was a sensible greefe to his Holynesse to see his Children of Irland a constant people in Catholick Religion soe sorly afflicted and cast downe and holy faith allmost extinguished and that there was noe way possible to releeve them the Prelate reply'd our wound is now indeed soe wide and feastered as is very hard to heal it but when it was fresh not soe wide and as yet curable our Nation found no Samaritan that would power oyle and wine into it One thing I shall say worthy to be written in Characters of gold that a Catholick Prince driven out of his owne Dominions was hee that offered fairest Ad rem Catholicorum in Hibernia restituendam Charles P. M. late Duke of Loraine a Caesar in fortitude and Resolution one of the greatest Captaines Europ had seen for som ages a Prince that by longe experience of crosses and Calamities made the world know Quod sciveriâ— fortia agere fortia pati To this Duke were sent from Irland Anno 1651. Stilo veteri a Bishop a Cheralier of high quality from the Clergy and from the then Visroy or Lord Deputy and the people a Viscâ—uâ—â— and two noble Cheâ—aliers all able men and fitt to manage soe Important a business as that was The Duke received them with all afability and after a deliberation and debate of som monthes they proceeded to an agreement very advantagious to Catholick Religion the king and Nation the sum of this capitulation was that his highness vndertook to warr vpon the Rebelling Parlament to pay the Army and to furnish Canon and all war-like Amunition vntill the Kingdom were recovered and those vndertook in behalfe of the Nation to reimbours his highness and to give him for Caution som townes his Highness medled not at all with the civill goverment of the Kingdom but only with the Militia and was ingag'd to restore the Cautionary townes his disboursments being payd The Duke advanced twenty thousand pistols in ready mony six thousand therof went over with his Envoy the Abbot of S. Catharin whoe tooke vp fourteen thousand more of the Marchants in Irland which some was payd them in Antwerp by the Dukes order His Highness sent over two little vessels with Amunition and Armes which arrived and two other little vessels were taken vpon the Coast of Britanie The whole came to som thirty thousand pistols and was not this a Princly and magâ—ificent liberality of a Duke then out of his owne Country But let noe man wonder at this it being naturall to the great Dukes of Loraine to fight Battles for holy Religion and the house of God in all extremities and what other can be expected from Princes descending from Godeâ—ry king of Hierusalem I should fill a vollume if I should speak at large of his warlike feats and vallour let the day and Battle of Norlingham alone speak wherin were slaine 18000. Swedes to his vallour and conduct was attributed a great share of this victory Vâ—o verbâ— in all encounters hee play'd a souldiers part as well as that of a Captaine Et licet fuerit maximus Imperio militars fuit tamen major exemplâ— fortitudinis This digression and mention of his high exploits and fortitude is a gratitude due from mee to his highness who hath been a patron and father to my Countrimen in theire exile and confident I am God will poure blessings aboundantlv vpon his gallant Childe Prince de Vaudemont and noe less on his Nephew present Duke Charles of Lorainâ— a Prince of great expectation and on the whole family a most glorious house that hath evermore defended and protected the Catholick Church To speak of the greatness antiquity and splendor of the house of Loraine is but to hold a candle to the sunne All Europ knowes the puissance and piety of the house of Guise a branch of Loraine which gave a Queen to Scoâ—tland Mary second wife to King Iames the fifthâ— mother to Queen Mary of Scotts put to death in England by Cruell Elizabeth great Grandmother To King Charles the second by her right hee is true Heire and King of the three Kingdoms There are other noble Fâ—â—ilies in France as D'â—â—ouf Maine Ioyes Harcour and many more golden streames flowing from theire fountaine the house of Guisâ— as that from Loraine those houses have alsoe given most Excellent Heroes and Captains all of them ever true to the holy Church and Loyall to theire Princes the most Christian Kings Soone after the a forsaid Capitulation was perfected our King arriving at Paris after the defeat and Roote of his army at Worcester the Duke demanded his Royall assent to the agreement hee had made with his Catholick subjects the King heervpon cald together his counsell Ormond was one of them for giving answer they Iudg'd it noe way expedient that the King should agree to what had past between the Duke and his subjects at Brusells Which seemed strange to all that heard it seeing noe Prince in Europ took part with our King but the Duke a lone It seems this Counsell all compos'd of Protestants would not have Irland recovered by a Catholick Prince they could by noe meanes agree with two Articles of the Capitulation the one that the Duke had been accepted by those contracted with him for Protector Royall of the Nation they were less troubled that Crumwell who had murthered one King and forced another the Present King out of his Dominions should take all then a most antient Catholick Duke and his Majestyes â—insman should bee stiled Royall Protector of the Catholicks of Irland whereas soon after Crumwell was over all Europ called Protector of the three Kingdoms The other displeasing Article was that his Highness engag'd himselfe to restore Catholick Religion in Irland in its splendor and soe Catholick was the Duke as hee chiefly took in hand our quarrell for making good this Article The Capitulation from which wee hoped for preservation being blasted in this Kindâ— his Majestey Employed two Envoyes to the Duke an English Protestant Lord and Sr. Henry de Visque his Majesties then Râ—â—ideâ—â— in Brussell with those the King returned the Duke thanks by a Kinde letter for his care of his intrest and desired him to treat with these new men who were curteously received by his Highness but at the second conference hee told them hee did not know what matter of Capitulation could pass between him and theire maister who had not at that tyme in his owne possession as much as one Citty wal'd-towne fort or Port in his three Kingdoms yet not withstanding if his Majesty would bee pleas'd to consent to the Articles hee had perfected with the aforesaid Catholick commissioners hee would perform all of his part which answer being not accepted by the Kings counsell the Duke by a handsom manifest soon after discharg'd his owne honour from all blame and Imputation touching the forementioned Capitulation and agreement Be pleased my civill reader to consider the deplorable and sadd condition of the Catholicks
or Forty thousand to have been a Queens Dote in Marriage Elleoner Daughter to Knig Edward the second married to the Earle of Gelders after made Duke had but fiftien thousand pound portion Queen Isabell Dowager to said Edward the second and mother to Edward the third most Glorious of English Kings daughter and Heire to Phillip the Faire of France by whose title the Kings of England makes Clayme to the Kingdome of France had allowed her by her son but a thousnd pound Ioynter a yeare severall such passages wee may finde in the Cronicles of England and others yet the Duke of Ormond as is to be seen in the 12'th Quaerie of those in Relation to Ormond granted the profitt of a rent of one thousand five hundred pounds a yeare of the parke hee hath neare the Gates of Dublin to the Lord of Dongaâ—non and to Colonell Cooke a Kingly Liberality If Father walsh or any other will say that these Quaeries are Idle Frivolous needless and of noe regard I would aske of the same and know whether matters of Fact and Propositiones sensu notae as are the Estates and lands of other men and the Corporations now actually in Ormonds possession things that cannot be hidden From the Eyes of men are Idle needless and Frivolous dreames and Fables noe but Foule and unhandsom things against Iustice honour trust committed unto him and Goverment of that Kingdome of Ireland conferred by his Majesty vpon Ormond If his grace or any for him can answer the sayd Quaeries why is hee or they soe long mute and silent they strick home to the quick they render his integrity suspected they wound his Fame and honour certainly if there were any way to answer them and to prove them False Father Walsh had long before now spaken Loudly to the World If Ormonds integrity and vertues be Calumniated by these Quaeries I wonder there is nothing said in his vindication none appeares for him but what in a matter that cannot be defended it is but wisdom to be silent the whole Country knowes that Father walsh of all men is most concern'd to appeare for Ormond and vindicate his integrity the best hee can having in his severall writings described him for a vertuous upright Iust Iuditious and most rare states-man now is the tyme good Friar to prove this you see to what puzle hee is brought vnto by these Quaeries you see how guilty hee is on all sides stretch him now your hand if you can and bring him of clearly and unspottedly from all these blemishes that staynes his person soe deeply now is the tyme I say to prove him to the world what you gave in paper of him and make us all sensible that hee is deserving of those Epithites you are pleased to conferre vpon him in the little book called the. Irish colours Foulded you have put downe a Faire method and good documents I must confess for guiding of Ormond in the Charge of Lord Lieutenant of Irland where you bid him by all meanes to be ware of the man of sin Meaning Orrery who would have his Grace â—uoy up one interest wholy that is the stronger and more prevalent of Orrery and his complices and sinck vtterly the other interest that of the Catholicks against all devine and humaine Lawes many rediculous things of this nature hath this Fryar said about his Ormond and this was one but Ormond contrary to his desire and Counsell buoyed up Orrery's intrest and sunck the Intrest of the innocent party because it was the weakest For which hee had a notable share of the grants and estates hee now Enjoyeth I see good Father you are very unfortunate in your conceipts of Ormond who grants nothing of these things you demaunded I have a minde to produce in this place other lynes of this Fryar unto Ormond out of the same Foulded Colours My Lord Quoth hee I shall minde your Grace of what you know your selfe allready that you shall behould under your Goverment a very great number of simple poore Innocents and most afflicted Creaturs if any such be in the world and that you think that God hath Principally created you and hithertoe preserved you amidst soe many dangers and now at last inspired our gratious King to send you for them and therfore that your greatest care must be to open to them your breast with an amorous compassion extend to them the â—owells of your Charity streatch to them affectionatly your helpfull hands take theire requests lâ—nd care to theire cryes cause theire affaires to be speedily dispatched not drawing them along in delays which may devour them strengthen your Arme against those that oppressed them â—edeem the prey out of the lyons throate and the Harpi's talons By these expresions one would have thought Ormond to be aman like to doe great things but here wee have much smooke and noe fyre faire blossoms and noe Fruite excellent documents given and yet nothing done take the paynes Father to goe up and downe Ireland and heare afflicted Innocent people and make a list of those to whome Ormond in tyme of his Goverment Opened his hart with an amorous compassion to whome hee did extend the â—â—wells of his charity to whome hee did streatch out his helpfull hands those whom hee preserved out of the Lyons throat or the Harpies Talon You will com to short of your vaticinations and hopes nothing like this but rather hee was the Lyon prey'd on them and did noe Iustice to the Orphans as you desired Nâ—r â—ypâ— a way the teares of a forelorne widowâ— bee steeped not in oyle the yoakâ— of a people which lived on gale and wormwood and whoe sighel under unsupportable necessityes Hee hath don nothing in his Goverment for the ease of that people but along with Orrery and the rest pild and pul'd them of all truly good Father you seem to mee a man much inchanted and indeed to be in a state of blyndness â— to your understanding that Harpaste was in her corporall sight of whome Seneca Epist quinquagessima ad lucilium writes in this forme Harpastem uxoris meae fatuam scâ— hereditarium donum in domâ— meae remansisse haec fatua subitó desijt videre incredibilem tibi narro rem sed veram nescit esse se cacam subindè padagogam suam rogat ut migret ais domum renebrosam esse Harpastes you know the changling of my wife is a Hereditary legacy in my house this changling suddainly lost her sight I tell you an incredible thing but true shee doth not beleeve that shee is blinde now and then shee desires of her guide to remoue from thence shee says the house is darke and obsure I am much of opinion Father walsh that this is your condition in relation to what you say or write of Ormonds affaires and person and soe I take my leave in this place of both leaving you in your manyfold blindnesse in as much as you will not see and leaving your Ormond to the
been still faithfull and loyall to the King and crowne this my lord neglected to have don but rather by his repentinous conjunction of friendship with those well approved and trustie ministers of Cromwel gave occasion to several wise men to suspect and thinke that Ormond did not much in heart averse Cromwel nor dislike of his proceedings and that which we doe wonder at is that all this while we could not see nor heare by mouth or pen any apologie from this good duke that may give the world satisfaction for his soe doeing In my opinion his Grace had good reason to be silent in this matter and to conceale from the eyes and eares of men the cunning motifs slights and arcana's that pusshed him on for to manifest his reasons were manifestare errores inexcusabiles suos Seeing then that heerin my lord duke is pleased to be silent J hope his Grace will give the looser leave to speake and discover to the world the reasons deduced his Grace from the right roade of vertue justice pietie and honnour deserting his trustie old friends to kint vnexpected new sudden friendship with his old enemies it is to well Knowne to our woe-full experience he made the worst use a christian noble man could have don of the power he had from his majestie in order to the catholick interest of Irland striving constantly and musing how to subvert and suppress equitie and justice to our destruction which have been the cheefest ground induced him to this association with the Cromwelians that at once and along with them he may plunder our houses fortunes and estates and soe really it fell out for of all men he had the fattest fayrest and greatest share The greatness of his person cannot terrifie me from apearing for my countrie and countrie-men nor from speaking clearly freely and plainy the truth if in case I shall speake or write any thinge ungroundedly I shall desire some of his learned sticklers take the paynes to answer for him and confute me if he can we know his lordship hath more Hierelings parasits and flaterers then true friends and I beleeve his Grace will find my saying to be true affore he dyes for it will be but the just judgment of god that he who deserted his honest and true friends should be deserted by all I could hartily wish in the meane time he had in him these true vertues that would both merit and deserve truefriends For compassing what I haue taken in hand the right doore and ingresse to my discourse must be a true and naked relation of Ormonds dealings and transactions with the Catholicks of Irland since the first vnfortunat day they Knew him this will make the reader Know what manner of man he was and is whether of vertue or vice love or hatred to the Catholicks of Irland all wch I wil endevour Succinctly with candid veritie soe save me God to performe crauing from my benevolous reader the patience off perusing all with attention and to Suspend his Iudgment till Fully instructed of all that past It is not my present intent to stand vpon iustifyng the reuolution and warr of that Kingdom begun the yeare 1641. to which they were forcibly compelled I haue understood that matter is performed ala reâ—dy and soundlie purpose by a skilfuller quil then myne my present scope is and will be to have the reader Know what Ormond did in that warr and afther the warr and soe I dout not but the reader will be able to passe a free and impartiall Iudgment vpon his Grace and me and next whether his desertinge of the catholicks and combining with the new men is or can be Iustifiable and excusable To this therefore effect the reader may understand that the now duke then Earle of Ormond at the beginning of this warr was leutenant General of the Kings forces under the lords justices Sr. william parsons and Sr. Iohn Burlace I passe by how he demeaned him selfe in that high post either shewing enimitie to the Catholicks or desiring the revolution should be suppressed some say he was for the suppressing off it let us suppose he did what became a man placed in that office he had and leave that soe CHAPTER III. Heere is shewen how Ormond was chosen lord lieutenant and his several cessations made with the confederat catholicks and vast summes of monys receaved to transport over souldiers for his majesties service This Sr. VVilliam parsons a could rigid and wise-man but an inveterat enemie to the catholicke religion and Catholicks at once with Sr. Adam Loftus Sr. Robert Merideth Sr. Iohn Temple and others of the councel became much addicted to the House of commons in England which house began at that time to contest and be at variance with the King and in good faith made noe other use of his Majesties power and Sword of Iustice in that Kingdom then to increase and kendle rather then quench the flame of that revolution which they caled a rebellion heere you are to observe that the said lords Iustices and aboue specified councellours though they were disloyal and perfidious to the King yet the false and pernicious relations thes knaves gave and divulged by proclamations of the Irish that the vniversalitie of the Catholicks of Irland got up into a new rebellioÌ„ whereas for one Catholick that was engaged in that revolution there were thousands in the natioÌ„ knew nothing off it even the nobilitie citties and gentrie of the nation were soe they were easily beleeved in that theyr false and Malicious aspersion soe that his Majestie did noe lesse call and esteeme us rebelles then the House of commons in England did these men's disaffection to the King and theyr Treacherie beyng at lenght discovered his Majestie recalled theyr commissions and appointed Ormond lord lieutenant of the Kingdom after his Excellencie was invested with this new commission and power the parlament of England more and more growing stroung in hostilitie against the King and declaring open warr to his Majestie which was plain rebellion not like the painted rebellion of Irland his Excellency who had at that timo trustie friends in the Councel of the confederat Catholicks treated with the assembly of said Catholicks and in their absence with the foresaid Councel for a Cessation of armes between his Partie and theirs to which the Catholicks did Freely and willingly consent and to that effect graunted and paied over to my lord Lieutenant thirty thousand and eight hundred pounds sterling for to transport over into England some of the Kings Forces to Supresse the rebellion in that Kingdom this free speedy and loyall contribution of soe vast a summe of monies in soe seasonable a time to furnish and pay the Kings souldier against the rebells of England was noe signe of rebellious hearts in the Catholicks As for what these forces ferried over did there whether they beat the rebells or were beaten is not my subject in hand I come to my lord of Ormond who for
and for their surer conduct and better vnderstanding of all made vse of the advise and counsell of the two eminentest and famous lawyers of the land who made certaine sound observations vpon that peace and concessions of Glanmorgan the substance of those observations is digested into four Articles 1. That the Committie of treaty waved the the benefit of Glanmorgan's concessions by not onely not insisting vpon them but not soe much as proposing them during the treaty with my lord Leutenant which was contrarie to the trust and charge laid vpon them by the Kingdom 2. A publick faith given by the Kingdom to the lord Nuntio and Cleargy to make Glanmorgan's concessions and all conditions for Churches and Religion as publick as valid and of as much force as that of the temporal was not performed 3. That the king did disavow Glanmormorgan's concessions soe as they became vtterly therby void for which reasons the Cleargy were to provide for themselves by other wayes 4. Vpon the perclosing of those observations the said lawyers hath this ensueing language If the case of reference to further concessions granted in the agreement of said 30. Articles can not extend to what the lord Leutenant publickly disauoued and as wee vnderstand on the very perfection of said 30. Arucles he before witnesses expressed to witt that the said clause of further concessions in his peace was not meant by him to extend to Glanmorgan's concessions shall then the securitie of Religion and Churches in all the Kingdom depend on a matter that hath soe many doubts in it Besides if those 30. Articles concluded with Ormond had any matter of moment in them for Religion before perfection of them the King reuoked the lord Leutenant's commission and by this all goes to ground for without authoritie he could not perfect articles This revocation is in print and expressed in a letter from his Majestie to the Marquez of Ormond the 11. 1646. as followeth C. R. RIght trusty c. having long with much grief looked vpon the sad condition our Kingdom of Irland hath been in these divers yeares through the wicked and desperat rebellion there and the bloudy effects have insued there-vpon For the setling where-of wee would have wholy applyed our selves if the difference betwixt vs and our subjects heere had not diverted and withdrawen vs and not having beene able by force for that respect to reduce them wee were necessitated for the present safâ—y of our protestant subjects there to give you power and authoritie to treat with them vpon such pious honorable and safe grounds as that our kingdom did then reqiure but for many reasons to long for a letter wee thimke fit to require you to proceed noe further in treaty with the rebells nor to ingage vs vpon any condition with them after sight hereof And having formerly found such reall proofs of your ready obedience to our commands wee doubt not of your care in this wherein our service and the good of our protestant subjects in Irland is soe much concerned from Newcastle Iune the 11. 1646. This letter was receaved by Ormed before perfecting of the 30. Articles where fore said articles can be of noe force what remedy then can be had â— what healp to make the 30. Articles valid they said Digby brought some thing in Cypher to incourrage the Lord Leutenant and what then shall wee rely upon a cypher and gett noe better securitie for our Religion and Churches for our liues fortunes and estates then the relying upon a cypher this were in good earnest to make a peace in Cypher Heere I haue given you the sence of the two famous lawyers upon the 30. articles one of those for his abilities was well known to the learnedest juges of England and Irland was a Counsellor to Ormonds familie and one that knew as much of the ground and cause of our quarrel and of all that passed in the Assembly Councel and several commities as any who somever in the Kingdom By what is said you see Ormonds commission was reuoked before perfecting the said peace of 30. Articles which shall be more expressly made cleare hereafter and did not his Excellencie knowing this play fooly with the confederat catholicks what then did he intend by intruding this peace vpon us what other but to cheat and deceave us by getting from us vpon consideratâ—â—n of such a peace as in effect he did all our forts citties townes armes armies and nauy vnder his owne command and by dissoluing our association and gouvemement was not this a handsom tricke and plott for vndoeing vs taking away all our defense for noe other consideration then that of those plaistred articles perfected without any commission that could and lightly would be disavoued in Parlament by his Majestie as concluded without his authoritie and consequently wee should gaine noe grace nor pardon by them After the Bishops and other ordinaries and diuins had well considered these things and more particularly the result of the two renowned lawyers who were especial leading-men in the common-wealth after long debate and learned arguments great diligence search and paines they found it evident that Religion estates lives liberties and saftie of the Catholicks lay open to danger notwithstanding the 30. articles agreed vpon with Ormond by the commitie of treaty who discharging not the trust laid vpon them by failing to pursue the instructions giuen them as aboue was said and finding all the citties townes forts Garrisons armie ships magazins and the strenght of the Catholicks to be rendred vp to the lord Leutenant as some of them already was and the supreame Councel had by that time â—eded their authoritie and submitted to the said peace which had been as was said proclaimed and published solemnly by the Kings-at-armes in Dublin and Kilkennie and that the lord Leutenant come from Dublin gallantly attended by many hundreds of prime Gentlemen was then at Kelkenny and began to gouverne acccording the articles of the peace the Bishops I say and Cleargy naked and without any garde other then the protection of God and affection of good Catholicks after invoking the name of the most high came to a final result which was the insueing decree which they put foorth and caused to be published to the Catholicks over the Kingdom Per congregationem Ecclesiasticam vtriusque cleri hibernici in Spiritu Sancto congregatam Waterfordiae coram Illustrissimo D Archiespiscopo FIRMANO Nuntio Apostolico extraordinario in Iberniam SVper quastione inter nos orta per multos dies exagitata an perjuri declarandi essent qui pacem contentam triginta articulis ad nos â— supremo Concilio transmissis acceptarent successiuè an tanquam perjuri forent excommunicandi auditis prius singulorum sententijs rationibus lectisque aliquorum sacrae theologiae doctorum scriptis decretum est vnanimi consensu singulorum votis nemine contradicente quod omnes singuli confaederati Catholici qui simili paâ—i
and person then to see som very rich and others very poore equality among fellow subjects is a pretious pearle in a Common-wealth for Commonly wealth pufâ—s men up to such a height of pride as to contemne and dispise other beneath them and they soe dispised can not but beare enuy and hatred to those dispises them Omne pomum habet suvm vermem vermus autem diuitiarum superbia est every apple have its owne worme the worme of wealth is pride This age wee live in is mounted to the height of ambition and pride wee are all going or would faine goe beyond our reach pride in our eyes and pride in our thoughts pride and ambition in all our actions now a days forsooth to set forth an Ambassadour wee must have a whole legion of servants in theire retennue as if his embassy could beare noe force otherwise unless the wealth of a Common-wealth must be exhausted to support those Extravagancies Retennues and needless traynes wheras honest Cato the Consull agreater man then they for dignity contented himselfe with three servants * lib. 18. The Historian Iustinus giues us a rare Example of this After a peace had bine concluded between the Romans and King Pyrrhus Cineas was sent by him to the Romans for better confiâ—ming that agreement Ad pacem Confirmandam Cineas Romam cum ingentibus a pyrrho donis missus neminem cuius domus muneribus pateret invenit That is For better confirming a peace with the Romans Cineas being sent to Rome with great presents found noe house open to receive those guifts O rare contempt of gould and guifts in Rome that in soe vast a Citty noe house was found would receive gifts noe doore open to Cineas with his gold Alas there is noe such Citty now in rerum Natura It was Impossible such a Citty as Rome was then could be taken or betrayd Wee have in England a rare Example of integrity in Sir Thomas More Chancellor of that Kingdom A Lady presented him a cupp of gold a while after a sentence was given for her in a just cause Sir Thomas received the same and much commended the workmanship and value therof and then had it fill'd with spanish wine and drank to the Lady saying Madam you gave mee a cupp of gold but empty be hold I bestow on you a cupp of gold fill'd with good wine and soe dismis'd her O when shall England see againe such a Chancellor certainly Chancellor Hyde was not such a man CHAPTER 14'th The rewards given by the Common-wealth of Rome unto two noble Romans Horatius Cocles and Cajus Musius for theire rare services don to theire Country THe right order is to begin with the exployts of the two noble Romans and after to com unto the rewards and remunerations given them for theire stupendious service Titus Livius the fluentest of historians Libro Secundo Romanae Hustoriae setts forth these gallant men's services in this nature having Porsenae King of Etrurians beseiged Rome saith Livius non unquam alias ante talis terror Senatum invasit adeo ualida tum clufina erat magnumque Porsenae nomen nec hostes modo timebat sed suos met cives ne Romana plebs metu perculsa receptis in vrbem regibus vel cum servitute pacem acciperet Att noe tyme have such feare ceased the Senat soe strong a thing then Clusina was and the great name of Porsena which did not only feare the enemies but even theire owne Cittizens for apprehention the people of Rome strucken with feare of King 's againe received into the Citty and would accept of a peace with slavery Porsena made warre with the Romans to have prou'd Tarquin theire King admitted once againe whome the same people banished a way with all that race for the foul rape of chast Lucretie and other Tyrannies at this tyme there was a woodden bridg that crossed over the River Tyber supported by many pyles fastened in the ground through this Bridge Poâ—sena's men thought it easy to make theire way into the Citty Horatius Cocles a noble Roman a man worthy of perpetuall prayses had the keeping of this bridg when hee saw all his men fall back and retyre hee obtested and pray'd them by all that is or can be deare to the Gods Immortall and by the sacred liberty they were fighting for to stick to him and defend the Bridge otherwise that the Enemies would quickly master the Bridge and disperss themselves in the Capitall and hart of Rome insulting over the Circumscript Fathers killing and putting all to the sword men woemen and Children hee Further desired and would have them stay at least to cast and break downe the Bridge by all possible meanes and that hee himselfe in the meane tyme would put a stopp to the Enemies rushing in vpon them this would not doe they must away two only of the number remaining by him Duos tamen saith Livius cum eo pudor tenuit ambos claros genere factisque S. P. Lacrium ac T. Hermanium The rest at length by great entreaty Fell upon breaking the Bridge and while they were in that worke hee pray'd those two worthy men to goe back unto theire Fellows and hee alone stood looking vpon the Etrurians with flaming eyes daring them to com and try battail with him upbraiding them with the name of slaves to Tyrants that came to inuade the Roman liberty the Army stood amazed beholding this unspeakable wondeâ— to see one man daring a whole Army having made a loud cry they let fly theire darts at him the which this gallant Roman receiued undaunted with his shield drawing neare they endevoured to fling him downe from the Bridge but the Romans having brooken downe the Bridge by this tyme gave great outcryes of joy at this Horace being armed leapt into the river Saying Tiberine pater te Sancte precor haec arma et hunc militem propitio flumine accipias notwithstanding the store of darts they flung at him in the river hee gott a way safe Swimming over to his owne people who was very Ioyfully receiued The Historian concludes Rem ausus est plus famae habituram ad posteros quam fidei Hee attempted a thing that is to have more fame by posterity then Creâ—itt In the meane tyme Porsena notwithstanding that this attempt of the Bridge had noe success kept his close siege to the Citty in manner that they were in evident danger to be at long running overcome by his Army Heer Succeeded a noble action a gallant man Caius Mutius by name appeared to free the Citty from this Feare a resolute young Gentleman fervent in afection to his Country as Coâ—hles was Cajus Mutiâ— his designe was to kill Porsena the great enemy of Rome resolving in his minde this great enterprise hee came to the Senate and said Transire tiberim patres intrare si possim castra Hostium volo non proedâ— nec populationum invicem ultor majâ— si dij Iuvant in animo
Caine that whosoever found him should not kill him a trembling in his head as many hold Caine was allways frighted and soe distracted as to hold that trembing of his head for a signe given by God that hee should be killd You see by this how great is the feare and frightning of a guilty Conscience And can these men live without being frightned after killing soe many Innocent Abels by nakedness vermin famin and all kinde of miserys having taken from them all they had in the world There have been many opulent persons and of great quallity Tea and som of them Peeres and Lords of the Realme have bin lodg'd in small smooking Hutts and Cabins and as I may well say buried there and starued to death with theâ—re wives and Children Can the Cruell Robbers of these men live without the feare of Gods anger If they have not a trembling in the head as Caine had likely they will have a trembling in theire harts CHAPTER 20'th The Author speaks to Ormond a lone BVt my Lord that I may returne to your Grace whose house I have ever honoured and spend a few words with you alone Amongst Birds and Beasts you know full well som are Noble and som Ignoble Lyons begett Lyâ—ns and Eagels ingender Eagels your ancient house hath given of both Lyons and Eagels Your Noble progenitors nobly minded did worthy things and performed great matters the poorest neighbour liu'd safly neare them possessing quietly what was his owne they succoured the distressed and farre it was from them to oppress the weakest but have been a propp to such as could not stand by themselves and for such worthy doings the afection and blessing of those releeved by them and supported by them in theire right and Iust causes have followed your Ancestors But my Lord the world speakes otherwise of your Grace that being extolled to the title of Duke that your house had not before you digenerate from the true piety and greatness of your brave Ancestors for the natives ouer all the Kingdome complaine that your power is Imploy'd to the opression of all wherfore they all cry out can not the Duke of Ormonds greatness stand without our fall and Ruin Is it possible my Lord that the title of greatness is soe much inereased in you and that of vertue deminished My Lord the Lyons of your house I meane the noble Earles did praye openly and fairly but your game is of a new forme you are a Lyon of another nature then was one of the greatest Earles of your house by name black Thomas Grandfather to your Lady a person highly esteemad by Queen Elizabeth King Iames and the Counsells of England and Irland and of the people of both Kingdoms hee made noe purchases by distroying the natives of the Kingdom as yours are yet hee was both a happy and glorious Earle hospiciously noble and had many depending of his bounty and good nature who made noe small fortune by him * Nahum cap. 2. Nahum the Prophet if you will take the paynes to read him will tell you what kinde of Lyon you are Where is saith hee the habitation of Lyons and the pasture of Lyons whelps The Lyon hath caught saith hee sufficiently for his whelpes and hath killed for his Lyoness and hath filled his Denns with praye and his Couc'h with Ravening ô Ormond Ormond thou hast caught sufficiently for thy Whelps thou hast fill'd thy Denns with praye and thy Couch with Ravening thou hast made the noble house of Ormond an Infamous Denn and Couch of Rapine thy whelps are made fatt with Praye and booty made vpon thy neighbours My Lord there is a nother Propheâ— speakes to your Grace and to Orrery and the rest of the vsurpers in words able to make you tremble Woe to him said * Habacuc cap. 2. Habacuc that gathereth naughty Avarice to his house that his nest may be on high and thinketh hee is delivered out of the hand of Evill thou hast thought confusion to the house thou hast cutt in sunder many people and thy soule hath sinned because the stone out of the wale shall cry and the Tâ—mber that is between the Iuncturs of the buildings shall answer Wo to him that buildeth a Citty in blouds and prepareth a Citty in Iniquitys A dreadfull expression Have not you my Lord and the rest of your Complices cutt insunder many familys most of them Er this consumed with hunger and miserys are gon into the other world and for such of them that live as yet they are miserably perishing at home and abroad will not the blood of those be layd at your doore Youâ— ambition have built nestes in a high place from the reach of human hands but not from the hand of God who with the breath of his Indignation will cast them all downe in his good tyme yee have houses and magnificent palaces for your posterity in Blouds and the stone out of the wale shall cry out against you and the Timber between the Iunctures of your buildings shall answer Wo to them that builded Cittys in bloud prepar'd houses in Iniquitys God in a moment though at present yee glory and tryumph in your greatness and pleasures can fill your houses with dissolations mournings Ignominy death feare and trembling And perhaps will doe it when you least think of it When Sr. Ralph Fan was condemn'd to dye by the practices of the Duke of Northumberland and brought to the place of Exccution in protestation of his Innocency spook only these two words My blood shall be the Dukes bolster as longe as hee shall live My Lord you may have I feare many of these vneasy bolsters cast therfore an eye vpon the other world whilst God mercifully gives you tyme to doe it and take that care now for your selfe that noe other will once you are gon and perswadâ— your selfe that without this care all is lost and gon for all Eternity CHAPTER 21'th Ormond Seriously advised to think of longe Eternity MY Lord God did forbid the Hebrues to mingel honny in the oblations but commaunded theÌ„ to vse salt in every sacrifice * Levit. cap. 2. What sacrifice soever thou offerest thou shalt season it with salt neither shalt thou take a way the salt of the Covenant of the God from thy Sacrifice In every oblation thou shalt offer salt What mistery doth this signify to banish honny from the Sacrifice and make vse of salt Why salt in Sacrifice and not honny This is to tell vs that sweet things deceive vs and that flattererâ— betray vs but sharp things cure vs and mortify the body and minde when wee are to Sacrifice both to God and that wee are to heare patiently and willingly those that speak trueth without assentation and with the salt of sencerity * Isai cap. 3. God himselfe sayd My people they that the blessed the same deceive thee But a lass it is now in fashon that Princes and great men are deceived because