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SOC I E T AT I S J ESU .

TH E S E C R ET
I NS T R U CTI O NS
OF THE J E S U IT S .

W I TH AN AP PEND I X .

PRI NTED FOR L B S EELEY AND S ON,

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S EC R E T A “ON I T A .

I . Ho w the S o c ie ty mu st b e have
the m s elve s wh e n th e y b egin an y
ne w fo undatio n
I n wh at mann e r th e S o c ie ty mu s t
d e po rt, th at th e y may prese rve
a familiarity with prin c e s , &c .

Als o , to ward s te mpo ral go v e r

n o rs an d all wh o m ay b e se r

Chie f thin gs to b e re c o mme n de d

to co nfe s so r s o f n o b le me n
V . D e pa rtme n t to ward s o the r re li

i o s pe r s o n s o n a n e qu ality
g n

H o w to in d u c e r ich wido ws to
b e lib e r al to th e S o cie ty
VI I . H o w to re ce ive su c h wido ws
an d di s po se o f the ir e ffe c ts

VII I Ho w the ir
. c h il d re n mu st b e

4 I X O f in c re as in g th e
. c o ll ege re ve

h ue s o o e o o e o o o o o o o o o o e o o o
 CO N T E N TS .

X . O f the priv ate ri go u r of dis

c iplin e

Be h a vio ur to war ds me mb e rs e x

W
p e ll e d fro m th e S o c ie ty
ho sh o u l d b e ke pt an d fa
v o u re d

H ow to pi c k Ou t y o un g me n
an d to r e tain th e m
'

Of c aus e s o f dismis s io n fro m

th e So c ie t
y
Of c o n d uc t to ward s n un s an d

fe mal e d e v o te es
H o w t o fe ign a c o n te mpt o f rich e s
V a rio u s o th e r m e th o d s o f ad

vanc in g the S o c ie ty

A PP EN D I X .

I .

P apal b u ll a g a ins t Que en Elizab e th

Po pis h rno ral ity
Po pis h po lic y
Princ iple s f mo d ern Re p a y
o

POp ish s u pr e mac y

M o f a R o man C a tho l ic b isho p
O ath o f s e c re c
y o f th e J e s uits
Po pish s inc e rity a n d g o o d feith
Hope s and fe elings o f Papis ts
Popi sh l o yalty
R p ry
o e o n th e c on tine n t
 P R E FA C E .

The au th e n ti c i t
y o f th e l e ad i n g d o c u m e n t
i n th e fo llo w i n g p ag e s , th e S ecr e ta Moni ta ,

r e s ts o n th e fo ll o w in g e v i d e n c e .

I Th e ge n e r al c ir c u latio n an d c r e d i t th a t
.

i t h as o b tain e d I t w a s p r i n te d i n E n g l a n d
.

in th e y e ar 1658, w i th a s ta te m e n t, w h ic h
h as n e ve r b e e n m e t b y th e l e as t a tte m p t a t
r e futa tio n , —
tha t i t w as d is c o v e r e d a mo n g

Co lle ge a t Pad e r
’
th e Arc hiv e s o f th e J e s u i ts
b o r n in We stph a li a, wh e n C h r i s ti an , Du k e
o f Br un s w i c k, to o k po s s e s s i o n o f th a t p l a c e ,

an d g av e th e i r lib r ar y to th e Capuc h i n s D r
. .

Co mpto n , the ac u te an d l e a rn e d Bi sh o p of

Lo n d o n, a ma n n e i th e r l ik e ly h im se lf to b e
i mpo se d o n, o r to s an c tio n a n i mpo s tu r e ,
u b l i h e d E li h tr a n s la ti o n i n 1 669
p s an n g s .

I n Ge rmany, al s o , i n Fra nce , an d i n H o l

b
 ii

l a n d, as E n g l an d, h av e su c c e s s iv e
w e ll as i n

e d itio n s a ppe are d, w i th o u t e v e r m e e ti n g

w ith th e d i s g r ac e w h ic h s o o n e r o r l a te r a l
w ay s o ve r tak e s h i s to r ic al fo r g e r i e s .

II . Th e b a c kw ar d n e s s o f th e J e s u its to

p r o d u c e an y o th e r or mo r e a u th e n ti c c o d e

is a s tr o n g o i t i n fav o u r of th e S ecr e ta
p n

Mo n i ta . Th at th e y ar e g o v e r n e d by ru l e s

w h i c h th e y s t udi o u s ly r e fu s e to di s c l o s e , i s

p e r fe c tly n o to r i o u s ,
a n d co n fe s s e b y th e m
d
s e lve s .Bu t i t i s n o t l i ke l y th e y w o u ld so
c o n s ta n tly c o n c e al th o s e ru l e s , e x ce p t th e y

w e re a w are o f th e i r u n fi tn e s s to me e t th e
p u b li c e ye . i n th e leas t p ro b ab le
It is no t

th a t th e y w o u ld co n ti n u e to lie u n d e r th e
o d iu m o f a fals e ac c u s atio n fo r mo re th a n a

c e n tu r
y, i f th e y h ad i t i n th e i r p o w e r to r e

mo ve th e u nfav o ur ab l e i mpre ss io n b y me r e
ly g ivi n g pu b lic i ty to a n o the r a nd a le s s
m i s c h ie vo u s s e t o f I ns tr uctio ns I n de e d, .

co mmo n se n s e te l l s u s tha t i t mu s t pro ve

i m po s s i b le to pr e s er ve , i n so nu me ro us a
“
so c i e t , so in o r tunt a s e c re t ; and th a t,
y p
a mo n th mb r f di t d d ej e c te d
g e n u e o s g u s e an

me mb ers who w e re c o n ti n ual ly fallin g o ut .

o f the ir ranks , i t might have b e en . an ti c i

 v
iii

pa te d w ith g re at c e r tai n ty th at c o p ie s o f
th e R u l e s w o u l d, i n l e s s th an tw o c e n tu
r ie s , se e th e li ght . I n fac t, th e fr ame r
s ee m e d to h ave b f t l a w ar e of
een p e r e c y
th i s p r o b ab il ity, w h e n h e ex pre s s l y pr o

vi de d th a t i f th e
I ns tr u c ti ons w e r e pr o
duc ed aga i n s t th e m, th e i r g e n u in e n e s s
s h o u ld b e r e s o l u te l d e n ie d
y .

1 11 . Bu t th e b e s t as s u ran c e w h ic h can

po s s i b ly b e o b ta i n e d o f th e au th e n ti c i ty o f

t h i s d o c u me n t, is de r i ve d fr o m i ts i n te rnal
e vide n ce . I t h as b een w e ll o b s e rv e d , tha t

wh ile , o n th e o n e h an d, the co n d u c t o f th e
Je su it s h as a l wa ys b ee n p r e c i se l y s u c h as

w o uld n atu r a lly flo w fr o m th e ru le s o f th e

S ecr e ta Mo n i ta ,
so th e s e I n s tr uc tio n s m u st
n a tu r al l y h ave te n d e d to pr o d u c e j u s t s uc h

scen e s a s th e h i s to r y o f th e S o c i e ty co n

s tan tly e x h ib i ts . Wh a t i s th e o ne g r a n d
p r i n c i p le of t he I ns tr uc ti ons -
I n tr i g ue .

An d w h at h as b ee n th e c h ar a c te r o f th e Jc
s ui t s e v e r y w he re , an d a t e v e r y p e r io d P
Th at o f th e m o s t r e s tl e s s i n tr i gu e r s . Wh a t
i s th e e nd w h i c h th e se I n s tr uctio ns h av e
co n s ta n tly in v ie w — To ga i n po w e r ; the
b 2
 IV

ac q u i s i tio n o f w h i c h h as e ve r b een th e fir s t
ob j e c t w i th th i s S o c i e ty . Wh a t, to o , i s the
mo s t d i s gu s tin g c h ar ac te r i s ti c o f th i s Co de ?
— Ce r tai n l y, th e u tte r c ar e le s s n e s s a n d c o n

te mp t w i th w h ic h i t s e ts a t n o u gh t th e fir s t
i i l o f mo r a s
l — w h ic h i s n o to r i o u s l
pr n c p e s
y
th e g r e a t a n d le a d i n g c r ime c h arge d u po n

Je su i ti s m b y th e g e n e r a l vo ic e o f h i s to r y .

An y o n e u n ac qu a i n te d w i th th e h i s to ry
o r th e c h a rac te r o f Je s u i ti s m mi gh t n o t u n
n a t u r a l ly or i r r a ti o n a lly o b j ec t th a t th e
,

fac t o f th e g o v e rn m e n t o f a l ar g e s o c ie ty o f
fe s i n g th e m s e l v e s Ch r i s ti an s ,
pe r s o n s p r o s

b y s u c h pr in c ipl e s a s th o s e av o w e d i n th e
S ecr e ta Mo n i ta , i s i n i ts e lf i n c r e di b le , a n d
o u gh t n o t to b e fo r an i n s tan t r e c e iv e d

w i th o u t th e m o s t amp le p r o o f.

Ev e n a s l i gh t pe ru s a l o f th e an n a l s o f

mo de r n E u r O pe w i ll s u ffi c e , n o t o n ly to r e
mo v e th i s o b j e c tio n , b u t to c o n v e rt i t i n to
a n ar g u m e n t fo r th e a u th e n ti c i ty o f th e do
c u me n t. I n s te ad of th e r u le s th e r e i n co n

ta i n e d b e i n g in c o n s i s te n t w i th th e c r e e d o f
thi s r e lig io us as s o c i a ti o n —4h e y ar e ab so
 la te l y n e e de d to fu rn ish so m e e x pla n atio n

o f the o th e r w i s e u n acc o u n tab le tr e at me n t

wh ic h th e Je s u i ts h av e , all o v e r E u r o pe ,
e x pe r ie nc e d . Th e S eor e ta Mo n i ta i s th e
o nl
y k e y to th e s i n g u l a r a n d m y s te r io u s
h i s to ry o f th e S o c ie ty .

Wi th o u t i t, h o w i n e x pl i c ab le th e c o n d uc t

o f al m o s t e v e r th li k in g a n d ev e r y o s
y c a o c

tho l ic p e o pl e i n E u r o pe . I s it not pa s s in g

s tr a n g e , th a t a s e l e c t b o dy o f m e n sse ssed
p o

of l e a rn i n g, i n du s tr y, kn o w le d g e o f affa ir s ,

i n flu e n c e , an d w e al th , an d d e v o ti n g, as th e y
pr o fe s s e d to do , al l th e s e tale n ts s o l e l y to
the g r e a ter g lo ry of Go d , s h o u ld b e c o m e

o b j e c t s o f g e n e r a l pr o s c r ip tio n a m o n g Ch r i s

tian kin g s and Ch r i s ti a n n a tio n s ; and th a t

th i s e n m i ty , to o , s h o u ld n o t b e fo u n d e d on

an y r e l ig io u s h e re s y o r o b n o x io u s do c tr in e s
fo r R o m an Catho l i c s ta te s a n d s o v e r e ig n s
h a ve b e e n fo r e m o s t i n th e e x pu l s io n o f
th e s e , th e mo s t ac tiv e s e r v an ts of th e
Chu r c h, a n d th e g r e a te s t e n e mi e s o f h e r e s y .

To w h at a re w e to as c r i b e , n o t o n l y th e i r

b an i s h me n t
fr o m E n gl a n d i n 1 606, b u t th e
c h ec k giv e n to th e S o c ie t ab o u t th e s a me
y
ti me b y th e Emper o r Ch ar l e s th e Vth , th e
g r e a te s t e n e my o f th e R e fo r ma ti o n , o r i ts

pro sc r i pti o n i n 1 606 O r h o w

. ar e w e to ac

co u n t fo r i ts e x pu l s i o n fro m Po r tug a l, i n
1 789 ; fr o m Fra n c e , i n 1 764; fro m S pa i n
an d S i c i ly, i n 1 767 a n d i ts to ta l s u ppr e s

s io n b
y P o p e C l e m e n t th e X I V th ,
i n 1 77 3 .

A g lan c e a t th e S e cr e ta Mo n i ta s u fli
c l e n tly e xp l a i n s a ll th e s e e v e n ts Fo r i f .

w e co n su l t th e re c o rd s ofth o s e pe r io d s ,
we s h al l o b s e rv e , in th e c h ar g e s b r o u gh t
’

ag a i n s t th e S o c ie ty, ho w e x ac tly i ts me m
b ers c o n fo r m e d th e m s e l ve s to th e s e I n
st m c ti ons .

Th u s , w h e n w e fin d th e c le r gy o f R o me
c o m pl ai n i n g to Po pe Piu s th e I Vth , th a t
th e Je s u its i n c r e a s e d th e re ve nue s of

th e i r c o l le g e s d a ily, a t th e e x pe n s e of th e
c le r g
y, an d th at if h i s H o li n e s s s h o u ld n o t

r e pr e s s th e ir cu pi di ty, th e y w o u ld e v e n
tu al ly s e iz e a ll th e p ar i s h e s o f Ro m e
we o n ly se e ho w c o r r e ctly th e y fo l lo w e d
th e 7 h rul e o f
t Ch ap . I II in w h ic h th e y
ar e i n s tr u c te d h o w to g r as p th e w h o le
g o v e rn me n t of th e Chu rch, in or der tha t
the p p
e o l e might b ec o me v a s s al s to th e m .

An d w h e n w e r e ad t he co m pl ai n ts of th e

Empe ro r o f Ja pan , (fo r e ve n to th a t di sta n t

co u n tr y h ad th e ir in tr i gue s e x te n d e d, ) th at

u n d e r pr e te n c e o f te ac h i n g th e w ay o f s al

v a tio n , th e y h ad u n i te d h i s s u b j e c ts ag a i n s t

h i ms e lf, a n d tau g h t th e m tre as o n i n s te ad

of r e l ig i o n ;
—a c h a r ge w h ic h w a s e cho e d

fr o m e ve r y kin g do m of —
Eu r o pe w e o n ly

l e arn , h o w fu l ly th e m e mb e rs o f th e S o c i e ty

gu n s t h av e e n te r e d i n to th e s pi r i t o f th o s e
r u le s , w h ic h i n s tr u c t th e m so to i n s i n uate
th e m s e l v e s i n to th e mi n d s of th e p p
e o l e as

to l ay th e m u n de r th e g r e a te s t o b lig a tio n ,
an d th u s to w h e e d l e th e p o pu lac e i n to
a n a ffe c ti o n fo r th e S o c ie ty w h i le ag i s M
t r ate s ar e to b e so far g a i n e d o v e r as to
b e r e ad y a t th e i r b e c k to sac ri fic e e ve n

th e n e ar e s t r e la ti o n s a nd th at th u s, i n
s h o r t, th o s e w ho do no t lo v e the m, m ay
made to
”
b e f ea r the m .

I nd e e d, the w ho l e s y s te m o f Je s u iti sm,

as i t i s p o ur tr aye d i n th i s b r ie f m an ual
c an no t b e d e s c r i b e d i n m o re fo r c ib le l an

g g
u a e th a n th at b y th e Par l i ame n t o f
u sed

Par i s, w h o e r e c te d a c o l u m n i n c o mme
 viii

mo ra tio n p ,l
of ao t w h i c h t h e y d e c l a r e d
to h av e s pru n g fr o m th e t i l e t h
p e s n e r e s y
o f th at i i o t th J i t w h
pe rn. c u s s e c e e s u s ,
o ,

c o nc ea li n g th e mo s t a b o m in a b le c r i me s

u n de r th e g u i s e of i
p y,e t h a d p b l i l
u c y
ta u g h t th e th e as s a s s i n a tio n o f K i n g s , a n d

a tte m p te d th e l ife o f H e n r y th e Fo u r th
”
.

It is s u ffi c i e n tl
y c le a r th a t th o s e w h o
co u ld a c k n o w l e d g e th a t p e r fe c t c o n te m p t o f
a ll mo r al pr i n c iple e x h ib i te d i n th e S e cr e ta
a an d i n th e ru le s th e r e l a i d d o w n ,
’

. ta ,
th at e v e r y th i n g w as la w fu l fo r th e ad

v an c e m e n t of th e S o c i e ty, c o u ld no t b e

W
e x pe c te d to s to p s h o r t a t a n y o b s ta c l e , o r

to h e s ita te fo r c ib ly to r e m o v e i t e are.

d f i d s s i n a ti o n
p p
r e a r e o r c o n s p r a c y a n a s s a

fro m m e n ac ti n g u po n th e s e I n s tr zi c ti o ns .

An d, on th e o th e r h an d, i t i s n o t to b e

o se d th at me n c o n v i c te d of d e s ig n s
su
pp
an d a tte m pt s s uc h as th o s e r e c o r de d in
Fr e n c h h i s to r y, c o u ld b e s la n de r e d , or

w r on g fu l l y ac cu s e d b y th e i n fe r e n c e s
w h i ch a ppe a r e v i d e n t fr o m th e S ecr e ta
 The re ar e a l so appe n de d to th i s l i ttle
v o l um e se v e r al o th e r d o c u me n ts of le s s
e xte n t a n d i mpo r ta n c e , b w h ic h m ay b e
ut

u s e ful as fur n i s h i n g s tro n r f f th e

g p o o s o

id e n ti ty o f v i e w s a n d pr i n c iple s , a t le a s t, o f
th e R o m a n Ca th o l ic s g e ne r a lly, w i th th e
Je s u its i n par ti c u la r .

I n fa c t, th e p r i n c ip al di s tin c ti o n s ee m s
to b e , th a t th e J e su i ts a r e a se le c t b o d y o f
m e n s in g le d o u t a n d a s s o c i a te d fo r th e
u
p pr o s e o f c a r r i
y gn i n to c o n s ta n t an d v i
g o t o n s o p e r a ti o n a l l th o s e e n c r o a c h i n g a n d
d an g e r o u s pr in c iple s w hi c h th e h e a d s an d
l e ad e r s o f Po pe r y h av e al w a ys s u p po r te d,
b u t w h i c h th e y c a n n o t s afe l y c a ll u po n th e
g r e a t b o d y o f th e ir a d he re n ts pu b l ic l y to
p r o fe s s a n d m ak e th e ru l e o f th e i r c o n

du c t .

Fr o m th e se do c u m e n ts , w h i c h a r e pr i n
c i pa lly O fii c i al Ac ts o f th e R o m a n S e e ,

w e g ath e r th e fo l lo w i n g pr in c ipl e s , w h i c h
a p pe a r to b e u n de n iab ly r e c o g n i ze d an d

ro m u l g a te d b y th i s i nfa lli b le au th o r i ty .
p
 X

I . Th a t th e r e i s n o s a l va tio n o u t o f th e

p a l R o m a n Ca th o li c Ch ur c h ;
e o f th e-

an d th a t all Pr o te s ta n ts ar e in a

s ta te o f p e r di ti o n .

U po n th i s po i n t w e h av e th e Co n s ti tu tio n

W
o f Bo n i fac e V I II s tr e n g th e n e d b y th e a p
.

l f Co u n c i l, p 1 02 e h av e th e
p r o v a o a . .

sa me p r i n c i p l e a s s e r te d b y an o th e r Po p ,
e

p . 1 03 ,
a n d fu ll y s a n c ti o n e d ,
i n th e p r e s e n t
da y, b y th e fo ur R o mi sh Ar c h b i sh o ps o f
I r e lan d, p 1 10 . .

11 . Th at R o ma n Ca th o l ic s w i l l no t to
l e r a te th e p ro fe s s io n o f a n y o th e r
fai th , i n an y plac e w h e r e th e y h av e
th e po w e r o f pr o h ib i tio n .

Th i s i s d e c la r e d b y th e la te Po p e , Pi u s
VI I p 1 08, a n d b y th e w h o le o f th e R o m i s h
. .

H i e r ar c h y Ne th e r l a n d s , p 1 30 ;
of th e . an d

a l so b y Bi s h o p Do yl e , p 1 09 . .

1 11 . Th a t on th e co n tr a r y th e y w il l
e x tir p a te an d de s tr o y h e r e tic s of

e v e ry d e scr i ptio n , w h e n e v e r it i s i n
th e ir po w e r .
 xi

S o te ac h e s Ca rdi n al Be llar mi n e , p 1 07 ; .

an d Po pe U r b an VI I l p 1 1 2 S u c h to o , i s
. . .

th e o ath o f e v e r y R o m a n Ca th o lic Bi s h o p,
p .1 1 9 : a n d o n th e sa me p r i n c i p l e ar e th e

Pa pi s ts of I r e la n d no w co n s p i r i n g , a s we
ar e i n fo r me d b y Mr . Plu n ke tt, p 1 27 . .

I V Tha t th e
. e s tab li s hme n t of th e S n

p r e m ac y o f th e Po pe o v e r a ll K i n g s,
o r o th e r G o v e rn o r s , i s th e i r co n s ta n t

ai m a n d e n d e avo u r .

Th i s S u pr e m ac y i s c l a i me d b y th e Bu l l
ag a i n s t E l iza b e th , p 1 03 , a n d th a t o f U r b an
.

VI I I p 1 12 I t i s a l so d e fe n d e d b y Pau l V
. . . .

p . 1 1 1 ; a n d b y th e Nu n c i o , G h i l i n i , p 1 1 3,
.

th e le tte r o f th e l a s t m e n ti o n e d b e i n g d a te d
-

li ttl e m o re th a n fi fty y e ar s b ac k ; a n d e v e n
a t the p re s e m o me n t th e pr i n c ip le is d e
n t
fe nd e d b y Bi s h o p Mil n e r , p 1 1 7 . .

V That di s s i mu latio n a n d c o n c ea lme n t

.

o f th e ir r ea l in te n ti o n s , a r e tho ug h t

j u s ti fiab le b y R o man
a n d e x p e di e n t

Cath o l i c s and th a t th e y h o ld s o l e m n

p r o mi se s to b e o n ly b ind ing w h i le
 x ii

c o n v e n i e n t, and e ve n o ath s to b e
to co mmu ta ti o n b th e i
'

o pe n y p r e s t
ho o d .

Th e se po in ts ar e o b s e rvab le i n Car di n al
Be llar m in e s c o u n s e l, p 1 07 ; i n Bi s h o p
’
.

’ ’
La n iga n s Apo lo gy, p 1 22 ; i n th e Je s u it s .

O a th , p 1 2 1 ; a n d in th e c o n du c t o f th e
’

I ri s h Pri e s ts , p 1 28 . .

VI . Th at n o o ath i s c o ns i de re d b i n d in g,
w h ic h i n an y w a y i n te r fe r e s w i th th e
i n te r e s ts o f th e R o m i s h Ch u r c h ; an d

th a t al l o a th s o r pl e d g e s g iv e n to

Pr o te s ta n ts , a re , ip s o fac to , n u ll and

v o id .

Th i s pr i n c i ple i s san c tio n e d b y Po pe s

Ma r ti n V , U rb an VL, I n n o c e n t I I I , Ale x
. .

a n de r II I ; an d G r e go r y IX ; an d b y th e
. .

Co u n c il o f Co n s ta n c e , a n d th e Th ir d La te
r an Co u n c i , p
l —
1 01 2 al s o b y th e la te
.

Po pe , Piu s VI I , p 1 08, a n d b y th e Le g a te ,
. .

Ghil i n i, p 1 1 6 . .

VI I . That th e de g r e e of to le r an ce
 XV

le ad e r s l th e ir fe e lin g , th at
o pe n y e x pr e s s

the y h av e b e e n w ro n g fu lly d e pr iv e d zo f th e
ssi f th e cc l es i a stic al e s ta b li sh
po s se o n o e

me n tH hat they ard e ntly de s ir e to o v er

th ro w th e Pr o te s ta n t Ch urch, whic h th e y . .

c o n s ide r a n u s u r pa tio n — and th a t th e r e a l l

y y
-

i n du lg e h 0pe s o f th e s pe e d y appro ac h o f th at

W e n e x t o b ser ve , tha t the o pe ratio n o f in

mo s t po we rfu l o f mo tive s ,
te re s t, o n e o f th e

men t, t h at o f r e li gio n s i n to le ran ce All.

"

Pro te s tan ts b e ing; dec l are d ob j ec ts o f ah

h or re n ce —w h o s e de s tr u c tio n i s c e r ta i n, e x
c p
e t th e y ar e r e c l ai me d
.
b y th e Ca tho li c
Ch u rc h , an d w ho s e ex t e r m i n a tio n i s a mus t

s ac r e d d u ty, when e ver a nd whe r eve r , i t ca n

A r e c o ll e c tio n , to o , i s h e r e s ug ge s te d

tha t th e p r e sen t d e ma n d s of the Ro ma n

Ca th o l i c s, th e to n e w h ic h th e y ado pt, and
'

—h
.

th e h0 w hi c h th e y b e tr ay ave a l to
'

pe s ,

ge th e r a r i s e n o u t o f th e co n c e s s io ns a l r e ad y
made to the m, e ac h o f w hi c h h as v is i b ly
ad d e d to the ir p o we r , an d e x c i te d t h e i r e x :
 xv i i

r efe re n c e to th o s e au th o r iti e s w h i ch t hin

b o dy u n an i mo u s l y r e c o g n iz e s . Besid e s
w h i c h, it i s plai n th at s u ch a dis c l a imer
mu st b e u tte r ly w o rth l e s s, fo r e ithe r i t i s
m ad e b y me n wh o r ej e c t th e au th o rity o f
th e Po pe s a n d Co u n c i l s , an d ar e th e r e fo re
in . no R o man Ca th o l ic s ; o r e l se it
s e n se

co me s fr om pe r s o n s w h o b o w to tho se
po w e r s ,
and r e ce iv e th e i r de c i s io n s , b y
w h ic h th e s e d o c tr i n e s ar e e s ta b l i s h e d , and

are th e r e fo r e o n ly an x io u s to pr o ve ho w
fu ll y th e y ha v e i mb i b e d th e s pir i t o f t h e m;
b y pu b l ic l y d iss e mb li ng fo r the b en efit of the

;I t is t di ffi c
no u l t to for e se e, tha t the o pe m

ing th e d o o r s o f par li am e n t to Pap i s ts ,

"

w o u ld b e th e a d mi s s i o n to th e H o u s e of
'

Co mmo n s o f no t l e s s th a n o ne h undre d o f
th at pa r ty I re l an d , and th e Catho l ic E u
.

g l i s h Pe e
'

rs ,
w o u l d h a rd l y fa i l to r e t
u r n that
n u mb e r . An d i s it po ss i b le th a t any fr ie nd
to th e Ch u r c h o f E n g l a n d c a n w i s h th e i n
tro d uc tio n in to th e Le g i s l atur e o f su c h a
b o dy o f d e te r m i n e d a n d i n v e te r ate e n e m ie s,
of s uc h a n u mb e r o f me n , w h o se le ad in g
-

ob jec t w o u ld co n s tan tl y b e, th e t e e s tab r

-

c 3
 xvi i i

l is h m e n t of Po pe r y . O r i s i t tr u e th at an y
wh o h o n e s tly o ppo s e th e p r e s e n t e c c l e s i as

tic al e s tab l i s h m e n t, w o u ld g lad ly a c c e pt ,

th e a s s i s ta n c e o f s u c h a l l ie s i n w o r k i n g h e r
’

o v e r thr o w , o ve r lo o ki n th e c e r tai n t th t
g y a

th e Pa pi s ts wo u l d tak e c a r e n o t to ab o l i s h th e

I n s titu tio n , b u t to r e mo d e l i t — no t to de
s tr o y th e Ch ur c h , b ut to m ak e i t a Po pi s h
C h urc h —a n a l te rn a ti v e w hi c h th e Di s s e n
te r s of 1 688 th o u gh t s o a la r m i n g, th a t th e y
ca me fo r wa rd w i th a l a c r i ty to s u ppo r t th e
Ch u r c h i tse lf, r a th e r th an q u i e tl y se e it
ta ke n po s s e s s io n o f b y Pa p i s t s .

Bu t, to r e tu r n to th e i m me di a te sub j e c t
b e fo r e u s, we c an n o t av o id r e g ar d i n g th e
t e e s tab
-
lish me n t o f th e J e s u i ts , a n d th e a p

p a r e n t fr i e n d s h ip s u b s i s ti n g b e tw e e n th at
d a n g e r o u s b o d y, a n d th e R o m an C a th o l i c s
i n g e n e ral as a s ig n b e to k e n i n g an y th in g
r ath e r th a n an i m pro v e m e n t in th e pr i n c i
l a n d v i e w s o f Pap i s ts
p e s ~
.

I n fo r m e r d ay s th i s c r afty an d u n de r m i n

i n g s o ci e ty w a s th e ob je ct o f a c o m mo n

p r es c r i ptio n i n all th e Cath o l ic co u n tr i e s ,

au d w a s d i s so lve d b y the h ea d o f th e Ro mish

 xix

Ch u rc h . I t is n o w ag ai n c al le d i nto b e i ng
b y th e Po n ti fi h i m s e lf, a n d i s h e l pe d fo r
'

w ar d b y al l de v o te d Ca th o l i c s Fro m w h at .

ha s th i s c h a n ge a r i s e n .

Wh a t h av e th e J e s u i ts b e e n i n fo r me r
d a ys ? T o tu r n b ac k to th e e v e n t w h ic h
i s m o s t pr o m i n e n t i n th ei r e a r ly h i s to ry,
le t u s r e c a l to m i n d th e d e c i s io n o f th e
U n i ve r s i ty of
Pa ri s , w h o , i n D e ce m b e r ,
1 594 p ass e d a n Ac t, b a n i s h i n g th e J e s u i ts ,
.

as co r ru pto r s o f y o u th, di s tur b e rs o f th e

pu b l ic r e p o s e , an d e n e m ie s o f th e K in g a n d
th e S ta te
”
. At th e s a me ti m e C H A T E L, fo r
a tte m p ti n g th e l ife of H e n r y th e Fo u r th ,
an d Gu n n e r. w h o h a d i n s tru c te d an d in
duc e d h i m to u n d e r ta k e th i s tr e a so n a b le

d es ig n , w e r e b a n i s h e d An d i t w a s o r d e r e d
.

th at th e h o u s e o f CH A T E L s h o u ld b e r aze d
to th e gro u n d , a n d a c o lu m n e r e c te d o n th e
s po t, th e i n s c r i p tio n o n w h i c h d e s c r ib e d the
atte m p t a s l e p a r r i c i d e , s pr i n g i n g
a de te s tib

fro m th e p e s ti l e n t he re s
y o f t h a t p e r n i c io u s

s ect th e Je s u i ts , w ho , c o n c e al i n g th e mo s t
ab o mi n a b l e c r i me s u n d e r th e g u i s e of i
p y,
e t

h ave p u b li c ly tau gh t th e as s a s s i n a tio n o f

 xx

Ki n g s , an d a tte mp te d th e life o f H e nr y IV .

I t pr o c e e de d to s ta te , th a t C H AT E L h a d
b e e n i n s tru c te d i n thi s s c h oo l o f i mpie ty,
a n d th a t th e par l ia me n t h ad e x pe l le d thi s

n ew r ac e of da n g e r o u s an d s u pe r s ti tio u s

c h ar ac te r s , w h o d is tu r b e d th e s tate , an d a t
w ho s e ins ti gatio n th i s ab o m in ab le par r ic ide
ha d b e e n u n d e r ta ke n .
”

O u th e po in t o f i n te gr ity an d go o d faith ,
th e re ar e ab un da n t pr o o fs o f th e ir c oin
te m p t o f b o th . Tak e th e fo l lo w in g . 1 11 1 631 ,

afte r th e i r r e tu r n , th e y h ad a co n tro v e r s y

wi th th e Cle r g y of Pa r is, r e s pe c tin g cer

tai n no xi o u s pu b
lica tio n s w hi c h h ad l ate ly
app e a r e d, w r i tte n b y J e s u i ts T h e y d e n.i e d
pub l i c l y th a t th e w o r k s i n q u es ti o n w e re
w r i tte n b y an y o f th e ir m e mb e r s To w hi d l
th e Cl e r gy r e pl ie d , th a t th e ir ar ts of
e (1u iv o ca ti o n an d men tal r e s e r v a tio n eu

ab led th e m av o w an d d is avo w the

'

to
W e th i n g ; a s ig n al i n s tan c e o f w h ic h

w as th e d e n ia l i n qu e s tio n , s i n c e , a fe w
y e ar s a fte r th e p u b l i c a ti o n o f th o s e ve ry

w o rk s , th e Je s u i t, ALE G A MBB , h ad, in hi s

ne w Catalo gu e o f th e ir o wn w r i te r s , ap
 xxi i

th o r iz e pe rj u ry, de pr ive th e law s o f th e ir

r , de s tro y th e s u b mi s s io n e f s u b j e c ts ,
’

po w e

al lo w i n div idu a l s th e l ib e r ty o f c a lu m n ia t

i n g, k i l li n g , l yi n g, a n d fo r s w e a r i n g th e m
s e l v e s , as th e i r a d va n ta g e may d i c ta te

w hi ch re mo v e th e fe ar of d i vi n e an d h u man
l aws , an d p e r mi t a man to r e dr e s s h is o wn

gr i e v an c e s , w ith o u t a pp l
y i n g to th e Magi s
tr a te ; an d i t is e a s y to se e , wi thou t m u c h

pe n e tr a tio n , th a t Ch r is ti an an d Civ il S o c i e ty
c o u ld n o t th u s s u b s i s t w i th ou t a mi r a c le It
‘
'
.

w a s to b e e x p e c te d, th a t suc h p e rn i c i o u s

maxin m w o u ld mo s t e ffe c tu ally d iss o l v e the

' '

s tro n g e s t b o nds w h i ch c o u ld b e fo r me d, fo r
p r e s e rv i n g th e c o mm e r c e an d u n io n of

th e w o r l d in c o n ti n u al o ppo s i ti o n o f s e n ti
me nt an d o f i n te r es ts , a n d e x c i te p e r pe tu al

an d i rr e c o n c i la b l e d i s c o r d, i n ste ad f th a t
'
”

h ar mo n y, w i tho u t w h ic h , h u man S
'

o c ie t
y
mus t l o s e i ts co n s i s te n c y a n d se c ur i ty .
, On
th e o th e r h an d, th e se R e l igio u s , i n or d e r to
pr o m o te th e u n i o n a n d s o l i d i ty o f th e No s
r a r, o r th e i r o w n S o c i e ty , e s tab l i sh a s o ve

re i gn G o v e rn me n t, so de spd ti c a n d a b s o lu te ,

th at th e Pr o v i n c i al s th e m se lv e s c ann ot re

tar d th e ex e cu tio n o f the G e n e ra l O rd e rs

’
s
 xx i ii

b y d e l ay, or an y o th e r me a ns The se Pr o .

v i n c i al s , fa r fro m b e ing ab l e to c o m m u n i -

c ate to th o se who are de pe n dan t u po n th e m,

th e law s w h i c h .
r e g ul ate th e i r d e c i s io n s ,
are c o m pe l l e d, o n th e c o n tra r y, to c o n c e a l
th e m w ith car e a l l th e s u b j e c ts o f th e Pro
vi n c ia l s , fro m th e No vi c e s to th e Pr o fe s so rs
o f al l th e fo ur vo w s , h av i n g n o r i gh t to de
man d a s igh t o f th e s e S e cr e t L a w s , n o r to

re q u i r e to b e i nfo r m e d of th e c r i m e s fo r
wh i c h the y ar e pu n ishe d, o r e ve n b an is he d

the y ar e n o t e ve n a ll o we d to make the

"
s l igh te s t re fle c ti o n o n th e s e mys te r io u s
law s th e y c an n e v e r,
‘
in an y w ay, av o i d

o b e die n c e to th e O r de r s i f th e ir S u pe r io r s ,
'

m o r ti fyi n g o r o ppo s e d to th e ir
W
ho w e v e r
'

o wn O pi n i o n s , i th o ut e i th e r e x po s i n g

th e m s e lv e s to th e s e v e r e st c ha s ti s e m e n ts , o r

b e in g di s m i s s e d w i tho u t r e me dy The r e .

s u l t h a s b e e n , th at, wh i le th e J e s u i ts h av e

b e e n ab le to i n tr o d uc e disc o r d an d d i s o r de r
i n to th e ra n k s o f th e ir O ppo n e n ts, th e y
h av e them se lve s b ee n al l l
s ub o r d i n a tio n to
S u pe r i o r s , an d u n io n a m on g e ac h o th e r
'

b e i n g h e ld to ge th e r b y th e c c o pe r atio n o f -

al l th e i r m e m b e r s winde r on e g r e a t h e ad ,

for th e s u ppo r t o f w h o se auth o r i ty th ey are

 xxiv

mu tu a lly pl e dg e d ; an d o po s i n g to t h e m
'

pr

se lv e s , a s th e i r r i n c i a l e n d th e e r e c ti o n
p p ,

of th e ir o w n S o c i e ty, u po n th e ru i n an d
”
d e s truc tio n o f e v e r y o th e r .

An d w h at, to r e turn to th e qu e s ti o n , i s to
ac c o u n t fo r th e r e e s tab l i s h m e n t o f th i s s o
-

l o n g d r e ad e d an d de te s te d o r de r . No c h an g e

W
is e ve n p r e te n d e d to h av e tak e n pla c e i n
th e i r s y s te m , or th e i r p ri n c i pl e s . h a t

th e y h av e b ee n , th a t th e y ar e sti ll . Th e
mo s t c r a fty , s ub tl e , an d d an g e ro u s c o n s pi

re to r s — te r r i b le w h e n p o s s es s e d o f po w e r
m e e k, q u i e t , c o u r te o u s , l a b o r i o u s , a s s i d u é

o us, r e c kle s s o f l ab o ur an d r e g ar dl e s s o f

mo r a l o b s ta c l e s , when o n ly a i m i ng at th e

p o s s e s s i o n o f p o w e r . This i s th e i r pr e s e n t
po s i ti on i n th i s c o u n tr y . Th e y r ath e r co n

ce al th a n d i s p l a y th e r
p go r e s s th e y a r e
maki n g, an d y e t th e y ar e a dv a n c i n g w i th
ra pi d s tr id e s . Th e y a ffe c t fe w e x te r n al dis
ti n c ti o n s, an d y e t th e y fai l no t to p r e s e rv e
fai th fu lly al l th e m ac hi n e r y of the i r pl an s
’

H a v i n g fixe d th e m s e l v e s i n a s po t s e l e c te d

fo r i ts c o n g e n i al i ty to th e ir vi e w s , an d in
so me m e as u r e s e c l u de d fr o m th e n o ti c e o f

the c oun tr at l ar g e, the y are s il e n tly b u t

y
 a s

r apidly l e avenin g th e En g land

n o r th of .

Fro m thi s s tatio n th e y e x te n d th e i r i n flu

e nce ov e r I r e lan d, o n th e o n e h an d, an d

e r ec t, o n th e o th er, n u me ro us po s ts an d s e

minar ice i n th e so u th and midland co un

ti es o f En g lan d A few y e ar s pe r s e v e r ance
.

wi ll partly de ve lo p th e ir plan s, b u t n o t
till th e mo me nt fo r the ir e xe c u ti o n h as ar
r ive d

Meanwhile we ar e d e s ir e d to b e li e v e

th at th e s pir i t o f Po pe r y h ad b e e n e n ti re ly
c han g e d, an d J e s u i ti s m i ts e lf b ec o me in

n o xi o u s . And th is u po n no o th e r u d
gr o n
th an th e pe ac e ab le b e ha v i o u r o f th o se w ho m
the e xpe r ie n ce o f ce n tu r ie s h as pr o v e d to
b e the mo s t pe r fe c t d i s s e mb l er s , an d i n —
w ho m any o th e r th an qu i e t an d p e ac ea b le

W
co n du c t w o u ld e n tir e ly fru s tr ate th e ir u lti

ma te vi ew s a nd d es ig n s . e are he re
fo r c ib ly r e min de d o f th e la te po li c y o f th e
Fr e n ch Min i s tr y, o v e r w hi c h th e Je s u its ar e
kno w n to e x e rc i s e co ns ide rab l e i n flu e n ce ,
i n th e c o mme n c e me n t o f th e ir l ate o pe ra tio n s
aga i n s t S p ai n —
. Th e y c o l l e c te d a c o n s i d er

ab l e fo r c e o n th e S pan i sh fr o n tie r , an d de

c l ar e d th e ir pu rpo s e to b e s h ply an d so lel y

d
 xx vi i

tie rs to war u po n the y e llo w fev er al o n e , may

c e r ta i n ly, w i th as l i ttl e difli c u lty s ati s fy
the m s e lv e s th at th e r e e s ta b l i s h m e n t o f a
-

Je s u it Co lo n y i n th i s co u n tr y has n o o th er

an d mo r e e xte n s i v e ob je ct th a n th e me re
e du c atio n o f a n um b e r o f s c h o o lb o s fo r
y
th e c o mm o n o c c u pa ti o n s of l ife . Bu t it
w o u ld b e s car c e ly mo re ab s u r d i n th e G o
v e rno r of a fo r tifie d to w n to p e r mi t a n
ar m e d fo r c e i tl t f m h i l i d
q u e y o o r
t e r n e s a n

e rec t th e irb atte r i e s w ith o u t m o le s ta tio n ,

m e re l y b e cau s e th e y u s e d c iv il lan g uag e ,
an d de fe r r e d o ffe n s ive m e a s u r e s ti ll th e ir

e ar ati o w e r e c o m pl e te d— th a n i t i s i n
p p
r n s

Pro te s tan ts to s hu t th e ir e ye s to th e r e al n a
tur e o f th e pro c e e di n g o f J e s u i ts — th e ir r e

g u l a r p g
ro r e s s i o n i n i n flu e n c e an d p o w e r

th e ir s ec r e t m is s io n s —th e i r pr iv ate ly co n

ve ye d c o rr e s po n de n c e —an d th e ir
p e c u l iar

d i s c ipli n e , b y w hic h m an y h u n dr e d s o f
y o u n g m e n a r e l ab o r i o u s ly an d a s s i d uo u s l y
tr ai n e d i n th e m o s t e l a b o r ate me th o d s o f
s y s te m a ti c co n s pi r ac y .
 TH E SE C R ET
“

OF THE J ES U ITS .

C H AP . , I .

H o w the S c a m mut t Be ha ve thm e l ve:

‘
w he n the y b eg an

I IT wi ll b e o f gm a t impo rt anc e , fo r th e re n
d e ring o ur me mb e r s a gre e ab le to th e in h ab itan ts
.

o f the l ac e w h th d i t h i ttl m t t
p e re e y e s
gn e r se e e n , o

s e t fo r th th e e n d o f th e s o c ie t ia the man n e r
.

resc r ib e d b t t t w hi d w Th t
p y o ur s a u e s n e
y o n , a
th e s o ci e ty o u gh t a s dili ge n tly to s e e k o c c asio n s
,

o f do in g go o d to th e ir ne i ghb o u r s , as to th am
W
.

s e lv es ; h e re fo re , le t the m wi th h u mility d i s
. . :

c h ar ge th e me an e s t o fli c e s in th e h o s pita ls , frs
u e n tl v i s it th e s ic k , th e o o r , an d th e pr is o n e r s ,
q y p
an d re adil an d in d ifl e re n tl ta ke th e c o n fe s s io n s
’

y y
o f all , th at th e n o v e lt o f s uc h u n c o mm o n a n d
y
d iflu s ive c h ari ty , may e xc ite in th e princ ipa l in
'

h ab i tan ts , a n ad mi ratio n of o u r c o n d u c t, an d fo r
m n to a n ad e o ti
'

c ib l
y d ra w th e i
I I Le t it b e r e me mb e re d b y a ll , th a t th e privi
.
.

le gs to e x er cis e th e mi nis try o f this s o c ie ty , mu s t

b e r e qu e s te d in a mo d e s t a n d r e ligio u s man n e r ,
an d tha t the m t u se th e ir b e s t e n dea vo u r s to
y us .

a i n c hie fl th e f a o u o fl s uc b e c c l e s ia s tic s a nd
g y . v r .

s e c ul ar pe r s o n s , o f wh o s e au th o ri ty the y ma y .

s tand in n e e d .
 I I I Le t
. the m a ls o re me mb er Ao vi s it d is ta n t
-

p lac e s , whe re , ha v in g r e mo n s trate d the n ec e ss i

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tie s o f t he s o cie ty , th e y s h all re a d ily r e c e ive the

mo s t in c o n s ide r ab le alm s , whic h afte r war d s b e in g
b e s to we d o n o th er o b j ec ts , ma y e di fy the s e whi ch
t u n ae uain te d wi th o ur s o c ie t , and s tir
a re as
y e q y
the m u to a greate r l ib e rali to li s t
IV . t all see m a s tho u the y
s ame s i r it, an d c o ns e u en
p q y le a rn t h e m e x
te rio r b e havi o u r , th a t b y s u ch an u n ifo rm it in s o
g r e at a d iv e rs it
y o f m e n , a l l m a
y b e e d ifi e b u t
if an y o b s tin ate ly pe r s i s t in a c o n tr a r d e po r t
y
me n t, le t the m b e imme d iate ly d i s mi s s e d , a s
d an e r o u s pe r s o n s , an d h u r tful to the s o c ie ty .

At the ir firs t s e ttle me n t, le t o u r m e m b e r s

b e cau tio u s o f pu rcha s in g lan d s ; b u t if th e y hap
p e n t o b u
y s u c h a s a r e w e l l s it u a te d , l e t th i s b e

d o ne in the n ame o f s o me faith ful an d tru s ty

frie nd an d th at o ur po ve rty may h ave the mo re ,

co lo urab le lo s s o f reality , le t the pu rc has e S . ad .

j a c e n t t o e
p la c e s w h e re in o u r c o lle e s a re
g
fo un d e d , b e a s s ign e d b y th e pr o v in c ial to c o l
le ges at a di s tanc e ; b y wh ich means , it will b e
impo s sib le that rinc e s an d magis tra te s c an e v er
p
a ttai n t o a c e r tai n kn o wle d e wh at the re ve n u e s
g
a

o f t h e s ec ie t a mo u n t tm
y
v w

V I Le t n o lac e s b e pitc h e d u po n b y a n of
g fi
.

o u r m e mb e r s , i r fo u n d in g a c o lle ge , b u t O u en t
p
c itie s th e e n d o f th e s o c ie ty b e in g th e im i tati o n
o f o u r b le sse d S a vio u r , wh o ma d e h i s rin c i a l
p p
re s id e nc e i n the M
e tro po li s o f J ud a s , an d o n ly
tra n s ie n tly v is ite d the l e s s re markab le pla c e s .

V I I Le t th e gre ate s t s u m s b e al way s e x rte d

tp
.

f our
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‘

v i n cia l is no ver i t pr e cise va lo r em r ed ita a m Sa .

cr a m a a te m es to a a n ta m co r b o naR amo na co n
q
ti n e a t .

I X Con c io ne n ta r no s tr i , e t a b iqa e i n co llo

.

uiis r o al en t, t o a d p a e r o ra m i ns tr uc tio n a l , e t
q p p
p p
o u l i s u b s id i a m v en i ss e , a c o m n i a g r a ti s ,
e t s i n e

er so na ru m e z ce tio ne t sse i n
p p p r e s a r e , ne c e g r a

va me n co mma ni ta ti s , a t ca te r i Or d i ne s r e li i o s i
g .

C AP . II .

Q u o mo d o Pri n c i pu m , Magn a tu m et Pr i ma l i o n i
-

P . P . S o c rz rs rrs
'
fa mili ar itate m ac qu i re n t , et
c o n s e rv ab un t.

I .CONA TUS (mi n is ad ho c i n pr i mis a d hib e n

d a s , a t P r i n cip a m e t p r i ma r io r a m ub i que loco r a m
a a r e s c t a n imus o b ti ne a ma s , no si t a i i n no s a u d
q
e a t i nsu r e r e ,
g g a i n i mm o o m n e s c og a n t a r d no b is

d ep e nd e r e .

II Ca m a a te m e xp er ie nti a do ce a t P r i nc i s e t
it
.

Mag n a te s ta m p r a s er ti m afi ci per so n is s o c e ie s
tic is , a a nd o o d ios a eo ra m f ac ta di ssimu l a n t, se d
p
i n me w r e m pa ti ua pa r te m ea i n te rp r e ta n ta r , a t
v id er o e s t i n ma tr i mo nii s c o n tr a he nd is ca m a
fi ni

b u s , a a t can sa nga i ne is , a a t simi lib u s, a ni ma n d i

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b e i n a c apacity b o th to re co unmend themse b ve s

an d t he i r So c ie ty To th is e nd the re fo re , le t
.

no ne b u t tho s e zealo us fo r o ur in te re s t, a n d pe r
s o n s we ll v e rs e d i n the s c h e me s and ins ti tu tio n
'
-

o f the s o c ie t , b e e v e r itc he d u o n fo r s uc h
y p p
ur o s e s .
p p
“V Ab. d ue car e mu s t b e t s hen to c urry
o ve all ,
fav ou r w ith the min io ns and do me sti c s o f prince s
' -

and n o b le me n ; who m b y s mall pre se n wp s n d

many ofli ce s o f pit y , we may s o fa r b iasg ns b y
- ' ’

me an s o f the m t o get a fait hfu l inte lli ge n c e o f

the b e n t o f th e ir m a s te rs h um o u r s a n d in c li n e
tio n s ; th u s w ill th e s o c ie ty b e th e b e tte r qu ali
fie d to c hime in w ith a ll th e ir te mpe r s .

V I H o w mu c h th e s o c ie t h a s b e n e fite d fro m
.
y
the ir e n ga ge me n ts in m ar ri a ge tre atie s , th e h o u s e s
P o la n d an d o th e r kin g
W
o f Au s tr ia an d Bo u r b o n ,

do tns , are e x me ntal e vi de n c e s h ere fo re

‘

le t su ch mate e s b e wit h pru d enc e pick ed o u t,

-

who se paren ts are our frie n d s , and firnfly

'
‘

ea r s o ur inte r e s ts .

V I I Prin c e s s e s an d ladie s of quality aré e as ily

‘
.

to b e gain e d b th e i n flu e n c e o f th e w o me n o f
y
the ir b e d c hamb e r ; fo r wh ic h r e a s o n , we mu s t
-

b y all méan s ay a ar tic u lar ad dre s s to t h e se ,

“
i
‘
‘

p
lb i h ereb th e re wil b e nb s e c re ts in th is family ,
’

y
' ‘

b ut wh at we sh all h av e fully d is clo s e d to u s

‘

V I II I n d ir e c tin g th e c o n s c ie n c e s o f re at
.
g
me n , it m u s t b e o b s e rv e d , th at o u r c o n fe s s o rs
are to fo llo w th e o in io n o f th o s e w ho al lo w th e
p
in Oppo s itio n to th at o i o th e r
tha t, th e ir pe nite n ts b e in g al

W
o s pe c t o f s u c h fre e d o m, may
the m, and h o lly d e pe n d upon
‘
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I X Prin ce s , pre la te s , an d all o the r s wh o are

.

c apab le o f b e in g s ign ally s e rv ic e ab le to the o r de r ,

~

mu s t b e fav o u re d s o far a s to b e m ad e par ta ke r s

o f all th e m e ri ts o f th e s o c ie ty , afte r a pr o pe r
i n fo rmatio n o f th e h igh impo r ta n c e o f s o g re at a
riv ile ge
p .

X Le t the s e n a tio n s b e c au tio us ly an d with

.

c u n n in g in s tille d in to th e pe o ple , th a t thi s so

c ie ty i s e n tr u s te d with a fo r gre a te r we r o f
ab s o lv in g , e ve n i n th e n ic e s t c as e s ; a d i s pe n
s in g with fa s ts ; with pa in g an d d e man di n f
y g o
d e b ts ; w ith impe dim e n ts o f m atr imo n y , a n d
o th e r c o mmo n ma tte r s , th an an y o th e r r e ligio u s
.

o rd e r : whic h in s in u a tio n s w ill b e o f s u c h c o n s e

q u e n c e , th a t m a n
y o f n ec e s s it m u s t h av e re

c o u rs e to u s , an d th e re b y lay t e ms e lv e s u n d e r
th e s tri c te s t o b li gatio n s
.

X I I t will b e v e ry pr o pe r to give in v ita tio n s

.

to s u c h to a tte n d o u r s e rm o n s a n d fe ll o w s hip s ,
to h e ar o u r o ra ti o n s , an d d e c lam a ti o n s , a s al s o
to c o mplime n t th e m w ith v e r s e s a n d th e s e s
.
to
ad d r e s s th e m i n a ge n te e l a n d c o mpla is an t m an
n e r , an d at pr0pe r o ppo rtu n iti e s to gi ve th e m

han d s o m e e n te r ta in me n ts .

X I I Le t pro pe r me th o d s b e us e d to ge t k n o w
.

le d ge o f th e a n imo s itie s th a t aris e am o n g gre a t

me n , that we m ay h av e a fin ge r i n r e c o n c ilin g
th e ir d iffe re n c e s ; fo r b y thi s m e an s , we s hall
ra d u all b e c o me ac q u ain te d w ith th e ir frie n d s
g y
a n d s e c r e t affair s , an d o f n e c e s s it en a e one
y g g
o f th e artie s i n o u r in te r e s ts .

X II Bu t s h o u ld d is c o v e ry h appe n to b e
m a d e , th at an y pe r s o n s e rv e s e ithe r k in g o r
in c e , wh o i s n o t w e ll affe c te d to w a r d s o
p r ur
-

s o c i e t , n o s to n e mu s t b e le ft u n tu r n e d b y o u r
y
0
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me mb er s; o r (whic h is mo re -

to i n duc e him b y pro mi s es ,

‘

m u s t li e -

p ro cu re d f o r h im und e r
h is k in g o r pri n ce ,) to e n te r ta in a fr ie n d s h i
p fo r ,

a n d fam ilia ri t w i th
y us .

X I V L t ll b »c au tio u s of re o m e nd m
‘

e a . e v e c
i ng a r pre fe rri ng s e e
.
as h ave b e e n a n
y w a y
d is mis s e d fr o m the s o c ie t b u t e s pe c ia lly th o i e
‘

w ho o f th e ir o wn ac c o rd a v e d e par te d fr o m it ;
fin: le t the m d is gui se it e ve r s o c un ni n gly me Ve r
'

tirele s s th e a l wa s ret ain a n i m lacab l e

y y p
a ai ns t o ur (l ad en
g
.

XV Fin ally ,. t all w i th s u ch a rtfuln e s s gain

the as ce n d an t o v e r pr in c e s , n o b le m e n , a n d th e
ma gis tra te s o f e v e r y plac e , th at the y m ay b e re a
d y am o ur b e e h e ve n t o s ac rifice th e ir n ear e s t r e
lot io ns ; and m at intima te frie nd s , whe n we ss y rt
‘

ds afo r o ur in tere s t an d a dvan tage s

QH A P II I
‘

1 .
AL L th a t h as b e e n b e f o r e m e n t i o n e d , m yal n -

g r e a t m e as u r e b e
”

a p p l i e d t o t h e s e ; an d w e

m u s t als o b e i n d u s t r io u s t o p r o c u r e th e i r f a v o u r

a gain s t e v e r y o n e th a t a po s e s u s .

I I The ir h
t o it an w i s d o m m u s t b e c o u r t
. a u r
y
e d , fo o b ta i g
i l fi t b di h d
r n n s e v e ra o c e s o e s c
ag r e

b y u s ; we m us a t l s o m a k e a h an d le o f th e i r a d
c 2
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war d ed with pub lic c o mmen d atio n s , an d the me

mo r y o f th e ac tio n tr an s m itte d in w r itin g to late s t
s te r it
po
y .

V I I n pro s e c u tio n o f th e s ame e n d , w e mu s t e n

.

ge s u c h p r e la te s to mak e use o f us b o th fo r c on
e s s o rs an d c o u n s e llo r s ; an d if the a t an ti m
y y e
aim at hi ghe r pre fe r me n t fro m the s e e o f R o me ,
the i r pre te n s io n s m u s t b e b a c ke d w ith s u c h s tr o n
g
in te r e s t o f o ur frie n d s in e v e ry place , as w e s h all
b e almo s t s u re n o t to me e t w ith a di s appo in t
me n t .

V I I D u e c a re m u s t b e al s o ta ke n b
. su ch o f
o u r me mb e r s w h o h a v e in te r c o u r se w i t b i s h o s
p
an d rin c e s , th a t th e s o c ie t , w h e n th e s e fo u n d
p y
e ithe r c o lle e s o r a r o c h i al c h u r c h e s , m a a l w
g p y a
y s
h av e the po w e r o f pr e s e n tin g v ic ar s fo r th e c u re
o f s o u ls an d th at th e s u e rin te n d an t o f the
p
p la c e fo r th e ti me b e in
g b e a
pp o in t e d c u r at e , to
th e e n d w e m a y gras p the w h o le go v e r n m e n t o f
th e c h u r c h ; a n d its pa r i s hio n e r s b y th a t m e an s
b e c o m e s u c h v as s als to u s , th a t we c an a s k n o
thin g o f th e m , th at th e y w ill d are to d e n y u s .

V II I W h e re v e r th e go v e r n o r s o f ac a d e m ic s
.

!
h ampe r o u r d e s ign s , o r th e c ath o l1e s o r h e re tic s
O o i n o u r fo u n d ati o n s ; w e mu s t e n d ea
pp se u s
v o ur th e pre late s to s e c u r e th e pri n c ipal pu l
i t thi s m e an s , th e s o c ie ty a t l e a s t ma
p s y
s o me time o r o th e r h av e an o ppo r tu n ity o f r e
mo n s tratin g th e ir wan ts , an d layin g o pe n th eir
n e c e s s itie s .

I X The pre late s o f th e c h u rc h , ab o v e all o th

.

e rs , m u s t b e mi h til c ar e s s e d wh e n th e affai r o f
g y
c an o n izatio n o f an o f o u r m e mb e r s i s u p o n th e
y
fo o t ; an d a t s u c h a time , le tte rs b y a ll m e an s
mu s t b e r o c ure d fro m prin ce s a n d n o b le me n , b y
p
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who s e in te re s t th e m att e r m ay b e pro mo te d at

th e c o u r t o f R o me .

X I f e v e r it h appe n tha t re late s o r n o b le me n

.
p
a r e e m lo e d in e mb as s ie s , all ca u tio n m u s t b e
p y
take n to v e n t th e m fro m u s in g an re li
p re y
th a t o ppo s e s o u r s , le s t th e ir di s afie c tio n to
‘

o r de r

s h o u ld b e i n fu s e d i n to th e ir m a s te r s , an d th e
us
y
p ro a a te it amo n th e r o v in c e s an d c iti e s
p g g p
w he re we re s ide An d if e v e r amb as s ad o r s o f
.

thi s kin d a s s th ro u h ro v in c e s o r c itie s w he re

p g
w e h av e c o lle e s , le t t e m b e r e c e iv e d with all
d u e mar k s o f o n o u r a n d e s te e m , an d a s h an d
s o me l e n te r ta i n e d a s r e l i io u s d e c e n c can p0 3
y g y
s ib l ad m i t o f
y .

C H AP . IV .

1k M thia g s to b e r e w m
’
de d to p r eac he r s , a nd can

I LET th e me mb e rs o f o u r s o c ie ty d ir e c t
.

r in c e s a n d t m i h m th t th
p g re a e n n s u c a a n n e r ,
a e
y
may s e e m to h a ve n o thin g e l s e in v ie w b u t th e
r o mo tio n o f G o d s l d d i h m
’

p g o r
y ; a n a v s e t e t o
n o o the r a u s te rit f o n s c ie n c e , b ut what the
y o c y
the m s e lv e s ar e willin to c o m l wi th ; fo r the ir
g py
ai m m u s t n o t , imme diate l , b ut b d e gre e s an d
y
i n s e n s ib ly , b e dire c te d to w ard s po itic a l an d se

W
c ular d o m in io n .

II . e mu s t th e re fo r e o fte n i n c u l c a te i n to
the m th a t h o n o u r s an d re fe rm e n ts in th e s ta te
p
sh o u ld alwa s b e co nfe rre d ac c o rd in g to the ru le s
y
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1h uc lt n fl e r1 d ad vat
'
' ~

any wa y!
h u rrie d aw ay e b y the i mpa le.
I n the ne x t plac e , o u r me mo
b e r s mus t wi th grav ity pro te s t, an d i n a s o lo ing
.

man n e r affi rm that the a dm ini s tratio n o i pu b lic w

is wh at th e y w ith re lu c tan c e i n te r fe re sh e
an d th at th e d u t o f th e ir o ffi c e o b li e s th e m o i
g

. W
te n to s pe ak s u c tru th s as the y w o u ld o the rwise
o mit he n this po i n t sis o n c e g ain e d , care
.
’

mu s t b e tak e n to la y b e fo re the m the s e ve ral Vit o

tue s pe r s o n s s h o uld b e furn is he d with ; who are to
b e a dmi tte d in to pu b lic e mplo y s ; n o t fo rge tt ing
$1i to re c o mm e n d to the m s u c h as a re s i n ce re
frie nd s to o ur o rde r : b u t th is mu s t b e d o ne i n
s u c h a m an n e r , a s n o t imme di ate l to e b rn e fro m
y
u s (u n le s s th e rin c e s e n o in it) ; fo r i t ma
p j y b e
e ffe c te d w ith a far b e tte r b h
g r ac e
y s u c a s are
th e ir fav o u rite s an d familiar s .

II I Whe re fo re , le t th e c o n fe s s o r s an d pre a c he rs
.

b e lo n gin g to o u r o rd e rfb e in fo rme d b y o u r fr ie n d s

o f e rs o n s r o e r fo r e v e r fli c e , an d ab o v e all ,
p p p y o
o f s u c h a s a r e o u r b e n e fac to r s ; w ho s e n am e s le t
the m alw ay s c ar e fu lly ke e b y th e m , th a t w he n
p
tu n ities o c B r , the m b a l m d
p p
ro e r O
pp o r u
y a
y e p e
u po n th e
p r inc e b
y the d e x te rit o f o ur
y am b m
er ,
e
o r th e i r agen t s .

I V Le t th e c o n fe s s o r s a n d prea c he r s al wa ys
.

r e me mb e r , w i th c o m l ais a n c e a n d a win n i n ad
p g
d res s , to so o th rin s e s , and neve r give th e m th e
l e as t o fle nce in eir s e rmo ns or private con ve rsa
'

; to di
. sc s s the ir mi n ds o f
d o ub ts an d e ars , an d e x h o rt the m
fai th, ho pe , an d po litic al j u s tice .

iv. Le t t he m s e ld o
. o r ne ve r accept o f m an
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min dful to give the ub lic s o me s i n al in s tan c e s

o f the ir vi rtu e an d e arni n
g , by dire c ti n g the ir
pu il s in th e pre se n c e o f th e
u tt magis tra te s ,
an p pu l ac e , i n th e ir se v e r s tu ie s , o r e n
in g t e m in the pe rfo rman c e o f s o me o the r s o o l
as tio e xe rc ise s ro e r fo r ai n in b li l
p p g gp u c app au s e .

I FO R the man agin g this affair , le t s uc h

.

me mb e rs o n ly b e ch o s e n a s are adv an c e d in age ,

o f a liv e ly c o m le x io n an d agre eab le co n v e r s a
t io n ; le t the se fi'
e qu e n tl v is it s uc h wi do ws , an d
y
th e min u te th e y b e gin to s he w an affe c tio n to
y
w ar d s o u r o rd e r , th e n i s th e time to lay b e fo re
th e m th e go o d w o r k s an d me rits o f the s o c ie t
y
if th e s e e m kin dly to giv e e ar to th is , an d b e gin
y
to v is 1 t o u r c hurc he s , we mu s t b y all me an s take
c are to i d th e m c o n fe s s o r s , b w h m th
p r o v e y o e y
may b e we ll ad mo n is he d , e s pe c ial! to a c o n s tan t
r s e v e r an c e in th e ir s ta te o f wi o wh o o d ; an d
p e
th is , b e n u me rati n g an d prai s in g th e a d van tage s
a n d fe ic it o f a s in gle li fe ; an d le t th e m paw n
y
the ir faith s , an d the mse l ve s to o as a s e c uri ty , tha t
a fir m c o n tin uan c e in s uc h a o u s r e s o lu ti o n , wil l
°

i nfallib pu rch as e an e te m me rit, an d ro v e a

mo s t e e c tual n e an s o f e s c apin g, the o e rwi s e
r
c e rtain a u s 0f ) u r to
i g d
r
l
hl
II A d e t th s s a e o n fe s s o rs pe r s u ad e the m
.

to e n gage in b e au tify in g e mc chape l o r o r ato r y

g n
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in the ir o wn ho u se s , as a pro per place

d aily me ditatio n s an d de v o tio n s : b y this mean s,
th e y will b e m o re e a s ily d is e n gage d fr o m th e
c o n v e rs ati o n an d ad dres s o f inl o rtun ate s uito rs
p
an d altho ugh th e y h ave a c h apl ain o f th e ir o wn ,

y e t n e v e r le t the c o n fe s s o r s d e s i s t fro m c e l e b ra t
in g mas s , n o r o n all o c c a s io n s giv in g the m pro pe r
e xh o r tatio n s ; an d to b e s u re (if o s s ib le ) to ke e
p p
the c ha lain u n de r
K
.

II I . l a tters wh ic h r e late to the man age me n t

o f the ho u s e , mu s t b e c han e d in s e n s ib l a d
g n
with th e re a te s t
p ru d e n c e , r e ga r d b e in g ad to

p e rs o n , pg
ac e , affe c tio n an d d e v o tio n .

IV .C are mu s t b e ta ke n to r e m o v e
such s er
v an ts par tic ularly , as d o n o t kee p a go o d u n de r
s tan din w i th th e s o c ie t ; (b u t le t this b e d o ne
g y
b y little an d little an d whe n we h av e man a e d
g
to wo rk th e m o u t, le t s u c h h e r e co mme n d e d a s
a lr e a d a re , o r w illi n gl w o u l d b e co m e o u r c r e a
y y
tu re s ; th u s s h all w e d 1v e in to e v e ry s e c r e t , an d
h ave a fin ge r in e v e ry affai r tran s ac te d in th e
family .

V The c o n fe s s o r mu s t man age his matte rs s o ,

.

th at the wido w may h ave s uch faith in him, as

n o t to d o th e le as t thin g with o ut hi s ad v ic e , an d

hi s o nl y ; whic h he may o c cas io nally i n s in u ate to

b e th e o n ly b as is o f h e r s piritu al e di fi c atio n .

V I S h e mu s t b e a dvi s e d to the fre q ue nt u s e

an d c e le b ra tio n o f the s acrame n ts , b u t es pe c ially
th at o f pe n an ce ; b e c aus e in that s h e fre e ly m ake s
a dis c o ve r o f h e r mo s t se c re t tho u ghts , an d
y
e ve r t em ta tio n I n th e n e at plac e , le t he r
y p .

fre qu e n tl c o mmun ica te , and apply fo r in s tru o

tio n s to b
e r c o n fe s s o r ; to th e pe rfo rm an c e o f
which , s h e mu s t b e in v ite d b y pro mis e s o f s o me
 35

vis it th e wido w, o r re c e i ve v is i ts
fro m h e r , if
the y all c ann o t b e wo rke d o u t, ye t le t n o n e b e
a d mi tte d b u t wh a t are e i the r re c o mme n de d b
y
s o me o f o ur s o c i e t , o r are d e e nd e n ts u o n
y p p
the m .

X I Whe n we have thu s far gain e d o u r po in t,

.

the wid o w mu s t b e , b y li ttle an d little , e x c ite d

to the e rfo r man ce o f go o d w o rk s , e s e c iall
p
th o s e 0 c h arity ; whic h , ho we ve r, s he mus t b
p y
y
n o me an s b e s uffe re d to d o , w ith o u t th e direc ~

tio n o f h e r gh o s tly fathe r, s inc e it is o f the las t

impo rta n c e to he r s o u l, that h e r tale n t b e laid
o ut with a r o s e c t o f o b tain in g s ir i tu al in te
p p p
r e s t ; an d s i n c e c h ar ity ill appl ie d , o fte n
pro v e s
-

the cau se an d in c ite me n t to s in s , whi c h e flace s

’

th e me rit an d re ward that migh t o the rwis e at

te n d it .

C H AP . V II .

H ow such w ido w ar e to b e secur ed , a nd in w ha t ma nner

I TH EY e tu ally to b re s s s d to a
. are p p
e r e p
p e rs e v e r a n c e i n th e ir d e v o t i o n a n d g o o d w o rk s ,

m s uch m a nn e r , t h a t n o w e e k p as s in w h ic h t h e y
do n o t, o f th e ir o wn ac c o rd , la s o me what apart
o ut o f the ir ab u n danc e , fo r th e o n o ur o f Chr is t,
th e b le s s e d V irgin , o r the ir pa tro n s ain t ; an d le t
the m dis po se o f it in re lie f o f the po o r , o r in
a f
b e u ti yi g o f chu c
n r h e s , ti ll th e y a r e e n tir e l y
s trippe d o f the ir s upe r fl u o u s s to r e s ,
an d u n n e

c es s ary riche s .
 37

I I Bu t if, b e s ide s th e ir ge ne ral ac ts o f b e

.

n e fice n c , the y sh e w a partic ular lib e r al it to u s ,

e y
a n d c o n ti n u e in a c o u rs e o f s u ch lau d ab le wo rk s ,
le t th e m b e made partake r s o f all the me rits o f
the s o c ie ty , a n d fav o ure d with a s pe c ial in d ul
g e n c e f ro m t h e
p r o v in c
‘
ial , o r e v e n fr o m th e
g e

n e ral , if th e ir
q u ali ty b e s u c h a s m a y in s o m e
me as u re de man d it .

I II I f the y hav e made a v o w o f c has tity , le t

.

the m , ac c o rdin g to o u r c u s to m , re n e w it twice a

y e a r ; a n d l e t t h e d a
y w h e r e o n th i s i s d o n e , h e
s e t a ar t fo r in n o c e n t r e c r e atio n s w ith th e me m
p
b e r s o f th e s o c ie ty .

I V Le t th e m b e fre qu e n tly v is i te d , an d en te r
.

tain e d in an re e ab le m an n e r , with s iri tual

s to rie s ; an d
c o u r s e s , a c c o rdin
an d in c lin atio n s .
p
s o div e r te d with ple as an t di s
g t o the ir
p ar ti c u la r h u m m u s

V Th e y mu s t n o t b e tr e ate d w ith to o m uc h
.

s e v e r it in c o n fe s s io n , l e s t w e ma k e th e m mo
y
ro s e an d ill te m e re d , u n le s s th e ir fav o u r b e s o
p
-

far e n gage d b y o th e r s , th at th e r e i s d an e r o f
n o t r e aini n i t ; an d i n thi s c a s e , gr ea t is cre
g g
tio n is to b e u se d i n fo rmin g a j u d gme nt o f the
n atural in c o n s tan c y o f wo me n .

V I Go o d m an age me n t mu s t b e u s e d to pre
.

v e n t th e ir v i s itin g th e ch u r c h e s o f o the r s , o r

s e e in g the ir fe a s ts , b u t e s pe cially th o se o f re
ligi o u s o rde r s ; fo r which o s e , le t the m he ar
i t o fte n r e pe ate d , th at a l p e i n d ul e nce s o f
g
o the r o rd e r s are with gre ate r e x te n t c o n tai n e d in
o ur s .

V IIIf the y p ro ) o s e to pu t on a we e d , giv e

f
.

th e m th e lib e rt y o s u ch a b e
h as in it an air b o th re l igio u s
 39

that th e
y may n o t th in k the y are alto ge the r to
b e go ve rne d b y the i r s piritual guide . Las tly,
if ther e b e n o s u spic io n o f the ir inc o n s tan c y , b u t
th e y are , o n the c o n trar , fai thful an d lib e ral to
y
o ur s o ci e t , allo w the m 111 mo d e ratio n , an d with
y
o u t o ffen ce , whate ve r l a u re s th e h ave an in
p e s y
c li n ati o n to .

V I I I Le t wo me n that are y o un g, an d d e
.

s c e n de d fro m rich an d n o b le t b e l a d
pa r e n s , p c e
with th o s e wido ws , that th e ma , b d e gre e s ,
y y y
b e co me s ub j ec t to o u r dire c tio n s , an d ac c u s to m
e d to o u r me th o d o f livi n : A e rn e s s to
g s a
g o v
the s e , le t s o me wo man b e c h o s e n a n d a ppo in te d
b y the family c o n fe s s o r ; le t th e s e s ub mit to all
-

the c e n s u re s , an d o th e r c u sto ms o f th e s o c ie ty
b u t s u c h as will n o t c o nfo rm the ms e lve s , imme
d iate ly di s mi s s to the ir par e n ts , o r tho s e wh o put
the m to u s , an d le t th e m b e re pr e s e n te d as nu
trac tab ly s tub b o rn , an d o f a e rv e r s e d is po s i
p
tro n .

I X No r is le s s c are to b e take n o f th e ir h e a lth

.

a n d re c r eati o n s th a n o f th e ir s al v a ti o n ; wh e re
fo re if e v e r the y c o mplain o f any in d is po s i tio n ,
imme d iate ly al l fas tin g , c anva s , dis c i line , an d
o the r c o r o re al e n an ce mu s t b e fo rb i d e n ; n o r
p p
le t the m b e pe rmitte d to s tir ab r o a d e ve n to
c h urch , b u t b e te n d e d a t h o m e w ith pr iv ac y
an d ca re I f th e y s e c r e tly s te al in to th e gar de n ,
.

o r co lle e , se e m as if y o u k n ew i t n o t , a n d allo w
g
the m th e lib e rty o f c o nv e rs atio n a n d priv ate
d ive r s io n s with th o s e wh o s e c o mpan y i s mo s t
a gr e eab l e to th e m .

X Tha t the wid o w may d is po s e o f wh at s he

.

h as in fa vo ur o f th e so c ie ty , s e t as a pa tte rn to
he r, the pe rfe c t s tate o f h o ly me n , who hav ing
1 2 .
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with th e Po pe , an d all ri n c e s
; d th t it i s the
p an a
mo s t pe r fe c t in its e lf, i n th at it di s c ar d s all pe r
s o n s o ffe n s i ve o r un q u ali fie d , fro m its c o mmu
n it an d th e re fo re is r ifie d f m th t c um
p u r o a s
an d re gs with whi c h th e m o n ks a re in fe c ted ,
w h o , ge n e rall y s pe aki n g, ar e a s e t o f m e n n u
le arn e d , s tu pid , an d s lo th fu l , n e glige n t o f the ir
d u ty , an d s lav e s to th e ir b e llie s .

X IV Le t th e c o n fe s s o r s
. ro po s e to the m ,
an d e n de av o u r to u a de t e m to m ll
p e r s a
p y s a
n s io n s an d c o n tr ib u ti o n s to wa rd s the l
p e
y e ar y
su r t o f c o lle ge s a n d pr o fe s s e d h o u se s , b u t
pp o
e s e c iall
p y o f th e
p r o fe s s e d h o u s e a t R o me ; n o r

le t th e m fo r ge t th e o r n am e n ts o f c h u rc he s, wax
tape r s , w in e , & c th in gs n e c e s s a ry in th e c e le
.

b ra tio n o f th e s ac rific e o f th e mas s .

X V If an y wi d o w d o e s n o t in he r life time
.
-

mak e o v e r he r wh o le e s tate to th e s o c ie ty
w he n e v e r o ppo rtu n ity o fie r s , b u t e s pe c ially wh e n
'

s he i s s e ize d w ith s ic k n e s s , o r in d an ge r o f l ife ,

le t s o me take c are to re pre se n t t o h e r th e po

v e rt of th e e ate s t n u mb e r o f o u r c o lle
y gr g ,
e s
w h e re o f ma n y j u s t h av e h ar d ly as e t an y
e re c te d

fo u n d atio n ; e n gage h e r , b y a win n in g b e a vio u r

an d i n d u c in g a r gu me n ts , to s u c h a l ib e rality , as
o u m u s t pe r s u ad e h e r) wi ll lay a c e r tain fo u n

h
d tio n fo r h e r e te rn al h appin e s s .

X V I The s ame art mu s t b e u s e d with prin ce s

.

a n d o the r b e n e fac to r s ; fo r th mu s t b e wr o u h t
u
p to a b e lie f, th at th e s e are e o nl
yqyac ts t
g
h W
w rll pe tu a te th e ir me m o rie s in th is wo rld , an d
s ec u re t e m e te rn al gl o r i n th e n e x t : b u t sh o u ld
y
an r s o n s o u t o f ill w ill pr e te n d to tru m p u p
y p e -

the e x ample o f o ur S av io u r , wh o h a d n o t wh e re
o n to lay his head , and fro m the nc e u rge , that
 45
the s o c ie t o f Je s u s Ou gh t to dis tin gu is h the m
y
s e l ve s b th e i e rt i a w e t h i
y r p o v
y : n n s r o s u c a
s in u ati o n s a s th e s e , we mu s t s e rio u s l in c u l c a te
o n th e min d s o f al l , th at th e s ta te o f t e c h u r c h ,

b e in g alte re d fro m wh at i t w a s , an d n o w c h an ge d
i n to a mo n arc hy , it c an n o t m ain ta in its gro u n d
again s t m i h t e n e mie s , u n le s s s u o r t e d b
g y pp y
re at au th o r it d w d t h t i t i t h t
g y an
p o e r , an a s a
little s to n e wh ic h w as fo re to ld b y the pro ph e t,
s h o u ld b e h e w n o u t o f the ro c k , an d afte rwa rd s

ri s e in to a v a s t m o u n tain .

XV I I Th o s e w h o are i n c lin e d to ac ts o f c ha
.

r it , an d th e a d o rn i n f t m l e s , s h o u l d b e fre
y g o e p
q u e n tl
y t o l d , t h a t th e h e ig h t h o f p e r fe c ti o n c o n

s is ts i n w ith d raw in th e ir affe c tio n s fro m e ar th ly

g
thin gs , the re b y makin g C hris t an d h is fo ll o w e r s
s s e s s o r s o f th e m
p o .

X V III Bu t s in c e o u r e x pe c ta tio n s m u s t n e
.

c e s s aril b e l e s s fr o m wi d o w s th at e d u c a te the ir
y
c h ild re n fo r th e b u s in e s s o f th e w o rl d w e sh all
no w ro c e e d to l a d o wn me th o d s pro pe r fo r
p y
e n tin t h i s i n c o n v e n ie n c e
p r e v g .

C H AP . V III .

H o w wid o ws b e tr ea ted , tha t they may

’
chi kl r en a r e to
e mb r ac e r e lig io n or a de vo ted li fe.

I AS it w ill b e h o v e th e w id o w s to ac t with
.

re s o lu tio n , s o m u s t w e pro c e e d w ith ge n tl e n e s s

u o n thi s o c c as io n Le t th e mo th e r s b e m
p .

s tru c te d to u se th e ir c h ildre n h ars hly , e v e n fro m

th e ir c rad le s , b y plyin g the m with re pro ofs and

 47
fre qu e nt c h as ti se me n ts , An d whe n the ir
d au gh te r s are n e ar gro wn up to dis cr e tio n , le t
th e m th e n e s pe ci ally b e de n ie d th e c o mm o n
d re s s an d o rn ame nts o f th e ir s e x ; at all time s
o ffe rin g u ra e r s to Go d , th at h e wo u ld in s ire
pp y p
the m with a d e s ire o f e n te rin g in to a re ligio u s
o rd e r , an d pro mi s in g the m v e r le t if l r
y p n u
p o
tio n s , o n c o n d itio n the y w o u ld b ec o me n un s ;
le t the m lay b e fo re th e m th e man y in c o n ve
nie n c e s a tte n d in g e v e r o n e in a m arr ie d s ta te ,
y
an d th o s e in a ti l r w hic h th e th m l
p r c u a
y e s e v e s
h ave fo un d b y w o ful e x pe rie n c e ; o fte n lamen t
in g th e gre at mis fo rtu n e o f the ir y o un ge r e ars ,
in n o t h av in g pre fe rre d a s in gle life An d as tly ,.

le t the m pe r s is t to u se the m in this man n e r , tha t

th e ir d a u gh te r s ma th in k o f a r e ligio u s s tate ,
b e in g ti re d b y lea n g s u c h a life wi th th e ir
°

mo th e rs .

I I Le t o ur me mb e rs c o n v e rs e familiar ly w i th
.

the ir s o n s , an d if th e y s e e m fit fo r o u r tu rn , ia
tra du c e th e m o c c a s io n ally i n to th e c o lle e , a n d
l e t e v e ry th in g b e s h e wn with th e b e s t ac e , to
i nv ite th e m to e nte r th e m s e lv e s o f the o rde r : as
th e ga r d e n s , v in e yard s , c o u n try s e ats , an d villas ,
wh e re tho s e o f o u r s o c ie t pas s an agree ab le
life : le t th e m b e in fo rms o f o u r trav e ls i n to
s e v e ra l ar ts f th e w o rld , o f o ur fa miliari t w ith
p o

p r in c e s , a n d w h a te v e r e l s e m a
y b e a g re e a I s to
o th l t th e m s e e the o u twar d n e atn e s s o f o u r
y u : e
r e fec to rie s a n d c h amb e rs , the a re e ab le i n te r
g
c o u rs e w e h a v e o n e w ith an o th e r , the e as in e s s o f
o u r ru le s , w h ic h y e t h as th e pro mis e o f the glo ry
o f Go d ; an d la s tl y , th e pre e min e n c e o f o u r o r
-

d e r ab o ve all o th e rs ; n o t fo rge ttin g, a mid s t

o ur d is c o u r s e s o f ie ty , to e n te rtain the m als o
w ith le as an t and ivertin g s to r ie s
p .
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C H AP . IX .

I NEV ER a d mit an e rs o n , if i t c an w e ll
y
d
.

b e re v e n te d , to h is la s t e gre e , s o lo n g a s h e
sh h av e an e xpec tati o n o f an y e s ta te fallin g
to hi m, u n les s h e h as a b r o th e r in th e s o c ie t
y
wh o is y o u n ge r th an him s e lf, o r s o me o the r i m
p o r ta n t r e a s o n s r e q u ir e it ; b u t ab o v e a ll thi n
g ,
s
a n d in e v e r a c ti o n , th e in c r e a s e o f th e s o c ie ty
y
mu s t b e r e gard e d , fo r e n d s k n o wn to th e s upe
r io rs ; wh o in th i s o i t ( o d o b t) ga re e t h at
p n n u ,

fo r th e gre ate r d is playi n g o f G o d s glo ry , the

’

c h ur c h s h o u ld b e r e s to re d to its a n c ie n t s ple n

W
d o u r , b y th e pe r fe c t h armo n y o f all i ts c le r gy
h e re fo re le t it fre qu e n tly , in e v e ry plac e , b e
ub lis h e d , th at th e s o c ie t c o n s i s ts pa r tl
.

p y y o f
r o fe s s o r s s o v e o r , th a t , e x c e pti n g th e
p
d ail y al ms o f th e g l fu l , th e y ar e en ti r e ly d e s
titu te o f th e c o m mo n n e c e s s ar ie s o f life ; an d
p a r tl y o f o th e rs , p o o r i n d e e d , b u t p o s ses s e d o f
s o me l it tle matte rs , b y he lp wh e r e o f the s ub
s is t, b e in g , n e i th er fo r th e ir s tu die s , n o r e du
tie s th e y pe rfo rm, an in c u mb ran c e to th e pe o pl e ,
a s o th e r m e n dic an ts are . Th e re fo r e le t c o n
fe s s o rs o f pr inc e s , an d n o b le me n , wid o w s an d
o th e rs , fro m wh o m o u r e x e c ta tio n s ma re as o n
( p y
ab l b l a r e ) w ith t i o u sn e s s i n c u lc ate
y e g g r e a se r
th i s n o ti o n , th a t wh ile we ad min is te r to th e m in
d iv in e an d s piritual thi n gs , th e y at leas t s ho u ld
in re tu rn , co n tri b u te t o us o f the ir earth l an d
y
te mpo ral an d le t no o po r tu nity e v er b e s hppe d
p
o f re c e ivin g fr om t he m wh ate ver i s O M : an d

r 2
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if an y thin g he pro mis e d , an d th e pe rfo rmance

d e la d , take c are to re m in d th e m th e reo f with
u e n c e , a nd in s uc h a ma n ne r as m a b t
p r .

y e s
c o n c e al o u r lo ve o f ric he s Bu t s ho u ld an y c o n
.

fe ss o r , e i th e r o f n o b le me n o r o the r s , s ee m the
le as t n e gli ge n t to pu t in pr ac tice the s e rule s , le t
him, at a pr o pe r Oppo rtu n ity , b e re mo v e d , and
p u t a n o th e r m o re fi t i n h i s ro o m : an d s h o u l d i t
b e n e c e s s ar y, fo r the gr e a te r s ati s fac tio n o f the
p e n i te n t s , l e t h im b e s e n t t o o n e o f th e m o s t
d is ta n t c o lle e s , s ayin g, th at a pe r s o n o f h is
ab ilit , w o u l b t h e r e o f mu c h r e ate r s e rv i c e
y e g
to th e s o c ie ty : fo r w e h a v e l a te l y b e e n in fo rm e d
th a t s e v e ral yo u n g wi d o w s , b e in g s n atc h e d a way
b y s u d d e n d e ath , d id n o t b e q u e ath to u s th e ir
va lu ab le e ffe c ts th ro u h th e n e li e n ce o f s o me
g g g
me mb e rs wh o d id no t take c ar e to acce pt Of
‘

the m in d u e time ; fo r in ttin g the se thing s ,

re ga rd i s n o t to b e h ad to t e tim e , b u t th e o o d
g
inc lin ation O f th e pe n ite n t
‘

I I Le t v ario u s w il e s b e
.
w

c urre n t , a s to rs , an d o th e r r ich e ccl e s ias ti c s ; to

'

p ‘

the e x e rc is e o f s pir itu al ac ts

affe c tio n fo r h o l t h i w m
‘

n g s e a
y
y ,

the m to th e s oc ie ty ; an d b y th a t me an s pro rm se
o u r s e lv e s to b e in s o me me as u re part ake r s o f
th e ir lib e rali ty .

I I I C o nfes s ors mus t r e merhb e r to s ift o ut

‘ ‘
'

o f th e ir ni ten t s at pr o pe r O rtun iti

fami ly , if
latio ns , ents , fri ggi s , an d efie c ts
'

the y hav e : th en e arn the ir rev en i o n s , s tate ,

in te ntio n , an d r es o lu tio n , wh ic h the y mu s t e n " ‘
~

d e av o ur to m
o ul d in favo ur of the s b cie ty , if it
I f, at firs t trial , w e h ave
‘

b e no t so alread y .

p r o s p e c t o f a d v a n ta g ,(
e i t b e i n
g im p p
r o e r t o p yr
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into all th in gs at o n ce ,) le t the s ame c o n fe s so r,

u n de r re te n c e o f b e tte r c le arin th i
p g e r c o n
s c ie n c e , o r d o in g s o me s o u l s av i n g -
én an c e ,
s tric tl e n o in th e m to ma ke we e kl
y j y c o n e s s io n s ;

an d r av e l , a n d w ith a s ee min h o n e s t i n ts u
g y g
tio n , in v ite the m to it, th at h e m a y h av e the
b e tte r O ppo r tun it to pr o po s e th e qu e s ti o n s , at
y
s e v e r al ti m e s , wh i c h h e c o u l d n o t s o c o n v e n ie n tl
y
o ffe r at o n c e . The matte r s u c ce e d in g a c c o r dih
to his wi s h ; if it b e a fe male pe n ite n t, l e t 1
wa y s h e trie d to i n du c e h e r to pe rs is t in fre q ue n t
c o n fe s s io n s , an d c o n s ta n t a tte n d an c e o n th e s e r
v ic e O f th e c h u rc h ; if a m ale , to fre ue n t th e
q
c o m an f th e me mb e r s o f o u r s o c ie t , a n d to
p y o y
e n d e av o u r to e n te r in to a familiarity wi th th e m .

I V Wh at h as b e e n s ai d , in r e l atio n to wi do ws ,
.

mu s t b e made u s e o f to ward s me rc h an ts , rich

c itize n s , an d marrie d pe o le wh o are c h ild le s s ;
p
wh o s e e n tir e e s tate s th e so c ie ty m ay o fte n s e
q u i r e , p r o v i d e d th e s e ru l e s b e
p ru d e n tl y p u t in

p ra c t i ce : b u t , c hi e fi th e
y m u s t b e o b s e rv e d
with re s pe c t to r ich s m al e d e v o te e s , w h o o fte n
c o n v e r s e w ith o ur me mb e r s ; u po n w h o s e ao

c o u n t th e c o mmo n pe o ple c an b u t gru mb le at

mo s t, un le s s the y h appe n to b e de s c e n d e d fro m
n o b le familie s .

Le t th e re c to r s O f c o lle ge s e n d e av o ur to
r o c e t h o r o u gh in fo r ma ti o n , o f the h o u se s ,
p u r

g a r d e n s ,
far m s , v in e
y ar d s , v illag e s , a n d o t h e r
e ffe c ts , b e l o n in g to th e prime n o b ili ty , me r
g
c h an ts a n d c i tize n s ; an d (if po s s ib le ) o f the
taxe s an d r e nts with whi c h the y are in c u mb e re d
b ut thi s may b e do n e wi th cau ti o n , an d mo s t
e ffe c tu ally a t c o n fe s s io n s , in familiar c o n ve rs a

tio n , an d private di s co ur s e s . An d wh e n e ve r. a
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se lv e s o f diffe re n t o rde r s
. But sho ul d the re b e
an o n ly s o n , le t no me an s he Omitte d fo r the
b r in gin g him o ve r to the s o c ie ty , and fre e in g
him fr o m all fear o f hi s pare n ts ; le t h im b e pe r
s ue d e d i t is a call fro m ab o v e ; an d s h e wn ho w
a c ce ptab le a s ac rific e it wo u ld b e to Go d , s h o u ld

he d e s e r t hi s par e n ts witho u t the ir kn o wle d ge o r

c o n s e n t ; i f this b e e ffe c te d , l e t him e n te r h is
n o vic iate in a r e mo te c o lle e , h av in fi rst ive n
g g g
info rma tio n to the ge n e r al . Bu t if th e y h appe n
to h av e b o th s o n s an d d au gh te r s , le t th e d au gh
te r s b e fi r s t dis po s e d o f in a n u nn e r y ; a n d afte r
w ard s le t th e s o n s b e d raw n into th e s o cie ty
wh e n th e y a r e go t in to po s s e s s io n o f th e ir s is te r s
e ffec ts .

I X Le t s u pe ri o r s e arn e s tly , b u t with mild

.

n e s s , adv i s e th e c o n fe s s o rs o f s u c h w id o ws an d
mar rie d pe o ple , to ap ly th e ms e lve s in d u s tr io u s
ly fo r th e s e rvic e O f t e s o c ie ty , ac c o rdin g to th e
in s tr u c tio n s b e fo r e laid d o w n ; b u t if th e y wi ll
n o t a c t c o n fo rm ab le th e r e to , l e t o th e rs b e s ub

s ti t u te d i n th e ir l ac e s , a n d the r e mo v e d a go o d
p y
w ay o ff, to pre ve n t th e m fro m kee pin g u p the
le as t c o rr e s po n de n c e with an o f th e family .

X Le t the wid o ws o r O er d e vo tee s , who

.

s e e m with fe rv e n c t a i at s piritu al pe rfe c

y o s p r e
tio n , b e b r o u gh t to giv e u p all th e y h av e to th e
s o c ie t , an d b e c o n te n te d to liv e 11 o n s u c h
y
allo w a n c e a s w e fro m tim e to time 8 all thin k

th e y h av e o c c as io n fo r ; th at , b y e a s in g th e ir
min d s Of the c are s an d an xie tie s o f wo r ld ly
b e mo re a t lib e rty fo r th e s er
vice o f
XI The b e tte r to c o nvinc e the wo rld o f the
.

s o c ie ty s po v e rty , le t th e s u pe rio r s b o rr o w mo n e y
’
 61

on b o n d , o f s o me rich e r so n s wh o are o ur frie nd s ,

a n d wh e n i t i s d u e , e fe r th e p a m e n t th e reo f
y .

Afte rw ar d s le t th e pe r s o n wh o l e n t th e mo n e y
( p
e s e c i a ll y i n t im e o f d a n
g e r o u s s ic k n e s s ) b e c o n
s tan tl y vi s ite d , an d b al l m e th o d s w ro u gh t u po n
to de liv e r u th e h o n b t h i m n s , w e s hall
p y s e a
n o t b e m e n tio n e d in th e d e c e a s e d s will ; an d e t
’

g a in h a n d s o m e l y, w i th o u t i n c u r ri n g t h e -
ill w il O f
the ir h e ir s .

X I I I t w ill al s o b e pro pe r to b o rro w m o n e y

.

o f s o me at a e ar l i n te re s t, a n d d is o s e o f i t
y y p
to o th e r s a t a hi h e r r a te , th at th e i n c o m e o n o n e
g
h an d m ay m o r e th an an s we r th e o u tgo o n the
o th e r . Fo r in th e m e an time , it m ay h appe n ,
th at o u r frie n d s , to wh o m we are in de b te d ,
c o m a s s io n a ti n t h n e c e s s itie s o f th e s o c ie t ,
p
y
e
g ,

wh e n th e y fi n d u s e n age d in e r e c ti n g o f c o
le ge s , o r b u il din g o f c u rc he s , m ay , b y will, O r
d o n atio n in th e ir life tim e s , fo r giv e u s th e in
-

te re s t, a n d m ay b e , the pri n c ipal .

X II I Th e s o c ie ty m ay al s o a d v an tageo u s l
h
.

traffi c u n d e r th e b o rro we d n a me s o f s o me r ic
me r ch an ts , o u r frie n d s ; b u t n e v e r with o u t a
r o t f t i d b d an t a i ; a n d thi s
p s p e c o c e r a n an a u n g n

m ay b e d o n e e v e n to the I n d ie s , which h ith e r to ,

b y th e b o u n tifu l fav o u r o f Go d , h av e fur n is he d
u s n o t o nl w i th s o u l s , b u t al s o pl e n te o u s ly s u p
y
p li e d o u r c o ffe r s w it h w e a l th
.

X I V In w h ate v e r plac e s o u r me mb e r s r e s ide ,

.

le t the m n e v e r Om it to pr o vid e a ph y s ic ian who

is firm to th e in te re s t o f th e s o c ie ty : hi m le t
th e m re co m me n d to th e s ic k , an d pre fe r b e fo re
all o th e r s ; tha t he , i n r e tu rn , b e xto lli n g o u r
y
s o c ie t b l l th r re li io u s o rd e r s , ma
y a o v e a o e g y
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Oc c as io n u s to b e c all e d to al l of dis
pe rs o n s
t in c tio n , w he n afi ic te d with s ic k n e s s , b u t c hie fl
y
to s u c h a s are a t h o pe s o f r e c o ve r
p s y.

X V Le t the c o n fe s s o rs b e c o n s tan t in v is it
.

i n g th e s ic k , b u t e s pe c ial ly s u ch a s are th o u ght

to b e in d an e r ; a n d th a t the ecc les ias ti c s an d
g
me mb e rs o f othe r o rd er s may b e dis c arde d with
a
g o o d p re t e n c e ,
l et th e s u p e r io r s ta k e c a r e th a t
whe n th e co n fe ss o r i s o b lige d to with draw , o the rs
ma y imme di ate ly su c ce e d f an d ke e p up the s ick
p e r s o n in h is g o o d re s o l u ti o n s. A t t h i s ti m e it
may b e ad v is e ab le to m o ve him b y appre h e n s io ns
o f h e ll , are a t l eas t o f u r ga to r ; an d te ll h nn ,
'

.
p y
e n che d b w a t er s o s in i e n ti n
is
q u
y ,
s

g u i s h e d b y ac ts o f c h a ri ty : a n d t h a t a l m s c a n
n ever b e b e tte r b e sto w e d , th an fo r th e n o uris h

me nt an d su por t o f s u c h wh o b y thei r c allin g

p
p ro f e s s a d e s i re t o p ro m o t e t h e s a l v a ti o n o f th e ir
ne i hb o ur : thu s wil l th e s ic k b e c o me a rtake rs
g p
o f o ur m e rit, and b i t a to n e fo r th e s in s th e
y y
h ave c o mmitte d ; fo r ch ari ty c o v e rs a multitude
o f s in s . This v irtue ma y b e al s o repre se n te d to
the m as th a t we ddi n g garme nt, with o u t which
-

n o o n e i s admi tte d to th e he ave n l fe a s t

y .

l e t so me pas s age s b e quo ted o ut o f th e s acr e d

writ, an d ho ly fathe r s b e in g h ad
to th e s ic k b ud e d
j g
’
s o n s c a ac it ) e
p y
mo s t pre rs u ad in g hi m o mpliance
fi
or
p:
.

XV I . t the wo me n who co mplain Of

the vi ce s o r i h umo ur o f th e ir h u sb an d s , b e ih
-

s tructed s ec re tl t o w i th d ra w a s u m o f mo ney ,
y
b y makin g an Ofie ring the re o f to Go d , the y
‘

ma e xpiate the c rime s o f th e ir s inful h elp ma te s , -

on s ec ure a pardo n fo r th e m .
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le t the m the n b e di s mi s se d , as pe rso n s n o t duly

mo r tifie d , who se b ad e x ample may b e pe r n ic io u s
to o th e r s ; an d if th e re as o n o f the ir e xpu l s io n b e
r e q u ire d b
y th e ir pare n ts , o r the
p r e la te s o f th e
c h u r c h , l e t th e m b e r e re s e n te d a s n o t h av i n
p g
the tru e S piri t o f th e so c ie ty .

I I Le t s u ch als o b e di s mi s s e d , wh o make a
.
‘

s c r u l e o f a c qu irin g r ic h e s fo r th e s o c ie t a n d
p
s e t fo r th as pe rs o n s to o mu c h in lo v e wit th e ir
o wn O pin io n s : an d if th e d e s ire to giv e an ao
c o u n t o f the ir ac tio n s b e a r e the r o vinc ial s , le t
p
th e m n o t b e h e ard , b u t c o m pe lle d to c o n fo rm
the m s e l v e s to th e s ta tu te , wh ich c o mman d s im
li it b e die nc e fro m all
p c o .

1 11 Le t u s o b s e r ve , fro m th e fir s t e n tran ce ,
.

an d e ve n fr o m the ir te n d e r y e ar s , wh o th e y are
th at m ak e th e gre ate s t ad v an c e s in the ir affe c ti o n
fo r u s an d le t s u ch as are fo u n d to r e ta in a lo ve ,
e ith e r fo r o th e r o rd e r s , th e po o r , o r th e ir par e n ts ,
b e , b y li ttle and little , d i s po s e d fo r di s mi s s io n ,
a c c o r d in g to th e m e th o d al re a d y m e n ti o n e d,
s i n c e th e y ar e n o t like ly to pro v e o f any s e rv ic e
.

t o th e s o c 1e ty .

C H AP . XI .

1 .S I NC E th o se th at are d is mi s s e d , do fre
re u di c e the s o c ie ty , b y
q u e n tl
y v e ry m u ch p j .

d iv ul g in g s u ch s ec re ts as th e h ave b e e n pn v y
y
to ; the ir atte mpts mu s t th e r e a re b e o b via te d 1n
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IV Whate v e r acc u s ation s the s e b ri n g agains t

.

us , le t th e m b e oppu gn e d b y the au tho r1 ty o f

s o me grav e me mb e r s , wh o mu s t e ve r y wh e r e d e

c la r e that the s o c ie ty d is miss e s n o n e b u t upo n

ve r o o d rea s o n s , n o r e ve r la ps o ff me mb e rs
y g
that are so un d ; th is mu s t b e co nfirme d b y th e
zeal an d c o nc e rn we s he w fo r th e s o u ls o f all
s tran g e r s in ge n e ral : ho w mu c h gre a te r mus t i t .

the re fo re b e fo r th o s e wh o are me mb e rs o f o ur
o rd e r ?
V I n the ne xt plac e , le t the so c ie ty , b y all
.

man n e r o f o b ligatio n s , e nde av o u r to pre v ail u po n

the ho b le me n an d pre late s , w ith wh o m th e dis
mis se d may h a ve an y c re dit o r au th o rity , to d e ny
the m th e ir c o u n te n anc e an d le t it b e s how n
tha t the c o mmo n go o d o f a n o r d e r , whic h is as
famo us as it is u se ful to the c hu rch , s h o u ld d o

way s he pre fe rre d to the priv ate ad va n ta of

an
y p am c u lar pe r so n w h ats o e v e r an d uld
th e y s till re t ain an affe c tio n fo r th e m , it w ill th en
b e o f impo r ta n c e to la y O pe n th e c a u s e s o f th e ir
e xpu l s io n , a n d e v e n to aggra v ate th e m w ith th o s e
we h av e o s itiv e r o o f o f, so th e y c an b ut b
p no p e
de d u c e d b y pr o b ab le c o n s e qu e n c e .

V I Le t all po ss ib le ca re b e ta ke n to hin de r
.

the pro mo tio n o f s u c h to o ffi c e s an d pre fe rme n ts

in the c h urch , wh o o f th e ir o wn ac c o rd hav e re
lin qu ish e d th e s o c ie ty ; un les s the y s ub mit them
se lv e s , an d all the y have in the wo rld , to o ur dis
al , in s u c h a mann e r , th at it ma l ainl
p o s y p y
appe ar to e v e ry o n e , th e y ar e willin g to h ave
th e ir wh o l e d e pe n d e n c e o n u s .

V I I Le t th e m (as far a s s s ib le ) b e time l

.

P y
r e mo e d fr o m th e e x e r c is e o t h o n o u rab le func
tio n s in the ch u rch, s u ch a s preachin g, c o n fes
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y c o un tr let the m ac co m
se a ts ;

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o u r me mb e rs at time s o f re cre a tio n , and b

y 15
an d litt le b e d ra wn in to a familiarit ; b ut h o w
y
-

e v e r , with s u ch ro e r c au tio n s as ma
p y p r e v e n t
its b ree din g in t em c o n te m t .

I V Le t n o t the ir mas te rs
. allo we d to c h as
tis e , n o r kee p th e m in s ub j e c tio n a s the o the r
s c h o lars .

V Le t th e m b e allu re d , b y littl e pre s e nts , an d

.

in d u lge me n t o f lib e rtie s a gre e ab le to the ir a ge ;

an d , ab o v e al l , le t th e ir affe c tio n s b e warme d
with s piritu al d is c o urse s .

V I Le t it b e in c u lca te d , th at the ir b e in g c ho se n
.

o u t o f s u c h a n u mb e r , ra th er th a n an o f the ir
y
fe llo w c o lle giate s , i s a mo s t pre gn an t in s tan c e o f
-

div in e appo in tme n t .

V I I O n o th e r o c c a s io n s , b u t e s pe c iall i
.
y n
e xh o rtati o n s , le t the m b e te rrifie d with d e n u nc i
ati o n o f e te rn al u n i sh me n t , u n le s s th e t
p y a c c e
p
o f th e h eav e n ly 1 n v ita tio n .

V I I I Th e m o re e ar n e s tly th e d e s i re ad mi s
y
.

s io n in to o u r s o c ie ty , th e l o n ge r e t th e gran t o f
'

s u ch fa vo ur b e d e fe r re d , pro v ide d , at th e same

time , th e y s ee m s te dfas t in th e ir re s o lu tio n ; b ut
if the ir mind s appe ar to b e w av e rin , le t all pro
g
r m e th o d s b e u s e d fo r th e imme d rate fixin f
p g o
ic
t em .

I X Le t them b e s tri c tly c autio ne d , n o t to

'

make th e le as t dis c o ve ry o f th e ir c all to ti

mate fri e nd s , no r e ve n s o mu ch as to
re n ts , b e fo re th e are b eco me o n e o f u s
y
afte r ward s an te mptatio n to fal l o ff, ari se s , b o th
y
they an d the s o c ie ty will b e who lly at th
tie s ; an d sh o uld we ge t th e b e tter o f such inali
n atio n s , it will alwa s b e a h andle , fro m their
y
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main tain amo n g all , an d the un i ve r s al

ho n o u r
an d a pplau s e th e y m e e t wi th e v e r ywhe r e , fro m
r s o n s o f all q u alitie s an d d e gr e es L t
p e
'
. e an

en ume ratio n b e mad e o f th e rince s an d n o b le

me n , wh o , to th e grea t c o m o rt o f th e ir s o u ls ,
liv e d in th e s o c ie ty o f J esus , an d are d e a d , an d
e t live L e t u s s h e w th a t n o thin i m
y .
g s o r e

p le as in
g t o G o d , t h a n th at
y o u n
g m e n s h o u ld
de v o te th e ms e lv e s e n tire ly to him , e s pe c i ally a s
c o mpan io n s in th e s o c ie ty o f hi s S o n ; an d tha t
it i s o n e o f the gre ate s t fe liciti e s , fo r a man , fr o m
hi s y o u th , to b e ar th e y o ke o f th e Lo rd : b u t if
a n y d iffi c ul tie s b e s tar te d , b y re a s o n o f th e te n
d e rn e s s o f the ir a ge , le t th e e a s in e s s o f o u r in s ti
t u tio n b e e x pla in e d , wh ic h c o n ta i n s n o th in g in i t
ve r d ifii c ul t t b e o b s e r ve d , e x c e pt th e ke e in
y o p g
o f th ree v o w s ; an d (wh ic h i s v e r re mark ab le )
y
n o t an e u le , w h o s e n o n o b s e rv an c e wo u ld
y o n r -

b e the c o mmi s s io n e v e n o f a v e n i al s in .

C H AP . X IV .

Of r eser ved cases , a nd ca uses

I BE S I D ES the c as e s al re ady me ntio ne d in

.

o ur s ta tu te s , in wh ic h the s upe rio r o n ly , o r th e

o rdin ar c o n fe s s o r , b y hi s au th o ri ty , h as we r
to ab s o v e ; th er e are o the r s , n ame ly , 8 o my ,

e fie min ac y , fo rn ic a tio n , ad ul te r y, u n cle ann e s s ,

'

un s ee ml co mme rc e with man o r wo man ; he

y t
c o mmi s si o n al so o f an y h e ino u s o ffenc e agai n s t
the s o c ie ty , its ho no ur o r in te re s t, whe ther thro ugh
 so

To o ffs et thi s , a me tho d may eas ily b e fml h d , to ‘

wit , b y c o n tin ua lly u s h g the m h ar d ly , and do i ng

e ve r y th in g c o n tr ar t o th e ir in cli na tio
y n

s ub ec ti n
j g th e m t o s e v er e

fumin g tho rn fo am the xmme ho n o u rab le

an d fun c tio n s ; tillxthe b e in to m urmu r agains t
y g
s uc h u s a e
g . u
p
re ta in e d ,
as
e ith er O e n l o t h e r s u e rio rs , o r,i n pu b lic
p y pp '
o se i p
o r private , make c o m l ainmagain st th e m to the ir
p
fe llo w me mb ers , b u t e spe ci ally to s tran ge rs ; ai r
-

s uc h as c o n d e mn ; to t h e ir as so c iate s , o r s tran ge ” ,
the co n du ct o f th e so c ie ty i n th e a mas s in g o r
i

man age me n t o f te mpo r al go o d s , o r an y o th e r o f

o u r me th o d s o f ) ro c ee diu g : as fo r in s tanc e , o u r
s u ppre s s in g, an d
ke e pin g un d e r all e ithe r dis af
fec te d to , o r e x pe lle d fr o m , o u r o r d e r , & c o r th at
.

a d mit in c o n ve r s atio n , o r d e fe n d th e Ven e ti a ns ,

Fr e n ch, o r o th e r s , wh o b y h in d e r in g u s fr o m ge t
tin g a fo o tin g a m o n g th e m , h ave d o n e th e s o c ie ty
in to le rab le d ama ge s .

V I I Be fo r e th e time o f their d is m is s ion , le t

.

the m b e tre a te d wi th the utmo s t se v e ri t re mo ve d

fro m th e ir u s u al du tie s , a n d hurr ie d a o u t k o m

o ne to an o th e r ; and th o ug h they do wh atev e r
o u ta s k the m, et a lw a s fin d fau lt , and u n der
y y .
y
this pre te nc e re mo v e the m to s o me o th e r . Fo r
the s ligh e s t o ffe nc e , tho u gh in ad v e rte n tly co ur
w itte d ; b e s o re y o u s ub je c t the m to a he avy
n
s

p u n i s h m e n t ; i n p u
- b li c , c o ns ta n tl y ab a s h t h e m ,

till the y ar e ab le no lo n ge r to b e a r it, an d th e n

t urn the m o ut , as pe r s o n s wh o s e e x ample may b e
rnic io u s to o the r s ; and fo r th is pur po s e c ho o ae
p e
s u c h plac e a n d o r t n it , a s the y n e ve r in the
pp o u
y
le as t tho u ght o f .
 91

o r the in te re s t o f the ir par e n ts and frie n d s ; s o

th at b y c u rr yin g favo ur with the prin c ipa l mo n as
te rie s , th e s o c ie ty ma b d e es e t an a c u ai n t
y g e r g q
an ce wi th , an d wo rk ems e lves in to the frie n ds hip
o f, a lmo s t th e wh o le c it .
y
I I Y e t, o n th e o th e r s ide , le t o ur fe male d e
.

vo te e s b e fo rb i d to fre q ue n t n u n n e rie s , le s t th e
‘

s ho u ld b e mo s t take n with th at ki nd o f life ; an

we th e re b y b e b a u lk e d in o ur e xpec tatio n s o f
what the y have . Bu t le t the m b e in duced to the
p e r fo r m an c e o f th e ir v o w o f c h as ti ty ,
\
a n d o b e
d ie n e s , b y the c a r e o f th e ir c o n fe s so r ; b y his
s he wi n g th e m th at s u c h me th o d o f livin g , is c o n
fo rm ab le to the pu rity o f th e primitive ch u rch ,
b e ing as a c an d le whic h d iffu se s its ligh t th ro u gh
the wh o le h o u s e , an d n o t hid u n de r a b us h e l; an d
c o n s e q u e n tl o n tr ib u tin g no th in g to the e d ifi
y c
catio n o f o ur n e i ghb o u r , o r the go o d o f s o uls ;
an d , like th e go o d w id o w s in th e go s e l , th at the
p y
sh o u ld c o mm u mc ate o f th e ir s ub s tan c e to C h ris t,
b y the ir b o u n ty to his c o mpan io n s . Las tly , let
e v e r y ar gu m en t b e applie d wh i ch may c re a te in
th e m an a ve r s io n to a re clu s e life ; b u t let all
th e s e in s tru c tio n s b e d e live re d to the m unde r
the s tric te s t o b liga tio n s to se cre cy , le st o the r
o r d e r s s ho uld ha e n to hear o f the m
pp .

\
‘ u
s
 95

C HAP . XV II f

I . LET me mb e rs c hie fly
o ur
a lw ay s to ac t with un an im it , e ve n in th in s o f
y g
tri flin g m o me n t ; o r a t le a s t to h ave th e o u twar d
appe a ran c e o f do in g s o fo r b yxthis means , wh at
e ve r co n fusio n s may aris e in the
o f ne c e s s it wil l alw
y
un d
’

g ro .

1 1 Le t all e arn e s tly en de avo ur s o to s hine in

.

the ir le ar n in g a n d go o d e x ample , that o the r re li

i u s , e s e c iall t ho s e o f th e c le r & m b
g o p y gy , c
. a
y e
e cli pse d , a nd the co mm o n peo ple at le n gth d rawn
~ ~
~

i n to re q ue s t us to di s char ge e ve ry o fi c e . An d
le t i t b e al s o p ub lic ly d e c lare d , that a ve r y gre at
~

fun d o f le a rni ng i s no t s o ab so lu te ly n e ces s ary in

a to rs , pr o vid e d in all o th e r res pe c ts th e di
p s y s
c h arge the ir d uty a s th e y o ught : fo r the s o c i e t
c an a s s is t with ad vi ce o n e me rge n c ie s , fo r whic

r eas o n it h as go o d o ffice s o f th is s o rt

c u lar e s te e m .

I I I Le t kin gs and prin ces b e ke pt up in th is

.

the c atho li c faith ,

s ub s i s t witho u t the ci vil po we r,

whi c h ho we v e r mus t h s mana ge d with the t

thi s me an s c ue w e athe rs wfl l
.
.

in to th e favo ur o f pe rs o n s in th e
h igh e s t po s ts o f go ve rn m e n t , an d c o n s e qu en tly
b e admi tte d in to the ir mo s t s e cre t c o un c il s .

I V It will b e al s o pro pe r to e nte rtain th e ir

.

c u rio s ity wi th th e n e we s t , c h o ic e s t , an d mo s t
e nu in e tran s c ripts th at c an b e pu rchase d fro m
g
all plac e s .
 1 02

G R EG OR Y xx . d ec re e d thus Be it kno wn
to all who ar e u n d e r the d o mini o n o f h e re tics ,
th at th e y are s e t fr e e fro m e ve r tie o f fid e lity
a n d o b e die n c e d uel o the m, y
o ath s and so

le mn e n ga ge me nts to t he c o ntrar y n o twith ‘

”
s ta ndin g .

The n o n v s v u o n o r c o n s r A N c r.
'
d e c lare s ,
c o n c ern in f c n du c t ra n te d b th
g e ve r
y s a e o g y e

Empe ro r, Kin g, o r o the r te mpo r al princ e s , to

h e re tic s , o r pe rs o n s a c cu s e d o f h e re s y , in h o pe s
o f re claim ing them,

m
that it o ught nqt to b e o f
m
r

any p ree ies to the Cath o lic Fai th , o r c e

s iaatic al j uris d ictio n , no r to hinde r b u t
s uc h pers o ns may mud o ugh t to b e e xami ne d ,
-

u d
j g , e d and p u n i s w , ac c o rdi ng j
as us t ice sh al l
re q u 1 ne , 1f th os e h e re tic s sha ll r efus e to re vo ke
.

-
,

the ir e rro rs , altho ugh they sha ll ha v e c o m e to

to th e pla c e o f j u d gme n t r e lying o n the ir s afe
c o n d u c t, an d with o u t wh ich th e w o u ld n o t
y
have co me thithe r
‘ ”
.

Upo n th is d e c is io n J o h n I I u ss was se ize d , c o ri

‘-

d e m n e d , an d b u rne d . hav in g c o me to Co ns t an c e
re l in u o n a s afe c o n d uc t i h i m b th
y g p g ve n
y e
Empe ro r Sigis mu nd .

Th e l as t ca n n o n . or LA T E R A N r e n e we d , and

of BO N I F A C E v u r. wh ic h ru n s th u s
d e c l are , say , de fin e , an d pro n o u n ce i t to b e o f
W
e

neces si fo r s alvatio n for e ve ry h u man c reatu re

to b e s n e
j c e t to the R o a n Pmo n ti .
 1 03

U L L A c A ms r 0 11 a
PA PA L EC
'
11 . - -

E LI ! ABE T H .

The damn atio n an d e x c o mmu nic atio n o f

Elizab e th, Queen o f En glan d , an d he r ad he re nts,
with an add itio n of o the r pu nishm.
e n ts .

mu s , Bisho p , s e rv an t o f the s e rvan ts o f

Go d , ad e tua m r e i me m o r iam .

He t re ign e th o n h igh , to wh o m is give n

all w e r in h e a v e n an d i n ea rth , c o mmitte d o n e
p o
ho ly C a tho lic an d Apo s to li c Ch u r ch (o u t o f which
the re is no sal v atio n ) to o n e alo n e u po n e arth ,
n ame l , to Pe te r , the i n c e o f th e A o s tle s , an d
y ’ r .

p
to P e te r s s u c c e s s o r , e B i h
s po o f R o m e ,

g o v e rn e d in f u ll n e s s o f o w e r . H i m a l o n e h e

made prin ce o ve r all peo p e , an d al l kin gd o ms , to

p l u c k u , to d e s tro . sc a tte r , c o n s u me
p y l an , t,

and b uild , th a t he may c o ntain th e faith fu that

a re l in k e d t o e t h e r w i th th e b o n d o f c h a r i ty , i n
the u nit o f t Spirit, and pre s e n t th e m s potle ss
and unb me ab le to the ir S av io u r .

1 In dis ch e r e o f wh ich fu n c tio n s we , whic h

d
.

y G o m
’
ar e b o d s g o n e s s c a l le d t o th e
q g o v e r n e n t
o f the s aid chu rc h, do s pare n o pain s , lab o uri n g
.

with al l e arn estn e s s , tha t u nity o f the C atho lic

R eligio n, might b e pres e rve d u n c p r rupt Bu .

the n u mb e r o f th e u n go dly hath gotte n s u ch

p o w e r , th a t t h e r e is n o w n o
p la c e le ft i n th e

who le wo rld which they hav e n o t e s s aye d to c o r

.

ru t with the ir mos t w1 c ke d d o c trin e s ; amo n gst

f Q fi
'

o of Elizab eth . the

p r e te n d é si u e en o f e s
 4
10

lan d , a slav e o f wic k e d n e s s , len din g th e re un to

he r h e lpin g h a n d , w ith wh o m , a s in a s an c t uary ,
th e mo s t pe rn ic io u s o f a ll m e n h av e fo u n d a re fu ge .

This v e ry w o man , h avin g s e ize d o n th e kin gd o m ,

an d mo n stro u s ly u s u rpin g th e pla c e o f su pr e m e
h e ad o f the Ch u rch in all En gl an d , an d th e chie f
au tho ri ty an d j u ri s d ic tio n th e r e o f, h ath aga in
b ro u gh t b ac k th e s a id k in gdo m in to mise rab le
destru c tio n , wh ich w as th e n n e wly re c o n ciled to
th e C ath o lic faith an d
g ood
fru its .

2 Fo r h av in g b y s tr o n g h an d inhib ite d th e
M
.

e xe rc is e o f t he tru e r e li i o n , wh ic h ary, lawfu l

g
Quee n , o f f a mo u s m e mo ry , h ad b y th e h elp o f
th is S e e e s to re d , ar e & c
i ;
.

W
‘ t t C

3 . e , s ee in
g k
th at impie tie s a n d w ic e d ao
tio n s m u ltiplie d o n e u po n an o th e r ,
’

ar e
are c o n s tr ain e d o f n ec e s s it to b e ta ke o u rs e lv e s
y
to th e w e apo n s o f j u s tic e agai n s t h e r .

Be in g the re fo r e s u ppo r te d b y h is au th o rity , in

wh o s e ple a s u r e it w as to pl ac e u s i n th is s upre me
th ro n e o f J u s ti c e , w e do , o u t o f the fu ln e s s o f o u r
Apo s to lic al po w e r ,d e c lare th e afo r e s aid Eli zab e th ,
b e in g a h e re tic , an d a favo u r e r o f h e r e ti c s , an d
h e r adh e r e n ts in th e matte r s afo r e said , to have
in c u rre d th e s e n te nc e o f an a th e ma , an d to b e
c u t o f fro m th e u n it o f th e b o dy o f Chris t
y .

4 An d , m o re o v e r , w e d o d e c lar e h e r to b e
'

deprive d o f h e r p r e ten de d title to th e kin gd o m

afo re s aid , an d o f all d o m in io n , di n it , an d ri
g y p
vile ge wh ats o e v e r .

5 A n d als o the n o b ilit s ub j e c ts , an d e o

p
.

le o f th e s aid kin gdo m , a n all o the rs wh o a v e

p
i n an t w n u n to h e r , to b e fo r e v e r ab s o lv e d
y s o r s o r
fro m an y s u ch o ath , an d all man n e r o f d u ty , o f
 ror r . C L E ME N T v r .
gra nte d a s pe c ial in d ul
g t
e n ceo Ki n
g J o h n an d Q u e e n J o an o f Fr an c e ,
a nd to thei r he i r s
f o r e v er , i n t h e s e te rms

That s uch c o n fe s so r, re gu la r o r s e c u lar , a s

o u an d th e h ll h m m m t f h
y y s a c o o se , a
y c o u e , o r s u c
vo ws as
y o u m a
y h a v e a l re ad y m a d e , o r w hi ch b y
o u o r o ur s u c c e s so rs m a b h a f te r made ,
y y y e e r e
a n d al s o , such o a ths b o u tak e n , an d b y y o u
y y
a n d th e m to b e ta ken , i n all time s c o min , th at
g
y o u an d th t p fi t b l k e — b y o th e r
e y c a n n o r o a
y e
p
w o rk s o f pie ty a s to hi m s h all s ee m e x pe die n t to
w a rd s G o d , an d fo r th e pe ac e o f yo u r an d th e ir
s o u ls .Be it th e re fo r e , u tte rly u n lawful to
an u po n e arth to an n ul th is o u r r an t, o r b
y g y
an a c t o f te me r it t t t th a m e A d
y y o c o n r o v e r e s . n
b e it kn o wn to e ve ry o n e th a t pr e su mptu o u s ly a t
te mpts s o to d o , th a t h e fo rthw ith i n c u rs the
wr ath o f Almigh ty G o d , an d o f h is b le ss e d a o s
p
tl e s Pe te r an d Pau l
”
.

S e e D ache riu s , S pic ile g . Misc e ll . Epis to l to m

. .

iv .
p . 2 7 5 .

As su r an c e i s th u s m ad e d o ub ly su re , fo r sho u l d
f J o h n s s u c c e s s o r s i n th e th ro n e o f Fr an c e
’
an
y o
fe e l an y s cru le s o f c o ns c ie n ce at th e ide a o f a
p
 1 07

b re ach o f a o s i ti e a n d s wo r n e n g e me n t, n o t
p v

w iths tan d in g the as su ran c e th at n o ai th is to b e

ke pt with h e re ti c s — hi s c o n fe s s o r i s th u s e mpo w
e re d b y in fallib le au th o rity , to c o mm u te an y o ath
which it m ay n o t b e p r qfita b le to k e e p— fo r o th e r
g o o d w o r k s , s u ch as w e l l p ai d m as s e s , o ffe ri n
gs
to th e Vir o r o th e r th in gs e uall de s ir ab le to
q y
th e H o ly atho lic Ch urch .

—PO PI S H P O LI C Y .

c s a nw u . B E LL A R MI N E te a c h e s that He re
tic s are to b e d e s tr o y e d , r o o t a nd b r a nc h, if th at
c an po s s ib ly b e d o n e , b u t if it appe a r th at the
C ath o lics ar e s o fe w th at th e y c an n o t c o n v e n ie n t
l y w ith th e ir o wn s a fe ty atte mpt s u c h a thin g,
the n it i s b e s t, i n s u c h a c as e , to b e qu ie t, l e s t
u o n o ppo s i tio n mad e b t h e h e re tic s , the Ca tho
p y
li cs sho uld b e wor ste d De Laic is , lib 3 c 22
”
. . . . .
 n op n h n
'

v. cv Po p z a v .

shin i m s iru add res sed , in s m u g

t
'
'

. os , m
-

a c irc u lar to all th e C ard in als on t he alteratié ns

mad e b y Bo n apar te in th e Gallic an Church Tin; .

c irc ular c o n ta in s th e fo ll o win g pas s age :

I t is re s ed t h at all r eli gio u s persuas io ns

sho uld e t e e , an d th e ir wo r sh i ub licly e x
pp
e rc ise d b ut w z ha v e r ei e c te d this a r tic le , as co rn
' ' ' '

i r at to the can o n s an d th e co u n c ils , to th e c a

y
“ th rc r e l i ion , to th e tran uillit
dl
'

g q y
knd to the w e lfare o f the as
i

1e
'

Y
c hu r ch s u m s
d e te s ta b le c o al iti o n s
”
he c all s .

I n th e s ame y ea r, th e P o pe is s u e d a so le mn ia
s tru c tio n to th e Pr e l ate s o f the Chu rc h , c o mma n d
in g the m to di s tin gu i s h b e tw ee n the p a ssi ve
o ath s w h ic h ma b e ta ke n , an d th e ac ti ve o ath s
wh ich may n o t e ta k e n , b y R o man Cath o lic
s ub j e c ts o f an her e ti c a l s tate , an d dec lar in g ,
tha t al l o a ths ta ke n to the p r ej u di ce of the
Chu r ch a r e nu ll a n d v o id .

Da . Do r m , R o man Catho lic Bisho p of Kil

 the mo re e fl e c tually to ro hi b it Papis ts
'

c ar , p
m ma kin g s u ch an e n ga e me n t An d , twen ty
g .

r s afte r th is , th e s ame in u n c tio n was re e a t

y e a j p
e d 1 n an o th e r Bull , b y v a n s ) : v 1 1 1 , o n e pas s a ge
.

in which de s e rve s par tic ular atte ntio n , fo r i t d e

c lare s th a t the qu e s tio n i s , wh e the r the h o l y
s c e ptre o f the u n iv e r s al Ch urc h s h all b e wre st e d
fro m the V ic ars o f Almi ghty Go d : ( d um
S a

sa c r um un i ver se c oo lem s cep tr u m e r i ia tur Vi

p
c a r ii s Omn ip o ten tis D e i .

l he laSt me n tio ne d Po n tifl als o issued th e

'
' ‘
u

fo llo wing Bull :

'

Ad fi ttu ra m R e i Memo r ia m Ur b a nus O cta vi us ,

go . I t r e c ite s th at h av in g ta k e n in to hi s se
rio u s co n s id e ra tio n the at ze a l o f th e I r ish
g re
to wa rd s th e p m pa ga ti n g o f th e C hr istian
wh ic h kin gd o m (fo r th e i r s in g u lar fe rve n cy 1 n the
t rue w o rs hip o f Go d ) was o f o ld c alle d th e L a d
n
o f S ain ts ; an d h avin g c e rtai n n o tic e , th at , i n
imitati o n o f th e ir o d lfy an d w o rth y a n c e s tor s ,
b
the y e n d e avo u re d , y f o r c e of a r ms to d e l iv er th e ir
thmlle d n a tio n fro
ti c s , a n d to e x ti “a
h e o ppre s s io n s o f th e h e re
s those wo r ke r s of i n i qu i ty ,
w ho ha d in fe c te d the mas s o f c atho lic pu rity wi th
the pe s tife r o u s le ave n o f th e ir h e re tic al c o n ta
io n ; b y v irtue o f his po w e r o f b in din g
g
i n g, w hi c h Go d ha th c o n fe r re d u po n him ; to al l
a nd e ve ry o f the afo re s aid Ch ris ti an s 1 n th e kin g
d o m o f Ire lan d , so lo ng a s they sho u ld mil i ta te
a gain s t th e s a id he re tics an d o th e r e n e mie s of th e
C atho lic faith , he d id gran t a f u ll a nd p le na r y
i nd u lg en ce , a nd a b so lu te
d e s irin g all o f the m to
c io n s trea s ure . Dated
 odere d to the Catho lic s , u nder th e spec ious pre
'

. .

k
te n c e th at if the y d o n o t r e fu s e to ta e th at o a th
to the go v e rn me n t, th o s e pe n al l aws wh e re u n d e r
the y h a ve s o l o ng gro ome d , migh t b e re
pe al e d
an d ab o lis h e d . !h ave h ea rd als o , that so me Ca
tho lic s , l aic s , a s w e ll a s e cc le s ias tic s , nay , e v en
Bis ho ps , h av e n o t b lu sh e d to take this imprude n t
o ath , and th at many o th e rs are r e ady to take i t ;
s o th at I gr e atly fea r le s t this gr e at
s ho uld s pe e d ily s pre ad s o w id e as to

g e ne ra l
4
. I I I b

O n ve ry ma n y ac c o u n ts this n ew o ath is
b lamab le , a n d u n wo rth y o f C ath o lic pre la te s
b ut it is mo re o ve r i n to le ra b le , if we c o ns id e r the
r o te s ta ti o n w h ic h is a n n e xe d to it, to wit, o f
p
d o mi n a t i ng a nd d e te s tin g f r o m the he a r t the
do ctr in e whic h is th e re in d e c la re d to b e a b o mi
n a b le a nd e rn i ci o u s
p .

Be it k n o wn to yo ur e ru ditio n , th at thi s
D OC TR I N E, w h ic h i s as s e rte d i n th e o ath to he
de te s ta b le , i s d e fe n d e d an d mai nta in e d b y ve ry
many C a tho lic n atio n s , a n d ha th ve r y of te n b ee n
f
.
o
W
l lo w e d i n i ts
p r ac ti ce b y the a
p
h e re fo re it c an n o t b e that an Catho lic s ha l l
o s to li c se e
.

d ec lare it to b e de te s tab le an d min ab le , with

o ut the as se rti o n i nc urrin g th e c har ac te r o f a ras h

p p
r o o si ti o n , f a ls e , sc an d alo u s , an d in urio us to
j
the ho ly se e . Bes id e s , I m uc h qu es tio n wh e the r
a Ca tho lic is b o u n d b y a n o ath to b e tr ue an d

f h
a i t f u l to th e ki n g , a s th e ne w fo rm u la r y p r e
s c rib e s , an d afte rward s e xplai n s to b e , a cco r din
g
to the I r is h la wn s in ce the laws o f En glan d an d
”

I re lan d re co gn is e the King as h e ad o f th e Churc h ,

an d fo u ntain o f he r s pi ritual a uth o rit H e th er e
y .
 116

fo re who takes s uch o ath , an d pro mise s fide lity

to th e King acc o rd in to th e I ri s h laws , must
re c o i se th e Kin as e ad o f
the Chu rch , and
gn
g
fo u n tain o f he r s pi ritu al au tho rit If thi i
y . s s , o r
c an b e th e in to l re ta tio n o f s u c h wo rd s ,
ii
mo s t illu s tri o u s o rdsh ip, an d e ve ry
tho lic , o u gh t to o b se rve th at it is a man ife s t e rro r ,
an d dire c tly co n tr ar y to th e pri n c iple s o f the Ca ~

tho lic r e ligio n , whic h ac k n o wle d ge th o ne o nly

he a d a n d f o u n ta i n of ALL spi r i tua l a utho r i ty ,
n ame l the R o m an Po n tiff An d he n c e it ap
.

ea s o w b lamab le an d d e te s tab le i n th i s po in t
p r
i s s uc h an o ath , s in c e Go d i s the re b y cal le d o n as
th e witn e s s an d v in d ica to r o f e rro r .

Whe n the re fo re an o ath o f th is kin d is so

i rre gu lar an d re preh e n s ib le , wh o , I pra y o u , can
y
c alc ula te in h is min d th a t mo s t b itte r gri e f wh e re
with th e mo st c le me n t min d (p ie n li ss imus a ni mals)
o f th e mo s t h o ly fa th e r was pie rc e d , w h e n it firs t
re ach e d h i s e ar s th a t th e C a th o lic lai ty , c le r gy ,
a nd e ve n Bish o ps , h a d e ithe r o ffe re d them s e lve s ,

o r sh e wn th e mse lv e s n o t re pu gn an t , to take s u ch
to th e go v e rn me n t w hich d id n o t re q uire
i t fro m th e m , an d th is b e fo re th e had c o n sulte d
th e h o ly s e e , an d h e ar d its o rac e , a cc o rd ing to
th a t mo s t lau d ab le s pirit o f fi li a l o b serva n ce an d
sub o r d ina tio n d u e to the Vic a r o f J e su s Chr is t,
th e ir pa s to r a nd he a d 3 an d o f th at co n fo rmity
wh ic h e ve ry o n e s h o uld main tain to the c e n tre o f
the Catho lic U n io n whic h wi th s in gular a n d e mi
n e n t v e ne ra ti o n , the re no w n e d I ri s h n atio n h ath

o fe s s e d with s u c h glo ry o f its i mmo rtal n ame

p r
.
.

Fo r th e s e re as o n s I eas il y pe rs u ad e myse lf
th at the th i wh ich h ave b e e n r e po rte d to me
are no t e n tire y true . Ne v e rthe les s , le s t I sh o uld
s e e m to fail o f my d uty i n s o impo rta n t a matte r ,
 1 16
I have deemed it an i n dis pe ns ab le par t :o f my
o fi c e to wr ite the s e le tte rs to yo ur mo s t i llul tri o us
Lo rd ship, that I may e xc ite a r pas to ral a eal :
s o that i f th e ab o ve r e late d n s b e tma ,
'

g y o u
'

may , b y reas o n o f yo ur res pe ctab le m inis try, a pply

the mo re pro mpt an d fit re me die s , with al l afi c acy -

an d pru d e n ce , and wi th o u t any d e la ; whe re b y

y
the farthe r prOgre s s o f so pe rn ic io us
dalo u s an irre gu larity ma y b e h in d e re d ; and t hat
i t may re c all to th e ir p ro pe r d utie s all
take n s uc h a n o ath , an d tha t the y m a r e pa i r th e
y
sc an d al whic h th e y h a ve giv e n ; s i n c e tha t o a th ,
b e i n g in its who le e xte nt u nlawfu l, is i n i ts na
tu r e v o id a nd n ull , a nd of n o ef ec t, so th at i t
ca n n o t b y an y me an s b ind o r o b li ge c o n s cie n c e s .

Le t yo ur ze al also take care , b y all th o se menn s a

wh ic h s h all s ee m mo st pro pe r an d e ffe ct ual , an d

Oo n fo r m a b le to its pru d e n c e , to ma n ife s t to al l
r s u fi r a a n Bish o s , a n d th ro u h th e ir 0
'

y o u g p g an ,

to al l the faithful , h o w gre at a g uilt thi s n e w rm

o f o ath h ath an n e x e d u n to it ; an d ho w grie vo u s
a sin th e s h all e rp e trate wh o ma ith r s he w
y p .
y e e
.

th e m s e lv e s r e ad y to take it, o r wh o have alre ad

y
take n i t b the ir e v il mi s fo rtu ne
y
.

Q Q C O C Q

Mean time , while fo r th e c o n s o latio n o f o u r

mind , we await y o m
ur o s t qu ic k , a n d m os t fu l l
ti n s we r , s u ch a s yo u r zeal sh all s he w i tse lf i n
'

th i s s o i m po r ta n t m a tte r , w e re m a i n w i th s i n g u
l ar e s te e m, y ou r m o s t illu s trio us , a n d mo s t re ve
re n d Lo r d s hi d
’
s ve e v o te d s e rvan t
p
H O MAS MAR IA
.

A a c u n rs n o r or a n o n s s,
r nn a r o sr o mc n o u o ro .

Bru s se ls , 1 4th O c t .
 11 9

VI L — O AT H O F A R O MA N GAT H O IJ C B I S H O P .

I, N Ele c t o f M fro m he ncefo rth

will b e faithful a nd o b e di ent t o S a Pe te r th e
'

me n : I will take
.

s ee n

shri n e: o f the
third
Apo s tle e ver
y
l h ave lhtel y b e e nprededu
'
’
? w
rites the R e v
'

L M
.

o rrisey , R o man C ath o li c Prie s t, t‘

. at a e o n
 1 20

V II I . —I H E
’ ‘
O AT H OF SE CR E C Y OF THE

J E S U IT S .

I , A B , n o w in the rasan ce o f Almighty Go d ,

M
. .

the b le s s e d V irgin ar y , th e b le s se d i c h ae l,

th e Arc h an ge l , the b le s s e d S t J o hn Bapti s t, the

.

h o ly apo s tl e s S t Pe te r an d S t Paul , an d th e
. .

s ain ts an d s ac re d h o s t o f h e ave n , a n d to y o u my
h o s tl y fathe r d o dec lare fro m my h e art, w i thout
g
men ta l r e ser va ti o n , that his h o lin e s s PO P E n u n s !
i s Ch ris t s V ic ar Ge n e ra l , an d is th e tru e and
’
-

o nly h e ad o f th e C ath o lic o r u n ive r s al c h u rc h

th ro u gh o u t th e e ar th : a n d th at b y th e v i rtu e o f
th e ke y s o f b in d in g an d lo o s in g giv e n to h is ho li
ne s s b
y ym S av io u r Je s u s Ch ri s t , he h ath
p o w e r
to d e po s e h e re tic al kin gs , prin ce s , s ta te s , co m
mo n we alth s , an d go v e rn me n ts , a ll b e i ng i llega l
w itho u t his s a cr e d co nfi r ma ti o n , an d tha t the y may
s afe l b e d e s tr o ye d : the re fo re , to th e u tmo s t o f
y
my po we r , I sh all an d wi ll de fe n d th is d o c trin e ,
a n d h i s h o l in e s s ri ghts an d c u s to m s , a ai n s t all
’

g
u s u r e r s o f th e h e re tic al o r P ro te s tan t) au tho ri
p (
t y w h ats o e v e r ; e s e c ial l a a in s t the n o w
p y g
te n d e d a u th o rity an d C h u r c h o f E n glan d , an al l
a dh e r e n ts , in re ga r d th a t the an d s h e b e u s u r
y
a l a n d h e r e tic al, o i t h d m th
p p o o e
d g
s n e s a c re r
c h urc h o f R o me . I o r e n o u n c e an d di s o wn an y
alle ian c e a s d u e to an
g y h e r e tic a l k i n
g p
, r i n c e ,
o r s tate , n am e d r o te s tan ts , o r o b e d ie n c e to an
p y
o f th e ir in fe rio r m a is tr ate s o r o fi ce rs I d
g . o
l X —PO P I S H
.
SI N CE R ITY A ND GO O D EA I T H .

An d m
a ve rtis ee n t a
pp ea re d i n th e L e i n s te r

Jo u rn al o f N o ve m b e r 1 8 0 8 ,
c h a r i
g gn n r s n o r

i
n e u r o n s , w th th e v i o la ti o n of a s o le m n p r o m ise ,

re lativ e to th e s ignature o f a p artic ular Ad d re s s ,

co n c e din g th e Ve to .

I n th e re ply h e pub lish e d , D r L s ays ,

. . I ac
kno wle d ge th at I pro mis e d to s o me ge n tleme n
o f th e C o mmit tee that I wo u ld s ign the s e a d
dre s s e s b u t he the n proc e e d s to ar gue in d e
fe n c e o f a b re ac h o fh is e ngageme n ts as fo llo w s
I am c o n v in ce d th a t a s e rio u s , s in c e re , an d
v o l un tar y pr o m is e b in d s th e m an wh o m ak e s

it, u n d e r th e pain o f s in , to fu lfil it : b u t I am

like wis e c o n v in c e d th at th e o b l igatio n aris in g
fro m a ro mise c e as e s in th e fo llo win g c as e s - s

l I a m an pr o mise s a th in g impo s s ib le fo r
.

n o o n e c an b e b o un d to d o a thi n g impo s s ib le to
b e do n e .

2 I f a man pro m is e s to d o any thin g s in ful

.

o r unl awful : fo r n o pr o mi s e , th o u gh c o n firme d

b y an o ath , c a n b ind a man to c o mmi t s in .

3 Whe n a pe rs o n in wh o s e favo u r a pro

.

mis e is m a de r e le a s e s th e pro mis e r fro m th e pro

mi se h e h ad mad e .

4 Wh e n a man pro m is e s a th in g pe rn ic io u s
.

o r u s e le s s to pe r s o n s in who s e favo ur th e pro m is e

1 8 ma de
5. W .

hen, b e fo r e th e pro mis e is fu lfille d ,

the circumstanc e s b e c o me s o c h an ge d , th at the
 1 23

p e r s o n
p m i
ros in , had h e fo re s e e n th o s e c irc um
g
s ta n c e s , wo uld n e v e r h ave made th e ro mi s e
p .

O n th is c ase I re s t my j u s tific atio n ; fo r , h ad I

fo r e s e e n o r k no wn th at m y s ign in g th o s e ad
d re s s e s wo uld pro du c e s u ch alar m an d c o n s te r
n a tio n , s u c h d i s l ike an d d is a ro b ati o n , a s I
pp
a fte rwar d s fo u n d th e wo ul d , in th e min ds o f th e
y
r e at m a o ri t o f th e c ath o lic i e s ts an d l ai t ,
j y
g
r
p y
w o u ld b y n o me ans h ave co n s e n te d to s ign
th e m
”
.

S t Tho mas s e 8 , th at a man i s no t gui lty o f

.

a n u n tru th in s uc a cas e ; b e c a us e , w he n he
ro mis e d , h i nte n de d to pe rfo rm hi s ro mis e
p e p
n o r i s h e u n fai th fu l to h is pro mis e , b e c a u s e the
c irc um s tan ce s are c h an ge d afte rward s . Thi s i s
n o t o nl th o i i o n o f S t Tho mas , b u t also o f
y e p n .

al l th e th eo lo ian s an d c an o n is ts I e ve r h e ard o r
”
g
re a d .

Ev e ry o n e will se e th at th e mo s t s o le mn e n
e me n ts ar e re n d e re d e r fe c tl y wo rth le s s , a n d
p
n ame o f o o d faith b ani sh e d fro m s o c i
ve r
y g
et , b
y y s u c h ca s u is tr as thi s
y .
 X —.FB B LI NG 3 A ND H O PE S OF PA P I S I S o
‘ ‘

I n 1 8 1 3, a Bill fo r th e re lie f o f the R o man

Catho lic s was b ro u gh t in to the H o us e o f C o m
mo n s . The p r i n c i l s o f it w a s t h i s z— th at, fo r
the fu tu re , in ste o f e x cludi ng Pa is ts fro m
ofi ces , b y re s cr ib in g o a ths w h ic h e y c ou ld
p
Papi sts , take , withou t fo rfe i tin g a ll re
ten sio n s to ch arac te r, -
the y sh o ul d b e “a m ted
to ofi ce u po n takin g an o ath “ no t to a t t lo
distur b o r o ver thr ow the p ro testant it
M fi ng d m
o .
”

th is po int o f hos ti lity to the pro t s tant

e
o n , D R n n o me o o w , a le ade r o f th e Irish
.

a lic s , made th e fo llo wing o b se rvatio ns at a

p u b li c m e e ti ng .

I n vai n s h all state s me n put the ir h e ad s to

t h — i n v ain s h al l li ame nts , i n mo cke r
ge er
p ar y
o f o mn ipo te n c e , d e c l are th at i t i s pe r man e n t an d
in vio l ate -
in v ain sh all th e lazy c h u rc h me n c ry
fro m the s an c tu ary to th e wa tchme n o n th e to we r ,
that d an ge r i s at h an d -
it shall fall , fo r i t is
h u man , an d l iab le to fo rc e , to a cc id e n t, an d de
f ,a l l a n d n o th i n
g b u t t h e me mo r
y of
i t ha s c r e a te d s ha ll s u r vi v e Already
.

th e m a rk s o f appro ac h i n g r u in are u po n it i t
h as h ad its time u po th e e rt a h — a d ate n e r ly
n
a
as lo n g a s an y o the r n ov e lty an d wh e n th e time
ar r iv e s , sh all c ath o lic s b e c alle d b y the s a c r e d
b o nd o f a n o ath , to u ph o ld a s s te m wh ich the y b e
lie ve will o ne d ay b e r ej ec ted y the who le ea r th ?
 1 26

XI — PO P I S H LO Y A LT Y .

us . P LU N K BT , Atto rn e y Ge n e ral fo r I re land ,

an d th e re s e n t l e ad e r o f th e fr ie n d s o f e man c ipa
tio n i n arliame n t , c o n d u c te d , o ffi c ially , o n th e
2 n d o f No ve mb e r 1 82 2 , th e pro s e c u tio n o f Mic h ae l
Ke e n an , fo r s ta te o fl e n c e s , an d o n th at o c c as io n
'

u s e d th e fo llo wi n e re s s io n s
g x
p
I t is with gr e at pain th at I fe e l my s e l f c alle d
u po n , i n th e e x e rc ise o f my o ffic ial d u t , to la
y y
b e fo re th e pub lic , th e v e ry o dio u s , d an ge r o u s ,
an d d is gu s tin g c o ns pira c y , b y th e mac h in a tio n s
o f wh ic h thi s c o u n try h as b e e n fo r s o m e time ih
fe s te d , an d its tra n qu illity e x po s e d to hazar d .

Fo r so me time pas t, I b e lie v e c o n s ide rab ly

mo r e th an two o r th re e ye ars , a plan h as b e e n fo rm
e d in Ir e lan d fo r a s s o ciatin th e m e mb e r s o f th e
c o mmun it b u n lawful c at s an d e n a e me n ts ,
y y g g
to r e s is t th e law s , d is tu rb th e ub lic e ac e , an d
p p
o ve rtu rn th e e s tab lish e d Go v e rn me n t . The ma
ch in e ry b y whic h it is s o u gh t to e ffe c t th e s e pu r

p o s e s , is o n e o f a v e r
y c o m p l ic ate d n a tur e , an d
e v in c in g mu c h c o ns id e r a ti o n a nd co n tri v a n ce
I ts c o n s tr uc tio n is e xtre mal artific ial , an d f a r
b ey o n d the cap a ci ty a n d a b i i ti e s of su ch p er so ns
a s wi ll app e a r to y ou th e J u r ) to ha ve b een e n
( y
ag e d i n i t
g .

O n e fe ature o f thi s c o mb inatio n disti n guish e s

i t fro m th o s e o f 1 7 97 an d 1 7 98 . I t is e x c lu s ive ly
c o n fin e d to pe r s o n s o f o n e re ligio u s pe rs u as io n .

I me an to pe rs o ns pro fe s s in g the R o man C ath o li c

 1 27

Faith .Th is c ircumstan c e alo n e , o n the fac e o f

i t, s tam s th e a s s o c iatio n with e ve ry mark o f dan
.

l l h
O

i
g e t an 1 ega
y 0

fl . 0 Q Q O O

W
O n e ob j e c t in v iew as to over tu rn th e Pro .

te s tant re ligio n , and to e s tab lis h th e Ro man Ca

tho lic in its s te ad The y pro po s e d the u tte r
.

e xti rpa tio n o f all Pro te s tants o u t o f th e c oun tr

y .

He re we hav e th e b e s t o s s ib le te stimo n y, tha t

o f an advo c a te fo r the atho lic s , to th e fac t o f
a P a ish c o n s ir a c — o f a c o n s ir a c
p p y p y
s ta n di ng— o f a c o n s ir ac y fo r th e s pe c ial ur
p t
p o s e , a m o n
g s t o th e r s , o f ex ti r
p a t i ng a ll th e r o
te s ta n ts of I r e la n d No w e v e ry o n e is awar e
.

th at a le adin g po in t in th e R o mi s h Ch urc h i s
th at o f fre qu e n t c o nf e ssi o n By thi s prac tic e
.

e ve r
y C a t h o lic i s la c e d , a t c e rt ai n
p e r io ds , o n
his kn ee s b e fo re a rie s t, an d the re c o n fe s s e s , as
i n th e pr e s e n c e o f Go d , al l the e vil th o u ghts and
d e e d s o f th e as t w ee k o r mo n th Ever y o ne w ill
.

s e e th at the r is s t h as the o w r at s u ch mo men ts

p e
o f d is c o v e r in g al l the o s e s o f h is c lie n t I f
p p
u r .
,

th e n , h e h a s s in c e r e ly ta u gh t hi s fo llo we r s th a t
Tre as o n a n d I n s u rr e c tio n ar e cr ime s — th e c o n fe s
s io n o f b e in d w i t h l w il l a tu ra ll
g r a n n o su c p a n s n y
flo w fro m th e man who is dise mb u r d e nin g hi s c o n
s c ie n c e . At al l e ve n ts , th e Prie s t, b y h o ldin g
in his h an d s the po we r o f givi n g o r with h o ldin g
ab so lu ti o n , c an as s ure h ims e lf, wi th e as e , o f th e
r e al ch ara c te r an d in te nt io n s o f th e a li c an t for
p p
th e Ch u rch s fav or
’
.

O n this po in t, h o w e ver , we h av e the fu lle s t

e vide n ce in the fo l lo wi n g case
 co nx o rr v
'
s e s s i o n s , O CT . 14, 1 82 3 .

El e ve n me n w e re c o n v ic te d , an d s e n te n c e d te
tran s po rtatio n u nd e r th e I n s u rrec tio n Ac t .

The R e v P e te r MS win e y , R o man C ath o lic

.
‘

Prie s t, atte n d e d to giv e e vid enc e i n th e ir fav o r .

S aid that it wo u ld b e imms s ib le to h ave any

c o mb in ati o n in th e Paris h with o u t h is kn o w
”
le d ge . U po n wh ich the fo llo wi n g e x am in a tio n
fo llo w e d :
W h e n yo u s ay th at th e re c o uld n o t b e a
c o mb in a tio n i n th e Paris h w ith o u t y o ur k n o wi n g

it, d o o n me an to e x te n d th e o b s e rv atio n to
Parish rie s te in ge n e ral , o r to co n fin e it to y o ur
o wn c as e l I me an to apply it to my o wn
” '

”
c as e .

0 O 0 O C Q

H av e Parish Pr ie s ts th e s ame 0
n o t o th e r
o r tu ni t o f b e i n g ac q u ai n te d wi th a n di t
p y y s a r
an c e o r c o mb in atio n , lik e l to o c c u r in th e ir P a
y
~

r ish e s , a s
y o u h av e l
”
M o s t c e rta i nl
y
”
.

O O O t O C C»

I t th e n c o me s to this , th at an y Prie s t w h o
w o u ld lay hims e l f o u t fo r it, c o uld o b ta in in fo r
matio n
” ”
. Y e s , h e c o u ld .

An au kw ar d dile mma th e n aris e s o ut o f it A .

Cath o lic Prie st do e s n o t d o h i s d u ty , o r h e co u ld

mak e h ims e lf a c quainte d ”
”
Y es . .

H e r e th e n are th e fac ts A Po pi s h c o n s pirac y

.

fo r the v e ry e xtirpatio n o f Pro te s tan ti s m an d th e

o v e rth ro w o f th e Go v e rn me n t h as lo n e x is te d
g .

An d the R o mis h Prie s ts , b y th e ir o w n ac kno w

le d gme n t, m u s t b e al re ad y po s s e s s e d , o r c an a t
an
y tim e p o s s e s s th e ms e lv e s , o f th e fu l le s t k n o w
 1 30

— P O PE R Y O N TH E CO NT I N E NT .

W e may fairly s e e k to le arn s o me th in g o f the

re al s pirit o f Po e r in th e re s e n t d a , b y c as t
p y p y
in g an e ye o v e r tho se c o un trie s in Eu rO pe in
which i t e nj o y s po we r an d in flu e n c e , an d is n u
re s tr ai n e d b th o s e l aws , a n d th at fe e l i n g o f
y
o li cy , wh ic h in E n glan d , te n d s o s tro n l to t e
p gy
re ss th e e xh ib itio n o f its tru e ch arac te r an d
p
p r in c ipl e.s

Wh e n th e K in g o f th e Ne the rlan d s w as t e
i ns tate d i n h is d o minio n s , in th e y e ar 1 8 1 4 , h e
r o mu l ate d a co n s titu tio n , b w h i h u n iv e r s al
p g y c
to le ra tio n o f r e ligio u s Opin io n s w as e s tab l is h e d .

Agai n s t th is , all the R o mish Bis h o ps u n ite d to

r o te s t, an d b li h d D t in al d e c i s io n o f
p p u s e a o c r

th e Bis h o ps o f th e kin gdo m o f th e Ne th e rlan d s

”
.

in which th e y d e c lar e d , th at th e s e c l au se s r e n
d e re d it impo s sib le fo r R o man C ath o lic s to
ta k e th e o ath o f adhe re n c e . Amo n g th e re gu
l atio n s thu s o b j e c te d to we re , Artic le 1 90, b y
“
wh ic h lib e r ty o f r e li gi o u s o pin io n s is gu ar an te e d
to a ll , an d Artic le 1 9 3, b y wh ic h th e pub lic
e x e rc i s e o f an fo rm o f w o r s hip c an n o t b e pre
y
v e n te d , e x ce pt it b e liab le to tro u b le th e p ub lic

o r d e r an d tran qu illity
”
.

Th e s e c l au s e s th e wh o le Po pish H ie rarch y o f
th e Ne the r lan d s d e c l are d to b e c o n tr ary to th e
 1 31

pr i n c i le s
p o f th e Cath o l ic Ch u rc h . W
e l e arn

th e re fo re , fr o m au th o rity , th at n e ith e r lib e rty o f

w o r s h ip a c c o r d in g to th e Pro te s tan t faith , n o r
e v e n m e r e fre e d o m o f o pin io n , w ill b e gra nte d
b y Papis ts , who h av e the po we r o f d e nyin g th e m .

CA R D I NA L m; C LE R MO N T r o n x n n n n, Arc h
b i s h o p o f To u l o u s e , a n d a Pe e r o f Fran c e , is s u e d
o n th e 1 5 th o f No v e mb e r , 1 8 2 0, a P as tb ra l Le tte r ,
in wh i ch h i s o b j e c t is to e x pl a in to h is c l e rgy h is
s e n time n ts , a n d to c o n ve y h i s in s tr u c tio n s . He
th e r e in s tate s th e me as u re s wh ich h e d e s ire s to
s e e ta k e n b y th e Go v e r n me n t o f Fr an c e ; a n d
w h ic h h e partic u l arly d e s c rib e s in e igh t in s ta nc e s .

Th e s e in c lu d e th e r e s to ra tio n o f s o le m n fe a s ts
a n d fas ts , an d the e s tab lis h me n t o f s e ve r al r e
”

Bu t in th e v e ry fir st r an k h e
”
ligio u s o rd e r s .

l a c e s h i s d e s ire to r e e s tab il s h e cc le si a s ti ca l
p
-

d is cip li n e a s i t exis te d b efo r e the R ev o lu tio n

”
.

Th o s e who are ac qu ain te d w ith th e hi s to ry o f

Franc e , an d th e me as u re s ta ke n d u rin g mo re
h un d re d y e ar s , e x te n din g do wn to th e
middle o f th e l as t c e n tu ry, to e x te r min ate Pro
te s tantis m i n that c o u n try , wi ll kn o w wh at is
’

mean t b y th e Ec c le s ias tic al d is c iplin e thu s

de s ire d to b e re s to re d .

At th e Ele c tio n in C h ili, o f Me mb e r s o f th e

Le gislatu re , in th e au tu mn o f 1 82 3, the b e ha
v i o u r o f th e i t i th d ib d A
pr e s s s u s e s cr e s so o n
as a s im le lo o kin t m d h
p g c o un r
y a n a ppe are e
-

was ac c o s te d b y a prie s t with , s h e w me o

y ur
 1 32

W
lis t, and fe w venture d to o ppo s e the d e mand
’
.

hat, s ays th e prie s t to the awe s truck co un tr y

’
-

man , wo u ld yo u v o te again s t Go d If yo u.

’
h o pe to e s c ape e te rn al damn atio n ta e thu lis t
'

k .

H e th e a list o f th e c an did ate s pm po s e d

e n
ga v
b th e b i o te d ar t , a n d th e s imple e le c to r
y g p y ”
v o te d a s h e was dire c te d .

n x r n Ac r
' '
or A L E T T E R , MA D R I D , JAN . 1 .

S o me d ays ago , th e go ve rn me n t o r de red all

th e Arc hb ish o ps , Bis h o s , an d h igh e r e c c le s i as
wh o h a d flo c ke d hi e r in gr e a t n u mb e rs , to
r e tu rn to th e ir d io c e s e s . Th e o s te n s ib le o b j e c t o f
th e ir pr e s e n c e h e r e w a s to fe lic itate hi s maj e s ty ,
b u t it 1 8 s u rmis e d th at the y ha d vie w s o f a v e ry
”
diffe re n t n atur e .

Th e y w e re n o t o n ly s e c re tly, b u t o penly , n a
i n g e ve ry po s s ib le m e ans to c au s e th e o ve rth r o w
o f th e re s e n t min i s tr y , an d to th war t in te n ti o n s
p
me an t 1 n s o me me as u re to re s to re at le as t a te m
tran u illity to the ir u nhapp t
p iy
o ra y c o u n r
i q y .

he ir o b j e c t w a s to fo rc e th e king to di s miss
th e pre s e n t m inis try , an d to r e n o un ce all id e a o f
amn e s ty wh ats o e ve r . I t is s aid th is me as u re wa s
l an n e d b y th e Apo s to lic al J u n ta , aid e d b th
p y e
mo s t d arin g s pirits o f the mo n kis h trib e
”
.

T H E E ND .