and if courage be added to wisdom a Prince is able to overcome any opposition what things did the Duke of Savoy do with that small and inconsiderable Country in respect of Spain and France with one of which he was in continuall opposition what things did King Henry the seventh Governing well what King Henry the eight Governing ill and what doth not the Cardinall of Richelieu bring to passe if he have a desire to effect it and all this is done onely by considering how things should be done and by causing them to be done and all commands of what kind soever will be executed if he that commands hath power to reward and punish I do most Humbly thank your Grace for your favour to Mr. Neville and if the cause were my own I would not desire that any man should do more for me then what were very reasonable if you think it not seasonable to move any thing that may offend my Lord of Holland I do beleeve that Captain Neville is a man of so much reason as that he will think himself obliged to you for your good will but I assure my self that there is not any lesse your friend then my Lord of Holland and I beleeve that at all times you ought to take heed to your self with him And I think that at any time there is not any great danger in him if the King be well with you my Lord of Warwick is the Temporall Head of the Puritans and my Lord of Holland is their Spirituall Head or rather the one is their Visible Head the other their Invisible Head peradventure not because he means to do either good or hurt but because he thinks it is a Gallantry to be the principall Pillar on which a whole Caballe must relye I am extreamly sorry for my Lord Lieutenant that he is again fallen ill I wish his health as I do my own and I have reason so to do for I have received more favours from him then ever I did from any man If the times do grow Tempestuous I do beleeve that you will find many a Sir Henry but I will not for fear be made to be other then Your Graces most humble and most faithfull Servant Conway and Kilulta Newcstale Iune 8. 1640. The second is thus endorsed by him Rece Iunii 16. 1640 The Lo Conway concerning the fortifying of Newcastle May it please your Grace THe King hath been pleased to call me into his service and I shall not faile to serve him faithfully and in all things whereiâ— I may advance the Kings service I will doe it with my best endeavour and if I should not doe so I should use the King worse then I doe other men for to tell you truth under the seale of Confession the faults that I commit are against my selfe not against other men This Towne of Newcastle I beleeve may be fortified in such manner as that an enemy may be kept off untill an Army might be brought to relieve it the profit that will be to the King is that the Country will be better assured if they have a place whither they may retire if there be danger and the Country will be pleased that the King doth take care of them this inclosed paper will tell you the meanes whereby Money may be raised to effect this and from the doing of it this benefit will arise to the King that he may make this a constant Revenue to himselfe they will I beleeve be brought to doe this willingly for their owne safety which they will never know how to put off from themselves and it will be a faire example for others to follow if you will get it resolved on while the power that I have here doth continue which will not now that the Army is comming hither be long I will doe my best to get it effected If you think this to be out of your way I desire your pardon for giving you the trouble but knowing you to be faithfull to the Kings service and not knowing very many that would be sincere in a Proposition for the King to lay any imposition I did thinke it a necessity I doe not heare yet so good newes of my Lord Lieutenants health as I do desire his losse would be irreparable to the King and to all his friends but I hope he will recover which God grant I have not any way abilities in me to serve you as he may but such as I am I shall not faile to be Your Graces most humble and most faithfull servant Conway and Kilulta Newcastle Iune 13. 1640. Whereas it is conceived to be needfull that some Fortifications be presently made without the Walls for the safety of the Town of Newcastle which will require a great charge both for the erecting and keeping the same For the raising of Moneys to that purpose these four Propositions are to be considered of IMprimis Whereas this new Corporation of Masters of Ships have imposed of every severall Master who shall carry Coales from either Newcastle or Sunderland the payment of 2. d. per. Cha. of Coals so carried which doth amount unto 1300. l. per annum at least which they say is for the maintenance of their Corporation Now forasmuch as the moneys thus paid doth arise forth of the purses of those which are owners of Ships according to their severall parts of which number aboundance of them are no members of that Corporation therefore ought not to be Assessed for this purpose It is therefore desired that this 2. d. per. Cha. henceforth may be paid for two or three years or as long as need shall be for the use above mentioned and then quite to â—urcease it being both reasonable and just that moneys thus raised should be imployed for the publique good and not for any particular society And in case it be alledged that they have spent much moneys in procuring their Pattent to be a Corporation It may be answered they have received these moneys two years already which is more then they can have expended and besides they have and do still receive a Mark at least of every one they make free which doth arise to a great sum of Moneys for they make many free every yeer 2. That as much be paid upon every Chaldron of Coalâ— for the same use by those who sell the same for the same time and no longer 3. That there be as much paid upon every Chaldron of Coals which is laden from Sunderland both by the seller and buyer as is paid at Newcastle and during the same time for otherwise all the small Ships will go from that place which will hurt Newcastle very much and be distastefull 4. That all common Brewers and all others who brew strong Ale or Beere to sell shall pay so much of every Tun as shall be thought fitting And likewise all those who sell Tobacco The third is thus endorsed Lo. Conway Rece Iulii 11. 1644. The consideration about execution of Martiall Law
with their alterations and ratifications p 3 to 8. 14 15 25 40 to 46. Arminianisme planted here by the Iesuites their chiefe engin and bridge to Popery â—ountenanced by Bishop Laud and Arminians to p 92 93 94 146 147. Articles of the French Match p 70 71. Articles and Favours condescended to by King Iames and King Charles in behalf of Romish Priests and Catholikes upon the Spanish and French Marriage treaties p 44. to 49 71. The Lord Aubeny brother to the Duke of Lenox newly made an Abbot in France and to be forthwith made a Cardinal at the Queens sollicitation by the new pope p 252 to 255. Monsieur Aubert sent along with Secretary Windebank by the Queen when he fled to assist him p 126 128. B. Cardinall Barbarino the lates Popes Nephew made Protector Generall of the English and Scottish Nations and Superintendent of the Society of Iesuites erected in London p 141 144 145 146 210 211 214. His armes set above the Kings p 145. A great friend of Secretary Windebanks entertaining his sonne at Rome who brought â—ver in his Trunk divers things to Con the Nuncio from him p 141. 144 145 146 He sent over statues into England p 146. He had a hand in the Irish Rebellion and much rejoyced at it p. 247 to 251. Barnwell an Irish Popish Bishop a great stickler in the Reâ—ellion there p 220 229 231 Bishop Beadles Letters concerning the increase and insolencie of the Papists in Ireland p 99 100 111 112 113. The Bishops of Scotlands Letters to Archbishop Laud concerning their Liturgy and Canons p 149 150. Their insolencie towards the Peers through Canterburies advancing of them p 206. They deemed themselves the representative Church of Scotland and above a generall Assembly p 167 168. Fr. Boetius the Popish Bishop of Elphin in Ireland his certificate p 113. The Lord Digby Earle of Bristoll his Negotiations in and Letters from Spain touching the Spanish Matâ—h and the Palatinate p 2 to 69. Impeached of High treason by Sir Robert Heath the Kings Attorney by the Kings speciall command for perswading him to become a Papist and alter his Religion in Spain and other miscarriages in the Lords House in Parliament p. 32 33 34. Major Bret sent agent to Rome from the Queen with the Archbishops privity as was there conceived An. 1635. p 143. Iohn Brown a popish Priest his notable discovery of sundry plots of the Iesuites Queens Priest Agents Popes Nuncioes c. to this Parliament p. 207 to 215. The Duke of Buckingham accused by the Earle of Bristoll of high treason in Parliament for labouring to seduce the King to become a Papist and other miscarriages in Spain p 30 31 32. His voyage into France to bring over the Queen p 73 c. His voyage to Ree and betraying of Rochel p 84 85 86. Burlemachi the chief Conveyer of Secretary Windebanks Letters since his slight p 138. Sir Iohn Burrows papers writ to the Archb concerning the war with Scotland p 172 to 175. Bonnyragge his exactions p 212 C. The Bishop of Calcedon Smith sent from the Pope into England where he ordained Priâ— sts and seduced his Majesties subjects Proclamations for his apprehension procured by the secular and regular Priests who persecuted and caused him to â—ly into France p. 98 99 100. The Oath the English Priests were to take to him p 82 83. Windebanks correspondencie with him to make him his intelâ—igencer in France concerning the Scots p 199. The Lady Calfields testimony concerning the Irish Rebellion that the Rebels gave out England was in the same condition with Ireland the Tower of London surprized by their Party and the Archbishop of Canterbury rescued thence p 226. Secretary Calverts Letters to the Earle of Bristoll Gage and others touching the Spanish Match p 21 25 28 29. Cardinals at Rome writ to by King Iames during the Spanish treaty and their respects to him p 26. Cardinalls Caps sought after expected by or promised to Mr. Walter Montague Mr. Sommerset Mr. Brudnell and the L. Aubeny p 143 199. 200 211 252 253 254. A Cardinalship seriously offered twice one after another to Archbishop Laud p 149 Iohn Carmick his testimony concerning the late Irish Rebellion p 241 242 243. King CHARLES his voyage into Spaine whiles Prince of Wales by whom and for what end designed to wit to make him a professed Papist the Palsgâ—aves eldest sonne being at the same time intended to be sent to the Emperours Court to be there trained up in Popery p 30 to 38. The arts and perswasions there used to make him a Papist ibid. The Popes Letter to him there and his answer to it sent to the Pope p 36 to 39. His Oath and Articles in favour of Papists there sworn and subscribed p 40 to 49 His Letters of procuration and delayes there put on him by the Spaniard p 48 to 52. His return from Spain and the jewels he there gave away at his departure p 49 to 56. His Match with France and the articles concerning it p 69 70 71. His pardon of 20 Priests and Iesuites within three dayes after it p 71 72 73. His Answer to the Petition of both Houses against Recusants at Oxford Anno 1625. and his Proclamations against Recusants and Priests with the ill execution of both and the discharging priests protecting Recusants notwithstanding p 74 to 148 His Warrant to Captain Pennington An. 1625 to sinke the English shippes who refused to serve the Papists against the Protestants in Rochel c p 84 85 86 His setting the Lone on foot and Letters concerning it An. 1626. p 86 87 88. The Parliaments Remonstrance to him called in by proclamation and answered by Bishop Laud by his command An. 1627. p 90 to 95. His proclamations against the Bishop of Calcedon procured by the secular priests p 98 99 100. Advices to him concerning the Queenes Priests p 119 to 103. His Passe to Secretary Windebank when he fled into France and the continuance of his Royall favours to him there though he professeth in sundry Letters he did release no Priests c. but by his Majesties specall direction and command p 123 to 140. Windebank sends his petition to the Parliament to him to correct and further it in the Houses p 134 135. The received Copy of his Letter to the Pope in 〈◊〉 behalfe of the Duke of Loraign p 142. Pope Urban the 8 his affection to his Majesty p 142. What opinion they held of him at Rome An. 1635. p 14 〈◊〉 43. His Articles and Letter concerning his Chappell in Scotland and 〈…〉 Archbishop Laud to hold correspondency with the Deane of it the Bishop of Dunblane â— 148 149. His Command to the Archbishop of S. Andrewes to hold correspondencie with the Lord Traquaire p. 151. His Warrant concerning the Scottish Canons without date p. 152. His Instructions to the Archbishops and Bishops of Scotland and a pretendant Warrant to archbishop Laud concerning the Scottish Liturgie p. 156. His
Treasons other high Crimes charged against the Arch-bishop for which he was justly executed with far more mercy favour indulgence then himself ever shewed to any pious Christian that came under his heavy hands thou must expect an account of most of them hereafter in the History of his Tryall yet here thou mayest scatteringly behold such evidences of his guilt especially in the Scottish busines Popish Alterations in their Liturgy as will sufficiently reâ—ute the bold pretences of his Innocency on the Scaffold at his death apparently contradicted by sundry pregnant evidences at the Lords 〈◊〉 dâ—ring his Tryal by the whole tenour of his persecuting oppressing turbulent Life especially since his greatnesse And so without further preface I humbly submit these Lucubrations to thy perusall and most serious consideration FAREWELL A necessary Introduction to the Historie of the Archbishop of CANTERBVRY his Tryall BEFORE I enter upon the History of the Archbishop of Canterburies Tryall one grand part of his charge impeaching him a Arti. 7. 10. That he had traiterously endeavoured to alter and subvert Gods true Religion by law established in this Realme and instead thereof to set up Popish Superstition and Idolatry and that he hath traiterously and wickedly endeavoured to reconcile the Church of England with the Church of Rome it will be necessary by way of Introduction to manifest to the World that there hath been for many yeers past a secret plotted Conspiracy and serious endeavour between sundry pretended Members of the Church of England and Reall Sonnes of the Church of Rome to extirpate the Protestant Religion setled amongst us and reduce our Dominions unto their ancient Vassalage to the Superstitions and Power of the Roman Sea as likewise to demonstrate the principall meanes and pollicies exercised by them to accomplish this designe which for brevity sake could not be conveniently produced by way of evidence at the Tryall The reality of this Conspiracy as ancient as the beginning of Queene Elizabeths Reigne is so experimentally visible to all men especially in these present times so fully ratiâ—ied by all b 1 Eliz. c. 1 5 Eliz. c. 1. 13 Eliz. c. 2. 23 Eliz. c. 1. 28 Eliz. c. 6. 35 Eliz. c. 2. 1 Jac. c. 4. 3 Jac. c. 1 2 4 5. 7 Jac. c. 6. 3 Car. c. 2. Acts Proclamations Petitions in Parliament against Iesuits Seminary Priests Popish Recusâ—nts from the first of Queen Elizabeth till this instant so abundantly manifested by our Histories Writers of all sorts and so apparent by the Policies used to effect this hellish Plot that to spend time in proving it would be but to adde light to the Sunne I shall therefore confine my selfe wholy to the Arts and Instruments principally imployed to bring it to perfection In the inchoations of the Reignes of Queene Elizabeth and King Iames the Roman Party both abroad and at home endevoured first by Flatteries Treaties Insinuations and when those prevailed not then by severall horrid Conspiracies Treasons Invasions Rebellions and open hostility to erect their Romish Babel among us But all these through Gods great mercy proving abortive they fixed at last of latter times upon a more prevalent and successfull meanes then any of the former to wit a project of marrying us to the Whore of Rome by matching the heire of the Crowne of England to a Romanist They found many c Gen. 6. 2. to 9. c. 24. 3 4. c. 26. 34 35. c. 27. 46. c. 26. 1 2. Num. 25. 1. to 10. Deut. 7. 1. to 7. 1 Kin. 11. 1. to 15. Ex. 34. 16 1 Kin. 16. 31 32 33. c. 21. 25 26. 2 Kin. 8. 18. 27. â— Chron. 21. 6. Jud. 3. 5. to 9. c. 14. 7. 15. Josh. 23. 12 13 Ezra c. 9. 10. Neh. 13. 23. to 39. Presidents Texts in Scripture and Ecclesiasticall story ascertaining them That Idolatrous Queens and Wives were a most infallible prevailing means to draw Kings and whole Kingdomes to Idolatry For which very reason God expresly enjoyned the Israelites d Deut. 7. 1 2 3 4. Josh. 23. 12 13. Exod. 34. 16. 2 Kin. 11. 2. to make no marriages with the Canaanites nor other Idolatrous Nations nor to match their sons to their daughters For surely they will turn away thy sons from following me that they may serve other Gods so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you and destroy you suddenly Hereupon they projected solicited a Marriage betweene our Soveraigne Lord King CHARLES then Prince of Wales and the Infanta of Spain which after some remote preparatory Conferences between the Ministers of both Crownes in the yeers 1615. and 1616. was the yeere following â—ipened to a Nuptiall Treaty on King Iames his part as these ensuing Instructions to Sir Iohn Digby now Earle of Bristoll then Ambassdour in Spaine found among the Lord Cottingtons Papers an Agent in this Treaty manifest of which I shall insert such onely as concern Religion Instructions for our trusty and welbeloved Councellour Sir John Digby Knight sent by Us Ambassadour Extraordinary to the King of Spaine NO man can better informe you then your selfe doe know having been long Out Ambassadour Resident with the King of Spaine that both informer times and of late speeches have passed between you and some Ministers of his concerning a Marriage of our Deare sonne the Prince and the Infanta or Lady Mary second daughter of the said King for the better assurance and strengthning of the Amity which being begun immediatly after our succession to the Crown of England hath ever since continued Which speeches although they have bin so providently carried by your discretion all the time you were Ambassadour there as that you never appeared therein as a publike Minister but onely in quality of a private Gentleman and wel-wisher to the continuance and increase of friendship betweene the King and Us Yet since your returne and being of our Councell the same speeches have so farre proceeded betweene you and the Ambassadour of the King of Spaine resident here not without Our privity as that we thought fit to acquaint a select number of our Councell therewith who having heard the report of the former proceedings have delivered to Us their Opinion that they find very probable ground for Us to enter into a publike Treaty thereof with as much assurance of good successe as in such a case may be had Whereupon we have given you A Commission under our great Seale in due forme of Law Authorizing you to Treat and Conclude for a Marriage to be had and made between Our said Dearest sonne Charles the Prince and the said Lady Mary second daughter to the said King of Spaine as you shall perceive by the tenor thereof And for your better directions in a matter of so great Moment Wee have thought good to accompany the said Commission with these Instructions Wherein first we think good to let you know that if at your arivall at the Court you shall find by good
aud of others ill affected and suspected in their Religion now beyond the Seas may be forthwith called home by your meanes and at the charge of their Parents or Governours 8. That the Children of Popish Recusants or such whose Wives are Popish Recusants be brought up during their minority with Protestant Schoolmasters and Teachers who may sowe in their tender yeers the seed of true Religion 9. That your Majesty will be pleased speedily to revoke all former licences for such Children and Youth to travaile beyond the Seas and not grant any such licence hereafter 10. That your Majesties learned Councell may receive commandement from your Highnesse carefully to look into former grants of Recusants lands and to avoyd them if by law they can and that your Majesty will stay your hand from passing any such grants hereafter This is the sum and effect of our humble Declaration which We no wayes intending to presse upon your Majesties undoubted and regall Prerogative doe with the fulnesse of our duty and obedience humbly submit to your most Princely consideration The glory of God whose Cause it is the Zeale of our true Keligion in which we have been borne and wherein by Gods grace we are resolved to dye the safety of your Majesties person who is the very life of your people the happinesse of your Children and Posterity the honour and good of the Church and State dearer unto us then our owne lives having kindled these affections truly devoted to your Majesty And seeing out of our duty to your Majesty We have already resolved to give at the end of this Session one entire Subsidie for the present reliefe of Palatmate onely to be paid in the end of February next which cannot well be effected but by passing a Bill in a Parliamentary course before Christmas We most humbly beseech your Majesty as our assured hope is that you will then also vouchsafe to give life by your royall assent to such Bils as before that time shall be prepared for your Majesties honour and the generall good of your people and that such Bils may be also accompanied as hath been accustomed with your Majesties gracious pardon Which proceeding from your owne meere grace may by your Highnesse direction be drawne to that latitude and extent as may best sort with your Majesties bounty and goodnesse and that not onely 〈◊〉 and criminall offenders may take benefit thereof but that your good Subjects may receive case thereby and if it shall so stand with your good pleasure that it may extend to the reliefe of the old debts and duties to the Crowne before the first yeere of your Majesties reigne to the discharge of Allienations without licence and mis-sueing of Liveries and Oustrelemaine before the first Summons of this Parliament and oâ— concealed Wardships and not suing of Liveries and Oustrelemains before the twelfth yeere of your Majesties reigne which gracious favour would much comfort your good Subjects and ease them from vexition with little losse or prejudice to your owne profit And we by our daily and devont prayers to the Almighty the great King of Kings shall contend for a blessing upon our endeavours and for your Majesties long and happâ— reigne over us and for your Childrens Children after you for many and many Generations KIng Iames having private intelligence and a Copy of this Petition and Remonstrance sent him to New-market endevoured to suppresse it in the birth anâ— thereupon sent a Letter to Sir Thomas Richardson Speaker of the Commons House dated Decemb. 3. 1621. to prohibite the House That none therein should from thenceforth persume to meddle with any Mysteries of State and namely not to speake 〈◊〉 his dearest Sonnes Match with the Daughter of Spaine nor to touch the honour of thâ—â— King And to informe them that if they had already touched any of those forbiâ—â—â—â— points in any Petition of theirs to be sent unto him except they reformed it herein before it came into his hands he would not daigne the hearing nor answering of it The Câ—mmons conceiving this a great infringement of their Priviledges drew a Petition to the King in answer of this Letter justifying their former Petition and Remonstrance and assuring him That the miserable estate of those of the Religion abroad obliged them in part of duty not onely to turne their eyes on a Warre abroad but also to take care for the securing of our peace at home which the dangerous increase and insolency of Popish Recusants apparently visible and sensible did lead them unto and necessarily drew them to present to his Majesty Complaining withall of the abridgement of their undoubted ancient Priviledges and Liberty of Parliament by his Majesties letter to the Speaker Which Petition together with the former they sent by some Member to King Iames to New-Market The King wholly rejects the first Petition and would not receive it but returnes a long and sharp answer to the latter NOTE Wherein he protests That he knew not of any fit Match for his dearest Sonne among any Protestant Princes â—rofessing that he was so farre ingaged in that Match that he could not goe back in honour unlesse the King of Spaine performed not such things as he expected at his hands and that they might rest secure he would never be weary to doe all he could for the propagation of our Religion and repressing of Popery in the generall But the manner and forme of doing it they must remit to his Care and Providence who could best consider of times and seasons And that his care of Religion must be such that he must not by the persecution of Recusants here at home irritate forraigne Princes of contrary religion and teach them the way to plague the Protestants in their Dominions Severely checking the House for medling thus busily with religion and the Spanish Match This Answer bare date at New-Market December 11. The House of Commons much discontented at this harsh answer drew up and made this notable Protestation in vindication of their Parliameniary Rights and Priviledges entred in their Journall and Voted in the House Decemb. 19. 1621. THe Commons now assembled in Parliament being justly occasioned thereunto concerning sundry Liberties Franchises and Prâ—viledges of Parliament amongst others here mentioned doe make this Protestation following That the Liberties Franchises Priviledges and Jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birth-right and inheritance of the Subjects of England and that the Arduous and urgent affaires concerning the King State and defence of the Realme and of the Church of England and the maintainance and making of Lawes and redresse of mischiefs and grievances which daily happen within this Realme are proper Subjects and matter of Councell and debate in Parliament and that in the handling and proceeding of those businesses every Member of the House of Parliament hath and of right ought to have freedome of speech to propound treat reason and bring to conclusion the same and that the Commons
in Parliament have like Liberty and freedome to treat of these matters in such order as in their judgements shall seem fittest And that every Member of the said House hath like freedome from all impeachment imprisonment and molestation other then by censure of the House it selfe for or concerning any speaking reasoning or declaring of any matter or matters touching the Parliament or Parliament businesse And that if any of the said Members be complained of and questioned for any thing done or said in Parliament the same is to be shewed to the King by the advice and assent of all the Commons assembled in Parliament before the King give credence to any private information The King hereby discerning the Commons resolution against Popery and the Spanish Match chose rather to break off the Parliament then this Marriage Treaty And upon the sixth of Ianuary following dissolved the Parliament by proclaimation without a Session to the Commons great distast then pursued this Match more eagerly then before The chief remora whereof being at Rome to wit the Popes demurring to grantâ— Dispensation till all his and his Conclaves demands in favour of all our Roman Catholiques were condescended to by King Iames a Letter was thereupon sent from the King of Spaine to Rome to quicken the Pope and expedite the Dispensation what effects it produced at least in shew though not in substance will appeare by this passage of Francis now Lord Cottingtons Letter to Secretary Calvert from Madrid Iuly 7. 1622. g Our English Agent at Rome Master Gage writes from Rome so doth the Fryer that a late Letter come thither from this King hath put the businesse in such termes as they were hourly expecting the Fryars dispatch and I can assure you that here they speake loud when any danger is mentioned of the Popes deniall My Lord Digby hastens the businesse bravely and seems very impatient of any delay at all But these faire pomises were onely to circumvent King Iames who in the meane time to ingratiate himselfe with the Pope releaseth divers thousands of Popish Recusants out of prison The number of Priests and popish Recusants then enlarged out of duresse by King Iames throughout his Dominions if we may beleeve Gondomar's Letter from hence to the King of Spain or the Letter of Sirica Secretary to the Spanish King to Mr. Cottington dated at Madrid Julij 7. 1622. was no lesse then 4000. which the Spaniards professed to be a great demonstration of King James his sincere affection to confirme the correspondency and Amity between both Crownes but in the meane time we heare not of one of our Protestants released out of the Spanish or Romish Inquisition And that this inlargement of theirs might be more expeditious notorious and lesse chargeable to Recusants the King directed this ensuing Letter to the Lord Keeper Williams Bishop of Lincoln under the privy Signet to issue forth Writs for their release TRusty and Welbeloved We greet you well whereas we have given you a former warrant and direction for the making of two severall Writs for the inlargement of such Recusants as are in prison at this time either for matters of Recusancy in generall or for denying the taking the Oath of Supremacy according to the Statute by removing them from the generall Goales of this Kingdome to be bailed before the Iustices of our Bench finding by experience that this course will be very troublesome to the poorer sort of Recuâ—ants and very chargeable unto Us who out of our Princely clemenâ—y and by the mediation of forreigne Princes were desired to beare out the same We will and require you to make and issue forth two other Writs in nature and substance answerable with the former to be directed to our Justices of Assises enabling and requiring them and every of them to inlarge such Recusants as they shall find in their severall Goales upon such sureties and recognizance and other conditions as they were inlarged by the Iudges of our Bench. And this shall be your warrant so to doe Dated at Westminster July 25. 1622. Hereupon this Lord Keeper though a Bishop not onely issued out these Writs but likewise writ this Letter to the Judges AFter my hearty Commendations to you His Majestie having resolved out of deep reasons of State and in expectation of like correspondence from forreigne Princes to the professors of our Religion to grant some grace and conveniency to the imprisoned Papists of this Kingdome hath commanded me to passe some Writs under the broad Seale for that purpose requiring the Judges of every Circuit to inlarge the said prisoners according to the tenor and effect of the same I am to give you to understand for His Maâ—esty how His Majesties royall pleasure it that upon receipt of these Writs you shall make no nicenesse or difficulty to extend that his Princely favour to all such Papists as you shall find prisoners in the Goales of your Circuits for any Church recusancy whatsoever or refusing the Oath of Supremacy or dispersing Popish books or hearing saying of Masse or any other poyâ—t of recusancy which doth touch or concerne Religion onely and not matters of State which shall appeare into you to be totally civill and politicall And so I bid you heartily farewell Your loving friend Iohn Lincolne Westminster Colledge August 2. 1622. This enlarging of all Recusants with many Priests and Jesuits by colour of those Writs throughout all the Kings Dominions was deemed by King Iames and others a most prevailing meanes to induce the Pope to grant a Dispensation for this muchâ— desired Marriage without any further procrastination and to draw on the King of Spain to expedite and consummate it without more tergiversations But they on the contrary feeding King Iames onely with good words and promises protracted the Match and Dispensation under-hand with much art and policy all they might The Spaniard under pretext of this Treaty seizing all the Palatinate extirpating the Protestant Religion abroad and propagating popery multiplying the number of Roman Catholiques at home Whereupon the King to prevent all further excuses and accomplish the Match returnes his resolution to the Popes forecited Exceptions and Answers to the Articles concerning the Marriage in forme following Resolutions upon the Answers given by the Pope unto the severall Articles agreed on betwixt the late King of Spain and Us Found among the Lord Cottingtons papers concerning the Marriage of Our deare Son the Prince with the Infanta Donna Maria. TO the second Article We mervaile that there hath been so necessary a poynt omitted when the Articles were sent to Rome by the King of Spaine to procure the Dispensation that the forme agreed upon for the celebration of the Marriage and the Oath of fidelity for the Infanta's Servants were not also sent thither with the rest being as they were agreed on and so essentiall to the businesse We have now delivered Copies of them both to Gage to make such use
thereof as shall be requisite for the furtherance of the businesse of himselfe since he is a person trusted by the Court of Rome in this affaire but not as from Us who having nothing to doe with the Pope treated not with him NOTE but with the King of Spaine onely To the fifth Article concerning the publike Church besides the Chappell We are verily perswaded that this would not have been demanded if they had been well informed it being more then either We Our Selfe have or the Prince Our Sonne And if there be no other reason for the demand of such a Church then that the World may take notice of the Religion shee professeth in a publike manner that may be aswell in the Chappell assigned for her and her Family to which shee and they may publiquely and openly resort in the sight of all whosoever shall desire to behold it it being in effect a Church with a Church-yard belonging unto it and not simply a private Oratory To the sixt Article where it is said that her Servants c. ought in any case to be Catholiques that concernes not us but the King of Spaine who is to appoint them To the twelfth Article where it is required that the superior Minister having ecclesiasticall authority over her Family should be in ordine Episcopali VVe are well contented to leave that to the King of Spaine to allow of it if he think fit To the sixteenth Article NOTE where it is required by the Pope quod Ecclesiastici nullis legibus subjaceant nisi suorum superiorum Ecclesiasticorum Our answer is that the exemption seems strange and as we verely beleeve is not allowed them in all States and Countries that are Roman Catholiques VVe hope that the Clergy-men who shall come hither to attend the Infanta will give no cause for the Civill Magistrate to proceed against them in that manner except it be for great and heynous causes and that for faults meerly civill To the nineteenth concerning the Nurses it belongs unto the Infanta and shee may doe in it as shee pleaseth Resolutions upon the other five Articles brought out of Spaine by the Count of Gondomar and answered by Us. TO the first concerning security against Divorce the doubt which the Pope makes is very needlesse and the answer which we gave unto the King of Spaine is so full as more cannot be offered nor said To the second touching the education of the Children we consider that these Articles now to be agreed on will hereafter become publique and that for Us to declare unto the VVorld NOTE that we have ingaged Our Self to have our Grand-Children brought up usque ad annos Nubiles in a Religion which we professe not not is publiquely professed in Our Kingdome VVe leave it unto the King of Spaine's wisdome to consider indifferently and uâ—partially how unfit it is for us in many respects to yeeld unto it And therefore further then you have already assented unto in that Article in the generall which leaves the Children under the tuition and care of the Mother longer or shorter according to their constitutions and healths which may possibly reach unto the time required by the Pope we can by no meanes condescend unlesse the King of Spaine think fit to limit the time to a certainty for the Mother to have the eare of the Children so as it exceed not seven yeers old which We can be contented to yeeld unto Thus farre concerning the demands made by the Pope particularly unto severall Articles For the close of all wherein it seems he expects some offer to be made by Us for the general good of the Roman Church the same is explicated more plainly in a discourse held by the Cardinall Bandino with George Gage whereof a Copy is sent with these Articles King James his Agent at Rome But for that matter you are to put the King of Spaine in remembrance that we treat with him and not with the Pope That the Articles concerning Religion agreed upon betwixt his Father and Us were such and so full to the satisfaction of that Church in the opinions of the learnedst and greatest Clergy of Spain as we have bin often told that they have been ever of opinion the Pope could not upon those Articles nor ought to refuse the Dispensation The Cardinall acknowledgeth as it seems in that discourse that the Pope is satisfied with the reasons given both by the Padre Maestro and Gage that We of Our own authority cannot give a generall free liberty of exercising the Roman Religion What is it then they would have Setting that aside We have in a manner already done that which is desired NOTE as all the Roman Catholikes have found out of Our gracious clemency towards them especially of late and will no doubt acknowledge Which if the Pope had knowne when these answers were given by him to the Articles it is to be presumed he would not so much have insisted upon that poynt But for whatsoever may concerne that businesse We have so fully declared Our Selfe unto the late King of Spain by Our Letter of the 27. of Aprill 1620. under Our hand and Seale as We hope the King of Spaine rests satisfied both with the extent of Our promise in that behalfe and with the assurance of performance which is as much as in honour can be required at Our hands or as We can grant considering the â—â—ate of Our affaires and government And therefore since whatsoever is already agreed unto either in the Articles or by that letter We intend sincerely and religiously to performe and can goe no further for no respects without notable prejudice or inconvenience We desire to know whether the King of Spain wil resolve to conclude the Match upon those termes or not that there may be no time lost for us to provide some other Match for Our Son if that shall not succeed and so to presse a present resolution without sending too and fro betwixt Rome and Spain which spends time and may serve still for a colour to draw the Treaty in infinitum Neverthelesse if you find that it is a thing impossible for them to resolve without a reply to Rome and that they doe earnestly desire it We are contented that you shall yeeld them two moneths time after your audience and no longer so as before Christmas at the furthest We may be advertised finally what we ar to trust unto beyond which time we can expect no longer Thus you may observe how farre We are pleased to expresse Our Selfe aswell to manifest Our desire and intention to continue for ever on Our part the strict amity betwixt Us and Spaine as also to take away all just exception that may hinder the speedy conclusion of the Match as We have been contented now to inlarge Our Selfe further in divers particulars then was before agreed on or desired as namely in condescending that the superior Minister may be in ordine Episcopali
that the limitation of the time for the education of the Children be for six or seven yeers and in other poynts as you will find in this answer Of all which we require you to give speciall notice to that King that he may thereupon take into his Consideration the sincerity of of Our affection who have so roundly and really proceeded in this businesse so as in all reason We may and doe justly expect the like dealing from him which cannot better appeare then in the speedy dispatch thereof These resolutions he sent post into Spaine to the Lord Digby by Gresly inclosing in this Letter the Copy whereof with other ensuing papers were seized on by the sequestrators of the Lord Cottingtons goods and writings RIght trusty c. Your dispatch of the ninth of August gave us so much contentment and so great hopes of satisfaction in all those businesses which you have there to treat with that King as we could not expect any further difficulties Notwithstanding by that which hath come unto Our hands immediately after NOTE aswell by George Gage from Rome as from Our Ambassadour Sir Richard Weston at Bruxelles and our Ministers in the Palatinate We find that neither the Dispensation is granted for the march nor the treaty of Cessation so neer a Conclusion as we conceived it would have been now that the Auxiliaries and all other Obstacles are removed But on the contrary side that new delayes and excuses are invented our Garrisons in the Palatinate in the meane time blocked up and Heidelberg it selfe actually besieged Which proceeding though our Ambassadour hath expostulated with the Infanta and the Commissioners as injurious to Vs and ill-beseeming their professions hitherto yet is there not that readinesse shewed to give Us such contentment therein as we might justly expect but answers still protracted and put off for advantage whilest our Forces there remaine in great distresse and the Towne and Castle of Heidelberg likely in a few dayes to be lost for it cannot hold out longer as we are informed This dealing seems the more strange unto Vs for that the late dispatch of the King of Spaine was before the newes of this siege and that our Embassadour had propounded any thing concerning it come unto the Infanta But because you shall be particularly informed of the â—hole carriage of the businesse We have given order that Copies shall be sent you 〈◊〉 all the dispatch and then you shall see how these proceedings agree with the hopes and promises which are given Us from thence Hereupon therefore Our pleasure is that you shall immediatly and with as much speed as you may crave audience of that King and represent unto him the merit which We may justly challenge unto Our Selfe for Our sincere proceedings with the Emperour and Him in all the course of this businesse notwithstanding the many invitations and temptations which We have had to engage Our Selfe on Our Sonne in lawes part That We have had both from the Emperour and Him hopes given us from time to time of extraordinary respect howsoever Our Sonne-in-law had deserved which We have attended and expected even to the very last with much patience and in despight as it were of all the opposition that hath beene made to shake Our resolution in that behalfe If now when all impediments are removed and that the way is so prepared as that the Emperour may give an end unto the Warre and make some present demonstration of his respects towards Us in leaving Us the honour of holding those poore places which yet remaine quietly and peaceably untill the generall accommodation the same shall neverthelesse be violently taken from Vs what can we looke for when the whole shall be in his hands and possession Who amâ—sing Vs with a treaty of cessation and protracting it industriously as We have reason to beleeve doth in the meane time seize himselfe of the whole Country which being done Our Ambassadour shall returne with scorne and we remaine with dishonour I shall not need to furnish you with Arguments for the unfolding and laying open this unfriendly dealing more plainly unto them your owne reason and observation will find enough out of the dispatches whereof Copies are sent unto you as namely the withdrawing of the Spanish Forces and leaving the businesse wholly in the hands of the Emperour and the Duke of Bavaâ—ia the stile of the Inâ—anta in answering Our Ambassadour with recriminations which was not her manner heretofore the slight and frivolous answer given by the Marquesse of Bedmar unto Our Ambassadour when he acquainted him with the siege of Heidelberg The quarrellous occasion taken by the Emperour for calling the diet at Ratisbone contrary to his owne promise which in his Dispatch to Vs he confesseth to have broken as you will see by the Copy All which and many more which your owne judgement in the perusall of the dispatches will suggest unto you doe minister unto Vs cause sufficient of jealousie on the Emperours part as you shall plainly tell that King although We will not doe him that wrong as to mistrust that he gives the least consent unto it In this confidence with must earnestnesse We shall still solicite Him that for the affection He beares Us and the desire which We suppose he hath that there may continue for ever a perfect Amity betwixt Us and the whole House of Austria he will not cease to doe all good office herein letting him know directly that in these termes We cannot stand with the Emperour but that if Heidelberg be wonne and the siege continue or the Cessation be longer unnecessarily delayed We must recall Our Ambassadour from Bruxelles and treat no more as We have already given order hoping that whatsoever unkindnesse We shall conceive against the Emperour upon these occasions it shall not be interpreted to reâ—lect in any sort upon the entire affection that is at this present and as VVee hope shall alwaies continue betwixt Us and the Crowne of Spaine And therefore as We have sundry times heretofore promised in testimony of the sincerity of Our proceedings and of Our great desire to preserve the Amity inviolable between Us and the whole house of Austria NOTE that in case our Sonne-in-law would not be governed by Vs that then We would not onely forsake him but take part and joyne Our Forces with the Emperours against him so you may fairly represent unto that King that in like manner We have reason to expect the same measuâ—e from him that upon the Emperours aversnesse to a cessation and accommodation He will likewise actually assist Vs for the recovery of the Palatmate and Electorall dignity unto Our Sonne-in-law as it hath beene oftentimes intimated from Spaine To conclude We shall not need to say any more unto you touching this point but to let you see that Our meaning is to carry all things faâ—re with that King and not to give him any cause of distrust or jealousie if you
perceive that they intend to goe really and roundly on with the Match Wherein neverthelesse We must tell you that We have no great cause to be well pleased with the diligences used on that part when We observe that after so long an expectance of the Dispensation upon which the whole businesse as they will have it depends there is nothing yet returned but Queres and Objections Yet because We will not give over Our patience a while longer untill We understand more certainly what the effect thereof is like to be wherein VVe require you to be very wary and watchfull considering how Our honour is therein engaged VVe have thought â—it to let you know how farre VVe are pleased to enlarge Our Selfe concerning those points demanded by the Pope and set downe by way of Postill unto the Articles agreed upon betwixt Spaine and Vs as you will see by the power which Gage brought Vs from Rome whereof VVe have sent you a Copy and Our Resolutions thereupon signed with Our owne hand for your warrant and instruction And further then that since VVe cannot goe without much prejudice inconvenience and dishonour to Our Selfe and Our Sonne VVe hope and expect the King of Spaine will bring it instantly to an issue without further delay which you are to presse with all diligence and earnestnesle that you may presently know Their finall resolution and what VVe may expect thereupon But if any respit of time be earnestly demanded and that you perceive it not possible for them to resolve untill an answer come from Rome VVe then thinke it fit that you give them two moneths time after your audience that VVe may understand that King 's finall resolution before Christmas next at the furthest September 9. 1622. from VVansted By this letter the whole world may discerne how grosly King Iames was abused and how much the Palsgrave and other Protestant Princes suffered in forâ—eigne parts without any assistance from England under pretext of this Nuptiall Treaty Vpon these Letters the Lord Digby presented this ensuing Memoriall to the King of Spaine the 3. of October 1622. truly translated out of the Spanish Copy SIR the Baron Digby Ambassadour Extraordinary of the King of great Brittaine saith that it is neere six moneths since they had treated to make a Marriage between the Prince of Wales and the Infanta Donna Maria sister to your Majesty That it is five moneths since they setled in Spaine the Articles in matter of Religion His Majesty now in glory having first asked the opinions of many learned men which were joyned to consult upon this businesse That the King of great Brittaine dealt clearly in all the Articles and therein hath complyed in all things and hath promised by his word and in a letter written the sixth of Aprill 1620. particularly declared what he would doe in favour of the Catholiques That it appeared the businesse was then well founded to aske the Popes Dispensation and thereupon they dispatched Father Diego de Fuente for to solicit it in Rome but now at the end very neere of two yeeres his Holinesse without reply hither hath sent directly for England NOTE propounding to the King not onely many alterations in the said Capitulations but something new which the King would by no meanes yeeld unto NOTE That this to the King his Master seemed much different from that which he expected First for that having Capitulâ—ted the Dispensation should onely move from this place and the King having not treated at all with the Pope therefore he expected what the Pope would reply should be sent unto your Majesty from whence came the demand of the Dispensation Secondly for that he thought that with the Agreement and the rest perused all things concerning Religion had beene setled and that the learned men did think that upon these conditions they might and that his Holinesse ought to consent to the Dispensation and now they demand new things and impossible which seemes very strange Wherefore the King his Master desiring that in this businesse he make short expedition for that it imports Him and His Kingdom very much that they marry the Prince His onely Sonne presently going upon 23. yeeres having foâ—borne to marry for six yeeres past onely in respect of this Treaty He is commanded to declare plainly to your Majesty how farre he may condiscend in matter of Religion and if with this your Majesty be content to proceed to a conclusion of the Marriage without more delayes and if this be not enough to give satisfaction to your Majesty as he hopes it will seeing he hath yeelded to much more then what was capitulated in the time of the King Father to your Majesty now in glory your Majesty also would be pleased to declare on the part of your Majesty that without losse of more time his Majesty may dispose of the Prince his sonne and your Majesty of the Infanta as you best please The same day Octob. 3. 1622. King Iames discerning the Emperours and Spaniards strange proceedings in the Palatinate to gaine the totall possession of 〈◊〉 under colour of this Teaty dspaâ—ched this ensuing Letter into Spaine to the Lord Digby and the next day after this Minute of second Instructions sent by Master Porter RIght Trusty c. There is none knowes better then your selfe how We have laboured ever since the beginâ—g of these unfortunate troubles of the Empire notwithstanding all opposition to the contrary to merit well of Our good Brother the King of Spaine and the whole house of Austria by a long and lingring patience grounded still upon his friendship and promises that Care should be had of Our Honour and of Our Childrens Patrimony and Inheritance We have acquainted you also from time to time since the beginning of the Treaty at Bruxelles how crosly all things have there proceeded notwithstanding all the faire professions made unto Us both by the King of Spaine and the Infanta and all his Ministers and the Letters written by him unto the Emperour and them effectually at the least as they endeavoured to make Us beleeve But what fruits have We of all these other then dishonour and scorne Whilest We are treating the Towne and Castle of Heidelberg are taken by force Our Garrison put to the sword Manheim besieged and all the hostility used that is within the power of an enemy as you will see by the Relation which VVe have commanded Our Secretary to send you Our pleasure therefore is that you immediately as soone as you can get audience let that King understand how sensible We are of these proceedings of the Emperours towards Vs and withall are not a little troubled to see that the Infanta having an absolute Commission to conclude a Cessation and suspension of Armes should now at last when all Objections were answered and the former solely pretended Obstacles removed not onely delay the conclusion of the Treaty but refuse to lay her command upon the Emperours Generals for abstaining from
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
to use all possible care to facilitate it and will so continue untill the conclusion and at this present according to what is agreed with the foresaid Earle a Post to goe and returne with speed is dispatched unto Rome to the end that his Holinesse judgeing what is agreed upon sufficient as here it is held to be doe grant the Dispensation and in the interim whilest the Pope sendeth it the which his Majesty will procure shall be done before the end of March or of Aprill at the furthest the remaining temporall Articles shall be treated and concluded to the end that no time be lost but the Infanta may immediatly after the granting of the Dispensation be delivered the next spring as is the intention of his Majesty Touching the Palatinate THe forenamed Ambassadour well knoweth what his Majesty hath done therein already to the end it may appeare to the world how much he esteemes the friendship of his deare Brother the King of Great Brittaine and how just he acknowledgeth it to be to give him content in all things and particularly in those which concerne the conveniency of both Crownes his Majesty hopeth that by his late dispatches into Flanders there hath been taken such course to settle all things as can be desired and those orders are now againe renewed and re-inforced to the end that all may be accommodated to the satisfaction of his Majesty of Great Brittaine the which orders shall be shewed to the foresaid Conde that he may rest satisfied of the reallity and sincerity wherewith his Catholique Majesty doth proceed in this businesse but untill it be knowne what effect these dispatches have taken and what the Emperour will reply no answer can be well given in writing to the particulars contained in the memoriall of the foresaid Conde for the reasons which have been delivered unto him by word of mouth and shall be represented unto his Majesty of Great Brittaine by Don Carlâ—s Coloma his Catholique Majesties Ambassadour Madrid Decemb. 12. 1622. Soone after this the King of Spaine sent a draught of such Articles touching Religion as he insisted on to King Iames who together with the Prince to hasten the Dispensation accommodated them in the ensuing maner and then readily signed them The Accommodation of the differences in Religion All those Articles which came from Rome to which his Majesty tooke no exception in his directions to the Earle of Bristoll under his hand of the ninth of September passed as not disallowed by his Majesty those wherein there remained any difference are accommodated in the forme following THe forme of the Celebration is allowed in such sort as it was agreed of in England so likewise the oath to be taken by the Infanta's Servants The Article for the Church is thus to be understood that at one standing house Saint Iames or where the houshould is to remaine there must be a Church for buâ—ying and marrying and christening c. it being altogether unfit that all meane people belonging to her service should be married or christened in her Chappell within lier Pallace but this is not understood of any Church in London but one to be built adjoyning to the Pallace Whereas it is said that her Servants are precisely to be Catholiques for that it seemed not sitting to capitulate any thing that might be exclusive to the Protestants it is leâ—t indifferent that her Servants may be Catholiques Where it is required by the Pope quod Ecclesiastici nullis legibus subjaceant nisi suorum superiorum Ecclesiasticorum The Divines unanimously delivered their opinion that this King cannot by capitulation subject the Clergy to the Civill Magistrate neither hath he that power himselfe in Spaine and they presuppose that those of the Infanta's Family are to have the same immunity as in Spaine but they have qualified the Article what is possible and they say some such course may be setled therein as may give his Majesty satisfaction either by banishing them or sending them with their processe into Spaine or some other course which may be agreed upon and it will be in his Majesties power in any foule case to doe that by way of fact which they cannot capitulate howsoever it was not held fit to break so great a businesse upon the dispute of a case which is like never to happen Concerning the Nurses it is left indifferently without any exclusion of the Protestants as in the sixth Article Touching the Articles brought out of Spaine COncerning the security against the Divorce they are to relye on the Kings and Princes word of honour Touching the education of the Children quod educentur in Religione Catholica is absolutely omitted and whereas the Pope requires they should be in the government of the Mother the Sonnes untill fourteene the Daughters untill twelve the Article is onely till seven with a private Promise untill nine and this King pressing it may be untill ten As for the bonum publicum required by the Pope all particulars which were propounded as the suspending the poenall Lawes c. are now omitted onely that the Catholiques may live without persecution not giving scandall and this to be done by his Majesties owne Grace and Clemency without any publique Capitulation onely the King and Prince to promise it unto the King of Spaine by their private Letters The Articles of Religion being thus accommodated betweene the two Kings King Iames who had formerly by his Agent Gage sent Letters to Rome to the Pope wherein he stiled him most holy Father and likewise to some great Cardinals to speed the Dispensation with private instructions not to deliver them unlesse he saw a present likelihood of granting the Dispensation sends now two expresse Letters to Gage unto Rome the one from himselfe the other from Calvert his principall Secretary dated the 5. of Ian. 1622. to present tâ—ose Letters to the Pope and Cardinals assuring himselfe that since he had ratified all the Articles concerning Religion without any alteration the Pope could not in justice but speedily grant the long-â—ought-for Dispensation The Copy of these two Letters sent by Master Lawson here follow in order TRusty c. By Letters which We have lately received from Our right Trusty and right worthy Cousen and Councellour the Earle of Bristoll VVe understand how dutifully and discreetly you have carried your selfe in the furthering Our service whilest you remained in the Court of Spaine for which VVe returne you Our gracious thanks He hath also acquainted Us with the directions which he gave you touching the delivery of the Letters you carried from hence that if you saw a likelihood of present granting the Dispensation upon the Articles now agreed on you should deliver them unlesse you received order from Us to the contrary We would therefore now have you understand that there is no cause why you should forbeare the delivery of any of them if you find the Dispensation will certainly be granted And thereof We hope there shall be now
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
of the accusation and informing his Majesty thereof a legall course afterwards to be directed for the further proceeding and sentencing the fact Of this Commission amongst divers others of the Board I am one and we have met once or twice about it Yesterday my Lord Admirall representing unto his Majesty how derogatory this course of commissioning was to the Jurisdiction of his Court of Admiralty as in truth I think it be his Majesty hath given order that there shall be no further proceeding upon it but the businesse left to a legall tryall in that Court to which it appertaines and I am commanded to speake with the Spanish Ambassadour to that purpose I pray God I may give him satisfaction howsoever I shall doe my best and so kissing your Lordships hands I rest White-hall 14. Ian 1622. The Articles concerning Religion being thus concluded and signed by the King and Prince the Lawes against Jesuits popish Priests and Recusanis by promise suspended for the future all imprisoned Roman Catholiques of all sorts enlarged throughout his Majesties Dominions the free exercise of their Religion without molestation promised in expresse termes and the Marquesse of Buckingham hereupon then writing into Spaine as the a Tom. 9. An. 1624. pag. 29. French Mercury informes us That our Informers Pursevants Prisons should from thenceforth serve no more but for our owne Ministers and other persons zealous of our Religion which hath ever since experimentally proved most true King Iames made no doubt at all NOTE but that the Pope would presently grant the Dispensation and the Spaniard without more delayes consummate the marriage To hasten which King Iames as the same b Tom. 9. p. 485. c. Mercury records and I have credibly heard the same from others assembling his Privy Counsell together Febr. 25. 1622. made a long Oration to them which he recites at large the summe whereof was this That the Roman Catholiques in England had sustained great and intolerable surcharges NOTE imposed upon their goods bodies consciences during Queen Elizabeths reigne of which they hoped to be relieved in his that his Mother suffered martyrdome in this Realme for the profession of the said Catholique Religion a Religion which had been publiquely professed for many ages in this Realme confirmed by many great and excellent Emperours and famous in all Ecclesiasticalâ— Histories by an infinite number of Martyrs who had sealed it with their blood That the Catholiques well knew that there was â—n him a grand affection to the Catholique Religion insomuch that they beleeved at Rome that he did but dissemble his Religion to obtaine the Crowne of England That now he had maturely considered the penury and calamities of the Roman Catholiques who were in the number of his faithfull Subjects and was resolved to relieve them and therefore did from thenceforth take all his Roman Catholike Subjects into his protection permitting them the liberty and intire exercise of their Religion and liberty to celebrate the masse with other divine offices of their Religion without any inquisition processe or molestation from that day forwards and likewise will and ordaine that they shall be restored to all their estates lands fees cignorâ—es and re-established in them commanding all his Magistrates Instices and other Officers whatsoever in this behalfe to hold their hands and for what cause soever it be not to attempt hereafter to grieve or molest the said Catholiques neither in publique nor private in the liberty of the exercise of their Religion upon painâ— of being reputed guilty of high treason and disturbers of the Kingdoms peace and repose this being his will and definitive sentence But notwithstanding all these complianceâ— and favours to the Roman Catholiques those crafty Machiavillians had a further deeper plot both upon King Iames the Prince the old and young Prince Palatine and Protestant Religion which they must effect by delayes namely to betray the Prince into the Spaniards power by engaging him in a private journy into Spaine upon pretence to expedite the Match and there by force or slattery to pervert him in his Religion and induce him publiquely to professe himselfe a Roman Catholique and likewise to put the young Prince Palatine into the Emperours hands under pretext of a match with his Daughter and to traine him up in his Court in the popish Religion and by this hellish policy to scrue up King Iames and the old Prince Palatine to whatever conditions the Pope Spaniard or Emperour should propose unto them for the advancement of Popery or of their owne temporall greatnesse In pursuance of this infernall design the a Mercure â—â—ancius Tom 9. p. 471 472 c. Prince and the Marquesse of Buckingham accompanied with Cottington and Porter on the 17. day of Febr. 1622. departed privately from the Court disguised to Dover and posted through France into Spaine to what desperate purposes and by whose procurement The Bâ—eviate of the Arch. bishops liâ—e pag. 3. these ensuing Articles of the Earle of Bristoll exhibited to the Lords against the Duke of Buckingham whom he accused of high-treason upon them in open Parliament May 1. 1626. with the crosse Articles exhibited against the Earle of Bristoll in Parliament by Sir Robert Heath the Kings Attourney generall by his Majesties speciall command May 6. 1626. both of which you may find recorded in the Lords Parchment Journall of that Parliament will most cleerly discover to all the world to the deserved infamy of these detestable Projectors Articles of the Earle of Bristoll wherewith he chargeth the Duke of Buckingham May 1. 1626. THat the Duke of Bukingham did secretly combine and conspire with Conde Gondomar Ambassadour for the King of Spaine before the said last Ambassadours returne into Spaine in the Summer 1622. NOTE to carry his Majesty the Prince into Spaine to the end that he might be informed and instructed in the Roman Religion and therely have perverted the Prince and subverted the true Religion established in England from which misery this Kingdome next under God's mercy hath by the wise religious and constant carriage of his Majesty been almost miraculously delrvered considering the many bold and subtle attempts of the said Duke in that kind That Master Porter was made acquainted therewith and sent into Spaine and such Message at his returne framed as might serve for a ground to set on foot this conspiracy the wich was done accordingly and thereby the King and Prince highly abused and thereby their consents first gotten to the said journey that is to say after the returne of Master Porter which was about the end of December 1622. whereas the said Duke had plotted it many moneths before That the Duke at his arrivall in Spaine nourished the Spanish Ministers not onely in the beliefe of his owne being popishly affected but did both by absenting himselfe from all exercises of Religion constantly used in the Earle of Bristols house and frequented by all other Protestants English
and by conforming himselfe to please the Spaniard to divers rites of their Religion even so farre as to kneele and adore their Sacrament from time to time gave the Spaniard hope of the Princes conversion NOTE the which conversion he endeavored to procured by all meanes possible and thereby caused the Spanish Ministers to propound farre worse conditions for Religion then had been formerly by the Earle of Bristoll and Sir Walter Ashton setled and signed under his Majesties hand with a clause in the King of Spaines answer of the 12. of December 1622. that they held the Articles agreed upon sufficient and such as ought to induce the Pope to the granting of the Dispensation That the Duke having severall times in the presence of the Earle of Bristoll moved his late Majesty at the instance of the Conde Gondomar to write a Letter to the Pope and to that purpose having once brought a Letter ready drawne wherewith the Earle of Bristoll being by his Majesty made acquainted did so strongly oppose the writing of any such Letter that during the abode of the said Earle of Bristoll in England the said Duke could not obtaine it Yet not long after the said Earle was gone he procured such a Letter to be written from his late Majesty unto the Pope NOTE and have him stiled therein Sanctissime Pater That the Pope being informed of the Duke of Buckinham his inclination and intention in point of Religion NOTE sent unto the said Duke a particular Bull in Parchment for to perswade and encourage him in the pervertion of his Majesty then Prince c. NOTE That the Earle of Bristoll did reveale unto his Majesty both by word and Letter in what sort the Duke had deceived him and abused his trust and that the King by severall wayes sent him word that he should rest assured that he would heare him but that he shovld leave it to him to take his owne time and thereupon few dayes before his sicknesse the sent the Earle word that he would heare him against the Duke as well as he had heard the Duke against him which the Duke himselfe heard and not long after his blessed Majesty sickned and dyed having in the interim been much vexed and pressed by the said Duke All these Articles with six others of like nature the Earle of Bristoll preferred to make good against the Duke by Letters and Witnesses but the Duke by his overswaying potency and instruments whereof Bishop Laud was chiefe dissolved the Parliament before any answer given to them The Articles exhibited to the House of Peeres against the Earle through the Dukes procurement by way of recrimination were many I shall onely recite the most pertinent to the present businesse of Religion b In the Lords Parchment Journall May 6. 1626. pag. 150 151 152 c. Articles of severall High-treasons other great and enormious Crimes Offences and Contempts committed by Iohn Earle of Bristoll against Our late Sovereigne Lord King Iames of blessed memory decreased and Our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Majesty which now is wherewith the said Earle is charged by his Majesties Attourney generall on his Majesties behalfe in the most high and honourable Court of Parliament before the King and his Lords THat the said Earle from the beginning of his Negotiation and the whole mannaging thereof by him during his ambassage into Spaine he the said Earle contrary to his faith and duty to God the true Religion professed by the Church of England and the peace of this Church and State did intend and resolve that if the said marriage so treated of as aforesaid should by his ministry be effected that thereby the Romish Religion and the professors thereof should be advanced within this Realme NOTE and other his Majesties Realmes and Dominions and the true Religion and the professors thereof discouraged and discountenanced And to that end and purpose the said Earle during the time aforesaid by Letters unto his late Majesty and otherwise often counselled and perswaded the said late Kings Majesty to set at liberty the Jesuits and Priests of the Roman Religion which according to the good religions and politicke Lawes of this Realme were imprisoned or restrained and to grant and allow unto the Papists and professors of the Romish Religion a free toleration and silencing of the lawes made and standing in force against them That at the Princes comming into Spain during the time aforesaid the said Earle of Bristoll cunningly falsly and traiterously moved and perswaded the Prince being then in the power of a forreigne King of the Romish Religion to change his Religion NOTE which was done in this manner At the Princes first comming to the said Earle he asked the Prince for what he came thither The Prince at first not conceiving the Earles meaning answered you know as well as I the Earle replied Sir servants can never serve their Master industriously although they may doe it faithfully unlesse they know their meanings fully give me leave therefore to tell you what they say in the Towne is the cause of your comming THAT YOU MEANE TO CHANGE YOUR RELIGION AND TO DECLARE IT HERE and yet cunningly to disguise it the Earle added further Sir I doe not speake this that I will perswade you to doe it or that I will promise you that I will follow your example though you will doe it but as your faithfull servant if you will trust me with so great a secret I will endeavour to carry it the discreetest way I can The Prince being moved with this unexpected motion againe said unto him I wonder what you have ever found in me that you should conceive I would be so base or unworthy as for a Wife to change my Religion The said Earle replying desired the Prince to pardon him if he had offended him it was but out of his desire to serve him which perswasion of the said Earle was the more dangerous because the more subtill Whereas it had beene the duty of a faithfull servant to God and his Master if he had found the Prince staggering in his Religion to have prevented so great an Error and to have perswaded against it so to have avoyded the dangerous consequences thereof to the true Religion and to this state if such a thing should have happened 8. That afterward during the Princes being in Spaine the said Earle having conference with the said Prince about the Romish Religion he endeavoured falsely and traiterously to perswade the Prince to change his Religion as aforesaid AND BECOME A ROMISH CATHOLIKE NOTE and to Become OBEDIENT TO THE VSVRPED AVTHORITY OF THE POPE OF ROME And to that end and purpose the said Earle traiterously used these words unto the said Prince That the State of England did never any great thing but when they were under the obedience of the Pope of Rome and that it was impossible they could doe any thing of note otherwise 9. That during
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
where all the Lords of the Councell sealed anâ— subscribed the geâ—erall Articles of the Marriage which done the Ambassadours came â—o the King who tooke this solemne Oath and swore these a Mereauty 〈◊〉 Tomâ—â— Anno 1624. p. 25 26â— 27. private Articles to them in faâ—our of Papists and advancement of the Romish Religion which I shall here truly set â—â—wne both in Latin and English JACOBUS Dâ—i gratia magnae Britannis c. Rex â—ides defensor c. Omnibus ad quos hoc praesâ—nâ— scriptum perâ—encrit salutem In quantum inter mult◠〈◊〉 qâ—c in tractâ—â—â— de Matrimonio inter Charissimuns Filium Nostrum Carolum Walâ—â—ae Principem Serenissimaâ— Dâ—minam Donnam Matiam Screnissiâ—â— Prinâ—â—pis per-dâ—lâ—ctâ— sratris nostri Phillippi quarti Regis Hâ—spaniarum Sororem continâ—ntur conventum est quod Nos juramento Nâ—stro approbarâ—mus râ—tâ—sque â—aceremus Articulos infra ad verbum expressos 1. Quod nulla lex particularis contrâ— Catholicos Romanos latâ— sub qua alij Regnâ—rum Nostrorum Vassalli non compraehenduntur ad cujus observationem omnes geâ—â—ralitâ—r non â—bligantur neâ—non leges genâ—ralâ—s sub quibus omnes ex aequo compraehenduntur modo ejusmodi sint quae Religioni Romanae repugnent â—llo unquam tempore â—llo omnino modo aut casiâ— directè vel indirectè quoad dictos Catholicos Romanos exâ—cutioni mandabitur essiciemus ut Consiliarij nostri idem praestent juramentum quantum ad illos pertiâ—et 〈◊〉 ad exeâ—utionem quae per manus eorum ministrorum sâ—â—orum solet exerceri 2. Quod nullae aliae leges imposterum de integro fâ—rentur contra dictos Catholicos Râ—mâ—no sed toleratâ—o perpetua exercij Relâ—gioâ—â—s Catholicae Româ—nâ— inter privatos pâ—rictes per â—mnia nostra Regna Domâ—nâ—â— quod intâ—lligi volumâ—s tam in Regnis nostris Scotiae Hibeâ—ae quam in Anglia ijs concedetur modo â—orma prout câ—pitulatum declaratum concessum est in Articulis tractatus de Matrimonio 3. Quod nâ—â— per Nos nec per alâ—am ullam interpâ—sitam personam directâ— vel indireâ—â—â— privatim vel publicè rem ullam cum Sâ—râ—uissima Domina Iâ—fâ—nta Donna Maâ—ia tractabimus quae repugnet Religioni Catholicae Romanae illique nequaquam pâ—â—sâ—â—dâ—bimus ut in substantiâ— vel formâ—â—idem unquam renunciet aut delinquat aut ut agat aliquid ijs quae continentur in tracâ—atu de Matrimonio repâ—gnans aâ—t contrarium 4. Quod authoriâ—atem Nostram interponeâ—us fâ—ciemusque quantum in Nobis erit Parliamentum omnes singulo Aâ—ticulos raâ—â—one hujus Matrimoâ—ij in â—â—vorem Catholicorum Romanorum inter Serenissiâ—os Reges capitulatos approbet conâ—iâ—met ratosque â—aciat ut dictum Parliamentum revocet abrogetque leges particulâ—res contra dictos Catholicos Romanos latas ad â—ujus observationem reliqui item subditi vessâ—lli non obligantur nâ—cnon leges etiam generales sub quibus omnes ex aequo compraebenduntur nimium quoad Catholicos Romanos modo ejusmodi sint uti dictum est quae Religioni Cathocae Romanae repugnent quod imposterum non consentâ—emus ut dictum Parliamentum ulâ—o uâ—quam tempore alias de integro contra Catholicos Romanos sanciat aut conscribat Nos omnia singula capitula praecedentia rata gratâ— habentes ex certa sâ—ientia Nostra quateâ—is Nos Haeredes vel Successâ—res nostros concernunt approbâ—mus ratifie amus landamus inviolabiliter sirmiter bene fideluer tenere observare perimplere tenerique observari perimpleri facere cum effectu bona â—ide verbo Regio promittimus per praescntes omni exceptione seu â—ontradictione cessante cademque sacris Evangeliis per Nos tactis â—irmâ—mus non obstantibus quibuscunque opinioâ—buâ— sententiis auâ— legibus in contrarium in praesentia illustrissimorum Dominorum D. Jonnis de Mendoza Marchionis de Inoiosa D. Caroli Coloma Regis Catholici Legatorum extraordinariorum Georgij Calvert Militis unius Secretariorum nostrorum â—rimâ—riorum Edwardi Conway Militis alterius Secretariorum nostrorum primariorum Francisci Cottington Baronetti Filio nostro Principi a Secretis Francisci de Carondelet prothonotarii Apostolici Archidiaconi Cameracensi Dat in Palatio nostro Westmonasteriensi 20. die Julij Anno Domini millessimo sex centessimo vigessimotertio stilo Angliae Copiâ— collata vera Jacobus Rex JAMES by the grace of God of great Brittaine c. King defender of the Faith c. To all to whom this present Writing shall come greeting In â—s much as among many other things wâ—â—ch are contained within the treaty of Marriage betweene Our most deaâ—e Sonne Charles Priâ—ce oâ— Wales and the mâ—st renowned â—ady Donna Mâ—râ—a Sister of the most reâ—â—unâ—d Prince and Our welbeloved â—rothâ—r Phillip 〈…〉 Kiâ—g of Spaine it is agreed that Wâ— by Out Oath shall approve the Articles under expresseâ— to a word 1. That partâ—cular lawes made against Roman â—athoâ—iques NOTE under which other vassals of Our Reaâ—mes are not comprehâ—ndâ—d and to whose obseâ—vation all generally are nor obliged as likewise generall laâ—s under which all are equally comprizeâ— it so â—e they arâ— such which are repugnant to the Romish Religion shall not at any time hereafter by any meanâ—s or chance whatsoever directly or indirectly be commanded to be â—ut in execution against the said Roâ—an Catholikes We will cause that Our Counâ—ell shall take the same Oath as farre as it peâ—â—aines to them and belongs to the execution which by the hands of them and their Ministeâ—s is to to be exercised 2. That no other lawes shall hereafter NOTE be made anew against the said Roman Catholiques but that there shall be a perpetuall toleration of the Roman Catholique Religion within private houses throughout all Our Realmes and Dominions which We will have to be understood as well of Our Kingdome of Scotland and Ireland as in England which shall be granted to them in manner and forme as is capitulated decreed and granted in the Articles of the Treaty concerning the Marriage 3. That neither by Usâ— nor by any other NOTE interposed person whatsoever directly or indirectly privately or publiquely will We treat or attempt any thing with the most Renouned Lady Infanta Donna Maria which shall be repugnant to the Romish Catholique Religion neither will We by any meanes perswade her that shee should ever renounce or relinquish the same in substance or forme or that she should doe any thing repugnant or contrary to those things which are containeâ— in the treaty of Matrimony 4. That We will interpose Oâ—r authority and will do as much as in Vs â—â—all lye NOTE that the Parliament shall approve confirm and ratisie all and singular Articles in favour of the Roman Câ—tholiques capiâ—ulated between the most renowned Kings by reason of this Marriage and that the said Parliament shall revoke and abrogate the particular lawes made against the said Roman Catholikes to whose
observance also the rest of Our Subjects Vassals are not obliged as likewise the general lawes under which all are equally comprehended to wit as to the Roman Catholiques if they be such as is aforesaid which are repugnant to the Roman Catholique Religion and that hereafter We will not consent that the said Parliament should ever at any time enact or write any other new lawes against Roman Catholiquâ—s We accounting all and singular the preceeding Articles ratified and accepted out of Our certaine knowledge as â—â—rre as they concerne Vs Our Heires or Successors approve ratifie applaud and promise bona fide and in the word of a King by these presents inviolably firmly well and faithfully to keep observe and fulfill the same and to cause them to be kept observed and fulfilled without any exception or contradiction and doe confirme the same by Oath upon the holy Evangelists notwithstanding any opinions sentences or lawes whatsoever to the contrary in the presence of the most illustrious Don Iohn de Mendoza Marquesse of Inojosa and Don Charles Coloma Extraordinary Ambassadours of the Catholique King of George Calvert Kt. one of Our chiefe Secretaries of Edward Conway Knight aâ—other of Our chiefe Secretaries of Francis Cottington Baronet of the Privy Counsell to Our Sonne the Prince of Francis de Corondelet Apostolicall or the Popes Prothoâ—â—tory and Arch-deacon of Cambray Dated at Our Pallace at Westminster the â—0 day of July An. Dom. 1623. in the English stile Iacobus Rex A compared and true Copy George Calvert then chiefe Secretary The forme of the Oath which the Lords of the Counsell tooke to the former Articles 〈◊〉 this which followeth found among the Lord Cottingtons papers Formula Juramenti a Consiliarijs Praestandi FGOâ—N jurâ— me debite pleneque observâ—â—â—â—â—m quâ—ntum ad me spectâ—t 〈…〉 Carolum Walliae 〈…〉 et serenissimâ—m Domin un Donnam Mariam Hispaniarum 〈…〉 Iuro etiam quod neque per me nec per Minisâ—â—â— aliquem inferiorem mihi 〈◊〉 lege 〈…〉 contra 〈…〉 These things thus acted in England by the King I shall next informe you what was acted in Spaine by the Prince b Mercuâ—e francois Tom. 9. An. 1624. p. 8. 9. Pope Gregory the 15. before his death and granting of the Dispenâ—ation had obliged and charged the conscience of his Catholique Majesty to see the execution and accomplishment of all the conditions required by his Holinesse in favour of the Catholiques of England Ireland and Scotland c Popes know how to make good â—argaines foâ— the Diâ—pensation to which he had assented His Majesty hereupon called an Assembly of Divines to consult with what he ought to doe fot the discharge of his conscience in this regard Their resolution was First that the Prince of 〈…〉 promise upon his Oath for to performe the conditions 〈…〉 should doe the like Secondly that the promis 〈…〉 should be presently made betweene the Prince of Wales and the most 〈…〉 but that the consummation of the Marriage and delivery of the 〈…〉 â—â—ould not 〈◊〉 all be execuâ—ed untill the month of May in the following yeere 1624. to the end that they might experimentally see during this time if the fore said conditions required by his Holinesse should be faithfully accomplished This last condition seemed very rigorous to the Prince but the King of Spaine promised him to procure that the time should be abridged As to the first the Prince of Wales tooke an Oath to his Majesty to observe the foresaid conditions and signed them with his hand and he likewise swore and signed this by way of overplus NOTE To permit at all times that any should freely propose to him the arguments of the Catholike Religion without giving any impediment and that he would never directly nor indirectly permit any to speake to the Infanta against the same A very strange dishonourable ensnaring Oath exposing the Prince to all seducements and seducers from our Religion without the least impeachment on the one hand and debarring his Highnesse and all others so much as once to open their lips to speake against Popery or to attempt the conversion of tâ—e Infanta to our Religion on the other hand These later strange Articles in favour of the Roman Catholiques originally contrived by the Pope himselfe and his Cardinals being thus sworn signed by the King and Prince gave great distaste to those of the Protestant party in England who had notice of them wherupon King Iames soon after perceiving the Spaniards jugling with him and that this Match notwithstanding all the former Articles sworne and sealed might receive a rupture though at first he was so confident of it that he said openly in Court d The Vâ—calâ— forrest p. 126. 127. That now al the devils in hel could not hinder the Match therupon made this Protestation sent to Salisbury by way of explanation of the latter Articles found among Secretary Windebanks and Cottingtons papers sufficiently maâ—ifesting the verity of the said Articles printed long since Cum Privilegio in the French Mercury one of the truest Histories in this latter age how ever the Author of e Pag. 34. 44 45. A Royall Vindication in answer to the Royall Popish Favourite lights it as most false fabulous and making a kind of Commentary on them Whereas his Majesty obligeth himselfe by oath that no particular Law now in force against the Roman Catholiques King Iames his Protestation to which the rest of his Subjects generally are not liable nor any generall Lawes which may concerne all his Subjects equally and indifferently being such neverthelesse as are repugnant to the Roman religion shall be executed at any time as to the said Roman Catholiques in any â—anner or case whatsoever directly or indirectly And that his Majesty shall cause the Lords of his Pivy Councell to take the same oath in so much as concernes them or the execution of the Lawes afore mentioned so far forth as the same appertaines unto them or any officers or Ministers under them And whereas further his Majesty obligeth himselfe by the oath that no other Lawâ— shall hereafter be enacted against the said Roman Catholiques but that a perpetuall toleration to exercise the Roman Catholique Religion within their private houses shall be allowed unto them throughout all his Majesties Kingdomes and Dominionâ— NOTE that is to say as well within his Kingdomes of Scotland and Ireland as of England in manner and forme as is capiâ—ulated declared and granted in the Articles concerning the Marriage His Majesty intendeth really and effectually to performe what he hath promised touching suspention of Lawes against his Roman Catholique Subjects but with this protestation That if they shall insolently abuse this his Majesties high grace and favour to the danger of imbroyling his State and government the safety of the Common-wealth is in this case suprema Lex and his Majesty must notwithstanding his said oath proceed against the offenders yet so as that before he doe
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
night discharged him of that place and bestowed it upon Montesclaros For â—ine owne particular I protest unto you the rate that I am forced to live at is such and the necessity of those preparations that I must make at the disposorios for that our Nationbeginneth to loose much reputation for the â—anner they lâ—ve in without Liveries or Coaches or â—orses so that I am â—orced to bolner por la honra de la nation and will make the best Lyvery in Spaine and if his Majesty take not consideration of me I am undone I lâ—ave all to the negociation and if you settle not somewhat for me I will dispaire of any good I hope we shall shortly see you for I never longed more for any thing God blesse yoâ— and send you as much happinesse as I wish unto you and so I rest Maâ— Saint Iames 〈◊〉 day Sâ—ilo Novo 1623. Your faithfull friend to sâ—rve you BRISTOLL Yet notwithstanding the Spanish Machiavils to puzzle the busines pretended that the dispensation The vocall Forest p. 126. 127. Mercure Francois An. 1623. p. 539. An. 1624. p. 8. 9. 30. 31. 32. to 39. which the Pops Nuntio had in his hands at Madrid was suspended by the Popes death and that there was a necessity to attend the election of a new Pope who ought to ratify it Moreover the Spanish Divins firmly insisted that the espousals consummation of the mariage ought to be deferred till the following yeare proposing so many dificulties that it was impossible for his Highnesse to condiscend unto them Besides the King of Spaine demanded certaine Ports and Fortresses in England â—or further security of performing those Articles then what was formerly given which seemed very unreasonable Further the extraordinary Embassadors of the Emperor and of the King of Poland proffered a marriage with the Infanta for the sonnes of their Masters which gave some retarding to this affaire The Conde of Olivares the grand favorite of Spaine and the Duke of Buckingham I need not mention the occasion so well knowne embraceing Nubem pro Iunone entered into ill intelligence one with another The Proteâ—tant party and Parliament in England disliking the match opposed it all they could here and some of the Princesfollowers who were Zealous Protestants did the like in Spaine Sir Edmond Vernie struck an English Sorbon Doctor called Maillard a blow under the eare â—or visiting one of the Princes Pages sicke of a mortall â—eaver whereof he died and labouring to pervert him which gave great offence insomuch that they had much adoe to keepe him out of the Spanish Inquisition Other of the English derided and mocked the Catholique Ceremonies and fashions of the Spaniard which much retarded the businesse and helped forward to dissolve the match Besides the Secretary of the Prince Palatine aâ—iving at Madrid under pretence of praying the Duke to be Godfather to one of his Highnesse Children laboured to ingage the Duke disgusted â—ormerly by Olivares against the mariage to promote the Palatines affaires In fine the Prince himselfe discovers that the Spaniard really intended nothing else but to abuse and tire him out with delayes without hopes of any successe at last whereupon he contrived how to get himselfe fairely off and returne for England with convenient speed * Mercure Fâ—ancois An. 1623. p. 524 to 564 The Spaniards pressed the Prince to espouse the Infanta presently but to delay the consummation of the mariage and the carying of her over into England till some further time the ensuing yeare The Prince on the contrary was advised not to espouse her at all unlesse the mariage were presently consummated and he might instantly transport her into England which the Spainards not yeelding unto King Iames dispatched two Posts one after another to the Prince to hasten his returne into England upon just and necessary reason with which the King of Spaine and his Councell being acquainted after some debate condescended that the Prince should depart tâ—ence the ninetenth of September following upon oath first given as well by his Catholique Majesty as by the Prince to accomplish the mariage and to make the espousals ten dayes after the receit of the dispensation froâ— his holinesse Vrban the 8. elected Pope after many divisions then new among the Cardinalls about his election to which end the Prince made a Proâ—uration to the King of Spaine and Donne Câ—los his brother to make the espousalls accordingly which we left in the Earle of Bristolls hands the Copy whereof I shall here insert IN nomine Patris Filii Spiritus Sancti c. Relatione notitia hujus Instrumenti omnibus cujuscunque gradus et dignitaris Personis notum sit et manifestum quod Regali Caenobio Dino Laurentio sacrato sito apud Escurialem Serinissimus Dominus Carolus Walliae Princeps Majestatis Iacobi hujus nominis primi Mag Britanniae Regis Serinissiâ—i silius unicus notum fecit Qâ—od cum ad gloriam et honorem Dei quo mgnis consanguinitatis et aâ—â—iniâ—atis viâ—cula quae illum et Iacobum M Brit Regem Patrem suum colendissimum cum Sâ—rmâ— Prinâ—â—pe Philippo 4. Hispanie Rege Catholico conjungunt coâ—stringantur arctius et confirmentur in ipsisque successioribus suis amoris pignora mâ—tâ—a inter uâ—ramque coronam benevolentia ad commune majusque vtriusque bonum felicitatem concilientur stabiliantur permaneant Actum conventum conclusum est inter praefatos Sereniss Philippum Regem Catho Carolum Walliae Principem accedentibus consensu voluntate expressis Maj Iacobi Mag Brit Regis proâ—t latius constat ex Scripturis acceptationis ratificationis confirmationis ejâ—sdem in â—am causam habitis quae paenes me infra scriptum Notarium extant quod attestor de celebrando jucundoque Matrimonio inter memoratum Seren Carolum Walliae Principem Sereniss Dâ—minam Mariam Hispaâ—iarum Infantem Regis Catholici Sororem juxta id quod in praedicto Tractatu Matrimoniâ—â— praescriptum capituâ—atum est in ejus executionem effectum quoniamque aliquâ— magni ponderis momenti se obtulerunt Negotia Regiam Majestatem Britanniae Pâ—trem suum spectantiâ— in ejus commodum Subditorum suorum utilitatem cessura quae si praesentia sua non foveret magnum posset prejudicium irrogari nec amplius ob id immorari permittant Quamobrem per semetipsum praedictas Nuptias Matrimonium câ—lebrare non pâ—terit Sed legitimo Commissario Procuratore interveniente propria personalâ— ex post facto ratihabitâ—one subsecuta approbans laudans ratum babens prout se laudare approbare ratum gratumque habere professus est omnia singula in praedicto Tractatu Matrimoniali inter Ipsum Majestatem Catholicam 4. die Augusti habito celebrato â—ontenta illumque denuâ— in omnibus ex certa scientia grata spoâ—tanea voluntate acceptans confirmâ—ns satis superque certior securus utilitatis inde provenientâ—is
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
advertized his Majesty But the estate of affaires ten or fiveteene dayes before when I intended to have passed to the disposotios I confesse I supposed to be such that I wish I had suffered much that they were againe upon the same tearme if his Majesty have a desire to proceed with this Allyance and to settle the businesse of the Palatinate by this Kings helpe and mediation First for the businesse of the Match against which it hath beene the maine objection that it was never really meant but only held in Treaty to abuse and entertaine the King it was now certainly to have taken effect within three dayes viz. on the twentieth of November had not the restraint arryved here on the 26th and all things would have beene most exectly and punctually performed according to the capitulation and here was no thought of any thing but of providing Presents for the King and Prince and settling of the Princesses Family and preparations for the journey the first day of March and the Princesse had begun to draw the letters which she intended to have written the day of the desposories to the Prince her Husband and the King her Father in law For the businesse of the Palatinate as it will appeare by the joynt dispatch which Sir Walter Aston and my selfe wrote of the 23. of November that we were assured not by the Conde of Olivares only in this Kings name but severally by all the Councellors that a settled resolution was taken in Councell on the 16. of November That this King should procure his Majesties entire satisfaction and hereof the Cardinall Capata and divers other Councellors that professed themselves particularly affected to the King and Princes service came to give Sir Walter Ashton and my selfe the Parabien The Conde of Olivares intreated us both in this Kings name to assure his Majesty thereof upon our honours and upon our lives if need were and thus much was to have beene delivered unto us in writing before we would have passed to the Disposorios as will plainly apeare by this above mentioned dispatch of the 23. of November Besides the Princes had now made this businesse her owne and had therein most earnestly moved the King her Brother and written unto the Conde of Olivares and had set her heart upon the making of her selfe gratefull and welcome to the King and Kingdome by overcomming this businesse further I conceive it hath been and is the general opinion of wise men that his Majesty could have no such assurance of this Kings reall intention of giving his Majesty satisfaction in the businesse of the Palatinate as that he proceeded really to the performance of the Match and that this was the opinion of his Majesty and all my Lords and the ground whereupon I was to frame all my Negotiation in this particular I shall procure very authenticall proofe and if I had but halfe so cleare a warrant for the hazarding of the Match by the deferring of the Disposorios as I have for the making of the concluding of the match the rule for my proceeding in the businesse of the Palatinate I should not have replyed for a further explanation of his Majesties pleasure nor have beene questionable for an intention of going against my Order For the point of the Portion it was agreed that I should have had three hundred thousand Crownes paid at Twelfe-tide the other 30000. which were formerly spoken of to have been carryed in Jewells with the Infanta they were content that the Princes should have carried 20000. Crownes in ready money and only 10000. in Jewells for the rest if the maner of payment that was propounded had not liked his Majesty they were resolved to have given his Majesty other satisfaction at reasonable dayes as should be agreed of although I must here crave leave to let his Majesty know that having two Months before advertized this offer I never understood of his Majesties dislike or rejection of it by his letters of the thirteenth of November which likewise commanded the putting off of the disposorios And this was the true estate of his Majesties affaires as it appeared unto me and those with whom I was to communicate his Majesties businesse when I intended to have proceeded to the disposorios if in the interim I should not receive his Majesteis directions to the contrary which I was most assured of in case his Majesty should not like of that intention As for the other point that I should have intended to have passed the disposorios contrary to the order given me certainly I erred not with any malice or intention of having stolne a Mariage upon my Master against his will for if I had supposing I wanted sufficient warrant to have stayed the Disposorios I would have concealed it and so passed on and not have sent with so much diligence to have a cleare uâ—derstanding of his Majesties pleasure neither would I with so great industry and great displeasure have prolonged the twentie foure to thirtie dayes and then so exactly and readily obeyed when I had a cleâ—e understanding of my Masters will for the first thing I did was instantly within few houres to send backe Peter Killigrew to let his Majesty know that his orders should be most punctually obeyed and soe they should have been before if I had not understood that the nomination of a holy day in Christmas whereof I wonder how his Majesty could want due information of the expyring of the the Powers had not overthrowne all his Majesties intentionâ— and desires in his very letter expressed and hereof by due obedience unto the Prince his order formerly upon the scruple of the Infantaes entring into Religion may be a sufficient argument I will not trouble you with any further Apologie only I shall humbly offer unto his Majesty and my Lords consideration First that I understood the Infanta to be my young Masters Wife or spouse at least for such was now her stile and as such was I enjoynd to serve her and as such my Lord Duke and my selfe and all the English kissed her hands as her servants and Vassalls Secondly the Powers were drawne by the intervention of both parties The King of Spaine accepting the substitution and the Prince delivering of them legally to the King of Spaine and his Brothers use These powers were deposited in my hands upon trust as Embassador of the King of great Brittain with publique Declaration how and when I was to deliver them and this drawne into an Instrument by Iuan de Cirica as publique Notarie and this point is here much pressed and I conceive many Pens will be imployed about the case Thirdly I ever understood that my Master infinitly desired the Match and the Prince in his letters at the very same time expresseth that he much desireth it besides the ingagements that have here passed recyprocally are publicke to the world I shall willingly now submit my selfe to any censure which whether were the honester
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
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
drawne to such an unworthy action resolving rather to sinke then stirre therein Whereupon Captaine Pennington acquainted his Majesty and the Duke of Buckingham by Letters with this their peremptory resolution and desires their direction herein the King I know not by whose ill advice returns him this answer both by word of mouth and this ensuing Warrant the copy whereof was found among Windebankes and the Lord Cottingtons Papers CHARLES R. Pennington THese are to charge and require you immediately upon sight hereof that without all difficulty and delay you put Our former commandement in execution for the consigning of the Ship under your charge called the Vaunt-guard into the hands of the Marquesse de Effort with all her Equipage Artillery and Ammunition assuring the Officers of the said Ship whom it may concerne that we will provide for their indemnity and We further charge and command you that you also require the seven Merchants Ships in Our name to put themselves into the service of Our deare Brother the French King according to the promise made unto him and in case of backwardnesse or refusall We command you to use all forcible meanes in your power to compell them thereunto even to their sinking NOTE and in these severall charges see you faile not as you will answer the contrary at your utmost perill and this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given as Our Court at Richmond the 28. of Iuly 1625. To Our Trusty and welbeloved John Pennington Captaine of Our Ship called the Vaunt-guard Upon receit of this Warrant Captaine Pennington as I have been certainly informed from very credible persons of note privy to the transactions of this businesse threatned to shoot and sinke the Ships and hang up the Mariners that refused to yeeld obedience and serve against Rochell but they all unanimously declined the service bidding him doe his pleasure with them for goe against the Rochelers they would never but if they were commanded upon any other service not against the Protestants they would obey Whereupon those who refused to serve in this expedition were commanded to quit the Ships and returne into England which all did but two who soone after came to desperate ends the one being blowne up with Gun-powder the the other drowned or slaine Upon this the English Ships were according to this direction delivered to the French manned with French-men and other Forreigners and joyning with some more Vessels of the French King destroyed the Rochell Fleet blocked up their Haven ruined that famous Protestant City with most of the Protestants in it which after a long and sharp siege by sea and land was through famine surrendred into the Papist hands the losse whereof was generally if not justly imputed to our ill Counsellers who after they had been instruments to destroy their Ships the principall meanes of their safety support and preservation by an unfortunate voyage of the Duke of Buckingham to the Isle of Ree to what end but to ruine Rochell and the Protestant party in France or to revenge the disappointment of his lust as many muttered is yet unknowne to the world exhausted their Ammunition Victuals provisions men to supply our necessities at Ree and after our departure thence left our sick and maiâ—ed souldiers there to help devoure the residue of their emptied stores and then suffered them to be totally blocked up at sea when we had thus engaged them on our behalfe neglecting to send them timely supplies of Victuall Ammunition shipping men which was strangely delaid from time to time contrary to promise and when our ships went at last they gave over the designe of relieving is as desperate before ever they assayed whether it was feasible 〈◊〉 Master Henry now Lord Iermin and some others in that unfortunate expedition informed me and then making onely a Bravado towards the Barracado as if they meant to force it with their fireships and engines made with great stones brought to London to repaire Pauls so unlikely to do any good service for Rochell they discharged their Ordnance very valiantly above a league or two from the Workes they were to force and without adventuring neerer or attempting to force the Barre returned presently with infinite dishonour for England leaving all their fireships and Engines in them to the French in a most unwarlike manner but in their returne homewards many of these Ships were wrecked drowned in a tempest who would not adventure sinking in a fight and the whole Navy shattered Soon after which poor Rochell thus deferred and betraid was surrendred into the French Kings Cardinals possession and all the Protestant Towns in France surprized yeeded pillaged dismantled so as they have since no Town or Fort of strength to retire unto to preserve themselves from the force or massacres of their bloody Adversaries to whose mercilesse cruelties they are now wholly exposed upon all occasions by our means I pray God this 〈◊〉 against them and the blood of those many thousand Protestants then shed in France by our occasion be not one principall cause why God by way of retaliation hath permitted the Papists in Ireland and England to shed so much Protestant blood in these Realmes as they have done of late lot our refusing or neglecting to avenge their blood upon those romanized Conspirators who were the occasion of this their irreperable losse and bloodshed But to returne home againe from this deplorable action the second Parliament in King Charles his Reigne being dissolved sodainly in disgusts as you have heard there was a desperate plot laid to blow up our Religion Liberties Properties all at once by the Jesuiâ—â—call Arminian and Prelatical Faction To effect this they set on foot an enforced Loane or Benevolence to the King to which every man must be summoned and compelled to lend mony according to his ability to which end there were Commissions and Instructions together with speciall Commissioners senc into every County to summon all Free-holders and men of estate to lend what the Commissioners should asseâ—â—e them and to prepare the people the better to contribute Doctor Manwaing preached two Sermons before the King and his Court at White-hall and Doctor Sibthorpe another Sermon at the Assisâ—â—at Northampton by the now Arch-bishop of Canterbury his instigation who perused and caused these Sermons to be printed by the Kings speciall Command with some additions and purgations of his owne to preach the people out of their just rights in point of Conscience and the Judges were likewise enjoyed in their charges and circuits to declare the legallity of them and so inthrall the Subjects to this and all other arbitrary taxes in poynt of Law And that this malevolent enforced Benevolence might passe more currently and plausibly among the people the aiding of our Protestant Allies in Germany Denmarke France and particularly the reliefe of Rochell then besieged against the Papists and their potent enemies was made the principall end thereof and a Parliament was promised to be
much affrighted and the most of his friends in the Lords House forsooke him all the Popish Lords did absent themselves the Lord of Holland and Hartford were absent so was Bristol and others Savill and the Duke onely stucke close and faithfully to him and some sew other Lords God knowes the King is much dejected the Lords much affâ—ighted which makes the Citizens and House of Commons shew their heads some have braved little lesse than to unthrone His Majesty who if hee had but an ordinary spirit might easily quash and suppresse these people Our good Queen is much afflicted NOTE and in my conscience the Puritans if they durst would teare her in pieces this cannot be for the honour of France to endure a Daughter of that Nation and her Children should be thus oppressed and affronted The Earle of Holland is made Generall of the Army whither he is gone down the E. of Newport Master of the Ordnance Belfore Lieverenant of the Tower hath proved an arrant Traytor to the King NOTE who commanded him upon his Allegiance to receive a Captain and 1000 men into the Tower which he most traiterously refused to doe One clause is omitted which should have bin placed in the middle of the Letter which was to this effect That there was a Report in London that the Parliament House was on fire whereupon there was more than 1000 people very suddenly gathered together whereby you may easily perceive the heigth and 〈◊〉 of the peoples affections May 6. Anno Dom. 1641. There was another Letter sent from one Robert Phillips one of the Queenes Priests supposed to Master Mountagueâ— to this effect You may expect some company with you ere long Crofts Suckling Piercy Iermaine are gone all things here are in great incertainties Protestation is made and taken by both Houses much like but much worse than the Scottish Covenant I sent you some money by Mr. Iermaine but now that he is gone I make some doubt whether he might be mindfull of you to take it with him I haue spoke to the Queen about your occasions and will do what I can though I am not able to undertake much Your loving friend FRAN PHILIPS HEereupon Father Philips was sent for by a Messenger to appear before a Committee Ibidem p. 〈◊〉 that afternoone to be examined about it The Messenger comming to White-hall and finding him acquainted him therewith who sayd he would go in and eate something and come presently and goe with him But by a backe door he went and acquainted the Queen with his sending for and after some stay came and told the Officer that he had bin with the Queen who had commanded him that he should not go till she had spoke with the King and that he would obey her command before the Parliament Which being related to the House of Commons they were much distasted at it and sent another Warrant to apprehend and bring him forthwith the next day as a delinquent There was also a Warrant sent by the Serjeant at Arms for the Popes Nuncio NOTE and to bring him likewise before the House but he was not to be found The next day the King sent a Message to the Commons promising that the Popes Nuncio should be presently sent away out of this Kingdome Presently hereupon the Officer was again sent with a Warrant to apprehend Father Philips and waiting for him at White-hall complaint had bin made as it seemed to the King about it and the Lord Chamberlain at the Kings Command sent for the Officer to examine him by what Authority he came within the Verge of the Court to Attach any one who shewing his Warrant desired he would trust him with it to shew the King which the Officer did And the Lord Chamberlain soon after returning gave this answer That His Majesty would satisfie the House about it if Philips did not appeare But in the afternoon the sayd Philips appeared before the Committee and was examined and commanded to attend the House of Commons the next day After which Father Philips was committed prisoner to the Tower and these Articles of Impeachment drawn up against him most of them comprised in Brownes Relation The Impeachment and Articles of complaint against Father Philips the Queens Confessor Ibidem p. 400. to 411. lately committed to the Tower by the Honourable and High Court of PARLIAMENT THat the sayd Father Philips hath bin observed to have bin a great cause both in himselfe and his Adherents of a great part of the unquietnesse of this State He with Parsons and other their Assistants were the onely cause that the Pope was stirred up to send Breves to these Kingdoms of Englaud and Scotland and to hinder the oath of Allegiance Note and lawfull obedience of the subjects to our Gracious King that so they may still fish in troubled waters The damnable Doctrine which he and other Iesuits have taught to destroy and depose Kings hath bin the cause of the civill Wars like to be the fall of these Kingdomes if God in his mercy did not prevent it â—hey have bin the cause of the Monopolies projected in this Kingdome especially concerning the Forrest of Deane and marking of butter Caske where all the parties were partners and Confederates with them as Sir Basill Brooke sir Iohn Winter and a brother in Law of the sayd Sir Iohn that lived in Worcestershire and Master Ployden whose servant named Baldwin hath bin seen to deliver to Captain Read a substitute of the Iesuits an hundred pounds at a time to one Iesuite that lived in his house Father Philips hath bin a great Actor with the superiour of the Capuchions who is a most turbulent spirit and was sent hither by Cardinall Richlieu of France to be a Spye at this Court for the French Faction and hath therefore laboured by all means to breed dissentions Note for the French Aime at nothing more than to make a Schisme betwixt the English and the Scots that this State might be so weakned and made unable to withstand them that so they might have an opportunity to Conquor these Kingdoms these unquiet spirits having accesse to her Majesty may importune things not fit for the State The sayd Philips hath bin guided by a Grey-Fryar who by degrees hath intruded himselfe to be a Clerke of her Majesties Chappell and Chaplain Extraordinary in time of Progresse who when he is out of London goeth by the name of Mastor Wilson but his true name is William Tompson Doctor of Divinity as some Iesuites have affirmed but a most furious spirit and unquiet and therefore by a Nicke-name is by some called Cacafugo that is as much as if in English you should say Shit-fire by whom Father Philips hath bin so led that he hath bin very officious to perform whatsoever he would have done These two have ruled all the busines concerning the two Kingdoms on the Popish parts and for the most part of Rome also The
offence at the opposition of the Scots against this Liturgie p. 165. Canterbury and Wentworth his sole advisers in the Scottish wars to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170 171 c. His antedated Warrant to Canterbury to warrant the Clergies benevolence against the Scots p. 174. His courteous entertainment of the Popes Nuncioes p. 141 210 Privie to the Popish Generall assembly in nature of a Parliament at London and to thâ—â— contributions against the Scots p. 189 c. His consent for Owen Oneale to raise a regiment of 3500. men to serve the Spaniard in Flanders that he might come over strong upon all occasions to his assistance p 219 220. His release of Priests Iesuites and stay of proceedings against Recusants p. 122 123 124 to 137. Acquainted in generall with the Irish Rebellion by a paper directed to him above a yeere before it brake out p. 231 238 239 240. His Pacification with favour to and entertainment of the Irish Rebels and sending for them into England and those sent against them to fight against the Parliament p 251. His encouragement to stick close to them if they stuck close to him and pretended Commission at least to authorize their conspiracie p 251. His Commission to the Earl of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Lievtenant of all South Wales p 225 226 His children by the Spanish Lady how to have been educated p. 21 22 24. St. Clara his Book printed here to reconcile us to Rome the Author approved defended against the Iesuites by Secretary Windebank as in the Kings name p. 143 145. The Commons petition against popish Priests and Recusants and the Spanish match with their Protestation in point of priviledge An. 1621. p. 10 to 14. Their Petition against Priests and Recusants An. 1625. p. 62 to 70. Their Remonstrance concerning Religion and the growth of Popery and Arminianisme both in England and Ireland with Bishop Lauds answer to it p. 90 to 95. Signiur George Conne the Popes second Nuncio when sent into England his deportment here and entertainment at Court p. 143 144 145 146 209 210 211. President of the Grand assembly of the Papists in London called by the Queene to contribute aide against the Scots p. 189. Lord Conwayes Letters to archbishop Laud concerning popular tumults the Earle of Holland fortifying New-castle the Scots and Martiall Law p. 183 184 185 186. Popish Corporals inserted into the Scottish Liturgie by Canterbury their manner of consecration p. 162. Lord Cottington Secretary to Prince Charles who accompanied him into Spain and was active in that ntch p. 31. The Earle of Bristols Letter to him p. 49. The Lords of the Councels Letters to him in the Scottish businesse p. 186 187. Contributions of the English Clergie and Civill Lawyers-against the Scots p. 174 to 183. D. Sir Kenelm Digby his entry into Religion in France p. 141. His intimacy with the Popes Nuncioes and archbishop Laud and activity to promote the popes designes p. 206 211. His Letter concerning the collection of monies by the papists against the Scots p. 189 190. His Letter to Mr. Walter Moâ—tague touching his Embassy from the Queen to the new elected Pope p. 253 254 Earle of Dorset how thought of at Rome An. 1635. p. 143. E. The Bailiffes of Edenburghs Letter to archbishop Laud in excuse of the tumult aboue the Service-Booke c. p. 166. F. Father Fitton agent for the secular priests at Rome presented to the King by the Earle of Arundell though a Priest p. 171. Mr. Mountagues adviser now at Paris p. 253. Th. Flemming the popish archbishop of Dublin publikely protested against in print for sundry grievances and appealed from to the Pope by the secular priests in Ireland p. 107 108 109. Mr. Fâ—sters discourse concerning a Reconciliation p 146. What he obtaind at Paris for the English fugitives p 138 253. Mr. Fortesâ—ues Letter from Rome to Secretary Windebank p. 200. G. George Gage King Iames his agent at Rome his Letter to King Iames from thence touching the Spanish Match and Letters from hence to him p 13 14 15 21 to 29. H. Sir William Hamilton our English Agent at Rome his arrivall entertainment and carriage there with his intimacy with Secretary Windebank and entertainment of his sonnes there p 143 144 146 211. Hoyle a Iesuites Letter concerning the Scottish troubles p 171. I. King Iames his instructions to the Lord Digby with all his articles Letters proceedings concerning the Spanish Match p. 1 to 69. His Letters to and articles sworn to the King of Spain in favour of papists and Discharges of papists and Recusants p 8 9 23 to 29. 44 to 48. His speech at Councell table in favour of papists p 30. Hâ—â— Letter to the Speaker of the Commons House and dislike of the Commons Petition against the encrease of popery and the Spanish Match and dissolving the Parliament thereupon p 9 to 14 He writ Letters to the pope and Cardinalls who had a good opinion of his favour towards them and Roman Catholikes p 24 26 30 31. How deluded by the Spaniard under pretext of the Spanish treaty p 10 to 21 27 28. His Protestation concerning the Articles sworn by him and his Councell in favour of papists p 47 48. His recalling the Prince from Spain and breaking of the treaty by advice of Parliament though very unwillingly p 49 to 63. How he would have over-reached his parliament by mis-reports of the Spanish treaty p 20. His Letter written with his own hand to Secretary Conwey concerning the Commons petition against the papists and warre with Spain p 62. Pope Clement the 8. writ to him p 208. His Letter to the Bishop of Wortâ—burg in favour of the popish Scottish Seminaries there p 194 195. A Iesuites Letters concerning the Parliament 1627. their project upon it and the Realme p 89 90. A Iesuites Oration to pervert the King whiles he was in Spain p. 35 36. A Colledge of Iesuites surprized in Clarkenwell yet some released by their Court friends p 88. A Colledge built by them in Queenes street and their activity in the Scotch warres 144 172 189 to 193. The hurt they have done to all Christian Realms and States many of which have banished them p. 202. to 208. Petitions against them in parliament yet favoured protected and released See Commons Petitions Papists and p 71 72 73 80 122 to 130. Iesuites Letters from hence to their Superiours and felâ—ow Iesuites concerning the Scottish affaires discovering their privity to the Archbishops secrets and Kings counsels p 170 171 172. Father Iohn Agent for the Benedictines at Rome a great Servant of Windebanks page 146. Father Ioseph his Letter of thanks to Secr. Windebank for his releasing of and favour to popish Priests p 123. Ireland the monstrous encrease of Popery Monasteries Iesuites popish Bishops Priests and Papists complained of in Parliament by the Commons yet denyed p 93 94 Manifested by a Proclamation of the privy Councell there p 100 101.
by Bishop Bedles letters the Commons petition and other Evidences p 101 to 214 Cherished in Ireland of purpose by the Lord Deputy Wentworth to ballance the Protestants and make them serve his turnes in Parliament p 113 117 118 238. Their tâ—mult in Dubliu p 119 Divisions between the secular Priests and regular in Ireland and their titular Archbishop of Dublin p 106 to 110. The Deputâ—es project to pack a Parliament in Ireland and conquer that Nation and Kingdome by it p 114 to 119. The Protestants grieved and oppressed by the Papists there p 110 to 113 The Protestation of the Archbishops and Bishops there against a Toleration of Popery p. 83. The rise and progresse of the late Irish Rebellion and the chiefe Actors in it p 218 to 252. Discovered in grosse to the King and Windebank above a yeare before it brake out p 219 220 c. All the Irish in forraigne parts privy to and active in it especially their Priests and Friers p. 220 to 252. All the Papists in England privy and assistant to it p. 226 251. The Pope Cardinall Barbarino and Irish at Rome privy to it and much rejoyced at it p 230. c. 247. to 253. The Spaniards French and other popish States acquainted with it and assistant to it p 220. to 253. Above one hundred fifty two thousand Protestants murthered and destroyed the foure first months by the Rebels p. 226 242 243. The Pops Indulgance granted to the Rebels for extirpating the Heriticks and exhorting them to persevere in and accomplish that worke p. 251. Mr Henry Iermyn his plot and â—light p 212 213. His Letter to Windebank into France and power with the Queene p. 131. 134. Iudge Iones a character of him p. 220. L. Archbishop Laud privy to the Kings and Dukes voyage into Spain and a furtherer of that Match p 34 Writ letters to the Duke of Buckingham into France and was privy to that macth p 73 74. A procurer and countâ—nancer of Dr Manwarings and Sybthorpes Sermons in justification of Lones and arbitrary taxes imposed by the Kings prerogative without a parliament and accused in parliament for licensing them p 86 90. Accused by the Commons as a Favourer of Arminians and persons popishly affected Iun. 11. 1628. p 92. His saucy and scandalous false answer to the Commons Remonstrance p 93 94 95. Bishop Bedles and Vshers letters to him concerning the power and encrease of papists in Ireland p. 101 to 113. The Lord Deputy Wentworth his desperate dispatch to him concerning parliaments in Ireland p. 114. to 118. Windebanke made Secretary of State by him p. 122 123. Presents his humble service to him out of France p. 127. What opinion they had of him at Rome and Venice p. 143. Twice proffered seriously a Cardinals Cap p. 140. He advanced Bishop Montague an Arminian and one who held correspondency with the popes Nuncio p. 146 147. His Innovations in England and power in Ireland p. 148. His whole proceedings letters directions alterations Contributions c. concerning the late Scottish Lyturgy and Warres against the Scots p. 148 to 189. He fradulently ex post facto procureth and forgeth divers Warrants from the King written wiâ—h his owne and his Secretary Dells â—and touching the Scottish Canons Lyturgy Contributions and intelligence with the Scottish Bishops p. 149. 152 156 174. His many popish alterations and insertions for the introducing of Altars Transubstantion the sacrifice of the Masse Prayer to Saints and other Popish rites writ with his own hand and taken out of the Roman Missall and Pontificall made in the New Scottish Liturgy worthy observation p. 156 to 164. An Enemy to the Sabbath p. â—58 The Kings chiefe Councellor in the Scottish Warres by the Iesuites owne letters and adviseth him to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170. 171. his Listing Assessing and conventing men before the Councell Table to lend to the Scotish Warres his and the Clergies large contributions towards these Waâ— with his letters to further the sâ—me p. 174. to 189. The Lord Conwayes and other letters to him concerning the Scotts affaires and Wars p. 172. 173. 174. 183. to 189. His tyranny injustice in the high Commission and intimacy with Father Leander and other Popish Priests and Recusants p. 205. to 209. 198. The Irish Rebells reported their Confederates in England had taken the Tower of London and rescued film from the Parliament p 226. His pride in Scotland and here page 205. 206. 207. Earle of Leicesters favours to Windebanke in France p. 130. 133. Father Leander Generall of the English Benedictiones Archbishop Laâ—ds Chamberfellow in Oxford and very intimate with him here sent over to reconcilâ— us to Rome p. 145. 206. 207. persecuted by the Iesuites p. 144. Livet a Papist proceedings against him stayed by royall command p. 140. Ludovicus a sancta Maria his Theologicall conclusions printed at Rome p. 145. his Lecherous and lewde behaviour in England Ibid. Cardinall Ludovisio protector of the Irish Nation p. 109. M. Marshall Law the Lord Conwayes advice about it p. 185. 186. Master Moore a chiefe Actor in the Irish Rebellion p. 227. to 237. Henry Mac Carter his full examination touching the Irish Rebellion p. 202. 203. 204. Masse endeavoured to be introduced by Archbishop Land in the Scottish Liâ—urgy into which he inserts divert things out of the Masse Roman Missall p. 158. to 163. Mac-Mohon's examinations touching the Irish Rebellion p. 237. to 241. Maguires examinations Confession touching the Irish Rebellion p 226. to 240. Nich Le Maistre his testimony concerning the designe of the French match p. 69. Sir Toby Mathew a dangerous active Iesuite p. 210. 211 The Popes Bull to him commending his last Nuncio Rossetti to his charge as to his Angell Gardian p. 201. 211. Siâ— Henry Merry a Recusant his protection p. 139. Master Middletons Letters to Archbishop Laud from Venice p. 142. 143. Bishop Mountaguâ— advanced by Laud an Arminian his intimacy with the Popes Nuncio his letter to Windebanke for a Licence to his sonne to goe to Rome and his entertainment there p. 146. 147. Master Walter Mountague his first voyage to Rowe his extraordinary entertainment in his passage thither there this intimacy with the Pope and Cardinalls promised and expected a Cardinals Cap his dangerousnesse Sir Kelime Digbies late letter to him and the Queenes intention to make him a Cardinall at this present could he procure his liberty p. 140. 141. 143. 210. 211. 212. 253. 254. His Letters to the Papists concerning a contribution against the Scotts p. 190. 191. his intimacy with Windebanke p. 131. 132 133. 134. N Nuncioes sent from the Pope into England see Câ—n Pauâ—ani Rossetti The Apprentices and People take notice of them p. 895. to 199. 208. to 282. O. Oath of King Iames to the Spanish Articles and in favour of Papists p. 43. to 47. of K. Charles to like purpose and not to endeavour to convert the Queen or withdraw her from or
hinder her in her Religion p. 46. 47. 71. of the privy Councell not to prosecute Papists p. 46. of English Priests to the Bishop of Calcedon p. 82. 83 Oblations Popisâ—i introduced by Bishop Laud pag. 159. Ordinntion A forme of it by a Popish Irish Bishop pag. 84. Owen Daniel and Sir Phelim Oneale chiefe actors in the Irish Rebellion having formerly raised a Regiment of Papists and carried them into Flanders for that purpose pag. 219. to 250. A Letter to Sir Phelim Oneale from Rome pag. 248. 249. O-Conner one of the Queene Mothers Priests his desperate speeches concerning a Plot Massacre to the Protestants in England c. to Anne Hussey pag. 225. P. Papists and popish Priests and Iesuites plots to usher Popery into our Realmes pag. 1. 2 4. c. Their dangerous increase in England Ireland and petitions against it p. 10. to 12 65. to 85. how protected favoured c. notwithstanding all pretended Proclamations against them by the King Queene Bishop Laud Windebanke and others pag. 12. 13. 25 29 45 to 48 to 150. 206. to 214. Their forwardnesse to promote the leane An. 1626. pag. 88. Their Assembly Collections and large contributions towards the Scottish Warres pag. 189. to 194. English and Irish Papists joynt Conspiracie in the Irish Rebellion and present Warres See Ireland King Iames King Charles Windebanke Laud Articles Gregorio Paâ—zani the Popes first English Nuntio his Arrivall and entertainment in England pag. 141. 143. 209 210. His intimacy with Windebanke and Letters of thankes to him from Rome for his daily favours whiles here pag. 141. 146. his intimacy with â—ishop Mountague and Letters in favour of his Sonne to Rome pag. 147. Stay of proceedings against the Lady Perkins for sending her daughter to bee a Nunne pag. 139. Penricke the Queenes last agent at Rome and his brother the Queenes servant an Intelligencer for Spaine and Rome pag. 205 c Father Philips the Queenes Confessor his Letter to Secretary Windebanke pag. 144 See p. 134. His dangerous Letters commitment by the Parliament and Articles there exhibited against him pag. 205. to 217. His dangerous positions pag. 119. 120 121. his danger about the Queenes person and her chiefe Councellour pag. 205. to 217. Sparsim Doctor Pocklington his Letter concerning the Clergies contribution against the Scotts c. pag. 179. 180. Pope Gregory the 15. his dispensation must be granted to compleat the Spanish Match p. 3. 4. 5. 13. 14. 15. 18. 19. his exceptions to and alterations of the Articles with Spaine p. 4. to 9. 14. 15. 18. 39. 40. The Articles he obtained from King Iames in favour of Papists ere hee would grant a dispensation p. 8. 14. 41. to 49. his letter to the Bishop of Conchen in Spaine to reduce King Charles and our Realmes to his obedience during his residence there his Letter to King Charles in Spaine to seduce him in his Religion p. 34. to 38. His Clogged dispensation and death p. 39. 49. King Iames Letter to him p. 26. 31. Pope Vrban the eight his election and new dispensation for the SPANISH Match pag. 50. 61. His dispensation with the French Match pag. 70. 71. His consolatory Bull to the English Catholikes p. 81. 82. He claimes an absolute Iurisdiction over the Queenes househould endeavoring thereby to usurpe a temporall Iurisdiction p. 119. to 123. 208 209 c. The Kings Letter to him in behalfe of the Duke of Loraigne and his affection to opinion of the King p. 142. 143. his Nuncioes sent into Eng. and entertained here see Conne Panzani Rossetti Nuntio and p. 209. to 212. His Bull to Sir Toby Mathew p. 201. 211. Privy and assistant to the Irish Rebellion p. 230. 247. to 553. his Bull and Indulgence to the Irish Rebells p. 253. The election of Pamphilio the now Pope his age and intentions and the Queenes sending Sir Kenelme Digby to him p. 252. to 255. Father Price Generall of the Benedictines his intimacy with Laud London Windebank procures the searchers place at Dover by their might and puts in Papists to be his Deputies there pag. 198. 206. 207. Q The Queenes marriage with the King designed to introduce Popery pag. 69. The Articles of her marriage and present effects of it in favour of Papists p. 70. to 74 83. to 198. The King bound by Oath not to endeavour her conversion to our Religion by any meanes but she not obliged not to seduce the King pag. 71. The Pope challengeth jurisdiction over her houshold p. 119. to 122. 208. The dangerous positions of her Priests Ibid Priests released by the K. and others at her instance p. 122. 123. 190. Her favours to and Letters of favour to the Queene and Officers of France in the behalfe of Secretary Windobanke and the many courtesies he and his receivd from her since his â—light p. 127 to 140. She sends Major Bret Sir Will. Hamilton Mr. Walter Mountague and others successively to Rome p. 140. 141 143 144 146. 204. to 214. Her calling of a generall Assembly of all the Romish Catholikes at London to assist the King against the Scotts her Letters to them for that purpose Message to the Parliament pag. 189. to 196. Dangerous Popish Incendiaries about her person pag. 204. to 218. Her contributions and assistance to English and Irish Papists and these unnaturall Wars p. 194. 151. The Queene-Mothers arrivall in England to further the Papists Designes and Massacre of the Protestants p. 189 225. The people murmure against her her desire of a gard and departure hence p. 195. to 198. 218. R Captaine Read a chiefe agent of the Iesuites an Actor in the Irish Rebellion escapes out of the Tower and since affirmed to be Knighted by the King p. 147. 25â— Robert Read Secretary and Nephew to Windebanke his Letters out of France to Master Thomas Windebanke pag. 125. to 139. Rebellion in Ireland See Ireland p. 218 to 251. Iudge Richardson his stay of proceedings against Recusants by command and Letter to Windebanke concerning the same pag. 139. 140. Cardinall Richelieu his favour to Windebanke Master Mountague and the English Fugitives at Paris p. â—30 131 132 138. His Spies and Activity here p. 204. to 217. Privie and assistant to the Irish Rebells pag. 232. 233. 234. Count Rossetti the Pope last Nuntio his arrivall in England and the Bull to Sir Toby Matthew concerning him pag. 210. 211. Complained of in Parliament promised to be sent away hence yet secretly detained here pag. 193. 214. Rochel lost by the meanes of our ships c. p. 84. 85. 86. S. Sabbath denied by the Arch-bishop and his creatures p. 158. Sacrifice of the Masse indeavoured to be introduced by Canterbury in the Scoâ—tish Liturgy p. 160. 161. 162. 163. Scottish Innovations Liturgy Warres Troubles occasioned by Canterbury fully related out of his owne Papers and Letters p. 148. to 196. Spanish Treaty concerning the Match Palatinate and all the passages concerning it and their jugling with us
in it fully related from p. 1. to 69. The Spanish fleet 1639. designed for England beaten by the Hollanders at which the Arch-bishop and others were much discontented pag. 198. Standing up at Gloria Patri the New Creed c. enjoyned by Canterbury and Chanting divine service together with New holy dayes and divers Popish Innovations in the Scotts Liturgy p. 118. to 163. The Lord Sâ—udamores Letter to Windebanke p. â—46 Earle of Strafford his advice concerning the calling and packng a Parliament in Ireland to conquer the Realme thereby and to ballance the Protestants and Papists in it p. 113. to 118. 238. his advice and Lauds to subdue the Scotts by an Irish Army and not to trust the English p. 170. 171. his oppressions one principall cause of the Irish Rebellion p. 227. T. Transubstantiation introduâ—ed by 〈◊〉 in the Scoâ—tish Liturgy p. 161. G. 7. Father Talbot as I conjecture a Jesuites Letters concerning the affaires that warre with Scotland p. 170. 171. VV Wilson a dangerous seditious Priest p. 205. The Kings Commission to the Earle of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Leiutenant of all South-Wales and command the forces there when the Papists had a designe and secretly entertained thousands of Irish and others to cut the English Protestants throates p. 205. 206. Master Wilfords Letters from Rome to Secretary Windebanke concerning English Cardinals p. 199. 200. Sir Francis Windebanke made Secretary of State by Arch-bishop Laâ—des procurement p. 122. his extraordinary favour to Priests Iesuites Papists the Popes Nuncioes his letters from them and great respect at Rome and the entertainment his Sonnes had there for his sake p. 122. to 148 his charge in Parliament and slight into France and Letters thence p. 123. to 139. he had a Passe from the King and yet counterfeits another p. 125. 126. he â—layes all his charge in discharging Priests Iesuits and stopping proceedings against Papists by Letters of Grace on the King and Queene p. 123. to 134. The Queenes Letters of favour in his behalfe and his extraordinary entertainment in France for her sake with his addresses Letters to her Majesty and the continuance of hers and the Kings favour to him ever since his â—light p. 125. to 139. his Petition intended to the Parliament p. 136. 137. his Sonnes letters to him from Rome and Italy p. 144. 145. 146. his Letters out of France to his Son at Court p. 126. to 139. Errata COurteous Reader the Printers carelesnesse hath occasioned these ensuing Errorâ— which I must dâ—sire the to corect p. 4. l. 36. 37. â—b declariâ—ur Declaâ—â—bitur p. 8. l. 1. dele mâ—â—o sunt Vassalli p. â— l. 〈…〉 39. procure p. 32. l. 4. trust l. 11. proâ—ered p. 35. l. p. 35 l. 1. 〈…〉 p. 38. l. 13. continuance p. 40. l. 47. perpetâ—â—m p. 42. l. 1. Inâ—anâ— p. 43. l. 7. minimum l. 35. Duce l. 44 Scaccarij l. 37. Arcâ—iâ—orum p. 45. l. 20. de elinquetâ— l. 36. 〈◊〉 p. 48. l. 47 and p. 49. l. 8. businesse l. 10. Comedy p. 50. l. 4. newly elected Pope l. 6. we were l. 12. magis l. 21. jucundoque inâ—â—undoqâ—e p. 51. l. 4â— quarâ—i p. 54. l 47. Causa p 55. l. 2. â—â—rcis l. 7. Infanâ—â—m in p. â— 4. l. 56. prefixed p. 65. l. 51 royall loyall p. 70. l. 10 that p. 72. l. 55. judiciorum p. 73. l. 15. Nâ—strâ—rum p. 78 l. 24 superstition p. 81. l. 37 cuâ— cum p. 82. l. 2. amarities l. 13. quos quod l. 28. â—alunâ— l. 51. Calcedonensi l. 52. em etiam p. 86. l. 47. Letters p. 93. l. 40 embraced p. 99. l. 4 day p. 101. l. 45. Bedle p. 17. 45. Thomas p. 119. l. 36. resumed reserved p. 124. l. 39 very like p. 126. l. 3. not l. 20 hence thence p. 1â—7 l. 53 that than p. 129 l. 32 affectionate p 134. l. 20. conâ—ident p. 142. l. 17. dele p. 143. l 38. must most p. 147. l. 3. Bishopricke writ thus to Secretary windeâ—anke p. 149. l. â— signer p. 155. l. 52â— this the p. 157. l. 37. â—13 313. p. 166. l. 22. rising p. 180. l 23. Rebells Rebellium l. 34. dele and. p. 189. l. 28. considerates p. 190 l 23. â—â—cilitation p. 133. l. 13. is this p. 195. l 8. your his p. 198. l. 24 â—ereon l. 25. dele or l 46. About which time the Pacification with Scotland was dissolved a waragainst them concluded by the Archbishops and Papists meanes and a Parliament assembled to granâ— Subsâ—dies to support this warre But c. p. 199. l 〈◊〉 Papists p 203 l 32. to the p. 207. l. 15. 〈◊〉 p. 109. l. 2. if â—f 39 Deâ—es p. 〈◊〉 Pâ—â—ckes p. 228. l. 44 where when p. 229 l. 19. â—rian P. 231. l. 28. Sâ—ptem October Margin p. 31. l. 2. Francoiâ— p. 59. l. 3. Harborers p. 158. l. 3. 4. Idolâ—laâ—ria Râ—mâ—nae p. 162. l. 2. Binâ—feldius l. 17. Eâ—chaâ—isâ—â—a To the Reader READER NOte that from p. 206. to the end most of the printed pages through the Printers over-sight are mistaken and must be mended with a penne and then the Errata and Table referring to them will fall out right which are as these pages should have beene not as they are misprinted Else there will be a mistake in both so farre as they relate to the misprinted pages FINIS
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
of all understanding men both here and in his Majesties Quarters Certainly I dare say with old Father a His second 〈◊〉 before King Edward the 〈◊〉 f. 36. Latymer That the Romish Hats never brought good into England heretofore and can they presage ought but much more evill â—o us now What good our last great Cardinall Poole of Noble extraction brought to this our Realme and Religion in Queen Maries dayes you may read in the Statute of 1 2 Phil. Mary ch 8. in Mr Iohn Fox his Acts and Monuments volum 3. and can we now expect any better fruits from this intended Cardinall of more Noble Parentage I feare me no Wherefore I can give no other sentence of him and all others designed to this Antichristian dignity or ambitious of it then b 〈◊〉 Father Latymer hath long since passed against them in the case of Henry Beaufort Bishop of Winchester made a Cardinall by the Pope in King Henry the â—ixt his reign He was made a Cardinall at Calys in France where our new Cardinall is now to be made and thither the Bishop of Rome sent him a Cardinals Hat Hee should have had a Tiburn-tippet an half-penny halter and all such proud Prelates And they doe well deserve it their only ayme and endeavour being to reduce reconcile and enslave our soules bodies estates Realms to the Antichristian vassallage of the Sea of Rome which is no lesse then c 〈…〉 High Treason by our Lawes For my own particular I have ever been a cordiall affecter endeavourer promoter of our publike Peace to the uttermost of my power shall ever God willing continue such but my owne Judgement Reason Conscience perswade me we shall never enjoy any reall solid lasting Peace one with another in any of our three Realmes whiles we negotiate a Peace or hold the least correspondency with the Sea of Rome which hath lately drenched and almost drowned us all in our owne blood metamorphosed all our Kingdoms into so many Acheldamaes after a long-enjoyed Peace and by new Letters Commissions to raise Irish Forces in Ireland and new Contributions Conspiâ—acies Designs against us in France Italy and other Popish Realmes during the overtures of a Treaty of Peace threatens us only with a continuall succession of warres It was a memorable Answer that Iehu made to Ioram King of Israel when he and Ahaziah King of Iudah went out against him 2 King 9. 21 22. And it came to passe when Ioram saw Iehu thâ—â— he said is it PEACE Iehu And he answered WHAT PEACE so long as the Whordoms of thy mother Iezebel and her witchcrafts are so many as long as we have any enchanting Iezebels domineering in our Councels and solliciting us to Court at least if not to commit open fornication with the whoore of Babylon as to many have done of late yeares alas what peace can we expect or what have we to doe with Peace Wee have all cause to consider what the Apostle writes 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16 17. Be not unequally yoaked with Vnbeleevers for what fellowship hath righteousnesse with unrighteousnesse and what communion hath light with darknesse and what concord hath Christ with Belial or what part hath he that beleeveth with an Infidell or what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols Wherfore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and I will receive you yea I will be a father unto you and ye shall be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty Doubtlesse we shall never enjoy any well-grounded Peace with God or one another till we utterly renounce and separate our selves wholly from all communion fellowship agreement concord with the idolatrous Antichristan Church of Rome and execute exemplary justice on all those who have been active instruments to reconcile seduce us to her of whom I can give no other Character nor issue of their Consultations then that of the Prophet Isay * Isa 〈…〉 They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity they hatch Cockatrice egs and weave the Spiders web he that cateth of their egs dieth and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper Their webs shall not become garments neither shall they cover themselves with their works their works are works of iniquity and the act of violence is in their hands Their feet run to evill and they make haste to shed innocent blood their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity wasting and destruction are in their paths the way of peace they know not and there is no Iudgement in their goings they have made thâ—m crooked paths whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace Therefore is Iudgement farre from us neither doth Iustice overtake us we wait for light but behold obscurity for brightnesse but we walk in darknesse We grope for the wall like the blinde and we grope as if we had no eyes we stumble at noon-day as in the night we are in desolate places as dead men We roare all like bears and mourn sore like doves we look for judgment but there is none for salvation but it is farre off from us As ever therfore we would enjoy peace or safety let us eternally renounce all Leagues Treaties correspondencies with these enemies of our peace these Authors of our forepast and present dangers warres desolations If all our former smarting experiences of their Treacheries Cruelties in Ireland in England with their many late Treacheries Designes upon us even since the late Overtures of this approaching Treaty of Peace will not now awaken us unanimously and effectually to provide secure our selves against them for all future Ages God in his justice may and will deliver us over one time or other to their sword power va alage and continue this warre among us somented by their Councells supplied by their Armes and Contributions till we be all consumed one of another and made a Prey to our forraigne Enemies which deplorable misery and Antichristian bondage the God only Wise of his infinite mercy make us all wise timely to prevent FINIS A Table to some principall Passages in this Necessary Introduction c. Note that the figures of the pages in the book from 206 to 253 are for the most part misprinted and that the references to them in this Table are as they should have been not as they are printed A. ABbot Archbishop of Canterbury his Remonstrance to King Iames against a toleration of Popery and the Spanish Match page 39 40. His Letter to his Suffragan Bishops for prosecuting Recusants p 78 79. Abbot Audomarus Ioannes his Letter to Secretary Windebank concerning the Papists fidelity to the King in the Scottish warres and other particulars p 194 195. Altars inserted into the Scottish Liturgy by Archbishop Laud p 160. Broken down and removed by the rude Souldiers raised against the Scots p 171 212. Alvey an Arminian Vicar of Newcastle an intelligencer against the Scots his Letter to Archbishop Laud p 188 189. Articles concerning the Spanish Match