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A87292 Nevvs out of Spaine ofinfinite [sic] concernment to England in tvvo letters from Mr. Brian I:Anson, a sonne of the Church in Spaine, to his father Sr Brian I:Anson and brother D. Hen. I:Anson of the Church of Rome in England, both now in the Kings army, there to promote the rightes and liberties of the same holy church. Published, thereby to give clearer intimation to all the inhabitants of England ... I'Anson, Brian. 1644 (1644) Wing I27; Thomason E6_20; ESTC R5393 9,650 9

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bones in my native Country however and in the meane time it is very convenient to procure honour and preferment in this Country a He would lay downe his body here but he would be raised in Spaine first You well observe who rules the Scepter in Spaine which I find no other way of possibility but this that I have formerly advised my Father and your selfe and now againe doe desire which is the procuring of her Majesties Letters of favour to her sister the Queene of Spaine WHO GOVERNS ●ERE MORE THEN THE KING Let the Letter be to this effect but better indited Don Briano I anson the bearer hereof is the son of a noble Gentleman and servant of her Majesties who by reason of the persecution of the Roman Catholiques in England and being a younger brother with small hopes of any estate travelled into Spaine where he married a Gentlewoman naturall of Cadiz and that all my Parents Kindred and Allies have and still doe continue firme Roman Catholiques and that they have suffered much in their temporall estates only for the maintenance of the Catholique faith This point I pray let it be amply set downe for it will much import me in my pretences b Observe how be would have his lie enlarged and insisted upon for advantage and that in this regard her Catholike Majesty for that is her Title will be pleased for her Majesties of Great Brittaines sake to take notice of me and honour me with an habit of Calatrana or Alcantra without costs and charges which are great and my ability weake and that her Majesty would bestow upon me some Office either in Court or elsewhere assuring her Majesty that I shall alwayes a●complish my obligation for the which her Majesty of England doth pause her royall word send the Letter with all possible security to my hands in Cadiz and from hence I will goe to Madrid and I commit the successe of this and also of all other matters touching me or mine to the advocation of the blessed Virgin Mary Queene of Angels and mother of God of whom c When you have read this then reade 2 Thes 2.11 12. I am confident she will desire the good successe of these my endeavours if these may redound to the honour of God and salvation of my soule and to whose blessed advocation I doe likewise ●●●●y commend my Father your selfe and all the rest of my brothers and sisters and friends and the whole Kingdome in generall beseeching her Majesty that as she is the FOVNTAINE of GRACE as we are assured by the salutation of the Angell Ave Maria gr●t●a plena dominus ●ecu● benedicta tu in mulie●●us benedictus tructus ventris tui Jesus so she will be pleased to communicate to me and all my kindred in particular part of that grace that thereby we may attaine to glory Good Brother forget not to write to me by all conveyances advising me of the happy proceedings of the King for I must confesse I would not willingly so much as heare any thing to the contrary although it be false and pray use your friends and endeavours for the procuring of this Letter for I trust thereby to be raised Mr Richard Archdale goeth now in this Fleete for London and from thence he saith be will goe for Oxford he is a true KINGS-MAN and there are but very few in these parts I would I had the tampering of them I have nothing else at present to advice you only desire you to be perswaded that there is nothing in this world more deare to me then the remembrance of you my dearest brother whom I pray God prosper in all your proceedings and let me have the happinesse to see you Your Brother and friend ✚ BRIAN J ANSON The Publisher to the Reader NOw Reader I beleeve thou art perswaded that this man hath sent over his heart unto us for which we have little cause to thanke him because it was quite from the purpose of his heart so to doe that we should understand his affections towards us But a Gratious Providence hath so disposed it that we doe understand his mind perfectly and can raise all these questions forecited from his Text and give Resolution from thence thereunto All which his own hand hath made legible But thou mayest make some question here whether knowing the heart of this man how it stands bent thou mayest make judgement what is the mind of all the Papists in the world in relation to GOD the LORD CHRIST and the rights of his Kingdome Whereunto I answer from the clearest grounds which I have neither time nor place to set downe That looke what way this man bends his tongue his heart and his head all the Papists in the world at this day stand like a bowe so bent As face in water answers face so doth the heart of one Papist answer another They are all for the raising themselves in the world And for the casting of the Church of God and their rights and priviledges out of the world All these bloudy characters are stampt All these lines are drawne in the hearts of all the Papists in the world from that Center they put forth into the Circumference of the whole Universe There is the Answer for that Now make some use of thy knowledge Learne 1. Who is the fountaine of Grace in the Papists account The Virgin Mary they say An horrible blasphemy She is but a vessel filled brim-full from that fountaine the Lord Christ her Saviour Therefore though this Papist has put up a prayer for his Country regard it not no more then his curse nor th' one nor th' other can doe any hurt it is not in the hand of a mediatour Be assured now that their prayer is a curse to themselves and their curse is a blessing to us and our Land 2. Thou hast learnt That the Lord Christ blessed for ever is the fountaine of grace From Him is every good and perfect gift Therefore renounce gifts graces duties all and let thy soule run-out all to that fountaine the Lord Christ Him alone and none with Him 3. Thank God that thou hadst thy birth and breeding in a Land o'visions A mercy Thou must thanke God for it but it is no singular mercy For the Scribe who wrote these letters was borne in the same Land and had his breeding there in this very City Yet he is what he is and what he is thou understandest by his letters Be thou thankfull for the place of thy habitation and that thou art not as he is 4. Labour after the power of godlinesse drink in the Principles of GODS Truth Let them sinke down into thine heart they shine with their own light pray to GOD to shine upon thine heart to give thee an eye wherwith to see and an care wherwith to heare both these are from the Lord. This man had Principles too upon my knowledge at his tongues end they did not sinke down So