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MYSTERIE
INIQVITIE.
YET WORKING
■,In the Kingdoms of England, Scotiand,
? and Ireland, /or tfa AAjftw of Re-
figiott truly Protejiant.
DISCOVERED,
Asby other grounds apparent and probable
r y n u , ,£. bte Cetlanon in Ireland, noway fohke-
7 and Scotland, in the late folemne Cove-
nam, and a religious pur-
iuance oi it
Zeph.j. 3 4 5.
Hat Pn«r« MriM. her «&m*g***\ her Judge, .re evcmng
f +L.mi,«Mw not the hones till the morrow.
VlT^ZZl^ treacherous ferfonf. her Priefis have
4 H%^fJSJXtbej have done violence to the law.
lt^iflliSmiJjl thereof: hee ^U not doe ini^ity every
m&p ho*th no iht,me- j ______
Printed at London by A, S.
t-v.v.
( i )
MYSTERIE
OF
INIQJUITIE,
Tet working in the Kingdomes of Eng-
land, Scotland, and Ireland, for the
deflruUion of Religion truely
Vroteflant.
.
Ere there not a more then ordinary
ftupiditie poflefftng the hearts of
men , which God ufually permits
as the fore-runner of heavie judge
ments , after fo many reall and
bloody demonftrations of a dam-
nable defigne upon our Religion
and Liberty, it were the moft wi-
neceflary worke imaginable to
publifh written ones. But let this
unhappy neceffity be obeyed , and
honeft men bee perfwaded a little to withdraw their thoughts
from their perplexed refle&ions upon the bufineffe of Hull, and
the Atilitia&nd the Lundon Tumults ,( which are ufually looked
upon as the grounds, but never were other then occafions and
advantages fought to throw us into this confufion which now
overfpr'eads the face of EngUnd , and , unlefle God who cafieth
out the counfels of Princes , and ta^es the wife in their mncraf-
tfaefle, mercifully prevent , is like to ovcnvhtlmeit) and apply
A 2 themfeive*
ttiemfelves to a diligent obfervationof the contexture and com-
pehenfion of affaires , as they have beene thefe latter years ma-
naged by our Adversaries-: Thatfo comparingonepart of their
proceeding with another*- and all with this propofed end of
fuhvercing the P Kr*t eft ant Religion, -together with t\\t.Sub\e.tls
Liberty (~,he Elme of chat Vi ie) the impartiall and diligent Rea-
der may diicerne an evident conjuncture offefoites,PrieJrs3Prin~
€es, Prelates, Papifls, Politicians, Atheifls, profane, and igno-
rant perfons, for the ruine of that Religion to which fome of
xhem are Profejfed ' E ntmiesiothers Pretended Friends ,but which
of them the moft pernicious is hard to judges
Bur, that no body may be wronged,this Heterogeneous num-
ber muft,in reference to this great work,receive its proportio-
nable diftribution, and wee mud not conceive all thefe equally
engaged,or upon the fame grounds. Babel is to be built, the Ar-
chitects are the fefuites, taking in fome Atheifiicall Politicians
to their affiftance, as Surveyors of the worke : Princes muft
finde the materials, as being made beleeve that the work is de-
fined for the Houfe of their Kingdom, and the honour of their
Majefty. Papifls, with the rabble of fuperftitiow and ambiti-
ous Clergy, are the daily Labourers, the prophane and ignorant
multitude are employed in themoft fervile workes, as Hewers
of wood, and Drawers of water, and are now made to tread
morter for this building moiftened with their own bloud,
And becaufe all thefe mud bee prefumed reafonable men
( though the later fort are ufed as natural bruk beafts,made to be
taken & deftroytd) who though they are not fo wife as to know
wha t they do,yet muft not be thought fo fooiifli as not to know
why they take this paines , different ends are held out. And
therefore this great building is defigned as a Churchiox the Pa-
pifts Devotion, as a Palace for the Prelates ambition, as a fa/Me-
ter the Princes power, and the reft have feverall baits by thefe
cunning Anglers caft out unto them, according to the variety
of their difpofition.
But left I fhould feem rather to write then to reveale a My-
flery, it will bee convenient to ufe all plainneffe of fpeech, that
they who are concerned may difcerne truth before it be beaten
into their heads witha Poleax. Firfl,
(3)
Firft, I prefume it will be granted on all parts, that the Ro-
man Strumpet is very induftrious to corrupt the Earth with her
Fornications,/?^. I p. 2. and hath to that end conftituted a great
Councell, Depropaganda §de% as they call it, but rather, Depro**
pagana^perfidi4ywhofemo{k vigilant Jnftruments andEmifla-
ries are xht\Jefuits> who have by their diligence obtained the
honour to bee Cupbearers of this Wine of Fornication, and are
juftly accounted by us thofe Frogs , comming out of the mouth
of the Dragon , the Be aft , and the falfe Prophet, going forth un-
to the Kings of the Earthy and of the whole world , Rev, 16.1 2.
Thefe mentis they compafie fea and land,and have fpread them-
feives well nigh in all parts, fo they have alwayes had a fpeciall
eye to the Kingdoms of Brittaine, it being doubtlefle propoun-
ded to them, and allRomifh Agents, asa piece of eminent fer-
viccy if by any meanes that might bee reduced to the vaflalage
of Rome.
And this is the fecond ftep wh ich I think there will be no con-
tending for, that the Romifti Agents have been very earneft and
induftrious in reconciling this Hand with the adjacent to their
Religion 3 it being a fervice which the Pope himfeif difdained
not to ftoope to, in that Letterfyet uncontradicted) which hee
writ to the Prince in Spain,now extant in the Englifti tongue;
where he detires that tht Prince of Wales might be brought back
again into the lap of the Romifli Church, and the Prince of the
Apo files put into poffeffion of this mpft noble I fie. Which de-
fires of the Pope have beenefeconded with continuall endea-
vours of fwarmes of Jefuitcs. and Priefts refident amongell
us.
It being then granted, that ever fince the Reformation there
hath been fuch a defigne, it remaines to fliew how it hath been
profecuted, and how farre it hath prevailed, where the Impedi-
ment now is what labour there is to remove it, that all true
Proceftants may the better underfland their own condition and
Inter efts. Onely let this bee premifed, that wee beisg to deale
with a My fterie , a work of darknefle , itmuft not be expected
that all which ftiali bee produced, fnould bee cleare and con-
vincingias if a judiciall proceeding were undertaken>but that the
A 3 Arguments
(4)
Arguments be fo probable and d:pendant,as,though not a legal!
yet a rational] judgement may be palfed again ft our Adverfaric's
in this caufe. Andit hath becne a very un/uft triumph of the E-
nemy over the Parliament and their friends in want of evidence
when they have (though the nature of the bufinefle, being trea-
fonable, and therefore clandeftinely carryed, and bound up by
oathes of fecrecie) beeneputto make up the grounds of their
proceedings from the connexion offeverall particulars and pro-
babilities, which are enough for a Statesman , though not a
Judge. And the diligent obferver may take notice how thefe
Feares and jealoufies , pretended to be groundleffe , have bcenc
juftified by after proceedings,as' the ufe made ofNervcaftle hath
vindicated the fecuring Hull. The Shipfrom Denmtrke hatk
juftified their fufpition,grounded (as it is (aid) upon the flighted
teftimony of the Skipper at Roterdam The Lord Digbies endea-
vours, and the refidence there ok King and Cochran, the Propo-
fitions to the Scots at Newcaftle (hereafter to be mentioned )for
the joyning of the Scottifh and Englifh Armies againft the Par-
liament, have juftified all the fufpitions and accufatfons , then
pretended and protefted to becun/uftand groundleflfe. In fuch
times and cafes as thefe,feares and jealoufies are par donab!e,and
diftruft, cfpecially after evident breaches of rruft, is the mother
offecurity. It is a very uncquall thing that the King with his
Cavaliers fhould renounce the Parliament, deftroy his good
Subjects, upon the jealoufie that Parliaments and Puritans arc
Enemies to his Prerogative and Power (which can never bee
proved ifjuftice be made the Rute of Power) and we railed on
for defending our,felves againft the confederacie of Papifts,
Prelates, Court Parafites , and their adherents, whofe endea-
vours of introducing Popery and Tyrannie, are far beyond jea-
loufie, as is now to be demonftrated.
I will not retire fo farre backe ( having fo much work before
me) as to iniift upon the manifeft and manifold attempts upon
thisKingdome in the dayes ofQjeen Slizabeth > whom when
they had difcerned to have fetcled her Interefts for theProte-
flants againft Spaing and Rome , and eftablifh-d her Councell
according to thofe IntereJtsiSo that thougfrthe Btfbrfp brought
- - - - her
her to dif-favour Pttritanes, yet they could not perfwade her to
favour the Papifis, out fhe ft ill kept a ftricl and vigilant eye over
them, as being rightly informed* that they, and not the other,
were the grcateft Enemies to Royall Power . When they faw
this, the ufuall arts of Rome againft dif-affecTred Princes are pue
in pra&ice, viz*. Bulls, Interdifts, Poyfoniugs, Aftafinations,
which God wonderfully preferved that hetfcicke Ladie from
the Spanifh Armado, the Rebellion in Ireland, may be further
Teftimonies of their zeal in this bufineflc. To the enumeration
of theie, let us only adde thankfulnefle and caution, and pro-
ceed to their after Machinations •, the better fruits of which the
Proteftant Churches yet feel.
King ^a^before he came to the Crowne of England, had
a heart too large for his Dominion, and therefore extended his
affectionate thoughts to the Kingdomes of England and Ireland,
which he longed for a peaceable poffeffion of.
The Fadors of Rome having ftudiedhisintereftand nature^
according to their wonted confidence attempt him : as for his
ZJnderfianding, fo well informed in the Forgeries and Faljboods
of the Romifh Re\igion,it was not to be ventured on,and there-
fore they proportion their workings tohisP^7^j,which were,
defire of the acceffton of power, mixt with a more than ordina-
ry feare fin which he was naturally unhappyj left he fhould be
interrupted, if not difappointed in the entrance : And in this
ConfticT: obtain from him fome intimations, if not aflurances, of
favour to the Catholique Caufe, with which they were for the
prefentfatisfied.-
The King upon his entrance andfettlement in England, faw
caufe rather to difpence with his promifes then his principles;
whereupon the Pop ifh faction grew difcon ten ted againft him,
and a fruit ofthatdifcontent was the Ronnfi HeMJb Powder-
Plot, never to be mentioned by any good Proteftant, but with
due gratitude to Almighty God,and juft deteftation of the Ro-
mifti Religion.
This Treafon wrought not kindely with his Majefty : for
whereas he might have made the Plot a ground of defiance, and
the Deliverance a ground of confidence 5 the horrour of the
bufinefle
tufineffe Wrought fuch impreffion of dread upon his timorous
fpirit, that though hee was not blown up, yet hee was fhaken
by it all his life after, and drawn fuccefllvely to a Compliance
with, at leaft a Connivance at their proceedings. And notwith-
standing the free exercifeof his wit and pen agairift Poprry,
which they could well allow him,they conftrained him to pur-
chafe his own fecurity (contrary to the Interefts of Proteftant
Religion, and Paternall affection,) with the ruine of the neigh-
bour Churches of Bohemia and the Palatinate.
We ihould not have looked upon the day or our brethren: to
that we may reduce the many impediments that have fallen in
tetwixt us and the helpof our friends, and that pofture wherein
God himfelf (lands towards us, even as a man afionified,a migh-
t j man that cannot fave,Jer.i<\ 9. Though wee have this hope
ieft, that God will recompence that mifchkfe, not upon the
Nation, the body whereof had a jufl fellow-feeling with the
diftrdfes of their neighbours, but upon that accurfed Paction
whofe pernicious Councels yet rule among us.
This was the moft confiderable Progrefle made in his time,
though the preparatory workings for a fitter opportunity were
not omitted,as the chcridiing in him a dif-arLction to Puritans,
an inclination to Bishops, procuring countenance to Profane*
nejfe, both by practice, and Declaration to the remote Counties
for licentious Sabbath breaking, and fettling about him perfons
regardlefle of the good of Church or Commonwealth. To
which may be added the untimely death of Prince Henrj,when
it was once obferved that he grew popular, inclined to martiall
affaires, and d if- affected to Spanifh proceedings. As alfothe
Proportions of the Treaty of marriage with Spaine offered
from England, revifed at Rome, and then by theN.gotiation of
BriHoU agreed to ( though after broken ) witrvfo many. advan-
tages to the fpreading of Popery in England, as might discover
the defigne to have been confiderably advanced in King'^raw
his time.
1 {hall (Hut up the difcourfe of his Reigne with this obferva-
tion of the providence of God : That thofe Princes who have
trufied God with their lives and Kingdoms,and kept Spain and
JLmt
\&M*<fatdiftance arid defiance, have fpnd better then they who
to their difhonoured felves have facriflced the welfare of the
Church of God , as, by comparing theHiftory of Queen Sh^a^
btth with thofe of Henry the fourth of France and King James%
may&ppcare. whotrufting to their own politick Compensati-
ons, the thng that they feared came upon them. Forfeit was,
that when by the journey into Spaing , fairer hopes were con<-
ceived of the Prince, as by his intercourfe with the Pope , and
the prefum prions of the Jefuit (which you fliall findeinthe
Treatife of the Englifh Pope, not unworthy an Englifhmans di-
ligent ob£.rvation/moft fully appeares , King James came robe
looked upon as o aVex'^and muftbe taken out of the way, that
the Myfterie might worke the more (fTeclually, and fo dkd he
both a Friend and Martyr of the Catholique Caufe. Though it
was doubted and feared there were feverali ingredients into his
death,the world talkes of a drinke and a pi airier, the Cup might
bee mingled for Romss fake, and feme other hands accefTaryto
Spreading the plaifter; it fo, let them /hare the guilt, I leave
them to him whofe eyes are upon all the wayes of men to ren-
cfer them according to their wayes and the fruit oftheir doing.
It is faid the Archbifliop ofYork,if he have not too much or too
little Grace, can tell you more of this bufineffe.
Let our trembling pen paffe on to his now Majefties Reigne :
and now doubtleffe feme Apologie is expected, but I hope to
fay nothing that needs it> I (h all endeavour to avoid known
falfhoods, or unfeafonable truths.
An earned affeftion to the Prefervation and Reformation of
the Church of God hath put me upon this difquifition , and the
deflre ofprtfervinggoodmenfromafnare,whichihaU bee in
valnefpread in the fight of any bird.hath prevailed with me for
the difcovery of my thoughts: It is in fervice to that Caufe,
which I defire not to overlive the welfare of. And therefore
without any more complement, let us begin to fearchoutthe
Plateformes , Groondworkes , Materialls, Xnftruments of this
great fervice, forTecovery of Brittaine to Babylon.
In the beginning of his now Majefties reigne, they having
in 5/rfwrandothtrwife obtained teftimonkfcof his ditpofition, a
r so
flrange wife is prepared for him, which according to Scripture
truth, is a dangerous preparative for a fir -an ge god : Surely they
will turn away your heart after their gods, i Kings 1 1 . 2 ..
Upon this marriage is the Court (fufficientiy loofe, andluxu-
■rious enough at all times ) diflblved into Riots and Mafquings,
andinthemidftof that noife were our Counfels and Ester-
prifesmoft perfidiouflymif-laid and betrayed, -as thofe of Re*
and C^/,and eipecially tnat of Rochel, which,as if no {lighter
a Complement could be thought of for the faire Lady received
from France, mu ft by Englifh hands and Popifli Councells be
betrayed in its Religion and Liberty. Thus is our guilt ii>-
creafed , and our ftrength dim inifhed. And left the Remainder
of it fhould be employed according to the Interefts/of our.Reli-
gionand Nation,a peace with Spaine is concluded , the Palati-
nate left to that which leaves it yet miferable , and is haftening
Ais after it, a Courfe of treating with them, who carry defirutlion
andmifery in their pathes , bufi the way of peace they have not
knowne. Thefe things have been long knowne, but little confi-
dered : and it ftands well enough with my intent and pnrpofe
to repeat things mentioned by others^ecaufe I aime at iliewiag
the dependance of the Jefuiticall proceedings one upon an-
other, and all upon the maine end of fubverting Religion and
Liberty.
After thefe parts fo well plaid abroad, let us confider how the
defigne was carried on among our felvcs, from the fourth yearc
of his Majefties reigne. And here, as good workmen ufe to doe:
they forecaft the manner * and provide the Jnftruments of their
worke. It muft be done either by force,or frauds the firfl is dis-
approved, probably upon thefe reafons :
i The King could not be fuppofed to yeeld to an invafion of
his owneKingdome,andit waspitic to betray fo hopefull a
Prince,
2 It was more full ofhazzard , as Subject to the Accidents of
vrarre ; as alio, that a violent attempt would probably ;oyne
the Proteftant and Purltaue againft the Papift, whereas a frau-
dulent graduall proceeding might poffibly unite the Papifi and
indifferent Ptotefim againft the Puritofc^ which they have
now
how accompliftied.The latter way is refolded upon, and Tnftm-
ments accordingly fitted, which are certainly themoft confide-
table requifites in any worke.
And becaufe it was of very great concernment, that the
King (hould be brought to favour and further thefe Popifh pro-
ceedings and preparations, he muft be ingaged either upon reli-
gious or politick confiderations to promote this Reconciliation
with Rome,
"Not to difpute how far he was prevailed with in matters of
Religion, if not for an abfolute alteration, yet an Accommoda-
tion ; crwhether thdultimate End and full Defigne were difco-
vered to him, or rather he made to profecute it under another
Notion:This is certain,that he manifeftly favoured thofeCourfes
that made way for Popery & Tyranny,and it is to be conceived,
rather withrefpeft to power and profit ( which wtrealwayes
obierved to be his Majefties well confident Interefts)then to the
Popifh or any other Religion, which istvidenced by that pafla-ge
that fellfrom his Majefty, obferv*ed by the Venetian that wrote
the Narrative, called the Popes Nuncio, fc. That hisAfajeftie
Could at that time reconcile him/elf to Rome -with much advan*
*age. And when it was difcerned that the Intereft of abfolute
Rule, with its advantages, was fofirmely fettled in his Majefty,
and that he was fubisft to be violent in the proftcution of it,
and not likely to dumb I eat final lblockes, which they might
well gheffe by the dhTolution of Parliaments, billetting Souldi-
Crs, the defigne of the Germane horfe, &c. they cherifh him in
it, and CetVrance with its broken Parliaments and full power
as an Ob;eft or Emulation before him, as finding the Inter efts
^f Popery and Tyrannie very well to agree.
Now therefore is his Majeftie perfwaded that his Crown and
the ^PopesGhatire have common Friends, and Common Ene-
mies.
Parliaments and Puritanes are their Enemies^ Ptelacie and
Profhanenefe their Friends.
Let lis fee how things were carried with refpeft to them
all.
f irft for Parliaments, which the Popish Partie knew
Bi to
fio)
to be very good advantages in their conftitutio.vothepreferva-
tion and reformation of the Protefhnt Religion, they reprefent
them to hisMaj^fty as moft difad vantageous.to his d fired pow-
er and profit. They wereonely times ofrecompence for wrong,
of petitions for right, Controllers of Prerogative, Aflertors of
popular Liberty, and therefore are they diflblved, difgraced by
fcandalousDeclarations^ublikely afperfed both from the Prefle
and Pulpit, as by Doctor Alobl*fter> Stale, Manxvaring^ and o-
thersofthatftamp. And that there might be no occafion of
drawing (upplies of money that way, which had fo many other
Inconveniences attending it,feverall exquiiite Engines of iniqui-
ty and oppreffion were found out by We/ion, 2VVy,arid others,as
Loanes,Patents,Ship-money,&c. And thus for twelve yea rs,or
thereabouts,were Parliaments intermitted, and thehopes,if not
remembrance, of them almoft worneout.
Then for Pttritanesy men cordially proteftant and zealous of
their own Religion, which no where but among us is a fault,
becaufe they were tenacious ofjuft Liberty, and true Religion,
how ftudioutly and fpightiully are they difgraced, as men of An-
timonarchicall Principles, factious fpirits, ranked with fefrntei^
fwho were yet better ufed)as the Incendiaries of C lurches and
States. For the fuppreffing thefe men the authority of the High
Commiffion, Star-chamber, Biftiops Courts, and the ordinarie
Courts of Juftke, through the corruption of Judges and other
inferior Oirieers,made very ferviceabie;and that they might hive
no Shelter nearer then New England>mQ& of the faithful! Mi-
nisters and religious Juftices were for fome preterfce or other
difcountenanced, difplaced; and it was grown to that pa(Te,that
he that departed from evil made himfelfa prey. For the rooting
out of Minifters, whofe onely fault was painfulneffe irr their
places, Overall artifices wereufed. And becaufe there werea
fort of conformable Puritanes , whom the old Ceremonies
reached not ( who were the leaft tolerable, becaufe the leaft
liaole ) feverall Innovations, and that peftiknt Declaration of
the Sabbath, were introduced,which to oppofe or refuk,was to
be marked out to deftruclion. And all this done,that the FacTi%
on, as they called it, that fo much hindered the goodworl^'m
hand,
hand , this intended rtconcitiathh, might be weakened , and re-
moved.
But were not the Cup in the hand of the Whore very ftupi-
fying, it were impoffible to make Princes fo much miftake their
friendsfor enemies. The Principles of Poperie are certainely
morepropenfe to Treafons and Rebellions then thofe of the
Proteftant Religion,which aiwaies made good «r#£j*tf/,though
not Slaves. Andbefides Reafon and experience of former Prin-
ces, this prefent Conjuncture of time and affiures may give.te-
ftimony thereof. Suppofe a Popifti Prince that had broken the
Origiuall Contract, bound with Oath, fubverted thefundamen-
tali Contentions of government in his Kingdome, imagine by
Parliaments, and give evident teftimony of not being firme to
the eftabliflied Religion > can it be conceived that (uch a one
could enjoy any fecurity in the midft of Romane Catholiques ?
Yet with us, after manifold oppofitions, breaches of priviledge
intrenchments upon liberty , fettiogupofthe Standard, which
fome would have interpreted a renouncing of the peoples pro-
tection , upon which their allegiance depends, cafting off a Par-
liament, by fo late an Aftmadeindiflbluble, ,with their own
confent , charging them with a dual 1 rebellion, and difclaiming
^11 Acts done by them, or right in them to excrcife his or their
owne power. The King hears no other language then Gracious
Soveraigne, Your facred Ma;efty, not onely in formall compi-
lations, but folerme Covenants, Let the world judge whether
the challenged Power of the Pope, and the grounds of Popery,
would not have given the Subjects an abloJution , and efta-
-blifried proceedings upon other grounds then the Puritanes of
England and Scotland yet do. Yetfo farre, through the Juft
Judgements of God, have the intoxications of Rome, backed
with continuall evil Councels, prevailed with his Majefty, as
that it may be faid Juftly of him as of David, he loves his ene-
mies, and hates his friends, and preferres them who haveplayd
feme of Abfaloms tricks with him , to his moft feithfull fervan'ts
and people. It maybe his Majefty is led be this Principle, that
if he prevaile he gaines much, if not, he lofeth nothing, onely is.
W^Jiere he was : but this may prove a deceitfull arguing , if not
B3 prevented
t prevented in time. That of the wife man may te peculiarly ap2
rplkdto thefeCouncelis,fofuIl of folly and hazzard , Theme*
ed worketh adeceitfullrvor\e: Bat pardon this digreffion,it was
well meant, however it may be interpreted.
So fared it with the Friends of Popery the "Pr elates ; who
but they muft be the Kings Fr iends/Neale to King Jamer%Laud
to King CW/*\f, and there they fuborned a fraudulent Proverb
to ferve their turne, which was, No Bifhop.norKing, nay (in «$/-
denhams Rhetorieke ) no God, whereas the truth was, No Pre-
late , no Pope, And here aga.ne was the King cheated by the
Birtiops. which will evidently appeare if ever f which God for-
bid ) thefe Cockatrice egges be hatched. In the meane time let
reafon and former experience be Judges. The pomp and (plen-
liourofthe Church is the Pops proper Intereft, to which the
greatnefie ofprinces is rather oppofite then fubfervienclncreafe
of power was in the Negotiation pretended for the King„inten-
'ded for the Bifhops , who onely made ufe of the Kings power
for the advancement of their own. And though the King might
eafily judge that no addition of power could be in them, without
a Diminution of A/V,yet fo far re had this Circean Cup prevailed,
that Bifliops and their Agents,becaufe they ferved the turne for
the prefent, and proftituted their learning, power, and confeien-
ces,to the vindication of iilegall actions and authority, were en-
trufted not onely with Ecclfiafticall , but a very great fliare in
<?*z/*// affaires, fome of them being of the Privie Councell in
-all the three Kingdomes, and more efpecially the Archbiftiop
of Saint Andrewes Chancellour of Scotland, the Archbiihop
of Canterbury , Controller of the Councell in England, who,
through the Kings confidence,and his ownepragmatickedifpo-
fition, had an influence upon all bufinefle of confequence that
was tranfa&ed. And as the King prefumed them his friends, fo
the Pope knew they were his owne, Their fundion was a de-
gree nearer in kindred to him then any other government of the
Church, and the perfons of fomeofthem fas being men addi-
#ed to Superftition and Idolatry ) were more ferviceable then
• their Offices.
And it is worth the obfervation^ what care didxhe Faftioo
take
taketokeep this maine outwork to Popery* in preffing their
calling upon mens Conferences, which every body,unlefle fomc
of their o wire Favourits, found fo offensive in all other refpeds.
And therefore from the Pulpit and Prefle was their jms divinnm
pleaded, as by others,foby theproftitutepen of Doclor Hall,
who muft alfo contribute his Mite towards thisReconciliation,
by his printed reconciler* being a pennance enjoyned him for
writing formerly No peace with Rome. And left their Rhetoriek
ihould faileythey tookecare in their Conclave (for it was nei-
ther Synod nor Convocation) held 1 640. for the binding men
tothisGovernm£ntbyanOath,foabfolutelyneceffary to this
Worke was their ftanding juftly thought to be. „.
Laftly , another Introduction made for the resignation of this
Church and Kingdome into the bofome of Rome, was that Igr
norance and Prophaneneffe which were generally countenanced
in the Kingdome.-. That there was all me ancs ufed for the
growth of thefe Cardinallvertues is evidently manifefh As for
Ignorance^ how ftudioufly, did the Pharifaicall Prelates keepc
from the people the key of knowledge , by difgracing and di£
countenancing preaching, filencing painfull Minifters, putting
downe Lectures , and when good men (willing to take any ad*
vantage to difchargc their Conferences) in ftead of preaching
expounded the comaionCatechifme,in that they were reftrain-
ed by Wrens Articles ,, and alldifcourfe Jof Religion forbidden
upon occafionall meetings. But I am fute that is no Apoftolike
Rule, if Saint Paul be confulted , (Col, 3.16.) for the advance- -
Bient of the Apoftolike Sea, as it is called ;
The moft of the preaching that was allowed, was ^degene-
rate into railing againft Parliaments and Puritans, crying up ab-
solute authority, paffive obedience, ftrain of wit fitter for a
Stage then a Pulpit. And that men might not be relieved from
thep rejfe, where the pulpit failed, fomefuperftitious , prophanc
Chaplaines were fet to be ovcrfcers of it, to whom an Egyptian ■>
Command was given, as to the Midwives there, to kill the
Males in the birth; and not fatisfied with that, as if one age
Were too narrowlimits for their iniquity to be exercifed in,or-
dcr was given for the re-printing bookes formerly licenced '
with
%ith their Correftlont ,or rather Corruptions, zcccft&m§ to the
Tridentine invention of Index expurgatorins.
•■ The like care was taken in nrnttr o£ Prophanneffe -, which, as
if it had not beene fufficiently provided for by Ignorance , the
naturall mother of it, thePrelates by the examples of their
owne families for the moft part, and the procuring and preffing
the booke of licentioufaeiTe upon the Sabbath, were diligent
Nurfes thereof.
And if it be further enquired how thefe Twinnes became fer-
« viceable to Popery ; the refolution i* very clear : Ignorance,
you know, is the mother of Popifh Devotion, that is, ^uperfti-
tion, and a fpeciall qualification of a Difciple of Rome , where
blindfold is the onely play, a tricke the Pope borro wes from the
Dive II, the god of 4 his world hath blinded their mindes, 2. Coy,
44. And io Jikewife Propiianeneflfe is a borderer upon Popery,
by the loofe Principles of which it is much couarenanced. It is
true, fomc (ins are not fo good cheap among th;m as others, but
all may be had at a reafonable rate. And prophane perfons,
Whole remainders of Confcience tell them they muftatleaft
pretend to fome Religion or other ( unlefle they have arrived at
the height ofAtheifmJ readily pitch upon that next hand, which
would allow moft Liberty. And our prefent experience gives
teftimony of the fervice thefe two fruits of the Bifliops Go-
vernment have done: Prophatieflehath made ,a generall averfe-
nefleto Reformation,and lgnorance,with the help of that, hath
furniflied the King with an Army againft the Parliament, fetchc
from the barren Mountaines of Wales , Come wall , and the
North* which were kept fure without the means of knowledge,
as a fit referve for fuch a time as this. I fpeake of the common
fort offouldiers, many of the reft have too much knowledge,
and too little Confcience.
Thus have we an account of the more remote preparations
for this great fervice, which had wrought fo well, that if was
thought feafonable to adventure more boldly upon the bufines*
And the Prelats, with their forwardDependants,as impatient of
this dilatory proceeding, begin to offer & preffePopifh innovati-
ons,^ preach divers Doftrines ofgroffe Popery-jfor the which I
% referre
referre you to the CanterbHriansfelf-conviElion€ The School^
the Preffe, the Pulpit, began to fpeak Italian apace. The CMar-
tyres of the Proteflant Religion difgraced ; the Confpirators in
the Powder Treafon excuied* as in a Sermon at Saint Maries
in Cambridge by Kemp of <gtteens Colledge. And the affront
to Rome in the Common Prayer Booke, viz.. whofe Faith is
Failion, Religion Rebellion^ muft be taken out, that the Proverb
might be verified, Mijfa non mordet* Our Churches beganne
to put on the attire of the Harlot ; Altars, Crucifixes,and other
idolatrous Pictures, were frequently fet up,and fervently main-
tained. The Divine fervice, as they called it, was a Made fo
prepared,as that ftrangersfrom beyond Sea could fcarce beieeve
themfelves to be in England, butrather in France or Italy.and
cryed, Non tarn ovum ovoftmiley nee lac lacli>&c.
And if all this will not perfwade the incredulous Reader,
that there was a ftrong endeavour of altering Religion among
us, I (hall commend to his conflderation, not fo much Romes
Mafter-piece, ( which may be Canterburies Mafter-piece for
ought I know, it looks fo like a difguife) as that fcrious and in-
genious Tract, called, The Englifo Pope, together with the
Popes Nuncioes annexed, which gives a more exact account
then I thought the fecrecie of thofe Negotiations could have af-
forded to a man dif-aCcted to them : Wherein you have the
propounding and driving of the bargaine betwixt the Agents
for Rome,and the Archbifhop with hisComplices,who bought
and fold the Puntanesfor Cardinals Caps, and Penfions,among
whom the then Cbichefler, now Salisbury, was a Chkfe, and
therefore fitteft to be the Princes Tutour. But Ifhould wrong
both that Authour, and my Reader, to tell that ftorie after
him.
And though England was the mains Shop of this Forgerie,'
as being moft considerable, as alfo becaufe in Ireland there need-
ed not fo much diligence , and in Scotland there was not much
matter to be wrought upon ; yet in the two other Kingdomes
this pious inclination to peace with Rome was not neglected.
In Ireland, in the fourth year of his Majefty, feveraT Immuni-
ties and Encouragements were granted to the Papifls, The then
C Deputie.
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Deputy, though his Veine lay more right for tyranny and ex^
a&ion, in regard of his imperious fpirit, yet he failed not to doe-
many good Offices for the Papifts, by Connivance and Conn*
te nance given to the free and publike exercife of Idolatry. This
the King helped on by making many Popifh Peeves, that aPar-
ltament in that Kingdome might occafionally prove rather ad-
vantagious to thedeligne, then otherwife. The fruit of which
liberality of honour was reaped in the Irifh Parliaments,allow-
ing a Contribution to thevvaragainft Scotland, and their fend-
ing a Committee, many of which were forward papifts, now
chief Rebel?, to white-hall, the fummer before the Rebellion
brake forth, who -in all probability fhufited the Cards for the
bloudy Game which was plaid October after. And that Can*
tcrbnry might not ftand idle, he difpatcht thither Chappell^nd
other luch Agents,who by their Arminianifme and Superftition,
might train up the ordinary fort of Proteftants there,and bring
them to that t mper, that upon a difference they (hou-id prcpend
rather to the Papifts then the true Proteftants, of which allay,
Ormovd Canterburies Nurfling, and his followers, now prove*
Thus was Ireland managed, that it might ferve the turn it now
doth : ofwhich afterwards.
In ^m/^WIikewifeallpoffiWeinduftry was ufed to Facili-
tate an Accommodation with England fir ft, and fo with Rome.
And to that purpofe the Popifh and Prelaticall party were Very
bufte there.; particularly Spctfaood Axhbifhop of Saint An*
drews, a deep and fubtle DilTembler, who had difcouraged and
extirpated by degrees, and under div.rs pretexts, moft of the
faithfull Minifters thtre 5 and had he been left to his own Poli-
ticks, in which he was beyond his patron Canterbury ,i 1 proba*
biiity, he had made the condition of that Nation almoft defpe-
rate. But Canterbury meeting wirh a man of his own mettall,
Maxwell Zifaop of Rofle (tit tobe Jehus Coachman, being a
furious driver to this Samaritane mixture, who apprehended
and rt prefenred the condition of that Nation too forwardly and
prcfumpruoufly, in his zeal rather then difcretion ) gave heed
to him, and would needs be gathering the fruits of the Scottish
endeavours before they could be ripened in that cold Conntrey,
rxore"
more backward then England,and To fet hisowtie and fel lowes
teeth on edge.
In confidence therefore that the Scottifti Church and Nation
was fo well prepared,f as by other endeavours, fo by hisSermon
preached at Edinburgh,when he was there with the King,about
the Partition-wall, £ph.i 14. which hee miferably handled,
when he made it to be the Jefuites and Puritans hindering this
Reformation, that is, Reconciliation with Rome) as to receive
theEnglifliLiturgie,and that corrupted, or to give good advan-
tages to the Deligne by their refufall. It was boldly oft. red
them, back d with the Kings power, profiituted to all iiich fer-
vices, by that Prelaticall Pandar, to the Whore of Rome. As
alfo a book of corrupt Canons, which though they comprehen-
ded abundantriniq'iity,yet it was thought. fit by oneCanon,com-
mended by Rojfe to (Ranter bury y that a doore (hould be left op~n
wide enough for the Pope himfeifto enter at a fit opportunity,
to this effect ; That fince no Reformation in Dottrineor Difci-
pline can bee made per feci at once , it pjouldbeelawfttll by his
Makefiles confent, &c. which fell in fo directly with Canterbu-
ries Dcfigne, that he procured it to be approved by the King at
Greenwich , May 2 3 . 1635. and inj oyned it to bee inferted,
giving thankes to his Agent the Bijhop ofRoffe, in a letter yet to
beefeene, faying, hee was glad of the Canon foufefullj placed
behinde the Cnrtaine , and commanded it to bee fully prin-
ted;
But thefe Southerns Plants, being Slips of an Italian Stocke,
could not endure this Northerne Climate,but were forely nipt,
and (hinc ill* lach,ym<e) the Scots in (lead of a Common Prayer
Booke, joyned in a Covenant 5 which when SpotfwodCzWy hee
faid (Prophetically, I hope, as once Caiaphas) the bottome of
their bufineflfe was broken out, and for his part hee thought it
feafonable to repaire into England, which he forthwith did,and
with grief died a Martyr to this Defigne,and fo was the predi-
dion of Matter Waljh^ famous Scottish Minifter, fulfilled upon
him, who in a Letter to the Bifh op, written 1604. told him
fcee (hould die an Out*caft*
Therefolute rejection ofthis^booke, together with the Pre-
« Cs. fetes*
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fetes, altered the Scene, bur no way the Plot of this tragedies
and gave occafion for newA&ors to enter in a military pofture,
it being determined by this Romifti confvderacie , that force
muft be added to fraud,che peoples bioud to the Prelates f\v eat,
rather then this blefled worke dif-appointed.
When therefore it was refoived that the many humble Peti-
tions and Remonftrances of the Scottifh Nation fhould be an-
fvveredin bioud, preparations are accordingly made? and be-
caule theBifhops had rendred themfeives fo odious by their (u-
perftitious and lordly carriage , though the quarrell was theirs
the action muft be entred in the Kings name,thewarre muftbe
called B e 11 'urn Regale ,and not Epifcopale , and the Scots perfe-
cted, not as men dif-arTe&ed to Epifcopacy , but to Monarchy,
And thus, by blowing the Trumpet of Lies and Sclanders, fome
defperate, fome deiuded perfons were gathered together , to
force the Scottifh Nation to Cavonicall obedience, and a Con-
formity to England, now in Confederate with Rome. His Ma-
Jetties perfon for the credit of the Caufe muft be engaged, who
comming down to the Borders, and finding the Scots (landing
upon their defence at Dunce hill, the King having left his fire-
brands at home, in ftead of fighting treates and concludes a pa-
cification at Bermcie; which whtn theCouncelloursof mif-
chief, efpecially Canturbury and Strafford, faw, as they had
before incenfedhisMajeftyagainft hispeople,fo now(as became
the Grace of the one,and Lordfhip of the other) they make him
fall out with himfelf, and his owne ad, andfacrifice his faith
and honour to the Quarrell, This poore paper, becaufe it gave
advantage toward a peace , fo unsatisfying to them, and unfer-
viceable to their ends, it muft receive the roeafure more due to
the Incendiaries, bee dif- avowed, and burnt by the hands of the
Hangman.
And this was done upon thefeorthelike confederations. If
Scotland be fo left,it will notonelybe hopelefle in regard of it
felfe, andfo hinder the perfection of the good worke, but re-
xnaineasanillprefidenttoall good Subjects to ftand up in de-
fence of their Religion and Liberties, (which Canterbury and
Strafford had a minde to invade) againft all illegaU and violent
attempts,
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attempts , though inforced with the Kings perfonall prefence<>
Andfurther the exampleof that Kingdome will not onelyre-
maine as an encouragement, but their unbroken ftrength will
(it is to be fear rd) prove ferviceable to the Puritans of England.,
who are juftly thought fo many and obftinate , that without a
blow they are not to be fabdued. It is therefore concluded ne-
ccifary by the Factors for Tyrannie and Poperie, that Armes
be refumed by the King, of which at leaft they thought to reap
this advantage, that which fide foever prevailed, it would be an
ingagementoftheKingdomesin warre (which was foearneftly
prefled by Strafford) that fo they might be dif-united, and made
the more unferviceable to each other in cafe of neceffity.T here-
upon they further perfwading the King of the poffibility of pre-
vailing, (which hee ufed to regard more then the nature of the
CouncellJ Armes are taken up againe. Strafford, with his Affi-
ftant Sir Toby Matthews, an Epifcopall Extract, are difpatched
for Ireland, the one deales with the Parliament, the other with
the Papifts, for fupplies in this Catholiquecaufe, and prevailed
not onely in that , but an auxiliary ftrength is there raifed of a-
bout 8000. men, moft of them Papifts , who might bee tranf-
ported for England or Scotland, as occafion fhould require.
And Canterbury no lefle bufie at home, difpatcheshis Butts
to the Clergy furContributions to the prefent defigne,and S6ul-
diers are preffed with the advantages of Coat and conduct-mo-
ney in the feverall Counties. But the Souldiers raifed in Effex9
Hartfordfiire , and thereabouts, as if they had rather beene to
ferve under a Scottifti Covenant , then a Popifh Command,fall
to pulling downe Images, burning the railes about the Altars,
and affronting Papifts, which was an untoward Omen , but yet
dif-heartened not the ftout Prelates and reft of the Faction from
their enterprifes.
While thefe Firebrands were fmoaking in England and Ire-
land, the Scottifh Nation, who love not After-games, were not
idle,but made good their bearing,theirLion was rampant, while
the Englifti were but paflant, and fo not being willing to trull
another Pacification at the Borders, march into England with
an Army > carrying a Petition to the King, and Declaration to
C 3 , the
the Kingdome , in oae hand , and Armes ( the onely arguments
then hopefuljin the other, and forced their pa(Tag;e at Ncwburn,
with the repulfe ofthe Engliflh , if they deferve to to be called.
mod of them having changed their hearts for French and Spa-
nifh > fo were they poflTefled of New caftle, and the Bifhopricke
of Durham , and fought w ich their Adverfaries upon their owne
ground and charges.
The Succtffe of this deflgne being ill , and the expence
great and infupportable to the Contrivers , not withftanding all
their extravagant oppreflions , they are fo impudent as to trie if
they could intitlc that Nation to the mainteance and couu
tenance of that warre, which was levied by a Fattion , and per-
fwade the King to callaParliament,intending,through theip:-
cious pretences of Loyaltie , and promifes of taking away grie-
vances, to deceive them into a contribution to this warre, which
throughGods great mercy,and good providence, they avoyded
though it coft them a diflolution,
Hereupon the Inftruments of violence double their diligent
in;uftice , which grew fo intolerable, that fome of the Lords
take the confidence to petition theKing, who beingbetwixt the
SeylUoiz Northerne Army, and the Charibdis of a Southerne
petition, yeelded to a fecond Parliament , yet continued, and en-
ters into a Treaty with'the Scots, being out of hopes of any o-
ther End, unletfe it were of his men and money.
Thus have you a briefe account of the Scott i fh broiles,and let
the Reader but confider the ground thereof, ( sw*. the reducing
that Nation to a conformity with England, now in treaty of^c-
commodation with Rome, the Inftruments raifing and fomenting
it, Crftfm-^rj and the reft of that Faction, zealous for Popery
and Tyranny J and the forwardneffe ofthe Papifts , who Life not
to make blinde bargaines in the furthering thatDefigne,and give
a free and impartiall liberty to the ufeof his owne reafon , I
doubt not but he will conclude with me, and for me, that this
warre was undertaken asahopefull meane of fubverting the
proteftant Religion, and the native Liberty ofthe Brittifh Na-
tion.
Well Bag noH fuccefsitt a/id tggrediendum via, The dif-
appointment
appointment andfoile that theenterpize received be the Scot* •
tiih bufineffe, wasfo farre from making them caft away their
confidence, that they do but double their diligence, and call a
Col ledge of thefe State Phyficians to recover life in this bro-
ken bufinefle. And, that the Proverb might not bee renewed,
Dumconfulitur Rom*,capitur Saguntum, the fudden refalt of
thofe Counctls appears to have been, that fome way or other
this Parliamentf going a courfe fo contray to theirs,and,through
the lownefTe of their prefent State, gaining ground apace*
though put to difpute every ftep ) muft be interrupted and dis-
appointed, nay, rather then fail, deftroyed.
And no wonder at this practice againft the Parliament, which
went on at that time fo roundly againft their interefts,and cour -
fes formerly mentioned, propounding a farther diftance from
Romeby a Reformation, in (lead of their Reconciliation by Cor-
ruptions, ftrik ing fore at the abatement , threatning the abolition
c&Prelacie, which they could not fpare ; countenancing Puri-
tanes, whom they could not endure 5 accudng and puni/hing
^Delinquents, their grand Inftruments } not (paring Canterbury
or Strafford, who were the left andright hand of the De-
figne.
So that we need not look any further for a ground of all pof-
fible mifchiefs to be plotted and pradlifedaga;nftthe Parlia-
ment, then its direct oppofition to the projected Defigneof Ty-
ranny and Popery, which had been fo farre advanced, and was
now like to be interrupted and broken .-All the other diflfcren--
ces,as particularly that of Hull was but the picking a Quarrel
andfeeing occafion to raife an Armj, under pretence of a Guaid%
for that purpofe to which it is now employed.
And it being of fo great confequence to the difcovery of this7
My fiery, that we underftandthe true natural! ground of this-
war, on the Kings part, as alfo that the Cure is more eafily pre-
fcribed, when the Caufe is found out; Ifhalltakea little pains
to demonftrate, that the grounds of thefe prefent calamities
was not the pretended invafion of the Kings right in the bufi-
nefle of Hull and the Militia,but a refolutionto perfift in the in-
tended mifchief to Religion and Liberty.
To
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To which purpofe let it be knovvne to the world, which to
. me is fufficiently evident, that before the execution of the Earle
of Strafford, when his Majefty had received no other carriage
from his Parliament, then what he profefled himfelf fatisfied
with, and that if the Biis he had paft, were again to be offered,
he fliouldchearfullyand readily affent unto them ; even then,
were difpatched Letters and an Agent to the King otDeuma^
from his Majefty, complaining of the Parliament, that in ftead
of his fupplies expe&ed from thence, among other Ends, ad
frofulfandos hofics, you may eaiily gheffe who were meant (we
being in a deep peace with allPopifh Princes,) he found it,^*r-
tinaciter> & in j a fits decaufis, in twins viri exitiam intent urn
& defixum (undoubtedly Strafford, betwixt whofe impeach-
ment and execution the Letters were fent ) and thereupon de-
clares himfelf in thefe words, ad alia cenfilia animum con*
vertendum dfiximus. What thtk Counfels were will hereafter
more fully appear. One part of them was executed in the f*me
Letter, wherein an Agent was named, with credit given, and
aid defired. And that it may appear this Letter was lent out of
which thefe paflages are excerpted, not only the Copy of the
Letter, but the authentick Anfwer hath been feen,andthatit
prevailed in fome fort, appeares not only by the Anfwer from
<Denmar$ey but the Kings declaring upon the Offer to the Scots
at X^wcaftle, that he was to have money and horfe from Den-
marke, to encourage them to/oyne with him ; and all this not-
withftanding the deep Proteftation>,at that very inftant,againft
Forraigne Forces.
And if there want further proofe, it may be added, that the
intention to bring up the Army to over-awe if not deftroy the
Parliament, was Jong before his Majefties departure from Lon-
don, which intention if it be not furrlcientiy proved by the De-
claration of the Lords and Commons of the nineteenth of May
1642. with the Depositions and Letters annexed, which may
poflibly prevaile with the indifferent Reader s yet the PropoG-
tions about thefame time made to the Scots at Newcaftle, of
joyning with the E.iglifli Army againft the Parliament, and the
bountifull Offer made thereupon, Of $oooooA. to tee payed
downe
Cdovne Of four e Northcrne Counties, and the plunder of Lon-
don , The quitting of his Revenues and Cuftomes in that Kjhg-
dometo their pub lick, ufe, the Kings refidence at Yorke , for the
better accommodation of both Nations y or fuller revenge to Lch-
dony ( which Sir 7oh i Henderfon , who imparted thar gracious
Meflageby venue of Letters of full credence given him by his
Majefty figned C R. can teftifie,or if he will not,many I: one fie r
men may, though the paper be regained ) may firiEclentlv con-
vince any man , who hath not determined, with htniic=f, Nor*
perfuadebis etiamfi ferjuaferis : which I have made the more
bold to adde , becaule though the Penner of the Anfwer to the
Petition of both Houfes March 16 1 tf42.de fie the Dcvi^whom
he knew would never take pain.es to difeover his owqe p ot) to
prove there was any iiich Dcfigne with his Maj\,ftjrs know-
ledge, yet heedem.es not honcil men liberty of fp.aking the
truth.
And not to let this bufineflepafTe without the juft honour and
vindication of the ScottilK Nation, let the worJd take notice,
that they not one ly refuted this off.r, but acquainted thofe who
were moft entrufted with the affairs of the tnglifli Parliament
and offered rather ("if need were J their beft affiftince tofecure
the /uft and la wfull proceedings and priviledges of Parliament,
and fettle both Nations in truth and peace, the embracing
whereof might have probably prevented a great deal cibloud-
fhed both in England and Ireland, and had been the Fore game
of our prefent After game. But they were then fo farremore
tender of his Majefties honour then their own fafety, that they
made ufe neither of the Kings ( ff:r to the Scots by declaring it,
nor the Scots to them by accepting it, and one of them was fo
farre more ambitious of his Majefties favour, then carefull of his
owne honour, as to acquaint the King with the bufinefle : Aske
my tordofjD<?r/"^ who it was.
ButI haften from this Digreffion,.and return to that conclu-
fion, which I think I may clearly make from thefepremiles 5
That his:Maj;fty before any of thefe. apparent Quarrels about
Tumults, or the like, ufed earneft endeavours for deflroying the
Parliament, fo contraryboth in its conftitucion and proceedings
D i9
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to the intended fubverfioti of Religion and Liberty, either m
their perfons or privileges.
So that though thefe plots and tranfacTions did notfcrve the
Kings turn,forthe intended mifchief, yet they ferve mine very
well in the clear proof of the intention of the miTchief. Some-
thing might further bee added out of the Irifh bufinefle, to
make this affertion clear, but I referve that to its own place,,
being the Mjftcry of this Myftery> and the Iniquity of this /»*-
quit y.
By what hath been declared, it may appear what afpeft the
King and the Councels in which he was ingaged had toward
the Parliament of Evglmd. Let us proceed to examine the*"
courfes which were afterward taken in profecution of this De-
fign againft them:&tho(e that for love of Rdigion and Liberty
adhere to themj and by confidering the TVayes, Counfelsjnftrx-
ments, which have been ufed in this fervice, we (hall obtain yet
further Evidence, that this prefent warre, undertaken by the
King & his party was intended for the fubverfion of the profef-
fed Religion,&eftabli(ht Government. When therefore the Ar-
mies railed both in England and Ireland (not without fomere-
luclancie, as not having performed their intended fervicej were
unavoidably to bee dif-banded in the declining part of the year
i<54i .we muftfuppofca Councell mod folemnly to be called
at White hall about July or Augaft, before the King? going inro
Scotland ( it being then very fealonable in regard that the Irifh
Committee (efpecially fo able and aclive men as Gormonflon^
M'uskerjyPlunkft) Browne, and Bonrkey who were privately
treated with ) was then in England ) wherein, as may appeare
by the precedent and future praclifes, it was laid as a ground,
That this FarlUwenty with the Puritanes, their Adherenrs,
who ftoodfo ohftinately in the way of this propounded, *and
fofar promoted D^figne, muft be removed, or fubdued. And
10 this End wayes of violence ( bloud being she Whores drink,
Rev. 17.6. and imperittm quolibet pretio conflans beney an abfo-
fute rule being cheap at any rate ) are refolved upon, efpeciahy
confidering that many broken pieces of theArmies raifed againft
Scotland.might eafily be made ufe of again, the Occafion being
very
- very.! i tie different. And inthisConfpiracy was that monftxous
Rebellion m Ireland (to ufe the words in the Kings anfwer t&
the Petition ofthelriflx Commanders, dated at Oxford De-
cember i . 1 642 . for wee cannot wiih better words , though we
expect better deeds ) pr a<fl ifed by thofe mercileffe and idolatrous
Rebels, more then probably contrived. Let us ftand behind the
curtaine, Come policie may be learnt,and honefty too,by way of
defiance.
After the propofition ofthe deftroying thisParliament,iii cafe
it could nor be reduced to the ft r vice of this Catholique D^-
figne,( which wasalmoft pafl: hope, feeing no more royall in-
clinations in them> after fo many Acls of Grace , befides perfo-
nall honours, and offers made to feme, accepted by others )
which was refolved doubtkflfe, nemine contradkente. The next
confutation muft naturally and neceflar ily be of the manner,
which muftlikewife be Confufion and Bioud ; SceleribHs.non
nifi per feeler* ttttnm efiiter.
But nothing is to be done rafhly , the Caufe being as full of
hazard as importance : let thereforethe State of the Kiugdome
of England, and the neighbour Kingdomes and States, in refe-
rence to this Caufe,be duly confidcrecL
The condition of England may be thus reprefented, for the
body of it: It confifts of Pap ifts P rot eft ant s , viz. the K/ng,
Prelates, Courtiers, and Cavaliers, the diflblute Gentry , che fu-
perftitious Clergy, the profane & ignorant people,theonIy Pro-
teftants now accounted of, all the reft are but Ana^aptifts and
Brownifts ; and a third party of Puritanes, that h Lovers of the
Protectant Religion , with the defire of Retortion , friends to
the Parliament, and native Liberty of the S'-K^- This Jatt r
part though very ft.rong, yet may befupp^d well balla need by
the other two, whom they withouta m;ta^e5 as now app?*«^
prefumed might be made one,upon th- Coincidence of Poper ,
abfolute power, Prelacie , indifference in Religion, and pro-
fanenelleiefpeciallywiththeadv^itagesofrheir oppofiticn to
puritanifme and Reformation,^ the manifold pretences that
might be continually made a^wft the Parliament, And where-
as it mieht be obje&edtha- the Parliament now made iadiflb-
■-•■ L>2 luble
(2<s;
luble by a late ad, would be a very great impediment, in regard
of its power and eitimation with the people, efpccially now
after their prefibres iuftained for want of Parliaments,
This was put effwith the projects of defaming and difgrace-
ingir, withdrawing fome of the Members, corrupting others,
and bringing the Kingdome into that condition that the Parlia-
ment {hall be conitrained to difingage the people by requiring
Contribution, rather then ingage them by prefent freedome
and reformation. E -igUnd thus reprelented is no great difcou-
fagementto the worke.
But what fhallbe done with Scotland? a people full of fore-
fight and r^folution ; thiir late carriage toward this very bufi-
nefle, hath'given abundant tdtimonie,That they upon theftate-
ing of the Quarrel i by the Parliament, for Religion and Liberty
will eahly e drawn in to their afliftance.
The courfefince taken, feems grounded upon fuch Conncell
as this j The King is to go into Scotland, and fo to pafle by the
Armies, the Commanders of which may occafionally be fain-
ted, and thire he may uporf the place be advifed, to what may
be bed for his ends, If by fair offers and pretences they can be
deluded, let them not be fpared, thatthey may bereither rngjgedf
by kindncfle, or upbraided with unkindnefle. If they be found
peremptory, fince there is an advantage of the Kings prefence,
and fa many refolved Cavaliers to attend him (as there did
both Ebgiffi and others) let fome of the Heads cf the faction
be taken lV, as Ar gyle fox one, and Hamilton like wife ( who by
play hg boour on both (ides that he might be fure to fave hi*
flake had liH t^have loft all ) which was accordingly attemp-
ted by Cr^/W^X-figne, but through Gods providence pre-
vents n\by making a ^jff.rence between the Contrivers, and ftir-
rtfgup a more noble refold t ion in one of the Commanders
( thou5fe (lice ufiWbf AWjcfgh ) who thought and (aid, it was
the worke of Butchers anLnot Souldiers^t was propounded.
But let the worft be fup per. tfandprov icied for, As Scotia nd\%
for the mod part Puritanic^ [0 is IrchndPopiJh. And the
Ififli Pa-pit^ ftayfirft fupprefle t-.he Proteltants among them-
^lves>andfonotoneIyoccafionthvexhauftion of England mi
the
l»J
the diftra&ion of the Parliament there, by a warre, but, aau be
ferviceable upon the perfection of their worke, or an allowed
Cejfation from it, to ftrengthen the Kings party in England, or
annoy Scotland,to the prevention of chcirAiiiftance,very good,-
oratleaft very true.
But what may be expected of Holland? from the people lit-
tle hinderance, being drowned in their owneintereftcf gain:
Were wee all Spaniards , we could have Supplies from thence
for our money, and from the Prince of Orange (who hath well
gained,not onely by thatState,but upon ir)ail poffible affiftancc
byreafon of the concracl: of marriage with England, and the
poffibility there may be of requiting him in the fame kind,when
our worke is done Which (by the way) when the Netherlands
ers are awake, they (hall do well to confider of, and reflect up-
on the Belgickbloud and Snglijh treafure expended in the free-
ing them from that bondage, to which by connivence at fup-
plies againft the Parliament they are haftening again. Asfor
Denmark the cafe is cleare, the Obligation k>f Conlanguinitie,
the interell of Royaltie wili ingage that Prince,and to put it ut-
terly out of doubt, the incouragement given by Letters under
his ownehand,is aboundantlyfufficient.
As for France and Spaine, Popery and Monarchy, (or rather
Tiranny) will bring in them, notwithstanding, this great and
important differences ) as Pilate and Herody to joyne in crucifi-
ing Chrifl: Thegreateft doubt may feem of France, Spain, ha-
ving a firmer interell: in the Papifts of Ireland and England, but
conu'dtring it is for the Catholique Caufe, And that if the pro-
ceedings cf the true Proteftants ol England 2nd Scotland prof-
per: it may bee an illprefident to the Proteftants of France, to
fijrjve to raigne,vvhat the other ftrive to keep: no doubt he will
cafta favourable eye upon this buiinefTe , as nowappeares by
fending his Agent into Scotland,to hinder the LLrion of the two
Nations.
Things being thus digefted (as in allreafon they might and
were) no wonder though the King upon his return from Scot- ~
iandy and the Rebellion begunne in i><f/W,altered his language
aad carriage to the Parliament, and fought nothing more then
D 3 occa-*
■(:* )
rbccafions of beginning the Quarrell, as by the illegall accufati-
,on of their members , Going to thehou'eof Commons to de-
mand them fo attended; upon whofe inftigation, and with what
intention, appeares by the Qjeenes Carriage at hisfruftrate
returne, as alfo by the confcfTionsof divers of that dtfperate
Guaird. Thefe violent affaffinatingcourfes attempted in Eng
Jandand Scotland, praclifed in Ireland, though they are not cer-
tain Evidences, are udiall fignes of aPopifh D.figne, and Jefu-
iticall Councells.
After this attempt, (not through pretended feare, (for his
Ma/efty adventured into the City the next day, wirhafmall
Guard) but through indignation at the difappointed mifchiefe,
and, (as the Lord *Digbie faith) to keep the Cavaleirs from
trampling and reproach, ) the King removes from London , cum
totafequela , except fome who were left to bee Agents in City
and Parliament for this great fervice, whom we could as well
have fpared.
And now the plot ofraifing an Army, long before contrived,
being ready for the birth , Juno Lucinafer of em, Let the Queen
fiude a pretence to goe into Holland, (taking with her the
Crown Jewells , which were pawned or fold, not to gain, but
lofe the Pearle of price) with the more freedome to negotiate
forraigne fupplies of Money, Armes, Ammunition , and Com-
manders, whither like wife fome other officious perfons, as Jer-
tnine 'Digbie^&c. were before , by his Ma/efties warrant di-
fpatched, and to fpeak without flattery, (he did fpeciall fervice,
for which no doubt fhe fhall have her Indulgences and Pardons
free, a* fhe hath occafion to ufe them.
In the mean while the King is going on pilgrimage in Devo-
tion to this Romifh Caufe , and though continually petitioned
for returne , and obtefted by bleeding Ireland 3 makes little ftay
till he comes to Tor\, where after the Courting of that Country,
and his many proteftations, (taking the Lords alfo inforfecuri-
ty, fuxe 15. 1642 whofe honours were pawned for his Maje-
.fties intentions whereby it was thought the people were better
prepared then indeed they were) he goes to Hull , and upon Sir
frbii Hot hams refufajl takes cccafion to raife a Guard for his
ptrfon
(*2)
perfon in a place,whofeLoyaltie was Co much magnified, which
by the help of the Commiffion of Array , and forreign fupp1ies<>
hath ingendred a plentifull iffae of three or foure Armies.
But what is all thistothefubverfionofthe Proteftant Reli-
gioner" there had been any fuch intention in the railing theArmy
the Papifls whofe fpeciall intereft it was, fhould have been ta-
ken in , who are by a Proclamation dated at Tor^t Auguft i o
i 642 rorbidden,not onely the Court, (a place (o unfit for them
the Queen being now ablentj but any Office orfervicein the
Kings Arrm ; and as if his Majefty were fofarre from expecYmg
theit affiftance , that he feared their vengeanee , in his inftrucTi-
ons to the Commiflioners of Array, Auguft 29. 1 642. dated art
Notigham, charge is given that Recufmts be difarmed.
This cannot be denied, but it may be contraditled, as it was by
his Majeftie, in an anfwer to the Petition of the Recufants of
Lancafi-ire, dated at Chefter, September the 27. 1542. where
they are net onely aHowed, but (according to the known Law
of the Land) required to provide fuffieient armes, for themfei-
vts, their fervants, and tennants.
And whereas it may be faid,the cafe was different in Auguft and
September, its yeelded,his Majifties Cafe was different,though
his Caufe the fame. To have received them before others were
ingaged, hadbeeneto diiingagethe Proteftants and interrupt
the worke in its tender beginnings. And therefore it muft be fo
timed, that as many Protefiants as could be deluded with pre-
tences, might bee drawn in and ingaged, beyond a retreat, be-
fore the afli (lance of the "Papifis was required.
Thus have jpuan account of thofe grounds,/^ which thofe
Counfells, Contrivances, and difguifes,^*?&/V£the maine Ar-
my countenanced by the Kings favour and prefence , was raifed
againft the Parliament.-
I have nominde to trace it over fhooes, though that inno-
cent bloud which hath been fpilt by it, neither is it to my pre-
fers purpofe to doe it. The indeavours to the fame end in the
North, by the Earle of Newcaftle, in Wales, and Cornewallby
the Marqnt of Hertford , and Sir Ralph Hopton) (Thefe latter
grounded rather as 1 fuppofe upon the Principles of Prerogative
then
(1°)
-then Popery) I purpofely omit : onely let me take notice, that
this work of darkneffe hath made the dark corners of the land
its refuge , and received nioft affi trance from places moft void
of the knowledge ofGod, which we are in a high degree to im-
pute to the more then barbarous cruelty of the Prelats,notonely
not providing, but preventing their fupplies, and difcouraging
theLiberality and piety cfthofe whoindeavcured the propaga-
tion of the Gofpell by difappointing the intention of buying in
Impropriations, and difcountenancing Leclures.
Thefe Armies thus raifed, and made up by Fapifts , Prelats,
Courtiers, fuperftitious Clergie men, diflblute Gentry, and a
Herd of prophane ignorant people , what by treating and fight -
ing,by faife friends and bitter enemies( through the juft hand of
God upon this Nnion.fcr their idolatry, ajd hdck{lidir;g,bloud-
ihed and oppreffion, and undervaluing the precious Gofpellof
Jefus Chriit) have turned this Kingdome into a Field of bloud,
and of the efteem and envie of other Nations, have n ade it the
pitty of cur few friends , and the reproach of cur adver-
saries.
But why ihould all this Calamity be reduced to his Majrfties
Counfells and Courfes, hath not he off. red Treaties cf peace, as
at Nottingham, and intertained them, as at Oxford.
I know there are many that afflict themfelves with the neg-
lecl ofthecftjrfrom Nottingham, fentfrom the defolate Stan-
dard, and looke upon it as theloflfeofahappyopportunitie. I de-
ny not but his Majefty,in that condition, not out of love to peace
( and arT-ftion that could not well cor.fift with thofe inceflfant
endeavours to kaviewarre ) butfear left he might lofe that
power he ftrived to increafe,mightbe for fometime real in that
motion, but his inclinations to it were not fo {hong as to revoke
his Procla:Tration, ( which meafure not onely the Scots found,
but the Iriih Rebells likewife , now by authority derived from
hisMa;efty,cailedCathol;queSubjecl:$ )or toredft (a> there-
port is) the fuggeftions of the Earle of Briftoll,who defired him
to remember his promife to the Queene, and therefore not like
to have been fo conftant, as to have produced a fettled peace.
As for the other Treaties offered and entertained,as they were
in
"ov;
intended fo they proved, accommodations for war, f athertheti
peace, as that Overture before the Brainford bufinefle : And as
for that treaty at Oxford, If the King had entertained the fame
difpofition cowards his Parliament in England, as he hath fines
exprefled towards his late Rebels in Ireland, he would nor
have been fo fcrupulous in all the paffages of it,and fo indu'gent
to the almoft ftarved Rebels, by the manifold advantages of
chat Ceffation, afterward to be examined.
Ic is true, there have been divers Overtures fince the mod of
them private, but we have loft by every bargain; among the reft
the Q^een was appointed and ufed as a moft. hopefull inftru-
mentofqu.nchingthe flames (he had fo diligently kindled and <
biowne,andas I am too truly informed, favour oft' red to her
faction by thole who(though all this was come upon us J ought
not to have ({retched out their hands to a ftrange God , (la/l not!
God feareh this out ? Bat what peace fo loig as,&c.
There were pofliblyfome Lords and Gentlemen (in other re-
spects) of worth as Hartford, Southhampton, Fa/J^/and, and
fome others, who finding things contrary to their expectation,
aud being wearied with the tedioufnefle of this unnatural war,
that had and have reall inclinations to peace : but what doth
this avail us,when hu Maj\fty is wholly fwayed by thofe Coun-
fels which areas averfe from peace,as to theProteftant Religi-
1 on, and the Liberties of the Kingdom, fo that there is little hope
that theArmes taken up by the King fhould bee willingly laid
downe, till the ends for which they wcreraifed,thefubduing
the Parliament and Puritanes, thefubverfion of Religion and
Liberty (which God prevent) beaccomplifhed.
But I am not ignorant of the prejudce and unbeleefe that all
which hath been or can be faid in this bufinefle is like to meere
with, fo averfe are men from looking upon this as a Quarrel of
Religion, and from laying it to heart accordingly. I fhal there-
fore take the boldnefle to produce you fomefurther Evidence,
whereby it may appeare that the Interefts of the King and pa-
pifts, as in all partSj, fo particularly in Ireland, are deeply and
defptratly involved.
-Firft in general, the PajpiftsC who do not ufe to reckon with-
E on t
out their HoftJ in all places interpret the Caufeofthe King a*
gainlt the Parliament 10 be their owne,and declare it not one ly.
in words , but in their perfonali affiftance, and plentiful! Con-.
tributions,as appearcsby the notice given tothePapiflsinFian-
ders, of the acceptable krvice they ihould do to theCacholiqae^
Caule, by fending money for the maintenance of the Army a-
gainft the Parliament , vvitneiTed upon Oath. And though our
feives who are mod nearely concerned are fo hard ofbeliefe in
this Cafe, yet the neighbour Proteftants as of Zealand and Scot-
ixnd, do {q ftate it, as appeares by the Letter of folicitation for a-
feafbnable ingsgeinent inthebchalfeofthe tngiifliProteftant?,
from Zealand to the Generall Aff.-mbly of Scotland, and by the
Remonftranceof the AfTembly ok Scotland, to the Convention
of tftates there; and their anfwer thereunco, dated June 27.
July 4>. 1*54?.
But the fuiiefl and faddeft Evidence in this bufineflfe is to bee-
drawn from the due examination, and confederation of the Re-
bell ion in Irela nd, (for fo it was once called) wherein there have
perifhed near two hundred thoufand foules , by the hands of
thofe wicked and deteftabieRtbells, (as they are called by his
Ma/efty in his Declaration of Aprill the 8. i642.)fo odious to
God and all good men, with whom if his* Ma je (lies Counfehs
prove confederate , I think it will be futficient to convince our
moderate men, and awake them out of that Neutrality , which
is as unprofitable as it is deteftable , fince it neither procures
friends, nor reconciles enemies.
That the ground of that Rebellion was the advancement of
the Cathollque Caufe, is profefTedly declared by the Adts of the
Generall Afllmbly of Rebells at Kilkenny, held 1 642. which
AcY> were printed at London > March the fixth 1 (543. in thefe
words.
For the exaltation therefore of the Holy Romane Caiholiquc
Church , for the advancement of his Mayflies fervice, and for
the prefervation of the Lives, Eftates and Liberties of his Ma-
je flies true Sub \e bis of this Kingdome, again ft the injuftice, mur-
thersy maffacres , rapes, depredations, robberies \ burnings, frequent
breaches of Publique Faith and quarter ^ and deftruttion dayly
ailed
ahled and perpetrated upon his Ma\e flies fttid SulyBs , and ad-
vifed, contrivit , and dally executed by the malt g.i ant par tie
fomeof them managing the Government and affaires of Efiate
-in Dublin , and fome other parts of this Kingdometohis High-
nejfe great differvice , and complying with their Confederates
the malionant vartie in Snglaxd , and e If e where , nho as it it
\nowne to all the world , complot and prallife to di [honour and de~
firoy his Ma]eflie , his Roy all Confcrt, their Children^ and Mo*
narchicall Government , rthich is of moft dangeropts Confcauence^
to all the Monarchies and Princes of .Chriflendome. The [aid
Affemblie doth order and eftaklifba C ounce 11 by i he name of
a fupreame Councell , of the confederate Cathohques of Ire-
land , &c.
You fee how ncare the Exaltation of the holy Romane Cathj-
licjue Church > and the advancement of his Makefiles fervicea
ftand together , and who are accounted his Ma/efties true Sub-
jects , who Malignant. But all this is eafily blafted with the
Confederation that they are theexprtftions of Rebclls, pretend-
ing his Majefties name and fervice for their advantage,No, un-
der favour, they are the expreflions of hisRomane (fatholique
SubjettsCo ftiled in the late CfJ/W/W,concluded in his Ma/ flies
name, and by his Majefties authority, September i 5 1 6431134
ranked equally with other his Maj\fties good Subjects , and
therefore no reafon to discountenance this Evidence, nor yet
thofe of the like nature hereafter to bee produced. However it
aboundantly (liewes the end for which it was mentioned, the
proving that Rebellion to be a Quarre 11 of Religion.
■ Let us now trie what evidence may be brought forth to prove
that the Papifts in Ireland,and the Armies in England, enc a- d
againft the Parliament are doing the fame work, and that th re
is a line of Communication betwixt their Counfells. To this
purpofe, let us confider a Commifsion, and a Ce§atio*3 to which
whatsoever e]fe is to be laid in this matter may be reduced.
Common fame, none ofthe worft witnefles, hath brought to
every mans eares the noyfe of the Kings favouring the" Iriili
Majfacre , and that the Catholique Subjects there have ca!led
themfelves the queens Armv , and intimated tkmfe Ives the
E z Kings
Kings, by faying they had good warrant m black and whitefbr
their proceedings and cr^ ing out upon the Englifh Parliament
andPuritanes, as the Kings Enemies and theirs. It were well
worth the knowing the truth of this fo important bufinefle.Let
us go as neare it as the nature of a Myfterie will admit.
And fir ft let the Copy or the Commiffion , faid to be given by
the King to his Catholique Subjects of Ireland 9 bee read an-d
examined.
From ourCamfatNewrie this fourth of
November 1641.
Thilim. Oneale. To all Catholiques of the.Romifb Pdrtie
Rorie Macguire* both Englijh and Irijh , within the
Kingdome of Ireland, we nijh all Hap-
finejfe.Freedome of Confcience, and Vi-
ftorie over the Engiifh Hereticks , re ho
have for a long time tyrannized over
our bodies , and ufurped by Extortion
our E/t<ttes.
BE it hereby made known unto you all ourFriends andCoun-
trey-rnen, that the Kings mod excellent Ma/efty ("for many
gnat and urgent Caufes him thereunto moving, repofirgtruft
and confidence in our fidelities J hath fignified unto us by his
Commiffion under the great Seale of Scotland, bearing date
at Edinburgh the fit ft day of this inftantOclober itf.i.andalfo
by Letters undtr his figne manual! 3 bearing date with the faid
Commiffion, of divers great and hainous affronts that the Eng-
lish Proteftants, efpecially the Parliament there, have published
againft his Royall prerogative, and alfo againft our Catholique
Friends within the Kingdome of England ; The Copy of which
Commiffion we have here fent unto you to bepublifhed with
all fp.ed in all parts of this Kingdome, that you may bee affured
ofourfuffieknt warrant andauchority herein,
THE
(35)
THE COMMISSION*
CHARLES by the grace of Gody King of Eng-
land, Scotland ^France , and Ireland y Defender of
the faith, &c. To all Catholique SubjcQs within
Our Kingdome of Ireland, greeting. Know ye , that We fir
the fafe^uard and preservation of Our pcrfon , have beene
enforced to m>\. Our abode and rtfidence in Our Kingdome
of Scotlwdftr alongfeafon, occafiontdby reafon of the ob-
(tinate anddifobedtent carriage of Our Parliament in Eng-
land agai* ft Vs , who hath mtonely presumed to take upon
them thegeverr ment anddifpejingofthofe Prina ly Rights
and Prerogatives that have juftly defended upon Vs from
Our Predtce ff.urs^ both Kings and guecnes of the (aid King*
dome for many hundred yeares paft 5 but alfo have poffefed
themjelvesofihe whole ftrength of the J aid Kingdome , in
appointing G overnours , Commanders , andojficers^inall
parts and places therein , at their own wills and plea fures^
without Ourconfenty whereby we are deprived o/OurSove-
raignty y and left naked without defence. Andforafmuch as
We are ( in Our felfe) very fen fible, that thefeftormes blowd-
loft ? and are very likely to be carried by the vehemency of
thet P rot eft ant Part j into Our Kingdome of Ireland , and
endanger Our Regall power and authority there alfo. Knowt Puritan
y e there fc re , that w e rcfofmg much care aid truft in y our dw anorf?er co£
ties and obedience, which we have for many yearespaft found,
T>o hereby give unto you full power and authority to afftmble
art d meet together with al the [peed and diligence that a hn-
fincfc ofjo great aConfequence doth re quire , and to advifc
and coufult together by fuffcient and difecret numbers, at all
times ^dayes^and places twhich yon fbaU in your judgements
Ey hold
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hold mofl convenient and mater tall for the ordering,fetlingt
and effeeiingof this Greacworke (mentioned and direScd
unto you in our Letters ) and to ufe all. politicize wayes and
meawspoftibleto poffeffe your (elves {for Our ufe and fafety)
of all the Forts, Cajiies, -and places of flrength and defence
within t he faid Kingdome {except the places } P erf cm 5 and
Eflates of Our r»yailand loving subnets the Scots) andalfo
to arrejl andfei^e the Goods 0 hftates 5 and Per fons of all the
JEnglifh Protefiants within the [aid Kingdom e to Our ufe.
An din jour care andfpeedy perform an ce of this Our w. U and
pleafure We fb all perceive your wonted duty and allegiance
untoVsyohich \Y e fhall accept and rew ar d in due time. Wit-
neffe Our Jelfe at Edinburgh the fir jl day of October^ in
the feventeenth yeare of our Reigne.
This Deponent maketh Oath , that about the middle of No-
vember laft, living then in the Parifh of Saint Michans , neare
Dublin y being accompanied with one,mafter Stapleton of Dub-
lin aforefaid, Gentleman , they happened into the company of a
PopifhPneft, commonly called, Father Birne 3 whobeingfor-
merly acquainted with thefaid m after Stap/etonydtfived to drink
with him at a Taverne called the Bull, upon Merchants key m
Dublin, where difcourfing of the injuries and troubles of the
times , the Prieft anfwered , that the lrifh( not enduring to have
them called Rebels ) had fufficient warrant for what they did,
and flood ftrongly in defence of their actions , and prefently to
juftifie his words, produced a writing, according to the tenour
of the premifes mentioned in this writing abcvelaid , whereof
the Deponent defire a Copy, and he willingly yeelded unto it,
and thereupon he wrote this Copy out of his literatim , in the
prcfence of the faid nizfctStapleton , who is new livirg in
Dublin*
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This is the true copy of that CommifTion, with the annexed
Warrant and Deposition (for I will conceal nothing in a bun>
neffe of this importance,) as it came to my hands in a paper
thus endorfed i A Copy of the forged Commifsion hi Irelandjub*.
lipid by thvfe traiterom Rebels, Sir philemy Oaeale Kmaht
Rory Maguier Sfquite, and others, with their lying perfwafion
tofeduce and flirre up the whole Romish Party to Rebellion
therein may befeenhow hainoptfiy his Majeftie is abufed, and the
Parliament un\uftly taxed by the Papifts.
This laft claufe I take for granted, but as for the reft, give me
leave to try whether the in fide or the outfide of my paper be the
truer. And this I friall do with all due refpeft both to the King
and Parliament, that his Ma/iftiemay fce that there was fome
fire in.themidft of all thefmoake,and that the jealoufiesofhis
people, concerning the Irifh bufinefle, were not altogether
groundkfkjas alfo that the King may have a fit occafion to ab-
jure this Commifsion 9 and clear himfelfofthe Afperfions caft
upon him, with refpect thereto, and chaftife (as his Ma/tftitS
phrafe isj thofe wicked fcllows(bu't I crave mercy, they are not
my fellows, they are owned Subjects, but L and the reft of the
Parliaments friends proclaimed Rebels.) And that the more full
and particular fa cisfacl: ion may be given(for difcourfes and pre-
reflations will not be taken any longer for payment) I fhall give
all the Arguments 1 can to prove the reality of it.
Fir ft therefore let us confider the time (a materiall cirenm-
ftance) when this Commiffion is dated,that is, the firft of Octo-
ber 164 1. in one Copy, and the fourth in another, (no great dif-
ference) the Maffacrf beginning the 23 of the fame moneth,
which was prefently after the conference at white- Hall with
the Lord Muskery and his fellows, who returned into Ireltnd
the fame moneth his Majeftie went for Scotland, leaving the
Lord "Dillon, who was prefently after fent with the Qaeencs
Letters, nquefting or requiring his being made Counfeilor of
Ireland, to his Majefty then at Edinburgh, where it is faid this
Commiffion was figned with the broad Seal of that Kingdome, .
being nor then fettled in the hands of any Officer who could be
anfwerable for the aii of it/but during the vacancy of the Chan-
cellors
eellors place,intrufted with Marquefie Hammitton, and by him
with one matter John Hammilto.n}the Scribe to the CroflTe Peti-
tioners of Scotland, and fometimes under the care of mafl.r En*
dimion Porter^ very fit opportunity for fuch a clandeftine trans-
action. And let it not be omitted, that prefently after the date of
this Commiifion 'Dillon, Butler , and divers other Irifh Com-
manders, of which the Court was then full, was difpatched for
Ireland by his Majefties .Licence, not without the juft fufpiti-
enof By-ftanders.
The Com million it feIf,for the grounds and language of it,
is veryfuitab?e toother difpatches and writings undtr hisMa;e-
flics name, txpreiTing much bitternefle agaioftthe Parliament,
and jealoufieof the diminution of his Prerogative, which was
alwayes his great feare. Butlfhallbe unwilling to fetch the
leaftproofe from the matter crftileof the Commiffion, the ar-
gument is not fo beggarly as to neceffuate a fetitio frinci*
pii.
Let us go on to examine the grounds why fuch a thing fhould
be forged, and why fuch a thing fliould be granted, and fee
which are the mod probable.
I know no ground why fuch aCommiffion fhould be forged. It
was not tomake his Majefty odious,for in all their writings they
exprefle all tendernefle of his honour,and forwardneffe of their
obedience, particularly in the forementioned ArTemblyat Kil-
kenny, where, next after the Article for the injoyment of all the
Priviledges and Immunities of the Romane Church, as in the
ninth yeareof Henry the third, the Oath of Allegiance to his
Ma/efty is eftablimed, (its likely according to the agreement of
the Reconciliation with a Salvo to the Sea of Rome) and their
conftaut and generall profeflions of loyaltie (now fo well con-
firmed by his Majrflies expreifions to them, and their contribu-
tions to him) do clearly evince,that they had not fo much ill
will to the King, as to raife fuch afcandall of him. And more
efpecially, though a Commiflion might doe them fome advan-
tage, yet the forgery of one could not but be pre/udiciall, it be-
ing a necefiary ingagementof his Maj.fty in his owne juftifica-
tionjto have ufed the utmoft of his skil and power againft them
as
a s to have flayed with his Pariiament , and prevented a war in
England. But though a forged Commiflion was unprofitable,
yttareallone , I wonder not, fhouldbs demanded, thougha
ftranger to the Myfter'ie would wonder it iliould he granted.
Firft, hereby the King , whom they knew in his owne difpo-
fition apt enough to ftart from his ExprcHions upon an advan-
tage, might be firmly bound to them and their proceedings, as
alfo that the more backward Papifls, who were more good na-
tured thentorebellagnnftaKing whom they had found fo pro-
pitious, and more wary,then by iuch Rebellion to forfeit their
Eftates, which under him, with the advantag: of their religion,
they doubted not to enpy, might the more eafily be brought ir^
If it be objected, this might be done by a forged Commiffion *
I anfwer, not fo well , Forgery is an unruly help, being often
requited with the double hindcrance of adiicovery. Papfts
though fometimes they delude us,they deal freely, efpecialiy in
a common Cathoiique Caufe, with one another. What end fuch
fraud could have upon the Proteftants, unlefle a little to amaze
them at firft,and then exafperate them,l cannot conceive.How-
.everit is, bee affured that OneMe and Mac- Carty bear fo high
upon this Commiffion, that they have offered Major Monroy
and the Scots in Vlft*^ an 'appeale to the King, which have the
truer Commiflion, and which are the better Subjects, and ac-
cording to that determination to quit or hold their empl^^^
if the Scots would mutually promife the fame.
Butfure, fayes myhoneft Reader, who thinkes other men
meaneaswellashe, this cannot be. Why not? as well as that
-Commiflion for the cutting thy throat at London, much after
this tenour , and paffed in the fame private manner. But how
can it ftand with his Majefties Protections againft them, un-
der the name of wicked and deteftable Rebels, with his Decla-
ration againft any toleration of Religion there, or abolition of
the Lawes in force againft recufants, with his Proclamation of
•Rebellion againft them, dated January 1. 1641. direclly op-
-pofite to this CommrfTton?
It were heartily to be wiihed, that his Majr.fty had kept his
Word as well with the Proteftants as with the Popifh Fadiom
F There
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'there patted one Article in the Treaty of marriage with the
Queen, which through rhe care of Canterbury , and the paines
of tvindebanke> hath beene better kept then any Proteftant Pro-
teftation, The words of which Article are faithfully tranfhted
out ofthe French copy, to this cffvCt: The 2 7 Article is , That
the King of Great Brittainey having regard unto the fray er of the
Ladie, and to teftifie his affection to her , (ball grant unto his Ca~
tholique Subjetls the fecuritie of their lives and goods , fo that
they f hall not bee troubled for making profefsion ofthe Catholicjue
Religion, they rendring unto him the obedience and fidelity they
owe unto himy to which they fhall not be thought deficient for re-
futing to tai>e any Oath, or do any all contrary to their religion.
But it is antwered , It concerns his Ma jetty mod to look to
that,how his words and warrants agree: yet we will be fo bold,
in a Caufc of fo great confequence as the imminent danger of the
Proteftant Religion, as to examine fome or his actions , and fee
whether they have been more futeable to the Commiilion , or
Proclamation;
The Proclamation itfelf, though in its nature oppofite, yet in
its time and circumftances was too futeable to the Commiflidn,
being deferred from the latter end of October to the iirft of Ja-
nmry, and then fofparingly printed, fo warily publifhed,as if it
had beene under the controll of fome former act whofe leave
mutt firft be craved. Bat his Ma jetty hath reafon to exprefle vio-
lence againtt thefe his Catholique Subjects, or to chaftife them
at haft, for they went beyond this CommifTion, though fuppo-
fed reallj that gave but a Yard, they took an Ell: though they
were allowed to (eize the goods, eftates, and perfons of his Ma-
jefties Proteftant Subjects, yet they were not allowed to cut
their throats , unlefle the private Letters concomitant can help
out atfuch a pinch; and their very tranfgreiTion in this matter
'night juftly occafion and provoke the tine of mercilefle
wicked rebels. But to return to actionsrthe belt Commentaries
upon words; it is to be feared they will bee fouad more agree-
able to the CommifTion then the Proclamation, as may bee dif-
cerned in the unanfwered Remonftranceoftherifeandprogreffc
»f the grand rebellion in Ireland. For inftance , What fhall in-
different
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different men thinke of his Ma;efties withdrawing himfelfe
from his Parliament, and raifing arnies, declared by the then
reall, though now pretended, Parliament, to be a great obftru-
dlion to the profp^rity of the Iriih undertakings ? Of his railing
waragainfl his Subjects here, the greatell fervice that could
be done to the pretended Rebels thcre,being a diverfion of that
flrength, & a diftraclion of thofe Councels that fhoutd have
fupprefTed them? Of his granting partes for notorious Papifts,as
##//*r,thefonsofthe Lord Nettersfidd , and others, to go thi-
ther, for which fee the Declaration of Parliament March i 6.
1641. and, if you will, the Anlvver March ip Th- flopping
ofprovifions going to the fupplyofthe Army againd them, ta-
king away the Horfes prepared by the Earl of Leiceftcr for that
fervice, as appears by his complaint in a printed letter to the
£arl of Northumberland} Of the free a:c( ff: of thofe that have
beenaclivein thatDefigneto hisMaj (lies Camp and Court?
Of his putting in Demurres to the Bill of preffmg Souldiers,
anddeniall to the fending Ships for that fervice?
It mud not be denyed that his Majefly was earneft in preffi g
tkecare of that bufineffe of Ireland upon the Houfes,aud pafled
fome things to the advantage of it, and i( in a mtflage the 8 of
April 1 64* ,) fpared not to offer his going in perfon to cbaflife
thofe wicked and deteftable Rebels,with the renouncing of all
other Ends, ( but if his Majefly had continued in that angry
minde, he might with eafe have chaflifed them, when they
c imc over to him, as they have done fince plentifully.) I wifh
I had many more fuch actions to repeat. But it mufl be confide-
red, there was a Proclamation that required fome countenance,
and could not well have leffe then it had : but I foreftall no
mans judgement, but leave the impartiall Reader to the weigh-
ing what hath been faid, and what hath been produced upon
Oath in the Declaration of the Commons July 2? . 164?. And
if theballancebeecjuall, 1 fhall onelycafl in fome Scruples of
the late Ceflation, which, unKffe the beam be falfe, will make
the Commiilion weigh down the Proclamation.
1 The firfF Scruple of &c. in the nomination of the Parries
in this Treaty. Is his MajVfties litle of Defender of the Faith
F 2 come
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corns to an intr!cate,&cYes, and good reafon,for the other par-
ty with whom hi* Majeftie treats upon e quail termes, are con-
tent with an &c. and are called His Romane Catholiqrte Sub\e8s
now in armes:3£C* whereas it fhould hive been added according,
to the A&s of Kilkenny, for the Exaltation of the Hely Roman
C.itb clique Church,
a.Thefcruple of their fudden transformation, from mon-
ftrous mercikile Rebels into Sub\ecls,Qov\)ayi\td with other his
Ma/efties good Subjects. What fhal\ the Subjects at Scotland
think of this, who hardly obtained the like retra&ation when
they defended the Proteftant Religion, or the Parliament of
England) and their adherents, who cannot yet trade that fa-
vour. Butyet, Moffo Nifadattsr,qttidnon ffcremus, &c. Hig
Ma/efty fure had thoughts of this di /honourable recantation,
when he was fo loth to pubiifh the Proclamation againft
them.
. 3 . The third fcruple is Perfecute, for that is the word in the
Iriih copy, not profecute, a licenfe granted to Fe.fecute, Sure
Che Bifhopshad a fuger in this Article, and that Perfected
Proteftants fhould expeft no protection from his Majefty, or
any cf his forces, ngainft the Perfecntior^of the Papifts, tut ra-
ther have occafion to fear the joyning ofthe force: the King
H. all have in tere ft in, in the Perfection, as it is defired by the
Cathol'qus, to whom nofuch trifle muftbedenyed, is to me
a fad (lory.
4. The fourth fcruple, that thefe Catholique Sub/eels fhall
have lib -rtyto fendfuch Agents to his Majcfty, as they (h ail
think fit from time to time. Prieflsand J.fuices not accepted.
If the Scales be not yet turned, take the whole (Deflation, and
the thirty cfaodfarid tight hundred pound, and that will lure
weigh it dowi:e to the ground. But I have much adoe to lave
the contemplation of this Cejfation, Let us take a f cond view.
1 Ofthe time when it was granted, mod (eafonably, when
rhePcpiGi party was driven to great Extremities for want of
vidua'?, and had been in greater, had not the Forces railed and
payed by the Parliament been feduced into a difafliftion to their
2 Of
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2. Of the grounds, at! A&s of importance that are to patfe
the eye and cenfjre of the world ufe to come armed againft all
Exceptions with a preamble , fhewing the ground and neceflity
of them ; How comes it to be here omitted, that wee have nei-
ther real nor* pretended caufes and confederations, but a down-
right Ce(Tation,or rather Accommodation, as Souldiers judge * Thi$ difcove
it. Was it fuch broad-faced iniquitie, that no Maske, neither in was paid uponry
Oxford nor Dublin would fit it. Was it neither for the prefer- &§&£*'■
vationor the Protdtant Religion, nor aft crion to the ancient as it came from
and native Kingdome of Scotland, nor for the reconciling of the Se!3StS?riai
Diftraclions or the Kingdome of England : Since thofe dull called, The *
contrivers could finde no matter for a foundation: Give us leave ^c&c.^Jf0"
tofupply. Seeing the Catholique caufe ( which the King of arc not <v> <pnfide-
England is induced to ferve eicher nakedly ,or cloathed with the ^aw^**
pretence of upholding his Power and Prerogative,which is fug* uniefe ofrhe *
geftedtobe invaded and indang:red by the Puritanes there) is worO«tendeA
now very much concerned in the due ordering of the affairs of
Great B ittaine and Ireland^ And whereas the irifh Cathoiiques
have given io good teitimonie of their approved zeal and cruelty
in tnaffacring neare two hundred thoufand Hereucks, and may
hereafter do the like fcrvice in England and Scotland, if in this
their prefent extremity they may be refplted and relieved. An4
whereas it is of very great confluence that the Papifts,and all
that will upon any pretence, or for any advantage, adhere to
them in this Caufe, be firmely united together againft the Puri-
ta is and their adherents, whether in England or Scotland, It is
concluded and accorded betwixt the two Etcetera' sf\\\K. a Gef-
fationofArmes, the like was never heard of, lliould bee agreed
on, from whence the Catholique Caufe and Party may expecl
thefe advantages.
i. Free importation of A rmes, Ammunition, Victuals and
pro virions of all kinds, and free acctffe of any of their Confede-
rates from any part of the world
2. Ready tranfportation into England or other parts, offuch
fupplies which fhall be nectffary for his Ma jellies fervice , a-
gainft the Puritanes and Parliament there.
3 . The ftreiigthcning the Popifh party with the Union of the
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indifferent proteftants,and confequently weaknmg and dividing
the Adverfary, upon whom the whole ftrengtii may b.e now
turned.
4 Either an advantage to runethe Scottith Army mVlftcr,
iftneyrefufetheCeflation, and (lay ; or if they withdraw, an
opportunity to iettle Ireland . and annoy England or. Scotland,
as occafion (hall be.
$ . That fome ufefullPrifoners ( as the Earleor Antrim who
Was then in hold) might berekafed.
<5. That there (hall bee a Refuve of Wood-Kernes, whom
this OfTation (hall not reach, who (hall kill and fpoil, at their
pLafure , thofe who may be prefamed dilaffv&vd to the Catho-
lique Caufe.
And thus have I made bold to reprefent to the world this
horrid gaftly Monfter of the Injb maffacre, and ( I hope more
to the worlds benefit then my o wne content) raked in this (inke
of iniquity. The Evidence is fin ifhed, Let the diligent impar-
tial! Reader, and the Confcience of mankinde , make a judge-
ment upon it.
But feeing the difcovery and fortnight of mifchiefe, \s but half
a wife mans worke, which now every b^dy pretends to , and
I for company ) Let us ftudy in a few words to declare the beft
Rules of prevention to this inundation of Tiranny and Popery
which from the Rom Hh Sea is like to overwhelm us, Thepru-
dent man fore fees the Plague and hides himjelfc.
Many rules both of Piety and Pollicy might be laid down, up-
on the grounds of Scripture, Reafon, and Experience. But
fince the mod of them are fowelifummed up in that folemne
League and Covenant, agreed on and entered into by the two
Nations of £//£/* Wand Scotland. I will not fcatter them, but
propound the deliberate Entrance into that Covenant , and the
raithfull purfiiance thereof to bee the mod Religious and reafo-
nable way , to unite and ftrengthen the too much divided party
of true Proteftants again (I thefe Confpiracies difcovered, which
are likely yet further to inlarge their bounds.
There are fome it may be, who fland cfffor want of the
Kings content. We want not good authority, though fuch is out
unhap-
unhappineffe, that for the prefent, his concurrence is rather te*
be wished then hoped. In the meane time let not the truth and
GofpelofChriftbee facrificed to the Counfells and confedera-
cies of evill and unreafonable men. Efpecially when they who
have a great (hare in enacting and conferving thofe Lawesby
which our Religion is confirmed, have engaged themfelves and
their authority with us y neither let us bee ftartled at the noyfe
of a Proclamation, that turnes Religion into treafon, and Union
into fedition. Proclamations are neither the Lawes of England,
nor yet of the Medes and Ferfans which alter not, but may be
retracled, either, with fome difficulty, as that againft Scotland,
or more eafe, as that concerning Ireland.
Others they are who are not ftrangers to the prefent affaires,
but there is fomething that fits nearer them then Religion or
publique Liberty, which they are loath to adventure by luch an
engagement in this declining State of the Parliament affaires,
and therefore ftudy an ungodly and unprofitable Neutralitie
To thefe men I wifTi a found minde and a changed heart, to fee k
firfi the Kingdome of God, Let fuch con fider, that if he who was
xhf.Waj,ihzTruth , and the Life, prefcribed the true way to
life, they are mthefalfe,his rule in fuch cafes is, He thap fanes
fbdllofe. And let them know further, that they will one day
have more need of*prote&ion from God, then his Caufe hath
now of theirs, when they fhall (without repentancej receive
this repulfe, Goto the gods whom ye haveferved.
Me thinks it fhouid not be in vain to fpend a word or two up-
on that more temperate party of them, who are now unhappily
ingaged againft the Parliament in this wretched Caufe. Sure
there are fome to whom the Counfells of the Digbjes , and the
infoient carriage of Prince Robert, and his Harpies, are litle leflfe
odious, then thofe courfes which the two houfes of Parliament
are con (trained to. There is yet place for Repentance (God fend
Grace) And if the fenfe of their own honour , which they take
fo much pains to bury, in the ruines of their Countries Liberty;
nor yet of the honour of God, which if not their intentions , yet
certainly their Actions defjperately ftrike at, in this apparent
danger to Religion,yet let the confederation of the iffue of that
work
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work they are about , fuppoling their prevailing ( not fo proba^
ble as they may conceive )a lictie worke with them. Will it not
as much trouble them to lee the Kingdome governed (as now
one part of it is ) by a Spanifh Popiih Junto , as by an Englilh
Protcftant Parliament ; To fee their beloved moderation f wal-
lowed up in the violenceof that defperate Jduiticall Partis
that rules at the Court, as in the fuppofed Severity of thofe
-Councels, Civil or Ecckfiafticall, thatgoverne at the City? Let
iuch men be allured that their Ends,unle(s (uch as are confident
with Tyrany *nd Popery,muft give way to the predominant In-
tercft, which will be found to be that of the Feminine Planet in
the Iflue , which when they have ferved, they {hall like ufelelfe
Inftruments, be laid afide,and dif regarded.
Certainly the intentions of thole who are drawne into this
Popifh confederacy are fo different, that«I am confident if they
prevail againft us, their Quarrels will be as many and bitter a-
gainft each other, as now againft the Parliament. Vices are op-
polite and deftruftive , not onely to vertue . but one to another
Me thinks thefe Gentlemen , who pretend to juftice, peace,mo-
deration , and fomething of Religion, fliould think themfelves
but ill alfociated , in the midft of luch prophane plundering
companions, to which they are notfo much companions as fub-
.jecls. Sure they cannot be well at eafe to fee the flrft fruits of
this Irifh Geftation prefented to their union,, but how then can
they endure, when his Majefties Rereguard of his Romane Ca-
tholique Sud je&s (hall be brought over with their hands full of
the bloud of more then i ooooo, oftencelelfe Proteftanfs, whom
they have cruelly maflacred ? Sure the apprehenlions of this
cannot but fhake their Prerogative faith, and make them appre-
hend themfelves in more danger from their confederates, then
their fuppofed Adverfaries. if this labour to them be loft> 1 am
forry, hut glad it was no more.
Let mefpeak to them who are counfellable, that is, thofe who
in the truth and uprightnefle of their Hearts have entred into
this Covenant, and thereby ingaged themfelves to the Preferva-
tion of true Religion and Liberty, who muft labour for ftedfaft-
nefle in that Covenant, left our medicine prove our poyfon.
Let
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Let none ofus go about to deceive our felves with unprofi-
table Treat ies,or hopes of a yet impoffible Accommoda ion,but
chcarfully and faithfully accompli/ha fpeedyand firme Union
with the Couneds and Strength of Scorland ( which will eti-
t:ourage}notonly rdigious,hut wife men to joy ne with «s)it be-
in^ beyond a reafoiable expectation that by our owne ftrcngth
or wifedbrrie we fhould extricate our fe!ves from this growif g
calamity, in which we are daily more and more involved, i c
now becomes every mm to wind up his thoughts to a Chriftian
ilcletarion bt rrccing the prcfent neceflities and condition of the
Church of God, and walk worrhy of it, and let the Lord doe
what feemeth good unto hirr.
I might now make my felfe a great deal of more work, and
create (b me trouble to my Reader, if I ihou-d after this latisfa-
clionl have given to my owne h< art, and the friends of this
•Caufe of Religion, go about to fads fie the world,and anfwer
theirfeveral Quarrels with this undertaking; but I will bee
more mercifull to the Reader, and more juft to my felf, then to
accufe my felfeby Excufes : Onely I will give you a tafte of that
which I am like to have plenty of.
The firft queftion will be, who is this* I anfwer, It matters
not who, but what. The next is a Pofition. Sure hie was a mad
man, thus to provoke Maj eft] it felf : did he ever learn that verfg
in Homer,
Yes but he hath, and that of fob too, in fuch a cafe as this 5
Let me not I pray you accept any mans per/on, neither let me give
flattering titles unto man, I hope to fee the day when I fhall bee
accounted a better fubjecT: to the King, then he that accufes me.
In the mean time, lam fatisfied with being a good fubjecl: to
. the.Khgdome, and no Traitor to the Church: lTl have incur-
red any danger, it was to (hew thee thine, if a good Proteftan%
But there need not have been fo much bitterneffe u/ed, which of-
ten aifadvantageth agoodCaufe. It is the language of the
times, and not mine. A filthy Ulcer muft have a {harp Lance:
the Maflacre of Ireland is a bitter cup$ J^w tempera invettivis*
G Tut
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But here are man} things prciitc-edi* this Treatise that are
but fender proof es. Then take them all together. AUvgcther
are but a Rapfodyf craped up out of the Parliament Declarati-
on s, audfiechftandalous Pamphlets as Plaine English , and , The
SngUjh Pope, Truth is a common inheritance , and now fo
fearce that I was glad to take it where I could fiade *it, Tttfh
lean tell more of the feajf aires then this D if cover er. Then tell
them, or tell me, and I will. But Mircttrim Aulkus will he
fare to meet withjou. This is no time Co be afraid of Courc Bullr
beggars but if he meet with rn.ee, he mud goe out of his way , f
tell truth, hetels Iks*
But I have now done, and, it may bee, done that which bath
provoked almoft every body but my owne conscience , which
witness with me, that I have nor written any willing or ne.-
g'igent falfhoods , nor (to my belt undcrftandingj any unfea,-
f ernable or unneccrTiry truth. There is no ' man but will Hand m
need of fome charity , I (hail fitide it from them that have u,
from thofe that have it notl fhallnot expscli St; There a ?e other
Afyfleries in this, world of Iniquity* carried on by them, who
under the pretence of fervice* doe thegreatcft dii-ferviceaj>i
difhonour to the Gaufe of Religion ana Liberty* which mud
either bcamended, or not concealed. Lft other men do$ their
fhareas I have d©«« mine, aud the world will certainly bee ei-
ther honefter or wiPer.
This difcourfe' cannxjt be better concluded then with that
.which is theearneiTandconftant requcft bf the Author, to toe
Lord God or Boafb, the God of Ifrael, thaeiee+ng wifcdome
and might are his, he would vouchsafe1 wifedoiwt to theCoun-
fellours, courage and conftancie-to the Souldters , wi.Hir*g..i«fle
tothe people, and faiehrutoefle* toall thofe that-haveor fnall
in^age themfeives in this grea* Qmfe', foinfiaiuly valuabte , bic-
yond the Eftates and Lives of ;al'l t hi* undertake it. To Him-foe
Glory, and Peac* upon Ifr*el; Sobeit\
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