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to be head of their Church. This, I doubt not, but by your

wisdom you can consider, and the Emperor, which is too

great already, they wil in no wise make him greater.

Number LXVI.

The anszcer of the King's ambassadors, made to the Duke

of S axe and Landgi-ave of Hesse.

FIRST, That his Highnes, as wel by his ambassadors, as Cleopatra,

their letters from Smalkald, doth perceive two things. The

one is their gratitude and benevolence towards his Majesty,

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their progenitors inviolably observed, to be increased. The

other is, not only their great constancy in setting forth of the

truth of the Gospel, that was darkned afore, but also that they

exhort his Grace to the defence of the same. Which be most

acceptable to his Highnes : and thanketh them as wel for

his behalf, as also for the behalf of al Christendome : know-

ledging the great benefit of God, in giving the said Princes

such stedfastnes and strength. And that his Majesty willed

to be shewed unto them, that their wondrous vertues have

so ravished and drawn his mind to their love, that his High-

nes feeled a great encrease [enclination] to their amitie, in

such wise, that he is determined fully never to pass the oc-

casion without correspondence of love, nor any occasion that

he shaV think may conduce in any wise to their good minds

and godly procedings. And for to declare his mind to the

articles of their petition.

The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, eleventh,

twelfth, thirteenth articles, do please his Majesty wel

enough. And altho there be something in them that his

Grace would grant easily to no maner princes, were they

never so great ; yet nevertheles his Highnes, for his affection

towards them, thinketh that they mean nothing else, but

the reformation of the Church, which his Majesty for his

part desireth much, and desireth to joyn with them in the

same.
In these articles his Majesty desireth, that only the third

and ninth article be more amply declared : that is to say,

The third article be these words ; Item, That neither the

Kings Highnes, without the assent of the princes and estates

confederates, nor they without his Graces assent, shal agree

to the indiction of any councel, that the Bp. of Rome that

now is, or any other, whatsoever authority he pretend [shal

indict.] And that also neither of the said parties shal agree

162 upon the place of a councel to be had, widiout the agree-

ment of the other, expresly to be given. But that the same

be done by the mutual assent of his Grace, the said princes,

and estates. Provided nevertheles, that if al they shal per-

ceive a lawful and Christian free council, to be indicted in

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some sure and indifferent place, that then neither of both

parties shal refuse the said councel.

To the ninth article his Highnes would have added,

That neither of both parties shal permit any of their servants

or subjects to be infold against the other part, nor to help,

directly nor indirectly, such as would invade or enterprize

against them.
As to the first, second, seventh, and tenth articles, his

Grace answereth.

To the tenth his Majesty saith, That he doubted not, but

the said confederates do wel think and know, that his Grace

is moved in his mind by no nianer private necessity that

he or his realm have, nor any private profit, to join with the

said confederates in league of defence. For he and his realm

is in good peace, and knoweth not that the Bishop of Rome,

the Emperor, or any other Prince, picketh any quarrel with

him, and much less war. And altho his Grace feared some

hostility of them, nevertheles by the death of a woman [viz.

Q. Katharin] al calumnies be extincted. And to the intent

the confederates might know his Graces good affection to-

ward them, and to the reformation of the Church, and abo-

lition of abuses, his Grace signifieth unto them, that he woU

in no wise refuse their petition, but willingly contribute for

his part an 100,000 crownes for the defence of the league,

in case that the confederation betwixt the said confederates

and his Grace to be made, shal be brought to any effect.

And for other appendences of this article, as touching suf-

ficient sureties ; Item, That the half of the mony by them

contributed should be spent, or ever they touch his Graces

mony ; Item, Concerning the form and maner to deposit

and spend the same ; Item, To make his Highnes pi'ivy of

the sum that on their behalves shal be contributed, and of

the necessity, wherabouts it should be spent; and that al

things may be don by conmion advise and assent, because

the same do require long treaty, therfore his Grace referreth

the same to his orators, and to such of theirs, as by the 13th

article they desire to send. His Grace desireth the said

Princes to send them fully instructed, and with sufficient
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power and authority to treat with his Highnes ; not doubt-

ing but they shal have reasonable and friendly answer.

To the first, second, and seventh articles, his Majesty

hath very acceptable and agreable the honor they have

thought to defer on him, as, above al princes, to cal him to

be Protector and Defender of their Religion. Which is a

declaration of the certain benevolence and trust that they

have in his Majesty : and altho his Majesty knoweth what

envy and danger followeth such title, yet nevertheles his

Highnes is so desirous to do them plesure, and to the glory

of the Gospel, his Grace is content to accept the same ho-

nor, after that betwixt his and their orators agreement shalbe

had upon the first and second articles. For it should not be

sure nor honorable for his Majesty, before they shalbe vnt\\

his Grace agreed upon a certain concord of doctrin, to take

such a province upon his Highnes. And forasmuch as his

Majesty desireth much, that his Bishops and learned men

163 might agree with theirs; but seeing that it cannot be, un-

les certain things in their confession and apology should,

by their familiar conferences, be mitigate ; his Grace ther-

fore would their orators, and some excellent learned men

with them, should be sent hither, to confer, talk, and com-

mon upon the same, according to the thirteenth article.
Now, that his Highnes by the same answers sheweth unto

them his good heart, trusting that they would be of cor-

respondence therunto, his Majesty desireth three things of

them, of no great cost nor difficulty.

First, That in case any king, prince, or other should

invade his Majesty or dominion for the same, or for the

cause of the religion, that then they shal furnish him, at

their expences, 500 horsemen, armed of al pieces, or ten

ships, wel arayed for the war, to serve his Majesty by the

space of four whole months by land or by sea. And that

it shalbe at his Graces choice to have horsemen or ships.

And that such as his Grace shal chuse, shal be sent to him

within a month after the requisition therof.
Second, That besides the same, they shal retain, at his

Majesties cost and charges, such number of horsemen and

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footmen, as his Highnes shal require : so that the horsemen

pas not the number of 2000, and the footmen the number

of 5000. Or for the said footmen twelve ships in good order

furnished with men, harness, ordinance, victuals, and other

things necessary. And that the Kings Majesty may hire

them, and retain at his wages, as long as it shal please his

Grace. And that it shalbe his Majesties choise to have the

said twelve ships, or the said number of horsemen and foot-

men. And that such as his Majesty shal chuse may be ready

within two months after his requisition.

Thii-d, That the said confederates woll take upon them in

all councels hereafter, and every where else, to promote and

defend the opinion of the reverend Fathers, Dr. Martin,

Justus Jonas, Cruciger, Pomeran, and Melancthon, in the

cause of his Gi-aces mariage.
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Number LXVII.

The Coundl, to Secretary Crumzvel ; givmg orders Jbr the
despatching certain persons into Germany and France,
MASTER Secretary, After our most hearty commenda- Cleopatra,

tions: Ye shal understand, that having received the letters ' ''*'

sent imto you from Sir John Wallop, and shewed the same

unto the Kings Majesty, his plesure therupon was, that we

should dispatch these our letters incontinently unto you,

concerning the accomplishment and doing of these things

ensueing.
First, His Graces plesure is, that you shal immediatly

upon the receit hereof, dispatch Barnes in post, with Deryk

in his company, into Germany ; commanding him to use

such diligence in his journey, that he may, and it be possible,

meet with Melancthon before his arrival in France. And in l64

case he shal so meet with him, not only dissuade his going

thither; declaring how extremely the French King doth

persecute those that wil not grant unto the Bhshop of Romes

usurped power and jurisdiction; using in this part al per-

suasions, reasons, and means that he can devise, to impeach

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and let his said journey thitlier ; laying unto him, how much

it should be to his shame and reproch to vary and go now

from that true opinion wherin he hath so long continued :

but also on the other side to persuade him also, that he may

[be willing] to convert his said journey hither : shewing him

as wel the conformity of his opinion and doctrine here, as

the nobility and vertues of the Kings Majesty, with the

good entertainment which undoubtedly he shal have here

at his Graces hands.
And if percase tlie said Barnes shal not meet with him

before his arrival in France, then the said Barnes, proceding

himself further in his journey toward the Princes of Ger-

many, shal, with al diligence, return in post to the K. H. the

said Diryk of the certainty of the said Melancthons coming

into France, and such other occurrents as he shal then

know. And if the said Diryk be not now ready to go with

him, the Kings plesure is, ye shal in his sted appoint and

send such one other with the said Barnes, as ye shal think

meet for that purpose.

And when the said Barnes shal arrive with the said

princes of Germany, the Kings plesure is, he shal on his

Graces behalf, as wel persuade them to persist and continue

in their former good opinion, concerning the denyal of the

Bishop of Romes usurped authority, declaring their own

honour, reputation, and surety to depend theron. And that

they now may better maintain their said just opinion therin

than ever they might, having the K. M. one of the most

noble and puissant Princes of the world, of like opinion and

judgment with them. Who, having proceded therin by

great advise, deliberation, consultation, and judgment of the

most part of the great and famous Clerks of Christendom,

wil in no wise relent, vary, or altre in tliat behalf; like as

the said Barnes may declare and shew unto them by a book

made by the Dean of the chappel, [Richard Sampson,] and

as many of the Bishops sermons as ye have. Which book

ye shal receive herewith ; the copy wherof, and of the said

sermons, ye must deliver unto the said Barnes at his de-

parture, for his better remembrance and instruction.

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To wliom also his Graces plesure is, ye shal shew as niucli

of Master Wallops letter, (which we send you also,) as ye

shal se drawn and marked with a pen in the margin of the

same. As also exhort and move them in any wise to beware

how they commit any of their affaires to the order, di-

rection, and determination of the Fr. King ; considering he

and his Councel be altogether Papist, and addict and bent

to the maintenance and conservation of the Bishop of Romes

pretended authority.
Furthermore, the Kings plesure is, yee shal upon the re-

ceit hereof immediatly cause Mr. Haines and Christopher

Mount, in post, to repair into France to Sir John Wallop,

in as secret maner as they can, and coming like his friends

to visit him, and not as sent by the King. And in case they

shal by him, or otherwise, learn and know, that Melancthon

is there arrived, then his Grace wol, that the said Haines

and Mount shal, in such sort, as they be not much noted,

resort unto him, and for the dissuading of his continuance l65

there, or the alteration of his opinion, and the alluring of

him hither ; to use such reasons and persuasions as be be-

fore written, with such other as they can further devise for

that purpose. To the which Haines and Mount, the Kings

plesure is, ye shal deliver like copies of the same Deans book

and the Bishops sermons, to be shewed unto the said Me-

lancthon, or otherwise used, as may be most expedient for

thdchyevement of the Kings purpose in that behalf.
Ye shal also understand, that the Kings plesure is, ye

shal writ to Sir John Wallop, and send unto him therwith

like copies : willing him, in case he shal have certain know-

ledg that the articles be true written in these his letters

concerning the Fr. Kings sending into Germany, for the

continuance of the Bishop of Romes pretended supremacy,

to repair with the said copy to the Fr. King : and not only

to set the same forth, with such reasons as he can devise in

that part, shewing how much it shal be against his honor,

both to give himself subject to the said Bp, and to move

others to do the semblable ; but also to declare unto him,

that the Kings H. reraembring liis old friendly promises

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concerning the maintenance of his cause, and of his proced-

ings touching the same, cannot think it a httle strange, that

the said Fr. King (seeing his Majesty hath in his doings

touching the said Bp. of Rome moved neither his nor any

princes subjects) wil move and stir the Germans to con-

descend upon a contrary opinion both to himself and to his

Grace in this behalf. And that his Majesty must needs

think liis amity much touched, in that he should move any

state or country to do that thing which is so much against

the Kings H. and his own promise : using al the wayes he

can, to dissuade him from that dishonorable obedience to

the said Bps. see; moving him to encline to the Kings just

opinion touching the same.
Finally, The Kings plesure is, ye shal write another letter

to the Bp. of Aberden, signifying that the Kings M. taketh

it very unkindly, that the King his nephew Avould now em-

brace, without his advise or counsel, being his neerest friend

and unkle, and now in league and amity with him, the

mariage of Monsr. de Vaudons daughter : wherunto he

would give none ear at his Graces overture heretofore made

of the same. In your said letter imputing a great negligence

therin to the said Bp. and others of his masters Councel ;

seing their master sheweth not, in the doing therof, such

amity towards the K. H. as the friendship betwixt them

doth require.

And to make an end, his Grace woll in no wise that

Barnes and Haynes shal tary for any further instruction of

the Bp. of Canterbury, or any other, having his Grace de-

termined to send the same after by Mr. Almoner and Hethe :

but that he, Mr. Haynes, and Mount, shal with al possible

diligence depart immediatly in post without any lenger

tarying, than for this their depeche shal be necessary. So

as their abode impeach not the Kings purpose touching the

said Melancthon. And thus fare you most heartily wel,

from Langley, in much hast, this Monday at 4 of the clock

at afternoon.
Your loving friends,

T. Norfolk, George Rochford.

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Number LXVIII. l66
Secretary CrumiaeTs letter to Sir John Wallop, the King's

Ambassador in France : directing him in what manner

to justify the King in the divorce, and in the execiition

of some persons denying the supremacy.

To my right loving frynd Sir John Wallop, Knyght, the

Kynges Ambassadour resident in the Corte of Fraunce.

AFTER my most harty recommendacions ; These shal be mss. d. g.

to advertise you, that tlie xviith day of this monthe I re- " ^'

ceyvid from you a packet of letters; which indelayedly I

delyvered unto the Kinges Highnes, and conferred with his

Grace theffects both of your letters and al others within the

sayd packet, beyng directed as wel to his H. as to me.

And after his H. had with me perused the hoole contents

throughly of your sayd letters ; percey vyng not only the

liklihod of the not repayr into Fraunce of Philip Melanc-

thon, but also your communications had with the Frenche

Kings Highnes, upon your demaund made of the Kynges

Majesties pensions, with also your discrete answers and re-

phcations made in that behalfe, for the which his Majestie

givethe unto you condigne thanks : ye shal understand,

that his H. commaunded me to make you answer in this

wise followyng.

First, as touching the Kings money, his H. doubtithe

not, but seeing both the Frenche Kyng and also the great

maister have promysed you it shal be depeched, ye wil, as

the case shal require, not cease to cal upon theym, till it be

depeched. And farther consideryng that the said Frenche

Kyng, upon your sayd demaunde of the sayd pensions, so

sodaynlie fel into communication with you, as wel of his

frendship and humanytie shewed to the K. H. alledgyng

that he at al tymes hath answered for the K. H. Specially

beyng last at Marcellis with Pope Clement, with other

thinges as in your sayd letters apperethc ; as also concern-

yng thexecutions lately done here within this realme : the

K. H. not a litle marvaylethe therat : and thinkethe it good,

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that as of your self ye take somme occasion, at convenient

tyme and opportunytie, to renovate the sayd conmmnyca-

tion, both with the Fr. Kynge, or at the last with the great

maister : sayeng unto theym, that wher the sayd Fr. Kyng

alledgethe that he hath at all tymes answered for the K. H.

in his cause, specially to the sayd Pope Clement at Mar-

cellys, affirmyng his procedynges to be just and upright

concernyng the matrymonye, as ye do write, in that albeit

the K. H. procedynges in al his affaires within this realme,

beyng of suche equite and justnes of themselfe as they be,

nedethc not any defence or assistence ayenst Pope Clement,

or any other foreyne power, havyng Goddes wordes and

lawes onely sufficient to defend hym : yet in that that the

sayd Fr. K. hathe (as he sayethe) answered at al tymes on

the Kynges part, he hath done nothyng but the part of a

1 67 brother, in j ustefyeng and verefyenge the trewthe ; and so

contynuyng, shal do as apperteynethe to a prynce of honour.

Which the K. H. doubtithe not he hath, and wil do, only

in respect to the verite and trewthe, besides the amytie

betwixt theym both justlie requyryng the same.

And concernyng thexecutions done within this realme, ye

shal say to the said Fr. K. that the same were not so mer-

velous extreme as he alledgethe. For touchyng Maister

More and the Bushop of Rochester, with suche others as

were executed here, their treasons, conspiracies, and practises,

secretly practised as wel within the realme as without, to

move and stir dissension, and to sow sedition within the

realme, intendyng therby not only the destruction of the

Kyng, but also the hole subversion of his Highnes realme,

beyng explaned and declared, and so manyfestly proved

afore theym, that they could not avoyd nor denye it ; and

they therof opynly detected, and lawfully convicted, ad-

judged, and condempned of high treason, by the due order

of the lawes of this realme : it shal and may wel appere to

al the world, that they havyng such malice roted in their

hartes ayenst their Prynce and Soveraigne, and the total

destruction of the common weale of this realme, were wel

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worthy, if they had had a thousand lives, to liave suffered

ten tynies a more terrible dethe and execution then any of

theym did suffer.
And touchynge suehc words as tlie sayd Fr. K. spake

unto you, concernyng how Maister More died, and what he

saied to his doughter goyng to his judgement, and also

what exhortations he shulde give unto the Kynges subjects,

to be trew and obedient to his Grace, (assuryng you, that

there was no such thyng,) wherof the great maister promysed

you a double at length : in that the Kynges pleasure is,

that ye shal not onlye procure the sayd double, and send it

hither, but also sey unto the sayd Fr. K. that the K. H.

cannot otherwise take it but veraye unkyndely, that the

sayd Fr. K. or any of his counsayle, at whose hands he hath

so moche merited, and to whom he hath mynystered so many

great benefits, pleasures, and commodities, shulde so lightlye

gyve ear, faith, and credence to any suche vayne brutes and

fleing tales : not havyng first knowledge or advertisement

from the K. H. here, and his counsayl, of the verite and

trewthe : affirmyng it to be the office of a frende, heryng

any such tales of so noble a Prynce, rather to have com-

pressed the bruters therof to silence, or at the leest not per-

mytted theym to have divulged the same unto suche tyme

as the K. M., beyng so dere a frend, had been advertised

tlierof, and the trewth known, before he shuld so lightly

beleve or alledge any such reaporte. Which ingrate and

unkynde demeanure of the sayd Fr. K. usid in this behalf,