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A09170	A declaration of the variance betweene the Pope, and the segniory of Venice with the proceedings and present state thereof. VVhereunto is annexed a defence of the Venetians, written by an Italian doctor of Diuinitie, against the censure of Paulus Quintus, proouing the nullitie thereof by Holy Scriptures, canons, and catholique Doctors.	Manfredi, Fulgenzio, attributed name.	1606 (1606)	STC 19482; ESTC S114206	32,389	92

his Excommunication against this whole State though in the same he made a reseruation of seuen and twenty dayes for repentance The Venetians after notice taken of this extremitie finding so small likelihood of reducing the raging passions of the Pope to such a pacification as might stand with their contentment and reputation began to take vnto them such confidence comfort as both the goodnesse of their cause which was nothing else but the execution of Iustice and the honour of their State which hath not vsed to stoupe with base obsequiousnesse could worthily inspire them with Wherein that you may knowe how their spirits did presently sparkle and were set on fire by the tidings of these fulminations they forthwith published in the chiefe places of the City by sound of Trumpet a Proclamation to this effect That whosoeuer hath receiued from Rome any Copy of a Papall Interdict published there aswell against the Law of God as against the honour of this Common-wealth shall presently render it vnto the Councell of Tenne vpon paine of death Wherein I pray you let me make bold to obserue vnto you by way of a Parenthesis which I haue hitherto spared to interpose for feare of interrupting the contexture of the Storie that this so graue iudicious and most aduised Senate desteineth and defaceth the Pope euen for his spirituall vsurpations by laying vpon him the publike note of hauing erred against the word of God it selfe and that in a Consistoriall and Cathedrall conclusion as the Schoolemen terme it and that they sticke not to reward with death the publishers of the Popes Bull of Interdiction Wherein for that to my vnderstanding they doe speake verbatim our English Lawes holding consent with vs by the very directions of Reason I would haue our English Catholiques for by a Popefashion they will needes vsurpe that name to know that the King of Great BRITAINE and that Nation hath better cause to denounce and execute death against Offendors in that kinde then the Venetians formerly and at all times obliged to the Lawes and gouernment of that Church of Papall superstition But I must go on with their other passages and proceedings which to bee a true witnesse vnto them were all in euery circumstance very sutable and approoueable In the beginning of May after mature deliberation constant resolution to vphold the Rights of their Magistracie together with their right proceedings vnculpable and not subiect to any iust exception they concluded in Senate vpon the composing and publishing of a Protestation in answere of the Popes cursing or cursed Bul Which being conceiued and expressed both for forme and matter so exquisite as that any my interpreting amplifying or abreuiating thereof might diminish or deface the perfection which in it is natiue I do send herewith vnto you truely copied for your more diligent perusall LEONARDO DONATO BY THE GRACE of God Duke of Venice c. To the most Reuerend Patriarkes Archbishops Bishops of all our Dominions of VENICE And to all Vicars Abbots Priors Rectors of Parish Churches and other Prelates Ecclesiasticall Health IT hath come to our knowledge that the 17. of Aprill last past by order of the most holy Father Pope Paul the fift was published and affixed in Rome a certaine Bull thundred out against vs our Senate and Dominion directed to you of such Tenor and Contents as therein appeareth Whereupon finding our selues bound to preserue in peace and Tranquillitie the State which God hath giuen vs to gouerne and to maintaine the Authoritie of a Prince that in temporall affaires acknowledgeth no Superiour vnder the Diuine Maiestie We by these our publique letters protest before God and to all the world that we haue not failed to vse all possible meanes to make his Hol. capable of our most strong and insoluble Reasons First by our Ambassadour Lieger with his Hol Then by our letters responsiue to Briefes written by him and finally by a speciall Ambassador sent for this very purpose But finding his Hol. eares shut vnto vs and seeing the foresaid Bull to haue bene published against the forme of all reason and contrary to that which the diuine Scriptures the doctrine of holy Fathers and the sacred Canons do teach vs in preiudice of the secular Authoritie giuen vs from God and of the libertie of our State with disturbance of the quiet possession which by Gods grace our faithfull Subiects vnder our gouernement hold of their goods honors and liues with vniuersal and grieuous scandall of all Wee doubt not a whit to hold the foresaid Bull not only for vniust and vnlawfull but also for annulled and of no value and so without force frustrated and vnlawfully thundred De facto nullo Iuris ordine seruato Wherefore we haue reputed it conuenient to vse against the same such remedies as our Ancestours and other Souereigne Princes haue vsed with Popes that haue extended the power giuen them by God for edification beyond their limitts Especially being perswaded that by your and other our Loyall Subiects and by the whole world it shall bee so held and reputed Assuring our selues that as you haue hitherto attended to the Cure of soules of our faithfull Subiects and to the Diuine Seruice which through your diligence flourisheth in this our State no lesse then in any other so you will hereafter continue in the selfe same pastorall care It being our most stedfast Resolution to continue in the holy Catholique and Apostolique faith and in the obseruance of the Holy Romane Church euen as our Predecessours from the beginning of the foundation of this Citie till this present by the grace of God haue done And wee will that these our Letters for the vnderstanding of all men be affixed in the publique places of this our Citie and so of all other Subiect to our Dominion Assuring our selues that so manifest a publication will come to the eares of all such as haue had knowledge of the foresayd Bull and also to the notice of his Hol. whom we beseech our Lord GOD to inspire that hee may vnderstand the Nullitie of his Bull and of other his Attempts against vs and that hee taking knowledge of the Iustice of our cause we may be encouraged to obserue our Reuerence to the Holy Sea Apostolike of the which we and our forefathers together with this Common-wealth haue beene and will be euer most deuoted Giuen at our Ducall Palace the sixth of May in the fourth Indiction 1606. Giacomo Girardo Secretarie THis is to be noted that before the publication of this Protesta they called the Popes Nuntio to the Colledge and gaue him knowledge thereof where it being pronounced before him by a Secretary of State Exscripto as is vsuall he craued a second view thereof in the next roome which being granted him after he had changed countenance at some things much displeasing him he tooke his Priests cap and striking himselfe therewith vpon the right thigh brake foorth into these words Io so che si ô