AN
Impartiall
Discouery
,
of
Iesuiticall
Policie
.
¶
Written
in
Italian
by
a
Papist
,
and
faithfully
Translated
,
by
I.
B.
THat
the
Religious
Order
of
the
Iesuits
,
was
at
the
first
planted
in
the
Vineyarde
of
Christ
,
as
a
Tree
which
should
produce
an
Antidote
against
the
poyson
of
Heresie
,
and
such
blossoms
of
Christian
and
religious
workes
,
as
by
the
sweet
sauor
of
them
sinners
might
be
constraind
to
bid
adieu
to
the
corruption
of
sinne
,
and
to
prosecute
the
sweet
smell
of
Repentance
,
wee
need
no
clearer
demonstration
,
then
the
lawes
&
orders
on
the
which
this
plant
was
grounded
,
by
the
first
Founder
thereof
,
Now
we
are
to
know
,
that
the
Religious
orders
of
these
Fathers
the
Iesuites
being
enlarged
,
especially
by
the
education
of
Children
(
of
which
there
is
neither
Citty
nor
Kingdome
but
hath
need
)
was
euen
from
the
beginning
thereof
(
by
verie
manie
)
much
desired
,
and
by
diuers
Princes
so
fauoured
,
that
in
few
yeeres
it
diffused
it selfe
,
as
far
as
other
orders
had
done
in
manie
hundreds
.
This
greatnesse
which
almost
alwayes
induceth
into
mens
minds
a
change
of
Custome
,
raised
vp
in
the
heires
of
Father
Ignatius
,
such
a
loue
towards
their
Societie
,
that
esteeming
that
more
profitable
vnto
the
Church
of
God
,
and
more
helpefull
in
the
reformation
of
the
world
,
then
all
other
Orders
,
they
concluded
among
themselues
to
endeuour
with
all
Art
and
industry
to
giue
encrease
to
it
,
and
in
that
to
giue
groweth
to
the
cause
of
Christ
the
good
of
the
Church
,
nay
(
to
vse
their
owne
words
)
to
the
onely
Patrimony
of
Christ
.
And
here
I
had
need
of
the
subtilty
of
Aristotle
to
discerne
,
and
the
Eloquence
of
Cicero
,
to
expres
those
maruellous
meanes
;
(
A
thing
which
for
the
nouelty
of
it
to
many
seemeth
incredulous
)
by
which
these
Fathers
still
gaine
encrease
to
their
society
.
But
it
shall
bee
sufficient
for
me
to
point
out
only
some
few
things
,
leauing
a
large
roome
for
other
mens
iudgements
,
to
raise
vp
a
forme
of
what
Idea
themselues
shall
think
fittest
.
Yet
I
shall
not
omit
to
propound
som
few
heads
,
with
which
I
intend
to
serue
the
Reader
for
the
ground
of
his
discourse
.
And
first
,
these
Fathers
the
Iesuites
,
thoght
it
was
not
sufficient
to
promote
their
society
to
that
pitch
of
greatnesse
to
the
which
they
aspired
,
onely
by
teaching
,
preaching
,
or
administring
the
most
holy
Sacraments
,
with
other
like
religious
exercises
;
because
though
from
the
beginning
(
as
I
said
)
they
were
kindly
imbraced
by
many
people
,
yet
in
processe
of
time
they
perceiued
,
that
either
for
ill
satisfaction
,
or
some
other
occasion
,
what
euer
it
was
;
the
affection
of
many
grewe
colde
towards
them
;
and
therfore
doubting
lest
their
growth
should
end
with
their
infancy
,
they
inuented
two
other
meanes
to
enlarge
their
greatnesse
.
The
first
,
was
to
worke
in
the
minds
of
Princes
,
&
consequently
of
as
manic
others
as
they
could
,
a
base
opinion
of
all
other
Religious
Societies
,
discouering
their
imperfections
and
after
a
cunning
manner
,
from
others
depressions
,
raising
theyr
owne
greatnesse
;
and
by
this
meanes
they
impatronized
themselues
of
many
Monasteries
,
Abbeyes
,
and
other
maine
possessions
,
depriuing
those
Religious
persons
that
first
enioyed
them
,
both
of
them
,
and
of
all
that
belonged
to
them
.
The
second
means
was
,
to
thrust
themselues
into
affayres
of
State
,
gayning
interest
with
the
greatest
part
of
Christian
Princes
;
and
that
with
as
subtle
&
artificious
a
deuice
,
as
euer
yet
the
worlde
brought
forth
:
into
which
,
as
it
is
very
hard
to
penetrate
,
so
it
is
(
almost
)
impossible
,
sufficiently
to
explaine
it
.
There
resides
continually
in
Rome
the
Father
Generall
,
to
whom
all
the
rest
render
most
exact
obedience
:
and
there
is
choyce
made
of
some
other
Fathers
,
who
from
the
Assistaunce
they
alwayes
giue
him
,
are
called
his
Assistants
;
and
there
is
one
(
at
least
)
of
euery
nation
,
who
from
that
Nation
takes
his
name
.
Hence
,
one
is
styled
the
Assistant
of
France
;
a
seeond
,
of
Spaine
;
a
third
,
of
Italy
;
a
fourth
,
of
England
;
a
fi●t
,
of
Austria
;
&
so
of
all
other
Prouinces
&
Kingdomes
:
euery
one
of
which
,
hath
it
assigned
to
him
as
his
particular
office
to
informe
the
Father
Generall
of
all
accidents
of
State
,
which
occur
in
that
Prouince
or
Kingdome
,
of
which
he
is
Assistant
.
And
this
Office
he
perfourmes
by
the
meanes
of
his
Correspondents
,
who
reside
in
the
Principall
Cities
of
that
Prouince
orkingdom
:
who
with
all
industry
first
informe
themselues
of
the
State
,
the
Quality
,
Nature
,
Inclination
,
and
Intention
of
Princes
,
and
by
euery
Currier
aduertise
the
Assistants
of
such
accidents
as
are
newly
discouered
.
And
these
againe
communicate
all
vnto
the
Father
Generall
,
who
meeting
in
Councell
with
all
his
Assistants
,
they
make
an
Anatomy
(
as
it
were
)
of
the
whole
worlde
,
conferring
the
interest
and
desseigns
of
all
christian
Princes
.
Heere
they
consult
of
al
fresh
intelligences
receiued
from
their
Correspondents
,
and
curiously
examining
them
,
and
conferring
them
togither
,
at
last
they
conclude
,
to
fauour
the
affaires
of
one
Prince
,
&
to
depresse
the
designes
of
another
,
as
shal
be
most
requisite
for
their
interest
and
profit
.
And
as
those
who
are
standers
by
at
some
game
,
more
easily
discerne
the
stroake
,
then
those
that
giue
it
:
so
these
Iesuits
hauing
in
one
view
the
interest
of
all
princes
;
know
very
wel
how
to
obserue
the
condition
of
place
and
time
,
&
how
to
apply
the
true
meanes
of
aduancing
the
affayres
of
that
Prince
,
from
whome
they
know
they
shal
draw
most
water
to
their
owne
Mils
.
Howeuer
,
this
is
a
thing
simply
euill
,
that
religious
men
should
so
much
intermingle
with
matters
of
State
,
it
being
their
dutie
rather
to
attend
the
sauing
of
their
owne
and
other
mens
soules
,
being
for
that
end
onely
retired
from
the
world
,
but
by
this
meanes
they
are
more
entangled
,
then
the
very
seculare
persons
themselues
,
&
for
many
most
pernitious
consequences
,
we
shall
find
this
their
course
most
wicked
,
and
worthy
of
a
speedy
&
potent
remedy
.
For
first
,
these
Iesuits
are
Confessors
to
the
greatest
part
of
the
Nobilitie
,
thoroughout
all
Romaine
Catholike
estates
.
Nay
,
&
the
better
to
attend
them
,
they
will
not
admit
poore
men
,
or
poore
women
to
their
Confessions
,
but
rather
aime
to
be
Confessors
to
the
Princes
themselues
.
So
that
by
this
course
,
it
is
easie
for
them
to
penetrate
euery
designe
,
euery
resolution
,
and
inclination
,
aswell
of
Princes
,
as
of
Subiects
;
of
all
which
they
sodainly
informe
the
Father
Generall
,
or
his
Assistantes
in
Rome
.
Now
any
man
that
hath
the
lest
measure
of
vnderstanding
,
may
easily
perceiue
,
what
a
preiudice
they
bring
to
Princes
by
this
deuice
,
when
onely
their
owne
interest
stirres
them
vp
to
that
,
to
which
(
as
to
their
last
end
)
they
direct
all
their
endeuour
.
Secondly
,
whereas
secrecy
is
a
proper
and
vnseparable
Accident
,
which
so
accompanieth
the
preseruation
of
a
State
,
that
without
it
,
the
ruine
of
a
State
must
needes
follow
.
Therefore
all
Princes
are
most
rigorous
against
those
,
who
discouer
theyr
secrets
,
punishing
them
as
the
enemies
both
of
them
and
their
Countrey
.
And
as
on
the
other
side
,
to
vnderstand
the
designes
of
other
Princes
,
makes
a
man
more
cautelous
,
and
more
able
to
discerne
his
owne
estate
:
and
therefore
they
vse
to
spend
no
small
sum
of
money
,
in
the
maintainance
of
Ambassadors
&
Intelligencers
;
yet
are
oftentimes
deceiued
too
in
their
relations
.
But
the
Iesuites
(
that
is
)
their
Father
Generall
and
his
Assistants
,
as
well
by
the
Confessions
and
Consultations
,
which
their
Correspondents
doe
make
,
residing
in
all
chiefe
Citties
of
the
Christian
worlde
,
as
by
meanes
of
their
other
Adherents
,
of
whom
we
shall
Discourse
hereafter
,
are
most
sincerely
and
punctually
aduertised
of
all
determinations
,
that
are
concluded
in
the
most
secret
Councelles
:
so
that
they
better
know
(
almost
)
all
the
power
,
possessions
,
expences
,
and
designes
of
Princes
,
then
the
Princes
themselues
,
&
that
without
any
other
expense
then
the
cariage
of
letters
:
the
which
notwithstanding
in
Rome
alone
(
as
the
Masters
of
the
Posts
relate
to
vs
)
arriseth
to
sixty
,
seuenty
,
eighty
,
and
ofte
to
an
hundered
Crownes
of
Gold
for
one
Currier
.
So
that
they
knowing
so
exactly
the
affairs
of
al
Princes
,
do
not
onely
diminish
their
credit
among
themselues
,
but
wound
their
reputation
both
with
other
Princes
,
&
with
their
own
subiects
,
depressing
or
aduancing
their
State
at
their
pleasure
:
and
that
so
much
the
easier
,
because
by
the
same
way
of
Confessions
and
Consultations
,
they
enter
into
the
very
secrets
of
the
peoples
soules
:
knowing
who
stands
well
affected
to
the
Prince
,
&
who
rests
distasted
:
so
that
by
these
relations
which
they
haue
of
State-affaires
,
they
may
easily
sowe
discord
among
Princes
,
occasion
a
thousand
iealousies
,
&
by
their
insight
into
the
Subiects
affection
,
raise
commotions
and
discord
,
bringing
into
contempte
the
very
person
of
the
Prince
.
Whence
we
must
conclude
that
the
interest
of
State
doth
not
comport
,
that
any
Prince
should
confesse
himselfe
;
much
lesse
,
that
he
shold
permit
any
of
his
Confidents
,
Friendes
,
Secretaries
,
Counsellors
,
or
other
his
cheefe
Ministers
,
to
confesse
themselues
to
persons
,
that
attend
so
diligently
to
spy
outmatters
of
State
and
to
serue
them selues
of
this
means
,
to
insinuate
into
the
fauour
of
Princes
;
since
there
is
this
day
no
want
of
Religious
persons
,
men
both
for
life
and
learning
,
to
be
regarded
equally
with
the
Iesuites
,
whome
in
this
kinde
they
may
employ
,
&
who
attend
nothing
els
but
the
gouernment
of
soules
,
and
of
their
Monasteries
.
Thirdly
,
which
is
a
greater
discouery
then
yet
wee
haue
made
,
or
shall
make
heereafter
,
ye
are
to
know
that
there
are
found
amongest
them
foure
sorts
of
Iesuites
.
The
first
,
consistes
of
certaine
secular
people
,
of
both
sexes
,
adioyned
to
their
society
,
who
liue
vnder
a
certaine
obedience
,
which
themselues
call
a
Blinde
Obedience
;
squaring
all
their
particular
actions
by
the
Iesuites
counsell
,
resigning
themselues
most
readily
in
all
thinges
to
be
commanded
by
them
:
and
these
for
the
most
part
are
Gentlemen
or
Gentlewomen
,
the
wealthyest
Widdowes
,
or
the
richest
Cittizens
,
or
Marchantes
;
from
all
whome
,
as
from
fructiferous
plants
,
the
Iesuites
gather
euery
yeare
,
a
copious
haruest
of
gold
&
siluer
.
Of
this
kinde
,
are
those
women
,
who
(
in
Italy
)
call
themselues
Chettine
,
who
are
induced
by
the
Iesuites
,
to
forsake
the
world
,
while
in
the
meane
time
,
they
get
their
pearls
,
apparrell
,
ornaments
,
furniture
of
houses
,
and
finally
,
very
great
possessions
.
The
second
sort
is
,
of
men
alone
;
but
those
as
well
Priests
as
Lay-men
:
yet
such
as
liue
a
seculare
life
,
and
such
as
oft-times
by
the
mediation
of
the
Iesuites
,
obtaine
Pensions
,
Church-liuings
,
Abbeyes
and
other
reuennews
:
but
these
make
a
vowe
to
receiue
a
habite
of
the
society
,
at
the
pleasure
of
the
Father
Generall
;
and
therfore
they
are
called
Iesuits
in
Voto
:
and
by
the
labors
of
these
men
,
the
Iesuites
wondrously
auaile
themselues
in
the
fabricke
of
their
Monarchy
.
For
they
maintaine
in
all
kingdoms
and
Prouinces
,
in
al
courts
of
Princes
,
and
Pallaces
of
great
men
,
such
of
these
as
shall
serue
them
in
a
kind
,
which
I
shall
declare
vnto
you
in
the
seauenth
point
of
this
discourse
.
The
third
sort
of
Iesuits
are
those
who
remain
in
Monasteries
;
and
these
are
either
Priests
,
Clerkes
,
or
Conuerts
;
who
because
at
the
first
they
came
not
from
that
profession
;
may
at
the
pleasure
of
the
Father
General
be
depriued
of
it
,
although
of
themselues
they
haue
no
power
to
leaue
it
.
And
these
beeing
such
as
haue
no
Office
of
importance
,
for
the
most
part
doe
simply
obey
in
any
thing
that
their
Superiors
command
.
The
fourth
sort
is
of
Politicke
Iesuites
,
through
whose
handes
passeth
the
whole
gouernment
of
religion
;
and
these
are
they
,
who
being
tempted
by
the
diuel
,
with
the
same
temptation
that
Christ
had
in
the
Gospell
,
Haec
omnia
tibi
dabo
,
haue
accepted
the
bargaine
;
and
therfore
labour
to
reduce
their
society
to
an
absolute
Monarchy
,
and
to
place
the
head
thereof
at
Rome
,
where
all
the
principal
affairs
of
the
Christian
world
meete
to gether
.
There
resides
the
head
of
these
Politicians
,
(
which
is
their
Generall
)
with
a
great
number
of
others
of
the
same
profession
,
who
being
first
informed
from
their
Spies
,
of
all
such
waighty
&
important
businesse
,
as
are
to
be
treated
in
the
Court
of
Rome
,
hauing
first
among
themselues
agreed
of
such
ends
,
as
for
their
own
interest
they
desire
;
each
one
takes
his
office
to
go
euery
day
their
circuit
throgh
the
Courts
of
Cardinals
,
Ambassadours
,
and
Prelates
:
with
whome
(
cunningly
)
they
insinuat
their
discourse
of
such
businesse
as
is
then
in
hand
,
or
shortly
to
be
handled
,
representing
it
to
them
after
what
manner
they
please
,
and
in
the
same
shape
,
that
by
reflection
from
theyr
owne
ends
,
themselues
doe
apprehend
it
;
ofttimes
changing
the
aspect
of
the
busines
,
and
shewing
blacke
for
white
.
And
because
the
first
interpretations
,
made
especially
by
religious
men
,
are
wont
to
make
a
notable
impression
in
themind
of
him
that
heares
them
:
hence
it
proceedes
,
that
many
times
,
most
important
businesse
treated
by
the
Ambassadors
of
Princes
,
and
other
graue
persons
of
the
Roman
court
,
haue
not
atained
that
successe
which
Princes
expected
,
because
the
Iesuites
had
praeoccupated
theyr
minds
with
theyr
oblique
relations
,
effecting
that
those
Ambassadors
,
or
other
Agents
,
should
haue
but
smal
credit
with
them
.
And
the
same
artifice
that
they
vse
with
the
Prelates
of
Rome
,
they
vse
also
with
other
Princes
,
either
by
themselues
,
or
by
the
meanes
of
their
Pensionary
Iesuites
out
of
Rome
;
so
that
wee
may
conclude
,
that
the
greaterpart
of
businesse
thoroughout
the
Christian
World
,
dooth
passe
through
the
Iesuites
handes
;
and
those
onely
take
effect
,
against
which
they
make
no
opposition
.
Most
stupendious
and
impenetrable
is
the
Art
that
in
this
kind
they
vse
,
which
though
it
cannot
by
mee
be
perfectly
described
,
yet
may
it
liuely
bee
descryed
by
any
Prince
,
who
will
but
daigne
to
read
this
little
touch
that
I
giue
of
them
;
because
hee
will
presently
reflect
vpon
what
thinges
haue
past
:
and
as
he
shall
vnderstand
the
truth
of
my
discourse
,
calling
to
mind
with
what
art
things
haue
beene
handled
,
he
will
discouer
more
of
that
,
which
will
seeme
strange
&
maruellous
vnto
him
.
For
not
beeing
content
with
this
their
close
Artifice
,
by
which
they
thrust
themselus
into
the
affayres
of
the
World
,
with
perswasion
that
it
is
the
onely
meanes
to
atchieue
that
Monarchall
Iurisdiction
at
which
they
aime
;
they
made
supplication
to
Pope
Gregory
the
thirteenth
,
That
for
the
time
to
come
,
he
wold
publiquely
fauour
theyr
proiect
:
and
representing
it
to
him
vnder
the
publique
good
of
the
church
,
they
required
that
hee
would
commaund
all
his
Legates
,
and
Apostolical
Nuncios
,
to
take
to
them
euery
one
for
his
companion
and
confident
,
some
Iesuite
,
by
whose
counsell
he
should
be
gouerned
in
all
his
actions
.
Fourthly
,
by
these
cunning
carriages
,
and
their
insight
into
State
busines
,
the
cheefe
Iesuites
haue
gotten
the
loue
of
manie
Princes
,
as
well
Temporall
as
Spirituall
;
which
Princes
they
do
perswade
,
that
they
haue
saide
and
done
many
things
for
their
good
;
and
hereupon
haue
followed
two
waighty
inconueniences
.
First
,
that
abusing
the
friendship
and
goodnesse
of
those
Princes
,
they
haue
not
cared
to
distaste
many
priuate
,
but
otherwise
rich
&
Noble
Families
,
vsurping
the
wealth
of
widdowes
,
and
leauing
their
family
in
extreame
misery
:
alluring
to
their
Religion
,
and
to
frequent
their
Schooles
,
the
most
noble
spirits
;
who
if
haply
they
shall
fall
out
to
bee
vnable
and
vnfitte
for
their
purpose
,
vnder
some
honest
pretext
,
they
license
them
from
their
society
;
but
withall
lay
hold
of
their
estates
,
of
which
their
society
will
needs
be
inuested
heyres
.
In
the
mean
time
absolutely
excluding
the
poore
from
their
schooles
,
directly
against
the
orders
of
the
fore-named
Father
Ignatius
,
and
the
intention
of
those
their
Patrons
,
who
gaue
them
their
possessions
,
not
that
they
should
serue
their
owne
commodity
,
but
the
Christian
Commonwealth
.
The
second
inconuenience
is
,
that
these
Iesuites
cunningly
make
the
world
knowe
the
friendship
and
inwardnesse
they
retayne
with
Princes
,
setting
it
forth
a
litle
more
then
indeede
it
is
,
to
the
end
that
they
may
gaine
the
loue
of
their
Ministers
,
and
so
procure
,
that
all
men
shal
recur
to
them
for
fauors
;
thus
they
publiquely
vant
,
that
they
can
make
Cardinals
,
Nuncios
,
Lieutenants
,
Gouernors
,
and
other
officers
;
nay
some
of
them
haue
plainly
affirmed
,
that
their
Generall
could
doe
more
then
the
Pope
himselfe
;
and
others
haue
added
,
that
it
is
better
to
bee
of
that
order
which
makes
Cardinalles
,
then
to
bee
a
Cardinal
.
And
these
thinges
they
divulge
so
publikely
,
that
there
is
not
any
man
who
familiarly
conuerseth
with
them
,
to
whom
they
relate
not
these
,
or
such
like
things
.
Fiftly
,
hauing
laide
the
ground-work
of
this
their
practicke
in
State
,
they
pretend
a
power
to
raise
or
ruine
whomsoere
they
please
,
and
indeede
making
vse
of
religion
onely
for
a
cloake
,
whereby
they
may
gaine
credite
,
they
make
times
attaine
theyr
ends
.
But
when
they
propound
any
man
vnto
the
Prince
for
preferment
,
they
neuer
make
choise
of
him
who
is
most
fit
&
deseruing
;
but
rather
oppose
to
such
an
one
,
when
they
know
he
is
not
partiall
on
their
side
:
and
alwayes
aduance
such
persons
as
make
for
their
interest
,
without
any
regard
whether
he
be
well
affected
to
the
Prince
,
whether
meritorious
or
fit
to
vndergo
that
office
to
which
he
is
nominated
:
whence
there
oft
ariseth
disturbance
to
the
Prince
,
solleuations
and
disgusts
amongst
the
people
.
Sixtly
,
as
the
Master
of
a
Gally
,
when
hee
perceiues
a
good
gale
fayre
for
his
voyage
;
but
with
once
whistling
makes
all
the
gally-slaues
fal
to
their
Oares
,
and
stretch
them
before
the
vessel
:
so
when
in
the
Dyets
,
&
assemblies
(
which
these
Fathers
continually
make
by
their
Generall
and
his
Assistants
in
Rome
)
they
conclude
it
fit
for
their
turne
,
that
some
one
person
should
be
promoted
to
dignity
;
the
Father
Generall
signifyes
so
much
to
those
that
reside
elsewhere
;
and
all
those
with
one
consent
,
at
an
instant
ioyne
all
their
forces
to
make
him
attayne
that
honor
which
they
intend
him
:
and
he
should
be
very
vngrateful
,
if
afterwards
in
all
occurrents
,
he
shold
not
serue
the
Iesuites
with
the
like
zeal
that
they
preferred
him
.
And
because
such
a
man
,
nay
many
such
men
(
for
many
dependants
in
this
kinde
the
Iesuites
haue
)
holde
themselues
more
obliged
to
the
Iesuites
,
then
to
their
Prince
,
of
whom
they
haue
receiued
their
honour
&
greatnesse
,
therefore
they
serue
the
Iesuites
with
a
greater
affection
then
the
Prince
himself
.
Thus
they
delude
their
Princes
,
who
imagining
they
haue
gotten
a
trusty
seruant
,
haue
onely
made
way
for
a
Spy
of
the
Iesuites
;
of
whom
they
oftentimes
serue
themselues
tot
he
dammage
of
that
Prince
,
who
aduanced
him
.
I
could
with
manifest
examples
confirm
this
my
Discourse
,
if
daily
experience
&
common
fame
were
not
a
sufficient
confirmation
to
it
.
But
not
to
make
my self
ouer-tedious
I
will
passe
to
some
other
thinges
,
concluding
that
this
happily
is
the
cause
,
why
the
Iesuites
are
wont
to
call
their
Religion
,
A
Grand-Monarchy
;
as
if
they
gouerned
all
Princes
and
their
ministers
at
their
pleasure
.
And
it
is
not
long
since
,
that
one
of
the
chief
of
them
,
beeing
publikely
to
treat
with
an
illustrious
Prince
,
in
the
name
of
the
Society
,
he
beganne
with
these
wordes
full
of
arrogancie
,
and
grounded
vpon
a
conceit
of
their
Monarchy
;
Our
Society
hath
alwayes
maintained
good
intelligence
with
your
Grace
,
&c.
Seuenthly
,
these
Fathers
take
great
paines
,
to
let
the
World
know
,
that
all
those
who
are
any
way
in
estimation
with
theyr
Prince
,
haue
beene
theyr
fauourites
,
and
borne
vp
by
their
hands
;
so
that
by
this
meanes
they
are
more
Patrons
of
the
Subiectes
affections
,
then
the
prince
himselfe
.
And
this
is
a
notable
preiudice
vnto
the
Prince
;
aswell
because
no
reason
of
State
doth
comport
,
that
religious
persons
so
ambitious
and
politicke
,
should
bee
so
farre
Patrons
of
the
will
of
the
Ministers
,
that
whensoeuer
they
please
,
they
can
cause
treason
and
solleuation
:
As
also
that
by
this
meanes
,
that
is
by
the
mediation
of
the
Ministers
their
adherents
,
they
induce
into
the
Princes
seruice
either
for
Counsellers
or
Secretaries
,
some
of
those
Iesuites
in
Voto
,
of
whom
I
discoursed
before
And
these
againe
procure
the
Prince
to
entertayne
some
Iesuite
for
his
Confessor
or
Preacher
.
And
thus
all
these
together
,
do
serue
as
Intelligencers
to
the
Father
Generall
;
to
whom
they
render
an
exact
account
of
all
that
passeth
in
the
most
secret
Councels
.
Whence
it
proceedes
,
that
manie
times
we
see
designs
preuented
,
and
secrets
of
the
greatest
importance
discouered
;
yet
no
man
can
search
out
the
true
Author
,
but
ofte
those
are
most
suspected
,
who
are
least
in
fault
.
Eightly
,
as
by
Nature
subiects
are
woont
to
follow
the
inclination
of
their
Prince
;
so
all
those
that
giue
obedience
to
their
father
Generall
,
perceiuing
that
he
cheefely
attends
to
matter
of
State
,
&
by
that
meanes
endeuours
to
improue
and
enrich
their
society
,
they
also
apply
themselues
that
way
;
&
making
vse
of
their
Kindred
and
Friends
,
assoile
to
penetrate
the
very
heartes
of
Princes
,
and
their
most
secret
designes
,
only
to
giue
notice
of
them
,
eyther
to
the
Assistants
at
Rome
,
or
to
the
Father
Generall
:
by
this
meanes
to
procure
themselues
their
fauour
,
&
attain
some
dignity
,
which
by
any
other
meanes
they
could
neuer
haue
reacht
.
For
amongst
them
,
none
are
euer
preferred
to
anie
Office
of
importance
,
but
onely
those
whome
they
know
prone
to
aduaunce
their
society
to
that
height
of
greatnes
to
which
they
aspire
,
and
consequently
none
but
such
as
are
knowen
to
be
sufficient
in
the
managing
of
State-businesse
.
Ninthly
,
as
from
diuers
Flowers
and
Hearbes
,
by
meanes
of
a
Lymbecke
,
a
man
may
drawe
such
an
Oyntment
,
as
is
fit
to
heal
a
mortall
wound
;
and
as
from
seuerall
blossomes
,
Bees
sucke
Hony
:
so
these
Iesuites
,
from
the
infallible
relation
which
they
haue
of
all
Princes
affayres
,
and
of
all
accidents
that
occur
in
euery
State
,
by
the
power
of
their
discourse
,
they
extract
from
them
theyr
owne
commoditie
,
which
is
the
only
remedy
to
cure
that
their
inuincible
wound
of
Couetousuesse
and
ambition
;
and
they
compose
a
certaine
Art
of
their
own
profit
,
by
which
they
obtayne
their
owne
ends
,
as
well
from
other
mens
good
,
as
ill
;
but
more
often
from
their
il
,
then
from
their
good
.
Thus
they
are
wont
to
shackle
with
their
Fetters
,
that
Prince
into
whose
secrets
they
haue
spied
,
propounding
to
him
that
they
haue
the
onely
excellent
meanes
to
make
him
the
Master
of
his
desires
:
but
when
by
this
meanes
they
haue
drawne
theyr
owne
purposes
from
him
,
considering
that
the
too
swelling
greatnesse
of
that
Prince
may
one
day
proue
preiudiciall
vnto
them
,
as
Aduocates
doe
their
causes
,
they
prolong
as
much
as
they
can
the
successe
of
that
businesse
;
and
afterwards
with
strange
dexterity
and
wondrous
iugling
,
they
vtterly
ruine
those
designes
to
which
they
had
giuen
a
beginning
.
The
league
of
Fraunce
treated
and
concluded
by
them
,
not
long
after
they
abandoned
,
when
they
saw
things
prosper
on
the
Kings
side
:
and
England
,
so
often
promised
by
them
to
the
Spaniardes
,
yet
in
such
manner
perfourmed
,
so
confirmes
this
my
Discourse
,
that
there
needs
no
farther
proofe
.
Tenthly
,
from
what
hath
beene
already
sayde
,
it
necessarily
followes
,
that
the
Iesuites
haue
no
good
intention
towardes
anie
Prince
what
euer
,
eyther
temporall
or
spirituall
;
but
onely
serue
them
so
farre
,
as
they
may
serue
theyr
owne
commodity
.
Nay
,
it
followeth
yet
further
,
that
no
Prince
,
much
lesse
any
vnder
Prelates
,
can
make
the
like
vse
of
them
,
because
they
shew
themselues
at
the
verie
same
time
,
equally
affected
to
all
;
making
them selues
French
with
French
men
,
Spaniards
with
Spaniardes
,
and
so
with
all
other
,
according
as
the
occasion
requires
;
from
which
,
they
do
intend
to
extract
their
profite
.
They
haue
no
regard
of
the
preiudice
of
one
more
then
of
another
,
and
therefore
those
enterprizes
in
which
they
haue
intermedled
,
haue
seldome
times
succeeded
well
,
beecause
they
haue
no
purpose
to
serue
further
then
their
owne
interest
dictates
to
them
.
And
in
this
,
the
Artifice
which
they
vse
,
is
most
notorious
;
some
of
them
faining
themselues
to
be
partiall
to
the
crown
of
France
,
others
to
Spaine
,
others
to
the
Emperour
,
and
some
to
other
Princes
,
of
whom
they
desire
to
bee
fauoured
.
And
if
any
of
these
Princes
please
to
make
vse
of
some
Iesuite
,
whom
he
holdes
for
his
confident
friend
,
hee
immediately
writes
to
the
Father
Generall
,
the
businesse
which
hee
hath
to
treate
,
and
expects
his
answere
,
together
with
order
what
hee
shall
doe
,
and
conformable
to
that
Commission
he
rules
himselfe
;
neuer
regarding
whether
that
Order
be
conformable
to
the
intention
of
the
Prince
,
who
commits
the
care
of
that
businesse
to
him
:
but
if
the
society
be
serued
,
he
takes
little
care
,
what
seruice
hee
doeth
vnto
the
Prince
.
Besides
this
,
because
the
Iesuites
vnderstande
the
interest
of
all
Princes
,
and
are
most
knowing
in
all
thinges
daylie
treated
in
secret
Counselles
,
those
who
pretend
to
hold
with
France
,
propound
to
the
King
,
and
his
principall
Ministers
,
certaine
conditions
of
State
,
and
important
considerations
,
which
are
sent
to
them
from
their
Politicke
Fathers
at
Rome
.
And
those
that
pretend
to
hold
with
the
Crowne
of
Spaine
,
doe
iust
the
same
with
them
,
and
so
with
the
rest
.
From
which
course
of
theirs
,
there
ariseth
such
a
diffidence
in
the
hearts
of
Christian
Princes
,
that
none
giue
credit
to
other
;
which
is
a
maine
preiudice
to
the
publike
peace
,
and
vniuersall
welfare
of
Christendome
:
the
which
diffidence
of
theirs
,
is
that
which
makes
it
so
difficult
a
thing
,
to
conclude
a
league
against
the
common
enemy
,
&
precious
peace
to
be
of
so
little
valewe
a
mongst
Princes
.
Furthermore
,
with
these
artificious
deuices
,
they
haue
so
opened
the
eyes
of
the
world
,
and
so
sharpened
mens
wittes
in
matter
of
State
,
that
this
day
,
to
the
notable
preiudice
of
the
holye
Church
,
they
attend
to
nothing
els
but
matter
of
policie
,
and
poyse
all
their
actions
in
that
ballance
.
But
to
the
end
,
that
these
Iesuiticall
stratagems
may
yet
appeare
more
plainly
,
I
cannot
here
conceale
the
meanes
,
by
which
they
in
ueigle
Princes
to
their
party
.
There
are
some
yeares
nowe
past
,
since
one
of
these
Fathers
,
called
father
Parsons
,
the
Assistant
of
England
,
wrote
a
booke
against
the
succession
of
the
King
of
Scotland
,
to
the
Crowne
of
England
:
And
another
Father
,
called
Crittonius
,
with
some
others
of
the
same
order
,
in
a
Book
which
they
wrote
,
defended
the
Title
of
the
King
of
Scotland
;
opposing
the
opinion
of
Father
Parsons
,
and
faining
to
be
at
discord
amongst
themselues
:
although
all
this
was
(
indeede
)
cunningly
done
,
and
by
the
command
of
their
Father
Generall
,
onely
for
this
purpose
,
that
whosoeuer
shold
succeede
in
the
Kingdome
of
England
,
they
might
haue
an
excellent
Argument
,
to
worke
in
him
a
great
good
opinion
of
their
Society
,
and
to
extract
their
own
ends
from
him
.
A
faire
example
to
shew
vs
,
that
Princes
are
the
obiects
of
all
Iesuiticall
actions
and
determinations
:
and
(
by
consequence
)
to
make
good
their
own
saying
,
That
their
Societie
is
a
Grand
Monarchy
.
Againe
,
that
the
trueth
of
this
may
appeare
,
that
the
Iesuites
haue
no
regard
,
whether
they
please
or
displease
any
Prince
,
where
it
toucheth
vppon
their
owne
commoditie
;
although
the
experience
of
infinite
things
past
maketh
it
as
cleare
as
the
Sun
it selfe
;
yet
the
particular
which
I
shal
here
subioyn
,
will
render
it
euerie
way
most
euident
.
There
is
no
person
in
the
Worlde
,
whom
they
are
more
bounde
to
serue
and
obey
then
the
Byshoppe
of
Rome
;
not
only
for
many
other
reasons
,
but
especialy
because
they
make
a
particular
vowe
to
obey
him
.
Yet
when
Pius
Quintus
went
about
to
reforme
some
of
these
Fathers
,
reducing
them
vnto
the
performance
of
theyr
dutie
in
the
Quire
,
they
would
not
obey
him
;
esteeming
that
a
notorious
preiudice
to
their
society
:
and
those
fewe
of
them
,
who
yeelded
themselues
to
the
Popes
pleasure
,
accepting
that
profession
;
were
alwayes
afterwardes
in
mockery
called
by
their
fellowes
,
Quintini
:
nor
could
euer
any
of
them
get
the
least
preferment
among
them
.
In
the
same
kinde
,
they
opposed
glorious
Saint
Charles
,
Arch-byshoppe
of
Millain
,
who
as
Legate
alatere
to
his
Holynesse
,
endeauoured
to
reduce
them
to
a
Religious
Discipline
.
But
what
should
I
speake
of
these
,
since
they
obey
not
the
Sacred
Cannons
them-selues
,
but
agaynst
their
Decrees
,
make
Merchandize
of
Pearles
,
Rubies
,
and
Diamondes
,
the
which
they
bring
from
the
Indies
;
and
there
is
an
opinion
,
that
the
greatest
part
of
precious
Stones
,
which
are
solde
in
Venice
,
belong
to
the
Iesuits
.
The
ground
of
which
opinion
,
hath
beene
receiued
from
their
owne
brokers
,
whom
they
haue
emploied
in
the
sale
of
them
.
But
that
they
are
no
faithfull
seruants
vnto
the
Byshoppe
of
Rome
,
those
Fathers
knowe
well
;
who
for
defaulte
of
theyr
seruice
,
were
called
by
processe
to
Rome
.
I
neyther
will
,
nor
can
name
them
,
nor
will
I
wade
farther
into
this
matter
,
as
wel
that
I
may
not
bee
compelled
to
speake
of
some
Prince
,
whom
my
Discourse
will
not
very
well
please
,
(
my
selfe
desiring
to
do
seruice
to
all
,
and
to
offend
none
)
as
beecause
I
intend
not
here
to
make
an
inuectiue
against
the
Iesuites
;
but
onely
to
giue
a
shorte
and
plaine
draught
of
theyr
courses
and
customes
.
For
,
as
many
times
we
behold
one
afflicted
with
some
greeuous
infirmitie
,
sending
forth
such
lamentable
cryes
,
as
reach
heauen
it selfe
;
and
euery
one
perceyues
that
the
man
is
terribly
indisposed
,
but
no
man
is
able
to
discerne
the
originall
cause
of
his
euill
:
so
the
whole
worlde
complaines
of
the
Iesuites
;
some
for
beeing
persecuted
,
others
for
being
treacherously
serued
by
them
:
but
the
mischiefe
still
remaines
among
vs
.
Nor
is
the
cause
therof
easily
discouered
;
which
is
nothing
else
but
a
prodigeous
and
immense
desire
,
which
they
haue
to
encrease
their
owne
power
:
in
respect
whereof
,
they
esteeme
in
nothing
to
distast
any
man
,
to
deceiue
Princes
,
to
oppresse
the
poore
,
to
extort
from
Widdowes
their
estates
,
to
ruinate
most
noble
Kingdomes
,
nay
many
times
,
by
their
intermingling
with
alimportant
businesse
,
to
cause
iealousies
and
despight
among
Christian
Princes
.
Now
,
as
there
woulde
follow
a
great
inconuenience
,
if
that
part
which
were
last
formed
by
Nature
,
as
an
instrument
to
serue
the
rest
that
are
more
noble
;
should
attract
vnto
it selfe
all
the
purest
blood
and
vitall
spirites
,
because
this
were
the
way
vtterly
to
dissolue
the
whole
:
So
it
is
as
inconuenient
,
that
the
religion
of
the
Iesuites
,
planted
into
the
bodye
of
the
holye
Church
,
as
an
instrument
for
the
conuersion
of
Heretickes
,
and
the
reduction
of
sinners
to
Repentance
,
should
bring
within
theyr
owne
power
,
all
the
most
waighty
and
important
affayres
of
Princes
&
Prelates
,
and
extracting
from
them
the
verie
life
and
spirit
of
their
interest
,
should
conuert
them
vnto
their
owne
commoditie
.
Because
from
hence
both
priuate
and
publike
peace
is
disturbed
,
manie
deprest
which
were
worthy
to
bee
exalted
,
and
many
exalted
which
were
worthy
to
bee
deprest
,
with
a
thousand
other
inconueniences
,
that
would
follow
vpon
it
.
I
could
adduce
many
Reasons
,
taken
from
experience
it selfe
,
to
demonstrate
what
an
ingordgious
ambition
the
Iesuites
haue
to
encrease
their
greatnes
:
but
it
shall
heere
suffice
to
make
it
knowne
from
Father
Parsons
owne
words
,
recorded
in
a
Booke
of
his
composed
in
the
English
tongue
,
and
intituled
,
The
Reformation
of
England
.
Where
hauing
first
blamed
Cardinall
Poole
,
and
hauing
also
obserued
many
wantes
and
imperfections
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
;
at
length
hee
concludes
,
That
when
England
should
returne
to
the
Romish
Catholike
Fayth
,
he
would
reduce
it
to
the
forme
and
state
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
making
common
all
Ecclesiastical
goodes
,
and
assigning
the
charge
of
them
vnto
seauen
Sauij
or
Wise
men
,
which
should
bee
Iesuites
,
and
who
should
make
distribution
of
goods
at
their
pleasure
.
Nor
is
it
his
will
,
nay
he
forbiddes
it
vnder
a
greeuous
penaltie
,
that
any
religious
person
,
of
what
order
soeuer
,
should
return
into
England
without
their
License
,
resoluing
that
none
should
enter
there
,
but
those
who
should
bee
maintained
by
Almes
.
But
as
it
ofte
falls
out
,
that
selfeloue
so
blinds
the
wisest
man
,
that
hee
beecomes
the
vnwisest
;
it
is
most
ridiculous
which
the
same
Father
subioynes
in
that
place
.
When
England
(
sayth
hee
)
shal
once
bee
reduced
to
the
true
Faith
,
it
will
not
bee
conuenient
,
that
the
Pope
(
at
the
least
for
fiue
yeares
space
)
should
looke
to
receyue
any
fruite
from
the
Ecclesiasticall
Benefices
of
this
Kingdome
;
but
remit
all
into
the
hands
of
those
seuen
Sauij
,
who
shoulde
dispense
them
,
as
they
conceiued
best
,
for
the
good
of
the
Church
.
This
being
his
designe
,
that
the
first
fiue
yeares
being
past
,
by
some
other
inuention
(
of
which
they
are
verie
full
)
they
woulde
re-confirme
the
same
priuiledge
for
fiue
yeares
more
,
and
so
onward
,
till
they
had
vtterly
excluded
his
Holynesse
from
England
.
Now
who
seeth
not
heere
(
as
in
a
Table
)
the
Couetousnesse
and
the
Ambition
of
the
Iesuites
,
naturally
described
;
together
with
the
desire
they
haue
,
to
make
themselues
Monarches
?
And
who
seeth
not
,
with
what
cunning
they
endeauor
to
promote
their
own
interest
,
procuring
it
eyther
from
others
good
,
or
ill
?
What
should
I
say
more
of
them
?
In
the
time
of
Gregory
the
thirteenth
,
did
they
not
make
it
their
request
,
that
they
might
bee
inuested
of
all
the
Parish
Churches
in
Rome
?
That
they
might
there
lay
a
foundation
of
their
Monarchy
?
And
that
which
they
could
not
get
in
Rome
,
haue
they
not
finally
obtained
in
England
;
where
not
long
since
they
haue
chosen
an
Arch
priest
,
one
of
the
Iesuites
in
Voto
;
who
in
sted
of
protecting
the
Clergy
,
like
a
rauening
Wolfe
persecutes
all
such
Priestes
,
as
are
not
dependent
vppon
the
lesuites
,
driuing
them
to
termes
of
desperation
,
and
depriuing
them
(
vnder
a
great
penaltie
)
of
mutuall
communication
:
so
that
by
this
time
almost
all
the
English
Romish
Clergy
are
Iesuites
in
Voto
,
nor
do
they
accept
any
into
their
Colledges
,
who
hath
not
past
his
worde
to
become
a
Iesuite
:
so
that
when
that
kingdome
shall
returne
to
the
Auncient
Faith
,
England
will
bee
like
to
giue
a
beginning
to
an
absolute
Iesuiticall
Monarchy
,
because
al
the
Ecclesiastical
reuennews
,
all
the
Abbeyes
,
Benefices
,
Bishopprickes
,
Archpriestships
&
other
dignities
shall
be
conferred
only
by
the
Iesuites
.
I
here
let
passe
manie
things
as
the
pretentions
,
which
they
make
concerning
other
mens
estates
,
howe
iealous
they
are
of
their
welfare
,
and
desirous
of
their
prosperitie
:
as
the
fauour
which
they
endeauour
to
gaine
from
Princes
,
by
making
them
beleeue
,
that
their
subiectes
are
most
deuote
to
theyr
religion
,
and
consequently
that
they
are
able
to
make
them
well
affected
to
the
person
of
theyr
Prince
.
Such
euident
thinges
as
these
,
I
leaue
for
euery
one
to
obserue
;
and
with
four
brief
considerations
I
will
conclude
this
present
Discourse
.
First
,
that
men
of
such
high
spirit
,
and
such
reaching
designes
,
are
alwayes
louers
of
noueltie
,
euer
searching
for
it
,
and
begetting
it
;
because
without
some
new
raised
motions
,
it
is
impossible
they
should
attaine
their
ends
.
And
therefore
,
the
Iesuits
cannot
be
helpfull
to
anie
Prince
,
that
eyther
loues
peace
,
or
the
conseruation
of
his
own
estate
,
since
they
are
more
likely
to
be
the
cause
of
much
trouble
and
commotion
;
nay
haply
to
put
in
compromize
his
whole
state
,
if
he
fauor
not
their
party
,
or
bee
not
partially
gouernd
by
their
counsell
.
Secondly
,
if
these
who
haue
not
temporall
iurisdiction
,
are
able
to
cause
such
great
,
and
so
prodigious
disturbance
in
the
World
,
what
thinke
you
would
they
doe
,
if
one
of
them
should
by
chance
be
created
Pope
?
First
,
hee
would
stuffe
the
Consistory
with
Iesuites
,
&
by
that
meanes
perpetuate
the
Popedome
to
them
:
and
then
directing
themselues
by
their
insight
,
and
interest
of
State
,
and
hauing
the
Arme
and
power
of
the
Pope
,
they
would
be
enabled
to
put
in
danger
the
estate
of
many
Princes
,
especiallie
of
those
who
are
neighbors
and
confiners
.
Thirdly
,
it
would
be
the
design
of
that
Pope
(
if
he
could
by
any
meanes
)
to
inuest
their
order
of
some
Citty
,
or
temporall
Iurisdiction
,
with
the
which
they
would
afterwardes
make
way
for
a
thousand
other
designes
,
whichthey
could
neuer
effect
without
the
damage
of
other
Princes
.
Fourthly
,
when
the
Consistorie
shoulde
be
entirely
Iesuited
,
the
whole
patrimony
of
Christ
wold
be
in
their
hands
;
and
as
one
that
hath
the
dropsie
,
the
more
he
drinkes
,
the
more
he
thirsts
;
so
their
Ambition
growing
with
their
greatnes
,
wold
occasion
a
world
of
trouble
.
Now
,
because
ther
is
nothing
more
subiect
vnto
change
then
matter
of
State
,
these
fathers
with
all
their
power
and
cunning
,
would
endeuour
to
alter
the
course
of
affairs
,
that
they
might
finally
in
duce
the
forme
and
proiect
of
their
own
gouernment
,
and
by
that
means
absolutely
immonarchize
them selues
.
They
haue
had
it
long
in
their
heads
to
gaine
into
theyr
society
the
sonne
of
some
Prince
,
who
should
absolutely
inuest
the
companie
of
his
state
;
and
this
they
had
long
since
attained
,
if
some
others
wisely
spying
out
their
design
,
had
not
preuented
them
.
But
hadde
they
once
obtained
that
,
they
would
without
anie
difficulty
,
haue
made
themselues
Patrones
of
the
state
Ecclesiasticall
;
and
as
they
are
very
inuentiue
&
subtle
,
they
woulde
afterward
haue
foud
out
a
thousand
waies
howe
to
enlarge
it
.
Thus
they
wold
haue
wanted
no
meanes
,
that
might
make
them
masters
of
their
proiects
:
and
if
nothing
els
would
haue
done
it
,
the
ielousies
which
they
would
haue
raised
in
the
mindes
of
their
confining
princes
,
would
haue
don
them
no
small
seruice
.
It
is
therefore
most
necessary
,
that
for
the
preseruation
of
publike
peace
,
&
for
the
maintainance
of
states
,
for
the
increase
of
the
holye
Church
,
and
for
the
common
good
of
the
whole
world
,
that
Paul
the
fifts
Holinesse
,
together
with
other
Princes
,
shold
set
bounds
and
limits
to
this
society
,
whose
desires
are
so
extremely
inordinate
,
least
haply
that
followe
,
which
was
anciently
effected
by
the
Dauidi
,
(
whose
courses
the
Iesuites
seem
to
imitate
)
who
were
not
destroyd
,
til
the
time
of
Claudius
the
Emperor
.
And
when
I
shall
bee
commaunded
to
write
my
opinion
,
concerning
an
opportune
remedy
howe
to
rectifie
these
fathers
without
anie
hurt
to
them
,
but
indeede
to
their
great
good
(
desiring
rather
to
make
them
Monarches
of
soules
,
which
are
the
treasurie
of
Christ
,
then
of
the
world
,
or
of
the
profite
of
the
world
,
which
is
nothing
else
but
vile
dung
)
J
am
readie
to
perform
it
with
charity
,
and
with
all
that
ability
,
which
it
shal
please
God
to
bestow
vpon
me
.
Laus
Deo
.
FINIS
.