flies to Philip who comes himselfe with a very great army and enters Flanders The vncle supplaâ—â—â— his Nephew for the County of Flanders His meaning was to make a benefit of their common quarrell But it fell out otherwise by his prouidence who doth pull downe one raise vp an other alwaies iustly although the causes be vnknowne vnto vs. Robert defeates the King and his Nephews After this victory hee is receiued Earle of Flanders without any discontent of the King for the distressed pupills who relying no more on him fled for succor to Thierry Bishop of Liege who makes an accord That Robert the Frison should haue the Earledom of Flanders giue his Nephews some recompence After this peaceable possession of the Earledome of Flanders Philip fâ—rsâ—ks Baldwins Children at their neede In England Philip became a deere friend to Robert forgetting the good offices hee had receiued from his tutor measuring friendship by proffiâ— Such was tâ—eÌ„ the state of Flanders England had a greater change we haue sayd that Robert Duke of Normandy had instituted William his bastard sonne his heire and that hee had gotten possession of the Dâ—chie but behold a greater happinesse attends him Edward King of England hauing receiued much kindnesse from him and knowing him fit for the gouernment of the realme names him his heire by his testament by vertue whereof notwithstanding all the policy and force that Herould brother to the Queene could vse William is receiued King of England and crowned in a soâ—lemne assemble of the English homage is done vnto him as to their lawfull Lord this great dignity continued in his posterity Philip sees this new power impatiently Philip discontented at VVilliams aduancement to the crowne of England yet can he not preuent it but God hath prepared it as a rod to correct this realme by the three sonnes which William left to succeed in his Estates Robert William and Henry Ambition is the Leuaine of these warres it shewed it selfe soone after the birth of this new power growen to the Dukes of Normandy whose first breeding we haue seene in the second race by the increase of the realme of England Robert and Henry the sonnes of William come to the King at Constans vpon Oise As they play at Chesse with Lewis the sonne of King Philip there fell some contention among these yong Princes and from iniurious words they fell to blowes Lewis called Henry the sonne of a Bastard Henry struck at him with the Chesse-board and had slaine him if Robert had not staied him This blow being giuen Robert and Henry made all hast to saue themselues in Normandy The Leuaine of distention betwixt France and England where they incensed both heauen and earth with their complaints From this light beginning grew all the troubles which disquieted these two Estates during 400. yeares vpon diuers occasions Robert Henry being escaped the fathers so imbrace the quarrell for their children as they fall to armes Philip goes to field and takes Vernon depending of Normandie Robert goes out of Normandie and doth seize vpon Beauuois King William parts from England and lands in France with a great and mighty power The English enter into Guienne and inuades Xaintonge and Poitoâ— Behold the first check of a dangerous game Philip moued with these losses enters into Normandie with a great and mighty armie but he cures not one wound in making of another William on the other side runnes and spoiles all the Country euen vnto the gates of Paris where hee entred not then but his posteritie did after him Hee dies soone after but the quarrell suruiued in his children who augmented this hereditarie hatred in many sorts While they began to weaue this web Italy was in no better estate being full of horrible combustions and the cause was so much the more lamentable for that the mischiefe came from them Conâ—â—â—â—ons in Italy betwixt the Emperour and Popes from whom all good was to be expected We haue formerly spoken of the deuisions growne betwixt the Emperours and the Popes of Rome for their preheminences In all ancient times the Popes were subiect to be summoned before the Emperour who had authority to create them to depose them that were vnworthy of their charges to call Synods and to confirme all things which concerned the outward gouernment of the Church The Pope on the other side maintaines that all this authority was his The Popes vsurpation as vniuersall Bishop hauing power to bind and loose to iudge of all men and all causes as the soueraigne Iudge of the Church not to bee iudged by any man and so to dispose absolutely of all matters as well Ecclesiasticall as Ciuill as Monarch in the Church not only armed with power of excommunication to damne rebels and authority to remit sinnes but hauing also the temporall sword with soueraigne authority ouer Emperours Kings and Princes of the earth to place and diâ—place and to dispoâ—e of their estates Hereafter we shall find in euery raigne some memorable example of this soueraigne authority This raigne giues a very notable one After the death of the Emperour Conrade called Salique Henry the 3. of that name hauing happily gouerned the Empire left it to his sonne Henry the 4 yet very yong so as the Popes during this weakenesse of the Empire had meanes to fortifie themselues and so imbracing this occasion Gregory the 7. called Hildebrand did prohibite the Emperour all authority ouer the Clergie and forbad vpon paine of excommunication to haue any recourse vnto him for the collation of benefices or for any thing else that depended on the Church Henry moued with so great an affâ—ont Sâ—range confuâ—oâ—s betwixt the Emperoâ—r and the â—ope lets Gregory vnderstand that this his decree was contrarie to the ancient orders the vse of the Catholike Church Vpon this refusall he lets him know that hee will maintaine the rights of the Empire and complaines to the Clergie of Rome in an open assembly Gregorie calls an other wherein hee doth excommunicate Henry and all his adherents and sends forth his Bull into all parts wherby hee declares him excommunicate and degraded of the Empire and in his place causeth Rodolph Duke of Sueuia to be chosen Emperour Thus there growes two factions in Italy and in Germanie one for the Emperour and the other for the Pope behold two armies leuied of these factions ready to shed Christians bloud nine battailes were giuen vpon the quarrell of these preheminences In the end Rodolphe the new Emperour is taken and slaine by Godefroy of Bouillon who followed the Emperour Henry the fourth who after this victorie assembled a great Councell at Bresse where as Gregorie the seuenth is excommunicated and Clement Bishop of Râ—uenna appointed to succeed him they conduct him to Rome with an armie take the Citty after a long siege whereas the new Pope is sollemnlie installed and Henry the 4. Emperour restored
Emperour Hunault and Ieffroy being authors of this warre remayned yet vnpunished Martel was diuerted by the warre he made against the Frisons whome he vanquished and forced to become Christians and to that ende he sends them Doctors A pardonable zeale in a warrior for in truth mens soules cannot be wonne by the sword nor religion forced but must bee planted in the heart by reason The punishement ofthese turbulent men was reserued vnto Pepin who knewe well howe to effect it as we shall see At this time King Thierri died hauing raigned fiue and twenty yeares in conceit and left Childeric his sonne not heire of the realme but of his idlenes to make the last release of the Crowne and consigne it into a better hande CHILDERIC the fift the 21 King of France and the last of the first race CHILPERIC .5 KING OF FRANCE XXI HE was King in shewe nine yeares 741. fiue vnder the authority of Charles Martel and foure vnder Pepin who dispossessed him made him a Monke and seated himselfe in his place as wee shall see in order But let vs obserue what remaines of Martel The care and toyle of great affaires with his old age hauing soare broken him hee resolues to dispose of things in time and to leaue a peace to his Children He had foure sonnes Caroloman Pepin Giles and Griffon all of diuers humours The disposition children and death of Martel Caroloman and Giles more modest and of a milder spirit Pepin and Griffon more rough and ambitious Whilest he liued hee greatly honored the Kings person neyther did he in open shewe meddle with that maine point of royaltie but in effect diuiding his authority to his Children with the title of gouernments He purchased them an inteâ—est by his vertue in time the possession of the realme To his eldest son Caroloman he left Ausstrasia to Pepin whom he knew to be of a more quicke and hardie spirit France as the bodie of the Estate And seeing Giles vnfit for armes and giuen to deuotion hee made him Arch-bishop of Rouan To bridle the turbulent spirit of Griffon and to take from him all occasion of debate he would not giue him any certaine portion but the good will of his elder brethren being taught by the experience of former raignes that many commanding brethren are dangerous to an estate shewing himselfe more wise and happy therein then Clouis Thus Charles Martel hauing liued fifty fiue yeares died in the yeare of grace 741. hauing commaunded absolutely in France twenty and fiue yeares as Maior or Prince of the French vnder the raignes of Chilperic Thierri and Childeric One of the worthiest men that euer liued either in this Monarchie or in any forraine Estate He was religious wise iust valiant modest in prosperity resolute in aduersity temperate in authority not passionate nor reuengefull dilligent and happie By these excellent vertues hee did quietly purchase this goodly degree whereby his posterity hath mounted to the royall throne although he had but the payne to get it and the honour to preserue the realme from ship-wrake in the weakenesse of these Kings and the stormes of many confusions His Children according to the diuersity of their humours had diuers euents Caroloman wanted no valour but hauing accompanied his Brother Pepin in diuers exploits in the ende he resignes him all his authority becomes a Monke and dies so at Vienne Giles full of ambitious heat not pleased with the wise resolution of his father did all he could to crosse his brother Pepin although hee had giuen him a sufficient portion in Normandie Transported with this spleene hee stirres vp the Saxons Bauariens and those of Guienne against him at diuers times In the end beeing sâ—ppressed in all places he vndertakes a voiage into Italie to attempt some thing against his brother but he was slaine by the way by a gentleman of Bourgongne as a man of no valour nor quality This fire was thus quenched and Giles died vnworthily leauing this lesson to postâ—rity That ambition hastens ruine and contrariwise That the one halfe is better then the whole Forerunnings or preparatiues to the raigne of Pepin PEPIN seeing himselfe alone in great authority vnderpropt by the merits of his Grand-father and father resolued so to behaue him selfe as his owne deserts should not onely confirme this reputation left him by inheritance but also perswade the French that hee was worthy of a greater command and by their free consents hold him capable of the Crowne He knew the humor of the French who loue and honour their King with an especiall deuotion and cannot bee induced to doe otherwise but by great and vrgent reasons Hee manageth this desseigne with such dexteritie 742. as hee effects it and the meanes which the prouidence of God did minister vnto him did as it were guide him by the hand for to him wee must attribute the principall cause of this notable change The Sarazins infinitly greeued with these two defeats prepare an other armie Ieffroye was also on this partie and it seemed this third League did threaten France with a greater confusion Pâ—pin remembring that his father had beene surprised sends forth his spies and being speedily aduertised he assembles all the forces he could with an incredible celeritie and finding himselfe first in armes he enters into Guyenne and seizeth on the passages of the Pyrenee mountaines Ieffroy being thus surprised sets a good face on it promising obedience to Pepin and is a mediator for the Sarrazins vndertaking that they should renounce their interest and neuer enter more into France Pepin obteining his desire being glad to haue preuented this storme and forced so redoubted enemies to receiue a law from him applied himselfe to the peoples humor who loue peace better then a bloudie victorie He dismisseth his armie busying himselfe in repayring of the Churches which the Sarazins had ruined in diuers places to ease the Citties that were spoiled and in giuing them meanes to recouer themselues to establish Iustice to vnburthen the subiects of publike charges and finally to let the French vnderstand that he was as fit for peace as warre The Church of Rome was then in great reputation throughout all Christendome and the Popes did onely busie themselues with the seruice of God Estate of the Church to maintaine Princes in concord and subiects in their liberties the which purchased them great credit for the singular respect Christian people baâ—e to religion Zacharie held then the Pontificall seat and had the Lombards for a cause of continuall feare being his neere and irreconciliable enemies against whome he could not haue more assured and speedie helpe then in France and by Pepins meanes who held the soueraigne authoritie Martel had alreadie auoided a most dangerous warre through the amitie he had with Luitprand King of the Lombards after whose death Rachise Duke of Friol chosen in his place threatens the Pope openly for all the Lombards faire shewes and his large
whence the name of Austrich is properly deriued being then of a greater command then at this day for it conteined Hongarie Valachia Bohemia Transiluania Denmarke and Poland Then was our Monarchie great but all these nations haue either returned to their first beginnings or were seized on by new Lords It was very needful to shew the estate that we might obserue the declyning thereof with the motiues and seasons of these diuerse changes Thus the French Monarchie grew great by the happie valour of Charlemagne and his children grew in age and knowledge by the wise care of their father who framed them to affaires meaning first to make them succeed him in his vertues and then after in his dominions But man purposeth and God disposeth France Italie Germanie Spaine Hongarie made the Romaine Empire in the West Charles being master of these goodly Prouinces was in effect Emperour therof There wanted nothing but the sollemne declaration of this dignitie to haue the title as he inioyed the thing and to be autentically inuested by a free and publike declaration of his possession The prouideÌ„ce of God who gaue him the thing procured him the title by this means Leo was the Pope of Rome against whome was raised a strange sedition by Siluester and Campull 798 men of great credit in the Court of Rome Vpon a sollemne day of procession they seize vpon Leâ— The occasion why Chaâ—â—emagne was proclaymed Emperour before Saint Laurence Church they strip him of his Pontificall roabes cast him to the ground tread him vnder their feete bruse his â—ace with their fistes and hauing drawne him ignominiously through the dirt they cast him into pryson but he stayed not there being freed by a grome of his Chamber called Albin and hauing recouered Saint Peters Church hee intreated Vingise Duke of Spolete to free him from this miserable Captiuity Vingise fayled him not hee came to Rome and carried him to Spolete Being arriued there hee presently went into France to Charlemagne whome he found full of troubles yet Charles neglected all other affaires to assist Leo in his necessity So as hee came to Rome with a goodly army to succor the Pope where hee did speedily pacifie the confusions where-with Rome was afflicted punishing Leoes enemies according to Lawe They demanded audience the which Charles graunted them assembling the Clergie and people to heare and decide this scandalous controuersie But when as hee demanded their opinions the Prelates told him plainely that the Church of Rome could not be iudged by any other then by it selfe and that the Pope ought not to vndergo the censure of any man lyuing and that he himselfe ought to be iudge in his owne cause Charlemagne willingly leaues the iudgement seate and then Pope Leo mounted vp his throane where after hee had protested by oath to be innocent of those crimes wherewith his enemies had charged him he absolues himselfe and condemnes his enemies according to his Cannon The Pope is Iudge of all men and all things and not to be iudgeâ— by any Charlemagne being drawne to Rome vpon this occasion finds all disposed to declare him Emperour of the West seeing that with the price of his bloud opposing himselfe against the furies and incursions of barbarous nations hee had valiantly gotten possession of the Empire The beginning of the Empire of Charlemagne Acknowledged and installed Emperour by a free consent of the Romaine people in the yeare of grace 800. 800 THE Pope by this possession acknowledging Charles for true Emperour Charlemagne Crowned Emperour crownes him Emperour of Rome with a full consent of all the Romaine people which assisted at his Coronation crying with one generall voice happines long life victory to Charles Augustus Crowned the great and peaceable Emperour of the Romains alwaies happie and victorious This was in the yeare 800. on Christmas day the thirtith yeare of the raigne of Charles Italy hauing suffred a horrible confusion during the space of 33. yeares without Emperour without Lawes and without order The seat of the Romane Empire since Constantine the great remayned at Constantinople a Cittie of Thrace situate in a conuenient place â—or the gard of the Easterne Prouinces all the West being full of new guests who hauing expelled the Romaines the name authoritie and force of the Empire remained in the East where the State was in a strange confusion the mother being banded against her sonne and the people within themselues Constantine sonne to Leo the fourth was Emperour being gouerned from his infancie with the Empire by his mother Irene being come to the age of twentie yeares hee tooke vpon him the gouernment There was then a great diuision in the East continued from father to sonne for 80. yeares touching Images The Bishops would needes bring them into the Christian Church 801. The Emperours with the greatest part of the people opposed themselues This contention had his beginning vnder Philip Bardanes as wee haue sayd continued vnder Leo Isaurus and from him to his sonne Constantin surnamed Copronimus and of Leo the 4. sonne to the sayd Consâ—antin This disquieted all the East with infinit scandals The same fire continued in the minority of Constantin gouerned by his mother a woman of a violent spirit who hauing vndertaken the protection of Images held a Councell of many Bishops for the defence thereof but the people growing into a mutiny expelled them Constantinople by force where their assembly was held But this woman resolute to proceed assemble the same Councell at Nicea a Citty of Bithinia honored to haue harbored the first generall Councell vnder Constantin the great the first of that name where it was decreed that the Images of Saints should be planted in Christian Churches for deuotion Charlemagne did not alowe of this decree and eyther himselfe or some other by his command did write a small treatise against this Councell the which wee see at this day with this title A treaty of Charlemagnes touching Images against the Greeke Synode This cunning woman had made choise of the Citty of Nicea that the name of this ancient first Councell might honour this newe introduction with the pretext of antiquity for there are some that confound the first Councell of Nicea with the second and Constantin the 4. with the first Constantin continued in the hereditary hatred of his father and grand-father against Images so as beeing of age and in absolute possession of the Estate hee disanulled all these new decrees and caused the Images to be beaten downe in all places yet he made all shewes of respect vnto his mother yeelding vnto her a good part of his authority and command This respect was the cause of a horrible Tragedy for this womâ—â— transported for two causes both by reason of her newe opinion and for despight that shee had not the whole gouernment in herselfe growes so vnkind as shee resolues to dispossesse her sonne of the Empire and to seize on it her selfe Thus
and publicke Violence Charitable Liberall and Iudicious to giue with Discretion To conclude the Patterne of a great King by whome our Kings should take example to learne how to gouerne the Helme of an estate in the tempests and stormes of manie toyles and confusions and by the managing and successe of his raigne to gather this goodly Poâ—sie or rather to take this pasport for the confirmation and greatnesse of Kings That a vertuous King is in the ende happie howsoeuer hee bee compassed in with difficulties But before wee enter into a new raigne order requires that wee obserue the estate of the Church and Empire Fredericks humilitie to the Pope Estate of thâ— Empire had somewhat calmed the violence of these factions and his voyage to the Holye Land to performe his full obedience seemed to bring a perfect peace to Christendome when as behold a newe cause of troubles Frederick going for Asia had with the consent of the Princes of the Empire The Pope opposeth agaiâ—â—â— the Emperour confirmed his eldest Sonne Henry Emperour but hee being dead and his Sonne Henrie to succede him Pope Innocent opposed an other Emperour which was this Otho of whome wee haue spoken The Emperour muâ—theâ—red by 〈◊〉 who succedâ—â— him and did excomunicate Henry in hatred of his Father Frederick Otho ambitious of commande caused Henry to bee murthered in his Chamber But it chanced that hauing committed this fact hee went to receiue that disgrace in France 1223. which was his death and Frederick the second succeeded him â—oâ—as he liued when as our Augustus left the Crowne to his Sonne Lewis Of Italy In the meane time the Guelphes maintained the Popes factions withall vehemencie and the Gibelins that of the Emperour The Cittie 's swelled with these humors which distracted their mindes into sundrie factions whereof grew those cruell contentions euen in their owne bowels The heads of Guelphs and Gibelius the which haue continued long with irreconciliable hatred At Rome the Vrsins and Sabelles against the Colonnois Frangepans Cesarins and others At Florence the Medicis Ricci Bondelons Amidees Cerchis against the Strossi Saluiati Passi Albicci and Donati At Genoa the Flisques Grimaldi Fregoses against the Spinoles Adornes Dories and so at Bolonia Milan Ferrara Mantoua Luques and other Citties which by these dissentions haue lost their liberties and are fallen into the hands of diuerse Princes Venice was wise in thâ—se deuisions preseruing her libertie against both factions whilest the rest dismembred and ruined one another The Popes had still an eye vpon France to confirme their authoritie there as they had done in Sicilia and England The Popes soueraigne authoritie ouer Christendom not ceasing vppon euery light occasion to censure it or to threaâ—en it with their censures But our Kings by the wise Councell of their Parliament at Paris restrained them not suffring them to vsurpe any thing ouer their royall prerogatiue and the libertie of the French Church But howsoeuer the Imperiall State being made subiect to the Pope the way was easie to draw all the Kings and Princes of Christendome to obedience and to aduance their throne aboue the rest Their great reuenues and the shew of their stately and sumptuous traine kept the people in obedience but the deuoute respect of religion the strictest bond to tye soules was the fundamentall support of this soueraigne authoritie the which not being limited within the bounds of mortall life without doubt struck an vnauoidable terror into mens consciences ouer which it had power So as the Pope gaue lawe to all men and whosoeuer obeyed not what they commanded he was excommunicated by this spirituall authoritie of the Keyes which they say doe open and shut Paradice binde and loose sinnes This beleefe setled in the mindes of Christians bred a great deuotion and respect in them and did minister daily new meanes to encrease it At that time sprung vp many orders of religious Friars and Monkes and out of S. Bernards Schoole very famous in those times from this streame grew two branches One was called The poore in Lions the other the humble of Italy which liued of Almes and conuersed with other men expounding the Scriptures and reprouing the abuses of the Church with the like zeale and libertie as we see at this day in the writings of S. Bernard This free and plaine reprehension displeased the Pope who suppressed these two orders with his censures and confining the desciples of S. Bernard to Cisteaux he confirmed 4. new orders of religions The Franciscans instituted by Francis an Italian the Iacobins by Dominick a Spaniard Orders of religious men Carmelites by Albert Patriarke of Ierusalem the Augustins by Innocent the third The Vniuersities of France Germanie and Italy were carefully entertained by meanes of the great reuenues of the Church to settle and augment the Popes authoritie the which was mightily encreased by the diligence and dexteritie of such as instructed the youth easie to receiue such impressions as were giuen them especially their teachers hauing great power ouer their soules Such was the estate both of the Empire and of the Church when as Lewis the 8. entred the royall throne after the decease of his father Philip Augustus Lewis the eight Father to Saint Lewis the 43. King of France LEWES .8 KING OF FRANCE XXXXIII LEWIS was thirty yeares old when he beganne to raigne 1223. in the yeare .1223 was crowned with his wife Blanch beeing then the mother of many children His raigne â—eâ—th Hee died in the yeare 1226. hauing raigned but three yeares neither noted for his vices nor coÌ„mended for his vertues only famous in that He was Sonne to an excellent father father to an excellent Sonne bearing his name not beeing famous inough of himselfe His father imployed him confidently but with small successe The manners of Lâ—wâ—â— the eight He desquieted England but reaped no benifit That which is most remarkable in his raigne Languedoc one of the goodliest and ritchest Prouinces of the French monarchy began to returne to the Crowne froÌ„ the which it was dismembred by Hugh Capet and left as â—n inheritaÌ„ce to the Earles the means was by the ruine of CouÌ„t Raimond chiefe of the Albigeois The Albigeois take their name of a diocese in Languedoc Languedock returnes to the Crowne whereof the head is Alby the 22. Bishoprike of this large Prouince but this name was common to the whole party for that a priuate impression deuided from the common beleefe of Christians which hath caused them to be held for heretikes tooke its beginning with this people of high Languedock and so was dispersed into other Prouinces In this difference of religion we may obserue diuers humors iudgements and censures Diuers opinions touching the Albigâ—ois In so great an vncertâ—nty I will report plainly what is written by the most approoued Authors not giuing any Iudgement the which belongs to the reader neither wil I
when hee sees Frederecks conquests to increase hee straines his witt to find out remedies to stoppe so dangerous a deluge Hee rayseth some troupes which he calleth holy but they were to weake to withstand so great a force Hee therefore fliâ—s to Councells the firmest bulwarke of his authoritie hee makes a Bull of excommunication proclaymes him a capitall enemie to the Church and layes open the causes by a publike declaration Frederick continuing his 〈◊〉 answeres the Popes writing by an Aduocate of Capua called Iohn de Vignes and so giues words for words But Fredericks forces had preuailed without a better remedie Here-vpon Pope Gregory dies Celestin suceeds him who within fewe daies after his eâ—ection dies and leaues the Chaâ—er to Innocent the 4. with this quarrell not yet determined Innocent in the life of Gregory was a Gibelin and by his death beeing chosen Pope hee becomes a Guelphe as great an enemy to Frederick Gregory turnâ— enemy to Frederick being chosen Pope as hee had beene a fâ—iend a cunning and circumspect man who pollitikely wrought the meanes to vndoe Frederick After his election hee sends his Nontio into France to exhort our Lewis to succor him according to the ancient proofes of the most Christian Kings to the Holy Sea and to assure him the better hee giues him to vnderstand that hee is resolued to come into France as the most safe retreate of Christendome nowe afflicted He comes calls a Councell at Lions whether he cites Frederick but vpon so short a warâ—ing as hee could not appeere Frederick hauing sent his Ambassadoâ—s to the Councelâ— to require a lawfull time and to aduertise the Pope of his comming beginnes his iorney to performe his promise Being arriued at Thurin The Emperoâ— Frederick excommunicated and degraded he hath intelligence giuen him that the Pope had condemned him as contumax excommunicated him and degraded him of the Empire But this was not without the consent of the Princes electors of the Empire who after nature deliberation proceeded to a new election The thundering Bull of excommunication and deposition is no sooner published but the Princes Electors choose Henry Landgraue of Thuringe for Emperour vpon the recepit of these newes Frederick staies at Thurin and hauing sent to sound the Germaiâ—s mindes hee findes strange partialities the greatest part of the Nobility banded against him and resolued to reiect him The Germains choose an other Emperor Thus hee felt the force of the Popes powre The proofe of this resolution was at hand for as Henry of Thuringe the newe Elected-Emperour approched to Vlmes to force them to yeeld to his obedience and that the partisans of Frederick would not receiue him hauing beseeged the Citty hee was wounded with an arrowe whereof he died shortly after wherevpon the Princes Electors of the Empire did presently choose William Earle of Holland for Emperour at the same times the faction of the Guelphes of Pauia being banished found meanes to reenter the Citty where they made a horrible and bloudy massace of Giâ—â—lins with more then ordinary fury vsed in Ciuill mutinyes The Emperour Frederick in this various vncertenty of his affaires being in Italy with his army 1255. he flies to the neerest He beseegeth Pauia and for that he would not hazard his forces whereof he might stand in neede if Germany fayled him hee resolued to block it and builds a Fort which he calles Victoria but hee reckoned ill without him that giues victories measuring the issue too confidently by the proiect Thus God confoundes the enterprises of men when they attribute that to themselues which belongs to his power This done Frederick leauing his Bastard Encius to command the seege takes his way to Lions where the Councell was yet remayning with an intent to repayre his affayres but he is not farre gone when as newes comes vnto him that the Inhabitants had made a great sallye and forced and razed his Fort of Victoria with great losse of his men He returnes to Pauia takes it by force and did execute that which the outrage lately committed might moue a Choloricke man vnto being halfe desperate But this surprise repayred not his Estate for in all the cheefe citties of Italy the Guelphs faction was the stronger through the authority of the Councell of Lions which had wonderfully disgraced Frederick first by Excommunications and then by a ciuil Deposition The death of â—redeâ—ick Frederick seeing himselfe distressed of all sides as in great afflictions one mischief calling another the greatest is to be faint harted he suffered himselfe to be so oppressed with griefe as he falls into a burning feauer and dies burying in one graue his Life his Desseignes and his Imperiall dignity whereof at that time he was depriued Thus Frâ—derick dies Conrad his son poysoned by his Basterd brothâ—r Manfrâ—y leauing Italy and Germany in great combustion and Conrade his Sonne the Successor rather of his miseries then of his enheritance for seeking to effect that which his Father could not doe and to preserue the Realmes of Sicilia and Naples to his successors he lost his Life and both Realmes hauing trusted Manfroy his Fathers Bastard too much who poisoned him notwithstanding hee had appointed him Tutor to his Sonne Conradin not knowing by whose hand he died Manfroy seeing himselfe in possession by this Title giues it out that Conradin was dead and vnder this goodly title to be the neerest kinsman of the lawfull Lordes Manfroy vâ—urps Sâ—cilia Naples He tooke possession of these two Realmes The stronger alwayes preuailes in an Estate Manfroy was master of Naples and of Sicilia although Conradin had the right and to assure the possâ—ssion of what he had gotten he alies himselfe with Iames King of Arragon giuing his daughter Constance in marriage to Petâ—r his eldest sonne This was in the yeare 1255. a remarkable date for so long a quarrell Manfroy could not bee heire to Fredericks Estates but he must withall succeed in the hatred the Popes did beare him the subiect of discontent remayning in those Seigneuries which he enioyed vnder his name Pope Vrban the 4. who then did hold the Sea of Rome did excommunicate Manfroy as a disturber of the Church and of Italy but finding himselfe too weake for the execution of his decree he cast his eyes to the place from whence his predecessors had alwaies drawne assured timely succors Lewis our good King of a contrary humour to their turbulent passions Lewis refuseth Sicilia Naples offâ—red him by the Pope was a spectator of these disorders but so indifferent as athough the councell of Lions had beene held by his consent yet had hee done his best endeauor to quench this fire kindled betwixt the greatest persons of Christendom He could not be mooued by the authority or perswasions of Pope Vrban to take away an other mans estate being well content with his owne But Charles Earle of Prouence perswaded by his owne disposition thrust
hee met Lewis Bourdâ—a Knight going to Bois-de-Vincennâ—s who coÌ„ming neâ—re to thâ— King bowed himselfe on horse-backe and so passed on lightly without any other reuerence The King sends presently his Prouost of Paris after him commanding him to apprehend him and to keepe him safely The Prouost executing his charge tooke the sâ—ied Knight and brought him to Chastâ—leâ— where by the Kings command he was cruelly tortured and dâ—owned in the riuer of Seine and some fewe dayes after by the commandement of the King the Daulphin and such as then gouerned at Paris â—he Queene accompanied with her Sister in Lawe the Duchesse of Bauiere was sent to Blois and so to Tours to remaine there in meane estaâ—e William Torel The Queenâ— sent with a gard â—o 〈◊〉 Iohn Picard and Laurence Dupuis were appointed for her gard without whose consent shee durst not attempt any thing no not to write a letter These bee the wordes of the Originall Thâ—s her imprisonment was aggrauated by a newe rigour All the treasure which she had in Churches or priuate houses within Paris was seized on by the Constable of Armâ—gnac a free executioner of these proceediâ—gs This shewes a notable dislike betwixt the husband and the wife and the mother and sonne but the cause is not specified If it be lawfull to serch into this secret shall we say that Queene Isabel mother to our Daulphin louing the one better then the other as the variety of the mothers affection to her children is too common had strained all her credit to countenâ—nce Iohn after the death of Lewis being thus ingaged with the Bourguignon whome she dâ—d hate deadly by reason of the imprisonment of her brother Lewis of Bauiere but as she had fiâ—st loued and after hated him might she not in like sort receiue him againe into fauour as the diuersitie of her passions did moue her by newe occasions to loue or hate the same man The Emperour Sigâ—smonds proceeding made it very suspitious beeing the greatest instrument of the allyance betwixt Iohn and the Bourguignon And to what ende did the â—ourguignon go to him into Sauoie after all this It is likewise to be considered that the sodaine death of Iohn encreased this womans furie against her sonne Charles holding it for certaine that by the Constables councell hee had caused him to bee poysoned Ambition and choller are furious beasts not to be restrayned by respect especially in a woman in whome hatred and reuenge make deepe impressions Iealousie might likewise be a violent councellor vnto Charles As if Charles animated by the Constable of Armâ—gnac fearing least his mother had some great practise with the Bourguignon and his associats had incensed the King against her hauing mooued him with some other pretext But in effect it was wholy to restraine this womans power depriuing her both of libertie and treasure But the euent will shewe that she was not alwaies busied at her distaffe or in her deuotion The search of the motiues is necessarie in a History especially in famous actions but the doubtfull coniectures are free to euery mans iudgement This is all the certaintie of this actâ—on The â—ourguignon beeing called by Isabel leaues the siege of Corbeil lodgeth his footemen in the Townes of Beausse â—hat were most fauorable vnto him and with his horse which were aboue ten thousand hee goes into Touraine The Bourguignon ioynes with the Queenâ— when as behold the Queene beeing one morning at her deuotion in the Abbie of Marmoustier according to her custome hee arriues with his horsemen at an hower appointed He meetes the Queene receiues her and enters the Cittie with her without any difficultie hauing first cunningly seized vpon the gats Being entred he proclaimes an exemption of charges in the Queenes name and being accompanied by the people hee pâ—esents himselfe before the Castel which opens vnto the Queene being exceeding glad to see her selfe at liberty and to command freely 1418. She referres her seâ—fe wholly vnto the Bourguignons will who likewise seekes to vse her name to make his desseines more plausible Hâ—uing therefore assured Tours they march to Chartres a more conuenient Towne for their affaires lying so neere vnto Paris Being there hauing assembled all the clergie Nobility three estâ—tes and such Citties as they could of theâ—r faction she causeth Philip of Morueliers to make knowne vnto them That by reâ—son of the ill gouernement of the Realme through the great weakenesse of the king her huâ—band and according to the degree whereunto God had raised her The Queene declares her selfe Regent of Fâ—ance being Queene of France shee desired infinitely to reforme it And the rather for that Charles her sonne corrupted by thâ— ill coâ—ncell of the enemies of the state shewed her not the dutie of a child to her great griâ—fe Soâ—s to prouide good and wholesome remedies for the preseruation of the state and for the seâ—â—â—e of the king her husband by the good aduice of her cousin the Duke of Bourgoâ—gne a Prince of the bloud she declares her selfe Regent of France The which was pleasing vnto them 〈◊〉 with this title Isabell â—y the grace of God Queene of France hauing by reason of the king my Lords infirmity the gouernement and administration of the Realme by an irreuâ—câ—bâ—e graunt made vnto vs by our said Lord and his councell And for confirmation of this neâ— authority she caused a seale to bee made whereon was grauen her image standing right vp with her armes hanging downe to the earth as one wâ—thout comfort and requiring helpe on the one side were the armes of France and on the other that of France and Bauiere quartered with these words This is the seale of Causes Soueraignties and Appellations for the King There were two Soueraigne Courts of Iustice erected one at Amiens and the otâ—er at Troye in Châ—mpaigne New Courts erected new officers made with expresse charge not to go to Paris The office of Constable was giuen to the Duke of Lorraine by the depriuatâ—on of the Earle of Armagnâ—â— and the Chancellourship of France to Eustache of Basâ—re by the giuing ouer of Henry of Marle As these things begâ—n to kindle a new fire of miseries there were certaine Bishops which laboured to reconcile the Queene and Daulphin The Bourguignon accepts of the motion but the Constable of Armagnâ—c breakes off the treaty An article which shall make him more odious with the people The Bourguignon hauing retyred hiâ— armye and put his men into garrison goes into Sauoy where at that time the Emperour Sigâ—smond was who erected the Earledome of Sauoy into a Duchye and there did confeâ—â—e with him at Mommellain This was not without some great desseine In his absence Philip of Bourgongne his sonne held a Parliament to resolue vppon the meâ—nes to make warre with more aduantage Thus the Bourguignon wrought â—or his part The Daulphin seeing the fields freed and without any enemie thinkes good that the
countenance who at his first approche winnes the bridge vpon the riuer The English are amazed especially when they see Matago who was somewhat retired from the body of their armie to succour at all euents take the way to Bayeux The Constable makes his profit of this flight who without pursuing them chargeth their dismayed Armie The victorie of Fourmigny against the English Thomas Tirell puts himselfe in defence with the fauour of the riuer the Orchards Gardens but the Constable commands some of his horsemen to leaue their horses The Earle of Clermont inuirons the enemie on the other side the English being charged of all sides feeling the waight of their blowes giue way leaue their armes and suffer themselues to be slaine and taken to mercy The courtesie of the French spaâ—ed many in this ouerthrow The number of the dead there were more taken prisoners then wâ—re slaine They buried in three pits 3774. carcases by the report of the Heralds priests and good men that were there This losse did likewise bury all the conquests which the English had made in Normandy The commanders of the armie were prisoners Tirell Noâ—bery â—rient Kirqueby Warberton Arpel Alengour Vaquier Calleuile and a great number of English Nobilitie armed with coates of armes all are lead to Charles with their Ensignes An honorable spoile to his triumph but a perpetuall ignominie both to the runners away that saued themselues and to the cowards that were taken prisoners This absolute victorie cost France but eight men to the end they might doe homage to the great God of armes and victories who by this memorable ouerthrow made the way for the restauration I read with ioy the warrant of the Originall And therefore wise men do say that the grace of God was the cause of the Frenchmens victorie and so by his diuine power the English were ouercome This victory was giuen vs from heauen the 19. of Aprill in the yeare 1450. and thankes were giuen vnto God throughout the realme A solemne procession was made at Paris of foureteene thousand young children from the age of seuen to ten yeares carefully chosen ouâ— to the great content of the people going from S. Innocents to our Ladies Church All Normandie yeeldes to Câ—arles This notable victorie of Fourmigny did soone after cause the rest of Normandie to yeeld Vire yeelds by composition the which was granted to 400. Lances who might well haue contended for their liues Auranches stood the longer vpon termes through the resolution of fiue hundred voluntaries but in the end they departed with their liues onely and a whâ—te wand in their hands The strong Castell of Tombelaine garded by a hundred English yeelded two daies after Bayeux resolues to fight it out all prepare to armes After the ordinance had made a great breach and the mine ready to play Charles fearing the sacke of his subiects as well as of his enemies would not suffer his men to attempt so dangerous a matter and the souldiers on the other side crie out to be led vnto the breach But â—n the end they march without command and are twise repulsed yet Matago being amazed at the furie of these desperate men demands a parle the which â—s granted by Charles but he obtained life onely and a white wande for euery Souldier to some gentlemen of marke a horse and to poore families some carts to carry them A pitous spectacle to see foure hundred women carrying their children eyther in their armes or in their cradels leauing al their goods and mouables behind them and hardly carrying a poore clout for their greatest neede So Misery comes to him that spoiles for he shal be spoiled that makes an other weâ—pe for heeshall haue time to weepe Yet Charles caused this troupe of 900. men being disarmed to be safely conducted with the rest to Câ—â—â—â—bouâ—g a place which they had demanded for their retreate Bayeux being thus yeeâ—â—ed the Kings army marcheth to Saint Sauueur le Viconte the which yeelds without batterie They had a good composition for the number of men of waâ—re that were 〈◊〉 being fiue or six hundred they grant them their liues and goods retyring to Cheâ—eâ—ouâ—g Charles was loath to looose his men vnconstrayned â—or that there remained yet â—â—me pâ—â—ces of strength Caâ—n a goodly and populous Citty was beseeged with great preparation The composition at Caâ—n but to what ende should I consume time in the priuate report of assaults seeing we hast to the viâ—â—ory A great peece of the wall being beaten downe and our men burning with desire to 〈◊〉 to this hnorable breach Robert de Vere being gouernor demands a parle he hâ—ld the Castell being one of the goodlyest peeces in France with foure thousand soldiâ—rs So by the commandement of Charles the Earle of Dunois yeelded them 〈◊〉 honorable composition to depart with bag and baggage and their armes except the artiâ—leâ—â—e the prisoners were set at libertie and all that the Cittizens might owe vnto the English â—as discharged to the benefit of the debtâ—r All depart the fift of Iuly and are conducted in safety according to the accord and the King makes his entry two dayes after Falaize is beseeged in the meane time and yeelds the one and twentith of the same moneth Fifteene hundred English of their best soldiars obtayned a good composition to depart with bag and baggage Domfront garded by fiueteene hundred franke archers yeelds vpon the like composition the second of August following Cherebourg one of the strongest places of Europe in those dayes was the conclusion of that account and the crowning of this happie worke It was garded by .2000 desperat aduenturers who wonderfully greeued with so many misfortunes would be buried in the ashes of this last losse but Thomas Gomel gouernor of the place preuailed more tâ—â—n their obstinate resolution shewing that they had discharged their duties to their 〈◊〉 in being the last to fight But nature swayed most with Gomel for hauing his some prisoner with the King he would not loose himselfe with his sonne The accord was made absolute for his soldiars and his sonne and vpon this accord he leaues the 〈◊〉 and retires last into England to admonish Henry to prouide for Guienne â—here the whole burthen of the warre would fall So the 12 of August in the yeare .1450 Normandie one of the goodlyest and 〈◊〉 Prouinces belonging to this Crowne was reduced to the Kings obedience in a yeare and six dayes hauing remayned in the possession of the English thirty yeares and 〈◊〉 kept by them as it is a miraculous worke of God they were â—o easily dispossessed 〈…〉 Normandie let vs come to Guienne to finish the restoring of this Estate Guienne returnes to the Crowne of France GVienne had begon her last seats of armes by the taking of Cognac and Saint Maâ—grin as we haue sayed whereas the wane continued coldly during that of Normandie But Charles after the happie conquest of this Prouince The
with a strong armie the Towne prouided of all things necessarie for defence hopes to obtaine that now which he could not get when the port was disarmed hee perswades the Venetians to a second triall They come to Genes with fifteene light gallies three great one galleasse and three Bisâ—aine ships The French fleete going out off the hauen with two and twentie light gallies after they had giuen order that the contrarie faction should not rise met with them at Porto Venere where by the thunder of their Cannons and by the Tower of Codifa The Venetians make attempt against Genes they forced them to retire to Ciâ—itaueâ—â—hia whence the Venetian fleete parting to recouer the gulfe a tempest cast fiue gallies vpon the coast of Messine the others beaten and brused were driuen vppon the coast of Barbarie and in the end recouered the port of Venice halfe lost The armie which came by land led by the Arch-Bishop of Salerne brother to Octauian Fregose by Iohn of Sasatelle and Renier of Sasate the Popes Captaines seeing the fruitlesse attempts of the fleet at sea in stead of Genes went to take Fanane in the mountaine of Modene A small recompence for so many presumptiue stirres This disgrace did rather increase the Popes obstinacie then make him faint Hee â—ight easily obtaine a peace of the King and with such conditions as might well â—â—â—tent a Conquerour The King was content to referre the Duke of Ferrares cause 〈◊〉 iustice and gaue power to the Pope to name such Iudges as he pleased But Iulius â—â—â—lowing the holy Oracle Loued cursing and cursing followed him and for that he tooke no pleasure in blessing it forsooke him seeing the King yeeld to so reasonable conditions he impudently demands that Genes be set at libertie and with such bitternes as the Duke of Sauoies Ambassador offering his Princes intercession for their place he puts him in prison and tortured him as a spie Hee conuerts all his thoughts against Ferrare The Venetians thrust him forward fearing least in the end loosing the hope of his desseins hee should bee reconciled to the King And the King sufficiently informed of the Popes bad affection resolues to defend the Ferarrois and both by spirituall and temporall armes to crosse the Popes insolencies In the end of September the Pope comes to Bologâ—e with an intent to assaile Ferrare both by water and land the Venetians on the one side and he on an other perâ—â—ading himselfe that at the fame of his forces the people would rebell against Alphonso But the Venetians companies hauing brought many barks by the riuer of Po into the territorie of Mantoua to make a bridge the Duke of Ferrare with the French forces set vpon them vnawares tooke them and many vessels in certaine chanels of Polesine with the Venetian Comissarie Then was there discouered a practise which the Venetians had in â—râ—sse The Pope reuiues the waâ— against the Ferâ—arois for the which the Earle Iohn Maria of Martinengue was beheaded there This stay of the fleete did nothing discourage the Pope but perswading himselfe that his own forces were sufficient to conquer Ferrare he assembled them 〈◊〉 at Mâ—dene vnder the Duke of Vrbin being Generall the Cardinall of Pauie Iohn Paul Baillon Marc Anthonie Colonne and Iohn Vitelle Captaines of authoritie whilest that Chaumont incamped right against them at Rubiere and Marsaille tyring them with daily skirmishes he gaue the Ferrarois meanes with the Lord of Chastillon to recouer Polesine Final and Cente Hauing sackt and burnt it to ashes hee went to ioyne with Chaumont euen as three hundred men at armes many light horse and foure thousand Venetian foote to winne the passage of Po and to ioyne with the Popes forces hauing already taken Fiâ—queroles Sâ—ellate on the other side forced Alphonso to go to the succour of his countrie Thus the two Venetian fleetes hauing free passage vpon Po did greatly annoy the Ferrarois terrâ—torie by daily inroades and spoiles when as the Duke â—sâ—uing out of â—errare put to â—oute that fleete which was entred the riuer of Po by Primare and came vnto Adria the other which consisted of foists and small vessels being entred by Fornaces and come to Pul selle seeking to passe into the riuer of Adicâ— by a riuer adioyning they found the water so low as they could not enter but were to battered with the Ferrarois artillerie as they abandoned their ships seeking to saue themselues and their Canons The Pope seeing he could preuaile nothing by his temporall forces he flies to the spirituall excommunicating Alphonso of Este and all those that were or should come to his succour namely Charles of Amboise with all the chiefe of the French armie This furious course made the King to assemble all the Prelats of his realme at Yours wâ—th the most famous Doctors of all his Vniuersities as well in diuinâ—tie as in the câ—uill and canon lawes 8. Conclusions made by the French Chuâ—ch against the Pope who resolue vpon eight notable conclusions against the Pope That it was not lawfull for the Pope to assaile any temporall Princes by force in their territoriâ—s not belonging to the Church That it was lawfull for any such Prince for the defence of his subiects and coâ—â—trie â—oâ— onely to repell this iniurie by force but also to inuade the territories of the â—huâ—ch possâ—ssed by â—ny such â—ope not with an intent to hold them but to the end the Pope bâ—â—ng disposâ—ed thereof sâ—ould haue no more meanes to molest his estate seeing the Pope had 〈◊〉 the aide of â—â—e said Prince recouâ—red the same lands vsurped before by certaine tyrants That for so manifeâ—â—â— a wroâ—g and vniust attempt any such Prince might with draw 〈…〉 from the Popes obedience for the defence of his temporall estate seeing he had 〈…〉 many other Princes and common-weales to inuade the dominions of the said Prince who 〈◊〉 reward and loue of the Apostolick sea That this substraction being made they 〈…〉 France the common and ancient lawe and the Fragmatique sanction 〈…〉 the Councâ—ll of Basil. That any such Prinçe might by â—orce defend another Prince his coâ—â—â—derate and of whom he had lawfully taken the protection for these Seigneuries which he 〈◊〉 enioyed and with a iust title seeing this confâ—deracie had beene made with the consent of the saiâ— Pope who as the chiâ—fe was comprehended therein and that this Prince allâ—â—d according to the forme of the league had giuen aide for the recouery of the patrimonie of Saint Peter That the Pope pretending any thing due for any rights belonging to the Church of Rome and the Prince on the other side challenged to holde of the Empire and should referre this controuersie to the censâ—re of indifferent Iudges as equitie required that in â—his case it was not lawfull for the Pope without further knowledge of the cause to make warre against any such Prince the which if he did the said Prince might oppose his forces
from them that it should be easie for the Emperour assisted with the armes of Arragou and Naples The Emperoâ—r affects to be Pope to make himselfe Pope the which he had alwaies desired since the death of his wife being installed in S. Peters chaire he should renounce the Imperial Crowne in fauour of the said Archduke Moreouer the bad affection of the irreconciliable Suisses was apparent The flight of the hostages had newly incensed them who threatned Bourgogne or Daulphinè The Pope desired greatly the whole extirpation of the Counsell of Pisa especially for matters decreed either by the authoritie of the sayd Councell or against the Popes authoritie the which not reuoked must needs breed great confusions Yet could he not obteine this abolition before the King did ratifie it Three Cardinals were therefore appointed to redresse these disorders But the greatest difficultie was about the abolition of Ceâ—sures which the King said they had incurred thinking it a thing vnworthie of the Apostolike sea to graunt if the King did not demand it the which his Maiestie would not yeeld vnto whereby both his person and his realme had beene taxed of schisme In the end the King ouerruled by the earnest sute both of the Queene and his subiects wearied with so many crosses resolues to yeeld to the Popes will hoping heâ—eafter by this meanes to find him fauorable And therefore at the eight session of the Councell of Lateran which was in the end of the yeare the Kings agents in his name and by his command renounced the pettie Councell of Pisa adheâ—ing to the Councell of Lateran and so obteined full reâ—iâ—sion of all things committed against the Romaine Church Amidst so many forraine vexations which infiâ—itely troubled the Kings mind there chanceth a home-bred affliction The death of Queene Anie the death of the Qâ—eene his wife A Princesse indued with most verâ—ues incident to an honorable Ladie and for this cause greatly lamented of the whole realme This death was the accomplishmeÌ„t of the marriage betwixt Francis Duke of Valois and Earle of Angoulesnie and Claude the Kings eldest daughter the the which had bin deferred till then for that the Qâ—eene loued not Lowise of Sâ—uoâ—e mother to the said Francis affected more to haue Charles of Austria afterwards Emperour for her sonne in law The Realme being reduced to the obedience of the Church of Rome the Pope to whome the Kings greatnesse was commonly fearefull begins now to feare least his power should bee too much suppressed and that the enemies of France should hereafter ioine their forces to the preiudice of the Romain Court. To balance â—hing in such sort as he might subsist in the middest and that the meanes which ayded â—â—e of his intentions should not hurt an other considering that the irreconciliable hatred of the Suisses might force the King to resigne his rights of the Duchie of Milan to the Emperour and Catholike King in regard of the marriage which they pretended a very preiudiciall thing to the common libertie of Italie and holding it also dangerous to haue the King to recouer it hee perswaded the Suisses that their extreame hatred might force the King to take a course no lesse hurtfull to the libertie of their common weale considering the little loue with Maximilian and Ferdinand did beare them then to the Church and all Italie Moreouer to make the Kâ—gs descent into Italie more difficult at all euents 1514 he labours an accord betwixt the Emperour and the Senate of Venice who being resolute either to haue a firme peace concluded or open warre would by no meanes giue care to any truce for that had beene to settle the Emperours affaires and busines in those Townes which hee inioyed The Popes perswasions were fruitlesse with the Suisses the Emperour and Venetians made him Iudge of their controuersies but without decision for either partie hee onely commands them to surcease from armes vntill the pronunciation of his sentence The Catholike King could not more firmely assure the realme of Nauarre then by a peace Our Lewis he proloÌ„g the truce for a yeare adding to the former articles one that was secret That during the truce the King might not molest the estate of Milan That which the Pope could not get of the Suisses hee obteyned of the King of England Henry discontent that his father in law had againe deceiued him by the prolongation of a truce without his consent grew daily more vnwilling to make warre in France The Pope desiring by some kindnesse to win the Kings loue and fearing daily that Lewis oppressed with enemies would allie himselfe both by a peace and consanguinitie with Maximilian and Ferdinand he sent the Cardinall of Yorke to perswade his King That remembring what correspondencie of faith he had found in the Emperour the Catholike King and the Suisses and contenting himselfe with his happie passage and returne hee should ceasse any more to afflict France with his forces The Cardinall finding Henry disposed to peace whome the Duke of Longueuille a prisoner taken in the warre had alreadie moued and Lewis desiring it with all hâ—s heart hauing sent the Generall of Normandie but more vnder colour to treat of the deliuerie of the Duke of Longueuille and his companions in prison they made an agreement betwixt the two Kings in the beginning of August for their liues and a peace after their death vppon condition A peace with the English That the King of England should enioy Tournay and the King of France should pay him sixe hundred thousand Crownes That they should bee bound to defend the estats one of another with tenne thousand foote if the warre were by land and sixe thousand if it were by sea That the King of France should furnish the King of England with twelue hundred Launces at need and the King of England with tenne thousand foote but at his charge that should haue neede This peace was confirmed by the marriage of Lewis with Mary sister to Henry Lewis King of France marries Mary of England But the Pope was not perswaded so great a hatred might so sodainly bee conuerted into amitie and alliance For as hee had made the first motion so did hee expect to bee made acquainted with the conclusion wherein hee made accoumpt to reserue this clause That the King should not inuade the Duchie of Milan for a time The Emperour and Catholike King were exceeding iealous yet the last assured hiâ— selfe to receiue two contents The one that the Archduke his grandchild â—as out of hope to giue his sister in marriage to Lewis The other that Lewis beiâ—g in possibilitie to haue heires males the succession of Francis Earle of Angoâ—lâ—sme should remaine doubtfull whome hee hated exceedingly seing him greatly inclyned to restore the Realme of Nauarre to the ancient estate The Suisses reioyced not for any affection they beare vnto the King but foreseeing that Lewis hauing truce with the Arragonois and peace with the
to point beginning with rigour and ending with mildnesse they take a contrary course They feared sayd they in their iuâ—â—ification that his Holynesse holding the Wolfe by the eares pressed on the one side sometimes with promises sometimes with threats by the Emperour and on the â—ther side in a maneâ— despairing euer to finde grace or fauour with the King should in tâ—e end cast himselfe into the Emperours armes and runne the same fortune with him To drawe him therefore to the French party they offer the Pope in the Kings name To make him Iudge and Arbitrator of such controuersies and quarrels as hee had with the Genouois the which his Maiestie pretended were not conteined in his renunciation And the better to drawe him The Cardinals meanes to win the Pope they renued without any speciall commission the proposition first made by Pope Leo and after reuiued by Clement of the marriage of Henry Duke of Orleance with Katherine Daughter to the Duke of Vrbin This did greatly please Clement who then began to hold vp his head and resolued to strâ—ke whilest the Yron was hotte This match was wonderfull honourable and beneficiall for his Holinesse and helpt much for the ratifying and support of his house the which he had in singular regard The Emperour did presently discouer that vpon the comming of these Cardinals the Popes affection to him was greatly altered And vpon the first discouerie of this tâ—eatie of marriage hee imployes the Lordes of Cannes and Granuelle to breake it in fauour of Francis Sforce with the sayd Duchesse of Vrbin and to perswade â—â—e Pope that his practices was artificially brought in by the King to entertaine him onely but not with any intent to conclude it considering the great disparitie of their degrees and qualities and seeing theâ—e two Cardinalls said he had no sufficient authoritie touching this allyance it was an euident proofe of the fraude But by meanes of this marriage the King thought to strengthen his house and to get new footing in Italie and the Pope did thereby free himselfe from the feare of a Councell wherewith he was threatned from France Germanie and England While the Cardinals attend a Commission from his Maiestie to conclude this marriage the Emperour continued his pursute for the assurance and declaration of his league comprehending the estate of Genes And the better to vnite it he required his confederates to make a taxe among them for the pay of such Souldiars as should be fitte to entertaine in Italie for the peace and quiet thereof that the first paiment should bee presently consigned into the hands of a Banker of Genes and that the Emperour should not be tied to any contribution in regard of his great charge to resist the Turkes inuasion and to preuent the attempts of such as would trouble the common quiet of Italy whereof there was now great likelihood By the force of his perswasions the matter was in a maner concluded But through the liuely reasons of the French Cardinals and the Lord of Velly Ambassador for the King shewing That the Emperour had no other desseine but to entertaine his armie vpon the frontiers of Italie at other mens charges being ready to assaile the King vpon all occasions without any charge to himselfe and that without doubt the King hauing reason to looke to his affaires would incounter him with another armie on the frontiers of Italy in the Marquisate of Salusse or in Daulphiné which would breed no quiet but troubles and combustions throughout all Italy for two armies being neere they willingly fall to blowes they concluded not to make any consignation but that euery one of the confederates should taxe himselfe for his portion any warre chancing in Italy and should giue a caution for his part the which did amount to a hundred or sixe score thousand Crownes a moneth So the Emperour sent three thousand men out of his Armie into Spaine as many likewise to Naples and the rest he dismissed Then came authority from the King to the Cardinals his Ambassador with an expresse clause for the confirmation of the marriage And the Emperour seeing himselfe frustrate of his intent to make the Pope declare himselfe openly against the King he imbarked the 8. of Aprill at Genes and sailed towards Spaine the Pope 〈◊〉 towards Rome The Emperor râ—tâ—râ—s into Spaine whether the aboue named Cardinals did accompanie him alwayeâ—â—â—sisting by the Kings importunitie that the troubles of England might be pacified before the fall of that great storme which threatned the Churches But the King of England wearied with the Popes dissembling and delayes â—hâ—m he then called but Bishop of Rome vpon the matter of his diuorce he caused it t◠〈◊〉 decided by the English Church The Arch-bishop of Canterburie Primate of England being president where by sentenceof the said Church his marriage was declared voide The first motiue of the separation of England from the Church of Rome and the dispensation voide as giuen in a case that was not dispensable and which is not in the Popes power not in the Churches According to this sentence he left his first marriage and tooke to wife Anne Bullen and in her name did publish an ample Treatie against the authoritie and preheminences of the Church of Rome resolute to sequester himselfe wholy if the Court of Rome did him not iustice These newes being published the Emperour growes in choller threatens to raise all the world against England takes his Aunts cause in hand summons the Pope to administer the like iustice to her that was put away as her cause required if hee doth it not he protests with an oath to be reuenged The Colledge of Cardinalls stoâ—â—â—â— they enuiron the Pope and all with one voyce demand iustice against the attemâ—t◠〈◊〉 the King of England and the Archbishops hauing taken knowledge of a cause the deciding whereof belonged to Iudges deputed by his Holinesse His Holynesse desired to temporise and to make a more quiet end He did 〈◊〉 that proceeding to condemnation and hauing no meanes to execute it really were a fruitlesse enterprise and would make his Apostolick authoritie contemptible 〈◊〉 no meanes to put it in execution without the Emperours assistance besides they â—ad a great let which was the strict alliance of the most Christian King with the 〈◊〉 who ioyning their mutuall forces offensiue and defensiue might ingage all Câ—â—istâ—ndome in more mortall warres then euer Notwithstanding in the end as well tâ— gratifie the Emperour as his Cardinalls The Pope censures the King of England he pronounced his censures against the King â—f England if within a certaine time he made not reparation of the sayd attempts Tâ—en he prepared for his enterview with the King notwithstanding all the crosses 〈◊〉 the Imperialls gaue him transforming themselues into as many shapes as Proteus 〈◊〉 draw him from this resolution all which are to be read in the Originals Nice had beene appointed for this effect
Bishop carried the spirituall sword in his hand to draw it for vnlawfull things at the fiâ—st impression of his fantasie To crosse the Pope the King forbids expresly to carry or send any gold or siluer to Rome for any dispatches Bulles Annats Dispensations or any other thing commaunding the Metropolitaines of the Realme to prouide according to the ancient priuileges and liberties of the French Church And for that Gonzague beseeged Parma to giue both the Emperour and the Court of Rome a blowe hee commâ—unded Charles of Cosse Marshall and Lord of Brissac his Lieutenant generall in Piedmont by the death of the Prince of Melphe to fortifye and furnish Miranâ—oâ—e Brissac sends some Souldiars Gonzague surpriseth them and puts them secretly to death and sodaynly doth belegar Mirandola War in Italy Warre is nowe begunne on all sides and for light occasions hee that seekes a quarrell wants no apparent shewes to colour it Both these Princes expected some worthye occasion But let vs raise vp our thoughts and say That GOD had not powred 〈◊〉 all his iudgements against Christendome being full of excesse and worthy of 〈◊〉 puâ—â—ishment 1551. The King sends newe forces into Piedmont and commands the Marshal to 〈◊〉 Parma and Mirandola He effects it and by the taking of Quiers S. Damain 〈…〉 places he forceth Gonzague to abandon the country of Parmesan to succour Montâ—errat and to defend the estate of Milan On the other side Mary Queene of Hongary and Gouernesse of the Lowe Countries for the Emperour armed in fauour of her brother both by sea and land And vnderstanding that for a greater confirmation of loue the Marshall S. Andre earned in the Kings name the order of France to young Edward King of England she caused certaine ships to lie betwixt Calais and Douer to seize on him in his passage Buâ—â—o preuent her policy the Marshall caused some Flemish ships to be stayed which lay at anchor in the road of Diepe vntill they were assured of his arriuall in England And Mary likewise seized vpon all the French ships that were within her gouernement Thus hart burning grew on all sides which burst out into open warre euery one calls home his Ambassadors and assures the places neerest to the enemie the King especially of Lorraine hauing some iealousie of Christienne the Dowager and neere allied to the Emperour who to free her selfe from that imputation did put her selfe with her Sâ—n Charles into the Kings protection who caused him to be brought vp with the Daulphin Francis and afterwards he married one of his Maiesties daughters Before we proceed to open acts of hostility the King excused himselfe vnto the Pope by the Lord of Termes for that which he did in sauour of Octauian Farnesâ— and by the Abbot of Bellosanne he protested against the decrees of the Assembly which was held at Trent the which considering the Popes and the Emperours spleene against France he could not hold to be a lawfull and holy generall Councell Not that I pretend said he to withdraw my selfe from the obedience of the Church but onely to auoide the surprises of such as vnder colour of reformation seeke to disgrace both my person and realme And in trueth he confirmed sufficiently this last clause by the rigorous ordinances which he published against those which had their cause common with the Protestants of Germany touching matters of religion whereby fires were a new kindled against them in many parts of the Realme and yet the King treated priuately with the Protestant Princes of Germany and generally with all the Electors and free Citties of the Empire Who sawe their liberties and freedomes in a manner ruined if they did not oppose some mighty aduersary against the Emperour who by maine force might stay the course of his vnmeasured couetousnesse The Emperour contrary to his oath detained Iohn Duke of Saxony and Philip Landgraue of Hesse in miserable captiuity A league betwixt the King and the Proteâ—â—â—nts of Germany He had vanquished most of the other Princes in war and fearing least the French should in the ende demaund the right vsurped in old time by the Saxons ouer the heires of Charlemaigne when the Empire was hereditary he pretended to transport the Imperiall Crowne into his house for euer and now he thought to haue a fit oportunity He had suppressed his enemies in Germany he had a Pope at his deuotion he was armed The most part of the Cardinalls who assisted at the Councell were either naturall Spaniards or of the Spanish faction and by consequence might easily by a decree of this councell giue authority to what hee intended With this disseine he had caused his son Prince Philip to come out off Spaine who died King of Spaine in the yeare 1598. to haue him declared his successor or at least his associate in the Empire oppressing the people of Germany by insolent and tyrannicall exactions The Electors not accustomed to seruitude and lesse to the slauery of Spaine not able with their own forces to shake off the yoake which they see ready to be layd vpon them they repaire vnto the King shewe him the wrongs and outrages done vnto them they pretended the ouerthrow of the holy Empire and the abolishment of the rights and priuileges of the Electors Commonalties and Lords of the same they beseech him that in regard of the auncient league betwixt the Empire and the crowne of France he would take their iust cause in hand and maintaine the common liberty of Germanie The King resolues to enter into League with them 1552. and graunts the succours which they demanded They giue him this honorable title Defender of the Germains The King makes a league with the 〈◊〉 of Germany against the Emperour protector of the nation and of the holy Empire He armes thirtie thousand men and desirous to countenance his forces with his owne presence he appoints Queene Katherine his wife Regent in France he makes many goodly Edicts for the gouernment of the state for the ordring of his men at armes and for the obseruation of military discipline hee reformes the abuses of Commanders suppresseth the insolencie of souldiars a commendâ—ble institution in comparison of that which hath beene seene in the raignes of his children and giues the Rendezuous â—or his armie at Vitry Hee was accompanied with â—â—thonie Duke of V ndosme whom we shall shortly see King of Nauarre by the decease of Henry of Albret his father in Lawe Iohn Duke of Anguien Lewis Prince of Conde all bretheren Lewis Duke of Montpensier Charles Prince of Roche-sur-yon al of the royall familie of Bourbon the Dukes of Neuors Nemours Guise Aumale Elbeuf The Kings armie the Lords of Rohan Rochefoucault Chastillon d' Andelot and others in great numbers in very good order The Câ—nstable of Montmorencie was made generall of the armie a house which sâ—aâ— hereafter be made a Duchie and Peere of France Claude of Loâ—râ—ine Duke of 〈◊〉 a yonger brother
causiâ—g the Prince his son to go onâ—e to the Masse the K. of Spaine would giue him the realme of Sardigne The King of Nauarâ—â— â—orsakâ—s the Protestants in recompence of that of Nauarre The Pope likewise confirmes him in this hope This was properly to conceiue a mountaine to bring forth a mouse to take froÌ„ him al means to recouer his realme of Nauarre when he should attempt it So as being drawne by those Spanish and Lorraine practises he estrangeth him selfe by little and little from the protestants sollicits the Q. his wife to retuâ—ne into the bosome of the Romish Church and so to instruct her children Vpon her refusal there growes a breach betwixt theÌ„ and he falls in loue with one of the Queene Mothers maids In the meane time she enteâ—tained the Prince of CoÌ„dé the Admiral whoÌ„ she knew to be yet strong within the realme maintayned the protestants in their peaceable exercise for that end commanded euery gouernor to retire to his gouernment She would haue sent the Prince of Condé into Guienne whose presence without doubt had stayed that horrible and câ—uell shedding of bloud whereby Mouluc vpon his refusall opened the veines of a body wonderfully afflicted But so passeth the world euery one would gouerne the King in his turne and the Regent by little and little did vndermine the â—oundation of the Edict to ouerthrowe the whole body Moâ—eouer those of Guise were desirous to returne to their places neyther had they retyred but to get better footing They are now strong inough hauing drawen the King of Nauarre from the Protestant parte They march towards Paris and passing from Iainuille to Vâ—ssy they dispersed about twelue hundred persons The massacre at Vassy which were asâ—embled for their exercise murther two and fortie wound many to the death leade aâ—ay prisoners and sacke the Towne this was the first firebrand of the ciuill warres which were now a breeding This act puts the Protestants in alarum and makes them to leaue the trowell and the hammer which they imployed in many places to build their Temples euery one skowres his harnes euery one prouides him armes horses Their Churches and Nobilitie complaine and demand iustice of the King The Regent giues them good words and the King of Nauarre rebuks them chargeth them to be the first motiues of this trouble They haue saith he cast stones against my brother the Duke of Guise he could not retaine the furie of his followers And whosoeuer shall touch the end of my brothers fingar shall touch my whole bodie The arriuall of the Duke of Guise the Constable the Marshall of Brissac Montmorency Termes and afterwards of the King of Nauarre to Paris drawes the Prince of Condé and the three brethren of Coligni likewise thether But the stronger carries it They were too weake to incounter the Councels which were held daily at the Constables house To vnderstand what forces the Prince had within the Cittie they make a proclamation That all men of what qualitie soeuer should come and shew vnder what Captaines they were enrolled vpon refusall they should depart within 24. houres So the Prince retyres to Meaux and cals togither such as might by their armes force his enemies to some agreement The Queene mother seeing the Guisiens fortified within Paris and seized vpon the Kings persoÌ„ whom they caused to come from FoÌ„tainebleau to Paris writes vnto the Prince and recommends vnto him both the mother and the children The Princes intention was to come to Court when as newes is brought him Orleans taken by the Protestants That they possesse the King and bring him to Paris He therefore leaues Meaux to go and seize vpon Orleans and at the same instant either faction assures himselfe by diuerse surprises of places exposed to their pleasure The Constable causeth the houses of Ierusalem vpon S. Iames his diâ—ch and of Pepincourt without S. Anthonies gate to be beaten downe where the Protestants did assemble for their exercise in al other places the people transported with the like humour vse extreame violence The Protestants grow egar in all places where they had might reuenge theÌ„selues on the Churches images priests and religious houses To conclude euery Towne thus diuided prepares a wretched Theatre to act a mourneful and bloudie Tragedie Yet euery one iustifies his cause Without the realme the Prince produceth the Regents letters in open ParliameÌ„t of the Princes of Germanie Within the realme he exhorts theÌ„ of his party to prouid men money by an association made with the Noblemen gentlemen of his partie he promiseth to imploy himselfe for the deliuery of the King and Queene and for the maintenance of the Edicts and the Estate of the realme On the other side the King declares by his letters pattents that both hee his mother and his brethren are at libertie forbids all his subiects to arme vnder that pretext commands them that are armed to surcease and to retyre home to their houses and by an other Edict he commands the execution of the Edict of Ianuary but within the Citie of Paris and suburbs thereof But to quite abolish it he cals the Nobilitie the 28. of Aprill and declares by proclamation the Prince and his adherents to bee seditious and bad Christians and that the Prince made prouision of forren forces to disturbe the quiet of France It is an example of dangerous consequence when a people armes vnder colour to set their Prince at libertie for often times in stead of liberty they make him captiue The Queene mother did easily arme that partie which she ment to imploy but great men who most coÌ„monly maintaine their authoritie by armes do more wilingly take them then lay them downe She cannot now cause them to surcease whom she had armed for this deliuerance the confusion is too great their courages are too much incensed and their harts pust vp with many hopes they must come to blowes their fingars itâ—hed on either side In the meane time the heads beeing gone and perswaded to preferre the publike before all priuate respects they offer in shew to lay downe their armes and to retire home to their houses so as their aduersaries will submit themselues to the like But to conclude the companies of men at armes being for the most part arriued at Paris The first ciuill troubles with part of the old bands the King of Nauarre the Duke of Guise the Constable and the Marshall of Saint André the Protestants called the three last Triumuirs and in truth they were but three heads in one hood hauing by an Edict banished the Caluinists out of Paris take the way of Chasteaudun with twelue thousand foot and three thousand horse The Prince was as strong and euen then would haue ioyned with them d' Andelot and Boucart aboue all others vrged it but the Regent abused them with friuolous hopes of an accord whilest the Kings armie grew stronger
both with French and forren forces Hauing thus lost the oportunitie of a battaile the Prince maintaines his armie about two monethes with a commendable discipline without blaspheming whoring robbing or theft In the end they loose all patience Baugency taken by assault opens the dores to disorders for this first heate soone past with the French growes cold money for their pay growes short the nobility could not frame themselues to this strict discipline of war which the Admiral did practise being a great enemie to robbings In many Prouinces matters weÌ„t indifferently betwixt the Catholikes and the Protestants and to giue two strokes with one stone to stay the disputation of this armie and to releeue them that might in the end fall the Prince sent the Earle of Rochefoucault with some troupes into Poitou Xaintonge and Angoulmois Soubize to Lions Yuoy brother to Genlis to Bourges Montgomery into Normandy d' Andelot to hasten the succours of Germany and Briquemaut into England These troupes from the moneth of Aprill vntill the midest of August did possesse Orleans Baugency Vendosme Blois Tours Poitiers Mans Anger 's Bourges Angoulesme Rouan Chalon vpon Soan Mascon Lion the most part of Daulphiné with many others not without effusion of bloud spoyling of Churches and such insolencies as the warre doth cause in a Countrie of Conquest Orleans and Bourges held by the Prince did much helpe their affaires but Bourges might be easily surprised before it were fortified Bourges recouered The King then whom the coÌ„manders had drawne into the armie marcheth thither and the composition which Yuoy made with his Maiestie put him for a time in disgrace with the Prince This arme cut off as the Gnissens said from the Huguenots inuited the Kings armie to the seege of Orleans where the Prince and the Admiral were But the resolution of these two Commanders and the feare to receiue shame losse made them passe on to Roüen where Montgomery commanded with seuen or eight hundred souldiars of the old bands and two companies of English Death of the King of Naâ—aâ—â—e The end of September was the beginning of this seege a famous seege by the hurting of the King of Nauarre in the shoulder as hee suruayed the weakest part of the Cittie whereof he died the 17. of Nouember three weeks after it was taken by assault and spoyled Montgomery saued himselfe in a gallie but many of the chief passed through the executioners hands On the other side Lewis of Bourbon Duke of Montpensier Rouen taken reduced to the Kings obedience the Townes of Anger 's Mans Tours the Marshal S. André tooke Poitiers from the Lord of S. Gemme and Henry of Montmorency Lord of Damuille incountred the Protestants forces in Languedoc whilst the Earles of Tende and Suze The Protestants beaten in diuerse places by the defeat of Mombrun tooke Cisteron for the King Montluc with Burie gouernours of Guienne put to rout the troupes of GascoÌ„s which Duras led to the Earle of Rochefoucault beseeging S. Iean d' Angeli The ouerthrow of Duras brought the Earle with 300. gentlemen the remainder of the defeated armie on this side Loâ—re to ioyne the Prince with the Reistres whom d' Andelot brought This supplie made the Prince resolue to go to Paris by aÌ„noying it to encrease the feare wherwith they were possessed He marcheth forceth Pluuiers takes Estampes beseegeth Corbeil but finding it better furnished with men then he expected he approcheth to Paris makes a great skirmish beates backe the troupes that were come out off their trenches So hee camped at Gentilly Arcueil Mont-rouge and other neighbour villages The Queene mother busies him seuen or eight dayes with diuers parles during the which foure and twentie enseigns of Gascons and Spaniards arriuing were lodged within the suburbs of Saint Iames. The Prince then seeing his enemies forces to encrease resolues to fight with them before they were fully assembled so as all hope of peace conuerted into smoake hee riseth the tenth of December takes the way to Chartres and resolues to goe into Normandie to receiue the men and money which came out of England and by that meanes to diuert the seege of Orleans The Constable and Duke of Guise march after him Dreams are lies as we comonly say A notable dreame yet haue we often tried those which present theÌ„selues in the morning the spirit hauing taken sufficient rest to bring certaine aduertisements of that which is to come The night before the eue of the battaile the Prince dreames that he had giuen three battailes one after another obteyned the victorie ouerthrowne his three principall enemies and finally himselfe wounded to the death hauing layed one vpon another and he aboue them all yeelding in that sort his soule to God And to say the trueth haue wee not seene this vision verified by the death of the Marshall of Saint André which is at hand by that of the Duke of Guise before Orleans the yeare following and by that of the Constable at the battaile of S. Denis and of the Prince himselfe in that of Bassac In the Kings armie they numbred two thousand horse The battaile of Drâ—ux and nineteene thousand foot In that of the Prince foure thousand horse and twelue thousand foot They ioyne the nineteenth of December and without any skirmishes charge with all their forces The Princes Suisses loose seuenteene Captaines with three parts of their â—oâ—pes which were aboue three thousand and endure three charges before they could bee broken On the other side the taking of the Constable the death of the Marshall Saint André the defeat of their troupes caused a generall confusion in the Kings armie if the Duke of Guise charging the white cassaks the Reisters with furie whose pistols had made a great slaughter of his men had not forced through the Princes horse who straying too much from the battaile fel prisoner into the hands of the Lord of Damuille the which made the victorie doubtfull seeming before to incline to his side The conflict continued from tenne of the clocke in the morning vntill night with many charges there were seuen thousand men slaine vppon the place on both sides many hurt and in a manner all died and a great number of prisoners The King lost besides his Suisses the most part of his horse and a great number of foot There were slaine of men of marke the Duke of Neuers killed by one of his houshould seruants either by hazard or of purpose the Lords of Montbrun the Constables son d' Annebault Giury la Brosse and his sonne there were hurt the Duke of Aumale brother to the Duke of Guise Rochefort and Beauuais Aussun a Nobleman of Gasconie whome feare made flie to Paris and there he died of greefe The Prince lost about two thousand two hundred foote and a hundred and fiftie horse French and Reisters This battaile is famous by the taking of two Generals the one in
second wife in Taillebourg the 16. of Marche The Prince of Condes second marâ—age Charlotte Katherine of Tremouille sister to Claude of Tremouille Duke of Thouars c. by whom hee had Henry of Bourbon Prince of Condé the first Prince of the bloud at this present and first Peere of France Within few dayes after Tiercelin with his regiment of about sixe hundred and fiftie men returned from an enterprise which Saint Luc the Gouernour of Brouage had made but in vaine against the Isle of Oleron The Prince aduertised of his passage followes him with La Tremouille his brother in lawe La Boulay Auantigny and some thirty others hee chargeth them in the taile neere vnto the suburbes of Xaintes and killes thirty or forty of his men the rest put themselues in battaile through the fauour of the hedges and the high way The Earle of Laual comes galloping with about fiue and thirtye horse of his company which had beene lodged a little from thence and seeing the Prince the rest of his company ingaged in the combat hee goes directly to the Colonels enseâ—gne couered with a battalion of pickes hee breakes them fights with him that carried it pulls it from him puts him to flight Tiercelins regiment defeated kills threescore soldiars vppon the place and chaseth the whole regiment Tiercelin saued himselfe carrying to Xaintes a hurt in the arme and many others being maymed Tremouille had a horse slaine vnder him and some were hurt but the Earle lost Sailli and Rieux his brethren Tanlay was lately deceased of sicknes at Saint Iean and himselfe surprised with a feuer The death of foure bretheren of Lauall and wonderfully greeued for the losse of his three brethren followed them to the graue within a few dayes after and all foure were interred within the Castle of Taillebourg But what did the King of Nauarrâ— in the meane time he hath vntill now maintaned himselfe vnder the obedience of the Kings coÌ„mandements hetherto hath bin nothing but mutual writings Edicts declarations coÌ„mandements directions to the officers of the Crowne for the execution therof Hereafter he displaies other armes then paper inke The marshal of Matignon had besieged Castels in Februarie the king flies thither with about three hundred masters and eighteene hundred harguebusiers on horsebacke hee rayseth the seege disposeth of his affaires in Berne comes to Nerac and assures the Towne passeth the Garonne at Saint Bazeille notwithstanding the Duke of Mayenne who lay within two Leagues of his passage crosseth Perigord and Angoulmâ—is and so comes into Poictou where the Marshall of Biron with about twelue hundred horse and foure thousand foote molested and troubled the Countrie neere vnto Rochelle beseeged Marans The arriuall of the said King and the resolution of the beseeged commaunded by la Iarrie made the Marshall to paâ—â—e the riuer of Charente and to leaue Marans to the free exercise of both religions The King of Nauarre went to Rochelle to visit the armie at sea and by a palissado to keepe in them of Brouage The Cardinall of Lenoncourt and the President Brulart were sent the yeere before from the King to assure the King of Nauarre of his Maiesties loue and to exhort hâ—m againe to vnite himselfe to the Catholike Church as well for the good of his conscience as also to make his way to the succession of the Crowne more easie to shew vnto him the causes that had moued him to breake the peace and to intreat him to yeeld the Towâ—es of suretie The time would not suffer these propositions to take effect bâ—t contraâ—ywise after the example of the League sayd the King of Nauarre we should demaund better Townes So the Ambassadors ended their charge beseeching the 〈◊〉 King to enter into some treatie wherein the Queene mother should deale to his câ—nteâ—t so as hee would stay the leuie of Reistres Lansquenets and Suisses which Clerâ—aut Sâ—gâ—r and Guitri had procured Hee accepted of this conference the which breeds a truce in the end of the yeare but wâ—th protestation not to stay the good will of such as in so important an occasion and extreame necessitie had gone to field that rasing the Kings authoritie troâ—â—â— vnder fâ—â—te by the breach of his Edict they might preserue him from the 〈◊〉 inuasion of the League Hee was better affected to a good peace then to a bad 〈…〉 the Queene mother telling him that the King would make no peace nâ—r truce with him The Quâ—ene motâ—â—â—s 〈…〉 vnlesse â—ee would become a Catholike shee made this conference 〈…〉 fruitlesse Shee lets him vnderstand that this change would make his 〈◊〉 more free more assured and more fit for his calling that his conueâ—sion would bâ—â—ng him in grace with the King leauing to couâ—t a Maior of Rochelle whome hee did not commmaund absolutely But this Prince had his eares too much beaten with 〈◊〉 pâ—â—posiâ—ion and could not yeeld thereunto but by due forme which was by a hoâ—◠〈◊〉 â—awful Councell And the Duke of Neuers thinking to adde some more perswasâ—â—â— reasons then the rest of the assemblie you cannot saith hee leuie any impost there A Priâ—ce doth what hee will when as hee wills nothing but what hee ought 〈…〉 reason answered this Pâ—ince being free and of a quicke conceit for we haue no 〈◊〉 amongst vs. 158â— This â—onâ—erence bred a â—ealousie among the Parisiens They were more inclined to 〈…〉 euer The Duke of Mayenne adueâ—tised that the Queene mother 〈…〉 the Kingof Nauarre to mediate an accord hee makes hast to Paris to 〈…〉 Kâ—ng that this negotiation was contrary to his Edict that such a peace could not be good breeding effects in religion contrarie to the tranquiâ—â—tie of Catâ—â—â—â—ke Consciâ—â—câ—s Being arriued there the sixe Arch leaguers impart vnto him their secret artâ—câ—es To sâ—ppresse heresie refoâ—me the Court and the 〈◊〉 of Migâ—â—â—ts and for a fatall wound to the Estate To seize vppon the Kings 〈◊〉 Hee allowes of these counsels and sounds their desseins but finds the execution difficult So tâ—e ratts in the Fable found this expedieâ—t to bee very good to be◠〈…〉 of the Cats approch and to saue themselues to hang a bell at his 〈…〉 durst vndertake to doe it The Queene mother aduertised of this 〈…〉 tooke her way to Court Her arriual with the irresolution of the 〈…〉 the Parisians wauering in the midest of so dangerous an enterprise Tâ—e Qâ—eeneâ— departure kindled the warre in Poictou The King of Nauarre gâ—es to 〈…〉 by composition Sasay by assault forceth Saint Maixant to yeeâ—◠〈…〉 to his obedience beseegeth Mauleon and during the batterie take◠〈…〉 Whiâ—st the King of Nauarres armes prosper in Poictou the Duke of Mayenne treats with the leaguers at Paris the mouth of his mutinous preachers disgraceth the kiâ—â—s authority with the people the Duke of Guise 1587. continues to make warre against them of Iamets the which he had begon against the Duke of Bouillon from the first beginning
not greatly affect this enterprise against the Huguenots hee desires to diuert the warre which the League would make imortall But the Commander vnder whome he assembles his forces makes him fall from a feuer to a frensie They had long before made the Duke of Espernons aduancement odious to the people The League made him the onely author of all disorder but the succession to the office of Admirall and the gouernment of Normandie wherein the King had installed him sence the death of the Duke of Ioyeuze and their disdaine for that he had crossed the Duke of Aumale in his enterprises vpon Boulougne and other places in Picardie shall soone discouer the violences of an ambâ—tious spirit who thinks that the very heauens should giue him place The Duke of Guise findes that the warre which he made against the Princesse of Sedan by Rosâ—e his Lieutenant did but blemish his newe trophees She had alreadie chaâ—ed him from Douzy shee had by the Lord of Nueil slaine seauen score of the most resolute of his troupes almost as many hurt and drowned in flying The Duke of Guise 〈◊〉 the warre of Sedan and two hundred led prisoners to Sedan The consideration of an innocent pupill makes this warre execrable and makes them odious that attempt to take from an other without any iust cause The Parisiens faint if he come not to confirme them They call him and he leauing Sedan and Iamets thinkes it is nowe high time that the King either yeeld or breake and that nowe they must shewe the effect of the Conclusion of Nancy He comes to Soissons The King is very iealous of this approche and knowing the Parisiens humor and deuotion to the Duke he sends him worde by the Lord of Belieure a man of great and sound iudgement who for his great imployments both within and without the realme was then one of the chiefe of the Kings Councell and now the most worthy Chancellor of France that he should do him a pleasure not to come to Paris in a time so full of troubles and factions If hee come against his will hee will lay vpon him the cause of all the miseries which his presence shall breede He comes 〈◊〉 Paris But to loose all there is but one hazard Pompee thinks that striking the ground with his foote hee shall raise vp a hundred Legions He comes to Paris at noone the ninth of May followed onely with eight gentlemen not to amaze the King Hee lights at the Qâ—â—ene mothers lodging and goes with her to do his dutie vnto the King The people follow him by troupes with great ioye euery one blesseth his comming euery one makes new wishes The Parisiens had long forgotten that ancient and cheerefâ—ll salutation of God saue the King When they see him passe they change it into God saue the Guise God saue the piller of the Church A doting gentlewoman sitting vpon a stal pulls downe her mas ke Good Prince saieth she seeing thou art here wee are all sâ—ued Hee makes his reuerence vnto the King but not so assured as hee was accustomed the laâ—es open the causes of his comming and iustifies his actions as well as hee could Then seeing the King readie to dine he retiâ—es to his lodging not one Courtie accompanied him At diner he growes more resolute They meete both after diner at the Queene motâ—â—â—â—â—â—dging The King full of iealousie feare The Duke with a braue and resolute countenance The people attend the issue of this conference The next day the Arch-Biâ—hoâ—pe of Lion the chiefe piller of the League arriues the Dukes friends and serâ—â—â—ts enter the sixteene bring and carrie away sundrie intelligences To conclude all 〈◊〉 preâ—â—re to execute that whereof they fayled the last yeare 〈◊〉 error of state for destroying the principall the accessary perisheth of 〈…〉 The King had sufficient forces to suppresse these fiâ—st insolencies An error iâ— state He had the 〈…〉 of his enemies most of theÌ„ were danted with feare with these long 〈…〉 one to an other others did hide themselues some dreamed of nothing but of flight The multitude is apte for tumults A cheerfull and reâ—olute countenance of the King might easily haue dispersed this tempest But in steede of confirming him they make him more irresolute they talke of nothing to him but of the Dukes practises with the Parisiens and that by his long delay hee will bee preuented He meanes to anticipate the houre and thinks it sufficient to terrefie them for the effecting whereof hee commands the Marshall of Biron to drawe his gards of Suisses and French out off the Suburbes into the Cittie Barricades at Paris and lodgeth them in diuers quarters to feare the people if they stirre Le Gast with his companie held the little bridge neere to our Ladies Church Grillon Saint Michels bridge the Marshall d' Aumount mans our Ladies bridge with harguebusiers the Suisses are diuided into diuers places before the Towne house in the new market place at S. Innocents Church But eyther through want of iudgement or for want of men they had forgotten the place Maubert The people growe amazed the chiefe of the League terrefie them with the apprehension of a spoile they shut vp their shoppes Their trafficke tooles pens and paper are conuerted in halbards pertâ—isans harguebusses swords The schollers come froÌ„ the vniuersity and ioyning with some multitudes of the people they seize vpon place Maubert the neighbors arme all the Cittie is in combustion some crie out for Barricades there is nothing but stopping of the waies they flanke them and man them they make them from thirty paces to thirtie euen to the fentinells of the Louure they drawe the chaines no man passeth without the word or a passe-poâ—t from the Colonels or quarter masters The Earle of Brissac Bois-Daulphin Chamois and other heads of the League charge the Suisses and kill some the rest beeing terrified with this vnexpected furie of the people without Commanders without conduct and without assurance of the Kings intention choose rather to yeeld their pikes then to charge them in this violent occasion Without doubt a more manly courage and constant resolution had forced the Parisiens to fortifie themselues in the bottome of their cellars Citties begin a mutiny boldly but they execute it faintly if they see any resistance vsing still more words then deeds The consideration of wife children and shoppe do easily quaile their first heate Saint Paul a simple gentleman but a chiefe man in this party causeth the Kings gards to retire with their hatts in their hands and their armes downe They crie out generally against the Tirant against the Hueguenot against the Politikes It fares with them in a manner as it did in former times with the English and Bourguignons The Queene mother had alwaies made her profit of the variety of factions she is nowe deceiued the Duke of Guise will not imploy her in that hee hath desseined shee
to bee kept in prison vntill the money were paied and for the second losse of goods and life without hope of remission Allowing all men to stay and arrest all such as should carry such prohibited armes eight daies after the publication of the Edict None were excepted but the foure hundred Archers and the foure companies of Horse-backe of the gards of his person when as they waited in quarter the Archers of the Prouost of his house-hold of the Constable and Marshalls of France and they of the companie of light Horse belonging to the Duke of Vandosme who by the Edict might carrie Pistolls when as they were in seruice And to free his Subiects from the oppression of Souldiars to accustome them to obedience to whoÌ„ it is troublesome in the securest Peace he cut off the companies as well of Horse as of regiments of Foote but this traint was only of that which they might well forbeare It is dangerous to leaue an Estate long without Armes A disarmed Peace is weake The King therefore reserued the places vpon the fronters which remained still fortified with ordinary gards The gards appointed for Gouernors Lieutenants General of Prouinces were suâ—pended and the Companies of men at Armes were reduced to a lesser number Such whose spirits could not liue in the cessation of Armes and which were good Captaines in the time of Warre like vnto Marius but ill Cittizens in peace had leaue to go â—eeke the exercise thereof in Flanders and Hungary Peace doth change the exerciâ—e of Warre into hunting the King made it his daâ—lie exercise Being one day hunting in the great forest of Fontainbleau there was heard about halfe a League off The King hunting in the Forest of Fontainbleau a great cry of hownds and the winding of hornes and sodenly all this noyse which seemed to bee farre off came to his iudgement within twenty paces of his eare Hee commanded the Count Soissons to set out and to see what it was thinking that no man durst presume so boldly to interrupt his sports the Earle aduancing heard the noise yet could not discerne whence it came A big blacke man presented himselfe in the thickest of the bushes crying out Do you vnderstand me and then he sodenly vanished away Mâ—enteudez voâ—s At those words they which were discreet thought it great indiscretion to stay longer there a hunting The Heardsmen thereabouts say it is a spirit which they call the great Hunter who hunts in this forest others hold that it is Sâ—int Huberts chase the which is also heard in other places Many Noblemen and Gentlemen retired themselues now vnto their gouernments and priuate houses the King hauing sayd long before that he would force euery man to liâ—e of his owne and not to importune him any more Neuer any Edict was better obserued then this speech for euen then he resolued to imploy the remainder of his reuenues in publicke necessities and not in the prodigalities of Vitelâ—ius nor â—or the enriching of priuate men 〈…〉 â—00000 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 that of 〈…〉 his 〈◊〉 saying that hee would ease the poore and giue example vnto the rich to content themselues with little and to liue accordingly The Constable went to his gouernment of Languedoâ— hauing obteyned of the King a reuersion of his gouernment for Henry of Montmorency his Sonne The King in his wisedome thought he could not sufficiently grace a house which hath brought forth so many Gouernors Admiralls Marshalls and Constables and which vnder the name of Montmorency comprehends that of Horne and Laualâ— which hath giuen wiues to Kings of France and Dukes of Brittaine The letters-pattents were read and registred in the Court of Aides at Montpellier the Duke of Vantadour being President and the Bishop of Agdâ— and Nismes assiâ—ting The oâ—der which the King did settle for the affaires of his house was a President to all France shewing the religious desire which hee had to see his subiects enioye the fruits thereof His Iustice would not suffer them to be charged and ouercharged with impossible duties seeing that the violence of the Warre had left them nothing but their tongues to complaine being like vnto a skinne laied vpon a dead mans bones Yet notwithstanding they were forced to pay the publike charges for the fruites which they had not gathered And therefore the King did vnto his subiects as Constantin and Theodosius did vnto them of the Empire by a generall discharge of the remainder of their taxe and tributes Hee also sent according to the resolution of the Estates held at Roâ—n many great personages as well of his Councell as of other companies to examine the necessities of his people to order the taxes and tributes Tâ—xes remitted to protect the weake froÌ„ the oppression violence of such as during the ciuill Warres had seene no light of Iustice but through the flamé of Harguebuzes hauing so abused the time as to enioye the priuilege of Nobles they would be so esteemed rather by their shewe then by the vse and seruice of the sword and when as the Lawe which doth chiefely bind Noblemen by reason of their Tenures and titles of Nobility to the duties of armes hath coniured them to succor the necessitâ—es of their Prince and Countries they haue thrust themselues among the people lyuing idely in Townes or in the delights of their houses so long as fire and danger were in field Men â—nworthy of the name of men of Gentlemen and of Frenchmen The Commissioners forced these kinde of gallants to pay who by pretended letters of their Innoling and abuse of the Priuileges had laied their Taxes vppon the people While the King labours to reforme all abuses and to roote out disorders The Clergy of France petition vnto the King the deputâ—es of the Clergy of France being assembled together at Paris with the Kings permission beseech his Maiesty to reforme the disorders of the Church Which speech was deliuered with great reuerence before his M. by the reuerent Francis de la Geusle Aâ—ch-bishop of Tours accompanied with many of the saied deputies of the Clergie The Summe whereof was That it would please his Mâ—iesty that the holy Councel of Trent might be receiued and published in France with such necessary qualifications as concerne the French liberties the Immunities of Churches and the priuileges of Parliaments That his Maiesty would not charge his conscience with the nomination vnto Bishoprickes Abbeyes and other benefices hauing charge of soules That lay pensions giuen in recompence to Noblemen and Gentlemen vpon the sayd nominations may be reuoked That Clergy-men may be suffred to enioy their liuings quietly without charge but only to do their duties in the seruice of God and the Church That Churches may not be prophaned nor the Incumbents houses suffred to go to ruine but to be well and duely mainteyned to the ende they may not pretend any iust cause of non residence and to separate them from
one of the Realmes which holds in fee and doth homage vnto the Church of Rome and for that reason besides the eight thousand Ounces of Gold which they owe yeerely they are bound to take armes for defence of the Church They had their part also of the fruites of the Holy yeare during which time many Frenchmen and others of the Religion went to see for curiosities sake without any feare of the Inquisition whose iurisidiction doth cease in the yeare of Iubilé many great personagâ—s from diuers parts of Europe went to this Iubile The Duke of Bar goes to Rome disguized to the Cardinal Aldobrandin and Ossat and to Monsieur de Sillery among the cheefe was the Dâ—ke of Bar who went in a disguised habit to get absolution for that hee had beene married against the rules of the Church and without dispensation of the degrees of consanguinity that were betwixt him and the Kings Sister for which cause the Bishop of Lorraine refused him the holy Sacrament and held him for excomunicate The King assisted this Princes humility and submission with his letters of fauour to diuers Câ—rdinalls The Duke of Sauoy was not pleased with the long delaies of the Court he complained that he was intreated with to great rigour The Duke thought to finde a King â—f Complements And the King a Duke more easie to restore that which he held The Duke couered his discontent with silence and discretion In the end they agree to treat of their affaires and differences by Deputies Deputies for the King and Duke For the King were named the Constable the Chancellor the Marshall Biron the Marquis Rhosny and Villeroy Fâ—r the Duke Bely his Chancelor the Marquis of Lullins Iacob the Earle of Moret and Aâ—â—mes The Kings Deputies demand restitution of the Marquisate of Saluces in the same Estate it was in wheÌ„ the Duke surprized it The Dukes first propositioÌ„ was to haue the King renounce the protection of Geneua the which was not sayd they coÌ„prehended in the Treaty of Peace in speciall words as other Townes This did much offend the King and his Councell The Duke intreated the Popes Nuntio to make this proposition The Popes Nuntio intreatâ— the King to leaue the protection of Gâ—neua who hauing his soule as free from craft and dissimulation as it was full of zeale and integrity found meanes to speake vnto the King without trouble or alteration He sayd that there was a meanes to vnite the extremities of their wills for the same reason which required the Duke to restore the Marquisate did not hinder his Maiesty from the enioying of that which did belong vnto him It is true sayd the King There the Nontio repiled The Towne of Geneua belongs vnto the Duke and nothing hinders him from settling the authority which his Predecessors had there but the power of your protection Is it not then reason that as you will haue him restore the Marquisate which is yours you should suffer him to enioye the Towne of Geneua which is his The King to be speedily freed of this argument answered that things were different that hee had not made the protection of Geneua It was a Treaty whervnto he was bouÌ„d by faith for the reuerence he did beare vnto his Predecessors who had made them selues Protectors of that Common-weale from whom they had receiued seruice in their necessities And he would neuer oppose himselfe against the firmnes of their promises The Nuntio sayes presently vnto the King As you will not leaue the protection of Geneua for that it was made with your Predecessors in like sort the Duke is not bound to yeelde you the Marquisate of Saluces for that he tooke it not from you but from the deceased King Our difference replyed the King although for my part it consists of many points is reduced onely to that which concernes the Marquisate of Saluces The vsurper must restore the Duke of Sauoie hath vsurped my Marquisate there is nothing that doth free him from restitution I hold nothing of his and therefore must not restore him any thing I will neuer hinder him from hauing reason of Geneua so as hee get it without armes for when hee shall come thether with force I will alwaies resolue of that which I ought He thinkes that if I should abandon that Towne he might force them to acknowledge him but I should purchase in abandoning them much blame it being against the honor of this Crowne and the firmenesse of a Kings word The Duke had reason to affect this place he might make a great Bul-warke thereof against the Suisses to recouer that which they did hold from the ancient house of Sauoye and to make all things difficult for the French among the Cantons This proposition of Geneua was razed out of the Duke articles no more spoken of in the Assembly of the Deputies They did presse the restitution of the Marquisate or the exchange of the Countries of Bresse Pigneroll and Sauillan with some valleys for the passage of Piedmont The Deputies assembled but once The Duke fore-seeing what the issue would be They demand an exchange insteed of restititution and hauing vnderstood that the Chancellor speaking of the Restitution or Exchange had sayd that they must passe that way or by the sword he let the King vnderstand that to many delt in the busines and that it should be sooner ended if but one did faithfully report the intentions of either part The Patriarke of Constantinople was imployed therein but the Duke disliked thereof Hee resolued to free himselfe of these difficulties and to runne the hazard and shame of the refusall Then hee presented his first proposition of the Empire and Duchie of Millan giuing him very plausible meanes if they had beene as easie in the execution as in the discourse shewing that for all the fruite of the conquest he desired nothing but to hold the Marquisate of Salusses Whervnto the King answered That he was neither of that age nor his affayres in that estate that King Francis his were when he aspired to the Emâ—ire That there was not a Duke of Saxony nor a Langraue prisoner to giue him the Title of Protector of Germany and other Princes prisoners as vnto King Henry the second If a King of France should bee ambitious of any thing greater then his Crowne it might bee an Empire but not in the estate that it is nowe The Emperor hath little more then the title the soueraignty remaining to the States of thâ— Empire the title of an Emperour beeing little more then that of a Duke of Venice but as it was vnder Augustus when as Rome which commands but 7. hills had reduced all the world vnder one Empire or at the least as it was vnder Charlemagne As for the Duchie of Milan the King said that the enterprise was tedious and the issue vncertaine as of all other desseins and for the meanes which the Duke discouered vnto him there was nothing so
King Charles fol. 159 The â—state of the Empire and â—hurch A horrible Schisme with the cause thereof fâ—l 160.161.162.163.164.165 The English seâ—ke to crosse Charles in his affairs fol. 166. Iâ—are 〈…〉 the Pucelle disswades 〈◊〉 from fighting is sore wounded and her meâ— dâ—fâ—atâ—d fol. 167. The Institution of the order of the Golden-fleece by the Duke oâ— Buâ—gundy ibid. I 〈…〉 the Virgin called the Pucelle taken at CoÌ„piegâ—e sent to Roan condemned for a Wâ—ch and buâ—â—t fol. 168 Compeigne releeued by the French the 〈…〉 fol. 169. The Duchesse 〈◊〉 Bedforâ— dies fol. 170. 〈…〉 by the English and Chartres by the 〈◊〉 ibid. Henry King of England â—rowned at Paris ibid. A Treat◠〈◊〉 the French and English fol. 172 A quarâ—ell betweene the Dukes of Bourbon Bourgoâ—nge and Bedford ibid. King 〈◊〉 goes into Daulphine and 〈…〉 takes armes against the English fol. 173. The English defeated and the Earle of Aâ—undell slaine 〈◊〉 174 The Accord of Philip Duke of Bourgoing with King 〈◊〉 the 7 ibid. Waâ— very violent against the English fol. 176. Queene Isabell and the Duke of Bedford dies 〈◊〉 The Citty of Paris yeâ—ldes to the King and expells the English 〈◊〉 177. The Constable râ—câ—iuâ—d into Paâ—is 〈◊〉 178. The Daulphin 〈◊〉 marâ—ied to a Daughter of Scotland 〈◊〉 179 The Duke of Sauoye becomes a Monke 〈◊〉 180. 〈◊〉 Son of 〈◊〉 of Bouâ—gongne 〈…〉 of France 〈◊〉 182. 〈◊〉 calles a Parliament at Orleance to treat of a gâ—nâ—rall Peace fol. 181. The Pâ—â—nces of the blâ—ud makâ— a League to aduâ—â—ce thâ— Daulphin 〈◊〉 183. King 〈◊〉 goes with an Army against the Duke of Bouâ—bon and the Daulphin flies into Burgundy 〈◊〉 184 The 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 Sorcery 〈◊〉 185 A Tâ—â—aty 〈◊〉 the 2. Kiâ—gs for a Pâ—aâ—e but fruâ—tâ—â—sse ibid. Aâ—â—er the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the Duke of O lâ—aâ—câ— the Duke of Bouâ—gâ—nge and he becomeâ— greâ—t fâ—iends 〈◊〉 186 The mâ—morable seege of Penthoâ—â—e fâ—l 187. The Parliament of Tholouse erected 〈◊〉 192. A generall Tâ—uce and the French and English make Warre in Suisseâ—land with the causes thereof 〈◊〉 193. The Sâ—isses â—ight valiantly but are defeated fâ—l 194. The English breake the truce and suâ—prize Fougers fol. 195. 〈◊〉 and the Duke of Brittaine combine against the English and take townes in Guienne and Normandy fol. 196. Charl sends his Army to Roan 〈◊〉 197. Takes it and bâ—seegeth the English in their Forts fol. 198. The Earle of Sommerset and Talbot yeeld and come to King Câ—â—arles ibid. King Câ—arlâ—â— deales honourably with Talbot fol. 199. The English defeated at 〈◊〉 fol. 200. All Normandy yeelds to Câ—arles ibid Guiâ—â—ne returnes to the Crowne of France fol. 201. THE French Army in Guienne takes Blay Bourg Liborne Fronsack Boudâ—aux and Baionne fol. 202.203 Talbot enters with newe English troupes and takes Bourdeaux and all the Townes againe fol. 204. The English defeated and Talbot slayne fol. 205. Troubles in England fol. 206. The Councell of Basill with the miserable Estate of the Church fol. 208.209 Constantinople taken by the Turke and Constantine the Emperor smoothered fol. 210. Printing inuented fol. 221 King Charles and the Dolphin discontented one with another ibid. The king sends an armie against his sonne fol. 212. Lewis the Dolphin marries againe to the great dislike of his father fol. 213 Charles his waiwardnes his loues fol. 214 An enterprise vpon England and Sandwitch taken fol. 215. The tragicall death of Charles fol. 216 Lewis the 11. the 55. King of France HIs wiues and children fol. 218 He purchaseth the Countie of Rousillon fol. 219. The Common-weale makes a league against him which he discouers fol. 220.221 The warres of the Common-weale fol. 222. The battel of Montlehry fol. 223. Famous for running away fol. 224 Paris beleagred fol. 225 The confedâ—rates and Lewis after much trouble make a peace at Coâ—â—ans 226.227 Difference betweene the Duke of Britany and Charles Duke of Normandy fol. 228 Lewis discontent with the duke of Britanie fol. 229 He makes a league with the Liegeois ibid. A horrible outrage committed by them of Dinan fol. 230. He supports the rebellious Liegeois against their Duke fol. 231. He makes a peace with the Duke of Bourgogne fol. 233. Duke Charles besieges takes and ruines the rebellious citie of Leige fol. 234.235 Edward king of England and the Earle of Warwicke diuided fol. 236. Warwicke flies into France fol. 237. Is slaine and his whole army defeated by Edward ibid. Charles the 8. borne at Amboise ibid. S. Quintin taken by the duke of Bourgogne and by and by the king fol. 238. Charles of Bourgogne abandoned by his friends ibid. Submits himselfe and obtaines a truce fol. 239. A new league against Lewis fol. 240 The Duke of Guienne dyes by poison fol. 241 The Bourguigons practises against Lewis fol. 242 Perpignan deliuered by treason to the king of Arragon fol. 243. The Duke of Alonson condemned but pardoned by king fol. 244 The king and the Burguignon conspire the Constables death fol. 245 The Burguignon seekes to poison the king ibid. He marrieth his two daughters fol. 246 Adolfe the sonne of the Duke of Gueldres an vnkinde sonne fol. 247 The English prepare for France fol. 24â— The Duke of Burgogns Lieutenant executed by the Suisses fol. 249 Open warre betweene the Duke of Bourgogâ—â— and the Suisses ibid. Mournefull presages to the Constable fol. 25â— Lewis sends an ambassador to the Emperor fol. 251 Charles in great perplexity leaues the siege of Nuz ibid. Edward King of England defies Lewis fâ—l â—52 Lewis sends a counterfait Herald to King Edwâ—â—d fol. 253. Ambassadors sent from both Kings with â—he Articles of agreement between them 〈◊〉 254 The Duke of Burgogne reprocheth King Edward for making a Truce ibid. Edward King of England discouering the Constables disseins reiects him fâ—l 255. An enterview of the kings at Picqugny with Lewis his politike proceedings fâ—l 256 King Edward protects the Duke of Brittaine and returnes home into England â—ol 257 King Edward being discontent with the Burguignon offers Lewis aide against him â—ol 258 The last act of the Constables tragedie with his pitifull and desperate estate fol. 259 The Constable yeeldes to the Burguignon is deliuered to the king and beheaded fol. 260 Campo-bachio a traitor to Charles of Burgogne offers Lewis to kill him which Lewis discouers to Charles fol. 262 Charles Duke of Burgogne makes warre against the Suisses ibid. Is ouerthrown at Granssen and looses al his baggage esteemed at 3. millions fol. 263. The Suisses reuenge the crueltie of Charles at Granssen fol. 264. Charles armes again besiegeth Morat and is ouerthrowne fol. 265. The battell of Nancy where Charles is ouerthrowne and slaine fol. 267. Lewis discouers the Duke of Brittanes practises with his Chancelor fol. 269. Townes in Pycardie yeeld to the king fol. 270 The Duke of Nemours beheaded fol. 271 Lewis his health decaies fol. 272 Arras Hedin Therouenne and Montreuill yeeld to Lewis fol. 273 The insolencie and barbarous crueltie