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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09102	The iudgment of a Catholicke English-man, living in banishment for his religion VVritten to his priuate friend in England. Concerninge a late booke set forth, and entituled; Triplici nodo, triplex cuneus, or, An apologie for the oath of allegiance. Against two breves of Pope Paulus V. to the Catholickes of England; & a letter of Cardinall Bellarmine to M. George Blackwell, Arch-priest. VVherein, the said oath is shewed to be vnlawfull vnto a Catholicke conscience; for so much, as it conteyneth sundry clauses repugnant to his religion.; Judgment of a Catholicke English-man, living in banishment for his religion	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1608 (1608)	STC 19408; ESTC S104538	91,131	136

strong effectes both in iudgments and affections Admiration for that no such thing was euer expected vnder his Maiesties gouernment for many causes strong effectes for that they worke great alterations both in the one and the other In iudgment for that wise men fynd not any reason eyther of Religion or State why such extremityes should be pursued with such rigour at the instigation of partyes interessed to the euident danger of so great and honorable Kingdomes who if in wills they were vinted as they are in one Prince and Gouernour their forces were both admirable and dreadfull In affections for that the compassion which naturally doth accompany our brethrens afflictions especially for a cause that we most esteeme and loue to wit our Religion must needes worke the contrary effect of inward auersion both in Princes people abroad notwithstāding they hold externall amity and friendship for the tyme. LXXXVIII I let passe the generall obloquies and murmurations that are to be heard euery where almost in Christendome vpon this manner of proceeding and much more the publicke and priuate complaints outcryes and praiers that are made and offered daylie to heauen throughout all Catholicke Kingdomes lightly in all particuler Congregations Oratoryes Chappels meetings of zealous men that pray instantly to Almighty God for some remedy of these oppressions and persecutions of English Catholicks sufficiently as they thinke declared vnto thē to the whole world by the very printed Catalogues of English Statutes extant in Print against them for profession of their Religion for that by the view of those Statutes they do easily conceaue what enormous effectes do and must follow in the execution therof albeit they did not both heare see daily so many lamētable presidēts spectacles therin LXXXIX As for example there haue not passed many moneths since there were seene some threescore Priests more or lesse to omit others cast into banishmēt about one tyme wandring vp and downe throughout Christēdome according as euery man had occasion or necessity for their mayntenance gaue a lamentable spectacle to all nations to see mē of so good partes amiable aspects sweet behauiour naturall borne subiects of the Lād the most of them of very worshipfull parētage all of learned education cleere and deuoyd of any suspition of crymes that could be obiected vnto them for otherwise they should not haue bene dismissed in the flower of their age to be cast out of their natiue soyle for professing that Religion only wherby their said Countrey was first made Christian so continued vnder all their noble Princes Kings Queenes and Soueraignes Nobility and Communatly from the beginning of their Conuersion vnto this our age XC This spectacle I say presented to the eyes of most Nations of Europe moued men not a litle especially hearing them protest their duetifull affections to his Ma. tie and Realme in all Cyuill Temporall respects without seeking of any preferments dignityes riches or other emoluments by staying at home but only the rest vse of their owne Consciences in matters of Religion which Protestāts in many other Catholicke Countryes are suffered to inioy though with farre lesser reason in regard of the ancient right possession which ech part pretendeth for the vse of their said Religion XCI And since this tyme agayne there hath beene seene very lately another spectacle not much vnlike to the former though much more markable to wit a like number of Noble and Gentlemen with their followers and trayne passing in very good sort through sundry Countryes being lately retyred out of his Ma. ties Kingdome of Irelād for the selfe same cause of their Consciēce and Religion which when men do behold and heare them otherwise to speake honourably of his Ma. tie the State ascribing rather their afflictiōs to some vnder Magistrates in Ireland and Ministers that set them on it moueth more compassion and maketh men thinke and muse what may be the end of all this and whereunto fynally it may grow Whether the like may not be expected in tyme or doubted out of other partes also of his Ma. ties dominions vpon like angariatiō of Consciēces which points seeme to be of no small consideration and consequence to wise men though those that be the immediate causes therof will and must make light of all but the naturall yssue of such euentes are not vnknowne And if the occasioners therof were guylty of no greater fault but only to cast his Ma. tie the State into perpetuall cares about the same his Royall nature being inclined otherwise to sweetnes peace and tranquillity it were a great synne in them and scarce sufferable XCII Nor is the remedy heere attēpted by our Minister-Apologer of denying all and saying that there is no persecution nor hard dealing with any for matters of Religion no not in the late Queenes dayes when so many were so rackt and rented for the same any remedy at all but rather a doubling of the iniury to the afflicted with encrease of exasperation auersion of myndes as also a leesing of all credit with others that heare it eyther at home or abroad for that facts contrary to wordes do preponderate with all sober men and preuaile against the same XCIII And truely I cannot but wonder why this late Apology hath beene so greedily published by the Apologer both in English and Latyn to the world for that the Popes Breues being but written priuatly to the Catholicks of England for informing their Consciences in a matter of necessary doctrine about the lawfulnes or vnlawfulnes of taking the Oath and the Letter of Cardinall Bellarmyne being directed only to a priuate friend both of them might haue remayned also priuate if this attempt had not byn made of publishing the same But now being drawne by the Apologer into the Vniuersall Theatre of the world besydes that diuers will hold themselues obliged or at leastwyse prouoked to answere the same it will follow also that the vnlawfulnes of the said Oath to Catholicke Consciences will more be seene disputed condemned by all Vniuersityes Schooles Bookes Treatises of particuler learned men throughout all Countryes of Christendome that professe Catholicke Religiō Whervpon also the vniust violence inforcing men to sweare the same Oath vnder so rigorous paynes as are the losse both of goods libertie and therwithall to sweare in like manner that they do it willingly freely and without coaction will be censured no doubt for one of the greatest contradictions in it selfe and the most iniurious manner of proceeding with Christian men that euer perhaps was heard of in the Christian world XCIII And this now occurred to me deare Syr to write to you cōcerning my iudgmēt vpō this matter What more may be said to this Apologie when it shall come into the handes of learned men you will easily ghesse by these few notes that I haue heere laid togeather which conteyne but little in respect of that which 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