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A01261 The French herauld sent to the princes of Christendome Printed according to the French copie.; Herault françois aux princes chrestiens. English. 1622 (1622) STC 11375; ESTC S102668 11,658 20

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herselfe in the mountaines shall she couer herselfe with the height of the Alpes shall she alledg her long soiourning her nest built by her auncesters we must send a bird to murther her with a blow of his bill and for want thereof come and lodge in the fields If she goeth into France vnder the safegard of that great Monarch it is an easie matter to tell him of his oath and to prophesie vnto him his damnation if he should fauour so wicked a woman to threaten him with Saint Peters sword if he doth not vse Saint Bartholmews sword If that fish chanceth to swime into the little world of England we will send a knife out against that nourishing Father if he will not haue our keye to open his house we will send the Fryers Minors that know how to bring it to passe to conclude little doue they will haue thee to poure out thy bloud vpon the Aulter and to take the wings of the wind to flie into the North. Dauid doe thou withdraw thy selfe amongst the Philistians out of the house of the eternall or else thou shalt neuer haue rest in Israell The State encloseth all it is the flying Eagle through all the corners of this house and visiting all the familie sayth that there is but one God and that we must have but one religion and one King my house is of long continuance It hath vpholden the Empire it hath possessed the most Noble Kingdomes in the world which beareth the title of Catholicke and shall it not take the effect what hindereth it The Germains Ltalians Frenchmen Englishmen and their adherents then we must take away all these obstacles that the prophesie may be fulfilled Who is heat this day that is so ignorant of the affaires of the world that knoweth not that the King of Spaine onely pretendeth to make himselfe sole Monarch of the world that it is the proiect wherevpon all the enterprises that are made from day to day throughout the world are grounded he beleeueth that he hath his right by the long possession of the Empire by the force of his house the greatnes of his estates the subtilty of his counsell the fidelitie of his people and his great aboundance of treasures he thinkes no man to be a lawfull King but himselfe The Germains Netherlands and Zwitzers withdrew themselues from the Empire by the cowardise of some Emperors The Common wealthes haue abused their bountie and freedome hauing a respect to other designes The Frenchmen are to presumptious The Englishmen by order of decencie ought to doe homage vnto him The Sauoiard ought to blush for shame for measuring his sword with the Spaniards sword The Italian Princes should be to rash if they proceed with their designes to prauaile of his blessing the right of commaunding all men belongeth vnto him If they doe it euery one of them shall peaceably feed vnder his owne fig tree he is no Tyrant he asketh no tribute he is content that his titles of honor may be increased by adding thereunto Emperour of Germanie King of France England Denmarke Swethland Bohemia and Hongaria he quiteth the kingdome of Iuitot the States the Common wealthes the Princes and the Barons shall haue their priuiledges doing homage vnto him He is the the most mild Prince his estate most iust and vpright and people most accomplished that are in all Christendome But the diffacultie consisteth in bringing the same to passe but thus it must be done The Emperor is the greatest Potentate in all Christendome he is of his house he must put downe the Kings of Bohemia and Hongaria those two armes which he had bound Bohemia shal be easely won by money that shal be sowen in that auaritious Country and the honor that shal be promised to the principall persons of the land the people will follow their trayne betweene both the rebels shall be punished their goods confiscate wherewith we will pay that which we corruptly promised Germainy is full of free Princes and Common wealthes how shall we bridle them we must offer the whip to the Caluenists Princes to the Lutherians the purse to the Catholike the Popes Bull so then they are ours if any of them be stif and will not bow examples discourses and the sword are puisant arguments to dispute withall The Zwitzers are vnited in league together so they are against others to mocke the Frenchmen laugh at the Sauoyans and iest with all their neighbours but if we say vnto the small Cantons we will let you liue in your Sates exalt your condition giue you the spoyle of your fellow Cittizens assist you against their forces and Dagon will blesse you to what thing will they not be drawne they will falsefie their faith alliances being cast into the fire they will run vnto the pray as young Eagles run to carrien The Sates haue a strong bulwarke and in a manner impregnable we must not begin that way we had need of as many Stratagems as there are graines in a Pomegranat against this Orange and his adherents The Country is like the land of Canaan there is some deuine protection that semes to impeach the course of our Empire all that is nothing for a knife will cut his throate a fig will pierce his intrailes a Mule laden with gold will win tongues in the Country to speake hands to strike and feete to run Italie is ours if that begin once to stirre we will haue recourse to our necessitie we will lessen the money thereof by borrowing we will require men neuer to send them againe we will employ the holy Pantofle to blow a spirit of obedience into their hearts The Vnion betwene our two crownes agrees like the Sunne and the Moone we will yeald vnto him to haue light in the lanthorne let him cause vs to finde out the Monarchie after that we will reckon together and she as the strongest shall beare the blowes of our armes The Duke of Sauoye will put himselfe into the ballance to serue to make waight he depends vpon the infernall gods he lifteth vp his hand against vs but it is but in iest wee will impose silence vnto him vpon hope to be our companion in the benefit Money shall raine into his purse by the passage of our Souldiers his officers shall be faithfull vnto vs wee will giue him the towne that long time hath bin a thorne in his finger of Prince of Piemont wee will make him Bishop and Prince of Geneua Religiously for the sword and the masse cannot liue together without Scandall The great and puisant King of France semeth to merit some thing in our house his person and ours are equall we will neuer remoue our Fathers bounds our alliances bind vs together euery one shall perticipate in the cake I wil part it take all to my selfe and giue nothing to others I will let him deale with the Huguenots treate of places of securitie and say that they thought not to keep them to offend him if