CAMILTONS discovery, OF THE DEVILISH designs AND KILLING PROJECTS of the Society of Jesuits of late years, Projected and by them hitherto acted in GERMANY, Intended, but graciously prevented in England; Translated out of the Latin copy;  
DEDICATED To the high Court of Parliament, By W. F. X. B. Minister of Christ's gospel.  
From all Sedition and privy conspiracy, from all false Doctrine and heresy.  
Good Lord deliver us.  
LONDON, Printed by T. faucet, dwelling in Grubstreet. 1641.   

TO THE HIGH AND HONOURABLE The LORDS and House of COMMONS of England in PARLIAMENT Assembled.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
ABout twelve years ago there came to my hand a little tract written in Latin by one who styled himself JOHANNES CAMILTONUS, and professed himself to have been sometimes a Probationer in that college of Jesuites in Germany, whereof JACOCUS DEL RIO, at that time provincial was the Visitor: This book, in the year 1607 was by him written and dedicated to the Protestant Electors of Germany, as a Discovery beforehand of those most damnable 〈…〉 Society than had in agitation against the people of Germany. The title of this book was, De studiis jesuitarum abstrusioribus, concerning the more secret and reserved practices of the Jesuites: Whereunto had those Princes, to whom this book was Dedicated, given such timely ●are and belief as they might have done, they had in all probability prevented the greatest part of those unparalleled miseries, which since the beginning of the wars there (and that was not till eleven years after the publication of this book) these Jncendiaries of Christendom, have brought upon the German Nation, to the astonishment of all the world. But we see what hath since been permitted to these fellows to do, and what the neglect of a timely taking heed to a seasonable warning hath brought upon those then flourishing Princes and States.  
That we therefore might learn by other men's harms to re 〈…〉 e our own particular, I have endeavoured the publication of this translation under your honour's protection; having taught this Discoverer to speak our language, for the public benefit of our English Nation, against them, I dare boldly say, even yourselves being my Judges when you shall have read this small tract, that the same course hath been taken by these common Incendiaries for breeding a disturbance, and bringing all things into a confusion both in our Church and State, that was then projected, and since then acted upon Germany. Nor do I think, but it is sufficiently known to your Honours and grave wisdoms, that the same wheel of mischief, that wrought all the woes of Germany since the year 1618. hath for some years last past, been set also at work in England, Scotland, and Ireland: witness all the factions and fractions in Church and State, the disturbances and discontents between the Prince and the people, the fearful divisions betwixt the clergy and the clergy, betwixt the Court and City, and betwixt the King and his Commons, yea, even betwixt the two crowns of England and Scotland, all which have received their birth and breeding from the devilish designs of those sons of division, the Society of Jesuits, and been fomented almost to a perfect flame by their Agents, and Adherents, their deluded Disciples of this Nation, and had undoubtedly broken out, and produced in short time, the like effects among us, that they have done in Germany, had not Almighty God in mere mercy to this Nation, and in his Divine compassion to his poor Church in England thus ready to perish, stepped in to our rescue, by his blessed hand of providence stirring up the spirits of our noble peers to represent to his sacred majesty the eminent danger, and graciously inclining his royal heart to harken thereto, and so that we may say with the Psalmist, Ps. 118. 23. This was the Lords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. And the same God, if it be his blessed will, in his own time, by his own means, perfect that good work of mercy, which he hath so gracioussy begun for us of this Land and Nation, by rooting out from amongst us that disloyal brood of Inigo Loiola, that our eyes may see it, and we may say, the Lord hath been megni●●ed upon the borders of England. For assuredly, though the Romish Factors, may now justly say, as EDOM did in the prophecy of Malachy, 1: 4. We are impowerished, but we will retur●e, and build up our desolate places, (for they cannot but be sensible of their own 〈…〉 ets defeated both by Sea and Land, by water in the year 1588., by F●●e, 1605, and it is not to be doubted that they apprehend a fear of the miscarriage of their great and long intended plot of 〈◊〉 begun to ●eake out this year 1641, all which notwithstanding, they still retain a resolution 〈…〉 and build up their desola●e places) yet I desire them, to read and take notice of the words following in the place before-cited, yet, thus saith the Lord of Hosts, They shall build up, but I will destroy, and men shall call them the border of wickedness, and the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever: And your eyes shall see it, and men shall say the Lord's name hath been magnified upon the borders of England. And to speak truly what I think, I must confess that I have conceived an hope of a long time, that this year 1641. which compleateth the Century since that Society had their Bull from the Pope, under protection whereof they have wrought so much mischief, would show unto the world an apparent alteration in the body of that Monster, the Society of Jesuits. A point which I am the rather induced to believe, because I have been certified as much in effect from a couple of their own men of eminent note for learning, the one, Paulus FLOR●NIUS an Italian, the other CHRISTIANUS FRANKEN a German, the former whereof was DIVINITY READER, the other PHILOSOPHY READER in the imperial college of Jesuites at Vienna, both which, above threescore years ago, upon just grounds expressed in a book by them published, forsook that Religion, and became Protestants. That book also is to be seen, and if it please this Honourable House to command it, shall be published also in English, for I find it written in Latin. And, if their prediction fail not more in the conclusion than it hath done in the progress hitherto. I am confident that this mayprove a very fatal year to that Society But I fear I hold you too long from the book itself Humbly therefore commending you all to Almighty God in my due and daily prayers. I leave this Discovery to your consideration, and rest  
Yours in all the duty of a Minister of Christ's gospel. W. F. X. B.   

CAMILTON'S discovery, OF THE DEVILISH designs AND KILLING Projects of the Society of JESVITES of late years.  
WHat MARCUS CATO sometimes spoke concerning the Roman● soothsayers; that he wondered how they could forbear to smile upon each other, so often as they met, may not unfitly be applied to the Jesuites: It is a wonder that one Jesuite when he looketh upon another doth not straight way burst forth into a laughing outright, they being amongst themselves privy to such impostures practised upon the people. I speak not touching your simpler sort of Jesuites, from whom these more reserved and closer practices of the Society are altogether concealed, either in respect they are not held wise enough (for sooth) to be acquainted with them, or that they are thought too devout to entertain them, or else in regard of their short continuance in that Society: for all such are so kept short through severity of Discipline, that not one of them, except he be wondrous quick of scent, can ever smell out in the least measure what knavery is therein practised under a show of holiness. My discourse only toucheth the prime and principal fellows of that Society, their Regents, Fathers, Provincials, and Generals; all which, are so universally and jointly tainted with all manner of wickedness, but especially with whoredom, covetousness, and magic, that indeed any reasonable man may think it little less than a Miracle, if a Jesuite of this rank meeting such another upon a sudden, and beholding, as it were, another picture or lively representation of himself, should have power to abstain from laughing outright.  
I therefore thought it not amiss, considering the premises, to lay open unto the world some particular passages, and practices of that Society, of the greatest part whereof myself have been an eyewitness, and some part whereof hath been related unto me by Jesuites, whom I am able to name, and will undoubtedly nominate, if they shall but dare in the least manner to lift up their tongues against me, or to contradict what I have written. And howsoever at this time I pass over things briefly, and do only (as it were) give you a first draught thereof, I do purpose in due time (God assisting me) to do it more largely and completely, with expression of all and singular circumstances thereunto appertaining.  
First of all then, at your entrance into any college of Jesuites; especially, if it be situated in or near unto any large, and populous, and rich place. But alas, why do I say, if it be built there (seeing they have no colleges in any poor, mean, or obscure place) At your first entry I say into such a place or college, take principal notice of the Porter of their Gate, and him you shall find to look like unto the picture of a very Charon, or rather a Cerberus; For the most part you shall observe him to be a man of very great years, or if he be younger, he is a fellow of most approved trust and secrecy. And this is the man, if any such there be, who is well skilled in all the mysteries of the Jesuites cabal, or reserved Divinity.  
In this fellows keeping is great store of apparel both for Men and Women of every degree and calling. And with this apparel do the Jesuites habit themselves according to the quality that every one findeth himself ablest to personate, and so practice wonderful Impostures in the World. For at sometimes being habited like soldiers very gallant, they walk in the streets and highways Whoring and Swaggering in the public stews. At other times in the civil habits of Citizens, professing themselves to be of the reformed Religion, they pry up and down and listen in inns, in playhouses, in taverns, upon the Exchanges and in all places of public meetings, wheresoever ●here is any frequent resort, what the people speak up and down concerning them, what consultations are abroad, what matter of Action is set a soot in any part. Another while, like Doctors of physic, or of the civil Law, with great Rings on their fingers, avowing and purposely professing themselves to be Papists; wheresoever they know any of the Common sort that is wealthy and hath sons, they devise some cause of business with them, and insinuate themselves into their acquaintance by strange fetches, and in Conclusion do advise them to bring up their sons in some school or college of Jesuites, affirming that themselves have been educated by them, and that they have so profited under them, that (God be thanked) they never had cause to repent thereof: And sometimes again apparelled like Noblemen, and completely attended, they cause Coaches to be provided abroad, and frequent the Courts of Princes, as giving attendance upon ambassadors of foreign States, and serve as Intelligencers to unlock the Cabinets of great Potentates.  
Nay further, I have known them to make show of being banished persons, and to crave collections amongst Protestant Divines, purposely to learn underhand what such men write against them: yea such were those men for the most part, who so miserably deluded so many Reverend men in many places by sinister ways under that habit, furthering the designs of their Society, and breeding disturbances in the reformed Congregations: of whom, to the end that all honest-hearted Ministers may be more wary, I shall tell you hereafter, what projects at this day the Jesuites have a foot to this purpose.  
But in the mean while perhaps you will say unto me, whereto, I pray you, serveth so much womens' apparel, or what is their end in depositing so much in the keeping of the Porter of their gate? Attend, and i will tell you: No Pander, that ever TERENCE or PLAUTUS mentioned in their Comedies, was so nimble at the trade of winning pretty wenches, as are the Jesuites at this day, but especially that Porter of their gate, whom I mentioned but now.  
For, that which the Confessors themselves are not able to wring out of them by Auricular Confession in their Churches and chapels, this fellow knoweth how to win from them by flattering speeches, with wonderful pleasing and delightful toys, especially if he meet with a poor widow, or any such silly woman which sendeth her child to the college now and then for an alms; or with some laundress, or Spinster; for be she Lotrix, or Netrix, he will make her a Me●etrix. Whom so soon as this base Pander hath once but allured to come to his net, although her apparel be never so old and tattered, yet he hath gay gowns enough in store, with accoutrements suitable, wherewith he can make her both trick & trim, which when he hath done, he knoweth how to convey her through many secret passages and byways to his Venerable Masters, the Fathers of the Society. And yet he never doth this in the day time, but near upon the shutting in of the Evening, and then they make away the whole night in riot and Luxury, with Revelling and Dancing, the younger sort and Novices of the Society being kept far enough from Discovery thereof.  
For they have for the purpose certain Vaults framed like Chambers, and rooms under ground as had those ancient Romans, who first devised their stews in Vaults, whose inclination to all carnal lasciviousness was so great, and so brutish; that the Senate of Rome, fearing the just anger of their Gods for the same, utterly suppressed those Lupanaria or public stews.  
And thus much for the Jesuites Porter of their Gate: only I must not forget to tell you this one thing, that if any party who by chance shall come to the sight of such and so great a Wardrobe, do demand with admiration, what is the end or use of it, answer is made unto them, that it is the Wardrobe, reserved purposely for acting of plays: but that is the least part of their intention to my knowledge.  
Moreover, when thou enterest into any of their Churches, make account that thou walkest under an heaven of Iron: Bloody Mars is over thine head, not that Prince of peace; below thee is tho very pit of Hell, and a shop of tormentors.  
I now do relate in good earnest, what mine own eyes have seen; At Prague in Bohemia upon the roof of their Churches are thousands of Iron Bullets, Whips, and fireballs, such as the Bohemians use, upon the sides are placed pieces of Ordnance, with a great number of muskets and harquebuses, with Pikes and halberds. In the midst, where the Arches meet, are great heaps of huge Bullets of stone. And the like preparation have they also made at Cracovia. Nor do I make question, but that upon due search their colleges in other places, would appear as well provided.  
But some man may perhaps make question. To what end Religious men should make such preparation, or what need there can be so to do? I confess, the matter at the first sight astonished me, and my best understanding was exceeding strange: but thus standeth the case.  
The Jesuites know well enough, that the courses which they have taken formerly, and now every day do take, are so indirect and turbulent, as m●keth them odious, to all such as they live amongst; yea, to very Papists themselves, at least to the wiser sort of them, in respect of many things which they have done both tumultuously, and wickedly, wheresoever they have got footing in the least manner. For they have no regard of any, they spare not to root up the very Catholics themselves, so that they may pleasure the Pope's holiness therein, though it were with the betraying of their Countries, and setting the whole Christian world in a Combustion. And therefore because they are in daily fear to be massacred by those among whom they live, they make this provident and timely prevention by warlike preparation.  
For indeed, they are afraid (as i myself have heard them confess) lest it might befall unto them as unto the knight's templars, who notwithstanding they were forward enough to serve the Pope at all times, and as good Catholics as could be wished in the matter of Religion; yet, for their too much Ambition and covetousness, whereby they became insupportable, they were by consent of all Christian Princes, and not without approbation from the Pope himself, put to the Sword all at an instant, and utterly rooted out almost in a moment; as sometimes were the Pythagorians, those very Jesuites in effect, among the Heathen, served throughout Italy, and the Provinces adjoining.  
Now the reason, wherefore they do make choice to lay up their arms and munition in their Churches, is only this: For if when any Insurrection or rebellious tumult ariseth in a Province, the Papists come thither to help and assist them, by this means they have arms for them in a readiness upon a sudden: but if any who are of contrary Religion come thither to do them wrong, or to steal any thing from them, they have munition & stones above head, to destroy them withal before they be aware. And is not this (I pray you) the ready way to make the House of Prayer, a Den of thieves?  
And yet by your patience, if you will but attend, i shall relate things more strange and horrible than these, in respect whereof, the things I have related hitherto, may well seem tolerable, I may almost say innocency.  
Under the Pavement of their Church at Gratz, and elsewhere, to my knowledge, are Vaults and buildings under ground; whereunto, there is no way but by stairs, and steps; Here have they hoarded up (like to that Cacus whom Virgil speaketh of) all their prey and treasure, and do obscurely conceal a world of wealth: so professing poverty, not only with public consent, but also with incredible pleasure, suffering the same with admirable patience, and cursing to the pit of Hell, all such as are poor against their wills, as unworthy of so blessed a cross.  
But as for this their treasure, for the most part it is so contrived, that it is buried directly and perpendicularly under their greatest and chiefest or most eminent and highest Altar, and so they shall be sure that when they Chant mass, they shall Sacrifice to MARS above head, and to MAMMON below.  
Now furthermore, in their Vaults under ground they maintain a very strange Library, of Cords, Halters, racks, Swords, Axes, Iron-pincers, stocks, Torches, Pillories, and several Instruments of Torture, wherewith and whereunto poor wretches being tied fast, are joint by joint torn asunder, as many as fall into the hands of these Tyrants, who are far more cruel in this kind, than MEZENTIUS or PHALARIS ever were.  
Nor are they without a devil's coat, and a long steeple-crowned hat, with black feathers, a jagged doublet cut and flashed, breeches puffed out and bagged like bellows, down to their ankles, such as would even make a man affrighted to look upon them.  
But perhaps, he that readeth this Relation, will wonder to what end Religious persons, who profess themselves the Disciples and followers (as they would have all men to believe) of our most meek Saviour JESUS, should make such provision. I will resolve you this question also, if you please to attend.  
With such instruments as these, doth the society captivate the understanding of their Disciples, unto Jesuitical obedience. For if in the least matter, they get any hint of suspicion, against any of their Novices, that he will not be constant, or that he desireth to escape from them, and that he is likely to betray the secrets of their Society, they clap up such a fellow, in a fair pair of Stocks, and having macerated him a long time with hunger, and cold, and want of all bodily comforts; at the last, they make an end of him, with some exquisite tortures, and killing torments. I do not belie them. I write nothing but a truth. There was at Gratz, about three years ago, a young man named Jacobus Clusseus, a youth of an excellent and pregnant wit; this man did they lay hands upon, and miserably tormented him, by whipping and scourging, for a matter of no moment, and because he told them plainly, that he would renounce their Society, and complain publicly (if ever he got liberty) for this and other such wicked dealing towards wards him, they clapped him up into such a Prison, under ground, as aforesaid, from whence he was never seen to come out again alive.  
Nor did any of us that were Novices, make question, but that he was made an end of, with most exquisite torments.  
Which unparalleled piece of tyranny, I purpose in due time to divulge to the whole World, with relation of all circumstances, being the thing which the poor wretched Clussaeus, had a purpose to have done himself, if he had not been hindered and prevented by death.  
I shall withal make public unto the World, another such piece of villainy, committed by the Jesuites of Fulda in Germany, upon the body of one MARTINUS, whom they stole away most basely from his Parents, who are yet living at Miltenberg or Milberg.  
And how many women think you, have been devoured and eaten up in the same gulf? How many young Children slain? How many young men, that have been sole heirs of very large and ample Patrimonies, have been made away by them? I do not say, i think, but i believe, and am firmly persuaded, so often as shrieks, and cries, sighings, and most woeful lamentations, were heard in the night season, the hearing whereof; would put a man into a cold sweat all over, and make his hair stand on end, though our simpler Novices, believed them to be the souls of some lately departed, it was nothing but the shrieks and moan of children lately murdered, or then a-murthering.  
Moreover, that the extreme and devilish malice of Jesuites, may be in nothing defective, they are accustomed divers times, in those their Vaults under ground, to make the devil very fine sport: putting on terrible disguises, they cause some of their Novices to be called down to behold their Tragedy, upon whom they will rush suddenly with an horrible yelling noise, to make trial, (forsooth) of their courage and constancy.  
For if they find any to be timorous and fearful, they admit not such a man to the secrets of magic, as accounting them cowardly and degenerate, but appoint them to some of the inferior Arts: but such as appear to be of bold and undaunted Spirits, they take especial notice of them, and reserve them for serious employments.  
And yet they are not always successful for all this, as appeared by that which happened at Prague in the year 1602. For whereas there were five principal Jesuites, who being habited as Devils made sport with their youth. If so fell out, that there was found to be a sixth in their company, before they were aware, and he questionless was a devil indeed, who catching up one of the personated devils in his arms, gave him such a kindly unkind embrace, that within three days after, he died of it. The fact was common talk at Bake-houses, and Barbershops, and at every table discoursed upon, all over Prague.  
And yet for all that, the rest of them, as nothing amazed with this tragical event, dare still in an height of obstinacy, proceed in that most ungodly and devilish study of magic.  
Now amongst that whole Society, the prime man for a Magician, is a French Jesuite, whom the King of France himself, had in so high estimation, that he admitted him not only to his Princely table, but also to familiar conferences in private; concerning whom, the Jesuites themselves did make their boast, that he had a glass made by art-magic, wherein he could plainly represent unto the King, whatsoever his Majesty desired to see: insomuch, that there was nothing so secretly done or consulted upon in the most private room of any cloister or Nunneric of other Orders, which he could not easily and instantly discover, and disclose, by help of this his enchanted, or rather devilish glass.  
And indeed it was by the Art and means of this magician Jesuite, that their Society was confident, that they should be able to draw on their side, one of the most potent Princes of the Empire, albeit a Protestant: for as much, as he was observed to be somewhat delighted in the Study of magic.  
Now, as for those whom they take in as Novices to be instructed in this way, they expound unto them those nine hundred Propositions, which Picus, Earl of Mirandula published at Rome: as also the book of Johannes Tritemius, together with a Tract or Treatise touching abstruse or hidden Philosophy, written by Cornelius Agris pa: Likewise Theophrastus, concerning the Constellations and seals of the Planets, with the Steganographia of I know not what Abbot, and the Art of Paul to procure Revelations: meaning Saint Paul, whom they affirm to have been instructed in the Art magic, and thereby to have understood such high Revelations and profound Mysteries.  
Yea, they blush not to affirm, that St. John was an excellent Magician: Nor do they stick to say, that even our blessed Saviour CHRIST Jesus himself, was a most absolute and perfect Magician, as mine own ears have heard it oftener than once or twice related by some of that society, and such as I am able to nominate.  
And thus much for the Jesuites Church: only, take this direction along with you; Those Vaults and rooms under ground, which I mentioned even now, those secret Conveyances and Circean dens, are for the most part contrived to be under the choir or Cloister, not where the people do walk or stand.  
And now when thou shalt pass from their Temple into their Study (for I will say nothing touching their Parlour, or Chambers, Refectories, or places of Recreation, instruction of Novices who are newly admitted, and the training up of other scholars committed to the Jesuites tuition; nor yet touching the method and Order of their Studies, but will reserve that for another Discour●e; seeing those passages are for the most part known abroad● already, being discovered by another.) When, I say, thou shalt enter into their public 〈◊〉 thou shalt find a most exquisite choice of Authors of all sorts, all of them most curiously bound up in Leather or Parchment with fillets of Silver or Gold: and as for such whereof there is daily use, they are laid in order upon desks, fastened with chains upon a long table.  
But as for the inner Library, that is only reserved for the Fathers of the Society: it is free for none but them to go in thither, and to borrow thence what books they think good. Those ordinary books, are only free for the juniors of the society, nor may they take a sentence out of the rest without special leave obtained from the Regent.  
Moreover, in this first Library, are no heretical books (as they call them) but only the Writings of most approved Authors and Catholics all: For they hold any other unworthy to be placed amongst them, as fearing perhaps they should infect the rest.  
Look therefore upon thy left hand, and there thou shalt see the wretched books of heretics, (as they term them) standing all in Mourning for the faults of their Authors, bound up in black Leather, or Parchment blacked over, with the very leaves thereof died in black.  
Of these, not one of the Fathers themselves may make choice or use, without leave obtained from the Regent beforehand: but your inferior, Jesuits and younger Novices, may not be so bold, as to desire the sight of any one of them, except he will 〈…〉 forehand, with all virulency and bitterness, rail upon, and disgrace the Author, whom he desireth to see, by some infamous libel, and scurrilous satirical verse, or writing.  
In the midst of these several Libraries, is placed a Study, being divided into many seats distinct, and separate one from another, with a blue covering: on the right side whereof, sit the Fathers; on the left, the under-Graduates; who have already taken some Degrees upon them. The other Novices, or freshmen (as we call them) sit mixed with the fellow-Commoners, that they may take notice of them, and every man in his turn, beat into them by continual discourses, the sweetness and excellency of the Order of Jesuites; especially, into such as are of the richer sort, or wealthy heirs.  
I will say no more at this time, as touching their Studies, but I will describe briefly, the manner of the Visitation, which every provincial maketh; because it is a point, which as I think, and for any thing that I ever read or heard, hath been never hitherto divulged by any.  
Now every provincial taketh his Denomination from the Province, or kingdom rather, which is committed to his charge, and oversight. His place is to visit the several colleges, to take an account of their Revenues, and oversee their expenses, exactly and punctually: to take notice, what Noble personages commit their sons to the tuition of the Society, and how many they are in number? Whether there be not yearly an increase of scholars, as also of their means and revenues? Whether there be any converted from Lutheranism, and how many such?  
If there be no such thing, or if the Popish Religion have lost ground, or if there be any decrease of their wealth, he sharply reproveth their sloth and neglect, and chargeth strictly, that they make an amends for the wrong they have done, and loss they have received in this case. But if they have bestirred themselves bravely, and converted (as they call it) or rather perverted many souls to Popery, if they have been frugal, and scraped wealth together, he praiseth them very highly, and extolleth them to the skies. Moreover, he demandeth what is the opinion of the Neighbouring heretics concerning them? What be the projects of the Nobles? What meetings they have? How many? And where? What they consult upon? What they resolve to do? Whether the heretical Princes (as they term them) delight to live at home or abroad? To whom they resort most frequently? What is the several disposition of every one of them? In what things he is observed to take most delight? Whether he take any care of his people or not? Whether he be a Religious Prince or not? Or rather, whether he be not a man, who delights to take his pleasure in drinking, Wenching, or Hunting? Whether he have any Catholics about him, or that are near unto him? What the people report abroad, concerning their own Princes? Whether the Churches of the Adversaries, be full of resort, or not? Whether the Pasters of those Churches, be learned and diligent men in their place and calling, or otherwife lazy Lubbers, and unlettered? Whether the Profession of divinity thrive, in the Neighbouring University of heretics? Whether their Divines maintain frequent Disputations, and against whom principally? What books they have published of late, and upon what Subject?  
To these, and sundry such questions, if the Regent, and the rest of the Fathers do answer punctually, he doth wonderfully commend their industry and vigilancy.  
If he find them defective in answering to these or any such demands, he reproveth them sharply, saying: what mean you my Masters, do you purpose, like lazy companions, to undo the Church of Rome? How do you suppose your slothfulness in these weighty affairs, can be excused before his holiness? How is it, that you presume to take these places upon you, and to manage them no better? What or whom are you afraid of? Why do not you buckle up yourselves better to your business, and perform your places like men? These things (if you had been such men as you ought to be) had not been to do now. These things should have been done long before this time. Do you observe the incredible watchfulness of the heretics, and can you be lazy? And with these or the like speeches, he whetteth them on to their duty.  
At the last, he enquireth as touching the scholars, fellow-Commoners, Novices, and the rest, how many they are in number? How much every one hath profited? To what study or delight each one is inclinable? Whether there be any one amongst them that is scrupulous, or untractable, or not a sit subject to be wrought upon? For he adjudgeth every such an one sitting to be removed from the study of Divinity; except, he have been very well exercised in the Disputations in schools, and have a very great and good conceit of their Religion beaten into him. Moreover, he enquireth if they have any one in the college, who can be contented, for the advantage of the Catholic cause, to undertake any laudable attempt, and to spend his blood in the cause, if at any time necessity shall seem to require it.  
And at last, he sendeth away all these informations being sealed up, unto the Father general at Rome, by whom, they are immediately made known to the Pope himself and his Conclave of Cardinals: And so by this means, an order is taken, that there is no matter of Action set on foot, nothing almost consulted upon, throughout the whole Christian world, which is not forthwith discovered unto the Pope, by these traitors, that lurk in every state and kingdom. Also, it is not to be omitted, that the Jesuites are translated by their provincial, from one college to another, and that for the most part once in three years, that so the provincial out of their several discoveries, may attain to unlock all the secretest Cabinets of the Prince and State, where he doth reside.  
In the last place, I will add, in stead of a Corollary, some strange and wonderful devices of the Jesuites, which being but of late newly hammered in the forge, they have earnestly endeavoured, yea, and at this day do labour, tooth and nail to put in practice by public consent, for an Jnnovation to be made both in the Church and State throughout the whole Roman Empire. To this end, their chief and only aim is, how to set the Princes of the Empire together by the ears, and by taking off some of the principal Doctors of the Church, to bring the tyranny of the Spaniard, and the Primacy of the Pope, into Germany. Concerning which very project I have heard the provincial DHL-RIO himself, discoursing sometimes, whose plots and Machinations, were such as follow. In the first place (saith he) care and pains must be used, to estrange the affections of the Princes of the Empire, one from another.  
Now the means (said he) to effect that, is to work upon their contrariety of opinions, in matters of Religion: And for this end let the Emperor be incited to make a Declaration, that he will not grant liberty of Conscience in matters of Religion, except there shall first be a restitution made of such goods, as were taken from the clergy upon the treaty at Passa●: for this is a point whereat they will stick assuredly, and deny it.  
Let the Emperor thereupon send his Princes, and demand the same of the Cities of the Empire. They will either obey or deny: if they consent and obey, all is well: if they refuse, let him proclaim them Rebels, and expose them to be seized upon by the next neighbouring Princes, but still let the matter be so carried, that he be sure to oppose a Lutheran and a Calvinist, the one against the other.  
Moreover, some device must be found out, that the Duke of Bavaria may fall foul either upon the Elector Palatine, or upon the Duke of Wittenberg, for then may the Emperor be easily won to proclaim him traitor whom the Duke of Bavaria shall distaste, and all means taken away of making pacification either with Papist or Calvinist for them; besides, thereby will be raised unreconcilable divisions in the Empire, never to be quenched before an highway be made for the accomplishment of our desires. For the further ripening of which design, the Jesuites unbethought themselves further of this Stratagem. it will follow (say they) necessarily, when any City of the Empire shall be proclaimed rebellious, that every several Prince will be more ready and willing to serve his own turn upon the spoil thereof, then to admit any other that shall be emulous of the same booty to preveot him. This for the Generality. More particularly yet, means must be sound out, to set the Princes of Saxony at difference, that their strength and power may be broken, or at least weakened.  
Now that may be most conveniently effected thus: first, if the Administration of the Primacy of Magdeburg, which now is vacant, be given to the Bavarian Elector of Colen, neither the marquess of Brandenburg, nor the Duke of Saxony, will easily grant their consents thereto.  
Secondly, if that succeed not according to our desires, there must be some cause pretended, why the Duke of Saxony either doth seem worthy, or aught to seem worthy to be removed from the electoral dignity. For, if in times past, the Princes of the Empire cast down Wenceslaus, from the imperial Throne, because they had adjudged him a negligent Prince: surely the Emperor may take as just an occasion, to remove, from the electoral Dignity, the Duke of Saxony, who is drunk every day. And in this respect, let his imperial Majesty restore and confer that Dignity, upon the house and family of the Dukes of Weymar. And because these Princes are yet under age, let the Administration of that Electorship, be committed to Henry of Brunswick, a learned and vigilant Prince. This project being once set a foot, cannot choose but beget infinite distractions, throughout all Saxony, so shall it come to pass, that they shall wast and weary themselves one against another, and by that means, become utterly unable to withstand a common foe, when he shall come upon them.  
And as for the marquess of Brandenburg and them of Pomerania, let means be used to move the King of Poland, who is the Emperor's kinsman, to covenant with his uncle the King of Swethland, that they two shall invade and divide Prussia, and Canton the same: which thing the marquess of Brandenburg will oppose with all his powers. Now as concerning the Landgrave of Hessen he must be urged and solicited daily to divide the inheritance equally with his uncle Lodowick, and to resign the government of Hertsfield to the Bishop of Wirtzburg: if he refuse to do so, let him be proclaimed rebel, and let his inheritance be assigned unto his uncle Lodowick.  
Moreover, as for the Duke of Wittemberge, and the Elector Palatine, they two may with ease be set together by the ears, if the Duke be commanded to make restitution of some Religious houses, or otherwise upon his refusal be proclaimed rebel, and some neighbouring Monasteries be assigned to the Elector Palatine, and amongst them one especially, which he hath been observed to have aimed at long ago.  
And these be those killing projects of the Jesuites, which I have heard from their own mouths, not without admiration even to astonishment, and they have many more of like sort, all which i do not at this present remember.  
Moreover, there hath been a Consultation among the Jesuites to send abroad some bold Assassinates, who by poison or by the pistol, may cut off the principal Doctors of the Reformed Churches, fellows who are so absolute Masters in that trade of poisoning, that they are able so to infect Platters, Saltsellers, basins, Kettles, pots, and Caldrons, and such like vessels of ordinary use; that albeit they shall be ten times over washed and wiped, yet shall they retain the power and infection of most deadly and speeding poison. Wherefore, I humbly advise all godly and Religious governors and Ministers of the Church, that hereafter they be wary, and cautelous how they trust any, but such as of whose fidelity they have had sufficient trial.  
And these things could never have fallen within compass of mine understanding, nor ever did, before such time as I heard them from the Principals and Heads of the Society of Jesuites, together with many other particulars, which I held myself bound in Conscience to reveal to the world, for the good of my Country, and of the Church of CHRIST: which although i have for the present only given you as in a rude and first draught; yet I purpose (God willing) in due time, to express the same at large, painting them out in their Colours, with circumstances of time, place and persons.   

A postscript to the Reader.  
COurteous Reader (if so thou art pleased to show thyself by taking an impartial view of this short but well-intended translation) I doubt not but by this time thou art able to discern the face of the times, and of thyself to make a true parallel betwixt Germany and us, and dost see evidently the foot-stops of that mystery of Iniquity, which, by the contrivements of the pragmatical Society of Jesuits, hath for many years been set at work amongst us. As there the foundation of their work was laid in working upon their diversities in opinions, and seconded by advantage taken upon the several humours of the Princes, propounding to each one some such ends as his nature most affected: so may I truly say they have done here also. To what other end was the pestilent Doctrine of Arminius introduced, whereby to make a party that might prove strong enough in time to oppose the Puritan faction, as they styled it? Why was so great care and pains taken to leven all considerable sorts of people of what degree soever, with those erroneous points, but to the same end? And can we choose but think that socinianism crept in after Arminianism purposely to make the breach the wider, that it might be large enough to 〈◊〉 in Popery at the full in conclusion? Doubtless, as our Saviour sometimes said to his Disciples, in another case, John 4. 35. Say not ye, there are yet 4. months, and then cometh Harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the Regions, for they are white already unto Harvest: so may I say 〈◊〉; most men thought it might yet be 4. months, or some good distance of time before the Jesuite could attain to reap the Harvest of his desire among us. But I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the Regions, they are white already unto Harvest: Or, if I may not say they are, because God's gracious hand of providence hath disappointed their hopes, yet I assure myself that any man of ordinary understanding will confess, that within the space of this year last past, our Land was already white to their Harvest, The King's majesty was wrought to an evil opinion of his people, the Commons were grown discontented with the present Government, two adverse Armies were lodged in our Land, and all this with a new whole Army of evil consequents brought on by the secret contrivements of our Adversaries, and on all hands the way was so prepared, Altars set up and Priests enough in readiness, is that nothing was wanting to ripen their Harvest for the sickle, but a Proclamation for setting up public mass in all our Churches: which things when I seriously considered, and now of late looking again upon the Regions, I discern what an alteration God hath begun to work amongst us by the pious endeavours of this happy Parliament, I cannot but take up that saying of the Psalmist, Ps. 124. 1, 2, 3. If the Lord had not been on our side, may England now say; If the Lord had not been on our side, when men rose up against us, they had then swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us, than the water had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul; If the plots of the pacificant Arminians had once set up the bridge of reconciliation, whereon the Protestant and Papist should have met, and the trap door had taken effect, than the swelling waves had gone over our souls indeed: But praised be the Lord which hath not given us as a prey unto their teeth; Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the Fowler, the snare is broken and we are delivered, So that we may truly say as the Psalmist there concludeth, Our help standeth in the name of the Lord which made both Heaven and Earth. And now what remaineth for us to do but this? By daily & earnest prayer, to beg a blessing upon our gracious sovereign, the King's majesty, and upon the high and honourable Court of Parliament, that God will be graciously pleased to finish, by their happy consultations and pious endeavours, that good work of mercy which he hath so graciously begun for this Land and Nation, to make a total and entire reformation in Church & State, and particularly to root out this disloyal brood of Inigo Loiola from amongst us, preventing their plots, and turning the wisdom of their Achitophel's into foolishness, that the gospel of Jesus Christ may have free passage amongst us, until his return to judge the quick and dead. This is and shall be the daily prayer of  Thy well-wishing friend and servant in the duties of a Minister of Christ's gospel W. F. X. B. 
FINIS.