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The Catholikes petition to Prince Rupert. Shewing [brace] the ground of their griefe. The force of their constancie. And their hopes of recovery. VVith a draught of a proclamation presented to his Highnesse, for the more speedy recruting his army, destroying the Protestants, and gaining a crowne.
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1644
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Wing C1499; Thomason E4_4; ESTC R4212
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THE CATHOLIKES PETITION TO PRINCE RVPERT Shewing The ground of their Griefe The force of their Constancie And their hopes of Recovery VVith a Draught of a Proclamation presented to his Highnesse for the more speedy Recruting his Army destroying the Protestants and gaining a Crowne Prince looke about thee here is much adoe 'T is time to looke and lay about thee too Send obstinate Offendors to their graves That neither will be Catholikes nor slaves Printed according to Order for G. B. August 1. 1644. The Catholikes Petition TO Prince RVPERT Great and Gracious Prince WEE your poor and humble suppliants the Catholike and other well-affected Subjects of your Magnanimious Uncle CHARLES sole Monarch under God and his Holinesse of Great Brittane doe as in duty bound render unto you from our yet sad foules all possible love and thanks for your so timely and willing assistance in a cause so highly concerning the perpetuall prosperitie of the true Roman Catholike Religion and the reestablishing of his Holinesse ancient Authoritie in these his Majesties Realmes and Dominions which for many ages past hath made the Common-wealth prosperous and the Crowne glorious But great and grievous have our miseries and afflictions now of late been wee have had wonderfull burthens laid upon us for these many yeeres and yet wee have born them with unparaler'd patience Our Abbies have been demolish'd our Prieries pull'd downe and all our memorable Monasteries either defaced or converted to profane uses Our Masses have been scnff'd at as ridiculous and our Priests and Jesuites executed as Traitors Our holy Beads have been taken from us that we might not be able to render to our Lady a true account of the number of our Prayers wee have been forc'dito goe to Church before any dispensation granted by his Holinesse and since we have gone willingly they have tooke away the same prayers in English that they would not suffer before in Latin But that that herghtens the sorrow of our soules is the generall abuse of that Name that ought not to be mentioned without wonderfull reverence his Holinesse hath not only been dispitefully reproach'd and rail'd upon amongst the common people but they have touch'd him with unhallowed hands and soil'd him with poluted tongues even in their Pulpits No marvell though Preaching were cryed downe by the Bishops when Peters suceessor their head was cryed downe by inferior fellowes in their Sermons But besides this wee must forsooth neither worship our Lady nor make use of our Ladies Psalter but still they have threatned to punish our bodies for seeking to save our foules wee must goe new wayes to work and entertaine a new Faith and Doctrine they would faine make us beleeve that wee cannot merrit heaven by giving Almes but we must heare Sermons and every one make his owne Prayers or pray by the spirit and so take a great deal of paines more then we need to learn that we need not and forsake the old Religion we are acquainted with for a new one we understand not After we had thus suffered a great deale of persecution with a great deal of patience perceiving our resolution to be immoveable they began to lay new crosses upon us by taking away our old ones no corner was left unsearch'd for Crucifixes and other Pictures our Altars were throwne down our Candlestickes turned into Coine our Coapes into Cushians our Surplices into Smockes and that wee might take the lesse pleasure in our devotions our Singing-boyes Ho-boyes and Organ-pipes were doom'd to eternall silence Alas before this wee went to Church as well as best of 'em and tooke as great delight i' the Service nay sometimes wee sate out a whole Sermon for indeed upon the discharge of Reverend Canterburles lest Canons the tyde began to turne and many learned men preach'd good Roman Doctrine sin and hell were mention'd with lesse violence and judgement with more mildnesse great faults were little aggrevated and small ones altogether wink'd at wee had libertie from their owne mouthes to use honest recreation on Sundaies and though for fashion sake and to keep ordinarie judgements from apprehending their drifts they spake against Poperie yet we know their mindes well enough but alas others soone knew 'em too well they were quickly found out accus'd and condemn'd but being Cannon proofe a hundred of 'em are still living with near a Living amongst ' em These being suspected to be of our side because we were perceiv'd to be on theirs were thrust out of the Church and a company of Round heads put in that will not give his Maiestie his old title Defender of the Faith in their prayers But Heroicke Prince our greatest griefe of all arises from the voting out of the Reverend Bishops the onely upholders of our hopes this hath blasted all our comforts and driven us into dispaire of ever recovering unlesse it be by the sword Mightie Prince wee make humble tender of these our grievances to thy veiw that the consideration of our calamities may raise thy high spirit yet a little higher and put a new edge upon thy valour for we cannot but be confident that our rising or falling lies upon thy sighting or flying Thy valour wee doubt not but be pleas'd to let us perswade thee to performe principall actions at principall seasons fall not to plundering Prince when thou shouldest be a fighting this is an errour wee suppose thou seest not in thy selfe and therefore make bold to acquaint thee with that thy noble endeaours hereafter may prove more successefull O deare Prince for deare thou hast beene to England now shew thy valour for the Catholike cause let thy sword flie like lightning in the head of thy Armie be true to the Roman Church and as salse as thou wilt otherwise play the man when thou art in the battell and the thiefe when thy leisure will serve thee and spare not for thou shalt become famous for that too as well as for killing thy names up alreadie thou art seldome call'd Prince but Plunderer is added as an addition to thy Honour Follow thy fortune still Prince purchase yet more wealth and more titles let them call thee at their pleasures and do thou rob them at thine borrow their horses their plate and money and if they demand restitution pay 'em with thy Polax Thou art a Prince of the Blood-Royall let them not catch thee and they cannot question thee but sweet Prince keepe out of their clutches by all meanes possible if occasion serve make use of thy horse and force him to make use of his heeles stand not altogether upon thy strength nor too nicely upon thy honour runne rather then be taken thou hadst better be calld a coward behinde thy backe then a prisoner to thy face if thou com'st once within the reach of the Round-head looke for little mercie and lesse manners if they rip not up thy body they 'l rip up all thy faults to thy face O thou shalt sinde them terrible