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A56171	Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the Archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall discovering to the world the severall secret dangerous plots, practices, proceedings of the Pope and his confederates, both at home and in forraigne parts, to undermine the Protestant religion, usher the whole body of popery into our church, and reduce all our realms to their ancient vassalage to the Sea of Rome, by insensible steps and degrees : from the first marriage treaty with Spain, anno 1617, till this present : together with the true originals of the late Scottish troubles, Irish rebellion and English civill warres: manifested by sundry ... papers, found among Secretary Windebankes, master Thomas Windebankes, the lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies writings, and some late intercepted letters from forraigne parts / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3973; ESTC R7996	362,172	332

I knowing with what love and care you were pleased to comply your selfe in this worke the which besides the 〈◊〉 of charity hath been most gra●efull to his most 〈…〉 who in this 〈◊〉 with great satisfaction acknowledge the good will of his Majesty of great Britaine in the person of his Minister in these occurrences which he 〈◊〉 resisteth If in any occasion I can serve 〈◊〉 Excellence you shall find me most ready to render you pro●ss of my devotion and observance beseeching you to 〈◊〉 the favourable effects of your ●e●●gnity towards our ●athers and with this I end 〈◊〉 to you all compleat felicity Your Excellencies most devout and most humble servant in Christ ●ryar Joseph of Paris Cap●cine From Paris the 23. of Novemb. 1634. Besides Panz●●ni the Popes Nancio in England after his returne hence writ him a letter of thanks 〈◊〉 Ro●●e for the daily favours he received from him in behalfe of the Roman Catholikes whiles he continued Nuncio here of which more in due place This trade of releasing protecting Priests Iesuits and Papists this Secretary continued all his time till his slight into France upon his questioning in the Commons House for this offence What Priests and Iesuits he bailed and discharged will appeare by Master Glyns report to the House concerning it in the Commo●s Iournall 1. 〈◊〉 ●●40 and by this Catalogue of Priests discharged by him under his owne and Master Reads his Secretaries hands written since his questioning in the house of Commons and found among his other writings 1. THomas Woodward in 300. l. with two sureties to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 19. Oct. ●632 2. Henry More with two 〈◊〉 in 400. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning 〈…〉 1. Dec. 1633. 3. Edward 〈◊〉 with two sureties in 400. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 6. Dec. 1633. 4. Thomas Leake with two sureties Deads in 400. l. to appeare upon 12 dayes warning bond dat 1. March 1633. 5. Thomas Holmes with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 9. May 1634. 6. Francis Harris with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 4. Iunij 1634. 7. Peter Curtis with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 12. Iune 1634. ● 8. Henry Oven with two sureties in 300. l to appeare upon 20 days warning bond dat 11. of ●uly 1634. 9. Thomas Renolds with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 6. August 1634. 10. Iohn 〈◊〉 with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 3. Novemb. 1634. 11. Humphry T●rbervill with two sureties in 200. l. to appeare upon 30 dayes warning bond dat 1. Dec. 1634. 12. Daniel Chambers with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 3. Dec. 1634. 13. William Drury with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 19. Febr. 1634. 14. Edward More with two sureties 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 24. March 16●4 15. ●onh●m●e Cooke with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 19. March 1634. 16. Peter Wilford with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 23. March 1634. 17. Iohn Rivers with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 30 dayes warning bond dat 13. A●r. 1635. 18. I●hn Hawkeshee with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 27. 〈◊〉 1635. 19. Iohn Bawles with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 7. ●ug 1635. 20. Iohn Piers alias Fisher with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 12. August 1635. 21. H●nry G●fford with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 21. Aug. 16●5 22. VVilliam Valentine with two sureties in 200. l. to appeare upon six dayes warning bond dat 25. May 16●6 23. Edward Co●rtney with two sureties in 20000. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 22. July 16●6 24. Thomas Preston with 2 sureties in 1000. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 24. Apr. 2627. 25. Hen●y Morte with five sureties in 5000. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 16. ●une 16●7 26. Iohn Goodman with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 17. Sept. 1639. 27. Iohn Southworth Iuly 1640. This Catalogue was inclosed in this ensuing paper written with Windebankes or his Secretary R●ads owne hand which are very●●● and thus indorsed The Kings discharge to Secretary Windebanke for releasing of Priests WHereas divers Roman Catholikes as well priests as others have been at severall 〈◊〉 enlarged our of divers prisons to which they had formerly been committed they first entring into bond with sureties to appeare before the ●ords of our privy Counsell upon warning given to them to that purpose which bonds have been taken by our Trusty and right welbeloved Counsellour Sir Francis W●●debanke and one of our principall Secretaries of State and remaine with him And whereas we have also thought sit upon divers occasions to give speciall commands and directions in favour of some particular persons of the Roman Catholike Religion wherein we have used his service We doe hereby acknowledge and declare that the enlargement of the said Roman Catholikes and those other acts done in favour of those of that religion by our said Secretary NOTE have been performed by our speciall command and order given to him in that behalfe without any advice or originall motion of 〈◊〉 who hath onely moved herein as he hath been from time commanded by Vs and for which We had good grounds and reasons of State such as VVe shall Our Selfe declare when VVe shall find cause VVe doe therefore hereby fully and absolutely acquit discharge and save harmlesse the said Sir Francis Windebanke from any trouble or question to which he may be subject for or concerning the execution of our said commands and from all penalties that he may incurre by reason thereof any Law Act Statue proclamation or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding and of thus all our Officers Ministers and Subjects whom it doth or may concerne are to take notice This discharge I find not signed by the King which makes me thinke it to be a draught prepared for his royall Signature by Windebanke since his questioning in parliament to lay all the blame of his Actions upon the King himselfe who as it seems by his following letter gave him a pas●e when he fled from the parliaments justice into France but his Secretary Master Read fearing the first passe not to be sufficient sent this ensuing passe out of France found among Mr. Thomas VVindebankes papers WHereas Our ●ight trusty and welbeloved Counsellour Sir Francis VVindebanke Knight

in it fully related from p. 1. to 69. The Spanish fleet 1639. designed for England beaten by the Hollanders at which the Arch-bishop and others were much discontented pag. 198. Standing up at Gloria Patri the New Creed c. enjoyned by Canterbury and Chanting divine service together with New holy dayes and divers Popish Innovations in the Scotts Liturgy p. 118. to 163. The Lord S●udamores Letter to Windebanke p. ●46 Earle of Strafford his advice concerning the calling and packng a Parliament in Ireland to conquer the Realme thereby and to ballance the Protestants and Papists in it p. 113. to 118. 238. his advice and Lauds to subdue the Scotts by an Irish Army and not to trust the English p. 170. 171. his oppressions one principall cause of the Irish Rebellion p. 227. T. Transubstantiation introdu●ed by 〈◊〉 in the Sco●tish Liturgy p. 161. G. 7. Father Talbot as I conjecture a Jesuites Letters concerning the affaires that warre with Scotland p. 170. 171. VV Wilson a dangerous seditious Priest p. 205. The Kings Commission to the Earle of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Leiutenant of all South-Wales and command the forces there when the Papists had a designe and secretly entertained thousands of Irish and others to cut the English Protestants throates p. 205. 206. Master Wilfords Letters from Rome to Secretary Windebanke concerning English Cardinals p. 199. 200. Sir Francis Windebanke made Secretary of State by Arch-bishop La●des procurement p. 122. his extraordinary favour to Priests Iesuites Papists the Popes Nuncioes his letters from them and great respect at Rome and the entertainment his Sonnes had there for his sake p. 122. to 148 his charge in Parliament and slight into France and Letters thence p. 123. to 139. he had a Passe from the King and yet counterfeits another p. 125. 126. he ●layes all his charge in discharging Priests Iesuits and stopping proceedings against Papists by Letters of Grace on the King and Queene p. 123. to 134. The Queenes Letters of favour in his behalfe and his extraordinary entertainment in France for her sake with his addresses Letters to her Majesty and the continuance of hers and the Kings favour to him ever since his ●light p. 125. to 139. his Petition intended to the Parliament p. 136. 137. his Sonnes letters to him from Rome and Italy p. 144. 145. 146. his Letters out of France to his Son at Court p. 126. to 139. Errata COurteous Reader the Printers carelesnesse hath occasioned these ensuing Error● which I must d●sire the to corect p. 4. l. 36. 37. ●b declari●ur Decla●●bitur p. 8. l. 1. dele m●●o sunt Vassalli p. ● l. 〈…〉 39. procure p. 32. l. 4. trust l. 11. pro●ered p. 35. l. p. 35 l. 1. 〈…〉 p. 38. l. 13. continuance p. 40. l. 47. perpet●●m p. 42. l. 1. In●an● p. 43. l. 7. minimum l. 35. Duce l. 44 Scaccarij l. 37. Arc●i●orum p. 45. l. 20. de elinquet● l. 36. 〈◊〉 p. 48. l. 47 and p. 49. l. 8. businesse l. 10. Comedy p. 50. l. 4. newly elected Pope l. 6. we were l. 12. magis l. 21. jucundoque in●●undoq●e p. 51. l. 4● quar●i p. 54. l 47. Causa p 55. l. 2. ●●rcis l. 7. Infan●●m in p. ● 4. l. 56. prefixed p. 65. l. 51 royall loyall p. 70. l. 10 that p. 72. l. 55. judiciorum p. 73. l. 15. N●str●rum p. 78 l. 24 superstition p. 81. l. 37 cu● cum p. 82. l. 2. amarities l. 13. quos quod l. 28. ●alun● l. 51. Calcedonensi l. 52. em etiam p. 86. l. 47. Letters p. 93. l. 40 embraced p. 99. l. 4 day p. 101. l. 45. Bedle p. 17. 45. Thomas p. 119. l. 36. resumed reserved p. 124. l. 39 very like p. 126. l. 3. not l. 20 hence thence p. 1●7 l. 53 that than p. 129 l. 32 affectionate p 134. l. 20. con●ident p. 142. l. 17. dele p. 143. l 38. must most p. 147. l. 3. Bishopricke writ thus to Secretary winde●anke p. 149. l. ● signer p. 155. l. 52● this the p. 157. l. 37. ●13 313. p. 166. l. 22. rising p. 180. l 23. Rebells Rebellium l. 34. dele and. p. 189. l. 28. considerates p. 190 l 23. ●●cilitation p. 133. l. 13. is this p. 195. l 8. your his p. 198. l. 24 ●ereon l. 25. dele or l 46. About which time the Pacification with Scotland was dissolved a waragainst them concluded by the Archbishops and Papists meanes and a Parliament assembled to gran● Subs●dies to support this warre But c. p. 199. l 〈◊〉 Papists p 203 l 32. to the p. 207. l. 15. 〈◊〉 p. 109. l. 2. if ●f 39 De●es p. 〈◊〉 P●●ckes p. 228. l. 44 where when p. 229 l. 19. ●rian P. 231. l. 28. S●ptem October Margin p. 31. l. 2. Francoi● p. 59. l. 3. Harborers p. 158. l. 3. 4. Idol●la●ria R●m●nae p. 162. l. 2. Bin●feldius l. 17. E●cha●is●●a To the Reader READER NOte that from p. 206. to the end most of the printed pages through the Printers over-sight are mistaken and must be mended with a penne and then the Errata and Table referring to them will fall out right which are as these pages should have beene not as they are misprinted Else there will be a mistake in both so farre as they relate to the misprinted pages FINIS

which I answer Answer that the Discovery of all Plots Dangers is then most seasonable most advantagious when we are by speciall Lawes or Treaties to establish future Remedies against them It is over b●st searching festred wounds to the very bottome and letting out all their corruption when we are ready to incarne or glutinate them else if we citatrize before we sound them to the bottome they will soone fester or break out againe with greater paine and danger then before As for the pretended wounding of his Majesties honour or his former proceedings by this Discovery as it was most remote from my loyall heart and intentions in its Collection and Publication so I hope his gracious Majesty and all faithfull Councellours about him who bear any reall affection to his Highnesse Religion our bleeding Kingdoms or really intend to close up their wounds by the approaching Treaty will be so far from resenting these Detections to be any reall eclipse of his Majesties honour purposely compiled to discover bona fide to his Highnesse and others by what Romish Stratagems Pollicies Councels Instruments they have been for sundry by-past yeers seduced circumvented abused miscounselled to the Kingdomes Churches Religions almost utter desolation and ingul●ed in those bloody Civill Wars Massacres which have turned most of our pleasant Fields into Acheldama's and Golgotha's that they will interpret these timely Discoveries of them of which perchance they have bin hitherto ignorant or unobservant the d See here p. 91. highest expression both of my Duty Loyalty to his Majesty and my dearest Country or at least a faithfull impartiall discharge of that solemn Covenant Protestation We all have taken by your Honours Injunctions which oblige me in poynt of Conscience of Fidelity to bring them unto publike knowledge yea I should in truth have violated both my Alleagiance and Covenant had I concealed them at such a time as this when Gods admirable Providence had unexpectedly brought them to my hands Since therefore the wisest King that ever reigned yea the King of Kings himselfe hath assured me e Pro. 16. 13. That righteous lips are the delight of Kings and they love him that speaketh right I doubt not but his Majesty and all true-hearted Protestants about him together with your Honours will deem this Publication a speciall Act of my Loyallest Sincerest Service to his Majesty and all his Realmes which through Gods effectuall bssileng on them may much conduce to their future Tranquility Felicity the things here principally aimed at I shall therefore become an humble Suitor to your Honours to accept of these Collections which I have with no small labour extracted digested into method whiles others have been taking their naturall rests as a pledge of my reallest Affection to my Country his Majesty Religion Parliaments yea as a seasonable Preparative not to be slightly read over as matter of meere Newes but seriously perused as a Discovery of highest consequence to your intended much efflagitated Treaty of Peace and as a necessary Introduction to the History of your Patient upright unparalelled Tryall of and righteous Judgement against that Arch-Incendiary and Enemy of our Peace Religion Lawes Parliaments some of whose Seditious Popish practises are here lightly glanced at others more fully detected the rest reserved for their proper Place who hath received with much Mercy and Moderation the due reward of his treasonable violent bloody Romish Councels and Actions I shall daily supplicate the God of Recompence that the effusion of his most Nocent blood by the AXE of Justice may put a speedy period to the spilling of any more Protestant blood by that sword of civill War which his Councels Innovations Oppressions first unsheathed and his seconds the Romanists have since kept drawne and brandished among us almost to the depopulation of our whole three Kingdomes f Heb. 13 20 21. Now the God of Peace that brought againe from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepheard of the Sheep through the blood of the everlasting Covenant make you perfect in every good work to doe his will working in you that which is wel-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ and g Luk. 1. 79. guide all your feet aright in the way of Peace you are now entring into that the end of it may be Peace indeed and h Isa. 32. 17 18. the effect of it quietnesse and assurance for ever that so we may henceforth dwell in sure dwellings and rest in quiet and peaceable Habitations which is and shall be the Prayer Of your Honours daily Orator and Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE To the READER CURTEOUS READER I here present thee with a new Discovery of sundry Plots and Workes of Darknesse as a necessary Introduction to the Relation of the Arch-bishop of Canterburies Tryall collected out of severall Instructions Articles Letters Petitions Intelli●ences and many thousand scattered Papers which Gods Providence brought unto my view most of which never saw the publike Light before and will give thee true information of many Passages Policie Negotiations with Rome to Vsher Popery into all our Dominions by inperceptible steps undermine our Protestant Religion ingulfe 〈◊〉 in those Wars Miseries under which our whole three Kingdoms now smart and languish almost unto death I prese●ted thee formerly with some Collections and Discoverie● of this nature in my Romes Master-piece and Royall Popish Favourite which will adde some light and lustre unto these but these farre more illustration unto them and will give a satisfactory Answer to that namelesse Answerer of my Royall Popish Favourite who in his Loyall Vindication confesseth all the matters of Fact Letters Warrants discharges of Priests Jesuites suspensions of Lawes against Recusants therein comprized not ●inding me tardy so much as in one of them the recitall whereof is the farre greatest part of his Booke but onely shifting them off with poore slight Evasions not worth the answering which are here refuted by reall undeniable Evidence● out of Originall Letters Records Warrants or faithfull Transcripts belonging to such Counsellours or Secretaries of State as were imployed in or privy to the Negotiations herein recorded so as none can justly question suspect their Reality or Verity For my selfe I can with good conscience protest I have neither feigned nor al●ered ought in any the Papers herein published but presented the full and naked truth of all things to thee as I found them without the least Sophistication If the Republike Church Religion or thou Curteous Reader shall reap any advantage usefull Information or God any glory by these Publications as I trust they will I have all I ayme at If any thing be not so methodically digested connected or so polite as thou couldest desire I hope my daily publike Avocations interloping occasions distractions in the contexture of them collected for the most part when I should have been taking my naturall rest will be a sufficient Apology to gaine thy Pardon As for the particular Articles

first removed and the matter better disposed to impresse the forme presently by the pec●niary mu●cts would but breed a Monster And let the Cavan Petition b● but perused to see if there be ever a word for or against the Recusants fines whereby without further ado I and all that joyned therein are justified from the imputation of opposing in that ipart●cular touching the monys to be levied upon the Papists Yea but at least I joyned to oppose the applotment of Contributions upon Protestants Nor that neither For it was both applotted and paid But to petition that the Lords Justices and Councell would forbeare any further imposition till they should represent to his Majesty c. herein onely I joyned My Lord as I have never esteemed it to become me or any Subject to take upon and to be the Auditor of the publike Accompts as being a matter to bee left in the wisdome and providence of the Kings Majesty the Father of the publike family so I have yet thought the way ought not to be foreclosed to the subjects to have recourse in humble and dutifull sort to his Majesties goodnesse to declare their grievances this serving to evaporate their discontents a good meane to keep them from fastering inwardly and so to help to cure them How much lesse is this to bee denyed to the dutifull and obedient who had not opposed the applotment made upon them though levyed disorderly by laying on the Souldiers without Commission by an Irish Recusant sub-Sheriffe Note the most odious man to the English in all the County For which cause there was a deliberation of the Assises to have indjcted him of High Treason though as I thinke by the wisdome of the Lord chiefe Justice it was put by The petitioners therefore having before paid the money imposed and harshly imposed this very thing to petition that they might not be charged aga●ne till his Majesty were informed seemes not to bee worthy such blame In wish and hearty desire I rest The day of our deliverance from the Popish Powder-plot Your Lordships in all duty JOHN KILMORE By this Bishops Letter you may clearly discerne the potency and boldnesse of the Popish party in Ireland at that time who built a new Colledge in Dublin stored with Iesuites and young Students to bee trained up in that pragmaticall dangerous Order I shall adde to this a Certificate of Boetius Egan the Popish Bishop of Elphin in Ireland in the behalfe of one Philip O Conor a young Popish Student the originall whereof was found among Secretary Windebanks papers which will somewhat illustrate the Premises NOs Fr. Boetius Eganus Dei Apostolicae sedis gratia Elphin Episcopus Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Notum facimus praesentium latorem Philippum O Conor Hybernum nostrae antedictae Dioecesis adolescentem esse virum integrum conversationis laud●bilis bonae indolis esse nobilissimis hujus regni Catholicis parentibus legitim● oriundum modò ultra marinos partes proficiscentem studendi causa eo quod in hoc nostro afflicto regno nec ei nec aliis similibus orthodoxae fidei cultoribus incumber● literis permitti●ur ob grassantem apud nos haeresim Quare eundem Philippum omnibus Christi fidelibus potissimum in Ecclesiasticae dignitatis fastigio constitutis nec non Gymnasiorum rectoribus plurimum in visceribus Salvator is commendamus eos obnixe rogantes ut eidem consilio savore auxilio quoties opus ●uerit subvenire non dedignentur mercedem ab eodem recepturi in cujus vinea laborare insudare intendit post suum Deo ●●nuente reditum in ban● suam afflictam patriam In quorum omnium fid●mbis subscripsimus sigillum parvum quo ad talia utimur apponi curavimus Julii 1633. Fr. Boetius Elphyn Episcopus What good use was made of this increase of the Popish Party in Ireland and how they were connived at out of a meere designe to ballance the Protestants there by the Infernall policy of the then Lord Deputy to the end he might compound a lower house of Parliament there so as that neither the Recusant nor the Protestant should appeare considerably one more then the other holding them as much as might ●ee upon an equall ballance that so they might prove the more easie to governe them if e●●●er party were absolute and that by this policy the King might by a packed Parliament without charge in a short time make a more absolute Conquest of that Nation and Kingdome by wisdome then all his Royall Progenitors have been able to accomplish by Armes Note and vast expence of Treasure and blood will most evidently appeare by this Duplicate of the Lord Deputies dispatch to his Majesty 22 Jan. 1633. superscribed For my Lords Grace of Canterbury found in Canterburies private Study and this indorsed with his owne hand Rec. Mar. 2. 1633. Com. Ang. Reasons for the present calling of a Parliament in Ireland Which being a pernicious piece against the freedome and power of Parliaments laying downe most desperate Policies how to over-reach Parliaments and make them instruments to erect a meere Arbitrary Government and enslave themselves to what good use was to bee made of the Popish Party in Irish Parliaments I shall here insert out of the Originall May it please your Sacred MAIESTY Considerations tending to the better Government of the Church and Clergy in this Kingdom I offer in a Letter herewith sent to my Lords Grace of Canterbury The present meane condition of this Army and the necessary course to bee held in the speedy reformation thereof I fully now set forth in my dispatch to Mr. Secretary Coke The state of your Majesties Revenue The annuall Issues of your Treasure and the debt charged upon this Crowne upon my comming to the Government The Propositions humbly offered by mee for the bettering your Majesties affaires in this particular Together with a way of raising a constant great Rent ●orth of the Salt I have at this time als● transmitted to my Lord Treasurer of all which I beseech your Majesty at your best leisure bee pleased to take a summary Accompt Now I trust the importance and weight of this inclosed Discourse will recompence for the length thereof and obtaine my pardon Albeit I presume thus to present it immediately to your Sacred Hands For indeed I take it to bee no lesse then the ground-plot whereupon to set and raise safety and quiet to this Kingdome as it stands in relation within it selfe security and profit as it is in dependance to the Crown of England And therefore I doe most humbly beseech your Majesties quickning Spirit may move upon these Waters That wee may from your directions receive life and from your Wisdome borrow light to guide and conduct us along in the way we are to take towards the accomplishment of so happie a Worke. God Almighty assist you in these and all other your Counsels and long preserve

under pretext of Catholike Religion by obtruding as matter of faith the Popes power for deposition of Princes Howbeit then the King of great Brittaine permitteth the full exercise of Catholike Religion and spirituall power to the Queens Clergy and Catholike domestiques notwithstanding the laws and statutes made to the contrary in this Realme since Henry the eighth so is it necessary for the preservation of his soveraigne authority and peace of his State that he prevents the intrusion of the Popes temporall power under pretext of Religion in prejudice of his owne which he may in this concurrence most conveniently doe by using the same remedies against these French Ecclesiasticks and Domestiks which the State of France but particularly the Parliament and University of Paris assembled in their Colledge of Sorbon procured against the Jesuits this same yeere 1626. the one by arrest the 17 of March this yeer 1626. the other by censure of the first of Aprill 1626. in condemning the per●itious doctrine of Santarelli Jesuit for deposition of Princes ●s false erroneous new contrary to the Word of God derogating from the authority of Princes provoking to Factions Rebellions Seditions and murders of Princes and constraining sixteen principall Jesuits as Mercury relates to subscribe to the said arrest of the 17. of March 1626. with promise to subscribe to the censure of the Sorbon which should afterwards be made in which their subscription they dis-avowed and detested the foresaid damnable doctrine of Santarellus their compainon According to which may it please the King to compell all these Ecclesiastiques of the Queens house to subscribe to the foresaid arrest and censure disadvow and detest the foresaid new doctrine as new false erronious contrary to the Word of God and as their Parliament of Paris and Sorbon hath defined which if they refuse to doe it is most evident that it is not the preservation of the Queen in the Catholike Religion not the exercise of spirituall power and true piety that they intend but under this pretext an introduction of popish domination in prejudice of the Kings authority NOTE an insertion of venomous plants of ●actions and Seditions and why should they refuse the doctrine and practise of their own State whereby the King sha●l effectnate two principall works the one that his soveraigne authority with exclusion of the Popes pretended power in temporals intended in the Oath of Alleagiance shall be to his Subjects manifestly approved and consumed by the doctrine and practice of the State of Fr●●ce the other is that whereas the Pope by meanes of the Queen● house aymed at the establishment of his temporall power and greatnesse in this Kingdome as is manifest by the doctrine and practice of the Bishops and English Priests since the marriage and consequently made a Kingdome a part within this Realme NOTE by the subscription and disadvow of their Ecclesiasticks of this damnable doctrine the cleane contrary will follow that in example of the Queens house all English Catholiques will conforme themselves in doctrine and practice and in this point the King shall receive full duty and obedience of his Catholike Subjects and the Pope shall be content with his spirituall power limited as in France for the Queens house so long as it shall please the King to permit it That the Bishop of M●rdes and all Bishops sent into England from the Pope have their Buls papale● expresly prohibited by the lawes and rights of this Realme it is mani●est By these papers you may plainly discerne the dangerousnesse of these Romish Agents their high and bold attempts against his Majesties Pre●ogative royall and the safety of his person and their policies by which presently upon the marriage 〈◊〉 endeavoured to set up the Popes both Ecclesiasticall and Temporall jurisdiction to oververtop the Kings How this controversie was ended I have no certaine intelligenc● As ●or other Priests and Jesuits you have already seen what Proclamations were published against them between and during the two Sessions of Parliament in the yeer● 1628 by reason of the frequent complaints of the Commons and for the forenamed ends Vpon which Proclamations divers Priests and Jesuits were apprehended and some R●cus●nts ind●●ed by Officers and Justices of peace well affected to our Religi●n but how notwithstanding all these Proclamations royall promises Priests and Jesuits were released from time to time by warrants sometimes under his Majesties owne hand sometimes under the hands of his privy Counsell but most times by warants from Secretary Windebank alone and how Iohn Gray with other Messengers and ●o●e Harwood were reviled threa●ned to be whipt and committed to Prison by Windebanke for apprehending Priests and Iesuits according to their duty till they should 〈…〉 bond with sureties to him NEVER TO PERSECVTE PRIESTS OR POPISH RECVSANTS MORE with other particulars of this nature I have manifested at large in my Royall Popish Favourite to which I reser●e the Reader onely I shall give you a short touch of some Priests and Jesuits released after these Proclamations as likewise by whom and whence a 〈…〉 11. April●s 6. Caroli there were 16 Priests released one of the Clinke by one Warrant ●●●ler his Majesties owne Signe Man●●l at the Instance of the Queen notwithstanding a●y former order against such releases 26. Iul●y 6. Carols by like Warrant and Instance there were six Priests and Jesuits more released out of the same prison 18. November and 20 I●nuary 7. Caroli two priests more were thance discharged by like Warrant 15. Iune 1632. and 18. Decemb. 1633. there were two priests more discharged out of the Clink by a Warrant of the Lords of the Counsell upon the 〈…〉 On the 15. of Iune 1632. Windebanke was made one of the principall Secretaries of State by Arch-bishop La●d's procurement as appeares by this passage in his 〈…〉 Diary Iune 15. Master Francis Windebanke MY OLD FRIEND was swor●e Secretary of State which place I OBTAINED FOR HIM of my gracious M●ster King CHARLES To what end this Instrument was advanced to this place of trust by Canterbury what good service he did the Priests Jesuits Nuncio Papists Pope and his Nuncioes therein will appeare in the sequel of this Narration No sooner was he setled in his place but within few moneths after he fals to release and protect Priests Iesuits Recusants more then any of his predecessors and all the Counsell besides becomming their speciall pa●●on insomuch that in the yeere 1634. he received this speciall letter of thanks from Father Ioseph for it written by the French Kings speciall command faithfully translated out of the originall indited in 〈◊〉 sound among his papers Most excellent Sir my Patron most Worshipfull I should be too much wanting to my duty NOTE if I did not render my most humble thanks to your Excellence having after so many other favours conferred upon our Mission received for a comple●● height the singular proofe of your ●ffection in the delivery of our Fathers

one of our principall Secretaries of state is to make his repaire into forraigne parts We doe hereby licence him to passe and straitly charge and command you and every of you to suffer him to goe quietly by you and to embarque himselfe at any of Our ports most convenient for his passage and to take with him his Nephew Robert Read and two other in his company together with his and their carriages without any manner of search stay or other interruption whatsoever and this shall be as well to the said Sir Francis VVindebanke Robert Read and the rest for passing as to you and every of you for suffering them to passe as aforesaid sufficient warrant and discharge Given at Our Court at White-hall the second day of December 1640. To all Admirals Vice-admirals Captaines of Our Forces Castles and Ships and to all Justices of peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Customers Comptrollers and Searche●s and to all other Our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them This countersei●ed anti-dated passe was sent to Master Thomas VVindebanke into England out of France to procure his Majesties hand and Signet to it and if any difficulty or scruple were made by the King to signe it the Queens omnipotent mediation must he used to obtainits Signature as this letter of Mr. Reads to Mr. Thomas Windebanke wherein it was inclosed will sufficiently manifest and likewise discover to the world how grosly his Majesty hath been abused by this Secretary the Arch-bishop and others of his Ministers by procuring his hand to such forged anti-dated warrants to excuse themselves and lay all the blame of their Actions upon him which should cause his Majesty to look better to them hereafter in this kind Sir MY Uncle has acquainted me with a letter he has written to my 〈◊〉 of Arundell and with the directions he has given you about it I put him in mind of some addition fit to be made to it which he likes very well and has commanded me to write to you That if her Ladiship or any other with whom shee shall please to advise can think upon any way to prevent any proclamation against him or at least to sweeten any rigorous course that may be intended against him as probably such meanes may be found now that their M. M. Majesties and the Parliament seeme to be upon better termes her Ladiship will be pleased to advance it with all her power And really I am of opinion if the King did know how much dishonour he ha● abroad by this question of the Secretary and had a true sense of master Secretaries condition both his Majesty and the Queen would be hearty in his businesse which could not but produce good effects Sir I have considered that when they fall upon our businesse they will goe neere to comfort in mine absence for which God will blesse you and move the Kings heart to take you into his princely consideration which I shall be as well contented with as if I had continued in my prosperity The being deprived of the light of my Soveraigne Lord and Masters countenance is the greatest and most bitter of my afflictions to which God will returne me if he finds it fit if otherwise I hope he will arme me with patience You will present my most humble service to my Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle of Manchester and his Lady with the Lord Chamberlaine Lord Goring and Lord Cottington the like to the LORD ARCHBISHOP and Lord TREASURER and any other that shall enquire of me God blesse you and send us a happy meeting so I rest YOURS c. FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 6. December 1640. TOM I writ to you this afternoon already immediately upon my arrivall here and gave you account of my passage into these parts and this was by the Master of the boat that brought me hither since understanding that the Pacquet-boat is to part away from hence to morrow I thought fit to take that occasion to communicate some thoughts of mine concerning my unfortunate businesse in Parliament It is not unlikely but that the House of Commons will notwithstanding mine absence or the rather for it as taking my retreat for a confession of the charge proceed to present me to the Upper House for a Delinquent of so high a nature as never came so much as into my thoughts to be guilty of In this case you shall doe well to consider whether it will not be fit for you most humbly to move his Majesty in favour of me to deale with some of the Lords best inclined to me namely the Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle Marshall Lord Goring Lord Cottington and others not leaving out the Lord Chamberlaine that my charge may be set downe in writing and that I may be permitted to make my answer to it if this may be granted the next particular that will fall into consideration will be how farre his Majesty will please to advow me in the two great parts of the charge namely the enlarging of Priests and the procuring of bils of grace from his Majesty for stay of the conviction of Recusants and likewise for such letters as my selfe have written upon his Majesties commandement for stay of such indi●ements For the first of these there are 27. or 28. Bonds taken of such Priests as I have set at liberty which Bonds you shall doe well to shew his Majesty being all taken by his speciall direction and I doe not remember that any have been delivered out of prison but such as are so bound unlesse perhaps some may have been taken out of the hands of those two Hell-hounds Gray and Newton that were disabled by the Lords from prosecuting Recusants and this at the instance of the Queen to his Majesty NOTE For the second namely the stay of convictions by Bils of grace and otherwise they were all entirely moved and procured by the Queens Majesty and some of her servants and likewise of those neere his Majesty who had no small benefit by them and I had nothing at all to doe with them but in the dispatch of some of those Bils which belonged to me as Secretary and his Majesty may please to remember that before those Bils passed my hands some of them were made during life which upon my motion to his Majesty and the representation I made of that inconveniency was altered and they were granted but during pleasure so became revokable wh●●soever his Majesty should command His Majesty may likewise further please to remember that of late I did humbly represent to him the prejudice to his revenue by these bils of grace and besought him there might be a stop of them and I doe not remember that any have been granted these two or three yeers howsoever I doe religiously professe I never moved in them NOTE nor any other businesse of Recusants originally nor without his Majesties

by Bishop Bedles letters the Commons petition and other Evidences p 101 to 214 Cherished in Ireland of purpose by the Lord Deputy Wentworth to ballance the Protestants and make them serve his turnes in Parliament p 113 117 118 238. Their t●mult in Dubliu p 119 Divisions between the secular Priests and regular in Ireland and their titular Archbishop of Dublin p 106 to 110. The Deput●es project to pack a Parliament in Ireland and conquer that Nation and Kingdome by it p 114 to 119. The Protestants grieved and oppressed by the Papists there p 110 to 113 The Protestation of the Archbishops and Bishops there against a Toleration of Popery p. 83. The rise and progresse of the late Irish Rebellion and the chiefe Actors in it p 218 to 252. Discovered in grosse to the King and Windebank above a yeare before it brake out p 219 220 c. All the Irish in forraigne parts privy to and active in it especially their Priests and Friers p. 220 to 252. All the Papists in England privy and assistant to it p. 226 251. The Pope Cardinall Barbarino and Irish at Rome privy to it and much rejoyced at it p 230. c. 247. to 253. The Spaniards French and other popish States acquainted with it and assistant to it p 220. to 253. Above one hundred fifty two thousand Protestants murthered and destroyed the foure first months by the Rebels p. 226 242 243. The Pops Indulgance granted to the Rebels for extirpating the Heriticks and exhorting them to persevere in and accomplish that worke p. 251. Mr Henry Iermyn his plot and ●light p 212 213. His Letter to Windebank into France and power with the Queene p. 131. 134. Iudge Iones a character of him p. 220. L. Archbishop Laud privy to the Kings and Dukes voyage into Spain and a furtherer of that Match p 34 Writ letters to the Duke of Buckingham into France and was privy to that macth p 73 74. A procurer and count●nancer of Dr Manwarings and Sybthorpes Sermons in justification of Lones and arbitrary taxes imposed by the Kings prerogative without a parliament and accused in parliament for licensing them p 86 90. Accused by the Commons as a Favourer of Arminians and persons popishly affected Iun. 11. 1628. p 92. His saucy and scandalous false answer to the Commons Remonstrance p 93 94 95. Bishop Bedles and Vshers letters to him concerning the power and encrease of papists in Ireland p. 101 to 113. The Lord Deputy Wentworth his desperate dispatch to him concerning parliaments in Ireland p. 114. to 118. Windebanke made Secretary of State by him p. 122 123. Presents his humble service to him out of France p. 127. What opinion they had of him at Rome and Venice p. 143. Twice proffered seriously a Cardinals Cap p. 140. He advanced Bishop Montague an Arminian and one who held correspondency with the popes Nuncio p. 146 147. His Innovations in England and power in Ireland p. 148. His whole proceedings letters directions alterations Contributions c. concerning the late Scottish Lyturgy and Warres against the Scots p. 148 to 189. He fradulently ex post facto procureth and forgeth divers Warrants from the King written wi●h his owne and his Secretary Dells ●and touching the Scottish Canons Lyturgy Contributions and intelligence with the Scottish Bishops p. 149. 152 156 174. His many popish alterations and insertions for the introducing of Altars Transubstantion the sacrifice of the Masse Prayer to Saints and other Popish rites writ with his own hand and taken out of the Roman Missall and Pontificall made in the New Scottish Liturgy worthy observation p. 156 to 164. An Enemy to the Sabbath p. ●58 The Kings chiefe Councellor in the Scottish Warres by the Iesuites owne letters and adviseth him to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170. 171. his Listing Assessing and conventing men before the Councell Table to lend to the Scotish Warres his and the Clergies large contributions towards these Wa● with his letters to further the s●me p. 174. to 189. The Lord Conwayes and other letters to him concerning the Scotts affaires and Wars p. 172. 173. 174. 183. to 189. His tyranny injustice in the high Commission and intimacy with Father Leander and other Popish Priests and Recusants p. 205. to 209. 198. The Irish Rebells reported their Confederates in England had taken the Tower of London and rescued film from the Parliament p 226. His pride in Scotland and here page 205. 206. 207. Earle of Leicesters favours to Windebanke in France p. 130. 133. Father Leander Generall of the English Benedictiones Archbishop La●ds Chamberfellow in Oxford and very intimate with him here sent over to reconcil● us to Rome p. 145. 206. 207. persecuted by the Iesuites p. 144. Livet a Papist proceedings against him stayed by royall command p. 140. Ludovicus a sancta Maria his Theologicall conclusions printed at Rome p. 145. his Lecherous and lewde behaviour in England Ibid. Cardinall Ludovisio protector of the Irish Nation p. 109. M. Marshall Law the Lord Conwayes advice about it p. 185. 186. Master Moore a chiefe Actor in the Irish Rebellion p. 227. to 237. Henry Mac Carter his full examination touching the Irish Rebellion p. 202. 203. 204. Masse endeavoured to be introduced by Archbishop Land in the Scottish Li●urgy into which he inserts divert things out of the Masse Roman Missall p. 158. to 163. Mac-Mohon's examinations touching the Irish Rebellion p. 237. to 241. Maguires examinations Confession touching the Irish Rebellion p 226. to 240. Nich Le Maistre his testimony concerning the designe of the French match p. 69. Sir Toby Mathew a dangerous active Iesuite p. 210. 211 The Popes Bull to him commending his last Nuncio Rossetti to his charge as to his Angell Gardian p. 201. 211. Si● Henry Merry a Recusant his protection p. 139. Master Middletons Letters to Archbishop Laud from Venice p. 142. 143. Bishop Mountagu● advanced by Laud an Arminian his intimacy with the Popes Nuncio his letter to Windebanke for a Licence to his sonne to goe to Rome and his entertainment there p. 146. 147. Master Walter Mountague his first voyage to Rowe his extraordinary entertainment in his passage thither there this intimacy with the Pope and Cardinalls promised and expected a Cardinals Cap his dangerousnesse Sir Kelime Digbies late letter to him and the Queenes intention to make him a Cardinall at this present could he procure his liberty p. 140. 141. 143. 210. 211. 212. 253. 254. His Letters to the Papists concerning a contribution against the Scotts p. 190. 191. his intimacy with Windebanke p. 131. 132 133. 134. N Nuncioes sent from the Pope into England see C●n Pau●ani Rossetti The Apprentices and People take notice of them p. 895. to 199. 208. to 282. O. Oath of King Iames to the Spanish Articles and in favour of Papists p. 43. to 47. of K. Charles to like purpose and not to endeavour to convert the Queen or withdraw her from or