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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	king_n	philip_n	3,907	5	9.3364	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28269	The Black box of Roome [sic] opened from whence are revealed, the damnable bloody plots, practices, and behaviour of Iesuites, priests, papists, and other recusants in generall : against Christian princes, estates and the people in those places where they have lived, &c.		1641 (1641)	Wing B3042; ESTC R7310	8,073	20

societies which are like Hell vnde nulla redemptio● What plots end designes were undertooke by Parsons alias Cowbuck the Iesuite against our late Mirrour of Princes Queene Elizabeth one Cecill a Priest complayneth against Chreighton a Scottish Iesuite that his practises made many Widdowes Orphanes in Scotland It would require a whole volume to write their practises plots damnable Treasons which they have set on foote in most Kingdomes of Europe nay God knowes what they are now plotting at this present J doubt not but that their Engines are set on worke and that they have many seconders and partakers here at home amongst us and listen as Cats at a Mouse-hole what is every day determined in Parliament Is it not an exceeding blemish to our Nation and Country which lying in so cold a climate should breed and feed such swarmes-of trayterous Serpents and Vipers When Spaine a great deale hoter hardly affordeth a Traytor against his King and Country in an hundred yeares here if Tobias his Dog doe but wag his tayle he shall be fed with the best from a Ladies trencher and nothing thought too deare for him Then let us now or never take a course with Lesuites and Priests upon whom like Pharoa's Frogges for their plenty we are like to tread upon in every streete let no other Nations accuse us of remissenes or stupidity in giving them so large a liberty Let us consider if they get the upper hand what will become of us our Prince Country wives Children Friends we have tryall more then enough of their good-wills towards us and are like to have more dayly if the heads of these Brats be not dashed against the stones It was the Motto of old William Cecill Lord Burleigh and Treasurer of England Vnum Cor vna via one heart one way which while we observe no forrein force in the world shall bee able to wrong vs if we divide our selves as Silurus Sons did their Arrowes wee are presently broken and made a prey to strangers We all know God appointed Kings and Princes to be Nursing Fathers and Nursing Mothers to his Church therefore they ought not to see God dishonoured by false Religion and Idolatry or true Christians oppressed with force and Treachery They carry not the sword for nothing and God requireth the maintenance of his truth at their hands therefore these Wolves that walke in sheeps clothing are not to be winked at or tolerated or in any wise to bee endured the world is so fraught with their practises in all places yea some so abominable and unchristian that I will call them the Divels Acts of Parliament and some whereof out of the Popes Rentall I report them onely as Iohn Chassanion hath left them recorded in French therefore Lector en tïbi Leonem ex ungue and let mee begin with the Popes traffique and Marchandize to which there is not the like in the whole world for it hath neither brinke nor bottome feare or shame Religion nor common honesty but rather blasphemous most wicked and ungodly ordinances wherefore out of the monstrous heape accept of these few and let thy Conscience tell thee how tolerable they are For Marriage contracted in the third degree of Consanguinity or affinity the taxe or payment to the Popes Exchequer is in France Italy and other places 14 Tournois 3 Duckats 4 Carlines yet there is a greater summe to be paid out of the Dowry A Iew is allowed to have a Synagogue in his owne house for 30. Tournois 7 Duckats and 6. Carlines to erect a new Synagogue publiquely is 60. Tournois 15. Duckats A parricide or he that hath killed his owne Father is quitted and absolved for foure Tournois one Duckat 8 Carlines Note by the way the Pope makes better markets of Murders committed on the persons of Fathers and Mothers then for the beating onely of a Clark or Priest For he that beates a Priest or Clarke must pay 6. Turnois 2 Duckats He or she that kills any Infant shall pay 4 Turnois 2. Duckats 9. carlines The woman who hath taken a potion a feareful thing to relate to destroy the fruit of her wombe or the child within her shal be absolved and forgiven for 4 Turnois 2 Duckats 8 carlines A notorious witch must pay for her absolution 6 Turnois and 2 Duckats Absolution for Heresie is granted before it bee abjured for 36. Turnois and 9 Duckats For Sacriledge Theft for firing of houses ravishing of women or Maiden-children and withall perjury for your absolution you must pay 36. Tournois 9. Duckats for every one of them severall For absolution for whoredome committed by a Priest or Clergie man though it be with a Nun or any woman of his owne kindred is but to pay for his absolution and free pardon 36. Turnois and 3. Duckats I with such whoredome and incest one demand beside absolution for Sodomy be it eyther with Mankind or Beast which is horrible to relate hee shal be dispensed withall and come to his orders againe and enjoy his benefices for 36. Turnois 9. Duckats The absolution of a Nunne having played the whore either with one or twenty may bee made capable of her Cloyster and of the dignities thereof though it were to be made besse for 36. Tournois 9. Duckats these few for a tast but they have a bitter relish I will now come to some merry passages an absolutions of an easier nature there was one a lusty Fryar had gotten 3 Nunnes and two citizens daughters neere to Beneventum in Italy with child the Archbishop after some sharpe rebuke caused him onely for his penance to say the Lords Prayer five times over which done he received for absolution A merry companion having committed many foule offences came to his Confessour the parish Priest where he dwelt who after he had laid open all his offences the Priest told him his sinnes were so many and so hainous that he could not absolve him without a great summe of money the fellow told him he had no money but he would give him an hare well I am content quoth the Priest where is she Sir J have her not heere but you shall receive her when my Dog can catch her There was a Priest in England of late yeares that confessed how he had shrived few women but he lay with them and yet our simple Recusants neither have a sence of their owne shame nor privide a Remedy for for it Besides of all others are apt to be drawne into disloyall practises as by the example of Arden Somervile Babington and many other in Quee Elizabeths time of Watson Cateby Digby Rookwood and the rest in King James his dayes The Rebellion in the North parts of this Realme was raised by Nicholas Morton and other Priests when as yet there was almost neither act nor law made against Papists And when they could not prevaile in England what broiles made they in Ireland Philip the second King of Spaine at the instance of English Recusants and Priests determined to invade this land both by Sea and Land By procurement of Priests and Recusants the Duke of Guise and Don Iohn of Austria in the Queenes time became our enemies All plots eyther against Prince or State were contrived and determined to bee executed by Papists as in the Queenes dayes by W. Parry Somervile Ocollen Squire with many others and by whom else o● late dayes and I cannot tell what their intentions may be in these dayes for I am sure the Strand Convent-garden Drury-lane St. Giles and Holborne are so replenished with Priests and their people that they openly call one another to goe to Masse in other places or to Somerset house as familiarly as one neighbour will call another to goe to one of our Churches And as they are impudent in their owne Iustification so are they marvailous confident in their strength multitude power and greatnesse of their friends who they are may be guessed The manner of these is to temporize till matters be growne ripe nay they will not stick to professe and protest deepely for so did sometimes Parry Lopez the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland They will say and sweare they are as good Subjects to his Majestie and the State as any protest●nt whatsoever but with a mentall reserv●●ion o● Father Campions old distinction Rebus Sic Stantibus when they cannot helpe it or time fits not their purposes but for feare of the worst our present parliament and State in generall will have an eye unto them their actions I wish not their punishments aggravated yet I say it is a great weakenesse in vs either to suffer their insolency or not to secure our selves against their hatred and Tyranny I need not to stir up those whom it concerneth to vigilancy they see these things and I doubt not but will see them shortly amended in the meane time let every true patriot and lover of his Country not end ure to see the bowels of his deare Mother Country to be gnawne out by these Vipers but as much as in him lyeth discover and oppose all such traitor-hearted adversaries maintain love and vnity among our selves ready to our vttermost to defend aswell our gracious King as Country so shall we have peace in our dayes and our posterity imitating our example remaine blessed here on earth unto the end of the World FINIS Herbipois