THE IESVITES PATER NOSTER Giuen TO PHILLIP III KING of SPAINE for his new yeares gift this present yeare. 1611.
Together with the Ave Maria.
Written first in French: Englished by W. I.
Printed at Oxford by Ioseph Barnes. 1611.
THE IESVITS PATER NOSTER.
O Mighty Phillip King Of men
we alwaies with a faithfull heart,
Confesse we are thy children deare,
And eke acknowledge that thou art,
Paternoster
All Iesuits for thy worthy gifts
Which vnto vs from thee did spring,
Do sing this song continually
Blessed be thou O mighty King,
Qui es in coelis
Rauilliack from a cursed race
So well by vs instructed first,
For massacring the King of France
Insteed of being still accurst,
Sancttificetur
This blow great Phillip may declare,
We are thy friends most constantly,
And that throughout the world we'l spread,
Maugre thy greatest enemy.
Nomen tuum.
Thy most immoderate desire,
Of rule and gouernment to gaine
And thy designe most wonderfull
Ouer all other Kings to raigne
Adueniat.
Some men whome enuy ouercomes
Do much condemne thy greedy minde
But by the right of thy desert
[...]
[...]
O puissant King of matchlesse power,
Whose name with reuerence we adore:
What wilt thou haue? wish, and command
Speake onely this, and say no more.
fiat.
And then straight way, our holy troupe
Shall striue who shall be most free-wild
To doe his best without constraint
That through the world may be fulfild.
voluntas tua.
Such great attempts to vndertake,
The wrath of God thou needst not feare
For we haue power in our hands
To make thee euen as happy here
sicut in coelis.
We haue the gift of flatterie
T'enchant thy foes, and vnder seete,
To trample them, and neuer cease
Till each lie wrapped in a sheet,
& in terra.
For thee our Princes wee betray,
And widdow Robbers are we all:
We doe disturbe our countryes peace
And this is that which we doe call
panem nostrum quotidianum.
Thinke nothing hard which we propose,
Many preuayles both day and night:
If thou in all things wilt abound,
And wrong done by vs gaine thee right
Da nobis.
There are amongst vs of all sorts,
That can by treasons kings annoy,
Whereby we gather all the wealth
Which in our houses we inioy.
Hodie.
If some say we are couetous,
O King beleeue not what they say:
But let thy Iustice then take place,
And let them be condemn'd to dye.
& demitte
For they are soules of small deuotion
Which Sathan to himselfe retaines,
And for to iudge them Hogonotes
The knowledge thereof appertaynes
Nobis
These Polititians being beleeued,
Alas! from vs all credit's gone:
But sure they all are Heretickes
Which doe divulge to euery one
debita nostra.
But such as onely giue their mind
To pray to God both night and day,
And enimies are to Hypocrites
They are not fit in Court to stay
sicut & nos.
With Kings and Ladies we frequent
Being very watchfull of their states,
And of their goods, and of their soules:
But as for poore and needy mates,
dimittimus.
Phillip shew fauour vnto vs,
We haue done many a wicked action:
And sure except thou succour vs
We neuer shall giue satisfaction
debitoribus nostris.
If our designer descried be
A due all plots whereon we muse,
To liue vpon necessity,
Euen in such sort as good men vse
et ne nos induca.
Th'occasion now which France presents
(Within her kingdome King being dead)
Of a young king and a Regent Queene,
Hath caus'd our fathers to be lead
in tentationem.
Phillip thou knowest well that France,
Doth wish vs euill for thy cause:
Let not thy greatnes suffer her
On vs to execute her Lawes,
sed libera nos.
We neuer yet haue say led thee,
Hold it as done, whatsoeuer we will,
Thou oughts not to be ignorant,
That all of vs are tempted still
a malo
God make thee able O great Prince,
(Following vowes Iesuiticall)
To make one prouince of the world,
[...]nd consummate thy actions all,
Amen.
THE AVE MARIA TO THE Queene of France.
WHen Iudas with a kisse betraid his Lord,
He said, all haile: the Iesuits will arise
To kill thee (as thy King) a deed abhord)
Speaking vnto thee in most humble wise
Ave Maria
These banisht persons which through treasō drew
the dead kings tooth, with a most shameful doom
Were punisht: but at length was got anew
(To draw his heart) a pardon sent from Rome
Gratia plena.
Venice hath wisely from her land expeld
Traitors and Traitors wicked brood for a ye,
Discords true Tender boxes which there dweld,
Which you must also do that we may say,
Dominus tecum.
O blessed Queene if thou effect
This deed which to thy subiects hearts giues ease,
Confirming rest whereof theres such defect,
Then shall be said of her enioying peace,
Benedicta tu
They seeme most faire without, but are within
Deuils incarnate, Hippocrites, Truthes foe:
Their words are chast, their deeds are Sodoms sin
And doe amongst themselues as others doe
In mulieribus.
If France doe see (according to her vow)
Her land of Treason plotters quite made free,
Which good states by false Doctrines ouerthrow
With one consent the Lord shall praysed be,
Et benedictus.
These Iesuits banisht, truth restored is,
Faithfull obeysance thereby is procurde,
Tis the repose, and Frances happy blisse,
Tis the sole meanes whereby may be securde
Fructus ventris tui.
This deed achieud, you to your sonne shall proue,
A blessed mother: who to God shall pray
That you with Christ may dwell in heauen aboue,
And with good hearts true subiects all shall say,
Amen.