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A00209	A fig for the Spaniard, or Spanish spirits VVherein are liuelie portraihed the damnable deeds, miserable murders, and monstrous massacres of the cursed Spaniard. With a true rehearsal of the late trobles, and troblesome estate of Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, and Portingall: Wherevnto are annexed matters of much marueile, and causes of nolesse consequence. Magna est veritas, & preualet.	G. B., fl. 1592-1597.	1591 (1591)	STC 1026; ESTC S116564	14,477	28

France and England ignorant of the great slaughters of Spaniards that haue beene committed within these foure yeares who is ignorant of the huge losse both of men and ships he hath sustained in this last Indian voyage who doth not knowe that he that inioyeth much hath need of Argus eyes Mercuries braine and Hercules strength to maintaine it and who doth not knowe that his storehouse of Sicilie for this The Sicillons made him plainly answere they had not corne enough for themselues yeare is emptie Seeing then Spaine cannot presently sustaine muche lesse relieue or repaire suche infinite losses both of men shippes artillerie and all other prouision of victualles within The Duke of Florence will haue a saying to the Spanish Lantado for abusing his colours defeating the people of the prouision of their corne and manie other iniuries The last pope finely and wittily denied the king of Spaine manie requestes These and such like dealinges haue caused the deathes of 5. Popes within these 17. monethes her owne boundes seeing suche innumerable cares depend on their neckes and that they cannot indure them without the assistance of others Let vs nowe reason what possibilitie they haue to be succoured by others and beginne first with their owne neighbours It is possible they may command a few hungersterued slaues in Naples and the partes adioyning whereof they haue the gouernment but in other partes of Italie especially Genua Florence and Venice where he is loued as the Diuell loueth holy water he may command and go without and intreating obtain as man●● bands of men and thousands of crowns which some suspect was the deathe of the last Pope as a chicken can holde in hi● fist As for France and Flanders therein his iolly brauo haue such gallant counterbuffes daily the one part by the most Christian mirrour of chyualrie the french king the other by the puissant and politicke prince Graue Maurice that they looke for aid of him who Sigismund king of Poland maintaineth the tumultes of the Iesuites at Gacow wher they haue beaten downe and rased the Churches of the reformed religion is himselfe aidlesse rather then anie way finde themselues of strength to succour their haplesse Monarches Likewise Germanie and especially Poland in manie corners whereof he hath closely couched his rabbles of Iesuites and set all in vprores are so vnable and vnapt to succor him that they are skant able to defend themselues Finally from England wherinto dayly he sendeth whol heards and hundreds of Iesuites Seminaries and Priests to disturb our peace althogh her Maiestie euer louing longing after peace hath sought alwaies rather to gratulate him then anie way to grieue him yet in anie of these attempts he is to hope for no helpe except hee woulde imploy Philip mantained Iohn Marilian hy● Embassadour three whole years at Constantinople to increate for peace which at length was obtained in suche sorte that neither Christian nor Turke thoght it would continue for both Princes applied them selues to the time rather then that eyther of them desired anie friendship of other his forces to better vse then onely to seeke the spoyle and effusion of christian bloud Princes of former yeares liuing together in amitie and linked with the sweete chaine of christian-like charitie were woont to leuie all their powers against the vntamed Pagons and ennemies of Christianitie but hee hath beene lately conuinced to doe quite contrarie howe then of Christians can he looke for courtesie But some will obiect and say Tush Philip is ric● he possesseth whole Mines of coine he is the golden Cheuallier he needeth no mans courtesie Let him but holde vp his finger hee shall haue friendes followers and souldiers inowe this argument is both weake and slender and hath partly beene refelled before therefore in three wordes with the Poet thus briefly I confute it Malo virum pecunia quam pecuniam viro indigentem Hetherto concerning hys businesse at home and condition with his bordering neighbours Nowe let vs looke what hope the Spaniardes hath to enterprise anie inuasion or conquest in respect of England The first and chiefest reasons therfore wherewith his Partizans and partakers vse to induce him and hale him on whether of his owne will he is readily inough inclined are these three Three reasons our English Traytours vse to vrge to Philip in number The first is drawne from the weakenesse of her Maiesties Nauie The second of a supposed euill contentment of a number of people in the land to serue the Queene and hir gouernment against her enemies Lastly and most principally of a great strong partie that will be found heere in the fauour of them for religion A meere fable and of no likelihood that wil take armes against her highnesse vppon the sight of the Catholique Nauie on the coasts of England all which that they are but imagined surmises and vntrue reportes hath alreadie bene proued Anno. 1588. at what time the couragious force and forcible courage of our Nauie sufficiently appeared when as at the first encounter with the mightie Spanish Armada our Some say it was their Viceadmirall but how euer it was a most huge barge simple Fleete of Fish-boates as it pleased them to tearme it tooke their Viceadmirall and for the space of 8. or 9. dayes togither so scattered slaughtered sunk chased them that they were forced to flie from the coastes of Flanders neere Calice towards the vnknowne parts of the cold North all their hopes all their buildings founded but vppon a conceited conquest vtterly ouerthrowne and as it were with an Earthquake all their costes and comfortes by the omnipotent and outstretched arme of God brought to the ground As to the second branch of their hope depending vpon opinion of some great miscontentment of manie and sundry persons against the Queenes Maiestie the proofe of the contrarie so appeared the selfe same yeare both of her Maiesties actions to maintaine the liking of all her people and of the generall earnest deuotion shewed to her Maiestie by all estates Noble and meane rich and poore protestantes and papists as I thinke no prince christened euer had greater cause of comfort in her people Now to the last point that there shal be found heere in the Realme a strong partie of Catholiques to ioyne against the Queene and assist the inuaders by the former relations of the generall great and feruent loue of all the land toward her excellent Maiestie of the great offers of seruice made by the whol Nobilitie of their goodly shewes of braue men and stately steedes of their infinite costes and expences of the vniuersall forwardnesse of the commons in all actions and of their prompt mindes to execute all dueties of good subiectes euen vnto the losse of their liues this their foundation is weake feeble and of no force and therefore no waie to be feared We haue already proued by manie reasons and those substantial inough how vnlike and vnable the Spaniard is both in respect of himselfe in respect of the helpe of his neighbors and in respect The Spaniard vnlike to conquer England for three reasons of our own right and might to master and molest vs with anie huge hurt or singuler scath all which notwithstanding are thus for that we often see man proposeth but God disposeth to be vnderstoode and restrained that they may and shall proue true so long as we serue God truely Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos The Spaniard is not yet brought so low but that he may rise rage and reigne again if we be not thankefull to almightie God pliable to our countries peace and watchfull for his comming Nam qui semel caepit esse hostis iterum erit si nactus fuerit occasionem liue in loyall seruice and dutifull obedience toward our Prince louingly honour our Magistrates reuereutly liue togither charitably and detect and discrie wicked treasons and obstinate traytors willingly otherwise the Lord will renew reuiue and increase the Spaniards strength exceedingly cause him preuaile mightely and triumph ouer vs spightfully so that no man amidst all that hath beene spoken is so farre to presume that either he omit anie iote of christianlike seruice toward almightie God or loyall obedience toward his naturall Prince or sacred honour toward the supriour Magistrate or sincere loue towardes his home borne neighbours but as wee were seene not yet a Prentice yeares Anno 1588 sithence at what time the minds of many were daunted with a sodaiue feare of the enemie to serue God deuoutly obey our prince cheerfully reuerence the Magistrat discretly liue and loue together faithfully so to cōtinue if need once againe require to spend lands lims liues and all as then wee profered readilie for God and our countrey and not to hatch treasons closely nourish traitors couertly succour fugitiues wilfullie or support shameles runnegats continually men of no conscience sworne enemies to God their Prince and countrey which that we may do to the glorie of the eternall GOD comfort of our dread Soueraigne ioy of our vigilant Magistrats weeding out of hypocriticall rebels wholesome Thus if we doe then may we boldly bid a Fig for the Spaniard eyther a figge of his owne or as they say vna higa Italians preseruation of mutuall charity at home godlie consolation of our poore distressed bretheren abroad the Lord of hosts in mercy grant for his sweet sons sake to whom with his Christ our only peacemaker the holy Ghost our comforter be al honour lawd praise and thankesgiuing for all his vnspeakeable louing kindnesses extended on the sinfull people of England both nowe and for euer and let all that feare his name and wishe the blessed peace of his Church say in deuout zeale and zealous deuotion of spirit Amen FINIS

A FIG FOR THE SPANIARD OR SPANISH SPIRITS VVherein are liuelie portraihed the damnable deeds miserable murders and monstrous massacres of the cursed Spaniard With a true rehearsal of the late trobles and troblesome estate of Aragon Catalonia Valencia and Portingall Wherevnto are 〈…〉 of much marueile and causes of 〈◊〉 consequence Magn● est veritas 〈◊〉 praeualet LONDON Printed by Iohn Woolfe and are to be solde by william Wright 1591. TO THE CVRTEOVS GENTLEMEN READERS HEALTH GEntlemen though Philip of Spaine be olde and bed-redde yet hee is not quite dead and though his forces for the present be somewhat weakned yet is hee not vtterly conquered in good time hee may be by diuine assistance and your worthy valors shew your selues therfore the right inheritours of the vertues of your auncestours that is in peace to be mindful of warre and in war most studious of peace bearing alwaies vpright minds and forward heartes to helpe your friendly neighbours For if our friendly neighbors farewell then like all friends we shal fare the better but if they faile of peaceable successe wee can looke for nothing but warlike vproares your wisedomes know what I meane let it be then brieflie pro lege pro rege pro grege Macte virtute sitis Yours at commandement G. B. HAec est virgo poteus haec est Regina fidelis Haec est Diua latens muliebribus alma figuris Quae tot lustra gerens apud Anglos nobile sceptrum Regibus est redamata bonis populoque Deoque LENVOY ONe thing remaines thee Reader yet vndone Cast vp thine eyes and see her splendent grace Whome Graces so adorne that she hath wonne From Monarkes all the first and highest place And raignes on Earth like Goddesse sent from loue In mercie peace prosperitie and loue To her for succour kings do flie from farre No king saue one but ioyes our Sabaes plight Poore strangers from their soyles expeld by warre For Christes sake find fauour in her sight From North from South from East and from the West To hir they come and heere they finde a rest O happie Realme where mercie beareth swaie O happie Realme where Hypocrites auaunt Such Hypocrites I meane that counsayle aye Nought els but death and Princes braines inchant Such Hypocrites in Fryers habites lurke That rapines rapes treasons guyles murders worke Aske France heereof such Hypocrites they rue And England when king Iohn was poysoned Her Maiestie hath found it too too true But Ioue hath vow'd 〈◊〉 saue his daughters head Ioue her defend from all such monsters fell And from the Romish monster that monstrous feend of hell Pro Lege pro Rege pro Groge A FIG FOR THE Spaniard IT hath bene seene from the heginning There hath bene alwaies from time to time a troublesome people in the world and great molesters of their neighbours exāples folow and 〈◊〉 is proued most true that among the nations there hath alwaies beene one seuerall people farre surpassing the other in ambitious price and tyrannicall policy not seeking by neighborhood to quench their vnlawfull thirst to rule but quickning the flames of their vnnaturall dropsie by hawty rage the one purchasing them deadly hatred abroad the other continuall tumults at home both endlesse vnquiet of their restles thoughts In the greene spring of the worlde what time In the second raigne of Orifiel spirite of Saturne The pride tyranny of nimrod sprōg of the seede of Cham. ambition thrusting out her monstrous head began freshly to sow common discord among men and general contempt of God himselfe Nimrod of the seed of cursed Cham tearmed in holy writ a strong hunter that is such a one as compelled men to obay either by force or for feare in loftines of mind forgetting himselfe to be mortall and faining himselfe and fellowe Princes immortall by ouer-maistring his simple neighbours reared a tower whose strange height might match the top of heauen and consequently like God ouer-looke the whole earth But as he that sitteth aboue the Cherubins and laugheth to scorne the fond deuices of worldlinges with woonderfull patience pampreth the proud a while and suffreth them like coped Lyons to swing their short course so when they begin to grow intollerable neuer was their lift so lofty but their fall is as low if not lower to the lowest nook of hell A present and perfect mirrour is this Nimrod who when he had tyrannized ouer his commons The effects of tyranny vsurped ouer his neighbors foraged their Countries neglected diuine rites extinguished true religion and in the mount of his pride for such is the insatiable and swelling ●●●come of ambition opposed himselfe against God was suddenly thrown The fall of Nimrod first king of the world and Emperour of the Chaldeans downe despoiled of his Crowne his glorie rent from him his Maiestie impaired his dominions translated and all his stocke defaced by Assur of whome proceeded afterward the Monarchie and masterdome of the Assirrians These gallants enioying the Empire and his Metropolis Babilon The example of the Assirians proceding of Assur more yeares then Nimrod but with no lesse pride thought it no offence with Nimrod to opresse their subjects rob and spoile their friends depopulate forraine countries slaughter their neighbours vsurpe ouer their Territories and count all lawefull pillage which their swords could wrongfully purchase But as these caualiers dealt with the Chaldeans Such measure as we meat to others such measure shall be met to vs. so likewise are they measured vnto and matched by the Medes who perceiuing their discipline of warre changed altogeather into delicate ●●●●●nesse their wealth reapt by prowesse rupt on the backes of strumpets and that their riches made them rechlesse more apt to take their present case then to delight in their former exploits tooke hartie grace suddenly inuaded them speedily conquered The originall of the Median Monarchie in the fal of wanton Sardanapalus them and forced the woman-like man and vnmanlike King Sardanapalus as he was sitting and spinning among his Curtizans wittingly and wilfully to end his owne life which as some Authors affirme was the onely ●eed that euer hee did to shew himselfe a man spending the rest of his daies The Chaldeans Assirians the first that made was in the world more like a woman Thus were the vain glorious Chaldeans and arrogant Ass●yrians the first seedmen of seditions the stirrers vp of bloudy broyles maintainers of deadly warres and vsurpers ouer their neighbours though happilie not so wille politike and cruell as they yet as wise as warlike and more religious In like violent actions succeeded the Medes and The Persians Greekes and Romanes resembled in pride tyrany to the Caldeans Assirians Meads Persians after them the Greekes and Romanes so that the worlde hath hitherto neuer wanted some one nation sometime it hath had mo that haue beene scourges whippes and terrours vnto the residue But at this present day whether our