The proposicions of the K: of Great Brittany touchinge
the Marriage of the Prince of England with the Infanta
of Spaine together with the Popes replies & commands
The Replies of the Pope
The capitulacion of the K:
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That the mariage is to be made with the Popes
dispensacion & that the dispensacion is to be procured
by the K: of Sp: who is to give his replies words to
the K: of grt Britt: to doe all possible he cann to
obteyne the dispensacion of the Pope.
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i the mariage ought to be
celebrated but once and
that in Spanie but if anie
Solempnyty be done in
Engl: the formes of the
said Solempnyty is to be
declared.
That the mariage is to be celebrated in
Spaine & in England in Sp: accordinges to
the forms of the Church of Rome and in Engl.
with the cerimonies which shall seeme fittinge
to the C: of Engl: provided that none of the
said cerimonies be contrarie to the Religion
of the most excellent Infanta but hereof &
forme is to be drawne in what manner forme
they ought to be done here and there.
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That the most excellent Infanta shall
alwayes have free use and publiqe excercise
of the Catholicke Relligion in the manner
& formes as is hereafter capitulated
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That the most excellent Infanta shall
haue her servants and all her famyly chosen &
named by the Ki: of Sp: provided that the
said K: of Sp: name not vassalls of the K:
of grt Britt: without his expresse will
and consent.
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5 That there be Bishopps & - / ()
publiqe church at Lond.
& els where, where the (most)
excellent Infanta is to
reside & live & that
in both (places
all divine duties be done
the word preached and the
Sacraments administered.
That the most excellent Infanta shall
haue most convenient places of prayer
in our Pallace where masse may be said
att her pleasure and that the said place
of prayer may be adorned with the decency
which shall seeme fittinge to the said excellent
Infanta.
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That in the said place of prayer or chappell
it shalbe permitted to her preists to exercise
the free use of theire function in the manner
that the most excellent Infanta shall - -
ordayne.
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That the servants both men and
women of the most excellent
Infanta & the servants of her servants
and theire Chillderen and (race)
& all her Familiars ought
to be freely Catholiqes
That the servants both men & women of the
most excellent Infanta & the servants of
her servants & the persones which belonge to
the famyly may be Catholiqes freely
which notwithstandinge ought to be - -
understood soe that whosoeuer wilbe a servant
obleige himselfe as a Catholiqe –
& servant
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That the aforesaid servants yf they be
Catholiks may be soe in manner full
owingd
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That the most excellent Infanta shall
haue in the Court or adioyinnge to the
Court a Chappell soe capacious as all
the said Catholiqe servants may enter & bee
conteyned therein, which Chappell is to
haue one publiqe and ordinarie dore
through which the servants may enter and
another inward dore towarde the Court
through which the said most excellent
Infanta may enter and here masse
and celebrate holy dayes
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10 That the Chappell and
publique churches &c
That the Chappell be beautyfied with the
decent ornament of the Allter & other
things which are necessarie for devine - -
worshipp: which is to be celebrated according
to the use of the holy Church of Rome.
And yf it be lawfull for the said servants
& others as hath bine aboue said to goe
to the said Chappell att all howers that
they will
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11 The Pope as before
adds publiqe church
That the care and Custodie of the said
Chappell shalbe committed to those whom
the most excellent Infanta shall appointe
to whom it shalbe longe (sic) not to suffer any
to enter to doe any vndecent thinge
in the said Chappell -
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That for the administracion of the Sacraments
in the said Chappell there shalbe a number of
ministers as shalbe seene convenient
to the said Infanta and they are to be nomi=
nated by the said most excellent Infanta
Provided that they be none of the K: of
grt Britt: or if they be it must be with his
consent & likenige,
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13 That therbe a minister
which shalbe indued with the
quality of a Bishopp:
That there be a superior minister
with sufficient authorities for all causes
which shall happen to touchinge the Catholiqe
Religion
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14 The Pope adds the
name of Bishopp:
That this superior minister may correct
punishe chastice the Catholiques which shall
offend & excersise uppon them all eccle-
siasticall iurisdiccion nd moreouer that
the most excellent Infanta may dis=
charge them of her services
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That the most excellent Infanta
and her servants may lawfullly as afore=
said get from Rome dispensacions in=
dulgences Iubiles and all other things
which serve convenient for theire –
consciences.
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That the servants of the most excellent
Infanta take the oath of fidelitie to the
Ki: of Grt Britt: provided there be noe cluases
or word in the said oath which may contradict
the Relligion & conscience of the Catholiqes
& to this purpose the forme of the oath is
to be approved by the Appostolicke sea
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17 That the lawes which doe and
hereafter shall not meddle with
or haue to doe with the servants
& other laymen aforesaid
the which shalbe exempted
from the paine and penaltie
made against such()
trangressors, but the church
men shalbe subiect to none but
the said Ecclesiasticall lawes.
That the lawe of Kings: touching Relligion
shall haue nothinge with the said Catholicke
servants of the most excellent Infanta
which shalbe all exempted from the said lawes
& penallties made against such transgressors:
and it will be needfull to declare how and in
what manner this busines is to be managed
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18 That the chillderen that shalbe borne
of them during this matrimonie
shall not be forced or compelled
in matters if Relligion and conscience
and that the lawes against Catholickes
shall not extend to them in case
that anie of them be Catholickes
nor for this respect shall they
loose the right to succeed in the
kingdome & dominion of grt Britt:
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19 That the Nurses Which said give
sucke to the childeren of the
most excellent Infanta be
Catholickes & that the Infanta
choose them and that they be
accompted of her family.
19 That the the Nurses which shall give
sucke to the chillderen of the most
excellent Infanta shalbe chosen
and admitted with the likeinge of
the most excellent Prince and be
accompted of his family
The Answeres of the K:
of great Britt:
The requests of the
K: of Spaine
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i For security that the marriage
may not be undon there can be
noe stronger obligacion in fealty
of truth then the Relligions
and lawe of the kingdom
both which doe much contradict
a divorce nor can therebe
added any other then honor and
reputacion. Notwithstandinge
lett euery thinge be done
that can be done with decency
and conveniency.
Though for great security it hath
beene offered that we well the Infanta
as the prtion of her contract of
matrymonie be keepte in Spaine
untill the condicion be performed.
Notwithstandinge to avoid divorcement
greater assurances are requisite and
that is desired which may give great
security. And that the most excellent
K. of great Britt: declare (what) security
shalbe given that in noe case the
marriage once contracted shalbe
dissolved
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2 That the Childeren are to remaine
under the goverment & care of the
woman untill the age
that is used
in such cases, & this to be confor-
mable to the compleccion & health
of the said children which accordingly
shall remaine a longer or shorter
tyme, untill the said goverment.
That it be declared untill what age
the most excellent Infanta shall
haue the educacion of the childeren
that shalbe borne of them during
this matrimonie
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That it be declared & et
3 The servants which shall come from
Spaine shalbe nominated
by the Catholiqe K: when=
soeuer theire place shalbe
vacant. /
That it be declared that whensoeuer
the place of the servants men & women
that the said excellent Infanta shall
carry with her shalbe vacant that then
others be named with the Catho: K:
her brother in theire places euery tyme
shalbe vacant either by the death or
dissmission or callinge home the said
officers by his will. /
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4 For securyty that all that be capitulated
may be accomplished the K: of grt:
Britt: & the Prince of Wales will
obleige themselves by oath and –
seale it with the grt. seale of Engl:
and the said K: & Prince of Wales
will likewise give theire faith & words
that they will doe all that shalbe possible
that euery that shalbe capitulated may
be established by parliament and because
noe causion may be refused, yf the
K: of Sp: shall add or expound any
other thinge which may be done without
destroyinge the fittinge decorum
the K: of grt Britt: will doe it with a
good will. /
That most excellent K: of –
grt Britt: declare the securyty
which he can give that all that
shall be capitulated shall (be)
keept inviolablely. /
The Colledg of Cardinalls
Because the Condicions which haue beine offered from the kinge of
great Brittaine as it appears avayles only for the securyty of the
Relligion and conscience of the most excellent Infanta & her famyly
& synce for grauntinge of a dispensacion other things are required
for the proffitt increase and of the Catholicke and Romishe Relligion
the said things are to be propounded one the parte of the kinge
of great Brittayne: to the end that our holie Father may dele=
berate whether by the perswacions of such offers a dispensacion
may be graunted. /