creat Men of nothing The last Convention of the 〈◊〉 of Scotland To be wished that the Church-LaÌ„ds had ever remained with the Crowne Ritches haue spoyled the Pietie of the Church The Laiciâ— did spend the Church-rents in even in time of Popeâ—â—ie The stupiditie of Princes and People not observing the Evils following vpon the Ritches of the Church The number of the Ecclesiasticall Estates in 〈◊〉 How Princes doe remember these Evils The nature of Tythes Of Tenthes The Arguments vsed against Evangelicall Tenthes Why they arâ— thought Ceremoniall The Priests of Melchisedek Tythes devoted by positiue Lawes When Dedication in Scotland The Benediâ—â—ne order frequent and â—amous in Scotland Calvinâ— and Perkins deny Tythes Evangelicall Puritanes opposed to the Pops Church even in good things Tythes vnderstood by naturall Light of the Gentiles Mystorie of the number â—0 Created or Instrumentall Wisdome VVisd Salom 7. Eccles. 1. Esai 40. Ch. The nature of Number in generall Nature of Angels GOD is Vnitie Veritie and Bonitie Definition of Vnitie GOD is the Centre of all Things GOD hath particular respects for particular Numbers Great vse of the Number 7. Nature of the Dualitie Nature of the Novenarie or Number 9. Ten is the Quotient or fulnesse of Nature Man was the first Tythe CHRIST was the second Tythe Psal. 144. CHRIST began and clozed thâ— Circle of Nature A Speach of Roboâ— Mes. Hardas worthie observation The Opinion of Iunius concerning Tythes Two sorts of Puritane opponents to Episcopall GovernameÌ„t and Rentes discordant amongst themselues Persecution of Iulian worse than of Dioclesian Plantation of the North Ylâ—s of Scotland of what Importance Battell of Hare-Law Abuses and Oppressions by way of Tythes Discourse of the Nature and Courie of Moneyes Gold cannot be employed without a â—ixtion of â—ilver Fraude of Gold-smiths and of Coyners What the heighting of Money doth impoâ—t A great heighting of Moneyes amongst the Romanes in their Punicke Warres Soveraigne Vertues of the Golde Elias Artista Of Moneyes kept vp by Merchands Decay of Ships and the 〈◊〉 why Meanes to restore Shipping in Maritine Townâ— Prodigall Persoâ—s interdyâ—â—d by â—aw No private Man is absolute Lord of his Lands or Goods Against the Prodigalitie of 〈◊〉 Plate and guilding with Golde Ritches of Scip. Asriâ— Ferdinandus Magn. did sel his Silver Plate and Iewels Charles the ninth of France did coyne his Silver Plate Lib. 33. Prescription for Dyet and Apparell Hector Boâ—â—â— Lib. 12. Speach to the King's Majestie Diligence of Augastus against his Enemies Who be Enemies to the present Governament of this Kingdome Vigilance over the Admission of Bishops and Ministers Honour done by Augustus to the Senators The Modellie of â—â—aries the fift of France Lewis the eleventh of France would not suffer his Son to learne the Latine Tongue The Condiâ—â—on of Senators chosen by Augustus Great Affection of King Darius to Zopyrus Diligence Mechanicke of Augustus to know the Revenewes and Debursments ordinarie of the Empyre Vigilance of the Persian Kings over their Finances Diligence of Augustus to ease the People immatters of Law Processes Supplication in Favouâ—s of the S. 〈◊〉 of Scotland Plutare de Fortuna aut virtute Alexandri The notable Magnanimitie of Alexander whilst he wanted Money GOD maketh althings in Nature with Tyme and Patience The Youth-head of every thing in Nature most observed and looked to The Monopole 〈◊〉 the Salt in France
dwell but vpon his peculiar Heritages and spend the Rents belonging to him other-wise than by the publicke But the case is so farre altered that at this Time and in these latter Dayes Princes more by an Inspiration of private Favour or for to exercise the Libertie and vse of their Royall Prerogatiues than for anie knowne worth or Merite of Men haue even made them great as it were in imitation of the goodnesse of GOD who made Man of nothing Omne bonum sui diffusivum It is the nature of Goodnesse to diffuse and communicate it selfe even as GOD doeth other-wyse it cannot bee called Goodnesse The glorie of the Occean is more for the bountifull spreading of his Branches vpon the Face of the Earth than for his Greatnesse The stateliest Tree maketh the most statelie vmbrage Noble-men are the Shadowes of Kings as it is glorious for the Sonne to bee accompanied and followed with so manie bright Starres and Planets whose Bodies doe receiue the Beames of his Light and there-with doe beautifie the Heaven about him so are vvaiting Noble-men to Kings as Diamonds and Rubies planted about their Throne to receiue and reflect the Splendor of the Royall Majestie And yet whyles it is so we see that Christian Kings at the Acceptation of their Crownes doe giue their Oathes for Defence of Religion of Iustice and the Common-wealth and Preservation of that Publicke Dowayne vvhich the Common-wealth doeth present vnto Her Prince as a Dote or Tocher-Good to be saved for Her Mayntaynance and vvhere-of hee hath the onlie Vsu-Fruit and cannot alienate it but with her owne Consent and for some Extraordinarie service done to her or to the Prince vvho is her Head Extraordinarie I say because Services Ordinarie in the State haue annexed vnto them their Ordinarie Fees and Pensions Extraordinarie I call some Act of singular Valour for the Countrey agaynst a Common Enemie or some Hazard vnder-gone for safetie of the Prince his Lyfe Although the Patrimonie of the Crowne bee sacred yet such Services are to bee esteemed more sacred and Donations or Rewards for these are to stand inviolable for here are the Ods betwixt a Republicke and State Royall That the 〈◊〉 hath no Head Particular who should challenge the Priviledge of such Bountifulnesse or for vvhose sake it should bee granted for seldomâ—â— doeth the Death of anie one Man what-so-ever breede any Commotion Crosse or Alteration to a Republicke Quia non moritur Respublica vvhere-as by the contrarie the Death of a good Prince and often tymes of an evill doeth shake the verie Foundations of a Kingdome vvhich made Caesar to say Non tam 〈◊〉 interest quam Reipub. quam diutissime vivam This maketh their Lyues to bee so precious and Sacro-sanct they being the verie Heart and Head of the Bodie of the Common-wealth So that to holde absolutely that no kynd of Services are remunerable with anie thing belonging to the Crowne it is not onlie to cast loose the Estates of the Nobilitie and Gentriâ— whose Houses everie where through Christendome haue bene made vp and erected by the Bountie of Kings for nominate and famous Services done to them or to their Countreyes but it were also to perill the Personall Securitie of Princes theÌ„-selues when Men should see that a King could giue noght to one who should hazard or loose his Lyfe for his Safetie but that vvhich his Successour may recall it is to â—urbe the Royall Soveraignitie too farre And albeit the Extens of Majestie 's late Revâ—cation did seeme so fearfull to vs at the first as if it had comprehended so much yet wee are still to remember vnder what a gracious and just Prince wee doe liue and to take it rather for a Warning Awaking of our Gratitude in his first Entrie and therefore I must here craue Pardon of all to call to mynd how often since I haue heard from Wyse and Sincere Men that a little more of Readinesse to doe him Service in the last CoÌ„vention of our Estates had bene sufficient to disperse the chiefest Clowds of that Tempest I doe acknowledge that it is not licentiate to me nor tollerable in anie Private Subject to censure the Reverend and long approved Magistrates of this Kingdome neyther will I presume to doe so but onlie to expostulate and regrate with manie Good Men the infortunate Proceedour of that Counsell whereby neyther Prince nor People did receiue Contentment Whether wee should lay it vpon Mistakings possible to haue bene amongst the Lordes of those Commissions or vpon the Iealousies and Competences ordinarie to bee betwixt New and Olde States-Men at the Entrie of a King Or vpoÌ„ the Basenesse of some Countrey-Commissioners whose Avaryce would not suffer theÌ„ to resent the Common Danger of this Yle as appertayned Or vpon a Popular Disgust Generall Feare conceived for Religion by reason of some Noble-men of contrarie Mynde employed from the Court about that Businesse Or lastlie vvhether vpon the Backwardnesse of this Tyme so disposed as it is to breed Distraction and Disturbance of the State Whatsoever was the Cause moving certaynlie the Debacts of that Convention vvere as appeareth Principia malorum speaking of Effects For vvas it then a right Tyme to answere Majestie 's Demaundes thus That a Convention could not goe higher in taxing the Countrey than a Parliament had done before At the last Parliament King IAMES had a Necessitie to sende Ambassadours abroad to negotiate Peace vvhich I confesse was a Graue and Great Cause for Subsidies but at this Convention Peace was given vp Warres begun and it stood vpon the Losse of Germanie and Invasion of Great Britane vvherevpon might haue ensued hastilie greater Damnage than of manie Taxations Or was it then Tyme to refuse the Mayntaynance during Warres of 2000 Men to keepe the Seas free and open for our Trafficke When wee shall reckon our Losses sustayned since by Sea-Traders by so manie Mariners wanting Employment at Home and by losing so faire a Commoditie as was this last Yeare for transporting our Corneâ— to profitable Markets in Neighbour Countreyes then wee shall decerne the Errour of that Convention Wee will say wee haue not beene accustomed to beare so great Charges a weake Argument Since it hath pleased GOD to change the Custome of our Fortune will wee contemne His Visitations and as senselesse Men bee carelesse of our Countrey Wee will say that our Countrey hath suffered manie Distresset by these late bad Yeares and by Sea-Misfortunes and I know it to bee so but must wee not for all that defend our Countrey And what if wee must not onlie maintaine two thousand Men but also fight our selues a thing which wee haue great reason daylie to expect And I will come to the most pricking Poiâ—t of all His Majestie 's Revocation hath discowraged vs. Where-vnto I answere by asking what more hath His Majestie done than anie Earle or Lord in Scotland doeth who after the death of his Father chargeth his Vassals