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kingdom_n	king_n	lord_n	sceptre_n	2,040	5	10.9794	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02953	Directions from the king, to the gouernors of the prouinces, concerning the death of the Duke of Guyse Togither with the kings letter to the Lord of Taian. Translated out of French into English by E.A.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Aggas, Edward.; Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.	1589 (1589)	STC 13096; ESTC S119793	2,857	9

Directions from the King to the gouernors of the Prouinces concerning the death of the Duke of Guyse Togither with the kings letter to the Lord of Taian Translated out of French into English by E. A. LONDON Printed by Iohn Woolfe 1589. Jnstructions to the L. of N. concerning the death of the Duke of Guise to the end to informe all such as he shall thinke conuenient in place whether presently his Maiestie hath sent him THe first troubles moued in this realme by the D. of Guise anno 1585. haue giuen sufficient notice of a far other intent in him then the same which he pretended therwith to abuse the ouer great credulity of those that are more readie to imbrace nouelties then wise to consider what ensue For hauing cloked his bad purposes with Catholike religion and the rooting out of heresie all his exploites haue beene put in execution in the Catholike townes euen in the best that he could seise vppon to the end to beginne to lay sure and firme foundations of his said purposes notoriouslie contriued long since for the atteining to the vsurpation of this crowne By meanes hereof so far is heresie from weakening through his rising that contrariwise it is growne and waxen much stronger then before it was in this lande and that the rather through his with drawing of a great part of his maiesties forces and helpes whereby he hath bin hindered from working those effects that are necessarie to the rooting out thereof whereof the saide Duke hath beene the onely cause who neuerthelesse hath made himselfe falsly to be proclaimed The persecuter of the not Catholike religion His maiestie neuerthelesse desiring to reunite all his Catholike subiects did by his first edict extinguish this fault vppon their goodly promises neuer to returne to the like which notwithstanding his forces being occupied in the wars as well in Guyen as in Prouence Daulphine the said D. yet seised vpon other strong holds and spared no practises or deuises dayly to withdraw more out of his maiesties obedience The seising vpon Paris was the tipe of al mischief which notwithstanding his Maiestie purposing to eschew all occasion of warre among his said Catholike subiects endeuoured also to bury this transgression with a second edict and hoping to mollifie the hardnesse of the said D. of Guises heart by fauours and courtesies bestowed vpon him so many as hee seemed any way to demand But his ambition hauing a farther intent then to depend vppon any other in lieu of acknowledging his dueties to his maiestie and conuerting the same to his service he vsed them as bridges to new practises and attempts He neuer left practising the good townes that yet remained stedfast in his maiesties obedience and it may be said that in such of them as he yet could not draw wholly to his side the deuision was through the saide drifts so great that the magistrates in the most part were not able any longer to restraine the inhabitants from murthering cutting ech others throat His partakers being detected of diuers heynous crime were vnder his support maintained in al freedome so as the magistrates haue not beene able to minister iustice The insolencie as well of himselfe as of his proceeded so far as to face threaten and terrifie those that would not be other then his maiesties seruants to the end to force them to abandon him that they might afterward the more easelie vse them at their pleasures In the assembly of the states they spared no means through the ministery of diuers their partakers whō they had practised throughout the prouinces to let fall the elections so to take away all authoritie and obedience from his Maiestie and make him odious to his subiects whom they had stirred vp to make vnto him sundry absurd requestes to the end by obteyning them to cast downe the dignitie of his Maiestie or being refused to take thereof a pretence to break off and then to impute the cause to his Maiestie and so bring him into hatred with his sayde subiectes His Maiestie hath vsed all discretion possible euen so farre foorth that he knewe himselfe to haue encurred the contempt of his sayde subiects which was a great preparatiue to the sayde duke of Guize to strike his long forecast blowe and indeede his Maiestie hath receiued aduice from sundrie places euen from such persons as otherwise were affected to the saide duke of Guize and yet abhorred his bad minde that without speedie regarde to his affayres he was in hazarde to loose both crowne and life All this importing not onely his owne person but his whole kingdome to the preseruation whereof togither with the peace of his subiectes he oweth all care as taking himselfe to be answerable before God if he looke not thereto finding the mischiefe otherwise irremediable but onely by the death of him that was the author and purposed thereof to reape the profite he was forced to put the saide D. of Guize to death which hee performed the ●●● of December last 1588. And because there might hereof r●●ne diuerse reportes also that according to mens passions the truth might be disguised and so the action misliked which neuerthelesse can not bee imputed but to Gods iustice which the sayd Duke had by all means prouoked against himselfe his Maiestie thought it good to publish this briefe discourse to the ende as well his subiectes as all others might thereby bee made capable of the truth of the matter attending greater light which may in few dayes be gathered As also he willeth his sayde subiectes to assure thēselues of his perseuerance in his purpose to prosecute the rooting out of all heresie a matter not depending vppon the affection of the sayde Duke of Guize or any other but onely of his saide Maiesties proper motion and firme intent who in heart doth not desire any thing more then to see God honored and serued and the Catholike Apostolike Romish religion to flourish throughout this realme as much as euer it did He is also in the same mind that he alwaies made solemne declaration of viz. to relieue his subiects so much as possibly he might and hath giuen to vnderstande to the deputies of the generall estates assembled in this town that his pleasure is the same to be finished in all libertie as also that they open vnto him whatsoeuer good motions they can conceaue for the attayning to the sayde reliefe which next vnto the seruice of God his Maiestie dooth most affect Howbeit his will is that all partialities leagues associations intelligences and practises doo cease among his subiectes to the ende from hencefoorth next after God to rely vpon no other but their king whom the diuine goodnesse hath giuen them assuring them that in so doing he will loue and cherish them as his owne children As also hee is determined no longer to suffer the contempt of his authoritie but to vse such seuere punishment of those that shall forget their duties in this behalfe as may be to the example of all others Thus signed Henrie and vnderneth Renot Giuen at Blois Decemb. 24. 1588. The kings letter to the Lord of Taian MY Lord of Taian God hath at the last freed me from him that to the end to enfeeble my authoritie as alreadie he had well begunne and withall to wrest away both my life and scepter did keepe my kingdome in trouble Yesterday morning had hee his deserued punishment whereof I thought good to aduertise you and withall to sende you a summarie discourse of the truth of the matter as well that it be not counterfeited vnto you as also that you might impart the same to my subiects in those partes and withall set your hande to the conteyning of all men in peace and quiet likewise if any should peraduenture be so foolish as to make any commotion to take so good order that the same may receiue due punishment for his trespasse and disobedience praying God my Lo. of Taian to haue you in his holy and worthy custody Written at Bloys this 24. of December 1588. Signed Henrie and vnderneath Renot The Superscription To the Lo. of Taian who commandeth in our name in our countries of Xantogue and Angumois