A preamble vnto an incounter with P.R. the author of the deceitfull treatise of mitigation concerning the Romish doctrine both in question of rebellion and aequiuocation: by Thomas Morton. Published by authoritie.

Title

A preamble vnto an incounter with P.R. the author of the deceitfull treatise of mitigation concerning the Romish doctrine both in question of rebellion and aequiuocation: by Thomas Morton. Published by authoritie.

Author

Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.

Publication

London :: Printed by Melch. Bradwood for Iohn Bill and Edmond Weauer,

1608.

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Subject terms

Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. -- Treatise tending to mitigation towards Catholicke subjectes in England -- Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

Catholics -- England -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, and his singular good Lord, ROBERT Earle of SALISBVRY, Principall Secretarie to his Maiestie, &c. and the most woorthy Chancellar of the Vniuersity of CAMBRIDGE, Grace and peace.
• A PREAMBVLATORY EPISTLE vnto P. R. the Mitigator.
• A table of the particular contents, and Paragraphes of the insuing Preamble.
• §. 1.
• THE FIRST INQVIRIE.
  • § 2.
  • § 3.
  • § 4.
  • § 5.
  • § 6.
  • § 3.
  • § 8.
• THE SECOND INQVIRIE.
  • § 9.
• THE THIRD INQVIRIE:
  • § 10.
  • § 11.
    • The First confessed Impossibility.
    • The Second confessed Impossibility.
    • The Third confessed Impossibility.
    • The Fourth Impossibility, wherein may bee obserued, A sportfull or rather execrable Impo∣stureship of P. R.
    • The last Impossibility in the practise of Aequiuocation.
  • § 12.
  • § 13.
  • § 14.
    • The First testimony.
    • The Second testimony, from the Councell of Francford.
    • The Third example.
  • § 15.
  • § 16.
  • § 17.
    • One falshood of P. R.
    • A Second falshood.
    • A Third falshood.
    • A Fourth falshood.
    • A Fift falshood.
    • A Sixt falsitie of P. R.
    • A Seuenth falsitie.
    • An eight falsitie of P. R.
    • A ninth falshood of P. R.
    • A tenth falsitie of P. R.
    • An eleuenth and twelfth fraud of P. R.
    • A thirteenth new and noble falshood.
    • P. R. his Aequiuocation proued a lie, and himselfe a Falsifier, by the confessions of three Iesuits.
    • The first witnesse conuincing this Mitigation of falshood is Azorius a learned Iesuit.
    • A second witnesse conuincing P. R. of falshood.
    • The third witnesse conuincing P. R. of falshood.
  • § 18.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • The Answer.
    • I. The falsitie of this crimination.
    • II. The foolishnesse of his Accusation.
    • III. The vnfortunatenesse of this his declamatorie calum∣niation.
    • IIII. His blasphemie.
  • § 19.