A LETTER WRITTEN BY A JESVITE TO THE QVEENS' MAJESTY, MARCH, XXII.  
WHEREIN He useth divers subtle insinuations to Her Majesty, for the King's Majesty's repealing and recalling of the Laws and Proclamations against the jesuits, Priests, and Recusants.  
With a brief consideration of the Reasons, intimated in the Letter, and a just Confutation of them.  
LONDON. Printed for john Watkins.   

THE JESUITS LETTER TO the Queen's Majesty.  
Most mighty Princess;  
IT hath always been accounted honourable, for great personages to have pity and compassion of afflicted and distressed souls; but especially if they were guiltless and innocent, and suffered for good, yea for God's cause.  
A most fit occasion of exercising this heroical act is now offered to your Majesty, by the manifold molestations inflisted upon English Catholics, the truth of whose religion and innocency is briefly convinced in our many Treatises; for which cause I have thought it no presumption, to commend them to your Royal Protection.  
The History of Hester is not unknown to your Majesty, and we doubt her example deserveth no less imitation than admiration, by her mediation with King Ahasuerus, the Nation of the jews was delivered from an universal overthrow; and why should not Queen Marie prevail as far with King Charles, for ancient and Christian Catholics.  
Can any doubt, but that he would extend the Golden Rod of Clemency towards the dearest Spouse; yea rather divide his Kingdom then deny her request: his Majesty is already informed of former services performed by Catholics both to his Grandmother of happy memory, and himself, for which they crave no other recompense: or reward, but the recalling and repelling of such Proclamations and Laws, as their Adversaries have procured against them.  
This did Queen, Ester obtain of King Ahasuerus for the Jews. Thus we Catholics beseech your Majesty to motion for us; but yet notwithstanding that earnestness, which good Mordicheus used, who spared not to tell the Queen, making some difficulty? That though she held her peace, the jews should be delivered by some other means, but that she and her Father's house should perish; only we will urge that which immediately followeth, who knoweth whether this was the cause of your Majesty's coming to the Crown, that you might be prepared against such a time.  
This also we add, which makes the matter more easy: we desire no man's harm but our own good, we wish for no man's fall that we may rise: we would rejoice, but would have none to sorrow: when our Country was separated from the Catholic Faith, and Church of Rome, all was done by great force and violence, we hope when we shall return, all will be compassed with a contrary course: and we would willingly admit that Exposition, which one hath made of St. Edward's Vision; if it had no other difficulty in it then this. Two Monks which this holy King had been familiarly acquainted with in NORMANDY, and were now Saints in Heaven, appeared to him, and told him of his Countries, coming to a better estate, by proposing unto him this Problem; A green Tree being cut from the body, let it be separated the space of four Acres from the Root, which when man's hand compelling it, no necessity urging it, returning to the body, shall come again to the ancient Root, and taking sap, shall flourish, and bear fruit again then, etc.  
By this green Tree, saith my Author, we may very well understand the Kingdom of England: of which St. Edward, and those holy Monks censured the cutting it from the body, was dividing it from the Sea Apodilique, for the space of four Acres, that is, for the time of four Princes Reigns, King Henry, King Edward, Queen Elizabeth, and King James.  
Wherefore now what are we to expect, but that without all compulsion, or constraint, it should return to the body and root again, and begin to flourish with Catholic Doctrine, and bear fruit of good works, by receiving the S●p of Grace, which cannot be out of the virtue of the Catholic Church, which consisteth of the foresaid head and Members.  
Thus he, and howsoever (as I said) the rest may be exproved, we should like passing well this facility and sweetness without force and violence; and therefore do earnestly wish, that as the separation between King Henry and Queen Katherine, was a great beginning of that other breach: so the inseparable love of King Charles and Queen Marie might restore us to the ancient union, The very attempting of this Noble and Godly Enterprise, deserveth immortal praises.  
Henricus Rosas Carolus Regna. O that we might add, & Maria Ecclesias. Your Majesty's most faithful servant, and humble Orator, M. C.   

A brief consideration of the Reasons intimated in the former Letter, for His Majesty's repealing and recalling the Laws and Proclamations against Recusants. etc.  
THe first Reason, for the services performed by the Catholics to his Grandmother.  
It is a considerable service, for by the instigation and malice of the Jesuits, and Romish Catholics, were that Queen drawn and invited to those traitorous designs and practices against Queen Elizabeth, and the State; for which that great, but unfortunate Princess lost her head.  
The 2. Reason, for the services done to his Maj. this Jesuit would not be seen to know, or at least would not have it remembered, that detestable plot of the Powder Treason; whereby his Majesty's Father, and His whole Progeny, and this State, had suffered in that execrable way, that no times could ever parallel.  
And for his Majesty's service to himself in particular, though this Letter might seem to be written before this horrid Rebellion in Ireland began; yet I cannot believe, but the groundwork & plot thereof was laid before this Letter: and also the dissension between us and Scotland plotted: All which, who is so ignorant, as not to know that it proceeds from the Jesuits and Romish Catholics: Therefore let all out desires to her Majesty be to move the King, that instead of Mordeca's reward, they may have the just reward of traitorous Haman, which they never yet failed to deserve.  
Thirdly, this also we add, which may make the matter more easy, we desire no man's harm, but our good: we wish for no man's fall that we may rise.  
This addition makes a fair gloss, but mark the consequence, what followeth that State and Kingdom wherein Idolatry is suffered to be committed? Whatsoever is offensive unto God, is not to be tolerated; Idolatry itself is offensive unto God, and consequently the exercise and permission of the same. A Christian Prince being the keeper of both tables of the Decalogue, should not suffer Idolatry to defile the worship of God, within His Dominions.  
Whatsoever the good Kings of judah, and other godly Princes are commended for in the Scripture, that Christian Princes ought to imitate; therefore Christian Princes ought to expel contrary worshippers, and to repress Idolatry in like manner.  
The Proposition is manifest, for whatsoever is written, is written for our instruction, the assumption is proved by induction. Asa broke down the Altars and Images of strange Gods, 2 Chron. 14.3. jehosaphat removed the high places and Groves, 2 Chron, 17.6: josiah put down the Chemarines that were Idolatrous Priests, 2 Kings 23.5. jacoh would not suffer Idolatry to be committed in his house, but buried all the Images under an Oak, Gen. 35.5. All which were commended for so doing.  
We would rejoice, but would have none to sorrow? What greater sorrow can befall a State or Kingdom then the wrath of God to hang over their heads, which Idolatry and superstitious worship draws upon them where it is tolerated: and although the Almighty for a time permits, yet when his viol of wrath is full woe be to that state. Which let all of us humbly pray, may not fall upon this Nation, Amen.  
FINIS.