ANd as you all know my yeares were so few and my raigne so short, that neither these, nor this, made me capable to diue into the affaires of Princes and Kingdomes, and yet I must confesse it was both with griefe and pitie, that I reade, with what vsurpation and trechery, Ferdinand King of Arragon depriued Iohn of Albert, and Katherine his Queene of their flourishing Kingdome of Nauarre, who for meere griefe and sorrow dyed immediatly after, hauing no other claime nor title to this Kingdome, but an insatiable desire of Empire and Dominion, which the Aragonois, and Castil•…∣ans wonne with their Swords.

O but Nauarre lay fit and commodious for the Prouin∣ces of old Castille, B•…iscay, and Galicia, besides, the Kings of Spaine are the Catholique Kings, and therefore it is both proper and naturall for them to be Vniuersall.

It is indeed both naturall and proper to them to bee ambi∣tious and tyrannicall, for I am confident, that as Catholique as they are, they loue Earths Empire, better then Heauens Glory; and sure I cannot but lament to see Nauarre made a Prouince to Spaine, which more is the griefe of Christendome, and the shame of the Royall line of Burbon, now the French Kings, whose patrimonie and inheri∣•… it is, and will not King Lewes recouer it?

Had Great Henry his Father liued, he would vndoubtedly haue conquered Nauarre with as much glory, as it was lost with shame and pitie; yea, the Turrets of Pampelone, and Fonteraby, had long since cast off the ragged Staffe, to beare out the three Flower de Luces.

So might King Lewes his Sonne too, if the Pope and Ie∣suites diuerted not his thoughts from that honourable and glorious Enterprise.

Surely it is against the lawes of Conscience, and the rules of Religion, for the Kings of Spaine thus to vsurpe Nauarre, or were they so iust, as they pretend they were holy, they would restore and not retaine this Kingdome.

O the Cath•…lique Kings are too wise to commit such grosse errours of State, as to restore; for it is Conquest and Possessi∣on, and no way restitution, which af•…oords them best melody; Be∣sides, sith they are the Catholique Kings, they cannot be irreligious much lesse vncharitable.

Why then Daughter, the Kings of Spaine are of Pirrhus and Lysande•…s minde, whose limits and confines of their Countries they held so farre, as their Swords and Lances could extend them. Which being so, they are only Catholique in title, not in effect, much lesse in heart or soule, for if Vsurpation bee Religion, I know not what is Heresie.

The Pope may, but our Sauiour Christ, neuer authorized or approued Vsurpation.

But the Kings of Spaine know the Popes will and plea∣sure, as they doe Gods, and this beliefe I am sure is both Catholique and Apostolicall.

See, see with how much Ignorance and wilfulnesse, with what blinde zeale and po•…re implicit faith, my Sister is perpetually lincked to Rome and Spaine.

If so Vsurpation be Romes Doctrine, and Spaines delight and practise, my soule did well to make me hate the one, and detest the other.