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A57251 Letters of the Cardinal Duke du Richelieu great minister of state to Lewis XIII of France / faithfully translated from the original by T.B. Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.; T. B. 1698 (1698) Wing R1421; ESTC R25818 385,036 604

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sensible_a with_o what_o sincerity_n i_o be_o etc._n etc._n letter_n ccxli_o to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n madam_n it_o be_v the_o great_a happiness_n that_o i_o can_v enjoy_v to_o see_v by_o the_o letter_n which_o your_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o honour_v i_o with_o that_o you_o be_v satisfy_v with_o my_o action_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o will_v never_o have_v any_o other_o aim_v but_o your_o service_n and_o that_o which_o i_o know_v be_v agreeable_a to_o you_o be_v sensible_a how_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o you_o by_o several_a respect_n and_o consideration_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n give_v i_o leave_v if_o you_o please_v to_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o negotiation_n of_o mr._n montague_n be_v not_o publish_v but_o yet_o it_o be_v tell_v to_o the_o ambassador_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o all_o state_n as_o to_o what_o remain_v your_o majesty_n may_v believe_v that_o that_o which_o be_v do_v be_v not_o to_o let_v any_o other_o but_o your_o majesty_n accomplish_v 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your_o particular_a be_v assure_v that_o i_o will_v omit_v none_o to_o show_v you_o that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n letter_n ccxliv_o to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n madam_n i_o think_v the_o honour_n of_o your_o favour_n which_o you_o be_v please_v to_o assure_v i_o of_o so_o great_a a_o happiness_n that_o i_o want_v sufficient_a word_n to_o express_v my_o joy_n and_o sense_n of_o it_o if_o your_o majesty_n please_v to_o remember_v what_o be_v do_v in_o your_o most_o tender_a youth_n to_o qualify_v you_o for_o a_o crown_n worthy_a of_o you_o you_o will_v confess_v i_o be_o assure_v that_o i_o have_v forget_v nothing_o that_o i_o ought_v on_o that_o subject_a to_o contribute_v to_o your_o satisfaction_n i_o know_v very_o well_o madam_n that_o as_o the_o generosity_n of_o person_n of_o your_o quality_n do_v not_o forget_v the_o service_n that_o be_v do_v they_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ineivility_n in_o those_o who_o do_v they_o to_o refresh_v their_o memory_n but_o that_o which_o i_o 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will_v he_o can_v never_o compromise_v that_o cardinal_n anthony_n shall_v not_o be_v comprotector_n of_o france_n since_o he_o have_v deprive_v cardinal_n bentivoglio_n of_o this_o charge_n for_o that_o purpose_n cardinal_n anthony_n accept_v of_o it_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o holiness_n without_o which_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o he_o have_v ever_o think_v of_o that_o affair_n cardinal_n barberini_n also_o show_v no_o dislike_n of_o it_o to_o his_o brother_n the_o pope_n may_v by_o his_o authority_n and_o violence_n hinder_v cardinal_n anthony_n his_o nephew_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o charge_n but_o as_o he_o can_v do_v it_o with_o reason_n he_o will_v never_o do_v it_o with_o the_o king_n consent_n who_o be_v sensible_a that_o the_o enemy_n of_o st._n peter_n chair_n the_o pope_n and_o his_o family_n be_v the_o author_n of_o so_o bad_a counsel_n will_v be_v please_v very_o much_o to_o oppose_v it_o because_o of_o the_o respect_n which_o he_o owe_v to_o the_o 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to_o your_o majesty_n for_o the_o favour_n you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o do_v i_o in_o send_v i_o the_o portraiture_n of_o monseigneur_n the_o dauphin_n who_o image_n i_o reverence_n as_o i_o shall_v his_o person_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o they_o who_o shall_v come_v after_o i_o may_v serve_v he_o as_o faithful_o as_o i_o have_v always_o endeavour_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n his_o father_n and_o your_o majesty_n to_o who_o i_o shall_v ever_o be_v etc._n etc._n letter_n xi_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o bourdeaux_n you_o will_v do_v i_o a_o injury_n to_o believe_v that_o any_o alliance_n be_v capable_a to_o hinder_v i_o from_o assist_v and_o serve_v you_o when_o you_o have_v a●_n occasion_n for_o it_o my_o humour_n be_v so_o far_o from_o any_o such_o manner_n of_o proceed_v that_o i_o believe_v that_o such_o a_o thought_n can_v never_o enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o i_o most_o earnest_o desire_v to_o see_v a_o good_a correspondence_n between_o m._n d'_fw-fr espernon_n and_o you_o i_o dare_v promise_v it_o between_o my_o lord_n his_o son_n and_o though_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o they_o that_o be_v harden_v in_o their_o humour_n by_o age_n to_o alter_v it_o yet_o i_o be_o not_o out_o of_o hope_n to_o see_v a_o good_a issue_n of_o what_o i_o desire_v i_o beg_v of_o you_o to_o contribute_v towards_o it_o what_o lie_v in_o your_o power_n assure_v you_o that_o whoever_o shall_v have_v most_o reason_n and_o justice_n on_o his_o side_n in_o the_o difference_n which_o after_o this_o time_n may_v happen_v between_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o person_n who_o i_o will_v serve_v most_o candid_o i_o believe_v that_o my_o assistance_n will_v not_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o any_o body_n but_o i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o offer_v it_o to_o he_o that_o have_v the_o better_a cause_n assure_v yourself_o of_o my_o friendship_n for_o ever_o and_o be_v convince_v that_o nothing_o can_v alter_v the_o quality_n of_o etc._n etc._n letter_n xii_o to_o the_o same_o person_n i_o be_o extreme_o glad_a that_o m._n d'_fw-fr espernon_n have_v make_v restitution_n to_o the_o church_n of_o what_o be_v her_o due_a in_o order_n to_o repair_v the_o injury_n which_o she_o receive_v in_o your_o person_n and_o that_o it_o be_v now_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v no_o consideration_n that_o can_v hinder_v i_o from_o favour_v so_o just_a a_o cause_n as_o you_o be_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o a_o king_n so_o pious_a as_o his_o majesty_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o abbot_n of_o coursan_n acquaint_v i_o with_o every_o particular_a that_o past_a in_o that_o affair_n if_o that_o be_v true_a of_o which_o i_o have_v not_o have_v the_o leisure_n yet_o to_o ascertain_v myself_o that_o you_o have_v not_o pursue_v his_o holiness_n intention_n signify_v to_o you_o by_o his_o brief_n i_o must_v needs_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o will_v have_v 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in_o your_o business_n make_v the_o king_n piety_n so_o clear_o manifest_a and_o the_o assistance_n of_o my_o friend_n that_o he_o must_v have_v lose_v his_o judgement_n who_o think_v there_o can_v be_v any_o bad_a impression_n make_v either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o never_o be_v sentence_n more_o authentic_a than_o those_o which_o his_o holiness_n and_o the_o king_n council_n pronounce_v upon_o this_o difference_n and_o he_o can_v be_v master_n of_o himself_o who_o say_v that_o they_o be_v ever_o change_v therefore_o see_v such_o discourse_n will_v but_o do_v you_o a_o injury_n many_o other_o which_o you_o be_v say_v to_o give_v out_o sometime_o will_v bring_v a_o reproach_n upon_o your_o gratitude_n which_o in_o my_o opinion_n ought_v not_o to_o permit_v you_o to_o complain_v of_o fortune_n who_o have_v do_v for_o you_o from_o your_o early_a youth_n what_o she_o do_v not_o usual_o do_v for_o other_o till_o after_o long_a time_n spend_v in_o tedious_a service_n be_v i_o not_o real_o your_o friend_n i_o will_v not_o talk_v to_o you_o in_o this_o manner_n but_o be_v desirous_a to_o continue_v the_o same_o as_o i_o have_v always_o be_v i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o what_o i_o do_v because_o that_o several_a person_n not_o know_v you_o so_o well_o as_o i_o do_v will_v not_o so_o easy_o excuse_v what_o i_o believe_v proceed_v from_o vanity_n rather_o than_o from_o any_o other_o evil_a cause_n i_o promise_v myself_o therefore_o that_o your_o carriage_n will_v be_v such_o as_o your_o friend_n ought_v to_o desire_v it_o and_o as_o i_o particular_o wish_v it_o may_v be_v as_o be_v etc._n etc._n letter_n xiii_o to_o the_o same_o person_n you_o will_v know_v more_o news_n by_o the_o abbot_n of_o coursa●_n than_o i_o can_v write_v to_o you_o he_o bring_v you_o all_o the_o satisfaction_n you_o can_v desire_v m._n d'espernon_o will_v receive_v absolution_n at_o your_o hand_n will_v visit_v you_o will_v give_v you_o the_o right_a hand_n at_o his_o own_o house_n 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