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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67593	Historical collections of the church in Ireland during the reigns of K. Henry VIII, Edward VI and Q. Mary wherein are several material passages omitted by other historians concerning the manner how that kingdom was first converted to the Protestant religion and how by the special providence of God, Dr. Cole, a bloody agent of Q. Mary was prevented in his designs against the Protestants there : set forth in the life and death of George Browne, sometime Archbishop of Dublin, who was the first of the Romish clergy in Ireland that threw off the Popes supremacy and forsook the idolatrous worship of of [sic] Rome : with a sermon of his on that subject.	Ware, Robert, d. 1696.; Browne, George, d. 1556.	1681 (1681)	Wing W848; ESTC R12362	15,456	22

England which original is in that famous Library of Sir Robert Cotton out of which Sir James Ware that learned Antiquary tanscribed the same Within few years after that the Act of Supremacy had past in Ireland we do find a Letter written by George Browne to the Lord Cromwell complaining of the Clergy how they fell off from what had past and how the Bishop of Rome had contrived matters against the then Reformation Collected by Sir James Ware out of an old Registry some time in the custody of Adam Loftus Hugh Corwins Successor and also Archbishop of Dublin Right Honourable and my singular good Lord. I Acknowledge my bounden Duty to your Lordships Good will to me next to my Saviour Christs for the Place I now possess I pray God give me his Grace to execute the same to his G lory and his Highness's Honour with your Lordships Instructions The People of this Nation be zealous yet blind and unknowing most of the lergy as your Lordship hath had from me before being ignorant and not able to speak right Words in the Mass or Liturgy as being not skilled in the Latin Grammar so that a Bird may be taught to speak with as much sense as several of them do in this Country These sorts though not Scholars yet are crafty to cozen the poor Common People and to dissuade them from following his Highness's Orders George my Brother of Armagh doth underhand occasion Quarrels and is not active to execute his Highness's Orders in his Diocess I have observed your Lordships Letter of Commission and do find several of my Pupils leave me for so doing I will not put others in their Livings till I do know your Lordships Pleasure for it is meet I acquaint you first the Romish Reliques and Images of both my Cathedrals in Dublin of the Holy Trinity and of St. Patricks took off the Common People from the true Worship but the Prior and the Dean find them so sweet for their Gain that they heed not my Words Therefore send in your Lordships next to me an Order more full and a Chide to them and their Canons that they might be removed Let the Order be that the Chief Governours may assist me in it The Prior and Dean have written to Rome to be encouraged and if it be not hindred before they have a Mandate from the Bishop of Rome the People will be bold and then tugg long before his Highness can submit them to his Graces Orders The Country Folk here much hate your Lordship and despitefully call you in their Irish Tongue the Blacksmiths Son The Duke of Norfolk is by Armagh and that Clergy desired to assist them not to suffer his Highness to alter Church Rules here in Ireland As a Friend I desire your Lordship to look to your Noble Person for Rome hath a great kindness for that Duke for it is so talked here and will reward him and his Children Rome hath great Favours for this Nation purposely to oppose His Highness and so having got since the Act passed great Indulgences for Rebellion therefore my hope is lost yet my Zeal is to do according to your Lordships Orders God keep your Lordship from your Enemies here and in England Dublin the 3d. Kalends April 1538. Your Lordships at Commandement George Browne To the Lord Privy Seal his Honourable good Loraships Ex Autographo Soon after this Letter had been written News came to the Castle of Dublin that the Bishop of Rome had sent over a Bull of Excomunication of all those who had or shall own the Kings Supremacy within the Irish Nations whichcaused the Archbishop to write accordingly Right Honourable MY Duty premised it may please your Lordship to be advertised sithence my last there has come to Armagh and his Clergy a private Commission from the Bishop of Rome prohibiting His Gratious Highness's people here in this Nation to own his Royal Supremacy and joyning a Curse to all them and theirs who shall not within forty days confess to their Confessors after the publishing of it to them that they have done amiss in so doing the substance as our Secretary hath translated the same into English is thus I A B. from this present hour forward in the presence of the holy Trinity of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God of St. Peter of the holy Apostles Archangels Angels Saints and of all the holy Host of Heaven shall and will be always obedient to the holy See of St. Peter of Rome and to my holy Lord the Pope of Rome and his Successors in all things as well spiritual as temporal not consenting in the least that his holiness shall lose the least Title or Dignity belonging to the Papacy of our Mother Church of Rome or to the Regality of St. Peter I do vow and swear to maintain help and assist the just Laws Liberties and Rights of the Mother Church of Rome I do likewise promise to confer to defend and promote if not personally yet willingly as in ability able either by Advice Skill Estate Mony or otherwise the Church of Rome and her Laws against all whatsoever resisting the same I further how to oppugn all Hereticks either in making or setting forth Edicts or Commands contrary to the Mother Church of Rome and in case any such to be moved or composed to resist it to the uttermost of my power with the first convenience and opportunity I can possible I count and value all Acts made or to be made by Heretical Powers of no force or worth or be practised or obeyed by my self or by any other Son of the Mother Church of Rome I do further declare him or her Father or Mother Brother or Sister Son or Daughter Husband or Wife Vncle or Aunt Nephew or Neece Kinsman or Kinswoman Master or Mistress and all others nearest or dearest Relations Friend or Acquaintance whatsoever accursed that either do or shall hold for the time to come any Ecclessastical or Civil power above the Authority of the Mother Church or that do or shall obey for the time to come any of her the Mother of Churches Opposers or Enemies or contrary to the same of which I have here sworn unto so God the Blessed Virgin St. Peter St. Paul and the holy Evangelists help c. His Highness Vice Roy of this Nation is of little or no power with the old Natives therefore your Lordship will expect of me no more than I am able This Nation is poor in Wealth and not sufficient now at present to oppose them It is observed that ever since His Highness's Ancestors had this Nation in possession the old Natives have been craving Foreign Powers to Assist and Rule them and now both English Race and Irish begin to oppose your Lordships Orders and do lay aside their National old Quarrels which I fear will if any thing will cause a Foreigner to invade this Nation I pray God I may be a false Prophet yet your good Lordship must