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Show ObforvationJ upon a Libell, pzeblijbecl, In Anno, a 59 2. -·Now for ours, And firft, touching the Point, wherein, he char· geth us, to be the Authours, of Troubles, in Scotland, and France: It will appear to any, that have been well enformeo,of the Memories, ofthefe Aff.'lires; Thlt the Troubles,of thofe Ki1zgdomes, were, in-deed, chitfly kindled, by one, and the fame Fami6', of the Guifc: A Family, (as was partly touched befon:)) as parcicu!Jtly devoted, now for many years. together, to Spain, as the Order, of the Jcjitites, is. .This H~tife of ~uije, having, oflate years, ex.tra· ordinarily flourtfhed, In the emment Vcrt1ee, of a few Pt:r!ons. whofe Ambition, neverthelelfe, was nothing inferiour to their verltte; But being of a Houfe, notwithClanding, which the Princer, oft he BloHd,ofFrauce, reckoned but as fhangers; Afpired, to a Greatnefs, more then Civil/, and proportionable to their Ca1~p, wherefoever they had Authority: And accordingly, under co!Jur of Confang}tinit)', and Religion, they brought into Sco.t1and, in the year I 5 59, and in the Abfence, of the Kin,~, and tl..!!:een, French Forces, in great numbers: whereupon, the Anr;ient Nobility,of Lhat Realm, feeing the imminent danger, off\ educing that Kingdome, uoder the Tyranny of Strangers, did pray, (according to the good Intelligence~between the two Crowns,)h,r Jld,:tjefli.e.r Neighhourly Forces. And fo it i~ true, that the Action:~ being very J ufl:,& Honourable, her lUajefly undertook it, expelled the Strangers, and refiored the Nohiltt;, to their Degreer, and the State to Peace. Afrer) when Certain Noble-Men of Scotland) oft he fame F a[/ion of G1tife; had, during the Afinor1ty of the King, pofieifcd themfelves, of his Perfon, to the end, to abufc his Authority, many wayes; And namely, to make a Breach, between Scotltmd, and England, her Majeflies F orccs) were again, in the year, I 58 2. by the Kings befr, and trueft Servants, fought, and required; And, with the Fo.rces of her Majejl:y, prevailed fo far, as to be pofi~fied, of the C a file of Edenborough, the principall part of that King dome; which, neverthele!fe, her Majefiy, incontinently, with ~d] Honour, and S~ncerity, refiored; After fhe had put the King, in t good) and fatthfull, Hands; And fo, ever fince, in all the Occ:dions, of Intcftine Troubles, wfuereunto that Natio1z hath been eve1 fubjefr, ilie hath performed unto the King, all poffible good Of fices, and fuch, as he doth, with all good Affection, acknowledge. The fame Houfo of Cttife, under Colour of Alliance, during the R.aign, of FranciJ thefecond, and by the Support, and pr.t[/ife, of the ~een Mother; who defiring, to retain the Regency, under her own Hands, during the Minority of charles the ninth, ufed thofe of G~tifeas a Counterpoif~, to the Princes, of the blo1td; obtained a~fo, gr~at Authority, in the Kiltgdonu, ofFrance; whereupon, ha- Vtn& ratfed, and moved, Civil/ Warrs, under pretence of Religion; But tndeed, to enfeeble, and depreffe,the Ancient Nobility of that I Rl'!alm; The contrary Part, being compounded, of the Bl~ud RoyaU, and the Greatell: ojficerJ, of the Grown; oppofed themfelves, ----------------------------------------~~~--o~n~el~ = .. -r-r- ' ObfervationJ upon a Lib eli~ publijhed, ln Anno, 15 9 2 c1 on ely~ againl1: their lnfolency; And, to their AidCJ, called in -her Maje.fties Force.r) giving them, for fecurity, the TownofNew~Haven: ~hich neverth~le~e, when as .afterwards,. having by the Reputatwn, ofher Ma;ejites confederatron,rhade theu Peace in Ef- . feet, as they would themfelves:, They would, without obferving any Conditions, that had paffed. have had it back again; Thenindeed, it was held by force, and fo had been lqng, but forth~ great Mortality, which it plea fed God, to fend amongfr our Men. Aft~t which time, fo far was her 1f1ajefly, from'feeking, td fowe, O'I' kmdle, New Tronblu; As contmt}aHy, by the Sollicitation of ~er Embaffadours, £he fiill perf waded, with the Kings, both cha~les the 9th_, and Hen. the 3d, to keep~ and obferve, their EdiCh of Paci~ • ftcation, and to prefervt their A1ttpority, by the V1zion, of their ~'rtbjellJ: whichCounfell, if it ha~been as happily followed, as It was prudently,and fincerely, given, France, had be~n,at this day, a mo.fi F~ourifhing Kingdome, which is now, a Thedter of Mife ... ry. And now, In the end~ after that the Ambitious Pra&ifes, of the fame HIJHje, of Guife, had grown to that Ri pcnefs, that gathering fu_rthe~ftrength,upon the ~eakne[s, and Mifgovernment, of the fa1d Ktng Hen. 3 ; He was fatn, to execute, the Dufte ofGuife, with. out Ceremgny,at Bloys: And y~t, nevertheleffe,fo many Men wete embarqued, and engaged, in that ConfpiracJ, as the Flame therea~ was nothing afi'waged;But, contrar:y.wife, that King Hen. ~rew ddl:reffed, fo as he was enforced, to trriplore, the S4ccours of England, fi·om her Majefty; Though no way, interdfed, in that .ff2!!tt~reU; Nor, any way, obliged, for any good eftices, fhe had recetved of that King ; yet ili.e accorded the fame. Before the ArrivaU of which Fore a 3 the King, bei'ng, by a f4cri/eg)o1At Ja:cobine, !llurther~d, in his C11mp, nea-r Pari!, yet they went on, and cam~, tn good t1me, for the AJjiftttnce, of the King, whiCh now rll~tteth ;· The Jufiice of whofe Q!larrell,together wit'h the long cmitinued Amity, and good Intelligence, which her MajeftJ had with him, hath move~ her .llJajefty, from time to time, to fupply w'itn great Aide-s; And· yet, £he never,.by any Demand, urged upon him, the putting 1rHb-her Hands, of any Town, or Place. So as, upon this, that h•atn been faid, let rhe Reader judge~ whl!ther hath been; the mote Jufr ~ and l'l:lnourabie, Proceeding.; And the more free, from Ambition,• and P~f!}o'H, towards other States; That of spain, o! that of Engltt11d? Now, let US'e:ltmnine the proceedings, reCiproque, b~cween tl1~mfdveS'. Her Mt~Jefty, at her corni'lig to the Crown, found her Realm, entangled, wirlh the 1Piu·J of Fr4nce,anci-Scotldnd,ber bearelf Neigb'. b'otln: W'hi(!h Wars Were grounded, onely, UPQn the SpiniardJ ffl!!:trrell; but,in the putfuit of them,had I·ofi England, the Towa of Calice. Whie'h,from'the ~r. year, OfKing.Ed-#ard ~' had beelT · I polfeffi:d; oy the- King.t o.f England. There was a tneeting near Burdet~ nx, towapd~ the fta )' of JLueen Marier Haign, between th~ Cimn1ijfirmers:J of Fra1rce, spain,and England; and fome Overtpre, 0 |