CHA P. IX. The King manifeftly labours a Coalition with the Church of Rome, and ftrongly favours Popery, T is now evident that James I (the Father of King Charles, under whom he was educated, and for whofe Maxims and Conduct he always expreffed the highest Veneration) was ftrongly inclined, if not actually reconciled, to the Church. of Rome. "This appears from his fecret Treaty "with the King of Spain in 1596, managed by. John Ogleby a Scotch Baron, who declared to "his Catholick Majefty, that King James would "turn Catholick, and enter into a Confederacy "with his Holiness (the Pope) and his Catholick Rapin, Vol. X" Majefty against the Queen of England, and pro"duced a Letter of Credence of the faid King P. 274. James, prefenting a Memorial of the Reafons "that induced him, the King of Scotland, to be 66 reconciled to the See Apoftolick. This Tranf"action is mentioned by none of our Hiftorians. "The Papers relating to this Affair were found amongft Sir R. Winwood's; which the Reader may fee in the Collection of State Papers lately. published by Edm. Sayer, Efq; Vol. I. p. 11.". Monf. Dageant's Memoirs and the Archbishop of Embrun's Narrative of his own Conference with King James put his good Affection to the Popish Religion beyond all reasonable Doubt. This Prince (Charles) formed under fuch a Father, when negotiating his Marriage with the Princefs of Spain at Madrid, wrote with his own Hand" a Letter to POPE Gregory XV. (who had "written to him, exhorting him to come into the Bofom of the Church, and imitate his glorious "Ancestors, "Ancestors, who had done fo great Things for "the Defence of Religion). In which Letter he "addreffes him-MOST HOLY FATHER-and Rapin, Vol. "fais-It was an unspeakable Pleafure to me to read IX. p. 535. "the generous Exploits of the Kings my Predeceffors "I believe your HOLINESS bath fet their Ex"ample before my Eyes to the End that I may imitate "them in all my Allions; for in Truth they have often expofed their Eftates and Lives for the Ex"altation of the HOLY CHAIR.I do not efteem "it a greater Honour to be defcended from fo great "Princes, than to imitate them in the Zeal of their Piety. I intreat your HOLINESS to believe, that I "have been always far from encouraging Novelties, or "to be a Partifan of any Faction against the Catho"lick, Apoftolick, ROMAN Religion-and I will employ myself for the Time to come, to have but one Religion and one Faith, feeing that we all believe in "one JESUS CHRIST: Having refolved in myself to Spare nothing I have in the World, and to fuffer "all Manner of Difcommodities, even to the baz"zarding my Eftate and Life, for a Thing fo pleafing to GOD." There is another Copy of this Letter in Rapin; in which the Expreffions are more qualified: but which is the most authentic, feems not eafy to determine. 66 cr What the Sentiments of this Prince, Charles I, were of the Popish Religion, and how he stood affected to it, may farther be seen in the Articles of the Marriage Treaty, to which he fign'd and folemnly swore. "Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, provide:-That the "Princess, his intended Spouse, her Men-Servants "and Maid-Servants, their Children, Defcendants, Ibid. Vol. IX. "Servants and all their Families, of what Sort p. 544. 66 foever, ferving Her Highness, may be freely "and publickly Catholicks. That she shall have “in her Palace a Chapel, and near her Palace a Rapin, Vol. 66 publick and capacious Church, adorned as the "fhall think convenient," i. e. with Popish Decorations and Utenfils. "Articles 10, 11, 18, Allow her twenty-four "Priests and Affiftants, with a Bishop over them, exercifing epifcopal Authority and Jurifdiction: "wearing their Vestments and Habits according "to the Cuftom of Rome. "Article 13, provides that the Princess and "her Servants may procure from Rome Difpenfa❝tions, Indulgences, Jubilees and all Graces and "all Manner of Catholick Books whatfoever. "Article 16, That the Laws against Catholicks " in England or any other Part of the King's Dominions, fhall not extend to the Children of "this Marriage: and though they be Catholicks "they fhall not lose the Right of Succeffion to "the Kingdom. "Articles 17, 20, That the Nurses for the "Children fhall be chofen by the Princefs: and "both Sons and Daughters fhall be brought up "under her Care, at leaft till the Age of ten "Years." It was afterward enlarged to thirteen Years. Befides thefe, He fwore alfo to four private Articles. "I. That no Laws made against Roman "Catholicks fhall at any Time hereafter, by any "Means of Chance whatsoever, directly or indi rectly, be commanded to be put in Execution. " II. That no other Laws fhall hereafter be made "anew against them: but there fhall be a perpe"tual Toleration of the Roman Catholick Religion "within private Houses throughout all his Do"minions. III. That he will never, either by "himself or any other Perfon whatfoever, directly or indirectly, treat or attempt any Thing with "the Princefs which fhall be repugnant to the Romish Religion: nor by any Means persuade her I "to relinquish or renounce it. IV. That He will "ufe all his Authority and Influence to have all "and fingular thefe Articles in Favour of the Ro"man Catholicks ratified, and confirmed by Parlia 66 ment; and to have the Laws against them "revoked and that no new Laws fhould ever "hereafter be enacted against them." The Words of the Oath were thefe,- 66 I "Charles engage myself, that all Things contained "in the foregoing Articles, which concern as well "the Sufpenfion as the Abrogation of all Laws "made against Roman Catbolicks, fhall within three Neal, Vol. II. "Years infallibly take Effect, and fooner if poffi- p. 142. "ble; which we will have to lie upon our Con"fcience and Royal Honour. Furthermore, as "oft as the Princess shall defire that I fhould give "Ear to Divines and others whom her Highness "fhall be pleased to employ in Matters of the Romish Religion, I will hearken to them willingly, without all Difficulty, and laying afide all "Excufe." 66 These were the Articles of the Spanish Match, which was juft ready to be confummated. " In "the Marriage with the Daughter of France, the Rapin, Vol. "fame (or rather greater) Advantages were stipu- IX. p. 596. "lated for the Catholicks. It was agreed to be "celebrated according to the Form of the Church "of Rome; and ratified in England without the "Intervention of any Church-Ceremony. And the Children, which fhould be born, were to be "brought up by their Mother till thirteen Years " of Age. This laft Article was of very bad "Confequence to England: It had very near been "the Ruin of Church and State. In Profecution of the great Defign of Reconciling the two Churches of England and Rome, or of Bringing the former to a State of Rivalship or Refemblance of the latter," Laud, "visiting P. 282. "vifiting the Univerfity of Oxford for the King, "made a new Body of Statutes; in the Preface "to which he feverely reflects on the good King "Edward VI and his Government, and fais, Neal, Vol. 11. "That the Difcipline of the University was difcompofed and troubled by that King's Injunctions and "the flattering Novelty of the Age. It then com"mends the Reign of his Sifter, the bloody Queen "Mary, and fais, That the Difcipline of the Church "revived and flourished again in her Days, under "Cardinal Pool; when, by the much defired Felicity of thofe Times, an inbred Candour supplied the Defect of Statutes." Note, The Reformation under King Edward is here ftiled a flattering Novelty and the Difcipline and Times of Queen Mary and. Cardinal Pool, a much defired Felicity. 66 66 "Dr. Montague, one of the King's Chaplains, "had in feveral Books publickly maintained that "the Church of ROME had ever remained firm upon "the fame Foundation of Sacraments and Doctrines 6 inftituted by GOD. That the controverted Points between the Church of ENGLAND and Church of ROME are of a lesser and inferior Nature; of "which a Man may be ignorant without any Danger "of his Soul at all. That IMAGES may be used for the Inftruction of the Ignorant, and Excitation of Devotion. That there are Titular Saints as "well as Angels. He was called to the Bar of "the Houfe of Commons and feverely reprimanded 66 by them, and admonished by his Archbishop ἐσ (Abbot) but the King fo much approved and "favoured him that he advanced him to the Bifhoprick of Chichester."" He took Monta gue to be his Chaplain (fais Coke) a virulent, "feditious, ill-natur'd Fellow, to protect him "from his Contempt against his Metropolitan and "the Parliament, for publishing new fangled O pinions to the Disturbance of the Peace of "Church |