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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01143	Aduise giuen by a Catholike gentleman, to the nobilitie & commons of France, to ioyne together, and take armes speedily (by commandement of the King) against theeues and robbers, which are now abroade ruining the poore people setting downe an order and policie how they should take armes, to auoide all disorder and confusion amongst them. Whereunto is adioyned, a declaration published by the Duke de Mont-pencier for the reclaiming of the cleargie and nobilitie of Normandie, vnto his Maiesties obedience, &c. With certaine newes of the ouerthrow of the Gautiers, and diuerse other rebels against the French King, by the said Duke of Mont-pencier, on the sixt, and on the twentieth daie of Aprill. 1589. Translated out of the French into English, by I. Eliote.	Eliot, John.; Montpensier, François de Bourbon, duc de. Copie d'une lettre contenant le progres des choses advenues au voyage de duc de Montpensier. English.	1589 (1589)	STC 11256; ESTC S120926	33,284	60

a chiefe ruler and Prelate of the Church but as vnto a wicked and vngodlie subiect an enemy to the common wealth a disturber of publike peace and tranquilitie who had oftentimes attempted agaynst the lyfe and estate of his Soueraigne Prince But if they replie that the Cardinall was not vnder the correction of the King I praie you let vs see what Salomon the sage saith in his booke of Wisedome The marke of a King and soueraigne Prince saith hee is the power to make lawes for all men in generall and for all men in particular also and this power he receiueth of none other but of God who is the iudge of Kings and who maketh informations against them when they doe anie thing amisse with all rigour The Prophet Dauid whom I should haue alleaged first who did not speake but by inspiration of the holy Ghost said that the King and soueraigne Prince hath such authoritie and power ouer his subiectes that hee may dispose their liues and goods at his pleasure and no man to gainsaie him in aniething And Isidore in one of his passages vseth these wordes The kingdome of God saith he draweth nigh by reason of this terrestriall kingdome to the end that those which are of the bodie of the Church if they offend may bee punished by the rigor of Princes and that the discipline to the which the Church cannot binde them be neuerthelesse kept by the power authoritie of Kings and Princes This sheweth that the Cardinall of Guise might be iudged by his King and being as he was guiltie of treason it is not a thing nowe to bee called in question or doubt anie more And yet this is the point wherupon our mutinous Cleargie-men doe ground the reason and equitie of their rebellion and yet they haue small reason God wot for to defend it And that it is most true to proue by all manner of waies that they are guiltie of fellonie I will graunt them against my conscience and the truth that the King hath vniustly caused the Cardinall of Guise to be slain but is it for them then to take vengeance and to prohibit his subiects to shew to him that obedience that they owe to the●r Prince Let them reade what Saint Iohn Chrisostome saith in his booke of the dignitie of Priests The Ministerie of the Church saith hee is a charge committed of God to teach louingly without any taking of armes and not a power to giue or take away kingdomes and to make lawes for ciuil policie And Iesus Christ in his Gospel by Saint Mathew said to his Apostles The Kings of the earth raigne ouer nations but it shall not be so with you And in another place Yee shal be carried before the Princes of this world and before their gouernours c. If then the Apostles and other Saintes chosen of God haue bin subiect to the power and authorities of soueraine Princes as Saint Ambrose affirmeth what are our Cleargie men more at this present daie then they were who would if they could dispossesse their King Who attempt publikely against his authoritie and honour Are they priuiledged of God more then others are Or hath Sathan more power ouer them then he hath ouer others For a truth I beleeue they are not assisted with the holy spirite of God for I cannot thinke that Gods spirit doth inspire them to speake so vnworthilie of him whome his maiestie hath commanded them to obey They call the King tyrant and none ought to be accounted such a one except hee violate the lawes of God and the lawes of nature as they do or else vsurpe the soueraigntie ouer his fellowes and superiours without expresse cōmandement from God as the Duke of Maine doth They say the king is the protector of heretikes and yet cannot proue that euer he refused to warre vpon thē or that he did ayde them in anie of their affaires but they knowe very well and they cannot denie but that he hath oftentimes hazarded his owne life which is deare vnto him against them And that moreouer he hath day by day made edicts and proclamations against them and greatly to their preiudice if they were well put in execution and if as great care were had to make them take effect as they haue to rebell against his Maiestie They say moreouer that the king serueth his owne turne and hath intelligence with heretikes that he seeketh nothing more then to establish their sect in his kingdome yet can they not shew tha this maiestie hath euer made any of them captaine of any of his forts or that he hath any of that side which is a seruant of his housholde or an officer of his crowne nay but say they he serueth his own turne with their forces which ill beseemeth a prince most Christian such a one as hee is and they can wish so full of loyaltie are they that he should cōmit himself to the gard protection of his euill minded subiects who seeke nothing else but his ruine to be short they alledge all things that they thinke might perswade you that the king mindeth nothing els but to plant heresie in all the territories vnder his obedience But to shewe that what they can say are but lies and impostures let them proue the intention of his maiestie if they cannot content themselues with the profes that he hath alreadie made of the feruent zeale that he beareth to the Catholike religion by sending to him some that shall protest for them that they shall reconcile themselues towards him and that they shall obey him as good and loyall subiects ought to doe so that it would please his Maiestie to pardon them and to permit them to warre vpon the heretikes and I assure them if they doe so the king shall receiue them into his fauour with al his heart and shal augment their forces as farre as his authoritie shal be able to further so laudable a purpose and if he do not then shall they haue occasion to blame him worthily But if they refuse this meanes of reconciliation then may all Catholikes that are neare his royal person and all those besides that are his seruants thinke with themselues verie well if they perseuer in their presumptious rebellion no good Catholikes would be offēded though he serued his turn with the heretikes of this realme but cōtrariwise they would wish him to call the Turke to his aide if he thought he might haue any help at his hand See then all the benefit that their reuolt should procure shal serue but to put the heretiks in assurance of their affaires to make them liue in tranquillity by reason of the great diuision that shal be brought in amongst the Catholikes They preach vnto vs as I haue told you that we are quite discharged frō the obedience that we owe vnto our king for that say they he is wicked you must vnderstand that if their false accusations impostures be true as though we were but