doe flowrish so slowlie This Prince did purge Granada Valenza Sainct Lucar and Cartagena and planted diverse Bishops seates ritchlie rented This Prince vvas after his death not onlie of Christians but even of Infidels so honoured that Halamar one of their Kings did yearlie sende an hundreth great Torches vvith numbers of his Friends to assist a commemoratiue Celebration vsed to bee yearlie of his Funerals Hee vvas so modest in acceptation of Honours vvhilst hee lived that vvhen the Barrons of his Kingdomes had resolved to erect some Statues to remaine as famous Ensignes of his glorious Victories hee vvould not suffer it to bee done saying it vvas to ascrybe to Man the honour vvhich is onelie due to the LORD of Hoastes For the fourth I vvill make mention of the Spanyards Predecessoures maternall Alphonso the fift King of Portugall vnder vvhom vvere discovered possessed and made open for Christian Traffique the Coasts of Aethiopia the Yles of Capo-verde Arguim Medera Sainct Thomas those of Terzere vpon the Coast of Africke Hee made conquest of Alcazar and Arzilla vvith their Territories After these hee did Knight fiue of his Sonnes for their great and hardie Adventures about these exploits and before their instalment of Cavallerie hee did publicklie in a Church oblish them by a Sacramentall Oath to hard points of pious Magnanimitie for giving their lyues if neede vvere for their Fayth their Honour their Countrey their Prince their Friends and all Oppressed This Prince vvas often heard to say that it importeth â—othing to the Common-wealth of Christendome vvhether this or 〈◊〉 Province vvere vnder the Dominion of Spayne or France or of Almaignie or anie others provyding all vvere good Christians For the fift I vvill say some-vvhat of Emanuell King of Portugall Alphonso the first did cleanse vvhole Portugall from the Moores Alphonso the fift as I haue sayde did vvarre against them in Afrik And this Emanuâ—ll did persecute them even to Asia and manage hote Warres against them vvith extraordinarie good fortune and is counted amongst the most nominate and glorious Kings that haue beene in anie Age who without removing his Person from Portugall did place the Trophees of his Victories in Africke Arabie Persia and the Indees and fill the Earth with the splendor of his Name Hee made him-selfe full Master of the Barbarian Occean and of the Indish Traffique hee over-threw diverse of their Kings and did over-run the Levant as the Stories show even to the Ports of China hee daunted the Aethiopians about the Cape of Bona-speranza hee built the Fortresses there called Sofala and Mozambi discovered and made Tributaries the noble Yles of Sainct Lorenzo Quiloia and Socotera fortified the Yle of Ormus and made the King Homager and Vassall of Portugall Hee planted a Colonie in Goa which at this day is esteemed one of the most opulent Cities of the Levant Hee tooke in Moluca and frequentlie assaulted Calicute hee did brooke the things left to him in Afrike and super-adjoyned there-to Safin and Azamor Hee bestowed one of the hundreths of all his Revenewes and the tenth part of the Tributes of his Conquests for plantation of the Fayth amongst them Hee sent learned Church-men to the King of Congo vvith vvhom hee vvas in friendship and procured the comming of the saide King his Sonne Brother and diverse Noble-men to Portugall vvhere they vvere taught and received to the Christian Fayth Hee sent Priests into Brasilia And briefe their Histories presume to equall this Prince to Salomon Of this Emanuell Charles the fift Emperour did marrie a Daughter of vvhome is descended the present King of Spayne Charles did follow the same Foot-steps of the Christian Ambition of his Predecessours against the Infidels Hee conquered the Kingdom of Peru where-fra hee brought into the Countreyes of Europe 〈◊〉 infinite Number of Golde and Silver vvhich did on the suddâ—e as yee will finde noted heere-after alter the Manners Estates and Traffiques of Merchandise vniversallie of all men Hee restored the King of Tunis and made him Vassall of the Crowne of Spaine Hee did employ mightie Forces at sundrie times against Solyman the great who did then gape most greedilie for to haue devoured Germanie But aboue all the memorie of him doeth rest most sacred for the longsome Toyles and Troubles endured by him and Worlds of Money which hee spent for the pacification of Christian Religion and reformation of the Church of Rome If this fatall and wretched Emulation and Iealousie of Neighbour-Princes had not made King Francis the first to oppose and marre him and if that same had not like-wise made the Pope his Cardinals and all the Prelates and Princes Catholicke of Germanie his Enemies fearing both the greatnesse the good naturall and sinceritie of this Prince of whose fraudelent and vnchristian proceedings with him the Historie of the Counsell of Trent published with-in these few Yeares hath the full and perfect Deduction Alwayes not-with-standing that hee was a rare King whose fame and credite is aboue Envy full of Royall Magnanimitie religious toward GOD and fortunate to Greatnesse a-like to whom there hath beene in these latter Ages if some yet surelie not manie Never-the-lesse I say even in him began to bee seene the markes of this Inclination of the Spanish Ambition to vniversalitie of Empyre in Europe the testimonie where-of was by his owne direction publicklie set vp vpon the Ports of such famous Cities as hee conquered as I my selfe haue seene vpon those of Naples and Milan that too superbe and glorious Superscription Carolus 5. Imperator ad colligenda regna dispersa plantaudam fidem Christianam à DEO destinatus Charles the fift Emperour destinated by GOD to collect together dispersed Kingdomes and to make plantation of the Christian Fayth I confesse indeede that hee in his time went about this designe of Vniversall Dominion by more laudable and Christian wayes than his Successours haue done since that is to say by seeking to curbe the Papall Tyrannie and to revnite the Church of GOD in one Fayth one Governament vnder one Civill Law and I warrand vnder one Prince if hee could And to giue him his due assuredlie hee hath had a most braue and heroicke minde like to that of Alexander the Great of whom sayeth Plutareh to his immortall fame Ni DEVS ille qui Alexandri huc animam demiserat eam praepopere revocasset haud scio an lex una cunctos homines regeret unumque jus veluti commune Lumen ad omnes pertineret O blessed Ambition of those braue Princes before mentionatedâ— now-a-dayes their Successours doe exhaust their Treasures their Wits their Forces to make desolate Christian States as is said and to destroy Christian People whilst their Predecessours did seeke vnder Heavens vnknowne to finde out Desarts vnpeopled or else plenished with Savages and haue reduced them to fruitfull Agriculture civill Policie and Christian Discipline O damnable and cursed Iealousie of Christian Kings and States which doe not permit thir Ambition to
none of the Gentrie and therefore contemned But sayeth hee if the Enterpryse had beene followed the Towne of Lisbone had beene taken in most easilie for that the Cardinall of Austria who commanded within and so manie Castilians as were vnder him were readie to leaue it vpon the first arrivall of Drake with-in the Harberie that hee had alreadie hyred thirtie Galleyes for his transportation and that with such seare and consternation that hee conduced to giue them 300 Duckates a-piece for three leagues of Sea Alwayes in the diversitie of opinions concerning that Voyage for my part I doe more trust the English Historie for two as I thinke infallible Reasons first the World knoweth that in those dayes there was not in Christendome a more solide sure and reverenced Counsell than was in England so that it is not to bee doubted of that which their Historie beareth That their Generals of that Armie did obey their Warrand Secondlie I finde Antonio Peres contrarie to him-selfe for first hee sayeth That by the longsomnesse of the English Navie the Enemie had leasure to provyde and guard him-selfe Secondlie sayeth hee the whole Gentrie of Portugall did repare to joyne with Don Antonio and the English Armie But heere I doe trap and convict him from his owne mouth If as hee sayeth the Spanyard had leasure at his pleasure to provide for him-selfe who then is so simple as to thinke but hee did in the meane tyme remoue from Portugall the Nobilitie namelie the Favourers of Don Antonio with the whole Gentrie without the leaving of anie Man sufficient to allure a Multitude or to leade them to a revolt I thinke hee hath forgotten him-selfe a little here out of an ardor of his spirit to haue removed all shew of impediment to the French King for putting of Warres in Portugall In the meane-tyme thus farre may bee said That as Obedience and Discipine militarie in the Bodie of an Armie vnder a trustie and skilfull Generall is of that importance in actions of Warre as sine quo nihil a point where-in lyeth the chiefe Suretie and Successe of all things except of Fortune Yet a strict limitation of Generals hath for the most part marred both good Fortunes and good Successes of Warre where the Opportunities Advantages and Ouvertures are meerelie casuall and inpendent from precise tymes To prescribe to their Generals was not the custome of the Wyse Valiant and fortunate Romanes Sed videant ne quid Resp. detrimenti capâ—at And what should haue become of that great State if their Generall Fabius Maximus had not so stiffelie followed his private will of cunctation and protracting of tyme with Hannibal contemning the infamous Reproaches and Exclamations both of Senate and People against him namelie of his Magistrum equitum Whom if hee had not at length rescued in his temerarious Recountre with Hannibal he had perished with all those whom hee commanded Now what were the Practises lyke-wise of Philip even then also in England and Scotland by Corruption and Iesuisticke Artes to haue drawne the Subjectes of both Kingdomes to vnnatural Revolts from their Soveraigne Princes It is better known than that I need heere to make mention of it I wish the Wryters of our Countreyes Historie may over-passe that Interlude of those Insidious tymes as Lucan did the Cruelties vnnatural committed mutuallie amongst the Romanes at Pharsalia Quicquid in hac acie gessisti Roma tacebo saide hee By these few Circumstances shortlie related of the progresse of the Spanish Empyre wee may easilie and vsefullie obserue these three things first the growing and fearfull greatnesse there-of as it standeth at this day Maximilian Emperour and Duke of Austria did marrie Catherine only Chyld and Successor of Charles Duke of Burgundie where-by were annexed the 17 Provinces of the Nether-lands to Austria Of this Marriage issued Philip who being Duke of Austria Burgundie and Flanders did marrie the Heretrix of Castile Daughter of Ferdinando and Isobella the Mother of Charles the fift and so did conjoyne the Estates fore-saide vnto the Crowne of Castile Charles the fift by his owne Vertue did super-adde vnto it the Kingdome of Peru the Dutchie of Milan the peaceable Possession of the Kingdome of Naples and the Kingdome of Sicilia with the Yles of Sardinia Majorque Minorque and their Possessions which they yet haue into the Westerne Indees His Sonne againe Philip the second of whom I speake besydes that hee had once within his Clawes France and England which both hee lost againe hee did conjoyne with these that which made the integritie and perfection of the Spanish Empyre Portugall the importance where-of may be remarked by these three first by their glorious Conquests before rehearsed into the Levant into Africke and through the maine Occean Secondlie by the great multitudes of People which doe inhabite the Territories there-of Antonio Peres doeth affirme that vnder Sebestian their last King of whom I haue before remembered there were thorow-out the Realmes of Portugall vnder militarie Discipline 1200 Companies of Foot-men where-of there was no Gentle-man other than Commanders and in everie Companie at least 200. Which being allowed doeth amount jumpe to 240000 Men. And that Portugall did yearlie send out to their Conquests 6000 Men where-of the third part did never turne home againe Thirdlie by the Riches there-of it being affirmed by him that their Kings did in this one point of Greatnesse surpasse all the Princes of Europe being able in halfe an houre to giue vnto their Subjects ten or fifteene Millions or more to bee received by Ticquets for dispatches of Governourships Captainships Receits Offices Licences to make Voyages by Sea to the Indees and Yles of the Occean But heere I judge that hee hath beene too large out of a great fervour to perswade Christian Princes to set their Hearts vpon so noble a Prey at least-wise to provyde and prevent that it should not fall into the hands of their Common Enemie But certainlie the best part of these are well approved to bee true by this that Philip the second of Spaine did put him-selfe at so great expence for the purchase and prefervation of Portugall by kindling and feeding the Fyre of Civill Warres through Christendome namelie in France and Flanders exhausting to that ende the richest Mines that bee vnder the Heaven and by making so ignominious and impious Peace with Insidels to bee the more able to maintaine Portugall and to incroach farther on Christian Neighbours Vnder King Philip the third againe his sonne there was no accession indeede to this Empyre The mightiest Conquerers that ever haue beene in the Nature and Necessitie of things needed their owne Intervals Cessation and Repose for breeding of new Fortitude and Strength and anie Man may finde into the Romane Warres there hath beene at diverse tymes longer Intervalles of Peace and now wee see that this present King of Spaine after these Refreshments is begun to rake and extende the Marches of his
the thing which would determine their Emulation as I haue said before they fought cruell Battels for it The Carthagenians had it and lost it often At length it did incline to the Romanes and with it the Soveraignitie also of Empyre Wee cannot erre to thinke that never a Monarch or mightie State did possesse such probable Meanes and such inexhaustable Mines more commodious for Extension and vniversalitie of Dominion as are the West Indees to the Spanyard if hee bee suffered to enjoye them peaceablie together with the other ritch Mines of Silver and great Revenewes that hee hath else-where Plinius helde Spayne the ritchest for Silver Mines in the World then in his tyme It is wonderfull sayde hee to see one onlie Silver Mine in Spayne broken vp by Hanniball and which yeelded to him 300 pound weight daylie to continue still now vnder Vespasian Hee hath diverse of the most fruitfull and questuous Countreyes of Europe as Naples Milane Sicilie Flanders beeing all of the Superlatiue Degree for Ritches and for vertuous Traffickes which are the Fountaynes from whence Ritches flow so it is indeed for wee reade in the Histories that Charles the fift of Spayne Emperour did draw yearlie more Moneyes out of the Dutchie of Milan than King Francis the first who lived with him did from whole France and more out of the Low-Countreyes than the King of England of his whole Kingdomes This is affirmed by French Wryters It beeing so may not I say with good vvarrand that saving Fatalitie and the secret providence of GOD the Kinges of Spayne shall bee once Masters of the Occidentall Worlde except that Neighbour Princes and States take it more in heart to oppose him than hither-to they haue done Bioâ— the Philosopher sayde that Money was the Nerue of Action and of all the Effayres of Men. And of him sayeth Plutarch that his speach doeth most touch the Actions of Warre where-in there was no doing at all without Money For why sayde hee a Captayne hath onlie two thinges to goe about eyther to draw Men together for Services of Warre or being together to leade them to their Services vvhere-of he can doe neyther vvithout Money Thucitides sayth that the People of Pelop. did often vexe them-selues and over-runne their owne Territories by short Warres and small Exployts because of their Povertie and want of Money to attende Warres The Foundator of that State Lycurgâ—s having by a Law prohibited the vse of Money there Agesil their King were into Aegypt with great Forces to bee mercenarie and serue for Money where-with hee might bee able to keep VVarres agaynst the Theb. who had almost ruinated his Countrey Alexander the Great before hee enterpryzed his VVarres did alienate what-so-ever hee had for provision of Money leaving no-thing to him-selfe but Hope Pompey the Great the tyme of his VVarres in Spayne agaynst Sertorius hee wrote to the Senate that if they did not sende him quicklie store of Money his Armie would goe from that Province Hanniball after he had defeated the Romanes by three great Battels did wryte as much to Carthage So if Money bee the strength of humane Actions as Bion sayde and principallie of Warre as Plutarch did subjoyne I say it is a thing no lesse than fearfull to suffer the Spanyard to brooke peaceablie his Traffique of the West Indees having there-by a greater meanes to enlarge his Dominions than either Rome or anie others haue hitherto had that of Rome was the greatest of anie tymes past Plinius calleth it a Sunne-shyning to the World but when their Towne was taken by the Gaules who were irritated by the vnjust dealing of the three Fabli they were forced to robbe their People of their whole Golde and Silver and did scarcelie finde so much as to pay the Ransome manie yeares there-after when they were so broken by Hanniball they were compelled to doe the same and were in such paine for want of Money that they had no meanes to redeeme 8000 Prisoners who were taken by him at the Battell of Cannas Now I doe not doubt but some Men will thinke that I haue sayde too much in affirming That the West Indees and Moneyes which the Spanyard hath may by length and tract of Tyme purchase vnto him the Western VVorld therefore I would preasse to show it this way By posing the Case that two things may concurre together which are possible enough to meere by progresse of Tyme First If the Spanyard should light at once vpon the lyke Treasure as hee got at the taking in of Peru where there was such plentie of Golde and Silver that the Bottle of Wyne was solde for 300 Duckates there a Spanish Cape at 1000 a Gennet of Spayne at 6000. And besides the fift part of all Moneyes generall in that Countrey payed to the King Charles the fift the king there-of Atabalipa payed to him for his Ransome ten Millions three hundreth twentie and sixe thousand Duckates in pure Golde at one tyme which was the first thing that made in these Countreyes of Europe the great alteration of all sorte of Merchandize Vivers and of the pryces of Land and al-most of the Manners of Men even as it fell out in Rome when Iul. Caes. brought thither the ritch Spoyles and Treasures of Aegypt that made vpon the sudden the Vsurie of Money to be diminished by the one halfe and the pryce of Land to be haughted by the other halfe For the second I put the Case that together with this Casualitie the Spanyard should finde the Humours of France so easie to bee practised and such Distemper and Distraction of Myndes amongst them as his Grand-father Philip the second did finde then when hee broached the holie League in France If these two should meere I put it to anie Man's contemplation if anie lesse could follow there-on than the conjunction of France to the Empyre of Spayne which Philip had even then obtayned if his Conquest of Portugall had not diverted him from it And may not these supposed two Cases arriue and come to passe together Vnlesse the vigilance and diligence of Neighbour Princes doe stop the Wayes where-by they must come assuredlie it is a thing most possible for why the French how-so-ever after they be beaten with the Miseries and Calamities of Warre they can for a whyle bee content to refresh them-selues with Peace and Quyetnesse yet that is but a Digression or a By-Strype from the Current of their naturall Humour which is to be volage and remoueant much delighted with present things having no long Projectes given to Change both of Apparell and Mynde joviall and of open Conversation of easie Familiaritie of amiable Countenance never silent but still in Complement and Discourse full of Noble and Courteous Carriage inclined to all sort of Gallantriâ— which doeth require great Charges of moderate Devotion suden and precipitant in their Resolutions and loving Innovations of State aboue all things that it is a wonder to see such Antipathie
Discourse The first the greatnesse of the Spanish Empyre The Importance and Worth of Portugall The second to be marked of the former Discourse is the extent of the Spanish Ambition The Spanish Vsâ—â—pation over the Consistorie of Rome â— 3. Observation vpon the former Discourse is the Insidiation of the Spanish Ambition Nâ—melie Antonio 〈◊〉 Parricidâ—e practised in Spaine as in Turkâ—e by a religous Tradâ—tion Christian Princes to be aâ—ware of Spanish Treacheries 〈…〉 Parricidie practised in Spâ—tne as in Turkie by a religous Tradition Christian Princes to be aâ—ware of Spanish Treacheries A tryall of what VVeaknesse is into this great Empyre The State and Counsell of Spayâ— not interrupted or altered by the death of a King Fortitude of Empyre standeth in 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Examples of dis-vnited Conquests The Spanish Provinces disjoinâ—ed members The Spanyard draweth nought from his Provinces The commodities of his Proâ—nees What is the greatest Treasure of a Prince Inconvenientes following vpon the being of Treasures in the hands of Princes Treasures collected by great Kinges most often vnhappilie spended Publicke Charitie of Augustus Princes haue manie occasions not knowne to Subjectes of necessaâ—ie debursments Oblations of Money ancientlie made to Princes First Impost of the Salt in France a gratuitie temporall but turned to be annuall Another VVeaknesse of Spaine to bee feared of all Cardinall 〈◊〉 against 〈◊〉 the second of Spaine The Portugals doe hate the Castilians The origine of the Portugals and 〈◊〉 The whole 〈◊〉 of Spaine doe hate their Prince his greatnesse why they doe so It is not so easie for our Noble men to rebell now as before our Conjunction with England A cleare Testimonie there-of A 〈◊〉 supposed in Spaine for 〈◊〉 of Armes and how it is so Their naturall Pryde a great VVeaknesse Viâ—e Description of the Spanish Hâ—mour The Spanish Punctualitie approacheth to Nullitie Deâ—cription of Punctualitiâ— A quicke observation for Punctualitie The Navarâ—oies doe hate the Spanyard And the French too The Pryde of Spayne to bee opposed by Vvarre Colonâ—es Plantatioâ— of Nova Scotia Incommodities and Evils following on VVarrâ— When a Kingdome is iâ—perfection then bee aware of Warres Great Bâ—itane alreadie a perfect Monarchie Wisdome and Moderation of Scipio 〈◊〉 Forraigne 〈◊〉 fâ—uitlesse for our Princes The definition of a just Warre Our Warre against Spaine just in three maine respectes Livius dec 3. lib. 8. Agâ—silaus â— poore King went against the Persian Empyre 〈…〉 How the Spanyard is proved to bee our Enemie How Scotland is furnished of Men for Warre Neglect of militarie Discipline Thenature of Leagues and Consederacies Confeâ— for the Battell of Lapanto Confed of the Romanes and 〈◊〉 Confed betwixt Carâ—es the eight of France the Duke of Milan Confederacie against Lewis the eleventh of France Leagues or Confederacies of Salt Deliberation for War the weightiest matter belonging to a King Confederates against Spayne Whether small or grosse Armies to bee sent to Enemie Countreyes The longsome Warres of Amurat the third improfitable â— prudent Prince will not manage Warres within but without his Countreyes Palatinate the most honourable place of this VVarre VVest Flanders a proper Seat for Wars against Spayne Going of the Navie latelie to Portugall Couâ—sels not to bee pondered by the events The going of our King in person to Spayne The English auncientlie most victorious in Spaine Scanderbeg VVilliam VVallace Henrie Earle of Richmond against Richard the third with 2000 French Portugall and Navarre the first revolters from Spaine The VVest Indees in the possession of a great Monarch aninfallible meanes to vniversalitie of Empyre the proofe there of Money the Nerue of VVarre and the proofe there-of Greatest States and Monarches straited for wâ—nt of Money The hudge Moneyes gotten by Charles the fift into Peru. The naturall humour and manners of the French Nation A 〈◊〉 of the Reâ—sorâ— which should encowrage vs agaynst the spaâ—yâ—rd Co â—emplatâ—on of our 〈…〉 during our Pâ—ace this 〈◊〉 byâ—gone Calamitie of the Citie of Paris and of whole France Contemâ—lation of the Troubles of our Predecessors Maximus the Romane Generall against the Scottish King Eugeâ—â—â— Encowragement from great Reasons It is proved that there is more by a great deale of Money and Men now than our Predecessours had It is showne that the broken Estates of particular meâ— doeth not argue the povertie of a Countrey The dâ—ngerous consequence of ingratitude in People A wicked People doe make a wicked King A Bridge of Golde to bee made for Enemies to passe out on Iust and true Encowragements from solide Causes Captivitie of King Iohn of France and of Francis the first Great Ransome payed by our Antecessours for King David Bruce if the Author was not a little mistaken Philip de Cominit sayth fiue hundreth thousand Crownes The Causes why the Palatinate is detained by the Spanyard A remarkable Speach of Coronell Semple to the Author of this Treatise The Quarrell of the Palatinate most â—ib to vs why Iohn Knoxe against the Regiment of Women Of our domesticke discontent or Feares The going of the Navie to the Seas and our publicke Fast. Secrecie advanceth great Enterpryses Secresie of Iulius Caesar Charles the fift 〈◊〉 the eleventh and of the 〈◊〉 Councell The Reformation or Innovation of Magistrates 〈…〉 Senators are to bee of good Age Experience Numâ— 11. Inconvenients that follow the perpetuitie of Magistrates Inconvenientes by the Innovation of Magistrates and Counsellers Vtilitie of the Censor amongst the Romanes The Spanish Syndicator in place of the Censor Nature of the Comiss. for Grievances A latter appellat due to Soveraignitie Two of one Familie not to bee of one Session of Iudges approoved in France â—efoâ—mation of the Barre Advoâ—ats Low necessarie Imposts mâ—â—entâ—e layde vpon Processes 〈◊〉 Sainct Enemie to Meâ—cenaâ—ie Advotation Emanuelâ— King of Portugall Enemie to Mercenarie Advocation In what Christiâ—n Countrâ—yes no Advocation In Venice Advocates haue two Audiences and no more Multitude of Iudges profitable Heritable Magistrates Bod. in Repub. Erected Church Lands If the Patrimonie of the Crowne bee alienable Domaine of Republickes not alienable How Christian Princes doe accept their Crownes Princes like vnto GOD doe creat Men of nothing The last Convention of the 〈◊〉 of Scotland To be wished that the Church-LaÌ„ds had ever remained with the Crowne Ritches haue spoyled the Pietie of the Church The Laiciâ— did spend the Church-rents in even in time of Popeâ—â—ie The stupiditie of Princes and People not observing the Evils following vpon the Ritches of the Church The number of the Ecclesiasticall Estates in 〈◊〉 How Princes doe remember these Evils The nature of Tythes Of Tenthes The Arguments vsed against Evangelicall Tenthes Why they arâ— thought Ceremoniall The Priests of Melchisedek Tythes devoted by positiue Lawes When Dedication in Scotland The Benediâ—â—ne order frequent and â—amous in Scotland Calvinâ— and Perkins deny Tythes Evangelicall Puritanes opposed to the Pops Church even in good things Tythes vnderstood by naturall Light of the Gentiles Mystorie of the number â—0 Created or Instrumentall Wisdome VVisd Salom 7. Eccles. 1. Esai 40. Ch. The nature of Number in generall Nature of Angels GOD is Vnitie Veritie and Bonitie Definition of Vnitie GOD is the Centre of all Things GOD hath particular respects for particular Numbers Great vse of the Number 7. Nature of the Dualitie Nature of the Novenarie or Number 9. Ten is the Quotient or fulnesse of Nature Man was the first Tythe CHRIST was the second Tythe Psal. 144. CHRIST began and clozed thâ— Circle of Nature A Speach of Roboâ— Mes. Hardas worthie observation The Opinion of Iunius concerning Tythes Two sorts of Puritane opponents to Episcopall GovernameÌ„t and Rentes discordant amongst themselues Persecution of Iulian worse than of Dioclesian Plantation of the North Ylâ—s of Scotland of what Importance Battell of Hare-Law Abuses and Oppressions by way of Tythes Discourse of the Nature and Courie of Moneyes Gold cannot be employed without a â—ixtion of â—ilver Fraude of Gold-smiths and of Coyners What the heighting of Money doth impoâ—t A great heighting of Moneyes amongst the Romanes in their Punicke Warres Soveraigne Vertues of the Golde Elias Artista Of Moneyes kept vp by Merchands Decay of Ships and the 〈◊〉 why Meanes to restore Shipping in Maritine Townâ— Prodigall Persoâ—s interdyâ—â—d by â—aw No private Man is absolute Lord of his Lands or Goods Against the Prodigalitie of 〈◊〉 Plate and guilding with Golde Ritches of Scip. Asriâ— Ferdinandus Magn. did sel his Silver Plate and Iewels Charles the ninth of France did coyne his Silver Plate Lib. 33. Prescription for Dyet and Apparell Hector Boâ—â—â— Lib. 12. Speach to the King's Majestie Diligence of Augastus against his Enemies Who be Enemies to the present Governament of this Kingdome Vigilance over the Admission of Bishops and Ministers Honour done by Augustus to the Senators The Modellie of â—â—aries the fift of France Lewis the eleventh of France would not suffer his Son to learne the Latine Tongue The Condiâ—â—on of Senators chosen by Augustus Great Affection of King Darius to Zopyrus Diligence Mechanicke of Augustus to know the Revenewes and Debursments ordinarie of the Empyre Vigilance of the Persian Kings over their Finances Diligence of Augustus to ease the People immatters of Law Processes Supplication in Favouâ—s of the S. 〈◊〉 of Scotland Plutare de Fortuna aut virtute Alexandri The notable Magnanimitie of Alexander whilst he wanted Money GOD maketh althings in Nature with Tyme and Patience The Youth-head of every thing in Nature most observed and looked to The Monopole 〈◊〉 the Salt in France
to bee lamented eternallie that those Parricidies committed now in Spayne after the manner of the Mahumetane Superstition not as Crymes to bee repented but as Religious Traditions and Deeds of great Merite when the life of one Man or a few Men if it were of our Brethren or Children are taken and sacrificed for preservation of the publicke Tranquillitie both of Church and State chiefelie in great and Monarchicall Kingdomes where Religion doeth shoot out with a growing and flowrishing Empyre Alace is not this the Fyre of Moloch and the sacrificing of our Children to those bloodie and savage Gods This is a Fascination and stupiditie of the Mynde in the highest Degree And heere it is where that powerfull Circe of Superstition hath transformed those Kings reallie into Beastes that wittinglie and willinglie they haue cast off both Sence and as it were Shape of Humanitie that the greatest Vlysses of the World is not able by anie Oratorie to reclaime them In the meane-time it is a Case that doeth admonish Neighbour-Princes to bee of constant Pietie and Devotion towards GOD and their Domesticke Servants to bee vigilant and studious for the avoyding of that kinde of claudestine Dangers And O what great cause wee haue to render thankes to the MOST HIGH for that that our late Soveraigne of blessed memorie did escape the Insidiation and bloodie Knyfe of such Butchers hee who was the most conspicuous Marke whereat they did shoot and of whom their curious casters of Horosâ—ops and malignant Astrologues did so often prognosticate that his ende should not bee peaceable Fourthlle wee are to weigh the Strength and Soliditie of this great and growing Empyre to see if wee can explore and finde out anie Weaknesse Breach or Advantage to bee gained since they are our Capitall and mightie Enemies of whom it is not likelie that long wee shall bee fred Al-be-it it be true that it is not so much governed by the Sword as by Graue and Sage Councell which is never a whit diverted from their Plots and Purposes by the death of anie King where-in standeth no Question a chiefe point of the Firmnesse and Perpetuitie thereof Yet it cannot bee denyed that for aboundance of Money for militarie Discipline and for great numbers of good Souldiours which three bee as the Nerves Veines and grosse Bodie of the Warres they too farre exceede their Neighbours Alwayes for the first I say that the light of Reason sheweth mee that the greater Fortitude doeth aye consist in the greater Vnion Vis vnita fortior There is no perfect Strength but in GOD because there is nothing meerelie and simplie Vnike but GOD The Strength of Nature dependeth from her Compaction Vnion and Sympathie of her well-conjoyned Members This made Augustus to abandone and neglect the Longinque Provinces beyond Caucasus and Taurus and here in Great Britane by mayntaynance where-of they did receiue greater domage than could bee countervalued by anie Benefit to bee had there-fra in time of Peace saying that as there were two Defaultes that made the naturall Bodie imperfect that which was too small and vnder a proportion naturall and againe that which was aboue too big superstuous and vnwealdie called by the Physitions Plethera and Endeiat Even so it was in the Civill Bodie of the State and there-fore did hee recommend to his Successor the Limitation of the Empyre vnited and consolidated within the Marches of Euphrates Danubius and the Westerne Occean forbearing to haue more care of the most remote and disjoynted Provinces which did not other but teach the Discipline militare to barbarous Nations who were ignorant of it Where-vpon sayeth Tacitus Longa oblivio Britanniae etiam in pace consilium id Augustus vocavit maxime Tiberius Henrie King of Castile who died Anno 1217 without Children having two Sisters of whom the elder had beene married to Lewes the eight of France the youngest to Alphonsus King of Leon in Spaine The Castilians by publicke Parliament did declare the youngest to the Crowne of Castile albeit against their Law yet convenient in the nature of things sayde they seeing Castile and Leon were Cosines and easilie did incorporate they had one Language and Manners nothing different where-as France was naturallie divided from them by the Mounts Pirenees of diverse Languages and discrepant Manners thinges difficill to bee vnited vnder one King Of Examples of this kynde the Histories bee full of Princes and States who stryving to possesse thinges farre removed and dis-joyned from them and disconvenient in Nature albeit their Titles to them were just yet after manie yeares enjoying of theÌ„ with much Warre Trouble they haue bene in end forced to quite them being things altogether improfitable aâ— the English of Aquitane and Guyen the French of Naples the Venetians of Pisa and some Territories of Genua the Germane Emperour of some Cities in Italie of all which they haue nothing this day but the Burials of their Predecessours in which respect to returne to the purpose I may say of the Spanyard that it is not all Gold that glistereth his great Empyre is patched of things dismembred discommodious and disconvenient in Nature hee hath Navarre divided by the Pirenees in part and naturallie incorporate to the mightie Kingdome of France hee hath Milan divided by the Alpes Naples by both those and by the Apemmie too and both but members of the bodie of Italie Flaunders separated by interjection of France and Switzerland the Indees by the great Occean that if wee shall consider all the mightiest Monarkes wee shall finde none so weake and obnoxious in that behalfe so farre that it is more easie for France England Holland and Denmarke to put into Spaine 50000 Souldiours than for Spaine it selfe to transport thither from their owne Provinces 20000. Againe Kings are set aboue their People as the Sunne aboue the Earth and Seas who draweth vp the Moistures where-with hee doeth partlie feed his owne Flames and partlie converteth them in Raines to refresh the Seas and nowrish the Earth yet it is thought that hee beholdeth his Provinces often-times as Clowds without Raine hee draweth nothing from them but glorious and airie Titles of Ambition yea hee must goe search the Bellie of the Earth vnder another Hemispheare to sucke the Vapours that must entertaine them for if it were not by his Treasures of the Indees it is judged that hee were not able to brooke them The yeare of their last Pacification with Holland I did heare into Brusels by some of his entire Counsellours that since the first entrie of those VVarres hee had spended of his proper Fiances aboue the Rents of Flaunders 60 Millions I did heare about that same tyme at Naples and Milan by those of good intelligence in his Affaires that his whole Revenewes there were morgadged and that hee was greatlie indebted aboue and that hee was often-tymes so scarced of Moneyes that at Antwerpe Genuâ— and other Bankes hee did pay more than
to liue with that Pompe and Dignitie which is requisite to conserue Majestie that wee doe know and see That they must bee at hudge Charges by sending out and accepting in of Ambassadours that wee also see That they must giue Pensions and Fees to Counsellours Statesmen Noble-men Captaines and serviceable Gentle-men that wee see Lyke-wise the exorbitant debursment vvhich is in Warre But vvhat secret Bountie must bee bestowed through the VVorlde amongst sure Friendes in the Courtes of other Princes by which kynd of practising they doe often-times best assure their Affaires when all men thinke them in greatest perill that and manie such wee doe not know neither must wee enquyre but when after their death the Histories of their lyues come to bee devulgate then wee finde and reade what these policies of having latent Friends abroad haue imported to the greatest Kings Doe not wee reade of King Francis the first that to Almanes Italians English Spanish Switzers he payed during all his life-time great yearelie Pensions vnknowne to the world for the tyme And of Lewes the eleventh who was a sort I may say of Sorcerer or Enchanter in that kynd of subtiltie to make mercinarie the Counsels of Neighbour-Princes so farre that there was none of them free from his corruption by which doing hee did render himselfe a Miracle to the World for dexteritie of wit to dissolue the strongest Leagues of his Enemies without the drawing of a Sword hee did pay by publicke paction to King Edward the fourth of England 50000 Crownes yearelie but with-all secretlie to his Counsellours and Domestickes 17000 also yearelie which sayeth the Wryter of the Historie was the truest Meanes of the two for the continuance of that Pacification In consideration of these necessarie and weightie Charges ancientlie Subjects were wont to giue freelie to their Princes and frequentlie a Portion of Money that they called Oblations Augustus did leaue behinde him in Testament eleven Millions to bee distributed amongst the People of Rome where-into hee did subjoyne this Testimonie of the mutuall benevolence of the Romanes towards him saying that with-in few yeares preceeding his death hee had gotten of voluntarie Donatiues to the availe of 35000 golden Crownes But now-a-dayes Subjects haue for borne these voluntarie Gratuities in time of publicke indigence to their Princes by reason that some avaricious Kings haue preassed to convert the same to an annuall and ordinarie Duetie as Philip le Long of France having in his â—necessities granted by his Subjects the first impost vpon the Salt of foure Denieres on the pound with this Condition to stand but vntill his Debts were defrayed Yet Philip de Valois there-after did incorporate the same to the perpetuall Domaine of the Crowne saying that there could not bee a more competent thing to come vnder Tollage than Salt where-of all sort of People poore and ritch young and olde had the necessarie and daylie vse Or as King Philip the second of whom I haue spoken having of before annexed to the Crowne Patrimonie the third part of the Ecclesiasticall Rents yet for the support of the Warres where-with hee was greatlie charged had granted to him by the Prelates a certaine summe of Money also of the two-part which they called Subsidie on condition to stand but some few yeares hee also did perpetuate the same to the Crowne But to returne to the purpose of Cases of Weaknesse to bee found into the Empyre of Spaine wee cannot thinke but to bee feared of all and hated of the greatest part is a Weaknesse if it were of the mightiest that ever haue beene Passimus custos diaturnitatis metus sayeth the great Statesman Cicero That Feare can never make diuturnitie of Greatnesse And all men know it to bee true that the Spanyard is feared of all I proue it shortlie by the Church of Rome the Iesuites excepted hee is feared vniversallie to whom hee is most nearlie linked of anie forraigne Amitis Ergo much more by anie other Neighbour-Prince or State the trueth of mine Antecedent is showed by two famous and infallible Testimonies one of the Historie of the Counsell of Trent where a Man shall clearlie see how this Feare did make the Sea Apostolicke directlie to oppose the Grandour of Charles the fift where-of I haue alreadie discoursed For the second I take mee to Cardinall Baronio the most learned and most sincere that hath beene amongst them in these late Ages in his Treatise written against the Spanish vsurpation of the Kingdome of Sicile where hee wryteth thus of Philip the second in whose dayes hee lived in one place Sub vocabulo inquit Monarchiae praeter vnum Monarcham quod vnâ—m visibile caput Ecclesiae est cognitum aliud in Monarchia Siciliae obortum pro monstro ostento caput Ecclesiae that is to say Aboue one Monarch over Sicilia who is the onlie one visible head of the Church having right vnto it there is risen an other monstrous head and Monarch of the same And in another place there-after Ista sunt quae manus audax ad sacrilegium promptâ— abstulit à recitato Papae diplomate Those things haue that bad and bolde-hand readie to sacriledge rest from the Papall Title This Cardinall had an offer of the Papall Diademe made him from Philip the second if hee would call in this opinion but did refuse it preferring his Conscience to what-so-ever Palinodie Next vnto the Pope the nearest Neighbour allyed to him is the French King his Brother in Law of whose daylie Feares and Iealousies of the Spanish Ambition I were ydle to treate heere it being so well remarked of the World Since it is so with his most entire Confederates I neede not neither I hope to call it in question whether the other Potentates and States of Christendome doe much more feare him Therefore leaving those I come to try what probablie is the disposition of his owne People towards him Portugall is of all his thinges in Spaine of greatest importance betwixt whom and the Castilians there hath beene from all Antiquitie not onlie Neighbour Emulation but inveterate malice and as it were a fundamentall and naturall Antipathie of myndes and manners as their owne Histories doe confesse The heate where-of no doubt must bee greatlie encreased by this Castilian Tyrannie so latelie and vnlawfulie throwne vpon them There bee yet manie aliue there who did spende their Blood to haue withstood that Castilian pryde It is an ordinarie speach of the Portugals to say That the Castilians bee worse thâ—n the Moores who did first inhabite Castile The Portugals are sayde to bee descended of the Gaules their language approaching vnto the Latine The Castilianes againe of the Vandales Iewes and Moores their accent annearing to the Morasque where-of it is saide that the Castilians being amongst the Turkes are easilie induced to deny the Christian Fayth And in this point appeareth to bee a noteable Weaknesse of that Empyre Portugall accoasting to the Sea so
into Africke they did sende Hanniball with strong Forces into Italie to keepe them at home where-of sayeth the same Scipio in the same place and to the same purpose Sed quid veteribus externisque exemplis opus est majus praesentiusque â—llum esse exemplum quant Hanniball potest From the same ground yet the Romanes by sending of Scipio to make VVarre in Africke made Hanniball constrainedlie to bee called out of Italie Quasi eodem telo saepius retorto sayeth one as by a naturall necessarie and ordinarie meane for keeping of anie State peaceable and free from Enemie-Invasion namelie of the weaker from the more mightie For even in lyke manner when the great Persian Monarchs did often afflict the weake and dismembered Estates of Greece gaping at length after the conquest of all Agesilaus King of Lacedemon pitying his Countreys Calamitâ—e and to divert those mightie Kinges from Greece he did put him-selfe with a maine Armie into the midst of Persia where hee did so daunt the pryde of Xerxes that it behooved him to practise the same Policie for Liberation of his Kingdomes from Forraigne Powers hee sent 10000 great pieces of Golde bearing the Image of an Archer on the one side the current Stampe then of his Coyne to corrupt as it did the Orators of Athens and Thebes and concitate the People to make Warre to Lacedemon in absence of their King and Countreyes Forces where-vpon the Ephorie were compelled to recall Agesilaus who in his returning saide that 10000 Persian Arcbers had chased him out of Asia Againe of the lyke practise to this of Xerxes with Athens and Thebes for mooving and keeping of Warres in Enemie-Countreyes that wee may remaine within our selues free from their Invasion wee reade in the Histories of Scotland that the renowned Prince Charles Magne having an holie and Christian Resolution to prosecure as hee did Warres against the Barbarians and finding the English begun in their prosperitie to crosse the Seas and to molest the Borders of his Kingdome of France hee sent Ambassadours to Aebains King of Scotland to negotiate with him a perpetuall League in these Termes that when-so-ever the English should molest either of their Countreyes the other should moue Warre to England and so constraine them to call home their Armies Which after great Controversies of Opinions amongst the Scottish Nobilitie and frequent Orations of the French Ambassadours was finallie concluded and stood to by their Successours in all tyme following with often mutuall Advantages against their Common Enemie For late Examples I haue alreadie tolde you how King Philip made Warres in France and intended against England and that to the ende they should retire their Forces from Portugall Hanniball did ever affirme namelie to King Antiochus that it was impossible to vanquish the Romanes but at home in Italie as the same Livius doeth testifie Now I thinke yee will come to the Hypothesis and put mee to prooue that the Spanyard is that mightie Enemie who intendeth to trouble this Kingdome That hee is mightie a great deale aboue that which wee would wish I haue alreadie showed and that hee is our Enemie not onelie by actions intended or projected but diverslie alreadie attempted these are the Circumstances which doe qualifie it First he is Enemie to all Christian States by the vniversalitie of his Ambition Ergo also to vs Secondlie his Grandsire Philip the second did once obtaine a matrimoniall right to the Crowne of England by his marriage with Queene Marie Thirdlie a Papall right by excommunication of Queene Elizabeth Fourthlie hee did set foorth a great Armada to haue reconquered it as is before rehearsed Fyftlie hee hath ever since and as I thinke doeth yet maintaine with-in it a claudestine Traffique of Iesuites and Seminarie Priests to alienate the Hearts of Subjects from their naturall King or to keepe them vmbragious and suspended in myndes vntill his better occasion And I doe thinke that besides Ambition puissing him there-vnto there bee no Neighbour-States that hee so much feareth by reason of their strong and skilfull Navigation as yee will heare heere-after more particularlie But this King that nowe is in Spayne hath proceeded farther hee hath reft and taken away the whole estate of the Palatine who is Brother-in-law to His Majestie our Soveraigne and by that deede hath made this Warre to bee defensiue to vs Non enim nobis solum nati c. Wee are not onelie borne to our selues but our Prince our Parents our Children our Friendes Common-wealth and Religion everie of these haue their owne part and interesse in vs and all these together doe concurre to move vs to so just a Warre so far that if that Prince Palatine were not linked to vs by so near Allyance and by communion of one Fayth yet Tum tua res agitur paries dum proximus ardet the propulsion of a fearfull Enemie approaching nearer to our Coastes and seeking to do mineire over all is sufficient enough to make all the braue Heartes of Christendome to boyle Besides these hee hath put vpon vs intollerable Indignities in a verie high degree hee hath made vs by false and persidious Promises to bee as indifferent beholders of his conquest of the Palâ—tinate yea more to facilitate his engresse there-to hee hath made vs to seeke Peace perhaps to haue beene accepted vpon disadvantagious Conditions and hath refused the same And hee who refuseth Peace by necessarie consequence doeth intende Warre The marriage of our King hath beene agitated by him and illuded and hee who doeth containe so neare friendship of Neighbours appearinglie intendeth to bee their Superiour And so hee hath left vs no hope of Peace but in Armes therefore wee may conclude with that Captaine of the Volsques of whom I spake before Iustum est Bellum quibus est necessarium pia Arma quibus nulla nis◠〈◊〉 Armiâ— relinquitur spes Their Warre is just whose Warre is necessarie and their Armes bolie to whom there is no hope relinquished but in Armes Since then I holde it granted that of necessitie there must bee Warres it followeth to consider the Forces to bee employed there-to and those must either bee properlie our owne or of conjoyned Confederates Wee are bred into and doe inhabite a Northerne Region naturallie generatiue of great Multitudes of more bellicole kynde and of more robust Bodies than those of the Southerne Climates And al-be-it wee haue for the first face but small opinion of our vulgar sort because an hard condition of living hath some-what dejected their Hearts during these late vnfruitfull Yeares yet there bee manie strong Persons of Men amongst them who pressed for the Milice and once made acquainted there-with and being fred from the Povertie and Basenesse of their carriage they will more gladlie follow the Warres than the Plough Wee haue numbers of braue Gentle-men wanting vertuous Employments and for the most part necessarie Meanes Wee reade in our Countrey Annals how our auncient
I answere to you that Counsels and Designes are not to bee weighed from the Event that was so good a purpose as in my judgement will not yet be left But yee will say Wee haue wakened the sleeping Dog and made spoyle of our best Occasion I confesse that is more considerable than anie losse and yet who doubteth for the Dog but hee was a-wake before Diabolus non dormit How can he sleepe that lyeth in Ambush for all the World As touching the credite of the Enterpryse it is so farre from bringing vnder question the Reputation of our Soveraigne that by the contrarie both that and his personall going to Spaine are things where-of wee should rejoyce as being infallible Arguments of his Royall Magnanimitie and Preambles of much greater things King Philip of Macedon being brought for the first time to see the noble Horse Bucephalus commanded his best Horse-man to ryde him which when hee could not doe by reason of his fiercenesse the King did set another to him and the third who in lyke manner did not suffice vntill at length Alexander his Sonne being but a young Stripling did adventure him-selfe to it and did performe it which when his Father behelde shedding Teâ—res for joy hee apprehended there-by the greatnesse of his Spirit saying that Greece was too small for him Where such Sparkles breake foorth before the Fyre of a young Prince his cowrage bee well kindled it is like enough once to spreade manie Flames abroad Yea I will say farther that the successe of that Businesse went better than if it had beene to our Wishes for that it is not good that Fortune should bee too indulgent to the beginninges of a young King or should lay the Reignes vpon his Necke but rather that he runne his first Cariers with a borne head to the ende that hee may learne the wayes of true Wisdome and Fore-sightfulnesse in Matters of greater Consequence The ancient Theologues amongst the Gentiles did never introduce their Goddesse Fortune in the Counsell of the Gods There is nothing that doeth more rectifie the judgement to Action than Experience where-of one Tricke in our Youthhead is more worth to vs than twentie in our Age. Besides that wee are certainlie but ignorant to thinke that great things can bee gone about or compassed but by adventuring somethings also of the lyke kynde but lest wee bee anie way discowraged by those two fruitlesse Voyages of the English to Portugall wee may reade in the Stories how that Nation ancientlie hath beene no lesse victorious in Spaine than in France al-be-it not so often because they were olde and long Inheriters and Inhabiters of diverse parts of France Edmund called De Langley Duke of Yorke and Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Langcaster both Sonnes of Edward the third King of England having obtained diverse glorious Victories against the Castilians in favours of the Kinges of Portugall sought to bee ejected by the saide Castilians not-the-lesse where-of they did at length marrie the two Daughters of Peter King of Castile who dying without other Children the saide Iohn of Gaunt who was married to the eldest did stile him-selfe King of Castile and passe from Gascoigne then being vnder the English Dominion into Castile with 8000 Footmen 2000 Horse where he did quickly make himselfe Master almost of the whole Countrey but partlie by Famine then in Castile and secondlie because of new Troubles betwixt the English and French then in Gascoigne and thirdlie by reason of hote Broyles in England which was likelie to cut him from succourse of his Friends hee did transact with most honourable and advantagious conditions even at his owne option that his onelie Daughter and Chylde should marrie the eldest Sonne of the Castilian King that him-selfe should haue the present Possession and profites of foure chiefe Townes of Castile with sixtie hundreth thousand Frankes in Argent Content to defray his Charges and fourtie thousand Franks of yearlie Rent What then shall wee thinke but the English who are the naturall Off-spring of those generose Stockes haue also braue Mindes and aboundance of Cowrage to invade by way of just and necessarie VVarre their olde and sworne Enemies of Castile if they were once set on edge after this long Intervale of Peace Haue they not all the whyle bene exclayming agaynst the dayes of Peace And was it not much for a pacificke King to contayne them Did they not yearne after the Spanyard as Hounds long kept vp after Hares And may we not hope that Armies which bee not verie grosse well disciplined vvell armed and vvell mayntayned can doe great thinges in Portugall being of so easie accesse and recept when wee reade of Scanderbeg or of the late Prince of Transylvania or in our owne Annals of VVilliam VVallace what Miracles were done by small numbers against worlds of Men It is the LORD who stirreth vp the Heart to persecute Pryde and punish Tyrants it is Hee who doeth deliver into the Hands of Israel their mightie Enemies 2000 Men that Charles the eight of France gaue to his Cosin Henrie Earle of Richmond were sufficient for him to passe into England and giue Battell to Richard the third the Tyrant and to slay him The Kingdome of Spaine was once alreadie as I haue related taken from Roderico a licentious Prince by 12000 Moores But to returne to the particular Navarre or Portugall shall bee the first Revolters from Spayne when-so-ever the tyme shall come where-in GOD hath appoynted to dissipate that Empyre there shall the Stone bee first moved which rolling along shall bruise and breake the Hornes there-of Portugall must bee the chiefe Port of our Hopes in Spayne The World holdeth that His Majestie of Great Britane and the Hollanders his protected Confederates haue more Shipping than will command the whole Occean let bee to get footing in Portugall or to stop the Trafficke of the West Indees And if wee would make a likelie Conjecture what they are able to doe in Portugall let vs but call to mynde what great Conquests were made by the Portugals them-selues with no great numbers of Ships as is showne in the former part of this Discourse There bee manie yet alyue who know that when those few of England and Holland did last invade and tooke the Towne of Cales King Philip did presentlie sende for his Galleyes of Naples and Sicilia and would haue borrowed from Genua and Malta hee called his Forces out of Britanie and had beene compelled to call Home all that hee had anie where if the English had remayned longer It is greatlie to bee marveled why the Ritches of the VVest Indees should not before now haue allured both English Flemmings and others who are powerfull by Sea those beeing the Treasures that doe fortifie and assure the Spanish Tyrannie The Romanes and Carthagenians when they began to flowrish and to haue mutuall Iealousies fore-seeing that Sicilia beeing a Store-House of fyne Cornes and People was