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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02994	A discourse to the lords of the Parliament As touching the murther committed vppon the person of Henrie the Great, King of Fraunce. Manifestlie prooving the Iesuites to be the plotters and principall deuisers of that horrible act. Translated out of French, and published by authority.; Remonstrance à messieurs de la Cour de Parlement sur le parricide commis en la personne du roy Henry le Grand. English	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1611 (1611)	STC 13134; ESTC S103959	20,195	50

A DISCOVRSE TO THE LORDS OF the PARLIAMENT AS TOVCHING THE Murther committed vppon the person of HENRIE the Great King of Fr●●●● MANIFESTLIE PROOVING 〈◊〉 I●●●●● to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and principall 〈…〉 TRANSLATED OVT OF French and 〈…〉 London Printed by T. P. for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and are to be sold 〈…〉 S. 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HOnourable RICHARD 〈◊〉 of Dorset and his Noble vertuous Lady the Lady ANNE 〈…〉 Honour and all happiness●● Christ. Right Honourable OF Origen it was vsually sayd amongst the Anciets where he did wel none did better where ill none worse a Vbi bene nemo melius vbi male nemo peius And of those good Bookes he wrote which were very many learned Hierom sayth that as in those Bookes he excelled all others so b Hieron in praefat in Orig Homel in Caut inter oper H●●ron in Tom. 3. in his Homilies on the Cantickles hee surpast himselfe Accordingly but in the euill sence which best be●●ts them may it bee sayd of the Iesuites that as in their trickes they haue played and garboiles they haue raisde and villanies they haue commi●●● in Christ 〈…〉 these last fifty years they haue gone beyond all men so in their twoo last exploytes namely the powder plotte of England and the French Kings murther they haue excelled themseluees the truth whereof is most apparant whether wee respect their Subtilty in contriuing and Malice in performing or their Craft in concealing and Impudencie in denying both these actions For as to the two first what Nation euer receaued such a blowe and was strucken into such amazement as France in the death of their great Henrie And what firme and florishing state in the world was euer vpon a sodain covered with such a desolation as England had if blessed Iesus had not confounded the cursed Iesuites plot And for the two latter who knoweth not that though all Records haue registred them and most nations of the world proclaimed them the founders and Fathers of the pouder Treason yet had they not onely contriued to haue cast it vpon others if it had taken effect but since it miscarryed haue not blushed to publishe in print c Iac. Gretserus in st●gma●e m●senico pa. 41 4 c. that the Iesuites were no way guilty of it that Garnet was executed not for it but onely for being a Priest That he was rackt almost to death to make him confesse himselfe guilty but neuer did and that Oven his man was plucked in pieces on the racke because he would not accuse his Master whereas the world knowes Records testifie and thousands liue whose eares and eyes can witnesse all these particulars that ensue 1 That Garnet the Provinciall with his six names other Iesuits were found guilty of the powder Treason 2 That Garnet was arraigned and convicted onely for that 3 That he freely and openly confessed both at his tryall and his death he had neuer been on the racke in his life 4 That he confessed without torture he knew of the powder-plot in confessiō 5 That he first denyed and forswore this and diuerse other matters which hee afterwards confessed and defended the same by aequiuocation 6 That Oven confest he kild himselfe with his owne knife to avoide the racke least it should make him confesse such things as he had rather dye than discover All these thinges are as cleere as the Noone day and yet forsooth the good seely innocent Iesuites must not bee held guilty of the powder treason but what shall we say to this impudency if it do appeare that not onely Garnet and his English brethren but all the great Iesuites in the world were priuie to that plot what shall we thinke if the very case in terminis the powder treason in the particular circumstances were propounded debated and resolued amongst the Iesuits before it came to passe what if Garnet was resolued from the principall Father of the society that though hee knewe the particulars of such a plotte yet hee ought not by any meanes to reveale it I for my part will be but the reporter let the wise reader iudge Delrio a great and famous Iesuite puts d Mart. Delrio disquis magic Tom. 3. lib. 6. ca. 1. sect 2 c. this case not long before the pouder treason A Priest is made priuie in confession that in such a vault or vnder such a house such a quantity of gunpouder is purposely layd as if it be not remooued there is evident danger that not only much people but euen the Prince himselfe are sure to bee murthered The Iesuites mooues what the confessor is to do in this case for answere hee cannot but confesse that most Doctors hold hee ought with wisedome and warinesse to discouer it but for conclusion he resolues that the safer and better opinion is he ought to conceale it Wherby Right Ho your Lordship and all the world may see that if Garnet did conceale the powder treason hee did no more then he had the Iesuites resolution aforehand for his warrant in that case If then Garnet were arraigned and condemned onely for being priuie to the plot If it be knowen to all that he was privie to it by confessiō and to some that he knew of it otherwise also then by confession If he was neuer on the racke and therefore never put to confesse all he know If ●ven his man chose rather to kill himselfe then confesse all he knew of the Iesuites in that matter If the very case of the powder treason in terminis terminantibus as the Lawyers say was debated and resolved aforehand amōgst the Iesuites If these particulars I say be true may any reasonable man make question any longer whether the Iesuites be guilty of that plot And nomore question is there if all were knowne that they were the forgers the Authors and Abbetors of this late disastrous and fearefull french murder and let them not doubt but the Author of truth and reuenger of all bloud but especially of his anointed will vnmaske them and discouer it to the full they plot●●d it in hellish darkenesse but God will reveals it and their shame by it in the sight of the sonne and face of all the world This little Booke amongst others which lately Fr●●●●● hath sent vs hath begunne this discovery and Truth will not rest crying to God till it be so perfected that all the world may see it And seeing Authority iudged it fit and woorthy to passe in English to publique viewe it was held not vnfitting in fewe woords to let the world know that this Author tho a straunger hath spoken touching the great English Treason no more then knowen truth and which if they dare deny it or any part of it shal be more particularly deciphered and averred to their faces by evidences vndeniable and beyond all exception Let them accept the condition when they please it will be performed on our parts In the meane time Right Honourable accept this and