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A01236	A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, Count Palatine by [ye] Rhein, one of the electours of the holy Empire, and Duke in Bauire: wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26. of October in the yere of our Lord God 1576. Taken word for word out of his last will and testament. Whereunto is added the Lantgraue his answere to the French King; Proclamations. 1620-07-01	Friedrich III, Elector Palatine, 1515-1576.; Johann Casimir, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, 1543-1592.; Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse, 1532-1592.	1577 (1577)	STC 11348; ESTC S116026	25,880	96

peace and quietnes and neither suffer them selues or anie other vnder them to be persuaded or exasperated by their meanes or diuided among them selues But rather to eschew and auoide them and also whereas no amendemēt can be looked for to suppresse them to the intent that they be not partakers of the detestable and horrible persecutions and shedding of innocent bloud which both in the Empire of Dutchland and other outlandishe nations haue followed by such vnchristian condemnation and censures Euen as we for the most part haue in like maner for the aboue rehersed and other Christian and weightie causes agreed consented and vnited our selues with other Electours and Princes And hereby notwithstanding it is not meant to take from true and godly ministers such punishmentes and censures as appertaine vnto them for the reforming of blasphemies and confuting of errours that may happen according to the word of GOD with Christian decencie which is to be established vsed not to the ouerthrowing but for the edifying of the Church of Christe Iesus c. THE ANSWERE OF the most famous and excellent Prince William Lantgraue of Hessen sent to the Frenche King by the Lord of Villequier Ambassadour from his Maiestie to his excellencie THE most famous and noble Prince William Lantgraue of Hessen hauing receiued the message sent him from the Frenche King by the Lord of Villequier his Highnes Ambassadour rendreth his Maiestie most hartie thākes for the good will it pleaseth him to continue towards him promising that for his part his Highnes shal alwayes finde his excellencie forward and readie to answere him with the like as his Maiestie may cleerly see and vnderstand by all his former actiōs tending to no other marke but to the maintenance of that good amitie and intelligēce which hath of long time bene betweene the crowne of France and the house of Hesse As for the chiefest matter which the said Sir of Villequier had to cōmunicate with the said Prince the Lantgraue in the King his masters name to wit that the King had at the sute and request of the states assembled in his towne of Bloys graunted them that he would from thēce forward suffer no exercise of any other religion in his Realme saue of the Catholique Apostolique and Romish his excellencie is of opinion and thinketh that in truthe there is nothing more greatlie to be desired in this world then that it would please our good God of his infinite boūtie and mercie that the same true Religion which was once published and taught at Rome by the Apostle Paul might through his mercifull sufferance be not onely planted take roote and be mainteined in the kingdome of Frāce but also as purely kept and preserued in all partes of the world as it was in the beginning taught and plāted in Rome as we finde the said Apostle Paul hath left witnessed in his epistle written to the Romaines But it is a matter verie well knowen both to the King himself and to many other good men euē that are professors of the self same Romishe religion that after the Apostles time when the authoritie of the Bishop of Rome became so swollen and puffed vp that it would needes be a topgallant aboue Emperours Kings and all other Monarches of the world that Religion which the Apostle had planted at Rome and wherfore he so highlie cōmended their faith became through many abuses mens tradicions errours and Idolatries altogether defaced falsified A matter greately complained of by many good mē both of hie calling others not onely at this day but long since and many yeres ago desiring no thing so much as to see the church of Christ well reformed But it preuailed not as we maye apparantly see by al histories Which thing caused our Auncestoures and predecessoures of moste worthye memorye and other good men in other countries for the quieting of their consciences and because GOD did so expressely commaunde them to flie from Idolatry to withdraw thēselues from the obedience of the Pope of Rome of thēselues to make a reformatiō according to the writings of the holy Apostles and Prophets because they had no other meanes whereby to obtaine it and being perswaded as the trueth is that it is better to obey God then man. And it is wel knowen that after these lōg and manifold troubles wherwith the kingdome of France hath bene pitifully wasted brought to a very low ebbe there could be no better way possibly deuised vpō to appease former troubles to make an end of those grieuous calamities which haue through so long continuāce brought the whole kingdome to great extremitie almost apparant ruyne then to suffer them which haue withdrawen thēselues from the obedience of the Pope for the reasons before mētioned to liue with freedome of their cōsciences vnder the free exercise of the reformed Religion according to that confession which they presented to the King his brother that dead is Accordingly as was in fine accorded agreed graunted by othe promised by his Maiestie and his Counsaile by the Queene his mother the Princes of his blood and officers of his crowne and other noblemen and gentlemen of his priuie counsell by a perpetual and irreuocable Edict promising that he woulde mainetayne and keepe throughlie and in all poyntes the peace last made published in al parts of his Realme In witnes wherof and of his good intent meaning therein he also sent the same to the said Princes excellencie to many other Princes noblemen of the Empire by letters Ambassages vsing these termes following That he would keepe this edicte of pacification inuiolably for euer as the first earnest penny and pledge of his word giuen to his subiects which he said he had a care to keepe truly and faithfully But his excellēcy seing his maiestie presētly so sodeinly chāged clean contrary to al that he had promised before to suffer him selfe to be so easely caryed away with a fewe of the states assembled at Bloys whose billes were not answerable to the charge that was cōmitted vnto them but as men easie to be wōne suffred thēselues to be framed to the fantasie of the aduerse partie contrarie to all right and reason as they of the reformed religion doe complaine and laye forthe their griefes against them to reuoke that which hee had before so aduisedly and vpō so good ground and counsell solēnely protested to wit that he would suffer the free exercise of the reformed religiō for euer Wherby his maiestie hath renewed the former troubles and disorders of his realme which were hardly with great difficultie quenched appeased coulde not but be grieued at these news not only in respect of his maiesties honor and reputation likewise his state which entred very deeply into his excellency cōsidering what occasiō was offred hereby to all Princes christiā to conceiue of his actiōs otherwise then could wel soūd to his honor credit but also for the

regard desire he had to the welfare safety preseruation of all his subiectes in generall For though diuers strāge news had bene brought to his excellēcie before yet notwithstāding he could neuer be persuaded to credit thē being of opiniō that the rumor had ben opēly deuised vpō some grief cōceiued against his maiesty vpō some pretēded purpose to defame his maiesty amongst the common people For which cause the message which his maiestie sent by the said Lord of Villequier grieued his excellencie verye much because it agreed wholy with that rumor report which he had heard before which before that time hee could not in any wise perswade him selfe to be true And although his maiestie bee not bounde to make his excellencie an accompt of his doings and actions and though his said excellencie desire nothing more then that the Kinges dealinges may be such as might be iustifiable to euery priuat person for the great good will and affection hee beareth to his maiestie yet notwithstanding his excellencie being giuen to vnderstand by the said lorde of Villequier what his will and intent is his said excellencie for the zeale he beareth to the preseruation of the King his maiesties honor can do no lesse but lay forth plainely before him what he thinketh in singlenes of hearte shewe vnto his maiesty with no lesse plainenes vprightnes then he vseth in al his doings what he is persuaded is most cōuenient not only for his honor the safety of his persō but generally for his whole state desiring his maiesty to take it in no worse part then hee doeth meane it And first his excellēcy can not think much lesse cā he be persuaded to beleue that any mā whatsoeuer hee bee either of honour or of good iudgemēt that desireth the welfare honor of his maiestie preseruation of his crowne would euer counsel him to breake the edict of pacification that was last made and disanul that which he had so solemnely sworne protested to keepe for euer inuiolably without breach in any point article whatsoeuer For first of al in so doing he hazardeth al his honor reputatiō al hope he might haue to grow greater hereafter in so much as there is no ornamēt so pretious wel beseeming either kings princes or other noble mē gentlemē of what degree qualitie soeuer thei be as to keep their faith promes inuiolably As on the otherside there is nothing the soūdeth more to their discredite dishonor or that which draweth the good willes peoples hearts frō them or is so preiudicious hurtefull to their greatnes as to speak one thīg in worde to doe an other thing in deede All historyes both ecclesiasticall and prophane all examples aswell ancient as moderne teach vs and witnesse vnto vs not onely how shameful a faulte this is in the sight of men but also howe displeasing it is to God himself who hath in former time poured out his iust iudgemēt vpon them that haue faulted in the same To which purpose his excellency cannot but lay before his maiestie amongst an infinite nōber of others the example of Ladislaus King of Hungarie Boheme and Polonie that dead is who because he suffred him selfe to bee perswaded by the Pope Cardinals vpō a wicked folish colour that he should be easily absolued afterwards to breake his promisse which he had giuen not to one that made profession of Christianity but to Amurates Emperor of the turkes enemy to the christiās did by the occasion not onely leese his kingdō but also his life what els soeuer he had in the world moreouer besides that his head was to the great dishonour shame of all christēdom caryed throughout al the townes of Asia As his excellēcy hath declared more at large this pitiful history certein other to the same effect to the said L. of Villequier being moued with the desire he hath to preuente the mischiefe which is like to ensue for the syncere affection which hee beareth to the weale of France only of purpose that they might serue for a looking glasse exāple of others not that he desireth in any wise that any such inconuenience shoulde befall to his maiestie which is a thing farthest from his thought as the said lord of Villequier can informe him and is well able for the sufficiencye that is in him to giue his maiestye a vewe thereof Who hath moreouer to wey consider diligentlye in him selfe what troubles incōueniences yea what bloodshedde hee is to looke for in his kingdome and what calamities are like to ensue thereof as also what yssue maye bee hoped for of those kinde of dealings for moreouer and besides that it wil bee a very harde matter for his maiestie to roote out not only those that are next of his bloode but also so manye thousand persons which are all his owne subiectes And desire nothing more then to employe both their life goods whatsoeuer els they might haue in this world for the seruice of his maiestie it is also greatly to be feared that the same men perceiuing nowe what his intent and purpose is being cleane out of hope for euer to come to any reconciliation or to purchase the fauour of their Prince and naturall Lord And seeing them selues clean shut out of all hope of quietnes hereafter be not in fine constrained for the preseruation of their liues and goods to resort to the last extreme remedie which may be very preiudicious both to his maiestie and also to the whole crown of France And also it wil bee very harde and a matter of great difficultye for his maiestie to kicke against the pricke and to plucke out of the heartes of his subiectes by force a knowen and perswaded trueth and to stoppe the course of the holy Gospel which the Lorde will haue spredde abroade euery day more and more yea though it were so that his maiestye were able as happely many men desire to root out al his subiects which make profession of the same reformed religion what shoulde his maiestie do otherwise therin but to the great hurte and decaye of his kingdome dismember one of his armes yea the best arme hee hath and so weakē him self more and more and bereue and spoile him selfe of his owne forces And though some persuade his maiestie that to haue two diuers Religions in his kingdom is the cause of those troubles dissesions which fall out there and in case he suffer thē both he shal not be able to keepe his subiectes vnder that obediēce which they owe to their superioures for proofe whereof they alleage the Princes Electors of Germany who wil not suffer within their territories the exercise of any religiō saue of that which they professe thēselues yet notwithstanding his excellēcie doubteth not but that his maiestie knoweth right wel that by the agrement made in