Annales the true and royall history of the famous empresse Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland &c. True faith's defendresse of diuine renowne and happy memory. Wherein all such memorable things as happened during hir blessed raigne ... are exactly described.

THE SENTENCE Declaratory of the Holy Father Pope Pius the Fifth, against ELIZABETH the pretended Queene of England, and those Here∣tiques adhering to her: And finally, all such as obey her, to be insnared in the same.

PIVS, Bishop, a seruant of the seruants of GOD,

for the future memory of the businesse.

HEe that rules in the Heauens aboue, and to whom all power is giuen both in Heauen and Earth, gaue vnto one onely vpon Earth, viz. to Peter, the chiefest amongst the Apostles, and to the Pope of Rome, Peters Suc∣cessor, a holy, Catholique and Apostolique Church, (without which there is no Saluation) to gouerne it in the fulnesse of power. And this he ordayned as chiefe aboue all Nations and Kingdomes, to pull downe, de∣stroy, disseuer, cast off, plant, and erect: to combine in the vnitie of spirit, his faithfull people, connext toge∣ther

through mutuall charitie, and present them whole and sound to his Sauiour. Which charge, Wee, who through the grace of GOD, are thereunto called, sub∣mitting our selues to the gouernement of the same Church, cease not with all our best labours and inde∣uours, to preserue this vnitie and Catholique Religion, which hee, (who was the Author thereof) so suffered to be incumbred, for the triall of the faith of his, and for our correction. But the number of the ungodly is so great in power, that there is not a corner left vpon the whole Earth now vntainted with their wicked Do∣ctrines. Amongst which, ELIZABETH, preten∣ded Queene of England, is, aboue all, the shelter and refuge of Error, and most noysome enemies. It is She, who after shee had possessed the Kingdome, vsurping (monster-like) the place of the chiefe Soueraigne of the Church in England, and the principall iurisdiction and authoritie thereof, hath throwne into miserable ru∣ine the whole Kingdome, when it was euen brought to the Catholique faith, and began to bring forth good fruits. For, shee with a powerfull hand prohibiteth the exercise of the true Religion (which was heretofore o∣uerthrowne by HENRY the Eighth, the forsaker ther∣of, and afterwards repayred with the helpe of this See, by MARIE, lawfull Queene of England, of famous memorie) and embraceth the Heresies of obscure per∣sons; the Royall Councell once composed of the English Nobilitie, shee hath broken off, oppresseth such as made profession of, and exercised the Catholique Religion, re-established the wicked Ministers and Preachers of im∣pietie, abolished the sacrifice of the Masse, Prayers, Fa∣stings, the diuiding of the Meates, the Celibate, and all Catholique Ceremonies, sent Bookes ouer her whole Kingdome, containing manifest Heresies, commended to her Subiects the prophane Mysteries and Institutions

which shee had receiued, and obserued from the decree of Caluin, displaced the Bishops, Rectors, and Catho∣lique Priests from their Churches and Benefices, and disposed of them to Heretiques, and is bold to take vpon her to iudge and determine Ecclesiasticall affaires; for∣bade the Prelates, the Clergie, and people, to acknow∣ledge the Roman Church, or obserue her Commande∣ments, and canonicall duties; inforced diuers to sweare obedience to her detestable Ordinances, to renounce the authoritie due to the Roman dignitie, and acknowledge her the onely Soueraigne ouer temporall and spirituall things; imposed penalties and taxes vpon such as were refractory to her Iniunctions; inflicted punishments vp∣on those who persisted in the vnitie of the faith and obe∣dience, imprisoned the Prelates and Gouernours of the Catholique Churches; where diuers being, with a tedi∣ous languishing and sorrow, miserably finished their vn∣happy dayes. All which things beeing thus euident and apparant to all Nations, and so manifestly proued by the graue testimony of diuers, that there is no place left for any excuse, defence, or tergiuersation: Wee, perceiuing that these impieties and mischiefes doe still multiply one by another, and that the persecution of the faithfull, and the affliction of the Church doth daily in∣crease, and waxe more heauy and grieuous, and finding that her heart is so obstinate and obdurate, that she hath not onely despised the wholesome Prayers and admoni∣tions which the Christian Princes haue made for her better health and conuersion, but that shee hath denyed passage to the Nuncio's, who, for this end, were sent from this siege into England; and being compelled to beare the armes of Iustice against her, Wee cannot moderate the punishment that Wee are bound to inflict vpon her, whose Ancestors merited so well of the Christian Com∣mon-wealth. Being then supported by His Authoritie,

who hath placed Vs vpon this Soueraigne Throne of Iustice, howsoeuer incapable of so great a charge, out of the fulnesse of our Apostolicall power, doe pronounce and declare the said ELIZABETH an Heretique, and fauourer of Heretiques, and those who adhere vn∣to her in the foresaid things, haue incurred the Sentence of Anathema, and are cut off from the vnitie of the bodie of Christ. That shee is depriued of the right which shee pretends to the foresaid Kingdome, and of all and euery Seigniorie, Royaltie, and priuiledge there∣of: and the Peeres, Subiects, and People of the sayde Kingdome, and all others vpon what termes soeuer sworne vnto her, freed from their Oath, and from all manner of dutie, fidelitie, and obedience: As Wee doe free them by the authoritie of these Presents, and ex∣clude the said ELIZABETH from the right which shee pretendeth to the said Kingdome, and the rest be∣fore mentioned. Commanding moreouer, & enioyning all, and euery the Nobles, as Subiects, people, and others whatsoeuer, that they shall not once dare to obey her, or any her directions, Lawes, or Commandements, bin∣ding vnder the same Curse, those who doe any thing to the contrary. And forasmuch as it may seeme diffi∣cult for them to obserue these Presents in euery place where they haue occasion for them, Our will is, that Co∣pies hereof being written by some publique Notarie, and sealed with the Seale of some Ecclesiasticall Prelate, or of his Court, shall be of as good effect through the whole World, as these Presents might doe, if they were exhi∣bited and represented. Giuen at Rome, at S. Peters, the 5. of March, in the yeere of the Incarnation of our Sauiour 1569. and of our Pont. the 5.

Caesar Glorianus.

This caused new iealousies to increase, that some Mon∣ster was a breeding: also, it manifested a new Rebellion presently begun in Norfolke, which neuerthelesse was as∣soone extinct as kindled. Certaine of the Nobles of Nor∣folke, to free the Duke, whom all the World did with an especiall loue affect, practised a designe of collecting a great number of people together, at the instant as they were flocking to a Faire at Harleston,* 1.1 vnder colour of expulsing the Flemmings out of England, who to escape the tyranny of the Duke of Alua, were fled into this Country in great numbers. Some of them being apprehended, were brought to iudgement, and condemned of high-Treason: ELIZA∣BETH, neuerthelesse, to testifie her clemency, would suffer but onely three to be punished, amongst whom, I. Throgmorton was most remarkeable, who being examined by the Iudge, would answer nothing, but being brought to execution, cleared the rest, and acknowledged himselfe the principall author and perswader thereof.

I. Felton, who stucke vp the Popes Bull vpon the Bi∣shop of Londons Gate,* 1.2 making no great difficultie of rety∣ring, and sauing himselfe, was presently taken, and brought to iudgement, and confessing boldly the deede, howsoeuer no way acknowledging it as a fault, was hanged hard by the place where hee had stucke vp the Bul, affecting a vaine kinde of shew of a glorious Martyr. For the rest, the mo∣dester sort of Papists misliked this Bull,* 1.3 because no lawfull admonition had preceded, & that She had formerly gran∣ted to them free exercise of their Religion in their particu∣lar Houses with securitie; or such as made no scruple of conscience to bee present at the Seruice in the English Church, fore-seeing a huge weight of dangers thereby to hang ouer their heads, continued euer after firme in their due obedience, perceiuing that the neighbour Princes,* 1.4 and Catholique Prouinces, neglected not the Queene, notwith∣standing this Bul, but seemed to contemne it as a vain sound of words.

The same day that Felton was arraigned, the Duke ac∣knowledging his errour to proceed from inconsideration, testified his repentance so farre, that hee did not onely seeme to disclaim any thought of marriage with the Queen of Scotland, but that his eares abhorred the remembrance of it, and promised vnder his hand, neuer to thinke further of attayning it, was freed out of the Tower of London, (where the plague was already begun) and sent to his owne House, to the great ioy of euery one, to be vnder the free custodie of Henry Neuill. Neither truely could they plead against him by right of her Maiesties Law, from the 25. yeere of Edward the Third,* 1.5 as Cecill aduertiseth, who out of the affection he bare vnto him, laboured to espouse him to another Wife, to the end to put by his thought of compas∣sing the other, and to prouide for the publique peace. But, after a few daies, many things that hee suspected, discoue∣red themselues: and their faith, who were of his most se∣cret counsell, either with hope, or by corruption, was bro∣ken.

* 1.6 The times then were full of suspitions and conspiracies. For T. and Ed. Stanley, the two youngest sonnes of the Earle of Darbie, by the Duke of Norfolkes Daughter, Ger∣rard, Rolston, Hall, and others of the Countie of Darbie, conspired to free the Queene of Scotland out of prison; but Rolstons Sonne, who was one of the company of the Gentlemen guarders, discouered the conspiracy, and the rest were imprisoned, except Hall, who saued himselfe at the Ile of Man, and from thence was sent ouer to Dun∣britton, with re-commendation to the Bishop of Rosse, where hee was afterwards taken at the surprize of the Ca∣stle: and lastly, put to death at London. The Bishop of Rosse himselfe, being lately in custodie, and set at libertie, is againe committed to the custodie of the Bishop of London, for intertaining clandestine conferences with the Earle of Southampton, a most deuoted man to the Romish Religion.

In the meane time, Sussex, accompanied with the Lord Scroope, with Companies of Souldiers being gone againe into Scotland, burn'd the Villages in the Valley of An∣nandale, ruined the Castle of Annandale, which belong∣ed to Heris, and the Castle of Caer-Laueroc, belonging to Maxwell, who had made some pillaging incursiōs into Eng∣land, and brought them to such distresse who continued on the Queene of Scotlands side, that the Duke of Chastelraut, and the Earles of Huntley and Argathell, send them a pro∣mise in writing sealed vnder their hands, obliging them∣selues thereby no longer to maintaine warres, and to aban∣don the English Rebels. This being done, hee forthwith returned, and for their valour Knighted Hastings, Russell, Browne, Hilton, Stapleton, and Musgraue, and himselfe af∣terwards, for his approued wisdome and vertue,* 1.7 was admit∣ted to be of the Queenes Priuy Councell.

ELIZABETH, hauing her thoughts full of doubts, with various suspitions, by reason of this Bull, and Nor∣folkes conspiracy, sent vnto the Queene of Scotland,* 1.8 being then at Chettesworth, in the Countie of Darbie, Cecil, and Walte•••• Mildmay, who, in regard the waters were risen a∣boue measure, it being in the Moneth of October, came thither with much difficultie, to consult with her about the most conuenient meanes how to compound the variance in Scotland, for the restoring of her to her former estate, to secure ELIZABETH, and prouide for the safetie of her young Sonne. Shee could say nothing, but deplore her afflicted condition, and complayned of the fraudulent de∣uices of Count Murray, iustified the Duke of Norfolke, and reposed all her hope on the courtesie of ELIZABETH, vnderstanding that shee had the generall gouernement of the affaires of Scotland, as well as of England. They pro∣pounded vnto her, that to conclude a certaine peace be∣tweene the two Kingdomes, she ought to oblige her selfe, to confirme the Treatie of Edenborrough, and disclaime

the title and right which shee pretended to England, so long as ELIZABETH, or any issue of her body should liue. Not to renew or entertaine any alliance with any Prince whatsoeuer, against England; Not to admit any for∣reine troupes into Scotland, nor hold any Councell with the English or Irish, without notice first giuen to ELIZA∣BETH; To send backe the English Fugitiues and Rebels, to satisfie the dammages done vpon the Frontiers; To make search, according to the Law, of the Murder aswell of Dar∣ley her Husband, as of Murray, and deliuer her Sonne into England for a pledge; Not to contract her selfe in marriage with any English man, without acquainting the Queene of England, nor with any other, contrary to the Ordinances of Scotland; That the Scots might not goe for Ireland, with∣out leaue of the Queene of England; That for the perfor∣mance of these things, the Queene, and the Commissio∣ners appointed for the same, shall thereto set their hands and Seales; Six Hostages, whom the Queene of England would nominate, should be sent into England; That if the Queene of Scotland, or any other by her procurement, at∣tempted any thing against her, she should in that re••pect a∣lone, be cut off from all right which shee might claime in England; That the Castles of Hume, and Fast-Castle, were held from the English for three yeeres space; That shee should deliuer into their hands certaine Forts in the Coun∣trey of Galloway, or Cantire, to the end that the Borderers on that coast might not inuade Ireland: And lastly, that the State of Scotland should confirme al these things by Act of Parliament.

To these things, her selfe suddenly with great dexteritie and wisdome, made answere: neuerthelesse referred it to be answered more fully by the Bishop of Rosse her Ambas∣sadour in England, Alexander Gorden, Bishop of Galloway, and to the Baron Leuinstone, deputed by Her, lieutenants of Scotland; who afterwards allowing some of these Ar∣ticles,

and reiecting others, made answer, as here follow∣eth:

THat it was reasonable to confirme the Treatie of Edenborrough,* 1.9 and renounce the title of England, during the life of ELIZABETH; but as concerning the ancient alliance of France, it was to be considered, that if they did not intertaine that still, the Queene should lose her dowrie, the 100. armed Men, and the 124. Souldiers of the Scottish Guard, being Archers, the Merchants, Schollers, and many who are to haue inheritance, their pensions and immu∣nities which they enioy, shall be cast out, and depriued of them, and of the loue and assistance of a most puis∣sant Nation: which things, if the English did not am∣ply satisfie, the Queene of Scotland could in no manner renounce this alliance. But that shee would not enter∣taine any forraigne souldiers, vnlesse such rebellion might happen, which could not be suppressed by the strength of the Countrey. That she would haue no in∣telligence, or keepe correspondancie with any of the Eng∣lish, to the preiudice of England, prouided that the Q. of England on the other side intertayned none with the Scots, to the preiudice of Scotland. That if there were any English Rebels, and Fugitiues in Scotland, they might demand them of the Scottish Rebels who were for the more part neere as they, to examine by deputies the dammages which they had receiued, and make in∣quiry, according to the Lawes of Scotland, of the death of Darley and Murray. That shee could not deliuer the King in pledge, in regard hee was in their custodie, who vnder his name coloured the Rebellion against the Queene. That it was a strange innouation, that a free Princesse should receiue Lawes from a stranger-Prince, or his Subiects, for her marriage. That the Scots should

not passe into Ireland, to any preiudice of the Queene of England, prouided that the Irish were by a recipro∣call Law obliged not to passe into Scotland. Agreed for confirmation of the securitie, to giue such pledges as the Queene of England should nominate, the Duke of Chastelraut, and the Earles of Huntley, Argathell, and of Athole excepted. Furthermore, it shall be in their power to exclude the Queene of Scots from all right of Succession in England, if shee should goe a∣bout to doe any thing contrary to the right and autho∣ritie of the Queene of England, so that the Queene of England would be bound in the like penaltie, if shee should doe any thing against the power and priuiledge of the Queene of Scotland. They demand that resti∣tution be made of Castle-Hume, and Fast-Castle, to the Baron of Hume, being the Lord to whom by right they appertaine, and the English to hold them no lon∣ger. To deliuer vp the Forts in Galloway and Can∣tire, were to no other end, but to minister a new occasion of warre.

* 1.10 When these things could in no wise bee agreed vpon, neither any Commissioners came from the Vice-Roy of Scotland, in the meane while it was divulged all abroad, that the Pope, the King of France, and the Duke D' Alua, was importunately sought vnto for ayde, to set the Queene of Scotland at libertie; and the English Rebels, the Earle of Westmerland, and the Countesse of Northumberland, and others (whom the Pope had supplyed with 12. thousand Crownes by the Bishop of Rosse) were come backe out of Scotland; It is cleare that this Treaty brought forth no∣thing: but that ELIZABETH, (euen as one chosen by consent to sit at the Sterne of all Great-Brittaine, com∣mands by her owne authority, that the Assembly of the States of Scotland should be prorogued, and Truce often

talked of. The Commanders doe grieuously vexe and tor∣ment all parts of Scotland.

Rosse sends the Articles of this Treaty to the Pope,* 1.11 to France, and to Spaine, and certified that the Queene must necessarily consent vnto them, vnlesse their succour and counsell came in time to relieue her, which he vehemently craued, but in vaine. For indeed their heads were posses∣sed with other affaires; Spaine was preparing to marry Anne of Austria, daughter to Maximilian the Empe∣rour, his Niece by the sister-side, who at the same time departed from Zealand, to goe for Spaine. To whom, E∣LIZABETH, for a chiefe testification of honour and loue to the House of Austria, sent Charles Howard with a warlike fleete, and choyce Nobilitie, to conduct her thi∣ther through the English Sea.

The twelfth yeere of ELIZABETHS reigne beeing now happily finished, in which the Papists expected, accor∣ding to the prediction of their Diuines, the euent of a gol∣den day, as they said; all good people were ioyfull, and happy, and with a delightfull ioy began to celebrate the seuenteenth day of Nouember, (being the day of her com∣ming to the Crowne) with Prayers and Thankes-giuing, which were performed in the Churches, vowes were mul∣tiplied, ringing of Bells, Carrolls, Turneyes, and publique solemne ioy euery-where. And this hath continued euer sithence she liued, in testimony of the loue and obedience that her Subiects did beare her.

In the middest of these things, dyed H. Clifford,* 1.12 Earle of Cumberland, the Second of the name, Henries Sonne, whom HENRY the Eighth had raysed to the honour of an Earle, in the yeere 1525. being otherwise of a very noble and an∣cient House, and hauing gotten a great increase of honour by marriages, which he contracted with the heires of Ves∣ciores and Viponts or Vieux-ponts, who had beene anciently hereditary Vicounts of Westmerland, who by his first Wife

begot Eleanor, the second daughter of C. Brandon, Duke of Suffolke, and of Mary, Sister to HENRY the Eighth, Mar∣garet, who was married to Henrie the Earle of Darbies Son, of much hope, and with great pompe, beeing the onely heire of that House. But hauing by his second Wife, Anne Dacrey, two Sonnes, who were successiuely heires to their fathers honour, this hope vanished.

* 1.13 There dyed also N. Throgmorton, of whom I haue of∣ten spoken, the fourth Son of G. Throgmorton, the Golden Knight, and of Katherine, daughter of N. Baron of Vaux; a man of great experience, of solid iudgement, and of a sin∣gular dexteritie of spirit, who, stirring many things vnder the reigne of MARY, with great difficultie, by his pru∣dence and eloquence, saued his life: afterwards vnder E∣LIZABETH, hee was imployed in many Ambassies, wherein he got much honour, vntill, for the gaining of the Earle of Leicesters fauour, hee opposed Cecill, who was his Emulator, for thereby hee could attaine but to very small meanes, and triuiall preferments, as chiefe Butler of Eng∣land, and Treasurer of the Queens Chamber. Being at Sup∣per in the Earle of Leicesters House, and eating sallads, hee was suddenly taken with an inflammation of the Liuer, as some haue affirmed, or with a Catarre, as others say, and not without iealousie of being poysoned, whereof hee dy∣ed in a good time, both for himselfe and his, being then in great danger both of losing his life and goods, beeing a man of a stirring and working spirit.

In Ireland, Connogher, O-Brien, Earle of Twomond, not able to endure Edward Fitton, Gouernour of Connaught, who began to gouerne the Prouince something more se∣uerely,* 1.14 and to take away from the great Ones, and chiefe of the Countrey, all hope of polling the Subiects of Ire∣land, had secretly plotted Rebellion with others, but it was preuented by a happy chance. For, hauing appointed the day to take armes, comes in Fitton, who knew nothing, and

courteously aduertised the Earle, that he would lodge the morrow following with him, with certaine of his friends. The Earles conscience accusing him, and beeing possest with a strange feare, (an ill signe in doubtfull things) thin∣king that he was now discouered, and that the Gouernour came to him rather like an enemy then a guest, retired him∣selfe forth-with into France, leauing them all in doubt what was become of him. The Conspirators, fearing that he was gone into England to discouer the plot, continued in obedience, whereof he vnderstanding, shewed himselfe wise at last, and hauing confest all the busines to Norris, then Ambassadour in France, imployed him to mediate Queene ELIZABETHS fauour, with whom he found such Grace, that he was restored againe to his Estate.

But Stukeley, an Englishman, a riotous Prodigall,* 1.15 and vaine-glorious fellow, who after he had consumed all his estate, retired into Ireland, hauing lost all hope of getting the Marshall-ship of Wexford, and perceiuing himselfe to be despised of euery one, and being vnable to raise any com∣motion, after belching vp most vnworthy reproches of his Princesse, who had done him many fauours, slipped o∣uer into Italie, to Pope Pius the fifth, and by his flattering tongue, insinuated beyond all credit into the fauour of this pernicious old man, who breathed out the ruine of Queene ELIZABETH, making great blags, and promising that with three thousand Italians, he would driue all the Eng∣lish out of Ireland, and burne the English Fleet; which he afterward villainously attempted, but to his owne ruine, as hereafter we will shew.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Rebellion in Norfolke assoone ended as begun.
• * 1.2

  Felton puni∣shed for sticking vp the Popes Bull.
• * 1.3

  The Papists reproue the Bull.
• * 1.4

  The greatest part cōtemne this Bull.
• * 1.5

  Cecill adui∣seth him to marry.
• * 1.6

  Diuers are imprisoned.
• * 1.7

  Sussex cho∣sen a Priuy-Councellor.
• * 1.8

  Treaty with the Queene of Scotland.
• * 1.9

  The An∣swer to the proposition of the Eng∣lish.
• * 1.10

  They cannot agree.
• * 1.11

  The Bishop of Rosse re∣quires helpe to free the Queene of Scots.
• * 1.12

  The death of the Earle of Cumber∣land.
• * 1.13

  The death of Throgmor∣ton.
• * 1.14

  Rebillion in Ireland quenched before they saw the day.
• * 1.15

  Stukeley fli∣eth out of Ireland.