him thankes for his Resolution about ordering the Kings Chappell and wearing his Whites c. and promising to speake to my Lord Traquair about Edward Helly Another Febr. 28. 1634. Containing Thankes from the King for the solemnitie of the late Communion and expressing his hopes that the other Bishops were in their Whites as well as he that the envy of the uulgar might not fall only on him That he had shewed His Majesty the paper of those of the Session as did not conforme at the Communion That he had done what he could for the Gentlemen of the Chappell but the times required patience c. On the 28. of Septemb. 1634. The Arch-Bishop caused the King to signe a common prayer Booke for the use of the Church of Scotland and gave order to the Bishops of Scotland to compile certaine Canons for the Government of the Church of Scotland which Lyturgie and Canons were to be imposed on that Church by Regall and Episcopall Authority without consent of Parliament or of a generall Assembly the Bishops of Scotland not long after gave him a particular account of their proceedings herein with thanks for his many favours to them and assistance of them in this ensuing Letter thus endorsed with his owne hand Recep Aprill 12. 1635. From my Lord of Saint Andrewes and other Bishops about the Scottish Liturgie and CANONS May it please Your Grace VVE have put our Brother the Bishop of Rosse to the paines of a wet journey for ayding the Lyturgie and Canons of the Church and as we have found Your Graces favour both to our Church in Generall and our selves in divers particulars for which we are Your Graces debters so we are to entreate the continuance thereof in this and our common affaires We all wish a full conformity in the Churches but Your Grace knoweth that this must be the worke of time We have made blessed bee God a further progresse then all have here expected in many yeares by His Majesties favour and Your Graces helpe and hope still to goe further if it shall please God to continue Your Grace in health and life for which we pray continually And so remitting all things to our Brothers relation we take Our leave Your Graces affectionate Brothers and Servants Saint Andrew Glasgow 10 B. of Moray Ad B. of Dublane Tho Brochine Dated 2. Aprill 1635. On May 19. 1635. The Archbishop writ a Letter of thankes to Bishop Balentine for his forwardnesse in this service informing him That the King was well pleased with the conformity at the last reception of the Sacrament That he was glad the Church businesse there was in so faire a way c. That His Majesty had given him the Bishopricke of Aberdeen and expected his Residence there and care of that University August 7. 1635. He writ to him that the King is well pleased with the solemnity of the Sacrament and that the Bishops were in forme That he expects that all that receive there doe it kneeling and in forme and that every one of the Session doe it once a yeare at least and that therefore he and his Successor make a list of the names which performe or not c. After this he writ a Letter into Scotland to the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes dated November 10th 1635. which I find thus indorsed with his owne hand A Copie of my Letters sent by the Kings command into Scotland concerning Church-businesse there to be agitated betweene my Lord of Saint Andrewes and the Earle of TRAQUARE My very good Lord S. in Christo. FOr the particulars entrusted by the Church to the Lord Bishop of Brehen and namely about the Abbacy of Lindores you must expect them from the Lord Bishop himselfe and from such relations as you will receive by my Lord and the Earle of Traquâ—re Note now at this time you shall receive nothing but that which is commanded me by the King and must be my part to act in the present and future businesse for the Church of Scotland My Lord for the present the King is resolved upon some great reasons of State which have prevailed with him not to meddle with the Abbacy of Lindores of any other of that nature as yet but to leave them in that State in which they now are till such time as he may consider the decrees and the Act or Acts of Parliament which concerne them And till he can finde a way to Order them better both for his owne profit and the contentment of his people there Assuring you in the meane time that both in this and all other businesse hee will be very carefull both of the credit and of the maintenance of the Church whereof if your selfe or any other Bishop or Clergie Men shall make doubt I am commanded to tell you that therein you will not onely doe His Majestie wrong but hurt your selves and the Church which you seeke to benefit And in this very particular you are to know and make knowne to others that it is not the dislike of any person or persons or of the thing it selfe that causes this present stay but reason of State only and the care which the King hath all proceedings may goe on according to Law As for the Bishopricks his Majestie will take their wants into as provident care as he can and hath setled Arbroth upon the Bishopricke of Brehen but in what forme I am not able to tell you as not being so well acquainted with the customes and constitutions of that Kingdome and therefore lest I should mistake in any circumstance I leave that wholly to the Bishops owne relation For all the businesse of that Church in future which must come to the Exchequer or any other publique audience or any other businesse that may reflect upon the Church or any thing that belongs to the Kings service in which Churchmen are trusted you are immutably to hould this Rule and that by his Majesties strict and most speciall Command Namely that your selfe or the Lord Rosse or both of you together doe privatly acquaint the Earle of Traquare with it before it be proposed in publike either at the Councell Table Note or the Exchequor or else where and the Earle hath assumed to the King in my presence that he will strictly observe and hold the same corespendency and course with you and further that he will very redily and faithfully doe all good Offices for the Church that come within his power according to all such Commands as he shall receive either immediatly from the King or otherwise by direction of his Majesty from my selfe Note and if at any time your Lordships and my L. Traquare shall upon any of the aforenamed businesse so differ in judgment that you cannot accord it among yourselves you are to let it rest and write up either to his Majesty or to my selfe to move his Majesty for further direction w ch once received you are all to obey That so this little unhapy
difference which lately arosâ— about Lindores may be laid a sleepe and that no other may hereafter rise up in the place of it to disturbe either the Kings or the Churches service or disorder any of your selves who are knowen to be such carâ—ull and direct servants to both And to the end this may go on with the better successe his Majesty precisely Commands that this mutuall relation betweene the Earle of Traquare and you Note be kept very secret and made knowne to no other person either Clergy or Lay for the divulging of these things cannot but breed jealousies amongst men and disservices in regard of the things themselves And therefore the King bids me tell you that he shall take it very ill at his hand who ever he be that shall not strictly observe these his directions This is all which I had in Command to deliver to you and I shall not mingle with it any particulars of my own therefore wishing you all health and happinesse and good speed in your great affaires I leave you to Gods blessed protection and rest Your Graces very loving freind and Brother W. Cant. On December 1. 1635. Canterbury writ this enâ—uing Letter to the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes concerning Fasts on the Lords day their Booke of Canons The Copy whereof I found in his Chamber at the Tower thus indorsed with his Secretaries hand A Copy of my Letters to the Lord Archbishop of Saint Aâ—drewes for the prohibiting of all Fasts on the Lords day throughout the Kingdome My very good Lord S. in Christo. I Have but one thing at this present to trouble you with but that hath much displeased the King and not without very just Cause For now while the King is setling that Church against all things that were defective in it and against the continuance of all unwarrantable customes â—nknowne to or opposed by the ancient Church of Christ the new Bishop of Aberdene hath given wâ—y to and allowed a publick Fast thorow out his Diocesse to be kept upon the Lords Day contrary to the rules of Christianity and all the antient Canons of the Church I was in good hope that Church had quite layed downe that ill Custome but since it appeares the now Bishop of Aberdene hath continued it and perhaps others may follow his example if this passe without a checke Therefore his Majesties expres will and command to your Grace is that you and my Lord of Glascowe take order with all the Bishopps in your severall Provinces respectively that no man presume to command or suffer any Fast to be upon that day or indeed any publicke Fast upon any other day without the speciall leave and command of the King to whose power it belongs and not to them And further his Majesties will and pleasure is that if the Canons be not allready printed as I presume they are not that you make a Canon purposely against this unworthy custome and see it printed with the reâ—t And that you write a short letter to the Bishop of Aberdene to let him understand how he hath over-shot himselfe which letter you may send together with these of mine if you so please This is all which for the present I have to trouble you with therefore leaving you to Gods blessed protection I rest Your Graces very loving freind and Brother W. Cant. And to justifie himselfe if questioned he procured this Warrant writ with his owne Secretaries hand Master Dell without any date at all to be signed by his Majesty I doubt since his late questioning thus endorsed with his owne hand Warrant for the Scotch Canons Charles R. CAnterbury I would have you and the Bishop of London peruse the Canons which are sent from the Bishops of Scotland and to your best skill see that they be wâ—ll sitted for Church-government and as neare as conveniently may be to the Canons of the Châ—rch of England And to that end you or either of you may alter what you shall finde fitting NOTE And this shall be your Warrant Aprill 20. 1636. the Archbishop writ this Letter to the Bishop of Dunblane concerning the Communion in the Chappell royall the Booke of Ordâ—nation and the Litâ—rgy the Copy whereof is indorsed with his owne hand I Have received other Letters from you by which I finde you have written to his Majesty about the Communion in the Chappell Royall concerning which the King holds his former resolution That he would be very glad there should be a full Communion at all solemne times as is appointed But because men doe not alwayes fitte themselves as they ought for that great aâ—d holy worke therefore his Majesty will be satisfied if every one that is required to Communicate there doe solemnly and conformably performe that action once a yeare at least And in conâ—ormity to this you are to signifie once a yeare NOTE unto his sacred Majesty who have communicated within the compasse of that yeare and who not And of this you must not saile By these last Letters of yours I find that you are consecrated God give you joy And whereas you desire a Coppy of our Booke of Ordination I have heere sâ—nt you one And I have acquainted his Majesty with the two great reasons that you give why the Booke which you had in K. Iames his time is short and insufficient As first that the order of Deacons is made but as a Lay Office at least as that Booke may be understood And secondly that in the admission to Priesthood the very essentiall words of conferring Orders are left out At which his Majesty was much troubled as he had great cause and concerning which he hath commanded me to write that either you doe admit of out booke of Ordination or else that you amend your owne in these two grosse over sights or any thing else if in more it be to be corrected and then see the Booke reprinted I pray faile not to acquaint my Lord of Saint Andrewes and my Lord Rosse with this expresse Command of his Majesty I received likewise from you at the same time certaine notes to be considered of that all or at least so many of them as his Majesty should approve might be made use of in your Liturgie which is now in printing And though my businesse hath of late laine very heavy upon me yet I presently acquainted his Majesty with what you had written After this I and Bishop Wren my Lord Treasurer being now otherwise busied by his Majesties appointment sate downe seriously and considered of them all and then I tendred them againe to the King without out animadversioâ—â— upon them and his Majesty had the patience to weigh and consider them all againe This done so many of them as his Majesty approved I have written into a service booke of ours sent you the book with his majesties-Majesties-hand to it to warrant all your alterations made therein So in the printing of your Liturgie you are to follow the
end there may be little left he that Officiates is required to consecrate with the least and then if there be want the words of Consecration may be repeated againe over more either Bread or Wine the Presbyter beginning at these words in the prayer of Consecration Our Saviour in the same night that he was betrayed tooke c. Finally in the commination against sinners he hath made these insertions Prayers to be used diverse times of the yeare AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF LENT COMMONLY CALLED AS HWEDNESDAY is added Brethren in the Primitive Church there was a godly Discipline that at the begining of Lentsuch persons as were notorious sinners were put to open penance and punished in this world which he thus alters were put to open penance did humbly submit themselves TO UNDER GOE PUNISHMENT IN THIS WORLD Note Which alteration makes way and gives good coulor for the introduction of Popish Confession and Penances imposed by Priests the end no doubt for which it was made To conclude Whereas there were diverse godly-prayers printed at the end of the common Prayer Book after the Psalms to be used for sundry purposes some whereof were made use of in private families Morning and Evening the Arch-Bishop gives this direction in the Margin concerning the expunging of them with his own hand His Mâ—â—â—sty commands That these prayers following or any other for they are different in severall editions BE ALL LEFT OUT and not printed in your Lyturgie Which command was accordingly observed Now I beseech you judge by all these particulars what the Archbishops designe was in making all these alterations additions and indeavouring to obtrude this Common-Pâ—ayer Book and new Lyturgy upon the Church of Scotland without consent of their Parliament or Generall Assembly and what just cause our Brethren of Scotland had to oppose and resist them as they did This Service Book being printed in Scotland Note with these and sundry other alterations and additions wherein it differed from the English in the Yeare 1637. the Arch-Bishop having first caused Mr. Prynne Doctor Bastwicke and Master Burton to be severly censured pillered stigmatized cropped off all their Eares and sent them close priâ—oners to sundry remote Castles for opposing his popish Innovations here in England which strook an extraordinary terror into many here as he conceived would have terrified all from any future opposition of his Popish designes elsewhere tooke occasion immediately after their censures to endeavour to set this Service Book on â—oote in Scotland by a meare Arbitrary power For which purpose he gave order that this Book should be publikly read in all Churches within the City of Edenborough in Iuly 1637. about which time he writ this Letter to the Lord Treasurer of Scotland concerning the Priory and other Lands which the Bishops of Scotland laboured to get in possession to augment their revenues and the affaires of that Church My good Lord S. In Christo. YOur Lordships of Iune 26. came to my hands on Sunday Iuly 2. And they were the first I received out of Scotland since your returne thither save onely that I had one from the Kings Advocate in answer to mine and one from my Lord of Breâ—â—en And I confesse I did and doe a little wonder at it considering how many Letters I writ and what their contents were So I was glad to see one come from Your Lordship till I read it but then I confesse I was much troubled to see things goe on there in such a way For I thought we had beene happily come to an end of those troubles My Lord I have much a doe to read some words in your hand-wrigâ—ting and some things concerning that Kingdome I understand not Betweene these two if I mistake any thing I heartily pray you it may goe pro non scripto And now for Instance I confesse I doe not well understand what that particular is at which my Lord of St. Andrewes checks but what ever it be I am sorry his Grace will not privately debate it before it come in publike Or since he cannot gaine his Commission in Exchequer hee will take a course before the Commission of surrenders that may bee prejudiciall to the Archbishoprick For I hope hee will not thinke of any advantagious way to particular persons with disadvantage to the publike His Majesties intention certainly is that all mortifications to Bishopricks or other pious uses should have all immunities for the advantage of the Church that may bee had And if my Lord of Saint Andrewes either by the Commission to which His Majesties hand was gotten or by valuation before the Commission of surrenders depart from the good of the Church in the particular of the Prioâ—y I must be sorry for it but certainly the Kings bounty must not be abused Only I beseech your Lordship looke carefully to it that my Lord Arch-Bishop have no prejudice for it seemes exceeding strange to me that any thing should be attempted by him in this that is not pregnantly for the Churches good For the Commission of surrenders you know my opinion of it and of whom I learn'd it And I hope before these Letters come to you you will understand His Majesties pleasure concerning that Commission from the Earle of Sterling To your Lordships demands and desires I give you briefly this answer First I heartily thanke you that you are minded once more in a private way to move my Lord Chancellour to alter his intended course by debate there or from hence if there bee any use of me and I heartily pray you so to doe And if you think fit you may tell him t is my desire as well as yours For I have not at this time written any one word of this businesse Secondly If the Kings intentions for the laying the foundation of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Andrewes will in this way my Lord Chancellour now takes bee wholly eluded you must by all good and faire meanes prevent it And if you cannot so doe it you must acquaint His Majestie with it before it be too late Thirdly I doe hereby heartily pray you to stop all things which come to your knowledge NOTE if you finde the Church prejudged or any thing intended contrary to the generall course introduced in favour of the Church And I assure my selfe that His Majestie will thank you for the service Lastly Your Lordship did understand me right and I am still of opinion that more care is to bee taken in the settling of all these Church businesses for the dignitie and advantage of the places themselves And that course I beseech you hold for those things which come within your power And yet I shall still desire the present incumbent may be considered also where it may be without prejudice to the place it selfe in perpetuity This hath been one of the heavyest Termes that ever I indured NOTE and it seemes you have had troubls enough The best is the
foure large Diamonds cut in fancets and twelve small triangle Diamonds and a table Diamonds for the middle stone supplyed out of the broken Coller To the Kings Confessor the old Crosse with four Diamonds cut in faucets and three Pearles pendant To Don Farnando Giron A Crosse with seaven large table Diamonds two of them were taken out of out round Iewell and five of them were the Dukes with a Pendelock of a faucet Diamond furnisht by our Jeweller To the Bishop of Segovia the Crosse of five large Diamonds cut in saucets with a pendant Pearle newly added to it To Don Augustin Mexia a faire Brooche of Gould set full of Diamonds of severall siezes and bought of Sir Peter Van Lore in the midest whereof is a large table Diamond that was the Dukes To the Marquesse De Flores A great thin table Diamond set in a Collet heretofore belonging to the Duke To the Conde de la Puebla the chaine of Gold of eight and fortie peeces whereof foure and twenty are great and foure and twenty are small Garnished with Diamonds and a picture Case furnisht by our Jeweller garnisht with Diamonds having our picture and a Cypher of our name And these our letters shall be your sufficient Warrant for the same Signed with our owne hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the six and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our deare Lord and Father Iames by the grace of God King of England France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To Our Right trustie and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes Charles P. VVEE will and Command you That you deliver to our use and service unto the hands and Custody of the Right honourable Iohn Earle of Bristoll Lord Ambassador extraordinaâ—ie for his Majesty of great Brittaine our deare Father to the King of Spaine such Jewells and precious stones as are mentioned in this our Warrant That is to say A Coller of Gold containing thirteene great Ballaces and thirteene peeces of Gold with thirteene Cinque of Pearle betwixt them A long Chaine of two large Ropes of faire round Pearles weighing ten ounces and an halfe and two penny weight containing in number seaven hundred three score and five A looking Glasse set in Gold the backside richly garnisht with faire Diamonds and six peeces of Chaine to hang at garnisht with Diamonds on both sides One and twenty Buttons of gold each one having a faire Table Diamond The Remainder of a neck-lace of Queene Annes having in the midst thereof a large Triangle Diamond with a small Diamond pendant at the same also thirteene small pendent Diamonds and seaventeene great round Pearles A Coller of Gold containing thirtie peeces whereof fifteene are Roses in each was a great pointed Diamond and fifteene Crownes Ciphers of the King and Queenes names having in each a Table Diamond heretofore out of which was taken for our use foure of the pointed and six of the Table Diamonds So there are to be delivered to the said Earle of Bristall eleaven pointed and nine Table Diamonds with the Coller five great Emeraldes and five round Pearles that were taken out of a head attire And this our letters shall be your sufficient warrant for the same Signed with our hand and given under our Signet at Madrid the eight and twentieth day of August In the one and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our Deare Lord and Father Iames by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. And of Scotland the seaven and fiftieth 1623. To our right Trusty and welbeloved Spencer Lord Compton Mr. of our Wardrobe and Robes THe Mâ—rcure Franc. p. 560. to 571. 12. of September 1623. After dinner the Prince tooke his solemno leave of the King and Court of Spaine and departed from Madrid towards Saint Andrews where the 24. of September he feasted all the Spanish Dons who accompanied him aboard his ship and then â—et sail for England where he arrived at Portsmouth Octo. 5. and came thence into London Octo. 6. to the great rejoycing of all socts of people signified by their bonefires ringing of bels with other externall expressions of joy Vpon his return thence Doctor Andrewes made these Latin verses ANglus connubium connubia tractat Iberus Sic Mora producit quod properavit Amor. Pro nupta nebula est sponsam responsa retardant Pro taedis Caroliis taedia longa tulit Rumpe Moras Princeps nebulam dispelle serenus Sitque serena tuis te redeunte dies Vel quoniam Angligenis nupsit Caterina duobus Tu Carole Austriacas dum mora sume duas AVâ—â—riacam Carolus desict at amare puellam Vâ— qui operam terrâ luserit atque marâ— Gausa est quod tantos serus tentaverît ignes Debuit Infantem sollicitasse Puer Sunt in amore morae longum est percurrere gentis Conjugii merâ—ic religionis opus At Carole exultes peperit Regina Madriti Iam nova foelicis concipe vota proci I propera fidis defer mandata ministris Expedias naves ingere calcar equis Infante iun oâ—nis agiâ—a ut potiaris adultâ Matâ—ram sivîs poscere nubet aâ—us The Prince upon his departure commanded the Earle of Bristoll not to deliver the Procuration left in his custody untill he received further order from him And upon his arrivall in England the Duke of Buckingham and Lords of the Councell testifying their dislike of the match endeavoured to engage King Iames to breake it off by degrees to which end they perswaded him to demand restitution of the Palatinate and Electorship to the Palâ—grave from the King of Spaine to write to this purpose to the Earle of Bristoll to that end and likewise to delay the Disposorios till Christmas To which Leettters the Earl returned this answer to Mr. Secretary Calvert GOOD Mr. Secretary Calvert I have not presumed in my present letter unto his Majesty to write any thing in answer to his letters of the thirtieth of December but only in that point which toucheth my obedience to his Commandement for my present returne for the rest I intreat you to present unto his Majesty this my humble Answer Whereas his Majesty is pleased to say that having seene the Answer to our third Memoriall he doth not a little wonder that I then tooke his affaires to have been in so good a condition that I would have proceeded to the disposories of the Prince contrary to his order given It is true his Majesty hath just cause to wonder if he looke upon that Memoriall without the letter that accompanied it or if he consider the estate of the affaires as they stood when the letter bore Date which was the sixt of December for then they stood by the infringing of the capitulation as they heere do understand it all disordered and imbroyled in such sort as I had foreseene and
engagements as can be procured from this King for the joyning with your Majesty not only in all good offices for the entire Restitution of the Prince Palatine but otherwise if need require of his Majesties assistance Herein I have these dayes past laboured with all earnestnesse and procured this Kings publike answer which I am told is resolved of and I shall within few dayes have it to send unto Your Majesty as likewise a private proposition which will bee put into your hand and shall not faile further to pursue Your Majesties present directions of procuring this Kings declaration in what sort your Majesty may rely upon this Kings assistance in case the Emperour or the Duke of Bavaria shall oppose the entire restitution of the Prince Palatine But I conceive it to bee Your Majesties intention that I should procure here first this Kings peremptory answer in the whole businesse and how he will be assistant unto your Majesty in case of the Emperors or Duke of Bavaria's aversenesse and that I should send it unto your Majestie and receive againe your answer before I deliver the powers for the Desposorios the match would thereby if not be hazarded yet I conceive the Infanta's going at Spring would bee rendred altogether impossible for if upon the artivall of the Popes approbation which is hourely expected the Powers be demanded of me according to the Princes publike Declaration and the agreement in the Temporall Articles by which the Desposorios are to be within 10. dayes after the comming of the said approbation I cannot refuse them but upon some groundâ— If I alleage you Majesties desire of having the Desposorios deferred untill Christmas they know as well as my selfe that his Highnesse Proxie is then out of dare besides the infringing of the Capitulations and they will judge it as a great scorne put upon this King who ever since the Princes granting of his Powers hath called himselfe the Infanta's Desposado and to that effect the Prince hath written unto him in some of his Letters besides it will be here held a point of great dishonour unto the Infanta if the powers called for by her friends they should be deteyned by the Princes part and whosoever else may have deserved ill she certainly hath deserved neither disrespect nor discomforts Further upon my refusall to deliver the powers all preparations which now goe on cheerefully and apace will be stayed and there will enter in so much distrust and so many jealousies that if the maine businesse runne not hazard by them at least much time will be to cleere them I must therefore in discharge of my dutie tell Your Majestie that all your businesses here are in a faire way The match and all that is capitulated therein they professe punctually to performe in the businesse of the Palatinate they protest that they infinitely desire and will to the utmost of their powers endevour to procure His Majesties satisfaâ—tion The Prince is like to have a most worthy and vertuous Ladie and who much â—oveth him and all things else depending on this match are in a good and a hopefull way This is now the present estate of your Majesties affaires as it appeareth unto me and to Sir Walter Aston with whom I have communicated this dispatch as I doe all things else concerning your Majesties service And I must cleerely let your Majesty understand that I conceave by reteyning of the powers when their King shall call for them and offering to deferre the Desposorios untill Christmas that your Majesties businesses will runne a great hazard what by the distasts and distrusts that will be raised here and what by the art and industry of those which are enemies to the Match whereof every Court of Christendome hath plenty That therefore which I presume with all humility to offer unto your Majesty is that you would be pleased to give mee order with all possible speed That when the businesse shall come cleered from Rome and that the powers for the Marriage shall bee demanded of mee on the behalfe of this King that I may deliver them and no wayes seeke to interrupt or suspend the Desposorios but assist and help to a perfect conclusion of the match And that for the businesse of the Palatinate I continue my earnest and faithfull endeavours to engage this King as farre as shall be possible both for the doing of all good Offices for the Prince Palatines entire restitution as likewise for this Kings Declaration of assistance in case the Emperor or Duke of Bavaria shall oppose the said restitution Herein I will not faile to use all possible means and I conceive the dispatch of the match will be a good pawn in the businesse and the help and assistance which the Princes being once betroathed would be able to give in this Court to all Your Majesties businesses would be of good consideration So fearing I have already too far presumed upon Your Majesties patience I humbly crave Your Majesties pardon and recommend you to the holy protection of God Resting Your Majesties most humble Subject and Servant BRISTOLL Madrid 24. Octo. 1623. About the beginning of December the Dispensation from the new Pope arrived at Madrid from Rome * Mercur Fran. Tom 9. An. 1624. p. 34 35 36 37. whereupon the King of Spaine to satisfie his Oath made to the Prince of Wales before his departure to make the espousalls within tenne dayes after the arrivall of the dispensation caused Bonfiers of joy to be made throughout all Spaine on the 9th of Decem. intending that on this day the assiances should be made at Madrid with the magnificence of the Court there All things seemed then disposed to a conclusion of this great businesse which had been in treaty eight or nine yeares But the Princes forementioned suspention of the procuration and the demand of those new conditions arriving in Spaine the newes of them seemed very strange and unseasonable To which the King of Spaine promising to give a resolution in due time signified to the Earle of Bristoll that he should in the meane time present no more Letters to the Infanta nor demand any more audience and that from thenceforth none should stile the Infanta Princesse of England or Wales Vpon this there was a resolution taken by our Lords of the Councell to breake both the Match and Treaty with Spaine and to gaine the Palatinate and Electorship by force of Armes to which end a Parliament was summoned at London to begin Feb. 12â— 1623. but put off till Febr. 16. On Febr. 24. The Lord Duke of Buckingham made a large Relation of the whole Negotiation with Spain about the Princes Mariage to both Houses of Parliament recorded in the Lords Iournall enrolled in the * Prima pars Pet 21. Iac n 21 Rolls wherein most of the premises are related to the full and some of them concealed which the dishdent Author of the Answer to the Royall Popish Favourite who so much
you who are the chiefe abettors of the popish titular Clergy your Lordships have them now shewing themselves in their presenting this Petition which we hope you will be sensible of for the publike good the good of his Majesty and the glory of God to whose blessing and protection we humbly leave you The returne upon Command to advise upon some moderate course in the exercise of Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction Right honourable Our good Lords IN obedience to your Lordships commands We the Bishops and Chancellours present in the City have considered of the wayes for the moderating and easing the pretended burthen whereof the Petitioners complaine in the matter of clandestine Christnings Marriages and Burials And doe find that we that are present cannot resolve of any other course then to referre our selves to our former answer and the lawes now in force and according to our duties to God and the charge laid upon us in the Act 2. Eliz. c. 2. doe humbly desire your Lordships that the said Act for the uniformity of Common-prayer and Service in the Church and the administration of the Sacraments may be duly and truly executed Also the lawes concerning the restoring to the Crowne the ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiasticall and Spirituall and abolishing all forraigne power repugnant to the same may be effectually and fully put in use And that all School-Masters be bound to teach the Schollers for their first booke the grounds of Christian Religion and to use in their Schooles the prayer appointed in the beginning of the Grammer set forth by his Majesties authority with such other books as shall be appointed by the Bishops of this Kingdome and that idle and unprofitable books such as Gesta Romanoruâ— which is now upon the Presse in this City for the use of their Schools which doe but teach them to attend to Fables and lying legends may be banished from the same And forasmuch as sundry of us having no other occasion of comming to this place but your Lordships commands have been now fourteen dayes in Town and doe lye here at charges and are with-holden from performance of our duties at home we humbly entreat your Lordships to licence us to depart What the issue of this businesse was I cannot certainly learne but I find that this very yeere 1630. among other things there fell out a great difference between the Regulars and Secular Priests and popish Titulary Bishops in Ireland which grew to a very great highth as I have formerly touched in the Bishop of Calcedons businesse How farre these differences between them there proceeded in I shall give you a short account out of the Arch-bishop of Armagh his Letter to Bishop Laud who writ thus to him among other things My very good Lord THere came into my hands certaine propositions of our Irish Regulars against the Seculars censured at Paris 15. January a a After the French account who begun the yeere with January as our Almanacks doe But 1630. after our ordinary computation 1631. by sixty Doctors of the Sorbon one whereof is this Superiores Regularium digmores sunt Episcopis siquidem dignitas pastoris petendâ— est ex conditione sui gregis quemadmodum oplio dignior est subulco Another In partibus haereticorum non tenetur populus Christianus necessariam susâ—entationem suo Paracho sub ministrate quia bona Ecclesiastica ab haereticis possidentur Together with them I received the Arch-bishop of Paris his condemnation of two English Books published Ianuary 30. 1631. the one an Answer to certaine assertions of Doctor Kellison in his Treatise of the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchy written by Nicholas Smith the other an Apology for the Popes manner of proceeding in governing the Catholikes in England during the time of persecution Author Daniel a Iesu It may somewhat concerne us here to be made acquainted with the Argument of these Books and therefore I make bold to entreat your Lordship that you would give order to one of your Chaplaines to communicate the same unto this bearer who will speedily informe me thereof Your Lordships in all service Ia. Armachanus Drogheda March 17. 1631. The yeere following these differences in Ireland between the Priests and Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Fleming proceeded to a publike Protestation and contestation even inprint as appears by this notable paper of the Priests against him printed at Rhoan both in Latin and English to make it more notorious I shall only trouble you with the English Copy found in the Arch-bishops Study indorsed with Master Dels hand thus May 3 1632. Protestations of the secular Priests in Ireland against Thomas Fleming Arch-bishop of Dublin To all the most Illustrious Arch-bishops and Bishops of Ireland but more particularly to those of the Province of Dublin their honourable Lords David Bishop of Osory Iohn of Perues Ross of Kildare and Matthew Vicar Apostolicall of Laghlem 1 MOST Illustrious Lords and Reverend Bishops the Priests of Dublin make their complaint before you that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis without alleadging any cause against them onely for his will and as his pleasure usâ—th to exile and banish Priests out of his Diocesse And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a 〈◊〉 over the Clergy contrary to the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome 2. Most Illustrous Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis though humbly sought unto and desired doth refuse to doe them justice in their causes neither yet will â—e permit the Clergy to follow their actions meerly civill before the Magistrate contrary unto the â—eceived custome of this Kingdome from the first conversion of this Nation And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy NOTE contrary unto the Canons of the Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 3. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis in inflicting his Ecclesiasticall censures observeth no canonicall preceeding at all omitting not onely the solemnities of the law but those things also that are necessary and essentiall in all proceedings thereof namely citations and proofe of causes And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary unto the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 4. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe complaine that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thoms Flemming of the order of Saint Francis refused to heare all proofes against the Regulars in the matter of the eleven propositions condemned at Paris which testimonies or proofs two venerable Priests presented unto him the 15. of November in the yeere of our Lord 1631. in
may be considered that though they be many in themselves yet are they but few being compared with the rest and that their proffers seem probable to be for their owne ends which will be a meanes to weary the Plantators 8. That those who now make these propositions were the chiefe opposerâ— of the payment of the late contribution into the Exchequer least it should grow to be esteemed a revenue of the Crowne and be required of Posterity whereby it may appeare it is for their owne ends 9. That as in the former contribution his Majesties graces did solely redound unto the Recusants so it is now sought in like manner NOTE that they may have all the ease and thanks though the burden lye as heavy on others as on them All which much tending to the disheartning of good and conformable Subjects we desire your Honours by your mediation to his Majesty to prohibit Doctor Bedle Bishop of Kilmore with two more Bishops among others subscribed this Petition at the request of the Gent of that County and as appears by his Letters to the Lord a Dated Novemb. 5. 1633. Deputy and Arch-bishop of Canterbury did very much qualifie the complaints and grievances therein contained by altering the first draught presented to him from a smart Letter unto an humble Petition yet notwithstanding he was specially complained of to the King for setting his hand to this Petition and opposing his Majesties service in Ireland touching the levy of moneys upon Recusants and others to maintain the Army The like accusation of him came to the now Arch-bishop of Canterbury who thereupon writ a sharp Letter of reproofe to him concerning it dated October 13. 1633. to which this Bishop returned an answer on the 5. of November following relating the truth of the fact and justifying his action and withall he writ another Letter of the same date to the Lord Deputy of Ireland a â—opy whereof he sent the Arch-bishop inclosed in his Letter to him to excuse and justifie what he herein did in which Letter there are these memorable passages touching the extraordinary increase and boldnesse of the popish Bishops Priests Monks Recusants in Ireland at that time the copy of which Letter under this Bishops owne hand and Seale I found in the Arch-bishops Study thus indorsed with Master Dells owne hand Receâ—â— December 24. 1633. The Lord Bishop of Kilmore William Bedle his letter to the Lord Wentworth Lord Deputy of Ireland about the maintainance of the Army and the Cavan Petition Right Honourable my good Lord c. IN the midst of the midst of these thoughts I have been advertised from an honourable friend in England that I am accused to his Majesty to have opposed his service and that my hand with two other Bishops onely was to a writing touching the moneys to be levyed on the Papists here for maintenance of the men of warre c. Indeed if I should have had such an intention this had been not onely to oppose the service of his Majesty but to expose with the publike peace mine owne necke to the scâ—ans of the Romish Cut-throats I that know that in this Kingdome of his Majesty NOTE the Pope hath another Kingdome farre greater in number and as I have heretofore signified to the Lords Iustices and Counsell which is also since justified by themselves in print constantly guided and directed by the order of the new Congregation de propagandâ—â—ide lately â—rected at Rome transmitted by the meanes of the Popes Nuntioes residing at Bruxels or Paris that the Pope hath here a Clergy if I may guesse by mine own Diocesse double in number to us the heads whereof are by corporall Oath bound to him to maintaine him and his Regalities contra omnem hominem and to execute his Mandates to their uttermost forces which accordingly they doe stiling themselves in print Ego N. Dei c. Apostoliâ—ae Sedis gratia Episcopus Fermien Oâ—â—orien c. I that know there is in this Kingdome for the moulding of the people to the Popes obedience a rabble of irregular Regulars commonly younger brothers of good houses who are growne to that insolency as to advance themselves to be Members of the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchy in better ranks then Priests insomuch as the censure of the Sorbon is faine to be implored to curbe them whâ—ch yet is called in againe so tender as the Pope of these his owne creatures I that knâ—w that his Holinesse hath erected a new University at Dublin NOTE to confront his Majesties Colledge there and to breed up the youth of this Kingdome to his devotion of which University one Paul Harris the Author of that infamous libell which was put forth in print against the Lord Primates Waâ—sted Sermon stileth himselfe in print to be Deane I that know and have given advertisement to the State NOTE that these Regulars dare erect new â—râ—erâ—es in the Country since the dissolving of those in the City that they have brought the people to such a sottish senslesnesse as they care not to learne the Commandements as God himselfe spake and writ them but they â—lock in great numbers to the preaching of new superstitious and detestable doctrines such as their owne Priests are ashamed of and as these they levy collections three foure five six pound at a Sermon shortly I that know that this Clergy and these Regulars have at a generall meeting like to a Synod as themselves stile it NOTE holden at Drogheda decreed that it is not lawfull to take the Oath of Alleagiance and if they be constant to their owne doctrine doe account his Majesty in their hearts to be King but at the Popes discretion In this estate of this Kingdome to think the bridle of the Army may be takeâ—away it should be the thought not of a brain-sick but of a brainlesse man But though I think strong for the establishment of the Army perhaps I would have had it maintained onely by the Recusants sines and mistake that they are gratified by the not exacting of them NOTE let my letters of the 23. of March 1629. to the Lords Justices commanding me to give them ample advertisements in any particular that might further the establishment of true Religion in this Kingdome Let those Letters I say of mine be seen it will be found that I use these formall words Forasmuch as the people are generally very poore and therefore discontented very ignorant and strongly perswaded by their Priests in their owne way and the Recusants for their number farre exceeding the better part I leave it to the Lords wisdome to consider how safe it may be to urge them to come to Church at once by exacting the fines for Recusancy unlesse something doe sound there first which they themselves doâ— conceive they doe not well to refuse to heare c. And to an honourable friend of mine in England not long after touching this very poynt that unlesse impediments were
abroad hath been to present my selfe to my Lord of Leâ—â—cester who hath received me with great respects and professions which honour his Lordship having vouchsafed me for her Majesties sake NOTE and in vertue of her gracious letters of recommendation in favour of me you are with all humility to acknowledge it to her Majesty in my name and to present unto her my most humble thanks In my letters of the last weeke to his Majesty I presumed to represent the necessity as I conceived of my attending the ministers here first Monseiur de Chavigâ—y and then the Cardinall as well in acknowledgement of the honour they did to you when you were imployed here NOTE as for the order they gave to the Governour of Calis to treat me with all respect as soone as they had notice of my arrivall there Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 7. January 1641. TOm If you understand any thing of the disposall of the Secretaries place I wish some considerable summe might be thought upon to be given to me by him that shall succeed which would be of more advantage and give me better satisfaction then any pension that his Majesty shall conferre upon me and will be of lesse charge to his Majesty NOTE you shall doe well to be attentive upon this and immediately after the first notice of to make earnest meanes to the Queen to procure this for me My Lord Ambassadour hâ—th done me the nonour to give me a visit at my lodging Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 11. January 1641. TOm your letters of the 31. of December that came this week were brought too late and so long after the delivery of all others that I was in great paine and apprehension I should not have been made happy with the knowledge of the estate of my poore Family this weeke which would have added much to my sad thoughts I have now I thanke God received full satisfaction in that which I so much longed for and hope whatsoever my other afflictions may be that I shall receive no other newes of your healths during my absence from you There is little in your letters that requires answer that onely concerning my charge when it shall be made is of consideration which will require little answer if his Majesty shall please to avow me in the businesse of Recusants as I doubt not but in honour and justice he will what else can be objected to me of moment I doe noâ— apprehend neverthelesse NOTE if his Majesty think fit that you shall petition the Lords for permission to me to make my answer you may doe it though I could be contented you should first see the particulars of the charge whether there be any thing in it besides that of the Reâ—â—sants and howsoever you must acquaint his Majesty with your petition before you exhibite it I was upon Sunday last at Service and Sermon at my Lord Ambassadours house where my Lord did me very much honour otherwise I have kept my lodging Your most affectionate Father Francis Windebanke Paris 18. January 1641. TOM I shall be glad that the Trunk of secret papers may fall into so good a hand as that of my Lord Cottington I am very sorry to heare that his Majesties intentions of an anâ—ity or yeerly allowance to me begins already to coole considering the charge I must lye at while I am in these parts or any other and the uncertainties of the benefit of the Post-Office and of the boord-wages for the Secretaries dyet which you shall doe well to take some time to represent at large to the Queene NOTE and to implore her favour for the continuance of that his Majesties gracious purpose to me without which I and mine are in danger to be exposed to want and misery Your very loving Father Francis Windebanke Paris 25. Ian. 1641. Your c. Fran Windebanke Paris 7 Feb. 1641. Your c. Fran Windebank Paris 7 Feb. 1641. TOM c. I have thought fit to let you know the particulars that you way represent them to their M. M. Majesties for whose service meerly I am thus persecuted NOTE and to whose wisdome next after my 〈◊〉 in God I most intirely submit my selfe my fortune and whatsoever else is 〈◊〉 all which is now in extreame perill for my faithfulnesse and obedience to their Commandements The rest of this letter being three folio Pages is writ in Caracters and containes some mysteries locked up in these unknowne Cyphers not yet discovered Your c. Fran Windebank Paris 1 March 1640. TOm c. I have beene this afternoone with the Cardmall by the introduction of 〈…〉 and received very great 〈◊〉 and professions from him he brought me out of his chamber into the next giving 〈◊〉 the upper hand and holding me by the hands There follow three lines of â—â—aracters Your c. Fran Windebanke Paris March 12. 1640. Master Read Secretary to Windebanke march 29. 1611. writ a letter for the most part in Characters to master Thomas Windebanke wherein there are these passages at large SIR Yours of the fourth and eleventh currant have brought me double comfort this weeke which was no more then I needed after such a vaâ—â—ation I perceive my feares of the miscarriage of the first were not altogether vaine since they were so neere a danger their redemption from which I assure you was a great worke and shewes a great deale of goodnesse in those friends which you 〈◊〉 and I am willing to take it for a signe that the Parliament owes us not soâ—ll 〈◊〉 as was feared The Answer of their Majesties is very gracious NOTE and I thanke God has much revived Master Secretary c. I cannot but wonder that the House should be scandalized at the stile you gave my 〈…〉 I am sure it is not in the power of any to take thâ—â— Title from 〈◊〉 but the King and 〈◊〉 Majesty having 〈◊〉 yet done it I know not but why he should enjoy it till his Majestie shall please otherwise to dispose of the place Master 〈◊〉 and Master Withering have sufficiently shewed their malicious 〈◊〉 God reward them for it c. Your c. Robert Reade Paris Goodfriday 29 march 1641. After this followed these ensuing letters from 〈◊〉 and his Secretary Read to his Sonne Thomas 〈◊〉 all writ from Paris My Lord Ambassadour continues still his favoures to me and hath been this weeke with me at my lodging which is a very great honour to me Your c. 〈…〉 Paris 19 Aprill 1641 〈…〉 〈…〉 NOTE the heavier for some expressions delivered him from their Majesties by Master Mountague NOTE who arrived here on Saturday last He comforts himselfe that he shall have all the favour his Maâ—esty and the Queen are able to doe him c. Sir your most affectionate Couzin and obliged Servant Ro. Read Paris 16. Aprill 1641. SIR c. IT is likely now my Lord of Strafford is
some new evidences of it in due place What an Arch-Stickler and Incendiary the Arch-bishop was therein what methods instruments policies councells he used to foment and promote the same you may reade in the Articles exhibited against him in Parliament by the Scotish Commissioners and I shall here give you a summary account thereof out of such Authentick Letters Papers which Gods providence hath brought unto my hands The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury having made a very large successefull progresse in the introduction advance of many Popish Doctrines Superstitions Ceremonies Innovations in our Church of Engl by sundry secret policies and open violent persecutions reserved for their proper place and therefore omitted in this Introduction to his tryall had a designe to introduce the same not onely into Ireland where he was Dominus fac totum whiles he was Bishop of London having the Lord Deputie Councell Bishops and Clergie there at his owne becke and devotion as appeares by sundry Letters thence but likewise into the Church of Scotland where the Bishops and Court-Clergy were exceeding prone but the other Ministers and people very averse to entertain them Whereupon he was no sooner warme in his Arch-bishoprick but he begins to set on foote his designes upon the Church of Scotland to which end he first practised to bring certain new orders Ceremonies into his Majesties Chappell there to make that the only patterne by degrees to which all other Churches there should conforme as he made the * See the Cole from the Altar and Order of Councell Table concerning Saint Gregoriâ—s Kings Chapell here in Engl. the only rule and Canon which all Cathedralls Chapells and parish Churches were to bee regulated by To this end the drawes up certaine Articles concerning his Majesties Chapell in Scotland with a Letter to command Obedience to them A Coppie whereof I found in his study thus indorsed with his owne hand October 8. 1633. His Majesties Articles concerning His Chappell in Scotland And his Letter to Command Obedience Charles R. OUr expresse Will and pleasure is That the Deane of Our Chappell that now is and his Successors shall bee assistant to the Right Reverend Father in God the Arch-bishop of Saint Andrewes at the Coronation so often as it shall happen That the Booke of the forme of Our Coronation lately used be put in a little Box and layd into a Standard and committed to the care of the Deane of the Chappell successively That there be prayers twice a day with the Quire as well in Our absence as otherwise according to the English Lyturgie till some course bee taken for making one that may fit the customes and constitutions of that Church That the Deane of the Chappell locke carefully that all that receive the blissed Sacrament there receive it kneeling and that there be a Communion held in that Our Chappell the first Sunday of every moneth That the Deane of Our Chappell that now is and so successively come duly thither to prayers upon Sundayes and such Holy Dayes as that Church observes in his whites and preach so when ever he preacheth there And that he bee not absent from thence but upon necessary occasion of his Diocesse or otherwise according to the course of his preferment That these orders shall be Our warrant to the Deane of Our Chappell that the Lords of our Privie Councell the Lords of the Session the Advocate Clarkes Writers to the Sgnett and Members of Our Colledge of Iustice bee Commanded to receive the holy Communion once every yeare at the least in that Our Chappell Royall and kneeling for example sake to the Kingdome And we likewise command the Deane aforesaid to make report yearely to us how we are obeyed therein and by whom as also if any man shall refuse in what manner he doth so and why That the Copes which are * * Note consecrated to Our use be delivered to the Deane to be kept upon Inventory by him and in a Standard provided for that purpose and to be used at the Celebration of the Sacrament in Our Chappell Royall To these Orders we shall here after adde others if we find others more necessary for the regulating of the Service of God there At White-Hall the eight day of October 1633. Sic subscribitur STERLING Superscribed by His Majestie Charles R. REverend Father in God trusty and well beloved Councellour Wee Greet you well wee have thought good for better ordering of Divine Service to bee performed in Our Chappell Royall there to set down some Articles under our own hand to be observed therein which wee send you here inclosed And it is Our speciall pleasure that you see every thing carefully performed according as wee have directed by these our enclosed Articles And likewise that you certifie to the Lords of Our privie Councell If any of those appointed by Our former Letters to them to Communicate in Our Chappell Royall shall not accordingly performe the same to the effect such order may be taken by our Councell therein as by our said former Letters to them we did appoint wherein expecting your diligence and care We bid you Farewell From Our Court at White-Hall the 8th day of Octo. 1633. To set on this designe the better the Archbishop procured this warrant from the King to himselfe written with his own Secretaries hand Master Dell and I doubt not but procured since the Scottish troubles to helpe him at a dead lift if questioned to hold correspondency with the Bishop of Dunblane in Scotland he had caused the King to signe the former instructions for his Chapell there and now he will be sure ex post facto to get a warrant for it though dated foure dayes after them Charles R. CAnterbury I require you to hold a correspondency with the Bishop of Dunblane the present Deane of Our Chappell Royall in Edenburgh that so from time to time he may receive Our Directions by you for the ordering of such things as concerne Our service in the said Chappell October 12. 1633 After this the Arch-Bishop writ diverse Letters to Bishop Balentine to promote this designe of his as namely one dated Ian. 13. 1633. To let His Majesty receive a Note who those be that conformed and who not for I see His Majesty is resolved to goe on constantly Another May 6. 1633. informing him of his missing the Bishopricke of Edenburgh for his omission of prayers in the Chapell according to the English Lyturgy c and exhorting him to be carefull for the future Another in Iuly 1634. Wherin he tells this Bishop that his excuse for not reading prayers as aforesaid was not satisfactory to wit that the singing men could not come for debt for that the prayers might have beene read by his Lordships Chaplaine That he did well to acquaint the Lords with His Majesties resolution concerning the Communion there Another Octo. 4. 1634. To like purpose and concerning the payment of the Singing mens wages Another Ian. 12. 1634. Giving
these Lords and men hold this Councell of the Army for Ireland a most pernicious Councell But I know not what better he could take for it is most dangerous to raise it in England where all the world is discontent and for to raise an Army here it were to give them the sword in their hands to defend themselves for the part of the Puritans is so great and they have such a correspondence with the Scots Not◠that they begin already to break the Altars which the Bishops had erected and to accuse the Bishops of crimes and to demand the re-establishment of many silenced Ministers with a thousand other insolencies c. Your most humble and most obliged servant G. T. This 28. of Iune The same Iesuite writ another Letter in French of the same date with this superscription A Messieur Messieur La mach wherein after a pretty large relation of the Scottish affaires he hath this clause somewhat suteable to the former THey to wit the Scots will first of all have a free and full Parliament they will have a reformation of their own Church and likewise of the Church of England They will that the King resideth 6. months in their Country 〈◊〉 they will have the Arch-bishop of Canterbury as their prisoner they will banish Monsieur Con. which they call the Man of the Pope they demand the banishment of the Catholikes there this is that they demand The King hath never yet opened his mouth to his Counsell of these affaires neither hath hee consulted with any soule living hereupon Note but the Bishop of Canterbury and forasmuch as I can learne all their counsell tendeth to this that there must be an Army raised in Ireland to tame these Rebels the which Counsell men of State hold farre more dangerous and so it is feared that they may call the Palatine in for their King Your most humble and affectionate servant G T. This 28. of Iune There was another Letter of the same date writ to one Monsieur Ford at Paris by another Priest or Iesuite as I conceive but certainly a Papist wherein there are these Passages My Deare c. OVr Scots businesse troubles us shrewdly and growes worse and worse they will have a Parliament and the King for the consequence of it in this Kingdom will never permit it Not◠and so they have taken a resolution to leavie an Army in Ireland so to trouble them and subdue them which is held here by wise men to be a very desperate Counsell But the King counsels NONE BUT THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE DEPUTY of Ireland which disgusts all and makes men see more weaknesse in him then was ever imagined Other newes we have none Fitton the Agent for the secular Priests at Rome is here and was presented to the King by my Lord Arundel to whom he had sent from Italy many little toyes but now he knowes he is a Priest I pray you tell my deare Amiable I thank him heartily for his note and have seene his man Iaques Depuis who is a good cutter or graver in stone and continues Catholike honest and known to the Capucins Yours as you know W. Hoill This 28. Iune A Postscript This Letter to Iohn Foord is monstrable TO FATHER SVPERIOVR because you must give him one inclosed from me This very Postscript makes me beleeve both Hoill and Foord to be Iesuites How active and industrious both the English and Scottish Iesuites were in fomenting the Scottish Commotions Warres upon what termes and designs the Papists promised the King their assistance in those warres refusing to ayde him therein except he would grant them a freetoleration of their Religion yea resolving to poyson him with an Italian figge in case he condescended not to their demands and to seize upon the Princes person and traine him up in their Religion you may read at large in my * Pag. 8 9. 13. to 25. Romes Master-piece from the discovery of one who was sent from Rome by Cardinall Barbarino into England to assist Con the Popes Nuncio and privie to the whole Plot which he revealed out of conscience How forwards the Irish Papists were to assist the King and Prelates in this unnaturall warre against the Scots and what large contributions they gave towards the maintenance of the Warre by the instigation of Sir Toby Matthewes a lesuite who went over with the Lord Deputy Wentworth into Ireland for this purpose to animate and stirre up the Popish party there to this Pontificall and Prelaticall warre their Subsidies there granted in Parliament 1639. and the Prologue thereunto with the Rise and Progresse of the Irish Rebellion published by Authority of Parliament will sufficiently demonstrate to justifie the Iesuites forementioned Letters and intelligence to be no fancie but a reall verity How the Arch-bishop carried on this designe of the warre against the Scots in England I shall give you a brief account out of his own Sir Iohn Lambs and Secretary Windebankes Papers The 9. of September 1638. The Arch-bishop received from some great man in Scotland a paper thus indorsed with his own hand 1. That the Garrison◠ought to be kept at Barwick and Carlile First for Defence secondly for Nurceries 3. That the Affaires of Scotland ought not to be kept so reserved from the Councell of England And the paper begins thus That the Scottish have a great desire to ruine 102. a Character for the Arch-bishop you need not doubt it c. I beseech your Lordship not to overcharge your selfe by writing to me but at your best leisure c. After which he advised the keeping of Garrisons at Barwick and Carlile c. In December the Arch-bishop received this paper from Sir Iohn Burrowes thus in dorsed with the Bishops own hand Rece Decemb. 31. 1638. Sir Iohn Burrowes A briefe Note out of the Records what the King may doe for raising of men in case of a warre with Scotland Observations concerning warre with Scotland out of Records SUch Lords and others as had lands and livings upon the Borders were commanded to reside there with their retinue Those that had Castles neare the Borders were enjoyned to fortifie them The Lords of the Kingdome were summoned by writ to attend the Kings Army with Horse and Armour at a certaine time and place according to their service due to the King or to repaire to the Exchequer before that day there to make Fine for their said service So were all Widowes Dowagers of such Lords as were deceased So were all Bishops and Ecclesiasticall persons Proclamations were likewise made by the Sheriffs in every County that all men holding of the King by knights service or sergeancy should come to the Kings Army or make Fine as aforesaid with a strickt command that none should conceale their service under a great penalty Like Proclamations were made that all men having 40. l. land by the yeare should come to the Kings Army with Horse and Armour The Earle
Marshall made a Roll and entred the appearance of all such as came and tendred their service If any failed to come or to make Fine their Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels were distrayned by the Sheriffe upon summons out of the Exchequer If any pleaded that he had attended he was discharged upon certificate out of the Marshals Roll testifying that he had done his service If any being come did depart before the warre ended their Lands Tenements Goods and Chattles were seized untill they had made Fine or the King had pardoned their offence Commissions went out for levying of men in every County and bringing them to the Kings Army Like Commissions were made for mustering and arraying the Clergy throughout England Commissions were likewise issued to enquire and punish all Bayliffs and other Officers that for reward had suffered Souldiers to depart before they came to the Kings Army The King appointed certaine Captaines in such Counties as bordered upon Scotland to levie able men in those Counties and to bring them with their Horse and Armes to the Kings Army Those of the bordering shires were commanded to be ready at eight dayes warning to come unto the Kings Army well armed and Commissions were made for punishing such as refused Writs were sent into severall Counties for certifying the King what number of Horse and Foot every County could afford him in his warres of Scotland The Clergy of England furnished the King with a proportion of armed men The Ports were summoned to attend with their service of shipping The Constable of Dover Castle was commanded to guard the Ports lest any by comming in or going out there should bring danger to the Kingdome The Sheriffs of Counties were commanded by writ to make provisions of corne and victuals for the Kings Army and to cause them to be carried to the place appointed Writs also were sent to divers Townes of England and Ireland commanding all Merchants to bring provisions to the Kings Army Ships of the Subject were taken up for transporting those provisions to a place assigned Inhibitions were made that no victuals or other munition should be transported beyond the Seas during the warre Divers Subsidies and Fifteens granted to the King by the Subject towards the war Merchants strangers gave the King ayde of money towards the warres of Scotland and lent him divers summes Those of Wales furnished the King with a proportion of money toward the war The Lords and Clergy of Ireland were required to contribute toward the war The King suspended the paiment of his debts for a certaine time in regard of the great occasions he had to use money in the warres of Scotland Note that no particular Records were cited or produced to warrant the Premises In Ianuary he received another Paper from him which he thus indorseth with his owne hand Rece Ian. 29. what was fit to be done in point of danger from the Scots Sir Io. Burrowes When Warre was intended against Scotland three things were heretofore taken into speciall care First how to raise Horse and Foot Victuals Ammunition Money and other necessaries for that service Secondly how to secure the Seas and Sea coasts of the Kingdome from danger of forraigne attempts while the Kings forces were employed in those Northern parts Thirdly how to provide for the preservation of the peace of the kingdome within it selfe against riots mutinies and rebellions whereunto ill conditioned and desperate persons at such times are easily moved The first of these hath already in some speciall points been expressed For the second touching the guard of the Seas sufficient provision is made by the late course taken And for securing the Sea coasts 1. The Forts neare the Sea were fortified and furnished with men and munition 2. All persons that had possessions and estates in mariâ—ine Counties were commanded by Proclamation to reside there with their families and retinues 3. Beacons were erected in all fitting places 4. Certaine light Horse were appointed by the Country to watch along the Sea coasts to give advertisement if danger appeared 5. All able men of those Counties were commanded to be sufficiently armed and trained and put into Companies and Bands under certaine Leaders who were to be commanded by some one Generall appointed by the King Concerning the peace of the Kingdome 1. All conventicles and secret meetings were straightly forbidden by Proclamation and parties offending severely punished 2. All spreaders of Rumours and tale-bearers were by Proclamation commanded to be taken and imprisoned 3. All able men between 16 and 60 yeares of age in every shire were commanded to be sufficiently armed and trained and to obey such Generals as the King appointed 4. Such as were not able in body to beare Arms but had Estates were to maintaine at their charges such able men as were appointed in their roomes The very same day the Archbishop procures this ensuing warrant from the Councell Table to himselfe and the Archbishop of York to write letters to all the Bishops within their severall Diocesse to summon their Clergy before them to excite them to a liberall contribution against the Scots At White Hall the 29. of Ianuary 1638. IT was this day ordered by his Majesty sitting in Councell That the Lords Archbishops of Canterbury and York their Graces should be hereby required and commanded to write their letters to all the Lords Bishops in their severall Provinces respectively forthwith to convene before them all the Clergy of ability in their Diocesses and to incite them by such wayes and meanes as shall be thought best by their Lordships to ayd and assist his Majesty with their speedy and liberall contributions or otherwise for the defence of his Royall Person and of this Kingdome against the seditious attempts of some in Scotland And that the same bee sent to the Lord Treasurer of England with all diligence Tho. Coventry C. S. Guilliel London H. Manchester I. Lenox Lindâ—ey Arundel Surrey Dorset Pembroke Mongomery Holland Fra. Cottington H. Vane I. Coke Fran. Windebanke But doubting of the validity of this warrant for such a contribution he of late procured this warrant written with his owne hand antedated two dayes before the Councell Table Order to be signed by his Majesty to help him at a pinch Charles Rex CAnterbury I require you to write your Letters to your Brethren the Bishops 〈◊〉 for a contribution of the Clergie towards my affaires with my Scottish Subjects as was done in my Fathers time for the Palatinate And for your so doing this shall be your warrant Jan. 27. 1638. That this Warrant was since forged by him to which he procured the Kings hand is apparant not only by the freshnesse of the inke but by the very Letter he writ to the Bishops of his Province to set on this Contribution dated the last of Ianuary which mentions only the Lords Order but not one syllable of this Warrant of the King which if reall he would have recited in the
May it please your Grace THe Deputy Lieutenants and Captaine Alcocke did send me a fierce Alarme from Carsâ—ie desiring me to send them five hundred horse because the Scots are within a few daies at Dumfrise seven or eight thousand with which Army they meane to fall into Cumberland but I am slow in answering the spurre because the advertisement of the Scotch preparations on this side are not such as that they may be much feared as yet In my opinion the Scots will not come into England but least they should goe against the rules of right reason I doe provide as if they were comming The horse are now come to the North part of Yorkeshire into Cleveland the foot about Selby were disorderly and tooke out of Prison those that were committed but now a Guard is set upon the prison and they begin to be better in order One thing I will tell you and shall desire that you will speake with my Lord Lieutenant in it I did write to him of it but I have not heard any thing from him so that I thinke that in his sicknesse beleeving that my Letter did only containe newes of Scotland he did not reade it the businesse is this My Lord of Northumberland did write to me that having had occasion to looke into the power he hath to give Commissions the Lawyers and Judges are all of opinion that Martiall Law cannot be executed here in England but when an enemy is really neare to an Army of the Kings and that it is necessary that both my Lord of Northumberland and my selfe doe take a pardon for the man that was executed here for the mutiny if this be so it is all one as to breake the Troopes for so soone as it shall be knowne there will be no obedience therefore put some remedy to this by all meanes very speedily there are now here in prison two men for killing of men and the Provost Martiall for letting them scape out of Prison although he tooke them againe I doe forbeare to call them to a Court of Warre neither dare I tell the reason why I doe not Note being often urged but suffer them to thinke me negligent I doe not thinke it fit that the Lawyers should deliver any Opinion for if the Sâ—â—diers doe know that it is questioned Note they will decide it by their disobedience as the Country doth by the Ship-money and with farre more dangerous consequence for the Souldier may bring the Country to reason but who shall compell the Souldier thâ—refore if it cannot be helped with a Commission of Oyer or Terminer which â—â—st be only in the Officer or Officers of the Army or in some especiall Commission of the Kings such as he gives when Noblemen are Arraigned let him then give under his owne hand a Commission for the Execution of Martiall Law to him that will hazard his life and estate upon the Kings Word Sir Iacob Ashley hath no Commission for the execution of Martiall Law but if the fault deserve death he is to advertise my Lord of Northumberland this will absolutely undoe all the Souldier must be punished by his Officer If it would come to debate some may peradventure say that for faults that deserve death the Souldier may be sent to the Goale to be tryed by the Iudges this will take away the respect of the Souldier to the Officer and there will presently be no obedience or care either in Souldier or Officer I thinke that this doth so much concerne the King in the goâ—ernment of the Army Note that if a Lawyer should say so here if I had a Commission I would hang him and so I thinke the King ought to doe others I shall ever â—e Your Graces most humble and most faithfull Servant Conway and Kilulta Newcâ—stle Iune 13. 1640. To which I may adde this Letter of my Lord Conway to Secretary Windebank concerning certain Intelligence of the Scots intentions to enter England which he was to impart to the Archbishop Mr. SECRETARY MY time is very short I now receive your Letter I have within these two â—oures word brought to me Note I pray you tell my Lord of Canterbury that it is by â—hat man I did write last to him that I have sent into Scotland and gave him sixâ—een pound that the Scotch Army as he doth assure me upon his life and bâ—ds me hang him if it be not so will upon Munday or Tuesday next come into England that they will upon Satturday be before this Town which they will take or here bâ— broken fâ—om hence they intend to go to Yorkshire my Lord Lowden told him that he did expect that more then half the Trained Bands would joyn with them in Yorkshire or upon the confines they mean â—o stay unâ—ill some English â—orces joyn with them there was a man out of England lately with the Scots to dâ—sire them to come in and told them they did ill to stay so long that if they had come in but six weeks ago the English Army had not been raised I doubt very much this Town cannot be kept if a Citadell had been made according as I did advise they would never have attempted it If you have written to Sir Iacob Ashley it will gain two or three dayes but I do now write to him least you have not If any English forces joyn with them they will give the Law I have sent to my Lord of Northumberland their last Proclamation I shall ever be Your most humble Servant Conwâ—y and Kilulta Newcastle Aug. 15. 1640. The Country will not drive their Cattle they say that they know not where to have grasse therefore they will onely drive them out of the way where they march To which I shall annex this Warrant to the Lord Cottington whereunto the Archbishops hand is first AFter our hearty commendation to your good Lordship Whereas We understand there have been delayes and difficulties in some places in the exâ—cution of his Majesties late command for putting in readinesse the Trained Bands and other Forces of that County to march and to serve in the common defence in this time of publique danger which delayes have been occasioned through some misapprehension concerning the defraying of the charge of the Trained Men to the place of the service when they march We have therefore thought good for preventing of further delay in matters of this importance hereby â—o advertise your Lordships that not only the Customes and Laws of this Kingdom do require that in a time of actuall Invasion every man ought to serve in the common defence at his own charge but that the very Law of Nature doth teach and oblige us all thereunto without sticking or staying upon any terms or questions And that it hath been the Custome and practice within this Kingdom both in ancient and modern times even but when a doubt or fear was had of an Invasion is very manifest But this present danger is past all
manner of doubt by reason of actuall Invasion of the Scotish Rebels with so great an Army and the same so far advanced that the whole Kingdom may soon be over-run unlesse by a great power they be repelled and beaten back And whereas His Majesties Subjects of the North parts of this Kingdom do cheerfully hold together and serve His Majesty in this great occasion at their own charge both with their Bodies and Fortunes without trouble to His Majesty We have therefore thought good hereby to pray and require your Lordships to acquaint the Country with the sence of this Boord in this particular and that We doubt not but His Majesties Subjects of that County will in this occasion shew as much forwardnesse and zeal for the common safety wherein We are all so neerly concerned as is either shewn now in the Northern parts or hath been practised in any other time of danger heretofore in this Kingdom Which We do hereby effectually recommend to your Lordships care and bid your Lordship very heartily farewell From White-Hall the 16. of September 1640. Your Lordships very loving Friends W. Cant. Guil London Arundell and Surrey Dorset Fra. Cottington Fra. Windebank Tho. Roe To our very good Lord the Lo Cottington Lo Lieutenant of the County of Dorset and in his Lordships absence to his Deputy Lieutenants After the Scots entrance into England the Archbishop received this Letter of Intelligence from one Iohn Rocket mentioned in his * See the Breviate of his life p. 23. Diary which lively sets forth their opinion of him To the most Reverend Father in God William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England and one of His Majesties most Honorable Privie Counsell At his Pallace this c. Lambeth Right Reverend Father DUty binds me to study your Graces health and to frame my weake endeavours correspondent to your gracious pleasure which is the accomplishment of my desire and joy the only motive of my Intelligence I therefore desire to acquaint your Grace with what is dangerous to your person and adverse to your happinesse which is that I received from the Scots of which I am Sole witnesse and your Grace only made acquainted with viz. After the late Skirmish betwixt the English and the Scots at Newburne my occasions urged me to return to Blaiden a Town betwixt Newburne and Newcastle whether my journey tending the Rebellious Scots tooke me upon Chestenmore the midd-way betwixt Durham and Newcastle either for a Spie or a Iesuit And being had to Durham was detained there for the space of four dayes viz. from the 8. day of September till the 13. when being examined I fashioned my speech for their humours and complyed my self as neer as I could to their dispositions with which at length they were affected supposing me to be one of their beloved Brethren whereon great tokens of love and familiarity were moved and private discourse for the space of five houres relating such news whereof they were knowing wherein they vomited the venome of their malicious minds and revealed the extremity of their wrath against your Grace Calling you Papist Priest Note a new Bonner a Superstitious and proud Bishop on whom if they might not revenge the Lords Quarrell satisfie their minds and cut off Superstition by cutting down your Grace the mighty son of Belial and high Priest of Baal For in such tearms they expressed their mischievous thoughts We hope and know we have some holy and zealous Brethren in England whoâ— will take up our Quarrell against this rageing Tyrant and Bloud-sucking Wolf the Archbishop of Canterbury whom they hoped to heare slaine shortly if not by themselves by some people litle suspected These things or worse right reverend Father I heard and I alone which I could not refraine but signifie to your Grace with all the hast I could whereby you might avoid their rage and crueltie and your person might be preserved in safety in spight of all their envious Plots flourishing in this Kingdome gloriously for which earnâ—stly and truely prayes Your humble Servant in all duties most ready though unknowne John Rocket From Seth Bernard his house in the Minster yard at York September 16. 1640. This Letter is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Rece Septemb. 21. 1640. From Mr. Iohn Rocket a man whom I never saw The hatred of the Scots against my Person and Life I shall conclude with Mr. Alvyes Letter to him the then Arminian and Superstitious Vicar of Newcastle Thus Endorsed with the Archbishops hand Rece Octob. 19. 1640. Mr. Alvyes Case in and since his flight from Newcastle To the most Reverend Father in God William by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England and one of His Majesties most Honorable Privie Counsell Most Reverend and Right Honorable I Make bold to represent unto your Grace the sum of that which I lately represented to His Majâ—sty in an humble Petition that I am for the present Outed of all my Spirituall promotions to the yeerly value of 300. l. and have most of my moveable goods seized upon by the Rebells being forced upon some threatning speeches given out by them that they would deale more rigoroâ—sly with me then others suddenly to desert all and to provide for the safety of my Self Wife and seven Children by a speedy flight in the night time how they would have dealt with me they have since made evident by their harsh dealling with two of my Curaâ—s whom I leâ—t to Officiate for me in my absence who have not only been interrupted in reading Divine Service but threatned to be Pistold if they would not desist from the execution of their Office And whereas I had lately purchased 60. l. per anum in Northumberland and hoped to have been supplyed that way in these calamitous time till I might with safety return they have since I presented my Petition to His Majesty seized upon that also and commanded my Servant to be accomptable to them for it this is my case at this time His Majesties gracious Answer returned to my Petition by Mr. Secretary Vane was That he would recommend me in special manner to your Grace and it pleased His Majesty further to signify Note that he had received good Intelligence from me and that hereafter I should have a remembrance over and above for it There was a Letter found in Newcastle superscribed to the Lords of the Scottish Army which coming first to my hands I presented to His Majesty Another Letter was sent me from a Merchant in Newcastle which discovers the miserable estate of that Town I shewed it to Sir Henry Vane I my self also was commanded by His Majesty to give in to the Lord Bishop of Durham a short relation of some remarkeable passages of the Scots proceedings in or neer about Newcastle which accordingly I did and least any of them have not as yet come to your
endeavours to remove all mis-understandings between the King and his people and to do all good offices between them * * See the Commons Iornall Feb. 3. 1640. Diuinall Occurrences of both Houses p. 31 32. A Message sent from the Queenes Majesty to the House of Commons by Master Comptroller Feb. 3. 1640. THat her Majesty hath been ready to use her best endeavours for the removing of all mis-understanding between the King and Kingdome That at the request of the Lords who Petitioned the King for a Parliament her Majesty at that time writ effectually to the King and sent a Gentleman expresly to perswade the King to the holding of a Parliament That She hath since bin most willing to do all good offices between the King and his people which is not unknowne to divers of the Lords and so * * Quere how well this Clause hath ever since bin performed shall ever continue to do as judging it the onely way of happinesse to the King her Selfe and Kingdome That all things be justly setled between the King and his people and all cause of mis-understanding taken away and removed That her Majesty having taken knowledge Note that having one sent to her from the Pope is distastefull to the Kingdom She is desirous to give satisfaction to the Parliament within convenient time she will remove him out of the Kingdome That understanding likewise that exception hath bin Note taken at the great resort to her Chappell at Denmarke House she will be carefull not to exceed that which is convenient and necessary forthe exercise of her Religion She further taketh notice That the Parliament is not satisfied with the manner of raising money for the assistance of the King in his journey to the North in the yeare 1639. at her entreaty from the Catholikes She was moved thereunto meerly out of her deare and tender affection to the King and the example of other His Majesties Subjects she seeing the like forwardnesse could not but expresse her forwardnes to the assistance of the King If any thing be illegall she was ignorant of the Law and was carried therein onely out of a great desire to be assisting to the King in so pressing an occasion but promiseth to be more cautious her after * * Her raising men monyes horse Armes Ammunâ—tion in forraine Parts to maintain a bloudy civill War in Ireland and England is a very reall performance of this promise not to do any thing but what may stand with the established Lawes of the Kingdome Her Majesty being desirous to employ her owne power to unite the King and people desireth the Parliament to looke forwards and passe by such mistakes and errours of her Servants as may be formerly and this your respect she promiseth shall be repayed with all the good offices she can do to the House which * They have done sowith a witnesse ever since you shall find with reall effects aâ— often as there shall be occasion How sincerely and cordially her Majesty hath performed all these her Princely promises to the Parliament Kingdome King and his people her Actions both at home and in Forraigne parts with our bloudy Warres and Massacâ—es since both in Ireland England and Scotland proclaime to all the World God deliver us all from such Court-holy-water such Popish Dissimulation which may seeme commendable in Romish Catholikes who hold * See Master Hen Mason of Equivocation Surins Concil Tom. 3. p. 860. Equivocation lawfull and that no faith is to be kept with Heretickes as they esteeme all Protestants But to returne to our Papists activity in the Scottish Watres to which this Message relates it is very well known that many if not most of the Captains Officers imployed in the last expedition were either professed Papists or persons Popishly affected how the Earle of Arundell the General of the Army against the Scotâ—â— together with his Lady family stand affected in Religion and what active 〈◊〉 they were to promote this Warre you may read at large in †Page 17 22 23 24-32 Romes Master-peece Their Contributions towards this Warre were so large and their assistance so chearefull that some of our Episcopall Preachers and * Mr. Whites First Cenâ—â—â—y of Randalous Malig. Priests p. 25. 29. Mr. Squire of Shoreditch London by name preached openly in his Pulpit That the Papists were the Kings best Subjects and better then Protestants for three reasons First their Loyalty Secondly THEIR LIBERALITY having like Arauna contributed like Kings to the King in his necessity Thirdly For their Patience adding that they were the good Samaritan who poured Oyle into the wounds of that man the King that was fallen among Theeves who wounded him Especially the Irish Papists And Audomarus Ioannes Abbot of Wurtzburge in Germany in a letter of his to Secretary Windebancke Dated 13. August 1639. endorsed with Windebanks owne hand writes that his Majesty had a sufficient tryall of the fidelity of his Catholike Subjects in this accident I shall insert the whole letter because it discovers Windebanks intimacy with this Abbot and other Papists whose letters inclosed under his own packet to prevent intercepting he usually dispersed to their Agents here Right Honourable THree Months agoe and more I wrot signifying to your Honour that after I came from London it being moâ—e then a quarter of a yeare before I could reach the wished place I did aime at to see the desolation of which and generally of all the parts I did passe through I was so disconsolated that all be it I oft thought to discharge my respective salutes to your honour yet present cares and occasions did ever prevent my intention Notwithstanding at last I did take the boldnesse to intreat that your Honour would let me know your commands in discharge of which your Honour God willing shall finde me most solicitous and carefull But least such my former letters hath miscaried as severall to Sir William Howard and other honourable friends has done I resumed the boldnesse to make a Briefe repetition of the same letting your honor know that I have found King Iames letter of happy memory which my Lord Hay then Embassador after his return to London moved his Majesty to write to Prince Godefrid then Bishop of Wurtzburge wherein his Majesty was pleased to give thanks to the Bishop for the favours done NOTEâ— as to himselfe Moreover his Majesty was pleased to take * notice of us his poore Subjects commending us to the Bishops noble charity I finde also Prince Godefrids answer to his Majesty wâ—it by occasion of Abbot Ogilby whom the Bishop did commend to his Majesty intreating that at his request the said Abbot Ogleby might have free passage to see his native Country out of the which he had beene 40. yeares and more The Prince who is now does truely honour his Majesty and respect his Subjects of the which my Lord Arundell about two yeare agoe being here
the siege of Our Garrisons during the Treaty upon a pretext of want of authority So as for avoyding of further dishonour We have been forced to recall both Our Ambassadours as well the Chancelour of our Exchequer who is already returned to Our presence as also the Lord Chichester whom We intended to have sent unto the Emperour to the Diet at Ratisbone Seeing therefore that meerly out of Our extraordinary respect to the King of Spaine and the firme confidence We ever put in the hopes and promises which he did give Vs desiring nothing more then for his cause principally to avoyd all occasions that might put Vs into ill understanding with any of the house of Austria We have hitherto proceeded with a stedfast patience trusting to the Treaties and neglecting all other Meanes which probably might have secured the remainder of Our Childrens Inheritance those Garrisons which We maintained in the Palatinate being rather for honours sake to keepe a footing untill the generall accommodation then that We did rely so much upon their strength as upon his friendship and by this confidence and security of Ourâ— are thus exposed to dishonour and reproach You shall tell that King that seeing all those endeavours and good Offices which He hath used towards the Emperour in this businesse on the behalfe of Our Sonne-in-law upon confidence whereof that security of Ours depended which he continually by his Letters and Ministers here laboured to beget and confirme in Vs have not sorted to any other issue then to a plaine abuse both of His trust and Ours whereby VVe are both of Vs highly injured in Our Honour though in a different degree VVe hope and desire that out of a true sense of this wrong offered unto Vs he will as Our deere and loving Brother faithfully promise and undertake upon his Honour confirming the same also under his hand and seale either that the Towne and Castle of Heidelberg shall within threescore and ten dayes after your audience and demand made be rendred into Our hands with all things therein belonging to Our Sonne-in-law or Our Daughter as neere as may be in the state they were when they were taken â—nd the like for Manheim and Frankendale if both or either of them shall be taken by the enemy whilest these things are in treating As also that there shall be within the said terme of 70. dayes a Cessation and Suspension of Armes in the Palatinate for the future upon the severall Articles and Conditions last propounded by Our Ambassadour Sir Richard Weston and that the generall Treaty shall be set on foot againe upon such honourable termes and conditions as We propounded unto the Emperour in a Letter written unto him in November last and with which the King of Spaine then as VVe understood seemed satisfied Or else in case all these particulars be not yeelded unto and performed by the Emperour as is here propounded but be refused or delayed beyond the time aforementioned that then the King of Spaine doe joyne his Forces with Ours for the recovery of Our Childrens honours and Patrimony which upon this trust hath been thus lost Or if so be his Forces at this present be otherwise so imployed as that they cannot give Vs that assistance which VVe here desire and as VVe thinke have deserved yet that at the least he will permit Vs a free and friendly passage thorow his Territories and Dominions for such Forces as VVe shall send and imploy into Germany for this service Of all which distinctively if you receive not from the King of Spaine within ten dayes at the furthest after your audience and proposition made a direct assurance under his hand and seale without delay or putting Vs off to further Treaties and Conferences that is to say of such restitution Cessation of Armes and proceeding to a generall Treaty as is before mentioned or else of assistance and joyning His Forces with Ours against the Emperours or at least permission of passage for Our Forces thorow His the said Kings Dominions that then you take your leave and returne to Our presence without further stay otherwise to proceed in the Negotiation for the Marriage of Our Sonne according to the Instructions VVe have given you Given c. Hampton-Court Octob. 3. 1622. RIght Trusty c. We have given you certaine Insturctions signed with Our hand to direct you how to expresse unto the King of Spaine the feeling We have of the dishonour put upon Vs by the Emperour through Our trust and confidence in that Kings promises wherein you have order to come away without further delay in case you receive not satisfaction to your demands in such sort as We have commanded you to propound them Neverthelesse We are to put you in remembrance of that which We have heretofore told you in case a Rupture happen between the King of Spaine and Vs that We would be glad to manage it at Our best advantage And therefore howsoever you doe not find the satisfaction which We in those Instructions crave from the King of Spaine and have reason to expect yet would We not have you instantly come away upon it but advertise Vs first letting Vs know privatly if you find such cause that there is no good to be done nor no satisfaction as you judge intended Vs Note this though publiquely and outwardly you give out the contrary that VVe may make use thereof with Our People in Parliament as VVe shall hold best for Our service And this see you doe notwithstanding any thing in your other Instructioâ—â— to the contrary Octob. 4 1622. The Pope and Spaniard upon these Letters and new Instructions seemde very desirous to proceed to the accomplishment of this Match but their chiefe designe being to advance the Romish Catholique Religion and reduce England by degrees thereto the Pope to make sure worke NOTE insisted stiffely on this Article that the Children of this Marriage SHOVLD BE BROVGHT VP CATHOLIQVES VNDER THE MOTHER VNTILL THEY VVERE 12. OR 14. YEERES OLD He well knew the verity of the ancient Proverb Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorâ—m Testa diu Horace That if they were bred up Papists in their infancy they would questionlesse continue such and not turne zealous Protestants in their riper yeeres No wonder then he stood so much upon this point King Iames to shew his willingnesse to consummate the March though he refused totally to condescend to this Article in open shew to preserve his Honour yet he was contented privately to oblige himselfe that the Mother should have their education till they were nine yeeres old as is evident by this ensuing Letter of Master Secretary Calvert to the Earle of Bristoll sent by Vaccanâ—aâ—y My very good Lord BEcause I would not omit any thing that should conduce to the accomplishment of that worke which your Lordship hath in hand and which His Majesty desires so much to bring to an issue Although I conceive Master Porter had
no doubt considering that We have condescended unto approved and ratified all and every the Articles concerning Religion without changeing or altering any one word as they are agreed upon and concluded betweene the King of Spaines Commissioners and Our Ambassadour at Madrid in December last which being transmitted unto Vs both Our Selfe and Our Sonne the Prince have subscribed the same and so have sent them backe againe unto Our said Abassadour for a finall conclusion of all things concerning matter of Religion or conscience although the formality needed not Our Ambassadours having obliged Vs before sufficiently according to the large power given them by their Commission And thus much We have thought sit to let you know that if any further scruple should remaine there touching Our absolute consent you may be able to remove it Dated 5. Ian. 1622. SIR MAster Porter is safely here arrived the second of this Moneth with the conclusion of all those difficult Articles that hitherto have retarded the proceeding of the Match He was long looked for and a welcome man when he came both to his Majesty and the Prince insomuch as I must tell you I have no rest since with our yong Master for being called upon early and late to hasten away the dispatch of all to your selfe and my Lord of Bristoll which I have done with as much diligence as possibly I could His Majesty and the Prince have both of them subscribed all the Articles as they were sent hither from my Lord of Bristoll in this manner Hos supra memoratâ—s Articulos omnes ac singulos approbamus quicquam in its ex nostra parte seu nostrâ— nomine conventum est ratum atque gratum Habeâ—â— Iacobus Rex Carolus Pr. And in the full performance of whatsoever was agreed upon concerning the Bonuâ— Publicum his Majesty and the Prince likewise have written their severall letters unto the King of Spaine faithfully promising in the words of a King and of a Prince to cause the same to be observed inviolably in the very same Termes verbatim as it is set downe in the last Article of all sent hither from my Lord of Bristoll which I am 〈◊〉 you have seene and remembred viz. Quodea omnia prestituri sint quae ministris Regis Hispaniae ante hac verbotenus R. M. Britt pollicitus est NOTE Hoc est quod regnorum suorum Romano-Catholics persecutionem nullam patientur molestiave afficientur Religionis suae causa vel ob exercitium ullorum ejusdem Sacramentorum mode us utantur absque scandale quod intelligi debet intra privatos parietes nec juramentis aâ—t sub alio pretextu qualicunque ordinem religionis spect ante vexabuntur With these dispatches M. S. Digby who is within these foure or five dayes returned out of Germany is to be sent away to morrow for Spaine with all possible speed Don Carlos hath advertized to the Duke of Alberquerque the Padre Maestro and your selfe as much as I doe Now you know all that is done both in Spaine and here concerning this point I must leave you to such directions as you have received from the Earle of Bristoll how much of this to silence and how long to silence and what to discover as his letter and you have there thought fittest for the good of his Majesties service For the token which I send to Aristides I pary you be sure that he deserve it well for I doe not meane to be at that cost with him unlesse you be sure he doe me that curtisie which I expect and as he hath often made me beleeve It is an hundred to one but you shall find him at Alexandria if you misse him elswhere NOTE Aeneas recommends unto you againe secrecy in this businesse above all things and that you be certaine of speeding before you deliver the letter to Padre Maestro POSTSCRIPT From VVhite-hall 5. Ian. 1622 I Need not tell you how graciously his Majesty accepts of the good service you have done since it hath pleased him to acknowledge it under his own hand and I must not forget one charge more that I have received from him which is that I should will you in his name to salute the Padre Maestro affectionately from him and to let him know also how sensible and thankfull his Majesty is for those singular good offices and diligent endeavours which he hath used from the beginning of this businesse untill now and still continues them as his Majesty understands particularly from Don Carlos 〈◊〉 I pray you also commend my service unto him I have order for a Privy Seale of 300. li. more which the Earle of Bristoll delivered you in Madrid to be paid to Master Wake at Antwerpe What Gage did at Rome in pursuance of these two Letters and what opinion the Pope and Cardinals held of King Iames will appeare by this ensuing Lâ—tter of Maâ—teâ— Gage sent to his Majesty from Rome and thence dated the 24. of Aprill 1623. SIR IT may please your Majesty to understand that in a Congregation held the 22. of March stilo novo the Dispensation was finally resolved and order taken that the Cardinall Bandino should draw the Articles in forme the Cardinall la Susanna make the Breve and Monsignor Aquas the Popes Secretary who was present at the two last Sessions draw some Instructions for Monsignor de Massini the Nunâ—io now resident in the Court of Spaine And in the following Congregation held the 29. these things were seene and allowed and the next day presented to the Pope and allowed by him Concerning the particulars of the proceeding here of diffiâ—ulties overcome and of whâ—â— yet remaineth to be done I have given a large account to Master Secretary Calvert by which if your Majesty receive not that entire satisfaction which we who have laboured therein have most earnestly desired I shall most humbly beseech your Majesty to beleeve first that we have left no diligence undone by which we could hope to remove impediments and secondly that such difficulties as are either spent or yet to be admitted have been laid hold by the Cardinals neither to frustrate or prolong this Treaty but out of an opinion that they could not otherwise secure their Conscience proceed upon a just and valuable ground and satisfie the judgement of such discreet persons as may in times ensuing understand the passages of this great businesse And this point I am the â—older to represent to your Majesties gratious consideration because jointly with all their protestations to this effect their actions have concurred also to give good testimony thereof They hold most honourable language of your Majesty NOTE they professe a great desire to have occasions of doing you all humble service they have a â—ume opinion that the former rigours used towards your Catholique Subjects have risen from others but the graces then given from your Selfe and they are confident that your Majesty now that so potent intercessions have been used with you and
expect an answer to the dispatch â—rought by Master Porter and his Majesties service requires it this Bearer Master Digby is sent to you with all speed that may be being specially chosen by his Majesty both out of the former experience he hath had of his diligence and for that he is best able to informe you how all things have passed in Germany for Frankendale your Lordship will understand by â—is Majesties owne Letter in what state it now remaines and this morning I have received a Letter from Capâ—aine Burgh who is the Governour that they have not above foure moneths Bread and VVine beginning to reckon from the 24. of November which was the time that Tâ—lly departed from thence since that time Colonell Papenheim blocks us the Towne with twelve Companies of Horse and some few of Foot to whom are since joyned two Regiments more of the Dukes of Saxen and Holsten which makes 2000. Horse come out of Brabant which have girt them up so close as there is no further meanes left to relieve them He writes to me further that they have it from many places how the Imperialiâ—â—s doe laugh to think that we had any hope out of that Letter from the King of Spaine to the Infanta saying that they know that those of Frankendale must seeke to them before Summer and entreat them to take the Towne It will therefore much import his Majesties service that your Lordship doe procure some answer and resolution from the King of Spaine concerning that Towne and that with all speed To leave those businesses of the Palatmate of which I have no more to say saâ—ing onely this which his Majesty commanded me the other day to write unto you that your Lordship should use all the meanes possible to stirre up that King for diverting the Translation of the Electorate at this Diet. Your Lordship shall understand that there hath been no want of care here to make all things sure which you have promised there on his Majesties behalfe and therefore as your Lordship shall receive a confirmation of all under his Majesties and the Princes hands subscribed to the paper it selfe which you sent hither so you may please also to know that least it should be discovered that the assent you gave there unto the Propositions was but conditionall and to reâ—ard the proceedings at Rome his Majesty hath likewise dispatched an Extraordinary who is this day already gone with much diligence to find our Master Gage at Rome or elswhere NOTE to whom his Majesty hath been pleased to write himselfe taking notice of the report your Lordship made of his good service at Madrid and requiring him now if he saw that the Dispensation would certainly be granted to deliver his Letters thereof to be first sure and secret I have written unto him also and told him all that is done here how his Majesty and the Prince have confirmed the Articles and to that purpose they have both written unto the King of Spaine promising favour to the Catholiques NOTE and Don Carlos Coloma hath written the like unto the Duke of Alberquerque and to Padre Maestro so as there needs be no scruple now nor colour of deferring the Dispensation For the 300. li. which your Lordship hath laid out to Master Gage I shall take order for a privy Seale here to repay it unto Master Lyonell Wake of Antwerpe upon whom it is to be charged as I understand from Master Secretury Cottington I shall not need to remember your Lordship were it not that his Majesty hath commanded me because I perceive by your Letters you are carefull enough of it your selfe noâ— to deliver those private Letters of his and the Princes concerning the favour intended to the Catholiques untill the Dispensation â—e granted and the Match fully concluded NOTE His Majesty hath further commanded me to put your Lordship in mind of that which must necessarily be thought on before the solemnization of the Marriage and that is what person of that Court is fittest to be deputed by his Highnesse for that office and to send him word of it betimes that he may dispatch away his Commission to him for that purpose and if your Lordship please to cause the forme thereof to be drawne there such a one as will give them contentmeâ—t and is fitting for his Highnesse to signe I should thinke it were not amisse Your Lordship will not forget also to send Vs word when it is time for his Highnesse to send Love Letters and tokens to his Mistresse I hope your next dispatch will inâ—orme Vs of all these things in the meane time c. White-hall 7. Ian. 1622. After this Secretary Calvert writ this ensuing Letter to the said Earle having some relation to the Match and the use the Spaniards made of it My very good Lord YOu will understand before these come to your hands by Master Secretary Digby who was dispatched away from hence with much Diligence that Master Porter was safely arrived here and to the dispatch which he brought with him your Lordship by Master Digby receives full and particular answer to all points that required it neverthelesse upon the hazard of one mans person I have sent your Lordship herewithall by the Ordinary Duplicats of that dispatch Yours of the 20. of the last moneth old stile came safely into my hands and for the matter of Ormâ—â— his Majesty hath commanded me to tell you that he had heard of it before by a flying report but never the certainty thereof till now wherefore his Majesty would have your Lordship to let the King of Spaine understand that he is very sensible of the accident desiring him to rest assured that he will doe his utmost endeavour to discover the verity of the fact and upon the discovery thereof will afterwards proceed as a just Prince ought to doe and as a faithfull friend to that King Within these few dayes here hath happened an accident that hath put Vs into some disorder The Prince taking notice of two of his Musicians Angelo an Italian and Drew an English man that were at the Spanish Ambassadours on Christmas-Eve assisting with their voices and musick at the midnight Masse at which his Majesty and his Highnesse were much displeased turned them both out of his service The Spanish Ambassadour mediated for them by an earnest Letter which he writ unto his Highnesse but could not at first prevaile though since as I understand he hath obtained remission for them it was not well done of them to goe and an ill fortune I doubt that so much notice is taken of it Upon a complaint of the said Ambassadour in his Majesties name of certaine spoyles and depredations as he termes them committed by his Majesties Subjects trading into the East Indies upon the Portuguesses there and thereupon demanding justice he obtained a Commission directed to some seven or eight of the Counsell under the great Seale of England to examine upon oath the verity
the time of the Princes being in Spaine as aforesaid the Prince consulting and advising with the said Earle and others about a new offer made by the King of Spaine touching the Palatinate which was that the eldest Son of the Prince Palatine should marry with the Emperours Daughter but must be bread up in the Emperors Court The said Earle delivered his opinion that the Proposition was reasonable whereat when Sir Walter Ashton then present falling into some passion said that he durst not for his head consent unto it The Earle of Bristoll replyed that hee saw no such great inconvenience in it for that he might be there bred up in the Emperors Court in our Religion But when the extreame danger and in a manner the impossibility thereof was pressed unto the said Earle he said againe That without some such great action the peace of Christendome would never be had Which was so dangerous and desperate a councell that one so neare to the Crowne of England should be poysoned in his Religion and put into the power of a Foraigne Prince Enemy to our Religion and an unfreind to our state that the consequence thereof both for the present and future times were infinitly dangerous and yet hereunto did his disaffection to our Religion the blindnesse in his judgment caused by sinister respects and the too much regard he had to the House of Austria lead him c. Ro. Heath These Articles were exhibited against the Earle by the Kings owne speciall direction and perused corrected by him before they were put in as appeares by the Lords Iournall the Kings Atturny averring it openly in the House of Peers It seems therefore a great Wonder to many observing men that he who was thus impeached by his Majesties speciall command as the worst of Councellors and a strong perswader of him to become a professed Roman Catholik an advancer of Popery and Papists then should become his principle Cabinet Councellor to advise him to side with the Popish party in England Ireland Scotland against his Parliament and Protestant subjects now But to pretermit his present Councells which seeme to justifie the former Articles the Earle of Bristoll himselfe in his answere * In the Lords Parchment Iournall P. 249. c. to the 7th Article confesseth that there was a generall received opinion in the Spanish Court that his Majesties comming thither was with intention to become a Roman Catholike and that the Conde Gundimar that very morning pressed the Earle not to hinder so pious a worke for so he tearmed it of his Majesties conversion seemed to be assured of the Duke of Buckinghams assistance therein whereupon he told his Majesty That the Generall opinion in that Court was that his Majestyes comming thither was WITH INTENTION TO BE A ROMAN CATHOLIKE AND THERE TO DECLARE IT c. Whereupon he intreated him not to suffer his businesse to be overthrowne by permitting that conceit of his conversion any longer to remaine with the Spaniards not to do any thing that might give them hope therein alleaging that it was impossible the Mariage could be without a dispensation And so long as the Spaniard who were to procure the dispensation should have hope of his Majesties conversion they would rather clogge the Dispensation then hasten it for whiles they should have hope of all by his convertion they would never content themselves with a part to which they were tyed by the Articles agreed upon At which time his Majesty was pleased to aprove of his opinion and said he would expect the dispensatory and did thereupon afterward send Master Andrews to Rome to hasten it By all these Articles and passages it is most perspicuous that there was a professed designe in the Duke of Buckingham the Earle of Bristoll Secretary Calvert Cottington Porter Gage and other instruments who contrived the Princes dangerous Journey into Spaine to pervert the Prince in his Religion to make him and all his Children professed Roman Catholikes and the Prince Palatine too and by this meanes to set up Popery in their Dominions to suppresse the Protestant Religion and Professors of it in all places that so the Pope might become Lord Paramount over them and all their Subjects and they his sworne Vassalls How far the Archbishop was privy and assistant to this designe you may partly read in the Breviat of his life P. 3. 14. and shall heare more heareafter in its proper place What the aymes of the Pope and Spaniard were in contriving the Princes progresse into Spaine appeares First by the forementioned common report in the Spanish Court that it was to become a professed Roman Catholike c. Secondly by this notable Letter of the Pope to the Bishop of Conchen one Coppy whereof I found in the Archbishop of Canterburies Study indorsed with his owne hand and another among Secretary Windebankes and the Lord Cottingtons sequestred Papers exhorting him to take this happy opportunity to convert subject and reconcile the Prince and his Dominious to the Sea of Rome Greg. P p 15 us Venerabili Fratri Episcopo Conchen in Hispaniarum Regnis Inquisitori generali VEnerabile Frater salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem Orthodoxae Religionis tutelam faeâ—citer existimamus in amplissimis Hispaniae Regâ—â—s commendatam esse Fraternitati tuae scimus enim quà m vigilanter excubant in illustri ista statione Caveas ne ulla impiorum Dâ—gmatum monstra in ecclesiasticae vineae sepes irrepant Verum occasio tibi hoc tempore divinitus oblata est per quam pictatis tuae beneficia è regnorum istorum sinibus educere et ad exteras Nationes proferre possiâ— Accepimus istuc nuper appulisse Walliae principem Brittaniae Râ—gis silium spe ductum Catholici Matrimonij Cupimus eum non frustra commorari in illorum Regum aedibus quibus illustre Catholici Cognomentum Pontiâ—icae Authoritatis defensio et Religionis proferendae studium peperit Quare NOTE Apostolicis litteris horramur Catholicam Majstâ—tem ut eum Principem redigere suaviter coneâ—ur sub Romanae Ecclesiae ditionem cui veteres magnae Brittaniae Domini Coronatum Caput et Imperij fasces Caelo plaudente submiâ—erunt Ad hanc autem victoriam comparandam quae victis aeternos caelestis beatitudinis pollicetur triumphos atque principatus non Regalis Aeâ—arij visâ—era exhauriendâ— non saevientium militum legiones conscribendae sunt sed Arma lucis è Caelo petenda quae divini luminis splendore ejus Principis oculos alliciant atque ex illius animo errores omnes mansuetudine prostigent In ijs vero tractandis quae sit vis et ars Fraternitatis tuae jampridem accepimus NOTE Quareâ—e monemus ut ad Catholicum Regem Religiosus consiliarius accedas easque rationes dispicias quibus insigne aliquod beneficium Brittaniae Regnis et Romanae Ecclesiae in presenti rerum opportunitate comparetur Reâ— ipsa magna atque gravissima est quare eam
it the King of Spainâ— and all the world shall see he hath just cause And whereas also his Majesty obligeth himselfe by the like oath that he will use his power and authority and procure as much as in him lyes that the Parliament shall approve confirme and ratifie all and singular the Articles agreed upon betwixt the two Kings in favour of the Roman Catholiques by reason of this Match and that the said Parliament shall revoke and abrogate all particular lawes made against the said Catholiques whereunto the rest of his Majesties Subjects are not liable As also all other generall lawes as to the said Roman Catholiques which concerne them together with the rest of his Majesties Subjects and be repugnant to the Roman Catholique Religion and that hereafter his Majesty shall not give his royall assent at any time unto any new lawes that shall be made against the said Roman Catholiques His Majesty hath ever protested and doth protest that it is an impossibity which is required at his hands NOTE and that he may safely and well sweare it for he is sure that he is never able to doe it And last of all his Majesty protesteth that this which he now undertakes to doe and is sworne is meerly in respect and favour of the Marriage intended betwixt his Sonne and the Infanta and unlesse the same doe proceed he doth hold himselfe and so declareth by this Protestation acquitted and discharged in conscience of every part of his Oath now taken and that he is at full liberty to deale with his Roman Catholique Subjects according to his owne naturall lenity and clemency and as their dutifull loyalty and behaviour towards his Majesty shall deserve These Articles being thus sealed and sworne e Mercure Francois An. 1624. pag. 29 30. Don Carlos Coloma the Spanish Ambassadour laid the first stone for a Chappell which was to be built for the Infanta at the Princes Pallace at Saint James which building was advanced with all expedition to the great regreet of many Protestants and to the contentment of most Roman Catholiques to see a Catholique Church built in the Metropoliticall City of the Realme by publike authority after one hundred yeeres space during which they did nothing else but destroy such Churches All Catholiques that were Prisoners throughout England Ireland and Scotland were released all Pursevants and Informers established to search for apprehend and prosecute the Catholiques were prohibited to attempt any thing against them They had all free ingresse into and egresse out of the Realme without taking the Oath of Supremacy having onely a passe-port They resorted freely to heare Masse at the Spanish Ambassadours Chappell in so great number and so publikely that they were sometimes two or three thousand persons so the French Mercury truly records Besides the Papists grew so insolent that they had open Masses and Sermons in divers private houses about London and elswhere Among others their f See M. Gee his foot out of the Snare meeting at Black-fryers in a large chamber at a Sermon on the fifth of their November is most remarkable where Drury the Priest that preached and neeere an hundred Roman Catholiques were slaine and smothered with the fall of the floore of the chamber which they over-burthened with the multitude of people and many sore hurt and bruised to their great astonishment g Mercure Francois ibid. p. 30 31. The Marriage was now thought to be compleated the greatest enemies of this alliance submitted themselves to the Kings will you could see nothing but the picture of the Infanta within mens houses and in the streets A Fleet was prepared to goe to attend the Prince and Infanta at the Port of Saint Andrew in Biscay His Majesty had also assigned the Dower of his faire future Daughter and had sent to the Marquesse of Buckingham the title of Duke of Buckingham and to the Duke of Lenox the title of the Duke of Richmont In fine all seemed to be done in England but things went as slow as Leâ—d at Rome and in Spaine But here comes in the new h Pag. 43 44 anti-dated Loyall Vindication of the King and demands this silly question by way of objection If King James and the Prince had really condescended ane sworne both to the generall Articles of the Marriage being such as the Pope with his Cardinals of the Conclave had approved and likewise to those private Articles being so infinitely advantagious and for the weale of the Roman Catholike Religion how could the match being fully concluded on all parts be broken off Had this Objector well remembred that of the Poet Multa cadunt inter calicem Supremaque labra he would never have demanded so frivolous a question to evade such a palpable matter of fact as the sealing and swearing of these Articles so publikely knowne in the Courts of England and Spaâ—ne But to give him a full answer as the Spaniard never really intended this match but to worke his owne mischievous designes by confirming â—nd protracting the treaty about it â—o â—e tooke this occaâ—ion to interrupt it * Mercure Francois p. 539. Pope Gregory the 15. soone after the dispensation granted departed this life which the Spaniards promised should be no remora to the match as is evident by this letter of the Earle of Bristoll to Mr. Francis Cottington then Secretary to the Prince GOOD Mr Secretary yesterday Master Clerke went from heâ—ce but I wrote not by him neither have I now much to tell you Especially â—or that I am in doubt whether these letters will finde you in England or not Yesterday we had the â—â—wes of the Popes death but this King out of his owâ—e mouth and the Coâ—de de Olivares and the Nuntio do assure the Prince that this accident will neither makâ— alteration â—or delay in his â—usines they being all of Opinion that it will be dispatched by the Dean of the Cardinalls the Conclave The Insanta is now by all the Court and by this Kings approbation called la Princessa dâ— Inglaterra and she mâ—kes not nice to take it upon heâ— She now commeth Puâ—liquely to thâ— Commody and â—â—â—teth by the Queene and I am told that as soone as two papers which are already drawne are signed by the King and Prince they will giue her the right hand of the Queene com a knefreda which I conceive the Prince will not be displeased withall for by that meanes it will â—all out that the Prince and his Mistresse will ever sit together This day Don Fernando de Giron invited my Lord Duke my selfe and Sir Walter Ashton to diâ—ner where we were accompanied by Don Augustin â—exa the Marquesse of Montes Claâ—os and the Conde de Gundâ—mar and conceive we shall againe fall to good â—ellâ—wship You have heard that the Marquesse of Montesclaros is made President 〈◊〉 Hasiâ—nda the other in the â—unta began to speake invectively and against the match thereupon the King the same
rationum hujus Matrimonii convenientia commoda cerâ—ò su ident ostendunt item vim ac substantiaâ— Matrimonii agâ—oscens perpetuamque ejus naturam indissolubile vinculum Personam nominaturus magnitudine rei ita praeexcelsae parem quae nomine suo seque ipsum reprâ—sentando qua par est dignitate authoritate actui adeo solenni honorifico summo possit satisfacere praedictum Matrimonium celebrare ad exitum perducere Serenissimi Regis Catholici Philippi 4. Majestatem eligit item Carolum Hispaniarum Infantem ejus fâ—aâ—rem unicuique corum in solidum vicesâ— suas committendo prout de facto cum effectâ— melioribus via forma commisit dedit utrumquem qâ—e eorum facit constituit suum verum legitimum indubitabilem Procuratorem concedens unicuique plenam tenore praesentium potestatem authoritatem mandatum cum plenissima generali speciali facultate â—aomâ— quae jure necessaria esse possit debeat ut pro dicto Serenissimo Carolo â—alliae Principe ejusnomine propriamque illius Personam referendo representando Nuptias Matrimonium contrahat per verba formalia expressa quae verum legitimum Matrimonium de praesenti faciant constituant cum praedicta Serenissima Domina Maria Hispaniorum Infante praedictorum verborum virtue ac potestate eam in propriam legitimam praedicti Serenissimi Caroli Walliae Principis uxorem accipiet eum Serenissimae Infantis Mariae verum legitimum Sponsum Maritum constituat prout ex nunc pro tune Serenissimus Prin-ceps talem se dat constituit ut illum possit obligare obliget Quod Dominam Seremssimam Infantem uti suam talem Sponsam uxorem legitimam accipiet quod ratum habebit denuo per semet-ipsum approbabit confirmabit praedictas Nuptias Matrimonium huâ—us Mandati facultatis vigore nomine suo per dictos Seremssimum Philippum 4. Regem Catholicum vel per Serenissimum Carolum Hispaniarum Infan-tem fratrem suum celebratum contractum quod in eo perpetuo individue dural it permanebit si necessarium fuerit illud denuo per semetipsum contrahet celebrare iuxta formaâ—u in praedicto Tractatu Matrimoniali inter ipsum Majestatem Catholicam habito praescriptam verboque side principalibus promisit se approbaturum confirmaturum ratificaturum gratum ratumque habiturum inviolabiliter firmiterque bene sideliter observaturum cum effectu bona side omni exceptione contradictione causa cessante quicquid hujus facultâ—tis virtute modo forma expressis factum fuerit non obstantibus quibuscunque rationibus causis legibus opinionibus in contrarium quod hujusmodi mandatum nec in toto aut in parte nusquam revocabit neque in aliquo detrahet aut derogabit sed in omnibus sirmiter inviolabiliter observabit tandem declarabit suae esse voluntatis ut praedictus â—erenissimus Rex Catholicus vel Carolus ejus frater hoc mandato uti possint usque in diem Nativitatis Dominieae proximè venturum nec in longius tempus protrahi aut extendi permittet Quod totum actum fuit praesentibus Testibus ad id vocatis Georgio Viller sio Buckingamiae Duce Maris Anglicani Praefecte Garterii Ordinis Equite Magnae Britanniae Regi a Consiliis Secretioribus Equitis sui Praeposito juncto Iohanne Digbeio Bristolensi Comite de Secretioribus Regis Magnae Britanniae Consiliis in Aula Catholicae Majestatis Legato extraordinario Gualtero Aston Equite Baronetto Balnii Regis Magnae Britanniae Cubiculario intimo ejusdem in Aula Majestatis Catholicae Oratore ordinario Emmanuele de Fonseca y Azuedo Comite de Monterey de Fuentes Supremi Italiae Senatus Praeside Majestati Catholicae a consiliis Didaco Sarmento de Acunia Comite de Gondomar a secretioribus ejusdem Majestatis Consiliis Aulae Praefecto Didaco Capato Comite de Barajas Commendatariae de Montealegre Ordinis Divi Iacobi Praefecturae insignito Aulae Praefecto Et manu propria subscripsit praedictus Serenis simus Princeps suo sigillo munivit Carolus P. Et egâ— Ioannes de Cirica publicus Majestatis Catholicae Notarius in omnibus suis Regnis Dominiis supradictis omnibus intersui una cum Serenissimo Carolo Walliae Principe quem me cognoscere testor testibus supramemoratis omnium fidem facio in eorum testimonium subscripsi signavi Joannes de Citica The King of Spain likewise promised to the Prince to consummate the Marriage at Christmas if the Prince would stay so long as this Instrument manifests PHILIPPUS DEI GRATIA Hispaniarum utriusque Siciliae Hierusalem Indiarum Orientalium Occidentalium Insularum continentis Maris Oceani c. Rex Catholicus Archi-Dux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Mediolani c. Comes Abspurgi Flandriae Tirolis c. Postquam Instrumento nuper transacto concordato super futuro Matrimonio inter Serenissimum Carolum eadem Divina Providentia Magnae Britanniae Franciae Scotiae Hiberâ—ia Principem Serenissimam Mariam Infantem Hispaniarum Sororem meam charissimam conventum stipulatum fuisset ut eaâ—dem Sororem meam praefato Principi vel ejus Procuratori seu Procuratoribus ad id delegandis in manus tradere teneâ—â— tempore priâ— veris Anni proximé sequentis Millesimi Sexcentesimi Vigesimi quaâ—â— Idem Serenissimus Carolus Walliae Princeps a me instanter petiit ut propter quasdam rationes considerationes Termini seu Temporis praememorati compendium facerem Itaque desiderio Ipsius quantum in me est satisfacere exoptans indulsi consensi ut si Ipse proximis Festis Natalitiis hic Madriti fuerit tum Maâ—imonium per verba de praesenti priâ—s contractum consummare ad desideratum sinem possit perducere Quae autem de traeditione Serenissimae Sororis meae praefato Instrumento capitulata sunt immutata firma uti concordata sunt remanent quemadmodum extera omnia In quorum fidem hoc praesens Scriptum manu mea subsignavi Sigillo meo communiri feci Datum Maâ—riti Anno Domini Mille siâ—o Sexcentessiâ—o Vigesimo tertio Mensis Augusti die 8. Philippus Ioannes de Cirica This being done the Prince prepares for his return into England what the solemnities and manner of his departure were and what presents were given on both sides you may read at large in the * Pag. 554 to 560. French Mercury What jewels the Prince there gave away appears by these two Warrants extracted out of the originals in parchment under the Princes own hand and Seal found among the Lord Corâ—â—ingtons writingâ— Charles P. WEE will and Command you to present in our name these our Jewells and precious stones herein mentioned unto such severall persons as are in this our warrant nominated and particularly appointed that
dutifuller or more prudent way upon inference and collections to have put a disgrace and disrespect upon so great and worthy a Princesse that was to be his Masters wife to have no way insisted for the makeing good of the publicke trust reposed in him by two so great Monarchs when the powers were deposited in his hands but to have put a great scorne upon the King of Spaine by nominating a day for the Mariage when the powers should be expired to have hazzarded the overthrowing of so great and important a businesse for to that issue it was brought and I required to take or leave either to proceed according to their capitulations or that this King would hould himselfe freed of them and the issue now sheweth the truth thereof or on the other side to have represented unto his Mastjesty with truth and syncerity the true estate of all things with his humble opinion the wrong and disgrace that the putting off the Mariage will be esteemed to the person of the Infanta the scorne that would be judged to be put upon the King of Spaine by the nominating of a day when the powers were expired The hard construction that would be made upon the detention of the powers without some new and immergent cause The danger that the Mariage would be in if hereby it should be disordered The likelyhood that the Match would be the greatest security for the restitution of the Palatinate and iâ— case these reasons should not be able to perswade his Majesty to proceed then there was intimated that there wanted sufficient warrant for the detaining of the powers which was desired might be clearly sent unto him In this interim all the aboveâ— said inconveniences were deferred that busines held up upon faire tearmes that his Majesty might have his way and choyce unsoild before him untill his Majesty was pleased clearely and positively to declare his pleasure in the point whereunto there was ready and exact obedience given soe that I shall willingly submit my selfe to the censure of the world whether an inintention so well and honestly grounded seconded with so exact and ready an obedience shall make me blame worthy I must confesse that if with out cleare and sufficient warrant I had so much disordered the affaires of his Majesty as I now conceive them to be I should have had a heavy and sad heart which I thanke God I now have not but confident of mine owne innocency I can be no wayes diffident of my Masters accustomed Grace and favour And so earnestly intreating you to present this my humble Answere to his Majesty and my Lords the Commissioners I remember my service affectionatly unto you and leave you to Gods holy protection Mad. the 28. Octb. 1623. Your affectionat freind to doe you service BRISTOLL To this Letter the King returned this ensuing Answer WEE have read your Letters of the 28. of October and the copie of that power which was left by Our deere Sonne We have examined and approved your reasons and we doe assure youâ— that if we had seene the power left by our son before our last Letters we had not written to you in the forme we did in ours of October the ninth touching the time of Christmas For we are so farre from having affection to deferre the Desposorios or make them fruitlesse as we desire to hasten them to a speedy good conclusion being of the like affection with our deere brother of Spaine with one act to make a match and an entire friendship according to the Count of Olivares his ground formerly delivered to our Sonne and Buckingham and mentioned in your owne letter for the reall effecting of which we have thought good to command our deere Sonne to deferre the present execution of the powers left and to renew the power by another herewith sent that there may bee no fault in us not in our Son if that King cannot give us satisfaction in the just things we desire which will containe the maine ground of our friendship in so short a time in which the first power should become inualid And yet we must tell you we have almost with astonishment observed one action of so great Checque and contradiction of our hope of the restitution of the Palatinate as we know not what construction to make of it The Berkstrot in the Palatinate the prime flower of our sonne in Lawes Revenue which is the maine motive that causeth us thus carefully and speedily to seeke satisfaction and urge so earnestly till wee may receive it and which was taken by the Armes and assistance of Spaine and as wee are informed in the possession of the Spanish Garison or under their command the Country or the revenue thereof which is a fortifying of their ancient claime freshly delivered into the hands of the Bishop of Mentz contrary to the last contract between his Majestie and the Infanta at Bruxelles and that without forme of justice upon an old pretence which must imbroyle it the more especially being to another person then any of these to whom interest or mediation hath beene formerly thought of These being only the Emperor Spaine and the Duke of Bavaria The consideration of which new difficulties done in the presence or without the contradiction either of Verdugo or any other Officer or Minister of the Infanta's or knowledge given to us gives us infinitely to thinke and to finde it requisite to deale clearely and plainely with you and to charge and require you to deale as plainly with our deare Brother that we are so much bound in honour naturall affection and interest to see our Sonne-in-Law have restitution of his estate and honour without which effect wee cannot rest satisfied as you have often heard the Declaration of our minde in that point the rather because it would bee a great discouragement to our Son-in-Law without whom we can doe nothing and a great disproportion to receive one daughter in joy and contentment and leave another in toares and sighes And to the end we may bee assured of the effects we require you before you deliver our deere Sonnes power or move to any contracting of him that you procure from that King by act or answer to you under his hand or by Letters to us that he will helpe us to the restitution of the Palatinate and dignity by meditation or other wise assist us if mediation faile and within what time the mediation shall determine and the assistance of armes begin The honourable conditions of restitution we hope remaine with you And to shew you how we desire to comply with our deere Brother of Spaine We shall bee ready to propound good wayes to satisfie the D. of Bavaria in point of title and honour and to continue our negotiation for the match of Our Grand-Child the eldest sonne of our Sonne-in-Law with the Daughter of the Emperor Our Sonne-in-Laws Letters we send you herewith and because we know his aversenesse to our Grand-Childs breeding
forthwith to depart out of this Realme and all other Your Highnesse Dominions and neither they nor any other to returne or come hither againe upon perrill of the severest penaltie of the Lawes now in force against them And that all your Majesties Subjects may hereby also be admonished not to receive entertaine comfort or conceale any of that viperous brood upon the penalties and forfeitures which by the Lawes may be imposed upon them 2. That your Majesty would be pleased to give streight and speedy charge to the Justices of Peace in all parts of this Kingdome that according to the Lawes in that behalfe made and the orders taken by Your Majesties Privie Councell heretofore for policie of State they doe take from all Popish Recusants legally convicted or justly suspected All such Armor Gunpowder and Munition of any kinde as any of them have either in their owne hands or in the hands of any other for them and to see the same safely kept and disposed according to the Law leaving for the necessary defence of their House and persons so much as by the Law is prescribed 3. That Your Majestie will please to command all popish Recusants and all others who by any Law or Statute are prohibited to come to the Kings Court forthwith under paine of your heavie displeasure and severe execution of your Lawes against them to retire themselves their wives and families from or about London to their severall dwellings or places by your Lawes appointed and there to remaine confined within five myles of their dwelling places according to the Lawes of this your Realme And for that purpose to discharge all by-past Lycences granted unto them for their repaire hither And that they presume not any time hereafter to repaire to London or within tenne myles of London or to the Kings Court or to the Princes Court wheresoever 4. That Your Majesty would forbid and restraine the great resort and concourse of your owne Subjects for the hearing of Masse or other exercise of the Romish Religion to the houses of Forreigne Ambassadors or Agents residing here for the service of their severall Princes or States 5. That where of late in severall Counties in this Realme some have bin trusted in the places of Lord Leiutenants deputies Leiutenants Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer Justices of Peace and Captaines in their Countries which are either popish Recusants or non-Communicants by the space of a yeare now last past or which do not usually resort to the Church to Divine service and can bring no good certificat thereof that your Majesty would be pleased to discharge them from those places of trust by which they have that power in the Country where they live as is not fit to be put into the hands of persons so affected 6. That your Majesty would be pleased generally to put the Lawes in due execution which are made and stand in force against Popish Recusants and that all your Judges Iustices and Miniisters of Iustice to whose care these things are Committed may by your Majestyes Proclamation be Commanded to doe their duty therein 7. That seeing we are thus happily delivered from that danger which those Treaties now dissolved and that use which your ast; ast; NOTE ill affected Subjects made thereof would certainly have drawne upon us and cannot but foresee and feare least the like may heareafter happen which would unevitably bring such perill to your Majesties Kingdomes We are most humble suiters to your Gracious Majesty to secure the hearts of your good Subjects by the engagement of your Royall word unto them that upon no occasion of Marriage or Treaty or other request in that behalfe from any foraign Prince or state whatsoever you will take off or slacken the execution of your Lawes against the Popish Recusants To which our humble Perions proceeding from our most Loyall and dutifull affections towards your Majesty our care of our Countries good and our confident perswation that this will much advance the Glory of Almighty God the everlasting honour of your Majesty the safety of your Kingdome and the encouragment of all your good Subjects We do most humbly beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe a gratious Answer This Petition of the Commons after some debate and Conference between both Houses was reduced to this ensuing forme and so presented to King â— Iames. * See the Lords parchment Iournall on this day Die Sabbathi viz decimo die Aprilis 1624. May it please your most excellent Majesty IT having pleased you upon our humble suit and advise to dissolve both the Treaties to our great joy and comfort We your Majesties most faithfull and Loyall Subjects the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament doe in all humblenesse offer unto your sacred Majesty these two Petitions following 1. That for the more safety of your Realmes and better keeping your Subjects in their due obedience and other important reasons of state your Majesty would be pleased by some such course as your Majesty shall thinke fit to give present order that all the Lawes be put in due execution which have beene made and do stand in force against Iesuits Semenary Priests and all others having taken orders by Authority derived from the Sea of Rome and generally against all Popish Recusants And as for disarming that it may be according to the Lawes and according to former Acts and directions of state in that Case and yet that it may appeare to all the world the favour and clemency your Majesty useth towards all your Subjects of what condition whatsoever And to the intent the Jesuits and Priests now in the Realme may not pretend to be surprised That a speedy and certaine day may be perfixed by your Majesties Proclamation before which day they shall depart out of this Realme and all other your highnesse Dominions and neither they nor any other to returne or come hither againe upon perill of the severest penalties of the lawes now in force against them And that all your Majesties Subjects may thereby also be admonished not to receive entertaine comfort conceale any of them upon the penalties and forfeitures which by the lawes may be imposed on them Secondly seeing we are thus happily delivered from that danger which those Treaties now dissolved and that use which your ill affected Subjects made thereof would certainly have drawne upon us and yet cannot but foresee and feare least the like may hereafter happen which would inevitably bring such perill upon your Majesties Kingdomes We are most humble Sutors to your gracious Majesty to secure the hearts of your good Subjects by the engagement of your royall word unto them that upon no occasion of marriage or treaty or other request in that behalfe from any forreigne Prince or State whatsoever you will take away or slacken the execution of your lawes against Jesuits Priests and popish Recusants To which our humble Petitions proceeding from our most loyall and dutifull affections towards your Majesty our care of
our Countries good and our owne confident perswasion that these will much advance the glory of Almighty God the everlasting honour of your Majesty the safety of your Kingdomes and the encouragement of all your good Subjects we doe most humbly beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe a gracious answer This Petition being presented to the King by a Committee of both Houses the King after some deliberation gave this Answer to it That the lawes against Iesuits and popish Recusants should be put inâ—due execution from thenceforth c. Whereupon the Commons soone after sent another Petition to the Lords desiring their concurrence with them in presenting it to his Majesty for removing popish Recusants and those whose Wives were Papists from offices of trust which by law they were disabled to execute which the Lords taking into consideration It was after reported to the Lords and entred in their Journall in this manner Die Iovis viz vicessimo die Maij 1624. The Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury reported that at the meeting this day with the Commons they presented an humble Petition to the King desiring this House to joyne with them therein as heretofore The which Petition was read in haec verba viz. WE your Majesties loyall and faithfull Subjects the Commons by your royall Authority and commandement called to and Assembled in this present Parliament out of all the parts of your Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales doe in all humility give your Majesty most humble thanks that you have so religiously and openly published that your lawes and acts of State against popish Recusants shall be put in due execution and now we hold it our bounden duty amongst other important affaires of your Realme to informe your Majesty of the growth of this dangerous sort of people in this your Kingdome and of their insolency and boldnesse in all the parts thereof insomuch as many of them unknowne to your Majesty have crept into offices and places of government and authority under you to the disheartning of you good Subjects and contrary to your Majesties lawes and acts of State whose names in discharge of our allegiance and duty without respect of persons we in all humblenesse present to your Majesty c. Now in consideration of the great countenance hereby given unto popery the greaâ— griefe and offence to all your best affected and true and loving subjects the apparant danger of the whole Kingdom by putting the power of Arms into such mens hands as by former acts of your Majesties counsell are adjudged persons justly to be suspectedâ— and fit themselves to be disarmed your sayd royall and faithfull subjects doe most humbly beseech your Majesty graciously to vouchsafe that the sayd Lords and Gentlemen hereunder named for this important reason and for the greater safety of your Majesty and of this your Realme and dominion may be removed from all your Majesties commissions of great charge and trust commissions of Lieutenancy Oyer and Terminer and of the peace and from all other offices and places of trust The names of all such persons as are certified to have places of charge or trust in their severall Counties and are themselves Popish Recusants or Non-communicants that have given over suspicion of their ill affection in Religion or that are reported or suspected so to be THe right Honourable Francis Earle of Rutland is certified to be Lord Lieutenant in the County of Lincolne and a Commissioneâ— of the peace and Custos Rotulorum in the County of Northampton and a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Yorkeshire and in other counties and that he and his wife are suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable the Earle of Castlehaven is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Wiltshire and to be suspected to be ill affected in religion and that some of his family either are or lately were recusauts Sir Thomas Compton Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Warwickeshire and he and the Countesse his wife are certified by same to be suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Herbert is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Monmouthshire and to favour the popish religion and to forbeare the Church The right honourable the Lord Viscount Colchester is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the Church nor receiveth the communion The right honourable the Lord Peter is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the church nor receiveth the communion and that his wife and family are generally suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Morlay is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Lancashire and to be suspected to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Windsor is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Buckinghamshire and by common fame to be a popish recusant The right honourable William Lord Evre is certified to be a Justice of the peace in the county of Durham and to be a popish recusant convicted The right honourable the Lord Wooten is certified to be in place of authority in Kent and that he and his wife doe forbeare the church and are justly suspected to affect the Roman religion The right honourable the Lord Teynhani is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Kent and by common report to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Scroope is certified to be a Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Yorke of the City of Yorke and of Kingston upon Hull and to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in the said Counties and in sundry other Counties and that his Lordship hath not received the Communion once every yeere in the last three or foure yeeres and that his Lordship hath given overt suspicion of his ill affection in Religion by his departure from the Communion on sundry dayes when his Majesties Counsell there resident and others of the Congregation staid behind to receive the same sometimes on Easter-day and sometimes on the fifth day of November and it is testified by witnesse that the Lord Archbishops grace of Yorke and others of his Majesties Counsell there resident were present did receive the Communion once when his Lordship went away and that his Lordship doth rarely repaire to the Church on Sundayes and Holy-dayes in the forenoon and not above twice to the afternoone Sermons whereunto former Lord Presidents with his Majesties Counsell there residing have frequently repaired and whereunto the Counsell now there resident doe ordinarily repaire since he was made Lord President whereof notice is taken by all his Majesties Subjects in those parts to the great griefe of such as are truly affected in Religion Sir VVilliam Courtney Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and
omnia singula ostens Malefacta de Premuniresen cogâ—lt per nomen de Premunire contra formam Statuti predicti anno regni prefat nuper Patris Nostri precharissimi tertio edit aut alicuus alteri act sive Statuti Comiss. in recusando vel non recipiendo Sacrament devisat provis in Statuto predicto anno Regni Domini nuper Patris Nostri precharissimi Angliae tertio edit ac omnia singula alia offenss delict quaecunque in recusando vel non recipiendo Sacrament praedict ac omnia imprisonamenta ratione praemissorum seu eorum alicujus aut ratione recusanciae in non accedendo ad aliquam Ecclesiam Capellam seu usual loc com Precationis juxta leges et Statuta in ea parte â—â—abilita aut ratione alicujus offens contra formam alicujus Statuti sive aliquorum Statutorum contra papales Recusantes stabilit ac fugam fugas superinde fact liâ—t idem Ioannes Piercy Henricus Hopkins Richardus Babthorpe Brian Medcalfe Thomas Mush Thomas Cudworth Christopherus Iborson Gulielmus Brooksby Christopherus Clough Tobias Clay Richardus Robinson Edwardus Ditchfield Ioannes Melling Willielmus Nayler Iacobus Eckersall Richardus Whaley Laurentius Lanshaw Richardus Sharrock Richerdus Gill et Willielmus Berry de eisdem proditione misprisione proditionum feloniorum offenss et malefact sive de eorum aliquibus vel aliquo indictat imperit appellat rectat ut lagat condemnat convinct attinst sive adjudicar existunt vel non existunt vel â—orum aliquis existit vel non existit aut inde indictari impetiri appellati rectari utlagari condempnari convinciri attingi sive adjudicari contigerint vel eorum aliquis vel aliqui contiger in sutur Ac omnes singulos si quae utlagar versus ipsos vel eorum aliquem vel aliquos ratione premissorrum seu eorum alicujus promulgat fuerunt sive imposterum erint promulgand ac etiam judicium et iudicia pro premiss seu aliquo premissorum versus ipsos seu eorum aliquem vel aliquos habit fact reddit sive adjudicat aut imposterum habend siend reddend sive adiudicand ac executionem et executiones hujusmodi iudicii et judicionum versus ipsos vel eorum aliquem vel aliquos pro premiss vel aliquo premissorum habend fiend vel exequend nec non omnesâ—et singulas paenas mortis paenas corporales forisfacturas â—ines et executiones quascunque quae Nos versus prefat Joâ—netâ— Piercy Henricum Hopkins Richardum Bapthorpe Btianum Medcalfe Thomam Mush Thomam Cudworth Christopherum Ibotson Willielmum Brooksby Christopherum Clough Tobiam Clay Richardum Robinson Edwardum Ditchfield Joannem Melling Willielmum Naylor Jacobum Eckersall Richardum Whaley Laurencium Langshaw Richardum Sharrocke Richardum Gill Willielmum Berry seu versus eorum aliquem vel aliquos ratione vel occasione premissorum aut eorum alicujus habuimus habeamus seu in futur habere poteritrius aut haered vel successor Nostri habere poteriâ—â— in futur sectamque pacis Nostrae quae ad Nos haered successores nostros versus ipsos vel eorum aliquem vel aliquos pertinere poterit Et sâ—mam pacem Nostram hanc perdonacionem Nostram ejs eorum Cuilibet inde damus concedimus per praesentes Mandamus etiam ac pro Nobis haeredibus successoribus Nostris sumiter injuugendo precipimus omnibus singulis Commissionarijs pro causis ecclesiasticis Justiciarijs Vice-comitibus Escaetoribus Ballivis Custod prison alijs officiarijs et Ministris Nostris haeredum et Successorum Nostrore quibuscunque Quod si praefat Joannes Piercy Henticus Hopkins Richardus Bapthorpe Brianus Medcalse Thomas Mush Thomas Cudworth Christopherus Ibotson Willielmus Brooksby Christopherus Clough Tobias Clay Richardus Robinson Edwardus Diâ—chfield Joannes Melling Willielmus Naylor Jacobus Eckersall Richardus Whaley Laurencius Lanshaw Richardus Sharrocke Richardus Gill et Willielmus Berry vel eorum aliquis vel aliqui ratione premissorum per praesentes pardonari seu mentionati fore perdonari incarcerati vel imprisonati existunt vel existit Quod ipse et eorum quilibet super solam demonstrationem praesentium inde deliberentur et eorum aliquis deliberetur absque ulteriori warranto proinde a Nobis haeredibus et successoribus Nostris obtinendo seu prosequendo Nolentes quod ipsi per Justiciar Vice-com Escaetores Ballivas seu aliquos alios Ministros Nostros haeredum vel successorum Nostrorum occationibus praedict sen eorum aliquis molestentur perturbentur seu in aliquo graventur licet ipse bonam et sufficientem securitatem non inveniat aut eorum aliquis inveniat secundum formam effectum Statuti Domini Edwardi nuper Regis Angliae tertii progenitoris Nostri Anno regni sui decimo apud Westnionasterium tent edit de Se bene-gerend extunc erga Nos haered et Successor nostros et cunctum populum nostrum Et ulterius de uberiori gratia Nostra certa scientia et mero motu nostris concessimus ac per praesentes pro Nobis Haeredibus et Successoribus Nostris concedimus prefat Joanni Piercy Henrico Hopkins Richardo Bapthorpe Briano Medcalfe Thoâ—â—ae Mush Thomae Cudworth Christophero Ibotson Willielmo Brooksby Christophero Clough Tobiae Clay Richardo Robinson Edwardo Ditchfield Joanne Melling Willielmo Naylor Jacobo Eckersall Richardo Whaley Laurentio Lanshaw Richardo Sharrocke Richardo Gill et Willielmo Berry quod hae literae Nostrae Patentes favourabiliter et in maximum ipsorum et eorum eujusâ—bet commodum et beneficium construentur capientur et acceptabuntue et stabunt et existent â—irmae validae et effectuales lege erga versus et contra Nos Haeredes et Successores Nostros secundum veram intentionem earundem statutis praedictis aut eorum aliquo aut aliquo alio statuto Actu Proclamatione provisione vel restrictioneâ— aut aliqua alia re causa vel materia quacunque in contrarium inde in aliquo non obstante In cujus rei testimonium c. teste Rege apud Westmonasterium quarto die Maii anno primo Caroliregis Convenit cum recordo et examinatur per me Joannem Claydon Per ipsum Regem After this May 11. the Duke of Buckingham was sent into France to meet the Queen and conduct her into England The now Archbishop of Canterbury to shew his good affection to promote this match sent letters after him the selfesame day The 19. of May he writ second letters to the Duke then staying at Paris and May 29. he sent other letters to him by the hands of the Bishop of Durham to be delivered to him at his first arrivall in England Iune 5. this Bishop received letters from the 〈◊〉 out of France being Whitsunday as he was going to divine service to which he returned an answer the next morning early Iune 12. the Queen arrived in England and Iune 16. the King and Queene came both to London where a new Chappell was fâ—â—one after built for her
meanes censured by the Fâ—â—â—y of Paris Anno 1630. Vpon their opposition onely and by their means and power alone being then the stronger party and over-mastering the Bishops faction this Bishop of Câ—cedon was by these Proclamations and their popish Instruments forced to deserts the Realme and flee for succour into France to Cardinall Richelieu who curteously entertained him as you may read at large in N. le Maistre a Sorbon Priest his Instauratâ—â— antiqus Episcoporum Principatus printed at Paris 1639. Cum privilegio Regis approbatisne Doctorum and dedicated to the Cardinall himselfe lib. 3. c. 15. intituled Corolarium libri secunds ubi nonnulla de persecutione Episcoperum de illustrissimo ANTISTITE CALCEDONENSI where he largely justifies the Bishop of Calcedou against the regular Priests in England his opposers and persecuters who had expolled and banished him thence severely censuring them for this their persecution against him and persâ—ading his restuâ—tion and reception againe among them in this Realme Which mystery and devision of theirs occasioning these two Proclamationsâ— I thought fit to discover to prevent mistakes You have formerly heard the Complaint of the Commons in Parliament in their Remonstance and Petition to the King of the great liberty and encrease of popish Prelats Priests Monks Monasteries within the Kingdome of Ireland and the open profession of their Romish Religion there together with Bishop Lâ—uds peremptory deniall of it in his answer to that Remonstrance in the Kings owne name but no sooner was that Parliament dissolved in discontent but the verity of the Commons Complaint was sufficiently justified by this ensuing Proclamation of the Lord Deputy and Councell of that Realme found among the Bishops owne papers who could not be ignorant of it being thus indorsed with his owne hand A Proclamation Concerning the growth of Popery in Ireland By the Lord DEPVTY and COVNSELE Henry Falkland FOrasmuch as We cannot but take notice that the late intermission of legall proceedings against popish pretended or Titulary Arch-bishops Bishops Abbo Deanes Vicarsâ—generall Jesuits Fryars and others of that sort that derive their pretended authority and orders from the Sea of Rome hath bred such an extraordinary insolence and presumption in them as that they have dared here of late not onely to assemble themselves in publike places to celebrate their superstitious Services in all parts of this Kingdome but also have erected houses and buildings called publike Oratories Colledges Masse houses and Convents of Fryers NOTE Munks and Nunnes in the eye and open view of the State and elswhere and doe frequently exercise jurisdiction against his Majesties Subjects by authority derived from the Sea of Rome and by colour of teaching and keeping Schools in their pretended Monasteries and Colledges doe traine up the youth of this Kingdome in their superstitious Religion to the great derogation and contempt of his Majesties regall power and authority and great offence of many of his Majesties good Subjects contrary to the Lawes and Ecclesiasticall government of this Kingdome and the impoverishment of his Majesties Subjects in the same These are therefore to will and require and in his Majesties name straitly to charge and command all and all manner such pretended or Titulary Archbishops Bishops Deanes Vicars-generall Arch-deacons and others deriving any pretended authority power or jurisdiction from the Sea of Rome that they and every of them forbeare from henceforth to exercise any such power jurisdiction or authority within thâ—â— Kingdome and that all such Abbots Pryors Jesuits Fryars Munks Nunnes and others of that sort as aforesaid doe forthwith breake up their Convents and Assemblies in all houses of Fryars Colledges Monasteries and other places wheresoever they are or shall be Conventually or Collegiatly assembled together within this Kingdome and to relinquish the same and to disperse and seperate themselves And that all and every of the orders before named and other Priests whatsoever do from henceforth forbeare to preach teach or celebrate their Service in any Church Chappell or other publike Oratory or place or to teach any Schoole in any place or places whatsoever within this Kingdome And We doe further charge and command all and sigular the owners of such houses of Fryars Colledges Monasteries Schools Oratories Masse-houses and Numeries that they and every of them respectively in default of the persons before named their voluntary relinquishing of the said houses of Fryars Colledges monasteries Schooles oratories masse-houses and Numeries doe forthwith expell and thrust forth all and singular such Fryarsâ— Jesuits and other Monasticall persons out of the same and to convert the same to other more lawfull uses upon paine to have their said houses seized to his Majesties use and both the one and the other to be proceeded against for their unlawfull assemblies and maintainance of such unlawfull Conventieles and corrupt nurture of Children in the severest manner that by the Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome and Ecclesiasticall Government of the same may be had or extended whereof they and every of them are to take notice and to yeeld due obedience thereunto as they and every of them will avoid his Majesties high indignation and the consequence thereof Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin the 1. day of April 1629. Adam Lofius Canc. T. Baltinglasse Wil. Parsons Ia. Armachantus R. Dillon Rich. Bâ—lton Hen. Valentia Anth. Midensis Dud. Norton Moore Hen. Doewra Ad. Loftus By this Proclamation the whole passage in the Commons Remonstance touching the encrease of Popery in Ireland is confessed to be true and farre more then is therein expressed How little effect this Proclamation produced in Ireland will appeare by this enâ— suing Letter of Doctor William Bedley Bishop of Kilmore and Ardivagh about the 〈◊〉 of the Church in his Drocesse and the Papists in Ireland to Bishop Land thus superscribed To the right reverend Father in God William Lord Bishop of London my honourable good Lord deliver these Right reverend Father my honourable good Lord SInce my comming to this place which was a little before Michaelmas till which time the setling the State of the Colledge and my Lord Primates visitation deferred my Consecration I have not been unmingfull of your â—ordships commands to advertise you as my experience should informe of the estate of this Church which I shall now the better doe because I have been about my Diocesses and can set down out of my knowledge and view what I shall relate and shortly to speake much ill matter in a few words it is very miserable every way The Cathedrall Church of Ardagh one of the most ancient in Ireland and said to be built by Saint Patrick together with the Bishops house there downe to the ground the Church here built but without Bell or Steeple Font or Chalice The parish Churches all in a manner ruined or unroofed and unrepaired the people saving a few British Planters here and there which are not the tenth part of the remnant obstinate Recusants
a popish Clergy more numerous by farre then we NOTE and in the fall exercise of all Iurisdiction Ecclesiasticall by their Vicars-generall and Officials who are so confident as they excommunicate those that come to our Courts even in Matrimoniall causes which affronâ— hath been offered my selfe by the popish Primates Vicar-generall for which I have begun a processe against him The Primate himselfe lives in my Parish within two mile of my house the Bishop in another part of my Diocesse further off every parish hath his Priest and some two or three apeecâ— and so their Masse-houses also in some places Masse is said in the Churches Frieries there are in divers places who goe about though not in their habits NOTE and by their importunate begging impoverish the people Who indeed are generally very poore as from that cause so from their paying doubtâ— Tythes to their owne Clergy and ours from the dearth of Corne and death of therâ— Cattell these late yeers with the contributions to their Souldiers and their Agents and which they forget not to reckon among other causes the oppressions of the Courâ— Ecclesiasticall which in very truth my Lord I cannot excuse and doe seeke to reforme For our own there are some seven or eight Ministers in each Diocesse of ' good sufficiency and which is no small cause of the continuance of the people in Popery still English which have not the tongue of the people nor can performe divine offices or converse with them and which hold many of them two three four or more Vicarages apeece Even the Clerkships themselves are in like manner conferred upon the English NOTE and sometimes two or three or more upon one man and ordinarily bought and sold or let to farme c. His Majesty is now with the greatest part of this Country as to their hearts consciences King but at the Popes discretion c. Your Lordships most obliged servant in Christ Iosâ— Wil. Kilmoren and 〈◊〉 Kilmere this 1. of Aprill 1630. This was the condition and state of the Papists in Ireland then who the very same yeere Novemb. 22. 1630. presented this Petition to the Lords Justices and Counsell thus indorsed with Bishop Laâ—dâ— owne hand The Petition of the Recusants in Ireland to the Lords Iustices and in some things concerning the Church To the right honourable the Lords Justices and Counsell The humble Petition of the Lords Knights and Gentlemen here attending in the behalfe of themselves and the rest of his Majesties Subjects of this Kingdome Novemb. 22 1630. Most humbly making Petition THat whereas the late imployed Agents did humbly offer to his Highnesse three Subsidies to be granted and confirmed by Parliament in this Kingdome and for that the said Parliament was not called accordingly yet the Inhabitants of the Country are compelled to goe on forward with the payment of the same with which if â—thers that have imployments NOTE and are of greatest meanes in this Kingdome had been â—axed or had borne according as they would have been by the authority of Parliament the said three Subsidies and the summes whereat they were estimated would have been long since levyed and whereas his most gracious Majesty in compassion of his Subjects did grant divers Favours Graces and Benefits to them and did manifest his princely care of them that they should have favours and graces in regard of the great burden they did and doe beare in payment of so great summes Your Suppliants humbly beseech your Honours to consider of the humble request of your Suppliants under-written being some of these particulars wherein they conceive the Country and people are over-heavily burthened which doth not onely discourage but also disable them to beare the charges which they doe and that your honours will be pleased to take such order for their ease and reliefe in the same as shall stand with Justice Equity and the intimated favours which your Suppliants well hope and conceive his Highnesse of his owne royall disposition and gracious inclination is willing shall be conferred upon them And your Suppliants shall ever pray c. That in regard his Majesty signified his pleasure in his Instructions that an Act should passe in Parliament that no Tythes should be inquired of above lx yeerâ— past that your Lordships will give order that all Commissioners and Officers shall forbeare inquiring of Tythes for his Majesty before that time and that Plantations grounded upon such Tythes may be forborne and that the holding of the Parliament may be certained That your Lordships may direct a course that the Clergy doe not proceed with the great burden and charge they doe lay upon the poore people for clandestine Matriages Christnings and Burials c. That your Lordships likewise will direct a course to ease the poore Subjects of the unreasonable fines imposed by the Clerks of the Market and also to ease them of the intolerable charges they beare by means of the suing forth Recognizaâ—ces for building of Churches fines for Bridges and High-wayes The Commissions that are issued to examine what payments are made of the Subsidies to be renewed That there may be free liberty for transporting all Commodities of the Kingdome that may be spared without paying any thing for Licences Tha◠〈◊〉 advantage be taken for not inrolling the Surrenders of Connaught according to 〈◊〉 Majesties Instructions and former Graceâ— The Complaints of the Common-wealth to be annexed to the former Petition delivered by the Noble-men and Gentlemen of the Country to the Lords Iustices and Counsell December 6. 1630. That the Bishops Court shall hold no longer then one day at a sitting That the Inquisitors comming to doe service to the same Court shall not pay foâ— their entrance The Subsidy of the Bishops and Clergy if they have paid the same no ease done to the Country thereby That no Eâ—cheator shall bring paroels of Records into the Country to be found by a Jury but that the whole Record or a true Copy thereof be brought and the same to be testified by the Officer of the Court. That your Lordships lay downe a rate for the issues for respit of homage according each terme or yeere for which the said respit of homage shall happen to be in arreare proportionably to the respit of homage it â—elfe That the King at Armes or any of his shall demand no fees or duty belonging to him by colour of his Office of any Noble-man or Gentleman unlesse he be sent for That School-masters shall not be disturbed from teaching so they â—each nothing concerning Religion That the houses may be restored to the Inâ—erâ—tors which were seized on by vertue of a Proclamation to wit that forementioned How this Petition came to the Bishops hands appeares by this Letter thus indorsed by him Feb. 10. 1630. My Lord Primate of Armagh about the Recusants Peâ—â—tion to the Lords Iustices c. To the right Reverend Father in God my singular good Lord the Lord Bishop of
your Majesty must not let goe the twenty thousand pounds contribution nor yet discontent the other in matter of Religion till the Army were some way else certainly provided for and convince them both that the present quarterly payments are not so burthensome as they pretended them to bee And that by the graces they have had already more benefit then their money came to thus poysing one by the other which single might perchance prove more unhappy to deale with I will labour to make as many Captaines and Officers Burgesses Note as possibly I can who having immediate dependance upon the Crowne may almost sway the businesse betwixt the two parties which way they please In the higher House Note your Majesty will have I trust the Bishops wholly for you The titular Lords rather then come over themselves will put their Proxies into such safe hands as may bee thought of on this side and in the rest your Majesty hath such interest what out of duty to the Crown and obnoxiousnesse in themselves as I do not apprehend much any difficulty amongst them To these or to any thing else directed by your Majesty I will with all possible diligence apply my selfe so soon as I shall understand your pleasure therein Most humbly besâ—â—ching you will take it into your gracious Memory how much your Majesties speedy resolution in this great businesse imports the prosperity of your affaires in this place and in that respect vouchsafe to hasten it as much as conveniently may be Upon these Reasons a Parliament was accordingly summoned in Ireland the yeere following the Lord Deputy recommending by his Letters Burgesses of his owne nomination to most Townes who had little or no courage to deny any Burgesses of his recommendation Among others hee recommended one of Secretary Windebancks Sonneâ— then waiting on him in Ireland to bee a Burgesse there as is evident by this Copie of his Letters of recommendation found among Windebancks papers who as appeares by * Secretary Windebancks to his Son from Hampton Couâ—t 27 October 1634. Wherein thus hee writes Now you are become a Parliament men I hope you will in acknowledgement of the great Honour my Lord Deputy hath done you endevour â—o doe his Majesty the best service you can other Letters was accordingly elected AFter our heartie commendations Whereas by order of the Commons House of Parliament that corporation of Iâ—â—ishe by reason of a double election of the person chosen there is now to proceed to a new election of a Burgesse to serve at the next Session of Parliament to commence the fourth of November next And for as much as Francis Windebanke Esquire is one well knowne unto us to bee able to serve you therein as a person well affected to his Majesties service and the welfare of his people wee have thought fit to recommend him to you to bee elected by you for one of the Burgesses upon this occasion wherein as you shall gaine advantage and benefit to your Corporation in such a choyce hee being one that will serve you therein without expecting any recompence towards his charges so wee for our part will take it in good part at your hands as a testimony of the due regard you have to one recommended unto you from us which we shall take an opportunitie in fit time to let you know for your advantage And so expecting your due performance hereof wee bid you farewell From his Majesties Castle of Dublin this 26 of September 1634. Copia vero exâ—m Your loving Friend 〈…〉 That this Parliament was equally ballanced with Protestants and Papists how farre the said Deputie pursued obtained his forementioned designes thereby to inslave that Realm is so well known to most that I shall not insist upon it onely I shall observe that this connivence and underhand fomenting of that faction made them grow so insolent that they raised a strong mutinie even in Dublin it selfe against the Archbishop the Mayor and Justices and rescued two Priests from them which they had taken in a religious house saying open Masse and were like to stone them to death so as they were enforced to retire to the Castle for Sanctuary as appeares by this extract out of Sir Thomas Duttens Letter among Windebanks papers I presume you will heare at large the relation of our battill of stones at Dublin where the Archbishop of that towne and the Major and Captaine Cary and the Sergeant at Armes and the two pursevants escaped narrowly to have beene stoned to death on Saint Stephens day last for the two Justices sent them in a peaceable manner to surprise certaine Priests at Masse in a Religious house in Cock street Note where they tooke away their habits and pictures in peaceable manner and then laid hold of two of the Priests to bring them to the Justices to answer their exercising of Popery in so publique a manner contrary to the Kings Proclamation they were no sooner come out into the street but all the multitude of mechanicks common people fell upon them and tooke away the two Priests from them by force and followed the Mayor and the Archbiship and the rest so fast with stones all along the high street as they were forced to house themselves in Skinners Row till the Justices and wee all came from Church and rescued them and so orderly wee all went through the multitude to the Castle and in our passage there was but one stone call out of a window which lighted betweene the two Justices Wee presently made Proclamation for all people to keepe the Kings peace and their owne Houses and since have committed to prison some of the Aldermen and their Deputies and Constables for not doing their duties and many other ordinary persons whom we found to bee Actors in this Ryot wherein many were hurt but God bee thanked none were slaine But to leave Ireland for a time and returne to England you have seene before in the Articles of the marriage that the Queene was to have a Bishop and 28. Priests in her house as her Chaplaines and that this Bishop should have and exercise all Episâ—â—pall jurisdiction in matters of Religion After those Priests and the Bishop were accordingly come over and setled here Father Philips the Queenes Confessor and others of them grew so insolent that they began to practise and â—each Note That the Pope upon the Treaty of marriage resumed to his owne or his Delegates jurisdiction the Queens whole Family especially the institution and destitution of the Ecclesiasticks That the King of England â—ad no power to intermeddle therein for that hee was an heretick the Pope threatning to declare all Apostates who should seeke their establishment from the King They likewise maintained the lawfulnesse of deposing Kings that were hereticks concluded to excommunicate all such aâ— should oppose this doctrine or take the oath of allegiance in which action one Muskeâ— a Priest and Trollop the Popish Viear
one of our principall Secretaries of state is to make his repaire into forraigne parts We doe hereby licence him to passe and straitly charge and command you and every of you to suffer him to goe quietly by you and to embarque himselfe at any of Our ports most convenient for his passage and to take with him his Nephew Robert Read and two other in his company together with his and their carriages without any manner of search stay or other interruption whatsoever and this shall be as well to the said Sir Francis VVindebanke Robert Read and the rest for passing as to you and every of you for suffering them to passe as aforesaid sufficient warrant and discharge Given at Our Court at White-hall the second day of December 1640. To all Admirals Vice-admirals Captaines of Our Forces Castles and Ships and to all Justices of peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Customers Comptrollers and Searcheâ—s and to all other Our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them This counterseiâ—ed anti-dated passe was sent to Master Thomas VVindebanke into England out of France to procure his Majesties hand and Signet to it and if any difficulty or scruple were made by the King to signe it the Queens omnipotent mediation must he used to obtainits Signature as this letter of Mr. Reads to Mr. Thomas Windebanke wherein it was inclosed will sufficiently manifest and likewise discover to the world how grosly his Majesty hath been abused by this Secretary the Arch-bishop and others of his Ministers by procuring his hand to such forged anti-dated warrants to excuse themselves and lay all the blame of their Actions upon him which should cause his Majesty to look better to them hereafter in this kind Sir MY Uncle has acquainted me with a letter he has written to my 〈◊〉 of Arundell and with the directions he has given you about it I put him in mind of some addition fit to be made to it which he likes very well and has commanded me to write to you That if her Ladiship or any other with whom shee shall please to advise can think upon any way to prevent any proclamation against him or at least to sweeten any rigorous course that may be intended against him as probably such meanes may be found now that their M. M. Majesties and the Parliament seeme to be upon better termes her Ladiship will be pleased to advance it with all her power And really I am of opinion if the King did know how much dishonour he haâ— abroad by this question of the Secretary and had a true sense of master Secretaries condition both his Majesty and the Queen would be hearty in his businesse which could not but produce good effects Sir I have considered that when they fall upon our businesse they will goe neere to comfort in mine absence for which God will blesse you and move the Kings heart to take you into his princely consideration which I shall be as well contented with as if I had continued in my prosperity The being deprived of the light of my Soveraigne Lord and Masters countenance is the greatest and most bitter of my afflictions to which God will returne me if he finds it fit if otherwise I hope he will arme me with patience You will present my most humble service to my Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle of Manchester and his Lady with the Lord Chamberlaine Lord Goring and Lord Cottington the like to the LORD ARCHBISHOP and Lord TREASURER and any other that shall enquire of me God blesse you and send us a happy meeting so I rest YOURS c. FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 6. December 1640. TOM I writ to you this afternoon already immediately upon my arrivall here and gave you account of my passage into these parts and this was by the Master of the boat that brought me hither since understanding that the Pacquet-boat is to part away from hence to morrow I thought fit to take that occasion to communicate some thoughts of mine concerning my unfortunate businesse in Parliament It is not unlikely but that the House of Commons will notwithstanding mine absence or the rather for it as taking my retreat for a confession of the charge proceed to present me to the Upper House for a Delinquent of so high a nature as never came so much as into my thoughts to be guilty of In this case you shall doe well to consider whether it will not be fit for you most humbly to move his Majesty in favour of me to deale with some of the Lords best inclined to me namely the Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle Marshall Lord Goring Lord Cottington and others not leaving out the Lord Chamberlaine that my charge may be set downe in writing and that I may be permitted to make my answer to it if this may be granted the next particular that will fall into consideration will be how farre his Majesty will please to advow me in the two great parts of the charge namely the enlarging of Priests and the procuring of bils of grace from his Majesty for stay of the conviction of Recusants and likewise for such letters as my selfe have written upon his Majesties commandement for stay of such indiâ—ements For the first of these there are 27. or 28. Bonds taken of such Priests as I have set at liberty which Bonds you shall doe well to shew his Majesty being all taken by his speciall direction and I doe not remember that any have been delivered out of prison but such as are so bound unlesse perhaps some may have been taken out of the hands of those two Hell-hounds Gray and Newton that were disabled by the Lords from prosecuting Recusants and this at the instance of the Queen to his Majesty NOTE For the second namely the stay of convictions by Bils of grace and otherwise they were all entirely moved and procured by the Queens Majesty and some of her servants and likewise of those neere his Majesty who had no small benefit by them and I had nothing at all to doe with them but in the dispatch of some of those Bils which belonged to me as Secretary and his Majesty may please to remember that before those Bils passed my hands some of them were made during life which upon my motion to his Majesty and the representation I made of that inconveniency was altered and they were granted but during pleasure so became revokable whâ—â—soever his Majesty should command His Majesty may likewise further please to remember that of late I did humbly represent to him the prejudice to his revenue by these bils of grace and besought him there might be a stop of them and I doe not remember that any have been granted these two or three yeers howsoever I doe religiously professe I never moved in them NOTE nor any other businesse of Recusants originally nor without his Majesties
speciall commandement and therefore if I should not be advowed in all my condition must be very hard Neverthelesse rather that his Majesty or his affaires shall suffer I desire the whole burden may be laid upon me and though I have his Majesties hand for most of them and commandement for all yet I will rather perish then produce either to his prejudice without his permission if his Majesty shall please to appeare to the Lords aboveâ— mentioned in my behalfe you are not to leave them unsolicited and you must specially wait upon my brother Secretary and present my humble service to him Since my arrivall here I have presented my selfe to the Governour 〈…〉 who hath offered me great civilities inviting me to sup with him and desiring me to make use of his Coach to Paris but I have thought sit to excuse my selfe as handsomely as I could of both you shall doe well to present my most humble thankes and services to the Queen for these honours NOTE which I have reason to acknowâ—edge are done me in contemplation of her Majesties favour to me so as though in mine owne Country it be accounted a crime to me to be her Majesties servant yet here I shall have reputation and receive much honour by it At my first dis-embarquing here in my red surred cap. I was taken for my Lords Grace of Canterbury and the noyse was generally spread through the Towne that it was he by which it apppeares this people can judge well of colours unlesse they had thought him a Cardinall Comfort your poore afflicted Mother in mine absence who if shee should fall into any distemper of sicknesse for this disaster upon me and my Family there could be nothing added to my misery in this world God blesse you and make you more happy in your owne person then you are in that of Your most distressed but affectionate Father Francis VVindebanke 〈◊〉 â—6 December 1640. A POSTâ—SRIPT Coâ—â—mâ—nd my dearest loue to your Mother and let your brother and sisters know I send them my blessing You shall doe well to acquaint the Queens Majesty with the particulars of my travels NOTE and most humbly to unplore the continuance of her favour to me and my poore â—uined Family and withall â—orget not to represent to her Majesty the singular favour shee vouchâ—aâ—ed me in the company of Monseiur 〈◊〉 who hath been a most 〈◊〉 and tâ—nder friend to me NOTE NOTE 〈…〉 NOTE of those that have the charge of the letters and that they are all sent For mine owne most unfortunate businesse in Parliament I long to heare what effect my comming from England hath produced though I expect little good but to be kept from extremities Concerning mine owne domestique affaires the chiefest that I shall recommend to you is the care of your poore mother upon whose living and comfort depends mine next I wish you to procure me a bill of credit to which purpose Robin hath writ to master Burlamachi for I find my charge here will be very high and if his Majesty shall not relieve me I shall not be able by mine owne revenue to subsist This I have represented to the Lord Treasurer and Lord Cottington and desired them to give order for payment of such monies as are due to me in the Exchequer which are at Michael was last 800. l. you shall doe well likewise to solicit these Lords for the payment of the monies for which I stand engaged to master Richaut for the King and not to forget my boord wages nor the monies in the hands of the Earle of New-castle The lâ—tters that goe herewith you will deliver with the remembrance of my humble services to these Lords to whom I have written to assist you as occasion shall be presented That to my Lord Chamberlaine is more large and particular then the rest and I have left it open purposely NOTE to the end you may shew it to his Majesty and if his Majesty like it to deliver it otherwise not I shall want linnen and apparell at Paris and Aâ—bert tels me I may have a Trunk conveyed by the pacquet-boat hither and from hence to Paris with a small charge and therefore I wish there were two suits put up one of plaine Velvet and I never yet wore and another of the little wrought Vâ—lvet diamond worke and linnâ—n of all sorts but â—ands with three or foure paire of warme wollen stockings and two paâ—re of blacke silke ones The Ship in which we should have passed and was bound for Roven was within 24. houres after we left it pillaged by the Dunkerks but rescued from them after by the French and brought in hither as lawfull prize where shee now is so that it was happy we forsooke her and passed in a Shallop and though our passages were full of hazard yet we avoyded a greater danger by it God blesse you and put a happy end to all our sufferings which I wish might all fall upon my selfe so your mother and you who are most innocent were free in all conditions I shall be Your most affectiâ—oate Father FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 13. December 1640. TOM NOTE Your letter of the 17. of December came fitly to welcome me hither to Paris and gave me infinite comfort in the expressions you make of their Majesties favourâ— to me and mine in our present distressed condition the like I understand by master Treasurer and you are herewith to receive letters to them all in acknowledgement of their goodnesse You writ nothing concerning the 〈◊〉 Bonds which I desired you to shew to his Majesty I desire you to let me know by your next what you have done therein Your most affectionate Father FRAN. WINDEBANKE Paris 4. January 1641. Master Read his Secretary by a letter of the same date to master Thomas Windebank then a Gentleman of the privy Chamber to his Majesty in Ordinary writeâ— thus Sir I Am of opinion with you that our businesse in Parliament will not sleep yet I like it never the worse that it goes on no faster for in all probability if they may have their will of the great ones NOTE as I beleeve they will we may escape the better especially since they cannot chuse but know that the King continues his favour to master Secretary which I hope will somewhat take off from their siercenesse against him Your most affectionate cozen and humble servant RO. READ Paris 4. Jan. 1641. TOm I writ to yoâ—r mother and your selfe the last weeke by the ordinary but this extraordinary occasion of Sir Iohn Fortesâ—ues returne into England presenting it selfe I could not but make use of it that you may understand the state of my health as often as may be which continuing good I am confident will be some comfort to you all in the midst of your afflictions I have not been able to put my selfe in order to goe out of my lodging untill this day but now my first appearing
been at Rome he told me in Iune and Iuly last past I asked him how the affaires â—ent there he told me Their opinion of us was that his sacred Majesty was favourable to the Catholiques that SOME GREAT ONES ABOVT HIM were so to or IN HEART MORE a a The Archbishop himselfe ONE he names concerning whom as at home so abroad as of old of the best of men there was much 〈◊〉 among the people for some said he was a good man others said nay he deceiveth the people c. There is as I am informed by a discreet Gentleman at Florence a Jesuit lately returned from England to Rome who pretendâ— to have made a strict discovery of the state of England as it stands for Religion how King is disposed how Queene what Lords are of the Puritan faction what notâ— but by name his honour oâ— Dorset and Pembroke are strong for Precisians He sayes that the Puritanâ— are shrendfelloweâ— NOTE but those which are counted good Protestants are faire conditioned honest men and think they may be saved in any Religion I am promised the relation written if it come to my hands and there be any thing in it worthy your Graces view I shall hereafter humbly present it to you as now my selfe Your 〈◊〉 most humble and most obedient Servant William 〈◊〉 The letter is thus indorsed with Master Dels hand Recepi Octob. 9. 1635. Soone after this I find a paper of intelligence written to Secretary Windebanke from Rome the 29. of December 1635. wherein there is this passage There is a â—ew Ambassadour from England arrived in this Court Major Bret as I conceive for whom there was a speciall lodging provided and entertainment at the publike cost What his businesse was but to negotiate a reconciliation I know not which proceeded so far that it was generally reported at Rome we should have an English Cardinal and it was conceived by some Roman Catholike that the Arch-bishop had a hand in sending Bret to Rome as is evident by this letter of Master Middleton from Venice to the Arch-bishop himselfe informing him hereof Right honourable and most reverend c. IN Rome there is great talke of an English Cardinall and the man who is already 〈◊〉 Catholicke must be the man NOTE Mr. Mountague Your Lordship I know will 〈◊〉 if not at this yet at that I shall now write A Catholick discoursing with me let a word fall and this it was That within this twelve moneth the Pope did wish that his sacred Majesty of England were at once his trusty sâ—nne for thou he would not be used aâ— he 〈◊〉 by French or Spaniard the same party did not aske the question but only thus I wonder whether my Lord of Canterbury have any hand in the sending of Serjeant Major Bret to Rome I answered because I saw he was fishing surely no because NOTE as you know it is written he comes from the Queen and in her name Rome is very kind to our English Gentlemen I humbly entreat your Graces pardon if in a desire to let nothing I heare scape your knowledge I must lowly offer unto you such things as will make you lose so much time as you shall read the Letter but though your Lordship lose a little time let not me I beseech you loose that good opinion which I hope you have conceived of Your Graces most really devoted and obedient Servant William Middleton December 21. 1635. In these two letters there are some clauses concerning Francisâ—us de Saâ—ta Clara his book intituled Deus Natura Gratia written purposely printed in England to reconcile us to Rome and afterward licensed and printed at Rome it selfe to this end though the Jesuits did some of them dislike it as over-moderate of which more in its due place In the yeer 1636. Signior Gregorio Panzani the Popes Nuncio in England and Major Bret our English Agent at Rome being discharged of their negotiations Signior 〈…〉 a Scot was appointed by the Pope to succeed Panzani at his Nunciogâ—rio and Sir William Hamilton a Scot too sent hence Leger to Rome what letters presentâ— pictures he carried with him from hence and from whom is worthy inquiry That Windebanke 〈…〉 were privy to this succession and negotiation will appeare by this letter of 〈◊〉 Phiâ—lips the Queenâ— Confessor to him the originall whereof found among his 〈◊〉 is ready to be produced thus indorsed with Windebanks owne hand 9 Iune 1636. Father Phillips rec 10. Right honourable YEster night after your honours departing from Hampton Court I received this inclosed the Gentleman who sent it to me from Paris writeth that Sir William Hamilton departed from thence the 3. of Iune NOTE that is our 24. of May so that now he must be heere unto Rome He writeth also that Seignior Georgio Conco whom the Pope doth send to the Queen was to depart from Rome about the â—0 of May if he have heard of Sir Williams hasty going it may be he will stay till his arrivall which I could wish because he both can and would help him better at the beginning then any other I know I rest ever Your Honours most humble and devoted Servant R. Phillips From Haâ—pton-Couâ—t the 9. of June 1636. Sir William Hamilton soone after arrived at Rome as English agent there where he had special lodgings provided for him and a pension of 500. l. per annum granted to him in another Hamiltons name out of the Exchequer here for his service there Before this time the Congregation of propagating the Faith at â—ome having good hopes of the conversion and reduction of England to their obedience constituted Cardinall Barbarino Nephew and Vice Chancellour to the late deceased Pope â—aâ—ron and Protector of the English and Scottish Nation as Cardinall a See p. â—09 â—â—dovisius was of the Irish who to facilitate their designe erected a speciall society of foure orders or Jesuits in England whereof the Popes Legat for the time being residing in England was the chief Patron and Cardinall Barbarinâ— the principall Superintendent as you may read more at large in my b Page â—3 See Romes Master-piece from one who was privy to the plot sent over hither by Cardinall Barbarino to assist Con this Cardinall held intimate correspondence wiâ—h Windebanke as is apparant by the forementioned letter of Panzani and by these ensuing passages in Master Thomas VVindebankes letter to him from Rome wherein he thus expresseth his entertainment at Rome by Sir William Hamilton and this Cardinall to his Father Sir MY most humble duty remembred c. Sir William Hamilton hath been pleased to put so great an obligation upon me as to invite me to his house for the time that I am in Rome I would very willingly have avoyded the putting him to such an inconvenience but he pressed it so farre that I could not refuse the receiving of that favour the Cardinall Barbarino I understand HATH LONG EXPECTED
which I then expected daily seased on me I had not seene this heavy day After this when I was able to sit up he came to me againe and told me It was his Majesties pleasure that I should receive some instructions from some Bishops of Scotland concerning a Lyturgie that he was imployed about it I told him I was cleare of opinion that if His Majestie would have a Lyturgiâ— setled there different from what they had already it was best to take the English Lyturgie without any vaâ—iation that so the same Service book might passe through all His Majesties Dominions To thiâ— hee replyed that he was of a contrary opinâ—on and that not he only but the Bishops there thought their Countriemen would be much better satisfied if a Lyâ—urgie were made by their owne Bishops but withall that it might be according to the forme of our English Booke I added if this were the resolution I would doe nothing till I might by Gods blessing have health and opportunity to waite upon the King And heare give me leave I humbly beseech you to tell your Lordships that this was no new conceit of His Majestie to have a Lyturgie framed and Canons made for the Church of Scotland For he followed the example and care in the businesse of his Royall Father King Iamâ—s of blessed memory who tooke Order for both at the Assembly held at Perth Anno 1618. As appeares in the Acts of that Generall Assembly and the Sermon which the late Reverend Arch-Bishop of Saint Andrewes preached before it pag. 40. 68. When I was able to goe abroad and came to His Majesty I represented all that passed His Majesty avoyded the sending of Doctor Maxwell to me and the busines but then agreed to my opinion to have the English without alteration And in this case I held the businâ—ssâ— foâ— two if not three yeare at least Afterwards the Scottish Bishops still pressing His Majestie that a Lyturgie made by themselves and in some things different from the English service would relish better with their Countrymen they prevailed with His Majestie at last to have it so notwithstanding all I could say or doe to the contrary Then His Majesty commanded me to give the Bishops of Scotland the best assistance I could in this way and worke I delayed as much as I could with my Obedience When nothing would serve but it must goe on I did not only acquaint His Majesty with it but writ downe most of the amendment or alterations in His Masties presence And doe hope there is no one thing in that Book which may not stand with the Conscience of a right good Protestant Note Sure I am his Majestie approved them all and I have his warrant under his Royall hand for all that I did about that Booke As for the way of introducing it I ever advised the Bishops both in his Majesties presence and at other times that they would looke carefully to it and be sure to doe nothing in any kinde but what should be agreeable to the Lawes of that Kingdome And that they should at all times as they saw cause bee sure to take the advice of the Lords of his Majesties Councell in that Kingdome and governe themselves accordingly Which course if they have not followed that can no way as I conceive reflect upon me And I am able to prove by other particulars as well as this that for any thing concerning that Nation I have beene as carefull their Lawes might be observed as any man that is a stranger to them might be The 18. of October 1635 the Archbishop procured this Warrant of Instructions from the Kings Majesty to this Scottish Prelates touching the Service Book and other pâ—â—ticulaâ—s Charles R. Instructions from his Sacred Majesty to the Archbishops and Bishopâ— of Scotland THat you advert that the Proclamation for authorizing the Service Booke â—t derrogate nothing from Our Prerogative Royall That in the Kalender you keep such Catholike Saints as are in the English that you pester it not with too many Note but such as you insert of thâ— peculiar Saints of that 〈◊〉 Kingdome that they be of the most approved and here to have regard to those of the blood Royall and such Holy Bishops in every Sea most renowned But in no case 〈◊〉 Saint George and Patrick That in your Booke of Orders in giving Orders to Presbyters you keepe the words of the English Booke without change Receive the Holy Ghost c. That you insert amongst the Lessons ordinarily to be râ—ad in the Sâ—rvice Note out of the Book of Wisdom the 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 Chapters and out of the Booke of Ecclâ—siasticus the 1 2 5 8 35 and 49 Chapters That every Bishop within his own Family twice a day cause the Service to be done Note And that all Archbishops and Bishops make all Universities and Colledges within their Diocesses to use daily twice a day the Service That the Preface to the Booke of Commâ—â— Prayer signed by Our hand and the Proclamation authorizing the same be printed and inserted in the Booke of Common Prayer Given at New-market the Eighteen day of October 1636 and of Our Raigne the 11. The originall Booke of Common Prayer imposed on the Church of Scotland one principall cause of the late Commotions there I found in the Archbishops Chamber in the Tower when I was enjoyned by Authority to search it May 30. 1642. with all the Additions and Alteratioâ—s wherein it varies from the English written made and inseâ—ted with the Archbishops owne hand as it was afterward printed and published in Scotland Anno 1637. conceâ—ning which I shall give you some briefe materiall observations First That to countenance these Alterations he caused this Warrant in the Kings Name written with his own Secretaries Mr. Dels hand to be inserted into the Booke just after the Table for the Psalmes and Chapters and before the begining of the Common Prayers which Warrant without doubt as appears by the Conâ—ents of it was procured long after the date thereof and I presume counterfeited Charles R. being not the King owne hand though somewhat like it but Master Dels as I conceive who writ the Warrant which runs thus Charles R. I Gave the Archbishop of Canterbury command to make the Alterations expressed in this Booke Note and to sit a Liturgy for the Church of Scotland And wheresoever they shall differ from another Booke signed by â—s at Hampton Court September 28 1634. Our pleasure is to have these followed rather than the former unâ—esse the Archbishop of St. Andrewes and his Brethren who are upon the place shall see apparâ—nt reason to the contrary At Whitehall April 19 1636. This Warrant and that for the Canons were both writ by his Secretary Dell this having a Date or rather Antedate but the other none at all that it might 〈◊〉 with any time if questioned Secondly That these Alterâ—tions are of different natures and may
be reduced to these Heads First such as tend to advance the power of the Prelates Such is that in the Preface of the Book which in the English Common Prayer Book runâ— thus All Priests and Dâ—acons shall be bound to say dayly the Morning and Evening Prayer either privately or openly except they be let by Preaching studying of Divinity or some other urgent cause which latter clauses by Preaching studying of Divinity are obliterated and this added or hindred by some urgent cause Of which cause if 〈◊〉 be frequeâ—tly pretended they are to make the Bishop of the Dioâ—esse or the Archbishop of thâ— Province the IVDGE and ALOWER Secondly Such as savour of Popery of tend towards it or are directly Popish taken â—â—t of the very Roman Masse-Book Ceremoâ—ial Pontifical or made conformable thâ—â—eunto As first his adding of two new Saintâ—â—ayes namely the Feasts of the Conversion of St. Paul and of St. Barnabas nor in the English Boâ—ke or Statute which 〈◊〉 thus These to be observed for Holy-dayes AND NO OTHER c. of which these two new Holy-days are none but now addâ—d to the Catalogue of Holy-days with the Archbishops owne hand Secondly his Introduction and Addition of New Ceremonies with Rubricks to command their use not in the English as First standing up when ever Gloria Patri is sayd * See Georgii Cassandri Ordo Romaâ—â—s p. 91 borrowed from Ordo Romanus de Officio Mâ—ssae for which there are many Rubricks in the Order for Morning and also for Evening Prayer as Then all of them standing up the Presbyter shall say or â—ing Glory be to the Father c. As at the end of the Venite so also at the end of every Psalm throughout the year and likewise in the end of Benedictus Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis shall be repâ—aâ—ed Glory be to the Father c. And the people shall answer As it was in thâ— begining c. STANDING VP AT THE SAME As it was in the begining c. ALL OF THEM STANDING VP AS OFT AS IT IS REPEATED c. 2ly The Standing up at Athanasius or the Nicenâ— Creed not formerly enjoyned in the English by this new Addition of his to the Rubrick before it shall be sayd c. this Confession of the Christian faith * This is added The Presbyter and ALL THE PEOPLE STANDING 3ly Singing or Chanting the Lords Prayer Creed Te Deum Laudamus Benodictus and other parts of publike service after the * See Orâ—â— Romanus apud Georgij-Cassaâ—dri Opera p. 100. Popish maner by adding this new clause sayd OR SUNG to their Rubricks which were said not sung before 4ly Standing up at the reading of the Gospel For which he added this new Rubricke And the Epistle ended the Gospel shall be read by the Presbyter saying The holy Gospel is written in the c. And then the people ALL STANDING UP shall say Glory be to thee O Lord At the 〈◊〉 of the Gospel the Presbyter shall say so endeth the holy Gospel And the people shall answer Thanks be thee O Lord. Dâ—rectly taken out of Missale Roâ—anâ—m ex Decreto Sancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum Piâ— 5. Pontif. Maximi jussâ— Editum Salmantieae 1588. which the Archbishop hath diligently noted with his own hand and used the Kalender in it for his Diary Memoriall common-Place-Book Rubricae Generales Missales and other places of it 5ly His order to omit the Doxology in the Lords Prayer in the repetition of it as it is omitted in the Roman Missall p. 311 312. 913. 314. and else where for which he inserts this speciall Directory The Lords Pâ—ayer in this and all other places of the Lyturgie where the last words For thine is the Kingdom c. shall be expressed shall read them But in ALL Places where they are not expressed HE SHALL END AT THESE WORDS But deliveâ— is from evill Ameâ— As the Papists do in all their Missalls and Houres belike Glory be to the Father c. will supply this Omission 6ly His inserting a new Prayer into the Collects pâ—efaced with this Title and Directory A prayer to be sayd in 〈◊〉 Ember-weeks for those who are then to be ordained into holy Orders And is to be read every day of the weeke begining on the Sunday before the day of Ordination Almighty God c. and this new Rubrick before the old Prayer Almighty and everlasting God who only worketh great marvells c. A prayer for the HOLY CLERGIE 7ly His obliterating the word Congregation in most Collects Prayers and inserting the word Church and Holy Church in its place 8ly In the order of the Administration of the Lords Supper he prevaricates most of all to usher in the Masse Transubstantiation and reconcâ—le us to the Church of Rome in this maine point of difference To instance in some particulars of moment First in the situation and furniture of the Lords Table for which purpose he alteâ—ed the last clauâ—e of the first Rubrick of the Communion in this manner The old Rubrick The new altered thus The Table having at the Communion time a faire linnen cloth upon it shall stand in the body of the Church or in the Chancell where Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer be appointed to be sayd And the Priest standing at the Northside of the Table shall say the Lords Prayer The Holy Table having at the Communion time a faiâ—e white linnen cloth upon it WITH OTHER DECENT FVRNITVRE meet for the high mysteries there to be celebrated shall stand AT THE VPPERMOST PART OF THE CHANCEL or Church where the Presbyter standing at the North side OR END thereof shall say the Lords Prayer c. By this Alteration the Bishop made way for the Introduction First of the solemne Consecration of the Lords Table and Altar after the Popish manner to make it an HOLY Table which he holds it could not be without a speciall Consecration Secondly For Cruciâ—ixes Candlesticks Tapers Basons consecrated Flagons Chalices and all other manner of Altar furniture used in his owne Chappell at Lambeth Thirdly For Rayling in and impounding the Lords Table Altar-wise at the East-end of the Church to which all the Communicants must make their approaches to receive the Sacrament kneeling at the new Rayles A very advantagious alteration to introduce Authorize and enjoyn all these Innovations by colour of it Secondly In the second Rubricke in the Order of the Communion thus metamorphized The old Rubricke The New Then shall the Priest reheaâ—se distinctly all the Ten Commandements and the people kneeling shall after every Commandement aske God mercy for their transgressions of the same after this sort Then shall the Presbyter TVRNING TO THE PEOPLE rehearse distinctly all the Ten Commandements The people ALL THE WHILE kneeling and asking God mercy for their transgression of every duty therein either according to the Letter or to the MYSTICALL IMPORTANCE of the sayd Commandements By which Alteration First Intimation and way is given that the
ur duty to receive the Communion together in remembrance of his death But the fault is much greater when men stand by and yet will neither eat nor drinke the holy Communion with others And as the Son of God did vouchsafe to OFFER up himselfe by death upon the Crosse for your Salvation even so it is our duty to celebrate and receive the holy Communion together in remembrance of his death AND SACRIFICE c. But the fault is much greater when men stand by and yet will not receive this holy Sacrament which is offered unto them By which Alteration and insertion * See 〈…〉 p. 261 262 c. taken out of the Roman Missall he makes the Book admit approve of A Sâ—crifice at least a Commemorative one if not a reall in the administration of the Lords Supper to countenance the Sacrifice of the Masse which the old English passage will neither intimate not warrant but rather denies Seventhly In the Rubricke before the Prayer of Consecration he makes this observable Alteration and insertion of his owne The English Rubricke is onely Then the Priest standing up shall say as followeth The Archbishop adds this with his owne hand shall say the prayer of Consecration as followeth But then during the time of Consecration the Presbyter which Consecrateth SHALL STAND IN THE MIDST BEFORE THE ALTAR Note That he may with thâ— more ease and decency USE BOTH HIS HANDS which he cannot so conveniently do standing at the Northside of it A very memorable Addition in severall respects taken our of the Roman Missall and introducing Masse in good earnest if compared with the premised and ensuing Alterations For first it brings in AN ALTAR in lieu of a Lords Table contrary to the first Rubricke that so we may have a Massing 〈◊〉 which cannot be without an Altar 2ly It removes the Priest that Consecrates from the North-side or end of the Table where the first Rubâ—icke enjoynes him to Celebrate TO STAND IN THE MIDST BEFORE THE ALTAR while he Celebrates with his backe to the people who by this meanes can neither see not heaâ—e very well what he doth which is directly taken out of the Massâ—-Booke Missale Romanum Ritus Celebrandi Missam p. 8. 10 13 14 15 c Ordinâ—â—ium Missae p. 258. 359. 260 c. where we find these Rubricks very frequent * Missale Roâ—â— Ritus Celebrand Missam p. 17. 1â—1 Sacerdos Celebraturus accedit AD MEDIUM ALTARIS UBI STANS VERSUS ILLUD Sacerdos rediens AD MEDIUM ALTARIS Staâ—s IN MEDIO ALTARIS Stans ANTE MEDIâ—M ALTARIS Vâ—rsus ad illum c. 3ly We have an Elevation of the hostia after its Consecration insinuared in these words That â—e may with more â—ase and decency use both his hands c. to wit in Consecrating and elevating the Bread and Wine as the Priest is enjoyned to do in the * Missale Roâ—â— Ritus Celebrand Missam p. 17. 1â—1 Roman Missall that so the people may adore it Quibus prolatis celebrans tenens â—ostiam inter polliees c. geâ—â—slexus eam adorat Tunc se erigens quantum commâ—dâ— potest ELEVAT IN Aâ—â—UMâ—IOSTIAM et intentis in 〈…〉 quod in ELEVATIONE CALICIS FACIT populo reverenter ostâ—â—dit adorandam After which he elevates the Cup in likâ— manner as the Missall enjoynes him Eighthly In the very Prayer of Consecration it selfe there are these observable insertions Alterations made with his owne hand which you will best discerne by placing the old and new Clauses one over against the other The old The New Who made there by his own oblation of himselfe once offered a full perfect and sufficieâ—â— sacrifice oblation and satisfaction for the sinnes of the whole world and did institute and in his holy Gospel command us to continue a perpetâ—all memory of that his precious death untill his comming againe heare us â—most mercifull Father we beseech thee and grant that we receiving these thy creatures of Bread and Wine according to thy soune our saviour Iesus Christs holy institution in remembrance of his death and passion may be partakers of his most precious body and blood Who made there by his owne Oblation of himselfe once offered a full perfect and sufficient satisfaction for the sins of the whole world and did institute and in his holy Gospel ordaine a perpetuall memory of his precious death AND SACRIFICE untill his comming againe Heare us O mercifull Father we humbly beseech thee and of thy ALMIGHTY GOODNESSE vouchsafe SO TO BLESSE SANCTIFY with thy word and holy spirit NOTE these thy gifts and creatures of bread and Wine That THEY MAY BE VNTO VS THE BODY AND BLOOD OF THY MOST DEARLY BELOVED SON so that we receiving them according to thy Son our saviour Jesus Christs holy institution in remembrance of his death and passion may be partakers of THE SAME his most precious blood Where 1. we have the word Sacrifice inserted to make the Sacrament of the Lords Supper a Sacrifice as the * Petrus Binsfeldis Enchlrid Theologiae c. 7 p 49. Papists hold their Masse to be when as it cannot be one 1. Because there is nothing offered slaine or sacrificed in it 2ly Because the Elements are not offered up to God therein by us but given as from God and Christ unto us as these very words evidence takes eat drink c. do this in remembrance of me Now nothing can be a sacrifice but what is offered up unto God himself nor ought we receive from him 2ly We have a Transubstantiation of the Elements into Christs very Body blood intimated in the words Almighty goodnes Transubstantiation being a work of Gods * Tho Waldensis pars 2. cap 69. Omnipotency as the Papists teach and so to blesse c. but more clearely expresâ—ed in this subsequent clause That they may be unto us THE BODâ— Aâ—D BLOOD of thy most dearly beloved Son so that we receiving them c may be partakers of THE SAME his most pretious body and blood which addition is takâ—n Verbatim ouâ— of the * Missale Rom p. 307 Orationeâ— ad diversa p. 82. Pontif Rom. p. 173. Roman Missall Quam oblationem tu Deâ—s in omnibus quaesumus benedictam ascriptam rationabilâ—m acceptabilemque facere digneris UT NOBIS CORPVS ETSANGVIS FIAT dilectissimi Filij tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi And Munera quaesumus Domine oblata sanctiâ—ica ut Eâ— NOBIS Vnigeniti tui CORPVS 〈◊〉 SANGVIS FIANT c. And to what end this clause should be inserted out of the Roman Missall and Pontificiall now which had beene quite obliâ—terated heretofore when the Common prayer Booke was refined unlesse to reduce us backe to Rome and introduce the sacrifice of the Masse and Transubstantiation no wise man can conjecture Ninthly He added these two Rubrickes to this Prayer of Consecration in the Margin These two Rubrâ—ckes following and to stand in the Margin thus Aâ—
these words Take bread the Presbiter is to take the Paten in his hand c. NOTE At these words Take the Cup he is to take the Chalice in his hand and lay his hand VPON SO MVCH BE IT in Chalice or Flaggons AS HE INTENDS TO CONSECRATE which impliâ—s that Popish Position to be Orthodox * See Summâ— Angelâ—ca Tit-Enâ—aristia Pâ—tti Binsfoldii Enchirid. Thâ—ol c. 6. p. 46. That the Priests intention is necessarily required to consâ—crate the Elements and that no more of them is consecrated then he intends to consecrate and laies his hands on Tenthly In the words prescribed to be used in the very delivery of the bread and Wine after consecration there is a most notorious alteration made by way of an Iâ—dex Expurgatorius with this Prelates owne hand The auncient English forme stood thus The Body of our Lord Iesus Christ which was given for thee preserve thy Body Soule unto everlasting life AND TAKE AND â—ATE THIS IN REMEMBRANCE THAT CHRIST DIED FOR THEE AND FEED ON HIM IN THY HEART BY FAâ—â—H WITH THANKSGIVING The Blood of our Lord Iesus Christ that was shed for thee preserve thy Body and Soule unto everlasting lifâ— AND DRINKE THIS IN REMEMBRANCE THAT CHRISTS BLOOD WAS SHED FOR THEE AND BE THANKFVLL But the Bishop thought good to curtall these clauses by dashing out the latter words NOTE And take and eate this in Râ—memberance that Christ died for thee and feed on him in thine heart by faith with thanksgiving in the ne And drinke this in rememberance that Christs blood was shed for thee and be thankefull in the otherâ— adding only this Rubricke in stead of them Here the party receiving shall say Amen and also after the receiving of the Cup. And accordingly these passages were omitted in the printed book Now what might be the mistery of this notable alteration surely it could be noe other But first to conforme it to the very Roman Missall and Order of the Mâ—sse with which it now accords as will appeare by this Paralell The Body of our Lord Iesus Christ which was given for thee preserve thy body and Soule unto everlasting life here the party receiving shall say Amen * Missale Romanum Riâ—us Celebâ— Missam p. 21. Ordinarium Missae p. 318. Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam Amen The Blood of our Lord Iesus Christ which was shed for thee preserve thy body and soule unto everlasting life here the party shall say Amen Sanguis Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam aeternam Amen 2ly To introduce a Transubstantiation of the Bread Wine into Christs very body and blood and an external receiving of them with the mouth to make a compleat sacrifice of the Masse which these expunged clauses doe expresly contradict and were added by our Reformers heretofore for this very purpose to take away all opinion of any transubstantiation or corporall eating of Christs Body or drinking his blood in the Sacrament 11ly In the Rubricke next after the delivery of the Cup he inserts this clause Note And after shall be said THIS MEMORIAL OR PRAYER OF OBLATION and these clauses into the Prayer it selfe Wherefore O Lord heavenly Father according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Iesus Christ we thy humble servants do celebrate and make here before thy Divine Majesty with these thy holy gifts the memoriall which thy Son hath willed us to make having in rememberance his blessed passion mighty resurrection and glorious asâ—ention rendring unto thee most hearty thankes for the innumerable benefits procured to us by the same c. Humbly beseeching thee that whosoever shall be partakers of this holy Communion may worthily receive THE MOST PRECIOVS BODY AND BLOOD OF THY SON JESVS CHRIST and be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction and made one body with him that he may dwell in them and they in him In which additions we have first an Oblation in imitation of the Masse book where we have this prayer * Canon Missâ—e p. 306. 307 hanc igitur OBLATIONEM servitutis nostrae quaesumus Domine ut placatus accipias c. 2ly A reall receiving of Christs body blood in the Papists sence taken out of this prayer in the veâ—y * 1 Canon Missae p. 309 Masse Book Vt quotquot ex hac Altaris participatione sanctum Filij tui CORPVS ET SANGVINEM SVMPSERIMVS omni benedictione caelesti gratia repleamur c. 12ly Before the very next Prayer there is this Rubricke added When all have communicated he that celebrates shall goe to the Lords Table and cover with afaire linnen Cloth OR * Note CORPORALL that which remaineth of the consecrated Elements then say as followeth Which word Linnen Cloth heere tearmed A CORPORAL is taken out of the †Canon Missae p. 308. Ordinarium Missae p. 261. Ritus celebrandi Missam p. 17. 18. Roman Missall where it is frequently mentioned as Mox ipsum reverentia super CORPORALI reponitâ— reposita hostia consecrata super CORPORALI Reponit super CORPORALE c And in the Roman Pontificall P. 359. De Benedictione CORPORALIVM we have a speciall forme of Consecration prescribed for Corporalls before they must be used and 3. speciall prayers for that purpose wherein are these Clauses Tribue quaesumus ut hoc Linteamen â—uae propitiationis benedictione sanctificetur ad consecrandum super illud Corpus Sanguinem Dei Domini nostri Iesu Christi Benedicere sanctificare consecrare digneris linteamen istud ad tegendum involveâ—dumque CORPVS ET SANGVINEM Domini nostri Iesu Christi Omnipotent Deus manibuâ— nostris opera tuae benedictionis infunde ut per nostram benedictionem hoc Linteamen sanctificetur CORPORIS ET SANGVINIS Redemptioris nostri novum sudâ—rium All which compared with the Arch-Bishops speech in Starre-Chamber For there t is * Page 47. Hoc est â—corpus meum c. will clearely manifest that the maine end and designe of all these his forementioned alterations and inserâ—ions was the introducing amongst us of Transubstantiation and the Romish sacrifice of the Masse with the very Masse-Booke it selfe by peece-meales 13. In the very close of the last Rubricke for the Communion there is this notable alteration and insertion for the same purpose NOTE THOUGH IT BE LAWFULL TO HAVE WAFER BREAD which the Papists use it shall suffice that the Bread be such as is usuall And whereas the old Rubricke was If any of the Bread and Wine remaine the Curate shall have it to his owne use It is thus altered in the new And if any of the Bread and Wine remaine which is consecrated it shall be reverently eaten and drunke by such of the Communicants only as the Presbyter which celebrates shall take unto him But it shall not be cursed out of the Church And to the
The originall whereof is thus Indorsed with the Archbishops owne hand Rece September 1 1637. From the City of Edenborough Their readinesse to receive the Liturgy Most Reuerenà Father in God and our very good Lord. VVEE regreive from our hearts that tumult which did fall out in our Churches that day of the imbringing of the Service Book Wherin now these of His Majesties Councell who has laboured the tryall thereof will give testimony of our innocency since that time and rinsig of his Majesties Councell in this feriall time we have dayly concurred with out ordiner and our Ministry for setling of that Service as the Right Honorable the Earl of Traquair L. Treasurer with the Bishop of Galloway and Dunbleane will beare witnesse Who has spared neither paines noâ— attendance to bring that purpose to any good conclusion and although the poverty of this City be great being almost exhausted with publick and common works yet we have not bin inlacking to offer good meanes above our power to such as should undertake that service and in all things wherein we have bin required wee have ever bin ready really to approve our selves obedient and loyall Subjects to his Majesty in all his Royall Commandements which we have vowed ever to second to our lives end And we being infinitely obliged to your Graces favour Wee now presumed by these lynes to give your Grace that assurance of obedience upon our part in this purpose and in all other purposes wherein we may contribute to the advancement of His Majesties service as can be expected of good Subjects Whereof if His Majesty by your Grace shall be pleased to rest assured what things any other shall suggest we will accept it from you as ane great accumulation of favour for all which your Grace shall ever find us most thankfull remembrancers and most ready really to expresse our thankfulnesse when ever we shall be made so happy as your Grace shall have occasion to use our service Thus from our hearts wishing you all happinesse we kisse your Graces hand Your Graces most affectioned and humble Servants the Bayliffes of Eden I Cochrane Bayliffe I. Smyth Bayliffe Al. Linfie Bayliffe C Hammilton Bayliffe Eden this 19th of August 1637. But notwithstanding this submission of the Bayliffes of Edenburgh yet most of the Ministers and People strenuously opposed the Service-booke and presented divers Petitions to the Lords of secret Councell against it whereof this was one of the principall presented to them August 23 1637 containing some reasons against receiving the Booke MY Lords of secret Councell Vnto your Lordships humbly meaâ—es and shews We your subjects Master Alexander Henderson Minister at Lenchars Master George Hamilton Minister at Newbourne and Master Iames Bruce Minister at Kings-Barnes That where we were required of late by the Moderator of our Presbytery to receive two Copies of the new Booke of Common Prayer and declaring our selves willing each of us to receive any of the sayd Bookes to read that wee might know what it contained before we could promise to practise it Alleadging that in the matters of Godsworship we were not bound to blinde obedience It was refused by us and taken out of some of our hands And yet we are now charged with Letters of horning Decreed be your Lordships upon a narrative that we have refused the sayd Bookes out of curiosity and singularity To provide each one of us two of the sayd Bookes for the use of our Paroches Which hath made us who were never before acquainted with any charge from Authority and knowing no other way so just and voyd of offence to have recourse to your Lordships Most humbly entreating that the charge may bee suspended for the reasons following First Because this Book is neither warranted by the authority of the generall Assembly which are the Representative Kirke of this Kingdom hath ever since the Reformation given direction in matters of Gods Worship nor by any Act of Parliament which in things of this kinde hath ever bin thought necessary by his Majesty and the Estates Secondly Because the liberties of the true Kirke and the forme of Worship and Religion received at the Reformation and universally practised since were warranted by the Acts of the general Assemblies and divers Acts of Parliament specially of the Parliament 1567 and the late Parliament 1633. Thirdly The Kirke of Scotland is a free and Independent Kirke and her owne Pastors sould be most able to discerne and direct what doth best beseeme our measure of Reformation and what may serve most for the good of the people Fourthly It is not unknowne to your Lordships what disputing division and trouble hath beene in this Kirke about some few of the maine Ceremonies contained in this Booke which being examined as we shall be ready a competent time being assigned by your Lordships to shew will bee found to depart farre from the forme of worship Reformation of this Kirk and in points most materiall to do all neer to the Kirke of Rome Note which for her Heresies in Doctrine Superstition and Idolatry in worship tyranny in government and wickednesse every way is al 's Antichristian now as when we came out of her Fifthly The people have been otherwise taught by us and by our Predecessors in our places ever since the Reformation and so it is likely they will be found unwilling to the change when they shall be assayed even where their Pastors are willing In respect whereof The sayds Letters of horning whole effect and execution thereof ought to be suspended simpliciter in time comming Therefore we beseech your Lordships that we may have Letters Direct charging the persons who have caused vse this charge against us to compeir personally bring and produce the sayd Letters of horning with the executions and indorsations thereof before your Lordships at a certaine day to be seene and considered of And in the mean time to suspend them And your Lordships Answer The Copy of this Petition was sent up to London to the Archbishop together with the Answer of the Bishop of Rosse thereunto who received both of them September 5 1637. as appears by the endorsments under his own hand The Answer to this Petition was as followeth A short Answer to the Petition of the Ministers given in to the Lords of His Majesties Councell the 23 of August 1637. THe Narrative of the Petition concerning the Moderator of the Exercise His carriage as we heare is false and where they pretend that they knew not what was in the Booke it appeares by their many objections and exceptions they object and except against it in all parts of it almost that they are too well versed in it but abuse it pitifully To the first reason it may be truly replied That not the generall Assembly which consists of a multitude Note but the Bishops having authority to governe in the Church are the representative Church of the Kingdom And that the matters of
Worship if they understand thereby the formes of Confession Prayers celebration of Baptisme and the Lords Supper c. were committed in the time to some few Ministers not exceeding the number of Seven as is cleare by the Psalme Booke that beares the number of the approvers Whereas this Booke of Common Prayer committed in the Assembly of Aberdene Anno 1616. to some three or foure that since are deceased hath been revived and approved by the Bishops Note The second reason is untrue that which they call the forme of Worship was never established by Act of Parliament The confession of Faith was in Anno 1567. ratiâ—â—ed and the same often repeated since But not tâ—e Booke of Prayeâ—s and Psalmes Thirdly Note That the Church of Scotland is a free and Independent Church none doth question And it is her own Pastors for that title 〈◊〉 antiquity was given to Bishops only that have judged this forme to be most for the good of the people As to the measure of Reformation they speake of it is weâ—l that they grant it to bee a measure for other whiles they thinke it absolute and perfect The fourth reason reflects upon themselves that have stood out so rebelliously against the Ceremonies concluded by the Church and ratified in Parliament And for the rest contained in this Book not received as yet in this Church that which is set downe in the preface might have sufficed to convict them They wiâ—l never bee able do what they can to prove the same or any thing in it to be either Supersâ—itious or Idolatrous yea we dare to say it is one of the most Orthodox and perfect Litturgies in the Christian Church Note For the fifth If they have taught the people that the forme contained in the old Psalme Bookes is the only forme of Worship they have taught falsly And it may be justly asked if this was the onely true forme why did not they themselves keep to it but did use other Prayers and other formes then are prescribed in the Booke both in Marriage Baptisme Celebration of the Lords Supper Visitation of the Sick c. As to the unwillingnesse of people so many as are led by them and carried by their Seditious and turbulent Sermons will perhaps run their wayes to their owne destruction But good and well-disposed people will still obey God the King and other powers subordinate to him By this Answer you may discerne what power the Scottish Bishops arrogated to themselves through Canterburies encouragement even more then to a generall Assembly September 4. 1637. The Archbishop writ this branch of a Letter to the Archbishop of Saint Andrews concerning the tumult in Edinburgâ— and new pressing of the Service Booke in answer of his Letter received from thence August 11 1637. as appeares by the Endorcement under his owne hand TOuching the tumult I can say no more than I have already And for the casting of any fault upon your Grace and the rest of your Brethren as if the thing were done precipitatly I think few men will believe that But that which is thought here is that though you took advice among your selves yet the whole body of the Councell was not acquainted with all your Determinations nor their advice taken nor their Power called in for assistance till it was too late And that after the thing was done you consulted apart and sent up to the King without calling a Councell or joyning the Lay-Lords with you whereas all was little enough in a businesse of this nature and so much opposed by some factious men gathered it seems purposâ—ly together at Edinburgh to disturbe this businesse And indeed my Lord you could not in this particular have ingag'd the Lay-Lords too far And if any Lord here spake too much when he thougâ—t the service might have bin received throughout all that Kingdome in one day I hope your Grace falls as much too short on the other side For I hope it will be setled in far lâ—sse time than 7. years And whereas you write that the fault is mâ—st in your Ministers I easily believe that to be true But then they should have bin dealt withall before hand and made plyable especially in Edenborow or els some others appointed in the roome of such as disliked And since your Grace is of opinion that a sharper course would do more good and that you would have taken such with Master Ramsey if my Lords had not alter'd your opinion His Majesty leaves you to take that course both with him and others as you shall finde fittest for his service and the Churches And for the Postscript I am sorry as well as you for Master Rollock and that is all I have to say of him So desiring God to blesse you through these troubles I leave you c. Will. Cant. Septemb. 4. 1637. On the 11. of September 1637 the Archbishop writ another Letter to the Lord of Trâ—quâ—â—re Part whereof câ—ncerning the Scottish Liturgy I have hâ—re inserted discovering how zeaâ—ous and active his little Grace was in it My very good Lord I Have received your Letters of Aug. 20. And am very glad to read in them that mine came safe to you by your servant For the businesse I had some little inkling given me by my â— Sterling about the stay of the service But till I read your Letter I did not believe it possible that way should be given to an Interdiction especially considering how strongly you had ever opposed it and withall how weak Note and uncounsellable at least in my judgement the thing it selfe was For they could not but fore-see that that course would adde a great deale of heartning and encouragement to the Puritan Party And therefore t is no wonder if such Lords and others as were ill-affected to the Lyturgy were easie in giving way to that Counsell which they could not but see would advance to their own ends But that my Lord of Rosse should give the advice and my L. of St Andrews follow it with such stifnesse may be a wonder to any man that knowes them and the businesse My Lord of St Andrews hath lately writtten to me that my Lord of Rosse was gone into his Diocesse But for my part I did not think that all the rest would have gone away and left the businesse For they cannot but think that the adverse part would make use of the present time to put further difficulties upon the work And therefore they should have been as carefull to uphold it my Lord of Rosse especially whose hand hath been as much in it as the most But since they are gone His Majesty takes it extremely well from my Lords of Edenborow Galloway and Dunblane that they stay and attend the businesse as well as they can But he hath expresly commanded me to give your Lordship thanks for staying with them Note and keeping them so well in heart For as the businesse is now foyled if you doe not
first place His Letters were all of this forme two whereof I have signed with his own hand and thus endorsed A Copy of those Letters which by Warrant from the Lords I wrote to the severall Bishops within my Province c. in the businesse of Scotland My very good Lord. I Have received an Order from the Lords of his Majesties most Honorable Privie-Councell giving me notice of the great preparations made by some in Scotland both of Armes and all other necessaries for Warre And that this can have no other end then to invade or annoy this his Majesties Kingdome of England For his Majesty having a good while since most graciously yeelded to their demands for securing the Religion by Law established amongst them hath made it appeare to the World That it is not Religion Note but Sedition that stirres in them and fills them with this most irreligious disobedience which at last breaks forth into a high degree of Treason against their Lawfull Soveraign In this case of so great danger both to the State and Church of England your Lordship I doubt not and your Clergy under you will not only be vigilant against the close workings of any Pretenders in that kinde but very free also to your power and proportion of meanes left to the Church to contribute towards the raising of such an Army as Note by Gods blessing and his Majesties care may secure this Church and Kingdome from all intended violence And according to the Order sent unto me by the Lords a Copy whereof you shall herewith receive these are to pray your Lordship to give a good example in your own person And withall convenient speed to call your Clergy and the abler Schoole-Masters as well those which are in peculiars as others and excite them by your self or such Commissioners as you will answer for to contribute to this great and necessary service in which if they give not a good example they will be much to blame But you are to call no poore Curats nor Stipendaries but such as in other legall wayes of payment have been and are by Order of Law bound to pay The proportion I know not well how to prescribe to you but I hope they of your Clergy whom God hath blessed with better Estates then ordinary will give freely and thereby help the want of meanes in others And I hope also your Lordship will so order it as that every man will at the least give after the proportion of three shillings tenne pence in the pound of the valuation of his living Note or other preferment in the Kings Books And this I thought fit to let you further know That if any men have double Benefices or a Benefice and a Prebende or the like in divers Diocesses yet your Lordship must call upon them onely for such preferments as they have within your Diocesse and leave them to pay for any other which they hold to that Bishop in whose Diocesse their other preferments are As for the time your Lordship must use all the diligence you can and send up the moneys if it be possible by the first of May next And for your Indemnity the Lord Treasurer is commanded to give you such discharge by striking a Talley or Talleys upon your severall payments into the Exchequer as shall be fit to secure you without your charge And of this service you must not faile So to Gods blessed protection I leave you and rest Your Lordships very loving Friend and Brother W. Cant. Lambeth Ianuar. ult 1638. Your Lordships must further be pleased to send up a List of the names of Note such as refuse this service within your Diocesse but I hope none will put you to that trouble It is expected that your Lordship and every other Bishop expresse by it selfe and not in the generall sum of his Clergy that which himselfe gives On the eleventh of February 1638. he wrot this Letter to Sir Iohn Lamb his creture Deane of the Arches for a Contribution among the Doctors of the Law at Doctors Commons and elsewhere without Warrant the Originall whereof I found among Sir Iohn Lambes sequestred writings together with the first draught of it with the Archbishops owne hand-writing After my hearty Commendations c. I Have received a Warrant from the Lords of His Majesties most honourable Privie-Councell which requires me to write to all the Bishops in my Province to call their Clergy together and put them in minde of the great danger which this Kingdome is in by the Trayterous Conspiracies of some ill-affected in Scotland These seditious persons have begun and continued hitherto their foule Disloyalty under the pretence of Religion which by factious spirits in all times is made the cloak to cover and hide if it might be their designes But now it appeares clearely to the State that they daily strengthen themselves by Armes and Munition and other preparations for Warre And though his Majesty hath graciously condescended to more then they could justly aske in all things concerning their Religion and their Lawes yet they goe on still and are satisfied with nothing but their Rebellious Disobedience and have no lesse ayme then to invade or annoy England The Letters to the severall Bishops I have sent as I was commanded and I doubt not but they and the Clergy in generall will give very freely towards this great and necessary defence of the Kingdome And because this great and common danger cannot be kept off but by a common defence and for that the Reverend Judges and others of the Common-Law have bountifully expressed themselves already I am required to write to you also that you calling to you the rest of the Doctors of the Commons propose to them now while most of them are together this great and waighty businesse belonging as much to their defence as to other mens and let every man set downe what hee will give to this service When this is done I will acquaint his Majestie with it and yours and their forwardnesse herein And it is expected that you hasten this with all convenient speed So to Gods blessed protection I leave you and rest Your very loving friend W. Cant. Lambeth Feb. 11. 1638. You must send to such Chancellours and Officialls as are not at the Commons but at their severall Residencies And if you give them a good example here I doubt not but they will follow it You shall not need to call Sir H. Martin for his Majesty will send to him himselfe and looks for a greater summe then in an ordinary way Upon these Letters of the Archbishop the Bishops in each Diocesse summoned their Clergie before them exhorted them by publique speeches to a liberall contribution against the Scotish Rebels as they stiled them and Dr. Pierce Bishop of Bath and Wells among other Motives used this as a very effectuall one to excite his Clergy to an extraordinary liberality towards the maintenance of this War because it was
s. 10. d. in the pound without deduction of Tenths The most gave after 4. s. some after 5. s. some after 6. s. in the pound Much of the money is paid in and I suppose it will be all in Mr. Commissaryes hands by the 26. of this moneth the day appointed for the payment I doubt not but the Clergy of England will teach the Ministers of Scotland Duty and Obedience And if their Laity will be taught the like by ours His Majesty I hope will have a royall and joyfull Progresse into Scotland which God grant At this meeting I understood that Doctor Mickle-thwait is the man in nomination for Sandy He is my old acquaintance and very good friend whom I love with all my heart for I take him to be a right man for the Church and if it might please God that he might be better accommodated neerer his own meanes I thinke we should mutually rejoyce No parsonage of England could sit me better then Sandy Note It is of good value it would draw me out of that corner where my stirring for the Church-rights makes me lesse acceptable with some great hands It brings me into the neighbour-hood of my best friends Doctor More and Doctor Martin and sets me within a small distance of Bedford where I shall be ready at hand to assist any service for the Church and King though I am not ignorant that my devotion that way hath done me no great good amongst some no meane ones and paradventure Mr. Thorne may suffer a litle for such imployments To Mr. Thorne I shewed your Letter and he shewed me Wallingers Petition to the Lords To him I spake nothing at all about it but I beseech you give me leave to vent my thoughts of it to you The hands that delivered it may be a Commoners of Bedford but the head that devised it hath the countenance of a Commissary rather then a Commoner of that Town the inditer maketh familiar use of divers words that come not within the Cognisance nor liberty of the Town of Bedford Their Charter surely reacheth not to take up errors and strayes of youth that are laid hold on at Oxford I am afraid that some retainers to the Commissaryes Court cast an evill eye upon him because it is like enough he may cast an eye upon some evill that may be done there I shall not easily beleeve that either Smith late vicar of St. Pauls or Collyer have trayned up their Auditors to be so zealous to have the King prayed for according to Canon I would to God they and all the Churches of England might be tryed with a Prayer for the Kings happy journey and joyfull return out of Scotland to see how zealously they would pray for the conversion or confusion of their own Faction and how they would make the Pulpits ring with invectives against Puritan Rebellion and Traytors which as yet are silent enough When Treason and Rebels is with like zeale detested and declaimed against in Puritans as in Papists I shall beleeve there is some Religion and Piety in that Generation Sir you will pardon me if I am thus profuse and loose with you where I have not a window to the heart I am reserved and close enough Thus with remembrance of my due respects and best wishes I rest At your service ever to be commanded John Pocklington Yevelden March 4. 1638. The King asisted with these Contributions raised an Army and marched into the * See the Breviate of the Archbishops life page 22 North against the Scots departing from London North-ward March 27. 1639 and through Gods blessing on the 17 of Iune following a happy Pacification and Agreement was concluded and ratified between His Majesty and His Subjects of Scotland and thereupon the Armies disbanding and all parties returned home with much joy and contentment But Canterbury upon his Majesties return disliking the Articles of Accomodation as prejudiciall to the Lordly Prelacie and giving overmuch Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction to the generall Assembly of Scotland was very much discontented and offended at this happy Pacification stiling it a very dishonourable Peace to His Majesty and exceeding prejudiciall to the Church telling His Majesty that it was made by a company of hunting Lords who regarded their own sports and pleasures more then His Majesties honor or the honor and safety of the Church and Realm and by his violent importunity caused His Majesty to dissolve and Nullifie the Pacification as dishonorable And by Proclamation dated August 11. 1639. to call in some papers dispersed concerning the Pacification as scandalous ordering them to be publikely burnt by the hand of the common Hangman ingaging His Majesty in a new resolution to subdue the Scots and establish both a Lordly Prelacy and Liturgy amongst them by force of Armes Which being resolved on by the perswasion of this Arch-Incendiary he thereupon projects and resolves upon new wayes of raysing moneys without a Parliament by way of Loane and thereupon combines with Windebank to send for severall Officers Iudges Servants of the King and Queen and others before the Lords of the Councell to lend such fums of money towards the raysing of a new Army and maintaining of a new War against the Scots as he was pleased to prescribe Hereupon in November 1639. by the Arch-bishops directions and procurement divers Persons were sent for before the Councell Table to lend and contribute towards the maintenance of this civill Warre on whom they imposed severall sums before hand which they must be inforced to contribute as appears by these severall Lists under Windebanks hand 14. Novemb. 1639. A List of those that are to Lend Mr. Iustice Crawley 500. l. Mr. Iustice Rives 500. l. Mr. Solicitor Herbert 500. l. Mr. Surveyor 1000. l. Mr. Comptroller 500. l. Sir Robert Banaster 1000. l. Sir Paul Pinder 50000. l. Mr. Henly 6000. l. Strangers 20000. l. Danby 10000. l. Gib 10000. l. December 5. 1639. as the Arch-bishops Diary informes us The King Declared His resolution for a Parliament in case of the Sottish Rebellion * See The Breviat of his life page 22 The fiâ—sst movers of it were the Lord Deputy of Ireland the Archbishop and a resolution voted at the Board to assist the King in extraordinary wayes if the Parliament should prove peevish and refuse to grant Subsidies to maintain this Warre the calling of this Parliament being made but a Stale to serve this Archprelates papall ends and designes against the Scots And to testify this he most illegally in February 1639. after Writs for calling this Parliament issued caused this list of names and sums to be given in to the councell Table of Parties that must lend the sums assessed by him for support of these Wars who were sent for accordingly before the Lords and many of them there enforced to lend Sir Henry Martin 3000. l. Sir Iohn Lamb 2000. l. Dr. Duck 1500. l. Dr. Eden 1500. l. Sir Nathaniel Brent 500. l. Mr. of the
Roles 2000. l. Sir Edward Leech 2000. l. The six Clearks 6000. l. The Lady Cambden 5000. l. Baron Westoâ— 500. l. Baron Trevor 4000. l. Baron Hendon 3000. l. Sir Thomas Fanshew 1000. l. Sir Peter Osborne 1000. l. Sir Robert Pye 2000. l. Sir Edward Sawyer 500. l. Sir Charles Herbert 1000. l. Sir Edward Powell 2000. l. Sir Sidney Mountague 2000. l. Sir Ralph Freemaâ— 2000. l Mr. Iohn Packer 1000. l. Morley 2000. l. Massam 4000. l. Surveyor of the Works 1000. l. Sir Richard Wynne 3000. l. Iames Maxwell 2000. l. Patrick Mall 20â—0 l. Iames Leviston 1000. l. George Kirk 2000. l. William Murrey 1000. l. Henry Murrey 2000. l. Eâ—dymion Porter 1000. l. Sir Henry Mildmay 2000. l. Sir William Vdall 1000. l. Sir Edward Varne 1000. l. Sir Richard Younge 1000. l. Mr. Audley 4000. l. Sir Miles Fleetwood 1000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudiard 500. l. The Attorny of the Wards 1000. l. Mr. Chamberlin 1000. l. The Attorny of the Dutchy 500. l. Mr. Cofferor 3000. l. Sir Thomas Merry 2000. l. Mr. Fenner 1000. l. Sir Richard Manley 500. l. Mr. Comptroler of the Works 500. l. Lord Chief Iustice Branstâ—n 500. l. Mr. Iustice Barkley 1000. l. Mr. Iustice Crook 1000. l. Sir Thomas Hatten 1000. l. Sir Iohn Winter 1000. l. Mr. Attorny Ball 500. l. Mr. Sollicitor Winne 500. l. Serjeant Whitfield 500. l. Mr. Iustice Iones 500. l. Mr. Henly 5000. l. Lord Chief Iustice Litleton 1000. l. Sollicitor Lane 500. l. In this Schedule there weâ—â— divers names of Noblemen and others inserted with blanks left for the sums they were to lend And the Officers of Star-chamber Chancery other Courts here omitted were likewise therein ordered to be sent for under which the Archbishop with his own hand writ these directions To cal upon the Lord Keeper for these Names Call for Names Which cleerly manifests this sending for all these to lend the sums here specified to be his project and that he was the chief Actor in these Assessments of them The most of whom were enforced to lend 38000. l. being subscribed before the Lords of the Councell by some of these persons in one day and 10000. l. another day as appears by a Note under Windebanks hand Moreover I found this ensuing List of Names and Sums under Windebanks hand 6. March 1639. Kings Servants to be warned on Friday These in this Paper now absent to be sent for against Wednesday to Mr. Solicitor Herbert gr Sir Gdward Griffin 1000. l. gr Sir Edward Savage 500. respect â—Sir Iohn Trevor 1000. Mr. Iohn Frecheville 500. gr â—Sir Iohn Maynard 500. Sir Henry Herbert 1000. Sir Francis Vincent 500. Sir Iohn Smith 500. Sir Thomas Walsingham 500. Mr. Solicitor 500. Sir Lionel Palmage 2000. gr Mr. Thomas Fotherley 500. refus Sir William Ashton 500. Sir Thomas Richardson 1000. gr Mr. Edmund Windham 500. gr Mr. Pye 3000. Mr. Ioh Mannors of Hadden 2000. Massam 2000. He will give his own Bond the Lords will bring it down to 1000. l. Mr. William Walter 500. Mr. Edmund Dunch 500. gr Capt. Richard Crane 500. Sir Thomas Ashton 500. Mr. William Corytâ—n 500. gr Sir Iames Thynne 3000. gr Sir Henry Newton 1000. resp â—Mr Henry Frederick Thynne 2000. Sir Ralph Hopton 500. Sir William Savile 1000. gr Mr. Iames Maxwell 2000. Mr. Patrick Mawle 2000. He is to do what he can gr Mr. Iames Levingston â—000 gr Mr. George Kirk 2000. gr Mr. William Murray 1000. gr Mr. Henry Murray 1000. gr Mr. Endymion Porter 1000. How much of these sums were lent or contributed I cannot certainly define but on April 13. 1640. the Parliament called about the Scots assembled wherein many Subsidies were demanded to be presently granted and levied before any grievances redressed in conclusion after much debate the Parliament on the 5. of May was suddenly dissolved and no Subsidies given but then the Convocation was continued by the Archbishops means who granted the King a large Benevolence to continue for 3. whole years in nature of 3. intire Subsidies to maintain this war against all Law to be paid in and levied under severest penalties of which more in due place and made 17. Canons exceeding prejudiciall to the Kings Prerogative the Parliaments Subjects Liberties in justifying and establishing divers Popish Innovations in Religion in affront of the Parliament upon whose dissolution divers illegall means were set on foot by Canterbury and his Confederates to raise moneyes to support this war as forced Loans divers Aldermen of London being imprisoned in the Tower for refusing to certifie names of Persons within their severall Wards for to lend by enforcing Shipmoney Coat and Conduct money in the Countries more then ever By Commanding by a speciall Proclamation Aug. 20. 1640. all the Nobility Knights Gentlemen and those who held Lands of the King to attend him at the Army with horses men and arms in this service according to their abilities and estates Hereupon a great Army was raised in the North and a bloody war likely to have ensued but that God by his overruling Providence happily appeased it without bloodshed by a Treaty first and then by an Act of Pacification and Oblivion passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms What Tumults and Libels the Archbishops breaking the first Pacification with the Scots and after that the Parliament occasioned to the endangering of his Person you may read out of his own Diary in the Breviate of his life pag. 22 23 which I will not repeat That he had the principall hand in exciting and directing these wars will appear by the Lord Conwayes Letters to him who had then the Command of the Northern forces the extracts of some whereof out of the very Originalls I shall here present you with The first is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Received Iunij 12. 1640. my Lord Conway his Iudgement concerning popular Tumults now in England May it please Your Grace I Have received two Letters from you Note the one by Mr. Treâ—orers conveyance wherein you were pleased to let me know what the disorder at Lambâ—eth was the mutinies of the base multitude are not to be feard nor to be neglected the chief inciters are to be castigated and that quickly if there were persons fitting to be Heads to a discontented multitude there were some danger if those men could not be secured but he that feares any Head that can be given to any discontented Body here in England will be afraid like boyes and women of a Turnep cut like a deaths head with a candle in it All these accidents must be overcome with patience dexterity and courage If the end whither one would go cannot be attained with that speed is desired learn of Seamen to lye by a wind and gain ground by boarding I do assure my self that if wise thoughts be with courage put in execution all difficulties will be overcome there must not be any fainting by the way if the heart fail the legs will never leap over the dâ—â—ch
doe buy whole streets of houses in Paris Lordships in the Country and when they first came hither they were but poore beggers now they keep Coaches what houses have they built in the Covent-garden and what faire houses do they built in Lincoln In-fields And the City must lend money to build them in other mens name And to hide all the Papist will have the Paâ—liament to be held at Yorke and thereby to undoe this poore City The second Paper was as followeth Gentlemen and others that are Christians assist us for the truth of the Gospell that is like to be extinguished viz. The Popes Nuntio doth protest to make us all Roman Catholiques the Ambassador of the Anti-Christ Sir Iohn Winter whose kindred were of the Gunpouder Treason is his associate and doth trust to worke that treachery upon us Sir Kellam Dighigh a maintainer of that Society is going to Rome and the ship-money must defray him as the Queenes Mother and the froggs of Hell in Somerset House Finis Coronet opus For Wednesday next Besides these papers the Apprentices of London drew up and presented this ensuing Petition to the Lord Major and Aldermen of London which was sent to Secretary Windebanke and endorsed with his own hand To the Right Honourable the Lord Major and the Worshipfull Aldermen his Brethren The humble Petition of the Apprentices of London whose Names are under written in the behalf of themselves and others In all submissive manner sheweth THat it is well known unto this Honourable Court that there are many thousand Apprentices in this City with whom their Parents and friends have given some two hundred pounds some more some lesse sums of Money to Merchants or other Tradesmen in London who are bound for severall tearmes of yeares to be trained up in their severall Callings That at the end of their Apprentiship they might exercise their Trades according to the Custome and Charter of the City of London That by reason of the great number of Monopolies Patents and Impositions upon Commodities and Manufactures the Trade of the City is so burthened that to the Petitioners knowledge divers of their Masters are not able to live of their Trades to maintain themselves and their families That many Factors and others have been made free by Redemption together with the liberty that Forraigners use in this City contrary to the Custome and Lawes in that case Ordained and Provided whereby your Petitioners evidently perceive that they are deprived of all hope to live by their calling and that the freedome of this City will not be a benefit but a burthen to them unlesse some speedy course be taken for redresse Further sheweth That by the multitude of Papists Priest and Iesuits residing in and about this City many weak in Learning and young in understanding are subject by their subtill delusions to be drawn away to Romish Religion That many feares are upon us by reason of their audatious and insolent carriages and demeanor in speeches and their furnishing themselves with Armes threatning the ruine of this City which hath been famous for exercise of Trade and Religion May it therefore please this Honourable Court to take the Premisses into due and serious consideration and to be pleased to the future encouragement and lively-hood of the Petitioners who are the inferiour members of this City speedily to move the Kings most excellent Majesty that the evills and feares afore specified may be removed and others in your power may be redressed that so your Petitioners may with cheerfulnesse discharge their duties to Almighty God his Sacred Majesty and their respective Masters And your Petitioners shall be ever bound to pray About the yeer 1635. the Priests and Iesuits by means of Windebanke Canterbury Note and the Lord Treasurer of England procured Mr. Rooks the searcher of Dover to be extrajudicially removed from his place and two professed Popish Recusants Turbervile Morgan and Charls Powell to be thrust into it who held it for the use of Father Leander a Benedictine and Father Price Generall of that Order the former once Chamber-fellow to the Archb of Canterbury in St. Iohns in Oxford and sent over into England to helpe the reconciliation with Rome in which he was very active By meanes whereof the Priests or Jesuits Papists and their Agents had free Passage till this very Parliament in and out of the Realm without search or molestation conveyed their Intelligences to and from Rome and other places with greater security yea sent over divers Gentlemen and Gentlewomen to forraigne Monasteries Seminaries Nunneries without any obstacle dreaming hereupon of nothing else but an absolute triumph over the Protestants and a speedy extirpation of their Religion throughout all our three Kingdomes Whiles we ingaged in this civil war with Scotland by the Prelaticall and Popish parâ—y these Conspirators prepared a great Spanish Fleet to invade us and joyn with the Papists in England then in Arms most of our Captains and Commanders being professed Papists to cut all the Hereticks and Protestants throats while embroyled in a civil war and busied in murdring one another as I have * The Royall Popish Favourite p. 58 59. elswhere manifested But the admirable Providence of our ever gracious God secured us from their bloudy designs by stirring up the Hollanders miraculously to encounter and vanquish that puissant Fleet of Spaniards notwithstanding all the assistance and protection they received from us at which the * See the Breviate of his life p. 22. Archbishop of Canterbury and Spanish Faction were exceeding angry and discontented and by making a happy Accommodation betweene the King and our Brethren of Scotland Iune the 17. 1639. before the Spaniards arrivall on our coasts which was not till about the beginning of October But this Parliament was no sooner called but dissolved againe by the Arch-Bishops and Papists solicitations and a new war resolved on with more vigour and violency then the former Hereupon Secretary Windebanke the great Agent for the Arch-Bishop Queen and Papists writing to his Sonne Tom Windâ—banke then at Paris negotiating the Palsgraves enlargement concerning the Scottish affaires gives this direction to him among others TOm Note c. If you see Doctor Smith the Bishop of Calâ—edon there who is a great confident of the Cardinull he may be a fit instrument to make some discovery of the intelligence the Scots hold there but this must be with great caution c. Your very loving Father Francis Windebanck Drury-lane 12. Decemb. 1639. It seems both the Secretary and his Son had some interest in and acquaintance with this Bishop else they would not make use of him for their Intelligencer These Wars and the Papist forwardnesse to assist his Majesty in them gave great incouragement as it seemes to Cardinall Barbarino to ingratiate himself further with his Majesty as this Clause of Mr. Iohn Graves his letter to the Archbishop endorsed with his own hand thus Recep March 27. 1640.
the Pope to send so many fulminate Breeves to these Kingdomes to hinder the Oath of Allegiance and lawfull obedience to their temporall Prince that they might still fish in troubled waters Their damnable doctrine to destroy and depose Kings hath been the cause of the Civil Wars likely to befall these Kingdoms if God in his mercy do not stop it They have been the cause of the Monopolies projected in this Kingdome especially concerning Soape the Forrest of Dean and marking of * Granted to Captain Read chief Agent for the Iesuits See Romes Master-piece pag. 20 21 2â— Butter Caske where all the Parties were Partners and Confederates of the Iesuits as Sir Bazill Brookes sir Iohn Winter and a brother in Law of the said sir Iohns that lived in Worcestershire and Mr. Ployden whose servant called Baldwyn in my presence about a yeare since did deliver to Captaine Read a substitute of the Iesuits a hundred pounds to be given to a Iesuite who lived in his house They have their Lay Brethren which collect duely their Annuities and Rents and play the Merchants transporting Cloth other Merchandizes of great value I doe know one Brother in Law to Captaine Read who continually Trades in Merchandizes who is a Novice of theirs and one Cuâ—bert of Lancaâ—hire who collects their Rents and one Grey of Barwicke they are protected by the Spanish Embassadour and live at his house They have their Merchants in London namely one Evans worth fifty thousand pounds who meanes to make them his Heires and dis-inherit his Kindred Doctor Moore also is their Agent and puts out this money to Interest This Evans who was appointed to be Sheriffe of London last yeare by their perswasion did goe out of London and refused to accept of it and by them was sent into the Country and lived retired till Michaelmas was past and escaped to be Sheriffe of Middlesex and paid no Fine for refusing the said Office being till the time was past in obscurity * See Romes Master-peece p. 2â— to 25. Captaine Read a Scotish man now Lieutenant Colonel in Ireland under Col. Henry Bruce is also one of their Agents and lets their buildings in Long Acre and other parts of London for their use especially the faire buildings in Lincolnssnne-fields inhabited sometimes by George Gage and at his death left to my Lady Gardner where the Iesuits ordinarily resorted It is thought that Mr. Newton who built all those faire houses in Queenes-street is their Agent for of himselfe he was never so able as to build the hundreth part of them It is strange to see the straâ—agems which they use with their Penitents concerning to Oath of Allegiance If they be poor they tell them flatly when they are demanded to take the Oath that it is damnable and no wayes to be allowed by the Church If they be of the richer sort they say they may do as their Conscience will inspire them And there be some of them that make no Conscience at all to have it taken so oft as they are demanded It is no lesse strange to see Note what great Treasures they have heaped up and made four Colledges in Flanders onely of Annuities of their moneys and such houses as are now appertaining unto them From Mr. Sackvile they got ten thousand pounds and afterwards most miserably dismist him Note so that he was constreined to begge And after great threatning they allowed him of all his meanes only a hundred pound per annum during life The like deceâ—t they did use to the whole Regiment of my Lord Vaux in Flanders which for the most part were composed of younger Brothers who at their perswasions sold their Lands and Annuities and gave them their moneys assuring them that they should lose nothing and get all again But when they came in their great necessities and demanded it they absolutely refused them and so they saw the most part of those younger Gentlemen perish for want in Hospitals The like they did with above two hundred Gentlewomen of good extraction whom they seduced and got from them their portions the least having a thousand pounds for lesse they would not take and when they came to Flanders Note they were committed to the charge of Mistresse Mary Ward who forced them to labour with their hands and live in great misery with bread and water And at last like gallopping Nuns made thirty of them to take their Iourney to Rome and Naples and there to teach young Children When it came to the Popes knowledge he made a thundring Bull against them either to enter into a Monastry or else within fifteen dayes to depart the Territorirs of Rome and within forty dayes all Italy but afterwards this Bull was retracted The Colledge of Saint Omers is no lesse memorable which was erected by Pope Gregory the thirteenth and partly indowed by the King of Spain with great meanes The Iesuits neverthelesse insatiable cormorants have by their allurements got great wealth from England under pretence to nourish some Students which in time might labour in this Vineyard some by Testament others by Donation have left meanes to bring up some two some three and payd twenty five and thirty pounds per annum But since they are not willing to undergo the toil to take it yeerly but have enticed the Donators to give them some three some four and some five hundred pounds and in my knowledge they got in this manner for nourishing above two hundred so that they have extorted and got great sums of money from this Kingdome to the great prejudice of the State The wise State of Venice foreseeing their ambition to creep into the knowledge of their Government Note and to Conquer high Territories by tricks unlawfull means and sleights By Order of their great Councell they were adjudged to be banished for ever their Dominions and never to return thither till they had the consent of the whole Senate which is impossible to be obtained although the French King and the Pope have laboured sundry times yet in vain And also the said State did declare That whosoever should speake in their favour for their re-establishing should be degraded of his Honor and his Posterity after him and loose all his goods and the like should befall to them that send their children to their colledges Would to God such Lawes were made in these Dominions severely to punish the Parents for sending their Children to Iesuits Colledges And to conclude they should be expelled from all humane society as unsit to be dealt with for their equivocation and mentall reservation never telling the truth being mortall enemies to all charity and the true fore-runners of Antichrist oppugning all verity and taking all for themselves without Communication of good to others And as for those that are beyond Seas in their Colledges it were more then necessary to make a Decree that within a short time prefixed they should return to their Native soil under
Signior Georgio's here carrying clothed in mans apparell thorough England Scotland France and Italy his sweet heart Engenius Bonny a daughter of the Yeoman of His Majesties Wine Celler After Signior Georgio he sent hither a new Nuntio Count Rossetti Note a Noble man of Ferrara but of better carriage then his other deceased whom hee intended to make Cardinall in leiu of the other defunct As soone as Walter Mountague heard of Signior Georgio's death he sent his Chaplaine Post to Rome Note with Letters from Her Majesty intreating his Holynesse to make him Cardinall The Popes answer was he would gladly condiscend to that motion If she would oblige her selfe to make an estate to him for his maintenance conformable to a Cardinall So was it dasht And so will all correspondency bee hereafter with that Court by the wise and grave Councell of the Parliament So that Master Penricke Agent in that Court for the Queene be called backe And a certaine Knight of the Order of Saint Iohn of Ierusalem whom Count Rosetti intends to send hither to keepe correspondency be likewise dismist from hence which done all that Project will end in smoake Alwayes provided that Master Mountague Sir Toby Matthew Sir Kenelme Digby Sir Iohn Winter be removed and barr'd from going to Rome or to any of his Holinesse Territories Not yet to Italy for feare of sedition and keeping correspondency with their associates I heard a French Gentleman of good worth say that hee had seene a Breve from Rome with this Inscription Tobiae Mattheo Sacerdoti sociâ—tatis Iesu which is To Toby Matthew Priest of the Order of Iesus wherein inter alia was Confirma Amazonas illas quae strenue laborant in vinea pro Christo. Note First Confirme those Amazonian Court Ladyes that is those brave Catholike Catamountaines of the Popish faction that labour â—ustily for the advancement of Popery Touching the fifth point in my Iudgement Roman Catholikes especially those that have lands and goods should bee stopt from going over Sea In respect by the selling and Mortgazing of their Lands the money is transported to forreigne parts and there spent whereby the Kingdome is depauperated His Majestie looses his yearely pay for their Recusancy the Shites where they remained are disabled to pay so much subsedies as formerly in time of their Residence And finally the poore looseth much by their absence This voluntary Relation of this ancient Intelligent Popish-Priest which I finde to bee generally true and reall by orher Letters and Intelligence and concurring with the Plot discovered to the Archbishop and King Himselfe in my Romes Master-peece in most particulars touching the Jesuites Scottish troubles Popes Nuncioes and other Instruments of his here nominated gives much luster and confirmation to many of the premises and some ensuing passages therefore I could not well omit it though it be somewhat tedious But to proceed the 2d intended Civill War against the Scots ceasing contrary to the Prelates expectations through the overruling providence of God both in the rude Common Souldiers who refused to serve under their Popish Commanders some of whom they murthered declayming against the Bishops breakiwg down their New-Rayles Altars Crucifixes in diverse places and in sundry of our Nobles who Petitioned His Majestie for a Parliament and New Treaty with the Scotts together with the Generall opposition of Ministers and people against the new Canons and c. Oath which put a period to this Warre without bloud-shed hereupon there were sundry New desperate Plots Conspiracies Councells entred into by the Popish and Prelaticall party to undermine this Parliament soone after it was first Assembled and imbroyle all our Kingdomes in New Civill Warres and distractions more dangerous then the former of which I shall give you a short hiâ— out of the Commons Journall and some other papers letters examinations which have come unto my hands February 10. 1640. There were foure Genâ—lemen of the House of Commons went up to the Lords * Diurnall Occurrences p. 36. to discover a great designe on foote among the Papists in England Ireland and Wales That there were in Lancashire one thousand five hundred NOTE in Ireland eight thousand Papists in Armes and many thousands in South-Wales and North-Wales well payd and provided for by the Earle of Strafford Earle of Worcester and others and did use frequently to goe to Masse at the sound of the drum There was also a great Nobleman in Wales that bought up all the Provisions hee could kept Corne enough for three yeares and got all the Arms he could and had a strong Commission to furnish whom hee would And there was also a Letter brought to the house as from Secretary Windebanke in the Queenes name to have all the Papists fast every Saturday for the good successe of that designe Whereupon there was also this day an order made that all Iudges in the next Circuits at the Assizes should put the Law in execution against Iesuites and Priests and make returne of the proceedings herein to the Parliament Upon this occasion * The Diurnall Occurrences p. 42. February 22. There was a Message from the Lords for a Conference with both Houses for the disbanding of the Irish Army and the removing of Papists from the Court and the English Papists in the Queenes house-hold * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 93. 94. May 5. 1641. There was discovered to the House of Commons a strange conspiration in agitation against the whole body of the Kingdom for the landing and bringing in of a French Army to which our English Army should be joyned which were all to meete by the 22. of this Moneth whereupon the House sent out diverse warrants for Master Henry Perry Colonell Goring Sir Iohn Suckling Master Henry Jermyn and others as conspirators therein to appeare before the House of Commons the next day There was also intelligence given to the House of Commons of 1400. barrells of Powder that were prepared in readinesse and loaden by stealth to bee carried away by the appointment of the Conspirators upon which the Commons appointed some of the House to make further enquiry thereof Hereupon most of the parties upon this discovery fled into France and had passes to transport them without search from the King May 14. * The Diurnal Occurrences pag. 102 There was a Report in the Commons House of a Iesuite That should say it being noised the Parliament House was on fire the time was not yet come but it would bee so ere long and of another that should say there would bee many fatherlesse Children in London very shortly upon which there were more warrants sent out for the attaching of those Iesuites May 19. Ibid. pag. 106 There was one Newton a Priest an English man which belonged to the Spanish Ambassadour committed to the Gate-House also a Message was sent to the Lords desiring that the French Letters might bee stopt this weeke as they were the last and viewed
the principall contrivers and abbetters of this conspiracy in which all the Irish Popish Bishops Priests Friars Iesuits and scattered like Frogs in severall Popish Kingdoms and Seminaries were very active I shall onely adde to this That William O Conner an Irish Priest servant to the Queen-Mother who lodged at one Mistris Scarlets house in Coven-Garden and shifted his habit very often to disguise himself coming to one Anne Hussey an Irish Gentlewoman a little after Easter 1640. with another Irish man in his company having a long gray coat a sword girt close to his side to her lodging and going with her thence to Mistris Prinocks house in the Strand she demanded of O Conner who his companion was who answered he was one of the number of 7000. that were in privat pay AND IN READINES TO AYD THE CATHOLICKS Note AND TO OUT THE PROTESTANTS THROATS THAT SHOULD RESIST THEM and that he was one who played on the Flute to the Drum After which about the end of July 1640. he came to her foresaid lodging and said He came upon great occasion and in great haste and he must immediatly return back for he had three Letters from the Queen-Mother to deliver to three Ambassadors the Spanish the Venetian the French Note TO SEND TO THE POPE FROM WHOM OR FROM HIS LEGATE WE MUST KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN THE SUBDUING OF THE PROTESTANTS That they must first BEGIN TO CONQUER ENGLAND BEFORE IRELAND Being demanded by him How or in what manner will they begin with England And when will it be He replyed When the King goes to Scotland To which she answering There was no hopes of the Kings going to Scotland He replyed He warrant you he doth He further added That he had long been imployed by the Queen-Mother in her businesse with all the Princes of Christendom That they had some designe to cut off and kill the King adding That they would kill an Heretick at any time for the advancement of the Mother-Church of Rome and swore by Saint Francis and Saint Dominick that he would do it He further said He was bound to keep the Queen-Mothers secrets and that he would be burnt in fire before he would reveal them All this she discovered soon after to the Lords of the Councell by whom and by severall Iustices of Peace she was examined upon Oath and produced Letters of this Priest written to her with his own hand whereupon he was Committed close Prisoner to the Gate-house where he yet remaines unprocâ—eded against After this she attested it in the Parliament House upon Oath before the Rebellion brake forth and witnessed it since upon Oath at the Archbishops Tryall who said she was mad when she attested it at the Councell Table demanding of her how she durst speak any thing of this Nature of the Queen-Mother and telling her she was set on and hired by the City of London to do this Note and Commanded her to be Committed But she producing the Priests own Letter and he confessing it to be his own hand before the Lords she was sent only to one of the Sheriffs of Londons house and there secured till released by the Parliament About the time of this discourse the Earl of Worcester a great Papist and very powerfull in Southwales bordering next to Ireland procured a Commission from His Majesty for to be Lord Lieutenant and Commander in chief of all Southwales as the Lord Herbert his Son an Arch-Papist hath been since the Rebellion brake forth as appears by this Minute an Originall draught of a Letter under Secretary Windebanks own hand to the then Lord Chamberlain signifying as much HIS Majesty being well inclined to employ the Earl of Worcester in some particular service best known to himself in South-Wales Note being most confident of his Loyalty Duty and good affection to His Person and Service hath thought fit to acquaint Your Lordship therewith considering the great Power and Interest Your Lordship hath in those parts and hath commanded me in his Name to signifie his pleasure to Your Lordship that you give speedy and effectuall order to all Your Principall Officers Note Tenants and Dependents and such others as have relation to you that as soon as the said Earl shall produce any Commission or Authority from His Majesty for the performance of any service in those parts they fail not to obey His Lordship in all such thinges as by vertue of such Power given by him and His Majesty he shall require and Command This His Majesty expects Your Lordship shall do with expedition to the end Your Officers there may be the better prepared whensoever the said Earl shall exercise any such Commission from His Majesty that so His Majesties service may not suffer His Majesty hath already signified His pleasure to the Lord President of the Marches to this effect who hath yielded all obedience and conformity thereunto and His Majesty is confident that in that Your Lordship and those who have Relation to you will give place to none This coÌ„mission was ordred to be brought into the Commons house as dangerous But the happy unexpected Treaty and assembling of this Parliament frustrating the intended Massacre and Designe of subduing the Protestants in England for the present the Plot in Ireland still proceeding and was to be put in execution on the 23. of October 1641. on which day all the Forts and Towns in Ireland should have been surprised at an instant by the Popish Rebells and most of the Protestants destroyed and accordingly that very night Charlemont Fort was on the 23. of October at night surprised by Sir Phelim O Neale a principall actor and conspirator in the Rebellion who there took the Lady Calfield prisoner and murthered the young Lord Calfield her Son And at that time Sir Phelim ô Neale himself and other of his companions told her That Dublin castle and city Note and most other Forts of Ireland were surprised by their confederates the Papists that the Tower of London was taken by their party and the Archbishop of Canterbury released thence a good signe he was their friend that ENGLAND and the Protestants there were then or would be very shortly in the same or as bad a condition as Ireland and Protestants there were and some of them said that their party had taken Edenbrough castle All which was attested upon Oath by the Lady Calfield and her Gentlewoman Mistris Mary Woodrose at the Triall of Mac Mohon in the Kings * Attested on Oath at Mac â—Mohones triall by Sir William Steuart Sir William Colc Sir Williâ—m Hamilton Sir Charles Coot Sir Arthur Lofiâ—s and others Bench in Michaelmas Term last where this was likewise attested upon Oath That ALL THE PAPISTS IN ENGLAND WERE PRIVY TO THE PLOT IN IRELAND and intended the like in England which we have since experimentally found to be true Divers other Forts were the same day and soon after surprised by the Irish Rebels and
above one hundred fifty two thousand Protestants there destroyed in the first four months of the Rebellion as the Rebells themselves certified the Pope upon inquisitions of their number taken upon Oath But notwithstanding those their successefull proceedings in other parts yet through the admirable Providence of God they were prevented of the main part of their design the surprising of Dublin Castle the chief strength and Magazine of that Realm which had they gotten they had in very few dayes been Master of the whole Kingdom For the very night before the Castle should have been surprised the Plot was discovered to the Lords Iustices of Ireland by Oâ—en Connelly whereupon that design was frustrated and the Lord Maguire and Hugh Macmahone two principall men in the Conspiracy who came purposely to surprise it with other their Confederates taken Prisoners whose Examinations and Confessions together with the Lords Iustices Letter to the Earl of Leicester discovering the manner and proceedings of this Conspiracy I shall here insert I shall begin with the Relation of the Lord Maguire himself written with his own hand in the Tower and delivered by him to Sir Iohn Conyers then Lieutenant to present to the Lords in Parliament because it is the fullest BEing in Dublin Candlemas Term last was 12. moneths the Parliament then sitting Mr. Roger Moore did write to me desiring me that if I could in that spare time I would come to his house for then the Parliament did nothing but sit and adjourn expecting a Commission for the continuance thereof their former Commission being expired and that some things he had to say to me that did meerly concern me and on receipt of his Letter the new Commission for continuing the Parliament Landed and I did returne him an answer that I could not fulfill his request for that present and thereupon he himself came to Town presently after and sending to me I went to see him at his Lodging and after some little time spent in salutations he began to discourse of the many afflictions and sufferings Note of the Natives of that Kingdom and particularly in those latter times of my Lord of Straffords Government which gave distaste to the whole Kingdom and then he began to particularize the suffering of them that were the more ancient Natives as were the Irish how that on the severall Plantations they were all put out of their Ancestors Estates all which sufferings he said did beget a generall discontent over all the whole Kingdom in both the Natives to wit the Old and New Irish and that if the Gent. of the Kingdom were disposed to free themselves furtherly from the like inconvenience and get good conditions for themselves for regaining their Ancestors or at least a good part thereof Estates they could never desire a more convenient time then that time the distempers of Scotland being then on foot and did ask me what I thought of it I made him answer that I could not tell what to thinke of it such matters being altogether out of my Element then he would needs have an oath from me of secrecy which I gave him and thereupon he told me that he spoke to the best Gentlemen of Quality in Lemster and a great part of Conaght Note touching that matter and he found all of them willing thereunto if so be they could draw to them the Gent. of Vlster for which cause said he I come to speak to you then he began to lay down to me the case that I was in then overwhelmed in Debt the smalnesse of my Estate and the greatnesse of the Estate my Ancestors had and how I should be sure to get it again or at least a good part thereof and moreover how the welfare and maintaining of the Catholique Religion Note which he said undoubtedly the Parliament now in England will suppresse doth depend on it for said he it is to be feared and so much I hear from every understanding man the Parliament intends the utter subversion of our Religon by which perswasions he obtained my consent and so demanded whether any more of Vlster Gent. were in Town I told him that Philip Relly Mr. Torrilagh ô Neal Brother to Sir Phillim ô Neale and Mr. Cosloe Macmahone were in Town so for that time we parted The next day he invited Mr. Relly and I to dine with him and after dinner he sent for those other Gent. Mr. Neale and Mr. Macmaehone and when they were come he began the discourse formerly used to me to them and with the same perswasions formerly used to me he obtained their consent And then he began to discourse of the manner how it ought to be done Of the feazebility and easiness of the attempt considering matters as they then stood in England the troubles of Scotland the great number of able men in the Kingdom meaning Ireland what succours they were more then to hope for from abroad Note and the Army then raised all Irishmen and well armed meaning the Army raised by my Lord of Strafford against Scotland First that every one should endeavor to draw his own friends into that act and at least those that did live in one Country with them and when they had so done they send to the Irish in the Low-Countries and Spain Note to let them know of the day and resolution so that they be over with them by that day or soon after with supply of Armes and Munition as they could that there should be a set day appointed and every one in his own quarters should rise out that day and seize on all Armes he could get in his County and this day to be near winter so that England could not be able to send Forces into Ireland before May and by that time there was no doubt to be made but that they themselves would be supplyed by the Irish beyond Seas who he said could not misse of help from either Spain or the Pope but that his resolution was not in all things allowed For first it was resolved nothing should be done untill first they had sent to the Irish over Seas to know their advice and what hope of successe they could give for in them as they said all their hope of reliefe was and they would have both their advise and resolution before any further proceedings more then to speak to and try Gent. of the Kingdom every one as they could conveniently to see in case they would at any time grow to a resolution what to be and strength they might trust to Then Mr. Moor told them that it was to no purpose to spend much time in speaking to the Gent. for there was no doubt to be made of the Irâ—sh that they would be ready at any time And that all the doubt was in the Gent. of the Pale but he said that for his own part he was really assured when they had risen out the Pale Gent. would not stay long after at least that they would
conferre with those Colonells and that was the last August was twelve-moneth comming to Towne I met Sir Iames Dillon accidentally before I came to my Lodging who was one of those Colonells and after salutation he demanded me where my lodging was which when I told him and parted The next day being abroad about some other occasions of my owne in Towne I met him as he said comming to waite on me in my Chamber but being a good way from it he desired me to go into his own Chamber being near at hand and then began to discourse to the present sufferings and afflictions of that Kingdom and particularly of Religion Note and how they were to expect no redresse the Parliament in England intending and the Scots resolving never to lay downe Armes untill the Catholike Religion were suppressed then he likewise began to lay downe what danger it would be to suffer so many able men as was to go with them to depart the Kingdome in such a time neither saith he doth their other Gent. that are Colonells and my selfe affect our owne private profit so as to preferre it before the generall good of the Kingdome and knowing that you are well-affected thereunto and I hope said he ready to put your helping hand to it on occasion I will let you know the Resolution of those other Gent. and mine which is if we are ready to raise our men and after to seaze on the Castle where there is great store of Armes Note and arme our selves there This was the fiâ—st motion that I ever heard of taking the Castle for it never came into our thoughts formerly nor am I perswaded never would if it had not proceeded from those Colonells who were the first motioners and contrivers thereof for ought knowne to me and then to be ready to prevent and resist any danger that the Gentry of the Kingdome like thereof and helpe us for we of our selves neither are able nor will doe any thing therein without their assistance I began according to the directions that was sent with me to approve of the Resolution and also to let him know how sure he might be of the assistance of those of Ulster then he told me that for my more satisfaction I should conferre with the rest of those Colonells themselves as many as are privie to the Action and accordingly a place of meeting was appointed that after-noone and on the time and place appointed there met sir Iames himselfe Colonell Bourne and Col. Pluncket and that former discourse being renewed they began to lay downe the Obstacles to that enterprise and how they should be redressed First if there should warre ensue how there should be money had to pay the Souldiers Secondly how and where they should procure succour from forraign parts Thirdly how to draw in the Pale Gentry Fourthly who should undertake to surprize the Castle and how it should be done To the first it was answered That the Rents in the Kingdome every where not having respect whose they should be due to the Lords and Gentry thereof should be collected to pay the Souldiers and moreover they might be sure nay that there was no doubt thereof to procure money from the Pope who gave severall promises formerly to my Lord of Tyrone in case he could make way to come into Ireland Note to maintaine six thousand men yearely at his owne charge and that notwithstanding that my Lord of Tyrone was dead yet that he would continue the same forwardnesse now To the second it was answered by Colonell Bourne that helpe from abroad could not faile them for said he Colonell O Neale told me that he had or would procure in readinesse I doe not remember which of those the Colonells spoke Note or whither he spoke positive that Col. O Neale had the Armes or would procure them Armes for ten thousand men And moreover said he I make no great question that if we send into Spaine we shall not misse of Ayde for I being in London the last yeare in the Scots troubles Note I was in conference with one of the Spanish Ambassadors there then and talking of their troubles then a foote he said that if the Irish did then rise to and send into Spaine their Messengers would be received under Canopies of gold these last words he told me and some one man of those that were present privately whose name I cannot call to mind neither well remember I whether he spoke to them all or no. Then it was thought that when they were both in Armes for defence of the Catholike cause Note they would be succoured by the Catholike Princes of Christendome To the third it was Answered by Colonell Pluncket that he was as morally certaine for those were his words as he could be of any thing that the Pale Gentry would joyne with them and assist them for he said I have spoke to severall of them since my landing in the Kingdome and I finde them very ready and willing and withall I have at London spoke to some of the Committees Note and particularly to my Lord of Gormonstone to let them know his resolution and they approved of it very well and withall they knew of the former consultations by those Gentry told me by Barnewall For it was said but very secretly that the King did in these termes say to Mr. Nicholas Pluncket one of the Irish Committee then in England Note that if they would stick to him he would stick to them this I heard I thinke from the said Iohn Barnewall but in truth I am not sure whether from him or no but certaine I am that he from whom I heard it did confidently report it All this was not done at the first meeting but at three or foure meetings and so on the last meeting it was resolved to the last doubt touching seizing the Castle That Colonell Pluncket and Col. Burne should undertake that taske because they were nearer to it then any other and also seize on all the Forts Garrisons and other places where they thinke any Armes should be and in particular London Derry which should be undertaken by those of Ulster And then there was a set day appointed for the execution thereof that was the fifth of the ensuing Septemb. this being the latter end of August or the beginning of Septemb. Anno 1641. I doe not know whether and every one should make provision to rise out that day and they were named that should first succour them that should take the Castle with men presently namely sir Iames Dillon who did undertake to be with them within three or at the most foure daies with one thousand men and so much more should come to them out of the North for those two Colonells did not intend to use above one hundred men in the surprisall whereof they were to have twenty good able Gentlemen for they made account that having the Castle they with the
I am now in your hands use me as you will Note I am sure I shall be shortly Revenged And being demanded whither the Lord Maguire was one appointed to this businesse he at last said he thought he was William Parsons R. Dillon Ad. Loftus I. Temple Tho Rotherham Robert Meredith Hugh mac Mohone his Examination the 22. of March 1641. HE saith that Sir Phelim ô Nâ—ale the Lord Maguire and Philip mac Hugh ô Relli were the first complotters and contrivers of the late Rebellion in Ireland He further saith that the said Sir Phelim the said Lord Maguire and the said Philip mac Hugh ô Relli Note did tell him this Examinant that all the parties who were * * See the good effects of the Loâ— Straffords ballancing the Irish Pâ—oteâ— stants with Papists in Parliaments here p. 117 118. Parliament men at the Session of Parliament holden about May last that were Papists did know of the intended Rebellion in Ireland and did approve of the said Rebellion He further saith that Philip mac Hugh ô Relly did tell to this Examinant about May last at Dublin that the Committee or Agents who were imployed into England by the Parliament would procure an Order or Commission from the King to Auâ—horize the Papists of Ireland to proceed in their Rebellious courses and that the said Philip mac Hugh ô Relly did also tell him the same again in October last in the County of Monoghan a little before the 23. of October at which time this Examinant came to this Town He also saith that Col Mac Bryan mac Hone upon a Wednesday being the 20. of October last did at his own house tell to this Examinant that the King had given a Commission to the Papists of Ireland to seize upon all the Garrisons and strong holds in Ireland Note and that this Examinant should see the said Commission at his coming to Dublin and that Captain Bryan ô Neale Grandchild to Sir Turloe mac Henry should bring this Examinant to the Agent who was one of the Committees that did bring the Commission out of England but the Agents name the said Col mac Bryan did not or could not tell him He further saith that his Nephew Philip mac Hugh O Relli about six dayes before the 23. of October last being at his own house of Ballanecarrick did tell this Examinant that the Lord Maguire would be at Dublin upon the 23. of October last to take the Castle of Dublin and this Examinant did then promise to be there at the same time to the same end and purpose if he did see the Commission He further saith that Captain Brian O Neale meeting with this Examinant at Finglas neer to Dublin upon the 22. of October did tell this Examinant that there would be twenty persons out of every county in the Kingdom to assist in the taking of the Castle of Dublin He saith further that Art mac Hugh Oge mac Mohone came in the company of this Examinant to this city of Dublin to assist in the taking the Castle of Dublin He further saith that Collo mac Brian mac Mohone did procure Rory Oge mac Patrick mac Mohone to perswade Patrick mac Art mac Mohone and Patrick maâ— Owen mac Mohone Ardell mac Patrick mac Mohone and two other mac Moâ—ones whose names he knoweth not and Donogh ô Finely to come to Dublin to assist in the taking of the Castle of Dublin who were all apprehended in the house in Dublin together with this Examinant Fr. Willoughby Concordat cum originali Exam. Paul Harris The said Hugh mac Mohone having heard this his Examination taken in Ireland the 22. of March last now read unto him he doth acknowledge the same to be true in all parts Note as the same is therein set down save onely that by the Rebellion in Ireland mentioned in the third line thereof he meant and intended the Rebellion in Ulster and the intent and attempt to take the Castle of Dublin And saith that Sir Phelim O Neale and the Lord Maguire did not tell him that the parties who were Parliament men did know of the intended Rebellion in Ireland or did approve thereof but saith that Philip mac Hugh O Rely first in May 1641. covertly and afterwards on Munday next before the 23. of October last did tell this Examinant in expresse words and that the matter of the Rebellion did first begin and proceed amongst the Parliament men in Ireland Note in the last Parliament there And this Examinant saith he is Grandchild to Hugh late Earl of Tyrone and that this Examinant is of the age of 35. yeares or thereabouts and was born at Rusleigh in the County of Monaghan in Ireland And this acknowledgement he made 24. Iunii 1642. before us Iohn Bramstone Tho Malet Hugh Macmahone In the presence of Io. Conyers W. Ayloffe Ralph Whitsell Nath Finch Io. Glanvill William Constantine The Examination of Hugh Macmahone taken before Isaack Pennington Esquire Lieutenant of the Tower of London and Laurence Whitaker Esquire two of His Majesties Iustices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex the first day of October 1644. HE saith that one Philip O Relly told him there was a Commission from the King sent into Ireland Note and that their designe was to assure themselves of the Castle of Dublin till things were setled and that 20. out of every Shiere in Ireland should joyne to seaze upon the Castle and Magazine of Dublin and the other strength of that Kingdome till they might bring their designe to effect which was to be assured of some demands which they were to make to the Parliament there Note and that O Relly told him they had a Commission from the King to seaze as he hath said and told him also he saw a Warrant pretended to be under sir Maurice Eustace Speaker of the Parliaments hand to that purpose and that it was an agreement amongst them that this seazing should be generall throughout the Kingdome as he was told He saith that it was one of his businesses that brought him to Dublin to put this matter in execution if it could be done in a faire way and that O Relly told him all he hath said in the May before and saith that O Relly being then in the County of Cavan directed twenty to come up out of the County of Monoghan to put this designe in effect whereof this Examinant was one and of that County only seven or eight came up to him and saith that the Lord Magwire came up to Dublin about the same time about the same designe and that five nights before he met with the Lord Magwire at Philip O Rellyes house at which time Philip O Relly related all this to this Examinant and the Lord Magwire told him he was to goe to Dublin about that designe He saith that the 18th of August last being Sunday about four of the clocke in the morning he did saw in pieces the
the 24 we met again in Councell and sent to all parts of the Kingdome the inclosed Proclamation and issued Pattents to draw hither seven horse Troopes as a further strength to this place and to be with us in case the Rebels shall make head and march hitherward so as we may be necessitated to give them Battell we also then sent away our Letters to the Presidents of both the Provinces of Munster and Conaught and we likewise then sent Letters to the Sheriffes of the five Counties of the Pale to consult of the best way and meanes of their own preservation That day the Lord Viscount Fitzwilliam and the Lord of Houth and since the Earle of Kildare Trigall and the Lords of Dunsany and Slane all Noble men of the English Pale came unto uâ— declaring that they then and not before heard of the matter and professed all Loyalty to his Majesty and concurrence with the State but said they wanted Armes whereof they desired to bee supplyed by us which wee told them we would willingly doe as relying much on their faithfulnesse to the Crown but wee were not yet certaine whether or no we had enough to Arme our strength for the Guard of the City and Castle yet we supplyed such of them as lay in most danger with a small proportion of Arms and Ammunition for their Houses lest they should conceive we apprehended any jealousie of them And wee commanded them to be very diligent in sending out Watches and making all the discoveries they could and thereof to advertise us which they readily promised to doe And if it fall out that the Irish generally rise which we have cause to suspect then we must of necessity put Armes into the hands of the English Pale in present and to others as fast as wee can to fight for defence of the State and themselves Your Lordship now sees the condition wherein we stand and how necessary it is first that we enjoy your presence speedily for the better guiding of these and other the publike affaires of the King and Kingdome and secondly that the Parliament there be moved immediately to advance to us a good sum of money which being now speedily sent hither may prevent the expence of very much Treasure and blood in a long continued warre and if your Lordship shall happen to stay on that side any long time we must then desire your Lordship to appoint a Lievtenant Generall to discharge the great and weighty burthen of commanding the Forces here Amidst these confusions and disorders fallen upon us we bethought us of the Parliament which was formerly adjourned to November next and the Terme now also at hand which will draw such a concourse of people hither and give opportunity under the pretence of assembling and taking new councells seeing the former seemes to bee in some part disappointed and of contriving further danger to this State and people wee have therefore found it of unavoydable necessity to prorogue the Parliament to the 24 day of February next and therefore we doe by Proclamation prorogue it accordingly and to direct the Term to be adjourned to the first of Hillary Terme excepting only the Court of Exchequer for hasting in the Kings money if it be possible We desire that upon this occasion your Lordship will be pleased to view our letters concerning the Plantation of Conaught dated the 24 of April last directed to Mr Secretary Vane in that part thereof which concernes the County of Monaghan where now these fires do first break out In the last place we must make known to your Lordship that the Army we have consisting but of 2000 foot and a 1000 horse are so dispersed in Garrisons in severall parts of the foure Provinces for the security of those parts as they continually have been since they were so reduced as if they be all sent for to be drawn together not only the places whence they are to bee drawne and for whose safety they lie there must be by their absence distressed but also the Companies themselves comming in so small numbers may bee in danger to be cut off in their March nor indeed have we any money to pay the Souldiers to enable them to March. And so we take leave anâ— remaine Your Lordships to be commanded From his Majesties Castle of Dublin 25. Octob. 1641. Poscript THe said Owen Connelly who revealed this Conspiracy is worthy of very great consideration to recompence that faith and loyalty which hee hath so extreamly to his own danger expressed in this businesse whereby under God there is yet hope left us of deliverance of this State and Kingdom from the wicked purposes of those Conspirators And therefore we beseâ—â—â— your Lordship that it be taken into consideration there so as hee may have a marke of his Majesties most Royall bounty which may largely extend to him and his Posterity we not now being able to doe it for him As wee were making up these our Letters the Sheriffe of the County of Monoghan and Dr Teats having fled came unto us and informe us of much more spoyle committed by the Rebels in the Counties of Monoghan and Caven And that the Sheriffe of the County of Caven joynes with the Rebels being a Papist and prime man of the Irish. What encouragment these Conspiratours had from Rome to proceed on in this design after it was in part prevented will evidently appeare by these three Letters written from thence to the Lord Mac Guire and Sir Phelym Oneale in Irish intercepted by the Lords Iustices in Ireland and sent over thus truly translated into England together with a Letter May 11. 1642. In which we may clearely discover that Cardinall Barbarino who was so intimate with Windebanke and held correspondency with him and the English Papists had a great hand in plotting this long intended Rebellion and was privy to it ere it brake forth A Copy of a Letter from Francis Mac Guire from Rome to the Lord Mac Guire The superscription Deliver me to Connor Mac Guire Lord of Eniskilin or in his absence to his brother Rowry Mac Guire in Ireland My honoured Lord THousand commendations unto you to Bryan Rowry and the rest I have heard of yours and Hugh Oge his imprisonment truly I never heard worse newes in all my life who esteeme that it is rather much good then any hurt which will redownd to you and the whole Nation from these your troubles Truly my Lord if you bee dead through that attempt the â—which God forbid it is a most glorious and everlasting name Note which you have added to your selfe The Pope and the two Cardinals his two Nephewes are acquainted with your case and heard likewise how valorously Phelym and Rowry and the rest of the Gentlemen their assistants have behaved themselves and rejoyced greatly thereat so that I make no question he will help you if you demand his side as becomes you therefore Bonaventura O Câ—nny brother to Eneas O Conâ—y who
is Lecturer here thought fit to write unto the Generall Phelym touching this matter and I advise you to see wisely unto the reasons which hee writ and unto the good which will arise from them in time and that you and Phelym be guided and directed by them and the rather for that Bonaventura is a wise prudent and learned man and as loving and faithfull unto you as I am if you be not present Rowry will supply your place I beseech you above all things and for the love of Iesus Christ let true love bee established among you all and let not the temptation of the Divell or man divert your minde from cherishing all possible love and amity between your selfe and Bryan Mac Coghonaght and his children as I doubt not you will endeaver to draw unto you not only your own kindred but also the ancientest roote of the Irish Note wheresover dispersed or distant and all to the glory of God and the defence of your Religion and I will be bound God will be your help If you beare out your year believe me the Pope and all the Catholique Kings will be glad that you crave their assistance Note the mercifull God grant it and defend you from the out-rage of your enemies So will hee pray night and day who is Your poore Kinsman Francis Mac Guire â—rom Isitdors Colledge Rome 4 Ian. 1642. after the Roman account Were it not that I have not finished my Studies there is nothing in the world I had rather then to live with you to doe for you any service even to my death though I want nothing where I am and seeing I am not present with you let none be your Councell but such as be wise and conscionable men and acquainted with the Customs of other Nations I commit you to Gods protection and behave your selfe nobly for your Religion commend mee to Hugh Maâ— Mahoâ—n and his children seeing the way is very long I will be so bold as to send unto you no more paper at this time Malachias is a Lecturer in the Countrey an excellent Italian as you think best either send for him to goe over or else let him tarry here A Copy of a Letter from one in Rome to Sir Phelym O-Neale Right Honourable YOur Honour and worth doth embolden me though unacquainted to present unto your honour herewith my humble duty and service which shall be alwayes at your Lordships command if in ought your Lordships may be pleased to make use thereof I have received of late some Letters out of London wherein they write that your Lordship hath taken Armes in Ireland against the King of England of this I have informed our old Father Note who received much comfort thereby and promised to give his helping hand to all your exploits which our Munster men here underhand doe offer to make his Holinesse believe that if any such businesse or alteration be in Ireland it is rather begun by my Lord Roch or Wormouth then by you or any in your Province being very poore and wanting the ability or meanes to maintaine or make up any such Army this with other sinister informations doth this Munster Agent whom in Gods name Mr Reily nominated for Vlster offer to diminish the â—ame and credit of those who venture their life and health for the common good of their Countrey and Church Note It is most necessary that your Honour doe write with all speed and by severall wayes both to this old man with his Nephew Cardinall Francisco and also to our Protector Cardinall Anthony or send some naturall Prelate that may informe them at large of all your proceedings and minde In the meane time what I or Father Bonaventura Conneâ— can doe shall not be wanting observe alwayes good correspondency with the Ancient Catholike houses of both England and Scotland Note as your Predecessor the defunct did and also with those here and elsewhere Father Francis Fâ—rrall is in Vienna to serve us and Father Magnesius in Madrid so as nothing may be wanting if due correspondency be observed trust and make use of old Rosse de Cruce who knowes how to see your letters directed unto me See that you live all in a generall union and not have any contradiction among you otherwise you can hardly arive to what we desire you If any service I can doe you either here or elsewhere be sure to command me as your own in the meane time my daily prayers shall not be wanting for your happy and prosperous successe in all your pâ—oceedings desiring the mighty Majesty to lend you his helping handâ— and so will I take leave wishing your honour a most happy new yeare Your Lordships humble servant and cousin to commad G. F. Rome 4 Ianu. 1642. Here I send you a letter from Father Bonaventura Conneo a most good and discreet friend of yours This is Gerrald Farrall as appeares by other Letters This man did write severall other Letters to this purpose to severall other Priests and Titulary Bishops in this Kindome A Copy of a Letter from Bonaventura O-Conny to Sir Phelym Roe O-Neale from Rome To my Honoured friend Phelym Roe O-Neale with my well wishes in Ireland My honoured Lord THe great God help you I would have often written unto you since I received St Francis his habit and especially during these seven years I lived in Rome had not the Lord which lately dyed and Hugh Roe my brother charged me to keep no correspondency with you or with any other friend there to avoid all suspition and damage which might happen unto you thereby now if that which is written unto us and which we hear from all parts be true to wit That the thing which * * Note we long desired whereof our hope was in God and you heretofore become to passe the time of writing and keeping correspondency with you touching such matters as are best and most needfull unto you in the present opportunity is now at hand therefore I could not chuse but write above all things these few lines unto you in my mother tongue as being most safe and lesse suspitious in these times The holy Father and his two Nephewes Cardinall Anthony Barbarino Protector of Ireland Note and Cardinall Francis Barbarino who hath all the power here in such matters as concern the Pope have heard of the Warre and Confederation which you make for your Religion and Liberty And truly I cannot expresse the greatnesse of the joy no wonder which they receive thence in such manner that if they had received Letters Note or if you had sent an Agent unto them to expresse your will or designes you should want no helpe for your better proceedings Wherefore I would have you to send some able man with a Declaration of your grievances in form of Law my Brother Owen Roe O Conny the Priest is in Spaine except he begon into Ireland before this he hath finished very well his studdy
recommend to Mr Francis Howard his Brother The second Letter was writ by Sir Kenelm Digby and sent to Mr Walter Montague in the Tower and fortiâ—ies the former though in more obscure termes I Hope you have your book ere this time Mr Gibson my Lord of Pembrooks Dwarfe took charge of it at his going hâ—nce and I am confident he will be most carefull to deliver it into your owne hands if it may be if not he will give it to of the house as you direct I sent it open that it may give no ombrage but as for the note under Standreâ—s hands assuredly there is none at a a It seems Mr Montagues Cabinet of secret Papers are kept at Pontoise a Nunnery in France â—y the Abbesse there Pontoise La Mere and I have looked over every paper in the Cabinets she giving me them one by one through the grate she had emptied all together when she sent your Indian ones to be sold which caused some confusion We finde a copy of that note under Filbricks hand attested by him and Tho. Cook to be a true copy and mentioning that Filbrick being then to goe into England was to take the Originall note with him to demand thereupon the money of Standrets brother Oliver I understand that Filbrick will be here shortly with my Lord Iermyn and then I will know of him what he did with the Originall note In the meane time I have desired La Mere to send this attested copy to Mr Foster to doe with it as you shall hereafter direct I have given your fine Cane to * * The Lady Abbesse La Mere to keep carefully for you I feare I shall not be so happy as to have much conversation with the Paradice of Pontoise before my going into Italy Note for the Queen presseth much my departure yet I hope so much time will slide away before that I may heare of your enlargement from your close habitation and obey your command of not going out of your call till you give me my dismissory La Mere and I have had much conference of what is fit to be done in your behalfe and of what advantage the present resolution of your enlargement thence may be to you in the maine of the businesse Note And after much debate both she and b b Late Agent for the secular Priests at Rome at whose house Mr Montague lodged for a time in Rome Mr Fiâ—ton are come to my sentiment That you should accept of your freedome though clogged with the condition of not coming over hither Me thinks your comming into France might as well be accorded unto so that both you and this Queene give your words of not comming to the Court nor negotiating any businesse however that will be relished I wish you and all your friends might lay your strength upon permission for you to goe into Italy At the worst settle your abode in Monsieur Sabrans house for time may enlarge their enlargement with more ease then from the strictnesse you now are under Still the burden of my song is get out upon any termes for take my word if in any reasonable time you gaine so much liberty as to be capable of it your a a That is hee shall bee made a Cardinall there Italian businesse will be done which otherwise the necessity of affaires or at least the conceived necessity will cast it upon the b b The Lord Aubeny Lord you know who hath very powerfull advancers by his friends in this Court by his being much liked in a manner accepted of in Italy and by his own much pressing and publike declaring himselfe for it and thereupon taking the sentane The Queen is firm to you Note if you may be capable of it in any reasonable time and accordingly hath declared to that Lord. But if it cannot be in your behalfe then she hath promised him her powerfull assistance I pray you write me as soone as you can all your Sentiments and Orders upon this as also upon what you may reflect upon concerning my journey for I shall saile by your compasse and lose no time in doing so for I shall not be able to delay much I have desired La Mere to send Mr Foster the severall notes I have given for money received of you that I may take them in and give one formall one for the whole summe in case I pay it not before I goe deducting the 100. l. you had of mine I have had in all 480 pistols out of which deducting 140 for that 100. l. for that is the lowest and ordinary rate of exchange I have had though some more diligent persons have had 48 of advantage there remaineth due to you 340 pistols which in English money at the same rate of 40 per cent is 243. l. sterling which by the Grace of God shall ere long be reimbursed you either here or in England and peradventure before I goe hence La Mere telleth me there is no hope of getting above 200 pistols for the hanging though she have employed Madam le Cant. and other friends and severall Tapistiers about them If you will let them goe now I pray you let me have them to carry with me into Italy That is if I have money to pay for them when I receive them for otherwise I will not have them knowing how much you stand in need of present money Farewell deare Sir I have interrupted your meditations too long The 21 Octob. This Letter written with Sir Keâ—elm Digbies own hand and sent by him to Mr Montague a man best acquainâ—ed of any living with all the secret Negotiations and Treaties between Rome and us and best able to discover them having had a great share in the plotting and acting of them was intercepted and brought to the Committee of Examinations where the Originall remains out of which I have transcribed this extract The third is the Clause of a Letter lately written by a Noble English Lady now residing in Paris to a Member of the house of Commons wherein she writes thus to him for Newes in confirmation of the two preceding Letters touching the intended English Cardinall and Sir Kenelm Digbies Embassie from the Queene to Rome Paris Decemb. 8. 1644. My Lord Aubeny is now made an Abbot The Queene of France hath given him one worth 1500 Pistols a yeare Note There is a speech HE SHALL BE A CARDINALL Sir Kenelm Digby GOES EMBASSADOVR TO ROME TO THE NEW POPE FROM THE QVEENE c. What little hopes we can then have of a firme or reall Peace whiles the Popish Party are so prevalent active audacious as even in this very nick of time to send a speciall Embassadour to Rome from our Queen to the New Pope to sollicite a Cardinals Cap for the Lord Aubeny brother to the Duke of Lenox a man so nearly allied to his Majesty and many great Personages in this Realme I shall humbly referre to the consideration
is to sayâ— To the Kings Majesty of Spaine the rich Sword that was lately our deare Brother Prince Henries garnished with Diamonds of severall bignesses To the Queene of Spaine the Eye Diamond with a faire peare Pearle at it To Don Carlos A Ring made of a great pointed Diamond that was in the Coller of Roses and Cyphers weighing fourteene Carrats To the Infanta Cardinall A Crosse of six Table Diamonds the middle stone being the greatest in our round Jewell which was broken to supply many others herein mentioned the other five stones were taken out of the Jewell of twelve stones bought of Sir Peter Van Lore and broken for the same use and one of the round Pearles of the head attire hanging to it To the Infanta Donna Maria the Chaine of great round Pearls to the number of two hundered threescore and sixteene weighing nine ounces the two Pendant Diamonds being the two lesser of the three were taken from a Necklace A paire of pendant Pearles of the fairest The great Table Diamond set open without foile with a pendant Jewell in forme of an Ancor made of two long sancet Diamonds without foile with a faire Diamond pendant To the Conde de Olivares a great table Diamond weighing eighteene Carrats which was the Duke of Buckinghams set in a Coller with one of the fairest pendant Pearles To the Countesse of Olivares the Jewell in forme of the letter I set with two large table Diamonds and a Diamond cut in faucets with a small table Diamond and a faire peare Pearle pendant To the Conde de Olivares his Daughter A Ring with a faire pointed Diamond taken out of the Rose Coller To the Dutches of Gandia a Crosse of seaven table Diamonds the middle stone belonged to the Dukes Jewels the rest were taken out of the said Iewell of twelve stones and one of the round Pearles of the head attire hanging at it To Don Maria De Lande a Crosse of ten thick table Diamonds bought of our servant Sir Edmond Varney To the Ladies of the Infanta's side these sixteen Jewells following viz. the picture case wherein the Pictures of our deare Parents the King and Queene were and a little Pendelock of six small Diamonds and two great furnisht by our Jeweller A paire of Pearle Bracelets to which is added one small Rubie furnisht by our Jeweller The Iewell of Diamonds in forme of a Pellican with a pendant Diamond furnisht by our Ieweller added to it The Iewell of Diamonds in forme of a Phoenix with a Peare pendant Diamond fellow to that on the Pellican and one other lesser pendant Diomond both furnish by our Ieweller A paire of Diamond bracelets made of the eighteene peeces of Rose Diamonds heretofore in the Dukes Hasband A watch furnisht by our Ieweller garnisht with Diamonds to which hangs one of the round Pearles taken from the head attire A Iewell furnish by out Ieweller in forme of a burning heart with a large table Diamond in the midst three faucet Diamonds on the toppe and garnisht about with small Diamonds with one of our pendant Pearles hanging at it A Iewell furnisht by our Ieweller in forme of a blew Lilly all Garnisht with Diamonds of severall sizes A Iewell of a branch of Roses set all with Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller to which is added a large faucet Diamond taken out of our round Iewell which was broken as a foresaid A paire of Diamond Braceletts furnisht by our Ieweller with two table Diamonds taken out of the Rose coller A Crosse of thicke Table Diamonds bought here with a round Pearle taken from the head attire A Ring with foure great faucet Diamonds and sundry smaller table Diamonds set after the Spanish fashion and bought here A Iewell in forme of a Crosse with sixteene large table Diamonds and divers small ones bought here A head-Lace of Diamonds with a large Rose of Diamonds in the midst bought here A nother head-lace or a Pretadoz of Diamonds with a large Rose of Diamonds in the midst bought here A paire of pendants for the Eares all set with Diamonds bought here To the Duke of Infantado a Ring with a thicke Table Diamond that was in the Duke of Buckinghams Iewell To the Matquesse of Montesclaro a Ring of three large table Diamonds that were the Dukes To the Marquesse of Modejar a Ring of two table Diamonds taken out of our round Iewell and two square Table Diamonds furnisht by our Iewellet To the Admirall of Castile a Ring with a large thin Table Diamond that was the Dukes To the Marquesse of Castile Rodrigo a Ring with a large Diamond and two Diamonds of a lesser sizetaken out of our round Iewell To Don Iaime de Cardenas a Ring of a large faucet Diamond taken out of our round Iewell and two table Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Duke of Ijar a Ring with a larger thick table Diamond that was the Dukes and two Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Duke of Zea a Ring with a square Table Diamond taken out of our round Iewell and two Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Marquesse of Carpio a Ring with a large table Diamond and two lesser taken from our round Iewell To the Marquesse of Itona a Ring with a long table Diamond that was the Dukes To Secretary Cerica a Ring with three faucet table Diamonds whereof one was the Dukes the other two were taken from the Rose Coller To the Conde de St. Estephen a Ring with a long table Diamond and two lesser taken out of our round Iewell To Don Lewis de Haro a Ring with a Square Table Diamond and two lesser taken out of our round Iewell To the Conde de Portalegre a Ring with a large Table Diamond that was the Dukes and two lesser Diamonds furnisht by our Ieweller To the Marquesse of Vtlada a Ring with two long thick table Diamonds that were the Dukes and two lesser square Diamonds taken from our round Iewell To the two Secretaries Alvis and Antonio de Aloca two Rings one with a great faucet hart Diamond taken out of the Hatband of great Diamonds the other with a large thicke Table Diamond furnisht by our Ieweller To the Conde de Buena vente a Ring with a great pointed Diamond taken out of the Rose Coller To the Conde de Monteriey the great Diamond Ring that was the Earle of Bristolls To the Conde de Gondomar the Ring with a large pointed Diamond cut in faucets without foile brought out of England To the Conde de Barajas A Ring with two long table Diamonds that were the Dukes and two other Diamonds taken out of our round Jewel To the Bishop of Palencia a Ring in forme of a Crownd heart with large faucet Diamond and set round with Diamonds all furnished by our Jeweller To the Conde de Chinchone a Ring with many Diamonds set after the Spanish fashion bought of our servant Thomas Washington To the Cardinall Zapata the Crosse of Gold having
Booke which my Lord Rosse brought the additions which are made to the Book I now sent But if you finde the Book of my Lord Rosses and this to differ in any thing that is materiall there you are to follow this later Booke I now send as expressing somethings more fully And now that your Lordship sees all of your animadversions which the Kings approved written into this booke I shall not need to write largely to you what the reasons were why all of yours were not admitted for your judgement and modesty is such that you will easily conceive some reason was apprehended for it Yet because it is necessary that you know some what more distinctly I shall here give you a particular accompt of some things which are of most moment and which otherwise perhaps might breed a doubtfullnesse in you And first I thought you could not have doubted but that the Magnificat c. was to be printed according to the Translation of King Iames for that was named once for all And that translation is to be followed in the Epistles and Gospells as well as in the Psalmes Where I pray observe in the Title-page of the Psalmes in the booke I now send an alteration which I thinke my Lord Rosses booke had not And if you have not printed those Psalmes with a Colon in the middle of every verse NOTE as it is with ours ordinarily in the English it is impossible those Psalmes should ever be well sung to the Organ And if this error be run into it must be mended by a painfull way by a pen for all such Bookes as the Chappell Royall useth and then by one of them the next impression of your Liturgie may be mended wholly Secondly in the Creed of Saint Athanasius We can agree to no more emendations no not according to our best Greeke Copies then you shall finde amended in this Booke Thirdly though the Bishops there were willed to consider of the Holy Dayes yet it was never intended but that the Office appointed for every of them should be kept in the Liturgie and the consideration was onâ—y to be of the observation of them Fourthly for the sentences at the Offettorie We admit of all yours but Wee thinke with all that diverse which are in our Booke would be retained together with yours As namely the 2d 4th 6th 7 8. 9. 10. 13. 14. 15. Fifthly I would have every Prayer or other Action through the whole Communion named in the Rubrick before it NOTE that it may be knowne to the people what it is as I have begun to doe in the Prayer of Consecration and in the memoriall or Prayer of oblation Fac similiter Sixtly We doe fully approve the Collect of Consecration and Oblation should preceed and the Lords Prayer follow next and be said before the Communion in that order which you have exprest but for the Invitation Consâ—ssion Absolution Sentences Preface and Doxologie We thinke they stand best as they are now placed in our Liturgie and as for the Prayer of humble accesse to the holy Communion that will stand very well next before the Participation Seaventhly I have ordered a Rubrick in the Margin of this Booke according as you desire to direct him that celebrates when to take the Sacrament into his hand Namely to take and breake and lay hands on the Chalice as he speakes the words For certaiâ—ly the practise of the Church of England therein is very right And for the objection that we should not doe it till we expresse our Warrant so to doe which you conceive is in these words Do this c. I Answer 1. That those words Do this c are rather our Warrant for the Participation or Communication then the Consecration 2. That our repeating what Christ did is our Warrant to doe the same being there to commanded 3. That the whole Action is Astus continuus and therefore though in our saying Do this followes after yet it doth and must be intended to that which We did before and comes last to seale and confiâ—me our Warrant for doing so And so t is in the other Sacrament of Baptisme where we take the Child first and Baptise it and then afterwards Wee say We receive this Child c. Which in Actu continuâ— must needs relate to the preceeding act for the Child was actually received into the Church by the very act of Baptisme it selfe And this is but our Declaration of that Reception And Whereas you write that much more might have beene done if the times would have borne it I make noe doubt but there might have beene a fuller Addition But God be thanked this will doe very well and I hope breed up a great deale of devout and religious pietie in that Kingdome Yet I pray for my Farther satisfaction at your best leisure â—â—aw up all those particulers which you thinke might make the Liturgy perfâ—ct whether the times will beare them or not And send them safe to me I will not faile to give you my judgment oâ— them Note and perhaps put some of them to further use at least in my owne particular One thing more and then I have done In his Majesties authourising of the notes in this book preâ—ixed at the begining of it though he leave a liberty to my Lords the Archbishops of St. Andrewes Brethreâ— the Bishops who are upon the plâ—ce upon apparent reason to vary some things Yet you must know and inâ—orme them that his Majestie having viewed all these additions hopes there will be no need of change of any thing and wil be best pleased with little or rather no alteration So wishing all prosperity to that Church and a happy finishing of your Liturgie and health to my Brethren the Bishops I leave you to the Grace of God and rest Lambeth Aprill 20. 1636. Your Lordships very loving Freind and Brother W. Cant. This Letter gives us very much light concerning the proceedings of the Archbishop in the Scottish Liturgie the Scottish Bishops sending all their Notes and alteratioâ—s of it doubts concerning it to him from time to time as to their only Oâ—icle all which I have at large but preâ—ermit in silence and receiving his directions which were punctually observed By which it appeares how vaine and false this excuse of his concerning this businesse is which hee drew up with his owne hand since his imprisonment in the Tower where I founde it thus indorsed and superscribed by him The * * But his own Letters the subsequent passages manifest it to beâ— false true Narrative concerning the Scottish Service Book Doctor Iohn Maxwell the late Bishop of Rosse came to me from his Majesty It was during the time of a great sicknesse which I had Anno 1629 which is 11. yeares since The cause of his comming was to speake with me about a Lyturgie for Scotland At this time I was so extreame ill that I saw him not And had death
remembrances which I last put into your hands may stay for times of more leisure The sicknes increases sorely yet I cannot get out of London God blesse you with health in those parts in which prayers I â—est Your Lordships loving poore Friend to serve You Will. Cant. Lamb. Iuly 4. 1637. After this on the 23. of Iuly the Service Book was to bee read in all Churches of Edenborough the chiefe City of that Kingdom as a president for all the rest where it found such publike generall opposition by the people that the designe of reading it was prevented and the Bishops and others who were to put it in execution were inforced to give the people good words promises nor to bring in the book among them NOTE till further order for feare of being torn in peeces The particulars whereof being at large related by otherâ— I shal pretermit Vpon tydings of this tumultuous opposition the Arch-bishop writ this letter to the Earl of Traquarer Lord Treasurer of Scotland August 7. 1637. concerning Tithes and it August 7th 1637. FOr the Commission of Tithes I was ever against it in my own Judgment and there in I agreed with my Lords of St. Andrews and Rosse since neither of them hath given me sufficient reason why J should change my minde yeâ— if the Commission â—ye a sleepe a while to see what may be said further for it J thinke t is not amisse And then if nothing can be said that shall make it appeare more beneficiall to that Church then yet it doth to me it may be with the better deliberation quite extinguished The truth is at least as it appeares to me in the present use of it it is made a publicke pretence to privat ends My Lord J thinke you know my opinion how J would have Church-businesse caried were I as great a Master of Men as I thanke God I am of things T is true the Church as well there as else where hath beene overborne by violence both in matter of maintenance and jurisdiction Note But if the Church will recover in either of these she her Governours must proceed not as shee was proceeded against but by a constant temper shâ— must make the world see she had the wrong but offer none And since Law hath followed in that King dome perhaps to make good that which was ill done yet since a Law it is such a reformation or restitution would be sought for as might stand with the Law and some expedient be found out how the Law may be by some just Exposition helped till the state shall see Cause to abolish it His Majesty takes it very ill that the businesse concerning the stablishment of the Service booke hath beene so weakly caried and hath great reason to thinke himselfe and his Government dishonoured by the late tumult in Edenborow Iuly 23. and therefore expects that your Lordship and the rest of the honourable Councell set your selves to it that the Liturgy may be established orderly and with Peace to repaire what hath beene done amisse Note For his Majesty well knowes the Clergy alone have not power enough to goe through with a businesse of this nature and therefore is not very well satisfied with them either for the Omission in that kind to advise for assistance of his Lords Councell or for the preparation or way they tooke For certainly the publication a weeke before that on the next Sunday the prayers according to the Liturgy should be read in all the Churches of Edenborow was upon the matter to give those that were ill affected to the service time to communicate their thoughts and to premeditate and provide against it as it is most apparent they did Nor is his Majesty well satisfied wâ—th the Clergy that they which are in authority were not advertised that they might attend the countenancing of such a service so much tending to the honour of God and the King And I am verily perswaded if that accident of the marriage of your Kinsman had not carryed your Lordship out of the City that day some things would not have beene altogether so bad and my Lord privy seale would have had the better assistance Neither was this the best Act that ever they did to send away their letters apart without acquainting the Councell that their advertisements might have come by the same Messenger together with their joynt advise which way was best to punish the Offendors at least the prime and chiefe of them and which to prevent the like disorders And after so long time of preparation to be to seeke who should read the service is more then strange to me unlesse they think such a businesse can do it selfe but his Majesty out of his piety and wisedome gave by the Messenger which the Bishops sent such full directions both to the Lords of the Councell and the Lords of the Clergy as I hope will settle the businesse from further trouble But the Proclamation which you have now sent up to the King I have not yet seene Of all the rest the weakest part was the interdicting of all Divine service till his Majestyes pleasure was further known And this as also the giving warning of the publishing his Majesty at the first reading of the letters and report of the Fact checked at Note and commanded me to write so much to my Lord of Saint Andrews which I did And your Lordship at the Councell Iuly 24. spake very worthily against the inâ—eâ—dicting of the service For that were in effect as much as to disclaime the work or to give way to the insolency of the baser multitude and his Majesty hath commanded me to thankyou for it in his name But the disclayming the Book as any act of theirs but as it was his Majestes command was most unworthy T is most true the King commanded a Liturgy it was time they had one They did not like to admit of outs but thought it more reputation for them as indeed it was to compile one of their own yet as neere as might be and they have done it well will they now cast downe the milke they have given because a few Milke-maids have scolded at them I hope they will be better advised Note certainly they were very ill advised when they spake thus at the Councell boord But my Lord of this there was not one word in the letter So I hope they have done with that W. Cant. Vpon this Letter the designe of imposing the Service-Booke was more strenuously prosecuted then before and divers Ministers were enjoyned to read it by a certain day in their Churches under paine of Horning and the Bayliffes of Edinborow were so terrified and wroâ—e upon by the Lord Treasurer and Councell that they writ this submissive Letter to the Archbishop thus superscribed To the most Reverend Father in God and our very honourable good Lord the Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England these