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A68068	A discou[rse] of the ciuile warres [and] late troubles in Fraunce, drawn into Englishe by Geffray Fenton, and deuided into three bookes ... Seene and allowed	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Fenton, Geoffrey, Sir, 1539?-1608. rans.	1570 (1570)	STC 11271; ESTC S100266	87,061	236

hys promise This enterprise hadde bin of long practised and for the executiō of it the parties to the practise imparted it with the Lorde de Bricquemau de Guercy Liuetenant to the Lorde Admirall ouer hys men of Armes and Gouernour at the present of Charyte for the King vnder the Princes to the Lorde de Borry Baron of Reury des Essartz with others Lords and Captaynes in those quarters Who vnderstanding the enterprise at large with the meanes to execu●e it iudged with it as a thing verie conuenient to be pursued This Vrsyn Pallus in the meane while reuealed it to the Lord de la Charstre gonernour of the towne of Bourges and countrey of Berry and also to Capteine Martyn keeper of the greate towre of Burges who aduysed him to enterteine the enterprise and assure to them of Charite day place and meane to effect it who lykewyse applyed him selfe to their instructions In the meane while the sayde Gouernour of Charstres omitting no preparatiue fitte to welcome them deuysed gynnes of fyer and traynes of powder within the ditches of the place asseigned He bestowed also two grates the one at the entry of the little Forte and the other at the dore or false porte by whiche they enter into the greate towre bringyng lastly into the towne diuerse horsemen and footmen Italians for their better suretie and defence The daye and howre speciall for this purpose was asseigned by the sayd Pallus on S. Thomas night the one and twenteth of December at two of the clocke at after midnight whiche they of Charite fayled not to obserue in poynt And bycause they were dispersed in diuerse places the place of generall méeting was at Baugy a Castell taken before by the barron of Reury about six leagues from Bourges There met about a M. or twelue C. harquebusheares on foote of the troupes of the Lorde Borry and Loruaye with thrée cornets of horsemen guided by the Lorde Bricquemau all which in very good poynt obserued both the houre and place asseigned called la Grange Francois halfe a leage from Bourges where lykewyse mette them the sayde Vrsin Pallus assuring them still of the facilytie of the enterprise and that he bring them to the great tower without daunger whereunto to couer all cause of doute hée offered to bée their first leader They of the religion vnder the fayth of his worde made march first and formost with him the Lorde de Lespau accompanied with twelue aswell Captaines as souldiers and entred by a wicket towarde the fort of the false port where they pitched ladders to enter within the false port which was fyue foote aboue ground After him entred the baron Reury with fiue and twenty men and then the Lord de Sarts with fifty souldiers to sustaine the first but as his troupe entred the cordes of the grate were cut when they also within applyed their seuerall engynes to vse and put fyre to the traines and at the instant the artillery bestowed in flanks thundred vppon them that were to enter as also Captaine Martyn with his number of armed men charged such as were vnhappely entred who seing them selues and enterpryse betrayed deuised and labored for their safety aswell as they could some lept from the wall downe some gat out of the grate the same being somewhat hyer because Buysiere stewarde to the late Lord d'Autricour was inclosed vnder it being notwithstanding taken frō thence by his company who not able otherwyse to effect their enterpryse were constrayned to retyre They killed of thē of the Religion twelue or fourtene aswel captaines as souldiers and almost as many kept prisoners within the towne besydes such as were hurt the Lord de Lespau the baron of Reurye de Lessarts des Milles with certain other were taken within the grosse towre After this they of Bourges fearing y courses y they of the religion made euen to their gates aduertised the king of their necessity who succored them spedely with sixe cornets of horsmen which had bene before at the siege of S. Iean d'Angely they arryued at Bourges vppon the ende of December The Princes being come to Montauban as is sayd executed the cause of their comming adioyning to their army the forces of the two Vicounts and Montgomerye In this time the king sent back to Poyctyers the Duke d'Aumall with three cannons and one culuerine guyded by the Lord de Gouas and his regiment of footemen And so bestowing his campin garrisons to wynter lycensing afore the Italiās to go home his Maiestie came to the Towne of Angiers wherein hath bin since as is sayd certain conference for peace ⸫ The prince of Conde disarmeth him selfe The third cyuill warre Garisons put in the towns surrendred Those of the religion shut out of towns Meanes to disarme thē of the religion Letters of the king cōtrary to the Edicte of peace Counsell of the duke of Alba. Amanzay Hercules houshold seruant to the prince Request to offer an oth to the King. Generall musters The Prince and the Admiral watched Noyers Tanley Countie Rochefoucaut Rochell ●ssemblie ●f the Ca●●olikes ●ssemblie ●● the ●rince Tallard taken 〈…〉 uke of 〈…〉 njou bro 〈…〉 er to the 〈…〉 ing Duke de Roauuo●● prisoner The Lord d'Acier ●he Lord ●e Mou●ans ●euies of ●en in Lā●uedoc ●eui●e of ●e ●d'A 〈…〉 r in his Corner Kyngs edict Another edict of the King. Marz taken and the towre Sainct Christophle Number of of the L. Daeiers armie Angoulesme besieged Angoulesme taken The Quene of Nauarre his sonne Regiment of ●a●●●yn Letters of the Q of Nauarre The Princes Camp. Baudine hurt Ouerthrew of the L. of Mouuans P. Gourde Pons besieged The castle of Pons taken 〈…〉 ebeau 〈…〉 endred The castell of Mirebeau taken The meeting of the two armies Abbay S. florent taken The Abbay recouered A sale of the principall goods of the Churche The Queene of Nauarre returnes to Rochel The othe of the Prince of Nauarre l'Endureau reuoltes Brissac slaine Conte Pompadon slain The Lorde Boccard dead Charyte besieged and taken The Duke de deux Po●s dead Description of the dukes camp Description of the princes army Succours from the Pope The Quene mother encourageth the souldiours The Lord Strossi taken Strosies men slaine The death of the Lord ●f Moruil The siege of Nyort The Lord pluucau succours it 〈…〉 a●●le 〈…〉 ig The Protestants requ to the king for peace whome troubles ●t to be ●uted Office of true subiects Luzig rendred Lords and Captaynes ●ithin Poy●yers Poict besieged Battery against Poye Battery against Poye Three assaultes gyuē to the subburbes of Ro●l Assault of Italians The Lord de Mouy hurt S. Iean de Angeli besieged Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman dwelling in Knight Ryder streat at the signe of the M●rmayde For Lucas Harrison and George Byshop

last of Septēber in the very first discouery of the morning vpon a plaine within a league of Mont-gontour There the Admirall sent the Lord de La-louë and de La-nouē with .vij. cornets of horsmen and Captaine Normant harquebusiers on horssebacke to Mont-gontour to know if the Kings brother were there who finding no body returned with spéedy report to the Admirall accordingly who made marche foorthwith the footemen of the battel then the Artillerie and so the footemen of the vauntgard aswell French as Almains folowing them himselfe with the horssemen of bothe the one and other nation He left in the taile the Lord de Mouy with charge to gouern the retraict with fiue cornets of French horsmen two cornets of Reistres and a company of harquebushears on horssebacke of captaine Montarnaunt a prouinciall The catholikes coasted them very neere exspecting their artillery which was not yet come The admiral passed ouer a litle riuer half a leage from Montgontour very vneasie to marche ouer by reason of a marrish along the brinke of it the same making it impossible on all parts sauing in a little strait or gutter beneath certain houses along the high way There lacked no more but the Lord of Mouy and his troupe whom the Catholikes with .xl. cornets of horsmē charged togither with a voley of Cannons discharged also vpon them It was thought this charge was giuen by ● lord de Tauannes gouernor for the king in Burgon it was withstanded a litle by the Lord de Mouy who vnable to sustain it thorowly in respect of the multitude retired The Admiral seing his perill gaue backe with the horssemen and retourned with no lesse sury the charge vppon them that had layde it vppon the L. de Mouy who in the meane time retired with the rest of his troupe with the losse of some fewe amongst the which was the Lord de Entrichaut ensigne bearer to the Lord S. Auban Dauphynois the Artillerie was by this at Mont-gontour and the footemen of the battel very néere who séeing that charge turned backe to the fight as also the Lord de la Nouē and la-Louë with their cornets all that day passed in skirmishing without offer of other charge The Catholikes shotte vehemently which albeit annoyed muche the Admiral yet he left not the field till night and then retired with those of the Religion to Mont-gontour and the Catholikes encamped vppon the place The next morow being saterday and first day of the month of October the said armie issued out of Mont-gontour lodged in the Uillages thereabout leauing the Lord de Mouy with his regiment of horssemen and two regiments of footemen within the towne to gard the passage There were certain light skirmishes albeit neither of long fight nor much losse They moued by certaine disordered shot of the Catholikes who thought to winne the Subburbs on their side but being repulsed their purpose was also intercepted and they forced to returne without any other thing doing The kings brother séeing that side closed from him and that he could not easly wade the Riuer of Viue the same being his only impediment to follow the Princes campe determined to passe aboue the head of the riuer in a village beneth Mirebeau In the meane while the Princes hauing bene at Nyort to sée the Quéene of Nauarre returned to the camp the second of October where they drue into counsel with resolution to take the way to Partney and Nyort and giue battell to the Catholikes if they assailed them in the way sommoning for this purpose the whole army to be ready by the dawning of the day and euery Colonel and captaine to labour accordingly in his charge The Catholikes were also of opinion to go to Nyort and beséege it and by that meanes to prouoke the Princes to battell The Princes campe according to the order resolute aforesayd was in a perfect readinesse ringed in battels and squares pitching the next morning the third of October vppon a little hill néere to Mont gontour well disposed as is aforesayd to giue battel if the ennimie aduaunced who also began to appéere and discouer on the left hand vppon an other round hill from the bottom wherof they might easily discern the disposition of the Princes armye which when he had well viewed he retired his marche as though he ment to draw directly to Nyort vsing notwithstanding such order as his rings and companies kept néere togither The Admirall bearing an eye to their doings espied their pollitie and purpose of proceding wherein as he suspected that they shotte at his aduauntage as labouring to win way vpon him made descend forthwith the Prynces armie from the hill where it was setled of purpose to gaine and occupie the plaine afore them wheruppon the Catholikes in place to marche forward commaunded a sodain stay holding their Pikes vpright and ringing them in square and mean battels turned face to their vauntgard winning by that meanes the hil from whence the princes armie were but now discended And being maisters in this sort of the hill aboue the opinion expectation of the Admiral beganne to dispose them selues to the shocke And at the first descending from the hil they ordred and ringed their footemen in the valey or side of the foote of the sayd hil not without great discretion and iudgement keping by that meanes their footmen in couert and defended from the storme of the artillerie which discharged vehemently as well on the one as other side In the meane while the kings brother dressed and disposed two batteries not sparing his body to trauell from one battell and square to an other with persuasion to the soldiors to haue good hart the like also did the Princes visiting in person euery ranke aswell of horssemen as footemen whose pleasant aspect specially in the prince of Nauarre gaue cause of singular corage to the soldiors whose stomackes besides they were firmly setled in the goodnesse of the cause yet they seemed to redouble in desire the rather at the gracious view and persuasion of the yong Prince Immediatly after two of the clock in the after noone the vantgarde of the Catholikes went to the charge with a square and wing of .xviij. cornets of Reisters and great numbres of horssemen as well French as Italyan who charged altogither so violently vpon the Lord of Mouy and la Loue that they were enforced to endure and take the charge retiring thorow the battell of the Lanceknights which gréeued them sore notwithstanding the Admirall supplyed the charge and gaue with such furye vppon the Catholike Reisters that he cutte great numbres of them in péeces and immediatly with the remainder of hys horssemen of the Uauntgarde repulsed with force the Uauntgarde of the ennemy wheruppon was raised a crye on the Admirals side Uictory Uictory the same sounding with suche noyse of comfort in the eares of the mayne battayle that diuers ranne thither to follow the victory When loe the Catholikes maine battell aduaunced bending

horse which the Lord de Mouy had geuen hym who notwithstandyng hys hurte determined not to depart the towne albeit beyng specially aduised by his frendes to be caried where hys hurte may bée cured hée left Nyort the seuenth day of October and came to Sainctes and from thence he was caried to Rochell where within fewe dayes after he died to the griefe of the armye for he was of stayed counsel in any cause of estate of great spéede and iustice in execution and of long experiēce in matters of warre as witnesse his actes as well in the battaile of Dreux as other places of worthy memorie the rest appointed vnder him within Niort left also the town together with the Lorde de la Brosse gouerner there retiring with .iij. hundred shot to Rochell This was the same Lord de la Brosse who with the ayde of the lord de Pluueau made headageynst the Conte du Lude at the siege aforsayd The kings brother finding the towne forsaken entred withoute let whether also came very shortly after the king the Quéene mother and Cardinall of Lorain being then néer Chynon they began ther to deuise and deliberate vpon their present businesse accompting it of speciall purpose to recouer the Castell of Lusignan wherin was gouernor the L. de Mirambeau and that afore the Protestants had eyther renued their strength or wel assured their present companies In this mynd they dispatched forthwith certein to summon the Castell who so preuayled with perswasions to the gouernour that easily inough he gaue vp the Castle only with liues and goodes saued certen days afore the battel there were bestowed in this hold fiue Cannons which discended to the catholikes by couenaunt this was .iiij. or .v. dayes after the battell of Mont-gontour Nyort being thus abandoned the Princes went to S. Jean d'Angely the ▪ ix of this month and so to Sainctes and bicause they gathered that the catholikes wold besiege it they determined to mā it with great numbres of men of warre causyng to enter forthewith the horsemen of the L. de la Motte wyth certein footmen like wise captein la Mures company beyng of the regimen of the L. de Virieu At that time was gouernor the L. d'Oryoll a gentleman of Sainctonge who after was content to giue order to the policie and state of the towne leauyng the consideration of matters of war to the L. de Pilles whom the prince established there for that purpose and who as yet was not fully cured of the hurte in his thigh receiued at the siege of Poyctiers Hee with the Souldiers and the reste of the inhabitauntes resolued to defende the Towne and endure the siege The morow after the princes came to Sainctes and there made their armie passe ouer Charante The tent he of this sayd moneth the Lord of Montbrun and Myrabell departed from the Campe to go into Languedocke a iourney pretended by them long tyme before so that they might lead thither their Regiments and for this cause at the siege of Poic●iers as is aforesayde the Lord de Pontais Marshall of the Princes Campe aswell in theyr owne name as for other Colonelles Captains and Gentlemen of Dauphyne were sutors for leaue to goe for a certaine tyme into Dauphyne and the more to enforce theyr motion they shewed howe long they had followed the Campe and that their Souldioures wearyed with so continuall warre stoode in néede to be releeued with the freshe aire and fellowshippe of their Countrey and lastly as their generall feare to bée so euill wintered as the yeare before dryue diuers numbres to retire without order to the Townes holden by the Religion in Viuares where they had sure aboade so if they bée not somewhat reléeued of theyr long and lothsome trauell alwayes in a campe it is also to be feared that by little and little they doe not abandon their Ensignes and leaue their Colonelles in the fields without Souldiors The same being already reuealed vnto them by certaine numbers of their Soldioures they could do no lesse than cōmend their sute with humble request in themselues for leaue and libertie to depart nowe that the siege of Poictiers is raysed The Princes answered that they coulde not order their request and satisfie the tyme together bicause they were as yet incertaine what would bée the ende and issue of the siege and therefore they thought it conuenyent that they taryed till the ende of the Monthe of September hoping after they had seene the resolute proceedings of the Catholyques to bestowe their armie in garrisons to rest all wynter This answer qualified their requests with expectation of y end of Septembre When the armie being returned from the countrey of Touraiue and soiourning néere to Fay la Vineuse their sute was eftsoones put vpon new tearms for which cause the gentlemen capteins and colonels of those countrey men assembled to deliberate vppon the motion some were of opinion to pursue in generall a leaue and libertie of the Princes seeing their tyme of September is expired But others iudged the present season most inconuenient to entreate for leaue considering the state disposition of the warre euery day enclinyng to battayle where they were bounde in dutie to bée onlesse they wold deface the honor of their actions passed Which laste opinion so settled into the most of them that they resolued vniuersally bothe to mortifie their desire to go home and also to giue ouer to attempte further leaue attendyng eyther by battayle or by some happie peace to make them selues frée of the warre and so returne and remayne quietly in theyr houses And thus the Lord de Montbrun and Myrabell remayned in the Campe vntyl the tyme wherein they thoughte to execute theyr enterprise wherein after they had communicated with the Lorde de Verbelet brother to the bishop of Puy in Auuergne and many other as wel of Dauphyne as the countreys thereabout as of purpose to haue their company in the voyage they went to Angoulesme to the end to tary there for their furniture and strength This béeing knowne in the Campe many came to Angoulesme to assist the voyage so that they were in all about foure hundred horsemen in very good poynte to fyght with certeyn numbreof shotte on horsebacke with the whyche the sayde Lorde de Mountbrun Mirabell and Verbelet departed the fouretéenth day of the moneth of October and takyng theyr waye by Perigueux came to Solliac the Sondaye the sixtéenth of October aboute twoo of the clocke at after noone They thoughte there to passe Dordonne but it was so swelled by the greate raynes falne certeyn dayes before that it was not possible to wade ouer By whiche difficultie they were constrained to stay there sendyng for suche boates as they could find by which they beganne to ferry the same day and all the next night not with such spede in respect of their fewe boates but certaine numbers were not yet passed in the morning Which being espied of the Catholike garrisons