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A02966	The declaration of the King of Nauarre touching the slaunders published against him in the protestations of those of the League that are rysen up in armes in this realme of Fraunce. With priuiledge. Truely translated into English according to the French copie.; Déclaration du roy de Navarre sur les calomnies publiées contre luy ès protestations de ceux de la Ligue qui se sont eslevez en ce royaume. English.	Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.; Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623, attributed name.; Hollyband, Claudius, 16th cent.; Navarre (Kingdom). Sovereign (1572-1610 : Henry III) aut	1585 (1585)	STC 13106; ESTC S115687	28,419	81

〈…〉 of those 〈…〉 league 〈…〉 rysen up 〈◊〉 armes in thi● Realme of Fraunce ⸪ With Priuiledge Truely translated into English according to the French copie Printed at London by Iohn Charlewood dwelling in Barbican at the signe of the halfe Eagle and the Key 1585. LOò Rey Prince Soubiran de Bearn á permetut permet à Loys Rabier Imprimador de son Vniuersitat d'Ortés de imprimar bene exposar La declaratiō que sa Maiestat á enbiada au Rey de Francia contre las calumnias d'cus de la Ligua ensems la lettraque sadicta Mastat escriu audict Segnor Rey de Frācia com plus plaàes contengut en las letras de pribilegi ottrogeadas audict Loys Rabier per sadicta Maiestat dadas á Bargerac loó xi de Iuin 1585. Sageradas deu grand saged deudict Seignor Rey Prince Soubiran signadas de sa maá cōtresignadas de Mazelieres Raportadas au Conseil deudict Seignor Rey per Mr. Me. Ioan du Breuil Conseiller audict Conseil loó xiiij deudictmes de Iuin 1585. A Pau. The Abridgement in English of the Kings Priuiledge afore rehearsed in the Bearnois tongue THe King and soueraigne Prince of Bearne hath permitted and doth permit Lewys Rabier Printer of his Vniuersitie of Ortes to imprint and set forth The declaration sent by his Maiestie to the King of Fraunce against the slaunders of those of the League and also the letter written by his Highnesse to the said Lorde the King of Fraunce as more is conteyned in the Letters of priuilege graūted by his Maiestic to the saide Lewis Rabier dated at Bergerac the xi of Iune 1585. Sealed with the great Seale of the said Lord the king and soueraigne Prince Signed with his bande and coūtresigned De Mazelieres exhibited to the Counsell of the said Lord the King by Maister Du Breuill Consellour in the same Counsell the xiiij of the said Moneth of Iune 1585. At Pau. To the right vvorshipfull Sir Phillip Sidney KNIGHT SIR for as much as this Noble and most godly Christian King by this declaratiō desireth that all Christian Princes should vnderstād what great iniurie is offred to his honour by th' enimies of the holy Churche of God I haue thought good to translate this good Prince his protestation into th'english toung to present the same to your worships view knowing that both you and all the worthie Englishe Knights touched with like godly zeale as your worship is will with the ballance of a ripe and sound iudgement cōsider fauour th'equity of the cause as it shall please th' almightie to put into your noble and generous heartes whom I beséech so to blesse and more and more enrich and augment those giftes of grace which hee hath so liberally bestowed on you that it may redound to his honour and glorie and to th'euerlasting fame of your worship Your worships most humble to commaund Claudius Hollyband To the King MY soueraigne Lord your Maiestie shall well perceiue howe they that lately rose vp in this Realme haue bent themselues against me in their protestations And in the same haue gone about by all manner of slaunders to bring me in suspition with your Maiesty into hatred with all orders and estates and into the great misliking of all Princes and nations of Christendome Therefore my good Lord I thought it good to sende vnto your Maiestie the declaration written and signed with mine owne hande which shall be presented vnto you by Mounsier Cleruaut and De Cassincourt The which I most humbly beseech your Ma. vouchsafe the reading from point to poynt and there to set before your eyes myne actions and demenoures passed wherin I hold my selfe assured that the vpright and indifferent eye of your Maiestie shall perceiue nothing but faithfulnes and integrity The which my soueraigne Lorde hath not beene either in causes or effects more deepely or cleerelier seene by any other then onely your Maiestie And therefore although my principall desyre aboue all thinge bee to yeeld satisfaction to your Maiesties iudgement which I doubt not but shal be a verie easie matter for me to performe yet neuertheles my Lord for that the poyson of these slaunders is spred throughout all the vaines of this Realme and of all Christendome as much as in them lyeth wherin my honor and reputation do suffer incredible domage I am most humbly to beseech your Maiestie to shew me so much fauo ur as to thinke well of my sending this present declaration to all your Courtes of Parliament and other the notable incorporat townes of this Realme with whome most cheefely my aduersaries seeke to stayne and diffame me And also that it wold please your maiestie to vouchsafe mee this honour to commaund your Ambassadors to exhibite it to all Christian Princes your freends and allies with those letters which with your Maiesties licence I purpose to write vnto them And I am certainly perswaded your Maiestie cannot but thinke it a thing most straunge being so neere allied vnto you as I am and with the mynd that I beare that I passe in silence the great blames and slaunderous reproofes wherewith they charge mine honor which I dare say cannot be spotted without some domage to your Maiestie VVherfore in all humblenes and dutifull affection I beseech your Maiestie to graunt these my requestes And so referring the rest of my minde to the discharge of the sayde Mounsier de Cleruaut and de Cassincourt I most humbly beseech your Maiestie to giue credite vnto them Your most humble and most obedient subiect and seruaunt Henry The declaration of the king of Nauarre touching the slaunders published against him in the protestations of them of the League which are risen vp in this Realme THE King of Nauarre vpon the view and consideratiō of the protestations and Declarations of those that this daye trouble the estate of this Kingdome vnder the name of the holy League wherein they would couer their wicked intent partly with zeale of Religion partly with affection and good will towarde the common wealth But particularly take his Maiestie for the partie against whome they are bent as though be were an Heretike a Relaps a Persecutor of the Church a disturber of the estate a sworne enemie against the estate c. hath thought it as appertaining to his dutye to giue cleare euidence and manifest declaration to all Kinges Princes and Natiōs of Christendome against these slaunders but specially to the King his soueraigue Lord and to all manner of people of what state or degree soeuer they bee within this Realme the rather for that under his shadowe they make no conscience to attempt against the Crowne of their Prince and bring a miserable confusion vpō his whole estate First therefore touching the matter of Religion the sayde Lorde the king of Nauarre protesteth before God who seeth the bottome of his hart before the King his soneraine Lorde vnto whome his principall desire is to approoue his

sufficient euidence giuen that theyr colour and pretence was to roote out that religion which the King of Nauarre professeth and most specially so bestroy him if it lay in their power in sort that the first stroke of their thunderbolt 〈◊〉 haue lighted first vpon his heade If his maiestie in the meanespa●e sawe not into the ende of their practises By occasion whereof the saide king of Nauarre perceiuing the king his Soueraigne Lord had giuen no order therein and foreséeing their pretence tended to destroy the protestantes was iustly moued to haue regard to his affayres And therefore about the ye●re M. v.r.lxxx and thrée he dispatched Mounsir de Segur Pardillian superintendent of his house to the Quéene of Englande the King of Denmarke the princes ●lectors of Almanie the Lantgraue of Hesse and other Princes and estates First to exhort them to séeke meanes to agrée the ●outrouersies in religiō which remayned 〈◊〉 the reformed churches and were abused to their common destruction Secondly to renewe and assure a perfect amis●●e with them without desiring or employing them any farther Thirdlye to furnishe in Almanye a good some of money therewith to prou●d whē néede should require a conueni●t succor against his mortal enimies At the which Kings Princes and estates are straighly allied to the Crowne of Fraunce with whom the King his Soueraigne Lorde hath Ambassadores with which Ambassadores the saide Mounsier de Segur had expresse charge to conferre and so did at certaine times whom he tooke for witnesses of his sayinges doinges of his propositions negotiations conclusions And after his returne the saide King of Nauarre most humbly besought his ma●estie to giue commaundement that with a● diligence information might be taken brought to his Maiestie of a● his legatiō being fully assured that therin they may most playnely beholde his french hart sincere affection true loyaltie towarde his maiesties person and Royall estate Wherefore the said King of Nauarre requireth al the aforesaid most noble kings princes to giue testimonye to the King vnder their owne signetts to his kingdome and al christendome whether at any tyme there haue been on his behalfe any letters or instructions deliuered 〈◊〉 communication had either againste the Kinges dignitye or against the wealth and felicity of hys estate or in any respect cōtrary to the duety 〈◊〉 a most humble and most deuoute seruant subiecte whether euer hee mooued them to make warre vpon the King to renue the troubles or destroy the Catholiques whether euer any ouerture hath béene directly or indirectly made vnto them touching the Kings death or any matter to followe vpon the same Also the sayde Lord the King of Nauarre most humbly beséech●th hys Maiestie that he may be tollerated to sende thys hys declaration to the sayde Princes against the aforementioned flaunders and to cause the same to bee presented by his Maiesties owne Ambassadors to wytte by euery of them in the place wher he is resident to all Christian Princes fréendes and confederates of this kingdome To thys ende that if he haue treated of any lyke matter then they nowe seeing him protest the contrary may estéeme him for a counterfeyte Prince of small fayth and troth and in all respectes vnwoorthye of theyr amity and fréendshyppe which hys abouesayd enemies goe about to make suspected And which for hys owne parts he franklie declareth that his desyre is with all carefulnes to entertayne as hee thinketh he hath most reasonably sought the same As touching the concord or agréement the aduersaryes allege it to beare date the fourtéenth day of December in the yéere 1580. and there make the sayds Mounsier de Segur present as Ambassadour from the King of Nauarre who had departed out of Almany repassed into the Lowe Countries and from thence into Englande where he soiourned two monethes and aboue and yet notwithstanding the employment of all that tyme was embarqued to returne into Fraunce before the fourtéenth day of December In which concorde they bring in the Ambassadours of the Elector Palatine and of the Prince of Orange the one dead aboue a yéere before leauing hys heyre vnder yéeres during whose mynority Duke Cazimir gouerneth the electorship the other murbered foure monethe● before by a Je●uite suborne● by such as are like to the confederates of this pretended holy league And yet nenerthelesse both the saide pr●●es as the aduersaries alledge are bound to be present this moneth of May in the towne of Basill concerning the concluding of some agréement in the controu●rsies of religion The aduersaries adde with all that the King of Nauarre on the xviii day of Aprill then next promised to enter into armes at which time forsooth they them selues were resolued to enter into them and now goe about to deriue the hatred thereof vppon this Prince who being on euery side compassed about with their conspiracies yet sturreth not at al. They date the said contract at Maidenbourgh a towne apperteyning to the sonne of my Lord the elector of Brandenbourgh and yet in the concord they remember neyther father nor the sonne And in truth it is no other but an imagniary assemblie For neither in that place nor any other canne there anye assemblie be founde to haue béen holden Further the tytles 〈◊〉 so many other 〈…〉 to much 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 with so 〈…〉 ●ncte to 〈…〉 〈…〉 for a 〈◊〉 pedlers 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Presthers 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 people inste●ius 〈◊〉 they● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with bery 〈…〉 〈◊〉 for what can they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 war●e 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 of Mon●anban reser 〈◊〉 more bl●●e for any thing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thereof nor more 〈…〉 any thing published by thē of 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 The true 〈…〉 wheir the king h●●de conclud●d prace in the yeare 〈…〉 fiue 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 seaue● withful inte●tion 〈…〉 〈…〉 should 〈…〉 〈◊〉 his Muiesty lest in the 〈…〉 of the King of Nau●r●● and the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 for the 〈◊〉 of this god 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 very many de●●●ous of nothing more then to ●●nus the troubles who after fette themselues in Ar●●● with the Authors of thys league by all meanes possible crossed the execution of the sayde evict of peace and at all houres by sundry newe enterprises gaus occasion of distrust in sorte that the wounds which they ought to haue cured wered forer and the edict of peace which in tyme past was to take effects flydde backwards ●●●ppe by steppe and was cleane cut away from the Protestants poynt after poynt By the continuaunce of which practises it come to passe that during the 〈◊〉 yéeres the peace was diuersly interrupted by surprysings and attempts yea and by open war that continued the space of a whole yéere 〈◊〉 whence issued the conferences of N● rac Flex so that the 〈◊〉 yeres which were pre●●●ed for the rendring vp of the places ●●●●ised not to work the effect wherunto they were limitted and that by reason of the impedimēt which came by means of these interruptions of

receiued at his handes 〈◊〉 he more readie to forget those offences which they had committed agaynst him then others by whom he had béen offended were to cease from renewing their euil demeanour toward him Whether he haue not alwaies yéelded honour and respecte to the Soueraigne Courtes and the officers of the same and also to all others that beare the marke of Justice And whether he did euer either forcibly cōmit any violence to iustice for els deny ed necessary strength to iustice if it were in his power to aybe her And as touching all other parties of this estate he that to euery of them hath not shewed any thing sauing honour frendship and good will neither euer displeasured or desired otherwise then to pleasure them cannot easily be beléeued nor iudged for an enimie of this estate Concerning the estate ingenerall he will not denye but that the Ciuill warres haue brought into this kingdome great confusion in all thinges pouertie to the people decaye to the nobilitie Ruine to the Cleargie Contempt to iustice men addicted to warre and aboue all the rest ciuill warre which he be waileth in his hart and woulde remedie if possibly he could yea with his owne proper blood But God is witnesse his conscience witnesseth Fraunce her selfe witnesseth hauing bryght eyes and verye freshe memorie by reason she saws and well remembreth all the course of that time whether he entred into arms except it were through the counsel of extreame necessitie though long aforehande he might haue foreséene and preuented her by reason The assembly of Bloys is witnesse stirred vp by this present league where he was declared to be banished out of this realms with all the professors of his religion except they chaunged their religion very quickely Which to him paraduenture were no hard chaunge if he had as litle religion in him as the aduersaries haue whether also he euer delayed the receiuing of peace for any particuler occasion whatsoeuer albeit his degrée is suche as that which to him is particular might rightly be iudged for publique when his conscience might be satisfied and could see that the professors of the same religion which he professeth might serue God according to their fayth in tranquilitie and quietnes Whether he euer demaunded any thing gaynefull to him selfe encrease of aucthoritie encrease of pencions or encrease of offices Whether contrariwise he hath not rather chosen to see him selfe as he is without aucthoritie in his gouernemēt which by the peace ought to be al yéelded into his handes then to prolong the war neuer so little then by the space of so much as an houre to delaye the comfort and succour of the people by the peace or to trouble the peace after it was made for default of enioying that which was promised in his regarde The articles of the last peace may be for witnesses and the conference of Flex wherein he might fitly haue serued his owne turne to inlarge his conditions by reason of the great desire which Mounsir that is deceassed had to passe into the Low Countries whether he was called by a generall Ambassage of the estates of the countrye who most instantly required and sollicited him to come thyther Yet the King of Nauarre at that time rather yéelded away his owne intrrest to the aduauncement of this kingdome then he would neuer so little differ or stande to make merchandise of a benefite as might thereby come to his partie Therefore he made peace and accepted it with suche conditions as pleased his maiestie to graunte to the intent too further the conquest of those countries and to transport him selfe thither in person yf it might so stande with his maiesties fanour and good liking These good Frenchmen the heades of the league to empeach the ioyning of Flaunders to Fraunce when the Ambassadoures of the Low Countryes offered it to the King with such conditions as that they were readie to receyue lawe from his Maiestie and admytte into their townes suche Garrisons and gouernours as pleased hym To the intent to let and hinder his maiesty there from doth vexe and trouble his kingdome cause his people to rise into mutinies and in time of full peace begyn to make warres What pacience the King of Nauarre hath vsed in all that time notwithstanding the discontentment that he might conceiue by the dealing which at the suggestion of such as be like to the aduersaries vsed toward hym I leaue it to the consideration of all the worlde beyng seperated from the King without aucthoritie in his gouernement not payed of that whiche was due vnto him and much lesse respected in his affayres then the least Captayne of the kingdome Be it spoken without reproche And to vtter the plaine truthe of his demeanours If he had béen no more touched with the féelyng and consideration of the griefe and detryment of the people and of all Fraunce then they of the league bee at thys day béeing that partye which hee is both people and Country myght haue fallen into vtter destruction But hee is a Frenchman and a French Prince a number of Fraunce and féeleth her gréeses and woundes Diminishing of authority want of fauour particular interest hadde neuer the power to make hym rage and spight agayust hymselfe whyth is a thing proper to the Leaguers who are but lightly grasted in Fraunce and are lyke to wodden legges and tymber Armes that féele nothing when the body is burned To which kinde of men may bee easily gyuen the outward parte but not the inwarde affection neyther the moouing or féeling of a true and naturall Frenchman Touching these broyles and commotions whych they declare and protest to bee directly against him bending themselues agayust hys person his lyse hys honour hys conscience séeing them armed and and taking Townes in the myddest of hys Gouernment béeing on euery side compassed and encombred by them his pacience incessantly styrred and moued ●f he had not respected the King more then his owne pryuate daunger if he had not earnestly desired the welfare of this Realme with hope of a publique peace if he may haue any peace at these mens handes yea and that more then his owne preseruation is there any likelyhoode or was there any reason he shoulde holde hym selfe content as he hath done But all is well so the people be at quiet he lyketh all well so the estate remayne in peace the King obeyed the King honoured as he ought to be yea though it were to his owne euident peryll with his losse vnrecouerable Here is the whole somme of al things whereby the Kyng of Nauarre canne be blamed with these fayre tyrles of heretique Relaps persecutor of the Church enemie of the Catholiques and disturber of this estate As touching the conclusion which they drawe from thence whereby they declare him vncapable to succéede in the kingdome and haue caused my Lorde the Cardinall of Bourbon his Vnckle to take vpon him the name of the first Prince of the blood and