the first point they say that S. Francis aswell as Christ was declared by darke sayinges and speaches of the prophets T What may those Types of S. Francis be Z. They tell of many I onelie will recite a verie few omitting to mention the rest both for breuitie sake and t'auoide offence You know at the commaundement of the Lord Moses made a fierie Serpent and set it vp as a signe that so many as were bitten might looke vpon that Serpent of brasse and liue T. I know the place verie wel what of that Z. That Serpent was a figure of this S. Francis T. Of this S. Francis Not of S. Francis but of Christ I trowe for so Christ him selfe did say Z. But they say it was a figure of Saint Francis It must therefore necessarilie ensue either that Christ was not the Messiah or that S. Francis was the Messiah Sauiour of mankinde so well as Christ. T. Who euer so wickedly hath abused the holy Scriptures of God Z You shal heare another Tipe of this new Christ Saint Francis When Nebuchad-nezzer had cast the three Noble-men into the burning ouen at length he spied in the middest of the fire a fourth whose forme was like the Sonne of God Know you whom that fourth did signifie T. Whō he did signifie I wot what I thinke But I pray you tell whom he did signifie Z. I will tell you he was a figure of S. Francis if you will credite the Franciscanes T. No more of this I pray you hartelie I canne no longer endure to heare such blaspheming of God and horrible abusing of his holy word Z. How then would you abide to heare them say that the worde of the Seraphins Holy Holy Holy in the 6. of Esaie were spoken figuratiuelie and are to be vnderstood of S. Francis How would you abide that the noise of the great rushing behinde the Prophet Ezechiel vttering these wordes Blessed be the glorie of the Lord should point vnto Saint Francis what woulde you thinke if you heard them say which they write that the Angel hauing the seale of the liuing God mentioned in the 7. of the Reuelation was verie Saint Francis T. That is as much as if they saide that Christ is not Christ but S. Francis is Christ. Z. And that is to make the Gospell of Christ euen a verie fable Chap 2. Of S. Francis againe who is in many equal in some respectes made Superior to Iesus Christ. TYMOTHIE But to leaue these shadowes and come vnto the substance dare they compare S. Francis with Christ as you said they doo ZELOTES They do both compare and in many respectes preferre him before Christ. T. That would better be knowne Z. You haue alreadie heard how they are made like for names like for nature a like prefigured yea sometimes by one and the same Types and Shadowes But more-ouer they are made equall in many other thinges in so much as they haue written a booke on purpose to shewe the conformitie betweene Saint Francis and Christ. T. What resemblance is there betweene Christ S. Francis Z. As much in truth as betweene God and Belial Yet that the world may see how farre they haue waded in impietie you cā name almost nothing of Christ wherein they make not S. Francis to resemble him T. When Christ was borne a multitude of heauenlie soldiors with Th'angel praised God and said Glorie be to God c. What such thing at the birth of S. Francis Z. Yes it must religiouslie be beleeued say they that the like was done at the natiuitie of S. Francis And which more is Hell was so mooued at this mans birth as th'infernall feendes did thinke either that the day of Iudgement was then come or one was borne that should shake yea ouerthrow the force of hel was euer the like read or could any thing be said more in disgrace and dishonor of our Sauiour Christ T. Christ being a childe of eight daies old and presented in the temple Simeon that iust man fearing God and waiting for the consolation of Israel tooke him in his armes praised God c. Z. That is verie true so did Simeon a iust man yet a man but saint Francis being a child an Angel in shape of a pilgryme tooke him in his armes as Simeon did Christ and blessed him T. Christ was so holy as albeit he was tempted yet was he without sin and neuer did sinne nor knew any sinne nor had in him anie sinne at all Z. In integritie of life also saint Francis doth resemble Christ For he performed euen according to the letter not omitting so much as one iote or title euē all the holye Gospell and kept euerie commaundement of God in so much as he is an example of all perfection T. If he were such a one maruell it is hee had no Ionn Baptist to prepare away for him as Christ had Z. You maruel that he had none such but he had such a forerunner as Christ had and that is merueilous T Christ had his twelue Disciples and the names of them all are knowen Z Saint Francis had so manie for number as wel knowen by their names And as one of Christ his Apostles called Iudas was wicked and hung him selfe so had saint Francis a disciple called Iohannes de Capella which for lewdnes hung him selfe And as the Apostles of the Lord were wonderfull for their holines and miracles so the companies of saint Francis were glorious for conuersation and miracles in life and in death And as the holie Apostles followed with all indeuour the life and doctrine of Christ so these companies with saint Francis obserued the holie Gospell And as the Lord Iesus had other Disciples besides the 12 Apostles so also saint Francis besides the forenamed companions and disciples had manie mo that were singular for life holines and perfection And as by Christ his Apostles the whole world was changed so by saint Francis and his bretheren the world is altered to the following of Christ his life and exercising of penance T. Christ was tempted of the deuill was saint Francis so too Z. Yea hee was tempted likewise of sathan that therin he might be founde like vnto Christ T. Christ was so virtuous as some being sicke thought that if they might but touch his garment only they should be whole Z. Saint Francis was therein not inferior vnto Christ for he thought him self happie that might touche the hem of saint Francis garment T. Christ was of that power that he healed euerie sicknes and euerie disease among the people Z. So did saint Francis T. Christ raised the dead vnto life Z. Saint Francis did the same T. Christ at a Marriage made Wine of water Z. S. Francis also turned not onelie water yea a fountaine
AN HISTORICAL DIALOGVE TOVching Antichrist and Poperie DRAWEN AND PVBlished for the common benefit and comfort of our Church in these dangerous daies against the desperate attemptes of the vowed aduersaries of Iesus Christ his Gospell and this florishing State by Thomas Rogers Allowed by auctoritie Reuel 18. 6 Reward her euen as shee hath rewarded you and giue her double according to her workes and in the cup that she hath filled to you fill her the double AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Windet for Andrewe Maunsell and are to be solde at the signe of the Brasen Serpent in Paules Church-yard 1589. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR CHRIstopher Hatton Knight Lord high Chancelar of England Knight of the most Honorable order of the Garter and worthie Chancelar of the most famous Vniuersitie of Oxenford his singular good Lord and Patron ⸫ THAT Whore of Babylon in the holie boke of Reuelations decyphered by Saint Iohn hath bin long since through the goodnes of Th'almightie is manie waies and by sundrie meanes in this last age of the world most notablie prooued to bee the church of Rome Notwithstanding as common strompets often-times put vpon them both the faces and the persons of most honest women so this whore filthie though she be and vncleane yet would she appeare in the eies of man to be pure and chast as the spouse of Christ. And as harlots haue brazen faces and dare compare yea and for pure behauiour some-while praefer themselues to vnspotted virgins right sober matrons so this filth albeit she know her selfe guiltie of all manner pollutions yet such is her impudencie she blusheth not both to compare he selfe for honestie with the best make the world beleeue that it is not she but euen the lambes wife that is naught and vncleane But praised be God for the same vaunt she neuer so much of her holines and speake shee neuer so blasphemouslie against the spouse of Christ her loose lecherous life is well knowen and her abominations blazoned to th'uniuersall world so that she which giueth out that she is cleane is knowen to be nought els but meere pollution that saith she neuer went astraye neither can erre is well knowen to be euen the verie scūme of ancient and newe errors the sinke or draughte of heathenish idolatrie to haue erred in an hundred yea in sixe hūdred points of religion to haue adulterated euerie principal head of Christian doctrine and to haue quite reuolted from our Sauiour Christ This being so great should the detestation of her be in al our mindes and if any natural affection we carie toward our deere mother the Church of Christ we gladlie will imploy all our giftes both of bodie and of soule what els soeuer graces we haue for the defense of our mothers good behauiour for the bringing of this bold huswife and most impudent harlot so much as in vs lieth into a common hatred of all sortes that if possible it were euen the verie boies moathers in the streete may neuer heare Poperie named but they may hisse at it as they do at the sight of knowen bawdes and naughtie-packes For my part Right Honorable some-what in this booke as heretofore in other treatises I haue done and by Gods assistance and the lawfull fauour of my Superiours will proceede to the displaying of her filthines more and more to the world For wel I see which that most Reuerend Father and blessed martyr Maister Latimer did long since obserue that th'impudencie of this whore is excceding great and intolerable and therefore where occasion shall be giuen she is to be gauled and spurgauled too seeing no better she will prooue That which I looke for at her handes is but mortal hatred for my labour For so do harlots requite such as of good-wil laie open vnto them their vngodlines that they may amend And surely as in some thinges aboue mentioned so otherwise me-thinkes she doth notablie resemble the brothels and harlots of the world therfore diuinelie by Gods spirite is entituled the whore of Babylon For harlots if they loue you and you will not with like loue answere them againe they will hate you as Putiphars wife did Ioseph and those wicked Iudges Susanna Loue them and they will abuse you as Delilah did Samson that filth Apame which proudlie sitting on the right hand of the king with her right hand tooke the crowne of the kings head and put it on her owne and strooke the King with her left hand Leaue them once giue your selfe to lead an honest life either solelie or in holie wedlocke and they will pursue you with malice euen vnto the death as the late murther of Abel Bourne is memorable to this purpose So this whore of Babylon if you loue her not againe she louing you she wil hate you euen vnto the death If you loue her she will abuse you that too shamefully If you praeferring a Godlie life agreeable to Gods holy word before her wicked companie and cast her of nothing will pacifie her till she see your blood Of England this whore would be loued but England will bee chaste still with Ioseph and Susanna and therefore England is extremely hated Spaine loueth this whore and Spaine is abused shee sitteth on the Kinges right hand shee taketh his Crowne with her right hand puts it on her owne hed and with her left hand she strikes him on the face hee gapeth and gazeth on her poore soule if shee laugh at him hee laugheth and if shee be angrie with him he flattereth till shee bee reconciled yea hee will not spare his owne bloud to enioy her loue France leaft her companie what say I leaft he onely cast a friendlie countenance towardes the lambes wife and her faithful seruantes she was inflamed with iealousie forthwith she could not be pleased she feared he would cast her of or not feed her malicious humor and therefore a brother of that brothel house gratiouslie admitted vnto familiar speech in his owne chamber vnder colour of confession must be his priest and cut his throat Honorable there is no ioie but in a godlie conuersation there is no setled comfort but with the spouse of Christ. Th'end of harlots following thē besides discredit in this world consumption both of bodie and goodes it is vtter condemnation both of soule and bodie in the world to come Th' end of this whore is euerlasting condemnation in hell fire and besides their excessiue charges and expenses their end is th'utter wrath of God which haue to do with her To such I say from the Lord goe out of her good people that yee be not partakers in her sinnes and that yee receiue not of her plagues To your honor I wish perseuerance euen vntill th'end in that good religion which you do professe
order of sainct Francis T. Then no doubt this Frier raigning raging ouer the church of God men are to addresse themselues either to vnder-goe the punishments appointed for heretikes which is burning fier in this world or to embrace as Heauenlie Oracles these franciscane fables Z. It is wonderfull as a thing may bee which they publish of the successe they shal haue of the swarmes of Franciscanes that are to be in the world T. What successe shall they haue Z. Such as passeth For alreadie and this was written of them no few yeares agoe the verie places of the Friers minors dispersed through the world do mount vnto the number of a thousand and sixe hundred besides them which day by day are newlie erected For as it is in the Psalme Shee stretched out her branches vnto the sea not onelie Mediterrane and Ocean but euen vnto the Indian also and from the riuer vnto th'endes of the world For euen in India this order now hath à long while hath had manie places of abode T. If the places be so manie what and how manie may the persons be which supplie those roumes Z. For Nations the French come the Spanish hasten the Dutch and English run and the greatest multitude of diuers other languages do speede them selues to bee of this order And for numder Iohn Th'euāgelist hauing in the 7. chap. of the Reuelat. described both the time whē which was at the opening of the 6. seale and the manner how saint Francis should be sent to wit as that Angel hauing the seale of the liuing God he adioyneth next of the multitude that by the preaching life example of sainct Francis and his companions shall bee conuerted vnto Christ T. What are the wordes of Sainct Iohn Z. His wordes be these And I heard the number of them which were sealed and there were sealed an hundred and foure and forty thousand of al the tribes of the children of Israel T. Expounde they those wordes of the Franciscanes Z. Yea verily or this may be expounded say they on this wise that there shall be so manie friers or men to bee conuerted in this order the people being brought vnto the Lord either in processe of time or in the verie daies of Antichrist when as this order all other orders being destroied shall preache against Antichrist T. Of the Franciscanes one hundred fortie and foure thousande Z. Yea or which more is say they it may bee said that according to the phrase of scripture by à certaine hee meaneth an vncertaine nomber as if there should be sealed and in the habit of Frācis that of the crucified not only an hundred fortie foure thousand but infinite besides And this Iohn seemeth to meane they say when hee addeth that hee beheld à great multitude which no man could nomber of all nations kinreds people and tongues c. T. Then I see full plainlie that they make not onelie sainct Francis another Christ but also them of his order to bee the onely people of God and that none either haue bin or shalbe saued but onely they of sainct Francis order Z. You haue gone to the verie point for hence they both terme their companie the family of God they say If thou wilt be saued be a Frāciscane For not only they which liue but they also that submit them selues vnto the rule of this Francis though at the verie point of death euen all of them are saued No maruell therefore though hee bee adored the world throughout euen as verie God and made an aduocate with the Father like another Christ Chap. 4. Of the Virgin Mary whom the Papistes make another Christ by ascribing vnto her the offices and honor due alwaies and onely vnto the Sauiour of mankinde TIMOTHIE Now do I see which before I knew not the most sacrilegious impietie and popish blasphemies about saint Francis ZELOTES Heare againe what their faith is cōcerning the blessed Virgine as they say our Ladie T. Take they her also for the Sauiour of mankinde as they do sainct Francis and as wee do Christ Z. That do they T. If one should say so vnto them would they not denie it and say we slander them Z. Say they what them list their owne bookes penned aduisedlie and published by them selues shal beare continuall testimonie to that which I haue said T. What write they of hir Z. They describe her nature by her name T. As how Z. Marie in Latine is Maria. T. And what then Z. Maria consisteth of fiue letters T. Then what Z. Those fiue letters do import the fiue offices to be exercised by her to vs-ward T. What are those her fiue offices Z. The first is Maternitatis of Motherhood signified by the letter M. For shee is à mercifull Mother euen the mother of mercie being the Mother of God through whom she making intercession and oblation wee attaine mercie Therfore the church calleth her the mother of grace and mercie T. What is her second office Z. That is Conseruationis of conseruing the treasure of God signified by the letter A. which representeth Arcam the sauri the Christ of treasury And therfore called is she the treasurer This is taken from poore men whose manner is to runne vnto the treasurers Therefore we which are poore in this vale of miserie c. must repaire vnto her because in hir say they wee shall finde an infinite treasure of the wisedome and grace of God T. Her third what Z. That is Directionis Gubernationis of direction and gouerning by examples of her life This imported is by the letter R and therefore is she named Regina the Queene T. And what is her fourth office Z. That is Iaculationis repulsionis inimicorum of flinging and repelling backe of enemies signified by the letter I for which cause shee is termed Iaculum inimicorum infernalium the dart of infernal enemies which at the inuocating of this name yeeld and flee away For she is as terrible vnto them as an armie of men set in battel raie Ideo Ecclesia frequenter orat c. This causeth the church often to pray saying Tu nos ab hoste protege hora mortis suscipe protect thou from th'enemie and receaue vs at the houre of death T. Her last office what is that Z. That is Aduocationis of Aduocation imported by the letter A. whence the Church Eya aduocata nostra Eih our aduocate turne those thy merciful eies vnto vs. T. What moueth you now to vse those Latine wordes Z. That do I in two respectes first for that I would haue their more then childish toies obserued who at their pleasure can make letters to signifie as some haue made Bels to sound euen what pleaseth their phantasticall braine and as best may feede their superstitious humors Hence is it that M. is to signifie Mater and nothing
you do not remember which all posteritie shall crie out vpon that parricide intended promised vowed but through the almightie power of the watchman of Englād not brought to passe by Parrie Frō this warrant after that Babingtō other like him-selfe traitors cōbined confederated themselues by vow oath likewise euen to murther shed the pretious blood of their soueraigne Queen the Lords anointed Frō this warrāt another sort of alienated Italienated Englishmen which thing her Maiesties owne eies saw written and her Blessed mouth did vtter had by oath also vowed within one moneth either to bereaue her sacred bodie of naturall life or to be hanged thēselues Vpon the like ground before all this that vile youth of Warwickshire Someruile in a detestable minde and with à resolute purpose came trudging apace toward Londō to haue shortned the daies of his deere prince and most gratious soueraigne T. I haue read that the guise of D. Storie that Arch-papist and traitor after meales was to pray that if our Queene euen this our Queene Elizabeth would not speedily turne to Queene Maries religion that shee might be ouercome with fire and sword all that would take hir part and I thought him of all the worst man that so wickedlye would wish vnto his Prince euen the holye one of God But who euer would haue thought that any durst haue dared with stained handes to touch much lesse to kil so honorable and diuine à state as her Maiestie is Z. Assure your selfe there is nothing so damnable but if such à Doctor dare say it there be schollers enough too many of his schoole that will do it and if the Catholique Tyran the Pope wil allowe it there bee few of his vassals as they call themselues Catholiques I am perswaded but easilie wil subscribe vnto the same as lawfull if not put it in execution as honorable T. Many treasons haue bin contriued euen against most godlie Princes as we may reade in holy writ much oppression euen of good men by cruell tyrantes but that any subiect professing the Religion did euer so much as in hart consent vnto much lesse traiterouslie by word or deede conspire the deadly ruine of their soueraine Princes whether good or bad we shall neuer read but that they haue discouered treasons as did Mordecaie wee may read and euen in the middest of their miseries praied for their oppressors wee may also read Z. These treasons therefore seditious rebellions and horrible pursuing of Christian Princes by all treacherous deuises euen vnto the death do euidently demōstrate vnto the world of what spirite and Religion men are of Chap. 7. 1 Of Gods iustice executed seuerallie vpon popish rebels and other traitors from time to time 2. and of the vse which good subiectes and others should make of the same TIMOTHIE Curse not the King no not in thy thought neither curse the rich in thy bedchāber for the foule of the heauen shal cary the voice that which hath wings shal declare the matter said Salomon or God rather by Salomons mouth ZELOT Oh though euen legions of examples of good men conceauing honorably of their gouernors in respect of their places and liuing in good order euen vnder most cruel tyrantes cannot allure men to th' imitating of their obedience yet that the feare of those heauie punishments threatned in that sentence last by you mētioned could terrify the wicked from tracing the steps of rebels traitors which by the righteous iudgement of the almighty are accursed T. I verily do beleeue no traitors can prosper but that they yea and all which they in disloial hartes shal enterprise are accursed of the Lord. Z. You wil be strengthned much in this perswasion if you call into minde th' examples of God his iustice I say not time out of minde but within the memorie of vs both nor in forraine landes but within hir Maiesties dominions seuerely executed vpon these furtherers of the Popes antichristian auctoritie arrant traitors both to God and this realme T. My memorie is not so good that I can remember God forgiue me that I haue no better obserued such thinges recite therefore I pray you those examples or some of them for my further confirmation Z. You haue heard I am sure of seditiōs moued of late yeares both in Ireland in England But did you euer heare of any prosperous successe that traitors hetherto haue attained T. This I know for certaine that the rebels in England were no sooner vp but they were as easily to th' euerlasting shame confusion both of themselues their houses put-downe againe they of Irelād though troublesome for à season yet by the suppressing power of th' almightie are so rooted-out in the' nd as which is merueilous yet wel known there is not in al that wild wast Countrie à know en traitor remaining at this day nor hath bin for à great time Z. As the iudgement of God vpon those rebels in generall so the same iudgements of the same Lord of hostes vpon the ring-leaders heads of those rebels in particular would from hand to hand from father to son and from man to man euerlastingly to all posterities be deliuered T. The particulars I haue not so well marked make me acquainted with them for it shall be as ioyfull for me to heare as for you to tell of the destruction of disloiall subiectes and traitors Z. The principal stirrers-vp of rebellion from time to time in Ireland haue bin of English Stukeley D. Sanders of Irishmen Iames the Earle of Desmond and Iohn his brother and Fitz-morrice Now behold the iudgementes of God either by the handes of man or without meanes by himselfe or by himselfe man too vpon thē al. By the handes of man God in his Iustice both caused that forenamed Fitz-morrice at one blowe by à lustie young gentleman to be slaine made Stukley so infamous and so intollerablie odious among the forraine papistes that euen the King of Spaine himselfe otherwise à great harborer praeferrer of such fire-brandes of sedition El banished him not only out of his Court but quite out of his Countrie of Spaine Without the meanes of man in his iustice God not onely caused that D. Sanders to wander like himselfe à rauening wolfe among the wolues on the mountaines of Ireland but also kept from him all sustenance of life who had deteined the food of the soule from others and bereft him of his wits which had so abused his knowledge to the disquieting of Gods people whereby rauing and in à phrensie hee ended his daies that would haue brought to distruction manie one both in body and soule By himselfe and man too the two Desmondes came to fearefull endes by man both of thē after the Irish fashion made shorter by the head by God both of them also like Caine
forced to range about they wist not whither but Iames especially à man of power was forsaken of all men and of à mightie Earle became à miserable begger T. Blind is he that cannot see and far giuen ouer of God that wil not confesse that God standeth for his Lieutenantes the Kinges Queenes and gouernors of the world against all popish rebels whatsoeuer Z. That to his glorie must be acknowledged marke now againe the conductors of rebels in this land which were the two Earles of Northumberland of Westmerland and vpon them also behold the iudgementes of God either immediatly by himselfe or by himselfe and man too showen vpon them both By himselfe and man he of Northumberland came into their handes whose ouethrow he sought and as his demerits did require at Yorke had his head cut from his shoulders that would haue dismēbred this so florishing à Commō weale By God without man th' other of Westmerland that thought to haue made many à man and woman childlesse was bereft of his children or they of their wittes and he that viperlike vpon no iust cause would haue distroyed his deere mother his natiue Countrey by his rising-vp is eaten-vp of vlcers rising of lewde causes out of his owne bodie Chap. 8. Againe of the Iustice of God himselfe executed vpon other principall promooters of Antichristes Kingdome arrant traitors to the Realme and Crowne of England TIMOTHIE Happie are they whom these examples can teach to beware ZELOTES We may otherwise also behold an heauy countenance of the Lord vpon other rebels traitors For as hee hath in the sight of man with the iron rod of his fierce displeasure euē crushed the frantike brains of open rebels into peeces so hath hee aswel by himselfe as by man so discouered defeated confounded priuy traitors as both the Godly reioice the wicked fret and all men exceedingly do wonder at the same T. I haue heard indeed from yeare to yeare not onely of the Detection but also of the miraculous apprehending and iust execution of most barbarous traitors in sundrie diuers places of this land Z. Ascribe that vnto the prouident care which God hath of his handmaid and of his Church the spouse of Christ. Consider yet and especially that which the godly wise haue besides obserued T. What is that Z. It is not so much the necessary execution of that punishment which wholsome lawes haue laide vpon the bodies as the importable iudgmentes of the Lord himselfe vpō the soules mindes of traitors T. Make me acquainted therewith that I may grow more and more into à detestation of them whom God himselfe in such sort abhorreth Z. Is it not strange thinke you that mē guiltie of hie treason against the state being by frendes no friendes of their Prince and countrie aduised to shift for themselues and hauing either fit oportunitie to flie or place conuenient to escape the handes of them whose lawes they had violated should yet haue no power to embrace that counsel tending so greatly to the preseruation of their liues T. Whom meane you Z. I meane Felton that Felton in this place I meane not who lately together with Iames Clackson was executed forhie treason but his father Iohn Felton à man for the space of eleauen yeares together afore his apprehension priuie to euerie treason and conspiracie against hir Maiestie à speciall instrument for all forraine enemies to worke withall and Storie euē that Storie which wished the persecutors had left the braunches laid the axe to the roote of the tree who though they were aduised th' one of them to flie when easily he might after hee had set-vp the popes Bull at the Bishop of Londons gate th' other to refraine to goe whither hee was allured yet could neither Felton run his way nor Doctor Storie for his life auoide the trappe whereof he was warned T. No doubt this was the iustice of God before vpon the mindes that afterward the iustice of man might be executed vpon their bodies as it came to passe Z. Will you see this thing yet more euidently by other examples T. That is my desire Z. Then cal into mind the cursed end both of Someruile afore mentioned of that other earle of Northumberland th' one wherof being cōdemned for hie treason praeuented the Queenes mercie by hanging himselfe in Newgate th' other to be condemned durst he abide the triall forewent the Queenes Iustice by discharging vpon his owne carcase à dag charged with three bullets both of them dying not like Christian men but like him that hauing betraied our sauiour Christ vnto the hie priestes went and hung himselfe Now whereunto may this be ascribed T. Surely vnto nothing but vnto the same iustice of God which lay like an heauy burthē vpon their Soules an euident demonstration that God is no abettor of Traitors and popish conspiracies Z. And whereunto may we also refer the trouble euen the great trouble that Parry was in at the consideration of the manifold excellencies in hir Maiesties person and the teares which the verie fight of hir Highnes in whom to his thinking hee saw the liuely and expresse image of king Henry the seauenth did draw from his eies whereunto I say may wee referre thinges but vnto the verie iustice of God vpon his soule stroken with the horror of à guilty conscience and daring him for his life not so much as to touch much lesse to dispatch so heroical à prince endued with so rare partes as hir maiestie is T. So by miserable experience he saw that it was not of all the easiest thing as himselfe sometime phantastically did imagine to take away the life of our gratious Queene Z. It is written of Iezabell that shee thought at hir pleasure she could put the holie Prophet Eliiah to death therefore vowed by à certaine time to cut of the daies of that man of God But though her malice was great yet her power was nothing for both he liued and was carried into heauen and shee through the iustice of God for hir sins was eaten vp of dogges So this Parry vowed indeede the destruction of hir roial person and thought he could at his pleasure either with dag or dagger spoile her of al life but we know that both her maiestie liueth and long may she liue to the further aduancement of Gods glorie and he not onely by the iustice of man vpon his bodie but also by the seuere iustice of God vpon his soule was banished out of this worlde For hee died in finall impenitency for ought that man could perceiue asking no man no not God forgiuenes for his sinnes T. O most horrible spectacle yet often seen that as mē liue so they die he liued prophanely and died like an Atheist Z. I could tell you of the impatiencie of some of the
22. 25. 26. s Iohn 18. 36. t Iohn 6. 15. v 1. Pet. 5. 3. x Extrauag vnam sanctam de Ma. obed y Clem. pastoralis in re â—udic z Duarenus sanc Eccle minist ac beneficiis l. 1. c. 4. a Clyp milit eccle l. 3. c. 35. ex Driadone de lib Christ. l. 1. c. 14. b de viâ—ib eccl mon. l. 3. c. 7. c Motiue 8. 40. e 1 Tim. 2. 1. f 1. Pet. 2. 13. 14. 15 g M r. Daulton in his speech to the citizens of London the 22. of Aug. 1586. h Her Maiesties owne testimony of the Londiners in her letter to the L. Maior c. the 18. of Aug. 1586. i De postremis Galliae motibus p. 245. Declaratio sixti papae 5. coÌ„tra Hen. BorboÌ„ assertum Regem Nauar. Hen. iteÌ„ BorboÌ„ praetensum principeÌ„ CoÌ„densem c. k Her Maiesty both in her let to the L. Maior of LoÌ„ in hir speech to the states of Par. An. 1586. Sir Chr. Hattons speech at Apeltrees acquital l Bulla Pii pa. 5. B. Iewel in his view of a seditious Bul. Nichols recaÌ„t â—et H. 8. Bulla papae Sixti 5. Tyrtels recaÌ„t p. 29. Papa confut act 1. p. 3. b. D. Humfr. de R. curiae praer p. 49. m Ans. to the execut of Iustice n In the declar of Parries treasons p. 19. o Ibidem p. 18. p 1. Sam. 24. 5. 6. 7. 8. q 2. Sam. 1. 9. c. 15. Complaint of Eng. Let. D. r Card. de Comos letter to Patry It is in the declaration of Parries treasons D. Parrie s In the declar of Parries treasons p. 14. 16. Babington c. t The copie of à letter to the c. Earle of Lecester c. prin by Chr. Barker 1586. p. 5. v Ibidem p. 17. Someruile x In the execut of Iustice. D. Storie y In the let sent by à gent. Stud. in the Lawes c. coÌ„cerning D. Storie z Read the warniÌ„g against the dangerous practises of Papistes c. by M r. Norton Fieldes caueat for Parsons Howlet Let. F. a Ester 2. 21. 22. 6. 2. b Bar. 1. 11. 12. See B. Iewels defense of the Apologie of the church of England f. 18. a Eccles. 10. 20. Read M. Reaniger against treasons rebellions c. The complaint of EnglaÌ„d let D. 8. c. Rebellion in the North. In Ireland b In the execut of iustice Iames Fitz-morrice c Execut. of iustice Tho. Stukley El. Exhort coÌ„cerning the state of Christendome p. 39 d In the let to Bernar. Mendoza p. 32. N. Sanders e Execut. of iustice Iohn of Desmond Iames Earle of Desmond f Execut. of iustice Tho. Percie Earle of Northumberland Charles Neuil Earle of westmerland * Lady Margaret a frantike roge. g Execut. of Iustice. a These were hanged betweene Brainford and Hunsloe neere LoÌ„don the 28. of Aug. 1588. b Fidelis seruî subdito infideli resp c Acts and Monumentes in Q. Marie De Romanarch contra N. Sanderum l. 1. 2. d Fidelis serui sub infideli resp e In the declar of the life and death of l. Storie f Felton was haÌ„ged in LoÌ„d at the Bishop of Lond. gate Storie was haÌ„ged on à newe triangle gallowes called the Tyborne the 1. of Iune 1571. * p. 38. Someruile Sir Henry Percie Earle of Northumberland g The true report of the Earl of North. treasons c. p. 15. 19. h Luke 22 47. 48. Iohn 18. 2. 3. Parrie i Math. 27. 3. 4. 5. Act. 1. 16. 17. 18. k The true and plaine declar of Par. treasons p. 16. l Ibidem p. 35. m Ibidem p. 9. n 1. Kings 19. 2. o 2. Kings 2. 11. p 2. Kings 9. 35. 36. q Parries treasons p. 14. 16. 33. 35. r Ibid. p. 9. * Parrie was drawen froÌ„ the tower of Lond. to the pallace of westminster and there hanged the 2. of March 1584. s Par. trea p. 39. Storie Tichborne Babington c. t See the letter of hir Maiestie to the L. Maior of Lond. of the 18. of Aug. 1586. it is printed by Ch. Bar. v Par. treas p. 38. x In the life death of D. Storie y See the treat intitu The copie of a letter to the Earle of Leicester c. p. 10. z Ibidem p. 18. a Ibidem p. 22. b Ibidem p. 25. c B. Iewel in his view of à sedit Bull. p. 73. d In the copie of a letter c. 〈◊〉 the Earle of â—cicester p. 30. a Northumb. treas p. 3. b The let sent by a gent. stud c. concer D. Storie c Northumb. treas p. 3. Throck treas d Ibidem e Execut. of iustice f Northumb. treas p. 3. * Genebrard Cronograph l. 4. in append g Declar. causarum quibus adducta Ang. Reg. Belgis afflictis c. p. 13. a Northumb. tâ—eas p. 3. b The Let. of agent stud c. concer D. Storie c Ibidem d M. Fleetwoods the recor of Lon. orat to the Lon. An. 1571 e Exhort concer the state of Christendome p. 39. f Throck treas g Ibidem h Ibidem i Northumb. treas p. 6. Throck treas k Northumb. treas p. 7. 9. l Nich Recant m Let. to MeÌ„d. p. 6. n True descrip of the Ar. p. 36. 46. o Piement deposit p. 13. p True descr of the Ar. p. 58. Piement depo p. 7. q D. Medinas orders for the Spanish Fleete Northum trea p. 4. r Piement depo p. 16. s Exhor concer the state christ p. 39. t See the exhor concer the state of christendome v Throck treas x Northumb. treas p. 3. y Let. to Mend. p. 4. z See the Spa. colonie the suppl vnto the K. of Spain made by the P. of OraÌ„ge c. The Pr. of OraÌ„ges apology The Pol. discourse of the leage between Fr. and Eng. The coÌ„plaint of England * Med. orders for the Spa. Fleete Crusado from Rome p. 10. Northumb. treas p. 3. a Guicciardine in his 16. book hist. Italicae M. Norton in his warniÌ„g c. The pol. disc of the league betweene Fr. and Eng. b Crusado froÌ„ Rome c Elz. triumph p. 29. d PiemeÌ„ depo e Let. to Mend. p. 16. f Throck treas g Ioshua 1. 6. h The Let. of à Gent. Stud. coÌ„cer D. Storie i D. Banerofâ—â— ser. at Paules crosse p. 6. k Spa. masque l Let. to Mend. p. 36. m Spa. Masque n Tu qui Romanas voluish spernere leges c. a Prou. 16. 18. b Piemen depo p. 13. c Disc. of the Ar. in the end d Let. to MeÌ„d. p. 17. Disc. of the Ar. p. 36. e Piemen depo p. 6. f Piemen depo p. 15. g The discourse vpon the declar pub by the L de la Noue p. 9. h Let. to Mend. p. 17. i Piemen depo p. 7. k I. An. de Mon. confes l Piemen depo p. 5. m Ibidem p. 13. n 2. Kings 7. 6. 7. o Em. Frem exam p Em. Frem