and perhaps the House doth expect some such submission and will be mollified or quickned by it neverthelesse I submit it to better judgement and the life and death of it are indifferent to me and therefore I leave it entirely to your ordering I feare my arrears in the Exchequer and the houshold will be slowly paid having heard that the House of Commons have ordered that his Majesty shal be moved for the stopping of pensions due to Master Jermaâ—e Sir John Sucklin or my selfe but Gods will be done Your c. Francis Windebanke Paris 2. Aug. 1641. SIR c. YOU say nothing of the motion made in the House of Commons that the King should be moved to with-hold the monies he is pleased to allow Master Secretary You will receive from my Unckle a Petition which I cannot but hope will produce some good effect NOTE if it be accompanied with some hearty recommendation from the King which must be done one of thâ—se foure wayes either by his Majesties going to the House sending for the House to him sending for the Speaker alone or by commanding the Counsellours of the Housâ— to recommend it in his name each of these foure wayes as they stand being more effectuall then the other but the latter must be done of necessity though any of the former wayes be taken for their effectuall speaking in the businesse will be of good use I doe not understand what there can be objected against the delivery of the Petition being so modest since if it doe not succeed so well as to obtaine an absolute end of the businesse yet this benefit we cannot saile of by it that he will discover so much of their inclination as to give a judgement thereupon what we are like to trust to NOTE I am confident you will find all assistance from the Queen and so God speed it when once it is delivered it must be solicited as heartily as recommended for the least flacknesse in the solicitation of it will much prejudice the businesse his Majesty appearing in it onely at the delivery of the Petition will not be sufficient but â—e must be pleased to continue his favour till it be brought to some resolution c. Sir Your c. Ro. Read Paris 2. Aug. 1641. SIR I Perswade my selfe the conjuncture is now proper for it the Petition since this late occasion hath begotten so good an intelligence between the Queen and both Houses NOTE and besides it is said they are upon Counsels in favour of the Roman Cathâ—liques c. Sir your c. Ro. Read Paris 9. Aug. 1641. TOm c. I returned you the Petition altered though not altogether in those words that his Majesty directed NOTE being of opinion with submission neverthelesse to better judgement that the House will never be a meanes for any pardon or abolition but if they will give way to it I can expect no more and I have reason to beleeve there will be nâ— impediment And for that which was formerly inserted that I desired it of them it could not well beare other sense then that I â—â—aved their consents or what was in them to grant without which I knew it could not be and with which it was probable there would be no difficulty it being likewise to be presâ—â—â—ed I could not be so ignorant in a businesse so publike and obvioâ—s as to thinke the power of abolition could rest onely in them but onely that their liking was necessarily to be precedent to others Howsoever I am exceeding glad the Petition was not presented and doe bold his Majesties opinion full of wisdomâ— and favour to me NOTE in stirring the businesse as little as may be and therefore though I send backe the Petition I wish it should be laid by and not made use of at all untill expresse order from me For the Motion you intended to make for b b To 〈…〉 a Ship I wish it had been forborne such a favour from his Majesty if he should have granted it being likely to have raised more noise and brought more prejudice upon his Majesty Yours c. Francis Windebanke Paris 23. Aug. 1641. The Petition intended to be 〈◊〉 to the House mentioned in this Letter is this following To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses assembled now in Parliament The humble Petition of Francis Windebanke Knight Sheweth THat whereas the Petitioner is charged that he hath caused to be 〈…〉 and delivered out of prison sundry Romish Priests and done other things 〈◊〉 the Roman Party of which there is none that better understands how farre he is 〈◊〉 then the Kings Majesty NOTE And whereas among his many grievous sufferings since this his misfortune there is 〈◊〉 that afflicts him so much as That this honourable House hath taken offence at this or any thing else that hath passed on his Minstry whâ—le he had the honour to be 〈◊〉 his Majesty He most humbly beseâ—â—heth this honourable House in regard that his late Father and himselfe have served the Crowne of England neere these fourscore yeers and have had the honour to be implyed by the late Queen Elizabeth King Iames and his now Majesty in businesses of great trust they will be pleased to make the most favourable construction of his services seeing he had no ill intention nor hath offended willingly or maliciously and so to take him and his poore innocent Wife and Children into their commisseration that he may not conâ—â—â—e in forraigne parts that little fortune which was left him by his Father and to which he hath made so small and inconsiderable an addition that he and they must perish if he continue to languish in exile out of his owne Country And further most humbly desireth that this honourable House would be a meanes that he may have an abolition and pardon for whatsoever is past and permission to returne to safety into England to passe that little time which 〈◊〉 of his life privately in peace and in the Church of England whereof he will in life and death continue a true Member and in which he desireth to bestow the rest of his time in devotion for the prosperity thereof for the good of the State and for happinesse to attend the Councels and resolutions of this honourable House This Petition being sent into England and here approved was sent inclosed in a letter from Mr. Tho. Windebanke to Master Basely to be presented to the House when ever they should fall on his businesse of which his Secretary Read writ over his opinion in this confident manner to Master Tho Windebanke SIR c. I Being confident that there is no man 〈◊〉 England but will be satisfied in his conscience that nine moneths banishment and the losse of the Secretaries place is a farre greater punishment then any thing my Unckle has done can deserve NOTE considering all has been done upon command Sir your c. Ro. Read Paris 16. Aug. 2641.
Regnaque quae Deus indulsit Nobis in ipsius Progenie quasi constabilita ad posteros propaganda transmittamus Rogamus itaque majorem in modum statuat taudem ac deceâ—nat Serenitaâ— Vestra ut negotium hoc omne ea celeritate conficiat quanta res tanta confici potuerit Erit hoc aequitatis prudentiae Vestrae cogitaâ—e quanti hoc Nostra intersit qui filium habeamus hunc unicum quantum porro conditio in hoc Nostra abs Vestra discrepet quem Deus sobole tam multa copiosa locupletavit Quem Vos Vestrosque omnes diu incolumes volentes velit etiam atque etiam obtestamur Dat. ex aedibus Nostris Theobaldinis 27. Aprilis 1620. UPon this Letter and Liberty indulged by it the Jesuits Priests Recusants in England grew very bold insolent daring and multiplied exceedingly insomuch that the King assembling a Parliament at London Anno 1621. the Commons House taking notice of their formidable dangerous increase and desperate designes to extirpate the Protestant Religion both at home and abroad under pretext of this Nuptiall Treaty drew up this ensuing memorable Petition and Remonstrance with an intention to present it to King Iames. The Petition and Remonstrance intended to be sent to King Iames by the house of Commons in December 1621. Most gratious and dread Soveraigne WEE Your Majesties most humble and loyall Subjects the Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in Parliament who represent the Commons of your Realm full of hearty sorrow to be deprived of the Comfort of Your royall presence the rather for that it proceeds from want of your health wherein we all unfainedly doe suffer In all humble manner calling to mind your gratious Answer to our former Petition concerning Religion which notwithstanding your Majesties pious and princely Intentions hath not produced that good effect which the danger of these times doth seem to us to require And finding how ill your Majesties goodnesse hath been requited by Princes of different Religion who even in time of Treaty have taken opportunity to advance their own ends tending to the subversion of Religion and disadvantage of your affaires and the estate of your Children By reason whereof your ill affected Subjects at home the Popish Recusants have taken too much encouragement and are dangerously encreased in their number and in their insolencies we cannot but be sensible thereof and therefore humbly represent what we conceive to be the causes of so great and growing mischiefs and what may be the remedies 1 The vigilancy and ambition of the Pope of Rome and his dearest Sonne The Causes the one aiming at as large a temporall Monarchy as the other at a spirituall Suptemacy 2 The devillish positions and doctrines whereon Popery is built and taught without authority to their followers for advancement of their temporall ends 3 The distressed and miserable estate of the Professours of true Religion in forreign parts 4. The disastrous accidents to your Majesties Children abroad expressed with rejoycing and even with contempt to their Persons 5. The strange confederacy of the Princes of the Popish Religion aiming mainly at the advancement of theirs and subverting ours and taking the advantages conducing to that end upon all occasions 6. The great and many Armies raised and maintained at the charge of the King of Spayne the chiefe of that league 7. The expectation of the Popish Recusants of the Match with Spayne and feeding themselves with great hopes of the consequences thereof 8. The interposing of forreigne Princes and their agents in the behalfe of Popish Recusants for connivence and favour unto them 9. Their open and usuall resort to the Houses and which is worse to the Chappels of forreigne Ambassadours 10. Their more then usuall concourse to the Citty and their frequent Conventicles and Conferences there 11. The education of their Children in many severall Seminaries and houses of their Religion in forreigne parts appropriated onely to the English Fugitives 12. The grants of their just forfeitures intended by your Majesty as a reward of service to the Grantees but beyond your Majesties intention transferred or compounded for at such meane rates as will amount to little lesse then a toleration 13. The licentious printing and dispersing of Popish and seditious Books even in the time of Parliament 14. The swarme of Priests and Jesuits the common Incendiaries of all Christendome dispersed in all parts of your Kingdome And from these causes as bitter roots The Effects We humbly offer to your Majesty that we foresee and feare there will necessarily follow very dangerous effects both to Church and State For 1. The Popish Religion is incompatible with ours in respect of their positions The Effects 2. It draweth with it an unavoydable Dependency on forreigne Princes 3. It openeth too wide a gap for popularity to any who shall draw to great a party 4. It hath a restlesse spirit and will strive by these gradations If it once get but a connivence it will presse for a toleration if that should be obtained they must have an equality from thence they will aspire to superiority and will never rest till they get a subversion of the true Religion The remedies against these growing evils which in all humblenesse we offer to your most Excellent Majesty are these 1. That seeing this inevitable necessity is fallen upon your Majesty The Remedies which no wisdome or providence of a pious and peaceable King can avoyd your Majesty would not omit this just occasion speedily and effectually to take your sword into your hand 2. That once undertaken upon so honourable and just grounds your Majesty would resolve to pursue and more publikely to avow the aiding of those of our Religion in forreigne parts which doubtlesse would re-unite the Princes and States of the Union by these disasters disheartned and disbanded 3. That your Majesty would propose to your selfe to mannage this Warre with the best advantage by a diversion or otherwise as in your dâ—ep judgment shall be found fittest and not to rest upon a Warre in these parts onely which will consume your treasure and discourage your people 4. That the bent of this Warre and poynt of your sword may be against that Prince what soeuer opinion of potency he hath whose Armies and treasure have first diverted and since maintained the Warre in the Palatinate 5. That for the securing of our peace at home your Majesty will be pleased to review the parts of our humble Petition formerly delivered unto your Majesty and hereunto annexed and to put in execution by the care of choyce Commissioners to be thereunto especially appointed the lawes already and hereafter to be made for the preventing of daâ—gers by Popish Recusants and their wonted evasions 6. That to frustrate their hopes for a future age our most Noble Prince may be timely and happily married to one of our owne Religion 7. That the Children of the Nobility and Gentry of this Kingdome
and her Family at Somerset-house to say Masse in with a Moâ—astery thereto adjoyning for Capuchin Fryers who were therein placed and walked abroad in their Fryars-habits seducing his Majesties Subjects Hereupon the Papists though formerly much daunted by the dissolution of the Spanish Match began to lift up their heads elevated their hopes and resorted openly to Masse in great multitudes Seminary Priests and Jesuits repaired into the Realme from all forreigne parts without restraint and grew very numerous and bold which the Parliament then sitting taking into their pious and serious consideration in the beginning of August 1625. both Houses presented the King at Oxford whither the Parliament was then adjourned by reason of the plague with this ensuing Petition aginst Recusants Priests and Jesuits whereunto I have annexed his Majesties Answer to each branch thereof which was very plausible to ingratiate himselfe with his people in the beginning of his reigne had it been really performed To the KINGS most excellent Majesty Most gracious Soveraigne IT being infalliby true that nothing can more establish the Throne and assure the peace and prosperity of your people then the unity and sincerity of Religion We your most humble and loyall Subjects the Lords spirituall and temporall and Commons of this present Parliament assembled hold ovr selves bound in conscience and duty to represent the same to your sacred Majesty together with the dangerous consequences and what we conceive to be the principall causes thereof and what may be the remadies The dangers appeare in these Particulars 1. First in their desperate ends being both the subversion of Church and State and the restlesnesse of their spirits to attaine these ends the doctrine of their Teachers and Leaders perswading them that therein they doe God good service 2. Secondly their evident and strict dependency upon such forreigne Princes as no way affect the good of your Majesty and this State 3. Thirdly the opening a way of popularity to the ambition of any who shall adventure to make himselfe head of so great a party The principall cause of the increase of Papists 1. First the want of due execution of lawes against Jesuits Seminary-priests and Papist Recusants occasioned partly by the connivency of the State partly by defects in the lawes themselves and partly by the manifold abuse of Officers 2. Secondly the interposing of forreigne Princes by their Ambassadours and Agents in favour of them 3. Thirdly their great concourse to the City and frequent conferences and Conâ—â—nticles there 4. Fourthly the open and usuall resort to the houses and Chappels of Forreigne Ambassadours 5. Fiftly the education of their children in Seminaries and houses of their Religion in forreigne parts which of late have been greatly multiplied and enlarged for entertaining of the English 6. Sixtly that in some places of your Realme your people be not sufficiently instructed in the knowledge of true Religion 7. Seventhly the licentious printing and dispersin of popish and seditious books 8. Eightly the imployment of men ill affected in Religion in places of government who doe shall or may countenance the popish party The Remedies against this outragious and dangerous disease we conceive to be these ensuing 1â— That the youth of this Realm be carefully educated by able and religious School-masters and they to be enjoyned to catechize and instruct their Schollers in the grounds and principles of true Religion and whereas by many complaints from divers parts of the Kingdome it doth plainly appeare that sundry popish Schollers dissembling their Religion have craftily crept in and obtained the places of teaching in divers Countries and therby infected and perverted their Schollers and so fitted them to be transported to the popish Seminaries beyond the seas that therefore there be great care in choyce and admitting Schoole-masters and that the ordinaries make diligent inquiries of their demeanours and proceed to the removing of such as shall be faulty or justly suspected His Majesties Answer This is well allowed of and for the better performance of what is desired letters shall be written to the two Arch-bishops and from them letters to goe to all the ordinaries of their severall Provinces to see this done the severall ordinaries to give account of their doings herein to the Arch-bishops respectively and they to give account to his Majesty of their proceedings herein 2. That the ancient discipline of the Universities be restored being the famous Nurses of literature and vertue Answ. This is approved by his Majesty and the Chancelour of each University shall be required to cause due execution of it 3. That speciall care be taken to enlarge the word of God through all the parts of your Majesties Dominions as being the most powerfull meanes for planting of true Religion and rooting out of the contrary to which end among other things let it please your Majesty to advise your Bishops by fatherly entreaty and tender usage to reduce to the peaceable and orderly service of the Church such able Ministers as have been formerly silenced that there may be a profitable use of their ministery in these needfull and dangerous times and that Non-residency Pluralities and Commendams may be moderated where we cannot forbeare most humbly to thanke your Majesty for deminishing the number of your owne Chaplaines nothing doubting of the like princely care for the well bestowing of the rest of your Benefices both to the comfort of the people and the encouragement of the Universities being full of grave and able Ministers unfurnisht of livings Answ. This his Majesty likes well so as it be applyed to such Ministers as are peaceable orderly and conformable to the Church-government for pluralities and Non-residencies those are now so moderated that the Arch-bishops affirme there be now no Dispensutions for pluralities granted not no man now hath allowed above two Benefices and those not above thirty miles distant and for avoyding Non-residence the Canon in that case provided shall be duely put in execution for commendams they shall be sparingly granted onely in such case where the exility and smalnesse of the Bishopricke requireth Also his Majesty will cause that the Benefices belonging to him shall be well bestowed and for the better propagating of Religion his Majesty recommendeth to the House of Parliament that care may be taken and provision made that every parish shall alow a competent maintenance for an able Minister and that the owners of personages impropriate would alow to the Vicars Curates and Ministers in Villages and places belonging to their personage sufficient stipend and allowance for preaching Ministers 4. That there may be streight provision against transporting of English children to the Seminaries beyond the seas and for the recalling of them who are already there placed and for the punishment of such your Subjects as are maintainers of those Seminaries or of the Scollers considering that besides the seducing of your people great summes of mony are yeerly expended upon them to the impoverishing of this Kingdome Answ. The
Religion is opposed by open force in all other parts But We must tell Our people there is no undermining Practises at home against it If they practice not against it that seeme most to labour for it for while Religion seems to be contended for in such a factious way which cannot be Gods way the heat of that doth often melt away that which it labours earnestly but perhaps not wisely to preserve And for Gods judgements which We and Our people have felt and have cause to feare VVe shall prevent them best by a true and religious Remonstrance of the amendment of Our lives c. This Answer to the Parliaments Remonstrance and the publike calling of it in gave great offence to the House all true Protestants but infinitely imboldned augmented the Popish and Arminien Faction and so much disgusted the common people being seconded with a sodaine prorogation of the Parliament June 26. 1628 to prevent the Remonstrance of the House of Commons against the illegality of taking Tonnage and Poundage without grant in Parliament as appeares by the Kings owne Speech at the adjournment on this occasion printed after his royall Answer to the Petition of Right that the King to give the people some seeming satisfaction who were then speedily to pay in the greatest Subsidy ever granted and collected in so short a time published a Proclamation bearing date the 7. of Iuly 1628. intituled A Proclamation declaring his Majesties pleasure concerning the proceedings had and to be had against Popish Recusants according to the Lawes and for directions to his Majesties Commissioners for that service both in the Southerne and Northerne parts for making compositions with Recusants Which Proclamation though it appeared in shew to be against the Papists yet really it was in favour of them to compound at great undervalues for the Kings two parts of their Lands which Compositions came to little or nothing in the Southerne parts as I have manifested in my a P. 15. to 19. Royall Popish Favourate and not to much in the North as appeares by this note of Compositions made with Recusants in the North with an Estimate of their estates sound among Windebankes papers Compositions made by the Viscount Wentworth with Recusants Staffordshire  li. s. d.  li. s. d. FRancis Haâ—ecourt of Ranton Esq. per an  25 0 0 worth per an 200 0 0. Philip Gifford of Hyon Widow per an  20 0 0 worth per an 200 0 9. Walter Brooke of Lapley Esq. per an  30 0 0 worth per an 400 0 0. Dorothy Fowler of St. Thomas Widow per on  13 6 8 worth per an 200 0 0. Lancashire         Richard Massey of Rixton Esq. per an  40 0 0 worth per an 400 0 0. Abraham Laugton of Lowe Esq. per an  10 0 0 worth per an 150 0 0. Anne Shrburne of Laithgryme Wid. per an  24 0 0 worth per an 200 0 0. Sir Cuthbort Clifton Kt. Thomas Clifton Esq. and Mistris Iane Stanley of Lytham per an 100 0 0 worth per an 1500 0 0 Isabell Anderton and Hugh Anderton her Son of Euxton per an 8 0 0 worth per an 150 0 0 Sir William Norres of Speake Knight per an  60 0 0 worth per an 500 0 0. Thomas Hesketh of Poulton Esq. per an  15 0 0 worth per an 200 0 0. William Anderton of Anderton Esq. per an  20 0 0 worth per an 250 0 0. Roger Anderton of Birchley Esq. per an  21 12 3 worth per an 300 0 0. Thomas Dolton of Thurnbam Esq. per an  15 0 0 worth per an 200 0 0. Sir William Gerrerd of Bryn Baronet per an  66 13 4 worth per an 800 0 0. Iames Anderton of Clayton Esq. per an  40 0 0 worth per an 500 0 0. Iohn Preston of Mannour Esq. per an  80 0 0 worth per an 1500 0 0. Derbyshire         Sir Henry Merrie of Barâ—on Kt. per an  66 13 8 worth per an 600 0 0. George Poole of Sprinkehill Esq. per an  20 0 0 worth per an 250 0 0. Nottinghamshire         George Markham and Mary Markham his Mother of Ollertâ—n per an 15 0 0 worth per an 800 0 0 Lincolnshire         Sir Iohn Thymbleby of â—rnhan Kt. per an  1â—0 0 0 worth per an 1500 0 0. Anthony Munson of Lincolne Esq. per an  25 0 0 worth per an 400 0 0. Richard Townley of Norton Esq. per an  150 0 0 worth per an 1500 0 0.         there and in Lancashire Northumberland         Roger Widdrington of Cartington Esq. per an  60 0 0 worth per an 500 0 0. Marke Errington of Poâ—t-Island Esq. per an  45 0 0 worth per an 400 0 0. Thomas Haggerston of Haggerston Esq. per an  20 0 0 worth per an 250 0 0         there and in Lancashire Yorkshire         George Waâ—t of Laborne Gent. per an  10 0 0 worth per an 150 0 0. Marmaduke Holtlie of Scackleton Esq. per an  â—0 0 0 worth per an 150 0 0. Allen Aiscough of Greâ—â—hobottom Esq. per an  22 0 0 worth per an 600 0 0. Sir Ralph Ellerker of Riesby Knight per an  50 0 0 worth per an 600 0 0. By the Lawes of this Realme the King was to have two parts of Recusants Lands and Estates devided into three and 40. l. out of 60. l. per annum 200. l. out of 360. l. per annum But after the rate of these Compositions at undervalues one part of the Commons grievance in their forecited Remonstrance and Petition the King instead of his two parts of three had not above one part of 10. or 15. in the North where Compositions were highest and for ought I find not really and duly paid when made Now because the Fees in passing these Compositions were somewhat high the Recusants prefered this Petition to the King to mittigate them indorsed with Secretary Windebanks owne hand in this manner Poore Recusants for moderation offices To the KINGS most excellent Majesty The humble PETITION of the poore Recusants of the Southerne and Northerne parts of this your Highnesse Realme of England Humbly sheweth THat whereas your sacred Majesty hath been pleased to accept such of your Petitioners into Grace as should submit themselves by way of Composition to your Majesty which your Petitioners most willingly imbraced and with all thankfulnesse have submitted themselves thereunto But so it is may it please your most excellent Majesty that the great and excessive rate and charge of
PROVERBS 11. 8. The Righteous is delivered out of Trouble and the wicked commeth in his stead A. The Arch-bishop of Canterbury B. The Gentleman Usher with his Black-Rod C. The Lieutenant of the Tower D. The Bishops Councell E. The Clarke that reads the Evidence F. The Table where the Books and Papers given in evidence lay G. The Members of the House of Commons and Mr. Prynne standing in the midst of them H. Mr. Henry Burton I. I. I. The Witnesses Mistris Bastwick Mr. Baker the Messenger K. K. K. The People and Auditors within and without the Barre L. L. The LORDS M. M. The Judges and Assistants N. The Speaker of the Lords House T. The Hangings of 88. S. Mich. Spark HIDDEN WORKES OF DARKENES Brought to Publike Light OR A NECESSARY INTRODVCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBVRIE'S TRIALL Discovering to the WORLD the severall secret dangerous Plots Practises Proceedings of the POPE and his Confederates both at Home and in Forraigne Parts to undermine the Protestant Religion usher the whole Body of Popery into our Church and reduce all our REALMS to their ancient Vassalage to the Sea of Rome by insensible steps and degrees from the first Marriage Treaty with Spaine Anno 1617. till this present Together with the true Originals of the late Scottish Troubles Irish Rebellion and English civill Warres Manifested by sundry Instructions Articles Letters Intelligences Warrants Buls of Popes Petitions of Parliament Proclamations Examinations and other Papers found among Secretary Windebankes Master Thomas Windebankes the Lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies Writings and some late intercepted Letters from Forraigne Parts By WILLIAM PRYNNE of Lincolnes-Inne Esq. DAN 2. 22 23 28. There is a God in Heaven that revealeth secrets he revealeth the deep and secret things he knoweth what is in the darknesse and the light dwelleth with him I thanke thee and praise thee O thou God of my Fathers who hast given me wisdome and might and hast made knowne unto me what we desired of thee for thou hast made knowne unto us the Kings matter It is Ordered by the Committee of the house of Commons concerning printing that this Booke intituled Hidden works of Darknesse brought to publike light be printed by Michael Sparke senior IOHN WHITE LONDON Printed by Thomas Brudenell for Michael Sparke senior dwelling in Green-Arbour in the Old-bailey at the signe of the blew Bible 1645. TO THE HIGH AND HONORABLE COVRT OF PARLIAMENT HAVING not long since presented your Honourable Assembly with A Breviate of the Arch-bishop of Canterburie's Life extracted out of his owne Diary and Writings I have been since much importuned by divers Members of both Houses to set forth a compleat History of his Crimes and Tryall with all needfull Ingredients thereunto Whereupon I deemed it very expedient by way of Prologue or necessary Introduction to that Work first to compile and publish this following Peece which here I humbly tender to your honourable Patronage the materials whereof could not be conveniently inserted into the Passages of his Tryal though much conducing to the cleering of your Exemplary Iustice in your equitable Proceedings and righteous Judgement against him newly executed on his person Your Honours in these my rude Collections faithfully extracted out of many thousand scattered papers the perusall and digesting whereof into order hath cost me no little pains may behold as in a Mirrour many hidden or forgotten Romish Plots of darknes brought to Publike Light and Memory from the first Marriage Treaty with Spaine in the yeere 1617. till this present to undermine our Protestant Religion reduce both us and all our Dominions back to Rome by insensible degrees together with the severall Policie Aâ—â—ifices Negotiations Conspiracies used and Instruments imployed between the Pope his Confederates and Us to accomplish this long-agitated Designe and hereby cleerly discover the true Originals the Principall Contrivers of all the late unhappy Commotions Warres Massacres Desolations within our three distracted Kingdomes now weltring in their owne blood with those mutuall Negotiations we have held with Rome not onely of late yeers but continued till this very instant even for Cardinals Capâ— and such like Pontifician Wares His Majesty and your Honourable Assembly are blessed be God now at last after three yeeres bloody intestine Warres upon a desirable Treaty of Peace which I shall cordially implore the a Heb. 13. 20. God of Peace effectually to crown with a most happy issue towards the reall atchievement wherof I humbly conceive these seasonable Collections may contribute some assistance One of the neerest wayes to procure a settled lasting Peace on Earth being first by sincere Repentance and Reformation to make our peace with Heaven and then to provide effectuall Remedies against the various Treacheries Conspiracies Policies of the common Enemies of our Peace on Earth and principall Contrivers of all our present Combustions to wit the Pope and his Confederates which I have here apparently detected to the end they may with more facility be prevented by your honourable Vigilancy for the future As we must have b See Bishop Hals No peace with Rome no peace with Rome so we cannot possibly expect any peace from her Yea the more we endeavour Reconciliation with this Babylonish Sâ—rumpet the grand Designe of many late past yeers and now the remoter shall we be from any reall Peace and Unity among our selves as we have seen by dear-bought experience and it must necessarily be so since c 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16. Light and Darknesse Truth and Errour Christ and Antichrist the Sonnes of God and Children of Belial can never be cordially reconciled by all the Policies or Contrivements of men d Gen. 3. 15. Gal. 4. 29. Prov. 29. 27. God himselfe having put an everlasting irreconcileable Enmity Antipathy between them If therefore your Honours ever hope to enjoy a sincere solid durable Peace in our Churches or Realmes you must now use all extraordinary Care and Vigilancy to provide sufficient remedies against all the Popes and his Confsederates Devices stratagems Engines Instruments who else will perpetually embroile us with fresh Conspiracies Treasons Rebellions Powderplors Warres till they have wrought their owne or our utter ruine as many late Experiments under which our whole three Kingdomes now bleed and languish abundantly demonstrate It therefore much concernes your Honours and our Realms in your intended Treaty as much as in You lyes to provide the surest and most effectuall Remedies against this viperous Generation of Romish Incendiaries without which we can neither expect any substantiall Peace for the present nor enâ—oy any lasting Tranquility for the future and blessed be God who hath long since put it into your zealous pious hearts to endeavour to effect it It may be some Court-Sycophants Object may deem these Discoveries very unseasonable yea perchance dishonourable in some particulars to his Majesty in his fore-past Proceedings and suggest so much to his Highnesse or your Honours To
aud of others ill affected and suspected in their Religion now beyond the Seas may be forthwith called home by your meanes and at the charge of their Parents or Governours 8. That the Children of Popish Recusants or such whose Wives are Popish Recusants be brought up during their minority with Protestant Schoolmasters and Teachers who may sowe in their tender yeers the seed of true Religion 9. That your Majesty will be pleased speedily to revoke all former licences for such Children and Youth to travaile beyond the Seas and not grant any such licence hereafter 10. That your Majesties learned Councell may receive commandement from your Highnesse carefully to look into former grants of Recusants lands and to avoyd them if by law they can and that your Majesty will stay your hand from passing any such grants hereafter This is the sum and effect of our humble Declaration which We no wayes intending to presse upon your Majesties undoubted and regall Prerogative doe with the fulnesse of our duty and obedience humbly submit to your most Princely consideration The glory of God whose Cause it is the Zeale of our true Keligion in which we have been borne and wherein by Gods grace we are resolved to dye the safety of your Majesties person who is the very life of your people the happinesse of your Children and Posterity the honour and good of the Church and State dearer unto us then our owne lives having kindled these affections truly devoted to your Majesty And seeing out of our duty to your Majesty We have already resolved to give at the end of this Session one entire Subsidie for the present reliefe of Palatmate onely to be paid in the end of February next which cannot well be effected but by passing a Bill in a Parliamentary course before Christmas We most humbly beseech your Majesty as our assured hope is that you will then also vouchsafe to give life by your royall assent to such Bils as before that time shall be prepared for your Majesties honour and the generall good of your people and that such Bils may be also accompanied as hath been accustomed with your Majesties gracious pardon Which proceeding from your owne meere grace may by your Highnesse direction be drawne to that latitude and extent as may best sort with your Majesties bounty and goodnesse and that not onely 〈◊〉 and criminall offenders may take benefit thereof but that your good Subjects may receive case thereby and if it shall so stand with your good pleasure that it may extend to the reliefe of the old debts and duties to the Crowne before the first yeere of your Majesties reigne to the discharge of Allienations without licence and mis-sueing of Liveries and Oustrelemaine before the first Summons of this Parliament and oâ— concealed Wardships and not suing of Liveries and Oustrelemains before the twelfth yeere of your Majesties reigne which gracious favour would much comfort your good Subjects and ease them from vexition with little losse or prejudice to your owne profit And we by our daily and devont prayers to the Almighty the great King of Kings shall contend for a blessing upon our endeavours and for your Majesties long and happâ— reigne over us and for your Childrens Children after you for many and many Generations KIng Iames having private intelligence and a Copy of this Petition and Remonstrance sent him to New-market endevoured to suppresse it in the birth anâ— thereupon sent a Letter to Sir Thomas Richardson Speaker of the Commons House dated Decemb. 3. 1621. to prohibite the House That none therein should from thenceforth persume to meddle with any Mysteries of State and namely not to speake 〈◊〉 his dearest Sonnes Match with the Daughter of Spaine nor to touch the honour of thâ—â— King And to informe them that if they had already touched any of those forbiâ—â—â—â— points in any Petition of theirs to be sent unto him except they reformed it herein before it came into his hands he would not daigne the hearing nor answering of it The Câ—mmons conceiving this a great infringement of their Priviledges drew a Petition to the King in answer of this Letter justifying their former Petition and Remonstrance and assuring him That the miserable estate of those of the Religion abroad obliged them in part of duty not onely to turne their eyes on a Warre abroad but also to take care for the securing of our peace at home which the dangerous increase and insolency of Popish Recusants apparently visible and sensible did lead them unto and necessarily drew them to present to his Majesty Complaining withall of the abridgement of their undoubted ancient Priviledges and Liberty of Parliament by his Majesties letter to the Speaker Which Petition together with the former they sent by some Member to King Iames to New-Market The King wholly rejects the first Petition and would not receive it but returnes a long and sharp answer to the latter NOTE Wherein he protests That he knew not of any fit Match for his dearest Sonne among any Protestant Princes â—rofessing that he was so farre ingaged in that Match that he could not goe back in honour unlesse the King of Spaine performed not such things as he expected at his hands and that they might rest secure he would never be weary to doe all he could for the propagation of our Religion and repressing of Popery in the generall But the manner and forme of doing it they must remit to his Care and Providence who could best consider of times and seasons And that his care of Religion must be such that he must not by the persecution of Recusants here at home irritate forraigne Princes of contrary religion and teach them the way to plague the Protestants in their Dominions Severely checking the House for medling thus busily with religion and the Spanish Match This Answer bare date at New-Market December 11. The House of Commons much discontented at this harsh answer drew up and made this notable Protestation in vindication of their Parliameniary Rights and Priviledges entred in their Journall and Voted in the House Decemb. 19. 1621. THe Commons now assembled in Parliament being justly occasioned thereunto concerning sundry Liberties Franchises and Prâ—viledges of Parliament amongst others here mentioned doe make this Protestation following That the Liberties Franchises Priviledges and Jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birth-right and inheritance of the Subjects of England and that the Arduous and urgent affaires concerning the King State and defence of the Realme and of the Church of England and the maintainance and making of Lawes and redresse of mischiefs and grievances which daily happen within this Realme are proper Subjects and matter of Councell and debate in Parliament and that in the handling and proceeding of those businesses every Member of the House of Parliament hath and of right ought to have freedome of speech to propound treat reason and bring to conclusion the same and that the Commons
and by conforming himselfe to please the Spaniard to divers rites of their Religion even so farre as to kneele and adore their Sacrament from time to time gave the Spaniard hope of the Princes conversion NOTE the which conversion he endeavored to procured by all meanes possible and thereby caused the Spanish Ministers to propound farre worse conditions for Religion then had been formerly by the Earle of Bristoll and Sir Walter Ashton setled and signed under his Majesties hand with a clause in the King of Spaines answer of the 12. of December 1622. that they held the Articles agreed upon sufficient and such as ought to induce the Pope to the granting of the Dispensation That the Duke having severall times in the presence of the Earle of Bristoll moved his late Majesty at the instance of the Conde Gondomar to write a Letter to the Pope and to that purpose having once brought a Letter ready drawne wherewith the Earle of Bristoll being by his Majesty made acquainted did so strongly oppose the writing of any such Letter that during the abode of the said Earle of Bristoll in England the said Duke could not obtaine it Yet not long after the said Earle was gone he procured such a Letter to be written from his late Majesty unto the Pope NOTE and have him stiled therein Sanctissime Pater That the Pope being informed of the Duke of Buckinham his inclination and intention in point of Religion NOTE sent unto the said Duke a particular Bull in Parchment for to perswade and encourage him in the pervertion of his Majesty then Prince c. NOTE That the Earle of Bristoll did reveale unto his Majesty both by word and Letter in what sort the Duke had deceived him and abused his trust and that the King by severall wayes sent him word that he should rest assured that he would heare him but that he shovld leave it to him to take his owne time and thereupon few dayes before his sicknesse the sent the Earle word that he would heare him against the Duke as well as he had heard the Duke against him which the Duke himselfe heard and not long after his blessed Majesty sickned and dyed having in the interim been much vexed and pressed by the said Duke All these Articles with six others of like nature the Earle of Bristoll preferred to make good against the Duke by Letters and Witnesses but the Duke by his overswaying potency and instruments whereof Bishop Laud was chiefe dissolved the Parliament before any answer given to them The Articles exhibited to the House of Peeres against the Earle through the Dukes procurement by way of recrimination were many I shall onely recite the most pertinent to the present businesse of Religion b In the Lords Parchment Journall May 6. 1626. pag. 150 151 152 c. Articles of severall High-treasons other great and enormious Crimes Offences and Contempts committed by Iohn Earle of Bristoll against Our late Sovereigne Lord King Iames of blessed memory decreased and Our Sovereigne Lord the Kings Majesty which now is wherewith the said Earle is charged by his Majesties Attourney generall on his Majesties behalfe in the most high and honourable Court of Parliament before the King and his Lords THat the said Earle from the beginning of his Negotiation and the whole mannaging thereof by him during his ambassage into Spaine he the said Earle contrary to his faith and duty to God the true Religion professed by the Church of England and the peace of this Church and State did intend and resolve that if the said marriage so treated of as aforesaid should by his ministry be effected that thereby the Romish Religion and the professors thereof should be advanced within this Realme NOTE and other his Majesties Realmes and Dominions and the true Religion and the professors thereof discouraged and discountenanced And to that end and purpose the said Earle during the time aforesaid by Letters unto his late Majesty and otherwise often counselled and perswaded the said late Kings Majesty to set at liberty the Jesuits and Priests of the Roman Religion which according to the good religions and politicke Lawes of this Realme were imprisoned or restrained and to grant and allow unto the Papists and professors of the Romish Religion a free toleration and silencing of the lawes made and standing in force against them That at the Princes comming into Spain during the time aforesaid the said Earle of Bristoll cunningly falsly and traiterously moved and perswaded the Prince being then in the power of a forreigne King of the Romish Religion to change his Religion NOTE which was done in this manner At the Princes first comming to the said Earle he asked the Prince for what he came thither The Prince at first not conceiving the Earles meaning answered you know as well as I the Earle replied Sir servants can never serve their Master industriously although they may doe it faithfully unlesse they know their meanings fully give me leave therefore to tell you what they say in the Towne is the cause of your comming THAT YOU MEANE TO CHANGE YOUR RELIGION AND TO DECLARE IT HERE and yet cunningly to disguise it the Earle added further Sir I doe not speake this that I will perswade you to doe it or that I will promise you that I will follow your example though you will doe it but as your faithfull servant if you will trust me with so great a secret I will endeavour to carry it the discreetest way I can The Prince being moved with this unexpected motion againe said unto him I wonder what you have ever found in me that you should conceive I would be so base or unworthy as for a Wife to change my Religion The said Earle replying desired the Prince to pardon him if he had offended him it was but out of his desire to serve him which perswasion of the said Earle was the more dangerous because the more subtill Whereas it had beene the duty of a faithfull servant to God and his Master if he had found the Prince staggering in his Religion to have prevented so great an Error and to have perswaded against it so to have avoyded the dangerous consequences thereof to the true Religion and to this state if such a thing should have happened 8. That afterward during the Princes being in Spaine the said Earle having conference with the said Prince about the Romish Religion he endeavoured falsely and traiterously to perswade the Prince to change his Religion as aforesaid AND BECOME A ROMISH CATHOLIKE NOTE and to Become OBEDIENT TO THE VSVRPED AVTHORITY OF THE POPE OF ROME And to that end and purpose the said Earle traiterously used these words unto the said Prince That the State of England did never any great thing but when they were under the obedience of the Pope of Rome and that it was impossible they could doe any thing of note otherwise 9. That during
* Page 34 44. undervalues the French Mercury and other histories who have written any thing of this Match may peruse at his leasure to satisfie his judgement Conscience in the verity of the premises and of this Mercury to The Parliament upon this relaiâ—on adâ—vised the King to breake off the Spanish treaty and to proclaime an open warre with Spaine for recovery of the Palatinate and defence of the protestant Religion Se the Lords Iournall And Archbishops Diary March 23. whereupon the King on the 23 of February declared to a Committee of Parliament appointed for that purpose That he would send a Messenger presently into Spaine to signifie to that King that his Parliament advised him to breake of the Treaties of the Match and the Palatinat and to give his reasons of it and so proceed to recover the Palatinate as he might Hereupon Bonefires were made in the City by the forwardnesse of the people for joy that we should breake with Spaine In this Parliament to maintaine the war in which they had engaged the King * See 21 Iac. c. 32. 33. the Clergy granted him four intire Subsidies of foure shillings the pound and the Temporalty three intire Subsidies and three fifteens and tenthes The end of granting them is expressed in the Prologue of the Temporalities Act of Grant MOST * * 21. lac c. 33 Gratious Soveraigne we your Majesties most humble faithfull and loving Subjects by your Royall Authority now Assembled in your High Court of Parliament having entred into serious and due consideration of the weighty and most important causes which at this time more then at any other time heretofore doe presse your Majesty to a much greater expence and charge then your owne Treasure alone can at this present support and maintaine and likewise of the injuries and indignities which have beene lately offered to your Majesty and your Children under colour and during the time of the Treaties for the Mariage with Spaine and the restitution of the Palatinate which in this Parliament have beene clearely discovered and layde open unto us and withall what humble advice with one consent and voyce we have given unto your Majesty to dissolve those Treaties which your Majesty hath beene gratiously pleased to our exceeding joy and comfort fully to yeeld unto and accordingly have made your publique declaration for the reall and utter dissolution of them by meanes whereof your Majesty may happily be ingaged in a suddain Warre Wee in all humblenesse most ready and willing to give unto your Majesty and the whole world an ample testimony of our dutifull affections and sinceere intentions to assist You therein for the maintenance of that Warre that may hereafter ensue and more particularly for the defence of this your Realme of England the securing of your Kingdome of Ireland the assistance of your Neighbours the States of the united Provinces and other your Majesties Friends and Allies and for the setting forth of your Royall Navy we have resolved to give for the present the greatest ayde which ever was granted in Parliament to be levied in so short a time c. In this Parliament the Commons presented a sharpe Petition to the Lords against Popish NOTE Recusants desiring the Lords to joyne with them in it to the King of which King Iames having notice writ with his owne hand this following letter to Secretary Conway which I have truely extracted out of the very originall I doubt not but you have heard what a stinging Petition against the Papists the lower House have sent to the higher House this day that they might joyntly present it unto me ye know my firme resolution not to make this a Warre of Religion And seeing I would be loath to be Connycatched by my people I pray you stay the Post that is going to Spaine till I meet with my Son who will be here to morrow morning do it upon pretext of some more letters ye are to send by him and if he should be gone hasten after him to stay him upon some such pretext and let none living know of this as ye love me and before two in the afternoone to morrow you shall with out saile heare from me Farwell Iames R. This Petition was sent up to the Lords as appeares by their * 3 Aprâ—â—â— 1624. Iournall Booke upon the 3. of Aprill 1624. the Coppy whereof is therein recorded in forme following Die Lunae quinto Aprilis 1624. The Petion against Popish Recusaurs which the Commons desire to be presented unto his Majesty and that the Lords joyne with them therein May it please your most Excellent Majesty VVE your Majesties most humble and loyall Subjects the Lords Commons in this present Parliament assembled having to our singular comfort received your Princely resolution upon our humble Petition to disolve the two treaties of the Match and of the Pallatinate and having on our parts with all alacrity and readinesse humbly offered our assistance to your Majesty to maintaine the Warre which may insue there upon yet with all sencibly finding what seditious and Traiterous positions those Incendiaries of Rome and professed Engines of Spaine the Priests and Iesuits infuse into your naturall borne Subjects what numbers they have seduced and doe dayly seduce to make their dependance on the Pope of Rome and King of Spaine contrary to their Allegiance to your Majesty their Leige Lord what daily resort of Priests and Jesuites into your Kingdomes what concourse of Popish Recusants much more then usuall is now in and about the City of London NOTE what boldnesse yea what insolency they have discovered out of the opinion conceived of their forraigne patronage what publique resort to Masses and other exercises of the Popish Religion in the Houses of forraigne Ambassadors there is daily to the great griefe and offence of your good Subjects what great preparations are made in Spaine fit for an Invasion the bent whereof is as probable to bee upon some part of Your Majesties Dominions as upon any other place what incouragement that may bee to your Enemies and the Enemies of Your Crown to have a party or but the opinion of a party within Your Kingdomes who do daily increase and combine themselves together for that purpose What dishartning of your good and loving Subjects when they shall see more cause of feare from their false hearted Country-men at home then from their professed adversaries abroad what apparent dangers by Gods providence and Your Majesties wisdome and goodnesse they have very lately escaped which the longer continuance of those treaties upon such unfitting conditions fomented by your owne ill affected Subjects NOTE would surely have drawne upon Your Majesty and Your State doe in all humblenesse offer to your sacred Majestie these their humble petitions following 1. That all Jesuites and Semminary Priests and all others having taken Orders by any authority derived from the Sea of Rome may by Your Majesties Proclamation be commanded
forthwith to depart out of this Realme and all other Your Highnesse Dominions and neither they nor any other to returne or come hither againe upon perrill of the severest penaltie of the Lawes now in force against them And that all your Majesties Subjects may hereby also be admonished not to receive entertaine comfort or conceale any of that viperous brood upon the penalties and forfeitures which by the Lawes may be imposed upon them 2. That your Majesty would be pleased to give streight and speedy charge to the Justices of Peace in all parts of this Kingdome that according to the Lawes in that behalfe made and the orders taken by Your Majesties Privie Councell heretofore for policie of State they doe take from all Popish Recusants legally convicted or justly suspected All such Armor Gunpowder and Munition of any kinde as any of them have either in their owne hands or in the hands of any other for them and to see the same safely kept and disposed according to the Law leaving for the necessary defence of their House and persons so much as by the Law is prescribed 3. That Your Majestie will please to command all popish Recusants and all others who by any Law or Statute are prohibited to come to the Kings Court forthwith under paine of your heavie displeasure and severe execution of your Lawes against them to retire themselves their wives and families from or about London to their severall dwellings or places by your Lawes appointed and there to remaine confined within five myles of their dwelling places according to the Lawes of this your Realme And for that purpose to discharge all by-past Lycences granted unto them for their repaire hither And that they presume not any time hereafter to repaire to London or within tenne myles of London or to the Kings Court or to the Princes Court wheresoever 4. That Your Majesty would forbid and restraine the great resort and concourse of your owne Subjects for the hearing of Masse or other exercise of the Romish Religion to the houses of Forreigne Ambassadors or Agents residing here for the service of their severall Princes or States 5. That where of late in severall Counties in this Realme some have bin trusted in the places of Lord Leiutenants deputies Leiutenants Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer Justices of Peace and Captaines in their Countries which are either popish Recusants or non-Communicants by the space of a yeare now last past or which do not usually resort to the Church to Divine service and can bring no good certificat thereof that your Majesty would be pleased to discharge them from those places of trust by which they have that power in the Country where they live as is not fit to be put into the hands of persons so affected 6. That your Majesty would be pleased generally to put the Lawes in due execution which are made and stand in force against Popish Recusants and that all your Judges Iustices and Miniisters of Iustice to whose care these things are Committed may by your Majestyes Proclamation be Commanded to doe their duty therein 7. That seeing we are thus happily delivered from that danger which those Treaties now dissolved and that use which your ast; ast; NOTE ill affected Subjects made thereof would certainly have drawne upon us and cannot but foresee and feare least the like may heareafter happen which would unevitably bring such perill to your Majesties Kingdomes We are most humble suiters to your Gracious Majesty to secure the hearts of your good Subjects by the engagement of your Royall word unto them that upon no occasion of Marriage or Treaty or other request in that behalfe from any foraign Prince or state whatsoever you will take off or slacken the execution of your Lawes against the Popish Recusants To which our humble Perions proceeding from our most Loyall and dutifull affections towards your Majesty our care of our Countries good and our confident perswation that this will much advance the Glory of Almighty God the everlasting honour of your Majesty the safety of your Kingdome and the encouragment of all your good Subjects We do most humbly beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe a gratious Answer This Petition of the Commons after some debate and Conference between both Houses was reduced to this ensuing forme and so presented to King â— Iames. * See the Lords parchment Iournall on this day Die Sabbathi viz decimo die Aprilis 1624. May it please your most excellent Majesty IT having pleased you upon our humble suit and advise to dissolve both the Treaties to our great joy and comfort We your Majesties most faithfull and Loyall Subjects the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament doe in all humblenesse offer unto your sacred Majesty these two Petitions following 1. That for the more safety of your Realmes and better keeping your Subjects in their due obedience and other important reasons of state your Majesty would be pleased by some such course as your Majesty shall thinke fit to give present order that all the Lawes be put in due execution which have beene made and do stand in force against Iesuits Semenary Priests and all others having taken orders by Authority derived from the Sea of Rome and generally against all Popish Recusants And as for disarming that it may be according to the Lawes and according to former Acts and directions of state in that Case and yet that it may appeare to all the world the favour and clemency your Majesty useth towards all your Subjects of what condition whatsoever And to the intent the Jesuits and Priests now in the Realme may not pretend to be surprised That a speedy and certaine day may be perfixed by your Majesties Proclamation before which day they shall depart out of this Realme and all other your highnesse Dominions and neither they nor any other to returne or come hither againe upon perill of the severest penalties of the lawes now in force against them And that all your Majesties Subjects may thereby also be admonished not to receive entertaine comfort conceale any of them upon the penalties and forfeitures which by the lawes may be imposed on them Secondly seeing we are thus happily delivered from that danger which those Treaties now dissolved and that use which your ill affected Subjects made thereof would certainly have drawne upon us and yet cannot but foresee and feare least the like may hereafter happen which would inevitably bring such perill upon your Majesties Kingdomes We are most humble Sutors to your gracious Majesty to secure the hearts of your good Subjects by the engagement of your royall word unto them that upon no occasion of marriage or treaty or other request in that behalfe from any forreigne Prince or State whatsoever you will take away or slacken the execution of your lawes against Jesuits Priests and popish Recusants To which our humble Petitions proceeding from our most loyall and dutifull affections towards your Majesty our care of
which they find by him because the said Priest is priviledged from their power NOTE and the said Bishop when he shall understand and know so much shall degrade the said Priest and afterwards send him back unto the foresaid secular Court to do justice upon him And for all kind of other faults the aforesaid Priests shall be sent to the Bishop to the end that he may proceed against them according to the Canons in that case provided and in the absence or sicknesse of the said Bishop the Priest which is by him appointed to be his great Vicar shall have the same power and authority 10. It is likewise agreed upon that the said Lady shall have 28 PRIESTS or Ecclesiasticall persons in her house comprehending therein her Almoner and Chaplaines to serve and keep the foresaid Chappell according â— they are appointed and if any of them be a regular or canonicall person living under more prescript rules then the rest yet he may hold and keep his habit Also the KING OF GREAT BRITTAINE Ergo there is little hopes of her conversion to our Religâ—on Shee taking no such oath on the contrary part not to endeavour to seduce the King is by OATH BOUND NOT TO ENDEAVOUR BY ANY MEANS AT ALL TO HAVE HIS SAID QUEEN TO RENOUNCE THE CATHOLIKE APOSTOLIKE AND ROMISH RELIGION NOR COMPELL HER TO DOE ANY THING WHATSOEVER THAT IS CONTRARY TO THE SAME RELIGION 11. The said Queens house shall be maintained with so much Dignity and with so great a number of Officers as ever any had that was Queen of England all the houshold servants which the said Lady shall carry into England shall be Priests catholikes and French by birth and chosen and appointed by his most christian Majesty And if it happen that any of them dye or that the foresaid Lady shall be willing to change her said servants then Shee will take in their steads other Papists catholikes French or English alwayes provided that his Majesty of great Brittain consent thereunto 16. The children which shall by reason of the said inter-marriage be born and live shall be nurst and brought up neere unto the said Lady and Queene from the time of their birth untill they come to the age of fourteen yeers Besides these generall Articles of the Match the French Mercury informes us of these particular ones concluded and agreed on in favour of the Roman Catholikes the same in substance with those of Spaine forementioned as a 〈◊〉 nence of Parliaments Tom. 10. p. â— 487 Master Iames Howell himselfe confesseth the heads whereof were three 1. The first touching the Catholikes as well Ecclesiasticks as secular imprisoned since the last Proclamation upon the Parliaments forementioned Petition and breach with Spaine that they should all be set at liberty 2. The second to this effect That the English Catholikes should be no more searched after or molested for their Religion 3. The third that the goods of the Catholikes as well Ecclesiasticks as secular that were seized on since the last Proclamation published against them should be restored to them Upon the 1. of May 1625. after our English computation the marriage between the King and Queen was celebrated at Paris The 4. of May but three dayes after the marriage and scarce six weeks after the descent of the Crowne to his Majesty the King in pursuance of these Articles granted this speciall pardon to no lesse then twenty severall Priests and Iesuits therein named of all offences by them committed against any lawes and statutes then in force against any Priests Iesuits or popish recusants on which I desire the namelesse incredulous b Pag. 〈◊〉 46 47. Author of the Answer to the Royall Popish Favourite who will neither credit the French Mercury nor the Records themselves that there were any such Articles as are fore mentioned but rejects them as Forgeries without any colour or ground of reason but a pretended royall prosecution against Papists at the Parliaments importunity onely which was never reall or cordiall to chew the cudde upon which because he shall not deny he may peruse and view at his leisure in the Records at the Rolls Patent 4. pars 10. Caroli Regis Numero 12. REX omnibus ad quos NOTE c. Salutem Sciatis quod Nos pietate moti de Gracia Nostra speciali ac ex certa scientia mero motu Nostris pardonavinimus remissimus Relaxavimus ac per praesentes pro Nobis haeredibus Successoribus Nostris pardonamus remittimus Relaxamus Joanni Piercy Clerico Henrico Hopkins Rico. Bapthorpe Clerico Benjam Medcalfe Clerico Thomae Mushe Thomae Cudworth Christophero Ibotson Willielmo Brooksby Clerico Christophero Clough Tobie Clay Rico Robinson Clerico Edwardo Ditchfield Clerico Joanni Melling Willielmo Nayler Jacobo Eckersall Richardo Whaley Laurencio Lanshaw Rico Sharrocke Rico. Gill Willielmo Berrey quocunque nomine vel cognomine aut additione nominis vel cognominis dignitatis Artis professions misterij Loci vel Locorum idem Joannes Piercy Henricus Hopkins Ricus Bapthorpe Brianus Medcalse Thomas Mush Thomas Cudworth Christopherus Ibotson Willielmus Brooksby Christopherus Clough Tobias Clay Richardus Robinson Edwardus Ditchfield Joannes Melling Willielmus Nayler Jacobus Eckersall Richardus Whaley Laurencius Lanshaw Richardus Sharrocke Richardus Gill Willielmus Berry sciantur cenceantur aut huncupantur aut nuper sciebantur censebantur aut nuncupabantur aut eorum aliquis Sciatur censeatur aut nuncupatur aut nuper sciebatur censebatur aut nuncupabitur ac eorum cuilibet omnes singulas proditiones proditorias offensiones misprisiones proditionum felonias offensiones Malefacta Felonica quaecunque per ipsos aut eorum aliquem sive aliquos per se solum sive cum aliqua alia persona sive aliquibus alijs personis quibuscunque contra forman Statuti in Parliamento Dominae Elizabethae nuper Reginae Angliae anno Regni sui vicessimo rertio fact edit intitulat An act to retaine the Queenes Majesties Subjects in their due obedience Seu contra formam Statuti Parliamenti Dominae nuper Reginae Anno regui sui vicessimo septimo fact edit intitulat An Act against Jesuits Seminary-priests and such otherlike disobedient persons seu contra formam Statuti in Parliamento praecharissimi nuper patris Nostri Iacobi nuper Regis Angliae anno regni sui tertio fact edit intitulati An Act for the better discovering and repressing of popish Recusants seu contra formam alicuus alterius legis sive Statuti ante hac fact concernen Iesuitas Sacerdotes Presbiter Seminar seu allos Presbiteros Sacerdotes Diaconos aut personas religiosas seu ecclesiastic sact ordinat seu provis per aliquam authoritatem sive jurisdictionem derivat calumniat aut pretens a sede Romana aut concernen reconcilitionem alicujus subditi sive aliquorum subditorum hujus regni Angliae Episcopo Sedi auc Eccleliae Romanae adhuc fact Commiss sive perpeirat ac
of the present estate the causes and remedies of this encreasing disease of Popery humbly offering the same to your Princely care and wisedome The answer of your Majesties Father our late Soveraigne of famous memory upon the like Petition did give us great comfort of Reformation but your Majesties most gracious promises made in that kind doe give us confidence and assurance of the continuall performance thereof in which comfort and confidence reposing our selves we most humbly pray for your Majesties long continuance in all Princely felicity This Petition as I find by the Commons Iournall was ordered to be drawne up by a speciall Committee upon a complaint made in that House of the liberty of Priests and Iesuits 21. Iunâ—â— 1. Car. On the 7. of Iuly following it was voted in the House answered by the King the 7. of August and the Answer thereunto reported Aug. 8. But this Parliament being unhappily dissolved in discontent the twelfth of that August these plausible answers vanished into smoake and notwithstanding them the execution of Priests and Jesuits apprehended during and after the Parliament and the proceedings against Recusants by well affected Justices and people were stayed in some places by warrants under the privy Signet and other under-hand meanes Yet in December following the King being necessitated to summon a new Parliament to prevent clamours and complaints in not making good his Answers to the foresaid Petition caused a Commission to be awarded under the great Seale for executing the lawes against Recusants which was read in all the Courts of Iustice at Redding and withall sent this Letter to the then Arch-bishop of Canterbury Abbot to be by him conveyed to all the Bishops of his Province to present and excoâ—municate all Recusants within their Duresse as will appear by this Letter of the said Archbishop to Doctor Land then Bishop of Saint Davids and his Letters to his Officials in pursuance of it the Originall whereof is in my custody AFter my hearty commendations c. It will appeare by the severall Copies under written from his royall Majesty to the Lords Grace of Canterbury and from my Lords Grace to me what care his Majesty hath for the preservation of true Religion setled and established in this Kingdome the tenour of these Letters are as followeth Right Reverend Father in God my very good Lord I have received from the Kings Majesty a Letter the Tenour whereof here followeth MOst Reverend Father in God Right trusty and Right Well beloved Counsellour We greet you well Whereas upon sundry weighty considerations Vs especially moving We lately awarded Our Commission under Our great Seale of England for the due and effectuall putting in execution of the severall laweâ— and statuteâ— remaining in force against popish Recusants and did cause Our said Commission to be publikely read in Our severall Courts holden the last terme at Redding That all Our loving Subjects might take notice of Our princely care and speciall charge for the advancement of true Religion and suppression of Suâ—erstition and Popery We have now thought fit out of the same care to adde a further charge to you and all others having Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction under Us that no good meanes be neglected on Our part for discovering finding out and apprehending of Iesuits Seminary-priests and other Seducers of Our people to the Romish Religion or for repressing popish Recusants and Delinquents of that sort against whom you are to proceed by Excommunication and other censures of the Church not omitting any other lawfull meanes to bring them forth to publike justice And as Our pleasure is that due and strict proceeding be used against such as are open and professed Papists of whom Ouâ— temporall lawes will more easily take hold So We doe recommend to the vigilanâ— care of you and the rest of Our Clergy for the repressing of those who being ill affected to the true Religion here established doe keep more close and secret their ill and dongerous affections that way and as well by their example as by secret and underhand slights and meanes doe much encourage and encrease the growth of popery and Superstition in sundry parts of this Kingdome And therefore We doe not onely require that none of them may have any manner of cover protection countenance or connivance from you or any of the rest as you tender Our royall commandement in that behalfe but that all possible diligence be used as well to unâ—â—ske the false shadowes and pretences of those who may possibly be wonne to conformity letting all men know that We cannot think well of any that having place and authority in the Church doe permit such persons to passe with impunity much lesse if they give them any countenance to the imboldning of them or their Adherents and because We understand that the number of Recusants is much more encreased in some Dioâ—esses then in others We shall impute the same to the negligence of those Bishops who have the same meanes and power of restraint unlesse they can shew Us some particular reason by which that contagion is become greater under them then others and not by their defaults and We doe hereby require you to send transcripts of these Our Letters to all the Bishops and Ordinaries within your province for the present execution of thisâ— Our generall direction and also to transmit the same our Letters to the Lord Archbishop of Yorke that he may take the like course within his Charge and Jurisdiction Given under Our Signet at Our Castle of Windsor the fifteenth day of December in the first yeere of Our Reigne By this you see the Royall and Christian care which his Majesty hath for the advancement of true Religion within this Kingdome and the suppressing of the contrary I doubt not but your Lordship will take it into serious consideration and by your Officers and Ministers give execution thereunto so that presentments be duly made and excommunication against the obstinate be issued forth as some few yeers past was accustomed and his Majesty doth expect that to shew your diligence and zeale therein yout Lordship soone after Easter returne unto me the list and number of all Recusant Papists within your Diocesse which without faile I doe expect and so I leave you to the Almighty and remaine Your Lordships loving brother G. Cant. Croydon the 21. of Decemb. 1625. These are therefore to will and require you and every of you through the severall Arch-deaconries within my Diocesses that there be all possible care taken of such as are any way backward in points of Religion and more especially of known and professed Recusants that they may be carefully presented and proceedings had against them to excommunication according to forme and order of Law and that there be a true List and Catalogue after every Easter yeerly sent unto me that according to the order of these Letters I may be able to have it ready and deliver it up to my Lord of Canterbury and for the
summoned if this loan succeeded otherwise not though the issue proved a Parliament was rather pretended then really intended by the chief Advisers and Promoters of it to wit the Duke of Buckingham Bishop Laud and their Confederates The totall summe designed to be levyed proportionably upon all Counties by this loane as appeares by Secretary Windebanks memorials concerning it was 173411. li. His Majesties Letter to the severall Counties to draw on this Contribution as Secretary Windebanks owne Copy manifests were as followeth being all dated in February 1627. CHARLES REX IT is now knowne to all men that Our deare Uncle the King of Denmarke is brought into great distresse that without present succour the Sound will be lost Our Garrison in Stoad broken by the Emperours Foroes which now streightly besiege it Our Eastland Trade which maintaines Our Shipping and the Staple of Hamborough which vents Our Cloath both gotten from Vs Besides it is knowne likewise NOTE that two great Kings of Spaine and France and the Pope with them are joyned to root out Our Religion that their Admirals the Duke of Guise and Don Frederick de Toledo are at this present before Rochell and endeavouring to block it up that they have store of Land-men ready upon the coast of Britaine with them and other forces ready to invade us Of these imminent dangers to true Religion to Our Allies Our Countries and the Trade of Our people We assure Our selves every well-affected Subject will be very sensible as We are and certainly there is a necessity come upon Vs not so much of debating as acting Our defence and unlesse there be a present meanes found to set a Fleet to Sea to disband them that lye before Rochell that Towne and Our Religion in those parts are sure to be ruined We have beyond the custome of Our royall Progenitors spared neither Our Jewels nor Plate nor Our Lands to supply publike occasions We now expect speedy and proportionable supply for this service from the love and duty of Our People whence that charge for their owne preservation should ever come We find further in the debate of this businesse with Our privy Counsell that it is not possible this I lect of Ours now to be set forth can stay safely till a Parliament be assembled and We think it neither wise nor safe for Our Selve or you to be taken sitting in a Parliament and so proclaime to the world that We consult too late therefore though We are issuing out Our Writs for a present Parliament yet because We find the businesse cannot stay so long since that must have the ordinary course of Summons VVe expect your present performance of this service not doubting but that the Parliament when it comes will consider the urgency of the thing and the hast of the time â—and give Us thanks for this timely provision NOTE Now this VVe must let you know that if you make this present supply We will then goe on with Our Parliament if not then We must thinke of a more speedy way and yet it is not VVe that put this condition upon you but the moere necessity of the time and the service which if you neglect then it is not Our fault but your owne that ye have not a Parliament for VVe must put you in mind that it is not possible the affaires of Christendome should receive a turne to Our advantage but onely by Gods blessing and Our speed and we assure you that your making us and your selves by this present ayd to sit safe in Parliament nothing shall then divert us from meeting you at our day prefixed And since all men see that it is not safe to set downe now without this Fleet to back us it will be lesse sit then when the yeere is further advanced and though this may seem to you a great charge yet we have been so carefull in ordering and proportioning the businesse that we have laid a greater summe upon Our Selfe then upon You. And we further recommend upto you that Our former distractions the onely causes of Our disadvantage abroad may be laid downe that so God's blessing may come in to Our successe that as Our last devisions did us more harme then the common enemy so our present union testified in this foregoing signe of preparing this Fleet which is of greater consequence and will adde more credit then the money it selfe may be the happy forerunner of a future happinesse And last of all since this great businesse of setting out Ships used to be chaged upon the port Townes and neighbouring Ships is too heavy for them to beare alone in this great proportion therefore we have thought sit with the advice of Our privy Counsell and agreeable to the presidents of former times to cause the whole charge of this Fleet to be cast up and distributed among all the Counties at a proportionable rate according to which proportion the summe to be raised in And because we are confident of your forwardnesse and zeale to the service so deeply concerning the interest and safety of you all we give you the power but commit the trust for the manner of levying thereof to your care yet in such sort that you will not make the uneven rate of Subsidy your onely rule of proportion but proceed according to the true worth of mens-lands and estates within the County that so the poorer may be eased and yet the businesse be done The time assigned for Our said Fleet to beat sea is the first of March next and 〈◊〉 fore you are presently upon receit of these Our Letters to assemble your selves and to apportion the severall summes to each devision or hundred and within three dayes after to repaire to the said several places and to take order for the setling of Collectors which you are with all speed to 〈◊〉 to Our Counsell and to take order or the returne of the montes before the said first of March What further instructions shall be thought necessary you shall receive from Our Counsell but thus much We are pleased to signifie under Our owne hand that you and all men may know that the necessary preservation of the Church and Common-wealth presieh Vs to this hast and that We for Our part will not be wanting to Our duty of protection and We are confident our Subjects will not desert either Vs or themselves the Church or Common wealth neither doubt We but that Gods blessing will be upon our mutuall accord and endeavours which We hope the present ensuing Parliament will to our great comfort manifest to the World How illegall this Loane was and what an unlawfull Oath and instructions followed this Letter you may read in the Petition of Right 3. Caroâ—â— The Papists were very forwards to advance this â—oane since it made much to promote their designes and would have been a meanes to keep off a Parliament the only obstacle to their proceedings growth and intentions insomuch that Doctor 〈◊〉 in
some of our owne coat have re-incountred themselves you would scarce know them if you saw them and 't is admirable how in speech and gesture they act the Puritanes The Cambrige Schollers to their wofull experience shall see we can act the Puritanes a little better then they have done the Iesuits they have abused our sacred patron Saint Ignatius in jest but we will make them smart for it in earnest I hope you will excuse my merry digression for I confesse unto you I am at this time transported with joy to see how happily all Iustruments and meanes as well great as lesser cooperate unto our purposes But to returne unto the name fabricke our fouaedation is Arminianisme NOTE the Arminians and Projectors as it appeares in the Premises affect mutation this we second and enforce by probable arguments In the first place we take into consideration the Kings honour and present necessity and we shew how the King may free himselfe of his ward as Lewis the XI did and for his great splendor and lustre he may raise a vast revenue and not be beholding to his Subjects 〈…〉 which is by way of imposition of Excise Then our Church Catholikes proceed to shew the meanes how to settle this excise which must be by a mercenary army of Horse and Foot for the Horse we have made that sure they shall be Forreigners and Germanes who will eat up the Kings Revenues and spoile the Country whensoever they come though they should be well paid what havocke will they make there when they get no pay or are not duly paid they will doe more mischiefe then we hope the army will doe We are provident and carefull that this Mercenary army of 2000. Horse and 20000 Foot shall be taken on and in pay before the excise be setled in forming the excise the Country is most likely to rise if the mercenary army subjugate the Country then the Souldiers and projectors shall be paid out of the confiscations if the Country be too hard for the Souldiers then they must consequently mutiny which is equally advantagious unto us Our superlative designe is to worke the Protestants as well as the Catholikes to welcome in a Conquerour and that is by this meanes We hope instantly to dissolve trades and hinder the building of Shipping in devising probable designes and putting out the State upon Expeditions as that of Cales in taking away the Merchants Ships that so they might not easily catch and light upon the West India Fleet c. By this Letter we see how Jesuits were the first planters of Arminianisme among us how they haunted the Dukes lodgings and projected the bringing in of the Germane Horse and Excise the Commissions for both which were realities not fancies afterwards discovered read and cancelled in Parliament In this Parliament the now Archbishop Doctor Laâ—d was questioned for licencing Doctor 〈◊〉 and Sibthorps Sermons concerning the Loane for maintaining favouring Arminians and persons disaffected to our Religion and this ensuing Complaint and Remonstrance drawn and presented by the House of Commons to the King concerning the excessive growth of Popery and Arminianisme in England and Ireland and the suppression of the Protestant Religion preaching godly Ministers Books c. notwithstanding all former Royall promises answers and Protestations to the contrary made the last Parliament which proved in event but pious frauds or pollicies to delude the impoliticke vulgar The Remonstrance delivered by the House of Commons to the King Iune 11. 1628. Most dread Soveraigne AS with all humble thankfulnesse we your dutifull Commons now in Parliament assembled doe acknowledge the great comfort which we have in the assurance of your Majesties pious disposition â— so we think it a most necessary duty being called by your Majesty to consult and advise of the great and urgent affaires of this Church and Common-wealth finding them at this time in apparant dauger of destruction faithfully and dutifully to informe your Majesty thereof and with bleeding heart and bonded knee to crave such speedy redresse therein as to your owne wisdome unto which we humbly submit our selves and our desires shall seeme most 〈◊〉 and convenient What a multitude and potency of your Majesties enemies are abroad what be their ambitious and malicious ends and how vigilant and constantly industrous they are in pursuing the same it is well knowne to your Majesty together with the dangers threatned thereby to your sacred person and your Kingdomes and the calamities which have already fallen and hath daily increased upon your Friends and Allies of all which we are well assured your Majesty is most sensible and will accordingly in your great wisdome and with the gravest and most mature Counsels according to the exegency of the times and occasions provide by all good meanes to prevent and help the same To which end we most humbly entreat your Majesty first especially to cast your eyes upon the miserable condition of this your owne Kingdome of late so strangely weakned impoverished dishonoured and dejected that unlesse through your Majesties most gracious wisdome goodnesse and justice it be speedily raised to a better condition it is in no little danger to become a sodaine pray to the enemies thereof and of the most happy and flourishing NOTE to be the most miserable and contemptible Nation in the world In the discovery of which dangerous mischiefs and inconveniences lying upon us we doe freely protest that it is farre from out thoughts to lay the least imputation upon your Majesties sacred person or the least scandall on your government For we doe in all sincerity and with joyfulnesse of our hearts not onely for our selves but in the name of all the Commons in your Realme whom we represent ascribe as much honour to your Majesty and acknowledgement of duty as a most loyall and affectionate people can give unto the best King for so you are and so you have been pleased abundantly to expresse your selfe this present Parliament by your Majesties cleere and satisfactory answer to our Petition of Right for which both our selves and our Posterities shall blesse God and ever preserve a thankfull memory of your great goodnesse and justice therein and we doe verily beleeve that all or most of all those things which we shall now present unto your Majesty are either altogether unknowne to you or else by some of your Majesties Ministers offered under such specious pretences as may hide their owne bad intentions and ill consequence of them from your Majesty But we assure our selves that according to the good example of your noble Predecessors nothing can make your Majesty being a wise and Judicious Prince and above all things desirous of the welfare of your people more in love with Parliaments then this which is one of the principall ends of calling them that therein you may be truly informed of the State of all the severall parts of your Kingdome and how your Officers and Ministers doe behave
meanes censured by the Fâ—â—â—y of Paris Anno 1630. Vpon their opposition onely and by their means and power alone being then the stronger party and over-mastering the Bishops faction this Bishop of Câ—cedon was by these Proclamations and their popish Instruments forced to deserts the Realme and flee for succour into France to Cardinall Richelieu who curteously entertained him as you may read at large in N. le Maistre a Sorbon Priest his Instauratâ—â— antiqus Episcoporum Principatus printed at Paris 1639. Cum privilegio Regis approbatisne Doctorum and dedicated to the Cardinall himselfe lib. 3. c. 15. intituled Corolarium libri secunds ubi nonnulla de persecutione Episcoperum de illustrissimo ANTISTITE CALCEDONENSI where he largely justifies the Bishop of Calcedou against the regular Priests in England his opposers and persecuters who had expolled and banished him thence severely censuring them for this their persecution against him and persâ—ading his restuâ—tion and reception againe among them in this Realme Which mystery and devision of theirs occasioning these two Proclamationsâ— I thought fit to discover to prevent mistakes You have formerly heard the Complaint of the Commons in Parliament in their Remonstance and Petition to the King of the great liberty and encrease of popish Prelats Priests Monks Monasteries within the Kingdome of Ireland and the open profession of their Romish Religion there together with Bishop Lâ—uds peremptory deniall of it in his answer to that Remonstrance in the Kings owne name but no sooner was that Parliament dissolved in discontent but the verity of the Commons Complaint was sufficiently justified by this ensuing Proclamation of the Lord Deputy and Councell of that Realme found among the Bishops owne papers who could not be ignorant of it being thus indorsed with his owne hand A Proclamation Concerning the growth of Popery in Ireland By the Lord DEPVTY and COVNSELE Henry Falkland FOrasmuch as We cannot but take notice that the late intermission of legall proceedings against popish pretended or Titulary Arch-bishops Bishops Abbo Deanes Vicarsâ—generall Jesuits Fryars and others of that sort that derive their pretended authority and orders from the Sea of Rome hath bred such an extraordinary insolence and presumption in them as that they have dared here of late not onely to assemble themselves in publike places to celebrate their superstitious Services in all parts of this Kingdome but also have erected houses and buildings called publike Oratories Colledges Masse houses and Convents of Fryers NOTE Munks and Nunnes in the eye and open view of the State and elswhere and doe frequently exercise jurisdiction against his Majesties Subjects by authority derived from the Sea of Rome and by colour of teaching and keeping Schools in their pretended Monasteries and Colledges doe traine up the youth of this Kingdome in their superstitious Religion to the great derogation and contempt of his Majesties regall power and authority and great offence of many of his Majesties good Subjects contrary to the Lawes and Ecclesiasticall government of this Kingdome and the impoverishment of his Majesties Subjects in the same These are therefore to will and require and in his Majesties name straitly to charge and command all and all manner such pretended or Titulary Archbishops Bishops Deanes Vicars-generall Arch-deacons and others deriving any pretended authority power or jurisdiction from the Sea of Rome that they and every of them forbeare from henceforth to exercise any such power jurisdiction or authority within thâ—â— Kingdome and that all such Abbots Pryors Jesuits Fryars Munks Nunnes and others of that sort as aforesaid doe forthwith breake up their Convents and Assemblies in all houses of Fryars Colledges Monasteries and other places wheresoever they are or shall be Conventually or Collegiatly assembled together within this Kingdome and to relinquish the same and to disperse and seperate themselves And that all and every of the orders before named and other Priests whatsoever do from henceforth forbeare to preach teach or celebrate their Service in any Church Chappell or other publike Oratory or place or to teach any Schoole in any place or places whatsoever within this Kingdome And We doe further charge and command all and sigular the owners of such houses of Fryars Colledges Monasteries Schools Oratories Masse-houses and Numeries that they and every of them respectively in default of the persons before named their voluntary relinquishing of the said houses of Fryars Colledges monasteries Schooles oratories masse-houses and Numeries doe forthwith expell and thrust forth all and singular such Fryarsâ— Jesuits and other Monasticall persons out of the same and to convert the same to other more lawfull uses upon paine to have their said houses seized to his Majesties use and both the one and the other to be proceeded against for their unlawfull assemblies and maintainance of such unlawfull Conventieles and corrupt nurture of Children in the severest manner that by the Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome and Ecclesiasticall Government of the same may be had or extended whereof they and every of them are to take notice and to yeeld due obedience thereunto as they and every of them will avoid his Majesties high indignation and the consequence thereof Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin the 1. day of April 1629. Adam Lofius Canc. T. Baltinglasse Wil. Parsons Ia. Armachantus R. Dillon Rich. Bâ—lton Hen. Valentia Anth. Midensis Dud. Norton Moore Hen. Doewra Ad. Loftus By this Proclamation the whole passage in the Commons Remonstance touching the encrease of Popery in Ireland is confessed to be true and farre more then is therein expressed How little effect this Proclamation produced in Ireland will appeare by this enâ— suing Letter of Doctor William Bedley Bishop of Kilmore and Ardivagh about the 〈◊〉 of the Church in his Drocesse and the Papists in Ireland to Bishop Land thus superscribed To the right reverend Father in God William Lord Bishop of London my honourable good Lord deliver these Right reverend Father my honourable good Lord SInce my comming to this place which was a little before Michaelmas till which time the setling the State of the Colledge and my Lord Primates visitation deferred my Consecration I have not been unmingfull of your â—ordships commands to advertise you as my experience should informe of the estate of this Church which I shall now the better doe because I have been about my Diocesses and can set down out of my knowledge and view what I shall relate and shortly to speake much ill matter in a few words it is very miserable every way The Cathedrall Church of Ardagh one of the most ancient in Ireland and said to be built by Saint Patrick together with the Bishops house there downe to the ground the Church here built but without Bell or Steeple Font or Chalice The parish Churches all in a manner ruined or unroofed and unrepaired the people saving a few British Planters here and there which are not the tenth part of the remnant obstinate Recusants
much affrighted and the most of his friends in the Lords House forsooke him all the Popish Lords did absent themselves the Lord of Holland and Hartford were absent so was Bristol and others Savill and the Duke onely stucke close and faithfully to him and some sew other Lords God knowes the King is much dejected the Lords much affâ—ighted which makes the Citizens and House of Commons shew their heads some have braved little lesse than to unthrone His Majesty who if hee had but an ordinary spirit might easily quash and suppresse these people Our good Queen is much afflicted NOTE and in my conscience the Puritans if they durst would teare her in pieces this cannot be for the honour of France to endure a Daughter of that Nation and her Children should be thus oppressed and affronted The Earle of Holland is made Generall of the Army whither he is gone down the E. of Newport Master of the Ordnance Belfore Lieverenant of the Tower hath proved an arrant Traytor to the King NOTE who commanded him upon his Allegiance to receive a Captain and 1000 men into the Tower which he most traiterously refused to doe One clause is omitted which should have bin placed in the middle of the Letter which was to this effect That there was a Report in London that the Parliament House was on fire whereupon there was more than 1000 people very suddenly gathered together whereby you may easily perceive the heigth and 〈◊〉 of the peoples affections May 6. Anno Dom. 1641. There was another Letter sent from one Robert Phillips one of the Queenes Priests supposed to Master Mountagueâ— to this effect You may expect some company with you ere long Crofts Suckling Piercy Iermaine are gone all things here are in great incertainties Protestation is made and taken by both Houses much like but much worse than the Scottish Covenant I sent you some money by Mr. Iermaine but now that he is gone I make some doubt whether he might be mindfull of you to take it with him I haue spoke to the Queen about your occasions and will do what I can though I am not able to undertake much Your loving friend FRAN PHILIPS HEereupon Father Philips was sent for by a Messenger to appear before a Committee Ibidem p. 〈◊〉 that afternoone to be examined about it The Messenger comming to White-hall and finding him acquainted him therewith who sayd he would go in and eate something and come presently and goe with him But by a backe door he went and acquainted the Queen with his sending for and after some stay came and told the Officer that he had bin with the Queen who had commanded him that he should not go till she had spoke with the King and that he would obey her command before the Parliament Which being related to the House of Commons they were much distasted at it and sent another Warrant to apprehend and bring him forthwith the next day as a delinquent There was also a Warrant sent by the Serjeant at Arms for the Popes Nuncio NOTE and to bring him likewise before the House but he was not to be found The next day the King sent a Message to the Commons promising that the Popes Nuncio should be presently sent away out of this Kingdome Presently hereupon the Officer was again sent with a Warrant to apprehend Father Philips and waiting for him at White-hall complaint had bin made as it seemed to the King about it and the Lord Chamberlain at the Kings Command sent for the Officer to examine him by what Authority he came within the Verge of the Court to Attach any one who shewing his Warrant desired he would trust him with it to shew the King which the Officer did And the Lord Chamberlain soon after returning gave this answer That His Majesty would satisfie the House about it if Philips did not appeare But in the afternoon the sayd Philips appeared before the Committee and was examined and commanded to attend the House of Commons the next day After which Father Philips was committed prisoner to the Tower and these Articles of Impeachment drawn up against him most of them comprised in Brownes Relation The Impeachment and Articles of complaint against Father Philips the Queens Confessor Ibidem p. 400. to 411. lately committed to the Tower by the Honourable and High Court of PARLIAMENT THat the sayd Father Philips hath bin observed to have bin a great cause both in himselfe and his Adherents of a great part of the unquietnesse of this State He with Parsons and other their Assistants were the onely cause that the Pope was stirred up to send Breves to these Kingdoms of Englaud and Scotland and to hinder the oath of Allegiance Note and lawfull obedience of the subjects to our Gracious King that so they may still fish in troubled waters The damnable Doctrine which he and other Iesuits have taught to destroy and depose Kings hath bin the cause of the civill Wars like to be the fall of these Kingdomes if God in his mercy did not prevent it â—hey have bin the cause of the Monopolies projected in this Kingdome especially concerning the Forrest of Deane and marking of butter Caske where all the parties were partners and Confederates with them as Sir Basill Brooke sir Iohn Winter and a brother in Law of the sayd Sir Iohn that lived in Worcestershire and Master Ployden whose servant named Baldwin hath bin seen to deliver to Captain Read a substitute of the Iesuits an hundred pounds at a time to one Iesuite that lived in his house Father Philips hath bin a great Actor with the superiour of the Capuchions who is a most turbulent spirit and was sent hither by Cardinall Richlieu of France to be a Spye at this Court for the French Faction and hath therefore laboured by all means to breed dissentions Note for the French Aime at nothing more than to make a Schisme betwixt the English and the Scots that this State might be so weakned and made unable to withstand them that so they might have an opportunity to Conquor these Kingdoms these unquiet spirits having accesse to her Majesty may importune things not fit for the State The sayd Philips hath bin guided by a Grey-Fryar who by degrees hath intruded himselfe to be a Clerke of her Majesties Chappell and Chaplain Extraordinary in time of Progresse who when he is out of London goeth by the name of Mastor Wilson but his true name is William Tompson Doctor of Divinity as some Iesuites have affirmed but a most furious spirit and unquiet and therefore by a Nicke-name is by some called Cacafugo that is as much as if in English you should say Shit-fire by whom Father Philips hath bin so led that he hath bin very officious to perform whatsoever he would have done These two have ruled all the busines concerning the two Kingdoms on the Popish parts and for the most part of Rome also The
doe and to that end Sir Phelims brother Terlagh O Neale should be sent to them and the Nuâ—ie which should be undertaken by Sir Conne Kenish and his Brothers for whom Sir Phelim in regard they were his Brothers in Law his deceased Lady being their Sister did undertake Moreover it was agreed that Sir Phelim Mr. Relly Mr. Collâ— Mac Mahone and my Brother should with all the speed they could after that day raise all the forces they could and follow us to Dublin but to arme the men and succour us and defend and Garrison the Towne and Castle and likewise Master Moore should appoint Leinster Gentry to send like supply of men Then there was feare of the Scots conceived that they should presently oppose themselves and that that would make the matter more difficult and to avoyd which danger it was resolved on not to meddle with them or any thing belonging to them and to demeane themselves towards them as if they were of themselves which they thought would pacifie them from any opposition Note and if the Scots would not accept of that offer of Amity but would oppose them they were in good hope to cause a stir in Scotland that might divert them from them and I beleeve the ground for that hope was that two yeares before in or about the beginning of the Scoâ—s troubles my Lord of Tirone sent one Torilagh O Neale a Priest out of Spaine and that this I take it was the time that he was in Treaty with Cardinall Richelieu to my Lord of Argile to treat with him for helpe from my Lord for him to come into Ireland as was said for Marriage between the said Earle and my Lord of Argiles Daughter or Sister I know not which and this Messenger was in Ireland with whom Mr. Torilagh O Neale Sir Phelims Brother had conference from whom this relation was had that said Messenger went into Scotland as I did heare from the said Mr. Neale or from Emer Mac Mahone afore named I know not from which of them but what he did there I couâ—d never heare by reason that my Lord of Tyrone was presently after killed They were the more confirmed therein hearing that my Lord of Argile did say neare on the same time as I ghesse and when the Army was raised in Ireland as I thinke to a great Lady in Scotland I know not her name but did heare that she was much imbarked in the troubles of that Kingdome Note then she questioning how they could subsist against the two Kingdomes of England and Ireland that if the King did endeavour to stir Ireland against them he would kindle such a fire in Ireland as would hardly or never be quenched And moreover they knew my Lord to be powerfull with the Ilanders Red-shankes in Scotland whom they thought would be prone and ready to such Actions they for the most parâ— disceâ—ded out of Ireland holding the Irish Language manners still and so we parted The next day being Wednesday from Lough Rosse every man went about his own task and so when I came home I acquainted my Brother with al that was done and what they had appointed him to doe and did like according as they appointed me send to Mr. Relly to let him know as much and the 18. of the same moneth I began my Iourney to Dublin and when I came to Dublin being the day before the appointed day of putting that resolution in execution there I met with Captaine Conn O Neale sent out of the Low Countries by Colonell O Neale who was sent after the Messenger sent by us formerly to the said Colonell was by him dispatched with his Answer to encourage us in our resolution Note and to speedy performance with assurance of succour which he said would not â—aile of the Colonells behalfe and for the more certainty of help from him and to assure us that the Colonell had good hopes to procure ayde from others he said that it was he himselfe that was imployed from him to Cardinall Richelieu twice that some men who gave very faire promises to assure the Colonells expectation Note with which he said that the said Colonell was really with himselâ—e assured of the Cardinalls ayde and that he was likewise commanded by the Colonell upon our Resolution of the day to give notice thereof to him and that he would be within fourteen daies over with them with ayde but he landed nine or ten daies before and meeting with Captaine Brian O Neale who made him acquainted with what was resolved he did write all the matter to Col. O Neale so as he was sure of his speedy comming and so that Evening he and I came to meet the other Gentry and there were met Mr. Moore Col. Burne Col. Pluncket Captaine Fox and other Leinster Gentry a Captaine I thinke of the Burnes but I am not sure whether a Burne or Toole and Captaine Bryan O Neale and taking an accompt of those that should have been there it was found that Sir Phelim O Neale Mr. Col. Mac Mahone did faile of sending their men and Col. Burne did misse Sir Morgan Kennanaugh that had promised him to be there but he said he was sure he would not faile to be that night or the next morning in Town and of the two hundred men that was appointed there was only eighty present yet notwithstanding they were resolved to goe on in their resolution and all the difference was at what time of the day they would set on the Castle and after some debate it was resolved in the after-noone and the rather hoping to meete the Col. there then for they said if they should take the Castle and be enforced by any extreamity for not receiving timely succour out of the Country having them they could not want and so parred that night but to meete in the morning to see further what wrs â—o be done and immediatly thereon I came to my Chamber and about nine of the clocke Mr. Moore and Captaine Fox came to me and told me all was discovered and that the City was in Armes and the Gates were shut up and so departed from me and what became of them or of the rest I know not nor thinke that they escaped but how and at what time I doe not know because I my selfe was taken that morning To this I shall adde his Examinations taken before the Lords Iustices of Ireland and since in England The Examination of Connor Lord Magwire Baron of Eniskillin taken before us Charles Lord Lambart and Sir Robert Meredith Knight Chancellâ—r of his Majesties Court of Exchequer the 26. day of March 1642. by Direction of the Right Honorable the Lords Iustices and Councell VVHo being Examined saith That about the time when Mr. Iohn Bellew came out of England with â—he Commission for the continuance of the present Parliament Koger Moore in the said Moores Chamber in the house of one Peter de Costres of this City acquainted him
offence at the opposition of the Scots against this Liturgie p. 165. Canterbury and Wentworth his sole advisers in the Scottish wars to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170 171 c. His antedated Warrant to Canterbury to warrant the Clergies benevolence against the Scots p. 174. His courteous entertainment of the Popes Nuncioes p. 141 210 Privie to the Popish Generall assembly in nature of a Parliament at London and to thâ—â— contributions against the Scots p. 189 c. His consent for Owen Oneale to raise a regiment of 3500. men to serve the Spaniard in Flanders that he might come over strong upon all occasions to his assistance p 219 220. His release of Priests Iesuites and stay of proceedings against Recusants p. 122 123 124 to 137. Acquainted in generall with the Irish Rebellion by a paper directed to him above a yeere before it brake out p. 231 238 239 240. His Pacification with favour to and entertainment of the Irish Rebels and sending for them into England and those sent against them to fight against the Parliament p 251. His encouragement to stick close to them if they stuck close to him and pretended Commission at least to authorize their conspiracie p 251. His Commission to the Earl of Worcester a Papist to be Lord Lievtenant of all South Wales p 225 226 His children by the Spanish Lady how to have been educated p. 21 22 24. St. Clara his Book printed here to reconcile us to Rome the Author approved defended against the Iesuites by Secretary Windebank as in the Kings name p. 143 145. The Commons petition against popish Priests and Recusants and the Spanish match with their Protestation in point of priviledge An. 1621. p. 10 to 14. Their Petition against Priests and Recusants An. 1625. p. 62 to 70. Their Remonstrance concerning Religion and the growth of Popery and Arminianisme both in England and Ireland with Bishop Lauds answer to it p. 90 to 95. Signiur George Conne the Popes second Nuncio when sent into England his deportment here and entertainment at Court p. 143 144 145 146 209 210 211. President of the Grand assembly of the Papists in London called by the Queene to contribute aide against the Scots p. 189. Lord Conwayes Letters to archbishop Laud concerning popular tumults the Earle of Holland fortifying New-castle the Scots and Martiall Law p. 183 184 185 186. Popish Corporals inserted into the Scottish Liturgie by Canterbury their manner of consecration p. 162. Lord Cottington Secretary to Prince Charles who accompanied him into Spain and was active in that ntch p. 31. The Earle of Bristols Letter to him p. 49. The Lords of the Councels Letters to him in the Scottish businesse p. 186 187. Contributions of the English Clergie and Civill Lawyers-against the Scots p. 174 to 183. D. Sir Kenelm Digby his entry into Religion in France p. 141. His intimacy with the Popes Nuncioes and archbishop Laud and activity to promote the popes designes p. 206 211. His Letter concerning the collection of monies by the papists against the Scots p. 189 190. His Letter to Mr. Walter Moâ—tague touching his Embassy from the Queen to the new elected Pope p. 253 254 Earle of Dorset how thought of at Rome An. 1635. p. 143. E. The Bailiffes of Edenburghs Letter to archbishop Laud in excuse of the tumult aboue the Service-Booke c. p. 166. F. Father Fitton agent for the secular priests at Rome presented to the King by the Earle of Arundell though a Priest p. 171. Mr. Mountagues adviser now at Paris p. 253. Th. Flemming the popish archbishop of Dublin publikely protested against in print for sundry grievances and appealed from to the Pope by the secular priests in Ireland p. 107 108 109. Mr. Fâ—sters discourse concerning a Reconciliation p 146. What he obtaind at Paris for the English fugitives p 138 253. Mr. Fortesâ—ues Letter from Rome to Secretary Windebank p. 200. G. George Gage King Iames his agent at Rome his Letter to King Iames from thence touching the Spanish Match and Letters from hence to him p 13 14 15 21 to 29. H. Sir William Hamilton our English Agent at Rome his arrivall entertainment and carriage there with his intimacy with Secretary Windebank and entertainment of his sonnes there p 143 144 146 211. Hoyle a Iesuites Letter concerning the Scottish troubles p 171. I. King Iames his instructions to the Lord Digby with all his articles Letters proceedings concerning the Spanish Match p. 1 to 69. His Letters to and articles sworn to the King of Spain in favour of papists and Discharges of papists and Recusants p 8 9 23 to 29. 44 to 48. His speech at Councell table in favour of papists p 30. Hâ—â— Letter to the Speaker of the Commons House and dislike of the Commons Petition against the encrease of popery and the Spanish Match and dissolving the Parliament thereupon p 9 to 14 He writ Letters to the pope and Cardinalls who had a good opinion of his favour towards them and Roman Catholikes p 24 26 30 31. How deluded by the Spaniard under pretext of the Spanish treaty p 10 to 21 27 28. His Protestation concerning the Articles sworn by him and his Councell in favour of papists p 47 48. His recalling the Prince from Spain and breaking of the treaty by advice of Parliament though very unwillingly p 49 to 63. How he would have over-reached his parliament by mis-reports of the Spanish treaty p 20. His Letter written with his own hand to Secretary Conwey concerning the Commons petition against the papists and warre with Spain p 62. Pope Clement the 8. writ to him p 208. His Letter to the Bishop of Wortâ—burg in favour of the popish Scottish Seminaries there p 194 195. A Iesuites Letters concerning the Parliament 1627. their project upon it and the Realme p 89 90. A Iesuites Oration to pervert the King whiles he was in Spain p. 35 36. A Colledge of Iesuites surprized in Clarkenwell yet some released by their Court friends p 88. A Colledge built by them in Queenes street and their activity in the Scotch warres 144 172 189 to 193. The hurt they have done to all Christian Realms and States many of which have banished them p. 202. to 208. Petitions against them in parliament yet favoured protected and released See Commons Petitions Papists and p 71 72 73 80 122 to 130. Iesuites Letters from hence to their Superiours and felâ—ow Iesuites concerning the Scottish affaires discovering their privity to the Archbishops secrets and Kings counsels p 170 171 172. Father Iohn Agent for the Benedictines at Rome a great Servant of Windebanks page 146. Father Ioseph his Letter of thanks to Secr. Windebank for his releasing of and favour to popish Priests p 123. Ireland the monstrous encrease of Popery Monasteries Iesuites popish Bishops Priests and Papists complained of in Parliament by the Commons yet denyed p 93 94 Manifested by a Proclamation of the privy Councell there p 100 101.
by Bishop Bedles letters the Commons petition and other Evidences p 101 to 214 Cherished in Ireland of purpose by the Lord Deputy Wentworth to ballance the Protestants and make them serve his turnes in Parliament p 113 117 118 238. Their tâ—mult in Dubliu p 119 Divisions between the secular Priests and regular in Ireland and their titular Archbishop of Dublin p 106 to 110. The Deputâ—es project to pack a Parliament in Ireland and conquer that Nation and Kingdome by it p 114 to 119. The Protestants grieved and oppressed by the Papists there p 110 to 113 The Protestation of the Archbishops and Bishops there against a Toleration of Popery p. 83. The rise and progresse of the late Irish Rebellion and the chiefe Actors in it p 218 to 252. Discovered in grosse to the King and Windebank above a yeare before it brake out p 219 220 c. All the Irish in forraigne parts privy to and active in it especially their Priests and Friers p. 220 to 252. All the Papists in England privy and assistant to it p. 226 251. The Pope Cardinall Barbarino and Irish at Rome privy to it and much rejoyced at it p 230. c. 247. to 253. The Spaniards French and other popish States acquainted with it and assistant to it p 220. to 253. Above one hundred fifty two thousand Protestants murthered and destroyed the foure first months by the Rebels p. 226 242 243. The Pops Indulgance granted to the Rebels for extirpating the Heriticks and exhorting them to persevere in and accomplish that worke p. 251. Mr Henry Iermyn his plot and â—light p 212 213. His Letter to Windebank into France and power with the Queene p. 131. 134. Iudge Iones a character of him p. 220. L. Archbishop Laud privy to the Kings and Dukes voyage into Spain and a furtherer of that Match p 34 Writ letters to the Duke of Buckingham into France and was privy to that macth p 73 74. A procurer and countâ—nancer of Dr Manwarings and Sybthorpes Sermons in justification of Lones and arbitrary taxes imposed by the Kings prerogative without a parliament and accused in parliament for licensing them p 86 90. Accused by the Commons as a Favourer of Arminians and persons popishly affected Iun. 11. 1628. p 92. His saucy and scandalous false answer to the Commons Remonstrance p 93 94 95. Bishop Bedles and Vshers letters to him concerning the power and encrease of papists in Ireland p. 101 to 113. The Lord Deputy Wentworth his desperate dispatch to him concerning parliaments in Ireland p. 114. to 118. Windebanke made Secretary of State by him p. 122 123. Presents his humble service to him out of France p. 127. What opinion they had of him at Rome and Venice p. 143. Twice proffered seriously a Cardinals Cap p. 140. He advanced Bishop Montague an Arminian and one who held correspondency with the popes Nuncio p. 146 147. His Innovations in England and power in Ireland p. 148. His whole proceedings letters directions alterations Contributions c. concerning the late Scottish Lyturgy and Warres against the Scots p. 148 to 189. He fradulently ex post facto procureth and forgeth divers Warrants from the King written wiâ—h his owne and his Secretary Dells â—and touching the Scottish Canons Lyturgy Contributions and intelligence with the Scottish Bishops p. 149. 152 156 174. His many popish alterations and insertions for the introducing of Altars Transubstantion the sacrifice of the Masse Prayer to Saints and other Popish rites writ with his own hand and taken out of the Roman Missall and Pontificall made in the New Scottish Liturgy worthy observation p. 156 to 164. An Enemy to the Sabbath p. â—58 The Kings chiefe Councellor in the Scottish Warres by the Iesuites owne letters and adviseth him to subdue them by an Irish Army p. 170. 171. his Listing Assessing and conventing men before the Councell Table to lend to the Scotish Warres his and the Clergies large contributions towards these Waâ— with his letters to further the sâ—me p. 174. to 189. The Lord Conwayes and other letters to him concerning the Scotts affaires and Wars p. 172. 173. 174. 183. to 189. His tyranny injustice in the high Commission and intimacy with Father Leander and other Popish Priests and Recusants p. 205. to 209. 198. The Irish Rebells reported their Confederates in England had taken the Tower of London and rescued film from the Parliament p 226. His pride in Scotland and here page 205. 206. 207. Earle of Leicesters favours to Windebanke in France p. 130. 133. Father Leander Generall of the English Benedictiones Archbishop Laâ—ds Chamberfellow in Oxford and very intimate with him here sent over to reconcilâ— us to Rome p. 145. 206. 207. persecuted by the Iesuites p. 144. Livet a Papist proceedings against him stayed by royall command p. 140. Ludovicus a sancta Maria his Theologicall conclusions printed at Rome p. 145. his Lecherous and lewde behaviour in England Ibid. Cardinall Ludovisio protector of the Irish Nation p. 109. M. Marshall Law the Lord Conwayes advice about it p. 185. 186. Master Moore a chiefe Actor in the Irish Rebellion p. 227. to 237. Henry Mac Carter his full examination touching the Irish Rebellion p. 202. 203. 204. Masse endeavoured to be introduced by Archbishop Land in the Scottish Liâ—urgy into which he inserts divert things out of the Masse Roman Missall p. 158. to 163. Mac-Mohon's examinations touching the Irish Rebellion p. 237. to 241. Maguires examinations Confession touching the Irish Rebellion p 226. to 240. Nich Le Maistre his testimony concerning the designe of the French match p. 69. Sir Toby Mathew a dangerous active Iesuite p. 210. 211 The Popes Bull to him commending his last Nuncio Rossetti to his charge as to his Angell Gardian p. 201. 211. Siâ— Henry Merry a Recusant his protection p. 139. Master Middletons Letters to Archbishop Laud from Venice p. 142. 143. Bishop Mountaguâ— advanced by Laud an Arminian his intimacy with the Popes Nuncio his letter to Windebanke for a Licence to his sonne to goe to Rome and his entertainment there p. 146. 147. Master Walter Mountague his first voyage to Rowe his extraordinary entertainment in his passage thither there this intimacy with the Pope and Cardinalls promised and expected a Cardinals Cap his dangerousnesse Sir Kelime Digbies late letter to him and the Queenes intention to make him a Cardinall at this present could he procure his liberty p. 140. 141. 143. 210. 211. 212. 253. 254. His Letters to the Papists concerning a contribution against the Scotts p. 190. 191. his intimacy with Windebanke p. 131. 132 133. 134. N Nuncioes sent from the Pope into England see Câ—n Pauâ—ani Rossetti The Apprentices and People take notice of them p. 895. to 199. 208. to 282. O. Oath of King Iames to the Spanish Articles and in favour of Papists p. 43. to 47. of K. Charles to like purpose and not to endeavour to convert the Queen or withdraw her from or