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A narration, briefely contayning the history of the French massacre especially that horrible one at Paris, which happened in the yeare 1572. In the passage of which, are handled certaine questions both politike and ethike, properly fit for courtiers and states-men. The condition also of this present time is discouered, by comparing it with the state of those lamentable times. ...; Oratio perstringens brevitur historiolam Lanienæ Gallicæ. English
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Bruyn, Ambrosius de.
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mindes that the many wishes prayers yea and iust complaints of good men may finde in you no sense of humanitie no protection for their innocency I beseech you most noble Princes and Peeres that you thus fully perswade your selues if there be any of all men liuing who ought to haue care of such and so great a cause that you especially are they and that to you aboue the rest this cause belongs whom the most mighty good God hath in this rotten and festered age placed here the Champions of his restored Religion and saluation that each of you to the vttermost of his power so farre with your wisedome temperance faith labour vigilance and in one word with that ancient and inborne English valour whose glory with all Nations is immortall doe so much study to prouide and aduise for your Countrey-men as that our God according to his mercy will no doubt aide your endeauours and as good men not onely desire but will also celebrate to the memory of Posteritie But that in this one onely thing of all the most honourable there needes agreement both of mindes and counsels I thinke no man is ignorant vnlesse of what belongs vnto man he be ignorant for this alone is it which affordes vs good counsell in dangers Constancy and valour in mischances moderation in Prosperity and in euery fortune that gift of Discretion without which nothing can be well thought nothing well done This one and alone Concord is it I say which safe-guards that straight knot of Charity that yeelding neither priuately to Enuie nor publikely to Ambition vpholds the Tower of your happinesse which if it remaine strengthned and confirmed amongst vs. There shall not be as I hope nay confidently trust any cause why wee should any longer doubt either of the safety of the Common-wealth or of our reformed and restored truely-Catholike and Apostolike Religion ALmighty and most high God which gouernest the Heauens Seas Earth Warres and Peace which puttest Lawes and Statutes on Kings Princes and the vniuersall people of the World which orderest and decreest victories Triumphs and Trophies which with-holdest and puttest backe afflictions dangers iniuries make firme to vs and confirme this Concord this Religion in this blessed Realme of England that is at this time the largest Theater and very eye of the whole earths compasse Arise great God and raise thy selfe against the enemy of all Iustice and Peace the enemy of thy praises glorie With thy diuine prouidence guide the ways and prolong the dayes of our Soueraigne King IAMES renowned for godlinesse learning iustice wisedome and clemency deliuer him and vs thy people from the out-roades and in-roades of our most cruell foes from those sacrilegious conspiratours and wicked Idolaters which will not endure that wee worship thy most holy name with godlinesse and true religion and who as in that lamentable and miserable Massacre of France took life from good thousands of thy deare seruants and still endeauour to take from vs both life and libertie to write and speake freely Lastly who hold it not lawfull for any man liuing to discourse out of the Councell either touching the Articles of Faith or any controuersie of Religion Restraine oh Lord the vpbraidings and attempts of such kinde of men who leaue to vs being Men that onely argue for our right and the Truth neither free tongue nor free minde Blesse the Reuerend godly and learned Bishops of the Church of England and the professors of Diuinity in the Vniuersities Let those most bitter times warne them and euery Christian man that setting apart the vnseasonable contentions invectiues and preiudices of many Diuines in the Low-Countries Germanie and elsewhere they would rather apply their mindes to the establishing and confirming of true Peace and Concord as once when Valens the Emperour persecuted the true Christians Basill and Eusebius of Caesarea did then in wrath and spleene to seeke out new matters of strife If wee haue a purpose to striue and contend let it be with mutuall duties and godly emulation in the race of piety If wee haue a desire to fight goe to it in Gods name let vs skirmish against Pride Couetousnesse Ambition and against our naughty and froward affections Let vs with our teares and deuout prayers quench the fire of Gods anger which is kindled for our sinnes Let vs possesse our Soules with Patience Silence and Hope And meane while howsoeuer it be let vs take courage and sustaine our selues on this hope that the end of Homicides and Iesuited Traytors hath alwaies beene most miserable being such whom daily and domesticke furies doe torment an ill conscience doth affright and sodaine destruction doth follow And as Iuuenall saith in his 13. Satyre Diri conscia facti Mens habet attonites surdo verbere caedit Occultum quatiente animo tortore flagellum Paena autem vehemens multo saeuior illis Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem Hi sunt qui trepidant ad omnia fulgura pallent A guilty minde whom cruell bloud be-smeares Still beats it selfe with deafe and vnseene feares The hidden scourge with dread still shakes their soules And with a sharper paine the minde controules To beare a selfe-accusing Conscience day and night These thunder-feares and lightnings doe affright Verily it is so indeed and Iuuenall thou hast as they say hit the nayle on the head And euen Caligula Domitian Nero and in our memorie the Duke of Alba and such like Monsters would approue what thou hast affirmed if they might return from hell againe Of these things and such like let good men meditate and comfort themselues chiefly those French-men which once snatcht out of those French flames and forsaking that vnhappy Kingdome forsaking those fierce and rauenous Wolues haue arriued into this Realme of England that is into the lappe of Peace not as into a banishment or any vulgar or common Inne but as into certaine blessed and fortunate Ilands And for vs Low-Countrymen if we be not vnthankefull there is one most iust and waighty cause why wee should acknowledge the great blessing of God bestowed vpon vs namely the courtesie and hospitality of the English Nation for with griefe I speake it when with wringed hands and wronged hearts we were constrained to behold the funeralls and wofull burialls of out Countrey when the cruell did rend and teare and like a greedy beast did deuoure the body of our Common-wealth and wee our laws priuiledges and all liberty bereft vs did as slaues hold our liues and all our goods by entreaty this kingdom this Realme of England which we may freely write dispute against the Popish Tyranny crafts and superstitions with the good leaue of the most gracious Queene Elizabeth whose name and memory be alwayes blessed euen in that respect was to a great many of vs a safe refuge a sure hauen and a secure Sanctuarie This leaue and singular fauour from thence hath continued and yet hitherto doth most graciously continue towards vs by the most mighty King of Great Britaine To whom likewise and his Royall Progeny for that cause be God propitious and fauourable As for vs we confesse our selues most highly bound and beholding to his Maiesty With a cheerefull heart most worthy Lord pardon my passion which now I stay and cease to say any more of these Theeues and Murtherers whom neuertheles I haue but rather shadowed out then expressed for how farre should I then passe what end would there be of my speech if I had a purpose to rehearse all the misdeeds of Popes Iesuites Priests and Shauelings clad in the religious habite If I should vtter their pestilent and deadly commands which not being able to maintaine by humane Iustice they vse to defend by the painted shew of Christian Religion and Catholike name if I should prooue and set forth which is the greatest argument of all their wickednesse that they canonize theeues cut-throats into their Beadroll of Saints and aduance to titles and Cardinall-honours their Allyes and kinsmen taken from the dust and dung-hill Oh sinnes oh plague oh pestilence O God! if this be not madnesse and frenzie what is I cannot for anger any more onely one thing I adde cry out and so make an end of my speech O excellent Interpreters of Diuinitie increasers of iniquity Correcters and reformers of Religion and Gods word O excellent Bishop a keeper of Sheepe as they say is the Wolfe I beseech the most great most good God worthy Bishop that he will long prosper you sitting at the sterne of the Church of England together with the rest of the Lords Bishops and Reuerend Fathers in Christ and guard you safe from all euill no otherwise then the white of his eye and at the last that he will receiue you most worthy Lord after that godly good and learned combate which you sight and haue sought out of this vncleane world out of this mist or misery and griefe into his heauenly and euerlasting Kingdome flowing with brightnesse and blessednesse and eternall ioy without any sorrow Of the Feast day of Saint BARTHOLOMEVV BArtholmew why doth France each yeare to thee Make Holy that bad day which should not bee The cause of mischiefe much was that one day That onely day did many good men slay The good to good the bad to bad incline Then this day none more good or bad did shine Trust Popelings all and trust you Shaued rout God will at last your wicked deeds bring out FINIS