A
DECLARATION
of
the
Duke
of
ROHAN
Peere
of
France
,
&c.
Containing
the
iustnesse
of
reasons
and
motiues
which
haue
obliged
him
to
implore
the
assistance
of
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
to
take
armes
for
the
defence
of
the
Reformed
Churches
.
I
Might
content
my selfe
to
oppose
the
sinceritie
of
all
mine
actions
against
the
blame
which
ignorant
or
malicious
persons
will
vndertake
to
poure
vpon
mine
innocencie
,
and
vpon
the
necessitie
of
my
resolution
:
It
might
satisfie
me
if
I
had
no
regard
,
but
to
my selfe
to
indeauour
to
doe
better
,
and
to
leaue
enuy
,
and
slander
for
a
chastisement
to
the
calumniators
,
the
equitable
iudgement
of
good
people
,
is
to
me
in
stead
of
an
honourable
recompence
,
and
will
alwayes
giue
mee
more
satisfaction
then
the
blame
of
wicked
people
is
able
to
doe
me
displeasure
.
But
for
as
much
as
at
the
ouerture
of
so
great
and
extraordinarie
things
which
happen
among
men
,
euery
one
discourseth
according
to
his
fantasie
,
and
oft-times
euill
interpretations
doe
surmount
aboue
the
most
sound
opinions
,
and
that
aboue
all
silence
is
taken
for
a
confession
of
the
fact
,
and
that
Spirits
which
are
facile
,
and
easie
to
be
perswaded
,
if
they
bee
not
instructed
in
the
truth
,
doe
readily
suffer
themselues
to
bee
surprized
,
and
drawne
to
error
;
from
whence
commeth
such
diuersitie
of
speech
among
vs
,
and
the
deuision
of
hearts
torne
by
contrarie
apprehensions
,
alwayes
accompanied
with
weaknesse
,
and
followed
with
ruine
;
and
that
the
comming
of
strangers
into
the
Kingdome
which
men
beleeue
(
and
I
doe
not
deny
it
to
haue
beene
procured
by
the
care
of
my
brother
,
and
my selfe
,
)
shall
bee
for
a
long
time
the
subiect
of
all
the
good
,
or
of
all
the
euill
which
shall
be
discoursed
of
either
within
or
without
this
Kingdom
:
I
haue
thought
it
my
duty
to
put
to
light
this
small
Discourse
to
iustifie
this
action
to
all
the
world
,
to
make
it
appeare
euen
vnto
our
enemies
,
that
it
is
grounded
vpon
an
euident
right
,
and
to
our
friends
that
wee
haue
beene
thereunto
constrained
by
the
most
powerfull
lawes
of
necessity
.
It
is
well
knowne
to
all
men
by
what
reasons
I
was
bound
to
conclude
the
peace
in
the
treatie
before
Montpellier
,
wherein
I
had
thought
all
at
once
to
procure
deliuerance
,
and
respiration
to
the
Church
of
God
,
to
my
King
the
honour
and
glorie
which
hee
could
desire
,
and
peace
,
and
repose
to
the
whole
State
,
which
was
thereunto
so
absolutely
necessarie
:
to
arest
the
progresse
of
the
King
of
Spaine
,
who
outragiously
spurned
with
his
feete
the
best
,
and
most
faithfull
Allies
of
this
Crowne
,
that
hee
might
the
better
come
with
greater
facility
to
the
end
of
this
Monarchie
,
after
the
which
hee
hath
long
gaped
;
and
the
more
easily
to
attaine
this
peace
,
wee
haue
yeelded
our selues
with
a
full
confidence
into
his
Maiesties
hands
,
that
we
might
be
indebted
for
our
deliuerance
,
next
after
God
,
to
his
onely
goodnesse
,
hauing
for
a
precious
gage
of
our
reestablishment
,
and
preseruation
,
his
sacred
word
,
I
was
perswaded
thereunto
(
besides
the
reasons
aboue
mentioned
)
by
the
Letters
of
the
King
of
Great
Brittaine
,
and
of
eminent
men
amongst
vs
,
which
did
giue
testimonie
to
haue
yet
much
zeale
for
the
Church
.
But
I
know
not
through
what
Councell
the
word
which
his
Maiestie
confirmed
vnto
me
all
the
time
till
hee
came
to
Lyons
,
and
afterwards
by
many
letters
,
was
found
so
suddenly
altered
,
the
publike
faith
violated
,
and
all
our
deere
,
and
most
necessary
liberties
oppressed
.
For
in
stead
of
re-establishing
according
to
the
Acts
and
Conditions
of
the
Peace
of
Mountpelier
,
in
its
first
estate
,
the
Magistracy
is
changed
and
parted
in
two
by
violence
;
a
Citadell
built
,
as
a
publike
monument
,
erected
to
condemne
or
to
kill
our
Conscience
:
and
a
Garrison
of
foure
thousand
men
maintained
within
the
Towne
,
to
the
insupportible
vexation
of
all
the
Inhabitants
.
In
stead
of
demolishing
the
Fort
of
Rochell
according
to
the
same
promises
specified
in
his
Maiesties
acts
,
they
haue
augmented
and
fortifyed
it
with
all
things
necessary
for
a
long
and
perpetuall
establishment
,
and
from
the
same
doe
plot
many
enterprises
against
the
Towne
,
which
being
discouered
,
were
authorised
,
not
onely
by
impunitie
,
but
euen
by
recompences
giuen
to
the
vndertakers
.
The
exercise
of
our
religion
is
not
reestablished
in
the
places
from
whence
it
was
expelled
during
the
warre
,
but
even
during
the
peace
many
other
Churches
are
intangled
in
the
same
persecution
,
diuers
Pastors
imprisoned
,
Edicts
and
Declarations
made
against
the
libertie
of
discipline
,
as
it
appeareth
by
the
presence
of
Commissaries
in
the
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblies
.
And
in
hatred
of
the
Religion
many
places
are
spoyled
,
and
razed
in
time
of
peace
,
as
Caumont
,
Castillon
,
Pont-Orson
,
and
others
:
The
Chamber
of
the
Edict
(
a
Court
of
Iustice
for
those
of
both
Religions
)
within
the
Towne
of
Castres
is
not
reestablished
as
it
was
promised
,
but
is
transferred
to
Beziers
a
seditious
towne
,
and
of
a
contrary
religion
.
They
torture
,
torment
and
send
to
the
Gallies
men
that
are
innocent
and
of
reputation
,
vpon
vngrounded
suspitions
,
and
inuented
accusations
:
They
diuide
our
Magistrates
by
a
decree
as
at
Pamies
:
they
confiscate
the
greatest
part
of
our
goods
vnder
title
of
reprisals
.
To
conclude
,
they
doe
all
things
otherwise
then
was
promised
by
the
treatie
.
I
made
vnto
the
King
most
humble
,
and
reiterate
remonstrances
by
letters
and
deputation
,
but
in
the
end
they
were
offended
with
my
complaints
,
and
imputed
them
as
a
crime
;
the
King
by
an
expresse
letter
imposed
Silence
vpon
mee
,
and
prohibited
mee
any
more
to
releeue
the
interest
of
our
Churches
,
and
proceeded
so
farre
as
to
offer
commissions
to
certaine
neighbour
Gentlemen
of
that
place
of
my
retreate
,
with
great
promises
,
to
seize
vpon
my
person
,
either
aliue
or
dead
:
and
for
prooues
of
that
,
they
haue
lately
sent
one
to
murther
me
,
which
narrowly
missing
of
his
purpose
,
shooting
of
a
Pistoll
at
me
burnt
my
Ruffe
,
and
kild
one
which
stood
next
behind
mee
,
hauing
before
divulged
among
those
of
our
religion
,
by
men
waged
,
and
payed
to
that
end
,
that
I
had
sould
the
libertie
of
our
Churches
,
and
had
receiued
the
damnable
reward
of
their
last
infalliable
destruction
.
And
to
couer
vnto
strangers
of
our
religion
the
designe
which
they
had
for
our
perdition
,
they
publish
in
brute
onely
warre
against
the
Spanyard
,
the
league
with
other
Princes
,
and
States
interessed
,
whilst
that
vnderhand
by
the
intermission
of
a
Legat
,
peace
is
treated
with
him
;
and
finally
was
concluded
,
as
the
time
did
make
it
appeare
,
leauing
for
a
prey
vnto
him
those
which
they
had
animated
,
and
armed
out
of
those
hopes
,
whilst
they
prepared
vessels
,
and
all
equipage
necessary
to
blocke
vp
Rochell
.
The
affayres
were
reduced
to
such
tearmes
that
Mountpelier
was
captiue
,
Rochell
vpon
the
point
to
bee
the
like
,
all
the
Churches
of
this
Kingdome
threatned
with
bondage
,
and
for
mine
owne
particular
,
I
was
cruelly
vlcered
to
see
my selfe
made
so
blacke
with
Calumnies
,
as
if
I
had
by
preuarication
consented
to
the
ruine
,
and
oppression
of
so
many
poore
people
,
the
complaints
whereof
peirced
my
heart
,
and
made
mee
to
feele
a
more
insupportable
dolour
then
all
the
rest
of
my
sufferings
.
Being
pressed
with
such
displeasures
,
when
all
hopes
of
bettering
our
condition
were
taken
away
,
and
that
by
expresse
letters
they
gaue
vs
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
desire
of
changing
our
condition
,
or
to
require
it
,
should
bee
for
the
time
to
come
the
greatest
,
and
the
most
vnpardonable
of
all
our
crimes
,
and
that
if
it
wee
not
preuented
by
some
bold
,
and
prompt
resolution
,
Rochell
would
be
lost
;
my
brother
protected
the
enterprise
of
Blauet
,
from
whence
insued
the
precedent
warre
with
such
successe
,
as
is
knowne
to
all
men
,
and
which
notwithstanding
by
the
prouidence
of
Almighty
God
,
finished
with
greater
aduantage
for
our
Churches
,
then
wee
should
haue
hoped
for
:
In
regard
that
the
King
finding
it
conuenient
that
the
peace
should
be
concluded
through
the
interuention
of
the
Ambassadors
of
England
,
who
by
vertue
of
their
commissions
bound
their
Master
to
the
inuiolable
obseruation
of
the
treatie
,
and
that
by
writings
,
and
an
authenticall
act
,
by
them
signed
,
and
sealed
with
their
seales
of
Armes
,
which
were
in
their
behalfe
sent
vnto
vs
by
Monsieur
de
Montmartin
,
(
at
the
time
,
when
I
had
conuocated
the
Assembly
at
Nismes
,
for
the
acceptation
of
the
peace
,
)
in
two
Originals
,
whereof
the
one
is
at
Rochell
,
and
the
other
with
me
,
which
containe
in
expresse
tearmes
as
followeth
:
That
they
giue
vs
such
assurance
,
that
the
King
of
great
Britaine
will
labour
by
his
intercessions
ioyned
to
our
most
humble
supplications
to
abridge
the
time
for
the
demolishing
of
the
Fort
Lewis
,
for
the
which
they
as
Ambassadours
gaue
vs
all
such
Royall
words
and
promises
as
we
could
desire
.
And
the
said
Monsieur
de
Montmartin
did
assure
mee
from
him
in
that
behalfe
,
that
they
being
returned
into
England
would
cause
to
bee
deliuered
vnto
my
brother
another
Act
signed
with
the
Kings
owne
hand
,
which
should
containe
in
expresse
termes
,
viz.
That
if
the
King
should
refuse
,
or
too
long
deferre
the
razing
of
the
said
Fort
,
and
the
intire
obseruation
of
the
treaty
of
the
peace
,
the
said
King
of
Great
Britaine
would
employ
all
the
forces
which
God
hath
giuen
him
to
maintaine
his
word
,
and
to
make
vs
fully
to
inioy
those
things
which
haue
beene
promised
by
the
answers
and
declarations
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
by
the
act
of
the
interuention
of
his
Ambassadors
.
Which
gaue
vs
hope
,
that
either
the
conditions
of
this
peace
should
be
more
exactly
obserued
then
those
of
the
former
,
or
in
case
of
new
oppressions
,
we
should
haue
for
our
warrant
to
sustaine
vs
him
who
made
himselfe
the
Mediator
of
the
treaty
,
interpreter
of
words
giuen
and
pledges
for
the
inuiolable
obseruation
thereof
.
But
we
haue
beene
so
vnhappy
,
that
although
it
seemed
vnto
vs
that
this
peace
built
vpon
so
weake
foundations
should
continue
many
ages
,
yet
notwithstanding
it
was
worse
obserued
then
all
those
which
haue
beene
violated
with
more
licence
,
and
lesse
consideration
:
For
after
that
the
Kings
Counsell
had
reuoked
all
promises
which
they
had
made
to
all
strangers
which
are
allied
to
the
Crowne
,
to
signe
and
conclude
the
league
against
the
Spanyard
,
they
made
a
shamefull
peace
with
him
,
and
haue
equally
contemned
all
the
the
Edicts
which
were
giuen
vs
to
moue
vs
to
lay
downe
the
armes
wee
had
then
taken
vp
for
our
necessary
defence
:
For
the
Edict
was
not
verified
in
the
Parliaments
,
but
with
modifications
,
which
destroyed
them
;
neither
could
we
with
all
our
suits
euer
obtaine
to
haue
the
said
modification
to
bee
read
:
And
in
stead
of
razing
the
Fort
of
Rochell
,
and
to
deliuer
the
gouernment
thereof
from
souldierss
according
to
the
promises
;
They
haue
on
the
contrary
filled
the
Fort
with
new
munitions
,
giuen
the
keeping
of
it
to
a
fauorite
,
and
multiplied
the
souldiers
within
the
Isles
;
They
haue
drawne
and
built
mighty
Forts
,
to
hold
them
in
a
perpetuall
seruitude
,
and
to
take
from
Rochell
all
hope
of
liberty
for
the
time
to
come
;
they
haue
with
impunity
made
enterprizes
vpon
the
towne
.
They
would
exile
the
Pastours
which
were
affectionate
to
the
conseruation
thereof
;
they
haue
filled
the
coast
with
shippes
of
warre
,
and
by
land
they
haue
hindered
them
from
gathering
their
fruits
at
Sea
they
haue
arrested
the
ships
which
brought
corne
for
their
prouision
;
They
haue
oppressed
their
merchandise
with
new
subsidies
,
and
by
this
meanes
doe
spoile
their
commerce
:
To
conclude
,
they
haue
made
them
vnder
the
name
of
peace
to
feele
the
hardest
conditions
which
they
might
suffer
during
the
calamity
of
the
warre
:
and
for
the
height
of
all
euil
,
they
maintaine
within
the
inclosure
of
the
walls
Commissaries
being
armed
with
emiment
authority
,
who
insolently
doe
labour
to
oppresse
the
rest
of
their
liberties
,
and
to
subuert
all
the
foundations
of
their
subsistance
.
In
the
meane
time
the
generality
of
our
Churches
hath
not
beene
more
fauourably
vsed
;
for
the
Commissaries
,
who
though
they
were
alwayes
promised
,
neuer
came
within
the
prouinces
for
the
execution
of
the
Edict
;
nor
the
exercise
of
our
Religion
was
neuer
re-established
in
the
places
where
it
was
ordained
by
the
declaration
that
it
should
be
replanted
,
by
meanes
whereof
there
are
more
then
forty
Churches
of
great
importance
destitute
of
this
consolation
.
Our
Temples
are
by
the
same
iniustice
and
violence
alwaies
detained
from
vs
as
they
were
before
.
And
euen
since
the
peace
,
in
diuers
places
they
haue
committed
new
barbarous
insolencies
vpon
this
subiect
;
among
others
the
Cardinall
of
Sourdis
,
and
the
Baron
of
Peraut
,
all
which
remaine
without
reparation
,
and
without
punishment
:
And
by
an
Edict
of
fresh
date
the
14.
of
Aprill
,
in
this
yeare
1627.
they
tearme
,
the
liberty
of
our
Religion
,
a
simple
toleration
,
vntill
(
as
they
say
)
that
we
be
reunited
vnder
one
Pastour
(
that
is
to
say
the
Pope
)
to
make
vs
know
that
wee
deceiue
our selues
in
beleeuing
that
the
most
iust
liberties
which
haue
beene
granted
vs
should
be
perpetuall
and
inuiolable
:
And
in
the
same
Declaration
they
doe
intirely
ouerturne
all
the
discipline
of
our
Churches
,
for
they
doe
absolutely
interdict
all
the
Pastours
to
make
any
politicke
assemblies
,
although
they
bee
but
onely
for
the
liberty
of
our
consciences
,
and
the
assurance
which
is
giuen
vnto
vs
to
maintaine
them
:
And
by
a
like
draught
of
the
pen
they
blast
all
the
Pastours
which
are
not
borne
within
the
Kingdome
,
taking
away
their
liberty
to
come
into
the
Ecclesiasticall
assemblies
Prouinciall
or
Nationall
:
And
they
prohibit
vs
to
giue
or
lend
Pastours
to
strange
Churches
or
Vniuersities
,
or
to
receiue
any
from
them
without
expresse
permission
from
the
King
.
They
command
them
that
are
without
,
to
returne
without
delay
,
and
yet
notwithstanding
they
say
that
they
may
not
re-enter
into
their
houses
without
Letters
Patents
from
the
King
,
countersigned
by
a
Secretary
of
State
,
and
sealed
with
the
great
Seale
:
To
conclude
they
impose
a
yoak
such
as
our
fathers
neuer
heard
of
.
The
Church
of
Roan
hauing
desired
the
Lord
of
Veilleux
his
Minister
to
come
preach
to
them
hee
was
forbidden
to
goe
,
to
the
end
to
take
away
for
the
time
to
come
,
the
liberty
of
our
Churches
to
prouide
themselues
of
Pastours
whose
doctrine
and
piety
should
be
for
the
edification
of
euery
one
,
and
not
to
haue
power
to
call
others
,
but
onely
such
as
shall
be
to
the
liking
of
the
Ministers
of
the
State
,
vnto
whom
from
henceforth
wee
must
addresse
our selues
for
the
like
affaires
,
and
so
to
destroy
the
authority
of
Assemblies
and
Synods
,
and
the
order
hitherto
here
maintained
in
our
Churches
.
The
reprisall
of
our
goods
are
alwayes
in
force
&
vertue
,
and
if
from
the
Chamber
of
the
Edict
some
equitable
sentence
be
obtained
,
there
is
presently
found
an
elusion
by
calling
the
matter
into
the
Kings
Counsel
,
or
by
some
contrary
iudgement
of
the
Parliament
giuen
at
the
request
of
a
Procurator
generall
which
doth
make
the
former
void
and
of
none
effect
:
And
they
haue
condemned
diuers
persons
for
cases
aduowed
by
the
Generall
,
and
abolished
by
the
Edict
;
and
others
are
burthened
with
great
fines
for
the
like
subiect
;
and
moreover
there
are
more
then
2000
warrants
giuen
in
the
Prouince
of
Languedoc
,
to
take
prisoners
in
hatred
of
the
precedent
commotions
,
which
constraine
a
multitude
of
persons
whose
liues
are
without
reproach
,
to
banish
themselues
from
their
ordinary
habitations
,
leauing
their
families
desolate
,
to
goe
seeke
their
liberty
,
and
the
assurance
of
their
liues
.
The
Townes
which
are
yet
left
vs
in
diuers
places
,
doe
serue
no
more
for
retreats
for
those
which
haue
beene
therein
refuged
in
the
former
troubles
,
mine
owne
house
filled
with
people
which
are
driuen
from
their
owne
habitations
,
and
exposed
to
all
iniuries
for
the
same
subiect
.
And
in
diuers
places
they
haue
detained
in
chaines
,
adiudged
to
fines
,
and
threatned
with
more
grieuous
punishment
diuers
persons
,
for
speaking
or
writing
according
to
our
doctrine
,
and
against
the
opinion
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
as
at
Lyons
,
Aix
,
Beziers
and
Montpelier
.
At
Nismes
in
hatred
that
I
had
there
my
retreat
,
they
haue
there
stirred
vp
all
the
persecutions
that
might
be
imagined
:
They
haue
sent
Commissaries
to
appoint
Magistrates
contrary
to
the
priuiledge
of
the
place
.
And
the
Consuls
created
they
haue
interdicted
them
by
Decrees
,
and
giuen
out
warrants
for
the
attaching
of
their
bodies
,
and
neuer
yet
in
Kings
Counsell
could
they
haue
any
iustice
▪
and
in
hatred
of
that
which
Monsieur
d'Aubais
had
done
in
accepting
generously
the
charge
of
Consull
,
they
haue
lodged
in
those
places
which
belong
vnto
him
certaine
Companies
of
horse
to
eate
them
vp
.
And
was
neuer
any
amongst
vs
who
either
for
the
generall
or
for
the
particular
since
the
Peace
,
suing
in
any
request
to
the
Counsell
grounded
vpon
the
Edict
,
hath
obtained
ought
,
but
great
expences
,
vnprofitable
sutes
,
continuall
mockes
or
brauadoes
,
and
most
bitter
temptations
to
bind
him
either
through
feare
or
hope
to
make
shipwracke
of
his
faith
.
I
doe
not
here
set
downe
the
persecutions
which
I
suffer
in
mine
owne
particular
,
as
some
hauing
for
hire
sought
my
life
,
and
remaine
vnpunished
,
and
the
Auocates
which
plead
my
cause
haue
beene
euill
intreated
and
suspended
from
their
charge
in
the
Chamber
at
Agen
:
and
still
they
seeke
by
Diabolicall
practices
the
meanes
for
to
take
away
my
life
,
whereof
I
dare
not
complaine
,
fearing
thereby
to
procure
some
great
aduantage
and
honour
to
those
which
make
themselues
instruments
of
such
cowardly
&
disloyall
attempts
:
And
that
those
which
haue
forged
the
deceit
by
whom
I
was
accused
to
haue
made
some
enterprise
vpon
Somniers
in
the
time
of
peace
,
who
being
discouered
haue
receiued
no
kinde
of
punishment
,
in
such
sort
that
the
principall
Officers
who
sate
in
iudgement
acknowledging
mine
innocencie
,
said
notwithstanding
that
it
was
important
for
the
seruice
of
the
King
not
to
haue
it
manifested
:
And
that
my
Lady
my
mother
hauing
sought
her
refuge
within
Rochell
for
her
safety
,
and
to
giue
order
for
her
affaires
there
,
they
haue
vsed
all
possible
meanes
to
haue
her
forth
,
telling
the
Inhabitants
that
she
was
the
onely
obstacle
to
the
accomplishment
of
the
promises
made
vnto
them
for
their
deliuerance
:
And
this
instance
was
made
after
that
her
houses
,
and
my
sisters
were
full
of
garisons
,
who
haue
outragiously
beaten
her
officers
,
and
committed
all
the
most
reproachable
insolencies
:
Which
notwithstanding
are
things
which
I
would
hold
hidden
in
my
bosome
,
if
the
persecutions
which
they
haue
made
mee
to
suffer
were
not
the
reward
of
that
which
they
think
they
owe
me
,
for
the
intire
affection
which
I
haue
alwayes
sincerely
showne
for
the
good
and
for
the
preseruation
of
all
our
Churches
:
But
in
this
cause
I
doe
not
desire
that
my
interests
should
bee
had
in
consideration
:
if
I
were
my selfe
alone
to
suffer
all
these
miseries
,
my
feeling
thereof
should
neuer
goe
beyond
the
complaint
:
if
it
might
so
please
Almighty
God
only
for
me
to
be
cast
into
the
sea
so
the
tempest
might
bee
appeased
:
I
should
alwaies
bee
well
content
to
sacrifice
my
goods
,
and
my
life
,
for
the
tranquilitie
of
the
state
,
and
for
the
preseruation
of
the
Church
of
God
,
more
then
the
which
I
confesse
that
there
is
nothing
which
can
be
more
deare
and
precious
vnto
me
.
This
is
in
Summe
the
matter
of
our
griefe
,
whereof
euery
piece
might
serue
for
the
Subiect
of
a
very
long
and
deplorable
History
:
to
those
which
suffer
whereof
notwithstanding
resulteth
that
they
will
neither
administer
mercy
nor
iustice
vnto
vs
,
nor
no
promises
,
nor
other
,
no
Edicts
,
no
Declarations
,
nor
Acts
can
couer
vs
from
the
persecution
which
vexeth
Vs
,
nor
from
greater
calamities
which
threaten
vs
;
neither
is
there
any
faith
,
how
publike
and
eminent
soeuer
the
breaking
whereof
,
for
our
destruction
,
is
not
made
a
glory
;
And
it
is
more
firmly
resolued
then
euer
,
to
put
in
practise
to
our
cost
this
sanguinarie
Maxime
,
that
there
is
no
faith
to
be
kept
with
Heretickes
,
for
our
enemies
cannot
lose
the
desire
they
haue
for
our
perdition
,
exepecting
the
opportunity
and
power
sufficient
to
execute
it
,
and
in
the
conclusion
,
all
the
essentiall
conditions
of
peace
(
which
was
thought
could
not
be
denied
vs
,
without
an
euident
iniustice
,
and
which
imploreth
vengeance
to
God
and
men
)
are
found
in
all
the
principall
places
to
be
infringed
and
violated
.
And
aboue
all
the
euils
so
great
and
so
sensible
,
wee
haue
with
all
conuenient
humilitie
powred
forth
our
complaints
and
Remonstrances
at
the
Kings
feete
,
after
that
we
had
endured
them
with
a
patience
without
example
:
but
the
practice
of
our
enemies
,
and
the
hatred
which
they
beare
vnto
our
Religion
,
haue
so
preuailed
ouer
the
iustnes
of
our
Cause
,
that
the
most
humble
supplications
of
our
Churches
both
in
general
and
particuler
brought
in
the
behalfe
of
a
Nationall
Synod
,
and
by
the
generall
Deputies
,
although
formed
contrary
to
the
Order
granted
by
our
Kings
,
and
according
to
the
commandement
and
desire
of
his
Maiestie
,
haue
beene
sent
away
with
ambiguous
answeres
,
or
with
words
without
effect
,
or
with
sentences
contrary
to
the
most
naturall
iustice
,
and
most
solemne
Edicts
,
the
power
of
our
enemies
being
come
to
this
point
,
that
they
haue
call
far
off
all
hope
of
a
generall
assembly
to
draw
an
orderly
forme
of
our
complaints
,
and
then
haue
finally
prohibited
our
generall
Deputies
to
present
their
demands
in
any
such
forme
,
but
to
produce
them
a
part
piece
by
piece
,
that
they
might
dissipate
all
coniunction
of
our
affaires
,
and
by
that
meanes
make
our
Causes
to
be
particular
,
and
so
to
hinder
vs
that
we
shall
not
bee
able
by
any
authenticall
Act
to
verifie
the
body
of
iniustices
,
which
they
doe
exercise
against
vs
.
Being
taught
by
so
many
experiences
that
wee
can
no
more
hope
for
any
iustice
from
those
which
are
obliged
to
administer
it
,
and
that
our
ruine
was
irreuocably
resolued
in
the
mindes
of
those
vnto
whom
the
gouernment
of
the
State
was
committed
,
and
that
our
patience
,
in
stead
of
diminishing
our
afflictions
,
did
augment
them
,
and
made
them
irremediable
,
and
that
wee
were
in
all
places
accused
of
too
simple
a
credulity
or
of
an
insensible
stupiditie
,
in
the
end
I
resolued
to
seeke
other
courses
then
those
which
hitherto
had
beene
so
vnprofitably
vsed
,
and
more
solid
and
firme
meanes
for
our
re-establishment
.
And
forasmuch
as
the
King
of
Great
Brittaine
was
the
Mediatour
of
the
peace
,
and
by
the
Act
of
his
Ambassadours
it
was
cautioned
that
it
should
be
inuiolably
obserued
,
I
beleeued
that
it
was
not
onely
necessary
,
but
also
most
iust
to
haue
recourse
to
him
,
to
informe
him
of
the
miserable
estate
of
our
condition
,
and
to
let
him
know
what
care
they
haue
taken
to
deceiue
our
facility
,
to
delude
our
hopes
,
and
to
destroy
all
the
apparant
grounds
of
our
liberty
,
to
vrge
the
performance
of
his
word
,
and
to
coniure
him
aswell
in
my
name
is
in
the
name
of
all
our
Churches
,
to
interuent
according
to
his
promise
,
and
to
intercede
that
the
peace
which
he
caused
to
be
concluded
might
be
faithfully
executed
.
This
is
an
Action
which
I
suppose
cannot
bee
blamed
euen
by
our
enemies
,
except
they
be
without
reason
,
nor
reproued
by
those
of
our
party
,
except
they
be
without
conscience
:
For
the
first
doe
well
know
that
the
Lawes
of
necessity
are
the
strongest
and
most
naturall
,
they
know
as
well
as
we
our selues
the
iniustices
which
they
haue
done
vs
,
the
desolations
wherewith
they
haue
threatned
vs
,
the
small
estimation
of
the
word
which
was
giuen
vs
,
whereof
they
haue
a
thousand
times
very
audatiously
said
that
it
was
not
in
the
Kings
power
to
make
vs
to
inioy
it
.
So
far
forth
,
that
the
Parliaments
by
their
vniust
modifications
haue
cancelled
and
cut
off
the
most
important
Articles
for
our
subsistance
;
neither
doe
they
doubt
either
of
the
resolued
designe
soone
or
late
of
our
perdition
,
and
to
expell
vs
out
of
the
Kingdome
,
or
of
the
preparatiues
which
they
haue
made
to
come
to
the
execution
,
in
beginning
with
the
subuersion
or
Rochell
,
from
the
which
by
all
kind
of
forces
and
plots
they
would
race
out
the
rest
of
our
Churches
,
so
that
they
cannot
deny
but
they
haue
reduced
vs
to
the
vttermost
point
of
extreame
necessity
.
Moreouer
,
they
that
haue
craued
and
borrowed
the
forces
of
strangers
and
of
a
contrary
Religion
to
their
owne
to
oppresse
vs
,
cannot
iudiciously
complaine
that
we
haue
sought
the
succours
of
our
Brethren
to
defend
vs
.
And
which
is
more
,
our
liues
are
in
question
,
which
they
plot
to
extinguish
;
our
goods
,
whereof
they
haue
violently
bereft
vs
;
our
liberties
,
which
they
haue
destroyed
,
and
the
greatest
of
all
,
our
Religion
,
and
the
consciences
which
wee
haue
towards
Almighty
God
,
of
the
which
they
would
for
euer
deface
the
memory
,
whosoeuer
will
impute
it
a
crime
vnto
vs
to
seeke
all
possible
meanes
to
preserue
the
possession
of
things
which
are
so
deare
and
precious
,
is
bereft
of
all
naturall
sense
,
neither
hath
hee
any
more
part
of
man
left
him
but
his
face
,
and
doth
declare
himselfe
enemy
to
all
Religion
and
conscience
.
But
forasmuch
as
the
ministers
of
the
State
haue
thought
good
,
that
the
Ambassadours
of
the
King
of
Great
Brittaine
,
by
a
most
authenticall
Act
signed
and
sealed
in
due
forme
,
making
themselues
,
in
the
name
of
their
Master
,
Mediators
of
the
conclusion
of
the
treaty
,
and
obliged
his
authority
and
his
word
to
make
vs
inioy
the
effect
of
all
those
things
which
were
promised
,
and
that
the
Act
it selfe
was
consigned
vnto
vs
,
I
cannot
perswade
my selfe
that
they
can
be
so
farre
vnreasonable
or
passionate
,
after
their
consenting
to
so
solemne
a
caution
as
to
thinke
it
strange
that
wee
should
haue
our
recourse
to
the
caution
,
and
to
the
pledge
which
they
themselues
haue
chosen
and
approued
of
,
and
that
we
intreat
him
to
imploy
himselfe
towards
the
principall
party
to
binde
himselfe
by
the
accustomed
wayes
betweene
men
of
this
condition
to
performe
his
Royall
word
,
to
discharge
him
or
his
caution
,
by
the
sincere
and
exact
maintaining
and
obseruation
of
all
the
things
which
were
agreed
vpon
,
and
without
the
confession
,
whereof
the
difference
should
still
remaine
,
and
the
things
should
be
in
as
deplorable
termes
as
they
were
before
.
Concerning
these
among
vs
which
would
disappproue
this
proceeding
.
I
say
that
they
cannot
with
a
good
conscience
,
except
therewithall
they
defame
with
odious
and
execrable
titles
the
generous
resistance
of
those
which
haue
gone
before
vs
,
and
who
with
their
bloods
haue
atchieued
vs
this
holy
and
safe
liberty
for
the
preseruation
whereof
we
doe
together
at
this
time
contest
by
the
same
proceedings
:
which
haue
passed
the
Sea
to
seeke
the
succours
which
we
haue
obtained
,
and
which
went
into
the
heart
of
Germanie
,
to
raise
multitudes
of
people
,
and
to
bring
them
into
this
Kingdome
,
and
by
force
to
binde
their
enemies
to
giue
them
peace
and
the
liberty
which
was
denyed
them
,
and
to
performe
the
promise
,
which
they
had
broken
:
And
yet
notwithstanding
by
the
Edicts
of
our
Kings
they
are
stiled
faithfull
and
obedient
Subiects
and
Seruants
,
and
the
memory
of
them
shall
euer
be
blessed
in
the
middest
of
the
Church
.
And
besides
in
that
which
concerneth
me
,
it
seemeth
vnto
me
that
all
kind
of
right
and
reason
doth
authorise
me
in
this
pursuit
,
for
hitherto
in
all
our
warres
of
Religion
,
I
haue
had
in
these
parts
the
charge
of
chiefe
&
Generall
of
all
those
which
in
these
Prouinces
haue
had
their
armes
in
their
hands
,
for
their
iust
and
necessary
defence
.
The
first
peace
hath
beene
fully
treated
with
me
,
according
to
the
power
which
was
giuen
me
by
the
generall
assembly
:
And
in
the
second
my
brother
and
my selfe
alone
haue
sustained
the
charge
of
the
warre
,
and
I
haue
been
present
as
Generall
for
the
defence
of
our
Churches
,
and
in
the
treaty
and
conclusion
of
peace
,
that
cautionarie
Act
of
the
Ambassadors
of
strangers
was
deliuered
vnto
me
.
And
the
oathes
which
I
haue
taken
in
all
our
assemblies
doe
bind
mee
neuer
to
abandon
this
cause
,
and
to
imploy
all
the
power
,
vnderstanding
,
and
meanes
which
God
hath
giuen
me
for
the
preseruation
and
subsistence
of
our
Churches
both
in
generall
and
in
particular
,
and
to
imploy
therein
whatsoeuer
is
most
deare
vnto
me
.
In
such
sort
that
I
should
now
hold
my selfe
periured
,
and
a
forsaker
of
this
so
holy
and
so
iust
a
Cause
,
if
I
should
not
by
all
my
trauailes
and
meanes
procure
the
deliuerance
of
so
many
poore
persecuted
Churches
,
the
ordinary
complaints
and
sighes
whereof
doe
interrupt
my
sleepe
,
waken
my
conscience
,
and
binde
me
by
so
necessary
a
duty
to
all
that
I
am
able
to
doe
for
the
easing
of
them
,
I
ioyne
thereunto
the
strangers
Caution
whereof
I
haue
spoken
;
for
in
regard
that
all
our
Churches
haue
receiued
it
with
ioy
and
consolation
,
and
haue
blessed
God
that
the
peace
was
concluded
in
that
manner
,
they
did
not
beleeue
that
it
was
a
piece
that
should
be
knawne
with
wormes
and
rotten
in
a
coffer
.
But
that
it
should
be
dearely
kept
,
as
the
authenticall
gage
of
our
safety
,
and
as
necessity
should
binde
vs
to
make
it
of
value
and
force
to
our
aduantage
,
and
to
oppose
the
force
of
them
which
haue
taken
this
Cause
in
hand
,
against
the
violence
of
those
which
might
hereafter
iniustly
oppresse
vs
:
and
tread
vnderfoot
the
promises
which
were
giuen
for
our
subsistance
.
It
may
seeme
of
some
that
I
should
haue
entred
into
communication
with
our
Churches
before
I
should
h
ue
resolued
for
this
negotiation
,
and
to
call
vpon
the
King
of
Great
Brittaine
for
his
promise
:
But
I
doe
not
thinke
that
men
of
good
vnderstanding
can
make
so
friuolous
a
scruple
.
For
among
the
common
people
euery
one
knoweth
that
there
was
no
sufficient
resolution
for
that
,
I
know
that
all
men
desired
it
,
but
I
saw
no
man
to
at
durst
attempt
it
,
and
I
felt
my selfe
bound
in
conscience
,
and
authorised
by
the
right
aforesaid
,
and
I
saw
that
we
could
hope
for
no
generall
assembly
,
and
that
all
places
among
vs
were
filled
with
spies
hired
to
discouer
all
good
actions
,
and
to
make
them
vnprofitable
,
and
I
considered
that
to
communicate
so
ticklish
a
thing
to
many
,
would
be
to
expose
to
the
winde
,
and
to
lose
that
hope
which
was
yet
left
vs
for
our
re-establishment
,
which
is
the
cause
that
I
chose
rather
to
hazard
my selfe
alone
,
then
to
neglect
the
interest
of
our
Churches
,
or
to
expose
any
of
them
to
the
persecution
,
whererein
such
a
proceeeding
being
discouered
,
they
would
infallibly
haue
beene
entangled
for
euer
.
And
to
shew
that
in
this
negotiation
I
haue
had
no
other
proiect
then
may
tend
to
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
I
haue
therein
employed
Monsieur
de
S.
Blancard
,
whose
zeale
to
the
Church
of
God
hath
beene
knowne
to
all
men
,
whose
integrity
without
reproch
was
free
from
all
fraud
and
deceipt
,
and
who
hath
seasoned
the
courage
which
hee
hath
showne
in
all
occasions
with
a
singular
prudence
,
beyond
the
expectation
of
his
age
,
in
such
sort
that
I
hauing
made
vse
of
a
man
that
was
so
entirely
for
the
publike
good
,
and
which
hath
so
often
exposed
his
life
for
the
preseruation
of
the
liberties
which
yet
remained
vnto
our
Churches
,
who
so
honourably
ended
his
life
in
this
quarrell
,
that
the
memory
of
him
shall
be
for
euer
a
good
odour
,
I
cannot
be
suspected
to
haue
done
this
this
negotiation
for
any
particular
ambition
.
I
will
not
heere
stand
to
make
answere
to
those
which
say
that
what
euill
soeuer
is
done
vs
,
wee
ought
not
to
repulse
it
by
force
,
notwithstanding
any
right
or
necessity
that
may
seeme
to
authorise
our
defence
,
but
onely
oppose
thereunto
a
gentle
patience
,
and
a
firme
resolution
to
martyrdome
:
But
I
leaue
the
decision
of
this
question
to
diuines
and
Lawyers
,
and
will
onely
content
my selfe
to
say
that
such
speeches
in
the
mouthes
of
our
enemies
and
of
some
of
our
owne
are
suggested
by
the
passion
which
they
haue
for
our
destruction
.
And
it
is
an
effect
of
the
hire
which
they
haue
receiued
,
or
are
made
to
hope
for
,
experience
hauing
taught
vs
to
perceiue
in
many
,
that
it
is
the
discourse
of
one
that
is
hired
,
and
a
forerunner
of
a
declaration
of
an
Apostacie
.
For
the
first
,
namely
our
enemies
,
I
finde
not
that
strange
,
that
they
endeauour
to
lulle
vs
asleepe
,
that
they
may
binde
vs
,
and
put
out
our
eyes
,
and
to
impose
the
seruitude
vpon
vs
which
they
haue
proiected
with
lesse
perill
.
For
they
are
taught
by
diuers
proofes
that
our
resistance
making
them
to
partake
with
vs
of
the
feare
and
danger
,
they
cannot
make
an
attempt
vpon
our
liues
without
hazarding
of
their
owne
,
and
it
is
safer
and
more
easie
for
them
to
cut
our
throats
in
our
beds
,
or
to
bring
vs
out
of
prison
to
execution
,
then
to
force
vs
in
a
breach
or
in
a
trench
,
I
only
wonder
at
their
impudency
,
all
the
world
knowing
the
small
account
which
they
make
of
superiour
powers
established
by
God
,
what
leagues
they
haue
made
,
not
onely
to
preserue
their
owne
Religion
and
liues
,
but
to
constraine
the
Soueraigne
to
exterminate
the
others
,
not
to
binde
him
to
peace
,
but
to
force
him
to
an
vniust
and
a
barbarous
warre
against
his
most
affectionate
subiects
,
and
faithfull
seruants
;
so
farre
as
to
dispossesse
him
of
his
Throne
,
and
to
protest
that
they
cannot
subiect
themselues
to
a
Prince
which
professeth
a
contrary
Religion
to
theirs
.
For
those
that
are
among
vs
,
I
suppose
that
some
speake
out
of
weaknes
,
and
out
of
a
desire
which
they
haue
to
see
the
ancient
zeale
kindled
among
vs
,
which
they
suppose
will
be
extinguished
by
the
license
of
armes
:
But
I
doe
imagine
also
that
many
are
led
thereunto
by
falshood
and
deceipt
,
being
people
little
disposed
to
doe
what
they
say
,
and
whom
an
hundreth
crownes
would
make
to
speake
a
very
different
language
.
As
for
me
hauing
receiued
the
purity
of
Religion
from
my
fathers
.
I
doe
indeauour
to
imitate
their
zeale
,
and
to
follow
their
example
,
which
(
praised
bee
Almighty
God
)
hath
beene
without
reproach
:
I
know
right
well
that
this
point
hath
beene
resolued
by
excellent
Theologians
,
which
bee
it
,
in
piety
,
be
in
doctrine
,
those
of
this
age
doe
not
surpasse
:
And
I
beleeue
that
when
God
will
deliuer
vs
by
humane
meanes
,
as
oft
times
by
them
he
hath
restored
the
exteriour
condition
of
his
Church
,
we
should
not
oppose
our selues
against
this
worke
;
but
we
ought
to
labour
with
the
instruments
of
our
deliuerance
,
and
to
acknowledge
in
this
,
aboue
all
the
blessings
of
God
powred
vpon
the
Saints
,
and
vpon
the
generous
labours
of
our
ancestours
,
that
by
their
firme
and
bold
resistance
,
it
hath
pleased
the
Lord
to
procure
libertie
,
rest
,
and
prosperity
to
his
Church
.
Therefore
the
publike
necessity
being
stronger
then
our
patience
which
by
little
and
little
made
it selfe
guilty
of
our
destruction
,
we
had
our
recourse
to
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
to
obtaine
,
either
by
his
intercession
or
by
his
power
that
the
Edicts
made
for
our
subsistance
might
be
obserued
,
and
that
the
promise
which
was
giuen
vs
,
wherein
,
his
,
also
was
ingaged
for
our
libertie
,
might
not
be
violated
:
and
that
my
brother
by
his
presence
and
his
continuall
solicitations
,
had
greatly
aduanced
it
,
Almighty
God
hath
giuen
me
the
grace
to
bring
it
to
perfection
,
by
the
imployment
of
Monsieur
de
S.
Blancard
.
For
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
moued
with
a
feruent
zeale
for
the
defence
of
the
Christian
faith
,
and
with
an
incessant
desire
to
see
the
Church
of
God
out
of
oppression
throughout
all
parts
of
the
earth
,
there
being
no
place
,
where
since
the
small
time
that
God
hath
called
him
to
the
conduct
of
his
Kingdomes
that
this
affection
hath
not
borne
his
courage
,
and
imployed
his
forces
,
hath
imbraced
this
Cause
with
great
vigour
,
not
moued
thereunto
out
of
any
ambitious
desire
to
intrude
vpon
others
,
but
onely
out
of
the
compassion
,
which
hee
hath
of
our
miseries
,
and
the
displeasure
to
see
his
interuention
with
so
great
indignity
contemned
,
so
farre
forth
as
that
they
will
make
it
serue
for
the
oppression
of
those
whom
he
desired
to
releeue
;
and
thereby
to
adde
vnto
his
Crowne
that
rich
flowre
of
honour
,
to
bee
the
deliuerer
of
the
Churches
of
this
Kingdome
,
which
by
their
faith
and
constancie
euen
in
the
persecutions
haue
made
themselues
to
be
celebrate
throughout
the
world
.
Moreouer
,
hee
hath
let
vs
know
that
to
bee
his
onely
designe
,
to
the
which
hee
protesteth
to
betake
himselfe
with
so
great
firmnesse
,
as
it
hath
beene
religiously
confirmed
vnto
me
by
men
of
quality
,
which
hee
hath
done
mee
the
honour
to
send
vnto
mee
,
that
hee
would
neuer
let
goe
his
hold
vntill
such
time
as
that
it
should
plainely
appeare
vnto
him
,
that
by
an
intire
assurance
he
hath
atchieued
vs
a
firme
repose
,
and
a
solid
contentment
:
requiring
of
vs
nothing
else
but
that
which
the
Churches
which
are
in
the
estate
of
resistance
,
I
should
doe
my
duety
,
not
onely
to
approue
the
request
which
the
said
Seignieur
de
S.
Blancard
had
made
vnto
him
in
my
behalfe
,
in
the
name
of
our
Churches
;
but
also
to
ioyne
our selues
vnto
his
armes
,
and
not
to
deport
our selues
from
the
generall
end
,
for
the
respect
of
any
particular
accommodation
,
and
ioyntly
with
him
to
obtaine
a
good
,
firme
,
and
assured
peace
,
which
shall
restore
vnto
all
our
Churches
,
at
the
least
part
of
the
prosperity
from
the
which
they
are
fallen
.
And
this
is
the
cause
wherefore
in
the
name
of
God
I
doe
summon
those
which
haue
any
remainder
of
ancient
zeale
in
their
hearts
,
and
which
hitherto
haue
sighed
,
in
attending
who
should
come
from
any
part
for
the
deliuerance
of
the
Church
of
God
,
and
which
haue
alwayes
protested
,
that
when
they
should
see
any
assured
grounds
of
resistance
or
of
subsistance
,
they
would
make
it
appeare
that
they
had
no
lesse
affection
then
the
rest
for
the
consolation
of
so
many
poore
persecuted
flocks
,
nor
show
no
lesse
resolution
to
sacrifice
all
they
haue
to
so
holy
and
so
glorious
an
enterprise
.
Therefore
the
Cause
now
in
hand
cannot
be
said
to
be
vniust
;
for
there
was
neuer
any
more
needfull
:
nor
the
resolution
to
enter
thereinto
rash
,
hauing
for
our
protector
a
Prince
so
religious
,
so
faithfull
,
so
neare
a
neighbour
,
and
so
powerfull
:
neither
is
the
designe
impatient
,
in
regard
that
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeare
,
wee
haue
to
small
purpose
expected
to
see
the
persecution
to
cease
,
and
the
promised
things
to
bee
obserued
:
nor
the
execution
of
this
designe
criminall
,
forasmuch
as
wee
haue
no
other
end
but
the
restitution
of
the
Churches
by
the
means
heretofore
vsed
by
our
Fathers
,
fauoured
of
God
,
and
authorised
by
naturall
and
politicke
right
.
As
for
mee
,
I
should
for
euer
feele
my
conscience
charged
before
God
,
and
mine
honour
defaced
among
men
,
if
hauing
seene
so
many
oppressions
vpon
the
Church
,
for
the
which
the
Sonne
of
God
hath
shed
his
blood
and
indured
death
;
I
should
not
seeke
with
all
my
power
and
meanes
to
ease
it
,
and
seeing
so
great
a
day
of
deliuerance
to
offer
it selfe
vnto
mee
,
if
I
should
not
follow
and
embrace
so
opportune
a
fauour
,
which
wee
may
iustly
say
to
bee
sent
vs
from
aboue
;
and
if
I
had
either
through
consideration
or
through
delayes
of
slothfulnesse
diuerted
so
great
a
blessing
,
and
refused
an
occasion
so
aduantagious
to
draw
vs
from
the
shame
and
miserie
wherein
wee
are
:
confessing
freely
that
I
can
no
longer
liue
among
so
many
publike
calamities
no
more
then
I
can
suruiue
after
the
full
dissipation
of
the
Church
,
wherewith
wee
see
our selues
so
nearely
threatned
:
also
I
beleeue
that
all
those
which
hitherto
God
hath
preserued
by
so
many
of
his
powerfull
maruailes
,
will
not
bee
slacke
to
so
laudable
a
worke
,
and
I
haue
too
good
an
opinion
of
the
courage
and
zeale
of
euery
one
,
to
thinke
that
they
would
withdraw
themselues
through
impiety
,
or
to
destroy
it
through
perfidiousnesse
.
And
I
assure
my selfe
,
that
time
shall
make
all
men
to
see
,
that
I
haue
not
beene
moued
to
this
enterprise
out
of
any
desire
to
make
my selfe
great
,
or
to
make
any
profit
of
the
publike
ruine
:
For
at
the
same
time
I
see
my selfe
engaged
to
trauailes
,
disturbations
,
and
continuall
watchings
,
to
bee
incessantly
stirred
with
gree
es
,
and
exposed
to
manifest
dangers
,
my
familie
is
constrained
to
seeke
by
a
voluntarie
banishment
among
strangers
,
the
repose
which
it
cannot
finde
with
me
:
and
as
my
expences
increase
,
my
reuenewes
doe
diminish
.
But
my
conscience
doth
so
presse
mee
in
this
Cause
,
that
although
I
should
bee
abandoned
of
all
and
left
alone
(
which
I
thinke
will
neuer
be
)
I
am
resolued
to
pursue
it
vntill
the
last
drop
of
my
blood
,
and
to
the
last
breath
of
my
life
:
and
though
I
should
goe
begge
my
bread
among
strange
nations
,
God
will
giue
mee
the
grace
to
iustifie
vnto
the
world
,
that
I
neuer
had
other
intent
then
to
sacrifice
mine
estate
,
my
rest
,
and
my
life
,
and
to
lay
downe
all
my
particular
interests
,
for
the
deliuerance
of
the
Church
,
without
hauing
any
thought
which
shall
tend
to
the
reuolting
from
the
obedience
and
fidelity
whereunto
nature
and
conscience
doth
binde
nice
to
the
King
my
Soueraigne
Lord
.
And
in
this
case
,
(
if
that
were
all
)
I
doe
offer
,
that
if
the
Church
might
bee
re-established
in
her
first
prosperity
,
voluntarily
to
exile
my selfe
from
this
Kingdome
,
and
to
passe
the
rest
of
my
life
among
strangers
as
a
priuate
man
,
and
to
renounce
all
honour
and
worldly
aduantage
,
and
to
depriue
my selfe
of
the
good
and
repose
which
I
should
procure
for
others
,
to
meditate
by
my selfe
,
and
to
celebrate
with
continuall
praises
the
fauour
which
God
should
shew
mee
,
to
see
yet
once
againe
his
poore
people
out
of
anguish
and
bondage
,
and
to
haue
gotten
so
great
honour
,
to
haue
made
my selfe
the
instrument
of
their
deliuerance
.
FINIS
.