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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20596	The masque of the League and the Spanyard discouered wherein, 1. The League is painted forth in all her collours. 2. Is shown, that it is not lawfull for a subiect to arme himselfe against his king, for what pretence so euer it be. 3. That but few noblemen take part with the enemy: an aduertisement to them co[n]cerning their dutie. To my Lord, the Cardinall of Burbon. Faythfully translated out of the French coppie: printed at Toures by Iamet Mettayer, ordinarie printer to the king.; Masque de la Ligue et de l'Hispagnol decouvert. English	L. T. A., fl. 1592.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1592 (1592)	STC 7; ESTC S100421	72,125	152

but by the doctrine proofe and good example which greatly wanteth in your false Apostles I beleeue there is not any Christian Catholique a faythfull member to the Crowne but would earnestly desire that the King enriched with such store of vertues required in so great a Prince as he is shold likewise be a Christian Catholique to the end that as we ought to haue but one King so wee might also haue but one fayth and Religion wherein as in the feare of God our Prince earnestly labours to haue vs liue Heereof not only the Philosophers and Christian Doctors but also Emperours are assured witnesses by many constitutions recited as well in the Ecclesiasticall hystories as also in the bookes of Theodosius Iustinian who greatlie trauailed to maintain the vnion of the Christian Catholique Church When there is vnitie in religiō in an estate who doubts but al things do prosper the better We desire without offending our selues against them that are contrary to our religion that they would louinglie become partakers with vs and not pursued to the death by the animositie wherwith the Rebels follow both them and vs subiect vs together vnder one selfe-same detection or Categorie VVe desire I say that according to the good and holy custome helde of olde the King should be sacred and annointed at his Corronation and take the oath of a Catholique Prince that is to maintaine the Catholique Church all the rights franchises and priuiledges thereof We know well that since the raigne of Clouis Fraunce hath beene constantly maintained in the Catholique Religion which is the same as say the Emperours Gracian Valentinian and Theodosius that was giuen and taught by Saint Peter to the Romaines and vvhich both holy Emperours Bishops and Councels haue euer since followed for which cause it is yet called Apostolique and Romaine We are not ignorant although some call vs heretiques because that acknowledging the Princes authoritie according as God hath commaunded vs we haue withdrawn our selues to his side that many great personages haue shewen as much by authority of the holy Scripture that the ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church both Greekes and Latines that the Catholique Religion is the onely and true Religion which hath beene from the Apostles vnto this present by continuall succession alwaies taught preserued in the Romaine Church But we are certaine withall that through the vices which haue slipt thereinto by fault of the Pastours the estate of that Church hath much more neede of reformation thē others We know likewise that we are admonished by Iesus Christ and hys Apostles to liue in concord and vnity with God as S. Paule witnesseth in these words The God of patience and of consolation giue you the grace to know one onely thing amongst ye according to Iesus Christ to the ende that with one sole courage and with one mouth you may glorifie God his Father Religion is a constant vertue teaching the true adoration of God which is done with an intire spirit and the vnity thereof is figured by the garment of Christ Iesus wouen without a seame that it was not to be cut or deuided This is in truth a faire assembly of such as are knit in one brotherly vnanimity consent as well in religion as policie whereof the Prophet Dauid singeth beeing assured that to such God wil send blessings and lyfe euerlasting To this effect Plato and Cicero albeit they were both Pagans haue written That there is nothing more agreeable to the highest God that gouerneth the whole world than the assemblies of men that associate and meete together in selfe same will and affection There is but one Catholique Church sayth S. Paule which frameth all Christians of one minde and spirite concerning the doctrine whereof it were in vayne to dispute after so many auncient Doctors of the Church and religious Counsels We desire nothing more then that the King according to the most Christian tytle of hys Predecessors and his people shoulde be vnited in Christian Religion as for preseruing peace in his Kingdome he is declared the Defender and Protector of the Catholique Religion with protestations so oftentimes reitterated so to preserue it as his proper life Nor is he ignorant what Cicero sayth That Religion beeing troubled the whole Common-wealth is troubled because the disquiet and change that happeneth therein dooth nothing else but cloy the spirites of men with disorder and confusion whence proceedeth contempt of Gods true worshippe and hee beeing offended punisheth and afflicteth with diuers woundes and calamities the Countrey that is fallen into such a miserie This therfore his Maiesty wold fore-see by his wisdome desiring that Religion shoulde bee preserued euen as before God the gouernment of the estate is put into his hande God hath giuen vs such a one adorned with so many heroycall vertues as makes him admirable to all Nations of the world Would you then haue vs goe ranging about and vrge a beleefe contrarie to that we doe beleeue Is it possible we should doe so Faith is the gift of God and is not imprinted in mens consciences by stroakes of swordes or any other weapons it is necessary that the spirit of God should be in quiet all the harts of men especially of vs that are his subiects would herein dye and be consumed Of necessitie is it that this grace commeth from aboue and we can do no otherwise but pray to God for his Maiestie and that he will graunt vs to be still mindefull of our dueties hee is our King wee ought to obey him and he ought to preserue maintaine vs according to the Laws statutes of the Countrey as all other Kings hys predecessours haue doone But what shalt thou gaine by desiring the thing thou doost I beleeue that if the King were such a Catholique as thou wouldest haue him and for one Masse he should dispose himselfe euery day to heare two yet the Rebels would say no lesse of him then they did of the late King that he did it for hypocrisie and to be quiet in hys estate What can we else iudge seing their intent is to exterminate his life with all the generous and royall linage of Burbon to follow the seruice of a Stranger But as I haue sayde GOD hath euer-more preserued that race euen for sixe hundred yeeres and more to this present and yet by hys holy will stil continues it for the good quiet of this poore distressed kingdome These Armes that you haue taken against him ô Rebels will turne to your owne ruine and confusion seeing God forbids ye so to doe what-soeuer pretence ye make of Religion Religion should moue ye to pitty and not to rage to compassion and not furie to loue regard of your King and not to rancour or hatred to a naturall French-affection of hys seruice and not to an obstinate will to wound destroy and take his life from him if ye could Now say my Lords

and men of good behauiour So this olde Foxe seeing himselfe readie to succeede his forefathers hath practised and doth practise the like in the vsurpation of this Crowne hoping to make a bootie of it and to tyrannize therein at his owne pleasure but that our noble Prince makes him let goe his holde and surrender vp the estates he proudlie vsurpeth namely the Realme and estate of Nauarre sometime troden down by Ferdinand of Castile and Arragon one of thy Grandfathers This Ferdinand vsurped on D. Iohn of Albret the thirtie fiue King of Nauarre who espoused Katherine Sister to King Phoebus the thirtie foure who died without issue whereby she came to the Crowne in the yeere one thousand foure hundred eyghtie-three Then Henrie of Albret the second the Sonne to Iohn of Albret succeeded in the right of Nauarre the yere one thousand fiue hundred and seauenteene espoused Margaret of Fraunce the Sister to K. Fraunces the first Of this marriage came Ione whom Bertrand Helie calleth Charlotte who succeeded in the right of her Father the yeere one thousand fiue hundred fifty-fiue and was married to the most puissant and magnanimous Duke Anthonie of Vendosme of the most illustrious and royall house of Burbon whereof is left this Mars in earth Henrie the thirde of that name the true succeeder in the rights of Nauar now by lawfull succession the most Christian and most victorious King of Fraunce the fourth of that name These effects make knowne thy pretence to the verie ignorant thy disloyaltie thy ingratitude thy impietie in many places hath made the people wise they know that the dotage and simplicitie of men is the assured foster nurse of Tyrants The bountie and clemencie of our King towardes his Subiects yea euen his enemies hath from a great number taken away the frontlet of ignoraunce the Christian Catholique Religion florisheth more among his faithfull Subiects then els where obedience there maintaineth it where cōtrariwise such disobedience as thou vsest hatcheth nought els but rebellion breach of faith and lastly vtter ruine and confusion Thy Masque cannot hide thee from beeing noted for a most disloyall and infernall Furie thou hast brauely extolled thy selfe like a God thou hast smoothly beguiled the people wyth outward shewe of Religion and holinesse these make thee known for such a one as thou art that thou doost but lye when thou tearmest thy selfe a Christian and a Saint The mercinarie tongues of thy false Preachers with all theyr cosenages and impostures are other sophisticall wares of slender valewe in that they cannot maintaine thy health albeit they haue broken and altered the humours of a great number of thy folowers to make them like and conformable to thine owne Who sees not that the Sermons which thou causest them to make are Phillippicall Appologies and inuectiues Where is the Gospell of peace concord charitie and loue Where is the office christian brotherly kindnesse humilitie deuotion and obedience Where is the Christian catechizing or the exercise of Gods commaundements Thou by them prescribest a cleane contrary matter for thou hast hired theyr tongues to thunder foorth a Gospell of blood vengeance disobedience and rebellion such Trouch-men and Trumpeters of sedition haue learned of thee to speake so to distill into French-mens harts thy golden poyson whereof already the Rebels feele the bitter taste and deadly operation Thou hast thrust into theyr hands the flaming firebrande wherewith they haue circled the foure corners and very midst of Fraunce and all was wel neere lost without the succour of our Alcides who ranne to the water and would not suffer his House and Heritage to be consumed in the violence of thys fire They haue annimated the simple who now are wexen to be deuilish partakers and tearme themselues zealous Catholiques to the spoyle massacre and totall ruine of theyr Parents freends and Countrimen to receyue therefore in the end with them the earnest of diuine iustice on the Iibbets and Gallowes the spectacles and witnesses whereof are continually before theyr eyes for theyr notorious crimes and offences By these kindled fires hast thou already murdered one King and by the same pursuest him that now raigneth that he beeing slaine and all his race cut off the estate might be trans-ferred to thy selfe a horrible most lamentable case that Ecclesiasticall persons will pertake in such enormous foule deedes and treasons One Iohn de Prochite chiefe Authour of the conspiracie against the French-men in the Realme of Scicilie performed the same beeing disguised in the habite of a Gray Fryar and so sollicited and induced the Scicilians to the massacre of the French which by them was doone one euening in the Easter holy-daies So thou like these Prochites couered wyth the habites of penitence Religion diddest compasse thy villanie and treason against our late King whom thou murderedst by a Iacobine Monke or rather to tearme him righter A hoodded deuil so continuest against the Princes of his house and blood of whom thou hast sworne the destruction Thus by Monkes thou iniurest the estate which thou wouldest dismember and deuide among those Coniurers albeit thy craftie Authour pretendeth otherwise and thus are the faithfull subiects to the Crowne abused Vnder this Masque what impieties are cōmitted thorow all Fraunce by Monkish Souldiours who haue changed their former simplicity pouerty and humility into audacious trechery and presumption And because the Spanish hypocrisie the shadow of their Atheisme is one of the principall pillers of thy contriued conspiracie and that thou makest our men beleeue by the introduction thou hast made to the K. of Spaine who at thys day raiseth warre in the heart of Fraunce to destroy thee together with the King if he can after hee hath first serued hys owne turne with thee that these Moores are good Catholiques and theyr followers religious If any such were to be founde it were shame to deny it then looke a little on theyr deuotion and whether the Monachall rage kindled not a notable sedition in Lisbone in the yeere one thousande fyue hundred and nine when two bloodie Iacobines parted from theyr Cloyster with a Crosse in theyr hands a tricke at this day practised among our fyring Monkish Souldiours that beare a Crosse in the one hand and a sword in the other with Corslets on theyr banks vnder theyr ●owles as if Iesus Christ and warre-weapons agreed together when neuer was he seene harnessed or weaponed amongst hys Apostles and Disciples and so dyd they enflame the people against certaine that were newly conuerted to Christianitie that they altogether gouerned by their malice and enuie crying they were but dogs and heretiques slewe forthwith more then foure thousand thys beeing the principall spurre of thys mercilesse butchery that the sedicious might spoyle and make hauocke of the others goods The King who was named Emanuell beeing aduertised of this exceeding Massacre caused the two aforenamed plagues of the Cloyster and the Common-wealth to be