MOst mightie Prince : the Angelicall graces wherewith your kingly spirit is indued the diuine excellencie of whose vertues worthinesse , your royal hand hath in heauenly lines vnto the worlde commended , as an apparant testimonie of your sound belief , arightly grounded vpon the corner stone Christ Iesus : by the grace of whose asistance your sacred Maiestie is made to be the worlds chiefe Christian king : so that in all the kingdomes of the earth , that doth homage to the name of Christ , there is not any Prince of so absolute a power , being arightly incorporated in the proper strength of his owne inheritance , that can compare with the greatnes of your Magnificence , nor is their any king vnder the heauens great Canopie , that standeth like your royall selfe , so clearly sequestred from the Romane Antichristian leprosie : the demonstration of which apparant truth doeth vndoubtedly prognosticate that God hath raisde your highnesse vp vnto the throne of royall dignitie , that by the happines of your godly gouernment , you may encrease & beautifie the glorious kindgom of his blessed Son . And that your Maiestie like a most valiant , victorious , and triumphant captaine vnder the banner of the worlds Redeemer Christ , should with maiesticke power confront , and vnderneath your princely foote treade downe all oppositions , that by secret plots of diuelish treacherie , or publike force of hostile armes , dares but presume by their tirannicall aspiring menaces to threaten the ruine of the house of God . And as the Church in Englande hath for these last precedent foure and fortie yeares , beene ruled by a godly religious maiden Queene , renownde Elizabeth of famous memorie , vnto the glorie of whose vertuous gouernment , Reuel . cap. 12. may with a Christian consideration be ascribed the long-agoe prophetical wonder seene in heauen : Of a woman cloathed with the Sunne , in whome the Church was figured , compassed about with the illustrate and shining beames of the Gospell of Iesus Christ . And vnderneath her feet the wauering and vnconstant Moone was put . For by her meanes from forth the Church was cast the vaine inconstant mutabilities of Romes inuented straunge traditions . And vppon her head a crowne of twelue starres stoode , which did foreshew , as was by her made manifest , that from the doctrine of the twelue Apostles should deriued be , the forme and order of her gouernment , the brightnesse of whose illuminating light shoulde with an vncontrolled power : from forth her kingdome driue , the loathsome darknesse of that soules poysoning contagious smoke which flies from forth that hell-borne pit , the gulfe of Antichrist . And in despite of that great red Dragon , hauing seuen heades , and ten hornes , & seuen crownes vpon his heades . By which is mentioned the diuel , the Pope , Spaine , Monkes , Friers , Iesuites and Seminaries , with the rabblement of that Antichristian power , burning with furie agaynst the Spouse of Christ , hauing made themselues red with the effusion of those streames of bloud , which their cruelties caused to gush forth from the innocent bodies of thousand martired Saints : yet maugre the force of al their hellish tyrannising rage , diuine Eliza during all the time of her most happy , blessed , peaceful , and victorious raigne , trauelled in the desire of her religious care to be a gratious mother , and a tender nurse vnto the children of the Church of God , and in the continuance of her now out dated , and yet datelesse time : her subiects being fed with the Nectar and Ambrosia of a heauenly diet , by the ministry of that euer-enduring truth contained in the canonicall Scriptures of the olde and new testament : many thousandes were begoten vnto Christ and taught arightly how to ground their faith , vpon the al and onely sufficient sure foundation of their redeemers loue . That plain and simple people in her land could with diuine and godly wisedome maintaine the argument of their faithes beliefe , against the cunning coosening sophistry of a pernicious Popish Priest .

But now that our late mayden Queene , whose sanctified soule vnto her God , brought forth so many Saints , hath left this earth to bee a Saint in heauen , whither should my eyes returne themselues with ioy , vnlesse to looke vpon your Maiestie . And in this thought my soule is rauished with a priuate meditation , my Countrey England hath stoode as a glorious Cittie built vppon a Mountaines toppe , whose beautie , wealth , strength , and gouernment , hath lifted vp it selfe with admiration to the world ; the temple of the house of God was from mount Sion brought and placed in the midst of Englandes territories . Were the gouernment of Rome now as then it was when England was conuerted there should be no Pope as now the●e is , nor Masse , nor Purgatcrie , nor approbation , to any of their erronious constitutions , Ethelderius brought with him none of their new blasphemous doctrine Ioseph of Aramatheus before him was a stranger therevnto . And since this Island first conuerted was from Pagan Athisme , it neuer stoode so dignified by the true profession of a sound religion as now it did , by the instrumentall meanes of heauens Elizabeth : And when this glorious England seemed to feare if selfe being mourner-like wrapde vp in sable blackenesse , and timerous mindes speaking to themselues that their best dayes were past , and dangerous times were neare at hand , the sillie Lambes that feared the tyrannie of the Romane Woolfe , wept in their thoughts , and did this question aske : Where shall we sing our songs of Sionnow : The Woolfes they met in flockes togither , hoping that their long wishde for time was come , when they againe should glut themselues with bloud , the rich did feare to loose their wealth , the poor did feare to loose their liues , the vilder sort did hope to liue vp on their countries spoile . And when this cloude of danger had brought it selfe euen vnto the strength of his supposde combustion , then as a vapor into ayre dissolued were all the meateors that did seeme prodegious for the liuing mistres of our happines , Our late Qu● did in the time of her sicknesse bequeath her crown vnto our now king , affirming it ( as in in deed it is ) his proper right . did in her life time bequeath her crowne to him whose right it was , and when her soule was vnto heauen ascended , forth with heauens God , into the mouth of Englandes nobles put , the name of him who by their Queene was named to be their soueraigne , and they togither with vnited loue , did vnto Englands commons straight praclaim that great King Iames was made their lawful king , Then Englande did vnto her selfe retaine , the vigor of her former strength , and the beautie of her glorie was presently sequestred from all occasions that might diminish , extinguish or in the least sorte eclipse the Sunne-shine of her precedent dignitie , neuer was a land to God more bounde then England is for this aboundant mercie , who hath vnto vs raysde a King , not onely heyre vnto Elizaes Crowne , but also an inheritor of all those gracious vertues wherwith her righteous soule is crowned . And now my soueraigne Lord from saint Elisa to your godly selfe discended is her kingdoms gouernment , and all the Saints on earth , within the limits of your large and spacious confines , doe humbly wayte vpon the assurance of your blessed hope . And for your royall hand hath manifested that your princely heart obeyeth the precepts of heauens written worde : what should I say , but certainly resolue your royall selfe , descending from a race of Kings , and from that mightie King , whose euerconquering arme , at first did breake the heade of Romes vsurpde authoritie , that now the mightie God of heauen , whose wrath hath alwayes threatned the destruction of that Babilonian Whoore , hath raysed vp your regall Maiestie to breake the necke and backe of that soule deuouring beast : Reuel . cap , 12. ver. 8. 9. so as the Dragon , and his Angels shall no longer rule in Christendome , nor shall the nations of the earth continue to be deceiued with the infectious Locusts of their lyes and heresies , but his kingdome shall bee razed to the earth , and the worlde shall wonder at his destructions , ouerthrow ( sure I am ) this truth must come to passe before the second comming of the king Christ Iesus , since whose being vpon the earth , vntill this present time , there neuer was a true beleeuing king ( remooued from the Popes authoritie , and yeelding to the gouernment of Christ ) that was of so absolute a power , to bring to passe , the prophecies against the Citie of Rome , as is your maiestie vndoubtedly , my soueraigne Lord , this relying age is leaning to the latter ende of time , and all the signes forerunniug the day of iudgement , haue put themselues into a perfect view , the reuolution of the heauens , being so shaken as that the planets are remoued from their wonted stations , one hauing stept into an others place , and this massy globe of earth , hath oft with fearefull earthquakes trembled , the seuenth and last Angell in the Reuelation specified , hath ( as it well was calculated by a reuerend and learned minister in your Scotlands kingdome ) beene sounding the last generall summons for this already fiftie fiue yeares past : Reue , 11. ver. 9 and time it selfe hath almost brought his course vnto a whole vnited period , whereby is threatned more then ordinarie change . And at this present your kingly selfe , hauing as it were by miracle been vntil this time preserued , and now being created Gods great Lieutenant vpon earth , and the onely warriour and chiefe Champion for his Iesus Christ , why should not euery Christian souldier then resolue that your magnanimious spirit , and glorious race from you proceeding , shall be the guard vnto the Church of God , & bring confusion vpon all her enemies . For as from the roote of righteous Iesse did proceede the liniall race whence Christ himselfe descended : so vnto me it seemeth that heauens eternall King in his secrete wisdome , knowing the worlde is measured with a little length , hath raysde you vppe ( most mightie Prince ) that from your righteous selfe might spring a glorious ranke of godly and religious Kinges , and Queenes , that might vnto the Nations of the earth , maintaine the glorie of his heauenly name , vntill himselfe shall in the Cloudes appeare , and summon all the world vnto a generall iudgement .

Worlds peerelesse Prince , and my renowned Soueraigne , the consideration of these things before discribed , haue compasde me within a heauen of ioy . And though I am the vnwoorthiest of manie thousandes that in your Englande liues , and farre vnfitte to vndertake this waightie businesse , hauing beene alwayes trayned vp in the exercise of Armes , yet for I know there is nothing dignifieth a Souldiers sword so much , as well to vnderstand the iustice of the cause for which hee fights , I haue in the hope of your Maiesties acceptance , aduentured to make this little worke , the armour of a Christian Souldiers Resolution , and doe resolue for God , and for his truth , in life and death , to vow my selfe a faithfull seruant to you my soueraigne Lord : the earths most godly and chiefe Christian king . And so much the more haue I tasked my weake and shallow vnderstanding muse , to this performance , because I must confesse vnto your Maiestie ; that in a zealous loues affection to your highnesse , I haue before this time aduentured to let a little Pamphlet , A booke intituled , A Souldiers wish vnto his Soueraigne Lord King Iames. passe vnto a publike view , which hath drawne vnto it selfe , a partial iudgement from some opinions , as I thinke , not worthy any great respect , for by the idlenes of their inuectiue wordes , they seeme to proue , that I deserued blame , because I dealt so roundly with the sea of Rome , which vaine imagination found some shewe of cause to ground it self vpon , the present times incertaintie , seeming as if they desired to make a doubt , The Papists desire to make a doubt of the certaine continuance of our religion in the forme which now it doth . whether Religion should stand in that same forme , which now it doth or whither it should be brought vnto a more neare affinitie with Gehenna , the Antichristian church of Rome . When this I heard , I could not choose , my soueraign Lord , but second that my foregoing work , with this my named Resolution : For when I with my self considered how Rome was figured by your owne disoription , and sawe with what feruencie of spirite your diuine and sanctified heart did oppose it selfe against that worldes disceiuing , irreligious , pernicious , blasphemous monstrous Pope ; I could not but in my soule resolue with a Souldiers Resolution , to follow your kingly Maiestie in your vertues steppes , and not to suffer a little Monkish Mowle hill heape of tongues , that rides vpon the skirt of Peeuish Popery , to derogate from your kingly name , the glory due vnto the honour of your faithes profession , nor suffer that the godlie people in your land ( whose heartes prepareth , as befitteth loyall , faithfull and obedient Subiectes , to bid your Highnes welcome to your Kingdomes Crowne ) that the ioy which they conceiue in the excellencie of your great Maiestie should be eclipsed by the inftigation of any secret Papisticall obiected doubt , The doctrine of Rome and Spaine poysoneth both body and souls , but helpeth neyther . what should let my resolution to speake plainely to my King , whole Highnes knoweth what drudges are sent from Rome , and therefore will not take Phisicke for his soule from their impoysoned proiected potions . Boniface 3. by the leaue of Phocas the foolish Emperour , did first write himselfe papa , and then presently began the ruine of the Church , the ful effect whereof was concluded by Adrian . since whose time as saith planlina in the life of popes , there was neuer any Emperour of might , nor pope of any vertue . The Chronicles with innumerable Tragike scenes , haue made discription of the Roman regement , shewing to the world , that not any king nor Queene , nor Prince in Christendome , that euer did displease that proud vsurping Bishop , since he rulde alone , and gainde vnto himselfe , the name of Papa ; but they were all of them eyther poysoned , murdered , or otherwise betrayed , or their lands inuaded , or their Subiects moued to rebellion , or many times nearly brought in danger of those euils , eyther by Monkes , Fryers , Iesuites , Seminaries , or some other villanous minded slaues , sent from the Popes diuelishnes ( but mis named Holines , to put in execution those three damned purposes , Bohemia , Lombardy , Germany , France , & bleeding Belgia haue bought their to true experience , with a deare and bloudy prise . And though that Spaine be Romes chiefe Champion , yet king Philips eldest sonne , euen in his Fathers sight , must bleed to death , when he displeasde the Pope : England hath had a hard experience of his Tyranny , and in the dayes of Queene Elizabeth , the multiplisity of trayterous plottes laide against her life , all wrought by Romes confederates , were to long to specifie : and for your Scotlandes Kingdome , ( Mighty Soueraigne ) neyther your royall person , nor your publike state , haue stoode exempt from their most vilde attemptes : and assuredly ( my Soueraigne Lorde , no other then such like strategems are to be expected from their hands who by their oathes haue sworne and vowed allegiance to the Sea of Rome ; yet among them , but not of them , Some seeme as if they were papistes , but indeede are not . is there some , that giues themselues vnto the vse of ceremoniall customes , first brought in by Rome and yet no doubt they see the hellish euils that springes from thence : but what they do , is done for fashion , & for custom sake , and peraduenture with some religious obseruation , yet in their heartes I verily belieue they hate the proudnes of the Popes supremacie , and grieues to see the Villanies wrought by his Workemanshippe , and such as these I thinke are nothing dangerous , for I haue obserued in them a due obedience to your Englandes lawes : but for the former sort , your Maiestie knoweth , the daunger of their euill effects , for be they but once reconciled to the Pope , so as they dare not like louing and obedient Subiectes , What maner of Subiectes , papists were vnto the Queen , & now what hope there is of them . take their oath to your supremacie ; it cannot be but their intentions must be dangerous , they cannot in their harts endure to be your subiects , but as they lately were her Maiesties , in continuall hope of change , nor doe I wonder at their minds in this , for their subiection hath vowed it self an other way , and vpon the pain of deadly sin , their consciences are tied vnto the lawes of Antichrist , & they are taught by the doctrine of Rome , & Romane dispensations , to suppose , that vnto you belongeth no obedience ; then vnto them I am sure there belonges no trust : The Schooles of Rome and Spaine , are the nurseries of treason . And for the schollers , that the scholes of Rome & Spaine brings vp , your kingly self and al your kingdoms , haue by an often taught experience learnd the true understanding of their traiterous documents : Iesuites , Seminaries , and Popish Priests , I do resolue , will neuer be thought to loue your Maiestie , nor can they at any time deceiue your Highnes , when they are at no time trusted , & surely no trust to them belongeth , that are the empoysoned branches , sprong from the venomous heade of earthes corruption . And because I would not haue the Papists thinke , I speake by gesse , but want authority whereon to ground my selfe , I haue to that end set downe some of the dangerous decrees made by the lawes of their misbeleeuing church , for the Pope to establish his diuelish authority hath thus decreed .

First , Dist 40 , etsi papa , 9. q. 6. ea cuncta . that no man may iudge the Pope , nor giue sentence about his iudgement , for he is to iudge al men vpon earth .

2 That the seat of Rome , 30 q. 1 Cap. giueth strength & might vnto all lawes , but it is subiect to none .

3 That hee hath authority to breake all oathes , In 6. lib. 2. de sen. bondes , and obligations made betwixt any man of high or low degree .

4 That he hath power to interprete , 26. q. cap. Quouenc . declare and lay forth the holy scriptures , according to his own will , and to suffer no man to expound it contrary to his owne pleasure .

5 That he is a God vpon earth , In. 6. lib. de sent. Apostelatus in verb continetur . ouer all heauenly , earthly , ghostly and worldly , and no man may say vnto him , what doest thou .

6 That he hath authority to dissolue subiectes from their obedience to their Lordes and Princes , In 6. lib. 2. de sen. and that he hath power to depose kings . King Herold exiled Robert Archbishop of Canter . Ro. gat him to William D of Norm . Pope Alexander to he reuenged of King Herold , sent vnto duke W. a banner to go and conquere England , and eleane remission of sins both a pena & a culpa , to all that would follow the banncr , & by this means was England the last time conquered .

7 That he may giue cleane remission vnto whom he will , both a pena , & a culpa , & he whom he forgiueth must needs be the child of saluation : for he hath absolute power to bind & to loose vpon earth , and saith he , the holy Church hath so determined and the force thereof ( as faith his lying blasphemy ) is greater then the canonicall scriptures .

From the authority of these lawes doth this effect proceed , that so soone as any Prince displeafeth Rome , he is presently by the pope cursed , excommunicated & proclaimed no right inheritor , & that it is not lawfull for to hold of him , his subiects are absolued from their true alegance & blessings , with clean remission of sins sent to all those that wil inuade , spoile , or conquer the land of any kingdom or Prince , with whom the Pope shall be displeased , And the beter to effect these his often performed deeds of charitie , he sendeth his leaden Bulles , vnto whome hee listeth , thereby giuing authoritie vnto subiects , to resist their kings ; and lustely to take vp armes against them , when by the Pope they shall be commaunded . Their oathes for their allegiance are dispensed with , so as although a subiect betray , murder , or by any meanes kill his lawfull Prince , Perpetual malses apointed to be sung in Swin fted Abbey for the Monk which poysoned king Iohn . So is it now in Rome for him which slew the Prince of Orringe , & for the Frier which kild the French King . and Gods annoynted king , yet shall not their accounted very honest executioner , bee adiudged a traytor , but rather a holy man , for that hee hath done , it on the Popes behalfe , and in that respect , his acte shall bee registred for a heauen purchasing meritorious deede , and after the death of such a one , there shall be diuers misnamed holy , but vnhallowed Masses , sung by a company of blacke , white , gray , and pibal asses , for the redeeming of his soule , out of their fooles inuented purgatory . And although this monstrous euil be against al laws of God , and godly men , yet doth the brasen , impudent , & shameles pope , with al the multitude of his masse-monging shauelings , striue to maintain the lawfulnes therof , against the writen word of the eternal law of God : affirming that on earth , al power is giuen vnto him , & that his seat is established by general counsels ( which as he sayth cannot erre : Declectio et Significatio , Panormitanus saith that councels may erre , as they haue done inter raptorem et raptam Hierom , 39. q. 2. tria : doth affirme as much and August . de bap. lib. 2. ch 3. contra Donatistas . ) And therefore what the Pope decre●th , must stand of force against all authorities , for saith his law , * * Dist. 19. 51. Ro. er enim vero et nulli facit cap. 5. omnes . What the Sea of Rome doth decrce , must needes be allowed : And what she reproueth , must be of no strength : For so must the decrees of the Sea of Rome be accepted , as if they were spoken by the godly mouth of Peter himselfe . And the more to approue his presumptuious blasphemy , the Pope hath prouided that himselfe may be avillaine , both to God and men ; and yet himselfe not to be found falt with . For , sayth his law , Distinction the 40. Who doubteth but the Pope is holy , the which is exalted vnto so great a dignity , in whome though good workes of his owne merits bee wanting , yet were those good works sufficient , which were done by his predecessors . And therefore hath his lawe , in the place before recited , thus decreed , that though the Pope sinne neuer so grieuously , and draw with him to hell , by his example , thousandes innumerable : yet let no man be so hardy to rebuke him : For he is head ouer al , and none ouer him . And by this vsurped authoritie , is that 7. headed beast , approued the very open and reuealed Antichrist , of our time , who by the trecherous and diuellish authoritie of his Antichristian lawe , hath giuen vnto hsmselfe a power , to set vp and at his pleasure to cast downe kings , Pope . Celestinus . 4 crowned the Emperour Henricus 6. with his secte . and with his fowle vngodly hel-path treading feete , to set the Crowne vpon an Emperors head , and vpon an Emperours necke to tread , when he displeaseth him : And vnto such a base subiection hath he brought the mighty Princes of the earth as that they thinke it no small honour , to kisse the stinking feete of that inhumane monster . A true descrip - of Rome , as is declared in the Reuela , ch. 17. This is the rich and wealthie whore , bedeckt with Iewels and ornaments of gola : Whose Scarlet robes , are dyed in Christians bloud : Whose variable garments , betokens diuers liueries of religious orders : Holding in her hand , a cup full of abhominations : the Popes decrees , Bulles , dispensations , suspensations , and cursings : And the beast she sitteth vpon , is the papall sea of Rome : And with this whore the nations of the earth hane committed filthinesse .

But now sith that the the light from darkenes is distinguished by the glorious ministrie of saluations Gospell , and that Romes Idolatrous whore dome , is made knowne vnto the world . Oh that any Prince should desire to contaminate his soule with her vncleannesse , or endure to rest himselfe in the serpentike bosome of such daungerous wickednes . But Rome thy pacht vp Iron legs are broken , and like a haulting cripple , thou standest reeling in thy weakned strength : Thy nakednesse is made a publicke scorne , and but a verie few ( to what had wont to be ) are left to stand on thy pernicious part : Thou maist perceiue how God doth by degrees r●●e downe the kingdome of thy Sathans Sinagogue . I wil not labor to aduertise thee , Fury , wrath , and indignation is thy portion , thou art throwne out vnto a fierce & strong destruction . And in thy day till which it is not long , thou shalt not finde any meanes for to preuent the fearefull stroke of thy all confounding iudgement , vnto which I leaue thee : bee thou an heire vnto thy prepared inheritance .

This truth discribed , I know my Lord and king , is rightly knowne vnto your Maiestie , your selfe haue drawne the portrature , of Romes Antichristian beast , and layd him open in his full discription . And in your Scotlands kingdome , all the time of your most blessed gouernment , hauing once growne past the yeares of your minoritie : your highnesse , did religiously maintaine a reuerent , learned , wise , and godly ministrie , whose labour was to cast Romes Kingdome downe , and in true forme , for to erect and gouerne the house of God , and Church of Iesus Christ . And should I bee so vilde to thinke , The Authors Resolution doth in this place resolue vpon sufficient reason that the King hath no affection vnto papists . that now your Maiestie would let a Tyrant loose , or lend an eare to helles inchaunting charmes , or please to loue , or in weighty cause , to trust the daungerous Imps , by oath ingrafte into the Romaine stocke , whose heartes hath vowed alleageance to the Sea of Rome , by whose vilde lawes , a seeming iust authoritie is giuen , to execute the deedes of villainie , and vnder pretext whereof , so many haue beene made approued villaynes , thrusting themselues into the speedy execution of bloudy trecherous strange inhumane stratagems , accounting as if in them they had performed honest & Christian like meritorious deeds : Or that your Maiestie would suffer a popish tolleration , to bring forth thornes , whose poyntes will turne themselues against your life , and striue to worke your kingdomes ouerthrow . No , no , my soueraigne , my Resolution shall in life and death , resolue that your Kingly Maiestie , hath not a thought , that bendes it selfe to such little purposes : Your highnesse hath already ioynd vnto your Maiestie , a company of honourable , valiant , graue , prudent , wise , godly , and religious Councellers : whose foreseeing prouidence , in the time of our late Queene , and euer renowned Elizabeth , did at all times worthily preuent the euill effecting policies of Rome .

And when of late the house of Dagon , was in it selfe diuided : Secular Priestes and Iesuites , beeing each to other , The Church of Rome is in it selfe diuided , secular priests and sesuits being at a desperate variance . in apparent opposition , the Priestes by printed Pamphlets , proued that the Iesuites were the Arch Traytours of the worlde : and that by them were complotted all the treasons , against the Maiestie of our late Queene : The Priestes thinking by this their accusation , to gayne vnto themselues a fauourable opinion , and by that meanes , The reason why the priests did accuse the Iesuites and what their labor did vnto them procure . in time to win the minds of men vnto their loue : then presentlie the wisedom of our Queene , with those your now honoured Councellors , perceiuing both sortes to bee no lesse , then dangerous Traytours to the publike state : did forthwith requite their cunning , with proclaymed banishment , annexing thereunto the penalty of death to bee inflicted vpon all those that by their wilfull staying , should exceede the time limitted in the Proclamation .

And should I thinke your Maiestie would not now commaund the performance of the selfe-same course , against those , who by their continuall practises , haue alwayes sought the vtter ruing of the house of God , the murdering of Gods annointed , and the subuersion of all your kingdomes : In this for to resolue the doubts of men too timerous , thus much assuredly , my Resolution knowes , that the obseruation your kingly self haue made of Romes performed trecherous tyranous and tragicke massikers , will giue warning to your Maiestie , with prudent wisedome , to preuent their mischiefes , and were they not altogether in their vaine expectations , meerly reasonlesse : I wonder what shewe of hope , could giue occasion to suspect that nowe the reine of iustice , which did gouerne them , should bee let slip , and they turnd loose vnto a daungerous liberty , The name of iudifferenttolleration could not be endured in the dayes of Qu. Elizabeth . when in the time of our late Queene , the smoath coynd name of indifferent tolleration , was alwayes counted in it selfe to hold a threatned desolation to the publik state . And from time to time the Lords and Peeres of England assembled in high court of Parliament , did with one consent ioyne with our Soueraigne , to enact those lawes and Statutes , which alwayes did suppresse the least raisde vppe shewe of an Antichristian head : And when they were thus confronted by a Mayden Queene , and such course taken during the happy time of a womans gouernment , vpon whose Sexe a smal perswation is sayd to worke with an accounted greatest force , and yet in all those times they could neuer bring to passe the effecting of the leaste materiall substance vpon the gound , The papists in the time of our late Qu. were alwayes ouerthrowne in the least occation of their hope . whereof their weakest hopes were flattered , and yet now a swarme of droanes , which desires to liue vpon the spoile of the labouring bees sweete hiue , flyes bussing vp and downe , and sends a whispering noise vnto the eares of men , and tels that now they hope the time of their deliuerance draweth neere , and that forsooth they shall be smilde vpon with gracious fauour , and their long ( as they say ) continued hard restraint shal now be pitied , The hope of the papists , & the effects therof . and that their ( supposed holy ) but vnhallowed patcht together seamerent sacraments , shall be quietly amongst themselues administred : for either an alteration ( which desires freely to feed vpon the foode of blaspemie , and fat it selfe with this landes confusion ) or a tolleration secretly bending it selfe to such like purposes , shall now , say they , assuredly be accomplished .

But as the mightie God of heauen doth in derision laugh their hopes to scorne , The God of heauen & our godly king on earth , doe despise the secret imaginations of the Papists . 1. Sam. chap. 15. ver. 32. 33. so doth the great King Iames , Englands God on earth , in the priuacie of his meditation smile , to see a rablement , of trayterous mindes and soule deuouring murtherers , expect to reape kinde fauours from his kingly hande , but so fare they all , as did Agag , at the handes of Samuel , who came smyling forth in the expectation of his supposed libertie .

So shall it bee vnto them all , my Soueraigne Lorde , for my Christian Resolution telles my soule , that your Highnes is in the zeale of your faithfull thoughts resolued , neuer in the least sort to leane vnto their vilde profession . And against the aduersaries of God and of his Christ , The sword of iustice cannot take to strike a course againgst the enemie , of God . the sword of iustice , cannot take too strict a course that valiant Ioshua the first , & worthiest Worthy , stood alwayes cleared from a tyrants name , although his powerfull arme did euer execute a strong austere seuerity vpon the heads & harts of them , that were the foes to God and to his truth , the sword of Ioshua in a glorious battell offered vp a pleasing sacrifice vnto the eye of heauen , the sight whereof so pleasd the heauens Creator , that he gaue power vnto Ioshuas tonge , that by his word he did command the Sunne against the nature of her fiery swiftest course to stand and giue him light , till he had slaine his enemies , fiue mighty kings he trampled vnder foot , & was loath to leaue the smalest remnant of their seed .

Your Maiestie may still bee mercifull , as late our Queene Eliza was , Parsons and Sanders , on the behalfe of the Papists haue in their printed books affirmed that ourlate Queen was a cruell tyrant , & they affirm that Q Mary was more merciful to the protestants , then E. vnto their named Catholikes . and for your labour reape her recompence from those your enemies , vnto whome your mercy chiefly doth extend it selfe : Her Maiestie was by the Papistes in printed bookes accounted farre more tyrannous , then was Dioclesian , or that murthering Nero : Parsons and Sanders in their trayterous libels , did liberally affirme so much : And I know a Papist , ye aliue in England , that did verifie vnto my face , that Queen Mary was farre more mercifull vnto the Protestants , during her raigne , then was Elizabeth vnto the Catholikes , what thanks your gratious lenity shall reape from such like minded men : Your Maiestie can with best commended wisedom iudge : how they affect the right of your succession , their Dolmans Booke doth plainly specifie , in which with cunning shews , strange deriued pedegrees , & vprearde mountaine-lyes , they haue intituled the Infant of Spaine to your inheritance , The Papistes haue intituled the infant of Spaine vnto the crown : of England . and striued with a diuels inuented policie to dispossesse your Maiestie of your lawfull right ; this course they tooke before you were their king , and since that time , as by a truth which my selfe reueald vnto the Lords of your most Honourable Priuie Councell , it seemeth that your Englands Papists haue amongst themselues aduentured to calculate the number of your dayes on earth , The secret intention of the Papistes is meerely trecherous both vnto the king and publike state . if your Highnes shall deny to graunt one of the two before deseribed dangerous extreams , which are either alteration or tolleration in religion : so as what loyalty is to be expected from their hands , more then by constraint , your Maiesty may directlie iudge . And therefore because I know the remnant of these Roman Moabites , will be the continuall sowers of seditious seed , and dangerous dissturbers of your Englands publike weale ▪ I could be content to wish for Gods glory , my countries good , the safty of your royall selfe , and security of all your princely progeny : that the whole packe of Papists were sent vnto their Holy father the Pope , that they euen in his Citty Rome might stand together vnder the safe protection of the Popes abhominable blessing , meane while during their stay , if so they dare but once beginne to stirre , I doubt not , but al the argumentes wherewith they finely vse to pleade , will bring themselues to bee deuided into fiue seuerall partes , which deuision will in England worke Romes dissolution , and in time I hope the gates of Rome will all bee ramparde vp , so as we shall no more be troubled with his stragling runnagates , but that the Pope shall bee enforced to liue within himselfe , and onely take the profite that his town allowes , his contributary whores can pay him 30. thousand pounds a yeare , and no doubt he hath many other such like honest helpes . Assuredly , the times will shortly come , when all the true religious kinges in Christendome will ioyne together , and fire his sinke of sin about his eares .

And thus my soueraigne Lord with further ioyfull hope , then is as yet reuealde by mee : vnto the vnstaynde beauty of your princely Maiestie , my resolution humbly bringes it selfe , and though perhaps the Diuell will shortly roare , and send abroad his instrumentes to holde his kingdome vppe .

Yet most puisant and valuorous minded Prince , I know your kingly heart being indued , as it is , with true prowes , and perfect fortitude , can not endure the operation of timerous effectes , but your kingly wisedome will prudently preuent all the occasions , whence those monsters are begoten ▪ stand fast therefore & God from heauen wil giue vnto your maiestie a powerfull & vncontrouled strength . And by the best commended ordinary meanes , the better to protect your safety , I make no doubt , but your highnes shal be continually attended with honorable , valiant , wise , & faithfull gentlemen , whose loyall harts will carefully defend the safety of your royal person : & sure I am , the subiects of your kingdom generally , All well affected people do reioyce in the establishing of our now renowned king . vnles some few scattered companies of Roman straglers , do in their soules reioice that God hath raysde your royall vertuous selfe to bee their righteous king : millions of thousands in your England liues , whose spirites by the instinct of nature giues themselues to loue the lawfull exercise of Armes , & they with ioyfull willingnes , will waite vpon the summons of their kinges commaund , and spend their liues , their lands , their goods in the performance of faithfull and obedient seruice : your England hath for these many yeares obserued the maner of your neighbor bordering kingdoms gouernment : & with what prudent wisedom your maiesty did protect the safety of your land , the continued true report of your renowned vertues fed your Englands people with delightfull ioy , and to their hearts it did a comfort giue , when as they thought vpon that blessed hope , which built it selfe vpon the well known right of your succession , & though in christian policie . A publike note was taken from the vulgar view , yet all the world may witnes that our late Queenerenownde Elizabeth , did with her Lordes and honoured Councellers long ago decree to yeeld vnto your Maiestie , the proper right of your inheritance , and that the people of your kingdom did expect no lesse , was certainely approued by that ioyful & general applause , whichal your Englands subiects gaue , when as they heard king Iames proclaimde to be their Soueraigne .