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A48218	The princess of Monpensier written originally in French, and now newly rendered into English.; Princesse de Monpensier. English	La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693.; Segrais, Jean Regnauld de, 1624-1701.	1666 (1666)	Wing L171; ESTC R12636	27,386	94

approaching nearer he perceiv'd that they were the Duke of Anjou and the Duke of Guise The hatred which he had for the last joyning it self to his natural jealousie made him find something so unpleasant to him to see these Princes in company with his Wife without knowing what accident had brought them together nor what they came to do at his house that he could not conceal the disorder which it caus'd in him though cunningly he rejected the cause of it upon the apprehension which he had that he should not be able to receive so great a Prince both according to his quality and to his own wishes The Count of Chabanes appear'd yet more perplext to see the Duke of Guise with the Princess of Monpensier than seem'd the Prince himself The adventure which Fortune had made use of to bring these two Persons together appear'd to him as an unlucky Omen from whence he prognosticated that this Romance-like beginning would be follow'd by other accidents of the like nature At Night the Princess of Monpensier entertain'd these Princes very generously and with a civility which was natural to her In fine she pleas'd her Guests but too well The Duke of Anjou who was a Prince of a comely personage and very accomplish'd could not behold a person so worthy of him without ardently desiring to enjoy her soon became infected with the same Disease which possest the Duke of Guise and alwayes feigning extraordinary affairs he remain'd two dayes at Champigni without being oblig'd to stay by any other motive then by the charms of the Princess of Monpensier the Prince her Husband not using any intreaties to retain him there The Duke of Guise before he departed took an opportunity to acquaint the Princess that he was still the same which he had ever been and since his Passion had never been reveal'd to any he often told her in publick without being over-heard by any but her self that there was no change in his affection but that at present he retain'd as much adoration and respect for her as ever In fine the Duke of Anjou and he at length departed from Champigni with much regret They rid a long while without speaking one to the other and remain'd in a profound silence till at last the Duke of Anjou imagining that perhaps their silence might proceed from one and the same cause demanded briskly of the Duke of Guise if he meditated upon the beauty and perfections of the Princess of Monpensier This brisk demand joyn'd to what the Duke of Guise had already observ'd concerning the inclinations of the Duke of Anjou made him perceive that infallibly he would become his Rival and that it extreamly imported him not to discover his Love to that Prince but to deprive him of all suspition he answer'd him smiling That he appear'd himself so much taken up with the imagination wherewith he accus'd him that he had judg'd it uncivil to interrupt him That the Beauty of the Princess of Monpensier was no new thing to him That he had accustom'd himself to gaze on the Luster of her charms without being dazel'd with them ever since she was design'd to have been his Sister-in-Law but that he perceiv'd very well that all persons were not so well prepar'd against them as himself The Duke of Anjou ingeniously confest to him that he had neyer yet seen any thing which in his opinion seem'd comparable to this young Princess and that he found very well that her presence might prove dangerous to him if he should often expose himself in her company he would fain have made the Duke of Guise confess that he apprehended the same Fate himself too but the Duke who began now to make a serious affair of his Love would confess nothing to him These Princes returning to Loches entertain'd themselves often with a very pleasing discourse of the adventure which had caus'd them to discover the Princess of Monpensier but it prov'd not a subject of so great diversion at Champigni The Prince of Monpensier was discontented at all which had happen'd without being able to give a Reason wherefore His Wifes being in the Boat appear'd to him as an unlucky accident It seem'd to him that she had entertain'd these Princes too kindly and that which displeas'd him most was to have observ'd that the Duke of Guise had regarded her very attentively These thoughts caus'd him from that instant to conceive a furious jealousie which made him to remember the passion and resentment which that Duke had shewn against his Marriage and he had some thoughts that from that very time he had been amorous of her The ill humour which these suspitions put him into caus'd sometimes but ill usage to the Princess of Monpensier The Count of Chabanes according to his custome took care to hinder that their private discontents broke not out into an open quarrel endeavouring through that to perswade the Princess how great and real the passion was which he had for her and how disinteress'd from all self-ends Yet he could not refrain from asking her the effect which the sight of the Duke of Guise had produc'd in her She acquainted him That she had been troubl'd at it through the shame which she had to remember the kindness which she had formerly shew'd him she confest that she had found him far more accomplish't now then at that time and that his discourse seem'd to intimate that he would perswade her to believe that he still affected her but she assur'd him that nothing was able to force her to relinquish the resolution which she had taken never to engage her self in so perilous an Affair The Count of Chabanes was much rejoyc'd to hear this resolution but nothing could secure him against the suspition which he had of the Duke of Guise He represented to the Princess that he extreamly fear'd that the first impressions of her Love would soon return and made her apprehend the mortal grief which for their common intrest he should have if one day he should see her change her present resolutions The Princess of Monpensier alwayes continuing her reserv'dness towards him scarce answer'd to what he said concerning his passion and never consider'd him but in the Quality of her faithful'st friend without doing him the honour to take notice of him as her Lover The Armies having quitted their Garrisons and being again upon their march the Princes return'd to their several Commands and the Prince of Monpensier found it convenient that his Wife should come to Paris to be no more so near those places which were the seat of the War The Huguenots besieg'd the City of Poictiers and the Duke of Guise cast himself in the Town to defend it where he perform'd such actions during the Siege which alone were sufficient to render for ever famous any other person but himself Soon after was fought the Battel of Moncontour and the Duke of Anjou after he had taken St. John d' Angely fell sick and

the Duke of Anjou but his grief serv'd but to augment his natural fierceness and through spight he oftner approach'd the Princess Margaret then he had been accustom'd to do since what the Duke of Anjou had said to him concerning the Princess of Monpensier hinder'd him from regarding her The Duke of Anjou carefully observ'd both one and the other the countenance of that Princess though she endeavour'd all she could to conceal it discover'd the displeasure which she conceiv'd when the Duke of Guise spoke to the Princess Margaret The Duke of Anjou who through what she had said to him when she mistook him for the Duke of Guise had perceiv'd that she was jealous hop'd to cause a misunderstanding between them and setting himself down by her 'T is for your intrest Madam more then for my own said he that I go about to acquaint you that the Duke of Guise merits not that you should make choice of him to my prejudice let me intreat you not to interrupt me to tell me the contrary of a truth which I but too well know He deceives you Madam he sacrifices you to my Sister as he has made an oblation of her to you 'T is a man that is only capable of Ambition but since he has had the good fortune to please you 't is enough I will not hinder him to enjoy a happiness which without doubt I merited better then he I should render my self unworthy of it if I should strive longer to obtain the conquest of a heart which another possesses 't is enough that I have not hitherto but incurr'd your dislike and I would not willingly cause hatred to succeed by any longer importuning you with the most ardent and faithful passion that ever was The Duke of Anjou who was very sensibly wounded both with Love and grief had scarce power to finish these words and though he had begun his discourse through a malitious intent and through a desire of vengeance yet he grew so mollified in considering the Princesses Beauty and the loss which he receiv'd in loosing the hopes of ever being belov'd that without attending her answer he went out from the Ball feigning that he found himself indispos'd and went home to his own appartment to muze seriously upon his misfortune The Princess of Monpensier remain'd afflicted and perplext as may be easily imagin'd to see her reputation and her most important secret remaining in the hands of a Prince whom she had treated ill and and to learn from him what she could now no longer doubt off that she had been deceiv'd by her Lover Which added together prov'd things that did not leave her so much Mistris of her passions as was requisite she should be in a place destin'd only to mirth and jollity Yet she was forc'd to remain there and afterwards to go and sup at the Dutchess of Monpensier's her Mother-in-laws who took her along with her The Duke of Guise who languish'd with impatience to relate to her what the Duke of Anjou had said to him the day before follow'd her to his Sisters but how great was his amazement when going about to entertain this fair Princess with discourse he found that she reply'd not to what he said but only made him most fearful reproaches and her passion caus'd her to make those reproaches so confus'dly that he could comprehend nothing from them but only that she accus'd him of infidelity and Treason Orewhelm'd with despair to find cause for so great an augmentation of grief where he had hop'd to find consolation for all his discontents and affecting the Princess with a passion so violent which left him not that liberty to remain dubious whither he were again belov'd or no he resolv'd to hazard all at once and to give her an infallible proof of his his affection You shall be satisfied Madam said he I will do that for you which all the Royal-Authority should not have obtain'd from me nor have forc'd me to perform It will cost me my Fortune but that is a thing too inconsiderable to be vallu'd to satisfie you Without remaining any longer at the Dutchess his Sisters he went immediately to find out the Cardinals his Unkles and under pretext of the ill treatment which he had receiv'd from the King he represented to them so great a necessity to secure his fortune for him to make it appear that he had no thoughts to marry the Princess Margaret that he engag'd them to conclude his marriage with the Princess of Portia who had already been propounded to him The news of this marriage was soon known throughout all Paris every body seem'd amaz'd at it and the Princess of Monpensier was posses'd at the hearing of it both with joy grief she was much pleas'd to see the power which she had over the Duke of Guise but at the same instant she was as much displeas'd to have caus'd him to relinquish a design so advantageous to him as was his marriage with the Princess Margaret The Duke of Guise who had a mind that Love should recompence him for what he lost by Fortune prest the Princess to grant him a private audience to clear himself of the unjust reproaches which she had made him and he obtain'd from her a promise that she would be at the Dutchess of Monpensiers his Sisters at such a time when that Dutchess should be absent and when he might entertain her in private The Duke of Guise soon receiv'd the effect of this promise and had the happiness to prostrate himself at her feet and the freedome to declare to her his passion and to inform her how much he suffer'd through her suspitions The Princess who could not forget what the Duke of Anjou had told her though the Duke of Guises proceedings ought sufficiently to have secur'd her from jealousie acquainted him with the just cause which she had to believe that he had betray'd her since the Duke of Anjou knew that which it was impossible for him to have learnt from any other but himself The Duke of Guise knew not what defence to make for himself and appear'd as much perplext as the Princess of Monpensier to divine who in probability had discover'd their intelligence In fine in the remainder of her discourse as she represented to him that he had been too blame to precipitate his marriage with the Princess of Portia and to abandon that of the Princess Margaret which would have prov'd so advantageous to him she told him that he might well judge that she was not at all jealouse of it since that at the Ball she her self had conjur'd him to have no respect for any there but for that Princess The Duke of Guise reply'd that 't was possible that she might have had an intention to impose that command upon him but assuredly that she had not done it The Princess maintain'd the contrary and in conclusion at length with disputing and examining one an others arguments they found that of