Civitates evertit destruxit solo adaequavit quot Provincias vastavit quot Regna depredatum est quantum denique innocentis sanguinis prosundere non dubitavit dicat hoc Gallia dicat Belgium dicat Scotia dicat etiam vestra haec Anglia Siquidem omnis illa tyrannis barbarics crudelitas saevitia quae hodie apud vos obtinet aliud nihil sunt quam vestri Evangelii fructuâ— Quibus ita constitutis Evangelium adhue vestrum Deo attribuere ad illum reserre audetis Potestne blasphemia major ista reperiri Pet. Ribad Appendix sive Lib. 4. ad Nicol. Sanders de Schismate Angl. cap 17. You may see the same also in his Spanish Hist Ecclesiastica del Schisma del Reyno de Inglaterra lib. 3. cap. 17. Lying Perjury Deceipt Flattery Hypocrisie Tyranny Sedition Destruction Murther and what not is nothing but the fruit and result of our Religion upon which the man wonders how we dare intitle it to God or Christ but never remembers the treasonable Principles of himself and his Brethren with the Practices of his Church Jacobus Gretser another of the same stamp will have our Religion not onely to be the off spring but also the b Sectam vestram Martis Bellonae esse filiam parentem clarius est quam ut sine impudentia negare possis loquatur Gallia utraque Germania Anglia Scotia Jac. Grets Apol. pro vita Ignat. Loyolae lib. 3. pag. 475. Mother of War and Sedition to deny which he looketh upon as a grand piece of Impudence And c Ubique seditiones tumultus praetextu Religionis movent ubique jugum Principum quantum possunt excutiuâ—t sibi omnem gubernationem vindicant Discussio Decreti Magni Concilii Lateran pag. 129. Leonardus Lessius of the same Order but disguised under the false name of Guilielmus Singletonus is much of the same opinion and we need not doubt but these men speak the sentiment of their whole Order But to come neerer home No sooner was King James setled in the Kingdom here but the English Romanists drew up a d 1604. pag. 7 Supplication to his Majesty and the Parliament in which they do not a little vaunt of the loyalty of their Religion in these words The Catholick Subject is if any other the Glory strength and perpetuity of the Kingdom because he principally seeking Heaven in this world and will not for the world be diverted cannot be treacherous or disloyal or undutiful to your Highness but in every service and distress occurring valiant resolute and most faithful and all these fair words were to the same King and Parliament whose destruction they intended and had at that time contrived it Towards the latter end of the said King James his Reign Prince Charles was sent a wooing into Spain at which time the Romanists were fill'd with hopes though upon no certain grounds of the Conversion of the Prince a Free Toleration of their Religion or rather that the whole Kingdom would be at their Devotion As a preparative to this grand Expectation Father Pateson drew up a Book under the Title of Jerusalem and Babel or The Image of both Churches collected mostly out of the Answers to Anti-coton and Brerely This Treatise he dedicateth to the Prince the main designe being to vindicate the Popish Loyalty and to declare the Protestants to be absolute Rebels For proof of which he boldly affirms a Pag 347. Editionis Lond. 1653. Now it is manifest that in the short space of her Reign viz. of Queen Mary of England which was not much above five years she had more open Rebellions and Insurrections made agâ—inst her from such of her Subjects as were not well-affected unto her Religion then Queen Elizabeth had from Catholicks in full forty and five c. And to testifie farther what loyal people they were to Queen Elizaheth let Pope Spain or any other confederate against her never so much thus the same Penman taketh upon him the confidence to testifie b Pag. 491. Among so many Priests as by that time there were both in England and beyond the Seas and in so long a time as this pretended Confederacie was in framing when Spies and Intelligences were many and well paid by the State was there so much as one Priest nominated and accused to have been so corrupted or induced any way by these Princes or their Ministers to practice ought to the prejudice of their Country was there any one apprehended or convicted of such a Treason was there ever any subject of England call'd in Question for entertaining Priests that were sought after upon that account In a word when the Spanish Armado was under sail for England was there so much as one Priest or Seminary-man found or known to be in it Or at any time since discover'd to have been imploy'd in that service And lastly thus the same man characters the two Religions The c Pag. 560. Catholicks seek onely by way of Petition Supplication Prayer and humble Remonstrating of their sufferances the other viz. Protestants seek chiefly by Fire and Sword and Cannon-Bullet and by thundring of Ordnance With these Arguments or Weapons did Pateson endeavour to force the Prince from his Religion but they were too weak and blunt against such a noble and knowing Champion yet when he was in Spain he is there assaulted again and that by no less man then Zacharias Boverius the old Cappuchine who wrote a Folio Book call'd Orthodoxa Consultatio and dedicated it to the said Prince where he endeavours by might and main to bring a dislikeing in Prince Charles to the Church of England by hinting to him the Divisions of it as if forsooth the Romanists agreed in all things He would also perswade him to turn Romanist one of his encouragements being that the Pope can d Ortho. Coâ—sult part 2. Reg. 6. p. 286. Depose Kings a very excellent complementive Argument to convert a man out of his Rights and Dominions But this e Caeterum si Reges â—e oves esle aegre serent ac luporum more Ecclesiasticum Potestatem invadant sciant profecto eam potestatem Pontifici totius Ecclesiae Pastori à Christo esse collatam quae veâ—o Pâ—stori adveâ—sus Lupos gregâ—s vastatores ipso naturali jure permissa est nimitum ut Lupos à grege arceant Id enim postulat commissa sibi à Christo Dominici gregts cura qua Ecclesiae conservationi sedulo invigilare debet ut Lupos gregem invadences expellat ac modis omnibus Ecclesiasticae Reipub. utilitati atque incolumitati consulaâ— Praestat namque Principem à grege expelli quam gregem totum corruete Zach. Bover Demonstrationes Symbolorum verae falsae Religionis Tom. 2. Art 5. pag. 150. Doctrine Boverius had taught in his former Writings from which his Orthodoxa Consultatio if a man may be a Plagiary to himself is stoln for the nonce Dr. Benjamin Carier having plaid
their heads and revolted chusing for Emperour one Theodosius a good man but of no great birth being onely a Collector of Subsidies Theodosius thus Emperour though really against his will took Anastasius and gave him his life but made him a Monk but he continued not long for Leo who was General to Anastasius the Second resolves in vindication of his former Master to oppose him and so having got a great Army marched towards Constantinople and in the way took prisoner a Son of Theodosius Upon this the Father began to grow fearful and not daring to resist so great a power yeilded himself upon promise to have his life secured which was granted Theodosius and his Son as they say being both shorne and made Monks And Leo being thus successful was made Emperour having three who had sat in the Imperial Throne his Prisoners viz. I. Philippus Bardanes whom Anastasius had cast into prison and pluck'd out his eyes II. Anastasius who was forced into holy Orders by Theodosius III. Theodosius who thus submitted to Leo and was also put into holy Orders Sect. 4. The Popes censures and troublings of the Emperour Leo the Third about Images LEo the Third before this call'd Isaurus Conon from his Country Isaurus in Asia sirnamed also by his Enemies Iconomachus from his hatred to Images for which cause Pope Gregory the Second falling out with him was the occasion of great mischief to Christendom This Leo a Tollendi ut ipse dicebat Idolatriae causa Platin. vit Gregor II. declaring against Idolary as he said commanded that all Images in the Churches of Constantinople should be taken down and sent to Gregory the Second at Rome to have his Orders there also obey'd but this the Pope stifly withstands affirming the Emperour to have nothing to do in things of Religion and perswaded all people in this to oppose the Emperour which took such effect that in Constantinople it self some men did not onely reason against the Imperial Decree but the women assaulted those who according to Order went about to execute Leo's commands insomuch that he was forced to use severity against those who opposed his Edicts And in Italy so zealous were the people by the perswasion of the Church-men that in Ravenna where the Imperial Authority most resided they flew into such open Tumults or Rebellion that they murther'd Paulus the Fourteenth Exarch being the Emperours Lieutenant or Deputy in Rome it self they took Petrus the Duke and put out his eyes and in Campania they beheaded the Duke Exhilaratus and his Son Adrian who there took the Emperours part against the Pope who now began to shew themselves Enemies and two to one if the Emperour could have got the Pope into his clutches he had made him smart for his opposition But Gregory on the other side had play'd his Cards so well that he had dwindled the Imperial Jurisdiction in Italy to nothing by his Excommunication and suchlike Censures not onely forbidding any more Tax or Tribute to be paid him but that he should not at all be obeyed And here a Quo tonitru exitati fideles Occidentale mox desciscunt penitus à Leonis Imperio Apostoâ—ico Pontifici adherentes Sic dignum posteris idem Gregorius reliquit exemplum ne in Ecclesia Christi regnare sinerentur haereâ—ci Principes si saepe moniti in errore persistere obstinato animo invenirentur Baron anno 730. § 5. Baronius according to his custom huggs and applauds Gregory for his Censures against the Emperour whereby he got the people to his own Devotion and also left a good Example to Posterity not to permit obstinate Heretical Kings to Rule as the Cardinal saith who never lets any piece of Rebellion pass without commendation But for all this Leo kept his Imperial Seat in Constantinople and continued in his resolution against Images and so had them pull'd down nor could Gregory the Third who succeeded his Name-sake stop his proceedings though by his Censures with the consent of the Roman Clergy he did not onely declare him deprived from the Communion of all Christians but also deposed from his Empire But Leo never thought himself the worse for these brutish Thunderbolts and so raigned as Emperour to his dying day having sat in the Imperial Throne twenty four years And his Son Constantine the Fifth carryed the same Opinion against Images which did not a little perplex the Popes in his time But the Popes quarreling about these trifles was the occasion that the Emperour of Constantinople lost his jurisdiction in Italy Ravenna being about this time taken by Aistulphus the two and twentieth King of the Lumbards in Italy Eutichus the Fifthteenth and last Exarch forced to flee this Exarchical Government having ruled as the Emperours Deputies almost CC years in Italy keeping their Seat at Revenna but the Popes gain'd by this for the Popes as some say having made Pepin King of France in requital desired his assistance against the Lombards who accordingly march'd into Italy beat Aistulph took Ravenna from him which with many other Cities he gave to S. Peter whereby the Pope in a manner held himself Master of that which he now doth in la Marcha di Ancona Romagna di Vrbino Bononia and Ferrara which they say was confirm'd by his Son Charles the Great with the Addition of the Dukedoms of Spoleto and Tuscany and the Islands Sicily Corsica and Sardinia reserving to himself the Soveraignty of them but some men give that which is none of theirs to give and so might Charlemaign but right or no right the Popes do not use to loose any thing that is to be had This Charles the Great also b An. 774. beat Desiderius who succeeded Aistulph and was the last King of the Lombards and so that Kingdom and Rule ended after they had triumph'd in that part of Italy from them call'd Lombardy and the adjacent parts for above CC years and now the Pope began to strut it with the proudest throwing off the jurisdiction of the Western Empire having his daring Lombards thus brought to nought and Charles the Great the Champion of Europe his freind doubly ingaged to him the See of Rome authorising his Father Pepin to be King of France the first step to Charles his greatness and after as they say Crown'd him the first Emperour of the West in opposition to that of the East or Constantinople Sect. 5. The deposing of Childerick the Third King of France HAving here treated somewhat of Pepin and Charlemaign let us see how they came to their greatness and government There having raign'd in France Eighteen Kings since Merouce some say Grand-childe to Pharamund who was the first that brought these German people into France and there setled them there then succeeded in the Kingdom Childerick or Helderick by some falsely call'd Chilperick of which name there hath also been two Kings of France About the year DLIX Clotaire the First set up the Office of the Du
might tell the several mischiefs that this Alexander brought upon the World for the preferring of his wicked Bastard Caesar Borgia but it will be too tedious for this place And he year 1400 that would see any more of the former Schism the Story of which would fill a large Volume may peruse f Theodoric à d De Schismate Nemus umonis Niem who was Secretary to several Popes in that Rupture Sect. 2. The troubles of Naples and the wicked designe against the Medici and Florentines with the murther of Juliano de Medici ANd now a glance at some State-troubles and murders will not be amiss Yet here passing by the murder of Galiazzo Duke of Milan the troubles and dethroning in Bohemia and the leap-frog-government of the Kingdom of Naples though we might tell what a coyl the Popes made to have one King to thrust out another to which Charles VIII of France was assisting This Charles was so well bred up that he could not a Tâ—m male 〈◊〉 ut nâ—â—egere qu dem nâ—sâ—â—â— aâ—t 〈…〉 Bâ—â—â—res Tom. 3. p. 8. read a word for which want of Learning he might thank his Father Lewes XI so great an Enemy to good Literature that he would have his Son know no more Latine but these b Io. p. 82. 〈◊〉 Tom. 2 pag. 1â—82 1085. five words Qui nescit dissimulare nescit Regnare This Charles de Valois VIII of France pretending a right to the Kingdom of Naples upon the Anjouan account marcheth into Italy carries all before him Pope Alexander VI is out of his little wits but fortifies himself in Castel St. Angelo Charles enters 〈…〉 dâ— Ch. VIII c. 16 17 18 19 20 24 25. Rome a Conqueror several Cardinals apply themselves to depose the Pope but they are both made friends Alexander invests Charles with the Kingdom of Naples and intitles him Emperour of Constantinople On the other side Charles humbly in the Vatican c â—â—â—cciard 〈◊〉 kisseth his Holiness Foot and another day c held the Bason of Water whilst Alexander wafh'd his hands which humble Ceremonies lest they might be forgot by Posterity the Pope appointed to be painted in a Gallery in the Castel St. Angelo Thence Charles marcheth to Naples whence the young King Fernando and his Father Alphonso though the Pope had invested that Kingdom in the House of Aragon were forced to flee and Charles was there Crown'd and stay'd there some time and so return'd for France In the mean time the French behaved themselves so oddly that there 't is said Europe first knew the Venerian disease and by their behaviour the French lost the love of the People and so the Neapolitan Kingdom for no sooner was Charles departed but Fernando returns and retakes the Kingdom The Pope at this time for all his former dissembling Agreement with Charles at Rome having a greater kindness to the Aragonians than the French Alexander himself being a Neighbour of Valentia in Spain yet Dr. d De â—eâ—fis Fran. lib. 11. fol. 16â— la Câ—onique Martiniene fol. 30â— Robert Gaguin a good Orator and Historian but it seems his e Lord Verâ—â—â—m's Hist â—en VII pag. â—4 Poetry was too uncivil to our English Henry VII when he was Ambassador from the said Charles hither affirms that the French King took this expedition into Italy at the intreaty of Pope Alexander VI. Though it appears that his Holiness presently turn'd his note and not onely secretly wish'd him farther off but at last became his open Enemy But leaving these hurly-burlies as being too common in History let us take a short glance of the Popes wicked design upon Florence where Murder and Sacriledge we shall finde raging in their height The City and Common-wealth of Florence now flourish'd under Oâ—uphrius in Xysto IV. Macciaveliâ— Hist Flor. l. 8. Coeffet pag. 1206. Spondan an 1578. § 4 5 6 7. the Medici at which prosperity not onely some rich Male-contented Citizens but Pope Sixtus IV also looked with an envious eye And his Holiness took every occasion to thwart the interest of that City and lessen its Credit and Reputation At this time the two Brothers Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici sons to Pietro son to Cosmo bare the greatest sway and love over the Florentines At this the House of Pazzi a rich and powerful Family there took exceptions and in this distaste the Pope joyns wiâ—â— him And their result was that nothing would bring their designs about but the destruction of these two Brethren Many Consultations they had how to bring this damnable deed to pass and many great men had they drawn to this Conspiracy insomuch that Fernando King of Naples consented to the designe against the Medici though I cannot say that he knew of the intended Murther Though Francesco Salviati Archbishop of Pisa was a great stickler in this inhumane action After long Consultation the Conspirators go to Florence the year 1478 chief of which were the Pazzi the Salviati Giovan Baptista da Montesecco a noted Commander under the Pope Giacopo di Poggio son to the famous Orator and many others The better to cover the villany they perswaded Cardinal Riario to come towards Florence which he doth and is nobly feasted by Giacopo de Pazzi at his Town Fiesole about four Miles from Florence whither the Medici were invited with a design there to murther them but Julian not coming that plot fail'd Upon this they had the Cardinal to Florence where they doubted not but by this means to obtain their ends Being there they vizarded their numbers and meetings under their wâ—iâ—ing upon and civilities to the Cardinal and against the next Sunday prepare a great Feast but being informed that Giuliano could not be there they resolved to put their black design off no longer fearing to be discover'd by their lingring The place appointed by them for this Murther was the Cathedral Church of St. Reparata where they knew both the Brethren would not fail to be And they thought no time fitter for them than when Mass was fingng as for the manner how they order'd Antonio de Volterra and Stephanus a Priest to kill Lorenzo and Francesco de Pazzi with Barnardino Bandini to do the same to Juliano and that upon this uproar Salviati the Archbishop of Pisa with Giacopo de Pazzi and their followers should seize upon the Palace and Senate This day Sunday the 26 of April and time being come they go to Church where they see the Cardinal and Lorenzo de Medici and the Church full of people and Service begun but Giulianâ— not come wherefore Francesco de Pazzi and Barnardo Bandini who had the charge of killing him went to his House and perswaded him to Church talking merrily to him all the way and in a gayety and friendship de Pazzi took Juliano in his arms whereby to feel if he had any privy Armor on Being come to Church Bandini with a Dagger stab'd Giuliano to the heart and de
her King and elder Brother Henry and conjures them also to loyalty to throw away all private Interests and Factions and conclude in a firm peace and union The Confederates perceiving that they wanted an Head and so a main pretence to countenance their Arms to the people and that whatever they had hitherto gained was more by their dissembling then strength that also the Pope Paul II had censured them if they continued in open wars For King Henry was held an obedient son to the Bishops of Rome for which Calixtus III had sent him formerly an Hat and a consecrated Sword which they use to bless upon Christmas-Eve at night laying them upon the Altar where they say Mass And farther they recollected that upon Henries death Isabella was like to be Queen whereby they could procure no favour or benefit to themselves by opposing her peaceable desires Upon these considerations they consented to an Agreement so Articles are drawn up a Peace concluded on Donna Isabella is declared Princess of the c Las Asturias formerly of a larger extent is now â— little Province between Galicia Leon and Biscay lying upon the Cantabrian sea 'T is twofold Asturia de Oâ—iedo and Astur de Santillana As the Heirs of England are called Princes of Wales and those of France les Dauphins so are those to the Crown of Castile call'd Princes of the Asturias Upon what occasion this â—hort Scheme may shew Alphonso XI had amongst other Children Henry a Bastard Earl of Transâ—amara took the Kingdom from the Tyrant Pedro and stab'd him with his dagger he had John I. who had Henry III. Don Pedro el Cruel had amongst others a bastard call'd Constancia she was marryed to John of Gant Duke of Lancaster son to Edward III King of England Upon the death of Don Pedro sirnamed the Cruel though his bastard-Brother Henry II. seised upon the Crown and was acknowledged for King yet John of Gant Duke of Lancaster pretended the right to lye in him by reason of his Wife Constance and made some bustle about it Henry dying there succeeded his son John I. with whom and Lancaster a peace was concluded Lancaster to renounce all his Title to Castile and King John to marry his son Henry to Lancaster's Daughter Catherine which accordingly was accompish'd so both their pretensions united And for more honour Don Henry the young son was to be call'd Prince of the Asturias since which time the eldest sons of Castile were call'd Princes and the younger are titled Infantas This hapned about the year 1388. And so much by the way concerning the Title of Prince of Asturias yet do I finde Jehan Froissart who lived at this time to tell us that Henry was call'd Prince of Gallicia in his French Edition 1530. vol. 3. fol. 96. and fol. 143. In the old English Edition vol. 2. cap. 154. fol. 170. and cap. 176. fol. 214. Asturias and lawful Heir to the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon with their dependants What troubles hapned in Castile after this treaty being not considerable I shall pass over Donna Isabella now declared Heir several matches were consulted of but she secretly joyned her self with Don Fernando Prince of Girona and the eldest son living to John II King of Arragon At this marriage King Henry was greatly vext as being contrary to his desire and without his knowledge But at the long run the King becomes more pacified and at last a 1474. dying she succeeds as Queen of Castile and Leon although some busled for Joane the supposed Daughter of King Henry but she is generally thrown by as a bastard being begot of his Queen Joane by one Don Bertrand de la Cueva afterwards prefer'd for his kindness being created Earl of Ledesma Master of Santiago and Duke of Albuquerque As for Henry himself he is by all esteem'd as frigid and uncapable of such loves Not long after John II King of Arragon b 1479. dying that Kingdom was united to Castile by the fortunate former marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella Here might I descend into the troubles of Navar and tell how Don Carlos Prince of Viana took up Arms against his Father John King of Navar and Arragon Upon which quarrel began the great Factions of those of Beaumont and Grammont the first adhering to the Prince and the latter to the King and the feuds of these two potent Families was one of the main causes of the loss of Navar to the Spaniard those of Beaumont assisting Don Ferdinand in the conquest against their own King and Country Of which more hereafter In short the Prince being not able to keep the field withdrew himself to Naples for sometime thence returns endeavours new troubles upon which he is taken and secuâ—ed Upon this the Catalonians rebel and though Prince Carlos was set at liberty and c Some say he was poyson'd by his Step mother D. Joane to make way for heâ—â—â—son Ferdinando to the Crown of Arragon dyed presently after yet they continue their Treasons The people of Barcelona publickly declare King John an Enemy to his Country and so they would withdraw themselves from his obedience And the Catalonians sent to Henry IV. of Castile to desire him to take them under his protection they being resolved no more to obey the Crown of Arragon Don Henry accepts them so they set up the Banners of Castile At last after a tedious War they are vanquish'd forced to submit and King John giveth them all freely a pardon But of Spain more in the next Century A CONTINUATION OF THE REBELLIONS AND Treasonablepractices OF THE ROMANISTS Particularly in Spain Scotland and Ireland From the year MD. to MDC BOOK VI. CHAP. I. 1. John and Catherine King and Queen of Navar deprived 2. Pope Julius II. Sect. 1. John and Catherine King and Queen of Navar deprived THe Conquest of Navar being acted suddenly we year 1500 shall make the story of it but very short At the beginning of this Century we finde John d'Albret or Don Juan de la Brit and Donna Catherina King and Queen of Navar which had boasted it self a Kingdom almost DCCC years Ferdinand II King of Arragon having by his marrying with Isabella Queen of Castile enlarged his Authority and Dominions as also by his banishing the Jews and subduing the Moores to him in Granado made his Government more secure cast many a greedy a Jo. de Bussieres lib. 15. § 16. Spondan an 1512. § 21. thought upon the seising the Kingdom of Navar and then all of Spain Portugal excepted would be his own At last opportunity good enough as he thought offer'd it self which was thus Pope Julius II. a zealous Hotspur falling out with Lewis XII King of France Fernando sides with the Pope and having rais'd an Army not onely demands passage for it through Albrets Territories but the command of his strongest Castles and Fortifications and which was most the possession and custody of Prince Henry eldest son to Navar
vilifie and discourage her Priests thereby to make her contemptible to very Pagans yet for all this as all other Rebels do they make a grand shew of Zeal and Religion appointing such Prayers daily to be said for good success viz. The Pater Noster and Ave Maria and these five times a day and as a word of Cognizance they had the Virgin Mary and St. John the Evangelist And thus constituted they were resolved to give no quarter but kill all their Opposers as Enemies and Traitors to God But by the assistance of the Emperour Maximilian I. and Lodowick the good Bishop of Spire this intended Rebellion was crushed in the very bud by a timely discovery being quell'd which occasioned the deserved punishment of several of the chief Undertakers But from this we shall proceed to another sort of Leaguers or Covenanters who carried on their Rebellions with more success and vigour which had like to have ruin'd the whole Kingdom of France In this League there were three Families chiefly concern'd of whom for the better understanding of the History we shall with all haste speak a word or two not that we design to set down all their Children leaving that to the Heralds but onely those who may afford some light to the more common Readers of this short Essay of the French League The Families are those of I. VALOIS ending by the death of Henry III. II. BOURBON next Heir to the Crown beginning with Henry IV. King of France and Navarre III. GUISE assisted by their Chief LORRAIN FRANCOIS I. de VALOIS Henry II. de Valois King of France wounded in the eye at Tilt by Count * Beheaded at Paris as a Rebel 1574 and the sentence of Treason revoked 1576. Montgomery of which he died 1559. François II. King of France died 1560. Charles IX King of France died 1574. Hen. III. King of France murdered by a Monk 1589. François Duke of Alençon Anjou Brabant c. died 1584. Catherine de Medicis daughter to Lorenzo Duke of Urbin Cousin to Alexander Duke of Florence She died at Bloys 1589. By the death of King Henry III. the Line of Valois so called from a little Territory North-East of Paris betwixt Picardy and Champaigne fail'd and that of Bourbon as next Heir succeeded to the Throne in the Person of Henry IV. ALENCON a Town in lower Normandy it was formerly an Earldom but King Charles VI. raised it up to a Dukedom 1414. though †Le â—ray ostat de la France pag. 65. du Verdier by a mistake would make us believe that it was made a Dutchy by King Lewis IX surnamed the Saint BOURBON This Family is so named from a Town in Aquitaine call'd Bourbon with a differâ—nce of l'Archambault to distinguish it from another in Burgondy call'd Bourbon l'Ancien but by corruption of speech Bourbon Lancy It was erected from a Barony into a Dukedom by Charles IV. surnamed le Bel 1327. It would be endless to speak of the Antiquity of this Family according to some men and for its Commendations * Les Antiquitez pâ—g 628. du Chesne hath said enough by affirming that the Women of it were born to people Christendom and the Men to defend it They draw their relation to the French Crown from Robert Son to S. Lewis IX Charles de Bourbon the first Duke of Vendosme died 1536. Antoine de Bourbon married to Jane daughter and heiress to Henry d'Albret second King of Navarre and so by his Wife became King of Navarre He was wounded at the siege of Rouen of which he died 1562. Henry III. King of Navarre and the IV. of France was murdered 1610. Charles the old Cardinal de Bourbon by the Leaguers called King Charles X. He died in prison 1590. Lewis de Bourbon Prince of Condé slain at the battel of Jarnac 1569. Henry Prince of Condé died 1588. Henry born 1588. died 1646. Charles the Younger Cardinal of Vendosme after the death of his Uncle called of Bourbon died 1594. He was Head of the Thirdlings or third party Françoise Daughter to René Duke of Alençon died 1550. VENDOSME a Town in Beausse was from an Earldom erected to a Dukedom by King Francis I. 1514. CONDE ' a Town in Hainault or Henegow whence these Princes of the House of Bourbon took their Title GUISE This Family is a branch of the House of LORRAIN the Antiquity of which hath been undertaken by François de Rosieres born at Bar-le-Duc and Archdeacon of Thoul and so being born a Vassal to that Family we may allow him to ramble as far as he pleaseth for Originals and though he Preface his History with Adam and his Children yet his modesty alloweth him to fetch this Family no higher then the story of Troy as it was the fashion of old Monkish Tale-tellers to draw the beginning of most Kingdoms from the Legendaries of that scatter'd People Lotharius Emperour of Germany and the rebellious son of Lewis le' Debonnaire made his younger son Lotharius or Lothaire King of those Territories which from him were called Lorrain as if it were Lotair-Riick and Lot-Reyck the Dominion Possession Jurisdiction or Kingdom of Lotaire or Lotharius which was then in a far larger extent then that which is now the Dukedom to which now the name only belongs René Duke of Lorrain who also call'd himself King of Sicily and Hierusasem and his eldest Son Duke of Calabria Philippe Sister to the Duke of Guelderlandt and after his death her Husband René took upon him that Title also Antoine Duke of Lorrain Bar Counte de Vaudemont Marquess de Pont died 1544. Renee daughter to Guilbert de Bourbon Count of Mont-pensier died 1439. François Duke of Lorrain died 1545. Charles III. married to Claude daughter to Henry II. King of France He died 1608. François Count de Vaudemont Charles de Lorrain a Cardinal chosen to be Bishop of Strasburg which occasioned great troubles He died 1607. Henry II. Duke of Lorrain Nicolas Conte de Vaudemont and Duke of Mercoeur died 1576. Charles de Lorrain Cardinal de Vaudemont Bishop of Toul He died 1587. Philippe-Emanuel Duke of Mercoeur died 1602. Louyse de Lorrain Wife to K. Henry III. of France Claude Duke of GUISE Baron de Joinville came to the Court of France and obtain'd the Government of Champaigne and Burgondy He married Antoinette daugher to François Counte de Vendosme she died 1583. This Claude de Guise was the first and top of that House which by his children divided it self into these following branches François Duke of Guise kill'd by Poltrot at Orleance 1653. Anne d'Este Sister to the Duke of Ferrara and Widow to this Francis Duke of Guise was afterwards married to the Duke of Nemours Henry Duke of Guise kill'd at Bloys 1588. Charles Prince of Joinville after his Fathers death call'd Duke of Guise Charles Duke of Mayenne died 1611 Catherine wife to the Duke of Nevers Henry slain before Montauban 1621. Lewis Card. de
conducting to Paris which was so far believed that many Ladies hired Windows in S. Denis street to see him pass by but they were convinced of the error when a little after they saw the said King take their very * 1 Novem. 1589. Suburbs of Paris So after the aforesaid battel of Yory the Leaguing Chieftains fearing lest the Parisians would mutiny at the sad news of it gave out many lies concerning it and at last perceiving all could not conceal the story to make the best of a bad market the Legat the Spanish Embassadour and the Archbishop of Lyons got the Priests to use their cunning in the Pulpits to deceive the people who as yet were not certain of the Defeat Amongst the rest Father Christino de Nizza from these words Those whom I love I rebuke and chasten seem'd to foretell them that God would prove the Faith and Constancy of the Parisians as he was wont to try the courage of his children for which he clapt together a great store of Examples out of Scripture and then making a shew as if Letters were just then delivered to him he shewed them to the people saying that he was very sorry that he had done the office of a Prophet and that God had been pleased by his mouth to advertise the People of Paris of that Temptation which was to fall upon them as now it troubled him to relate it and so told them that the Catholick Army had lately come off with the worst To all which he added such effectual prayers and exhortations that the people seem'd rathor heartned then diâ—couraged The same trick was used by Guilliaume Rose Bishop of Senlis Jean Boucher Prevost Feu-ardent Peletier with the other Preachers amongst the rest was Francisco Panigarola Bishop of Asti who came along with the Legat who though he preach'd in the Italian Tongue was continually follow'd by abundance of people being famous for his great eloquence And to these stories may be added the former zelous Widow Montpensier who said that truly the Duke had lost the battel but that the Bearnois was dead which by many was believed for some days which satisfied to restrain their first fears and so to gain some time to give orders and to send to raise new succours The Parlement at Rouen proceed desperately putting to death some prisoners they had because they were Servants to the King and then make an Act that all should be guilty of High Treason who joyned with the King of Navarre and did not side with their King Charles X. 10 April as they termed him However King Henry goeth on prosperously and with his Victorious Army layeth close siege to Paris it self which so cool'd the fury of those people that many of them began to stagger in their resolutions to prevent which the chief of the Citizens and Leaguers drew up these three following Quaeres I. If it should happen which God forbid that the most Christian King Charles X. should die or if whilest he is unjustly kept in prison he should yield up his right of the Kingdom to Henry de Bourbon Whether then the French be bound to or may with a safe conscience receive for their King the said Henry or any other Prince who favours Heresie although it were supposed that he were absolved from his crimes and censures considering the evident danger of his falshood of the destruction of Religion and the Kingdom II. Whether he may be said to be suspected of Heresie or a Favourer of it who procureth or permitteth a peace to be made with the said Henry when the said Party may hinder it III. Whether these things be of Divine Right and may be neglected by Catholicks without mortal sin and pain of damnation And on the contrary Whether it be meritorious to oppose with all ones endeavorus the said Henry And if the said Opposer be kill'd in this cause Whether he may not be call'd a Martyr With these Proposals they wait upon their Assembly of Divines at the Sorbone desiring their Resolutions and Determinations of them which take in their own words as followeth Anno Domini Millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo ineunte 7 May. mense Maio c. Super quarum dubitationum determinatione Sacra Facultus per juramentum convocata soepiusque cum publice in Collegio Sorbonae post Missam de Spiritu Sancto tum privatim vocato selectorum Magistrorum coetu congregata matura deliberatione praehabita cunctisque capitibus serio sigillatim ac diligenter quoad fieri potuit examinatis discussis in hunc tandem modum censuit Jure Divino prohibentur Catholici Haereticum hominem aut fautorem Haeresios hostem Ecclesiae notorium multoque magis relapsum à sancta sede nominatim excommunicatum ad Regnum admittere Quod si ejusmodi quispiam absolutionem à criminibus censuris in foro exteriore impetraveri tamen subsit manifestum simulationis perfidiae eversionis Religionis Catholicae periculum is nihilominus eodem jure excludi debet Quicunque autem satagat ut is ad Regnum perveneat aut ei studet ac favet aut etiam ad Regnum promoveri permittit cum impedire possit ex officio debeat sacris Canonibus est injurius de Haeresi merito suspectus Religioni atque Ecclesiae perniciosus contra quem eo nomine agi potest debet cujuscunque gradus eminentiae sit Cum igitur Henricus Borbonius Haereticus fautor Haeresios hostes Ecclesiae notorius relapsus nominatim excommunicatus sit si forte absolutionem in foro exteriore impetraret manifestum appareat simulationis ac perfidiae eversionis Religionis periculum eum Christianissimi Regni aditu etiam absolutione obtenta quovis alio legitimo Haerede mortuo vel cedente Franci prohibere à pace cum eo facienda abhorrere tenentur qui ei favent Canonibus injurii de Haeresi suspecti Ecclesiae perniciosi ac ut tales â—erio seduloque coercendi ac puniendi sunt Ut autem qui dicto Henrico ad Regnum aspiranti favere suppetiasve quovis modo ferunt Religionis desertores sunt in continuo peccato mortali manent sic qui se illi quocunque possunt modo zelo Religionis opponunt plurimum apud Deum homines merentur ut illos Satanae regno stabiliendo pertinaces aeterna poena damnandos sic hos si ad sanguiuem usque resistant aeternum in proemium ut fidei propugnatores Martyrii palmam consecuturos judicare par est Conclusum nemine repugnante in tertia congregatione generali super ea re facta in majore Aula Collegii Sorbonae omnibus singulis magistris per juramentum vocatis septima die Maii MDXC In the year of our Lord God One thousand five hundred and ninety in May c. Upon the determination of which doubts the Sacred Faculty being called together by oath and many times
229 His body denyed burial 229 230 Henrician Heresie what 230 Henry V Emperour kisseth the Popes Toe ibid. Henry VI Emperour how Crown'd 262 Henry VII Emperour his death 301 302 Henry Son to John d'Albret King of Navar Excommunicated and declared Deprived by Pope Leo X 346 Henry King of Navar protests against the Declaration and Excommunication of Pope Sixtus V 512 513 Hen. VIII King of England Supreme Head of the Church declar'd deprived of his Dominions 399 400 401 402 c. Paul III ' s Bull against him 404 405 Rebellions in the North against him 406 His Apology undertook by William Thomas 407 Hen. III K. of France his troubles from the Leaguers Book the 8th He steals privately out of Paris 524 Submits to the D. of Guise 525 Closes in with the King of Navar 540 His Name dash'd out of all Prayer books ibid. A Monitory Bull sent out against him by Sixtus V 540 541 542 543 Is murdred by Fryar Clem. 547 The Action rejoyced at and vindicated by the Covenanters 548 and the Chieftains of Rome 549 550 551 c. Henry IV King of France his troubles lib. 8. cap. 7. Declared Heretick and deprived of his Dominions by Gregory XIV 577 Murdred by Ravaillac 640 to 648 Hildebrand vid. Gregory VII Hugonots the Grandees of them massacred in one day 416 The action commended and applauded publickly 416 417 Hungary bloudy actions there 308 Ors Hypato Duke of Venice slain 183 I JAmes VI K of Scotland plots against him by the Romanists 366 367 368 369 370 c. Designes against his taking the Crown of England 676 677 678 Imposes the Oath of Allegiance defends it 709 710 711 c. Jesuits foolish stories of their Founder and Order 5 6 They have two Consciences 45 Jesus Christ childish stories of him 16 c. 29 Marryed to several 16 22 Not so much worship'd as were others 17 Ignatius Loyola his lying stories 5 6 Images troubles about them 163 164 Ingratitude 229 The Spanish Invasion 451 to 459 The Spanish Royal Standard blest 453 454 Joane Pope 180 John King of England his troubles 274 Joh. K. of Navar deprived 343 344 Ireland troubles there against Q. Elizabeth 384 385 386 387 to 397 Articles between Francis I K. of France the Earl of Desmond for the conquering it 385 386 A Rebellion raised there by Tir-Oen 648 649 The Irish send a slanderous Letter to the Pope against Queen Elizabeth 649 They are thanked for their Rebellion by the Pope 651 Defended by the Divines of Salamanca and Valladolid 667 668 c. Irene murthers her son Constantine 169 Donna Isabella Sister to Hen. IV K. of Castile invited to accept the Government refuses declared Princess of the Asturias and lawful Heir to the Kingdom of Castile and Leon 341 Succeeds in the Kingdom 342 Julio II Pope deprives John d'Albret K. of Navar and gives his Kingdom and Dominions to Ferdinand II K. of Arragon 344 Of a Warlike disposition 347 348 Interdicts Lewis XII absolves his Subjects gives his Kingdom to any that will take it takes away the Title of MOST CHRISTIAN from the French and confers it on the King of England ibid. the first Pope that wore a long beard 350 Holy Junta of Spain against Charles V 357 358 361 c. Justinian II Emperor of Constantinople his troubles 161 162 His Nose 162 K Kennith III King of Scotland murder'd 211 Kings are but Asses 38 Must kiss the Popes Feet ibid. Lead the Popes Horse ibid. Hold his Stirrop ibid. Carry up water for the Popes hands ibid. Carry up his meat ibid. Carry the Pope on their shoulders ibid. May be deposed by the Pope 41 42 c. May be deposed by Bishops though poor 53 Compar'd to Asses 38 to Dogs 43 May be deposed by their Subjects 86 87 c. May be kill'd by their Subjects 95 96 c. For how many Causes Kings may be depos'd 107 108 c. Their murder defended by a B. D. of the Sorbonne 503 L Lambert Emperour slain 190 Holy League and Covenant in France the introduction to it 483 484 485 486 to 494 The Articles of the Holy League 494 495 496 497 The Leaguers sollicite their cause at Rome with Pope Gregory XIII 506 Their Declaration drawn up in the name of Cardinal Bourbon whom they call first Prince of the Bloud 507 508 Their Council of Sixteen at Paris vid. Paris Some Preachers set on work by them to bespatter the King and his actions 518 519 Their insolences against King Henry III after the death of the Guises 529 534 Their Holy Vnion 535 They send Messengers to the Pope with private instructions to act 536 Card. Bourbon declared King by the Leaguers 562 563 c. Leo III Emperour troubled about images 163 264 L. Lessius bad Principles 74 75 Lewis le Debonnaire Emperour depos'd 170 171 c. 177 Lewis IV his eyespull'd out 189 Lewis VII of France Interdicted 254 Lewis IV Emperour his troubles 303 304 Lewis XII of France Interdicted 347 Calls a Council at Pisa to depose Pope Julio 349 Roderigo Lopez his treasons against Queen Elizabeth 461 462 463 Designes to poyson her ibid. Loretto's Chappel and flying story 23 Luidolph his humble submission 194 Those of Lyons joyn with the Leaguers 537 Their Declaration ibid. The form of their Oath 533 M THe Office of Majordom Maire du Palais first set up by Clotaire the I 165 One Landregesile first chosen to that Office ibid. Ebroin the first that advanc'd that Office ibid. Malcolme King of Scotland murdred 208 Malcolme II King of Scotland murdred 214 Gregory Martin's Pamphlet against Queen Elizabeth 437 Virgin Mary abused with lying stories 4 5 7 8 c. 21 29 Her kissing and marrying 8 9 Her kindness to whores 9 Equal to Christ himself 11 12 Her bloud better then Christs bloud 13 How hurried into Heaven 14 We must bow at the Name of the Virgin Mary 40 Queen Mary of England in her 5 years Raign put above 260 to death for Religion 418 Mauritius Emp. murther'd 153 c. The D. of Mayenne goes to Paris is made Head of the Leaguers 538 539 Refuses peace is proclaimed Traitor all his adherents 539 Medici the wicked designs of the Pope upon that Family 331 Giuliano murdred by Bandini de Pazzi 332 Lorenzo wounded but escapes ibid. Michael Emperour of Constantinople murdred 182 Miracles lying and forged 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 21 22 23 24 25 c. 134 135 184 199 207 247 266 Monegario Duke of Venice his eyes put out 183 Cardinal Montalto his Letter to the General Council of the holy Vnion about the murther of Hen. III 549 550 551 c. N NAples its troubles 330 John Nichols an account of him 434 O OAths of Allegiance 60 Endeavour'd to be in France 57 58 59 Opposed in England 73 74 75 76 77 First framed 709 710 The Pope sends out two Breves against the taking
interest were willing to think and easily perswaded that the Pope had a greater power than St. Peter ever exercised or any of his ancienter and honester Predecessors ever thought they had in relation to a Coercive Authority over Temporal Princes And what they have once got or made the people believe right or wrong for the first they will never part with and the second they will make an Article of Faith And the truth of this may be testified by approved History The Emperour Lewes the Second of whom we formerly hinted dying without Sons a dispute arose about the Succession but Charles the Bald King of France obtain'd it of Pope John the Ninth as some call him and that as some say according to the confession of their a Vite di gl Imperadori fol. 326. b. Mexia by gifts and Bribery But after this Charles le Chaune being b An. 877. poy soned at Mantoa by his Physitian Zedechias a Jew the canvas began again Pope John was resolved for Lewes the Third King of France but many of the Italians were for Charles the Fat of Germany and in this resolution both parties were so stubborn that the chief of the Romans took Arms seis'd upon the Pope and imprisoned him from whence he getting free fled into France where he bestow'd the c An. 878. Empire upon Lewes the Third the d Balbus le Begue Stammerer or Stutterer But this humour lasteth not long for a little after the Pope being assisted by Charles against the Moors then invading Italy disanull'd the Coronation of the said Lewes the Third and declared and Crown'd for e An. 880. Emperour this Charles sirnamed the Grosse or Fat. Though I wonder what honest man gave the Pope this power or right of disposing Kingdoms But as the Proverb saith of Dogs we may justly affirm that whilst two strive for a Temporal Title the Pope is sure to gain if not the Thing yet the esteem or honour to dispose of it a foolish Zeal or Interest being the conveyers Yet was the end of this Charles the Fat deplorable enough for having been Emperour eight years and by reason of his excessive fatness growing very dull and lazie he was f An. 887. forsaken by all his Subjects who having cunningly order'd their plots elected into the Government Arnulph his Nephew bastard to Carloman Son to Lewes the Second Thus was Charles the Gross one of the greatest sway then in the world being Emperour of Germany King of France and other Territories suddenly thrown down from his Glory and though a man g Nic. Serartus Hist Mogunt l. 4. p. 664 665. noted in History for his fortitude piety and liberality yet thus in a moment was he deposed neglected of all men insomuch that within three days he had not one to assist him or take care of him he that had commanded so many Dominions and Armies hath not a boy to wait upon him and he that had fed so many had now scarce a bit of bread to put in his mouth onely what Bishop Lintbert of Mentz through meer charity and pity did sometimes afford him and some say that after Arnulph upon his Supplication and Petition granted him a little allowance And thus being deposed at a Convention at Fribur neer Mentz in Germany he went into a poor Village in Swaben Grimston Imp. Hist p 4â—4 where somesay he lived in great want and misery and so poorly dyed 'T is not unworthy the observation that this Charles the Gross was the first that dated his Letters and Patents with the year of Heâ—r Boâ—â—ler pag. 189. Christ which hath since been used by Christians Whereas the Eastern Princes even until the Council of Basil as a Continuat of Sir W. Ral. p. 138. Rosse saith used no other Computation in their Subscripâ—iâ—ns but that of the world according to Eusebius his account which as some think is erroneous enough yet two to one that amongst such variety and learned Chronologers we shall finde never a Computation true from the Worlds Original And thus much for the unfortunate Charles the Gross of whom they tell a strange story of a Vision he had by which he saw many Wil. Malmesbur de gest Reg. Angl. l. 1. c. 2. Princes and Bishops tormented in Hell or Purgatory for their factious humours and fomenting of wars of which I shall oblige no man to credit any more but this that as the Dream might be true so the punishment there declared might possibly be a reward for such bloud-zealous Instruments Sect. 2. The jumbling of Emperours by the obstinacie of the Pope all which are made more plain by an exact Chronology THe deposing and death of Charles the Fat being known the Empire fell out into great divisions for the Italians had formerly began to grumble that the Emperours for so long time had not been elected within their Country affirming Italy to be the true Seat of the Empire On the contrary the Germans stood as stiff for their soyl declaring that by Charles the Great the Empire was translated thither and there it must remain and so accordingly they chuse Arnolph for Emperonr and acknowledge none other In the mean time the Popes now also divided into Factions and Italians crown other men for Emperours and so for almost LXXX years did each Nation live under their respective Emperors or Kings And to this day so resolved are most of the Writers of both Countries that the Germans acknowledge none for Emperours but who were chosen in their Country whom on the other side the Italians reject as onely inferiour persons and write onely those to be Caesars who were elected on their side the Alpes And herein Baronius is very zealous for his Popes and Country viz. Italy dashing out all along those of the German Elections for which doing he gives you this thundring reason b Eo quod nefas esset Imperatoris nomen assumere nisi illud esset ab Apostolica sede collatum Baron an 887. § 3. Because one cannot be truely Emperour unless the Pope confer it upon him But the better to understand this jumbling of Emperours take this following Chronology in which I shall time the affairs according to Baronius Panvinius or other their chiefest Historians CHARLES the GROSSE deposed Germany A. D. A. D. Italy ARnolph Son to Carloman Son to Lewes the Second was chosen Emperour of Germany at Tribur upon the deposing of Charles le Grosse 887 888 BErengarius Duke of Friuli and Guido Duke of Spoleto upon the voyding of Charles the Fat call'd themselves Kings of Italy which by their factions was miserably divided making fierce Wars against each other But Guido was more strong being countenanced by the Pope Sergius yet Berengarius counterfeited to Arm for Arnolfus In Italy at this time was a great Faction about the Popedom some stood for Formosus others were as fierce for one Sergius but by this means Rome it self was Ruled by
 4 1414 9 21 5  5 1415 â— 22 â— â— To break this Schism of three Popes at a time a Council is held at Constance where Gregory deprives himself and John with much ado is overperswaded to deliver up his Pope dom but Benedict would by no means submit yet he is there declared â—â—â— Pope and so the Council elects Martin V. 6 1416  23   Emperours A. C. Popes Popes  7 1417 Martin V. 24  8 1418 2 25  9 1419 3 26  10 1420 4 27  11 1421 5 28  12 1422 6 29  13 1423 7 30  14 1424 8 i Clement VIII i Benedict * Some say he was poyoned see Grimstons History of Spain l. 18. p. 687 688 XI dying in Spain the Cardinals there of his Faction chose for Pope this Clement VIII But at the four years end seeing he could not mâ—ke good his party he quietly yeilded up his Pontifical name and honour 15 1425 9 12  16 1426 10 3  17 1427 11 4  18 1428 12   19 1429 13   20 1430 14   21 1431 k Engenius IV.  k A Council being held at Basil Eugenius took distaste at them calls another at Ferrara which he removes to Florence declares that to be none at Basil Against this the Council of Basil protests declares the Pope to have no power to dissolve or remove that Council and that a Council is above the Pope lay several Accusations against Eugenius and so pronounce him deposed and no Pope in whose stead they elect Felix IV. But Eugenius would not obey this ranted as much against them and Felix and created XXVII Cardinals 22 1432 2   23 1433 2   24 1434 4   25 1435 5   26 1436 6   27 1437 7   Albertus II. 1438 8   2 1439 9 Felix IV l Felix was formerly Duke of Savoy and had many that adher'd to him and several stood Neuters he created XXIV Cardinals Frederick III. 1440 10 2  2 1441 11 3  3 1442 12 4  4 1443 13 5  5 1444 14 6  6 1445 15 7  7 1446 16 8  8 1447 Nicolas V. 9  9 1448 2 â— â— Felix upon the earnest intreaty of the Emperour Frederick III and other reasons resigned up all his interest to the Popedom and so Nicolas V remain'd sole Pope and thus this Schism ended 10 1449 3   11 1450 4   By this Schism or Schisms which continued so many years Christendom received much detriment each Party and Faction maintaining it self with all earnestness Vrban VI to strengthen himself because Joan I. Queen of Naples a lover of change adher'd to Clement pronounceth her deposed from her Kingdom which he gives to Charles Durazzo To counterpoise this Joan by the counsel of Clement declares Lewes Duke of Anjou Heir to the Kingdom and Pope Martin V confirm'd it afterwards which increas'd the trouble But in brief Durazzo proves too strong enters Naples seized upon Queen Joan and caused her to be hanged And with that severity did Vrban persecute those of whom he was any way jealous that he took * Platin. p. 270. five Cardinals had them tyed up in sacks and so thrown into the Sea but others tell worse things of him Nay so zealous were the people of those days for Schism that neither the Councils of Constance or Basil could presently end this disturbance for what Pope soever they nominate or approve of falleth presently out again with them concerning whose Authority is greatest the Councils or the Popes they declaring themselves to be above the Bishops of Rome whilst on the other side his Holiness pronounceth himself above all And these disputes went so far till at last it came to an equal Muster Felix and the Council of Basil against Eugenius and the Council of Florence so that either party was back'd with a Pope and Council As for the Council of Constance I may fancy that they took no great care for the preservation of Kings since they decreed onely this that it was not lawful to kill Tyrants with this knavish condition Without the command or sentence of a Judge yet this Council and so did Basil declare it self above the Pope and that he ought to be obedient to a Council yet will not all the Romanists believe this though thus decreed by a lawful Council as they say for if this be not legal how can Martin V be a true Pope being set up and chosen by it and if he fail there cannot have been a true one since And besides this we may suppose that there hath been a notable jumbling of Cardinals when in this very Schism there was about two hundred created besides those who were made by Martin V and Nicolas V. But though this Schism was some trouble to Christianity yet the succession of the Emperours went peacebly on onely Wenceslaus was deposed for his vitious life as if the troubles of the Popes were the peace of the Empire and at these times probably the Popes are too busily imploy'd to disturb the German Government As for the Council of Basil Aeneas Sylvius afterwards Pope Pius II hath wrote much in its vindication But when he came to be Pope he changed his note and declared against his former writings decreeing that the Pope is above a Council thus Interest can work Miracles but for his unconstancie he is pointed at by this Proverb What Aeneas approves of that Pius condemns And Quod Aeneas probavit Pâ—us damnavit to this Proverb which others made of him we will add this saying of the Clergy a Sacerdotiâ—us magna ratione sublatas Nuptias majori restituendas videri Platin edit Antiqu Mariage hath been for great reason taken away from Priests but yet for greater it ought to be restored to them After Pius sat in the Roman Chair Paulus II such an Enemy was he to all good Learning that b Humanitatis autem studia ita oderat contemnebat ut â—jus studiosos uno nomine Haereticos appellaret Hanc ob rem Romanos adhortabatur ne filios diutius in studiis litterarum paterentur satis esse si legere scribere didicissent Plat. p. 340. Is enim nec literatur nec moribus probatus Volaterran lib. 2. fol. 259. Platina tells us he used to call Scholars Hereticks and the better to carry on his design of Ignorance he perswaded the Romans from bringing up their children in Learning to write and read being knowledge enough He would have been an excellent companion for the Emperour c Suetor in vita Dâ—mit § 10. Domitian that banish'd all Learned men and had one kill'd for making a Map of the World yet if in this he came not near him enough he might for greediness of money for which in his time at Rome all Church-preferments were publickly
purpose Thus much for Cheures though related to the Royal Bloud of Hungary yet base cruel and covetous as most Favourites are by such vices getting their preferments All such grand Flatterers Pimps and Pick-thanks being the greatest bane and curse that can happen to a King and Kingdom Carlos had not been long King in Spain but the Emperor Maximilian year 1519 I. his Grand-father dying he was chosen Emperour at Franck-fort by the Electors and so was call'd Charles V. The Electors send him news of it desiring him to come into Germany to receive the Imperial Crowâ— He consents and prepares for his journey at which the Spaniards take an Allarum the great City of Toledo leading the way protesting against his going desiring the other Cities to joyn with them the better to hinder his departure The Emperour in hopes to get some money for his journey summons a Parliament to be held at St. Jago in Galicia Toledo obeys it and according to the custom of that City which was for the Aldermen Regidores and Common-council-men Jurados then present to draw lots and one of each to go upon whom the Lot falls it was Don Juan de Silva's chance to go as Regidor and Alonso de Aguirre as Jurate for Toledo But the Citizens knowing these two Burgesses not to be of their Faction would not afford them a full but a limited power which the other not accepting they went not Whereupon the Toledians chose four others of their own party to go and perswade the Emperour not to depart out of Spain These Commissioners hasted to Valladolid where Charles was year 1520 where being come they had a designe to get the people into a Tumult and so by force to hinder the Emperours departure and to seize upon Xeures and the other Flemings but this plot fail'd though some hours after opportunity offer'd it self if they could have taken hold of it For a Rumour being suddenly spread in the City that the Emperour was departing and that the Magistrates had granted him his desire the people in a hurly-burly ran madding about the streets shewing a willingness to hinder the Emperours journey In this hubbub and confusion one runs up into the Steeple of a A very ancient Paâ—â—sh where hung a great Bell commonly call'd the Council-Bell which never used to be ruâ—g but in times oâ— war upâ—oars or Alarms St. Michael and rings the Bell which being heard by the people without fear or wit they hurry to Arms. Charles informed of this dangerous Tumult resolves to depart though in a most stormy rain Being come to the Gates there he found some of the rabble who had seiz'd upon them began to shut them and Barricado up the way but the Emperours Guards presently made them quit their Post so having got â—ut he hastes to Tordesellas with such speed that nâ—ne but Xeures could keep him company But the Magistrates of Vallidolid plead their innocencie in this last uproar laying the fault onâ—ly upon the Rabble many of which were severely punished The Emperour hastes to St. Jago to meet his Parliament where the Commissioners or Burgesses shew nothing but their resolution to oppose the Emperours desires Though he promised a return after he had received the Imperial Crown Germany now falling into some distractions by reason of his absence From St. Jago Charles goeth to Corunna or the Groyne where the Commissioners of the Kingdoms go also and at last most of them grant him some monies for which they got no thanks from their Cities In the mean time Toledo falls into distractions the chief Authors of their troubles being Hernando de Avalos and Don Juan de Padilla with his high-spirited wife Donna Maria Pacheco all of good Families who fill'd the peoples heads full of many whimsies Insomuch that in a Religious Procession the Royal party were abused to the no small joy of the Rabble The Emperour informed of these things summons Juan de Padilla and some others to appear before him To put a plausible pretence to their non-appearance they desired some of their kindred to make a muteny and apprehend them and not to let them go but this trick failing they perswaded the Fryars of St. Augustine and those of St. Juan de los Reyes to seize upon them in their general Procession but this by another accidental disorder â—ailing also they addrest themselves to some mean and scandalous Fellows who consenting to their Plot then de Avilos and de Padilla made shew as if they intended to obey the Emperours commands and appear at the Court. Upon which the hired Rabble came and seised upon them declaring they would not part with such good Commonwealths men so carryed them to a Chappel where they made them promise not to go to the Emperour though the other seem'd teeth-forward earnestly to protest against such dealings and that they were willing to obey the Emperour This done the people made the Cowardly Governor of Toledo Don Antonio de Cordova to approve their actions and to forbid their friends to go to Court The mischief being gone thus far Hernando de Avalos and Juan de Padilla push them on farther for which they had the Fryars and Priests at their service who in their Pulpits incensed the people to the purpose who according as they were instigated though with the loss of some bloud seise upon the Gates Bridges and and Fort of the City and so all was their own they now publickly calling themselves the a La santa Comunidad HOLY COMMUNALTIE And this was the Order they governed themselves by every time they were to treat of any business the Inhabitants of every particular Parish were to assemble and two publick Notaries with them before whom every man how mean soever was to sit down and declare his Opinion The Emperour being at Corunna and fitting for his departure news comes to him of these Tumults of Toledo which did not a little trouble him but hoping that as their beginning was in haste so they would not last long Thus all things being ready he goeth b May 19. aboard lands at Dover in England where and at Canterbury being nobly entertain'd by Henry VIII he return'd to his Fleet which carryed him to Flushing thence by degrees he went for Aken there to receive the Imperial Crown where we leave him The Emperour before his departure had made Governour or Vice-roy Cardinal Adrian who had been formerly his Tutor and was afterwards Pope Adrian VI for he would not change his name according to the custom Upon the Emperours departure the Nobility and Gentry which waited upon him as far as the sea-side return'd to their own houses and the Commissioners or Burgesses to their respective Cities and the Cardinal took his way towards Valladolid And now began the people to be stark mad and the City of Segovia led the way and thus it was It is a custom in Segovia every Tuesday in Whitson-week that the Collectors meet to treat concerning the
of them whom they murdred and had acted the same Tragedy on the other but that he was rescued by one Diego Pisador which prevention at last so enraged the people that they fell upon Pisador pursued him to his house assaulted it so that he thinking to take sanctuary in St. Nicholas Church they seis'd upon him and kill'd him with their daggers Having thus ran into mischief they proceed and rescue a fellow from execution though justly condemn'd for very heinous crimes They despised all Justice and Magistrates scorned and flouted at all Noble and Gentlemen whom like our Levellers they intended to root out and destroy all the Kingdom over which occasioned a Hat-makers wife in St. Catherines street seeing some Gentlemen go by bid her Children look at them the boys desiring a reason she replyed d Porque quando se ais gâ—andes podais dezir que vistes los Cavalleâ—os Pru. Sandoval l. 6. § 20. Part 1. â— Because when you come to manhood you may say that you have seen Gentlemen The confederate Rabble chose one Sorolla a Cloth-worker for their Captain an impudent base fellow and then the better to carry on their mischief they framed this Plot Sorolla was to hide himself in his house and they were to report about that Don Diego de Mendosa the Viceroy either had or was going to hang him This report being cunningly spread through the City the people grew mad flew to their Arms and so march'd with Drums and Colours to Mendosa's house crying out Let the Viceroy dye if he deliver us not Sorolla Mendosa defended himself all day long and by chance was thus preserved from their fury A good woman by hap espying Sorolla in his house went and told it to the Bishop of Segorbe who hastes to Sorolla's house which he caused to be broke open and the villain found had him set on a Mule himself riding by on another and so they rode to the Viceroy's house to undeceive the people who seeing him thus alive rais'd their Siege and Battery which had continued all day and most of the night This plot not fadging against the Viceroy they gave out that he was raising men to punish their insolencies upon which the people besiege his house again which forced him to send his Lady out of the City and steal out himself all the Nobles and Gentry doing the like with their Families for their own security whose houses the villains pull'd down or burn'd and plunder'd all they could lay their hands on went to the Kings Custom house broke the Records took away the Books defied the Emperour appointed XIII to govern them and for the General of their Armies chose Juan Caro a Sugar-baker The City Xativa the Marquisate of Helche Alacante and Orihucla run into the same Rebellion the latter chusing for their Lord and Governour one Palomares a poor Serving-man And now the Kingdom of Valencia seem'd to be over-run by a gang of Rebels but they had a notable shock at a place to this day call'd The Field of slaughter where they left above 5000 of their frateraity dead on the â—â—or After this they chose for their Captain one Vincent Perez a Fellow whose trade was to gather up Acorns but their chief General of all was ore a Or John of Bilbo Juan de Vilvao who made them believe that he was Doâ— Juan the onely Son to Fernando and Isabella King and Queen of Castile and Arragon and so the true heir to their Crowns though that Prince dyed young at Salamanca However the giddy people put so much credit to him that they sware Allegiance to him as their King magnifying him as their Redeemer calling of him the b El Encubicito Disguised man and one sent from God to their relief But what this Impostor was take thus He was the Son of a Jew and was carryed by his Father into Barbary the same year that the Jews were driven out of Castile A Biscan Merchant call'd Juan de Bilbao met with him on ship board 1512 as he was trading to Oran on the Coasts of Barbary and finding him to write and read well and speak several Languages as Spanish Arabick and Hebrew took him for his Factor The fellow calling himself from his Masters name Juan de Bilbao with him he lived four years till 1516 he turn'd him away for being too familiar with his Wife The Corregidor or Mayor of Oran not knowing the sault entertain'd him for his Steward This Mayor of Oran being a young man kept privately a little wanton in his house to whom this Fellow shew'd much affection and Courtship but she being trusty to her Master tells him all and that he also perswaded her to witchcraft Upon this the Corregidor hath him imprisoned and upon a Market-day set upon an Ass and so whipt through all the principal streets of the City to the amazement of the people who had a good opinion of him so cunningly did he carry himself Being thus banish'd Oran he returns for Spain lands upon the Coasts of Valencia just in these distractions under the name of Don Henrique Manrique de Ribera and here he behaved himself so cunningly taking hold of the opportunity that at last he made the people believe that he was their true King and for such they acknowledged him He carryed his business politickly kept correspondence with divers Cities in Arragon and Catalonia and might have given a main stroak for the whole Kingdom had not the valiant and loyal Marquiss of Cenete and Don Pedro Faxardo the Governour or Lord-lieutenant Adelantado Mayor of the Kingdom of Murcia with other noble Cavaliers by their valour and industry put a stop to his carreer The chiefest loss to the Rebels was in Valencia it self where Vicente Periz had almost carryed the whole City but the Marquiss here carryed himself so cunningly that he out-braved the Rebel making most of his followers disband and retire to their own dwellings This day and plot was so happy to that City that to this time 't is call'd the Thursday of Vicente Periz yet Periz received fresh supplies from Juan de Bilvao with which he grew so hardy that he fought de Cenete in the very streets of the City though to his own ruine being beaten himself taken and his head presently struck off After which the Impostor Kingling John of Bilbao was also taken by the Marquess the nineteenth of May 1522. who according to his desert was drawn hang'd and quarter'd and his head stuck upon a Lance. After which Valencia began to be more quiet and wholly submitted themselves upon the return of the Emperour Charles And thus much in brief for the Rebellion of the Kingdom of Valencia not to tell of all their Church-robbings Plunderings Burnings Devastations and Factions even in the very Cloisters and Monasteries themselves insomuch that one party in the same Covent would pray to God for the King whilst the other pray'd as heartily for the Rebels But now
Colledge at that time will witness with me Now would I demand of you what reasons they might have to be their own Carvers if they had not some interest in that affair Fifthly we know that they were more forward in Rome concerning this matter then the Cardinal or any other Insomuch as at the first news of the Spaniards coming down into the Narrow-Seas they would have had Te Deum sung in the Colledge-Church for joy of Victory if the Cardinal had not stayed it And to conclude doth not the posting of Father Parsons into Spain presently after the overthrow of this Army for farther dealing with the Spaniard for the time to come and his better information in English affairs and Father Holt posting into the Low-Countries for the like purpose to keep the Spaniard still in hope of future times that this mishap might not withdraw him from ever enterprising the like afterwards shew that they were dealers in the former Doubtless all these Circumstances cannot but sufficiently prove it that they were in the judgement of wisemen And many other passages in confirmation of these things might be produced but that they are needless the truth of them being sufficiently known and we shall hint somewhat more in the story of Father Parsons However their goodly pretences were for the propagation of Religion the settlement of the Kingdoms with the security of the Natives yet we are told that as there were severe a Cabala pag. 372 373. punishments appointed for those they were pleas'd to call Hereticks so the Romanists themselves were to expect no b Watsons Quodlibets pag 176 177 242 249. favour from their hands affirming that their conquering Swords should make no distinction between the one and the other their business being more to make way for the Spanish Dominion then his Religion And we need not question the better to carry on this their pretended Holy War but that in Spain Presbyterian-like as the Learned and Ingenious Poet doth word it the Gospel-Trumpeter surrounded Hudibras Canto 1. With Long-ear'd Rout to Battel sounded And Pulpit Drum Ecclesiastick Was beat with fist instead of a stick Their Priests and Fryars to make no small clutter to perswade the people of the glories and rewards of such a Noble Enterprize Amongst the rest I finde Johannes Osorius the Jesuit not a little concerned in this work Two Sermons he makes in justification of the War and in Concionum Tom. 4. pag. 72 73 c. commendation of the Spaniards his Country-men for thus fighting against Hereticks and is so credulous that he falleth a giving c Id. pag. 84. thanks for a supposed Victory But a little after is forced to alter his Note and make d Id. pag. 90 91 c. three Preachments of Humiliation upon the overthrow of the Navy in the second of which the zealous man groweth a little e Pag. 106. Cum ergo poteâ—emus à Deo Daemonium pâ—ssimum ab Anglia pelli pettish and angry What Relation this Castillian was to the Portuguise Hieronimo Osorio I know not but it seemeth that they were both grand Enemies to Queen Elizabeth and were willing enough that the English Romanists should enlarge and quit themselves from all tyes of Loyalty and Obedience though it were to the destruction of their Native Country and Nursing Princess as some observe that formerly one f Antonto de Torquemeda â—aâ—din de â—loâ—es curiosas Colloq 1. pâ—g 26 Diego Osorio was born by the ripping up of his Mothers belly 'T is g Jo. Evelyn's Sylva oâ— Forest-Trees cap. 32. § 4. pag. 108. said that in this Expedition the Spanish Commanders were expresly enjoyn'd that if when landed they should not be able to subdue the Nation and make good their Conquest they should yet be sure not to leave a Tree standing in the Forrest of Dean by which they thought they might in time ruine us or hinder us from harming them by thus weakning us in destroying the means of our Shipping But 't is well they fail'd in all their designs and a shame take those be their pretence or Religion whatever who have since assisted to the destroying those Noble and hearty Oaks And I fear private interest or knavery have too much endamaged our other Nurceries of Shipping But 't is now held modish and in fashion to cheat the Publick though to take a few pence from a private man must be branded with Thievery and very gravely condemn'd to the Gallows CHAP. VII Lopez Squire York and other's Treasons against the Queen THis grand intended Invasion of the Spaniards being ruin'd and brought to nought England might now afford it self some ease her Enemies not being able on a sudden to recruit their great losses this defeat in a manner breaking the back and cracking the credit of Philip. But as by degrees he recovered so by the instigation of the English Fugitives was he perswaded to carry on the same ill will towards the Queen of England And here we cannot forget Richard Hesket who being set on work by Sir William Stanley and other English undertook to perswade Ferdinand Lord Strange a little after by the death of 1592. 1993. his Father Henry became Earl of Darby to depose the Queen and take upon him the Title of the Crown making Pedegrees for him drawing his pretended right from Mary his great Grand-Mother Daughter to Henry VII And for a better encouragement they gave him large promises of assistance of men and money from the Spaniard but withal threatning him with assured destruction unless he would undertake the designe and conceal it But the Earl far contrary to their expectation discovers Hesket who confessing all is executed As for the Earl he presently after ended his life tormented in a strange manner not without John Stâ—w p. 767. suspition of Poyson others say of Witchcraft As for the Treason it self thus confesseth Bluet and Watson two of their chief Priests in their Book call'd Important Considerations Vid. Tho. Bels Anatomy pag. 32. While the Invasion was talk'd of and in preparation in Spain Richard Hesket was set on by the Jesuits 1592 or thereabouts with Father Parsons consent and knowledge to have stir'd up the Earl of Darby to Rebellion against her Highness This failing we have another more dangerous set on by persons of the highest rank but it seems not unworthy the basest actions though any Religion might'be ashamed of them As a Prologue to this we may understand that Don Sebastian the forward King of Portugal having ruined himself in the African Expedition and his great Uncle Cardinal Henry succeeding him in the Kingdom and dying unmarryed several made claim to the Portugal Crown Amongst the rest Don Antonio Prior of Crato natural Son to Lewis brother to Henry To him being a Portugaise many of the people bare an affection so that at last the rest let their Titles sleep and the Quarrel onely remain'd between Philip II of
Nevers he posts to Rome though contrary to the Popes desire and growing daily more jealous of the Leaguers intentions is very sollicitous for a perfect Agreement and Accommodation writing several times to Cardinal de Bourbon not to press too much upon the Kings patience and at last being fully convinced that the Guises had more a private Interest then a publick good in their thoughts quite forsook them and their Cause and joyn'd with the King The King in the mean time somewhat inform'd of the troublesome and warlike designs of the Covenanters was persuaded to consult his own security and therefore by a publick Decree forbids all raising or gathering 28 March together of Souldiers unless by his express Command and Authority commanding all his good Subjects at the ringing of the Toquesaint the Alarm bell to fall upon the said Souldiers as declar'd enemies But the Leaguers proceed cunningly and vigorously having strengthned themselves as they thought pretty well were resolved to make an open Rupture according to their former determinations To which purpose they overpersuade Cardinal de Bourbon to quit the Court under colour of keeping Lent at his Archbishoprick of Rouen so he went to Gailon a Palace belonging to that See in higher Normandy where a great company of the Covenanters of Picardy waited upon him and for his more pretended security conducted him to Peronne where the League was first framed as aforesaid and here he was met by the Dukes of Guise Mayenne Aumale Elboeuf and other Covenanting Nobles where a large Declaration is drawn up in his Name whom they call the First Prince of the Ploud and subscribed by him the substance of it is as followeth In the Name of God Almighty King of Kings be it known unto all c. That a design to subvert Religion hath been the cause of the late troubles That it is fear'd the King dying childless the Church and Kingdom may be ruin'd over which they are resolved never to let an Heretick sway the people being bound neither to admit or obey any Prince but of the Roman Religion That to hinder all mischiefs some remedy is to be applied That the great preparations of the Huguenots are sufficiently understood That it is also not unknown but * * Chiefly â—â—ming at the Duke of Espernon some people have so possest themselves of the Kings affection that they have as it were seiz'd upon his Authority and excluded those who ought to be more near him That these Favourites or Minions have got the chief Governments and Places of Trust whereby they may command all by Land or Sea That they have imbezell'd the Kings Revenues thereby making themselves more powerful and obey'd to the great oppression of the people which daily increaseth That though the Amendment of Abuses was hoped for at the meeting of the Estats at Bloys yet Private Interests spoil'd all That these Abuses are now grown so great that the Kingdom is almost ruin'd by them the Clergy surcharged and despised the Nobles debas'd abus'd and ruin'd and all the people in a manner beggar'd and impoverish'd by strange Taxations c. Therefore We CHARLES de BOURBON first Prince of the Bloud assisted with the Princes Cardinals Peers Bishops c. being the best and soundest part of the Kingdom DECLARE that we have sworn and faithfully promis'd to continue in Arms till the Church and Roman Religion be establish'd in her former Dignity the Nobles enjoy their Privileges the people eas'd the new Taxes abolished the Parlements left to their wonted freedom and liberty c. These and such others are the causes of our Arming which by these necessities is made justifiable though otherwise we should disclame such courses and so believing we cannot have a more honourable Funeral then to die in so holy and just a cause Yet protesting that we do not intend any thing against the King but on the contrary in defence of his Person Life and Estate being willing to lay down our Arms when he shall remedy these evils in doing of which he shall be more honoured and obeyed by us That seeing the Laws and their good Intentions are clear enough therefore they will not force the King to declare a Successour though in so doing the Nation might hereafter be eas'd of Troubles and Factions about it That as they have all a grand Veneration for the Queen-mother so they hope she will have a good opinion of them Humbly desire all people to assist them in this their good design and to have a favourable construction of their actions Protesting never to lay down Arms till we have accomplish'd all these our desires and so desire all good Romanists to assist them in their Prayers and Devotions CHARLES Cardinal de Bourbon At Peronne 31 March 1585. But this Declaration was drawn up and confirm'd by the Cardinal some time before and also Copies of it sent abroad by the Leaguers the better to confirm their Party for I meet with a Letter sent by the Dukes of Guise and Mayenne to the Parlement of Province meaning Aix the chief City of that County where that Parlement sits in which they tell Memoiâ—es de Nevers vol. 1. them That they have sent the copy of the said Cardinal de Bourbons Declaration to them by which they might perceive how unwilling they were to take up arms yet that in the quarrel they were resolved to venture life goods friends too exhorting and adjuring that Parlement to assist them telling them that as they shall aid those who joyn with them so they will endeavour the ruine of those who oppose their League Your most Affectionate Servants HENRY de LORRAIN CHARLES de LORRAIN Joinville 19 March 1585. As for the Declaration it self it was rejoyned to by the King in another well and cunningly worded endeavouring to answer all their Objections desiring them to lay down their arms and admonishing all his Subjects not to believe their idle pretences but to confide in and joyn themselves to him But it was not words that were to befriend the Covenanters so they draw their Forces together rendezvouz at Chalons in Champaigne whither the Cardinal Bourbon is conducted to them by the Duke of Guise with as great demonstrations of Honour and Joy as could be the better to insnare and bewitch the old man whose Name and Interest they wero to make so much use of And now Guise tampers again with Nevers assuring him that all things go better and better desireth his speedy assistance and is much troubled that Rochette one of his cunning Agitators is taken and carried prisoner to Paris fearing thereby some of their Plots may be discover'd Yet they look upon themselves strong enough to defie any opposition having muster'd about 12000 men expecting daily Recruits of German and Spanish Forces hir'd to joyn with them and thus fortifi'd they seize upon several strong places As for the King he is at a stand what to do not having strength
dignetur adhibere eidem committimus commendamus Datum in Castris nostris Catholicis XXX o Martis M. DC Sanctitatis vestrae Obedientissimi filii fidelissimi subditi a a Tir-Oen O Neale b b Ja. Fite-Thomas James Desmond c c Florence Mac Cartie Mac Cartie More d d Dermond Mac Owen Cartie Dermond Mac Cartie alias Mac Donogh Tyrone daily growing more powerful in Ireland Queen Elizabeth to stop his career sends over Sir Charles Blunt Lord Montjoy as Lord Deputy of that Kingdom and the Presidency of Munster being void by the unfortunate death of Sir Thomas Morris who was slain by the Rebels She also at the same time sent over Sir George Carew well acquainted with the Countrey to be Lord President of the Province of Munster Of this Sir George Carew by the way He was Son to George Carew Doctor in Divinity Archdeacon of Totness in Devonshire afterwards Dean of Windsor c. Sir George was by Queen Elizabeth made Lord President of Munster by King James Baron of Clopton and by King Charles I. Earl of Totness was Master of the Ordinance and Privy-Councellor to both the said Kings He was a faithful Subject a valiant and prudent Commander an honest Councellor a Gentile Scholar a lover of Antiquities and a Patron to Learning Besides his Translations out of French he wrote a large History of his Three years Transactions in Munster in which other accidents of Ireland are interwoven 't is Printed under the Title of Pacata Hibernia In which either Mr. Stafford the Publisher or the Printer hath committed several gross oversights both in the Latin and English Parts Besides thefe he hath in four large Volumes collected several Chronologies Charters Letters Deeds Monuments and other Materials belonging to Ireland To which Manuscript Collections having been much beholden in my Irish Narratives I thought it fit in these few lines gratefully to give the World notice of it wishing that others of the Nobility would as they ought to do follow his generous and industrious Example thereby to advance the honour of their Countrey and Families and not live like idle Heirs of their Ancestors Titles That the credit of Nobility may once again advance and the Honours and Titles might not be ashamed of the Persons that vainly bear them And thus much by the By of the gallant and honourable Earl of Totness who dyed in the City of Wâ—stminster without Issue in the year MDC XXIX the XXVII of March In the mean time the Rebellion goeth on in Ireland and the better to encourage their Sin and Treason the Pope sends a Letter to the Irish commending them for their taking up Arms or acting such villanous Exploits And to all that do any way assist the said Tir-Oen he gives a full pardon and remission of all their sins meriting forsooth as much as if they had fought against the Turk or endeavoured the recovery of the Holy-Land The Letter it self being but short take as followeth Clemens PP VIII UNiversis singulis Venerabilibus fratribus Archiepiscopis Episcopis Praelatis nec non Dilectis filiis Principibus Comitibus Baronibus ac populis Regni Hiberuiae Salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Cum jam diu sicut accepimus vos Romanorum Pont. Praedecessorum nostrorum ac nostris Apostolicae sedis cohortationibus adducti ad vestram libertatem recuperandam eamque adversus Haereticos tuendam conservandam bonae memoriae Jacobo Giraldino primum qui durum servitutis juguâ— vobis ab Anglis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae desertoribus impositum summo animi ardore depellere dum vixit pro viribus procuravit Deinde Johanni Giraldino ejusdem Jacobi Consobrino E novissime dilecto filio nobili viro Hugoni Principi Onel dicto Comiti Tironensi Baroni Dungenaniae Capitaneo Generali Exercitus Catholici in Hibernia conjunctis animis viribuâ— praesto fueritis ac opem auxilium praestiteritis ipsique Duces eorum milites manu Domini Exercituum illis assistente progressu temporis plurima egregia facinora contra hostes viriliter pugnando praestiterint in posterum praestare parati sunt Nos ut Vos ac Dux Milites praedicti alacrius in expeditionem hanc contra dictos Haereticos opem imposterum etiam praestare studeatis spiritualibus gratiis favoribus vos prosequi volentes eorundem Praedecessorum nostrorum exemplo adducti ac de Omnipotentis Dei misericordia ac beatorum Petri Pauli Apostolorum ejus authoritate confisi vobis omnibus singulis qui praedictum Hugonem Ducem ejusque Exercitum Catholicae fidei assertores propugnatores sequimini ac illis vos adjunxeritis aut Consilio Favore Commeatibus Armis aliisque bellicis rebus seu quacunque ratione eis in hac Expeditione operam dederitis ipsisque Hugoni Duci ejusque exercitus militibus universis singulis si vere poenitentes Confessi ac etiam si fieri poterit sacra Communione refecti fueritis plenariam omnium Peccatorum suorum veniam remissionem ac eandem quae proficiscentibus ad bellum contra Turcas ad recuperationem Terrae Sanctae per Romanos Pont. concedi solita est misericorditer in Domino concedimus non obstantibus si opus sit nostris Decretis de non concedendis Indulgentiis ad instar ac in susceptionis Indulgentiarum occasione anni Jubilaei aliisque Constitutionibus Ordinationibus Apostolicis ceterisque contrariis quibuscunque Verum quia difficile foret praesentes nostras ad omnium quorum interest notititiam pervenire volumus ut earum exemplis etiam Impressis manu alicujus Notarii Publici subscriptis ac sigillo personae in dignitate Ecclesiastica Constitutae munitis eadem fides ubique habeatur quae eiisdem praesentibus haberetur Datum Romae apud Sanctum Petrum sub Annulo Piscatoris die XVIII o Aprilis MDC Pontificatus nostri Anno IX M. Vestrius Barbianus The Rebels thus fortified with the Pope's Blessing never doubted but with the fame of this Benediction so to encrease their numbers as to be able to carry all before them and utterly free themselves from their obedience But herein they found themselves deceived For Montjoy the Lord Deputy what with the Soldiers he found in Ireland and the new Recruits from England so followed the Rebels in Vlster and other places that some of them were forced to submit and Tyrone was forced to secure himself in Bogs and such like Fastnesses And in the Southern parts of the Kingdom in Munster Sir George Carew the Lord President what by his policy cherishing by counterfeited Letters distrust amongst the Rebels so making divisions amongst themselves and what by his Industry and Valour taking most of their strong Holds from them several of them were forced to lurk in corners for their security and others content to submit themselves to the Queen's Mercy and Protection But most of these submissions were but counterfeit and feigned
this Oath 716 717 718 Pope Urban VIII ' s Breve against it 725 Obelerio Duke of Venice cut in pieces 183 Orders in Religion the stories of their Founders 2 3 4 5 6 7 Oxford a Priest pretends to cure diseases there in 1663. p. 447 Otho IV Emperor deposed 265 P Paris a Council of Sixteen appointed there to act for the League 515 Their designe of surprizal of Bologne discovered to the King by Poulain 516 Their designes to seize on the K. and kill him discovered by Poulain 516 517 518 521 522 They break the Kings Great Seal and make another 539 A new Oath injoyned ibid. Is besieged by Henry IV 565 Its Famine relieved by the Duke of Parma 575 Yeilded to the King 590 William Parry Dr. of Laws his several attempts and treasons against Q. Elizabeth 437 c. Incouraged to kill the the Queen 439 440 Executed in the Palace-yard 442 Father Parsons vid. Persons Partitiato Duke of Venice thrust into a Monastery 183 Pope Paul V his quarrels with the Venetians 619 to 639 Pepin made King 165 166 The first Christian King that was Anoynted 168 Cardinal Perron his bad Principles 57 59 84 85 Fa. Parsons bad Principles 75 76 77 90 91 93 94 101 His life 679 to 688 Philip the Emperor murther'd 263 Philip I King of France Excommunicated 232 Philip IV le Bell King of France his troubles by Pope Boniface VIII 282 c. Pius V his Bull against Q. Elizabeth 427 to 436 Its interpretation granted by Pope Gregory XIII 435 436 Pope his Power and Authority 31 32 c. Extravagant Titles given him 33 The Pope is God 34 Can create something out of nothing ibid. Above all power in Heaven or Earth 35 We must bow at the name of the Pope 40 Pope to be obeyed rather then Christ or God ibid. Pope can depose Emperors and Kings and dispose of their Dominions 41 42 c. Can absolve Subjects from their Allegiance to their Kings 82 83 c. Great strivings to be Pope 131 132 c. The manner of their Elections ibid. 141 Formerly chose by Emperors 139 179 180 198 201 202 216 217 Whether there be really a true Pope 142 143 c. Their Toes kist 38 162 167 230 260 Vs'd to adore the Emperors 170 Their horses led by Kings and Emperors 38 181 252 253 259 Their succession not agreed on 195 196 197 c. 116 117 Of 18 years old 200 Of 10 or 12 years old 216 The changing of their names 201 Popes stirrop held 227 252 253 255 259 260 299 Despise the Imperial Power 253 Schism amongst them and reflections upon some of their actions 323 324 c. Declares it lawful for Subjects to fight against their King if an Heretick 507 Nicholas Poulain taken into the Council of Sixteen 516 Discovers all their designes to the King 516 517 518 c. Flees from Paris to the King 525 R THe Reformation of the Church of England defended 412 413 Reliques false and spurious 14 15 24 25 Nicol. de Renzo his pranks at Rome 305 306 William Reynolds an account of him 560 Richard II King of England his deposing death 312 113 314 Charles Ridicove a Fryar sent to kill the King 597 Rodolph declared Emperour against Henry IV 223 slain 226 Robert Rodolpho sent into England by Pope Pius V to stir up rebellions against Q. Elizabeth 426 427 Roger King of Naples shot to death 252 Rome taken by the occasion of an Hare 187 Swears Allegiance to the Emperour 188 Odd Tumults there 305 306 S SAints sottish beastly and unchristian 18 19 20 Counterfeit that never were 20 21 Sanders bad Principles 62 66 67 83 Scotland plots there by the Romanists against King James VI 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 c. Scripture basely abused 3 5 6 32 33 35 39 Segovia tumults there begun upon the Emperour Charles V ' s leaving Spain 355 Simony 143 144 151 The Council of Sixteen vid. Paris Sixtus V Pope his Bull against K. of Navar and Prince of Conde Very furious against Queen Elizabeth 454 Deprives the Queen of her Dominions and absolves her Subjects from Allegiance ibid. Soâ—â—â—z vid. Suaâ—ez Sâ—rbonne Colledge their bad Prâ—nciples 73 When built 99 They make a secret Decree that Princes may be deposed c. 519 They decree that the people of France are freed from the Oath of Allegiance and Obedience to Hen. III and may fight against him 530 531 They send to Sixtus V for a ratification of this Decree 532 533 534 They conclude that Prayers are not to be made for the King and the word Henry to be dashed out of their Prayer-books 537 Spain ' s rebellious League against Charles V 351 Or the holy Junta or Assembly 357 Or Coâ—â—â—unalty 355 Tumults there upon Charles V ' s departure for Germany 355 356 357 The Spanish Invasion vid. Invasion Squire ' s designe to kill Q. Elizabeth Stapletons bad Principles 44 Stephanus Pâ—pe strangled 197 Thomas Stukely his ambition for a Kingdom 387 His designes against Ireland 388 Fran. Suarez bad Principles 61 Subjects of themselves may depose Kings 86 87 c. May kill their King 95 96 c. Suercherus II King of Swedland murdred 252 Suercherus III kill'd Ibid. Suintila K. of Spain deposed 158 159 Supremacie an interpretation of the Oath 400 401 T THomas à Becket his troubling Henry II 235 c. Declar'd perjured and a Traytor 238 Further accus'd 244 The Bishops complain against him 240 241 His Horse-bridle held by the King 246 He is murther'd Ibid. William Thomas defends King Henry VIII 407 Tir-Oen rebel to Q. Elizabeth in Ireland 393 Pardon'd and rebels again 394 Raises a Rebellion in Ireland lib. 9. c. 3. Proclaim'd Traytor by Mount-joy Lord Deputy 653 Submits and delivers himself up 665 Tradenico D. of Venice murder'd 183 Trajans soul deliver'd out of Hell 157 Traytors how punish'd 256 261 262 Gunpowder-Treason 689 to 695 The Council of Trent not free 425 V VAlentia troubles in that Kingdom 359 360 Venetians their insolences to their Dukes 183 Dog-trick to get off their Interdict 307 Quarrels between them and Pope Paul V 619 to 639 Verstegan his life 415 Vitalis Michele II D. of Venice kill'd 253 Virgin Mary vid. Mary Edict of Union or July a peace made by it 525 The Heads of it 525 Pope Urban VIII sends a Breve against taking the Oath of Allegiance 725 W WIlliam I K. of Naples imprison'd 252 Willan ' s designe to kill Q. Eliz. 463 464 Witches 208 209 215 X XImenes Cardinal his life actions 251 252 Y YOrk designes to kill Q. Elizabeth 463 464 Z ZAchary Pope absolves subjects from their Oaths of Allegiance 166 FINIS