the Archbishop of Canterbury and so to hinder any other from performing it he wrote an a Bar. anno 1170. § 3. Express to the Archbishop of York and the other Bishops of England not to anoynt him or meddle in the business thereby to necessitate the recalling of Thomas But this design wrought otherwise than intended for the King inraged at this Prohibition forthwith caused all his Subjects from twelve years old to sixty b Stow. pag. 151. col 1. Speed § 35. to abjure the Popes Obedience or take an Oath not to obey the Popes Constitutions And then had his Son Crown'd at Westminster by Roger Archbishop of York the other Bishops assisting where the young King was c Speed § 36. Bar. § 16. sworn to observe the ancient Customs of the Nation without any mention of the Churches liberties This resolution of the King or something else did a little cool the Pope and having put on his considering cap he seem'd not so violent against the Coronation as formerly though Thomas cryed out that he and his authority was undone by it but to pacifie him the Pope sent him a Paper-remedy viz. that that action should not for the future be any a Bar. § 14. prejudice to his rights and priviledges And to give Thomas more content he b Id. § 17. suspended Roger Archbishop of York and this terrible sentence he sent to Thomas himself to make the best use of it Now had the world for almost seven years been troubled with this quarrel between a King and his Subject insomuch that all parties grew almost weary of it And now once more to try if any good could be done a treaty was brought about again For this the Pope sends his Legats and some threats against Henry if peace not presently made and Thomas also used his humour to procure an Agreement viz. threatning to c Id. § 24. Interdict the Kings Dominions and ranting against his Soveraign to the Legats declaring him to be no other than a d Id. § 25. Deceiver Jugler and Corrupter And are these words savouring of an obedient and peaceful subject But in brief a Conference was had between the King and Thomas in a place call'd by the Inhabitants e Pratum Proditorum Traytors-Meddow where though Thomas took upon him to upbraid the King for opposing him and the Church and resolved not to yeild to him about the Customs his Sons Coronation or the loss of his own liberty and honour as he call'd it yet the King shew'd himself so plyable that a peace was struck up between them Thomas himself confessing to the Pope That f Ille verbum acceptans annuit nos nostros qui aderant recepit in gratiam suam Baron anno 1170. § 30. the King accepted all in good part yeilded us our request and received us with all ours there present into his favour In this Treaty the King twice held Thomas his Horse g Matt. Paris an 1170. pag. 122. bridle whilst he mounted on Horse-back was not Thomas proud to permit it or not dislike it Now might we suppose all to be calme and quiet but we shall finde nothing less for Agreement thus made Thomas hastes for England where being come he having desired the h Pol. Virg. l. 13. p. 212. Popes Authority suspends or Excommunicates the Bishops for i Speed § 40. Crowning the young King And thus instead of being peaceable and patient he reneweth the old broyl and provokes again to displeasure by Censuring those who had been the Kings friends and by so doing râ—flected upon his Majesty Upon this the King would have Thomas to absolve them again but that he refused unless they would swear absolute Obedience to the Pope which they said they would not do without the Kings consent whose dignity it did most touch upon The Father-King then in France being informed of these extravagant actions of Thomas against the peace and tranquillity of his Subjects fell into such a displeasure that in a sudden rage and passion he wonder'd revenge was not done upon Thomas which four of his Courtiers hearing interpreting the words to a wrong sence without any Warrant or Authority thought they could not do the King better service than by killing the Archbishop For which purpose they haste into England so to Canterbury where they cruelly murder'd Thomas in the Cathedral Church at a place yet call'd the Martyrdom But the k Barth Gavant Thesour Sacrorum Rituum tom 2. pag. 140. certain day on which he suffer'd they cannot positively tell yet they confidently appoint a day in the Calendar as they do many others upon uncertainties The names of these four Courtiers were Sir Richard or Hugh Breton or Brito the name of a Family yet Tho. Fuller's Church-Hist l. 3. § 66. extant in Northamptonshire Sir Hugh Morvill of Kirk-Oswald in Cumberland where his Sword wherewith he slew Becket was kept a long time in memory of that fact his Family at this day extinct Sir William Tracy * Stow p. 152. col 2. Baron of Brains and Morton whose heirs yet flourish at Todington in Glocestershire Sir Reginald or Reynold some say Richard Fitz-Vrse or Bears son his Postery was afterwards men of great Lands and Commands in the County of Monaghan in Ireland being there call'd Mac-Mahon which in Irish signifieth the son of a Bear To these was assisting one Hugh call'd the Ill-clerk an Officer of the Church But though these kill'd him never so surely yet are we told a pretty a Bar. anno 1170. § 59 story how that the next morning prayers being ended he lifted up his hand and gave the Monks his Benediction and well he might when b Pet. de Natal lib. 2. cap. 13. Angels in the Choire appear'd and helped to sing his Requiem These four having slain Thomas fled into the North and for some time hid themselves in Knaresbrough Castle in York-shire whence they went to Rome where though at first the Pope had Excommunicated them they obtain'd their c Bar. anno 1172. § 22. Absolution and Pardon from Alexander the Third being enjoyn'd by way of penance to visit the Holy-land And we are told that the Clergy having thus exempted themselves from the temporal Laws so the d Speed § 44. punishment of a Priest-killer was not then Death but Excommunication till about the year 1176 it was declared by this King Henry that such Murderers should suffer loss of life We are also told that whilst these men remain'd under Excommunication that e Bar. an 1172. § 22. Dogs though never so hungry would not take bread from their hands as true as many other old-wives tales in Baronius befitting the credit of a learned Cardinal However that the memory of the men and their bloudy action might not be forgot their f Will. Somner's Antiq. of Cant. p. 164. Statues of Stone were set up in the Cathedral Churches Porch
formerly chose and sworn King of the Romans at which Innocent greatly rejoyced though he Pet. Mexia fol. 423. could not but know that this reason was as valid when he was formerly so zealous for Otho and resolute against all others whatsoever Frederick comes into Germany is Crowned at Aix Otho makes what opposition he can but is overthrown and so forced to withdraw and neglect the Empire And thus being deposed again Frederick remain'd as Supreme and so had himself with the Popes consent the second time d Spon anno 1215. § 4. Crown'd at Aix In the mean time was held a Great Council at the Lateran whereby Transubstantiation got a good footing and Temporal Princes were to be by the Pope deposed and their Subjects absolved from their Allegiance if they neglected to extirpate out of their Dominions that which the Pope call'd Heresie Otho having been three years turned out dyed but they say so penitently that he made the a Bzov. an 128. § 19. Spondâ—n § 7 8. Skullions of his Kitchen tread upon his neck and though he remained a while in Purgatory yet at last he was help'd into Heaven Nor need we question his sanctity seeing as they tell us being sick and weak his side opened to let the Eucharist fly in and then closed again and I believe it was as true in him as it was in Bonaventure Sect. 3. The troubles and deposing of the Emperour Frederick the Second FRederick II being thus Emperour goeth to Rome where he â—220 was Crowned by Honorius III but this peace lasted not long Frederick having been abused by several in Italy pretended that the Pope took their parts On the other side Honorius would have the Emperour to go and reduce the holy-Holy-land Frederick pretended to retreeve and regain the Territories that formerly had belonged to the Empire Honorius affirm'd they now belong'd to the Church and St. Peter And thus bandying to and fro some say that Honorius threw about his Excommucations Honorius dying Gregory IX succeeds and threatens Frederick year 1227 with Excommunication if he set not sail for the Holy-land by such a time The Emperour neglecting is Excommunicated and so seeing no remedy sails to Syria where he makes peace 122â— with the Sultan having Hierusalem and other places deliver'd to him And yet is Gregory b Pap Greg. â—â—nus moloâ—re ferens quod Rom. Imp. Excommunicatus Rebellis ad terram Sanctam transierat Mat. Paris anno 1229. angry that he went thither being Excommunicated and a Rebel against him and so intends to dethrone him sends into Asia to the c Nanâ—â—er pag. 818. Hospitallers and Templers that they should no way assist Frederick but look upon him as a publick Enemy who accordingly endeavour'd to d Matt. Pariâ— p 35â— betray him to the Saracen but the Souldan out of a Noble Spirit scorned Treachery and discovered it to the Emperour The Pope in the mean time having as he thought â—ut him out work enough to do in the Holy-land resolves to take opportunity in his absence so he sends into England e Mat. Paris p. 361. accusing of him of horrible-terrible Piccadiglio's that he being f Pag. 368. Excommunicated should enter the Church at Hierusalem and be Crowned and then go to his Palace before his Souldiers with his Crown on and then inviting several of the Noble Saracens to a Feast did for recreation-sake let some Christian women dance before them And to aggravate these how he had taken some Church-monies probably to pay his Army c. but the burden of the lamentation was that he might have some English moneys to help him in his Wars against the Emperour whom he thinks it g Justum esse fidei Christianae necessarium â—t tam valiâ—ius Ecclesiae persecutor a faâ—â—u Imporii depelleâ—etur Mat. Paris Ib. just and necessary to have deposed from the Empire And what vast sums these canting stories obtain'd is easily guess'd when in England Wales and Ireland the very Church-Ornaments and Plate were sold or pawn'd to satisfie the a Matt. Paris anno 1229. pag. 361. 362. anno 1234. p. 400 401 40â— 554 566 613. 622 623 641 645 655 658 659 660. 667 691 699 700 716 722 728 818 875 956. Nic. Harpsfield Hist Eccles pag. 477. Fox Tom. 1. pag. 369 370. avarice of Rome for if they gave not presently the Nuntio threatned Excommunications and Interdictions such a childish fear had the Papal Censures then possess'd men with and to such an height of tyranny and impudence to say no worse had the Bishops of Rome stuffed out and swell'd themselves to as if they had a Divine right over all the Moneys and Riches in the World and thus is the case alter'd Christ and St. Peter rather then not pay their dues and tribute to their Temporal Prince would be at the expence of a Miracle but now the Kings and Princes must beggar and ruine themselves and Subjects to satisfie the avarice of the Bishop of Rome who pretends to be but a Vicar to the former for if you deny this he hath an hobgobling in his Budget to boggle you to your ruine here or damnation hereafter though wise Kings should not regard such Censures upon such unjust grounds and from those who have no Authority over them Gregory having thus got Money enough falls upon those Lands which the Emperour pretended to in Italy making the people b Naucler pag 818. rebel and withdraw themselves from their b Allegiance whereby he took many places Frederick hearing of this Papal dealing having made peace with the Souldan resolves to return The Pope informed of this c Matt. Paris anno 1229. pag 364. way-lays him hoping to seize upon him when he little thought of it but Frederick having notice escaped all his snares and landed safely in Sicily and having strengthned himself regain'd some places again At last a d 1230. peace is made between him and the Pope Not not longer after the Pope and the Romans fell out insomuch that Gregory was glad to leave the City but here the Emperour e Matt. Paris anno 1â—34 pag. 408. 409. helps him at a dead lift joyning his Forces to the Pope's whereby the Romans were bang'd to the purpose But let us see how the Pope requites this good turn The Milanois a little after rebelling against the Emperour he resolves as it became him to reduce those Traitors to obedience Gregory perswades him from that design and would have him again forsooth to turn his Army into the Holy-land But Frederick wisely thought Matt. Par. an 1236. pag. 433. it was fitting to pacifie all at home first and did not a little marvail that the Pope should interest himself for such perfidious people But for all his wondering Gregory assists the Milanois sends them a great deal of money and for further incouragement promiseth them more the Milanois take courage but whilst the Emperour is engaged against them
on but some might have thought that all would have been spoil'd when the Pope perceived Michael to play the jugler and underhand to f Id. anno 1266. § 9. plot with Romes Enemies and that all his fair pretences were onely to get the ruine of his Lord Baldwin But no such matters for if the Pope got but his design he would wink at the others petty contrivances But this Pope ruled not long and after him the See being void for above two years by reason of the wrangling of the then few Cardinals no great matter was done onely Michael to look to himself At last Gregory X is set in the Roman Chair In the mean time Baldwin to strengthen himself marrieth his Son to the Daughter of Charles King of Sicily or Naples Charles seeing himself so neer related to an Empire resolves to gain it to which purpose he rais'd many Forces This puts Michael to his wits-ends in this distress scarce knowing whither to turn himself at last he knew the Pope used to be good Friends to such as he at a dead lift and therefore he sends to Gregory X newly made Pope to have the Union between the two Churches setled provided he would g Modo Caâ—olâ— expeditionem averteret Bzov. anno 1271. § 5. hinder Charles from his attempts against him And so the story of the Union goeth on not belonging to my purpose In short Michael Palaeologus must be true Emperour of Constantinople and Baldwin rejected nor must we think any injury done in this onely because it pleas'd this Gregory X so to order it and of this Example and Jurisdiction h De jure status l. 3. c. 4. p. 287 288. Thomas Bozius is not a little proud and how should the Pope who is infallible and hath power over all Kingdoms do injustice or wrong Sect. 4. The beheading of Conrado the young King of Naples HEre I might inlarge in relating the Popes Usurpations over the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily But I shall only instance in the misfortune of young Conradino who without any shew of Reason or Justice was basely deprived by the plots and contrivance of Pope Clement IV who putting his Oar in another mans Boat and year 1266 medling with that with which he had nothing to do very impudently gives these Kingdoms to the French Charles of Anjou and accordingly Crowns him King though I wonder how either he or St. Peter came to have any right to dispose of those Territories But thus is Theft Robbery and Treason sanctified and made legal by the Popes fiat Young Conradinus marcheth out of Germany to redeem his right Inheritance knowing none but Fools or Knaves would value such an Antichristian Donation Clement seeing Conradino not willing to loose his Kingdom sends to him to desist or else he will curse him with Bell book and Candle and prohibits all people to assist him Conradine knowing such Censures not to have been year 1268 justified to maintain wickedness marcheth on then the Pope falls to his Dog-tricks Excommunicates and deprives him and all those who take his part and qâ—its their Subjects from their Allegiance And because Conradine would not desist from his lawful engagement Bzovius in a fury shoots his Bolt and calls him an a Insolens juveâ—â—s an 1268. § 2. Insolent youth The young Prince thus put to it makes his lamentable case known to the World in which his Secretary or the Historian doth sometimes play the quibler He complain'd how Pope Innocent Naucler gener 43. p. 839. had abus'd him an b Sibi innocenti nocuerit Innocent for Conradus his Father King of Scicily by will left him a young thing in the care of the Church and then that Pope Innocent under the pretence of a Tutor seiz'd upon the whole Kingdom then endeavour'd to extinguish his name distributing his Lands amongst his own Kinsfolks â—hat Manfredo pretending to be his friend had cheated him too That Innocent dying Pope Alexander succeeded who also abused him inviting others to take possession of his Kingdom That Pope Urban dealt very c Sibi â—â—erat â—â—urbanus inurbanely perswading Manfredo to take the Kingdom to him but this bargain failing he would have Charles to undertake the business That this Pope dying the next viz. Clement had used all d Conâ—â—a â—um inclementer egerit inclemencie againct him setting up a e Antiregem false King Excommunicating him and depriving him of his lawful Title But see the misfortune of War the Armies of Conradinus and Charles meet Conradinus is overcome he and Frederick Duke of Austria are taken carryed to Naples and there imprisoned Then a f Convocatis ex toto Regno Syndicis Civitatum Spond anno 1269. § 7. Parliament or bloudy Rump call'd where King Conradinus and the Duke are condemn'd to dye a Scaffold is set up publickly in the City and for more pomp cover'd with Silk-Tapistry the two innocent Princes are had thither Frederick of Anstria is first beheaded whose head Conradinus kisseth then the young King having declared the injustice vindicated his own innocencie and pronounced a Some say Peter of Arragon Frederick some say Henry of Castile his Aunts Son to be the Heir to the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily as a token of which Investiture he threw his Glove amongst the people kneel'd down and had his head cut off Thus dyed Conradinus and Frederick neither of them being eighteen years old and to add more ignominy their Corps were not permitted to be buried in Consecrated ground because not absolved from the Popes Excommunication yet they tell us that Frederick of Austria's b Bzov. an 1268. § 11. head call'd upon the Virgin Mary after it was cut off and that a wonderful Mark remains in the place where this execution was done That the Pope perswaded to this cruelty I cannot say positively though c Page 841. Nauclerus hints as much and others affirm d Page 841. that his advice being asked about it he return'd this answer that d Vita Conradini mors Caroli mors Conradini vita Caroli Conradines life is Charles his death and Conradines death is Charles his life However it was no sooner was this wicked act done but the Heads-man was also slain that he might not boast of his spilling such Royal Bloud A poor come off as if those who pronounced judgement by this act could clear themselves from the guilt And some make it the worse and with reason because Charles himself was a spectator all the while to this bloudy Execution Though certainly the Pope might have saved all this bloudshed by permitting young and innocent Conradine to possess that which was left him by his Father and how unjustly his life was taken away d Page 841 853. Nauclerus will inform you CHAP. III. The troubles of Philip the Fourth sirnamed Le bel King of France with the pride of Pope Boniface the Eighth THe first thing
should fall out for the weal and furtherance of this Cause c. But now I will sayone word of him and so come to some other purposes of our own If I had a thousand tongues with so many mouths with Cicero ' s Eloquence I could not be worthie enough to commend this Gentleman to you and all your company as I shall let you understand God-willing if ever we do chance to meet face to face and therefore whensoever you may prevent him with any benefit either by your self or any other abide not till he crave it of you for he is the worst asker in his own cause that ever you conversed with f f Here follows some private lawbusiness concerning some lands in the Lairdship of Spot My Lord Levingstone is departed out of this world You heard before that g g David Graham Laird of Fentrie yet there was also a rich Citizen of Sterling call'd David Forrester who was kill'd or murdred 1595. David Forester had one son and now hath another born in the Castle of Striveling where he is in custodie hardlie handled There is but one of our Nobilitie which hath of the King of Spain any pension well paid of twelve hundred Crowns the which apparentlie are evil bestowed for he nor any of his as yet hath ever done any kinde of good in the promotion of the Kings Matters wherefore such pensions were better bestowed on others who travel dailie and hourlie putting in hazard both their goods and lives as the Beareâ— hath done and dailie doth and others as he can shew you c. Because I have no other thing to write and have been long enough I commend me to your prayers and you to God Yours at his Power a a i. e. Rob. Abircrumby Robert Sandesoun At Scotland the XV of Decemb. M D XCII The surprisal of these Letters discover'd all and spoil'd the designe David Graham of Fintrie was tryed and found guilty and b 15 or 16 of February 1592. beheaded in the High-street of Edinbrough The Earl of Angus having been imploy'd by the King who then doubted not of his loyalty to quiet some troubles in the North not knowing any thing of the seising of Kar and the discovery of the Spanish designe returns to Edinbrough where he was presently arrested by the c The Mayor and Aldermen Provost and c Bayliffs of the City and sent prisoner to the Castle But from this imprisonment he escapes flees into the North joyns himself with Huntley and Arrol and raise what Forces they can But upon the report of the Kings marching against them year 1593 they fled into the Mountains and seeing no other help sent their Ladies to the King to intercede for them the King tells them he will shew them what favour he can but adviseth them to submit to a tryal In the mean time the Presbyterian Kirk grow very mally part and a Club of their Ministers being jumbled together on their own heads they forsooth would condomn them and so they Excommunicate the Earls of Anguss Huntley and Arrol the Lord Hume and Sir James Chesholme nor could the King by all his Authority and desires get the Brethren to forbear or stay the publication of their sentence Though the Earls had waited upon the King submitted themselves and desired a Trial. But the truth is the Popish Lords gave no signes of real repentance no though the King had used divers means to gain them and was willing to wink at their past crimes upon assurance of their good behaviour for the future yet all his Majesties endeavours were in vain the Jesuits prevailing too much over them with their bad counsels and feeding them daily with hopes of forraign aid No though the King through love exhorted them to enter themselves in custody to pleasure the Kirk and make some signes of a tryal would they give any obedience to the Kings desires These contempts rendring them more odious a Parliament is held and the Roman Lords brought to Tryal and are found year 1594 guilty of Treason and sentence was pronounced against the thrâ—â— Earls and Sir Patrick Gordon Laird of Achindown their Sâ—uâ—checas of Arms are torn by the Herald and their Honours Lands and Estates declared forfeited Yet the King had some favour for them but they grow worse and worse for joyning themselves with the Earl of Bothwell they make a Covenant or Bond amongst themselves at the Church of Memmore and so flee to Arms the main stickler in this business being Sir James Douglas of Spot And opportunately to assist them arrives a Spanish Ship at Montrose which brought some gold for their supplies The King informed of all by the apprehension of Allan Orme servant to Bothwell sends Argile Northwards to quell them Argile gets an Army of 10000 men but a The Battle of Clenlivat October 3. are beat by 900 commanded by Huntley who here lost his Uncle of Achindown and Arrol was sore wounded in his armand leg But for all this the Confederate Lords at the long run were so put to it that they desired liberty to depart the Kingdom giving security to practice no more against the King or Religion so away they went and Bothwell steals into France thence into Naples where he lived miserably and dyed beggerly about the year 1624. The banish'd Lords not finding themselves in that favour beyond Seas as they expected resolve to return home Huntley steals year 1596 over and being got into the North sends a supplication to the King desiring that he might be permitted to stay in the Country upon security to be no more troublesome the King is willing and conditions are consulting of Arrol thinking to slip through the Low-Countries is seis'd on and deliver'd to Mr. Robert Danielstone the Kings Agent there but from him he makes an escape and returns Huntley for some time keeps off the conditions the Kirk being his enemy And his Uncle James Gordon the Jesuit came into the year 1597 Country to perswade him from any reconcilement but at last not onely he but Angus and Arrol submit subscribe to the Faith of Scotland are absolved at Aberdene from their former Excommunications and received into grace and favour of the King About the same time there was discovered a designe to fortifie the Isle of Elsay in the West Seas This Island is a great Rock four miles in compass wherein an old ruinous Tower is built on the steep ascent of the Rock the plot was that by seising on the Island the Forces that the Spanish King had promis'd to send might here be received The main actor in this was Hugh Barklay Laird of Lady-land who having been the year before committed in the Castle of Glasgow had made an escape and fled to Spain and this year return'd to pursue his old designe Having got some followers he enters the Island with an intention to have well victual'd it But Mr. Knox the same who took Ker understanding his purpose
gets hastily a company of men and makes towards the Isle Most of Barklays men were otherwise imploy'd dreaming of no such thing and himself not thinking that his plot was known did not take Knox his men though he saw them coming for enemies thus careless Knox lands and encounters him on the very shore upon which Barklay resolved not to be taken runs into the Sea and drowns himself and so there is an end of him and the Popish troubles in Scotland for this time CHAP. IV. The troubles in Ireland against Queen Elizabeth TO run through all the Rebellions of Ireland would be troublesome both to my self and Reader their whole stories and life being but an heap or chain of Troubles Riots Misdemeanors Murthers Treasons and suchlike enormities whereby they have not onely vext and molested their Governours but in the end brought ruine to the disturbers and such undertakers of disobedience Nor could any thing else be expected from the ancient Irish to whom civility and discretion were strangers but the Robbery of Cambden Britan pag. 790 791 792. others held a piece of Devotion insomuch that they never undertook such mischief without first sending up their prayers and after to give God thanks for such a good booty Though they profest themselves good Catholicks yet they supposed no small holiness to remain in Horses Hoofes and that the Lords prayer mumbled into the right ear of a sick beast was cure enough for its distemper and any man was held past living in this world if he desired to receive the Sacrament Nor need we look for many cures amongst them when to a Ric. Stanihuâ—st de â—ebus Hibeâ—n lib. 1. pag. 44. beat Eggs together to squeeze out with ones fingers the juyce of shred herbs to probe and finde out a wound were signes of an able Physitian and thus qualified he may go for an Hippocrates And no doubt but others of them were much of the discreet hardiness of b Id pag. 42. him who having received four desperate wounds and seeing his sword not hurâ— gave thanks to God that these wounds were given to his body and not to his sword And what else might be expected from those of former times when even within these few years they c Sir John Temples Hist of Iâ—ish Rebeâ—lion the Prefaâ—e ld pag. 84 threatned to burn and ruine Dublin to destroy all Records and Monuments of English Government make Laws against speaking English and have all English names changed Nay to put their thoughts into practice they endeavour'd to destroy all the goodly breed of English Cattle by killing many thousand Sheep and Cows meerly because they were of English breed and so to leave them lye stinking in the Fields and as others testifie to destroy the very Corn ' cause sown by English men And yet 't is known they had not only Government Civility and what else is praise worthy spred amongst them by the English but stately Buildings and other Ornaments of the Country whereas Dublin it self could not afford a place sit for King Henry II to lye in so that he was there forced to set up a long house composed of d Id pag. 4. Wattles after the manner of the Country therein to keep his f Riâ—h Stanibuâ—st lib 3. pag. 129. splendid Christmas But these glories and advantages some of them may think a discredit if not a ruine to their Nation and may fancie it as good to have their Kings as a Speeds Theater of Great Britain in Ireland in Vlster § 6. formerly to lap up their Coronation-sustenance without the assistance of Spoons or Hands and to sit in state naked within the bottom of a â—aldron at his Inauguration as to have Decencie and Manners Thrones or Magnificence amongst them However that which they supposed to ruine all you may guess at by this their complaint as old at least as King Edward the Thirds time as b Discovery of Ireland pag. 184. Sir John Davies supposeth c M S. F. 99 Laud p. 332. in Bibl. Bodl. Oxon. ex albo libro scaccarii Dublin By granting Charters of peace To falce Englishe withouten lesse This land shall be much undoe But d Gossipred a custom amongst them of trusting too much to God-fathers as they thought their Nurces and Forster-Children akin to them as Mother and Sister Gosipride and alterage And leesing of our Language Have mickley holpe thereto The truth is above all people they hated the English being willing that French Spaniard or any body else should rule them but those who do But of their Combinations and Overtures I shall go no higher then Queen Elizabeth though this following note by the way will not be amiss a M S. F. 99. fol. 185. Land in Bibl. Bodl. Oxon. Jehan du Tillet Recuil des Guerres Traitez d'entâ—e les Roys de France d' Angleterre fol. 157. Articles agreed upon between Francis I. King of France and James Fitzjohn Earl of Desmond Extracted by Tillet out of the Records in Paris Anno 1523. Francis I. King of France in a Treaty with James Fitzjohn Earl of b The French Copy calls him Jaques Conte de Cymonie Prince â—n Hybernie Desmond wherein he is stiled a Prince in Ireland It was accorded That as soon as the Kings Ships should land in Ireland the said Earl in person and at his own charge should take Armes against his Soveraign King Henry VIII not onely to conquer that part of the Kingdom wherein he lived which should be to the proper use and benefit of the said Earl except onely one Port which should be reserved for the French King for ever for to harbour his Ships in and that Port to be left at the Election of the King out of one of these three viz. d The French Copy reads thus Quinquesalle Core ou Drudal Kinsale Cork or Yoghal but also for to e As if he ever had it but no such matter restore the Duke of Suffolk to the Crown of England from whence he was banished and at the present living in France The Earl of Desmond for this War was to raise 400 Horse and 10000 Foot and if need required to increase them into 15000 or more The King Covenanted to entertain them at the rate of two Angels â—e peece for every man armed with Corsselets and Mayle for three months and for every man furnished onely with Swords and Halberts at one Angel le peece for the like time That for the draught of the Artillery which should be sent into that land by the King and the Duke of Suffolk the Earl should provide horses sufficient That after the War was begun the French King should not at any time make Truce or peace with the King of England without comprehending therein the said Earl and Turloghe O Brian with his Nephews That if King Henry VIII should after a Truce or Peace accorded make War upon the said Earl the French King
tel quel vous le tenez Le Caeur du Roy dont vous avez Tant de fois la mort procuree Lors que less Chiens ont attrappe Le Cerf qu' ils ont tant galoppe Du Caeur on leur fait la Curee which another made more short thus Ce n'est qu'a vous Trouppe Sacree Qu' on doit bailler le Caeur des Roys Quand les grands Cerfs sont aux abboys On en doit aux Chiens la Curee 'T is You alone you sacred Crue To whom the Hearts of Kings are due For when Great Harts are hunted hard Their Entrails are the Hounds reward Upon this murther the Parliament Orders a * de Rege et Regis institutione Book written by Mariana the Spanish Jesuit to be burnt by the Hang-man as maintaining the Lawfulness of King-killing and Father Cotton was desired to Answer that Book but he slipt his Neck out of the Coller as not willing to write plain and positively against Mariana After this the Parliament also * 1614. condemned * Desensio fidei Catholicae Francisco Suarez's Book as containing many Seditious and Treasonable Principles and after this another Jesuit Antonius Sanctarellus publishing the same Tenents his Book was also * 1626. burned at Paris These things so nettled the Fathers of that Society that they had no way to clear themselves but to have some of their Chieftains * 16. March subscribe against those Errors here Father Coton was again commanded to put pen to Paper and to confute Santarel this put him to such a push for he must either offend the Pope and the General of their Society or the Parliament of Paris If he answered them he opposed the first two if he did not he offended the latter and would be thought to espouse those Tenents which might the more expose his Order in France and make himself guilty of Treason These Considerations did so perplex him that though in perfect health before he dyed within * 19. March 1626. Three days To other Jesuits were also commanded to write against such Tenents but we hear nothing of their attempt in this case And how unwilling they were positively to give their Judgments may somewhat appear by this following Story Whilst the Parliament of Paris was Censuring Sanctarellus his * de Haeresi Schismate c. Book being printed at Rome by the Approbation of Mutius Vitellescus General of their Order as also the Master of the Sacred Palace and others The Parliament * 13. March sent for Father Cotton the Provincial of the Jesuits the Rector of Clermont and others the Chieftains of their Order to whom they proposed these following Questions which was thus answered in the name of all the rest of their Society by Father Cotton Parl. Is this pernicious Book of Sanctarellus call'd Tractatus de Haeresi Schismate c. approved of by you Coton No and we shall shortly publickly oppose it Parl. Why do you contradict that Doctrine which the General of your Order at Rome approveth of Coton We consess that our Society believeth so at Rome but why should the falt of the Italians be imputed to us seeing we in France are of an other perswasion Parl. Hath not the King of France absolute power over all his Subjects Coton He hath so as to Temporals Parl. Do you believe that the Pope hath so much authority over Kings that by his Excommunication he can Interdict them absolve their Subjects from their Oaths of Allegiance depose them and dispose of Kingdoms Coton Fy Fy what to Excommuniate the most Christian King who can think that the first-born of the Church can be an enemy to his Mother which he always protected and defended or that he is to be Excommunicated who hath all along endeavoured the Extirpapation of Heresie Parl. It seems then you do not believe the same with your General at Rome Coton Our General living at Rome it is not to be supposed that he is to contradict that which is believed at Rome Parl. Well let him believe so but what do you believe Coton Truly the quite contrary Parl. But if you were at Rome what would you believe then Coton We would change our minds with the Country and would believe as they did at Rome Parl. Pray Gentlemen to the purpose without any Equivocations idle or frivolous put offs what doth the body of your Society think of the Popes power over Kings Upon this Cotton is at stand desireth Liberty to consult with the Society CHAP. III. Tir-Oen raises a Rebellion in Ireland incouraged by a Phaenix plume sent him by the Pope The Irish send a slanderous Letter to the Pope against Quen Elizabeth Pope Clement the VIIIth thanks the Irish for their Rebellion Mount joy Lord Deputy proclaims Tyrone Traytor Clement the VIIIth sends another Letter to Tyrone The Irish write to the King of Spain Don Juan de Aquila with several Spanish forces land in Ireland but to their own ruin Tyrone submits and delivers himself up to the Lord Deputy The Divines of Salamanca and Valla-dolid declare in behalf of the Irish IN the former Century having seen part of the Rebellions of the Irish and Tir-Oen we shall in haste run over the rest not insisting too much upon their Warrs and Fights but leave them to other Historians Upon the departure of the Earl of Essex Tir-Oen renews his Rebellion being incouraged to it both from Spain and Pope the first sending * Baron an 1186 §. 16. Sir Jo. Davies disâ—overy of irâ—Irâ—land p. 19. as his Agent Don Martin de la Certa with XXII Thousand Crowns to carry on the Treasonable cause the latter viz. the Bishop of Rome sending him his blessing by Matheo de Oviedo by some call'd Arch-Bishop of Dublin and the better to incourage the Arch-Traytor his Holiness also sent him as Pope Vrban III. sent Henry II. a Crown made of Peacocks Feathers a Fools-bable viz. a * Osullâ—vâ—m Compend Hist 〈◊〉 Tom. 3 l 5. cap. â—â— fâ—l 167. Cambden Aâ—â—â—l 1599. Phaenix Plume or Feather But I would gladly know of the Pope how he came by such a Toy For if there be no such Bird in the world as a Phaenix as the learned Dr. * Vulg. â—rrâ—rs lib. â— cap. 1â— Brown and others rationally assert his Infallible Holiness must get this Romantick Rarity from the same Store-house that one got a * Phil. Loni â—r Theatr. Histr pag. 81. Feather out of the Arch-angels Wing another some of the Flame of Moses his Bush and a third the Triumphant Banner wherewith Christ descended down into Hell Tyrone with these encouragements and hopes of farther relief from year 1600 Spain grows bold and numerous and having got many of the great ones to joyn with him sends also to the Lord Barry to perswade him to the same Treasonable actions His Letter runs thus My Lord Barry YOur impiety to God Cruelty to your Soul and Body