A
Declaration
and
Protestation
,
published
by
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
the
L.
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
L.
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
concerning
the
peace
concluded
with
the
house
of
Lorrayn
,
the
Captaines
and
chiefe
aucthors
of
the
league
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
.
Also
two
Letters
written
by
the
sayd
King
of
Nauarre
.
The
one
to
the
Parliament
,
the
other
to
the
Maisters
of
Sorbonne
.
More
an
Epistle
written
by
Philipp
de
Morney
to
the
French
King
:
Hereunto
,
for
the
playner
declaration
of
the
innocencie
of
the
sayd
Princes
,
are
inserted
the
Articles
agreed
vpon
betweene
the
King
and
the
Lordes
of
Guyze
.
All
faithfully
translated
out
of
French
,
Imprinted
at
London
for
Edward
Aggas
.
The
Declaration
and
Protestation
.
IT
is
not
vnknowne
to
all
men
,
and
they
may
soone
call
to
minde
in
what
estate
the
affaires
of
this
Realme
stoode
,
and
of
what
minde
the
King
was
,
when
the
house
of
Lorrayn
vnder
the
title
of
a
Holy
league
began
to
raise
Wars
against
his
Maiestie
&
to
trouble
the
quiet
estate
of
this
Realme
.
For
through
Gods
grace
Peace
began
to
take
roote
in
the
depth
of
mens
hearts
,
and
thence
to
expell
all
hartburning
and
mistrust
:
Iustice
vnder
the
wings
thereof
gathered
strength
by
the
exerci●e
of
lawes
:
Religion
on
both
parts
crept
into
credite
in
mens
consciences
,
whence
the
licencious
libertie
of
warres
had
almost
expelled
it
:
Nobilitie
grewe
into
familiaritie
&
gaue
ouer
partialities
and
factions
:
The
Commons
after
so
many
mischiefes
and
calamities
,
began
to
enioye
the
fruites
of
their
labours
,
and
through
such
good
order
as
the
King
had
taken
,
were
in
possibilitie
speedely
to
bee
freed
from
the
pillage
and
insolencie
of
the
Souldier
.
To
be
brief
,
the
miseries
and
calamities
incident
to
warres
grewe
into
obliuion
,
and
were
almost
buried
vnder
the
commodities
of
peace
,
which
was
mightily
prosecuted
and
daylie
cherished
through
the
Kings
wisedome
,
to
whom
nothing
was
in
such
recommendation
as
the
continuaunce
and
establishing
of
the
same
.
For
if
on
either
side
there
remained
any
scarre
of
the
auncient
miseries
,
which
the
peace
(
that
yet
had
not
beene
of
so
long
continuaunce
or
force
as
the
warre
)
could
not
cleerely
deface
,
the
King
,
who
had
both
noted
the
mischiefe
and
founde
out
the
remedie
,
through
that
dayly
care
that
he
tooke
for
the
affayres
of
his
Realme
,
was
surely
entred
such
a
path
as
would
not
onely
haue
ended
the
calamities
of
this
Realme
,
but
also
in
short
tyme
haue
restored
her
to
her
auncient
dignitie
,
prosperitie
,
and
brightnesse
.
But
this
necessarie
path
that
should
haue
led
al
things
to
wealth
,
quiet
,
and
ease
,
is
now
broken
vp
and
disturbed
by
the
house
of
Lorrayn
,
who
are
vtterly
vnpatient
and
not
able
to
abide
the
tranquilitie
and
peace
of
this
Realme
,
as
finding
the
same
repugnant
to
their
purposes
,
which
they
knowe
them selues
vtterly
vnable
to
compasse
by
the
prosperitie
,
but
rather
through
the
confusion
,
ruine
and
subertion
of
this
estate
.
It
is
needlesse
here
to
rehearse
such
their
purposes
as
by
the
effects
are
sufficiently
discouered
:
For
it
may
be
euidently
knowen
to
all
men
what
the
pretences
and
practises
of
those
of
that
house
haue
bene
as
also
what
meanes
they
haue
from
time
to
time
vsed
,
especially
since
the
raigne
of
Francis
the
second
,
for
the
contriuing
of
their
deuises
:
which
,
to
be
brief
,
do
tend
to
the
extinguishing
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
,
and
intruding
of
them selues
into
the
place
thereof
.
And
for
the
easier
atteyning
to
such
their
drifts
and
enterprises
,
how
they
haue
sought
to
set
deuision
in
the
Realm
,
to
nourish
troubles
,
to
weaken
the
power
of
the
Nobilitie
by
the
losse
and
shedding
of
their
bloud
,
to
abase
vnder
sundry
pretences
the
credite
&
auctoritie
of
the
Princes
.
In
the
meane
time
themselues
to
take
weapon
in
hand
,
to
gayne
partakers
,
to
ouerthrowe
all
that
stand
in
their
way
,
and
finally
so
farre
as
in
them
lieth
,
to
encroch
the
strength
and
power
of
this
Realm
into
their
own
hands
.
This
course
haue
they
euer
since
the
raigne
of
Frances
the
second
taken
,
still
gathering
ground
by
little
and
litle
and
employing
euery
occasion
.
They
layd
to
the
Princes
of
the
bloud
that
they
had
practized
against
the
person
of
the
young
Prince
,
and
vnder
pretence
thereof
procured
the
apprehending
and
detaining
of
the
chiefe
Princes
of
the
bloud
,
sequestring
the
rest
from
about
his
Maiestie
,
&
bringing
into
mislike
the
most
auncient
and
faithfull
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
yea
euen
then
,
had
not
God
preuented
them
,
they
had
set
foote
vpon
the
very
throte
of
this
estate
.
This
being
most
manifest
,
can
not
be
attributed
other
then
to
their
ambicious
practizes
:
For
at
that
time
no
Prince
in
Fraunce
openly
did
professe
any
other
then
the
Catholicke
Romish
Religion
,
neither
was
there
any
such
question
of
controuersie
in
Religion
,
which
as
yet
was
not
much
spoken
of
in
this
Realme
▪
No
,
the
quarrell
which
the
house
of
Lorrayne
then
had
and
yet
hath
against
the
house
of
Fraunce
,
tended
vnder
shadow
of
the
King
to
raigne
,
vntill
fitter
oportunitie
,
the
whiles
,
vnder
his
auctoritie
and
by
his
power
to
rid
their
hands
of
the
chiefe
Princes
of
the
bloud
,
who
were
any
stumbling
blockes
in
their
way
,
and
of
the
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
as
those
that
could
not
brooke
their
vsurped
auctoritie
.
Vpon
these
and
such
like
beginnings
we
are
to
iudge
of
their
actions
ensuing
:
according
to
these
originalles
must
we
consider
of
the
effectes
,
that
since
they
haue
endeuoured
to
disguize
to
the
ende
diuersly
to
procure
them
fauour
,
as
soone
after
they
did
,
&
stil
they
endeuour
to
do
:
but
the
nature
of
water
is
neuer
better
knowne
then
at
the
Spring
while
it
is
yet
pure
and
vnmingled
,
as
likewise
all
humaine
actions
are
naturally
discerned
at
their
first
beginnings
,
before
the
inconueniences
that
wee
finde
haue
gathered
any
sleights
,
and
learned
to
vse
any
cloked
dissimulation
.
This
also
was
the
reason
that
moued
them
,
immediatly
vpon
the
decease
of
King
Francis
,
vnder
whose
name
they
ruled
,
because
he
had
married
the
Scottish
Queene
their
niece
,
finding
themselues
thereby
excluded
from
all
meanes
of
gouernement
,
to
alter
their
former
pretence
:
For
when
they
perceyued
that
the
generall
estates
lawfully
summoned
and
assembled
did
call
them
to
accoumpt
for
their
administrations
and
dealings
,
they
began
to
cloke
their
ambition
with
the
vayle
of
earnest
zeale
to
the
Catholick
Romish
religion
.
They
,
who
but
fower
daies
before
had
put
the
Germain
Princes
in
such
hope
of
ioyning
with
them
in
the
confession
of
Ausbourg
,
beginning
with
the
murder
of
many
persons
of
all
sortes
,
ages
and
kinds
at
Vassy
,
did
violate
the
lawes
and
infringe
the
peace
and
publicke
tranquilitie
of
the
Realme
,
for
the
continuaunce
whereof
,
the
said
general
estates
had
found
it
expedient
to
graunt
the
exercize
of
both
Religions
,
and
to
the
same
end
had
published
a
solemne
edict
verefied
in
all
the
Courtes
of
Parliament
:
which
could
not
bee
attributed
to
force
,
feare
,
or
other
vnlawfull
pursuite
,
but
onely
to
the
sole
consideration
of
the
benefite
&
tranquilitie
of
this
estate
:
With
armes
during
the
Kings
minoritie
they
seazed
vpon
his
person
together
with
the
Queene
his
mother
,
who
in
wisedome
had
consented
to
the
sayed
edict
,
and
through
iust
feare
of
their
forces
,
was
compelled
(
not
without
manifold
reclayming
the
aide
of
the
Princes
of
the
bloud
against
their
tyrannie
)
to
yeeld
and
in
the
ende
to
auctorize
them
for
her
patrons
.
All
this
they
did
to
the
ende
to
entangle
the
Princes
youth
in
mallice
,
hatred
and
warres
against
his
owne
bloud
,
therby
to
weaken
the
Realme
,
and
to
lay
it
open
to
their
inuasions
,
&
to
drawe
to
themselues
both
the
auctoritie
and
force
,
(
which
indeede
they
brought
to
passe
)
so
liuing
and
raigning
in
and
among
armes
,
which
,
as
opportunitie
should
serue
,
they
might
abuse
to
their
owne
pretences
.
This
foundation
did
they
lay
so
firme
,
that
for
the
space
of
these
25.
yeres
this
Realme
hath
flowed
with
ciuill
warres
,
vnder
the
support
whereof
they
haue
exercized
their
mallice
,
satisfied
their
reuenging
affections
,
and
laboured
their
ambition
with
the
price
of
the
King
and
his
estate
,
yea
,
euen
with
the
price
(
through
their
accursed
&
execrable
counsayles
)
of
the
honour
of
the
French
nation
,
vnto
whom
are
imputed
al
the
mischiefes
and
calamities
that
thorowe
the
counsayle
of
this
fatall
house
of
Lorrayne
hath
beene
contriued
,
vntill
the
King
now
raigning
by
his
wisedome
found
out
that
the
zeale
of
Religion
by
them
published
as
a
shield
,
was
but
a
pretence
:
that
the
true
spirite
of
Religion
,
whereof
him selfe
hath
more
apprehension
and
feeling
then
they
,
doth
not
perswade
or
counsaile
the
violation
of
publick
lawes
,
the
breach
of
oath
,
or
the
tainting
of
a
whole
estate
with
bloud
and
murder
:
so
that
he
perceiued
that
vndoubtedly
it
was
but
a
practise
to
climbe
higher
:
for
the
preuenting
whereof
it
was
requisite
to
ende
the
troubles
of
his
Realme
by
an
equal
and
indifferent
peace
conuenient
for
the
present
time
,
referring
to
God
(
who
only
raigneth
in
the
consciences
)
all
operation
in
the
hearts
of
his
subiects
,
for
the
reuniting
&
bringing
them
all
to
one
Religion
.
Howbeit
this
peace
being
made
,
not
by
force
,
but
of
the
Kings
meere
motion
and
free
consent
,
which
also
in
respect
thereof
he
would
haue
called
his
peace
:
this
famely
could
not
brooke
it
,
as
men
that
could
neuer
finde
any
peace
in
peace
,
and
therfore
did
continually
crosse
it
by
al
meanes
and
subtilties
possible
,
yea
,
they
procured
their
partakers
by
all
kinde
of
iniuries
,
violences
and
wrongfull
attempts
to
driue
the
professors
of
the
Religion
into
dispaire
and
impatiencie
,
&
to
force
them
to
take
armes
,
whereby
the
King
might
iustly
leauie
warre
against
them
.
Againe
,
on
the
other
side
they
sollicited
the
sayd
professors
of
Religion
to
ioyne
with
them
,
alleadging
the
benefite
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
promising
them
libertie
of
religion
vnder
whatsoeuer
cautions
or
assurances
that
they
could
desire
,
leauing
no
deuice
or
pollicie
vnpractised
,
that
might
returne
this
estate
into
trouble
,
as
knowing
that
the
quiet
and
peace
of
the
land
fighteth
against
&
ouerthroweth
all
their
deuises
and
purposes
.
Finally
,
finding
the
King
more
and
more
resolued
to
maintaine
peace
,
and
the
professors
of
the
Religion
crauing
nothing
more
hartely
than
quietnes
vnder
the
benefite
of
the
edicts
.
Especially
my
Lord
the
Duke
of
Anieowe
deceased
,
and
the
King
without
issue
,
whom
by
an
imagination
,
which
cannot
spring
but
out
of
desire
,
they
assure
themselues
to
out
li●e
,
and
vnto
whome
,
as
all
men
knowe
,
they
haue
prescribed
and
limited
but
a
short
time
,
they
resolued
to
rise
in
armes
and
to
seaze
vpon
their
Maiesties
persons
(
had
they
not
beene
discouered
)
togither
with
the
most
part
of
the
Realm
,
so
to
bee
the
better
prouided
against
the
time
of
their
imagined
alteration
:
Also
for
the
drawing
of
the
greater
number
of
partakers
to
this
conspiracie
,
they
haue
published
sundrie
titles
and
pretences
,
as
true
the
one
as
the
other
,
therby
to
accomodate
them selues
to
the
diuers
mindes
and
seuerall
affections
of
men
,
stil
cloking
their
poyson
and
venome
vnder
a
gorgeous
title
of
a
counter
poyson
,
the
rather
to
abuse
and
confirme
their
adherents
.
The
pretences
and
titles
published
are
these
.
The
Common
wealth
:
The
discharge
of
the
third
estate
:
The
reintegration
of
the
Nobilitie
in
their
pristinate
dignitie
:
The
reestablishing
of
the
Church
in
her
liberties
and
priuiledges
:
The
suppression
of
certaine
persons
Whom
the
King
hath
exalied
:
The
restitution
of
such
as
they
pretend
to
haue
beene
euill
en
〈…〉
and
hardly
dealt
with
:
The
nomination
of
a
Catholick
Romish
successor
to
the
Crowne
,
for
the
defence
of
the
Romish
Church
:
The
extirpation
of
heresie
and
rooting
out
of
those
whom
they
pretend
to
be
heretickes
.
All
these
things
haue
they
promised
to
bring
to
passe
before
they
cease
,
and
yet
how
they
haue
accomplished
it
,
I
leaue
to
all
mens
consideration
.
The
true
cause
yet
remaineth
vnspoken
of
,
&
is
the
same
that
only
hath
already
produced
some
effects
.
Viz.
To
be
armed
to
the
end
to
prescribe
lawes
to
the
King
vnder
colour
of
rooting
out
of
Heretikes
:
and
to
make
away
the
chiefe
Princes
of
the
blood
,
and
such
as
are
their
principall
stumblingblockes
:
that
is
,
those
that
professe
the
religion
wherein
they
were
borne
and
bread
vp
,
so
the
easelier
to
attaine
to
the
rest
,
and
this
hath
the
King
very
well
marked
,
euen
from
the
beginning
of
their
broyles
hetherto
:
For
in
sundry
his
Letters
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
he
hath
confessed
,
that
he
knoweth
well
enough
that
this
their
zeale
of
Religion
is
but
a
pretence
:
&
that
their
drifts
do
tend
against
his
own
person
,
his
house
,
and
estate
.
And
in
the
meane
time
,
because
vnder
this
pretence
they
had
abused
many
of
his
subiects
,
he
requireth
the
said
king
of
Nauarre
to
haue
pacience
,
vntil
he
might
euidently
discipher
the
colors
from
the
causes
,
and
the
pretences
from
the
purposes
,
assuring
him
that
hee
findeth
the
enterprise
directly
against
him selfe
,
and
so
the
offence
to
appertaine
properly
vnto
him
.
Moreouer
,
vpon
the
same
iudgement
and
foresight
his
Maiestie
hath
by
his
expresse
Letters
,
commaunded
al
gouernours
and
Lieutenants
generall
,
in
their
Prouinces
and
perticuler
chardges
,
to
assaile
their
troopes
,
and
hath
proclaimed
and
declared
them
Rebels
,
Traytors
,
perturbers
of
common
peace
,
and
enemies
to
the
Estate
:
Vpon
the
verfication
of
these
his
Maiesties
commaundements
in
all
the
Courts
of
Parliament
,
there
haue
ensued
many
decrees
,
yea
some
haue
bene
executed
,
besides
that
the
like
messages
haue
bin
sent
to
all
Princes
allied
and
confederat
to
the
Crowne
,
with
expresse
commaundement
to
his
Maiesties
Embassadours
,
to
direct
their
speeches
conformably
thereunto
,
Viz.
That
his
Maiestie
findeth
by
the
effectes
as
well
past
as
present
,
and
vnderstandeth
by
the
demeanurs
and
testimonies
aforesayde
,
that
the
insurrection
of
those
of
this
house
,
notwithstanding
whatsoeuer
their
pretences
,
is
one
of
the
fruits
of
their
first
attempts
,
that
is
,
of
their
conspiracie
to
roote
out
the
house
of
France
,
whereof
none
neede
to
plead
ignoraunce
that
list
but
to
looke
backe
vnto
,
and
call
to
minde
their
behauiours
these
25.
yeres
and
more
,
and
at
once
to
consider
well
of
the
same
.
At
the
same
time
also
that
his
Maiestie
proclaymed
them
Rebels
,
he
reuiued
the
publication
of
his
Edict
of
pacification
throughout
all
partes
of
his
Realme
,
as
a
testimony
to
al
,
but
chiefly
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
that
hee
in
no
wise
ment
to
encline
to
the
demaunds
of
these
men
,
but
did
rather
condemne
them
,
for
that
they
sought
to
abolish
the
sayde
Religion
by
force
of
armes
,
his
Maiestie
knowing
that
to
be
no
meet
or
lawfull
meane
,
as
also
by
sundry
letters
he
assured
the
King
of
Nauarre
that
he
would
do
nothing
preiudiciall
either
to
the
sayed
Edict
or
him
,
whose
cause
he
acknowledged
to
be
his
owne
.
All
the
premisses
notwithstanding
,
it
so
fell
out
,
that
vpon
a
sudden
a
peace
was
concluded
with
those
of
this
famely
and
league
,
wherof
proceeded
an
Edict
,
wherby
the
former
Edict
of
pacification
,
so
deliberatly
confirmed
,
&
so
solemnly
sworne
vnto
by
their
Maiesties
:
the
Princes
of
his
blood
:
all
the
Courtes
of
Parliament
:
and
the
chiefe
Lords
&
officers
of
the
crowne
,
which
also
had
bene
so
freshly
reiterated
and
again
confirmed
,
was
now
vtterly
reuoked
,
all
exercise
of
religion
vnder
paine
of
death
prohibited
:
all
professors
thereof
condemned
within
the
tearme
of
sixe
months
to
depart
the
realme
:
the
townes
for
assurance
,
which
likewise
of
his
owne
accord
,
and
for
diuers
considerations
concerning
the
welth
and
quiet
of
his
estate
,
he
had
proroged
to
those
of
the
said
religion
,
they
should
now
speedely
habandon
,
to
the
ende
to
buy
peace
at
the
hands
of
the
sayed
Rebels
&
traitors
,
so
proclaymed
and
acknowledged
by
his
Maiestie
,
with
the
hinderance
of
his
neerest
kinsemen
:
and
,
which
is
worse
,
the
weapons
committed
to
the
hands
of
those
men
,
to
the
end
to
put
the
same
in
execution
,
a
matter
vtterly
repugnant
to
all
lawes
,
which
doe
meerly
forbid
the
execution
of
any
decree
to
be
committed
to
the
aduerse
partie
,
nay
more
,
that
he
shal
not
assist
thereat
,
notwithstanding
it
were
to
maintaine
the
execution
of
Iustice
.
Hereupon
therefore
doth
the
King
of
Nauarre
desire
all
good
Frenche
men
in
France
to
consider
what
cause
he
hath
,
to
to
lament
.
In
their
publike
protestations
,
the
conspirators
opposed
themselues
directly
against
him
,
and
yet
he
▪
to
the
ende
to
satisfie
the
Kings
minde
,
and
to
auoyde
all
occasion
of
the
peoples
oppression
,
remained
peaceable
,
and
neuer
would
arme
himselfe
,
although
he
see
them
in
armes
round
about
him
.
He
see
the
Kings
mind
enclined
to
peace
,
and
that
euil
and
ruine
which
they
openly
procured
him
,
might
haue
mooued
him
by
all
meanes
to
crosse
them
▪
&
yet
for
the
benefite
of
the
realme
he
offered
to
the
king
some
entrie
to
quietnesse
by
the
declaration
which
expressely
he
published
,
yea
such
as
he
trusteth
all
Christiandome
will
allowe
of
,
and
the
veriest
barbarous
nation
would
haue
aceapted
of
.
They
spake
of
the
rooting
out
of
heresie
,
and
the
Christian
authors
fought
against
it
with
generall
Counsels
:
he
submitted
himselfe
to
a
counsayle
,
and
declared
himselfe
to
be
ready
to
be
enstructed
therby
and
to
yeeld
thereto
.
They
craued
reformation
and
alteration
in
some
matters
of
estate
:
such
controuersies
and
differents
are
by
the
auncient
statutes
of
the
land
to
bee
determined
by
the
generall
estates
,
to
the
assembly
whereof
,
whensoeuer
it
should
please
the
King
to
summon
them
,
hee
offered
to
referre
,
and
submit
himselfe
.
They
requested
that
the
King
of
Nauarre
and
the
professors
of
the
Religion
should
immediatly
habandon
and
depart
the
Townes
of
assurance
,
notwithstanding
the
Kings
prorogation
of
the
tenour
of
the
same
to
them
graunted
:
for
the
eschuing
of
al
mistrust
he
offered
without
delay
to
yeeld
them
,
yea
,
which
is
more
,
to
dispossesse
himselfe
and
to
render
into
the
Kings
handes
,
both
he
and
the
Lorde
Prince
of
Conde
,
al
gouernments
that
they
holde
within
this
Realme
,
conditionally
,
that
the
others
might
doe
the
like
,
notwithstanding
such
inequalitie
as
all
men
may
easely
perceiue
:
for
it
is
not
meete
to
make
straungers
equall
with
the
houshold
children
.
Moreouer
,
if
there
were
any
further
controuersie
,
the
decision
whereof
might
touch
or
any
way
concerne
him
,
for
the
exempting
of
the
King
(
whose
person
would
be
too
deare
a
price
to
this
Realm
)
from
all
daunger
and
care
therof
,
the
sayd
King
of
Nauarre
besought
his
Maiestie
not
to
mislike
the
determining
of
any
such
quarrell
,
either
by
his
power
against
theirs
,
either
els
,
for
the
preuenting
of
publicke
calamitie
,
by
his
person
against
the
Duke
of
Guyze
,
or
by
more
to
more
,
as
he
should
think
good
,
within
the
realm
or
without
,
in
whatsoeuer
place
of
free
accesse
:
adding
moreouer
that
if
his
Maiestie
could
conceiue
any
more
conuenient
remedie
for
the
pacifying
of
the
estate
of
the
Realme
,
the
sayed
King
of
Nauarre
woulde
gladly
yeelde
thereto
and
not
to
spare
his
life
therein
,
most
humbly
withal
beseeching
his
Maiestie
so
farre
to
honor
him
as
to
let
him
vnderstande
the
same
.
Howbeit
,
nothing
respecting
all
these
his
so
reasonable
offers
,
thei
haue
in
the
mean
time
proceeded
to
a
treaty
of
peace
,
to
the
great
preiudice
of
the
estate
and
house
of
Fraunce
,
yea
,
of
the
King
himselfe
.
A
peace
,
to
speake
indifferently
,
vnwoorthy
any
such
title
,
as
beeing
to
bee
rather
accompted
a
summons
of
warre
,
yea
,
&
vnlesse
God
of
his
great
mercie
doe
preuent
it
,
such
a
warre
as
will
be
an
entry
into
the
ruine
and
subuertion
of
the
whole
estate
.
A
peace
made
with
straungers
for
the
rooting
out
of
the
home
borne
children
:
with
Traytors
for
the
spoyle
of
the
obedient
Subiects
:
with
conspirators
,
to
the
end
to
commit
to
their
hands
the
sworde
against
himselfe
,
to
abuse
at
their
pleasures
.
A
peace
that
hath
not
so
much
as
the
tast
of
any
thing
appertayning
to
peace
;
A
black
peace
▪
A
wofull
and
funerall
peace
,
and
of
an
vnfortunate
aspect
:
A
peace
which
the
King
signed
not
but
with
a
quaking
and
shiuering
hand
:
A
peace
whereto
the
Princes
of
his
bloud
and
Peers
of
this
Realm
,
yea
,
the
most
Catholicke
,
haue
refused
to
sweare
,
as
being
the
decree
of
their
deaths
and
the
small
ouerthrowe
of
the
estate
,
which
moreouer
procureth
no
comforte
either
to
the
Countrey
or
Townes
,
but
hath
filled
all
the
good
Frenchmen
of
this
Realme
with
horror
,
and
reioyced
onely
those
that
nourish
them selues
and
feede
vpon
their
deaths
.
A
peace
to
say
the
troth
,
which
the
sayd
Lord
King
of
Nauarre
acknowledgeth
not
to
be
imputed
vnto
the
King
,
a
courteous
and
iust
Prince
,
from
whose
nature
the
same
is
too
odious
,
neither
to
the
Queene
his
mother
,
who
in
al
her
indeuours
haue
sought
no
other
but
the
tranquilitie
of
the
Realme
:
but
partly
to
the
dastardlinesse
of
some
of
the
Kings
Counsayle
,
and
partly
to
the
trecherie
of
other
some
,
who
are
either
seruants
or
of
kindred
and
alliaunce
with
those
of
this
league
,
who
also
,
as
it
is
sufficiently
knowen
,
in
the
beginning
lessened
and
deminished
the
mischiefe
,
propounding
it
vnto
him
to
be
easely
appeased
,
least
he
should
haue
prouided
remedies
necessary
there
against
.
But
afterward
euen
at
once
when
they
see
the
power
of
the
league
waxe
great
,
did
so
enlarge
it
to
his
view
that
he
was
easely
perswaded
that
himselfe
might
soone
be
by
them
oppressed
if
speedily
he
satisfied
not
their
mindes
:
and
for
such
persons
it
is
well
knowne
that
a
number
of
them
which
vnder
colour
of
her
seruice
accompanied
the
Queene
,
did
aduertise
those
of
the
league
of
her
chiefe
secretes
:
some
h●ld
their
conuenticles
so
soone
as
they
came
foorth
of
his
Chamber
,
what
counsayle
they
shoulde
giue
him
:
other
some
to
the
end
to
astonish
him
,
disciphered
vnto
him
such
armies
to
the
succours
of
the
league
,
as
neuer
appeared
,
nor
had
any
other
substance
then
ayre
.
These
were
the
counsailes
whereby
the
King
was
turned
from
vsing
his
neerest
kindred
,
who
would
not
haue
spared
the
shedding
of
their
bloud
for
his
quiet
,
and
who
had
both
will
and
oportunitie
,
and
now
for
recompence
are
sold
to
the
straunger
,
and
so
farre
as
may
be
,
payment
is
made
with
their
bloud
and
liues
.
Vpon
these
counsayles
hath
hee
refused
the
offers
of
his
princely
Neighbours
,
the
loyall
confederates
of
the
Crowne
,
while
by
meanes
of
the
league
the
Spanish
coyne
trotted
thorowe
out
Fraunce
,
and
found
entrie
into
the
Townes
,
into
the
Counsayle
,
yea
,
into
the
priuiest
parte
thereof
.
Finally
,
and
all
men
knowe
it
,
the
King
was
deluded
by
those
to
whom
be
had
as
great
occasion
to
commit
himselfe
,
if
benefites
receiued
might
amend
mens
mindes
.
And
the
sayd
Lorde
King
of
Nauarre
fully
assureth
him selfe
that
though
by
their
〈◊〉
and
violence
they
haue
bene
able
to
arme
his
armes
against
him
,
yet
at
the
least
his
sobbes
,
sighes
,
desires
and
vowes
shal
fight
in
his
quarrell
,
which
he
hath
well
founde
&
cannot
possibly
forget
to
be
his
owne
.
The
said
Lord
King
of
Nauarre
hopeth
that
the
most
parte
of
men
of
iudgement
in
this
Realm
,
especially
such
as
haue
had
neerest
familiaritie
with
their
actions
or
beene
intangled
therein
,
haue
beene
able
to
enter
into
consideration
of
the
depth
of
the
entents
of
those
of
the
league
,
and
therefore
he
wil
so
farre
assure
himselfe
of
them
,
that
they
will
not
so
blemish
their
honors
as
to
beare
armes
against
the
house
of
Fraunce
,
vnder
the
shadow
of
this
edict
,
as
also
they
should
proceede
too
farre
against
their
own
knowledge
if
they
should
but
thinke
to
haue
taken
them
vnder
the
said
pretences
,
yea
,
were
it
for
the
assurance
of
their
Religion
.
Those
of
this
league
alleadged
diuers
pretences
,
as
they
dealt
in
one
so
it
is
like
they
doe
and
will
doe
in
the
rest
.
Of
this
Common
wealth
whereof
they
made
so
great
boast
and
which
had
prouoked
sundry
,
euen
of
the
Nobilitie
,
such
as
were
farthest
from
ambition
,
and
least
partakers
of
the
corruption
of
these
times
,
in
this
edict
there
is
no
worde
of
it
,
euen
the
first
day
thereof
they
gaue
it
ouer
.
Concerning
the
discharge
of
the
third
estate
which
they
promised
,
in
this
treatie
there
is
no
mention
thereof
,
but
contrariwise
by
this
peace
it
hath
begun
to
bee
surcharged
and
more
and
more
brought
into
ruyne
.
For
,
where
in
their
declarations
they
promised
that
their
Souldiers
should
liue
in
order
and
pay
all
men
,
it
is
well
knowne
that
during
all
the
troubles
of
this
Realme
there
haue
beene
none
more
vnruly
or
disordered
in
all
sortes
,
as
likewise
that
which
they
protested
that
they
would
not
attempt
against
the
kings
Townes
,
or
therein
place
any
Garrison
without
the
consent
or
liking
of
the
Inhabitants
,
hath
beene
no
whit
better
obserued
by
such
as
haue
seazed
vpon
the
same
.
For
in
some
by
force
,
in
others
that
voluntarily
receiued
them
,
vnder
colour
of
good
meaning
they
haue
built
Citadelles
and
brought
in
Garrisons
.
The
Nobilitie
haue
had
no
better
amends
:
for
in
this
treaty
whom
haue
they
prouided
for
but
themselues
,
or
those
of
their
house
?
either
whom
haue
they
restored
to
the
dignities
wherof
they
pretended
them
to
be
vnworthely
depriued
?
To
bee
briefe
,
all
their
doings
haue
stretched
only
to
the
parting
&
deuiding
of
France
to
those
of
their
famely
according
to
their
platforme
layd
for
the
atchieuing
thereof
in
time
to
come
,
causing
by
this
peace
the
gouernement
of
sundry
Townes
of
importaunce
and
Prouinces
both
vpon
the
frontiers
and
in
the
hart
of
the
Realme
to
bee
committed
to
them
,
wherevpon
the
Nobilitie
of
this
Realme
is
to
consider
what
aduauncement
they
maye
expect
at
their
hands
when
24.
Princes
of
Lorrayne
must
be
contented
and
satisfied
before
any
of
them
may
by
their
meanes
attaine
to
any
dignitie
.
As
for
the
due
promotions
vnto
Ecclesiastical
functions
and
dignities
,
they
haue
in
this
Edict
had
no
more
respect
(
witnesse
the
Bishoprick
of
Authum
,
wherunto
the
D.
of
Mayne
hath
by
force
promoted
his
Sonne
in
Law
)
then
to
the
prerogatiues
,
franchizes
and
liberties
therof
,
notwithstanding
,
that
seeking
to
take
a
pretence
for
Religion
,
the
same
shoulde
haue
bene
a
principall
article
and
of
greatest
recommendation
.
But
contrariwise
,
entring
into
information
of
their
liues
,
it
will
bee
found
that
they
haue
ransomed
the
Priests
&
clergie
,
prophaned
the
Monasteries
,
embeseled
the
Chalices
&
Crosses
,
with
all
other
the
Churche
goods
,
all
haue
bene
to
them
Wars
,
euen
in
making
their
peace
.
To
the
ende
to
be
paide
their
expences
,
folowing
the
steppes
of
the
late
Cardinal
of
Lorrayn
their
vnkle
,
they
haue
propounded
and
extorted
a
promesse
to
alienate
Rentes
to
the
value
of
100000.
Crownes
,
and
to
procure
the
Popes
consent
thereto
.
Prouided
alwayes
,
that
the
said
coyne
may
be
employed
in
the
reembursing
of
them
:
Besides
it
is
euident
to
all
men
that
in
any
matter
touching
the
three
Estates
,
without
instance
or
pursuit
they
discharged
themselues
at
the
beginning
of
the
Parley
of
this
peace
.
Touching
the
great
fauour
about
the
King
,
whereof
they
complaine
of
some
gentlemen
whome
they
tearme
in
their
Declaration
(
The
bloodsuckers
of
the
people
)
whom
also
they
say
they
wil
abase
and
reduce
into
order
,
it
is
most
manifest
that
they
haue
most
vildly
in
all
sortes
sought
their
amitie
,
that
they
haue
gone
about
to
buy
the
same
by
remitting
into
their
hands
the
townes
of
their
gouernments
,
which
by
Warres
they
had
seased
vpon
&
taken
away
:
but
to
their
great
shame
those
men
haue
taught
them
the
path
to
Generositie
and
courage
,
by
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
that
they
regarded
not
their
amitie
further
then
the
commodity
of
this
Realme
did
require
.
With
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
whome
they
had
brought
into
the
field
vpon
promesse
of
procuring
him
that
right
which
they
perswaded
him
he
might
pretend
to
the
Crowne
,
they
haue
played
the
same
partes
according
to
their
vsuall
maner
,
which
is
to
drawe
euery
mans
interest
into
their
owne
particular
profite
:
For
hauyng
hym
once
entangled
among
them
,
they
made
so
smale
accompt
of
his
imagined
right
,
that
comming
to
parley
with
the
Queene
,
they
were
euen
ashamed
to
open
their
mouthes
therein
:
But
in
cace
there
were
any
greeuous
question
,
or
any
difficult
or
thorny
point
,
they
vsed
him
as
an
instrument
.
It
was
my
Lord
the
Cordinall
that
motioned
it
,
and
so
reserued
them selues
stil
to
mollefie
matters
,
to
appease
parties
,
and
to
wrest
all
the
thanks
and
profit
of
the
treatie
vnto
themselues
.
In
the
meane
time
one
principal
point
,
whereupon
they
layde
the
foundation
of
the
Catholique
Romish
Religion
,
was
to
prouide
that
the
King
should
name
a
successor
that
professed
the
same
,
and
vnder
that
pretence
(
as
also
vnder
the
former
concerning
the
comon
wealth
)
they
drew
to
their
faction
many
of
the
Nobilitie
,
which
thought
they
had
bene
in
earnest
,
but
their
pretence
was
onely
to
atchieue
that
point
which
by
this
peace
they
haue
obtayned
,
which
was
the
same
onely
that
they
were
so
earnest
for
,
viz.
to
sease
vpon
the
Frontiers
and
Kayes
of
the
Realme
,
which
had
bene
kept
,
euen
from
the
late
Monsier
,
also
vnder
shadowe
of
Religion
to
haue
weapon
in
hand
,
so
to
become
arbitrators
of
the
counsayles
▪
to
prescribe
Lawes
to
the
king
during
his
life
:
to
make
away
the
Princes
of
his
blood
,
and
loyall
seruants
of
the
house
of
France
,
and
after
his
decease
,
which
they
imagine
to
bee
at
hand
,
violently
to
vsurpe
this
poore
estate
.
To
thinke
they
either
can
,
or
doe
suppose
them selues
able
to
compasse
the
rooting
out
of
Religion
,
the
proofe
that
for
these
25.
yeeres
or
more
they
haue
made
is
quite
repugnaunt
thereto
.
Our
Kings
haue
not
spared
them selues
either
by
pollicies
of
peace
or
rigors
of
Warres
.
The
authors
of
this
league
haue
employed
both
force
and
craft
.
The
name
League
hath
nothing
encreased
their
meanes
:
hath
not
bred
vp
any
new
souldiers
in
the
Realme
,
neither
hath
made
them
greater
Captaines
then
afore
they
were
,
still
it
is
Fraunce
part
whereof
,
yea
the
best
part
wil
not
helpe
to
spoyle
and
destroy
Fraunce
.
It
is
euen
the
house
of
Fraunce
which
the
house
of
Lorrayn
doth
assayle
,
for
their
pretences
are
sufficiently
reuealed
to
all
men
.
This
it
is
that
will
strengthen
the
K.
of
Nauarre
with
the
auncient
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
with
the
Princes
of
the
blood
.
with
the
wishes
of
the
King
,
with
the
sighes
and
sobbes
of
all
good
Frenchmen
without
respect
of
Religion
,
and
so
much
diminish
&
weaken
the
enemy
.
Besides
that
it
is
no
longer
to
any
purpose
herein
,
as
against
the
ould
Albigeois
,
to
imagine
the
publication
of
a
croysade
,
for
there
is
not
one
Towne
of
France
that
consenteth
to
this
partie
.
There
is
no
member
,
no
part
of
the
body
,
no
there
is
not
scarce
any
one
synew
but
complaineth
hereof
.
Neither
is
it
Fraunce
onely
that
hath
prosecuted
this
reformation
in
Religion
,
but
it
hath
bene
a
common
motion
in
all
Estates
and
nations
of
our
Europe
:
Hole
kingdomes
haue
sequestred
them selues
from
the
Pope
.
Empires
haue
bene
more
then
halfe
touched
,
scarce
is
there
any
estate
,
but
haue
stirred
herein
(
as
all
men
know
and
doe
graunt
)
and
feeling
it
can
plainly
find
out
and
eschue
their
owne
ruine
by
that
of
their
neighbours
.
On
the
other
side
,
there
is
no
Prince
in
Europe
of
whatsoeuer
Religion
,
but
thinketh
it
straunge
to
pretend
the
excluding
of
a
Prince
without
audience
or
teaching
,
no
other
trespasse
against
the
lawes
of
the
Countrey
committed
,
from
an
estate
or
succession
vnto
him
due
.
But
in
Histories
it
is
euident
,
what
the
effects
of
an
ambicious
or
enuious
passion
can
compasse
,
euen
vpon
the
least
occasion
to
the
vrging
of
an
heresie
,
as
for
example
.
Philipp
the
fayre
was
denounced
an
heretick
for
that
he
would
not
hold
this
Realm
in
homage
of
the
Pope
,
and
so
was
cut
off
from
the
Church
:
but
such
Popes
both
before
and
since
as
haue
pretended
more
modestie
,
and
were
not
led
by
the
like
passion
haue
held
an
other
opinion
and
otherwise
decided
it
.
A
counsayle
must
order
all
,
and
who
so
eschueth
a
counsaile
,
eschueth
the
light
,
and
refuseth
reason
,
as
shewing
himselfe
to
seeke
darknesse
,
and
to
vse
the
title
of
Religion
in
vaine
.
In
the
meane
time
,
such
is
the
mischief
,
the
King
our
Soueraigne
,
partly
through
the
violence
and
conspiracie
of
his
enemies
,
and
partly
by
the
mallice
and
collusion
of
some
of
his
Counsailors
hath
bene
forced
and
brought
to
conclude
a
peace
,
whereof
vndoubtedly
,
without
speedy
remedie
,
will
ensue
his
owne
ouerthrowe
,
the
destruction
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
and
the
subuertion
of
this
estate
.
Wherefore
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
as
first
Prince
of
the
bloud
&
chiefe
Peere
of
this
Realme
,
the
Lorde
Prince
of
Conde
his
Cousine
a
Prince
and
Peere
of
Fraunce
,
and
the
Lord
Duke
of
Montmorency
a
Peere
of
Fraunce
and
the
chiefe
Officer
of
the
Crowne
,
together
with
the
Lordes
,
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Prouinces
,
Townes
and
Communalties
as
well
of
the
one
as
of
the
other
Religion
,
vnited
for
the
preseruation
of
this
estate
,
doe
protest
and
declare
as
ensueth
.
First
that
their
entent
neither
is
,
neither
euer
was
other
then
to
see
the
King
well
serued
and
duetifully
obeyed
of
all
men
,
euery
one
in
his
place
according
to
his
calling
and
estate
,
and
themselues
to
become
an
example
to
all
,
which
was
to
bee
seene
in
these
late
dealings
.
Namely
,
that
their
desire
tendeth
only
to
see
the
Realme
peaceable
and
quiet
,
as
it
was
in
a
good
forwardnesse
at
the
beginning
of
these
broyles
,
and
to
the
same
end
haue
withall
their
heartes
endeuoured
them selues
against
such
as
sought
to
molest
the
prosperitie
of
the
King
and
Estate
,
and
to
the
like
entent
will
willingly
employ
whatsoeuer
they
are
able
in
life
or
goods
.
Also
because
heretofore
there
haue
bin
sundry
meanes
propounded
vnto
the
King
,
whether
for
deciding
the
controuersies
in
Religion
,
or
of
the
Estate
,
which
his
enemies
vsed
for
a
pretence
,
either
〈◊〉
for
ending
such
quarrelles
as
particulerly
they
pretended
against
the
Princes
of
Fraunce
,
among
whome
the
King
of
Nauarre
hath
the
peeminence
:
the
sayd
King
of
Nauarre
,
doth
most
humbly
desire
his
Maiestie
to
call
to
minde
the
aforesaid
offers
conteyned
in
his
declaration
,
bearing
date
the
10.
of
Iune
1585.
which
he
sent
to
his
Maiestie
,
written
and
signed
with
his
owne
hand
.
Also
if
himselfe
haue
conceiued
,
or
there
be
to
him
any
other
motion
made
for
the
contentation
of
his
Maiestie
and
the
wealth
of
the
Realme
,
the
sayde
Lord
King
of
Nauarre
would
craue
to
vnderstand
thereof
and
accompteth
himself
happy
,
in
cace
it
bee
such
as
before
God
and
man
hee
may
accommodate
himselfe
vnto
.
But
perticulerly
,
because
these
of
the
league
,
to
the
ende
to
finde
opportunitie
presently
to
assault
him
,
haue
for
their
argument
thought
good
to
require
the
deliuerie
of
the
Townes
of
assuraunce
,
and
vpon
refusall
thereof
,
with
open
force
to
set
vpon
him
,
hee
doth
most
humbly
beseech
his
Maiestie
to
remember
that
in
December
last
,
Anno
1584.
it
peased
him
during
the
full
peace
voluntarily
to
graunt
the
prorogation
therūof
at
the
humble
petitions
to
him
made
in
the
behalfe
of
his
subiects
:
that
then
he
so
thought
it
most
conuenient
for
the
peace
of
the
Realme
▪
that
since
by
meere
force
of
armes
and
vpon
lesse
occasion
he
hath
graunted
greater
and
more
Townes
to
those
of
the
league
,
who
rise
against
his
person
,
against
his
house
and
against
his
estate
,
as
being
content
not
onely
to
leaue
to
them
such
as
they
haue
seazed
vpon
,
but
also
hath
giuen
them
others
,
yea
more
then
in
two
yeeres
Wars
with
prosperous
successe
they
could
haue
gotten
:
wherevpon
the
sayde
Lorde
King
of
Nauarre
,
as
also
al
other
the
good
subiects
and
seruaunts
of
this
estate
haue
occasion
to
desire
the
King
to
graunt
them
new
assurances
against
those
of
the
league
,
and
that
the
rather
because
those
men
haue
in
their
hands
the
chiefe
frontiers
as
well
on
the
Sea
coasts
as
on
the
land
,
wherby
to
draw
the
straunger
into
the
Realm
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
the
sayd
Lord
King
of
Nauarre
once
againe
offereth
to
dispossesse
himselfe
of
the
sayd
Townes
of
assuraunce
vnto
him
by
his
Maiesties
free
consent
proroged
,
conditionally
that
the
sayd
house
of
Lorrayne
and
other
their
adherents
of
the
league
doe
likewise
effectually
departe
from
those
that
they
holde
:
That
all
weapons
may
be
layd
aside
:
That
the
straungers
bee
returned
,
and
themselues
withdrawne
into
their
owne
houses
.
That
if
notwithstanding
so
reasonable
offers
any
forces
do
march
against
the
K.
of
Nauarre
,
the
Lord
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
Lord
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
or
any
of
them
or
their
adherents
,
they
do
most
humbly
require
his
Maiestie
not
to
mislike
that
they
follow
the
counsaile
both
of
nature
and
necessitie
,
which
do
teach
to
repell
force
by
force
,
either
that
they
employ
whatsoeuer
their
frends
or
meanes
therein
,
and
the
rather
because
now
they
are
not
to
fight
in
Guyen
for
Guyen
,
in
Languedock
for
Languedock
,
in
Daulphine
,
Prouince
and
other
places
for
the
estate
of
the
sayd
Lo.
K.
of
Nauarre
,
the
Lo
▪
Prince
,
or
the
Lord
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
but
vndoubtedly
for
the
Estate
and
libertie
of
the
King
hymselfe
,
with
the
Queene
his
Mother
:
for
the
preseruation
of
the
lawes
,
and
for
the
defence
of
the
Estate
,
as
also
they
are
assured
(
which
encreaseth
their
courage
)
that
though
the
enemy
hath
proceeded
so
farre
as
to
seaze
vppon
his
Maiesties
Weapons
,
yet
he
hath
kept
and
reserued
his
harte
for
them
.
They
pray
the
Queene
the
Kings
Mother
,
to
call
againe
to
mynd
how
those
of
that
famely
entreated
her
,
when
vnder
K.
Frances
the
second
her
Sonne
,
they
ruled
all
,
as
also
what
from
time
to
time
she
noted
in
them
,
touching
the
driftes
of
their
ambition
.
Euen
she
,
who
was
the
first
that
to
the
Kings
her
children
displayed
them
for
such
as
they
are
.
But
chiefly
that
shee
,
who
hath
wonne
to
her selfe
the
name
of
Mother
of
the
Realme
,
would
not
now
leaue
an
opinion
in
the
hearts
of
the
posteritie
of
the
leading
of
the
same
to
ruine
,
by
deliuering
it
into
the
handes
of
straungers
,
by
enfringing
the
publicke
peace
for
the
contenting
of
the
particuler
desires
of
the
publicke
enemie
,
and
forcing
her
nearest
and
most
obedient
subiects
to
encurre
the
paine
due
to
the
Rebelles
and
perturbers
of
the
estate
:
Whereas
at
the
least
there
might
be
some
generall
peace
concluded
vpon
,
if
in
her
wisedome
she
iudgeth
it
expedient
for
the
peace
of
this
estate
to
abolish
and
pardon
their
offences
.
The
said
Lo.
K.
of
Nauarre
,
Lord
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
Lord
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
do
adiure
the
Lords
Princes
of
the
blood
,
earnestly
to
consider
that
the
same
importeth
their
house
and
blood
:
The
Peeres
&
principall
officers
of
this
Realme
,
that
it
concerneth
the
oth
and
duetie
which
they
haue
taken
and
owe
to
the
Crowne
:
All
Parliaments
,
that
it
toucheth
the
foundamental
lawes
of
this
estate
whereof
them selues
are
the
preseruers
and
guardians
.
Generally
,
all
estates
and
degrees
of
this
Realme
that
it
tendeth
to
the
subuertion
and
confusion
of
their
famelies
:
For
who
can
euer
assure
himselfe
of
a
particuler
quiet
in
a
publicke
vprore
,
of
a
calme
in
a
tempestious
Sea
,
of
a
certaine
estate
in
an
alteration
of
all
estates
,
or
of
a
priuate
assuraunce
in
an
vniuersall
spoyle
.
Also
all
Princes
and
estates
our
neighbours
being
likewise
in
league
and
alliaunce
with
this
estate
to
assist
them
in
their
vndertaken
defence
,
and
not
to
suffer
such
a
conspiracie
to
take
effect
,
in
respect
of
the
consequence
wherinto
it
might
draw
all
estates
Christian
.
They
do
declare
before
God
who
seeth
their
hearts
and
before
men
whom
they
chose
Iudges
of
their
actions
,
that
they
doe
bewaile
the
Kings
estate
,
who
abroad
is
besieged
and
at
home
entangled
by
and
in
the
practises
of
his
enemies
:
that
their
weapons
are
vowed
onely
to
his
libertie
and
seruice
,
and
would
to
GOD
he
had
,
vouchsafed
to
haue
employed
their
affections
,
for
so
could
they
soone
haue
deliuered
him
out
of
all
these
perplexities
.
Concerning
Religion
,
the
sayd
Lordes
King
of
Nauarre
and
Prince
of
Conde
,
doe
from
their
hearts
and
on
their
faith
and
honor
declare
that
they
entende
not
any
way
to
molest
the
Catholicks
or
preiudice
their
Religion
which
they
doe
professe
,
as
being
alwaies
of
opinion
that
the
conscience
ought
to
be
free
,
and
as
concerning
their
owne
that
they
are
readie
to
submit
themselues
to
a
Counsayle
.
That
they
doe
accept
of
all
good
and
true
Frenchmen
,
both
temporall
and
spirituall
,
and
of
al
〈◊〉
without
acception
or
exeption
of
Religion
:
equally
taking
into
their
protection
and
safegarde
,
them
,
their
consciences
,
honors
and
dignities
,
their
goods
,
liues
and
famelies
,
to
the
ende
,
so
farre
as
in
them
shall
lye
,
to
warrant
and
defende
them
against
all
oppression
and
violence
.
They
doe
exhort
each
one
particulerly
according
to
his
habilitie
and
calling
,
in
token
what
they
are
,
to
draw
to
them
,
to
succour
and
assist
them
against
those
of
this
league
,
whom
the
King
hath
openly
declared
attempters
against
his
person
,
Crowne
and
estate
.
To
the
ende
also
to
take
from
them
all
doubt
and
mistrust
,
the
Lorde
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
whose
Religion
was
neuer
mistrusted
,
&
whose
wisedome
as
sufficiently
knowne
to
bee
such
as
can
well
finde
the
entents
of
the
sayd
Lordes
King
of
Nauarre
and
Prince
of
Conde
,
shall
bee
their
loadesman
and
serue
them
as
a
guyde
.
Hee
being
a
Peere
of
Fraunce
and
chief
officer
of
the
Crowne
,
to
whom
belongeth
the
first
place
in
leading
of
the
armies
.
Besides
,
that
through
Gods
grace
they
haue
already
the
assistance
and
companie
of
a
good
number
of
Catholicke
Lordes
,
Knights
,
Captaines
and
Gentlemen
,
such
as
haue
found
out
and
perceiued
their
good
right
,
together
with
the
necessitie
of
their
defence
.
As
for
the
Captaines
of
the
league
and
those
who
to
the
same
entent
shall
sticke
vnto
them
,
the
sayd
Lordes
King
of
Nauarre
,
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
do
declare
&
acknowledge
them
to
bee
enemies
to
the
King
,
the
house
of
Fraunce
,
and
the
weale
of
this
estate
,
euen
such
as
the
King
hath
alreadie
declared
them
,
and
as
his
Courtes
of
Parliament
in
the
verification
of
his
letters
haue
aduouched
them
.
Also
according
to
the
tenour
and
contents
of
the
sayd
letters
,
together
with
the
Kings
commaundements
therein
conteyned
,
they
will
with
their
whole
power
prosecute
warre
against
them
and
by
all
meanes
procure
the
rooting
of
them
out
.
Howbeit
,
for
asmuch
as
diuers
there
are
that
by
the
pretences
of
the
league
maye
haue
been
deceiued
and
abused
,
so
many
of
them
as
shall
within
the
space
of
this
present
yere
departe
therefro
and
withdrawe
them selues
to
them
,
or
into
their
owne
,
they
will
admit
&
receiue
into
their
protection
and
safegarde
as
before
,
meaning
that
conformably
to
his
Maiesties
former
ordenances
they
shal
in
no
wise
be
molested
or
called
into
question
for
hauing
beene
seduced
by
the
perswasions
of
those
of
the
league
aforesayd
.
The
sayd
Lords
King
of
Nauarre
,
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
doe
desire
al
those
that
shoote
not
at
the
same
mark
with
the
leaguers
which
thei
should
sufficiently
know
,
and
yet
doe
remaine
in
their
holdes
,
armies
or
troopes
,
to
withdrawe
and
get
thence
so
soone
as
conueniently
they
may
,
least
to
their
great
grief
they
should
not
be
able
to
discerne
them
from
the
rest
,
for
that
they
intend
not
to
make
such
partakers
of
the
like
payne
as
are
not
comprehended
in
the
same
crime
.
Further
,
in
asmuch
as
the
sayde
Lorde
King
of
Nauarre
,
Lord
Prince
of
Conde
,
&
Lord
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
do
sufficiently
acknowledge
all
Warre
to
bee
one
of
Gods
scourges
,
but
especially
domesticall
Warre
,
wherein
the
poore
innocent
people
are
in
greatest
daunger
,
whose
calamities
and
miseries
they
doe
euen
alreadie
bewayle
,
they
doe
withall
their
hearts
beseech
the
almightie
to
open
his
mercifull
prouidence
ouer
the
miserable
estate
of
this
Realme
and
people
,
to
the
ende
the
mischiefes
may
by
some
meanes
bee
turned
awaye
,
either
els
preuented
through
some
good
peace
:
that
it
may
also
please
him
to
touch
the
harts
and
open
the
eyes
of
the
King
and
of
the
Queene
his
mother
,
that
they
may
conceiue
the
necessarie
〈…〉
meanes
for
the
same
:
also
to
mollefie
the
hardnesse
&
obstinatie
&
to
suppresse
the
ambition
of
those
of
this
league
,
making
them
capable
of
better
counsayle
,
&
such
as
may
bee
more
conuenient
to
the
quiet
of
this
estate
.
If
otherwise
,
and
that
their
prayers
can
not
auayle
or
obtaine
this
successe
▪
yet
doe
they
hartely
desire
euery
one
to
iudge
whether
there
were
euer
defence
more
naturall
,
more
necessarie
,
or
more
iust
.
Also
to
lay
the
blame
and
cast
the
curse
vpon
such
as
haue
brought
them
into
this
extremitie
,
and
left
them
no
other
choyce
but
either
the
rooting
out
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
together
with
the
subuertion
of
the
estate
,
or
els
a
lawfull
and
necessary
defence
.
Consequently
,
they
assure
themselues
that
God
wil
blesse
the
right
,
and
bring
vpon
the
authors
of
this
league
,
the
very
ringleaders
of
our
calamities
,
that
destruction
which
they
purpose
against
the
King
,
his
famelie
and
estate
.
Giuen
at
S.
Paule
of
〈◊〉
,
the
10.
of
August
1585.
Signed
Henry
.
Henry
of
Bourbon
.
Montmorency
.
A
Letter
written
by
the
King
of
NAVARRE
to
the
presidents
and
Members
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
for
the
French
King
at
Paris
.
MY
Masters
,
of
all
things
pa●●ed
sence
the
last
broyles
,
I
craue
no
other
iudges
then
your selues
:
For
you
may
haue
seene
howe
many
wayes
the
〈…〉
mies
of
this
Estate
and
myne
haue
tempted
my
pacience
:
neither
can
you
bee
ignorant
what
sway
the
respect
of
the
King
and
weale
of
this
Estate
haue
borne
in
mee
,
whereby
I
haue
bene
detained
in
my
iust
griefe
.
In
the
meane
time
it
hath
so
fallen
out
(
and
I
am
assured
your selues
do
all
know
what
wrong
I
doe
herein
susteine
)
that
the
enemies
of
the
King
and
Realme
are
aucthorized
and
and
armed
against
mee
.
Whereon
it
must
necessarily
ensue
that
my
patience
and
obedience
must
beare
the
pennance
of
their
rebellion
,
and
the
stranger
be
rewarded
with
the
goods
of
the
household
seruant
,
the
seruant
with
those
of
the
home
borne
child
.
It
is
in
trueth
a
matter
vnto
me
very
hard
,
but
I
haue
God
for
my
protector
,
Fraunce
for
my
iudge
,
your
selues
for
my
witnesses
and
my
Lorde
the
King
(
for
I
can
not
doubt
thereof
)
for
the
allower
of
my
sinceritie
.
I
bewaile
the
mishap
of
this
estate
:
But
God
knoweth
in
whom
the
fault
is
,
and
can
there
lay
the
punishment
.
I
moane
the
calamities
of
the
people
:
but
it
is
euident
who
,
euen
of
pleasure
,
brake
the
peace
,
and
how
necesarily
I
am
forced
to
take
heed
to
my selfe
.
It
is
in
vaine
to
report
to
you
what
conditions
I
haue
propounded
,
you
haue
seene
them
and
can
tell
whether
they
deserue
to
bee
looked
vpon
.
I
haue
therefore
no
more
to
say
,
but
to
require
you
,
euen
by
the
oath
that
you
owe
vnto
Fraunce
,
with
your
authoritie
to
withstand
the
conspiracie
which
you
see
doth
tend
to
the
subuersion
therof
,
or
at
the
least
assist
not
with
your
authoritie
so
pernitious
a
practise
:
euen
with
your
vowes
fauour
those
that
purpose
to
employ
their
liues
for
the
preuenting
of
such
misery
and
ouerthrow
of
this
Estate
.
I
desire
and
craue
no
more
of
you
,
but
the
iudgement
of
your
owne
consciences
.
If
my
cause
bee
iust
,
I
desire
you
to
allowe
thereof
,
if
wrongfull
,
determine
my
ma●●ers
what
you
shal
think
in
duetie
for
the
weale
of
this
estate
.
God
I
take
to
witnesse
that
I
am
and
haue
beene
faithfull
to
the
King
:
that
I
loue
Fraunce
:
that
I
honour
such
verteous
persons
as
doe
defend
it
,
&
that
I
bewayle
the
miserie
and
calamitie
which
I
see
ready
to
take
hould
of
all
Estates
.
I
beseech
him
to
assist
you
with
his
grace
,
you
whome
alwayes
I
haue
accompted
the
Pillars
of
this
Realme
,
to
the
end
that
in
these
broyles
you
may
(
as
many
tymes
heretofore
)
reape
the
commendation
of
the
susteyning
and
vnderpropping
of
the
body
of
this
estate
:
and
I
trust
that
he
will
giue
me
grace
so
to
serue
the
King
my
Lord
,
also
to
bee
so
well
serued
of
all
good
French
men
,
louers
of
his
Crowne
,
that
shortly
I
may
present
to
his
view
the
end
of
his
enemies
and
quiet
of
his
Subiectes
,
for
the
compassing
whereof
I
will
not
spare
either
my
bloud
or
life
Wherevpon
my
masters
I
ende
,
praying
God
to
haue
you
in
his
holy
grace
&
protection
.
From
Mont
de
Marsan
this
11.
of
October
.
1585.
Your
most
affectionate
and
assured
frend
.
Henry
.
A
Letter
from
the
King
of
Nauarre
to
the
Masters
of
the
Facultie
of
Deuinitie
in
the
Colledge
of
Sorbonne
.
MY
Maisters
,
vnto
you
I
haue
recourse
for
matters
now
in
question
,
as
vnto
those
whose
particuler
profession
tendeth
to
prouide
that
the
Church
encurre
or
suffer
no
detriment
.
You
haue
considered
these
late
broyles
of
those
of
the
house
of
Guyze
founded
vpon
many
and
very
diuers
pretences
,
but
finally
reduced
and
al
formed
into
one
:
namely
,
to
restore
the
Catholick
Church
to
her
perfection
,
and
to
that
ende
,
to
roote
out
me
and
all
other
whom
they
pretende
to
bee
heretickes
:
To
which
purpose
,
such
hath
beene
their
force
and
violence
,
there
haue
ensued
an
edict
almost
to
their
mindes
.
Now
I
will
not
doubt
but
through
your
wisedomes
you
doe
knowe
that
they
purpose
an
other
matter
then
they
speake
of
.
That
is
,
vnder
the
shadowe
of
Religion
to
haue
weapon
in
hande
wherewith
to
oppresse
the
chiefe
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
▪
and
so
to
prepare
the
way
to
the
vsurping
of
this
estate
.
But
I
pray
you
euen
in
these
matters
of
Religion
iudge
whether
they
or
I
haue
opened
the
better
waye
to
reunite
the
Church
and
to
take
awaye
the
scisme
which
so
long
haue
troubled
vs
.
I
haue
bene
brought
vp
in
a
Religion
which
I
think
holy
and
true
,
neither
need
there
any
testimonie
whether
in
hart
I
do
professe
the
same
.
For
otherwise
I
could
haue
eschued
so
many
mischiefes
as
I
haue
beene
forced
to
suffer
,
wherein
naturally
man
can
conceiue
no
great
delight
I
could
otherwise
also
haue
purchased
the
Kings
fauour
,
and
loue
of
his
people
,
which
next
after
Gods
fauour
I
accompt
most
profitable
and
requisite
for
me
.
The
case
being
such
,
it
is
ouer
hard
and
so
I
suppose
your selues
will
thinke
,
to
desire
that
without
any
other
forme
or
order
I
should
forsake
my
Religion
&
force
both
my
conscience
and
soule
:
yea
,
if
I
should
bee
so
wretched
as
in
such
sort
to
offend
,
your selues
might
iustly
mistrust
me
in
all
other
matters
.
Me
that
shoulde
sayle
in
that
which
in
the
iudgement
of
my
owne
soule
I
thinke
to
be
my
duetie
to
God
,
a
matter
that
reasonably
none
can
require
at
my
hands
.
This
is
it
that
as
I
thinke
I
haue
voluntarily
offered
and
which
daylie
I
doe
still
offer
:
Namely
,
to
bee
instructed
in
a
free
&
lawfull
Counsell
,
wherein
the
controuersies
of
religion
may
be
thorowly
dobated
and
decided
,
&
so
to
yeeld
to
whatsoeuer
shall
be
determined
.
A
way
,
as
your selues
are
not
ignorant
,
at
all
times
practised
in
the
Church
in
like
cases
,
and
that
by
the
wisest
Kings
and
Emperours
in
the
world
:
A
way
,
whereunto
you
my
Maisters
haue
often
counsayled
the
Kings
predecessors
,
and
whereby
you
haue
alwaies
bene
able
to
maintaine
the
priuiledges
and
rightes
of
the
French
Church
against
many
vsurpations
:
To
bee
briefe
,
such
a
waye
as
the
Church
in
her
greatest
force
neuer
refused
for
reducing
into
her
bosome
euen
meane
persons
,
yea
,
sometimes
one
man
onely
.
And
therfore
much
lesse
ought
she
now
to
reiect
or
flee
from
the
same
,
now
I
say
,
when
it
standeth
vpon
millions
of
soules
,
vpon
whole
Tounes
and
large
Prouinces
,
vpon
an
infinite
number
of
qualified
persons
,
euen
of
the
chiefe
Princes
of
the
blood
&
neerest
to
the
Crowne
,
who
can
not
easely
bee
forced
,
neither
rooted
out
without
subuertion
of
the
estate
,
and
yet
being
by
reason
perswaded
to
chaunge
,
may
be
a
cause
of
firme
peace
in
this
land
,
of
a
stedfast
revnion
of
the
Catholick
church
,
with
the
foreiudgement
of
their
persons
and
of
a
more
happy
worlde
,
not
to
this
Realme
only
,
which
were
an
inestimable
gayne
,
but
also
to
all
Christendome
and
Europe
,
which
necessarily
must
haue
some
feeling
of
the
miseries
and
calamities
of
so
puissant
an
estate
.
This
my
Maisters
,
is
the
offer
that
I
haue
made
to
the
King
my
Lord
,
which
now
I
doe
repeate
vnto
you
,
and
whereof
I
call
you
to
witnesse
among
all
to
whom
it
may
appertaine
,
to
the
end
it
may
be
manifest
both
to
those
that
now
liue
and
to
the
posteritie
,
that
I
was
not
the
cause
of
disquiet
in
this
estate
,
either
any
hinderance
that
the
Church
was
not
reduced
into
her
former
vnion
,
peace
and
tranquilitie
.
Where
as
it
is
obiected
against
me
that
I
am
an
hereticke
,
you
are
to
shewe
vnto
the
world
&
of
you
haue
I
learned
it
,
that
there
is
great
difference
betwixt
heresie
and
error
.
That
al
that
hold
an
heresie
are
not
neuerthelesse
heretickes
.
That
heretickes
are
they
who
doe
proceede
either
vpon
ambition
or
obstinacie
,
wherof
neither
can
haue
place
in
me
whom
no
man
euer
went
about
to
teach
,
and
whom
contrariwise
they
haue
by
all
meanes
endeuoured
to
cast
of
,
alleadging
no
other
reason
then
a
strong
ambition
.
Besides
that
I
haue
renounced
the
large
path
to
that
greatnesse
that
by
the
Catholicke
Romish
Religion
lay
open
vnto
me
,
and
haue
taken
the
contrary
way
,
viz.
the
way
of
persecution
and
contempt
,
constantly
perseuering
in
that
which
vsually
is
called
and
I
doe
accompt
reformed
.
But
admit
it
were
so
.
It
is
against
error
and
heresie
that
the
Church
calleth
Consailes
,
and
consultations
are
houlden
to
cure
the
diseased
,
the
Surgeon
vseth
neither
Iron
nor
fire
,
but
where
his
plaisters
are
to
weake
.
It
it
an
euident
argument
of
passion
,
when
they
begin
conuersion
with
subuersion
,
and
instruction
with
destruction
:
With
rooting
out
and
Warre
,
when
they
should
begin
with
brotherly
admonition
and
gentlenesse
.
Neither
is
is
enough
to
alledge
the
holding
of
the
Counsaile
of
Trent
,
wherein
was
condemned
the
religion
which
I
professe
,
and
they
tearme
Heresie
:
you
all
my
my
Masters
doe
knowe
what
maner
of
Counsaile
that
was
,
neither
did
you
euer
allowe
thereof
,
yea
,
there
against
haue
the
whole
Estate
,
Cleargie
and
Parliaments
of
this
Realme
often
protested
.
You
knowe
also
that
in
case
it
had
beene
lawfully
called
and
holden
,
yet
had
that
bene
no
preiudice
to
the
summoning
of
an
other
.
Especially
sith
it
concerneth
the
saluation
and
reestablishment
of
such
persons
and
so
great
an
estate
.
Contrariwise
,
I
am
giuen
to
vnderstand
that
in
the
generall
Counsaile
holden
at
Basill
,
it
was
ordeined
that
from
ten
yere
to
ten
yere
there
should
be
a
Counsaile
holden
,
to
the
ende
to
cut
off
such
errors
as
might
spring
in
the
church
.
Much
more
needfull
then
were
it
for
the
rooting
out
such
as
alreadie
are
growne
vp
.
Iudge
now
therfore
my
Maisters
which
of
vs
is
in
the
right
,
whether
of
vs
in
this
case
is
most
to
bee
respected
,
either
who
propoundeth
the
meetest
remedie
for
this
estate
.
The
straunger
craueth
that
the
home
borne
childe
bee
cast
out
vnder
colour
of
heresie
.
Euen
the
straunger
who
long
haue
practised
to
haue
his
roome
.
Mee
,
truely
notwithstanding
farre
vnequall
with
them
,
vpon
whose
behauiours
they
can
take
no
hold
.
I
neither
haue
nor
doe
desire
but
to
haue
my
cause
heard
:
by
a
Counsaile
to
be
taught
the
best
way
:
to
doe
better
if
I
be
better
instructed
.
Which
then
will
you
iudge
most
right
,
either
what
neede
the
whole
Realme
to
bee
kindled
herewith
?
For
who
doubteth
whether
you
will
sooner
choose
,
either
ciuill
Warre
or
a
Counsaile
?
either
the
subuertion
of
the
one
half
of
this
estate
by
the
other
,
or
rather
the
reunion
of
both
partes
of
this
Realme
into
one
,
which
vndoubtedly
wil
be
of
great
consequence
to
all
Christiandome
.
Now
therfore
,
I
doe
finally
declare
vnto
you
that
I
craue
and
am
ready
to
yeeld
to
a
Counsaile
:
that
I
am
readie
to
hearken
to
the
Church
therein
.
And
therefore
can
you
not
accompt
me
either
an
Ethnicke
or
Publicane
.
I
doe
moreouer
giue
you
to
〈◊〉
,
that
in
default
of
a
generall
Counsalle
for
the
pacifying
of
matters
I
do
not
refuse
a
nationall
,
which
often
hath
bene
practised
in
this
Realme
,
yea
,
and
that
by
your
owne
counsaile
and
consent
.
But
if
notwithstanding
any
these
my
offers
and
request
,
they
doe
contrary
to
all
order
of
the
Church
proceed
by
banishments
,
murders
,
and
other
rigorous
barbarousnesse
,
I
am
resolued
to
oppose
my selfe
in
my
iust
defence
against
such
horrible
banishments
and
violences
.
And
the
curse
be
vpon
those
that
doe
trouble
this
estate
vnder
the
false
pretence
of
the
Church
.
You
therefore
doe
I
call
to
witnesse
of
the
reasonable
conditions
whereto
I
submit
my selfe
.
Also
God
for
my
defender
,
who
is
able
to
debate
my
right
against
my
aduers●ries
,
and
I
beseech
him
my
Maisters
,
to
haue
you
in
his
holy
protection
.
From
Mont
de
Marsan
this
11.
of
October
.
1585.
Your
affectionate
and
assured
frend
.
Henry
.
An
Epistle
to
the
King
.
SIr
,
great
Captaines
,
Kings
,
and
Emperours
in
olde
time
sought
to
take
their
surnames
of
those
Countries
,
that
they
conquered
.
And
so
came
the
surnames
of
African
,
Asian
.
&c.
Your
predecessors
,
who
wanted
no
conquestes
wherby
to
bee
famous
among
the
posteritie
,
chose
for
them selues
and
you
,
and
left
as
an
inheritance
the
surname
Most
Christian
,
therein
seeking
to
declare
to
al
men
,
that
the
true
honour
of
man
consisteth
in
being
truely
Christian
,
and
the
very
triumph
of
Princes
whom
God
hath
established
ouer
man
resteth
in
the
defence
and
aduancement
of
Christian
religion
.
Wherevpon
I
agree
with
those
that
say
that
your
Maiesties
scope
should
tend
to
revnite
the
Church
,
a
worke
meet
for
you
,
a
labour
incident
to
your
Diademe
,
yea
such
a
labour
as
you
ought
to
haue
in
no
lesse
ielousie
then
your
estate
.
But
it
may
be
that
in
the
meanes
we
may
somewhat
differ
,
wherein
your
Maiesties
iudgement
ouer-ruling
both
you
are
to
choose
the
most
expedient
.
They
propound
the
restoring
of
the
Church
to
her
perfection
by
armes
:
but
who
can
better
iudge
of
the
vnprofitablenesse
of
armes
in
matter
of
Religion
then
your
Maiestie
,
who
hauing
so
fortunatly
vsed
them
against
those
whom
by
al
meanes
they
endeuour
to
ouerthrowe
,
could
neuerthelesse
in
the
end
reape
no
other
profit
thereby
,
then
to
learne
that
the
happiest
successe
auaileth
not
against
the
conscience
.
Also
that
weapons
haue
no
more
force
ouer
the
soule
,
then
the
Surgeans
Raser
ouer
the
mans
vnderstanding
and
affections
that
guideth
it
.
The
remedies
ought
to
haue
an
▪
Analogie
and
proportion
correspondent
to
the
mischiefes
and
diseases
.
Feare
naturally
ouercommeth
the
body
,
sound
mastereth
the
eare
,
and
reason
ruleth
the
soule
,
but
to
vse
force
against
the
soule
,
it
worketh
as
smale
effect
as
reason
ouer
the
eare
,
or
sound
ouer
the
masse
of
a
mans
body
.
Armes
therfore
are
a
meanes
not
to
revnite
the
Church
,
but
to
subuert
the
state
of
the
Realme
,
not
to
instruct
or
conuert
,
but
to
subuert
&
destroy
,
and
as
nothing
in
this
world
can
breede
mischief
,
but
it
must
also
feele
part
thereof
,
so
the
destruction
of
the
one
side
will
cost
the
ouerthrow
of
the
other
.
The
ruine
and
rooting
out
of
those
of
the
religion
(
howe
easy
so
euer
it
be
accompted
)
wil
proue
to
be
the
confusion
and
desolation
of
the
whole
Estate
.
These
great
Catholickes
that
haue
endeuoured
to
compell
you
to
force
your
subiects
:
who
with
open
force
haue
required
your
Maiestie
by
force
to
reduce
your
subiects
into
the
Romish
Church
,
I
would
fayne
learne
what
they
hope
for
,
whether
more
power
,
of
better
successe
then
your
Maiestie
?
They
commaunded
ouer
your
armies
,
armed
with
your
will
,
depending
vpon
your
aucthoritie
,
guyded
with
your
good
hap
,
and
fauoured
with
your
owne
presence
,
and
your
presence
I
accompt
a
great
parte
of
the
strength
of
a
mightie
armie
.
If
your
will
bee
not
present
,
as
vndoubtedly
it
can
not
bee
,
who
seeth
not
those
willes
that
depend
therof
very
cold
and
quailing
?
But
especially
sith
your
person
can
not
bee
safe
among
their
armies
,
who
doth
not
euidently
see
that
the
gre●●
body
of
this
armie
,
how
grose
or
strong
soeuer
,
will
shortly
shrincke
asunder
by
peecemeale
,
in
that
it
is
not
holden
together
with
any
respect
of
your
Maiestie
,
or
kept
in
awe
with
your
presence
.
The
child
naturally
beareth
at
the
fathers
handes
,
and
how
good
soeuer
his
cause
be
,
is
neuerthelesse
content
to
shunne
the
stripes
,
to
hold
his
hand
before
him
,
or
to
get
out
of
the
way
vntill
the
choller
bee
ouer
.
In
the
seruaunt
or
straunger
,
he
shall
finde
as
much
stomacke
and
force
as
may
counteruaile
all
reuerence
,
yea
,
sometime
indignation
wil
double
:
and
that
is
it
which
naturally
is
to
be
expected
of
a
Prince
,
the
first
of
your
blood
,
whom
seruaunts
and
straungers
doe
endeuour
to
exclude
out
of
your
famelie
with
a
million
of
your
naturall
Subiectes
,
brought
vp
vnder
your
wing
and
vnder
the
clemencie
of
your
commaundements
,
whom
I
say
the
straungers
would
make
you
roote
out
and
driue
to
seeke
forraine
Countries
.
Whereof
to
be
brief
,
such
a
dispaire
may
spring
as
may
teach
great
indignities
and
indignations
,
and
so
consequently
the
most
extreame
Counsailes
that
dispayre
can
conceiue
or
bring
forth
.
In
olde
time
the
lawes
condemned
in
great
fines
such
Carpenters
as
,
to
drawe
a
man
to
enterprize
a
building
,
deceiptfully
perswaded
him
that
the
charges
would
be
but
small
,
and
yet
that
tended
to
building
,
the
greatest
commoditie
whereof
redounded
to
the
benefite
of
the
Maister
of
the
house
,
and
to
the
ornament
of
the
Common
wealth
.
What
paine
then
may
be
sufficient
for
those
who
to
the
ende
to
stirre
vp
your
Maiestie
to
the
destruction
of
your
Realme
,
are
not
ashamed
to
auow
the
enterprize
to
be
very
easie
.
An
enterprize
whereof
the
losse
will
redounde
to
you
,
the
miserie
to
vs
,
and
the
benefite
to
themselues
.
Let
vs
therefore
here
speake
of
reuniting
,
not
of
subuerting
.
The
mischiefes
now
in
question
are
auncient
,
and
our
elders
knewe
the
remedies
for
the
same
:
which
remedies
are
the
safest
,
so
as
we
shal
not
neede
these
practitioners
corosiues
,
that
haue
replenished
all
Fraunce
with
murders
,
mournings
,
funeralles
and
lamentations
,
and
yet
the
disease
they
crye
out
of
,
and
the
deuision
that
they
complaine
of
,
is
now
in
worse
case
then
eue●
before
.
Dissentions
in
Religion
molested
the
Primitiue
Church
,
sundry
heresies
were
fostered
among
the
people
:
yea
,
euen
Emperours
the
defenders
the
Church
were
infected
with
them
.
The
histories
of
such
are
plentifull
.
The
Fathers
found
that
heresie
was
an
opinion
,
that
al
opinion
consisted
in
the
head
,
and
that
it
was
a
false
Image
of
reason
which
could
not
be
defased
or
rased
out
but
with
the
presence
of
reason
it selfe
.
They
did
therefore
gather
Counsayles
,
they
called
a
sufficient
number
of
people
out
of
all
places
,
euery
one
quietly
propounded
his
opinion
,
in
the
ende
opinion
gaue
place
to
knowledge
,
likelihoode
to
trueth
,
and
Sophistrie
to
reason
.
Let
vs
not
thinke
Christian
Religion
so
darck
,
but
that
trueth
may
be
found
out
,
where
a
Counsaile
hath
her
assured
principles
,
stedfast
maximees
,
inuiolable
consequences
〈…〉
reason
her self
which
if
it
be
sufficiēnt
to
decide
the
difficulties
in
lawes
,
can
well
determine
those
in
deuinitie
,
and
that
the
better
,
because
it
is
the
lawe
of
one
GOD
which
admitteth
no
contrarieties
,
neither
can
beare
any
Antinomy
,
but
mans
lawes
doe
often
suffer
either
the
inequalitie
of
the
Lawmakers
among
themselues
,
or
of
one
onely
.
To
be
briefe
,
it
is
a
manifest
iniurie
to
this
law
which
is
called
the
true
light
,
to
beleue
that
it
can
not
light
or
leade
men
,
yea
which
is
worse
,
to
perswade
that
without
fire
it
can
not
shine
,
that
such
as
they
pretend
to
be
darkenesse
,
must
be
burned
rather
then
produced
into
the
daylight
,
either
to
take
this
light
from
vnder
the
Tubbe
.
Some
will
shewe
you
that
there
shall
neede
no
Counsaile
,
that
we
must
followe
the
Church
,
and
she
can
neuer
erre
.
Bookes
are
sufficiently
furnished
with
replications
therevpon
:
the
olde
and
new
Testament
are
full
of
the
great
errors
of
Gods
people
:
It
was
the
Chuch
and
the
Counsaile
of
Hierusalem
that
condemned
Iesus
Christ
and
his
Apostles
:
It
was
therefore
the
Church
that
condemned
her
saluation
.
And
S.
Paule
telleth
vs
that
Antechrist
shall
sit
in
the
very
Church
of
God
.
What
is
there
then
but
perdition
worshipped
in
the
Church
?
These
are
but
subtelties
whereby
to
eschewe
a
Counsaile
.
Man
is
darke
,
&
the
Church
an
assembly
of
men
,
the
Church
therefore
is
a
misty
and
darck
body
,
and
hath
no
light
in
it
but
from
God
,
and
is
no
farther
,
then
it
gathereth
light
at
Gods
worde
,
thence
therefore
take
it
.
The
Church
may
at
euery
straine
stumble
,
and
therfore
we
see
our
forefathers
from
worlde
to
worlde
grone
after
reformation
,
and
therefore
also
did
the
counsaile
of
Basill
decree
,
that
from
10.
yeres
to
10.
yeres
a
Counsaile
should
be
called
,
to
the
ende
to
cut
of
such
errors
as
might
spring
vp
in
the
Church
.
But
some
will
reply
and
say
,
they
haue
already
holden
one
Counsaile
against
the
doctrine
now
in
question
.
Admit
it
be
so
,
yet
were
it
to
soone
to
giue
ouer
well
doing
.
The
auncient
fathers
were
not
so
sone
weary
against
those
of
their
time
,
against
the
Arrians
,
who
were
heard
in
their
disputations
with
all
libertie
,
yet
being
condemned
in
three
counsailes
they
were
not
debarred
the
forth
.
But
if
we
may
be
weary
of
reiterating
the
selfe
same
remedies
,
how
much
rather
of
retourning
to
warre
which
so
often
hath
bene
practised
in
vaine
:
to
warre
,
whose
best
successe
is
more
daungerous
and
hurtfull
then
euen
the
worst
of
any
Counsayle
:
or
how
much
more
expedient
were
it
to
call
an
other
Counsaile
,
rather
then
to
hazard
a
battel
:
to
lose
a
conference
to
some
purpose
,
or
to
shed
so
much
blood
in
vaine
.
The
truth
is
,
that
vpon
the
very
differents
nowe
in
question
,
there
haue
bene
two
Counsailes
holden
.
The
first
through
the
diligence
of
the
Emperour
Sigismund
at
Constance
,
where
contrarie
to
publike
faith
the
disputers
of
the
one
parte
,
Iohn
Hus
and
Hierom
of
Prague
were
burned
quick
,
and
then
followed
a
decree
,
that
there
was
no
faith
to
be
kept
with
Heretikes
,
a
monstrous
decree
,
and
the
cause
of
all
disorder
and
excesse
since
fallen
out
in
Christendome
.
The
other
at
Trent
in
the
chiefe
heate
of
the
French
troubles
,
where
by
the
iudgement
of
the
former
decree
coulde
bee
no
safe
appearance
.
Where
also
your
Embassadors
might
not
bee
heard
in
their
Christian
propositions
for
the
quietnesse
of
the
Church
.
And
where
they
protested
nullitie
against
the
actes
of
the
Counsaile
which
since
all
your
Courts
of
Parliament
haue
confirmed
and
reiected
the
said
acts
,
yea
euen
Sorbonne
it self
,
notwithstanding
whatsoeuer
instance
the
Pope
hath
from
time
to
time
made
.
Thinke
therefore
sir
,
whether
they
haue
cause
to
alleadge
the
fore
iudgements
of
these
Counsailes
:
and
iudge
whether
these
two
Counsailes
may
debarys
of
al
hope
of
goodnesse
or
fruite
that
might
spring
out
of
one
free
&
lawfull
Counsaile
,
called
vnder
your
auctoritie
.
The
difficultie
resteth
onely
vpon
one
poinct
,
and
that
is
that
the
Pope
of
late
daies
hath
encroched
to
himselfe
the
authoritie
of
calling
of
Counsailes
,
which
before
belonged
to
the
Emperours
:
for
by
al
histories
it
appeareth
that
thei
haue
summoned
the
most
famous
.
And
now
because
he
feareth
the
reformation
of
the
abuses
of
the
Popes
Court
,
and
especially
the
question
so
often
harped
at
.
viz.
Whether
the
Pope
be
aboue
or
vnder
the
Counsaile
,
whereof
there
are
contrarie
decrees
,
it
is
manifest
that
he
will
so
fair
as
in
him
lieth
auoyde
the
calling
of
any
,
but
principally
at
the
suite
and
request
of
the
French
Church
,
which
alwaies
haue
auowed
him
to
b●
vnder
the
Counsaile
.
And
for
example
,
for
the
assembling
of
the
Couns●ile
of
Constance
the
Emperour
,
Sig●s
〈…〉
und
was
to
traualle
from
state
to
state
,
to
solli
〈…〉
all
Princes
,
because
the
Popes
striuing
among
themselues
,
would
not
stoop
to
a
Counsaile
,
and
there
it
was
decreed
that
the
Pope
should
bee
subiect
to
the
Counsaile
.
Since
againe
for
the
calling
of
the
Counsaile
of
Trent
,
it
is
well
knowne
what
protections
were
faine
to
be
made
,
what
practises
the
Pope
wrought
among
all
Christian
Princes
,
wherby
to
shift
it
of
.
What
adoe
there
was
to
keepe
them
together
after
they
were
assembled
,
&
what
〈…〉
the
Popes
vsed
to
the
ende
to
yeeld
it
vnprofitable
to
the
Church
,
but
commodious
to
them selues
▪
where
also
,
contrary
to
the
former
,
they
caused
it
to
bee
determined
that
the
Pope
was
aboue
the
Counsaile
.
Hereby
they
your
Maiestie
haue
a
barre
〈…〉
the
Pope
&
shut
vp
his
mouth
whereby
he
dare
no
more
presume
to
sollicite
you
to
the
overthrowe
of
the
estate
,
euen
he
that
shall
haue
refused
the
lawfull
meanes
to
reunite
&
restore
the
Church
.
Besides
,
in
such
a
necessitie
of
your
estate
and
during
such
the
Popes
default
,
the
Kings
your
predecessors
by
the
counsaile
of
your
Cleargie
,
yea
,
of
your
Colledge
of
Sorbonne
,
haue
long
since
trode
you
a
faire
path
:
namely
,
by
your
owne
auctoritie
,
for
want
of
a
generall
,
to
summon
a
national
Counsaile
within
this
Realme
.
A
course
taken
by
the
most
Christian
Kings
,
yea
,
euen
the
deuoutest
among
the
most
Christian
,
to
the
great
benefite
of
the
Church
and
estate
.
For
na●ionall
Counsailes
being
well
ordered
,
and
proceeding
of
the
Princes
zeale
haue
often
done
more
good
than
the
generall
,
bribed
and
laboured
by
the
Church
of
Rome
,
as
histories
doe
testifie
.
For
if
you
tarrie
vntill
the
Pope
prouide
,
paraduenture
it
wil
be
so
late
,
&
your
estate
alreadie
being
in
combustion
,
that
it
were
requisite
to
make
more
speede
.
If
any
man
alleadge
that
this
assembly
will
bee
in
vaine
,
also
that
in
such
contentions
,
were
it
but
for
honour
,
neither
side
will
giue
place
to
reason
,
euery
one
defending
his
part
to
the
ende
:
also
that
it
will
bee
hard
to
agree
vpon
Iudges
and
such
like
,
wherein
vndoubtedly
I
can
see
no
great
difficultie
,
I
aunswere
,
that
God
will
blesse
your
Maiesties
holy
zeale
and
earnest
affection
to
the
peace
of
so
many
consciences
:
also
that
hee
will
heare
the
sobbes
and
cryes
of
so
much
people
who
of
such
a
conuocation
doe
attende
their
weale
&
the
quiet
of
their
soules
,
besides
that
God
by
his
Prophet
said
not
in
vaine
that
the
raine
neuer
falleth
from
heauen
without
fruit
,
either
his
holy
worde
vpon
earth
without
some
notable
effect
:
But
admit
matters
should
growe
to
that
passe
,
yet
dare
I
assure
my self
to
motion
to
your
Maiestie
a
meane
that
shall
satisfie
&
agree
both
parties
,
yea
such
a
one
,
as
any
reasonable
man
that
willingly
would
not
bee
deceiued
,
may
thereby
easely
discerne
the
trueth
from
falshoode
and
false
doctrine
from
true
.
And
therefore
,
if
the
eye
of
your
Maiesties
reason
bee
free
from
blemish
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
your selfe
shal
both
finde
and
knowe
the
trueth
:
for
trueth
wil
shine
forth
and
lighten
you
and
naturally
is
cleare
enough
to
spread
it selfe
abroad
.
Onely
God
giue
vs
grace
to
leaue
all
our
passions
at
the
threshold
of
the
doore
and
to
enter
in
in
a
ful
desire
to
see
&
finde
the
trueth
,
as
being
freed
from
all
particuler
▪
interest
except
of
our
soules
.
Consider
Sir
what
contentation
your self
in
your
life
time
shal
reape
,
&
what
honor
with
the
posteritie
you
shall
atchieue
▪
if
in
your
daies
and
through
your
wisdom
and
exaple
,
you
maye
determine
a
Scisme
of
so
many
yeres
continuaunce
,
and
procure
throughout
all
Christendom
the
singing
of
that
song
of
the
Angles
,
Glory
be
to
God
on
high
,
and
in
earth
peace
.
When
in
this
duetie
you
haue
preuented
the
Popes
▪
Emperours
,
and
Catholick
Kings
,
yea
euen
exeded
your
most
Christian
forerunners
,
therein
shewing
your selfe
in
deede
most
Christian
for
your self
,
Christian
for
France
&
Christian
for
the
whole
church
.
God
I
take
to
witnesse
,
that
from
my
harte
I
doe
write
vnto
you
al
that
I
seeke
▪
which
is
,
to
see
in
our
time
the
Church
pourged
,
and
the
Temple
swept
,
to
the
end
we
may
be
conuersant
togither
.
All
men
doe
agree
and
long
haue
,
that
there
are
abuses
among
vs
.
Let
them
be
taken
away
and
cleansed
,
and
let
vs
not
set
our
selues
against
our selues
,
neither
let
vs
search
starting
holes
to
our
losse
,
or
shewe
our selues
skilfull
contrary
to
our
saluation
Way●ing
for
this
benefite
at
your
Maiesties
hand
,
let
vs
one
beare
with
another
in
modestie
&
gentlenesse
,
suffering
your
Edicts
of
Peace
to
rule
,
and
mens
consciences
to
be
in
rest
,
and
as
for
those
which
in
the
meane
tyme
doe
counsaile
to
surcease
or
forbid
the
exercise
of
the
soule
,
they
shewe
them selues
to
haue
no
great
feeling
of
their
owne
,
sith
thei
suppose
the
soules
can
liue
without
their
action
or
foode
:
yea
,
those
that
thinke
it
so
easie
a
matter
for
others
to
neglect
the
seruing
of
GOD
according
to
their
consciences
,
doe
by
that
lawe
which
they
prescribe
to
others
,
sufficiently
shew
what
them selues
are
.
viz.
of
themselues
contemners
of
God
,
deuoyde
of
Religion
and
Conscience
.
Sir
,
your
Maiestie
are
to
excuse
my
boldnesse
.
In
great
inconueniences
great
men
haue
not
despised
the
meanest
voices
.
The
barking
of
one
Dog
hath
preserued
many
a
house
from
spoyle
,
and
the
gagling
of
one
Goose
was
sufficient
to
keep
the
Capitoll
.
Duetie
and
daunger
must
iustefie
my
presumption
Duetie
,
for
it
were
an
offence
in
daunger
to
hold
my
peace
.
Daunger
also
,
for
it
is
plaine
deceipt
in
seeing
to
seeme
not
to
see
.
I
beseech
sir
,
the
Creator
with
his
holy
spirite
to
assist
your
Maiestie
,
to
giue
you
the
same
for
counsayle
and
conduct
,
and
after
so
many
trauayles
to
see
his
Realme
florish
in
yours
,
to
prosper
vnder
his
,
to
his
glorie
,
your
praise
,
and
the
peace
of
your
people
.
So
be
it
.
Your
most
humble
and
most
obedient
seruaunt
and
subiect
.
P.
D.
M.
A
Declaration
of
the
Articles
agreed
vpon
betwene
the
King
and
the
house
of
Guyze
and
their
adherents
:
commonly
called
.
The
holy
League
.
THE
Princes
,
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
Lordes
,
Gentlemen
,
townes
,
comminalties
,
&
other
the
Catholikes
of
this
Realme
vnited
,
being
the
King
most
humble
subiectes
and
seruants
,
vnderstandihg
by
the
Queene
,
that
his
Maiesties
entent
is
to
embrace
the
cause
of
Religion
,
as
being
holy
and
iust
,
and
to
roote
out
all
heresies
out
of
this
Realme
,
praysing
God
for
inspiring
him
with
so
good
&
holy
a
mynd
,
do
most
humbly
beseech
him
to
assist
them
,
and
the
Queene
to
continue
her
wonted
affection
to
whatsoeuer
concerneth
the
benefite
and
preseruation
of
the
state
,
to
the
ende
to
prouide
for
the
same
.
They
doe
therefore
desire
his
Maiestie
to
set
forth
an
Edict
which
may
be
perpetuall
and
irreuocable
,
wherby
all
exercize
of
the
newe
Religion
may
bee
abolished
,
and
the
Ministers
expelled
the
Realme
.
Also
,
in
asmuch
as
libertie
of
conscience
tollerated
among
subiectes
maye
breede
much
contempt
and
〈◊〉
against
the
seruice
of
God
:
It
may
be
enioyned
to
all
his
subiectes
of
whatsoeuer
calling
or
condition
to
professe
the
Catholick
Apostolike
and
Romish
Religion
within
〈…〉
after
the
publishing
thereof
,
otherwise
to
departe
the
Realme
,
and
no
way
to
sell
or
dispose
of
their
goodes
,
〈◊〉
the
same
to
remaine
to
their
Catholicke
heires
in
direct
line
,
if
they
haue
any
,
p
〈…〉ing
the
iust
valewe
and
estimate
of
the
●owerth
part
of
the
sayd
goodes
:
But
if
their
heires
be
other
then
in
〈◊〉
collaterall
▪
the
to
pay
the
estimate
of
the
third
parte
,
according
to
the
valewation
that
shall
be●
made
by
the
Commissioners
thereunto
appointed
:
and
the
money
hereof
arising
to
be
committed
into
the
handes
of
certaine
persons
thereto
deputed
to
bee
employed
vpon
the
execution
of
this
enterprize
.
That
all
Heretickes
of
whatsoeuer
state
or
condition
may
be
declared
,
according
to
the
Canonicall
Sanctions
,
perpetually
incapable
of
all
publicke
charges
,
offices
,
estates
and
dignities
,
and
those
that
now
haue
any
to
be
forced
to
forgoe
&
resigne
the
same
vnto
Catholicke
persons
such
as
are
capable
,
and
not
to
keepe
them
,
notwithstanding
they
would
abiure
their
error
,
except
for
the
space
of
three
yeres
after
the
sayd
abiuration
they
continewe
in
Catholicke
life
,
so
as
there
may
be
no
further
doubt
of
fayned
repentaunce
or
dissimulation
.
That
his
Maiestie
declare
▪
al
whatsoeuer
haue
bene
done
by
the
Catholick
Princes
and
Lordes
and
all
other
as
well
particuler
persons
,
as
Tounes
and
Communalties
that
haue
taken
their
partes
,
and
suc
〈◊〉
oured
and
fauoured
them
,
either
in
the
seazing
vpon
Townes
,
fetching
of
Coyne
out
of
his
receiptes
,
taking
vp
of
victualles
and
Munition
,
or
leauying
of
Souldiers
either
within
the
Realme
or
without
,
and
generally
all
whatsoeuer
haue
bene
done
,
wrought
or
delt
in
vntill
this
present
touching
the
effect
and
execution
of
the
premises
,
notwithstanding
the
same
bee
not
particulerly
specified
or
expressed
,
to
haue
beene
done
for
his
seruice
,
with
the
assuraunce
of
Religion
,
to
the
preseruation
whereof
he
acknowledgeth
himself
to
b●
bound
,
both
as
a
most
Christian
King
,
and
also
by
that
solemne
oath
that
hee
tooke
at
his
annoynting
.
To
the
ende
the
Catholiques
may
not
quaile
or
reenter
into
any
feare
,
iudging
the
sequel
hereof
by
others
that
are
already
past
,
that
is
,
that
this
enterprize
should
be
but
couldly
prosecuted
,
and
finally
determined
by
some
other
Edict
contrary
to
this
,
by
meanes
whereof
there
were
no
other
fruict
to
be
hoped
for
than
the
common
mischiefe
and
domages
ensuing
of
Warre
.
They
do
most
humbly
beseech
his
Maiestie
to
ordeyne
that
this
sayde
Edict
may
presently
bee
published
without
any
restriction
or
qualification
vppon
the
secrete
recordes
or
otherwise
.
It
may
also
please
his
Maiestie
with
the
Peeres
and
other
officers
of
the
Crowne
to
assist
the
publication
therof
in
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
and
the
same
being
read
,
to
declare
that
as
a
most
Christian
King
,
being
bound
aswell
by
the
othe
that
hee
toooke
at
his
Coronation
,
as
also
by
that
zeale
which
alwayes
hee
hath
borne
to
the
seruice
of
GOD
,
togither
with
the
request
and
supplication
to
him
made
by
the
generall
estates
of
his
Realme
assembled
at
Bloys
,
he
hath
consideratly
&
with
great
deliberation
by
the
aduice
of
the
Queene
his
mother
,
the
Princes
of
his
blood
and
other
Peeres
,
Princes
of
France
,
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
and
many
other
notable
persons
of
his
Counsayle
made
the
sayd
Edict
.
That
he
sweareth
and
protesteth
inuiolably
to
obserue
and
cause
to
be
kept
the
same
,
and
neuer
to
permit
it
to
be
infringed
,
promising
hereafter
in
any
wise
not
to
make
any
other
repugnant
or
derogatory
hereunto
in
whole
or
in
part
,
also
that
if
any
such
should
be
made
,
his
entent
and
meaning
to
be
,
that
no
regard
be
had
therof
,
as
being
directly
contrary
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
wherto
he
acknowledgeth
him selfe
and
his
subiects
to
owe
the
chiefe
duety
,
and
to
be
principally
and
especially
bounden
.
That
he
shall
likewise
cause
all
Princes
,
Peeres
of
Fraunce
,
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
Knightes
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
Counsaylers
of
Estate
,
Gouernors
,
and
Lieutenants
generall
of
his
Prouinces
,
Presidentes
and
Counsailers
of
his
soueraigne
Courtes
,
all
Bayliffes
,
Sen
〈…〉
sehals
,
and
other
his
Officers
,
all
Maiors
and
Sherifes
,
also
all
bodies
&
comminalties
of
townes
,
to
sweare
to
the
same
.
And
all
the
sayde
othes
and
cautions
aforesayd
to
be
set
in
order
,
and
committed
to
the
registers
of
the
Roules
of
the
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
to
the
end●
to
haue
recourse
thereto
as
neede
shall
require
.
Further
,
to
the
ende
to
shewe
foorth
a
more
euident
testimonie
that
hee
entendeth
to
keepe
his
sayd
Edict
,
and
according
to
the
tenour
thereof
to
procure
the
moring
out
of
heresies
out
of
this
Realm
:
It
may
please
him
,
if
it
be
not
very
contrarie
and
preiudicial
to
his
estate
,
to
giue
ouer
the
protection
of
the
Towne
of
〈◊〉
,
that
to
the
great
griefe
of
his
Catholickes
hee
hath
taken
vpon
him
,
because
that
out
of
that
spring
do
slowe
al
heresie
throughout
Christendome
,
and
therfore
so
long
as
the
sayd
protection
remaineth
in
force
,
his
sayd
subiects
cannot
but
feare
that
this
enfectious
disease
will
neuer
bee
cured
.
Also
because
the
sayd
Edict
will
bee
to
no
purpose
if
in
euery
point
▪
without
remission
it
be
not
put
in
execution
,
which
cannot
be
brought
to
passe
without
force
,
because
those
of
the
newe
Religion
doe
shew
no
token
that
they
purpose
to
yeeld
their
doe
obedience
,
it
may
please
his
Maiestie
to
employe
that
power
which
they
haue
made
of
people
to
him
most
affectionate
,
and
his
faithfull
subiects
▪
such
as
will
hazard
themselues
in
the
execution
of
his
commaundements
,
and
therevpon
do
most
humbly
desire
him
to
declare
his
entent
.
As
for
the
meanes
to
compasse
the
said
expedition
,
the
aduersaries
being
weake
and
withdrawne
into
one
corner
of
the
Realme
,
all
the
rest
remayning
very
duetifull
and
zealous
to
the
Catholicke
Religion
,
they
presume
that
his
Maiestie
is
resolued
to
put
too
his
last
helping
hand
&
not
to
returne
to
the
former
counsayles
,
which
haue
▪
but
nourished
and
encreased
the
mischiefes
:
that
al
his
good
Catholick
subiects
will
assist
and
ayde
him
to
their
abilities
.
That
to
the
same
effect
(
prouided
that
the
money
bee
not
otherwise
employed
)
the
Cleargie
can
finde
in
their
hearts
voluntarily
to
graunt
the
sale
of
their
temporalties
to
a
reasonable
valewe
,
considering
what
great
charges
aforetime
they
haue
bene
at
.
Also
that
our
holy
Father
the
Pope
will
not
sticke
to
permit
and
auctorize
the
same
.
Moreouer
▪
they
know
that
his
Maiestie
is
not
without
other
good
and
able
meanes
,
but
it
is
not
for
them
more
particulerly
to
enter
into
the
search
thereof
,
besides
that
they
haue
beene
so
smally
employed
in
matters
of
his
treasurie
,
notwithstanding
some
of
them
bee
honored
with
the
chiefe
places
and
principall
charges
of
this
Realme
,
who
are
thereto
mere
winterlings
.
For
their
owne
partes
,
together
with
their
liues
which
they
will
venture
in
so
holy
and
necessary
an
enterprize
,
they
do
also
offer
whatsouer
their
meanes
or
habilities
and
vpon
their
credits
to
aduance
the
pay
and
enterteynment
of
and
to
be
content
to
take
it
vp
againe
in
the
space
of
one
whole
yere
▪
conditionally
that
it
may
please
his
Maiestie
to
giue
them
assurance
thereof
,
also
to
giue
his
word
to
to
the
Captaines
of
the
straungers
that
shall
receiue
it
vpon
their
caution
,
that
so
they
may
bee
assured
and
haue
good
and
sufficient
assignation
of
the
said
paiment
,
and
satisfaction
within
the
time
limitted
,
as
also
of
that
which
alreadie
they
haue
aduaunced
towarde
the
chardges
of
this
warre
which
is
leuyed
for
his
seruice
,
for
it
is
for
the
preseruation
of
the
Catholick
Religion
,
whereto
his
Maiestie
as
a
most
Christian
King
hath
alwayes
shewed
himselfe
most
affectionate
.
Moreouer
,
as
he
hath
testified
his
zeale
and
pietie
to
the
honour
and
seruice
of
of
God
in
this
enterprise
,
so
it
may
please
him
,
shewing
hym selfe
a
good
father
to
his
subiectes
,
to
ease
them
.
And
although
the
effect
of
this
good
will
can
not
bee
so
ready
by
reason
of
those
expenses
whereinto
through
this
war
he
shal
be
forced
to
enter
,
yet
in
the
meane
time
that
he
would
discharge
them
of
the
leauy
of
the
country
vpon
the
sault
of
the
newe
encrease
and
imposition
of
Wine
,
also
of
the
imposition
of
Cloth
,
which
his
sayde
Maiestie
had
already
purposed
vpon
the
petitions
vnto
hym
diuers
times
made
by
his
subiectes
,
to
abolish
and
take
away
.
More-ouer
it
may
please
hym
to
cause
the
verball
Proces
of
the
Commissioners
by
him
lately
deputed
throughout
the
Prouinces
,
which
doe
conteine
the
complaintes
of
euery
one
togither
with
the
remedied
for
the
preuenting
&
ceasing
of
the
mischiefs
,
to
be
perused
and
considered
vpon
,
so
shal
his
subiectes
pray
to
God
for
his
prosperitie
and
greatnesse
,
and
them selues
perticule●ly
shall
not
tend
to
any
other
,
but
with
heart
and
affection
to
yeelde
to
him
that
most
humble
seruice
which
they
doe
owe
.
They
doe
also
most
humbly
beseech
his
Maiestie
,
in
consideration
of
those
perils
whereof
vntill
the
execution
of
this
Edict
they
shall
dayly
bee
in
danger
by
reason
of
former
enmities
which
those
of
the
new
religion
do
beare
them
,
and
are
now
greatly
increased
through
this
their
resolution
vnder
his
Maiesties
authoritie
to
ayde
and
assist
the
Catholike
Religion
in
this
Realme
,
wherevpon
their
lines
doe
depend
,
and
themselues
are
as
it
were
miserably
thereto
conioyned
,
to
graunt
vnto
them
the
meanes
of
assurance
hereafter
ensuing
,
wherby
they
may
liue
in
safety
and
out
of
daunger
,
yeelding
to
him
all
obedience
as
his
most
humble
subiects
.
First
,
that
it
may
be
lawful
for
them
,
in
eace
the
execution
of
this
Edict
should
be
giuen
ouer
,
or
those
of
the
newe
Religion
should
work
any
enterprise
against
them
,
to
call
to
their
ayde
the
Catholicke
Suitzers
,
to
whome
it
may
be
lawfull
to
doe
that
seruice
whereto
they
shall
be
required
,
touching
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
onely
,
and
to
no
other
purpose
:
so
as
by
their
so
doing
,
they
shall
not
enfringe
their
alliances
with
the
Crowne
,
this
Edict
beeing
made
for
the
safegard
and
greatnesse
of
the
estate
thereof
.
That
all
Gouernors
&
Lieutenants
general
of
the
Prouinces
,
also
al
other
particuler
gouernors
&
Captaines
of
Townes
,
Holdes
and
Fortresses
that
haue
followed
this
partie
may
be
maint●ined
and
defended
in
their
gouernments
,
charges
and
estates
,
also
in
those
Holdes
that
presently
they
haue
and
possesse
and
not
to
be
put
from
the
same
.
That
such
Townes
as
haue
taken
their
partes
may
remaine
in
libertie
as
before
the
warres
without
any
Garrisons
placed
in
them
.
Because
also
the
Lord
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
hath
no
place
of
assurance
and
safetie
,
and
that
he
ought
ordinarely
to
bee
resident
at
Roome
,
that
the
sayd
Towne
and
Castle
be
left
him
,
with
auctoritie
to
put
in
Captaines
that
may
bee
thereof
prouided
,
as
also
in
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Diepe
depending
of
the
demaynes
of
his
Archbishopricke
.
To
the
Lorde
Duke
of
Mercure
in
his
gouernment
of
Brittain
two
places
,
such
as
he
shall
nominate
to
his
Maiestie
,
with
the
Admiraltie
ouer
all
Seafaring
places
within
the
sayd
gouernment
,
according
to
such
instructions
as
heretofore
haue
vnto
him
bene
made
.
In
asmuch
also
as
throughout
all
the
Townes
within
the
gouernment
of
Champagne
,
there
is
neuer
a
Castle
sufficient
for
the
assuraunce
and
safegarde
of
the
Lorde
Duke
of
Guyze
,
who
is
gouernor
thereof
,
it
may
please
his
Maiestie
to
graunt
vnto
him
the
Towne
and
Citadell
of
Metz.
To
the
Lorde
Duke
of
Mayne
gouernor
of
Bourgondy
,
together
with
the
Castle
of
Digeon
which
already
he
houldeth
,
the
Castle
of
Beaeune
or
the
Citadel
of
Chaalon
.
To
the
Lorde
Cardinall
of
Guyze
the
Towne
of
Rheimes
,
together
with
some
reasonable
extent
which
may
bee
to
that
ende
taken
out
of
the
gouernement
of
Champagne
.
To
the
Lord
Duke
of
Aumale
auctoritie
to
commaund
in
the
Holdes
and
gouernement
of
Picardie
,
being
of
the
fame
partie
.
To
the
Lorde
Marquise
of
Elboeuf
the
gouernement
of
Anieow
.
To
the
Lord
of
Antragues
the
gouernement
of
Orleans
in
chiefe
together
with
whatsoeuer
therevpon
depended
at
the
time
that
the
late
King
prouided
him
of
the
Lieutenancy
generall
of
the
sayd
gouernment
.
To
the
Lord
of
O.
the
gouernement
of
the
Bayliwickes
of
Caen
and
Constance
according
as
heretofore
hee
hath
enioyed
them
.
To
the
Lord
of
Brissac
the
Lieutenancy
generall
of
the
gouernment
of
A
〈…〉
cow
,
also
the
state
of
Coronell
generall
of
Piedmont
to
enioy
as
others
haue
done
before
him
and
in
time
past
it
was
accustomed
.
To
the
Lord
Countie
of
Saux
the
Lieutenancy
generall
of
the
gouernment
of
Prouince
during
the
absence
of
the
Lord
great
Pryor
of
Fraunce
.
To
the
Lorde
of
Mandelot
as
Gouernor
of
Lyons
the
Citadell
thereof
.
To
the
Lord
of
Chastre
,
his
gouernment
of
Bourges
with
his
companie
maintained
vpon
the
first
leauy
of
the
receipt
of
Bourges
.
To
the
Lord
of
Vaillac
the
Capteynship
of
Castle
Trompet
in
Bourdeaux
.
Also
vpon
the
vacation
of
any
the
sayd
Gouernments
,
Lieutenancies
,
or
Captenships
,
if
any
happen
before
the
full
execution
of
the
sayde
Edict
,
it
maye
please
his
Maiestie
vpon
the
humble
supplication
which
vnto
him
shall
be
made
on
the
behalfe
of
the
Princes
and
principals
of
the
said
partie
,
to
prouide
for
the
same
accordingly
.
That
all
Garrisons
necessary
for
the
defence
and
keeping
of
the
sayd
places
in
his
Maiesties
assurance
and
to
the
preseruation
of
those
of
the
sayde
partie
,
maye
monthly
be
payd
with
the
appointments
by
order
of
the
Gouernors
and
Officers
out
of
the
treasurie
of
the
generall
receipts
of
euery
the
sayd
gouernments
,
by
whose
order
the
same
shall
bee
deducted
out
of
the
receipt
at
the
beginning
of
the
yeere
.
That
the
compagnies
of
men
of
armes
in
the
Prouinces
,
gouernments
and
generall
Lieutenancies
of
the
Prouinces
,
may
in
euery
of
their
gouernments
haue
their
paye
out
of
the
leauye
of
the
fines
or
amercements
in
their
generall
receipts
established
which
shall
expressely
be
thereto
reserued
and
not
to
be
conuerted
to
any
other
vse
.
Also
the
dueties
and
pensions
of
the
sayde
Prouinces
,
Gouernors
and
Lieutenants
,
to
be
raised
vpon
other
the
coyne
of
the
sayde
receipts
,
whereof
quarterly
there
shall
a
certeyne
be
left
for
that
vse
.
The
sayd
Holds
&
Castles
of
the
which
,
the
parties
to
who●e
his
Maiestie
shall
leaue
them
for
their
safegarde
,
were
not
prouided
of
before
,
they
shall
holde
vnder
his
aucthoritie
,
and
for
his
seruice
,
and
of
the
same
shall
be
to
him
accomptable
.
They
shal
also
promise
ioyntly
together
and
each
one
seuerally
for
himselfe
,
also
the
principall
Captaines
of
the
sayd
party
in
the
name
of
all
to
restore
the
same
into
his
Maiesties
handes
so
soone
as
the
sayd
Edict
which
it
shall
please
his
Maiestie
to
make
,
be
put
in
execution
and
obserued
.
And
this
shall
they
sweare
vpon
perrill
of
their
liues
and
honors
faithfully
to
performe
.
FINIS
.
depiction of dragon and crown