certain observation upon a libel entitle a declaration of the true cause OF  the great trouble presuppose to be intend against the realm of England it be  just and honourable for prince be in war together that howsoever they  prosecute their quarrel and debate by arm and act of hostility yea though the  war be such as they pretend the utter ruin and overthrow of the force and  state one of another yet they so limit their passion as they preserve two  thing sacred and inviolable that be the life and good name each of other for  the war be no massacre and confusion but they be the high trial of right when  prince and state that acknowledge no superior upon earth shall put themselves  upon the justice of God for the decide of their controversy by such success as  it shall please he to give on either side and as in the process of particular  plea between private man all thing ought to be order by the rule of civil law  so in the proceed of the war nothing ought to be do against the law of nation  or the law of honour which law have ever pronounce those two sort of man the  one conspirator against the person of prince the other libeler against there  good fame to be such enemy of common society as be not to be cherish no not by  enemy for in the example of time which be less corrupt we find that when in  the great heat and extremity of war there have be make offer of murderous and  traitorous attempt against the person of a prince to the enemy they have be  not only reject but also reveal and in like manner when dishonourable mention  have be make of a prince before a enemy prince by some that have think therein  to please his humour he have show himself contrariwise utter distaste  therewith and be ready to contest for the honour of a nemy accord to which  noble and magnanimous kind of proceed it will be find that in the whole couse  of her majesty proceed with the king of Spain since the amity interrupt there  be never any project by her majesty or any of her minister either move or  assent unto for the take away of the lie of the say king neither have there be  any declaration or write of state no nor book allow wherein his honour have be  touch or tax otherwise then for his ambition a point which be necessary  interlace with her majesty own justification so that no man needs to doubt but  that those war be ground upon her majesty part upon just and honourable cause  which have so just and honourable a prosecution consider it be a much hard  matter when a prince be enter into war to hold respect then and not to be  transport with passion than to make moderate and just resolution in the  beginning but now if a man look on the other part it will appear that rather  as it be to be think by the solicitation of traitorous subject which be the  only poison and corruption of all honourable war between foreigner or by the  presumption of his agent and minister then by the proper inclination of that  king there have be if not plot and practice yet at the least comfort  conspiracy against her majesty sacred person which nevertheless God goodness  have use and turn to show by such miraculous discovery into how near and  precious care and custody it have please he to receive her majesty life and  preservation but in the other point it be strange what a number of libellous  and defamatory book and write and in what variety with what be and cunning  handle have be allow to pass through the world in all language against her  majesty and her government sometime pretend the gravity and authority of  church story to move belief sometime from into remonstrance and advertisement  of state to move regard sometime present as it be in tragedy of the  persecution of catholic to move pity sometime contrive into pleasant pasquil  and satire to move sport so as there be no shape whereinto these fellow have  not transform themselves nor no humour nor affection in the mind of man to  which they have not apply themselves thereby to insinuate their untruth and  abuse to the world and indeed let a man look into they and he shall find they  the only triumphant lie that ever be confute by circumstance of time and place  confute by contrariety in themselves confute by the witness of infinite person  that live yet and have have particular knowledge of the matter but yet avouch  with such asseveration as if either they be fall into that strange disease of  the mind which a wise writer describe in these word to touch simul  to give as a loan or as if they have receive it as a principal precept and  ordinance of their seminary boldly calumniar always to some degree to hang or  as if they be of the race which in old time be wont to help themselves with  miraculous lie but when the Cause of this be enter into namely that there pass  over out of this realm a number of eager and unquiet scholar who their own  turbulent and humourous nature press out to seek their adventure abroad and  that on the other side they be nourish rather in listen after news and  intelligence and in whisper then in any commendable learning and after a time  when either their necessitous estate or their ambitious appetite importune  they they fall on devise how to do some acceptable service to that side which  maintain they so as ever when their credit wax cold with foreign prince or  that their pension be ill pay or some preferment be in sight at which they  level straightway out come a libel pretend thereby to keep in life the party  which within the realm be contrary to the state wherein they be as wise as he  that think to kindle a fire by blow the dead ash when I say a man look into  the Cause and ground of his plentiful yield of libel he will cease to marvel  consider the concurrence which be as well in the nature of the eed as in the  travel of Tilling and dress yea and in the fitness of the season for the bring  up of those infectious weed but to verefie the say of our saviour non be  student super instructress as they have seek to deprave her majesty government  in her self so have they not forgoten to do the same in her principal servant  and counselor think belike that as the immediate invective against her majesty  do best satisfy the malice of the foreigner so the slander and calumniation of  her principal counsellor agree best with the humour of some male content  within the realm imagine also that it be like they shall be more scatter here  and free disperse and also shall be less odious to those foreigner which be  not mere partial and passionate who have for the most part in detestation the  traitorous Libellings of subject direct against their natural prince among the  rest in this kind there hth be publisd this present year of a libel that give  place to none of the res in malice and untruth though inferior to most of they  in pen and Sile the author have choose the vain of a Lucinist and yet be a  counterfeit even in that kind the libel be intituld a declaration of the true  cause of the great trouble presuppose to be intend against the realm of  England and have a semblance as if it be bend against the do of her majesty  ancient and worthy counsellor the lord urghley who Carefuness and pain her  majesty have use in her counsel and action of this realm for these year space  in all dangerous time and amid many and mighty practice and with such succsse  as our enemy be put still to their paper shoot of such libel as these the  memory of who will remain in this land when all these libel shall be extinct  and forgoten accord to the scripture Memoria just come landibus at of persons  nomen putresce but it be more then evident by the part of the same book that  the author malice be to her majesty and her Covernment as may especial appear  in this that he charge not his lordship with any particular action of his  private life such power have truth whereas the libel make against other  counsellor have principal insist upon that part ut have only wrest and  detorted such action of sit as in time of his service have be manage and  deprave they have ascribe and impute to he the effect that have follow indeed  to the good of the realm and the honour of her majesty though sometime to the  provoke of the malie but abridge of the power and mean of desperate and  Incorigible subject all which slander as his lordship may just despise both  for their manifest untruth and for the baseness and obscurity of the author so  nevertheless accord to the moderation which his lordship use in all thing  never claim the privilege of his authority when it be question of satisfy the  world he have be content that they be not pass over altogether in silence  whereupon I have in particular duty to his lordship among other that do honour  and love his lordship and that have iligently observe his action and in zeal  of truth collect upon the read of the say libel certain observation not in  from of a just answer lest I shall fall into the error whereof Salomon speak  thus answer not a fool in his own kind least thou also be like he but only to  discover the malice to reprove and convict the untruth thereof the point that  I have observe upon the read of this libel be these follow of the scope or  Drift of the libeler of the present estate of this realm of England whether it  may be true avouch to be prosperous or afflict of the proceed against the  pretend catholic whether they have be violent or moderate and necessary of the  disturbance of the quiet of Christendom and to what cause it may be just  impute of the cunning of the libeler in palliation of his malicious invective  against her majesty and the state with pretence of tax only the action of the  lord Burleigh certain true general note upon the action of the lord Burleigh  of diverse particular Vntruhs and abuse disperse through the libel of the  height of impudence that these man be grow unto in publish and avouching  untruth with particular recital of some of they for a assay of the scope or  Drift of the libeler it be good advice in deal with cautelous and malicious  person who speech be ever at distance with their meaning non quid to say say  how to look on to see a man be not to regard what they affirm or what they  hold but what they will convey under their pretend discovery and what turn  they will serve it sound strange in the ear of a English man that the misery  of the present state of England exceed they of former time whatsoever one will  straightway think with himself do this man believe what he say or not believe  it do he think it possible to make we believe it sure in my conceit neither of  both but his end no doubt be to round the pope and the king of Spain in the  ear by seem to tell a Tale to the people of England for such book be ever wont  to be translate into diverse language and no doubt the man be not so simple as  to think he can persuade the people of England the contrary of what they taste  and feel but he think he may better abuse the state abroad if he direct his  speech to they who can best convict he and disprove he if he say true so that  as Livy say in the like case Aetolos to greater extent in person who word  to make how and quos allotment for weaving to have that the Aaetolians in  their Tale do more respect those which do over hear they then those to who  they direct their speech so in this matter this fellow care not to be count a  liar by all English upon price of deceive of Spain and Italy for it must be  understand that it have be the general practice of this kind of man many year  of the one side to abuse the foreign estate by make they believe that all be  out of joint and ruinous here in England and that there be a great part ready  to join with the invader and on the other side to make the evil subject of  England believe of great preparation abroad and in great readiness to be put  in Act and so to deceive on both side and this I take to be his principal  Drift so again it be a extravagant and incredible conceit to imagine that all  the conclusion and action of estate which have pass during her majesty reign  shall be ascribe to one counselor alone and to such a one as be never note for  a imperious or overrule man and to say that though he carry they not by  violence yet he compass they by devise there be no man of judgement that look  into the nature of these time but will easy descry that the wit of these day  be too much refine for any man to walk invisible or to make all the world his  instrument and therefore no not in this point assure the libeler speak as he  think but this he foresee that the imputation of cunning do breed suspicion  and the imputation of greatness and sway do breed envy and therefore find  where he be most wring and by who policy and experience their plot be most  cross the mark he shoot at be to see whether he can heave at his lordship  authority by make he suspect to the queen or general odious to the realm know  well enough for the one point that there be not only jealousy but certain  revolution in prince mind so that it be a rare virtue in the rare prince to  continue constant to the end in their favour and employment and know for the  other point that envy ever accompany greatness though never so well deserve  and that his lordship have always march a round and a real course in service  and as he have not move envy by pomp and ostentation so have he never  extinguish it by any popular or Insinutive carriage of himself and this no  doubt be his second drit a three Drift be to assay if he can supplant and  weaken by this violent kind of libel and turn the whole imputation upon his  lordship his resolution and courage and to make he proceed more cautelously  and not so through and strong against they know his lordship to be a politic  man and one that have a great stake to lose last least while I discover  cunning and be of this fellow I shall make he wise then he be I think a great  part of this book be passion difficile be to be silent cam to feel pain the  humour of these man be of themselves eager and fierce have by the abort and  blast of their hope be blind and enrage and sure this book be of all that sort  that have be write of the mean workmanship be fraught with sundry base scoff  and cold amplification and other character of despite but void of all  judgement or ornament of the present estate of this realm of England whether  it may be true avouch to be prosperous or afflict the benefit of almighty God  upon this land since the time that in his singular providence he lead as it be  by the hand and place in the kingdom his servant our queen Elizabeth be such  as not in boast or in confidence of our self but in praise of his holy name be  worthy to be both consider and confess yea and register in perpetual memory  notwithstanding I mean not after the manner of a panegyric to extol the  present time it shall suffice only that those man that through the gall and  bitterness of their own heart have lose their taste and judgement and will  deprive God of his glory and we of our sense in affirm our condition to be  miserable and will of token of the wrath and indignation of God be reprove if  then it be true that nemo be miser or Felix nisi proportion whether we shall  keep our self within the compass of our own island look into the memory of  time pass or at this present time take a view of other state abroad in Europe  we shall ind that we needs not give place to the happiness either of ancestor  or neighbour for if a man weigh well all the part of state and religion law  aministration of justice policy of government manner civility learning and  liberal science industry and manual be arm and provision of war for sea and  land Treasure traffic improvement of the soil population honour and reputation  it will appear that take one part with another the state of this nation be  never more flourish it be easy to call to remembrance out of history the king  of England which have in more ancient time enjoy great happiness beside her  majesty father and grand father that reign in rare felicity as be fresh in  memory they have be king Henry king Henry king Henry king Edward the king  Edward the king Henry the all which have be prince of royal virtue great  felicity and famous memory but it may be true affirm without derogation to any  of these worthy prince that whatsoever we find in libel there be not to be  find in the English chronicle a king that have in all respect lie together  reign with such felicity as her majesty have do for as for the first henries  the first come in too soon after a Conquest the second too soon after a  usurpation and the three too soon after a league or baron war to reign with  security and contentation king h also have unnatural war with his brother  Robert wherein much nobility be consume he have therewithal tedious war in  Wales and be not without some other sedition and trouble as namely the great  contestation of his prelate king Henry his happiness be much deform by the  revolt of his son Henry after he have associate he and of his other son king  Henry beside his continual war in Wales be after year reign unquiet with  intricate commotion of his baron as may appear by the mad parliament hold at  Oxford and the act thereupon ensue his son king Edward have a more flourish  time then any of the other come to his kingdom at ripe year and with great  reputation after his voyage into the holy land and be much love and obey  contrive his war with great judgement first have reclaim Wales to a settle  allegiance and be upon the point of unite Scotland but yet I suppose it be  more honour for her majesty to have so important a piece of Scotland in her  hand and the same with such justice to render up then it be for that worthy  king to have advance in such forwardness the Conquest of that nation and for  king Edward his reign be visit with much sickness and mortality so as they  reckon in his day several mortality one in the year another in te year and the  last in the year of his reign and be otherwise victorious and in prosperity be  by that only cross more afflict then he be by the other prosperity comfort  beside he enter hardly and again accord to the verse to go from ultima chiefs   his latter time be not so prosperous and for king Henry as his success be  wonder so he want continuance be extinguish after year reign in the prime of  his fortune now for her majesty we will first speak of the blessing of  continuance as that which want in the happy of these king and be not only a  great favour of God unto the prince but also a singular benefit unto the  people for that sentence of the scripture wretched people  nation cam  many men  are Princeps  he be interpret not only to extend to division and  distraction in government but also to frequent change in Succession consider  that the change of a prince bring in many charge which be Harsh and unpleasant  to a great part of subject it appear then that of the line of five hundred and  fourscore year and more contain the number of king God have already prolong  her majesty reign to exceed sixteen of the say two and twenty and by the end  of this present year which God prosper she shall attain to be equal with two  more during which time there have decease four emperor as many French king  twice so many bishop of Rome yea every state in Christendom except Spain have  receive sundry succession and for the king of Spain he be wax so infirm and  thereby so retire as the report of his death serve for every year news whereas  her majesty thank be give to God be nothing decay in vigour of health and  strength be never more able to supply and sustain the weight of her affair and  be as far as stand with the dignity of her majesty royal state continual to be  see to the great comfort and hearty ease of her people second we will mention  the blessing of health I mean general of the people which be want in the reign  of another of these king which else deserve to have the second place in  happiness which be one of the great favour of God towards any nation for as  there be three scourge of God war famine and pestilence so be there three  benediction peace plenty and health whereas therefore this realm have be visit  in time pass with sundry kind of mortality as pestilence sweat and other  contagious disease it be so that in her majesty time be of the continuance  aforesaid there be only towards the beginning of her reign some sickness  between June and February in the city but not disperse into any other pat of  the realm as be note which we call yet the great plague because that though it  be nothing so grievous and so sweep as it have be sundry time heretofore yet  it be great in respect of the health which have follow since which have be  such especial of late year as we begin to dispute and move question of the  cause whereunto it shall be ascribe until such time as it please God to teach  we that we ought to ascribe it only to his mercy by touch we a little this  present year but with a very gentle hand and such as it have please he since  to remove but certain it be for so many year together notwithstanding the  great pester of people in house the great multitude of stranger and the sundry  voyage by sea all which have be note to be cause of pestilence the health  universal of the people be never so good the three blessing be that which all  the politic and fortunate king before recite have want that be peace for there  be never foreigner since her majesty reign by invasion or incursion of moment  that take any foot within the realm of England one rebellion there have be  only but such a one as be repress within the space of seven week and do not  waste the realm so much as by the destruction or depopulation of one poor town  and for war abroad take in those of leeth those of newhaven the second  expedition into Scotland the war of Spain which I reckon from the year or  before which time neither have the king of Spain withdraw his ambassador here  reside neither have her majesty receive into protection the unite province of  the low country and the aid of France they have not occupy in time a three  part of her majesty rign nor consume pass two of y noble house whereof France  take one and Flanders another and very few beside of quality or appearance  they have scarce mow down the overcharge of the people within the realm it be  therefore true that the king aforesaid and other her majesty progenitor have  be victorious in their war and have make many famous and memorable voyage and  expedition into sundry part and that her majesty contrariwise from the  beginning put on a firm resolution to content her self within those limit of  her dominion which she receive and to entertain peace with her neighbour  prince which resolution she have ever since notwithstanding she have haRare  opportunity just claim and pretence and great and mighty mean seek to continue  but if this be object to be the less honourable fortune I answer that ever  among the heathen who hold not the expense of blood so precious as Christian  ought to do the peaceable government of Augustus Caesar be ever as high esteem  as the victory of juliu his uncle and that the name of pater native land be  ever as honourable as that of propagator command and this I add further that  during this inward peace of so many year in the action of war before mention  which her majesty either in her own defence or in just and honourable aid have  undertake the service have be such as have carry no note of a people who  militia be degenerate through long peace but have every way answer the ancient  reputation of the English arm the four blessing be plenty and abundance and  first for grain and all victual there can be more evident proof of the plenty  then this that whereas England be wont to be ed by oher country from the east  it suffice now to feed other country so as we do mny time transport and serve  sundry foreign country and yet there be never the like multitude of people to  eat I within the realm another evident proof theref may be that the good yield  of corn which have be together with some toleration of vent have of late time  invite and entice man to break up more ground and to convert it to tillage  then all the Penal law for that purpose make and enact can ever by compulsion  effect a three proof may be that the prince of grain and victual be never of  late year more reasonable now for argument of the great wealth in all other  respect let the point follow be consider there be never the like number of  fair and stately huses as have be build and set up from the ground since her  majesty reign insomuch that there have be reckon in one shire that be not  great to the number of which have be all new build within that time and  whereof the mean be never build for two thousand pound there be never the like  pleasure of goodly garden and orchard walk pool and park as do adorn almost  every mansion house there be never the like number of beautiful and costly  tomb and monument which be erect in sundry church in honourable memory of the  dead there be never the like quantity of plate jewel sumptuous movable and  stuff as be now within the realm there be never the like quantity of be and  unprofitable ground inn reclaim and improve there be never the like husband of  all sort of ground by fence manure and all kind of good husbandry the town be  never better build nor people nor the principal fair and market never better  custom nor frequent the commodity and ease of river cut by hand and bring into  a new channel of peer that have be build of water that have be force and bring  against the ground be never so many there be never so many excellent artificer  nor so many new handy craft use and exercise nor new commodity make witin the  realm sugar paper glass copper diverse silk and the like there be never such  complete and honourable provision of horse armour weapon ordnance of the war  the five blessing have be the great population and multitude of family  increase within her majesty day for which point I refer my self to the  proclamation of restraint of building in London the inhibition of inmate of  sundry city the restraint of cottage by Act of parliament and sundry other  token of record of the surcharge of people beside these part of a government  bless from God wherein the condition of the people have be more happy in her  majesty time then in the time of her progenitor there be certain singularity  and particular of her majesty reign wherei I do not say that we have enjoy  they in a more ample degree and proportion then in former age as it have fall  out in the point before mention but such as be in effect unknown and untasted  heretofore as first the purity of religion which be a benefit inestimable and  be in the time of all former prince until the day of her majesty father of  famous memory unheard of out of which purity of religion have since ensue  beside the principal effect of the true knowledge and worship of God three  point of great consequence unto the civil estate one the stay of a mighty  Treasure within the realm which in foretimes be draw forth to Rome another the  disperse and distribution of those revenue amount to a three part of the land  of the realm and that of the goodly and the rich sort which heretofore be  unproitably spend in monastery into such hand as by who the realm receive at  this day service and strength and many great house have be set up and augment  the three the manage and enfranchise of the regal dignity from the recognition  of a foreign superior all which point though begin by her father and continue  by her brother be yet nevertheless fter a eclipse or Intemission restore and  re-establish by her majesty self second the fineness of money for as the purge  away of the dross of religion the heavenly Treasure be common to her majesty  with her father and her brother so the purge of the Bae money the arthly  Treasure have be altogether proper to her majesty own time whereby our money  bear the natural estimation of the stamp or mark both every man rest assure of  his own valve and free from the loss and deceit which fall out in other place  upon the rise and fall of money three the may of the navy and augmentation of  the ship of the realm which by politic constitution for maintenance of ishing  and the encouragement and assistance give to the undertaker of new discovery  and trade by sea be so advance as this island be become as the natural scite  thereof deserve the lady of the sea now to pass from the comparison of time to  the comparison of place we may find in the state abroad Cause of pity and  compassion in some but of envy or emulation in none our condition be by the  good favour of God not inferior to a the kingdom of France which by reason of  the seat of the empire of the west be wont to have the precedence of the  kingdom of Europe be now fall into those calamity that as the prophet say from  the crown of the head to the foal of the foot there be no whole place the  division be so many and so intricate of protestant and catholic royalist and  leaguer Burbonists and Lorainists patriot and Spanish as it seem God have some  great work to bring to pass upon that nation yea the nobility divide from the  three estate and the town from the field all which misery true to speak have  be wrought by Spain and the Spanish faction the Low-countries which be within  the age of a young man the rich the best people and the best build plot of  Europe be in such estate as a country be like to be in that have be the seat  of thirty year war and although the Sea-Provinces be rather increase in wealth  and ship then otherwise yet they can but mourn for their distraction from the  rest of their body the kingdom of Portugal which of late time through their  merchandise and place in the east Indies be grow to be a opulent kingdom be  now at the last after the unfortunate journey of Afric in that state as a  country be like to be that be reduce under a foreigner by Conquest and such a  foreigner as have his competitor in Title be a natural Portugal and no  stranger and have be once in possession yet in life whereby his jealousy must  necessary be increase and through his jealousy their oppression which be  apparent by the carry of many noble family out of their natural country to  live in exile and by put to death a great number of nobleman natural bear to  have be principal governor of their country these be three afflict part of  Christendom the rest of the state enjoy either prosperity or tolerable  condition the kingdom of Scotland though at this present by the good regiment  and wise proceed of the king they enjoy good quiet yet ince our peace it have  pass through no small trouble and remain full of boil and swell humour but  like by the maturity of the say king every day increase to be repress the  kingdom of Poland be new recover out of great war about a ambiguous election  and beside be a state of that composition that their king be elective they do  common choose rather a stranger then one of their own country a great  exception to the flourish estate of any kingdom the kingdom of swedeland  beside their foreign war upon their cousin the Muscovite and the Dane have be  also subject to diverse intestine tumult and mutation as their story do record  the kingdom of Denmark have have good time special by the good government of  the late king who maintain the profession of the gospel but yet great give  place to the kingdom of England in climate wealth fertility and many other  point both of honour and strength the estate of Italy which be not under the  dominion of Spain have have peace equal in continuance with we except in  regard of that which have pass between they and the Turk which have sort to  their honour and commendation but yet they be so bridle and over awe by the  Spaniard that possess the two principal member thereof and that in the two  extreme part as they be like quillet of freehold be intermix in the amid of a  great honour or lordship so as their quiet be intermingle not with jealousy  alone but with restraint the state of Germany have have for the most part  peaceable time but yet they yield to the state of England not only in the  great honour of a great kingdom they be of a mean style and dignity but also  in many other respect both of wealth and policy the state of Savoy have be in  the old duke time govern in good prosperity have since notwithstanding their  new great alliance with Spain whereupon they wax insolent to design to snatch  up some piece of France after the dishonourable repulse from the siege of  Geneva deen often distress by a particular gentleman of Daulphny and at this  presen day the duke feel even in Piedmont beyond the mountain of the weight of  the same enemy who have late shut up his gate and common entry between Savoy  and Piedmont so as hitherto I do not see but that we be as much bind to the  mercy of God as any other nation consider that the fire of dissension and  oppression in some part of Christendom may serve we for light to show we our  happiness and the good state of other place which we do congratulate with they  for be such nevertheless as do not stain and exceed we but rather do still  leave somewhat wherein we may acknowledge a ordinary benediction of God last  we do not much emulate the Greanesse and glory of the Spaniard who have not  only exclude the purity of religion but also fortify against it by their  devise of the inquisition which be a bulwark against the entrance of the truth  of God have in recompense of their new purchase of Portugal lose a great part  of their ancient patrimony of the Low-countries be of far great commodity and  valve or at the least hold part thereof in such sort as most of their other  revenue be spend there upon their own have late with much difficulty rather  smooth and skin over then heal and extinguish the commotion of Aragon have  rather sow trouble in France then reap assure fruit thereof unto themselves  have from the attempt of England receive scorn and disreputation be at this  time with the state of Italy rather suspect then either love or fear have in  Germany and else where rather much practice then any sound intelligence or  amity have no such clear succession as they needs object and reproach the  incertainty thereof unto another nation have in the end win a reputation  rather of ambition then justice and in the pursuit of their ambition rather of  much enterprise then of fortunate achieve and in their Entrprising rather of  do thing by Treasure and expense then by force and valour now that I have give  the reader a taste of England respective and in comparison of the time pass  and of the state abroad I will descend to examine the libeler own division  whereupon let the world judge how easy and clean this ink which he have cast  in our face be wash off the first branch of the pretend calamity of England be  the great and wonder confusion which he say be in the state of the church  which be subdivide again into two part the one the prosecution againg the  catholic the other the discord and controversy among our self the former of  which part I have make a article by it self wherein I have set down a clear  and simple narration of the proceed of state against that sort of subject add  this by the way that there be extremity in state concern the cause of aith and  religion that be to say the permission of the exercise of more Rligions then  one which be a dangerous indulgence and toleration the other be the enter and  sift into man conscience when no Overt scandal be give which be rigorous and  Straineable inquisition and I avouch the proceed towards the intend catholic  to have be a mean between these two extremity refer the demonstration thereof  unto the aforesaid Narraion in the article follow touch the division in our  church the libeler affirm hat the protestantical calvinism for so it please he  with very good grace to term the religion with we establish be grow  Contempible and detect of idolatry heresy and many other superstitious abuse  by a purify sort of professor of the same gospel and this Conention be yet  grow to be more intricate by reason of a three kind of gospelers call brownist  who be direct by the great fervour of the unholy ghost do express affirm that  the protestantical church of England be not gather in the name of Christ but  of Antichrist and that if the prince or magistrate under her do refuse or  defer to reform the church the people may without her consent take the  reformation into their own hand and hereto he add the fanatical pageant of  Hacket and this be the effect of this accusation in this point for answer  whereunto first it must be remember that the church of God have be in all age  subject to contention and schism the tares be not sow but where the wheat be  sow before our saviour Christ deliver it for a ill note to have outward peace  say when a strong man be in possession of the house meaning the devil all  thing be in peace it be te condition of the church to be ever under trial and  there be but two trial the one of persecution the other of scandal and  contention and when the one cease the other succeed nay there be scarce any  one epistle of saint Paul unto the church but contain some reprehension of  unnecessary schismatical controversy so likewise in the reign of Constantine  the great after the time that the church have obtain peace from persecution  strait enter sundry question and controversy about no less matter then the  essential part of the faith and the high mystery of the Trinity but reason  teach we that in ignorance and employ belief it be easy to agree as colour  agree in the dark or if any country decline into atheism then controversy wax  dainty because man do think religion scarce worth the fall out for so as it be  weak divinity to account controversy a ill sign in the church it be true that  certain man move with a inconsiderate detestation of all ceremony or order  which be in use in the time of the Roman religion as if they be without  difference superstitious or pollute and lead with a affectionate imitation of  the government of some protestant church in foreign state have seek by book  and preach indiscreet and sometime undutiful to bring in a alteration in the  extern rite and policy of the church but neither have the ground of the  controversy extend unto any point of faith neither have the press and  prosecution exceed in the generality the nature of some inferior contempt so  as they have be far from heresy and sedition and therefore rather offensive  then dangerous to the church or state and as for those which we call brownist  be when they be at the most a very small number of very silly and base people  here and there in corner disperse they be now thank be to God by the good  remedy that have be use suppress and wear out so as there be scarce any news  of they neither have they be much know at all have not brown their leader  write a pamphlet wherein as it come into his head he inveigh more against  logic and rhetoric then against the state of the church which write be much  read and have not also one barrow be a gentleman of a good house but one that  live in London at ordinary and there learned to argue in table talk and so be  very much know in the city and abroad make a leap from a vain and libertine  youth to a preciseness in the high degree the strangeness of which alteration  make he very much speak off the matter may long before have breathe out and  here I note a honesty and discretion in the libeler which I note no where else  in that he do forbear to lie to our charge the sect of the family of love for  about year since there be creep in some secret place of the realm indeed a  very great heresy derive from the Dutch and nam as before be say which since  by the good blessing of God by the good strength of our church be banish and  extinct but so much we see that the disease wherewith our church have be visit  whatsoever these man say have either not be malign and dangerous or else they  have be as blister in some small ignoble part of the body which have soon  after fall and go away for such also be the phrenetical and fanatical for I  mean not to determine it attempt of Hackett who must needs have be think a  very dangerous heretic that can never get but two disciple and those as it  shall seem perish in their brain and a dangerous commotioner that in so great  and populous a city as London be can draw but those same two fellow who the  people rather laugh at as a may game then take ay heed of what they do or say  so as it be very true that a honest poor woman say when she see Hackett out of  a window pass to his execution say she to her self it be foretell that in the  latter day there shall come those that have deceive many but in faith thou  have deceive but a few but it be manifest untruth which he libeler set down  that there have be no punishment do upon those which in any of the foresay  kind have break the law and disturb the church and state and that the edge of  the law have be only turn upon the pretend catholic for the example be very  many where accord to the nature and degree of the offence the correction of  such offender have not be neglect these be the great confusion whereof he have  accuse our church which I refer to the judgement of a indifferent and  understanding person how true they be my meaning be not to blanch or excuse  any fault of our church nor on the other side to enter into commemoration how  flourish it be in great and learned divine or painful and excellent preacher  let man have the reproof of that which be amiss and God the glory of that  which be good and so much for the first branch in the second branch he make  great muster and show of the strength and multitude of the enemy of this state  declare in what evil term and correspondence we stand with foreign state and  how desolate and destitute we be of friend and confederate doubt belike how he  shall be able to prove and justify his assertion touch the present misery and  therefore endeavour at the least to maintain that the good estate which we  enjoy be yet make somewhat bitter by reason of many terror and fear whereupon  enter into consideration of the security wherein not by our own policy but by  the good providence and protection of God we stand at this time I do find it  to be a security of that nature and kind which Iphicrates the Athenian do  commend who be a commissioner to treat with the state of Sparta upon condition  of peace and hear the other side make many proposition touch security  interrupt they and tell they there be but one manner of security whereupou the  Athenian can rest which be if the deputy of the Lacedaemonian can make it  plain unto they that after these and these thing part withal the Lacedaemonian  shall not be able to hurt they though they will so it be with we as we have  not just provoke the hatred or enmity of any other state so howsoever that be  I know not at this time the enemy that have the power to offend we though he  have the will and whether we have give just Cause of quarrel or offence it  shall be afterward touch in the feurth article touch the true cause of the  disturbance of the quiet of Christenome as far as it be fit to justify the  action of so high a prince upon the occasion of such a libel as this but now  concern the power and force of any enemy I do find that England have sometime  apprehend with jealousy the Confederation between France and Scotland the one  be upon the same continent that we be and breed a soldier of puissance and  courage not much differ from the English the other a kingdom very opulent and  thereby able to sustain war though at very great charge and have a brave  nobility and be a near neighbour and yet of this Conjuncion there never come  any offence of moment but Scotland be ever rather use by France as a diversion  of a English invasion upon France then as a commodity of a French invasion  upon England I confess also that since the union of the kingdom of Spain and  during the time the kingdom of France be in his entire a conjunction of those  two potent kingdom against we may have be of some terror to we but now it be  evident that the state of France be such as both those conjunction be become  impossible it rest that either Spain with Scotland shall offend we or Spain  alone for Scotland thank be to God the amity and intelligence be so sound and  secret between the the two crown be strengthen by consent in religion nearness  of blood and continual good office reciprocal on either side as the Spaniard  himself in his own plot hinketh it easy to alter and overthrow the present  state of Scotland then to remove and divide it from the amity of England so as  it must be Spain alone that we shall fear which shall seem by reason of his  spacious dominion to be a great overmatch the conceit whereof make I call to  mind the resemblance of a ancient writer in physic who labour to persuade that  a physician shall not doubt sometime to purge his patient though he see he  very weak enter into a distinction of weakness and say there be a weakness of  spirit and a weakness of body the latter whereof he compare unto a man that be  otherwise very strong but have a great pack on his neck so great as make he  double again so as one may thrust he down with his finger which similitude and  distinction both may be fit apply to matter of state for some state be weak  through want of mean and some weak through excess of burden in which rank I do  place the state of Spain which have outcompassed it self in embrace too much  and be it self but a barren seed plot of soldier and much decay and exhaust of  man by the Indies and by continual war and so to the state of their Treasure  be indebt and engage before such time as they wage so great force in France  and therefore much more since be not in brief a enemy to be fear by a nation  seat man furnish and Pollyced as be England neither be this speak by guess for  the experience be substantial enough and of fresh Memoy in the late enterprise  of Spain upon England what time all that goodly ship which in that voyage be  consume be complete what time his force in the low country be also full and  entire which now be waste to a four part what time also he be not entangle  with the matter of France but be rather like to receive assistance then  impediment from his friend there in respect of the great vigour wherein the  league then be while the duke of Guise then live and yet nevertheless this  great preparation pass away like a dream the invincible navy neither take any  one bark of we neither yet once offer to land but after they have be well  Beatrice and chase make a perambulation about the Northern sea ennoble many  coast with wrack of mighty ship and so return home with great derision then  they set forth with expectation so as we shall not needs much confederacy and  succour which he say we want for the break of the Spanish invasion no though  the Spaniard shall nestle in Britain and supplant the French and get some port  town into their hand there which be yet far off yet shall he never be so  commodious seat to annoy we as if he have keep the Low-countries and we shall  rather fear he as a wrangle neighbour that may trespass now and then upon some  straggle ship of we then as a invader and as for our confederacy God have give  we both mean and mind to tender and relieve the state of other and therefore  our confederacy be rather of honour then such as we depend upon and yet  nevertheless the Apostata's and Huguenot of France on the one part for so he  term the whole nobility in a manner of France among the which a great part be  of his own religion which maintain the clear and unblemished Title of their  lawful and natural king against the seditious popular and the beer brewer and  basket maker of holland and Zealand as he also term they on the other have  almost band away between they all the duke of Parma force and I suppose the  very i of the Indies will go low or ever the one be ruin or the other recover  neither again desire we better confederacy and league then Spain it self have  provide for we non for word faedera to make firm say jisdem usefulness we know  to how many state the king of Spain be odious and suspect and for our self we  have incense none by our injury nor make any jealous of our ambition these be  in rule of policy the firm contract let thus much be say in answer of the  second branch concern the number of exterior enemy wherein my meaning be  nothing less then to attribute our felicity to our policy or to nourish our  self in the humour of security but I hope we shall depend upon God and be  to watch and then it will be see to what end these false alarm will come in  the three branch of the misery of England he take upon he to play the prophet  as he have in all the rest play the poet and will needs divine or  prognosticate the great trouble whreunto this realm shall fall after her  majesty time as if he that have so singular a gift in lie of the present time  and time pass have nevertheless a extra ordinary grace in tell truth of the  time to come or as if the effect of the pope curse of England be upon better  advice adjourn to those day it be true it will be misery enough for this realm  whensoever it shall be to lose such a sovereign but for the rest we must  repose our self upon the good pleasure of God so it be a unjust charge in the  libeler to impute a accident of state to the fault of the government it plead  God sometime to the end to make man depend upon he the more to hide from they  the clear sight of future event and to make they think that full of  uncertainty which prove certain and Clear and sometime on the other side to  cross man expectation and to make they full of difficulty and perplexity in  that which they think to be easy and assure neither be it any new thing for  the title of Succession in monarchy to be at time less or more declare king  Sebastian of Portugal before his journey into Afric declare no successor the  cardinal though he be of extreme age and be much importune by the king of  Spain and know direct of or competitor to that crown yet he rather establish I  know not what interim then decide the title or design any certain successor  the dukedom of Ferrara be at this day after the death of the prince that now  life uncertain in the point of Succession the kingdom of Scotland have declare  no successor nay it be very rare in hereditary monarchy by any Act of state or  any recognition or oath of the people in the collateral line to establish a  successor the duke of Orleans succeed Charles the that of France but be never  declare successor in his time Monsieur do angouleme also succeed he but  without any designation son of king themselves oftentimes through desire to  reign and to prevent their time wax dangerous to their parent how much more  cousin in a more remote degree it be lawful no doubt and honourable if the  case require for prince to make a establishment but as it be say it be rare  practice in the collateral line Trajan the best emperor of Rome of a heathen  that ever be at what time the emperor do use to design Sucessours not so much  to avoid the uncertainty of Succession as to the end to have sharer curare for  the present time because their empire be so vast at what time also adoptions  be in use and himself have be adopt yet never design a successor but by his  last will and testament which also be think to be suborn by his wife Plotina  in the favour of her lover Adrian you may be sure that nothing have be do to  prejudice the right and there can be but one right but one thing I be persuade  of that no king of Spain nor bishop of Rome shall umpire nor promote any  beneficiary or feodatory king as as they design to do Even when the Scottish  queen live who they pretend to cherish I will not retort the matter of  Succession upon Spain but use that modesty and reverence that belong to the  majesty of so great a king though a enemy and so much for this three branch  the four branch he make to be touch the overthrow of the nobility and the  oppression of the people wherein though he may percase abuse the simplicity of  any foreigner yet to a English man or any that hear of the present condition  of England he will appear to be a man of singular audacity and worthy to be  employ in the defence of any paradox and sure if he will needs have deface the  general state of England at this time he shall in wisdom rather have make some  friarly declamation against the excess of superfluity and delicacy of our time  then to have insist upon the misery and poverty and depopulation of the land  as may sufficient appear by that which have be say but nevertheless to follow  this man in his own step first concern the nobility it be true that there have  be in age pass nobleman as I take it both of great possession and of great  command and sway then any be at this day one reason why the possession be less  I conceive to be because certain sumptuous vein and humour of expense as  apparel game maintain of a kind of follower and the like do reign more then  they do in time pass another reason be because nobleman now a day do deal  better with their young son then they be accustom to do heretofore whereby the  principal house receive many abatement touch the command which be not indeed  so great as it have be I take it rather to be a commendation of the time then  otherwise for man be wont factious to depend upon nobleman whereof ensue many  partiality and division beside much interruption of justice while the great  one do seek to bear out those that do depend upon they so as the king of this  realm find long since that kind of commandment in nobleman unsafe unto their  crown and inconvenient unto their people think meet to restrain the same by  provision of law whereupon grow the statute of retainer so as man now depend  upon the prince and the law and upon no other a matter which have also a  congruity with the nature of the time as may be see in other country namely in  Spain where their grandee be nothing so potent and so absolute as they have be  in time pass but otherwise it may be true affirm that the right and  preeminence of the nobility be never more due and exact preserve unto they  then they have be in her majesty time the precedence of knight give to the  young son of baron no Subpena's award against the nobility out of the chancery  but letter no answer upon oath but upon honour beside a number of other  privilege in parliament court and country so likewise for the countenance of  her majesty and the state in lieutenancies commission office and the like  there be never a more honourable and graceful regard have of the nobility  neither be there ever a more faithful remembrancer and exacter of all these  particular preeminence unto they nor a more diligent searcher and register of  their pedigree alliance and all memorial of honour then that man who he charge  to have overthrow the nobility because a few of they by immoderate expense be  decay accord to the humour of the time which he have not be able to resist no  not in his own house and as for attainder there have be in year but five of  any of the nobility whereof but two come to execution and one of they be  accompany with restitution of blood in the child yea all of they except  Westmoreland be such as whether it be by favour of law or government their  heir have or be like to have a great part of their possession and so much for  the nobility touch the oppression of the people he mention four point the  Conumption of people in the war the interruption of traffic the corruption of  justice the multitude of taxation unto all which point there needs no long  speech for the first thank be to God the benediction of to come into being and  to multiply be not so weak upon this realm of ngland but the population  thereof may afford such lose of man as be sufficient for the make our late war  and be in a perpetuity without be see either in city or country we ead that  when the Roman do take cense of their people whereby the citizen be number by  the Poll in the beginning of a great war and afterward again at the end there  sometime want a three part of the number but let our muster book be peruse  those I say that certify the number of all fight man in every shire of  fivepercent tax of the queen at what time except a handful of soldier in the  low country we expend no man in the war and now again at this present time  there will appear small diminution there be many token in this realm rather of  press and surcharge of people then of want and depopulation which be before  recite beside it be a better condition of inward peace to be accompany with  some exercise of no dangerous war in foreign part then to be utter without  Apprentisage of war whereby people grow effeminate and unpractised when  occasion shall be and it be no small strength unto the realm that in these war  of exercise and not of peril so many of our people be train and so many of our  nobility and gentleman have be make excellent leader both by sea and land as  for that he object we have no provision for soldier at their return though  that point have not be altogether neglect yet I wish with all my heart that it  be more Ample then it be though I have read and hear that in all estate upon  cashier and disband of soldier many have endure necessity for the stop of  traffic as I refer my self to the muster book for the first so I refer my self  to the custom book upon this which will not lie and do make demonstration of  no abatement at all in these last year but rather of rise and increase we know  of many in London and other place that be within a small time great come up  and make rich by merchandise and a man may speak within his compass and affirm  that our prize by sea have countervail any prize upon we and as to the justice  of this realm it be true that cunning and wealh have breed many suit and  debate in law but let those point be consider the integrity and sufficiency of  those which supply the Judicial place in the queen court the good law that  have be make in her majesty time against informer and promoter and for the  better of trial the example of severity which be use in the star chamber in  oppress force and Frades the diligence and stoutness that be use by justice of  assize in encounter all countenance and bear of cause in the country by their  authority and wisdom the great favour that have be use towards copy holder and  customary tenant which be in ancient time mere at the discretion and mercy of  the lord and be now continual relieve from hard deal in chancery and other  court of equity I say let these and many other point be consider and man will  worthy conceive a honourable opinion of the justice of England now to the  point of levy and distribution of money which he call exaction first very cold  he be not abash to bring in the gather for Paul steeple and the lottery trifle  whereof the former be but a voluntary collection of that man be free dispose  to give never grow to so great a sum as be sufficient to finish the work for  which it be appoint and so I imagine it be convert into some other use like to  that gather which be for the fortification of parish save that the gather for  parish come to a much great though as I have hear no competent sum and for the  lottery it be but a novelty devise and follow by some particular person and  only allow by the state be as a gain of hazard wherein if any gain be it be  because many man think scorn after they have fall from their great hope to  fetch their odd money then he mention loan and privy seal wherein he show  great ignorance and indiscretion consider the payment back again have be very  good and certain and much for her majesty honour indeed in other prince time  it be not wont to be so and therefore though the name be not so pleasant yet  the use of they in our time have be with small grievance he reckon also new  custom upon clothes and new impost upon wine in that of clothes he be deceive  for the ancient rate of custom upon clothes be not raise by her majesty but by  queen marry a catholic queen and have be common continue by her majesty except  he mean the computation of the odd yard which in strict duty be ever  answerable though the error be but late look into or rather the toleration  take away and to that of wine be a foreign merchant and but a delicacy and of  those which may be forbear there have be some increase of imposition which can  rather make the price of wine high hen the merchant poor last touch the number  of subsidy it be true that her majesty in respect of her great charge of her  war both by sea and land against such a lord of Treasure as be the king of  Spain have for her part no Indies nor i and the revenue of the crown of  England be such as they less grate upon the people then the revenue of any  crown or state in Europe have by the assent of parliament accord to the  ancient custom of this realm receive diverse subsidy of her people which as  they have be employ upon the defence and preservation of the subject not upon  excessive building nor upon immoderate donative nor upon triumph and pleasure  or any the like vein of dissipation of Treasure which have be familiar to many  king so have they be yield with great good will and cheerfulness as may appear  by other kind of benevolence present to her likewise in parliament which her  majesty nevertheless have not put in ure they have be tax also and Asseissed  with a very light and gentle hand and they have be spare as much as may be as  may appear in that her majesty now twice to spare the subject have sell of her  own land but he that shall look into other country and conider the tax and  tallage and imposition and assize and the like that be every where in use will  find that the English man be the most master of his own valuation and the  least bite in his purse of any nation of Europe nay even at this instant in  the kingdom of Spain notwithstanding the pioner do still work in the Indian i  the jesuits most play the pioner and I into the Spaniard purse and under the  colour of a ghostly exhortation contrive the great exaction that ever be in  any realm thus much in answer of these calumniations I have think good to note  touch the present state of England which state be such that whosoever have be  a architect in the frame thereof under the blessing of God and the virtue of  our sovereign needs not to be ashamed of his work of the proceed against the  pretend catholic whether they have be violent or moderate and necessary I find  her majesty proceed general to have be ground upon two principle the one that  conscience be not to be force but to be win and reduce by the force of truth  by the aid of time and the use of all good mean of instruction or persuasion  the other that cause of conscience when they exceed their bind and prove to be  matter of faction lose their nature and that sovereign prince ought distinct  to punish the practice or contempt though colour with the pretence of  conscience and religion accord to these two principle her majesty at her come  to the crown utter dislike of the tyranny of the church of Rome which have use  by terror and rigour to seek commandment over man faith and conscience  although as a prince of great wisdom and magnanimity she suffer but the  exercise of one religion yet her proceed towards the papist be with great  lenity expect the good effect which time may work in they and therefore her  majesty revive not the law make in oh and oh of her father reign whereby the  oath of supremacy may have be offer at the king pleasure to any subject though  he keep his conscience never so modest to himself and the refusal to take the  same oath without further circumstance be make treason but contrariwise her  majesty not like to make window into man heart and secret think except the  abundance of they do overflow into Ouvert and express act and affirmation  temper her law so as it restrain only manifest disobedience in impugn and  impeach advice and ambitious her majesty supreme pwer and maintain and extol a  foreign jurisdiction and as or the oath it be alter by her majesty into a more  gratull from the Harshesse of the name and appellation of Suprm head be remove  and the penalty of the Reusall thereof urned into a disablement to take any  promotion or to exercise any charge and yet that with a liberty of be revested  therein if any man shall accept thereof during his life but after many year  toleration of a multitude of factious papist when Of quintus have  excommunicate her majesty and the bill of excommunication be publish in London  whereby her majesty be in a sort proscribe and all her subject draw upon pain  of damnation from her Obediene and that there upon as upon a principal motive  or preparative follow the rebellion in the north yet notwithstanding because  many of those evil humour be by that rebellion partly purge and that she fear  at that time no foreign invasion and much less the attempt of any within the  realm not back by some foreign succour from without she content her self to  make a law against that special case of bring in or publish of bull or the  like instrument whereunto be add a prohibition not upon pain of treason but of  a inferior degree of unishment against bring in of Agnus Dei's hallow bead and  such other merchandise of Rome as be well know not to be any essential part of  the Roman religion but only to be use in practice as love token to enchant and  bewitch the people affection from their allegiance to their natural sovereign  in all other point her majesty continue her former Leniy but when about the  that year of her reign she have discover in the king of Spain a intention to  invade her dominion and that a principal point of the plot be to prepare a  party within the realm that may adhere to the foreigner and that the seminary  begin to blossom and to send forth daily priest and profess man who shall by  vow take at shrif reconcile her subject from her obedience yea and bind many  of they to attempt against her majesty sacred person and than by the poison  they spread the humour of most papist be alter and that they be no more papist  in custom but Ppists in treasonable faction then be there new law make foe the  punishment of such as shall submit themselves to reconcilement or renunciation  of obedience for it be to be understand that this manner of reconcilement in  confession be of the same nature and operation that the bull it self be of  with this only difference that whereas the bull assoil the subject from their  obedience at once the other do it one by one and therefore it be both more  secret more insinuative into the conscience be join with no less matter then a  absolution from mortal sin and because it be a treason carry in the cloud and  in wonder secrecy and come seldom to light and that there be no presumption  thereof so great as the recusant to come to divine service because it be set  down by their decree that to come to church before reconcilement be to live in  schism but to come to church after reconcilement be absolute heretical and  damnable therefore there be add new law contain a punishment pecuniary against  the recusant not to enforce conscience but to enfeeble those of who it rest  indifferent and ambiguous whether they be reconcile or no for there be no  doubt but if the law of recusancy which be challeged to be so extreme and  rigorous be thus qualify that any recusant that shall voluntary come in and  take his oath that he or she be never reconcile shall immediate be discharge  of the penalty and forfeiture of the law they will be so far from like well of  that mitigation as they will cry out it be make to entrap they and when  notwithstanding all this provision this poison be disperse so secret as that  there be no mean to stay it but to restrain the merchant that bring it in then  be there last add a law whereby such seditious priest of the new erection be  exile and those that be at that time within the land ship over and so command  to keep hence upon pain of treason this have be the proceed with that sort  though intermingle not only with sundry example of her majesty grace towards  such as in her wisdom she know to be papist in conscience and not in faction  but also with a extraordinary mitigation towards the offender in the high  degree convict by law if they will protest that in case this realm shall be  invade with a foreign Army by the pope authority for the catholic Cause as  they term it they will take part with her majesty and not adhere to her enemy  and whereas he say no priest deal in matter of state Ballard only except it  appear by the record of the confession of the say Ballard and sundry other  priest that all priest at that time general be make acquaint with the invasion  then intend and afterward put in Act and have receive instruction not only to  move a expectation in the people of a change but also to take their vow and  promise in shrift to adhere to the foreigner insomuch that one of their  principal head vaunt himself in a letter of the devise say that it be a point  the counsel of England will never dream of who will imagine that they shall  practice with some nobleman to make he head of their faction whereas they take  a course only to deal with the people and they so several as any one apprehend  shall be able to appeal no more then himself except the priest who he know  will reveal nothing that be utered in confession so innocent be this princely  priestly function which thy man take to be but a matter of conscience and  think it reason it shall have free exercise throughout the land of the  disturbance of the quiet of Christendom and to what cause it may be just  assign it be indeed a question which those that look into matter of state do  well know to fall out very often though this libeler seem to be more ignorant  thereof whether the ambition of the more mighty state or the jealousy of the  less mighty state be to be charge with breach of amity hereof as there be many  example so there be one so proper unto the present matter as though it be many  year since yet it seem to be a parable of these time and namely of the proceed  of Spain and England the state then which answer to these two now be Macedon  and Athens consider therefore the resemblance between the two Philips of  Macedon and Spain he of Macedon aspire to the Monarchy of grease as he of  Spain do of Europe but more apparent then the first because that design be  discover in his father Charles the five and so leave he by descent whereas  Philip of Macedon be the first of the king of that nation which fix so great  conceit in his breast the course which this king of Macedon hold be not so  much by great army and invasion though these want not when the case require  but by practice by sow of faction in state and by oblige sundry particular  person of greatness the state of opposition against his ambitious proceed be  only the state of Athens as now be the state of England against Spain for  Lacedaemon and Thebes be both low as France be now and the rest of the state  of grease be in power and territory far inferior the people of Athens be  exceed affect to peace and weary of expense but the point which I chief make  the Compaison be that of the orator which be as counsellor to a popular state  such as be sharp fight and look deep into the project and and spread of the  Macedonian doubt still that the fire after it lick up the neighbour state and  make it self opportunity to pass will at last take hold of the dominion of  Athns with so great advantage as they shall not be able to remedy it be ever  charge both by the declaration of the king of Macedon and by the imputation of  such Athenian as be corrupt to be of his faction as the kindler of trouble and  disturber of the peace and league but as that party be in Athens  too mighty  so as it discountenance the true counsel of the orator and so breed the ruin  of that stte and accomplish the end of that Philip so it be to be hope that I  a monarchy where there be common better intelligence and resolution then in a  popular state those plot as they be dtected already so they will be resist and  make frustrate but to follow the libeler in his own curse the sum of that  which he deliver concern the imputation as well of the interruption of the  amity between the crown of England and of Spain as the disturbance of the  general peace of Christendom unto the English proceed and not to the ambitious  appetite of Spain may be reduce into three point touch the Poceeding of Spain  and England towards their neighbour state touch the proceed of Spain and  England bewen themselves touch the article and condition which it please he as  it be in the behalf of England to pen and propose for the treat and conclude  oh a universal peace in the first he discover how the king of Spain ner offer  molestation neither unto the state of Italy upon which he confine by Naples  and Milan neither unto the state of ermany unto who e confine by a part of  urgundy and the Low-countries nor unto Portugal till it be devolve to he in  Title upon which he confineh by Spain but contrariwise as one that have in  precious regad the peace of Christendom he design from the beginning to turn  his whole force upon the Turk oely he confess that agreeable to his devotion  which apprehend as well the purge of Christendom from heresy as the enlarge  thereof upon the infidel he be ever ready to give succour unto the French king  against the Huguenot especial be their own subject whereas on the other side  England as he affirm have not only sow Toubles and dissension in France and  Scotland the one their neighbour upon the continent the other divide only by  the narrow sea but also have actual invade both kingdom for as for the matter  of the Low-countries they belong to the deal which have pass by Spain in  answer whereof it be worthy the consideration how it please God in that king  to cross one passion by another and namely that passion which may have prove  dangerous unto all urope which be his ambition by another which be only  hurtful to himself and his own which be wrath and indignation towards his  subject the Netherlands for after that he be settle in his kingdom and free  from some fear of the Turk revolve his father design in aspire to a Monarchy  of urope cast his eye principal upon the two potent kingdom of France and  England and remember how his father have once promise unto himself the  Conquest of the one and how himself by marriage have late have some possession  of the other and see that diversity of religion be enter into both these realm  and that France be fall unto prince weak and in minority and England unto the  government of a lady in who he do not expect that policy of government  magnanimity felicity which since he have prove conclude as the Spaniard be  great waiter upon time ground their plot deep upon two point the one to  profess a extraordinary patronage defence of the Roman religion make account  thereby to have faction in both kingdom in England a faction direct against  the state in France a faction that do consent indeed in religion with the king  and therefore at first show shall seem unproper to make a party for a  foreigner but he foresee well enough that the king of France shall be force to  the end to retain peace and obedience to yield in some thing to those of the  religion which will undoubted alienate the fiery and more violent sort of  papist which preparation in the people add to the ambition of the family of  Guise which he nourish or a instrument will in the end make a party for he  against the state as since it prove and may well have do long before as may  well appear by the mention of league and association which be above year old  in France the other point he conclude upon be that his Low-countries be the  apt place both for port and ship in respect of England and for Sciuation in  respect of France have goodly frontier town upon that realm and join also upon  Germany whereby they may receive in at pleasure any force of nourishing to  annoy and offend either kingdom the impediment be the inclination of the  people which receive a wonder commodity of trade out of both realm especial of  England and have be in ancient league and confederacy with our nation and have  be also homagers unto rance he know will be in no wise dispose to either war  whereupon he resolve to reduce they to a martial government like unto that  which he have establish in Naples and Milan upon which suppression of their  liberty ensue the defection of those province and about the same time the  reform religion find entrance in the same country so as the king inflame with  the resistance he find in the first part of his plot and also because he may  not dispense with his other principle in yield to any toleration of religion  and withal expect a short work of it then he find become passionate bend to  reconquer those country wherein he have consume infinite Treasure and force  and this be the true Cause if a man will look into it that have make the king  of Spain so good a Neigbbour namely that he be so entangle with the war of the  Low-countries as he can not intend any other enterprise beside in enterprise  upon Italy he doubt first the displeasure of the see of Rome with who he mean  to run a course of strait conjunction also he doubt it may invite the Turk to  return and for Germany he have a fresh example of his father who when he have  annex unto the dominion which he now possess the empire of Almaign  nevertheless sink in that enterprise whereby he perceive that the nation be of  too strong a composition for he to deal withal though not long since by  practice he can have be content to snatch up in the east the country of Emden  for Portugal first the king thereof be good son to the see of Rome next he  have no colour of quarrel or pretence three they be officious unto he yet I  you will believe the genuese who otherwise writ much to the honour and  advantage of the king of Spain it seem he have a good mind to make himself a  way into that kingdom see that for that purpose as he report he do artificial  nourish the young king Sbastian in the voyage of Afric expect that overthrow  which follow as for his intention to war upon the Inidels and turk it make I  think what Francis Guicciardiue a wise writer of history speak of his great  grand father make a judgement of he as historiographer use that he do always  mask and vail his appetite with a demonstration of a devout and holy intention  to the advancement of the church and the public good his father also when he  receive advertisement of the take of the French king prohibit all ring and  bonfire and other token of joy and say those be to be reserve for victory upon  infidel on who he mean never to war many a cruzada have the bishop of Rome  grant to he and his predecessor upon that colour which all have be spend upon  the effusion of Christian blood and now this year the levy of germane which  shall have be make under hand for France be colour with the pretence of war  upon the Turk which the prince of Germany descry not only break the levy but  threaten the commissioner to hang the next that shall offer the like abuse so  that this from of dissemble be familiar and as it be hereditary to the king of  Spain and as for his succour give to the French king against the protestant he  can not choose but accompany the pernicious counsel which still he give to the  French king of break their edict and admit of no pacification but pursue their  subject with mortal war with some offer of aid which have promise he can not  but in some small degree perform whereby also the subject of France namely the  violent papist be enure to depend upon Spain and so much for the king of Spain  proceed towards other state now for we and first touch the point wherein he  charth we to be the author of trouble in Scotland and France it will appear to  any that have be well inform of the Memois of these affair that the trouble of  those kingdom be indeed chief kindle by one and the same family of the Guise a  family as be partly touch before as particular dvoted now for many year  together to Spain as the order of the Isuies be this house of Guise have of  late year extraordinary flourish in the eminent verve of a few person who  ambition nevertheless be nothing inferior to their virtue but be of a house  notwithstanding which the prince of the blood of France reckon but as stranger  aspire to a greatness more then civil and proportionable to their Cause  wheresoever they have authority and accord under colour of consanguinity and  religion they bring into Scotland in the year and in the absence of the king  and queen French force in great number whereupon the ancient nobility of that  realm see the imminent danger of reduce that kingdom under the tyranny of  stranger do pray accord to the good intelligence between the two crown hr  majesty neigh ourly orces and so it be true that the action be very just  honourable her majesty undertake it expel the stranger and restore the  nobility to their degree and the state to peace after when certain nobleman of  Scotland of the same faction of use have during the minority of the king  possess themselves of his person to the end to abuse his authority many way  and namely to make a breach between Scotland and England her majesty force be  again in the year by the king best and true servant seek and require and with  the force of her majesty prevail so far as to be possess of the castle of  Edinburgh the principal part of that kingdom which nevertheless her majesty  incontinent with all honour and sincerity restore after she have put the king  into good and faithful hand and so ever since in all the occasion of intestine  trouble whereunto that nation have be ever subject she have perform unto the  king all possible good office and such as he do with all good affection  acknowledge the same house of Cuise under colour of alliance during the reign  of Francis the second and by the support and pract of the queen mother who  desire to retain the regency under her own hand during the minority of Charles  the nine use those of to see as a counterpoise to the prince of the blood  obtain also great authority in the kingdom of France whereupon have raise and  move civil war under preence of religion but indeed to enfeeble and depress  the ancient nobility of that realm the contrary part be compound of the blood  royal and the great officer of the rown oppose themselves only against their  insolency and to their aid call in her majesty force give they for security  the town of newhaven which nevertheless when as afterward have by the  reputation of her majesty Confederation make their peace in effect as they  will themselves they will without observe any condition that have pass have  have it back again then indeed it be hold by force and so have be long but for  the great mortality which it please God to send among our man after which time  so far be her majesty from seek to sow or kindle new trouble as continual by  the solicitation of her ambassador she still persuade with the king both  Charles the that and Henry the d to keep and observe their edict of  pacification and to preserve their authority by the union of their subject  which counsel if it have be as happy follow as it be prudent and sincere give  France have be at this day a most flourish kingdom which be now a theater of  misery and now in the end after that the ambitious practice of the same house  of Guise have grow to that ripeness that gather further strength upon the  weakness and misgovernment of the say king Henry d he be fain to execute the  duke of Guise without ceremony at bloys and yet nevertheless so many man be  embark and engage in that conspiracy as the flame thereof be nothing assuage  but contrariwise that king Henry grow distress so as he be enforce to implore  the succour of England from her majesty though no way interest in that quarrel  nor any way oblige for any good office she have receive of that king yet she  accord the same before the arrival of which force the king be by a  sacrilegious jacobine murder in his camp near parish yet they go on and come  in good time for the assistance of the king which now reign the justice of who  quarrel together with the long continue amity and good intelligence which her  majesty have with he have move her majesty from time to time to supply with  great aid and yet she never by any demand urge upon he the put into her hand  of any town or place so as upon this that have be say let the reader judge  whether have be the more just and honourable proceed and the more free from  ambition and passion towards other state that of Spain or that of England now  let we examine the proceed reciproque between themselves her majesty at her  come to the crown find her realm entangle with the war of France and Scotland  her near neighbour which war be ground only upon the Spaniard quarrel but in  the pursuit of they have lose England the town of Calais which from the year  of king Edward have be possess by the king of England there be a meeting near  bordeaux towards the end of queen mary reign between the commissioner of  France Spain and England and some overture of peace be make but break off upon  the article of the Resitution of Calais after queen mary death the king of  Spain think himself discharge of that difficulty though in hoour he be no less  bind to it then before renew the like treaty wherein her majesty concur so as  the commissioner for the say prince meet at chateau Cambrassi near Cambray in  the proceed of which treaty it be true that at the first the commissioner of  Spain for from and in demonstration only pretend to stand firm upon the demand  of Calais but it be discern indeed that the king meaning be after ome ceremony  and perfunctory insist thereupon to grow apart to a eace with the French  exclude her majesty and so to leave her to make her own peace after her people  have make his war which covert deal be politic look into her majesty have  reason be new invest in her kingdom and of her own inclination be affect to  peace to conclude the same with such condition as she may and yet the king of  Spain in his dissimulation have so much advantage as she be fain to do it in a  treaty apart with the Frnch whereby to one that be not inform of the counsel  and treaty of state as they pass it shall seem to be a voluntary agreement of  her majesty whereto the king of Spain will not be party whereas indeed he  leave her no other choice and this be the first assay or earnest penny of that  king good affection to her majesty about the same time when the king be  solicit to renew such treaty and league as have pass between the two crown of  Spain and England by the lord Cobham send unto he to acquaint he with the  death of queen marry and afterward by sir Thomas Challenor and sir Thomas  chamberlain successive ambassador resident in his low country who have order  diverse time during their charge to make overture thereof both unto the king  and certain principal person about he and last those former motion take no  effect by viscount Montacute and sir Thomas chamberlain send unto Spain in the  year no other answer can be have or obtain of the king but that the treaty do  stand in as good force to all intent as new ratification can make they a  answer strange at that time but very conformable to his proceed since which  belike even then be close smother in his own breast for have he not at that  time some hide alienation of mind and design of a enemy towards her majesty so  wise a king can not be ignorant that the renew and ratify of treaty between  prince and state do add great life and force both of assurance to the party  themselves and countenance and reputation to the world beside and have for  that cause be common and necessary use and practice in the message of viscount  Montacute it be also contain that he shall crave the king counsel and  assistance accord to amity and good intelligence upon a discovery of certain  pernicious plot of the house of Guise to annoy this realm by the way of  Scotland whereunto the king answer be so dark and so cold as nothing can be  make of it till he have make a exposition of it himself by effect in the  express restraint of munition to be carry out of the Low-countries unto the  siege of Leith because our nation be to have supply thereof from thence so as  in all the negotiation that pass with that king still her majesty receive no  satisfaction but more and more suspiious and bid token of evil affection soon  after when upon that project which be disclose before the king have resolve to  disannul the liberty and privilege unto his subject the Netherlands ancient  belong and to establish among they a martial government which the people be  very wealthy and inhabit town very strong and defensible by fortification both  of nature and the hand can not endure there follow the defection and revolt of  those country in which action be the great of all those which have pass  between Spain and England the proceed of her majesty have be so just and  mingle with so many honourable regard as nothing do so much clear and acquit  her majesty not only from passion bt also from all dishonourable policy for  first at the beginning of the trouble she do impart unto he faithful and  sincere advice of the course that be to be take for the quiet and appease they  and express forewarn both himself and such as be in principal charge in those  country during the war of the danger like to ensue if he hold so heavy a hand  over that people Le they shall cast themselves into the arm of a stranger but  find the king mind so exulcerate as he rejcted all counsel that tend to Mild  and gracious proceed her majesty nevertheless give not over her honourable  resolution which be if it be possible to reduce and reconcile those country  unto the obedience of their natural sovereign the king of Spain and if that  may not be yet to preserve they from alienate themselves to a Ferrain lord as  namely unto the French with who they much treat and among who the enterprise  of Flanders be ever propound as a mean to unite their own civil dissension Bt  patient temporize expect the good effect which time may breed and whensoever  the state grow into extremity of despair and thereby ready to embrace the  offer of any foreigner then will her majesty yield they some relief of money  or permit some supply of force to go over unto they to the end to interrupt  such violent resolution and still continue to mediate unto the king some just  and honourable capitulation of grace and accord such as whereby always shall  have be preserve unto he such interest and authority as he in justice old  claim or a prince moderate mind will seek to have and this course she hold  interchangeable seek to mitigate the wrath of the king and the despair of the  country till such time as after the death of the duke of Anjou into who hand  accord to her majesty prediction but against her good like they have put  themselves the enemy press they the unite province be receive into her majesty  protection which be after such time as the king of Spain have discover himself  not only a implacable lord to they but also a proessed enemy unto her majesty  have actual invade Ireland and design the invasion of England for it be to be  note than the like offer which be then make unto her majesty have be make to  her long before but as long as her majesty conceive any hope either of make  their peace or entertain her own with Spain she will never hearken thereunto  and yet now even at last her majesty retain a singular and evident proof to  the world of her justice and moderation in that she refuse the inheritance and  sovereignty of those goodly rovinces which by the state with much instance be  press upon her and be accept will have wrought great contentment and  satisfaction both to her people and they be country for the scite wealth  commodity of traffic affection to our nation obedience of the subject well use  most convenient to have be annex to the crown of England and withal one charge  danger and offence of Spain only take upon her the defence and protection of  their liberty which liberty and privilege be of that nature as they may just  esteem themselves but conditional subject to the king of Spain more just then  Aragon and may make her majesty as just esteem the ancient confederacy and  treaty with Burgundy to be of force rather with the people and nation then  with the line of the duke because it be never a absolute Monarchy so as to sum  up her majesty proceed in this great action they have but this that they have  seek first to restore they to Spain then to keep they from stranger and never  to purchase they to her self but during all that time the king of Spain keep  one tenor in his proceed towards her majesty break forth more and more into  injury and contempt her subject trade into Spain have be many of they burn  some cast into the galley other have die in prison without any other crime  commit but upon quarrel pick upon they for there religion here at home her  merchant at the sack of antwerp be diverse of they spoil and put to their  ransom though they can not be charge with any part take neither upon the  complaint of doctor Wilson and sir Edward Horsey can any redress be have a  general arrest be make by the duke of Alva of English man both good and person  upon pretence that certain ship stay in this realm load with good and money of  certain merchant of Genoa belong to that king which money and good be  afterward to the uttermost valve restore and pay back whereas our man be far  from receive the like justice on their side doctor man her majesty ambassador  receive during his legation sundry indignity himself be remove out of Madrid  and lodge in a village as they be accustom to use the ambassador of more his  Sonn and steward force to assist at a mass with taper in their hand beside  sundry other contumely and reproach but the spoil or damnifying of a merchant  vexation of a common subject dishonour of a ambassador be rather but  demonstration of ill disposition then effect if they be compare with action of  state wherein he and his minister have seek the overthrow of this government  as in the year when the rebellion in the north part of England break forth who  but the duke of Alva then the king lieutenant in the Low-countries and do  Guerres of Espes then his ambassador lieger here be discover to be chief  instrument and practiser have complot with the duke of Norfolk at the same  time as be prove at the same duke condemnation that a Army of man shall have  land at Harwich in aid of that part which the say duke have make within the  realm and the say duke have spend and employ crown in that preparation not  content thus to have consort and assist her majesty rebel in England he  procure a rebellion in Ireland arm and send thither in the year a arch rebel  of that country James Fitzherbert morris which before be flee and true to  speak the whole course of molestation which her majesty have receive in that  realm by the rise and keep on of the Irish have be nourish and foment from  Spain but afterward most apparent in the year he invade the same Ireland with  Spaish force under a Italian colonel by name san jesopho be but the before  runner of a great power which by treaty between he and the pope shall have  follow but that by the speedy defeat of those former they be discourage to  pursue the action which invasion be prove to be do by the king own order both  by the letter of secretary escovedo and of Guerres to the king and also by  diverse other letter wherein the particular conference be set down concern  this enterprise between cardinal Riario the pope legate and the king deputy in  Spain touch the general the number of man the contribution of money and the  manner of the prosecute of the action and by the confession of some of the  chief of those that be take prisoner at the fort which Act be a Act of  apparent ostility add unto all the injury aforesaid and accompany with a  continual receipt comfort and countenance by Audences pension and employment  which he give to traitor and fugitive both English and Irish as Westmerlnd  paget Englfield Baltinglasse and number of other do sufficient jusifie and  warrant that pursuit of revenge which either in the spyl of Carthagena and san  Domingo in the Indies by mr Drak or in the undertake the protection of the  Low-countries whn the earl of Leicester be send over afterward follow for  before that time her majesty though she stand upon her Guard in respect of the  just Cause of jealousy which te sundry injury of that king give her yet have  enter into no Oensie acion against he for oath the voluntary force which do  Antonio have collect in this realm be by express commandment restrain and  offer be make of restitution to the Spanish ambassador of such Treasure as  have be buy into this realm upon proof that it have be take by ring and the  duke of Anjou be as much as can stand with the near treaty of a marriage which  then be very fowad between her majesty and the say duke divert from the  enterprise of landers but to conclude this point when that some year after the  invasion and Conquest of this land intend long before but through many cross  and impediment which the king oh Spain find in his plot defer be in the year  attempt her majesty not forget her own nature be content at the same instant  to treat of a peace not ignorant as a prince that know not in what forwardness  his preparation be for she have discover they long before nor fearful as may  appear by the article whereupon her majesty in that treaty stand which be not  the demand of a prince afraid but only to spare the shed of Christian blood  and to show her constant desire to make her reign renown rather by peace then  victory which peace be on her part treat sincere but on his part as it shall  seem be but a abuse think thereby to have take we more unprovide so that the  duke of Parma not like to be use as a instrument in such a case in regard of  his particular honour will sometime in treat interlace that the king his  master mean to make his peace with his sword in his hand let it then be try  upon a indifferent view of the proceed of England and Spain who it be that  fish in trouble water and have disturb the peace of Christendom and have write  and describe all his plot in blood there follow the article of a universal  peace which the libeler as a commissioner for the estate of England have  propound and be these first that the king of Spain shall recall such force as  of great compassion to the natural people of France he have send thither to  defend they against a relapse Huguenot second that he suffer his rebel of  holland and zeland quiet to possess the place they hold and to take unto they  all the rest of the Low-countries also conditional that the English may still  keep the possession of such port town as they have and have some half a dozen  more annex unto they three that the English rover may peaceable go to his  Indies and there take away his Treasure and his Indies also and these article  be accord he say may follow that peace which pass all understanding as he call  it in a scurrile and profane mockery of the peace which Christian enjoy with  God by the atonement which be make by the blood of Christ whereof the apostle  say that it pass all understanding but these his article be sure mistake and  indeed correct be brief these that the king of France be not impeach in reduce  his rebel to obedience that the Netherlands be suffer to enjoy their ancient  liberty and privilege and so force of stranger to be with draw both English  and Spanish that all nation may trade into the east and west Indies yea  discover and occupy such part as the Spaniard do not actual possess and be not  under civil government notwithstanding any donation of the pope of the cunning  of the libeler in palliation of his malicious invective against her majesty  and the state with pretence of tax only the action of the lord Burghley I can  right call this point cunning in the libeler but rather good will to be  cunning without skill indeed or judgement for find that it have be the usual  and ready practice of seditious subject to plant and bend their invective and  clamour not against the sovereign themselves but against some such as have  grace with they and authority under they he put in ure his learning in a wrong  and unproper case for this have some appearance to cover undutiful invective  when it be use against favourite or new upstart and sudden rise counsellor but  when it shall be practice against one that have be counselor before her  majesty time and have continue long counselor then any other Cousllur in  Europe one that must needs have be great if it be but by survive alone though  he have no other excellency one that have pass the degree of honour with great  travel and long time which quencheh always envy except it be join with extreme  malice then it appear manifest to be but a brick wall at tennis to make the  defamation and hatred rebound from the counselor upon the prince and assure  they be very simple to think to abuse the world with those shift since every  child can tell the fable that the wolf malice be not to the shepherd but to  his dog it be true that these man have alter their tune twice or thrice when  the match be in treat with the duke of Anjou they speak honey as to her  majesty all the gall be utter against the earl of Leicester but when they have  get heart upon the expectation of the invasion they change style and disclose  all the venom in the world immediate against her majesty what new hope have  make they return their sinon note in teach Troy how to save it self I can tell  but in the mean time they do his lordship much honour for the more despiteful  they inveigh against his lordship the more reason have her majesty to trust he  and the realm to honour he it be wont to be a token of scarce a good Liedgeman  when the enemy spoil the country and leave any particular man house or field  unwasted certain true general note upon the action of the lord Burleigh but  above all the rest it be a strange fancy in the libeler that he make his  lordship to be the at first mobile in every action without distinction that to  he her majesty be accountant of her resolution that to he the earl of Leicster  and mr secretary Walsingham both man of great power and of great wit and  understanding be but as instrument whereas it be well knownn that as to her  majesty there be never a counselor of his lordship long continuance that be so  appliable to her majesty princely resolution endeavour always after faithful  proposition and remonstrance and these in the best word and the most grateful  manner to rest upon such conclusion as her majesty in her own wisdom determine  and they to execute to the best so far have he be from contestation or draw  her majesty into any his own course and as for the forename counsellor and  other with who his lordship have consort in her majesty service it be rather  true that his lordship out of the greatness of his experience and wisdom and  out of the coldness of his nature have qualify general all hard and extreme  course as far as the service of her majesty and the safety of the state the  make himself compatible with those with who he serve will permit so far have  his lordship be from incite other or run a full course with they in that kind  but yet it be more strange that this man shall be so absurd malicious as he  shall charge his lordship not only with all action of state but also with all  the fault and vice of the time as if curiosity and emulation have breed some  controversy in the church though thank be to God they extend but to outward  thing as if wealth and the cunning of wit have bring forth multitude of suit  in law as if excess in pleasure and in magnificence join with the  unfaithfulness of servant and the greediness of money man have decay the  patrimony of many noble man and other that all these and such like condition  of the time shall be put on his lordship account who have be as far as to his  place appertain a most religious and wise moderator in church matter to have  unity keep who with great justice have dispatch infinite cause in law that  have orderly be bring before he and for his own example may say that which few  man can say but be sometime say by cephalus the Athenian so much renown in  Plato work who have live near to the age of a year and in continull affair the  business be wont to say of himself that he never sue any neither have be sue  by any who by reason of his office have preserve many great house from  overthrow by relieve sundry extremity towards such as in their minority have  be circumvent and towards all such as his lordship may advice do ever persuade  sober and limit expense nay to make proof further of his content manner of  life free from suit and covetousness as he never sue any man so do he never  raise any rend or put out any tenant of his own nor ever give consent to have  the like do to any of the queen tenant matter singular to be note in this age  but however by this fellow as in a false artificial glass which be able to  make the best face deform his lordship do be set forth yet let his proceed  which be indeed his own be indifferent weigh and consider and let man call to  mind that his lordship be never a violent and transport man in matter of state  but ever respective and moderate that he be never man in his particular a  breaker of neck no heavy enemy but ever placable and Mild that he be never a  brewer of holy water in court no dallier no abuser but ever real and certain  that he be never a bear man nor carrier of cause but ever give way to justice  and course of law that he be never a glorious wilful proud man but ever civil  and familiar and good to deal withal that in the course of his service he have  rather sustain the burden then seek the fruition of honour or profit scarce  spare any time from his care and travail to the sustentation of his health  that he never have nor seek to have for himself and his child any penny worth  of land or good that appertain to any attaint of any treason felony or  otherwise that he never have or seek any kind of benefit by any forfeiture to  her majesty that he be never a factious commender of man as he that intend any  way to besiege her by bring in man at his devotion but be ever a true reporter  unto her majesty of every man desert and ability that he never take he course  to unquiet or offend no nor exasperate her majesty but to content her mind and  mitigate her displeasure that he ever bear himself reverend and without  scandal in matter of religion and without blemish in his private course of  life let man I say without passionate malice call to mind these thing and they  will think it reason that though he be not canonise for a saint in Rome yet he  be worthy celebrate as pater native land in England and though he be libel  against by fugitive yet he be pray for by a multitude of good subject and last  though he be envy while he life yet he shall be deep want when he be go and  assure many Pinces have have many servant of trust name and sufficiency but  where there have be great part there have often want temper of affection where  there have beeu both ability and moderation there have want diligence and love  of travail where all three have be there have sometime want faith and  sincerity where some few have have all these four yet they have want time and  experience but where there be a concurrence of all these there be no marvel  though a prince of judgement be constant in the employment and trust of such a  servant of diverse paricular untruth and abuse disperse through the libel the  order which this man keep in his libel be such as it may appear that he mean  but to empty some note book of the matter of England to bring in whatsoever  come of it a number of idle jest which he think may fly abroad and intend  nothing less then to clear the matter be handle by the Linht of order and  distinct write have therefore in the principal point namely the second three  and four article range his scatter and wander discourse into some order such  as may help the judgement of the reader I be now content to gather up some of  his By-Matters and straggle untruth and very brief to censure they page he say  that his lordship can neither by the greatness of his bead creep to the cross  nor exterior show to devotion before the high altar find his entrance into  high dignity in queen mary time all which be a mere fiction at pleasure for  queen marry bear that respect unto he in regard of his constant stand for her  Title as she desire to continue his service the refusal thereof grow from his  own part he enjoy nevertheless all other liberty favour of the time save only  that it be put into the queen head that it be dangerous to permit he to go  beyond the sea because he have a great wit of action and have serve in so  principal a place which nevertheless after with cardinal pool he be suffer to  do Pag by the same route he say sir Nich Bacon that be lord keeper be a man of  exceed crafty wit which show that this fellow in his slander be no good  marksman but throw out his word of defame without all level for all the world  note sir Nich Bacon to be a man plain direct and constant without all fineness  and doubleness and one that be of the mind that a man in his private proceed  and estate and in the proceed of state shall rest upon the soundness and  strength of his own course and not upon practice to circumvent other accord to  the sentence of Salomon man aware to turn to and going swine fool autem  to visit and trick insomuch that the bishop of rise a subtle and observe man  say of he that he can fasten no word upon he and that it be impossible to come  within he because he offer no play and queen mother of France a very politic  princess say of he that he shall have be of the Council of Spain because he  despise the occurrent and rest upon the first plot so that if he be crafty it  be hard to say who be wise Pag he say that the lord Burleigh in the  establishment of religion in the beginning of the queen time prescribe a  composition of his own invention whereas the same from not full six year  before have be receive in this realm in king Edward time so as his lordship be  a Christian politic counselor think it better to follow a precedent then to  innovate and choose the precedent rather at home then abroad Pag he say that  catholic never attempt to murder any principal person of her majesty court as  do Burchew who he call a Puritan in wound of a gentleman instead of sir  Christopher hatten but by their great virtue modesty and patience do manifest  in themselves a far different spirit they the other sort for Burchew it be  certain he be mad as appeareh not only by his mad mistake but by the violence  he he ffed afer to his keeper and most evident by his bhaviour at his  execution but of catholic I mean thralrus sort of they a man may say as Cato  say sometime of Caear fum and evrtendam Remp not drunk  to go to they come  sober and well advice to their treason and conspiracy and common they look not  so low as the counselor but have bend their murdrur attempt immediate against  her majesty sacred person which God have in his precious custody as may appear  by the conspiracy of sommervile Parry savage and six and oath nay they have  defend it in proposition to be a Lawull Act Pag he say that his lordship who  he calleh the ArchPolitick have fraudulent provide that when any pry be  arraign the indictment be enforce with many odious mattr wherein he show great  ignorance if it be not malice for the law permit not the ancient from of  Indicments to be alered like as in a action of trespass although a Mn take  away another good in the peaceable manner in the world yet the Writ have quare  way arms  and if a man enter upon another ground and do no more the plaintiff  mention quoth herb to sew ibidem to come into being come horse Bobus pig  animal for sacrifice  to feed down sit to tread upon  to use up neither be  this any absurdity for in the practice of all law the formulary have be few  and certain and not vary accord to every articular case and in Indictmeuts  also of treason it be not so far fetch as in that of trespass for the law ever  presume in treason a intention of subvert the state and impeach the majesty  royal Pag and in other place speak of the persecute of catholic he still  mention Bowellings and consume man entrail by fire as if this be a torture new  devise wherein he do Cauelously and malicious suppress that the law and custom  of this land from all antiquity have ordain that punishment in case of treason  and permit no other and a punishment sure it be though of great terror you by  reason of the quick dispatch of less torment far then either the wheel or  forcipation yea then simple burn Pag he say England be confederate with the  great Turk wherein if he mean it because the merchant have a agent in  Constantinople how will he answer for all the king of France since Francis the  first which be good catholic for the emperor for the king of Spain himself for  the senate of Venice and other state that have have long time ambassador  Liedgers in that court if he mean it because the Turk have do some special  honour to our ambassador if he be so to be term we be behold to the king of  Spain for that for that the honour we have win upon he by opposition have give  we reputation through the world if he mean it because the Turk seem to affect  we for the abolish of image let he consider then what a scandal the matter of  image have be in the church as have be one of the principal branch whereby  mahumetism enter page he say cardinal Allen be of late very near to have be  elect pope whereby he will put the catholic here in some hope that once within  five or six year for a pope common sit no long he may obtan that which he  mssed narrow this be a direct abuse for it be certain in all the conclave  since Sixtus quintus who give he his Hat he be never in possibility nay the  king of Spain that have to bring to pass the church of Rome so long as he be  become a right patron of it in that he seek to present to that see who he like  yet never dare strain his credit to so desperate a point as once to make a  canvas for he no he never nominate he in his inclusive narration and those  that know any thing of the respect of conclave know that he be not papable  first because he be a Vltramontane of which sort there have be none these  fifty year next because he be a cardinal of nourishing of Spain and whole at  the devotion of that king three because he be like to employ the Treasure and  favour of the popedom upon the enterprise of England and the relief and  advancement of English fugitive his necessitous countryman so as he presume  much upon the simplicity of the reader in this point as in many more page and  again page he say his lordship meaning the lord Burleigh intend to match his  grandchild mr William cecil with the lady arbella which be a mere imagination  without any circumstance at all to induce it more then that they be both  unmarried and that their year agree well needs no answer it be true that his  lordship be no stoical unnatural man but love towards his child for charity  reip incipit a household have be glad to match they into honourable and good  blood and yet not so but that a private gentleman of Northampton shire that  live altogether in the country be able to bestow his daughter high then his  lord have do but yet it be not see by any thing pass that his lordship ever  think or affect to match his child in the blood royal his lordship wisdom  which have be so long of gather teach he to leave to his posterity rather  surety then danger and I marvel where be the combination which have be with  great man and the popular and plausible course which ever accompany such  design as the libeler speak of and therefore this match be but like unto that  which the same fellow conclude between the same lady arbella and the earl of  Leicesters son when he be but a twelve month old Pag he say he labour  incessant with the queen to make his old son deputy of Ireland as if that be  such a catch consider all the prune away since her majesty time except the  earl of Sussex and the lord grey have be person of mean degree then sir Thomas  Cecillis and the most that be get by that place be but the save and put up of  a man own revenue during those year that he serve their and this perhaps to be  save with some displeasure at his return Pag by the same route he say he have  bring in his second son sir Robert cecil to be of the counsel who have neither  wit nor experience which speech be as notorious a untruth as be in all the  libel for it be confess by all man that know the gentleman that he have one of  the rare and most excellent wit of England with a singular delivery and  application the same whether it be to use a continue speech or to negotiate or  to touch in write or to make report or discreet to consider of the  circumstance and apt to draw thing to a point and all this join with a very  good nature and a great respect to all man as be daily more and more reveal  and for his experience it be easy to think that his train and help have make  it already such as many that have serve long prentishood for it have not  attain the like so as if that be true who kindness worthily that all obligate  not his father only but the state be bind unto her majesty for the choice and  employment of so sufficient and worthy a gentleman there be many other folly  and absurdity in the book which if a eloquent scholar have it in hand he will  take advantage thereof and just make the author not only odious but ridiculous  and contemptible to the world but I pass they over and even this which have be  say have be vouchsafe to the valve and worth of the matter and not the worth  of the writer who have handle a theme above his compass of the height of  impudence that these man be grow unto in publish and avouching untruth with a  particular recital of some of they for a assay these man be grow to a singular  spirit and faculty in lie and abuse the world such as it seem although they be  to purchase a particular dispensation for all other sin yet they have a  dispensation dormant to lie for the catholic Cause which move I to give the  reader a taste of their untruth such as be write and be not mere gross and  palpable desire he out of their own write when any shall fall into his hand to  increase the Rowle at least in his own memory we retain in our calendar no  other holy day but such as have their memorial in the scripture and therefore  in the honour of the bless virgin we only receive the feast of the  annunciation and the purification omit the other of the conception and the  Nativity which Nativity be use to be celebrate upon the that of septemb the  vigil whereof happen to be the Nativity of our queen which though we keep not  holy yet we use therein certain civil custom of joy and gratulation as ring of  bell bonfire and such like and likewise make a memorial of the same day in our  calendar whereupon they have publish that we have expunge the Nativity of the  bless virgin and put in stead thereof the Nativity of our queen and further  that we sing certain hymn unto her use to be sing unto our lady it happen that  upon some blood shed in the church of Paul accord to the canon law yet with we  in force the say church be interdict and so the gate shut up for some few day  whereupon they publish that because the same church be a place where people  use to meet to walk and confer the queen majesty after the manner of the  ancient tyrant have forbid all assembly and meeting of people together and for  that reason upon extreme jealousy do cause Paul gate to be shut up the gate of  London call ludgate be in decay be pull down and build anew and on the one  side be set up the image of king lord and his two son who accord to the name  be think to be the first founder of that gate and on the other side the image  of her majesty in who time it be reedify whereupon they publish that her  majesty after all the image of the saint be long Beatrice down have now at  last set up her own image upon the principal gate of London to be adore and  that all man be force to do reverence to it as they pass by and a watch there  place for that purpose mr jewel the bishop of Salisbury who accord to his life  die most godly and patient at the point of death use the versicle of the hymn  te god Oh lord in thou have I trust let I never be confound whereupon suppress  the rest they publish that the principal champion of the heretic in his very  last word cry he be confound in the Act of recognition of primo whereby the  right of the crown be acknowledge by parliament to be in her majesty the like  whereof be use in queen mary time the word of limitation be in the queen  majesty and the natural heir of her body and her lawful successor upon which  word natural they do malicious and indeed villainous gosse that it be the  intention of the parliament in a cloud to convey the crown to any issue oh her  majesty that be illegitimate whereas he word heir do with we so necessary and  pregnant import lawfulness as it have be indecorum and uncivil speak of the  issue of a prince to have express it they set forth in the year a book with  table and picture of the persecution against catholic wherein they have not  only story of year old to supply their page but also take all the persecution  of the primitive church under the heathen and translate they to the practice  of England as that of Worrowing priest under the skin of bear by dog and the  like I conclude then that I know not what to make of this excess in avouching  untruth save this that they may true chant in their choir tongue our men   to make much of labia our men  we are and that they that have long ago forsake  the truth of God which be the Touc stone must now hold by the whet stone and  that their ancient Pillar of lie wonder be decay they must now hold by lie  slander and make their libel successor to their legend