To
the
freendly
Readers
in
generall
,
Barnabe
Riche
Souldiour
,
sendeth
greeting
.
IT
may
be
(
freendlie
Reader
)
that
thou
wilt
thinke
my
labour
might
very
well
haue
beene
spared
to
write
of
any
thing
appertaininge
to
warres
where
euery
man
is
desirous
to
liue
in
peace
,
I
knowe
will
rather
purchase
dislike
then
win
mee
looue
,
yet
as
I
am
not
ignorant
,
that
quiet
peace
is
to
be
preferred
before
bloody
warre
,
so
in
the
time
of
peace
,
warlike
disciplines
must
not
be
omitted
in
a
well
gouerned
common
wealth
,
where
so
many
euill
neighbours
are
so
readie
to
incroch
but
especially
when
both
Prince
,
Countrie
,
religion
,
lawe
,
iustice
,
subiectes
and
altogether
are
vnder
the
protection
of
armes
.
Where
is
become
the
dominions
of
the
Assirians
,
Persians
and
Grecians
,
or
what
is
become
of
the
glory
of
that
learned
Citty
of
Athens
,
or
what
hath
wasted
the
renowne
of
the
Cittie
of
Rome
that
it
had
not
beene
perpetuall
,
but
onely
when
in
the
time
of
peace
,
they
fell
to
inordinate
ryot
and
delicacie
,
neglecting
the
feates
of
war
,
laying
aside
their
armes
and
weapons
:
For
to
doubt
and
feare
nothing
was
more
hurtfull
to
common
weales
,
then
their
very
neighbour
enimies
,
the
feare
of
whome
was
their
safety
and
assuraunce
.
For
this
cause
Scipio
though
it
vnnecessary
that
Carthage
should
vtterly
be
destroyed
,
fearing
that
after
the
subuersion
,
the
Romaines
leauing
of
their
martiall
mindes
should
fall
to
idlenes
,
ryot
and
outrage
,
and
as
he
looked
for
so
it
came
to
passe
,
as
it
was
testified
after
by
Saint
Augustine
,
who
in
a
booke
which
he
had
written
intituled
,
De
ciuitate
Dei
,
hath
these
wordes
.
More
hurtefull
was
the
Citty
of
Carthage
to
Rome
after
hys
distruction
,
then
duringe
the
whole
course
&
season
of
the
warres
whych
the
Romanes
had
wyth
her
,
for
that
whylest
they
had
enemyes
in
Affricke
,
they
knewe
not
what
vyces
meant
in
Roome
.
In
the
time
of
peace
therefore
,
there
must
be
had
speciall
regarde
to
the
disciplines
of
warre
,
and
not
onelie
prouisions
of
warlike
furnitures
to
be
made
,
but
also
men
of
seruice
and
practised
Souldiours
to
be
had
,
releeued
,
and
maintained
:
for
what
should
you
doo
with
armes
,
weapons
,
munitions
and
furnitures
,
when
you
haue
not
men
of
experience
to
vse
them
King
Phyllyp
of
Macedon
vsed
the
lyke
comparison
to
that
noble
Captaine
Antipater
in
these
wordes
.
What
,
fearest
thou
the
Cittyzens
of
Athens
,
the
Gallyes
and
theyr
peere
,
are
but
trifles
vnto
mee
,
for
what
account
is
to
be
made
of
those
fellowes
that
giue
themselues
to
daunsinge
,
loytring
,
banqueting
and
to
belly
cheere
,
but
if
Demostines
onely
were
not
amongst
them
,
I
would
sooner
make
account
to
winne
Athens
,
then
eyther
Thebes
,
or
Thessalia
of
which
I
am
already
possessed
.
By
these
premisses
it
may
be
perceiued
that
it
is
the
Souldiour
,
that
protecteth
the
Prince
in
his
seate
,
it
is
the
Souldiour
,
that
defendeth
the
Diuine
in
his
pulpet
,
it
is
the
Souldiour
,
that
vpholdeth
the
Iudge
in
his
place
of
Iustice
,
it
is
the
Souldiour
as
Varo
sayth
,
that
resisteth
the
outward
force
of
enemies
,
that
represseth
domesticall
seditions
,
and
defendeth
the
libertie
of
subiects
:
If
his
seruice
be
then
so
beneficiall
to
all
,
O
what
pitty
,
he
is
not
better
considered
of
by
some
,
that
are
so
bountiful
in
rewarding
pipers
,
parasites
,
singers
and
dauncers
and
other
like
ministers
of
their
pleasures
,
and
suffer
poore
Souldiours
to
begge
,
and
will
sooner
affoorde
him
a
payer
of
stockes
,
then
a
single
pennie
for
his
almes
.
Epaminondas
Captaine
generall
of
the
Thebanes
,
vndestanding
of
a
very
ritch
man
that
had
no
care
of
the
poore
,
sent
a
needy
souldiour
vnto
him
,
commaunding
him
vnder
great
penaltie
to
giue
600
▪
crownes
to
this
poore
man
,
this
Cittizen
receiuing
this
commaundement
,
came
to
knowe
the
cause
,
it
is
(
quod
Epaminondas
because
this
man
being
honest
is
poore
,
and
thou
which
hast
liued
by
the
spoyle
of
the
common
wealth
art
ritch
.
O
that
our
Vsurers
in
England
might
sometime
haue
such
messengers
sent
vnto
them
,
I
thinke
the
errande
would
neither
offende
God
nor
man
:
Neither
can
I
see
why
there
should
not
be
a
generall
contribution
giuen
through
the
realme
,
for
the
mayntenaunce
of
men
of
warre
,
when
theyr
seruice
concerneth
such
publique
profit
:
The
Prince
is
not
able
to
recompence
all
,
and
the
souldiour
must
fight
in
defence
of
all
,
why
should
hee
not
be
maintained
by
the
helpe
of
all
.
But
here
some
wil
think
I
speake
for
my selfe
,
&
I
confesse
it
,
souldiours
must
learne
of
other
men
to
speake
for
them selues
,
for
there
is
no
body
else
that
will
:
What
trade
or
handicrafte
haue
you
so
simple
,
but
if
it
begin
a
little
to
decay
,
but
by
and
by
it
pleades
pouerty
,
runninge
to
the
Prince
or
Parliament
for
releefe
,
eyther
by
repelling
some
statute
,
by
making
some
priuiledge
,
or
by
attayning
some
consideration
:
And
if
vppon
any
occasion
betweene
Nations
trafique
be
stopte
,
howe
clamerous
is
the
Marchaunt
in
the
eares
of
hys
Prynce
,
till
hee
hath
his
passage
againe
freely
set
open
:
The
Lawyer
will
permitte
no
Edicte
to
come
forth
that
makes
against
his
owne
profit
,
though
otherwise
it
be
beneficial
for
the
whole
common
wealth
:
The
Deuine
findes
fault
that
their
spirituall
promotiones
should
so
many
wayes
bee
bereaued
them
,
and
(
I
thinke
)
complaineth
of
it
not
without
some
cause
:
If
euery
profession
hauelybertie
to
say
for
them selues
,
giue
souldiours
leaue
to
speake
,
when
by
the
vnkindnes
of
their
countrimen
they
are
brought
to
the
worst
,
and
yet
as
profitable
members
to
their
common
wealth
,
as
they
that
thinkes
them selues
best
:
Is
it
not
the
Souldiour
by
hasarding
his
life
abroade
,
that
vpholdeth
the
Artificer
to
sit
quietly
by
his
worke
at
home
.
And
what
would
it
auaile
the
Marchaunt
to
speake
for
forraine
gaine
,
if
the
souldiour
were
not
to
defende
him
from
domesticall
spoyle
.
The
Lawyer
makes
no
plea
but
for
priuat
profitte
,
and
burldes
goodly
houses
,
and
purchaseth
whole
countries
about
him
.
The
souldiour
serues
his
countrye
for
a
small
stypende
,
and
would
be
contended
with
alowance
but
to
buie
meate
,
drinke
,
and
cloath
:
And
that
very
religion
which
the
deuine
but
coates
downe
in
his
quiet
studie
without
any
perill
,
that
very
religion
the
souldiour
maintaineth
with
the
losse
of
limme
and
life
.
How
much
more
might
heere
be
alleadged
in
the
behalfe
of
souldiours
and
their
seruice
,
yet
these
be
they
that
the
politique
wyse
man
(
him
I
meane
)
(
that
is
better
practised
in
Machauils
policies
,
then
studied
in
the
new
Testament
)
would
haue
to
be
kept
vnder
.
But
leauing
prophane
histories
,
out
of
the
which
great
volums
might
be
written
,
haue
we
not
examples
out
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
howe
valiant
mindes
haue
beene
rewarded
,
and
men
of
seruice
liberallie
gratified
:
in
the
14.
Chapter
of
the
booke
of
Numbers
.
Caleb
was
promised
reward
by
Gods
owne
mouth
for
his
owne
constancie
and
couragious
perswasion
to
the
children
of
Israell
:
The
same
Caleb
to
gratifie
Othuiel
his
brothers
sonne
,
for
takinge
the
Cittie
Cariathe
,
bestowed
of
him
his
faier
daughter
Athsah
:
Dauid
likewise
receiued
great
ritches
with
the
daughter
of
King
Saule
,
for
killing
Goliah
:
Dauid
him selfe
promised
great
rewardes
to
such
as
should
ouerthrowe
the
Iebusits
,
and
Iesus
the
sonne
of
Syrach
sayth
:
There
be
two
thinges
that
greeue
my
hart
,
and
in
the
thyrd
is
a
displeasure
come
vpon
mee
,
when
an
expert
man
of
warre
suffereth
scarsenes
and
pouerty
,
when
men
of
vnderstanding
and
wysedome
are
not
set
by
,
and
when
one
departes
from
righteousnes
to
sinne
.
But
is
not
that
countrie
to
much
vngratefull
which
hath
no
manner
of
remorse
to
those
men
whose
blood
hath
scarletted
the
grownd
so
much
to
their
glory
,
and
no
lesse
to
their
preseruation
:
If
souldiours
must
be
had
(
as
of
necessity
they
must
)
how
would
you
haue
them
liue
,
wyll
you
sette
downe
no
course
:
Giue
me
leaue
then
to
say
my
minde
I
speake
but
in
sporte
,
but
that
it
might
come
to
passe
I
would
wish
in
good
earnest
.
Leauing
many
presidentes
,
let
vs
fetch
our
example
from
the
people
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
who
beeing
generally
giuen
to
drunkennes
,
hath
such
an
excise
imposed
both
of
Beere
and
Wine
,
that
it
well
neere
suffiseth
to
pay
all
their
souldiours
during
the
time
of
the
ciuill
warres
.
Now
our
people
of
England
being
as
generallie
giuen
to
inordinate
lawing
,
if
the
like
imposition
might
be
raysed
for
euery
action
they
should
commence
,
for
euery
writte
they
should
fetche
foorth
,
and
for
euery
sentence
in
lawe
that
should
be
pronounced
with
them
both
,
or
against
them
,
no
doubt
it
would
maintaine
a
great
many
of
souldiours
to
grade
them
,
whereby
they
might
the
more
safely
follow
theyr
lawe
,
and
when
they
had
spent
all
amongst
Lawyers
(
as
a
number
of
them
already
hath
doone
)
they
might
haue
some
cullour
to
craue
gratification
from
the
Prince
or
Country
for
theyr
good
seruice
,
as
if
you
will
beare
with
me
,
I
will
shewe
you
the
like
president
.
About
tenne
yeeres
agoe
,
(
vpon
occasion
)
beinge
in
Hollande
at
a
towne
called
Gorcum
,
a
good
fellow
comming
to
the
States
,
craued
of
them
some
recompence
,
for
his
indeuours
,
which
(
as
he
sayd
)
had
beene
wonderfully
beneficial
to
their
state
and
gouernement
.
The
States
willing
him
to
make
repition
of
his
seruice
,
and
he
should
finde
them
ready
to
consider
of
good
desert
,
this
good
fellow
then
so
well
incouraged
beginnes
his
tale
.
It
is
not
vnknowen
(
quod
he
)
that
within
these
seauen
yeeres
,
I
was
worth
4000.
Guilders
,
sithe
which
time
vntill
this
present
(
so
longe
as
I
had
one
stiuer
left
)
I
am
sure
there
is
no
man
that
euer
sawe
me
goe
sober
to
bed
:
Now
gentlemen
,
if
you
will
wisely
consider
of
this
,
how
beneficiall
my
drinking
hath
beene
to
your
common
purse
of
excyse
,
and
not
onely
what
my selfe
haue
spent
of
mine
owne
,
but
also
by
my
drawing
in
of
many
other
good
drinkers
in
my
company
,
I
doubt
not
but
as
you
must
confesse
I
haue
beene
a
good
member
to
my
commen
wealth
,
so
you
will
not
fayle
to
gratifie
me
,
according
to
my
desert
.
Now
,
if
the
like
excise
were
sette
of
the
Lawe
,
why
might
not
a
fellowe
that
had
beggerd
him selfe
by
lawing
,
craue
like
consideration
,
and
by
as
good
desert
:
I
speake
not
against
the
triall
for
title
of
landes
,
which
I
knowe
must
be
decided
by
the
verdit
of
a
Quest
,
or
the
discretion
of
a
Iudge
,
but
I
speake
against
these
vnkindly
Actions
of
Trespasse
,
commonly
commenced
for
the
speakinge
of
a
word
,
for
a
neighbours
goose
that
shall
but
looke
ouer
a
hedge
,
and
for
other
such
like
occasions
,
wherein
they
will
not
sticke
to
spende
more
poundes
,
then
for
the
releefe
of
a
souldiour
,
or
defence
of
their
countrye
they
are
willinge
to
giue
pence
.
But
as
it
is
necessary
such
clyentes
should
be
a
little
wronge
by
the
purses
,
so
such
counsaylers
should
not
goe
scotfree
,
that
are
the
annimaters
to
such
causes
.
I
remember
longe
sithens
,
(
when
I
was
a
little
bookishe
,
)
I
reade
a
History
in
our
English
Chronicles
,
and
although
I
canne
not
set
you
downe
the
place
,
yet
as
I
can
I
will
tell
you
the
matter
.
A
Prince
of
this
realme
(
vpon
what
occasion
I
knowe
not
)
fined
all
the
Lawiers
of
this
lande
,
for
their
extortion
bryberie
and
deceite
,
but
to
one
amongst
the
rest
,
that
was
found
to
be
vncorrupted
there
was
giuen
300
pounds
.
If
it
pleased
her
maiesty
to
followe
this
example
,
and
to
fine
euery
Lawyer
but
at
tenne
pound
,
that
hath
cozoned
his
countrimen
at
the
least
of
renscoore
,
to
them
that
shal
be
found
free
from
corruption
,
she
might
double
her
beneuolence
and
make
the
three
hundred
pound
600.
in
Gods
name
,
and
yet
saue
an
honest
portion
for
the
maintenaunce
of
her
wars
:
It
was
sometime
though
that
one
Lawyer
,
and
one
Gossehauke
were
enough
in
a
whole
shyre
,
and
as
Plato
concludeth
,
it
is
a
token
of
a
corrupted
estate
,
where
there
are
many
Lawyers
,
and
manie
Phisitions
,
because
the
multitude
of
Lawyers
are
maintained
by
the
contention
of
people
,
and
such
store
of
Phisitions
,
by
their
excesse
in
dyet
,
drunkennes
and
gluttonie
.
But
pardon
me
here
I
praie
you
,
the
tellinge
of
a
merry
tale
that
comes
but
nowe
sodainelye
in
my
minde
,
and
thus
at
followeth
.
There
was
sometime
a
Lawyer
dwelling
farre
in
the
North
that
had
serued
a
writ
of
a
poore
Cumberland
man
,
for
his
appearaunce
at
Westminster
in
the
beginning
of
the
next
Terme
,
this
poore
man
for
want
of
a
horse
comming
to
London
on
foot
,
and
by
the
way
as
he
passed
,
where
he
sawe
a
signe
he
was
sure
to
finde
meate
,
drinke
,
and
lodging
for
his
money
,
but
comming
to
London
,
and
by
fortune
hitting
into
Holburne
,
seeing
a
signe
at
euery
mans
doore
,
began
to
make
doubte
,
and
callinge
to
a
Boye
that
passed
by
,
asked
him
where
hee
might
finde
an
Inne
,
the
Boy
(
disposed
to
play
the
wagge
)
pointes
him
to
one
of
the
Innes
of
Court
,
the
poore
fellow
going
in
,
and
seeing
many
Tables
couered
in
the
Hall
(
for
it
was
almost
dinner
time
)
thought
with
him selfe
there
was
good
cheere
towardes
,
walkes
vppe
and
downe
,
till
the
gentlemen
came
in
,
and
sitting
downe
,
he
fell
in
amongst
them
to
the
Table
,
the
Steward
(
who
to
see
good
orders
)
perceiuing
one
without
a
gowne
and
a
cappe
,
comes
to
him
and
telles
him
howe
that
was
no
place
for
him
,
and
willes
him
to
arise
,
the
poore
man
aunswers
him
,
gude
fellowe
I
ha
siller
in
my
purse
ayse
pay
for
what
I
take
,
but
the
Steward
seeing
his
simplicite
and
how
he
was
deceiued
,
aunswers
him
againe
,
my
freend
this
is
no
place
for
you
to
spend
your
siller
in
,
this
is
for
gentlemen
Lawyers
,
and
there
comes
no
other
here
but
such
the
poore
fellow
heering
his
words
arose
from
the
boorde
,
and
in
a
great
chafe
aunswereth
thus
.
Now
the
foule
ill
tae
them
,
be
all
thure
lawyers
,
marry
had
I
kende
that
,
I
had
rather
haue
eate
no
breade
these
two
daies
,
then
haue
come
amonge
sayke
a
company
;
thus
as
he
was
hastily
goinge
forth
of
the
doores
,
the
gentlemen
sporting
at
his
folly
,
followed
him
laughing
,
which
when
he
perceiued
,
calling
to
the
porter
he
sayd
,
ay
say
,
my
gude
fellowe
slot
to
the
doore
,
by
the
bread
a
gad
and
all
thure
may
once
breake
out
,
there
is
neere
a
poore
man
in
England
that
shall
liue
in
whayet
by
them
.
Now
here
letting
slippe
the
simplicity
of
a
Clowne
,
let
vs
returne
againe
to
speake
of
souldiours
,
who
as
they
are
little
prouided
for
in
the
time
of
peace
,
so
they
are
as
smally
cared
for
in
the
season
of
warre
,
and
this
is
not
a
little
to
bee
meruailed
at
,
that
when
any
occasion
of
seruice
dooth
happen
,
some
bee
appointed
for
Captaines
as
knowes
not
how
to
place
100.
men
in
good
order
of
araye
,
vnlesse
it
be
(
peraduenture
)
to
marche
them
3
,
or
5.
in
a
rancke
,
as
they
vse
to
fetch
home
a
may
pole
.
Wee
doo
finde
in
the
holy
scriptures
and
that
in
seuerall
places
,
both
in
the
bookes
of
Moyses
,
in
the
booke
of
Iosua
and
others
,
where
they
haue
vsed
not
litle
regard
aswell
in
the
chosing
of
their
Captaines
,
leaders
and
conductors
,
as
also
in
prescribing
lawes
and
disciplines
of
warre
,
which
sometimes
were
appointed
by
the
almighty
God
him selfe
:
Phillip
King
of
Macedonia
,
did
meruaile
why
the
Athenians
did
euerye
yeere
choose
newe
Generalles
and
Captaines
of
the
wars
,
when
he
him selfe
had
found
but
one
good
,
namely
Permenyo
:
Alexander
admitted
none
to
the
roome
of
a
Captaine
vnder
the
age
of
60.
But
in
England
,
wee
neuer
number
his
yeeres
,
we
neither
consider
his
knowledg
,
we
little
regard
his
worthines
,
we
lesse
esteeme
his
experience
,
wee
scarce
examine
his
honestye
:
Our
Captaines
are
appointed
,
more
for
fauour
then
for
knowledge
,
more
for
feendshippe
then
for
experience
,
more
for
opinion
then
for
desert
:
God
graunt
wee
neuer
come
to
make
triall
of
the
seruice
of
suche
Captaines
as
I
haue
seene
some
,
if
wee
should
,
there
were
great
feare
of
vnhappy
successe
.
And
this
is
to
bee
lamented
amongst
vs
,
that
wee
can
bee
so
prouident
in
matters
of
no
importaunce
,
and
such
causes
where
in
our
owne
safeties
dooth
especially
consist
,
wee
eyther
neglect
them
altogether
,
or
else
performe
them
with
little
care
and
lesse
foresight
.
If
the
matter
were
well
examined
we
should
finde
that
the
safety
both
of
Prince
state
,
country
,
subiects
,
and
altogether
consisted
in
the
worthines
of
the
Captaine
:
and
to
this
most
fitly
agreed
the
saying
of
that
noble
souldiour
Sir
Wylliam
Drury
,
who
many
times
woulde
vse
these
wordes
.
The
want
of
a
horsse
shooe
nayle
,
may
bee
the
losse
of
the
shooe
,
the
losse
of
the
shooe
,
the
spoile
of
the
horsse
,
the
spoyle
of
the
horsse
,
the
losse
of
the
man
:
the
losse
of
a
man
,
the
ouerthrowe
of
an
army
:
the
ouerthrowe
of
an
army
,
the
losse
of
a
Princes
crowne
:
If
small
thinges
thus
by
degrees
,
may
conclude
suche
great
preiudice
in
the
wynding
vppe
,
(
as
it
can
not
bee
denayde
)
what
successe
is
to
be
looked
for
,
where
captaines
and
leaders
are
so
vtterly
ignoraunt
,
that
many
of
them
knowes
not
when
it
is
time
to
charge
,
nere
when
it
were
good
to
retire
:
and
as
Socrates
saith
,
the
boldenes
of
the
ignoraunt
ingendreth
manye
euilles
,
and
Agesilaus
affyrmeth
,
the
lacke
of
experyence
breedeth
the
lacke
of
corage
:
And
as
histories
make
mencion
,
more
feeldes
haue
beene
loste
for
wante
of
gouernement
,
then
for
want
of
strength
.
To
giue
a
braue
charge
,
is
a
thing
proper
to
euery
ordinarie
souldiour
,
but
to
make
a
good
retreat
in
time
,
&
in
order
,
therin
consisteth
the
skill
of
the
Captaine
:
The
vnexpert
Captaine
,
and
the
vnlearned
phisition
,
doo
buy
their
experience
at
to
deere
a
rate
,
for
it
is
still
purchased
,
with
the
price
of
mens
liues
:
The
place
of
a
Captaine
is
honourable
,
and
ought
not
to
bee
giuen
but
to
men
of
experience
,
of
valiaunce
,
and
of
vertue
,
and
yet
I
haue
heard
tell
,
where
they
haue
beene
made
marchandyse
of
,
and
bought
and
solde
for
money
,
but
I
dare
not
say
that
I
haue
knowen
it
my selfe
,
for
paraduenture
I
should
offend
.
But
I
hope
souldiours
shall
not
bee
still
illegitimate
,
they
shall
be
esteemed
accordinge
to
desert
.
The
Deuine
for
tellinge
a
learned
discourse
in
a
Pulpette
is
rewarded
with
a
Bishopricke
,
and
but
accordinge
as
hee
is
worthy
,
the
Lawyer
for
makinge
a
good
Plea
at
the
Barre
,
is
brought
to
the
Benche
,
and
it
is
doone
wyth
consideration
.
The
Souldiour
that
watches
,
that
wardes
,
that
trauelles
,
that
toyles
,
that
makes
hys
bodye
a
defence
for
Cannon
shotte
,
and
feareth
no
perrylles
for
the
looue
of
hys
Countrye
,
I
trust
will
be
better
considered
of
God
hath
wonderfully
blessed
vs
with
sweete
and
quiet
peace
but
let
vs
not
be
secure
,
as
though
we
had
it
by
patten
we
haue
enemies
abroade
if
they
had
oportunitie
,
but
take
heede
of
papistes
here
at
home
,
they
are
more
to
be
feared
,
then
hee
that
was
borne
in
Spayne
.
Haue
they
not
made
sundry
profers
to
stirre
vp
seditious
tumultes
,
nay
what
doo
they
leaue
vnattempted
,
to
disturbe
this
happye
gouernement
:
But
would
you
haue
some
speciall
markes
howe
you
may
knowe
them
,
then
listen
,
and
by
these
meanes
you
may
easely
smell
them
out
:
You
shall
haue
them
inquiring
of
newes
,
spreading
of
rumours
,
lying
,
forging
,
counterfeiting
and
dissembling
,
what
action
hath
there
beene
so
honouraly
performed
,
sithe
that
noble
Earle
of
Leicester
vndertooke
these
lowe
country
seruices
,
whych
hath
not
beene
defaced
(
heere
at
home
)
by
our
slaundering
Papistes
.
What
good
newes
hath
there
come
ouer
which
they
haue
not
paraphrased
,
what
enterprise
so
iustly
attempted
,
which
they
haue
not
eclipsed
,
or
what
exployt
so
brauely
accomplished
,
which
they
haue
not
methamorphised
:
Such
is
the
deuotion
of
our
religious
Catholiques
,
that
they
straine
no
curtesie
to
forge
lyes
,
to
practise
treasons
,
to
commit
murthers
,
to
stirre
vppe
rebellions
,
nay
what
outrage
is
there
so
mischeeuous
,
which
they
wil
not
enter
into
to
doo
their
holy
father
seruice
.
These
be
their
workes
meritorious
which
so
many
times
they
boast
of
,
and
by
this
ladder
they
thinke
to
clime
vp
to
heauen
gates
,
where
saint
Peter
standes
watching
ready
to
let
them
in
.
O
how
many
vngodly
practises
,
haue
they
intended
against
our
most
gratious
princesse
,
how
are
they
continually
busied
in
conspiring
against
her
:
but
that
almighty
God
who
first
planted
her
to
their
subuersion
,
hath
not
fayled
still
to
protect
her
(
no
doubt
)
to
their
confusion
.
Were
not
the
furie
that
ouerruleth
them
more
then
extreame
,
they
could
not
be
such
enemies
to
their
owne
discretion
,
but
that
they
might
well
discerne
,
it
is
Gods
blessing
,
that
so
mightely
defendeth
her
against
the
Popes
cursing
,
and
although
his
holines
hath
taken
great
paines
,
in
sending
foorth
his
Iesuits
,
his
Seminaries
and
other
his
ministers
(
from
time
to
time
)
with
so
many
conspiracies
,
and
such
seuerall
practises
against
her
maiesty
,
yet
at
their
departure
when
they
come
to
craue
his
fatherlye
benediction
,
(
God
be
thanked
)
he
blesseth
them
al
to
the
gallowes
.
And
although
that
accidentes
are
many
times
sufficient
to
serue
their
turne
,
either
to
confirme
,
eyther
to
confound
religion
according
to
the
euent
,
I
wonder
they
cannot
aswell
condemne
a
Papist
in
his
ill
successe
that
is
sent
ouer
with
so
many
hallowed
bulles
,
as
they
will
doo
a
protestante
,
for
the
least
misfortune
that
may
befal
him
,
but
if
this
light
were
sufficient
for
men
to
iudge
cullours
by
,
who
more
blessed
then
our
gratious
Elizabeth
who
so
happily
hath
raigned
ouer
vs
this
28.
yeeres
,
how
mightily
hath
God
preserued
her
,
from
the
conspiracies
of
Popish
traytors
,
howe
many
forraine
princes
haue
sought
to
her
for
succours
,
that
like
as
auncient
Rome
(
while
the
gouernement
rested
in
the
souldiour
)
was
the
verie
refuge
for
such
as
were
distressed
by
oppressing
Tyrantes
,
so
the
greatest
parte
of
Christendome
,
hath
thought
their
states
the
better
assured
,
when
they
haue
combyned
with
her
Maiestye
,
and
shrowded
them selues
vnder
her
gratious
protection
,
with
what
peaceable
gouernement
hath
she
continued
her
subiectes
,
how
hath
England
florished
sithe
she
became
our
soueraigne
,
what
would
you
more
,
of
her selfe
she
is
mercifull
,
her
noble
Counsaylers
carefull
,
her
loouing
subiects
dutifull
,
that
to
conclude
,
if
these
presidents
be
testimonies
of
the
looue
of
God
(
as
without
all
question
they
are
)
then
O
thrice
happy
England
that
doost
enioy
so
excellent
a
Princesse
.
Nowe
contrary
wise
,
let
vs
but
consider
of
the
Popes
best
belooued
the
King
of
Spaine
,
howe
hath
he
beene
shaken
in
the
most
partes
of
his
dominions
,
his
Indies
(
the
fayrest
flower
in
his
Garland
)
the
inhabitantes
whereof
,
are
so
oppressed
with
the
tyrannie
of
the
Spanish
gouernement
,
that
they
let
not
daily
to
enter
into
rebellion
,
seeking
all
meanes
to
shake
of
that
seruitude
,
by
reason
whereof
,
the
great
summes
of
treasure
hee
was
wont
to
receiue
out
of
those
partes
,
beginnes
to
deminish
,
and
is
like
to
decrease
euery
day
lesse
then
other
:
For
the
regimentes
in
Italy
,
who
knowes
not
how
discontentedly
they
endure
the
Spanish
gouernement
,
but
the
garrisons
so
keepes
them
vnder
,
that
the
poore
Italians
must
bee
contented
for
a
time
to
beare
the
burthen
,
although
it
be
so
much
against
their
willes
.
In
Spayne
it selfe
,
the
Gospell
of
our
sauiour
Iesus
Christ
hath
taken
such
effect
in
the
hartes
of
a
multitude
,
that
the
King
is
busied
in
nothinge
more
then
in
keeping
vnder
of
his
Protestantes
and
questionles
,
as
it
hath
pleased
God
to
suffer
it
to
take
rooting
,
so
in
time
it
will
bring
foorth
frutes
,
let
my
maisters
of
the
holye
house
looke
to
it
as
wisely
as
they
can
.
The
tyrannie
the
Spaniardes
vsed
in
the
lowe
countries
,
the
cause
of
the
peoples
reuolt
,
is
so
welknowen
to
all
,
as
I
should
but
waste
the
time
to
make
a
new
repitition
,
but
this
I
may
not
omitte
that
the
King
of
Spayne
(
beeing
so
mighty
a
monarche
as
they
would
make
him
)
could
not
by
force
of
honourable
warre
,
in
so
many
yeeres
subdue
the
poore
prince
of
Orange
,
but
in
the
ende
setting
aside
all
dignitie
,
honour
and
reputation
be
fitting
a
King
(
in
most
shamefull
and
infamous
maner
)
practised
his
death
by
murther
,
the
mater
is
so
fresh
in
memory
,
as
I
neede
spend
no
loger
time
to
repeate
it
:
Be
these
the
examples
of
Christian
humanitie
,
nay
vndoubted
confirmations
of
Turkysh
tyranie
,
but
(
as
they
say
)
such
Carpenters
such
chippes
,
such
Saintes
,
such
reliques
,
such
tree
such
fruite
,
euen
so
it
may
be
sayd
,
such
quarrell
,
such
conquest
,
And
hath
not
the
Prince
of
Perma
,
made
the
like
conquest
in
recoueringe
againe
of
Sutphen
Scance
,
and
in
taking
of
Deuentre
:
the
one
the
Earle
of
Leycester
wonne
from
him
by
honourable
and
braue
assault
,
the
Prince
beeing
at
at
hand
with
his
whole
force
within
the
hering
of
the
battery
,
so
that
it
cannot
be
sayd
it
was
stolne
vpon
him
,
Deuentre
in
like
case
(
hanging
but
in
doubtfull
Ballaunce
)
was
asured
by
the
Earle
,
at
that
very
instante
whiles
hee
laye
before
Sutphen
:
neyther
practised
by
deceipte
nor
compassed
by
trechery
,
but
perfourmed
by
honourable
polycie
,
the
Prince
beeing
in
the
fielde
and
had
continuall
intelligence
of
euery
action
that
was
attempted
,
so
that
it
may
bee
sayd
,
euery
thing
was
doone
before
hys
face
:
But
hee
taking
hys
time
whyle
the
Earle
was
out
of
the
Country
,
recouered
them
againe
by
the
lyke
stratageme
,
as
he
vseth
to
atrayne
the
rest
of
his
conquestes
,
which
are
euer
obtained
by
tyrrannie
,
by
treason
,
by
corruption
,
by
murther
,
and
by
such
other
deuillishe
practyses
,
both
detestable
before
God
,
and
dishonourable
amongst
men
:
but
thys
is
best
befittinge
men
of
theyr
religion
,
and
iumpe
correspondent
to
theyr
holy
fathers
doctrine
.
I
would
nor
here
bee
mistaken
,
neyther
doo
I
meane
(
by
any
thinge
before
sayde
)
that
where
a
Prince
is
perturbed
by
warre
of
otherwise
,
that
such
euentes
are
for
tokens
of
the
displeasure
of
God
towardes
him
,
but
this
I
inferre
,
that
where
the
cause
of
such
troubles
doo
proceede
through
hys
owne
tyrannie
,
although
,
I
knowe
the
Pope
may
well
bestowe
his
blessing
in
such
a
cause
,
yet
God
with
his
owne
mouth
hath
cursed
the
crueltie
of
such
oppressours
,
and
the
executours
of
so
notorious
outrage
.
There
resteth
nowe
no
more
,
but
that
wee
bee
prouident
for
our
owne
safeties
,
our
enemies
lookes
about
,
they
watche
but
oportunity
,
let
vs
bee
as
vigillant
,
least
they
happe
to
catche
vs
napping
,
the
enemie
is
by
no
meanes
sooner
repulssed
,
then
when
he
shall
perceiue
we
be
already
wel
prouided
for
him
:
wee
haue
already
committed
some
errours
and
a
little
troden
awrie
,
we
haue
let
slip
oportunities
,
we
haue
fostered
serpents
in
our
owne
bosomes
,
and
although
they
haue
bitten
vs
yet
we
can
not
beware
,
but
let
vs
lament
follyes
vnder
more
couert
termes
,
for
the
worlde
is
giuen
to
see
too
much
,
our
continued
peace
hath
bene
the
nourisher
of
many
vices
,
we
haue
entertained
pride
newe fangled
fashion
,
and
monsterous
atire
,
what
extortion
is
found
to
bee
in
the
mighty
,
what
oppression
in
the
wealthy
,
what
vnsariable
desire
of
hauing
,
what
vnreasonable
practise
in
gettinge
.
What
corruption
of
such
as
giue
bribes
,
what
persurie
of
such
as
take
bribes
,
what
buying
of
othes
in
the
one
,
what
selling
of
conscience
in
the
other
What
greedy
speaking
Lawe
against
Iustice
,
what
deuillish
counsaile
giuen
for
money
against
lawe
,
what
enuy
in
the
clyent
,
what
crafte
in
the
counsayler
,
what
couetousnesse
in
bothe
:
What
impyetie
in
tale
herers
,
what
impunity
in
tale
tellers
,
what
mallice
in
the
one
to
seeke
them
,
what
flattery
in
the
other
to
bringe
them
.
What
pride
and
disdaine
in
the
higher
sorte
,
what
stubburne
disobedience
in
the
lower
sorte
,
what
lacke
of
looue
in
the
one
,
what
neglect
of
duety
in
the
other
,
what
frowarde
hart
in
bothe
:
What
makinge
and
repellinge
of
many
lawes
,
what
contempt
and
breach
of
all
lawes
,
howe
many
Iustices
in
euery
place
,
what
wante
of
Iustice
in
all
places
.
What
Marchandyse
is
made
of
lawe
,
what
buyinge
and
sellinge
of
Iustice
,
Offyces
that
were
wont
to
bee
rewardes
of
good
desert
is
nowe
set
to
bargaine
and
sale
for
who
wyll
giue
most
,
yea
the
blood
of
poore
innocentes
is
sometime
bought
and
solde
for
money
:
The
honesty
of
the
suter
is
not
regarded
,
the
equitie
of
his
cause
is
not
examined
,
if
hee
wyll
bestowe
any
Crownes
they
shall
bee
viewed
:
wee
punishe
iniuryes
offered
to
ourselues
,
but
wee
omitte
such
offences
as
are
dyrectlie
against
the
honour
of
God
,
if
thys
that
I
haue
sayde
bee
not
enough
,
to
say
any
more
would
bee
to
much
.
I
wyll
therefore
conclude
,
humbly
beseechynge
God
longe
to
preserue
her
Maiestye
to
raygne
ouer
vs
,
God
confounde
her
foes
and
bringe
to
lyght
all
Popishe
Conspirators
,
and
Trayterous
confederates
that
practyse
agaynst
her
.
God
so
blesse
her
noble
Counsaylers
that
in
all
theyr
consultations
,
they
may
determine
nothyng
but
that
may
redounde
to
the
safetye
,
honour
and
renowne
of
noble
England
.
Amen
.