The entrance of Mazzarini, continued through the first years regency, of Anna Maria of Austria, Qu. Dowager of France, and mother of the present Monarch. Louis XIV. Wherein the principall causes of those revolutions, that have since happened in that kingdome, may be discovered
         Entrance of Mazzarini. Part 2
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             The entrance of Mazzarini, continued through the first years regency, of Anna Maria of Austria, Qu. Dowager of France, and mother of the present Monarch. Louis XIV. Wherein the principall causes of those revolutions, that have since happened in that kingdome, may be discovered
             Entrance of Mazzarini. Part 2
             Tanner, Thomas, 1630-1682.
          
           [10], 80, 69-141, [3] p.
           
             printed by Ann Lichfield, printer to the Vniversity,
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             1658.
          
           
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           THE
           ENTRANCE
           OF
           MAZZARINI
           ,
           CONTINUED
           Through
           the
           first
           years
           REGENCY
           ,
           of
           ANNA
           MARIA
           of
           AUSTRIA
           ,
           
             Qu.
             
          
           Dowager
           of
           FRANCE
           ,
           and
           Mother
           of
           the
           present
           Monarch
           .
           LOVIS
           XIV
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           the
           principall
           causes
           of
           those
           Revolutions
           ,
           that
           have
           since
           happened
           in
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           may
           be
           discovered
           .
        
         
           
             OXFORD
          
           Printed
           by
           
             ANN
             LICHFIELD
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           
             Vniversity
             ,
          
           1658.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           ONce
           ,
           since
           I
           exposed
           a
           former
           part
           of
           these
           relations
           ,
           I
           thought
           rather
           ,
           to
           have
           letten
           that
           go
           out
           of
           it selfe
           ,
           which
           had
           gotten
           out
           into
           the
           light
           ;
           then
           by
           adding
           more
           fuell
           to
           warme
           my selfe
           any
           longer
           at
           the
           censures
           of
           my
           owne
           kindling
           .
           But
           leisure
           and
           a
           long
           winter
           ,
           joyn'd
           with
           the
           other
           incentives
           of
           my
           friends
           ,
           made
           me
           light
           at
           last
           this
           end
           too
           ;
           I
           doubt
           to
           wast
           before
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           burne
           
           day-light
           ,
           being
           only
           a
           divulger
           of
           things
           ,
           that
           were
           before
           publick
           in
           other
           languages
           .
           And
           so
           ,
           my
           only
           wisdome
           might
           have
           been
           ,
           to
           have
           hidden
           my
           head
           in
           obscurity
           ,
           while
           I
           left
           my
           body
           so
           obnoxious
           :
           but
           I
           love
           not
           to
           complement
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           furnish
           any
           one
           ,
           with
           a
           reall
           argument
           against
           myselfe
           .
           I
           had
           rather
           have
           it
           thought
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           in
           truth
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           not
           meerely
           a
           Collectour
           out
           of
           any
           others
           ,
           that
           have
           written
           in
           the
           same
           fashion
           ,
           which
           no
           other
           has
           done
           hitherto
           :
           but
           I
           myselfe
           have
           made
           my
           own
           subject
           ,
           and
           squar'd
           my
           designe
           out
           of
           whole
           quarries
           '
           
           without
           any
           injury
           to
           another
           man's
           wall
           .
           Though
           ,
           I
           must
           confesse
           ,
           I
           have
           not
           yet
           deserv'd
           to
           challenge
           so
           much
           credit
           to
           my self
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           recommendation
           .
           But
           as
           the
           first
           is
           above
           my
           merit
           ;
           so
           the
           second
           is
           too
           ●verse
           to
           my
           proper
           inclination
           :
           And
           therefore
           ,
           I
           appeale
           rather
           ,
           to
           the
           favour
           of
           my
           fortune
           ,
           which
           lies
           in
           the
           Candor
           of
           my
           Readers
           ,
           and
           so
           take
           a
           long
           adieu
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           of
           any
           the
           like
           adventures
           for
           the
           future
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Second
           Part
           of
           the
           ENTRANCE
           of
           MAZZARINI
           .
        
         
           THe
           death
           of
           
             Lewis
             ,
          
           surnamed
           the
           
             Iust
             ,
          
           was
           no
           lesse
           to
           be
           counted
           immature
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           age
           ,
           which
           was
           but
           of
           two
           and
           forty
           years
           ;
           then
           of
           that
           of
           his
           Successor
           ,
           which
           was
           but
           of
           foure
           and
           eight
           months
           :
           and
           of
           the
           interests
           of
           his
           Crowne
           ,
           which
           ,
           on
           other
           more
           accounts
           ,
           were
           to
           look
           for
           most
           apparent
           and
           sure
           
           concussions
           .
           For
           his
           grand
           enemy
           the
           
             Spaniard
             ,
          
           who
           before
           had
           beaten
           many
           waies
           to
           get
           a
           suspension
           of
           hostility
           ,
           on
           expectation
           of
           this
           accident
           ,
           and
           the
           consequences
           likely
           to
           ensue
           ,
           did
           now
           confound
           the
           sent
           ,
           and
           utterly
           refuse
           to
           be
           found
           again
           in
           the
           same
           tracks
           :
           but
           rather
           bent
           his
           whole
           sagacity
           and
           power
           to
           drive
           it
           to
           extremity
           .
           The
           dependents
           on
           the
           Crowne
           for
           it
           wonted
           powerfull
           aides
           particularly
           the
           
             Swedes
          
           and
           
             Catalonians
          
           were
           grievously
           stricken
           with
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           same
           thing
           :
           and
           a●
           its
           allies
           became
           the
           colder
           i●
           their
           Treaties
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           the
           affaires
           were
           more
           important
           especially
           the
           
             States
          
           of
           
             Holla●●
          
           would
           needs
           let
           the
           cord
           sli●
           which
           so
           lately
           held
           them
           in
           the
           strictest
           league
           .
           Within
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           the
           Houses
           of
           
             Vendosm●
             
             Guise
             ,
             Espernon
             ,
             Boüillon
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           the
           more
           potent
           ,
           pretended
           to
           high
           satisfactions
           ,
           for
           the
           injuries
           that
           the
           late
           Government
           had
           left
           upon
           them
           .
           Nay
           ,
           the
           
             Queen
          
           herselfe
           and
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           had
           matter
           of
           high
           displeasure
           against
           the
           creatures
           and
           alliances
           of
           the
           late
           
             Cardinall
          
           (
           which
           yet
           held
           the
           chiefe
           places
           of
           authority
           &
           dignity
           in
           
             France
          
           )
           from
           whom
           they
           had
           each
           endured
           a
           long
           persecution
           .
           The
           severall
           high
           Officers
           of
           State
           and
           Warre
           ,
           that
           had
           been
           at
           pleasure
           deprived
           ,
           exiled
           ,
           confined
           .
           The
           
             Courts
          
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           whose
           power
           had
           been
           in
           a
           great
           part
           exauctorated
           :
           and
           the
           people
           that
           had
           suffered
           so
           long
           ▪
           and
           miserable
           impositions
           to
           the
           maintenance
           of
           sundry
           great
           armies
           ,
           and
           payment
           of
           vast
           pensions
           to
           forraine
           
             States
          
           and
           
             Princes
          
           might
           now
           
           combine
           severally
           to
           make
           a
           new
           settlement
           very
           tachy
           and
           untractable
           .
           What
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Kin●
          
           left
           an
           empty
           
             Exchequer
             ,
          
           and
           necessity
           for
           the
           same
           charges
           ,
           i●
           not
           greater
           ,
           to
           be
           still
           continued
           while
           the
           same
           occasions
           still
           remained
           in
           open
           and
           vast
           dominions
           ,
           that
           were
           inviron'd
           on
           al●
           sides
           with
           potent
           enemies
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           other
           walls
           ,
           then
           Armies
           to
           defend
           them
           ?
           What
           ,
           that
           thi●
           defence
           was
           vaine
           without
           offen●
           ding
           ,
           and
           this
           offending
           was
           either
           subject
           to
           great
           losses
           ;
           or
           a●
           best
           ,
           encreased
           those
           scattere●
           acquisitions
           ,
           which
           drew
           the
           blood
           from
           the
           heart
           to
           the
           extremities
           ?
           This
           was
           the
           outwar●
           face
           of
           things
           ,
           besides
           the
           mo●●
           impenetrable
           difficulties
           ,
           whic●
           a
           multitude
           of
           pretenders
           migh●
           occasion
           in
           the
           working
           of
           thei●
           interests
           .
           Let
           us
           therefore
           pursu●
           
           the
           winding
           of
           these
           torrents
           ,
           and
           see
           how
           they
           may
           loose
           their
           eddinesse
           in
           the
           current
           of
           events
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           day
           after
           the
           late
           
             Kings
          
           death
           ,
           the
           
             Qu.
             Regent
             ,
          
           accompanied
           by
           the
           
             young
             King
             ,
          
           the
           Dukes
           of
           
             Anjou
          
           and
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           with
           the
           guards
           of
           foot
           and
           Horse
           ,
           and
           a
           numerous
           throng
           of
           People
           came
           from
           St
           
             Germans
          
           into
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           and
           went
           strait
           to
           dismount
           at
           the
           
             Louure
             :
          
           from
           whence
           the
           young
           King
           dispatched
           forthwith
           his
           Letters
           to
           the
           
             Parlement
             ,
          
           wherein
           he
           imparted
           to
           them
           the
           death
           of
           the
           King
           his
           father
           ,
           commanding
           them
           to
           continue
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           their
           charges
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           expected
           when
           they
           should
           come
           to
           make
           a
           new
           oath
           of
           fealty
           to
           him
           ,
           without
           making
           any
           mention
           of
           the
           
             Queen
             Regent
             ,
          
           who
           thereupon
           (
           if
           we
           may
           believe
           that
           such
           an
           action
           should
           
           be
           done
           without
           her
           cognisance
           ,
           expressed
           her selfe
           to
           be
           dissatisfied
           as
           well
           as
           the
           
             Parlement
             ,
          
           for
           that
           a
           new
           Oath
           was
           required
           of
           them
           against
           custome
           :
           but
           the
           fault
           was
           all
           laid
           upon
           the
           Ministers
           :
           and
           in
           Particular
           the
           
             Secretary
             de
             .
             Guenegaud
          
           bore
           some
           check
           for
           it
           ,
           which
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           thought
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           feele
           much
           ,
           as
           being
           not
           alone
           in
           it
           .
           The
           
             Parlement
          
           expected
           when
           the
           
             Queen
          
           should
           come
           to
           their
           Court
           ,
           to
           take
           possession
           of
           the
           
             Regency
             .
          
           The
           Ministers
           of
           the
           
             Court
          
           when
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           should
           come
           thither
           in
           their
           Body
           ,
           and
           Scarlet
           Robes
           ,
           as
           they
           use
           when
           they
           march
           in
           Ceremony
           ,
           or
           assemble
           themselves
           about
           the
           publick
           affaire●
           in
           the
           Kings
           presence
           )
           to
           doe
           obeisance
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Queen●
           But
           now
           (
           if
           ever
           )
           was
           a
           time
           t●
           stand
           on
           priviledge
           .
           Wherefor●
           
           the
           
             Parlement
          
           considering
           anoient
           customes
           ,
           agreed
           only
           to
           send
           their
           Deputies
           thither
           in
           their
           blacks
           ,
           the
           rather
           to
           elude
           the
           new
           Oath
           pretended
           to
           be
           offer'd
           them
           .
           These
           addressed
           themselves
           to
           their
           
             Majesties
             ,
          
           assuring
           them
           of
           their
           Allegeance
           ,
           and
           beseeching
           the
           King
           to
           come
           and
           sit
           on
           his
           bed
           of
           Justice
           (
           as
           the
           
             Royall
             Throne
          
           in
           the
           
             Parlement
          
           is
           there
           stiled
           .
           )
           In
           fine
           these
           Offices
           are
           accepted
           in
           the
           forme
           as
           they
           are
           rendred
           ,
           and
           their
           request
           is
           granted
           .
        
         
           But
           ere
           these
           
             Deputies
          
           part
           ,
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
          
           has
           other
           busines
           with
           them
           ,
           which
           neither
           any
           scruple
           within
           his
           spirit
           ,
           or
           gout
           within
           his
           shoe
           can
           hinder
           him
           from
           bringing
           .
           He
           acquaints
           them
           therefore
           that
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           King
           his
           Brother
           ,
           he
           had
           brought
           to
           the
           Parlement
           a
           Declaration
           ,
           
           and
           made
           semblance
           of
           approving
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           not
           be
           taxed
           with
           disobedience
           :
           but
           in
           truth
           that
           he
           judged
           that
           Declaratiō
           to
           be
           defective
           ,
           &
           not
           observable
           :
           especially
           in
           that
           part
           which
           restraines
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           
             Qu.
             
             Regent
             ,
          
           to
           whose
           prudence
           he
           intended
           to
           be
           the
           first
           that
           should
           remit
           the
           sum
           of
           the
           
             Government
             ,
          
           without
           whateever
           limitations
           :
           and
           tells
           them
           further
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Prince
          
           of
           
             Condè
          
           was
           also
           of
           the
           same
           mind
           .
           Indeed
           they
           both
           knew
           how
           intimately
           the
           
             Queene
          
           might
           be
           grieved
           ,
           that
           ,
           contrary
           to
           former
           precedents
           ,
           her
           
             Regency
          
           was
           so
           restrained
           and
           hamper'd
           by
           the
           King
           deceased
           ,
           and
           therefore
           sought
           by
           the
           freeing
           of
           her
           interests
           to
           clear
           their
           own
           :
           for
           the
           same
           prescript
           forme
           of
           
             Government
          
           did
           equallize
           them
           (
           the
           
             First
             Princes
             
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           their
           prerogatives
           in
           the
           custome
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           )
           with
           the
           other
           Councellors
           ,
           and
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           when
           accounts
           were
           cast
           ,
           render
           them
           much
           inferiour
           :
           for
           if
           all
           results
           were
           to
           passe
           by
           plurality
           of
           votes
           ,
           t'
           was
           easy
           to
           be
           ghessed
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Card.
             Mazzarin
             ,
          
           the
           
             Secretary
          
           de
           
             Chauigny
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Chancellour
             Se●uier
          
           might
           joyne
           together
           for
           their
           common
           interest
           and
           sway
           all
           affaires
           at
           their
           owne
           pleasure
           .
           This
           was
           a
           notable
           stroke
           of
           the
           
             Princes
             ,
          
           that
           looked
           like
           a
           generous
           action
           ,
           and
           was
           received
           with
           good
           applause
           as
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           
             Government
          
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           which
           had
           ever
           been
           a
           
             pure
             Monarchy
             :
          
           but
           there
           was
           another
           fate
           in
           it
           ,
           then
           they
           expected
           ,
           though
           at
           first
           it
           seemed
           to
           run
           luckily
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           
             Monday
          
           following
           ,
           
           which
           was
           the
           18th
           of
           
             May
          
           and
           fourth
           from
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           the
           
             Qu.
          
           brought
           her
           
             Royall
             Pupill
          
           to
           place
           him
           in
           the
           Throne
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           herselfe
           at
           his
           right-hand
           ;
           accompanied
           with
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           the
           
             Princes
          
           of
           
             Condè
          
           and
           
             Conti
             ,
          
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Vendosme
             ,
          
           and
           other
           the
           
             principall
             Peeres
          
           and
           
             Officers
          
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           where
           the
           
             Yong
             King
          
           first
           broke
           up
           silence
           with
           these
           words
           
             Messicurs
             ,
          
           I
           am
           come
           to
           see
           you
           to
           testify
           my
           affections
           to
           you
           .
           My
           
             Chancellor
          
           will
           tell
           you
           the
           rest
           .
           But
           first
           the
           
             Queen
          
           and
           
             Princes
             of
             the
             blood
          
           tooke
           their
           turnes
           ,
           which
           may
           deserve
           some
           recitall
           .
           She
           exprest
           hersel●e
           thus
           ;
        
         
           My
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           ,
        
         
           The
           death
           of
           
             my
             Lord
          
           the
           late
           
             King
             ,
          
           although
           it
           has
           not
           at
           all
           surprised
           me
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           long
           weaknesse
           ,
           yet
           has
           it
           fild
           me
           with
           
           so
           much
           griefe
           ,
           that
           hitherto
           I
           have
           been
           uncapable
           of
           comfort
           ,
           or
           of
           councell
           :
           and
           although
           the
           affaires
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           should
           require
           a
           continuall
           application
           to
           suffice
           to
           all
           occasions
           both
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ;
           my
           affliction
           has
           been
           so
           great
           ,
           that
           it
           has
           put
           me
           beside
           the
           thinking
           what
           J
           were
           to
           doe
           ,
           till
           to'ther
           day
           that
           your
           
             Deputies
          
           came
           to
           salute
           the
           
             King
          
           my
           
             Son
          
           and
           bring
           their
           protestations
           of
           
             Loyalty
             and
             Obedience
          
           to
           him
           ,
           beseeching
           him
           to
           come
           and
           sit
           on
           his
           Throne
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           take
           the
           place
           of
           his
           
             Ancestors
             ,
          
           which
           act
           is
           considered
           as
           a
           marke
           of
           
             Royalty
             ,
          
           which
           I
           were
           willing
           to
           doe
           this
           day
           to
           testify
           to
           this
           Company
           ,
           that
           on
           all
           occasions
           I
           shall
           be
           well
           contented
           to
           serve
           my selfe
           of
           your
           
             Councells
             ,
          
           praying
           you
           to
           give
           unto
           the
           
             King
             my
             Son
          
           and
           unto
           
             Me
          
           such
           as
           you
           shall
           judge
           in
           your
           Consciences
           
           to
           be
           most
           conducible
           to
           the
           
             good
          
           of
           the
           
             State
             .
          
        
         
           Then
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           resuming
           the
           Speech
           ,
           addressed
           it
           to
           the
           
             Queen
             ,
          
           remonstrating
           to
           her
           .
        
         
           The
           satisfaction
           which
           all
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           ought
           to
           have
           of
           her
           actions
           ,
           as
           he
           had
           sufficiently
           signified
           to
           the
           
             Deputies
          
           of
           
             Parlement
          
           the
           last
           
             Saturday
             ,
          
           when
           he
           told
           them
           that
           the
           whole
           
             honour
          
           of
           the
           
             Government
          
           was
           due
           not
           only
           to
           her
           
             Condition
          
           as
           
             Mother
          
           of
           the
           
             King
             ;
          
           but
           also
           to
           her
           
             merit
          
           and
           
             virtue
             :
          
           and
           that
           the
           
             REGENCY
          
           being
           conferred
           on
           her
           by
           the
           order
           of
           the
           late
           
             King
             ,
          
           and
           afterwards
           verified
           in
           
             Parlement
          
           in
           his
           presence
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           desire
           any
           other
           part
           in
           affaires
           then
           what
           should
           please
           her
           to
           impart
           to
           him
           ,
           not
           pretending
           to
           any
           vantage
           from
           whatsoever
           particular
           clause
           contained
           
           in
           the
           foresaid
           
             Declaration
             .
          
        
         
           The
           
             Prince
          
           of
           
             Condè
          
           applauded
           the
           generosity
           of
           the
           
             Duke
             ,
          
           adding
           withall
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           only
           profitable
           ,
           but
           also
           necessary
           to
           the
           good
           
             government
          
           of
           the
           
             STATE
             ,
          
           that
           the
           cheife
           authority
           should
           not
           be
           divided
           .
        
         
           Then
           succeeded
           the
           
             Lord
             Chancellor
             ,
          
           and
           after
           him
           
             Monsieur
             Talon
             ,
          
           the
           
             King's
             Advocate
             ,
          
           whose
           formall
           speeches
           cannot
           be
           brought
           into
           our
           lists
           ,
           without
           breaking
           them
           .
           At
           last
           ,
           the
           
             Chancellor
             ,
          
           rising
           from
           his
           Seat
           goes
           to
           the
           
             Royall
             Throne
             ,
          
           and
           Kneeling
           there
           expects
           the
           
             Kings
          
           opinion
           from
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           
             Queen
             ,
          
           who
           excused
           her Selfe
           ,
           alledging
           that
           she
           had
           no
           other
           then
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           
             Parlement
             .
          
           Whereupon
           returning
           to
           hisSeat
           ,
           and
           asking
           the
           opinion
           of
           the
           rest
           ,
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
          
           added
           ,
           
           that
           the
           ●auses
           inserted
           in
           the
           last
           
             declaration
          
           did
           always
           seem
           extraordinary
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           without
           example
           :
           Nor
           had
           he
           eve●
           subscribed
           to
           them
           ,
           but
           for
           obedience
           ,
           &
           not
           to
           contradict
           the
           
             King's
          
           will
           ,
           though
           he
           ever
           thougt
           they
           could
           not
           be
           put
           in
           execution
           ;
           and
           as
           he
           had
           ,
           for
           his
           owne
           particular
           ,
           quitted
           all
           pretensions
           in
           it
           ;
           so
           now
           it
           was
           his
           judgment
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           authority
           should
           be
           committed
           to
           the
           
             Queen
             .
          
           The
           
             Pr.
          
           of
           
             Condè
             ;
          
           and
           all
           the
           other
           
             Nobles
             ,
             Officers
             ,
          
           and
           
             Councellours
          
           concurred
           in
           this
           vote
           :
           and
           so
           the
           
             Chancellor
          
           (
           howsoever
           ,
           one
           may
           conclude
           ,
           against
           his
           mind
           )
           pronounced
           the
           
             arrest
          
           following
           .
        
         
           The
           
             King
          
           sitting
           on
           his
           
             Throne
             of
             justice
          
           in
           the
           
             presence
          
           and
           with
           the
           
             councell
          
           of
           the
           
             Duke
             of
             Orleans
             his
             ,
             Vncle
             of
             his
             cosins
             the
             Princes
             of
             
             Condè
             and
             of
             Conti
             ,
          
           and
           of
           other
           
             Princes
             ,
             Prelates
             ,
             Peeres
          
           and
           
             Officers
          
           of
           the
           
             Crowne
          
           hath
           declared
           &
           doth
           declare
           the
           
             Queen
          
           his
           
             Mother
             ,
             Regent
          
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           according
           to
           the
           will
           of
           the
           deceased
           
             King
             ,
          
           his
           most
           honored
           
             Lord
          
           and
           
             Father
             ,
          
           to
           have
           care
           of
           the
           education
           and
           nourture
           of
           his
           
             person
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             absolute
             ,
             full
             ,
          
           and
           
             entire
             administration
          
           of
           the
           affaires
           of
           his
           
             Kingdom
          
           during
           his
           
             Minority
             .
          
           His
           aforesaid
           
             Majesty
          
           doth
           also
           will
           and
           intend
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
          
           his
           
             Vncle
          
           shall
           be
           
             Lieutenant
             Generall
          
           in
           all
           the
           
             provinces
          
           of
           the
           said
           
             Kingdome
          
           under
           the
           
             Authority
          
           of
           the
           said
           
             Regent
             ;
          
           and
           that
           under
           the
           same
           
             Authority
          
           his
           foresaid
           
             Vncle
          
           shall
           be
           
             chiefe
          
           of
           his
           
             Councill
             ,
          
           and
           in
           his
           absence
           his
           
             Cosin
             ,
          
           the
           
             Prince
          
           of
           
             Condè
             ,
          
           it
           resting
           in
           the
           will
           of
           the
           
             Queen
          
           to
           make
           choice
           of
           persons
           of
           worth
           and
           experience
           in
           such
           
           as
           she
           shall
           think
           fit
           ,
           to
           debate
           in
           the
           said
           
             Councills
             ,
          
           without
           being
           otherwise
           obliged
           to
           follow
           the
           
             plurality
          
           of
           
             voices
             ,
          
           then
           she
           her selfe
           
             pleaseth
             .
          
           His
           aforesaid
           
             Majesty
          
           ordaines
           that
           this
           present
           
             arrest
          
           be
           read
           ,
           published
           and
           registred
           in
           all
           
             Baily-wicks
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           The
           
             Queen
          
           felt
           her selfe
           now
           well
           established
           ;
           and
           the
           
             Card.
             Mazzarini
          
           with
           the
           
             Secretary
             de
             Chavigny
          
           expecting
           nothing
           lesse
           then
           to
           be
           licenced
           ,
           or
           fall
           into
           worse
           disgraces
           were
           ready
           to
           demand
           retirement
           ;
           when
           the
           
             Queen
             ,
          
           pretending
           only
           as
           she
           expressed
           her selfe
           ,
           not
           to
           depend
           on
           her
           
             Ministers
             ,
          
           but
           the●
           on
           her
           ,
           confirmed
           in
           the
           
             Councill
          
           all
           that
           had
           been
           nominated
           by
           the
           King
           her
           husband
           :
           and
           in
           particular
           (
           though
           the
           scope
           of
           the
           
             Parlement
          
           seemed
           to
           winde
           another
           way
           )
           treated
           the
           
             Cardinall
          
           with
           
           demonstrations
           of
           a
           singular
           estimation
           :
           whereby
           t'
           was
           soon
           left
           to
           be
           gathered
           ,
           that
           she
           was
           no
           lesse
           jealous
           of
           saving
           her
           own
           power
           ,
           by
           taking
           caution
           against
           the
           only
           sway
           of
           the
           
             Princes
             of
             the
             blood
             ;
          
           then
           
             Lewis
          
           himselfe
           had
           been
           of
           his
           Childrens
           interest
           on
           that
           supposall
           .
           Yet
           besides
           these
           sheadded
           to
           her
           
             Council
          
           the
           
             Bishop
          
           of
           
             Beauvais
             ,
          
           her
           
             grand
             Almoner
             ,
          
           sending
           to
           
             Rome
          
           to
           get
           the
           red
           hat
           for
           him
           :
           and
           joyned
           himwith
           the
           
             Card.
             Mazzarin
             ,
          
           and
           one
           
             F.
             Vincent
             Gen.
          
           of
           the
           
             Missionaries
          
           in
           the
           
             Council
          
           of
           
             Conscience
          
           for
           the
           distribution
           of
           benefices
           .
        
         
           The
           season
           of
           the
           year
           was
           now
           advanced
           to
           a
           high
           
             Cam●●gne
             ;
          
           for
           the
           furthering
           whereof
           ●owards
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           we
           have
           heard
           already
           what
           overtures
           were
           made
           to
           those
           of
           
             Venice
             :
          
           But
           to
           ●nforce
           this
           towards
           
             Flanders
             ,
          
           't
           is
           
           now
           time
           to
           examine
           what
           issue
           the
           other
           treatyes
           with
           those
           of
           
             Holland
          
           might
           produce
           .
        
         
           It
           came
           to
           a
           signing
           of
           articles
           by
           
             Ambassadors
             ,
          
           and
           
             Commissioners
          
           on
           either
           part
           ,
           dated
           
             March
          
           30
           1643.
           the
           tenor
           of
           which
           imported
           thus
           much
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           
             King
             ,
             &
             Lords-State
          
           shall
           set
           on
           foot
           an
           army
           of
           18
           or
           20000
           ,
           Foot
           ,
           and
           4500
           ,
           o●
           5000
           ,
           Horse
           ,
           which
           shall
           ente
           into
           
             Flanders
          
           the
           next
           
             May
             ,
          
           if
           he
           that
           is
           
             Commander
          
           in
           cheife
           fo●
           the
           
             King
          
           of
           
             Spain
          
           doe
           not
           issu●
           sooner
           but
           in
           that
           case
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           the
           said
           
             States
          
           shall
           be
           ob●liged
           to
           set
           out
           their
           Armies
           bot●
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           on
           what
           soeve●
           side
           the
           enemy
           shall
           turne
           :
           That
           that
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             States
          
           shall
           atta●
           que
           some
           strong
           fortresse
           on
           the●
           side
           ,
           and
           his
           
             Majesty
          
           on
           his
           :
           o●
           else
           give
           such
           diversion
           to
           the
           enemy
           ,
           
           by
           striking
           into
           his
           Country
           ,
           that
           may
           divide
           his
           forces
           and
           leave
           the
           
             Prince
          
           of
           
             Orange
             ,
          
           by
           that
           meanes
           ,
           the
           greater
           facility
           in
           gaining
           of
           his
           Enterprise
           .
           Yet
           ,
           that
           if
           his
           
             Majesty
          
           intend
           but
           a
           simple
           diversion
           ,
           that
           then
           he
           put
           himselfe
           into
           the
           field
           a
           fortnight
           before
           the
           said
           
             Prince
             .
          
           But
           if
           both
           resolve
           to
           attaque
           someplace
           that
           then
           they
           shall
           precisely
           issue
           on
           the
           same
           day
           .
        
         
           The
           said
           
             Lords-States
          
           doe
           oblige
           themselves
           ,
           by
           the
           8th
           of
           
             Aprill
             ,
          
           to
           equippe
           at
           their
           owne
           charges
           a
           fleet
           of
           30
           Vessells
           of
           warre
           provided
           with
           two
           ,
           three
           ,
           four
           ,
           and
           five
           hundred
           boats
           to
           ply
           about
           the
           Coast
           of
           
             Calais
          
           to
           hinder
           the
           enemys
           passage
           into
           
             Flanders
          
           by
           Sea
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           the
           
             Kings
             Army
          
           does
           attaque
           any
           place
           on
           the
           Coast
           of
           
             Flanders
             ,
          
           the
           said
           30
           Vessells
           shall
           remaine
           
           on
           the
           same
           Coast
           ,
           during
           the
           enterprise
           ,
           to
           besiege
           it
           by
           Sea
           and
           helpe
           to
           the
           transportation
           of
           such
           victuall
           to
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           sent
           from
           
             France
             ,
          
           or
           bought
           of
           them
           at
           a
           reasonable
           rate
           .
        
         
           Moreover
           the
           said
           
             States
          
           do●
           faithfully
           promise
           to
           suffer
           the
           Kings
           forces
           to
           passe
           to
           and
           fro
           ,
           upon
           the
           
             Rhine
          
           to
           
             Wesel
             ,
          
           &
           upon
           the
           
             Meuse
             ,
          
           to
           
             Maestrich
             ,
          
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           requested
           ,
           so
           it
           may
           not
           tend
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           their
           
             States
             .
          
        
         
           They
           shall
           also
           keep
           their
           Army
           on
           foot
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           the
           good
           of
           the
           common
           cause
           shal
           require
           ,
           and
           the
           season
           of
           the
           year
           permit
           .
        
         
           On
           these
           Conditions
           his
           
             Majesty
          
           was
           to
           ayde
           the
           
             Lords-State
          
           for
           this
           year
           with
           ,
           a
           summe
           of
           one
           million
           ,
           and
           two
           hundred
           thousand
           
             Livers
          
           to
           be
           faithfully
           expended
           
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           ,
           in
           the
           leuying
           and
           maintaining
           of
           such
           forces
           extraordinary
           ,
           as
           were
           agreed
           on
           for
           this
           purpose
           ,
           which
           payment
           should
           be
           made
           punctually
           at
           3
           termes
           ,
           (
           viz
           )
           foure
           hundred
           thousand
           
             Livers
          
           at
           the
           ratifying
           of
           this
           treaty
           ,
           four
           hundred
           thousand
           more
           ,
           next
           
             Iuly
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           in
           
             October
          
           following
           .
        
         
           Only
           the
           said
           
             Lords-States
          
           doe
           consent
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           said
           summe
           of
           one
           Million
           ,
           and
           two
           hundred
           thousand
           
             Livers
          
           received
           ,
           the
           pensions
           of
           the
           
             French
             Officers
          
           should
           be
           taken
           out
           ,
           and
           paid
           according
           to
           the
           treaty
           of
           
             Iune
          
           1630
           ,
           and
           of
           
             Aprill
          
           1634
           ,
           whereby
           a
           summe
           of
           fifty
           thousand
           
             Livers
             ,
          
           was
           rereserved
           to
           be
           distributed
           by
           the
           
             French
             Ambassadour
          
           to
           the
           
             French
             Officers
             .
          
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           that
           this
           treaty
           shall
           no
           ways
           derogate
           from
           any
           former
           ;
           
           but
           rather
           confirme
           them
           all
           in
           full
           force
           and
           vigor
           .
        
         
           The
           stone
           was
           not
           rolled
           thus
           farre
           without
           great
           travell
           ,
           but
           it
           soone
           recoiled
           ,
           and
           got
           thereby
           a
           Crosse-byas
           ,
           wedg'd
           in
           with
           such
           reasons
           ,
           as
           will
           discover
           thēselves
           hereafter
           :
           But
           if
           ever
           t'
           were
           worth
           the
           cost
           of
           such
           pensions
           ,
           so
           many
           yeares
           continued
           ,
           to
           purchase
           the
           slowfooted
           aides
           of
           the
           
             H●ll●nd●rs
             ,
          
           besides
           the
           proffers
           of
           afaire
           pa●●tage
           ,
           let
           them
           account
           (
           for
           me
           )
           whom
           it
           more
           concernes
           ,
           what
           a●●
           fit
           conditions
           for
           the
           English
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           the
           Interim
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           forces
           ,
           that
           are
           left
           hovering
           about
           the
           frontires
           of
           
             Picardie
             ,
             are
          
           are
           no
           way
           negligent
           to
           gaine
           their
           advantages
           :
           to
           wch
           purpose
           they
           had
           sent
           before
           some
           part
           o●
           their
           Army
           ,
           which
           they
           still
           augmented
           with
           new
           recruites
           (
           th●French
           corresponding
           with
           the●
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           )
           till
           
             Do●
             
             Francesco
             di
             Melo
             a
             Portughese
          
           at
           that
           time
           
             Governor
          
           of
           the
           low
           Countryes
           for
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           arrived
           with
           the
           maine
           succours
           drawne
           from
           
             Luxenburg
          
           and
           the
           neigbouring
           
             Provinces
          
           making
           up
           in
           all
           an
           army
           of
           ●ive
           and
           twenty
           thousand
           men
           effective
           .
        
         
           This
           party
           was
           so
           highly
           satisfy'd
           with
           such
           a
           trust
           reposed
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           desirous
           to
           recommend
           himselfe
           by
           a
           brave
           discharge
           of
           it
           (
           so
           as
           they
           are
           commonly
           affected
           ,
           that
           have
           no
           great
           pretensions
           besides
           their
           own
           merits
           )
           that
           he
           had
           multiplyed
           letters
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           
             Councill
          
           of
           
             Warre
          
           at
           
             Madrid
             ,
          
           communicating
           his
           intentions
           about
           the
           ordering
           of
           this
           
             Campagne
             ,
          
           which
           were
           ,
           not
           to
           attaque
           an●
           place
           ,
           least
           he
           should
           endanger
           the
           crumbling
           of
           his
           
             Majestys
          
           forces
           in
           those
           parts
           against
           some
           rugged
           siege
           ,
           but
           
           only
           to
           appear
           on
           the
           frontires
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           be
           in
           a
           readines
           ,
           when
           any
           alterations
           should
           happen
           there
           by
           the
           
             Kings
          
           death
           ,
           to
           follow
           his
           advantage
           :
           or
           siding
           with
           some
           party
           ,
           that
           should
           have
           recourse
           to
           him
           ,
           make
           his
           entrancewithin
           the
           heart
           of
           that
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           which
           might
           exceedingly
           enhance
           conditions
           at
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           treaty
           for
           a
           generall
           peace
           ,
           that
           had
           been
           now
           some
           time
           in
           agitation
           ,
           and
           
             Plenipotentiary's
          
           furnished
           on
           both
           sides
           .
           A
           designe
           ,
           wherein
           he
           met
           with
           much
           applause
           ,
           as
           ●itted
           to
           the
           juncture
           of
           affaires
           then
           current
           .
           But
           he
           incurred
           the
           ordinary
           fate
           of
           such
           ambitions
           ▪
           as
           covet
           to
           overdoe
           their
           actions
           ,
           though
           he
           had
           raised
           in
           himselfe
           ,
           no
           lesse
           then
           others
           ,
           a
           great
           expectation
           of
           his
           Conduct
           in
           this
           expedition
           ,
           by
           his
           successe
           the
           yeare
           before
           at
           the
           battell
           of
           
             Honcourt
             .
          
        
         
         
           On
           the
           ninth
           of
           
             May
          
           he
           musters
           his
           Troupes
           about
           
             Quesnoy
             ,
          
           distributing
           among
           them
           some
           pay
           ,
           and
           then
           leaves
           the
           
             Count
          
           of
           
             Fuensaldagn●
             ,
             Governor
          
           of
           
             ●ambray
          
           with
           foure
           thousand
           foot
           ,
           and
           two
           thousand
           horse
           ,
           about
           those
           quarters
           to
           advance
           ,
           as
           occasion
           should
           require
           ;
           he
           himselfe
           marching
           with
           twelue
           thousand
           foot
           ,
           and
           seven
           thousand
           horse
           towards
           
             La
             Capelle
             ,
          
           where
           he
           made
           a
           shew
           of
           sitting
           downe
           :
           but
           rising
           on
           a
           sudden
           entred
           into
           
             Tei●asche
             ,
          
           a
           Province
           that
           lies
           `twixt
           
             Picardie
          
           and
           
             Champagne
             ,
          
           harrassing
           and
           burning
           the
           Country
           thereabouts
           (
           as
           if
           indeed
           his
           stroke
           pointed
           to
           the
           heart
           of
           
             France
          
           )
           while
           he
           sent
           the
           
             Count
          
           of
           
             ●sembourg
          
           with
           a
           party
           of
           sixe
           thousand
           ▪
           foot
           ,
           and
           two
           thousand
           horse
           to
           sit
           downe
           before
           
             Rocroy
             ,
          
           a
           place
           so
           little
           ,
           that
           one
           may
           thinke
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           much
           
           suspected
           ,
           being
           also
           so
           slenderly
           provided
           of
           a
           Garrison
           ,
           that
           it
           had
           not
           above
           threee
           hundred
           foot
           in
           it
           ,
           without
           horse
           :
           yet
           o●
           great
           importance
           ,
           because
           from
           thence
           there
           is
           a
           ready
           way
           to
           
             Paris
          
           without
           the
           passing
           of
           any
           river
           ,
           whereupon
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Army
           soon
           arrived
           ,
           and
           se●ting
           themselves
           to
           storm
           the
           fortresse
           ,
           which
           was
           but
           of
           five
           Bulwark●
           not
           enskonced
           ,
           but
           only
           warded
           by
           some
           halfe
           moones
           ,
           within
           3
           days
           they
           carried
           four
           of
           these
           ,
           the
           Governour
           
             ●ussreville
          
           for
           scarcenesse
           of
           people
           being
           glad
           to
           draw
           his
           souldiers
           to
           secure
           the
           body
           of
           the
           place
           ▪
           yet
           in
           gaining
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           
             Cavalier
             Vis●o●●ti
          
           a
           Noble
           
             Milarese
          
           in
           this
           service
           ,
           lost
           about
           one
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           of
           his
           tertia
           ,
           on
           which
           the
           Cannon
           from
           the
           towne
           charged
           with
           bagg's
           of
           small
           shot
           did
           great
           execution
           .
        
         
         
           Some
           accuse
           the
           
             Generall
          
           in
           this
           place
           of
           too
           much
           confidence
           in
           his
           own
           forces
           with
           undue
           contempt
           of
           his
           enemy
           because
           ,
           they
           say
           ,
           he
           neither
           sufficiently
           intercepted
           all
           the
           advenues
           ,
           whereby
           reliefe
           might
           come
           to
           the
           City
           nor
           yet
           tooke
           care
           to
           intrench
           himselfe
           ,
           which
           had
           he
           beene
           a
           true
           
             Spaniard
             ,
          
           he
           would
           not
           have
           omitted
           .
           It
           may
           be
           ,
           he
           did
           it
           to
           be
           punctuall
           to
           his
           engaged
           designe
           of
           not
           besieging
           any
           place
           ,
           nor
           thought
           this
           deserved
           the
           delaying
           of
           his
           army
           :
           but
           might
           be
           forthwith
           carried
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           not
           so
           fit
           to
           be
           left
           upon
           his
           backe
           ,
           when
           he
           should
           sweepe
           his
           way
           before
           him
           into
           
             Fran●e
             ,
          
           which
           ,
           as
           he
           thought
           had
           no
           army
           in
           a
           readynesse
           to
           counterpoise
           him
           ,
           or
           once
           appear
           before
           the
           place
           distressed
           in
           any
           season
           to
           relieue
           it
           :
           But
           ,
           if
           I
           may
           
           be
           as
           free
           to
           descant
           as
           other
           men
           peradventure
           
             Melo
          
           intended
           to
           reserue
           some
           masterpeece
           till
           he
           might
           shew
           it
           in
           the
           effect
           it selfe
           ▪
           if
           fortune
           had
           beene
           so
           favourable
           to
           his
           designes
           ,
           
             as
             commonly
             those
             that
             have
             an
             ambition
             of
             glory
             mix'd
             with
             the
             love
             of
             their
             Master's
             service
             (
             as
             if
             they
             thought
             themselves
             in
             effect
             to
             be
             free
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             reason
             ●o
             be
             gaged
             ,
             like
             meere
             Instruments
             ,
             to
             the
             solitary
             ends
             of
             any
             other
             )
             doe
             affect
             to
             retayne
             always
             somwhat
             in
             their
             owne
             power
             ,
             and
             discretion
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             may
             upon
             occasion
             ,
             shew
             themselves
             apart
             in
             some
             sufficiency
             of
             their
             own
             But
             these
             are
             not
             the
             least
             subject
             to
             miscarriages
             ,
             whether
             for
             having
             too
             faire
             an
             hope
             in
             Contingencies
             ,
             they
             aime
             at
             great
             things
             overhastily
             ,
             and
             sauing
             their
             activity
             for
             such
             periods
             ,
             become
             too
             perfunctory
             in
             the
             intermediate
             actions
             ,
             whereby
             
             they
             should
             secure
             their
             progresse
             ;
             whereas
             neither
             hope
             ,
             nor
             proofe
             of
             fortune
             should
             make
             one
             sleight
             the
             least
             moments
             in
             the
             balance
             ,
             and
             some
             successe
             should
             rather
             take
             us
             up
             from
             oscitancy
             ,
             because
             the
             reason
             of
             all
             events
             is
             so
             variable
             :
             or
             else
             ,
             for
             being
             inwardly
             puffed
             up
             ,
             they
             are
             apt
             to
             bound
             over
             those
             occurrents
             ,
             which
             they
             may
             leave
             to
             be
             stumbling
             blocks
             another
             time
             .
          
        
         
           Yet
           to
           bring
           this
           siege
           to
           the
           better
           issue
           ,
           and
           hinder
           any
           aides
           from
           that
           side
           ,
           he
           sends
           order
           to
           
             Generall
             Bek
          
           to
           hold
           himselfe
           with
           a
           thousand
           foot
           ,
           and
           two
           thousand
           horse
           on
           the
           frontires
           of
           
             Luxenborg
             ,
          
           in
           assaulting
           a
           little
           Castle
           there
           ,
           upon
           the
           
             Meuse
             ,
          
           which
           might
           also
           secure
           any
           Conuoyes
           from
           the
           towne
           of
           
             Namur
          
           for
           the
           serving
           of
           his
           own
           Campe
           ,
           and
           keep
           those
           forces
           in
           a
           readinesse
           to
           joine
           with
           him
           whensoever
           
           notice
           should
           be
           given
           .
        
         
           The
           newes
           of
           this
           enterprise●ing
           brought
           to
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Eng●en
             ,
          
           a
           Captaine
           of
           two
           and
           twent●
           years
           old
           ,
           the
           thē
           flower
           of
           
             Frenc●
          
           Galantrie
           ,
           inspir'd
           his
           soule
           wi●●
           no
           lesse
           joy
           in
           the
           hope
           of
           a
           ba●●tell
           ,
           then
           it
           would
           some
           other
           the
           certainty
           of
           a
           triumph
           rea●
           drest
           ,
           and
           set
           before
           them
           :
           As
           the
           only
           Heroick
           love
           were
           t●●
           of
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           only
           Cour●sh●
           this
           of
           danger
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           then
           quartered
           wi●●
           fourteene
           thousand
           men
           abo●●Encre
           
             ,
          
           a
           faire
           towne
           on
           the
           utmo●●
           frontires
           towards
           
             Ar●ois
             ,
          
           which
           was
           the
           directest
           way
           from
           〈◊〉
           midst
           of
           
             ●●France
          
           to
           the
           midst
           
             Flanders
             :
          
           Incontinent
           he
           bea●s●●
           rendevous
           to
           those
           troopes
           the
           he
           had
           in
           a
           readynesse
           ,
           and
           se●●
           his
           march
           towards
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           di●patching
           present
           orders
           to
           oth●●
           
           two
           brigades
           commanded
           by
           the
           
             Marquis
          
           of
           
             Géures
          
           and
           
             Monsieur
             d'
             Espenan
          
           to
           joyne
           with
           him
           upon
           the
           way
           :
           which
           accordingly
           put
           in
           punctuall
           execution
           ,
           he
           aduanced
           with
           an
           Army
           twenty
           thousand
           strong
           to
           deliver
           the
           place
           besieged
           ,
           using
           diligence
           in
           his
           march
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           resolu'd
           to
           engage
           the
           first
           that
           should
           impeach
           his
           proceeding
           .
           But
           when
           he
           was
           come
           within
           four
           Leagues
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           he
           had
           intelligence
           that
           it
           was
           invested
           by
           all
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           forces
           ,
           hard
           pressed
           ,
           and
           driven
           from
           their
           outer
           fortifications
           ,
           circumstances
           that
           would
           have
           turn'd
           ,
           or
           whe●
           his
           blade
           beyond
           the
           edge
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           not
           been
           good
           mettall
           ,
           but
           being
           now
           brought
           almost
           to
           the
           point
           of
           ingagement
           ,
           he
           foin'd
           with
           some
           suspence
           ,
           to
           make
           thereby
           the
           better
           judgment
           of
           
           a
           passe
           which
           was
           to
           reach
           the
           heart
           of
           h●s
           enemy
           .
           The
           ardor
           of
           this
           
             Prince
          
           was
           happy
           in
           the
           symbolizing
           of
           his
           cheife
           
             Officers
             ,
          
           but
           especially
           of
           the
           
             Mareschal
             de
             Gassion
             ,
          
           whose
           pareil
           inclinations
           ,
           heighth'ned
           with
           a
           lively
           industry
           ,
           and
           long
           experience
           ,
           (
           gotten
           in
           the
           discipline
           of
           the
           cheifest
           Master
           of
           the
           modern
           age
           ,
           the
           great
           
             Gustavus
          
           )
           prompted
           his
           
             genius
          
           to
           the
           same
           affectations
           ,
           and
           gained
           therewithall
           the
           heart
           of
           his
           
             Generall
             .
          
           Whereupon
           he
           sends
           him
           before
           with
           a
           thousand
           horse
           ,
           to
           cast
           in
           some
           recruits
           into
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           to
           discover
           the
           state
           of
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Army
           ,
           whether
           it
           were
           intrenched
           ,
           or
           whether
           it
           advanced
           to
           meet
           the
           succours
           :
           Having
           well
           considered
           the
           fashion
           of
           the
           
             Leagure
             ,
          
           for
           want
           of
           foote
           ,
           he
           dismounted
           two
           hundred
           
             CaraCarabines
          
           
           and
           
             Firelocks
          
           committed
           to
           the
           guidance
           of
           the
           
             Sieur
             de
             S.
             Martin
             ,
          
           and
           left
           them
           lurking
           in
           the
           hedges
           with
           an
           hundred
           horse
           to
           assist
           them
           ,
           while
           he
           with
           the
           rest
           went
           to
           beat
           up
           the
           enemy's
           quarters
           ,
           &
           fell
           on
           the
           guard
           of
           
             Cavalry
          
           which
           belonged
           unto
           
             Bucquoy
             :
          
           wherein
           though
           he
           found
           himselfe
           so
           unhappily
           encumbred
           in
           a
           marish
           ground
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           make
           so
           strong
           an
           impression
           as
           he
           intended
           ;
           yet
           he
           did
           not
           faile
           of
           his
           whole
           designe
           ▪
           for
           this
           so
           sudden
           ,
           and
           furious
           an
           
             Alarme
          
           to
           that
           quarter
           of
           the
           enemy
           made
           them
           run
           thither
           and
           leave
           an
           open
           field
           for
           the
           succours
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           City
           ;
           which
           immediately
           infused
           such
           a
           new
           courage
           into
           the
           breasts
           of
           those
           defendants
           ,
           that
           the
           fire
           which
           grew
           intense
           before
           ,
           by
           being
           ●traitned
           ,
           did
           now
           enforce
           its
           passage
           
           sage
           with
           the
           more
           violence
           :
           〈◊〉
           these
           considering
           the
           danger●●
           approaches
           of
           the
           enemy
           ,
           that
           〈◊〉
           shouldered
           themselves
           under
           so●
           earth
           within
           a
           narrow
           ma●●
           of
           their
           towne
           ditch
           ,
           and
           the
           their
           Sally●
           port
           being
           too
           r●●
           mote
           ,
           did
           leave
           them
           roome
           the●●
           to
           dispose
           themselves
           at
           large
           ,
           a●
           so
           to
           prepare
           an
           Assault
           witho●
           difficulty
           ,
           tooke
           an
           hardy
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           pricious
           resolution
           to
           slide
           dow●
           by
           a
           rampire
           '
           ,
           with
           their
           
             Musk●
          
           betwixt
           their
           leggs
           ,
           &
           their
           bac●
           staied
           on
           them
           ;
           which
           as
           read●●
           done
           ,
           they
           hastned
           to
           storme
           the
           approach
           ,
           and
           met
           so
           good
           succ●●
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           presently
           clee●●
           all
           that
           trench
           ,
           and
           out
           in
           pe●●
           those
           that
           guarded
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           tempered
           discourse
           〈◊〉
           
             Gassion
          
           when
           he
           came
           to
           gi●●
           the
           
             Generall
          
           an
           account
           of
           〈◊〉
           delegacy
           on
           this
           affaire
           ,
           joyn●
           
           with
           so
           faire
           a
           proofe
           at
           the
           first
           commencement
           of
           the
           action
           ,
           did
           secretly
           transport
           his
           mind
           with
           such
           a
           passion
           ,
           as
           ,
           you
           may
           thinke
           ,
           one
           cannot
           describ
           or
           imagine
           ,
           that
           cannot
           have
           the
           happinesse
           to
           feele
           somwhat
           like
           it
           :
           but
           t'
           was
           as
           the
           quintessence
           of
           some
           rich
           spirits
           ,
           drop
           by
           drop
           ,
           infused
           into
           his
           flames
           ,
           which
           at
           first
           ,
           with
           a
           kind
           of
           unsatiable
           covetize
           of
           hearing
           ,
           drew
           the
           matter
           to
           the
           center
           ,
           restraining
           his
           soule
           by
           excesse
           of
           pleasure
           to
           a
           narrow
           compasse
           so
           full
           of
           vigor
           ,
           that
           it
           could
           not
           long
           containe
           its
           selfe
           from
           impatiency
           :
           and
           yet
           for
           fear
           ,
           least
           betraying
           such
           a
           passion
           he
           might
           encounter
           some
           ungratefull
           contestation
           of
           his
           end
           with
           those
           by
           whom
           he
           was
           to
           atchieue
           it
           ,
           he
           matures
           the
           calling
           of
           a
           
             Councill
          
           of
           
             War
             ,
          
           before
           which
           ,
           with
           the
           continency
           
           of
           a
           well-weigh'd
           
             Generall
             ,
          
           h●
           puts
           the
           question
           to
           the
           board●
           what
           might
           be
           fit
           to
           doe
           in
           thi●
           juncture
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           the
           
             Lieut.
             General
             〈◊〉
             l'
             Hospital
          
           (
           if
           I
           may
           here
           use
           a
           priviledge
           by
           prescription
           ,
           which
           I
           my selfe
           allow
           not
           in
           a
           profest
           Historian
           )
           deliver'd
           his
           mind
           in
           this
           manner
           .
        
         
           Were
           it
           now
           a
           time
           to
           raise
           the
           first
           repute
           of
           the
           French
           nation
           ,
           whose
           courage
           and
           prowesse
           is
           the
           most
           renowned
           of
           any
           other
           ;
           or
           vindicate
           our
           own
           valor
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           th●●
           of
           new
           men
           ,
           or
           of
           fresh
           Soldiers
           ,
           from
           the
           obloquy
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           〈◊〉
           if
           we
           had
           to
           do
           with
           rude
           and
           barbarous
           enemies
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           with
           those
           that
           are
           Competito●●
           with
           us
           in
           military
           force
           and
           discipline
           ,
           I
           should
           not
           utterly
           refuse
           this
           time
           for
           engagement
           ,
           though
           under
           many
           disadvantages
           .
           But
           
           since
           our
           end
           is
           rather
           to
           uphold
           a
           reputation
           already
           gotten
           with
           the
           acquists
           that
           have
           attended
           it
           ▪
           &
           this
           may
           be
           done
           with
           honour
           ,
           by
           a
           bare
           waiting
           on
           the
           enemie
           to
           straiten
           &
           incommodate
           him
           (
           which
           will
           be
           look't
           upon
           at
           this
           time
           as
           a
           mating
           and
           outbraving
           of
           him
           )
           and
           a
           battell
           can't
           be
           offer'd
           without
           apparent
           difficulties
           and
           most
           unequall
           hazzards
           ,
           I
           thinke
           it
           may
           deserve
           some
           serious
           pondering
           ,
           if
           not
           a
           plaine
           suspense
           of
           any
           further
           action
           at
           the
           present
           ;
           unlesse
           such
           as
           I
           hinted
           before
           ,
           or
           casting
           in
           some
           more
           succours
           ,
           if
           need
           require
           ,
           within
           the
           place
           ,
           which
           if
           it
           serve
           but
           to
           defend
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           defeat
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           of
           their
           designe
           ,
           it
           may
           suffice
           by
           it self
           to
           overthrow
           their
           army
           without
           any
           notable
           losse
           or
           hazzard
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           as
           noble
           a
           way
           of
           overcomming
           ,
           as
           the
           gaining
           of
           a
           
           field
           ,
           and
           more
           
             Gaesarean
             :
          
           for
           he
           though
           he
           never
           refused
           to
           stand
           th●●ury
           of
           our
           untrained
           
             Ancestor●
          
           yet
           when
           he
           was
           to
           fight
           with
           
             Afra●nius
          
           or
           
             Pompey
             ,
          
           men
           of
           the
           lik●
           expertnesse
           with
           himselfe
           ,
           he
           studie●
           still
           to
           gaine
           by
           his
           conduct
           ,
           &
           shif●
           a
           Battell
           to
           extremities
           .
           And
           if
           〈◊〉
           can
           earne
           the
           victory
           ,
           it
           matters
           no●
           so
           much
           whether
           it
           be
           by
           the
           strok●
           of
           fortune
           or
           the
           sithe
           of
           time
           ;
           for
           it
           will
           be
           weighed
           rather
           by
           its
           consequence
           ,
           then
           the
           first
           bruit
           of
           it●
           But
           if
           we
           venture
           a
           battell
           nowwithout
           necessity
           ,
           in
           my
           opinion
           we
           shall
           but
           lay
           great
           oddes
           on
           an
           even
           wager
           ;
           if
           (
           at
           least
           )
           I
           may
           call
           it
           even
           ▪
           while
           our
           enemies
           are
           more
           in
           number
           ;
           and
           our
           superiours
           in
           artillery
           and
           ammunition
           :
           and
           what
           thoug●
           the
           issue
           of
           the
           battell
           should
           favo●●
           our
           audacitie
           ?
           What
           should
           we
           gai●
           besides
           the
           field
           ?
           whereas
           if
           〈◊〉
           should
           fall
           to
           loose
           it
           ,
           as
           what
           endeavours
           
           of
           man
           can
           hinder
           the
           possibltities
           of
           the
           war
           ?
           )
           we
           must
           inevitably
           expose
           our
           Countrey
           and
           ●azzard
           the
           embroiling
           of
           it
           in
           all
           manner
           of
           confusions
           :
           for
           if
           his
           
             Majesty
          
           should
           now
           shortly
           yeeld
           to
           his
           languishing
           ,
           wch
           is
           genarally
           feared
           ,
           &
           this
           army
           ,
           which
           othewise
           might
           serve
           to
           balance
           the
           peace
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           keep
           the
           war
           without
           it
           should
           be
           overthrowen
           ,
           I
           dare
           not
           imagine
           what
           might
           follow
           .
           Wherefore
           my
           advice
           at
           present
           is
           to
           temporize
           ,
           rather
           thē
           engage
           further
           then
           we
           may
           draw
           our
           army
           off
           at
           our
           owne
           discretion
           .
        
         
           Thus
           he
           spake
           and
           there
           were
           others
           of
           his
           opinion
           .
           But
           the
           glory
           ,
           hope
           ,
           and
           courage
           ,
           which
           now
           had
           lighted
           a
           fire
           of
           emulation
           in
           the
           generous
           heart
           of
           
             Gassion
          
           were
           so
           incented
           by
           the
           sprinklings
           of
           these
           more
           cooler
           deliberations
           (
           as
           the
           most
           Heroicke
           spirits
           feele
           the
           influence
           of
           
           the
           sun
           upon
           their
           hearts
           ,
           mor●
           then
           that
           other
           of
           the
           moon
           upo●
           their
           brains
           )
           that
           the
           difficulti●
           objected
           in
           this
           enterprise
           ,
           mad●
           his
           vertue
           glow
           the
           more
           intensel●
           knowing
           that
           the
           merit
           would
           b●
           more
           precious
           by
           how
           much
           the
           present
           exigency
           of
           the
           
             State
          
           wa●
           more
           sensible
           ,
           the
           renoun
           mor●
           cleer
           &
           evident
           by
           the
           puissanc●
           of
           the
           enemy
           ,
           &
           the
           victory
           not
           u●●
           certain
           with
           that
           resolution
           ,
           whic●
           he
           did
           not
           seem
           to
           himself
           to
           hav●
           put
           upon
           him
           ,
           like
           an
           harnes
           ,
           〈◊〉
           to
           have
           inspir'd
           in
           him
           by
           the
           ge●nius
           of
           successe
           .
           Which
           drew
           a
           reply
           from
           him
           to
           this
           effect
           .
        
         
           The
           succours
           ,
           which
           have
           alread●
           been
           cast
           into
           this
           place
           ,
           may
           we●
           serve
           to
           rouse
           the
           industry
           of
           our
           e●nemies
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           secure
           it
           :
           and
           i●
           we
           will
           decline
           the
           Battell
           ,
           we
           mus●
           incurre
           the
           hazzard
           of
           seeing
           it
           forced
           to
           our
           beards
           ;
           or
           if
           we
           cast
           i●
           
           more
           supplies
           ,
           divide
           our
           strength
           ,
           and
           neither
           leave
           our selves
           in
           state
           to
           offer
           or
           refuse
           it
           .
           But
           in
           my
           opinion
           ,
           since
           the
           enemie
           has
           〈◊〉
           rich
           Country
           of
           his
           own
           behind
           him
           ,
           &
           is
           now
           set
           down
           without
           a
           curtain
           before
           this
           hold
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           other
           way
           remaining
           either
           to
           in●ommodate
           or
           oppose
           him
           ,
           but
           offering
           combat
           ,
           and
           obliging
           him
           to
           accept
           it
           ;
           which
           now
           he
           sh●ws
           a
           freedome
           to
           :
           but
           if
           wee
           once
           let
           the
           occasion
           slip
           ,
           will
           scarce
           be
           found
           so
           much
           at
           open
           guard
           again
           .
           For
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           cannot
           count
           it
           safe
           to
           delay
           any
           time
           of
           impeaching
           the
           enemies
           design
           ,
           nor
           agreeing
           with
           the
           reputation
           of
           our
           Armes
           ,
           being
           thus
           near
           to
           forbeare
           of
           fronting
           him
           .
           Nor
           yet
           that
           more
           courage
           should
           be
           added
           to
           his
           present
           insolency
           ,
           or
           any
           despondence
           to
           our
           own
           men
           ,
           which
           the
           pride
           of
           the
           Spaniards
           ,
           and
           our
           own
           diffidence
           must
           needs
           create
           in
           them
           .
           And
           
           therefore
           this
           is
           my
           advice
           and
           de●s●re
           ,
           that
           we
           make
           all
           haste
           possibl●●o
           ciment
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           So
           he
           left
           abruptly
           ,
           thinking
           that
           in
           short
           speech
           there
           are
           quicker
           stings
           ,
           a●d
           prompter
           resentmēts
           left
           in
           the
           hearers
           ;
           which
           he
           found
           true
           with
           others
           ;
           but
           especially
           with
           the
           Duke
           ,
           whose
           native
           ardor
           arising
           from
           a
           
             French
             ,
          
           a
           youthfull
           ,
           and
           a
           Royal
           blood
           ,
           sent
           such
           spirits
           to
           croud
           that
           passage
           unto
           reason
           which
           disswaded
           Fighting
           ,
           and
           opened
           the
           Files
           to
           the
           contrary
           ;
           that
           hardly
           any
           argument
           could
           gain
           access
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           come
           with
           the
           sound
           of
           Trumpet
           ,
           and
           beat
           of
           Drum
           to
           salute
           the
           General
           with
           hope
           of
           Victory
           .
           But
           as
           great
           Spirits
           have
           many
           wayes
           to
           palliate
           their
           designes
           accordi●g
           to
           others
           mens
           reasons
           ,
           which
           of
           themselves
           would
           not
           serve
           them
           above
           the
           
           half
           way
           ,
           so
           he
           ,
           to
           shew
           himselfe
           the
           fitter
           Moderator
           ,
           propounds
           a
           seeming
           middle
           way
           ,
           but
           indeed
           a
           certain
           one
           ,
           to
           engage
           
             de
             l'
             Hospital
             ,
          
           and
           his
           other
           Field-Officers
           in
           a
           necessity
           of
           encountring
           .
           He
           tels
           them
           ,
           hee
           would
           march
           the
           Army
           as
           farre
           as
           the
           Wood
           (
           for
           
             Rocroy
          
           stands
           upon
           a
           Green
           ,
           environ'd
           on
           all
           sides
           with
           a
           wooddy
           place
           of
           tenne
           miles
           diameter
           )
           and
           there
           that
           they
           might
           be
           under
           shelter
           ,
           and
           have
           it
           in
           their
           power
           to
           fight
           ,
           or
           to
           doe
           otherwise
           ,
           as
           they
           should
           see
           reason
           .
        
         
           Which
           being
           the
           issue
           of
           that
           consultation
           ,
           
             Gassion
          
           is
           againe
           dispatched
           to
           clear
           the
           way
           before
           their
           Army
           ,
           and
           feize
           himself
           of
           such
           Posts
           as
           he
           should
           find
           convenient
           for
           disposing
           of
           the
           maine
           Body
           which
           was
           to
           follow
           after
           .
           Whereupon
           hee
           pusheth
           through
           
           few
           of
           the
           Enemies
           Guards
           ,
           and
           enters
           into
           a
           Plain
           of
           a
           mile
           and
           halfs
           extent
           ,
           that
           lyes
           between
           i●
           and
           the
           City
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           opposition
           ,
           or
           shew
           of
           being
           taken
           notice
           of
           ,
           although
           the
           
             Spaniard●
          
           might
           easily
           have
           prevented
           him
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           Marshalled
           there
           first
           ,
           and
           guarded
           onely
           two
           Passes
           ,
           which
           were
           so
           straight
           that
           neither
           hee
           ,
           nor
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Army
           could
           have
           advanced
           through
           them
           in
           any
           order
           :
           Or
           if
           they
           had
           faln
           on
           them
           while
           they
           were
           encumbred
           ,
           have
           gotten
           a
           great
           victory
           .
           But
           this
           omission
           was
           imputed
           afterwards
           (
           as
           men
           are
           ingenious
           to
           find
           out
           faults
           for
           the
           unfortunate
           ,
           and
           virtues
           for
           the
           prosperous
           )
           to
           an
           over
           weening
           fancy
           ,
           which
           made
           them
           either
           ignorant
           ,
           or
           negligent
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           motions
           ,
           perswading
           themselves
           ,
           that
           they
           du●st
           not
           bide
           a
           
           Battel
           ,
           but
           onely
           assay
           the
           casting
           in
           some
           more
           reliefe
           ;
           and
           it
           may
           be
           therefore
           fear'd
           to
           draw
           off
           at
           any
           distance
           from
           the
           place
           ,
           lest
           the
           
             French
          
           Cavalry
           should
           find
           means
           to
           effectuate
           that
           design
           .
        
         
           
             Gassion
             ,
          
           being
           thus
           advanc'd
           to
           amuse
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           by
           accosting
           nearer
           to
           inure
           his
           own
           men
           to
           be
           more
           confident
           ,
           and
           more
           familiar
           with
           danger
           ,
           marches
           on
           with
           twelve
           Troops
           of
           Horse
           to
           goe
           and
           view
           the
           Huts
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           what
           extent
           they
           occupyed
           ,
           whereby
           hee
           soon
           perceiv'd
           ,
           that
           General
           
             Melo
             ,
          
           as
           if
           he
           sleighted
           this
           shew
           as
           a
           meer
           bravery
           ,
           did
           but
           slowly
           rouse
           to
           put
           his
           people
           in
           Battalia
           ,
           and
           therefore
           ,
           as
           a
           safe
           time
           ,
           dispatcheth
           notice
           to
           the
           Duke
           to
           hasten
           his
           advancement
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Army
           ;
           who
           no
           lesse
           impatient
           of
           all
           delayes
           ,
           was
           gone
           afore
           with
           a
           
           small
           party
           of
           Horse
           to
           pry
           and
           learn
           the
           site
           of
           the
           places
           thereabouts
           ;
           but
           immediately
           upon
           this
           advice
           inorders
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Géures
          
           to
           march
           afore
           diligently
           with
           the
           Vantguard
           ,
           to
           secure
           yet
           further
           the
           passage
           to
           the
           rest
           :
           But
           it
           was
           so
           troublesome
           ,
           that
           afore
           the
           
             French
          
           Army
           could
           get
           well
           through
           ,
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           was
           come
           up
           in
           set
           Squadrons
           ready
           to
           charge
           them
           ,
           which
           made
           the
           
             Duke
          
           push
           his
           Van
           the
           more
           forward
           to
           get
           room
           ,
           obliging
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           to
           quit
           a
           certain
           eminency
           which
           they
           had
           first
           gotten
           .
        
         
           The
           Captains
           that
           had
           been
           met
           in
           
             Melo's
          
           Praetorium
           to
           advise
           about
           the
           Battel
           were
           diversly
           inclined
           ,
           particularly
           the
           Camp-Master
           General
           ,
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Fontaines
             ,
          
           a
           Souldier
           of
           fifty
           years
           experience
           ,
           delivered
           this
           as
           his
           
           sence
           :
           That
           it
           would
           be
           the
           best
           way
           to
           guard
           their
           station
           onely
           til
           General
           
             Bek
          
           should
           arrive
           with
           his
           supplies
           of
           four
           thousand
           men
           more
           ,
           but
           a
           few
           houres
           then
           distant
           ,
           and
           at
           night
           to
           entrench
           themselves
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           Enemy
           might
           not
           venture
           to
           come
           on
           till
           they
           were
           ready
           for
           them
           without
           apparent
           hazzard
           .
           But
           the
           
             Governour
             General
             ,
          
           reputing
           himself
           to
           have
           already
           the
           over-powering
           of
           his
           Adversary
           ,
           and
           the
           taking
           of
           opportunity
           by
           the
           forehand
           to
           be
           necessary
           to
           his
           proceedings
           ,
           disposed
           himselfe
           rather
           to
           prepare
           for
           the
           Battel
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           Armies
           being
           come
           within
           Musket-shot
           ,
           saluted
           one
           another
           with
           loud
           out-cryes
           ,
           casting
           their
           Hats
           in
           the
           air
           ,
           and
           their
           Montiers
           in
           one
           anothers
           faces
           :
           And
           as
           if
           the
           manner
           of
           managing
           each
           Army
           had
           been
           debated
           in
           
           the
           same
           Council
           ,
           and
           Fortune
           resolved
           to
           put
           them
           on
           even
           termes
           before
           the
           Combat
           ,
           they
           both
           deferred
           the
           decision
           of
           the
           quarrel
           till
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           beating
           as
           it
           were
           an
           
             alta
          
           by
           mutual
           agreement
           ,
           and
           that
           (
           which
           the
           oldest
           Souldier
           did
           admire
           )
           with
           so
           much
           quiet
           on
           both
           sides
           (
           except
           that
           their
           Cannon
           began
           to
           parley
           before
           the
           evening
           ,
           to
           the
           greater
           damage
           of
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           that
           were
           the
           worser
           furnished
           of
           Artillery
           )
           that
           a
           false
           Allarm
           did
           not
           passe
           all
           night
           between
           them
           .
           The
           Duke
           though
           he
           would
           faine
           anticipate
           
             Bek
             ,
          
           yet
           could
           not
           come
           up
           to
           engage
           ,
           because
           his
           left
           Wing
           had
           yet
           but
           a
           dangerous
           station
           among
           the
           Marshes
           .
           The
           same
           respect
           to
           
             Bek
          
           made
           the
           
             Governour
          
           entertain
           the
           same
           resolution
           ,
           being
           herein
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           the
           more
           unhappy
           ,
           that
           he
           neither
           
           entirely
           followed
           his
           owne
           inclination
           of
           buckling
           sooner
           while
           the
           
             French
          
           were
           encumber'd
           ,
           nor
           yet
           the
           counsel
           of
           
             Fontaines
             ,
          
           to
           entrench
           himself
           :
           but
           being
           still
           tenacious
           of
           his
           first
           conceipt
           ,
           lest
           the
           
             French
          
           should
           get
           more
           succours
           to
           pass
           into
           the
           Town
           ,
           he
           by
           night
           withdrew
           his
           Army
           nearer
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           brought
           himselfe
           to
           want
           such
           roome
           as
           before
           he
           had
           commodious
           for
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           Marshal
           
             de
             Gassion
          
           made
           a
           better
           use
           of
           the
           darknesse
           ,
           to
           enlarge
           his
           right
           Wing
           (
           a
           stratagem
           which
           hee
           said
           hee
           had
           learned
           from
           his
           Master
           
             Gustav●●
          
           )
           with
           which
           hee
           intended
           to
           assayl
           tha●
           of
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           in
           the
           Flank
           ,
           and
           't
           was
           observed
           ,
           that
           hee
           did
           not
           herein
           fail
           of
           his
           judgement
           ,
           but
           rather
           that
           it
           was
           a
           main
           stroke
           to
           the
           Victory
           .
        
         
         
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Anguien
             ,
          
           to
           shew
           how
           capable
           〈◊〉
           young
           spirit
           may
           be
           of
           commanding
           virtues
           ,
           rides
           about
           all
           nigh●
           with
           some
           of
           his
           ●h●ef
           Officers
           to
           animate
           his
           Troops
           with
           his
           own
           life
           and
           presence
           ;
           to
           acquaint
           them
           with
           the
           true
           reason
           why
           he
           did
           not
           leade
           them
           on
           to
           fight
           the
           day
           before
           ;
           not
           for
           any
           shadow
           of
           fear
           ,
           or
           diffidence
           ,
           unlesse
           in
           the
           untrustinesse
           of
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           promising
           to
           conduct
           them
           the
           next
           day
           to
           the
           head
           of
           their
           Enemyes
           .
           A
           thing
           that
           assured
           his
           Souldiers
           to
           him
           ;
           endearing
           his
           courage
           to
           their
           affection
           ,
           and
           their
           endeavours
           to
           his
           utmost
           service
           .
           But
           when
           the
           Armyes
           met
           again
           the
           next
           morning
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           houted
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           with
           opprobrious
           language
           ,
           the
           tydings
           of
           their
           
             King's
          
           death
           ,
           which
           indeed
           the
           
             French
             Generals
          
           
           had
           received
           over
           night
           ,
           with
           order
           (
           as
           't
           was
           reported
           )
           not
           to
           venture
           on
           a
           Battel
           ;
           but
           they
           so
           prudently
           dissembled
           it
           ,
           that
           this
           stratagem
           was
           deaded
           (
           like
           a
           Cannon
           shot
           in
           Wool-packs
           )
           by
           the
           incredulity
           of
           the
           Souldiers
           ;
           and
           so
           now
           nothing
           else
           remained
           but
           the
           chocque
           it self
           .
        
         
           The
           
             French
          
           Cavalry
           (
           in
           all
           six
           thousand
           ,
           were
           dispos'd
           to
           either
           Wing
           ,
           and
           interlaced
           with
           choice
           Musketiers
           to
           protect
           them
           ;
           and
           the
           whole
           Army
           (
           except
           a
           Body
           of
           Reserve
           commanded
           by
           the
           
             Baron
             de
             Sirot
             ,
          
           of
           about
           twelve
           hundred
           Horse
           )
           made
           a
           great
           Front
           ,
           and
           so
           advanced
           with
           a
           just
           and
           steady
           pace
           against
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Army
           ,
           which
           had
           drawn
           it self
           up
           within
           an
           halfe
           miles
           distance
           nearer
           to
           the
           Town
           ,
           in
           a
           readiness
           to
           receive
           them
           .
           But
           these
           in
           the
           marshalling
           of
           their
           
           Army
           were
           much
           disgusted
           by
           the
           setting
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Albuq●●●que
             ,
          
           a
           young
           Gallant
           ,
           privileged
           by
           his
           birth
           to
           bee
           a
           Grand
           〈◊〉
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           to
           command
           the
           Horse
           〈◊〉
           prejudice
           of
           the
           Count
           of
           
             〈◊〉
             quoy
             ,
          
           an
           approved
           Captain
           ,
           wh●
           was
           hereupon
           licensed
           to
           retire
           to
           his
           Government
           of
           
             Mons
             ,
          
           leaving
           this
           charge
           to
           his
           Competitor
           .
        
         
           The
           left
           Wing
           of
           the
           
             Frenc●
          
           Army
           being
           led
           by
           the
           
             Duke
          
           himself
           ,
           who
           appeared
           all
           in
           Iron
           ,
           except
           his
           head
           ,
           whereon
           he
           ●hose
           rather
           to
           wear
           his
           Hat
           and
           Plum●
           of
           white
           Feathers
           ,
           begunne
           a
           terrible
           and
           furious
           Charge
           ,
           which
           not
           availing
           to
           break
           the
           ranks
           o●
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           right
           Wing
           ,
           began
           to
           slake
           its
           first
           vigour
           ,
           and
           being
           hardly
           prest
           to
           give
           back
           ,
           not
           without
           disorder
           ;
           the
           Lievetenant
           General
           
             de
             l'
             Hospital
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
           Mareschal
           
             de
             la
             Fertè
             Seneterre
          
           being
           both
           wounded
           ,
           and
           this
           latter
           taken
           prisoner
           ,
           though
           after
           rescued
           ;
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           gaining
           on
           this
           side
           all
           their
           Cannon
           ,
           which
           were
           some
           eight
           Peeces
           ,
           disposed
           in
           the
           Front
           of
           this
           Wing
           ;
           and
           the
           two
           
             Swisse
          
           Regiments
           with
           another
           of
           
             Picardy
             ,
          
           placed
           in
           the
           spaces
           of
           these
           Squadrons
           ,
           went
           to
           utter
           havock
           .
           But
           what
           the
           
             French
          
           lost
           in
           one
           place
           ,
           they
           gained
           in
           another
           ;
           for
           their
           right
           Wing
           under
           
             Gassion
             ,
          
           comming
           to
           charge
           the
           left
           of
           the
           
             Austrians
             ,
          
           being
           weak
           and
           not
           sustained
           by
           any
           Infantry
           ,
           after
           a
           first
           and
           second
           violent
           recharging
           overbore
           them
           ,
           the
           greatest
           part
           being
           cut
           in
           pieces
           ,
           which
           struck
           such
           a
           terrour
           in
           a
           fresh
           Body
           of
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Cavalry
           ,
           that
           were
           advancing
           to
           their
           succour
           ,
           that
           without
           one
           Pistol
           shot
           ,
           or
           daring
           once
           fac●
           
           them
           (
           which
           some
           impute
           one●ly
           to
           their
           disgust
           )
           they
           retired
           in
           good
           order
           to
           their
           own
           Infan●try
           ,
           but
           that
           could
           not
           save
           eithe●
           of
           them
           :
           for
           
             Gassion's
          
           men
           al●
           already
           flesh'd
           in
           carnage
           ,
           pursue●
           so
           furiously
           ,
           that
           after
           some
           ob●stinacy
           at
           last
           they
           overthre●
           them
           ,
           making
           further
           lavish
           o●
           two
           Foot
           Squadrons
           ,
           commanded
           by
           
             Don
             Antonio
             di
             Vellanda
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Count
             di
             Vivalda
             ,
          
           with
           the
           death
           of
           these
           ,
           and
           slaughter
           o●
           more
           than
           twenty
           Captains
           ,
           and
           a
           thousand
           Souldiers
           .
        
         
           This
           gave
           him
           leisure
           to
           attend
           their
           left
           wing
           ,
           that
           reste●
           yet
           victorious
           :
           so
           that
           turning
           o●
           them
           in
           the
           rear
           while
           the
           
             Baro●
             of
             Sirot
          
           aduanced
           with
           his
           reserv●
           and
           the
           rallied
           fugitives
           ,
           to
           charg●
           them
           in
           the
           front
           ,
           they
           oblige●
           them
           to
           cease
           their
           pursuit
           ,
           and
           look
           to
           their
           owne
           safety
           :
           bu●
           
           soon
           found
           themselves
           overpowred
           and
           put
           to
           flight
           ,
           leaving
           the
           Cannon
           which
           they
           had
           taken
           to
           be
           reprised
           by
           the
           Conquerour
           .
        
         
           Besides
           a
           few
           shattered
           Regiments
           ,
           which
           
             Melo
          
           hardly
           drew
           off
           (
           being
           forced
           to
           cast
           away
           his
           
             Generalls
          
           baston
           to
           save
           himselfe
           )
           there
           remained
           nothing
           but
           5
           regiments
           of
           the
           Veteran
           
             Spanish
             ,
          
           infantry
           ,
           in
           the
           head
           whereof
           the
           
             Count
             of
             Fontaines
          
           made
           himselfe
           be
           placed
           in
           a
           chaire
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           in
           fetters
           of
           the
           Gout
           ,
           resolving
           to
           sacrifice
           their
           lives
           together
           for
           the
           expiating
           of
           their
           owne
           honour
           ,
           and
           cancelling
           the
           disgrace
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           army
           .
           They
           maintained
           their
           ground
           above
           2
           houres
           ,
           having
           sustained
           5
           or
           6
           charges
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           meant
           to
           hold
           it
           out
           till
           the
           whole
           dispute
           might
           be
           re-cōmenced
           ,
           and
           force
           their
           fortune
           yet
           to
           step
           into
           the
           
           lighter
           balance
           ,
           wherein
           the
           noble
           
             Count
          
           shew'd
           the
           excellency
           of
           his
           direction
           ,
           and
           these
           their
           admirable
           addresse
           in
           the
           performance
           ,
           till
           the
           eagernesse
           of
           an
           army
           just
           ready
           to
           touch
           the
           goal
           of
           victory
           ,
           and
           importunely
           remora'd
           ,
           especially
           the
           
             Switzers
          
           (
           raging
           for
           the
           losse
           they
           had
           sustained
           that
           day
           )
           bore
           so
           rudely
           on
           their
           Pikes
           ,
           that
           at
           last
           they
           forced
           the
           remainders
           of
           them
           to
           crie
           forquarter
           .
           But
           their
           ground
           shew'd
           like
           the
           Skeleton
           of
           a
           battell
           ,
           and
           the
           Carkasses
           lay
           so
           exactly
           in
           rank
           &
           file
           ,
           wth
           such
           a
           Captain
           in
           the
           head
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           might
           have
           Kindled
           emulation
           in
           the
           
             Generall
             ,
          
           that
           he
           had
           not
           found
           the
           same
           bed
           of
           honour
           to
           lay
           himselfe
           in
           ,
           but
           must
           returne
           to
           his
           Government
           to
           be
           shortly
           after
           outed
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           mean
           while
           to
           hear
           him
           a
           native
           〈◊〉
           most
           bitterly
           lamen●ted
           
           by
           the
           
             Flamands
             ,
          
           and
           himselfe
           accused
           of
           al
           these
           disastres
           by
           his
           in-capacitie
           (
           which
           they
           objected
           )
           of
           such
           a
           charge
           as
           he
           sustained
           .
           And
           althoug
           he
           published
           severall
           writings
           (
           being
           yet
           a
           little
           more
           unhappy
           that
           none
           of
           these
           could
           fall
           into
           my
           hands
           to
           be
           inserted
           here
           in
           his
           favor
           )
           full
           of
           arguments
           ,
           excusing
           his
           owne
           cond●ct
           ;
           yet
           it
           could
           availe
           nothing
           to
           stop
           the
           common
           Vogue
           ,
           which
           becomes
           deafe
           to
           all
           reason
           ,
           where
           the
           event
           answers
           not
           their
           needs
           or
           passions
           .
        
         
           The
           battel
           lasted
           6
           houres
           ,
           &
           cost
           the
           Conquerors
           ,
           as
           some
           account
           2500
           of
           their
           men
           ;
           others
           but
           1400.
           among
           which
           none
           of
           gre●t
           quality
           save
           the
           
             Count
             of
             Noailles
             ,
          
           The
           
             Spaniards
          
           losse
           was
           reckoned
           at
           least
           4000
           ,
           some
           say
           5000
           ,
           among
           which
           above
           these
           b●fore
           mentioned
           was
           the
           
             Count
             of
             Is●mborg
             ,
          
           
           and
           7000
           taken
           prisoners
           ,
           with
           20
           peeces
           of
           Cannon
           ,
           170
           
             Ensignes
             ,
             14
             Cornets
             ,
             2
             Banners
          
           and
           all
           their
           baggage
           and
           ammunition
           .
           Nor
           was
           the
           staffe
           of
           
             Melo
          
           a
           small
           embellishment
           to
           the
           other
           trophies
           ,
           which
           (
           if
           you
           can
           but
           phancie
           it
           )
           was
           presented
           to
           the
           
             Duke
             of
             Anguien
          
           with
           this
           
             Heroicke
             Elogy
             .
          
        
         
           
             Once
             ,
             when
             the
             faire
             
               Charlotte
            
             did
             salute
          
           
             The
             Chast
             
               Lucina
            
             for
             her
             tender
             fruit
             ,
          
           
             A
             shooting-starre
             did
             through
             the
             Cup
             conveigh
          
           
             That
             part
             of
             heaven
             it
             had
             unto
             the
             boy
             :
          
           
             And
             then
             how
             it
             had
             found
             it
             told
             to
             fame
          
           
             Another
             center
             to
             revive
             its
             flame
             .
          
           
             Then
             let
             not
             fame
             now
             higher
             soaring
             doubt
          
           
             To
             sound
             what
             wonders
             in
             
               Anguien
            
             sprou●n
             ;
          
           
             Whose
             youthfull
             courage●
             ,
             like
             a
             lambent
             fire
          
           
             Preyes
             o're
             those
             spirits
             which
             the
             world
             admire
          
           
             In
             elder
             chiefes
             :
             the
             lightning
             of
             his
             rage
          
           
             Dissolves
             their
             swords
             before
             they
             dare
             engage
             .
          
           
             And
             while
             their
             tropheys
             ,
             like
             an
             ivy-bind
          
           
             Climbing
             by
             some
             old
             wall
             ,
             at
             last
             do
             wind
          
           
             In
             scan●y
             ●wigges
             about
             their
             frosty
             eaves
          
           
           
             (
             The
             goodly
             guerdon
             that
             their
             age
             receives
             )
          
           
             His
             laurell
             on
             his
             temples
             over
             spredde
          
           
             Doth
             in
             one
             triumph
             shew
             another
             budde
             .
          
           
             Then
             take
             ,
             brave
             son
             of
             beauty
             and
             of
             warre
          
           
             These
             glittring
             spoises
             ,
             the
             beamings
             of
             thy
             star
             ,
          
           
             And
             let
             this
             staffe
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             placed
             so
             ,
          
           
             As
             that
             at
             
               Tralles
               ,
            
             to
             a
             Palme-tree
             grow
             .
          
        
         
           The
           newes
           of
           any
           victory
           is
           ever
           welcome
           ,
           especially
           at
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           where
           they
           are
           observed
           to
           be
           the
           greatest
           sympathizers
           with
           their
           fortunes
           of
           any
           others
           :
           but
           this
           was
           not
           only
           a
           flourish
           to
           take
           with
           vulgar
           spirits
           ,
           but
           a
           stroke
           that
           made
           an
           exquisite
           harmony
           at
           the
           
             Louure
             ,
          
           it
           being
           an
           early
           crisis
           to
           the
           
             REGENCY
             ,
          
           and
           a
           symptome
           of
           convalescency
           :
           for
           it
           allay'd
           the
           boiling
           of
           discontented
           spirits
           ,
           with
           drawing
           the
           fewell
           of
           their
           presumption
           ,
           and
           giving
           them
           leisure
           to
           settle
           and
           evaporate
           :
           it
           raised
           the
           allies
           and
           confederats
           
           of
           the
           Crowne
           ,
           that
           now
           desponding
           of
           the
           wonted
           vigor
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           conjunctions
           ,
           were
           about
           to
           treat
           apart
           their
           interests
           with
           the
           house
           of
           
             Austria
             .
          
           Nor
           was
           it
           now
           a
           time
           to
           derogate
           from
           this
           exploit
           by
           questioning
           how
           advised
           ,
           since
           anhigh
           valour
           &
           a
           like
           successe
           had
           approved
           it
           .
           But
           at
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           the
           same
           messenger
           ,
           which
           brought
           the
           newes
           of
           the
           death
           of
           
             Louis
             ,
          
           by
           which
           they
           promised
           themselves
           so
           great
           advantages
           ,
           brought
           also
           this
           of
           the
           ruine
           at
           
             Rocroy
             ,
          
           wch
           quash'd
           all
           and
           made
           their
           hopes
           as
           jarringly
           recoile
           upon
           them
           ,
           as
           curious
           wires
           that
           burst
           in
           over-winding
           and
           ravell
           upon
           their
           springs
           .
        
         
           Yet
           neither
           these
           distasters
           ,
           nor
           this
           hostilitie
           did
           abate
           any
           point
           of
           ceremony
           at
           that
           Court
           in
           solemnizing
           the
           exequialls
           of
           his
           
             M●j●stie●
          
           Brother
           in-law
           of
           
             France
          
           
           in
           his
           owne
           chappell
           ,
           where
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           
             Queen
          
           and
           cheife
           nobilitie
           then
           present
           put
           themselves
           in
           ample
           traines
           of
           mourning
           ,
           and
           had
           three
           solemne
           masses
           sung
           ,
           the
           first
           celibrated
           by
           a
           
             Bishop
             ,
          
           the
           second
           by
           an
           
             Arch-bishop
             ,
          
           and
           the
           third
           by
           the
           
             Pope's
             Nuntio
             :
          
           and
           after
           that
           hard
           a
           patheticall
           oration
           deliver'd
           by
           the
           Confessor
           of
           the
           late
           
             Card
             ,
             Infanta
          
           in
           the
           praise
           of
           
             Louis
          
           and
           his
           most
           Christian
           vertues
           ,
           with
           the
           circumstances
           of
           his
           death
           ,
           which
           mollified
           the
           hearts
           and
           drew
           tears
           from
           s●me
           of
           the
           Auditory
           ,
           while
           he
           p●udently
           omitted
           and
           covered
           such
           passages
           ,
           as
           might
           have
           turn'd
           the
           minds
           of
           the
           
             Spaniards
             .
          
           But
           let
           us
           take
           our
           ●ongie
           here
           ,
           and
           back
           again
           to
           the
           Court
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
        
         
           Where
           the
           
             King's
             Council
          
           employ
           their
           accurate
           deliberations
           about
           some
           orders
           to
           be
           issued
           for
           the
           
           best
           improvement
           of
           the
           victory
           :
           But
           the
           
             Cardinal's
          
           advice
           (
           which
           he
           presented
           in
           an
           excellent
           discourse
           on
           that
           subject
           )
           to
           set
           presently
           on
           
             Thionuille
          
           (
           a
           strong
           place
           in
           
             Luxenborg
             ,
          
           which
           might
           protect
           the
           towne
           of
           
             Mets
          
           and
           the
           adjacent
           territory
           ,
           assure
           the
           
             Mozelle
          
           with
           the
           communication
           betwixt
           
             France
          
           and
           the
           
             Elector
             of
             Triers
             ,
          
           intercept
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           commerce
           that
           way
           from
           the
           lower
           
             Palati●●●e
             ,
          
           where
           they
           then
           ruled
           ,
           )
           prevailed
           with
           the
           
             Qu.
          
           as
           a
           great
           enterprise
           ,
           represented
           hopefull
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           it
           should
           succeed
           ,
           full
           of
           glory
           to
           her
           Government
           as
           what
           would
           shew
           it self
           an
           ent●●e
           fruit
           of
           the
           present
           guidance
           o●
           affaires
           ,
           without
           reference
           to
           any
           provision
           whatsoever
           ,
           made
           in
           the
           former
           reigne
           .
           Where
           upon
           a
           speedy
           order
           is
           dispatched
           to
           the
           
             Duke
             of
             Anguien
          
           (
           who
           was
           then
           in
           prosecution
           of
           his
           victory
           ,
           
           ravaging
           the
           enemies
           countrey
           ,
           and
           sacking
           all
           places
           that
           were
           but
           weakly
           guarded
           )
           to
           hasten
           towards
           the
           siege
           of
           that
           place
           :
           but
           first
           to
           give
           the
           enemie
           a
           strong
           diversion
           by
           forcing
           them
           towards
           
             Brusselles
             ,
          
           and
           so
           leave
           them
           to
           suspect
           any
           other
           thing
           ,
           rather
           then
           this
           of
           
             Thionville
             :
          
           and
           another
           order
           was
           dispatched
           ,
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           to
           the
           
             Marquis
          
           of
           
             Gévres
          
           to
           go
           forth-with
           with
           that
           body
           that
           he
           commanded
           in
           
             Champagne
             ,
          
           to
           sit
           downe
           before
           it
           ,
           which
           on
           his
           part
           was
           so
           well
           executed
           ,
           and
           the
           City
           so
           surprised
           ,
           that
           he
           secured
           all
           the
           advenues
           till
           the
           
             Dukes
          
           arrivall
           .
        
         
           The
           unfortunate
           
             Melo
             ,
          
           was
           using
           his
           utmost
           diligence
           to
           recruit
           an
           armie
           ,
           wherewithall
           to
           oppose
           the
           
             French
          
           progresse
           ,
           &
           draining
           some
           of
           his
           more
           remote
           Garrisons
           ,
           whereof
           this
           was
           
           one
           ,
           being
           then
           2000
           strong
           and
           80
           leagues
           distant
           from
           the
           
             French
          
           armie
           ,
           to
           make
           up
           a
           strong
           body
           of
           Infantry
           ,
           which
           were
           most
           endammaged
           in
           the
           late
           battell
           ▪
           but
           being
           again
           amused
           by
           the
           dubiousnesse
           of
           the
           enemies
           marching
           ,
           he
           sends
           command
           to
           General
           
             Beck
          
           to
           flank
           them
           with
           6000
           men
           ,
           and
           wait
           upon
           their
           motions
           :
           who
           now
           ghessing
           at
           the
           true
           designe
           ,
           crossed
           the
           
             Meuse
          
           at
           
             Namur
          
           cutting
           thereby
           a
           nearer
           way
           to
           
             Thionville
             ,
          
           and
           so
           had
           intercepted
           the
           
             Dukes
          
           march
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           
             French
          
           had
           sent
           a
           flying
           army
           without
           baggage
           to
           clear
           the
           Coast
           before
           them
           ,
           while
           the
           rest
           followed
           with
           the
           grosse
           artillery
           and
           ammunition
           :
           yet
           he
           so
           accosted
           them
           that
           before
           they
           could
           defend
           it
           ,
           he
           put
           in
           a
           supplie
           of
           800
           men
           into
           the
           garrison
           .
        
         
           The
           siege
           was
           oppos'd
           vigorously
           
           by
           frequent
           shots
           and
           Sallies
           almost
           two
           moneths
           .
           The
           
             Marquis
             of
             Gévres
          
           lost
           his
           life
           in
           it
           ,
           The
           
             Duke
          
           at
           once
           had
           all
           his
           attendants
           wounded
           when
           he
           went
           to
           oversee
           a
           battery
           that
           was
           raising
           .
           
             Mons
             .
             d'
             Espenan
          
           was
           lightly
           wounded
           in
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           
             Gasslon
          
           so
           grieuously
           ,
           that
           the
           Queen
           despeeded
           the
           
             Count
             of
             Rantzau
          
           to
           supply
           his
           place
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Card.
          
           presented
           him
           on
           that
           occasion
           with
           a
           paire
           of
           Barbes
           ,
           and
           sixe
           other
           Coach-horses
           with
           a
           purse
           of
           a
           thousand
           sterlings
           :
           &
           there
           wanted
           no
           diligence
           to
           supply
           that
           army
           in
           this
           service
           .
           Some
           foot
           regiments
           were
           sent
           to
           recruit
           them
           out
           of
           
             Burgundy
             ,
          
           of
           which
           one
           
             Italian
          
           of
           the
           
             Card
             ▪
             Mazzarini's
          
           &
           three
           other
           were
           raised
           a
           new
           to
           augment
           them
           under
           the
           names
           of
           the
           
             Queen
          
           and
           the
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           500000
           franks
           were
           sent
           to
           the
           
           
             Generall-Duke
             ,
          
           besides
           a
           sum●●
           from
           his
           father
           ,
           the
           
             Pr.
             of
             Con●●●
          
           for
           his
           private
           expences
           .
           The
           besieged
           sustained
           the
           springi●●
           of
           two
           mines
           ,
           repulsed
           more
           assaults
           ,
           made
           great
           slaughter
           ,
           an●
           at
           last
           when
           they
           saw
           no
           hope
           〈◊〉
           succour
           capitulated
           hard
           :
           but
           the
           
             Duke
             ,
          
           to
           make
           a
           shorter
           work●
           with
           them
           ,
           &
           let
           them
           know
           wha●
           favour
           ,
           he
           was
           ready
           to
           grant
           to
           their
           valour
           caused
           his
           other
           Mine●
           to
           be
           shew'd
           to
           their
           Commissioners
           ,
           &
           after
           gave
           them
           honorable
           articles
           ,
           dated
           the
           8th
           of
           
             Aug.
          
           1643.
           
        
         
           The
           
             Hollanders
          
           whose
           conjunction
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           late
           treaty
           ,
           was
           hitherto
           in
           vaine
           expected
           (
           and
           when
           there
           was
           most
           need
           of
           seconding
           the
           designes
           of
           their
           Confederates
           by
           some
           diversion
           ,
           whether
           indeed
           they
           were
           jealous
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           successes
           ,
           or
           nillingly
           induc't
           to
           comport
           with
           the
           
           
             Prince
             of
             Orange's
          
           desires
           ,
           while
           they
           thought
           their
           owne
           interests
           not
           much
           ingaged
           )
           began
           now
           to
           be
           drawn
           by
           a
           sense
           of
           som
           advantage
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Prince's
          
           indisposition
           of
           health
           (
           which
           as
           yet
           served
           for
           their
           excuse
           )
           being
           now
           well
           amended
           ,
           he
           imbarqued
           his
           army
           on
           certain
           vessells
           to
           attempt
           the
           prise
           of
           
             Hulst
             :
          
           but
           finding
           the
           
             Spaniard●
          
           there
           too
           well
           provided
           ,
           he
           had
           order
           from
           the
           
             States
          
           to
           attempt
           
             Sass
             van
             Gant
             ,
          
           but
           herein
           also
           
             Melo
          
           prevented
           him
           ,
           being
           ready
           with
           a
           good
           army
           to
           wait
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           oblig'd
           him
           to
           retire
           to
           
             Assenden
             ,
          
           where
           he
           found
           leisure
           to
           think
           of
           some
           stratagem
           to
           defray
           the
           honour
           and
           charges
           of
           his
           expedition
           ,
           since
           't
           was
           now
           too
           late
           to
           acquit
           himselfe
           of
           either
           by
           force
           of
           armes
           .
        
         
           Whereupon
           he
           sends
           his
           whole
           
           cavalry
           with
           3000
           foot
           to
           surpris●
           the
           quarters
           of
           
             Don
             Andrea
             Cantel●
          
           in
           the
           houses
           about
           
             Antwerp
             ▪
          
           an●
           the
           next
           morning
           puts
           a
           quantit●
           of
           his
           men
           in
           the
           habit
           of
           boor●
           comming
           early
           to
           the
           Marke●
           to
           seize
           themselves
           of
           a
           gate
           〈◊〉
           the
           city
           :
           but
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           haveing
           smelt
           the
           plot
           pelted
           the
           first
           comers
           with
           their
           Musket●
           which
           giving
           warning
           to
           the
           other
           guards
           and
           notice
           to
           the
           enemy
           of
           their
           unsuspected
           discovery
           ▪
           they
           hastned
           their
           retrea●
           thoug
           not
           so
           fast
           ,
           but
           the
           
             Spani●ards
          
           with
           
             Cantelmo●
             ,
          
           taking
           the
           alarme
           ,
           overtook
           some
           of
           them
           and
           encouraged
           thereby
           pursued
           with
           such
           eagernesse
           ,
           that
           at
           last
           some
           of
           them
           fell
           on
           an
           ambush
           of
           the
           
             Hollanders
             ,
          
           where
           
             Don
             Giovan●●
             Borgia
          
           Lieut.
           
           Generall
           of
           the
           horse
           ,
           with
           other
           Officers
           ,
           remained
           Pris●ners
           ,
           and
           
             Don
             Andrea
          
           was
           
           forced
           to
           returne
           with
           losse
           to
           his
           owne
           quarters
           .
        
         
           This
           exploit
           suffic'd
           the
           
             Hollanders
          
           for
           this
           Campagne
           ,
           &
           the
           
             Lords
             States
          
           found
           themselves
           so
           much
           aggrieved
           at
           the
           charges
           occasioned
           by
           the
           barkes
           that
           were
           at
           first
           imployed
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           applications
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           Ambassador
           
             de
             la
             Tuillerie
             ,
          
           could
           scarce
           prevaile
           with
           them
           from
           unseasonable
           reclaiming
           of
           their
           army
           to
           winter
           quarters
           ,
           a
           thing
           which
           strangely
           disgusted
           the
           
             French
          
           Ministers
           ,
           to
           see
           how
           little
           their
           confederates
           esteemed
           the
           common
           cause
           ,
           while
           they
           loved
           so
           well
           their
           money
           ,
           that
           sometimes
           they
           would
           receive
           it
           in
           nothing
           else
           but
           Franks
           of
           weight
           ,
           which
           they
           might
           returne
           with
           most
           advantage
           in
           the
           species
           of
           their
           owne
           Countrey
           ,
           And
           when
           they
           had
           received
           it
           against
           the
           
           common
           enemy
           ,
           employ'd
           it
           rather
           to
           counter-balance
           their
           friends
           prosperity
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           more
           desired
           to
           gage
           their
           progresse
           ,
           through
           jealousy
           of
           the
           future
           ,
           then
           advance
           their
           owne
           interest
           with
           present
           acquisitions
           .
           And
           these
           misprisions
           were
           the
           more
           augmented
           by
           their
           starting
           back
           from
           the
           articles
           already
           made
           with
           
             France
             ,
          
           alleadging
           that
           the
           Queen
           being
           to
           pay
           them
           certain
           summes
           according
           to
           the
           treaty
           ,
           which
           she
           could
           not
           doe
           but
           by
           authoritie
           of
           the
           young
           King
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           necessary
           to
           renew
           the
           overtures
           of
           agreement
           ,
           wherein
           though
           they
           did
           not
           shew
           themselves
           obstinate
           ,
           but
           at
           last
           complyed
           with
           the
           
             French
          
           Ambassador
           in
           confirming
           the
           last
           treaty
           ;
           yet
           they
           gave
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           to
           observe
           their
           coldnesse
           ,
           and
           thereby
           to
           move
           with
           them
           
           the
           more
           instantly
           ,
           to
           sever
           themselves
           from
           the
           
             French
          
           interests
           ,
           and
           treat
           apart
           their
           owne
           conditions
           of
           peace
           with
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
             :
          
           wherein
           they
           promised
           them
           the
           more
           fairely
           ,
           to
           defeat
           the
           
             French
          
           designes
           towards
           the
           
             Munster
          
           treaty
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           divide
           their
           strength
           ;
           nor
           failed
           of
           being
           well
           listned
           to
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           great
           renitency
           of
           these
           their
           Allies
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           
             Swedes
          
           in
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           that
           ere
           while
           had
           been
           but
           ill
           satisfied
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           addresses
           on
           their
           side
           ,
           to
           counter-batter
           the
           house
           of
           
             Austria
          
           (
           since
           both
           had
           agreed
           to
           distract
           the
           Emperor's
           forces
           by
           the
           sound
           and
           eccho
           of
           their
           mutuall
           diversions
           ,
           so
           promoting
           one
           anothers
           pretentions
           to
           be
           urged
           in
           the
           treaty
           before
           mentioned
           )
           and
           being
           more
           diffident
           
           of
           any
           further
           vigor
           in
           th●●
           designe
           to
           be
           expected
           from
           that
           crowne
           ,
           since
           the
           late
           Cardinall
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           in
           whose
           perso●●
           the
           totall
           correspondency
           in
           this
           affaire
           seemed
           to
           be
           involved
           ▪
           were
           unseasonably
           taken
           off
           ,
           and
           a
           new
           Government
           to
           succeed
           ,
           whose
           abilitie
           ,
           at
           such
           a
           juncture
           ▪
           they
           were
           no
           lesse
           to
           suspect
           ,
           then
           their
           affection
           ,
           and
           indeed
           t'
           was
           thought
           the
           Queen's
           conscience
           would
           have
           laboured
           hard
           with
           this
           doubt
           ,
           join'd
           with
           a
           passion
           towards
           her
           owne
           house
           (
           if
           a
           Church●man
           had
           not
           stood
           by
           her
           chaire
           of
           state
           with
           a
           ready
           hand
           to
           assist
           her
           )
           began
           now
           to
           think
           apart
           of
           their
           owne
           interests
           ,
           and
           what
           conditions
           to
           make
           for
           themselves
           without
           regard
           to
           their
           late
           Confederacy
           :
           but
           assoone
           as
           the
           Cardinals
           letters
           were
           imparted
           to
           them
           by
           the
           Chancellor
           
             Oxenstiern
             ,
          
           assuring
           
           them
           of
           the
           constant
           applications
           of
           that
           crowne
           to
           prosecute
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           ever
           ,
           their
           common
           designes
           till
           the
           generall
           peace
           :
           it
           quite
           restored
           their
           former
           confidence
           with
           resolution
           to
           persist
           in
           this
           issue
           ,
           as
           was
           before
           agreed
           .
           Nor
           had
           they
           any
           reason
           or
           affection
           to
           manage
           their
           alliance
           so
           leiger-handedly
           as
           the
           
             Hollanders
          
           (
           to
           whom
           the
           Cardinal's
           letters
           of
           the
           like
           importance
           were
           yet
           so
           acceptable
           ,
           that
           they
           sent
           copies
           of
           them
           to
           every
           good
           towne
           &
           house
           throughout
           their
           states
           :
           and
           no
           lesse
           ,
           though
           it
           may
           be
           not
           expressed
           in
           the
           same
           fashion
           ,
           were
           his
           others
           to
           the
           
             Prince
          
           of
           
             Orange
             ,
          
           the
           
             Dutchesse
          
           of
           
             Savoy
             ,
          
           the
           Lady
           
             Lantgrave
             Van
             Hessen
             ,
          
           the
           King
           of
           
             Portugal
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Catalonians
          
           )
           but
           to
           wish
           as
           well
           as
           might
           be
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           progresse
           in
           weakning
           the
           house
           of
           
             Austri●
             ,
          
           
           while
           they
           themselves
           were
           there
           by
           enabled
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           be●nefit
           of
           their
           pay
           and
           the
           
             Germ●
          
           booty
           ,
           to
           exact
           their
           owne
           adva●●tages
           .
        
         
           But
           as
           the
           blood
           comes
           of●ner
           to
           the
           heart
           before
           it
           ma●●
           an
           entire
           circulation
           ;
           so
           the
           cur●rent
           of
           our
           discourse
           must
           back●
           againe
           to
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           to
           consider
           the
           in●ner
           state
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           before
           it
           ca●
           arrive
           in
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           or
           in
           
             Catalonia
             .
          
        
         
           We
           remember
           what
           graceswe●●
           before
           granted
           by
           the
           late
           King●
           and
           how
           the
           new
           Governmen●
           did
           enlarge
           them
           ;
           insomuch
           tha●
           the
           
             Queens
          
           bounty
           did
           almost
           amount
           to
           a
           generall
           indemnity
           ▪
           yet
           with
           obligation
           to
           come
           and
           justify
           themselves
           in
           
             Parlement
             ,
          
           which
           occasioned
           some
           difficulty
           in
           stating
           the
           greater
           cases
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Esper●o●
             ▪
          
           having
           fled
           into
           
             England
          
           in
           his
           
           fathers
           life
           time
           (
           where
           the
           
             King
          
           conferred
           the
           garter
           on
           him
           )
           to
           avoide
           the
           persecutions
           of
           the
           late
           
             Card.
          
           imputing
           the
           losse
           at
           
             Fontarabie
          
           to
           his
           account
           ,
           presented
           ,
           with
           his
           petition
           ,
           a
           protestation
           of
           nullitie
           to
           the
           sentence
           denounc'd
           against
           him
           without
           any
           legall
           processe
           ,
           and
           with
           out
           much
           difficulty
           was
           re-admitted
           to
           enjoy
           his
           estate
           with
           the
           Government
           of
           
             Guie●ne
             ,
          
           wherewithall
           the
           
             Count
             of
             Harcourt
             ,
          
           a
           noble
           cient
           of
           the
           
             Guisards
             ,
          
           had
           been
           gratifi'd
           in
           his
           absence
           ,
           and
           in
           lieu
           thereof
           is
           now
           recompenced
           with
           the
           charge
           of
           
             Gran
             Escuyer
          
           (
           or
           Mr.
           of
           the
           horse
           )
           &
           a
           pension
           of
           10000
           Crownes
           a
           year
           from
           the
           
             King's
             exchequer
             .
          
        
         
           The
           
             Duke
             of
             Guise
          
           (
           who
           before
           his
           elder
           Brother
           died
           at
           
             Florence
          
           )
           was
           destined
           to
           the
           ,
           church
           ,
           and
           invested
           with
           the
           Archbishopricke
           
           of
           
             Reims
             ,
          
           the
           Abbacy
           of
           S.
           De●●●
           and
           500000
           liures
           rent
           in
           bene●●ces
           ,
           whereof
           he
           was
           deprived
           ,
           the
           late
           
             Card.
          
           (
           because
           engaged
           〈◊〉
           a
           promise
           of
           marriage
           )
           fou●●
           more
           favour
           yet
           in
           the
           proe●●
           of
           his
           restitution
           :
           for
           whereas
           〈◊〉
           
             Council
          
           were
           ready
           to
           grant
           〈◊〉
           reparation
           by
           the
           usuall
           forme
           〈◊〉
           abolition
           ,
           the
           Card.
           
           
             Mazzar●●
          
           represented
           to
           her
           
             Majesty
          
           〈◊〉
           great
           aversation
           the
           old
           
             Dutche●
          
           had
           conceived
           against
           that
           for●●●
           desiring
           only
           a
           simple
           declaratio●
           innocency
           (
           wherein
           her
           aime
           〈◊〉
           at
           recovering
           the
           Ecclesiastic●●
           promotions
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           one
           act●●
           which
           though
           her
           
             Majesty
          
           grac●●ously
           condescended
           to
           ;
           yet
           it
           〈◊〉
           with
           many
           difficulties
           in
           the
           
             Par●lement
             ,
          
           which
           ,
           pleading
           their
           le●gall
           sentence
           given
           against
           〈◊〉
           
             Duke
             ,
          
           pronounced
           an
           arrest
           ,
           ob●liging
           him
           to
           take
           an
           abolit●o●●hich
           
           at
           last
           the
           
             Duke
             ,
          
           to
           avoide
           〈◊〉
           further
           tediousnesse
           was
           will●●g
           to
           accept
           ;
           and
           so
           had
           it
           rati●●●d
           in
           
             Parlement
             ,
          
           while
           the
           instan●●
           of
           the
           
             Pr.
             of
             Conde
          
           &
           
             Card.
             
             Maz●●ri●i
          
           sufficed
           towards
           the
           
             Queen
             〈◊〉
             Council
          
           to
           remit
           also
           his
           form
           〈◊〉
           benefices
           to
           his
           dispoall
           .
           Yet
           the
           ●●ke
           was
           now
           married
           to
           an
           other
           ●●dy
           at
           
             Brusselles
          
           (
           where
           he
           retired
           〈◊〉
           
             Richelieu's
          
           displeasure
           ,
           &
           dealt
           ●ith
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           there
           for
           the
           ●ount
           of
           
             Soissons
          
           )
           then
           her
           that
           be●●re
           he
           had
           promised
           ,
           though
           at
           his
           ●●turne
           into
           
             France
          
           he
           left
           her
           too
           ,
           〈◊〉
           sued
           afterwards
           for
           a
           divorce
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Duke
          
           of
           
             Boüillon's
          
           case
           ●ust
           be
           driven
           somewhat
           higher
           〈◊〉
           get
           a
           true
           intelligence
           of
           it
           .
           ●is
           name
           is
           
             Frederick
             Maurice
             de
             lae
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           son
           of
           
             Henry
             de
             la
             Tour
             〈◊〉
             of
             Boüillon
             ,
          
           Prince
           of
           
             Sedan
             ,
          
           ●●count
           of
           
             Turenne
          
           &c.
           and
           of
           ●lisabeth
           of
           
             Nassau
          
           daughter
           of
           
           
             William
          
           Prince
           of
           
             Orange
             ,
          
           and
           〈◊〉
           the
           Marshall
           
             de
             Turenne
          
           for
           his
           on●
           Brother
           .
           His
           Ancestors
           were
           und●●
           the
           clientele
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           〈◊〉
           father
           premier
           Mareschal
           when
           〈◊〉
           died
           :
           But
           the
           present
           Duke
           ,
           ha●ving
           made
           himselfe
           a
           Catholick●
           some
           time
           before
           ;
           joyn'd
           in
           leag●●●irst
           with
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Soisso●●
          
           and
           after
           that
           with
           the
           Marq●●
           of
           
             Cinq
             Marcs
          
           against
           the
           crowne●
           (
           though
           he
           then
           commanded
           〈◊〉
           forces
           of
           
             France
          
           in
           
             Italy
          
           )
           an●
           being
           in
           both
           oppressed
           ,
           he
           〈◊〉
           constrained
           to
           purchase
           his
           〈◊〉
           and
           liberty
           by
           putting
           his
           sove●rainty
           of
           
             Sedan
          
           with
           the
           adjace●
           domaine
           in
           the
           King
           of
           
             France
          
           〈◊〉
           power
           .
           But
           now
           he
           hoped
           if
           〈◊〉
           to
           re-enter
           on
           his
           estates
           by
           th●●
           interest
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Orange
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           favour
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Orlean●
          
           whom
           formerly
           he
           had
           engaged
           ▪
           or
           his
           alliance
           with
           the
           Princ●
           
           〈◊〉
           
             Cond●
             ,
          
           (
           which
           was
           somewhat
           〈◊〉
           ,
           by
           marriage
           of
           one
           of
           his
           ●●●ters
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Trimoüille
          
           〈◊〉
           Prince's
           Cosin
           Germain
           )
           where●●
           the
           reason
           of
           state
           made
           strong
           ●●ainst
           him
           :
           yet
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           as
           a
           Sove●●igne
           Prince
           by
           birth
           and
           title
           ,
           〈◊〉
           obtain
           a
           worthy
           recompense
           ,
           ●nd
           an
           high
           ranke
           in
           
             France
             ,
          
           with
           the
           title
           of
           
             Prince
          
           and
           
             Princesse
          
           〈◊〉
           himselfe
           and
           
             Dutchesse
             ,
          
           where●●
           he
           made
           much
           instance
           ,
           and
           ●ound
           the
           other
           Dukes
           and
           Peers
           of
           
             France
          
           no
           lesse
           averse
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           Whereupon
           he
           chose
           rather
           ,
           then
           〈◊〉
           hearken
           to
           other
           recompences
           ●ropounded
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           retire
           to
           his
           ●state
           of
           
             Turenne
          
           in
           the
           Province
           of
           
             Gascony
             ,
          
           which
           giving
           jealousy
           〈◊〉
           the
           Qu.
           she
           sent
           again
           to
           him
           〈◊〉
           come
           and
           finish
           the
           affaire
           a●out
           
             Sedan
             ,
          
           which
           he
           pretended
           〈◊〉
           satisfy
           ;
           but
           insted
           thereof
           with●●ew
           privately
           into
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           where
           he
           
           sojourned
           3
           years
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           was
           glad
           to
           returne
           into
           
             France
             ,
          
           accepting
           the
           same
           recompence
           that
           was
           before
           proffer'd
           to
           him
           ,
           whic●
           was
           the
           
             Dutchy
          
           of
           
             Auuergne
          
           (
           with
           a
           summe
           of
           money
           )
        
         
           The
           Duke
           of
           
             Vendos●●e
             ,
          
           a
           naturall
           son
           of
           
             Henry
          
           the
           4
           by
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Beaufort
             ,
          
           having
           mar●ried
           
             Frances
             ,
          
           only
           daughter
           of
           
             Philip
             Emanuel
          
           of
           
             Lorraine
          
           Duke
           o●Mercoeur
           
             ,
          
           by
           whom
           he
           had
           two
           sons
           ,
           the
           eldest
           bearing
           title
           o●
           Duke
           of
           
             Mercoeur
             ,
          
           and
           the
           younger
           of
           
             Beaufort
             ,
          
           was
           with
           these
           hi●
           sons
           ,
           the
           principall
           of
           those
           th●●
           were
           ingratiated
           and
           freed
           from
           the
           imputation
           of
           
             Mons.
             le
             Grands
          
           conspiracie
           ,
           which
           as
           readily
           made
           way
           for
           him
           to
           all
           his
           forme●
           rights
           and
           privileges
           besides
           the
           Government
           of
           
             Bretagne
             ,
          
           whereunto
           because
           he
           had
           some
           pretence
           of
           property
           by
           the
           said
           marage
           ,
           
           the
           late
           
             Card
             ,
          
           tooke
           advantage
           to
           dispossess
           him
           :
           as
           he
           had
           dealt
           with
           the
           former
           Duke
           of
           
             Guise
             ,
          
           who
           claiming
           some
           right
           to
           the
           County
           of
           
             Provence
             ,
          
           as
           descended
           from
           
             Renè
          
           of
           
             Aniou
             ,
          
           King
           of
           
             Sicilie
             ,
          
           and
           Count
           of
           
             Provence
          
           (
           who
           left
           this
           estate
           to
           
             Lewis
          
           XI
           .
           in
           prejudice
           of
           the
           Princes
           of
           the
           house
           
             Lorrain
             ,
          
           whereof
           himselfe
           was
           the
           next
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           now
           enjoye'd
           the
           absolute
           right
           and
           title
           to
           that
           Soverainty
           )
           and
           herewithall
           the
           Admiralty
           of
           the
           
             Levant
             sea
             ,
          
           he
           first
           disseizeth
           him
           of
           this
           Government
           ,
           and
           then
           procures
           from
           the
           King
           a
           Declaration
           to
           suppresse
           the
           charge
           of
           Admiral
           ,
           and
           instead
           thereof
           to
           erect
           that
           of
           Grand-Master
           ,
           chiefe
           ,
           and
           Sur-intendant
           Generall
           of
           the
           Navigation
           ,
           and
           commerce
           of
           France
           ,
           which
           he
           got
           to
           be
           invested
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           and
           left
           by
           his
           will
           
           to
           his
           Nephew
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Fron●sac
             .
          
        
         
           And
           because
           in
           the
           Duke's
           absence
           ,
           the
           Mareschal
           
             de
             la
             Meilleraye
             ,
          
           by
           the
           favour
           of
           
             Richelie●
          
           (
           whose
           mother
           being
           the
           Marshall's
           fathers
           sister
           made
           them
           Cousin
           germains
           )
           and
           of
           the
           Government
           of
           
             Brest
          
           in
           
             Bretag●●
          
           (
           which
           accruing
           to
           him
           by
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Brissac's
          
           daughter
           ,
           render'd
           it
           convenient
           to
           entrust
           the
           Lieutenancy
           of
           the
           whole
           province
           to
           his
           charge
           )
           did
           supply
           insted
           of
           Governour
           ,
           the
           Duke
           employes
           his
           utmost
           interest
           to
           recover
           that
           dignity
           wherein
           
             Beaufo●●
          
           casting
           an
           evill
           eye
           on
           
             Meilleraye
             ,
          
           affected
           so
           much
           passion
           ,
           th●●
           it
           drew
           the
           court
           almost
           into
           parties
           .
           This
           occasion'd
           some
           overtures
           to
           compremize
           this
           differe●ce
           with
           a
           profer
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Ven●●sme
          
           of
           the
           Governmen●
           
           of
           
             Champagne
          
           in
           lieu
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           the
           charge
           of
           Grand
           
             Escuyer
          
           (
           then
           not
           disposed
           )
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Beaufort
          
           to
           quiet
           him
           :
           but
           nothing
           would
           satisfie
           at
           that
           time
           but
           a
           restitution
           ,
           which
           dash'd
           all
           further
           treating
           ,
           and
           left
           disturbed
           spirits
           ,
           to
           agitate
           the
           animosities
           of
           
             Beaufort
             ,
          
           as
           it
           soone
           appeared
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           the
           mean
           while
           an
           accident
           that
           befell
           the
           Secretary
           
             de
             Chavigny
          
           somwhat
           like
           that
           other
           which
           broke
           over
           
             Noyers
             ,
          
           if
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Mazzarini
          
           had
           not
           lent
           an
           hand
           at
           last
           to
           alleviate
           it
           ,
           may
           entertain
           our
           contemplation
           with
           some
           other
           variety
           .
           Monsieur
           
             Bouthiller
          
           having
           had
           a
           faire
           time
           of
           offices
           and
           employments
           ,
           was
           now
           willing
           to
           abate
           somewhat
           in
           the
           use
           of
           his
           fortunes
           and
           quit
           the
           charge
           which
           he
           enjoyed
           ,
           of
           Sur-intendant
           of
           the
           finances
           to
           
           the
           Queens
           disposall
           ,
           hoping
           that
           this
           action
           might
           reflect
           the
           more
           favour
           upon
           his
           son
           ,
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Chavigny
             ,
          
           but
           she
           immediately
           conferred
           it
           on
           Mousieur
           
             le
             Bailleul
             ,
          
           and
           Mons
           .
           
             d'
             Avaux
          
           to
           exercise
           it
           joyntly
           ;
           and
           whether
           indeed
           the
           Queen
           resenting
           that
           unpala●able
           forme
           of
           message
           ,
           which
           the
           Count
           brought
           with
           the
           Kings
           declaration
           (
           according
           to
           which
           ,
           notwithstanding
           ,
           she
           had
           confirmed
           him
           in
           her
           Council
           )
           intended
           to
           chastise
           him
           with
           the
           veirges
           of
           Royall
           eyes
           ,
           or
           he
           having
           priviledge
           to
           sit
           in
           Council
           covered
           ,
           did
           frie
           (
           as
           we
           say
           )
           in
           his
           own
           grease
           by
           the
           dayly
           kindlingof
           his
           conceipt
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           not
           had
           in
           answerable
           regard
           or
           estimation
           :
           in
           ●ine
           ,
           he
           was
           so
           much
           perplexed
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           refrain
           to
           ease
           his
           mind
           in
           the
           breast
           of
           his
           Confessor
           ;
           who
           thereupon
           preaching
           
           to
           him
           of
           the
           vanitie
           of
           all
           wordly
           happinesse
           ,
           or
           Court●favour
           ,
           concluded
           with
           an
           exhortation
           to
           him
           to
           think
           of
           another
           way
           of
           employing
           his
           devoirs
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           by
           promoting
           of
           the
           generall
           peace
           ,
           and
           insted
           of
           that
           office
           of
           Secretary
           of
           the
           King's
           commandments
           ,
           to
           apply
           himself
           to
           become
           a
           Plenipotentiary
           of
           the
           Crowne
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Munster
          
           treaty
           .
           Which
           done
           ,
           this
           Father
           (
           
             Amelot
          
           of
           the
           order
           of
           the
           Orators
           )
           informes
           the
           Countesse
           of
           
             Brienne
             ,
          
           what
           thoughts
           and
           resolutions
           were
           working
           in
           the
           mind
           of
           the
           Secretary
           
             de
             Chavigny
             ,
          
           who
           being
           a
           Lady
           of
           high
           descent
           ,
           &
           of
           a
           present
           and
           subtle
           spirit
           ,
           applauded
           these
           his
           purposes
           ,
           advising
           the
           Father
           to
           keep
           him
           still
           intent
           upon
           them
           .
           And
           a
           while
           after
           this
           ,
           she
           sends
           in
           hast
           for
           the
           Priest
           again
           ,
           and
           then
           delivers
           
           to
           him
           ,
           under
           the
           seale
           of
           secrecy
           ,
           this
           intelligence
           ,
           which
           she
           said
           she
           had
           heard
           herselfe
           in
           the
           Queens
           Cabinet
           ,
           from
           her
           owne
           mouth
           ,
           that
           the
           Qu.
           intended
           to
           remove
           the
           secretary
           
             de
             Chavigny
          
           frō
           his
           place
           ,
           &
           therefore
           out
           of
           good
           affection
           ,
           to
           prevent
           any
           such
           unhandsome
           accident
           ,
           she
           had
           took
           that
           care
           to
           get
           a
           timely
           meeting
           with
           him
           (
           the
           said
           father
           )
           that
           by
           his
           meanes
           some
           notice
           of
           it
           might
           be
           conveighed
           to
           the
           Count
           to
           make
           his
           best
           advantage
           of
           it
           .
           Nor
           were
           these
           tidings
           any
           sooner
           trilled
           in
           his
           eare
           ,
           but
           they
           found
           a
           ready
           credence
           ,
           and
           as
           soone
           imported
           his
           passion
           with
           the
           fear
           of
           such
           a
           slurre
           ,
           the
           doubt
           of
           removal
           from
           all
           other
           publick
           managements
           ,
           and
           loosing
           the
           emolument
           (
           which
           they
           use
           in
           
             France
          
           with
           Royall
           priviledge
           )
           of
           his
           decession
           ,
           so
           that
           hastening
           to
           
           the
           Cardinal
           ,
           he
           importunes
           the
           favour
           of
           him
           ,
           to
           obtaine
           a
           licence
           for
           him
           from
           the
           Queen
           ,
           to
           deposit
           his
           charge
           of
           Secretary
           ,
           and
           he
           omitted
           no
           argument
           to
           diswade
           him
           :
           yet
           (
           not
           prevailing
           )
           would
           not
           faile
           to
           satisfie
           his
           desires
           ,
           but
           accordingly
           procures
           a
           liberty
           for
           him
           to
           transferre
           his
           office
           to
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Brienne
             ,
          
           re-imbursing
           himself
           of
           the
           charges
           ,
           that
           he
           pretended
           .
        
         
           But
           afore
           this
           businesse
           was
           well
           ac●complished
           ,
           
             Chavigny
          
           had
           bethought
           himselfe
           better
           ,
           and
           altering
           his
           resolution
           ,
           employed
           his
           principall
           friends
           ,
           and
           in
           particular
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Bellegarde
          
           towards
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Orleans
             ,
          
           to
           help
           restore
           him
           to
           his
           former
           station
           .
           But
           the
           Queen
           answered
           ,
           that
           she
           could
           not
           so
           disparage
           herselfe
           and
           government
           by
           admitting
           an
           imputation
           of
           feminine
           inconstancy
           ,
           
           that
           he
           demised
           his
           charge
           ,
           although
           to
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Brien●e
             ,
          
           against
           her
           will
           ,
           and
           now
           that
           he
           had
           the
           grant
           of
           it
           ,
           she
           would
           not
           hear
           of
           any
           retractation
           ,
           yet
           she
           condescended
           ,
           at
           the
           instance
           of
           the
           Cardinall
           ,
           to
           salve
           his
           Honour
           ,
           in
           the
           nominating
           of
           him
           for
           one
           of
           her
           Plenipotentiaryes
           for
           the
           generall
           peace
           ,
           which
           did
           a
           little
           palliate
           the
           reputation
           of
           his
           discretion
           ,
           from
           the
           piercing
           aire
           of
           court-talke
           ,
           that
           being
           a
           person
           of
           spirit
           &
           policie
           ,
           he
           should
           be
           so
           trepan'd
           between
           a
           Priest
           &
           a
           woman
           .
        
         
           A
           sleighter
           cause
           then
           ,
           this
           did
           almost
           occasion
           a
           great
           embroilement
           ;
           for
           one
           night
           when
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Montbazon
          
           had
           revells
           at
           her
           house
           ,
           she
           caused
           one
           of
           her
           waiting
           Gentlewomen
           to
           take
           up
           two
           love-letters
           ,
           that
           fell
           from
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Coligny
             ,
          
           a
           Cosin
           &
           a
           confident
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
           
             Anguyen
             ,
          
           and
           so
           consequently
           of
           his
           sister
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Longueville
             ,
          
           and
           thence
           conveighing
           them
           to
           her
           owne
           chamber
           ▪
           had
           them
           read
           before
           many
           Gentlemen
           perswading
           them
           ,
           that
           that
           Lady
           had
           directed
           them
           to
           the
           Marquis
           (
           which
           was
           thought
           to
           be
           of
           envy
           ,
           because
           she
           had
           a
           picque
           at
           this
           (
           which
           was
           the
           ●d
           )
           mar●iage
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Longueville
             .
          
           )
           The
           Princesse
           of
           
             Condè
          
           having
           newes
           of
           this
           ,
           is
           presently
           shod
           with
           Mercury
           ,
           and
           away
           she
           hastens
           to
           the
           Queen
           ,
           to
           require
           justice
           for
           this
           injury
           ,
           while
           the
           Dutches
           demands
           the
           producing
           of
           these
           supposed
           letters
           ▪
           to
           be
           confronted
           with
           others
           of
           ●her
           own
           ,
           only
           the
           Husband
           shewes
           to
           sleight
           these
           passages
           ;
           but
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Condè
          
           gave
           to
           know
           ,
           if
           the
           Queen
           did
           not
           right
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           fasten
           some
           affront
           on
           that
           Dutchesse
           ,
           whose
           
           Husband
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Montbazon
             ▪
          
           ●
           (
           having
           some
           ailiance
           by
           the
           marriage
           of
           one
           of
           his
           daughters
           ,
           by
           a
           former
           venter
           ,
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Chevre●se
          
           )
           with
           the
           family
           of
           the
           
             Guisardes
             ,
          
           had
           these
           engaged
           therefore
           to
           protect
           his
           house
           from
           any
           disgrace
           whatsoever
           ,
           And
           among
           these
           ,
           
             Beaufort
          
           would
           needs
           be
           the
           principall
           .
           The
           Queen
           commits
           the
           cementing
           of
           this
           rupture
           to
           the
           Cardinall's
           politenesse
           ,
           and
           he
           ,
           as
           the
           best
           means
           to
           procure
           it
           ,
           perswades
           the
           Q●●
           to
           invite
           both
           parties
           with
           their
           relations
           ,
           and
           some
           persons
           of
           high
           quality
           ,
           to
           her
           owne
           appartment
           ,
           and
           there
           with
           the
           traine
           and
           the
           intruders
           ,
           were
           about
           500
           persons
           attending
           on
           this
           occasion
           ▪
           The
           Princesse
           of
           
             Conde
          
           exprest
           herselfe
           ●irst
           .
        
         
           
             That
             since
             her
             Majesty
             had
             signified
             her
             pleasure
             to
             her
             ,
             that
             for
             the
             
             benefit
             of
             the
             crowne
             and
             her
             proper
             satisfaction
             ,
             she
             desired
             to
             see
             the
             differences
             composed
             betwixt
             her
             house
             and
             the
             Dutchesse
             of
          
           Montbazon
           ,
           
             she
             was
             most
             willing
             to
             condescend
             thereunto
             ,
             since
             for
             her
             Majestyes
             pleasure
             and
             the
             welfare
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             she
             was
             to
             sacrifice
             her
             life
             and
             honour
             .
          
           But
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Montbazon
             ,
          
           (
           having
           laid
           aside
           her
           mourning
           for
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           richly
           cloa●h'd
           herselfe
           with
           her
           hair
           ,
           her
           eyes
           &
           her
           black
           patches
           ,
           set
           to
           her
           gallant
           humour
           )
           came
           close
           up
           to
           the
           Princesse
           ,
           and
           after
           mutuall
           salutations
           began
           to
           read
           a
           billet
           tied
           to
           her
           Fan
           in
           these
           precise
           termes
           .
           
             I
             come
             to
             protest
             to
             ye
             ,
             that
             I
             am
          
           —
           where
           the
           Princesse
           interrupted
           her
           ,
           saying
           to
           the
           Cardinall
           —
           
             see
             ,
             s●ee
             knowes
             not
             whom
             she
             speakes
             to
             ,
          
           but
           the
           Dutchesse
           not
           at
           all
           moved
           proceeds
           ,
           
             Madam
             ,
             I
             am
             come
             hitherto
             
             protest
             to
             you
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             most
             innocent
             of
             the
             basenesse
             ,
             wherewithall
             I
             am
             charged
             ,
             there
             being
             no
             person
             of
             h●●nour
             ,
             that
             can
             affirme
             such
             a
             calumny
             :
             and
             if
             I
             had
             committed
             any
             fault
             in
             this
             sort
             ,
             I
             should
             submit
             readily
             to
             any
             penalty
             ,
             that
             her
             Majesty
             should
             appoint
             me
             ,
             nor
             should
             I
             ever
             appear
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             without
             having
             askt
             you
             pardon
             .
             And
             I
             beseech
             you
             to
             beleeve
             ,
             that
             I
             shall
             not
             at
             any
             time
             faile
             in
             that
             respect
             which
             I
             owe
             ,
             and
             that
             conceipt
             which
             I
             have
             of
             the
             virtue
             and
             merit
             of
          
           Madam
           de
           Longueville
           .
           To
           which
           again
           the
           Princesse
           answered
           ,
           
             Madam
             ,
             I
             axcept
             readily
             of
             the
             assurance
             ,
             which
             you
             give
             me
             of
             having
             no
             share
             in
             the
             slander
             divulged
             ,
             referring
             all
             to
             the
             Command
             which
             the
             Queen
             has
             herein
             laid
             upon
             me
             .
          
           Which
           thus
           ended
           ,
           the
           Lady
           of
           
             Montbazon
          
           turned
           to
           the
           Princesse
           and
           after
           a
           short
           discourse
           ,
           tooke
           
           her
           leave
           ,
           with
           the
           like
           haughtines
           ,
           as
           she
           shewed
           at
           her
           first
           entrance
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           soone
           appeared
           ,
           that
           these
           greifes
           were
           but
           sleightly
           skinned
           ;
           for
           a
           while
           after
           when
           the
           Queen
           was
           invited
           by
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Chevreuse
          
           to
           a
           banquet
           ,
           in
           her
           garden
           ,
           she
           would
           have
           had
           the
           Princesse
           to
           have
           gone
           in
           with
           her
           ;
           but
           she
           refusing
           to
           come
           where
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Montbazon
          
           was
           ,
           her
           Majesty
           sent
           courteously
           to
           the
           said
           Dutchesse
           ,
           to
           desire
           her
           ,
           that
           she
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           withdraw
           herselfe
           ,
           wherin
           when
           she
           discover'd
           a
           great
           reluctancy
           ,
           the
           Queen
           herselfe
           withdrew
           ,
           much
           altered
           ,
           and
           gave
           order
           forthwith
           to
           the
           secretary
           
             de
             Guenega
             ud
             ,
          
           to
           intimate
           to
           her
           in
           her
           name
           ,
           that
           she
           abstain
           from
           Court
           :
           and
           she
           indeed
           expecting
           nothing
           lesse
           ,
           prevented
           that
           order
           ;
           retiring
           to
           her
           place
           
           at
           
             Rochefort
             ,
          
           about
           some
           30
           miles
           from
           
             Paris
             :
          
           but
           thither
           't
           is
           sent
           after
           her
           ,
           that
           she
           doe
           not
           stirre
           from
           thence
           without
           precise
           order
           from
           her
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           This
           gave
           pretences
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Beaufort
          
           to
           get
           some
           blades
           about
           him
           :
           especially
           since
           't
           was
           commonly
           said
           in
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           that
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Coligny
          
           being
           now
           on
           his
           returne
           from
           the
           Campe
           at
           
             Thionville
             ,
          
           intended
           to
           retort
           some
           iujuryon
           of
           Madam
           
             Montbazon
          
           for
           the
           blemish
           wherewithall
           she
           had
           asperst
           him
           .
           Nor
           was
           that
           common
           rumour
           of
           a
           vaine
           surmise●
           for
           as
           soone
           as
           the
           Marquis
           was
           arrived
           ,
           he
           sent
           a
           challenge
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Guise
             ,
          
           as
           the
           chiefe
           of
           all
           that
           justifi'd
           that
           Ladyes
           quarrel
           ,
           wherein
           he
           fell
           twice
           wounded
           to
           the
           ground
           and
           was
           permitted
           by
           the
           like
           generosity
           of
           the
           Duke
           ,
           which
           scorn'd
           at
           first
           to
           serve
           it
           
           self
           of
           the
           prerogative
           of
           his
           title
           and
           quality
           ,
           to
           rise
           again
           .
           But
           yet
           at
           last
           ,
           though
           the
           Duke
           had
           received
           a
           sleight
           wound
           in
           his
           right
           shoulder
           ,
           he
           buckled
           a
           gain
           so
           strictly
           with
           his
           defier
           ,
           that
           he
           forc't
           him
           to
           part
           with
           his
           sword
           ,
           and
           aske
           his
           life
           of
           him
           ,
           though
           it
           could
           not
           much
           availe
           him
           ,
           for
           (
           God
           not
           being
           so
           intreated
           )
           he
           died
           shortly
           after
           of
           the
           hurts
           received
           in
           this
           encounter
           .
        
         
           The
           Count
           of
           
             Chavigny
          
           was
           now
           providing
           for
           his
           journey
           ,
           &
           whether
           it
           were
           for
           a
           faire
           diversion
           ,
           or
           for
           curiosity
           to
           see
           some
           of
           his
           choicer
           utensills
           ,
           especially
           a
           couple
           of
           stately
           court-cupboards
           of
           white
           and
           gilt
           plate
           ,
           or
           rather
           intended
           by
           the
           Queen
           and
           Card.
           as
           an
           Honour
           to
           him
           ,
           Her
           
             Majesty
          
           came
           to
           entertain
           herself
           with
           the
           said
           Count
           at
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Boisde
             Vincennes
             ,
          
           whereof
           he
           was
           the
           Governour
           ;
           
           but
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           this
           treatment
           arrives
           
             Beaufort
             ,
          
           discovering
           (
           as
           't
           was
           surmised
           )
           a
           notable
           alteration
           in
           his
           countenance
           ,
           when
           he
           mist
           the
           Cardinal
           there
           ,
           to
           whom
           he
           was
           become
           diffident
           ,
           and
           towards
           whom
           he
           had
           an
           ill
           eye
           ,
           as
           the
           obstacle
           of
           his
           designes
           ,
           while
           certain
           Cavaliers
           ,
           suspected
           to
           be
           set
           by
           him
           to
           kill
           his
           Eminency
           ,
           scouted
           in
           little
           parties
           about
           the
           Wood
           ,
           leaving
           strange
           apprehensions
           of
           their
           designe
           .
           And
           this
           notice
           was
           brough●
           to
           the
           Cardinall
           ,
           with
           such
           an
           Eccho
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Duke
           ,
           having
           failed
           to
           to
           find
           him
           there
           ,
           was
           coming
           to
           surprise
           him
           in
           his
           owne
           palace
           :
           whereupon
           he
           hasted
           to
           recover
           himselfe
           in
           the
           
             Louure
             ,
          
           where
           the
           principall
           of
           the
           Court
           came
           to
           congratulate
           with
           him
           ,
           for
           the
           danger
           that
           he
           had
           escaped
           ,
           and
           next
           day
           the
           Duke
           was
           arrested
           
           in
           the
           Queens
           name
           ,
           by
           the
           Captaine
           of
           her
           guards
           ,
           and
           sent
           to
           the
           same
           Castle
           as
           a
           Prisoner
           ,
           and
           the
           Cardinall
           had
           the
           like
           guard
           allowed
           for
           his
           person
           ,
           as
           his
           predecessor
           had
           before
           .
           But
           this
           perswaded
           him
           to
           procure
           the
           detaining
           of
           
             Chavigny
             ,
          
           as
           a
           necessary
           friend
           to
           have
           about
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           stead
           to
           send
           Monsieur
           
             de
             Servient
          
           with
           instructions
           for
           the
           treaty
           .
        
         
           The
           discovery
           of
           a
           plot
           gives
           great
           advantage
           ,
           and
           just
           plea
           to
           any
           Potentate
           ,
           that
           was
           the
           object
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           secure
           himselfe
           more
           and
           root
           deeper
           ;
           
             Mazzarin
          
           found
           occasion
           by
           this
           meanes
           to
           move
           the
           Queen
           to
           prevent
           all
           dissentions
           ,
           that
           might
           be
           fomented
           in
           her
           Council
           ,
           that
           so
           she
           might
           become
           the
           better
           fortified
           about
           her
           heart
           ,
           to
           resist
           those
           qualmes
           ,
           which
           might
           annoy
           her
           in
           civill
           
           broiles
           such
           as
           alwayes
           use
           to
           infest
           the
           Minority
           of
           the
           
             French
             Kings
             ,
          
           and
           such
           as
           did
           already
           discover
           some
           sad
           prognosticks
           to
           he●Regency
           .
           
           Which
           so
           prevailed
           with
           her
           Majesty
           ,
           that
           she
           dismissed
           the
           Bishops
           of
           
             Beauvais
          
           (
           of
           whom
           we
           have
           before
           made
           mention
           )
           and
           of
           
             Lisieux
          
           from
           sitting
           any
           longer
           in
           her
           councils
           ▪
           bringing
           in
           ,
           in
           their
           steads
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Chancellor
           and
           the
           Pen●tentiary
           of
           
             Nostredame
          
           in
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           consenting
           likewise
           to
           bid
           som●
           withdrawing
           to
           those
           that
           we●●
           suspected
           of
           disaffection
           ,
           or
           had
           〈◊〉
           ill
           character
           in
           the
           former
           reign●
           ▪
        
         
           The
           Duke
           of
           
             Vendosuse
          
           with
           hi●
           son
           ,
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Mercoeur
             ,
          
           were
           also
           set
           a
           distance
           from
           the
           court
           o●
           city
           of
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           and
           the
           former
           by
           some
           rumours
           that
           were
           spred
           becoming
           more
           suspicious
           ,
           was
           cited
           to
           his
           defence
           ,
           and
           soldien
           
           sent
           to
           arrest
           him
           ,
           but
           he
           made
           ●●cape
           first
           to
           
             Geneva
             ,
          
           and
           thence
           into
           
             Italy
             ;
          
           from
           whence
           how
           he
           since
           returned
           ,
           and
           had
           the
           Go●ernment
           of
           
             Provence
             ,
          
           with
           the
           of●●ce
           of
           Grand
           Master
           &c.
           that
           is
           〈◊〉
           lieu
           of
           High
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           the
           survivall
           of
           this
           charge
           to
           his
           son
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Beaufort
             ,
          
           given
           to
           con●●ent
           him
           ,
           cannot
           fall
           within
           mycir●●●t
           ,
           any
           more
           then
           the
           following
           Honours
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Mercoeur
          
           and
           his
           marriage
           to
           one
           of
           the
           Cardinau's
           nieces
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           great
           〈◊〉
           in
           policie
           towards
           a
           friendship
           to
           be
           a
           potent
           enemy
           ,
           and
           their
           amitie
           being
           commonly
           more
           de●ired
           that
           have
           power
           ,
           and
           will
           ,
           to
           doe
           us
           mischiefe
           ,
           then
           those
           that
           have
           both
           to
           do
           us
           good
           .
        
         
           The
           stroke
           ,
           which
           imminent
           danger
           can
           inflict
           ,
           was
           no where
           else
           so
           green
           and
           tender
           as
           in
           
             Catatalonia
             ,
          
           
           since
           the
           enemies
           ,
           that
           the
           feared
           were
           more
           potent
           neighbours
           ,
           which
           had
           lately
           been
           the●
           Masters
           ,
           and
           the
           aide
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           that
           they
           now
           relyed
           on
           ,
           was
           more
           on
           a
           nominall
           subjection
           then
           any
           reall
           dependance
           (
           these
           not
           having
           any
           bridle
           put
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           whereby
           to
           hinder
           the
           
             Catalonians
             ,
          
           at
           their
           pleasure
           to
           reconcile
           themselves
           with
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           and
           help
           to
           drive
           out
           them
           their
           adopted
           Guardians
           )
           Therefore
           the
           more
           care
           was
           requisite
           ,
           to
           exhib●
           tokens
           of
           good
           affection
           to
           these
           people
           ,
           since
           it
           was
           by
           this
           only
           correspondence
           ,
           that
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           one
           could
           be
           preserved
           ,
           and
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           other
           surmount
           their
           owne
           Despondences
           .
        
         
           Nor
           did
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           pretermit
           any
           due
           application
           of
           their
           designes
           to
           the
           
             Catalans
             :
          
           for
           
           whilest
           the
           imminent
           death
           of
           the
           late
           King
           was
           under
           expectation
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
          
           in
           person
           ,
           which
           since
           the
           time
           of
           
             Charles
          
           the
           
             fift
          
           has
           been
           somewhat
           rare
           ,
           advanced
           to
           
             Saragoça
          
           to
           foment
           some
           revolting
           from
           his
           enemies
           and
           adde
           the
           more
           vigor
           to
           his
           forces
           that
           way
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           encourage
           those
           of
           
             Arragon
          
           and
           
             Valencia
             ,
          
           who
           being
           next
           neigbours
           ,
           &
           sometimes
           dangerously
           touched
           by
           the
           nearnesse
           of
           the
           fire
           ,
           had
           shewed
           themselves
           very
           forward
           in
           raising
           men
           for
           his
           Majestie's
           service
           ,
           without
           pleading
           of
           their
           priviledges
           ,
           as
           they
           us'd
           too
           scrupulouslyon
           other
           occasions
           :
           but
           finding
           these
           efforts
           of
           theirs
           the
           worse
           seconded
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           they
           did
           their
           part
           the
           better
           ,
           began
           now
           to
           speak
           out
           their
           discontentments
           .
           Yet
           neither
           the
           newes
           of
           that
           King's
           approaching
           ,
           or
           of
           this
           Kings
           death
           ,
           
           the
           writings
           scattered
           in
           
             Barcelon●
             ,
          
           exhorting
           them
           to
           returne
           to
           the
           open
           armes
           of
           their
           true
           and
           naturall
           Lord
           ,
           while
           they
           were
           now
           freed
           ,
           before
           any
           new
           allegeance
           should
           come
           to
           be
           tenderd
           them
           ;
           nor
           the
           downefall
           of
           
             Olivarez
             ,
          
           who
           served
           for
           a
           former
           pretence
           to
           their
           defectiō
           ,
           could
           any
           way
           alter
           the
           aversion
           of
           these
           people
           from
           the
           yoke
           of
           
             Castile
             ,
          
           as
           they
           shewed
           openly
           by
           practising
           the
           same
           ceremonies
           ,
           at
           the
           death
           of
           the
           
             French
             King
             ,
          
           which
           before
           they
           used
           for
           that
           of
           the
           
             Spanish
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           some
           exceedings
           in
           the
           sumpt●ousnesse
           ,
           which
           was
           interpreted
           as
           an
           owning
           of
           his
           successor
           to
           be
           their
           Lord
           .
        
         
           The
           
             French
          
           ministers
           were
           no
           lesse
           diligent
           to
           support
           their
           hopes
           of
           wonted
           succour
           ,
           and
           qualifie
           their
           other
           jealousies
           ,
           and
           because
           they
           could
           not
           dissemble
           
           their
           suspected
           unprovidednesle
           to
           issue
           in
           
             Campagne
          
           by
           reason
           of
           these
           accidents
           ,
           they
           endeavour●d
           to
           shew
           the
           more
           courage
           with
           those
           they
           had
           ;
           and
           sent
           a
           strong
           partie
           to
           wast
           the
           county
           of
           
             Rivagerça
          
           (
           a
           vale
           sprinkled
           with
           good
           ●ownes
           within
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             ●rragon
          
           )
           which
           therewithall
           took
           and
           pillaged
           the
           towne
           and
           castle
           of
           
             Estadiglia
             ,
          
           a
           place
           of
           1000
           houses
           ,
           and
           within
           3
           leagues
           of
           
             Monçon
             ,
          
           which
           it
           might
           well
           serve
           to
           protect
           in
           the
           
             French
          
           hands
           ,
           and
           so
           defend
           the
           ground
           which
           they
           had
           gained
           within
           that
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           But
           his
           Majesty
           of
           
             Spain
          
           forth●
           with
           issues
           orders
           from
           
             Saragoca
          
           to
           
             D.
             Filippo
             di
             Silva
             ,
          
           to
           goe
           and
           beset
           that
           place
           ,
           quitting
           the
           designe
           of
           
             Balaguer
             ,
          
           as
           too
           too
           hazzardous
           ,
           it
           being
           hard
           to
           get
           any
           ill
           disaster
           recruited
           there
           a
           little
           
           good
           successe
           at
           first
           promising
           fairely
           to
           accumulate
           in
           its
           progresse
           .
           Whereupon
           ,
           according
           to
           appointment
           ,
           the
           Marquesse
           of
           
             Mortara
          
           issues
           out
           of
           
             Fraga
             ,
          
           with
           a
           body
           of
           2500
           horse
           towards
           
             Lerida
             ,
          
           a
           place
           whereof
           the
           
             French
          
           were
           most
           jealous
           ,
           to
           carry
           their
           sollicitude
           that
           way
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           to
           pay
           themselves
           by
           surprising
           some
           of
           their
           enemys
           in
           the
           quarters
           thereabouts
           ,
           which
           taking
           effect
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           designed
           ,
           among
           the
           rest
           some
           50
           
             Catalans
          
           were
           taken
           prisoners
           ,
           which
           expecting
           no
           other
           but
           the
           punishment
           of
           Rebells
           ,
           were
           freely
           dismissed
           by
           the
           Marquis
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           His
           King
           did
           not
           make
           warre
           against
           his
           subjects
           ,
           but
           against
           his
           Enemeies
           .
           This
           allarme
           sounded
           high
           at
           
             Barcelona
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Vice-roy
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           expected
           supplies
           out
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           not
           being
           
           ready
           to
           put
           himselfe
           into
           the
           field
           with
           forces
           able
           to
           wage
           his
           enemie
           ,
           was
           fain
           to
           hear
           his
           amorous
           pastimes
           objected
           to
           him
           ,
           while
           the
           countrey
           was
           in
           imminent
           danger
           :
           and
           they
           again
           from
           him
           ,
           their
           backwardnesse
           at
           such
           a
           time
           ,
           to
           lend
           their
           assistance
           towards
           the
           paying
           of
           his
           armie
           ,
           whereby
           he
           got
           from
           them
           a
           summe
           of
           50000
           Crownes
           ,
           and
           then
           put
           himselfe
           on
           the
           way
           to
           
             Lerida
             ,
          
           to
           provide
           for
           its
           securitie
           and
           that
           of
           
             Flix
             ,
          
           which
           two
           he
           most
           feared
           .
           And
           once
           ,
           when
           he
           went
           out
           with
           a
           party
           to
           cleer
           the
           Coast
           ,
           he
           fell
           foule
           on
           a
           greater
           number
           of
           the
           enemy
           :
           and
           ,
           being
           by
           nature
           bold
           and
           froward
           was
           trap't
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           them
           ,
           his
           followers
           routed
           ,
           and
           himself
           a
           prisoner
           for
           an
           hour
           or
           two
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           espying
           where
           a
           few
           of
           his
           guard
           were
           coming
           to
           relieve
           him
           
           having
           been
           by
           good
           fortune
           unknown
           that
           while
           ,
           he
           spurred
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           fleetnesse
           of
           his
           horse
           recover'd
           Liberty
           .
        
         
           
             Silva
          
           had
           by
           this
           time
           cover'd
           his
           back
           before
           
             Monçon
             ,
          
           not
           having
           above
           5000
           foot
           ,
           and
           600
           horse
           with
           him
           ,
           because
           there
           was
           not
           forrage
           to
           be
           had
           for
           a
           greater
           number
           ;
           but
           he
           had
           quartered
           near
           at
           hand
           other
           3000
           ,
           and
           1500
           more
           to
           dispatch
           on
           any
           necessary
           expedition
           ,
           whensoever
           the
           
             French
          
           should
           attempt
           to
           succour
           it
           ,
           while
           the
           king
           himself
           did
           valiantly
           appoint
           ,
           at
           
             Sarogoça
             ,
          
           an
           hundred
           Masses
           to
           be
           celebrated
           every
           day
           ,
           for
           the
           happy
           successe
           of
           his
           Armes
           abroad
           .
        
         
           The
           Vice-roy
           was
           sufficiently
           rous'd
           with
           this
           newes
           :
           But
           what
           should
           he
           do
           ?
           He
           sends
           to
           
             Barcelona
          
           for
           500
           musketiers
           ,
           and
           they
           send
           1000
           and
           order
           the
           
             posse
             Principatûs
             ,
          
           
           the
           whole
           Militia
           of
           the
           Country
           to
           attend
           him
           ,
           wherein
           those
           of
           his
           Dutchy
           of
           
             Cardona
          
           vied
           to
           be
           the
           forwardest
           ,
           and
           with
           these
           directly
           marches
           to
           the
           trenches
           of
           the
           
             Spaniards
             ,
          
           provoking
           them
           to
           battle
           :
           but
           he
           returnes
           answer
           ,
           that
           first
           he
           would
           have
           
             Monçon
             ,
          
           and
           after
           not
           refuse
           the
           combat
           .
           Wherefore
           finding
           that
           he
           could
           not
           force
           them
           ,
           he
           retired
           with
           his
           forces
           backe
           to
           
             Lerida
             ,
          
           and
           shortly
           after
           to
           
             Barcelona
             ,
          
           to
           their
           great
           disgust
           there
           ,
           and
           the
           Governour
           of
           
             Monçon
          
           was
           left
           to
           make
           his
           owne
           conditions
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           very
           honorably
           :
           and
           this
           exploit
           (
           which
           made
           way
           for
           that
           of
           
             Lerida
          
           the
           next
           year
           )
           sufficed
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           for
           this
           Campagne
           ,
           returning
           to
           their
           winter
           Quarters
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           with
           this
           Trophy
           to
           his
           court
           at
           
             Madrid
             .
          
        
         
           In
           our
           way
           from
           hence
           to
           
             Italy
          
           we
           
           meet
           with
           an
           insurrection
           of
           certain
           peasants
           against
           the
           exacters
           of
           the
           taxes
           ▪
           whereof
           one
           or
           two
           Ringleaders
           being
           taken
           and
           carried
           to
           
             Villa
             Franca
             ,
          
           they
           were
           presently
           followed
           to
           the
           gates
           of
           the
           city
           ,
           by
           about
           10000
           of
           them
           ,
           with
           apeece
           of
           ordnance
           ,
           demanding
           ,
           with
           their
           fellowes
           ,
           the
           Intendent
           of
           justice
           ,
           who
           had
           caused
           them
           to
           be
           arrested
           :
           but
           the
           Mareschal
           
             de
             Schomberg
          
           with
           a
           few
           troopes
           out
           of
           
             Languedoc
          
           did
           soone
           suppresse
           these
           ,
           as
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Aumont
          
           did
           some
           others
           ,
           more
           menacing
           ,
           in
           
             Poictou
          
           and
           
             Xantongne
             ,
          
           with
           a
           few
           Regiments
           which
           he
           had
           in
           a
           readynesse
           there
           .
        
         
           The
           state
           of
           
             Milan
          
           having
           now
           a
           new
           governor
           sent
           them
           out
           of
           
             Flanders
             ,
          
           the
           Marquisse
           of
           
             Vellada
             ,
          
           (
           the
           rather
           for
           having
           been
           an
           in
           
           timate
           friend
           of
           Prince
           
             Thomas
             ,
          
           when
           they
           served
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
          
           together
           there
           ,
           he
           might
           be
           the
           more
           proper
           to
           reduce
           him
           to
           his
           old
           devotion
           )
           might
           have
           hoped
           for
           some
           new
           favour
           from
           their
           fortune
           ,
           as
           usually
           happens
           at
           such
           junctures
           ,
           if
           before
           he
           saw
           himselfe
           duely
           placed
           in
           his
           charge
           ,
           he
           had
           not
           seen
           his
           enemie
           successefull
           in
           the
           field
           by
           the
           taking
           of
           
             Villanuova
             d'
             Asti
          
           (
           a
           place
           which
           bridled
           
             Asti
             ,
          
           the
           only
           prise
           which
           the
           
             French
          
           had
           made
           the
           last
           Campagne
           in
           lieu
           of
           the
           
             Tortona
          
           )
           and
           now
           at
           liberty
           to
           employ
           their
           entire
           forces
           with
           the
           
             Savoyards
          
           on
           some
           other
           enterprise
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           they
           attempted
           
             Alessandria
             ,
          
           securing
           all
           the
           advenues
           about
           the
           place
           with
           about
           8000
           foot
           ,
           and
           4000
           horse
           excepting
           only
           one
           quarter
           reserved
           for
           the
           
           Marquis
           of
           
             Ville
             ,
          
           who
           was
           now
           ready
           to
           returne
           thither
           from
           
             Villanuoua
             ,
          
           with
           2000
           foot
           more
           :
           but
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           took
           that
           nicke
           of
           time
           to
           reinforce
           that
           garrison
           ,
           though
           before
           well
           enough
           provided
           (
           but
           that
           the
           Prince
           trusted
           somewhat
           to
           his
           intelligence
           with
           in
           it
           )
           with
           1000
           more
           both
           horse
           and
           foot
           ,
           which
           obliged
           them
           to
           give
           over
           that
           designe
           ,
           as
           not
           feasible
           .
           so
           that
           now
           it
           returned
           to
           the
           Council
           what
           exploit
           to
           try
           next
           ,
           
             Valenza
          
           was
           most
           in
           their
           eye
           ,
           but
           their
           forces
           scarce
           sufficient
           ,
           because
           to
           straiten
           that
           they
           should
           be
           held
           to
           maintaine
           their
           siege
           in
           two
           quarters
           on
           the
           opposite
           banks
           of
           
             Po
             ;
          
           and
           
             Breme
             ,
          
           though
           a
           noble
           prize
           ,
           was
           too
           strongly
           fortified
           .
           Wherefore
           the
           result
           fell
           on
           
             Trino
             ,
          
           a
           place
           that
           might
           be
           more
           commodiously
           invested
           a
           and
           being
           neare
           their
           
           friends
           ,
           might
           better
           subsist
           there
           with
           their
           armie
           ,
           and
           free
           them
           from
           the
           ordinary
           annoiances
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           turned
           on
           them
           from
           that
           Hold
           :
           yet
           neither
           could
           they
           now
           wind
           their
           march
           with
           such
           traines
           though
           they
           divided
           and
           went
           about
           ;
           as
           to
           seduce
           their
           enemy
           :
           or
           prevent
           his
           putting
           in
           200
           dragoones
           ,
           and
           Cuirassiers
           the
           same
           night
           that
           they
           came
           to
           blocke
           it
           ,
           making
           up
           in
           all
           a
           garrison
           of
           1500
           foot
           ,
           and
           300
           horse
           ,
           under
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Baron
           of
           
             Vatteville
          
           their
           Governour
           .
        
         
           While
           the
           Prince
           ,
           with
           his
           Brother
           
             Maurice
          
           of
           
             Savoy
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Vicount
           (
           now
           Marshal
           )
           of
           
             Turenne
             ,
          
           employed
           themselves
           in
           this
           Siege
           ,
           they
           appointed
           Monsieur
           
             de
             Couunges
             ,
          
           Governour
           of
           
             Casale
             ,
          
           with
           a
           part
           of
           that
           garrison
           ,
           and
           other
           levies
           made
           about
           the
           Country
           
           adjacent
           to
           take
           in
           
             Camin
          
           a
           little
           Castle
           which
           might
           serve
           to
           secure
           any
           convoys
           of
           victuall
           from
           
             Casale
          
           to
           the
           campe
           ,
           which
           happily
           ensued
           ,
           giving
           commodity
           to
           the
           Siegers
           to
           ply
           it
           close
           abouea
           moneths
           ,
           (
           when
           those
           within
           having
           stoutly
           maintain'd
           themselves
           so
           long
           ,
           &
           now
           no
           longer
           able
           to
           repaire
           or
           man
           their
           breaches
           )
           were
           forced
           to
           capitulate
           .
           The
           new
           Governor
           was
           advanced
           with
           a
           part
           of
           his
           army
           between
           
             Novara
          
           and
           
             Oleggio
             ,
          
           to
           cut
           off
           the
           
             French
          
           designes
           of
           seizing
           any
           Post
           besides
           the
           river
           
             Tesin
             :
          
           but
           they
           ,
           having
           wel
           refresh't
           their
           soldiers
           ,
           wheele
           about
           to
           
             Pontestura
             ,
          
           a
           fortresse
           lying
           upon
           the
           
             Po
          
           betwixt
           
             Casale
          
           and
           
             Trino
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Marquis
           (
           since
           also
           Marshal
           )
           of
           
             Plessi●-Praslin
          
           form'd
           the
           siege
           (
           Pr.
           
             Thomas
          
           and
           
             Turenne
          
           being
           both
           out
           of
           health
           )
           while
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Ville
          
           lay
           on
           t'
           other
           side
           of
           the
           
           river
           to
           hinder
           any
           succours
           .
           The
           garrison
           had
           800
           foot
           in
           it
           without
           horse
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           waning
           to
           their
           owne
           defence
           ,
           till
           they
           themselves
           did
           accidentally
           set
           fire
           to
           a
           mine
           of
           their
           enemies
           which
           blew
           up
           the
           miner
           and
           two
           other
           workmen
           :
           but
           made
           such
           abreach
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           as
           forced
           them
           also
           to
           accept
           of
           conditions
           .
           The
           Governour
           had
           no
           remedy
           but
           to
           secure
           the
           places
           that
           were
           yet
           in
           danger
           ,
           wherein
           he
           used
           great
           diligence
           ;
           such
           as
           great
           regret
           and
           hope
           in
           the
           future
           would
           excite
           in
           him
           :
           &
           he
           
             French
          
           accounting
           themselves
           well
           appaied
           for
           this
           Campagne
           ,
           retir'd
           to
           their
           winter
           Quarters
           .
        
         
           But
           while
           the
           feud
           of
           eitheir
           nation
           employes
           its
           force
           of
           armes
           on
           the
           skirts
           of
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           it
           holds
           their
           reciprocall
           art
           and
           interest
           in
           no
           lesse
           exercise
           to
           gain
           authority
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           bearing
           away
           the
           honour
           of
           Mediation
           betwixt
           
           the
           
             Pope
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             League
          
           above-mentioned
           .
           And
           however
           among
           the
           infinite
           revolutions
           that
           every
           age
           produceth
           ,
           there
           remaines
           but
           little
           record
           to
           posterity
           ;
           save
           only
           where
           a
           lavish
           sword
           does
           engrave
           its
           owne
           tracke
           in
           indelible
           characters
           ;
           yet
           in
           those
           emergents
           ,
           which
           have
           gnaw'd
           their
           passage
           by
           the
           teeth
           of
           time
           ,
           and
           travell
           through
           the
           joints
           of
           severall
           coalescent
           fortunes
           ,
           there
           are
           left
           (
           though
           in
           lighter
           mould
           )
           more
           curious
           signatures
           of
           humane
           passions
           to
           be
           observed
           .
        
         
           When
           this
           quarrell
           first
           began
           ,
           and
           the
           
             French
          
           to
           intercede
           in
           it
           ,
           the
           Cardinall
           of
           
             Richeli●u
          
           was
           at
           the
           helme
           ,
           and
           he
           in
           a
           bad
           opinion
           with
           the
           Pope
           :
           so
           that
           after
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           treaty
           at
           
             Castel-G●
             orgio
             ,
          
           the
           
             French
             &
             Ecclesiasticks
          
           did
           recriminate
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           
           the
           Pope
           charged
           
             Richelieu
          
           and
           his
           instrument
           
             de
             Lionne
             ,
          
           to
           study
           rather
           to
           imbroile
           all
           things
           ,
           then
           to
           pacify
           :
           and
           he
           every where
           declaimed
           against
           the
           
             Barberini
             ,
          
           and
           wrote
           in
           his
           owne
           defence
           against
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Spada
             ,
          
           who
           had
           been
           the
           
             Popes
          
           Plenipotentialy
           at
           that
           treaty
           .
           But
           when
           the
           cardinall
           
             Mazzarini
          
           was
           come
           to
           the
           Goverment
           :
           the
           Pope
           and
           the
           
             Barberini
          
           consider'd
           him
           as
           a
           great
           confident
           obliged
           to
           them
           for
           his
           advancement
           ,
           and
           bore
           a
           better
           eye
           to
           any
           overtures
           that
           afterwards
           〈◊〉
           from
           that
           crowne
           .
           And
           he
           ,
           that
           had
           not
           so
           much
           quick-silver
           in
           his
           humour
           ,
           as
           his
           predecessor
           applied
           himselfe
           the
           more
           seriously
           to
           gaine
           this
           honour
           ,
           as
           a
           notable
           point
           to
           illustrate
           the
           reputation
           of
           that
           crown
           and
           accredit
           himselfe
           in
           his
           owne
           Country
           .
           Wherefore
           considering
           
           that
           although
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Fontenay's
          
           returne
           ,
           did
           somewhat
           reduce
           the
           
             French
          
           interposition
           into
           new
           request
           ;
           yet
           
             Mons
             de
             Lionne
             ,
          
           by
           reason
           of
           disgusts
           that
           had
           passed
           ,
           could
           no
           more
           continue
           a
           gracious
           person
           in
           the
           way
           of
           mediating
           ,
           he
           procures
           the
           sending
           of
           Cardinall
           
             Bichi
             ,
          
           then
           in
           
             France
             ,
          
           in
           a
           noble
           way
           ,
           and
           full
           commission
           to
           be
           the
           Plenipotentiary
           of
           that
           crowne
           ,
           and
           its
           Mediator
           between
           the
           parties
           :
           which
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           Quality
           and
           qualities
           of
           the
           person
           ,
           an
           
             Italian
             ,
          
           a
           Cardinall
           ,
           the
           most
           accort
           and
           full
           of
           Gentilesse
           of
           any
           other
           ,
           was
           generally
           accepted
           with
           these
           Princes
           ,
           and
           all
           proceedings
           towards
           a
           peace
           ,
           left
           in
           suspense
           till
           his
           arrivall
           ,
           though
           
             de
             Lionne
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           
             French
          
           Ministers
           ,
           did
           nothing
           slacke
           their
           wonted
           diligence
           to
           promote
           them
           .
        
         
         
           And
           this
           was
           a
           quick
           in
           centive
           to
           the
           
             Spaniard
             ,
          
           to
           thrust
           in
           between
           this
           juncture
           ,
           and
           get
           the
           standard
           of
           his
           auhority
           erected
           first
           on
           the
           temple
           of
           peace
           ;
           (
           especially
           in
           that
           countrey
           where
           his
           awe
           had
           formerly
           borne
           so
           high
           ,
           that
           the
           Princes
           of
           it
           durst
           not
           dispose
           of
           their
           subjects
           ,
           of
           their
           children
           ,
           or
           of
           their
           own
           persons
           without
           consent
           of
           his
           Council
           :
           &
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           that
           were
           his
           competitors
           ,
           had
           not
           a
           foot
           of
           land
           in
           it
           ,
           besides
           their
           late
           acquists
           ,
           that
           yet
           were
           under
           contestation
           )
           but
           many
           circumstances
           did
           still
           create
           him
           new
           impediments
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           ,
           that
           through
           the
           whole
           Pontificate
           of
           this
           Pope
           ,
           which
           nowhad
           lasted
           20
           years
           and
           upwards
           ,
           there
           had
           been
           
             perpe●uae
             simultates
          
           betwixt
           him
           and
           the
           
             Spaniards
             ,
          
           these
           declaring
           him
           adverse
           to
           their
           interests
           ,
           as
           in
           effect
           
           his
           Nephews
           were
           constant
           partisans
           of
           the
           other
           side
           .
           Then
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Ambassador
           and
           the
           Cardinalls
           ,
           that
           were
           dependants
           of
           that
           Crown
           ,
           had
           divers
           Moneths
           since
           (
           and
           before
           
             Fontenay
          
           )
           retir'd
           in
           disgust
           from
           
             Rome
          
           (
           because
           the
           
             Portugall
          
           Ambassador
           (
           
             Lamego
          
           )
           pretending
           to
           be
           so
           received
           ,
           and
           by
           assistance
           of
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           repulsing
           the
           
             Spaniard's
          
           violence
           ,
           and
           endangering
           his
           Person
           in
           a
           street
           encounter
           ,
           were
           countenanced
           more
           then
           He
           )
           whereby
           there
           rested
           a
           certain
           strangenesse
           on
           all
           their
           interposalls
           ,
           with
           such
           a
           distance
           ,
           that
           every
           overture
           tooke
           wind
           before
           it
           tooke
           effect
           :
           whereas
           the
           
             French
          
           were
           still
           at
           hand
           to
           manage
           all
           their
           instances
           with
           life
           and
           presence
           towards
           the
           
             Pope
             ,
          
           towards
           the
           
             Republick
             ,
          
           and
           towards
           the
           respective
           
             Princes
             .
          
           Add
           
           to
           these
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           so
           long
           before
           any
           resolutions
           or
           patents
           could
           come
           from
           
             Spain
             ;
          
           that
           those
           which
           at
           last
           arrived
           to
           the
           Viceroy
           of
           
             Naples
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Governor
           of
           
             Milan
             ,
          
           to
           their
           Ambassador
           at
           
             Venice
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Cardinalls
           
             Monti
             ,
             Cueua
             ,
          
           and
           
             Albernoz
          
           were
           all
           stale
           and
           importune
           :
           and
           so
           accordingly
           were
           their
           Ministers
           treated
           by
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Barberino
             ,
          
           imparting
           nothing
           else
           but
           good
           words
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           old
           rejected
           propositions
           ,
           which
           had
           first
           been
           in
           the
           
             French
          
           hands
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           be
           adjusted
           .
           And
           when
           they
           complain'd
           to
           the
           League
           of
           their
           non-admission
           to
           be
           Mediators
           ;
           not
           withstanding
           their
           Masters
           good
           will
           ,
           and
           right
           of
           neighbourhood
           ,
           to
           interpose
           in
           all
           good
           offices
           ,
           they
           receive
           in
           answer
           :
           that
           it
           was
           not
           their
           part
           to
           offer
           ;
           but
           accept
           conditions
           from
           the
           
           part
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           were
           ready
           to
           hear
           any
           ,
           that
           should
           bring
           the
           fairest
           termes
           of
           peace
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           had
           before
           in
           ampler
           manner
           from
           the
           
             French
          
           Ambassador
           :
           and
           therefore
           gaind
           no
           more
           but
           complement
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           made
           acquainted
           civillyas
           they
           proceeded
           .
        
         
           Besides
           these
           ,
           there
           were
           two
           other
           obstalces
           ,
           close
           :
           but
           more
           insuperable
           :
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           of
           Spain
           sent
           not
           any
           Minister
           on
           that
           purpose
           ,
           whereas
           the
           French
           had
           first
           recalled
           the
           Marshal
           
             d'
             Extrée
          
           from
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           because
           he
           had
           incurred
           disgusts
           there
           ,
           and
           sent
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Fontenay
          
           in
           his
           sted
           ,
           on
           this
           very
           errand
           :
           and
           when
           he
           also
           was
           disgusted
           ,
           and
           gone
           from
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           they
           soon
           procured
           his
           re-calling
           ;
           and
           the
           better
           to
           promote
           his
           applications
           ,
           dispatched
           first
           
             de
             Lionne
             ,
          
           
           and
           then
           
             Bichi
             ,
          
           to
           accommodate
           them
           with
           the
           other
           parties
           :
           which
           were
           otherwise
           accepted
           ,
           then
           the
           Agents
           or
           Ambassadors
           of
           the
           Vice-roy
           of
           
             Naples
             ,
          
           and
           Governor
           of
           
             Milan
             ,
          
           whose
           power
           in
           any
           emergent
           difficulty
           should
           referre
           to
           the
           Council
           at
           
             Madrid
             .
          
           The
           other
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           
             Pope
          
           would
           have
           joined
           with
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           to
           chastise
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           when
           their
           Ambassador
           had
           retir'd
           and
           left
           him
           hardly
           pressed
           by
           the
           League
           ,
           there
           were
           no
           aides
           or
           Compliances
           to
           be
           got
           from
           them
           (
           as
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Parma
          
           did
           also
           find
           ,
           notwithstanding
           promises
           to
           keep
           him
           from
           accepting
           the
           
             French
          
           proffers
           ,
           who
           as
           readily
           suppy'd
           him
           both
           with
           men
           and
           money
           )
           whether
           for
           want
           of
           confidence
           ,
           or
           because
           reduc't
           to
           extream
           frugality
           to
           make
           both
           the
           ends
           of
           
             Naples
          
           and
           
             Milan
          
           hold
           together
           ,
           
           and
           lend
           besides
           an
           helping
           hand
           to
           
             Flanders
             ,
          
           whereas
           they
           saw
           ,
           to
           their
           great
           jealousy
           ,
           a
           power
           of
           
             French
          
           both
           in
           Popes
           and
           leagues
           service
           ,
           not
           knowing
           how
           they
           might
           be
           bestowed
           either
           in
           the
           warres
           ,
           or
           after
           a
           peace
           concluded
           .
        
         
           
             Bichi
          
           arrived
           in
           
             Iune
          
           to
           execute
           his
           commission
           ,
           and
           first
           takes
           a
           Passe
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Florence
             ,
          
           to
           conduct
           himself
           from
           
             Genoua
          
           to
           
             Parma
             ,
          
           where
           that
           Duke
           being
           then
           absent
           ,
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Modena
          
           took
           occasion
           to
           invite
           him
           thither
           to
           complement
           ,
           and
           prepare
           him
           for
           certain
           private
           interests
           ,
           which
           he
           desired
           to
           have
           comprehended
           in
           the
           treaty
           of
           peace
           ;
           but
           thought
           it
           not
           then
           time
           to
           discover
           himself
           freely
           ,
           nor
           the
           other
           to
           take
           any
           cognisance
           ,
           onely
           to
           sound
           his
           intentions
           ,
           &
           take
           the
           altitude
           of
           his
           aims
           ,
           which
           were
           
           at
           other
           pretensions
           that
           he
           had
           with
           the
           holy
           See
           about
           
             Comucchio
          
           and
           
             Ferrar●●
             :
          
           Thence
           he
           takes
           his
           way
           to
           
             Bondeno
             ,
          
           a
           town
           of
           the
           state
           Ecclesiastical
           ,
           where
           the
           D.
           of
           
             Parma
          
           was
           ,
           having
           taken
           it
           in
           the
           war
           ,
           and
           treats
           with
           him
           about
           the
           propositions
           which
           had
           already
           been
           sent
           from
           
             Rome
          
           to
           him
           ,
           by
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Fontenay
             ;
          
           but
           he
           found
           him
           most
           determined
           ,
           now
           the
           terme
           assigned
           at
           
             Castel-Georgio
          
           was
           expired
           ,
           to
           hearken
           to
           no
           depositing
           ;
           but
           effectual
           restitution
           :
           wherein
           having
           well
           inform'd
           himself
           of
           his
           disposition
           ,
           he
           goes
           to
           
             Corraro
             ,
          
           the
           
             Venetian
          
           Proveditor
           at
           
             Finale
             ,
          
           from
           whom
           he
           could
           onely
           get
           thus
           much
           in
           general
           terms
           ,
           that
           the
           colleagues
           did
           desire
           a
           firme
           and
           durable
           peace
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           late
           treaty
           at
           
             Castel-Georgio
          
           did
           admonish
           them
           to
           proceed
           with
           
           circumspection
           .
           Whereupon
           he
           addresseth
           himself
           next
           to
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Antonio
             Barberino
             ,
          
           the
           Popes
           nephew
           at
           Bologna
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           the
           charge
           of
           his
           forces
           ,
           acquainting
           him
           with
           the
           good
           disposition
           that
           he
           found
           towards
           a
           peace
           ,
           and
           presseth
           the
           nomination
           of
           a
           Plenipotentiary
           on
           the
           Popes
           part
           to
           promote
           a
           treaty
           ;
           which
           the
           Cardinal
           answered
           ,
           assuring
           him
           of
           his
           Holinesses
           intention
           to
           that
           purpose
           already
           designed
           in
           the
           person
           of
           Cardinal
           
             Donghi
             .
          
           And
           with
           this
           he
           returnes
           again
           to
           
             Corraro
             ,
          
           and
           General
           
             Pesaro
             ,
          
           urging
           them
           to
           move
           their
           Republique
           to
           the
           same
           correspondence
           ,
           and
           writes
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           Ambassadour
           at
           
             Venice
          
           to
           apply
           himself
           effectually
           in
           the
           Colledge
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           and
           withall
           sends
           a
           writing
           to
           him
           ,
           which
           had
           almost
           spoiled
           all
           in
           the
           first
           beginning
           .
        
         
         
           For
           when
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Bi●hi●ound
          
           that
           no
           good
           was
           to
           be
           ●one
           on
           the
           old
           propositions
           ;
           but
           ●hat
           from
           him
           a
           new
           Mediatour
           ,
           ●ew
           overtures
           were
           expected
           :
           he
           ●ramed
           a
           new
           draught
           at
           
             Bol●na●ut
          
           of
           the
           old
           ,
           compared
           with
           the
           ●etters
           from
           
             Rome
          
           of
           the
           French
           Ambassadour
           ,
           expressing
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Francesco
             Barberino's
          
           sense
           about
           the
           manner
           of
           according
           ,
           which
           he
           communicated
           to
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Antonio
          
           and
           Secretary
           
             Ferragalo
             ,
          
           and
           obtaining
           their
           approbation
           imparted
           them
           first
           to
           the
           Venetian
           Generals
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           the
           French
           Ambassadour
           Resident
           there
           ,
           to
           be
           communicated
           to
           the
           senate
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           obtained
           from
           them
           the
           nomination
           of
           their
           plenipotentiary
           ,
           the
           Procurator
           
             Nani
             .
          
           But
           when
           this
           draught
           was
           sent
           to
           
             Rome
          
           by
           the
           Secretary
           
             Ferragalo
             ,
          
           the
           Card.
           
           
             Francesco
          
           forthwith
           displaces
           him
           utters
           raish
           speeches
           concerning
           
             Bichi
             ,
          
           and
           in
           a
           Congregation
           〈◊〉
           state
           ,
           procures
           the
           disallowing
           of
           them
           with
           marginall
           exceptions
           ,
           to
           severall
           clauses
           in
           them
           :
           and
           is
           highly
           dissatisfied
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           thing
           should
           be
           sent
           from
           
             Bologna
             ,
          
           (
           from
           whence
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           c●probation
           might
           be
           presumed
           )
           before
           it
           were
           exhibited
           at
           
             Rome
             :
          
           wth
           was
           not
           all
           ;
           for
           something
           was
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           which
           it
           grieved
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Barb.
          
           to
           have
           unwarily
           been
           expressed
           :
           for
           whereas
           the
           restitution
           of
           
             Castro
          
           was
           before
           exhibited
           ,
           the
           Card.
           (
           who
           had
           hither
           to
           framed
           a
           1000
           collusions
           to
           evade
           this
           restitution
           )
           thought
           in
           some
           measure
           to
           have
           satisfied
           his
           passion
           against
           the
           Duke
           ,
           by
           hindring
           him
           at
           
             Rome
          
           in
           some
           emolument
           of
           grain
           ,
           issuing
           out
           of
           that
           state
           ,
           to
           the
           
           Duke's
           banke
           by
           severall
           patents
           granted
           by
           former
           Popes
           in
           favour
           of
           that
           house
           :
           but
           his
           secret
           drift
           in
           this
           businesse
           not
           being
           comprehended
           by
           his
           Brother
           
             An●onio
             ,
          
           or
           their
           Secretary
           ,
           when
           the
           termes
           of
           the
           draught
           came
           to
           be
           altered
           ,
           it
           alter'd
           the
           case
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           
             Bichi's
          
           proffers
           became
           thereby
           more
           ample
           then
           was
           intended
           .
           But
           he
           surmiseth
           nothing
           yet
           of
           what
           is
           poaching
           at
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Rome
             :
          
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           he
           takes
           his
           way
           towards
           
             Florence
          
           to
           comply
           also
           with
           that
           Prin●e
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           the
           chief
           of
           the
           league
           ,
           and
           learn
           what
           satisfaction
           t'
           was
           that
           he
           pretended
           ,
           where
           he
           found
           a
           faire
           reception
           and
           nothing
           in
           effect
           more
           ;
           but
           that
           he
           held
           it
           not
           convenient
           to
           admit
           any
           negotiation
           apart
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           Plenipotentiaries
           of
           the
           Colleagues
           should
           agree
           together
           of
           
           of
           what
           points
           to
           be
           insisted
           o●
           and
           with
           that
           answer
           returnes
           to
           Lombardy
           to
           resume
           the
           further
           management
           of
           the
           treaty
           ,
           wher●
           he
           hears
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           instances
           〈◊〉
           the
           Marquis
           of
           
             Fontenay
             ,
          
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Doughi
          
           was
           upon
           his
           way
           ,
           but
           with
           order
           by
           no
           means
           to
           admit
           of
           his
           folio
           :
           but
           onely
           of
           that
           exhibited
           formerly
           by
           the
           Marquis
           ,
           and
           sent
           to
           the
           other
           Resident
           at
           
             Venice
             .
          
           But
           all
           this
           while
           the
           many
           pleas
           of
           
             Bichi
          
           to
           procure
           a
           suspension
           of
           hostility
           ,
           could
           availe
           little
           with
           the
           parties
           ,
           especially
           with
           the
           league
           ,
           who
           followed
           their
           armes
           the
           more
           vigorously
           ,
           because
           they
           being
           to
           receive
           conditions
           would
           be
           sure
           to
           bea●
           them
           downe
           to
           reason
           ,
           while
           they
           had
           their
           adversary
           at
           the
           advantage
           ,
           having
           lately
           beaten
           them
           at
           
             Mongiovino
             ,
          
           and
           shortly
           after
           with
           a
           greater
           stroke
           at
           
             Pittigliano
             ,
          
           
           where
           the
           grand
           Dukes
           forces
           proved
           the
           heaviest
           to
           them
           .
           Yet
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Modena
          
           was
           so
           much
           overpowred
           in
           his
           estates
           by
           the
           Church
           forces
           ,
           and
           found
           the
           
             Venetians
          
           so
           much
           startled
           at
           the
           taking
           of
           
             Lagoscuro
          
           (
           a
           strong
           place
           on
           their
           ●ide
           of
           the
           river
           
             P●
             ,
          
           which
           exposed
           all
           their
           palaces
           ,
           and
           country
           houses
           to
           plunder
           &
           utter
           ruine
           )
           by
           the
           Papalins
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           get
           no
           aides
           from
           them
           (
           they
           being
           all
           so
           poli●quely
           ligued
           ,
           that
           they
           lov'd
           their
           ●eighbours
           rather
           ,
           for
           themselves
           then
           as
           themselves
           )
           that
           he
           was
           contented
           to
           hearken
           ,
           without
           standing
           on
           termes
           ,
           forren
           to
           the
           plea
           in
           hand
           ,
           to
           a
           faire
           agreement
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           
             Venetians
             ,
          
           for
           the
           reason
           specified
           :
           and
           the
           
             Grand
             Duke
             ,
          
           because
           nothing
           was
           to
           be
           gotten
           by
           the
           war
           :
           for
           one
           neighbour
           will
           not
           permit
           any
           
           augmentation
           in
           
             Italy
          
           to
           another
           ;
           but
           all
           are
           all
           against
           him
           that
           removes
           the
           Landmarke●
           and
           plucking
           up
           the
           floodgates
           〈◊〉
           a
           sure
           lefting
           in
           some
           forren
           in
           u●
           dation
           ,
           wherewithall
           that
           Countrey
           has
           been
           so
           often
           plagued
           .
           And
           especially
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           gotten
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           being
           not
           any
           private
           Patrimony
           ;
           but
           S.
           
             Peter●
          
           must
           be
           rendred
           back
           to
           the
           next
           successor
           ,
           or
           else
           all
           Christendome
           engaged
           in
           the
           quartell
           :
           So
           that
           though
           the
           Chu●●
           usurpe
           on
           other
           temporalities
           ,
           ye●
           her
           owne
           are
           sacred
           and
           not
           to
           be
           touched
           .
           And
           this
           was
           the
           reason
           why
           the
           war
           was
           so
           temperat●●
           and
           in
           so
           long
           a
           time's
           continuance
           (
           above
           2
           years
           )
           so
           little
           do●●
           not
           that
           the
           state
           Ecclesiasticall
           〈◊〉
           match
           enough
           for
           so
           many
           neigh●bours
           (
           though
           of
           extent
           much
           larger
           within
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           then
           any
           
           one
           of
           the
           ligued
           Princes
           :
           or
           so
           much
           richer
           ;
           for
           it
           has
           but
           little
           benefit
           of
           the
           sea
           ,
           and
           was
           so
           much
           exhausted
           ,
           that
           no
           way
           was
           left
           to
           get
           money
           ;
           the
           wealth
           of
           that
           state
           being
           in
           few
           hands
           ,
           the
           Peasans
           ,
           miserable
           ,
           and
           the
           publick
           poore
           ,
           unlesse
           the
           Church
           ●tensills
           be
           reckon'd
           in
           the
           summe
           which
           would
           inflame
           it
           to
           a
           vastness
           :
           so
           that
           one
           Million
           was
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Castel
           
             S.
             Angelo
             ,
          
           which
           was
           one
           of
           the
           five
           put
           in
           ●y
           
             Sixtus
          
           5.
           on
           that
           condition
           that
           〈◊〉
           should
           not
           be
           taken
           out
           but
           in
           case
           of
           extremity
           ,
           when
           the
           city
           of
           
             Rome
          
           was
           in
           utmost
           danger
           :
           a●d
           15.
           
           Cardinals
           made
           at
           once
           to
           raise
           mony
           )
           but
           because
           of
           the
           remissenesse
           of
           the
           league
           ,
           as
           be●ng
           defensive
           rather
           than
           offensive
           and
           against
           the
           
             Barberini
             ,
          
           as
           they
           would
           have
           it
           stiled
           ,
           rather
           than
           against
           the
           Church
           .
           Nor
           was
           the
           D.
           of
           
             Parma
          
           so
           scrupulous
           on
           this
           
           occasion
           ,
           when
           excommunicated
           but
           he
           expelled
           all
           the
           Religions
           in
           his
           dominions
           ,
           that
           were
           of
           the
           State-Ecclesiastial
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           would
           not
           continue
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           their
           charges
           ,
           and
           promise
           loyalty
           to
           him
           :
           and
           he
           himselfe
           frequented
           Masses
           more
           than
           before
           .
           Nor
           did
           his
           Neighbours
           feare
           to
           joyn
           with
           him
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           enchantment
           ,
           set
           upon
           his
           doores
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           ,
           that
           all
           parties
           〈◊〉
           peace
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           more
           ●●noyant
           to
           it
           ,
           then
           the
           point
           of
           reputation
           ,
           the
           remora
           (
           the
           truest
           remora
           )
           of
           puntilioes
           :
           to
           remove
           which
           ,
           the
           Card.
           
             Bichi
          
           would
           omit
           no
           expedient
           :
           but
           what
           can
           be
           do
           ,
           while
           the
           most
           remorsive
           of
           any
           other
           ,
           stuck
           upon
           himselfe
           ,
           when
           he
           hears
           how
           his
           writing
           had
           been
           censured
           ?
           Wherefore
           ,
           being
           on
           his
           way
           ,
           from
           
             Bondeno
          
           towards
           
             Ferrara
             ,
          
           and
           accompany'd
           
           thither
           by
           
             de
             Lionne
             ,
          
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Donhgi
          
           came
           at
           some
           good
           distance
           to
           receive
           him
           ,
           and
           en●●ing
           all
           into
           one
           Coach
           ,
           there
           passed
           some
           resentive
           discourse
           between
           thē
           :
           which
           
             de
             Lionne
          
           gave
           the
           first
           occasion
           to
           ,
           complaining
           of
           the
           vanity
           of
           any
           negotiation
           ,
           by
           what
           was
           seen
           in
           the
           past
           treaty
           of
           
             Castel-Geo●gio
             ,
          
           land
           taxing
           the
           artifice
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           with
           aversion
           to
           the
           peace
           :
           which
           led
           the
           Card.
           to
           speak
           ,
           in
           like
           manner
           ,
           of
           the
           bad
           requitall
           of
           his
           endeavours
           ,
           by
           the
           censuring
           of
           his
           proposalls
           ,
           although
           he
           had
           thereby
           with-held
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Parma
          
           from
           assaulting
           the
           fort
           of
           
             Lagofcuro
             ,
          
           at
           the
           same
           time
           with
           the
           
             Ve●●etians
             ;
          
           stopped
           the
           pretensions
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Modena
             ;
          
           ballanced
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Florence
             ;
          
           obliged
           the
           benevolence
           of
           
             France
          
           towards
           the
           church
           ,
           and
           obtained
           the
           nominating
           
           of
           Plenipotentiaries
           for
           the
           treaty
           ;
           that
           his
           writing
           contain'd
           nothing
           but
           what
           he
           had
           other
           writings
           to
           justifie
           it
           by
           ,
           and
           in
           〈◊〉
           nothing
           different
           from
           the
           former
           ,
           sent
           from
           
             Rome
             .
          
           That
           it
           should
           be
           as
           if
           it
           never
           were
           ,
           for
           that
           he
           wold
           demand
           the
           original
           of
           the
           
             Vene●ian
          
           Generalls
           and
           burne
           it
           in
           the
           Card
           ▪
           presence
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           where
           he
           was
           resolued
           to
           conduct
           himselfe
           next
           in
           his
           owne
           vindication
           ,
           though
           he
           had
           reason
           to
           fear
           that
           that
           action
           would
           cast
           all
           things
           farther
           from
           agreement
           ,
           then
           ever
           they
           were
           before
           ,
           and
           bring
           the
           league
           more
           powerfully
           arm'd
           and
           combin'd
           on
           the
           state
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           then
           ever
           to
           that
           time
           .
        
         
           
             Donghi
          
           answered
           ,
           that
           he
           came
           as
           a
           new
           Plenipotentiary
           on
           a
           new
           negotiation
           ,
           that
           the
           Pope
           did
           embrace
           his
           Eminency's
           endeavours
           
           towards
           the
           peace
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Cardinall
           
             Barberino's
          
           desire
           did
           only
           tend
           to
           that
           scope
           ,
           that
           these
           proposalls
           might
           passe
           only
           as
           an
           ●●t
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           Media●or
           ;
           and
           not
           as
           yet
           allow'd
           at
           
             Rome
          
           (
           for
           
             Donghi
          
           abstained
           as
           yet
           to
           expresse
           himselfe
           fully
           to
           his
           commission
           in
           this
           particular
           )
           and
           for
           his
           Eminency's
           intention
           of
           going
           to
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           commended
           and
           advised
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           thing
           proper
           for
           him
           to
           do
           ,
           as
           a
           Cardinal
           and
           Mediatour
           ,
           to
           passe
           the
           like
           offic●s
           with
           his
           Holinesse
           ,
           as
           he
           had
           already
           done
           with
           the
           other
           Princes
           ,
           assuring
           him
           ,
           that
           his
           arrival
           there
           had
           been
           erewhile
           expected
           .
        
         
           But
           when
           the
           two
           Cardinals
           were
           come
           to
           
             Ferrara
             ,
          
           they
           retired
           without
           
             d●
             Lionne's
          
           intervention
           ,
           to
           debate
           more
           effectually
           about
           the
           meanes
           to
           purchase
           this
           
           glory
           to
           themsevles
           ,
           and
           benefit
           to
           all
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           to
           compremise
           this
           difference
           with
           the
           re-establishment
           of
           peace
           betwixt
           all
           parties
           ,
           and
           first
           consider'd
           of
           the
           place
           of
           meeting
           for
           the
           Plenipotentiaries
           .
           
             Bichi
          
           urged
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           ground
           of
           confidence
           might
           be
           laid
           in
           the
           ligued
           Princes
           ,
           as
           to
           leave
           it
           to
           their
           election
           ,
           
             Doughi
             ,
          
           that
           that
           respect
           and
           reverence
           might
           be
           done
           to
           his
           Holiness
           and
           the
           Church
           ,
           to
           have
           it
           within
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           State
           :
           which
           was
           the
           summe
           of
           their
           dispute
           ,
           at
           that
           meeting
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           part
           both
           ,
           to
           returne
           to
           
             Rome
          
           by
           several
           wayes
           .
        
         
           
             Bichi
          
           takes
           the
           way
           of
           
             Florence
             ,
          
           and
           to
           salve
           his
           reputation
           of
           ha●ing
           exceeded
           his
           Commission
           ,
           ●nd
           being
           disapprov'd
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           ●ives
           out
           that
           ,
           that
           writing
           of
           his
           ●as
           not
           disallowed
           ,
           but
           onely
           disavowed
           
           by
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Barberino
          
           to
           be
           none
           of
           his
           ,
           to
           content
           the
           
             Spaniards
             ,
          
           complaining
           that
           overtutes
           of
           more
           importance
           were
           communicated
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           Ministers
           ,
           then
           to
           those
           of
           his
           Catholick
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Imperial
          
           Ambassadour
           ,
           being
           moved
           by
           the
           
             Spanish
             ,
          
           doth
           yet
           persist
           at
           the
           Senate
           ,
           in
           declaring
           the
           Pope's
           willingnesse
           to
           deposite
           
             Castro
          
           in
           the
           Emperour's
           hands
           ,
           &
           acquaints
           them
           that
           his
           Imperial
           Majesty
           had
           licenced
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Savelli
          
           from
           his
           service
           (
           because
           he
           was
           a
           
             Roman
          
           subject
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           time
           Lieutenant
           General
           of
           their
           armes
           )
           lest
           his
           partiality
           should
           be
           a
           prejudice
           to
           his
           Majesties
           mediation
           .
           The
           Senate
           knew
           this
           to
           be
           a
           delusion
           of
           the
           
             Barberini
          
           (
           effectual
           restitution
           having
           been
           before
           proffer'd
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           Ministers
           )
           yet
           they
           answer
           with
           good
           respect
           
           referring
           to
           the
           meeting
           of
           the
           several
           plenipotentiaries
           ▪
           but
           when
           the
           Ambassadour
           pressed
           further
           ,
           than
           an
           Imperial
           Deputy
           might
           be
           present
           at
           it
           ,
           they
           put
           it
           off
           on
           purpose
           ,
           to
           stop
           any
           such
           pretension
           .
        
         
           It
           does
           not
           so
           directly
           belong
           to
           this
           scene
           to
           follow
           the
           Cardinal
           
             Bichi
          
           in
           the
           infinite
           windings
           through
           which
           he
           was
           train'd
           ●t
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           nor
           to
           consider
           the
           jealousie
           of
           the
           Colleagues
           on
           his
           delaying
           so
           long
           there
           without
           any
           issue
           :
           and
           much
           longer
           he
           might
           have
           been
           ,
           notwithstanding
           his
           dexterity
           ,
           if
           the
           last
           
             chocque
          
           at
           
             Pitigli●no
          
           had
           not
           forced
           them
           to
           some
           conclusion
           :
           suffice
           it
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           
             November
          
           he
           returnes
           with
           his
           propositions
           well
           adjusted
           and
           power
           to
           treat
           of
           any
           Neutrall
           place
           ,
           being
           void
           of
           garrison
           ,
           within
           the
           
             Mantouan
          
           
           But
           cōsidering
           on
           the
           way
           ,
           what
           obstructions
           were
           likely
           to
           accrue
           with
           this
           designed
           congresse
           ,
           both
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           formalities
           of
           precedure
           which
           might
           occasion
           some
           distgusts
           :
           &
           the
           counter-working
           of
           so
           many
           divers
           heads
           and
           interests
           ,
           but
           especially
           by
           the
           spleen
           of
           the
           
             Austrians
             ,
          
           which
           would
           not
           cease
           to
           deale
           by
           him
           and
           the
           peace
           here
           ,
           as
           they
           had
           done
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           casting
           all
           imaginable
           rubbs
           against
           the
           course
           of
           it
           ,
           he
           thought
           it
           better
           to
           treat
           with
           the
           interessed
           Princes
           themselves
           at
           their
           owne
           places
           ,
           and
           so
           passing
           from
           one
           to
           another
           to
           prepare
           them
           for
           the
           sealing
           of
           Articles
           interchangably
           .
           Which
           once
           before
           induc't
           him
           to
           delay
           at
           
             Florence
          
           t●l
           he
           had
           cōmunicated
           this
           design
           &
           found
           an
           approbation
           of
           it
           frō
           all
           side●
           ,
           Then
           he
           offers
           by
           the
           
             French
          
           Resident
           
           at
           
             Venice
             ,
          
           to
           transport
           himselfe
           thither
           to
           finish
           this
           affaire
           ,
           which
           they
           accept
           the
           gladlier
           ,
           that
           the
           Grand
           Duke
           might
           not
           rest
           Arbiter
           of
           the
           league
           ,
           by
           drawing
           all
           the
           management
           that
           way
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           arrived
           there
           ,
           his
           entertainment
           was
           extraordinary
           .
           When
           he
           came
           to
           their
           confines
           ,
           they
           ordered
           the
           
             Podestà
          
           of
           
             Chiozza
             ,
          
           to
           receive
           him
           at
           the
           
             Polesella
             ,
          
           and
           discharge
           him
           ,
           with
           sumptuous
           treatment
           ,
           through
           all
           their
           dominion
           .
           I
           omit
           the
           noble
           way
           of
           meeting
           and
           receiving
           him
           into
           their
           City
           ▪
           But
           when
           he
           came
           to
           his
           publick
           audience
           ,
           the
           
             Doge
          
           met
           him
           at
           the
           top
           of
           the
           staires
           with
           the
           whole
           
             Signory
             ;
          
           where
           he
           tooke
           off
           his
           crowne
           to
           salute
           him
           ,
           and
           putting
           himself
           on
           the
           left
           hand
           ,
           walkes
           uncover'd
           to
           the
           
             Gran
             Sala
             ,
          
           &
           so
           to
           the
           steps
           of
           the
           Throne
           ▪
           where
           they
           mounted
           
           both
           together
           ,
           but
           yet
           the
           Cardinall
           a
           little
           befoe
           ,
           and
           was
           the
           first
           placed
           in
           the
           Ducall
           seat
           ,
           enlarged
           on
           purpose
           for
           this
           occasion
           ,
           to
           receive
           a
           persons
           .
           Being
           thus
           sate
           at
           the
           Dukes
           right
           hand
           ,
           he
           presented
           his
           Majesty's
           credentiall
           letters
           ,
           which
           were
           read
           by
           a
           secretarie
           ,
           before
           a
           numerous
           throng
           of
           people
           .
           After
           which
           the
           Cardinall
           deliver'd
           his
           publick
           complement
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Doge
          
           made
           answer
           ,
           which
           ended
           that
           ceremony
           ,
           and
           prepared
           so
           well
           for
           following
           negotiations
           ,
           that
           within
           a
           while
           after
           ,
           when
           he
           tooke
           his
           leave
           to
           meet
           again
           with
           
             Donghi
             ,
          
           the
           whole
           treaty
           had
           been
           finished
           ;
           but
           that
           a
           dangerous
           sicknes
           of
           the
           
             Pope
          
           had
           almost
           reversed
           all
           :
           but
           as
           soone
           as
           he
           recover'd
           it
           ,
           
             Donghi
          
           transferres
           himself
           to
           
             Ferrara
          
           to
           subcribe
           the
           articles
           ,
           the
           other
           Plenipotentiaries
           
           waiting
           at
           
             Venice
          
           to
           subscribe
           them
           in
           like
           manner
           ,
           and
           date
           them
           the
           same
           day
           ,
           the
           import
           whereof
           amounted
           to
           thus
           much
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           
             Pope
          
           and
           
             Leagu●
          
           should
           plight
           their
           faith
           to
           the
           K.
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           that
           all
           things
           should
           be
           restored
           to
           the
           State
           wherein
           they
           were
           before
           the
           Wars
           ,
           whereof
           the
           said
           King
           should
           take
           hostages
           to
           be
           deliuer'd
           at
           
             Casale
          
           till
           the
           execution
           ,
           and
           the
           said
           King
           should
           promise
           and
           engage
           to
           turn
           his
           arms
           on
           the
           non-observer
           of
           this
           accord
           ,
           and
           should
           crave
           absolution
           in
           due
           manner
           ,
           on
           behalfe
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Parma
             ,
          
           which
           was
           accordingly
           subscribed
           
             March
          
           31.
           1644.
           by
           
             Donghi
          
           the
           Popes
           Plenipotentiary
           at
           
             Ferrara
             ,
          
           by
           
             Bichi
          
           for
           the
           King
           of
           
             France
          
           (
           who
           also
           stipulated
           for
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Prama
          
           )
           and
           the
           other
           3
           Commissioners
           
           at
           
             Venice
             ,
          
           the
           same
           day
           :
           which
           was
           the
           ending
           at
           present
           of
           this
           turmoile
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           content
           and
           reputation
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           Ministers
           .
           But
           although
           the
           treaty
           were
           punctually
           put
           in
           execution
           ,
           within
           the
           terme
           of
           60
           dayes
           after
           signing
           :
           yet
           it
           did
           not
           long
           availe
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Parma
             :
          
           for
           the
           next
           Pope
           
             Innocent
          
           the
           10.
           on
           a
           sudden
           reprised
           and
           razed
           
             Castro
          
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           erecting
           only
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           it
           (
           as
           I
           have
           been
           told
           at
           
             Rome
          
           )
           a
           stone
           with
           this
           inscription
           ,
           
             Qu●
             stava
             Castro
             .
          
           And
           the
           present
           Pope
           ,
           
             Alex.
          
           7.
           has
           re-entred
           on
           these
           Estates
           ,
           and
           the
           Emoluments
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           confiscations
           to
           the
           Church
           (
           which
           was
           the
           Dukes
           undertaker
           towards
           the
           Montists
           )
           notwithstanding
           the
           remonstrances
           of
           his
           Ambassador
           ,
           pretending
           that
           the
           sicknesse
           was
           only
           the
           cause
           why
           the
           Duke
           
           had
           not
           satisfied
           his
           obligations
           within
           the
           terme
           indented
           :
           but
           the
           Duke
           at
           present
           is
           young
           ,
           and
           under
           too
           great
           ingagements
           (
           besides
           his
           love
           of
           pleasure
           )
           to
           recover
           these
           estates
           :
           nor
           shall
           ever
           ,
           in
           any
           probability
           ,
           be
           able
           to
           find
           the
           like
           assistance
           ,
           as
           his
           Father
           did
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           I
           may
           have
           a
           faire
           outlet
           ,
           which
           I
           would
           gladly
           have
           burst
           through
           ,
           to
           have
           found
           sooner
           .
        
         
           We
           have
           now
           survey'd
           the
           whole
           Campagne
           of
           this
           yeare
           ,
           excepting
           only
           one
           encroachment
           unluckily
           jutting
           into
           
             Germany
             ▪
          
           where
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Guebriant
             ,
          
           being
           straitned
           and
           overpowered
           by
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Bavaria
          
           in
           his
           quarters
           ,
           between
           
             Brisaoh
          
           and
           
             Strasburg
             ,
          
           and
           his
           corres●ondents
           ,
           the
           
             Swedes
             ,
          
           diverted
           then
           into
           
             Denmark
          
           (
           with
           almost
           as
           great
           su●cesse
           ,
           
           as
           at
           this
           instant
           )
           sollicites
           earnestly
           at
           the
           Court
           for
           new
           recruits
           :
           which
           accordingly
           sends
           order
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Anguien
             ,
          
           to
           dispatch
           some
           of
           his
           squadrons
           from
           
             Thionville
          
           thither
           ,
           it
           being
           but
           a
           few
           dayes
           march
           distant
           ,
           wherein
           when
           the
           said
           Duke
           had
           observed
           orders
           ,
           he
           came
           himselfe
           to
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           to
           see
           his
           Lady
           ,
           and
           the
           little
           son
           ,
           which
           she
           had
           lately
           brought
           him
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           content
           of
           the
           kindred
           of
           the
           late
           Cardinall
           ,
           whose
           Niece
           she
           was
           .
           The
           same
           night
           he
           went
           to
           reverence
           the
           Queen
           ,
           who
           received
           him
           with
           tokens
           ,
           answerable
           to
           that
           esteeme
           which
           she
           made
           of
           his
           valour
           ,
           and
           the
           signal
           services
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           render'd
           to
           the
           Crowne
           in
           that
           Campagne
           .
           But
           he
           had
           not
           rested
           long
           ,
           before
           he
           is
           again
           designed
           to
           conduct
           other
           aides
           into
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           which
           either
           the
           blandishments
           of
           
           the
           Court
           ,
           or
           an
           opinion
           that
           such
           a
           service
           might
           be
           as
           well
           discharged
           by
           any
           ordinary
           Marshal
           of
           the
           Campe
           ,
           as
           by
           himselfe
           ,
           or
           else
           that
           he
           had
           some
           other
           recompense
           in
           his
           eye
           ,
           then
           yet
           he
           had
           obtained
           ;
           made
           him
           frame
           excuses
           to
           the
           great
           disgust
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           state
           ,
           who
           therupon
           perswaded
           with
           her
           Majesty
           to
           commit
           that
           charge
           to
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Ango●lesmo
             ,
          
           who
           being
           nigh
           upon
           the
           place
           might
           assume
           it
           the
           more
           readily
           :
           but
           upon
           the
           first
           receipt
           of
           this
           commission
           ,
           he
           immediately
           dispatches
           a
           Gentleman
           to
           the
           Court
           to
           excuse
           himsel●
           that
           from
           expedition
           ,
           being
           hindred
           by
           the
           gou●
           from
           exposing
           himself
           to
           any
           other
           paines
           :
           which
           unexpected
           answer
           would
           have
           troubled
           the
           Queen
           and
           her
           Council
           ,
           if
           at
           the
           same
           time
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Angnien
             ,
          
           being
           promppted
           
           with
           an
           ardor
           after
           new
           triumphs
           ,
           had
           not
           offer'd
           to
           resume
           that
           trust
           to
           the
           great
           contentment
           of
           the
           Queen
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           as
           the
           confluence
           of
           Soldiers
           proved
           .
           And
           while
           the
           rest
           are
           providing
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Ranzàu
          
           is
           dispatch'd
           afore
           with
           about
           8000
           choice
           men
           ,
           drawne
           out
           of
           the
           Queens
           Regiments
           ,
           with
           the
           
             Scotch
          
           and
           
             French
          
           guards
           to
           joyne
           with
           
             Guebriant
             ,
          
           and
           so
           to
           force
           the
           
             Bavarians
          
           out
           of
           
             Wirtemberg
          
           and
           seize
           themselves
           of
           their
           quarters
           :
           that
           so
           they
           might
           not
           onely
           subsist
           themselves
           ;
           but
           returne
           the
           burden
           of
           those
           Soldiers
           on
           the
           estates
           of
           their
           own
           Elector
           ,
           and
           so
           oblige
           him
           to
           hearken
           to
           a
           peace
           ,
           and
           raise
           themselves
           to
           the
           higher
           reputation
           ,
           within
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           at
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           
             Munster
             Congress
             .
          
        
         
           The
           arrivall
           of
           the
           Count
           of
           
           
             Ranzaù
          
           (
           making
           the
           army
           up
           some
           14000
           men
           )
           was
           very
           troublesome
           to
           the
           thoughts
           of
           the
           Marshall
           of
           
             Guebrian
             ,
          
           least
           he
           ,
           being
           a
           great
           favorite
           of
           the
           Cardinal's
           ,
           should
           be
           sent
           as
           his
           controller
           ,
           and
           if
           any
           disgrace
           should
           happen
           ,
           to
           be
           his
           successour
           ,
           which
           apprehension
           became
           disastrous
           to
           his
           conduct
           :
           for
           although
           he
           were
           more
           sensible
           ,
           then
           any
           other
           ,
           of
           the
           danger
           of
           passing
           too
           hastily
           to
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           
             Rhine
             :
          
           yet
           the
           sense
           of
           
             Ranzau
             ,
          
           being
           followed
           by
           the
           officers
           under
           him
           ,
           imposed
           a
           neeessity
           on
           the
           Marshal
           to
           put
           it
           in
           execution
           :
           so
           that
           on
           the
           first
           day
           of
           
             Novemb.
          
           they
           began
           to
           advance
           by
           a
           bad
           token
           ;
           for
           the
           sky
           ,
           that
           was
           clear
           before
           ,
           mantled
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           and
           fell
           in
           continued
           folds
           of
           snow
           for
           a
           moneth
           together
           ,
           which
           made
           the
           ways
           so
           deep
           that
           the
           Cannon
           was
           not
           dragged
           
           without
           great
           dificulty
           :
           and
           Generall
           
             Ro●a
             ,
          
           whom
           the
           Marshal
           sent
           before
           to
           discover
           and
           cleer
           the
           coast
           ,
           though
           he
           had
           been
           ,
           at
           other
           times
           ,
           a
           vigilant
           &
           a
           valiant
           Captain
           ,
           was
           at
           night
           surprised
           in
           his
           Quarter
           ,
           by
           one
           Coll.
           
           
             Sporch
             ,
          
           a
           Captain
           before
           of
           no
           note
           ;
           and
           his
           men
           ,
           which
           were
           the
           double
           number
           ,
           routed
           by
           600
           of
           this
           
             Sporch's
             ,
          
           with
           the
           prise
           of
           800
           horse
           .
           Which
           news
           being
           brought
           to
           
             Guebrian
          
           did
           so
           amuse
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           said
           publickly
           :
           that
           such
           a
           Capt.
           that
           had
           given
           so
           signall
           proofes
           of
           his
           valour
           ,
           in
           30
           severall
           occasions
           and
           above
           ,
           which
           he
           could
           reckon
           ,
           should
           be
           so
           surprised
           and
           beaten
           by
           one
           Coll.
           
           
             Sporch
             ,
          
           did
           confirme
           in
           him
           his
           former
           doubts
           that
           ,
           what
           had
           been
           prognosticated
           in
           the
           councill
           ,
           would
           not
           answer
           in
           the
           event
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           he
           went
           to
           hear
           Masse
           .
        
         
         
           The
           squadrons
           of
           
             Ranzau
          
           were
           but
           ill
           provided
           for
           the
           warfare
           of
           a
           
             German
          
           winter
           :
           and
           many
           got
           away
           from
           the
           army
           .
           Nor
           was
           the
           scarcity
           of
           bread
           a
           small
           disaster
           to
           it
           ,
           which
           the
           beaten
           Soldiers
           put
           among
           the
           baggage
           ;
           but
           the
           rest
           that
           carried
           it
           in
           their
           Knapsacks
           spoil'd
           by
           the
           weather
           ;
           so
           that
           once
           again
           ,
           
             Guebrian
          
           devised
           to
           assigne
           them
           to
           their
           quarters
           :
           but
           
             Rantzau
          
           again
           prevailed
           with
           him
           to
           assault
           
             Rotweil
             ,
          
           a
           place
           fortified
           with
           towers
           and
           a
           dry
           trench
           without
           bulwarks
           :
           and
           the
           Snow
           continuing
           the
           Cannon
           was
           not
           yet
           arrived
           at
           the
           Campe
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           defendants
           repulsed
           all
           assaults
           with
           great
           slaughter
           ,
           and
           prolong'd
           the
           time
           till
           the
           
             Bavarians
          
           had
           united
           all
           their
           forces
           to
           come
           and
           succor
           it
           :
           so
           that
           once
           again
           the
           Gen.
           mov'd
           with
           the
           Count
           of
           
             Ranzau
          
           to
           withdraw
           
           their
           army
           :
           but
           with
           the
           like
           successe
           as
           he
           had
           done
           before
           .
           Wherefore
           applying
           his
           utmost
           diligence
           to
           prosecute
           the
           storme
           ,
           and
           direct
           the
           mines
           with
           one
           of
           the
           ordnance
           (
           that
           were
           since
           com
           in
           )
           he
           was
           stricken
           by
           a
           Cannon
           shot
           in
           the
           right
           arme
           ,
           which
           proved
           mortall
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           griveous
           to
           the
           soldiery
           (
           he
           being
           reputed
           one
           of
           the
           prime
           Captains
           of
           the
           age
           )
           who
           notwithstanding
           ,
           after
           14
           dayes
           spent
           in
           this
           siege
           ,
           constrained
           the
           delivery
           of
           this
           place
           .
        
         
           But
           least
           the
           death
           of
           
             Guebrian
          
           should
           seeme
           to
           contibute
           to
           the
           glory
           of
           
             Ranzàu
             ,
          
           while
           he
           leads
           the
           army
           further
           to
           
             Tutlinghen
             ,
          
           the
           
             Bavarians
          
           come
           upon
           him
           on
           the
           sudden
           ,
           by
           the
           benefit
           of
           a
           wood
           near
           at
           hand
           ,
           and
           having
           surprised
           the
           artillery
           ,
           unexpectedly
           turned
           it
           against
           the
           city
           ,
           and
           then
           
           blockt
           it
           up
           ,
           holding
           all
           the
           Souldiers
           within
           it
           ,
           Prisoners
           .
           On
           which
           noise
           ,
           Generall
           
             Rosa
          
           hastens
           with
           his
           Cavalry
           to
           the
           Head-quarter
           :
           but
           finding
           his
           attempt
           too
           late
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Bavarians
          
           set
           in
           battel
           ,
           he
           went
           to
           return
           to
           
             Rotweil
             :
          
           but
           before
           he
           could
           recover
           it
           ,
           he
           finds
           it
           reprised
           by
           his
           enemies
           .
           The
           other
           Quarters
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           Army
           were
           overpowr'd
           in
           the
           like
           manner
           :
           onely
           ▪
           ten
           Regiments
           of
           Horse
           tooke
           flight
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Italian
          
           Reg●●ment
           of
           Cardinal
           
             Mazzarin
          
           coming
           to
           joyn
           withall
           ,
           and
           to
           maintain
           their
           ground
           ,
           remained
           for
           the
           most
           part
           dead
           (
           after
           brave
           resistance
           )
           upon
           the
           place
           .
           
             Ra●zàu
          
           himselfe
           remained
           prisoner
           ,
           with
           his
           chief
           Officers
           ,
           above
           five
           thousand
           more
           ,
           and
           two
           and
           fifty
           Cornets
           and
           Ensigns
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Baggage
           and
           the
           Cannon
           :
           Yet
           ▪
           
           〈…〉
           
           jealousie
           to
           these
           their
           Confederates
           ,
           about
           any
           under-hand
           compliances
           ,
           relating
           to
           their
           common
           interests
           ,
           now
           to
           be
           de●at●d
           ▪
           His
           business
           here
           ,
           is
           ,
           onely
           to
           attend
           the
           motions
           of
           the
           
             Fre●ch
          
           Plenipotentiaries
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           sure
           (
           at
           least
           )
           to
           keep
           as
           much
           state
           ,
           as
           they
           should
           doe
           ,
           about
           his
           ap●pearance
           ,
           and
           advancement
           towards
           the
           place
           .
           But
           these
           we
           shall
           finde
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           employing
           all
           their
           art
           ,
           to
           engage
           that
           people
           to
           an
           adequate
           concurren●e
           with
           them
           at
           the
           Treaty
           ;
           so
           that
           both
           their
           satisfactions
           should
           run
           in
           one
           line
           ,
           and
           neither
           of
           them
           admit
           of
           either
           Peace
           ,
           or
           Truce
           ,
           without
           the
           issue
           of
           the
           other
           :
           and
           in
           case
           ,
           the
           Peace
           should
           not
           be
           concluded
           (
           as
           it
           hapned
           )
           before
           the
           next
           Campagne
           ,
           to
           prepare
           some
           overtures
           ,
           which
           afterwards
           took
           effect
           ,
           of
           joyning
           their
           
           united
           Forces
           ,
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land●
           to
           thrust
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           out
           of
           
             ●raveling
          
           and
           
             Dunkerk
             .
          
           The
           success
           of
           which
           ,
           as
           then
           glorious
           to
           the
           Cardinal's
           direction
           ,
           and
           now
           revived
           by
           another
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           yet
           more
           vigorous
           and
           noble
           conjunction
           ,
           will
           (
           no
           doubt
           )
           dispense
           with
           my
           hand
           ,
           and
           engage
           sublimer
           Pens
           to
           glory
           in
           the
           subject
           .
        
         
           
             〈◊〉
             sat
             eru●t
             qui
             dicere
             laudes
             ,
             Galle
             ,
             tuas
             cupiant
             &
             tristia
             condere
             〈◊〉
             bella
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           Pos●scrip●
           .
        
         
           〈…〉
           kind
           of
           pedantry
           )
           then
           they
           themselves
           have
           done
           those
           others
           ,
           whose
           credits
           they
           usurp
           ,
           which
           would
           impose
           upon
           the
           Reader
           with
           too●much
           impertinency
           .
           Yet
           I
           doe
           not
           envy
           a
           faire
           acknowledgement
           ,
           (
           though
           I
           am
           beholden
           to
           more
           than
           twenty
           more
           )
           to
           Him
           that
           has
           done
           me
           the
           greatest
           courtesie
           ,
           for
           the
           matter
           of
           so
           poor
           a
           webbe
           ;
           and
           to
           let
           the
           world
           know
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           
             Mercurio
          
           
           di
           Siri
           ,
           ●
           Writer
           so
           voluminous
           ,
           that
           we
           need
           not
           either
           of
           us
           suspect
           a
           translation
           .
           Though
           I
           have
           rambled
           in
           such
           a
           fashion
           through
           Him
           ,
           and
           so
           confounded
           him
           with
           oothers
           ,
           and
           abounded
           in
           my
           own
           liberty
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           wish
           it
           ;
           either
           for
           the
           publick
           benefit
           ,
           or
           my
           own
           vindication
           .
           But
           in
           the
           interim
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           think
           the
           end
           can
           deserve
           so
           much
           paius
           ,
           or
           the
           poorness
           of
           my
           reputation
           provoke
           any
           free
           spirit
           ,
           to
           under go
           the
           trouble
           of
           comparing
           them
           :
           so
           that
           all
           my
           security
           is
           the
           smallnes
           of
           my
           own
           merit
           ,
           and
           the
           assurance
           of
           my
           good
           intention
           ,
           which
           having
           done
           no
           wrong
           ,
           is
           ●●t
           lyable
           to
           much
           exception
           :
           especially
           ,
           if
           you
           be
           pleased
           first
           ,
           to
           correct
           these
           few
           
             Errata
             ,
          
           and
           think
           ,
           if
           you
           find
           any
           more
           of
           lighter
           consequence
           ,
           that
           I
           either
           oversaw
           ,
           or
           on
           purpose
           did
           neglect
           them
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .