A temperate vvard-vvord, to the turbulent and seditious VVach-word of Sir Francis Hastinges knight vvho indeuoreth to slaunder the vvhole Catholique cause, & all professors therof, both at home and abrode. Reduced into eight seueral encounters, vvith a particuler speeche directed to the Lordes of her Maiesties most honorable Councel. To vvhome the arbitriment of the vvhole is remitted. By N.D.

Title

A temperate vvard-vvord, to the turbulent and seditious VVach-word of Sir Francis Hastinges knight vvho indeuoreth to slaunder the vvhole Catholique cause, & all professors therof, both at home and abrode. Reduced into eight seueral encounters, vvith a particuler speeche directed to the Lordes of her Maiesties most honorable Councel. To vvhome the arbitriment of the vvhole is remitted. By N.D.

Author

Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.

Publication

[Antwerp] :: Imprinted vvith licence [by A. Conincx],

Anno M.D.XCIX. [1599]

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Subject terms

Hastings, Francis, -- Sir, d. 1610. -- Watch-word to all religious, and true hearted English-men -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

Catholics -- England -- Early works to 1800.

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"A temperate vvard-vvord, to the turbulent and seditious VVach-word of Sir Francis Hastinges knight vvho indeuoreth to slaunder the vvhole Catholique cause, & all professors therof, both at home and abrode. Reduced into eight seueral encounters, vvith a particuler speeche directed to the Lordes of her Maiesties most honorable Councel. To vvhome the arbitriment of the vvhole is remitted. By N.D." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09109.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• THE PRINCIPAL PARTES OF THIS VVARD-VVORD.
• THE FIRST IN∣COVNTER, ABOVT THE BLESSINGES AND BENEDICTIONS, vvhich Sir Francis affirmeth to haue come to England by the change of Catholique Religion.
• THE SECOND INCOVNTER, ABOVT CERTAIN ABSVRD GROWNDS and principles, forged by this Knight to be in Catholique Religion.
• THE THIRD INCOVNTER, ABOVT GREAT PERILS SVPPOSED TO be vvrought to her Maiestie by Catholiques, both in the tyme of Queen Marie and since. VVith the cleering of diuers particuler men that are slandered therin.
• HASTINGES VVACH-VVORDE. THE FOVRTH INCOVNTER, ABOVT BISHOP GARDENER AND Cardinall Allen, by name, and of their vnvvortie and slanderous vsage by this vvach∣vvoord-geuer.
• THE FIFTH INCOVNTER, ABOVT IESVITES AND FATHER Persons in particuler, vvhether they seeke the Queens blood, as Sir Francis affirmeth.
• THE SIXTH INCOVNTER, ABOVT THE CATHOLIQVE RECV∣santes that refuse for conscience sake, to goe to the Prote∣stantes churches, and to be present at their ser∣uice in England.
• THE SEVENTH INCOVNTER, ABOVT FORRAYNE PRINCFS AND NA∣tions: And first concerning the Pope of Rome.
• THE EIGHTH INCOVNTER, TOVCHING SPANIARDES, AS∣vvell the vvhole nation, as their pre∣sent King.
• THE REMISSION OF THE VVHOLE ANSVVER TO THE IVDGEMENT and arbitrement of the Lords of her Maiesties most honorable Councel, vvith the ansvverers opinion and petition for the ending of these dissentions and controuersies.