¶ An addition declaratory to the Bulls, with a searching of the Maze.  
Scene and allowed.  
❧ Imprinted at London by john day dwelling over Aldersgate.   

THat ye be not deceived, good Readers, for I see it commonly mistaken, I thought it good to let you know, that the Bull which is published in Print in Latin and English, together with the form of Absolution annexed unto it, is not the same Bull that was set up at the bishops gate, as many suppose, but an other. For plain explication of the truth, ye shall understand that there be two Bulls. The one containeth a power and form to pardon, assoil, and reconcile all such as would return from the Christian Religion now taught in England, which they call veresie, and from obeying our Queen & her laws, which they slanderously call schism, to the bosom of the church of Rome which we may truly call Helles mouth.  
The dispensation publishing and employing of this Bull was committed to Doctor Harding, and to many other severally, not only to relieve those Popish patriarchs with the gain of that pardon, but specially to sand out those Archepapistes with that Bull of reconcilement among the queens ●int subjects English Papists, as it were captains to strike up their drums to gather soldiers, offering them great wages that should fight under the Pope's banner for 〈◊〉 other 〈◊〉 against our Queen, that is, remission of their sins, as pure cleanness as when they were baptized, restitution to the communion of the faithful, absolution from all sentences, and from all pains of Purgatory, and the enjoying of life and kingdom everlasting.  
With these Bulls and this proclaiming of wages, they have been gathering of rebels ever since the year 1567. and have withal given to very many of them priest money to be ready in rebellions, that is, certain papers and badges of sundry forms, some with a figure of Christ crucified, some with five wounds, and some other.  
Since which time, namely in the end of February 1569. when the late rebellion was ready laid and in hatching, the Pope's holiness hath decreed an other Bull, no doubt at the special suit, procurement, instance, and importunate calling on of our English traitors, and among other D. Harding and the rest that procured the other Bulls.  
In this is contained an arrogant, tyrannical, and blasphemous taking to himself the power, as committed to him from God, to destroy, transpose, and altar kingdoms at his pleasure, a number of vile and horrible slanders and uncomely namings of our Queen, such as a good subject can hardly hear with patience, the very effect of a great part of the late rebels proclamation as it were translated, & finally his lewd presumptuous sentence of her majesties deprivation, in so spiteful, abhomiable, villainous, and traitorous form as is not to be rehearsed. This is the Bull that was set up at the Bishop's gate.  
It seemeth by all probability, and no doubt upon examinations it will so fall out, that the original of this Bull sealed was among our rebels, and as it is thought) brought them by Markenfeld or some such other, or delivered them upon their conference with strangers, and kept close among them ready to be published, so soon as they should have been able to get into their company such a head as they desired to set up after our Queen, or such strength as that they durst avow it. God so prevented them that they never came so 〈◊〉.  
In hope of the success of this Bull, a 
Pl. etc.  number of Papists, that sometime 〈◊〉 communicate with us, or at lest came ordinarily to our public prayers, have of late forborn, and by this note shall ye know many of them.  
In hope of the success of this Bull, were (as it is reported) litanies and praers in Rome for the good speed of our rebels.  
In furtherance of the success of this Bull, was the spreading of false news in Spain, of a great battle in Ireland between Papists and Christians, wherein an Angel with a Chalice in his hand was reported to have discomfited many thousands of our queens subjects, for which there were in Spain public gratulations, ringing of bells, and triumphings, adorned with the greatest prosences there, or rather (as may well be suspected) prayers for our rebels success, according to the good meaning of the holy league or the conspiracy of Trent.  
In hope of the success of this Bull our Lo●anistes have stayed their hand● from writing, & stand in suspense (better ●were they did hung in suspense) and expectation what will become of these mischiefs whereof themselves have been the Proctors.  
In hope of the success of this Bull, a number of Papists have fled of late, and 
Co. etc.  some of them with promising or rather threatening by letters a recompensing of their return of such kindnesses as are showed to their friends in their absence, have uttered their courage.  
This is the Bull that maketh so many Papists stand yet so stiffly in not acknowledging her majesties just authority. And whatsoever they pretend for ecclesiastical causes, the very truth is to be thought that 〈◊〉 the decree and publication of this Bull, the most part of them esteem not the Queen lawful Queen of this realm, 〈◊〉 the Pope hath decreed the contrary, who they think can not err. And 〈◊〉 doubt if an oath were ministered in this ●rme that they should acknowledge her majesty lawful Queen of this realm, notwithstanding any sentence that the Pope hath given or can give, and that if he have or shall presume to give any such sentence they esteem it erroneous 〈◊〉 pres●mpt●●us, & will to their power 〈…〉, & 〈◊〉 that shall ●●te●pt to put any such sentence in execution or affirm it lawful: surely they 〈◊〉 likewise refuse such oath, unless they would affirm the Pope to err s●●●fully, ●●●cially, presumptuously, seditiously, traitorously, and in vilest 〈◊〉, which they would never sincerely confess: but in answering the interrogatories ministered in the book of war●ing they would show themselves as evil subjects in very 〈◊〉 as they have by some proced●●g, an● specially by setting up of this Bull, she●●● the same warning to be true and re●●●nable.  
Because they never came in the rebellion time to possession and ability 〈◊〉 up the 〈◊〉 whom they meant 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 of the 〈…〉, they had not the person whom 〈…〉 nor the power to 〈◊〉 it, neither by 〈◊〉 joining, not by 〈…〉 it seemeth they did 〈◊〉 the proclaiming of this great Bull, 〈◊〉 have 〈…〉 in the 〈…〉 some hope left that 〈…〉 〈…〉 traitorously 〈◊〉 throw this estate, neither is any of them so ●adde to think it a good excuse for himself, if he should be arraigned for traitorous s●●ting up of such a Bull or paper, to say 〈…〉 other intent to bring Papist●s the 〈◊〉 enemies in hatred. And so may we well be bold to say, that there is not a Protestant in England of sufficient 〈◊〉 and ability to forge such a Bull, that would be content himself to be hanged drawn and quartered to spite a papist, or that doth think he should spite a papist 〈…〉 himself so great a danger.  
But the thing being so traitorous and perilous, even in a Protestant so intending as these pretend, I would feign learn, or rather have it remembered of them to whom it apper●●yneth, of what 〈…〉 it I do not 〈…〉 leaving it undisclosed when they know it, but of 〈◊〉 what they can by 〈◊〉 that other should not find it or by dissuasion 〈…〉 an other way. Such are not like to 〈…〉 felonies, treason's and offenders that they know, but they are like unto those that when a fellow or traitor is pursued, do help to hide him, and convey him into buy corners, and for the felons or traitors easier escape do tell them that pursue him that he is gone a contrary way or give them contrary marks to keep them from knowing and attaching him, or point them to a wrong person while the very thief or traitor may make shift for himself, yea and lend him some of their own clotheses to disguise him.  
The thing is to evident, and thereby the truth of such hiders is the more suspicious. There are intelligences enough that the effect of the thing itself was more than a year ago decreed in Rome. The ordinary proceeding of the pope in like cases, and specially the following of the holy league induceth it. The print is not unknown. The very paper, after it was taken down, falling itself into the former cre●es & fuldes and size of the packet wherein it came over, with a number of other plain evidences, disclose the thing, and whence it came. Besides the very thing is such that he may well be said to lack judgement that discerneth it not to be ●very Bull. Be not therefore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 good subjects: and ye deceivers, beware ye deceive not yourselves.  
Thus it is evident that such persuaders lack either wit or truth, but I start ●e they are so vain glorious, and stand so much upon undeserved reputation, that they can be better content to be traitors than to be taken for fools.  
But let us call to mind, & gather some ●ute of the old tale of Cassandra king Pryames daughter of Troy. She having the gift of prophecy by Apollo, always to give true warnings, had yet this punishment annered, that though she prophesied truly she should never be believed. So happened it that when subtle Sinon had persuaded the Trojans under false pretence of Religion, and specially a dissembling show of dedication to Pallas goddess of wisdom, that is, under colour of wisdom and policy, to break down their walls to receive the horse that the Grecians had framed and stuffed full of chosen soldier's, Cassandra gave warning what treason the horse's womb contained. But by the ordinary and fatal discredit that was laid upon her, & for that (as Poete● say) the fates and destinies of Troy's destruction were not removable, she was not believed, the walls were broken twne, the horse devotely received, and though the armour within gave sound and noise, yet was he unsearched, in the night Sinon opened the window, the armed men issued out, the City was fired and destroyed, and all (as the poets tell) by conduct of Pallas goddess of wisdom and policy.  
I will not at this time prosecute the tale of Laocoon, his office of Priesthood, his spear, the Serpent from sea, his children, nor the rest, whereof every point and every particle hath his apt resemblance for our benefit.  
Only this I will say, that it may be that for our sins we have Cassandra's plague, though truth be told us, it is possibly not believed. The Grecians then framed a horse. The Papists have now framed a Bull. Their horse was stuffed full of soldiers lurking ready to be let out to set Tro●e on fire. This Bull is stuffed with traitorous practices to destroy this realm. Sinon persuaded them to receive the Tro●an horse without violating or searching it. Our Sinon's & lewd qual●ers would have the Bull esteemed an other thing, and take from us the desire to have his belly searched. Their horse with removing shook, and they might hear the very sound of the armour within him. In this Bull the evidences are plain of open treason, and the very effect of our rebels proclamation translated soundeth within it, and seemeth as it were out of the very Bulls belly to roar and tell us that all they were privy to it that were by any appendance or devise of conjunction or alliance knit to the late rebellion: as also hard it is to excuse Aeneas and Antenor great Lords of Pryames house for knowing to much of the Grecians counsel. Cassandra crieth out against the horse, the fates will not let her be believed, Sinon opened the window, the horse unladed his treasons. Lay this to our case, I will compare no more.  
The Lord be merciful unto us and preserve our Prince, and country, which without our Prince can not in all likelihood be preserved. God keep her noblé Counsellors, and give grace to all her subjects to stick fast and faithfully to her, and grant to her Majesty to continued to stick fast to true subjects, and principally that we all by repentance wipe away the sins that are the impediment why Christian Cassandra's, the Preachers of God's truth, & good admonitions, are not believed and followed to our preservation.