A
NARRATION
,
CONTAYNING
THE
Historie
of
the
French
Massacre
,
especially
that
horrible
one
at
PARIS
,
which
happened
in
the
yeare
1572.
Right
Reuerend
;
I
Thinke
that
no
man
is
ignorant
,
vnlesse
he
be
altogether
a
stranger
to
worldly
affaires
,
that
many
haue
written
many
things
touching
the
famous
persons
in
Learning
,
or
Warre
,
whom
this
our
Age
hath
brought
forth
,
as
also
touching
the
sundry
occurrences
befallen
in
this
blessed
Kingdome
of
England
,
as
also
in
France
,
Italy
,
and
the
higher
and
lower
Germany
:
But
in
so
great
a
number
of
ancient
and
Moderne
Writers
,
I
doe
wonder
there
hath
beene
none
,
that
as
yet
hath
particularly
set
sorth
that
cruell
butchery
of
good
men
,
made
in
the
Kingdome
of
France
,
in
the
yeare
1572.
on
Bartholmew
day
.
Truely
,
if
I
knew
it
had
beene
done
by
any
(
though
it
were
but
by
snatches
,
or
in
parts
,
and
peeces
)
I
had
rather
be
silent
,
after
the
passage
of
so
many
yeares
,
then
bring
forth
any
thing
vnseasonably
,
that
might
either
breed
offence
to
your
Lordship
,
or
the
Reader
.
But
(
as
I
haue
formerly
said
)
seeing
I
am
fully
perswaded
,
there
is
none
that
already
hath
purposely
dealt
in
this
Argument
,
I
deemed
it
as
free
,
and
as
lawfull
for
me
as
for
others
,
to
runne
in
this
race
,
and
in
this
Field
to
make
tryall
of
my
slender
ability
.
Let
it
please
you
therefore
(
my
good
Lord
)
at
this
time
,
when
others
out
of
a
plentifull
&
rich
haruest
haue
brought
to
this
Bartholmew
Faire
abundance
and
store
enough
of
fruit
;
That
I
,
out
of
my
little
,
barren
,
and
poore
Garden
,
may
with
a
pure
heart
and
hand
offer
a
few
leaues
to
your
liking
.
And
I
beseech
you
vouch
safe
to
assist
and
further
me
with
your
honourable
good
will
,
and
fauour
,
in
the
discourse
and
discouery
of
this
businesse
,
according
to
your
accustomed
piety
,
and
your
remarkeable
vertue
and
Learning
so
famoused
both
in
your
owne
Countrey
,
as
also
in
forraigne
.
Since
then
the
whole
matter
is
so
plaine
and
euident
to
all
good
men
,
and
of
vpright
iudgement
,
it
shall
not
be
amisse
,
if
in
the
beginning
wee
seeke
out
the
cause
from
whence
so
hainous
and
barbarous
an
Act
proceeded
.
It
is
certaine
(
if
wee
may
beleeue
Caesar
in
his
Commentaries
)
that
the
French
Nation
was
of
old
so
fierce
and
cruell
,
that
they
did
be-smeare
euen
their
Altars
with
humane
blood
,
they
would
hale
and
teare
innocent
and
harmelesse
men
to
be
sacrificed
:
Nay
more
,
that
robberies
and
out-rages
,
done
out
of
the
Walles
and
borders
of
their
Cittie
,
they
did
not
account
dishonest
,
or
to
be
blamed
.
But
from
the
time
that
it
was
once
reformed
by
lawes
,
and
worthy
discipline
,
and
that
it
learned
to
obey
one
King
,
it
presently
fell
from
that
rude
and
barbarous
kinde
of
life
to
humanity
,
and
Ciuility
;
So
as
at
this
instant
we
may
truly
,
and
not
vnfitly
terme
Fraunce
,
the
Mother
of
Ciutill
courtesie
,
and
that
from
our selues
,
by
our
owne
experience
.
But
before
I
wade
further
into
other
things
,
me
thinks
this
one
cause
should
be
first
chiefly
examined
,
namely
,
from
whence
that
Nation
(
once
so
cruell
and
sauage
,
and
now
styled
with
the
praise
of
Courtesie
and
Ciuility
)
should
draw
the
matter
and
ground-worke
of
this
wicked
and
perfidious
deed
we
now
speake
of
?
And
more
;
what
should
moue
Charles
their
King
,
then
of
greene
and
tender
yeres
,
(
from
whom
nothing
but
Acts
of
glory
and
Nobility
were
expected
,
both
in
regard
of
his
excellent
forwardnesse
,
as
of
his
most
Royall
disposition
both
in
body
and
minde
,
)
that
he
should
so
fauour
these
men
,
which
vnder
the
pretext
and
counterfait
zeale
of
ancient
Religion
,
bring
about
and
compasse
any
thing
with
the
simple
people
?
From
hence
it
is
that
these
griefes
arise
;
by
this
onely
bait
was
King
Charles
caught
;
by
these
circumstances
and
by-wayes
was
that
Prince
led
and
misse-led
,
being
in
his
first
yeares
Noble
,
milde
,
and
gentle
;
That
hee
(
with
griefe
I
speake
it
)
in
whom
(
as
Buchanan
the
Prince
of
Poets
in
our
age
,
saith
godly
and
truely
)
the
Image
of
the
most
high
God
ought
to
be
,
and
shine
,
should
abandon
himselfe
to
wickednesse
and
villany
,
and
all
manner
of
impudency
and
periury
.
But
that
Christ
(
the
mouth
of
Truth
)
hath
fore-told
it
should
be
so
,
that
Religion
,
which
should
be
the
bond
of
Peace
and
Society
,
yet
often
through
the
subtilty
of
Sathan
,
and
malice
of
men
,
proueth
the
occasion
and
matter
of
vproares
,
debate
,
and
tumults
.
And
verily
,
he
that
writ
this
,
writ
not
vainely
,
neither
did
hee
write
toyes
or
fables
when
hee
said
,
—
Quod
saepius
lim
Relligio
peperit
scelerosa
atque
impia
facta
.
That
Religion
of
yore
hath
brought
.
Forth
,
deeds
vile
,
wicked
and
nought
.
And
in
another
place
;
Tantum
Relligio
potuit
suadere
malorum
.
Religion
hath
the
skill
To
perswade
to
much
ill
.
But
that
we
may
come
to
the
purpose
,
and
our
speech
may
returne
from
whence
it
hath
digressed
,
he
is
farre
out
of
the
way
that
perswades
himselfe
,
or
imagineth
,
that
this
deed
so
detestable
was
bred
or
forged
in
any
other
place
,
then
in
the
shop
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
the
Anuile
of
all
wickednesse
.
Neuerthelesse
,
it
is
not
to
be
thought
that
this
Pylote
sate
alone
at
the
Helme
in
this
Shippe
,
(
so
fully
fraught
with
all
impiety
)
but
that
he
had
Mariners
,
and
Sea-faring
fellowes
enow
of
that
sort
,
carefully
trained
vp
in
any
villany
.
For
first
,
what
parts
in
this
Act
and
deed
may
not
the
Conspiracie
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
challenge
to
it selfe
?
What
Company
in
this
Army
doth
not
the
encouragement
of
the
Cardinals
and
Spaniards
lead
?
What
hath
not
the
furie
and
rage
of
the
cut-throat
Iesuits
attempted
in
these
Tents
and
fields
of
vngodlinesse
?
who
make
their
daily
vowes
and
prayers
to
spill
the
life
and
bloud
of
godly
Kings
and
Princes
,
especially
of
those
,
which
either
in
words
or
deeds
deny
to
yeeld
any
duty
or
homage
to
this
rauenous
Wolfe
of
Rome
.
And
that
nothing
(
forsooth
)
might
be
wanting
,
there
was
added
to
this
Councell
,
(
and
so
holy
Congregation
)
the
Councell
deuised
and
aduised
by
that
Family
which
long
since
hath
so
greedily
thirsted
after
the
bloud
of
good
and
godly
men
,
which
when
I
name
to
be
the
family
of
Guyse
,
I
doe
euen
in
one
breath
shut
vp
the
many
,
yea
the
infinite
miseries
and
calamities
of
France
:
This
is
that
family
that
instructed
the
King
in
all
the
wicked
principles
of
Craft
&
Deceipt
,
and
egg'd
him
on
to
that
foule
&
most
abhominable
deed
.
This
is
that
,
which
had
rather
haue
all
France
vtterly
to
sinke
and
perish
,
then
see
(
much
lesse
indure
)
any
great
man
to
reside
in
the
Kings
Court
,
who
hath
been
either
noted
to
be
of
Religion
reformed
,
or
accounted
famous
for
learning
and
vertue
.
Of
this
family
(
so
praise-worthy
)
not
any
vnprofitable
or
base
and
vnworthy
Member
but
the
very
Head
was
that
notable
and
Memorable
Cardinall
,
whom
whosoeuer
it
was
that
matched
with
a
certaine
Councellour
of
the
Emperour
Decius
,
did
him
right
,
of
whom
the
Ecclesiasticall
Historie
writeth
,
that
hee
was
called
The
Minister
of
the
Deuill
,
because
(
farre
worse
,
and
more
mischienous
then
the
Emperour
himselfe
)
he
stirred
vp
and
incensed
as
many
as
he
could
against
the
Christians
.
This
is
that
scarlet
Cardinall
,
whom
one
termed
(
not
vnfitly
)
The
Cateline
of
our
time
,
that
by
fraude
or
treacheries
,
by
right
or
wrong
,
omitted
not
to
inuent
a
thousand
meanes
of
doing
mischiefe
.
He
would
reioyce
and
take
a
great
delight
,
If
he
could
once
draw
Brethren
euen
to
fight
.
All
his
felicity
was
to
fill
housholds
full
of
batred
and
enmity
,
that
purpled
hindge
and
proppe
of
the
Romaine
Bishop
,
left
nothing
vndone
that
might
cut
asunder
the
conditions
of
Peace
,
and
might
nourish
the
seeds
of
warre
,
and
discords
,
or
giue
fuell
to
the
fire
of
factions
,
vproares
,
and
murthers
.
To
conclude
,
in
that
very
deed
,
that
vassaile
of
Antichrist
might
shew
there
is
no
mischiefe
or
attempt
so
fowle
or
hatefull
,
which
hath
not
issued
from
out
the
Popes
roofe
.
There
is
nothing
in
this
Clergy
sound
or
vnspotted
;
Nothing
so
holy
or
sanctified
,
which
perfidious
people
vse
not
to
breake
and
blemish
with
their
periuries
.
Witnesses
hereof
are
innumerable
Popes
,
many
Cardinals
,
and
he
Principall
,
of
whom
(
euen
now
)
we
made
mention
,
not
to
his
praise
or
good
report
,
but
as
he
deserued
,
for
his
cruelty
and
inhumane
dealings
,
committed
against
good
and
learned
men
;
yea
,
against
his
own
Countrey
,
to
his
perpetuall
shame
and
infamy
.
This
marke
hath
that
man
(
in
life
and
conuersation
so
impure
and
impudent
)
branded
himselfe
withall
,
and
it
will
neuer
be
wiped
away
,
or
blotted
out
of
remembrance
,
so
long
as
there
remaines
in
France
any
relique
of
Vertue
or
Learning
;
Nay
,
the
〈◊〉
impostures
,
and
wicked
practises
of
this
Scarlet-Prelate
,
shall
liue
to
the
memory
of
Posteritie
,
so
long
as
the
Christian
world
endures
.
This
Man
forsooth
,
and
Men
of
the
same
coate
(
whose
hearts
harbour
nothing
but
wicked
thoughts
and
purposes
)
will
be
the
light
of
the
world
,
and
not
the
spight
;
the
band
,
and
not
the
fire-brand
;
the
best
,
and
not
the
beasts
;
These
(
I
say
)
will
be
the
Salt
of
the
earth
,
who
not
onely
haue
that
little
they
haue
vnsauory
,
and
vnfit
for
vse
,
but
as
Salust
sayes
of
Cateline
,
which
is
worse
,
are
of
an
euill
and
peruerse
disposition
,
impudent
,
vndermyning
,
and
changeable
:
These
(
to
be
short
)
are
those
good
Shepheards
which
endeauor
not
to
teach
&
feed
their
flock
,
but
are
no
sooner
entred
into
holy
Orders
,
but
are
giuen
to
ciuill
warres
,
murthers
and
rapines
,
learne
to
deuoure
their
sheepe
,
and
(
as
I
may
speake
with
Homer
)
to
weaue
deceipts
;
or
as
Plautus
sayes
,
neatly
to
frame
tales
and
entrappings
for
them
.
And
this
(
I
warrant
you
)
gets
them
great
praise
.
Let
men
of
vpright
iudgement
censure
these
things
,
and
if
they
be
silent
and
will
not
,
the
very
stones
will
speake
in
many
Prouninces
of
France
especially
,
as
also
in
the
greatest
part
of
Italy
,
and
throughout
all
Spaine
,
where
the
Popes
crafts
are
not
yet
discouered
,
but
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
,
lye
still
lurking
,
and
vnreuealed
:
Which
notwithstanding
,
that
in
their
due
time
they
may
be
brought
to
light
,
in
spight
of
Sathan
and
the
wicked-minded
,
Time
,
nay
,
God
himselfe
will
bring
about
.
Howsoeuer
let
this
be
throughly
imprinted
in
all
mens
minds
,
that
there
is
neuer
any
thing
more
cruell
,
or
more
working
,
then
is
Idolatry
,
or
the
false
worship
of
God
,
which
as
often
as
it
is
voyde
of
Reason
and
Truth
,
seekes
to
maintaine
it selfe
by
force
,
fire
,
and
sword
,
and
by
all
meanes
to
bereaue
the
true
worshippers
of
God
,
of
the
goods
and
wealth
they
possesse
;
of
the
life
and
breath
they
draw
;
of
the
light
they
enioy
.
Neither
let
any
wonder
here
,
or
be
dismayd
,
that
this
both
is
and
was
from
time
to
time
,
and
is
like
to
be
still
,
the
lot
of
the
Church
,
which
,
as
the
kingly
Prophet
witnesseth
,
hath
from
her
Youth
vpwards
beene
afflicted
with
many
distresses
,
vexed
with
iniuries
and
revilements
,
and
tossed
with
many
stormes
and
tempests
:
Yet
let
not
any
man
be
in
this
heresie
,
that
hee
iudge
the
true
Religion
,
which
we
learne
out
of
the
Olde
and
New
Testament
,
to
be
the
cause
of
warres
,
vproares
,
and
seditions
,
nor
that
these
things
are
to
be
ascribed
to
true
-
Religion
,
which
by
accident
proceed
against
the
Truth
,
through
the
malice
of
men
,
and
of
the
Deuill
,
God
forbid
.
Neither
,
when
I
write
this
,
doe
I
write
contrarieties
;
for
here
I
meane
the
true
and
right
Religion
,
peaceable
and
quiet
,
not
that
which
out
of
Lucretius
we
haue
noted
to
be
wicked
,
turbulent
,
and
quarelsome
,
nor
that
Religion
so
stained
and
disfigured
with
Popish
infections
,
and
with
the
Iesuiticall
itch
of
lying
&
scandalizing
.
Let
them
(
whosoeuer
they
be
)
that
liue
in
the
Popish
blindnes
deny
if
they
can
,
with
a
safe
and
sure
conscience
,
whither
,
since
through
the
goodnesse
of
God
,
the
light
of
the
Gospell
,
and
true
Religion
hath
cleerely
shined
,
the
rage
and
outrage
of
the
Popish
kingdome
hath
not
encreased
?
whether
out
of
the
same
store-house
haue
not
come
innumerable
lyes
,
menaces
,
&
hatreds
against
the
Churches
of
the
Gospel
?
yet
it
was
so
.
For
(
to
confirme
this
our
obseruation
)
as
soone
as
(
King
Henry
being
dead
)
the
Churches
in
France
,
which
were
neglected
afflicted
,
and
oppressed
,
and
lay
in
obscurity
,
began
to
peere
out
,
and
rise
;
behold
that
Arch-worke-master
of
all
deceipt
and
wickednesse
,
that
Factor
for
the
Romane
Bishop
,
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
(
whom
a
while
since
wee
haue
somewhat
deciphered
)
that
he
might
make
all
possible
way
to
his
impious
deeds
and
Tyranny
,
and
might
purchase
Power
ouer
the
life
and
goods
of
such
as
were
good
men
,
began
to
driue
all
those
from
the
Kings
Court
,
whom
he
thought
able
to
crosse
his
faction
,
or
withstand
his
godlesse
and
wicked
attempts
,
and
behaued
himselfe
with
such
malice
and
insolence
against
the
Peeres
,
and
other
Nobles
of
Fraunce
,
that
they
consulted
together
how
they
might
suppresse
the
immeasurable
ambition
of
this
Man
,
and
of
his
whole
family
;
wherupon
did
arise
many
grieuous
and
deadly
ryots
and
insurrections
,
as
well
at
Amboyse
,
as
elsewhere
in
Fraunce
.
Then
did
hee
hereupon
scandalize
the
Churches
,
and
the
chiefe
Men
and
Rulers
of
the
true
Religion
,
with
inspeakeable
calumniations
.
Then
did
hee
burthen
them
with
lyes
,
slanders
and
deceipts
;
nay
,
that
this
desperate
miscreant
and
out-cast-wretch
,
might
not
ouerslip
any
nefarious
enterprise
,
he
did
then
charge
them
with
many
faigned
and
deuised
offences
.
It
is
surely
a
thing
worth
the
telling
,
to
shew
with
what
wiles
and
tricks
this
Cardinall
could
leade
and
misse-leade
a
number
of
people
:
For
euen
as
once
the
Iewes
were
,
in
scorne
,
called
of
the
Gentiles
,
the
Sabbotheans
;
and
the
Christians
,
of
Iulian
the
Apostata
,
the
Galileans
:
Euen
so
then
,
they
which
imbraced
the
true
Doctrine
,
that
they
might
be
accused
as
of
strange
errours
before
the
Solemnity
of
the
Cardinals
holy-dayes
,
were
begun
to
be
called
Hugenets
;
which
in-auspitious
name
,
first
found
and
inuented
by
an
vnfortunate
and
accursed
Man
,
sticke
in
the
memory
of
the
people
of
France
;
Fye
vpon
both
the
manner
and
matter
of
a
wicked
deed
,
and
wicked
seed
:
Neuerthelesse
,
let
vs
see
vpon
what
ground-worke
this
ridiculous
deuise
is
founded
,
and
that
the
Cardinall
,
and
his
Associates
,
are
busied
rather
in
any
other
thing
,
than
in
reading
and
meditating
the
holy
Scriptures
.
Thus
therefore
it
is
that
this
honest
man
would
haue
them
named
Hugonets
,
of
a
certaine
vision
,
which
about
that
time
in
the
night
neere
vnto
the
Towne
of
Tisrwin
,
the
common
people
(
that
beast
of
many
heads
)
beleeued
to
wander
vp
and
downe
:
And
now
my
friends
can
you
forbeare
laughing
?
It
was
thought
to
be
the
Ghost
of
a
certaine
Monke
called
Hugh
,
lately
deceased
,
and
because
in
those
times
the
Christians
,
through
persecutions
,
were
compelled
to
keepe
their
meetings
in
the
night
,
hee
caused
them
to
be
named
Hugonets
.
Whilest
these
things
were
in
doing
,
and
that
not
one
in
the
whole
kingdome
was
found
that
durst
take
in
hand
the
cause
godly
men
,
&
of
the
afflicted
Church
,
our
Lord
God
euen
beyond
all
hope
&
expectation
endewed
that
most
honourable
and
valiant
Nobleman
Caspar
Caligni
,
high
Admirall
of
France
,
with
the
spirit
of
fortitude
and
incredible
zeale
,
so
as
with
an
vndaunted
courage
,
in
the
very
middest
of
the
tumults
and
vproares
,
he
presented
a
Confession
of
their
faith
to
the
King
himselfe
,
Francis
the
second
,
in
the
name
of
the
reformed
Churches
in
Fraunce
,
and
pleaded
their
cause
with
wonderfull
wisedome
and
stoutnesse
,
at
the
Kings
Priuie
Councell
Table
,
in
the
Tower
called
Callirrhoe
.
This
deed
of
his
,
how
much
hatred
and
enuie
it
purchased
vnto
him
,
(
though
otherwise
a
man
in
high
fauour
with
the
King
)
cannot
easily
be
expressed
.
After
this
,
all
the
rowte
and
crue
of
the
Popelings
made
him
their
onely
marke
to
shoote
at
:
He
was
the
man
whom
they
assalted
with
all
their
weapons
:
He
the
Prince
on
whom
those
wicked
and
loathed
society
cast
all
their
reproaches
and
contumelies
:
Aboue
the
rest
the
family
of
the
Guyses
were
neuer
wearied
with
rolling
this
stone
,
and
aduancing
this
abhominable
and
prodigious
designe
,
that
it
might
glut
it selfe
with
the
French
blood
,
for
which
it
thirsted
,
and
might
alone
gouerne
all
the
affaires
of
the
Kingdome
.
They
haue
in
very
deed
approoued
that
Verse
of
Lucan
to
be
no
toye
or
idle
tale
,
Nulla
fides
regni
sociis
omnisque
potestas
,
Impatiens
consortis
erit
.
There
is
no
trust
in
fellow-Kings
,
Rule
,
with
a
Riuall
,
enuy
brings
.
A
great
power
being
leuied
and
gathered
at
Orleance
,
where
they
ruled
K.
Francis
as
they
listed
,
this
vngodly
family
held
a
Counsel
concerning
the
Prince
of
Condee
,
whom
they
had
imprisoned
,
and
concerning
many
other
honourable
Personages
,
either
to
behead
them
,
or
to
punish
them
with
the
amercement
of
some
great
fine
to
be
imposed
vpon
them
:
Or
if
they
dealt
more
mildly
with
any
,
to
banish
and
out-lawe
them
.
Who
may
not
here
cry
out
?
Quid
non
impietas
designat
?
Oh
what
will
not
sinne
and
vice
attempt
?
Item
.
O
furor
,
ô
nimium
dominandi
innata
cupido
!
Oh
rage
,
oh
too
much
inbred
thirst
of
rule
!
Meane
while
,
he
that
by
his
prouidence
,
as
out
of
a
watch-Tower
,
beholdeth
all
things
did
breake
asunder
these
cruell
complots
,
and
commaunded
King
Francis
,
breathing
out
fearefull
slaughters
,
to
yeeld
and
surrender
his
last
breath
▪
But
what
of
that
?
Doe
you
thinke
that
this
wicked
generation
was
any
thing
mooued
at
the
iudgements
of
God
,
or
at
this
example
,
so
fresh
and
euident
?
No
,
nothing
at
all
:
But
as
the
Prophet
sayes
,
The
brutish
generation
of
the
wicked
,
is
starke
blinde
in
the
iudgements
of
God
,
and
hath
their
brest
ouercast
and
clowded
with
a
thicke
mist
of
ignorance
:
And
a
factious
company
,
deuoted
and
giuen
ouer
to
sinne
,
reioyce
with
triumph
in
their
sinne
,
and
say
in
their
hearts
,
God
doth
not
looke
vpon
these
things
.
Therefore
these
blinde
men
,
and
leaders
of
the
blinde
,
these
enemies
of
Truth
,
were
not
beaten
backe
from
their
wicked
hopes
and
sinnefull
practises
against
Christ
,
no
,
not
then
,
when
(
young
King
Francis
being
dead
)
whom
they
had
abused
to
the
destruction
of
good
and
godly
men
,
the
Churches
began
euery
where
to
take
breath
,
and
sprowt
out
;
but
euen
presently
they
renewed
their
consultations
,
and
went
about
to
entangle
some
with
pleasure
and
cunning
deuises
,
as
Anthony
King
of
Nanarre
;
some
to
affright
with
murthers
,
and
all
sorts
of
cruelty
,
the
foundation
of
which
they
lay
in
the
Towne
of
Vassien
,
and
thrust
the
miserable
Realme
into
three
most
bitter
ciuill
warres
,
for
the
space
of
tenne
whole
yeares
.
It
were
a
hard
thing
(
or
rather
impossible
for
me
to
reckon
vp
all
their
kindes
of
cruelty
by
which
the
Popelings
in
France
haue
out-stripped
the
very
Tigers
and
Lyons
themselues
;
Yet
can
I
not
winke
at
,
or
ouer-skip
the
horrible
deedes
of
the
men
of
Orleance
:
These
men
in
the
yeare
69.
in
one
day
putting
fire
vnderneath
,
burnt
in
diuers
prisons
aboue
two
hundred
men
of
all
degrees
.
Who
so
vnderstandeth
not
,
that
from
them
,
that
sauage
and
barbarous
hatred
against
the
Admirall
,
and
the
French
Churches
,
tooke
beginning
,
and
encrease
,
him
I
iudge
to
see
nothing
in
a
most
cleare
light
.
Let
vs
in
the
meane
while
consider
what
we
may
learne
from
that
selfe-same
hatefull
peace
,
which
once
was
restored
and
set
on
foote
in
France
.
And
first
this
that
the
Lord
doth
graunt
certaine
truces
for
a
time
,
lest
with
the
continuance
of
mischiefes
,
the
godly
should
altogether
faint
and
grow
feeble
,
next
,
in
the
vncertainty
of
that
Peace
,
and
the
great
alteration
of
things
which
for
full
ten
yeares
was
in
France
,
wee
may
obserue
that
no
true
Peace
can
be
between
the
World
and
the
true
Church
:
which
let
the
Low-Countries
and
Christian
Princes
marke
,
that
we
may
wholly
relye
on
that
peace
which
God
affordeth
vs
,
and
alwaies
take
heed
to
our selues
of
the
world
,
which
hateth
the
light
,
and
the
Sons
of
light
,
and
hath
this
resolution
,
if
it
can
,
to
blot
and
raze
out
the
very
name
of
Truth
,
and
the
Gospell
.
But
now
to
the
purpose
:
When
as
the
enemies
in
two
sull
yeares
could
not
by
skirmishes
ouerthrow
the
forces
of
the
reformed
,
who
wearied
,
did
often
refresh
themselues
;
nor
were
able
either
with
poyson
,
which
they
often
attempted
,
to
make
away
,
or
in
battaile
to
ouercome
and
get
the
victory
,
the
Admirall
being
Generall
of
the
hoste
,
a
man
for
paines
vntyred
,
for
dangers
valerous
,
for
practise
skilfull
,
for
aduice
discreet
and
wise
,
they
determined
to
try
it
another
way
;
seeing
by
open
fight
they
could
profit
nothing
,
that
by
subtilties
and
deceipt
,
in
which
the
vngodly
are
most
experienced
,
and
by
putting
on
the
false
name
of
Peace
,
they
might
get
the
vpper
hand
:
So
,
when
they
knew
the
reuerence
of
the
reformed
Princes
,
of
the
Admirall
,
and
of
the
whole
Nobility
,
to
be
great
towards
the
King
,
and
that
little
credit
would
be
giuen
to
them
if
they
should
treate
of
Peace
,
which
they
had
so
many
times
broken
and
infringed
,
they
make
the
King
himselfe
to
personate
and
be
actor
of
their
Tragedy
,
who
to
that
purpose
auowed
hee
would
haue
nothing
more
holily
and
more
religiously
obserued
then
the
Peace
,
and
thereupon
in
countenance
and
speech
yeelded
the
greatest
intimation
hee
could
of
rendering
and
wishing
well
to
the
Nobility
of
the
Gospell
,
and
entertained
Teligni
,
the
Sonne
in
law
of
the
Admirall
,
to
many
his
secret
counsels
.
He
did
moreouer
by
all
meanes
set
forward
that
marriage
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
with
his
Sister
,
as
the
most
holy
bond
and
pledge
of
Peace
,
and
made
often
motion
that
it
might
be
hastened
.
What
did
hee
more
?
He
fained
he
was
farre
at
oddes
with
the
Pope
himselfe
,
and
tooke
it
exceeding
ill
at
his
hands
,
that
he
should
warne
him
by
his
Legate
not
to
marry
his
Sister
to
an
Heretique
Prince
.
But
oh
accursed
and
vnlucky
Nupitails
.
Oh
dismall
and
vnhallowed
Bridall
.
A
Bridall
they
call
it
:
That
name
they
do
paint
on
their
Sinne
,
for
that
was
the
dismall
day
,
the
first
of
annoy
,
not
of
ioy
,
and
the
first
sowrce
and
spring
of
all
mischiefe
.
And
although
that
marriage
might
then
seeme
to
the
French
Nobility
full
of
honour
and
concord
,
there
were
notwithstanding
some
politike
persons
,
&
of
greater
iudgement
then
others
,
who
thoght
otherwise
,
&
were
not
beside
the
matter
;
for
by
this
it
came
to
passe
that
the
King
very
earnestly
sent
for
the
Peeres
and
Nobles
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
out
of
all
his
kingdome
,
not
so
much
to
a
Bridall
,
as
to
a
Buriall
:
At
which
time
,
had
not
their
minds
been
very
carelesse
,
or
rather
had
it
not
beene
the
Christians
destiny
(
if
I
may
so
speake
)
that
their
houre
of
death
and
extreame
calamity
was
come
,
many
fore-tokens
and
vnhappy
signes
might
haue
forewarned
that
mischance
,
as
the
sodaine
and
vnthought-of
decease
of
the
Queene
of
Nauarr
:
the
bitter
menaces
of
the
Popelings
throughout
all
the
Realme
,
who
vaunted
that
Peace
would
be
slight
and
short
;
the
secret
conference
of
the
Cardinall
Lorraine
with
the
Duke
of
Alba
;
his
going
to
Rome
about
a
Sinode
;
great
troopes
of
Souldiers
placed
in
Roane
field
,
vnder
this
pretence
,
that
a
Nauie
must
be
rigged
out
against
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
and
many
like
matters
.
But
yet
when
the
Princes
of
the
reformed
Religion
had
wholly
prepared
themselues
,
at
their
great
charges
,
to
this
wedding
,
(
as
the
Sonnes
of
God
are
more
simple
and
lesse
apprehensiue
then
the
sonnes
of
this
world
,
and
light
beleofe
is
rather
an
ouersight
,
then
a
fault
)
as
to
mirth
,
and
the
delight
of
the
King
,
and
that
the
King
did
daily
either
enrich
them
with
gifts
,
or
bewitch
them
with
flatteries
,
who
would
not
haue
thought
here
had
beene
sure
trust
?
But
,
good
God
,
how
easily
doth
the
countenance
deceiue
vs
;
when
as
the
selfe-same
King
did
so
entertaine
the
Admirall
himselfe
,
as
if
hee
had
beene
the
most
inward
partaker
of
his
deepest
secrets
?
But
alas
,
alas
,
on
the
fourth
day
after
this
Wedding
,
came
that
last
day
and
ineuitable
fate
:
For
as
that
most
valiant
Prince
,
the
Admirall
,
at
dinner-time
returned
homewards
from
the
Court
,
hee
was
shot
through
both
his
hands
with
a
bullet
out
of
a
Pistoll
:
And
(
oh
griefe
)
what
hands
?
Let
him
heare
,
and
all
France
remember
,
euen
those
hands
which
had
beene
borne
,
made
,
and
vowed
for
recouering
the
liberty
and
Peace
of
France
.
But
when
as
,
after
this
wound
receaued
,
he
presently
fell
not
dead
,
and
that
the
bullet
had
pierced
his
hands
onely
,
and
not
his
heart
,
as
that
impious
faction
and
crew
had
well
hoped
,
the
Conspiratours
and
bloud-suckers
thought
fit
,
with
their
wondrous
dissimulation
,
to
draw
our
men
on
still
,
and
to
conceale
their
treason
:
The
King
vpon
that
report
,
bends
his
eyes
and
countenance
to
sorrow
,
and
commaunds
that
the
party
guilty
of
that
act
should
be
enquired
out
,
promising
and
proclayming
rewards
to
him
or
them
which
should
apprehend
him
;
sends
Letters
by
Post-horses
into
all
the
Prouinces
of
France
;
in
which
he
protests
that
this
heauy
mischance
of
the
Admirall
grieues
him
to
the
heart
,
and
that
he
will
reuenge
this
deed
by
some
notable
exemplary
punishment
.
To
conclude
,
that
the
Nobility
of
the
true
Religion
,
which
was
grieuously
troubled
with
so
haynous
an
act
,
might
be
secure
,
and
all
suspition
taken
away
,
that
they
might
at
vnawares
and
vnpronided
be
surprized
;
the
King
himselfe
,
accompanied
with
his
Mother
,
and
Brethren
,
repaires
to
visite
the
Admirall
,
layd
on
his
bed
,
speakes
to
him
very
kindly
,
and
encourageth
him
to
be
of
good
cheere
,
assuring
him
certainely
that
he
will
throughly
reuenge
so
vilde
an
offence
.
That
vertuous
Nobleman
then
turning
himselfe
to
the
King
,
I
am
not
(
saith
he
,
my
Soueraigne
Liege
)
carefull
about
this
my
wound
,
nor
about
the
punishment
of
the
Authour
of
this
deed
,
for
that
I
referre
,
as
this
my
life
,
so
all
my
reuenge
vnto
God
,
to
whom
I
wholly
make
my
complaint
,
and
whose
sight
in
Heauen
will
be
the
end
of
my
labours
,
which
I
had
beene
to
vndergoe
in
this
life
,
and
the
full
fruition
of
my
true
happinesse
:
But
if
it
shall
please
my
gracious
and
great
God
to
call
me
from
this
my
worldly
station
,
these
three
things
(
my
dread
Soueraigne
)
do
I
most
humbly
craue
and
entreat
of
your
Highnesse
;
First
,
That
you
neuer
will
suffer
the
Peace
now
setled
in
your
Realme
to
be
broken
.
Next
,
That
you
fully
perswade
your selfe
,
that
it
concernes
the
renowne
,
glory
,
and
safety
of
your
state
,
to
giue
ayde
and
assistance
to
the
people
of
the
Low-Countries
,
most
vpright
men
,
and
most
vnworthily
oppressed
,
against
that
cruell
and
barbarous
Tyrant
the
Duke
of
Alba.
Lastly
,
Let
this
be
stedfastly
beleeued
of
you
,
that
in
all
my
actions
I
accounted
nothing
more
worthy
,
or
more
to
be
regarded
,
then
to
defend
the
authority
of
your
Maiesties
commands
against
men
turbulent
,
enemies
of
their
Countries
liberty
,
and
endeauouring
nothing
but
the
ouerthrowe
of
their
King
,
and
the
lawes
of
God
:
And
this
assure
your selfe
,
that
I
alwayes
haue
,
and
will
be
ready
for
the
good
and
safegard
of
your
Realme
,
to
expose
my
life
and
bloud
to
all
kindes
of
danger
.
These
,
and
such
like
speeches
did
that
worthy
Nobleman
,
full
of
courage
and
magnanimity
,
though
at
that
time
faint
and
feeble
of
body
,
pronounce
constantly
and
sincerely
.
The
King
gone
from
thence
,
to
free
the
Admirall
and
the
other
Peeres
of
all
feare
and
suspition
,
commandeth
some
select
Souldiers
of
his
Guard
,
such
as
the
Admirall
himselfe
would
appoint
,
to
be
placed
in
that
street
,
who
should
take
care
lest
either
the
people
of
Paris
,
or
any
others
should
assault
the
Admirals
house
:
The
King
likewise
commandeth
,
that
for
many
of
the
Peeres
and
Religions
Nobles
,
addicted
to
the
Admirall
,
which
were
here
and
there
diuersly
dispersed
through
the
Citie
,
there
should
be
lodgings
prouided
in
the
selfe
same
streete
,
that
so
ioyned
together
they
might
be
the
safer
,
or
rather
,
that
coupled
together
in
one
heape
,
as
sheepe
appointed
for
the
slaughter
,
they
might
at
one
blowe
be
butchered
.
Who
then
will
doubt
,
that
there
are
many
regions
between
the
tongue
and
the
thoughts
,
many
cranies
and
blinde
corners
in
the
mindes
of
men
?
who
waighing
these
things
,
may
doubt
the
speech
of
Truth
to
be
simple
,
but
faynings
,
craft
,
&
lyes
to
be
full
of
intricate
inuolutions
,
and
to
stand
in
need
of
many
shadowes
,
and
pretences
?
There
cannot
assuredly
any
more
plaine
or
foule
example
be
giuen
of
a
dissembling
and
deceiptfull
minde
.
Oh
good
God
,
that
such
things
should
enter
into
the
heart
of
a
Christian
,
yea
,
into
the
minde
of
any
man
,
were
he
neuer
so
vile
,
much
lesse
into
the
heart
of
a
most
Christian
king
,
the
Maiesty
and
dignitie
of
whose
name
onely
,
vnlesse
it
withhold
vs
,
what
shall
we
here
finde
either
kingly
or
commendable
?
But
I
pray
you
:
To
be
changeable
,
subtile
,
thirsting
after
the
blood
of
the
Nobles
,
to
be
a
fainer
and
dissembler
,
may
you
say
these
are
vertues
beseeming
a
Prince
,
and
Christian
king
?
God
forbid
.
Let
vs
therefore
learne
by
this
that
we
are
oftentimes
,
most
simple
in
those
things
wherein
we
should
be
most
wise
,
That
the
fauour
of
Court
is
as
brittle
as
Glasse
.
And
let
all
Courtiers
learne
here
that
be
honest
men
,
and
such
as
best
desetue
at
their
Princes
hands
.
That
it
can
hardly
be
they
should
escape
ENUY
,
HATRED
,
DESTRUCTIOn
,
imprisonments
and
other
calamities
.
Let
them
besides
marke
aduisedly
.
how
changeable
the
course
of
things
is
in
Court
.
I
will
,
though
I
digresse
a
little
,
briefly
and
closely
expresse
what
I
meane
.
I
omit
ancient
matters
.
But
is
there
any
that
knows
not
the
example
of
a
lamentable
case
which
wee
haue
in
Papinian
,
in
Peter
de
Vineis
,
Moore
Aluar
de
Luna
,
Iames
Corde
,
&
Columbus
,
who
was
most
shamefully
and
vnworthily
ouerthrowne
by
Bombadilla
;
in
Cominaus
also
,
Bussonus
,
Consaluns
,
and
infinite
others
?
Nor
are
there
examples
old
,
and
new
wanting
of
this
,
in
the
Courts
of
the
Germane
Princes
.
What
if
we
think
of
that
so
late
,
and
fresh
in
memory
,
which
fell
out
in
this
your
blessed
Realme
of
England
,
and
in
the
Realme
of
France
?
Doth
not
this
Italian
,
so
quickly
raised
out
of
the
dust
,
without
any
desert
of
his
,
to
such
great
wealth
and
honours
,
giue
vs
an
apparant
example
hereof
?
vnlesse
they
be
starke
blind
,
all
men
see
it
plainely
.
Therefore
if
we
haue
any
wit
,
let
vs
be
taught
by
the
example
of
others
,
and
not
slightly
passe
ouer
the
remembrance
of
what
happened
to
the
Admirall
,
a
most
valerous
Peere
of
happy
memory
.
For
(
Oh
good
God
)
how
soone
,
how
easily
,
was
King
Charles
carried
from
his
accustomed
courtesie
,
and
mildenesse
towards
the
Admirall
and
his
followers
,
vnto
an
incredible
distaste
,
and
bitternes
;
so
as
himselfe
procured
the
cheife
Nobles
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
&
amongst
the
rest
that
most
valiant
worthy
,
and
the
very
Atlas
of
all
France
,
to
be
murthered
in
the
Court
and
entrance
of
his
Pallace
,
and
out
of
his
windowes
(
with
shame
enough
)
called
vpon
his
guard
,
and
animated
them
on
to
doe
those
villanies
?
yet
could
they
scarce
satisfie
his
desire
therein
,
it
was
so
great
,
and
greedy
.
On
the
same
day
therefore
which
was
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
August
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
when
those
Noblemen
were
all
of
them
sound
asleepe
,
and
the
Admirall
himselfe
had
prepared
himselfe
ready
for
rest
:
Behold
,
at
vnawares
,
there
was
a
great
hurly-burly
in
the
same
streete
,
a
huge
noyse
,
and
at
the
very
same
instant
Ryots
and
Assaults
on
euery
house
.
What
doe
they
then
thinke
you
?
The
sauage
and
vnruly
Souldiers
breake
downe
the
dores
,
hurry
and
ouerturne
all
things
.
Then
,
I
beseech
you
,
of
what
minde
shall
we
thinke
that
godly
and
sore-wounded
Peere
was
?
Surely
,
not
forgetting
his
woonted
constancy
when
hee
saw
his
death
,
yea
most
cruell
death
,
instantly
to
approach
,
hee
willed
a
Minister
of
Gods
Word
,
whom
hee
had
about
him
in
his
Chamber
to
say
prayers
,
and
wholly
gaue
himselfe
to
godly
and
deuout
meditations
:
Afterwards
sending
away
his
Seruants
,
that
euery
one
as
well
as
he
could
might
shift
for
himselfe
,
weakely
raising
himselfe
out
of
his
bed
,
he
sat
downe
on
a
stoole
,
that
hee
might
,
as
it
were
,
goe
meete
death
,
which
hee
knew
,
and
did
foresee
would
be
happy
for
him
in
the
Lord
:
And
what
he
had
formerly
presaged
in
his
mind
,
fell
out
afterwards
so
indeed
;
for
without
any
stop
or
stay
,
a
damned
villaine
,
chosen
out
of
the
whole
rabble
,
a
shamelesse
cutter
and
cut-throat
of
the
traine
of
the
Duke
of
Guyse
,
after
he
had
made
himselfe
way
with
his
sword
to
the
Admirals
Chamber
(
oh
deed
most
wicked
and
accursed
)
driuing
his
Launce
with
all
his
maine
force
,
he
pearc't
through
his
sides
and
intrailes
.
Then
came
another
ympe
of
Sathan
,
who
with
gashes
bemangled
his
Heroicall
and
Peerelesse
face
.
Oh
desperate
villaines
,
oh
Deuils
incarnate
,
oh
monsters
and
prodigious
men
!
Could
not
the
reuenging
hand
of
the
most
powerfull
God
(
oh
wicked
and
detestable
Souldier
)
restraine
and
astonish
thee
?
Could
not
the
Chambers
threashold
,
the
very
walls
,
nor
the
countenance
of
so
great
a
Peere
(
whose
name
had
always
beene
dreadfull
to
all
wicked
and
hatefull
persons
)
affright
or
amaze
thee
?
Could
not
the
words
of
this
great
&
godly
Captain
moue
thee
to
pitty
;
who
with
a
loud
voice
admonished
that
first
cut-throat
rushing
into
his
Chamber
,
that
he
should
spare
him
,
a
man
now
of
great
yeres
,
and
sore
wounded
?
Nay
,
which
is
more
,
this
Peere
more
then
halfe
dead
,
was
then
throwne
headlong
out
of
his
Chamber
window
,
that
the
eyes
of
the
Dukes
of
Annale
,
of
Guyse
,
and
his
other
enemies
,
who
in
the
backeside
of
the
house
stood
longing
for
that
sight
,
might
be
glutted
and
satisfied
;
and
that
(
as
the
Grecians
did
in
times
past
to
dead
Hector
)
they
might
insult
and
triumph
ouer
him
.
O
sauage
and
barbarous
men
,
who
breaking
all
the
barres
of
shame
and
of
Nature
her selfe
,
that
one
vnpardonable
sin
might
be
heaped
vpon
the
necke
of
another
,
doe
furiously
assault
all
the
other
Peeres
and
Nobles
;
Men
of
all
degrees
are
massacred
;
all
the
houshold
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
and
Prince
of
Condee
are
slaine
;
they
of
most
name
amongst
the
other
Nobles
,
the
Earle
of
Rupefueldanus
,
and
Tel●gni
,
the
Admirals
Sonne
in
Law
,
whom
the
King
before
seemed
to
hold
so
deere
,
that
hee
could
not
be
without
them
,
were
all
put
to
the
sword
.
Oh
damnable
and
inexorable
Man-killers
,
for
whom
it
was
not
enough
to
slaughter
and
mangle
their
bodies
,
but
that
they
runne
also
vpon
their
goods
,
which
were
then
layd
open
to
the
will
and
prey
of
these
cut-throats
,
who
in
their
owne
estates
before
,
hauing
been
most
needy
,
base
,
&
ragged
,
are
now
with
other
mens
goods
profuse
and
riotous
:
Neither
had
any
good
man
any
thing
in
his
house
of
any
ancient
Monument
from
his
Ancestors
;
any
thing
(
I
say
)
neuer
so
deare
,
or
well-esteemed
,
that
could
scape
the
clutches
of
these
rapinous
theeues
and
burglarers
.
The
carkasse
of
the
Admirall
was
haled
into
the
streetes
,
and
abused
with
infinite
reproaches
by
the
rash
,
base
,
and
ignoble
vulgar
,
and
a
long
time
tumbled
vp
and
downe
in
the
kennels
and
durt
:
At
last
,
the
head
being
cut
off
(
which
some
say
was
sent
to
Rome
was
most
despightfully
hanged
vp
on
a
publique
gallowes
without
the
Citie
.
Oh
vnworthy
deed
!
oh
madnesse
!
oh
barbarous
furie
,
and
most
estranged
from
all
sence
or
feeling
of
humanity
!
Did
it
become
your
enuy
and
treachery
to
dragge
a
man
to
an
ignominious
execution
of
Natures
frame
,
almost
diuine
,
and
of
a
minde
altogether
good
and
great
;
a
man
fit
to
haue
beene
kept
for
the
doubtfullest
and
hardest
times
of
the
Common-wealth
,
whom
his
most
famous
deseruings
towards
his
Countrey
,
his
many
noble
acts
,
and
the
glory
of
his
vertue
had
raised
vp
to
Heauen
?
And
yet
for
all
this
he
had
nothing
left
him
,
which
the
rage
and
fury
of
the
Souldiers
could
deprine
him
of
.
But
what
could
not
be
taken
from
a
valiant
and
godly
man
,
a
stedfast
faith
in
God
,
an
immortall
memory
of
his
name
and
reputation
;
those
,
neither
wounds
,
nor
words
,
nor
bloudy
cut-throates
could
bereaue
from
him
.
Whilst
these
things
are
thus
done
at
Paris
,
and
that
the
King
had
willed
the
Captaine
of
these
men
to
stay
the
sight
,
whilst
the
body
of
the
Admirall
was
abused
in
the
streets
with
all
manner
of
iniuries
;
then
after
this
began
the
seditious
Cittizens
to
run
in
heaps
into
the
streets
to
assaile
people
of
euery
Sex
,
and
degree
,
and
to
rush
euery
where
in
the
darke
,
making
confusion
of
all
things
,
as
if
an
eternal
night
had
ouerspred
the
kingdome
:
What
say
you
to
this
?
That
very
many
,
euen
well
affected
to
the
Popsh
Religion
were
slaine
,
and
extremitie
showne
euen
to
the
very
Counsellors
of
the
Parliament
,
if
any
amongst
them
were
of
a
milder
temper
then
they
.
Be
this
knowne
to
all
good
men
,
that
no
light
or
fluency
of
Eloquence
can
be
such
;
no
man
can
be
stored
with
such
abundance
,
and
facility
of
speech
,
that
he
may
be
able
to
deliuer
the
deadly
spoiles
and
deaths
of
that
day
:
For
what
degree
of
mischiefe
can
be
added
to
the
vnbridled
,
and
vntamed
lycentiousnesse
of
these
conspirators
,
seeing
there
is
nothing
so
common
as
breath
to
the
liuing
,
earth
to
the
dead
?
These
men
after
they
had
taken
away
life
,
did
either
cast
the
very
carkases
to
be
torne
and
rent
of
dogs
,
or
threw
them
into
the
riuers
:
so
was
a
Woman
,
for
vertue
and
lynage
most
noble
,
and
excellently
learned
aboue
her
Sexe
,
the
Lady
of
Iuern
,
with
her
daughters
:
so
were
two
sisters
,
women
of
Orleance
,
throwne
into
the
Riuer
of
Soame
,
because
they
refused
to
heare
their
sacrilegious
Masse
;
and
had
rather
shed
their
life
and
bloud
,
then
that
they
would
forsake
the
true
,
and
sincere
Religion
.
After
these
sinnes
so
horrible
,
and
abhominable
;
What
thinke
you
was
done
next
?
Any
brest
,
in
which
there
is
the
least
drop
of
remorse
,
may
heare
it
,
and
lament
.
The
Parisians
reioyce
,
with
all
merriments
;
they
triumph
openly
with
ioy
;
they
goe
on
Procession
,
to
giue
thankes
to
their
Saints
and
Idols
,
as
for
a
thing
done
brauely
.
Oh
blinde
,
and
impious
thoughts
of
men
,
oh
trunkes
,
oh
stockes
and
stones
!
Good
God
,
can
these
things
enter
into
the
hearts
of
Christians
?
But
let
vs
proceede
,
and
with
griefe
wee
shall
see
,
that
no
sort
of
wickednesse
was
omitted
in
this
enterprise
.
They
fained
,
that
God
by
a
new
miracle
,
did
approue
and
allow
of
these
murthers
,
and
that
in
the
great
Church-yard
of
Saint
Innocents
,
as
they
tearme
it
,
a
certaine
Hawthorne-bush
,
that
neuer
before
had
budded
,
did
on
the
sodaine
,
in
that
accursed
day
,
bud
and
flourish
;
which
bush
,
the
Duke
of
Aniow
the
Kings
brother
,
with
a
great
traine
of
them
of
Paris
and
Orleance
,
would
needes
see
,
kisse
,
and
adore
.
What
impiety
,
(
I
pray
you
)
what
barbarousnesse
can
be
greater
then
this
?
or
what
more
franticke
part
is
there
,
then
that
these
men
should
inuent
such
a
m●racle
,
to
witnesse
their
phrensie
,
and
make
their
madnesse
more
manifest
to
the
world
?
Then
forsooth
did
bushes
flourish
;
it
was
not
the
bush
,
but
deceit
that
flourished
,
wickednesse
flourished
;
&
for
a
time
the
vngodly
flourished
,
but
they
shall
wither
at
the
last
,
&
be
adiudged
to
euerlasting
fire
;
as
straw
,
or
stubble
,
they
shall
be
consumed
.
Neither
yet
,
after
that
dismall
day
,
did
the
cruelty
of
these
robbers
and
Assassines
cease
or
giue
ouer
;
for
there
were
then
sent
,
euen
when
there
was
weeping
and
wailing
through
the
whole
citie
,
and
that
in
all
the
streetes
thereof
many
were
cruelly
slaine
;
either
of
the
Nobilitie
,
or
of
the
Counsellors
and
Aduocates
,
or
of
the
most
notable
Professours
of
the
Vniuersitie
,
or
of
the
Merchants
:
Some
(
I
say
)
were
sent
,
euen
of
the
King
(
oh
deede
nothing
kingly
!
)
which
in
euery
house
,
and
inward
roome
of
the
house
should
make
diligent
search
,
if
any
hidden
by
chance
,
had
escaped
the
hands
of
these
murtherers
.
Hereupon
a
most
huge
slaughter
is
made
againe
;
neigther
(
as
I
may
speake
with
the
Poet
)
was
then
,
the
Hoste
from
Guest
,
or
Guest
from
Hoste
was
safe
.
Many
persons
,
of
great
and
high
name
and
estimation
,
were
committed
to
the
Goales
;
if
any
of
them
refused
to
heare
their
execrable
Masse
,
they
had
straight
their
throates
cut
,
and
tumbled
headlong
into
the
Riuer
.
For
the
vpshot
,
that
all
in
generall
might
taste
of
their
rage
and
cruelty
,
and
that
all
things
in
the
whole
kingdome
might
be
turned
topsi-turuie
,
with
Letters
sent
by
Postes
,
and
with
what
meanes
they
can
,
they
perswade
the
Gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
and
the
Cities
of
the
Kingdome
,
by
their
example
,
vtterly
,
and
without
exception
,
to
make
away
and
roote
out
all
those
that
were
of
the
reformed
Religion
.
Neuerthelesse
there
wanted
not
some
,
euen
the
most
heauy
enemies
of
Religion
,
that
refused
to
obey
these
Edicts
;
and
amongst
the
rest
,
the
Gouernour
of
Burgundy
,
who
plainely
disallowed
of
the
Kings
proceedings
;
yet
to
them
of
Orleance
,
and
the
seditious
people
of
Lions
,
this
message
was
most
welcome
aboue
all
things
,
where
beyond
measure
they
exercised
cruelty
;
and
where
Butchers
were
hyred
,
as
in
the
time
of
Licinius
the
Emperour
,
to
bowell
vp
the
Christians
;
nay
more
(
which
is
an
horrible
thing
to
speak
)
to
buy
the
far
&
grease
of
them
,
which
were
fattest
.
This
likewise
is
a
dolefull
and
lamentable
case
,
that
very
few
Cities
at
all
in
the
Kingdome
,
very
few
Townes
,
very
few
Villages
,
and
Riuers
there
are
,
which
haue
not
beene
filled
with
the
goare
of
the
godly
Martyrs
.
This
is
more
,
that
their
inhumane
cruelty
was
so
great
,
as
in
so
grieuous
an
affliction
it
was
not
lawfull
for
Widowes
to
bewaile
their
Husbands
,
nor
Orphanes
their
Parents
;
but
that
,
at
Paris
,
little
ones
and
infants
were
found
,
who
when
they
did
see
themselues
hal'd
from
their
Mothers
brests
,
their
Mothers
hurried
to
execution
,
did
not
forbeare
to
cry
out
,
till
themselues
likewise
had
their
tender
bloudshed
:
Oh
more
then
Scythian
barbarousnesse
!
for
what
Tyrant
did
euer
doe
this
in
any
part
of
Scythia
?
not
to
suffer
them
to
mourne
,
to
whom
he
gaue
cause
of
mourning
.
Rightly
didst
thou
,
most
graue
Orator
and
Philosopher
,
that
didst
not
well
endure
,
nor
couldest
abide
to
beholde
men
so
barbarous
and
mischieuous
.
There
remaineth
nothing
,
that
these
combined
enemies
of
the
Truth
haue
,
wherewith
to
maintaine
themselues
,
either
before
God
,
or
nature
it selfe
,
or
any
Christian
;
but
that
they
may
be
confounded
of
the
very
Ethnicks
themselues
,
which
neither
endued
with
the
knowledge
of
the
true
God
,
nor
instructed
with
holy-writ
,
nor
puft
vp
with
that
great
and
glistering
name
of
Romane
Catholike
,
doe
gather
these
things
euen
by
the
very
law
,
and
light
of
Nature
it selfe
,
by
which
they
are
a
shame
to
you
Scribes
and
Pharisees
.
Doe
therefore
the
Law
,
and
Prophets
,
(
in
GODS
name
)
depend
vpon
you
?
vpon
your
counsels
and
traditions
?
vpon
the
Cupborde
of
the
Pope
(
father
of
mischiefe
)
?
and
vpon
his
Messengers
and
Assassines
?
Blush
you
Theeues
and
Pyrats
,
woe
to
you
Hipocrites
,
which
attribute
to
your selues
the
Supremacie
of
the
Church
,
vnder
a
false
and
forged
title
;
You
(
I
say
)
conscript
and
sworne
Fathers
,
who
haue
forsworne
Piety
,
and
the
knowledge
of
good
things
,
and
a
sound
Conscience
.
But
lest
any
man
should
thinke
wee
grow
teastie
without
cause
,
and
speake
preiudicially
,
which
vseth
to
take
away
right
iudgement
;
Let
vs
heare
,
and
go
forward
with
the
rest
,
and
that
by
the
tops
and
chiefe
points
of
the
matters
,
lest
our
discourse
grow
to
be
infinite
.
The
things
already
spoken
of
,
though
they
were
cruell
and
abhominable
,
yet
did
they
not
fully
satisfie
the
desires
of
these
bloudy
butchers
.
They
goe
on
therefore
,
and
at
Paris
in
the
middest
of
the
Market-place
,
they
cause
to
be
hanged
vp
Brickmald
,
a
most
renowned
man
,
and
most
skilfull
in
warlike
affaires
,
being
almost
of
the
age
of
three-score
and
ten
yeares
,
who
by
chance
had
hid
himselfe
in
the
house
of
the
English
Embassador
;
as
also
one
Cauagne
,
a
man
of
great
wisedome
,
and
Chancellour
to
the
Princes
both
of
Naturre
&
of
Condee
;
then
made
they
a
laughing-stocke
of
the
Picture
and
coat
of
Armes
of
the
Admirall
,
which
through
the
streets
they
ignominiously
abused
:
and
euery
day
they
were
altogether
busie
in
this
,
either
how
they
might
kill
,
or
by
fearefull
threatnings
enforce
to
their
impious
and
forbidden
superstition
,
the
professors
of
the
true
and
reformed
Religion
,
By
this
it
appeareth
more
cleare
,
euen
then
noone-day
,
that
the
cruelty
of
these
men
was
in
the
highest
degree
,
their
Nature
fierce
,
and
sauage
,
themselues
nesarious
bloud-suckers
,
and
that
neuer
any
Pyrate
was
more
barbarous
.
Antiochus
was
cruell
,
but
an
open
enemy
of
the
Church
,
and
an
Heathen
.
Nero
was
cruell
,
but
for
full
fiue
yeares
most
mercifull
,
and
afterwards
openly
euill
.
Domitian
was
cruell
,
but
when
hee
vnderstood
that
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
was
Heauenly
,
not
earthly
,
he
left
off
to
persecute
the
Christians
.
In
the
Raigne
of
Charles
the
sixt
,
King
of
France
,
hee
being
young
,
foolish
,
and
witlesse
,
(
as
the
Chronicles
report
)
France
was
grieuously
distressed
:
But
there
can
nothing
be
repeated
out
of
all
the
records
of
Antiquity
,
which
comes
neere
vnto
the
cruelties
we
haue
rehearsed
,
if
we
well
waigh
the
circumstances
.
And
although
these
things
be
thus
true
,
apparant
,
and
approoued
;
yet
dare
they
charge
these
godly
Noblemen
with
an
idle
accusation
,
and
an
imputation
of
forged
conspiracie
;
when
amongst
them
all
,
not
one
(
though
prouoked
)
did
vnsheath
his
sword
;
when
those
pittilesse
cut-throats
did
likewise
put
to
death
Women
and
Children
;
when
their
very
cosin
Germans
,
and
amongst
them
,
some
Earles
,
Barons
,
and
Nobles
,
did
not
escape
from
them
without
great
danger
;
when
they
banished
from
the
Court
,
and
kept
prisoner
Michaell
Hospitalis
,
the
high
Chancellour
of
France
,
and
a
most
honourable
person
,
for
this
cause
onely
,
That
he
withstood
their
wicked
Counsailes
;
when
they
enforced
no
small
number
by
violence
and
threatnings
,
to
their
idolatrous
Masses
;
lastly
,
when
Christopher
Thouanus
the
first
President
in
the
Parliament
,
gratulating
to
the
King
that
(
forsooth
)
his
famous
victory
,
did
openly
amongst
other
things
,
repeat
that
saying
of
Lewis
the
eleauenth
,
Who
knowes
not
how
to
dissemble
,
knowes
not
how
to
rule
.
But
I
detaine
your
Lordship
with
an
Oration
ouer-long
;
lest
therefore
I
should
abuse
your
Lordships
patience
,
I
will
make
short
of
what
remaines
.
Let
vs
then
but
looke
into
this
one
thing
,
whether
these
matters
which
wee
haue
already
vttered
,
doe
not
so
palpably
shew
forth
the
impious
combination
of
the
Popelings
,
that
it
may
be
viewed
euen
with
our
eyes
.
From
hence
let
all
Christian
Kings
and
Princes
that
are
wise
,
see
,
and
vnderstand
this
betimes
,
that
this
French
calamitie
cannot
be
disioyned
from
theirs
,
when
the
Religion
common
to
either
is
assailed
,
and
the
Tyrants
invred
to
so
many
mischiefes
,
and
greedy
of
good
mens
bloud
,
cannot
so
rest
and
content
themselues
.
Oh
most
renowned
Princes
,
do
you
still
remaine
in
doubt
?
Doe
not
so
:
but
marke
and
note
what
(
after
these
times
which
we
haue
recounted
)
at
another
time
,
and
not
fiue
yeares
since
,
befelt
that
great
and
most
Christian
King
Henrie
the
fourth
?
Consider
with
how
many
ambushes
,
fraudes
,
and
deceipts
they
belayed
the
most
famous
Queene
of
England
,
ELIZABETH
of
happy
and
blessed
memory
.
Call
to
minde
with
how
many
engines
they
battered
the
poore
wretches
of
the
Low-Countreyes
,
both
publiquely
and
priuately
,
for
the
space
of
these
fortie
yeares
and
vpwards
.
Remember
all
you
of
the
English
Nobility
,
that
horrible
Gunne-powder
Treason
,
which
enterprized
at
one
stroke
to
destroy
and
blow
vp
your
most
mighty
KING
,
your
noble
QVEENE
,
together
with
their
Royall
Progeny
,
and
the
flower
of
all
the
Nobility
of
England
.
This
is
worth
the
labour
to
know
,
with
how
plausible
and
goodly
a
name
these
glozing
Parazites
,
and
Pillers
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
doe
entitle
such
like
abhominable
misdeeds
;
marry
,
A
stroke
giuen
from
Heauen
.
Oh
vowes
,
oh
words
,
and
men
of
Hell
!
Doe
you
,
you
hell-hounds
,
bring
downe
from
Heauen
the
forge
and
fountaine
of
your
sinnefull
actions
?
I
speake
truth
(
oh
Christians
)
and
your selues
know
it
to
be
so
,
that
had
not
the
Lord
of
Heauen
and
Earth
hindred
this
stroke
,
England
had
not
for
one
yeare
onely
beene
miserable
,
and
tormented
,
but
stab'd
and
mangled
with
infinite
wounds
,
iniuries
,
violences
,
murthers
,
and
rapines
should
hardly
haue
drawne
their
begged
breath
amidst
her
deadly
enemies
.
Wherefore
I
pray
and
beseech
you
,
you
Princes
and
Noblemen
,
that
the
painted
shew
of
Christian
Religion
,
and
the
name
(
Catholike
)
deceiue
you
not
;
let
this
rather
be
your
resolutions
,
That
force
by
force
,
is
to
be
beaten
backe
from
your
bodies
and
liues
.
For
this
defence
,
Reason
to
the
Learned
,
Necessity
to
the
barbarous
,
Custome
to
all
Nations
,
and
Nature
it selfe
,
hath
prescribed
to
the
bruite
beasts
.
What
need
I
speake
more
;
let
vs
haue
no
league
with
this
brood
of
Antichrist
,
but
warre
rather
.
Let
vs
bethinke
our selues
,
all
and
euery
one
of
vs
,
who
haue
any
care
and
liking
of
Religion
,
or
of
the
safety
,
renowne
,
and
liberty
of
their
Countrey
,
that
we
ought
to
beware
of
the
Popish
traines
and
entrappings
:
For
sooner
or
later
,
whatsoeuer
they
now
intend
and
couer
,
will
they
at
their
time
effect
,
and
bring
to
passe
;
Whosoeuer
thinkes
they
haue
giuen
ouer
,
thinkes
farre
amisse
,
seeing
that
rule
so
old
,
true
,
and
religious
,
doth
neuer
faile
,
There
is
no
peace
with
the
vngodly
.
Therefore
let
it
be
so
farre
from
vs
,
to
hold
consederacies
with
these
Iesuited
Traytors
,
that
we
rather
account
them
conspiracies
,
which
although
they
lye
hid
perhaps
for
a
time
,
yet
at
last
they
appeare
,
and
are
as
easily
discerned
by
their
actions
,
as
the
Lyon
by
his
clawes
.
What
?
Is
there
for
vs
greater
security
now
,
then
was
in
those
French
vproares
,
when
these
Iesuites
,
these
plagues
of
men
,
haue
lowly
insinuated
themselues
into
very
many
Prouinces
,
Cities
,
Townes
,
Castles
;
yea
,
and
into
the
Courts
of
Princes
,
and
their
familiarity
;
for
so
exceedingly
well
do
these
runnagate
common
Barretors
know
at
first
how
to
humilitate
themselues
,
as
also
to
faigne
Pouerty
,
and
aboue
all
things
,
to
seeme
godly
;
that
these
coyne-mongers
haue
not
onely
by
their
forged
name
gotten
incredible
wealth
,
and
opinion
of
true
Religion
,
but
like
Bloud-bounds
,
of
better
scenting
then
euer
Verres
had
any
,
they
haue
also
cunningly
smelt
out
the
purposes
of
Princes
,
and
their
secresies
and
mysteries
of
State
.
All
which
,
as
soone
as
afterwards
they
haue
in
particular
beene
related
to
their
fellowes
,
and
by
common
aduise
handled
and
discussed
;
then
presently
are
sent
into
sundry
Prouinces
,
such
men
,
as
some
call
the
Kings
,
some
the
Popes
Legats
,
others
the
Apostolicall
Nuntioes
,
and
others
call
them
with
other
Titles
;
but
as
for
me
,
by
what
name
I
may
call
them
,
I
know
not
,
vnlesse
peraduenture
in
that
they
tempt
and
sollicite
some
by
rewards
and
briberies
,
some
by
hope
and
promises
,
some
by
feare
and
threatnings
;
they
may
rightly
be
called
Traitors
,
and
betrayers
of
their
Countrey
:
who
if
in
the
beginning
,
the
consines
and
entrance
of
Kingdomes
and
Regions
had
beene
forbidden
them
,
and
commandement
to
abstaine
hereafter
,
they
had
beene
deliuered
by
the
consent
of
all
the
States
,
either
these
Mountebanckes
had
not
at
all
brought
their
poyson
into
diuers
Prouinces
,
or
else
they
had
receiued
condign
paiment
for
their
paines
:
But
after
it
was
lawful
for
them
to
betray
Kings
and
Princes
,
to
effect
their
busines
either
by
gold
or
siluer
,
to
send
intelligencers
abroad
,
to
retaine
Pentioners
,
and
to
turne
and
returne
at
their
pleasure
,
to
what
place
soeuer
,
infinite
mischiefes
did
presently
ensue
thereupon
,
and
doe
daily
;
Let
euen
Spaine
her selfe
,
the
chiefe
nurse
of
these
Waspes
and
Locusts
,
beare
witnesse
;
be
Italy
also
witnesse
;
let
France
speake
,
and
the
(
not
meane
)
Cities
of
Germany
,
and
Low-Countries
:
from
my
very
soule
I
reioyce
that
the
Iland
of
England
is
blest
,
and
free
from
these
Flyes
and
Locusts
,
(
vnlesse
some
that
perchance
lurke
,
and
lye
close
in
corners
)
and
I
pray
God
it
may
so
remaine
euerlastingly
.
Meane
while
,
most
noble
(
King
Iames
,
)
most
mighty
,
valiant
,
and
constant
defendour
,
and
reuenger
of
the
faith
,
goe
on
to
chase
out
thy
kingdome
this
Vipers-brood
,
men
,
mockers
and
contemners
of
God
(
from
whose
onely
power
,
all
mans
power
is
deriued
)
which
goe
about
vnder
the
pretext
of
Religion
,
vtterly
to
roote
out
all
iust
and
lawfull
dominion
.
Your
Maiestie
,
according
to
your
singular
wisedome
,
doth
see
what
that
wicked
desire
of
the
Pope
went
about
to
doe
with
your
selfe
,
your
children
,
your
posteritie
,
and
your
subiects
:
Hath
not
that
Romane
gulfe
long
since
deuoured
all
the
wealth
,
bloud
,
and
life
of
England
?
Are
not
these
holy
men
,
the
fathers
of
the
Societie
?
such
as
striue
to
enter
not
onely
vpon
our
goods
,
chests
,
and
money
;
but
vpon
the
liberty
also
,
and
safety
,
and
as
it
were
,
the
very
bones
and
marrow
of
vs
all
?
Are
not
these
the
men
,
that
were
accustomed
,
not
onely
to
set
vpon
,
but
to
sell
our
liues
and
soules
,
and
heauen
it selfe
at
a
price
?
To
these
men
then
must
we
listen
,
of
these
and
none
other
are
Kings
,
and
Princes
to
be
iudged
;
if
they
refuse
,
and
doe
not
of
their
owne
accord
,
accept
of
any
most
vnequall
condition
,
they
strait
cry
out
,
that
they
are
to
be
pursued
and
persecuted
to
death
.
Are
not
these
those
companions
,
that
euery-where
labour
with
tooth
and
naile
to
bring
in
that
Spanish
Inquisition
?
which
at
first
was
practised
onely
against
the
Sarazens
,
and
Infidels
?
and
I
pray
you
,
what
good
comes
of
it
?
of
what
vse
is
it
?
Truely
none
,
vnlesse
,
as
miserable
wretches
,
wee
shall
be
constrained
to
looke
for
murther
vpon
murther
,
and
most
cruell
slaughters
.
But
God
forbid
,
most
gracious
King
,
and
you
all
,
vertuous
and
great
Princes
,
that
we
,
who
by
so
long
and
large
distance
of
ground
seuered
from
Spaine
,
haue
no
communitie
at
all
with
the
Religion
,
manners
,
and
custome
of
that
Nation
,
liue
in
a
well
gouerned
Kingdome
&
Commonwealth
,
should
beare
the
same
yoake
,
as
this
people
doth
;
or
that
the
same
euill
should
be
put
vpon
vs
,
or
any
good
people
,
which
hath
in
it
all
euils
,
The
Spanish
Inquisition
.
For
this
is
that
(
if
any
man
knowes
it
not
already
)
which
not
onely
by
poysoning
takes
away
the
liues
of
famous
men
,
the
Countries
best
commoners
,
teares
in
peeces
the
ciuill
lawes
of
Commonwealths
,
but
also
breakes
in
sunder
the
very
lawes
of
nature
and
Nations
.
Listen
further
,
and
vnderstand
ye
Princes
;
could
euer
yet
,
euen
Spaine
her selfe
,
and
Arragon
;
could
they
of
Granato
,
the
Castellans
,
the
Neapolitans
,
the
Italians
,
the
French-men
,
and
amongst
all
,
the
most
miserable
men
of
the
Low-Countries
,
nourish
that
direfull
and
vgly
monster
with
so
many
sheddings
of
their
bloud
:
so
cruell
a
wilde
beast
,
so
vntamed
,
and
so
vnsatiable
is
that
Spanish-Romane
beast
;
which
cannot
(
I
say
)
be
fattened
,
nor
so
much
as
haue
her
paunch
filled
vp
with
Christians
bloud
.
And
to
this
Beast
,
so
wilde
and
sauage
,
will
the
curteous
French-men
,
the
wise
men
of
the
Low-Countries
,
and
the
Gentles
,
and
Nobles
of
England
,
refuse
to
yeelde
obedience
?
with
good
reason
.
Set
before
your
eyes
examples
,
which
for
the
most
part
doe
chiefely
moue
;
consider
them
,
call
to
remembrance
the
late
and
fresh
memory
of
the
French
,
Germanes
,
and
Low-Country-men
,
and
you
shall
haue
cause
great
enough
(
oh
Princes
)
to
defend
your
right
,
your
priuiledges
,
and
especially
Christian
Religion
,
purged
from
the
Popish
dregs
and
filth
:
All
which
truely
,
according
to
your
faith
and
dutie
,
wish
to
be
protected
by
your
prouidence
,
and
cannot
be
forsaken
of
you
,
without
the
manifest
destruction
of
all
that's
Gods
,
or
mans
:
Neither
is
it
likely
that
,
that
Stoicall
numbnesse
,
is
so
ingrafted
&
imprinted
in
your
mindes
,
that
the
many
wishes
,
prayers
,
yea
,
and
iust
complaints
of
good
men
,
may
finde
in
you
no
sense
of
humanitie
,
no
protection
for
their
innocency
:
I
beseech
you
(
most
noble
Princes
and
Peeres
)
that
you
thus
fully
perswade
your selues
;
if
there
be
any
of
all
men
liuing
,
who
ought
to
haue
care
of
such
,
and
so
great
a
cause
;
that
you
especially
are
they
,
and
that
to
you
aboue
the
rest
,
this
cause
belongs
,
whom
the
most
mighty
good
God
,
hath
in
this
rotten
and
festered
age
,
placed
here
,
the
Champions
of
his
restored
Religion
and
saluation
;
that
each
of
you
,
to
the
vttermost
of
his
power
,
so
farre
with
your
wisedome
,
temperance
,
faith
,
labour
,
vigilance
,
and
(
in
one
word
)
with
that
ancient
and
inborne
English
valour
,
whose
glory
with
all
Nations
is
immortall
,
doe
so
much
study
to
prouide
and
aduise
for
your
Countrey-men
,
as
that
our
God
,
according
to
his
mercy
will
,
no
doubt
,
aide
your
endeauours
;
and
as
good
men
,
not
onely
desire
,
but
will
also
celebrate
,
to
the
memory
of
Posteritie
.
But
that
in
this
one
onely
thing
,
of
all
the
most
honourable
,
there
needes
agreement
,
both
of
mindes
and
counsels
,
I
thinke
no
man
is
ignorant
,
vnlesse
of
what
belongs
vnto
man
he
be
ignorant
;
for
this
alone
is
it
which
affordes
vs
good
counsell
in
dangers
,
Constancy
and
valour
in
mischances
,
moderation
in
Prosperity
,
and
in
euery
fortune
that
gift
of
Discretion
,
without
which
nothing
can
be
well
thought
,
nothing
well
done
:
This
one
,
and
alone
Concord
is
it
(
I
say
)
which
safe-guards
that
straight
knot
of
Charity
,
that
yeelding
neither
priuately
to
Enuie
,
nor
publikely
to
Ambition
,
vpholds
the
Tower
of
your
happinesse
,
which
if
it
remaine
strengthned
,
and
confirmed
amongst
vs
.
There
shall
not
be
(
as
I
hope
,
nay
confidently
trust
)
any
cause
why
wee
should
any
longer
doubt
either
of
the
safety
of
the
Common-wealth
,
or
of
our
reformed
,
and
restored
truely-Catholike
and
Apostolike
Religion
.
ALmighty
and
most
high
God
,
which
gouernest
the
Heauens
,
Seas
,
Earth
,
Warres
and
Peace
,
which
puttest
Lawes
,
and
Statutes
on
Kings
,
Princes
,
and
the
vniuersall
people
of
the
World
,
which
orderest
and
decreest
victories
,
Triumphs
and
Trophies
,
which
with-holdest
and
puttest
backe
afflictions
,
dangers
,
iniuries
,
make
firme
to
vs
,
and
confirme
this
Concord
,
this
Religion
,
in
this
blessed
Realme
of
England
,
that
is
at
this
time
the
largest
Theater
,
and
very
eye
of
the
whole
earths
compasse
.
Arise
(
great
God
)
and
raise
thy selfe
against
the
enemy
of
all
Iustice
and
Peace
,
the
enemy
of
thy
praises
,
&
glorie
:
With
thy
diuine
prouidence
guide
the
ways
,
and
prolong
the
dayes
of
our
Soueraigne
King
IAMES
,
renowned
for
godlinesse
,
learning
,
iustice
,
wisedome
and
clemency
,
deliuer
him
and
vs
thy
people
from
the
out-roades
and
in-roades
of
our
most
cruell
foes
,
from
those
sacrilegious
conspiratours
,
and
wicked
Idolaters
,
which
will
not
endure
that
wee
worship
thy
most
holy
name
with
godlinesse
,
and
true
religion
;
and
who
,
as
in
that
lamentable
and
miserable
Massacre
of
France
,
took
life
from
good
thousands
of
thy
deare
seruants
,
and
still
endeauour
to
take
from
vs
both
life
and
libertie
,
to
write
and
speake
freely
:
Lastly
,
who
hold
it
not
lawfull
for
any
man
liuing
to
discourse
out
of
the
Councell
,
either
touching
the
Articles
of
Faith
,
or
any
controuersie
of
Religion
.
Restraine
(
oh
Lord
)
the
vpbraidings
and
attempts
of
such
kinde
of
men
,
who
leaue
to
vs
(
being
Men
that
onely
argue
for
our
right
and
the
Truth
)
neither
free
tongue
,
nor
free
minde
.
Blesse
the
Reuerend
,
godly
,
and
learned
Bishops
of
the
Church
of
England
,
and
the
professors
of
Diuinity
in
the
Vniuersities
:
Let
those
most
bitter
times
warne
them
,
and
euery
Christian
man
,
that
setting
apart
the
vnseasonable
contentions
,
invectiues
,
and
preiudices
of
many
Diuines
in
the
Low-Countries
,
Germanie
,
and
elsewhere
,
they
would
rather
apply
their
mindes
to
the
establishing
and
confirming
of
true
Peace
and
Concord
,
(
as
once
when
Valens
the
Emperour
persecuted
the
true
Christians
,
Basill
,
and
Eusebius
of
Caesarea
did
)
then
in
wrath
and
spleene
to
seeke
out
new
matters
of
strife
.
If
wee
haue
a
purpose
to
striue
and
contend
,
let
it
be
with
mutuall
duties
and
godly
emulation
in
the
race
of
piety
.
If
wee
haue
a
desire
to
fight
,
goe
to
it
in
Gods
name
,
let
vs
skirmish
against
Pride
,
Couetousnesse
,
Ambition
,
and
against
our
naughty
and
froward
affections
.
Let
vs
with
our
teares
,
and
deuout
prayers
,
quench
the
fire
of
Gods
anger
,
which
is
kindled
for
our
sinnes
.
Let
vs
possesse
our
Soules
with
Patience
,
Silence
,
and
Hope
.
And
meane
while
,
howsoeuer
it
be
,
let
vs
take
courage
,
and
sustaine
our selues
on
this
hope
,
that
the
end
of
Homicides
,
and
Iesuited
Traytors
hath
alwaies
beene
most
miserable
,
being
such
whom
daily
and
domesticke
furies
doe
torment
,
an
ill
conscience
doth
affright
,
and
sodaine
destruction
doth
follow
:
And
as
Iuuenall
saith
in
his
13.
Satyre
.
—
Diri
conscia
facti
Mens
habet
attonites
,
&
surdo
verbere
caedit
,
Occultum
quatiente
animo
tortore
flagellum
Paena
autem
vehemens
,
&
multo
saeuior
illis
,
Nocte
dieque
suum
gestare
in
pectore
testem
.
Hi
sunt
qui
trepidant
,
&
ad
omnia
fulgura
pallent
.
A
guilty
minde
,
whom
cruell
bloud
be-smeares
,
Still
beats
it selfe
with
deafe
and
vnseene
feares
,
The
hidden
scourge
with
dread
still
shakes
their
soules
,
And
with
a
sharper
paine
the
minde
controules
,
To
beare
a
selfe-accusing
Conscience
day
and
night
;
These
thunder-feares
,
and
lightnings
doe
affright
.
Verily
it
is
so
indeed
,
and
(
Iuuenall
)
thou
hast
(
as
they
say
)
hit
the
nayle
on
the
head
.
And
euen
Caligula
,
Domitian
,
Nero
,
and
in
our
memorie
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
and
such
like
Monsters
,
would
approue
what
thou
hast
affirmed
,
if
they
might
return
from
hell
againe
.
Of
these
things
,
and
such
like
,
let
good
men
meditate
and
comfort
themselues
,
chiefly
those
French-men
,
which
once
snatcht
out
of
those
French
flames
,
and
forsaking
that
vnhappy
Kingdome
,
forsaking
those
fierce
and
rauenous
Wolues
,
haue
arriued
into
this
Realme
of
England
,
(
that
is
)
into
the
lappe
of
Peace
;
not
as
into
a
banishment
,
or
any
vulgar
or
common
Inne
,
but
as
into
certaine
blessed
and
fortunate
Ilands
.
And
for
vs
Low-Countrymen
,
if
we
be
not
vnthankefull
,
there
is
one
most
iust
and
waighty
cause
why
wee
should
acknowledge
the
great
blessing
of
God
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
namely
,
the
courtesie
and
hospitality
of
the
English
Nation
,
for
(
with
griefe
I
speake
it
)
when
with
wringed
hands
,
and
wronged
hearts
we
were
constrained
to
behold
the
funeralls
,
and
wofull
burialls
of
out
Countrey
;
when
the
cruell
did
rend
and
teare
,
and
like
a
greedy
beast
did
deuoure
the
body
of
our
Common-wealth
,
and
wee
(
our
laws
,
priuiledges
,
and
all
liberty
bereft
vs
)
did
as
slaues
,
hold
our
liues
and
all
our
goods
by
entreaty
:
this
kingdom
,
this
Realme
of
England
,
which
we
may
freely
write
,
&
dispute
against
the
Popish
Tyranny
,
crafts
and
superstitions
,
with
the
good
leaue
of
the
most
gracious
Queene
Elizabeth
,
(
whose
name
and
memory
be
alwayes
blessed
euen
in
that
respect
)
was
to
a
great
many
of
vs
a
safe
refuge
,
a
sure
hauen
and
a
secure
Sanctuarie
.
This
leaue
and
singular
fauour
from
thence
hath
continued
,
and
yet
hitherto
doth
most
graciously
continue
towards
vs
,
by
the
most
mighty
King
of
Great
Britaine
:
To
whom
likewise
,
and
his
Royall
Progeny
,
for
that
cause
be
God
propitious
and
fauourable
.
As
for
vs
,
we
confesse
our selues
most
highly
bound
and
beholding
to
his
Maiesty
.
With
a
cheerefull
heart
(
most
worthy
Lord
)
pardon
my
passion
,
which
now
I
stay
,
and
cease
to
say
any
more
of
these
Theeues
and
Murtherers
,
whom
neuertheles
I
haue
but
rather
shadowed
out
,
then
expressed
,
for
,
how
farre
should
I
then
passe
?
what
end
would
there
be
of
my
speech
,
if
I
had
a
purpose
to
rehearse
all
the
misdeeds
,
of
Popes
,
Iesuites
,
Priests
,
and
Shauelings
,
clad
in
the
religious
habite
?
If
I
should
vtter
their
pestilent
and
deadly
commands
,
which
not
being
able
to
maintaine
by
humane
Iustice
,
they
vse
to
defend
by
the
painted
shew
of
Christian
Religion
,
and
Catholike
name
;
if
I
should
prooue
and
set
forth
which
is
the
greatest
argument
of
all
their
wickednesse
,
that
they
canonize
theeues
&
cut-throats
into
their
Beadroll
of
Saints
,
and
aduance
to
titles
and
Cardinall-honours
their
Allyes
and
kinsmen
,
taken
from
the
dust
and
dung-hill
?
Oh
sinnes
,
oh
plague
,
oh
pestilence
!
O
God!
if
this
be
not
madnesse
and
frenzie
,
what
is
?
I
cannot
for
anger
,
any
more
;
onely
one
thing
I
adde
,
cry
out
,
and
so
make
an
end
of
my
speech
;
O
excellent
Interpreters
of
Diuinitie
,
increasers
of
iniquity
,
Correcters
and
reformers
of
Religion
,
and
Gods
word
,
O
excellent
Bishop
,
a
keeper
of
Sheepe
,
as
(
they
say
)
is
the
Wolfe
.
I
beseech
the
most
great
,
most
good
God
,
(
worthy
Bishop
)
that
he
will
long
prosper
you
,
sitting
at
the
sterne
of
the
Church
of
England
,
together
with
the
rest
of
the
Lords
Bishops
,
and
Reuerend
Fathers
in
Christ
,
and
guard
you
safe
from
all
euill
;
no
otherwise
then
the
white
of
his
eye
;
and
at
the
last
,
that
he
will
receiue
you
(
most
worthy
Lord
,
after
that
godly
,
good
,
and
learned
combate
,
which
you
sight
,
and
haue
sought
)
out
of
this
vncleane
world
,
out
of
this
mist
,
or
misery
,
and
griefe
,
into
his
heauenly
and
euerlasting
Kingdome
,
flowing
with
brightnesse
and
blessednesse
,
and
eternall
ioy
without
any
sorrow
.