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Popish treachery, or, A short and new account of the horrid cruelties exercised on the Protestants in France being a true prospect of what is to be expected from the most solemn promises of Roman Catholick princes : in a letter from a gentleman of that nation, to one in England, and by him made English.
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more have been acted towards the Protestants of France â—n the face of the Sun before Millions of Eye-witnesses and are known to be the greatest part of Europe yet some are so unreasonâ—bly incredulous that they will not be perswaded there has been any Persecution in that Kingdom and others have been so disingeniously confident as to maintain in their Oral and printed Discourses that there has been none Amongst these latter is the Bishop of Meaux Monsieur Varillas Father Thomasin Monsieur Brueis c. persons of great Parts and Learning though of very â—ittle Candor and Integrity Nor indeed is it any wonder to find such Sons and Champions of Popery deficient in those laudable and Christian Vertues since 't is very difficult nay almost impossible for a man to be of the Roman Church and not have his Principles Vitiated and his Morals-Depraved by her so different are the Maxims and Doctrines she imposes from those which our Saviour teacheth us in his Holy Gospel But that which the Ingenious Author of the Apolog. Hist urges to prove the truth of the late Persecution against the assertions of Monsieur Brueis and the rest seems sufficient to convince the unprejudic'd World of the reality thereof and to invalidate those Gentlemens Arguments and all other whatsoever to the contrary Above two hundred thousand persons says he of both Sexes of all Ages and of all conditions the greatest part of which lived very well at their ease in their own Houses and many of them possess'd rich Inheritances considerable Imploys fair Revenues some to the value of three and four thousand pounds per Annum These says â—e have left all and are most of them gone out of France in a manner quite Naked They have not only quitted their Houses and Estates abandon'd their Countrey their Friends their Parents Relations of all kinds those that were nearest and dearest to them they have broke all the ties of Nature and Consanguinity and 〈◊〉 the most tender Affection they have separated if I may so say 〈◊〉 from a part of themselves from their own Bowels In this crueâ— separation they have gone away from all they had most near and dear to them in the World at the price of their Liberties and theiâ— Lives They have done it to go and wander in unknown Countries in Climates extreamly different from those where they had receiv'd their Births without having any thing certain withouâ— hoping for any other subsistance there than what they could gatheâ— from the charity of strangers If this be not the effect of a violenâ— Persecution what is then that madness which has got into the minds of all and made them take so unparellell'd a Resolution 〈◊〉 How has this Fury communicated it self to so many people of all sorts who lived very far asunder and who had never known oâ— seen one another How has it gain'd in so short a time all thâ— Provinces of so great a Kingdom as France is and in those Provinces almost all who were or had been of the Reform'd Religion Men and Women Young and Old Rich and Poor Noble and Ignoble Let Monsieur Brueis now explain to us a little this unheard of Prodigy if he will perswade us that there has been no Persecution in France But whatsoever men are pleased to say and think of it I may with truth affirm that above two hundred thousand of the Kings most faithful Subjects have voluntarily Banished themselves from his Kingdom to fly the Persecution not to speak of many thousand others persons some of which have been condemned to the last punishments by the Judges others have been Massacred by the Souldiers others have died in the Galleys others have been shutâ— up in Convents and others been embark'd and sent for Americaâ— New Declarations more severe than the former are daily publish'd 〈◊〉 fresh Oders are given for the Guard of the Frontiers the new Converts are forc'd with greater rigour than ever to go to Mass to Confess and receive the Communion They continue to filâ— the Convents Prisons and Galleys with Confessors and they empty them from time to time by new Embarkments for Americaâ— There where the Assemblies continue there they continue to Massacre them The Dragoons perform their Mission with the same Zeal still and the Judges cease not giving the same sights to the people of Bodies drawn about on Sledges and cast Dead upon the common Highways and of Martyrs conducted to punishment and ending their Lives by the hands of Executioners Such is now the face of France Such is the Concord and the Union that reigns at present in this Kingdom Such is the calm which the Church enjoys and that happy Peace which the King has given it according to the style of Monsieur Brueis What Concord O God! What Union What Calm What Peace Truely no Patience is Proof against the base dishonesty of this Declaimer Who can suffer such like impudence But above all who can without indignation read what he says in another place in the same Spirit We see now says he that the VVise Conduct of this Great Prince has brought again into the Church the fairest days of Christianiâ—y c. Yes these are we know it but too well these are the â—airest days not of Christianity God forbid But of Popery of â—he Roman Church that cruel Babylon which is never so satisfied â—s when she can make her self Drunk with the Blood of the Saints and Martyrs of Jesus looks on such Days as her Days of Festiâ—al as her Days of Triumph So it was that she heretofore look'd â—n that sad and dreadful Night of St. Bartholomew wherein many â—housand Protestants were Massacred by the Papists in times of Peace â—nd in cold Blood One of her Orators made the Encomium thereof with a thousand Transports of Admiration and Joy in a Speech which he pronounced before Pope Gregory the XIII O Memorable Night said he and worthy to be Ingrav'd in large Characters in History c. That same Night I think the Stars appeared more Bright and Glorious than ordinary and the River Sene had swell'd its Waters that it might hurry away with a greater rapidness the dead Bodies of those Impure Persons viz. of the Reform'd and discharge it â—elf the sooner of them into the Sea. O! Thrice happy Woman Katharine Mother of the King c. O! Happy Brothers of the King c. O! Day in fine full of Joy and Pleasantness wherein you Holy Father having receiv'd this News you assisted on foot at the Processions you haâ— order'd for the rendring thanks for it to God and to S. Lewis What more agreeable News could have been told you And we whâ— Happier beginning could we have wish'd for of your Popedom Let any one judge by these Words of the Spirit of Popery anâ— of that of her Soveraign High Priest and whether it be not thâ— Spirit of the Impure and cruel Babylon rather than that of the Church of Jesus Christ I will now conclude because I propos'd to my self to give you buâ— a little Abridgment and an Idea only of this great Persecution doubt not but he to whom Vengeance belongs will sooner or late Revenge so many Evils Lento quidem gradu Divina procediâ— ira setarditatem Supplicii gravitate compensat Vengeance doth surely tho' but slowly tread And strikes with Iron tho' it walks with Lead You see in this Relation the Impostures and Treacheries 〈◊〉 Popery as to its Oaths and Promises to which no credit ought eveâ—â— to be given because it certainly never Swears and Promises but tâ—â— be Perjur'd and to break its Word upon the first occasion Yoâ— likewise see here the degrees of its Cruelties and how by little anâ— little it advances them till it at length comes to the Effusion oâ— Blood and to open Violence Farewell I am SIR Your very Humble and Obedient Servant FINIS