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The Iesuites play at Lyons in France as it was there presented. Both to the amazement of the beholders, and the destruction of the actors, in August last past. Credibly informed by a factors letter (who was an eye witnesse) to his right worshipful maister in London.
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R. S., fl. 1607.
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1607
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STC 21514; ESTC S116329
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he rose vp and bowing to him intreated him with a speech of intercession to ratâ—fie that whâ—ch his seruaÌ„ts the Popes in his name had executed the purpose of al which was that they not obeying Rome as the head Church their Religion as the meanes of their saluation they were now to bee damned without redemption which no sooner asked but seeming obtained the Iudge rose vp to pronounce their sentence before which here Sir you must note that there was many passages made of seuerall actions which had hapned in seuerall kingdomes as of such Iesuites that in stirring sedition and for moouing Rebellion had lost their liâ—es here their deedes was confirmed meritorâ—ous and many of them placed in the rancke of Martyrs what treason soeuer had beene kindled by them if tending to the dignitie of their Church both them and the traitors had the same benefit Of which particulars it would be somwhat long to write being two dayes in action yet in their due place I shal presume to expresse some of them to you namely no treason against her late Maiestie as of Paâ—rie Campion Sommerfield Ballard Babbington and those fourteene Traitors of that faction the pretence of Lopus to poyson conspiring euen with Iewâ—s for theâ—r owne benefite In briefe they were all showne their dâ—edes approued and the traitors glorified The Frier Dominiâ—ion called Iames Clement that killed Henry the 3. king of Frauce was not here amongst the number of their prayses forgotten nay they descended so lowe euen to iustifie the late treason practised against our Noble Soueraigne and his Progenie to wit the blowing vp of the Parliament house a practise so horred and an inuention so bloodie that any man that euer hath heard but the name of God being assâ—red of his iudgements and trembled at hell would haue bin astonisht to attempt making it lawfull against Gods word to allow of any murthers how euer so heynous for their owne benefit Thus hoping sir as in a Map you conceiue a town by the name of it so you will thinke you haue seene all the treasons you haue heard of practised by Iâ—suites against Christian Princes here at Lions acted that you haue seene the tyrannies of the late Philip king of Spaine deceased by his inquisition in the Lowe Countriâ—s the slaughtering of the Hollanders nay his attempts against vs in An. 88. all presented either in dumb shewes or in action and their indeuors commended I will onely giue a touch vnto you that betwixt the Popes and Cardinals Luther Caluin Bezâ— and all the râ—st whom they terme their sent of Heresie the Catholâ—ke Princes and the Protestanâ— Princes there was some argument helde touching thâ— dignitie of their religion but you must obserue who preuailed namely the Romish side and I pray you then thinke you behold the Iudge rising to pronounce sentence against them first to make his speech moâ—e terrible fire was throwne out of his seate noises was heard like thunder in the end the effect of his speech was this that for disobeying the authoritie of the Pope his faithful seruant pastor of his flock and the relinquishing their way to saluatioÌ„ which he as their guide should haue led them vnto they are now for euer to loose the ioyes of heauen which to prepare their further grief their eyes beheld them in chiefe glory asceÌ„d into and all of them King Queene and subiect to be throwne presently into hel to lie on beds of fire which shall neuer quench to be still dying yet neuer dead for their pains must be euerlasting at which Lucifer and his whole synod of fiends that were beneath taking his word for a law first tooke hold of the Turks Persians and Prester Iohn and making signes of reioysing threw them into their hell so as the ages had succeeded they seaze don Christian princes as namely of our English kings Henry the eight whom they named vnder Lucifer the first founder of Heretikes Edward the sixt a prince whose life and death was vertuous and our late Queene of famous memorie the peacefull gouernes of this kingdome 44. yeares the establisher of Christs church the relieuer of France froÌ„ the inuasion of Spaine their assistance the catholike league a comforter of the oppressed Christians in Geneua defendres of the Low Countries and in deed a pardoner of her enemies yet these Iesuiticall sectaries here in this their play presented her iustified the Traitors and treasons against her eternized them in her sight condemned her by the voyce of their whole Synod to their Hell made the figure of her whose charitie was so great neuer but to thinke mercifully of them they made a ridiculous obiect to their bald-pate Friers and a scoffing spectacle to the papisticall multitude and as that our gracious Queene so the Kinges of Denmarke the Princes of Germanie the States of the low Countries in briefe all as aforesaid were by these Iesuits decree throwne downe into their hell and imbrast by diuels beneath while the other seemed to reioyce aboue But see the iudgement of the true God that euen in the height of their reioysings whilst these Iesuites made ascorne and contempt of the Christians whilst they made false thundrings false lightnings while they directed to the people that now were the Lutherans and Hugonites burning in perpetual torments now were they shreeking and not heard nowe were lamenting and not regarded and as they were should all mankind be that forsooke their religion and built not their saluations vpon them our true God as I say good sir who rules the cloudes with his becke who though he winks yet sleeps not seeing this their presumption and in his vpright iustice not longer suffering that his name should be prophaned his seate vsurped his iudgements abused out of his Quiuer of wrath and armor of fire whom no mortall man can resist drew one arrow to strike them downe who so rebelliously rose vp against him For here sir I pray you take knowledge at the time when this Iesuite gaue his sentence ite maledicti and their fained diuel began to sease on Christians the day was as cleere as hopefull as a husband man would desire in haruest when in a minut one darke cloude as the forerunner of his true Masters will vshered by fire attended by darknes making eueÌ„ that which was but now the height of the day as pitchy fearefull as the blackest night when presently the people hauing scarse time to thinke of amazement thunder forerun with lightning being heauens ordinance shot off and stroke from his seate he that presumed to take his name vpon him the Iesuite assumed to bee his sonne and shee that presented so boldly the Virgin Marie and he that would afore his time play Lucifer the Prince of Diuels Here sir may you behold what I beheld the iudgementes of God against these arrogating Iudges they that but a minute since would make vse of their breath ordained to glorifie their maker to