❧
An
Aduertisement
of
a
certaine
French
Gentleman
,
touching
the
meaning
and
intention
,
which
those
of
the
house
of
Guise
haue
in
their
late
leuying
of
Armes
in
the
Realme
of
Fraunce
.
1585.
NEVER
was
there
wanting
vnto
euill
subiectes
pretence
to
take
Armes
agaynst
their
princes
,
and
neuer
also
was
there
wanting
to
Princes
meanes
to
bee
reuenged
of
such
subiects
:
For
God
that
maketh
Princes
,
and
appointeth
them
ouer
peoples
and
nations
,
taketh
their
cause
into
his
hands
,
and
findeth
himselfe
offended
and
hurt
in
their
persons
.
God
which
seeth
the
hearts
,
knoweth
all
colours
and
pretences
,
and
hath
skill
to
distinguish
and
sort
them
out
from
true
causes
.
Nothing
prouoketh
him
more
,
then
the
abuse
of
his
name
alleaged
in
vaine
,
&
without
warrant
:
he
punisheth
nothing
more
then
hypocrisie
,
treason
,
&
confusion
disguised
and
cloked
with
the
faire
names
of
fayth
,
religion
and
iustice
.
At
this
present
,
when
as
we
see
these
troubles
and
alterations
arising
in
this
Realme
,
it
behooueth
euery
subiect
of
this
Realme
of
France
to
be
circumspect
and
to
take
heede
,
that
they
be
not
led
to
any
euil
by
any
colour
or
apparance
whatsoeuer
which
may
bee
cast
before
them
.
Let
vs
therefore
call
to
mynde
thinges
which
are
past
,
and
thereunto
compare
and
apply
things
present
:
so
shall
we
see
whence
these
troubles
proceede
,
we
shall
also
foresee
whereunto
they
tend
,
and
so
shall
we
easily
iudge
what
issue
wee
may
expect
of
them
in
tyme
to
come
.
It
is
a
thing
notoriously
knowen
in
this
Realme
,
that
those
of
the
house
of
Guise
giue
out
and
pretend
that
they
be
descended
of
the
race
of
Charlemaigne
,
and
by
this
title
pretend
that
the
kingdome
appertaineth
vnto
thē
.
The
petigrees
which
they
haue
not
long
since
falsified
,
the
declarations
which
they
haue
dispersed
from
hand
to
hand
,
and
many
other
their
like
practises
doe
witnesse
this
sufficiently
:
But
especially
,
not
to
looke
too
farre
back
,
this
appeareth
by
the
volume
which
they
caused
to
be
printed
at
Paris
foure
or
fiue
yeeres
since
,
written
by
one
De
Rosiers
,
Archdeacon
of
Thowl
.
In
which
,
by
allegations
vntruely
suggested
,
counterfeited
and
drawen
beyond
and
against
the
true
sence
,
the
said
De
Rosiers
laboreth
to
prooue
that
those
of
this
house
are
descended
from
Pharamond
,
and
from
line
to
line
continued
to
those
which
are
now
liuing
,
intending
therby
to
insinuate
that
this
Crowne
pertained
vnto
thē
,
before
Capet
,
Charles
,
and
Meroue
were
euer
called
thereunto
.
This
booke
was
then
commonly
sold
at
Paris
,
and
so
through
all
France
:
&
comming
to
the
kings
knowledge
,
Monsieur
Brulart
now
President
of
the
Inquests
,
was
sent
to
Thowl
with
Commission
to
proceed
agaynst
the
authour
,
which
hee
did
according
to
lawe
:
but
by
the
kings
mercy
hee
obtained
pardon
,
neuerthelesse
was
adiudged
to
make
a
solemne
submission
and
amendes
in
open
presence
,
to
confesse
himselfe
guiltie
of
treason
,
and
to
retract
by
some
contrary
writing
that
which
he
had
done
.
It
was
alwayes
well
knowen
to
those
of
this
house
,
that
as
long
as
this
realme
remained
vnited
and
in
peace
,
it
would
be
very
hard
for
them
to
attaine
vnto
their
purpose
,
and
therefore
haue
they
sought
to
continue
it
in
troubles
.
And
so
long
as
they
could
winne
this
point
,
what
miseries
soeuer
the
warre
did
bring
vpon
the
poore
people
,
or
confusion
into
the
state
,
they
neuer
seemed
at
all
thereat
to
bee
mooued
,
nor
gaue
any
signe
or
semblance
to
be
touched
or
grieued
therewith
.
And
the
reason
was
,
because
the
blood
of
France
was
by
this
meanes
shed
&
spent
,
and
they
minded
to
make
their
profite
of
this
weakenesse
,
beyng
at
that
tyme
the
chiefe
instruments
of
the
miserie
of
the
people
,
&
making
account
that
the
more
the
same
did
growe
vpon
the
people
,
the
better
occasion
they
should
one
day
haue
to
vse
it
for
a
meanes
of
their
innouations
,
hauing
withall
gotten
both
the
forces
and
authoritie
into
their
hands
,
wherwith
they
might
gayne
credit
and
power
amongst
men
:
and
in
this
maner
by
degrees
haue
they
laied
the
foundation
of
their
greatnesse
vpon
our
ruines
,
whilest
the
warre
by
litle
and
litle
proceeded
on
,
corrupting
the
mindes
of
men
,
and
supplanting
their
allegiaunce
,
acquaintyng
them
with
following
of
partialities
and
factions
,
and
so
making
them
fitter
for
any
alterations
and
changes
,
agaynst
the
tyme
that
should
seeme
best
for
their
purpose
.
The
pretence
of
religion
serued
them
for
an
occasion
to
entertaine
these
ciuill
warres
,
and
no
heede
was
taken
at
the
first
,
how
vnder
this
goodly
title
they
abused
the
deuotion
of
our
princes
,
and
the
zeale
of
our
nation
to
their
purposes
,
and
how
this
was
but
a
pretence
&
not
a
true
cause
:
who
so
euer
knew
the
Cardinal
of
Lorraine
vncle
to
these
that
now
are
,
will
make
small
doubt
thereof
.
For
whilest
he
kindled
fire
at
the
fower
corners
of
this
realme
,
putting
all
in
combustion
vnder
a
colour
of
feruencie
of
this
pretended
zeale
of
religion
,
hee
doubted
not
to
declare
to
the
princes
of
Germany
that
hee
was
of
their
confession
,
and
that
his
meaning
was
to
bring
it
into
Fraunce
:
and
,
to
gratifie
them
,
caused
his
nephewes
to
bee
brought
vp
and
instructed
in
the
confession
of
Ausburge
,
&
then
let
speaches
fall
amongst
his
familiar
friends
,
that
if
those
of
the
reformed
religion
had
not
accounted
and
made
those
of
his
house
as
enemies
and
parties
,
there
had
bene
good
meanes
to
haue
made
some
friendly
composition
and
agreement
concernyng
the
difference
which
was
for
religion
.
In
the
end
it
was
found
by
the
wisdom
of
our
Princes
,
after
all
extremities
had
bene
assaied
,
that
religion
woulde
not
be
planted
nor
taught
by
armes
:
that
force
might
in
deede
breede
hypocrites
,
but
not
Christians
:
that
the
warres
,
as
mothers
of
all
corruption
,
in
steade
of
driuing
out
a
contrary
religion
,
did
bring
in
Atheisme
:
&
especially
,
that
these
persons
which
so
earnestly
gaue
counsell
to
make
warre
for
religion
,
were
no
more
religious
then
others
,
but
that
they
were
like
cunning
Barbers
,
which
tooke
a
course
to
keepe
the
wounde
greene
,
and
to
drawe
the
cure
in
length
for
their
owne
profite
,
and
that
there
was
apparant
daunger
,
least
in
time
they
should
verifie
the
prophecie
of
king
Francis
the
great
,
vttered
in
these
wordes
,
That
those
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
would
strippe
his
children
into
their
doublets
,
and
his
poore
people
to
their
shirtes
.
And
in
deede
it
was
obserued
by
certaine
Catholikes
,
that
on
S.
Bartholomews
day
of
the
Massacre
in
Paris
,
after
they
had
induced
the
late
king
Charles
to
destroy
those
of
the
Religion
,
they
were
content
vnder
this
shadowe
to
dispatch
the
particular
enemies
of
their
house
,
and
to
reuenge
their
priuate
quarels
:
yea
,
they
shewed
them selues
milde
and
pitifull
in
all
the
places
of
their
gouernments
,
and
so
euery
way
made
their
profite
of
the
rigour
and
seueritie
of
that
Prince
,
who
by
the
sharpnesse
of
his
witte
coulde
right
well
finde
it
out
at
length
.
It
is
known
also
,
that
the
king
that
now
reigneth
,
employed
his
yong
yeeres
with
all
the
prosperous
and
fortunate
successe
that
could
be
wished
,
to
suppresse
those
of
the
contrary
religion
,
and
afterwardes
comming
to
the
crowne
,
for
a
while
continued
all
the
former
rigorous
maners
of
proceeding
,
till
he
found
that
it
lay
not
in
forces
to
subdue
and
quiet
the
consciences
of
men
,
&
that
in
seeking
to
roote
out
one
part
of
his
people
,
he
did
ouerthrowe
and
bring
to
ruine
his
whole
realme
and
state
.
Hee
resolued
therefore
after
the
example
of
many
great
princes
and
states
his
neighbours
rounde
about
him
which
he
had
seene
,
to
ende
the
troubles
of
his
realme
by
a
good
peace
,
permitting
euery
man
to
liue
according
to
his
conscience
,
vntill
such
time
as
by
a
good
and
generall
Council
some
order
might
be
taken
therin
.
In
the
meane
while
,
he
determined
to
trauell
to
reduce
the
Cleargie
to
their
ancient
order
,
to
bestow
the
places
and
dignities
of
the
Church
vpon
persons
sufficient
and
carefull
in
their
charges
as
much
as
he
might
,
and
knowing
of
what
force
the
example
of
a
Prince
is
in
all
things
,
he
endeuoured
to
frame
himself
as
a
paterne
of
deuotion
to
his
Court
,
his
Princes
and
Nobilitie
,
esteeming
this
to
be
the
onely
true
&
lawfull
meanes
,
ordeined
of
God
,
and
practised
by
the
wisest
princes
for
the
reuniting
of
the
Church
,
and
reducing
of
mens
consciences
.
But
scarcely
had
his
Maiestie
made
the
peace
which
was
concluded
about
the
ende
of
the
yeere
1577
,
and
shewed
some
desire
in
himselfe
to
continue
it
,
and
no
more
vnprofitably
to
bende
his
forces
against
the
forces
of
his
subiectes
,
but
these
men
seeing
therby
their
meanes
cut
from
them
to
aduance
their
authority
by
warre
and
armes
,
bethought
themselues
of
new
attemptes
,
and
made
it
appeare
that
the
ciuill
warres
were
to
them
a
commoditie
and
vantage
,
that
is
to
say
,
that
our
pulling
downe
was
their
building
:
And
therefore
,
when
as
religion
serued
not
their
turne
,
they
aduised
to
trouble
the
state
vnder
another
pretence
.
Then
they
did
finde
meanes
to
solicite
sundrie
prouinces
of
this
realme
to
rebellion
by
certaine
men
of
their
faction
,
setting
before
them
the
oppression
of
the
Cleargie
,
but
not
telling
them
that
the
warres
which
they
had
kindled
and
nourished
were
the
cause
thereof
,
and
that
the
late
Cardinal
of
Lorraine
their
vncle
was
hee
that
first
had
propounded
&
procured
the
increase
of
the
accustomed
tenthes
,
and
the
sale
and
alienation
of
part
of
the
Temporalties
of
the
Spiritualtie
:
whereupon
hee
got
at
Rome
the
name
of
the
scourge
of
the
French
Church
.
They
alledged
the
decay
and
disgrace
of
the
Nobilitie
,
not
telling
them
that
those
of
their
house
,
during
the
time
they
were
in
authoritie
,
had
kept
downe
and
discountenanced
as
much
as
in
them
lay
,
euen
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
presuming
themselues
to
be
called
the
chiefe
persons
of
all
the
Nobilitie
:
And
the
decay
of
the
Nobilitie
can
not
or
ought
to
be
ascribed
but
to
the
authours
of
the
ciuill
warres
,
and
so
likewise
the
embasing
of
all
places
,
offices
and
dignities
belonging
to
that
calling
,
for
as
much
as
he
that
bringeth
in
ciuill
warre
into
a
state
,
bringeth
in
by
the
same
gate
confusion
into
all
roomes
&
callings
,
which
it
is
not
possible
afterwards
sudainly
to
redresse
and
reduce
at
once
:
They
propounded
the
raising
of
taxes
and
inuentions
of
new
exactions
and
impositions
vpon
the
poore
people
,
but
added
not
that
the
warre
alwaies
causeth
newe
charges
to
Princes
and
to
the
people
consequently
,
and
that
the
only
meanes
to
relieue
them
,
was
to
suffer
the
peace
to
continue
.
For
the
people
coulde
not
yet
haue
any
feeling
of
the
goodnes
of
their
Prince
,
because
when
hee
was
but
newly
gotten
foorth
of
one
warre
,
he
entred
into
newe
trouble
,
&
so
hoping
to
haue
ease
at
their
Princes
hand
,
it
was
found
that
the
remedie
grew
worse
then
the
first
sore
:
yea
,
on
the
contrary
side
,
this
did
take
from
the
Prince
the
meanes
to
disburden
his
people
,
considering
especially
that
ten
yeeres
of
impositions
are
not
so
chargeable
vnto
the
people
as
one
yeeres
warre
,
and
tenne
yeeres
of
warre
well
ordered
do
them
not
that
domage
as
one
yere
of
ciuill
sedition
,
such
as
they
thought
to
stir
vp
vnder
this
pretence
.
Then
,
in
their
aduertisements
sent
abroade
,
they
made
no
mention
of
Religion
.
This
zeale
of
theirs
,
vnder
which
they
shrowded
themselues
before
and
since
,
came
not
then
in
sight
:
but
contrarywise
,
they
treated
with
those
of
the
contrary
Religion
(
as
all
men
knowe
)
to
winne
them
to
take
their
partes
:
they
assured
them
of
their
exercises
according
to
the
Edicts
,
and
more
then
the
Edicts
if
neede
were
:
They
negotiated
in
Germany
,
by
name
,
with
Duke
Casimire
,
aswel
to
make
him
enter
into
this
association
,
as
also
by
him
to
induce
those
of
the
contrary
Religion
,
and
to
become
vnto
them
as
a
suretie
of
their
faith
and
promise
which
they
gaue
to
doe
nothing
to
their
preiudice
:
yea
,
and
they
further
offered
him
Townes
in
their
gouernements
for
counterpledges
of
the
faith
which
they
vsed
,
and
gaue
vnto
him
in
their
owne
name
.
And
perhaps
,
things
at
that
time
had
passed
further
on
,
if
those
of
the
Religion
woulde
haue
hearkened
thereunto
.
The
King
also
by
his
wisedome
coulde
well
diuerte
and
put
backe
this
desseigne
:
he
sawe
wherein
they
were
grieued
,
and
being
vnwilling
to
suffer
that
their
particular
discontentments
shoulde
hurt
the
people
,
yeelded
vnto
them
so
farre
,
as
to
assaye
to
content
them
.
Then
called
hee
them
neere
vnto
him
,
did
them
honour
,
gaue
them
occasion
to
hope
well
at
his
handes
,
yea
,
and
bestowed
rewardes
vpon
them
,
and
appointed
assignations
of
so
much
as
was
due
,
which
they
demaunded
and
accepted
vpon
certaine
Edictes
and
Ordinaunces
of
newe
impositions
which
were
then
established
:
so
that
the
same
windes
which
had
assembled
and
gathered
the
cloude
of
their
discontentments
,
blewe
the
same
ouer
and
dispersed
it
.
Easely
then
they
forgot
the
Clergie
,
the
Nobilitie
,
and
the
People
.
And
when
the
Deputies
of
the
Prouinces
which
before
they
would
haue
stirred
to
rebellion
,
came
to
the
Court
,
hardly
woulde
they
seeme
to
looke
on
them
or
knowe
them
:
yea
,
they
were
priuie
&
assisted
in
Councill
at
the
making
and
publishing
of
many
Edicts
,
which
the
King
sithe
hath
disanulled
and
abolished
,
vpon
informations
made
vnto
him
what
great
charge
they
brought
vpon
the
people
:
And
neuer
was
it
heard
that
they
euer
spake
one
worde
to
the
King
,
either
priuately
or
in
Councill
,
or
other
open
assembly
,
for
the
ease
and
vnburthening
of
his
subiects
.
Whereupon
it
came
to
passe
,
that
they
of
best
iudgement
in
the
said
Prouinces
,
founde
that
it
was
not
the
ill
gouernement
(
if
any
were
)
wherewith
they
of
the
house
of
Guise
were
in
trothe
offended
,
but
onely
that
they
had
not
such
parte
and
interest
in
the
estates
as
they
thought
appertained
vnto
them
,
being
readier
without
doubt
to
abuse
the
same
,
whensoeuer
they
should
get
it
into
their
handes
,
then
those
against
whom
they
pretended
to
forme
such
complaints
vnder
the
name
of
the
people
.
That
which
since
hath
chiefely
grieued
their
minde
,
is
that
they
haue
seene
the
peace
to
continewe
,
that
they
haue
seene
the
King
bent
to
establish
it
more
and
more
,
and
by
meanes
thereof
to
reforme
the
abuses
which
be
crept
into
the
offices
of
the
Church
,
to
restore
the
Nobilitie
to
their
auncient
places
and
reputation
,
and
to
ease
his
poore
people
of
such
impositions
and
taxes
,
which
had
vndone
them
,
and
were
euils
for
the
most
part
brought
in
by
the
continuance
of
warres
,
and
consequently
,
not
to
be
remedied
but
by
the
continuance
of
peace
.
Nowe
,
after
it
had
pleased
God
to
call
out
of
this
world
Monsteur
the
Kings
brother
,
they
thought
that
the
season
was
come
wherein
they
ought
to
assay
to
put
in
practise
their
former
olde
deuises
:
And
so
accordingly
they
began
by
and
by
to
set
on
foote
againe
their
practises
,
aswell
within
as
without
the
Realme
,
with
such
neighbours
especially
as
alwaies
haue
bin
most
suspected
and
dangerous
to
this
Crowne
:
Complotting
together
that
it
was
necessarie
for
them
at
this
time
to
bee
in
armes
whatsoeuer
came
of
it
,
to
the
end
to
make
a
way
and
preparatiue
for
that
change
which
they
seeke
to
bring
into
this
State
.
And
this
and
none
other
is
the
cause
,
for
which
wee
see
that
nowe
they
haue
put
themselues
in
fielde
,
whatsoeuer
faire
pretence
they
haue
made
to
entangle
men
of
all
sortes
in
the
same
crime
:
for
it
is
neither
charitable
nor
reasonable
to
suspect
that
they
haue
the
same
meaning
and
drift
as
they
of
the
house
of
Guise
haue
.
And
will
you
see
a
plaine
proofe
that
they
knowe
not
well
howe
to
couer
this
their
enterprise
against
the
State
?
They
haue
made
certaine
protestations
vpon
their
first
taking
of
armes
,
the
vntrothes
whereof
may
appeare
by
the
contradictions
conteyned
in
the
same
.
In
one
of
them
they
haue
sworne
to
the
extirpation
of
the
contrary
Religion
:
in
some
other
they
speake
nothing
of
it
.
If
zeale
moue
them
,
howe
is
this
zeale
so
soone
forgotten
?
In
one
they
will
that
the
King
name
a
successor
to
his
crowne
and
kingdome
:
In
another
they
leaue
this
Article
cleane
out
.
If
they
haue
such
care
of
the
Catholike
Church
,
if
they
feare
so
much
that
any
inconuenience
will
happen
vnto
it
after
the
death
of
the
King
,
howe
chance
they
kept
this
out
of
their
penne
?
In
another
they
make
themselues
protectors
of
the
Church
and
of
the
people
,
and
vse
other
pretexts
:
Wherefore
who
seeth
not
in
these
diuersities
,
that
they
cannot
tell
on
what
ground
to
stand
?
In
these
vncertainties
of
these
protestations
there
cannot
be
but
an
vncertaintie
of
conscience
.
Surely
they
be
but
speaches
of
men
that
cannot
tell
wherewith
to
giue
colour
to
their
ill
intention
,
which
thinke
to
couer
one
vntrothe
with
two
,
&
two
with
three
,
and
all
put
together
,
serue
but
to
make
them
lyars
,
and
to
bewray
themselues
to
besuch
as
in
deede
they
are
.
But
they
will
that
there
shal
be
but
one
Religion
in
France
:
It
is
the
desire
which
is
commonly
made
by
all
good
men
and
Christians
of
the
Realme
.
And
what
course
is
holden
to
bring
this
to
passe
?
If
force
be
the
meanes
,
the
great
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
did
wel
finde
the
weakenesse
and
insufficiencie
thereof
in
matters
of
conscience
.
The
King
of
Spaine
(
as
Catholike
as
he
will
seeme
to
be
)
after
hee
had
reduced
his
subiects
of
Holland
and
Zelande
to
great
extremities
by
meanes
of
his
forces
,
was
yet
constrained
in
the
yeere
1576.
to
come
vnto
a
peace
,
and
in
that
peace
to
leaue
vnto
them
their
Religion
as
it
was
,
not
somuch
as
restoring
the
Catholike
and
Romane
Religion
in
the
saide
Countries
,
nor
repossessing
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
of
their
goodes
:
yea
,
and
about
two
yeeres
since
he
offered
them
like
conditions
by
the
Duke
of
Terra
noua
,
not
for
those
Countreys
alone
,
but
for
others
also
.
Our
Kings
more
then
all
they
,
haue
burnt
,
haue
drowned
,
haue
ouercome
in
many
battayles
,
haue
surprised
in
diuers
sorts
,
haue
made
sundry
attempts
for
the
space
of
fiftie
yeeres
,
haue
spared
no
meanes
to
make
an
ende
of
those
of
the
Religion
in
this
Realme
.
That
which
was
accompted
christian
in
Charles
the
fift
,
that
which
is
reputed
Catholike
in
the
King
of
Spaine
,
in
the
one
to
saue
his
subiects
rather
apperteyning
vnto
him
by
election
then
naturally
borne
,
in
the
other
to
keepe
such
Countreys
which
are
in
a
maner
nothing
to
him
,
in
comparison
of
other
great
Estates
ouer
which
hee
reigneth
:
why
should
it
not
so
be
in
like
sort
vnto
our
king
,
to
spare
those
which
nature
hath
put
in
his
protection
,
to
preserue
his
whole
state
from
an
ouerthrow
ineuitable
,
especially
seeing
his
state
lately
so
flourishing
,
was
by
this
course
which
they
would
recontinue
,
brought
vnto
that
extremitie
in
which
we
now
behold
it
?
If
they
say
that
the
warres
haue
not
bene
well
manned
and
conducted
,
where
can
they
lay
the
fault
,
and
who
are
to
bee
blamed
for
it
but
themselues
?
Haue
not
they
and
their
fathers
commanded
in
them
for
the
most
part
?
Haue
they
not
bene
arbitrators
both
of
peace
and
warre
?
Haue
they
not
sounded
(
as
seemed
best
vnto
them
,
and
as
their
conceit
and
humour
led
them
)
sometime
the
charge
,
and
sometime
the
retraict
?
And
if
they
will
binde
the
king
by
othe
to
a
perpetuall
warre
,
that
is
to
say
,
to
the
ruine
of
his
poore
estate
,
&
this
poore
people
which
hath
bin
wearied
so
many
yeres
,
to
a
finall
destruction
,
and
continuall
miserie
:
certainely
,
this
is
a
lawe
intollerable
for
the
subiect
to
lay
vpon
his
prince
:
assuredly
,
it
is
a
manifest
token
that
they
beare
a
great
deuotion
to
see
our
ouerthrowe
,
that
by
deuotion
seeke
to
compell
vs
thereunto
:
yea
,
and
to
say
more
,
vndoubtedly
it
is
an
argument
most
certaine
,
that
these
men
wil
be
in
armes
at
their
pleasure
,
that
they
wil
not
be
disarmed
,
that
they
will
burie
the
king
either
in
the
middest
of
their
Armes
,
or
perhappes
by
their
Armes
if
they
can
.
And
oh
how
miserable
are
we
to
liue
vnder
such
an
insolencie
?
how
vnhappy
are
we
(
if
their
enterprises
take
place
)
which
shall
suruiue
our
Prince
and
his
blood
,
and
behold
the
calamities
of
our
desolate
countrey
,
and
ouerthrowe
of
the
lawes
of
this
Estate
?
But
it
will
be
sayd
,
that
it
were
pitie
to
see
this
Realme
after
the
Kings
death
,
in
the
handes
of
an
heretike
.
They
are
(
no
doubt
)
good
Tutors
:
but
let
vs
see
the
order
which
they
take
for
it
.
Our
King
is
yong
,
and
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
in
health
:
they
will
haue
him
to
name
a
successour
,
nay
,
they
name
one
to
his
hand
:
For
they
set
vp
in
Armes
the
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
a
good
Prince
of
himselfe
,
who
perceiueth
not
the
Tragedie
that
they
play
,
causing
him
to
take
vpon
him
the
qualitie
of
the
principall
prince
of
the
blood
,
and
heire
apparant
to
the
Crowne
.
But
what
kinde
of
monstrous
conceit
is
this
?
If
this
bee
a
matter
of
so
great
importance
,
&
so
much
to
be
feared
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Catholike
church
:
to
whom
ought
they
rather
to
addresse
themselues
,
then
to
our
King
,
a
Prince
most
Christian
,
a
Prince
most
deuout
,
a
Prince
(
if
any
bee
in
the
world
)
zealous
in
his
religion
?
On
whom
ought
they
lesse
to
cast
their
eye
,
if
they
meant
that
which
they
pretend
,
then
vpon
the
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
a
Prince
stricken
in
yeres
,
a
Prince
impotent
and
declining
to
his
graue
,
I
may
say
further
,
a
Prince
that
by
course
of
nature
they
cannot
once
thinke
to
be
likely
to
ouerliue
the
King
,
if
so
be
they
haue
not
limited
the
terme
of
his
life
,
or
if
they
haue
not
set
downe
and
concluded
the
time
of
his
death
?
Shall
they
that
haue
al
their
life
time
made
sport
of
religion
,
shew
vnto
our
king
the
way
of
conscience
?
Shall
they
of
Lorraine
teach
Frenchmen
the
zeale
and
loue
of
their
countrey
?
Shall
Princes
strangers
interprete
our
lawes
,
order
and
rule
our
debates
?
Shall
they
be
arbitrators
or
iudges
ouer
the
princes
of
the
blood
royall
touching
the
degrees
&
proximitie
of
blood
?
Who
seeth
not
here
(
the
Lord
open
the
eyes
of
the
sayd
Cardinal
)
that
they
onely
pretend
to
haue
hired
or
borowed
him
to
play
the
king
vpon
a
stage
,
it
may
be
some
halfe
yeere
,
till
their
partie
shal
be
sufficiently
prouided
for
?
who
seeth
not
that
they
minde
not
him
,
although
they
speake
of
him
,
but
intend
themselues
?
When
as
they
name
vnto
a
king
of
thirtie
three
yeeres
of
age
,
a
successor
past
three
skore
:
when
as
they
will
supply
the
default
of
heires
which
they
alleage
agaynst
our
King
,
by
a
manlinesse
and
habilitie
of
the
Cardinall
,
who
hath
already
passed
the
dangerous
yeere
of
threescore
and
three
:
and
for
the
naming
of
a
successor
vnto
the
King
,
to
leuie
Armes
,
and
as
it
were
to
set
their
feete
vpon
his
throte
,
to
seaze
his
places
and
holdes
,
and
to
abuse
the
authoritie
they
haue
from
him
against
him
,
and
(
which
is
more
)
to
receiue
and
distribute
the
money
of
the
king
of
Spaine
,
to
call
and
bring
in
the
Spanish
forces
into
this
Realme
:
Surely
I
say
(
let
my
Lorde
the
Cardinall
pardon
me
in
that
I
speake
it
)
if
he
seeth
not
this
yet
,
he
is
to
bee
accounted
starke
blinde
.
For
this
is
truely
to
professe
that
they
be
no
more
French
,
but
to
haue
solde
the
Realme
to
the
King
of
Spayne
,
and
to
haue
cast
lots
for
our
garments
:
for
the
obtaining
whereof
,
seeyng
they
finde
themselues
too
weake
to
compasse
and
hold
all
alone
,
they
will
deuide
the
stake
with
Spaine
,
they
sel
vs
vnto
him
,
and
vnder
a
shadowe
of
libertie
expose
vs
to
the
spoyle
.
Let
vs
iudge
aright
of
this
conspiracie
,
whether
it
can
come
from
any
other
but
from
Spayne
.
It
is
knowen
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
is
in
debt
more
then
his
habilitie
can
answer
,
and
notwithstanding
he
hath
of
late
distributed
great
summes
of
money
through
this
Realme
,
and
all
in
Pistolets
,
yea
,
and
hath
sent
some
where
they
were
not
demaunded
.
From
whence
can
this
great
treasure
come
,
considering
what
coyne
it
is
?
And
by
whom
can
these
troubles
be
mooued
,
but
from
&
by
the
counsell
of
Spayne
?
He
was
to
be
assisted
with
the
forces
of
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
from
whom
hee
should
haue
receiued
Lance-knights
and
certaine
companies
of
horsemen
,
but
God
hath
prouided
otherwise
sithe
against
their
hope
.
And
who
is
the
prince
of
Parma
,
but
the
head
and
directer
in
these
partes
of
all
the
desseignes
of
Spaine
?
The
Duke
of
Guise
hath
sent
his
children
beyond
the
mountaines
,
and
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
hath
lately
married
a
daughter
of
Spaine
.
To
what
ende
,
if
it
be
not
to
haue
them
kept
as
hostages
for
the
money
which
he
hath
receiued
,
and
holden
as
pledges
for
the
promises
which
he
hath
made
?
He
hath
demaunded
also
,
that
the
towne
of
Cambrey
should
be
restored
into
the
same
state
,
as
it
was
before
it
receiued
Monsieur
the
Kings
late
brother
.
Cambrey
an
Imperiall
towne
,
but
violently
vsurped
by
the
king
of
Spayne
:
Cambrey
the
onely
remaine
of
so
deare
&
chargeable
trauailes
of
a
sonne
and
brother
of
France
:
Cambrey
besides
,
a
rampier
of
France
on
the
side
where
it
is
least
fortified
against
the
strength
&
puissance
of
Spayne
:
who
can
be
ignorant
hereof
?
who
can
doubt
,
but
that
vnder
these
French
habites
,
they
couer
and
shrowd
Spanish
hearts
?
Ioyne
hereunto
the
secret
meetings
and
communications
had
betweene
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
the
familiar
conferences
with
the
Embassadours
of
Spaine
,
the
goings
to
and
fro
of
Don
Giouan
Bardactim
to
the
bishop
of
Comminges
bastard
of
Lansacke
,
and
infinite
other
like
practises
.
Who
can
then
doubt
,
but
that
the
army
of
these
conspirators
is
at
the
commaundement
of
the
king
of
Spaine
?
So
as
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
yer
long
we
shall
see
their
Squadrons
dispersed
,
and
the
Enseigns
folded
vp
,
when
as
such
of
their
company
that
cary
noble
mindes
and
are
true
French
men
,
being
now
caried
away
for
enuy
and
priuate
respects
,
or
otherwise
allured
and
seduced
by
false
suggestions
shall
bethinke
themselues
better
,
and
call
to
minde
that
they
are
true
Frenchmen
,
and
shall
haue
considered
how
monstrous
and
vnnaturall
a
thing
it
is
and
woulde
bee
alwayes
thought
for
a
Frenchman
to
beare
Armes
agaynst
France
,
especially
against
France
for
the
seruice
of
Spayne
.
But
these
men
will
not
come
vnder
the
obedience
of
an
Hereticke
Prince
,
and
thereupon
adde
that
the
Frenche
subiects
otherwise
sweare
no
allegiance
vnto
their
King
,
but
conditionally
to
maintaine
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romish
Church
.
This
is
a
dangerous
proposition
,
which
sauoureth
much
of
the
auncient
deposing
of
Chilpericke
to
place
Pepin
,
vnder
colour
that
the
Church
had
not
bin
wel
by
him
defended
against
the
Sarasens
.
But
the
Lord
will
,
I
trust
,
giue
mercie
and
power
vnto
our
King
,
well
and
long
to
maintaine
and
defende
his
place
otherwise
.
But
what
then
?
If
he
hap
to
die
,
or
rather
let
vs
say
,
if
they
shall
procure
his
death
as
they
are
in
hope
,
their
meaning
is
neuer
to
endure
that
the
King
of
Nauarre
whom
they
hold
for
an
Hereticke
,
should
come
to
succeede
in
this
Estate
,
as
in
their
conscience
(
howsoeuer
they
disguise
)
they
know
he
ought
in
right
to
do
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
,
besides
the
right
and
interest
which
hee
hath
by
nature
,
hath
also
wit
inough
to
consider
,
howe
much
in
this
time
the
life
of
the
King
is
necessarie
and
profitable
for
him
:
And
therefore
it
behooueth
him
to
stand
vpon
his
defence
in
this
point
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
may
answere
them
,
that
he
hath
bin
borne
and
brought
vp
in
the
Religion
which
he
professeth
,
that
in
conscience
he
cannot
depart
from
it
,
without
being
otherwise
instructed
,
and
therefore
that
hee
is
and
alwayes
shal
be
readie
to
receiue
instruction
from
a
free
and
lawfull
Councill
,
and
to
leaue
his
error
when
it
shal
be
prooued
vnto
him
.
But
if
they
wil
require
,
that
without
instruction
,
for
hope
or
losse
of
a
Crowne
,
hee
change
and
shift
vpon
the
sudden
from
one
profession
to
another
:
what
demande
they
of
him
,
but
inconstancie
,
infidelitie
and
hypocrisie
,
and
not
to
make
him
capable
to
be
a
King
,
but
rather
vnworthy
of
a
kingdome
?
If
he
offer
himselfe
to
them
to
be
better
taught
,
and
if
hee
be
readie
to
yeelde
to
trueth
when
he
shal
be
so
dealt
with
:
where
finde
they
in
the
auncient
Canons
,
that
this
obedience
,
or
this
submission
is
called
an
heresie
?
Euery
error
(
say
the
Canons
)
is
not
by
and
by
to
be
holden
for
an
heresie
:
for
heresie
is
an
error
of
importance
,
an
error
in
the
groundes
of
our
faith
,
and
in
the
Articles
of
our
saluation
.
Nowe
the
King
of
Nauarre
may
say
vnto
them
,
that
he
is
a
Christian
,
he
beleeueth
his
saluation
to
be
one
onely
in
Iesus
Christ
,
that
hee
holdeth
and
reuerenceth
his
worde
as
the
infallible
rule
of
trueth
,
that
he
beleeueth
the
Creedes
of
the
Church
,
that
he
receiueth
the
generall
Councils
which
were
held
in
the
beginning
of
the
said
Church
,
that
he
condemneth
all
heresies
condemned
by
the
same
Councils
,
that
hee
submitteth
himselfe
euen
at
this
present
to
a
generall
Councill
duely
called
,
and
lawfully
held
,
and
so
can
there
be
no
heresie
in
him
,
to
speake
duely
and
aright
:
For
hee
beleeueth
,
as
in
the
beginning
of
the
Church
men
did
beleeue
.
Schisme
also
there
is
none
:
for
Schisme
presupposeth
a
diuision
,
a
rent
and
departure
asunder
.
Nowe
let
them
holde
a
good
Councill
,
and
if
there
be
cause
,
they
shall
see
him
readie
to
reconcile
himselfe
.
This
may
be
further
saide
,
that
euery
man
(
as
the
Canons
teach
)
which
holdeth
an
heresie
,
is
not
by
and
by
an
heretike
:
the
name
of
an
heretike
presupposeth
an
ambition
and
newfanglednesse
,
a
selfe
wil
and
waywardnesse
against
such
Religion
and
reason
,
which
is
taught
and
plainely
prooued
and
set
downe
.
And
hereby
euery
man
may
iudge
,
whether
the
King
of
Nauarre
be
carried
with
ambition
in
this
matter
or
no
:
For
as
saith
the
Lawyer
,
Cui
bono
?
what
profite
can
arise
vnto
him
thereby
?
Such
ambition
is
incident
vnto
a
Doctor
of
Diuinitie
,
and
not
to
a
Prince
:
such
contumacie
is
incident
to
a
Clerke
and
Schooleman
,
and
not
to
the
simplicitie
of
one
which
is
taught
by
another
.
If
he
were
mooued
with
ambition
,
it
were
more
profitable
for
him
to
be
ambitious
of
the
fauour
of
the
king
,
of
the
loue
of
all
the
Catholikes
in
this
realme
,
and
of
the
desire
&
good
liking
of
the
greatest
Princes
in
Christendome
abroade
,
by
a
chaunging
vpon
the
sodaine
of
his
religion
.
But
he
is
mooued
with
conscience
,
it
is
conscience
that
maketh
him
set
a
side
all
other
considerations
which
might
be
more
for
his
aduantage
,
assuring
him selfe
that
hee
hath
not
to
doe
with
a
people
which
liketh
or
desireth
a
prince
faithlesse
and
vntrue
to
God
and
his
owne
conscience
,
but
only
contented
to
accept
of
such
a
one
as
is
peaceable
,
capable
of
reason
,
ready
and
willing
to
learne
better
,
and
doe
better
when
hee
shall
be
better
instructed
.
The
lawe
of
this
kingdome
and
state
disableth
not
any
person
for
cause
of
religion
,
to
inherite
that
which
in
the
right
or
Collaterall
line
may
descend
and
appertaine
vnto
him
:
and
is
there
not
the
same
reason
for
a
Prince
?
The
lawe
admitteth
to
the
administration
and
exercise
of
all
other
offices
and
places
indifferently
,
both
of
the
one
and
the
other
:
and
why
not
then
to
the
dignitie
Regall
?
The
lawe
permitteth
vnto
euery
man
the
exercise
of
his
religion
,
and
excludeth
no
man
:
wherefore
then
shall
the
prince
be
put
from
the
priuiledge
which
a
prince
graunteth
?
Wherefore
shoulde
he
alone
be
a
slaue
in
conscience
in
that
which
he
holdeth
most
pretious
,
he
,
I
say
,
which
graunteth
such
a
libertie
vnto
all
others
?
When
I
speake
of
the
lawe
,
I
meane
the
law
of
this
Crowne
and
State
:
It
is
the
lawe
,
by
which
onely
we
liue
,
and
are
to
liue
in
peace
,
&
thereby
may
be
able
to
reduce
this
estate
to
her
first
paterne
,
and
raise
vp
and
preserue
it
from
miserie
:
It
is
the
lawe
approoued
by
the
States
of
the
whole
Realme
,
holden
at
Orleans
,
which
was
an
assembly
not
forced
,
not
laboured
,
nor
before
hand
combined
by
the
plots
and
practises
of
those
which
nowe
trouble
vs
:
I
say
more
,
they
were
Estates
summoned
by
themselues
,
when
as
they
were
in
the
prime
of
al
their
credite
,
yea
and
at
their
instance
,
&
which
none
euer
since
went
about
to
infringe
,
but
that
we
straightwayes
fell
into
ciuill
warre
:
and
when
I
vse
the
name
of
ciuill
warre
,
I
comprehend
vnder
that
worde
,
all
sortes
of
calamities
and
confusions
.
This
then
is
a
iust
lawe
,
for
it
is
most
necessarie
,
it
is
a
lawe
not
reuocable
,
in
respect
of
the
condition
of
this
present
estate
:
for
the
reuocation
thereof
bringeth
vs
againe
to
ruine
.
It
is
a
lawe
ratified
,
adiudged
and
confirmed
by
the
othes
of
all
the
Princes
,
Gouernours
,
Lieutenants
Generall
,
Counsellors
of
Estate
,
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
and
other
places
of
Iustice
,
of
all
the
Corporations
of
the
Cities
,
Townes
and
Comminalties
of
this
Realme
,
and
by
them
which
at
this
time
vnaduisedly
presume
to
be
their
protectors
:
and
yet
is
it
such
a
lawe
as
referreth
the
decision
of
matters
of
religion
to
a
free
Councill
:
and
before
that
be
had
,
no
man
in
this
estate
can
be
said
to
be
an
heretike
,
either
stubborne
,
or
schismatike
.
Many
Emperours
,
and
Constantine
himselfe
towards
his
end
,
sundry
Kings
of
Spaine
also
for
many
yeeres
together
,
held
erroneous
opinions
,
and
that
in
most
important
pointes
of
Religion
:
Thankes
be
giuen
to
God
,
that
this
is
not
the
King
of
Nauarre
his
case
.
Is
it
written
by
any
,
that
euer
it
was
thought
meete
that
these
princes
should
be
deposed
?
or
was
it
euer
propounded
in
any
consultation
that
they
should
be
disabled
?
Some
Popes
themselues
which
take
vpon
them
to
be
the
teachers
of
others
,
haue
iustly
deserued
the
names
of
heretikes
and
Archheretikes
:
for
they
haue
beleeued
amisse
of
Christ
,
yea
&
haue
taught
amisse
touching
his
diuinitie
,
which
is
the
ground
of
our
saluation
,
and
foundation
of
our
Christian
faith
.
All
Christendome
was
herein
interessed
,
when
as
the
common
fountaine
from
whence
euery
man
fetched
water
,
grewe
to
be
so
corrupted
and
poysoned
.
Let
vs
consider
what
was
then
done
.
Men
had
the
patience
solemnly
to
assemble
a
Councill
,
the
parties
were
heard
,
instructed
,
receiued
to
amendment
and
repentance
,
and
neuer
were
they
pronounced
heretikes
,
but
in
full
Councill
:
neuer
was
there
any
thing
attempted
against
their
dignitie
by
presumption
or
preuention
,
or
by
force
,
but
at
all
times
such
due
circumstances
were
exactly
obserued
,
their
condemnation
orderly
proceeded
,
yea
,
&
after
the
denuntiation
thereof
,
time
was
giuen
them
to
thinke
of
the
matter
,
and
respite
to
conuert
themselues
and
returne
to
the
better
side
if
they
listed
.
But
the
danger
is
great
(
say
they
)
if
the
King
of
Nauarre
come
to
the
Crowne
,
least
hee
should
put
downe
the
Catholike
religion
in
this
Realme
.
I
answere
,
that
it
is
a
good
while
or
euer
hee
can
come
thither
:
&
this
great
&
too
too
forward
care
taken
out
of
season
,
is
but
a
very
violent
passion
,
which
can
not
bee
stirred
vp
by
any
Religion
at
all
.
I
answer
,
that
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
our
King
is
in
the
flower
of
his
age
,
if
they
intende
no
treacherie
or
mischiefe
vnto
him
,
which
as
yet
is
hid
from
vs
,
and
I
beseeche
the
Lord
to
preserue
him
from
it
.
I
answere
that
he
is
not
past
hope
to
haue
children
,
and
that
he
and
the
Queene
his
wife
,
in
respect
of
their
age
,
may
haue
a
whole
dousen
without
any
miracle
.
I
answere
,
that
for
this
their
pretended
lacke
,
they
haue
founde
a
weake
and
seely
remedie
,
of
a
Cardinall
,
as
olde
againe
as
the
King
,
a
Cardinall
which
is
not
married
,
and
likely
ynough
to
die
before
he
can
attaine
thereunto
,
and
very
vnlikely
to
haue
any
issue
.
And
as
concerning
that
which
they
alledge
touching
the
change
of
Religion
,
which
is
by
them
so
much
feared
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
can
answere
them
,
how
in
the
Religion
which
he
professeth
,
he
hath
not
learned
to
force
mens
consciences
,
howe
in
the
greatest
broyles
of
the
ciuill
warres
,
when
as
all
exercise
was
forbidden
to
those
of
the
refourmed
Religion
throughout
Fraunce
,
hee
alwayes
permitted
the
vse
of
the
Catholike
Religion
vntouched
in
all
the
townes
which
he
had
vnder
his
power
.
And
for
proofe
thereof
,
he
desireth
no
other
witnesses
then
the
Clergie
,
priestes
,
and
religious
persons
of
the
citie
of
Agen
,
where
hee
then
made
his
most
residence
.
Both
in
peace
and
warre
he
hath
alwayes
bene
indifferently
serued
,
aswell
in
places
about
his
person
,
as
in
all
other
offices
and
charges
which
were
in
his
gift
and
disposition
,
both
by
the
one
sort
and
by
the
other
,
euen
in
his
Chamber
,
in
his
Councill
,
and
in
his
gardes
,
and
neuer
hindered
the
aduancement
of
any
for
matter
of
conscience
:
and
such
as
haue
at
any
time
bene
acquainted
with
his
house
&
Court
,
know
this
to
be
true
.
In
that
part
which
God
hath
left
him
of
his
kingdome
of
Nauarre
,
which
is
farre
greater
then
his
countrey
of
Bearne
,
he
hath
permitted
the
Catholike
and
Romane
religion
vnchanged
,
without
hauing
altered
or
innouated
any
thing
therein
,
otherwyse
then
hee
found
it
at
his
first
comming
to
the
Estate
:
which
his
doings
,
men
of
purpose
haue
maliciously
concealed
,
and
onely
pleased
themselues
with
slaundering
and
speaking
euil
of
that
which
hath
bene
done
in
Bearne
.
And
concerning
this
his
said
countrey
of
Bearne
,
forasmuch
as
hee
founde
it
reduced
by
the
late
Queene
his
mother
,
with
the
assent
of
the
generall
assembly
of
the
States
of
that
Countrey
,
to
the
Religion
which
he
professeth
,
he
hath
in
trueth
left
it
in
the
same
estate
still
wherein
hee
founde
it
,
hauing
bene
so
busied
in
other
affaires
which
haue
happened
vnto
him
,
that
hee
had
no
opportunitie
to
attempt
any
chaunge
.
Neuerthelesse
in
the
meane
while
,
it
is
not
vnknowen
,
that
euen
there
hee
hath
moderated
the
former
ordinances
made
before
his
time
,
and
cleane
abrogated
the
rigour
and
seueritie
of
them
,
and
likewise
caused
the
pensions
to
bee
truely
payde
which
apperteyned
to
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
yea
sometime
out
of
his
owne
purse
,
which
thing
the
Bishop
and
other
Church
men
that
had
liuing
in
the
same
Countrey
can
not
denie
.
Besides
that
,
he
hath
alwayes
offered
at
any
time
to
yeelde
vnto
a
generall
assemblie
and
Parliament
of
his
people
of
that
Countrey
,
to
the
intent
that
they
may
there
freelie
open
their
mouthes
,
and
declare
vnto
him
what
they
woulde
require
at
his
hands
,
for
the
quieting
of
their
soules
and
consciences
.
And
if
men
be
ready
to
construe
and
inferre
the
worst
to
his
preiudice
of
this
,
that
hee
hath
not
restored
the
Catholike
and
Romane
religion
in
Bearne
:
why
doe
they
make
the
like
construction
to
his
profit
of
this
,
that
he
hath
not
abrogated
it
in
base
Nauarre
,
where
hee
hath
the
same
power
and
authoritie
?
Surely
hereby
all
persons
being
not
addicted
to
their
particular
passions
,
ought
to
make
this
indifferent
consequence
of
his
actions
in
both
these
cases
,
that
he
hath
preserued
his
Estates
and
Countreys
as
hee
founde
them
,
and
not
made
any
alteration
in
any
of
them
,
saue
that
hee
hath
mitigated
the
seuerity
of
the
ordinances
in
Bearne
,
vpon
hope
of
the
better
:
that
he
is
not
a
Prince
that
delighteth
in
innouations
,
or
that
is
lightly
ledde
to
alterations
by
any
violent
passion
,
either
against
the
one
Religion
or
the
other
,
but
leaueth
thinges
in
such
stay
and
termes
as
hee
findeth
them
,
if
hee
see
not
an
euident
commoditie
to
come
by
the
said
chaunge
.
And
in
deede
,
who
can
esteeme
the
King
of
Nauarre
to
bee
so
voyde
of
sound
iudgement
,
or
so
much
an
enemie
of
his
owne
greatnesse
and
commoditie
,
that
when
as
God
and
nature
should
cast
any
estate
vpon
him
,
he
would
then
enter
into
a
course
to
venture
the
losse
or
hazarde
thereof
by
a
violent
maner
of
proceeding
,
both
contrarie
to
all
reason
,
and
such
as
coulde
not
worke
the
effect
that
hee
might
desire
,
but
must
necessarily
bring
with
it
his
owne
ouerthrow
and
fall
.
And
therefore
,
who
can
belieue
that
hee
which
woulde
not
force
in
any
wise
his
owne
countrey
of
base
Nauarre
,
which
he
might
haue
done
without
contradiction
,
will
goe
about
to
force
a
kingdome
of
Fraunce
,
which
hee
cannot
attempt
to
doe
without
both
loosing
of
it
,
and
of
himselfe
also
?
Such
doubts
may
be
conceiued
by
idiots
,
but
not
by
men
of
any
vnderstanding
.
They
themselues
that
make
these
protestations
,
do
not
so
themselues
,
although
they
goe
about
for
the
seruing
of
their
owne
tournes
,
to
make
others
to
beleeue
the
contrary
.
And
finally
,
in
case
things
were
brought
to
that
point
,
that
this
were
to
bee
feared
,
then
some
assurance
might
bee
taken
vpon
doubtes
which
might
be
then
conceiued
,
the
people
might
demaunde
it
,
and
the
Prince
ought
to
graunt
it
:
and
in
this
Prince
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
no
man
could
euer
hitherto
see
or
marke
either
any
reuenge
or
breach
of
faith
.
But
for
them
to
take
armes
vpon
them
at
this
present
,
for
a
matter
so
farre
off
by
course
of
nature
and
time
,
to
preuent
and
put
by
strokes
which
are
nothing
neare
vs
,
yea
,
and
by
the
space
of
these
twentie
or
thirtie
yeeres
,
are
in
all
apparance
not
likely
to
come
neare
vs
,
and
vnder
so
slender
a
pretence
,
to
set
this
State
on
fire
,
to
bring
the
Spanyarde
in
among
vs
,
to
our
vtter
ruine
as
much
as
in
them
may
be
,
which
are
mischiefes
more
assured
&
dangerous
,
then
the
euil
(
which
they
pretend
)
if
it
happened
could
euer
doe
vnto
vs
,
is
it
not
to
giue
one
a
Potion
of
Hemlocke
or
some
other
poyson
,
to
preuent
a
fit
of
an
hotte
Ague
?
bringeth
it
not
vnto
the
crazed
person
a
most
assured
death
in
steade
of
a
medicine
for
no
dangerous
a
disease
?
Wherefore
this
is
a
most
manifest
fraude
and
abuse
:
for
it
is
too
grosse
to
be
taken
for
any
ouersight
or
ignorance
:
It
is
an
empoysoning
of
the
patient
,
it
is
a
treason
vnto
this
Estate
,
it
is
a
conspiracie
against
the
King
.
And
in
case
the
King
woulde
name
this
pretended
successour
,
which
neuerthelesse
is
not
likely
to
suruiue
him
,
but
onely
to
haue
a
bare
title
and
name
,
and
be
satisfied
with
a
vaine
hope
:
what
assurance
can
the
King
haue
of
them
,
that
they
wil
not
,
(
when
as
occasion
shal
serue
their
turne
)
be
weary
and
rid
them selues
of
him
also
?
But
I
will
forbeare
to
speake
any
more
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
I
trust
that
he
wil
be
able
,
(
when
neede
shall
require
)
to
pleade
his
owne
cause
,
and
yet
God
graunt
,
that
wee
neuer
see
any
neede
thereof
.
Let
vs
consider
,
if
the
rest
of
their
protestations
cary
any
more
trothe
or
apparance
.
They
complaine
of
certaine
yong
persons
,
which
they
terme
to
possesse
the
King
,
and
to
get
great
things
at
his
handes
,
to
keepe
backe
the
Princes
,
the
auncient
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
and
chief
personages
of
the
Nobilitie
,
without
speciall
naming
of
any
,
howbeit
euery
man
may
see
whome
they
meane
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
Dukes
of
Ioyeuse
and
Espernon
.
If
the
King
loue
them
,
it
is
not
a
thing
to
be
wondered
at
or
made
so
strange
:
priuate
persons
in
choyse
of
frends
desire
to
be
free
,
howe
muche
more
then
ought
Princes
so
to
be
?
And
if
wee
peruse
our
hystories
,
can
there
be
found
any
king
of
this
Realme
,
that
in
such
sort
fauoured
not
some
one
or
other
?
If
the
King
bee
bountifull
towardes
them
,
this
is
the
effect
of
his
good
will
towards
them
:
For
to
loue
properly
is
to
wish
well
,
and
to
doe
well
,
and
true
good
will
extendeth
it selfe
according
to
the
proportion
of
the
abilitie
and
power
that
is
ioyned
with
it
.
But
if
they
say
he
hath
giuen
much
,
&
that
their
liking
and
Censure
ought
here
to
take
place
:
surely
seeing
they
are
so
good
reformers
,
their
example
were
much
worth
,
if
they
woulde
begin
with
the
redresse
of
that
poynt
them selues
.
For
,
let
them
shew
howe
it
is
come
to
passe
,
that
their
grandfather
when
hee
came
first
into
France
,
had
not
in
al
aboue
fiue
thousand
Crownes
of
yeerely
reuenue
,
and
howe
at
this
day
they
of
that
house
haue
gotten
a
million
amongst
them
:
if
it
be
not
by
the
liberalitie
&
goodnesse
of
our
Kings
,
of
our
Kings
I
say
,
which
haue
bestowed
vpon
them
many
high
dignities
,
great
Bishoprickes
,
rich
Abbeis
,
and
sundry
the
most
profitablest
offices
of
this
realme
,
of
our
kinges
I
say
againe
,
whose
purse
they
had
great
skill
to
rifle
and
emptie
so
long
as
it
was
in
their
fingering
,
so
as
they
haue
thence
had
sixe
or
seuen
Millions
of
gold
,
wherewith
they
beene
made
able
to
compasse
their
great
purchases
.
At
the
first
comming
of
king
Charles
to
the
Crowne
,
it
was
concluded
by
the
assembly
of
the
estates
holden
at
Orleans
,
that
these
men
shoulde
be
called
to
render
an
accounte
,
and
to
answere
such
excessiue
giftes
as
they
had
receiued
of
the
kinges
his
predecessours
,
and
in
especial
from
the
late
king
Francis
the
seconde
,
of
whose
purse
&
person
they
were
masters
at
once
.
But
instead
of
thinking
how
to
giue
a
good
account
,
these
iolie
reformers
bethought
themselues
of
a
meane
howe
to
giue
none
account
at
all
:
beginning
without
the
commaundement
of
the
king
,
and
contrary
to
the
determination
of
the
saide
Estates
of
this
Realme
,
to
murther
those
of
the
reformed
religion
in
the
towne
of
Vassy
:
that
is
to
say
,
to
kindle
a
fire
in
one
of
the
corners
of
the
realme
,
which
afterwardes
for
a
long
time
was
blowen
throughout
all
France
.
Their
father
to
keepe
him selfe
from
account
,
was
then
the
cause
of
our
first
mischiefes
,
and
nowe
the
sonne
taketh
vpon
him
a
warre
to
bring
in
others
to
account
.
And
let
vs
consider
what
they
say
hereunto
,
if
they
meane
it
in
earnest
and
dallie
not
or
mocke
not
the
people
.
Doe
not
all
men
knowe
that
S.
Luke
&
Do
their
principall
adherents
,
&
some
others
,
are
growen
riche
by
this
kings
gifts
?
haue
they
not
had
their
handes
as
deepe
in
his
Cofers
,
and
finally
helde
the
same
place
which
others
do
now
,
whom
they
blame
and
challenge
,
and
woulde
haue
brought
to
an
account
?
Were
it
not
reason
,
that
they
shoulde
be
first
accomptants
which
were
first
parties
to
the
receipt
?
let
them
therefore
begin
.
Surely
to
speake
plainely
,
these
men
are
only
offended
,
that
the
fauours
of
the
Court
are
not
powred
only
and
continually
vpon
them selues
:
and
for
that
some
of
the
dewe
is
sprinkled
vpon
others
,
they
are
ready
to
burst
with
despite
&
enuie
.
These
men
seeke
to
drawe
vnto
them
certaine
discontented
persons
from
all
partes
of
the
realme
,
and
who
so
shall
consider
the
conditions
and
qualities
of
the
same
malcontents
without
passion
,
shall
finde
that
they
are
in
trothe
so
well
at
their
ease
,
&
haue
receiued
so
many
benefites
at
the
kings
handes
,
as
that
their
very
ease
,
idlenesse
,
and
aboundance
onely
hath
marred
them
:
and
yet
but
for
the
benefites
which
they
haue
had
from
the
king
,
they
had
had
at
this
present
no
meanes
to
haue
annoied
others
.
The
true
male
content
,
and
he
that
hath
most
iust
cause
to
complaine
,
and
he
whose
state
is
most
to
be
pitied
,
is
vndoutedly
the
king
himselfe
,
in
that
he
hath
done
so
much
for
so
vnthankfull
a
race
,
and
bestowed
vpon
them
the
meanes
,
authoritie
and
habilitie
,
which
nowe
is
turned
&
employed
against
him selfe
.
They
bemone
the
estate
of
the
poore
people
,
&
why
then
doe
they
not
let
them
liue
in
rest
?
Why
doe
they
ouerthwart
and
crosse
the
king
in
the
good
minde
which
he
hath
to
ease
them
,
whereof
there
appeared
some
good
effecte
and
successe
?
For
it
is
wel
knowen
,
that
he
vnburthened
them
this
yeere
of
a
contribution
amounting
to
two
hundred
thousande
markes
,
and
in
one
day
reuoked
&
cancelled
foure
score
or
a
hundred
ordinances
,
vpon
information
made
vnto
him
,
that
the
same
were
burthensome
to
his
people
.
He
was
also
in
hand
with
a
generall
reformation
of
his
whole
Realme
,
and
if
they
had
let
him
alone
another
yere
,
he
had
proceeded
further
:
for
in
such
things
when
as
the
wil
and
disposition
of
a
Prince
is
bent
and
forwarde
to
doe
good
,
great
matters
are
brought
to
passe
in
a
very
small
time
.
But
as
things
be
nowe
,
can
it
be
thought
,
but
that
a
newe
warre
will
put
him
to
newe
expence
,
and
bring
newe
euils
vpon
the
people
?
And
besides
,
what
good
husbandrie
(
trow
you
)
meane
these
men
to
make
,
which
already
haue
begun
to
leuie
great
summes
of
mony
vpon
the
townes
which
they
haue
seised
,
as
namely
,
they
of
late
haue
taxed
the
towne
of
Burge
besides
Burdeaux
at
ten
thousand
crownes
,
which
is
so
great
a
summe
,
as
they
shoulde
not
haue
yeelded
to
the
king
so
much
in
ten
yeeres
?
and
yet
the
Maior
and
Iurates
of
the
said
towne
were
threatned
for
the
refusall
thereof
to
be
sent
prisoners
to
Brouage
.
Let
vs
thinke
vpon
the
armies
on
both
sides
,
as
well
of
French
as
of
straungers
which
must
be
victualled
,
entertained
and
paide
.
Let
vs
consider
howe
the
Kings
treasure
is
entrapped
and
seased
by
them
,
which
must
be
made
vp
and
supplied
by
some
other
meanes
.
Let
vs
thinke
vpon
the
prouisions
for
victuals
,
munitions
,
custodies
and
gardes
of
holdes
and
passages
,
and
other
necessarie
charges
which
a
warre
requireth
.
And
seeing
all
warre
,
no
doubt
of
it
,
is
a
rauening
and
deuouring
monster
:
how
much
more
is
a
ciuill
warre
?
All
warre
is
a
very
confusion
,
but
how
much
more
that
warre
which
is
conducted
by
men
of
confusion
,
such
as
these
are
?
Surely
I
will
say
it
,
and
haue
often
sayd
it
,
(
the
computation
being
iustly
made
)
three
dayes
of
a
ciuill
sedition
will
be
more
chargeable
vnto
the
poore
people
,
then
one
yeere
of
taxes
and
impositions
:
And
three
yeeres
of
the
most
iust
&
right
warre
which
might
be
made
,
(
if
they
meant
well
,
as
they
doe
not
)
would
neuer
be
woorth
so
much
to
the
poore
people
,
as
one
dayes
peace
.
But
the
king
is
to
blame
forsooth
(
as
they
say
:
)
for
he
doeth
not
make
due
account
of
his
Nobilitie
.
Well
then
let
vs
see
what
persons
follow
them
,
&
what
kinde
of
people
are
ioyned
with
them
in
their
protestation
.
For
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
I
see
not
one
on
their
side
,
saue
onely
the
good
Prince
,
whom
they
haue
abused
and
inchaunted
,
causing
him
to
bestowe
his
goods
vpon
them
,
taking
it
euen
from
his
owne
nephewes
.
And
yet
must
these
men
needes
be
Heads
&
principall
Protectors
of
the
Nobilitie
.
Of
the
auncient
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
of
the
noble
Knightes
of
the
Order
,
&
of
the
olde
Captaines
of
France
,
I
also
see
scarce
one
:
yea
,
euery
where
I
see
but
them
of
Lorraine
,
and
with
them
certaine
other
malecontents
,
which
haue
had
more
then
they
deserued
,
men
desperate
,
men
of
their
owne
faction
,
men
(
as
Caesar
said
)
which
make
their
profite
by
ciuill
warres
and
ruine
of
others
,
like
vnto
Catilina
in
Rome
,
and
those
which
followed
him
.
Can
any
man
thinke
that
they
of
Lorraine
(
which
euer
heretofore
haue
sought
as
much
as
in
thē
lay
,
to
discountenaunce
and
diminish
the
dignitie
of
our
Princes
of
the
blood
,
)
are
so
desirous
now
,
that
euery
man
should
holde
the
degree
and
place
which
apperteineth
vnto
them
?
They
cannot
alledge
that
their
places
haue
beene
taken
from
them
,
they
haue
solde
them
,
they
haue
bene
paid
for
them
,
and
that
dearely
:
Wherefore
it
is
a
shame
for
them
to
alledge
,
that
some
men
haue
bene
constrained
to
depart
with
them
:
This
grieueth
them
in
deede
,
because
they
were
men
for
the
most
part
at
their
deuotion
,
and
of
their
faction
:
&
therefore
no
marueile
though
it
offended
them
that
they
were
displaced
.
Some
other
honourable
personages
haue
in
deede
surrendred
their
offices
and
charges
into
the
Kings
hands
,
but
doe
not
complaine
thereof
.
Are
any
of
them
to
be
seene
following
their
parte
?
nay
rather
against
them
.
For
why
?
they
well
vnderstand
that
their
said
offices
and
places
were
but
charges
in
deede
,
which
the
Kings
of
this
Realme
by
the
auncient
lawes
and
customes
before
these
late
innouations
and
troubles
happened
,
were
wont
to
commit
from
time
to
time
,
and
but
for
a
time
,
as
occasion
required
:
Commissions
rather
for
to
serue
for
a
time
,
and
not
places
or
offices
of
continuance
or
perpetuitie
.
For
our
princes
were
wont
to
rappeale
them
at
their
pleasure
,
without
any
other
formalitie
,
or
any
recompence
or
allowances
at
all
,
or
without
shewing
any
cause
wherefore
they
did
it
:
and
yet
they
had
not
any
intention
to
depriue
them
as
vnworthy
persons
,
but
did
it
for
some
other
speciall
intent
and
seruice
,
not
to
disappoint
them
wholy
,
but
with
an
intent
when
occasion
serued
to
consider
and
honour
them
in
some
other
sort
,
so
as
they
also
tooke
it
in
good
part
.
They
did
not
abuse
their
gouernments
,
to
make
their
princes
bounde
to
them
,
as
though
they
might
not
stande
without
them
,
or
to
seeme
to
bee
still
bought
and
hired
,
or
to
make
their
places
as
an
inheritance
vnto
their
name
.
This
is
a
late
euil
brought
in
by
the
authors
of
these
innouations
,
who
to
inueigle
certaine
gouernors
,
and
more
liberall
of
other
mens
purses
then
their
owne
,
haue
assured
themselues
that
their
gouernments
shoulde
continue
vnto
them
and
theirs
as
their
patrimonie
.
For
in
so
muche
as
they
seeke
no
other
thing
but
the
dissipation
of
this
estate
,
and
perceiue
that
they
cannot
attaine
to
the
whole
kingdome
themselues
,
they
are
contented
to
make
a
good
penyworth
of
the
rest
vnto
others
,
and
so
without
any
dissimulation
are
content
to
offer
it
to
the
sale
.
And
to
make
it
more
euidently
appeare
,
that
they
them selues
haue
shewed
the
first
example
vnto
others
to
bring
in
such
abuses
as
are
now
by
them
misliked
,
touching
the
chaunging
of
the
principall
offices
and
gouernments
of
this
realme
:
It
is
to
be
remembred
,
howe
they
of
this
house
,
when
as
they
werein
great
credite
,
tooke
away
from
the
late
great
Constable
,
who
had
so
wel
deserued
of
this
realm
of
France
,
the
office
of
L.
Steward
or
great
master
of
the
kinges
house
,
and
from
the
house
of
Longeuille
,
the
dignitie
of
Lorde
great
Chamberlaine
,
which
before
was
graunted
as
a
kind
of
inheritance
vnto
the
house
,
for
sundry
seruices
which
they
had
done
in
former
warres
against
the
English
nation
.
And
of
late
memorie
,
haue
they
not
brought
to
passe
,
that
the
gouernment
of
the
Dukedome
of
Brittaine
is
brought
into
their
house
,
procuring
it
partly
by
cunning
and
deuise
,
and
partly
by
constraint
,
from
the
late
good
Prince
the
Duke
of
Montpensier
,
which
had
obtained
a
promise
of
it
for
his
sonne
the
Prince
of
D'ofin
,
who
also
serued
in
the
place
?
And
all
this
notwithstanding
,
they
are
not
ashamed
to
complaine
of
some
particular
persons
,
which
(
as
they
say
)
haue
made
a
marchandise
of
their
places
,
forgetting
themselues
so
many
great
personages
whome
they
haue
spoyled
of
their
offices
and
dignities
.
Concerning
the
Clergie
,
whose
cause
they
will
seeme
to
haue
vndertaken
,
I
woulde
knowe
what
better
reformation
they
woulde
preferre
,
then
the
king
him selfe
went
about
.
If
you
consider
his
person
,
the
king
sheweth
the
way
,
and
serueth
as
an
example
vnto
all
his
Court
and
Countrey
,
to
haue
them
in
due
reuerence
:
he
hath
of
his
Counsell
the
most
notable
and
excellent
men
among
them
:
vnto
the
places
and
dignities
of
the
Church
by
the
good
ordinances
which
hee
hath
made
conformable
with
the
auncient
Canons
,
(
whereof
neuer
any
of
his
predecessours
was
so
seuere
an
obseruer
as
him selfe
is
)
he
maketh
choise
of
such
men
,
which
hee
knoweth
in
his
realme
to
be
reputed
and
accounted
most
excellent
and
fit
,
either
for
life
or
doctrine
:
reiecting
all
others
,
which
are
thought
vnwoorthy
and
vncapable
of
such
places
,
without
any
partiall
fauouring
or
misliking
otherwise
of
any
their
qualities
:
he
admitteth
but
those
only
,
that
naturally
are
able
to
exercise
these
places
:
hee
compelleth
the
Bishops
to
be
resident
in
their
diocesses
,
more
straightly
and
exactly
then
the
Pope
himselfe
doth
,
and
besides
,
is
a
paterne
&
example
vnto
all
his
people
of
zeale
&
deuotion
.
What
may
be
added
to
his
goodly
directions
&
orders
,
but
only
leasure
to
reap
some
fruit
thereby
,
and
to
see
it
bring
forth
that
good
successe
and
profit
which
was
looked
for
?
But
it
is
not
the
preaching
of
the
worde
of
God
that
these
men
desire
,
they
care
not
whether
this
realme
bee
furnished
with
good
Pastours
,
that
the
people
be
truely
instructed
in
the
poynts
of
their
saluation
,
&
that
the
wandring
and
stray
shepe
may
be
reduced
&
brought
to
his
folde
againe
.
They
are
onely
desirous
to
haue
Iesuites
,
which
doe
nothing
els
but
disperse
thorow
out
the
whole
realme
the
venome
&
infection
of
their
conspiracies
vnder
the
shadowe
of
holinesse
:
And
vnder
colour
thereof
(
oh
most
horrible
and
detestable
hypocrisie
)
abuse
the
deuotion
of
suche
persons
which
put
any
trust
in
them
,
binding
men
by
othe
vnto
this
league
,
and
to
follow
this
faction
:
exhorting
the
subiects
to
kill
and
murther
their
Princes
,
promising
them
plenarie
and
absolute
remission
of
their
sinnes
,
and
making
men
beleeue
,
that
by
actes
most
execrable
they
shall
merite
heauen
.
They
be
the
very
Colonies
of
Spanyardes
,
or
rather
the
very
leauen
of
Spaine
,
vnseasonably
brought
into
this
realme
,
which
within
these
fewe
yeeres
hath
empaired
and
sowred
our
dowe
,
and
vnder
a
Pharisaicall
face
and
countenaunce
,
made
our
Cities
and
Townes
in
Fraunce
become
Spanish
,
whose
couents
are
more
dangerous
then
Citadels
,
whose
Synodes
&
assemblies
are
nothing
but
plaine
conspiracies
.
Such
are
they
knowen
to
be
,
such
were
the
fruites
of
the
assembly
generall
of
that
sect
,
which
they
helde
at
Paris
not
long
sithe
in
September
,
where
a
certaine
Iesuite
of
Pont
d'
Amonsson
a
towne
in
Lorraine
did
preside
,
and
was
a
principal
director
of
their
counsels
.
Some
others
there
bee
of
this
kinde
of
people
,
that
cry
out
vpon
the
King
in
open
pulpit
,
that
stirre
vp
the
people
furiously
,
incensing
&
arming
them
against
the
Magistrates
,
preaching
the
prayses
,
and
recommending
the
vertues
of
this
pretended
ofspring
of
Charlemaigne
.
This
is
their
feruent
zeale
:
this
is
their
religion
which
maketh
them
too
forwardes
:
And
will
you
see
howe
?
when
they
be
in
Germanie
,
they
seemed
to
bee
Lutherans
:
But
when
they
waxed
discontented
,
with
a
little
adoe
they
might
haue
bin
brought
to
haue
fauoured
the
Caluinistes
:
They
seeme
to
be
careful
of
the
Clergie
,
carefull
of
the
Diuine
seruice
,
carefull
of
residence
:
and
yet
they
possesse
diuers
Byshoprickes
and
Abbeyes
,
contrary
to
the
ancient
Canons
,
and
also
the
late
Councill
of
Trent
,
which
they
speake
so
much
of
to
vs
,
and
woulde
bring
into
Fraunce
:
They
fell
the
woods
,
they
dismember
the
demeanes
,
suffer
the
Churches
and
other
buildings
to
fall
to
the
ground
,
they
sell
the
reliques
,
and
gather
vnto
them selues
all
the
ornaments
and
iewels
of
any
price
or
value
:
And
in
the
meane
while
wee
see
little
charitie
or
almes
,
the
poore
lieth
still
naked
,
the
poore
priestes
are
readie
to
die
for
hunger
.
And
thus
are
they
true
and
rightfull
heires
in
deede
,
not
of
Charlemaigne
,
but
assuredly
of
Charles
of
Lorraine
,
which
coulde
very
deuoutly
sell
to
his
owne
commoditie
the
great
Crosse
,
and
the
richest
iewels
of
his
Bishopricke
of
Mets
,
and
caused
the
Clergie
of
this
Realme
to
sell
and
alien
a
great
part
of
their
Temporalties
,
and
to
increase
their
tenthes
,
and
was
not
ashamed
,
for
the
good
seruice
which
hee
pretended
to
haue
done
in
bringing
it
to
passe
,
to
take
a
good
part
thereof
vnto
himselfe
for
a
rewarde
.
There
onely
remayneth
,
that
we
speake
a
little
concerning
the
lawe
and
Iustice
now
vsed
in
this
Realme
,
which
these
vpright
censors
would
(
as
they
say
)
reduce
to
his
former
vse
and
integritie
.
But
who
euer
sawe
,
that
a
ciuill
warre
was
meete
to
reforme
disorders
in
Iustice
?
who
seeth
not
plainly
,
that
one
onely
yeere
of
warre
,
doth
more
weaken
and
hinder
the
course
of
lawes
,
and
take
more
authoritie
from
Iustice
,
then
tenne
yeeres
of
peace
can
recouer
?
It
looseth
the
bridle
more
vnto
all
disorders
and
mischiefes
,
then
ten
yeeres
can
drawe
backe
.
As
for
example
,
euen
these
men
when
as
they
shall
haue
executed
their
vttermost
rage
,
and
shall
happen
to
make
a
shewe
of
repentance
,
must
haue
pardons
,
remissions
,
abolitions
of
their
offences
,
the
lawes
must
lye
sleeping
,
the
Iudges
must
winke
at
many
things
which
of
late
began
to
recouer
their
former
reputation
and
authoritie
.
One
ill
still
foloweth
vpon
another
,
former
mistrustes
and
ielousies
conceiued
on
both
sides
,
by
the
wisdome
of
the
King
were
almost
remooued
and
quenched
:
Those
of
the
contrary
religion
did
finde
by
little
and
little
,
that
in
ordinarie
Courtes
they
might
obteine
Iustice
,
without
hauing
cause
to
contende
about
any
iurisdictions
.
These
perturbers
not
protectors
of
the
Courtes
of
Parliaments
,
vnder
colour
of
procuring
vnto
them
a
more
absolute
authoritie
,
giue
new
occasions
of
mistrustes
and
contentions
about
the
saide
iurisdictions
,
and
so
take
away
the
meanes
to
reunite
and
reconcile
the
mindes
and
affections
of
the
Kings
subiectes
in
this
point
.
And
what
coulde
you
desire
more
?
Heretofore
complaint
was
often
made
of
the
sale
of
Iudicial
places
,
which
disorder
was
brought
in
first
,
to
helpe
to
support
the
charges
of
forraine
warres
,
and
hath
bene
since
continued
to
maintaine
the
ciuill
warres
.
And
all
men
know
,
that
the
king
was
no
sooner
eased
of
those
charges
,
but
by
and
by
he
abolished
such
sales
,
and
all
the
meanes
wherby
euen
indirectly
the
same
might
bee
practised
and
coloured
.
And
whether
this
holy
ordinance
were
by
him
holily
obserued
or
no
,
all
the
Parliaments
&
Courtes
in
France
can
witnesse
,
which
can
remember
&
beare
witnesse
that
the
King
would
not
admit
certaine
resignations
of
such
places
,
which
otherwise
might
seeme
to
deserue
to
bee
greatly
fauoured
,
least
the
consequence
thereof
might
haue
defrauded
the
good
meaning
of
that
ordinance
in
time
to
come
.
Besides
,
what
care
his
Maiestie
hath
had
to
furnish
the
principall
places
of
his
Courtes
of
Parliaments
,
when
they
happened
to
be
voide
,
may
be
seene
in
those
personages
,
which
nowe
occupie
the
saide
roomes
,
hauing
beene
named
by
his
owne
motion
,
and
chosen
by
his
owne
good
discretion
and
iudgement
,
and
are
knowen
to
be
men
of
integritie
,
capacitie
and
learning
,
whose
life
is
a
rule
&
paterne
of
vertue
,
and
their
learning
a
light
among
all
men
.
And
further
,
what
care
he
had
,
euen
at
the
instant
when
these
troubles
began
,
to
abridge
the
length
,
tediousnesse
and
multitude
of
processes
amongst
his
people
,
and
to
take
away
the
exceeding
great
charge
and
fees
of
suites
wherewith
they
were
burdened
,
is
known
vnto
such
persons
,
whom
he
called
to
conference
about
that
matter
,
by
whome
hee
was
very
willing
and
desirous
to
be
particularly
informed
of
such
thinges
as
concerned
that
matter
.
And
euen
these
men
which
now
trouble
vs
knowe
it
,
they
cannot
pleade
ignorance
or
pretende
any
doubt
thereof
:
for
some
of
them
were
themselues
thereunto
called
herein
.
All
our
mischiefe
consisteth
,
that
they
will
either
vtterly
ouerthrow
the
Court
,
or
els
wholy
gouerne
it
at
their
owne
will
and
lust
,
by
placing
of
all
men
at
their
pleasure
as
they
were
heeretofore
wont
to
doe
,
and
if
they
coulde
haue
so
continued
,
then
offices
in
Courtes
had
bene
solde
still
,
iustice
had
bene
well
administred
and
not
spoken
against
,
these
reformations
&
abuses
which
they
nowe
pretende
,
had
neuer
bene
once
mentioned
.
Whereby
euery
man
may
see
,
that
these
pretextes
and
protestations
are
but
vaine
surmises
:
the
true
cause
is
their
ambition
and
desire
to
rule
and
raigne
,
with
an
intention
to
ouerthrow
and
dismember
that
estate
,
and
to
catch
a
piece
for
themselues
,
and
to
bring
in
strangers
to
sease
the
rest
.
It
is
a
continuance
of
the
plotte
which
of
long
time
they
haue
had
in
hand
,
&
wherof
their
memorials
were
taken
and
discouered
in
the
yere
1576.
The
same
sheweth
it selfe
euery
day
nowe
more
plainly
,
as
it
approcheth
nearer
to
the
execution
intended
,
and
this
estate
to
his
vtter
ruine
&
danger
.
Neuerthelesse
,
in
the
meane
while
they
desire
the
king
not
to
conceiue
any
euill
opinion
of
them
,
pretending
that
all
that
they
do
,
is
done
for
his
seruice
,
and
that
they
haue
all
sworne
to
doe
nothing
,
but
for
his
seruice
.
So
did
Pipin
(
like
vnto
those
now
which
alledge
to
be
of
his
race
)
imploying
in
those
daies
against
his
soueraigne
king
Chilperick
the
force
&
authority
which
he
had
receiued
from
him
,
countenanced
and
ioyned
with
the
holinesse
of
Pope
Zacharie
.
Our
king
is
wise
,
the
Frenchman
is
by
nature
loyall
,
the
practises
are
nowe
discouered
,
and
we
all
haue
learned
that
true
holinesse
condemneth
periuries
,
that
godlines
neuer
counselleth
any
to
breake
or
falsifie
his
faith
,
to
force
his
Country
,
or
to
rebel
against
his
Prince
.
And
in
this
goodly
enterprise
,
they
are
not
ashamed
to
entreat
the
Queene
the
kings
Mother
,
to
assist
them
therein
with
her
authoritie
:
Yea
,
that
Queene
,
whome
they
confesse
so
many
times
to
haue
preserued
this
Estate
,
doe
they
nowe
inuite
to
the
ruine
and
vtter
ouerthrowe
of
the
whole
realme
,
by
ioyning
with
them
in
this
conspiracie
which
they
haue
entred
into
against
the
king
her
sonne
:
They
inuite
the
Princes
of
the
bloude
to
deferre
and
transport
their
honour
to
another
nation
,
and
another
race
:
They
inuite
all
the
Peeres
and
Nobles
of
France
to
betray
this
Estate
,
whereof
they
are
borne
and
created
as
it
were
ouerseers
vnder
the
authoritie
of
the
king
:
They
inuite
the
courtes
soueraignes
of
this
realme
to
subscribe
to
their
intentions
,
whome
God
hath
placed
in
iudgement
for
the
condemnation
of
such
rebels
and
perturbers
of
the
Estate
.
Finally
,
these
persons
which
would
seeme
to
be
Catoes
,
but
in
deede
resemble
rather
Catiline
,
are
not
ashamed
or
afraide
to
call
vpon
God
,
and
to
take
his
name
in
vaine
,
to
vouche
him
as
a
witnesse
and
recorde
of
their
sincerity
and
vprightnesse
in
this
cause
.
But
God
which
is
iealous
of
his
holy
name
,
and
who
searcheth
mens
heartes
to
the
bottome
,
will
not
holde
him
guiltlesse
which
applieth
his
name
to
vanitie
:
how
much
lesse
then
will
he
spare
them
that
abuse
it
in
actions
so
execrable
?
Actions
I
say
most
detestable
and
damnable
,
when
as
vnder
the
name
of
godlinesse
,
of
iustice
,
and
of
order
,
they
confound
the
whole
estate
,
and
fil
it
ful
with
quarels
,
reuenges
,
murthers
,
robberies
,
making
infinite
numbers
of
widdowes
and
orphanes
,
and
bringing
multitudes
to
pouertie
&
extreeme
beggerie
,
onely
to
content
and
satiate
their
ambitious
and
aspiring
heartes
.
God
seeth
all
this
,
and
the
Lorde
graunt
that
the
bottome
and
trothe
thereof
may
be
discouered
vnto
all
men
:
God
I
say
,
whose
name
they
mocke
in
calling
vpon
the
same
,
and
whose
righteous
wrath
,
curse
and
vengeance
they
shal
be
sure
at
length
to
feele
.
God
mainteyneth
Kings
and
Princes
,
hee
is
a
preseruer
of
lawes
,
an
vpholder
of
Estates
and
policies
,
a
protector
of
the
poore
people
,
and
will
one
day
destroy
,
confounde
and
ouerthrowe
all
such
,
which
destroy
his
people
,
confound
all
order
,
ouerthrowe
all
lawes
,
conspire
against
their
Prince
and
his
Estate
,
and
specially
abuse
his
sacred
Name
,
the
zeale
of
Christianitie
,
and
name
of
the
Church
,
with
an
intent
vnder
such
painted
vailes
and
shadowes
to
make
attempts
against
their
superior
,
spoyle
him
of
his
Crowne
,
and
to
expose
his
subiectes
to
praye
.
Wherefore
(
O
ye
people
)
whom
they
goe
about
to
stirre
vp
vnto
a
rebellion
,
vnder
a
colour
and
shadowe
of
a
common
weale
and
profite
,
call
eftsoones
to
your
remembrances
the
actions
of
these
pretended
ofsprings
of
Charlemaigne
:
and
for
the
better
vnderstanding
of
their
sayings
,
doe
but
reade
and
consider
such
writings
as
haue
passed
from
them
heretofore
.
Thereby
you
shal
perceiue
,
that
their
meaning
is
to
be
kings
themselues
,
to
the
preiudice
&
disaduantage
of
our
King
.
Thereby
you
shal
perceiue
,
what
resolution
they
haue
taken
against
vs
and
our
naturall
French
Prince
.
You
therefore
which
remaine
true
French
men
,
consider
howe
their
souldiers
are
paide
by
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
therefore
it
must
needes
be
a
warre
proceeding
from
Spaine
,
which
is
a
knowen
enemie
to
all
Frenchmen
.
They
speake
of
a
successor
,
but
you
haue
seene
for
what
cause
it
is
,
and
in
what
sort
:
their
desire
and
meaning
onely
is
,
that
neuer
a
Prince
of
the
French
blood
were
liuing
.
They
speake
of
reducing
of
the
religion
in
this
Realme
to
an
vnity
,
and
so
likewise
of
the
prouinces
of
this
countrey
:
But
to
what
intent
is
it
,
but
to
deuide
the
Estate
,
and
to
part
among
themselues
the
Shires
and
Prouinces
of
this
Realme
?
for
otherwise
they
neede
not
to
make
any
question
or
doubt
touching
religion
.
For
we
haue
a
King
,
who
is
alone
more
zealous
to
Godwarde
,
then
the
whole
broode
of
them
:
who
hath
sufficient
meanes
to
prouide
by
honest
and
conuenient
wayes
,
for
the
suertie
of
the
true
religion
,
and
for
the
benefite
of
the
posteritie
that
shall
come
hereafter
.
This
their
pretended
holinesse
is
onely
a
meere
hypocrisie
:
this
confederacie
(
which
they
terme
to
bee
holy
)
is
but
an
euident
dissimulation
,
and
an
vndoubted
coniuration
against
this
Estate
.
They
desire
not
in
trothe
any
reformation
of
disorders
in
this
Realme
:
For
as
long
as
they
might
feele
and
see
their
owne
commoditie
,
they
neuer
stirred
:
and
in
a
cleane
contrary
sort
ouer
that
litle
where
God
had
giuen
them
any
authoritie
,
&
those
fewe
subiects
which
they
had
,
they
neuer
shewed
but
manifest
tokens
of
all
violence
and
tirannie
.
And
then
,
I
pray
you
,
bethinke
your selues
well
,
what
a
remedie
we
shall
haue
for
all
our
former
euils
,
to
be
cast
againe
into
a
ciuill
warre
.
Is
this
a
means
to
reforme
the
Clergie
,
by
the
insolencie
of
the
souldier
?
to
spare
and
cherish
the
Nobilitie
,
by
an
apparance
of
infinite
cruelties
and
reuenges
which
must
ensue
among
them
?
to
ease
&
vnburthen
the
poore
people
of
their
former
grieuances
,
by
newe
contributions
,
oppressions
,
spoiles
and
ransomes
,
which
this
warre
will
bring
with
it
?
Can
any
good
order
&
gouernement
be
established
in
the
Estate
,
by
this
meanes
which
aboue
all
other
at
all
times
,
hath
ordinarily
brought
a
confusion
and
disorder
of
all
things
in
all
estates
?
And
(
which
is
worst
of
all
)
I
beseech
you
consider
whether
this
be
a
meanes
to
reforme
and
set
vp
the
Estate
of
France
,
to
lay
it
open
on
euery
side
,
both
vnto
the
corruptions
&
forces
of
Spaine
,
that
is
,
(
to
speake
plainely
)
to
sell
our
Countrey
vnto
the
Spaniard
,
&
to
driue
France
out
of
France
,
to
make
the
same
a
seate
&
habitation
for
them
of
Lorraine
&
Spaine
.
Doe
they
not
vse
the
name
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
onely
to
abuse
you
?
he
is
a
prince
of
courage
,
a
prince
by
birth
,
wholy
&
naturally
French
,
&
therefore
they
holde
him
suspected
,
&
stand
in
feare
and
awe
of
him
,
labouring
by
all
meanes
they
can
to
bring
him
into
contempt
&
hatred
:
they
,
I
say
,
which
are
confederates
,
friends
,
and
seruants
vnto
the
Spaniard
,
do
this
towards
him
,
who
is
a
naturall
Frenchman
,
and
a
naturall
borne
enemie
(
and
that
not
without
cause
)
vnto
the
Spaniard
.
It
is
therefore
at
this
time
requisite
,
&
this
remaineth
to
be
done
at
this
time
by
vs
,
that
such
&
so
many
of
vs
as
be
of
the
French
Nation
,
should
gather
our selues
together
&
ioyne
to
withstand
this
detestable
conspiracie
.
Let
vs
forget
,
&
neuer
heare
againe
repeated
the
names
of
Papist
&
Hugenot
,
which
are
I
trust
buried
and
vtterly
abolished
by
the
former
Edictes
of
pacification
,
and
ought
now
most
of
all
to
be
buried
in
obliuion
,
in
respect
of
these
ciuill
warres
,
which
can
haue
no
other
foundation
or
ground
,
but
to
be
built
vpon
our
ciuill
dissentions
&
ruines
:
I
beseech
you
let
there
be
no
other
termes
vsed
among
vs
,
but
Spaniard
&
French
.
And
vpon
this
present
occasion
,
now
at
length
let
vs
shew
our selues
rather
reunited
vnder
the
white
Crosse
,
being
the
auncient
banner
of
our
Kings
,
against
the
redde
Crosse
of
Burgundie
in
Spaine
,
that
it
may
be
remembred
&
reported
vnto
our
posteritie
,
that
this
diuision
amongst
vs
,
(
as
in
former
times
it
did
among
the
Romanes
)
hath
vnited
vs
together
:
that
the
rebellion
of
these
men
hath
brought
vs
vnto
a
true
obedience
,
both
vnto
our
Kings
and
our
Lawes
.
This
is
the
counter-league
which
we
ought
to
make
,
a
league
that
in
trothe
is
borne
and
bred
in
vs
,
a
naturall
league
betweene
the
head
&
all
the
members
of
the
body
:
For
the
atchieuing
whereof
,
we
shall
not
neede
to
vse
any
further
fet
cunning
,
fetches
or
deuises
.
The
blood
gathereth
vnto
the
heart
,
&
the
arme
defendeth
the
head
so
soone
as
it
espyeth
any
apparant
danger
,
or
perceiueth
the
blowe
to
be
comming
.
Let
vs
therefore
vnite
our selues
in
good
friendship
and
amitie
together
:
Let
vs
submit
our selues
vnder
the
obedience
of
our
King
:
Let
euery
member
of
the
body
of
this
Estate
,
endeuour
to
doe
that
which
apperteineth
vnto
his
office
&
function
.
And
if
we
shall
so
do
,
me
thinke
I
see
these
confederats
and
conspiratours
to
remaine
as
an
vnbound
besome
,
and
as
pieces
vncunningly
patched
together
to
moulder
and
consume
before
vs
,
yea
,
and
to
grow
to
confusion
among
themselues
:
I
seeme
to
see
them
alreadie
discomfited
,
distressed
,
diuided
and
broken
with
their
owne
forces
,
euen
by
the
testimonie
of
their
owne
soules
and
their
consciences
,
and
by
the
badnesse
of
the
cause
it selfe
,
or
rather
the
vaine
pretext
thereof
,
then
by
any
forces
of
their
King
,
Prince
and
Magistrate
:
and
instead
of
an
Epitaph
to
be
engraued
as
a
monument
vpon
their
tombe
,
whereof
they
assure
themselues
,
I
trust
this
sentence
shall
be
euery
where
recorded
of
them
:
These
were
the
first
French
Spaniards
.
A
Declaration
of
the
causes
that
haue
mooued
the
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
the
Princes
,
Peeres
,
Gentlemen
,
Townes
and
Comminalties
Catholike
of
this
Realme
of
Fraunce
,
to
oppose
themselues
to
those
which
by
all
meanes
do
seeke
to
subuert
the
Catholike
Religion
and
the
Estate
.
IN
the
name
of
God
Almightie
King
of
Kings
:
Be
it
manifest
to
all
men
,
that
the
Realme
of
France
hauing
bin
troubled
and
afflicted
these
foure
and
twentie
yeres
,
with
a
pestilent
sedition
mooued
and
stirred
to
subuert
the
auncient
Religion
of
our
forefathers
,
which
is
the
strongest
bande
of
the
Estate
,
there
haue
bene
remedies
applied
,
the
which
contrary
to
the
hope
of
their
Maiesties
,
haue
fallen
out
to
be
more
apt
to
nourish
the
euill
,
then
to
quench
the
same
,
the
which
had
nothyng
of
peace
but
the
bare
name
,
and
haue
not
established
the
quiet
and
weale
of
the
Realme
,
but
for
their
behoofe
who
troubled
the
same
,
leauing
the
honester
sort
offended
in
their
consciences
,
and
interessed
in
their
goods
.
And
in
stead
of
remedie
,
the
which
in
tyme
was
hoped
and
looked
for
against
these
mischiefs
,
such
hath
bene
the
will
of
God
,
that
our
kings
of
latter
time
haue
deceased
in
their
yong
yeeres
,
without
leauing
any
children
able
to
succeede
to
the
crowne
.
And
hitherto
it
hath
not
pleased
him
(
to
the
great
griefe
of
all
good
men
)
to
graunt
any
issue
to
the
king
now
raigning
:
although
his
subiectes
haue
not
omitted
(
neither
hereafter
at
any
time
will
cease
)
their
most
earnest
prayers
to
obtaine
that
fauour
of
the
goodnesse
of
God
:
In
such
sort
,
as
remaining
the
last
of
so
many
children
that
God
had
giuen
to
the
late
King
Henry
,
it
is
greatly
to
be
feared
(
which
God
forbid
)
that
this
royall
race
through
our
euill
happe
,
shall
be
quite
extinguished
without
any
hope
of
issue
:
And
that
in
the
establishing
of
a
successour
in
the
royall
estate
,
there
will
fall
out
great
troubles
throughout
all
Christendome
,
and
it
may
be
the
whole
subuersion
of
the
Catholique
and
Apostolike
religion
in
this
most
Christian
Realme
,
where
an
heretike
shall
neuer
be
suffered
to
beare
rule
,
in
so
much
as
the
subiects
are
not
bound
to
acknowledge
and
suffer
a
Prince
that
is
swarued
and
fallen
from
the
Catholike
faith
:
for
that
the
first
othe
which
our
kings
doe
make
when
they
are
crowned
,
is
to
maintaine
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
&
Romaine
Religion
,
vpon
which
othe
they
receiue
that
which
their
subiects
doe
make
of
fidelitie
and
allegiance
,
and
not
otherwise
.
Notwithstanding
,
sithence
the
death
of
my
Lord
the
Kings
brother
,
the
purposes
of
those
which
by
open
profession
haue
shewed
themselues
alwayes
persecuters
of
the
Catholike
Church
,
haue
bene
so
bolstered
and
fauoured
,
that
it
is
very
needefull
to
thinke
of
some
speedie
and
sound
remedy
,
thereby
to
auoide
the
inconueniences
most
apparant
,
whereof
the
calamities
are
already
knowne
to
all
men
,
the
remedy
to
fewe
,
and
the
way
how
to
apply
the
same
almost
to
no
man
.
And
so
much
the
rather
,
that
a
man
may
easily
iudge
by
the
great
preparations
and
practises
which
they
●ak●
to
leuie
souldiers
as
well
within
as
without
the
realme
,
&
the
detainyng
of
townes
and
strong
holdes
,
which
long
agoe
they
should
haue
restored
and
yeelded
vp
into
the
Kinges
handes
,
that
we
are
very
neere
the
effect
of
their
euill
intentions
,
beyng
very
certaine
that
they
haue
of
late
sent
to
practise
the
Princes
Protestants
of
Germanie
,
that
they
might
haue
forces
in
a
readinesse
to
suppresse
at
their
pleasure
all
good
men
,
as
it
is
very
apparant
that
they
entend
nothing
els
but
to
assure
themselues
,
and
sease
of
all
necessary
meanes
to
ouerthrow
the
Catholike
religion
,
wherein
euery
man
hath
interest
,
and
especially
the
noble
men
and
great
personages
which
haue
the
honour
to
hold
the
first
and
principall
charges
in
this
common
wealth
,
whom
they
doe
goe
about
to
vndermine
and
ouerthrowe
,
during
the
kings
life
and
vnder
his
authoritie
,
to
the
ende
that
leauing
no
man
which
hereafter
may
be
able
to
oppose
himselfe
to
their
will
,
it
may
be
more
easie
for
them
to
bring
to
passe
that
change
and
alteration
of
the
Catholike
religion
which
they
doe
pretend
,
thereby
to
enrich
themselues
with
the
patrimonie
of
the
Church
,
following
the
example
which
was
begun
to
them
in
England
,
especially
in
that
euery
man
doeth
know
sufficiently
,
and
seeth
(
as
it
were
)
with
open
eyes
the
behauiour
&
actions
of
some
,
which
being
crept
into
the
fauour
of
the
King
our
Soueraigne
Lord
(
whose
Maiestie
hath
bene
and
alwayes
shall
be
sacred
&
redoubted
vnto
vs
)
they
haue
in
a
maner
seased
vpon
his
authoritie
,
to
maintaine
the
greatnesse
which
they
haue
vsurped
,
fauouring
and
aduauncing
by
all
meanes
the
purposes
of
the
aforesayd
.
And
such
hath
bene
their
audacitie
,
to
banish
from
about
the
King
,
not
onely
the
Princes
and
the
Nobilitie
,
but
also
those
that
are
most
neerest
and
deerest
vnto
him
,
giuing
accesse
to
none
but
to
such
as
depend
vpon
them
.
Wherein
they
are
alreadie
so
farre
foorth
,
that
there
is
no
man
which
hath
any
part
or
doing
in
the
administration
of
the
gouernement
of
the
Estate
,
or
that
is
suffered
to
exercise
entirely
his
charge
:
Some
are
bereft
of
the
title
of
their
dignities
,
other
of
the
authoritie
and
execution
of
their
offices
,
though
they
are
suffered
to
enioy
the
vaine
and
fruiteles
name
.
In
like
maner
,
the
like
hath
bene
done
in
the
behalfe
of
diuers
Gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
and
Captaines
of
strong
places
,
and
to
their
Officers
,
who
haue
bene
constrained
to
forgoe
and
yeelde
vp
their
charges
in
respect
of
some
recompence
of
money
,
which
they
haue
receiued
against
their
owne
will
and
desire
,
because
they
durst
not
say
nay
vnto
them
which
haue
power
to
compell
thē
:
A
newe
example
,
and
neuer
heretofore
practised
within
this
Realme
,
for
some
peece
of
money
to
take
away
the
offices
and
charges
from
those
to
whom
the
same
were
giuen
for
recompence
of
their
vertue
and
fidelitie
.
And
by
this
meanes
they
are
become
masters
,
and
haue
possessed
them selues
of
the
forces
of
the
Realme
,
as
well
by
sea
as
by
land
,
and
doe
goe
about
dayly
to
doe
the
like
to
others
that
are
in
office
,
so
that
there
is
no
man
can
be
assured
,
and
that
standeth
not
in
feare
,
and
looketh
that
his
office
shall
be
taken
from
him
:
Howbeit
the
same
hauing
bene
giuen
him
for
desert
and
seruice
,
hee
ought
not
to
bee
depriued
thereof
by
the
auncient
lawes
of
the
Realme
,
vnlesse
it
be
for
some
iust
and
reasonable
considerations
,
or
that
he
hath
committed
some
fault
in
the
execution
of
his
charge
.
In
like
maner
they
haue
emptied
the
Kings
Cofers
of
his
treasure
,
where
they
cause
the
readie
money
of
the
generall
receipts
to
be
brought
,
and
to
be
conuerted
to
their
particular
vse
,
and
hold
at
their
deuotion
all
the
chiefe
reuenues
,
the
which
are
the
very
wayes
to
dispose
of
this
Crowne
,
and
to
place
the
same
on
whose
head
they
shall
thinke
good
.
Moreouer
,
through
their
couetousnesse
it
is
come
to
passe
,
that
abusing
the
gentlenesse
of
the
Subiects
,
they
haue
enhanced
by
litle
and
litle
to
most
grieuous
exactions
,
not
only
matching
those
which
the
calamitie
of
warre
had
brought
in
(
whereof
in
tyme
of
peace
nothing
was
euer
remitted
and
abated
)
but
other
infinite
oppressions
growen
from
day
to
day
,
at
the
appetite
of
their
vnbrideled
wils
.
There
was
some
hope
,
when
through
the
often
complaints
and
exclamations
of
the
whole
Realme
,
the
conuocation
of
the
generall
Estates
was
published
at
Blois
,
which
is
the
auncient
remedy
to
heale
these
domesticall
woundes
,
and
as
it
were
a
conference
betweene
the
Princes
and
their
subiectes
,
to
enter
into
a
reckoning
together
of
the
due
obedience
of
the
one
part
,
and
due
preseruation
of
the
other
,
which
is
the
groundworke
and
foundation
of
the
state
of
Fraunce
:
But
of
this
troublesome
and
great
assembly
,
there
sprung
nothing
but
the
authorizing
of
the
mischieuous
counsell
of
some
,
who
fainyng
themselues
to
bee
good
Politikes
,
shewed
themselues
in
effect
to
bee
euill
affected
to
the
seruice
of
God
and
of
the
weale
publike
,
who
were
not
contented
to
remoue
the
King
(
of
his
owne
nature
most
enclined
to
godlinesse
)
from
that
holy
and
most
holesome
determination
,
which
at
the
most
humble
request
of
all
the
States
he
had
made
,
to
reunite
all
his
subiects
to
one
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romane
religion
,
to
the
ende
that
they
might
liue
together
in
the
auncient
faith
wherein
the
Realme
was
established
,
and
tooke
encrease
to
become
the
most
flourishing
of
all
Christendome
,
which
then
might
haue
bene
executed
without
any
daunger
,
and
in
a
maner
without
resistance
.
Notwithstanding
,
they
to
the
contrary
did
perswade
him
,
that
it
was
necessary
for
his
seruice
to
abate
and
diminish
the
authoritie
of
the
Princes
and
Catholike
Lordes
,
which
with
great
zeale
had
oftentimes
put
their
liues
in
hazard
vnder
his
ensigne
for
the
defence
of
the
sayd
Catholike
religion
,
as
though
the
reputation
which
they
had
gotten
by
their
vertue
&
fidelitie
,
instead
of
honour
should
bring
them
in
suspition
.
So
likewise
the
abuse
which
by
litle
and
litle
had
taken
hold
and
encrease
,
afterwardes
is
come
vpon
vs
like
a
floud
and
downefall
,
with
so
violent
a
fall
,
that
the
poore
Realme
is
euen
at
the
point
to
be
ouerwhelmed
without
any
hope
of
helpe
:
For
,
the
Ecclesiastical
order
,
notwithstanding
the
declarations
and
petitions
which
they
haue
exhibited
,
is
at
this
day
oppressed
with
tenthes
and
extreme
exactions
,
to
the
despising
and
contempt
of
holy
orders
,
and
of
the
Church
of
God
,
wherein
now
all
things
are
polde
and
pilde
:
The
Nobilitie
is
greatly
aggrieued
,
driuen
to
pay
exactions
in
despite
of
their
priuiledge
,
if
that
they
will
bee
contented
to
liue
,
that
is
to
say
,
if
they
will
either
eate
,
drinke
,
or
apparell
themselues
.
The
townes
,
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
and
common
people
,
shorne
so
neere
by
the
daily
paying
of
new
impositions
(
which
they
doe
terme
inuention
of
Finances
)
that
there
remayneth
nothing
els
,
but
to
inuent
some
good
way
how
to
remedy
this
mischief
.
For
these
iust
causes
and
considerations
,
Wee
Charles
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
the
next
Prince
of
blood
to
whome
it
belongeth
especially
to
take
in
hande
the
safegarde
and
protection
of
the
Catholicke
religion
in
this
Realme
,
and
the
conseruation
of
the
good
and
loyal
seruants
of
his
Maiestie
and
the
Estate
,
being
assisted
with
the
Peeres
,
Cardinals
,
Princes
,
Prelates
,
officers
of
the
Crowne
,
gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
Noble
men
,
Gentlemen
,
captaines
of
Cities
,
and
others
,
which
make
the
best
&
soundest
part
of
this
Realme
,
hauing
wisely
considered
the
cause
mouing
vs
to
vndertake
this
enterprise
,
and
taken
the
aduise
and
counsell
,
as
well
of
our
good
friends
well
affected
to
the
weale
and
quiet
of
this
Realme
,
as
of
learned
and
wise
men
and
such
as
feare
God
,
whome
wee
woulde
not
offende
heerein
for
all
earthly
treasure
:
Wee
declare
and
make
it
knowen
,
that
wee
haue
all
sworne
,
and
made
a
holy
vowe
to
keepe
our selues
in
armes
,
to
the
ende
that
the
holy
Church
of
GOD
may
bee
restored
to
his
former
dignitie
,
and
the
true
and
Catholicke
religion
established
:
that
the
Nobilitie
may
enioye
(
as
they
ought
)
their
freedomes
wholy
and
entirely
:
and
that
the
people
may
be
released
,
the
newe
impositions
abolished
,
and
all
exactions
taken
away
,
which
haue
bene
made
since
the
reigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
,
whome
God
absolue
:
That
the
Parliaments
may
be
restored
to
the
fulnesse
of
their
authoritie
,
&
entier
soueraintie
of
Iudgement
,
euery
one
for
his
iurisdiction
,
and
all
the
subiects
of
the
Realme
mainteyned
in
his
gouernment
,
charge
,
and
office
,
the
which
may
not
be
taken
from
them
but
in
such
case
as
by
law
is
established
,
and
by
ordinarie
iudgement
:
that
all
such
money
as
is
leuied
of
the
people
,
may
be
employed
to
the
defence
of
the
Realme
,
and
to
such
purposes
as
is
appointed
:
and
that
from
hencefoorth
the
generall
Estates
may
be
assembled
freely
and
without
any
practise
,
as
oft
as
the
state
of
the
Realme
shall
require
the
same
,
with
free
libertie
to
euery
man
to
exhibite
their
complaints
,
as
they
shall
finde
themselues
agreeued
.
These
things
and
others
shall
be
more
particularly
prouided
for
at
the
assembly
of
the
Estates
,
which
shall
be
held
in
armes
for
the
reformation
of
the
whole
Realme
,
for
the
maintenance
of
the
good
Subiects
and
punishment
of
the
euil
,
and
for
the
suretie
of
our
persons
,
who
haue
bene
sought
,
and
namely
within
these
few
dayes
thorow
secret
conspiracies
,
should
haue
bene
made
away
&
vtterly
ouerthrowen
,
as
though
the
safetie
of
the
Estate
did
depend
of
the
ruine
of
good
men
,
and
of
those
which
so
often
haue
ventured
their
liues
for
the
preseruation
of
the
same
,
hauing
nothing
left
vnto
vs
more
to
warrant
vs
from
hurt
&
to
auoyde
the
sword
which
alreadie
hangeth
ouer
our
heads
,
but
to
haue
recourse
to
those
remedies
which
wee
haue
alwayes
abhorred
.
Whereto
notwithstanding
we
woulde
not
haue
trusted
for
the
onely
perill
of
our
liues
,
if
the
subuersion
of
the
Catholique
Religion
in
this
Realme
had
not
bin
vnseparably
ioyned
withall
:
for
the
preseruation
&
maintenance
wherof
,
we
would
neuer
feare
nor
refuse
any
danger
,
making
full
reckoning
that
we
cannot
chuse
a
more
honorable
Tombe
,
then
to
die
for
so
iust
and
holy
a
quarrell
,
both
to
discharge
our selues
of
the
duetie
&
bond
which
we
owe
(
as
good
Christians
)
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
as
also
to
auoide
,
as
faithfull
and
good
subiectes
,
the
ouerthrowe
of
this
Estate
,
which
ordinarily
doeth
followe
such
alteration
:
Protesting
that
it
is
not
against
the
King
our
Soueraigne
Lord
we
doe
take
Armes
,
but
for
the
defence
of
his
person
,
his
life
,
and
his
estate
,
for
the
which
we
doe
sweare
all
of
vs
to
expose
and
spend
our
goods
and
liues
to
the
last
drop
of
our
bloud
,
with
the
like
fidelitie
that
we
haue
shewed
heretofore
:
And
to
lay
downe
our
weapons
so
sone
as
it
shall
please
his
Maiestie
to
cause
the
perill
to
cease
which
doth
threaten
the
ruine
of
the
seruice
of
God
and
so
many
good
men
,
the
which
we
most
humbly
beseeche
to
procure
with
al
speede
,
testifying
to
euery
man
by
good
and
true
effects
,
that
he
is
a
most
christian
king
,
hauing
the
feare
of
God
and
the
zeale
of
religion
grauen
in
his
soule
,
as
alwaies
we
haue
perceiued
,
and
that
like
a
good
father
and
king
he
seeketh
the
preseruation
of
his
subiectes
,
in
doing
whereof
his
Maiestie
shall
be
so
much
the
more
obeyed
and
honoured
of
vs
,
and
of
all
his
ancient
subiectes
,
which
we
desire
aboue
all
things
in
the
world
.
And
although
that
it
be
not
a
thing
farre
from
reason
,
that
the
king
should
be
required
to
take
order
,
that
during
his
life
,
the
people
committed
to
his
charge
should
not
be
diuided
into
factions
and
partialities
of
the
difference
of
succession
:
Notwithstanding
,
so
it
is
,
that
we
are
so
litle
mooued
with
any
such
consideration
,
that
the
slander
of
those
which
doe
reproche
it
vnto
vs
,
shall
not
be
founde
to
be
grounded
vpon
any
foundation
.
For
,
besides
that
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
are
cleare
inough
in
that
behalfe
,
and
sufficiently
knowen
,
the
hazard
whervnto
we
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
doe
offer
our selues
in
our
olde
daies
and
last
yeeres
,
are
proofe
sufficient
,
that
we
are
not
set
a
worke
with
any
such
hope
or
desire
,
but
that
we
are
only
mooued
with
a
true
zeale
of
religion
,
whereby
we
pretende
part
to
another
maner
of
kingdome
more
assured
,
the
enioying
whereof
is
more
to
bee
desired
,
and
of
longer
continuance
.
Our
intention
being
such
,
we
doe
beseeche
all
men
,
and
most
humbly
the
Queene
mother
of
the
king
,
our
most
redoubted
Lady
(
without
whose
wisdom
and
good
aduise
this
realme
should
haue
bin
piecemeale
dispersed
and
quite
destroyed
)
for
the
faithful
witnes
,
that
shee
is
able
,
wil
,
&
ought
to
afforde
to
our
great
seruice
,
namely
in
particular
to
vs
the
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
who
haue
alwaies
honoured
,
aided
,
&
assisted
her
,
in
her
most
vrgent
affaires
,
without
the
sparing
of
our
goods
,
liues
,
frends
and
kinsfolks
,
together
with
her
fortifying
the
kings
side
,
and
vpholding
the
Catholike
religion
,
that
she
wil
not
at
this
instant
leaue
vs
in
the
open
field
,
but
rather
employ
all
the
credite
,
which
her
paines
&
laborsome
trauaile
haue
deserued
of
right
,
and
of
which
credit
with
the
king
her
sonne
,
her
enemies
most
vniustly
seeke
to
bereaue
her
.
Also
we
beseeche
all
the
Princes
of
France
,
Officers
appertaining
to
the
king
,
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
Noblemen
,
Gentlemen
,
&
others
of
what
degree
or
calling
so
euer
they
be
of
,
which
are
not
as
yet
ioyned
with
vs
,
to
helpe
,
aide
and
assist
vs
with
their
meanes
&
aduice
in
the
execution
of
so
good
&
holy
a
worke
.
And
we
doe
exhort
all
townes
and
communalties
,
euen
as
they
do
loue
their
owne
preseruation
,
to
iudge
soundly
of
our
intentions
,
to
acknowledge
the
comfort
which
hereby
shall
come
vnto
the
estate
,
as
well
publikely
,
as
to
their
particular
,
&
to
put
to
their
helping
hand
to
this
good
enterprise
,
which
can
not
but
prosper
with
the
grace
of
God
to
whom
we
do
referre
all
things
:
Or
at
the
least
,
if
their
aduise
&
resolution
cannot
so
soone
agree
together
(
as
their
counsailes
consist
of
diuers
&
sundry
persons
,
)
we
do
admonish
thē
to
haue
an
eye
to
themselues
,
&
not
to
suffer
any
man
to
possesse
themselues
by
any
sinister
interpretation
that
they
may
surmise
of
our
intentions
,
of
their
said
towns
,
&
so
place
in
them
garnison
of
souldiers
,
bringing
them
to
the
same
slauery
as
the
other
townes
be
in
which
they
do
vsurpe
.
We
do
declare
to
al
men
that
we
do
not
meane
to
vse
any
acte
of
hostilitie
,
but
against
those
who
with
armes
shall
offer
to
oppose
themselues
vnto
vs
,
and
by
other
meanes
shall
fauour
our
aduersaries
,
which
seeke
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Church
,
and
to
destroy
the
estate
:
Assuring
euery
man
,
that
these
our
taking
of
armes
being
holy
&
iust
,
shal
offer
no
oppression
to
any
,
be
it
in
passing
&
abiding
in
any
place
,
but
shal
liue
with
good
gouernment
,
&
take
nothing
but
that
which
they
shal
pay
for
,
&
receiue
into
their
company
al
such
as
are
zealous
of
the
honor
of
God
,
&
of
the
holy
church
,
&
to
the
weale
&
preseruation
of
the
most
christian
French
nation
:
with
protestation
notwithstanding
,
not
to
leaue
off
their
weapons
till
we
see
the
full
accomplishment
and
execution
of
the
things
aforesaide
,
and
rather
to
die
most
willingly
with
a
desire
to
be
heaped
vp
together
in
one
sepulchre
consecreated
to
the
latter
Frenchmen
dead
in
armes
for
the
cause
of
God
and
of
their
Countrey
.
Last
of
all
,
for
because
all
ayde
commeth
from
God
,
we
doe
beseech
all
true
Catholikes
to
ioyne
with
vs
in
this
societie
,
reconciling
themselues
with
his
diuine
Maiestie
,
by
an
entire
reformation
of
their
liues
,
thereby
to
appease
his
wrath
,
and
to
call
vpon
him
in
purenesse
of
conscience
,
as
well
by
publike
prayers
and
holy
processions
,
as
by
priuate
and
particular
deuotions
:
To
the
ende
that
all
our
actions
may
be
referred
to
the
honour
and
glory
of
him
which
is
the
God
of
armies
,
and
of
whom
we
doe
looke
for
all
our
strength
&
most
assured
helpe
.
Giuen
at
Shalous
the
of
March
,
1585.
Signed
,
Charles
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
.