the principall contrivers and abbetters of this conspiracy in which all the Irish Popish Bishops Priests Friars Iesuits and scattered like Frogs in severall Popish Kingdoms and Seminaries were very active I shall onely adde to this That William O Conner an Irish Priest servant to the Queen-Mother who lodged at one Mistris Scarlets house in Coven-Garden and shifted his habit very often to disguise himself coming to one Anne Hussey an Irish Gentlewoman a little after Easter 1640. with another Irish man in his company having a long gray coat a sword girt close to his side to her lodging and going with her thence to Mistris Prinocks house in the Strand she demanded of O Conner who his companion was who answered he was one of the number of 7000. that were in privat pay AND IN READINES TO AYD THE CATHOLICKS Note AND TO OUT THE PROTESTANTS THROATS THAT SHOULD RESIST THEM and that he was one who played on the Flute to the Drum After which about the end of July 1640. he came to her foresaid lodging and said He came upon great occasion and in great haste and he must immediatly return back for he had three Letters from the Queen-Mother to deliver to three Ambassadors the Spanish the Venetian the French Note TO SEND TO THE POPE FROM WHOM OR FROM HIS LEGATE WE MUST KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN THE SUBDUING OF THE PROTESTANTS That they must first BEGIN TO CONQUER ENGLAND BEFORE IRELAND Being demanded by him How or in what manner will they begin with England And when will it be He replyed When the King goes to Scotland To which she answering There was no hopes of the Kings going to Scotland He replyed He warrant you he doth He further added That he had long been imployed by the Queen-Mother in her businesse with all the Princes of Christendom That they had some designe to cut off and kill the King adding That they would kill an Heretick at any time for the advancement of the Mother-Church of Rome and swore by Saint Francis and Saint Dominick that he would do it He further said He was bound to keep the Queen-Mothers secrets and that he would be burnt in fire before he would reveal them All this she discovered soon after to the Lords of the Councell by whom and by severall Iustices of Peace she was examined upon Oath and produced Letters of this Priest written to her with his own hand whereupon he was Committed close Prisoner to the Gate-house where he yet remaines unprocâ—eded against After this she attested it in the Parliament House upon Oath before the Rebellion brake forth and witnessed it since upon Oath at the Archbishops Tryall who said she was mad when she attested it at the Councell Table demanding of her how she durst speak any thing of this Nature of the Queen-Mother and telling her she was set on and hired by the City of London to do this Note and Commanded her to be Committed But she producing the Priests own Letter and he confessing it to be his own hand before the Lords she was sent only to one of the Sheriffs of Londons house and there secured till released by the Parliament About the time of this discourse the Earl of Worcester a great Papist and very powerfull in Southwales bordering next to Ireland procured a Commission from His Majesty for to be Lord Lieutenant and Commander in chief of all Southwales as the Lord Herbert his Son an Arch-Papist hath been since the Rebellion brake forth as appears by this Minute an Originall draught of a Letter under Secretary Windebanks own hand to the then Lord Chamberlain signifying as much HIS Majesty being well inclined to employ the Earl of Worcester in some particular service best known to himself in South-Wales Note being most confident of his Loyalty Duty and good affection to His Person and Service hath thought fit to acquaint Your Lordship therewith considering the great Power and Interest Your Lordship hath in those parts and hath commanded me in his Name to signifie his pleasure to Your Lordship that you give speedy and effectuall order to all Your Principall Officers Note Tenants and Dependents and such others as have relation to you that as soon as the said Earl shall produce any Commission or Authority from His Majesty for the performance of any service in those parts they fail not to obey His Lordship in all such thinges as by vertue of such Power given by him and His Majesty he shall require and Command This His Majesty expects Your Lordship shall do with expedition to the end Your Officers there may be the better prepared whensoever the said Earl shall exercise any such Commission from His Majesty that so His Majesties service may not suffer His Majesty hath already signified His pleasure to the Lord President of the Marches to this effect who hath yielded all obedience and conformity thereunto and His Majesty is confident that in that Your Lordship and those who have Relation to you will give place to none This coÌ„mission was ordred to be brought into the Commons house as dangerous But the happy unexpected Treaty and assembling of this Parliament frustrating the intended Massacre and Designe of subduing the Protestants in England for the present the Plot in Ireland still proceeding and was to be put in execution on the 23. of October 1641. on which day all the Forts and Towns in Ireland should have been surprised at an instant by the Popish Rebells and most of the Protestants destroyed and accordingly that very night Charlemont Fort was on the 23. of October at night surprised by Sir Phelim O Neale a principall actor and conspirator in the Rebellion who there took the Lady Calfield prisoner and murthered the young Lord Calfield her Son And at that time Sir Phelim ô Neale himself and other of his companions told her That Dublin castle and city Note and most other Forts of Ireland were surprised by their confederates the Papists that the Tower of London was taken by their party and the Archbishop of Canterbury released thence a good signe he was their friend that ENGLAND and the Protestants there were then or would be very shortly in the same or as bad a condition as Ireland and Protestants there were and some of them said that their party had taken Edenbrough castle All which was attested upon Oath by the Lady Calfield and her Gentlewoman Mistris Mary Woodrose at the Triall of Mac Mohon in the Kings * Attested on Oath at Mac â—Mohones triall by Sir William Steuart Sir William Colc Sir Williâ—m Hamilton Sir Charles Coot Sir Arthur Lofiâ—s and others Bench in Michaelmas Term last where this was likewise attested upon Oath That ALL THE PAPISTS IN ENGLAND WERE PRIVY TO THE PLOT IN IRELAND and intended the like in England which we have since experimentally found to be true Divers other Forts were the same day and soon after surprised by the Irish Rebels and
Romanae Religioniâ— spectantia Haec proponenda erunt a Rege magnae Britanniae ut S. D. N. deliberare possit an sint talia quae Dispensationem suadeant Mereantur NOTA. THese Articles with the Popes exceptions alterations and the King of Spaines five last demands being sent into England to King Iames in the yeer 1620. who answered these demaâ—ds as aforesaid the King of Spaine by his Ambassadour Count Gondomar moved King Iames in behalfe of the English Papists Priests and Jesuits that all lawes against them might be suspended and rescinded To which the King gave this answer That in the Word of a King no Romish Priest or catholique should from thenceforth be condemned or proceeded against upon any capitall law that though he could not for the present repeale or rescind the lawes inflicting onely percuâ—â—ary mulcts upon Roman Catholiques yet he would so mittigate them as should please and oblige his Catholique Subjects to him and if the Marriage proceeded his Daughter-in-law should find him ready to indulge all favours that shee should request of him in the behalfe of these of her Religion signifying likewise that he had goven his Answer to the former Articles and demands of the King of Spaine as appeares by this following Letter of King Iames to the Spanish King found among the Lord Cottingtons papers A Letter of His Majesties King Iames to the King of Spaine JACOBUS Dei gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor c. Serenissimo potentissimo Principi Domino Phillippo eadem gratia Hispaniarum Siciliae c. Regi Archiduci Austriae Duci Burgundiae Mediolani c. Comiti Habspurgi Tirolis c. Fâ—atri Consanguineo Amico nostro Charissimo salutem faelicitatem Serenissime potentissime Princeps Frater Consanguinee Amice Charissime literas Serenitatis Vestrae seprimo Augusti dataâ— reddidit tandem Comes de Gondomar expectatas ille quidem pergratas mihi cui Ego pro literaâ—um vestrarum authoritate quae in mandatis acceperat uberius exponenâ—â— fidem habâ—â— non invitus Ad Articulos viginti illos de quibus in Hispania jam ante cum Oratore nostro Barone Digbeio disceptatum suerat plenius liquidius respondi quotquot ex ijs Gondomarius clarius accuratius enucleandos censuit Ad quinque porro capita quae postmodum sunt adjecta senâ—um animi mei sie exprompsi ut Serenitati vestrae cumulaâ—e satisfactum iri non dubitem Quod autem de re Religionis alia quaedam ad subditos meos spectantia Comes ille Vestro mihi nomine proposuit ac commendavit equidem Candorem illum vere Regium optime uti par est interpretari deâ—eo quod subditis nostris gratiam indulgentiam hanc omnem qualis ea cunque futura sit alteri nemini cuiquam Principi nisi nobis metipsis debendam existimet Ut quicquid eorum quieti atque commodo tributum fuerit Nostraeid benignitati ac clementiae fâ—rant acceptum meritoque id adeo ac benignitate Nostra non minus quam fide officio astrâ—ngâ— se nobis agnoscant devinciri Quo certe exploratius Serenitati hoc vestrae constare pervelim quum Ego cum vestro hoc rogatu ac desiderio tum meo imprimis Assinitatis istius persiciendae studio quam utrinque mutuo exoptatam non diffido totus afficiar atque commovear Sane Romanorum apud nos Catholicorum incolumitati vot is quantum etiam nunc indulserimus significabit Comes Gondomarius vero quantum pro temporis ratione commode ac decenter hactenus facere potuimus factum haud dubie significabit Ubi vero Nuptiae favente numine inter liberosnostros ex animi nostri sententia coalverint prorsus aequum censeo atque statuo propter istam quae intercedit illis Religionis discrepantiam lirum ut Infantae suaeque toli familiae immune suae Religionis exercitium seorsim inâ—ra parietes domesticos in Principis aula permittatur Nec vero aliunde quantum hoc quidem provideri pâ—terit quicquam ipsi Religionis nomine gravius ailt molestius 〈◊〉 oboriri Sancti insuper verbo Regio pollicemur Catholicum aut Sacerdotem Romanum neminem Religious aut Sacerdotij causa dehinc capitis damnatum Neminem Iuramentis ad rem Religionis attinâ—ntibus quibus in capitis discrimen vocari poterint dehinc in posterum adactum aut irretitum iri Quamvis enim abunde jam pridem orbi iâ—notuerit graviter nos hominum male conciliatorum inauditis machinationibus Religionis praetextu susceptis obtectis non semel ad ea remedia provocatos quae facilitati insitâ—â— Clementiae Nostrae minuâ— erant cordi procul tamen ab ingenio ac motibus Nostris abfuisse semper illam animi duritiem severitatem presertim in causa Religionis cum reliqua vitae consuetudo tum seripta nostra publice typis divulgata satis testatum reddiderunt Alias vero leges nostrates quae mulctam Catholiciâ— Romanis non mortemirrogant aboleri aut rescindi a nobis seorsim non posse leniri it a posse cum erit usâ—â— exploratum habebit Serenitas Vestra omnibus ut dictorum Catholicorum Romanorum animis mansuetudine ac lenitate Nestra conciliatis non solum in officio jam illi ac fide permanere quin omni in Nos studio amore ac pietate cum caeterâ—s subditis deceâ—â—are tenebuntur Extremum illud addam in me recipiam sicubi Deo optimo maximo visum erit filiolam hanc Vestram mihi Nuram Filio meo Conjugem dicare Socerum experturam non difficilem qui quod abs ipsa utique suorum in gratiam quibus consultum velit ex aequo et bono postulatumfuerit pronis auribus sit accpeturus Atque haec ego fusius meapte sponte profiteri volui planius penitius ut intelligeretis neque studium satis Seâ—enltati Vestrae faciendi neque in instituto hoc negotio serio ingenue procedendi animum mihi defuturum unde Liberi nostri connubio felicissimo nos arctissimo amoris fraterni vinculo uniamur Subditi utriusque Nostri pace amicitia perpetua perfruantur quoe ego prae clara scilicet eximia bona in istiusmodi Principum Christianorum affâ—itatibus contrahendis precipue semper spectanda existimavi Unum hoc superest ut a Vobis petam atque contendam libere ac liberaliter in re proposita uti agatis Mecum proinde atquâ— Ego in rebus Vestris omnibus vicem rependam ex amimo sum prestiturus Ex multiplice Prole mascula superstitem nobis Haeredem unicum dedit Deus filium nostrum Principem Carolum virili jam aetate qui vigessimum Annum prope jam compleverit Nec est in rebus humanis quod tantopere desideremus Ipsi provectiores jam â—acti quam ut illum in illustri idoneo Matrimonio quam primum collocemus
in Parliament have like Liberty and freedome to treat of these matters in such order as in their judgements shall seem fittest And that every Member of the said House hath like freedome from all impeachment imprisonment and molestation other then by censure of the House it selfe for or concerning any speaking reasoning or declaring of any matter or matters touching the Parliament or Parliament businesse And that if any of the said Members be complained of and questioned for any thing done or said in Parliament the same is to be shewed to the King by the advice and assent of all the Commons assembled in Parliament before the King give credence to any private information The King hereby discerning the Commons resolution against Popery and the Spanish Match chose rather to break off the Parliament then this Marriage Treaty And upon the sixth of Ianuary following dissolved the Parliament by proclaimation without a Session to the Commons great distast then pursued this Match more eagerly then before The chief remora whereof being at Rome to wit the Popes demurring to grantâ— Dispensation till all his and his Conclaves demands in favour of all our Roman Catholiques were condescended to by King Iames a Letter was thereupon sent from the King of Spaine to Rome to quicken the Pope and expedite the Dispensation what effects it produced at least in shew though not in substance will appeare by this passage of Francis now Lord Cottingtons Letter to Secretary Calvert from Madrid Iuly 7. 1622. g Our English Agent at Rome Master Gage writes from Rome so doth the Fryer that a late Letter come thither from this King hath put the businesse in such termes as they were hourly expecting the Fryars dispatch and I can assure you that here they speake loud when any danger is mentioned of the Popes deniall My Lord Digby hastens the businesse bravely and seems very impatient of any delay at all But these faire pomises were onely to circumvent King Iames who in the meane time to ingratiate himselfe with the Pope releaseth divers thousands of Popish Recusants out of prison The number of Priests and popish Recusants then enlarged out of duresse by King Iames throughout his Dominions if we may beleeve Gondomar's Letter from hence to the King of Spain or the Letter of Sirica Secretary to the Spanish King to Mr. Cottington dated at Madrid Julij 7. 1622. was no lesse then 4000. which the Spaniards professed to be a great demonstration of King James his sincere affection to confirme the correspondency and Amity between both Crownes but in the meane time we heare not of one of our Protestants released out of the Spanish or Romish Inquisition And that this inlargement of theirs might be more expeditious notorious and lesse chargeable to Recusants the King directed this ensuing Letter to the Lord Keeper Williams Bishop of Lincoln under the privy Signet to issue forth Writs for their release TRusty and Welbeloved We greet you well whereas we have given you a former warrant and direction for the making of two severall Writs for the inlargement of such Recusants as are in prison at this time either for matters of Recusancy in generall or for denying the taking the Oath of Supremacy according to the Statute by removing them from the generall Goales of this Kingdome to be bailed before the Iustices of our Bench finding by experience that this course will be very troublesome to the poorer sort of Recuâ—ants and very chargeable unto Us who out of our Princely clemenâ—y and by the mediation of forreigne Princes were desired to beare out the same We will and require you to make and issue forth two other Writs in nature and substance answerable with the former to be directed to our Justices of Assises enabling and requiring them and every of them to inlarge such Recusants as they shall find in their severall Goales upon such sureties and recognizance and other conditions as they were inlarged by the Iudges of our Bench. And this shall be your warrant so to doe Dated at Westminster July 25. 1622. Hereupon this Lord Keeper though a Bishop not onely issued out these Writs but likewise writ this Letter to the Judges AFter my hearty Commendations to you His Majestie having resolved out of deep reasons of State and in expectation of like correspondence from forreigne Princes to the professors of our Religion to grant some grace and conveniency to the imprisoned Papists of this Kingdome hath commanded me to passe some Writs under the broad Seale for that purpose requiring the Judges of every Circuit to inlarge the said prisoners according to the tenor and effect of the same I am to give you to understand for His Maâ—esty how His Majesties royall pleasure it that upon receipt of these Writs you shall make no nicenesse or difficulty to extend that his Princely favour to all such Papists as you shall find prisoners in the Goales of your Circuits for any Church recusancy whatsoever or refusing the Oath of Supremacy or dispersing Popish books or hearing saying of Masse or any other poyâ—t of recusancy which doth touch or concerne Religion onely and not matters of State which shall appeare into you to be totally civill and politicall And so I bid you heartily farewell Your loving friend Iohn Lincolne Westminster Colledge August 2. 1622. This enlarging of all Recusants with many Priests and Jesuits by colour of those Writs throughout all the Kings Dominions was deemed by King Iames and others a most prevailing meanes to induce the Pope to grant a Dispensation for this muchâ— desired Marriage without any further procrastination and to draw on the King of Spain to expedite and consummate it without more tergiversations But they on the contrary feeding King Iames onely with good words and promises protracted the Match and Dispensation under-hand with much art and policy all they might The Spaniard under pretext of this Treaty seizing all the Palatinate extirpating the Protestant Religion abroad and propagating popery multiplying the number of Roman Catholiques at home Whereupon the King to prevent all further excuses and accomplish the Match returnes his resolution to the Popes forecited Exceptions and Answers to the Articles concerning the Marriage in forme following Resolutions upon the Answers given by the Pope unto the severall Articles agreed on betwixt the late King of Spain and Us Found among the Lord Cottingtons papers concerning the Marriage of Our deare Son the Prince with the Infanta Donna Maria. TO the second Article We mervaile that there hath been so necessary a poynt omitted when the Articles were sent to Rome by the King of Spaine to procure the Dispensation that the forme agreed upon for the celebration of the Marriage and the Oath of fidelity for the Infanta's Servants were not also sent thither with the rest being as they were agreed on and so essentiall to the businesse We have now delivered Copies of them both to Gage to make such use
the siege of Our Garrisons during the Treaty upon a pretext of want of authority So as for avoyding of further dishonour We have been forced to recall both Our Ambassadours as well the Chancelour of our Exchequer who is already returned to Our presence as also the Lord Chichester whom We intended to have sent unto the Emperour to the Diet at Ratisbone Seeing therefore that meerly out of Our extraordinary respect to the King of Spaine and the firme confidence We ever put in the hopes and promises which he did give Vs desiring nothing more then for his cause principally to avoyd all occasions that might put Vs into ill understanding with any of the house of Austria We have hitherto proceeded with a stedfast patience trusting to the Treaties and neglecting all other Meanes which probably might have secured the remainder of Our Childrens Inheritance those Garrisons which We maintained in the Palatinate being rather for honours sake to keepe a footing untill the generall accommodation then that We did rely so much upon their strength as upon his friendship and by this confidence and security of Ourâ— are thus exposed to dishonour and reproach You shall tell that King that seeing all those endeavours and good Offices which He hath used towards the Emperour in this businesse on the behalfe of Our Sonne-in-law upon confidence whereof that security of Ours depended which he continually by his Letters and Ministers here laboured to beget and confirme in Vs have not sorted to any other issue then to a plaine abuse both of His trust and Ours whereby VVe are both of Vs highly injured in Our Honour though in a different degree VVe hope and desire that out of a true sense of this wrong offered unto Vs he will as Our deere and loving Brother faithfully promise and undertake upon his Honour confirming the same also under his hand and seale either that the Towne and Castle of Heidelberg shall within threescore and ten dayes after your audience and demand made be rendred into Our hands with all things therein belonging to Our Sonne-in-law or Our Daughter as neere as may be in the state they were when they were taken â—nd the like for Manheim and Frankendale if both or either of them shall be taken by the enemy whilest these things are in treating As also that there shall be within the said terme of 70. dayes a Cessation and Suspension of Armes in the Palatinate for the future upon the severall Articles and Conditions last propounded by Our Ambassadour Sir Richard Weston and that the generall Treaty shall be set on foot againe upon such honourable termes and conditions as We propounded unto the Emperour in a Letter written unto him in November last and with which the King of Spaine then as VVe understood seemed satisfied Or else in case all these particulars be not yeelded unto and performed by the Emperour as is here propounded but be refused or delayed beyond the time aforementioned that then the King of Spaine doe joyne his Forces with Ours for the recovery of Our Childrens honours and Patrimony which upon this trust hath been thus lost Or if so be his Forces at this present be otherwise so imployed as that they cannot give Vs that assistance which VVe here desire and as VVe thinke have deserved yet that at the least he will permit Vs a free and friendly passage thorow his Territories and Dominions for such Forces as VVe shall send and imploy into Germany for this service Of all which distinctively if you receive not from the King of Spaine within ten dayes at the furthest after your audience and proposition made a direct assurance under his hand and seale without delay or putting Vs off to further Treaties and Conferences that is to say of such restitution Cessation of Armes and proceeding to a generall Treaty as is before mentioned or else of assistance and joyning His Forces with Ours against the Emperours or at least permission of passage for Our Forces thorow His the said Kings Dominions that then you take your leave and returne to Our presence without further stay otherwise to proceed in the Negotiation for the Marriage of Our Sonne according to the Instructions VVe have given you Given c. Hampton-Court Octob. 3. 1622. RIght Trusty c. We have given you certaine Insturctions signed with Our hand to direct you how to expresse unto the King of Spaine the feeling We have of the dishonour put upon Vs by the Emperour through Our trust and confidence in that Kings promises wherein you have order to come away without further delay in case you receive not satisfaction to your demands in such sort as We have commanded you to propound them Neverthelesse We are to put you in remembrance of that which We have heretofore told you in case a Rupture happen between the King of Spaine and Vs that We would be glad to manage it at Our best advantage And therefore howsoever you doe not find the satisfaction which We in those Instructions crave from the King of Spaine and have reason to expect yet would We not have you instantly come away upon it but advertise Vs first letting Vs know privatly if you find such cause that there is no good to be done nor no satisfaction as you judge intended Vs Note this though publiquely and outwardly you give out the contrary that VVe may make use thereof with Our People in Parliament as VVe shall hold best for Our service And this see you doe notwithstanding any thing in your other Instructioâ—â— to the contrary Octob. 4 1622. The Pope and Spaniard upon these Letters and new Instructions seemde very desirous to proceed to the accomplishment of this Match but their chiefe designe being to advance the Romish Catholique Religion and reduce England by degrees thereto the Pope to make sure worke NOTE insisted stiffely on this Article that the Children of this Marriage SHOVLD BE BROVGHT VP CATHOLIQVES VNDER THE MOTHER VNTILL THEY VVERE 12. OR 14. YEERES OLD He well knew the verity of the ancient Proverb Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorâ—m Testa diu Horace That if they were bred up Papists in their infancy they would questionlesse continue such and not turne zealous Protestants in their riper yeeres No wonder then he stood so much upon this point King Iames to shew his willingnesse to consummate the March though he refused totally to condescend to this Article in open shew to preserve his Honour yet he was contented privately to oblige himselfe that the Mother should have their education till they were nine yeeres old as is evident by this ensuing Letter of Master Secretary Calvert to the Earle of Bristoll sent by Vaccanâ—aâ—y My very good Lord BEcause I would not omit any thing that should conduce to the accomplishment of that worke which your Lordship hath in hand and which His Majesty desires so much to bring to an issue Although I conceive Master Porter had
our Countries good and our owne confident perswasion that these will much advance the glory of Almighty God the everlasting honour of your Majesty the safety of your Kingdomes and the encouragement of all your good Subjects we doe most humbly beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe a gracious answer This Petition being presented to the King by a Committee of both Houses the King after some deliberation gave this Answer to it That the lawes against Iesuits and popish Recusants should be put inâ—due execution from thenceforth c. Whereupon the Commons soone after sent another Petition to the Lords desiring their concurrence with them in presenting it to his Majesty for removing popish Recusants and those whose Wives were Papists from offices of trust which by law they were disabled to execute which the Lords taking into consideration It was after reported to the Lords and entred in their Journall in this manner Die Iovis viz vicessimo die Maij 1624. The Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury reported that at the meeting this day with the Commons they presented an humble Petition to the King desiring this House to joyne with them therein as heretofore The which Petition was read in haec verba viz. WE your Majesties loyall and faithfull Subjects the Commons by your royall Authority and commandement called to and Assembled in this present Parliament out of all the parts of your Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales doe in all humility give your Majesty most humble thanks that you have so religiously and openly published that your lawes and acts of State against popish Recusants shall be put in due execution and now we hold it our bounden duty amongst other important affaires of your Realme to informe your Majesty of the growth of this dangerous sort of people in this your Kingdome and of their insolency and boldnesse in all the parts thereof insomuch as many of them unknowne to your Majesty have crept into offices and places of government and authority under you to the disheartning of you good Subjects and contrary to your Majesties lawes and acts of State whose names in discharge of our allegiance and duty without respect of persons we in all humblenesse present to your Majesty c. Now in consideration of the great countenance hereby given unto popery the greaâ— griefe and offence to all your best affected and true and loving subjects the apparant danger of the whole Kingdom by putting the power of Arms into such mens hands as by former acts of your Majesties counsell are adjudged persons justly to be suspectedâ— and fit themselves to be disarmed your sayd royall and faithfull subjects doe most humbly beseech your Majesty graciously to vouchsafe that the sayd Lords and Gentlemen hereunder named for this important reason and for the greater safety of your Majesty and of this your Realme and dominion may be removed from all your Majesties commissions of great charge and trust commissions of Lieutenancy Oyer and Terminer and of the peace and from all other offices and places of trust The names of all such persons as are certified to have places of charge or trust in their severall Counties and are themselves Popish Recusants or Non-communicants that have given over suspicion of their ill affection in Religion or that are reported or suspected so to be THe right Honourable Francis Earle of Rutland is certified to be Lord Lieutenant in the County of Lincolne and a Commissioneâ— of the peace and Custos Rotulorum in the County of Northampton and a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Yorkeshire and in other counties and that he and his wife are suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable the Earle of Castlehaven is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Wiltshire and to be suspected to be ill affected in religion and that some of his family either are or lately were recusauts Sir Thomas Compton Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Warwickeshire and he and the Countesse his wife are certified by same to be suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Herbert is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Monmouthshire and to favour the popish religion and to forbeare the Church The right honourable the Lord Viscount Colchester is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the Church nor receiveth the communion The right honourable the Lord Peter is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the church nor receiveth the communion and that his wife and family are generally suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Morlay is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Lancashire and to be suspected to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Windsor is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Buckinghamshire and by common fame to be a popish recusant The right honourable William Lord Evre is certified to be a Justice of the peace in the county of Durham and to be a popish recusant convicted The right honourable the Lord Wooten is certified to be in place of authority in Kent and that he and his wife doe forbeare the church and are justly suspected to affect the Roman religion The right honourable the Lord Teynhani is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Kent and by common report to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Scroope is certified to be a Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Yorke of the City of Yorke and of Kingston upon Hull and to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in the said Counties and in sundry other Counties and that his Lordship hath not received the Communion once every yeere in the last three or foure yeeres and that his Lordship hath given overt suspicion of his ill affection in Religion by his departure from the Communion on sundry dayes when his Majesties Counsell there resident and others of the Congregation staid behind to receive the same sometimes on Easter-day and sometimes on the fifth day of November and it is testified by witnesse that the Lord Archbishops grace of Yorke and others of his Majesties Counsell there resident were present did receive the Communion once when his Lordship went away and that his Lordship doth rarely repaire to the Church on Sundayes and Holy-dayes in the forenoon and not above twice to the afternoone Sermons whereunto former Lord Presidents with his Majesties Counsell there residing have frequently repaired and whereunto the Counsell now there resident doe ordinarily repaire since he was made Lord President whereof notice is taken by all his Majesties Subjects in those parts to the great griefe of such as are truly affected in Religion Sir VVilliam Courtney Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and
of the present estate the causes and remedies of this encreasing disease of Popery humbly offering the same to your Princely care and wisedome The answer of your Majesties Father our late Soveraigne of famous memory upon the like Petition did give us great comfort of Reformation but your Majesties most gracious promises made in that kind doe give us confidence and assurance of the continuall performance thereof in which comfort and confidence reposing our selves we most humbly pray for your Majesties long continuance in all Princely felicity This Petition as I find by the Commons Iournall was ordered to be drawne up by a speciall Committee upon a complaint made in that House of the liberty of Priests and Iesuits 21. Iunâ—â— 1. Car. On the 7. of Iuly following it was voted in the House answered by the King the 7. of August and the Answer thereunto reported Aug. 8. But this Parliament being unhappily dissolved in discontent the twelfth of that August these plausible answers vanished into smoake and notwithstanding them the execution of Priests and Jesuits apprehended during and after the Parliament and the proceedings against Recusants by well affected Justices and people were stayed in some places by warrants under the privy Signet and other under-hand meanes Yet in December following the King being necessitated to summon a new Parliament to prevent clamours and complaints in not making good his Answers to the foresaid Petition caused a Commission to be awarded under the great Seale for executing the lawes against Recusants which was read in all the Courts of Iustice at Redding and withall sent this Letter to the then Arch-bishop of Canterbury Abbot to be by him conveyed to all the Bishops of his Province to present and excoâ—municate all Recusants within their Duresse as will appear by this Letter of the said Archbishop to Doctor Land then Bishop of Saint Davids and his Letters to his Officials in pursuance of it the Originall whereof is in my custody AFter my hearty commendations c. It will appeare by the severall Copies under written from his royall Majesty to the Lords Grace of Canterbury and from my Lords Grace to me what care his Majesty hath for the preservation of true Religion setled and established in this Kingdome the tenour of these Letters are as followeth Right Reverend Father in God my very good Lord I have received from the Kings Majesty a Letter the Tenour whereof here followeth MOst Reverend Father in God Right trusty and Right Well beloved Counsellour We greet you well Whereas upon sundry weighty considerations Vs especially moving We lately awarded Our Commission under Our great Seale of England for the due and effectuall putting in execution of the severall laweâ— and statuteâ— remaining in force against popish Recusants and did cause Our said Commission to be publikely read in Our severall Courts holden the last terme at Redding That all Our loving Subjects might take notice of Our princely care and speciall charge for the advancement of true Religion and suppression of Suâ—erstition and Popery We have now thought fit out of the same care to adde a further charge to you and all others having Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction under Us that no good meanes be neglected on Our part for discovering finding out and apprehending of Iesuits Seminary-priests and other Seducers of Our people to the Romish Religion or for repressing popish Recusants and Delinquents of that sort against whom you are to proceed by Excommunication and other censures of the Church not omitting any other lawfull meanes to bring them forth to publike justice And as Our pleasure is that due and strict proceeding be used against such as are open and professed Papists of whom Ouâ— temporall lawes will more easily take hold So We doe recommend to the vigilanâ— care of you and the rest of Our Clergy for the repressing of those who being ill affected to the true Religion here established doe keep more close and secret their ill and dongerous affections that way and as well by their example as by secret and underhand slights and meanes doe much encourage and encrease the growth of popery and Superstition in sundry parts of this Kingdome And therefore We doe not onely require that none of them may have any manner of cover protection countenance or connivance from you or any of the rest as you tender Our royall commandement in that behalfe but that all possible diligence be used as well to unâ—â—ske the false shadowes and pretences of those who may possibly be wonne to conformity letting all men know that We cannot think well of any that having place and authority in the Church doe permit such persons to passe with impunity much lesse if they give them any countenance to the imboldning of them or their Adherents and because We understand that the number of Recusants is much more encreased in some Dioâ—esses then in others We shall impute the same to the negligence of those Bishops who have the same meanes and power of restraint unlesse they can shew Us some particular reason by which that contagion is become greater under them then others and not by their defaults and We doe hereby require you to send transcripts of these Our Letters to all the Bishops and Ordinaries within your province for the present execution of thisâ— Our generall direction and also to transmit the same our Letters to the Lord Archbishop of Yorke that he may take the like course within his Charge and Jurisdiction Given under Our Signet at Our Castle of Windsor the fifteenth day of December in the first yeere of Our Reigne By this you see the Royall and Christian care which his Majesty hath for the advancement of true Religion within this Kingdome and the suppressing of the contrary I doubt not but your Lordship will take it into serious consideration and by your Officers and Ministers give execution thereunto so that presentments be duly made and excommunication against the obstinate be issued forth as some few yeers past was accustomed and his Majesty doth expect that to shew your diligence and zeale therein yout Lordship soone after Easter returne unto me the list and number of all Recusant Papists within your Diocesse which without faile I doe expect and so I leave you to the Almighty and remaine Your Lordships loving brother G. Cant. Croydon the 21. of Decemb. 1625. These are therefore to will and require you and every of you through the severall Arch-deaconries within my Diocesses that there be all possible care taken of such as are any way backward in points of Religion and more especially of known and professed Recusants that they may be carefully presented and proceedings had against them to excommunication according to forme and order of Law and that there be a true List and Catalogue after every Easter yeerly sent unto me that according to the order of these Letters I may be able to have it ready and deliver it up to my Lord of Canterbury and for the
may be this our protestation and appeale unto the See Apostolik and the God of peace and love long preserve your Reverend Lordships in safety Dated at Dublin May 3. in the yeere of our Lord 1632. Peter Caddell Doctor of Divinity Paul Harris pr. a a Dâ—â—e Deacon of the University of Dublin From which Protestation I shall observe these considerable particulars 1. First that the papists in Ireland had their own popish Arch-bishops Bishops and a Viâ—at Apostolicall residing then amongst them as the Title and body of this Protestation manifest Secondly that their Arch-bishop Flemming had a popish Clergy under him in his Province and did exceedingly tyrannize over them usurping jurisdiction even in temporall caâ—ses and over the Kings owne Courts among the Catholikes of Ireland Thirdly that the popish Bishops in Ireland did usually conferre orders and exercise all Episcopall jurisdiction there Fourthly NOTE that they had a speciall Cardinall at Rome Ludovisius given by the Pope unto the Irish as the onely patron and protector of the Irish Nation Fiftly That the secular Priests were exceedingly jealous least the Monks and regulars in Ireland should overtop Lord it and usurpe a Monarchy over them and thereupon appealed to the Pope against them and their Franciscan Arch-bishop Sixtly that they were growne extraordinary bold and insolemthere so as they openly published this their protestation and appeale in print both in Latin and English to all the world and avowed it under their hands subscribed to it Seventhly That they had then erected a popish University in Dublin it selfe of which Paul Harris professeth himselfe Deacon or Deane as Bishop Bedle stiles him even in print of which more hereafter in the Bishop of Kilmores letters This very yeere 1632 the Papists in Ireland upon a false suggession procured a discharge for paying 12. d. for their absence from Church every Sunday towards the maintainance of the army and put the greatest charge of it upon the Protestants to their great grievance as appeares by this passage of the Primate of Armagh his letter to Bishop Laâ—d who thus indorsed it March 1. 1632 Lord Primate of Armagh The generall grievance of the protestant party in Ireland My very good Lord IF you shall think it expedient that I may meet your Lordship this summer in Scotland to doe my service there unto his Majesty I shall have opportunity God willing more freely to deliver my mind unto you both touching this particular and the general grievance which the Protestant â—arty here hath taken upon the unhappy stop of the execution of the statuâ—e of 12. d. against Recusants grounded upon a most untrue suggestion made unto his Majesty that Writs were issued out for the levying of those monies before the time of the contribution granted by the Country for the maintainance of the army was expired after which the next newes here expected is that the Earle of Westmeath should bring over directions for the abridging of our Episcopall Iurisdiction that so the popish Bishops may keep their Courts more freely then we shall be permitted to doe quod dirum omen overâ—at a nobis Deâ—â— c. Your Lordships in all observance Ja. Aramachanus Dublin March 1. 1632 Hereupon the Protestants within the county of Cavan both Clergy and Laity being oppressed by laying the charge of the Souldiers upon them in ease of the papists and exceedingly injured by a popish Sheriffe a great enemy to the English Protestants by unequall assessements on them drew up this ensuing Petition and presented it to the Lords Justices and Counsell of Ireland whereby the power of and favoâ—rs shewed to the Papists there to the great grievance of the Protestants is fully laid open To the right Honourable the Lords Justices and Counsell The humble Petition of the Protestant Inhabitants both Clergy and Lâ—ity within the county of Cavan In all humble manner sheweth unto your Lordships WHereas your Lordships were pleased to send directions unto the Sheriffe of this Country bearing date the 12. of February last 1632. stilo Anglia c. for the levying of certaine summes of money towards the maintainance of the Army or contribution for the last three months ending the last day of March last and that your Lordships directions were grounded upon the signification of his Majesties pleasure which summes were plotted and collected by the Collectors without the consent of the Protestants in this County and partly by force by laying of souldiers upon the County by the Sub-Sheriffs warrant being a Recusant without any warrant from your Honours to that effect NOTE We doe humbly pray your Lordships that this money so collected and now paid in according to your Lordships directions it may not be prejudiciall unto us and our posterity and successors in time to come and that your Lordships will be pleased favourably to forbeare any further imposition of any such burden upon us untill your Lordships shall represent these humble Remonstrances unto his Majesty at whose hands we have full confidence out of his accustomed elemency to find reliefe 1. That whereas about foure yeers last past Sir Andrew Steward and Sir Arthur Tâ—rbosse deceased Knights and Baroneâ—s were appointed Agents to treat with his Majesty for the easing of this Province of Ulster of the burden of the Army which was then imposed the said Agents exceeding their authority did condescend with the Recusant Agents to the imposition of six score thousand pounds sterling upon this Kingdome to be paid within this Kingdome 2. That the said summe though heavily pressing the conformable Subjects especially the Plantators and poore Clergy was by them satisfied and payed according to his Majesties directions with hope that thereupon they should not be further charged with the like impositions 3. That since that time the undertakers and plantators have renewed their Patents paid great fines and doubled their rents to his Majesty to their great chargâ— especially in the deare yeeres that have been by the murren of Cattell and unseasonablenesse of the times 4. That the Country hath been and aâ—e still at excessive charges in building of Castles and Bawenes Goale-houses Shire-houses Bridges and High-wayes and now are called upon to re-edifie their Churches which are for the most part altogether râ—ined 5. That where the Plantators are lately by direction from his Majesty to be trained in Bands under Captaines and other Officers by Sir William Grahayme twice a yeer for which be receiveth due entertainment from them they conceive that not only they shall be able to serve his Majesty in his and their owne defence but to approve their â—idelities against any other if occasion of trouble should be 6. That if any be feared it seems hard that others no way doubted of NOTE should be in worse condition by reason of their dangerousnesse 7. That whereas your Lordships doe intimate a proffer made by a great number of Noble-men of this Kingdome to continue their contributions We humbly desire that it
may be considered that though they be many in themselves yet are they but few being compared with the rest and that their proffers seem probable to be for their owne ends which will be a meanes to weary the Plantators 8. That those who now make these propositions were the chiefe opposerâ— of the payment of the late contribution into the Exchequer least it should grow to be esteemed a revenue of the Crowne and be required of Posterity whereby it may appeare it is for their owne ends 9. That as in the former contribution his Majesties graces did solely redound unto the Recusants so it is now sought in like manner NOTE that they may have all the ease and thanks though the burden lye as heavy on others as on them All which much tending to the disheartning of good and conformable Subjects we desire your Honours by your mediation to his Majesty to prohibit Doctor Bedle Bishop of Kilmore with two more Bishops among others subscribed this Petition at the request of the Gent of that County and as appears by his Letters to the Lord a Dated Novemb. 5. 1633. Deputy and Arch-bishop of Canterbury did very much qualifie the complaints and grievances therein contained by altering the first draught presented to him from a smart Letter unto an humble Petition yet notwithstanding he was specially complained of to the King for setting his hand to this Petition and opposing his Majesties service in Ireland touching the levy of moneys upon Recusants and others to maintain the Army The like accusation of him came to the now Arch-bishop of Canterbury who thereupon writ a sharp Letter of reproofe to him concerning it dated October 13. 1633. to which this Bishop returned an answer on the 5. of November following relating the truth of the fact and justifying his action and withall he writ another Letter of the same date to the Lord Deputy of Ireland a â—opy whereof he sent the Arch-bishop inclosed in his Letter to him to excuse and justifie what he herein did in which Letter there are these memorable passages touching the extraordinary increase and boldnesse of the popish Bishops Priests Monks Recusants in Ireland at that time the copy of which Letter under this Bishops owne hand and Seale I found in the Arch-bishops Study thus indorsed with Master Dells owne hand Receâ—â— December 24. 1633. The Lord Bishop of Kilmore William Bedle his letter to the Lord Wentworth Lord Deputy of Ireland about the maintainance of the Army and the Cavan Petition Right Honourable my good Lord c. IN the midst of the midst of these thoughts I have been advertised from an honourable friend in England that I am accused to his Majesty to have opposed his service and that my hand with two other Bishops onely was to a writing touching the moneys to be levyed on the Papists here for maintenance of the men of warre c. Indeed if I should have had such an intention this had been not onely to oppose the service of his Majesty but to expose with the publike peace mine owne necke to the scâ—ans of the Romish Cut-throats I that know that in this Kingdome of his Majesty NOTE the Pope hath another Kingdome farre greater in number and as I have heretofore signified to the Lords Iustices and Counsell which is also since justified by themselves in print constantly guided and directed by the order of the new Congregation de propagandâ—â—ide lately â—rected at Rome transmitted by the meanes of the Popes Nuntioes residing at Bruxels or Paris that the Pope hath here a Clergy if I may guesse by mine own Diocesse double in number to us the heads whereof are by corporall Oath bound to him to maintaine him and his Regalities contra omnem hominem and to execute his Mandates to their uttermost forces which accordingly they doe stiling themselves in print Ego N. Dei c. Apostoliâ—ae Sedis gratia Episcopus Fermien Oâ—â—orien c. I that know there is in this Kingdome for the moulding of the people to the Popes obedience a rabble of irregular Regulars commonly younger brothers of good houses who are growne to that insolency as to advance themselves to be Members of the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchy in better ranks then Priests insomuch as the censure of the Sorbon is faine to be implored to curbe them whâ—ch yet is called in againe so tender as the Pope of these his owne creatures I that knâ—w that his Holinesse hath erected a new University at Dublin NOTE to confront his Majesties Colledge there and to breed up the youth of this Kingdome to his devotion of which University one Paul Harris the Author of that infamous libell which was put forth in print against the Lord Primates Waâ—sted Sermon stileth himselfe in print to be Deane I that know and have given advertisement to the State NOTE that these Regulars dare erect new â—râ—erâ—es in the Country since the dissolving of those in the City that they have brought the people to such a sottish senslesnesse as they care not to learne the Commandements as God himselfe spake and writ them but they â—lock in great numbers to the preaching of new superstitious and detestable doctrines such as their owne Priests are ashamed of and as these they levy collections three foure five six pound at a Sermon shortly I that know that this Clergy and these Regulars have at a generall meeting like to a Synod as themselves stile it NOTE holden at Drogheda decreed that it is not lawfull to take the Oath of Alleagiance and if they be constant to their owne doctrine doe account his Majesty in their hearts to be King but at the Popes discretion In this estate of this Kingdome to think the bridle of the Army may be takeâ—away it should be the thought not of a brain-sick but of a brainlesse man But though I think strong for the establishment of the Army perhaps I would have had it maintained onely by the Recusants sines and mistake that they are gratified by the not exacting of them NOTE let my letters of the 23. of March 1629. to the Lords Justices commanding me to give them ample advertisements in any particular that might further the establishment of true Religion in this Kingdome Let those Letters I say of mine be seen it will be found that I use these formall words Forasmuch as the people are generally very poore and therefore discontented very ignorant and strongly perswaded by their Priests in their owne way and the Recusants for their number farre exceeding the better part I leave it to the Lords wisdome to consider how safe it may be to urge them to come to Church at once by exacting the fines for Recusancy unlesse something doe sound there first which they themselves doâ— conceive they doe not well to refuse to heare c. And to an honourable friend of mine in England not long after touching this very poynt that unlesse impediments were
first removed and the matter better disposed to impresse the forme presently by the pecâ—niary muâ—cts would but breed a Monster And let the Cavan Petition bâ— but perused to see if there be ever a word for or against the Recusants fines whereby without further ado I and all that joyned therein are justified from the imputation of opposing in that ipartâ—cular touching the monys to be levied upon the Papists Yea but at least I joyned to oppose the applotment of Contributions upon Protestants Nor that neither For it was both applotted and paid But to petition that the Lords Justices and Councell would forbeare any further imposition till they should represent to his Majesty c. herein onely I joyned My Lord as I have never esteemed it to become me or any Subject to take upon and to be the Auditor of the publike Accompts as being a matter to bee left in the wisdome and providence of the Kings Majesty the Father of the publike family so I have yet thought the way ought not to be foreclosed to the subjects to have recourse in humble and dutifull sort to his Majesties goodnesse to declare their grievances this serving to evaporate their discontents a good meane to keep them from fastering inwardly and so to help to cure them How much lesse is this to bee denyed to the dutifull and obedient who had not opposed the applotment made upon them though levyed disorderly by laying on the Souldiers without Commission by an Irish Recusant sub-Sheriffe Note the most odious man to the English in all the County For which cause there was a deliberation of the Assises to have indjcted him of High Treason though as I thinke by the wisdome of the Lord chiefe Justice it was put by The petitioners therefore having before paid the money imposed and harshly imposed this very thing to petition that they might not be charged agaâ—ne till his Majesty were informed seemes not to bee worthy such blame In wish and hearty desire I rest The day of our deliverance from the Popish Powder-plot Your Lordships in all duty JOHN KILMORE By this Bishops Letter you may clearly discerne the potency and boldnesse of the Popish party in Ireland at that time who built a new Colledge in Dublin stored with Iesuites and young Students to bee trained up in that pragmaticall dangerous Order I shall adde to this a Certificate of Boetius Egan the Popish Bishop of Elphin in Ireland in the behalfe of one Philip O Conor a young Popish Student the originall whereof was found among Secretary Windebanks papers which will somewhat illustrate the Premises NOs Fr. Boetius Eganus Dei Apostolicae sedis gratia Elphin Episcopus Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Notum facimus praesentium latorem Philippum O Conor Hybernum nostrae antedictae Dioecesis adolescentem esse virum integrum conversationis laudâ—bilis bonae indolis esse nobilissimis hujus regni Catholicis parentibus legitimâ— oriundum modò ultra marinos partes proficiscentem studendi causa eo quod in hoc nostro afflicto regno nec ei nec aliis similibus orthodoxae fidei cultoribus incumberâ— literis permittiâ—ur ob grassantem apud nos haeresim Quare eundem Philippum omnibus Christi fidelibus potissimum in Ecclesiasticae dignitatis fastigio constitutis nec non Gymnasiorum rectoribus plurimum in visceribus Salvator is commendamus eos obnixe rogantes ut eidem consilio savore auxilio quoties opus â—uerit subvenire non dedignentur mercedem ab eodem recepturi in cujus vinea laborare insudare intendit post suum Deo â—â—nuente reditum in banâ— suam afflictam patriam In quorum omnium fidâ—mbis subscripsimus sigillum parvum quo ad talia utimur apponi curavimus Julii 1633. Fr. Boetius Elphyn Episcopus What good use was made of this increase of the Popish Party in Ireland and how they were connived at out of a meere designe to ballance the Protestants there by the Infernall policy of the then Lord Deputy to the end he might compound a lower house of Parliament there so as that neither the Recusant nor the Protestant should appeare considerably one more then the other holding them as much as might â—ee upon an equall ballance that so they might prove the more easie to governe them if eâ—â—â—er party were absolute and that by this policy the King might by a packed Parliament without charge in a short time make a more absolute Conquest of that Nation and Kingdome by wisdome then all his Royall Progenitors have been able to accomplish by Armes Note and vast expence of Treasure and blood will most evidently appeare by this Duplicate of the Lord Deputies dispatch to his Majesty 22 Jan. 1633. superscribed For my Lords Grace of Canterbury found in Canterburies private Study and this indorsed with his owne hand Rec. Mar. 2. 1633. Com. Ang. Reasons for the present calling of a Parliament in Ireland Which being a pernicious piece against the freedome and power of Parliaments laying downe most desperate Policies how to over-reach Parliaments and make them instruments to erect a meere Arbitrary Government and enslave themselves to what good use was to bee made of the Popish Party in Irish Parliaments I shall here insert out of the Originall May it please your Sacred MAIESTY Considerations tending to the better Government of the Church and Clergy in this Kingdom I offer in a Letter herewith sent to my Lords Grace of Canterbury The present meane condition of this Army and the necessary course to bee held in the speedy reformation thereof I fully now set forth in my dispatch to Mr. Secretary Coke The state of your Majesties Revenue The annuall Issues of your Treasure and the debt charged upon this Crowne upon my comming to the Government The Propositions humbly offered by mee for the bettering your Majesties affaires in this particular Together with a way of raising a constant great Rent â—orth of the Salt I have at this time alsâ— transmitted to my Lord Treasurer of all which I beseech your Majesty at your best leisure bee pleased to take a summary Accompt Now I trust the importance and weight of this inclosed Discourse will recompence for the length thereof and obtaine my pardon Albeit I presume thus to present it immediately to your Sacred Hands For indeed I take it to bee no lesse then the ground-plot whereupon to set and raise safety and quiet to this Kingdome as it stands in relation within it selfe security and profit as it is in dependance to the Crown of England And therefore I doe most humbly beseech your Majesties quickning Spirit may move upon these Waters That wee may from your directions receive life and from your Wisdome borrow light to guide and conduct us along in the way we are to take towards the accomplishment of so happie a Worke. God Almighty assist you in these and all other your Counsels and long preserve
abroad hath been to present my selfe to my Lord of Leâ—â—cester who hath received me with great respects and professions which honour his Lordship having vouchsafed me for her Majesties sake NOTE and in vertue of her gracious letters of recommendation in favour of me you are with all humility to acknowledge it to her Majesty in my name and to present unto her my most humble thanks In my letters of the last weeke to his Majesty I presumed to represent the necessity as I conceived of my attending the ministers here first Monseiur de Chavigâ—y and then the Cardinall as well in acknowledgement of the honour they did to you when you were imployed here NOTE as for the order they gave to the Governour of Calis to treat me with all respect as soone as they had notice of my arrivall there Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 7. January 1641. TOm If you understand any thing of the disposall of the Secretaries place I wish some considerable summe might be thought upon to be given to me by him that shall succeed which would be of more advantage and give me better satisfaction then any pension that his Majesty shall conferre upon me and will be of lesse charge to his Majesty NOTE you shall doe well to be attentive upon this and immediately after the first notice of to make earnest meanes to the Queen to procure this for me My Lord Ambassadour hâ—th done me the nonour to give me a visit at my lodging Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 11. January 1641. TOm your letters of the 31. of December that came this week were brought too late and so long after the delivery of all others that I was in great paine and apprehension I should not have been made happy with the knowledge of the estate of my poore Family this weeke which would have added much to my sad thoughts I have now I thanke God received full satisfaction in that which I so much longed for and hope whatsoever my other afflictions may be that I shall receive no other newes of your healths during my absence from you There is little in your letters that requires answer that onely concerning my charge when it shall be made is of consideration which will require little answer if his Majesty shall please to avow me in the businesse of Recusants as I doubt not but in honour and justice he will what else can be objected to me of moment I doe noâ— apprehend neverthelesse NOTE if his Majesty think fit that you shall petition the Lords for permission to me to make my answer you may doe it though I could be contented you should first see the particulars of the charge whether there be any thing in it besides that of the Reâ—â—sants and howsoever you must acquaint his Majesty with your petition before you exhibite it I was upon Sunday last at Service and Sermon at my Lord Ambassadours house where my Lord did me very much honour otherwise I have kept my lodging Your most affectionate Father Francis Windebanke Paris 18. January 1641. TOM I shall be glad that the Trunk of secret papers may fall into so good a hand as that of my Lord Cottington I am very sorry to heare that his Majesties intentions of an anâ—ity or yeerly allowance to me begins already to coole considering the charge I must lye at while I am in these parts or any other and the uncertainties of the benefit of the Post-Office and of the boord-wages for the Secretaries dyet which you shall doe well to take some time to represent at large to the Queene NOTE and to implore her favour for the continuance of that his Majesties gracious purpose to me without which I and mine are in danger to be exposed to want and misery Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 25. Ian. 1641. Your c. Fran Windebanke Paris 7 Feb. 1641. Your c. Fran Windebank Paris 7 Feb. 1641. TOM c. I have thought fit to let you know the particulars that you way represent them to their M. M. Majesties for whose service meerly I am thus persecuted NOTE and to whose wisdome next after my 〈◊〉 in God I most intirely submit my selfe my fortune and whatsoever else is 〈◊〉 all which is now in extreame perill for my faithfulnesse and obedience to their Commandements The rest of this letter being three folio Pages is writ in Caracters and containes some mysteries locked up in these unknowne Cyphers not yet discovered Your c. Fran Windebank Paris 1 March 1640. TOm c. I have beene this afternoone with the Cardmall by the introduction of 〈…〉 and received very great 〈◊〉 and professions from him he brought me out of his chamber into the next giving 〈◊〉 the upper hand and holding me by the hands There follow three lines of â—â—aracters Your c. Fran Windebanke Paris March 12. 1640. Master Read Secretary to Windebanke march 29. 1611. writ a letter for the most part in Characters to master Thomas Windebanke wherein there are these passages at large SIR Yours of the fourth and eleventh currant have brought me double comfort this weeke which was no more then I needed after such a vaâ—â—ation I perceive my feares of the miscarriage of the first were not altogether vaine since they were so neere a danger their redemption from which I assure you was a great worke and shewes a great deale of goodnesse in those friends which you 〈◊〉 and I am willing to take it for a signe that the Parliament owes us not soâ—ll 〈◊〉 as was feared The Answer of their Majesties is very gracious NOTE and I thanke God has much revived Master Secretary c. I cannot but wonder that the House should be scandalized at the stile you gave my 〈…〉 I am sure it is not in the power of any to take thâ—â— Title from 〈◊〉 but the King and 〈◊〉 Majesty having 〈◊〉 yet done it I know not but why he should enjoy it till his Majestie shall please otherwise to dispose of the place Master 〈◊〉 and Master Withering have sufficiently shewed their malicious 〈◊〉 God reward them for it c. Your c. Robert Reade Paris Goodfriday 29 march 1641. After this followed these ensuing letters from 〈◊〉 and his Secretary Read to his Sonne Thomas 〈◊〉 all writ from Paris My Lord Ambassadour continues still his favoures to me and hath been this weeke with me at my lodging which is a very great honour to me Your c. 〈…〉 Paris 19 Aprill 1641 〈…〉 〈…〉 NOTE the heavier for some expressions delivered him from their Majesties by Master Mountague NOTE who arrived here on Saturday last He comforts himselfe that he shall have all the favour his Maâ—esty and the Queen are able to doe him c. Sir your most affectionate Couzin and obliged Servant Ro. Read Paris 16. Aprill 1641. SIR c. IT is likely now my Lord of Strafford is
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 â—nckle and my â—â—â—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 â—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 â—nâ—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 warranâ—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 ownâ— 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 graciâ—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 concerâ—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 Leicesâ—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 Maâ—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 thâ—â— 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 Youâ—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 Dâ—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 Windâ—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 acquaâ—hnted with it and take deliberate advice upon it In Casâ—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
Marshall made a Roll and entred the appearance of all such as came and tendred their service If any failed to come or to make Fine their Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels were distrayned by the Sheriffe upon summons out of the Exchequer If any pleaded that he had attended he was discharged upon certificate out of the Marshals Roll testifying that he had done his service If any being come did depart before the warre ended their Lands Tenements Goods and Chattles were seized untill they had made Fine or the King had pardoned their offence Commissions went out for levying of men in every County and bringing them to the Kings Army Like Commissions were made for mustering and arraying the Clergy throughout England Commissions were likewise issued to enquire and punish all Bayliffs and other Officers that for reward had suffered Souldiers to depart before they came to the Kings Army The King appointed certaine Captaines in such Counties as bordered upon Scotland to levie able men in those Counties and to bring them with their Horse and Armes to the Kings Army Those of the bordering shires were commanded to be ready at eight dayes warning to come unto the Kings Army well armed and Commissions were made for punishing such as refused Writs were sent into severall Counties for certifying the King what number of Horse and Foot every County could afford him in his warres of Scotland The Clergy of England furnished the King with a proportion of armed men The Ports were summoned to attend with their service of shipping The Constable of Dover Castle was commanded to guard the Ports lest any by comming in or going out there should bring danger to the Kingdome The Sheriffs of Counties were commanded by writ to make provisions of corne and victuals for the Kings Army and to cause them to be carried to the place appointed Writs also were sent to divers Townes of England and Ireland commanding all Merchants to bring provisions to the Kings Army Ships of the Subject were taken up for transporting those provisions to a place assigned Inhibitions were made that no victuals or other munition should be transported beyond the Seas during the warre Divers Subsidies and Fifteens granted to the King by the Subject towards the war Merchants strangers gave the King ayde of money towards the warres of Scotland and lent him divers summes Those of Wales furnished the King with a proportion of money toward the war The Lords and Clergy of Ireland were required to contribute toward the war The King suspended the paiment of his debts for a certaine time in regard of the great occasions he had to use money in the warres of Scotland Note that no particular Records were cited or produced to warrant the Premises In Ianuary he received another Paper from him which he thus indorseth with his owne hand Rece Ian. 29. what was fit to be done in point of danger from the Scots Sir Io. Burrowes When Warre was intended against Scotland three things were heretofore taken into speciall care First how to raise Horse and Foot Victuals Ammunition Money and other necessaries for that service Secondly how to secure the Seas and Sea coasts of the Kingdome from danger of forraigne attempts while the Kings forces were employed in those Northern parts Thirdly how to provide for the preservation of the peace of the kingdome within it selfe against riots mutinies and rebellions whereunto ill conditioned and desperate persons at such times are easily moved The first of these hath already in some speciall points been expressed For the second touching the guard of the Seas sufficient provision is made by the late course taken And for securing the Sea coasts 1. The Forts neare the Sea were fortified and furnished with men and munition 2. All persons that had possessions and estates in mariâ—ine Counties were commanded by Proclamation to reside there with their families and retinues 3. Beacons were erected in all fitting places 4. Certaine light Horse were appointed by the Country to watch along the Sea coasts to give advertisement if danger appeared 5. All able men of those Counties were commanded to be sufficiently armed and trained and put into Companies and Bands under certaine Leaders who were to be commanded by some one Generall appointed by the King Concerning the peace of the Kingdome 1. All conventicles and secret meetings were straightly forbidden by Proclamation and parties offending severely punished 2. All spreaders of Rumours and tale-bearers were by Proclamation commanded to be taken and imprisoned 3. All able men between 16 and 60 yeares of age in every shire were commanded to be sufficiently armed and trained and to obey such Generals as the King appointed 4. Such as were not able in body to beare Arms but had Estates were to maintaine at their charges such able men as were appointed in their roomes The very same day the Archbishop procures this ensuing warrant from the Councell Table to himselfe and the Archbishop of York to write letters to all the Bishops within their severall Diocesse to summon their Clergy before them to excite them to a liberall contribution against the Scots At White Hall the 29. of Ianuary 1638. IT was this day ordered by his Majesty sitting in Councell That the Lords Archbishops of Canterbury and York their Graces should be hereby required and commanded to write their letters to all the Lords Bishops in their severall Provinces respectively forthwith to convene before them all the Clergy of ability in their Diocesses and to incite them by such wayes and meanes as shall be thought best by their Lordships to ayd and assist his Majesty with their speedy and liberall contributions or otherwise for the defence of his Royall Person and of this Kingdome against the seditious attempts of some in Scotland And that the same bee sent to the Lord Treasurer of England with all diligence Tho. Coventry C. S. Guilliel London H. Manchester I. Lenox Lindâ—ey Arundel Surrey Dorset Pembroke Mongomery Holland Fra. Cottington H. Vane I. Coke Fran. Windebanke But doubting of the validity of this warrant for such a contribution he of late procured this warrant written with his owne hand antedated two dayes before the Councell Table Order to be signed by his Majesty to help him at a pinch Charles Rex CAnterbury I require you to write your Letters to your Brethren the Bishops 〈◊〉 for a contribution of the Clergie towards my affaires with my Scottish Subjects as was done in my Fathers time for the Palatinate And for your so doing this shall be your warrant Jan. 27. 1638. That this Warrant was since forged by him to which he procured the Kings hand is apparant not only by the freshnesse of the inke but by the very Letter he writ to the Bishops of his Province to set on this Contribution dated the last of Ianuary which mentions only the Lords Order but not one syllable of this Warrant of the King which if reall he would have recited in the
first place His Letters were all of this forme two whereof I have signed with his own hand and thus endorsed A Copy of those Letters which by Warrant from the Lords I wrote to the severall Bishops within my Province c. in the businesse of Scotland My very good Lord. I Have received an Order from the Lords of his Majesties most Honorable Privie-Councell giving me notice of the great preparations made by some in Scotland both of Armes and all other necessaries for Warre And that this can have no other end then to invade or annoy this his Majesties Kingdome of England For his Majesty having a good while since most graciously yeelded to their demands for securing the Religion by Law established amongst them hath made it appeare to the World That it is not Religion Note but Sedition that stirres in them and fills them with this most irreligious disobedience which at last breaks forth into a high degree of Treason against their Lawfull Soveraign In this case of so great danger both to the State and Church of England your Lordship I doubt not and your Clergy under you will not only be vigilant against the close workings of any Pretenders in that kinde but very free also to your power and proportion of meanes left to the Church to contribute towards the raising of such an Army as Note by Gods blessing and his Majesties care may secure this Church and Kingdome from all intended violence And according to the Order sent unto me by the Lords a Copy whereof you shall herewith receive these are to pray your Lordship to give a good example in your own person And withall convenient speed to call your Clergy and the abler Schoole-Masters as well those which are in peculiars as others and excite them by your self or such Commissioners as you will answer for to contribute to this great and necessary service in which if they give not a good example they will be much to blame But you are to call no poore Curats nor Stipendaries but such as in other legall wayes of payment have been and are by Order of Law bound to pay The proportion I know not well how to prescribe to you but I hope they of your Clergy whom God hath blessed with better Estates then ordinary will give freely and thereby help the want of meanes in others And I hope also your Lordship will so order it as that every man will at the least give after the proportion of three shillings tenne pence in the pound of the valuation of his living Note or other preferment in the Kings Books And this I thought fit to let you further know That if any men have double Benefices or a Benefice and a Prebende or the like in divers Diocesses yet your Lordship must call upon them onely for such preferments as they have within your Diocesse and leave them to pay for any other which they hold to that Bishop in whose Diocesse their other preferments are As for the time your Lordship must use all the diligence you can and send up the moneys if it be possible by the first of May next And for your Indemnity the Lord Treasurer is commanded to give you such discharge by striking a Talley or Talleys upon your severall payments into the Exchequer as shall be fit to secure you without your charge And of this service you must not faile So to Gods blessed protection I leave you and rest Your Lordships very loving Friend and Brother W. Cant. Lambeth Ianuar. ult 1638. Your Lordships must further be pleased to send up a List of the names of Note such as refuse this service within your Diocesse but I hope none will put you to that trouble It is expected that your Lordship and every other Bishop expresse by it selfe and not in the generall sum of his Clergy that which himselfe gives On the eleventh of February 1638. he wrot this Letter to Sir Iohn Lamb his creture Deane of the Arches for a Contribution among the Doctors of the Law at Doctors Commons and elsewhere without Warrant the Originall whereof I found among Sir Iohn Lambes sequestred writings together with the first draught of it with the Archbishops owne hand-writing After my hearty Commendations c. I Have received a Warrant from the Lords of His Majesties most honourable Privie-Councell which requires me to write to all the Bishops in my Province to call their Clergy together and put them in minde of the great danger which this Kingdome is in by the Trayterous Conspiracies of some ill-affected in Scotland These seditious persons have begun and continued hitherto their foule Disloyalty under the pretence of Religion which by factious spirits in all times is made the cloak to cover and hide if it might be their designes But now it appeares clearely to the State that they daily strengthen themselves by Armes and Munition and other preparations for Warre And though his Majesty hath graciously condescended to more then they could justly aske in all things concerning their Religion and their Lawes yet they goe on still and are satisfied with nothing but their Rebellious Disobedience and have no lesse ayme then to invade or annoy England The Letters to the severall Bishops I have sent as I was commanded and I doubt not but they and the Clergy in generall will give very freely towards this great and necessary defence of the Kingdome And because this great and common danger cannot be kept off but by a common defence and for that the Reverend Judges and others of the Common-Law have bountifully expressed themselves already I am required to write to you also that you calling to you the rest of the Doctors of the Commons propose to them now while most of them are together this great and waighty businesse belonging as much to their defence as to other mens and let every man set downe what hee will give to this service When this is done I will acquaint his Majestie with it and yours and their forwardnesse herein And it is expected that you hasten this with all convenient speed So to Gods blessed protection I leave you and rest Your very loving friend W. Cant. Lambeth Feb. 11. 1638. You must send to such Chancellours and Officialls as are not at the Commons but at their severall Residencies And if you give them a good example here I doubt not but they will follow it You shall not need to call Sir H. Martin for his Majesty will send to him himselfe and looks for a greater summe then in an ordinary way Upon these Letters of the Archbishop the Bishops in each Diocesse summoned their Clergie before them exhorted them by publique speeches to a liberall contribution against the Scotish Rebels as they stiled them and Dr. Pierce Bishop of Bath and Wells among other Motives used this as a very effectuall one to excite his Clergy to an extraordinary liberality towards the maintenance of this War because it was
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 whoâ— 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 earnâ—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 Majâ—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 rigoroâ—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 Curaâ—s whom I leâ—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
endeavours to remove all mis-understandings between the King and his people and to do all good offices between them * * See the Commons Iornall Feb. 3. 1640. Diuinall Occurrences of both Houses p. 31 32. A Message sent from the Queenes Majesty to the House of Commons by Master Comptroller Feb. 3. 1640. THat her Majesty hath been ready to use her best endeavours for the removing of all mis-understanding between the King and Kingdome That at the request of the Lords who Petitioned the King for a Parliament her Majesty at that time writ effectually to the King and sent a Gentleman expresly to perswade the King to the holding of a Parliament That She hath since bin most willing to do all good offices between the King and his people which is not unknowne to divers of the Lords and so * * Quere how well this Clause hath ever since bin performed shall ever continue to do as judging it the onely way of happinesse to the King her Selfe and Kingdome That all things be justly setled between the King and his people and all cause of mis-understanding taken away and removed That her Majesty having taken knowledge Note that having one sent to her from the Pope is distastefull to the Kingdom She is desirous to give satisfaction to the Parliament within convenient time she will remove him out of the Kingdome That understanding likewise that exception hath bin Note taken at the great resort to her Chappell at Denmarke House she will be carefull not to exceed that which is convenient and necessary forthe exercise of her Religion She further taketh notice That the Parliament is not satisfied with the manner of raising money for the assistance of the King in his journey to the North in the yeare 1639. at her entreaty from the Catholikes She was moved thereunto meerly out of her deare and tender affection to the King and the example of other His Majesties Subjects she seeing the like forwardnesse could not but expresse her forwardnes to the assistance of the King If any thing be illegall she was ignorant of the Law and was carried therein onely out of a great desire to be assisting to the King in so pressing an occasion but promiseth to be more cautious her after * * Her raising men monyes horse Armes Ammunâ—tion in forraine Parts to maintain a bloudy civill War in Ireland and England is a very reall performance of this promise not to do any thing but what may stand with the established Lawes of the Kingdome Her Majesty being desirous to employ her owne power to unite the King and people desireth the Parliament to looke forwards and passe by such mistakes and errours of her Servants as may be formerly and this your respect she promiseth shall be repayed with all the good offices she can do to the House which * They have done sowith a witnesse ever since you shall find with reall effects aâ— often as there shall be occasion How sincerely and cordially her Majesty hath performed all these her Princely promises to the Parliament Kingdome King and his people her Actions both at home and in Forraigne parts with our bloudy Warres and Massacâ—es since both in Ireland England and Scotland proclaime to all the World God deliver us all from such Court-holy-water such Popish Dissimulation which may seeme commendable in Romish Catholikes who hold * See Master Hen Mason of Equivocation Surins Concil Tom. 3. p. 860. Equivocation lawfull and that no faith is to be kept with Heretickes as they esteeme all Protestants But to returne to our Papists activity in the Scottish Watres to which this Message relates it is very well known that many if not most of the Captains Officers imployed in the last expedition were either professed Papists or persons Popishly affected how the Earle of Arundell the General of the Army against the Scotâ—â— together with his Lady family stand affected in Religion and what active 〈◊〉 they were to promote this Warre you may read at large in †Page 17 22 23 24-32 Romes Master-peece Their Contributions towards this Warre were so large and their assistance so chearefull that some of our Episcopall Preachers and * Mr. Whites First Cenâ—â—â—y of Randalous Malig. Priests p. 25. 29. Mr. Squire of Shoreditch London by name preached openly in his Pulpit That the Papists were the Kings best Subjects and better then Protestants for three reasons First their Loyalty Secondly THEIR LIBERALITY having like Arauna contributed like Kings to the King in his necessity Thirdly For their Patience adding that they were the good Samaritan who poured Oyle into the wounds of that man the King that was fallen among Theeves who wounded him Especially the Irish Papists And Audomarus Ioannes Abbot of Wurtzburge in Germany in a letter of his to Secretary Windebancke Dated 13. August 1639. endorsed with Windebanks owne hand writes that his Majesty had a sufficient tryall of the fidelity of his Catholike Subjects in this accident I shall insert the whole letter because it discovers Windebanks intimacy with this Abbot and other Papists whose letters inclosed under his own packet to prevent intercepting he usually dispersed to their Agents here Right Honourable THree Months agoe and more I wrot signifying to your Honour that after I came from London it being moâ—e then a quarter of a yeare before I could reach the wished place I did aime at to see the desolation of which and generally of all the parts I did passe through I was so disconsolated that all be it I oft thought to discharge my respective salutes to your honour yet present cares and occasions did ever prevent my intention Notwithstanding at last I did take the boldnesse to intreat that your Honour would let me know your commands in discharge of which your Honour God willing shall finde me most solicitous and carefull But least such my former letters hath miscaried as severall to Sir William Howard and other honourable friends has done I resumed the boldnesse to make a Briefe repetition of the same letting your honor know that I have found King Iames letter of happy memory which my Lord Hay then Embassador after his return to London moved his Majesty to write to Prince Godefrid then Bishop of Wurtzburge wherein his Majesty was pleased to give thanks to the Bishop for the favours done NOTEâ— as to himselfe Moreover his Majesty was pleased to take * notice of us his poore Subjects commending us to the Bishops noble charity I finde also Prince Godefrids answer to his Majesty wâ—it by occasion of Abbot Ogilby whom the Bishop did commend to his Majesty intreating that at his request the said Abbot Ogleby might have free passage to see his native Country out of the which he had beene 40. yeares and more The Prince who is now does truely honour his Majesty and respect his Subjects of the which my Lord Arundell about two yeare agoe being here
directions to tell your Lordship which he will transmit unto you by Letter now he cannot goe himâ— selfe that whereas it is insisted upon by the Pope that the Children of this Marriage should be brought up Catholiques under the Mother untill they be twelve or fourteen yeeres of age His Majesty having limitted their education under the Mother onely to seven yeeres NOTE His Majesty is contented to yeeld thus much farther that howbeit in the publique Articles which in that point he desires not to be altered he mention but seven yeeres he will oblige himselfe privately by a Letter to the King of Spaine that they shall be brought up sub Regimine Mairis for two yeeres longer that is untill the age of nine yeeres if that will give any satisfaction which your Lordship may manage as you see best for His Majesties service And so I rest Saint Martens-lane Octob. 14. 1622. After this about the 25. of October King Iames writ a private Letter with his own hand to the Earl of Bristoll which Secretary Calvert sent away with all speed and secrecy by Master Gage to limit the Spaniard unto two moneths to gaine the Popes Resolution and Dispensation from Rome as is evident by the Copy of this Secretaries Letter to the Earle from St. Martens-lane Octob. 26. 1622. The King of Spaine hereupon deludes King Iames with faire dilatory promises as if he intended the hastening of the Marriage but how farre he was from any such reall intention is evident by this Letter of his to his grand favourite Conde of Olivares dated the fifth of Novemb. 1622. found among the Lord Cottingtons papers THe King my Father declared at his death that his intent never was to marry my Sister the Infanta Donna Maria with the Prince of Wales NOTE which your Uncle Don Baltazar understood and so treated this March ever with intention to delay it notwithstanding it is now so farre advanced that considering all the aversnesse unto it of the Infanta it is time to seeke some meanes to divert the Treaty which I would have you find out and I will make it good whatsoever it be but in all other things procure the satisfaction of the King of Great Brittaine who hath deserved much and it shall content me so that it be not in the Maâ—ch To colour the matter the better he pretended no Dispensation would be granted at Rome unlesse the Pope received further satisfaction in the time of the Childrens education by the Mother and point of Ecclesiasticall persons exemption from all secular jurisdiction to remove with obstructions King Iames was content to comply in these particulars further then he had done before as His ensuing Letter to the Earl of Bristoll clearly demonstrates which Letter was drawne and written for his Majesties signature by Master now Lord Cottington theu Secretary to the Prince To the Earle of Bristoll RIght Trusty c. We have seene your Letters of the 21. Octob. both those directed unto Our Selfe as also to Our Secretary Sir George Calvert and in them doe observe your discreet proceeding both in the businesse concerning the restauration which We expect to be made to the Prince Palatine Our Sonne-in-law as also in the Treaty of the Marriage of Our deare Sonne the Prince of Wales Touching the first We perceive what professions the King and his Ministers have againe made unto you of a resolution to assist Us with his Armes in case by a faire Mediation and Treaty the restitution may not be obtained and how much in that kind he hath ingaged his Honour and his word unto you And howsoever the order given to the Infanta for the reliefe of Manheim arrived so late and after the Towne was yeelded into the hands of Tilly yet must We acknowledge it to be a good effect of your Negotiation and an Argument of that Kings sincere and sound intention By what We have now given in charge unto Our Secretary to advertise you in his Letters you will understand the present estate of this businesse and how constantly VVe doe still expect the performance of that ingagement from the King of Spaine without giving way to any thing that on Our behalfe may any way disturbe it And therefore you shall now doe well in Our name to presse him to a finall and effective resolution representing to him and to hiâ— Ministers how much it concernes Us in honour and in reputation besides the interest of Our Sonne-in-law not to admit any further delay And as touching the two points in the Treaty of the Marriage wherein you desire Our further direction and resolution you have by this time understood by the dispatch which George Gagâ— carried you NOTE how We were contented to permit the breeding and education of the Children under the government of their Mother untill the age of nine yeeres which We doubt not will give good satisfaction seeing their demand is but vntill ten yet seeing it is but one yeere more in case you shall not be able to draw them to be contented with nine We will not sticks at it And for the other point which concernes the exemption of the Ecclesiasticke from secular jurisdiction We shall be contented that the Ecclesiasticall Superior doe first take notice of the offence that shall be coâ—mitted and â—â—â—cording to the merit therenf either deliver him by degradation to the secular Iustice or banish him the Kingdome according to the quality of the delict which VVe conceive to be the same that is practised in Spaine and other parts Your dispatches are in all points so full and in them VVe receive so good satisfaction as in this VVe shall need nor to enlarge any further but onely to tell you that VVe are well pleased with the diligence and discreet imploying of your endeavours in all that concernâ—s Our service and so are VVe likewise with the whole proceedings of Our Ambassadour Sir Walter Aston Thus VVe bid you heartily farewell From New-market 24. Novemb. 1622. The King of Spaine after many delatories and much pressing by King Iames and his Ambassadour for a finall answer to his demands touching the Palaâ—mate and Match on the 12. of Decemb. 1622. returned this Answer in writing The Answer appointed by his Majesty to be given unto the Earle of Bristoll Extraordinary Ambassadour from the King of Great Brittaine touching those things which he hath represented from the said King unto his Majesty concerning the Marriage now in Treaty and the businesse of the Palatinâ—te is this which followeth Touching the Marriage THat his Majesty hath given order that his resolution be delivered unto him in writing and therein as the Earle of Bristoll himselfe hath seene hath endeavoured what he may to conforme himselfe with that which the King of Great Brittaine hath answered unto the Popes propositions so desirous hath his Majesty been from the beginning to overcome all difficulties that might hinder this Vnion that both here and at Rome he hath not slacked
no doubt considering that We have condescended unto approved and ratified all and every the Articles concerning Religion without changeing or altering any one word as they are agreed upon and concluded betweene the King of Spaines Commissioners and Our Ambassadour at Madrid in December last which being transmitted unto Vs both Our Selfe and Our Sonne the Prince have subscribed the same and so have sent them backe againe unto Our said Abassadour for a finall conclusion of all things concerning matter of Religion or conscience although the formality needed not Our Ambassadours having obliged Vs before sufficiently according to the large power given them by their Commission And thus much We have thought sit to let you know that if any further scruple should remaine there touching Our absolute consent you may be able to remove it Dated 5. Ian. 1622. SIR MAster Porter is safely here arrived the second of this Moneth with the conclusion of all those difficult Articles that hitherto have retarded the proceeding of the Match He was long looked for and a welcome man when he came both to his Majesty and the Prince insomuch as I must tell you I have no rest since with our yong Master for being called upon early and late to hasten away the dispatch of all to your selfe and my Lord of Bristoll which I have done with as much diligence as possibly I could His Majesty and the Prince have both of them subscribed all the Articles as they were sent hither from my Lord of Bristoll in this manner Hos supra memoratâ—s Articulos omnes ac singulos approbamus quicquam in its ex nostra parte seu nostrâ— nomine conventum est ratum atque gratum Habeâ—â— Iacobus Rex Carolus Pr. And in the full performance of whatsoever was agreed upon concerning the Bonuâ— Publicum his Majesty and the Prince likewise have written their severall letters unto the King of Spaine faithfully promising in the words of a King and of a Prince to cause the same to be observed inviolably in the very same Termes verbatim as it is set downe in the last Article of all sent hither from my Lord of Bristoll which I am 〈◊〉 you have seene and remembred viz. Quodea omnia prestituri sint quae ministris Regis Hispaniae ante hac verbotenus R. M. Britt pollicitus est NOTE Hoc est quod regnorum suorum Romano-Catholics persecutionem nullam patientur molestiave afficientur Religionis suae causa vel ob exercitium ullorum ejusdem Sacramentorum mode us utantur absque scandale quod intelligi debet intra privatos parietes nec juramentis aâ—t sub alio pretextu qualicunque ordinem religionis spect ante vexabuntur With these dispatches M. S. Digby who is within these foure or five dayes returned out of Germany is to be sent away to morrow for Spaine with all possible speed Don Carlos hath advertized to the Duke of Alberquerque the Padre Maestro and your selfe as much as I doe Now you know all that is done both in Spaine and here concerning this point I must leave you to such directions as you have received from the Earle of Bristoll how much of this to silence and how long to silence and what to discover as his letter and you have there thought fittest for the good of his Majesties service For the token which I send to Aristides I pary you be sure that he deserve it well for I doe not meane to be at that cost with him unlesse you be sure he doe me that curtisie which I expect and as he hath often made me beleeve It is an hundred to one but you shall find him at Alexandria if you misse him elswhere NOTE Aeneas recommends unto you againe secrecy in this businesse above all things and that you be certaine of speeding before you deliver the letter to Padre Maestro POSTSCRIPT From VVhite-hall 5. Ian. 1622 I Need not tell you how graciously his Majesty accepts of the good service you have done since it hath pleased him to acknowledge it under his own hand and I must not forget one charge more that I have received from him which is that I should will you in his name to salute the Padre Maestro affectionately from him and to let him know also how sensible and thankfull his Majesty is for those singular good offices and diligent endeavours which he hath used from the beginning of this businesse untill now and still continues them as his Majesty understands particularly from Don Carlos 〈◊〉 I pray you also commend my service unto him I have order for a Privy Seale of 300. li. more which the Earle of Bristoll delivered you in Madrid to be paid to Master Wake at Antwerpe What Gage did at Rome in pursuance of these two Letters and what opinion the Pope and Cardinals held of King Iames will appeare by this ensuing Lâ—tter of Maâ—teâ— Gage sent to his Majesty from Rome and thence dated the 24. of Aprill 1623. SIR IT may please your Majesty to understand that in a Congregation held the 22. of March stilo novo the Dispensation was finally resolved and order taken that the Cardinall Bandino should draw the Articles in forme the Cardinall la Susanna make the Breve and Monsignor Aquas the Popes Secretary who was present at the two last Sessions draw some Instructions for Monsignor de Massini the Nunâ—io now resident in the Court of Spaine And in the following Congregation held the 29. these things were seene and allowed and the next day presented to the Pope and allowed by him Concerning the particulars of the proceeding here of diffiâ—ulties overcome and of whâ—â— yet remaineth to be done I have given a large account to Master Secretary Calvert by which if your Majesty receive not that entire satisfaction which we who have laboured therein have most earnestly desired I shall most humbly beseech your Majesty to beleeve first that we have left no diligence undone by which we could hope to remove impediments and secondly that such difficulties as are either spent or yet to be admitted have been laid hold by the Cardinals neither to frustrate or prolong this Treaty but out of an opinion that they could not otherwise secure their Conscience proceed upon a just and valuable ground and satisfie the judgement of such discreet persons as may in times ensuing understand the passages of this great businesse And this point I am the â—older to represent to your Majesties gratious consideration because jointly with all their protestations to this effect their actions have concurred also to give good testimony thereof They hold most honourable language of your Majesty NOTE they professe a great desire to have occasions of doing you all humble service they have a â—ume opinion that the former rigours used towards your Catholique Subjects have risen from others but the graces then given from your Selfe and they are confident that your Majesty now that so potent intercessions have been used with you and
all grounds of civill jealousies removed will not onely command a reall performance of what you are pleased to promise in their favour but sutably to your owne royall heart enlarge the benefit of your Princely goodnesse I have therefore Sir â—inding them thus affected thought it sutable to your service to let them understand that since they expect these things from a Prince who yeeldeth to no man either in esteeming or returning a Benefit they may safely promise themselves all good successe and give way to their owne good dispositions of respect and affection towards your Majesty and the rather I have done so because I perswaded my selfe that your Majesty is of the same opinion with him who speaking of the Romans to King Bocchus said Licet Pâ—â—entes abundè habeamus Amicorum neque Nobis neque cuiquam mortaâ—um satis fuit I send your Majesty Letters from the Cardinals Bandino and Lodevisio NOTE which they writ in answer of your Majesties to to them who above all others sought to oblige your Majesty as by Letter to Master Secretary you will perceive After the Easter-Holydayes I shall begin my journey towards Florence and Parma to performe your Majesties commands there whereof I will give your Majesty account in due time It will be the end of May before I shall get out of Italy during which time I shall with deâ—otion expect your Majesties orders if in any thing further you shall be pleased to command my service So I humbly pray the divine goodnesse to give your Majesty many faire yeeres of life thereby to enjoy the fruits of this noble alliance and to make happy your Subjects by your gracious government Your Majesties most humbble and loyall Subject George Gage After which on the 7. of Ianuary these two Letters from King Iames and Secretary Calvert were sent into Spaine by Master Digby to the Earle of Bristoll RIght Trusty c. The dispatches which We have received from you by Endimion Porter doe give Us sufficient assurance that there hath not wanted in you nor in Our ordinary Ambassadour Sir Walter Aston that faithfull endeavour and diligence to expedite those great businesses you have in charge which We could expect or require at your hands for which We are pleased to returne you both Our gracious acceptation and thanks You will see by that which We have subscribed unto the Articleâ— you sent Vs and by the Letters which We and Our Sonne have both written unto Our Brother the King of Spaine how well We approve of what hitherto hath been done and what you have promised and undertaken in your name which being as We hope the period of all their demands in that kind We wish you to proceed unto the temporall Articles and to conclude and consummate the whole businesse now according to the Commissions you have as soone as possibly you may that there may be no further delay Concerning that other unfortunate knotty affaire of the Palatâ—â—ate to say the truth as things stand We cannot tell what you could have done more then you have already And whereas you write that the King of Spaine and his principall Ministers there did find Our last Propositions somewhat strange you shall understand that the cause why We sent you such strict and peremptory Instructions was for that the Chancelour of Our Exchequer found nothing but palpable and grosse delayes at Brâ—â—â—llet whilest in the meane time Heidelberg was besieged and afterwards taken Manheim beleaguerâ—d and all hostility used that might be Besides Gage comming from Rome about the same time instead of bringing the newes which was expected of the Dispensation granted NOTE presents Vs certaine exceptions taken against the Articles by the Pope with an intention as it seemes to ingage Vs in a Treaty or dispute with him about the said Articles which was never the meaning but that the King of Spain should have undertaken that businesse himselfe This was the reason that moved Vs at the earnest instance and perswasion of Our Councell to urge the matter so as to bring it to a speedy point not but that the very precisest of them were alwaies of opinion that if the March were once concluded the other businesse would be accommodated to Our satisfaction Neverthelesse these doubts and causes of jealousie occurring they did all una voce represent unto Vs how highly and importunately it concerned Our estate and service to be at some certainty and to know what to trust to neither is the usage and respect We yet find from the Infanta at Bruxelles and that Kings Ministers any thing at all amended notwithstanding all the great demonstrations We have made of Our confidence and good correspondency with them and the meanes We have alwayes sought to oblige them as no doubt you have understood by sundry late dispatches from Our Secretary And now lastly when We out of Our especiall trust in the Infanta had made an offer of late to â—equester the Towne of Franâ—endale into her hands upon no other assurance then shee her selfe had offered Vs before Manheim was lost by Don Carlos Coloma which was to restore it and those other places againe which were at that time also required either upon the conclusion of the peace with the Emperour or upon a rupturâ— in case that proceeded not the same propositiâ—â— being now againe revived by Vs shee is fallen away from the conditions first propounded by Our Selfe offering onely to accept it upon trust if We will put it into her her hands without obliging her selfe to restore it againe which VVe take to be a great disrespect if not a scorne And therefore being resolved not to treat with her any more about it it is Our pleasure that you shall presently deale with the King of Spaine to the same purpose and to make him an offer of Frankendale from Vs by way of sequestration upon the condition aforesaid of restitution in the State as it now stands whether the peace with the Emperour succeed or not and if he accept it that he will signifie so much to Vs under his hand and give order for the present receiving it accordingly for the case will not admit any long time of treaty In your last dispatch you advertise Vs that the King of Spaine hath written againe very effectually unto the Emperour about these affaires of the Palatinate VVe doe much desire to know what the particulars of that Letter were and to what effect and what other endeavours that King intends to use for procuring Vs satisfaction therein whereof VVe require you to informe Vs as particularly as you may because you know it concernes Vs much to have that businesse at a point There are some other matters concerning Our service which VVe have commanded Our Secretary to impart unto you and therefore will hold you no longer now but wish you health and a good successe in your affaires White-hall 7. Ian. 1622. My very good Lord BEcause I know you will with much longing
expect an answer to the dispatch â—rought by Master Porter and his Majesties service requires it this Bearer Master Digby is sent to you with all speed that may be being specially chosen by his Majesty both out of the former experience he hath had of his diligence and for that he is best able to informe you how all things have passed in Germany for Frankendale your Lordship will understand by â—is Majesties owne Letter in what state it now remaines and this morning I have received a Letter from Capâ—aine Burgh who is the Governour that they have not above foure moneths Bread and VVine beginning to reckon from the 24. of November which was the time that Tâ—lly departed from thence since that time Colonell Papenheim blocks us the Towne with twelve Companies of Horse and some few of Foot to whom are since joyned two Regiments more of the Dukes of Saxen and Holsten which makes 2000. Horse come out of Brabant which have girt them up so close as there is no further meanes left to relieve them He writes to me further that they have it from many places how the Imperialiâ—â—s doe laugh to think that we had any hope out of that Letter from the King of Spaine to the Infanta saying that they know that those of Frankendale must seeke to them before Summer and entreat them to take the Towne It will therefore much import his Majesties service that your Lordship doe procure some answer and resolution from the King of Spaine concerning that Towne and that with all speed To leave those businesses of the Palatmate of which I have no more to say saâ—ing onely this which his Majesty commanded me the other day to write unto you that your Lordship should use all the meanes possible to stirre up that King for diverting the Translation of the Electorate at this Diet. Your Lordship shall understand that there hath been no want of care here to make all things sure which you have promised there on his Majesties behalfe and therefore as your Lordship shall receive a confirmation of all under his Majesties and the Princes hands subscribed to the paper it selfe which you sent hither so you may please also to know that least it should be discovered that the assent you gave there unto the Propositions was but conditionall and to reâ—ard the proceedings at Rome his Majesty hath likewise dispatched an Extraordinary who is this day already gone with much diligence to find our Master Gage at Rome or elswhere NOTE to whom his Majesty hath been pleased to write himselfe taking notice of the report your Lordship made of his good service at Madrid and requiring him now if he saw that the Dispensation would certainly be granted to deliver his Letters thereof to be first sure and secret I have written unto him also and told him all that is done here how his Majesty and the Prince have confirmed the Articles and to that purpose they have both written unto the King of Spaine promising favour to the Catholiques NOTE and Don Carlos Coloma hath written the like unto the Duke of Alberquerque and to Padre Maestro so as there needs be no scruple now nor colour of deferring the Dispensation For the 300. li. which your Lordship hath laid out to Master Gage I shall take order for a privy Seale here to repay it unto Master Lyonell Wake of Antwerpe upon whom it is to be charged as I understand from Master Secretury Cottington I shall not need to remember your Lordship were it not that his Majesty hath commanded me because I perceive by your Letters you are carefull enough of it your selfe noâ— to deliver those private Letters of his and the Princes concerning the favour intended to the Catholiques untill the Dispensation â—e granted and the Match fully concluded NOTE His Majesty hath further commanded me to put your Lordship in mind of that which must necessarily be thought on before the solemnization of the Marriage and that is what person of that Court is fittest to be deputed by his Highnesse for that office and to send him word of it betimes that he may dispatch away his Commission to him for that purpose and if your Lordship please to cause the forme thereof to be drawne there such a one as will give them contentmeâ—t and is fitting for his Highnesse to signe I should thinke it were not amisse Your Lordship will not forget also to send Vs word when it is time for his Highnesse to send Love Letters and tokens to his Mistresse I hope your next dispatch will inâ—orme Vs of all these things in the meane time c. White-hall 7. Ian. 1622. After this Secretary Calvert writ this ensuing Letter to the said Earle having some relation to the Match and the use the Spaniards made of it My very good Lord YOu will understand before these come to your hands by Master Secretary Digby who was dispatched away from hence with much Diligence that Master Porter was safely arrived here and to the dispatch which he brought with him your Lordship by Master Digby receives full and particular answer to all points that required it neverthelesse upon the hazard of one mans person I have sent your Lordship herewithall by the Ordinary Duplicats of that dispatch Yours of the 20. of the last moneth old stile came safely into my hands and for the matter of Ormâ—â— his Majesty hath commanded me to tell you that he had heard of it before by a flying report but never the certainty thereof till now wherefore his Majesty would have your Lordship to let the King of Spaine understand that he is very sensible of the accident desiring him to rest assured that he will doe his utmost endeavour to discover the verity of the fact and upon the discovery thereof will afterwards proceed as a just Prince ought to doe and as a faithfull friend to that King Within these few dayes here hath happened an accident that hath put Vs into some disorder The Prince taking notice of two of his Musicians Angelo an Italian and Drew an English man that were at the Spanish Ambassadours on Christmas-Eve assisting with their voices and musick at the midnight Masse at which his Majesty and his Highnesse were much displeased turned them both out of his service The Spanish Ambassadour mediated for them by an earnest Letter which he writ unto his Highnesse but could not at first prevaile though since as I understand he hath obtained remission for them it was not well done of them to goe and an ill fortune I doubt that so much notice is taken of it Upon a complaint of the said Ambassadour in his Majesties name of certaine spoyles and depredations as he termes them committed by his Majesties Subjects trading into the East Indies upon the Portuguesses there and thereupon demanding justice he obtained a Commission directed to some seven or eight of the Counsell under the great Seale of England to examine upon oath the verity
and by conforming himselfe to please the Spaniard to divers rites of their Religion even so farre as to kneele and adore their Sacrament from time to time gave the Spaniard hope of the Princes conversion NOTE the which conversion he endeavored to procured by all meanes possible and thereby caused the Spanish Ministers to propound farre worse conditions for Religion then had been formerly by the Earle of Bristoll and Sir Walter Ashton setled and signed under his Majesties hand with a clause in the King of Spaines answer of the 12. of December 1622. that they held the Articles agreed upon sufficient and such as ought to induce the Pope to the granting of the Dispensation That the Duke having severall times in the presence of the Earle of Bristoll moved his late Majesty at the instance of the Conde Gondomar to write a Letter to the Pope and to that purpose having once brought a Letter ready drawne wherewith the Earle of Bristoll being by his Majesty made acquainted did so strongly oppose the writing of any such Letter that during the abode of the said Earle of Bristoll in England the said Duke could not obtaine it Yet not long after the said Earle was gone he procured such a Letter to be written from his late Majesty unto the Pope NOTE and have him stiled therein Sanctissime Pater That the Pope being informed of the Duke of Buckinham his inclination and intention in point of Religion NOTE sent unto the said Duke a particular Bull in Parchment for to perswade and encourage him in the pervertion of his Majesty then Prince c. NOTE That the Earle of Bristoll did reveale unto his Majesty both by word and Letter in what sort the Duke had deceived him and abused his trust and that the King by severall wayes sent him word that he should rest assured that he would heare him but that he shovld leave it to him to take his owne time and thereupon few dayes before his sicknesse the sent the Earle word that he would heare him against the Duke as well as he had heard the Duke against him which the Duke himselfe heard and not long after his blessed Majesty sickned and dyed having in the interim been much vexed and pressed by the said Duke All these Articles with six others of like nature the Earle of Bristoll preferred to make good against the Duke by Letters and Witnesses but the Duke by his overswaying potency and instruments whereof Bishop Laud was chiefe dissolved the Parliament before any answer given to them The Articles exhibited to the House of Peeres against the Earle through the Dukes procurement by way of recrimination were many I shall onely recite the most pertinent to the present businesse of Religion b In the Lords Parchment Journall May 6. 1626. pag. 150 151 152 c. Articles of severall High-treasons other great and enormious Crimes Offences and Contempts committed by Iohn Earle of Bristoll against Our late Sovereigne Lord King Iames of blessed memory decreased and Our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Majesty which now is wherewith the said Earle is charged by his Majesties Attourney generall on his Majesties behalfe in the most high and honourable Court of Parliament before the King and his Lords THat the said Earle from the beginning of his Negotiation and the whole mannaging thereof by him during his ambassage into Spaine he the said Earle contrary to his faith and duty to God the true Religion professed by the Church of England and the peace of this Church and State did intend and resolve that if the said marriage so treated of as aforesaid should by his ministry be effected that thereby the Romish Religion and the professors thereof should be advanced within this Realme NOTE and other his Majesties Realmes and Dominions and the true Religion and the professors thereof discouraged and discountenanced And to that end and purpose the said Earle during the time aforesaid by Letters unto his late Majesty and otherwise often counselled and perswaded the said late Kings Majesty to set at liberty the Jesuits and Priests of the Roman Religion which according to the good religions and politicke Lawes of this Realme were imprisoned or restrained and to grant and allow unto the Papists and professors of the Romish Religion a free toleration and silencing of the lawes made and standing in force against them That at the Princes comming into Spain during the time aforesaid the said Earle of Bristoll cunningly falsly and traiterously moved and perswaded the Prince being then in the power of a forreigne King of the Romish Religion to change his Religion NOTE which was done in this manner At the Princes first comming to the said Earle he asked the Prince for what he came thither The Prince at first not conceiving the Earles meaning answered you know as well as I the Earle replied Sir servants can never serve their Master industriously although they may doe it faithfully unlesse they know their meanings fully give me leave therefore to tell you what they say in the Towne is the cause of your comming THAT YOU MEANE TO CHANGE YOUR RELIGION AND TO DECLARE IT HERE and yet cunningly to disguise it the Earle added further Sir I doe not speake this that I will perswade you to doe it or that I will promise you that I will follow your example though you will doe it but as your faithfull servant if you will trust me with so great a secret I will endeavour to carry it the discreetest way I can The Prince being moved with this unexpected motion againe said unto him I wonder what you have ever found in me that you should conceive I would be so base or unworthy as for a Wife to change my Religion The said Earle replying desired the Prince to pardon him if he had offended him it was but out of his desire to serve him which perswasion of the said Earle was the more dangerous because the more subtill Whereas it had beene the duty of a faithfull servant to God and his Master if he had found the Prince staggering in his Religion to have prevented so great an Error and to have perswaded against it so to have avoyded the dangerous consequences thereof to the true Religion and to this state if such a thing should have happened 8. That afterward during the Princes being in Spaine the said Earle having conference with the said Prince about the Romish Religion he endeavoured falsely and traiterously to perswade the Prince to change his Religion as aforesaid AND BECOME A ROMISH CATHOLIKE NOTE and to Become OBEDIENT TO THE VSVRPED AVTHORITY OF THE POPE OF ROME And to that end and purpose the said Earle traiterously used these words unto the said Prince That the State of England did never any great thing but when they were under the obedience of the Pope of Rome and that it was impossible they could doe any thing of note otherwise 9. That during
foure large Diamonds cut in fancets and twelve small triangle Diamonds and a table Diamonds for the middle stone supplyed out of the broken Coller To the Kings Confessor the old Crosse with four Diamonds cut in faucets and three Pearles pendant To Don Farnando Giron A Crosse with seaven large table Diamonds two of them were taken out of out round Iewell and five of them were the Dukes with a Pendelock of a faucet Diamond furnisht by our Jeweller To the Bishop of Segovia the Crosse of five large Diamonds cut in saucets with a pendant Pearle newly added to it To Don Augustin Mexia a faire Brooche of Gould set full of Diamonds of severall siezes and bought of Sir Peter Van Lore in the midest whereof is a large table Diamond that was the Dukes To the Marquesse De Flores A great thin table Diamond set in a Collet heretofore belonging to the Duke To the Conde de la Puebla the chaine of Gold of eight and fortie peeces whereof foure and twenty are great and foure and twenty are small Garnished with Diamonds and a picture Case furnisht by our Jeweller garnisht with Diamonds having our picture and a Cypher of our name And these our letters shall be your sufficient Warrant for the same Signed with our owne hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the six and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our deare Lord and Father Iames by the grace of God King of England France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To Our Right trustie and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes Charles P. VVEE will and Command you That you deliver to our use and service unto the hands and Custody of the Right honourable Iohn Earle of Bristoll Lord Ambassador extraordinaâ—ie for his Majesty of great Brittaine our deare Father to the King of Spaine such Jewells and precious stones as are mentioned in this our Warrant That is to say A Coller of Gold containing thirteene great Ballaces and thirteene peeces of Gold with thirteene Cinque of Pearle betwixt them A long Chaine of two large Ropes of faire round Pearles weighing ten ounces and an halfe and two penny weight containing in number seaven hundred three score and five A looking Glasse set in Gold the backside richly garnisht with faire Diamonds and six peeces of Chaine to hang at garnisht with Diamonds on both sides One and twenty Buttons of gold each one having a faire Table Diamond The Remainder of a neck-lace of Queene Annes having in the midst thereof a large Triangle Diamond with a small Diamond pendant at the same also thirteene small pendent Diamonds and seaventeene great round Pearles A Coller of Gold containing thirtie peeces whereof fifteene are Roses in each was a great pointed Diamond and fifteene Crownes Ciphers of the King and Queenes names having in each a Table Diamond heretofore out of which was taken for our use foure of the pointed and six of the Table Diamonds So there are to be delivered to the said Earle of Bristall eleaven pointed and nine Table Diamonds with the Coller five great Emeraldes and five round Pearles that were taken out of a head attire And this our letters shall be your sufficient warrant for the same Signed with our hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the eight and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our Deare Lord and Father Iames by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To our right Trusty and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes THe Mâ—rcure Franc. p. 560. to 571. 12. of September 1623. After dinner the Prince tooke his solemno leave of the King and Court of Spaine and departed from Madrid towards Saint Andrews where the 24. of September he feasted all the Spanish Dons who accompanied him aboard his ship and then â—et sail for England where he arrived at Portsmouth Octo. 5. and came thence into London Octo. 6. to the great rejoycing of all socts of people signified by their bonefires ringing of bels with other externall expressions of joy Vpon his return thence Doctor Andrewes made these Latin verses ANglus connubium connubia tractat Iberus Sic Mora producit quod properavit Amor. Pro nupta nebula est sponsam responsa retardant Pro taedis Caroliis taedia longa tulit Rumpe Moras Princeps nebulam dispelle serenus Sitque serena tuis te redeunte dies Vel quoniam Angligenis nupsit Caterina duobus Tu Carole Austriacas dum mora sume duas AVâ—â—riacam Carolus desict at amare puellam Vâ— qui operam terrâ luserit atque marâ— Gausa est quod tantos serus tentaverît ignes Debuit Infantem sollicitasse Puer Sunt in amore morae longum est percurrere gentis Conjugii merâ—ic religionis opus At Carole exultes peperit Regina Madriti Iam nova foelicis concipe vota proci I propera fidis defer mandata ministris Expedias naves ingere calcar equis Infante iun oâ—nis agiâ—a ut potiaris adultâ Matâ—ram sivîs poscere nubet aâ—us The Prince upon his departure commanded the Earle of Bristoll not to deliver the Procuration left in his custody untill he received further order from him And upon his arrivall in England the Duke of Buckingham and Lords of the Councell testifying their dislike of the match endeavoured to engage King Iames to breake it off by degrees to which end they perswaded him to demand restitution of the Palatinate and Electorship to the Palâ—grave from the King of Spaine to write to this purpose to the Earle of Bristoll to that end and likewise to delay the Disposorios till Christmas To which Leettters the Earl returned this answer to Mr. Secretary Calvert GOOD Mr. Secretary Calvert I have not presumed in my present letter unto his Majesty to write any thing in answer to his letters of the thirtieth of December but only in that point which toucheth my obedience to his Commandement for my present returne for the rest I intreat you to present unto his Majesty this my humble Answer Whereas his Majesty is pleased to say that having seene the Answer to our third Memoriall he doth not a little wonder that I then tooke his affaires to have been in so good a condition that I would have proceeded to the disposories of the Prince contrary to his order given It is true his Majesty hath just cause to wonder if he looke upon that Memoriall without the letter that accompanied it or if he consider the estate of the affaires as they stood when the letter bore Date which was the sixt of December for then they stood by the infringing of the capitulation as they heere do understand it all disordered and imbroyled in such sort as I had foreseene and
advertized his Majesty But the estate of affaires ten or fiveteene dayes before when I intended to have passed to the disposotios I confesse I supposed to be such that I wish I had suffered much that they were againe upon the same tearme if his Majesty have a desire to proceed with this Allyance and to settle the businesse of the Palatinate by this Kings helpe and mediation First for the businesse of the Match against which it hath beene the maine objection that it was never really meant but only held in Treaty to abuse and entertaine the King it was now certainly to have taken effect within three dayes viz. on the twentieth of November had not the restraint arryved here on the 26th and all things would have beene most exectly and punctually performed according to the capitulation and here was no thought of any thing but of providing Presents for the King and Prince and settling of the Princesses Family and preparations for the journey the first day of March and the Princesse had begun to draw the letters which she intended to have written the day of the desposories to the Prince her Husband and the King her Father in law For the businesse of the Palatinate as it will appeare by the joynt dispatch which Sir Walter Aston and my selfe wrote of the 23. of November that we were assured not by the Conde of Olivares only in this Kings name but severally by all the Councellors that a settled resolution was taken in Councell on the 16. of November That this King should procure his Majesties entire satisfaction and hereof the Cardinall Capata and divers other Councellors that professed themselves particularly affected to the King and Princes service came to give Sir Walter Ashton and my selfe the Parabien The Conde of Olivares intreated us both in this Kings name to assure his Majesty thereof upon our honours and upon our lives if need were and thus much was to have beene delivered unto us in writing before we would have passed to the Disposorios as will plainly apeare by this above mentioned dispatch of the 23. of November Besides the Princes had now made this businesse her owne and had therein most earnestly moved the King her Brother and written unto the Conde of Olivares and had set her heart upon the making of her selfe gratefull and welcome to the King and Kingdome by overcomming this businesse further I conceive it hath been and is the general opinion of wise men that his Majesty could have no such assurance of this Kings reall intention of giving his Majesty satisfaction in the businesse of the Palatinate as that he proceeded really to the performance of the Match and that this was the opinion of his Majesty and all my Lords and the ground whereupon I was to frame all my Negotiation in this particular I shall procure very authenticall proofe and if I had but halfe so cleare a warrant for the hazarding of the Match by the deferring of the Disposorios as I have for the making of the concluding of the match the rule for my proceeding in the businesse of the Palatinate I should not have replyed for a further explanation of his Majesties pleasure nor have beene questionable for an intention of going against my Order For the point of the Portion it was agreed that I should have had three hundred thousand Crownes paid at Twelfe-tide the other 30000. which were formerly spoken of to have been carryed in Jewells with the Infanta they were content that the Princes should have carried 20000. Crownes in ready money and only 10000. in Jewells for the rest if the maner of payment that was propounded had not liked his Majesty they were resolved to have given his Majesty other satisfaction at reasonable dayes as should be agreed of although I must here crave leave to let his Majesty know that having two Months before advertized this offer I never understood of his Majesties dislike or rejection of it by his letters of the thirteenth of November which likewise commanded the putting off of the disposorios And this was the true estate of his Majesties affaires as it appeared unto me and those with whom I was to communicate his Majesties businesse when I intended to have proceeded to the disposorios if in the interim I should not receive his Majesteis directions to the contrary which I was most assured of in case his Majesty should not like of that intention As for the other point that I should have intended to have passed the disposorios contrary to the order given me certainly I erred not with any malice or intention of having stolne a Mariage upon my Master against his will for if I had supposing I wanted sufficient warrant to have stayed the Disposorios I would have concealed it and so passed on and not have sent with so much diligence to have a cleare uâ—derstanding of his Majesties pleasure neither would I with so great industry and great displeasure have prolonged the twentie foure to thirtie dayes and then so exactly and readily obeyed when I had a cleâ—e understanding of my Masters will for the first thing I did was instantly within few houres to send backe Peter Killigrew to let his Majesty know that his orders should be most punctually obeyed and soe they should have been before if I had not understood that the nomination of a holy day in Christmas whereof I wonder how his Majesty could want due information of the expyring of the the Powers had not overthrowne all his Majesties intentionâ— and desires in his very letter expressed and hereof by due obedience unto the Prince his order formerly upon the scruple of the Infantaes entring into Religion may be a sufficient argument I will not trouble you with any further Apologie only I shall humbly offer unto his Majesty and my Lords consideration First that I understood the Infanta to be my young Masters Wife or spouse at least for such was now her stile and as such was I enjoynd to serve her and as such my Lord Duke and my selfe and all the English kissed her hands as her servants and Vassalls Secondly the Powers were drawne by the intervention of both parties The King of Spaine accepting the substitution and the Prince delivering of them legally to the King of Spaine and his Brothers use These powers were deposited in my hands upon trust as Embassador of the King of great Brittain with publique Declaration how and when I was to deliver them and this drawne into an Instrument by Iuan de Cirica as publique Notarie and this point is here much pressed and I conceive many Pens will be imployed about the case Thirdly I ever understood that my Master infinitly desired the Match and the Prince in his letters at the very same time expresseth that he much desireth it besides the ingagements that have here passed recyprocally are publicke to the world I shall willingly now submit my selfe to any censure which whether were the honester
with the Emperor as we doe the other parts disaffection to have him bred at the Hagh which we cannot wonder at our own care considered for his breeding in Religion which cannot well bee provided for there NOTE we shall be ready to proceed to the conclusion of that Treaty And so soone as the Infanta shall be arrived in our Court to bring our Grand-child to be bred with our Sonne and her and in her presence And for the temporall articles which are so meanely presented in those heads you sent us we forheare to tell you what we thinke of the offers And concerning the portion we absolutely reject both Jewells or yearely revenue as contrary to the first agreement and expect the totall summe in Specie according to such reasonable times as shall be agreed upon So as we likewise require you punctually to conclude the Temporall Articles before you deliver the power At Westminster 13. Novem. 1623. Edw. Conwey To this Letter the Earle of Bristoll returnes this answer May it please your most Excellent Majestie I Have received Your Majesties Letters of the 8. of October on the 21 of the same month some houres within night and have thought fit to dispath backe un-Your Majestie with all possible speed referring the answer to what Your Majestie hath by Letters commanded mee to a Post that I shall purposely dispatch when I shall have negotiated the particulers with this King and his Ministers wherein God willing all possible diligence shall be used But for as much as I finde both by Your Majesties said Letters as likewise by Letters which I have received from the Prince His Highâ—esse that you continue your desires of having the match proceeded in I held it my duty that Your Majestie should be informed that although I am set free in as much as concerneth the doubt of the Infantaes entring into Religion for the delivering of the powers left with mee by his Highnesse yet by this new direction I now receive from your Majestie that the Desposorios should be deferred untill Christmasse the said powers are made thereby altogether uselesse and invalid it being a clause in the body of the said powers that they shall onely remaine in force untill Christmas and no longer as Your Majestie will see by the Copie of them which I send here inclosed Your Majestie I conceive will be of opinion that the suspending of the execution of the powers untill the force and validity of them be expired is a direct and effectuall revoking of them which not to doe how faâ—re his Highnesse is in Honour engaged Your Majestie will be best able to judge by viewing the powers themselves Further if the Date of these Powers do expire besides the breach of the Capitulations although the Match it selfe should not by jealousies and mistrusts be hazarded yet the Princesses comming at the spring into England will be almost impossible for by that time new Commissions and Powers shall be after Christmas granted to the Prince which must be to the satisfaction of both parties I conceive so much of the year will be spent that it will be impossible for the Fleets and other preparations to be in a readinesse against the Spring for it is not to be imagined that they will here proceed effectually with their preparations untill they shall be assured of the Desposorios especially when they shall have seen them severall times deferred on the Princes part and that upon pretexts that are not new nor grown since the granting of the Powers but were before in being and often under debate and yet were never insisted upon to make stay of the businesse So that it will seem that they might better have hindred the granting of them then then the execution of them now if there were no staggering in former Resolutions which although really there is not yet cannot it but be suspected and the cleating of it between Spain and England will cost much time I most humbly crave your Majesties pardon if I write unto you with the plainesse of a true-hearted and faithfull servant who ever have co-operated honestly unto your Majesties ends if I knew them I know your Majesty hath long been of opinion that the greatest assurance you could get that the King of Spaine would effectually labour the entire restitution of the Prince Palatine was that he really proceeded to the effecting of the March and my Instructions under your Majesties hand were to insist upon the restoring of the Prince Palatine but not so to annex it to the treaty of the Match as that thereby the Match should bee hazarded for that your Majesty seemed confident they here would never grow to a perfect conclusion of the Match without a setled resolution to give your Majesty satisfaction in the businesse of the Palatinate the same course I observed in the carriage of busines by his Highnes and my L. Duke at their being here who though they insisted upon the businesse of the Palatinate yet they held it fit to treat of them distinctly and that the Marriage should preceed as a good pawne for the other Since-their departure my Lord Ambassador Sir Walter Aston and my selfe have much pressed to have this Kings resolution in writing concerning the Palatinate and the dispatches which your Majesty will receive herewith concerning that businesse were written before the receipt of these your Majesties Letters and doubtlesse it is now a great part of their care that that businesse may bee well ended before the Infantaes comming into England And his Highnesse will well remember that the Conde de Olivares often protested the necessity of having this businesse compounded and setled before the Marriage saying otherwise they might give a Daughter and have a War within three moneths after if this ground and subject of Quarrell should be still left on foot The same language he hath ever since held with Sir Walter Aston and my selfe and that it was a firm peace and amity as much as an allyance which they sought with his Majesty so that it is not to be doubted but that this King concluding the Match resolveth to employ his utmost power for the satisfaction in the restitution of the Prince Palatine The question now will be whether the Prince Palatine having Relation to many great Princes that are interessed therein living at a great distance and being indeed for the condition and nature of the businesse it selfe impossible to be ended but by a formall Treaty which of necessity will require great length whether the conclusion of the Match shall any way depend upon the issue of this businesse which I conceive to be lat from your Majesties Intention for so the Prince might be long kept unbestowed by any aversnesse of those that might have particular Interest in the Princes remaining unmarried or dislike of his Matching with Spaine But that which I understand to be your Majesties ayme is only to have the conclusion of this Match accompanied with as strong
and her Family at Somerset-house to say Masse in with a Moâ—astery thereto adjoyning for Capuchin Fryers who were therein placed and walked abroad in their Fryars-habits seducing his Majesties Subjects Hereupon the Papists though formerly much daunted by the dissolution of the Spanish Match began to lift up their heads elevated their hopes and resorted openly to Masse in great multitudes Seminary Priests and Jesuits repaired into the Realme from all forreigne parts without restraint and grew very numerous and bold which the Parliament then sitting taking into their pious and serious consideration in the beginning of August 1625. both Houses presented the King at Oxford whither the Parliament was then adjourned by reason of the plague with this ensuing Petition aginst Recusants Priests and Jesuits whereunto I have annexed his Majesties Answer to each branch thereof which was very plausible to ingratiate himselfe with his people in the beginning of his reigne had it been really performed To the KINGS most excellent Majesty Most gracious Soveraigne IT being infalliby true that nothing can more establish the Throne and assure the peace and prosperity of your people then the unity and sincerity of Religion We your most humble and loyall Subjects the Lords spirituall and temporall and Commons of this present Parliament assembled hold ovr selves bound in conscience and duty to represent the same to your sacred Majesty together with the dangerous consequences and what we conceive to be the principall causes thereof and what may be the remadies The dangers appeare in these Particulars 1. First in their desperate ends being both the subversion of Church and State and the restlesnesse of their spirits to attaine these ends the doctrine of their Teachers and Leaders perswading them that therein they doe God good service 2. Secondly their evident and strict dependency upon such forreigne Princes as no way affect the good of your Majesty and this State 3. Thirdly the opening a way of popularity to the ambition of any who shall adventure to make himselfe head of so great a party The principall cause of the increase of Papists 1. First the want of due execution of lawes against Jesuits Seminary-priests and Papist Recusants occasioned partly by the connivency of the State partly by defects in the lawes themselves and partly by the manifold abuse of Officers 2. Secondly the interposing of forreigne Princes by their Ambassadours and Agents in favour of them 3. Thirdly their great concourse to the City and frequent conferences and Conâ—â—nticles there 4. Fourthly the open and usuall resort to the houses and Chappels of Forreigne Ambassadours 5. Fiftly the education of their children in Seminaries and houses of their Religion in forreigne parts which of late have been greatly multiplied and enlarged for entertaining of the English 6. Sixtly that in some places of your Realme your people be not sufficiently instructed in the knowledge of true Religion 7. Seventhly the licentious printing and dispersin of popish and seditious books 8. Eightly the imployment of men ill affected in Religion in places of government who doe shall or may countenance the popish party The Remedies against this outragious and dangerous disease we conceive to be these ensuing 1â— That the youth of this Realm be carefully educated by able and religious School-masters and they to be enjoyned to catechize and instruct their Schollers in the grounds and principles of true Religion and whereas by many complaints from divers parts of the Kingdome it doth plainly appeare that sundry popish Schollers dissembling their Religion have craftily crept in and obtained the places of teaching in divers Countries and therby infected and perverted their Schollers and so fitted them to be transported to the popish Seminaries beyond the seas that therefore there be great care in choyce and admitting Schoole-masters and that the ordinaries make diligent inquiries of their demeanours and proceed to the removing of such as shall be faulty or justly suspected His Majesties Answer This is well allowed of and for the better performance of what is desired letters shall be written to the two Arch-bishops and from them letters to goe to all the ordinaries of their severall Provinces to see this done the severall ordinaries to give account of their doings herein to the Arch-bishops respectively and they to give account to his Majesty of their proceedings herein 2. That the ancient discipline of the Universities be restored being the famous Nurses of literature and vertue Answ. This is approved by his Majesty and the Chancelour of each University shall be required to cause due execution of it 3. That speciall care be taken to enlarge the word of God through all the parts of your Majesties Dominions as being the most powerfull meanes for planting of true Religion and rooting out of the contrary to which end among other things let it please your Majesty to advise your Bishops by fatherly entreaty and tender usage to reduce to the peaceable and orderly service of the Church such able Ministers as have been formerly silenced that there may be a profitable use of their ministery in these needfull and dangerous times and that Non-residency Pluralities and Commendams may be moderated where we cannot forbeare most humbly to thanke your Majesty for deminishing the number of your owne Chaplaines nothing doubting of the like princely care for the well bestowing of the rest of your Benefices both to the comfort of the people and the encouragement of the Universities being full of grave and able Ministers unfurnisht of livings Answ. This his Majesty likes well so as it be applyed to such Ministers as are peaceable orderly and conformable to the Church-government for pluralities and Non-residencies those are now so moderated that the Arch-bishops affirme there be now no Dispensutions for pluralities granted not no man now hath allowed above two Benefices and those not above thirty miles distant and for avoyding Non-residence the Canon in that case provided shall be duely put in execution for commendams they shall be sparingly granted onely in such case where the exility and smalnesse of the Bishopricke requireth Also his Majesty will cause that the Benefices belonging to him shall be well bestowed and for the better propagating of Religion his Majesty recommendeth to the House of Parliament that care may be taken and provision made that every parish shall alow a competent maintenance for an able Minister and that the owners of personages impropriate would alow to the Vicars Curates and Ministers in Villages and places belonging to their personage sufficient stipend and allowance for preaching Ministers 4. That there may be streight provision against transporting of English children to the Seminaries beyond the seas and for the recalling of them who are already there placed and for the punishment of such your Subjects as are maintainers of those Seminaries or of the Scollers considering that besides the seducing of your people great summes of mony are yeerly expended upon them to the impoverishing of this Kingdome Answ. The
themselves in the charge and trust reposed in them by your Majesty which is scarce possible to be made knowne to you but in Parliament as was declared by your blessed Father when he was pleased to put the Commons in mind that it would be the greatest unfaithfulnesse and breach of duty to his Majesty and of the trust committed to them by their Country that could be if in setting forth the grievances of the people and the condition of all the parts of this Kingdome from whence they came they did not dealt cleerly with him without sparing any how deare or neere soever they were unto him if they were hurtfull unto all the Common-wealth In confidence therefore of your Majesties most ready and gracious acceptation in a matter of so high importance in faithfull discharge of our duties we doe first of all most humbly beseech your Majesty to take notice that howsoever we know your Majesty doth from your soul abhor that any such should be imagined or attempted yet there is a generall feare conceived in your people of some secret working and combination to introduce into this Kingdome Innovation and change of holy Religion more precious to us then our lives and whatever the world can afford Our feares and jealousies herein are not merely conjecturall but arising out of such certaine and visible effects as may demonstrate a true and reall cause for notwithstanding the many good wholsome lawes made to prevent the encrease of Popery within this Kingdome and notwithstanding your Majesties most gracious and satisfactory answer to the Petition of both Houses on that behalfe NOTE presented to your Majesty at Oxford we find there hath followed no good execution or effect but on the contrary at which your Majesty out of the quick sense of your owne Religious heart cannot but be in the highest measure displeased those of that Religion doe find extraordinary favours and respects in Court from persons of great quality and power there unto whom they continually tesort and in particular to the Countesse of Buckingham's who her selfe openly professing that Religion is a knowne favourer and supporter of them that doe the same which we well hoped upon your Majesties Answer to the aforesaid Petitition of Oxford should not have been permitted NOTE nor that any of your Majesties Subjects of that Religion or justly to be suspected should be entertained in the service of your Majesty or of your Royall Consort the Queen Some likewise of that Religion have had Honours Offices and places of command and authority lately conferred upon them But that which striketh the greatest terrour into the hearts of your loyall Subjects concerning this point is NOTE that letters for stay of legall proceedings against them have been procured from your Majesty by what indirect meanes we know not and Commission under the great Seale granted and executed for composition to be made with popish Reculants inhibitions also and restraints both to the Ecclesiasticall and Temporall Courts and Officers to intermeddle with them which is conceived to amount to no lesse then a Toleration odions to God full of dishonour and extreame disprofit to your Majesty of great scandall and griefe to your good people and of apparant dangers of the present estate of your Majesty and this Kingdome and in speciall about London and the Suburbs thereof where exceeding many Families of them doe make their abode frequent Masse at Denmark-house and other places and by their often meetings and conferences have unhappy opportunities of combining their councels and strengths together to the hazard of your Majesties safety and the State and most especially in these doubtfull and calamitous times As our feare concerning change or subversion of Religion is grounded upon the daily encrease of Papists the onely and professed enemies thereof for the reasons formerly mentioned so are thâ— hearts of your Subjects no lesse perplexed when with sorrow they behold a daily growth and spreading of the Faction of the Arminians that being as your Majesty well knowes but a cunning way to bring in Popery and the professors of those opinions the common disturbers of the Protestant Churches and incendiaries of those States wherein they have gotten any head being Protestants in shew but Jâ—sutes in opinion and practice which caused your royall Father with so much piâ—us wisdome and ardent zeale to endeavour the suppressing of them as well at 〈◊〉 as in the neighbour Countries and your gracious Majesty imitating his most worthy example have openly and by your Proclamations declared your mislike of those persons and of their opinions who notwithstanding are much favoured and advanced not wanting friends even of the Clergy neere to your Majesty namely Doctor Neale Bishop of Winchester NOTE and Doctor Land Bishop of Bath and Wels who are justly suspected to be unsound in their opinions that way And it being now generally the way to preferment and promotion in the Church many Schollers doe bend their Sâ—ndias to maintaine those Errours their Books and opinions are suffered to be printed and published and on the other side the impressions of such as are written against theâ— and in defence of the Orthodox Religion are hindered and prohibited and which is a boldnesse most incredible this restraint of Orthodox Books is made under colour of your Majesties formerly mentioned Proclamation The intent and meaning whereof we know was quite contrary And further to encrease our feares concerning innovation in Religion we find that there hath been no small labouring to remove that which is the most powerfull meanes to strengthen and increase our own Religion and to oppose the contrary which is the diligent teaching and instructing the people in the true knowledge and worship of Almighty God and therefore meanes hath been sought out to disparage and discountenance pious painfull and Orthodox Preachers and how conformable soever and peaceable in their dispositions and carriage they be yet the preferment of such is opposed and instead of being encouraged they are molested by vexatious courses and pursuits and hardly permitted to Lecture even in those places where are no constant preaching Ministers whereby many of your good people whose soules in this case we desire your Majesty to commiserate are kept in ignorance and are apt to be easily seduced into errours and superstition It doth not a little also encrease our dangers and feares this way to understand the miserable condition of your Kingdome of Ireland where without controle the popish Religion is openly professed and practised in every part thereof NOTE Popish jurisdiction being generally exercised and avowed Monasteries Nunneries and other superstitions houses newly erected re-edified replenished with men and women of severall orders and in a plentifull manner maintained in Dublin and most of the great Townes and divers other places of that Kingdome which of a a Note this what ill consequence it may prove if not seasonably repressed we leave to your Majesties wisdome to judge But most
a popish Clergy more numerous by farre then we NOTE and in the fall exercise of all Iurisdiction Ecclesiasticall by their Vicars-generall and Officials who are so confident as they excommunicate those that come to our Courts even in Matrimoniall causes which affronâ— hath been offered my selfe by the popish Primates Vicar-generall for which I have begun a processe against him The Primate himselfe lives in my Parish within two mile of my house the Bishop in another part of my Diocesse further off every parish hath his Priest and some two or three apeecâ— and so their Masse-houses also in some places Masse is said in the Churches Frieries there are in divers places who goe about though not in their habits NOTE and by their importunate begging impoverish the people Who indeed are generally very poore as from that cause so from their paying doubtâ— Tythes to their owne Clergy and ours from the dearth of Corne and death of therâ— Cattell these late yeers with the contributions to their Souldiers and their Agents and which they forget not to reckon among other causes the oppressions of the Courâ— Ecclesiasticall which in very truth my Lord I cannot excuse and doe seeke to reforme For our own there are some seven or eight Ministers in each Diocesse of ' good sufficiency and which is no small cause of the continuance of the people in Popery still English which have not the tongue of the people nor can performe divine offices or converse with them and which hold many of them two three four or more Vicarages apeece Even the Clerkships themselves are in like manner conferred upon the English NOTE and sometimes two or three or more upon one man and ordinarily bought and sold or let to farme c. His Majesty is now with the greatest part of this Country as to their hearts consciences King but at the Popes discretion c. Your Lordships most obliged servant in Christ Iosâ— Wil. Kilmoren and 〈◊〉 Kilmere this 1. of Aprill 1630. This was the condition and state of the Papists in Ireland then who the very same yeere Novemb. 22. 1630. presented this Petition to the Lords Justices and Counsell thus indorsed with Bishop Laâ—dâ— owne hand The Petition of the Recusants in Ireland to the Lords Iustices and in some things concerning the Church To the right honourable the Lords Justices and Counsell The humble Petition of the Lords Knights and Gentlemen here attending in the behalfe of themselves and the rest of his Majesties Subjects of this Kingdome Novemb. 22 1630. Most humbly making Petition THat whereas the late imployed Agents did humbly offer to his Highnesse three Subsidies to be granted and confirmed by Parliament in this Kingdome and for that the said Parliament was not called accordingly yet the Inhabitants of the Country are compelled to goe on forward with the payment of the same with which if â—thers that have imployments NOTE and are of greatest meanes in this Kingdome had been â—axed or had borne according as they would have been by the authority of Parliament the said three Subsidies and the summes whereat they were estimated would have been long since levyed and whereas his most gracious Majesty in compassion of his Subjects did grant divers Favours Graces and Benefits to them and did manifest his princely care of them that they should have favours and graces in regard of the great burden they did and doe beare in payment of so great summes Your Suppliants humbly beseech your Honours to consider of the humble request of your Suppliants under-written being some of these particulars wherein they conceive the Country and people are over-heavily burthened which doth not onely discourage but also disable them to beare the charges which they doe and that your honours will be pleased to take such order for their ease and reliefe in the same as shall stand with Justice Equity and the intimated favours which your Suppliants well hope and conceive his Highnesse of his owne royall disposition and gracious inclination is willing shall be conferred upon them And your Suppliants shall ever pray c. That in regard his Majesty signified his pleasure in his Instructions that an Act should passe in Parliament that no Tythes should be inquired of above lx yeerâ— past that your Lordships will give order that all Commissioners and Officers shall forbeare inquiring of Tythes for his Majesty before that time and that Plantations grounded upon such Tythes may be forborne and that the holding of the Parliament may be certained That your Lordships may direct a course that the Clergy doe not proceed with the great burden and charge they doe lay upon the poore people for clandestine Matriages Christnings and Burials c. That your Lordships likewise will direct a course to ease the poore Subjects of the unreasonable fines imposed by the Clerks of the Market and also to ease them of the intolerable charges they beare by means of the suing forth Recognizaâ—ces for building of Churches fines for Bridges and High-wayes The Commissions that are issued to examine what payments are made of the Subsidies to be renewed That there may be free liberty for transporting all Commodities of the Kingdome that may be spared without paying any thing for Licences Tha◠〈◊〉 advantage be taken for not inrolling the Surrenders of Connaught according to 〈◊〉 Majesties Instructions and former Graceâ— The Complaints of the Common-wealth to be annexed to the former Petition delivered by the Noble-men and Gentlemen of the Country to the Lords Iustices and Counsell December 6. 1630. That the Bishops Court shall hold no longer then one day at a sitting That the Inquisitors comming to doe service to the same Court shall not pay foâ— their entrance The Subsidy of the Bishops and Clergy if they have paid the same no ease done to the Country thereby That no Eâ—cheator shall bring paroels of Records into the Country to be found by a Jury but that the whole Record or a true Copy thereof be brought and the same to be testified by the Officer of the Court. That your Lordships lay downe a rate for the issues for respit of homage according each terme or yeere for which the said respit of homage shall happen to be in arreare proportionably to the respit of homage it â—elfe That the King at Armes or any of his shall demand no fees or duty belonging to him by colour of his Office of any Noble-man or Gentleman unlesse he be sent for That School-masters shall not be disturbed from teaching so they â—each nothing concerning Religion That the houses may be restored to the Inâ—erâ—tors which were seized on by vertue of a Proclamation to wit that forementioned How this Petition came to the Bishops hands appeares by this Letter thus indorsed by him Feb. 10. 1630. My Lord Primate of Armagh about the Recusants Peâ—â—tion to the Lords Iustices c. To the right Reverend Father in God my singular good Lord the Lord Bishop of
London one of his Majesties most honoâ—rable privy Counsell My very good Lord SInce I wroâ—e unto your Lordship concerning the businesse of Sir Iohn Wishart and Master Elpheâ—sion all the Bishops Chaâ—cellours is â—he Kingdome were sent for to Dublin by the Lords Justices to answer such things as are objected against the exercise of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in a Petition exhibited unto them by the Recusaâ—t Lords of the Country Which being a matter of no small importance I thought it my duty to impart unto your Lordship the true Copiâ—s both of the Petition of the one and of the Answer of the other that you may be the better prepared to speake therein if the matter shall be brought over into England and give us direction here how we are to follow the businesse for I feare all the Bishops are to appeare about the beginning of Easter Tearme to declare their resolutions touching the same propositions I â—end likewise unto your Lordship a short Letter which I received even now from the Bishop oâ— Kilfâ—nora The Bishoprick of Killalow is contigâ—ous unto his and both being conjoyned together by a perpetuall union would make an indifferent good competency for one Bishop for that of Kâ—lfenora is otherwise in it selfe so poore and so farre from any good Benefice that might be annexed unto it that there is little hope it will ever be made fit for any man of worth I humbly thank your Lordship for the tender regard you had of my reputation in stopping the publishing of my book there before the faults committed in the reprinting thereof should be corrected for which and those other high favours which I doe daily receive at your hands I must alwayes professe my selfe to rest Drogheda February 10. 1630. Your Lordships faithfull Servant in all duty ready to be commanded Ja. Armachanus What answer was given to this Petition of the Recusants by the Bishops and their Chancellours will appeare by this ensuing paper thus 〈◊〉 by Bishop Laud The Answer of the Lords Bishops and Chancellours to such Articles of the Recusants Peâ—ition as concerne the Church An Abstract of those things which concerne the Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction in the Petition exhibited to the Lords Justices 1. THat your Lordships may direct a course that the Clergy doe not proceed with the great burden and charge they doe lay upon the poore people for clandestine Marriages Christnings and Burials c. 2. That the the Bishops Courts should hold no longer then one day at a sitting 3. That the lâ—xâ—uisitors comming to doe service to the â—aid Court shall not pay for their entrance 4. The Subsidy of the Bishops and Clergy if they have paid the same no ease done to the Country therâ—by 5. That School masters shall not be disturbed from teaching so they teach nothing concerning Religion The Answers of the Lords Bishops and Chancellours that are now present to the Articles of grievance lately by your Lordships imparted to them Right honourable our good Lords AS to the imputation cast upon us to burthen and charge the poore people for clandestine Marriages Christnings c. We humbly propose to your Lordships consideration 1. That the cognizance of these causes doth by the Lawes of this Realme belong to the Judicature Ecclesiasticall with a very severe charge in Gods name to see to the due execution thereof as in the Statute of 2. Eliz. cap. 2. may appeare 2. That the resâ—actâ—rines of the people in not resorting to Church and being conformable to divine service and administration of Sacraments and other Rites according to the forme of the book of Common-prayer is no way to be cherished or fomented especially in the apparant endeavours which is now used by the popish faction NOTE to draw them away from the obedience of his Majesty to that of the Pope 3. That if it be permitted to them to marry and baptize without controle all other Sâ—ismaticks as Aâ—abaptists Brownists c. may claime the like 4. That they are in no worse condition then those of our owne and his Majesty in those very graces which their very Agents obtained and to which they have reference in their Petition did referre the Delinquents in these particulars to be proceeded against according to the ordinary course of Law Art 49. 5. That if this proceeding he stopt these inconveniences will arise The Bishops and Ordinaries are not able to answer the Kings writs which are by the common Law to be directed unto them as in cause of Bastardy and Certificate of marriage and the like as also the whole Common-wealth will swarme with Incest Adultery Whoredome c. if it be lawfull for popish Vicars to dispence and divorce at pleasure and voyd new marriages upon pretext they were not solemnized by the parish Priest according to the Trent Reformation and other like frivolous pretexts contrary to the law of God 6. As to the burthen of the poore people we doe humbly desire that the Delinquents may be informed against and upon conviction severely punished 7. And if it seeme to your Lordships that the fees of the Ecclesiasticall Courts be over-burthenous that the Commission for regulating them may be speedily executed 2. Touching the continuance of the Courts longer then one day at a sitting We conceive the same to be for the ease of the people and expediting of causes and the hindring of chamber-justice but if it shall appeare otherwise to your Lordships we desire your Lordships to set downe what order you shall think most fit for the ease of the people and due performance of that service 3. Concerning Inquisitors fees for their entrance We doe deny that ever any such thing was done and if any can be justly charged therewith let him be punished 4. Touching our Subsidy We doe think it is not unknowne to your Lordships how cheerfully we have strained our selves for the safety of the Country some of us having besides contributed to the Souldiers as deeply as they even of our mensall lands which we hold in our owne hands 5. Touching School-Masters We humbly desire your Lordships to consider 1. How much it concerneth the Reformation of the manners of the people that School-Masters be well-affected to Religion and to the present Government 2. That popish School-Masters doe breed up and prepare the youth of this Realme to be Priests and contrary to the Priviledges of his Majesties Progenitors to the University of Dublin doe teach them Logick and Philosophy 3. That under the name of School-Masters divers dangerous and seditious persons may be nourished in private Families to the corrupting and seducing the youth of this Realme and withdrawing them from his Majesties alleagiance 4. That whereaâ— if such be put downe the parents would out of necessity send their Children to the Ministers and Curates or Free-schools in every County and the Colledges at Dublin by the allowing them they will be still nouzeled in Superstition and Barbarisme Lastly whereas your Lordships lately desire us to certifie
one of our principall Secretaries of state is to make his repaire into forraigne parts We doe hereby licence him to passe and straitly charge and command you and every of you to suffer him to goe quietly by you and to embarque himselfe at any of Our ports most convenient for his passage and to take with him his Nephew Robert Read and two other in his company together with his and their carriages without any manner of search stay or other interruption whatsoever and this shall be as well to the said Sir Francis VVindebanke Robert Read and the rest for passing as to you and every of you for suffering them to passe as aforesaid sufficient warrant and discharge Given at Our Court at White-hall the second day of December 1640. To all Admirals Vice-admirals Captaines of Our Forces Castles and Ships and to all Justices of peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Customers Comptrollers and Searcheâ—s and to all other Our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them This counterseiâ—ed anti-dated passe was sent to Master Thomas VVindebanke into England out of France to procure his Majesties hand and Signet to it and if any difficulty or scruple were made by the King to signe it the Queens omnipotent mediation must he used to obtainits Signature as this letter of Mr. Reads to Mr. Thomas Windebanke wherein it was inclosed will sufficiently manifest and likewise discover to the world how grosly his Majesty hath been abused by this Secretary the Arch-bishop and others of his Ministers by procuring his hand to such forged anti-dated warrants to excuse themselves and lay all the blame of their Actions upon him which should cause his Majesty to look better to them hereafter in this kind Sir MY Uncle has acquainted me with a letter he has written to my 〈◊〉 of Arundell and with the directions he has given you about it I put him in mind of some addition fit to be made to it which he likes very well and has commanded me to write to you That if her Ladiship or any other with whom shee shall please to advise can think upon any way to prevent any proclamation against him or at least to sweeten any rigorous course that may be intended against him as probably such meanes may be found now that their M. M. Majesties and the Parliament seeme to be upon better termes her Ladiship will be pleased to advance it with all her power And really I am of opinion if the King did know how much dishonour he haâ— abroad by this question of the Secretary and had a true sense of master Secretaries condition both his Majesty and the Queen would be hearty in his businesse which could not but produce good effects Sir I have considered that when they fall upon our businesse they will goe neere to comfort in mine absence for which God will blesse you and move the Kings heart to take you into his princely consideration which I shall be as well contented with as if I had continued in my prosperity The being deprived of the light of my Soveraigne Lord and Masters countenance is the greatest and most bitter of my afflictions to which God will returne me if he finds it fit if otherwise I hope he will arme me with patience You will present my most humble service to my Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle of Manchester and his Lady with the Lord Chamberlaine Lord Goring and Lord Cottington the like to the LORD ARCHBISHOP and Lord TREASURER and any other that shall enquire of me God blesse you and send us a happy meeting so I rest YOURS c. FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 6. December 1640. TOM I writ to you this afternoon already immediately upon my arrivall here and gave you account of my passage into these parts and this was by the Master of the boat that brought me hither since understanding that the Pacquet-boat is to part away from hence to morrow I thought fit to take that occasion to communicate some thoughts of mine concerning my unfortunate businesse in Parliament It is not unlikely but that the House of Commons will notwithstanding mine absence or the rather for it as taking my retreat for a confession of the charge proceed to present me to the Upper House for a Delinquent of so high a nature as never came so much as into my thoughts to be guilty of In this case you shall doe well to consider whether it will not be fit for you most humbly to move his Majesty in favour of me to deale with some of the Lords best inclined to me namely the Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle Marshall Lord Goring Lord Cottington and others not leaving out the Lord Chamberlaine that my charge may be set downe in writing and that I may be permitted to make my answer to it if this may be granted the next particular that will fall into consideration will be how farre his Majesty will please to advow me in the two great parts of the charge namely the enlarging of Priests and the procuring of bils of grace from his Majesty for stay of the conviction of Recusants and likewise for such letters as my selfe have written upon his Majesties commandement for stay of such indiâ—ements For the first of these there are 27. or 28. Bonds taken of such Priests as I have set at liberty which Bonds you shall doe well to shew his Majesty being all taken by his speciall direction and I doe not remember that any have been delivered out of prison but such as are so bound unlesse perhaps some may have been taken out of the hands of those two Hell-hounds Gray and Newton that were disabled by the Lords from prosecuting Recusants and this at the instance of the Queen to his Majesty NOTE For the second namely the stay of convictions by Bils of grace and otherwise they were all entirely moved and procured by the Queens Majesty and some of her servants and likewise of those neere his Majesty who had no small benefit by them and I had nothing at all to doe with them but in the dispatch of some of those Bils which belonged to me as Secretary and his Majesty may please to remember that before those Bils passed my hands some of them were made during life which upon my motion to his Majesty and the representation I made of that inconveniency was altered and they were granted but during pleasure so became revokable whâ—â—soever his Majesty should command His Majesty may likewise further please to remember that of late I did humbly represent to him the prejudice to his revenue by these bils of grace and besought him there might be a stop of them and I doe not remember that any have been granted these two or three yeers howsoever I doe religiously professe I never moved in them NOTE nor any other businesse of Recusants originally nor without his Majesties
speciall commandement and therefore if I should not be advowed in all my condition must be very hard Neverthelesse rather that his Majesty or his affaires shall suffer I desire the whole burden may be laid upon me and though I have his Majesties hand for most of them and commandement for all yet I will rather perish then produce either to his prejudice without his permission if his Majesty shall please to appeare to the Lords aboveâ— mentioned in my behalfe you are not to leave them unsolicited and you must specially wait upon my brother Secretary and present my humble service to him Since my arrivall here I have presented my selfe to the Governour 〈…〉 who hath offered me great civilities inviting me to sup with him and desiring me to make use of his Coach to Paris but I have thought sit to excuse my selfe as handsomely as I could of both you shall doe well to present my most humble thankes and services to the Queen for these honours NOTE which I have reason to acknowâ—edge are done me in contemplation of her Majesties favour to me so as though in mine owne Country it be accounted a crime to me to be her Majesties servant yet here I shall have reputation and receive much honour by it At my first dis-embarquing here in my red surred cap. I was taken for my Lords Grace of Canterbury and the noyse was generally spread through the Towne that it was he by which it apppeares this people can judge well of colours unlesse they had thought him a Cardinall Comfort your poore afflicted Mother in mine absence who if shee should fall into any distemper of sicknesse for this disaster upon me and my Family there could be nothing added to my misery in this world God blesse you and make you more happy in your owne person then you are in that of Your most distressed but affectionate Father Francis VVindebanke 〈◊〉 â—6 December 1640. A POSTâ—SRIPT Coâ—â—mâ—nd my dearest loue to your Mother and let your brother and sisters know I send them my blessing You shall doe well to acquaint the Queens Majesty with the particulars of my travels NOTE and most humbly to unplore the continuance of her favour to me and my poore â—uined Family and withall â—orget not to represent to her Majesty the singular favour shee vouchâ—aâ—ed me in the company of Monseiur 〈◊〉 who hath been a most 〈◊〉 and tâ—nder friend to me NOTE NOTE 〈…〉 NOTE of those that have the charge of the letters and that they are all sent For mine owne most unfortunate businesse in Parliament I long to heare what effect my comming from England hath produced though I expect little good but to be kept from extremities Concerning mine owne domestique affaires the chiefest that I shall recommend to you is the care of your poore mother upon whose living and comfort depends mine next I wish you to procure me a bill of credit to which purpose Robin hath writ to master Burlamachi for I find my charge here will be very high and if his Majesty shall not relieve me I shall not be able by mine owne revenue to subsist This I have represented to the Lord Treasurer and Lord Cottington and desired them to give order for payment of such monies as are due to me in the Exchequer which are at Michael was last 800. l. you shall doe well likewise to solicit these Lords for the payment of the monies for which I stand engaged to master Richaut for the King and not to forget my boord wages nor the monies in the hands of the Earle of New-castle The lâ—tters that goe herewith you will deliver with the remembrance of my humble services to these Lords to whom I have written to assist you as occasion shall be presented That to my Lord Chamberlaine is more large and particular then the rest and I have left it open purposely NOTE to the end you may shew it to his Majesty and if his Majesty like it to deliver it otherwise not I shall want linnen and apparell at Paris and Aâ—bert tels me I may have a Trunk conveyed by the pacquet-boat hither and from hence to Paris with a small charge and therefore I wish there were two suits put up one of plaine Velvet and I never yet wore and another of the little wrought Vâ—lvet diamond worke and linnâ—n of all sorts but â—ands with three or foure paire of warme wollen stockings and two paâ—re of blacke silke ones The Ship in which we should have passed and was bound for Roven was within 24. houres after we left it pillaged by the Dunkerks but rescued from them after by the French and brought in hither as lawfull prize where shee now is so that it was happy we forsooke her and passed in a Shallop and though our passages were full of hazard yet we avoyded a greater danger by it God blesse you and put a happy end to all our sufferings which I wish might all fall upon my selfe so your mother and you who are most innocent were free in all conditions I shall be Your most affectiâ—oate Father FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 13. December 1640. TOM NOTE Your letter of the 17. of December came fitly to welcome me hither to Paris and gave me infinite comfort in the expressions you make of their Majesties favourâ— to me and mine in our present distressed condition the like I understand by master Treasurer and you are herewith to receive letters to them all in acknowledgement of their goodnesse You writ nothing concerning the 〈◊〉 Bonds which I desired you to shew to his Majesty I desire you to let me know by your next what you have done therein Your most affectionate Father FRAN. WINDEBANKE Paris 4. January 1641. Master Read his Secretary by a letter of the same date to master Thomas Windebank then a Gentleman of the privy Chamber to his Majesty in Ordinary writeâ— thus Sir I Am of opinion with you that our businesse in Parliament will not sleep yet I like it never the worse that it goes on no faster for in all probability if they may have their will of the great ones NOTE as I beleeve they will we may escape the better especially since they cannot chuse but know that the King continues his favour to master Secretary which I hope will somewhat take off from their siercenesse against him Your most affectionate cozen and humble servant RO. READ Paris 4. Jan. 1641. TOm I writ to yoâ—r mother and your selfe the last weeke by the ordinary but this extraordinary occasion of Sir Iohn Fortesâ—ues returne into England presenting it selfe I could not but make use of it that you may understand the state of my health as often as may be which continuing good I am confident will be some comfort to you all in the midst of your afflictions I have not been able to put my selfe in order to goe out of my lodging untill this day but now my first appearing
This Petition it seems was not presented whereupon Master Read writ thus 〈◊〉 Master Tho. Windebanke SIR SInce this opportunity of setting our businesse on foot is 〈◊〉 there is no more to be done but to hope that it will not be called upon till the Kings returne in the 〈…〉 it is a great comfort to my Uncle to see the continuance of his Majesties 〈…〉 him c NOTE Sir Yours c. Ro Read Paris 23. Aug. 1641 After this Secretary Windebanks Lady and his Sonne arrived in France and lived in Paris but his Sonne returning shortly after 〈…〉 to Court he writ thus to him concerning the English Fugitives not Parliament proofe here and the generall favour there indulged to him TOM c. Since your departure hence the Cardinall hath been moved by Monseiur de â—eneterre at the solicitation of Master Foster that The English now here and fled hither to avoid the storme in England might be freed from that law of confiscation of their Estates in case they come to dys here which we and other strangers are liable unto here and hath left it to those of the Nation to settle by what meâ—â—es themselves shall thinke best NOTE assuring that the King shall grant it in any ample manner aâ—dwithall the advantagious and firme conditions that can be desired This is a very greâ—s priviledge to the Nation and hath been granted with so much cheerfulnesse and expression of resentment of our condition that I wish her Majesty will be pleased in those letters which shee will vouchsafe to honour me to the King her â—rother to take notice of it and to acknowledge it and if her Majesty shall likewise please in a word or two to Monseiur de Seneterre to give him thanks for his readinesse in it and to honour me with the Commission of delivering it I shall hold it a very great favour and it will be a powerfull motive to him to 〈◊〉 his good Offices to the Nation which I assure you are very much to be valued considering his interest in the Cardinall What else her Majesty shall please to adde to him concerning my selfe NOTE I most humbly submâ—t to her wisdome and goodness If you shall have delivered my letters to her Majesty before these come to your hands you may take some occasion to wait upon her Majesty againe and with presentation of my most humble services so acquaint her Majesty herewith YOURS c. Francis VVindâ—banke Paris 8. November 1641. TOM c. Before his departure I made meanes to Mâ—â—seiur de Chavigâ—y for Monseiur Seneterre is not yet returned to be presented to the King and to deliver her Majesties letters NOTE he seemed to entertaine the motion with extraordinary readiness and desire to â—â—rve the Queen and to doe me that honour c. But I doe make account to take some time to wait upon the Queen here at Saint Germanes and deliver the letter into her owne hands This you may make knowne to her Majesty there when occasion shall be presented YOURS c. FRAN. WINDEBANKE Paris 31. January 1642. Many such passages I find in Secretary Windebanks and Reads letters to his Sonne at Court over-tedious to recite conveied hither for the most part under the Earle of Leicesters and Burlamachies cover and some others but by these forementioned you may discerne what favour and respect this Secretary hath found both abroad and at home for his releasing protecting Priests Jesuits Papists and by whose commands he justifies he did it who have bin very indulgent to him for it if those Letters under his owne hand may be credited And thus much for the releasing onely of Priests and Jesuits charged in Parliament on this Secretary whose correspondency with Rome and the Popes Nâ—â—eâ—oes you shall heare of further ere long How many letters of grace were granted to the most noted Recusants to stay all prosecutions and proceedings against them before and after their Inditements you may read in my Royall Popish Favourite where many of them are recorded and in Master Glins report 1 Dec. 1640. in the Commons Journall who reported to the Commons House from the Committee concerning Secretary Windebanke that there were 64 Letters of grace to stay prosecution against Papists directed to severall Officers and Iudges short entries whereof were made in the Signet-Office and that his house was the place of resort for Priests and Iesuits Many of these letters of grace and discharges of Priests were gained upon petitions to the King or Queene presented to them by this Secretary in whose Trunks they have since been found Among others I find a petition of the Lord Viscount Mountgarret now one of the principal Rebels in Ireland and of his Ladies with a draught of a letter of grace inclosed therin for the discharge of all proceedings against them upon an inditement for Recusancy found against them both at Coventry with other petitions of Recusants as namely of Master Richard Foster Master Tankred and others for the abatement of their compositions made with the King for Recusancy in the North where the compositions of the Lord Viscount Dunbarr Master Anthony Metcalfe and William Green had formerly been abated Besides those Recusants who compounded at low rates in the North as you have seen got them abated lower afterwards and obtained speciall protections from the Commissioners against all future prosecutions of which I shall give you but one president at large in the case of Sir Henry Merry â—OM DERBY WHereas Sir Henry Merry of Barton in the Country of Derby Knight being a convicted Recusant hath personally appeared before his Majesties Commissioners authorized to compound for the forfeitures of the lands and goods of Recusants convicted within this and other Counties at the Mannour of Saint Mary neare the wals of Yorke the 15. day of August instant and hath made composition for an annuall rent to be paid unto his Majesty for all his Mannours Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with the appurtenances within the severall Counties of Derby and Leicester and for all arrerages due for the same and therefore by his Majesties instructions is no further to be disquieted or troubled with vexatioâ—s informations upon any lawes made against Recusants for his Recusancy onely so long as he shall duly pay unto his Majesty the rent so compounded for therefore his Majesties said Commissioners by force of the said composition aforesaid doe herby require you to take notice of the composition aforesaid and of his Majesties pleasure in that behalfe Dated at the Mannour aforesaid the said 15. day of August 1634. per Warrant Commissionar Cha. Radcliffe Clericus Commiss To the Sheriffs of the County of Derby and Leicester and to his Majesties Commissioners of inquiry of lands and goods of Recusants convicted within these Countâ—es to all other his Majesties Officers and Ministers whom the premses may concerne and to every of them For staying proceedings upon inditements I shall give you but
some new evidences of it in due place What an Arch-Stickler and Incendiary the Arch-bishop was therein what methods instruments policies councells he used to foment and promote the same you may reade in the Articles exhibited against him in Parliament by the Scotish Commissioners and I shall here give you a summary account thereof out of such Authentick Letters Papers which Gods providence hath brought unto my hands The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury having made a very large successefull progresse in the introduction advance of many Popish Doctrines Superstitions Ceremonies Innovations in our Church of Engl by sundry secret policies and open violent persecutions reserved for their proper place and therefore omitted in this Introduction to his tryall had a designe to introduce the same not onely into Ireland where he was Dominus fac totum whiles he was Bishop of London having the Lord Deputie Councell Bishops and Clergie there at his owne becke and devotion as appeares by sundry Letters thence but likewise into the Church of Scotland where the Bishops and Court-Clergy were exceeding prone but the other Ministers and people very averse to entertain them Whereupon he was no sooner warme in his Arch-bishoprick but he begins to set on foote his designes upon the Church of Scotland to which end he first practised to bring certain new orders Ceremonies into his Majesties Chappell there to make that the only patterne by degrees to which all other Churches there should conforme as he made the * See the Cole from the Altar and Order of Councell Table concerning Saint Gregoriâ—s Kings Chapell here in Engl. the only rule and Canon which all Cathedralls Chapells and parish Churches were to bee regulated by To this end the drawes up certaine Articles concerning his Majesties Chapell in Scotland with a Letter to command Obedience to them A Coppie whereof I found in his study thus indorsed with his owne hand October 8. 1633. His Majesties Articles concerning His Chappell in Scotland And his Letter to Command Obedience Charles R. OUr expresse Will and pleasure is That the Deane of Our Chappell that now is and his Successors shall bee assistant to the Right Reverend Father in God the Arch-bishop of Saint Andrewes at the Coronation so often as it shall happen That the Booke of the forme of Our Coronation lately used be put in a little Box and layd into a Standard and committed to the care of the Deane of the Chappell successively That there be prayers twice a day with the Quire as well in Our absence as otherwise according to the English Lyturgie till some course bee taken for making one that may fit the customes and constitutions of that Church That the Deane of the Chappell locke carefully that all that receive the blissed Sacrament there receive it kneeling and that there be a Communion held in that Our Chappell the first Sunday of every moneth That the Deane of Our Chappell that now is and so successively come duly thither to prayers upon Sundayes and such Holy Dayes as that Church observes in his whites and preach so when ever he preacheth there And that he bee not absent from thence but upon necessary occasion of his Diocesse or otherwise according to the course of his preferment That these orders shall be Our warrant to the Deane of Our Chappell that the Lords of our Privie Councell the Lords of the Session the Advocate Clarkes Writers to the Sgnett and Members of Our Colledge of Iustice bee Commanded to receive the holy Communion once every yeare at the least in that Our Chappell Royall and kneeling for example sake to the Kingdome And we likewise command the Deane aforesaid to make report yearely to us how we are obeyed therein and by whom as also if any man shall refuse in what manner he doth so and why That the Copes which are * * Note consecrated to Our use be delivered to the Deane to be kept upon Inventory by him and in a Standard provided for that purpose and to be used at the Celebration of the Sacrament in Our Chappell Royall To these Orders we shall here after adde others if we find others more necessary for the regulating of the Service of God there At White-Hall the eight day of October 1633. Sic subscribitur STERLING Superscribed by His Majestie Charles R. REverend Father in God trusty and well beloved Councellour Wee Greet you well wee have thought good for better ordering of Divine Service to bee performed in Our Chappell Royall there to set down some Articles under our own hand to be observed therein which wee send you here inclosed And it is Our speciall pleasure that you see every thing carefully performed according as wee have directed by these our enclosed Articles And likewise that you certifie to the Lords of Our privie Councell If any of those appointed by Our former Letters to them to Communicate in Our Chappell Royall shall not accordingly performe the same to the effect such order may be taken by our Councell therein as by our said former Letters to them we did appoint wherein expecting your diligence and care We bid you Farewell From Our Court at White-Hall the 8th day of Octo. 1633. To set on this designe the better the Archbishop procured this warrant from the King to himselfe written with his own Secretaries hand Master Dell and I doubt not but procured since the Scottish troubles to helpe him at a dead lift if questioned to hold correspondency with the Bishop of Dunblane in Scotland he had caused the King to signe the former instructions for his Chapell there and now he will be sure ex post facto to get a warrant for it though dated foure dayes after them Charles R. CAnterbury I require you to hold a correspondency with the Bishop of Dunblane the present Deane of Our Chappell Royall in Edenburgh that so from time to time he may receive Our Directions by you for the ordering of such things as concerne Our service in the said Chappell October 12. 1633 After this the Arch-Bishop writ diverse Letters to Bishop Balentine to promote this designe of his as namely one dated Ian. 13. 1633. To let His Majesty receive a Note who those be that conformed and who not for I see His Majesty is resolved to goe on constantly Another May 6. 1633. informing him of his missing the Bishopricke of Edenburgh for his omission of prayers in the Chapell according to the English Lyturgy c and exhorting him to be carefull for the future Another in Iuly 1634. Wherin he tells this Bishop that his excuse for not reading prayers as aforesaid was not satisfactory to wit that the singing men could not come for debt for that the prayers might have beene read by his Lordships Chaplaine That he did well to acquaint the Lords with His Majesties resolution concerning the Communion there Another Octo. 4. 1634. To like purpose and concerning the payment of the Singing mens wages Another Ian. 12. 1634. Giving
him thankes for his Resolution about ordering the Kings Chappell and wearing his Whites c. and promising to speake to my Lord Traquair about Edward Helly Another Febr. 28. 1634. Containing Thankes from the King for the solemnitie of the late Communion and expressing his hopes that the other Bishops were in their Whites as well as he that the envy of the uulgar might not fall only on him That he had shewed His Majesty the paper of those of the Session as did not conforme at the Communion That he had done what he could for the Gentlemen of the Chappell but the times required patience c. On the 28. of Septemb. 1634. The Arch-Bishop caused the King to signe a common prayer Booke for the use of the Church of Scotland and gave order to the Bishops of Scotland to compile certaine Canons for the Government of the Church of Scotland which Lyturgie and Canons were to be imposed on that Church by Regall and Episcopall Authority without consent of Parliament or of a generall Assembly the Bishops of Scotland not long after gave him a particular account of their proceedings herein with thanks for his many favours to them and assistance of them in this ensuing Letter thus endorsed with his owne hand Recep Aprill 12. 1635. From my Lord of Saint Andrewes and other Bishops about the Scottish Liturgie and CANONS May it please Your Grace VVE have put our Brother the Bishop of Rosse to the paines of a wet journey for ayding the Lyturgie and Canons of the Church and as we have found Your Graces favour both to our Church in Generall and our selves in divers particulars for which we are Your Graces debters so we are to entreate the continuance thereof in this and our common affaires We all wish a full conformity in the Churches but Your Grace knoweth that this must be the worke of time We have made blessed bee God a further progresse then all have here expected in many yeares by His Majesties favour and Your Graces helpe and hope still to goe further if it shall please God to continue Your Grace in health and life for which we pray continually And so remitting all things to our Brothers relation we take Our leave Your Graces affectionate Brothers and Servants Saint Andrew Glasgow 10 B. of Moray Ad B. of Dublane Tho Brochine Dated 2. Aprill 1635. On May 19. 1635. The Archbishop writ a Letter of thankes to Bishop Balentine for his forwardnesse in this service informing him That the King was well pleased with the conformity at the last reception of the Sacrament That he was glad the Church businesse there was in so faire a way c. That His Majesty had given him the Bishopricke of Aberdeen and expected his Residence there and care of that University August 7. 1635. He writ to him that the King is well pleased with the solemnity of the Sacrament and that the Bishops were in forme That he expects that all that receive there doe it kneeling and in forme and that every one of the Session doe it once a yeare at least and that therefore he and his Successor make a list of the names which performe or not c. After this he writ a Letter into Scotland to the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes dated November 10th 1635. which I find thus indorsed with his owne hand A Copie of my Letters sent by the Kings command into Scotland concerning Church-businesse there to be agitated betweene my Lord of Saint Andrewes and the Earle of TRAQUARE My very good Lord S. in Christo. FOr the particulars entrusted by the Church to the Lord Bishop of Brehen and namely about the Abbacy of Lindores you must expect them from the Lord Bishop himselfe and from such relations as you will receive by my Lord and the Earle of Traquâ—re Note now at this time you shall receive nothing but that which is commanded me by the King and must be my part to act in the present and future businesse for the Church of Scotland My Lord for the present the King is resolved upon some great reasons of State which have prevailed with him not to meddle with the Abbacy of Lindores of any other of that nature as yet but to leave them in that State in which they now are till such time as he may consider the decrees and the Act or Acts of Parliament which concerne them And till he can finde a way to Order them better both for his owne profit and the contentment of his people there Assuring you in the meane time that both in this and all other businesse hee will be very carefull both of the credit and of the maintenance of the Church whereof if your selfe or any other Bishop or Clergie Men shall make doubt I am commanded to tell you that therein you will not onely doe His Majestie wrong but hurt your selves and the Church which you seeke to benefit And in this very particular you are to know and make knowne to others that it is not the dislike of any person or persons or of the thing it selfe that causes this present stay but reason of State only and the care which the King hath all proceedings may goe on according to Law As for the Bishopricks his Majestie will take their wants into as provident care as he can and hath setled Arbroth upon the Bishopricke of Brehen but in what forme I am not able to tell you as not being so well acquainted with the customes and constitutions of that Kingdome and therefore lest I should mistake in any circumstance I leave that wholly to the Bishops owne relation For all the businesse of that Church in future which must come to the Exchequer or any other publique audience or any other businesse that may reflect upon the Church or any thing that belongs to the Kings service in which Churchmen are trusted you are immutably to hould this Rule and that by his Majesties strict and most speciall Command Namely that your selfe or the Lord Rosse or both of you together doe privatly acquaint the Earle of Traquare with it before it be proposed in publike either at the Councell Table Note or the Exchequor or else where and the Earle hath assumed to the King in my presence that he will strictly observe and hold the same corespendency and course with you and further that he will very redily and faithfully doe all good Offices for the Church that come within his power according to all such Commands as he shall receive either immediatly from the King or otherwise by direction of his Majesty from my selfe Note and if at any time your Lordships and my L. Traquare shall upon any of the aforenamed businesse so differ in judgment that you cannot accord it among yourselves you are to let it rest and write up either to his Majesty or to my selfe to move his Majesty for further direction w ch once received you are all to obey That so this little unhapy
difference which lately arosâ— about Lindores may be laid a sleepe and that no other may hereafter rise up in the place of it to disturbe either the Kings or the Churches service or disorder any of your selves who are knowen to be such carâ—ull and direct servants to both And to the end this may go on with the better successe his Majesty precisely Commands that this mutuall relation betweene the Earle of Traquare and you Note be kept very secret and made knowne to no other person either Clergy or Lay for the divulging of these things cannot but breed jealousies amongst men and disservices in regard of the things themselves And therefore the King bids me tell you that he shall take it very ill at his hand who ever he be that shall not strictly observe these his directions This is all which I had in Command to deliver to you and I shall not mingle with it any particulars of my own therefore wishing you all health and happinesse and good speed in your great affaires I leave you to Gods blessed protection and rest Your Graces very loving freind and Brother W. Cant. On December 1. 1635. Canterbury writ this enâ—uing Letter to the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes concerning Fasts on the Lords day their Booke of Canons The Copy whereof I found in his Chamber at the Tower thus indorsed with his Secretaries hand A Copy of my Letters to the Lord Archbishop of Saint Aâ—drewes for the prohibiting of all Fasts on the Lords day throughout the Kingdome My very good Lord S. in Christo. I Have but one thing at this present to trouble you with but that hath much displeased the King and not without very just Cause For now while the King is setling that Church against all things that were defective in it and against the continuance of all unwarrantable customes â—nknowne to or opposed by the ancient Church of Christ the new Bishop of Aberdene hath given wâ—y to and allowed a publick Fast thorow out his Diocesse to be kept upon the Lords Day contrary to the rules of Christianity and all the antient Canons of the Church I was in good hope that Church had quite layed downe that ill Custome but since it appeares the now Bishop of Aberdene hath continued it and perhaps others may follow his example if this passe without a checke Therefore his Majesties expres will and command to your Grace is that you and my Lord of Glascowe take order with all the Bishopps in your severall Provinces respectively that no man presume to command or suffer any Fast to be upon that day or indeed any publicke Fast upon any other day without the speciall leave and command of the King to whose power it belongs and not to them And further his Majesties will and pleasure is that if the Canons be not allready printed as I presume they are not that you make a Canon purposely against this unworthy custome and see it printed with the reâ—t And that you write a short letter to the Bishop of Aberdene to let him understand how he hath over-shot himselfe which letter you may send together with these of mine if you so please This is all which for the present I have to trouble you with therefore leaving you to Gods blessed protection I rest Your Graces very loving freind and Brother W. Cant. And to justifie himselfe if questioned he procured this Warrant writ with his owne Secretaries hand Master Dell without any date at all to be signed by his Majesty I doubt since his late questioning thus endorsed with his owne hand Warrant for the Scotch Canons Charles R. CAnterbury I would have you and the Bishop of London peruse the Canons which are sent from the Bishops of Scotland and to your best skill see that they be wâ—ll sitted for Church-government and as neare as conveniently may be to the Canons of the Châ—rch of England And to that end you or either of you may alter what you shall finde fitting NOTE And this shall be your Warrant Aprill 20. 1636. the Archbishop writ this Letter to the Bishop of Dunblane concerning the Communion in the Chappell royall the Booke of Ordâ—nation and the Litâ—rgy the Copy whereof is indorsed with his owne hand I Have received other Letters from you by which I finde you have written to his Majesty about the Communion in the Chappell Royall concerning which the King holds his former resolution That he would be very glad there should be a full Communion at all solemne times as is appointed But because men doe not alwayes fitte themselves as they ought for that great aâ—d holy worke therefore his Majesty will be satisfied if every one that is required to Communicate there doe solemnly and conformably performe that action once a yeare at least And in conâ—ormity to this you are to signifie once a yeare NOTE unto his sacred Majesty who have communicated within the compasse of that yeare and who not And of this you must not saile By these last Letters of yours I find that you are consecrated God give you joy And whereas you desire a Coppy of our Booke of Ordination I have heere sâ—nt you one And I have acquainted his Majesty with the two great reasons that you give why the Booke which you had in K. Iames his time is short and insufficient As first that the order of Deacons is made but as a Lay Office at least as that Booke may be understood And secondly that in the admission to Priesthood the very essentiall words of conferring Orders are left out At which his Majesty was much troubled as he had great cause and concerning which he hath commanded me to write that either you doe admit of out booke of Ordination or else that you amend your owne in these two grosse over sights or any thing else if in more it be to be corrected and then see the Booke reprinted I pray faile not to acquaint my Lord of Saint Andrewes and my Lord Rosse with this expresse Command of his Majesty I received likewise from you at the same time certaine notes to be considered of that all or at least so many of them as his Majesty should approve might be made use of in your Liturgie which is now in printing And though my businesse hath of late laine very heavy upon me yet I presently acquainted his Majesty with what you had written After this I and Bishop Wren my Lord Treasurer being now otherwise busied by his Majesties appointment sate downe seriously and considered of them all and then I tendred them againe to the King without out animadversioâ—â— upon them and his Majesty had the patience to weigh and consider them all againe This done so many of them as his Majesty approved I have written into a service booke of ours sent you the book with his Majesties-hand to it to warrant all your alterations made therein So in the printing of your Liturgie you are to follow the
Booke which my Lord Rosse brought the additions which are made to the Book I now sent But if you finde the Book of my Lord Rosses and this to differ in any thing that is materiall there you are to follow this later Booke I now send as expressing somethings more fully And now that your Lordship sees all of your animadversions which the Kings approved written into this booke I shall not need to write largely to you what the reasons were why all of yours were not admitted for your judgement and modesty is such that you will easily conceive some reason was apprehended for it Yet because it is necessary that you know some what more distinctly I shall here give you a particular accompt of some things which are of most moment and which otherwise perhaps might breed a doubtfullnesse in you And first I thought you could not have doubted but that the Magnificat c. was to be printed according to the Translation of King Iames for that was named once for all And that translation is to be followed in the Epistles and Gospells as well as in the Psalmes Where I pray observe in the Title-page of the Psalmes in the booke I now send an alteration which I thinke my Lord Rosses booke had not And if you have not printed those Psalmes with a Colon in the middle of every verse NOTE as it is with ours ordinarily in the English it is impossible those Psalmes should ever be well sung to the Organ And if this error be run into it must be mended by a painfull way by a pen for all such Bookes as the Chappell Royall useth and then by one of them the next impression of your Liturgie may be mended wholly Secondly in the Creed of Saint Athanasius We can agree to no more emendations no not according to our best Greeke Copies then you shall finde amended in this Booke Thirdly though the Bishops there were willed to consider of the Holy Dayes yet it was never intended but that the Office appointed for every of them should be kept in the Liturgie and the consideration was onâ—y to be of the observation of them Fourthly for the sentences at the Offettorie We admit of all yours but Wee thinke with all that diverse which are in our Booke would be retained together with yours As namely the 2d 4th 6th 7 8. 9. 10. 13. 14. 15. Fifthly I would have every Prayer or other Action through the whole Communion named in the Rubrick before it NOTE that it may be knowne to the people what it is as I have begun to doe in the Prayer of Consecration and in the memoriall or Prayer of oblation Fac similiter Sixtly We doe fully approve the Collect of Consecration and Oblation should preceed and the Lords Prayer follow next and be said before the Communion in that order which you have exprest but for the Invitation Consâ—ssion Absolution Sentences Preface and Doxologie We thinke they stand best as they are now placed in our Liturgie and as for the Prayer of humble accesse to the holy Communion that will stand very well next before the Participation Seaventhly I have ordered a Rubrick in the Margin of this Booke according as you desire to direct him that celebrates when to take the Sacrament into his hand Namely to take and breake and lay hands on the Chalice as he speakes the words For certaiâ—ly the practise of the Church of England therein is very right And for the objection that we should not doe it till we expresse our Warrant so to doe which you conceive is in these words Do this c. I Answer 1. That those words Do this c are rather our Warrant for the Participation or Communication then the Consecration 2. That our repeating what Christ did is our Warrant to doe the same being there to commanded 3. That the whole Action is Astus continuus and therefore though in our saying Do this followes after yet it doth and must be intended to that which We did before and comes last to seale and confiâ—me our Warrant for doing so And so t is in the other Sacrament of Baptisme where we take the Child first and Baptise it and then afterwards Wee say We receive this Child c. Which in Actu continuâ— must needs relate to the preceeding act for the Child was actually received into the Church by the very act of Baptisme it selfe And this is but our Declaration of that Reception And Whereas you write that much more might have beene done if the times would have borne it I make noe doubt but there might have beene a fuller Addition But God be thanked this will doe very well and I hope breed up a great deale of devout and religious pietie in that Kingdome Yet I pray for my Farther satisfaction at your best leisure â—â—aw up all those particulers which you thinke might make the Liturgy perfâ—ct whether the times will beare them or not And send them safe to me I will not faile to give you my judgment oâ— them Note and perhaps put some of them to further use at least in my owne particular One thing more and then I have done In his Majesties authourising of the notes in this book preâ—ixed at the begining of it though he leave a liberty to my Lords the Archbishops of St. Andrewes Brethreâ— the Bishops who are upon the plâ—ce upon apparent reason to vary some things Yet you must know and inâ—orme them that his Majestie having viewed all these additions hopes there will be no need of change of any thing and wil be best pleased with little or rather no alteration So wishing all prosperity to that Church and a happy finishing of your Liturgie and health to my Brethren the Bishops I leave you to the Grace of God and rest Lambeth Aprill 20. 1636. Your Lordships very loving Freind and Brother W. Cant. This Letter gives us very much light concerning the proceedings of the Archbishop in the Scottish Liturgie the Scottish Bishops sending all their Notes and alteratioâ—s of it doubts concerning it to him from time to time as to their only Oâ—icle all which I have at large but preâ—ermit in silence and receiving his directions which were punctually observed By which it appeares how vaine and false this excuse of his concerning this businesse is which hee drew up with his owne hand since his imprisonment in the Tower where I founde it thus indorsed and superscribed by him The * * But his own Letters the subsequent passages manifest it to beâ— false true Narrative concerning the Scottish Service Book Doctor Iohn Maxwell the late Bishop of Rosse came to me from his Majesty It was during the time of a great sicknesse which I had Anno 1629 which is 11. yeares since The cause of his comming was to speake with me about a Lyturgie for Scotland At this time I was so extreame ill that I saw him not And had death
end there may be little left he that Officiates is required to consecrate with the least and then if there be want the words of Consecration may be repeated againe over more either Bread or Wine the Presbyter beginning at these words in the prayer of Consecration Our Saviour in the same night that he was betrayed tooke c. Finally in the commination against sinners he hath made these insertions Prayers to be used diverse times of the yeare AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF LENT COMMONLY CALLED AS HWEDNESDAY is added Brethren in the Primitive Church there was a godly Discipline that at the begining of Lentsuch persons as were notorious sinners were put to open penance and punished in this world which he thus alters were put to open penance did humbly submit themselves TO UNDER GOE PUNISHMENT IN THIS WORLD Note Which alteration makes way and gives good coulor for the introduction of Popish Confession and Penances imposed by Priests the end no doubt for which it was made To conclude Whereas there were diverse godly-prayers printed at the end of the common Prayer Book after the Psalms to be used for sundry purposes some whereof were made use of in private families Morning and Evening the Arch-Bishop gives this direction in the Margin concerning the expunging of them with his own hand His Mâ—â—â—sty commands That these prayers following or any other for they are different in severall editions BE ALL LEFT OUT and not printed in your Lyturgie Which command was accordingly observed Now I beseech you judge by all these particulars what the Archbishops designe was in making all these alterations additions and indeavouring to obtrude this Common-Pâ—ayer Book and new Lyturgy upon the Church of Scotland without consent of their Parliament or Generall Assembly and what just cause our Brethren of Scotland had to oppose and resist them as they did This Service Book being printed in Scotland Note with these and sundry other alterations and additions wherein it differed from the English in the Yeare 1637. the Arch-Bishop having first caused Mr. Prynne Doctor Bastwicke and Master Burton to be severly censured pillered stigmatized cropped off all their Eares and sent them close priâ—oners to sundry remote Castles for opposing his popish Innovations here in England which strook an extraordinary terror into many here as he conceived would have terrified all from any future opposition of his Popish designes elsewhere tooke occasion immediately after their censures to endeavour to set this Service Book on â—oote in Scotland by a meare Arbitrary power For which purpose he gave order that this Book should be publikly read in all Churches within the City of Edenborough in Iuly 1637. about which time he writ this Letter to the Lord Treasurer of Scotland concerning the Priory and other Lands which the Bishops of Scotland laboured to get in possession to augment their revenues and the affaires of that Church My good Lord S. In Christo. YOur Lordships of Iune 26. came to my hands on Sunday Iuly 2. And they were the first I received out of Scotland since your returne thither save onely that I had one from the Kings Advocate in answer to mine and one from my Lord of Breâ—â—en And I confesse I did and doe a little wonder at it considering how many Letters I writ and what their contents were So I was glad to see one come from Your Lordship till I read it but then I confesse I was much troubled to see things goe on there in such a way For I thought we had beene happily come to an end of those troubles My Lord I have much a doe to read some words in your hand-wrigâ—ting and some things concerning that Kingdome I understand not Betweene these two if I mistake any thing I heartily pray you it may goe pro non scripto And now for Instance I confesse I doe not well understand what that particular is at which my Lord of St. Andrewes checks but what ever it be I am sorry his Grace will not privately debate it before it come in publike Or since he cannot gaine his Commission in Exchequer hee will take a course before the Commission of surrenders that may bee prejudiciall to the Archbishoprick For I hope hee will not thinke of any advantagious way to particular persons with disadvantage to the publike His Majesties intention certainly is that all mortifications to Bishopricks or other pious uses should have all immunities for the advantage of the Church that may bee had And if my Lord of Saint Andrewes either by the Commission to which His Majesties hand was gotten or by valuation before the Commission of surrenders depart from the good of the Church in the particular of the Prioâ—y I must be sorry for it but certainly the Kings bounty must not be abused Only I beseech your Lordship looke carefully to it that my Lord Arch-Bishop have no prejudice for it seemes exceeding strange to me that any thing should be attempted by him in this that is not pregnantly for the Churches good For the Commission of surrenders you know my opinion of it and of whom I learn'd it And I hope before these Letters come to you you will understand His Majesties pleasure concerning that Commission from the Earle of Sterling To your Lordships demands and desires I give you briefly this answer First I heartily thanke you that you are minded once more in a private way to move my Lord Chancellour to alter his intended course by debate there or from hence if there bee any use of me and I heartily pray you so to doe And if you think fit you may tell him t is my desire as well as yours For I have not at this time written any one word of this businesse Secondly If the Kings intentions for the laying the foundation of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Andrewes will in this way my Lord Chancellour now takes bee wholly eluded you must by all good and faire meanes prevent it And if you cannot so doe it you must acquaint His Majestie with it before it be too late Thirdly I doe hereby heartily pray you to stop all things which come to your knowledge NOTE if you finde the Church prejudged or any thing intended contrary to the generall course introduced in favour of the Church And I assure my selfe that His Majestie will thank you for the service Lastly Your Lordship did understand me right and I am still of opinion that more care is to bee taken in the settling of all these Church businesses for the dignitie and advantage of the places themselves And that course I beseech you hold for those things which come within your power And yet I shall still desire the present incumbent may be considered also where it may be without prejudice to the place it selfe in perpetuity This hath been one of the heavyest Termes that ever I indured NOTE and it seemes you have had troubls enough The best is the
stick close to Gods and the Kings service in it it will certainly suffer more then is fit it should His Majesty likewise takes it exceeding well from your Lordship that you have dealt with the City of Edenborow for maintenance for such as shall take upon them to read the Lyturgy And takes it as well from the City it selfe from whom I have received a very faire and discreet Letter which I have shewed his Majesty and writ the City an Answer by this Returne and given them His Majesties thanks which indeed hee commanded mee to doe very heartily And in truth they deserve it especially as the times stand As for the Ministers of Edenborow I know the refusall of Mr Ramsay and Mr Rollock But that any other of them stuck at it or that any Bishops seeme not to be forward is more then I heard till now But for that of Mr Ramsey or any of the Bishops that would have somewhat amended if that should be yeelded unto now unlesse they should be able to give such reason against it Note as I know they cannot it would mightily dishonour the King who to my knowledge hath carefully lookt over and approved every word in this Lyturgy And I doubt it would utterly destroy the service it selfe For whilâ— one man out of a humour dislikes one thing and another another by that time every mans dislike were satisfied I doubt there would be but little left to serve God with Besides it is not improbable but that some men would bee as earnest to have the selfe same thing kept in which others would so fâ—ine thrust out what ere it bee And that may make it grow up into a formall contestation upon some particulars and quite distemper the service But whereas you write that some Bishops speake plainely that if their Opinions had been craved they would have advised the amending of some thing Truly for that and in that way I would withall my heart they had seene it And why my Lord of St Andrews and they which were trusted by the King did not discreetly acquaint every Bishop with it considering that every Bishop must be used in their severall Diocesses I know no reason and sure I am there was no prohibition upon them And since I heare from others that some exception is taken because there is more in that Lyturgy insome few particulars then is in the Lyturgy in England why did they not then admit the Lyturgy of England without more adoe But by their refusall of that and the dislike of this 't is more then manifest they would have neither perhaps none at all were they left to themselves But my Lord to your selfe only and in your eare a great favour you should doe mee if you will get my Lord of Galloway to set me down in briefe Propositions without any further discourse all the exceptions that are taken against the Lyturgy by Ramsey Rollock or any other and I could be content to know which the Bishops are which would have amended something had they been advised with and what that is which they would have so amended c. Will. Cant. Sept. 11. 1637. After this divers Treatises written against the Service-Book in Scotland were sent thence to the Arch-bishop foure whereof he received thence October 12. 1637. as appeares by their Indorsements with his own hand with which I shall not trouble the Reader the substance of all of them being long since printed From this time till about Iune 1638. the businesse of the Service-Book was carried on and pressed by the Arch-bishops meanes with sundry rigid and terrifying Proclamations which not prevailing what desperate counsels and resolutions were thereupon taken up and by whose advise these ensuing passages in some Iesuites Letters written from hence in French to their Superior and other Iesuits at Paris which Iesuits were more privie to our Counsels and designes then most of the Privie-Councell themselves as their Letters intimate will best informe us These Letters by some meanes or other came to Secretary Windebanks hands among whose papers I found the Originals themselves out of which I have translated these ensuing clauses One of the Letters was thus superscribed in French Au R. Pere P. Gasper Segnisâ—n SVPERIOR de la Maison professe de la COM. DE IESVS A PARIS it beares date the 28. of Iune 1638. wherein he writes thus in French out of which I have faithfully translated it My Reverend Father I have not been at London five dayes in all since I came from France else I had not failed to salute your Reverence c. I have treated with Father Provinciall touching a succession but he saith there is some body who hinders the Father Generall that he cannot at all resolve himselfe as yet to send one but as soon as he shall have resolved he hath one which he will design for this place but he speakes not one syllable who it is and I have not at all demanded it For my selfe I continue the design for Italy as soon as the time and season shall be proper but I know not whether I shall passe by Paris as I go c. I know not what to say of Mortimer the Superior of Scotland as knowing not whether he hath leave to goe or not nor yet their Procurer who resides in this Court for the Generall hath given no answer to the reply which Mortimer hath made The Country there is in a very ill posture and in evident danger to sever it selfe from this Crown Your most humble and obliged servant G. T. Iune 28. This Iesuite sent another Letter with this form writ in French without any superscription containing a full relation of the Scottish troubles and proceedings to another Iesuite as I suppose in which there is this memorable clause containing a resolution here taken to subdue the Scots by force the Counsellors names who gave this advice and the instruments to be used in this service to wit the Irish because they durst not trust the English Sir c. BY all these proceedings the King evidently seeth that they the Scots wil not submit themselvs to reason by fairnes or sweetnes and therefore he hath taken a resolution to tame them by force and to this purpose goeth about to raise an Army in Ireland not daring to trust himselfe with the English Note who already are much irritated against him by reason of the monies which he pretends to raise to maintain his Fleet the which they refuse down right to pay This Councell of raising an Army hath been suggested unto him by the Bishop of Canterb. and the President of Ireland Nota. the which are they alone that govern him for he hath never yet opened his mouth or spoken one soleword of it to his Councell of State but seeks very much to keep * * 〈◊〉 this Iesuite knowes all the plot and secrets of it though the Coâ—nsell 〈◊〉 not all close from them The which highly displeaseth all
Graces hands I have here inclosed them all Thus with my prayers for the long continuance of your Graces health and happy government of this Church I humbly take my leave Your Graces in all due observance Eldard Alvey York Octob. 16. 1640. What else concerns the Archbishops activity and proceedings in the Scottish Troubles and Wars you may read in the Articles exhibited against him to the Lords in Parliament by the Scotch Commissioners and the House of Commons But before I leave this subject I shall onely give you a little more light how active the Papists were to concur with the Archbishop aâ—d Prelates in setting on these Scottish Wars Troubles and what advantages they made of them Not long before the Scottish troubles one Francis Smith a great Iesuit discoursing with Mr. * See the Popish Royall Favourite p. 31. Iames Waddâ—sworth and one Mr. Yaxley in Norfolk touching some points of Religion used these speeches It is not now a time nor way for us to bring in our Religion by Disputes or Bookes of Controversy But IT MUST BE DONE BY AN ARMY and BY FIRE AND SWORD This Smith usually frequented Lambeth house and Windebanks Lodgings with whom he was very familiar and was no doubt a great stickler in raising the Scottish Tumults and fomenting that war as well as other Iesuits to further which and advance the Catholick cause the Queen-Mother of France unexpectedly came over into England and landed at Harwich about the 19. of October 1638. This war was no sooner resolved on by the King by the Archbishop and his confederations instigations but the Popes Nuncio with the Priests Iesuits and Roman Catholicks of England and Wales all privy to the plot assembled together in a kind of Parliament or generall Counsell of State at London in Aprill 1639. In which Councell convened by the Queens command Con the Popes Nuncio sate President where in imitation of the Bishops and Clergies forementioned Contributions to maintain this war they all resolved upon a liberall Contribution towards it To which end the Queen her self Sir Keâ—elm Digby and Mr. Walter Mountague together with the Noblemen Gentlemen Priests and Recusants assembled at London writ severall Letters to all Recusants in the severall Counties of England and Wales to excite them to a most liberall and free Benevolence towards the maintenance of this warre appointing speciall Collectors publikely to gather in the same in regard whereof all Processe against Recusants were stayed by His Majesties speciall direction who was privy to this assembly and contribution as is evident by his * See the Royall Popish favourite p. 16. answer to Mr. Pulfords Petition The verity of this contribution of the Papists is most apparent by these ensuing Copies of their severall Letters produced and read in the Commons House * See the Diurnall Occurrences c. p. 22. to 23. Ianuary 28. 1640. on which day Sir Kenelm Digby and Mr. Mountague were brought upon their knees at the Commons Barre for furthering this Collection with their Letters which they there professed they did write and disperse onely in duty to the King to relieve him he being at that time in great distresse for moneys The Queens Letter for the Levying of money Henretta Maria R. VVE have so good a beleefe of the loyalty and affection of his Majesties Catholike Subjects as we doubt not but upon this occasion that hath called his Majesty into the Northern parts for the defence of his Honour and Dominions they will expresse themselves so affected as we have alwaies represented them to his Majâ—sty so in this common consent which hath appeared in the Nobility Iudges â—entry and others to forward His Majesties service by their persons and states Note We have made no difficulty to answer for the same correspondency in his Catholike Subjects as Catholikes notwithstanding they all have already concurred to this his Majesties service according to the qualities whereof they are when others of the same quality were called upon for we beleeve that it becâ—me us Note who have been so often interested in the sâ—licitation of their benefits to shew our selves now in the perswasion of their gratitude Therefore having already by his Majesty by other meanes recommended to them this earnest desire of ours to assist and serve his Majesty by some considerable summe of money freely and cheerfully presented We have thought fit to the end thâ—t this our desires may be the more publikâ— and the more authorized hereby to give you Commission and direction to distribute Copies under your hand of this testification thereof unto those that have met in London by our direction Note about this businesse and unto the severall Collectors of every County And as we presume the 〈◊〉 they will raise will not be unworthy our presenting to the King so shâ—ll we be very sensible of it as a particular respect to our selves and will endeavour in the most efficatious manner we can to improve the merit of it and to remove any apprehension of prejudice that any who shall imploy themselves towards the successe of this businesse may conceive by this they may be assured that we will secure them from all such objected inconveniences And we are very confident that this our first recommendation will be so complyed with all Note as may not onely afford us particular satisfaction but also faciliation towards their 〈◊〉 advantages Given under our signet at White Hall this 17. of April 1639. Sir Kenelme Digbies and Master Mountagues Letter concerning the Contribution IT is sufficient already knowne to every one the extraordinary Graces and Protectionsâ— Note we owe the Queenes Majesty to whose favourable intercession we must ascribe the happy moderation we live under so as we doubt not but an occasion of the expression of our gratitudes will joyfully be embraced by every body which the present estate of his Majesties affaires doth now offer us We have already by our former Letters endeavoured to prepare you to a cheerefull assistance of his Majesty in his declared journey to the Northerne parts for the securing of his Kingdome and such other purposes as his Royall wisedome shall resolve of That so you may really demonstrate your selves as good Subjects as God and nature requires of you Now Her Majesty hath been graciously pleased to recommend unto us the expressions of our duties and zeale to his Majesties service by some considerable gift from the Catholiques and to remove all scruples that even well-affâ—icted persons may meete with she undertakes to secure us and all that shall employ themselves in this businesse from any inconvenience that may be suspected by their or our forwardnesse and declaration in this kind It will easily appeare to every body how much it imports us Note in our sence of her Majesties desires to prâ—sse everybody to straine himselfe even to his best abilities in his Proposition since by it we shall certainly preserve her graciousnesse to us and
received a worthy token and likewise of this Bishops and Princes curteous respects Mr. Taylor who about three months agoe on his way to England in transitu comming hither can give evident testimony both to his Majesty and to your Honour which according to your promise made to me I doubt not but he has already done Last of all my Lord Craven has reason to renound this Princes singular favours toward him by whose meanes he has not only obtained freedome but likewise being heere at Wurtzburg has received particular curtisies and favours of his highnesse which I doubt not but at occasion his Lordship will declare at length to your Honour At divets occasions being called to the company and Counsell of the principalls heere as the best meanes to obtaine to peace I use severall inductions arguments and reasons for to advance and promoove the restitution of our Prince Palatihat against the which albeit there be strong adversaries yet further considerations may hapily move their hearts to condiscend thereunto The Catholique Bishops and Princes thirst mightily for Peace but higher powers and some Generalls and Commanders of Warrs on both sides for their privat ends by practicall inventions and factious collâ—tions labour to the contrary in the which they are like to continue so long Germanie can afford them maintinance of the which in most parts here there be greater scarsity and that at an extraordinary rate Of the particular miseries and desolation of the most parts in Germanie as likewise of other occurrences if I did not perswade with my selfe that your Honour had every fortnight certaine â—nformation I would write at length but unwilling to impesh your Honours more serious businesse I abstaine from superfluous discourse My Lord Craven desired me in this my letter to salute your Honour with all respect as his singular good friend and Patrons Patron he went â—tom hence much of eight dayes agoe after expedition of some busines in Holland soon thereafter Godwilling he thinkes to see his wished Country and honourable friends amongst the which he esteemes your Honour most trusty of which before mentioned curtesies done to his subjects if your Honour thinke that his Majesty will be pleased to take notice by writing a kind letter to the Bishop after advertisement I shall send the aforesaid letters to your Honour I heare for certaine that matters betwixt our Kings Majesty and Scotland are God be glorified composed and agreed whereupon for conclusion of some Articles there is a Parliament Convocat at Edinborough where the Kings Majesty is said to be for the present In this accident I hope his Majesty has had a sufficient tryall of the fidelity of his Catholike Subjects who in this or any other occasion NOTE I am confident by their true service will endeavour to deserve his Majesties love and affection towards them For my owne part while as I live I will professe my fidelity to his Majesty as my dread Soveraigne obeying and honouring him above all Kings and temporall Princes on the earth Praying God to multiply upon his Majesty heavenly and temporall blessings NOTE with my best wishes for your Honours good health and prosperity I rest In the Scots Abbacie at Wortzburg Your honours most humble servant and beadsman Audomarus Ioannes Abbas This 13. of August 1639. A Postscript P. S. I humbly beseech your Honour to give order that these inclosed safely be delivered in the like or any occasion I shall be alwaies most ready to serve your Hnour These contributions and this Assembly of the Papists 1639 with the Popes Nuncioes residence among us were so publikely known the Papists grew so insolently bold thereupon that the Apprentices and common people tooke notice of it whereupon they scattered these two insuingpapers in the streets of London and pasted up some of them in publike places from whence they were taken and carried to Secretary Windebanke among whose papers they remained The first was this Reasons that Ship and Conduct-money ought to be had and also Money by the City of London FIrst for the setting up of Masse and maintaining of Idolatry as it is begun but not brought yet as was intended to perfection praise be to God and the Scots whom he hath made an instrument to prevent the same That the Popes Nuncio taketh and hath these five yeers taken great pains in perverting His Majesties simple Subjects who herein is weekly at very great charges in sending to Rome for a cart-load of the Wood of the holy-Crosse and many old horses and dogs teeth and bones with Indulgences and Pardons which he selleth dear enough but that cannot defray him and his great Train for hee sendeth every weeke a Packet or two of all the affaires here to Rome he must be well rewarded out of ship and conduct money and of that which is expected to be lent by the City The Fryers of Somersethouse who do labour in distributing those reliques and for many privat Masses and for keeping of Bastards foure in Dunhill Alley â—enne in Druty Lane besides twentie in Saint Giles in the Fields must have money to keepe them and pay the Nurse or else all is undone with them Sir Iohn Winter whose kindred were some of the chiefe projectors of the Gunpouder treason and is now not better then his kindred and my Lords Grace of Canterbury now her Majesties Bishop is and are great instruments and specially the said Sir Iohn who with the Popes Nuntio doth keepe divers Bawdes for Fryers Sir Thobias Mathâ—w doth blow the Coales of dissention with Sir Killam Digby and Mr. Indimion Porter all birds of a Feather therefore we must needs goe against the Scotch for being not Idolatrous and will have no Masse amongst them yet Condâ—ct and Ship-money must be had to go against them to reduce them to some obedience The Queene Mother wheresoever shee hath beene there could be no peace or tranquility yet ship and conduct mony must be had to keepe her and her Shaâ—â—aggâ— who are now well clothed and must have new suits if the City lendeth money But it was not before now permitted talke of a Parliament to redresse these abuses nor to heare the Scotchs greavances but ship and conduct money with that of the City which is the sinewe wherewith we must go to War against them and the Papists in the meane time do make a laughing stocke of us and indeed the Captaines and Leiutenants must be all Papists for none other will goe but them and therefore they have the command of all the forces Sir Iohn Winter by his letter 30. August last to the Pope desireth that his Holynesse Note would be pleased to make hast for Indulgences and pardons for that God was somewhat favourable to the Catholike Religion which did daily increase in the Kingdome and without doubt with his Holinesse helpe by prayers would be planted here to maturity within two yeares All her Majesties servants who doe suck the marrow of our estate
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 Seigniâ—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 proâ—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 Rosetâ— 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 animarâ—m zelus quo jaâ— a tot annis in vinea Domini laborando strenuum te militem exhibuisti promeretur ut tuae virtuâ—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
Woman in Scotland and had maried another one Mistresse Wiseman in England with whom he cohabited here in London The Scottish Woman claymed him but she being poore and none to protect her after two yeares suite he was declared to be Wisemans husband money was his Cause for himselfe assured me it cost him in gifts feasting his Advocates and Clerks above 150. pounds What intollerable Injustice was this it being notoriously knowne that the Scottish Woman was his wife The chiefe Extortioners are the Registers of the Court Stephen Knight and his companion Brother in law to Sir Iohn Limbe When his Grace foresawe the Parliament would call them in question he presently deposed them and made the said Knight principall Proctor in his Court who fearing to be questioned for the same misdemeanours fled with his whole Family to Norwitch and there bought of that Bishop the Registers office and so is like to continue his accustomed trade of extortion except this Honourable Court call him coram to answer his innumerable oppressions which are to be seene in the Registers booke of the high Commission He hath two bonds of mine and two letters of Atturney made by me to him His ordinary course was this to take for every one twenty shillings for that he should have had but two shillings sixpence which extended to a great summe in the yeare And out of Terme he had Fees for six Clerkes and so many Promoters which went throughout England plaging the poore and inriching themselves and their Master Knight Likewise the other extortioner was Bonnyragge the greatest Knave in the Country For money he would doe any thing He carried in his Pouch a number of Citations and when he pleased for money dismissed any one A Master Quashet Mr. Smith the Iesuite and Mr. Fisher of the same Order And one Cutbert a lay brother of theirs of whom I spoke before A great number of lay persons Recusants whom I know have beene dismist by him some for forty shillings some for twentie shillings but the least was ten shillings Of a great part of Anabaptists and Brownists some that were poore he imprisoned But the rich for money escaped as themselves will depose It is fit this Bonnyragge and also the Bishop of Londons Pursivants be called in question with many other of his Promoters and under Officers As Arthur Huffe living in Saint Peters street in Westminster I come now to the fourth point concerning the Popes aspiring to the temporall government of these Kingdomes NOTE and the manner how he proceedes which I will clearely set downe You shall be informed what his Ambition was seeing himselfe exalted to Saint Peters Chaire being before Cardinall protector of the Scottish Nation And which is ominous the two former Popes Clement the eight and Paul the fifth his Predecessors having been in minoribus protectors of Scotland He thought to do something more to reduce both under one King to the Romish Church NOTE And as Clement the seaventh had by his miscarriage beene the Cause of this diâ—coriation from the obedience of the sea of Rome he might be the meanes of their reconciliation Wherefore he was no sooner made Pope but the same day with his owne hand a thing not accustomed he writ a letter to King Iames of good memory shewing his election promotion to saint Peters Chaire and offering his correspondency with his Majesty at the same instant he nominated Signiour Georgio Conne a Scottish youth who was Schoole fellow with his Nephew Signior Francisco afterwards Cardinall who should informe him of all important businesse of England and Scotland This Signior George was a very faire youth of some fifteene yeares of age and of a faire disposition having also accesse to his Holinesse you may understand my meaning for in minority being Legat in Pâ—lonia hee was much suspected of incontinency And assoone as any English Scottish or Irish Runagates came to Rome he went to their lodgings in the Popes behalfe and brought them of his Holinesse Bread and Wine and other rarities as Boligman Sauseges and other dainties letting them see all the Antiquities of Rome and their Churches though they were not of their Religion and feasting them on the Popes charge when they visited the seaven Churches as the Lord Craven and others And now the Pope with his politique braine began to excogitate the meanes to have correspondency with the King by fortune there was at Rome a Hollender expert in drayning of Lands to make the Marish grounds pasturable and arrable who having got accesse to his Holynesse Informed him that all the Marish grounds in the champaigne of Rome which was above six miles might be drained and made profitable The Pope for his profit gave a great eare and understanding by this man the meanes to effect if in a short time that he needed great store of men to worke and that of all Nations the English were most expert The Pope presently takes hould thereof apprehending it as a fit occasion to treat with our K. wherefore he sends hither the Hollander in post hast by whom Signior Georgio writ to sundry of his frinds viz. to some of the Queenes Court Note by whose meanes at last he got accesse to his Majesty signifying from whence he came and the great profit which would redouud to this Kingdome if he would permit some two thousand Familyes of his People with their Wives and Children to goe and inhabit there and after successively more For he had gotten promise of the Pope that they should not be troubled but use their consciences without any vexation at all More this Hollander signified to his Majesty the great Commodity it would be to the trade in those parts for transporting from hence Cloth pewter lead and other Commodities and from thence Wines Raysins Oyles Capers and other fruits with a great quantity of Allome The businesse is remited to the Councell to consider if his Majesty might have correspondency with the Pope Note as a temporall Prince as he hath with other Princes and States who are not so potent as Holland Venice Florence c After mature deliberation it was concluded he might for the causes prementioned The Hollander returnes with speed to Rome shewing how well he had dispatched together with His Majesties Declaration and Order of the Councell with Letters and answers of sundry persons to Signior Georgio whom hee had feasted at Rome and knew of the Queenes Court being his Countrymen Then was it thought fit by those about Her Majestie to begin the Treaty and to breake that holy Ice for the Popes honours sake then was nominated Sir Robert Douglas Couzin Germain to the Marquesse Douglas an ancient friend to Father Philips and Signior Georgio a discâ—eet Gentleman who had much travailed and was expert in the Italian French Spanish and Germain languages A Courtier yet modest and discreet But the Cardinall Richleau must be the man Note who should have the honour to direct him
Signior Georgio's here carrying clothed in mans apparell thorough England Scotland France and Italy his sweet heart Engenius Bonny a daughter of the Yeoman of His Majesties Wine Celler After Signior Georgio he sent hither a new Nuntio Count Rossetti Note a Noble man of Ferrara but of better carriage then his other deceased whom hee intended to make Cardinall in leiu of the other defunct As soone as Walter Mountague heard of Signior Georgio's death he sent his Chaplaine Post to Rome Note with Letters from Her Majesty intreating his Holynesse to make him Cardinall The Popes answer was he would gladly condiscend to that motion If she would oblige her selfe to make an estate to him for his maintenance conformable to a Cardinall So was it dasht And so will all correspondency bee hereafter with that Court by the wise and grave Councell of the Parliament So that Master Penricke Agent in that Court for the Queene be called backe And a certaine Knight of the Order of Saint Iohn of Ierusalem whom Count Rosetti intends to send hither to keepe correspondency be likewise dismist from hence which done all that Project will end in smoake Alwayes provided that Master Mountague Sir Toby Matthew Sir Kenelme Digby Sir Iohn Winter be removed and barr'd from going to Rome or to any of his Holinesse Territories Not yet to Italy for feare of sedition and keeping correspondency with their associates I heard a French Gentleman of good worth say that hee had seene a Breve from Rome with this Inscription Tobiae Mattheo Sacerdoti sociâ—tatis Iesu which is To Toby Matthew Priest of the Order of Iesus wherein inter alia was Confirma Amazonas illas quae strenue laborant in vinea pro Christo. Note First Confirme those Amazonian Court Ladyes that is those brave Catholike Catamountaines of the Popish faction that labour â—ustily for the advancement of Popery Touching the fifth point in my Iudgement Roman Catholikes especially those that have lands and goods should bee stopt from going over Sea In respect by the selling and Mortgazing of their Lands the money is transported to forreigne parts and there spent whereby the Kingdome is depauperated His Majestie looses his yearely pay for their Recusancy the Shites where they remained are disabled to pay so much subsedies as formerly in time of their Residence And finally the poore looseth much by their absence This voluntary Relation of this ancient Intelligent Popish-Priest which I finde to bee generally true and reall by orher Letters and Intelligence and concurring with the Plot discovered to the Archbishop and King Himselfe in my Romes Master-peece in most particulars touching the Jesuites Scottish troubles Popes Nuncioes and other Instruments of his here nominated gives much luster and confirmation to many of the premises and some ensuing passages therefore I could not well omit it though it be somewhat tedious But to proceed the 2d intended Civill War against the Scots ceasing contrary to the Prelates expectations through the overruling providence of God both in the rude Common Souldiers who refused to serve under their Popish Commanders some of whom they murthered declayming against the Bishops breakiwg down their New-Rayles Altars Crucifixes in diverse places and in sundry of our Nobles who Petitioned His Majestie for a Parliament and New Treaty with the Scotts together with the Generall opposition of Ministers and people against the new Canons and c. Oath which put a period to this Warre without bloud-shed hereupon there were sundry New desperate Plots Conspiracies Councells entred into by the Popish and Prelaticall party to undermine this Parliament soone after it was first Assembled and imbroyle all our Kingdomes in New Civill Warres and distractions more dangerous then the former of which I shall give you a short hiâ— out of the Commons Journall and some other papers letters examinations which have come unto my hands February 10. 1640. There were foure Genâ—lemen of the House of Commons went up to the Lords * Diurnall Occurrences p. 36. to discover a great designe on foote among the Papists in England Ireland and Wales That there were in Lancashire one thousand five hundred NOTE in Ireland eight thousand Papists in Armes and many thousands in South-Wales and North-Wales well payd and provided for by the Earle of Strafford Earle of Worcester and others and did use frequently to goe to Masse at the sound of the drum There was also a great Nobleman in Wales that bought up all the Provisions hee could kept Corne enough for three yeares and got all the Arms he could and had a strong Commission to furnish whom hee would And there was also a Letter brought to the house as from Secretary Windebanke in the Queenes name to have all the Papists fast every Saturday for the good successe of that designe Whereupon there was also this day an order made that all Iudges in the next Circuits at the Assizes should put the Law in execution against Iesuites and Priests and make returne of the proceedings herein to the Parliament Upon this occasion * The Diurnall Occurrences p. 42. February 22. There was a Message from the Lords for a Conference with both Houses for the disbanding of the Irish Army and the removing of Papists from the Court and the English Papists in the Queenes house-hold * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 93. 94. May 5. 1641. There was discovered to the House of Commons a strange conspiration in agitation against the whole body of the Kingdom for the landing and bringing in of a French Army to which our English Army should be joyned which were all to meete by the 22. of this Moneth whereupon the House sent out diverse warrants for Master Henry Perry Colonell Goring Sir Iohn Suckling Master Henry Jermyn and others as conspirators therein to appeare before the House of Commons the next day There was also intelligence given to the House of Commons of 1400. barrells of Powder that were prepared in readinesse and loaden by stealth to bee carried away by the appointment of the Conspirators upon which the Commons appointed some of the House to make further enquiry thereof Hereupon most of the parties upon this discovery fled into France and had passes to transport them without search from the King May 14. * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 102 There was a Report in the Commons House of a Iesuite That should say it being noised the Parliament House was on fire the time was not yet come but it would bee so ere long and of another that should say there would bee many fatherlesse Children in London very shortly upon which there were more warrants sent out for the attaching of those Iesuites May 19. Ibid. pag. 106 There was one Newton a Priest an English man which belonged to the Spanish Ambassadour committed to the Gate-House also a Message was sent to the Lords desiring that the French Letters might bee stopt this weeke as they were the last and viewed
by a Committee which was accordingly done the Committee reporting they had both weekes received intelligence of diverse dangerous plotts in agitation against the State but they have not as yet made a full report in disclosing of the same Vpon this danger from Recusants Ibid. pag. 113 114. the Committee appointed to provide carefully against their future attempts May 29. presented their resolutions to the House That if any man entertained a Popish servant knowing him to bee so and lodged him but one night he should be imprisoned without Baile or mainprize during the Kings pleasure But if hee knew it not for the present if upon after knowledge of it if he keepe him in his House a moneths time he should not only bee imprisoned but be fined according to the contempt Likewise if any man married a Recusant and had issue by Her his Children should not onely bee Christened after the manner of the Church of England but they should be also brought up in the Protestant Religion In the willing neglect of which they were not onely to bee imprisoned but fined for their contempt Also if any man knew where any Armor Powder or other Ammunition which belonged to any Recusant was kept and gave not notice to the next Justices of Peace thereof but concealed it they likewise to bee imprisoned without Bayle or mainprize and fined for their contempt After this May 2. Ibid. pag. 117. one Sanford was committed to prison by the House for inticing a young Gentlewoman to goe beyond Sea to bee a Nun And Master Preston and Master Allen committed for refusing both the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacie Iune 10. 13. 16 c. Ibid. p. 12â— 137. 140. 151 153 154. The Conspiracy of Master Iermyn and the rest out of diverse Letters and examinations was reported to the House to consist of these particulars 1. To bring in a French Army and to surrender Portsmouth into their hands 2. To seise upon the Tower of London 3. To bring in the Northern Army to London to over-awe the Parliament to support Episcopacy the Bishops and Episcopall Clergy being to maintaine 2000. Horses for this purpose and uphold the Kings Prerogative and Revenew to the full as it was formerly 4. To keepe the Irish Army on foote from being disbanded till the Scotts were first disbanded Iune 24. 1641. There was a Conference at a Committee of both Houses managed by Master Pym consisting of diverse heads whereof the fourth head was touching the Queenes most Excellent Majestiâ— which contained diverse particulars 1. THat His Majestie Diurnall Occurrences neare the end may be pleased by advise of his Parliament to perswade the Queene to accept some of the Nobility and others of trust into her Majesties service into such places as are now in her disposall 2. That no Iesuite nor none of other Orders what Country men soever whether French or Italian be received into Her Majesties service nor any Priest of His Majesties Dominions English Scottish or Irish and that they be restrained from comming to Court 3. That the Colledge of Capuchines at Somerset House may be dissolved and sent out of the Kingdom these two last mentioned concerning the Queene Priests Iesuites and Capuchines for these particular reasons 1. Publike danger and scandall of this Kingdome and peace of the Kingdome 2. Dis-affection of some of those wicked conspirators is expressed in two Letters which Letters were here read openly 3. A particular Letter of Father Philips there also read 4. Because of the Priests Iesuites and the Colledge there are diverse great quantities of gold transported frequently 4. The fourth particular that concerneth the Queen is upon speciall occasion of his Majesties absence That their Lordships will bee pleased to joyne with us to advise the King that some of the Nobility and others of qualitie with competent â—uardes may be appointed to attend the Queens person against all designes of Papists and of ill affected persons and of restraining resort thither in his absence 5. The fifth Head concerneth the Kings Children that some persons of publike trust and well affected in Religion might be placed about the Prince who may take care of his education and the rest of his Children especially in matters of Religion and liberty 6. The sixth Head concerned such as come into the Kingdom with Titles OF BEING THE POPES NUNCIO that it may bee declared that if any man come with instructions into this Kingdome from the Pope of Rome he shall be in case of high Treason NOTE out of the Kings Protection and out of the protection of the Law And there is notice upon very good grounds that Count ROSSETI The Popes Nuncio doth yet continue in the Kingdome AND YET RESORTS UNTO THE COURT notwithstanding the Kings former Promise to the Houses to send him hence A little after Father Philips the Queenes Confessor writ a very Seditious Diurnall Occurrences p. 160 c. Letter to Mr. Mountague into France intercepted and produced to bee read in the House of Commons by Master Pym the 25. of Iune 1641. to this effect to stirre up the French against the PARLIAMENT This good King and Queen are left very naked NOTE the Puritans if they durst would pull the good Queen in pieces Can the good King of France suffer a Daughter of France his Sister and her Children to be thus affronted Can the wise Cardinall endure England and Scotland to unite and not be able to discerne in the end it is like they will joyne together and turn head against France A stirring Active Ambassabour might do good service here I have sent you a Copy of the Kings Speech on Satturday last at which time he discharged his conscience and was advised to make that speech by the Earle of Bristoll and the Lord Sey but I believe there is a mistake in the writing and that it should have bin the Lord Savill This Speech did much operate to the disadvantage of the Earle of Strasford for the Commons were much thereby incensed and inflamed against him and this brought forth the next day being Monday a Protestation which was taken in both Houses of Parliament of the same nature but rather worse than the Scottish Covenant The Londoners who are very boysterous came upon Munday 5 or 6000. and were so rude that they would not suffer the Lords to come and go quietly and peaceably to their houses but threatned them that if they had not justice and if they had not his life it should go hard for all those that stood for him following them up and down and calling for Iustice justice justice There was in the House of Commons fifty sixe that denied to passe the Earle of Straffords Bill their names were taken and they were fixed upon posts in divers parts of London and there was written over the head these are Straffordians the betrayers of their Country By this meanes it came to passe that the Lords and Iudges were
all just occasions of Her Majesties trâ—uble in such manner as may further Her content and therein Her health which will be a very great comfort and joy to our selves and the rest of His Majesties loving Subjects But notwithstanding all these Reasons the Queen though she seemed satisfied for the present continued in Her resolution * See the Breviate of the Archbishops life p. 25. and on Febr. 11th following went from Greenwich towards Dover and from thence into Holland with Her Daughter the Princesse Mary What ill offices she did there against the Parliament Kingdome by furnishing the King with Monyes Ammunition Armes Horse Men and Commanders to raise and carry on a civill War against the Parliament and His Protestant Subjects Selling and Pawning the Iewels of the Crown c is so well knowne I shall not relate it and what ill offices of like nature she is now like to do against them in France upon Her late Voyage thither time will ere long more fully discover Before the Queens first departure hence * Diurnall Occurrences p. 310. 339. in Iuly 21. 1641. There was a Petition read in the Commons House in behalfe of the Lay-Papists of England wherein they made Protestation of their fidelity to the Crowne and Kingdome and desired a mittigation of the severity of the Lawes against them but nothing was done therein August 12. 1641. The Queen Mother who had formerly desired a Gard to secure her against the feared tumults of the people and that being denyed supplies of money to transport her hence departed from White-hall towards Italy her Native Countrey attended by the Earle of Arundell and his Lady who never returned since * Ibid. p. 351. 〈◊〉 364. After this upon the 28. 30. and 31 of August and in September following upon the disbanding of the Irish Army the Spanish Ambassadour moved the King for foure thousand of the Irish to serve his Master which the King condiscended too and engaged himselfe by promise to grant But the Lords and Commons upon serious debate considering the evill consequences of it and fearing some dangerous design against the State and our Religion to be couched under it denyed to condiscend thereunto for these two principle reasons which they gave to the King and Spanish Embassadour First for that thâ— Spaniard was an Assistant to the Emperour against the Palsgrave and in keeping the Lady Elizabeth from being setled in her inhâ—ritance so that to assist him would bee to turne the points of our owne swords against our selves Secondly That they are contrary in Religion to us and that to assist them is not only matter of Conscience but it would bee of evill president if it should bee granted Whereupon it was moved that no Officers should serve the Spaniard withoâ—â— leave and that no Marchant nor Master of ship should transport any Ammunition of War to them under penaltie and confiscation of the same and displeasure of the Parliament You have heard before what a labouring and plotting there was to keep the Irish Army from disbanding and to give a new occasion of assembling them to some parts of Ireland under pretence of transporting them into the Low Countries or Spain to serve the Spaniard but no doubt the true reason was to execute that horrid bloudy Massacre and designe of surprising Dubline Castle and all other Forts of Irealnd by the popish party in one day which was formerly plotted and intended to be put in execution the 23. of Octob. 1641 but that it was in part prevented by a timely discovery of it the very night before Dublin Castle should have beene surprised by those Popish conspirators How by whom this horrid execrable conspiracy was plotted contrived and executed you may read at large in The Rise and progresse of the Irish Rebellion in Doctor Iones his booke of Examinations and sundry other Treatises of this subject set forth by Authority of Parliament whereunto I shall only annex such supplymentall evidences concerning the Rebellion which have come unto my hands omitted for the most part by them Among Secretary Windebankes papers I found this ensuing subscribed by Daniel Oneale about the yeare 1640. which hath some relation to this Irish Rebellion Oweâ— O Neall by his Majesties permission about five yeares agoe raised a Regiment of 30. Companies NOTE wherein there were 3500. men by reason of the stop of supplies since the Regiment is become so weak that it is scarce 1000. strong His humble request is that being his Regiment was raised by his Majesties leave and that he intends it for his Majesties service when he has occasion for him to performe which I le ingage my life and reputation to his Majesty his Majesty would be graciously pleased to grant him a recrute NOTE of 50. men to every Company which he thinkes will purge the Kingdome rather then impoverish it and will enable him to come strong upon any summons to his Majesties service Daniell O Neille This Owen Neale as this writing Manifests about the yeare 1635. raised a Regiment of 3000. men for the service of the Kings Majesty when he had occasion for them which he transported into Flanders to serve the King of Spain for the present which Daniel Oneale petitions 1640. might be recruted to enable him to come strong upon any sommons to his Majesties service This Owen Oneal was made acquainted with the Jrish Rebellion and particularly sent to by the Lord Maguire and other the Conspirators to ayde assist them with Armes and men which he promised to send them before the Rebellion was fully concluded as the Lord Maguire himselfâ—â— conâ—esseth as you shall see anon which compared with the Examinations following those published by Doctor Iones and Daniel Oneiles activity to keepe on foot the Irish Army and bring the Northren Army against the Parliament will sufficiently evidence that Oneyle had some Rebellious designes both in the raising recrute of his Popish Regiment to be acted within Ireland and his Majesties Dominions upon occasion That this conspiracy was ploted and agreed on in the generall and discovered if not to his Majesty yet at least to Secretary Windebanke above a yeare before it brake forth is manifest by this letter found among Windebankes Papers thus directed To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The King is abused The Law is wrested It slayes the Innocent It acquites the guilty T is like a spiders Webbe It catches the smalle The great ones breake through It is as it is Justly tearmed concessum Latrocinium I wonder the world is â—o ecclipst in understanding as not to certifie and prevent that that must of necessity ruine ere long the Common-wealth but your Majesty may let them rest they bring in profit to your Exchequer or Coffers but at last they will shake the foundation of your Monarchie and their owne weight will make them shrinke under their owne burthen their supporters being not able to beare up their bodyes I love
with their alterations and ratifications p 3 to 8. 14 15 25 40 to 46. Arminianisme planted here by the Iesuites their chiefe engin and bridge to Popery â—ountenanced by Bishop Laud and Arminians to p 92 93 94 146 147. Articles of the French Match p 70 71. Articles and Favours condescended to by King Iames and King Charles in behalf of Romish Priests and Catholikes upon the Spanish and French Marriage treaties p 44. to 49 71. The Lord Aubeny brother to the Duke of Lenox newly made an Abbot in France and to be forthwith made a Cardinal at the Queens sollicitation by the new pope p 252 to 255. Monsieur Aubert sent along with Secretary Windebank by the Queen when he fled to assist him p 126 128. B. Cardinall Barbarino the lates Popes Nephew made Protector Generall of the English and Scottish Nations and Superintendent of the Society of Iesuites erected in London p 141 144 145 146 210 211 214. His armes set above the Kings p 145. A great friend of Secretary Windebanks entertaining his sonne at Rome who brought â—ver in his Trunk divers things to Con the Nuncio from him p 141. 144 145 146 He sent over statues into England p 146. He had a hand in the Irish Rebellion and much rejoyced at it p. 247 to 251. Barnwell an Irish Popish Bishop a great stickler in the Reâ—ellion there p 220 229 231 Bishop Beadles Letters concerning the increase and insolencie of the Papists in Ireland p 99 100 111 112 113. The Bishops of Scotlands Letters to Archbishop Laud concerning their Liturgy and Canons p 149 150. Their insolencie towards the Peers through Canterburies advancing of them p 206. They deemed themselves the representative Church of Scotland and above a generall Assembly p 167 168. Fr. Boetius the Popish Bishop of Elphin in Ireland his certificate p 113. The Lord Digby Earle of Bristoll his Negotiations in and Letters from Spain touching the Spanish Matâ—h and the Palatinate p 2 to 69. Impeached of High treason by Sir Robert Heath the Kings Attorney by the Kings speciall command for perswading him to become a Papist and alter his Religion in Spain and other miscarriages in the Lords House in Parliament p. 32 33 34. Major Bret sent agent to Rome from the Queen with the Archbishops privity as was there conceived An. 1635. p 143. Iohn Brown a popish Priest his notable discovery of sundry plots of the Iesuites Queens Priest Agents Popes Nuncioes c. to this Parliament p. 207 to 215. The Duke of Buckingham accused by the Earle of Bristoll of high treason in Parliament for labouring to seduce the King to become a Papist and other miscarriages in Spain p 30 31 32. His voyage into France to bring over the Queen p 73 c. His voyage to Ree and betraying of Rochel p 84 85 86. Burlemachi the chief Conveyer of Secretary Windebanks Letters since his slight p 138. Sir Iohn Burrows papers writ to the Archb concerning the war with Scotland p 172 to 175. Bonnyragge his exactions p 212 C. The Bishop of Calcedon Smith sent from the Pope into England where he ordained Priâ— sts and seduced his Majesties subjects Proclamations for his apprehension procured by the secular and regular Priests who persecuted and caused him to â—ly into France p. 98 99 100. The Oath the English Priests were to take to him p 82 83. Windebanks correspondencie with him to make him his intelâ—igencer in France concerning the Scots p 199. The Lady Calfields testimony concerning the Irish Rebellion that the Rebels gave out England was in the same condition with Ireland the Tower of London surprized by their Party and the Archbishop of Canterbury rescued thence p 226. Secretary Calverts Letters to the Earle of Bristoll Gage and others touching the Spanish Match p 21 25 28 29. Cardinals at Rome writ to by King Iames during the Spanish treaty and their respects to him p 26. Cardinalls Caps sought after expected by or promised to Mr. Walter Montague Mr. Sommerset Mr. Brudnell and the L. Aubeny p 143 199. 200 211 252 253 254. A Cardinalship seriously offered twice one after another to Archbishop Laud p 149 Iohn Carmick his testimony concerning the late Irish Rebellion p 241 242 243. King CHARLES his voyage into Spaine whiles Prince of Wales by whom and for what end designed to wit to make him a professed Papist the Palsgâ—aves eldest sonne being at the same time intended to be sent to the Emperours Court to be there trained up in Popery p 30 to 38. The arts and perswasions there used to make him a Papist ibid. The Popes Letter to him there and his answer to it sent to the Pope p 36 to 39. His Oath and Articles in favour of Papists there sworn and subscribed p 40 to 49 His Letters of procuration and delayes there put on him by the Spaniard p 48 to 52. His return from Spain and the jewels he there gave away at his departure p 49 to 56. His Match with France and the articles concerning it p 69 70 71. His pardon of 20 Priests and Iesuites within three dayes after it p 71 72 73. His Answer to the Petition of both Houses against Recusants at Oxford Anno 1625. and his Proclamations against Recusants and Priests with the ill execution of both and the discharging priests protecting Recusants notwithstanding p 74 to 148 His Warrant to Captain Pennington An. 1625 to sinke the English shippes who refused to serve the Papists against the Protestants in Rochel c p 84 85 86 His setting the Lone on foot and Letters concerning it An. 1626. p 86 87 88. The Parliaments Remonstrance to him called in by proclamation and answered by Bishop Laud by his command An. 1627. p 90 to 95. His proclamations against the Bishop of Calcedon procured by the secular priests p 98 99 100. Advices to him concerning the Queenes Priests p 119 to 103. His Passe to Secretary Windebank when he fled into France and the continuance of his Royall favours to him there though he professeth in sundry Letters he did release no Priests c. but by his Majesties specall direction and command p 123 to 140. Windebank sends his petition to the Parliament to him to correct and further it in the Houses p 134 135. The received Copy of his Letter to the Pope in 〈◊〉 behalfe of the Duke of Loraign p 142. Pope Urban the 8 his affection to his Majesty p 142. What opinion they held of him at Rome An. 1635. p 14 〈◊〉 43. His Articles and Letter concerning his Chappell in Scotland and 〈…〉 Archbishop Laud to hold correspondency with the Deane of it the Bishop of Dunblane â— 148 149. His Command to the Archbishop of S. Andrewes to hold correspondencie with the Lord Traquaire p. 151. His Warrant concerning the Scottish Canons without date p. 152. His Instructions to the Archbishops and Bishops of Scotland and a pretendant Warrant to archbishop Laud concerning the Scottish Liturgie p. 156. His
in it fully related from p. 1. to 69. The Spanish fleet 1639. designed for England beaten by the Hollanders at which the Arch-bishop and others were much discontented pag. 198. Standing up at Gloria Patri the New Creed c. enjoyned by Canterbury and Chanting divine service together with New holy dayes and divers Popish Innovations in the Scotts Liturgy p. 118. to 163. The Lord Sâ—udamores Letter to Windebanke p. â—46 Earle of Strafford his advice concerning the calling and packng a Parliament in Ireland to conquer the Realme thereby and to ballance the Protestants and Papists in it p. 113. to 118. 238. his advice and Lauds to subdue the Scotts by an Irish Army and not to trust the English p. 170. 171. his oppressions one principall cause of the Irish Rebellion p. 227. T. Transubstantiation introduâ—ed by 〈◊〉 in the Scoâ—tish Liturgy p. 161. G. 7. Father Talbot as I conjecture a Jesuites Letters concerning the affaires that warre with Scotland p. 170. 171. VV Wilson a dangerous seditious Priest p. 205. The Kings Commission to the Earle of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Leiutenant of all South-Wales and command the forces there when the Papists had a designe and secretly entertained thousands of Irish and others to cut the English Protestants throates p. 205. 206. Master Wilfords Letters from Rome to Secretary Windebanke concerning English Cardinals p. 199. 200. Sir Francis Windebanke made Secretary of State by Arch-bishop Laâ—des procurement p. 122. his extraordinary favour to Priests Iesuites Papists the Popes Nuncioes his letters from them and great respect at Rome and the entertainment his Sonnes had there for his sake p. 122. to 148 his charge in Parliament and slight into France and Letters thence p. 123. to 139. he had a Passe from the King and yet counterfeits another p. 125. 126. he â—layes all his charge in discharging Priests Iesuits and stopping proceedings against Papists by Letters of Grace on the King and Queene p. 123. to 134. The Queenes Letters of favour in his behalfe and his extraordinary entertainment in France for her sake with his addresses Letters to her Majesty and the continuance of hers and the Kings favour to him ever since his â—light p. 125. to 139. his Petition intended to the Parliament p. 136. 137. his Sonnes letters to him from Rome and Italy p. 144. 145. 146. his Letters out of France to his Son at Court p. 126. to 139. Errata COurteous Reader the Printers carelesnesse hath occasioned these ensuing Errorâ— which I must dâ—sire the to corect p. 4. l. 36. 37. â—b declariâ—ur Declaâ—â—bitur p. 8. l. 1. dele mâ—â—o sunt Vassalli p. â— l. 〈…〉 39. procure p. 32. l. 4. trust l. 11. proâ—ered p. 35. l. p. 35 l. 1. 〈…〉 p. 38. l. 13. continuance p. 40. l. 47. perpetâ—â—m p. 42. l. 1. Inâ—anâ— p. 43. l. 7. minimum l. 35. Duce l. 44 Scaccarij l. 37. Arcâ—iâ—orum p. 45. l. 20. de elinquetâ— l. 36. 〈◊〉 p. 48. l. 47 and p. 49. l. 8. businesse l. 10. Comedy p. 50. l. 4. newly elected Pope l. 6. we were l. 12. magis l. 21. jucundoque inâ—â—undoqâ—e p. 51. l. 4â— quarâ—i p. 54. l 47. Causa p 55. l. 2. â—â—rcis l. 7. Infanâ—â—m in p. â— 4. l. 56. prefixed p. 65. l. 51 royall loyall p. 70. l. 10 that p. 72. l. 55. judiciorum p. 73. l. 15. Nâ—strâ—rum p. 78 l. 24 superstition p. 81. l. 37 cuâ— cum p. 82. l. 2. amarities l. 13. quos quod l. 28. â—alunâ— l. 51. Calcedonensi l. 52. em etiam p. 86. l. 47. Letters p. 93. l. 40 embraced p. 99. l. 4 day p. 101. l. 45. Bedle p. 17. 45. Thomas p. 119. l. 36. resumed reserved p. 124. l. 39 very like p. 126. l. 3. not l. 20 hence thence p. 1â—7 l. 53 that than p. 129 l. 32 affectionate p 134. l. 20. conâ—ident p. 142. l. 17. dele p. 143. l 38. must most p. 147. l. 3. Bishopricke writ thus to Secretary windeâ—anke p. 149. l. â— signer p. 155. l. 52â— this the p. 157. l. 37. â—13 313. p. 166. l. 22. rising p. 180. l 23. Rebells Rebellium l. 34. dele and. p. 189. l. 28. considerates p. 190 l 23. â—â—cilitation p. 133. l. 13. is this p. 195. l 8. your his p. 198. l. 24 â—ereon l. 25. dele or l 46. About which time the Pacification with Scotland was dissolved a waragainst them concluded by the Archbishops and Papists meanes and a Parliament assembled to granâ— Subsâ—dies to support this warre But c. p. 199. l 〈◊〉 Papists p 203 l 32. to the p. 207. l. 15. 〈◊〉 p. 109. l. 2. if â—f 39 Deâ—es p. 〈◊〉 Pâ—â—ckes p. 228. l. 44 where when p. 229 l. 19. â—rian P. 231. l. 28. Sâ—ptem October Margin p. 31. l. 2. Francoiâ— p. 59. l. 3. Harborers p. 158. l. 3. 4. Idolâ—laâ—ria Râ—mâ—nae p. 162. l. 2. Binâ—feldius l. 17. Eâ—chaâ—isâ—â—a To the Reader READER NOte that from p. 206. to the end most of the printed pages through the Printers over-sight are mistaken and must be mended with a penne and then the Errata and Table referring to them will fall out right which are as these pages should have beene not as they are misprinted Else there will be a mistake in both so farre as they relate to the misprinted pages FINIS