History of the Jesuits: Their origin, progress, doctrines, and designsNicolini, G. B. (Giovanni Battista)
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History of the Jesuits: Their origin, progress, doctrines, and designs
Nicolini, G. B. (Giovanni Battista)
Jesuits -- History
CHAPTER IX.
1560-1600.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JESUITS IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF EUROPE.
Jesuits in England under Elizabeth—William Allen establishes
Colleges at Douay and in Rome for Englishmen—The Jesuits direct
them—Bull of Pius V. Excommunicating Elizabeth—Character
given of her by the Jesuits—Campion and Parson at the
Head of a Jesuit Mission in England—Their Biography—They
arrive in England—Encourage the Roman Catholics to Disobey
the Queen—Proclamation against the Jesuits—Their Answer
to it—Enmity of Gregory XIII. to England—His Character—He
Encourages all the Insurrections against the Queen—Parson
and Campion eagerly sought by the Government—Elude the
Search—Capture of Campion—Divers Opinions concerning his
Trial—Execution of three Jesuits, Campion, Sherwin, and
Briant—Parry’s Project for Assassinating the Queen—Encouraged
by the Jesuits and the Pope’s Nuncio, Ragazzoni—The Jesuits
attempt to justify Parry—Absurdity of their Vindication—Severe
Laws against the Jesuits—The most of them leave England—Hume
on Babington’s Conspiracy—The Jesuits along with the
Great Armada—The Jesuits actually Troubling the Peace of
England—Duplicity of their Conduct—A Jesuit, pretending to be
an ardent Republican in Rome in the last Revolution—Is thrown
into the Tiber, 151
Conduct of the Jesuits in Portugal—They prevent Don Sebastian
from Marrying—Pasquier accuses them of having aspired to
become Kings of Portugal—The Accusation repeated throughout
all Europe—They suggest to Don Sebastian the Expedition to
Morocco—Death of the King—The Jesuits place the Crown on the
Head of Philip II. of Spain, 171
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