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         Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.
      
       
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             The black box of Rome, or, A true and short discourse shewing the blasphemous treacheries and conjurations of the wicked Iesuites when they intend and encourage any of their impious disciples to murther a king and overthrow a kingdome
             Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.
          
           7 p.
           
             s.n.],
             [S.l. :
             1641.
          
           
             Attributed to Alexander Ross. Cf. Wrenn, J.H. A catalogue of the library of the late John Henry Wrenn.
             Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Regicides.
        
      
    
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           THE
           BLACK
           BOX
           OF
           ROME
           OR
           ,
           A
           True
           and
           short
           Discourse
           ,
           shewing
           the
           blasphemous
           Treacheries
           and
           Conjurations
           of
           the
           wicked
           Iesuites
           ,
           when
           they
           intend
           and
           encourage
           any
           of
           their
           impious
           Disciples
           to
           murther
           a
           King
           ,
           and
           overthrow
           a
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeare
           ,
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           IESUITES
           BLASPHEMOVS
           CONIVRATIONS
           TO
           ENCOVrage
           their
           Proselytes
           to
           King-killing-treacheries
           .
        
         
           SUch
           is
           the
           most
           bloudy
           ,
           and
           most
           blasphemous
           impudencie
           of
           these
           Romish
           Incendiaries
           ,
           that
           when
           they
           put
           on
           a
           divellish
           and
           desperate
           resolution
           ,
           to
           murther
           any
           Emperour
           ,
           King
           ,
           or
           Prince
           whom
           they
           have
           once
           pronounced
           to
           be
           an
           Hereticke
           ,
           and
           excommunicate
           person
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           intend
           to
           murther
           him
           by
           some
           
             Raviliack
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           make
           choice
           of
           for
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           said
           Treason
           ;
           that
           after
           such
           an
           unfortunate
           and
           wretched
           person
           ,
           is
           once
           allured
           ,
           and
           entred
           into
           their
           place
           of
           consultation
           ,
           or
           chamber
           of
           (
           Philonicall
           )
           prayers
           ,
           (
           for
           
           sooth
           )
           as
           they
           call
           them
           :
           These
           infernall
           firebrands
           kneele
           all
           downe
           ,
           who
           in
           their
           prayers
           observe
           their
           time
           ;
           and
           put
           before
           the
           intended
           Traitor
           ,
           a
           knife
           folded
           up
           in
           a
           scarfe
           ;
           shut
           up
           in
           a
           little
           Box
           ,
           covered
           with
           an
           
             Agnus
             Dei
             ;
          
           written
           about
           with
           black
           letters
           of
           perfumes
           ,
           odorifirous
           Characters
           :
           and
           when
           they
           draw
           it
           out
           themselves
           ,
           they
           cast
           or
           sprinckle
           some
           drops
           of
           holy
           water
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           which
           done
           ,
           they
           hang
           at
           the
           hafte
           of
           the
           said
           knife
           ,
           five
           or
           six
           graines
           of
           Corrall
           ,
           which
           are
           blessed
           by
           them
           ,
           who
           blaspheamously
           they
           give
           him
           to
           understand
           ,
           and
           make
           him
           beleeve
           that
           so
           many
           blowes
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           given
           by
           him
           with
           the
           said
           knife
           ;
           so
           many
           soules
           shall
           be
           released
           out
           of
           Purgatorie
           .
        
         
           Afterwards
           ,
           putting
           the
           knife
           into
           the
           intended
           Murtherers
           hand
           ,
           they
           pronounce
           these
           words
           saying
           :
        
         
           Goe
           now
           like
           
             Iephte
             ,
          
           with
           the
           Sword
           of
           
             Sampson
          
           in
           thy
           hand
           ,
           the
           Sword
           with
           which
           
             David
          
           did
           cut
           off
           
             Golia's
          
           head
           ,
           the
           Sword
           of
           
             Gedion
             ;
          
           yea
           ,
           the
           Sword
           with
           which
           
             Iudith
          
           did
           cut
           off
           
             Holophernes
          
           head
           ,
           the
           sword
           of
           the
           valiant
           
             Machabees
             ,
          
           and
           the
           same
           with
           which
           Saint
           
             Peter
          
           did
           cut
           off
           
             Malcas
          
           his
           eare
           ,
           yea
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           sword
           of
           Pope
           
             Iulius
          
           the
           second
           ,
           with
           the
           which
           (
           breaking
           the
           forces
           of
           oppugning
           Princes
           )
           he
           tooke
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           with
           great
           effusion
           of
           blood
           ,
           the
           Citties
           of
           
             Sezza
             ,
             Imola
             ,
             Fayance
             ,
             Bologna
             ,
          
           and
           many
           other
           Cities
           :
           goe
           thus
           I
           say
           ,
           thou
           magnanimous
           Champion
           of
           the
           chaire
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           be
           valiant
           ,
           and
           God
           strengthen
           thine
           arme
           for
           the
           great
           worke
           now
           intended
           by
           thee
           .
           After
           which
           ,
           this
           infernall
           kennell
           of
           Romish
           blood-hounds
           
           kneele
           all
           downe
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           wretchedly
           renowned
           and
           cursedly
           quallified
           amongst
           them
           ,
           with
           a
           cauterized
           conscience
           and
           immarbled
           heart
           ,
           pronounceth
           the
           bloody
           Conjuration
           ,
           impiously
           and
           impudently
           saying
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           Come
           Cherabims
           ,
           come
           Seraphinns
           ,
           and
           highest
           Thrones
           that
           rule
           ,
           come
           blessed
           Angels
           :
           yea
           ,
           blessed
           Angels
           of
           charitie
           ,
           come
           and
           fill
           this
           holy
           Vessel
           with
           glory
           and
           eternity
           ,
           and
           bring
           him
           presently
           the
           Crowne
           of
           the
           Virgin
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           of
           the
           Patriarches
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Martirs
           ,
           for
           he
           belongeth
           no
           longer
           to
           us
           ,
           but
           to
           you
           .
        
         
           And
           thou
           Oh
           dreadfull
           and
           terrible
           God
           ,
           who
           hast
           revealed
           to
           him
           in
           these
           our
           Prayers
           and
           meditations
           ;
           that
           he
           ought
           to
           murther
           a
           Tyrant
           ,
           and
           confound
           a
           Hereticke
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           the
           Crowne
           to
           a
           Catholike-King
           .
           And
           being
           by
           us
           disposed
           to
           this
           meritorious
           Murther
           ,
           vouchsafe
           to
           fortifie
           his
           senses
           ,
           and
           increase
           his
           forces
           :
           to
           the
           end
           that
           he
           may
           accomplish
           this
           thy
           great
           will
           ;
           and
           vouchsafe
           to
           arme
           and
           furnish
           him
           with
           the
           Harnesse
           of
           thy
           powerfull
           providence
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           valiantly
           performe
           the
           worthy
           worke
           he
           hath
           piously
           undertaken
           ,
           and
           may
           happily
           escape
           from
           those
           ,
           who
           would
           apprehend
           him
           :
           give
           him
           Eagles
           winges
           ,
           that
           the
           spight
           and
           malice
           of
           those
           Barbarians
           whom
           hee
           goes
           against
           ,
           may
           not
           once
           touch
           his
           sanctified
           members
           .
           Extend
           also
           the
           beames
           of
           thy
           joy
           and
           coelestiall
           felicitie
           upon
           his
           sacred
           soule
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           by
           the
           blessed
           influence
           thereof
           ,
           the
           parts
           and
           members
           of
           his
           body
           also
           ;
           may
           be
           encouraged
           and
           enabled
           to
           this
           great
           worke
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           may
           chearefully
           dispose
           it selfe
           to
           this
           holy
           
           Combate
           without
           feare
           or
           shrinking
           pusillanimity
           .
        
         
           This
           accursed
           Conjuration
           being
           thus
           audaciously
           and
           gracelessely
           uttered
           ,
           they
           carry
           the
           thus
           inchanted
           bloody
           Regicide
           ,
           and
           set
           him
           before
           an
           Altar
           ,
           where
           they
           shew
           him
           a
           Picture
           wherein
           the
           angels
           are
           seene
           and
           showne
           to
           have
           lifted
           up
           and
           elevated
           long
           since
           
             Iames
             Clement
             ,
          
           a
           bloody
           Iacobine
           Fryer
           ,
           and
           represented
           him
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           before
           the
           Throne
           of
           God
           ,
           saying
           :
        
         
           Lord
           behold
           thy
           Pupill
           ,
           behold
           thy
           well-instructed
           Champion
           ,
           and
           the
           accomplisher
           of
           thy
           justice
           :
           Whereupon
           all
           the
           Saints
           rise
           out
           of
           their
           seates
           to
           make
           him
           roome
           ,
           and
           give
           him
           place
           among
           them
           .
           And
           when
           all
           these
           things
           are
           thus
           done
           and
           finished
           ,
           there
           are
           no
           more
           but
           foure
           Iesuites
           only
           left
           with
           him
           ,
           who
           when
           they
           come
           neare
           him
           ;
           they
           with
           diabolicall
           impudencie
           and
           lying
           flatterie
           ,
           say
           unto
           him
           :
           that
           they
           seeme
           to
           perceive
           that
           there
           is
           some
           Diety
           infused
           into
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           are
           so
           astonished
           with
           the
           radiant
           light-shining
           and
           glistering
           in
           him
           ,
           that
           they
           hold
           it
           their
           honour
           to
           kisse
           his
           hands
           and
           feete
           ,
           and
           make
           him
           madly
           to
           beleive
           that
           they
           account
           him
           not
           a
           meere
           man
           any
           longer
           ;
           but
           that
           they
           esteeme
           themselves
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           as
           they
           say
           ,
           halfe
           unworthy
           of
           the
           happinesse
           and
           glory
           which
           hee
           hath
           already
           obtained
           by
           his
           Catholicke
           resolution
           ,
           and
           sighting
           deepely
           before
           him
           :
           they
           say
           unto
           him
           ;
           we
           would
           that
           God
           had
           chosen
           us
           ,
           and
           called
           us
           to
           your
           estate
           :
           since
           we
           should
           be
           truly
           assured
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           goe
           really
           ,
           and
           directly
           into
           Paradice
           without
           comming
           at
           Purgatorie
           .
           
           And
           thus
           having
           intoxicated
           and
           bewitched
           the
           miserable
           wretch
           ,
           they
           thus
           leave
           him
           to
           his
           intended
           bloody
           designe
           .
        
         
           The
           end
           of
           the
           Conjuration
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
       
         
           O
           Lord
           preserve
           our
           Noble
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           and
           all
           his
           posteritie
           ,
           from
           the
           power
           of
           all
           such
           Romish
           regicides
           and
           bloody
           Traitors
           ,
           who
           thus
           plot
           and
           practice
           to
           build
           up
           their
           Romish
           Synagogue
           with
           blood
           .
           And
           grant
           good
           God
           ,
           that
           our
           gracious
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           may
           with
           his
           posterity
           ,
           long
           continue
           a
           happie
           and
           prosperous
           raigne
           over
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           and
           propagation
           of
           Christs
           Gospell
           in
           despight
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           bold
           and
           bloody
           adherents
           :
           and
           let
           every
           good
           ,
           and
           loyall
           subject
           and
           true
           hearted
           English
           Christian
           say
           ,
        
         
           Amen
           ,
           
             and
          
           Amen
           .
        
      
    
    

