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A10724	The true report of a late practise enterprised by a papist with a yong maiden in Wales, accompted emongst our Catholiques in those partes for a greater prophetise, then euer was the holie maide of Kent, till now on Sundaie beyng the iiii. of Marche this present yere 1582. in the Cathedrall Churche at Chester, before the whole assemblie then at a sermon she confessed how she had been seduced by a ronegate priest, and how by his instructions she had feined to see certaine visions, whiche like wise followe in due forme. The pervsyng whereof, the reformed Protestaunte shall finde cause worhtie to laugh at: the wilfull papist matter is to bee ashamed at: and all sortes of people good example to be warned at: truly set doune without any maner of parciallitie, by Barnabe Riche gentleman. Pervsed and allowed accordyng to the order appointed.	Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.	1582 (1582)	STC 21004; ESTC S105153	23,787	40

some apparaunce had been made of these surmised Reuelations should wee therevppon straight waies establishe a Religion without any further examination how thei might stande with the will of God Our learned Fathers lead by the spirite of Wisedome when thei heard of suche Visions or Reuelations thei brought them straight to the touchestone comparyng them to the holie Scriptures if thei founde them suche as tended to the glorie of God thei admitted them for good if otherwise misleadyng to ignoraunce and errour thei condemned them as illusions sent by the Deuill But is there any thyng more repugnaunte to Christian beleef then that God is not sufficient to forgiue vs our sinnes but wee muste haue a quittaunce sealed from our Ladie and she that was wont to bee called our Ladie of Pitie is now become a gentilwoman of too muche crueltie But our aucthour verie wisely excusyng the matter thinkes there was some sinne that was committed against her self and though that bothe her soonne Christ and she had forgiuen all the reste yet she might not forgiue that And beleeue me this maie well bee true for the Pope hymself is of the same condition for he hath Pardons for hym that will kill his father for hym that should commit incestious fornication with his mother for hym that should bee a rebell to his Prince a traitour to his Countrey to be short Treason Murther Robberie Adultrie Bauderie Buggerie and what not but our holie Father will forgiue you so you doe not touche hymself nor none of his broode but the leaste offence that maie bee committed against any of these though God and our Ladie bothe would forgiue ye yet I can tell you the Pope will neuer doe it But what a pretie wipe hath our aucthour giuen here to our holie fathers Bulles who y e Deuill will make any accoumpte of them now hereafter this for the Pope though he bee Christes Vicar yet he is none of our Ladies and though he maie dispence with matters in controuersie betweene vs and God yet he hath nothyng adoe betweene vs and our Ladie vnlesse it bee by the waie of intreatie and our Ladie I perceiue when she is angred hath a womans stomacke she will not easily bee pacified and then there is no shift but you must to Purgatorie for Christes forgiuesse will doe you no good and the Pope can pardō no more then Christ is able to forgiue And therefore I perceiue the Prouerbe to bee true the house is too vnquiet where the good wife weares the breeches and yet you see it is so in heauen When Marie Magdalen went to the Sepulchre with teares to seeke Christe to whom although he firste shewed hym self yet she might not so muche as once to touche hym yet our yonge Prophetesse who as our aucthour affirmeth was ignoraunt an heretique one that was seuered from the Popes Churche and therefore by their owne Canons and Generall Counsailes condemned not worthie to touche any of their holie reliques and yet she might bee suffered to imbrace Christe in her armes The matter that our Author by these Visions would fainest induce you vnto consisteth especially in these three pointes First he would bryng you in good likyng of their blessed Masse Seconde he would make you afearde of their dreadfull Purgatorie And lastly it greeues hym to the harte that any bodie should goe to Churche to heare the worde of God for if thei could once barre vs from readyng the Scriptures all the paine were past all the rest would be easily brought to a good passe Now first for the Sacrifice of the Masse who doubteth vnlesse directly blinded but thei must resolutely conclude that our forefathers Adam Lot Noe Abraham Isaac Iacob with the rest are stopped from the fruition of Heauen in that thei could not be partakers of the Reall reception of the Sacrament vnlesse it were through faith in beleuyng and spirituall feedyng by the whiche we are likewise made partakers all of one bodie and all through one faith For Purgatorie if it growe by the multiplication of our sinnes either in excesse or defecte what shall wee imagine of the Theefe on the Crosse who by Christes owne wordes was assured this To day shalt thou be with me in Paradice He neuer spoke word of Purgatorie Or what of Mary Magdalene whose synnes were freely forgiuen her by Christe without goyng to Purgatorie And what of the poore Publicane that acknowledged hym self a miserable sinner and yet was iustified by Christe Or who now hence forwarde will giue any credite to Sainct Paule who writyng to the Hebrewes 9. saieth There is no remission of synnes without bloud When our Catholikes makyng hym a manifest lyer hath founde a waie to salue all sores through the fire of Purgatorie But be that would bee better confirmed in this poinct let hym reade Ihon Frith against the Bishoppe of Rochester sir Thomas Moore and Ihon Rastell where thei shall finde this phantasticall Purgatorie so vndermined that no Papist but might be ashamed once to make mention of it Now lastly as before I haue saied the Pope is very vnwillyng that the Scripture should bee in a knowne language amongst vs but in the steede of them he hath bequeathed vs Legenda Aurea the life of Christ written by a fift Euaungelist named Bonauentura We haue likewise their Festiuall with suche other stuffe These we maie reade in English you maie easily gesse why but the Scriptures we must not heare but in Latin because thei saie it is daungerous that we should reade the Scripture in a knowne language so that the right construction of this sentence Beati qui audiunt verbum dei costodiunt ipsam after the interpretation of our holie Father maie thus be vnderstoode Blessed are thei whiche heare the worde of God and knowes not what it meaneth These matters haue been by many men so Clarckly discoursed and of so long a tyme so learnedly confuted and therefore by me lightly ouerpassed I dooe but onely ayme at the intent and wishe the wisest to laugh at the errour Thus gentle Readers you see the course of these vnnaturall Antichristians who when thei finde no one waie to maintaine their vngodly opinions seeke by sequester dealinges to oppresse the truthe But dissimulation is espied by his contrary and truthe speaketh in no corners Religiō that is in it self perfect requireth no fabulous miracles to confirme it but where vanitie is workemistris then all thynges are confirmed with shadowes Truely it seemeth straunge vnto me that either blinded errour should seduce vs so sarre or suppositions of good meaning blind vs so greatly where the good work is so freuilous Let not the God of this world so muche bleare your eyes be not led awaie with euery blast of reporte Symon Magus though he be his craftes maister he is yet found out by a professed Apostle and the vngracious practises and Ceremonious intentes of our foolishe Masmongers are proued friuelous beyng looked into by the true Religion O call

your selues home and remember from whence you are fallen be not seduced by false Gods to forsake the true Lambe that sacrificed for you God is truthe and he that worshippeth hym must worshippe hym in spirite and truthe Let not phantasies misgouerne you let not your hartes be hardned against holsome admonitions Arme your selues with the readyng of the worde of God so then charme the Charmer neuer so wisely he shall not yet be able is compasse you Peruse the olde Fathers examine the holie Scriptures conferre indifferently bothe literall and substanciall interpretations and you shall finde that Antichrist the Pope doth but dissemble with you and that all his allegations are but falsifications The poore Publicant shall be iustified and the proud Pharisie shall be condemned Not he that crieth Lorde Lord but he that doeth the will of the Father Muche babblyng makes not Religion nor burning Tapers zelous Orisons But that Lorde that knoweth the harte and raines reueileth his wisedome to Infantes and confoundeth the wisest in their owne ouerwenynges The practises that of late daies haue beene brought into this Realme might confirme our Papistes neither to bee zelous nor honest Did not Campion sell Pardons to imploye his money against her Maiestie did not thei of that confederacie sell the death of her highnesse with the cheefest Pillers of the state But the Lorde preserued Elizabeth to the comforte of all true Englishe myndes and iniquitie is falne into the pitfall that he hath prepared for other And here I must somethyng expostulate with some our hollowe harted subiectes how thei can without blushyng pronounce that thei loue her Maiestie when thei daiely entertaine those Iesuites whiche seeke her destruction How maie wee accoumpt them subiectes when thei reiecte lawes or men of religious conscience when in their demeanours thei are so traiterous My freendes turne awaie your face from leasinges desire the Lorde to deliuer you from liyng lippes and a deceiptfull tongue and he will make you spectacles of his mercie Let not forlorne hope misleade you or fained miracles withdraw you nor olde wiues prophesies so misgouerne you but with all submissiō acknowledge gracious Elizabeth your soueraigne Queene who as you are malefactors can and wil punishe you so in your humble and hartie submission no doubt she will receiue you to mercie The Lorde increase her Maiesties raigne preserue her Counsaile continue Religion in the zelous subiectes and graunt amendement to the abstinat Papistes Amen FINIS An honourable thyng no doubt to publishe lyes What a multitude of Fathers he hath brought her for his incouragement he hath named S Augustin who blamed a Gentlewoman we can not tell wherfore His Honour you must vnderstande the Masse his enemies bee the Protestātes y e poore afflicted flock are the Papistes * Nor yet say truthe Her frendes that wer furtherers of so notorious a lye whose zeale towardes Poperie is suche that thei care not what thei do to maintaine their follie He feares aforehande y t you will smel out a lye therfore you must nedes beleue y t all is true otherwise a lye is not worthe the tellyng * Somthyng in knauerie instructed by obstinate Papistes A matter to be wondered at to se a woman weepe A badde forgiuenesse if you marke the sequell Peruse this circumstance well and thā tell me if a wise manne would beleue that any dūce hedded Asse would so far ouershoote hymself to perswade so mea●e a vanitie for an vndoubted vertue Here you maie se what a cruell hatted gentlewoman our Ladie is This doctrine is farre fette I can tel you O wisely considered A greate grace of God that it did not sette the house on fire * Or wisemā able to beleue This fire is more hot then the scorching flames of Loue. Aqua vitae a precious ointment against the fire of Purgatorie He that will not credite this tale it were pittie but he should want a merie tale It should be some Purseuaunte from the Pope by his ●ied cote She knewe them at the first sight The discription of Purgatorie 1 That is whē y e Pope is charitably disposed and giues a free pardon with out money 2 Here you may earne to make Purgatorie 3 There is none vnlesse he bee some arrant heretique that will euer doubt of this And I for my parte beleue it as verely as I thinke him to bee honest that pende it doune If you mark this sequell well you shal easly perceiue our aucthors whole drifte who yet hetherto though he hath plaid the foole and set doune matter fitte for Children to spout withal yet now if his witte would serue hym he would faine play y e knaue but that God knoweth his conceipt is so grosse that euery foole maie finde it 1 You knowe thei must nedes haue cādell light at that tyme of yere for by 7. a clocke it is darke in Februarie * Is not here good rule thinke you y t beyng so few womē in heauen as thei saie there is and yet three of the chefest of thē should bee out of their lodginges at that time of night Priestes bee no sinfull menne 1 This could not bee true for bothe Christe and Sainct Ihon Baptist stode by and thei were bothe Priestes or els the Pope would neuer haue suffered them to haue saied Masse now Christe was the first that euersaid Masse on Maundie Thursdaie when he said hoc est corpus meum Sainct Ihō Baptist song masse as you shal perceiue by y e whiche followeth presently 2 This same Protestants Religiō hath so displaced our holy Father that the deuil himself will neuer be able to salue y e sore again You maie perceiue by this that there was good cōpany This is like to bee true you might perceiue that one of them had a crucifixe so ready * If the Vision contain as good matter as this that is past tis worthie the hearyng This honest companie he might haue saied For feare it should haue been forgotten and what pitie had that been The old mā went out of the olde Hall into the newe Parlour * Here you maie see the wisedome of God to send an old man of his arrāde for had it bin a yong man it had been somwhat suspicious but thei had good store of candell light y t was the best It should seeme he had come lately from the Barbers 1 It should seme his roabes were of Purple in Gr●●ne for y t is a verie cleare colour able to dasell our eyes That was Christes graundmother Belike twas Aqua vitae for some of her frendes that were in Purgatorie Clapt handes and so twas a bargaine Ye maie perceiue y e wēche though she was yong yet she had wit to make her bargaine It should seme he was some of our Ladies chaplines that she vndertoke so much for his honestie That was fort●are of Buibeggers Saict Ihon Baptist a Massyng Prieste Pershe knew it was latine In came the Serten and putte out the cādelles and so the Cocke crewe and it was daie You maie perceiue that the Chalice was but siluer though the Crucifixe were gold That was when he said Dominus vobiscum * This can not lye when all is sette doune so per●●●●e * Some gentilman that had greate experience in the vertue of a Crosse * Yea and more then euer was heard of before to bee true and yet this is no lye for see here witnesses inough to cōfirme a greater lye then this