Ignatius Conclave, Title page – Printer to the reader
IGNATIUS HIS CONCLAUE: OR The Enthronization OF Loyola in Hell:
IMPRINTED At LONDON in.1611.
Jgnatius his Conclaue: OR His Inthronisation in a late Election in Hell: Wherein many things are mingled by way of Satyr; Concerning
The Disposition of lesuits,
The Creation of a new Hell,
The establishing of a Church in the Moone.
There is also added an Apology for Iesuites.
All dedicated to the two Aduersary Angels, which are Protectors of the Papall Consistory, and of the Colledge of Sorbon.
Translated out of Latine, LONDON, Printed by N.O. for Richard More, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard. 1611.
THE PRINTER TO THE READER.
DOest-thou seeke after the Author? It is in vaine; for hee is harder to be found then the parents of Popes were in the old times: yet if thou hauehave an itch of gessing, receiue from me so much, as a friend of his, to whom he sent his booke to bee read, writ to me. The Author was vnwilling to hauehave this booke published, thinking it vnfit both for the matter, which in it selfe is weighty and serious, and for that grauity which himselfe had proposed and obser ued in an other booke formerly published, to descend to this kinde of writing. But I on the other side, mustred my forces against him, and produced reasons and examples. I proposed to him the great Erasmus (whom though In Con… fol. 160.Seribanius the Iesuit cal him one of our Preachers.) yet their great Coccius is well content to number him amongst his Authors. And to his bitter iestings and skirmishings in this kinde, our enemies confesse, that our Church is as much beholden, as to Luther himselfe, who fought so valiantly in the maine battell. I remembred him also how familiar a fashion this was amongst the Papists themselues; and how much Rebullus that Run-away, had done in this kinde, as well in those bookes, which he cals Salmonees, as in his other, which he entitles, The Cabal of the Reformed Churches, of which booke, if he were not the Author, hee was certainly the Apologist, and defender. Neither was that man, whosoeuer hee bee, which cals himselfe Macer, inferiour to Reboul in this kinde, when hee dedicated to Laughter, & to Pleasure, his disputation of that horrible Excommunication of Paulus 5. against the Venetians, and of other matters concerning the saluation of soules. Both which, not contenting themselues, as this Author doth, to sport and obey their naturall disposition in a businesse (if you consider the persons) light inough (for what can bee vainer then a Iesuit?) hauehave saucily risen vp against Princes, & the Lords Anointed I added moreouer, that the things deliuered in this booke, were by many degrees more modest, then those which themselues, in their owne ciuill warres, do daily vomit forth, when they butcher and mangle the fame and reputation of their Popes & Cardinals by their reuiued Lucian, Pasquil. At last he yeelded, & made mee owner of his booke, which I send to you to be deliuered ouer to forraine nations, aProculum &farre from the father: and (as his desire is) bposthum…his last in this kinde. Hee chooses and desires, that his other book should testifie his ingenuity, and candor, and his disposition to labour for the reconciling of all parts. This Booke must teach what humane infirmity is, and how hard a matter it is for a man much conuersant in the bookes and Acts of Iesuites, so throughly to cast off the Iesuits, as that he contract nothing of their naturall drosles, which are Petulaucy, and Lightnesse. Vale.