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death_n	day_n	king_n	life_n	4,747	5	4.1881	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00009	The coppie of a letter sent into England by a gentleman, from the towne of Saint Denis in France Wherein is truely set forth the good successe of the Kings Maiesties forces against the Leaguers and the Prince of Parmas power. With the taking of a conuoie of victuals sent by the enemie to succour Paris. And the grieuous estate of the said citie at this present.		1590 (1590)	STC 10004; ESTC S118410	10,990	22

readines they had a sight of the said waggons whom in short space they tooke and slew all those souldiers that came with the said Conuoie to defend the same made so hot an assault vpon the souldiers which issued sorth of Paris that they were al taken and slain with the losse of a few of the kings souldiers The princes forces vnderstanding by their scoutes what had happened durst not come on nor approch to resist the kings forces while they were in fight with the Conuoie whereof the valiant Chastilion hauing intelligence venturouslie set forward and with the kings forces made towards them and after a fierce and valiant assalt made by them vpon the enemie who at the first gaue a verie strong and stout resistance they were all put to the sword sauing some few who escaped by flight but neuer a man of those escaped aliue which issued forth of the Citie of Paris Thus with great ioy the said Conuoie was brought into the said towne of Saint Denis the value whereof is by common estimation thirty thousand pounds and better being so much victuall as they could in reasonable sort prouide for them in thrée moneths But so soone as the Parisians heard of this newes they were wonderous sorrowfull and were filled with so great heuines that they rested out of all hope to liue to sée the day when any succour can be sent them by the enemy and are at this present persuaded that all that euer the Prince of Parma can do for their reliefe is but to linger in that place where he is and so to weary the king by detracting of time as he did in the low Countries when he came thither first Since this discomforture of the enemy the Dutches of Guize the Dutches of Maine Le Cheuallier de Aumale and diuers other of the chiefe of the Leaguers haue disguised themselues in simple attire and therby secretly issued forth of the said Citie by meanes wherof they are secretly escaped being not able any longer to endure the vnspeakeable famine that is in the same for the Launce-knightes euen against nature and reason are through the extreme famine constrained to eate their owne naturall children Before this Conuoy aforesaid came downe towardes Parris the prince of Parma after he had intrenched himselfe in this wood in the middle whereof is a strong Castle he sent fiue hundreth of his horsemen to take view of the kings Camp who were espied by two hundreth of the kings horsemen those two hundreth set vpon them and chased them into their owne Trenches where within their own Trenches and in the way to the Trenches they were all slaine The prince of Parma will not by any meanes enter into battell with the king although hée haue béen verie much vrged therunto yea he hath endured the termes of cowardize for his often denialls hauing had much aduantage offered him to enter the field wherein he excuseth himselfe in this sort that he hath no commission from the king his maister either to make battel or to fight in the field against the French king and that his only charge was to vittaile Parris if he could and to succour those of the League with his Forces and Councell And with this resolution he continueth still in the said place without offer of any fight except some small skirmishes betwéene his and the kinges Souldiers It could not but be a great comfort vnto the people in their miserie when the king receiued some of them with great curtesie and gaue them foode which droue the rebellious Nobillitie openly to confesse and from their heartes to think that he was a king of wonderfull vertuous and mercifull disposition and wold gladly haue yéelded themselues if their repentance might any way haue pacified the kings displeasure but for as much as they did all know that the king who is and euer hath béen a true fulfiller of his word and promise hath made an othe that none of the conspirators of the deceased kings death shall escape and remaine pardonable but that he will be reuenged of them for their vnnaturall treason and that nothing but their liues shall pacifie their hainous murther committed and in respect thereof they kéepe themselues so long as they may out of the kinges handes The French king God be thanked is wondrous well prouided of all thinges fit for warre and with him is ioyned all the chiefest nobilitie and princes of France hée hath of footemen thirtie thousand and seuen thousand Horsse And with this Army the king continueth still against Parris which Citie is not likely to hold out long especially by reason some of the chiefe of the leaguers is fled from thence whose countenance daily held them in awe The Lord God blesse and prosper the kinges royall Maiestie and send him the victorie ouer all his enemies to the glorie of God and aduancement of his holy word for there was neuer in France a king of so noble a courage so skilfull in the warres and so hardie against the proudest foe which is all the gréefe the enemies haue because they haue to deale against so valiant a Soldiour From Saint Denis the second of September 1590. A TREATISE CONCERNING THE EXTREME FAMINE OF THE CITIE of Paris at this present which is as grieuous as it was at the siege of Ierusalem THe Kings Maiestie hauing often heard of the great famine and miserable calamitie whereinto the obstinate parisians had wilfully plunged themselues onely through the persuasiōs of the chéefest of the leaguers side being for the most prat of the Cleargy And albeit the extremitie were great where into they were fallen yet the report of the increased misery since that time hath sounded so lamentable in his royall cares and amongst all the rest of his princely and honorable traine that the remembrance thereof will not easily passe or bée raced out of minde the certaine truth whereof is as followeth After the king had entred S. Denis as you heard long since with all his power and that he was in full possession thereof The Citizens of Paris issued foorth to the king there issued out of Parris diuers and sundry times many poore creatures resembling rather the Anotamies of death then people possessed with life so sore were they wasted with famine and consumed through extreame hunger that excepting the skinne there was nothing left to couer their féeble bones So that it preuailed nothing to be yoong or bewtifull in this case or to boast of health or to haue heapes of gold for their stomackes desired that which for golde nor siluer could bee gotten yea their verie harts failed them for want of necessary nourishment wherupon they became carelesse of life desiring death or spéedie deliuerie from this their miserable estate that they might no longer behold with their eyes nor heare with their eares the bitter cries of their starued children and the wonderfull multitudes of their friends and kindred which for want of food daily died within

that populous and great Citie Resolued therfore to finish their dolefull dayes or to finde reliefe for maintenance of their loathed liues with leaue of the cruell gouernours they issued as I said before out of the Citie and presenting them selues before the kings souldiers fel downe at their féet yéelding them selues to the kings mercy about the number of a score at a time men women and children who being brought incontinent before his roial maiestie so soone as they entered his sight with bitter teares trickling downe their chéekes they prostrated themselues at his féete and as loude as their féeble voices woulde serue they cried Viue le Roy God saue the king His maiestie amazed at the view of so pittifull a spectacle The kings mercifull heart and moued with a kingly compassion towards them sawe with his eies and conceiued in his heart what intollerable famishment the obstinate Citie had alredie endured but hauing a desire to learne further of the state thereof after he had wel viewed the persons of these miserable men he demanded of them the intent of their comming Wherevppon they returned this answere that forasmuch as they were not able anie longer to indure the grieuous famine whereinto they were brought by the long and deserued siege which his Maiestie mainteined about their City and being brought so low that the gouernours could not by reason of their weaknes imploie them in any seruice they had frée liberty to depart the Citie if so they thought it conuenient as being people that were likely with many more in the Citie to cause an infection to arise by means of sicknes among the rest of the inhabitants wherefore sayd they most noble and victorious king wee are come vnto your Highnes acknowledging that wee are vnworthie of anie longer life by reason we haue bin most vniust and rebellious subiects The Citizēs kept by constraint and vnworthie that so gracious and mercifull a prince should open his mouth vnto vs neuertheles most mighty king had it not bin through wicked perswasions we had neuer yéelded to holde on so cursed a side but with whome perswasions could not preuaile they vsed meanes to inforce being well assured that they holde the most parte by constraint whose bodies being enclosed within the stonie walls of Paris haue euerie daie their heartes infolded with their king considering within what small compas there is foode inough with fauour and gentlenes to be gotten and yet they be at the point of death euen for a small quantitie of bread that may with their eyes beholde euen plentie among beasts while they themselues pine and cannot come by it whereby the difference is shewed betwixt the fauour and furie of a king and therewithall the recompence of obedience and rebellion We confesse therefore most noble king that th mightie and iust God hath bent himselfe against vs and poured foorth the violl of his wrath ouer these traiterous confederates of the Leagures of which number we must of force account and acknowledge we haue too long béene and therefore we humblie submit our selues into your maiesties hands to deale with vs as it séemeth good in your sight His Maiestie hauing heard this lamentable complaint reuiued their hearts with a fauourable countenance and according to his princely disposition in a milde manner demaunded what prouision of victuals in their iudgements remayned yet in the citie and what it was wherewith they hoped to sustayne the liues of so infinite a multitude as remayned in the towne wishing to declare the same in all trueth and simplicitie of heart euen as they would hope to finde mercie at his handes for their knowen and manifest rebellion and how long time they supposed the same would last Before the mightie and dreadfull God of heauen who knowes the secrets of the harts and shall iudge the thoughts that are hatched by vntruth so wil we said they shew and declare this to the king as farre as our memorie and knowledge doth stretch And if your maiestie find vs false let the same be recompenced with the vildest death that euer anie did endure And herewithall one of them who was knowne of best iudgement and that had béen of great account in times past put forth his voice before the king and most part of the princes and nobles about him Necessitie findes many shiftes speaking as followeth Necessitie the whetstone of mans wit hauing inforced me among these my companions and sorrowful associates with an infinite multitude of my friendes kinsfolke and neighbours to search for sustenance for the maintenance of me and my poore wife and children Necessity finds many shiftes inquired by all meanes after foode when it became scant in the Citie being the onely care that euery person had to séeke for the same and albeit after a small time that we were beséeged wholesome foode was kept wonderfull close and scant among vs yet our eares were euer so diligent to hearken after it that by one meanes or other we alwaies heard where it was to bee had for money and although the prouision was great within the citie yet by reason of the marueilous multitude of inhabitants within fiue monethes after there was no wholesome foode to be had for gold nor treasure for the Nobles and principall of the citie suspecting a long séege got as much thereof as they could for their owne prouision and the cloysters with the vniuersitie did the like and as for the Clargie they stayed not behinde any in that matter being men wise enough to take the choice before all other by which meanes the common sorte of the Citizens soone found the smart thereof and in vaine sought they after that they could not finde when flesh failed butter and chéese began to grow precious at rich mens tables though at the first they much repined thereat as people that had not béene much acquainted with such course cates But the iust God séeing our vnthankfull hartes that scorned his gifts and despised his blessinges in two monethes after sent such a change Rats mice other vermine good meate in Paris that the flesh of Horses Asses Dogges Cats Rats Mice Weasels and Moles became daintie dishes at gentle mens tables and bore such a price that no poore person was able to compas any then our queasie stomacks began to be contented with any thing were it a frying panne full of Frogs a dish of snailes or a Skellet full of garden wormes sod in broth she that went in her hoode would haue béene glad to haue licked her lippes after them and would haue bidden her dearest friend to the banquete had hee not béene of her owne houshold so swéete a sauce and so sauory did hunger make the same to taste and yet many of those that thus haue fled and yet woulde bee glad to méete with the worst of these thinges rehearsed before they felt the force of hunger with many othes said they would starue vnto death before any