A Collection of RECORDS OF The great Misfortunes that hath happened unto Kings that have joined themselves in a near alliance with foreign Princes, with the happy success of those that have only held correspondency at home.  
Wherein is contained these particulars, viz.  
That Hen. of Navarre marrying with Mary of France, was unfortunate and fatal to the Protestant Religion.  
That the K. of Navarre turning from a Protestant to a Persecutor of them, lost his Crown, and died a violent death.  
The last Lord Henry's of France murdered, because he but favoured Protestants.  
That Hen. 4. was a victorious Prince, while he was at defiance with the Pope, but afterwards was stabbed by a jesuite.  
How the black Prince lost France, and was poisoned.  
The danger for Princes to marry with one of a contrary Religion.  
Of Prince Arthur's marrying with Spain, and the success.  
That Queen Elizabeth being a loan woman, and having few friends, refusing to marry with Spain, and ronouncing the Pope, Reigned victoriously, and so did King James.  
That the best Support for the Crown of England, is the two Houses of Parliament.  
London. Printed for Henry jackeson, 1642.   


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A COLLECXON OF RECORDS: Of the great Misfortunes that hath happened unto Kings, that have joined themselves in a near alliance with foreign PRINCES.  
I May seem presumptuous what is well intended, I am more the confident will not be either offensive to any, or prejudicial to me.  
I shall therefore in the first place give some instances, wherein it doth appear what inveterate malice, and deadly hatred the Papists beat towards the Protestants; for if they murdered the last L. Henry's of France, because they but suspected them to favour the Protestants, how will they turn their malice against the Protestants themselves, which profess to be so, And it is as unsafe for men, as displeasing to God, to rely upon them.  
Hen. of Barbon, K. of Nava●, Father of H●n. 4 drawn by an imaginary Crown of Sardinia, and the Provinces of the Spaniard, left the Protestants both in profession and person, and became a persecutor of those whose Protector he was, but whilst he cast his hopes upon Spain, he was deprived of his own Crown, and was shot with a bullet in his own trenches, besieging the poor Protestants in Rome.  
Hen. 4. his Son, what battles did he fight, what dangers did he escape, even to admiration, when he was at defiance with the Pope and Spaniard. But when in a politic and worldly respect, he tasted the same sour grape, which set his Father's teeth on edge. First a young Jesuit strooke him on the mouth, and then a Popish Rabseka stabbed him to the heart. Whereas Q. Elizabeth, notwithstanding the few friends she had abroad, and division at home when she came to the Crown being a loan woman, yet she refused the K. of Spain, and notwithstanding the thundering of the Pope's Bulls, etc. they were never able to cut so much as the lap of her Coat, or to diminish one hair, much less the Crown of her head. And his late Maj. King james of famous memory, continuing constant in the same Religion, that she professed, and though there were but one Protestant Prince in Christendom then besides himself, chose rather to match with her then with all the wealth of Spain, or any other Popish Prince and none can be too circumspect in this particular, especially since not a Somerset, or a Suffolk, or a Secretary only: but the first, the strongest, and the wisest man that ever was, though they were all good men, and Types of Christ, yet they were here by tempted and seduced. And although it is mor● dangerous for Kings to marry with one of a contrary Religion then for any other, yet are they most subject hereunto, because few men dare be so bold, either to counsel or advise a King in this business, and though they command Nations, as they are Kings, yet are they subject to passion as they are men. Abraham's Injunction is a good direction, not to take her amongst the Canaanites, Princes in respect of their happiness, and other men's miseries, seem placed in an Earthly Paradise, having power to taste of every Tree in the Garden, where having many Royal Branches, if they shall only meddle with the forbidden fruit, how dangerous and woeful is their condition; for the Serpent will not only beguile the woman, but the Philistines will inteate Dalilah, and she will bettay Sampso, So while they blow with our Heifer, they will unfold our Riddle and undo our State.  
And whereas Christ's Church is like his coat, closely woven, and at peace within itself, though some ignorant Separatists seek to make a hole in our coat and Church, and the Papists labour to make the rent worse, and the desperate Jesuit will if he can make it past mending, for wheresoever they come, they turn Christ's into Dejaniraes' garment, which as it set Hercules on fire, so it set others in combustion; the reason is, their first Founder was a soldier, and ever since the way of Peace, they have not known, at least not loved.  
To instance in a particular, not unfit for the present purpose, we have not heard of any Protestant King that ever married with a contrary Religion, since the last Henry of Navarre with the best Marie of France, which marriage was so unfortunate to the Parties, having never Issue, and being afterwards, divorced, was also fatal to our Religion, so that there was more blood spilt in those Nuptials than wine spent; for whilst the Protestants dreamt of the glory and security they should have by the Match, they were most miserably massacred: And who doubts but what the French Papists committed in their own Country, they would be glad to see done in this Kingdom, for without b●each of charity, we may doubt of their sincere meaning, though there be a Treaty of Peace, for in 88 when there was a Treaty with Spain, their Armado came upon us.  
If therefore we ever live, or are led by example, or precept, we sh●ll find it was forbidden the best People of the world to marry with a different Religion.  
The Injunction, the Reason, and the effect are laid down in deuteronomy to the Jews, that they should not take any daughters of the neighbouring Nations (though greater and mightier than themselves) to be wives for their Sons, to turn from God and serve other Gods, then will the Lord wax hot against them, and destroy them suddenly.  
All which are verified in Solomon, the wisest King that ever was, who married one of the greatest Kings daughters that then was, yet we see the weakest Sex withdrew the wisest man. So Sollomon became an Idolater, his Son a fool, his Subjects rebelled, and the best part of his Kingdom rend from his Posterity. And now we have seen the danger and unlawfulness of matching with strangers, so if we descend to our Books of Chronicles, we shall find that God hath crossed if not cursed our Alliance and Association with foreign Nations. The Prince of the greatest performance that this Kingdom or Christendom ever had, was the black Prince, yet our Chronicles Record, that going into Spain to settle Don Pedro in that Kingdom, besides the monstrous ingratitude and perfidiousness of the Spaniard, who failed in the performance of those Conditions he had promised, which caused the miserable Revolt in France to the loss of our Inheritance, the Prince was poisoned in that Country, that he never had his health afterwards.  
But to come nearer to our own times, all the marriages for the last 130. years (except the several second Marriages of Hen. 8. and our Gracions King that now is) have been with Spain, and with how little good the Success shows, Prince Arthur married with the Spanish King's Daughter, and God took him away suddenly without Issue.  
King Hewrie afterwards married with the same Daughter, and God took away all the Male Children of this Match, and left only a Daughter, in whose short Reign was shed more blood for the true Religion then for the false ever since.  
Then Queen Marie married with Spain, which was so discontenting to the People, that it caused Wyat's Rebellion, & so uncomfortable to the Queen that it broke her heart, so dishonourable to the Kingdom, that merely for that cause we lost Calais in few days, which had been above twenty years in our possession, so that we may see that whatsoever the occasions or necessites of the Crown be, it will find more support by casting itself into the Arms of the Subjects, which are the two Houses of Parliament, then by seeking to any foreign Foe, or Envious Enemy, whereunto whensoever we leave and trust, we shall find the Egyptian Reeds, and their Intentions, rather to supplant then to support us.   
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