MY people are fooles (saith the Lord) and shall perish for want of counsell. Alas who seeth not this pro­phesie fulfilled; who beholdeth not Christendome running headlong into her owne destruction, in the meane while, that the enemies thereof subsist by meanes of their humaine wisdome, and the Lord vpholding them, who shall giue counsell, shall it be the Lord? that is grie­ued and offended for the wicked life of man.

Shall the Pope doe i [...]? he is one of the contrarie parties, shall we expect it at the hands of wise politicians? are not the greatest part of them, for their owne intrests, engaged to the one or other side? but there is inequaletie amongst them, (It is true,) but such as is betweene the wolfe and the sheepe, one seekes onely for his owne preseruation, the other for nothing else but to deuoure all. Here I la­ment the bad successe of them both, of the wolfe, because God doth not send a Lyon out against him to teare him in peeces, of the sheepe, that they doe not kill and eate him vp at vnawares. To giue advise vnto them both were a worke of charitie, and thou christianetie the common mother of vs all, open thy bowells, to dispose them vnto peace, hold Esau from killing of his brother, and send Ia­cob among his kinsmen, that thou maist not be depriued of them both in one day, what wouldest thou doe then, poore widdow, being bereft of thy children: Thinke vp­on [Page 6] (I aduise thee) the mischiefe which is the cause of this. There are three, that is, manners of life, and conuersati­on, religion and state. The diuell author of sinne at the be­ginning, in euery nation hath indued some to drunken­nes, which hath drowned all offices of charitie, and aban­doned all indeauor and exercise of pietie. Others, he hath made so ambitious, that they seeke all the meanes they can to maintaine their dignitie, sparing neither God, his saints, nor his seruice, but employeth them to vphold him: So­dom and Gomora iustifie the manners & behauiours of diuers of them. The couetousnes of others, makes them to forget God, to hide their dealings from men. The wrath of others, moues them to make religion a step to their prophane greatnes: for you are prophane, that haue a great deale of godlines in your mouthes, but deny God in your hearts. Your Balams intent is, to make you fall in loue with strange women, and so to draw the wrath and punishments of God vpon you.

Christian religion hath brought forth 3 sisters, whereof the two last are twins, but by men they are called Catho­lickes, Lutherians, and Caluenists. The poore and small number of Caluenists, thinke on nothing els but to de­send herselfe against the blowes that men seeke to giue her, to keepe in the house, where she is assigned to be, she is esteemed and held to be a criminall like Mephibezeth, she is arested in Ierusalem, and there is nether bands of na­ture, mecknes of Spirit, nor law, required of her seruitures, that permits her to come out of her house of humilitie and seruitude, to take place in honorable throanes, to be em­ployed in good offices, to participate with greatnes (the benefit of our common father,) she dares not speake to her mother but secretly, pray vnto God but in the fields, baptise her children but out of the townes, to maintaine herselfe in this deplorable state, what then must she doe? shee must not crie out against her sisters, shee must suffer herselfe to be beaten by Kings and Princes, to haue her [Page 7] riches and Iewels taken from her. the (gages of her masters word) and she must not speake one word, for if she doe, her tongue shall be cut out, alas poore desolate woman.

The Lutherian extendeth her bounds further abroad, she loueth not the Caluenist; she hate h the Catholike, the one hauing first beaten her, the other because she cannot endure to see her prosperitie, she is well grounded in the one, & hath nothing but envie of the other, for her foūda­tion she would gadly see them both faire buried, to effect this, sometimes she agreeth with the one, and then againe with the other, to watch them both, attending the occasi­on to shake off the yoake of the great one, and to giue the lesser a blow on the eare, vseing the cloake of state to co­uer her maxime of religion; Oh most dangerous deceite: but her maske being once puld off, it will cause lesabel to be throwne out of the window, by him whom thou most honorest.

The Catholicke, hath other designes, she will strech her wings abroad in all places, she will haue no companion, much lesse a controler, she must driue away the Lutheri­ans for hauing injured her, calling her wife and spouse of Antechrist, and she must punish the Caluenist for calling her an Idolater, and as there is but one pastor, so there is but one flocke of sheepe, whereof the Pope is auouched to bethe head and guide.

To effect the same he holdeth the good sheepe tyed fast to his greatnes, by Saint Peters chaine, those that are scabby, by the feare of the whip of excommunication, the most sencible by the golden calfe, and all in generall by auricular consession, greatnes of reuenewes, and sup­port of houses.

We must bring the others vnto vs, they say and there­fore aske the Lutherian, what communion will you haue, with a sister, that is of so different a humor from you. The Samaritans and the Iewes, are some what a kin one vnto the other, come lets vs together build vp Jerusalem, let us [Page 8] agree together against this presumpteous wench, that will beleeue nothing but her owne reasons, we promise you to let you goe to worship in this mountaine, to goe to the Temple of Garezin, trust our word [...], we obserue it well to the Iewes, our common enemies, and why not to you that are our friends, but death is in the kettle, the flesh is made ready for the banket, we will not make the birds wild before they are in the cage, when we haue taken their armes and legs from them, we will bind them like Samp­son, and put out their eyes. Sister the aduantage that thou shalt haue, is, that they will eate thee in the desart, but keepe thee vntill the end.

To the Caluenists? giue not a good word, wee must beate her and breake her ribs, and looke on her againe to see if she be through dead, if she flies into Bohemia, we must cut her in peeces by the sword of the state, if she re­tireth into Germanie, we must perswade her that she blas­phemed God, and the King, and with Naboth she must be stoned to death by the principalle [...]t of the country, by Iesabels commandement. If she flieth into Swytzerland, we must make her beleeue that she hath carried our gods away, rauished the rights of our house, and then they must make her returne againe, and suffer her to be beaten. Shall she hide herselfe in the mountaines, shall she couer herselfe with the height of the Alpes, shall she alledg her long soiourning, her nest built by her auncesters, we must send a bird to murther her with a blow of his bill, and for want thereof come and lodge in the fields. If she goeth into France, vnder the safegard of that great Monarch, it is an easie matter to tell him of his oath, and to prophesie vnto him his damnation, if he should fauour so wicked a woman, to threaten him with Saint Peters sword, if he doth not vse Saint Bartholmews sword. If that fish chanc­eth to swime into the little world of England, we will send a knife, out against that nourishing Father, if he will not haue our keye to open his house, we will send the [Page 9] Fryers Minors, that know how to bring it to passe, to conclude, little doue, they will haue thee to poure out thy bloud vpon the Aulter, and to take the wings of the wind to flie into the North. Dauid, doe thou withdraw thy selfe amongst the Philistians, out of the house of the eter­nall, or else thou shalt neuer haue rest in Israell.

The State encloseth all, it is the flying Eagle through all the corners of this house, and visiting all the familie, sayth, that there is but one God, and that we must have but one religion, and one King, my house is of long continuance, It hath vpholden the Empire, it hath possessed the most Noble Kingdomes in the world, which beareth the title of Catholicke, and shall it not take the effect? what hin­dereth it? The Germains, Ltalians, Frenchmen, Englishmen, and their adherents, then we must take away all these ob­stacles, that the prophesie may be fulfilled.

Who is heat this day that is so ignorant of the affaires of the world, that knoweth not, that the King of Spaine onely pretendeth to make himselfe sole Monarch of the world, that it is the proiect wherevpon (all the enterpri­ses that are made from day to day throughout the world) are grounded, he beleeueth that he hath his right, by the long possession of the Empire, by the force of his house, the greatnes of his estates, the subtilty of his counsell, the fidelitie of his people, and his great aboundance of trea­sures, he thinkes no man to be a lawfull King but him­selfe.

The Germains, Netherlands, and Zwitzers, withdrew themselues from the Empire by the cowardise of some Emperors. The Common wealthes haue abused their bountie and freedome, hauing a respect to other designes. The Frenchmen are to presumptious. The Englishmen by order of decencie ought to doe homage vnto him. The Sauoiard ought to blush for shame, for measuring his sword with the Spaniards sword. The Italian Princes should be to rash, if they proceed with their designes to [Page 10] prauaile of his blessing, the right of commaunding all men belongeth vnto him.

If they doe it, euery one of them shall peaceably feed vnder his owne fig tree, he is no Tyrant, he asketh no tri­bute, he is content that his titles of honor may be increa­sed, by adding thereunto Emperour of Germanie, King of France, England, Denmarke, Swethland, Bohemia, and Hongaria, he quiteth the kingdome of Iuitot, the States, the Common wealthes, the Princes, and the Barons shall haue their priuiledges, doing homage vnto him. He is the the most mild Prince, his estate most iust and vpright, and people most accomplished that are in all Christendome.

But the diffacultie consisteth in bringing the same to passe, but thus it must be done. The Emperor is the grea­test Potentate in all Christendome, he is of his house, he must put downe the Kings of Bohemia and Hongaria, those two armes which he had bound. Bohemia shalbe easely won by money, that shalbe sowen in that auariti­ous Country, and the honor that shalbe promised to the principall persons of the land, the people will follow their trayne betweene both, the rebels shallbe punished, their goods confiscate, wherewith we will pay that which we corruptly promised.

Germainy is full of free Princes and Common wealthes, how shall we bridle them, we must offer the whip to the Caluenists Princes, to the Lutherians the purse, to the Catholike the Popes Bull, so then they are ours, if any of them be stif and will not bow, examples, discourses, and the sword, are puisant arguments to dispute withall. The Zwitzers are vnited in league together, so they are, against others, to mocke the Frenchmen, laugh at the Sauoyans, and iest with all their neighbours, but if we say vnto the small Cantons, we will let you liue in your Sates, exalt your condition, giue you the spoyle of your fellow Citti­zens, assist you against their forces, and Dagon will blesse you, to what thing will they not be drawne, they will [Page 11] falsefie their faith alliances being cast into the fire, they will run vnto the pray, as young Eagles run to carrien.

The Sates haue a strong bulwarke, and in a manner im­pregnable, we must not begin that way, we had need of as many Stratagems, as there are graines in a Pomegranat, against this Orange and his adherents? The Country is like the land of Canaan, there is some deuine protection, that semes to impeach the course of our Empire, all that is nothing, for a knife will cut his throate, a fig will pierce his intrailes, a Mule laden with gold will win tongues in the Country to speake, hands to strike, and feete to run.

Italie is ours, if that begin once to stirre, we will haue recourse to our necessitie, we will lessen the money thereof by borrowing, we will require men neuer to send them againe, we will employ the holy Pantofle, to blow a spirit of obedience into their hearts. The Vnion be­twene our two crownes agrees like the Sunne and the Moone, we will yeald vnto him to haue light in the lant­horne, let him cause vs to finde out the Monarchie, after that we will reckon together; and she as the strongest, shall beare the blowes of our armes.

The Duke of Sauoye, will put himselfe into the ballance to serue to make waight, he depends vpon the infernall gods, he lifteth vp his hand against vs, but it is but in iest, wee will impose silence vnto him, vpon hope to be our companion in the benefit. Money shall raine into his purse, by the passage of our Souldiers, his officers shall be faithfull vnto vs, wee will giue him the towne that long time hath bin a thorne in his finger, of Prince of Piemont, wee will make him Bishop and Prince of Geneua, Religi­ously for the sword and the masse, cannot liue together without Scandall.

The great and puisant King of France, semeth to merit some thing in our house, his person and ours are equall, we will neuer remoue our Fathers bounds, our alliances bind vs together, euery one shall perticipate in the cake, [Page 12] I wil part it take all to my selfe, and giue nothing to o­thers, I will let him deale with the Huguenots, treate of places of securitie, and say that they thought not to keep them, to offend him, if they refuse him, then he shall be troubled to take them, ether by force or fraud. If they yeeld them vnto him, it is as much as to take the dogs that were the gardians of the sheepe, from them. The necessetie of great affaires constraines the King to em­ploy the imprest mony otherwise then for the mainete­nance of ministers, there needs but the fourth part, for the principalest amongst them, to keepe them from barking, the rest dare not blow: we will not touch the libertie of conscience, we will preserue the obedient child vnder the benefit of the edicts, we will cause the rebels to feele the force of the French armes, and the conclusion shall be, that will make them agree, to their owne domage.

The Englishman withdrawes himselfe out of the world, can he well escape our hands: let him not be perswaded that it is now as it was in the time of Queene Elizabeth, her people loued her, her subiects feared her, her courage made her redoubtable, her neighbours receiued great blowes for seeking to offend her. This trusteth in our promises, beleeueth our words, giues eare vnto our Am­bassadors, which maketh his estate capeable of our domi­nion. Thus we haue attained the degree of our intent, and are come to the end of our enterprise, long since pro­iected: where vnto the ayde of the most puisant God, and our wisedome, without doubt will bring vs, reioyce you that are our subiects for the greatnes which we prepare for you, euery gentleman shall be a prince, in that happy day. You that are vnder other mens Dominons, stretch out your armes vnto vs, we will place you in an Aprill, where you shall no more feare the heate of the Sunne of warres, in a sure hauen without feare of Tempests, euery one that will not bow vnder this yoake, shall be rooted out, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

You heare this Thundering voice of Spaine, this Ro­maine Trumpet, hearken likewise vnto me all you peo­ple and Nations, that I may freely giue you my aduise. Would you haue the diuell to be your master, all of you will say, no, then flie from, and shun the causes that may make you his slaues: forsake drunkennes, ambition, couetousnes, lust, profanation, and Athisme, which make your liues abominable, and filthy, and your conuersation in famous before the iust Lots, that conuerse amongst you as [...]n Sodome.

Youi Princes obserue you godlynes, and you that are subiects submit your selues vnto them, and the great King of Kings will shortly tread Sathans head vnder his feete. And you Churches, would you lose your Sancttu­arie, and make your candlesticke to be taken out of the place, and your lampe to be put out for euer? by no meanes. Then thou Catholike, content thy selfe with thy wide and spacious Sea, stirre not the sand because it is smale, it is giuē thee for a Herauld sent by the Soueraigne God, & a bridle to thy chollor, learne and know that the Apostles and thy ancesters planted the faith of Christ, by the sword of the Gospell, and not by the King of Spaines sword, that by good life and conuersation they conuert­ed the Iewes and Pagans, and did not by fire and sword take away the liues of so many Innocents, which cry for vengeance before the heauenly throane, whose bloud shall be required at thy hands.

You Lutherians, haue you lost your wits and vn­derstandings, to hold with those, that obserue for a maxime, that they must not keepe faith nor troth with Heritickes, are you ignorant of that which they haue done to your Predicessors, are you not informed of the treatie made in France, in 1572. Among the Grissons the last yeare, and in Languedoc not long since, doe you not know, that they seeke to per­swade you, like as Dalila did when she betray Samson. [Page 14] Haue you forgotten, that we are your bretheren, and your selues like Doeg to be sent against the anointed of the Lord. Shall you be in the land, will they there pardon you, shall not you be dealt withall, as we are, when you shall no more haue our support, which should make you consider, saue your selues and your Religon, will you cast your selues into the fire, to shun the smoake? Doe you loue them better that seeke to bring you into, and make you drinke of the cup of Babilon, then vs, that intreate you by the bowels of our mother, open your eyes, plucke vp your hearts, and with vs weepe and bewaile the miseries of Ierusalem, let vs vnite our courages, to pre­serue the throane of Iesus Christ, against the inuasions of his enemies, let vs loue together by good corrispon­dence, whereby wee may cleare our doubts, let vs end our differences, and establish a good foundation of our faith, we haue all the principles Common, let not o­pinion and stubbornes draw and carrie vs away, to refuse that, which concerneth the saluation of vs a'l.

And thou Caluennists, it is thou that hast most to doe, as hauing the greatest number of enemies, but yet thou must labor. Thou hast but two humaine meanes, the one, that thou obserue distrust for a maxime, and beleeue nothing (further then thou seest) that shall be propound­ed vnto thee, suffer not thy spirit to be seased, with the feare of euill, no more then with securitie, when there is none, if any man kisse thee, looke in his face, to see if he be not a ludas. If any man speaketh peaceably vnto thee, looke if the sword be not in loabs hand. If thy frends per­swade thee to yeeld vnto the course of the water, looke well about thee to see whether the way be not paued with false mony, examine the prepositions, sound the persons that propound them, marke the natures of those that bring them, weigh the shaking of that which is past, with the gages of present promises, hold thy selfe within the bounds of the Common Law, and demoure not, for [Page 15] feare, least one vndermine thee, either at the botome, or on the top of the wall. The other hold fast, let the mo­ther liue with her young ones, spare not mens writings, and all sorts of arguments, interpose the authoritie of the God of Israel, his sacred word, the bands of promises, to ioyne those peeces together that are furthest asunder, if any one be rotten, to heale him, cast not thy selfe head­long into death, to spare him, expose not the rest into danger. If there be any that will say, but what shall we doe Elias? What a number of enemies are there, let vs yeald to saue ourselues, let vs preserue our bretheren that are vnder the Wolues pawes: cry out and say, alas, I would gladly saue both the mother and the child, but I see them both in danger, if I seeke not to saue the one. They promise to spare the feeble, because that without paine they may send them to dine with the dead one morning or other, they will haue nothing to doe but with the Samons one of their heads wayes more then fifty others. If God be with vs, who shall be against vs, will they not stretch out their armes vnto vs in this neede? Aboue all things let vs not wake the sleeping dog, but in the caues, let vs resist those that persue vs, as Dauid did King Saul, and let vs fight for our soules, God will preserue them, or giue them vs againe in the happie resur­rection without being seased vpon by the wicked Spirit.

These are great projects, but all the world knowes, that they are subtill deuises, there is no politician, that hath not long since proued them, but what remedie to withstand them? It can no more be done then the pro­speritie of Alexander, or the good successe of the Ro­maines could ever be hindred? here conscience and cou­rage march equally together. If the counsell be of God, it cannot be avoyded, and let vs beware, that think­ing to resist against men, we doe not resist against the or­dinance of him, that transfereth kingdomes to whom he will. If it be of men, it shall be ouerthrowne, and we [Page 16] or some others shall by the arme of the Lord. To take the Nimrod by the necke. If it be of God let vs goe and meete him, to submit our neckes vnder the yoake of Ba­bilon, let vs not onely turne backe without opposing our armes against those of leroboam, the vsurper of the Kingdome: but let vs yeeld vnto the Romans, and by their authoritie preserue both our liues and our alters, Israell was led into captiuitie, lerusalem was destroyed, the Temple was broaken downe, her ceremonies left off, and the Arke taken. Let not this pretended Germaine Vnion seduce vs: trust not in your houses and treasor, your heriticall Nations, beleeue not those that measure their courages by the elles of the bulwarkes of the Gos­pell, trust not in that nation, (although it be warlike) which loueth it selfe, but like the Gebeonites preuent losuaes sword, for he is not come, but with commission from the Eternall, that sayd vnto him, goe, and thou shalt con­quer kingdomes. Oh God, if we had a leremie, who would not goe vnto him to know, whether the mouth of the Lord hath said it? If we had a Samuell, who would not goe to that Oracle, to say, Lord, I will doe all that which thou saist. The Eternall is King, and we are his people, wee will obay, whom he hath chosen. But we neuer read of any prophesies which threaten vs, with a fift Monarchie, we haue no prophesie that the Spaniard shall rayse the fourth vp againe, and swallow vp the Ro­maine, hath not God shewed the contrarie, wherein short time the Spirituall and Temporall heads, haue bin pre­uented in the greatest points of their hopes.

He will preserue nothing but the armes and the hands to hold the rod of his furie, not to subiect vs vnto them, but to receiue the punishment that we haue deserued, our fathers neuer taught vs to lose the libertie, that we may haue from God, but to possesse it with a good con­science, If strength and force faile vs, God is strong e­nough for his Israel, if he doth punish vs for a time be­cause [Page 17] of our sinnes, by that Antiachus, at the last he will be appeased with his people, how many times was Israel subiect to the Philistians, and how many times did God restore them to their libertie againe? he sold them for their sinnes, and brought them againe to his com­passions.

Then knowing not the particuler will of our Master, let vs follow the generall with Dauid, let vs leaue the Arke with the Tabernacle, that it be not lost, and let vs pray, weepe, and cry out and say, Lord weaken the counsell of Achitophel, let vs with Iacob fight valiantly, and God will doe all that pleaseth him, with Iehosaphat we will cry out, Lord, we know not what to doe, but our eyes are lifted vp vnto the Lord, with Hester, let vs fast, let vs goe to the king, if in doing so we perish, we will perish, as Zonobie sayd to the Emperor Aurelian, thou and I may begin warre, but God giueth the victorie, If I ouercome thee, it will be no honor. Therefore let euery man in his calling indeanor puisantly to resist Tirranous pro­ceedings.

Great Princes, you would not for any thing in the world lose your liberties, and yet you take the course to doe it, either for want of courage or counsell. Prince of Spaine, thou that hast extended thy limits euen vnto the place, where God hath sayd vnto thee, that thou shalt not goe no further, goe not against the anointed of the Lord: for he hath not sent thee, thou shalt not prosper, the land belongs vnto the Eternall, and he hath disposed of king­domes at his pleasure. The fourth Monarchie hath but his bounds, build not vpon the walles of lerico, where thy sonnes shall pay the forfeiture.

Germanie Princes, are you bewiched with the respect of the image of an Eagle, doe you doubt his clawes, are you afrayd of his bill? D oe you not know that all of you are bretheren, and that if you suffer one member of your [Page 18] body torne, all the rest will feele it, and at last you shall all die in Slauonia, preuent petfidrous Treasons and dis­loyakies, whereof you are accused, take away enuie and cowardlines wherewithall men blame you, call baeke your bloud, bid your bones ioyne together to you, and you to them, can your consciences judge of the equitie of the cause by the first successe? stay till the end, and you shall know, that the hand of the Lord is for his anoin­ted: then be not the last to bring backe the king, will your wisdomes permit you to burie this essentiall distinc­tion, it is another thing to be king of Bohemia, and Em­peror, for the quarrell is not with him, in other qualetie, then the first, Will your courages permit, that after so notable promises, you should turne your backes in the day of battaile? Doth not your natiue country moue you at all; will not his aliances farre extended pricke you for­ward? Be all well vnited, for the interest of your con­sciences, your honor, and your duties, hold fast toge­ther, for your common libertie. Will you suffer the Turke, to take part with you vpon necessitie, or to eate you be­cause of your crueltie? will not God aske an account of you, for the blood which he shall spill? For the Churches which he shall ouerthrow, and for the Mosques which he shall erect. Your eyes shall see it, but he will not per­mit you to enioy it, his Cimiterre will destroy you in a moment. This Attila the scourge of Christians, will make vs dearely pay for the peace obtayned, at the price of your consciences and remembrances.

You Zwitzer Bulles, you were feared, Princes and Kings made much of you, you are in danger now to be bitten by them, if you seeke not to driue away from you all seedes of deuision, tie the aple of discord to your Cabinet, and bind this maxime as a chaine vnto you, we are all bretheren, let vs resist against our common ene­mie,

Yov States, whom God hath fauored with so much [Page 19] good successe, that he hath raised you vp a valorous Danid, to leade forth your battailes: that great God hath put those Townes, and Countries into your hands, which he hath taken from the King of Canaan, abhorre the remembrance of his bloudy battailes, that you may not put any trust in deceauers, establish persons of good qualeties with the puritie of doctrine, banish those little conceites of Hispaniolesed loue. The double duckets will make you haue double hearts, but ioyne prudence with your inuincible courages, vnite your hearts together, haue respect to your assemblies, and make account of the puisant arme of warre for your preseruation.

Italie, how happy art thou to be alone to thy selfe, thou art vndone if thou dost not ioyne better with thy neighbors, and apprehend the greatnes of him, that hateth thee, and so long time hath warred against thee, hold on the side, that the balance may not fall one the one side, and thou on the other side of thy dceay.

Savoye, thou art a valiant Prince, his house, his cou­rage, his alliances, the good will of his people, deserue not to suffer thy selfe to be muffled like a beast, thou art feared more then loued, thy friends flatter thee, and thine enemies tell thee most thereof, feare not fooles, neither harken to the wicked any more, but follow the counsell of thy predicessors, seeke peace with thy neighbours, and make warre vpon him that seekth to giue a blow with his foote against thy throane.

Geneua, thou that hast so great a part in these publike mischiefes, not for thy greatnes, but for that of thy ene­mies, I will place thee in this raneke, they haue a great spight against thee, and reserue thee for a breake all for the great bird, thou needest not feare him, I, he will be ashamed to thinke thereon, vnles it be to giue thee to one of his vassaules, but to preuent it, I will tell thee how thou must feare the enemies, liue in continuall cistrust, least they make thee rise before it be day: employ thy friends, [Page 20] and good neighbours, fortesie and fill thy selfe with good munition, and aboue all things liue in vnitie together, hearken vnto all those that giue thee good aduise, and vse it wisely, haue an eye to some of thy inhabitants, fearing least that vpon some occasion they should seeke to win the fauors of their Lord, by the losse of your heads.

Great King Monarch of France, if you will shun the meanes that your scepter may not become subiect to him that is your enemie, and be of so good a house as your Wife, harken not to deceitefull words, you must exter­minate your rebellious subiects, for those are the vailaines, that stirre you vp against Dauid, and not the Lord, It is the double duckets of Spaine that speake, and not the good Counselors of the late King you Father, thinke vpon making puisant warre against your enemies, that vniust­ly with hold your goods, and not against your Children, that dayly pray vnto God, for the maintenance of your Crowne, who is it, that with holdeth the Rauilliac knife, and the Spanish sword, but the prayers made to God, which those poore Huguenots, and their good friends the faithfull French Catholikes poure out before the Throane of him that disposeth of Kingdomes.

King of England, you that haue long hands, cut out the tongues of those flatterers, that exalt you as a god, and onely praise your wisedome, and tell you not the truth, doe you not see that Aegipt perisheth, because you saue vs not, will you be lost? Wake out of your slumber, giua your seruant the pen, and take the sword in hand, to that end you are called of God, make your name to be feared, deface the blame that is layd vpon you (whether it be true or not, I will not speake it) for not helping and main­taining your owne blood, feare the force of the auncient enemy of your Country, and take heed that for want of exercise abroad, you haue not some thing to doe at home, deny not (for want of action) that most reuerent name of Protector of the Church, which you ascribe vnto your [Page 21] selfe, and not to become subiect vnto Spaine, shew your selfe to be King of England.

Christians excuse the boldnes of an old man, his gray heares bereaue him of the feare of death, he hath not sought to offend God, despise signeuries, much lesse to cause bloud to be shed, but rather to preuent the storme which he seeth comming, and feareth that which is to come, by that which is past.

I beseech him that was before all beginings, to looke downe from heauen vpon his poore desolate people, to hearken to their prayers, to clense their teares, to draw his hand out of his bosome to ayde his seruants, to main­taine peace in his Church, to preserue the States in their iust right, to abate the pride of those, that seeke to incroach vpon other mens inheritance, and to giue grace to vs all, to acknowledge the Scepter of his Sonne, to fight vnder his banner against Sathan his ene­mie, and after the victorie to make vs perticipants in the Crowne of Glory.