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The Actes of the ambassage passed at the meatinge of the lordes and princes of Germany at Naumburg in Thuringe concerninge the matters there moued by Pope Pius the iiij. in the yeare of our Lord 1561 and the fyfth day of February item, the answere of the same lords and princes, geuen to the Popes nuntio vpon the eygth day of February / translated out of the Duch into English.
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THE ACTES OF THE AMBAssage PASSED AT THE meatinge of the Lordes and Princes of Germany at Naumburg in Thuringe concerninge the matters there moued by Pope Pius the iiij in the yeare of our Lord. 1561. and the fysth day of February Item The answere of the same Lords and Princes geuen to the Popes Nuntio vpon the eygth day of February ¶ Translated out of Duch into English ¶ Imprinted at London by John Day dwelling ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins ¶ Cum gratia priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis The Summa of the matters moued by the Nuntio of Pope Pius the forth at the meating of the Lords Princes of Germany at NauÌ„burge in Turinge the fyfth day of Februarij in the yeare of oure Lorde 1561. The Popes Legate sayd AS sone as the Popes holynes was called to the gouenmeÌ„t of holy churche he by and by according to his Pastorall office Popedome sett all his thought and care howe to reforme the euel and corrupt manners of lyfe now vsed that the fredome of the church might once agayne be restored all people reduced to the vnity of one faith And forasmuch as to the reducing of good putting away of euil ther can be found none other medicyne nor helpe but by the kepinge of a generall Councell he hath with the mature and wel adussed councell of his Cardinalls by his full powre auctoritie geuen him of god determined to hold an holy Councel at Ester in the citie of Trient And to th ende that this may be knowen to al princes that they also may take the like care and in like manner do theyr diligence in councelling that the Duch nation may haue peace quietnes ioyning in care with the Popes holynes they may together sett to theyr helpinge hande he hath of very loue good wil which he hath euer borne vnto the Duch nation for the great desire to seke their vnity seÌ„t furth vs his legats that we in his name shuld proue moue euery Lord seuerally pray admonish most ernestly aduertise require them the thei wil visit this general couÌ„cel permit that this his blessed care purpose may procead take effect Forasmuch as all matters therin shal be quietly mildly peaceably handled howsoeuer the matter falleth out yt shal be with lyke mildnes herd determined For the popes holynes in this seketh none other thinge but how the church may again be brought to peace and tranquilitye And to this ende the pope is is ready to giue vnto the Princes a free and suer saulfe Conducte in all the best and in as aÌ„ple large maner as euer yet hath bene ' geuen or els may be inueÌ„ted to be geuen Wherfor the popes holines besecheth and admonisheth that the Princes will all euery one sende their Ambassadours with ful aucthority thether that throwe theyr diligence after the Schisme wherein are as many sondry kindes of religioÌ„ as good Imaginations so many soÌ„dry gospels as teachers be pacified the church may again be restored to her former bewtie one faith may be holden in al countreyes and one God of all men in all places worshipped VVhat more is in oure Ambassage sayd the Legate it shall be declared by my felowe CoÌ„missioner Then spake the same as here after foloweth RIght Noble Princes forasmuch as the pops holynes hath geueÌ„ vs both one commaundement I thinck it not neadful to repete those things that my felowe Commissioner hath propounded concerning the miserable estate of the church For euery man may openly see to what mysery the mater wil growe what wil be the ende therof For one misery springeth after another and it shall at last giue an open way to the enemy of christendome to destroi the commoÌ„ welth It were very nedeful therfor to preueÌ„t this mischief this imminent peril requireth speady redres this councelleth the good oportunitie of tyme goodnes of Pope Pius whose full endeuour good meaning diligeÌ„ce also is to be regarded There was neuer a better oportunity to making of peace nor neuer can ther be a better theÌ„ is at this present when al Christen realmes are in quiet one pope is geueÌ„ of God who bereth his singuler good will fauour toward the Potentats seketh the saluacioÌ„ of theyr souls and holly endeuoureth hiself to bring the church again to vnity peace and quietnes The answer of the lords Princes of Germany geuen to the Popes NuÌ„tio in the Diet of NauÌ„burg in Thuring in Febr. An 1561. THe right high excelleÌ„t and noble Lords and Princes of the holy Romayn Empire here present also Thambassadours councellers of those that be absent hath coÌ„maunded to geue this answere vnto your wurds message done presented befor theyr most honorable lord ships and Princelye graces Namelye that theyr Noble Lordships and Princely graces doubt nothing at all that many men wel learned wyse fearing God at all tymes among al people of the whole worlde that of longe tyme haue wished that the ChristeÌ„ churche might be brought to some better estate and staye euen now at this tyme make thei deuout and harty prayer with sighing vnto God that once at the last the pure doctrine may be restored and sett vp and the horible misuses which haue bene brought into the Church may thorow a Christian reformacion cease be put away Whiche desire of reformation prayer to God for the same doubteles ought as well to be in the Romishe Popes who so longe many yeres haue taken vpon them with so great poÌ„pe the name title of the Churche But to what purpose Nameli with lust to reigne ouer other to set kigdown realmes at debat to bring in by heapes into the church manifest knoweÌ„ Idolatry to maintaine euery Pope for his time their gloriouse estate rather theÌ„ to helpe refourme the abuses of the churche which thinge is manifest to all honest goodherted Christians whiche thing also many wise sage men that other wise haue ioyned confederat them selues to the pope dothe themselfes acknowledg and confesse But the forsaid noble lords princes here present the Ambassadours of the lords abseÌ„t woÌ„der much of what prowd custome or presuÌ„ptuouse hope pope Pius the iiij presumeth by this his message to summone theÌ„ to a couÌ„cel or to apoit theÌ„ to come to TrieÌ„t Seing it is not vnkno weÌ„ both to that pope to you what religioÌ„ the estates of the auspurg confessioÌ„ holdeth vpon what occasions they haue bene dryueÌ„ coÌ„pelled to purg reforme their churches according to the trewe doctrine of the gospel to seperate theÌ„selfs from that multitude that with thoppression of that trueth godly doctrine seeke muche more their own gaine then Christs glory For the lords Princes pleasur is that the pope al that take his parte shall perfectlye know be assured that they acknowledg not the power or auctority of the romish sea And that thei know it for an vndouted trueth by the testimony both of Gods law mans that it belongeth not of right to the Romish pope to apoint a general couÌ„cel For that that self same ê‘son of whoÌ„ all diuisioÌ„ ichnine in that church hath come which also horriblâ—â—ugneth the opeÌ„ manifest trueth shuld take vpon hiÌ„ the dignity office of a iudg to determine the matters in controuersy that coÌ„moÌ„ wit of maÌ„ be it neuer so simple the testimony of Gods law doth vs to vnderstaÌ„de that it is vnright Furthermore theyr honorable estats lordships ernestly say that theyr graciouse honors ar vnfreÌ„dly vsed with this your talke massage done vnto them as who saith to men that know not what their faith is but that ther are as many Gospels as teachers as many religions as mens good meaninges For their high honors haue not only made a pure cleare CoÌ„fession of their faith whiche thei deliuered to Charles the v. at Auspurg in the yeare of our Lord. 1530. but also they haue since that time sett furthe declared the same trueth of godly doctrine is welset furth by mani other writigs which are euery where to be sene But in what errours the Romish Churche is at this tyme drowned with what abhominable misuses Idolatrish inuentioÌ„s of men the doctrine of the gospel is there oppressed yea so farre that it is more lyke an Heythnesse then a ChristiaÌ„ ReligioÌ„ is sufficieÌ„tly witnessed by the manifolde coÌ„plaint of all the worlde And forasmuche as the noble Lords Princes of Duchland noâ— as men falleÌ„ in errour not of froward conteÌ„nouse minde nor nor new fangelled lightnes but by the ernest and straight coÌ„maundement of God be coÌ„pelled to departe froÌ„ the Romish churche they are purposed vpon the same grounde commaundemeÌ„t so to coÌ„tinue can not suffer that the pope shal make or appoint any law for them For they acknowledg none other power or magistrate then their Emperour Ferdinando whose Ambassadours are here and haue declared vnto vs what theyr hopâ— purpose is as concerning a general councell ¶ Lastly as concerning your own Persons theyr hye honours and graces wolde ye shield be thus perswaded that yf ye had not brought this message froÌ„ the Romish Pope they wolde haue welcomed you as suche as come of the honorable Venetyan howse haue shewed to yow all louing and gentil inter saynment ther by to declare in sompart theyr frendly good will to that honorable regiment of Venice and also to doo you vnderstande that they iudge you worthy bothe prayse theyr fauour for your honorable behaueour high prudeÌ„ce and wysdome FINIS