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A56171	Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the Archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall discovering to the world the severall secret dangerous plots, practices, proceedings of the Pope and his confederates, both at home and in forraigne parts, to undermine the Protestant religion, usher the whole body of popery into our church, and reduce all our realms to their ancient vassalage to the Sea of Rome, by insensible steps and degrees : from the first marriage treaty with Spain, anno 1617, till this present : together with the true originals of the late Scottish troubles, Irish rebellion and English civill warres: manifested by sundry ... papers, found among Secretary Windebankes, master Thomas Windebankes, the lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies writings, and some late intercepted letters from forraigne parts / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3973; ESTC R7996	362,172	332

give good Characters of our d●votion to the King and State of vvhose benignity we have all reason to give testimonies and to endeavour to produce Arguments for the prosecution and increase of it Now for 〈◊〉 best expedition of this businesse which is the chiefe circumstance that importeth in it we have thought fit to recommend it to your nominations of such persons as shall in your opinions be agreed for the ablest and best disposed in every severall County not only to solicite but to collect such voluntary Contributions as every bodies consciences and duty shall proffer And we shall desire you to give us an account of what acceptation it finds with his friends wch we cannot but expect very succesfull and answerable to the forwardnesse we meete with here about London for which we shall offer up our prayers to God Walter Mountague Ken. Digby The Copy of the Letter sent by those assembled in London to every shire THe inclosed advices and Motives being so ample as you will perceive by perusing them it will not be needfull that we enlarge our selves upon any particulars concerning the conduct of the businesse which they direct the way in This therefore serveth only to convey them to you as we are intreated by those that have met here and we have undertaken to do and desire you to repaire Immediatly unto those persons to whom they be directed and to deliver the same unto them Note in the name of all the Noblemen and Gentry together with our selves assembled here in London by the Queenes commandement to set forward the worke And we pray you assure them in the most effications manner you can ingageing all our credits for the truth thereof that it is the sence of us all both Ecclesiasticall and Lay Persons Note that besides the discharging of their and our duties to God and the King it mainely importeth the good of Catholiques to have their businesse take good successe Therefore intreat them to deale actively and efficatio●sly and speedily according to their advices and motives We are so well perswaded of their devotion to put forward so pious a worke that we doubt not but they will be as well satisfied in the needfulnesse of the thing and be as ready to imploy themselves in it receiving the assurance thereof and perswasions thereunto onely from our hands as if they came by all the most formall waies that can be imagined which in a businesse of this nature cannot be expected And although the advices and motives be directed only ●o Lay-Gentlemen yet we desire you and have answered for you that you will imploy your selves and all those that depend on you sincerely to solicite and dispose all their mindes that you have relation unto as powerfull as you can to contribute cheerfully and bountifully upon this occasion which is the first that ever we laboured in of this kind so we hope in God it will be the last there being no probability of so pressing and urgent a necessity to occur any more Yours c. London April 1639. The names of the Collectors for gathering the Recusants money Bedfordshire Master Church Sir Robert Charnock Mr. Robert Hewet Barkshire Mr. Anthony Inglefield Mr. Tirrill Buckinghamshire Mr. Robert Dormer Sir Edward Manfield Mr. Throgmorton Mr. Bring●urst Cambridgshire Mr. Henry Huddleston Mr. Charles Paryed Mr. Barker Cheshire Mr. Bidulph of Bidulph Sir William Massey Mr. William Stanley Mr. Iames Poole Cornwall Mr. Victor Mr. Burlacy Mr. Trevelion Cumberland Sir Fran. Howard Mr. Ioseph Porter Darbyshire Sir Fran. Willoughby Mr. Avery of Hastop Mr. Poole of Spinckill Devonshire Sir Edward Carey Mr. Berry Mr. Anth. Gifford Doctor Chichester Dorsetshire Mr. Geo. Penny the elder Mr. Geo. Arundell Mr. Webbe of Lanford Mr. Wells of Purbeck ●urham Sir Ralph Coniers Master George Collingweed Mr. Edward Smith Essex Mr. Willam Peters Mr. Thomas Wright Mr. Rich. White Glocestershire Hertfordshire Sir Iohn VVinter Mr. VVakeman Mr. Benidict Hall Mr. Atkinson Huntingtonshire Mr. Price of Washingley Sir Thomas Shell●y Mr. Thomas Cotton Herefordshire Master William Bodenham Sir Iohn Wigmore Mr. William Moore of Burrop Master Iohn Harpe Hampshire Master Iohn Arundell Mr. George Penny the yonger Mr. William Owen Kent Master Benjamin Wyborne Master Clement Finch Master Pettite Lancashire Master Bradshawe Sir Cicill Crayford Sir William Gerrard Mr. Molineaux of the Wood Master Townly of Townley Anderton of Lostock Leceistershire Sir Fran. Englefield Mr. Golding Lincolnshire Master Anthony Mounson Sir Iohn Thimbleby Mr. Robert Constable London and Middlesex Master Cape Master Thomas R●x Master Becket Master Richard Betham Mr. Edw. Harp Mr. Morgan Master Io. Chapperly Doctor Kirton Norfolke Master Everard Mr. Charles Walgrave Sir Henry Bedingfield Mr. William Paston Northamtonshire Sir William Saunders Mr. Io. Poulton Nottinghamshire Master Thomas Smith the elder Master Thomas Smith the younger Northumberland Sir William Fenwicke Master Haggerston Mr. Withrington Sir Edward Ratleif Oxfordshire Sir Richard Farmer of Kiddington Mr. William Stone Mr. Ralph Sheldon Rutlandshire Master Nicholas Cripp● Mr. William Andrewes Mr. Alcock Mr. Iames Digby Shropshire Sir Basill Brooke Master Plowden Master Iohn Harrington Somersetshire Master R●ino Mr Iohn Ewnis the elder Staffordshire Master Brooke of Lapley Mr. Stanford of Perry-hall Mr. Phillip Draycot Surrey Master Edward Cotton Sir Richard Weston Suffex Sir Iohn Shelly Sir Iohn Carroll Suffolke Sir Francis Monnocke Sir Roger Martin Sir Edward Sylyard Mr. Thomas Beddingfield of Beddingfield Warwickshire Master Antho. Dormer Master Thomas Morgan Mr. VVilliam Sheldon Mr. Richard Middlemoore Wiltshire Master VVilliam Arundell the Lord Baltimore Mr. Edw. Stilling Worce●tershire Master VVilliam Abingdon Master VVilliam Sheldon Westmerland Master Anthony Ducket Master Iohn Leyborne Master Fleming East Riding The Lord Dunbarre Master Brigham Master Longdaill Yorkshire West Riding Baronet Vavesar Baronet Gascoigne Mr. Thomas VVaterton Mr. Philip Hiuegate North Riding Master Craythorne the younger the Lord Fairfax Master Anthony Menn●ll Master Lawrence Sar● Brecknock Master Winter Master Bevan Master Maddocke Carnarvon Master Lewis Carmarden Master Towley Cardigan Master Lewis Glamorgan Master Turbervile the younger Denbigh Master Richard Floyd Master Crew Flintshire Sir Iohn Connoway Master Pennat Monmouth Sir Charles Somerset Master Morgan of Lantarnam Master Morgan of Itton Mountgomery Me●ioneth Sir Piercie Harbert Pembrookshire Master Towley of Arnostill Radnorshire Master Thomas Crowther The Reallity of is Collection will yet more clearly appeare to all the VVorld by the Queens owne Confession in a Message sent by her to the House of Commons to excuse her activity therein together with her entertainment of a Nuncio from the Pope Seignior Rossett being then Nuncio whom she promised to dispatch out of the Kingdom with all convenient speed In which Message Recorded in the Commons Iournall we have a clearer acknowledgement likewise of many premised particulars prefaced with a specious Court-Complement and many faire promises since not very punctually performed to Court the Commons into a good opinion of her Majesties reall affections and

you who are the chiefe abettors of the popish titular Clergy your Lordships have them now shewing themselves in their presenting this Petition which we hope you will be sensible of for the publike good the good of his Majesty and the glory of God to whose blessing and protection we humbly leave you The returne upon Command to advise upon some moderate course in the exercise of Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction Right honourable Our good Lords IN obedience to your Lordships commands We the Bishops and Chancellours present in the City have considered of the wayes for the moderating and easing the pretended burthen whereof the Petitioners complaine in the matter of clandestine Christnings Marriages and Burials And doe find that we that are present cannot resolve of any other course then to referre our selves to our former answer and the lawes now in force and according to our duties to God and the charge laid upon us in the Act 2. Eliz. c. 2. doe humbly desire your Lordships that the said Act for the uniformity of Common-prayer and Service in the Church and the administration of the Sacraments may be duly and truly executed Also the lawes concerning the restoring to the Crowne the ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiasticall and Spirituall and abolishing all forraigne power repugnant to the same may be effectually and fully put in use And that all School-Masters be bound to teach the Schollers for their first booke the grounds of Christian Religion and to use in their Schooles the prayer appointed in the beginning of the Grammer set forth by his Majesties authority with such other books as shall be appointed by the Bishops of this Kingdome and that idle and unprofitable books such as Gesta Romanoru● which is now upon the Presse in this City for the use of their Schools which doe but teach them to attend to Fables and lying legends may be banished from the same And forasmuch as sundry of us having no other occasion of comming to this place but your Lordships commands have been now fourteen dayes in Town and doe lye here at charges and are with-holden from performance of our duties at home we humbly entreat your Lordships to licence us to depart What the issue of this businesse was I cannot certainly learne but I find that this very yeere 1630. among other things there fell out a great difference between the Regulars and Secular Priests and popish Titulary Bishops in Ireland which grew to a very great highth as I have formerly touched in the Bishop of Calcedons businesse How farre these differences between them there proceeded in I shall give you a short account out of the Arch-bishop of Armagh his Letter to Bishop Laud who writ thus to him among other things My very good Lord THere came into my hands certaine propositions of our Irish Regulars against the Seculars censured at Paris 15. January a a After the French account who begun the yeere with January as our Almanacks doe But 1630. after our ordinary computation 1631. by sixty Doctors of the Sorbon one whereof is this Superiores Regularium digmores sunt Episcopis siquidem dignitas pastoris petend● est ex conditione sui gregis quemadmodum oplio dignior est subulco Another In partibus haereticorum non tenetur populus Christianus necessariam sus●entationem suo Paracho sub ministrate quia bona Ecclesiastica ab haereticis possidentur Together with them I received the Arch-bishop of Paris his condemnation of two English Books published Ianuary 30. 1631. the one an Answer to certaine assertions of Doctor Kellison in his Treatise of the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchy written by Nicholas Smith the other an Apology for the Popes manner of proceeding in governing the Catholikes in England during the time of persecution Author Daniel a Iesu It may somewhat concerne us here to be made acquainted with the Argument of these Books and therefore I make bold to entreat your Lordship that you would give order to one of your Chaplaines to communicate the same unto this bearer who will speedily informe me thereof Your Lordships in all service Ia. Armachanus Drogheda March 17. 1631. The yeere following these differences in Ireland between the Priests and Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Fleming proceeded to a publike Protestation and contestation even inprint as appears by this notable paper of the Priests against him printed at Rhoan both in Latin and English to make it more notorious I shall only trouble you with the English Copy found in the Arch-bishops Study indorsed with Master Dels hand thus May 3 1632. Protestations of the secular Priests in Ireland against Thomas Fleming Arch-bishop of Dublin To all the most Illustrious Arch-bishops and Bishops of Ireland but more particularly to those of the Province of Dublin their honourable Lords David Bishop of Osory Iohn of Perues Ross of Kildare and Matthew Vicar Apostolicall of Laghlem 1 MOST Illustrious Lords and Reverend Bishops the Priests of Dublin make their complaint before you that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis without alleadging any cause against them onely for his will and as his pleasure us●th to exile and banish Priests out of his Diocesse And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a 〈◊〉 over the Clergy contrary to the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome 2. Most Illustrous Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis though humbly sought unto and desired doth refuse to doe them justice in their causes neither yet will ●e permit the Clergy to follow their actions meerly civill before the Magistrate contrary unto the ●eceived custome of this Kingdome from the first conversion of this Nation And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy NOTE contrary unto the Canons of the Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 3. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis in inflicting his Ecclesiasticall censures observeth no canonicall preceeding at all omitting not onely the solemnities of the law but those things also that are necessary and essentiall in all proceedings thereof namely citations and proofe of causes And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary unto the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 4. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe complaine that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thoms Flemming of the order of Saint Francis refused to heare all proofes against the Regulars in the matter of the eleven propositions condemned at Paris which testimonies or proofs two venerable Priests presented unto him the 15. of November in the yeere of our Lord 1631. in

Roles 2000. l. Sir Edward Leech 2000. l. The six Clearks 6000. l. The Lady Cambden 5000. l. Baron Westo● 500. l. Baron Trevor 4000. l. Baron Hendon 3000. l. Sir Thomas Fanshew 1000. l. Sir Peter Osborne 1000. l. Sir Robert Pye 2000. l. Sir Edward Sawyer 500. l. Sir Charles Herbert 1000. l. Sir Edward Powell 2000. l. Sir Sidney Mountague 2000. l. Sir Ralph Freema● 2000. l Mr. Iohn Packer 1000. l. Morley 2000. l. Massam 4000. l. Surveyor of the Works 1000. l. Sir Richard Wynne 3000. l. Iames Maxwell 2000. l. Patrick Mall 20●0 l. Iames Leviston 1000. l. George Kirk 2000. l. William Murrey 1000. l. Henry Murrey 2000. l. E●dymion Porter 1000. l. Sir Henry Mildmay 2000. l. Sir William Vdall 1000. l. Sir Edward Varne 1000. l. Sir Richard Younge 1000. l. Mr. Audley 4000. l. Sir Miles Fleetwood 1000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudiard 500. l. The Attorny of the Wards 1000. l. Mr. Chamberlin 1000. l. The Attorny of the Dutchy 500. l. Mr. Cofferor 3000. l. Sir Thomas Merry 2000. l. Mr. Fenner 1000. l. Sir Richard Manley 500. l. Mr. Comptroler of the Works 500. l. Lord Chief Iustice Branst●n 500. l. Mr. Iustice Barkley 1000. l. Mr. Iustice Crook 1000. l. Sir Thomas Hatten 1000. l. Sir Iohn Winter 1000. l. Mr. Attorny Ball 500. l. Mr. Sollicitor Winne 500. l. Serjeant Whitfield 500. l. Mr. Iustice Iones 500. l. Mr. Henly 5000. l. Lord Chief Iustice Litleton 1000. l. Sollicitor Lane 500. l. In this Schedule there we●● divers names of Noblemen and others inserted with blanks left for the sums they were to lend And the Officers of Star-chamber Chancery other Courts here omitted were likewise therein ordered to be sent for under which the Archbishop with his own hand writ these directions To cal upon the Lord Keeper for these Names Call for Names Which cleerly manifests this sending for all these to lend the sums here specified to be his project and that he was the chief Actor in these Assessments of them The most of whom were enforced to lend 38000. l. being subscribed before the Lords of the Councell by some of these persons in one day and 10000. l. another day as appears by a Note under Windebanks hand Moreover I found this ensuing List of Names and Sums under Windebanks hand 6. March 1639. Kings Servants to be warned on Friday These in this Paper now absent to be sent for against Wednesday to Mr. Solicitor Herbert gr Sir Gdward Griffin 1000. l. gr Sir Edward Savage 500. respect ●Sir Iohn Trevor 1000. Mr. Iohn Frecheville 500. gr ●Sir Iohn Maynard 500. Sir Henry Herbert 1000. Sir Francis Vincent 500. Sir Iohn Smith 500. Sir Thomas Walsingham 500. Mr. Solicitor 500. Sir Lionel Palmage 2000. gr Mr. Thomas Fotherley 500. refus Sir William Ashton 500. Sir Thomas Richardson 1000. gr Mr. Edmund Windham 500. gr Mr. Pye 3000. Mr. Ioh Mannors of Hadden 2000. Massam 2000. He will give his own Bond the Lords will bring it down to 1000. l. Mr. William Walter 500. Mr. Edmund Dunch 500. gr Capt. Richard Crane 500. Sir Thomas Ashton 500. Mr. William Coryt●n 500. gr Sir Iames Thynne 3000. gr Sir Henry Newton 1000. resp ●Mr Henry Frederick Thynne 2000. Sir Ralph Hopton 500. Sir William Savile 1000. gr Mr. Iames Maxwell 2000. Mr. Patrick Mawle 2000. He is to do what he can gr Mr. Iames Levingston ●000 gr Mr. George Kirk 2000. gr Mr. William Murray 1000. gr Mr. Henry Murray 1000. gr Mr. Endymion Porter 1000. How much of these sums were lent or contributed I cannot certainly define but on April 13. 1640. the Parliament called about the Scots assembled wherein many Subsidies were demanded to be presently granted and levied before any grievances redressed in conclusion after much debate the Parliament on the 5. of May was suddenly dissolved and no Subsidies given but then the Convocation was continued by the Archbishops means who granted the King a large Benevolence to continue for 3. whole years in nature of 3. intire Subsidies to maintain this war against all Law to be paid in and levied under severest penalties of which more in due place and made 17. Canons exceeding prejudiciall to the Kings Prerogative the Parliaments Subjects Liberties in justifying and establishing divers Popish Innovations in Religion in affront of the Parliament upon whose dissolution divers illegall means were set on foot by Canterbury and his Confederates to raise moneyes to support this war as forced Loans divers Aldermen of London being imprisoned in the Tower for refusing to certifie names of Persons within their severall Wards for to lend by enforcing Shipmoney Coat and Conduct money in the Countries more then ever By Commanding by a speciall Proclamation Aug. 20. 1640. all the Nobility Knights Gentlemen and those who held Lands of the King to attend him at the Army with horses men and arms in this service according to their abilities and estates Hereupon a great Army was raised in the North and a bloody war likely to have ensued but that God by his overruling Providence happily appeased it without bloodshed by a Treaty first and then by an Act of Pacification and Oblivion passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms What Tumults and Libels the Archbishops breaking the first Pacification with the Scots and after that the Parliament occasioned to the endangering of his Person you may read out of his own Diary in the Breviate of his life pag. 22 23 which I will not repeat That he had the principall hand in exciting and directing these wars will appear by the Lord Conwayes Letters to him who had then the Command of the Northern forces the extracts of some whereof out of the very Originalls I shall here present you with The first is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Received Iunij 12. 1640. my Lord Conway his Iudgement concerning popular Tumults now in England May it please Your Grace I Have received two Letters from you Note the one by Mr. Tre●orers conveyance wherein you were pleased to let me know what the disorder at Lamb●eth was the mutinies of the base multitude are not to be feard nor to be neglected the chief inciters are to be castigated and that quickly if there were persons fitting to be Heads to a discontented multitude there were some danger if those men could not be secured but he that feares any Head that can be given to any discontented Body here in England will be afraid like boyes and women of a Turnep cut like a deaths head with a candle in it All these accidents must be overcome with patience dexterity and courage If the end whither one would go cannot be attained with that speed is desired learn of Seamen to lye by a wind and gain ground by boarding I do assure my self that if wise thoughts be with courage put in execution all difficulties will be overcome there must not be any fainting by the way if the heart fail the legs will never leap over the d●●ch

Dublin And moreover the aforesaid Priests doe professe that the same Illustrious Arch-bishop is a favourer and a Patron of certai●e new and never heard of Heresies published by the Fryars of his Order and others of the which heresies or rather blasphemies being advertised by a Petition he utterly refused to heare the Accusers and Witnesses And th●y pr●●est that in so doing he exere●seth a tyranny in the Church of God contrary unto the canons of holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 5. Most illus●rious Lords and reverend Fathers ●n Christ the aforesaid Priests d●e complaine that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis did not suppresse extinguish or correct according to the canons of the Church and as the lawes of Princes doe command a certaine infamous L●bell made pr●●ted and published under the false and fa●●ed name of Edmund U●sulan against the good name fame and reputation of certaine venerable Priests of the Clergy who in the aforesaid libell are expresly and by name mentioned but on the contrary the same Arch-bishop reads commends publisheth and defends the same to their irrep●rable dishonour and inf●●y by whose example also others especially of the Regulars of this Kingdome are in●ited provoked and animated to doe the like And they protest that in so doing he ex●rciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary to the canons of holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 6. Most illustrious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Pr●s●s doe complaine that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis being given to understand by way of petition on the behalfe of the Clergy of Dublin that a certaine parish Priest by name Patricke Brangan with his assistant James Quin NOTE but a few moneth● agoe thorow extreame negligence had l●st the blessed Sacrament consecrated in many hos●s Papists may lose their God irrecilably and that without hope of recovery Our aforesaid Arch-bishop making small or no account of so great a sacriledge permits notwithstanding the aforesaid Priests whereof the one i● most unlearned the other 〈◊〉 to execute all Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction by whose ministery he daily exposeth the Sacraments of the Church to prophanation and abuse And in so doing they protess that he offends against the divine Majesty and the sacred canons of the Church They professe also that in these aforesaid excesses he hath the Regulars his Counsellours orders and abettours especially one John Preston a Fryar of his order a most seditio●s and a turbulent fellow to the ruine of the Clergy and disturbance of the Christian Common-wealth 7. Most illus●rious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Pri●s●s die complaine that the most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis doth make parish Priests young men unlearned and unbred others famous for their learning gravity and vertue being neglected and m●re it is to be lamented for that such are the times and state of things as if we had Augustines Ambroses and Hieroms it were meet to preferre them unto the past●rall office others omitted But what may we expect of this our Prelat who hath ordinarily in his mouth To what end should parrish Priests be learned or Preachers for asmuch as these matters belong unto Regulars Moreover the aforesaid Priests due complaine that the most illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis a● the comming unto his Prelature found within the wals of Dublin five parish Priests men of learning ripe yeers and uncorrupt conversation in place of whom eith●r taken away by death or exile he hath placed onely two and such as we are not willing to speake of what condition so as it seemes he desireth nothing more then by this ext●rpation of the Clergy a more easie and compendious way may be made unto those armies of Monks and begging Fryars who in this Kingdome observing no Regular discipline doe labour to create a Monarchy unto themselves as already they have done under this Bishop to the destruction of the Church the impoverishing of the Iuhab●tants and no small detriment ●o the Common-wealth NOTE And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary unto the canons of holy Church and the l●●wes and statutes of this Kingdome 8. Most illustrious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe complaine that the illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis is accustomed to answer the Clergy complaining of their grievances unto him if I doe you wrong you may goe to Rome to complaine In the meane time reporting himselfe to be so powerfull in the Court of Rome that he feares no Adversary And of this that Reverend Priest Father Patrick Cahill Doctor of Divinity had experience who for a yeere treating of his injuries and grievances done unto him by the Arch-bishop of Dublin There i● then small 〈◊〉 to be had at Rome could by no meanes prevaile once to be admitted unto the presence and audience of the most eminent Cardinall Ludovisiu● Vice-chancellour of Rome Which Cardinall notwithstanding is g●ven by his Holinesse unto the Irish as the onely 〈◊〉 and protector of the Irish Nation These things we may remember with griefe but amend them we ca● not But we professe before Almighty God his Holinesse and all faithfull people that this is nothing else but to tyrannize over the Clergy to the dishonour of the Church and no small contempt to the See Apostolick● For which and other causes besides to be alleadged and in their due time and place to be proved against the above-named Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis we the aforesaid Priests and hereafter to be named doe set before your eyes most illustrious and Reverend Lords these our grievances as meet and honourable witnesses of this our deed writing and publike Instrument and as farre as is possible and lawfull for us by the Canons of holy Church declining the Iurisdiction of our aforesaid Ordinary by this our present writing and from this time f●rth we appeale unto the See Apostolike from all Ecclesiasticall censures hereafter to be inflicted upon us by the same illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis And in the mean time providing for our innocency safety according to the example of Saint Paul and Saint Athauasius we doe invocate the aid of the secular arme for our present remedy against the aforesaid illustrious Arch bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Franci● and all Regulars of what order soever as well Monks as begging Fryars Abettors counsellours and participants with him in the promises as Violators and contemners of all lawes divine and humane and ●on by the law excommunicate Humbly beseeching your Lord●hips in the bowels of the crucified that you would be pleased to intimate with as much speed as

dispatched that businesses will goe faster on then formerly and that amongst them my Vnckles will have its turne What course will be taken in it I cannot judge but I doubt not if they make a charge such things wil be contained in it as cannot be foreseen and I fear if sombody be not there present to make a defence or disprove them they may be taken por confesso which may be a ruine to us all I know no body is able to answer but my ●nckle and my ●●●selfe For 〈◊〉 NOTE there is no thought of his going thither for my selfe I know no reason why I should not be there if his Majesty please to avow my ●nckle I thinke there will be no need of other answer but if he shall please to say he will first see the charge there will be ●n●cessity of somebodie 's being there to bring to his Majesties remembrance the grounds and reasons upon which divers things were done which must be needs slipt cut of his Majesties memory and besides there are divers papers and warran●s to be searcht out for my Unckles justification if his Majesty please to cause the charge to be sent hither then there will be no need of me till the answer goe backe which will be the best way of all I beseech you consider seriously of it and as soone as the businesse shall be spoken of it would not be amisse to know his Majesties pleasure in all these particulars and in the meane time be pleased to let me know your own● opinion of them c. Sir Your c. R. Read Paris 31. May 1641. TOm c. my letters were sent from hence under my Lord Ambassadours cover directed to master Secretary Vane which I have hitherto sound the surest way c. I remember well I then sent you a letter for the Queen in acknowledgement of the graci●us remembrance her Majesty vouchsafed me by Master Mountague NOTE c. The last weeke I sent by the same way a letter to his Majesty with a Duplicate of it to you concer●ing the businesse wherein you had signified his Majesties pleasure to me I hope if that have fallen into other lands they will not dare to keep backe that which was directed to his Majesty whatsoever became of the rest and I rather wish you to make your addresse to my Lady of Arundell and humbly desire her Ladiship to mediate for me to my Lord. Your c. Francis Windebanke Paris 3. May 1641. TOM c. You must not faile to attend my Lord of Leices●er as soone as you may and to acknowledge his great honours and favours to me you shall doe well likewise to be an humble suter to the Queen in my name NOTE that she will be pleased to take notice to my Lord of the faire and noble treatment I have received from his Lordship for her Majesties sake and upon her recommendation and this you may doe at some time when my Lord may be present and that you may be sure it may not be forgotten c. Your c. FRAN. WINDEBANKE Paris 6 May 1642. TOM c. You are now to receive a letter from Robert Read concerning a businesse which hath been lately examined in Parliament you shall doe well to acquaint his Ma●esty with it and most humbly to crave his direction in case it shall come to a stricter inquisition as I have reason to conceive it will considering what I have formerly written to you upon this subject to be represented to his Majesty and under what malice and danger I lye for that businesse None understands mine innocency herein better th●● his Majesty nor can better cleere me to whose Princely wisdome I 〈…〉 it and shall governe my selfe both in this and any thing else concerning his service wholly according to his pleasure You●s c. FRAN. WINDEBANKE 〈…〉 1641. 〈…〉 upon the particular place you writ of you may easily procure upon these grounds or at least know by either of these to whom you are addressed how farre her Majesty stande engaged Sir Yours c. Robert Read Paris 28 Iune 1641. About this time Secretary Windebankes Lady and Family resolved to goe over to him into France whereupon he writ this letter to his Sonne TOM c. You must procure a Passe from his Majesty for them all and if I may know the time of her comming I will meet her at D●epe If his Majesty shall make difficulty at the Passe NOTE you must beseech the Queens interposition to let them know that the little appearance of the end of my businesse hath 〈◊〉 both upon this resolution you will be her guide and I beseech God to blesse you and let and bring us happily together Your c. Francis Windebanke Paris 5. Iuly 1641. To August following Secretary Windebanke had a mind to Petition the House whose royall advice and assistance he craved had in it these ensuing letters manifest TOm c. With them I sent you a Petition to the House of Commons in my name but referred the proceeding in it to his Majesties pleasure NOTE and to such advice as you might take from some trusty friend I wish some care be taken that the Secretariet place being disposed of which if his Majesty be not good to me must be mine utter raine I may not be excluded from the generall pardon which it is likely will be granted at the end of this Session I hope you will put both their Majesties in mind hereof NOTE with some earnestnesse Your c. Francis Wind●banke Paris 16. Aug. 1641. TOm c. I now send you a Petition which I have framed to be presented to the lower House in my name if his Majesty shall thinke fit to whose wisdome I doe most humbly submit it NOTE either to be suppressed altered or disposed of as his Majesty shall please That which hath moved me to fall upon this way is the apprehension that the House will adjourne without comming to any resolution concerning me which would be a greater punishment then otherwise in reason I can expect considering my sufferings already Howsoever by this I may perhaps make a discovery of the inclinations of the House and what ply my businesse is likely to take I wish you could communicate this to some discreet trusty secret friend before his Majesty be acqua●hnted with it and take deliberate advice upon it In Cas●his Majesty approve this course you shall then beseech him to deliver the Petition to master Treasurer Master Comptroller to give them order to recommend it to the House from him with further intimation that his Majesty will take it will if the House shall grant it You are likewise to beseech the Queen to second his Majesty herein and to recommend it to Master Treasurer and Master Comptroller NOTE and any other in the House in whom her Majesty hath interest I doe not conceive that such a Petition can doe harme

manner of doubt by reason of actuall Invasion of the Scotish Rebels with so great an Army and the same so far advanced that the whole Kingdom may soon be over-run unlesse by a great power they be repelled and beaten back And whereas His Majesties Subjects of the North parts of this Kingdom do cheerfully hold together and serve His Majesty in this great occasion at their own charge both with their Bodies and Fortunes without trouble to His Majesty We have therefore thought good hereby to pray and require your Lordships to acquaint the Country with the sence of this Boord in this particular and that We doubt not but His Majesties Subjects of that County will in this occasion shew as much forwardnesse and zeal for the common safety wherein We are all so neerly concerned as is either shewn now in the Northern parts or hath been practised in any other time of danger heretofore in this Kingdom Which We do hereby effectually recommend to your Lordships care and bid your Lordship very heartily farewell From White-Hall the 16. of September 1640. Your Lordships very loving Friends W. Cant. Guil London Arundell and Surrey Dorset Fra. Cottington Fra. Windebank Tho. Roe To our very good Lord the Lo Cottington Lo Lieutenant of the County of Dorset and in his Lordships absence to his Deputy Lieutenants After the Scots entrance into England the Archbishop received this Letter of Intelligence from one Iohn Rocket mentioned in his * See the Breviate of his life p. 23. Diary which lively sets forth their opinion of him To the most Reverend Father in God William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England and one of His Majesties most Honorable Privie Counsell At his Pallace this c. Lambeth Right Reverend Father DUty binds me to study your Graces health and to frame my weake endeavours correspondent to your gracious pleasure which is the accomplishment of my desire and joy the only motive of my Intelligence I therefore desire to acquaint your Grace with what is dangerous to your person and adverse to your happinesse which is that I received from the Scots of which I am Sole witnesse and your Grace only made acquainted with viz. After the late Skirmish betwixt the English and the Scots at Newburne my occasions urged me to return to Blaiden a Town betwixt Newburne and Newcastle whether my journey tending the Rebellious Scots tooke me upon Chestenmore the midd-way betwixt Durham and Newcastle either for a Spie or a Iesuit And being had to Durham was detained there for the space of four dayes viz. from the 8. day of September till the 13. when being examined I fashioned my speech for their humours and complyed my self as neer as I could to their dispositions with which at length they were affected supposing me to be one of their beloved Brethren whereon great tokens of love and familiarity were moved and private discourse for the space of five houres relating such news whereof they were knowing wherein they vomited the venome of their malicious minds and revealed the extremity of their wrath against your Grace Calling you Papist Priest Note a new Bonner a Superstitious and proud Bishop on whom if they might not revenge the Lords Quarrell satisfie their minds and cut off Superstition by cutting down your Grace the mighty son of Belial and high Priest of Baal For in such tearms they expressed their mischievous thoughts We hope and know we have some holy and zealous Brethren in England who● will take up our Quarrell against this rageing Tyrant and Bloud-sucking Wolf the Archbishop of Canterbury whom they hoped to heare slaine shortly if not by themselves by some people litle suspected These things or worse right reverend Father I heard and I alone which I could not refraine but signifie to your Grace with all the hast I could whereby you might avoid their rage and crueltie and your person might be preserved in safety in spight of all their envious Plots flourishing in this Kingdome gloriously for which earn●stly and truely prayes Your humble Servant in all duties most ready though unknowne John Rocket From Seth Bernard his house in the Minster yard at York September 16. 1640. This Letter is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Rece Septemb. 21. 1640. From Mr. Iohn Rocket a man whom I never saw The hatred of the Scots against my Person and Life I shall conclude with Mr. Alvyes Letter to him the then Arminian and Superstitious Vicar of Newcastle Thus Endorsed with the Archbishops hand Rece Octob. 19. 1640. Mr. Alvyes Case in and since his flight from Newcastle To the most Reverend Father in God William by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England and one of His Majesties most Honorable Privie Counsell Most Reverend and Right Honorable I Make bold to represent unto your Grace the sum of that which I lately represented to His Maj●sty in an humble Petition that I am for the present Outed of all my Spirituall promotions to the yeerly value of 300. l. and have most of my moveable goods seized upon by the Rebells being forced upon some threatning speeches given out by them that they would deale more rigoro●sly with me then others suddenly to desert all and to provide for the safety of my Self Wife and seven Children by a speedy flight in the night time how they would have dealt with me they have since made evident by their harsh dealling with two of my Cura●s whom I le●t to Officiate for me in my absence who have not only been interrupted in reading Divine Service but threatned to be Pistold if they would not desist from the execution of their Office And whereas I had lately purchased 60. l. per anum in Northumberland and hoped to have been supplyed that way in these calamitous time till I might with safety return they have since I presented my Petition to His Majesty seized upon that also and commanded my Servant to be accomptable to them for it this is my case at this time His Majesties gracious Answer returned to my Petition by Mr. Secretary Vane was That he would recommend me in special manner to your Grace and it pleased His Majesty further to signify Note that he had received good Intelligence from me and that hereafter I should have a remembrance over and above for it There was a Letter found in Newcastle superscribed to the Lords of the Scottish Army which coming first to my hands I presented to His Majesty Another Letter was sent me from a Merchant in Newcastle which discovers the miserable estate of that Town I shewed it to Sir Henry Vane I my self also was commanded by His Majesty to give in to the Lord Bishop of Durham a short relation of some remarkeable passages of the Scots proceedings in or neer about Newcastle which accordingly I did and least any of them have not as yet come to your

c. intimates MAy it please your Grace c. I humbly beseech your Grace to pardon these my presumptions and this other Information which I shall assure your Grace They have printed at Rome a Book of Fastidius a Britain Bishop De Vitâ Christianà which THE CARDINALL FRANCISCO BARBARINO INTENDS TO DEDICATE TO HIS SACRED MAJESTY Note A Book of singular Devotion and Piety and of great Antiquity the Author being a Bishop in England about 300. yeers after 〈◊〉 Saviour Lucas Holstenius a very learned man hath the care of the Edition but hath not I thinke as yet finished his Annorations upon it For the Text he and I compared the Manuscript which is also very ancient with the printed Copy and I finde it exactly to agree c. Your Graces most obliged servant Iohn Greaves Ligorn March 3. Nay this War and the other designes of the Popish party notwithstanding the second Treaty with the Scots and the present Parliaments summons and meeting did so elevate the Papists hopes in England that Mr. Brudnell and Mr. Somerset went purposely over into Italy in November 1640. Note to sue for Cardinalls Caps upon an expectation of a new creation of Cardinals as the passages of these ensuing Letters writ to Secretary Windebancke from Rome found among his Papers and indorsed with his own hand abundantly evidence RIght Honorable Sir c. Mr. Thomas Sommerset is safely arrived at Ligorn upon his journey to Rome I conceive to prosecute his own intentions Your honors most affectionat and humble Servant Iohn Wilford The 3. of November 1640. SIr Mr. Thomas Sommerset is at Florence where Mr. Brudnell is also arrived There are some hopes of a Creation before Christmas the Pope being troubled with a Catarre which argues a multiplicity of humors Yours Iohn W. Novemb. 10. 1640. Right Honourable Sir THe Pope his Catarre arguing a multiplicity of humors dangerous in 74. yeers of age gave occasion to his Physition to suggest so much to Cardinall Barbarino and to him to make serious instance with the Pope for a Creation lest some sudden sicknesse portended by those Catarres prevent him This makes the pretendants expect the complements of their desires about Christmasse and indeed there would not be much improbability in it the creation importing the Pope and Nephew so much if the dispute about the nominated by the Crownes were ended But as yet nor France nor Spaine hath had promise of having Abbot Peretti or Mon Seigni●ur Massarini created Mr. Sommerset is come to Florence upon his arrivall here and his Negotiation we shall see what hopes either he or any others WHO AYME AT OUR ENGLISH CARDINALS CAP MAY PROMISE THEMSELVES Note c. Your Honors most affectionate and humble servant Iohn Wilford Novemb. 10. 1640. About this very time it seemes Mr. George Fortescue had some speciall Commission and imployment at Rome from hence it may be to succeed Sir William Hamilton in his negotiation there or to sollicite a Cardinalls Cap as this Letter of his to Secretary Windebanke found among his papers imports Right Honourable Vnderstanding by my Kinsman that your Honour desired light in two points concerning my selfe I was glad of the occasion to present with these lines my humble service and to assure your Honour though unknown I have ever upon all occasions pro●essed my selfe a passionate servant of yours and shall be ever most ready to doe your Honour all service To those points I affirmed not that I had leave of his Majesty to follow that particular businesse for I my selfe knew it not Note till I came to the City where I met with my Commission and Instructions not seen before Immediatly at my arrivall here I addressed my selfe to Sir William and carried my selfe with that obedience to his intimation as in that passage I rather referre my selfe to Sir Williams report then to my owne relation which so much would tend to my commendation Upon his intimation I moved my Master to imploy some subject of his owne in that businesse which very graciously upon my letter he hath done So that a primo ad ultimum I never medled in that businesse For my comming to Rome I might very well conceive no place forbidden me his Majesty giving me so faire a leave to serve his Highnesse Neither hath the License which his Majesty gave me to travell any restriction at all In these I presume your Honour will discover with what resignation I have carried my selfe all along and with what obedience to his Majesties pleasures though so suddenly made knowne unto me and without any command at all As in these so desire I in all to give your Honour a true accompt of my actions which God willing shall be ever most suitable to an obedient Subject to his Majesty a most zealous Patriot to his Country and to your Honour a servant most ambitious of your command And shall I understand that my Letters shall be agreeable to your Honour I shall make bold to present them sometimes with the respect of Your Honours most humble and most obedient Servant Geo Fortescue Rome this 11. Oct. 1640. A Postscript The Phisitians having given notice to the Cardinall of the increase of the Popes Catarrs Note the Cardinall thinkes seriously of the new creation of Cardinalls in which it is thought the Kings shall have the Caps they desire This Letter needs no great Commentary but clearely shewes that this Gentleman met both with a Commission and Instructions from hence at Rome and was to doe some speciall service there About May 1640. Con the Popes second English Nuncio returning from England to Rome to be Cardinal the Pope sent a Nephew of his Count Roset● to succeed him who being but yong and unexperienced the Pope commended him by this speciall Bull Note to the old active English lesuit Sir Toby Matthew very intimate with the Archbishop Windebank Wentworth Lord Deputy of Ireland the Earl of Arundel and most great Lords and Ladies about the Court or city as to his Angle Gardian the copy whereof I found among Windebanks papers written with his own hand which intimates that the Pope had very great hopes of reducing England to its ancient vassallage to him in a very short space by the help of those female active Amazons and instruments who laboured day and night to effect this designe of his Dilecto filio Tobiae Matheo Societat Iesu sacerdoti Urbanus Papa 8. DIlecte sili salutem Apostolicam benedictionem Note Ardens animar●m zelus quo ja● a tot annis in vinea Domini laborando strenuum te militem exhibuisti promeretur ut tuae virtu●i debitam laudem reddamus Sane magnâ cum exultatione audivimus * * See Romes Master-peece p. 19 20. 21. labores quos sustines ut sedis Apostolicae amplitudinem augeas quo caritatis zelo omnibus omnia fias ut omnes lucri facias Decet certè te virum Apostolicum