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A02951	A declaration set forth by the Frenche kinge, shewing his pleasure concerning the new troubles in his realme. Translated out of French into English by E.A.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Aggas, Edward.; Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.	1585 (1585)	STC 13092; ESTC S119791	14,687	34

God and the zeale of religion grauen in his soule as alwaies we haue perceiued and that like a good father and king he secketh the preseruation of his subiectes in doing whereof his Maiestie shall be so much the more obeyed and honoured of vs and of all his ancient subiectes which we desire aboue all things in the world And although that it be not a thing farre from reason that the king should be required to take order that during his life the people committed to his charge should not be diuided into factions and partialities of the differēce of succession Notwithstāding so it is that we are so litle mooued with any such consideration that the slander of those which doe reproche it vnto vs shall not be founde to be grounded vpon any foundation For besides that the lawes of the Realme are cleare inough in that behalfe and sufficiently knowen the hazard whervnto we the Cardinall of Bourbon doe offer our selues in our olde daies and last yeeres are proofe sufficient that we are not set a worke with any such hope or desire but that we are only mooued with a true zeale of religion whereby we pretende part to another maner of kingdome more assured the enioying whereof is more to bee desired and of longer continuance Our intention being such we doe beseeche all men and most humbly the Queene mother of the king our most redoubted Lady without whose wisdom and good aduise this realme should haue bin piecemeale dispersed and quite destroyed for the faithful witnes that shee is able wil ought to afforde to our great seruice namely in particular to vs the Cardinal of Bourbon who haue alwaies honoured aided assisted her in her most vrgent affaires without the sparing of our goods liues frēds and kinsfolks together with her fortifying the kings side and vpholding the Catholike religion that she wil not at this instāt leaue vs in the open field but rather employ all the credite which her paines laborsome trauaile haue deserued of right and of which credit with the king her sonne her enemies most vniustly seeke to bereaue her Also we beseeche all the Princes of France Officers appertaining to the king Ecclesiasticall persons Noblemen Gentlemen others of what degree or calling so euer they be of which are not as yet ioyned with vs to helpe aide and assist vs with their meanes aduice in the execution of so good holy a worke And we doe exhort all townes and cōmunalties euen as they do loue their owne preseruation to iudge soundly of our intentions to acknowledge the comfort which hereby shall come vnto the estate as well publikely as to their particular to put to their helping hand to this good enterprise which can not but prosper with the grace of God to whom we do referre all things Or at the least if their aduise resolutiō cannot so soone agree together as their counsailes consist of diuers sundry persons we do admonish thē to haue an eye to thēselues not to suffer any man to possesse thēselues by any sinister interpretation that they may surmise of our intentions of their said towns so place in them garnison of souldiers bringing them to the same slauery as the other townes be in which they do vsurpe We do declare to al men that we do not meane to vse any acte of hostilitie but against those who with armes shall offer to oppose thēselues vnto vs and by other meanes shall fauour our aduersaries which seeke the ouerthrowe of the Church and to destroy the estate Assuring euery man that these our taking of armes being holy iust shal offer no oppressiō to any be it in passing abiding in any place but shal liue with good gouernment take nothing but that which they shal pay for receiue into their company al such as are zealous of the honor of God of the holy church to the weale preseruation of the most christian French nation with protestation notwithstāding not to leaue off their weapons till we see the full accomplishment and execution of the things aforesaide and rather to die most willingly with a desire to be heaped vp together in one sepulchre consecrated to the latter Frenchmen dead in armes for the cause of God and of their Countrey Last of all for because all ayde commeth from God we doe beseech all true Catholikes to ioyne with vs in this societie reconciling themselues with his diuine Maiestie by an entire reformation of their liues thereby to appease his wrath and to call vpon him in purenesse of conscience as well by publike prayers and holy processions as by priuate and particular deuotions To the ende that all our actions may be referred to the honour and glory of him which is the God of armies and of whom we doe looke for all our strength most assured helpe Giuen at Shalous the of March 1585. Signed Charles Cardinal of Bourbon A Declaration set forth by the Frenche kinge shewing his pleasure concerning the new troubles in his Realme Translated out of French into English by E. A. LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe dwelling in Distaffe lane néere the signe of the Castell 1585. A declaration of the French kinges pleasure concerning the new troubles of his Realme NOtwithstandinge the king by letters precepts hath heretofore sondry times admonished hys Subiectes not to suffer themselues to be led away with the persuasions and counsails of some who seeke to practise and associate them vnto themselues whereby to frustrate them of their quiet and withall haue offered and promised fauor to such as being already entangled shall vppon knowledge of his meaninge withdraw themselues yet his Maiesty to his great grief vnderstanding that notwithstanding his saide preceptes and fauorable admonitions some of his said subiectes vpon sondry considerations but for the most part being trāsported blinded with such faire and beautifull shewes as the authors doe set vpon their enterprises do stil enter into the same His said Maiesty hath thought it requisite for the vniuersall weale of his said subiectes the discharge of his cōscience toward God his reputation with the world to oppose against such artificiall deuise 〈◊〉 light of trueth which is the true comfort of the good and mortall enemy to their aduersaries to the end his said subiectes beinge conducted by the light thereof may in time and without let discerne and know the originall entent of such motions and so escew al both publike and priuate calamities that may grow thereof The pretenses which the autors of the said troubles do alleadge are chiefly founded vpon The restoring of the Catholike Apostolike Romish religiō in this land The distributing of the offices and dignities therof to those vnto whom iustly they may appertaine The wealth honor and reliefe of the Clergy Nobility and Commons These pointes al men haue manifestly knowen to haue bene alwaies so déere and in such recommendation with