THE jesuits play at Lions in France, as it was there presented.  
BOTH To the amazement of the Beholders, and the destruction of the Actors, in August last passed.  
Credibly informed by a Factor's Letter (who was an eye witness) to his right worshipful Master in London.  
At London, Printed for Nathaniel Butter, dwelling in Paul's Churchyard, 1607.   

To the Reader.  
HE who ever hath seen rebellions discovered, he that hath known that Traitors live like Moles, who work unseen till they be thrown up to their deaths▪ and live abroad like Flies who suck the sweet of others, yet infect them, shall find by this discourse that Religion is made the Target to defend Treason: Ambition, the Original, and confusion the end. Yet for thy further satisfaction (Reader) that this discourse & every particular relation therein, may have credit in thy judgement, know, that there is nothing therein mentioned, but is to be approved by divers Merchants and men of credit, now resident in this City, and that in reading thereof, thou mayst witness to thyself, that this wonder and stroke of heaven upon them, is revealed and sent unto thee as a warning piece shot off, to admonish thee that thou fall not into the presumption into which these jesuits and their Desciples run headlong. I have as in a map or Dutth Lanskip, showed thee a Module in half an hours reading, of what held them two days in action: as the manner of the place where they played, the form of their representing heaven and hell, the dignity wherein the Actors sat, the causes whereupon they prepared this judgement: namely, Ambition (whose end is always as theirs was, destruction) In any part of which, if thou be'st either satisfied or admonished, my pains were a pleasure unto me.  
Farewell   

The jesuits Play at Lions in France.  
SIR, I received your letters and commodities, dated the seventh of August last, and have dispatched that business, which by your letters you commanded me, I have paid I. P. the six hundred French crowns, according as you appointed, and have received a discharge of him, and dd. the goods you sent, marked with the character of * to I. L. only I cannot receive according to the Factors promise to you, the money he pointed at Paris. The commondities you sent for, hold yet the same benefit, as my last Letters spoke of. I have distributed all your wares, and look according to their day, (as I am your Factor) for your money: only I cannot receive, though with my best labours, that debt due unto you (and you charge me to be countable of, of F. G. though a merchant that holds his ancient pre-eminence: your profits which I writ unto you of, are still good, only if it may please you, add to them at your next sending, the commodities marked in the latter end of my last letter. And I pray ye pay the Exchange bill to that Gentleman, whom I found in my affairs profitable, so as unto my master both in my beginning and in my ending, I commend my humblest duty unto you. Yet sir, if you will give my idleness that leave, to use, myself, and to make practice for my experience and your benefit, I shall be bold to use so much paper, as to amaze you at that which made me wonder, the act is as strange as the subject, for God was abused, his servants threatened, Ceremonies displayed, and constancy ourthrown.  
Sir, I shall in this scarce make you think my words being but from a servant have sufficient credit, because you would think, that in men, who bear show of Divinity in their souls, profession in their tongues, I, and see me lines in the●r habit, would offer so great an outrage to the deity of God, to the derogation of his saints, I, and to the dishonour of Princes, who, if they serve him, are his people and ministers. Then sir to excuse myself, that I was an eye witness, I hope this shall serve: to see all, because I may use the best, for without having experience in the most, I cannot be a servant for your good: for you know sir factors (because your worthy self have been one) as they have many eyes that look into them, so they should have understanding to prevent danger. If you condemn me for seeing of their play, I will excuse it with this, I am God's servant, & the king's subject, Nascimur pro patria, so as I am born to obey God, I am borne to instruct my Country, of which sir we are both members.  
The jesuits of France, and poison of the wo●ld, who live like ivy, which doth hurt in growing, in a chief City of France, the City Lions, being as it were a teeming mother, and chief nurse unto them, and being banished from that Country for a murder intended against this king Henry the fourth in August last, after much and great suit to his Majesty, made their back repair, where having preached that without following their steps, their charity, their devotion, their blessings, their cursings, their pilgrimages, their prayers, nay all their ordinances, the unskilful people must attain to heaven, & by no other way, which they persuaded confidently unto (since they who instructed them herein, bare humility in their looks, decency in their apparel, God in their tongues, though Hypocrisy in their hearts) both lived and died by their direction, looking after no other salvation.  
Thus sir in my judgement, and I hope your worship will credit, they are bewitched men, in stead of God, they serve the devil, & thus blinded poor people they run headlong to their own damnation, yet as we are Christians & imitate our Saviour Chr●st, I pity their misery, pray for their conversion, and if your patience will but read, I'll report you a wonder most true, because mine eyes did witness it.  
These jesuits coming back into France, whereas heretofore the glory of their religion was built, upon the publishing of the labours of Saint Christopher, the sufferings of Saint Laurence, the troubles, travails and charity of another, spreading by turns their Legend over, and ripping up the whole farthel of their superstitions, I, and to make them glorious, whom their own Church had canonised: but custom since making them more bold, to give you news to wonder at, that men who bore the show of sanctity as they do, who seems to be as heavens Trumpets to proclaim the will of heaven, should dare as they have done, as it were to dispossess God of his throne, to wrest the sword of justice from his almighty hand, and undertake to be judges of others, who sinful (miserable men) have in their vials not so much oil of uprightness, as to give them true light to look into themselves.  
Sir, the Subject of their late play, was the day of judgement, that general Sessions, before which shall go a flood of fire to destroy the world, to which Angels must be summoners▪ and not mortals, where devils (which of thousand years have been so) stand ready to catch souls unto their torture, and not Devils, who by their present sinful actions, make themselves so, when all things shall determine, but these two, eternal happiness, and perpetual pain, this fearful tune, this burning hour, which makes the strongest shake, but even to think on it.  
These jesuits (whom I sir, being instructed in true faith by you, may rather call devils) presume to fashion their scene in. Think then this play to be at Lions, their stage built in their College, galleries round about, at the four corners four tents pitched as a tiring for the Actors, the Players many, but thespectators infinite.  
First, at the 4. corners, figuring the 4. winds, 4. trumpets sounded, when presently drums rattled like to thunder hideously, their in●ented fire works flew forth like lightning, he I did seem to open, and smoke rose from thence: after which, as the fit child of such a womb, issued out flakes of fire, shrieks were heard beneath & music above, and at one instant, many in the shape of fiends rose from below, some having whips in their hands, some forks, some snakes, all roaring cast their eyes upward, at which a Cloud, seemed to divide itself, the form of which cloud was thus, Two silken veils, which being spread, showed like a Rainbow, figuring all colours both in heaven and earth, and on the top, and intermixed between, were spangling stars of gold, as rich, as beautiful. This spread, a place was seen that represented Heaven, the glories of which Palace, as no tongue can express, so was the riches they had usurped there as infinite.  
Upon the top of this throne, sat a reverend jesuite called father Petronia del Silva, a Spaniard, the perfect of the jesuits college, who presented the person of God, & from whose mouthal things were questioned & determined. And on his right hand sat father Mavesta the 2. jesuit in the rule of house, named father Layola del Cruche, of a beautiful presence correspondent to the picture by them imagined, representing God the son.  
And on the left, sat a beautiful fair Nun taken out of the Nunnery of saint Clare, named Apolonia del Cruche, descended of the great and illustrious house of the Boneventy, & she represented the person of the Virgin Mary the mother of Christ, whom they termed A mediatris and Queen of heaven. About all them thronged Angels all in white, crowned: beneath their feet sat Prophets and Apostles, and many figuring Martyrs, upon whose breasts were Crosses red like blood, bearing a sword in one hand, and a key in the other, crowned likewise: under which Emblems this was to be read, I fought, I fought, and gained, meaning thereby, as (so the players expounded it) they fought against sin, they sought heaven, and gained a crown.  
Where after much Music, & many Hymns of joy, where on the other side there was howl & much fire works: upon a sudden all was whist, and Time entered, who being called upon by the judge, was commanded to turn back the rolls of his records, and show the present world what had been past: which being done, that act consisted of the destruction of Cities, the ruin of kingdoms, and the downfall of Princes.  
How Agathocles of a potter, who had wrought in clay, obtained to grasp a Sceptre.  
Dionysius of a Tyrant became a Schoolmaster. How Cre●ida was fair: yet her p●●i●●y and unconstancy, made her foul and leprous▪  
How Tamberlane but at first a shepherd, and keeper of all creatures the simplest, did after compel kings to draw his Chariot: and Baiaz●t surnamed the great, to feed in a Cage.  
How Lays was a whore, yet wise men and Philosophers did dote on her. The moral of all, which was, time is uncertain, beauty is but a strumpet, who being trusted will deiei●e yo●: strength but a Reed, whom the least wi●d shakes, and such men as think themselves most wise, prove oftentimes the most fools.  
This act ended, instead of▪ Music to prepare another, the Devils roared, which being checked by the frown of the upper judgs', they all hung down their heads, and were silent, who finding time to speak, demanded the canfe▪ of their disturbance: at which Lucifer (as it seems being thi●● in that black Synod) & as it ●as his fate to ●a● first, so from the rest he had the fortune to speak first, and she wing his duty (although he was a devil) after obeisance made, refuted th●s answer, that they came not in that power from their low Empire by the call of his trumpets, to hear Time rehearse to them things so longpast, as of Agathocles, Tamberlane, and Lays, for he was certain, they were all, or the most part of them there present in his army, but their aperāc● was and desire now is, to have a conclusion of the world, & their Empire made up, they would be no 〈◊〉 to take those they could find, knowing that in the sifting from the Cradle to the Crazy, both in Court City & country, the greater share to be his. In brief, he esteemed his Empire strong enough, and could be content now to have hell gates closed up, which had stood open so many thousand years, and might never be shut, souls had priest so fast into them: Nay, he was persuaded, that should the world go upon her hinges any longer, there would be no room left, creatures of all sorts came thronging so fast thither.  
At which, the judge with a speaking frown seemed to rebuke the devil that would Tutor him▪ the maker of all, how to dispose of any, and that it fitted not him whom he hated to ask that of him, which he had not partook to those Martyrs and Angels whom he loved: namely, the revolution of the world, though in his secret knowledge he had determined of that hour long since▪ As which period sit, as if indeed hell had been brook lose, the devils made the greatest roar they could, and down they sunk.  
When the judge above demanding for a Book, which he called the register of men's actions, spoke thus to the assembly at his feet. You whom I love, & sharers in my glory, whose own deserts brought you this happiness, and makes me joy in it, within this book all treasons which the world and worldly men have done against heaven, I have engrossed, and looking in it, find the volume full and not ● t●nth man that is just to us. I long ha●● put my mercy in the scale, in stead of wrath, as greening they should perish, these hands created, so that through ●ope of youth & sufferance t●●age, their vice is gr●●●e to custom, they have awaked our anger, & b● our peaceful soul, we will no longer see iniquity and suffer it, or honour them with life, blessings, & our mercy, which so disho●●● all, but in 〈◊〉 we will receive our ser●●nts in to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and curse the rebels down to hell, a lasting damnation. At which the four Trampeters▪ as if they had heard their Eve, founded again●●●● An●●ls descended▪ departing fou●● se●er●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 interim, Time, who was Co●us ●●r the whole play expressed thus, that those four Angels were s●●t to, the four Elements, to confine ●. of them, in the place of their Empery namely▪ ●a●th, dire, a●d water, but to gi●●●he●ty to the fir●●s the most raging to tyramnize over the rest, which charge of his in that twinkling performed▪ Time stooping to the world, entreated the spectator's to conceive that the hour past, was as terrible as the general Sessions, and that fire and Brimstone had reigned from heaven to confound mankind, that the time was now come so long since prophesied of, when the earthly glory of Princes should determine, and the pride of the beautifullest conclude, that men should seek for shelter in the deeps but find none, that the wretched stung with the worm of their own consciences, should desire mountains to fall, and hills to cover them, from the resistless wrath of that great, glorious and upright judge, nor was it now with the world, being en●●●●tred with flames, (the Ar●●y and armour of the almighty) like the de●●●dging of a City, when men sought to save their possessions, for now they seek to shun them.  
The Usurer whose gold was his God, and in whom he putteth hes trust, saw that now it deceived him, his foundation was rotten, the winds rose, and his building fell, his riches melted before his face, being tried in this furnace, lik●its against the reflection of the sun, and reminding by what corruption he had purchased them, he began to curse the time that ever he saw them. The unconscionable wish now their scales had been evener, their Waits truer, and their measure larger. They which had shut their gates against Beggars, begged now themselves and were not heard, the flames were as deaf as the Sea to their Words, and more raging than his proper nature, being more forcibly incensed with the power which Brimstone gave to him. In brief the end and effect of Time's Corus was, that death had ended his Soveragntie, and all living creatures were now dissolved, who had their building & being, either in the earth, air, or water, only now remained.  
The seas was to deliver and yield up her dead whom she had swallowed and devoured, even all those that had lain soaking, and had made their Tombs in her watery bosom, from Noyah's Flood, or th● Worlds first foundation, the earth must open her womb, and give forth her children, all dust, who ever had feeling by the fire of life, and by this light of heaven (reason) knew good from ill, must with the same bodies, the same eyes, the same knowledge, appear before this judgement seat, and every soul receive his sentence, according to his own works.  
Time having thus ended his Corus, though not forsaken the Stage, the four Trumpeters summoned again, to awake both the old and new dead from their tedious sleep, where while the music sounds, and the rest prepare themselves ready for entrance, I pray you sir let me entreat your patience & sufferance for your further satisfaction, to give me leave to show the cause why these jesuits make this or the like play, ere I proceed further to the distinguishing of it.  
It is not unknown to any which know goodness, that these Papists which falsely term themselves Catholics, are like the Samaritans, who worship God and Idols both together, they profess obedience and practice sedition and rebellion. For what public war, or domestic tumult hath been raised this many years in any part of Christendom, wherein these jesu tes have not borne a principal part●? they profess Chastity, and maintain unc eannes, witness their custom both in allowing and frequenting brothel houses, they teach voluntar epoue●tie, and live themselves in costly palaces, yea advance their Arms above the Arms of Princes, their ●ule and outward profession is to save souls, but their practice to kill souls: they call themselves lights, but make others live in perpetual darkness: they insinuate themselves into Prince's Courts, and they enter into their secrets, where being embraced, they thrive like ivy, which desists not till it hath sucked the heart out of the most noblest Oak, they are indeed what badness can be and such a poison, which every palate should have judgement to contemn: they are like the Frogs of Egypt, which leapt into all Pharaohs Chambers, & Closets: they swarm every where l●ke louse, and are as noisome, they stir up wars, and preach the slaughter of true Christians, wheresoever they come.  
These Wolves as I say, in shepherds clothing under the pretence which they make, they come to feed the flock, satisfy their ravening purposes, and feed upon it: for sir this their doctrine is: first that it is her●●●e, and he in the state of damnation, unless he be a Friar, Monk, jesuite, or some other of their sectaries, to read the bible translated, either into French, Latin or English without their permission, or to say any other prayers, then what are taught & instructed by them, that it is sufficient for a man's salvation, to believe that which the Romish church believes, to hear their masses, trentals, dirges, to creep to the cross, to pray to the holy virgin Marie, mother of christ and Queen of heaven, to kneel to their whole pester of Saints, to observe their fastings, penance, and pilgrimages, and to obey all their ceremonies, superstitions and traditions, to repeat their several Aves, and use their 7. several sacraments, when Christ our true school master taught but two, and his Apostles as his most faithful Disciples followed no more, to pray as they pray, to hear as they hear, though they never understand what they hear, what they pray, or what they believe.  
How the Pope is a sp●rituall Magistrate, and hath a higher degree of authority then temporal Magistrates, that being installed in his sanctified seat, he doth presently represent the power & person of jesus Christ, that he hath power to give plenary indulgence to all men, to dispense with all sins, and for money to pardon, for, without money he will not do it, the murder of children, of men, of women, of wives of nearest kindred▪ fornications, adulteries, incest, and all abominations, & with an insinit rabble, as signs, miracles (all which indeed are lies and illusions) with which they have long blinded the eyes of many princes, & so possessed the hearts and belief of many kingdoms, that they cannot now be taught to credit, that there is a mediation, remission, access to jesus Christ, or salvation without them, their properties & new fangled inventions, making his blessed self, and his most holy word, who proclaimed to the most wretched sinner, Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. And as they have long corrupted many others, so this famous and ancient city Lions, & with sundry like shows as this their play of late, so dazzled the eyes of the multitude, that they cannot see beyond the mist that these have cast before them, their ears are deaf, their eyes blind, their memories dull, and their hearts so obstinate, that to conclude, that whatsoever is the invention of those seditious impostures, is now grown to be the people's belief.  
Here withal sir is to be noted, which let me entreat you to take note of, that all their preachings, plays, & representations, consist of these two subjects: to make others infamous, and to honour themselves, to approve the Sea of Rome, the sole rock and foundation over wh●ch as from his master's mouth Peter had the charge giu●n him, and since him for this many hundred years the Po●e and Bishops of Rome, are the lawful heirs and successors, and have been careful fathers, feeders, fost●rers, and governors thereof, having (as they say) like power, and like dominion, though their pride witnesseth against them, they neglect to exercise the like doctrine, that he whose faith and confidence was built on them, whose obedience and reverence was paid to them, might persist in what villainy soever he intended, if but intending to the advancement of their church, and the furthering of their ambition (though it stretch to the murdering of princes, whom God himself anointed) and the Pope as heavens Vicegerent, had full authority to pardon them, to remit them from purgatory after death, and crown them with the glories of eternal happiness.  
Where on the contrary sir, those that are faithful Christians of them in derision, called Lutherans, Hugonites, Caluinists, & Protestants, from the word Protest, meaning they profess much and do nothing, though we serve our maker with uprightness of heart, though we rob him not of his glor●e giving it to men, though we seek as he himself hath appointed, for no other intercessor betwixt our sins and the father's judgement, but his only begotten son, though as much as lies in the frailty of man's flesh to do, we obey his commandments, honour our Princes, submit to Magistrates, hurt no man willingly, love our neighbour as ourselves, yet in their decrees, and not for obeying their institutions, we are the dregs of sin, the bubbles of religion, but risen of late, and ere long to be confounded, we dwell under the wrath of heaven, and we shall feel it, we drink of the empoisoned cup, and we shall perish, Angels, Saints and Martyrs have no favour with us, we are no better than infidels, with whom it is unlawful to hold league, and lawful to break oath or promise, we are blotted from out the book of heaven, as we are excommunicated out of their Church, that we shall never have the happiness to come to their Purgatory, for there is no other local place ordained for us then hell, we are not so fortunate as beasts, for they live, die, and then their labours at an end, but our end is without end, perpetual destruction.  
Thus Sir, as in Books of large volumes, they have published against us, as in their Sermons they do preach of us, so in this their Play they present us, where by this time if your Worship would be but pleased to think, the Trumpeters had left sounding, that all the dead had assumed new life, and were now coming before this Tribunal, I will show as evidently to your judgement, as it was apparent to my fight, to what sentence and execution they give us Christians, our Princes, Prelates, Governors, I, even unto the meanest: and how they glorify themselves from the Cardinal to the Friar Capochen: may your good Worship but please to think then, that in this minute you are seated in Lions, at this time you heard the sound of excellent music, when presently, as in a show, you beheld all the Popes and Bishops who had governed in the papal chair, since the time they profess Peter to have preached there, and the decay of the Roman Empire, ushered in with convents of Friars, companies of jesuits colleges of Cardinals, indeed of their needful ministers of all sorts, who in their passage sung Anthems, Te Deum, and other songs of gladness, every Pope and Bishop had his name and title written on his forehead, as thus, sir: Some but Christ's vicar, others who enlarged to that Servant of servants, other King of Kings, and so of their whole style, even unto this Pope, which now governeth, who though all the rest were glad to carry themselves in on their feet, he was borne in on four kings shoulders, and as that neither death nor earth, had had power to pull them from their pride, or robes pontifical, so though their play was of the general Sessions, before which shall be a change from all earthly glories, they came expressing the greatest power and command wherein they lived: who when they were all entered upon the Stage, though they were as proud as Popes are, yet they themselves with the whole assembly made their obeisance to the upper judge, who rising with the greatest majesty he could set, and being adorned gorgeosly to beget wonder in the spectators or beholders spoke to this purpose, that they were the fathers of his church, the shepherds of his flock, to whom he had given doth the keys of heaven & earth, and full power to bind and loose men's transgressions, and having found in his register, they had been faithful in their charge, and careful in his service, as his beloved on his right hand, he had prepared them a glorious seat, and happiness everlasting, which they entertaining with a Hymn of thanksgiving, according as he directed them, in great state seated themselves.  
Thus having beheld the Popes and all their disciples brought in by the hand of Angels, and placed on the right hand of the throne, may you be pleased sir, but to turne● your eyes on the left hand, and view the great Turks, even from their father Mahomet, to him now that reigneth, with Bazzes, janissaries, and other instruments, administers of his infidelity, brought in by devils, and seated on the left hand, as also Prester john, the Emperor of Persia, and all Protestant Princes, namely the Kings, and late Queen of England, the king of Denmark, all those Princes of Germany that hold faith with us, Grave Morris, and the States of the low Countries: to conclude, they were figured all, that lived contrary to them in opinion, though they believe in the same Christ which they profess, yet they rank them in the number amongst infidels, where on the contrary, the Emperor of Germanize, the Kings of France, Spain, & Portugal, all Dukes and Princes of what province soever, had either their presence or character, & were placed at the Pope's feet, over whom he seemed to spread his hands and blest them, and looking up towards him that played the judge above, seemed to present them as servants to his▪ church, and obeyers of his will, whom he graciously seeming to accept, there was a Canton sung of the Angels and Martyrs above, and knit up with Mass Priests, Friars, and the rest beneath: then was from the Pope's hand delivered unto him that represented the son of God, a book wherein was engrossed all pardons, curses, and excommunications either for or against Princes, or their people, which he delivering to him that presented the father, he rose up, and bowing to him, entreated him with a speech of intercession, to ratify that wh●ch his servants the Popes in his name had executed: the purpose of all which was, that they not obeying Rome as the head Church, their Religion as the means of their salvation, they were now to be damned without redemption, which no sooner asked, but seeming obtained, the judge rose up to pronounce their sentence: before which, here Sir you must note, that there was many passages made of several actions, which had happened in several kingdoms, as of such jesuits that in stirring sedition, and for moving Rebellion had lost their li●es, here their deeds was confirmed meritorious, and many of them placed in the rank of Martyrs, what treason soever had been kindled by them if tending to the dignity of their Church, both them and the traitors had the same benefit. Of which particulars it would be somewhat long to write, being two days in action, yet (in their due place) I shall presume to express some of them to you, namely, no treason against her late Majesty, as of Pa●rie, Campion, Somerfield, Ballard, Babbington, and those fourteen Traitors of that faction, the pretence of Lopus to poison (conspiring even with Iew●s for the●r own benefit.) In brief, they were all shown, their d●edes approved, and the traitors glorified. The Friar Domini●ion called james Clement, that killed Henry the 3. king of France, was not here amongst the number of their praises, forgotten, nay they descended so low even to justify the late treason practised against our Noble Sovereign, and his Progeny, to wit, the blowing up of the Parliament house, a practice so horrid, and an invention so bloody, that any man that ever hath heard but the name of God, being assured of his judgements, and trembled at hell, would have been astonished to attempt, making it lawful against God's word to allow of any murders how ever so heinous for their own benefit.  
Thus hoping sir, as in a Map, you conceive a town by the name of it, so you will think you have seen all the treasons you have heard of, practised by I●suites against Christian Princes, here at Lions acted, that you have seen the tyrannies of the late Philip king of Spain deceased, by his inquisition in the Low Country's, the slaughtering of the Hollanders, nay his attempts against us in An. 88 all presented either in dumb shows, or in action and their endeavours commended: I will only give a touch unto you that betwixt the Popes and Cardinals, Luther, Caluin, Bez●, and all the r●st, whom they term their scent of Heresy: the Catholic Princes, and the Protestant Princes, there was some argument held touching th● dignity of their religion, but you must observe who prevailed, namely the Romish side, and I pray you then think you behold the judge rising, to pronounce sentence against them, first to make his speech mo●e terrible, fire was thrown out of his seat, noises was heard like thunder, in the end, the effect of his speech was this, that for disobeying the authority of the Pope his faithful servant & pastor of his flock, and the relinquishing their way to salvation, which he as their guide should have led them unto, they are now for ever to lose the joys of heaven: which to prepare their further grief, their eyes beheld them in chief glory ascend into, and all of them, King, Queen, and subject, to be thrown presently into hell, to lie on beds of fire which shall never quench, to be still dying, yet never dead, for their pains must be everlasting: at which Lucifer and his whole synod of fiends that were beneath, taking his word for a law, first took hold of the Turks, Persians, and Prester john, and making signs of rejoicing, threw them into their hell, so as the ages had succeeded they seize done Christian princes, as namely of our English kings, Henry the eight, whom they named under Lucifer, the first founder of Heretics.  
Edward the sixth, a prince whose life and death was virtuous, and our late Queen of famous memory, the peaceful governs of this kingdom, 44. years. the establisher of Christ's church, the reliever of France from the invasion of Spain, & their assistance the catholic league, a comforter of the oppressed Christians in Geneva, defendress of the Low Countries, and in deed a pardoner of her enemies: yet these jesuitical sectaries, here in this their play, presented her, justified the Traitors, and treasons against her, eternised them in her sight, condemned her by the voice of their whole Synod to their Hell, & made the figure of her, whose charity was so great, never but to think mercifully of them, they made a ridiculous object to their baldpate Friars, and a scoffing spectacle to the papistical multitude: and as that our gracious Queen, so the Kings of Denmark, the Princes of Germany, the States of the low Countries, in brief all as aforesaid, were by these jesuits decree thrown down into their hell (and embraced by devils beneath) while the other seemed to rejoice above.  
But see the judgement of the true God, that even in the height of their rejoicings, whilst these jesuits made ascorn and contempt of the Christians, whilst they made false thunderings, & false lightnings, while they directed to the people that now were the Lutherans and Hugonites, burning in perpetual torments, now were they shrieking and not heard, now were lamenting and not regarded▪ and as they were, should all mankind be that forsook their religion, and built not their salvations upon them: our true God as I say, good sir, who rules the clouds with his beck, who though he winks yet sleeps not, seeing this their presumption, and in his upright justice not longer suffering that his name should be profaned▪ his seat usurped, his judgements abused, out of his Quiver of wrath▪ and armour of fire, whom no mortal man can resist, drew one arrow to strike them down, who so rebelliously rose up against him.  
For here sir, I pray you take knowledge, at the time when this jesuite gave his sentence ite maledicti, and their feigned devil began to seize on Christians, the day was as clear & as hopeful as a husband man would desire in harvest, when in a minute one dark cloud as the forerunner of his true Masters will ushered by fire & attended by darkness making even, that which was but now the height of the day as pitchy & fearful as the blackest night, when presently the people having scarce time to think of amazement, thunder forerun with lightning, being heavens ordinance shot off, and stroke from his seat he that presumed to take his name upon him, the jesuite assumed to be his son, and she that presented so boldly, the Virgin Marie, and he that would afore his time, play Lucifer the Prince of Devils.  
Here sir, may you behold (what I beheld) the judgements of God, against these arrogating judges, they that but a minute since would make use of their breath (ordained to glorify their maker) to be a help to make words to condemn others, and they that would make he given from heaven as a helpful Officer for man's necessities, to be a tormentor of them, are now with fire from heaven in the same twinkling, (whilst their glory stood at the highest) struck down from their seat, deprived of their breath, and deposed of all, at the pleasure of the highest, to what place, far be it from me to judge, for by any instructions, I could stay to receive, for the hast I had to Franckforde, they were carried away, and while my residence there, not heard of: but to give you further notice of what I saw, I am bold to proceed, and to signify, as the day was on a sudden darkened, so after the thunder had spoken the power of his wrath, it was as suddenly clear, when myself as the rest of the spectators, might behold the top of their Celledge, over the throne torn with the thunder, their new erected Gods, and he that assumed the Devil not to be seen, at which evety eye being driven into amazement, by flight sought to preserve themselves, in which press for safety, seven more found danger being there smothered to death, and all coming forth into the City, found heaven to have powered down such abundance of rain, that the City seemed half drowned, where many, what with labouring to convey out the water, took surfeits with heat, and others by intemperance of cold, which so much water bred, had ingedred in their bodies, such coughs and Agues, that by the second rod of heaven, many have been sent to their graves. Thus much I can certify you sir to be of credit and truth. And for the strangeness, thought it my duty to command unto you, which as it is a wonderful judgement of God, to abate the pride of these Romish Priests, and rabble of the seditious, who put their confidence in the virgin Marie, their trust in Saints, and in the merits of their own works (and indeed the overthrow of their idolatry) so should it be as a preservative, sent both to ours and other Nations, to see that their words are deceit, their religion poison, and so contemn both them and it: where on the contrary, it is a comfort and a confirmation of us in our Christian faith and profession, to believe in jesus Christ, and in him only to put our trust.  
Sir if at the receipt of your next Letters, I shall find this abstract of their play sent unto you in this discourse acceptaple, I shall not fail in my next business in a larger manner to recommend unto you the whole substance thereof, both in the acts and scenes, as they presented it, which from a Gentleman of Lions, whom I have some interest in, and he the like in the jesuitical College, I am promised to receive, if either it may be a pleasure to me, or desired of your worship, till when sir, not to trouble you with other particular occurrents which happened by the inundation of those waters.  
I will only give you to understand, that what through the alteration this strange play▪ hath bred in men's minds, and the diseases the cold hath engendered in their bodies, at what private meeting soever happened betwixt any of their Church and ours, there is little conference had, but about this their late play, and the judgements which God in his uprightness sent unto them, all of our faith affirming that being expulsed France for the murder intended by a merchant's son named Chastle a scholar of the jesuits, and instigated thereunto by a jesuit named Giniarda jesuit to the College of Clerimount in Paris, that first it partly appeared by the lawfulness of the cause for which they were expulsed, that it was as unlawful for them to return, but it was evident by the justice which God himself showed upon them (in that means wherein they begun to build themselves a new foundation, and to outreach the pride which heretofore they had grown unto (namely to arrogate to themselves his divine power, & his supreme pre-eminence) they are members so dangerous, and their doctrineso seditious, that they are unfit subjects to have hospitality in any Christian common wealth, where on the contrary, both they and their disciples also continuing obstinate (as that is a point of their doctrine, which they fail not to ground men in) they do not with modesty seem to excuse them in their heresies, but as presumptuoustie, as if this blow of heaven had not waked them, they both confirm them, and as constantly believe in them, which difference in that part of France, causeth men's minds much to be troubled, doubting what the success will attain unto, some doubting it will grow to a public tumult, the least looking for private quarrels, and the rather because these conferences having been often, and in several places, bordering in & about Lions, many of theirown church have since upon private consideration had, both of them & their religion, declined themselves from them, to the great comfort both of us that are Merchants, & all Christians in France, whereby we likewise constantly believe, that this is a certain presagement, that ere long the glory of their Romish pride will conclude, and no doubt as it is a comfort here in France, it will be no less to all loyal Englishmen with you, and this sign which heaven sent to their overthrow, will be a book for Gentlemen and subjects of all sorts, from the highest to the lowest to read their follies in, and from henceforth not to be seduced to build their faiths upon their opinions, to be forward in their dangerous enterprises to the overthrow of their ancient houses, and most worthy families.  
Thus Sir both now and after I shall hear from you, bestowing my time carefully & industriously in your affairs, and omitting no occasions for the recovery of those moneys before mentioned. I take my leave.  
From Frankford, your Worship's Factor, R. S.  
FINIS.