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A19078
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The Lord Coke his speech and charge VVith a discouerie of the abuses and corruption of officers.
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Pricket, Robert.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.
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1607
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vs to get something But in the middest of this intended preparation it happened that her Maiestie Royall and most gracious Elizabeth died And our now Imperiall Soueraigne King Iames did both inherite her kingdomes and her vertues His Majestie beeing with peace established in his royall seate the king of Spaine would no longer embrace his former purposed appointment Nor would consent that any thing should against a king be plotted with whom he neuer had warre Nor by whom he neuer receiued any iniurie So as our Papists were in that behalfe dismissed of their expected hope and enforced to seeke out some other meanes and now I will bewray a secret I am sure not generally knowne In the discourse whereof I doe desire attention Pope Clement the ninth who was accounted the last best of many Popes all notwithanding being naught He vnderstanding Spaines purpose as before is specified concerning an inuasion supposing that the Queene might die before that businesse tooke effect And foreseeing vnto whom these kingdomes should of right descend sent secretly a Bull into England which was so closely concealed amongst our Papistes here as that her Maiestie in her life time knewe not thereof For if she had I am sure that by reasoÌ„ of mine employment neare vnto her I should haue heard if she had knowne any such thing But assuredly both her selfe and the State were ignorant therof But now this Bull being brought to light which my selfe haue seen read it importeth thus much quaÌ„do contingeret illam miserimaÌ„ ElizabethaÌ„ mortuaÌ„ esse That when that miserable wench Elisabeth should happen to dye Tunc nos volumus Then we will that all and euery of you do vse your best vttermost endeuors quibuscunque modis et viâ—s by what strength or meanes so euer to keepe out the Scottish Hereticke that in any wise he may not be admitted to the kingdome of England vnlesse he would reconcile himselfe to Rome and hold his crowne of the Pope and conforme himselfe and all his subiects to the religion of the Romane Church This Bull vntil Garnet was taken slept in England beeing filled with a most proud scornfull and Trayterous boldnesse When that miserimam foeminam Miserable woman or wench Elizabeth shall dye had the Papall proud vsurper no other attribute to bestowe vppon a Queene then Miserable wench shee liued Renowned thorough all the Corners of the worlde shee ruled in peace beloued of all her Subiects vnlesse those infected with the Romane Leprosie shee was admired feared coâ—freâ—â—ing all oppositions with vndoubted confidence shee was a Prince potent enough to defend her Kingdomes and to helpe her Neighbours beeing oppressed with glorious victorie she beat Spaine from off her coasts and rifled him in the bosome of his owne kingdome wrapping his townes and shippes in cloudes of fire and smoake She swayed the Royall Scepter of her kingdomes gouernement with triumphant victorie maintaining peace ámongst her people euen in the worlds despight 44 yeares her vnmatched wisedome and vnconquered prowes crowned her the Peerelesse wonder of her sexe she liu'd and di'd a Queene her life beloued and her death lamented And yet for all this was she no more in the Popes account then a miserable wench Let the Popes pride sinke to hell whilest heauens Elizabeth whose blessed soule from earth to heauen is taken doth and shall with God and Christ for euer liue in the heauenly glorie of eternall happinesse Pope Clement the ninth hauing by his Bull as before specified giuen commaundement that the Papists should by all meanes howsoeuer withhold our now Soueraigne from his lawfull right And notwithstanding that Rebellious Commission his Maiestie being with great ioy peaceably enstalled Peersie Catesby went vnto their great Prouinciall Garnet of him enquired whether the king being as he was alreadie established they might by vertue of the Popes Bull vse any meanes to supplant or depose him considering they were not of force to withstand his comming at the first And Garnet answered that vndoubtedly they might whereuppon they presently resolued to put in execution that most horrible powder treason the like whereof vntill that time was neuer to the world reported Some are of opinion that if a tolleration of religion had bin admitted vnto the Papists that then no such bloudie stratagem should by any of them haue bene practised But if you shall consider the tenor of the Popes Bull you may then perceiue that their request of indifferent Tolleration was but a colourable pretence in them For that might not haue serued their turnes For they were enioyned to worke his Maiesties ouerthrow vnlesse he would reconcile himselfe to Rome hold his Crowne of the Pope and conforme himselfe and all his subiects to the Religion of the Roman Church It is not then a toleration only which they seeke nor could they haue bene contented therewith although so much shall neuer be granted vnto them They may therefore easily despaire of the rest though they the Pope and the Diuell doe neuer so much conspire to bring their Hell-borne practises to passe As touching the last horred treason by inhuman sauages complotted I know not what to speake because I want words to describe the trayterous detestable tyrannicall bloudie murtherous villanie of so vilde an action Onely this had their horrible attempt taken place This Sea-Inuyrond-Iland the beauty and wonder of the world This so famous and farre renowm'd great Brittaines Monarchie had at one blowe endured a recouerlesse ruine being ouerwhelmed in a sea of bloud all those euils should haue at one instant happened which would haue made this happiest kingdome of all kingdomes the most vnhappy Our conquering Nation conquered in her selfe her faire and fertile bosome beeing by her owne natiue though foule vnaturall children torne in peeces should haue beene made a scorne to all the nations of the earth This so well planted pleasant fruitfull worlds accounted Edens paradise should haue beene by this time made a place disconsolate auast and desert wildernesse generally ouerrunne with heards of bloud-desiring wolues This so well gouern'd Populous potent Monarchy had in one moment beene left without either King Queene Prince State Nobility Law Iustice or any strength of gouernment sodainly had we then beene throwne not onely to the cruelty of ciuill warre that too too murtherous Domestick spoyling enemie But also euen in that instant generally haue beene exposed vnto the all-deuouring hand of forraine Enemies in our Congregations the songs of Syon had no more been sung But in their steed had bin brought vnto vs the songs of Gehenna seÌ„t from Rome that Sathans synagogue all our best-freedomes liberty had by this bene turn'd into the worst bondage of most slauish seruitude Papists Romane Catholickes that would haue wrought all our destructions thus Should not Iustice iustly then commaund their actions chiefly to be enquired of If what hath bene spoken be vnto your memories committed you may then consider that from the eleuenth yeare of Queene Elizabeths