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A16184	Mr. George Blackvvel, (made by Pope Clement 8. Arch-priest of England) his answeres vpon sundry his examinations together, with his approbation and taking of the Oath of allegeance: and his letter written to his assistants, and brethren, moouing them not onely to take the said Oath, but to aduise all Romish Catholikes so to doe.	Blackwell, George, 1546 or 7-1613.	1607 (1607)	STC 3105; ESTC S121307	12,187	42

perceiued some who had been alwayes too forward in disobedient attempts to goe with great attendance vpon them in gallantrie hee divulged his letters of perswasion and commaundement so much as lay in him to all Catholikes and Priests that in any wife they should be quiet and attempt nothing but liue as became Subiects in duetiful and peaceable obedience That vpon the publishing of the othe of Allegeance made the last Session of this present Parliament he divulged his iudgement and direction for the lawfulnesse of the taking of that oath and many Priests did concurre with him in opinion therein though there were some that dissented That when M. Singleton was banished this Examinate as fearing that his former direction should be disliked in Rome did deliuer vnto him the reasons of such his opinion and directions to be imparted euen vnto the Pope himselfe if occasion should require That matters were handled with such speede as that M. Singleton in his iourney towards Rome met a Breue from this Pope Paul the fifth at Sienna comming towards the Low Countries to be sent from thence hither That after the departure of M. Singleton this Examinate not contenting himselfe with that which he had committed to his relation prepared one purposely to haue been sent to Rome with all his reasons in writing and in the meane while till his sayd messenger might be ready he wrote his Letters and reasons with a more speedy passage to haue stayed all directions or Breues against the taking of the sayd oath of Allegeance That when his sayd Letters were come to Rome none durst present his reasons to the Pope that M. Singleton sent him word how he himselfe hauing had speach with the chiefest Cardinals and most of the learned men in Rome did finde them to be in opinion contrary to this Examinate and that his this Examinates sayd opinion is condemned already in Salamanca as hee hath been informed That afterwards the sayd Breue which M. Singleton met at Sienna came to this Examinate but with no more particular direction to him then to all other Catholikes That this Examinate hauing receiued the said Breue as others likewise had did shew the same vnto some persons but hee sayeth that hee did neuer publish it and that he hath bin challenged both at home and from abroade and greatly blamed in that respect adding that when some haue vrged him in that behalfe his answere was that he would not thrust his head into the halter wilfully and that therefore hee vtterly denyeth the * This Letter cōteineth the publication of the said Breue against the taking of the oath aforesaid Letter shewed vnto him dated 28. Septem 1606. to haue proceeded from him or that euer hee had any knowledge of it but sayeth it was falsely giuen out in his name Georgius Blackwellus Archi-presbyter ¶ The sixth Examination taken at Lambeth c. the third of Iuly 1607. BEing demaunded whether vpon the receipt of the sayd Breue last mentioned his former opinion for the lawfulnesse of the taking of the sayd oath of Allegeance be altered After a due time of deliberation he saith that his said opinion is not altered by the said Breue or by any other reason which hitherto he hath seene Being further asked whether hee doe hold this a lawfull oath to be taken by Catholiques in England and whether hee himselfe if he shal be required will take the same he saith that the oath carying that sense His Maiesties speech in the Parliament letter C. pag 1. Their point of doctrine is that arrogant and ambitious Supremacie of their Head the Pope whereby he not only claimes to be Spirituall head of all Christians but also to haue an Imperiall ciuill power ouer all Kings and Emperors dethroning and decrowning Princes with his foote as pleaseth him and dispensing and disposing of all Kingdomes and Empires at his appetite The other point which they obserue in continuall practise is the assassinates and murthers of Kings thinking it no sinne but rather a matter of saluation to do all actions of rebellion and hostilitie against their naturall Soueraigne Lord if he be once cursed his subiects discharged of their fidelity and his Kingdom giuen a pray by that three crowned Monarch or rather Monster their Head which his Maiesties words touching the doctrine of the Church of Rome in that behalfe do seeme to import in his speech before the Lords the rest in Parliament 19. Martij 1603. His iudgement is That the same may and ought to be taken by al the Catholikes in England and that he himselfe if it shal be tendered vnto him will not refuse to take it And hereupon he wished that he might but haue spoken with Master Drury before his death in that he vnderstandeth his life had bene preserued if he would haue taken that oath Being further demaunded forasmuch as his sayd former opinion for the lawfulnesse of taking the said oath is not altered whether he can be content to write to the Priests as much as heretofore he hath deliuered vnto them by word of mouth touching that his opinion he saith that when he first deliuered his said opinion hee did relie vpon certaine reasons sent by him to Rome the briefe whereof he hath before set downe in one of his former Examinations and that his opinion continuing the same it was before he could be content to write as much concerning the lawfulnesse of taking the sayd oath as before hee hath deliuered in speech to some Priests were it not that hee should therein subiect himselfe to great opposition and therefore now addeth that relying vpon his Maiesties sayd words as formerly hee did and now perceiuing how the Parliament did purposely auoyd in the penning of the sayd oath to call into question the Popes authoritie to Excommunicate but did only intend to preuent the daungers which might ensue by the supposed doctrine of such inferences as thereupon haue beene made and are mentioned in that oath he can be content to publish in writing vnder his seale to all the Catholique Priests in England that in the sense aboue by him expressed he thinketh it lawfull for them to take the sayd oath and doth himselfe take the same accordingly viz. IGeorge Blackewell doe truely and sincerely acknowledge professe testifie and declare in my conscience before God and the world That our Souereigne Lord King Iames is lawfull and rightfull king of this Realme and of all other his Maiesties Dominions and Countreyes And that the Pope neither of himselfe nor by any authoritie of the Church or See of Rome or by any other meanes with any other hath any power or authoritie to depose the King or to dispose any of his Maiesties Kingdomes or Dominions or to authorize any forreine prince to inuade or annoy him or his countreys or to discharge any of his subiects of their allegeance and obedience to his Maiestie or to giue licence or leaue to any of them to beare

armes raise tumult or to offer any uiolence or hurt to his Maiesties royall Person State or gouernment or to any of his Maiesties subiects within his Maiesties Dominions Also I doe sweare from my heart that notwithstanding any Declaration or sentence of Excommunication or Depriuation made or granted or to be made or granted by the Pope or his Successours or by any Authoritie deriued or pretented to be deriued from him or his See against the said King his Heires or Successours or any absolution of the said Subiects from their Obedience I will beare faith and true allegeance to his Maiestie his Heires and Successors and him and them will defend to the uttermost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoeuer which shall be made against his or their Persons their Crowne and Dignitie by reason or colour of any such Sentence or Declaration or otherwise and will doe my best endeauour to disclose and make knowen unto his Maiestie his Heires and Successours all Treasons and traiterous conspi 〈…〉 ies which I shall know or heare of to be against him or any of them And I doe further sweare That I doe from my heart abhorre detest and abiure as impious and hereticall this damnable doctrine and position That Princes which be excommunicated or depriued by the Pope may be deposed or murdered by their Subiects or any other whatsoeuer And I doe belieue and in conscience am resolued That neither the Pope nor any person whatsoeuer hath power to absolue mee of this Oath or any part thereof which I acknowledge by good and full Authoritit to be lawfully ministred vnto mee and doe renounce all Pardons and Dispensations to the contrarie And all these things I doe plainely and sincerely acknowledge and sweare according to these expresse words by me spoken and according to the plaine and common sense and understanding of the same words without any Equiuocation or mentall euasion or secret reseruation whatsoever And I doe make this recognition and acknowledgment heartily willingly and truely upon the true faith of a Christian So helpe me God George Blackwell Arch-priest ¶ The seuenth Examination taken at Lambeth c. the 4. of Iuly 1607. MAfter Blackwell being vrged to explicate himselfe more fully touching the sense hee relieth vpon out of his Maiesties words 19. Martij 1603. since published in print in that he may so vnderstand them as notwithstanding his oath formerly taken that duety which is expected is no way satisfied because his Maiesties meaning is euident that he doeth account it to proceede from appetite and rashnesse in any of the Bishops of Rome whosoeuer who presuming to excommunicate any King shall by the same either absolue his Subiects from their obedience or excite them to beare Armes against him or authorize them to lay violent hands vpon his Person or to stirre vp any sedition or tumult within his Kingdome or to assist any that shall make such Attempts either against the King or the State of the Kingdome Hee answereth for the further opening of his meaning That no lawfull Excommunication can ●roduce such effects nor ought to inforce the same And he further saith First that he is verily perswaded in his conscience that the Bishop of Rome wil neuer Excommunicate his Maiestie and yet that if he should so do and in the same take vpon him to discharge his Maiesties subiects of their allegeance or require them to beare Armes against him or to offer violence vnto his Royall person he this Examinate would neuerthelesse for his owne part continue his Maiesties faithfull Subiect and that in his iudgement all Catholikes ought to concurre with him therein notwithstanding any thing in the sayd Excommunication that might be inserted or threatned against those Catholikes that should so doe For he verily thinketh and therein is resolute that no lawfull Excommunication can bee iustly denounced or published against his Maiestie that can or ought to worke any such effects but that all his Maiesties Subiects the same notwithstanding doe continue obliged vnto him as fully to all intents and purposes as euer they were before or as if the sayd Excommunication had neuer bene either framed denounced or published Georgius Blackwellus Archi-presbyter ¶ M. BLACKWELS Letter to the Priests his brethren for the lawfulnesse of taking the Oth of Allegeance 7. Iuly 1607. My very reuerend Abetaistants and deare Brethren M. Blackwell being sent for to Lambeth the eighth time vpon some speeches with him did thinke it fit to write to his Assistants the ●u 〈…〉 e in generall of all his former examinations as by the letter it selfe doth appeare YOu knowe how many yeeres I haue passed ouer among you in much tribulation and how often vnder God his holy protection I haue escaped dangers albeit they were still imminent and hanging ouer my head But now of late it hath pleased our gracious Lord to suffer me to fall into the mouth of one who long hath gaped after me for the sasetie of whose soule if I be as carefull as he hath been forward vpon the apprehension of my body I shall but performe the duety of a good Christian I thanke God that in all my afflictions of twelue dayes close imprisonment and of eight Examinations at Lambeth I haue giuen no occasion to any person to speake euill of me neither as I trust shall I runne vpon your hard censures for any thing I haue done I must confesse but not without much griefe that in the course of my Examinations I espied great defects of sincere dealing among our selues for the Lord Archbishop made an heauie present vnto me of his holinesse Briefs and of the copies of my Letters about the publication of the same with such other pressing euidences of all my proceedings that I could not auoide without a reproachfull note and much discredite the force of trueth in the points obiected against mee But the urging supereminent point was to knowe whether I had altered or reteined still the continuance of my former opinion about the lawfulnesse of taking the Oath of Allegeance For answere finding what hatred and iealoufnesse wee haue incurred in the opinion of his Maiesty and the State for the refusall of the Oath and thereupon making a reuiew of the reasons drawing mee into the former publike approbation thereof and relying vpon very mouing considerations deliuered by his Maiestie the nineteenth of March An. 1603. which are now in print And further being informed how the Parliament did purposely auoid to call into question the authoritie of the Pope to Excommunicate but did onely intend to preuent the dangers which might ensue by the supposed doctrine of such inferences as thereupon hath beene made and are mentioned in that Oath Vpon these respects others I granted and made knowen the admittance of my former Opinion and did accept of the Oath of Allegeance and haue taken the same word for word as it is set down in the Statute Afterwards falling into speech of