The New Hampshire Gazette

As the Jesuits have had a great share in the late Conspiracy against the King of Portugal, and seem to have been induced thereto by the measures he was pursuing in order to deprive them of the exorbitant power and riches they had acquired in South America, where they slighted the authority of the Crowns of Spain and Portugal; and as the said society has recently received a very mortifying blow in France, which staggers their credit and reputation, being sentenced to refund eight millions of livres to the heirs of Ambrose Guis, with interests, costs, and damages; which amount to nine millions; we presume, on such important occasions, the following piece will be received with some attention; for supposing the extinction of that powerful body may be near at hand in Portugal, and not very remote in other countries, 'tis not improbable that they may pull down some of their enemies in their fall, as they have always been noted for exceeding all other religious orders in craft, ambition, avarice, and vindictiveness.

Ceremonies of the Consecration, Blessing, and Sanctification of Regicides by the Jesuits.

Prince, is brought by them into a secret chapel, where they have prepared upon an altar a great dagger, wrapt up in linen cloth, together with an Agnus Dei. Drawing it out of the sheath they besprinkle it with holy water, and fasten to the hilt several consecrated beads of coral, pronouncing this indulgence, That as many blows as the murderer shall give with it to the Prince, he shall deliver so many souls from Purgatory. After this ceremony, they put the dagger into the parricide's hand, and recommend it to him in this manner: Thou chosen son of God, take the sword of Jehu, the sword of Samson, the sword of David, wherewith he did cut off the head of Goliath, the sword of Gideon, the sword of Judith, the sword of the Maccabees, the sword of Pope Julius the second, wherewith he cut off the lives of several Princes, his enemies, filling whole cities with slaughter and blood: Go, let prudence go along with thy courage; let God give new strength to thy arm. After which they all fall down on their knees, and the Superior of the Jesuits pronounces the following exorcism, Come ye Cherubims, ye Seraphims, Thrones and Powers, come ye holy Angels, and fill up this blessed vessel (the execrable parricide) with an immortal glory; present him every day with the crowns of the blessed Virgin Mary, of the holy Patriarchs and Martyrs. We do not look upon him now as ours, but as one belonging to you. And thou, O God, who art terrible and invincible, and hast inspired him in prayer and meditation to kill the tyrant and heretic, for to give his crown to a Catholic King, comfort, we beseech thee, the heart of him whom we have consecrated for this office; strengthen his arm, that he may execute his enterprize; clothe him with the armour of thy divine power, that having performed his design, he may escape the hands of those who shall go in pursuit of him; give him wings that his holy members may fly away from the power of the impious heretics; replenish his soul with joy, comfort and light; by which his body, having banished all fear, may be upheld and animated in the midst of all dangers and torments. This exorcism being ended, they bring the parricide before another altar, where hangs the image of James Clement, a Dominican Friar, who with an envenomed knife killed Henry III. of France. This image is surrounded with angels, who protect him and bring him to heaven. The Jesuits show it to him, and afterwards put a crown upon his head, saying, Lord regard here thy arm, and the executor of thy justice; let all the Saints arise and bow, and yield to him the most honourable place amongst them. After every thing is so performed, he is permitted to speak to none but to four Jesuits, who are deputed to keep him company. These fellows are not wanting in their discourses to tell him very often, that they perceive a divine light surrounding him, which is the cause why they bow to him, kiss his hands and feet, and consider him no more as a man, but as a Saint: nay, they make a show as if they did envy the great honour and glory that attends him, and say, sighing, Oh that God had been pleased to make choice of us instead of you, and given us so much grace, that like you, we might be translated into heaven, without going into purgatory.

Paris, March 21. All the effects of the Jesuits in this kingdom are sequestered, till the eight millions they were condemned to pay to the heirs of a gentleman in the East-Indies, of whose effects they had fraudulently got possession, shall be discharged. It was owing to the remorse of one of those fathers that this affair came to light. This man being on his death bed, to ease his conscience, sent notice to a member of the king's council, of the methods his brethren employed to appropriate to themselves this immense fortune.