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A02956	The declarations as vvell of the French King, as of the King of Nauarre Concerning the truce agreed vpon betwene their Maiesties: and touching the passage of the riuer of Loire.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.; Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.; Navarre (Kingdom). Sovereign (1572-1610 : Henry III). aut	1589 (1589)	STC 13098.8; ESTC S103953	13,845	26

shot at no other thing but his Maiesties life and Crowne neither purpose any other then the dissipation and vsurping of this Estate whereof can ensue no other then the confusion of all things both deuine and humane the extinguishing of all order pollicie and iustice and the vtter ruine of each one in particular and of all the good subiects of this Realme in generall euen such as euery one doth foresée and in hart bewaile yea and the most part do in effect already féele it in their goods liues honours and liberties For this cause wee being called of God nature and lawe to so necessary a worke haue resolued with our selues to employ our liues goods and abilities vpon the restablishment of the king our soueraigne Lordes authoritie the restauration of this Realme the preseruation and deliuerance so farre as in vs may lye of all the good subiects of the same against those who so openly haue attempted against the person of his Maiestie and dared to enterprise the vsurpation of his Realme and brought almost to the point of ineuitable ruine so many poore people which God of his grace hath vnited preserued in so many ages vnder the sacred and inuiolable lawes of this Realme We declare that we haue not neither will hold for enemies any other then those who by their effects haue proclaimed openly declared themselues enemies to this Realme who haue so much as in them lyeth extinguished and blotted out the name of the king of the soueraigne Magistrate giuen vs of God heretofore sacred to our nation disgraded his Parliaments and soueraigne Courts so farre forth as to haue cruelly slaine the principall personages against whose dignitie and life whether for their Estate or for their deserts no théeues or barbarous people or vtter enemies to mankind would haue enterprised to haue broken defaced the seales of the Realme the sacred instruments of soueraigne iustice violating and profaning so farre as they might euen iustice it selfe and to be brief so cōfounding all things that wheresoeuer their power taketh place there resteth nothing but sacke bloud furie and insolencie desolation among the people carcases in the townes mourning and lamentation in all families and combustion and vniuersall horror among all sortes Against these persons do we oppose our iust weapons against these do wo denounce warre with all rigour and against these do we inuite and adiure all good Frenchmen the kings faithfull seruaunts louers of their countrey and defenders of the good lawes thereof to assist vs with their vowes weapons and wealth as being resolued and assured that GOD will blesse vs and giue vs grace vnder the kings authoritie to chastise them according to their desert and that he will no longer suffer so many mischiefs vnpunished mischiefs committed vnder a false semblant of goodnesse sacriledges and impieties vnder the sacred names of pietie and iustice Neuerthelesse in as much as we are not ignorant but that many may haue bene entangled in these enormities some being transported by furie others ouercome by a iust feare and the most part rather suborned by subtletie then lead by their owne mallice as also we can not thinck that Fraunce is so degenerated as maliciously of set purpose to renounce her fidelitie and loyaltie to her naturall Prince that is to say to the inheritance and patrimonie of her fathers We vpon a desire to separate so farre as lieth in vs the innocent from the guiltie and with all discretion to vse the iust sword that God hath put into our hand for the seruice of our soueraigne Lord the king the preseruation of his subiects doe signifie to all Prouinces townes communalties clergie men nobilitie and men of law captains of men of warre citizens burgesses and all other persons of whatsoeuer condition estate or calling that with all spéede they retire from all communication and felowship with the said enemies disturbers of this estate and reunite themselues vnder his Maiesties obedience geuing him assurance of their fidelitie and seruice In so doing as also being by them duely certified we will carefully preserue them according to such order as we haue from him and doo desire to employ vnder his commandements otherwise in case they shew themselues either obstinate or carelesse we denounce against them all the mischiefe that may incurre by the rigor of armes as worthie to participate in the iust punishments of those to whose iniustice and violence they shal minister either consent or countenance We doe consequently entend to preserue and maintaine all the good subiects and seruants of our soueraigne Lord the king also those that shall as is aforesaid reunite themselues vnto him in their goods liues honors liberties religion consciences without exception or acception whatsoeuer especially those of the Clergie of whom we wil the rather take care because they are more commonly opposed to the extremitie of warre Prouided also that for their partes they remember to loue peace and modestly to conteyne themselues within their boundes whereas some of them to the great reproch of their vocation are become the instruments of these disorders We doe expresly forbid all our men of warre and other our adherents in this our pursuite not to attempt or enterprise any thing against the kings said good subiects and seruants and others to him reconciled as aforesaid of whatsoeuer state or condition namely against the said clergimen or the places appointed to the vse of their ecclesiasticall seruice wherein we will not that they be any whit molested vnder paine to the infringers of these Presents of punishment and correction according to the exigence of the case and the rigor of our martiall lawes As also we do most straightly commaund our lieutenants generall gouernors officers of our armie heads and captains and all other persons of commaund diligētly to set to their hands euery one in his calling vnder paine to the said heads and captaines through whose negligēce or winking at causes any mishap may fall to answere therfore in their own names persōs Neuerthelesse admonishing the said good subiects and seruants of the king our soueraigne Lord of all degrées callings all that are to him recōciled as is aforesaid to helpe to distinguish the good from the bad to preuent the inconueniēces which may more easilie be stopped then amended also in time to retire to vs and to our said lieutenants gouernors and officers to the end to be furnished of pasports warrants and necessarie dispatches intending neuerthelesse that our soueraigne Lord the Kings warrants made since the date of these presents shal be inuiolably kept obserued vnder paine of rigorous punishment to the breakers of the same We do here beséech all states degrées of this Realme to set before their eyes the dommage that hath and consequently will more and more ensue in euery of them by their confusions The Clergie to consider how pietie is stifled among weapons Gods name blasphemed Religion contemned

THE DECLARATIONS AS WELL OF THE FRENCH KING AS OF THE KING OF NAVARRE Concerning the Truce agreed vpon betwene their Maiesties And touching the passage of the Riuer of Loire AT LONDON Printed by Richard Field dwelling in the black-Friers neere Ludgate 1589. THE FRENCH KINGS DECLARATION VPON THE TRVCE BY HIS MAIESTIE graunted to the king of Nauarre conteyning the speciall causes and reasons thereto moouing him HEnrie by the grace of God king of France and Poland To our trustie and welbeloued the Officers of our courts of Parlemēt gouernors and lieutenants general of our Prouinces Bailiffes Seneschalles Prouostes or their Lieutenants to all other our officers subiects to whom it may appertaine Greeting If the trueth of things be iudged by that which appeareth vnto men as it ought to be sith they can haue no other certaine proofe and that to God onely it appertaineth to search the inward parts and affections of mens hearts the sinceritie of our zeale and deuotion to the holy faith and Catholique Apostolique and Romane religion doeth sufficientlie defend it selfe against all slaunders deceits by the proofes which we haue yeelded from our youth and alwaies continued as well in our life and ordinarie profession as in furthering by al meanes yea euen by armes without sparing our owne life the aduauncement of Gods glorie and establishment of the said Catholique Apostolique and Roman religion in all places of this Realme where it hath bene changed altred through the bringing in of a new opinion to our great grief displeasure Wherin our principal hinderance hath not proceeded so much of the industry and force of the followers and defenders of the said new opinion as of others who shrowding themselues vnder a false pretēce of zeale to the said Catholique Religion haue a long time sought to seduce the most part of our Catholique Subiects by false perswasions and practised a League and secret association among themselues whereof they were the chiefetaines vnder colour of assuring after vs if God should call vs out of this world without issue the preseruation of the said Catholique religion against such of the new opinion as might pretend to succéede vs in this Crowne But their end and purpose tending to the vsurpation and parting of the same among themselues after they had made them a partie among our said Catholique subiects and vnderpropped them selues by intelligences with strangers who might seeke the weakening of this Realme to encrease their authoritie and greatnesse They haue displayed against our person authoritie the secrets of their damnable driftes First by backbiting and misreporting our actions to bring them into hatred with our people and to drawe their affections to themselues vnder a plausible hope which they ioyned with the pretence of religion viz. to ease them of the charges which the troubles of the time had brought vpon them yet neuerthelesse their behauiours in places vnder their commaund were no fauourable witnesses of their promises in that behalfe Then beyng vnpacient of farther stay they tooke and leuied armes openly against vs the fruite whereof should principally turne to their particular profit in respect of such aduantages conditions as they would haue wrested from vs. The effect of the same importing no other then the ruine and destruction of our subiects and all aduancement of the Catholike religion against the which the continuall enterprises of the aforesaid against vs and our auctoritie haue debarred vs from doing that endeuour that had bene requisit to represse their procéedings And in case the first assayes of their said armies were pernitious to this state the sequele is yet more hurtfull and daungerous hauing by their subtilties newly replenished France with trouble and vniuersall ciuill warre seditions contempt of magistrates bloud pillage ransomings sacke of goods both sacred and profane forcing of women and maidens and infinite other kinds of inhumanities and disorders such as the like was neuer séene or heard of all to the great preiudice not onely of our auctoritie and royall person against whom they haue openly declared themselues not being ashamed to publish that they sought after our very life but also of this florishing Crowne in generall which they purpose to share and dismember among themselues with the association of strangers to the great dishonour and obloquie of the French name but specially of the nobilitie in old time of such fame and estimation through out the whole world for their vertue prowesse and singular loue fidelitie to their Kings yea and which is worse to the great detriment of the Catholike Apostolike Romane religion For besides that ciuil warre corrupteth good maners alienateth mēs harts no lesse from all piety and reuerence to the honour of God then from all humaine charitie this diuision is the very meanes for those of the contrarie opinion to enlarge and ncrease their conquests The which neuerthelesse we purposing to preuent to our power and endeuoring to reduce all things into a good order whereto through Gods grace we had brought them and where from wée were diuerted through these present troubles wée haue yet since the beginning of the same sought al meanes to vs possible by courtesie to reduce all our Catholike subiects to a good firme re-union vnder our obedience and by the meanes of the same to put in execution that which at their instant request we promi-sed in the assembly of our Estates Howbeit so farre was the hardnesse of their hartes from being mollified or bent to any compassion of so many mischiefes which they haue caused as not cōtent with the disorders passed no not with the raising of most of our townes against vs the slaying imprisoning or deposing of our officers the ransoming of the wealthiest of ourrealme of what degrée state qualitie kind condition or age soeuer yea euen the Clergie the breaking of our seales defacing of our armes renting and shamefull handling of our pictures the establishing of Counsels and officers at their owne fantasies the spoiling of our treasury with all other actes of contempt derision hostility and cruelty but also heaping iniury vpon iniury they prepared to come and assaile our own person with artillery taken out of our storehouses and armies composed as well of our said rebellious subiects as of strangers in part contrary to the Catholike Apostolike and Roman religion whereof they neuerthelesse proclaime themselues the onely protectors to the ende togither with our selues to oppresse all our good Catholike subiects and seruaunts in stéed of addressing themselues against those of the contrary opinion whom they suffer in peace and liberty to stretch as farre as they list as indéed they haue not ouerslipped the occasion For the king of Nauarre while we were preparing and furnishing our selues of forces for our warrantize against the bad intents of the said rebels tooke and seazed vpon our townes of Niort S. Maixant Maillezais Chastelleraut Lodune Lisle Bouchart Montreuilbelay Argenton and Blanc in Berry and

aduanced his forces néere to this towne whither we were come vpon the first day of his said exploits to the ende to take what order we could for the stopping of him from procéeding any farther Thus in the end knowing our selues vnable to performe with our weapons at such time as we were vpon necessitie to employ them in the preseruation and defence of our owne person together withour said good subiects and seruants against the rage and violence of the said rebels whom we found inflexible to any conditions of reconciliation vpon such motions as we had caused to be made vnto them and againe considering that albeit ourselues did know that he sought not as they to assault our life and authoritie yet our said good subiects might neuerthelesse be greatly molested by his weapōs in case we tooke not from him all occasion to employ them according as the present estate of the affaires of this Realme did minister oportunitie and on the otherside being vrged pressed by the cries and complaints of our prouinces molested by his partakers to prouide some remedy and that rather by some surcease of hostility then otherwise without the which their force failing for to defend thēselues togither with the meanes to entertaine men of warre all hope of ability to sustaine their liues families was taken from them and some of them constrained through the violence of the euill had of themselues compounded already All these said reasons by vs brought into deliberation with the princes of our bloud the officers of our Crowne and others of our Counsaile about vs among these extremities we could find no other meanes then to take and yéeld to our said subiects some release from warres on the behalfe of the sayd King of Nauarre And therefore to the same effect wée haue graunted to him for himselfe and all his partakers a Truce and abstinence of warre and of all hostilitie according to his request vnto vs made in acknowledgement of his duetie toward vs and being moued with compassion for the miseries whereunto this realme is now brought which moueth all such as yet retaine the feeling of good Frenchmen to helpe to quench the fire of diuision that consumeth it and still threatneth the vtter ruine thereof wherefro we neuerthelesse hope that God of his goodnesse will yet preserue vs to his glory against the driftes and endeuours of those who for their priuate ambition do desire and prosecute the dissipation thereof which Truce and abstinence from armes we meane shal be generall throughout our Realme for the space of one whole yeare beginning the third of this present moneth and ending at the like day including both the one the other for all our good and faithfull subiects that acknowledge our authoritie yelding vs their due obedience as also for the state of Auignon and Countie of Venise appertaining to our holy Father the Pope whom we will to be therein comprised and that his said subiectes may enioy it as being vnder our protection with this charge and condition besides promised by the said king of Nauarre who hath vndertaken for all his partakers that he shall not during the said Truce employ his power or armies in any place either within or without this Realme without our commaundemēt or consent That he shall not enterprise or suffer to be enterprised or attempted any thing in such place places of the coūtreys where our authoritie is acknowledged And that wheresoeuer he shall passe or soiourne except in those places which he held before the day aforesaid he shall not change or permit any change or alteration in matter concerning the Catholicke Apostolicke and Romane Religion neither that any harme or molestation be offered to our Catholicke subiects Clergie-men or others that abide faithfull vnto vs or are good seruaunts either in their persons goods or otherwise howsoeuer that if during this warre he or his do take any townes castles or other places by force surprise or intelligence either do enter in what sorte soeuer he shall immediatly leaue permit them to be in our frée disposition according as he hath promised vs. That in respect of the premisses the said king of Nauarre and his partakers shall haue the benefite of their goods and the same to enioy so long as the said Truce shall continue As also interchangeably they shall permit the Catholicks both Clergie men others our good seruaunts to enioy their goods and reuenewes in those places that they do hold We farther will command you that euery one of you so farre as it may concerne him to obserue and procure the obseruing of the said Truce and abstinence of armes with all the contents aboue mentioned from point to point according to the forme and tenour thereof without gainsaying or suffering any gainsaying of the same Also to procure these presentes to be read published and enrolled according as néed shall require to the end no man pretend any cause of ignoraunce By the which we protest that beside so much as concerneth the defence of our person and estat against the violence of the said rebells we haue bene also moued to make and agrée to the said Truce for the benefite that redoundeth to our Catholicke Apostolicke Romane Religion and the relief of our good subiects as thereby hauing stopped the progresse which the king of Nauarre his partakers without this present remedy might haue made to the great detriment of our Religiō the oppressiō of our said good subiects whilest our forces occupied about the effect aforesaid could not haue bene opposed against him We do moreouer protest against the said rebells for their infringing of the vnion of all Catholicke subiectes sworne and confirmed to vs by the Deputies of our Generall Estates in their last assembly as also we vrge them to reioyne themselues vnder our authoritie for the preseruation and aduauncement of the Catholicke Apostolicke and Romane Religion for that they onely are guiltie before God of all the calamitie that may ensue of the said deuision to the preiudice of his honour and his holy Church whereof the warre that they make against vs is the onely cause Remaining for our owne part fully resolued neuer to depart from any one poinct that may appertaine to the preseruation and exaltation of the said Catholicke Apostolick and Romane Religion and to perseuere in this holy entent through Gods grace which we continually implore to our helpe for this effect vnto the last gaspe of our life And for asmuch as in many and diuerse places they may haue néede of these presentes wée will that vpon the sight thereof being duely examined by one of our welbeloued and trustie Notaries or Secretaries credit be giuen therto as to this present original For such is our pleasure Giuen at Tours the sixt and twentieth of April in the yere of grace one thousand fiue hundred foure score and nine And of our reigne the fifteenth Thus Signed HENRY And vnderneath By the