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A20777 The French historie, that is, A lamentable discourse of three of the chiefe, and most famous bloodie broiles that haue happened in France for the Gospell of Iesus Christ namelie, 1. The outrage called the winning of S. Iames his streete, 1557, 2. The constant martirdome of Annas Burgans one of the K. Councell, 1559, 3. The bloodie marriage of Margaret sister to Charles the 9, anno 1572 / published by A.D. Dowriche, Anne, fl. 1589. 1589 (1589) STC 7159.3; ESTC S352 64,108 86

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preuaile Vve see that al our bloody broiles their courage cannot quaile Vve see how Noble men their forces dailie bend To counter crosse our planted plots this cause for to defend Two ciuill warres are past the third is now in hand Vve see how stoutlie they are bent our forces to withstand Therefore we must deuise to plaie some other part Or else in vaine we take in hand these Princes to subuart Now lend your listening eares and marke what I shall saie A secret thing I haue bethought which here I will bewraie You must make show as though you loude to liue at ease As wearie of these broiles you must intreate to haue a peace The King as chiefest man this plaie must first begin By louing letters words and cheere at first to bring them in And looke what they mislike the King must rase it out And yeeld to all things they request to put them out of doubt The King must shew such face to them aboue the rest As though he did vnfeinedlie of all men loue them best The worst of all their band the King must intertaine With such good will that no mistrust in anie maie remaine And he must make them know as though of late he felt Some pricke in conscience for the cause against the which hee delt And that he will forgiue al quarrels that are past In hope that this their new goodwil with loue might euer last And he must make complaint as though he did of late Mislike the dealings of the Guise and such as they doo hate And then the Guises must awhile from Court retire For thus you shall intrap them all and haue your full desire The King must yeeld to all that they request or craue And he must grant for to cōfirm the thing that they wold haue The Mother Queene in this must also play her part That no suspect of treason maie remaine within their heart And here you must giue out as though you would imploie Their seruice in some forreine warres which dooth your State annoie As if you would not trust the weight of such affaires To anie man but them alone whose faith and watchfull cares You long haue tried and so you maie your plot prepare By these and such like fained things to trap them in your snare If this preuaile not then I stand in fearfull doubt What practise next to put in vre to haue them rooted out Now therefore say your minde if thus it be not best To cut them off that so againe we all may liue in rest The Counsell did agree this was the onelie waie And euerie man did giue his word this sentence to obaie And that they would deuise such things to put in vre As best might fit this cursed plot and make the same most sure Which Sathan hearing rose and thankt them with his heart That they to him so willing were and so they did depart Then presentlie the King in post a message sent Vnto the Admirall to whom he shewed his good intent Which was that he was loath more ciuill warres to haue And that he greatlie did desire his subiects for to saue I will said he forget yea pardon and release All former griefes so that you will now yeeld to haue a peace Which might be now to me a cause of passing ioie For that I meane in forreine warres your seruice to imploie And first we doo require that we may ioyne our band Against the man that causeth all these troubles in our land Our Armies being ioynde we may the stronger goe Against the Duke of Alua whom we know to be our foe Great matters moue our minde against the King of Spaine For he hath taken Florida and late our sister slaine With lies of like deuise the godlie to betraie Requesting him most earnestly that he would come awaie And that he should obtaine what safetie he would craue Yea for his suretie there that he his faith oath should haue The message being done the Admirall as wise Within himselfe did halfe suspect the plot of this deuise And though that manie things did some suspition bring Yet all things els he doubted more than falshood in the King He thought the promise sure and firmelie did beleeue No treason could be ment wheras the king his word did giue The Admirall as one that was deuoide of feare And willing for to heare of peace vnto the King gaue eare So now the ciuill broiles which manie did intend By this deuise were pacified and brought vnto an ende It cannot be exprest what shewes of frendlie minde Both in the King and Courtiers all the Admirall doth finde His frends likewise which had the Gospell long profest As Countie Rouchfaucoult and eke Theligni with the rest Like grace and fauor found which made them so reioyce That to consent vnto the King they all did giue their voice And if in former warres the Admirall had lost Either castles houses townes or fermes what euer it shuld cost The King commanded straight for to restore them all And all things els which he of right of anie man could call And those whom he perceiude the Admirall to loue He blinded them with great rewards suspition to remoue Besides he did command out of his purse to giue To him an hundred thousand pounds his losses to relieue And when as it did chance his brother for to die The Cardinall Chastilion the King then presentlie The fruites and profites all of liuings all one yeare Vnto the Admirall he gaue his charges to forweare Yet not content with this one thing aboue the rest The King most frendlie did the which the godlie liked best He wrote to Philibert the Duke of Sauoie then That he should cease for to molest or grieue those godly men The which in former warres the Gospel did defend And that to such he should leaue off his rigor to extend And that the Admirall might no misliking finde He did by gentle meanes appease the Duke of Guises minde He tride to make them frends brought the same to passe Although it on the Guises part a fained frendship was The Cardinall likewise that was their greatest foe To chuse a Pope made thē beleeue to Rome that he would go So all things being done t'abandon all suspect What they mislikte the King would seeme the same for to reiect So that about the king they onelie credit winne Which did defend the Gospel which latelie were come in But nothing did preuaile to put them out of doubt So much as one thing which as now the king did go about Which was that he did wish his sister for to match Vnto Prince Henrie of Nauarre by this in hope to catch Them all within his snare for this he did conclude Not for good will but mere deceipt the godlie to delude Which match the King would haue consummate out of hand That so it might remaine said he a sure and perfect band Of that vnfained loue and inward
this to vs that doo remaine That God dooth giue to his elect such strength to conquere paine This is the godlie end that blessed man did make VVhom life honor could not bēd his Christ for to forsake He liude with good report his death deserueth fame And he hath left vnto his foes a leaud and filthie shame A rare and passing signe no doubt the Lord did giue To see that noble constancie in him while he did liue VVhose constant death in France and blood did sow the seede VVherby the church did much increase godly yet do feed He came of honest house in learning spent his youth And beeing plac'te in high degree he sought to learn the truth VVhereof when he had felt the sweete and pleasant tast He ioinde himselfe vnto the Church sticks to them at last VVell he is gone before and we that are behinde Lord grant to vs in Iesus Christ like faith and constant minde Amen The iudgements of the Lord which fell vpon King Henrie the second after he had caused Burgaeus to be imprisoned Anno 15●9 Dilated by the examples of Ahab Amaziah and Zedechiah wicked Kings which vsed the like crueltie against the word THe Lord on Elies sonnes and sinnes this sentence gaue They that doo loue and honor me great honor still shall haue But they that doo despise my word my law and will They shall be sure of euerie man to be abhored still Which sentence of the Lord for euer shall be true As by examples we may see of such as doo insue For when as Ahab was in fond and foolish rage To Ramoth Gilead stoutlie bent vniustlie warres to wage A Prophet from the Lord did tell him verie plaine That if this warre he took in hand King Ahab should be slain But to the prison straight this Prophet then was led The king gaue charge that he shuld be with bread water fed Till he returned safe from Gilead home againe But what befell It came to passe the King indeed was slaine So Amaziah which by idolls did offend Vnto the Prophet would not yeeld his willing eare to bend But did with bitter scoffes and scornes reproue the word For which he was by Iehu spoild and taken by the sword So Zedekiah proud from sinne would not returne But Rebel-like the word of God he did with fire burne And Ieremie by him was oft in prison pent Because he said the King and all to Babel should be sent But let vs see his ende the King of Babel came Who toke him captiue with his men put them al to shame And he that was content Gods Prophet to disgrace Was forc'te to see the murder of his sonnes before his face His eies that would not see Gods truth and shining light The King of Babel put them out as they deserude of right So Henrie King of France which all his force did bend Against the truth did from the Lord receaue a fearfull end For now amidst the ruffe of all their mirth and ioy When euerie man deuised how the godlie to destroie The time appointed came for marriage of the King Which to the Court Courtiers did great mirth pleasure bring And for the greater pompe of all this princely traine A solemne Iust the youthlie King by Crier did proclaime In which he meant to shew his manhood and his might And being horst with limber speare in armor shining bright He chose among the rest the challenge now begun Mongomerie Captaine of his gard against him for to runne Which he did oft refuse and wiselie did withstand Till that the King the fatall speare put in his Captaines hand Where charging with their spears forcing might main A splinter pierst the Princes eie and ranne vnto his braine The King with sodaine wound and bleeding much dismaid Within the next adioyning house to bed he was conuaide Where plungd with grieuous pain his conscience did lament The wrong which he had done to those whō he to prison sent I greatlie feare said he least I haue done some ill Against Burgaeus and the rest whose blood I sought to spill But Elimas the witch doth spend his cursed winde From such remorse to keep in thral the Kings afflicted minde It is said he thy foe that doth assault thy faith In which take heed that thou remain stil constant to thy death This heauie hap befell as manie men haue tolde Nere to the place wherein as then Burgaeus was in hold And manie did obserue that he did kill the King Which was commanded to the Iaile Burgaeus for to bring The King did often brag those eies of his should see Burgaeus burnt but loe the Lord did alter that decree For ere Burgeus was vnto the fire led Mongemerie had those eies of his thrust cleane out of his head Now here we plainlie see the life and heauie end Of thē which persecute the truth which God doth often send And let vs warning take by this most fearfull fate For to returne and loath our sinne before it be too late Amen The bloodie marriage or butcherlie murder of the Admirall of France and diuers other noble and excellent men at the marriage of Margaret the Kinges owne sister vnto Prince Henrie sonne to the Queene of Nauarre committed the 24. of August in the Citie of Paris Anno 1572. NOw haue you heard before of faggot fire and sword Inhaunst by Sathan for to quell Gods truth and blessed word But now I must begin such treason to vnfold As former times for crueltie And ages new and olde Haue neuer seene the like in Christendome till now When sacred faith by flatterie and oath of Princelie vow By treason did contriue to shed the guiltlesse blood Of thē which now by peace did seek to do their coūtrie good For when the Lord did send his truth into the land He raised vp some Noble men to take this cause in hand Among the which as chiefe and souereigne of the field There was Prince Henrie of Nauarre with such as would not yeeld Vnto the Guisian race the Prince of Condee next The Admirall and D' Andelot with others that were vext By bloodie Guises band who daily did inuent How to oppresse the word of truth which Christ had thether sent But when as Sathan saw by words and dealings plaine That manie Princes were in armes this truth for to maintaine It galde him to the heart that where he did deuise To choake the word that euen there the more it did arise He summons all his mates these matters to debate How they might choak this springing seed before it were too late Where all within a round they come without delaie To whom this bloody captaine then these words began to say There is a subtill veyne that feedes this cankred sore For now the deeper it is launcte it riseth still the more Vve see that fire and sword cannot at all