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A71313	Vox cœli, or, Nevves from heaven Of a consultation there held by the high and mighty princes, King Hen.8. King Edw.6. Prince Henry. Queene Mary, Queene Elizabeth, and Queene Anne; wherein Spaines ambition and treacheries to most kingdomes and free estates in Europe, are vnmasked and truly represented, but more particularly towards England, and now more especially vnder the pretended match of Prince Charles, with the Infanta Dona Maria. Whereunto is annexed two letters written by Queene Mary from heauen, the one to Count Gondomar, the ambassadour of Spaine, the other to all the Romane Catholiques of England. Written by S.R.N.I.	Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 20946.8; STC 22096A; ESTC S114764	52,214	72

Tell him that it were the last Acts of Augustus which embellished his raigne and that old Pericles made the greatnesse of his generositie and courage to reuiue and flourish on his Tombe when hee caused the Athenians to warre vpon the Pelloponessians Tell him that Philopaemenus affirmeth that Peace is the best time to meditate of warre Tell him that to transport Warre into Spaine is to auoide and preuent it in England as Hannibal said to King Antiochus that the only way to make warre against the Romanes was to begin it in the heart and bowels of the Dominions of Rome and so to vanquish Italy by Italy Tell him that Plutarch affirmes there is no action so royall or magnificent in a King as to take Armes to assist and reuenge his Confederates vniustly oppressed and ruined much more his owne Royall children and that if the Palatinate be too farre that Flanders and Brabant are but the skirts and Suburbs to England Tell him that Agesilaus said that words are feminine and deeds masculine and that it is a great point of honour discretion and happines for a Prince to giue the first blowe to his Enimies Tell him that Spaniards hate vs why then should we loue them that we can beat them at our pleasures why then should we feare them Tell him that if it goe not well with Holland it must needs goe ill with England and that if wee doe not preuent their ruine that wee cannot secure our owne danger Tell him that in matters of warre it is dangerous to make a stand shamefull to retire and glorious to aduance Tell him that Philip of Spaine is of Pyrrhus his minde who said that hauing deuowred and conquered all Europe he would end his dayes in ●…ollity and pleasure in Macedonia And therefore that it is time yea high time to strike vp our Drums against him aswell because our saftie as our honour inuites vs to it And now turning from his Maiestie to you the Illustrious and famous body of this great and famous Court of Parliament whereof the King is the head to you I say who are the creame and flower of his Subiects O hold it no disparagement tha I tell you that sith in all matters of Order Policie and reformation that delayes and protractions proue still dangerous many times fatall That you beware least as your Consultations flie away with the time That occasion and opertunitie flie not away with your Consultations sith time must be taken by his forelocke and then as Iulius Caesar saieth we haue winde and tide with vs. Thinke what a happines what a glorie it is for England to haue wars with Spaine sith Spaine in the Lethirgie of our peace hath very neere vndermined our safetie and subuerted our glory And let vs dispell those charmes of securitie wherein England hath beene too long lul'd and enchanted a sleepe And if feare pusillanimitie yet offer to shut your eyes against our safetie yet let our resolution and courage open them to the imminency of our danger that our glory may surmount our shame and our swords cut those tongues and pennes in pieces which henceforth dare either to speake of peace or write of truce with Spaine No no to take the length of Spaines foote aright we must doe it with our swords not with our ●…ecks for the first will assuredly establish our safety and the second infaliby ruines it Wars Wars then ye with cheerefull hearts and ioyfull soules let vs prepare our selues for Warrs That our great Brittaine the beautie of Europe as Europe is the glory of the world lie no longer exposed to the apparant danger and merciles mercy of this Castilian Rat of this Crocodile of Italy of this vulture of Germany and af this woolfe of Ardena but let vs all signaliz our fidelities to our Soueraigne by our courage and immortaliz our zeale to our Country by our valour and resolutions herein That we may all be of Alcibiades his opinion that the bed of honour is the best death that there is no better recompence of death then glory nor no richer glory then to dye for our Prince and Country And here I had imposed silence to my penne and infused a period to this my Epistle had not the dignitie of your places the quality of your imployments the nature of the time and the consideration that I am an Englishman commaunded me to insert and annex these few lines by the way either of a supplement or a post-script Although I can adde nothing to your affection and care for the good of our Country yet giue me leaue I beseech you to substract this from mine owne fidelitie and zeale 1 That you be carefull that your warres both by sea and land be plentifully stored with money powder and shot which indeed is the veignes and Arteries the sinewes and soule of warre 2 That you crye downe all gold and siluer Lace and all silkes Veluets and Taffities and crie vp woole cloath and blacke 〈◊〉 and Corslets insteede thereof that thereby England as a blacke and dismall cloud may looke more martiall and terrible to our Enimies 3 That our English Romanists may be taught either to loue or to feare England 4 That there be prouision made and especiall care had to secure his Maiesties Coasts Seas and Subiect from the Ships of warre of Dunkerke and Ostend by whome otherwise they will be extreamely indomaged and infested 5 That by some who'some Statute and Order you cleanse the Citties and Countrie the Streets and highwaies from all sort of Beggers by prouiding for their labour and reliefe whereby many hundred thousand Christian soules will pray vnto God for his Maiesty and to power downe his blessings vpon all your Designes and Labours whereby without doubt our Warres will succeed and prosper the better I will no further vsurpe on your patience But here withdrawing the Curtaine of this Preface inuite your eyes and thoughts to the sight and consideration of this consultation S. R. N. I. The introduction HEauen being Gods Throne and the Earth his Footstoole it is impossible any thing can be here spoken and acted but will there be heard reuealed and detected for not onely our hearts but our thoughts not onely our tongues but our intents lye open and are obuious and transparent to the glorious and relucent eyes of Gods most sacred Maiestie who being the sole Architector and preseruer both of Heauen and Earth rules that by his presence this by his prouidence and both by his power and that wee Men are not by many thousands degrees so great in his eyes as the smallest Pysmires are in ours who lookes still in our Designes and Actions sometimes with approbation now with pitie then with contempt and anon with Choller and indignation being himselfe the prime President the great Moderator the mighty Councellor the eternall and euerlasting Iehouah who can and will giue Lawes to all the Kings and Princes of the earth as they doe to their subiects

in the deliuery hereof betweene the King of Spaine and the Duke of Sauoy because I haue heard that of the two Princesses their daughters hee preferd that of Sauoy before this of Spaine H. 8. No no my Nephew Henry is a iudicious and iust Prince therefore I know he will not wrong Spaine to doe right to Sauoy Q. A. He resembles King Iames his Father too well who will still loue the King of Spaine although therein he hate himselfe therefore speake on faire Sonne P. H. When Great Henry of France my honoured Vncle made warres vpon the present Duke of Sauoy for the 〈◊〉 of his Marquisat of Saluses then this Phillip King of Spaine vnder the pretence and shew to ayde the Duke his brother in Law against the French sent him may troopes and Regiments of Spanyards for the preseruation of his State when the Peace being made betwixt the King and the Duke and the exchange for Saluses with the Countries of Bresse and Gex ratified and accomplished These Spanish Regiments being quartered in Carboneres Mountemellion Sauillan Pignorall and other places of Sauoy and ●…iedmont they vpon no request or assummons made them by the Duke would depart thence but being commanded the Contrary by the Count de Fuentes Vice-roy of Millan as he wa●…●…rom the King his Master from Spaine they peremptorily r●…solued and vowed to keepe firme footing which they long time did vntill at last that wise and Valiant Duke being thereunto constrained for the securitie of his estate whose eminent and vtter subuersion he apparantly saw before his eyes he very nobly cut all their throats H. 8. Beleeue me his Highnesse of Sauoy did well for it was an act most worthy of his iudgement and generositie Q. M. But the King of Spaine the Dukes of Lerma Pastramae Denia Albecurque Tolledo and all the Counsell of warre of Spaine vow to haue their reuenge of this affront Q. E. Spaine hath done his worst to Sauoy already for as long as France loues Sauoy Sauoy needs not feare Spaine at least mine Authors tell me so who are that famouss Captaine the Duke of Dedisguieres his valiant son De Crequy and noble Du Fremes Q. A. Though this one wrong be one too many yet is these all wrongs that this King of Spaine hath offered this Duke of Sauoy P. H. No Madame for although the Duke winke and seemes with father Aubigny to haue the art of forgetfulnesse yet he well remembers how Don Iuan de Faxis Spaines Ambassadour in France told Lullius Arconas and Alimes his Highnesse Ambassadours at Lyons that the King his Master would Conttibute towards the Exchange of the Marquisat of Saluces conditionally it remained on that side the Alpes from the French and since how his Catholique Maiestie hath performed nothing He remembers Spaines Plots vpon his Castle of Nice the key not only of his Countries but of Italy when his Spanish Galleyes lay at Villa franca to bereaue him of his Children Hee remembers how the Spanish Cardinals oppose his precedency at Rome with the Duke of Florence and how the Catholike King or his Vice-roy of Millan for him was the match and Incendiary to set fire twixt the Duke of Mantoua and him For the Marquisat of Montferrad Q. E. We may see what a kind brother in Law the King of Spaine is and what it is to build vpon his alliance affinitie promises and assistance P. H. I am glad the Duke of Sauoy and the Princes his children haue now purchased the length of Spaines foote E. 6. They haue reason to haue it for they were all enforced to take it with their Swords ●…ikes and Lances at Cassallo Uerceile and other-wheres Q. A. As long as Sauoy loues not Spaine The Marquis of Lullius and Monseur De 〈◊〉 told me it needes not feare it Q. M. O but as long as Spaine Knockes at the Gates of Sauoy and Piedmond he may at last enter Q. E. Sauoy hath reason to enter Millan not Spaine Sauoy Q. M. But time and the policie and Swords of Spaine cut all donations and rights in peeces P. H. Sauoy hath had warnings enough to beware of Spaine and therefore as I euer loued that generous Duke so I hope that he and the Illustrious and valiant Princes his Sonnes will neuer want arme of steele and hearts of Diamonds to out-braue Spaine who with such ambition and malice seekes to out-braue it France H. 8. But what sayes France of Spaine Q. M. My honoured Father all the world knowes that Spaine hath euer loued France well Q. E. Yea too too well and so well as France will neuer loue Spaine much lesse trust it in requitall Q. M. Why hath not Spaine reason to ballance and counterpoise the power and greatnesse of France P. H. Yea but not to seeke to make that famous and flourishing Kingdome become a Prouince to Spaine Q. M. Spaine neuer wisht it much lesse attempted it Q. E. Yeares more often then France hath Prouinces or Spaine Cities P. H. Why who was the Author and Protector of the League but first Spaine then the Pope and next the Deuill Q. M. O that was onely to preserue Catholikes and the Catholike Religion and to exterminate and root out Heretickes and was not this well done of the King of Spaine sith he is the Catholike King E. 6. Nay now the least childe in France knowes that Religion was onely the pretext but Empire and Dominion the obiect of that League How els dared Mendoz●… Spaines Ambassadour in Paris seeke the Crowne of France for the Infanta of Spaine or how els dared the Iesuites his Ministers in their seditious Sermons and pernicious Pamphlets aduance her right to the Crowne and Kingdome when God and the world knowes she had none to it Q. M. Why it was when God had caused that good Fryer Iames Clement to kill that bad King Henry the third at Saint Clou and when indeed that Kingdome was without a head and then the King of Spaine had reason to aduance his Daughters Title to France in right of her mother Elizabeth that Queene of Peace notwithstanding the fundamentall power of the Salique Law to the contrary H. 8. You are deceiued daughter for it was a good King and a bad Fryer or rather a Diuell in a Fryers weed to set handes on the Lords anoynted but this arrow came out of the quiuer of Spaine and Hell for that bloody and execrable murther was no sooner perpetrated but then instantly followed the proposition of the Infantaes Title to France which apparantly makes the murther to be Spaines Q. M. It was the Dukes of Mayene Mercu●…ur who drew the King of Spaine to assist the League and in it France Q. E. No no contrarywise it was the King of Spaine that debouch'd and drewthese two Dukes and with them almost all the Nobillitie to f●…rge and contriue this League and in it to ruine France for already France was almost Spaine and the Infanta had vndoubtedly borne the Crowne

〈◊〉 the Duke of Luynes so discreet and honest to aduise and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thereunto P. H. 〈◊〉 neglect thereof may make one or both of them to repent●…t and peraduenture the kingdome too for already the Commons 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Nobilitie would but cannot remedy it Q. M. Spaine loues France therefore France neede not feare Spaine P. H. The Panthers skin is faire yet his friendship is fatall and his breath infections Q. E. Indeed if France loued not Spaine it neede not feare it Q. M. King Philip loues King Lewis dearely Q. A. Not halfe so well as he loues his Kingdome of France Q. E. In truth France hath reason to haue a vigilant eye ore Spain for as long as shee sleepes in her bed of pleasure and securitie perhaps one of these dayes Spaines Ambition may awake her with Drum Trumpet and Cannon P. H. O no not as yet for if the king of Spaine were so ill aduised his Councell is not for they like old experienced Foxes will neuer permit him to discouer himselfe much lesse his Resolutions and least of all his Ambition and Sword vntill the Sunne hath attain'd the Meridian Q. M. I know not what my Nephew meanes by this Mathematicall Riddle Q. E. I was neuer greatly skild in the Mathematickes and yet consuming my Youth Yeares and Cares for England I haue reason to vnderstand his knowledge Wherefore Sister sith hee is a Noble and famous Prince let vs heare him for he hath some mistery to reueale twixt France and Spaine Q. M. He loues France and hates Spaine and which is worse hee was an Heretique therefore his tongue can make no Spherall melody E. 6. But his heresie hath brought him hither to heauen tho and hee is a famous and Noble Prince therefore Cosen Wales speake on of France and Spaine for now wee are all resolued to heare you Q. E. I gaue him my Fathers Name and he inheriteth my resolution and courage and the King his Fathers wisedome therefore he can neither flatter nor dissemble Q. A. Speake on Henry P. H. Know all men by these Presents that if Spaine did see the Heart and Bowels of France weltring in its bloud and flaming in the fire of an intestine Giuill warre if it did see the Princes banded against the King or the King against the Protestants these rifeling of the Lourre and of Paris and his Maiestie besieging of Rochell Sancerre Sedan Nismes or Samury or denouncing warre to all those of that Religion If it did see sixteene Parisian Tribunes carrying away the Court of Parliament prisoners to the Bastille and Chastellets the rebellious Barycadoes and a bloudie Massacre in Paris and generally in all the Cities of the Kingdome if hee did see some Princes of the bloud or two great Dukes as were Du Mayene and Merary Captiuating and Deboshing the obedience and affections of the French Nobilitie Clergie and Commons and couering their pernitious designes and trecherous attempts vnder the cloake of the holy League If it did see Calais Dourlaus Amiens Montdidier Valencienes Blauet and Croyden or other strong Cities or Forts of France bearing out the red ragged Crosse instead of the three yellow Flower Deluces and a second Mendoza for his Ambassadour sate as premier President and Oracle in the Louare Towne-house and Parliament That then Phillip the III. of Spaine loues his Sonne in Law Lewes the thirteene of France so well that hee would vse him as King Phillip the second had an eager desire and had almost done great Henry his Father Q. M. Why how was that P. H. Right as my Godmother Queene Elizabeth hath formerly told you nothing but to depriue him of his Kingdome E. 6. It were better that all the Iesuites were hanged and the young Queene of France sent home to Spaine with her Portion to the King her Father Q. E. But wee see strange alterations in the Court of France for some dare but will not and others would but dare not informe the King hereof Q. A. France hath reason yea it is high time for her to looke to her selfe for the Agents Iesuits and double Pistols of Spaine are busie and their Swords and Pikes are not Idle For whiles France playes the Theorie Spaine playes the Practique Of the Netherlands H. 8. How doth Spaine and the Netherlands ●…gree E. 6. Spaine hath so long inured and enforced the Hollanders to bloud and warres as now at Sea and Land they are become such braue Souldiers and Marriners as they feare not Spaine and to loue Spaniards they vow it is impossible much lesse to obey them Q. M. It is pittie that King Phillip the second ended not the chastising and Conquest of these Heretique Hollanders ere King Phillip the third began it or that hee cannot reduce them to obedience by ending these warres with more fortunacie and lesse danger and dammage Q. E. Nay Sister it is pittie that these two Kings of Spaine and the Archduke Albertus and Isabella haue from time to time beene so ambitious inhumane cruell and reuengefull to drowne the face of the Netherlands with many deluges of bloud in seeking to preserue their libertie liues and Consciences from the cruell Tyrannie and Inquisition of Spaine P. H. Indeed for this forty yeares the Netherlands hath beene the Schoole and Theater of Mars whereon there hath beene more braue souldiers and renowned Captaines flame then in any Country of the world or in many precedent Ages and yet all this bloud is not capable to quench Spaines Ambition and Tyranny in seeking to deuoure those Prouinces Q. A. Hath not Spaine assaulted the Netherlands as well by Trecherie as Hostilitie Q. E. Yes witnesse the damnable Villaine Gerrard who long since murthered William the famous Prince of Orange their Lieutenant Generall and Father to Maurice that valiant and incomparable Captaine who now succeeds him in his Principalitie Q. M. O Sister cast not so base an aspersion on King Phillip my Husband to affirme hee was accessary to the murther of William Prince of Orange much lesse authorised it or commanded it P. H. All the Ocean betweene Holland and Spaine cannot wash off that Murther from your Husband King Phillip for his proscription to murther him beares it and his Lieutenant the Duke of Parma commanded the Count Assonuille to deale with Gerrard about this murther who promised him twentie fiue thousand Crownes to effect it which O griefe to speake it he did E. 6. But his valiant Sonne hath long since had reuenge for the death of his Father Q. A. If he haue not he resolues to haue it H. 8. But hath not Spaine since attempted or broached any other Treason towards the Hollanders P. H. O yes very lately for whilst Spaine is Spaine Holland will neuer forget how neere he was to haue extinguished her libertie and surprized their State by infecting and corrupting their Secretary Barneuelt a man of so profound wit and deepe iudgement and experience in matters of State as he was not onely

strueke such such amazment to the harts and terrour to the courages of Castille and her faint-hearted Castillians that euery Spanish Bird kept his owne Nest not powerfull enough to defend themselues much lesse to offend any and lest of all England who was then ●…n her Triumphes in her lustre in her glory P H. Grieue no more deare Aunt for the Nauy Royall of England for although Nottingam were remisse and carelesse herein yet braue Buckingham hath of late yeares set a new face on that Fleet and makes it not onely his delight but his glory to re-edifie and reforme them yea there is not a yeare passes him but hee brings some new forth from their Dockes and puts in other old although Cranfield resembling himselfe bites his lips at the charge thereof because he affirmes he hath other occasions to disburse and pay away the Kings Treasure Q. E. Nephew Wales I am glad to heare that Buckingham is so carefull of England Fleet-Royall and in very deed his Ambition Care and Zeale herein will infallibly purchase him much loue and honour of the whole Kingdome especially if he continue it H 8. Me thinks Scotland annexed and vnited to England should make it farre the stronger Q. E. But how can King Iames say England and Scotland is strong when he feares the powers of Spaine and will not know or beleeue his owne E. 6. Yea it were much honour to the King and happinesse to his Kingdomes and Subiects if in any poynt knowing the weakenesse thereof he would fortifie and reforme it Q. A. And it were a great happinesse for most Kingdomes and free Estates of Europe if they would follow the examples of the Venetians and Hollenders who will neither trust nor loue much lesse feare Spaine P. H. And among the rest if England would follow it they should drawe securitie out of danger whereas now her apparant danger is drawne and deriued from her apparant security Q. A. O that the King my Husband would thinke hereof P. H. O that the King my Father would make vse hereof Q. E. O that King Iames my Heire and Successour would not hearken or beleeue the contrary hereof H. 8. But this were the way to haue warres with Spaine and King Iames I vnderstand is resolued to liue and dye in peace with them Q. M. Warre cannot be bought at a cheape rate Q. E. But it is pitty that peace should be bought at too deare and dishonourable a rate P. H. I haue alwayes beene enformed that England still gets by her warres with Spaine Q. E. I got by my warres with Spaine and Spaine lost by it P. H. My Father and his Subiects lose by his Peace with Spaine and Spaine gets by it Q. M. When England hath lost her selfe she can lose no more Q. E. But Sister your death was the death of the Popes hopes and of Spaines pretences to England P. H. But they both seeme to reuiue and bud forth a fresh if the Match betweene my noble Brother P. Charles and the Infanta of Spaine take effect Q. A. May Heauen deny the first and the King your Father neuer consent to the second Q. E. So shall Spaine euer feare England but neuer England Spaine Q. M. But I hope the contrary for in these dayes the King of Spaines Gold and his Ambassadour Count Gondomar act wonders in England H. 8. Hath Gondomar propounded this Match to King Iames P. H. O long since and hee hath vowed to weare out his red leather Coach and greene Buckram Litter but he will see an end of it this Parliament Q. A. I thought indeede it was not for nothing that he makes Aesops Fables his daily pocket guest E. 6. How doth King Iames relish this Match Q. M. His Exchequer is poore and King Philips Indies rich and therfore his Maiestie likes it so well as he will hearken to no other H. 8. How doth Prince Charles himselfe like this motion P. H. I know not how my Brother likes it but for my part I should euer haue preferred a Daughter of Franc●… to that of Spaine and I hope the Match will not succeede because my noble Brother Prince Charles is wise valiant and generous E. 6. But how doth the braue and graue Parliament sauour this Spanish Match Q A. Fewe loue it most feare it But as the Match so the Parliament is not yet ended Q. E. This would be musicke indeede for the Romane Catholiques of England if it should take effect for the very first newes thereof made them flap their wings as if they were ready to crowe Q. M. Yea for they hope and which is more they know that if it proue a Match That the Infanta will soone introduce the Masse and Vsher in the Pope therefore they haue reason to reioyce at it P. H. But if the King of Spaine will not giue the summe which my Father King Iames demaunds will not they make it vp Q E. It is probable and credible That their Holy Father the Pope and themselues will stretch both their Purses and Credites to knit the Match H. 8. Why hath Gondomnr such power with King Iames to hope to see this Match effected Q. M. O yes for his Maiestie saith that his Master is an honest King and hee a wise Seruant The first all the world knowes and the second I hope England shall shortly feele at least if all hookes take P. H. Indeed if Gondomar can effect this match it is the direct way for him to be a Grande of Spaine and to procure a red Hat for his Sonne or Nephew Q. A. Was the Duke of Monteleone so rewarded for his French Matches Q. M. Hee is already a Grande of Spaine and hath the promise of a Hat Q. A. Why then Count Gondomar need not feare for hee hath as much policie as the Duke of Monteleone though not so much ost●…ntation H. 8. Who made and concluded the match with King Philip Q. M. My Selfe and the Parliament Q. E. Nay Sister put in Woolsey and Gardyner and leaue out the Parliament for you onely proposed it them but for forme and had secretly concluded it before hand your selfe Q. M. Suppose I did I might doe it of mine owne authority and prerogatiue Royall Q. E. But you offered no faire play to the Parliament though in asking their aduise when the Contracts were ready to be sealed Q. M. But I had reason to follow mine owne Iudgement not their Passions H. 8. Nay nay Daughter you contrariwise followed your owne passion not their Iudgements and so God gaue limits to Philips Ambition and your owne desires by making you ●…orsake Earth and he Eng●…and E. 6. But wise King Iames is opposite to my Sister Mary as well in Religion as sexe and therefore I hope nay I assure my selfe he will first consult this Match with his Parliament ere he conclude it with Spaine P. H. If the voyc●… of the Parliament be free and not enforced I make no doubt but the

Bohemia Q. M. You mistake Madame for it is the Emperour Ferdinand and not King Philip that is their mortall Enemy P. H. If Philip had not vnder-hand powerfully assisted Ferdinand His Imperiall Maiestie had neither had legs to goe nor wings to flie into Prague and yet the King my Father will not asist his Son in Law King Frederick Q. A. Yes to recouer the Pallatinate if that were lost But Gondam●…r through his slye crouches and sugred insinuations hath extorred a hope and some say wrested a promise from King IAMES not to assist Bohemia but I hope the contrary Q. E. But will Spinola restore those townes he hath taken in the Pallatinate Q. M. Gondomar promised that Digby shall bring that home vnder his hand and seale onely he sayes t is fit that Spinola should be satisfied for his charges Q. E. That 's an old baffle and tricke of Spaine which vpon the matter will proue but a flat denyall Therefore if King IAMES please to hearken to my advise I would send an Army thither and re-fetch these Townes of the Pallatinate from Ferdinand Phillip Albertus and Bauari●… with the point of the sword in despight of Spinola Tilly and Cordo●…a P. H. If I were againe liuing in England I would so worke with the King my Father that this resolution of Queene Elizabeth should neuer dye but spedily bee put in execution for it is the safest cheapest shortest and honourablest way for England yea what would not England doe for my deare and Royall Sister of Bohemia if the King my Father would giue it the word of command Q. M. But content your selfe Nephew Count Gondomar hath promised that his Master King Phillip will giue King Iames content for his Townes of the Pallatinate Q. A. So Gondomar promised his Maiesty that Spinola should neuer attempt the Pallatinate and yet we see the contrary and being false in this how or what reason haue we to beleeue him to bee true in the match Q. M. England must beleeue him sith the King doth and will And herein I both triumph and glory P. H. Thus my Royall Father intreates where he should command and loues Spaine where he hath farre more reason to hate it Q. E And this is my truest griefe and deepest affliction that King Iames will still delight in contemplation when if his Maiesty will not all the world sees that King Phillip is vnder-hand deepe in actiō H. 8. It may be that King Iames thinkes King Phillip to be of Hanniballs minde who more feared Fabius not fighting then Marcellus fighting or of Pompe●… or of Marcus Crassus their opinion who were more afraid of C●…cero's gowne then of Caesars sword Q. M. Nothing lesse for King Phillip loues King Iames his Gowne and pen yet no way feares his sword Q. E. But if King Iames inherited my resolution as he doth my Kingdomes I would make Spaine feare his sword and Rome either loue or obey his pen and neuer consent to a Peace much lesse to the match Q. M. But why should King Philip feare King Iames his sword sith he neuer yet knew the way to drawe ir or why should his Catholike Maiesty feare the Counsell of England sith it is apparant to all the world that the eliment and delight of their King is bookes not battailes the pen not the pike H. 8. Why know you not Daughter that King IAMES hath lately established a Counsell of Warre and whereunto think you tends that Q. M. To peace I hope or rather assure my selfe Q. E. Then Sister you are of neere intelligence with Gondomar for not long since in one of his dispatches to Spaine he wrote the LL. of that Councell that they should not doubt nor feare of the Counsell or warre of England for it was said he but a scarre-Crow to feare not to hurt and would onely serue as a Vane on a house top rather for ornament then vse But if King IAMES were of my minde his Counsell of warre should strike rather then threaten and send a Royall Army into the bowels and heart of Castille ere they thought it could be ready to depart from the Ports of England Q. M. Not into Castille for then the peace were quite broken betwixt ENGLAND and SPAINE P. H. Why then into Bohemia the Pallatinate The Netherlands or the States of Uenice or wheresoeuer the Castillians Regiments disturbe the publique peace of Christendome E. 6. I see no reason to the contrary but England should be as soone in Armes and action as Spaine Q. E. But it is the inchanting melody of the match that brings England out of tune Q. M. But in this proposition and parlee of the match the King and Counsell of Spaine speake faire termes and giue reall not verball content to King Iames. Q. E. So did Philip your Husband and his Father by his Embassadours to mine at Bourbourg thereby to ●…ulle me a sleepe when his great Armado was in a manner ready to weigh Anchor and set Sayle from Lisbone to inuade me and my England Q. M. But King ●…Iames knowes Spaines affection and Gondomars sincerity to him and consequently to England in seeking this Match Q. A. But England knowes neither the affection of the Maister or the sincerity of the Seruant and therefore hath reason though not to feare yet to suspect both H. 8. It rather thinkes King Philip of Pericles his opinion and Ambition who desired that the ●…land in the port of Piree mought be remoued sith it was a moate and beame in his eye P. H. The morall is that Philip would 〈◊〉 England a prouince to Spaine but if the Match hold not Spaines Ambition Gondomars policie and both their treacherie will proue too weeke to performe so strong an execution Q M. Then the King of Spaine will hate Gondomar as much as he vaunts the King of England loues him But I must count Gondomar hath liued too long to dote or be made a Child in his old age P. H. No no Gondomar is too young to dot●… and too old to be a child therefore he is confident and sure that the Match will hold but withall he saieth the Parliament must be ended ere these Royall Nuptiall cerimonies can begin and I thinke so to E. 6. Indeed this Castillian Embassadour now sailes before winde and tide vnder fore sayle and maine top-sayle but very shortly he hopes to hoyst vp top and top-gallant P. H. He may chance to packe on so much sayle that he may at last crack the maine Mast of his policy or the maine stay of his hopes or be so busie and violent in the solicitation of this Match as he himselfe may giue himselfe a Shotte which may sinke either his reputation or iudgement or both betwixt winde and water Q. E. Intruth I found his predicessour Mendoza too busie and dangerous in my State and therefore I forbad him my presence and discharded him my Kingdom whereat I know not whether he or the King his Master more grieued

heare that Englands Nauie Royall doth so prosper and flourish In which regard and Consideration the King your Master shall doe well to build store of new Ships in Biscay Ostend and Dunke●…k for if Spaine master England at Sea England can neuer withstand Spaine by Land for now the English are Effeminate and you 〈◊〉 Souldiers I doubt not but by this time there is such order taken in Spaine that the English Fleet at Alicant and Car●…agena shall returne home with lesse shame and repentance whereby you may teach them that it is onely proper for Spaniards to Domineere at Sea and that the Sea and Maritine actions are now Spaines no longer Englands Element So whiles England lyes gasping on her bed of Peace and securitie let the King your Master prouide for Warre Continue to sowe D●…uision in the Church of England and rather augment then diminish your Pensions to you know wh●…m If 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 Army to goe out of England either for Bohemia the Pa●…atinat the Netherlands or Venice deale so eff●…ctually with King I●…mes that either it be so small as it can 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 great 〈◊〉 to Catholiques or be a m●…anes to cause them to sta●… so long that it bee impossible to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 g●…od for Protestants I commend 〈◊〉 Excellen●…ies poli●…y in being sharpe and bitter against those who either Speake Write or 〈◊〉 against the King your 〈◊〉 and his pretenc●…s for now you 〈◊〉 the H●…nour and feli●…itie to see your selfe 〈◊〉 to King 〈◊〉 his E●…re and his Maiestie to your Girdle the 〈◊〉 an●… 〈◊〉 ●…f th●…se will terrific others Be sure to bee intimately 〈◊〉 with all Factious Discontented Catholikes for they will proue fine Agents and Instruments to execute your Masters Commands I am glad to see King Philip so sleight and dis-respect King Iames as hee hath not this many yeares sent him an Exraordinary Ambassadour especially now for Treating and Concluding this Match for the more you and he Debase the Honour and vnder value the Reputation of England the more you aduance and prise that of Spaine But that which grieues mee most is because GOD himselfe hath opposed and Confirmed the breach and delaceration of the Match but I hope that for the Catholike Kings sake our Holy Father the Pope and our blessed Mother the Church will so interpose their Prayers to his Sacred and Diuine Maiestie that very shortly hee will reuoke and change his Resolution and relish that which hee now distasteth Through your zeale and industry I likewise doubt not but before a few yeares bee past and 〈◊〉 ouer to see England made a Prouince to Spaine her Nobilitie most murthered and the rest caryed away Slaues to worke in the Mines of Peru and Mexico the Pope installed all Heretikes rooted out either with Fire or Halter Let your Excellency proceed as you haue well and happily begun and feare not but you shall enioy your wishes the King your Master his hopes and myselfe and all the Romane Catholikes of England our desires In the meane time I kindly greet and salute your Excellency and bp your next Dispatch for Spaine fayle not to signifie that I kisse the Catholiks Kings hand Written and sent from Heauen Your Excellencies Friend MARY Queene Queene MARY To the Romane Catholikes of England of both Sexes and of all Rankes MY Heart on Earth and my Soule in 〈◊〉 hath euer so deeply affected you and your Religion as to the vtmost of my power I will neuer admit that any adu●…rse accident or stratagem what soeuer shall endomage you or preiudice it to which end by Mercury Whom I haue purposely sent vnto you I would not faile to aduertise you of a Consultation which hath beene here held by my Father Henry VIII my Brother Edward VI. my Sister Queene Elizabeth Queene Anne Prince Henry and my Selfe tending to the safety and glory of England to the vnmasking of Spaines pretentious Ambition and Treachery to many Estates of Europe and more especially to the vtter breach of the Match betwixt Prince Charles and the Infanta of Spaine which two last points alone I 〈◊〉 and defended but they all most violently contradicted and opposed In which consultation I write it aswell with Griefe as pittie Cou●…t Gondomar hath ●…eene narrowly both sifted and censured and all his Actions brought on the Table and made apparant and obuious to the dimmist Eye to the weakest Iudgement and vnderstanding the which I haue now signified his Excellency by a particuler Letter wherein I haue prayed him to haue a more Iealous and curious eye ouer his Secretaries as I know England hath ouer him And to the end your Soules and Consciences may haue Spirituall food and Consolation I wish and exhort you to put all your Wits on the tenter-hooks to bring in the Infanta or else neuer expect the Pope and consequently not the Catholike King For else all your intelligence with Rome and Spaine your correspondence with the Iesuites and Count Gondomar will not preuaile nor your Poyson Po●…iard or Powder take eff●…ct if the Match doe not and because King Iames wants money and his Exchequer drawne drie and exhausted if he stand on a greater summe then the Catholike King can or will giue you shall doe a most acceptable seruice to our Blessed Father the Pope and to our Holy Mother the Church That you Lords and Knights Morgage your Manners and Plate and you Ladies and Gentle-women p●…wne your Ringes and Iewells to make vp the expected Summe For the Match once consum●…ted you know and Count Gondomar can perfectly teach you a thousand wayes to refetch it with a ioyf●…ll and golden Interest I highly 〈◊〉 and applaude your ●…oy when you 〈◊〉 Bohemia won and the Pala●…nate assaulted towards which Victories and 〈◊〉 your 〈◊〉 Contributions gaue a great stroke which although Ferdinand for the present cannot recompence yet doubt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phillip sho●…tly fut●…rely will Sit●… his Ambassadour Gondomar ●…akes him confident that you are as fast nayled to his Scepter a●… his Catholicke 〈◊〉 is to the Popes triple Crowne Bee you still the eyes of Count Gondomar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him still continue your 〈◊〉 for you can neuer desire a better 〈◊〉 then himselfe nor a stronger Protector then the King his Master But in very deed I much feare that this great Parliament will teach the Protestants of England wit and you Romane Catholickes repentance If Holland the Palatioate or Venice be in the Field be you not Idle in your Houses or in England for although Douer bee shut you shall 〈◊〉 Ports enough open for it is for the Progression a●…d Aduancement of the 〈◊〉 Cause and for the Seruice of the Great Catholike King and if all things hit well you shall not repent your selues of your Valour Generosi●…ie employed and spent in his Seruic●… What though God 〈◊〉 here approued of this Consultation against the Match yet his great 〈◊〉 the Pope will confirme the Match against the Consultation Therefore make you your 〈◊〉 with the Pope and doubt not but his Holinesse both can and will at his pleasure make his with his God Howsoeuer bee ruled and beleeue in the Pope who is the Head of the Church For you know out of the Church there is no Saluation I like well that there daily Trauels some of your wisest Gentlemen for Spaine and now you see there is no feare to bring ●…ome Priests and Iesuites for Count Gondomar ●…ath found out the Art and Mysterie to open the Doores of Wisbich the Gatehouse and the Clincke at his pleasure To liue Idle is Effemin●…te and 〈◊〉 bee you therefore 〈◊〉 your selues still b●…sie and in action for as in matters of Religion and Pietie so in th●…se of the State the P●…actique is alwayes more Honourable then the Theorie In a word as long as 〈◊〉 Kings raigne in England your zealous Catholikes shall there finde but little Peace and lesse Ioy and yet I must need●… confesse that God se●…mes to b●…are a particuler affection to King Iames out withall you know the second meanes must bee vsed w●…ich I write to my comfort I see his 〈◊〉 neglects So ●…f Gondomar continue in England and the M●…tch dyë not then I hope a little time will worke all things to the best T●…ll when I salute you all and will ●…till pray 〈◊〉 you for the Prosperitie of the Great cause Written and sent from Heauen Queene MARY FINIS

the Oracle of the Netherlands but the Ornament and wonder of Europe ye●… of his time Q. E. See the fruites of Spaines Gold and the effects of his boundlesse Ambition for it is a common custome with him if not by the maine yet surely by the bye to breake the necke of Great Princes and free Estates publique Ministers whether they are great Souldiers or great Statesmen or both Q. A. Yea the Web of this Treason was so cunningly wouen and so subtilly and finely spun as if the Netherlands had not broken Barne●…elts necke he long ere this had assuredly broken the necke both of their libertie and State Q. M. Well Barnauelt is gone and now Spaine needs not feare his policy P. H. Nay Barneuelt being dead and Maurice that famous Prince of Orenge liuing Holland need not feare either the trechetie or force of Spaine H. 8. But Nephew I heare that the Vnited Prouinces of the Low-Countries will this Spring haue Warres with Spaine for their peace is neere expired and ended P. H. A braue noble and wise resolution of theirs E. 6. Heretofore England taught the Hollanders wit and valour and now they resolue to shew England the way to those two Vertues Q. M. But the Gold and Siluer of Spaine w●…ll preuaile against them and weigh them downe P. H. But the Hollanders had Ships enough of their owne and Gold Siluer and Men from England therefore they disdaine to feare Spaine nay rather they vow before the next Summer to make Spaine feare them H. 8. See see a handfull of men dare attempt that against Spaine which Great Brittaines huge infinitie will not Q. E. And yet their cause and reason is Englands viz. their Consciences Liues and Countries Q. A. Pray God England and France interpose not to crosse the Warres and seeke to conclude a Peace betwixt Holland and Spaine E. 6. But the Hollanders are resolued to make King Iames a large Offer to protect them against Spaine Q. M. But King Iames loues Spaine too well and therefore will not hearken to or regard their proffer for his Maiestie is resolued not to protect them P. H. The more is the pitty Q. E. The more my griefe Q. M. And without griefe or pitty the more is my ioy Q. E. I protected the Netherlands in despight of Spaine E. 6. But Spaine went neere by your Leicester to betray both you and them H. 8. If King Iames would now protect the Netherlanders how easily might he refetch backe Flushing the Brill and the 〈◊〉 E. 6. Nay how easily did his Maiestie depart with them to the Netherlands P. H. It infinitely reioyceth me to vnderstand the Hollanders braue resolution and forwardnesse to haue warres with Spaine Q. M. But there is a secret tricke to coole their courages which they least thinke of H. 8. As how Daughter Q. M. Why to Pistoll this Prince of Orenge as they did his Fat●…er Q. E. Heauen forbid it P. H. God defend it Q. M. Why 't is but one for another for he knowing Barnauelt a Traytor to his Countr●…y because a Pensioner to Spaine caused the Lords States to put him to death why then in exchange and requitall should not a Pensioner of Spaine either poison or pistoll the Prince of Orange E. 6. These Diabolicall resolutions and bloudy Positions come from Hell Q. E. And thither they goe that professe and practise them Q. M. The King of Spaine is too religious to authorise so execrable a Murther Q. E. But the Pope as holy as he is will pardon it and yet the World I hope knowes that the K●…of Spaine cannot be so religious as his Holinesse Q. A. It were good then for Holland to be carefull of their Prince of Orange his life as all the world knowes his Excellency is of their safetie and preseruations P. H. And it will likhwise behooue them to obserue withall as I hope they doe how subtilly and trecherously Spinola takes their neighbour Townes for the Emperour and keepes them for the King of Spaine his Master E. 6. And if the Warres goe on 'twixt Holland and Spaine as I hope they will it will be needfull for Spaine to haue a speciall care of his West-Indies from the Holland Fleetes H. 8. Wherefore only Spaines West-Indies or rather why not all the worlds West-Indies sith their red and white earth sets all the Would on fire and in Combustion Q. ●… Surely ere this Summer passe and the next appeare the Hollanders vow to haue a heaue at them Q. M. Nay I hope the contrary for the West-Indies is the maine and onely prop of Spaine which if once found out and taken away from them will quickly make the greatnesse of his Ambition and Empire totter P. H. Till when all other Kingdomes and Estates of Christendome may thinke themselues exempt from Spaines feare but shall neuer be from his danger Q. E. This Holland perfectly and apparantly knowes and it were a greater happinesse for the rest of Europe if they would herein imitate their Generositie Valour and Wisedome who stand on their Guards with their swords drawne and their Match lighted ready to giue fire as being constantly and vertuously resolued neither to loue trust nor feare Spaine ENGLAND H. 8. But now leaue we all other Countries and come wee to England from whence being descended wee by the Lawes of Nature are eternally obliged to honour and loue it yea to preferre it and its prosperitie and glory to all other Countries of the world wherefore let vs see Spaines Ambition and Enuy towards it and how he hath from time to time borne himselfe to the English Q. M. There is no Kingdome in the world that Spaine loues better then England Q. E. Nor no people vnder the Sunne that it hates more then Englishmen E. 6. For Peter King of Castille most ingratefully and basely abused our famous and generous Edward the Blacke Prince the Ornament of Armes the Glory of England and the Honour of the World and his whole Army in Spaine after that he had inthronised and seated the said Peter in his Kingdome and with his Victorious Armes expel'd Henry the Bastard who Vsurped it Q. M. If Spaine had not loued England and Englishmen King Philip would neuer haue married mee Q. E. Hee loued you well Sister but your Kingdome farre better for you were the Obiect of his zeale but England that of his Ambition H. 8. But Elizabeth hee hated you more then euer he loued Mary Q. E. And yet I dare truly affirme that King Philip loued my Kingdome farre more then euer he hated my Per●…on H. 8. To speake truth Daughter he neither loued you nor Mary his wife and Queene but only England P. H. And I haue heard that if he had neuer married my Aunt Mary shee had neuer lost Calais nor consequently England France E. 6. Though that Match were vnfortunate to England in the losse of Calais yet it was fortunate in that Philip and Mary had no Children Q.

M. If we had had any Males England had beene long since a Prouince to Spaine Q. E. God knew so much and therefore preuented it wherein I qle●…se his Mercy and prouidence as also your sterrilitie P. H. Aunt and I your resolution in speaking it Q. M. The Kings of Spnine are the greatest ●…nd most potent Kings of the World Q. E. Yea in Ambition and ostentation but not in power for I proued it not so I found it not so I left it not so P. H. You Madame found Warre with Spaine surer and safer then Peace Q. E. Yea farre more safer and farre more profitable too for England Q. A. Then I wonder that King Iames my Husband so delights and drownes himselfe in his peace with Spaine Q. M. O but Spaine findes both policy and reason enough to full King Iames a sleepe in the Cradle of Peace and Security Q E. I neuer feared Spaine lesse then when I loued it not no●… more then when it made greatest shew to loue me P. H. And the King my Father neuer loued it more then now when he feares it E. 6. But is it possible King Iames feares Spaine P. H. It seemes so for else he would neuer loue it so excessiuely Q. E. Sir Nicholas Bacon my Chancellor on his Death-bed wrote me a Letter that the Glory and Conseruation of England consisted in holding Spaine at Rapiers point and will not his sonne Sir Francis the now Chancellor tell his Maister so much P. H. O no he is otherwise imployed H. 8. But tell mee Daughter was Spaine euer treacherous to your Person Q. E. Almost euery yeare Spaine hatched mee a new Treason witnesse Parry Babbington Williams Yeorke Lopez and infinite others who sought to lay violent hands on my Person and Life but that God in his infinite mercy and prouidence still protected and defended me to their owne confusion P. H. But King Phillip 2. chiefely discouered his loue to England in the treacherous attempt of his huge Armado of 88. tearmed by the Pope in a brauery The Inuincible Fleete at what time his ambition and greedy desire of Vsurpation so farre ore-swayed him and his Councell as he thought to haue made an absolute Conquest of England but hee was deceiued of his hopes for God looked on England with his indulgent eye of pitty and compassion and on that great and mightie Nauall Army with contempt and detestation Q E. Yea God was so gracious to England and so mercifull to mee as not only my Ships and People but the Windes and Waues fought for my defence and that of my Countrey against the pride and malice of Spaine who grew mad with anger and pale with griefe to see this his great and warlike Armado beaten foyled and confounded in the midst of their glory and ambition E. 6 But Sister was this all Spaines malice and trechery towards You and your State Q. E. No no for I had forgotten how before that his Maiestie in Spaine and his Lieutenant the Duke of Alua in Flanders embarg'd and confisk'd a world of Goods and Ships that belonged to my Subiects contrary to all Lawes of Conscience and Nations P. H. And no other Q. E. Yes King Phillip beg'd my Kīngdome of Ireland of the Pope and so assisted the Rebels and made a confederacy with them for ●…he Conquest thereof from me bringing in first Stukeley then Don Iuan of Aquila into that Kingdome to the same effect But Heauen alwayes laught at their ambition vsurpation and trecherie which still proued as vaine as impious and vniust P. H. And yet see the iustice of the Cause and the equitie of your Armes for Essex landed at Calez and in despight of Spaine tooke and rifled it beating and sinking their best and greatest Ships in a manner without any shew of defence or resistance Q. M. O but now the times are altered and changed for then Spaine was poore and England rich and now England is poore and Spaine rich Likewise Spaines warres parsimonie and frugalitie makes his Men Souldiers and our Peace Pride and superfluitie hath made our Souldiers either Courtiers or Cowards H. 8. France knew that I found Souldiers in England when I tooke Tourney and Bouloigne Q. E. And Spaine felt that English were Souldiers when my Drake beat them on my Seas and Coast in 88. my Norris at Croyden in 94. my Essex at Calais in 96. and my Montioy at Kingsale in 1600. Q. M. But when England was delighted in Combats Warres and Victories and now in Stage-playes Maskes Reuels and Carowsing so as their courages are become as rustie as their Swords and Muskets which serue to grace the walls and not the fields except in poore Musters and sleight Trainings and that but once a yeare which vpon the whole is more for ostentation then Seruice Moreouer then Englands Nauy-Royall could giue a Law to the Ocean and now time and negligence hath almost made all these ships vnseruiceable who lye rotting at Chatam and Rocesther E. 6. Here Queene Mary hath reason for now she is in the truth Q. E. What Sister and Brother my Royall-Nauy lye r●…tting who are the Bulwarkes and Walles of England and when I left them were capable to beate the power and pride of Spaine to shiuers O this grieues me but I beleeue not that my wife and prudent Successour King Iames will suffer or permit it I pray God-son and Nephew Prince Henry resolue me hereof P. H. Indeed Madam I confesse I haue seene so much my selfe when God knowes I grieued to see it neither did I faile to put the King my Father often in remembrance thereof and his Maiestie still promised me to new build and repaire that Royall Fleete to which number I added my Prince-Royall a ship who had she many fellowes England needed not feare all the Fleetes of the World but although the old Lord Admirall hath not beene carefull for the preseruation of the Nauy yet the new one is H. 8. If he be not I grieue for the Fleet. Q E. And I lament it E. 6. And I pittie it Q. A. And I bewaile it Q M. And not to dissemble both Gondomar King Phillip his Master the Pope my selfe and all the Romane Catholiques of England reioyce hereat for the Impotency and destruction of this Royall Nauy is the Harbinger to prepare the way and a step for King Phillip to mount the Throne of Estate to plucke off King Iames his Crowne and to place and ●…ettle it on his owne head Q. E. O my Ships my Ships God knowes they were still deare to me because still necessary to England Where is my Drake where my Cumberland my For bisher my Grinuille my Cau●…dish my Haukins my Rauliegh and the rest Alas they want me and king Iames and Englnad wants them for when they liued and I raigned our valour could stop the progression of Spaine yea my ships domineerd in his Seas and ports and their Clouds of smoke and fire with their Peales of thunder