The anatomie of popish tyrannie wherein is conteyned a plaine declaration and Christian censure, of all the principall parts, of the libels, letters, edictes, pamphlets, and bookes, lately published by the secular-priests and English hispanized Iesuties, with their Iesuited arch-priest; both pleasant and profitable to all well affected readers.

Paragraph. IIII:

Of Blackewell the Iesuited Arch-priest.

THat all men may know, what a man this new-hat∣ched Arch-priest is, the golden epithyte which the se∣culars haue bestowed on him, shall heere be set downe for a preamble to the rest. Now all catholikes, say the priests, must depend vpon the arch-priest, and the arch-priest vp∣on Garnet, and Garnet vpon Parsons, and Parsons vpon the diuell, the author of all rebellions, conspiracies, treasons, murthers, disobedience, heresies, and all such other diabo∣licall and bloudie desigments, as this wicked Iesuite hath hitherto deuised. This is the doctrine deliuered by the se∣cular priests. discouery, page. 70. quodl. 5. art. 8. page. 151. The next thing to be considered, is this; that this arch-priest was appointed, by the procurement of Robert Parsons the

Iesuite, of whose honest demeanour you haue heard suffici∣ent y. This to be so is proued already, if all thinges bewell ma••rked; but Maister Collington maketh better proofes thereof. father Parsons saith he, in the eight chapter of the Apologie, cunningly fassioneth a narration lasting for foure of the first leaues, but with addition of moe vntruths, then he vsed full points in the tale. Hence suddenly arose an vrgent, or as it were, a fatall necessitie in father Par∣sons conceit; of making a superiour in England, ouer the secular priests, if witnes be demanded at our hands, we will (saith Collington,) name no other, but father Garnet and father Parsons themselues, hauing their owne words for testimonie. for when father Garnet asked Maister Iohn Bennet, for his name (to olim dice bamnr) that is, to a preten¦sed letter of thankesgiuing to his holinesse, for institution of the authoritie, and found him vnwilling to giue his name; he told him, that the subordination was the fact and prosecution of father Parsons his old friend, and therefore stood assured, he wold not denie the graunt of putting to his hand. Likewise father Parsons in his speeches with M Charnocke at Rome, among other thinges fréely ac∣knowledged; that hearing how we went about in Eng∣land to make a superiour among our selues, he thought it wisedome to preuent the effecting of such our indeuours, by choosing and promoting one to the roome, whom they knew to be their frind, and would comply with them. Thus writeth Colleton, with many moe wordes to the same effect.

[ 1] The third thinge to bee pondered, is the notorious bad dealing of the arch-priest our Iesuited Blackewell. First then, he said he had receiued a resolution from the mother city, that the refusers of his authoritie were schismatikes, and therevpon denied absolution to such as made no cons∣cienced thereof. And yet by his owne affirmance, hee re∣ceiue that resolution either from father Warford, or father Tichburne two English Iesuites at Rome. And yet Black∣well did so propose & grace the said resolution; as many then did, and as yet some doe beleeue, that it came as a de∣finitiue sentence from the Pope. Colleton, page. 199.

Secondly, Blackewell in his letter to M. I. M. bearing [ 2] date the 22. of Feburarie, 1600. writeth thus; I determi∣ned, that hereafter whosoeuer had faculties of me, he should first be content to recall his peeuish opinion; terming the opinion péeuish, that doth not hold vs for schismatikes. Furthermore, your reuerence affirmed the assertion of fa∣ther Iones a priest of the societie to bee true, auowing all those to incurre presently the censure of holy Church, who should stiffely defēd, that we were no schismatikes. Which position you againe ratified, in your letters the 14. of March 1600. thus writeth Colleton▪ pag. 195.

Thirdly, Blackewell sent forth a most arrogant, absurd, [ 3] and diabolicall decrée, against both the clergie and the laity, in these words; I George Blackewell arch-piest in England, in vertue of holy obedience, and vnder paine of suspension from your office, and losse of all faculties in the deede it selfe to be incurred, doe prohibite al priests to divulge any booke, set out within these two yéeres, or heareafter to be set out, by which the lawfull state may be disturbed, or the same of any clergie catholike person of our english nation may be hurt by name; and the same commādement is giuen to the laity, vnder paine of being interdicted, the 17. of Ianuary, 1599 thus reporteth Iohn Colleton, pag. 197.

Fourthly, when the famous vniuers••ty of Paris, after full [ 4] & mature consideration had of the matter, did deliuer their censure on the behalfe of the seculars, affirming thē neither to be scismatikes, nor to haue committed any sinne at all, in that fact of not obeying the new arch-priest in it selfe cōside∣red; then our M. arch priest of the new religion, thundred out an execrable curse, (as it were frō the M. diuell of hell,) commanding strictly in vertue of obedience, & vnder paine of suspencion from diuine offices, and losse of faculties in the fact if selfe to be incurred, all ecclesiasticall persons, and al∣so al•• ••ay catholikes vnder paine of being interdicted, sembla∣blie in the fact it selfe be incurred, that neither directly nor indirectly, they maintaine or defende in word or in wri∣ting, the censure of the vniuersitie of Paris; whether it be truely giuen or forged, whether vpon true information or otherwise, as being preiudicial to the dignitie of the sea apo∣stolike,

and his holinesse breue. Thus writeth Maister Colleton, of the arch-priests decrée published the 29. of May. 1600.

Out of these sections and Paragraphes of the fift and sixt [ 1] chapters, I note first, that the Iesuites are most impudent [ 2] lyars. Secondly, that they are most arrant traytors. Third∣ly, [ 3] that they are most cruell tyrants. Fourthly, that they are [ 4] most seditious libellers. Fiftly, that they are most insolent, [ 5] arrogant & sawcy companions. Sixtly, that they endeuour [ 6] by flatterie, falshhood, bribes, and tyranny; to raigne and rule as Lords independent, ouer this Realme of England. [ 7] Seuenthly, that they respect neither right nor wronge; nei∣ther truth nor falsitie; neither iustice nor iniustice; neither the iudgement of many nor of few, neither of vniuersities nor of countries, neither false nor true informatiōs; in their manner of procéeding. Eightly, that their owne wills, ter∣rene [ 8] respects, & sensuall appetites, are y^• sole & only rule by which they measure all their actions. that they haue made religion by their new dealing, but an art of such as liue by their wits, and a very hotch potch of omnium githerum, as the secular priests are hold to write of them. And consequēt∣ly, that foolish and senselesse may they be thought, who re∣ferre thēselues, their soules, their bodies, and all they haue, to be managed by such bad fellowes, & lewd companions.

Notes

• Marke wel, all Iesuites & Iesuited persons, do depend ••p∣on the di∣uell.
• Parsons is a great ly∣ar, well worthey of the wet-stone.
• Behold de∣ceitfull dealing.
• Colleion, page. 126. page. 127.
• Collington, page. 147.
• Quodli. 2. art. 8. page. 43.