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A19436	The hellish and horribble councell, practised and vsed by the Iesuites, (in their priuate consulations) when they would haue a man to murther a king According to those damnable instructions, giuen (by them) to that bloody villaine Francis Rauilliacke, who murdered Henry the fourth, the late French king. Sent to the Queene Regent, in answere to that impudent pamphlet, published by Peter Cotton Iesuite, in defence of the Iesuites, and their doctrine; which also is hereunto annexed. Translated out of French.	Coton, Pierre, 1564-1626. Lettre declaratoire de la doctrine des peres Jesuites. English.	1610 (1610)	STC 5862; ESTC S108850	10,755	26

are vertuous wise potent or endued with other commendable qualities but because they are Kings established by God 9. That our Kings in Fraunce are the eldest in the Church endowed with rare and signall priuiledges aboue the common condition of other Kings in the world 10. That it is not lawfull to denie them obedience much lesse then to reuolt or turne against them although they were vicious hard to endure and froward according as the same Apostle speaketh 11. That in such case we ought to pray for them as the Prophet willed it to be done for the prosperity of Nabuchodonozer and Balthazar his sonne And that afflictions losse of goods persecutions and other discommodities are to be endured patiently without rebelling for any of these against superiours because such things are most acceptable to God and conformable to the praise which in the like case S. Paule gaue to the Hebrewes and to the ordinance which he had published in the Church saying Let euery soule be subiect to the superiour powers 12. And therefore that not only it is vnlawfull to attempt vpon their persons but also that it is an execrable paricide a prodigious offence and a detestable sacriledge 13. That the Decrée in the Councell of Constance in the fiftéenth Session ought to bée receiued of all men and also to be maintained inuiolably 14. That the declaration of Sorbonne in the yéere 141● and that of Iune this present yéere is good holy and wholsome 15. What euery one is to be aduertised to take héede of diuers Bookes which goe against the Edicts the reading whereof is not only in this matter greatly dangerous but much more to be feared that their Authors being to our extreame gréef themselues deuided from the Catholique Church doe hold as nothing the Councell of Constance all Catholique censures and the Doctors before mentioned but that which is to be deplored they doe fortifie themselues the stronger in their opinions by their opposition and séeme to render themselues so much the more recommendable vnto their admirers I would note downe the places specifie the passages and alledge the very words were it not that it is much better they should remaine buried in the bottomlesse depth of obliuion and fitteth more conueniently to make knowne that innocencie hath better arms then this recrimination And for this reason also I could wholly haue abstained from this aduertisement had it not béene my desire to shew that the body of our company can no more bee infected by the opinion of one man then those of the pretended reformed Religion doe finde themselues any way interessed by the erronious doctrine of some of their owne ranke whom they reiect disallowe and condemne as willing to liue with vs vnder the lawes of the Kingdome and with the obedience and voluntarie submission which wée render to the Scepter of our Kings And I am perswaded that if they had the penne in hand as I haue they would say with vs and thunder out a curse euen in common voyce against such infamous Authors Which being maturely and wisely considered as well by the Court of Parliament as by the sacred College of Sorbonne they haue made no mention at all in their Arrest and Decree of the doctrine of the Iesuites Knowing very well like iust Iudges and Doctors that faults are personall that there would bee no innocencie in the world if the offence of one man should be imputed to another and that it hath beene a deplorable and incommunicable property of sinne which was committed by the first man to haue his extendure ouer others because his posterity was represented in his person Knowing also else-where by the reiterated disposition of the wicked that Mariana had not in any thing contributed to this execrable parricide neither could he doe it considering that the villaine had not sufficient intelligence of the tongue wherein the said booke was written Wherein is discouered the scarse charitable intention of such as sticke not to say that he had it all by hart to the end to throw the publique hatred of this mishappe on others then on the culpable himselfe It is then in this case Madame that you are most humbly intreated to imploy your supreame authority and to ordaine that all those writings which in the beginning are small glimpses of rebellion and in few houres will become flaming Beacons of sedition may bee taken from the instant view of the French you are our Soueraigne Lady endued by God with a high vnderstanding and with vertues no way to be equalled you can clearely discerne how much it importeth that we should liue vnited which séeing it cannot be in one and the same faith by reason of the iniquity of time at least let it be in fidelity obedience and mutuall affection for conseruation of our peace We haue a King who in his young age represents to vs the spirit and substance of great Henry his Father your husband and who with the increasing of his yeares will haue while it pleaseth God to continue vpon him his benigne influences his valour his wisedome his good fortune and his experience It is for vs to cherish this treasure to serue with good hearts this great and little Master And willingly to obey you his most-honoured Mother our Regent and Mistresse And to the end that nothing may trouble the vnion which onely can next vnder God preserue this puissant Monarchy and render it euermore dreadfull to her enimies how much were it to be desired Madam that among vs there could no false speakers be found If the imposture were banished his fraternity should receiue the wages due to their calumny rancours would be rooted vp and when any sinister report is brought vs then iudgement would be susspended And in a word according to the Councell of the Apostle each one would maintaine inuiolably the band of charity Those Otaconstes and Prosagogides of these times are greatly to be feared and some doe holde assuredly that if it so liked your Maiesty such tongues should receiue the recompence of the auncient Quadruplatores But if they haue it not from men let them attend the ineuitable iustice of him who is the Author protector and in the end the rewarder of innocence Our small company is entred and aboue al other Religious families most exposed to the hatred and calumny of such as will not take the paines to know them And you doe know Madam how many times the deceased King our good Master did himselfe doe vs the fauour to defend and make vs knowne you can witnesse it and no body knowes it better then you that wheresoeuer that great Prince was we had in him a King a Father and a Defender But alas it can no more be so great Henry is taken away from vs. O Fraunce the eye of Christendome Rose of Empires and Pearle of the world how great is this losse for thée and how horrible this ship-wracke Fraunce the fauorite of heauen and welbeloued of God who hath taken away the Mantle of glory that couered thée and the crowne of honour that exalted it selfe so highly vpon thy head who hath dealt with thée so thou chosen of God who hath thus afflicted thée But thou poore society that couldest not subsist but by the blessings of that Monarch who hath made thée so desolate so deplorably abased and so miserably enthralled the misfortune is common to all but it is singularly particular to thée this blow hath smitten the whole body of the Kingdom but it hath wounded thee almost mortally O how approuedly is it true and how sensibly dost thou féele it that griefe if it had a tongue could not call it selfe griefe And I that write these things how iust reason haue I yea more then all others to leaue my selfe to the sadde accents of a teares-drowned voyce and to say Adiew O thou wonder of Kings Adiew thou ornament of this age our ioy our glory and our honour Adiew thou father of the weale publick restorer of the state second founder and chéefest benefactor of our companie Adiew my King my Prince and my defender thou hast giuen vs in this vale of teares the rest that is here to be had rest thée then in peace liue for euer among the Lillies and the Roses deliuered from the thorny charge of this Monarchy and enioy the blessednesse not of earth but of heauen Here thou hast bin the most eminent subiect of the grace of God be there now on high and for euer so continue the obiect of his mercies The laurels of this base earth doe wither very easily let thy head weare them that are alwaies verdant Those victories triumphs and Empires which thou beheldest here below are now changed into a more eminent glory liue then for euer reioycing in that possession of all men most desired Thy happinesse giues vs leaue to respire thy absence iustly compels vs to suspire and the place where we make no doubt thou art makes vs thither to aspire for leaning on the mercy of God the sorrowful circumstances of thy decease cannot depriue vs of hope to méete thée in the goodly great day euen there where we shall finde thy principall and the wished arriuall after so gréeuous a diuorce And during the sadnesse of this expectation you Madam with the King his liuely Image shall wipe away part of our teares We doe acknowledge his person in your persons his Crown in your Crowns and his authority Royall in yours and though all your subiects are bound thereto by all kindes of dueties yet our company being thereto extraordinarily obliged haue charged me to present at the feet of your Maiesty the most sincerest vowes of their fidelity and affectuous offers of their most humble seruice which I doe Madam and so much the more willingly because I am tied thereto by a very singular taste of grace From your Maiesty Your most humble seruant most obedient and faithfull subiect Peter Cotton of the company of Iesus Or Ehud S. Iren lib. 5. Cap 24. Rom. 13. 2. 1. Pet. 2. 11. Heb. 10. 34.