430 OP THE STATE OF EUROPE. 



Spain having already bestowed on the pope s son, de 

 gree of title and of office, with great revenues. To 

 encourage the pope herein, being head of the church, 

 they set before him the analogy of the name Gre 

 gory, saying, that we were first under a Gregory 

 brought to the faith, and by a Gregory are again to 

 be reduced to the obedience of Rome. 



A prophecy likewise is found out that fore- 

 telleth, &quot; the dragon sitting in the chair of Peter, 

 &quot;great things should be brought to pass.&quot; 



Thus is the King of France solicited against 

 those of the religion in France ; the emperor against 

 those in his dominions; divisions set in Germany; 

 the Low Countries miserably oppressed ; and daily 

 attempts against her majesty, both by force and 

 practice ; hereto serve the seminaries, where none 

 are now admitted, but those who take the oath 

 against her majesty. 



The sect of the Jesuits are special instruments to 

 alienate the people from her majesty, so faction, 

 and to absolve them of the oath of obedience, and 

 repare the way to rebellion and r evolt. 



Besides, for confirmation of their own religion 

 they have used some reformation of the clergy, and 

 brought in catechizing. 



TO GO FORTHWITH THE PRINCES OF ITALY, NEXT IN 

 SITUATION. 



The great Duke of Tuscany, Francisco de 

 Medici, son to Cosmo, and the third duke of that 

 family and province ; of the age of forty years, of 



