offence at the opposition of the Scots against this Liturgie p. 165. Canterbury and Wentworth his sole advisers in the Scottish wars to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170 171 c. His antedated Warrant to Canterbury to warrant the Clergies benevolence against the Scots p. 174. His courteous entertainment of the Popes Nuncioes p. 141 210 Privie to the Popish Generall assembly in nature of a Parliament at London and to thâ—â— contributions against the Scots p. 189 c. His consent for Owen Oneale to raise a regiment of 3500. men to serve the Spaniard in Flanders that he might come over strong upon all occasions to his assistance p 219 220. His release of Priests Iesuites and stay of proceedings against Recusants p. 122 123 124 to 137. Acquainted in generall with the Irish Rebellion by a paper directed to him above a yeere before it brake out p. 231 238 239 240. His Pacification with favour to and entertainment of the Irish Rebels and sending for them into England and those sent against them to fight against the Parliament p 251. His encouragement to stick close to them if they stuck close to him and pretended Commission at least to authorize their conspiracie p 251. His Commission to the Earl of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Lievtenant of all South Wales p 225 226 His children by the Spanish Lady how to have been educated p. 21 22 24. St. Clara his Book printed here to reconcile us to Rome the Author approved defended against the Iesuites by Secretary Windebank as in the Kings name p. 143 145. The Commons petition against popish Priests and Recusants and the Spanish match with their Protestation in point of priviledge An. 1621. p. 10 to 14. Their Petition against Priests and Recusants An. 1625. p. 62 to 70. Their Remonstrance concerning Religion and the growth of Popery and Arminianisme both in England and Ireland with Bishop Lauds answer to it p. 90 to 95. Signiur George Conne the Popes second Nuncio when sent into England his deportment here and entertainment at Court p. 143 144 145 146 209 210 211. President of the Grand assembly of the Papists in London called by the Queene to contribute aide against the Scots p. 189. Lord Conwayes Letters to archbishop Laud concerning popular tumults the Earle of Holland fortifying New-castle the Scots and Martiall Law p. 183 184 185 186. Popish Corporals inserted into the Scottish Liturgie by Canterbury their manner of consecration p. 162. Lord Cottington Secretary to Prince Charles who accompanied him into Spain and was active in that ntch p. 31. The Earle of Bristols Letter to him p. 49. The Lords of the Councels Letters to him in the Scottish businesse p. 186 187. Contributions of the English Clergie and Civill Lawyers-against the Scots p. 174 to 183. D. Sir Kenelm Digby his entry into Religion in France p. 141. His intimacy with the Popes Nuncioes and archbishop Laud and activity to promote the popes designes p. 206 211. His Letter concerning the collection of monies by the papists against the Scots p. 189 190. His Letter to Mr. Walter Moâ—tague touching his Embassy from the Queen to the new elected Pope p. 253 254 Earle of Dorset how thought of at Rome An. 1635. p. 143. E. The Bailiffes of Edenburghs Letter to archbishop Laud in excuse of the tumult aboue the Service-Booke c. p. 166. F. Father Fitton agent for the secular priests at Rome presented to the King by the Earle of Arundell though a Priest p. 171. Mr. Mountagues adviser now at Paris p. 253. Th. Flemming the popish archbishop of Dublin publikely protested against in print for sundry grievances and appealed from to the Pope by the secular priests in Ireland p. 107 108 109. Mr. Fâ—sters discourse concerning a Reconciliation p 146. What he obtaind at Paris for the English fugitives p 138 253. Mr. Fortesâ—ues Letter from Rome to Secretary Windebank p. 200. G. George Gage King Iames his agent at Rome his Letter to King Iames from thence touching the Spanish Match and Letters from hence to him p 13 14 15 21 to 29. H. Sir William Hamilton our English Agent at Rome his arrivall entertainment and carriage there with his intimacy with Secretary Windebank and entertainment of his sonnes there p 143 144 146 211. Hoyle a Iesuites Letter concerning the Scottish troubles p 171. I. King Iames his instructions to the Lord Digby with all his articles Letters proceedings concerning the Spanish Match p. 1 to 69. His Letters to and articles sworn to the King of Spain in favour of papists and Discharges of papists and Recusants p 8 9 23 to 29. 44 to 48. His speech at Councell table in favour of papists p 30. Hâ—â— Letter to the Speaker of the Commons House and dislike of the Commons Petition against the encrease of popery and the Spanish Match and dissolving the Parliament thereupon p 9 to 14 He writ Letters to the pope and Cardinalls who had a good opinion of his favour towards them and Roman Catholikes p 24 26 30 31. How deluded by the Spaniard under pretext of the Spanish treaty p 10 to 21 27 28. His Protestation concerning the Articles sworn by him and his Councell in favour of papists p 47 48. His recalling the Prince from Spain and breaking of the treaty by advice of Parliament though very unwillingly p 49 to 63. How he would have over-reached his parliament by mis-reports of the Spanish treaty p 20. His Letter written with his own hand to Secretary Conwey concerning the Commons petition against the papists and warre with Spain p 62. Pope Clement the 8. writ to him p 208. His Letter to the Bishop of Wortâ—burg in favour of the popish Scottish Seminaries there p 194 195. A Iesuites Letters concerning the Parliament 1627. their project upon it and the Realme p 89 90. A Iesuites Oration to pervert the King whiles he was in Spain p. 35 36. A Colledge of Iesuites surprized in Clarkenwell yet some released by their Court friends p 88. A Colledge built by them in Queenes street and their activity in the Scotch warres 144 172 189 to 193. The hurt they have done to all Christian Realms and States many of which have banished them p. 202. to 208. Petitions against them in parliament yet favoured protected and released See Commons Petitions Papists and p 71 72 73 80 122 to 130. Iesuites Letters from hence to their Superiours and felâ—ow Iesuites concerning the Scottish affaires discovering their privity to the Archbishops secrets and Kings counsels p 170 171 172. Father Iohn Agent for the Benedictines at Rome a great Servant of Windebanks page 146. Father Ioseph his Letter of thanks to Secr. Windebank for his releasing of and favour to popish Priests p 123. Ireland the monstrous encrease of Popery Monasteries Iesuites popish Bishops Priests and Papists complained of in Parliament by the Commons yet denyed p 93 94 Manifested by a Proclamation of the privy Councell there p 100 101.
and by conforming himselfe to please the Spaniard to divers rites of their Religion even so farre as to kneele and adore their Sacrament from time to time gave the Spaniard hope of the Princes conversion NOTE the which conversion he endeavored to procured by all meanes possible and thereby caused the Spanish Ministers to propound farre worse conditions for Religion then had been formerly by the Earle of Bristoll and Sir Walter Ashton setled and signed under his Majesties hand with a clause in the King of Spaines answer of the 12. of December 1622. that they held the Articles agreed upon sufficient and such as ought to induce the Pope to the granting of the Dispensation That the Duke having severall times in the presence of the Earle of Bristoll moved his late Majesty at the instance of the Conde Gondomar to write a Letter to the Pope and to that purpose having once brought a Letter ready drawne wherewith the Earle of Bristoll being by his Majesty made acquainted did so strongly oppose the writing of any such Letter that during the abode of the said Earle of Bristoll in England the said Duke could not obtaine it Yet not long after the said Earle was gone he procured such a Letter to be written from his late Majesty unto the Pope NOTE and have him stiled therein Sanctissime Pater That the Pope being informed of the Duke of Buckinham his inclination and intention in point of Religion NOTE sent unto the said Duke a particular Bull in Parchment for to perswade and encourage him in the pervertion of his Majesty then Prince c. NOTE That the Earle of Bristoll did reveale unto his Majesty both by word and Letter in what sort the Duke had deceived him and abused his trust and that the King by severall wayes sent him word that he should rest assured that he would heare him but that he shovld leave it to him to take his owne time and thereupon few dayes before his sicknesse the sent the Earle word that he would heare him against the Duke as well as he had heard the Duke against him which the Duke himselfe heard and not long after his blessed Majesty sickned and dyed having in the interim been much vexed and pressed by the said Duke All these Articles with six others of like nature the Earle of Bristoll preferred to make good against the Duke by Letters and Witnesses but the Duke by his overswaying potency and instruments whereof Bishop Laud was chiefe dissolved the Parliament before any answer given to them The Articles exhibited to the House of Peeres against the Earle through the Dukes procurement by way of recrimination were many I shall onely recite the most pertinent to the present businesse of Religion b In the Lords Parchment Journall May 6. 1626. pag. 150 151 152 c. Articles of severall High-treasons other great and enormious Crimes Offences and Contempts committed by Iohn Earle of Bristoll against Our late Sovereigne Lord King Iames of blessed memory decreased and Our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Majesty which now is wherewith the said Earle is charged by his Majesties Attourney generall on his Majesties behalfe in the most high and honourable Court of Parliament before the King and his Lords THat the said Earle from the beginning of his Negotiation and the whole mannaging thereof by him during his ambassage into Spaine he the said Earle contrary to his faith and duty to God the true Religion professed by the Church of England and the peace of this Church and State did intend and resolve that if the said marriage so treated of as aforesaid should by his ministry be effected that thereby the Romish Religion and the professors thereof should be advanced within this Realme NOTE and other his Majesties Realmes and Dominions and the true Religion and the professors thereof discouraged and discountenanced And to that end and purpose the said Earle during the time aforesaid by Letters unto his late Majesty and otherwise often counselled and perswaded the said late Kings Majesty to set at liberty the Jesuits and Priests of the Roman Religion which according to the good religions and politicke Lawes of this Realme were imprisoned or restrained and to grant and allow unto the Papists and professors of the Romish Religion a free toleration and silencing of the lawes made and standing in force against them That at the Princes comming into Spain during the time aforesaid the said Earle of Bristoll cunningly falsly and traiterously moved and perswaded the Prince being then in the power of a forreigne King of the Romish Religion to change his Religion NOTE which was done in this manner At the Princes first comming to the said Earle he asked the Prince for what he came thither The Prince at first not conceiving the Earles meaning answered you know as well as I the Earle replied Sir servants can never serve their Master industriously although they may doe it faithfully unlesse they know their meanings fully give me leave therefore to tell you what they say in the Towne is the cause of your comming THAT YOU MEANE TO CHANGE YOUR RELIGION AND TO DECLARE IT HERE and yet cunningly to disguise it the Earle added further Sir I doe not speake this that I will perswade you to doe it or that I will promise you that I will follow your example though you will doe it but as your faithfull servant if you will trust me with so great a secret I will endeavour to carry it the discreetest way I can The Prince being moved with this unexpected motion againe said unto him I wonder what you have ever found in me that you should conceive I would be so base or unworthy as for a Wife to change my Religion The said Earle replying desired the Prince to pardon him if he had offended him it was but out of his desire to serve him which perswasion of the said Earle was the more dangerous because the more subtill Whereas it had beene the duty of a faithfull servant to God and his Master if he had found the Prince staggering in his Religion to have prevented so great an Error and to have perswaded against it so to have avoyded the dangerous consequences thereof to the true Religion and to this state if such a thing should have happened 8. That afterward during the Princes being in Spaine the said Earle having conference with the said Prince about the Romish Religion he endeavoured falsely and traiterously to perswade the Prince to change his Religion as aforesaid AND BECOME A ROMISH CATHOLIKE NOTE and to Become OBEDIENT TO THE VSVRPED AVTHORITY OF THE POPE OF ROME And to that end and purpose the said Earle traiterously used these words unto the said Prince That the State of England did never any great thing but when they were under the obedience of the Pope of Rome and that it was impossible they could doe any thing of note otherwise 9. That during
c. intimates MAy it please your Grace c. I humbly beseech your Grace to pardon these my presumptions and this other Information which I shall assure your Grace They have printed at Rome a Book of Fastidius a Britain Bishop De Vitâ Christianà which THE CARDINALL FRANCISCO BARBARINO INTENDS TO DEDICATE TO HIS SACRED MAJESTY Note A Book of singular Devotion and Piety and of great Antiquity the Author being a Bishop in England about 300. yeers after 〈◊〉 Saviour Lucas Holstenius a very learned man hath the care of the Edition but hath not I thinke as yet finished his Annorations upon it For the Text he and I compared the Manuscript which is also very ancient with the printed Copy and I finde it exactly to agree c. Your Graces most obliged servant Iohn Greaves Ligorn March 3. Nay this War and the other designes of the Popish party notwithstanding the second Treaty with the Scots and the present Parliaments summons and meeting did so elevate the Papists hopes in England that Mr. Brudnell and Mr. Somerset went purposely over into Italy in November 1640. Note to sue for Cardinalls Caps upon an expectation of a new creation of Cardinals as the passages of these ensuing Letters writ to Secretary Windebancke from Rome found among his Papers and indorsed with his own hand abundantly evidence RIght Honorable Sir c. Mr. Thomas Sommerset is safely arrived at Ligorn upon his journey to Rome I conceive to prosecute his own intentions Your honors most affectionat and humble Servant Iohn Wilford The 3. of November 1640. SIr Mr. Thomas Sommerset is at Florence where Mr. Brudnell is also arrived There are some hopes of a Creation before Christmas the Pope being troubled with a Catarre which argues a multiplicity of humors Yours Iohn W. Novemb. 10. 1640. Right Honourable Sir THe Pope his Catarre arguing a multiplicity of humors dangerous in 74. yeers of age gave occasion to his Physition to suggest so much to Cardinall Barbarino and to him to make serious instance with the Pope for a Creation lest some sudden sicknesse portended by those Catarres prevent him This makes the pretendants expect the complements of their desires about Christmasse and indeed there would not be much improbability in it the creation importing the Pope and Nephew so much if the dispute about the nominated by the Crownes were ended But as yet nor France nor Spaine hath had promise of having Abbot Peretti or Mon Seigniâ—ur Massarini created Mr. Sommerset is come to Florence upon his arrivall here and his Negotiation we shall see what hopes either he or any others WHO AYME AT OUR ENGLISH CARDINALS CAP MAY PROMISE THEMSELVES Note c. Your Honors most affectionate and humble servant Iohn Wilford Novemb. 10. 1640. About this very time it seemes Mr. George Fortescue had some speciall Commission and imployment at Rome from hence it may be to succeed Sir William Hamilton in his negotiation there or to sollicite a Cardinalls Cap as this Letter of his to Secretary Windebanke found among his papers imports Right Honourable Vnderstanding by my Kinsman that your Honour desired light in two points concerning my selfe I was glad of the occasion to present with these lines my humble service and to assure your Honour though unknown I have ever upon all occasions proâ—essed my selfe a passionate servant of yours and shall be ever most ready to doe your Honour all service To those points I affirmed not that I had leave of his Majesty to follow that particular businesse for I my selfe knew it not Note till I came to the City where I met with my Commission and Instructions not seen before Immediatly at my arrivall here I addressed my selfe to Sir William and carried my selfe with that obedience to his intimation as in that passage I rather referre my selfe to Sir Williams report then to my owne relation which so much would tend to my commendation Upon his intimation I moved my Master to imploy some subject of his owne in that businesse which very graciously upon my letter he hath done So that a primo ad ultimum I never medled in that businesse For my comming to Rome I might very well conceive no place forbidden me his Majesty giving me so faire a leave to serve his Highnesse Neither hath the License which his Majesty gave me to travell any restriction at all In these I presume your Honour will discover with what resignation I have carried my selfe all along and with what obedience to his Majesties pleasures though so suddenly made knowne unto me and without any command at all As in these so desire I in all to give your Honour a true accompt of my actions which God willing shall be ever most suitable to an obedient Subject to his Majesty a most zealous Patriot to his Country and to your Honour a servant most ambitious of your command And shall I understand that my Letters shall be agreeable to your Honour I shall make bold to present them sometimes with the respect of Your Honours most humble and most obedient Servant Geo Fortescue Rome this 11. Oct. 1640. A Postscript The Phisitians having given notice to the Cardinall of the increase of the Popes Catarrs Note the Cardinall thinkes seriously of the new creation of Cardinalls in which it is thought the Kings shall have the Caps they desire This Letter needs no great Commentary but clearely shewes that this Gentleman met both with a Commission and Instructions from hence at Rome and was to doe some speciall service there About May 1640. Con the Popes second English Nuncio returning from England to Rome to be Cardinal the Pope sent a Nephew of his Count Rosetâ— to succeed him who being but yong and unexperienced the Pope commended him by this speciall Bull Note to the old active English lesuit Sir Toby Matthew very intimate with the Archbishop Windebank Wentworth Lord Deputy of Ireland the Earl of Arundel and most great Lords and Ladies about the Court or city as to his Angle Gardian the copy whereof I found among Windebanks papers written with his own hand which intimates that the Pope had very great hopes of reducing England to its ancient vassallage to him in a very short space by the help of those female active Amazons and instruments who laboured day and night to effect this designe of his Dilecto filio Tobiae Matheo Societat Iesu sacerdoti Urbanus Papa 8. DIlecte sili salutem Apostolicam benedictionem Note Ardens animarâ—m zelus quo jaâ— a tot annis in vinea Domini laborando strenuum te militem exhibuisti promeretur ut tuae virtuâ—i debitam laudem reddamus Sane magnâ cum exultatione audivimus * * See Romes Master-peece p. 19 20. 21. labores quos sustines ut sedis Apostolicae amplitudinem augeas quo caritatis zelo omnibus omnia fias ut omnes lucri facias Decet certè te virum Apostolicum
to use all possible care to facilitate it and will so continue untill the conclusion and at this present according to what is agreed with the foresaid Earle a Post to goe and returne with speed is dispatched unto Rome to the end that his Holinesse judgeing what is agreed upon sufficient as here it is held to be doe grant the Dispensation and in the interim whilest the Pope sendeth it the which his Majesty will procure shall be done before the end of March or of Aprill at the furthest the remaining temporall Articles shall be treated and concluded to the end that no time be lost but the Infanta may immediatly after the granting of the Dispensation be delivered the next spring as is the intention of his Majesty Touching the Palatinate THe forenamed Ambassadour well knoweth what his Majesty hath done therein already to the end it may appeare to the world how much he esteemes the friendship of his deare Brother the King of Great Brittaine and how just he acknowledgeth it to be to give him content in all things and particularly in those which concerne the conveniency of both Crownes his Majesty hopeth that by his late dispatches into Flanders there hath been taken such course to settle all things as can be desired and those orders are now againe renewed and re-inforced to the end that all may be accommodated to the satisfaction of his Majesty of Great Brittaine the which orders shall be shewed to the foresaid Conde that he may rest satisfied of the reallity and sincerity wherewith his Catholique Majesty doth proceed in this businesse but untill it be knowne what effect these dispatches have taken and what the Emperour will reply no answer can be well given in writing to the particulars contained in the memoriall of the foresaid Conde for the reasons which have been delivered unto him by word of mouth and shall be represented unto his Majesty of Great Brittaine by Don Carlâ—s Coloma his Catholique Majesties Ambassadour Madrid Decemb. 12. 1622. Soone after this the King of Spaine sent a draught of such Articles touching Religion as he insisted on to King Iames who together with the Prince to hasten the Dispensation accommodated them in the ensuing maner and then readily signed them The Accommodation of the differences in Religion All those Articles which came from Rome to which his Majesty tooke no exception in his directions to the Earle of Bristoll under his hand of the ninth of September passed as not disallowed by his Majesty those wherein there remained any difference are accommodated in the forme following THe forme of the Celebration is allowed in such sort as it was agreed of in England so likewise the oath to be taken by the Infanta's Servants The Article for the Church is thus to be understood that at one standing house Saint Iames or where the houshould is to remaine there must be a Church for buâ—ying and marrying and christening c. it being altogether unfit that all meane people belonging to her service should be married or christened in her Chappell within lier Pallace but this is not understood of any Church in London but one to be built adjoyning to the Pallace Whereas it is said that her Servants are precisely to be Catholiques for that it seemed not sitting to capitulate any thing that might be exclusive to the Protestants it is leâ—t indifferent that her Servants may be Catholiques Where it is required by the Pope quod Ecclesiastici nullis legibus subjaceant nisi suorum superiorum Ecclesiasticorum The Divines unanimously delivered their opinion that this King cannot by capitulation subject the Clergy to the Civill Magistrate neither hath he that power himselfe in Spaine and they presuppose that those of the Infanta's Family are to have the same immunity as in Spaine but they have qualified the Article what is possible and they say some such course may be setled therein as may give his Majesty satisfaction either by banishing them or sending them with their processe into Spaine or some other course which may be agreed upon and it will be in his Majesties power in any foule case to doe that by way of fact which they cannot capitulate howsoever it was not held fit to break so great a businesse upon the dispute of a case which is like never to happen Concerning the Nurses it is left indifferently without any exclusion of the Protestants as in the sixth Article Touching the Articles brought out of Spaine COncerning the security against the Divorce they are to relye on the Kings and Princes word of honour Touching the education of the Children quod educentur in Religione Catholica is absolutely omitted and whereas the Pope requires they should be in the government of the Mother the Sonnes untill fourteene the Daughters untill twelve the Article is onely till seven with a private Promise untill nine and this King pressing it may be untill ten As for the bonum publicum required by the Pope all particulars which were propounded as the suspending the poenall Lawes c. are now omitted onely that the Catholiques may live without persecution not giving scandall and this to be done by his Majesties owne Grace and Clemency without any publique Capitulation onely the King and Prince to promise it unto the King of Spaine by their private Letters The Articles of Religion being thus accommodated betweene the two Kings King Iames who had formerly by his Agent Gage sent Letters to Rome to the Pope wherein he stiled him most holy Father and likewise to some great Cardinals to speed the Dispensation with private instructions not to deliver them unlesse he saw a present likelihood of granting the Dispensation sends now two expresse Letters to Gage unto Rome the one from himselfe the other from Calvert his principall Secretary dated the 5. of Ian. 1622. to present tâ—ose Letters to the Pope and Cardinals assuring himselfe that since he had ratified all the Articles concerning Religion without any alteration the Pope could not in justice but speedily grant the long-â—ought-for Dispensation The Copy of these two Letters sent by Master Lawson here follow in order TRusty c. By Letters which We have lately received from Our right Trusty and right worthy Cousen and Councellour the Earle of Bristoll VVe understand how dutifully and discreetly you have carried your selfe in the furthering Our service whilest you remained in the Court of Spaine for which VVe returne you Our gracious thanks He hath also acquainted Us with the directions which he gave you touching the delivery of the Letters you carried from hence that if you saw a likelihood of present granting the Dispensation upon the Articles now agreed on you should deliver them unlesse you received order from Us to the contrary We would therefore now have you understand that there is no cause why you should forbeare the delivery of any of them if you find the Dispensation will certainly be granted And thereof We hope there shall be now
the time of the Princes being in Spaine as aforesaid the Prince consulting and advising with the said Earle and others about a new offer made by the King of Spaine touching the Palatinate which was that the eldest Son of the Prince Palatine should marry with the Emperours Daughter but must be bread up in the Emperors Court The said Earle delivered his opinion that the Proposition was reasonable whereat when Sir Walter Ashton then present falling into some passion said that he durst not for his head consent unto it The Earle of Bristoll replyed that hee saw no such great inconvenience in it for that he might be there bred up in the Emperors Court in our Religion But when the extreame danger and in a manner the impossibility thereof was pressed unto the said Earle he said againe That without some such great action the peace of Christendome would never be had Which was so dangerous and desperate a councell that one so neare to the Crowne of England should be poysoned in his Religion and put into the power of a Foraigne Prince Enemy to our Religion and an unfreind to our state that the consequence thereof both for the present and future times were infinitly dangerous and yet hereunto did his disaffection to our Religion the blindnesse in his judgment caused by sinister respects and the too much regard he had to the House of Austria lead him c. Ro. Heath These Articles were exhibited against the Earle by the Kings owne speciall direction and perused corrected by him before they were put in as appeares by the Lords Iournall the Kings Atturny averring it openly in the House of Peers It seems therefore a great Wonder to many observing men that he who was thus impeached by his Majesties speciall command as the worst of Councellors and a strong perswader of him to become a professed Roman Catholik an advancer of Popery and Papists then should become his principle Cabinet Councellor to advise him to side with the Popish party in England Ireland Scotland against his Parliament and Protestant subjects now But to pretermit his present Councells which seeme to justifie the former Articles the Earle of Bristoll himselfe in his answere * In the Lords Parchment Iournall P. 249. c. to the 7th Article confesseth that there was a generall received opinion in the Spanish Court that his Majesties comming thither was with intention to become a Roman Catholike and that the Conde Gundimar that very morning pressed the Earle not to hinder so pious a worke for so he tearmed it of his Majesties conversion seemed to be assured of the Duke of Buckinghams assistance therein whereupon he told his Majesty That the Generall opinion in that Court was that his Majestyes comming thither was WITH INTENTION TO BE A ROMAN CATHOLIKE AND THERE TO DECLARE IT c. Whereupon he intreated him not to suffer his businesse to be overthrowne by permitting that conceit of his conversion any longer to remaine with the Spaniards not to do any thing that might give them hope therein alleaging that it was impossible the Mariage could be without a dispensation And so long as the Spaniard who were to procure the dispensation should have hope of his Majesties conversion they would rather clogge the Dispensation then hasten it for whiles they should have hope of all by his convertion they would never content themselves with a part to which they were tyed by the Articles agreed upon At which time his Majesty was pleased to aprove of his opinion and said he would expect the dispensatory and did thereupon afterward send Master Andrews to Rome to hasten it By all these Articles and passages it is most perspicuous that there was a professed designe in the Duke of Buckingham the Earle of Bristoll Secretary Calvert Cottington Porter Gage and other instruments who contrived the Princes dangerous Journey into Spaine to pervert the Prince in his Religion to make him and all his Children professed Roman Catholikes and the Prince Palatine too and by this meanes to set up Popery in their Dominions to suppresse the Protestant Religion and Professors of it in all places that so the Pope might become Lord Paramount over them and all their Subjects and they his sworne Vassalls How far the Archbishop was privy and assistant to this designe you may partly read in the Breviat of his life P. 3. 14. and shall heare more heareafter in its proper place What the aymes of the Pope and Spaniard were in contriving the Princes progresse into Spaine appeares First by the forementioned common report in the Spanish Court that it was to become a professed Roman Catholike c. Secondly by this notable Letter of the Pope to the Bishop of Conchen one Coppy whereof I found in the Archbishop of Canterburies Study indorsed with his owne hand and another among Secretary Windebankes and the Lord Cottingtons sequestred Papers exhorting him to take this happy opportunity to convert subject and reconcile the Prince and his Dominious to the Sea of Rome Greg. P p 15 us Venerabili Fratri Episcopo Conchen in Hispaniarum Regnis Inquisitori generali VEnerabile Frater salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem Orthodoxae Religionis tutelam faeâ—citer existimamus in amplissimis Hispaniae Regâ—â—s commendatam esse Fraternitati tuae scimus enim quà m vigilanter excubant in illustri ista statione Caveas ne ulla impiorum Dâ—gmatum monstra in ecclesiasticae vineae sepes irrepant Verum occasio tibi hoc tempore divinitus oblata est per quam pictatis tuae beneficia è regnorum istorum sinibus educere et ad exteras Nationes proferre possiâ— Accepimus istuc nuper appulisse Walliae principem Brittaniae Râ—gis silium spe ductum Catholici Matrimonij Cupimus eum non frustra commorari in illorum Regum aedibus quibus illustre Catholici Cognomentum Pontiâ—icae Authoritatis defensio et Religionis proferendae studium peperit Quare NOTE Apostolicis litteris horramur Catholicam Majstâ—tem ut eum Principem redigere suaviter coneâ—ur sub Romanae Ecclesiae ditionem cui veteres magnae Brittaniae Domini Coronatum Caput et Imperij fasces Caelo plaudente submiâ—erunt Ad hanc autem victoriam comparandam quae victis aeternos caelestis beatitudinis pollicetur triumphos atque principatus non Regalis Aeâ—arij visâ—era exhauriendâ— non saevientium militum legiones conscribendae sunt sed Arma lucis è Caelo petenda quae divini luminis splendore ejus Principis oculos alliciant atque ex illius animo errores omnes mansuetudine prostigent In ijs vero tractandis quae sit vis et ars Fraternitatis tuae jampridem accepimus NOTE Quareâ—e monemus ut ad Catholicum Regem Religiosus consiliarius accedas easque rationes dispicias quibus insigne aliquod beneficium Brittaniae Regnis et Romanae Ecclesiae in presenti rerum opportunitate comparetur Reâ— ipsa magna atque gravissima est quare eam
it the King of Spainâ— and all the world shall see he hath just cause And whereas also his Majesty obligeth himselfe by the like oath that he will use his power and authority and procure as much as in him lyes that the Parliament shall approve confirme and ratifie all and singular the Articles agreed upon betwixt the two Kings in favour of the Roman Catholiques by reason of this Match and that the said Parliament shall revoke and abrogate all particular lawes made against the said Catholiques whereunto the rest of his Majesties Subjects are not liable As also all other generall lawes as to the said Roman Catholiques which concerne them together with the rest of his Majesties Subjects and be repugnant to the Roman Catholique Religion and that hereafter his Majesty shall not give his royall assent at any time unto any new lawes that shall be made against the said Roman Catholiques His Majesty hath ever protested and doth protest that it is an impossibity which is required at his hands NOTE and that he may safely and well sweare it for he is sure that he is never able to doe it And last of all his Majesty protesteth that this which he now undertakes to doe and is sworne is meerly in respect and favour of the Marriage intended betwixt his Sonne and the Infanta and unlesse the same doe proceed he doth hold himselfe and so declareth by this Protestation acquitted and discharged in conscience of every part of his Oath now taken and that he is at full liberty to deale with his Roman Catholique Subjects according to his owne naturall lenity and clemency and as their dutifull loyalty and behaviour towards his Majesty shall deserve These Articles being thus sealed and sworne e Mercure Francois An. 1624. pag. 29 30. Don Carlos Coloma the Spanish Ambassadour laid the first stone for a Chappell which was to be built for the Infanta at the Princes Pallace at Saint James which building was advanced with all expedition to the great regreet of many Protestants and to the contentment of most Roman Catholiques to see a Catholique Church built in the Metropoliticall City of the Realme by publike authority after one hundred yeeres space during which they did nothing else but destroy such Churches All Catholiques that were Prisoners throughout England Ireland and Scotland were released all Pursevants and Informers established to search for apprehend and prosecute the Catholiques were prohibited to attempt any thing against them They had all free ingresse into and egresse out of the Realme without taking the Oath of Supremacy having onely a passe-port They resorted freely to heare Masse at the Spanish Ambassadours Chappell in so great number and so publikely that they were sometimes two or three thousand persons so the French Mercury truly records Besides the Papists grew so insolent that they had open Masses and Sermons in divers private houses about London and elswhere Among others their f See M. Gee his foot out of the Snare meeting at Black-fryers in a large chamber at a Sermon on the fifth of their November is most remarkable where Drury the Priest that preached and neeere an hundred Roman Catholiques were slaine and smothered with the fall of the floore of the chamber which they over-burthened with the multitude of people and many sore hurt and bruised to their great astonishment g Mercure Francois ibid. p. 30 31. The Marriage was now thought to be compleated the greatest enemies of this alliance submitted themselves to the Kings will you could see nothing but the picture of the Infanta within mens houses and in the streets A Fleet was prepared to goe to attend the Prince and Infanta at the Port of Saint Andrew in Biscay His Majesty had also assigned the Dower of his faire future Daughter and had sent to the Marquesse of Buckingham the title of Duke of Buckingham and to the Duke of Lenox the title of the Duke of Richmont In fine all seemed to be done in England but things went as slow as Leâ—d at Rome and in Spaine But here comes in the new h Pag. 43 44 anti-dated Loyall Vindication of the King and demands this silly question by way of objection If King James and the Prince had really condescended ane sworne both to the generall Articles of the Marriage being such as the Pope with his Cardinals of the Conclave had approved and likewise to those private Articles being so infinitely advantagious and for the weale of the Roman Catholike Religion how could the match being fully concluded on all parts be broken off Had this Objector well remembred that of the Poet Multa cadunt inter calicem Supremaque labra he would never have demanded so frivolous a question to evade such a palpable matter of fact as the sealing and swearing of these Articles so publikely knowne in the Courts of England and Spaâ—ne But to give him a full answer as the Spaniard never really intended this match but to worke his owne mischievous designes by confirming â—nd protracting the treaty about it â—o â—e tooke this occaâ—ion to interrupt it * Mercure Francois p. 539. Pope Gregory the 15. soone after the dispensation granted departed this life which the Spaniards promised should be no remora to the match as is evident by this letter of the Earle of Bristoll to Mr. Francis Cottington then Secretary to the Prince GOOD Mr Secretary yesterday Master Clerke went from heâ—ce but I wrote not by him neither have I now much to tell you Especially â—or that I am in doubt whether these letters will finde you in England or not Yesterday we had the â—â—wes of the Popes death but this King out of his owâ—e mouth and the Coâ—de de Olivares and the Nuntio do assure the Prince that this accident will neither makâ— alteration â—or delay in his â—usines they being all of Opinion that it will be dispatched by the Dean of the Cardinalls the Conclave The Insanta is now by all the Court and by this Kings approbation called la Princessa dâ— Inglaterra and she mâ—kes not nice to take it upon heâ— She now commeth Puâ—liquely to thâ— Commody and â—â—â—teth by the Queene and I am told that as soone as two papers which are already drawne are signed by the King and Prince they will giue her the right hand of the Queene com a knefreda which I conceive the Prince will not be displeased withall for by that meanes it will â—all out that the Prince and his Mistresse will ever sit together This day Don Fernando de Giron invited my Lord Duke my selfe and Sir Walter Ashton to diâ—ner where we were accompanied by Don Augustin â—exa the Marquesse of Montes Claâ—os and the Conde de Gundâ—mar and conceive we shall againe fall to good â—ellâ—wship You have heard that the Marquesse of Montesclaros is made President 〈◊〉 Hasiâ—nda the other in the â—unta began to speake invectively and against the match thereupon the King the same
is to sayâ— To the Kings Majesty of Spaine the rich Sword that was lately our deare Brother Prince Henries garnished with Diamonds of severall bignesses To the Queene of Spaine the Eye Diamond with a faire peare Pearle at it To Don Carlos A Ring made of a great pointed Diamond that was in the Coller of Roses and Cyphers weighing fourteene Carrats To the Infanta Cardinall A Crosse of six Table Diamonds the middle stone being the greatest in our round Jewell which was broken to supply many others herein mentioned the other five stones were taken out of the Jewell of twelve stones bought of Sir Peter Van Lore and broken for the same use and one of the round Pearles of the head attire hanging to it To the Infanta Donna Maria the Chaine of great round Pearls to the number of two hundered threescore and sixteene weighing nine ounces the two Pendant Diamonds being the two lesser of the three were taken from a Necklace A paire of pendant Pearles of the fairest The great Table Diamond set open without foile with a pendant Jewell in forme of an Ancor made of two long sancet Diamonds without foile with a faire Diamond pendant To the Conde de Olivares a great table Diamond weighing eighteene Carrats which was the Duke of Buckinghams set in a Coller with one of the fairest pendant Pearles To the Countesse of Olivares the Jewell in forme of the letter I set with two large table Diamonds and a Diamond cut in faucets with a small table Diamond and a faire peare Pearle pendant To the Conde de Olivares his Daughter A Ring with a faire pointed Diamond taken out of the Rose Coller To the Dutches of Gandia a Crosse of seaven table Diamonds the middle stone belonged to the Dukes Jewels the rest were taken out of the said Iewell of twelve stones and one of the round Pearles of the head attire hanging at it To Don Maria De Lande a Crosse of ten thick table Diamonds bought of our servant Sir Edmond Varney To the Ladies of the Infanta's side these sixteen Jewells following viz. the picture case wherein the Pictures of our deare Parents the King and Queene were and a little Pendelock of six small Diamonds and two great furnisht by our Jeweller A paire of Pearle Bracelets to which is added one small Rubie furnisht by our Jeweller The Iewell of Diamonds in forme of a Pellican with a pendant Diamond furnisht by our Ieweller added to it The Iewell of Diamonds in forme of a Phoenix with a Peare pendant Diamond fellow to that on the Pellican and one other lesser pendant Diomond both furnish by our Ieweller A paire of Diamond bracelets made of the eighteene peeces of Rose Diamonds heretofore in the Dukes Hasband A watch furnisht by our Ieweller garnisht with Diamonds to which hangs one of the round Pearles taken from the head attire A Iewell furnish by out Ieweller in forme of a burning heart with a large table Diamond in the midst three faucet Diamonds on the toppe and garnisht about with small Diamonds with one of our pendant Pearles hanging at it A Iewell furnisht by our Ieweller in forme of a blew Lilly all Garnisht with Diamonds of severall sizes A Iewell of a branch of Roses set all with Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller to which is added a large faucet Diamond taken out of our round Iewell which was broken as a foresaid A paire of Diamond Braceletts furnisht by our Ieweller with two table Diamonds taken out of the Rose coller A Crosse of thicke Table Diamonds bought here with a round Pearle taken from the head attire A Ring with foure great faucet Diamonds and sundry smaller table Diamonds set after the Spanish fashion and bought here A Iewell in forme of a Crosse with sixteene large table Diamonds and divers small ones bought here A head-Lace of Diamonds with a large Rose of Diamonds in the midst bought here A nother head-lace or a Pretadoz of Diamonds with a large Rose of Diamonds in the midst bought here A paire of pendants for the Eares all set with Diamonds bought here To the Duke of Infantado a Ring with a thicke Table Diamond that was in the Duke of Buckinghams Iewell To the Matquesse of Montesclaro a Ring of three large table Diamonds that were the Dukes To the Marquesse of Modejar a Ring of two table Diamonds taken out of our round Iewell and two square Table Diamonds furnisht by our Iewellet To the Admirall of Castile a Ring with a large thin Table Diamond that was the Dukes To the Marquesse of Castile Rodrigo a Ring with a large Diamond and two Diamonds of a lesser sizetaken out of our round Iewell To Don Iaime de Cardenas a Ring of a large faucet Diamond taken out of our round Iewell and two table Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Duke of Ijar a Ring with a larger thick table Diamond that was the Dukes and two Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Duke of Zea a Ring with a square Table Diamond taken out of our round Iewell and two Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Marquesse of Carpio a Ring with a large table Diamond and two lesser taken from our round Iewell To the Marquesse of Itona a Ring with a long table Diamond that was the Dukes To Secretary Cerica a Ring with three faucet table Diamonds whereof one was the Dukes the other two were taken from the Rose Coller To the Conde de St. Estephen a Ring with a long table Diamond and two lesser taken out of our round Iewell To Don Lewis de Haro a Ring with a Square Table Diamond and two lesser taken out of our round Iewell To the Conde de Portalegre a Ring with a large Table Diamond that was the Dukes and two lesser Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Marquesse of Vtlada a Ring with two long thick table Diamonds that were the Dukes and two lesser square Diamonds taken from our round Iewell To the two Secretaries Alvis and Antonio de Aloca two Rings one with a great faucet hart Diamond taken out of the Hatband of great Diamonds the other with a large thicke Table Diamond furnisht by our Ieweller To the Conde de Buena vente a Ring with a great pointed Diamond taken out of the Rose Coller To the Conde de Monteriey the great Diamond Ring that was the Earle of Bristolls To the Conde de Gondomar the Ring with a large pointed Diamond cut in faucets without foile brought out of England To the Conde de Barajas A Ring with two long table Diamonds that were the Dukes and two other Diamonds taken out of our round Jewel To the Bishop of Palencia a Ring in forme of a Crownd heart with large faucet Diamond and set round with Diamonds all furnished by our Jeweller To the Conde de Chinchone a Ring with many Diamonds set after the Spanish fashion bought of our servant Thomas Washington To the Cardinall Zapata the Crosse of Gold having
foure large Diamonds cut in fancets and twelve small triangle Diamonds and a table Diamonds for the middle stone supplyed out of the broken Coller To the Kings Confessor the old Crosse with four Diamonds cut in faucets and three Pearles pendant To Don Farnando Giron A Crosse with seaven large table Diamonds two of them were taken out of out round Iewell and five of them were the Dukes with a Pendelock of a faucet Diamond furnisht by our Jeweller To the Bishop of Segovia the Crosse of five large Diamonds cut in saucets with a pendant Pearle newly added to it To Don Augustin Mexia a faire Brooche of Gould set full of Diamonds of severall siezes and bought of Sir Peter Van Lore in the midest whereof is a large table Diamond that was the Dukes To the Marquesse De Flores A great thin table Diamond set in a Collet heretofore belonging to the Duke To the Conde de la Puebla the chaine of Gold of eight and fortie peeces whereof foure and twenty are great and foure and twenty are small Garnished with Diamonds and a picture Case furnisht by our Jeweller garnisht with Diamonds having our picture and a Cypher of our name And these our letters shall be your sufficient Warrant for the same Signed with our owne hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the six and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our deare Lord and Father Iames by the grace of God King of England France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To Our Right trustie and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes Charles P. VVEE will and Command you That you deliver to our use and service unto the hands and Custody of the Right honourable Iohn Earle of Bristoll Lord Ambassador extraordinaâ—ie for his Majesty of great Brittaine our deare Father to the King of Spaine such Jewells and precious stones as are mentioned in this our Warrant That is to say A Coller of Gold containing thirteene great Ballaces and thirteene peeces of Gold with thirteene Cinque of Pearle betwixt them A long Chaine of two large Ropes of faire round Pearles weighing ten ounces and an halfe and two penny weight containing in number seaven hundred three score and five A looking Glasse set in Gold the backside richly garnisht with faire Diamonds and six peeces of Chaine to hang at garnisht with Diamonds on both sides One and twenty Buttons of gold each one having a faire Table Diamond The Remainder of a neck-lace of Queene Annes having in the midst thereof a large Triangle Diamond with a small Diamond pendant at the same also thirteene small pendent Diamonds and seaventeene great round Pearles A Coller of Gold containing thirtie peeces whereof fifteene are Roses in each was a great pointed Diamond and fifteene Crownes Ciphers of the King and Queenes names having in each a Table Diamond heretofore out of which was taken for our use foure of the pointed and six of the Table Diamonds So there are to be delivered to the said Earle of Bristall eleaven pointed and nine Table Diamonds with the Coller five great Emeraldes and five round Pearles that were taken out of a head attire And this our letters shall be your sufficient warrant for the same Signed with our hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the eight and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our Deare Lord and Father Iames by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To our right Trusty and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes THe Mâ—rcure Franc. p. 560. to 571. 12. of September 1623. After dinner the Prince tooke his solemno leave of the King and Court of Spaine and departed from Madrid towards Saint Andrews where the 24. of September he feasted all the Spanish Dons who accompanied him aboard his ship and then â—et sail for England where he arrived at Portsmouth Octo. 5. and came thence into London Octo. 6. to the great rejoycing of all socts of people signified by their bonefires ringing of bels with other externall expressions of joy Vpon his return thence Doctor Andrewes made these Latin verses ANglus connubium connubia tractat Iberus Sic Mora producit quod properavit Amor. Pro nupta nebula est sponsam responsa retardant Pro taedis Caroliis taedia longa tulit Rumpe Moras Princeps nebulam dispelle serenus Sitque serena tuis te redeunte dies Vel quoniam Angligenis nupsit Caterina duobus Tu Carole Austriacas dum mora sume duas AVâ—â—riacam Carolus desict at amare puellam Vâ— qui operam terrâ luserit atque marâ— Gausa est quod tantos serus tentaverît ignes Debuit Infantem sollicitasse Puer Sunt in amore morae longum est percurrere gentis Conjugii merâ—ic religionis opus At Carole exultes peperit Regina Madriti Iam nova foelicis concipe vota proci I propera fidis defer mandata ministris Expedias naves ingere calcar equis Infante iun oâ—nis agiâ—a ut potiaris adultâ Matâ—ram sivîs poscere nubet aâ—us The Prince upon his departure commanded the Earle of Bristoll not to deliver the Procuration left in his custody untill he received further order from him And upon his arrivall in England the Duke of Buckingham and Lords of the Councell testifying their dislike of the match endeavoured to engage King Iames to breake it off by degrees to which end they perswaded him to demand restitution of the Palatinate and Electorship to the Palâ—grave from the King of Spaine to write to this purpose to the Earle of Bristoll to that end and likewise to delay the Disposorios till Christmas To which Leettters the Earl returned this answer to Mr. Secretary Calvert GOOD Mr. Secretary Calvert I have not presumed in my present letter unto his Majesty to write any thing in answer to his letters of the thirtieth of December but only in that point which toucheth my obedience to his Commandement for my present returne for the rest I intreat you to present unto his Majesty this my humble Answer Whereas his Majesty is pleased to say that having seene the Answer to our third Memoriall he doth not a little wonder that I then tooke his affaires to have been in so good a condition that I would have proceeded to the disposories of the Prince contrary to his order given It is true his Majesty hath just cause to wonder if he looke upon that Memoriall without the letter that accompanied it or if he consider the estate of the affaires as they stood when the letter bore Date which was the sixt of December for then they stood by the infringing of the capitulation as they heere do understand it all disordered and imbroyled in such sort as I had foreseene and
engagements as can be procured from this King for the joyning with your Majesty not only in all good offices for the entire Restitution of the Prince Palatine but otherwise if need require of his Majesties assistance Herein I have these dayes past laboured with all earnestnesse and procured this Kings publike answer which I am told is resolved of and I shall within few dayes have it to send unto Your Majesty as likewise a private proposition which will bee put into your hand and shall not faile further to pursue Your Majesties present directions of procuring this Kings declaration in what sort your Majesty may rely upon this Kings assistance in case the Emperour or the Duke of Bavaria shall oppose the entire restitution of the Prince Palatine But I conceive it to bee Your Majesties intention that I should procure here first this Kings peremptory answer in the whole businesse and how he will be assistant unto your Majesty in case of the Emperors or Duke of Bavaria's aversenesse and that I should send it unto your Majestie and receive againe your answer before I deliver the powers for the Desposorios the match would thereby if not be hazarded yet I conceive the Infanta's going at Spring would bee rendred altogether impossible for if upon the artivall of the Popes approbation which is hourely expected the Powers be demanded of me according to the Princes publike Declaration and the agreement in the Temporall Articles by which the Desposorios are to be within 10. dayes after the comming of the said approbation I cannot refuse them but upon some groundâ— If I alleage you Majesties desire of having the Desposorios deferred untill Christmas they know as well as my selfe that his Highnesse Proxie is then out of dare besides the infringing of the Capitulations and they will judge it as a great scorne put upon this King who ever since the Princes granting of his Powers hath called himselfe the Infanta's Desposado and to that effect the Prince hath written unto him in some of his Letters besides it will be here held a point of great dishonour unto the Infanta if the powers called for by her friends they should be deteyned by the Princes part and whosoever else may have deserved ill she certainly hath deserved neither disrespect nor discomforts Further upon my refusall to deliver the powers all preparations which now goe on cheerefully and apace will be stayed and there will enter in so much distrust and so many jealousies that if the maine businesse runne not hazard by them at least much time will be to cleere them I must therefore in discharge of my dutie tell Your Majestie that all your businesses here are in a faire way The match and all that is capitulated therein they professe punctually to performe in the businesse of the Palatinate they protest that they infinitely desire and will to the utmost of their powers endevour to procure His Majesties satisfaâ—tion The Prince is like to have a most worthy and vertuous Ladie and who much â—oveth him and all things else depending on this match are in a good and a hopefull way This is now the present estate of your Majesties affaires as it appeareth unto me and to Sir Walter Aston with whom I have communicated this dispatch as I doe all things else concerning your Majesties service And I must cleerely let your Majesty understand that I conceave by reteyning of the powers when their King shall call for them and offering to deferre the Desposorios untill Christmas that your Majesties businesses will runne a great hazard what by the distasts and distrusts that will be raised here and what by the art and industry of those which are enemies to the Match whereof every Court of Christendome hath plenty That therefore which I presume with all humility to offer unto your Majesty is that you would be pleased to give mee order with all possible speed That when the businesse shall come cleered from Rome and that the powers for the Marriage shall bee demanded of mee on the behalfe of this King that I may deliver them and no wayes seeke to interrupt or suspend the Desposorios but assist and help to a perfect conclusion of the match And that for the businesse of the Palatinate I continue my earnest and faithfull endeavours to engage this King as farre as shall be possible both for the doing of all good Offices for the Prince Palatines entire restitution as likewise for this Kings Declaration of assistance in case the Emperor or Duke of Bavaria shall oppose the said restitution Herein I will not faile to use all possible means and I conceive the dispatch of the match will be a good pawn in the businesse and the help and assistance which the Princes being once betroathed would be able to give in this Court to all Your Majesties businesses would be of good consideration So fearing I have already too far presumed upon Your Majesties patience I humbly crave Your Majesties pardon and recommend you to the holy protection of God Resting Your Majesties most humble Subject and Servant BRISTOLL Madrid 24. Octo. 1623. About the beginning of December the Dispensation from the new Pope arrived at Madrid from Rome * Mercur Fran. Tom 9. An. 1624. p. 34 35 36 37. whereupon the King of Spaine to satisfie his Oath made to the Prince of Wales before his departure to make the espousalls within tenne dayes after the arrivall of the dispensation caused Bonfiers of joy to be made throughout all Spaine on the 9th of Decem. intending that on this day the assiances should be made at Madrid with the magnificence of the Court there All things seemed then disposed to a conclusion of this great businesse which had been in treaty eight or nine yeares But the Princes forementioned suspention of the procuration and the demand of those new conditions arriving in Spaine the newes of them seemed very strange and unseasonable To which the King of Spaine promising to give a resolution in due time signified to the Earle of Bristoll that he should in the meane time present no more Letters to the Infanta nor demand any more audience and that from thenceforth none should stile the Infanta Princesse of England or Wales Vpon this there was a resolution taken by our Lords of the Councell to breake both the Match and Treaty with Spaine and to gaine the Palatinate and Electorship by force of Armes to which end a Parliament was summoned at London to begin Feb. 12â— 1623. but put off till Febr. 16. On Febr. 24. The Lord Duke of Buckingham made a large Relation of the whole Negotiation with Spain about the Princes Mariage to both Houses of Parliament recorded in the Lords Iournall enrolled in the * Prima pars Pet 21. Iac n 21 Rolls wherein most of the premises are related to the full and some of them concealed which the dishdent Author of the Answer to the Royall Popish Favourite who so much
Signior Georgio's here carrying clothed in mans apparell thorough England Scotland France and Italy his sweet heart Engenius Bonny a daughter of the Yeoman of His Majesties Wine Celler After Signior Georgio he sent hither a new Nuntio Count Rossetti Note a Noble man of Ferrara but of better carriage then his other deceased whom hee intended to make Cardinall in leiu of the other defunct As soone as Walter Mountague heard of Signior Georgio's death he sent his Chaplaine Post to Rome Note with Letters from Her Majesty intreating his Holynesse to make him Cardinall The Popes answer was he would gladly condiscend to that motion If she would oblige her selfe to make an estate to him for his maintenance conformable to a Cardinall So was it dasht And so will all correspondency bee hereafter with that Court by the wise and grave Councell of the Parliament So that Master Penricke Agent in that Court for the Queene be called backe And a certaine Knight of the Order of Saint Iohn of Ierusalem whom Count Rosetti intends to send hither to keepe correspondency be likewise dismist from hence which done all that Project will end in smoake Alwayes provided that Master Mountague Sir Toby Matthew Sir Kenelme Digby Sir Iohn Winter be removed and barr'd from going to Rome or to any of his Holinesse Territories Not yet to Italy for feare of sedition and keeping correspondency with their associates I heard a French Gentleman of good worth say that hee had seene a Breve from Rome with this Inscription Tobiae Mattheo Sacerdoti sociâ—tatis Iesu which is To Toby Matthew Priest of the Order of Iesus wherein inter alia was Confirma Amazonas illas quae strenue laborant in vinea pro Christo. Note First Confirme those Amazonian Court Ladyes that is those brave Catholike Catamountaines of the Popish faction that labour â—ustily for the advancement of Popery Touching the fifth point in my Iudgement Roman Catholikes especially those that have lands and goods should bee stopt from going over Sea In respect by the selling and Mortgazing of their Lands the money is transported to forreigne parts and there spent whereby the Kingdome is depauperated His Majestie looses his yearely pay for their Recusancy the Shites where they remained are disabled to pay so much subsedies as formerly in time of their Residence And finally the poore looseth much by their absence This voluntary Relation of this ancient Intelligent Popish-Priest which I finde to bee generally true and reall by orher Letters and Intelligence and concurring with the Plot discovered to the Archbishop and King Himselfe in my Romes Master-peece in most particulars touching the Jesuites Scottish troubles Popes Nuncioes and other Instruments of his here nominated gives much luster and confirmation to many of the premises and some ensuing passages therefore I could not well omit it though it be somewhat tedious But to proceed the 2d intended Civill War against the Scots ceasing contrary to the Prelates expectations through the overruling providence of God both in the rude Common Souldiers who refused to serve under their Popish Commanders some of whom they murthered declayming against the Bishops breakiwg down their New-Rayles Altars Crucifixes in diverse places and in sundry of our Nobles who Petitioned His Majestie for a Parliament and New Treaty with the Scotts together with the Generall opposition of Ministers and people against the new Canons and c. Oath which put a period to this Warre without bloud-shed hereupon there were sundry New desperate Plots Conspiracies Councells entred into by the Popish and Prelaticall party to undermine this Parliament soone after it was first Assembled and imbroyle all our Kingdomes in New Civill Warres and distractions more dangerous then the former of which I shall give you a short hiâ— out of the Commons Journall and some other papers letters examinations which have come unto my hands February 10. 1640. There were foure Genâ—lemen of the House of Commons went up to the Lords * Diurnall Occurrences p. 36. to discover a great designe on foote among the Papists in England Ireland and Wales That there were in Lancashire one thousand five hundred NOTE in Ireland eight thousand Papists in Armes and many thousands in South-Wales and North-Wales well payd and provided for by the Earle of Strafford Earle of Worcester and others and did use frequently to goe to Masse at the sound of the drum There was also a great Nobleman in Wales that bought up all the Provisions hee could kept Corne enough for three yeares and got all the Arms he could and had a strong Commission to furnish whom hee would And there was also a Letter brought to the house as from Secretary Windebanke in the Queenes name to have all the Papists fast every Saturday for the good successe of that designe Whereupon there was also this day an order made that all Iudges in the next Circuits at the Assizes should put the Law in execution against Iesuites and Priests and make returne of the proceedings herein to the Parliament Upon this occasion * The Diurnall Occurrences p. 42. February 22. There was a Message from the Lords for a Conference with both Houses for the disbanding of the Irish Army and the removing of Papists from the Court and the English Papists in the Queenes house-hold * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 93. 94. May 5. 1641. There was discovered to the House of Commons a strange conspiration in agitation against the whole body of the Kingdom for the landing and bringing in of a French Army to which our English Army should be joyned which were all to meete by the 22. of this Moneth whereupon the House sent out diverse warrants for Master Henry Perry Colonell Goring Sir Iohn Suckling Master Henry Jermyn and others as conspirators therein to appeare before the House of Commons the next day There was also intelligence given to the House of Commons of 1400. barrells of Powder that were prepared in readinesse and loaden by stealth to bee carried away by the appointment of the Conspirators upon which the Commons appointed some of the House to make further enquiry thereof Hereupon most of the parties upon this discovery fled into France and had passes to transport them without search from the King May 14. * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 102 There was a Report in the Commons House of a Iesuite That should say it being noised the Parliament House was on fire the time was not yet come but it would bee so ere long and of another that should say there would bee many fatherlesse Children in London very shortly upon which there were more warrants sent out for the attaching of those Iesuites May 19. Ibid. pag. 106 There was one Newton a Priest an English man which belonged to the Spanish Ambassadour committed to the Gate-House also a Message was sent to the Lords desiring that the French Letters might bee stopt this weeke as they were the last and viewed
and to be sent by him to begin the correspondency betwixt his Holines and the Queene for in all this businesse the King must not bee mentioned from whom with many Letters this Gentleman goes to the Court of France where after few dayes hee is dispatcht by the said Cardinall with money to make his journey and beare his charges at Rome where gratiously hee is accepted of the Pope his Nephew and others of the Popes Cabinet Councell There hee remained above one yeare and after a good viaticke was dismist and returned to London with a few gifts but small ones to her Majestie Father Philips and others of that Function As some Meddulls Roscerâ—es Agnus Deus and Pictures After this Gentlemans departure from Rome was presently sent hither an Oratorian Priest called Signior Georgio * See the Popes Nuncio Panzano under pretence with a Breve from his Holinesse addrest to the Clergie secular and regular and Lay-Catholikes of the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland The substance of that Breve was That his holinesse was verry sorry for such jarres and divisions * See here p. 100. 106. to 110. between the secular and the Clergy to the great prejudice of the Catholike Church and for that respect having a â—atherly care of Soules in these Kingdomes of England and Scotland he had sent expressely that Reverend Father Georgio Pansano one of his Family to compose and reconcile them if he could This man at Paris quits his Priests Robes and drest himselfe in secular Apparell his shaven Crowne is covered with a monstrous Periewig he writes to Father Philips who is to bee the primum mobile and director of all who sends to him at Paris as to an Italian Gentleman desirous to see the Kingdome A passe was delivered him to Gallie where he hires a baryne and brings with him two Raggamuffian young boys and one Interpreter who was presently sent backe to save charges At his first comming to London he lodged at the Italian Ordinary in the Strand but shortly being disturbed by much resort of peâ—â—ons of great qualitie which repaired to him he tooke Chambers in one Signior Germynes House a Lombard by Nation living then neere to the New exchange as you passe to the Covent Garden this Agent had sundry meetings with the superiours of the Regular Order but to those meetings the Iesuites would not come though called and oft desired by the Popes Agent At last it was concluded they should not meddle with any Court businesse they should speake honourably of the King and Queene and be sparing to discorse of the Oath of Allegiance yet never to undertake that it was altogether unlawfull This Agent returned having negotiated his principall businesse which was to have * See the Popes Nuâ—cio Signior Georgio the Popes best friend to bee sent hither which her Majestie obteyned of the King with great importunitie Pansano having remained here about two yeares and having had his Viaticum and good presents from her Majestie and Catholikes of the better sort went away In whose place succeeded Signior Georgio bringing with him a great Breve declaring him to be Apostolicall Nuntio and in his company the Lord Don Luces brother and his Pedagogue one Connigham Nephew to Sir David Connigham his Majesties receivor in Wales This Nuntio but styled after inter-Nuntio for not incensing the States comes hither in May See the Pops Nuncio and Romes Master-peece and finding her Majestie at Homeby in Northamptonshire repayring thither he was presently admitted and then likewise gained audience of the King To the Queene hee presents rare gifts some reliques of Saints meddalles a few of Gold and Silver with the Popes picture stampt on them and other trifles of small valew In 〈◊〉 whereof shee sends to the Pope a great quantity of scarlett to vest his Holinesse his Nephew and the other Cardinalls of the English Faction Hee receives an hundred for one Here he visits the great Ladyes and Gentlewomen of the Court Hee stayes all the Progresse at Northampton returning to London t is worthy of consideration to observe his carriage day and night courting of Ladyes and Gentlewomen In Terme time all the Gentry of both Sexes yea and poore women of any fashion that had scarse means to bring them to London and were come thither to bee cured of the Kings evill must likewise visit him Such were his compoâ—â—ments here that I am ashamed to relate them His nightlie See Romes Master pecce Conversation abroad and Conventicles with Ladyes Sir John Winter Her Majesties Secretarie Sir Toby Matthew Sir Kenelme Digby and Master Walter Mountague were his Cabinet Councell This last aspyring to bee Cardinall after Signior Georgio's death Yea hee was so impudent and shamelesse as to visit one of the greatest Ladyes of the Kingdome alone who being found by her Husbond and demanded by him what made him so bold he was in feare to have beene precipitated out of the Window This his own Secretary told me Two houres before day In Winter his manner was to visit Ladyes and Gentlewomen and to enquire of them how they slept that night After three yeares and two months impatient to stay any longer aspyring to a Cardinalls Hatt loaden with great store of Iewells and Gold which he got partly of the monyes which Recusants lent to the King Note to assist him in his Northern expedition and partly given him by Ladies and Gentlewomen amounting to above ten thousand pounds he returned to Rome spitting his lungs But the truth is he was soundly payd with the French disease A brave instrument to reduce this Realme to the Roman Religion Hee was very lavish and prodigall in his gifts spending many thousand pounds fitter to have beene bestowed on his poore kindred and beggerly Parents in Scotland who had scarsely to nourish them The Iesuites likewise collected from their Penitents Note and got at least two parts of that money to themselves To returne to the Pope so soone as he had Intelligence that his Ganymede and Creature was received with such honour he thought he had got already the temporall Monarchy of great Britâ—aine making his Eldest * See Romes Master-peece Nephew Francisco protector of England Scotland and Ireland and erecting a particuler Congregation for the matters of these Kingdomes whereof his said Nephew was President and two other Cardinalls joyned with him See Romes Master peece and a new Secretary and other Prelates of that Court his Councellours Hee gratiously entertained Master Walter Mountague keeping him in his Pallace and sending him abroad in his Nephewes Coach And others of any note as my Lord of West-Meath an Irish Baron and others Hee made Signior Georgio Patâ—iarch of Jerusalem an Honour without any Revenew No lesse was his pride puft up when Sir William Hamilton brother to the Earle of Abercorue and Cozen to the Marquesse Hamilton was sent Ambassadour from our Queen to that Court whose carriage was like to