in France Northumberland and Westmerland having thus taken Arms Supplies and Moneys failing withdrew themselves into Scotland Norfolk was thrown into Prison Rodulf being in Custody for whom the Pope had appointed 150000 Crowns to help the Conspirators was for want of clear proof dismissed Rodolf being got out of Prison afterward distributeth the 150000 Crowns to the Partners in the Treason He being with the Pope is sent by him to the Spaniard to press him to give assistance to the King of Protugal also for the same purpose He wrote also to the Duke of Norfolk promising to send him aid The Popes Letter to the Spaniard was That he should send an Army out of the Low-Countries to invade England And this very thing the Spaniard endeavoured There was now a difference betwixt Queen Elizabeth and the Spaniard about Money sent by him to the Duke of Alva but was intercepted by the Queen and that was one pretence that the Spaniard had for his dealing agianst our Queen and Kingdom But the Duke of Norfolk was put to death Nor is this the Relation of an English Protenstant but of a Papist a good part whereof had not been known but for him one Hieronimus Calena The Book was printed at Rome by the priviledg of Pius Quintus 1588. The Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland seduced by one Morton a Priest and at Duresine set up the Mass thence they marched to Clifford-moore where hearing that the Queen of Scots was removed to Coventry that the Earl of sussex was sent with strong Forces against them and that Sir George Bowes was behind them and had fortified Bernards Castle that Scroupe and Cumberland had fortified Carlile and had also an Army in readiness that the Souldiers of Barwick and the power of Northumberland were in New-castle besieged Bernards Casle and took it on Conditions Then for fear of the Earl of Sussex they fled to Hexam thence by by-ways to Naworth Castle from that place into Scotland and from thence was Northumberland sent and here beheaded Westmerland escaped into the Netherlands where with a poor pension under the Spaniard he lived poorly all his Days Dacres his endeavour to deliver the Scots Queen IN the Year 1569 Leonard Dacres second Son of William Lord Dacres of Gillesland being grieved to see a very great Patrimony go from him to the Daughters of the Baron whom the Duke of Norsolk their Father-in-Law had joined in marriage with his Sons grew revengeful and joining with the Rebels endeavoured to deliver the Queen of Scots yet a little before being at the Court promised to assist the Queen his Soveraign agianst the Rebels but treacherously he undertook to kill the Lord Scroup and Bishop of Carlisle to whose custody the Scottish Queen was committed but he failing in the performance took Grastock Castle holding it as his own aud gathered Soldiers The Lord Hunsdon met him with the trained Souldiers of Barwick and after a sharp conflict overcometh him and Dacres fled into Scotland from thence into the Netherlands where at Lovaine he lived and died poorly Fitz-Morris raiseth Rebellion in Ireland IN this Year Edmund and Peter Butler Brethren to the Earl of Ormond joining with James Fitz-Morris of the House of Desmond entred into a Conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth and to further it came Joannes Mendoza secretly out of Spain The Earl of Ormond going into Ireland caused them to submit they were imprisoned and for their Brother the Earl sake not brought to Tryal The Lord Deputy and Sir Humphry Gilbert through Gods assistance appeased that rebellion It is clear enough that this Rebellion in Ireland arose from the Spaniard as the first mover for to this end he sent Mendoza into Ireland and had not long before written to the Earl Brother to the two Rebels to raise a Rebellion in Ireland Stanleys Conspiracy IN the Year 1570 under a colour of delivering the Queen of Scots Thomas Stanly and Edward younger Sons of the Earl of Darby Thomas Jerard Rolston Hall with others in Darby shire conspired but the Son of Rolston which was Pensioner to the Queen disclosed the Conspiracy All but Hall were imprisoned Hall escaped into the Isle of Man thence by the commendation of the Bishop of Ross he was sent into Dunbritan whence the Castle being won he was brought to London and suffered Death Dissimulation of Don John of Austria IN the Year 1576 Don John of Austria coming into the Low-Countries as Governour sent Gastellus to Queen Elizabeth pretending a perpetual Edict for Peace The Queen as if ignorant of any bad intent sent Rogers to congratulate John's Edict yet she knew that Don John had conceived a certain hope marrying the Queen of Scots and of enjoying Scotland and England intending to invade the lsle of Man that from thence he might out of Ireland the North of England and Scotland also where he knew were many Papists invade England This Man to help forward this great design practised secretly with the Pope and with the King of Spain for the Havens of Biscay But the King of Spain neglected him in this desire accounting England and Scotland a Morsel litter for his own Palate During this Treaty of perpetual Peace this treacherous Don treateth secretly with the Scottish Queen about the Marriage and the better to work his own ends took divers Towns and Castles in the Low-Countries by treachery and wrote into Spain that for the invasion of the Netherlands it would be best to seize on first the Towns of Zealand before the more inland places and that England might with the more ease be first invaded The Queen in the mean while prepareth for War but God cut off this her Enemy very suddenly before the fruits of his high thoughts were ripe Stucley's design against Ireland NOt Long before this time in Ireland Thomas Stucley a prodigal riotous and needy English man discontented for that he lost the Stewardship of Wexford breaths out Contumelies against the Queen and betaketh himself to the Pope with whom he treateth and boasteth that he will subdue Ireland with 3000 Men and burn the Queen's Navy Pope Pius Quintus had a great opinion of him After him Gregory the 13 and the King of Spain consulted together to invade England and Ireland at once The Pope aimed to get for his Son James Boncompayno the Kingdom of Ireland and the Spaniard chiefly to imitate the course of Queen Elizabeth who to keep the Spaniard busy abroad secretly sent aid to the Dutch that he might with draw her help from the Low-Countries But because the strength of England consisteth chiefly in the Navy the King of Spain seâ—teth the Merchants of Italy and the Netherlands a work to hire the Merchants ships of England and so to send them away in very long Voyages that the Ships being from home and Stucley joining with the Rebels of Ireland the Queen's Navy might be overthrown by a greater The Pope gave him very great Title in Ireland and sent
the Protestants secretly sought entrance into the Queens Presence with a drawn Sword set upon one or two in his way and being apprehended confessed that he purposed to have killed the Queen Ed. Ardern his Father-in-Law a Gentleman of Warwick-shire and Arderns Wife and their Daughter Somervil's Wife and Hall a Priest were condemned as guilty of Somervil's practice After three days Somervile was found strangled in Prison for fear of revealing it as was thought where he lay and Ardern was hanged the next day Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador thrust out of England IN 1584 some English Gentlemen began to practise the delivery of the Queen of Scots Francis Throgmorton was suspected by Letters written to the Queen of Scots and intercepted Presently Thomas Lord Paget and Charles Arundel a Courtier left the Land secretly Henry Earl of Northumborland and Philip Earl of Arundel were commanded to their Houses And there was great cause of circumspection for the Papists by printed Books incited the Maids of Honour to do that agianst the Queen that Judith did against Holofernes Yet was the Queens Mercy such that she caused 70 Priests to be sent out of England The chief of them were Gasper Heywood who of all the Jesuits first came into England James Bosgrave John Haâ—â— and Edward Rishton who presently after wrote a Book against the Queen At this time Bernardinus Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador was thrust out of England for practising Treason against the State He having dealt with Throgmarton and others to bring in strangers to invade the Land as appeared by Throgmorton's action who being apprehended sent one of his Packets to Mendoza His other Packets being searched there was found a Catalogue of all the Havens in England sit to land in and another of all the Noblemen in England which favoured the Romish Religion And he did not deny that he had promised his help to Mendoza and the help of those Nobles it was fit he should deal with A Popish practice against Q. Elizabeth discovered not without a Miracle by Creighton's torn Papers a Scotish Jesuit QUeen Elizabeth that rare Paragon of her Sex and that fairly flourishing Flower which Traitors though oft attempted could never nip nor crop up being a Princess both Prudent Pious and Pitiful seeking therefore a fair opportunity and sutable means to set the Queen of Scots at those Times tainted with some Treasonable Practices against her Crown and Person at liberty And for that purpose sent Sir William Wade who was then returned out of Spain to confer with her of the means thereunto And the good Queen was about to send Sir Walter Mildmay to bring this aim of hers to further issue But some further terrors and fears in the interim brake out between them which disturbed that intention especially by a notable discovery by certain Papers which one Creighton a Jesuit sailing into Scotland did then tear in pieces when he was apprehended in the Ship by Dutch-Pirates at Sea whose person being by them â—â—ised on he took forth his Papers wherein it seems the project of a Traiterous Plot against Queen Elizabeth at that time was described tore them into small pieces and with all his force threw them into the Sea But see how the Lord 's good Providence ordered it as they flew in the Air the Wind blew stifly by force whereof they were all blown back again into the Ship even in a miraculous manner as the Jesuit himself confessed when he saw it Which Papers were all kept and gathered together sent to England to Sir William Wade aforesaid and with much labour and singular skill so joyned and set together again that he found they contained a notable new Plot among many other of the Popes the Spaniards and the Guise's resolution to Invade England Whereupon and by reason of many other rumours of dangers intended against the Queen and whole Kingdom of England a great number of all sorts of Men out of common charity and to shew their love and affectionate care of the welfare of the Queen and State bound themselves by an Association as then it was called by mutual promises and subscriptions of Hands and Seals to prosecute all such by all their force and might even unto death that should attempt any thing against the Life of the Queen or Welfare of the Kingdom Now the Queen of Scots took this as a thing devised to bring her into danger and she also was so continually set upon by seditious spirits who if they may but have access are able to draw the greatest Princes to destruction And what have been their practices from time to time but to bring great Persons and greatest Families to ruin Lamentable experience shews openly the fruit of their malice and mischievous plots of Treason which they impiously and audaciously call and count nothing else but advancing of their Catholick Cause Now the Scots Queen led on by her blind guides dealt most importunely with the Pope and Spaniards by Sir Francis Englefield that by all means they would with speed undertake their intended Business namely the Invasion of our Realm For the advancing whereof the Pope and Spanidrd had resolved on these points 1. That Queen Elizabeth should be deprived of her Kingdom 2. That the King of Scots a manifest favourer of Heresie should utterly be dis-inherited of the Kingdom of England 3. That the Scots Queen should Marry some Noble-Man of England that was a Catholick 4. That this Man must be chosen King of England by the Catholicks of England 5. That this choice so made must be confirmed by the Pope 6. That the Children of him so chosen begotten of the Scots Queen must be declared Successors in the Kingdom All these things were confirmed to be true by the testimoney of one Hart a Priest Who was that noble English-man that should marry the Scots-Queen was much enquired after by Sir Francis Walsingham with all diligence but not certainly found out yet there was strong suspicion of Henry Howard Brother to the Duke of Norfolk who was Noble by birth unmarried and a fast favourer of that Religion and in great grace and favour with them All these things were discovered by this Creighton the Jesuite's torn Papers as aforesaid And all this their plotting and contriving of France Spain and the Pope against Queen Elizabeth and King James for no other cause but for their Religion which they had now fairly begun to establish among their People Parry Executed for Treason IN the year 1585 William Parry a Welehman and Doctor of Law spake against that Law which in the Parliament then held was Exhibited and called it a Bloody Law Presently after he was accused of practizing the Queen's death He confessed voluntarily in the Tower that having obtained the Queen's pardon for breaking into the Chamber and wounding one Hare for which he was Condemned he being a sworn Servant to the Queen from England he went into France and was reconciled Afterward at Venice in consultation
with Beuedict Palmeus he told him that he had found out a way to help the afflicted Catholicks in England if the Pope or some learned Divines would approve it as lawful The Jesuit Palmeus approved it Next in France one Morgan drew him to consent to murder the Queen if it should prove lawful This Act the Pope's Nuncio Ragazonius commended Parry afterward having access to the Queen shewed her all and not long after Cardinal Come his Letter approving the enterprize Now he taketh a new resolution to perform it encouraged especially by Doctor Alen's Book teaching that Princes Excommunicated are to be spoiled of their Kingdoms and Lives These with many other things Parry confessed before the Lord Hunsdon Sir Christopher Hatton and Sir Francis Walsingham in Westminster-Hall the heads of his Accusation being read he confessed himself guilty He died in the Palace-yard before Westminster-Hall not once calling upon the Name of God At this time also Henry Earl of Northumberland for entring into Traiterous Counsels with Paget and the Guises to invade England was cast into the Tower where he was found dead being shot with three Bullets under the left Pap the Chamber-door bolted in the inside A Pistol was found in his Chamber and himself the author of his own death Thus from time to time the most noble Families of England have been Seduced and Ruined by the false and bewitching counsels of Jesuits and Seminaries Savage's attempt to kill the Queen NOw again there was a most abominable Treason conspired and voluntarily confessed by the Conspirators One Gifford a Doctor in Divinity Gilber Gifford and Hodgeson Priests persuaded one John Savage a bloody Fellow to undertake to kill Queen Elizabeth To hide their mischievous intents more cunningly from the Queen's Council who were very careful to foresee all Danger they wrote a Book in which they advise the Papists in England not to go about to hurt the Queen For they were to use no other Weapons against their Prince than the Christian Weapons of Tears Fasting Prayers and the like And most cunningly also these Foxes spread a Rumour that George Gifford one of the Queen's Pensioners had sworn to kill the Queen and for that cause had gotten from the Guises a very great sum of Money The Easter following John Ballard an English Priest of the Colledg of Rhemes was come into England who had been trying the minds of Papists in England and Scotland He had dealt with Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador in France Charles Pages and others for the Invasion of England And although it seemed to be a very hard work yet he had sworn to use his utmost endeavour in it and also for the liberty of the Queen of Scots At Whitsuntide in a Souldiers habit and under the name of Captain Fortescue he had a conference in London with Anthony Babington a young Gentleman of Darby-shire Romishly affected who not long before in France had conference with Thomas Morgan and the Bishop of Glasco the Scotch Queen's Ambassador He was drawn by them shewing him most assured hopes of Honour from her to addict himself to them and by their means had favourable Letters from her Ballard and Babington conferred together concerning the Invasion of England but it was not deemed a thing could be done Queen Elizabeth being alive Then Ballard informed Babington that Savage had undertaken to kill her Babington's advice was that it should not be committed to Savage alone lest perhaps he might be hindred but to six resolute Men of which number Savage should be one Upon this Babington took into his consideration the Ports in which the Invaders should land the Confederates that should joyn in the act of murdering Q. Elizabeth and delivering the Scots-Queen In the mean time a Letter was brought from the Imprisoned Queen to Babington in a secret Character blaming Babington's long silence but he excused it because she was under the custody of Sir Amice Paulet a severe Keeper declared unto her that which Ballard and he had resolved before and that himself with one hundred more wou'd deliver her The purpose by her Letters unto Babington was commended And it was advised that it should be undertaken considerately and that nothing should be moved before they were sâ—â—e of External Forces that they should make an Association as if they feared the Puritans that some Tumults might be raised in Ireland while the thing should be done here That Arundel and his Brethren and Northumberland should be drawn to their side Westmerland Paget and others called Home The way to deliver the Scots-Queen was appointed to overthrow a Coach in the Gate or set the Stables on fire or intercept her as she rode to take the air betwixt Chartly and Stafford Babington undertook for rewards to all that should give their help He had gotten unto him Edward Windsor the Lord Windsor's Brother Thomas Satisbury Charles Tinley the Queens Pensioner Chidioc Tichbourn Edward Abingdon whose Father was the Queen's Cofferer Robert Gage John Travers John Charnick John Jones Savage Barnwel an Irish Gentleman Henry Dun Clark of the First-fruits Office and one Polly also joyned himself who was thought to reveal all to Sir Francis Walstngham Abingdon Barnwel Charnick and Savage took an Oath to kill her with their own hands Babington enjoyned that whosoever was admitted into the Conspiracy should take an Oath of secrecy They were so confident of the success that they did not fear to cause the undertakers of the Treason to be Pictured together which Picture being seen of the Queen she knew only Barnwel and seeing him a good way off she blamed the neglect of guarding her Person This Fellow afterward gave it out that if the Conspirators had been present the deed might easily have been done That the aid from France might not be wanting leave was obtained for Ballard to pass over thither for Money under a false name and Babington was to follow who that he might the more cunningly work his ends pretended to Sir Francis Walsingham that he had a desire to go into France to discover what the Fugitives plotted for the delivery of the Scots-Queen Walsingham seemed very much to like the matter and to commend Babington's resolution but upon pretences delayed his going This was known to Walsingham either out of a singular faculty he had to find out Treasons or else by the means of Gilbert Gifford a Priest who was sent out of France to incourage Savage in his wicked resolution and that Letters might safely be transmitted by him to the Queen of Scots Gifford corrupted with Money or for fear revealed the Plot to Walsingham and promised to communicate unto him all his Letters Walsingham kindly used him sent him into Staffordshire to Sir Amice Paulet in a Letter persuading Sir Amice to suffer some of his Servants to be corrupted by him Gifford for some Gold prevailed with Sir Amice his Brewer who conveyed the letters to and from Gifford which by Messengers for that end
by no other way but by Arguments Into Scotland were sent three Sorbon Doctors with the Bishop of Amiens But with what safety might any Man dispute with them when he that did so was in the midst of his armed Enemies and there was greatest fear of violence from the Disputers themselves For the Bishop of Amiens counselled the Queen Regent that if any there were which should be found to dispute against the Romish Decrees he should be put to death yea even those who but seemed to be of another Mind only We are not informed that the Queen Regent put in practice the foregoing counsels perhaps the time was not altogether seasonable nor do we take every single action which might conduce to the subverting of Religion to be a Conspiracy but we may well esteem by the Queens Words the Councellors and Commanders Intents and Purposes the placing of such a Regent all this to be a continued Conspiracy to strangle in the birth the Church of Scotland having yet scarcely taken breath in the World Not long after the Queen Regent dyeth and although it will perhaps be said there was no discovery of any Conspiracy which was in acting as to put to death all the Nobility or all that would dare dispute against the Bishop or Doctors could be no easy task to go about the latter because the death of their last Martyr Walter Mille did seem so grevious unto them and if any more should suffer how would such a thing be taken by French-men People of another Nation It may be objected from the above named Arguments that there wanted no endeavour After the death of the Mother the Daughter returning into Scotland was married unto Henry Lord Darnley who being of the same Religion with the Queen and they both a Brothers and Sisters Children did strongly maintain Popery against the Protestant Religion We cannot imagine here that any thing should be contrived against the lives of those Princes by a Popish Party to overthrow Religion For to subvert Religion no way could be found better than by maintaining in life and honour such Princes as these two were who professed and maintained Popery as contrarily to subvert Religion Laws Liberties and the like the best means are through the sides of such Kings and Queens as are Projectors and Maintainers of them So the holy Scripture declareth by Word and Example I will smite the Shepheard and the Sheep shall be scattered For this Queen was so far from furthering the establishment of Religion nay from connivence at those who should go about any such matter that she professed she would follow the example of her Cousin Queen Mary of England which was no other thing than maintaining in her Dominions the Pope and Popery and punishing the contrary minded as Hereticks It will not be thought I suppose that either the Papists at home in Scotland or those in France or elsewhere would go about to take away the lives of such Princes whose lives secured their Religion For what was attempted against the Life and most unhappily succeeded of the King was not any way to subvert Popery because the deed was committed and the Plot chiefly laid by Papists It rather was undertaken against the Life of this Prince by some to make way for their own Family to inherit the Crown of Scotland by others to get the Kingdom and admit any Religion But those that look farther into Matters judg this act to be committed against a Professor of the Romish Religion that he being taken out of the way another might succeed which had greater Power and Friends to bring to pass what King Henry the Queens Husband had a Mind but not Power enough to do And that made those who were no Enemies to the King in point of Religion not dislike the Treason for the Ends sake I cannot be of their Minds altogether who judg that of the Queen of Scots being now in restraint in England not long before married to Earl Bothwell and presently to desire a Devorce from him and to require that he should be summoned within the space of a very few days to return into the Kingdom to make answer and defence to the Queens Suit of Divorce to have proceeded from the changing Fancy of the Queen not so much from Conscience For it was as well known before her departure into England as after that Earl Bothwell had a Wife living when he married the Queen insomuch that at the publishing the banes of their Matrimony one stood up in the Church and forbad them It was generally thought that it was that a way might be open for the Duke of Norfolk who then made Suit unto her He indeed was such a Man as being of great Wealth mighty in Friends and singular Abilities of Mind could better bring about what was desired than a Man of no great riches at any time but was now in extream Poverty and Disgrace in the Dominions of the King of Denmark and notoriously infamous for his Crimes in Sctoland The Rebellion of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland AT this time the King of Spain wrote unto the Duke of Norfolk to join with the Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland to riase a Rebellion in England and to the Earl of Ormond to do the like in Ireland These Letters were shown unto Queen Elizabeth by the Duke and the Earl that from hence at least might appear their Loyalty Nevertheless whether by the advice of the Bishop of Rost who lay as Ambassdor at London for the Queen of Scots and one Rodolf a Florentine going in the appearance of a Merchant Factor or purposing of himself whatsoever he might pretend he privately sought to marry the Queen of Scots she being next Heir to the Crown of England contrary to his Promise made unto his Sovereign Queen Elizabeth The Queen of Scots and the Duke participate of one anothers Mind by Letters written in hidden Characters Neither was this a matter only supposed but the Dukes Secretary one Higford who was commanded by the Duke to burn such Letters as came from the Queen of Scots but did it not and hid them under a Mat in his Chamber and being under examination he caused them to be produced This was when the two Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland had secretly complotted to raise Arms and not long after the Dukes apprehension they fell into open Rebellion One of the Letters which was shewn at the Dukes arraignment was to this purpose That the Queen was sorry that the said Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland were in Arms before the Dukes Forces were ready This was undertaken after that Pope Pius Quintus had in Bulls from Rome printed and sent to Rodolf absolved Queen Elizabeths Subjects from their Allegiance The Pope perswaded the Spaniard to assist the Conspirators that his affairs in the Netherlands might prosper the better and the French did the like that the Queen of England might be less able to send aid to the Protestants
under his command 800 Italians the Spaniard paying the Soldiers Stucley then went to Sebastian King of Portugal to intreat him to be chief Conductor but was perswaded by the said King and the King by Abdalla's Son Mahomet to go first unto the African War where both King Sebastain and himself lost their lives And thus God overthrew their wicked counsels for that time Fitz-Morris his second attempt against Ireland ANno Domini 1579 James Fitz-Morris formerly having fled into France being pardoned for a former Rebellion in Ireland goeth now to the Spaniard and is by him sent unto the Pope to consult with him about his request which was to reduce that Kingdom by force of Arms unto Popery The Pope at the earnest suit of Nicholas Sunders an English and Alan an Irish Priest gave Fitz-Morris some Money to that intent and sendeth him back to the Spaniard from whence with his Priests three Ships and a few Soldiers he arrived at Smerwick in Kerry in Ireland and raiseth a Fort there Thomas Courtney an Englishman presently supriset the Ships John and James Brethren to the Earl of Desmond join themselves to Fitz. Morris who was their Kinsman The Earl of Desmond although he pretended the contrary favoured them drew forces together and by this pretence of Desmond caused the Earl of Clanrickard who came to oppose them to withdraw himself Fitz. Morris seeing few Irish come to his aid under pretence of going in Pilgrimage to the holy Cross of Tipperary went toward Conaught and Vlster to draw Forces together whose Horses being tired he took some Horses from the Plough of William a Burgh his Kinsman and being pursued by the Sons of William a Burgh Fitz-Morris perceiving that told his cousin Theobald a Burgh that it was no time now to fall out about Horses but to join with him in the business of Rebellion for which he was come into Ireland These Brethren had bin in a former Rebellion but now declared unto Fitz-Morris their sorrow for it yet now fighting with Fitz-Morris to recover the Horses both the Brethren and some others were slain Sir William Drury was then Lord Deputy who sent for the Earl of Desmond who made a promise by his Wife to the Dputy that he and his Men would fight against the Rebels He dissembled long but after that Malbey had defeated John his Brothers Forces and had sent for Desmond to come unto him about Rekel a Town of Desmond he plainly discovered his Rebellion That Night the Rebels set upon Malbeys Tents but were disappionted Afterward Desmond was sent for to come in person by the Lord Deputy Pelham who succeeded the deceased Sir William Drury but excuseth himself by a Letter sent by his Wife The Earl of Ormond was sent unto him that he should deliver Sanders the Priest the Castles of Carigofoile and Asketton and to submit himself absolutely The prosecuting of him was committed to the Earl of Ormond who ruined Conilo the Rebels only refuse â—e hanged the Bayliss of Youghall at his Door for refusing to take an English Garrison into the Town besieged the Spaniards in Strangical but they withdrew themselves and after were all killed and so hard he pressed Dismond and his Brethren that madly they intreated the chief Justice to take their parts Afterward the Justice sent for the Nobility of Munster to come to him and would not dismiss them till they had given pleadges that they would assist against the Rebels They made the Baron of Lixenaw yield himself took Carigofoil Castle killed and hanged all the Spaniards in it and the Captain also an Italian San Josephus with 700 Spaniards sent into Ireland THe next Year 1580 700 Spaniards and Italians came to divert the Queens Forces rather than to conquer Ireland they landed at Smerwick under the command of Son Josephus and Italian they fortified it and called it Fort Delor but being followed by the Earl of Ormond they withdrew thence into a Valley called Glammingel Some Prisoners of them were taken who confest they were 700 and that Arms were brought for 5000 and that more were expected from Spain that to conquer Ireland the Spaniard and Pope had resolved and therefore sent into the hands of Sanders Desmond and his Brother John a vast sum of Money That Night the Spaniards and Italians returned to their Fort which so soon as Ordnance could be brought and Winter was returned with the Ships of War from England was on every side besieged and after five days taken The common Soldiers Italians and Spaniards were put to the Sword the Irish hanged only the Captains of the former were preserved Three Years after Desmond wandring like a Vagabond had his Arm almost cut off by a common Soldier before he was known and after was slain Nicholus Sanders was almost famished in the Woods and died stark mad This Year 1580 Priests and Seminaries much increasing in England severe Laws were enacted against them These were for the most part bred in the English Colledg of Doway founded by the procurement of Alan somtimes a Student in Oxford afterward Priest and Cardinal in the Year 1568. Afterward under Requesenius's Government in the Low-Countries when the Wars were between England and Spain the Fugitives were thrust from thence and two Colledges erected for them one at Rhâ—mes the other at Rome the first by the Guises the second by Gregory the 13. From these places rose in England Hanse Nelson Main Sherward Priests who reported Queen Elizabeth to be an Heretick and so ought to be deposed for which they suffered In the aforesaid Year 1580 Robert Parsons a Man of turbulent Spirit and impudent Campian a more modest Man both Jesuits they to serve the Catholicks turns obtained of Pope Gregory an interpretation of Pius his Bull against Queen Elizabeth that it bound the Queen and Hereticks always but not Catholicks till a convenient sâ—ason Compian wrote a Book intituled 10 Reasons in defence of Rome Mr. Chark answered him soberly Parsons wrote against hark virulently but Campian's 10 Reasons were thorowly answered by Dr. Whitaker Campian and others condemned EDmund Campian Ralf Sherwin Luks Kerby Alexander Briant were taken in the year 1581 as Traitors to the Queen and State and condemned for coming into England to stir up Sedition Still more and more Priests came into England and for their dangerons Doctrine That Princes excommunicated were to be thrown out of their Kingdoms that Princes of any other than the Roman Religion had lost their Kingly Dignity that those who had taken Orders were freed from Princes Jurisdiction and not bound by their Laws it was enacted 1582 That it should be Treason to disswade any Subject from his Allegiance and from the Religion established in England c. Somerviles attempt to kill the Queen AN. Dom. 1583 divers Priests and Jesuits wrote dangerous Books against Q. Eliz. and certain other Princes excommunicated which prevailed so far that one Somervile a Gentleman breathing out nothing but Blood against
Lowys who had served the King of Portugal but remained now at Bruxels About Count Fuentes the Letter was very mystical and pretended Merchandise as that the Merchants on the other side did commend his Wares c. assuring him of good return c. and therefore desired him to continue there some time They commended the Jewel he sent and reported how the Ambet and Musk was highly esteemed and spake of Broad-Cloth Scarlet Threads of Pearl Diamond c. which Letter was consessed to be in Answer to that was written by Lopez to take away the Queen's life more Letters there were to the foresaid purpose from Secretary Ibarra to Stephen Ferrera and from the Count Fuontes at Bruxels Stephen Ferrera told Peter Ferrera his Keeper that himself and Lopez had written into Spain and made offer to give the Queen poison Squires Practice to poison the Queens Saddle ANno Dom. 1596 one Edward Squire sometimes a Scrivener at Greenwich afterwards a deputy Purveyor for the Queens Stable in Sir Francis Drake's last Voyage was taken Prisoner and carried into Spain and being set at liberty one Walpole a Jesuite grew acquainted with him and got him into the Inquisition whence he returned a resolved Papist he perswaded Squire to undertake to poison the Pummel of the Queens Saddle and to make him constant made Squire receive the Sacrament upon it he then gave him the Poison shewing that he should take it in a double Bladder and should prick the Bladder full of holes in the upper part when he should use it carrying it within a thick Glove for the safety of his Hand should after turn it downward pressing the Bladder upon the Pummel of the Queens Saddle This Squire confest Squire is now in Spain and for his safer dispatch into England it was devised that two Spanish Prisoners taken at Calice should be exchanged for Squire and one Rowles that it might not be thought that Squire came over but as a redeemed Captive The Munday sevennight after Squire returned into England he understanding the Horses were in preparing for the Queens riding abroad laid his hand and crushed the poyson upon the Pummel of the Queens Saddle saying God save the Queen Tho Queen rode abroad and as it should seem laid not her hand upon the place or else received no hurt through God's goodness by touching it Walpole counting of it as of a thing done imparted it to some principal Fugitives there but being disappointed of his hope supposing Squire to have been false to be revenged on him sent one hither who should pretend to have stoln from thence with Letters wherein the Plot of Squire was contained this Letter was pretended to be stoln out of one of their Studies Squire being apprehended confessed all without any rigour but after denied that he put it in execution although he acknowledged he consented to it in the Piot at length he confessed the putting it in execution also Earl of Tyrones Rebellion ANno Dom. 1597 Hugh a Bastard made Earl of Tyrone by Queen Elizabeth pardoned also by her for a Murder and usurping the Title of Oneal set on by the Spaniard with whom he had lived a Fugitive assaulted the Fort of Blackwater and at that very time when he wrote to Sir John Norris the English General that he might be dealt mildly withal lest he should run on the Rocks of rebellion wrote also to Kildare to fide with him the Queen desiring to spareshedding of Blood agreed unto a conference with him by her Commissioners but the Rebel not liking the conditions proposed by the Commissioners depisted and spoiled the Country about Black-water and pulled down the Town of Dunganon The Country wasted and no Victuals to be had Tyrone presented to the General a Petition craving pardon upon his Knees at the Foot of the Queens Picture and in the mean time dealt for aid out of Spains the King of Spain promised him aid requiring him to admit of no Articles of Peace with the English Hereupon though there was a cessation of Arms he burneth and spoileth the Country then he put on again his old habit of dissimulation and sues for Pardon Presently by shuffling or neglect Conaught and Vlster revolted then he fell to Rebellion again and about the Black-water overthrew 1500 English then the Earl of Essex coming General into Ireland he cleared Munster thence went into Lemster against the O Conors and O Neales whom he vanquished He sent thence Sir Conyeâ—s Clifford against O Rork himself going another way to distract the Forces of Tyrone but Sir Conyers was slain and his Forces defeated Tyrone coming near to the General declared he desired not to fight but parley of Peace which was denied afterward he obtained conference with the Lord General and then another conference where it was concluded that next day Commissioners should meet to treat of Peace Then was the Lord General sent for into England after whose departure Tyrone takes the Field again In the time of cessation of Arms the Spaniard sent him some Money and Ammunition the Popes Indulgences and a Plume of Peacock-Feathers Anno 1600 the Lord Mountjoy came into Ireland as Lieutenant General and in divers small Skirmishes beat the Rebels The Spaniard to further the Rebellion sent Don John de Aquila with 2000 old trained Soldiers and some Irish Fugitives who landed at Kingsale There were also at that same time 2000 Spaniards more arrived at Been haven Balimore and Castel-haven The Lord Deputy encamped near Kingsale Sir Richard Levison with two of the Queens Ships blockt up the Haven and on both sides the Town was battered Then Sir Richard Levison sunk five of their Ships To these Spaniards O Donel betook himself and presently after Tyrone O Rork Raymund Burk Mac Mahon Randâ—l Mac Surly and Trrel with the chief of the Nobility in all 6000 Foot and 500 Horse Tyrone on a Hill not far from the Camp made a bravado two days together as if he would give the English Battel The Lord Deputy at the foot of the Hill chose a convenient plot to fight with him but Tyrone soundeth a Retreat whom the Lord General followed and forced to make a stand in the midst of a Bog where by the Earl of Claurikard their Horse were routed and defeated Alonse O Campo one of the Spanish Generals and six Ensign-bearers were taken Prisoners and the Ensigns taken by the English and 1200 Spaniards slain Tyrone was forced to fly into Vlster O Donel fled into Spain the rest hid themselves The Lord General returned to King-sale and battered it for six days space the Enemy attempted nothing against him Then Don John offered conditions of surrendring the Town which propounded the Lord General the English being wearied out with a Winters Siege agreeth with the Spaniard on certain Articles and taketh possession of the Town and sendeth away all the Spaniards as well as those in the Town into Spain The next Spring the General pursueth Tyrone into Vlster
Lord It is God that calls for us the House is entred by force and there is no means of Resistance The good Admiral then replied It is not long since I disposed my self to Die save you your selves if it be pessible for you cannot save my Life and thorefore I commit my Soul into the Hands and Mercy of God Presently hereupon his Attendants began to shift for themselves and to flie for their Lives and some of them got up into the top of the House and found a Window to issue out of the Roos and so into Gutters but most of them were slain in the next Houses but Cornatan and Merlin a godly Minister escaped and were miraculously preserved The Admiral 's Chamber-door being now opened seven or eight Armed Mem with their Targets entred into it and one Besmes Servant to the Duke of Guise with a naked Sword in his hand offered him the point Whereupon the good Admiral said unto him Young man thou oughtst to respect my Age and Insirmity yet shalt thou not shorten my life With that Besmes thrust his Sword into the Admiral 's Body and redoubling the blow upon the Admiral 's Head every one of the rest also gave him a blow in such sort that he sell upon the Ground and so lay gasping The Duke of Guise and others staying below in the Court and hearing the blows asked if they had done and commanded the Body to be thrown out of the Window which was presently done by that villain Besmes and his companions Now the blows that he had on his Head and the Blood covering his Face had so disfigured him that the Duke of Guise hardly knew him whereupon stooping down and wiping his Face with his Hankerchief he said Now I know him it is he indeed and therewith gave him a kick with his foot on his Face being dead whom all the Murtherers of France extreamly feared being alive Which done he left the Admiral 's House accompanied with his most bloody Train and began to cry about the Streets Courage fellow Souldiers we have made a good beginning let us now to the rest for the King commandeth it Repearing those words oft with great majesty For the King commandeth it it is his pleasure it is his express commandment Just as our Romish Clergy in the Irish Massacre in the Year 1641 pretended the King's Authority for their Rebellion laying all the Odium of their impious Villanies and Cruelties on the King's Majesty saying still 't was his pleasure it should be so Now presently thereupon the Palace Clock struck and then a Noise was heard all about the Streets of Paris saying that the Hugonots for so the Romish Catholicks term the true Protestants in France were in Arms they being all alas in their Beds far from any such thoughts and meant to kill the King just as our Powder Traitors intended had their Plot taken effect to have standered the Puritans in England to have been the Authors of that hellish-Treason to whom the Admirals Head was carried and presented and to the Queen-mother of France and then imbalmed and sent to Rome to the Pope and Cardinal of Lorrain The Common-people like Priest like People ran to the Admirals Lodging where they cut off his Hands and his privy Members and drew his Body for the space of three days about the Town which done it was born to the Gibbet of Monifaucon and there hanged by the Feet The Gentlemen Officers of the Chamber Governours Tutors and houshold Servants of the King of Navarre the French King 's Brother-in Law lately married to his Sister and of the Prince of Conde were driven out of their Chambers where they slept in the Louvre and forced into the Court were there massacred in the Kings own presence The like was done to the Lords and Gentlemen that lay round about the Admirals Lodgings and then throughout the Town in such sort that the number slain that Sunday at Night and the two next Days ensuing within the City of Paris and Suburbs thereof was esteemed to be above ten thousand Persons Lords Gentlemen Pages Servants Justices of all sorts Schollars Lawyers Merchants Artificers Women Maids and Boys not sparing little Children in their Cradles no nor in their Mothers Bellies The Courtiers of the Kings Guard and Strangers that massacred these Gentlemen said that in one day by Weapons and disorder they had ended those Processes which Pen Paper Sentences of Justice nor open War could not find the means to do or execute in 12 years space And thus these most honourable Protestant Lords and Gentlemen falsly accused and standered of Conspiracies and Practices against the King being stark naked thinking only upon their rest scarce awakened out of their Sleep utterly unarmed in the hands of infinite crud crafty and most treacherous Enemies not having so much leasure as to breath were barbarousaly slain some in their Beds others on the roofs of Houses and in whatsoever other places where they might be found It would be too tedious to recite at large the Names and Sirnames of all the honourable Personages of divers Qualities that were then slain and butchered it sufficeth that their Names are written in Heaven and that their Death though shameful and despicable in the sight and presence of Men of this World is precious in the sight of the Lords most holy Majesty Now let the tender hearted Christian Reader but consider and ponder in his Heart how strange and horrible a thing it might be in a great Town or City to see at the least 60000 Men with Pistols Pikes Courtlasses Ponyards Knives and other such bloody Instruments run swearing and blaspheming the sacred Majesty of God throughout the Streets and into Mens Houses where most cruelly they massacred all whomsoever of the Religion they met without regard of Estate Condition Sex or Age the Streets paved with Bodies cut and hewed in pieces the Gates and Entries of Houses Palaces and publick places died with Blood A horrible Plague of shoutings and howlings of the Murtherers mixed with continual noise of Pistols and Calivers together with the pittiful cries of those that were murthered the Bodies cast out at Windows upon the Stones drawn through the Dirt with strange noise and Whistlings the breaking open of Doors and Windows with Bils Stones and other surious Instruments the spoiling and plundering of Houses Carts carrying away the spoils and dead Bodies which were thrown into the River of Soame all red with Blood which ran in great Streams through the Town and from the Kings Palace into the said River As for the King of Navarre himself and the Prince of Conde they were called into the King's presence who must himself speak with them who with his own Mouth certified them what had thus past all this while adding that he had saved their Lives only upon Condition that they should renounce their Religion and follow his otherwise that they must look for the like punishment that their Adherents