VOX
POPVLI
.
OR
NEWES
FROM
SPAYNE
translated
according
to
the
Spanish
coppie
.
HIs
Catholique
Majestie
had
given
commandement
that
presently
upon
the
return
of
Seigneur
Gondomar
his
Leiger
Embassador
from
England
,
(
1618
)
a
speciall
meting
of
all
the
principal
States
of
Spaine
(
who
were
of
his
Counsel
)
togither
with
the
Presidents
of
the
Counsel
of
Castile
,
of
Arragon
,
of
Italy
,
of
Portugall
,
of
the
Indies
,
of
the
Treasure
,
of
Warre
,
and
especially
of
the
holy
Inquisition
,
should
be
held
at
Mouson
in
Arragon
,
the
Duke
of
Lerma
being
appointed
President
,
Who
should
make
declaration
of
his
Majesties
pleasure
,
take
account
of
the
Embassadors
service
,
and
consult
touching
the
state
and
religion
respectively
,
to
giue
satisfaction
to
his
holynes
Nuntio
,
who
was
disired
to
make
one
in
this
assembly
concerning
certaine
overtures
of
peace
and
amitie
with
the
English
and
other
Catholike
proiects
,
which
might
ingender
suspition
and
jealousie
betwixt
the
Pope
&
his
Maiestie
,
if
the
mistery
were
not
unfolded
and
the
grond
of
those
counsels
discovered
aforehand
.
This
made
all
men
expect
the
Embassadours
returne
with
a
kinde
of
longing
,
that
they
might
behold
the
yssue
of
this
meeting
,
and
see
what
good
for
the
Catholike
cause
the
Embassadors
imployment
had
effected
in
England
,
answerable
to
the
generall
opinion
conceived
of
his
wisdome
,
and
what
further
proiect
would
be
set
on
foot
to
become
matter
for
publike
discourse
.
At
length
he
arrived
and
had
present
notice
given
him
from
his
Majestie
,
that
before
he
came
to
Court
he
should
give
up
his
account
to
this
assemblie
.
Which
command
he
gladly
received
as
an
earnest
of
his
acceptable
service
,
and
gave
thanks
that
for
his
honour
he
might
publish
himself
in
so
judicious
a
presence
.
He
came
first
upon
the
day
appointed
to
the
Counsell
chamber
(
exc
.
the
Secr.
)
not
long
after
all
the
Counsell
of
state
and
the
presidents
met
,
there
wanted
onely
the
Duke
of
Lerma
&
the
Popes
Nuntio
who
were
the
head
and
feet
of
all
the
assemble
.
These
twoo
stayed
long
away
for
divers
respects
,
The
Nuntio
that
he
might
expresse
the
greatnes
of
his
master
,
&
loose
the
sea
of
Rome
no
respect
by
his
oversight
,
but
that
the
benches
might
be
full
to
observe
him
at
his
approach
.
The
Duke
of
Lerma
to
expresse
the
authoritie
&
dignitie
of
his
owne
person
,
and
to
shew
houw
a
servant
put
in
place
of
his
master
,
exacts
more
service
of
his
fellow
servants
then
the
master
himselfe
.
These
two
stayed
til
all
the
rest
were
weary
of
wayting
,
but
at
length
the
Nuntio
(
supposing
all
the
Counsel
set
)
launched
forth
and
came
to
roade
in
the
Counsel
chamber
,
where
(
after
mutuall
discharge
of
duetie
from
the
company
and
blessing
upon
it
from
him
)
he
sate
downe
in
solemne
silence
,
grieving
at
his
oversight
when
he
saw
the
Duke
of
Lerma
absent
,
with
whom
he
strove
as
a
competitor
for
Pompe
and
Glorie
.
The
Duke
had
sent
before
,
&
understood
of
the
Nuntios
being
there
,
and
stayed
something
the
longer
that
his
boldnes
might
be
observed
,
wherein
he
had
his
desire
,
for
the
Nuntio
having
a
while
patiently
driven
away
the
time
with
severall
complements
to
severall
persons
,
had
now
almost
run
his
courtship
out
of
breath
,
but
that
the
Duke
of
Villa
Hermosa
(
president
of
the
counsel
of
Arragon
)
fed
his
humor
by
the
discharge
of
his
owne
discontentment
,
upon
occasion
of
the
Duke
of
Lerma
his
absence
,
and
beckned
Seigneur
Gondomor
to
him
,
using
this
speech
in
the
hearing
of
the
Nuntio
after
a
sporting
manner
:
How
unhappie
are
the
people
where
you
have
been
,
first
for
their
soules
,
being
heretiques
;
then
for
their
estates
,
where
the
name
of
a
favourite
is
so
familiar
?
how
happie
is
our
state
,
where
the
keyes
of
life
and
death
are
so
easely
come
by
,
(
poynting
at
the
Nuntio
)
hanging
at
every
religious
girdle
,
and
wher
the
doore
of
justice
and
mercie
stand
equally
open
to
all
men
without
respect
of
persons
?
the
Embassador
knew
this
Ironicall
stroke
,
to
be
intented
as
a
by
blow
at
the
Nuntio
,
but
fully
at
the
Duke
of
Lerma
(
whose
greatnes
began
now
to
wax
heavy
,
towards
declension
)
and
therfore
he
returned
this
answer
:
your
excellencie
knoweth
the
state
is
happie
where
wise
favorites
governe
Kings
if
the
Kings
themselves
be
foolish
,
or
where
wise
Kings
are
,
who
having
favorites
whether
foolish
or
of
the
wijser
sort
will
not
yet
be
governed
by
them
.
The
state
of
England
,
(
howsoever
you
heare
of
it
in
Spayne
or
Roome
)
is
too
happie
in
the
last
kinde
:
They
need
not
much
care
what
the
favorite
be
(
though
for
the
most
part
he
be
such
as
prevents
all
suspition
in
that
kinde
,
being
rather
chosen
as
a
scholler
to
be
taught
and
trayned
up
,
then
as
a
tutor
to
teach
,
)
of
this
they
are
sure
,
no
Prince
exceeds
theirs
in
personall
abilities
;
so
that
nothing
could
be
added
to
him
in
my
wish
,
but
this
one
,
that
he
were
our
vassayle
and
a
Catholique
.
With
that
the
noyse
without
gave
notice
of
the
Duke
of
Lermas
entrance
,
at
whose
first
approch
the
whole
house
arose
,
though
some
later
then
other
,
as
envie
had
hung
plummets
on
them
to
keep
them
downe
,
the
Nuntio
onely
sate
unmooved
,
the
Duke
cherished
the
observance
of
the
rest
with
a
familiar
kind
of
carriage
too
high
for
courtesie
,
as
one
not
neglecting
their
demeanors
but
expecting
it
,
and
after
a
filiall
obeysance
to
the
Pope
his
Nuntio
,
sate
down
,
as
president
vnder
the
cloath
of
state
,
but
somewhat
lower
;
then
after
a
space
given
for
admiration
,
preparation
,
and
attention
,
he
began
to
speake
in
this
manner
.
The
King
my
master
(
holding
it
more
honourable
to
doe
then
to
discourse
,
to
take
from
you
the
expectation
of
Oratorie
used
rather
in
schooles
and
pulpits
then
in
Councels
)
hath
appointed
me
president
in
this
holy
,
wise
,
learned
,
and
noble
assembly
;
A
man
naturally
of
a
slow
speach
,
and
not
desirous
to
quicken
it
by
art
or
industrie
,
as
holding
action
onely
proper
to
a
spaniard
as
I
am
by
birth
,
to
a
souldier
as
I
am
by
professiion
,
to
a
King
as
I
am
by
representation
;
take
this
therefore
briefly
for
declaration
both
of
the
cause
of
this
meeting
and
my
master
his
further
pleasure
.
There
hath
bene
in
al
times
from
the
worlds
foundation
one
chiefe
commander
or
Monarch
upon
the
earth
.
This
needs
no
further
profe
than
a
bak
loking
into
our
own
memories
&
histories
of
the
world
,
neither
now
is
there
any
question
(
except
with
infidels
&
heritiques
)
of
that
one
chief
Commander
in
spirituals
in
the
unity
of
whose
person
the
membres
of
the
visible
Church
are
included
,
but
there
is
some
doubt
of
the
chief
commander
in
temporalls
,
who
(
as
the
moon
to
the
sun
)
might
govern
by
night
as
this
by
day
,
&
by
the
sword
of
iustice
compell
to
come
in
,
or
cutt
off
such
as
infringe
the
authoritie
of
the
keyes
.
This
hath
been
so
well
understood
long
since
,
by
the
infallible
chaire
,
as
that
thereby
upon
declension
of
the
Romane
Emperours
,
and
the
increase
of
Romes
spirituall
splendor
(
who
thought
it
unnaturall
that
their
sun
should
be
sublunary
)
our
nation
was
by
the
Bishop
of
Rome
selected
before
other
peoples
to
conquer
and
rule
the
nations
with
a
rod
of
Iron
,
and
our
Kings
to
that
end
adorned
with
the
title
of
Catholike
King
,
as
a
name
above
all
names
under
the
sunne
(
which
is
)
under
Gods
Vicar
generall
himself
the
Catholike
Bishop
of
soules
.
To
instance
this
point
by
comparison
,
looke
first
upon
the
grand
Seigneur
the
great
Turk
who
hath
a
large
title
but
not
universall
.
For
besides
that
he
is
an
infidel
,
his
command
is
confined
within
his
owne
territories
,
and
he
styled
not
Emperour
of
the
world
but
of
the
Turks
and
their
vassals
onely
.
Among
Christians
the
defender
of
the
faith
was
a
glorious
stile
,
whilst
the
King
to
whom
it
was
given
by
his
holynes
,
continued
worthy
of
it
.
But
he
stood
not
in
the
trueth
,
neither
yet
those
that
succeed
him
.
And
beside
it
was
no
great
thing
to
be
called
what
every
Christian
ought
to
be
,
defender
of
the
faith
,
no
more
then
to
be
stiled
with
France
,
the
most
Christian
King
,
wherein
he
hath
the
greatest
part
of
his
title
common
with
most
Christians
.
The
Emperour
of
Russia
,
Rome
,
Germany
,
extend
not
their
limits
further
then
their
stiles
,
which
are
locall
,
onely
my
master
the
most
Catholike
King
is
for
dominion
of
bodies
,
as
the
universall
Bishop
for
dominion
of
soules
ouer
all
that
part
of
the
world
which
we
call
America
(
except
where
the
English
intruders
usurp
)
and
the
greatest
part
of
Europe
with
some
part
of
Asia
and
Africa
by
actual
possession
,
&
over
al
the
rest
by
real
&
indubitable
right
,
yet
acknowledgeth
this
right
to
be
derived
from
the
free
and
fatherly
donation
of
his
holynes
,
who
as
the
sun
to
this
moone
lends
luster
by
reflection
to
this
Kingdom
,
to
this
King
,
to
this
King
of
Kings
my
master
,
what
therefore
he
hath
,
howsoever
gotten
,
he
may
keep
and
hold
.
What
he
can
get
from
any
other
King
or
Commander
by
any
stratageme
of
war
or
pretence
of
peace
he
may
take
,
for
it
is
theirs
onely
by
usurpation
except
they
hold
of
him
from
whom
all
civill
power
is
derived
,
as
ecclesiasticall
from
his
holynes
.
What
the
ignorant
call
treason
,
if
it
be
on
this
behalf
is
truth
;
and
what
they
call
truth
,
if
it
be
against
him
is
treason
:
&
thus
all
our
peace
,
our
warre
,
our
treatises
,
mariages
and
whatsoever
intendement
els
of
ours
,
aimes
at
this
principall
end
,
to
get
the
whole
possession
of
the
world
,
&
to
reduce
all
to
unitie
under
one
temporall
head
,
that
our
King
may
truely
be
what
he
is
stiled
,
the
catholicke
&
universal
King
.
As
faith
is
therfore
universal
&
the
Church
universall
,
yet
so
as
it
is
under
one
head
the
Pope
,
whose
seate
is
&
must
necessarily
be
at
Rome
where
S.
Peter
sate
:
so
must
all
men
be
subject
to
our
and
their
Catholique
King
,
whose
particular
seat
is
here
in
Spayne
,
his
universall
euery
where
;
this
point
of
State
or
rather
of
faith
,
we
see
the
Romane
Catholike
religion
hath
taught
every
where
,
and
almost
made
naturall
,
so
that
by
a
key
of
gold
by
intelligence
,
or
by
way
of
confession
my
master
is
able
to
unlock
the
secrets
of
every
Prince
,
and
to
withdraw
their
subjects
allegiance
,
as
if
they
knewe
themselves
rather
my
master
his
subjects
in
truth
,
then
theirs
whom
their
birthes
have
taught
to
miscall
Soveraigns
.
We
see
this
in
France
and
in
England
especially
where
at
once
they
learne
to
obey
the
Church
of
Rome
as
their
mother
,
to
acknowledge
the
catholique
King
as
their
father
,
and
to
hate
their
owne
King
as
an
heretique
and
an
usurper
.
So
we
see
religion
and
the
state
are
coupled
together
,
laugh
and
weep
,
flourish
&
fade
,
and
participate
of
eithers
fortune
,
as
growing
upon
one
stock
of
policy
;
I
speake
this
the
more
boldly
in
this
presence
,
because
I
speake
here
before
none
but
native
persons
,
who
are
partakers
both
in
themselves
and
issues
of
these
triumphs
aboue
all
those
of
ancient
Rome
,
&
therefore
such
(
as
besides
their
oathes
)
it
concernes
to
be
secret
.
Neyther
need
we
restrain
this
freedome
of
speach
from
the
Nuntio
his
presence
,
because
that
besides
that
he
is
a
Spaniard
by
birth
,
he
is
also
a
Iesuite
by
profession
,
an
order
raised
by
the
providence
of
Gods
Vicar
to
accomplish
this
monarchy
the
better
,
all
of
them
being
appropriate
thereunto
,
and
as
publike
agents
and
privie
Counsellers
to
this
end
,
Wherein
the
wisdome
of
this
state
is
to
be
beheld
with
admiration
,
that
as
in
temporal
warre
it
employes
or
at
least
trusts
none
but
natives
,
in
Castile
,
Portugall
or
Arragon
;
so
in
spirituals
it
imployes
none
but
the
Iesuites
,
and
so
imployes
them
,
that
they
are
generally
reputed
,
how
remote
soever
they
be
from
us
,
how
much
soever
obliged
to
others
,
still
to
be
ours
,
and
still
to
be
of
the
Spanish
faction
,
though
they
be
Polonians
,
English
,
French
,
&
residing
in
those
countries
&
Courts
;
the
Penitents
therfore
and
all
with
whom
they
deale
and
converse
in
their
spirituall
traffique
must
needs
be
so
too
,
and
so
our
Catholique
King
must
needs
have
an
invisible
kingdome
,
&
an
unknowne
number
of
subjects
in
all
dominions
,
who
will
shew
themselves
and
their
faiths
by
their
works
of
disobedience
whensoever
we
shal
have
occasion
to
use
that
Iesuiticall
vertue
of
theirs
.
This
therefore
being
the
principal
ends
of
all
our
counsels
(
according
to
those
holy
directions
of
our
late
pious
King
Philip
2.
to
his
sonne
now
reviving
)
to
advance
the
Catholike
Romane
religion
,
and
the
Catholike
spanish
dominion
together
,
we
are
met
now
by
his
Majesties
command
to
take
account
of
you
(
Seigneur
Gondomor
)
who
haue
been
Embassadour
for
England
,
to
see
what
good
you
haue
effected
there
towards
the
advancement
of
this
worke
,
&
what
further
project
shall
be
thought
fit
to
be
set
on
foot
to
this
end
.
And
this
is
briefly
the
occasion
of
our
meeting
.
Then
the
Embass
.
(
who
attended
bare
headed
all
the
time
)
with
a
low
obeisance
began
thus
.
This
most
laudable
custome
of
our
Kings
in
bringing
all
officers
to
such
an
account
where
a
review
and
notice
is
taken
of
good
or
bad
services
upon
the
determination
of
their
imployments
,
resembles
those
Romane
triumphs
appointed
for
the
soldiers
;
and
as
in
them
it
provoked
to
courage
,
so
in
us
it
stirres
vp
to
diligence
.
Our
master
converseth
by
his
Agents
with
all
the
world
,
yet
with
none
of
more
regard
then
the
English
,
where
matter
of
such
diversitie
is
often
presented
(
through
the
severall
humors
of
the
State
,
and
those
of
our
religion
and
faction
)
that
no
instructions
can
be
sufficient
for
such
negotiations
,
but
much
must
be
left
in
trust
,
to
the
discretion
,
judgment
and
diligence
of
the
incumbent
,
I
speake
not
this
for
my
owne
glory
,
I
having
been
restrayned
and
therfore
deserved
〈…〉
the
behalf
of
others
,
that
ther
may
be
more
scope
alowed
than
to
deal
in
as
occasion
shall
require
.
Briefly
this
rule
delivered
by
his
excellency
was
the
card
and
Compas
by
which
I
sayled
to
make
profit
of
al
humors
,
and
by
all
meanes
to
advance
the
state
of
the
Romish
faith
,
and
the
Spanish
faction
togither
,
upon
all
advantage
eyther
of
oathes
,
or
the
breach
of
them
;
for
this
is
an
old
observation
but
a
true
,
that
for
our
pietie
to
Rome
,
his
holynes
did
not
onely
give
,
but
blesse
us
in
the
conquest
of
the
new
world
,
And
thus
in
our
pious
perseverance
we
hope
stil
to
be
conquerours
of
the
old
.
And
to
this
end
wheras
his
excellentie
in
his
excellent
discourse
,
seemes
to
extend
our
outward
forces
&
private
aimes
onely
against
heretiques
and
restraine
them
in
true
amitie
with
these
of
the
Romish
religion
:
This
I
affirme
,
that
since
there
can
be
no
security
,
but
such
princes
though
now
Romish
Catholiques
,
may
turne
heretiques
hereafter
;
my
aimes
haue
ever
been
to
make
profit
of
all
,
&
to
make
my
master
,
master
of
al
,
who
is
a
faithful
&
constant
sonne
of
his
mother
Rome
.
And
to
this
end
I
behold
the
endevours
of
our
Kings
of
happy
memorie
,
how
they
haue
achieved
kingdomes
and
conquests
by
this
policy
,
rather
than
by
open
hostility
,
and
that
without
difference
,
as
wel
from
their
allies
and
kinsfolks
,
men
of
the
same
religion
,
and
profession
,
such
as
were
those
of
Naples
,
France
and
Navar
,
though
I
doe
not
mention
Poitugall
now
united
to
us
,
nor
Savoy
(
that
hardly
slipt
from
us
)
as
of
an
adverse
and
heretical
faith
.
Neyther
is
this
rule
left
of
,
as
the
present
kingdome
of
France
,
the
State
of
Venice
,
the
Low-countries
,
Bohemia
,
(
now
al
labouring
for
life
under
our
plots
)
apparantly
manifest
.
This
way
therfore
I
bent
my
engins
in
England
,
as
your
honours
shal
particularly
heare
.
Neyther
shal
I
need
to
repeat
a
Catalogue
of
all
the
services
I
haue
there
done
,
because
this
state
hath
been
acquainted
with
many
of
them
here
to
fore
by
the
intercourse
of
letters
and
messengers
.
Those
onely
I
will
speak
of
that
are
of
later
edition
,
done
since
the
returne
of
the
Lord
Rosse
from
hence
,
and
may
seeme
most
directly
to
tend
to
those
ends
formerly
propounded
by
his
Excellentie
;
that
is
,
the
advancement
of
the
Spanish
State
and
Romish
Religion
togither
.
First
it
is
well
observed
by
the
wisdome
of
our
State
,
that
,
the
King
of
England
,
who
otherwise
is
one
of
the
most
accomplisht
Princes
that
ever
raign'd
,
extreamly
hunts
after
peace
,
and
so
affects
the
true
name
of
a
Peacemaker
,
as
that
for
it
he
wil
doe
or
suffer
any
thing
.
And
withall
they
have
beheld
the
generall
bountie
&
munificence
of
his
minde
,
and
the
necessity
of
the
state
so
exhausted
,
as
it
is
unable
to
supply
his
desires
,
who
onely
seeks
to
haue
that
he
might
giue
to
others
.
Vpon
those
advantages
they
have
given
out
their
directions
and
instructions
both
to
me
and
others
,
and
I
haue
observed
them
so
farre
as
I
was
able
.
And
for
this
purpose
,
wheras
there
was
a
marriage
propounded
betwixt
them
and
us
,
(
howsoever
I
suppose
our
State
too
devout
to
deale
with
heretiques
in
this
kinde
in
good
earnest
,
yet
)
I
made
that
a
cover
for
much
intelligence
,
and
a
meanes
to
obtaine
whatsoever
I
desired
,
whilest
the
State
of
England
longed
after
that
mariage
,
hopeing
thereby
(
though
vainely
)
to
settle
peace
,
and
fill
the
Excheaquer
.
Here
the
Arch
Bishop
of
Toledo
▪
Inquisitor
generall
stept
up
and
interrupted
Gondamor
▪
saying
,
that
maryage
was
not
to
be
thought
vpon
;
first
for
religions
sake
,
lest
they
should
indanger
the
soule
of
the
younge
Lady
and
the
rest
of
her
company
,
who
might
become
her●ticks
:
secondly
for
the
state
,
lest
by
giving
so
large
a
portion
to
heretiques
they
should
inrich
and
in
able
them
for
warres
,
&
impoverish
and
weaken
the
Catholiques
.
To
the
first
objection
the
Popes
Nuntio
answered
,
that
his
holynes
for
the
Catholique
cause
would
dispense
with
the
marriage
,
though
it
were
with
a
Turke
or
infidel
.
1.
That
there
was
no
valuable
danger
in
hazarding
one
for
the
gaining
of
many
,
perhaps
of
all
.
2.
That
it
was
no
hazard
▪
since
women
(
espetially
yong
ones
)
are
to
obstinate
to
be
removed
from
their
opinions
,
and
abler
to
worke
Solomon
to
their
opinions
,
then
Solomon
to
work
them
to
his
faith
.
3.
That
it
was
a
great
advantage
to
match
wich
such
from
whom
they
might
break
at
pleasure
,
having
the
catholique
cause
for
a
colour
,
and
besides
,
if
need
were
to
be
at
liberty
in
all
respects
since
there
was
no
faith
to
be
kept
with
heretiques
.
And
if
his
Holynes
may
dispence
with
the
murther
of
such
,
&
dispose
of
their
crownes
(
as
what
good
Catholique
doubts
but
he
may
?
)
much
more
may
he
,
and
wil
he
in
their
mariages
to
prevent
the
leprous
seed
of
heresie
,
and
to
settle
Catholique
blood
in
the
chaire
of
State
.
To
the
second
objection
the
Ambassadour
himselfe
answered
,
saying
,
that
though
the
English
generally
loathed
the
matche
,
and
would
as
he
thought
buy
it
off
with
halfe
of
their
estates
,
(
hating
the
nation
of
Spain
,
and
their
religion
,
as
appeared
by
an
uproare
and
assault
a
day
or
two
before
his
departure
from
London
by
the
Apprentices
,
who
seemed
greedy
of
such
an
occasion
to
vent
their
owne
spleenes
,
in
doing
him
or
any
of
his
a
mischiefe
)
yet
two
sorts
of
people
unmeasurably
desired
the
match
might
proceed
.
First
the
begging
and
beggarly
Courtyers
,
that
they
might
haue
to
furnish
their
wants
.
Secondly
the
Romish
Catholiques
,
who
hoped
hereby
at
least
for
a
moderation
of
fynes
and
lawes
,
perhaps
a
tolleraaion
,
and
perhaps
a
total
restauration
of
their
religion
in
England
.
In
which
regard
(
quoth
he
)
I
haue
knowne
some
zealous
persons
protest
,
that
if
al
their
friendes
and
halfe
their
estates
could
procure
them
the
service
of
our
Lady
(
if
she
came
to
be
maried
too
their
Prince
)
they
would
freely
use
the
meanes
:
faithfully
to
fight
under
her
colours
,
when
they
might
doe
it
safely
.
And
if
it
came
to
portion
,
they
would
underhand
contribute
largely
of
their
estates
to
the
Spanish
Collector
,
and
make
up
halfe
the
portion
out
of
themselves
,
perhaps
more
.
So
that
by
this
mariage
it
might
be
so
wrought
,
that
the
state
should
rather
be
robd
and
weakened
(
which
is
our
ayme
)
then
strengthened
,
as
the
English
vainely
hope
.
Besides
in
a
small
tyme
they
should
worke
so
far
into
the
body
of
the
State
,
by
buying
Offices
and
the
like
,
whether
by
sea
or
land
,
of
Iustice
civil
or
ecclesiastical
,
in
Church
or
State
(
all
being
for
money
exposed
to
sale
)
that
with
the
helpe
of
the
Iesuites
,
they
would
undermine
them
with
meere
wit
(
without
gunpowder
)
and
leave
the
King
but
a
fewe
subjects
whose
faithes
hee
might
rely
upon
,
whilst
they
were
of
a
faith
adverse
to
his
.
For
what
catholique
body
that
is
sound
at
the
hart
,
can
abide
a
corrupt
and
heretical
head
?
With
that
the
Duke
,
Medina
del
rio
Secco
,
president
of
the
councel
of
warr
and
one
of
the
councel
of
State
rose
up
and
sayd
his
Predecessors
had
felt
the
force
and
wit
of
the
English
in
88.
And
he
had
cause
to
doubt
the
Catholiques
themselves
that
were
English
and
not
fully
Iesuited
,
upon
any
forreigne
invasion
would
rather
take
part
with
their
owne
King
(
though
a
heretique
)
then
with
his
Catholique
Majestie
a
stranger
.
The
Ambassadour
desired
him
to
be
of
another
minde
since
first
for
the
persons
generally
their
bodies
by
long
disuse
of
armes
were
disabled
and
their
mindes
effeminated
by
peace
and
luxury
,
far
from
that
they
were
in
88.
when
they
were
dayly
flesht
in
our
blood
and
made
hearty
by
customary
conquests
.
And
for
the
affection
of
those
whom
they
call
Recusants
(
quoth
hee
)
I
know
the
bitternes
of
their
inveterate
malice
,
&
haue
seen
so
farr
into
their
natures
as
I
dare
say
they
will
be
for
Spaine
against
all
the
world
.
Yet
(
quoth
hee
)
I
assure
your
Honours
I
could
not
imagine
so
basely
of
their
King
and
State
as
I
haue
heard
them
speake
.
Nay
their
rage
hath
so
perverted
their
judgements
that
what
I
my self
haue
seen
and
heard
proceed
from
their
King
beyond
admiration
,
even
to
astonishment
,
they
haue
slighted
,
misreported
,
scorned
,
and
perverted
to
his
disgrace
and
my
reioycing
,
magnifying
in
the
meane
time
our
defects
,
for
graces
.
Here
the
Duke
Pastrana
president
of
the
Councell
for
Italy
,
steps
up
and
sayd
,
he
had
lately
read
a
booke
of
one
Camdens
called
his
Annalles
,
where
writing
of
a
treaty
of
mariage
long
since
betwixt
the
English
Elizabeth
&
the
french
Duke
of
Andiou
,
he
there
observes
that
the
mariage
was
not
seriously
intended
on
eyther
side
,
but
politickly
pretended
by
both
States
,
counterchangeably
,
that
each
might
effect
their
owne
ends
.
There
(
quoth
he
)
the
Englisch
had
the
better
,
and
I
haue
some
cause
to
doubt
,
since
they
can
dissemble
as
wel
as
wee
,
that
they
haue
their
aymes
underhand
,
as
we
haue
,
and
intend
the
match
as
little
as
we
doe
;
And
this
(
quoth
he
)
I
beleeue
the
rather
because
their
King
as
he
is
wise
to
consult
and
consider
,
so
he
is
a
constant
master
of
his
word
,
and
hath
written
and
given
strong
reasons
against
matches
made
with
persons
of
contrary
religions
,
which
reasons
no
other
man
can
answere
,
and
therefore
doubtlesse
he
wil
not
go
from
or
conncell
his
sonne
to
forsake
those
rules
layd
down
so
deliberately
.
Your
Excellency
mistakes
(
quoth
the
Ambassadour
)
the
advantage
was
then
one
the
side
of
the
Englisch
,
because
the
French
sought
the
match
:
now
it
must
be
on
ours
,
because
the
English
seeck
it
,
who
will
grant
any
thing
rather
than
breake
off
,
and
besides
haue
no
patience
to
temporize
and
dissemble
in
this
or
any
other
disigne
as
the
French
haue
long
since
wel
obserued
:
for
their
necessities
will
giue
them
neither
time
,
nor
rest
,
nor
hope
els
where
to
be
supplyed
.
As
for
their
King
I
cannot
search
into
his
hart
,
I
must
beleeve
others
that
presume
to
know
his
minde
,
heare
his
words
,
and
read
his
writings
,
and
these
relate
what
I
haue
delivered
:
But
for
the
rest
of
the
people
as
the
number
of
those
that
are
truely
religious
are
ever
the
least
and
for
the
most
part
of
least
accompt
,
so
is
it
there
,
where
if
an
equall
opposition
be
made
betwixt
their
truely
religious
and
ours
,
the
remainder
which
wil
be
the
greatest
number
will
stand
indifferent
and
fall
to
the
stronger
side
where
there
is
most
hope
of
gaine
and
glorie
,
for
those
two
are
the
gods
of
the
magnitude
&
the
multitude
,
Now
these
see
apparantly
no
certain
supplyes
of
their
wants
but
from
us
.
Yes
(
quoth
the
Duke
)
for
even
now
you
sayd
the
general
state
loathing
this
match
would
redeme
the
feare
there
of
with
half
of
their
estates
.
It
is
theaefore
but
calling
a
Parliament
and
the
busines
were
soon
effected
.
A
Parliament
(
quoth
the
Ambassadour
)
nay
therein
lies
one
of
the
principal
services
I
haue
done
in
working
such
a
dislike
betwixt
the
King
and
the
lower
house
by
the
endeuor
of
that
honourable
Earle
and
admirable
Engine
(
a
sure
servant
to
us
and
the
catholike
cause
while
he
lived
)
as
the
King
will
never
indure
Parliament
againe
,
but
rather
suffer
absolute
want
then
receive
conditionall
relief
from
his
subjects
.
Besides
the
matter
was
so
cunningly
caried
the
last
Parliament
,
that
as
in
the
powder
plot
the
fact
effected
should
haue
been
imputed
to
the
Puritans
(
the
greatest
zelots
of
the
Calvinian
sect
)
so
the
proposition
which
damde
up
the
procedings
of
this
Parliament
howsoeuer
they
were
invented
by
Romane
Catholiques
and
by
them
intended
to
disturbe
that
session
,
yet
were
propounded
in
favor
of
the
Puritans
,
as
if
they
had
been
hammered
in
their
forge
.
Which
very
name
and
shadow
the
King
hates
,
it
being
a
sufficien
aspertion
to
disgrace
any
person
,
to
say
he
is
such
,
&
a
sufficient
barre
to
stop
any
suite
&
utterly
to
crosse
it
to
say
it
smels
of
or
inclines
to
that
partie
.
Mareover
there
are
so
many
about
him
who
blow
this
cole
fearing
their
owne
stakes
,
if
a
Parliament
should
inquire
into
their
actions
,
that
they
use
all
their
ant
and
industrie
to
withstand
such
a
councell
;
perswading
the
King
he
may
rule
by
his
absolute
prerogative
without
a
Parliament
,
and
thus
furnish
himself
by
warying
with
us
,
and
by
other
domestick
projects
,
without
subsidies
:
when
,
levying
of
subsidies
and
taskes
have
been
the
onely
use
princes
haue
made
of
such
assemblies
.
And
wheras
some
free
mindes
amongst
them
resembling
our
Nobilitie
who
preserve
the
priviledge
of
subjects
against
soveraign
invasion
,
call
for
the
course
of
the
common
lawe
,
(
a
lawe
proper
to
their
nation
)
these
other
tyme
servers
cry
the
lawes
down
and
cry
up
the
prerogative
,
wherby
they
prey
upon
the
subject
by
suites
and
exactions
,
milk
the
estate
and
keep
it
poore
,
procure
themselves
much
suspition
amongst
the
better
&
more
judicious
sort
,
&
hate
amongst
th'
oppressed
commons
,
&
yet
if
there
should
be
a
Parliament
such
a
course
is
taken
as
they
shal
never
choose
their
sheere
Knights
and
Burgesses
freely
,
who
make
the
greater
half
of
the
body
thereof
,
for
these
being
to
be
elected
by
most
voices
of
Freeholders
in
the
countrey
where
such
elections
are
to
be
made
,
are
caried
which
way
the
great
persons
who
haue
lands
in
those
countries
please
,
who
by
their
letters
command
their
tenants
,
followers
and
friends
to
nominate
such
as
adhere
to
them
,
and
for
the
most
part
are
of
our
faction
,
and
respect
their
owne
benefit
or
grace
rather
then
their
countries
good
,
yea
the
countrey
people
themselves
will
every
one
stand
for
the
great
man
,
their
Lord
or
neighbour
,
or
master
,
without
regard
of
his
honesty
,
wisdome
,
or
religion
.
That
which
they
ayme
at
(
as
I
am
assured
of
by
faithful
intelligence
)
is
to
please
their
landlords
&
to
renue
their
lease
,
in
which
regard
they
will
betray
their
Countrey
and
religion
too
,
&
elect
any
man
that
may
most
profite
their
particular
.
Therefore
it
is
unlikely
there
should
ever
be
a
Parliament
,
&
impossible
the
Kings
debts
should
be
payd
,
his
wants
sufficiently
repaired
,
and
himselfe
left
ful
handed
by
such
a
course
,
&
indeed
as
it
is
generally
thought
)
by
any
other
course
but
by
a
mariage
with
us
.
For
which
cause
whatsoever
proiect
we
list
to
attempt
,
enters
safely
at
that
dore
,
whilst
their
policie
lies
a
sleepe
and
will
not
see
the
danger
,
I
haue
made
triall
of
these
particulars
,
and
found
few
exceptions
in
this
generall
rule
.
There
by
I
and
their
owne
wants
togither
haue
kept
them
from
furnishing
their
Navy
,
which
being
the
wal
of
their
Hand
,
&
once
the
strongest
in
Christendome
lies
now
at
roade
unarmed
&
fit
for
ruine
.
If
ever
we
doubted
their
strength
by
sea
,
now
we
need
not
,
there
are
but
few
ships
or
men
able
to
looke
abroad
or
to
live
in
a
storme
,
much
lesse
in
a
sea
fight
.
This
I
effected
by
bearing
them
in
hand
the
furnishing
a
Navy
bred
suspition
in
my
master
&
so
would
avert
his
mind
from
this
match
,
the
hope
of
which
rather
then
they
would
loose
,
they
would
loose
almost
their
hope
of
heaven
.
Secondly
all
their
voyages
to
the
East
Indies
I
permit
rather
with
a
colourable
resistance
then
a
serious
.
Because
I
see
them
not
helpful
but
hurtfull
to
the
state
in
generall
,
carying
out
gould
and
silver
bringing
home
spece
,
silks
,
feathers
,
and
the
like
toyes
,
and
insensible
wasting
the
common
stock
of
coyne
and
bullyon
,
whilst
it
fills
the
Custome
house
and
some
private
purses
.
who
thereby
are
inable
to
keep
this
discommodity
on
foot
by
bribes
;
especially
so
many
great
persons
(
even
Statesmen
)
being
venturers
and
sharers
in
the
gaine
.
Besides
this
wasteth
their
Mariners
,
not
one
of
ten
returning
.
Which
I
am
glad
to
heare
,
for
they
are
the
men
we
stand
in
feare
of
.
3.
As
for
their
West
indian
voyages
,
I
withstand
them
in
earnst
because
they
begin
to
inhabit
there
and
to
fortifie
themselves
;
and
may
in
tyme
there
perhaps
raise
an
other
England
to
withstand
our
new
Spaine
in
America
,
as
this
old
England
opposeth
our
present
State
,
and
cloudes
the
glorious
extent
therof
in
Europe
.
Besides
there
they
trade
for
commodities
without
wast
of
their
treasure
,
&
often
returne
go●ld
for
knives
,
glasies
,
or
the
like
trifles
,
and
that
without
such
losse
of
their
Mariners
as
in
other
places
.
Therefore
I
crost
whatsoever
intendements
were
projected
for
Virginea
or
the
Bermudas
;
because
I
see
they
may
be
hereafter
really
helpe
full
unto
them
,
as
now
they
serve
for
draines
to
unloade
their
populous
State
,
which
else
would
overflow
its
own
bancks
by
continuance
of
peace
,
and
turne
head
upon
it self
or
make
a
body
fit
for
any
rebellion
.
And
so
farre
I
prevayled
herein
,
as
I
caused
most
of
the
Recusants
who
were
sharers
to
withdraw
their
venters
&
discourage
the
work
,
so
that
besides
private
persons
unable
to
effect
much
,
nothing
was
done
by
the
publike
purse
.
And
we
know
by
experience
such
voyages
and
plantations
are
not
effected
without
great
meanes
to
sustaine
great
difficluties
,
and
with
an
unwearied
resolution
and
power
,
to
meete
al
hazards
and
disasters
with
strong
helpes
and
continuall
supplies
,
or
else
the
undertaking
proues
idle
.
4.
Fourthly
.
By
this
meanes
likewise
I
kept
the
voluntary
forces
from
Venice
,
till
it
was
almost
too
late
to
set
out
.
And
had
a
hope
that
work
of
seacrecy
should
haue
broken
forth
to
action
,
before
these
could
haue
arrived
to
succour
them
.
5.
Fiftly
,
I
put
hard
for
the
Cautionary
townes
(
which
our
late
King
Philip
of
happy
memory
so
aymed
at
,
accounting
them
the
keyes
of
the
low
Countries
)
that
they
might
be
delivered
to
his
Catholike
Majestie
as
the
proper
owner
.
And
had
perhaps
preuayled
,
but
that
the
profest
enemy
to
our
State
and
Church
,
who
dyed
shortly
after
,
gave
counsell
to
restore
them
to
the
rebellious
States
;
as
one
that
knew
Pouillar
Common
wealthes
to
be
better
neighbours
,
surer
friends
,
and
lesse
daungerous
enemyes
,
than
Monarchies
;
and
so
by
his
practise
rescued
them
from
my
handes
,
and
furnished
the
Excheaquer
from
thence
for
that
tyme
.
Neyther
was
I
much
greeved
at
this
;
because
the
Dependancy
they
had
before
of
the
English
seemed
now
to
be
cut
off
,
and
the
interest
the
English
had
in
them
and
their
cause
to
be
taken
away
,
which
must
be
sully
and
finally
effected
before
we
can
hope
eyther
to
conquer
them
or
England
,
who
holding
togither
are
too
strong
for
the
world
at
sea
,
&
therefore
must
be
disunited
,
before
they
can
be
overcome
.
This
point
of
State
is
acknowledged
by
our
most
experienced
Petioner
and
sure
friund
Monsieur
Barnevelt
,
whose
succeeding
plots
to
this
end
,
shall
beare
witnes
for
the
depth
of
his
judgement
.
6.
But
the
last
service
I
did
for
the
State
,
was
not
the
least
;
when
I
underwrought
that
admirable
Engine
Raleigh
,
and
so
was
the
cause
his
voyage
(
threatning
so
much
daunger
and
domage
to
us
)
was
overthrowne
,
and
himselfe
returning
in
disgrace
,
I
pursued
almost
to
death
,
neither
(
I
hope
)
need
I
say
almost
,
if
all
things
hit
right
,
and
all
strings
hold
.
But
the
determination
of
my
commission
,
would
not
permit
me
longer
to
stay
to
follow
him
to
execution
,
which
I
desired
the
rather
,
that
by
concession
I
might
haue
wrung
from
the
inconsiderate
English
,
an
acknowledgement
of
my
masters
right
in
those
places
,
punishing
him
for
attempting
there
,
though
they
might
prescribe
for
the
first
foot
,
And
this
I
did
to
stop
their
mouthes
hereafter
,
and
because
I
would
quench
the
heate
&
valour
of
that
nation
,
that
none
should
dare
hereafter
to
undertake
the
like
,
or
be
so
hardy
as
to
looke
at
our
sea
,
or
breathe
upon
our
Coastes
.
And
lastly
because
I
would
bring
to
an
ignominious
death
,
that
old
Pyrat
,
who
is
one
of
the
last
now
living
,
bred
under
that
deceased
English
Virago
,
and
by
her
flesht
in
our
blood
and
ruine
.
To
doe
this
I
had
many
Agents
,
first
divers
Courtiers
who
were
hungrie
and
gaped
wide
for
Spanish
gould
;
secondly
some
that
bare
him
at
the
heart
for
inveterate
quarrels
;
Thirdly
some
forreigners
who
having
in
vaine
sought
the
Elixer
hitherto
,
hope
to
finde
it
in
his
head
;
Fourthly
all
men
of
the
Romish
faith
who
are
of
the
Spanish
faction
,
and
would
haue
been
my
bloodhounds
,
to
hunt
him
or
any
such
to
death
willingly
,
as
persons
hating
the
prosperitie
of
their
Country
,
and
the
valour
,
worth
,
and
wit
of
their
owne
nation
,
in
respect
of
us
and
our
Catholike
cause
;
Lastly
I
left
behinde
mee
such
an
instrument
composed
artificially
of
a
secular
understanding
and
a
religious
profession
as
hee
is
every
way
adapted
to
serue
himself
into
the
closet
of
the
heart
,
and
to
worke
upon
feminine
leuity
,
who
in
that
county
haue
masculine
spirits
to
command
and
pursue
their
plots
unto
death
.
This
therefore
I
accompt
as
done
,
&
rejoyce
in
it
,
knowing
it
will
be
very
profitable
to
us
,
gratefull
to
our
faction
there
;
and
for
the
rest
,
what
though
it
be
crosse
to
the
people
,
or
the
Clergy
?
we
that
onely
negotiate
for
our
owne
gaine
,
and
treate
about
this
mariage
for
our
owne
ends
,
can
conclude
or
breake
off
when
we
see
our
time
,
without
respect
of
such
as
can
neither
profit
us
,
nor
hurt
us
;
for
I
haue
certaine
knowledge
that
the
commons
generally
are
so
effeminate
and
cowardly
,
as
that
they
at
their
musters
(
which
are
seldome
and
slight
,
onely
for
the
benefit
of
their
muster-master
)
of
a
thousand
souldiers
,
scarce
one
hundred
dare
discharge
a
musker
,
and
of
that
hundred
,
scarce
one
can
use
it
like
a
souldier
.
And
for
their
armes
,
they
are
so
ill
provided
,
that
one
corselet
serveth
many
men
,
when
such
as
shew
their
armes
upon
one
day
in
one
place
,
lend
them
to
their
frends
in
other
places
to
shew
when
they
haue
use
.
And
this
if
it
be
spied
,
is
only
punished
by
a
mulct
in
the
purse
,
which
is
the
officers
aime
,
who
for
his
advantage
winkes
at
the
rest
,
and
is
glad
to
finde
and
cherish
by
connivence
profitable
faults
which
increase
his
revenue
.
Thus
stands
the
state
of
that
poore
miserable
country
,
which
had
never
more
people
and
fewer
men
.
So
that
if
my
master
should
resolve
upon
an
invasion
,
the
time
never
fits
as
at
this
present
,
securitie
of
this
mariage
and
the
disuse
of
armes
having
cast
them
into
a
dead
sleepe
,
a
strong
and
wakening
faction
being
ever
amongst
them
ready
to
assist
us
,
and
they
being
unprovided
of
shippes
and
armes
,
or
hearts
to
fight
,
an
universall
discontentment
filling
all
men
.
This
I
haue
from
their
muster-masters
and
Captaines
,
who
are
many
of
them
of
our
religion
,
or
of
none
,
and
so
ours
,
ready
to
be
bought
and
sould
,
and
desirous
to
be
my
masters
servants
in
fee
.
Thus
much
for
the
state
particularly
,
wherein
I
haue
bent
my selfe
to
weaken
them
and
strengthen
us
,
&
in
all
these
haue
advanced
the
Catholicke
cause
,
but
especially
in
procuring
favours
for
all
such
as
favour
that
side
,
and
crossing
the
other
by
all
meanes
.
And
this
I
practise
my selfe
&
give
out
to
be
generally
practised
by
others
,
that
whatsoever
successe
I
finde
,
I
still
boast
of
the
victory
,
which
I
doe
to
dishearten
the
heretiques
,
to
make
them
suspitious
one
of
an
other
,
especially
of
their
Prince
and
their
best
Statesmen
,
and
to
keepe
our
owne
in
courage
,
who
by
this
meanes
increase
,
otherwise
would
be
in
danger
to
decay
.
Now
for
religion
,
and
for
such
designes
as
fetch
their
pretence
from
thence
,
I
beheld
the
policie
of
that
late
Bishop
of
theirs
(
Bancroft
)
who
stird
up
and
maintained
a
dangerous
schisme
,
betweene
our
secular
Priests
and
Iesuites
,
by
which
he
discovered
much
weaknes
,
to
the
dishonour
of
our
clergie
,
and
prejudice
of
our
cause
.
This
taught
me
(
as
it
did
Barnevelt
in
the
Low
countries
)
to
worke
secretly
and
insensibly
betweene
their
Conformists
and
Non-conformists
,
and
to
cast
an
eye
as
far
as
the
Orcades
;
knowing
that
busynes
might
be
stirred
up
there
,
that
might
hinder
proceedings
in
England
,
as
the
French
ever
used
Scotland
to
call
home
the
forces
of
England
,
and
so
to
prevent
their
conquests
.
The
effect
you
haue
partly
seene
in
the
Earle
of
Argile
,
who
sometimes
was
Captaine
for
the
King
and
Church
against
the
great
Marquis
Huntley
,
&
now
fights
under
our
banner
at
Bruxels
,
leaving
the
crosses
of
S.
George
&
S.
Andrewe
for
the
staffe
of
S.
Iames.
Neither
doe
our
hopes
end
here
,
but
we
daily
expect
more
revolters
,
at
least
such
a
disunion
as
wil
never
admit
solid
reconcilement
,
but
will
send
some
to
us
,
and
some
to
Amsterdam
.
For
the
King
(
a
wise
and
vigilant
Prince
)
labouring
for
a
perfect
union
betwixt
both
the
kingdomes
,
which
he
sees
cannot
be
effected
,
where
the
least
ceremony
in
religion
is
continued
,
divers
sharp
and
bitter
braules
from
thence
arising
,
whilst
some
striving
for
honour
more
then
for
truth
,
prefer
their
owne
way
&
wil
,
before
the
general
peace
of
the
Church
&
the
edification
of
soules
)
he
I
say
seekes
to
worke
both
Churches
to
uniformitie
,
and
to
this
end
made
a
journey
into
Scotland
,
but
with
no
such
successe
as
he
expected
,
for
divers
of
ours
attended
the
traine
,
who
stirred
up
humors
and
factions
,
and
cast
in
scruples
and
doubts
to
hinder
&
crosse
the
proceedings
;
yea
those
that
seeme
most
adverse
to
us
and
adverse
from
our
opinions
,
by
their
disobedience
and
example
helpe
forward
our
plots
,
and
these
are
incouraged
by
a
factious
and
heady
multitude
,
by
a
faint
&
irresolute
clergie
,
(
many
false
brethren
being
amongst
their
Bps.
)
&
by
the
prodigal
Nobilitie
who
maintaine
these
stirs
in
the
Church
,
that
thereby
they
may
safely
keepe
their
Church
livings
in
their
hands
,
which
they
haue
most
sacrilegiously
seased
upon
in
the
time
of
the
first
deformation
,
&
which
they
feare
would
be
recovered
by
the
Clergy
if
they
could
be
brought
to
brotherly
peace
&
agrement
;
for
they
haue
seene
the
King
very
bountiful
in
this
kind
,
hauing
lately
increased
their
pensions
&
setled
the
Clergy
a
competent
maintenance
,
&
besides
out
of
his
owne
meanes
which
in
that
kingdome
is
none
of
the
greatest
,
having
brought
in
and
restored
whole
Bishopriks
to
the
Church
,
which
were
before
in
lay-mens
hands
,
a
great
part
of
the
Nobilities
estates
consisting
of
spirituall
lands
,
which
makes
them
cherish
the
puritanicall
faction
,
who
will
be
content
to
be
trencher-fed
with
scraps
and
crummes
and
contributions
and
arbitrary
benevolences
from
their
Lords
and
Lairds
and
Ladies
,
and
their
adherents
and
followers
.
But
(
quoth
the
Inquisitor
generall
)
how
if
this
act
of
the
Kings
,
wherein
hee
is
most
earnest
and
constant
,
should
so
far
thrive
,
as
it
should
effect
a
perfect
union
both
in
the
Church
&
Common
wealth
?
I
tell
you
it
would
in
my
conceite
be
a
great
blowe
to
us
,
if
by
a
generall
meeting
a
generall
peace
should
be
concluded
,
and
all
their
forces
bent
against
Rome
;
and
we
see
their
politick
King
aimes
at
this
.
True
(
quoth
Gondamore
)
but
he
takes
his
marke
amisse
,
howsoever
hee
understand
the
people
and
their
inclination
better
then
any
man
,
and
better
knowes
how
to
temper
their
passions
and
affections
;
for
(
besides
that
he
is
hindred
there
in
Scotland
underhand
by
some
for
the
reasons
before
recited
,
and
by
other
great
ones
of
ours
who
are
in
great
place
&
authoritie
amongst
them
)
hee
is
likewise
deluded
in
this
point
even
by
his
owne
Clergie
at
home
in
England
,
who
pretend
to
be
most
forward
in
the
cause
.
For
they
considering
if
a
generall
uniformitie
were
wrought
,
what
an
inundation
would
follow
,
whilst
all
or
most
of
theirs
(
as
they
feare
)
would
flock
thither
for
preferment
(
as
men
pressing
towards
the
sunne
for
light
and
heare
)
and
so
their
owne
should
be
unprovided
;
these
therefore
(
I
say
)
howsoever
they
beare
the
King
fairly
in
hand
,
are
underhand
against
it
,
and
stand
stiffe
for
all
ceremonies
to
be
obtruded
with
a
kinde
of
absolute
necessitie
upon
them
,
when
the
other
wil
not
be
almost
drawne
to
receive
any
.
When
if
an
abatement
were
made
,
doubtlesse
they
might
be
drawne
to
meete
in
the
middest
;
but
there
is
no
hope
of
this
with
them
,
where
neither
party
deales
seriously
,
but
onely
for
the
present
,
to
satisfie
the
King
:
and
so
there
is
no
feare
on
our
side
that
affections
and
opinions
so
divers
,
will
ever
be
reconciled
and
made
one
.
Their
Bishop
of
S.
Andrewes
stands
almost
alone
in
the
cause
,
and
puls
upon
himself
the
labour
,
the
losse
and
the
envie
of
all
,
with
little
proficiencie
,
whilst
the
adverse
faction
haue
as
sure
friends
and
as
good
intelligence
about
the
King
as
he
hath
,
and
the
same
Post
perhaps
that
brings
a
packet
from
the
King
to
him
,
brings
another
from
their
Abettors
to
them
,
acquainting
them
with
the
whole
proceedings
and
counsels
,
&
preparing
them
aforehand
for
opposition
:
this
I
know
for
truth
,
and
this
I
reioyce
in
,
as
conducing
much
to
the
Catholick
good
.
But
(
quoth
the
Nuntio
)
are
there
none
of
the
hereticall
preachers
busie
about
this
match
?
Me
thinkes
their
fingers
should
itch
to
be
writing
and
their
tongues
burn
to
be
prating
of
this
busynes
,
especially
the
puritanicall
sort
,
howsoever
the
most
temperate
and
indifferent
cary
themselves
.
The
truth
is
my
Lord
(
quoth
the
Ambassadour
)
that
privately
what
they
can
,
and
publiquely
what
they
dare
,
both
in
England
&
Scotland
all
for
the
most
part
(
exc●pt
such
as
are
of
our
faith
)
oppose
this
match
to
their
utmost
,
by
prayers
,
counsels
,
speeches
,
wishes
;
but
if
any
be
found
longer
tongued
then
his
fellowes
,
we
haue
still
meanes
to
charme
their
sawcinesse
,
to
silence
them
,
and
expell
them
the
Court
,
to
disgrace
them
and
crosse
their
preferments
,
with
the
imputation
pragmaticke
Puritanisme
.
For
instance
I
will
relate
this
particular
;
A
Doctor
of
theirs
and
a
Chaplaine
in
ordinary
to
the
King
,
gaue
many
reasons
in
a
letter
against
this
mariage
,
and
propounded
a
way
how
to
supply
the
Kings
wants
otherwise
,
which
I
understanding
,
so
wrought
underhand
,
that
the
Doctor
was
committed
,
and
hardly
escaped
the
danger
of
his
presumptuous
admonition
,
though
the
state
knew
his
intent
was
honest
,
and
his
reasons
good
.
Wherein
wee
on
the
other
side
,
(
both
here
and
with
the
Arch
Duke
)
haue
had
bookes
penned
,
and
pictures
printed
,
directly
against
their
King
and
state
,
for
which
their
Ambassadours
haue
sought
satisfaction
of
us
in
vaine
,
not
being
able
to
stay
the
print
,
or
so
much
as
to
touch
the
hem
of
the
Authors
garment
.
But
wee
haue
an
evasion
,
which
hereticks
misse
,
our
Clergie
being
freed
from
the
temporall
sword
,
and
so
not
included
in
our
treaties
and
conditions
of
peace
,
but
at
libertie
to
give
any
hereticall
Prince
the
Mate
when
they
list
:
whereas
theirs
are
liable
to
accompt
and
hazard
,
&
are
muzled
for
barking
,
when
ours
may
both
barke
and
bite
too
.
The
Councell
table
,
and
the
star-Chamber
do
so
terrifie
them
,
as
they
dare
not
riot
,
but
run
at
the
stirrop
in
excellent
command
,
and
come
in
at
the
least
rebuke
.
They
call
their
preaching
in
many
places
standing
up
,
but
they
crouch
and
dare
not
stand
up
nor
quest
,
behaue
themselves
like
Setters
,
silent
and
creeping
upon
their
bellies
,
licke
the
dust
which
our
Priests
shake
from
their
beautifull
feete
.
Now
(
quoth
the
Duke
of
Lerma
)
satisfie
me
about
our
owne
Clergie
how
they
fare
..
For
there
were
here
Petitions
made
to
the
King
in
the
name
of
the
distressed
,
afflicted
,
persecuted
and
imprisoned
Priests
,
that
his
Maiestie
would
intercede
for
them
,
to
free
them
from
the
intollerable
burdens
they
groned
under
,
and
to
procure
their
liberties
:
and
letters
were
directed
from
us
to
that
end
,
that
you
should
negotiate
this
demand
with
all
speed
and
diligence
.
Most
excellent
Prince
(
replyed
Gondamore
)
I
did
your
command
with
a
kinde
of
command
my selfe
;
not
thinking
it
fit
to
make
it
a
suite
in
your
name
or
my
Masters
,
I
obtained
them
libertie
to
walke
freely
up
and
downe
,
to
face
and
outface
their
accusers
,
Iudges
,
Magistrates
,
Bishops
,
and
to
exercise
their
functions
almost
as
freely
altogether
as
safely
as
at
Rome
.
Here
the
Nuntio
objected
,
that
he
did
not
well
to
his
judgement
in
procuring
their
libertie
,
since
they
might
doe
more
good
in
prison
then
abroad
.
Because
in
prison
they
seemed
to
be
under
persecution
,
and
so
were
pittied
of
others
;
and
pittie
of
the
person
,
prepares
the
affection
further
.
Besides
,
then
they
were
careful
over
their
owne
lives
to
give
no
offence
:
but
abroade
they
might
be
scandalous
in
their
lives
,
as
they
use
to
be
in
Rome
and
Spaine
,
and
other
Catholik
countreys
;
and
so
the
opinion
of
their
holynesse
which
upholds
their
credit
and
cause
(
against
the
maried
Clergie
)
would
soone
decay
.
But
the
Ambassador
replyed
,
he
considered
those
inconveniences
,
but
besides
a
superior
command
,
he
saw
the
profit
of
their
libertie
more
then
of
their
restraint
.
For
now
they
might
freely
conferre
,
and
were
ever
practising
,
and
would
doubtlesse
produce
some
worke
of
wonder
.
And
besides
by
reason
of
their
authoritie
and
meanes
to
change
places
,
did
apply
themselves
to
many
persons
;
wheras
in
prison
they
onely
could
deale
with
such
as
came
to
be
caught
,
or
were
their
owne
before
.
And
this
(
quoth
he
)
I
adde
as
a
secret
,
that
as
before
they
were
maintained
by
private
contributions
to
devout
Catholiques
even
to
excesse
,
so
much
more
now
shall
they
be
able
to
gather
great
summes
,
to
weaken
the
State
,
and
furnish
them
for
some
high
attempt
,
by
the
example
of
Cardinall
Woolsey
barrelling
up
gold
for
Rome
.
And
this
they
may
easily
doe
,
since
all
Catholiques
rob
the
hereticall
Priests
and
withhold
tythes
from
them
by
fraud
or
force
,
to
give
to
these
of
their
owne
to
whom
it
is
properly
due
:
And
if
this
be
spied
,
it
is
an
easie
matter
to
lay
all
upon
the
Hollander
,
and
say
,
he
carries
the
coyne
out
of
the
land
(
who
are
forward
enough
indeed
,
in
such
practises
)
and
so
ours
shall
not
onely
be
excused
,
but
a
flawe
made
betwixt
them
to
weaken
their
amities
,
&
beget
suspition
betwixt
them
of
each
others
loue
.
But
amongst
all
these
priests
(
quoth
the
Inquisitor
generall
)
did
you
remember
that
old
,
reverend
,
father
Baldwin
,
who
had
a
finger
in
that
admirable
attempt
made
on
our
behalfe
against
the
Parliament
house
?
such
as
he
deserving
so
highly
,
adventuring
their
lives
so
resolutely
for
the
Catholique
cause
,
must
not
be
neglected
,
but
extraordinarily
regarded
,
thereby
to
incourage
others
to
the
like
holy
undertakings
.
Holy
father
(
quoth
Gondamor
)
my
principall
care
was
of
him
,
whose
life
and
libertie
when
I
had
with
much
difficultie
obtained
of
the
King
,
I
solemnly
went
in
person
,
attended
with
all
my
traine
,
and
divers
other
well
willers
to
fetch
him
out
of
the
Tower
where
he
was
in
durance
.
Assoone
as
I
came
in
his
sight
I
behaved
my self
after
so
lowly
&
humble
a
maner
,
that
our
adversaries
stood
amazed
to
behold
the
reverence
we
giue
to
our
ghostly
fathers
.
And
this
I
did
to
confound
them
&
their
contemptuous
Clergie
,
and
to
beget
an
extraordinary
opinion
of
holinesse
in
the
person
,
&
pietie
in
us
,
and
also
to
provoke
the
English
Catholiques
to
the
like
devout
obediencie
,
and
thereby
at
any
time
these
Iesuites
(
whose
authoritie
was
somewhat
weakened
since
the
schisme
betwixt
them
and
the
Seculars
,
and
the
succeeding
powder-plot
)
may
worke
them
to
our
ends
,
as
Masters
their
servants
,
Tutors
their
schollers
,
fathers
their
children
,
Kings
their
subiects
.
And
that
they
may
doe
this
the
more
boldly
and
securely
,
I
haue
somewhat
dasht
the
authoritie
of
their
high
Comission
;
upon
which
whereas
there
are
diverse
Pursevants
(
men
of
the
worst
kinde
and
condition
,
resembling
our
Flies
&
Familiars
,
attending
upon
the
inquisition
)
whose
office
and
imployment
it
is
to
disturbe
the
Catholiques
,
search
their
houses
for
Priests
,
holy
vestments
,
bookes
,
beades
,
crucifixes
,
and
the
like
religious
appurtenances
,
I
haue
caused
the
execution
of
their
office
to
be
slackned
,
that
so
an
open
way
may
be
given
to
our
spirituall
instruments
for
the
free
exercise
of
their
faculties
.
And
yet
when
these
Pursevants
had
greatest
authoritie
,
a
small
bribe
in
the
Countrey
would
blinde
their
eyes
,
or
a
little
greater
at
Court
or
in
the
Excheaquer
frustrate
and
crosse
all
their
actions
,
so
that
their
malice
went
off
like
squibs
,
made
a
great
crack
to
fright
children
and
new
borne
babes
,
but
hurt
no
old
men
of
Catholique
spirits
.
And
this
is
the
effect
of
all
other
their
courses
of
proceeding
in
this
kinde
,
in
all
their
iudiciall
Courts
,
whither
knowne
catholiques
(
convicted
as
they
stile
them
)
are
often
summond
and
cited
,
threatned
and
bound
over
,
but
the
danger
is
past
assoon
as
the
officer
hath
his
fee
payd
to
him
,
then
the
execution
goeth
no
further
.
Nay
upon
my
conscience
they
are
glad
when
there
are
offenders
in
that
kinde
,
because
they
are
bountifull
:
and
the
officers
doe
their
best
to
favour
them
,
that
they
may
increase
,
and
so
their
revenue
and
gaine
come
in
freely
.
And
if
they
should
be
sent
to
prison
,
even
that
place
(
for
the
most
part
)
is
made
as
a
Sanctuary
to
them
:
as
the
old
Romanes
were
wont
to
shut
up
such
by
way
of
restreint
,
as
they
meant
to
preserve
from
the
peoples
fury
;
so
they
live
safe
in
prison
till
we
haue
time
to
worke
their
libertie
and
assure
their
lives
.
And
in
the
meane
time
their
place
of
restraint
is
as
a
study
unto
them
,
where
they
haue
opportunitie
to
confer
together
as
in
a
Colledge
,
and
to
arme
themselves
in
unity
against
the
single
adversary
abroad
.
But
(
quoth
the
Inquisitor
generall
)
how
doe
they
for
bookes
,
when
they
haue
occasion
either
to
write
or
dispute
?
My
Lord
,
(
replyes
Gondamor
)
all
the
Libraries
belonging
to
the
Romane
Catholiques
through
the
land
are
at
their
command
,
from
whence
they
haue
all
such
collections
as
they
can
require
gathered
to
their
hand
,
aswell
from
thence
as
from
all
the
Libraries
of
both
Vniversities
,
and
even
the
bookes
themselves
if
that
be
requisite
.
Besides
I
have
made
it
a
principall
part
of
my
imployment
,
to
buy
all
the
manuscripts
&
other
ancient
and
rare
Authours
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Heretiques
,
so
that
there
is
no
great
Scholler
dies
in
the
land
,
but
my
Agents
are
dealing
with
his
bookes
.
In
so
much
as
even
their
learned
Isaack
Causabons
library
was
in
election
without
question
to
be
ours
,
had
not
their
Vigilant
King
(
who
foresees
all
dangers
,
and
hath
his
eye
busie
in
every
place
)
prevented
my
plot
.
For
after
the
death
of
that
great
scholler
,
I
sent
to
request
a
view
&
catalogue
of
his
bookes
with
their
price
,
intending
not
to
be
out-vyed
by
any
man
,
if
mony
would
fetch
them
;
because
(
besides
the
damage
that
side
should
haue
received
by
their
losse
,
prosecuting
the
same
story
against
Cardinall
Baronius
)
we
might
haue
made
good
advantage
of
his
notes
,
collections
,
castigations
,
censures
and
criticismes
for
our
owne
party
,
and
framed
and
put
out
others
under
his
name
at
our
pleasure
.
But
this
was
foreseene
by
their
Prometheus
,
who
sent
that
Torturer
of
ours
(
the
Bishop
of
Winchester
)
to
search
and
sort
the
papers
,
and
to
seale
vp
the
●tudy
:
Giving
a
large
and
princely
allowance
for
them
to
the
●elicks
of
Causabon
,
togither
with
a
bountifull
pension
&
pro●ision
for
her
and
hers
.
But
this
plot
fayling
at
that
time
,
hath
of
ever
done
so
.
Nor
had
the
Vniversitie
of
Oxford
so
triumphed
in
their
many
manuscripts
given
by
that
famous
Knight
S.
Thomas
Bodly
,
if
eyther
I
had
been
then
imployed
,
or
this
course
of
mine
then
thought
upon
;
for
I
would
labour
what
I
might
this
way
or
any
other
way
to
disarme
them
,
and
eyther
to
translate
their
best
authours
hither
,
or
at
least
to
leave
none
in
the
hands
of
any
but
Romane
Catholiques
who
are
assuredly
ours
.
And
to
this
end
an
especiall
eye
would
be
had
upon
the
Library
of
one
S.
Robert
Cotton
(
an
ingrosser
of
Antiquities
)
that
whensoever
it
come
to
be
broken
up
(
eyther
before
his
death
or
after
)
the
most
choice
and
singular
pieces
might
be
gleaned
and
gathered
up
,
by
a
Catholique
hand
.
Neyther
let
any
man
thinke
,
that
descending
thus
low
to
pettie
particulars
is
unworthy
an
Ambassadour
,
or
of
small
avayle
for
the
ends
we
ayme
at
,
since
we
see
every
mountayne
consists
of
severall
sands
;
and
there
is
no
more
profitable
conversing
for
Statesmen
then
amongst
schollers
&
their
books
,
specially
where
the
King
for
whom
we
watch
is
the
King
of
Schollers
,
and
loves
to
live
almost
altogether
in
their
element
.
Besides
if
by
any
meanes
we
can
continue
differences
in
their
Church
,
or
make
them
wider
,
or
beget
distaste
betwixt
their
Clergy
and
common
Lawyer
,
who
are
men
of
greatest
power
in
the
land
,
the
benefit
will
be
ours
,
the
consequence
great
,
opening
a
way
for
us
to
come
in
betweene
,
for
personall
quarrels
produce
reall
questions
.
As
he
was
further
prosecuting
this
discourse
,
one
of
the
Secretaries
(
who
wayted
without
the
chamber
)
desired
entrance
;
and
being
admitted
,
delivered
letters
which
he
had
newly
received
from
a
Post
directed
to
the
President
and
the
rest
of
the
Councell
from
his
Catholike
master
,
the
contents
whereof
were
to
this
effect
.
Right
trusty
&
welbeloved
Cousens
and
Counsellors
,
we
greete
you
wel
:
Wheras
we
had
a
hope
by
our
Agents
in
England
and
Germany
,
to
effect
that
great
worke
of
the
Westerne
Empire
;
and
likewise
on
the
other
side
to
surprize
Venice
,
and
so
incircling
Europe
at
one
instant
,
&
infolding
it
in
our
armes
,
make
the
easier
roade
upon
the
Turke
in
Asia
,
and
at
length
reduce
all
the
world
to
our
catholique
commaund
.
And
whereas
to
these
holy
ends
we
had
secret
and
sure
plots
and
proiects
on
foot
in
all
those
places
,
and
good
intelligence
in
all
Courts
;
Know
now
that
we
haue
received
late
and
sad
newes
of
the
apprehension
of
our
most
trusty
and
able
Pensioner
Barnevelt
,
and
of
the
discovery
of
other
our
intendements
;
so
that
our
hopes
are
for
the
present
adjourned
till
some
other
more
convenient
and
auspicuous
time
.
We
therefore
will
you
presently
upon
sight
hereof
,
to
breake
off
our
consultation
,
and
repaire
straight
to
our
presence
,
there
to
take
further
directions
and
proceed
as
the
necessity
of
time
&
cause
should
require
.
With
that
his
Excellencie
and
the
whole
house
strook
with
amazement
,
crost
their
foreheads
,
rose
up
in
sad
silence
,
and
brake
off
this
Treaty
abruptly
,
and
without
tarriance
tooke
horse
and
posted
to
Courte
.
From
whence
expect
newes
the
next
fayre
winde
.
In
the
meane
tyme
,
Let
not
those
be
secure
,
whom
it
concernes
to
be
rowsed
up
,
knowing
that
this
aspiring
Nebuchadnezzar
wil
not
loose
the
glorie
of
his
greatnes
,
(
who
continueth
still
to
magnifie
himselfe
in
his
great
Babel
,
)
untill
it
be
spoken
,
thy
kingdome
is
departed
from
thee
.
Dan.
4.