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A00234	Newes out of France for the gentlemen of England a stratagem most ventrously attempted, and valiantly atchiued by the French King, the 27. day of Iuly. anno Domini 1591 : wherein is desciphered, what trust His Royall Maiestie reposeth on the valour of the English, and their duetifull seruice vnto him at all assayes : newes also touching 16. shippes taken nigh the hauen of deepe, and the discomfiture of the Popes forces transported into France towards the ayde of the leaguers, both concurring on the 28. of Iuly last past : vvith a report of the princely meeting, and honorable conioyning of the whole power of the French King the sixt day of this present moneth of August, consisting of English, Germane, and his owne people.	G. B.	1591 (1591)	STC 1030.7; ESTC S1049	8,050	23

remnaut is returned into Italie others that they yet houer and liuger in the Countrey But howsoeuer it be it is to be hoped they shall haue as infortunate successe as they haue had hetherto no other reason I can assigne thereof but this that God now in these letter times vouchsafeth to bring things to speedie euen there by to hasten the comming of his Sonne to iudgement for that hee hath promised to shorten those dayes and we knowe by all accompts that they are both likely to bee shortened and drawe to an ende For who doubteth but as that butcherly Citie Rome I meane and bloudie Nation was first founded in bloud the one Brother bathing his hands in the bloud of the other so shee shall ende in bloud and abominable desolation as her stiffenecked Sister Ierusalem did before her And to beleeue this I am so much y e rather incited because I both heare and see daily by the omnipotent power and out-stretched arme of GOD that both that Citie that Kingdome and all the friends and adherents of the same doo come to perpetuall ruine and vtter destruction as is now exemplifled by the noble Rebels and rebellious Nobles of France for who estéemeth that euer the Duke de Mayne or those noble personages that irreligiously resist their God and proudly rebell against their Soueraigne could haue béen brought to so extreame miserie and grieuous calamitie as to flye from Citie to Citie from Coast to Coast from Countrey to Countrey and finde no safetie eyther in inward Conscience or outward conuersation if they were not euen those on whom God predestinated to powre his dreadfull and execrable vengeance permitting them like castaway Cayne no place of safegard but to become runnagates ouer all the fare of the earth A second reason also forcible enough I haue to perswade me that euen now the kingdome of Antichrist is falling and shortly the Lorde of hostes knowes how soone will fall for that another piller of his chayre or rather a mayne proppe of his pauili●●… begins to shrink his golden Metropolis Spaine I meane who hauing now many hundred yeares maintained his Religion fostred his sucklings panipred his shauelings defended his Inquisition and furthered his proceedings in part ●●●●●ereth and is wearie of hir burden a burden in deede no lesse burden some then combersome both to bodie and soule For within these fewe dayes not a moneth sithence variance hapning betweene the chiefe Masters of the Inquisition and the Kings Arch-secretarie Sarogosa a citie of Aragon wherin the saide Secretarie was borne began to take armes against the Inquisition and approoue unexpected and vntrue positions as they tearmed them contrarie to their Decretalls their Doctours their Diuines and diuells A Kingdome saith our Sauiour deuided in itselfe cannot stand certes then the kingdome of Sathan deuided must needes be ruinated for as by concord small things come to perfection so by discorde the greatest powers puissantes and principalities that euer haue béen in the Worlde bend to destruction Weigh the state of the 4. Monarchies both flourishing and declining the cause of their establishment and originall of their decaye and yee shall finde concord a meane to the one and discord a mother of the other bath bringing foorth strange effects But to come nigher what was the first cause of planting the Gospell for which so many haue and yet spend their dearest bloud in France but their first supplanting of common quiet their vnspeakeable butcheries horrible martyrdonies and execrable massakers all doubtles begon and practised by the sufferance of God to none other end but to raise vp fresh feedes and nourish the increase of the Gospell calling home thousands of soules elected to his kingdome This did France and wee are daily to hope and howerly to pray for the like of Spayne The Lord open their eyes to discerne white from black light from darkenes truth from errour in due time according to his good will and pleasure But leauing Spayne let vs returne agayne to France from wherlie euery day the Lord for his merries sake increase it are heard blissefull and most happie notes his Maiesties affayres successiuely prospering an all sides For sithence the departine of our Souldiers from London which was on the 23. 24. 25. and 26. dayes of Iuly last vnto this 12. of August besides the Newes already set downe many matters of great importance haue chaunced the veritie whereof for that I cannot attayne and learne the circumstances directly I passe them ouer in silence onely of this passell insuing I haue receiued credible information that on the sixt day of this moneth being the 16. after their computation at Bloys his Maiesties Forces all met and royally co-united themselues together at what time the braue worthies and warlike Gallants of Germany appearing on horsebacke in Martiall order euery one throughly furnished with all habiliments necessarie were first welcomed by his Maiestie and entertayned of the Campe with a peale of ordinance ioyfully But whereas in the letter from whence I coppied out this Newes all his Forces be named and yet no mention made of the English I suppose hée meant it by the forces of the Almaygnes onely and those his own subiects that were sent out of Brytain to ioyne with his Maiesties hoast there and none otherwise For there is newes come lately that the Earle with his companies remaine yet about Deipe there staying a while on weightie considerations till they heare further But how euer it bee this is most certaine that his Maiestie hath a goodlie armie besides those warlike troupes the right Honorable Earle of Essex is to come with who how they were appointed is knowne to al England and I neede not now discourse Thus farre concerning the prosperous successe and fortunate progresse of this mighty Prince whom the Lorde hath preserued from time to time from yeare to yeare day to day hower to hower so many times yeares dayes and howers most miraculoufly from all the furious inuasions and cancared conspiracies of all his enemies and made him to triumphe ouer them outliuing the most part reclayming by his vertues the better sort and taming by policie the peruerse and obstinate being snatched from the chawes of the Lyons deliuered from the gates of Death and reserued from infinite perills as the wide world confesseth by diuine prouidence to none other end but to declare the wonderous workes of the Lorde and shew forth his mightie acts vnto the Princes of the earth and especially that Man of sin and strumpet of Babylon foster-father of brauls and battayles among Christian Princes and generally the Bloudsucker Butcher and tormentour of all Europe whome God in due time at his good pleasure will by the hand of this his annoynted as hee did by Dauid fighting against the vncircumcised Philistin terrifie torment scourge and confound which he hath begon by his English Debora first and wil finish in this his Champion making them both mirrours for all Potentates that all the world and especially the kingdome of Antichrist may acknowledge that there is a God that ruleth in Israel and protecteth the house of Iaacob making his enemies his footestooles The Lord in mercy graunt it to the comfort of his little flock the abolishment of sinne confusion of his enemies and establishment of his owne glorie in Sion and let all faithfull Soldiers and loyall subiects say Amen and crie in feruent zeale of spirit Lord Iesus come quickely euen so Amen Epilogus GEntlemen Readers thus though rudelie and vntimelie yet truly and sufficientlie yee haue heard the tenour of this newes or at the least so much as I could well fish out for it is a thing altogether impossible and may passe for a paradox to reach vnto euerie particular accidēt For the newes being not inacted in our own Countrey comming from farre as also wee our selues not present or oculati testes but relying on letters bare reportes and heresay like testes auriti wee must needes misse of much of the matter sometimes happily or rather vnhappily either in too much or too little cōmit an absurditie But as I said before assure your selues wee swarue not wittingly one tittle from truth but haue inquired diligently thereafter offred vnto your view nothing but that we haue seen in the letters of credible persons or been instructed of at the hands of men of account or that commonly passeth for trueth at the Exchange or hath been preached to the French congregation or is tossed vp down at the Ambassadours house in the mouthes of the best which al in my opinion may serue for a certificate autentique But leauing these ambages and cleauing to your curtesie I beseech you in courtesie be not too curious but more willing to lep ouer a block than wilfull to stumble at a strawe considering the finest Veluet hath his brack and nothing is fo currantly writtē but admitts some crabbed imperfection may captiously bee misconstred Macte vertute sitis Precatio ad coelestem nostrum Patrem miseris hisce temporibus O Tater patrum rutilas Olimpi Qui sedes sedes super ét potenti Diriges verbo tua quae creauit Cuncta potestas Da tuis seruis placidam quietem Dirimas tristeis precibus precamur Feruidis lites refluásque caedes Sanguine sedes Arma flaccescant timor esto nullus Martis armorum sonus asperorum Dirus abscedat valeatque pugnae Saeua cupido Quid iuuat bellum ratio modusque Si procul cedant amor iste campi Pessimus vadat propereque coeli Quaerite regnum Charitas crescat probit ásque morum Regnet occultis hominum medullis Faxit vt dignos fidei feramus Vndique fructus Túnc tuum nomen Deus ô supreme Sempèr extollet precibus triumphis Laudibus psalmis modulis choraeis Anglia parua Angli quasi angeli