Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12625	An humble supplication to her Maiestie	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.	1600 (1600)	STC 22949.5; ESTC S118938	34,797	92

will heere bring in Ballards and Babingtons matters against vs as a Golias to ouerthrowe all other proofes of our good meanings To this first we aunswere that it were a harde course to reproue all Prophets for one Saule all Protestantes for one Wyat all Priestes and Catholickes for one Ballard and Babington Your Maiesties sister reigned not the sixt part of your time yet sundrie rebellions were attempted by the Protestant faction against her in that short space as euerie Chronicle can witnes whereas in this your Maiesties prosperouse raigne of 35. yeares in all England the Catholikes neuer rose but once in open field to haue wonne the freedome of conscience which the Protestants in those few yeares laboured vvith so many mutinies for as for Parrie hee neuer professed in like nor action to be a Catholike yea and he tooke it offenciuely vvith signification of his minde in hoat wordes that some vpon surmise had so named him and therefore howsoeuer hee might by aspiring thoughts or mercinarie mutinies be by any forraine enimie vsed to euill practises it cannot iustly be layed against vs whoÌ„ neyther priuitie nor consent to his intentions can any way touch and as for the action of Babington that was rather a snare to intrap them then any deuise of their owne sith it was both plotted furthered and finished by S. Frauncis Walsingham his other complices who laied hatched al the particulers thereof as they thought it would best fall out to the discredit of Catholiks cutting of the Queene of Scots for first it is to be known to all that Poolie being Sir F. Walsinghams man and throughly seasoned to his Maisters tooth was the chiefe instrument to contriue and prosecute the matter to draw into the net such greene wittes as fearing the generall oppression and partly angled with golden hookes might easilie be ouer wrought by M Secr. subtile sisting wit for Poolie masking his secret intentions vnder the face of Religion and abusing with irreligious Hypocrisie all Rites Sacraments to borrow the false opinion of a Catholike still feeding the poore gentlemen with his masters baits and he holding the line in his hand suffered them like silly fishes to play themselues vppon the hooke till they were throughly fastned that then he might strike at his own pleasure and be sure to drawe theÌ„ to a certaine destruction And though none were so deepe in the very bottome of that conspiracy as Poolie himselfe yet was hee not so much as indited of any crime but after a little large imprisonment more for pollicy theÌ„ for any punishment set at liberty in more credit then euer he was before for it being a set match he hauing so well performed his euil part though to please Babes A stroke was giueÌ„ to beat him yet doubtlesse he was largely fed in priuie pay as so Christian pollicy did best deserue It is also known by Phillips the deciphers letters to his party practisioner G. Gifford in whose chest and chamber they were taken at Parris by G. Giffords owne examination that these Gentlemen were bought and sold being drawen blindfolde to be workers of their ouerthrow and carrie with silly Isaac the fire in which they theÌ„ selues were to be sacrificed And sure it is that all the letters that fed them with forraine hopes all the deuises that wrought them into home-bred imaginations sprung all out of the Fountaine of Sir FRAVNCIS WALSINGHAMS fine head for GILBERT GIFFORD hauing some yeares before beene Maister Secretaries intelligencer as the date of Phillippes Letter vnto him discouered when the matter was once on foote in England was made the meane to followe it in Fraunce among certaine of the Scottish Queenes friendes more apt to enter then able to go through great dissignements where he knowing of the letters and the course how they were conueyed discouered all to M. Secretarie to whoÌ„ also he brought diuers of the like tennor written partly to the Queene partly to Babington at his owne comming into England wheras more theÌ„ 3. months before the couÌ„cell would seeme to know these intentions and when by often resort to Sir Frauncis Walsinghams house in priuate sort hee had taken of him priuie directions to make his course the more plausible for his proceedings in Fraunce he practised here with the French Embassadours Mounsieur Catanense whom then he knew to be verie well affected both to the Scottish Queene to the Duke of Guyes though he were a man of more then ordinarie discourse yet with so forsworne an hipocrisie and so deep periuries did Gifford ouer reach him that when the traine was discouered some of the Gentlemen inraged with so great impietie said that though it were a great part of the Gospel that an English man would be true they should hardly beleeue it for that Diuell Giffordes sake as in their passion they tearmed him But so it was that Gilberts wit farre too good for so bad an owner newly refined by M. Secretaries forge wonne so much credit that he being commended and beleeued as his desire was he went ouer to intreate by meanes with the Duke of Guyse and such others as were thought fit to be taken in as stales to countenance the matter and to put the Gentlemen in vaine expectations till the thred vvere spunne to the intended length And so far was this vnfortunate wretch giuen ouer to desperate malice that first to possesse him more of M. Secretaries good opinion and to shew his aptnesse to be vsed in such exploits he dedicated to him a booke of hys owne compiling breathing such Infamies and Atheismes as best became the spirit of so periured and Apostata and on the other side to shun the suspition of being M. Secretaries bad instrument in this vnchristian pollicie he was himselfe confessed purposely Graduated and as it is thought made Priest so impious were the meanes to wrest the poore Gentlemen from their duties to theyr confusion Phillips also who was M. Secretaries right hand held correspondent with Gilbert Gifford stil keeping the ice from breaking till they were all vpon it whome they meant to drowne in the same destruction And to draw the Queene of Scottes into the better opinion of this designemeÌ„t vvhome experience had taught to suspect so daungerous motions The matter vvas with continuall and secret meetinges verie seriouslie vrged with her agents in Fraunce in whome it is feared they relyed too much affiance but vvhether for loue to theyr Maister they were apt to entertaine anie hope of her deliuerie or for league vvith M. Secretary too ready to build vpon his foundations they induced the Queene to like of their good will that were willing to aduenture their states and liues to doe her seruice and as things were by these inuentions ripening in Fraunce so Poolie no lesse diligently plied the matter at home continually conuersing with Ballard the gentlemen laboring to draw more conies in to the hey It is

strange to marke with what cunning the graue and wiser sort of Catholikes were sounded a far off not by reuealing any direct intention but so nicely glaÌ„cing at generall pointes with iffes andes that they neuer vnderstood the language till effects did consture these roauing speaches yet when so much of their disposition was known by their vnwillingnes to heare peremtorines in cutting off the Officers of such discourses there was no lesse care vsed to conceale these purposes from them then there had bin cuÌ„ning to serch out how they would deeme of theÌ„ for it was feared their wisedome would haue found out the fraud vntimely haue launced an vnripe impostume It is further knowen that the coppie of that letter which Babbington sent to the Queene of Scots was brought ready penned by Poolie from M. Secretary the answere whereof was the principal grounds of the Queenes condemnation There was also found in Sir Frauncis Walsinghams accountes after his decease a note of 7000. pounds bestowed vpon Nato Curlie who being the Queenes Secretaries framed such an answere as might best serue for a bloody time fit his intentioÌ„ that rewarded them with so liberall a fee. This made Phillippes so bold to aduise Gifford by his Letters that if he came in any suspition of detecting the Queene he should lay it eyther to Nato or Curlie whose shoulders being bolstred with so large bagges he thought vvould be best able to beare the burden away It is also certaine that Barnard â— M. Secretaries vndoubted agent went ouer into Fraunce about this practise there free passages being warranted with all securitie when they had beene there so long that Barnard might looke into these proceedings that in those Countries were actors in the matter he returned againe with Ballard and hauing a large Commission from Sir Frauncis Walsingham to take what manner of horses hee would out of anie Gentlemans Parke or Pasture and of other vnusuall liberties he went with Ballard into the North there he sought with what sleights he could to haue wonne diuers Gentlemen making Ballards credit his countenance and drawing the poore men vnwittingly to be the occasion of his own and others ruine In the end hauing cusoned another to get a Letter of commendations to the Lord Prior of Scotland he sifted out of him what he could taking vvith him a Letter touching this matter hee brought it vvith all the intelligence and successe of his malicious Pilgrimage to the Councell And though hee were thus inward and conuersant with Ballard carrying him to sundrie Gentlemen of account to feele tempt them about this action and to drawe them into the desired compasse yea though himselfe were a motion to some to enter into it pretending that he had ouer reached M. Secretarie in getting that Commission yet was hee neuer called to the barre but hired to stay a time in restraint with such a recompence for his seruice as might be well perceaued to be large by his liberal spending plenty in prison hee being otherwise a hungrie and needy marchant without eyther trade or liuing to maintaine such expences and how priuie S. Frau. was to the whole course of the Gentlemens actions and to the certaine period of the time wherein all his indeuours would come to the full point may be gethered by this that being by a Priest that was to be banished sued vnto for 20. dayes respite to dispatch his busines first repeating the number and pausing a while with him selfe No saith he you shall haue but 14. for if I should grant you any more it would be to your hinderance as you shal heare hereafter wherein he said true for much about that time was publike notice taken of Babbingtons matter all waies vvere watched infinite houses searched hewes cries raised frights bruted in the peoples eares and all mens eies filled with a smoke as though the whole Realme had beene on fire whereas in trueth that was but the hissing of a fewe greene twigs of their own building which they might without any such vprore haue quenched with a handful of water but that made not so much for their purpose as this buggish terible shows and thought they were so well acquainted with all the Gentlemens hearts that they might euery houre in the daye or night haue drawen them in the nette like a couie of partridges Yet forsooth must some of them be suffred purposely to flee that they might haue the better colour to make those generall demonstrations of a needles feare Iohn Sauage likewise when he came to the Courte was so wel knowen to be a chicken of that feather that two Pentioners were charged to haue an eie vnto him and to watche so long as he stayed there and yet was he suffered to goe vp and downe and vsually to haunt the presence till all irons were hotte that were laide in the fire to feare the credite of poore Catholickes and to giue the Queene of Scottes her deathes wounde it was also noted that after Ballard was inchaunted with Poolies charmes he became a stainger to all Iesuites and other Priestes beeing limited by the politicke rules of his promptor to such company as Master Secretary knewe to be of diuine sights to see through so many mistes as he by his instrumentes had alreadie cast before their eies the Gentelmen were also throughlye charmed to keepe their councells from the wiser and mature sort of Catholickes whome there was no hope to make them parties Of which Iohn Charnocke at the barre saide the reason to be because the older the colder yet the true grounde was a speciall promise of Master Secretary to keepe the threede out of their handes that woulde soone haue vnwounde it to the bottome for what man that had but knowne the first sillable of pollicye woulde thinke it a likelye course for them to alter the whole state of so great a kingdome to quite contrarye Religion and gouernmente that neither hadde power to backe them as then there was none readie nor helpes at home to support them being al but priuate gentelmen neither of wealth nor sufficient credit for such a matter to carry with them any great numbers who would not haue pittied their indiscretion that intending so great an alteration thought it a fit way to goe pickeing here there one as if such plots in so many young tongues could lie hidden so long as to giue them respite to gleane a sufficient army And for men that pleadged their heades in so daungerous attempts to be so credulous as to rest their hopes vpon so fliting faire promises of forraine helps without the certainty of such preparation of shippes meÌ„ as might come in due time to followe their beginnings was a most childishe sight And therefore for any man of experience that had looked to it there would haue offered it selfe a iust suspition that the plotte was rather a traine to entrappe the actors in it than a meane to

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