Thomas Campanella, an Italian friar and second Machiavel, his advice to the King of Spain for attaining the universal monarchy of the world particularly concerning England, Scotland and Ireland, how to raise division between king and Parliament, to alter the government from a kingdome to a commonwealth, thereby embroiling England in civil war to divert the English from disturbing the Spaniard in bringing the Indian treasure into Spain : also for reducing Holland by procuring war betwixt England, Holland, and other sea-faring countries ... / translated into English by Ed. Chilmead, and published for awakening the English to prevent the approaching ruine of their nation ; with an admonitorie preface by William Prynne, of Lincolnes-Inne, Esquire.

CHAP. II. The Causes of the Spanish Monarchy. (Book 2)

THe same Three Causes therefore have con∣curred in the Spanish Monarchy. For after that ••t had, by the Assistance of Almighty God, happily maintained War against the Moors for near 800. years space together, It at length brought forth such Valiant Commanders, and Soul∣diers, that being so fortified both by Strength and Prudence, and having over∣come the Barbarians, they then turned their Armes another way, and proceeded on to greater Undertakings. And after∣wards being, as it were by Divine Instinct, assisted by the Pope with a great Treasure of Indulgences and C••oisados, and the King being also honoured by the Title of Catholick, that is to say, Vniversal, It arrived to so great a reputation and glory of Va∣lour, that the Genueses were so much the more willingly and readily drawn in to their assistance in the making themselves Masters of the New World: And lastly, it is most certain, that whilest Wars were made with Launces, and Horses, the Gaules, Goths, and Lombards enlarged their Dominions; but when the Sword was the chief Weapon, the Romans then carried all afore them. But in after times, when Subtlety and Cr••ft was of more Prevalence then Valour, and that Printing, and Guns were now found out, the Chief Power then fell into the hands of the Spa∣niards, who are a People that are both Industrious, Active, Va∣liant, and Subtle. For then did Occasion joyn the King of Ar∣ragon with Isabella, Queen of Castile, who had no Issue Male to succeed her: and at the same time also was added to him the Imperial Line of the House of Austria: to which like∣wise, through defect of Issue Male in the Burgundian Family, there was added a very considerable Inheritance of many Lordships, and Provinces in the Low-Countries, and in other places.

Then followes the Discovery of the New World, made by Christophorus Columbus; and another accession also, by the joyn∣ing of the Kingdom of Portugal to Spain. All which rendred the Monarchy of Spain both Illustrious, and Admirable, and also, besides other things, made Her Lady of the Seas: to which Advantages was also added the Troubled Condition of the French, English, and Dutch, who were at Variance among them∣selves about certain Points of Religion: by which meanes the Spania••d so easily arrived to this height of Power and Great∣nesse it now is in.

And the King of Spain might grow more Powerful yet, and might attain to the Dominion of the Whole World, if he would but endeavour the Overthrow of the Turkish Empire; as Alexander heretofore did of the Persian, and the Romans of the Carthaginean. For that Empire got up to this height, for the Sins of the Christians; and the Angel of that People hath yet the upper hand. For while the Imperialists have been at variance with the Pontificians, the French with the English, the Venetians with the Gen••eses, God hath raised up the Turks, and hath sent them into both Empires; because that the Christians were too gently, and lightly punished for their sins by the Arabians, Tartars, and other foreign Na∣tions; as I have already shewed in my Papal Monar∣chy.

And the Turk is the same to us at this day, who are so di∣stracted and divided by several Heresies, that the Assyrians were of old to the Iewes, who by faction were divided into the Kingdomes of Iudah and Israel; except the Good An∣gell of Spain afford us his assistance; as I have elsewhere shewed.