froÌ„ Rome wenâ— into those pâ—â— wâ—eâ—e the Scots now be aÌ„â— whether the Perâ—cutioÌ„ did not cumâ— aÌ„d there they ioyned wâ— those of Pope Victors Mission And in tâ— Persecution among so many Archbishops aâ— Bishops placed here by Papall authoritie â— finde fewe if any at all then put to death â— suruiuing after to haue consecrated Prieâ— dedicated Churches and performed other â—piscopall duties and offices as the Prieâ— and others did theirs also Bilustro supra â— turbinis neâ—dum ad Iâ—â—egrum expleto emarcesâ—â—â— busque nece suorum authorum nesarijs decretis laeâ—â—â—minibus omnes Christs Tyrones quasi post hiemaleâ— prolixâ—m noctem temperiem lâ—cemque serenam â— coeâ—estis excipiâ—nt renouant Ecclesias ad solum vsâ— destructâ—â— Bâ—siâ—itas Sanctorum Martyrum fundâ— construunt perfiâ—â—unt ac veluâ— Victricia signa paâ—â— propalâ—nt dieâ—sâ—stos celebrant sacra mundo corde â— que â—onficiunt omnes exultant filij gremio ac si Mâ— Ecclesiae câ—nsoâ—i Mâ—nsit namque haec Christs caâ— membroâ—uÌ„ consonantia 〈◊〉 donec Ariâ—norum pâ—dia intrauit Tenue yeares of the foresaiâ—d Troubleâ— â—ing as yet altogether compleate and the wicked deâ—es decaying in the dâ—th of their authouâ—s all the folâ—ers of Christ wiâ—h iâ—yâ—ull lâ—ghâ—â—â— as â—f aâ—tâ—r a â—â—ng â— er night they had receiued light aÌ„â—â—pleasant tâ—peâ—ure of heauâ—nâ—â—e aâ—re they â—neweâ— the 〈◊〉 â—â—ich were fallen to the ground they â—oâ—nded builded â— finished Cathedrall Churches of 〈…〉 â—â—â—ly did set forth as it were signes of Victorâ— thâ—y â—eâ—rated feastes thâ—y saied Masses with pure heart and 〈◊〉 All â—â—ildren in their mother 〈…〉 â—hey were begotten of the mother the Church and vâ—â—â— the wickednesse of the Arâ—â—â—â—â—red this swâ—â—te vâ—â—n of the members of Christ the head reâ—aâ—â—ed So Gild as S. Bede and other great witnesses â—d yeâ— when Arianâ—sme was diâ—ated â—aâ—â—t â—han â—sius S. Hâ—lary and other authorities â—e cleare Britanie as much as any nation â—roÌ„â— at insectâ—â— For it remaâ—nâ—â— â—â—me and coÌ„â—nt obedience to the Popes â—â— Roâ—e in that â—werth age both in Princes Bishops and â—hers Great Constantine our Emperour â—ng and borne in Britanie with S. Helenâ—â—â— Mother a Briâ—an and Emâ—â—â—sse hâ—noâ—râ—d â—e See of Rome in the highâ—st maner They â—d no doubt diueâ—s of our British Bishops â— the Councelâ— at Roâ—â— of 284 westeâ—â—â—â—shops were present and assenâ—ed when iâ—â—â— decreed Nâ—â—◠〈◊〉 it primâ—m sedem quoâ—m omnes â—eâ—es a 〈…〉 dâ—sidâ—rant 〈◊〉 Neque aâ— Augusto reâ—ue 〈…〉 Râ—gihus neque à popâ—â—â— Iudex 〈…〉 â— 4. Episâ—opâ— 4. 5. Presbytâ—rs 5. Diaconiâ—â— duo sequentes Augustus Constantinus Mater eiâ— Helena None shall iudge the first See for all Sees doâ— desire that iustice be moderated by the first See neither by Augustus neither by the whole Clergie neither by Kings nor by the people the Iudg shall be Iudged Aâ— heare vnto subscribed 2 4. Bishops 45. Priestes â— Deacons and the two which followeth Constantine â—â— Emperour and Helena his mother 13. VVe had our Bishops present and subscribing with generall assent of Britanie â— the great Councell of Sardie assembled oâ— of 37. Prouinces where the Popes Supreamâ— spirituall power in all places is decreed aâ— confirmed in two seuerall Canons and Aâ—peales to be made to him as highest Iudgâ— The Pope then did not onely rule the conueâ—ted Christians But also sent Apostolike mâ— Saint Ninian a Britan instructed at Româ— with others to conuert the Pagan Picts â— this Nation Audiens Pontifex Romanus quosdâ— in Occiduis Britanniâ— partibus necdum fidem Châ—â— suscepisse ad Episcopatus gradum Ninianum consecâ—uit Concreditum à Deo â—alâ—nâ—um per Britannorâ—â— Scotorum Australium Pictorum terras ad seniâ— vsâ—ue latissimè profudit Ordinauit Presbyteros Epâ—â—opos consecrauit totam terram per certas Paâ—chias diuisit Pontifex Romanus Ninianum praemâ—â—genti datâ bene lictione Apostolum destinauit Tâ— Pope vnderstanding that some in the westerne parteâ— Britanie had not as yet receiued the saith of Christ consecratâ—d Ninianus Bishop which Talent giâ— vnto him from God he powred forth largly vntill wes agâ—d through all Britanie Scotland and the Southerne Picts He made Priests coÌ„secrated Bishops and â—nto certaine Parishes he denide the whole Land The Bishop of Rome sent Ninianus Apostle to the foresaied people giuing him his benediction 14. In the fiâ—â—e age Saint Celestine Pope sent S. Paâ—ladius to the Irish and Scots S. Patrick after him to the Irish S Germanus Lupus and Seuerus to the Britans to roote out Pelagianisme to quiet and settle the Ecclesiasticall state here which they did consecrating Bishops Prâ—ests and what else necessary in these Contries VVhich by their power Legatine they so happily performed that Protestants themselues so testifying among the Scots â—alladius in hodres num diem Scotorum Apostolus appellatur Palladius vnto this day is called Apostle of the Scots Among the Irish Patricius incredibili spiritus feruore EuangeliuÌ„ Hibernis praedicans ad sinceram Christi fidem eos per 60. annos in vineâ Domini laborans conuertit Profanâ— Deorum destruxit templa Ecclesias sundauit verbi ministros ordinauit Patrike preaching the Gospell to the Irish with incredible feruour of spirit laboring in the viniard of our Lord for the space of 60. yeares tenuerted them to the true faith of Christ the prophaine temples of the Gods â—â— dâ—stroied he builded Churches he ordained Ministers of the word Old Nennius liuing soone after saith Ecclesias fundauit 365. Ordinauit Nenniuâ— Episcopos 365. aut amplius in quibus spiritus Deminâ— eâ—at Presbyteros autem vsque ad â—riâ— milliae ordinauit He founded 365. Churches he ordained â—65 Bishops or more in which was the Spirit of ouâ— Lord but Priestes he made 3000. VVhich must needs be done as the Popes Legate for other Countriâ—s also besides Ireland S. Germanus with Saint Lupâ—s at the first and second time wâ—th Saint Seuerus reformed all things amoÌ„g the Britans be made Bihops and Priestes aÌ„d among the rest S. Dubritius Aâ—â—hbishop â—eauing him to be the Popes Legate here after their going hence 15. In the Sixt age Saint Dabritius still liued who resigning his Bâ—â—hoprike S. Dauid succeeded him both as Archbishop and Legate reforming all things and Ownes Briâ—anniae Eâ—clâ—sia modum Râ—gulam Râ—manâ—â—uthoritate acceperunt All the â—hurcheâ— of Britaniâ— by Roman authoritie receiued both then manner and Rule The Pope sent Saint Iuo an Archbishop inâ—o Britanie or then England who liued and died here Saint Kentegern Bishop receiued Power and Approbation from the Pope of Rome going thiter seuen times And Sanctus Papa illuÌ„ virum Dei Spiritus sanctâ— graâ—iaÌ„ plenuÌ„ intelligens in â—pus ministerij à Spirita Sancto illi iniunâ—â—i destinauit The holy Pope vnderstanding him â—o be a man of God â—eplenished with the grace of the holy Ghoste he sent him into the worke of the ministerie â—hâ—ch was enioyned him by the holy Ghoste So renowned was this holy Apostolicall Legate here and in all
lands and â—onours determinable onely by our tempoâ—all lawes with others cannot come to his auâ—â—ence except such imaginaries could aâ—d â—ould put Ministers out and Priests into â—e Benifices of England A secret and consioable ending of many of these matters amoÌ„g â—atholikes though iuridically can be no â—ore daunger in a Bishop then in a Regulaâ—â—rieste If diuersitie of Iudgments should â—me time happen in the Iudgment of one a â—shop giuen in priuate the inconuenience â—uld be lesse the now it is by the Iâ—dgemeÌ„ts â— many Priests all of them as much differing â—m the Protestants Censures and â—ribunals as those by a Bishop would be Yet these fewâ— cases would chance but seldome We see the Queenes Priests of France and Sotland to be permitted by the king and state to deaâ—e with English Catholâ—ks â—ome times brâ—nging such caâ—es So are all Priests of all Orders litle pleasing vnto the necessitated to doe so But seeing there can be no daunger by sucâ— secret procedings none can take that officâ— from a learned Bishop and leaue it to euerâ— Priest learned or not 9. Such or greater difficulties were froâ— the Apostles time and therein in them anâ— Bishops their Successours among Ethnicâ— and Pagan Princes yet the holy Scripturs before and Apostolike men haue taught aâ— men obedience vnto Bishops euen in suâ— daies and all good Christians did so obâ— them Saint Peter in Scripture strangely eâ— communicated Ananias and Saphira So dâ— S. Paul Hymineus Alexander and the inceâ—tuous Corinthian So did the other Apostlâ— among Pagans exercise spirituall Iurisdâ—ction So did all Bishops among Infidels vâ— till the Emperours and Princes more differiâ— from Catholiks the Protestants should weâ— conuerted yet at that time they exercised spâ—rituall IurisdictioÌ„ and the Christians obeyâ— them And now at this time and long vndâ— the Turks Tartars Chinenses and other eâ—mies to Catholiks Catholik Bishops doe eâ—ercise their Iurisdiction among the Christiâ— and all obeye â—t This is the case of Catholiks vnder their Bishop in Holland among the Protestant Hoâ—landers And in his Maiesties Dominion in â—reâ—and where Bishops are and doe exeâ—cise tâ—eir Iuâ—isdictiâ—n Catholiks obeying them And it is Christs ordâ—nance that â—â— they should doe God forbid any bearing the name Catholike in England â—o renowned for holy Conâ—essouâ—s of true Religion in this time should be wanting in â—uch dutie or any other 10. But because our Protestant Persecuâ—ours pretend most exception against the Bishop of Chalcedon for dâ—riuing Iurisdiâ—tion from the â—ee of Rome we must needs â—ith all antiquitie deliuer vnto them that in â—uery age from Christ we here in Britaniâ—â—aue receiued Bishops and Pastours with â—heir Iurisdiction from the Sâ—e oâ— Rome and â—hat highest Papall power and authoritie â—Ve haue spoakeÌ„ before how in the fiâ—st Age â—aint Peter the first Pope oâ— Rome consecraâ—d Bishops and Priâ—sts and founded â—hurches here We aâ—de â—urther how our Proâ—stants eueâ— king Iames himselfe and others â—y his and their greatest authoritie conâ—sse of the Apostolik Church It is our motâ—er â—urch And Adde Est capuâ— Roma quatenus ab ea â—ffasum est Euangâ—lium in reliquas tâ—â—â—us O 〈◊〉 â—clâ—sias in muâ—â—as Orienâ—â—s aâ—que in â—arâ—arâ—â— etiâ—â—â—tra Râ—manum Impeâ—â—um Nationes Rome iâ— the â—d as sâ—â— it the Gospell is diâ—â—used into the rest of the Churches of all the west and into many of the East as also into Barbarous Nations out of the RomaÌ„ Empiere Peter preached in no place but he there orâ—ained Bishops and teachers and founded Churches The Apostle Peter did in euery Prouince appoint one Archbishop whome all other Bishops of the same Prouince should obey The Archbishop of Britanie was Aristobulus S. Clement his Successour Pope in the later end of this and in the beginning of the second age writeth of him concerning Britanie Sanctus Clemens and other CouÌ„tries Episcopos persingulas Ciuitates quibus ipse non misâ—rat perdoctos nobis miâ—â—ere praecepit Quod facere inchoauimus Domino opeâ— ferente faecturi sumus He commaunded vs to send veâ— learned Bishops vnto all Cities to which he had nâ— sent any Which we haue begun to doe and by Gâ— his healpe shall doe 11. In the second age also Pope Eleuthâ—rius sent hither S. Damianus and Phaganâ— his legats with others who consecrated anâ— VVestm an â—85 seated here three Archbishops with 28 Biâ—hops Templa qua in honorem plurimorum Deoâ—â— fundata fueranâ— vni Deo eiusque Sanctis dedicarunt diueâ—sisque Ordinatorum coetibus repleueruâ— The Churches which were builded in the honour of â—ny Gods they dedicated to one God aÌ„d his Saints aÌ„d fâ—led theÌ„ with diuers â—sseÌ„blies of such as had takeÌ„ Ordeâ— And afterwards they being by King Luciâ— sent to Rome to haue those things confirmâ— Idem an 186. by the Pope which here in Britanie thâ— had done Quibus peractis redierunt in Britannâ— praefati Doctores cum alijs quamplurimis quorum â— â—rina gens Britonum in fide Christi fundata refulsit VVhich being ended the foresaied Doctours accomâ—nied with many others returned againe into Britanie whose doctrine in a short time the Britans grounâ—ed the faith of Christ florished And although in this â—onuersion of Britanie that holy Pope subâ—cted the Countrie now called Scotland not â—mporally subiect to king Lucius of Britanie Bedalib 1. hist. Angl. c. â— â— the Romans vnto our Archbishop of â—rke Susceptamque fidem Britanm vsque in tempora â—ocletiani Principis inuiolatam integramque quieâ—a in â—e seruabant The Britans did with peace keepe the â—th they â—ad receiued whole and inuiolate vntill the â—e of Dioclesianus the Emperour Yet in the beâ—nning Hector Boeth lib. 6 Scote Histor fol. 86. B. of the third age Saint Victor then â—ing Pope of Rome Donaldus king there â—ud Victorem Pontificem per Legatos obâ—inuit vt â—i doctrinà Religone insignes in Scotiam ab eo â—si se cum liberis coniuge Christinomen profitenâ— hapâ—ismate insignirent Regis exemplâ—m Scotica â—bilitas secuta auersata impietatem Christique Reâ—onem complexa sacro fonte est abluta Donaldus â—n King by Legats abtained from Pope Victor that â—â—hie men both for lerning and Religion might from â— be sent into Scotland who might baptize himselfe â— and Childrne professing the name of Christ The â—ish Nobilitie following the Kings example did cast â—y impietie embraced the Christian Religion and â— baptiâ—ed And those Scots or Britans were â—ructed both in learning and Religion Ibidem those Priests and Preachers which Pope â—tor sent Incaepere tum primum sacras colere literas Saâ—erdotiâ—us Praeâ—â—ptoribus ques Victor Pontifâ— Maximus ad Christi dogma propalandum in exâ—â—mam miserat Alâ—ionem Then first of all they bâ—gun to studie the holy Scripturs vnder the Priâ—â— their maisters which Victor the Pope had sâ— into the farthest Albion to diuulge the doctrine Christ 12. When the Persecution of Diocâ—esiâ— raged here 9. yeares many of our Britiâ— Clergie sent
Gospells from the shoulders of the â—nsecrated But this maketh not much to the â—rpose it being onely as I haue saied a Ceremonie and not essentiall to the Consecration of a Bishop and that true and vndouted Bishops were made before the Gospells were written Otherwise the wholâ— Church then euer after and now and eueâ— had wanted it and had no Ecclesiastical Order at all Which is the lamentable and desperate condition of such as persecute a truâ— Bishop and Priest for their Order and power thereby confessing their want both of thaâ— which is essentiall in this high office as alsâ— consecratours to performe it consecrat truâ— Priests or confer any Ecclesiasticall Ordeâ— or degree at all not the meanest in that kinâ— to any person 20. All Authors agree euen Protestants iâ— their Catalogues of British and English Biâ—hops that we had continuall succession oâ— such here in great numbers vntill Queen Elizabeth by her supreamacie depriued anâ— deposed them And to keepe it farre from thâ—â—â—me of an Innouation to haue one such Bishop Successour to so many if we haue thaâ— libertie in time of Persecution when Bishop are driuen from their Sees vsuall in histories to remember and honour them in Exiâ— and Persecution we haue still kept a Succesion of Bishops in or of this nation Of thoâ—â— which were depriued of their Bishop pricke we haue Richard Pates Bishop of worcheste who subscribed to the Councell of Trent hâ— being there present by this Title Richardâ— Patus wigornieÌ„sis Episcopus Thomas Goldwell Bishop Godw. Catal. of Bish. in Worcest in Ric. Pates in S. Asaph in Thom. Goldwell of Asaph liued at Rome 20. yeares after that deposing Thomas watson Bishop of Lincolne was committed to prison in the I le of Elie and died about the yeare 1584. Thus the Protestants themselues deliuer and moreouer they deliuer much praise and commendatioÌ„s of theÌ„ and all others our renowned Bishops 14. or more in number who were deposed and persecuted by Queene Elizabeth yea far more and greater theÌ„ they doe of those which were intruded into their places Before or soone after the death of Bishop Waâ—son of Lincolne Owen Lew is of this our Nation was consecrated Bishop of Cassan in whose life-time our most Illustrious Cardinall William Allan was honoured with that dignitie and consecrated Archbishop of Maâ—kâ—en who liued with these honours vntill the 16. day of October in the yeare of Christ 1594. â—n his time William Gifford was by Pope Clement the eight made Deane Ecclesiae Diui Petri Insulensis Of Saint Peters Church at Lile And afterward he was ordained Archbishop of Rhemes in Champaine in France where he lately liued And whilst he liued Archbishop both VVilliam of Chalcedon and Richard also who is now so persecuted were by highest Papall authoritie coÌ„secrated ad sent into England And what man of ordinarie knowledge Iudgement or vnderstanding will aduenture to saie but all these were renowned men as also diuerse of our renowned Priests most worthie of Episcopall honour aÌ„d dignitie in equall times honourably stiled and registred for all posteritie not onely as great glories of their CouÌ„trie England but the whole Church of Christ Therefore to haue one of such worthie men a Bishop in his natiue Countrie bearing for auoyding offence his Title of a place so farre hence which froÌ„ the first Conuersion thereof to Christ had 3. Archbishops aÌ„d many Bishops aboue 1400. yeares past should not in the new English Religion teaching the Church of God neuer wanted Bishops and acknowledging both him and all Catholikely consecrated Bishops and Priests to be true and lawfull Bishops and Priests vndoubtedly by right ordination be offensiue but desired such Order Function and dignitie being by their publike testimonies most needefull excelleÌ„t and honourable with all true Professours of Christian Religion 21. Thus we see a Succession of English Bishops though not all in England but in other CouÌ„tries some of them consecrated and remaining a thing not vnusuall in times of Persecution and bannishment of Bishops as in the great lights in their time of Gods Church S. Hilarius S. Athanasius S. Chrysostome and others loÌ„g time exiled yet thereby did not interrupt a continuall Succession in their Sees What least exception then can be taken against our renowned Bishop of Chalcedon for Order and degree so honourable and eminent by all testimonies for his owne worthines and worthily therefore to be had in high reuerence euen with his Persecutours he bringeth able witnesses with him his knowne loue aÌ„d honour to our king Queene and CouÌ„trie his owne holy life and conuersation his learned works and writings with all at home and abroad he hath euer piously and gratefully conuersed and with honour defended and iustified himselfe against Maleâ—olants Among all English Catholickâ— oâ— Protestants few are to be found which haue more defeÌ„ded the honour of our Soueraigne â—one more acceptable to his Maiesties frieds â—nd Allyes in marriage no maÌ„ among so maâ—y renowned Priests of England worthie of â—reatest honour in equall times adiudged so â—t to supply such place by that highest Paâ—or which hath shewed great care and loue four king Queene and hoped Posteritie â—nd Countrie And since Persecution and â—roclamation against him what could such a â—an in Persecution doe more then he hath â—one in decreeing and Ordering that all â—riests and Catholiks should daily with deâ—otion praie for our king Queene State and Countrie And both since the comming in of â—im and VVilliam of Chalcedon of happie â—emorie his Predecessour as likewise before â—e Catholiks of England haue bene and now â—e knowne to be the most loyall dutifull and liuing Subiects in our dearest Countrie of England THE VI. CHAPTER That our English Priests who teach alâ— things with the Apostolicall Religioâ— are truely coÌ„secrated worthie men anâ— are to be honoured and not persecuted 1. Hauing redeemed Episcopall Ordâ—â— and dignitie conferred by the Sâ— of Rome from all Imputation of wickâ— obloquies and made it knowne to be so higâ— and honourable we might spare all furthâ— labour for exemption and defence of Prieâ—â—lie Function seeing euery Bishop of neceâ—sitie must be a Priest and whatsoeuer of thâ— calling is noble and glorious in a Bishop must needs be such in Priests Episcopal hâ—nour and consecration addeth an higher aâ— greater worthinesse to him that was beforâ— Priest but cannot take away or diminish aâ— excellencie or renowne he had before Tâ— Protestants of Scotland doe confesse whiâ—â— all knowe that after Catholike ReligioÌ„ wâ— ouerthrowne there they had not any preteâ—ded Bishops before King Iames accordiâ—â— to his manner of making such gaue suâ— Titles to them And their Knoxe Buchanan Forbs Bale and others both of England â—nd Scotland are not ashamed to saie that â—efore the sending of Saint Palladius thither â—y Saint Celestine Pope about the yeare 430. â—lonckes who were onely Priests supplied â—he place of that dignitie with that People â—ut malice to Episcopall worthinesse and â—ower their owne
and Gouernment as generally Catholikâ— euer haue done and will as they are bound by Religion to doe In the time of young king Edward 6. Cranmar and his Protestant Complices by that young kings will did their vttermost to extinguish and ouerthrowe it Queene Mary and her Catholike RegimeÌ„t did nothing against it but reuiued preserued and confirmed it In the ProtestaÌ„t reigne of Q. Elizabeth Statuts were made to auoide or hinder it It was enacted by Protestant Parlament Capitall to acknowledge it Hales an Engâ—ish Protestant companion to the Scotish Knox wrote a booke expressely against the Title of king Iameâ— No Protestant answeared confuted or seemed to disalowe it Onely Catholiks Sir Anthonie Browne a Iudge Doctour Morgaâ— Doctour of Diuinitie and Doctour Smith of the Ciuill lawe confuted it The death of that glorious Catholike Queene Marie Grandmother to king Charles and true Heire of England was long sought and after contriued concluded and executed by Queene Elizabeth and her Protestants Many worthie Catholicks here for her cause loste their liues lands and what they possessed And all geâ—rally for suspition of fauouring her and king Iames his Title and now of king Charles were much persecuted Yet no Persecution could euer force vs from that dutie to lawfull Princes and their Temporall Titles but we euer performed it though with daunger as we haue and doe our dutie to God and the holy Church No Catholike Clergie man aâ— any time impugned it 2. William Bishop of Chaleedon and Richard now his persecured Successor maintained proued and confirmed it So haue all Archpriests Assistants and all in any authoritie among the Clergie either by opinion word or writing And some of vs that yet liue and write I might here catch hold of my owne penne with others haue as expressely plainely and effectuaâ—ly taught and published it as king Charles can desire The Protestant writers of their great publike Theater of greaâ— Britanie haue not giuen so great allowance vnto it The Lord Verulam in his historie of king Henrie 7. hath not asscribed too much a good Catholike writer would haue gâ—uen more vnto it 3. And to puâ— all out of doubt or question in this businesse because Pâ—â—eâ—ts and Catholikes are charged so much for adhearing to Papall poweâ— in this they are assuredly knowne to be the truest Subiects to our king For all Popes actually or virtually in neuer approuing or legittimating Queene Elizabeth haue ratified and confirmed the iust Right of Scotland in thâ—s kingedome and Ireland And nothing can be saide to be more authentically approuâ—d and confirmed by Popes authoritie then Pope Innocentius 8. by his Papall Bull as our Protestants confesse and relate Bulla Innocentij S. in â—â—trim Henrici Regiâ— Ang. 7. Maâ—â—â— Parker Antiquit. Brit. in â—â— Merit it confirmed both the marriadge of king Henry 7. with Elizabeth daughter and heire to king Edward 4. and his most lawfull and Iust 〈◊〉 to the Crowne of England By all Titles and Rights by Right of Inheritance right of warre right of marriage right of ElectioÌ„ and right of Parlament by hiâ— Pontisicall power Paâ—â— ad confirmandum illud legitimum diuinitusque conciliatum ac ad pacem tranquillitatem Anglorum maximè necessarium Matrimoniuâ— suis Bullis opus esse putauit quia quarto cognationis gradu coniuncti nuptias contraxerunt In quibus etiam nè authoritate carere videretur regnum acquisitum RegeÌ„ confirmauit illudque iure hareditario Iure belli iure coniugali Iure elecâ—â—onis Iure Senatus seu Parliamenti Anglicani necnon Iure Pontificio atque suo ad Henritum Regem septimum eiusque Haredes in perpeâ—â—â—â— spectare debere pronuntiauit The Pope thoughâ— iâ— needefull by his Bulls to confirme that godly reconciled Marriage most nâ—â—â—ssarie for the peace and tranquillitie of English men for that they â—ad married in the sowerth degree In which also least it may seeme to want authoritie â—e coâ—firmed the obtained kingdome on the king and declared it to appertaine perpetually to king Henrie the 7. and his heires by â—â—â—editarie right by right of warre by right of Marriage by righâ— of election by right of the Counâ—ell oâ— Engliâ—â— Parlament by Pontificall and his owne right This is so constringent and bindâ—ng an obligation of all English Catholikes attributing so much to Papall powâ—r and Iuâ—iâ—diction as Protestants saie we doe euer to performe all temporall dutie and obedience to our king Charles the vndoubted true lawfull Heâ—re of that so established king Heryâ—â— to him and his heires for euer that no Catholike man allowing of Papall authoritie can euer be iustly suspected of disobedieÌ„ce or vndutifulnesse to our Soueraigne And all the Protestants of â—ngland in their Religion cannot produce such a bonde testimonie or warrant foâ— their like fidelitie 4. Therefore being thus clearely and manifestly made knowne and euident that the Religion of English Catholikes in euery point is most true and holy plensing to God and profitable in temporall Regiment the sacred Orders of our Bishop and Priest so honourable we hope our king and hiâ— Councell hereafter will rather thinke of defending then offending protecting then persecuting K. Charles Declaration to all Subiects An. 1628. them And besides that is here saide his owne Regall declaration published with aduise of his Councell calleth vpon him and them so to doe For there with that aduise hâ— thus publikly protesteth before God and mâ— We â—all God to record before whoÌ„ we standâ— that it â— and allwayes hath bâ—ne our hearts desiâ—e â—o be founâ— worthie of that Title which we accompt the most glorious in all our Crowne Defendor of the saith 5. We must mâ—st humbly remember vnto him the saith whereof he is â—â—ilcâ—â— Defender wherein there is so mâ—ch gloâ—â—eâ— it is thaâ— onely true saith of Caâ—â—oâ—iks as is here proued and no other true faith being but one â— Ephes 4. Vnus Dominus vna sides vnum baptisâ—a One Lord one faith one Baptisme And this faith of Catholiks of Engâ—and is the true Catholike Apostolik faith and saith of the Church of Româ— now and when that Title Defendor of â—â— faith was giuen to king Henry the 8. beforâ— his lapse from the Church of Rome by the Pope there for defending that faith against Luther The Title giuen must be interpreted by the giuer the Pope not the receiuer which could not receiue but what was giuen And this Title was giuen receiued and vsed many yeares before Queene Elizabeth or before her Religion the Religion of English ProtestaÌ„ts now was borne aÌ„d was vsed both by king HeÌ„ry 8. and Queene Mary not of this new Religion wherefore we hope our king calling God to Record will rather defend the faith of his Catholikes and them then to suffer them to be thus persecuted and his Councell which counsailed him in that declaration will so aduise and counsaile him And his Parlament that could not finde their Religion 80. yeares old will not hinder him in so good a deede seeing it is certaine by their owne accompt that the Title Defendor of the faith is about 30. yeares older then their Religion and so he cannot by that Title defend their faith A non ens can haue no defence It can neither be defended or offended FINIS FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 17. lin 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho p. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntington shyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papisticae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland p. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated p. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one p. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the holy Roman Church p. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omitt Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omitt Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the Reader to correct in reading FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 13. lin 23. at which time for after which time pag. 17. l. 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 23. l. 24. first to haue perswaded for before to haue brought p. 25. l. 5. as they most happely did for as soone after it most happely was p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 10. S. Bonifacius for S. Benedict Biscop p. 35. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 7. yea 386 for yeare 586. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho pag. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntingtonshyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papislicae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland pag. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated pag. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one pag. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the hoâ—y Roman Church pag. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omit Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omit Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus pag. 125. l. 1. allmost 1000 for aboue 1000. p. 150. l. 22. let for left pag. 156. l. 18. many for euery Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the â—eader to correct in reading