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Author: Fitzherbert, Thomas, 1552-1640.
Title: A defence of the Catholyke cause contayning a treatise in confutation of sundry vntruthes and slanders, published by the heretykes, as wel in infamous lybels as otherwyse, against all english Catholyks in general, & some in particular, not only concerning matter of state, but also matter of religion: by occasion whereof diuers poynts of the Catholyke faith now in controuersy, are debated and discussed. VVritten by T.F. With an apology, or defence, of his innocency in a fayned conspiracy against her Maiesties person, for the which one Edward Squyre was wrongfully condemned and executed in Nouember ... 1598. wherewith the author and other Catholykes were also falsly charged. Written by him the yeare folowing, and not published vntil now, for the reasons declared in the preface of this treatyse.
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Print source: A defence of the Catholyke cause contayning a treatise in confutation of sundry vntruthes and slanders, published by the heretykes, as wel in infamous lybels as otherwyse, against all english Catholyks in general, & some in particular, not only concerning matter of state, but also matter of religion: by occasion whereof diuers poynts of the Catholyke faith now in controuersy, are debated and discussed. VVritten by T.F. With an apology, or defence, of his innocency in a fayned conspiracy against her Maiesties person, for the which one Edward Squyre was wrongfully condemned and executed in Nouember ... 1598. wherewith the author and other Catholykes were also falsly charged. Written by him the yeare folowing, and not published vntil now, for the reasons declared in the preface of this treatyse.
Fitzherbert, Thomas, 1552-1640.
[Antwerp]: Imprinted with licence [by A. Conincx], 1602.
Subject terms:
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. -- Letter written out of England to an English gentleman remaining at Padua.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.
Catholics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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THE VNTRVTHES AND SLANDERS CONCER∣NING matter of state, & some particular per∣sons, confuted in this Treatise, and in the Apology following.
VNTRVTHES AND SLAN∣DERS CONCERNING MAT∣TER OF RELIGION DISCOVE∣RED & confuted vpon diuers occasions, in this Treatise, & the Apology following.
THE PREFACE, VVHEREIN THE AVTOR DECLARETH HIS INTENTION IN THIS TREATISE, AND THE CAVSE why he wrote the same, and why the Apology concerning Edward Squyre being written three yeres since, was not published vn∣til now.
AN ANSWER TO TVVO MALITIOVS SLANDERS CONCERNING the conquest of England, falsly supposed to be pretended and solicited by the Catholykes, and touching the late enterprise of the king of Spayne in Ireland. Also con∣cerning Sir VVilliam Stanley.
CHAP. I.
CONCERNING FATHER Parsons in particular, and that the extreame malice that the heretykes beare him, is an euident argument of his great vertue. CHAP. II.
EXAMPLES OF DIVERS Catholykes executed since the Apology was written for the same causes that the martirs were put to death in the primatiue Churche, and of the great iniustice donne to two Priests condemned at Lincolne by Iudge Glanduyle. CHAP. III.
OF THE IMPVDENCIE OF a minister, who being present at the death of two mar∣tyrs aforesayd, affirmed publykly that our country was conuerted by saynt Augustin the monke, to the protestants religion, by occasion whereof the truth of the poynt is eui∣dently declared. CHAP. IIII.
OF THE FIRST CON∣UERSION of our country whyles it was called Britany in the tyme of King Lucius, with euident proofes that our Catholyke fayth was then preached & plan∣ted there. CHAP. V.
THE SAME IS CON∣FIRMED and proued out of Gildas. CHAP. VI.
CERTAINE POINTS OF CON∣TROUERSY are discussed, wherby it is prooued that King Lucius receiued our Catholyke fayth, and first of the Popes supremacy in Eccle∣siastical causes. CHAP. VII.
THAT OVR SAVIOVR made S. Peter supreme head of his Churche. CHAP. VIII.
THAT THE SVCCESSORS OF S. Peeter, to wit, the Bishops of Rome, succeed him in the supremacy of the Churche. CHAP. IX.
THAT THE BISHOPS OF Rome exercysed supreme authoritie and iurisdiction in the tyme of king Lucius. CHAP. X.
THE MATTER OF HOLY Images is debated, and the vse therof proued to haue ben in the Churche of God euer since our Sauiours tyme. CHAP. XI.
THE COMMANDEMENT OF God touching images explicated, and the practise of the Churche declared. CHAP. XII.
OF THE RELICKS of Saynts. CHAP. XIII.
THAT OVR DOCTRIN concerning the sacrifice of the Masse was generally re∣ceiued, and beleued, in the tyme of king Lucius, & first that it was foretold & prophecyed by Malachias. CHAP. XIIII.
THAT NOT ONLY THE SA∣CRIFICE of Melchisedech but also the sacrifices of the old law, were figures of the sacrifice of the masse & are chan∣ged into the same, and by the way is decla∣red the necessity of sacrifice, as wel for common welth, as for religion. CHAP. XV.
THAT OVR SAVIOVR Christ instituted and offred at his last super the sacri∣fice of his blessed body, and blood, proued by his owne woords, & by the expositions of the Fathers, with a de∣claration how he is sacrificed in the masse, and lastly that he gave commission and power to his disciples, to offer his body and blood in sacrifice, that is to say, to say masse. CHAP. XVI.
THAT THE APOSTLES practysed the commission geuen them by our Sauiours sacrificing or saying Masse them-selues, and leauing the vse and practyse therof vnto the Churche, and that the ancient Fathers not only in King Lucius tyme, but also for the first 500. yeares after Christ, teach it to be a true sacrifice, and propitiatory for the liuing and for the dead. CHAP. XVII.
AN ANSVVERE TO THE obiections of our aduersaries out of S. Paules epistle to the Hebrewes, with a declaration that the heretykes of this tyme, who abolish the sacrifice of the Masse, haue not the new Testament of Christ, and that they are most perni∣tious enemies to humain kynd. CHAP. XVIII.
OVR DOCTRIN OF THE merits of woorkes and Iustification, is proued and cleared, from the slanders of our aduersaries, commonly publyshed in their Sermons, and lately insinuated in a book set forth, concerning the conuiction of my Lord of Essex. CAP. XIX.
THAT OVR ADVERSARIES who affirme that we derogat from the merits of Christs passion do themselues wholy euacuat, and frustrat the same, by their most wicked, and absurd doctrin of impu∣tatiue iustice, and dyuers other poynts confuted in this chapter. CAP. XX.
THE CONCLVSION CON∣UINCING by the premisses, that our Catholyk doctrin, was deliuered to King Lucius, by Pope Eleutherius, aud is the vndouted truth, that Christ left to his Church, with a note of the notable impudency of our English ministers. CHAP. XXI.
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS OF THIS TREA∣TISE.
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AN ADVERTIS∣MENT TO THE READER ABOVT A FOR∣MER ANSWERE OF M. M. Ar.
TO THE RIGHT HO∣NORABLE THE LORDES OF HER MAties. PRYVIE councel.
THE AVTORS PROTE∣STATION of his innocency with the confutation of the fiction by the improbability of the end that was supposed to moue Squyre thereunto. CHAP. 1.
THE EXAMINATION OF THE grounds wher-vpon Squyre was condemned, and how vncertayne is the tryal of truthe by torment. CHAP. II.
OF THE CRVELTY OF the Rackmaisters in England, and of the manner of their exami∣nations. CHAP. III.
OF THE TORMENTORS and their manner of proceeding against law and conscience. CHAP. IIII.
THAT THE COMMON lawes of England do not admit torment in tryal of cryminal causes, for the condemnation of the delinquent. CHAP. V.
OF THE PRESVMPTIONS vrged by the lawyers against Squyre, and first of the deposition of Iohn Stallage alias Stanley. CHAP. VI.
OF THE TESTIMONIE geuen by a priuie councelor. CHAP. VII.
THAT THE EVIDENCE against Squyre was not sufficient in Law to geue him tor∣ment, & that therfore his confession extorted therby was voyd in Law, and his condemnation vniust. CHAP. VIII.
AN EXPOSTVLATION which M. Cook her Maiesties Atturney. CHAP. IX.
OF THE LIKE SLAVNDERS raysed diuers tymes heretofore against Catholykes, and of the concurrence of calumniation and persecution. CHAP. X.
OF THE MOST NOTORIOVS iniustice committed in the condemnation of Father Edmond Campion of the Societye of Iesus, and of eleuen other learned and godly Priests for a fayned conspiracy against her Matie. and the state in the yeare 1581. CHAP. XI.
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OF TVVO CATHOLIKES in wales condemned vpon the testimonie of wit∣nesses suborned, and hyred for money. CHAP. XIIII.
OF VVILLIAMS YORKE, AND Patrick Cullen executed also for fayned conspira∣cies against her Maties person. CHAP. XV.
OF THE ENDS THAT OVR Aduersaryes haue or may haue in slaundering Catho∣lykes with such treasonable attemptes, & first of the end that they haue common with all persecutors of Gods Churche and how much they faile of their purpose therin. CHAP. XVI.
OF OTHER ENDS PARTI∣CULER to our English aduersaries and of their disloyaltie therin towards her Maiestie. CHAP. XVII.
THAT THESE PROCEE∣DINGS of our aduersaries which they hold for po∣lityke are against all pollicy, and true reason of state. CHAP. XVIII.
OF TVVO OTHER INEVI∣TABLE dammages that must needs ensew to her Matie. & her whole state by the effusion of inno∣cent blood with an intimation of some part of the remedy. CHAP. XIX.
OF A CERTAYNE PAM∣PHLET printed in England concerning the conspi∣racie of Squyre after his death, and first of two notable lies which the Author therof auoweth vpon his owne knowledge. CHAP. XX.
OF CERTAYNE ABSVRD improbabilities in the same pamphlet touching the manner of the discouery of Squires sup∣posed conspiracy. CHAP. XXI.
OF CERTAINE IMPERTI∣NENT and foolish glosses of the Author of the pamphlet, and first concerning the moderation and lenitie which he sayth is vsed in causes of Religion where it is not mixt with matter of state. CHAP. XXII.
OF THE TRVE CAVSES OF more moderation vsed in the beginning then after∣wards, & of the difference made by the Lawes, betwixt Seminarie, and I Mary priests. CHAP. XXIII.
THE CONFVTATION OF an inuectiue which the Author of the Pam∣phlet maketh against the Iesuits. CHAP. XXIIII.
OF THE HIPOCRISY OF the author of the Pamphlet and his fellowes, and of a ridiculous miracle fayned in her Maiesties supposed escape. CHAP. XXV.
THE CONCLVSION TO the Lords of the Councel. CHAP. XXVI.
THE TABLE OF the Chapters.