by the Emperours Ambossador And the better to retain in Memory this Massacre the Pope had it c George Wheâ—ston's English Mirrour pag. 17â— painted about his great Hall in the Lateran and there Recorded in d Jo. Niâ—hâ—l's Pilgrimage B. 8 Marble And what must be the cause of all these e Catholicorum Apologiis propugnata quae â—t Romae atque in Hispania immensis landibus celebrata Jo. de Bussiers Hist Fran. Vol. 4. pag. 120. De eâ— Laetitia ob vindicatos Haereticos piorum animis concepta non parum est Summar ad Hist Hispan Jo. Mariana anno 1572. Joyes Gaities and Triumphs in France Spain Italy and where not amongst the Romanists but that thirty thousand Protestants were in a small time destroyed by divers sorts of deaths some drown'd some hang'd some starv'd some Pistol'd others had their throats cut their bodies drag'd about streets denyed Christian buryal c. without any consideration of Age Sex Quality or Relations And all this in a supposed time of security and tranquillity a peace being made and the King passing his word and promise for their safety Now here would I ask the Romanists whether ever Queen Elizabeth did such a cruel Action as this If not then why must Charles IX go away with all these Glories and Trophies and our Queen laden with nothing but black accusations of cruelty As if Religon intitled one to more authority over his Vassals then the other The year viz. 1572. of this Massacre some have troubled themselves to lay down in these Numeral Letters Upon Gaspar Coligny the Admiral gVIsano oCCVbV It pIVs ah CoLLIgnIVs astV LVX qVater aVgVst I sena DoLen Da Ven It. Or thus bartho Lo MaeVs fLet qVIa FranCICVs oCCVbat atLas And upon the City of Paris this LVtetI a Mater sVos natos DeVoraVIt And here I cannot but take notice of one pretty cheat the Pope makes use of to shew to the world his great liking of this Massacre viz. that whensoever the famous Catholick Thuanus in his Narrative of this Butchery hints as he doth several times of the cruelty of these Throat-cuttings These expressions sound so harsh in the ears of his good Romanists that in the Index Expurgatorius they are all order'd to be dasht out and to appear no more in print lest good people should be corrupted by them so wo be to them who dare think amiss of this Parisian slaughter But it is not here alone but in many other places that they have endeavour'd to falsifie and corrupt this Learned Thuanus though one of their own Church yet one that hated lying For which Jacobus Gretser Johannes Baptista de Machand or Macaldus under the false name of Jo. Baptista Gallus I. C. with Adam Contzen and other Jesuits cannot pass him by without throwing some dirt upon him But though de Thou's book were a Adam Cantzen Discepâ—atio de Secretis Societat Jesu pag. 40. burnt at Rome yet will it remain as an instructive Monument to future Ages though endeavour'd to be corrupted as appears by the Index Expurgatorius and possibly hath been as is manifest by the late little Thuanus Restitutus But leaving these forraign comparisons let us return home and take a short view of our two Sister-Queens of different perswasisions in Religion Queen Mary whose Piety and Mercie is much commended by Sanders and other Romanists Reigned about five years yet in that short time were put to death for Religion above 260 without any regard to Sex Quality or Age Rich and Poor Learned and Ignorant Old and little Children that knew not the right-hand from the left one springing out of its Mothers Womb whilst burning at the Stake and unhumanely the little infant thrown into the fire to burn with its Heretical Mother as they term'd it In twice this time viz. for the first ten years of Elizabeth not one Romanist suffer'd death for Religion and though she Reigned above 44 years yet in that long Rule there were not so many put to death of the Romanists for Treason or what else the Romanist pleaseth almost by an hundred as there were in the short time of Queen Mary To which we may add as is confest by b In numerabiles Ang licaâ—i Martyres Duâ—em Ed mundum Campianum secuti docuetunt Pontificem Rom. posse quemcunque etiam Regem dig nitaâ—e Regâ—a exuete Abr. bzovius de Rom. Pont. cap. 46. pag. 621. Bzovius their Papal Champion that there was not any that suffer'd in Queen Elizabeth's time but did teach the dangerous Doctrine That the Pope could depose Kings This were enough to testifie that Queen Elizabeth was as happy and merciful to her Subjects as her Sister Queen Mary And to perswade those who throw so many commendations on the latter not to rob the former of her due praise The first that the Romanists pretended Martyrologist puts down to have suffer'd in Queen Elizabeth's days is one John Felton year 1570 and yet this was not till the XII year of her Reign so that they can pretend to no bloud for so many years And what small reason they have to glory in this mans Martyrdom let us judge by the Cause in short thus for I shall have occasion to speak more of him hereafter Queen Elizabeth having triumphantly Raigned above X years in the Nation to the great joy and comfort of her Subjects at last Pope Pius V takes a humour in his head and he forsooth must declare her to be no Queen to which purpose he thunders out a Bull declaring her Heretick Excommunicated Deprived and Deposed from her Dominions Absolves all her Subjects from Allegiance and interdicts any that shall obey her c. Felton gets this Bull hangs it upon the Bishop of Londons Palace-gates scorns to seek an escape boldly vindicates the Pope and himself in what was done defying the Queen and her Authority for which he was arraigned condemn'd and hang'd August 8. neer the same place in St. Pauls Church-yard Now for any thus to contemn and vilifie his Soveraign null her Authority renounce his Allegiance and so far to submit himself to a Forreign jurisdiction even in Temporalities as to declare his own Soveraign deprived and depos'd from her Kingdom I say what punishment this man incur'd let the Reader judge provided he will also consider that had a Protestant thus renounced his Obedience in Queen Mary's days not but that there were some Calvinistical fire-brands then the party should have dyed for it and those who commend Felton would have call'd the other Traytor And yet Felton did it to procure a National Rebellion This and some other Disturbances occasioned the next Parliament to put forth some a 13 Eliz. cap. 1. 2 3. Acts for the preservation of the Queens person and the better quieting and securing her Subjects and Dominions all people having time given them to consult either their own safety or a complyance So that who suffer'd afterwards was for their
how to make themselves Possessors of the Throne of that Kingdom and finding none so much capable by Right Title and Interest as those of the Family of Bourbon to thwart and oppose their designs it was their best policy to procure their ruine to which purpose take this following Narrative but in short of the Guisards against the House of Navarre being the chief of that of Bourbon which though * An 1564. § 8. Spondanus looks upon as a Fable and it may be according to Perefixe that the young Prince of Navarre might be then at Paris yet take the story though possibly with some mistakes upon the credit of Thanus and Gomberville now one of the French Academy and so let him and the present Archbishop of Paris also of the Academy bandy and rectifie it as they please Antoine de Bourbon King of Navarre at the Siege of Rouen being shot year 1562 into the left shoulder with a Musquet bullet of which wound he a little after died those of Guise consulted how to make their best benefit De Gomberville Les Memoires de M. de Nevers v l. 2. p. 579 c. Thuan. lib. 35. Mâ—moires d'Estat vol. 2. ensuite de câ—ux de M. de Villeroy pag. 35 36 c. by the said death Jane the Widow Queen of Navarre lived at Pau the chief Town in the Territory of Bearne adjoyning to the Pyrenean Mountains and with her she had her young Prince Henry afterwards call'd the Great now about 9 years old At this time Philip II. King of Castile having wars with the Africans and Moors his Recruits from Italy and Germany were to rendezvouz at Barcelona in Catalonia Now doth Charles Cardinal of Lorrain and his brother François Duke of Guise consult how to extirpate this Race of Navarre to which purpose they pitch upon one Dimanche to act as Agent for their Interest in those parts of Aquitaine where he had as his Assistants Monluc an experienc'd Souldier d'Escars Viscount d'Ortes with the Captain of Ha Castle adjoyning to Bourdeaux and several others great Favourersand Dependents of Guise But the prosecution of these designs was somewhat cool'd by the death of the Duke of Guise who was shot by Poltrot year 1563 at the Siege of Orleance Upon this though a Peace was struck up between the King and the zealous Huguenots where the later were gainers by the Agreement yet the Cardinal Lorrain carrieth on his former Contrivements against the House of Navarre making his Nephew the young Duke of Guise Head of the Plot. And to give a better colour to all they pretend Religion their Foundation so all Hereticks ought to be rooted out amongst which the young Prince of Navarre and his Mother to which Friends could not be wanting seeing the King of Spain would assist them To this purpose Captain Dimanche is dispatch'd into Spain to the year 1564 Duke of Alva to obtain the assistance of the aforesaid Forces at Barcelona which on a sudden might fall upon Bearne take Pau with the Queen her Son Henry and Daughter Catherine and to prevent any of their Escapes the Friends of Guise would way-lay them on the French side to which end they had several trusty Commanders and Forces conveniently placed thereabouts And the Princes thus taken should be conveyed into Spain put into the Inquisition as Hereticks and then they would be sure enough Thus the Guisards would have their desire and as a persuasive argument to the Castilian they told him that things brought to this pass the dispute for the Kingdom of Navarre would cease the Pretenders to it being thus in his possession Accordingly Dimanche gets into Spain waits upon the Duke of Alva who having heard and approv'd the design orders him to go to the King who was then at Monçon or Monson a Town in Aragon where they used to keep their Parlements or las Cortes for Aragon Valencia and Catalonia For this place Dimanche passing by Madrid he fell dangerously sioâ— of an high Feaver and being but badly accommodated in a poor Inn a Frenchman call'd Anne Vespier one of the Queen of Spains servants took pity on him removed him to his own house where he was better attended on and by the assistance of the Queens Physicians recovered For which kindness and other great favours Dimanche and Vespier enter into a strict Familiarity and Friendship In short Dimanche thinking to make use of him in his absence for some Intelligence discovers his business and the Plot to him Vespier being born at Nerac in Gascogne so a Vassal and Subject to the King of Navarre was guided by so much Loyalty as to resolve to prevent the ruine of his Soveraign for which purpose he had this advantage The present Queen of Spain was Elizabeth daughter to Henry II. King of France and so sister to Charles IX then reigning King of france and thus near related to the House of Navarre Vespier a servant to this Queen Elizabeth thinks upon the most convenient way to inform her of all for which he addresseth himself to the Grand Almoner and Tutor by whose means all is fully discover'd to her who resolveth to write of it to her Brother and Sister the King and Queen of France Notice is also given to Sieur de St. Suplice the French Embassadour then in the Spanish Court at Monçon with a desire to inform the Queen of Navarre at Pau that she might better consult and provide for her own safety Dimanche gets to Monçon opens all to King Philip in the mean time de St. Suplice one well acquainted with State matters and after imployed by the French Court dispatcheth his Secretary Rouleau into France with the Letters and Intelligence whereby the Queen of Navarre had means to secure her self and the Plot was spoiled by this discovery Yet Dimanche having done with Spain hasts to Paris where he is privately lodg'd in the Duke of Guise his house and for some time after at a Monastery belonging to the Friars call'd Bons hommes adjoyning to the Wood of Nostre Dame de Boulogne near St. Cloud not far from Paris And though the Spanish Money and Interest at this time had such a sway in the French Council and Court that Captain Dimanche though it was desired was not suffered to be seised on in his return from Spain whereby they might have discover'd further into the Plot by himself and his Papers yet was Philip and Guise both gull'd and the House of Navarre preserved to sit in the Throne And though the Queen of Navarre complained of this Conspiracy and desired justice of the House of Lorrain yet Catherine de Medicis one not apt to be commended in History the Queen-mother turn'd it off by telling her that it was best to forgive those injuries they could not punish And indeed the Interest of the Guises was then so powerful that it was dangerous to call them to an account Whilest these things were closely carrying on Pope Pius IV. was
the King in which after many fair words they demand That the King should really and briskly joyn himself with them and root out the Huguenots That he would put such persons as they should name from his Court Council and their Offices or Imployments That he would make the Council of Trent be received in his Dominions That he would grant some strong places unto the Covenanting Princes where they might keep Garrisons and make Fortifications at the charge of the Crown That he would maintain an Army near Lorrain under the Command of one of the Leaguing Princes That he would cause all the Estates of the Huguenots to be sold to satisfie the expences of the late wars and to assist the Covenanters in their future designs That he would settle the Inquisition in the chief Cities of his Kingdom and such like The King received the Propositions with a seemingly contented countenance but defer'd his Answer nor did the Duke of Guise care much whether he satisfied their demands or no the design being only to render His Majesty odious to the People as an Enemy to them and Religion and a Friend to the Hereticks And the fair and dissembling carriage of Guise for the Ease of the People Good of Religion and Scorn of the Kings pimping flattering upstart Favourites who rais'd themselves by cheating the King and the oppression of the Poor had in procuring favour and esteem far the advantage of the Kings carriage and actions whose only care was Luxury and Idleness Dancing Fooling with litâ—le Dogs pratling with Birds and such like childish gayeties All which were sufficiently known to the Guisards upon which they daily spread abroad as is usual upon such neglects and occasions their Pamphlets Libels and Lampons whilest the Zele and Honour of Guise is celebrated in every street and corner styling him the new David year 1588 the second Moses the Deliverer of the Catholick people the Prop and Pillar of the Holy Church the new Gideon the Safety of the Kingdom and such like In the mean time the secret Council of the Covenanters in Paris was not idle and having as formerly said for the better carrying on their Plots the City being divided into * Les Seize Quartâ—ers every one of which is usually govern'd by a Quaâ—tinier or Alderman XVI Wards or Quarters appointed a trusty Covenanter to supervise every Ward and the Leaguers in that Division from which number the chief and Council of the Guisards in Paris was commonly call'd The Sixteen Les Seize But Guise now perceiving the business daily to ripen for action thought this Division not close enough therefore sends back La Chapelle one of their busiest Counsellours to tell them his desire who forth with pulls out of his pocket a Map of Paris purposely divided into V Quarters every one of which had now by the Duke a Colonel appointed over it their names were Count de Brissac the Sieurs de Bois-Dauphin de Chamois d'Eschavoles and Colonel St. Paul and under every Colonel were several Captains and so to every one was given a Note what to do where any might have Arms that wanted Besides he had ordered the Duke of Aumale and other his Associates to be in readiness with their Forces at appointment And to the no small joy and encouragement of the Guisards now died Henry de Bourbon Prince of Condé poison'd he was as is confess'd by all and with him might that Branch have ended but that his Princess imprison'd upon suspicion as guilty of her Husbands death a little after was brought to bed of a young Prince and was call'd Henry The King of Navarres Life had formerly several times been attempted of which D' Aubigne will afford you a couple of odd stories And in this Year * Tom. 2 l. 5. ch 5 Monsieur de Calliere will tell you of another design against his person and we need not question but that his death be it any way would * Hist d M. â—u Matignon p. 219 220 221. have been very acceptable to Guise and his Party who about this time did †spread abroad that he was really dead whether to encourage their Associats to dismay the Hâ—guenots or that they knew of some Attempts * Ant. Colynet p. 214 against his Life and hoped they would accordingly take effect let others judge In the mean time the Parisians carry on their Plots and all things being now in a pretty readiness they resolve to take opportunity of the time of Lent it being the Kings custom then to go in Procession in the habit of a Penitent amongst the Whipping-Friars without any other Guards or Retinue and thus they thought they might without much difficulty seize on him clap him up in a Cloyster then the Duke of Guise to summon the States-General tell them of the Kings unfitness to rule and so the League might sway all as he pleased But Poulain discovering this to the King he feigned himself sick went not abroad that day and so escap'd the snare yet the Covenanters proceed make a secret Muster of their Forces which they find to be about XXX thousand stout men and perceiving their designs discover'd but by whom they could not tell thought it not fit to waste time or give the King opportunity to seize upon any of them or prevent their Contrivances wherefore they send to Guise to come without fail who promiâ—â—th and in the mean time sendeth many Officers to lurk secretly in the City against his coming The King inform'd of this adviseth for his own safety but the Factions at Court did somewhat weaken the Determinations yet he gets some Companies to strengthen himself in the Louvre procureth what Friends he can secretly to joyn with him yet after all he perceived himself not able to cope with his Enemies though they were somewhat cool'd at his Preparations About this time His Majesty being at Bois de Vincennes accompanied 5 May. not with abovn six or sevee the Sixteen design'd to intrap him in his return then to Alarm the City by giving out that the Huguenots had surpriz'd him and in tended his death thinking by this trick to raise up their Confederates but Poulain discovering this the King sent for his Guards and so this also fail'd In this designed Treachery Catharine Dutchess of Montpensier and Sister to Guise was an active Instrument The King being also inform'd by the same Poulain that the Duke of Guise was now resolved to come to Paris and the Covenanters ready to receive him sendeth several Messengers to him with express command not to approach to which he giveth cunning and doubtful answers with an intent to disobey and accordingly with all possible haste attended with but a very few of his Gentlemen and Servants not keeping the High road but through by and private passages that he might not meet any other of the Kings Prohibitions and so seem publickly to disobey His Majesty enters the City the people running mad with joy
Edwards bloud Refuse to fear I think it good All which being written without any Point or Comma carries a double sence like the Pagan Oracles either to kill or save Edward by which means the knavish Bishop could interpret it for his own vindication if he were questioned for it Gurney and Maltravers receive the direction and interpret it according as it was desired and so they bend their studies to procure his Murther Once they indeavoured to stifle him by the stench of Carkasses and suchlike Carrion smell but that failing they went a sure way to work for one night they assisted with some fifteen other villains rush'd into his chamber he being in bed and with many Feather-beds and Tables laid upon him they smothered him and for more sure work and torment they thâ—ust an hot piece of Iron into his bowels through a certain instrument like a Glyster-pipe in at his fundament and that instrument they used that no wound might be found upon him As for the Murtherers they found contrary to their expectations Isabel and the Bishop of Hereford their mortall enemies construing their directions for the preservation of the King by which means they indeavoured to vindicate themselves to the people but Gurney and Maltravers being thus overpower'd by their own Patrons fled for it Such another like double-meaning sentence as this are we told of concerning Gertrude Queen of Hungary and Mother to S. Elizabeth Jo. Fox Mon. Tom. 1 pag. 348. so famous amongst the Germans Reginam interficere nolite timere bonum est si omnes consenserint non ego contradico To kill the Queen will ye not to fear it is good and if all men consent thereunto yet not I I my self doe stand against it And these devillish knaveries and double dealings possibly took their first thoughts from suchlike delusions as these of the Pagan Oracles let Satan or Man be the inventor and speaker Ibis redibis nunquam per bella peribis Thus Croesus that wealthy King of the Lydians was ruined by trusting to this Oracle Croesus Halyn penetrans magnam pervertit opum vim as Iyrrhus King of Epire was by this of Apollo Aio te Aeacide Romanos vincere posse But to leave Heathen Fables let us return to Romanish Rebellions Sect. 2. The deposing and death of King Richard the Second ANd here passing by King Edward III so famous in Wars and that impudent Rebellion of Wat Tylor Jack Straw and such-like beggerly Villains in King Richard II's time a Prince unfortunate to be left to rule very young and under bad counsel which brought him into some inconveniencies in his after-Reign which procured him the ill will of many whereby he was made more capable of loosing not onely his Kingdom but his life For having Reigned some twenty two years and whilst he was in Ireland in quelling the Rebellion there Henry Bullenbrook Duke of Hereford and Lancaster landed in York-shire whither most of the Nobility and Bishops flockt to him raiterously owning him as their Lord and to make his way more easie Thomas Arundel Archbishop of Canterbury preached to the people against King Richard and which Rebellion never can want shew'd a Bull procured Stow p. 3â—0 from Rome promising remission of sins to all those who should aid the said Henry against King Richard for which treason year 1339 they should be placed in Paradise Brave Papal Doctrine from the Infallible Tripos of the Romish Bishop who is priviledged with an unerring spirit By suchlike irreligious tricks as these the Duke increased to an hundred thousand strong seizeth upon the King who upon this news was return'd out of Ireland hath him up to London where a Parliament being call'd he is overperswaded to resign his Crown which the Duke claimeth and hath it The Archbishop J. Haywardes Hist Hen. IV. pag. 96. 1 Sam. 9. 17. Behold the man whom I spake to thee of this same shall reign over my people of Canterbury making a Sermon upon this Text Henry being Crown'd King Richard was removed to Pontfract in York-shire where he dyed some hint as if for grief he pined away others that every day he had good cheer set before him but not permitted taste of it but the common Opinion is that and by the desire and hints too of Henry he was murdered violently by b Spond an 1â—99 § 8. Wâ—ll â—â—xâ—on coâ—â—â—uat of Polycion lib. ult cap 9. Weapons the wicked Author of which they say to be Sir Pierâ— of Exton a Knight and favourite of Henries However it was for diversion sake take it thus from the Poems of Samuel Daniel one held to be very knowing in our English Histories and Antiquities c The Wars of York and Lancâ—â—ter Book II. § 99. And now the whilst d King Râ—chard II and his Queen Isabel meeting together and lameâ—ting their conditions these Princes sorrowed Forward ambition came so near her end Sleeps not nor slips th' occasion offered T' accomplish what he did before intend A Parliament is forthwith summoned In Richards name whereby they might pretend A form to grace disorders and to show Of holy right the right to overthrow 100. And could not Majesty be ruined But with the fearful power of her own name And must abus'd obedience thus be led With powerful Titles to consent to shame Could not Confusion be established But Form and Order must confirm the same Must they who his Authority did hate Yet use his stile to take away his State 101. Order how much predominant art thou That if but onely thou pretended art How soon deceiv'd mortality doth bow To follow thine as still the better part 'T is thought that reverent Form will not allow Iniquity or Sacred Right pervert Within our souls since then thou dwel'st so strong How ill do they that use thee to do wrong 102. So ill did they that in this formal course Sought to establish a deformed right Who might as well effected it by force But that men hold it wrong what 's wrought by might Offences urg'd in publick are made worse The shew of Justice aggravates despight The Multitude that look not to the Cause Rest satisfi'd so it be done by Laws 103. And now doth Envy Articles object Of Rigor Malice private favourings Exaction Riot Falshood and neglect Crimes done but not to b' answered by Kings Which Subjects may complain but not correct And all these faults which Lancaster now brings Against a King must be his own when he By urging others sins a King shall be 104. For all that was most odious was devis'd And publish'd in these a 32. or 38. Articles abroad All th' errors of his youth were here compriz'd Calamity with Obloquie to load And more to make him publickly despiz'd Libels Invectives Rayling Rimes were sow'd Among the Vulgar to prepare his fall With more applause and good consent of all § § § 107. Vpon these Articles in Parliament So heinous made inforc'd and urg'd so
out and thrown in also lastly his head was cut off and fixt upon the most eminent place of the City and his body divided and parts of it sent to the chief places in the Kingdom As for Robert Graham he was thus punished a Gallows was raised in a Cart then he had his right-hand nailed to it and so drawn along the streets whilst the Executioners with burning Pincers tâ—re pieces from his Shoulders Thighs and suchlike fleshy places which were farthest from his Vitals thereby to keep him the longer alive and in greater pain yet did these terrors bring little repentance to him as may be ghâ—st by his impious answer for being asked during all these tortures How he durst lay hands on his Prince made this Reply That if he had Heaven and Hell at his choice he durst leap out of Heaven and all the joys there into the flaming bottom of Hell At last having all his flesh almost pull'd off his Heart and Intrails were thrown into the fire his Head stuck up and his Quarters sent to several places for a terror to others And here I shall hastily pass by the unfortunate Raign of King James III how his own Subjects covenanted against him confined or forced him to Edinbourgh Castle and at last came to open Battel against him at Bannoch-Burn not far from Sterlin where his Army being beaten he was after in cold blood murdered in the Mill but whether this abominable murther was done by Patrick Lord Gray Robert Sterling of Keer or Andrew Borthwick a Priest or all of them must be left as their Histories hath it uncertain Sect. 4. The deaths of Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fifth Kings of England BUt leaving Scotland here might I treat of the miseries of England at the same time of the long but unfortunate Raign of good Henry VI of his dethronement and which was worst of his year 1471 murther in the Tower of London as the common opinion goeth by a Bacons Hist Hen. VII pag. 2. Richard Duke of Glocester afterwards call'd Richard the III. Though Mr. b Hist Rich. III. pag â—0 Spondan calls him a Martyr an 1471. § 6. Buck of late would deny the fact and clear the said Richard from this and all other imputations laid to him by all other Historians The body of this King Henry was carryed to Chertsey in Surrey and there buryed in the Monastery belonging to the Benedictines And 't is said that many Miracles have been done at his grave above two hundred of which was gather'd into one c Vâ—d Harâ—sfield Hist Eccles p. 595. Volume nor was there any disease but they say was cured by him Blind Lame Dumb Kings-evil and what not And as if these were not enough they make him cure another Miracle viz. a Woman that used to go with Childe above d Ib. p. 596. two years Richard III envying the fame of Henry if we may believe King * Spelman Concil tom 2. pag. 71â— Henry VII removed the Corps from Chertsey to the Chappel of Windsor where he was also worshipped by the name of Holy King Henry and here they say that his Red-velvet-Hat e Stow pag. 424. heal'd the Head-ach of such as put it on their heads there his body rested for a time but now his Tomb being taken thence it is not commonly known what is become of his body 'T is true King Henry VII had a desire to have it removed to Westminster to which purpose the Abbot desired the f Spelâ— Concil pag. 712 71â— consent of Pope Alexander VI. King Henry VII also desired to have this Henry VI Canonized to which purpose he wrote to the said Alexander who gave the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Durham g Spelm. pag. 720. Authority to inquire into his Miracles and Life Nor did Henry VII cease here but Alexander dying he sollicited h Harpsfield pag. 594. Julius II very earnestly and some think that had the King lived a little longer he had obtain'd his request But this I shall leave with these words of Edward Hall These and other like Offices of Holiness Ed. Halâ—'s Châ—on fol. 223. b. caused God to work miracles for him in his life-time as old men said By reason whereof King Henry VII not without cause sued to July Bishop of Rome to have him Canonized as other Saints be but the fees of the Canonizing of a King were so great a quantity at Rome more then the Canonizing of a Bishop or a Prelate although he sate in St. Peters Chair that the said King thought it more necessary to keep his money at home for the profit of his Realm and Country rather then to impoverish his Kingdom for the gaining of a new Holy-day of St. Henry remitting to God the judgement of his will and intent And here passing by the cruel death of the young Innocent Prince Edward eldest Son to this King Henry VI in cold bloud after the fight at Tewkes-bury I might come to Edward V and shew how he was deposed by his Uncle Richard by means of his wicked Instruments Stafford Duke of Buckingham Dr. John Shaw Brother to Edmond Shaw Gold-smith then Lord Mayor of London and suchlike and from this I might lead you to the making away of the said young Innocent Prince Edward and his Brother by the means of the said Richard III but because all Histories will not exactly agree upon the manner how I shall refer you to the Chronicles themselves where the juggle if not the murthers may be seen at large Sect. 5. The troubles in Spain and the miseries of Don Henry the Fourth King of Castile and Leon by reason of his proud and rebellious Nobility IF we look into Spain we shall finde those Territories miserably wasted by Tumults and Rebellions we might see how the young King of Castile Henry III was so neglected by his proud and L. de Mayâ—â—â— Hist d' 〈◊〉 liâ— 18 19 20 21. greedy Nobility who pocketed up his Revenues that once he was forced to pawn one of his Robes for two Shoulders of Mutton to help out his Supper And we might see their Rebellions against his Son King John II whose troublesome Reign might be an Item to Kings to beware of confiding in and favouring too much one Subject by the neglect of the rest And the unhappy end of the Constable Don Alvaro de Luna may be a caution to the greatest favourites in their carriage for Kings at last in whose protection lyeth their greatest safety may be perswaded to leave them to Justice and then no mercy can be expected from the solong-abused Law and People But proceed we to greater troubles and misfortunes then these This King John II had by his First wife Maria of Arragon HENRY IV King of Castile and Leon. Leonora Catharine dyed young Second Wife Isabel of Portugal Daughter to D. Jean Master of S. Jago Son to John I. King of Portugal Alphonso whom
all and that he had a designe to kill the Queen but at last falls into a rage denyeth it layeth his bloud upon the Queen and the Judges and summons the Queen to answer for his bloud before God However he is condemn'd and afterwards b executed in the Palace yard a 2 March 1584 5. And here it will not be amiss to tell what this flaunting and boasting Parry was seeing his impudence pretended great kindred worth and no small favour abroad His Father was call'd Harry ap David who kept an Ale-house in a little Village Northop not far from the River Dee in Flintshire in North-Wales his Mother was a Bastard begot by one Conway the Priest of Haulkin a poor Parish close by Upon the death of his Father his Elder Brother kept the Ale-house and did so after our Parry was executed The Traytor now in hand was one of the younger Sons and was call'd William ap Harry according to the custom of Wales When young he learned a little to write and read went and served one John Fisher of Chester who pretended to the Law with him he continued some years serving as his Clerk in which time he learned the English Tongue and at some spare hours went to the Grammar-School where he got some skill in Latin About the year 1560 he ran away from his Master got up to London where for some time he lived after a shirking fashion all his study being to fill his belly and cover his back at last he found a good Master and by degrees with him and other Masters he got some money in his purse He scorns his old name ap Harry but call'd himself Parry pretending a kin to all of that name and from his Mother Daughter to one Conway a Priest he pretends a kindred to the Family of Sir John Conway and so allyed to the foresaid Edmund Nevil Thus having voted himself a Gentleman he marryeth a rich Widow in South-Wales she dyeth he lives bravely wastes all and runs into debt His chiefest care is for some time to avoid the Serjeants at last he falls in with a rich Widow Mrs. Heywood old enough to be his Mother and her at last he marryeth but lyeth with her Daughter ruines the Estate and runs far in debt to Mr. Hugh Hare of the Temple aforesaid whom in his Chamber he endeavour'd to assassinate and is himself executed for Treason Of this ap Harry or Parry several Couplets were made in those times some of which for diversion take as followeth where you may see his life and Qualities also Epitomized William Parry Was ap Harrie By his name From the Ale-house To the Gallows Grew his fame Gotten Westward On a Bastard As is thought Wherefore one way Kin to Conway Hath he sought Like a Beast With Incest He begun Mother marryed Daughter carryed him a Son Wales did bear him France did swear him To the Pope Venice wrought him London brought him To the Rope Wherewith strangled And then mangled Being dead Poles supporters Of his quarters And his head And thus much for Parry and his Treasons which stuck so close upon the Papal Reputation that their Index Expurgatorius commands the whole story to be dasht out of Thuanus CHAP. V. 1. Babington c.'s Treasons against the Queen 2. The Romanists endeavour to inveâ—gle the more ignorant People to them by their false and cheating Exorcisms Sect. 1. Babington c.'s Treasons against the Queen THe former Treason was scarce ended when another begun which was briefly thus In the English Seminary at Rheimes in France there were some who pin'd their faith so much upon the Popes sleeve that they thought his Authority could do any thing and that the Deposing Bull of Pius V against Queen Elizabeth was dictated by the Holy Ghost thus wickedly perswaded they Cambd. Annals an 1586. thought it meritorious to take away her life and to dye in the attempt would be a glorious Martyrdom Amongst the rest Dr. William Gifford Rector of the Students there and the finisher of the Book call'd Calvino-Turcismus William Reinolds of whom formerly was its first Author He and one Gilbert Gifford and one Hodgson Priests so inculcated this treasonable Doctrine into one John Savage said to be a Bastard that he willingly and solemnly vowed to kill the Queen To make the day more sure John Ballard an English Priest of Rheimes plyeth it about England and Scotland to carry on the Cause and to prepare his Disciples then goeth into France to treat with Don Bernardin de Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador there and some others about the invading of England Having done his errand he returns to England to forward the designe gets to London where in a Souldiers habit under the false name of Captain Foscue he agitates his plots At London he opens the business to one Mr. Anthony Babington of Dethick in Derbyshire a young Gentleman rich well bred and somewhat learned he had a little before gone to France without License and faln in acquaintance with the Archbishop of Glascow Ambassador for the Queen of Scots and Thomas Morgan an English Fugitive but a great stickler for her Babington is against an Invasion as fearing it would not take effect as long as the Queen lived Ballard tells him that that need not trouble him because Savage had sworn to kill her Babington likes the murther but moves that five other resolute Gentlemen might be joyned to Savage This agreed on they carry on the designe for the Invasion In the mean time Babington giveth notice to the Queen of Scots of the designed Murther and desires her that The Heroical Actors in this business might be rewarded or else their Posterities if they perisht in the attempt for so he worded it And in this conspiracie several Gentlemen of Quality were assistants Sir Francis Walsingham that saithful and cunning Secretary by his Spies discovers all and informs the Queen and in this Gilbert Gifford Priâ—st who lurk'd in England under the name of Luson to minde Savage of his Oath was somewhat assistant to Walsingham who had such a liberal hand to intelligence that though he left himself poor yet so trusty he was to his Soveraign that there was scarce a plot against her but some of his Spies were intimate and Actors with the chiefest of them This Plot having run on for some time the Queen thought it dangerous to go too far so Ballard is apprehended Babington jealous of a discovery he with some of the Confederates hide themselves in St. Johns Wood near the City Notice being given of their withdrawing they are proclaimed Traytors at last are found and seized on and the rest of their Fellow-rebels Fourteen of whom were a September 1586. executed in St. Giles's Fields where they used to meet and consult about the Murther and Invasion Sect 2. The Romanists indeavour to inveagle the more ignorant people to them by their false and cheating Exorcisms THe English Romanists about this time had
executed at Tybourn where Lopez thinking to make some Vindication affirmed that he loved the Queen as he loved Jesus Christ at which the spectators could not but smile knowing Lopez to be of the Jewish Profession At the same time that Lopez was dealing withal about the Queens Murther they to make more sure perswaded one Patrick Cullen an Irishman and a Fencer to commit the same villany against her Royal Person In this Treason Stanley was very active who with Sherwood and Holt two Jesuits confirm'd him in the lawfulness of the action giving him thirty pounds towards his journey into England being then in the Low-Countries But he was taken confess'd all and is executed At the same time also lived in the Netherlands one Edmund York Nephew to the Traytor Rowland York This Rowland was a vapouring Londoner the first that brought into England the use of Tucks or Rapiers in single Duels before which the manly Back-sword and Buckler was onely in practice by the greatest Gallants This was that scandalous Rowland York also who basely betray'd his trust and deliver'd Zutphen of which he was Governour with himself unto the Spaniards and perswaded Sir William Stanley to do the same with Deventer both of them for the future fighting under the Spanish Colours against their own Soveraign Queen and Country The English Fugitives beyond Seas perswaded this mans Nephew Edmund York and one Richard Williams with others to kill the Queen And this wicked Treason was agitating the same time that Lopez and Cullen were consulting about theirs But these Traytors were also seised on and suffer'd 1. They confess'd that for an incouragement Hugh Owen a noted Traytor at Bruxels had an assignation subscribed by Ibara the Spanish Secretary of forty thousand Crowns to be given them if they would kill the Queen 2. That the said Assignation was deliver'd to Holt the Jesuit who shew'd also the same to York and produced the Sacrament and kiss'd it swearing that he would pay the said monies when the murther was committed 3. That Stanley did earnestly perswade York to undertake it animating him with the Example of his Uncle Rowland 4. That to forward the plot there were several consultations Holt the Jesuit sitting as President 5. That Holt said if this designe fail'd they would then imploy no more English but Strangers 6. That at these consultations there used several to be present as Thomas Throgmorton Charles Paget Hugh Owen Dr. William Gifford the finisher of Calvino-Turcismus of whose Treasons we have heard formerly Dr. Thomas Worthington the chief promoter of the Doway-Bible adding some notes to it He also turn'd Bristow's Motives into Latine and in his old age turned Jesuit at Rome 7. It was also confess'd that there were designed to come into England to attempt her death one Tipping an Englishman one Edmund Garret an Ensigne with a Wallon and a Burgundian 8. That one Yong had undertaken a Treasonable action too 9. It was also confess'd that these three York Williams and Yong determin'd at their coming into England to have put themselves into the service of some great Noblemen of the Queens Council thereby to have free access to the Court and every one of them to seek their opportunities 10. That Williams through zeal to the Cause had wish'd his sword in the Queens Guts 11. That they had vow'd come what will of it to be the death of her And how furious and abominable James Archer the Irish Jesuit and others were in this Parracide Dr. a Antilogia cap 8. fol 116 117 118 119 120. Robert Abbot and a little after Bishop of Salisbury hath abundantly from their Confessions confuted the Impudent Andraeas Eudaemon-Joannes and satisfied all Forraigners And besides those common rewards of riches and favour with advancement here they were promised the highest of Spiritual Benefits because their Treasonable Actions could be no less then meritorious by which they would be certain to enjoy Heaven and its Glory hereafter For no less rewards and enjoyments did these evil Councellors impudently promise to these bloudy Traytors As if these Casuists were related to the old Hereticks the b Gabr. Pratâ—ol Elench Haeret p. 110. Cainani who reverenced Cain for killing his brother Abel and worshiped Judas for betraying our Innocent Saviour But why might not they promise as much when they knew that the Pope who cannot err had formerly bequeath'd such blessings to the enemies of Queen Elizabeth All these designes failing the Fugitives and other Traytors were at their wits end seeing the Queen raign prosperously and successful and all their attempts against her ruined always discover'd and the main instruments seiz'd on and deservedly executed But at last another opportunity offer'd it self In the year 1595 Sir Francis Drake making his last voyage against the Spaniards in America in which he dyed there was one Edward Squire who was first a Pettifogging Clerk afterwards an under-servant in the Queens Stables and now would try his fortune as a Souldier in this voyage It was his chance to go in a little Pinnace which unluckily straying from the rest on the Coasts of America was taken by five great Spanish Ships By which means much of Drakes designe was discover'd and so a great part of the exploit prevented Squire at last was carryed into Spain as a prisoner Here a There were three Brothers of Norfolk all Jesuits viz. Henry Michael and Richard Walpoole Walpoole a Jesuit meets with him and procures him as an Heretick to be put in the Inquisition where with afflictions and fair speeches he drew him to be a zealous Romanist This done he perswades him to kill the Queen commends the action to him as piouâ— and meritorious offers him large promises And at last Squire is fully perswaded and undertakes the murther At this the Jesuit Walpoole rejoyceth hugs and incourageth him bindes him by several Oaths under pain of Damnation to be secret and perform his promises and not to fear death For saith he what doth it profit a man to gain the whole Rob. Abbot Antilog fol. 122 123. world and loose his own soul Assuring him that if he did but once doubt of the lawfulness and justness of the Action that mistrust would be enough to damn him such a sin being seldom pardon'd This said he imbraceth him then throwing his left Arm about Squires neck so hugging him with his right-hand he makes the signe of the Cross upon Squires forehead thus blessing him God bless thee my son and strengthen thee be of good cheer I will pawn my soul for thine and thou shalt always have the benefit of my prayers and whether thou livest or dyest thou shalt enjoy a full pardon and remission of all thy sins And another time thus incouraged him There is one thing necessary which if thou prefer before all other things and dost fulfill it I have my desire and thou shalt be a glorious Saint in Heaven Squire thus devilishly resolved gets into England
March crying V. ve le Roy all things are carried peaceably all pardon'd and kept in their Places and Offices but Cardinal Pelleve Archbishop of Rheims a furious Covenanter now lying sick in Paris and inform'd what was a doing angrily said that He hoped yet the Arms of the Spaniards and good Catholicks would drive that Huguenot out of Paris which said he died All the Kings enemies had liberty to depart The Legat though the King desired him to stay returned for Rome the Spanish Embassadours and Forces marched away and several * Their names in Mem. de M. Nevers v l. 2. l. 718. Frenchmen jealous of their own Villanies quitted the City and others the Kingdom And now both Parlement of Paris and the Sorbonne Doctors wheel about and declare themselves dapper fellows for King Henry IV. and the Parlement of Paris puts forth a Decree the summe of which was Nulleth and maketh void all Decrees and Oaths made or taken against King Henry IV. since Dec. 20. 1588. Nulleth all that hath also been done against King Henry III. commandeth all to speak reverently of him and that those shall be proceeded against who were any way guilty of his murther Revoketh all power formerly given to the Duke of Mayenne forbids any to yield him any obedience under pain of Treason and under the same penalty commands the House of Lorrain to acknowledge Henry IV. for their King Commandeth all people to forsake the League or Union Revoketh all that hath been done by the late pretended States General at Paris and that for the future they assemble not And that the 22th of March shall for the future be kept as an Holy-day c. De Villoutreys Paris 30 March 1594. The King thus prosperous many places seeing small hopes left submitted themselves The Duke de Elboenf of the House of Lorrain maketh peace the Duke of Lorrain himself is inclinable but Mayenne d'Aumale and some others stand out obstinately As for the Spaniards they seeing the League ruin'd fight for their own Master Philip under that notion beginning a war with France to them the Duke of Aumale submitting himself and Interest rather then to his own Sovereign and Mayenne followed almost the same steps joyning with them though he did not absolutely submit himself to them Thus the League daily losing ground Lorrain maketh a Truce or Peace with the King and Guise seeing little else to trust to renounceth the Covenant and compounds with His Majesty But that all hopes might not fail another attempt must be made upon the Kings Person The * Memoirs du Duc du Sully tom 1. p. 169. Jesuits Capuchines and other Religious Zelots had formerly contriv'd his murther and †Mem. de la Ligue tom 6. p. 263. Lâ—urâ—nce Bouchil Hist de la justice criminelle de France tit 11. ch 15. François Jacob a Scholar of the Jesuits at Bourgeâ— had boasted and threatned his death but here we meet with a fellow that will endeavour to be as good as his word His name was Jean Chastel son to a Draper in Paris a young man of a wicked life and bred up in the Jesuits School Having consider'd with himself what an abominable life he had led resolved to do some noble and meritorious action for the benefit of Religion thereby to wash and wipe out the stains of his own crimes and offences And having often heard it preach'd from the Pulpit discoursed of and disputed in the Schools where he conversed that it was not onely lawful but glorious to kill Heretical Kings and particularly Henry of Bourbon Thus nurs'd up he concluded nothing could be more meritorious to himself and acceptable to God and Man then the taking out of the world Navarre whom he was taught to believe to be truly no King but a damnable Heretick and Persecutor of the Church Thus resolved he year 1593 imparts his design to his father and the Curate of Saint André in Paris And now being fully confirm'd in the gloriousness of the action and being well prepar'd for the attempt he will take the next opportunity The King with several Nobles being at the Louvre in the Chamber of the fair Cabrielle d'Estrees by him for love-sake made Dutchess of Beausort Jean Chastel amongst the rest had boldly thrust himself in At last getting near the Kings person he out with his knife offering a stab at his Throat or Heart but the King by chance then stooping to one in 27 Decâ—mâ— complement received the blow or wound upon his upper lip which also struck out a tooth The Villain upon the blow let the knife fall and having mixt himself with the Company designing to slip away it could not presently be known who was the Criminal till the Count de Soissons by chance casting his eyes upon Chastel and perceiving him in an amazed and affrighted condition seiz'd on him by the arm upon which the fellow presently confest and which was more boldly vindicated the action Upon this wound Perron made a long Copy of a Vide â—â—spâ—nâ—se le Pâ—rnâ—sse com 1. fol. 13 14 c. verses and so did b Poet. Bâ—lâ— toâ— 1. p. 500 501. Baudius c Poet. 〈◊〉 tom 3. p. 718 719. Seba and others upon the Parricide and Pyramide The by-standers would have cut the Villain to pieces but the King wiser then their passions commanded he should not be hurt so he is had to prison tried and condemned to have his flesh pull'd off with hot Pincers his right hand holding the knife to be cut off and himself drawn in piâ—ces by four horses which accordingly was done the Parricide shewing no sign of grief or pain The Father of Chastel was banished his house before the Palace pull'd down and a stately Pyramide erected in its place with many Inscriptions in Golden Letters upon it casting no small reproach upon the Jesuits The Inscriptions at large you may see in other * Lud. Lucâ—s Hist Jâ—suit l. 4. c 3. Jâ— Wâ—ius Lectiâ—â— Memor bâ—o 〈…〉 tâ—m 3â—â—â— c 4. Mem. de la Ligue tâ—m 6. p. 266 c. Writers Of Chastel and the Jesuits thus saith part of it Huc me redegit tandem herilis filius Malis magistris usus schola impia Sotoricorum eheu nomen usurpantibus c. On another side of the Pyramide amongst other words were these Pulso praeterea tota Gallia hominum genere novae ac malificae superstitionis qui rempub turbabant quorum instinctu piacularis adolescâ—ns dirum facinus instituerit On the fourth side of the Pyramlde was the Arrest or Decree of Parlement against the said Chastel and the Jesuits part of which relating to the latter take as followeth The said Court doth likewise ordain that the Priests and Students of the College of ††This Jesuits Câ—llege â— Parâ—s was 〈◊〉 housâ—â—f Guiilaume de Prat Bishâ—p â—f Clermont He â—eâ—mitteâ— tâ—â— Jâ—suâ—ts tâ—â—liâ— and 〈◊〉 thâ—râ— 1564. and when he died he left it