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A04532	Certaine orations and answeres made by Iohn Casimire Countie Palatine of Rhyne ... vnto the French king & his embassadours in defence of ye maintenance of his peace, and Christian religion. Translated out of French. 1579.	Casimir, Johann, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, 1543-1592.	1579 (1579)	STC 14655; ESTC S100355	14,180	48

hinderaunce of the exercise of the same hath engendred the mischéefs and calamities which now he beholdeth through all his Realme Fourthly that his Maiestie not béeing able to confirme the laste peace without his Edict of Pacification and not béeing able to kéepe that without maintaining the same and putting it in execution hée may plainly sée that the maintenance of his Edict is the only fundation and meanes of peace yea it is the very peace it self Fiftly like as the vpholding therof is a meane of peace and auoiding warres so is it the only way wherby his maiestie may recouer the obedience of his subiects for it is a thing most certain the a King becoming Captain of any faction among his subiects can neuer be wel obeyed for it is requisite that hée should shew him self a common Father to all his Subiects in endeuoring to reconsile them one to an other Also sixtly to deale and sweare against the vpholdīg therof is the only meane to brīg his maiesties subiects in greater mistrust then before and so to areare more cruel warre then before time Seuenthly to alleadge the soueraigne autoritie of a King for the dooing or swering to such matters to bring his maiestie vnto a perpetuall rebuke among all the world wherby he shall be accoūted a Prince void of all faith lawe honor and vertue For his maiestie may call to minde how often he hath bothe by woord and writing professed himself to be a true Prince such a one as wil promise nothing but what he entende●h to performe yea and mindeth rather to promise nothing so that no man of honour can otherwise conclude but that either he ought not to haue made the contents of the edict or else he ought to obserue it as his maiestie in his owne person hath vsed to say For the eighth especially the Lord Duke assureth him self that his maiesty may wel perceiue that with any man who would obserue the coutēts of their othe or folow the counsail of these pretended states which is no other then the othe it selfe notwithstanding it had neuer béene sworne it would be vnpossible to haue any trafique because that neither worde promise othe obligation seale or other thing whatsoeuer ordinary and lawfull for the assurance of faith among men especially betwéen the Prince and his subiects considering the imbecilitie of the said subiects would be of any more force but contrariwise should serue only for nets and snares wherwith to entrap eche other Ninthly his Maiestie ought to consider that neighbours and straungers cannot assure them selues of that Prince whose subiects cannot trust him as they of the Religion who haue ouermuch béene perswaded For to showe that they began not we néede no other argument then the proposition of the said Lord of Villequier namely that the King is not minded to obserue the principall point of his Edict As touching the example of the Quéene of England it is sufficiently knowen that that Ladyes hart is such as if shée had among her subiects found such numbers of Princes Lordes gentlemen and others of the Romaine Religion within her dominions who should as his Maiesties subiects haue doon so oftē haue requested her rather than to haue incurred such spoyles and once onely falsifyed her faith and promise her maiestie would haue permitted them the exercise of their Roomish Religion Tenthly that his maiestie should beare at the least asmuch affection vnto his owne Subiects as he hath shewed vnto the estates of the lowe Countryes in reioysing with them for the determination that they haue taken for the recouery of their libertie hauing also béene a mediatour to the saide Estates for the restoring againe of the Countie of Egmonde into his estates and honours wherin he hath the more to consider of the pollicie of the Spaniarde who séeketh nothīg but to continue warres in Fraunce to the end thereby to turne away the tempest from his owne Countryes after his good and vsuall maner Finally whereas his Maiestie alleageth that willingly hée would leaue his Subiects the libertie of their consciences that were much more to be mistrusted because it is moste vndoubted that hée who can liue without exercise of his Religion is vtterly deuoyd of all conscience so that it is as much as if his maiestie should say I will graunt my subiects their liues but in the meane time he should take frō them their foode wherein the Papists doo showe a sufficient argument that they cannot liue without Masse so that the said Lord Duke cannot giue his Maiestie any better counsaile except that if hée minde to remaine a King and to show him self such a Prince that a man may deale and trafique and trust to his maiestie that thē he maintaine his Edict and obserue his faith in procuring the abuses of these pretended Estates wherof his maiestie speaketh to be refourmed by such meanes as shall be thought reasonable for the said assembly cannot be taken for true frée and lawfull Estates but rather for traytors to his maiestie his crowne neither are they the persons promised by the Edict for they should be kept for the maintenaunce and confirmation of the peace but not for the subuerting thereof to which end they haue moste vilanously béene subbourned as many times his Lordship hath aduertised his maiestie The rehearsall of all which things the said Lord Duke could very well forbeare were he not constrayned as well by the plainesse of his conscience and honour which is engaged in the subscription of the peace as also by reason of the singular affection which he beareth to the commoditie aduauncement and seruice of his maiestie in which minde he will continue all his life time hauing nothing in more recōmendatition then to bring to the crown of Fraunce and the tranquilitie of his maiesties subiects what so euer meanes or counsaile God shall euer giue him without sparing ought which the said Lord Duke moste humbly desireth his maiestie to beléeue and for such a one to account him placing him in the number of his moste faithfull and affectionate fréends and seruants This is all which the said Lord Duke can imparte to his maiestie in ought that appertaineth to his person But as concerning his armie that was in Fraunce the said Lord Duke his Colonels Reystremaisters and Captains hauing héeretofore thought it straunge that his maiestie kept not with them the promises which he had bothe made and so often reitreated vnto them as well at Francfort as at Strasbrough touching their payment and hostages doe now thincke it muche more straunge and a matter almoste impudent that such a Lord as the Lord of Villequier comming into these partes as Embassador for his maiestie hath not onely not brought any assuraunce of the same but also not so much as is spoken thereof sauīg by the way yea and which is more that the effect of his message is vtterly repugnaunt vnto the Obligations and promises of his maiestie Therfore the said Lord Duke not

Certaine Orations and Answeres made by Iohn Casimire Countie Palatine of Rhyne Duke of Bauier c. and his Embassadours vnto the French King his Embassadours in defence of the maintenance of his Peace and christian Religion ‡ ¶ Translated out of French. 1579. ❀ Imprinted at London 1579. ❀ The Charge of the Lord of Villiquier as he deliuered the same in vvrighting vnto my Lord the Duke Cassimir MY Lord as touching the request which it pleased your highnes this mornīg to make vnto me namely that I should in writing deliuer vnto you the charge which I haue receiued of my Maister the moste Christian King I am not minded to deny you 〈◊〉 for that by woord of mouth I haue not opened to you any other then the trueth which his Maiestie willeth and is minded to let you knowe His Maiestie therfore béeing sory to heare of the deceasse of my Lord the Countie Palatine your Father dooth neuerthelesse much reioyce and prayse God for that so wise a Prince as my Lord at this present Elector hath succeded him in the said Electorall Dignitie for the visitation of whome his Maiestie hath now sent mée commaunding mée by the way to sée your Highnesse to the end to assure the same that hée desireth nothing more then to looue you as in effect he hath alredy euen to this time giuen you to vnderstand Also the more to confirme the goodwill which he beareth you hée thought good by mée to giue you to vnderstād of his newes togither with the estate of his affaires which are as followeth His Maiestie hauing summoned the generall Estates of his Realme vnto his Towne of Bloys after many and large conferences among them holden within these thrée Months they haue with one generall assent in ful assembly whethery self was present requested his Maiestie no longer to permit within his Dominions any other then the exercise of the Catholick Apostolick and Romain Religion whervnto at my departure his Maiestie was determined to condiscend First therby to discharge the duty of his consciēce which mooueth him after the example of other Kings his Predecessors so to doo whotherby haue peaceably enioyed their estates Next by reason that hetherto hée hath perceiued that the diuersitie of Religions haue with them brought into all partes of his Kingdoome where they haue béen cstablished new occasions of discention among his Subiects yea euen amōg the quietest of them and haue béen the only meanes to maintain them in deuisions and perticuler hatred moreouer that it is to manifest that they haue not so much requested the exercise of their said pretended reformed Religiō for any satisfiing or contenting of their consciences as for the maintenaunce of factions practices and drifts ordinarily deuised against the autotie of his said Maiestie to whome by all meanes they endeuour to make them selues in power equall by dayly more and more fortifying them selues therby vpon euery occasion and oportunitie to disobey him and so to shake of the Yoke of obedience wher vnto naturally they are bound as the effects in each respect dooth make sufficiēt proofe notwithstandīg in woords they would showe them selues deuoid of all such matter As euen of late theire new supplying of la Charitie with fresh men of warre contrary to the agréement made to the end wholy to apropriate the same to thē selues doth manifestly declare as also their seazing vppon sundry towns and Castels in the Countries of Poictou Xantoigne Guyen Daulphine and Lan guedoc togither with diuers murders cruelties practised against the Catholicks doo showe the same Againe his Maiestie on the other side settīg before his eyes one thing woorthy consideration which is that hauing since the graunt of the last Edict taken all order possible to cause the tolleration of the exercise of the said pretendid reformed Religion in sūdry towns and places within his Dominios he hath not béen able to bring the same to passe by reasō of the oppositions of the Catholicks who could not supporte the folly wherw t they haue endeuoured to procéed And indéed perceiuing by all their déeds and demenures that they sought to encrease and multiply them selues to the ruin and ouerthrowe of them and their Catholicke Religion they haue among them selues made Fraternities Assotiations and leagues one with an other for the conseruation bothe of them selues their said Catholick Religiō also the therby they may the better prouide for their owne affaires Also where as it plesed you my Lord this morning to aleadge vnto me that in asmuch as the exercise of the afore said Religion was not fréely permitted in Fraunce it was an vtter breaking preuentīg of the Edict of pacification whervnto his Maiestie hath so solēnly sworne I doo aunswere that contrarywise for the satisfiing to one of the Articles therof this assembly of Estates was summoned to the end that after the hearing of the complaints and greeuances of his Subiects they might be prouided for as should séem requisit whervnto he could not better satisfie then in vsing this determination which is correspondent vnto the vniuersall request of the Deputies of the thrée orders of this Realme namely the Church the Nobilitie the third Estate agréeing also with the iudgement of his owne Consience against the which he should think him self dooing otherwise to erre Wherfore to conclude this is it which he thīketh may best serue and profit the generall common welth of his Realme and of all his Subiects Thus subscribed Villiquier ❀ The Answere of my said Lord the Duke vnto the afore said Chardge THe Lord Duke Ihon Cassimire hauing heard of the Lord of Villiquier what so euer hee had to say to him in the behalfe of the King his Maister did request his Maiestie to take in good parte this answere from poinct to poinct and the same to receiue with as good a will as the said Lord Duke is affectionate to the aduancement cōmoditie and seruice of his Maiestie and the Crown of Fraunce First the said Lord the Duke most humbly thāketh his maiestie for the gréef which he séemeth to perticipate in for the death of his late Lord and Father assuring his Maiestie that he hath great cause so to doo in respect of the zeale care and singuler afection whiche he alwayes hare euen to the last gaspe of his life vnto the aduancement and preseruation of his Maiesties person togither with the comoditie and quietnesse of the whole Realme of Fraunce The said Lord Duke hopeth also that his Maiestie shall finde that my Lord the Elector his brother hath succéeded not only in the Electorall Dignitie but also in like goodwil and affection wherin hée the said Lord Duke dooth also assure his Maiestie that for his parte he wil follow the steps of his late Lord and Father so néere as possible he may and will alwaise by Gods help professe the same not only to his Country but also to his Maiestie with as good a wil as euer hée did Wherfore