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A71313	Vox cœli, or, Nevves from heaven Of a consultation there held by the high and mighty princes, King Hen.8. King Edw.6. Prince Henry. Queene Mary, Queene Elizabeth, and Queene Anne; wherein Spaines ambition and treacheries to most kingdomes and free estates in Europe, are vnmasked and truly represented, but more particularly towards England, and now more especially vnder the pretended match of Prince Charles, with the Infanta Dona Maria. Whereunto is annexed two letters written by Queene Mary from heauen, the one to Count Gondomar, the ambassadour of Spaine, the other to all the Romane Catholiques of England. Written by S.R.N.I.	Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 20946.8; STC 22096A; ESTC S114764	52,214	72

or my Counsell and my Countrey reioyced Q. A. Gondomar hath had time enough to know my Husband King Ianes but it seemes King Iames hath not yet enough deeply pryed into Gondomar In a word I know his Maiesty hath heard his tongue but not seene his hart much lesse the designes and resolutions of the King and Counsell of Spaine which are inuelloped and hood-winked vnder the Mysterie of this match H. 8. Indeed I haue read that King Phillip King of Macedon went neere to haue betrayed Arisbes King of Molesses of his Kingdome vnder treating a Match with him Q. M. O but that Phillip of Macedon was a Heathen King and this Phillip of Spaine is the Catholike King therefore King Iames need not feare his sinceritie in the Match Q. E. Sith you are so religious Sister pray say how doth the Inquision of Spaine like to Match their Infanta to an Heretique Prince for so I know they terme my Noble Nephew Prince Charles P. H. Why Digby could haue resolued you of that long since for he knowes that the sacred and reuerend Inquisition of Spaine loue England but not the match our Countrie but not our Religion and people and yet in hope to roote out Heretikes and to plant England with Romane Catholiques they oppose not the Match but rather giue way to it and approue it Q. E. But can Royall King Iames and his Illustrious Sonne Prince Charles obserue their Religion and Conscience in consenting to this Matcb or haue the Clergie of England warrant enough Authenticall out of the word of God to say Amen to it Q. A. O no for King Iames though not the Prince and Clergie will now make Religion and Conscience Handmaydes to wait and attend the State E. 6. But his Maiesty should doe farre better to defend the Faith whereof he is the defender and therein the State which professeth the true and sincere Religion of Christ and his Apostles sith Plety is the preseruer of Kingdomes and all our actions whatsoeuer should tend to the glory of God which is the banishing of Idolatry and Superstition with their effects and causes Q. M. Why pray what Marriage so religious as for Prince Charles to match with the Catholique King his Daughter Q. E. Sister you haue still Religion in your tongue but I feare we shall finde none in your heart for pray what places haue you of diuine Scripture to authorize and approue this Match of Prince Charles with the Infanta sith they are of a different Religion and Beliefe Q. M. As I confesse I haue none to approue it so I am sure you all cannot alleadge any one to oppose and contradict it H. 8. Yes I produce Gen. Ch. 24. Ch 16. against it E 6. And I Exod. Ch. 34. Iudg. Ch. 17. Q. E. And I Iosh. Ch. 23. 2. Chron. Ch. 21. P. H. And I 1. Kings Ch. 11. Chap. 16. Q. A. And I Ezra Ch. 9. Nehem. Ch. 13. Q. M. Well whatsoeuer you say this Match notwithstanding tends to Gods glory and the good of the Catholique and Apostolique Church and in the end you shall finde that Gondomars policie and Spaines Ambition will triumph ore your Scripture Q. E. This match tends onely to bring in the Pope into our Churches and the King of Spaine into our estate for that is the ayme of the first the Ambition of the second and the obiect and hopes of both and I feare a few yeares will proue it so if in time it bee not remedied and preuented which GOD of his mercie graunt for 't is true all the wheeles of Gondomars Art and inuention are at worke to effect and accomplish it Q. M. The Pope I must confesse as Christs Vicar Generall on Earth desires that England were Catholique but for the good King of Spaine hee hath Kingdomes enough of his owne and therefore lookes not after England onely he desires to see the Match consummated P. H. Yes the King of Spaines tongue hath so long watred and his mouth gaped for England that after Spaine hee wisheth England were his aboue all the Countries of the World and his Catholique Maiestie is very confident that this Match will giue a maine stroke to the businesse Q. E. If he once haue England hee will presently assume the Title of Emperour of the West as King Philip his Father was resolued to doe a little before his death yea his Ambition was so violent as hee missing of England would haue proclaimed himselfe Emperour of Spaine and had not his Councell diuerted and preuented him he would haue sailed to Mexico and there inuested and intituled himselfe Emperour of America P. H. And I haue heard that Gondomar hath giuen the King of Spaine his Maister good hope of England for 't is certaine that hee not long since wrote to the Dukes Lerma and Pastranna that the report of the strength of England resembled those huge Pageants and Colosses erected at Rome as the Caesars past from the Meluine bridge to the Capitoll in triumph who were outwardly glorious and within filled onely with strawe and poore combustable stuffe E. 6. Indeed it is the shame and weaknesse of England that Spaine is no better acquainted with its strentgh Q. A. And t is my griefe that Spaine should see Englands weaknesse and not feele its strength Q. E. O but it is the Spanish Match which will giue fire to England and make her welter in her miseries and flame in her calamities and afflictons Q. M. No no that Match will keepe the Temple of Englands peace from firing H. 8. Yea as Erostratus did that of Diana of Ephesus which in one day consumed all the wealth that rich Asia had bin many yeares and ages getting Q. A. As Religion is the powerfullest passion of our Soule so there is no stronger lincke of Friendship then Conscience and therefore I hope my Sonne Charles will not consent to match the Infanta of Spaine Q. M. But one of his chiefest Vertues is his obedience to the King his Father for although the Prince be his Son yet hee knowes he is his Subiect Q. A. All the world cannot better teach the Prince my Sonne to obey the King his Father then already hee knowes and doth but I could wish that King Iames my Husband would not inforce his affection to this Spanish Match Q. E. If he marry the Infanta she may proue a false and vnsecret Secretary to the Prince her Husband and a dangerous Princesse to the State for hee giuing her his heart his Highnesse can hardly reserue any corner for himselfe P. H. Yea then euery Spanish Traytor and English Rebell will shroud themselues vnder the authority and greatnes of the Princesse E. 6. So if England match with Spaine Spaine vndoubtedly will in a short time ouer-match England Q. A. And infallibly take the Crowne from it Q. M. Borrow it peraduenture to see it not to weare it P. H. I feare to weare it neuer to returne it H. 8. Yea for once gone it

Father left them And after the Triumphes and treacherous progression of the house of Austria in Germany The King of Spaine hath now made a body of his and the Imperiall forces and this Summer intends to play his bloody prize for the totall ruine and subuertion of the Netherlands who to the eye if the world and to humaine iudgement must shortly sinke if the two Kings of great Brittaine and France doe not make them swim by speedily sending them braue succours and assistance in this their vrgent necessity And wherevnto tends all this treacherous ambition and formidable vsurpation and greatnes of the King of Spaine but to cut out a passage with his sword and to make his troopes Regiments fly o're the Alpes for his erecting and obtaining of the Westerne Empire And wherevnto tends it I say but to make his territories and Dominions to encirculiz●… great Brittaine and France yea to be their Cloyster and to make and esteeme those two famous Monarchies but onely as a fatall Church-yard to burie and interre themselues in But Illustrious and genero●…s Sirs it this all the malice and treacherie which Spaine hath offered towards England O no nothing lesse for vpon that Iournie which was as dangerous as suddaine of our Prince into Spaine then whome the world hath not a brauer Hath not the King of Spaine dealt treacherously with him about his match with the Infants his Sister yea haue they not in his Princely person violeted the Lawes of Hospitality and the priueledges of Princes when being vnder his owne roofe by attempting to tye him to formes which were dia●…etrally opposite to his honour yea to be so audatiously impudent as with much violency and virulency to seeke to put a rape vpon his Conscience and Religion and proffered inforcement of his Conuersion to Popery as if their Infanta had bin to him more pretious then his soule or that he had bin so wretchedly grounded and instructed in pietie that his Highnesse would haue forsaken his God purposely to haue obayed adored the King of Spaine who is not nor cannot be a greater King then he is a Prince And to step yet a degree further was it not a hellish pollicy and a diabolicall designe and resolution of the Counsell of Spaine to aduise our Prince vpon his returne into England to waerre vpon the Protestants and to proffer him an Army to suppresse and exterminate them The Prot●…stants I say who are those by whome our King his Father raingeth and without whom his Maiesty can neuer subsist nor raigne nor his Highnesse sucessi●…ely aspire or hope to aspire to his Crownes and Kingdomes after him sith they are the life the vigour the heart and the soule thereof And will our King and our Prince our Parliaments and our Protestants of England then euer forget this inueterate rage and infernall malice of Spaine against them as also the rest of their imperious and insulting cariage towards his Highnesse and towards Great Brittaine as if they priz'd i●… at so low a rate and made their boundlesse ambition so excessinely ouer-valew their owne Spaine that that were in the Crisis of her weakenesse and misery and this in the prime and verticall point of her power and glory And when his Highnesse pressed them for the restitution of the Pallatinate which they had often promised to the King his Father then they temporized so cunningly and subtillized so trecherously with him that euery day brought forth new delayes and difficulties till in the end they had made the cure worse then the disease and hauing taken firme footing therein were enforced to vnuaile and vnmask their dissimulation and faintly and coldly to affirme that they would treat with the Emperour for the restitution thereof but could not promise it Thus hauing abused first our King the Father and then our Prince the Sonne they haue now likewise betrayed and ruined our Princesse the Daughter in their finall Conquest and resolute detention of the Prince her Husbands Palatinate that Princesse I say whose Royall and sublime vertues make her the honour of her time the ornament of her sexe and the Phaenix Princesse of the world Whereunto adding the absolute breach of the Match long since prophetically delacerated and cast in Heauen by the Princely and Royall Authors of this Consultation and since the same breach here on Earth likewise so happily confirmed by the King as also by the Prince so all these premisses considered hath not England reason to hate Spaine in regard Spaine hates it especially because of these two maine ensuing points and important considerations First for that the King of Spaine is a greater and more professed Enemy to our sacred King and his Royall posteritie then either the Emperour or Duke of Baua●…ia and is to be held and esteemed of vs. Secondly that therefore to denounce Warre to him and to make it good as soone as it is denounced is as Honourable as necessary and as iust as honourable for England As vpon New-yeares day last I made these two points apparant and manifest to the King in my Discourse intituled Votiuae Angliae which I sent his Maiestie in the behalfe and fauour of the Prince Palatine his Sonne in law for the restoration of his Palatinate Hauing thus with as much disdaine as griefe seene his inueterate malice towards great Brittaine towards our King and his Royall posteritie and consequently the eminent dauger whereinto our profound securitie hath throwne and precipitated vs in particular and vnderstanding likewise how the said King of Spaine with Xerxes threatens the Seas and Mountaines of Europe in generall Being as well in heart as tongue an Englishman and therefore knowing by Grace what I owe by Nature to my Naturall Prince and Countrey like Cressus his dumbe Sonne I would not I could not be silent thereat but must expose this Consultation of Vox Coeli to the light and sight of the world I meane to the light of your knowledge and the sight of your consideration vnder the secure Target and safe shelter and Sanctuary of your auspicious protection To you therefore great Brittaines greatest Palladines and Champions to you the inuincible Bulwarke of our King and his Royall Progeny and the inexpugnable Cittadel and Acrocorinth of our Estate To you I say the Conscript Fathers of our supreamest Senate doth it in dutie present it selfe and in humilitie prostrate it selfe which when your first leasure hath curiously read and your best zeale carefully and maturely considered Then by all that true English bloud which streameth in your heart and veynes by all the loue whic●… your Countrie beares you and by all the dutie and affection which reciprocally you owe to your Country I both request and coniure you To tell our King that it is nothing for his Maiestie to haue made a braue and generous Declaration of Warres against Spaine except hee speedily second it with execution without which it will proue a vaine Fantasma and an abortiue Embrion

the Oracle of the Netherlands but the Ornament and wonder of Europe ye●… of his time Q. E. See the fruites of Spaines Gold and the effects of his boundlesse Ambition for it is a common custome with him if not by the maine yet surely by the bye to breake the necke of Great Princes and free Estates publique Ministers whether they are great Souldiers or great Statesmen or both Q. A. Yea the Web of this Treason was so cunningly wouen and so subtilly and finely spun as if the Netherlands had not broken Barne●…elts necke he long ere this had assuredly broken the necke both of their libertie and State Q. M. Well Barnauelt is gone and now Spaine needs not feare his policy P. H. Nay Barneuelt being dead and Maurice that famous Prince of Orenge liuing Holland need not feare either the trechetie or force of Spaine H. 8. But Nephew I heare that the Vnited Prouinces of the Low-Countries will this Spring haue Warres with Spaine for their peace is neere expired and ended P. H. A braue noble and wise resolution of theirs E. 6. Heretofore England taught the Hollanders wit and valour and now they resolue to shew England the way to those two Vertues Q. M. But the Gold and Siluer of Spaine w●…ll preuaile against them and weigh them downe P. H. But the Hollanders had Ships enough of their owne and Gold Siluer and Men from England therefore they disdaine to feare Spaine nay rather they vow before the next Summer to make Spaine feare them H. 8. See see a handfull of men dare attempt that against Spaine which Great Brittaines huge infinitie will not Q. E. And yet their cause and reason is Englands viz. their Consciences Liues and Countries Q. A. Pray God England and France interpose not to crosse the Warres and seeke to conclude a Peace betwixt Holland and Spaine E. 6. But the Hollanders are resolued to make King Iames a large Offer to protect them against Spaine Q. M. But King Iames loues Spaine too well and therefore will not hearken to or regard their proffer for his Maiestie is resolued not to protect them P. H. The more is the pitty Q. E. The more my griefe Q. M. And without griefe or pitty the more is my ioy Q. E. I protected the Netherlands in despight of Spaine E. 6. But Spaine went neere by your Leicester to betray both you and them H. 8. If King Iames would now protect the Netherlanders how easily might he refetch backe Flushing the Brill and the 〈◊〉 E. 6. Nay how easily did his Maiestie depart with them to the Netherlands P. H. It infinitely reioyceth me to vnderstand the Hollanders braue resolution and forwardnesse to haue warres with Spaine Q. M. But there is a secret tricke to coole their courages which they least thinke of H. 8. As how Daughter Q. M. Why to Pistoll this Prince of Orenge as they did his Fat●…er Q. E. Heauen forbid it P. H. God defend it Q. M. Why 't is but one for another for he knowing Barnauelt a Traytor to his Countr●…y because a Pensioner to Spaine caused the Lords States to put him to death why then in exchange and requitall should not a Pensioner of Spaine either poison or pistoll the Prince of Orange E. 6. These Diabolicall resolutions and bloudy Positions come from Hell Q. E. And thither they goe that professe and practise them Q. M. The King of Spaine is too religious to authorise so execrable a Murther Q. E. But the Pope as holy as he is will pardon it and yet the World I hope knowes that the K●…of Spaine cannot be so religious as his Holinesse Q. A. It were good then for Holland to be carefull of their Prince of Orange his life as all the world knowes his Excellency is of their safetie and preseruations P. H. And it will likhwise behooue them to obserue withall as I hope they doe how subtilly and trecherously Spinola takes their neighbour Townes for the Emperour and keepes them for the King of Spaine his Master E. 6. And if the Warres goe on 'twixt Holland and Spaine as I hope they will it will be needfull for Spaine to haue a speciall care of his West-Indies from the Holland Fleetes H. 8. Wherefore only Spaines West-Indies or rather why not all the worlds West-Indies sith their red and white earth sets all the Would on fire and in Combustion Q. ●… Surely ere this Summer passe and the next appeare the Hollanders vow to haue a heaue at them Q. M. Nay I hope the contrary for the West-Indies is the maine and onely prop of Spaine which if once found out and taken away from them will quickly make the greatnesse of his Ambition and Empire totter P. H. Till when all other Kingdomes and Estates of Christendome may thinke themselues exempt from Spaines feare but shall neuer be from his danger Q. E. This Holland perfectly and apparantly knowes and it were a greater happinesse for the rest of Europe if they would herein imitate their Generositie Valour and Wisedome who stand on their Guards with their swords drawne and their Match lighted ready to giue fire as being constantly and vertuously resolued neither to loue trust nor feare Spaine ENGLAND H. 8. But now leaue we all other Countries and come wee to England from whence being descended wee by the Lawes of Nature are eternally obliged to honour and loue it yea to preferre it and its prosperitie and glory to all other Countries of the world wherefore let vs see Spaines Ambition and Enuy towards it and how he hath from time to time borne himselfe to the English Q. M. There is no Kingdome in the world that Spaine loues better then England Q. E. Nor no people vnder the Sunne that it hates more then Englishmen E. 6. For Peter King of Castille most ingratefully and basely abused our famous and generous Edward the Blacke Prince the Ornament of Armes the Glory of England and the Honour of the World and his whole Army in Spaine after that he had inthronised and seated the said Peter in his Kingdome and with his Victorious Armes expel'd Henry the Bastard who Vsurped it Q. M. If Spaine had not loued England and Englishmen King Philip would neuer haue married mee Q. E. Hee loued you well Sister but your Kingdome farre better for you were the Obiect of his zeale but England that of his Ambition H. 8. But Elizabeth hee hated you more then euer he loued Mary Q. E. And yet I dare truly affirme that King Philip loued my Kingdome farre more then euer he hated my Per●…on H. 8. To speake truth Daughter he neither loued you nor Mary his wife and Queene but only England P. H. And I haue heard that if he had neuer married my Aunt Mary shee had neuer lost Calais nor consequently England France E. 6. Though that Match were vnfortunate to England in the losse of Calais yet it was fortunate in that Philip and Mary had no Children Q.

strueke such such amazment to the harts and terrour to the courages of Castille and her faint-hearted Castillians that euery Spanish Bird kept his owne Nest not powerfull enough to defend themselues much lesse to offend any and lest of all England who was then ●…n her Triumphes in her lustre in her glory P H. Grieue no more deare Aunt for the Nauy Royall of England for although Nottingam were remisse and carelesse herein yet braue Buckingham hath of late yeares set a new face on that Fleet and makes it not onely his delight but his glory to re-edifie and reforme them yea there is not a yeare passes him but hee brings some new forth from their Dockes and puts in other old although Cranfield resembling himselfe bites his lips at the charge thereof because he affirmes he hath other occasions to disburse and pay away the Kings Treasure Q. E. Nephew Wales I am glad to heare that Buckingham is so carefull of England Fleet-Royall and in very deed his Ambition Care and Zeale herein will infallibly purchase him much loue and honour of the whole Kingdome especially if he continue it H 8. Me thinks Scotland annexed and vnited to England should make it farre the stronger Q. E. But how can King Iames say England and Scotland is strong when he feares the powers of Spaine and will not know or beleeue his owne E. 6. Yea it were much honour to the King and happinesse to his Kingdomes and Subiects if in any poynt knowing the weakenesse thereof he would fortifie and reforme it Q. A. And it were a great happinesse for most Kingdomes and free Estates of Europe if they would follow the examples of the Venetians and Hollenders who will neither trust nor loue much lesse feare Spaine P. H. And among the rest if England would follow it they should drawe securitie out of danger whereas now her apparant danger is drawne and deriued from her apparant security Q. A. O that the King my Husband would thinke hereof P. H. O that the King my Father would make vse hereof Q. E. O that King Iames my Heire and Successour would not hearken or beleeue the contrary hereof H. 8. But this were the way to haue warres with Spaine and King Iames I vnderstand is resolued to liue and dye in peace with them Q. M. Warre cannot be bought at a cheape rate Q. E. But it is pitty that peace should be bought at too deare and dishonourable a rate P. H. I haue alwayes beene enformed that England still gets by her warres with Spaine Q. E. I got by my warres with Spaine and Spaine lost by it P. H. My Father and his Subiects lose by his Peace with Spaine and Spaine gets by it Q. M. When England hath lost her selfe she can lose no more Q. E. But Sister your death was the death of the Popes hopes and of Spaines pretences to England P. H. But they both seeme to reuiue and bud forth a fresh if the Match betweene my noble Brother P. Charles and the Infanta of Spaine take effect Q. A. May Heauen deny the first and the King your Father neuer consent to the second Q. E. So shall Spaine euer feare England but neuer England Spaine Q. M. But I hope the contrary for in these dayes the King of Spaines Gold and his Ambassadour Count Gondomar act wonders in England H. 8. Hath Gondomar propounded this Match to King Iames P. H. O long since and hee hath vowed to weare out his red leather Coach and greene Buckram Litter but he will see an end of it this Parliament Q. A. I thought indeede it was not for nothing that he makes Aesops Fables his daily pocket guest E. 6. How doth King Iames relish this Match Q. M. His Exchequer is poore and King Philips Indies rich and therfore his Maiestie likes it so well as he will hearken to no other H. 8. How doth Prince Charles himselfe like this motion P. H. I know not how my Brother likes it but for my part I should euer haue preferred a Daughter of Franc●… to that of Spaine and I hope the Match will not succeede because my noble Brother Prince Charles is wise valiant and generous E. 6. But how doth the braue and graue Parliament sauour this Spanish Match Q A. Fewe loue it most feare it But as the Match so the Parliament is not yet ended Q. E. This would be musicke indeede for the Romane Catholiques of England if it should take effect for the very first newes thereof made them flap their wings as if they were ready to crowe Q. M. Yea for they hope and which is more they know that if it proue a Match That the Infanta will soone introduce the Masse and Vsher in the Pope therefore they haue reason to reioyce at it P. H. But if the King of Spaine will not giue the summe which my Father King Iames demaunds will not they make it vp Q E. It is probable and credible That their Holy Father the Pope and themselues will stretch both their Purses and Credites to knit the Match H. 8. Why hath Gondomnr such power with King Iames to hope to see this Match effected Q. M. O yes for his Maiestie saith that his Master is an honest King and hee a wise Seruant The first all the world knowes and the second I hope England shall shortly feele at least if all hookes take P. H. Indeed if Gondomar can effect this match it is the direct way for him to be a Grande of Spaine and to procure a red Hat for his Sonne or Nephew Q. A. Was the Duke of Monteleone so rewarded for his French Matches Q. M. Hee is already a Grande of Spaine and hath the promise of a Hat Q. A. Why then Count Gondomar need not feare for hee hath as much policie as the Duke of Monteleone though not so much ost●…ntation H. 8. Who made and concluded the match with King Philip Q. M. My Selfe and the Parliament Q. E. Nay Sister put in Woolsey and Gardyner and leaue out the Parliament for you onely proposed it them but for forme and had secretly concluded it before hand your selfe Q. M. Suppose I did I might doe it of mine owne authority and prerogatiue Royall Q. E. But you offered no faire play to the Parliament though in asking their aduise when the Contracts were ready to be sealed Q. M. But I had reason to follow mine owne Iudgement not their Passions H. 8. Nay nay Daughter you contrariwise followed your owne passion not their Iudgements and so God gaue limits to Philips Ambition and your owne desires by making you ●…orsake Earth and he Eng●…and E. 6. But wise King Iames is opposite to my Sister Mary as well in Religion as sexe and therefore I hope nay I assure my selfe he will first consult this Match with his Parliament ere he conclude it with Spaine P. H. If the voyc●… of the Parliament be free and not enforced I make no doubt but the

is gone for euer Q. E. And then shall Englands strong men fall vpon the edge of the Sword her Virgins bee defloured and murthered her Wiues defiled and slaine in sight of their dying Husbands and their Children and young Babes shall haue their braines dashed out against the walles in sight of their dead Parents P H. Yea then shall our Nobilitie and Gentrie dye vpon the swords of those barbarous 〈◊〉 and those who escape and suruiue their fury shall bee fettered and led Captiues and Slaues to worke in the Mines of Peru and Mexico E. 6. Then shall our Priests who are now cloathed in the white robes of Righteousnesse bee drowned in those of their owne scarlet blood No Church no Temple no Preaching no Sacraments but all couered with the thicke fogges of Romes superstitious Idolatries and Aegyption darknesse Q. A. Yea then the King my Husband the Prince my Sonne my excellent Daughter the Queene of Bohemia her Princely Posterity and if Spaine possibly can all Great Brittaines blood Royall shall be rooted out and exterminated as if they neuer had beene or at least no remembrance left of them or of the Name of GREAT BRITTAINE Q. M. This were musicke indeed for Rome and Spaine to dance at and for Gondomar to laugh himselfe to death for ioy Q. E. But I hope God of his mercy will confound all those who wish or desire it whether it be Gondomar the Iesuites Englands Recusants Spaine the Pope or the Diuell The Conclusion of the Consultation H. 8. But heere let vs make a stand and shut vp our Consultation and sith so many millions of imminent dangers desolations and miseries attend and hang ouer the head of England by this Match of Spaine let vs goe to suffrages and Votes that plurality may giue sentence whether it shall be a Match yea or no for what wee conclude I make no doubt but our great God with his owne voyce will ratifie and confirme H. 8. Q. M. E. 6. Q. E. P. H. Q. A. Whereunto we all consent and agree H. 8. I am against the Match E. 6. I am against the Match P. H. I am against the Match Q. M. I am for the Match Q. E. I am against the Match Q. A. I am against the Match H. 8. Daughter Mary wee are fiue against you one therefore the Match of England and Spaine hath end 〈◊〉 beginning and is absolutely cast without 〈◊〉 And now let vs breake vp our Consultation and againe repaire to the Throne of the Lambe of our sacred God both of Heauen and Earth to acquaint his Diuine Maiestie with all the particulars thereof and therein his Heauenly pleasure and Commaund When the Angell opening Heauens Starre-Chamber a great concourse and affluence of Saints and Angels singing most Diuinely conduct them to the blessed ●…ribunall where the whole newes of their Consultation being already arriued to the vnderstanding of the Almightie It pleased his Diuine and Coelestiall Maiestie to call foorth Queene Mary whom hee sharply reproues and checkes in louing Spaine to bee so vnnaturall to hate her natiue Countrey of England Then he infinitely disproues the Match of Prince Charles with the Infanta of Spaine as derogating from his Diuine Glory and England safetie and prosperitie and so to conclude very ioyfully and cheerefully approues of their Consultation which for the more grace and authoritie he makes and reputes as his owne When Commaunding these three Princes and two Queenes for Q●…eene Mary was now put by and excluded to send vnto England by its owne Tutulary Angell foure seuerall printed Copies of this their Consultation The first to be deliuered to King IAMES the second to Prince CHARLES ●…is Sonne the third to the High Court of Parliament and the ●…ourth to the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell the which in his Sacred presence was speedily performed and effected When a great shout of ●…oy and an Vniuersall plaudity being hereunto giuen by all the Angels and Host of Heauen These fiue Royall Personages followed the Lambe CHRIST IESVS where hee went This Consultation thus ended Queene Mary biting the lip at her checke and disgrace and grieuing to see the Match of the Infanta with Prince CHARLES thus vnexpected dash'd and consequently the Pope frustrated of his hopes and the King of Spaine of his Ambitious desires Shee calls Mercury to her and with all possible speed sends him away likewise to England with these two ensuing Letters which shee had written the one to Count Gondomar the other to all the Romane Catholiques of England Queene MARY To Count Gondomar Ambassador for Philip the III. King of Spaiine resident with IAMES King of Great BRITTAINE YOur Excellencie may vnderstand that I haue dispatch'd Mercurie to you in England 〈◊〉 aduertise you of a Consultation held here in Heaven by my Father King Henry VIII my Brother King Edward VI. my Sister Queene Elizabeth Queene Anne Prince H●…nry and my selfe concerning your Masters pretences hopes of England by the Match of the Infanta his Daughter with Prince Charles which all the 〈◊〉 fiue haue opposed as preiudiciall and dangerous and my selfe maintayned as profitable and Honourable for England for louing Philip the Father I must and will euer honour Philip his Son They haue likewise ript vp and vnmasked Spaines former Ambition Cruelty and Treacherie as well towards England as other Kingdomes and States of Europe the discouery and relation whereof I could neither silence nor preuent your Excellencie must giue me leaue to signifie that I feare your Secretaries are not so honest as your selfe Politique ●…or you are here by these Princes brought on the Stage in your naked and naturall Colours therefore I could wish y●…u to be more modest and not so busie Onely to the vtmost of your m●…rtall power 〈◊〉 the knot of this Mat●…h for if it holde the heart of England will be soone broken or if the contrary it will infallibly breake the necke of the King your Maisters generall hopes and pre●…ences and also of your owne particular credit and reputation as well in England as Spaine you haue many eyes ouer you and although your sweet words and promises ●…ull King Iames asleepe you will neuerthelesse goe neere to be circumuented by those 〈◊〉 seeke to circumuent If you can bring in the I●…fanta doubt you not but she will vsher in the Pope and consequently hee the Catholique King your Master For get not to continue and sor●…efie your Intelligence with 〈◊〉 S●…minaries and Iesuites of England as also with the Catholique Ladies of that Kingdome and especially with those of the Nobler ranke and who are most powerfull at Court for they may open a passage for your Master when none else dare At any hand vse the prime of your Art and Inuention to keepe the King of England poore and be sure to riuet this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his Maiestie that there is no Vertue so Royall and Magnificent in a Great King as Liberalit●…e I am sorie to

setled peace hee deuoured this rich and noble Kingdome making it not onely tributary but a Prouince to Spaine And was this also Religion or to plant the Catholique faith or rather was it not manifest treacherie and apparant vsurpation such if Don Anthony had not all the world knowes the Dutches of Braganca had more right to this Kingdome then King Philip. P. H. Yea that policy King Phil. learnt of the Emperour Charles 5. his Father who when himselfe and King Francis the first of France contended for the Empire of Germany whiles Francis was bribing of the Electors Charles brought an Armie into the field and so enforced them to elect and choose him Q. M. I must confesse I euer held the Portingalls to be zealous and good Romane Catholiques but as Nauarre lay fit for Biscay and Galicia so Portingall lay exceeding comodious for Andoulosie and if my husband King Philip had not seconded his right of descent by the law of his sword perhaps he might haue had a bad neighbor in Portingall which he and his counsell timely fore-seeing they as wisely preuented And howsoeuer although he hated Don Anthonie yet I know he loued the Dutches of Braganca well but When we speake of Crownes and kingdomes Religion will make his surprise of Portingall a matrer of State though to speake truth State can neuer make it a matter of Religion Q. A. How Well King Phillip loued the Dutches of Braganca I know not but this I am sure of that both Monsieur de Boysise Monsieur de Bissea●…x and Monsieur de Marais Ambassadours with King Iames my Husband for the two last French Kings Henry 4. and Lewes 13. tolde me that Philips hatred and rage was so great against Don Anthony that he begged his body which lyes in a Coffin of Lead in the Cord-liers Church at Paris to be deliuered his Ambassadours and so sent him into Spaine but as they said these two most Christian Kings their Masters answered Philip that there was little Religion lesse charity to take vp and remoue the ashes of a dead Prince and King as was Don Anthony and so his body still remeanes in Paris P. H. If Spaine were so malicious to a dead Prince how ought those that are liuing to beware and take heed of him H. 8. As a guilty conscience can neuer finde ●…est so it may be that King Philip was afraid of a second Don Anthony as of a second Sebastian P. H. But King Philip 3 his sonne hath farre more reason to feare Don Anthony his two Princely sonnes Don Emanuel and Don Christopher and of Don Emanuell his two generous and Illustrious Sonnes Don Maurice and Don Lewes all foure liuing who are fam●…os and Royall reserued Peeres of Shipwracke of that Royall Kingdome and blood of Portingall Q. M. O but they are poore and want friends and meanes to advance their iust title to that Crowne if they haue any E. 6. Their right and title to Portingall is iust and therefore cannot and should not dye Q. E. If the French forces had met mine at the Groyne Peneca or Lisbone or had the Portingals ●…isen my Norris Drake and noble Essex in despight of Philip and his forces had pluck'd the Crowne of Portingall from his head and set it on King Anthonies P. H. No no Don Anthonies Sonnes are beloued of the Nobilitie of England France and the Netherlands and Don Emanuels wife is Sister to that valiant and incomparable Captaine Maurice of Nassaw Prince of Orenge So if fortune smile and a fauourable gale blow these disinherited Portingall Princes may one day proue pricks and thornes to the sides of Spaine For all Portingall knowes that their veines and hearts streame with pure Portingall blood yea with the remainder of the royall blood of that Kingdome which Philip 3. his last entertainment together with the Prince his sonne at Lisbone had almost found true but that his Maiestie departed with as much feare secresie and shame as he came with resolution popularitie and glory in the interim these Portingall Princes remaine prodigious and ominious Commets to Spaine Q. M. Did Spaine thinke so it would quickly make these Princes ride Poast into another world Q. E. If Spaine should send these Princes Poast into another world either by the b●…cke doore of poyson by the wicket of a Ponyard and not by the great and fore-dore of Nature it would draw the fists of most Christian Prince about King Philips eares and make all Portingall solemnize their Funerals with their swords drawn and their Cities gates shut E. 6. Indeede I haue heard that the Commons and especially the Nobillitie of Portingall begin extreamly to distaste the imperious pride and ambitious carriage of the Spaniards as many of them let not to say boldly and publiquely that Phillip enioyes the Kingdome by vsurpation and n●…t by right Q. M. Not by right Why Pope Gregory 14. approued his Title and confirmed his Conquest of the Kingdome of Portingall Q. E. So did not our Sauiour Christ whose Successour and Vicar the Pope pretends himselfe to be P. H. In the meane time Spaine domineeres at her Conquest of Portingall and well shee may for it is one of the fairest flowers of his Garland and of the richest Diamonds of his Crowne H. 8 But the other Kings of Christendome haue ●…ust cause and reason to grieue and storme hereat for as it was Portingals mischance then to fall and vaile Bonnet to Spaine so it may be theirs to morrow for to a Prince and people so greedy and ambitions of Empire as is Spaine all fish is good that comes to his hooke or net P. H. Thus Spaine deuoures Kingdomes as the Cyclope Polephemus did passengers for he surprizeth no more then he meetes withall and yet will not Chirstendome beware of Spaine Italy H. 8. VVE haue past from Nauarre the West Indies Portingal now let vs come to Italy to see how Spain is beloued or feared of the Italians how he hath behaued himselfe there E. 6. In Italy the King of Spaine is nayled to the Pope as most of the Colledge of Cardinals and all die Iesuites are to him yea he hath the greatest and richest territories thereof as the Kingdome of Naples the Dutchy of Millane and the Island of Cicily and in a mannet the Marquesse of Monaco and Finall the Dukes of Montoua Parma and Vrbin the Princes of Massa and Piombino with the States of Genoua and Luca doe all march vnder his banner and call onely on his name yea he hath so incircled the Pope as hee is rather his Prisoner then his spirituall Father for if his Patrimony of St. Peter be the Temple his Naples and Millane is the Cloyster to impall it so as he hath no impeachment or obstacle from making himselfe sole Lord of Italy but the great Duke of Tuscany and the prudent and potent Seignorie of Uenice Q. M. O but the Pope neede not feare the King of Spaine for ●…s Spaine is the

Pope the King of Spaine Gond●…mar and all our Recusants will come short of their hopes for the Match H. 8. Daughter what benefits proposed you to the Parliament by your Match with Spaine Q. M. Strength Profit Honour which England King Iames and Prince Charles will likewise now finde if the Match hold E. 6. As for strength if England would know its selfe it neede not expect or hope for any from Spaine for Spaines assistance hath alwayes proued fatall and ruinous to those who haue vsed it And if England would assume the ancient generosity of her Ancestors and forsake her new fangled pride and prodigality Wee know it is strong enough to beat Spaine and all his Kingdomes and Prouinces and no way so weake to feare that Spaine should make England a Prouince for it were farre safer for England and Englishmen if they wore worse cloathes and had better hearts and swords and if they were more martiall and lesse effeminate Q. E. For Profit what Indies is richer then England for if England want money herselfe is still more powerfull and capable to inrich it selfe if it would be lesse vaine and more frugall and industrious c. what is a few hundred thousand Pounds to England if England be thereby exposed to the danger of Spaine or that it b●… againe fetcht from them by the Bye as it was brought in by the Maine for was profit euer cheape when it was bought with losse and repentance with teares and blood or shall not euery Ducket be weighed and counterpoised downe with a farre greater preiudice and inconueniency for if the Match hold will not our Recusants looke a loo●…e will not Spaniards bee so ambitiously insolent to attempt to out-looke English will not the Pope steale in by degrees and the King of Spaine breake in either like a torrent or a thunderbolt when his factors and agents haue made all things ripe and in a readinesse will this be Englands profit P. H. For Honour England and Scotland were Free Royall and ancient Monarchies when indeed Spaine was not Spaine but disioynted and disseuered Prouinces yea for Pompe State and Glory our Princes were Kings when their Kings were scarce Princes nor their Princes Nobles Therefore GREAT BRITTAINE by the Match can conferre and adde honour to Spaine but not Spaine to GREAT BRITTAINE Q. A. I could neuer yet affect the match of Spaine for either of the two Princes my Sonnes for the Spaniard is by nature as trecherous as proud and although Northampton perswaded me thereto yet I loued true-hearted Salisbury who alwayes diuerted me from it as in the depth of his Allegiance and the profunditie of his wisdome and Iudgement well fore-seeing they would proue ●…atall and ruinous to England E. 6. It is strange to see with what insatiable desire and Ambition Spaine couets England for hee hath already attempted it by trechery by force and now by the Match of his Daughter the Infanta to Prince Charles Q. M. You meane King Philip the 2. and not this present King Philip the third And as Don Iuan de Taris the Ambassadour of Spaine told King Iames at his first comming to the Crowne of England that the Ambition and malice of Spaine to England dyed with that Prince and was interred and buryed with him Q. E. But was this King Philip the third and his Councell neuer acquainted with that horrible Gunpowder Treason whereby it was intended and resolued that England should haue beene blowne vp ouerthrowne and ruined in a moment Q. M. O no he is too Catholique a King to haue hearkened much lesse to haue approued that Passionate plot Q. E. You might haue said that execrable and damnable plot of Treason but that you will seeke to diminish and extenuate Rome and Spaines Treasons Q. M. You infinitely wrong the Pope and King of Spaine to suspect much lesse to beleeue that they were acquainted with that Powder plot Q. E. No went not Faulkes that hellish Incendary once to Rome about it and the younger Winter twice to Vallidolide Q. M. Yea about some other businesse it may be although I must confesse it was very immediatly before that Treason was discouered P. H. Gondomar told me that both the Pope and King of Spaine abhord that Treason Q. A. I feare they abhord it for griefe it tooke not effect Q. M. If euer this King Philip hated England yee may be sure now he loues it for else he would neuer seeke to match his Daughter to it Q. E. What force and treachery cannot effect now affection in the match shall Wherein King Philip is of Lysanders minde who when the Lyons skinne will not serue he will sowe on a peece of the Foxes tayle E. 6. So he come into England he cares not by which way he ariue P. H. So the Daughter come not into England England neede not feare the comming of the Father Q. M. Count Gondomar will beate his head and his horse shoes but he will bring in the Daughter and already his hopes and the probabilities are great for he is exceeding great and familiar with King IAMES Q. E. Else he could neuer haue gotten open the Prison dores for the Romane Priests and Iesuites P. H. Nor haue made Raleighs head to caper beyond his body Q. A. Nor haue kept back an Army from my Sonne and Daughter the King and Queene of Bohemia when so many hundred thousand valiant English Souldiers desired and longed to haue serued them in their warres Q. E. Nor haue shipt away so great a quantitie of Ordnance for Spaine which one of these dayes will returne bullets to our hearts E. 6. Nor haue procured a gallant Fleete to secure the Coast of Spaine against the Turkish Pyrates vndeer coulour of going to Argier and Barbary P. H. That Fleete was fitter to haue gone to Mexico Q. A. So indeed it might haue returned with glory and Gold whereas now I feare it will with losse and repentance I will not say with shame Q. E. I know by Experience it is an excellent thing for England to fight with Spaniards but not to ioyne with Spaniards against others P. H. Why should not our English Fleetes goe for the West Indies Q M. If this proposition be broached then Gandomar will run madde E 6. What difference is there betwixt the East and West Indies P. H. As much as there is betweene Pepper and Siluer or white Feathers and yellow Gold H. 8. O but England neere this twenty yeares hath lost those golden times of going to the Gardens of Hesperides P. H. And now Holland after ten yeares tryall and patience resolues to finde them Q. E. Now we speake of Holland It againe exceedingly grieues me that England goes from Holland in that it will not protect it against Spaine Q. M. And truely it is my ioy and comfort to vnderstand it for the farther England goes from Holland I am sure the neerer Spaine comes to England P. H. Nay if the Match hold Holland can expect

Bohemia Q. M. You mistake Madame for it is the Emperour Ferdinand and not King Philip that is their mortall Enemy P. H. If Philip had not vnder-hand powerfully assisted Ferdinand His Imperiall Maiestie had neither had legs to goe nor wings to flie into Prague and yet the King my Father will not asist his Son in Law King Frederick Q. A. Yes to recouer the Pallatinate if that were lost But Gondam●…r through his slye crouches and sugred insinuations hath extorred a hope and some say wrested a promise from King IAMES not to assist Bohemia but I hope the contrary Q. E. But will Spinola restore those townes he hath taken in the Pallatinate Q. M. Gondomar promised that Digby shall bring that home vnder his hand and seale onely he sayes t is fit that Spinola should be satisfied for his charges Q. E. That 's an old baffle and tricke of Spaine which vpon the matter will proue but a flat denyall Therefore if King IAMES please to hearken to my advise I would send an Army thither and re-fetch these Townes of the Pallatinate from Ferdinand Phillip Albertus and Bauari●… with the point of the sword in despight of Spinola Tilly and Cordo●…a P. H. If I were againe liuing in England I would so worke with the King my Father that this resolution of Queene Elizabeth should neuer dye but spedily bee put in execution for it is the safest cheapest shortest and honourablest way for England yea what would not England doe for my deare and Royall Sister of Bohemia if the King my Father would giue it the word of command Q. M. But content your selfe Nephew Count Gondomar hath promised that his Master King Phillip will giue King Iames content for his Townes of the Pallatinate Q. A. So Gondomar promised his Maiesty that Spinola should neuer attempt the Pallatinate and yet we see the contrary and being false in this how or what reason haue we to beleeue him to bee true in the match Q. M. England must beleeue him sith the King doth and will And herein I both triumph and glory P. H. Thus my Royall Father intreates where he should command and loues Spaine where he hath farre more reason to hate it Q. E And this is my truest griefe and deepest affliction that King Iames will still delight in contemplation when if his Maiesty will not all the world sees that King Phillip is vnder-hand deepe in actiō H. 8. It may be that King Iames thinkes King Phillip to be of Hanniballs minde who more feared Fabius not fighting then Marcellus fighting or of Pompe●… or of Marcus Crassus their opinion who were more afraid of C●…cero's gowne then of Caesars sword Q. M. Nothing lesse for King Phillip loues King Iames his Gowne and pen yet no way feares his sword Q. E. But if King Iames inherited my resolution as he doth my Kingdomes I would make Spaine feare his sword and Rome either loue or obey his pen and neuer consent to a Peace much lesse to the match Q. M. But why should King Philip feare King Iames his sword sith he neuer yet knew the way to drawe ir or why should his Catholike Maiesty feare the Counsell of England sith it is apparant to all the world that the eliment and delight of their King is bookes not battailes the pen not the pike H. 8. Why know you not Daughter that King IAMES hath lately established a Counsell of Warre and whereunto think you tends that Q. M. To peace I hope or rather assure my selfe Q. E. Then Sister you are of neere intelligence with Gondomar for not long since in one of his dispatches to Spaine he wrote the LL. of that Councell that they should not doubt nor feare of the Counsell or warre of England for it was said he but a scarre-Crow to feare not to hurt and would onely serue as a Vane on a house top rather for ornament then vse But if King IAMES were of my minde his Counsell of warre should strike rather then threaten and send a Royall Army into the bowels and heart of Castille ere they thought it could be ready to depart from the Ports of England Q. M. Not into Castille for then the peace were quite broken betwixt ENGLAND and SPAINE P. H. Why then into Bohemia the Pallatinate The Netherlands or the States of Uenice or wheresoeuer the Castillians Regiments disturbe the publique peace of Christendome E. 6. I see no reason to the contrary but England should be as soone in Armes and action as Spaine Q. E. But it is the inchanting melody of the match that brings England out of tune Q. M. But in this proposition and parlee of the match the King and Counsell of Spaine speake faire termes and giue reall not verball content to King Iames. Q. E. So did Philip your Husband and his Father by his Embassadours to mine at Bourbourg thereby to ●…ulle me a sleepe when his great Armado was in a manner ready to weigh Anchor and set Sayle from Lisbone to inuade me and my England Q. M. But King ●…Iames knowes Spaines affection and Gondomars sincerity to him and consequently to England in seeking this Match Q. A. But England knowes neither the affection of the Maister or the sincerity of the Seruant and therefore hath reason though not to feare yet to suspect both H. 8. It rather thinkes King Philip of Pericles his opinion and Ambition who desired that the ●…land in the port of Piree mought be remoued sith it was a moate and beame in his eye P. H. The morall is that Philip would 〈◊〉 England a prouince to Spaine but if the Match hold not Spaines Ambition Gondomars policie and both their treacherie will proue too weeke to performe so strong an execution Q M. Then the King of Spaine will hate Gondomar as much as he vaunts the King of England loues him But I must count Gondomar hath liued too long to dote or be made a Child in his old age P. H. No no Gondomar is too young to dot●… and too old to be a child therefore he is confident and sure that the Match will hold but withall he saieth the Parliament must be ended ere these Royall Nuptiall cerimonies can begin and I thinke so to E. 6. Indeed this Castillian Embassadour now sailes before winde and tide vnder fore sayle and maine top-sayle but very shortly he hopes to hoyst vp top and top-gallant P. H. He may chance to packe on so much sayle that he may at last crack the maine Mast of his policy or the maine stay of his hopes or be so busie and violent in the solicitation of this Match as he himselfe may giue himselfe a Shotte which may sinke either his reputation or iudgement or both betwixt winde and water Q. E. Intruth I found his predicessour Mendoza too busie and dangerous in my State and therefore I forbad him my presence and discharded him my Kingdom whereat I know not whether he or the King his Master more grieued