British Library, Additional MS 11600
I say that such were my desires to continue the peace & unity
betwene our king
soe p
gen
w
owne Country. I could not but sett before them these stones of
offence, w
putt the peace in p
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and nations, I tould them I would not menc
in Religion, for soe wise a Councell haueing laid downe such a maxime
admitting noe Controversye, that nothing earthly is more p
to assure both estates & quiet Christendome, then a faithfull freind=
shipp betweene these Monarches, and lykewise not Ignorant
lawfull contract
different in their faith,) are religiously to be obserued, That
Josua (although manifestly beguiled) obserued w
(though vnbeleuers) & the same was punished in his posteritye
for an after breach of what he had capitulated, That Dauid both
a king & a Prophit playnely p
habitt heaven, is to accomplish his p
they tend to his owne p
to be soe much as though vpon that p
never held by religious & understanding diuines, but by godlesse and
timerarious and
And doubted not but that the eares of both Princes ever continue
stopped from the whisp
that hould it not lawfull to continue amitye w
in the iust & punctuall p
vs into soe many vehement disputes & doubt
all sydes wee are become irrespectiue & careles of what wee doe. /
I said
most lykely to giue offence & to hould this Tree of grace from
bringing forth the desired fruite of a faithfull amity. /
That these are in number .3. First the vunexpressed obscure &
vnlymitted p
straingers, Secondly the vnchristian & iniurious p
Ma
advantage giuen them by being Iudges & informers in causes
wherein themselues are to haue the greatest p
Thirdly the dishonourable shift
by the officers of his Treasury in deferring of paym
oweth either for service w
for his owne vse & for his Gallyes & Garrysons, Concerneing the
First
quench fyre, no to kindle it. / That in those p
heere hath any p
regard that heavens & Seas are free by the law of nature, haue
thought that the lyke in the Indyes gaue soundest occasion to
the Spanish nation in Conscience to vse force vnto, yet reason
of State may giue some Cullor of restrainte of traffique. /
But for his Ma
fort nor foote w
of the authority of the Popes diuision, w
controverted & held an Iniury. / That I would not question
the Popes Iursidicc
obedyence hould, That one sauiour himselfe under whose authority
they clayme, disclaymed temp
kingdome was not of this world and forbad the same to his
appostles, when he taught them that the Princes of the Gentiles
exercised their dominion over them, but he would not haue
it soe in them, And that in affirmeing that all power was giuen
vnto him in heaven and in earth hee onely intended power of
Conversion & redemption of their sowles, not authority & dominion
temp
saying Quis me constituit Iudicem & devisorem inter vos. /
That I would hould my selfe w
this poynt w
of whose blood his Ma
are discended divers of those kingdomes w
asked what Country, what Citty did Don Pedro king of Aarrogon
yeild vnto Charles, sonne to the French kinge, To whome Pope
Martyn had giuen by authentique writeing & formall Investiture the
kingdome of Arragon, Valentia & Cataluna, that w
in forces
Subiect
discoveryes, superior to most, and the aboundance of his p
people such as necessitates him to seeke both occupac
evacuac
p
neither subiect to his Ma
other possessed kingdomes . / That the Outrages offered
by his Ma
relate, being to most p
reveiwe of their cases in Councells of warr, where soe nobly
& w
sentence. / That in noe p
It hath been seene
the prey, and that what succeeds of it well appeareth, vizt.
all that come before them are adiudged for confiscate, & before
the graunte of his Ma
good
vpon an estimate of the 10th p
ceiueing his Ma
were found Iust, or the poore m
if vpon reveiw they were adiudged for free, / That sithence
the publicac
extorting humors, either they obey it not (as in diu
manyfest) or if they obey it soe p
the busines, as the m
their substance in suit
Charge in this Courte & Kingdome, are enforced to come to
an vunderhand composic
to themselues, will not be drawne to execute his Ma
and w
they pretended iustly to lay their hand
Ma
never would haue beleeved, that soe many were
soe many & infinite the p
much better were the p
tyme & consume the rest of his dayes in sueing for it. /
That those are the thing
Inforced & agravated, vpon these they giue a ground & foundac
to what they gen
That this nation covett
can gett, and will dep
they can hould. / That the .2. last, when they should be made knowne
to his Ma
either by takeing away the abuses or removeing offices
litle regard to his honor or Conscience. / That concerneing the
first, soe graue & Iudicious a Senate could not be ignorant, that
tree that is suffered to nourish to many brainches neither thrives
in the body, nor fourtifies in the tapp. / That participac
& pleasure is the most assured meanes to continue freindship & forbidd
entry to envye, That the p
for extent & Riches were not to bee paterned by any
ben, neither the vnrest & dayly increaseing difficultyes in houlding those it
hath are hidden to any that cast their eyes upon affaires of State. /
That to affect more or to restraine princes consideracon & apt vpon good
tearmes to giue by their assistance a setleing to the already possessed,
some to desire a garment vnproportionable for the bodye and such
as of necessity must either induce deformityes or draw the whole
world into dainger. / Condic
bourhood contrary to contenc
giuen, as the First opener of the gapp to a breach of the freindshipp &
contract
found p
meanes to evacuate his sup
ploy them in warrs abrode, nor feare the inconveniences of their too much
abounding att home, and by p
man good, should never enter into temptac
excesse that is possessed by others. / That his Ma
setle his owne conquest
as the botes in the waters att his howse of pleasure. / That to this
soe greate a good could be giuen no other cullor of impedim
wall of sep
god
earth is more desireable, But sithence for o
is in these tymes denyed vs, that wee are w
good Leysure, That his diuine Madisponit
omnia swauiter & contrary to the passionate & procipitous nature of
man, vseth not his owne omnipotency to enforce, but his clementest and
softest hand to drawe & perswade. / That in the meane tyme sithence no new
thing is to liue out of the obedyence of the Church of Rome w
of our differences. / The Abissines, Muscouites & Rushians haueing donne
it never, and the Church of the East for the most p
our Sauiour being agreed in the most fundamentall p
rest to expect the one the other & either p
w
Not w
teachers of soe sweete & meeke a religion as that of Christ, who in his
good tyme & when hee shall see it for his glory will p
hath prophicied & p
wee shalbe one flock vnder one shepherd, In the intrim my desires
& wishes should never cease that those monarches may vnite in a faithfull
& endureing will to conserue & increase the one the other, And
I doubted not would be ever found in their Lor
The Conclusion of a L
k
was sent inclosed the discourse above written
To this purpose was what I said & in this forme I committed it to
writeing, but w
sent it to yo
reasons herein were I neede not Further p
who out of a word will understand them. / His Ma
peace on eu
of people, magnificence & splendor of his Courte & aboundance of bread
& flesh no whitt Inferior, I cannott but wish his Crowne cou
gould & all the vessells of his howse of the same metle, sithence no Prince
on earth is better furnished w
Ceader trees from Libanus, Besides of what consequence it is, that a nation
of soe haughty a hearte & soe gathering a hand as this should possesse them=
selues wholly of the fountayne of that metle
the gates of Cittyes, disclose the secrett
of kingdomes, I made noe doubte but his Ma
humbly leaue all to his Royall & most aduised Iudgem
owne weakenes nothing but the merritt of a sinceere will and earnest
desire to serue his w