bore armes against his Majesty thousands according to their duty fought for him This the Rebels knew therefore where they preuailed Papists were persecuted ether as publick enen yes or priuate â—pyes Yet you say they were cheif Actors in the Rebellion How many lost their â—â—ues in Battle How many were killed in cold bloud How many lost their estates by confiscation or then Liberty by imprisonment How many were banisht their Country meerely for being Papists we would be silent in these matters rest content with the Testimony of a good conscience to God the Glory of hauing don our Duty before men did not your slaunders force vs to remember them Wherefore to your impertinent questions I giue pertinent answers Who contriued the Rebellion Presbiterians Who inflamed Partyes Passions Presbiterians Who carryed on the War with Purse hand The Presbiterians Who broke the Vxbridge treaty the Presbiterians Who imposed the Couenant The Presbiterians Who defeated all designs of Peace The Presbiterians Who enslaued their Country The Presbiterians Who ruined the King The same Presbiterians For it was wisely obserued by an vnderstanding man that the Presbiterians Killed the King the Independants murthereâ— Charles Stuard The Presbiterians laboured indeed to hinder the last horrid Act of thaâ— Tragedie but their past following Actions perswade they did not this cut of loue to their King but to themselues For they entertained no serious thought of restoring his Majesty till they found the sword which they had wrencht out of his hand stolen out of their owne by their younger brother Rebel the Independant felt the smart of it on their own shoulders And when they offred it to its Ryght Owner it was on such Conditions as should lock it in the scabbard keep themselues the Key so as it should be neâ—ther drawn nor vsed but by their Directions Yet these are your Assertroâ— of Monarky which they bind vp hand foot with Chaines Papists its Ennemy who leaue it the full Liberty of the Law Keep then the Durt of your Rebellion which you still loue to your selues throw it not at others who hate it by a Principle of Religion Your liues were by law forfeited for treason you enjoy them only by the King 's gracious Pardon When you pretend to Innocency you renounce that Pardon forfeit that only tenure of your breath make your selues obnoxious to the Penaltys due by law to Traitors J P. p. 16. rifles all hystoryes he can think on copyed cheifly out of E. C'S Narratiue which hauing been answered already in a particular book may excuse me the trouble of writing it ouer againe Yet I will answer you in breif The Presbiterians in Parliament began with disarming Papists persecuting them as they did of late Then they proceeded towards the rest in his Majesty's Dominions threatned to destroy all in Ireland root Branch Thus they were the tru causes of that horrid Rebellion Let vs heare the late King The preposterous rigour vnreasonable seuerity which some men carryed before them in England was not the least inâ—entiue that kindled blew vp into horrid flames the despair of discontent Despayr being added to their former discontent the feares of vtter extirpation to their wonted oppressions it was easy to prouoke to an open Rebellion a people prone enough to breakâ— out to all exorbitant violence The Rebels were exasperated to the most desperate Resolutions Actions by being threatned with all extremityes not only to the known heads cheife incendiarys but euen to the whole community of the nation resoluing to destroy all root branch men women children Thus his late Majesty By whom you see the charge of that Rebellion is brought to the Dore of those who promoted that preposterous rigour seuerity who those were I need not tell you And the readinesse with which the Irish accepted a Cessation of Armes when without it the Protestants would haue been destroyed as the King sayd shewed that they sought only selfe preseruation not Destruction of others As to the Albigenses Piemontois they were Rebels to their natural Princes suffred as such not for Religion but for open actual resisting them And as for that common reproach of a Clement Rauaillac we may as easily find a Polirot an Andelot amongst the Huguenots It is no more reproach to a great body to haue had a wicked villain of it then to the Apostles to haue had a Iudas Yet if this were a reproach you are more obnoxious to it I leaue your seditious doctrines come to your practice you came into the world like the Cadmean brood all armed your seuerall Princes almost assoon felt your hands as they saw your faces In Geneua you cast of the authority of your Bishop Prince of the town In hygher Germany you shaked the Authority of Charles V. In lower Germany you withdrew many Prouinces from the Obedience of their King You vsurped vpon Rudolphus the Emperour in Transiluanta vpon Christiernus in Denmark vpon Sigismond in Swedeland you fought for the Crowne of France against Francis II. Charles IX Henry III. In Charles IX 's time you coined mony in the name of one you held for King In England you set vp Iane Grey against the lawfull heyr Queen Mary You bore armes against another Mary Queene of Scotland brought her into restraint forced her to depose her selfe fly her Country kept her Prisoner nineteene yeares at last barbarously put her to a violent death by the hand of a common executioner a thing till then neuer executed on a soueraigne nor since but by your selues on her Grandson Your perpetual insolencys against your Soueraignes your encroachments on the Royal Prerogatiue the seditious maximes you aduance are known too well both at home abroad I challeng you to shew that euer any Catholick designed vpon his Prince what you haue acted on yours Charles I. Remoue this beam out of your eye before you point at a moth in ours Thus much to J. P. Anonimus charges the commotions in Scotland on Papists because Richelieu had a hand in them Which althô supposed to be tru yet is nothing to the purpose For that great Prelate Minister of state was a subiect to a foreigne Prince not bound by any Allegiance to any but his own Master whose interest he was obliged to promote by all lawfull meanes he did it to the astonishment of all the world Why did that Prelate addresse himself if he did so to Presbiterians not the Professors of his own Religion The reason is cleere he knew the Catholicks to be so fixt in their Allegiance as no art no promise could remoue them from it the Presbiterians to be meer Gun-powder soe that the least sparke would set them on fire blow all to pieces And your Apology it self is a sufficient proof of this doth a foreign Minister of state
discours confirm What sence you haue of Loyalty appears by your words here for you call concealing Treason concurring with Traitors the subject of his Majesty's Pardon Humane frailtyes as if you esteemed them little Peccadillos venial trespasses scarce sins J. P. p. 15. He came from his Fathers Education to you to S. Omers for breeding why did not you teach him better Answer Did your Salamanca Doctor of Diuinity come to learne breeding at S. Omers amongst School boyes You will find it harder to answer this question then for me to answer yours we taught no better because he was capable of no good instructions What is bred in the bone will not out of the flesh The first noysome tincture could neuer be well purged out of that vessel for that reason he was cast out that he myght not annoy others Anonimus p. 10. thinks J indict Oates's father vouches Cornelius Agrippa for it a man who was dead before ether of vs was born so could speak much to the purpose doubtlesse Papists many Encroachments vpon Princes for these thousand yeares proue say you their Inclinations for the future What will the Encroachments of Presbiterians sine they appeared proue who haue shaked not Kings but Kingship not Monarks but Monarky it selfe which Encroachments were carryed on with that stubborn violence that they produced wors effects in four years then those things you mean of Papists could in all probability haue don in four thousand To proue this we need not examin Records or read Historys our own memory furnishes examples enough which should not haue been so lyghtly past ouer had not his Majesty by an vnparalelled act of Mercy forbidden all speech of them nor mentioned did not your Impudence oblige me to it Etsâ— coram hominibus durâ— sit fâ—ons tua erubescit coram Deo mens tua Your conscience giues the lye to your words how confident soeuer they seem The disorders which hapned in Catholick times are like an Ague in the spring painfull not dangerous Leaue the body more healthy then before Those of Presbiterians are like Putrid feauers or the Plague which leaues scarce hopes of Life J. P. p. 15. The encroachments of Presbiterians are no excuse of the encroachments of Papists Answer nether did I alleadge them as such but only to shew whence Monarky is most endangered and to admonish our Pilots that to auoyd a few floating reedes they run not their ship vpon a rock You are offended I say that Disorders of Catholicks are like Agues in the spring painfull not dangerous leaue the body more healthy then before those of Presbiterians are like Putrid feauers or the Plague which leaues scarce hope of life Yet look on hystorys you will find my words tru in both parts The Barons wars left the Authority Royal much better setled then before so did the commotions of Iack straw wat Tyler That betwixt the two branches of the Royal family seemes to me no rebellion the titles of the two partyes were disputable a King was fought for by both sides yet that ended in Monarky too So France after its ciuil wars in the time of Henry 3. Henry 4. Lewis 14. was composed vnder Monarky much more absolute then euer Whereas the Presbiterians cast down King Monarky house of Lords Biâ—hops c. when did Catholicks broach such Anti-Monarkicall principles as appeare of late That the King is but one of the three estates That it is not treason to take armes against him vnlesse it be against the other two estates That the house of Commons made the King That the succession of the Crown depends on the Parliament c. Jt is nether the Tiber nor the Seine but the Leman Lake Holland Bogs which send forth these Pestilential vapours They were not heard of in our nation till some Sir Politicke would be began to dance the Geneua gig What hopes of life where the body politick abounds with such peccant humours J must take notice of your Presbiterian honesty in citing my words I sayd Papists Rebellions were like spring Agues painfull not dangerous you p. 15. l. vlt. make me say nether painfull nor dangerous As if there were any Agues not painfull This dishonest shif shew that my vindication pinches hard giues you no real ground to confute it seing you are forced to falsify my words before you can answer them Anonimus p. 11. after saying much prouing nothing concludes that Rebellions of both Papist Presbiterian are bad enough Answer we agree in that may I say they are too bad but the later are still worser of the two He aduises vs to change our Principles for his but doth not tell vs what those are The passage from a Protestant to a Presbiterian is as natural as from a Caterpiller to a Butterfly there are in ward principles in nature for this in Doctrine Religion for that Which both experience reason shew a Presbiterian is half a commonwealth man ipso facto He may therefore conclude for the embracing our Principles Lately in the low-countrys one such a freind to Iesuits as you are charged them with the first murther in the world for Cain Abel were their schollers the master gaue them a play-day that Cain might wreak his malice on his Innocent Brother Nay the eating of the forbidden fruit was charged on them too for another Iesuit Confessor of Eue told her she might eat it without scruple With a like reason you accuse Papists of what why it is known K. Iames escaped not their poison To whom is it known by what Reuelation Those of that time are silent The Parliament held a while after charged the fact vpon a great Peer no Papist But K. Charles I. who had best means to discouer the Fact most reason to examin it declared there was no such thing Vppon what Authour of equal credit is your knowledg grounded J. P. is silent here Anonimus attributes the charge of Abel's murther to a sneaking monk as if there were no other men in the Low-Countryes Then he cites whole pages out of the Mystery of Iesuitisme to as much purpose as if he had cited Tom Thomb for this would as wel haue filled vp the Page You passe then to charg Papists with our late barbarous wars which were you wise you would neuer haue mentioned Because the Papists in those hardest times complyed with their Duty to their K. Country Presbiterians failed in all The Papists say you were the contriuers of the vnnaturall war The tru Authours of it had a far different opinion who began their Rebellion by disarming Papists carryed it on by the death of Preists euen some laymen who fâ—ll into their hands would haue ended it with the extirpation of them all if fear of their fellow rebel the Independent had not diuerted their thoughts from seeking the ruin of others to seek their own preseruation Name one Papist who
he was wont to expresse great resentments at the course of study he had vndertaken complaining exceedingly of the strict obseruances disciplinâ— of the sayd Colledge of the recollected manner of liuing there which he was not able to endure also that he was not preferred before the rest of the Collegians by seuerall exemptions which he pretended to by reason of his age aduances in learning as he thought especially of his great preferments which he sayd he had left in the Church of England Moreouer I declare that I know very well the most Reuerend Doctor Iames Lynch Arch-Bishop of Tuam that his Lordship was not at Valladolid any part of the time of Mâ— Oates his being there for that hauing all that time communication with his grace by Letters I was acquainted with all his motions could not but haue known it if he had come to Valladolid or had any personall meeting with Mr. Oates I neuer heard of am well assured was not possible during M. Oates his being in Spain my constant Correspondence with the one the other enabling me to know that they neuer came together all that time Likewise I do declare that I haue seen the most Excellent Lord Sir Will. Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadoâ— in this court of Madrid but that I neuer had any communication or Speech with his Excell in all my life To the truth of all which abouesayd I do voluntariy swear in verbo Sacerdotis by the Holy Ghospel will Confirme the same in any other solemne manner before any publick authority Tribunall or Court of Iustice in England or Spaine wherevnto I may be called Witnesse my hand this 10. February 1679. new stile Richard Duelly For the seal †Witnesse besides those of the other Attestation Peter Leuet this Deposition is attested by Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez his Attestation confirmed by by Blas Lopez de Haro Ant. de Sepulueda Ferdidinando Chillâ—on y Barea ATTESTATIONS C. Of many Jesuits That many Iesuits neuer signed any Letter or Patents with any superiour Nor euer was any such cyper as he mentions nor a Σ. in any of their Generals seale WHere as M. Titus Oates page 2. of his Narratiue art 3. says that twelue Missioners were sent into Spain by Richard Ashby R. Petres Nic. Blundel Ch. Peters as appeared by their Patents whereas p. 1. § 1. p. 4. § 7. p. 5. § 9. p 15. § 23. 24. p. 36. § 56. elswhere he speakes of seuerall Letters whereof each was from some superior of the Iesuits signed by him by seuerall others jointly We whose names are subscribed to the originall deed do call God to witnesse that it nether is nor euer was the custom of the Society of Iesus since its settlement to sign more then one person any deed ether Patents or Letters And that none euer sign any such thing with the Superiour And whereas p. 28. § 40. p. 33. § 51. p. 34. § 52. p. 38. § 60. p. 42. § 62. p. 46. § 67. elsewhere he speakes of a Cypher vsed by Iesuits in which 48. signifyes the King 365. Westminster 440. Windsore 666. London Barly broth the house of Commons mum chocolate the house of Lords magpyes the Bishops IHS Iesuits c. We do in a like manner declare in the Presence of Almighty God to all men that we neuer heard of any such Cypher before the Narratiue appeared that we are most certain there neuer was any such vsed by Iesuits And to confirm this we appeale to that which with other Papers was taken in the Chambers of Mr. Whitebreade Mr. Mico And where in the tryal of Mr. Coleman p. 27. he says that the Inscription of the seal of the General of the Iesuits is I. H Σ. we declare as aboue that there neuer was a Σ. in any seal that euer we yet saw of the sayd General For a confirmation of this we appeal to some Patents Letters of his found in the Chambers abouesayd In testimony of the truth of these our Protestations we haue set our hands to this Attestation Sigilli †Provincialis M. K. I. F. I. W. R. S. W. M. H. W. C. B. E. N. A. H. ATTESTATION D. Of the Citty of S. Omers that Oates was not in England during the Congregation WE the Mayer Sherifs of the Citty of S. Omers being surprized at the the report that the English Fathers residing with vs had about the beginning of the present year by the negociation of one Titus Oates in France England contriued plotted a wicked Bloody Treason against their Natural Lord the most excellent King of Great Brittain being the more amazed at it since they had giuen through a long series of yeares a rare example amongst vs not only of Learning Piety in particular but Obedience in general to all Ciuil Magistrates Gouvernours a thing which makes the whole Society of Iesus hyghly respected esteemed by most of the Christian Princes of the World we say that being surprized at this report we took as far as we could the Examination of the matter into hand therefore certisy That it hath appeared to vs by the Oaths of seuerall of the best ancientest schollers of that Seminary the whole Colledge hauing offred to make the same Oath that the sayd Titus Oates was not only effectiuely in the sayd Seminary at the end of April beginning of May 1678. but did constantly reside there from the 10. of December 1677. to the 23. of Iune following without euer being absent from thence except one nyght in Ianuary at which time he was at Watten two leagues distant from vs. The sayd Deponents also haue alleadged as a reason of this their knowledge that they lodged conuersed drank eate with the sayd Oates in the sayd Seminary all that while he being at a distinct table alone did particularly take notice that he was there in April May as aboue sayd as hauing seen him at that time constantly performe the office of Reader in the Sodality of the Students in the sayd Seminary as being present at the departure of one Killembeâ—k alias Poole an English Schollar who went from this Citty the fifth day of the sayd month of May new stile to take his Iourney into England Jn witnesse whereof we haue caused the seal of the sayd Citty to be herevnto put this 28. of December 1678. Loco †Sigilli I. Hanon ATTESTATION E. Of the Iesuits of the Seminary of S. Omers That all that Oates Charges them with in general or particular is false WHereas M. Titus Oates in his Narratiue Articles 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 39. 50. 74. 77. charges the Fathers of this Seminary in general or some of them in particular as F. T. S. Richard Ashby N. B. G. C. with hauing receiued Letters or sent
court the sober part of the Parliament we neede not informe externes how things are carryed in England relating to Papists the publicke Gazets speake enough to disgrace ten Nations I think it our duty to let you in England know what opinion the learned world abroade hath of your proceedings Cease to accuse Innocents these will be silent If you continu to condemne vs as Traitors althô we are not such we satisfy the vtmost rigour of the Law by suffring the Death of Traitors in obedience to the King as Christ his Apostles did in obedience to the Emperours But to require of vs that we should owne our selues Guilty when we are not so to be offended that we should attest our Innocency is more then any Law Divine or Humane requires it is what the Pagans neuer exacted of the Primitiue Christians nor the Iews of Christ COURTEOUS READER THE Pamphlet I here examin is singular in its kind It is an Original for its Authour found none to copy I hope none will ever copy him No Work of the Ancients so like this Tru Narratiue as Lucian's Tru History both are alike Tru per Anti Phrasin Yet there are these differences betwixt them that the Tru history is Witty the Tru Narratiue stupid that delights this greiues that Laughs this bites that as Innocent as a lie can be this as malicious as the Father of lies could desire Lucian in that intended only to recreate those who neuer did him any good Oates in this designs the ruin of those who neuer did him any hurt but intended him much good if his bad nature had been susceptible of good aduice J. P. p. 7. He does well to confesse it is an Original for then we are sure it is Authors owne Answer I grant it is owne not only as to the composure or forme but also as to the matter which he is as much Author of as Homer of what he relates in the battel betwrixt the frogs mice or Heliodorus of what he writes in his Aethiopica I never saw the Man soe can know nothing of him but by heare say his Workes which discouer sufficiently his better part his soul In a Pamphlet (a) Scand Magn. p. 24. his Phisnomy is sayd to be an Index to all Villany that any Man of Letters may as plainly read ROGVE in his face as in his Brother Bedlow's shoulder It is certain that he being presented with many others to receiue the Sacrament of Confirmation to the Bishop of S. Omers his Lordship stopt when he came to Oates vutill he heard he belonged to the English Colledg was presented by its Rector The stop was noted by all present The reason of it he was pleased to declare afterwards viz that he doubted whether Oates's hart was prepared to receiue the Holy Ghost the spirit of loue in whose face he perceiued signes of great malice J. P. He Berogues the man he neuer saw vpon trust the more knaue he for pains for he is not certain of it Answ J am certaine the Author cited by me says it that is enough for me who vouch him for my warrant professe I speake only on his word He stiles himself Doctor of Diuinity says he commeneed Doctor at Salamanca Which cannot be for 1. he neuer was at Salamanca 2. none but Preists are admitted to that degree in Catholick Vniuersitys he neuer was Preist He writ to the Archbishop of Tuam to giue him Holy Orders (b) Attest A. but was refused by reason of the very ill Character which his Gracec had of Oates's life manners for which he was afterwards expelled the Colledge of Valladolid 3. He neuer had learning sufficient for any degree in a Catholick Vniuersity At Valladolid from the 18. of October when schooles begin till his dimission soon after he went as a scholler to Logick At S. Omers he was put to Rhetorick in that school there were many better schollers then he althô by reason of his age superiors did not exact of him that attendance in schools punctuality in Themes as of others Now is it probable that one who had commenced Doctor in Salamanca to that intent had performed his Exercises in Philosophy Diuinity with applause should be put to begin his Logicke amongst the Iunior sophisters or learn Humanity amongst schoole Boys His Doctorship Papists Treason were both hammered on the fame Anuil his owne Brain the one by his Pride the other by his Malice J. P. p. 8. q. The Doctor says to the first he was at Salamanca Answer Had you accepted the challenge of the accurate Autbor of the compendium of the trialls sent to Salamanca you myght haue discouered whicher says Truth if you found he had been there you had shewed one truth which we gainsay But that is not your businesse He told the lesuits at S. Omers that he had beene Burser of S. Iohn's Colledge in Cambridge I think the best indeed the only way to know whither he sayd tru would be to consult the Colledge itself If you know any better impart it to vs. J. P. He says to the second one who was only a Clericus minor was made Doctor Answ He may as well be a Clericus minor Preist as a Iesuit Preist the Clerici minores being a Congregation consisting Cheifly of Preists as well as the Society J. P. to the third he says our Graduats in our Vniuersitys are Dunces Blockheads Ignoramus's Ergo he could not rejected for insufficiency Answ He neuer was proposed for a Degree nor euer was thought fit for it He began his Logick at Valladolid his Rhetorick at S. Omers the schollers of those whome you call Dunces were his masters is it likely that the Iesuits should procure him to be made Doctor of Diuinity after send him to schools amongst the schole boys to learne the first principles of Phylosophy or his Grammer J. P. Fenwick's papers witnessed before the Lords that the Charges of his commencement were payd by the Society at London Answ shew this I will yeild the whole cause Let me tell you Sir that this is an vntruth deserues to be ranked with those of Oates Few such would qualify you for a King's euidence deserue a Pension if you haue none yet it is want of freinds not merits Anonimus p. 7. Our Attestations run vpon negatiues and ought to haue no effect vpon the Positiuity of an Oath Answ Suppose Oates should positiuely sweare he was on such a day at yorke before the Mayor Aldermen in the towne-house where he heard them speake Treason by shewing the Attestations first of the sayd Persons others present that he was not seene there by any secondly by producing those of some at London who saw him would not his false Deposition be sufficiently confuted Doubtlesse if the Accusations regard a Protestant Now because this accusation falls on Papists how
hold vp a finger The Presbiterians take armes Is a discontented party at home stirring The Presbiterians grow insolent labour not to oppose either foreigne or domestick enemy but to humble their King still ready for sedition neuer wanting will but power or rather occasion to do mischeife Yet it is these are the men whom you commend for their Loyalty I think Princes haue little reason to desire all their subiects should copy them One thing I adde that the Prologue to all their Tragedys is hath euer been a clamour against Popery In Scotland 1637. In England 1642. those designed lately 1680. Their first attacke is vpon Papists Popish Lords the next vpon Popishly affected Bishops the third vpon the King So that when you heare the cry against Popery you may conclude the Faction is teeming You accuse Ioseph Simond Carleton Compton offring a thousand pound for his Majestys discouery after his escape at Worcester for no other reason but that you know the names of no other Iesuits then aliue At that time they were both at Liege the one Prefect of studys the other Master of scripture both together had not one pound at their disposall Your own Father can informe you of Others neerer home both able willing to disburse that a much greater sum for a work so aduantageous to the good old Cause A Convent of Benedictins say you was maintained by the Vsurper Manning of the same Red letter was executed for treason That Conuent must be in Viopia for in the known world there is none such Manning whilest a Catholick had faithfully serued his Prince began to be a Traitour when he ceased to be a Catholick as he declared before his Death By your honesty in relating things done in the syght of the sun known to all men we see what credit you deserue in things don in corners known only to your self J. P. p. 16. Whether it were Ioseph Simonds Carleton Compton or no it is no matter as long as it was a Papist Which is iust as to say whether Oates speakes truth or no it is no matter You vindicate very well How do you proue that any Papists did offer that sum Can we think that those who had furnisht such vast sums to carry on the war against the King Papists when mony failed brought in their wiues Thimbles Bodkins when the work was compleated to their hands should haue a Cramp in their hands expect till the Papists wheeled about supplyed them You haue vndertaken a very hard Prouince to make good all Oates's dreames it is not to be wondred you should speak so little sense to the Purpose Anonimus is pleased very disingenuously to charg three vntruths vpon me The first that I sayd I knew those neerer hand as able willing as Simonds Compton to giue the 1000. l. I sayd only that Oates senior knew them The 2. by my answer I would haue it thought there were no such men as Benedictins in the world I sayd only there was no Conuent of theirs mantained by the vsurper I know very well several conuents of theirs but none of them had a maintenance from the vsurper The third that I passe my word for Manning's honesty whiles a Papist I sayd only that he declared so much before his death You ask very wisely What Arguments can perswade them to be tru to their Natural who professe Allegiance out of conscience to a foreign contrary soueraign I answer readily no English Papist doth so The Pope as a soueraign is no more regarded out of is Temporal Dominion by vs then the Duke of Parma or the Prince of Monaco We consider him only as the cheife Pastor head of the Church on Earth successor of S. Peter Vicar of Christ that in Spiritualls only for in Temporals he is not obeyed as appeares by the practice of Catholick Kingdoms And in this sense he is Foreign to no part of the Church all making one Vinyard in which he is the Cheife Workman one family of which he is the Father one body of which he is the head vnder Christ God Blessed for euermore Anonimus here says little but I. P. speakes enough for both p. 17. These are his words I say Bellarmin thou lyest for if the English Papist do not so he is no Papist but a mungrel It is the positiue Doctrin of the Papists that by meer Diuine Ryght the Pope is supream sole Monarch of the world that all Monarchs Princes are his Vassall's which includes his authority in temporalls as well as spiritual And then cites for proof some words of a Legat to an Emperour that he held the Empyre at the Poâ—e's pleasure Where it is hard to say whether his jgnorance or his confidence be greater His Ignorance in aduancing as apoint of our faith what nether is nor euer was an article of the Catholick Faith His confidence in speaking as if it were ex Cathedrâ I will not say but ex tripode as of a thing not to be doubted of The mean while let him but ether at Paris or Madrid or Vienna or Venice c. say that the seuerall supream Gouernours are Vassals to the Pope I will vndertake to defray all he shall spend out of those townes on his return he will hear another lesson that Papists are not Mungrels His two reasons are proportionable to the rest The first is thou Lyest Very elegant strong his other the words of the Legat which weygh little with Catholicks who owe no Obedience to own no infallibility in any legate whatsoeuer So Sir if you dam ouer ten times more yet nether my self nor any English Catholick doth acknowledge that article of our Faith that the Pope by meer Diuine ryght is sole Monark of the world that all Monarks are his vassals Then you lay down the Person of an Hystorian take vp that of a Priuy Counselour very grauely aduise the King to trust to rely on his Parliament which hath proued sometimes such a staffe to our Kings as Aegypt was to Israël Ezech. 29.6 7. not to erect an Imperial Paramount self-end or lust nor to Rule by Will but by law that it is more stately to be King of Kings that is a King without subjects then a King of slaues so you are pleased to call those who obey the lawfull commands of their soueraigns Where it is hard to say whether is greatest your Presumption in giuing these seditious aduices to his Majesty or your Folly ïn thinking them necessary or your Malice in presenting them as if they were You had seen your self represented as king in a Pack of Cards would willingly be so in reality that the King's state myght be greater not by commanding no haue a care of that but by being the first amongst such Kings as you would be And how long you will let him be first appeares
as great a stranger to P. De la Chaize as by another answer it appeared you were to Don Iohn Narrat p. 6. § 11. R. Ashby shewd the Deponent at his return from Paris a letter from R. Strange others in London shewing that they had stirred vp to Rebellion the Seots Presbiterians that 20000. would be in Armes if France broke with England That a way was made for french to land in Irland That Irish Catholicks would rise 40000. Blacke bills were ready for them Obseruat Here you haue as many Periuryes as Periods for 1. You neuer returned from Paris hauing neuer beene there see Attest D. 2. Neuer was such a letter written see Attest G. 3. No English Iesuit euer dealt with scots Presbiterians 4. Nor Irish Papists disposed to Rebell 5. Nor any Blackbills prepared 6. Nor way made for French Landing Narrat p. 7. § 12. F. By letters of the 18. of December it was specifyed that Thomas White alias Whitebread was made Prouincial who ordred F. Georg Coniers to preach in the Sodality Church on S. Thomas of Canterbury's day agvinst the Oaths of Allegiance supremacy exhorted the Fathers to stand by the new Prouincial who would be as Zealous to promote Religion as his Predecessor Obseru you giue here a whole couy of Lyes first Mr. Thom. White breade was not declared Prouincial till the 14 of Ianuary 1678. soe could not order that sermon for S. Thomas day in December before he had any power to order Againe it is impertinent to say the Prouincial at a distance should order who should make a particular sermon That is left always to the Rectors who being vpon the Places know the conuenience which each one hath for such a task Thirdly it is fals that he was ordred to preach against the Oaths He himself those who heard that sermon protest there was not one word of the Oaths in it And this appeares in the Copy he keepes of it 4. It is a fiction of your shallow braine to say that F. Coniers should be ordred to exhort all to standby their new Prouincial This was neuer practised Assoon as the Prouincial is declared all acquainted with it each one knows his Duty to him comply with it without any further exhortation And if this should haue been necessary F. Con. would not haue been employed in it who althô of excellent parts great expectation yet is amongst the youngest Nether was the sodality Church a place conuenient for such a sermon this being a place designed for the Deuotion of the schollers whither the Fathets rarely come As great confident as you make your self of Iesuits you do not know the place where their domestick Exhortations are made at S. Omers Lastly those letters were of the 18. of December say you from London which according to the Newstile is the 28. the day before S. Thomas of Canterbury's I desire you to tell vs what man in his senses would write from London beyond seas to be speake a sermon for the next day And if any was so mad how his Letter could be deliuered in time as you say this was or else you are Periured Narr pag. 7. § 13. Thomas Whitebread twelue others whom you name more whom you do not name by Letter dated the 26. of December ordred that R. Ashby should write to F. Leshee that they had met to contriue the aduancement of the Design of the happy Disposal of his Majesty of his R. H. if he answered not their expectation Obseru Your first Periury is that so often noted of many Iesuits writing letters with their Prouincial Which is neuer practised Your second that Thom. White was Prouincial on the 26. of December 77. he was not declared till the 14. of Ianuary following Your 3 that there were in any Letter such contents see Attest G E Indeed if they had a Design to giue such informations to P. Leshee they would haue directed their letters streyght to him vnlesse you pretend they could not write Latin in which Iesuits are seldom defectiue But why they should send such a letter to S. Omers thence to be conueyghed to Paris I know not except it were with intention it should be shown to you theyr great Agent Narrat p. 8. § 15. In the same Letter was specified that Richard Nic. Blundel was by Patent from the Prouincial made Ordinary of Newgate to visit the condemned Prisoners to Catechize some youth in the City of London whom he teacheth Treasonable mutinous Doctrines Obseru You here deliuer many Periuryes the first is that there euer were any such Letters as I sayd already The 2. that Iesuits should become Ordinarys Their being ordinary is a thing vnheard of euen in Catholick countrys The 3. That this was don by Patent from the Prouincial The Prouincial giues no office by patent The 4. That that Father whose name you know not should teach the youths Treasonable mutinous doctrine This is not only fals but improbable also Iesuits myght be begged for fooles if they deliuered such doctrines to Children or youths If the Prouincial did employ one in works of charity did order him to visit the Prisoners sent to them som Almes according to his ability recommended to the same Person to comfort the vnfortunate condemned Persons in their desolate condition to exhort them to sorrow for their sins which brought them to that disgracefull end to prepare them to end well this miserable life if I say he did so did it out of these motiues I know none besides your self so great an Atheist as to blame him for it The Thing is so conformable to ryght Reason soe cleerely recommended in the Ghospel Mat. 25.36 that he must renounce both who condemnes it Narrat p. 9. § 15. Other Letters dated on the 1. or 2. of Ianuary came to R Ashby from Thom. White others ordring them to perswade the D. de Villa-Hermosa that the K. of England would not assist Spain in this war That Fonseca sent his Letter to S. Omers from Bruges to be sent for Spain to inform that King that the English Marchants endeauoured to transport their estates to aduise him to seize on them Obseruat I will note here only two of your Periuryes The first that many Iesuits ioyned to giue those orders signed those Letters Which was neuer done as is often noted A second that Thom. White as Prouincial writ them He was not Prouincial till the 14. of Ianuary came not to London till about the 12 so could haue no hand in these pretended Letters dated on 1. or 2. as you say But more of these letters on the next § You seem quite thorough your fabulous Narratiue to represent S. Omers as the center of all Iesuits Transactions Letters Those from or for London Bruges Brusselles Paris Madrid Rome Vienna Valladolid c. all passe that way For what reason I know not vnlesse it were
because that great man you Mr. Titus Oates was there for all who know S. Omers know there is scarse a considerable town in the low country's worse serued with Letters then that whilest it was vnder the Obedience of the Spaniards Which is in som manner amended since it changed its Master yet still it yeilds to most other townes of the same bignesse in certaine speedy correspondence Nether can you pretend it should be in consideration of the Colledg seing that of Liege take places of it But you were at S. Omers as the loadstone draws Iron soe you drew all correspondence to you Narrat p. 10. § 16. On the 3. of Ianuary in the after noon when the Letters aboue mentioned came from England E. Neuil Th. For nor in the Iesuits library at S. Omers sayd they would not let ..... the King go to his Graue in Peace that the Duke's Pasport was ready when be should appear to sail them Obseru Seing you heard these words when the Letters were receiued you neuer heard them for there were no such Letters see Attest E. K. Q. Your vntruths in this the precedent article doe interfere These Letters were written at London on the 1. or 2. let it be on the 1. it must be on the 2. early before they left London you say here they were receiued on the 3. at S. Omers in the morning for on the afternoon you heard that discourse after their receipt Now I appeal to the Post-Officers whether Letters goe at that rate as to be in little more then 24. houres carryed from London to S. Omers Vnlesse you will pretend that the Jesuits vsed some winged Mercury or Eastern Pigeons for their Messengers And if we consider that Letters from London are dated always according to the old stile days counted at S. Omers according to the new those Letters dated on the 1. or 2. receiued on the third must haue been receiued 8. or 9. days before they were written What think you sir Are not these pretry fables to trouble the world with Narrat p. 10. § 17. Letters were sent by Richard Ashby seuen other Iesuits of S. Omers by F. Williams two others of Watten to the Emperour's Confessor to acquaint the Emperour that the K. of England had treatherously plotted the ruin of the Confederates the German Empire especially that he had sticred vp the Hungarian Rebels found them mony to go on with their Rebellion c. Obseru There neuer was any such Letters or Letter as you mention Not one of all those named by you euer receiued or sent any Letter from or to the Emperour's Confessor see Attest E. K. O. Q And we need no further disproof of this fable then to see so many Iesuits writing the same Letters which is a transcendental fiction Narrat pag. 11. § 18. Letters from Talbot Arch Bp. of Dublin exprest the vigilancy of Iesuits in Ireland to prepare People to rise That in case of war with France a place should be open to receiue the French army that E. N. W. B. carryed this intelligence to F. Leshee Obseru All this is false All the Iesuits of S. Omers vnanimously protest they neuer heard of any Letters but by the Narratiue none went to Paris on any such account see Attest E. Narrat p. 12. § 19. Letters subscribed by Thom. White turned the speeches of his Majesty the Lord Chancellour the votes of Parliament into Burlesque gaue notice that Pickering's attempt vpon the King miscarryed the flint of his pistol being Loose Whose negligence afflicted them all Obseru I wonder you did not say that Mt. White writ Lamentations on so dolefull a subject as that miscarriage was but that in such a dolefull conjuncture he should be so pleasant is very extraordinary to all who know how far he was always from that Ioaking Leuity The meane while both points of this Letter were as greate news to the Iesuits at S. Omers as to any in England for not one of them euer heard of them till you began to deceiue the world with your Periuryes Narrat p. 13. § 20. Charles Peters on the 29. of Ianuary spoke treasonable words of the late King Charles I. Obseru Here is another of your groundlesse Periuryes see Attest O. The sayd Mr. Peters protests he neuer heard nor dreamt of that foul Calumny till he saw your Narratiue Which confirmes me in that opinion that these storyes you had from your Father during the troubles which now you spreade vnder the name of Iesuits to make them odious the Royal family contemptible Let those to whome it belongs consider whither this be suffrable in a Kingdom In your following Items 21.22.23 24 we haue nothing but your cold Cabbadge serued vp againe more Letters containing like treasonable matters Against all stand our old exceptions that neuer were any such Letters written Were euer any such Letters intercepted were euer any such found or any thing like them no. after two yeares a halfes search the world is as far from any lyght as at first all still relyes on your worthlesse word or more worthlesse Oath All persons named to haue ether written or receiued those Letters protest they neuer heard any thing of them but from you Soe I will score them all vp together amongst your Periuryes passe to your 25. § where there is something new Narrat p. 16. § 25. Th. White other Iesuits writ a Letter on the 10. of March in which were very reproachfull contemptible expressions of the Clergy Obseru You throw here an Apple of Discord on purpose to sow Diuision betwixt the Clergy the Society But you will misse of your aim for the words beare so euidently the Caracter of your wit that we need not seek their Authour Nether Mr. White nor Iesuit euer spoke such words or entertained such vndervaluing thoughts of that great Body in which are many men admirable for learning virtu who by their infatigable labours haue eminently deserued of God the Church their country Hence I am perswaded none of them euer harbour'd any suspicion of such words being really spoken being conscious of their own worth that they are aboue such vnworthy reproaches which none can easily beleiue were truly sayd of them but who think they deserue them Had you moderated your Malice mollified your expressions you had found more credit by aiming at lesse hurt would haue done more Whereas by ouerdoing the thing you haue don iust nothing your Calumny like the spe are in the fables cures the wound it makes Besides this we haue those generall exceptions against this pretended Letter First that many Iesuits signed it secondly that none aliue euer heard of it but out of the Narratiue see Attest E. Narrat p. 16. § 26. The Deponent saw a Letter from Th. White mentioning that Attempts had been made to assasfinate the King