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A87292	Nevvs out of Spaine ofinfinite [sic] concernment to England in tvvo letters from Mr. Brian I:Anson, a sonne of the Church in Spaine, to his father Sr Brian I:Anson and brother D. Hen. I:Anson of the Church of Rome in England, both now in the Kings army, there to promote the rightes and liberties of the same holy church. Published, thereby to give clearer intimation to all the inhabitants of England ...	I'Anson, Brian.	1644 (1644)	Wing I27; Thomason E6_20; ESTC R5393	9,650	9

bones in my native Country however and in the meane time it is very convenient to procure honour and preferment in this Country a He would lay downe his body here but he would be raised in Spaine first You well observe who rules the Scepter in Spaine which I find no other way of possibility but this that I have formerly advised my Father and your selfe and now againe doe desire which is the procuring of her Majesties Letters of favour to her sister the Queene of Spaine WHO GOVERNS ●ERE MORE THEN THE KING Let the Letter be to this effect but better indited Don Briano I anson the bearer hereof is the son of a noble Gentleman and servant of her Majesties who by reason of the persecution of the Roman Catholiques in England and being a younger brother with small hopes of any estate travelled into Spaine where he married a Gentlewoman naturall of Cadiz and that all my Parents Kindred and Allies have and still doe continue firme Roman Catholiques and that they have suffered much in their temporall estates only for the maintenance of the Catholique faith This point I pray let it be amply set downe for it will much import me in my pretences b Observe how be would have his lie enlarged and insisted upon for advantage and that in this regard her Catholike Majesty for that is her Title will be pleased for her Majesties of Great Brittaines sake to take notice of me and honour me with an habit of Calatrana or Alcantra without costs and charges which are great and my ability weake and that her Majesty would bestow upon me some Office either in Court or elsewhere assuring her Majesty that I shall alwayes a●complish my obligation for the which her Majesty of England doth pause her royall word send the Letter with all possible security to my hands in Cadiz and from hence I will goe to Madrid and I commit the successe of this and also of all other matters touching me or mine to the advocation of the blessed Virgin Mary Queene of Angels and mother of God of whom c When you have read this then reade 2 Thes 2.11 12. I am confident she will desire the good successe of these my endeavours if these may redound to the honour of God and salvation of my soule and to whose blessed advocation I doe likewise ●●●●y commend my Father your selfe and all the rest of my brothers and sisters and friends and the whole Kingdome in generall beseeching her Majesty that as she is the FOVNTAINE of GRACE as we are assured by the salutation of the Angell Ave Maria gr●t●a plena dominus ●ecu● benedicta tu in mulie●●us benedictus tructus ventris tui Jesus so she will be pleased to communicate to me and all my kindred in particular part of that grace that thereby we may attaine to glory Good Brother forget not to write to me by all conveyances advising me of the happy proceedings of the King for I must confesse I would not willingly so much as heare any thing to the contrary although it be false and pray use your friends and endeavours for the procuring of this Letter for I trust thereby to be raised Mr Richard Archdale goeth now in this Fleete for London and from thence he saith be will goe for Oxford he is a true KINGS-MAN and there are but very few in these parts I would I had the tampering of them I have nothing else at present to advice you only desire you to be perswaded that there is nothing in this world more deare to me then the remembrance of you my dearest brother whom I pray God prosper in all your proceedings and let me have the happinesse to see you Your Brother and friend ✚ BRIAN J ANSON The Publisher to the Reader NOw Reader I beleeve thou art perswaded that this man hath sent over his heart unto us for which we have little cause to thanke him because it was quite from the purpose of his heart so to doe that we should understand his affections towards us But a Gratious Providence hath so disposed it that we doe understand his mind perfectly and can raise all these questions forecited from his Text and give Resolution from thence thereunto All which his own hand hath made legible But thou mayest make some question here whether knowing the heart of this man how it stands bent thou mayest make judgement what is the mind of all the Papists in the world in relation to GOD the LORD CHRIST and the rights of his Kingdome Whereunto I answer from the clearest grounds which I have neither time nor place to set downe That looke what way this man bends his tongue his heart and his head all the Papists in the world at this day stand like a bowe so bent As face in water answers face so doth the heart of one Papist answer another They are all for the raising themselves in the world And for the casting of the Church of God and their rights and priviledges out of the world All these bloudy characters are stampt All these lines are drawne in the hearts of all the Papists in the world from that Center they put forth into the Circumference of the whole Universe There is the Answer for that Now make some use of thy knowledge Learne 1. Who is the fountaine of Grace in the Papists account The Virgin Mary they say An horrible blasphemy She is but a vessel filled brim-full from that fountaine the Lord Christ her Saviour Therefore though this Papist has put up a prayer for his Country regard it not no more then his curse nor th' one nor th' other can doe any hurt it is not in the hand of a mediatour Be assured now that their prayer is a curse to themselves and their curse is a blessing to us and our Land 2. Thou hast learnt That the Lord Christ blessed for ever is the fountaine of grace From Him is every good and perfect gift Therefore renounce gifts graces duties all and let thy soule run-out all to that fountaine the Lord Christ Him alone and none with Him 3. Thank God that thou hadst thy birth and breeding in a Land o'visions A mercy Thou must thanke God for it but it is no singular mercy For the Scribe who wrote these letters was borne in the same Land and had his breeding there in this very City Yet he is what he is and what he is thou understandest by his letters Be thou thankfull for the place of thy habitation and that thou art not as he is 4. Labour after the power of godlinesse drink in the Principles of GODS Truth Let them sinke down into thine heart they shine with their own light pray to GOD to shine upon thine heart to give thee an eye wherwith to see and an care wherwith to heare both these are from the Lord. This man had Principles too upon my knowledge at his tongues end they did not sinke down So

NEVVES OVT OF SPAINE Of infinite concernment to ENGLAND IN TWO LETTERS From Mr Brian I anson a sonne of the Church in Spaine to his father Sr BRIAN I ANSON and brother D. HEN I ANSON of the Church of ROME in England both now in the Kings Army there to promote the Rightes and Liberties of the same Holy Church Published thereby to give clearer intimation to all the Inhabitants of England 1. What that Church is and the sons thereof 2. What is the But and White there whereto the Papists hands heads and hearts stand ready bent now 3. What their Religion is what their devotions are for know one Papist and know all The mind of all Papists is seene clearely read and understood by the mind of one I Have perused these two Letters from a son in Spaine to a Father and brother in England I find them of publike concernment as the Publisher of them hath amply and usefully shewed besides A divine Providence hath appointed it so Therefore I cannot but affixe unto these Letters and the Publishers Observations my Imprimatur Ia. Cranford Aug. 12. LONDON Printed by G. Miller in the yeare 1644. The Publisher of these Letters bespeaketh the Reader and greets him in these words VNderstand Good Reader That these Letters were caught-up by the way betwixt Calize in Spaine and Bristoll in England then sent unto me by a pretious and honourable Friend a Minister a M. Will. Addert●y in the Ship wherein he has a Captaine like himselfe one I hope that feares GOD above many b Captaine Rob. Moulion I received these with this injunction To make them publique and as usefull as I could By Gods helpe I will endeavour it Because God commands it so To learne wisedome from the unjust and in imitation of my pretious Friend whom God hath taught this Art To turne poyson into an Antidote It is easily learnt when God will reach it and very Nature shall helpe us here for the greatest Balsomes doe lye enveloped in the Bodyes of powerfull Corrisives And poysons as a great Physitian sayes containe within themselves their own Antidote In the head of a Toad some tell us is a pretious stone but who found it there I cannot tell This I can tell That it is our wisedome and it should be our worke To gain instruction from every thing Now Reader this must be the worke at this time whereunto I will be as helpefull unto thee as I can That thou maist informe thy judgement and understanding from these Letters touching grave and weighty questions and be able to give short but cleare resolutions thereunto Then thou shall see what use to make of all this in the close For the informing of thy judgement this is the first question Concerning the Church of Rome or of Spaine both are one and the same Q. What Church is it A. A malignant Church wasting and destruction are in their paths the wayes of peace they have not knowne Q. What her sons and daughters are A. As their Mother alwayes hath been and now is but now more enraged then ever like a she-beare robbed of her whespes mad upon their idols evermore and now mad with rage and drunke with the bloud of Gods faithfull ones Q. How doe their hands and heads and hearts stand bent now A. To destroy a Mother Church in England nay all over the world Q. What is their Religion A. More brutish then the Pagans is now adayes They have many petty-gods but I doe not know That they have one Goddesse among them all Q. Who is the father of their Religion A. The Pope Q. Who their God-father A The stocke when they have lavished gold upon it he undertakes for them sure as their surety for to it they bow we see and aske blessing I thinke Qu. Whom doe they conceive is the hearer of Prayers and giver of all Blessings A. Queen Mary the Queen of Heaven Q. What is the scope of their devout Prayers A. It is double from a double eye and a cloven heart 1. That they may rise at Court grow rich great and high in the world 2. And that their Countrey may fall into ruines And Gods Servants all into their owne bloud and wallow therein so they pray Q. By what meanes will they compasse all this A. By the mediation of the Queen of the earth and by the sole intercession of the Queen of Heaven into whose hands the matter is referred for the transacts all their affaires in Heaven and earth Q. What way doe they take for the effecting of all this A. The old path the path of the Destroyer wherein they have stood these 1000. yeares up to the knees in bloud where you must note all along That they make lies their refuge too under falshood they will hide themselves horrible lies they will tell for advantage so to promote their suit with the Queen on earth and Queen in heaven Q. Who are the most bloudy and implacable enemies to our Church and Kingdome A. They that were friends once and are Apostates now who had the forme of Godlinesse only and cared for no more These are the most implacable adversaries against God and good men as it is at this day where we should note That the most horrible impieties iniquities outrages all these will stand with the forme of Godlinesse as is most legible 2 Tim. 3. from the first verse to the 6. Q. What counsell give they to their Prince A The very same which Athaliab gave to her son Abaziah To doe wickedly so to hasten the destruction of his owne house and of his Kingdome whereby it appeares That their Lord and master has the worst servants of any lord in the world for their work is To make themselves miserable and their Lord as he was whom Seracides cals the foolishnesse or shame of the people Eccles 47.23 Q. What subjects are they A. The Devill hath no better in the world no more right-handed men or to speake in two words as he doth KINGS-MEN saith he DIVELS-MEN say I for they will spend their bloud for their King so be he will hath his sword in Heaven The true Church make it drunke with the bloud of Gods pretious ones Now Reader proceed to the Letters and hear what the man saith when thou hast so done thou shalt thereby see That the Questions and Answers before cited are all the result from the Letters and having observed that thou shalt heare more from me ☜ IHS Cadize the 12. of April 1644. Deare Father MY last unto you was about a moneth past by a Bristow ship under covert of me to Colonell Collon which I hope is come in sa●ety to your hands wherein I advised you of the receit of three from you and one from my brother Henry I could not then procure c. I sent it meaning his Tobacco to Colonell Co●●n desiriar him to send unto Oxford by the first safe conveyance The joy I received by yours