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A10672	Vox cœli, or Newes from heauen Of a consultation there held by the high and mighty princes, King Hen. 8. King Edw. 6. Prince Henry, Queene Mary, Queene Elizabeth, and Queene Anne, wherein Spaines ambition and trecheries to most kingdoms and free estates of Europe, are vnmasked and truly represented, but more particularly towards England, and now more especially vnder the pretended match of Prince Charles with the Infanta Dona Maria. VVherunto is annexed two letters written by Queene Mary from heauen, the one to Count Gondomar, the ambassadour of Spaine, the other to all the Romane Catholiques of England. Written by S.R.N.I.	Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650.	1624 (1624)	STC 20946.4; ESTC S122495	52,043	108

were the last Acts of Augustus which embellished his raigne and that old Pericles made the greatnes of his generosity and courage to revive flourish on his Tomb when hee caused the Athenians to warre vpon the Pelopenessians Tell him that Philopaemenus affirmeth that peace is the best time to meditate of war Tell him that to transport warre into Spaine is to avoide and prevent it in England as Hannibal said to King Antiochus that the only way to make warre against the Romanes was to begin it in the heart and bowels of the Dominions of Rome and so to vanquish Italy by Italy Tell him that Plutarch affirmes there is no Action so royall or magnificent in a King as to take Armes to assist and revenge his Confederats vniustly oppressed and ruined much more his owne Royall children and that if the Palatinate be too farre that Flanders and Brabant are hut the skirts and Suburbs of England Tell him that Agesilaus said that words are feminine and deedes Masculine and that it is a great point of honor discretion and happinesse for a Prince to giue the first blowe to his Enemyes Tell him that Spaniards hate vs why then should we love them that we can beate them at our pleasures why then should we feare them Tell him that if it goes not well with Holland it must needes goe ill with England and that if wee doe not preuent their ruine that we cannot secure our owne danger Tell him that in matters of warre it is dangerous to make a stand shamefull to retire and glorious to advance Tell him that Philip of Spaine is of Pirrhus his minde who said that having devoured and conquered all Europe he would end his dayes in iolity and pleasure in Macedonia And therefore that it is time yea high time to strike vp our Drums against him because as well our safety as our Honour envites vs to it And now turning from his Maiestie to you the Illustrious and famous body of this great and famous Court of Parliament whereof the King is the head to you I say who are the creame and flower of his Subiects O hold it no disparagement that I tell you That sith in all matters of Order Policie and Reformation that delayes and protractions prove still dangerous many times fatall That you beware least as your Consultations flie away with the time that occasion and opportunity flie not away with your consultations sith Time must be taken by his fore-locke and then as Iulius Caesar saith we haue winde and tide with vs. Thinke what a happinesse what a glory it is for England to haue wars with Spaine sith Spaine in the Lethargy of our peace hath very neer vndermined our safety and subverted our glory And let vs dispell those charmes of security wherein England hath bin too long lull'd and enchanted asleepe And if feare and pusilanimity yet offer to shut our eies against our safety yet let our resolution and courage open them to the imminency of our danger that our glory may surmount our shame and our swords cut those tongues and pens in pieces which henceforth dare either to speake of peace or write of truce with Spaine No no to take the length of Spaines foote aright we must doe it with our swords not with our neckes for the first wil assuredly establish our safety and the second infalibly ruines VVarres warres then yee with cheerfull hearts and ioyfull soules let vs prepare our selues for warres That our great Brittaine the beauty of Europe as Europe is the glory of the world lie no longer exposed to the apparant danger and mercilesse mercy of this Castillian Rat of this Crocodile of Italy of this Vulture of Germany of this wolfe of Ardena but let vs all signalize our fidelities to our Soveraigne by our courage and immortalize our zeale to our Country by our valour and resolution herein· That we may all be of Alcibiades his opinion that the bed of Honour is the best death that there is no better recompence of death then glory nor no richer glory then to die for our Prince Country And here I had imposed silence to my pen and infused a period to this my Epistle had not the dignity of your places the qualitie of your imployments the nature of the time and the consideration that I am an Englishman commanded me to insert and anex these few lines by the way either of a Supplement or a Postscript Although I can adde nothing to your affection and care for the good of our Countrey yet give me leave I beseech you to substract from this mine owne fidelity and zeale 1. That you be carefull that our warres both by sea and land be plentifully stored with mony powder and shot which indeed is the veignes and Arteries the sinewes and soule of warre 2. That you cry downe all gold and siluer Lace and all Silkes Veluets and Taffities and cry vp wooll cloath and blacke Cuirasses and Corslets insteed thereof that thereby England as a blacke and dismal cloude may looke more martiall and terrible to our Enemies 3. That our English Romanists may be taught either to love or to feare England 4. That there be provision made and especiall care had to secure his Maiesties Coasts Seas and Subiect from the Ships of Warre of Dunkerke and Ostend by whom otherwise they will he extreamely indomaged and infested 5. That by some wholesome Statute and Order you clense the Citties and Countrey the Streetes and highwayes of all sorts of Beggers by providing for their labour and reliefe whereby many hundred thousand Christian soules will pray vnto God for his Maiestie and to powre downe his blessings vpon all your Designes and Labours whereby without doubt our warres will succeed and prosper the better I will no farther vsurpe on your patience But here withdrawing the Curtaine of this Preface invite your eyes and thoughts to the sight and consideration of this Consultation S.R.N.I. The Printer to the Readrr GEntlemen I heartily beseech you to amend and correct your Bookes with your Pens that in the reading thereof the Authors innocency suffer not through the Delect of my remissenesse in your Censures and exprobation Farewell Errata Page 4. Line 8. for imiat read innate p. 7.16 for States r. State p 11. l. 14. for so r. so if Ibid. l. 26. for Monsier de Boysils read Monsieur de Boysile p. 12. l. 18. for Peeres r. Peeces p. 21. l. 6. for Derne 1. Berne Ibid. l. 28. for Fort Trentes r. Fort Fuentes p. 22. l. 14. for Millan and Spaine read Millan to Spaine p. 20. l 6. for Du Fremes r. Du Termes Ibid for Faxis r. Taxis Ibid. for Lullias r. Lullins p 30. l. 7 for Morcanques r Mirargues p. 32. l. 21. for Bouelle 1. Bonelle p 38 l. 32. for D. of Sicily r. D of Suilly p. 41. l. 4. for Samury r. Samur Ibid. l. 22. for Merary r. Mercury p 68. l. 31. for B of Molosses