the supreme greatnes of the actions of your Royall valour , which haue drawne vnto them the spirits of all good Christians , yeeld no small contentment vnto our Paternall care , together with the glory of your armies , & the hope of your triumphs : for when we consider , with much griefe , the impietie of the heretickes , hiding themselues in certaine places without all doubt or feare , and in other places , vsurping the body of a cruel gouernment , we are now moued to giue thanks vnto the God of armies , who in so fit a time for warre , inciteth your Maiestie to enter into armes for the defence of the Catholicke religion . O most notable apprentisage of a royall Iustice , & worthy of a most Christian king , for is it not admirable , that in that age where in others are wont to passe their time in pleasure and delights , moued therunto by delicatenes , faintnes of heart , you imploy the same , not onely generously but also happily . To appease differences , to march forward in arms & to besiege the hereticks holds and strong places , & that not without the counsell of God , in whose kingdome kings liue : what ? is it credible that in the beginning of your yong yeeres , you should be endowed with so hautie a heart as to vndertake so great & difficult a matter , & that the dangers & difficulties that haue bin the cause to daunt other mens hearts , should moue & incite you to so great a courage ? Inioy ( deare sonne ) that renown which your famous name hath obtayned , and follow that God which fighteth with you , to the end , that as at this present euery man esteemeth you to be the thunder bolt of warre , and the buckler of peace , you may be held and esteemed by all men , in time to come , the prayse of Israel , and the glory of all the world . From the most high top of our Apostolical dignity , wherunto the hand of God hath brought vs , ( although vnworthy of so great a charge ) with our whole spirit and affection we assist your armes , and by our frequent and dayly prayers prepare diuine remedies for you . And although wee doubt not but that you wil stil with constancy persist there in euen vnto the end , being incited therunto by vs , and as by your vertue you haue vndertaken the same , we hope you will not take it in euill part to bee more and more encouraged therein by good exhortation , that it may apparantly bee seene that wee haue a great care of you and of the aduancement of the true religion , and that wee will giue place to your glory , you are hitherto much bound vnto God , for his great liberalties , and as we hope and wish both together ; you shal be much more bound vnto him for the same in time to come , and it is to be beleeued that your spirit so highly eleuated and endowed with celestiall Doctrine , and not with the precepts of humane wisedome , as you haue alwayes well vnderstood , that the foundations of kingdomes are grounded and set vpon the truth of one Orthodoxall faith , and that as long as God is not the keeper and preseruer of townes , neuer any principalitie can assuredly subsist . Iudg with how much fidelitie they will defend your royall throane that haue cast the Saints out of their temple . , and that haue attempted the meanes to extirpe them out of the number of the blessed , yea and out of Paradise , who with an impious temerete condemne the institutions of our ancestors , the customes of kings , the decrees of Popes , and the ceremonies of the Church : these are the troubles of our ancient common wealth , and the reproches of France , that God , Emperor of kings hath reserued you to extinguish them in your yong yeares . Know that all Europe that hangeth in suspence of the euent of your warre , hope shortly vnder your conduction to set vp their sails vpon the Ocean , to the end that that place which serues for the Seat & defence of rebellious heretiks , may serue for a marke vnto the posteritie of your great victories . We are certainely perswaded , that neither feare , nor inconstancy can nor wil diuert you from your enterprise : neuertheles , alwayes remember , that the Saints whose honour men defend , ayde and assist that Prince , that vndertaketh the protection of religion , and with him fight as companions in the warre : you shall not , without doubt fayle of God to be fauourable vnto you in the waters , where at other times , hee made the land firme as it had bin drie ground , and where the waters diuided on both sides serued as a wall giuing passage vnto his army : From whence wee may assuredly hope , that after you shall haue established an assured peace in your Realme , and ouercome and vanquished the impietie that raighneth therein , you may one day by your great victories , ioyne the East and the West together , imitating the glory of your ancestors , that yeelded as great honour vnto the Popes exhortations as vnto the commandements of God . Holy S. Louis inuiteth you thereunto , whose name , as well as his actions , you beare & imitate . The principall of your race inuite you thereunto , who in defending the Apostolical authority , and enlarging religion , laid the good and assured foundations of your royal house , follow ( most deare sonne ) the emament of the whole world , the commandements of the father , conuert your choller and indignation towards those people that haue not knowne God , to the end that in heauen you may obtaine the treasures of the diuine mercy , whereunto , by our Apostolicall authority , with extraordinary affection we giue our blessing .