THE process or unpardonable crimes committed by the Parisians Leaguers, who haue been Authors of all the troubles, warres, and calamities in France, and at this present feeling themselves oppressed with misery, in most humble sort do seek and entreat to come unto composition.  
Wherein all true subiectes may learn to beware, not to resist and rebel against their sovereign, by any allurements of traitors and seditious men.  
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LONDON. Printed by John wolf, and are to be sold by Edward White. 1590.   

The process or unpardonable crimes committed by the Parisians, Leaguers, who haue been Authors of all the troubles, wars, and calamities in France, and at this present feeling themselves oppressed with misery, in most humble sort do seek and entreat to come unto composition.  

SEe the misunderstandings of these graceless men,  
Tratours untrue, cast down in follies den,  
That dareth yet their heads together raise,  
Without submission seeking long delays,  
And yet like beasts most blindly lead astray:  
After much mischief acted many a way.  
Causing such tumults troubles and debate,  
Bringing themselves in miserable state,  
And now not able any more to do,  
seeing no means for them to trust unto.  
Cries to the King as folk in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound,   

Article. 2.  
After I say that they had lewdly been,  
Authors of all the mischief that was seen:  
Protesting still themselves for to employ,  
In cruel sort the godly to destroy.  
And having scrapped within and eke without,  
Their gold and treasure al the realm throughout.  
All this they did with purpose bad and evil.  
even as they were incenced by the devill.  
In bloody broils themselves for to advance,  
Against the Princes and the pieres of France,  
For which they cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king wee will compound.   

Article. 3.  
Who hath hereby abused their noble kings,  
Broken their laws which peace& plenty brings.  
And in their rage and fury most vnstaide,  
Their famous city a bucherie they made.  
By a most bloody massacre unkind,  
That never can be driven out of mind.  
And ready was a greater sense to make,  
But that the Lord their sword in pieces broke.  
And by a work most wonderful had brought,  
Their vilde intents most damnable to nought.  
But now they cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 4.  
And in like manner did they chase away.  
Their noble King most shamefully I say.  
even from his city chief and principal,  
And from his faire and kingly house withall.  
Defaming him in most disloyal sort,  
His name, his famed, and deeds of princely port.  
And in the end( a shameful thing to tell)  
When they perceiud their matters framed not well.  
Most cursedly to stint their hatefult strife,  
By murder then they sought to end his life.  
But now they cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king wee will compound.   

Article. 5.  
Not then content when liberty they had,  
To be in bards, in evil they will be mad.  
Like to a people that doth daily cry,  
Alas, alas, for sorrow here we die.  
The wicked ioy which in them seemed to spring,  
even for the death of their most sarred king.  
Which they themselves had murdered in spite,  
And at his funeral triumphed in delight:  
O noble Princes how can your hearts abide,  
Their poisoned words which they with flattery hid  
And yet can cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 6.  
Haue they their king in his Sepulcar cast?  
More envious foes in wrath did never last,  
Foes to the state and to she public peace,  
An heretic said they did late disease,  
Against all right then did they undertake,  
Another King in prison they did make,  
Thinking by bulls to gain their harts desire,  
But yet their mules did throw them in the mire,  
That when they thought to climb they caght a fall,  
Which on a sudden quickly spoiled all.  
So that they cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 7.  
Through malice great that boiled in their breast.  
They did revolt as they supposed it best.  
Each one of them did show their greatest power,  
Yea all consented every day and hour:  
Their cursed league to strengthen and maintain,  
To raise new wars with al their might& main.  
Against the Prince of Bourbons royal race,  
Taking the Guises kindred in his place,  
esteeming chief the traitors Duke De main.  
Whose lewd attempts was proved bad in fine.  
Who now cries out with all their forces round,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 8.  
And in the end their last farewell to take,  
Of Duke De main their strongest fort to make,  
They ioinde their forces with his army then,  
O traitors false and most disloiall men.  
Which daily sought the royal blood to spill,  
Triumphing much that they their king did kill,  
Their king is dead, and yet their king doth live,  
That for their deeds just recompense doth give.  
And through the God that guides and governs all.  
They see then selves brought into cruel shrall.  
Which makes thē cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king wee will compound.   

Article. 9.  
Haue they dischargd their garrisons each where?  
Of Spaniards, Lorrains,& walloons here& there  
Or is there army discomfited and fled?  
That often bragged the Bourbons blood to  shed,  
The péereles Duke and is he run away?  
Their other leaders slain or borough to bay?  
brief are they beaten all on every side?  
And are they now abated of their pride?  
And did they lose the victory in an hour?  
For all their strong their great& mighty power?  
Then may they cry as men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 10.  
The rector of the schools and schollers all,  
The Austiue friers most lusty fat and tall,  
The newe-found sect of Iesuites likewise,  
The creeping Crames for sword and fire cries,  
And in their Sermons daily moves to war,  
persuading men unto a mortal jar,  
When by their brother jacobin I say  
They thought to bear the victory away,  
Yet from these matters quiter daclining now,  
distress hath made them for to bend and bow.  
Singing this song like men in danger drowned,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 11.  
The roman legate stout and proud of mind,  
From Rome brought fire which France too fierce did find,  
acknowledging charles,& not that Henry he,  
Should reign as king, if Pope obaide should bee.  
Though al the world with plain and a clear sight,  
Doth know full well it is king Henries right.  
Henry I say a prince of glorious famed,  
And now in France the fourth king of that name.  
Which makes them all unto the water run,  
To quench the fire that late so fierce did burn.  
The legate hearing al mens voices sound,  
we will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 12.  
You Englishmen, you States& Flemings near,  
judge I desire the Frenchmens doings here,  
Which if they durst would to the Spaniards yield  
If by their means they might attain the field.  
And if they could the lawful heir beate down,  
They would contract these strangers to the crown.  
Wherein their wrong and folly doth appear,  
The best of them would buy the bargain dear,  
But seeing all these proffers will not prove,  
And that the lord their succours doth remove.  
All cry at once which deep distress haue found,  
We will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 13.  
Much like unto a wicked farmer set,  
In such a place where he great gains may get,  
And for the lucre of his gains unknown,  
Would disposes the Landlord of his own,  
And seek by law to hold away his right,  
By bribery, fraud, by countenance and might.  
And after seeing all will not prevail,  
When of his purpose he is like to fail,  
And that his pains, his travell and his cost,  
In vain is spent and all his money lost.  
Like such a one, these peoples cries are found,  
We will compound, O king we will compound.   

Article. 14.  
Or like unto a most notorious thief,  
A bloody wretch that was in murder chief.  
That had from place to place in prison been,  
From sundry thefts and murders that was seen.  
Whose wicked deeds had cruel death deserude,  
Though from the same he was a while preserude.  
And furthermore attempted had to kill  
His noble grace, whom God defendeth still,  
Yet durst presinne in shameless sort to crave,  
A pardon meet his loathed life to save.  
Such is the suit which in these men is found,  
Crying in grief, O king wee will compound.   

Article. 15.  
As soon they may suppose by rage extreine,  
To tear and pull the son from out of heaven,  
As by the force of armed men in field,  
To foil the prince which God himself doth shield.  
Of persons then that haue rebellious been,  
Let them be turned and humble subiects seen.  
And for their faults as it is right and meet,  
Let them fall down even at their Souerains feet,  
Al rage and rancour from them let they then fling,  
And from their harts cry all God save the King.  
And not like goose stand gaggling on the ground,  
Saying O king, Oh king we will compound.   

Article. 16.  
If in their mindes this motion never went,  
That wicked men shall feel Gods punishment.  
For there rebellion throughout all estates,  
Will sudden vengeance fall even at their gates,  
And so by little, and by little then,  
They will become perforce obedient men.  
All robbery and pillage set aside,  
And by their labour maintenance provide.  
When al their souldiers like Citizens well known  
Shall live like men, in houses of their own.  
Then need they not in grief of hart resound,  
We will compound, O king wee will comhound.   
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