thibaut_n count_n of_o blois_n but_o some_o time_n after_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n the_o king_n be_v inform_v of_o all_o eleonor_n galantry_n resolve_v to_o vacate_v his_o marriage_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o assemble_v the_o clergy_n of_o france_n at_o boisgency_n where_o alegrin_n his_o chancellor_n set_v forth_o the_o reason_n that_o move_v the_o king_n to_o desire_v a_o separation_n and_o easy_o obtain_v what_o his_o master_n desire_v because_o the_o queen_n make_v no_o opposition_n however_o lewis_n that_o he_o may_v come_v off_o with_o honour_n surrender_v back_o to_o her_o the_o duchy_n of_o aquitaine_n and_o the_o earldom_n of_o peitou_n which_o she_o bring_v he_o in_o dowry_n and_o only_o keep_v the_o two_o daughter_n which_o he_o have_v by_o she_o eleonor_n after_o this_o divorce_n retire_v to_o poitiers_n where_o she_o be_v visit_v by_o henry_n duke_n of_o normandy_n the_o king_n of_o england_n son_n who_o tho'_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n who_o person_n be_v no_o way_n invite_v and_o have_v the_o worst_a colour_a hair_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o she_o fail_v not_o to_o admit_v of_o his_o sedulity_n and_o to_o hearken_v to_o the_o proposal_n of_o marriage_n which_o he_o make_v she_o because_o he_o be_v heir_n presumptive_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n henry_n be_v well_o inform_v of_o all_o the_o disorder_n of_o her_o past_a life_n but_o his_o eager_a desire_n to_o join_v guyenne_n and_o peitou_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o dominion_n which_o he_o be_v to_o inherit_v prevail_v over_o all_o other_o consideration_n he_o espouse_v eleonor_n which_o so_o enrage_v lewis_n that_o he_o suffer_v no_o opportunity_n of_o revenge_n to_o escape_v he_o so_o that_o a_o war_n be_v kindle_a between_o the_o two_o prince_n so_o soon_o as_o henry_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n which_o last_v till_o a_o end_n be_v put_v to_o it_o by_o the_o marriage_n of_o henry_n the_o king_n of_o england_n elder_a son_n with_o margaret_z the_o daughter_n of_o lewis_n and_o elisabeth_n of_o castille_n his_o second_o wife_n and_o tho'_o the_o affiance_v princess_n be_v but_o five_o year_n of_o age_n she_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o a_o far_a confirmation_n of_o the_o alliance_n when_o she_o come_v to_o be_v of_o age_n proper_a for_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o nuptial_n the_o king_n of_o england_n refuse_v to_o deliver_v she_o to_o his_o son_n for_o fear_v he_o shall_v become_v too_o potent_a and_o go_v about_o to_o dethrone_v he_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o france_n thereupon_o henry_n impatient_a to_o enjoy_v his_o youthful_a spouse_n that_o be_v to_o secure_v he_o his_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n the_o princess_n be_v design_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o steal_v she_o away_o and_o flee_v into_o france_n to_o the_o king_n his_o father-in_a law_n from_o thence_o he_o write_v to_o his_o own_o father_n demand_v england_n or_o the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n as_o a_o earnest_a of_o his_o succession_n and_o upon_o the_o king_n refusal_n resolve_v to_o obtain_v his_o pretension_n by_o force_n of_o arms._n queen_n eleonor_n also_o engage_v richard_n duke_n of_o aquitain_n and_o jeoffrey_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n her_o brother_n to_o take_v part_n with_o henry_n and_o lewis_n oblige_v william_n king_n of_o scotland_n to_o invade_v england_n on_o that_o side_n while_o he_o send_v robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n to_o make_v a_o descent_n into_o the_o island_n out_o of_o france_n so_o that_o a_o man_n will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n assail_v on_o every_o side_n must_v have_v be_v overwhelm_v by_o so_o many_o enemy_n but_o heaven_n protect_v he_o his_o son_n henry_n die_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o and_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o england_n and_o france_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o richard_n who_o be_v become_v heir_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n with_o alice_z the_o daughter_n of_o lewis_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o that_o union_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o princess_n be_v very_o young_a she_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n as_o her_o sister_n have_v be_v till_o she_o come_v to_o year_n of_o maturity_n and_o queen_n eleonor_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o close_a imprisonment_n to_o prevent_v her_o contrive_n new_a trouble_n at_o court._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n king_n henry_n show_v himself_o so_o extreme_o complaisant_a to_o the_o princess_n alice_n that_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o to_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o love_n and_o the_o princess_n answer_v he_o with_o a_o frankness_n pardonable_a as_o her_o year_n however_o richard_n grow_v jealous_a to_o that_o degree_n that_o he_o can_v not_o find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o marry_v she_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n queen_n eleonor_n also_o who_o he_o set_v at_o liberty_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v himself_o seat_v upon_o the_o throne_n confirm_v he_o in_o his_o aversion_n and_o negotiate_v a_o match_n between_o he_o and_o beranguelle_n the_o daughter_n of_o don_n garcias_n king_n of_o navarre_n who_o she_o carry_v to_o richard_n then_o in_o palestine_n where_o he_o espouse_v she_o this_o anger_v philip_n surname_v the_o august_n king_n of_o france_n who_o at_o the_o same_o time_n have_v make_v a_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o he_o will_v not_o show_v his_o resentment_n there_o for_o the_o injury_n do_v his_o sister_n because_o he_o will_v not_o give_v the_o infidel_n a_o opportunity_n to_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o christian_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o return_v into_o france_n he_o enter_v the_o territory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o revenge_n at_o length_n eleonor_n after_o she_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o mischief_n in_o both_o kingdom_n where_o she_o have_v wear_v the_o crown_n end_v her_o day_n at_o poitiers_n in_o the_o fourscore_o and_o four_o year_n of_o her_o age_n marry_o of_o moravia_n mistress_n to_o philip_n surname_v the_o august_n 1192._o anno_fw-la 1192._o philip_z the_o august_n after_o the_o death_n of_o isabel_n of_o hainault_n his_o first_o wife_n marry_v isembourg_n or_o eudelberge_n the_o daughter_n of_o waldemar_n the_o great_a king_n of_o denmark_n but_o find_v so_o little_a pleasure_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o she_o that_o after_o the_o first_o night_n he_o never_o will_v bed_n she_o again_o however_o he_o endeavour_v a_o long_a time_n to_o combat_v this_o aversion_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o surmount_v it_o he_o impart_v the_o secret_a of_o his_o disgust_n to_o william_n bishop_n of_o beauvais_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o regard_n there_o be_v a_o near_a affinity_n between_o he_o and_o the_o queen_n it_o will_v be_v no_o difficult_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o disannul_v the_o marriage_n if_o he_o will_v summon_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o prelate_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o king_n relish_v this_o proposal_n and_o have_v send_v for_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o archbishop_n of_o rheims_n who_o preside_v in_o the_o assembly_n the_o sentence_n of_o separation_n be_v pronounce_v some_o time_n before_o the_o king_n have_v see_v the_o portraiture_n of_o mary_n agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o bertol_n duke_n of_o moravis_n which_o appear_v so_o charm_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v always_o the_o idea_n of_o she_o in_o his_o sight_n therefore_o when_o he_o see_v himself_o at_o liberty_n he_o send_v to_o demand_v she_o in_o marriage_n and_o have_v obtain_v his_o desire_n he_o espouse_v she_o with_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a magnificence_n 1198._o anno._n 1198._o isemburg_n will_v not_o be_v present_a at_o the_o nuptial_a ceremony_n but_o secret_o leave_v the_o court_n with_o a_o design_n to_o retire_v into_o denmark_n but_o when_o she_o come_v to_o the_o frontier_n of_o france_n she_o bethink_v herself_o of_o the_o fault_n she_o be_v about_o to_o commit_v in_o abandon_v the_o justice_n of_o her_o cause_n she_o return_v back_o again_o and_o shut_v herself_o up_o in_o a_o convent_n send_v a_o account_n of_o her_o misfortune_n to_o king_n conuie_n her_o brother_n he_o be_v astonish_v at_o philip_n inconstancy_n send_v to_o his_o ambassador_n then_o reside_v in_o rome_n to_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o pope_n celestin_n and_o to_o demand_v justice_n of_o he_o celestin_n immediate_o dispatch_v away_o two_o cardinal_n the_o one_o a_o priest_n and_o the_o other_o a_o deacon_n to_o make_v inquiry_n into_o what_o have_v pass_v in_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o marriage_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a see_v to_o oblige_v the_o king_n to_o take_v isemburg_n again_o in_o case_n he_o have_v no_o lawful_a cause_n of_o separation_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o two_o legate_n arrive_v at_o paris_n
procure_v great_a preferment_n and_o advantage_n to_o those_o for_o who_o she_o have_v a_o kindness_n madam_n de_fw-fr montespan_n who_o see_v that_o no_o body_n can_v be_v ignorant_a any_o long_o of_o the_o king_n extreme_a affection_n for_o his_o new_a mistress_n become_v so_o high_o exasperate_v that_o she_o begin_v to_o rail_v against_o it_o open_o which_o very_o much_o offend_v the_o king_n some_o time_n after_o madenâ—oiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontange_n be_v bring_v to_o bed_n but_o her_o lying-in_n prove_a mortal_a to_o she_o she_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o consumption_n that_o they_o who_o know_v she_o before_o hardly_o know_v she_o when_o they_o see_v she_o which_o be_v still_o attend_v with_o such_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n that_o every_o body_n give_v she_o over_o for_o lose_v all_o people_n believe_v she_o to_o have_v be_v poison_v and_o all_o people_n accuse_v montespan_n so_o far_o be_v all_o the_o remedy_n from_o do_v her_o good_a that_o her_o languishment_n continue_v every_o day_n the_o king_n visited_n her_o due_o and_o manifest_v after_o a_o most_o tender_a manner_n the_o excess_n of_o his_o grief_n to_o see_v she_o reduce_v to_o that_o condition_n but_o in_o regard_n she_o know_v there_o be_v no_o cure_n for_o her_o distemper_n she_o beseech_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v retire_v from_o the_o court_n add_v with_o tear_n in_o her_o eye_n that_o she_o have_v nothing_o more_o to_o do_v in_o this_o world_n but_o to_o prepare_v herself_o for_o death_n the_o king_n who_o be_v sensible_o touch_v and_o disorder_v by_o his_o be_v present_a with_o she_o in_o her_o affliction_n grant_v her_o request_n thereupon_o she_o retire_v into_o a_o convent_n in_o st._n james_n suburb_n where_o the_o duke_n of_o fueillade_n go_v to_o visit_v she_o from_o the_o king_n two_o or_o three_o time_n a_o week_n but_o in_o a_o little_a time_n after_o she_o do_v leave_v after_o her_o death_n more_o visible_a mark_n of_o she_o be_v poison_v then_o be_v to_o be_v discover_v during_o her_o sickness_n by_o the_o report_n of_o the_o physician_n the_o king_n grief_n be_v so_o extreme_a that_o he_o can_v not_o refrain_v from_o show_v it_o and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v take_v his_o revenge_n upon_o madam_n de_fw-fr montespan_n after_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a manner_n have_v he_o not_o have_v prevail_a reason_n to_o dissemble_v his_o resentment_n for_o he_o be_v full_o convince_v that_o madam_n de_fw-fr fontange_n have_v be_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o jealousy_n and_o despair_n of_o that_o ambitious_a woman_n who_o have_v flatter_v herself_o that_o she_o shall_v still_o enjoy_v the_o king_n affection_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o let_v the_o world_n see_v that_o he_o be_v real_o sorry_a for_o the_o loss_n of_o fontange_n and_o that_o the_o esteem_n and_o tenderness_n he_o have_v for_o she_o be_v not_o extinguish_v by_o her_o death_n he_o give_v a_o rich_a abbey_n to_o one_o of_o her_o brother_n marry_v one_o of_o her_o sister_n to_o great_a advantage_n and_o do_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o thing_n in_o favour_n of_o her_o family_n which_o do_v not_o a_o little_a mortify_v madam_n de_fw-fr montespan_n who_o imagine_v that_o she_o be_v deliver_v from_o her_o rivaless_n the_o king_n may_v take_v a_o new_a fancy_n to_o she_o but_o she_o deceive_v herself_o the_o king_n never_o go_v to_o see_v she_o but_o upon_o a_o politic_a account_n and_o resolve_v for_o the_o future_a to_o renounce_v all_o manner_n of_o amorous_a intrigue_n a_o little_a time_n after_o madam_n fontange_n death_n mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr monpensâ—â—r_fw-fr who_o be_v still_o in_o love_n with_o the_o court_n of_o lansan_n throw_v herself_o at_o the_o king_n foot_n and_o obtain_v her_o lover_n liberty_n after_o ten_o year_n imprisonment_n it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o express_v the_o joy_n of_o that_o princess_n when_o the_o understand_v from_o the_o king_n be_v own_o mouth_n that_o lansan_n be_v at_o liberty_n nor_o the_o ecstasy_n she_o be_v in_o when_o he_o arrive_v at_o paris_n however_o he_o do_v not_o lodge_v in_o her_o house_n though_o he_o be_v permit_v to_o go_v when_o he_o please_v to_o see_v she_o so_o that_o he_o be_v which_o her_o from_z morning_n till_o night_n this_o familiarity_n continue_v for_o some_o month_n and_o madam_n de_fw-fr montpensier_n be_v so_o charm_v with_o he_o that_o she_o settle_v upon_o he_o two_o considerable_a lordship_n with_o the_o king_n consent_n nor_o can_v lausun_n be_v more_o assiduous_a than_o he_o be_v in_o wait_v upon_o she_o but_o in_o regard_n he_o love_v that_o princess_n in_o hope_n of_o espouse_v she_o when_o he_o find_v it_o impossible_a for_o he_o to_o marry_v she_o because_o the_o king_n have_v positive_o declare_v against_o it_o he_o take_v a_o distaste_n against_o his_o mistress_n and_o he_o take_v himself_o to_o a_o lady_n that_o want_v neither_o youth_n nor_o beauty_n and_o who_o he_o find_v to_o be_v nothing_o flinty_a heart_v mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr montpensier_n be_v not_o long_o before_o she_o find_v that_o lausun_n be_v unfaithful_a to_o she_o present_o therefore_o she_o set_v spy_n upon_o he_o in_o the_o country_n and_o be_v soon_o inform_v that_o he_o frequent_o visited_n a_o young_a widow_n with_o who_o several_a person_n of_o quality_n in_o paris_n be_v deep_o in_o love_n she_o complain_v to_o he_o of_o his_o insidelity_n nor_o do_v lausun_n altogether_o disow_v it_o and_o whereas_o mademoiselle_n upbraid_v he_o that_o though_o a_o princess_n she_o have_v debase_v herself_o to_o a_o willingness_n to_o make_v he_o her_o husband_n he_o vow_v to_o she_o after_o he_o have_v beg_v she_o a_o thousand_o pardon_n that_o he_o will_v never_o see_v the_o lady_n more_o and_o he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o wordâ—_n for_o for_o five_o or_o six_o week_n he_o be_v she_o most_o diligent_a servant_n but_o one_o evening_n as_o he_o be_v walk_v alone_o in_o one_o of_o the_o ally_n of_o luxembâ—â—gh_a garden_n while_o mademoiselle_n be_v in_o another_o talk_v about_o some_o affair_n with_o a_o minister_n a_o lacquiey_n without_o a_o livery_n deliver_v he_o a_o billet_n wherein_o he_o be_v desire_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o lady_n of_o great_a quality_n to_o meet_v she_o the_o next_o day_n at_o eleven_o a_o clock_n in_o such_o a_o church_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lausun_n fail_v not_o to_o meet_v and_o the_o lackey_n who_o wait_v for_o he_o at_o the_o church_n door_n carry_v he_o to_o a_o house_n that_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o he_o present_o he_o understand_v the_o mystery_n the_o lady_n receive_v he_o blush_v but_o immediate_o recover_v herself_o she_o tell_v he_o that_o be_v endow_v d_o with_o such_o extraordinary_a quality_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o wonder_v that_o other_o make_v the_o first_o advance_n and_o that_o she_o shall_v esteem_v herself_o happy_a if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o in_o vain_a the_o lady_n have_v so_o much_o wit_n and_o so_o many_o charm_n that_o m._n de_fw-fr lausun_n who_o never_o dream_v of_o such_o good_a fortune_n stand_v like_o one_o in_o a_o trance_n but_o be_v recover_v from_o his_o surprise_n he_o speak_v as_o the_o lady_n desire_v and_o swear_v a_o thousand_o oath_n that_o he_o have_v be_v enchant_v with_o her_o person_n above_o six_o week_n together_o but_o that_o the_o profound_a respect_n he_o have_v for_o all_o person_n of_o her_o sex_n and_o for_o those_o especial_o that_o hold_v that_o rank_n in_o the_o world_n as_o she_o do_v have_v keep_v he_o from_o declare_v his_o passion_n some_o day_n after_o lausun_n give_v the_o lady_n a_o visit_n but_o mademoiselle_n who_o be_v become_v extreme_o jealous_a and_o watch_v he_o where_o ever_o he_o 〈◊〉_d have_v present_o discover_v this_o new_a intrigue_n which_o he_o must_v renounce_v or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o long_a peace_n with_o she_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o lausun_n be_v get_v clear_a of_o one_o dreadful_a prison_n to_o be_v confine_v to_o another_o mo_z less_o loathsome_a for_o in_o short_a he_o have_v no_o long_o any_o kindness_n for_o mademoiselle_n but_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n for_o he_o to_o live_v in_o torment_n upon_o more_o than_o one_o account_n he_o be_v at_o his_o wit_n end_v with_o his_o unhappy_a rate_n however_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o torment_v himself_o and_o to_o engage_v himself_o no_o more_o in_o amorous_a intrigue_n this_o resolution_n last_v for_o some_o week_n and_o mademoiselle_n be_v proud_a of_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v fix_v he_o at_o length_n never_o have_v he_o appear_v so_o full_a of_o passion_n nor_o so_o affectionate_a to_o she_o the_o princess_n never_o step_v a_o step_n but_o lausun_n follow_v she_o he_o be_v with_o she_o at_o her_o uprising_n and_o he_o never_o part_v from_o she_o till_o midnight_n and_o he_o show_v she_o so_o many_o testimony_n of_o his_o
find_v himself_o near_o a_o lady_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v stifle_v in_o the_o crowd_n he_o take_v care_n of_o she_o and_o put_v she_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o his_o gentleman_n who_o throw_v water_n in_o her_o face_n and_o after_o he_o have_v fetch_v she_o again_o from_o the_o swoon_n into_o which_o she_o be_v fall_v carry_v she_o home_o to_o his_o own_o house_n some_o few_o day_n after_o the_o duke_n call_v the_o lady_n to_o mind_n ask_v his_o gentleman_n what_o be_v become_v of_o she_o and_o understand_v that_o she_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o raoulet_n d'auteville_n who_o have_v be_v treasurer_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o recommendation_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n with_o that_o he_o remember_v that_o he_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o displace_v he_o from_o his_o employment_n for_o several_a misdeameanor_n and_o believe_v that_o the_o little_a service_n he_o have_v do_v his_o wife_n will_v not_o countervail_v to_o extinguish_v that_o aversion_n which_o without_o question_n she_o have_v for_o he_o nevertheless_o in_o these_o contrariety_n it_o be_v that_o love_n take_v delight_n to_o show_v his_o capricious_a humour_n as_o the_o duke_n soon_o after_o find_v by_o experience_n for_o one_o day_n that_o he_o be_v at_o mass_n in_o st._n paul_n church_n he_o there_o observe_v the_o fame_n lady_n who_o as_o she_o pass_v by_o salute_v he_o with_o a_o oblige_a smile_n the_o duke_n be_v too_o much_o a_o courtier_n to_o be_v ignorant_a what_o that_o mean_v and_o he_o be_v too_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o adventure_n to_o fall_v of_o the_o opportunity_n of_o make_v the_o best_a of_o '_o they_o thereupon_o he_o send_v a_o page_n to_o delight_v madam_n d'auteville_a to_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o evening_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o palais_n des_fw-fr touruelles_fw-fr where_o he_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o speak_v with_o she_o and_o the_o lady_n accept_v the_o assignation_n fail_v not_o to_o meet_v he_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o in_o her_o melt_a breast_n the_o duke_n soon_o meet_v with_o sentiment_n far_o opposite_a to_o those_o of_o that_o same_o hatred_n with_o which_o he_o think_v she_o prepossess_v against_o he_o and_o engage_v she_o without_o much_o trouble_n to_o come_v to_o he_o to_o his_o palace_n the_o next_o morning_n nor_o do_v she_o fail_v of_o be_v punctual_a to_o her_o hour_n and_o be_v introduce_v into_o the_o prince_n chamber_n by_o a_o back_n pair_n of_o stair_n she_o give_v he_o no_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o her_o cruelty_n this_o visit_n be_v attend_v by_o several_a other_o by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n understand_v that_o she_o be_v very_o intimate_v with_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n and_o that_o she_o have_v understand_v by_o her_o discourse_n that_o it_o be_v none_o of_o her_o fault_n if_o he_o be_v not_o belove_v by_o she_o the_o duke_n open_v his_o ear_n to_o this_o proposal_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o princess_n have_v charm_n sufficient_a to_o inflame_v his_o amorous_a desire_n she_o may_v prove_v advantageous_a to_o he_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o his_o fortune_n by_o draw_v from_o her_o lip_n the_o secret_n of_o the_o duke_n her_o husband_n who_o be_v declare_v regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n during_o the_o king_n distemper_n and_o with_o who_o he_o think_v he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o dispute_v the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n he_o therefore_o leave_v madam_n de_fw-fr auteville_n to_o manage_v the_o intrigue_n who_o carry_v it_o on_o with_o so_o much_o address_v that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n she_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n year_n 1406_o this_o intrigue_n last_v several_a year_n and_o be_v carry_v with_o that_o privacy_n that_o no_o body_n have_v the_o least_o inkling_n of_o it_o but_o at_o length_n it_o be_v discover_v through_o the_o imprudence_n of_o the_o duke_n himself_o for_o he_o have_v hang_v up_o in_o his_o cabinet_n the_o portraiture_n of_o all_o his_o mistress_n and_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o all_o those_o who_o picture_n be_v there_o to_o be_v see_v have_v never_o be_v cruel_a to_o he_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n likewise_o have_v often_o hear_v he_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n though_o he_o never_o mind_v it_o at_o first_o but_o one_o day_n come_v into_o that_o fatal_a cabinet_n he_o there_o behold_v his_o wife_n picture_n and_o then_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o duke_n unlucky_a raillery_n it_o give_v he_o no_o small_a disturbance_n thereupon_o he_o resolve_v to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o suspicion_n and_o at_o last_o discover_v that_o the_o duke_n have_v frequent_a meeting_n with_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o madam_n d'_fw-fr autevil1e_fw-fr who_o she_o have_v make_v her_o confident_a but_o then_o the_o jealousy_n of_o love_n join_v force_n with_o the_o jealousy_n of_o hatred_n he_o think_v it_o behove_v he_o to_o be_v revenge_v upon_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v double_o his_o rival_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o discover_v his_o design_n to_o d'_fw-fr auteville_n who_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o affront_n be_v easy_o induce_v to_o have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o revenge_n and_o promise_v to_o serve_v the_o duke_n according_a to_o his_o intention_n next_o morning_n therefore_o the_o profligate_n undertaker_n corrupt_v several_a ruffian_n need_v only_o the_o temptation_n of_o money_n and_o among_o other_o william_n and_o thomas_n courtois_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mothe_n who_o promise_v he_o upon_o their_o word_n to_o second_v his_o pernicious_a design_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n he_o also_o gain_v one_o of_o the_o king_n be_v valet_n de_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr who_o be_v send_v to_o tell_v the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n at_o that_o time_n go_v to_o the_o palais_n de_fw-fr tournelles_n to_o visit_v the_o queen_n it_o be_v st._n cecilia_n day_n in_o the_o evening_n that_o the_o king_n desire_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o at_o the_o hostel_n de_fw-fr st._n paul_n immediate_o the_o duke_n get_v a_o horseback_n attend_v only_o by_o some_o of_o his_o lackey_n without_o any_o weapon_n and_o one_o that_o carry_v a_o flambeau_n before_o he_o but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n barbette_v before_o the_o house_n of_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr eurex_fw-la out_o come_v d'_fw-fr auteville_n from_o a_o tavern_n where_o he_o wait_v the_o duke_n come_v with_o about_o fifteen_o or_o twenty_o of_o his_o accomplice_n and_o fly_v upon_o he_o with_o his_o draw_a sword_n and_o have_v cut_v off_o his_o bridle_n hand_n throw_v he_o off_o his_o horse_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o confederate_n who_o stab_v he_o in_o several_a place_n when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o set_v fire_n to_o a_o house_n adjoin_v on_o purpose_n to_o amuse_v the_o people_n and_o make_v their_o escape_n through_o by_o lane_n and_o alley_n the_o duke_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr fire_n house_n where_o he_o expire_v and_o thence_o to_o the_o benedictin_n convent_n the_o parliament_n take_v cognisance_n of_o this_o murder_n and_o order_v a_o councillor_n to_o take_v the_o information_n he_o present_o issue_v forth_o a_o warrant_n against_o the_o squire_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n kitchen_n who_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o witness_n and_o in_o regard_n he_o never_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o hostel_n d'_fw-fr artois_n where_o the_o duke_n lodge_v and_o whence_o they_o can_v not_o fetch_v he_o out_o by_o force_n without_o his_o master_n permission_n the_o councillor_n who_o have_v take_v the_o information_n go_v to_o demand_v he_o of_o the_o duke_n at_o the_o hostel_n de_fw-fr nesle_n where_o the_o duke_n of_o berry_n lie_v and_o where_o the_o council_n be_v keep_v lovis_z de_fw-fr anjon_n king_n of_o sierly_n be_v then_o present_a when_o the_o councillor_n make_v his_o compliment_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n take_v notice_n that_o he_o turn_v pale_a and_o that_o a_o sudden_a disturbance_n seize_v upon_o his_o mind_n upon_o which_o he_o draw_v he_o aside_o and_o have_v make_v he_o confess_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n have_v be_v assassinate_v by_o his_o order_n he_o advise_v he_o to_o retire_v the_o duke_n take_v his_o advice_n and_o depart_v the_o hostel_n de_fw-fr nesle_n without_o any_o noise_n go_v home_o take_v horse_n and_o never_o stop_v till_o he_o come_v to_o dâ—jon_n however_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o punishment_n that_o heaven_n have_v prepare_v for_o he_o the_o dauphin_n resolve_v to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n year_n 1419_o and_o contend_v for_o the_o regency_n during_o his_o father_n sickness_n on_o the_o otherside_n the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n be_v in_o a_o strange_a combustion_n person_n of_o high_a quality_n interpose_v to_o accommodate_v the_o difference_n and_o the_o duke_n be_v
length_n allow_v he_o to_o beg_v of_o the_o king_n the_o cardinal_n of_o tournon_n and_o admiral_n chabot_n to_o redeem_v his_o life_n and_o liberty_n at_o the_o price_n of_o the_o vast_a wealth_n which_o he_o have_v acquire_v nothing_o more_o manifest_o prove_v he_o unworthy_a of_o his_o high_a fortune_n than_o his_o extreme_a desire_n to_o survive_v his_o disgrace_n his_o carriage_n quite_o change_v that_o fear_n and_o aversion_n which_o people_n have_v against_o his_o person_n into_o a_o contempt_n which_o be_v no_o way_n advantageous_a to_o he_o see_v that_o they_o leave_v he_o for_o some_o year_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o bourge_n without_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o he_o at_o ength_n he_o be_v so_o importunate_a with_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n that_o they_o order_v he_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o his_o trial_n but_o not_o after_o such_o a_o method_n as_o he_o expect_v for_o they_o appoint_v commissioner_n to_o try_v he_o choose_v out_o of_o all_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o kingdom_n however_o they_o do_v he_o this_o justice_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o most_o able_a and_o the_o most_o honest_a nor_o be_v there_o ever_o in_o france_n any_o judge_n who_o probitie_n and_o ability_n be_v more_o universal_o know_v than_o those_o of_o peter_n raymund_n precedent_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o roven_n who_o be_v order_v to_o draw_v up_o the_o information_n they_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v he_o that_o satisfaction_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o his_o enemy_n think_v that_o they_o have_v more_o proof_n than_o they_o need_v to_o ruin_v he_o or_o that_o the_o king_n who_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o pardon_v he_o as_o he_o have_v forgive_v admiral_n chabot_n have_v take_v all_o the_o precaution_n requisite_a to_o prevent_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v speak_v against_o the_o severity_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o inflict_v upon_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n however_o it_o be_v the_o process_n last_v till_o the_o year_n 1545._o because_o the_o party_n accuse_v find_v himself_o abandon_v by_o all_o the_o world_n and_o ready_a to_o sink_v unrder_n the_o same_o artifices_fw-la with_o which_o he_o have_v oppress_v other_o make_v use_v of_o all_o the_o trick_n that_o long_o experience_n have_v teach_v he_o and_o summon_v up_o all_o his_o cunning_n and_o his_o part_n to_o defend_v himself_o he_o lead_v his_o judge_n through_o all_o the_o by-path_n of_o subterfuge_n and_o evasion_n that_o cavil_v can_v invent_v to_o elude_v or_o at_o least_o to_o delay_v his_o condemnation_n he_o puzzle_v alike_o both_o his_o judge_n and_o his_o witness_n that_o be_v bring_v face_n to_o face_n against_o he_o and_o make_v so_o good_a a_o defence_n that_o he_o save_v his_o life_n whither_o it_o be_v that_o his_o judge_n after_o a_o long_a debate_n do_v not_o find_v reason_n enough_o to_o condemn_v he_o to_o death_n or_o that_o the_o too_o open_a animosity_n of_o the_o prosecutor_n have_v infuse_v compassion_n into_o those_o magistrate_n by_o persuade_v they_o he_o be_v innocent_a because_o his_o enemy_n be_v so_o violent_a in_o seek_v his_o ruin_n he_o hear_v bareheaded_n the_o decree_n pronounce_v that_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o dignity_n and_o estate_n and_o confine_v he_o to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n for_o have_v robe_v the_o treasury_n fold_v office_n and_o traffic_v in_o several_a bargain_n misbecome_v his_o quality_n the_o king_n surprise_v at_o the_o mildness_n of_o the_o decree_n can_v nor_o forbear_v testify_v his_o resentment_n against_o the_o judge_n and_o throw_v upon_o they_o those_o reproach_n that_o extend_v even_o to_o accusation_n of_o be_v corrupt_v however_o his_o majesty_n remit_v the_o punishment_n of_o imprisonment_n and_o poyet_n be_v constrain_v for_o a_o livelihood_n to_o resume_v his_o first_o employment_n of_o chamber-counsellor_n in_o the_o palace_n deem_v himself_o happy_a that_o he_o have_v get_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o briar_n at_o any_o rate_n before_o judge_n of_o approve_a integrity_n for_o that_o indeed_o there_o be_v as_o many_o person_n convince_v that_o he_o deserve_v death_n as_o there_o be_v people_n that_o know_v he_o the_o duchess_n d'_fw-fr estampe_n after_o she_o have_v ruin_v all_o those_o that_o dare_v to_o obstruct_v her_o credit_n year_n 1587._o seem_v to_o fear_v nothing_o but_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v the_o only_a disturbance_n of_o her_o mind_n for_o tho'_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr estampe_v her_o husband_n have_v make_v a_o judicial_a enquiry_n into_o her_o behaviour_n since_o her_o marriage_n yet_o she_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o he_o can_v make_v no_o use_n of_o it_o so_o long_o as_o the_o king_n live_v however_o he_o be_v not_o immortal_a and_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o that_o cruel_a separation_n will_v happen_v the_o duchess_n also_o to_o her_o sorrow_n behold_v the_o misfortune_n at_o a_o distrance_n and_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o approach_n of_o it_o for_o francis_n i._o decay_v insensible_o in_o his_o health_n and_o whither_o it_o be_v that_o his_o physician_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o disease_n or_o whither_o they_o dare_v not_o discover_v it_o or_o whither_o they_o despair_v that_o his_o majesty_n will_v submit_v to_o violent_a remedy_n which_o can_v only_o correct_v the_o malignity_n of_o it_o they_o only_o put_v a_o stop_n in_o some_o measure_n to_o the_o outward_a effect_n which_o be_v most_o incommodious_a without_o ever_o go_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o disease_n so_o that_o the_o king_n perceive_v himself_o grow_v more_o unwieldy_a every_o day_n then_o other_o and_o lose_v that_o vigour_n and_o address_n which_o have_v former_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o delight_v with_o so_o much_o passion_n in_o the_o sport_n of_o hunt_v and_o other_o laborious_a exercise_n live_v a_o kind_n of_o morose_a life_n of_o which_o the_o duchess_n be_v force_v to_o bear_v all_o the_o inconvenience_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o on_o the_o otherside_n she_o be_v afflict_v and_o disturb_v to_o think_v what_o will_v become_v of_o she_o after_o the_o king_n death_n who_o in_o all_o probability_n can_v not_o be_v long_o live_v she_o be_v in_o some_o hope_n of_o reassume_v that_o place_n in_o her_o husband_n affection_n from_o whence_o jealousy_n have_v expel_v she_o in_o regard_n she_o be_v yet_o young_a and_o be_v the_o mistress_n still_o of_o that_o same_o ravish_a beauty_n which_o have_v former_o charm_v he_o nor_o be_v it_o unlikely_a but_o that_o compassion_n may_v over-rule_v her_o husband_n heart_n after_o the_o king_n death_n have_v extinguish_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o jealousy_n by_o produce_v these_o effect_n therein_o which_o be_v expect_v from_o love_n however_o it_o be_v diana_z of_o normandy_n hatred_n seem_v to_o be_v much_o more_o formidable_a to_o she_o she_o be_v to_o be_v what_o she_o herself_o have_v be_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o she_o will_v make_v use_n of_o all_o her_o credit_n to_o ruin_v her_o enemy_n diana_n be_v the_o dauphin_n mistress_n as_o the_o duchess_n be_v the_o king_n but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o resemblance_n between_o they_o either_o in_o their_o person_n or_o their_o wit._n the_o duchess_n be_v never_o more_o beautiful_a than_o she_o be_v at_o that_o time_n nor_o have_v she_o lose_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o lustre_n which_o have_v cause_v she_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o the_o most_o curious_a eye_n even_o by_o the_o emperor_n himself_o as_o the_o most_o accomplish_a beauty_n in_o europe_n whereas_o the_o she-seneschal_n have_v none_o of_o those_o allurement_n which_o at_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n have_v save_v the_o life_n of_o her_o father_n sr._n valier_n the_o duchess_n be_v not_o above_o thirty_o and_o the_o she_o seneschal_n be_v suspect_v to_o be_v above_o threescore_o for_o she_o have_v cause_v her_o name_n to_o be_v tear_v out_o of_o the_o register_n of_o the_o christening_n the_o duchess_n command_v natural_o diana_n of_o poitiers_n by_o art_n and_o those_o different_a empire_n be_v preserve_v by_o opposite_a mean_n the_o duchess_n who_o fear_v not_o her_o be_v degrade_v till_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o decay_v in_o his_o health_n stand_v less_o upon_o her_o guard_n and_o never_o lay_v any_o constraint_n upon_o herself_o when_o she_o speak_v of_o diana_n whereas_o the_o other_o conceal_v under_o feign_a demonstration_n of_o respect_n and_o compliance_n the_o despite_n to_o see_v herself_o contemn_v and_o be_v in_o company_n when_o that_o terrible_a expression_n fall_v from_o the_o duchess_n lip_n that_o she_o be_v bear_v the_o same_o day_n that_o the_o seneschal_n wife_n be_v marry_v nevertheless_o she_o dissemble_v her_o resentment_n so_o long_o as_o the_o king_n be_v strong_a and_o lusty_a but_o she_o no_o soon_o perceive_v that_o his_o majesty_n begin_v to_o decline_v but_o she_o begin_v to_o make_v the_o duchess_n sensible_a
mean_n fall_v into_o her_o snare_n the_o queen_n at_o first_o have_v govern_v the_o king_n of_o navarr_n by_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o the_o duchess_n of_o montpensier_n who_o have_v such_o a_o ascendant_n over_o he_o that_o at_o court_n she_o be_v call_v nothing_o but_o the_o siren_n the_o queen_n be_v also_o behold_v to_o this_o duchess_n for_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o desist_v from_o his_o pretension_n to_o the_o regency_n and_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o shadow_n of_o authority_n in_o accept_v the_o lieutenancy_n general_n of_o the_o state_n that_o she_o may_v enjoy_v the_o substance_n in_o vain_a his_o friend_n remonstrate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v want_v neither_o counsel_n nor_o power_n to_o force_v obedience_n to_o himself_o but_o the_o duchess_n of_o montpensier_n persuasion_n prevail_v with_o he_o beyond_o all_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o mon_fw-fr moranci_fw-la chatillon_n the_o calvinist_n and_o the_o more_o clear_o sight_v catholic_n but_o thó_n the_o queen_n have_v be_v so_o well_o serve_v by_o this_o princess_n she_o be_v afraid_a lest_o her_o ambition_n shall_v infuse_v into_o she_o a_o desire_n of_o share_v her_o authority_n and_o rather_o choose_v to_o make_v use_n of_o m._n de_fw-fr rovet_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o navarr_n take_v delight_n to_o converse_v after_o she_o declare_v herself_o to_o be_v so_o much_o charm_v with_o his_o virtue_n the_o king_n therefore_o quite_o tire_v with_o the_o long_a resistance_n which_o the_o duchess_n virtue_n have_v make_v to_o his_o desire_n think_v he_o may_v quit_v she_o without_o be_v accuse_v of_o inconstancy_n that_o he_o may_v devote_v himself_o to_o a_o person_n with_o who_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o shall_v better_o employ_v his_o assiduity_n and_o where_o he_o shall_v meet_v with_o as_o much_o wit_n and_o beauty_n year_n 1561_o some_o time_n after_o ambition_n have_v like_a to_o have_v break_v off_o the_o intercourse_n of_o those_o two_o lady_n for_o the_o catholic_n king_n by_o manriquez_n who_o he_o send_v to_o he_o on_o purpose_n make_v a_o proposal_n to_o the_o king_n of_o navarr_n which_o upon_o a_o slight_a examination_n only_o seem_v very_o advantageous_a to_o he_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v put_v himself_o at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o zealous_a catholic_n who_o be_v about_o to_o banish_v calvinism_n out_o of_o france_n that_o he_o shall_v dissolve_v his_o marriage_n with_o joan_n d'albret_a under_o pretence_n of_o heresy_n and_o marry_v mary_n stuart_n the_o wife_n of_o francis_n ii_o who_o will_v bring_v he_o in_o dowry_n the_o crown_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n m._n de_fw-fr roovet_n who_o be_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o king_n while_o she_o only_o seek_v to_o entangle_v he_o in_o her_o snare_n be_v inform_v of_o this_o negotiation_n by_o d'_fw-fr escar_n one_o of_o her_o favourite_n be_v extreme_o alarm_v at_o it_o thereupon_o she_o seek_v a_o opportunity_n to_o speak_v in_o private_a with_o the_o king_n of_o navarr_n and_o have_v meet_v with_o one_o she_o never_o leave_v he_o till_o she_o have_v make_v he_o promise_v she_o to_o send_v back_o manriquez_n without_o conclude_v upon_o any_o thing_n but_o tho'_o the_o king_n of_o navarr_n be_v prone_a enough_o of_o himself_o to_o do_v what_o she_o desire_v and_o that_o he_o abhor_v the_o proposal_n of_o a_o divorce_n he_o forbear_v not_o however_o to_o make_v m._n de_fw-fr rovet_v sensible_a of_o a_o valuable_a sacrifice_n which_o he_o have_v make_v she_o of_o the_o fair_a queen_n in_o europe_n and_o draw_v a_o promise_n from_o she_o that_o she_o will_v not_o refuse_v the_o request_n of_o his_o love_n so_o that_o now_o there_o want_v nothing_o but_o to_o find_v out_o opportunity_n which_o it_o be_v no_o difficult_a thing_n to_o meet_v with_o for_o the_o court_n be_v then_o at_o fontain-bleau_a the_o same_o evening_n he_o bestow_v a_o consort_n of_o violin_n upon_o the_o lady_n near_o the_o caval_a and_o while_o they_o be_v busy_a in_o harken_v to_o the_o music_n or_o else_o a_o dance_a he_o go_v aside_o with_o m._n de_fw-fr rovet_n and_o manage_v so_o well_o the_o favourable_a inclination_n to_o which_o he_o have_v prepare_v she_o that_o she_o become_v big_a of_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v call_v charles_n of_o bourbon_n and_o afterward_o be_v make_v archbishop_n of_o roven_n but_o the_o prince_n of_o coudè_fw-la have_v not_o that_o great_a success_n with_o m._n de_fw-fr limevil_n for_o as_o she_o have_v declare_v at_o first_o a_o dislike_n of_o that_o prince_n humour_n she_o be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v certain_a outward_a formality_n of_o disdain_n and_o to_o make_v show_n of_o a_o indifferency_n which_o however_o be_v far_o from_o real_a the_o more_o to_o fire_v her_o lover_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v less_o trouble_n to_o her_o virtue_n to_o hold_v out_o so_o much_o the_o long_o these_o two_o lady_n that_o live_v together_o in_o perfect_a union_n be_v not_o a_o little_a trouble_v to_o see_v the_o two_o brother_n engage_v in_o different_a party_n while_o the_o elder_a brother_n command_v the_o catholic_n the_o young_a the_o calvinist_n army_n the_o king_n of_o navarr_n be_v wound_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o roven_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o city_n after_o it_o be_v take_v and_o be_v there_o frequent_o visit_v by_o m._n du_fw-fr rovet_n and_o in_o regard_v their_o conversation_n be_v a_o little_a too_o vigorous_a the_o king_n wound_n fester_v to_o that_o degree_n that_o it_o become_v mortal_a the_o queen_n regent_n see_v how_o little_a hope_n there_o be_v of_o save_v his_o life_n admonish_v he_o to_o prepare_v himself_o for_o death_n he_o take_v the_o advice_n of_o that_o princess_n and_o renounce_v all_o of_o a_o sudden_a his_o inclination_n both_o to_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n he_o admit_v no_o more_o visit_n from_o the_o lady_n and_o declare_v to_o chantonay_n the_o spanish_a ambassador_n and_o brother_n of_o cardinal_n grandvelle_n that_o he_o think_v no_o far_o of_o sardigna_fw-es which_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n offer_v he_o in_o exchange_n for_o navarr_n after_o he_o have_v confess_v himself_o to_o the_o official_a of_o roven_n and_o receive_v both_o the_o sacrament_n he_o so_o earnest_o desire_v to_o he_o carry_v down_o the_o river_n to_o his_o house_n at_o st._n maur_n where_o the_o air_n be_v incomparable_o much_o better_a than_o at_o roven_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o transport_v he_o thither_o and_o at_o first_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o better_a upon_o the_o water_n but_o a_o cold_a sweat_n that_o seize_v he_o at_o andilli_n enforce_v he_o to_o make_v a_o stop_n there_o he_o die_v the_o seven_o of_o octob._n 1562._o in_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o deliver_v the_o regent_n from_o her_o continual_a fear_n lest_o he_o shall_v change_v his_o party_n it_o will_v be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o express_v the_o extreme_a sorrow_n that_o overwhelm_v mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr rovet_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o she_o dear_o love_v and_o by_o who_o she_o be_v no_o less_o tender_o belove_v more_o especial_o be_v conscious_a to_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v contribute_v to_o his_o death_n year_n 1563_o the_o next_o year_n the_o queen_n regent_n find_v a_o way_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o calvinist_n and_o to_o draw_v the_o prince_n of_o condè_fw-la to_o court_n where_o he_o be_v so_o well_o treat_v that_o he_o forget_v for_o some_o time_n his_o warlike_a humour_n the_o honour_n pay_v to_o the_o decease_a king_n of_o navarr_n his_o brother_n to_o retain_v he_o in_o the_o catholic_n party_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o that_o be_v confer_v upon_o he_o to_o bring_v he_o off_o from_o calvinism_n he_o be_v every_o day_n with_o the_o queen_n who_o heap_a civility_n upon_o he_o nothing_o of_o importance_n be_v debate_v in_o council_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o place_n but_o in_o his_o presence_n he_o general_o obtain_v whatever_o he_o desire_v and_o all_o occasion_n of_o give_v he_o offence_n be_v careful_o avoid_v it_o be_v not_o believe_v however_o that_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v amuse_v with_o promise_n which_o he_o see_v frustrate_v of_o their_o principal_a effect_n since_o they_o delay_v to_o give_v he_o the_o lieutenancy_n general_n of_o which_o the_o queen_n have_v put_v he_o in_o hope_n for_o fear_n as_o be_v give_v out_o lest_o the_o catholic_n who_o be_v dissatisfy_v with_o the_o peace_n shall_v take_v from_o thence_o the_o pretence_n they_o seek_v for_o to_o break_v it_o but_o love_v side_v with_o the_o party_n and_o second_v the_o artifices_fw-la of_o the_o queen_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n passion_n for_o m._n de_fw-fr limueil_fw-fr be_v not_o quite_o extinguish_v tho'_o it_o have_v lie_v dormant_a for_o some_o time_n as_o be_v benumb_v by_o the_o fatigue_n of_o
protestant_n religion_n and_o have_v obtain_v from_o the_o pope_n a_o nullity_n of_o the_o engagement_n he_o have_v make_v she_o he_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n who_o be_v murder_v by_o poltrot_n before_o orleans_n some_o month_n before_o after_o queen_n katherine_n de_fw-fr medicis_n have_v cause_v the_o majority_n of_o her_o son_n to_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o roven_n all_o the_o court_n lady_n strive_v which_o shall_v most_o powerful_o enthral_v his_o heart_n but_o he_o delight_v more_o in_o hunt_v and_o other_o violent_a exercise_n then_o in_o courtship_n and_o make_v love_n nevertheless_o one_o day_n madam_n de_fw-fr montpensier_n tax_v he_o for_o his_o insensibility_n he_o swear_v to_o she_o that_o if_o once_o he_o go_v about_o to_o turn_v coquet_n he_o shall_v so_o harass_n all_o the_o lady_n that_o they_o will_v repent_v of_o have_v wake_v a_o sleep_a lyon_n in_o a_o word_n for_o some_o time_n he_o lay_v about_o he_o to_o the_o right_n and_o left_a without_o ever_o engage_v himself_o in_o any_o intrigue_n but_o sometime_o after_o go_v to_o orleans_n he_o spy_v a_o young_a virgin_n that_o come_v out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v he_o at_o dinner_n and_o have_v inquire_v who_o she_o be_v he_o learn_v that_o her_o name_n be_v marie_n touchet_n a_o apothecary_n daughter_n in_o the_o town_n thereupon_o he_o command_v la_o tour_n master_n of_o the_o wardrobe_n to_o talk_v to_o she_o and_o to_o persuade_v she_o to_o come_v to_o his_o chamber_n la_fw-fr tour_n with_o very_o little_a trouble_n succeed_v in_o his_o negotiation_n and_o the_o next_o night_n bring_v madam_n touchet_n to_o the_o king_n who_o obtain_v of_o she_o whatever_o he_o desire_v tho'_o she_o have_v already_o engage_v her_o affection_n to_o monlue_v the_o bishop_n of_o valence_n brother_n who_o she_o can_v not_o forget_v neither_o whatever_o mark_n she_o receive_v of_o charles_n the_o ninth_n love_n the_o king_n request_v madam_n margaret_n his_o sister_n to_o entertain_v she_o as_o her_o wait_a woman_n that_o she_o may_v have_v some_o pretence_n to_o follow_v the_o court._n however_o he_o be_v force_v to_o take_v she_o away_o from_o that_o lady_n when_o he_o return_v to_o paris_n because_o she_o prove_v with_o child_n and_o he_o provide_v so_o well_o for_o her_o lie_a inn_n that_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v call_v charles_n by_o his_o father_n name_n and_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o count_n of_o auvergne_n but_o madam_n touchet_n for_o all_o this_o keep_v a_o daily_a correspondence_n with_o monlue_n and_o frequent_o receive_v billet_n doux_n from_o he_o the_o king_n be_v inform_v that_o she_o have_v put_v one_o of_o they_o up_o in_o her_o purse_n invite_v a_o great_a many_o lady_n to_o supper_n of_o which_o number_n be_v his_o faithless_a mistress_n withal_o he_o command_v the_o captain_n of_o a_o company_n of_o gypsy_n to_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o about_o a_o dozen_o of_o the_o most_o exquisite_a cutpurse_n he_o can_v pick_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a gang_n to_o cut_v all_o the_o lady_n purse_n while_o they_o be_v eat_v and_o faithful_o to_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o he_o at_o his_o go_v to_o bed_n when_o the_o meat_n be_v upon_o the_o table_n he_o place_v madam_n touchet_n next_o to_o himself_o for_o fear_v she_o shall_v make_v away_o the_o billet_n which_o be_v have_v a_o mind_n to_o have_v the_o cutpurse_n do_v their_o business_n exact_o and_o la_fw-fr chambre_n fail_v not_o to_o carry_v to_o the_o king_n all_o the_o booty_n according_a to_o order_n the_o king_n have_v no_o great_a trouble_n to_o distinguish_v his_o mistress_n purse_n from_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o open_v it_o in_o very_o great_a haste_n find_v there_o the_o billet_n already_o mention_v the_o next_o day_n he_o show_v it_o his_o disloyal_a minioness_n who_o disow_v it_o be_v direct_v to_o she_o because_o there_o be_v no_o superscription_n burr_n she_o can_v not_o disavow_v several_a other_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o purse_n together_o with_o the_o billet_n so_o that_o have_v no_o other_o course_n to_o take_v she_o confess_v her_o fault_n and_o beg_v pardon_n the_o king_n also_o promise_v to_o think_v no_o more_o of_o it_o provide_v she_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o monlue_n and_o to_o separate_v she_o the_o more_o certain_o from_o he_o his_o majesty_n marry_v she_o to_o balzac_n d'entrague_n bailiff_n of_o orleans_n some_o time_n after_o the_o discourse_n be_v very_o hot_a about_o marry_v the_o king_n to_o elizabeth_n of_o austria_n the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n daughter_n madam_n d'entrague_n have_v see_v her_o picture_n consult_v her_o looking-glass_n and_o then_o tell_v one_o of_o her_o maid_n that_o stand_v by_o she_o that_o it_o be_v the_o least_o of_o her_o fear_n that_o ever_o that_o princess_n will_v rob_v she_o of_o the_o king_n affection_n and_o indeed_o he_o love_v she_o to_o his_o die_a day_n though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a respect_n for_o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n the_o king_n be_v extreme_o haughty_a and_o can_v not_o brook_v the_o ambition_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n he_o take_v it_o heinous_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o duke_n have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o aspire_v to_o madam_n margaret_n his_o sister_n as_o also_o to_o make_v she_o a_o formal_a declaration_n of_o his_o love_n so_o that_o in_o the_o first_o transport_v of_o his_o wrath_n he_o order_v the_o grand_a prior_n the_o son_n of_o hen._n ii_o and_o madam_n hamilton_n to_o stab_v the_o insolent_a pretender_n of_o which_o the_o duke_n be_v inform_v by_o madam_n d'entrague_n avoid_v the_o hunt_a match_n which_o be_v appoint_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o design_n that_o be_v lay_v against_o his_o life_n and_o to_o let_v the_o king_n know_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n that_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o mother_n he_o marry_v katherine_n of_o cleves_n the_o widow_n of_o prince_n portiano_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v assuage_v his_o master_n anger_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o endeavour_v to_o secure_v to_o himself_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n and_o the_o better_a to_o gain_v his_o good_a will_n he_o offer_v to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o he_o in_o his_o passion_n for_o the_o princess_n of_o condè_fw-la his_o sister-in-law_n so_o violent_a be_v the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n love_n for_o that_o princess_n that_o he_o be_v very_o near_o refuse_v the_o crown_n of_o poland_n as_o not_o endure_v a_o removal_n from_o she_o however_o he_o endeavour_v to_o cure_v himself_o by_o seek_v other_o divertisement_n and_o make_v his_o application_n to_o madam_n chasteauneuf_a one_o of_o the_o queen_n mother_n maid_n of_o honour_n who_o do_v not_o long_o withstand_v his_o importunity_n and_o in_o regard_n she_o perceive_v herself_o to_o be_v not_o the_o sole_a mistress_n of_o his_o heart_n she_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o engage_v herself_o in_o a_o intrigue_n with_o lignerolet_n the_o duke_n favourite_n but_o lignerole_n s_o who_o devote_a himself_o to_o she_o only_o out_o of_o vanity_n be_v so_o indiscreet_a as_o to_o boast_v to_o his_o master_n of_o his_o good_a fortune_n and_o receive_v the_o punishment_n which_o his_o insolence_n deserve_v be_v stab_v be_v villequier_n by_o the_o duke_n order_n they_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o circumstance_n ascribe_v his_o death_n to_o his_o indiscretion_n in_o talk_v of_o the_o massacre_n that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o huguenot_n upon_o st._n bartholomews_n day_n which_o his_o master_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o duke_n have_v no_o other_o aim_n then_o to_o punish_v the_o vainglory_n of_o his_o favourite_n the_o duke_n find_v that_o the_o princess_n of_o condè_n virtue_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stir_v set_v forward_o at_o length_n for_o poland_n where_o they_o will_v fain_o have_v marry_v he_o to_o ann_n jaqueline_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o last_o king_n but_o the_o news_n that_o he_o receive_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o of_o the_o death_n of_o chales_fw-la ix_o oblige_v he_o to_o quit_v his_o new_a subject_n and_o return_v into_o france_n the_o king_n at_o the_o very_a last_o minute_n of_o his_o life_n can_v not_o forget_v madam_n d'entrague_n but_o order_v la_fw-fr tour_n to_o tell_v she_o that_o nothing_o grieve_v he_o so_o much_o as_o that_o death_n have_v snatch_v he_o from_o she_o before_o he_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o she_o to_o advance_v her_o fortune_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part._n inteague_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n iii_o part_n ii_o 1574._o anno_fw-la 1574._o neither_o fame_n nor_o absence_n can_v extinguish_v that_o love_n which_o henry_n iii_o have_v conceive_v in_o
the_o fidelity_n of_o her_o good_a friend_n maâ—â—moisâ—lle_fw-fr d'_fw-fr enclos_n who_o think_v it_o a_o stain_n to_o her_o honour_n to_o have_v above_o one_o lover_n at_o a_o time_n and_o though_o she_o be_v not_o so_o lovely_a as_o marâ—â—n_v de_fw-fr lorme_n yet_o she_o have_v a_o much_o wit_n play_v so_o delicate_o upon_o the_o lute_n and_o be_v so_o sincere_a that_o many_o prefer_v she_o before_o her_o friend_n these_o happy_a talent_n induc_fw-la d_o the_o marquis_n of_o villarceaux_n who_o have_v always_o a_o good_a relish_n and_o a_o true_a judgement_n to_o league_n himself_o strict_o with_o she_o upon_o which_o the_o marchioness_n grow_v so_o jealous_a that_o she_o never_o hear_v her_o name_n mention_v d_o but_o she_o fall_v into_o a_o passion_n this_o occasion_v a_o pleasant_a story_n she_o have_v by_o the_o marquis_n a_o pretty_a young_a lad_n to_o her_o son_n who_o begin_v to_o learn_v latin_a and_o one_o day_n it_o come_v into_o her_o head_n to_o ask_v his_o master_n whither_o the_o boy_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v a_o scholar_n the_o master_n to_o satisfy_v her_o curiosity_n bid_v he_o decline_v ninus_n in_o his_o mother_n hear_n the_o boy_n begin_v ninus_n nini_z nino_n and_o at_o length_n he_o come_v to_o ninum_fw-la but_o then_o the_o mother_n knit_v her_o brow_n tell_v the_o master_n he_o be_v a_o impudent_a fellow_n to_o teach_v her_o son_n the_o name_n of_o such_o a_o punk_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o the_o poor_a man_n to_o protest_v that_o he_o never_o think_v of_o ninon_n and_o that_o he_o never_o know_v she_o the_o mother_n in_o her_o fury_n will_v hear_v of_o none_o of_o his_o excuse_n but_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o the_o rome_n with_o great_a indignation_n and_o disdain_n whether_o this_o be_v true_a or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o but_o i_o have_v the_o story_n from_o the_o abbot_n of_o bois-robert_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o lewis_n the_o thirteenth_n reign_n there_o appear_v d_o a_o certain_a prince_n by_o the_o name_n of_o zagachirst_n who_o say_v he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n he_o have_v a_o excellent_a talon_n at_o courtship_n and_o make_v a_o world_n of_o conquest_n in_o paris_n madam_n saulnier_n be_v so_o violent_o in_o love_n with_o he_o that_o she_o give_v he_o all_o she_o can_v wrap_v and_o rend_v out_o of_o her_o housekeep_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a accommodation_n to_o that_o prince_n who_o subject_n be_v not_o very_o exact_a in_o supply_v he_o with_o bill_n of_o exchange_n mounseur_fw-fr saulnier_n who_o be_v a_o counsellor_n in_o parliament_n can_v not_o brook_v the_o duration_n of_o this_o intrigue_n which_o dishonour_v he_o and_o be_v a_o very_a great_a disturbance_n to_o his_o affair_n he_o put_v in_o a_o information_n against_o he_o for_o debaush_v his_o wife_n and_o obtain_v a_o capias_fw-la utlegatum_fw-la against_o zagachrist_n who_o be_v carrid_a prisoner_n to_o the_o chastelet_n the_o lieutenant_n criminal_a tardieu_n draw_v up_o the_o inditment_n against_o he_o and_o when_o he_o ask_v he_o any_o question_n observe_v all_o the_o decorum_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o majesty_n of_o his_o character_n the_o party_n accuse_v be_v always_o sit_v and_o cover_a while_n the_o judge_n stand_v up_o and_o with_o his_o hat_n off_o however_o the_o abyssiman_n monarch_n die_v in_o prison_n nor_o do_v his_o subject_n ever_o send_v any_o splendid_a embassy_n to_o demand_v his_o carcase_n since_o they_o can_v not_o have_v his_o person_n intrigue_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o till_o the_o death_n of_o cardinal_n mazarin_n year_n 1643_o in_o regard_v the_o present_a king_n be_v but_o five_o year_n of_o age_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o regency_n be_v grant_v to_o ann_n of_o austria_n his_o mother_n and_o the_o lieutenancy_n general_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o gaston_n of_o orleans_n his_o uncle_n the_o queen_n make_v choice_n of_o cardinal_n mazarin_n for_o her_o prime_a minister_n as_o have_v manage_v several_a successful_a negotiation_n for_o she_o in_o italy_n and_o fit_a for_o the_o employment_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o beaufert_fw-la in_o who_o the_o queen_n put_v a_o great_a confidence_n while_o she_o be_v the_o object_n of_o richlieu_n persecution_n look_v upon_o her_o choice_n with_o a_o envious_a eye_n because_o he_o be_v in_o hope_n of_o govern_v the_o queen_n during_o the_o regency_n or_o perhaps_o for_o other_o reason_n which_o his_o enemy_n attribute_v to_o he_o the_o queen_n who_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v division_n do_v all_o she_o can_v to_o solder_v disunited_a mind_n and_o to_o oblige_v the_o grandee_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o live_v in_o friendly_a manner_n with_o the_o cardinal_n for_o there_o be_v then_o no_o less_o than_o three_o faction_n at_o courâ—_n monsieurs_fw-fr who_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o abbot_n 〈…〉_o riviere_n that_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n which_o comprehend_v lewis_n prince_n of_o conde_n the_o prince_n of_o conti_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n who_o but_o a_o little_a before_o have_v marry_v their_o sister_n mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n the_o three_o be_v compose_v of_o the_o house_n of_o vendosme_n and_o the_o lorraine_n prince_n who_o be_v alii_fw-la d_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o vendosme_n the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr elbeauf_n be_v his_o brother-in-law_n the_o lady_n govern_v these_o cabal_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n be_v engage_v with_o madam_n de_fw-fr coligni_n afterward_o duchess_n of_o chastillon_n sister_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o bouteville_n which_o have_v hinder_v the_o prince_n from_o chastize_v the_o presumption_n of_o coligni_n her_o husband_n for_o make_v his_o address_n to_o madam_n de_fw-fr longueville_n coligni_n who_o be_v proper_a and_o goodly_a have_v expel_v the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n from_o her_o heart_n and_o she_o have_v rude_o break_v off_o with_o he_o though_o she_o have_v write_v very_o tender_a letter_n to_o he_o but_o a_o little_a before_o the_o duke_n therefore_o to_o make_v himself_o amend_v for_o the_o infidelity_n of_o madam_n de_fw-fr longueville_n intreague_v himself_o with_o the_o duchess_n of_o mombason_n daughter_z of_o the_o countess_n of_o vertus_fw-fr who_o may_v well_o be_v think_v the_o great_a beauty_n of_o france_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o her_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o duchess_n of_o longueville_n this_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n when_o all_o the_o exile_n be_v recall_v the_o duke_n of_o epernon_n return_v out_o of_o england_n the_o count_n of_o montresor_fw-la fonterailles_n and_o aubijous_a be_v assure_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o orleance_n protection_n begin_v to_o show_v themselves_o public_o mesdames_n the_o senelay_n and_o hautefort_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o place_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n who_o have_v quit_v brussells_n come_v to_o pay_v his_o vow_n to_o madam_n de_fw-fr monbason_n the_o duchess_n of_o chevureuse_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o gang_n at_o the_o same_o time_n appear_v at_o the_o lovure_n but_o be_v cold_o receive_v by_o the_o queen_n and_o command_v to_o withdraw_v to_o dampierre_n not_o that_o she_o have_v any_o real_a design_n to_o banish_v she_o but_o she_o will_v have_v she_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o cardinal_n for_o her_o be_v restore_v into_o favour_n that_o she_o may_v be_v oblige_v d_o to_o live_v amicable_o with_o he_o in_o short_a he_o go_v to_o see_v she_o the_o next_o day_n and_o give_v she_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o crown_n and_o make_v her_o great_a offer_n of_o his_o service_n immediate_o the_o duchess_n put_v he_o upon_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o sincerity_n by_o demand_v two_o very_a important_a thing_n of_o he_o the_o one_o that_o he_o shall_v satisfy_v the_o duke_n of_o vendome_n for_o his_o pretension_n to_o the_o government_n of_o bretagne_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o he_o have_v as_o yet_o be_v only_o feed_v with_o word_n and_o the_o next_o be_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o epernon_n shall_v be_v restor_fw-la d_o to_o his_o emploment_n of_o colonel_n of_o foot_n and_o his_o government_n of_o guinne_n the_o cardinal_n carry_v himself_o in_o both_o very_o oblige_o and_o offer_v the_o duke_n of_o vendome_n the_o admiralty_n in_o lieu_n of_o his_o government_n the_o duke_n of_o epernon_n be_v restore_v to_o all_o his_o honour_n and_o nothing_o be_v omit_v to_o get_v the_o government_n of_o guienne_n out_o of_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr harcourt_n hand_n madam_n de_fw-fr chevureuse_n after_o she_o have_v obtain_v these_o two_o favour_n demand_v a_o three_o which_o the_o cardinal_n at_o first_o be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o grant_v but_o at_o length_n he_o give_v his_o consent_n this_o be_v that_o he_o will_v confer_v the_o government_n of_o haure_n the_o grace_n upon_o the_o prince_n of_o marsillac_n who_o she_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o engage_v effectual_o in_o her_o interest_n after_o two_o
the_o apartment_n which_o bouteville_n have_v hird_n and_o furnish_v for_o she_o their_o first_o interview_n be_v very_o tender_a and_o passionate_a and_o at_o night_n they_o part_v very_o well_o satisfy_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o but_o when_o she_o be_v a_o bed_n she_o be_v astonish_v to_o hear_v the_o door_n open_a and_o a_o unknown_a person_n come_v into_o her_o chamber_n she_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o will_v have_v but_o he_o go_v out_o again_o without_o answer_v so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n present_o she_o call_v her_o maid_n but_o they_o can_v give_v she_o no_o account_n of_o this_o adventure_n but_o the_o next_o morning_n she_o be_v inform_v that_o the_o chamber_n where_o she_o lodge_v have_v be_v hird_n by_o a_o italian_a fence_v master_n who_o have_v a_o pretty_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n of_o who_o he_o be_v jeaous_a that_o be_v to_o ride_v a_o little_a way_n out_o of_o town_n he_o have_v carry_v the_o key_n along_o with_o he_o think_v to_o surprise_v his_o wife_n at_o his_o return_n and_o discover_v whither_o she_o have_v not_o some_o peculiar_a favourite_n beside_o himself_o thereupon_o not_o know_v that_o his_o wife_n be_v remove_v he_o open_v the_o door_n soft_o with_o his_o key_n but_o be_v in_o so_o great_a amaze_n to_o see_v the_o chamber_n so_o rich_o furnish_v and_o to_o hear_v a_o strange_a voice_n speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o make_v all_o the_o have_v he_o can_v out_o again_o madam_n de_fw-fr pons_n tell_v bouteville_n the_o story_n who_o come_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o and_o the_o fence_a master_n jealousy_n prove_v the_o subject_n of_o their_o merriment_n for_o several_a day_n together_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o autumn_n madam_n de_fw-fr pons_n go_v to_o the_o spa_n where_o she_o see_v the_o rhine-grave_a and_o gain_v a_o new_a conquest_n he_o carry_v she_o home_o to_o his_o palace_n after_o she_o have_v be_v drink_v the_o water_n and_o there_o she_o contract_v a_o most_o intimate_a friendship_n with_o her_o admirer_n wife_n who_o be_v no_o less_o innocent_a than_o beautiful_a and_o report_v up_o and_o down_o that_o she_o be_v high_o oblige_v to_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr pons_n who_o have_v infuse_v good_a humour_n into_o her_o husband_n but_o there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v careful_a to_o disabuse_v she_o so_o that_o madam_n de_fw-fr pons_n dread_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o lady_n jealousy_n return_v to_o the_o hague_n where_o she_o hear_v that_o malecorne_n lie_v dangerous_o sick_a which_o oblige_v she_o to_o return_v into_o france_n 1656._o she_o come_v to_o charleviâ—le_v where_o the_o king_n s_o lieutenant_n who_o command_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o noitmoutier_n who_o be_v governor_n receive_v she_o after_o a_o most_o oblige_a manner_n and_o fall_v so_o passionate_o in_o love_n with_o she_o that_o he_o offer_v d_o to_o deliver_v up_o charleville_n and_o mount_n olympus_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spaniard_n if_o by_o that_o mean_v she_o can_v procure_v to_o herself_o a_o considerable_a establishment_n at_o brussels_n but_o she_o refuse_fw-la d_o his_o offers_z malicorne_n who_o have_v by_o this_o time_n recover_v his_o health_n come_v to_o see_v she_o charleville_n and_o after_o he_o have_v stay_v with_o she_o some_o few_o day_n return_v to_o paris_n to_o prepare_v a_o lodging_n for_o she_o where_o she_o may_v remain_v incognito_o till_o she_o can_v reconcile_v herself_o to_o the_o court._n at_o his_o departure_n she_o give_v he_o a_o letter_n direct_v to_o mademoiselle_n le_fw-fr feure_n which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o by_o add_v some_o line_n in_o a_o counterfieited_a hand_n to_o get_v out_o of_o her_o hand_n the_o little_a box_n wherein_o be_v all_o the_o letter_n from_o all_o the_o lover_n of_o his_o unfaithful_a mistress_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v her_o complacency_n for_o the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr aumont_n and_o d'_fw-fr albret_n during_o their_o intrigue_n and_o deem_v her_o unworthy_a of_o a_o real_a passion_n he_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v she_o utter_o break_v off_o with_o she_o and_o never_o see_v she_o more_o as_o for_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n he_o intreague_v himself_o with_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr gorce_n who_o be_v not_o of_o so_o illustrious_a a_o family_n but_o who_o love_v he_o more_o cordial_o and_o faithful_o so_o that_o after_o his_o death_n she_o retire_v into_o the_o convent_n of_o carmelites_n where_o at_o length_n she_o take_v the_o habit_n upon_o she_o 1656._o the_o same_o year_n the_o queen_n of_o sweden_n arrive_v in_o france_n the_o king_n send_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n to_o meet_v and_o receive_v she_o upon_o the_o frontier_n love_n have_v oblige_v that_o princess_n to_o quit_v her_o crown_n for_o she_o be_v in_o love_n with_o count_n magnus_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr gardia_n and_o because_o he_o refuse_fw-la do_v to_o reign_v with_o she_o nor_o can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o love_v she_o because_o he_o have_v devote_v all_o his_o inclination_n to_o the_o sister_n of_o charles_n prince_n palatine_n the_o father_n of_o the_o present_a king_n after_o she_o have_v make_v use_n of_o all_o her_o address_n to_o procure_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n she_o resign_v her_o sceptre_n and_o the_o throne_n of_o sweden_n to_o the_o prince_n palatine_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v marry_v his_o sister_n to_o the_o count_n du_fw-fr la_fw-fr gardia_n this_o queen_n be_v perfect_o learn_v in_o all_o the_o science_n speak_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o language_n of_o europe_n and_o with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o she_o do_v the_o swedish_n tongue_n now_o in_o regard_n she_o have_v a_o great_a reputation_n among_o all_o the_o european_a nation_n she_o strive_v to_o conceal_v the_o real_a motive_n of_o her_o abdication_n and_o will_v have_v people_n believe_v that_o religion_n be_v the_o pretence_n she_o have_v be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o lutheran_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o embrace_v the_o roman-catholick-faith_n to_o which_o purpose_n she_o come_v into_o france_n and_o take_v into_o her_o service_n none_o but_o foreign_a officer_n and_o roman-catholic_n among_o the_o rest_n she_o make_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr monaldeschi_n descend_v from_o a_o very_a mean_a family_n in_o italy_n her_o squire_n and_o do_v he_o the_o honour_n whole_o to_o confide_v in_o he_o after_o she_o have_v spend_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o year_n at_o paris_n she_o remove_v to_o fontain_n bleau_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o where_o she_o discover_v that_o monaldeschi_n from_o who_o she_o have_v have_v complacency_n a_o little_a too_o familiar_a for_o a_o princess_n to_o have_v with_o one_o of_o her_o officer_n have_v boast_v of_o they_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o her_o reputation_n she_o have_v also_o intercept_v letter_n which_o he_o write_v to_o his_o friend_n in_o italy_n for_o which_o she_o first_o upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o ingratitude_n but_o see_v that_o he_o obstinate_o persevere_v in_o deny_v his_o crime_n she_o convict_v he_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o witness_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v contradict_v and_o then_o deliver_v he_o to_o three_o of_o her_o officer_n who_o kill_v he_o in_o the_o stagâ—-gallery_n after_o she_o be_v withdraw_v nor_o do_v the_o marquis_n die_v like_o a_o roman_a but_o like_o a_o modern_a italian_a that_o be_v to_o say_v like_o a_o coward_n not_o make_v so_o much_o as_o one_o struggle_n to_o defend_v his_o life_n nor_o strive_v otherwise_o to_o save_v it_o but_o by_o implore_v the_o queen_n pardon_n which_o he_o beg_v the_o priest_n that_o confess_v he_o and_o the_o queen_n almoner_n who_o come_v into_o the_o gallery_n at_o the_o time_n they_o be_v just_a prepare_v for_o the_o fatal_a stroke_n to_o sue_v for_o the_o king_n be_v high_o offend_v at_o this_o act_n of_o violence_n and_o send_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o sweden_n to_o let_v she_o understand_v that_o she_o will_v have_v do_v more_o prudent_o to_o have_v address_v herself_o to_o he_o and_o to_o have_v demand_v justice_n against_o the_o marquis_n since_o she_o have_v no_o privilege_n to_o exercise_v any_o sovereign_a authority_n within_o his_o dominion_n the_o queen_n thus_o reprimand_v make_v but_o little_a stay_n in_o france_n but_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o she_o be_v kind_o receiv_v d_o by_o innocent_a x._o and_o take_v into_o her_o service_n a_o frenchman_n who_o name_n be_v alibert_n the_o son_n of_o one_o of_o the_o decease_a duke_n of_o orleance_n superintendents_a she_o continud_a at_o rome_n till_o her_o death_n and_o keep_v a_o very_a modish_a court_n the_o roman_a lady_n that_o come_v to_o visit_v she_o relax_v in_o respect_n to_o her_o grandeur_n much_o of_o that_o severity_n which_o be_v usual_o practise_v in_o italy_n before_o i_o finish_v these_o memoir_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o give_v some_o account_n in_o this_o place_n of_o a_o intrigue_n
many_o scurvy_a trick_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o send_v she_o into_o france_n where_o she_o meet_v with_o several_a adventure_n that_o deserve_v a_o particular_a history_n the_o king_n marriage_n with_o the_o infanta_n be_v solemize_v in_o the_o year_n 1660_o and_o cardinal_n mazarin_n die_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1661._o intrigue_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n fourteen_o from_o the_o death_n of_o cardinal_n mazarin_n to_o this_o present_a time_n if_o the_o king_n affection_n be_v no_o more_o than_o his_o pastime_n before_o his_o marriage_n it_o be_v not_o afterward_o the_o same_o he_o feel_v a_o real_a passion_n and_o that_o passion_n take_v possession_n of_o he_o after_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n mademoiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valiere_n who_o be_v one_o of_o madam_n maid_n of_o honour_n perceive_v the_o monarch_n humour_n so_o agreeable_a to_o she_o that_o she_o fall_v desperate_o in_o love_n with_o he_o she_o impart_v the_o secret_a of_o her_o inclination_n to_o one_o of_o her_o intimate_a friend_n and_o this_o friend_n not_o be_v able_a long_o to_o keep_v the_o secret_a with_o which_o she_o be_v entrust_v there_o be_v so_o many_o person_n at_o court_n who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o that_o they_o make_v a_o sport_n of_o it_o to_o the_o king_n now_o in_o regard_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o natural_a then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v the_o person_n that_o love_v and_o admire_v he_o beside_o that_o the_o king_n be_v natural_o amorous_a it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o he_o admit_v himself_o into_o la_z valiere_n company_n the_o first_o sight_n of_o she_o wrought_v no_o great_a effect_n for_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o extraordinary_a in_o her_o aspect_n beside_o that_o she_o limpt_v a_o little_a in_o a_o word_n she_o have_v nothing_o of_o handsome_a shape_n however_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o from_o the_o very_a moment_n that_o he_o see_v she_o he_o have_v something_o of_o a_o inclination_n for_o she_o yet_o so_o limit_v as_o only_o to_o think_v of_o well_o bestow_v she_o upon_o some_o lord_n of_o the_o court_n but_o he_o can_v not_o resist_v his_o star_n three_o day_n after_o he_o go_v to_o visit_v madam_n who_o be_v somewhat_o indispose_v but_o there_o stop_v with_o la_fw-fr valiere_n he_o be_v so_o charm_v with_o her_o wit_n that_o he_o can_v no_o long_o curb_v the_o violent_a passion_n that_o force_v he_o to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o he_o stay_v but_o a_o little_a while_n with_o madam_n but_o he_o return_v the_o next_o day_n and_o continue_v his_o visit_n for_o a_o month_n together_o which_o make_v most_o people_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o madam_n and_o madam_n to_o say_v truth_n flatter_v herself_o as_o if_o the_o conquest_n have_v be_v she_o these_o visit_n plain_o show_v that_o the_o king_n be_v passionate_o in_o love_n nevertheless_o in_o regard_n he_o dare_v not_o discover_v his_o passion_n and_o for_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o decency_n to_o be_v every_o day_n at_o madam_n apartment_n and_o never_o see_v she_o he_o find_v a_o way_n to_o give_v it_o out_o all_o over_o the_o court_n that_o he_o be_v in_o love_n with_o she_o he_o talk_v of_o she_o continual_o he_o extol_v her_o air_n and_o her_o beauty_n to_o the_o sky_n and_o speak_v it_o open_o that_o since_o mancini_n departure_n he_o have_v never_o spend_v a_o happy_a minute_n but_o in_o the_o company_n of_o madam_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o the_o proof_n he_o give_v of_o his_o be_v in_o love_n with_o that_o princess_n be_v only_o his_o be_v continual_o with_o she_o and_o his_o always_o whisper_v she_o in_o the_o ear_n before_o company_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o talk_v to_o she_o only_o of_o thing_n indifferent_a or_o of_o la_o valiere_n after_o which_o he_o fall_v into_o most_o dreadful_a dump_n nor_o do_v madam_n know_v what_o to_o think_v not_o dream_v that_o the_o king_n can_v ever_o love_v a_o damsel_n so_o far_o from_o beautiful_a that_o she_o be_v the_o daily_a subject_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o roquelaure_n joke_v and_o lampoon_n but_o as_o passionate_o in_o love_n as_o the_o king_n be_v he_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o he_o dare_v make_v know_v his_o affection_n nor_o do_v he_o do_v it_o but_o after_o a_o indirect_a manner_n one_o day_n that_o he_o be_v walk_v in_o the_o park_n of_o versailles_n he_o bemoan_v himself_o after_o a_o manner_n most_o extreme_o tender_a that_o he_o have_v not_o find_v himself_o well_o for_o some_o time_n la_fw-fr valiere_n who_o be_v present_a show_v herself_o to_o be_v very_o much_o afflict_v at_o it_o and_o give_v mark_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a tenderness_n the_o king_n who_o perceive_v it_o take_v she_o aside_o he_o tell_v she_o that_o she_o be_v extreme_o oblige_v to_o be_v concern_v for_o his_o health_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n declare_v to_o she_o that_o she_o be_v the_o absolute_a mistress_n of_o his_o life_n his_o death_n and_o his_o repose_n la_fw-fr valiere_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n and_o for_o a_o while_n profound_o silent_a the_o king_n upbraid_v she_o with_o insensiblity_n but_o then_o she_o make_v he_o a_o answer_n that_o altogether_o charm_v he_o their_o conversation_n last_v three_o hour_n and_o be_v only_o interrupt_v by_o a_o shower_n of_o rain_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n la_o valiere_n move_v with_o a_o pensive_a air_n and_o the_o king_n appear_v to_o be_v no_o less_o restless_a in_o his_o thought_n the_o next_o day_n they_o meet_v again_o and_o their_o discourse_n be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n the_o same_o day_n the_o king_n send_v she_o some_o jewel_n of_o very_a great_a value_n together_o with_o the_o follow_a billet_n de_fw-fr you_o desire_v my_o death_n tell_v i_o sincere_o madam_n it_o behoove_v i_o to_o satisfy_v your_o longing_n all_o the_o world_n most_o earnest_o seek_v my_o disturbance_n it_o be_v give_v out_o that_o madam_n be_v not_o cruel_a and_o that_o fortune_n wish_v i_o well_o but_o all_o this_o while_n they_o neither_o say_v that_o i_o love_v you_o nor_o that_o you_o reduce_v i_o to_o despair_v you_o bear_v i_o a_o kind_n of_o tender_a affection_n that_o overwhelme_v i_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n change_v your_o manner_n of_o deal_n with_o a_o prince_n that_o die_v for_o your_o sake_n either_o be_v altogether_o compassionate_a or_o altogether_o cruel_a the_o king_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o billet_n wherein_o he_o have_v displai_fw-mi d_o all_o his_o tenderness_n but_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o most_o magnificent_a apparel_n that_o ever_o he_o put_v on_o in_o his_o life_n he_o go_v to_o visit_v she_o at_o madam_n apartment_n at_o what_o time_n the_o maid_n of_o honour_n that_o be_v with_o la_fw-fr valiere_n withdraw_v out_o of_o respect_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o king_n resolve_v to_o know_v his_o destiny_n and_o to_o push_v on_o his_o good_a fortune_n accost_v she_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o tremble_a posture_n in_o conclusion_n he_o tell_v she_o all_o that_o a_o tender_a and_o violent_a love_n can_v infuse_v into_o a_o person_n of_o wit_n inspire_v by_o a_o amorous_a passion_n but_o then_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valiere_n who_o be_v already_o in_o love_n with_o he_o can_v no_o long_o hold_v out_o against_o so_o strong_a a_o battery_n so_o that_o the_o king_n return_v happy_a he_o go_v to_o visit_v she_o the_o next_o day_n this_o familiarity_n last_v for_o fifteen_o day_n but_o a_o accident_n have_v discover_v the_o intrigue_n the_o two_o lover_n no_o long_o dissemble_v which_o extreme_o perplex_a madam_n who_o real_o imagine_v that_o the_o king_n have_v have_v a_o kindness_n for_o she_o her_o vexation_n therefore_o to_o see_v that_o the_o king_n have_v prefer_v d_o on_o of_o her_o maid_n before_o she_o cause_v she_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o to_o both_o the_o queen_n however_o she_o forbear_v to_o signify_v any_o thing_n of_o her_o resentment_n the_o queen_n mother_n who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o king_n humour_n in_o this_o particular_a be_v terrible_o alarm_v and_o resolve_v forthwith_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o to_o la_o valiere_n which_o she_o do_v with_o so_o much_o embitterment_n that_o two_o day_n after_o she_o put_v herself_o into_o a_o convent_n the_o king_n who_o know_v nothing_o of_o this_o adventure_n be_v extreme_o surprise_v when_o he_o hear_v of_o it_o he_o present_o get_v a_o horseback_n and_o command_v a_o coach_n to_o follow_v he_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n where_o she_o be_v enclose_v he_o demand_v to_o see_v she_o she_o appear_v d_o at_o the_o grate_n whereafter_o he_o have_v make_v she_o a_o thousand_o tender_a vow_n and_o protestation_n he_o bid_v she_o immediate_o come_v
her_o eye_n unless_o she_o ruine_v the_o queen_n she_o never_o boggle_v at_o the_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o prevent_v she_o and_o she_o understand_v so_o well_o how_o to_o make_v the_o best_a of_o the_o shallow_a feebleness_n of_o which_o the_o king_n have_v give_v she_o such_o frequent_a mark_n that_o she_o persuade_v he_o to_o make_v away_o galsuind_v thereupon_o chilperic_n after_o he_o have_v full_o resolve_v upon_o it_o make_v a_o show_n of_o more_o than_o usual_a compliance_n with_o the_o queen_n humour_n and_o never_o visit_v fredegond_a but_o withal_o the_o precaution_n imaginable_a that_o he_o may_v take_v from_o galsuind_a all_o occasion_n of_o mistrust_n and_o when_o he_o find_v she_o quite_o cure_v of_o all_o her_o jealous_a suspicion_n one_o night_n that_o he_o be_v in_o bed_n with_o she_o he_o strangle_v she_o with_o her_o own_o hair_n sigebert_n be_v inform_v of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o sister_n in_o law_n think_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o revenge_v it_o and_o lay_v the_o design_n without_o ever_o consider_v that_o the_o murderer_n be_v his_o brother_n he_o engage_v also_o gontran_v to_o join_v with_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n chilperic_a raise_v a_o army_n to_o defend_v himself_o but_o before_o he_o take_v the_o field_n he_o marry_v fredegund_n however_o he_o do_v not_o prove_v successful_a in_o that_o war_n for_o that_o his_o army_n be_v defeat_v and_o his_o elder_a son_n theodebert_n have_v lose_v his_o life_n in_o the_o battle_n he_o himself_o make_v a_o hard_a shift_n to_o escape_v to_o tournay_n where_o sigebert_n immediate_o besiege_v he_o but_o fredegund_n who_o make_v a_o slight_a matter_n of_o commit_v the_o great_a crime_n suborn_v a_o crew_n of_o ruffian_n who_o assassinate_v sigebert_n in_o his_o tent_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v deliver_v the_o king_n her_o husband_n for_o which_o piece_n of_o service_n chilperic_n think_v himself_o so_o high_o behold_v to_o she_o that_o he_o can_v not_o imagine_v any_o better_a way_n to_o gratify_v she_o then_o by_o settle_v the_o crown_n upon_o fredegond_n child_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o those_o who_o he_o have_v by_o audovaire_n but_o meroveus_n to_o who_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v as_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n understand_v what_o be_v a_o brew_n so_o contrary_a to_o hiâ—_n interest_n take_v arm_n against_o his_o father_n and_o retire_v to_o rouâ—u_n whither_o brunebaut_n sigebert_n widow_n have_v be_v banish_v by_o her_o brother_n in_o law_n there_o he_o behold_v that_o princess_n and_o think_v she_o so_o amiable_a though_o he_o be_v then_o above_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n that_o he_o resolve_v to_o marry_v she_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o make_v the_o proposal_n to_o she_o and_o with_o little_a trouble_n obtain_v her_o consent_n because_o she_o look_v upon_o that_o marriage_n as_o the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v her_o liberty_n so_o soon_o as_o chilperic_n receive_v the_o news_n of_o this_o marriage_n he_o march_v direct_o to_o roveu_o with_o all_o the_o force_n that_o he_o can_v muster_v together_o nor_o do_v the_o city_n make_v any_o great_a resistance_n so_o that_o by_o the_o take_n of_o it_o chilperic_n become_v master_n of_o the_o new_a marry_a couple_n present_o he_o declare_v the_o marriage_n void_a as_o be_v solemnize_v without_o his_o consent_n and_o after_o he_o have_v shut_v up_o brunebaut_n in_o the_o old_a palace_n of_o roveâ—_n he_o march_v to_o soissons_fw-fr take_v his_o son_n along_o with_o he_o where_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o arrive_v but_o he_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o champenois_n who_o take_v part_n with_o childebert_n the_o son_n of_o sigebert_n fredegond_a that_o she_o may_v deliver_v herself_o from_o the_o captivity_n of_o a_o siege_n get_v out_o of_o the_o town_n with_o clovis_n the_o young_a of_o audouair_n child_n nor_o do_v she_o return_v till_o after_o the_o war_n be_v end_v by_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o champenois_n at_o he_o return_v the_o invasion_n of_o those_o people_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o all_o the_o town_n discourse_n and_o fredegond_a cunning_o infuse_v it_o into_o chilperic_n read_n that_o they_o have_v never_o enter_v into_o his_o dominion_n but_o at_o the_o solicitation_n of_o merouâ—â—â—_n who_o by_o their_o assistance_n think_v to_o have_v seize_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o reason_n to_o have_v justify_v the_o conduct_n of_o that_o prince_n chilperic_n believe_v he_o guilty_a because_o fredegond_a accuse_v he_o and_o therefore_o after_o he_o have_v cause_v his_o head_n to_o be_v shave_v shut_v he_o up_o in_o a_o cloister_n but_o the_o cruel_a queen_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o that_o punishment_n which_o be_v not_o deem_v severe_a enough_o for_o a_o imaginary_a crime_n and_o right_o judge_v that_o she_o can_v not_o secure_v the_o crown_n to_o her_o child_n so_o long_o as_o audouair_n offspring_n remain_v alive_a she_o think_v it_o behove_v she_o to_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o to_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v it_o be_v requisite_a to_o engage_v meroveus_n in_o some_o new_a exploit_n by_o which_o he_o may_v incur_v his_o father_n far_a indignation_n for_o which_o purpose_n she_o send_v gontran_n bosor_n who_o be_v whole_o devote_v to_o her_o interest_n to_o discourse_v he_o in_o the_o monastery_n present_o the_o young_a prince_n know_v he_o because_o he_o have_v see_v he_o at_o the_o head_n of_o sigebert_n army_n but_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o secret_a engagement_n between_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n so_o that_o he_o easy_o fall_v into_o the_o snare_n which_o the_o traitor_n have_v lay_v for_o he_o who_o propose_v to_o he_o his_o leaving_z the_o convent_n to_o head_n a_o party_n that_o he_o have_v ready_a to_o embody_n under_o his_o banner_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n give_v he_o a_o opportunity_n to_o make_v his_o escape_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o arrive_v at_o the_o place_n appoint_v but_o he_o be_v assassinate_v by_o the_o very_a person_n into_o who_o arm_n he_o have_v throw_v himself_o for_o protection_n which_o chilperic_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o service_n as_o be_v misinform_v and_o not_o understand_v the_o depth_n of_o the_o affair_n there_o remain_v now_o no_o more_o than_o clovis_n 577._o anno_fw-la 577._o of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o audonaire_a and_o fredegond_a be_v not_o without_o hope_n of_o be_v rid_v of_o he_o too_o but_o heaven_n that_o will_v not_o permit_v she_o to_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o so_o many_o crime_n in_o less_o than_o six_o month_n sweep_v away_o all_o the_o three_o child_n she_o have_v by_o chilperic_n with_o the_o pestilence_n so_o that_o the_o king_n not_o have_v any_o more_o child_n than_o clovis_n place_v all_o his_o affection_n upon_o he_o and_o consequent_o render_v he_o more_o odious_a to_o fredegond_a nor_o do_v the_o young_a prince_n less_o mortal_o hate_v his_o mother_n in_o law_n and_o though_o it_o high_o conccern_v he_o to_o conceal_v his_o sentiment_n which_o otherwise_o may_v prove_v his_o bane_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o forbear_v to_o entrust_v his_o secret_a thought_n with_o one_o of_o her_o maid_n of_o honour_n with_o who_o he_o have_v a_o intrigue_n so_o that_o as_o lover_n can_v keep_v nothing_o hide_v from_o their_o mistress_n he_o tell_v she_o one_o day_n that_o if_o he_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n he_o will_v not_o leave_v the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n unrevenged_a and_o that_o he_o will_v extend_v the_o punishment_n of_o fredegond_a to_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n of_o the_o law_n this_o severe_a language_n be_v report_v to_o fredegond_a as_o she_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o fear_v the_o dire_a effect_n of_o it_o so_o she_o make_v it_o her_o business_n to_o prevent_v her_o son_n in_o law_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n she_o accuse_v clovis_n to_o his_o father_n for_o have_v destroy_v the_o three_o child_n bear_v of_o their_o body_n be_v in_o lawful_a wedlock_n by_o virtue_n of_o certain_a charm_n compose_v by_o one_o of_o her_o maid_n of_o honour_n and_o her_o daughter_n the_o very_a same_o person_n in_o who_o the_o prince_n have_v put_v so_o dangerous_a a_o confidence_n thereupon_o the_o king_n fall_v into_o the_o snare_n though_o so_o palpable_a and_o obvious_a to_o the_o sight_n cause_v the_o two_o unfortunate_a lady_n be_v to_o be_v arrest_v who_o be_v put_v to_o the_o rack_n that_o they_o may_v free_v themfrom_a from_o torment_n whatever_o be_v ask_v they_o they_o confess_v not_o only_o all_o but_o more_o than_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o conviction_n of_o clovis_n so_o that_o the_o king_n after_o he_o have_v see_v the_o verbal_a report_n of_o the_o deposition_n command_v didier_n and_o boatswain_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o guard_n and_o fredegond_n creature_n to_o seize_v the_o person_n of_o his_o son_n which_o be_v present_o do_v with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a inhumanity_n
immediate_o by_o order_n of_o the_o king_n his_o father_n they_o carry_v the_o prince_n to_o chelles_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o noisy_a beyond_o the_o marne_n where_o they_o stab_v he_o and_o upon_o their_o return_n persuade_v the_o king_n that_o he_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o to_o avoid_v the_o deserve_a punishment_n of_o his_o crime_n some_o few_o day_n after_o the_o maid_n of_o honour_n and_o her_o daughter_n be_v sentence_v to_o be_v burn_v alive_a and_o according_o execute_v in_o the_o public_a market_n place_n of_o paris_n nor_o do_v the_o cruelty_n of_o fredegond_a stop_n there_o for_o be_v afraid_a lest_o any_o one_o shall_v remain_v alive_a that_o may_v revenge_v the_o death_n of_o so_o many_o innocent_n she_o send_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o the_o other_o world_n both_o andovoire_n and_o basina_fw-la her_o daughter_n although_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o cloister_n they_o be_v not_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o give_v she_o any_o occasion_n of_o jealousy_n and_o now_o there_o be_v nothing_o want_v more_o to_o satisfy_v the_o ambition_n of_o this_o remorstess_n princess_n but_o to_o have_v a_o successor_n to_o chilperic_n bear_v of_o her_o own_o body_n propitious_a heaven_n also_o not_o yet_o resolve_v to_o punish_v her_o transgression_n give_v she_o one_o who_o be_v call_v clotaire_n in_o who_o person_n france_n be_v once_o more_o reunited_a be_v never_o since_o divide_v again_o but_o neither_o be_v cruelty_n fredegond_n only_a vice_n for_o her_o unchastity_n be_v no_o less_o and_o several_a lover_n have_v a_o share_n in_o her_o favour_n among_o which_o be_v didier_n and_o boatswain_n already_o mention_v and_o beleran_n archbishop_n of_o bourdeaux_n but_o he_o who_o enjoy_v her_o heart_n the_o long_a be_v landry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n mayor_n of_o the_o palace_n who_o be_v both_o young_a and_o handsome_a than_o the_o rest_n constrain_v they_o to_o give_v he_o place_n nevertheless_o although_o the_o intrigue_n be_v public_o know_v at_o court_n the_o king_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o it_o husband_n be_v be_v general_o the_o person_n who_o be_v late_a inform_v of_o the_o disorder_n of_o their_o family_n however_o he_o discover_v it_o at_o length_n and_o that_o discovery_n cost_v he_o his_o life_n one_o day_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o a_o match_n at_o hunt_v â—â—4â—_z annoâ—â—4â—_n â—â—4â—_z he_o rise_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n leave_v fredegond_a a_o sleep_n in_o she_o bed_n but_o the_o weather_n not_o prove_v favourable_a enforce_v he_o to_o return_v soon_o than_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v thus_o he_o ride_v back_o full_a speed_n attend_v only_o by_o one_o page_n present_o alight_v and_o ascend_v by_o a_o back_n pair_n of_o stair_n enter_v the_o queen_n chamber_n who_o be_v then_o fit_v at_o her_o toilet_n with_o her_o hair_n about_o her_o ear_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n steal_v soft_o behind_o her_o chair_n tickle_v she_o gentle_o upon_o the_o shoulder_n with_o his_o wand_n to_o who_o the_o queen_n who_o be_v intent_n about_o dress_v her_o head_n and_o curâ—ing_v her_o lock_n and_o have_v her_o imagination_n fill_v with_o the_o idea_n of_o her_o favourite_n without_o ever_o look_v behind_o she_o ah_o landry_n say_v she_o that_o be_v no_o trick_n of_o a_o right_a courier_n to_o come_v behind_o a_o lady_n the_o king_n surprise_v at_o such_o a_o amorous_a and_o familiar_a piece_n of_o merriment_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n again_o without_o so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n leave_v fredegond_a who_o be_v become_v terrible_a of_o her_o mistake_n in_o a_o most_o terrible_a astonishment_n and_o the_o less_o he_o seem_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o the_o more_o do_v the_o jealous_a princess_n believe_v she_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v afraid_a as_o make_v no_o question_n but_o she_o shall_v soon_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o revenge_n by_o this_o time_n chilperic_n be_v get_v a_o horseback_n again_o and_o go_v to_o find_v out_o his_o retinue_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o return_v and_o fredegond_a make_v use_n of_o that_o interval_n of_o time_n to_o resolve_v upon_o what_o she_o have_v to_o do_v in_o such_o a_o nice_a and_o delicate_a conjuncture_n immediate_o she_o send_v for_o landry_n and_o have_v tell_v he_o what_o have_v befall_v she_o ask_v his_o advice_n what_o course_n to_o take_v landry_n advise_v she_o to_o retire_v forthwith_o to_o guntran_n and_o to_o put_v herself_o under_o his_o protection_n the_o queen_n behold_v he_o with_o eye_n which_o though_o full_a of_o wistfull_a passion_n yet_o dart_v forth_o some_o certain_a mixture_n of_o despite_n for_o a_o knight_n say_v she_o like_v you_o that_o have_v acquire_v some_o reputation_n by_o your_o courage_n the_o resolution_n which_o you_o will_v infuse_v unto_o i_o be_v nothing_o generous_a as_o much_o a_o woman_n as_o i_o be_o let_v i_o take_v my_o own_o course_n chilperie_n must_v die_v or_o we_o be_v both_o ruin_v nor_o have_v we_o minute_n to_o loose_v upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o be_v go_v a_o hunt_n with_o a_o very_a small_a attendance_n either_o than_o resolve_v to_o send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n or_o to_o drop_v your_o head_n upon_o a_o scaffold_n landry_n stand_v a_o while_n like_o one_o in_o a_o trance_n at_o such_o a_o desperate_a proposal_n but_o a_o length_n after_o he_o have_v ponder_v for_o some_o few_o minute_n with_o a_o fix_a resolution_n he_o shall_v die_v madam_n say_v he_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v obey_v at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o fling_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n without_o speak_v a_o word_n more_o and_o be_v return_v home_o he_o send_v for_o six_o undaunted_a ruffian_n that_o fear_v no_o colour_n and_o who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v entire_o devote_v to_o his_o interest_n to_o who_o he_o unfold_v his_o design_n and_o have_v furnish_v they_o with_o the_o best_a horse_n in_o his_o stable_n and_o money_n in_o their_o pocket_n to_o make_v their_o escape_n which_o way_n they_o think_v most_o convenient_a he_o direct_v they_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o king_n be_v a_o hunt_n away_o fly_v the_o apposted_a villain_n like_o lightning_n dog_v the_o king_n all_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o day_n and_o keep_v close_o up_o with_o he_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o dusk_n till_o he_o be_v get_v all_o alone_a into_o a_o solitary_a village_n there_o they_o give_v he_o several_a mortal_a wound_n and_o fling_v themselves_o into_o the_o forest_n adjoin_v fredegond_a understanding_n that_o the_o business_n be_v do_v put_v herself_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o paris_n and_o after_o that_o send_v to_o guntran_n to_o offer_v he_o the_o regency_n of_o her_o kingdom_n and_o the_o education_n of_o her_o son_n who_o accept_v both_o adn_o undertake_v to_o defend_v they_o against_o childebert_n and_o his_o mother_n brunebaut_n who_o resolve_v to_o dispute_v the_o crown_n with_o young_a clotaire_n fredegond_a find_v herself_o free_a from_o all_o control_n continue_v her_o licentious_a manner_n of_o live_v with_o so_o much_o open_a scandal_n that_o pretextatus_fw-la archbishop_n of_o roven_n can_v not_o forbear_v severe_o to_o reprehend_v she_o but_o the_o liberty_n which_o he_o take_v offend_v the_o queen_n to_o that_o degree_n as_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v reprimand_v by_o her_o inferior_n she_o cause_v the_o prelate_n to_o be_v assassinate_v at_o the_o altar_n as_o he_o be_v say_v mass_n some_o time_n after_o guntran_v happen_v to_o die_v fredegond_a have_v still_o so_o great_a a_o reputation_n in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o to_o give_v the_o regency_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o landry_n childebert_n who_o pretend_v it_o to_o be_v his_o right_n be_v so_o enrage_v to_o be_v put_v by_o that_o he_o enter_v the_o dominion_n of_o clotaire_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n the_o queen_n nothing_o astonish_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o his_o army_n resolve_v to_o march_v in_o person_n against_o her_o enemy_n and_o take_v her_o son_n along_o with_o she_o she_o carry_v he_o from_o rank_n to_o rank_n as_o a_o sight_n most_o proper_a to_o encourage_v the_o soldier_n which_o do_v she_o give_v battle_n with_o so_o much_o valour_n conduct_v and_o success_n that_o she_o utter_o defeat_v childeber_n force_n after_o which_o victory_n she_o fall_v into_o austratia_n where_o she_o prove_v very_o victorious_a till_o a_o malignant_a fever_n put_v a_o end_n both_o to_o her_o day_n and_o her_o ambitious_a design_n dagobert_n amonr_n 626_o anno_fw-la 626_o dagobert_n the_o son_n of_o clotaire_n have_v espouse_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n gomartude_n a_o austratian_a princess_n a_o kinswoman_n to_o cunibert_n and_o pepin_n but_o there_o be_v so_o terrible_a a_o antipathy_n between_o the_o young_a marry_a couple_n that_o it_o be_v never_o to_o be_v reconcile_v whither_o it_o be_v through_o a_o insnrmountable_a disagreement_n of_o their_o humour_n or_o whither_o they_o inherit_v the_o hatred_n
do_v the_o spaniard_n make_v between_o your_o majesty_n and_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n upon_o your_o threadbare_a cap_n and_o your_o leaden_a agnus_n dei_fw-la instead_o of_o one_o beset_v with_o diamond_n the_o king_n be_v so_o amaze_v at_o this_o curtain_n lecture_n that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o interrupt_v she_o however_o as_o he_o be_v a_o great_a dissembler_n he_o do_v not_o discover_v his_o disgust_n though_o he_o think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o get_v he_o a_o more_o complaisant_a mistress_n to_o that_o purpose_n have_v hear_v much_o talk_n of_o a_o young_a lady_n of_o dijon_n who_o name_n be_v huguette_n the_o jaqueline_n that_o be_v well_o descend_v but_o very_o poor_a he_o send_v for_o she_o to_o court_n and_o have_v take_v she_o for_o his_o mistress_n he_o have_v a_o three_o daughter_n by_o she_o who_o he_o bestow_v upon_o amà nd_n of_o poitiers_n lord_n of_o st._n valier_n intrigue_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n viii_o 1483._o anno_fw-la 1483._o lewis_z duke_n of_o orleans_n have_v the_o misfortune_n to_o be_v belove_v by_o ann_n of_o france_n the_o daughter_n of_o lewis_n xi_o i_o say_v the_o misfortune_n because_o the_o passion_n of_o that_o princess_n be_v in_o good_a part_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o cross_n that_o befall_v he_o during_o his_o life_n she_o give_v he_o to_o understand_v her_o inclination_n towards_o he_o and_o tho'_o the_o duke_n do_v not_o comply_v with_o she_o but_o in_o term_n rather_o of_o respect_n then_o tenderness_n yet_o she_o surcease_v not_o to_o interpret_v they_o favourable_o and_o to_o believe_v she_o be_v belove_v because_o she_o deserve_v to_o be_v so_o she_o refuse_v for_o love_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n a_o match_n which_o her_o father_n will_v have_v make_v for_o she_o with_o nicholas_n of_o anjou_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o acknowledge_v to_o that_o prince_n that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n of_o her_o refusal_n he_o answer_v with_o so_o much_o indifferency_n to_o what_o she_o speak_v to_o he_o the_o most_o oblige_o in_o the_o world_n upon_o that_o occasion_n that_o she_o begin_v at_o length_n to_o open_v her_o eye_n and_o to_o understand_v that_o she_o have_v flatter_v herself_o to_o little_a purpose_n when_o she_o think_v he_o have_v comply_v with_o her_o tenderness_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o she_o resolve_v to_o marry_v peter_n of_o bourbon_n duke_n of_o beaujou_n upon_o the_o first_o proposal_n of_o it_o that_o the_o king_n her_o father_n make_v she_o as_o she_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v unfortunate_a alone_o she_o persuade_v lewis_n xi_o over_o who_o she_o have_v a_o powerful_a ascendant_n to_o marry_v the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n to_o joan_n of_o france_n his_o daughter_n who_o be_v neither_o beautiful_a nor_o of_o a_o agreeable_a temper_n the_o duke_n will_v fain_o have_v excuse_v himself_o but_o the_o king_n lay_v his_o command_n upon_o he_o so_o imperious_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o obey_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o marriage_n be_v not_o consummate_v whether_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v a_o aversion_n for_o the_o princess_n or_o that_o she_o have_v some_o natural_a defect_n as_o it_o be_v afterward_o pretend_v which_o hinder_v she_o have_v of_o child_n after_o the_o death_n of_o lewis_n xi_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n demand_v the_o regency_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o charles_n viii_o who_o be_v not_o above_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n but_o the_o duchess_n of_o beaujou_n carry_v it_o before_o he_o but_o tho'_o she_o have_v get_v this_o advantage_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o she_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o seek_v the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n friendship_n who_o she_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o hate_v notwithstanding_o his_o indifferency_n and_o she_o offer_v he_o a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n if_o he_o will_v but_o live_v in_o a_o friendly_a correspondence_n with_o she_o but_o he_o return_v those_o answer_n that_o ill_o become_v he_o to_o her_o civility_n thereupon_o the_o duchess_n exasperate_v by_o his_o contempt_n study_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o which_o way_n to_o be_v revenge_v she_o ground_v her_o pretence_n upon_o a_o quarrel_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n have_v have_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n while_o he_o be_v play_v at_o tennis_n with_o he_o and_o will_v have_v have_v the_o duke_n apprehend_v but_o he_o withdraw_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n in_o who_o court_n while_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n reside_v he_o wait_v most_o sedulous_o upon_o the_o princess_n ann_n his_o daughter_n and_o fall_v so_o deep_o in_o love_n with_o she_o that_o he_o preserve_v his_o passion_n for_o she_o till_o his_o death_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o enter_v into_o a_o strict_a confederacy_n against_o the_o duchess_n regent_n of_o which_o himself_z and_o the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n be_v the_o head_n they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o arm_n on_o both_o side_n and_o they_o come_v to_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o battle_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o st._n aubin_n where_o the_o confederate_a prince_n be_v defeat_v and_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n be_v take_v prisoner_n be_v afterward_o lock_v up_o in_o the_o tower_n of_o bourge_n nor_o be_v he_o release_v till_o after_o charles_n viii_o have_v espouse_v ann_n of_o bretagne_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o king_n be_v prepare_v for_o his_o expedition_n into_o italy_n intrigue_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n xii_o lewis_z of_o orleans_n be_v come_v to_o the_o crown_n make_v it_o his_o whole_a study_n to_o marry_v the_o princess_n ann_n widow_n of_o charles_n viii_o his_o predecessor_n he_o cause_v the_o reason_n for_o the_o dissolve_v of_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o princess_n joan_n to_o be_v lay_v before_o pope_n julius_n as_o be_v uncapable_a of_o ever_o bring_v forth_o successor_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o desire_v a_o dispensation_n from_o his_o holiness_n to_o marry_v the_o fair_a queen_n who_o he_o dear_o love_v nor_o will_v his_o impatience_n permit_v he_o to_o stay_v till_o he_o receive_v the_o dispensation_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o hear_v by_o the_o legate_n secretary_n who_o he_o have_v gain_v to_o his_o side_n that_o it_o be_v allow_v and_o draw_v up_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o the_o love_n of_o that_o princess_n surcease_v not_o to_o cause_v he_o new_a disturbance_n she_o become_v jealous_a of_o lovise_n of_o savoy_n countess_n of_o angoulesme_fw-fr mother_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o and_o their_o hatred_n break_v forth_o to_o that_o degree_n of_o exasperation_n that_o it_o divide_v the_o whole_a court_n into_o party_n lewis_n xii_o have_v a_o design_n to_o marry_v the_o princess_n claudia_n his_o daughter_n with_o the_o young_a count_n of_o angoulême_n who_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o his_o successor_n but_o the_o queen_n oppose_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o her_o power_n therefore_o to_o cross_v this_o design_n she_o resolve_v to_o marry_v she_o with_o charles_n of_o austria_n who_o be_v already_o call_v prince_n of_o spain_n and_o to_o give_v he_o bretagne_n in_o favour_n of_o that_o alliance_n to_o this_o purpose_n she_o send_v private_o a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o house_n of_o rieux_n into_o flanders_n and_o thence_o into_o germany_n this_o gentleman_n make_v the_o proposal_n to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n the_o prince_n grandfather_n by_o the_o father_n side_n and_o to_o chievures_n his_o governor_n they_o agree_v upon_o the_o article_n which_o be_v sign_v and_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o nuptial_n which_o have_v be_v solemnize_v unknown_a to_o the_o king_n have_v not_o the_o tender_a age_n of_o the_o party_n be_v a_o obstacle_n to_o the_o consummation_n and_o have_v it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o queen_n to_o have_v dispose_v of_o her_o daughter_n as_o she_o will_v her self_o to_o which_o end_n fortune_n sometime_o after_o give_v she_o a_o opportunity_n of_o which_o she_o try_v to_o make_v her_o advantage_n the_o king_n fall_v sick_a at_o paris_n his_o distemper_n increase_v to_o that_o degree_n that_o the_o physician_n give_v he_o over_o for_o lose_v and_o while_o the_o whole_a court_n be_v in_o a_o consternation_n upon_o the_o desperate_a condition_n of_o the_o king_n health_n the_o queen_n take_v her_o opportunity_n private_o to_o send_v away_o her_o daughter_n by_o water_n down_o the_o river_n loire_n to_o nantes_n but_o pass_v through_o angiers_n she_o be_v stop_v by_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr giâ—_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o that_o place_n the_o marshal_n be_v one_o that_o take_v part_n with_o the_o countess_n of_o angoulême_n and_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o queen_n oppose_v the_o king_n design_n of_o marry_v claudia_n with_o the_o son_n of_o that_o princess_n he_o soon_o conjecture_v the_o reason_n that_o his_o master_n
and_o hate_a madam_n gabriella_n because_o he_o be_v belove_v by_o she_o she_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o the_o one_o in_o hope_n to_o reingage_v he_o and_o observe_v the_o other_o in_o hope_n to_o find_v out_o some_o way_n to_o be_v revenge_v of_o she_o but_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o intrigue_n we_o must_v go_v a_o little_a backward_o for_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o story_n while_o paris_n be_v besiege_a by_o the_o king_n army_n there_o be_v frequent_a truce_n during_o which_o all_o the_o courtly_a cavalier_n meet_v by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o trench_n to_o discourse_v and_o entain_v the_o lady_n who_o to_o that_o purpose_n appear_v upon_o the_o rampart_n anna_n d'_fw-fr anglurre_n lord_n of_o giury_n who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n still_o make_v she_o acquaint_v with_o it_o or_o else_o do_v she_o some_o other_o civility_n but_o she_o never_o return_v he_o any_o favourable_a answer_n because_o she_o have_v some_o pretension_n to_o the_o king_n heart_n who_o have_v desire_v her_o picture_n and_o testify_v a_o inclination_n to_o marry_v she_o provide_v that_o marriage_n will_v engage_v the_o head_n of_o the_o league_n to_o return_v to_o their_o obedience_n these_o hope_n of_o a_o crown_n make_v she_o despise_v all_o those_o that_o dare_v declare_v themselves_o her_o lover_n but_o she_o can_v not_o always_o keep_v in_o that_o haughty_a mind_n one_o day_n bellegard_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v haul_v a_o long_a by_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o one_o of_o the_o most_o convenient_a post_n for_o converse_v with_o the_o â—â—dies_n take_v notice_n of_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n who_o appear_v so_o amiable_a to_o he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o forbear_v fix_v his_o eye_n a_o long_a 〈◊〉_d upon_o she_o nor_o be_v the_o duchess_n insensible_a of_o it_o and_o therefore_o explain_v his_o stare_v upon_o she_o to_o her_o advantage_n make_v no_o question_n of_o a_o absolute_a victory_n over_o the_o duke_n heart_n she_o examine_v he_o afterward_o herself_o and_o find_v he_o a_o person_n worthy_a to_o be_v belove_v she_o think_v it_o may_v not_o be_v impossible_a for_o she_o to_o comfort_v herself_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o those_o grandeur_n to_o which_o she_o have_v aspire_v provide_v she_o may_v spend_v the_o rest_n of_o her_o day_n with_o person_n for_o who_o she_o have_v already_o so_o great_a a_o inclination_n bellegard_n have_v be_v accuse_v to_o have_v contribute_v formery_n to_o the_o death_n the_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n who_o be_v murder_v at_o blois_n and_o madam_n de_fw-fr guise_n who_o have_v be_v inform_v of_o it_o represent_v bellegard_n to_o herself_o as_o a_o person_n who_o it_o behov_v d_o she_o to_o hate_v but_o the_o more_o she_o incense_v her_o heart_n to_o hate_v he_o the_o less_o she_o find_v it_o dispose_v to_o obey_v she_o but_o with_o a_o strange_a confusion_n find_v that_o her_o sentiment_n for_o he_o be_v quite_o of_o another_o sort_n thus_o mother_n and_o daughter_n fall_v both_o in_o love_n with_o a_o person_n who_o a_o thousand_o reason_n support_v by_o decency_n and_o point_n of_o honour_n oblige_v to_o detest_v mademiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr guise_n well_o understand_v that_o her_o mother_n be_v her_o rivaless_n and_o resolve_v to_o combat_v her_o grow_a passion_n or_o at_o least_o to_o conceal_v the_o disorder_n it_o have_v make_v in_o her_o breast_n bellegard_v on_o the_o other_o side_n think_v it_o behove_v he_o to_o extinguish_v those_o thought_n of_o tenderness_n which_o he_o feel_v bud_v in_o his_o heart_n for_o mademiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr guise_n or_o at_o least_o to_o make_v as_o if_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o any_o such_o thing_n for_o fear_v least_o madam_n gabriella_n who_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a support_n of_o his_o fortune_n shall_v go_v about_o to_o ruin_v he_o when_o she_o come_v to_o understand_v his_o unconstancy_n he_o know_v that_o princess_n have_v be_v inform_v of_o the_o report_n that_o run_v about_o to_o his_o prejudice_n concern_v the_o murder_n at_o blois_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v she_o shall_v be_v his_o enemy_n though_o he_o give_v over_o all_o thought_n of_o be_v belove_v by_o she_o he_o employ_v some_o of_o his_o friend_n who_o keep_v good_a correspondence_n in_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n to_o speak_v in_o his_o justification_n as_o well_o to_o the_o mother_n as_o to_o the_o daughter_n those_o excuse_n be_v so_o well_o receive_v that_o the_o duchess_n declare_v to_o those_o that_o speak_v in_o his_o behalf_n that_o she_o never_o give_v credit_n to_o those_o calumny_n and_o forbid_v her_o daughter_n to_o accuse_v the_o duke_n for_o the_o future_a of_o be_v concern_v in_o her_o father_n death_n nor_o do_v mademoiselle_n the_o guise_n show_v the_o least_o reluctancy_n to_o obey_v so_o please_v a_o command_n so_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o experience_n be_v the_o proverb_n that_o love_n justify_v all_o thing_n the_o duchess_n civility_n put_v billegard_n to_o a_o new_a non_fw-la plus_fw-la he_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n have_v answer_v his_o passionate_a look_n and_o judge_v d_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v belov_fw-mi d_o by_o she_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o lay_v before_o himself_o what_o a_o fowl_n piece_n of_o ingratitude_n it_o will_v be_v to_o fail_v in_o his_o fidelity_n to_o a_o person_n that_o prefer_v he_o before_o a_o king_n great_a for_o his_o virtue_n then_o for_o the_o throne_n to_o which_o his_o birth_n have_v advance_v he_o nevertheless_o though_o reason_n ambition_n and_o honour_n condemn_v his_o change_n he_o can_v not_o find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o extingish_v a_o passion_n support_v by_o such_o please_a hope_n nor_o will_v he_o renounce_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o his_o mistress_n but_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o serve_v they_o both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o this_o design_n he_o think_v it_o behouâ—d_v he_o to_o make_v the_o best_a of_o the_o affection_n which_o the_o duchess_n of_o guise_n have_v for_o he_o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o frequent_o send_v her_o letter_n or_o message_n and_o always_o receiuâ—d_v oblige_v answer_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n have_v make_v his_o escape_n out_o of_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v confine_v since_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n bellegard_n who_o know_v it_o particular_o send_v away_o a_o trumpeter_n to_o congratulate_v he_o and_o withal_o give_v he_o two_o letter_n to_o deliver_v to_o both_o the_o princess_n the_o trumpeter_n who_o understand_v his_o business_n slip_v into_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n hand_n the_o letter_n that_o be_v direct_v to_o she_o unperceived_a by_o any_o body_n and_o she_o because_o she_o can_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o messenger_n as_o be_v too_o strict_o obseruâ—d_v give_v he_o to_o understand_v by_o a_o oblige_a sign_n that_o his_o message_n no_o way_n displease_v she_o of_o which_o bellegard_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o trumpeter_n he_o receive_v the_o news_n with_o as_o much_o joy_n as_o if_o some_o considerable_a happiness_n have_v befall_v he_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o these_o three_o person_n when_o madam_n do_v guise_n request_v the_o passport_n already_o mention_v bellegard_v therefore_o understand_v that_o the_o duchess_n be_v upon_o the_o road_n intend_v for_o maâ—te_n persuade_v the_o king_n to_o send_v some_o body_n to_o meet_v she_o and_o obtain_v that_o permission_n himself_o i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o what_o pass_v at_o that_o interview_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o guess_v that_o the_o mother_n let_v slip_v no_o favourable_a opportunity_n to_o give_v the_o duke_n a_o full_a understanding_n of_o her_o passion_n and_o that_o the_o daughter_n answer_v the_o duke_n more_o passionate_a look_n with_o glance_n no_o less_o tender_a though_o her_o modesty_n somewhat_o eclipse_v the_o vivacity_n of_o '_o they_o when_o the_o duchess_n arrive_v at_o court_n she_o can_v not_o forbear_v praise_v madam_n gabriella_n beauty_n but_o the_o princess_n though_o she_o agree_v in_o her_o thought_n to_o every_o thing_n her_o mother_n say_v can_v not_o find_v in_o her_o heart_n to_o applaud_v those_o charm_n that_o dispute_v with_o her_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o affection_n to_o which_o she_o have_v such_o great_a pretension_n on_o the_o otherside_n madam_n gabriella_n after_o she_o have_v cast_v her_o eye_n sometime_o upon_o bellegard_n sometime_o upon_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n feel_v in_o herself_o a_o kind_n of_o secret_a vexation_n to_o find_v the_o princess_n so_o lovely_a so_o that_o the_o two_o rivaless_v show_v as_o much_o coldness_n one_o for_o the_o other_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o to_o express_v without_o fail_v in_o those_o civility_n which_o it_o behove_v they_o to_o pay_v each_o other_o mutual_o to_o avoid_v rudeness_n more_o than_o that_o mademoiselle_n
full_a hope_n to_o be_v queen_n see_v quite_o alter_v her_o conduct_n and_o take_v upon_o she_o such_o a_o air_n of_o modesty_n that_o the_o king_n several_a time_n repent_v that_o ever_o he_o have_v accuse_v her_o â—of_n disloyalty_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o he_o to_o be_v satissfy_v of_o it_o the_o world_n must_v be_v also_o no_o less_o full_o convince_v â—to_z which_z purpose_v the_o duchess_n resolve_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n at_o paris_n the_o king_n have_v stay_v all_o the_o lend_v at_o fontain_n bleau_n from_o whence_o he_o depart_v upon_o palm-sundy_a for_o melun_n at_o what_o time_n the_o duchess_n order_v a_o barge_n to_o be_v make_v ready_a to_o carry_v she_o upon_o the_o tuseday_n in_o the_o passion_n week_n to_o paris_n where_o she_o arrive_v the_o same_o day_n and_o alight_v at_o her_o sister_n be_v the_o marshal_n of_o balagni_n wife_n the_o next_o day_n she_o go_v to_o little_a st._n anthony_n to_o hear_v the_o service_n call_v the_o tenebre_n with_o madam_n and_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n the_o duchess_n of_o rétz_n and_o her_o daughter_n the_o other_o lady_n go_v in_o their_o coach_n but_o she_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o sedan_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o body_n walk_v always_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o sedan_n who_o business_n it_o be_v to_o attend_v she_o to_o a_o chapel_n that_o be_v preserve_v on_o purpose_n for_o she_o to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v neither_o be_v crowd_v nor_o expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o people_n during_o the_o office_n she_o shewid_v mademoisselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n certain_a letter_n from_o rome_n which_o give_v she_o to_o understand_v that_o what_o she_o desire_v will_v be_v sudden_o accomplish_v she_o also_o show_v she_o two_o letter_n which_o she_o receive_v the_o same_o day_n from_o the_o king_n so_o passionate_a and_o so_o full_a of_o impatience_n too_o see_v she_o his_o queen_n that_o she_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v satisfy_v the_o king_n send_v her_o word_n that_o he_o be_v just_a send_v away_o to_o rome_n dufrene_n secretary_n of_o state_n who_o she_o know_v to_o be_v entire_o devote_v to_o her_o interest_n as_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o her_o kinswoman_n to_o press_v his_o holiness_n to_o give_v he_o his_o liberty_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o he_o be_v whole_o resolve_v upon_o when_o service_n be_v do_v she_o tell_v mademoisâ—lle_n de_fw-fr guise_n that_o she_o intend_v to_o alight_v at_o the_o deanery_n of_o st._n germains_n where_o she_o have_v accstome_v to_o lodge_v and_o that_o she_o intend_v to_o go_v to_o bed_n not_o feel_v herself_o for_o well_o withal_o desire_v she_o to_o come_v and_o keep_v her_o company_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n she_o go_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o get_v into_o her_o litter_n while_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr guise_n go_v back_o to_o she_o coach_n so_o soon_o as_o mademoiselle_n come_v to_o the_o duchess_n of_o beaufort_n she_o find_v she_o undress_v herself_o and_o complain_v of_o a_o great_a pain_n in_o she_o head_n but_o the_o duchess_n be_v no_o soon_o a_o bed_n but_o she_o be_v take_v with_o a_o terrible_a convulsion_n from_o which_o she_o recover_v by_o the_o help_n of_o strong_a remedy_n and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o she_o begin_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n '_o tho_o she_o can_v not_o finish_v it_o be_v hinder_v by_o another_o convulsion_n when_o she_o come_v to_o herself_o again_o a_o letter_n be_v present_v she_o from_o the_o king_n but_o she_o can_v not_o read_v it_o be_v seize_v by_o another_o convulsion_n that_o hold_v she_o so_o lohg_v as_o she_o live_v upon_o tuesday_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o still-born-child_n the_o violence_n of_o her_o distemper_n have_v kill_v it_o and_o the_o next_o day_n be_v friday_n she_o expire_v by_o six_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n some_o there_o be_v who_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o death_n to_o another_o cause_n and_o give_v it_o outh_n that_o she_o have_v make_v a_o contract_n with_o the_o devil_n to_o marry_v the_o king_n and_o that_o that_o same_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n have_v take_v away_o her_o life_n they_o far_o add_v as_o a_o embellishment_n to_o set_v out_o the_o fable_n that_o the_o duchess_n be_v acquaint_v long_o before_o with_o the_o tragical_a end_n that_o atend_v she_o for_o that_o be_v one_o day_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o tuillery_n she_o meet_v with_o a_o famous_a magician_n who_o be_v tell_v several_a lady_n of_o the_o court_n their_o fortune_n at_o what_o time_n the_o duchess_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o know_v what_o shall_v be_v by'r_o destiny_n be_v very_o importunate_a with_o the_o magician_n who_o excuse_v himself_o for_o above_o a_o hour_n tell_v she_o that_o consider_v the_o flourish_a fortune_n she_o enjoy_v she_o can_v wish_v for_o nothing_o great_a but_o at_o length_n the_o duchess_n insist_v to_o know_v at_o lest_o what_o end_n she_o she_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o magician_n bid_v she_o at_o her_o leisure_n pull_v out_o her_o porket-lookinglass_a and_o there_o she_o shall_v see_v the_o object_n of_o her_o curiosity_n upon_o which_o the_o duchess_n when_o she_o pull_v out_o her_o mirror_n see_v the_o devil_n take_v she_o by_o the_o throat_n which_o terrify_v she_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o she_o sound_v away_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o one_o of_o her_o woman_n that_o attend_v she_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n or_o very_a like_o it_o be_v tell_v of_o the_o constable_n montmorancy_n lady_n who_o die_v but_o a_o little_a before_o after_o a_o very_a strange_a manner_n but_o people_n of_o sense_n and_o judgement_n give_v no_o credit_n to_o these_o story_n the_o same_o day_n be_v wednesday_n la_fw-fr varenne_n come_v to_o tell_v the_o marshal_n d_o ornano_n who_o be_v hear_v the_o passion_n sermon_n at_o st._n germains_n de_fw-fr lauxerrois_fw-mi that_o the_o duchess_n be_v dead_a and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o hinder_v or_o prevent_v the_o king_n be_v come_v to_o paris_n whether_o he_o be_v just_a design_v his_o journey_n and_o therefore_o desire_v he_o to_o go_v and_o meet_v he_o in_o order_n to_o make_v he_o alter_v his_o road_n the_o marshal_n request_v the_o marquis_n of_o bassompierre_n then_o at_o the_o sermon_n to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o which_o he_o do_v and_o so_o they_o meet_v the_o king_n beyond_o saussi_n near_o ville_fw-fr juif_fw-mi who_o be_v come_v post_n for_o paris_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o king_n see_v the_o marshal_n his_o heart_n misgive_v he_o that_o he_o know_v already_o the_o tiding_n which_o he_o come_v to_o tell_v he_o and_o by_o his_o lamentation_n and_o bitter_a complaint_n soon_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o hero_n have_v their_o fail_n as_o well_o as_o other_o men._n they_o carry_v he_o to_o the_o abbey_n dela_n saussaye_v and_o lay_v he_o upon_o a_o bed_n till_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o the_o convenience_n of_o a_o coach_n to_o carry_v he_o back_o to_o fontain_n bleau_n where_o be_v arrive_v before_o night_n be_v find_v in_o his_o apartment_n the_o greaest_a part_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o court_n who_o be_v all_o get_v thither_o upon_o the_o noise_n of_o this_o mournful_a accident_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o king_n be_v enter_v his_o chamber_n he_o desire_v all_o the_o company_n to_o return_v to_o paris_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o send_v he_o consolation_n retain_v only_o to_o keep_v he_o company_n bellegard_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr laudes_fw-la term_n castelnau_n la_fw-fr chalosse_n monglas_n and_o fronteval_n nevertheless_o as_o bassompierre_n be_v retire_v with_o the_o rest_n he_o bid_v he_o stay_v to_o give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o mistress_n death_n because_o he_o be_v the_o last_o that_o be_v with_o she_o for_o five_o or_o six_o day_n the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v but_o by_o those_o who_o he_o have_v except_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o some_o embassador_n who_o condole_v compliment_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o receive_v but_o they_o return_v immediate_o after_o they_o have_v have_v their_o audience_n when_o the_o king_n grief_n be_v a_o little_a allay_v his_o favourite_n who_o understand_v that_o the_o right_a way_n to_o dissipate_v his_o melancholy_n be_v to_o set_v before_o his_o eye_n some_o other_o dazzle_v lady_n that_o may_v make_v he_o amends_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o duchess_n engage_v he_o in_o a_o hunt_a match_n near_o malherbe_n a_o castle_n belong_v to_o the_o marquis_n d'_fw-fr entrague_n that_o lord_n have_v two_o daughter_n surpass_o beautiful_a and_o witty_a above_o the_o common_a rate_n especial_o the_o elder_a who_o be_v call_v henrietta_n de_fw-fr balzack_n madam_n d'_fw-fr entrague_n be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o design_n to_o entangle_v the_o king_n with_o one_o of_o her_o daughter_n send_v to_o he_o
project_n it_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v so_o secret_a â—â—t_n that_o the_o person_n concern_v have_v a_o inkling_n of_o it_o the_o first_o person_n who_o have_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v the_o count_n of_o buquoy_n grand_fw-fr master_n of_o the_o ordinace_n in_o flanders_n who_o carry_v the_o news_n to_o the_o archduke_n and_o spinola_n immediate_o a_o council_n be_v hold_v wherein_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o under_o some_o fair_a pretence_n the_o princess_n shall_v be_v invite_v to_o lodge_v in_o the_o palace_n with_o the_o archduke_n and_o the_o infanta_n this_o be_v propose_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n without_o discover_v the_o mystery_n to_o he_o withal_o they_o insinuate_v into_o he_o that_o in_o regard_n there_o be_v some_o unkindness_n between_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n it_o will_v be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o separate_v a_o while_n that_o he_o may_v have_v time_n to_o recover_v himself_o from_o his_o disgust_n to_o which_o the_o prince_n consent_v without_o any_o scruple_n upon_o those_o assurance_n that_o the_o archduke_n and_o the_o infanta_n give_v he_o not_o to_o part_v with_o she_o out_o of_o their_o custody_n without_o his_o consent_n nor_o dare_v the_o princess_n nor_o coevures_n oppose_v it_o not_o have_v any_o manifest_a pretence_n to_o excuse_v themselves_o beside_o that_o hey_n be_v in_o hope_n of_o execute_v their_o design_n before_o the_o change_n of_o her_o lodging_n nevertheless_o because_o they_o can_v not_o adjust_a all_o their_o measure_n during_o the_o time_n that_o the_o princess_n be_v to_o stay_v in_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n palace_n therefore_o it_o be_v think_v convenient_a for_o the_o gain_n of_o three_o or_o four_o day_n more_o that_o the_o princess_n herself_o with_o who_o he_o feign_v to_o be_v in_o love_n shall_v entreat_v spinola_n to_o give_v she_o a_o ball_n at_o his_o house_n the_o but_o crafty_a genoese_a who_o smell_v the_o design_n excuse_v himself_o neat_o however_o coevures_n no_o way_n discourage_v by_o this_o unlucky_a accident_n resolve_v to_o carry_v away_o the_o princess_n upon_o saturday_n night_n be_v the_o 13_o of_o feb._n 1610._o because_o she_o be_v to_o remove_v into_o the_o palace_n the_o next_o day_n be_v sunday_n she_o pretend_v she_o be_v ill_a for_o fear_v her_o husband_n shall_v lie_v with_o she_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o very_o rare_o happen_v and_o hinder_v from_o make_v her_o escape_n the_o archduke_n who_o be_v inform_v of_o every_o thing_n by_o buquoy_n give_v notice_n of_o it_o by_o spinola_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n to_o who_o they_o have_v never_o make_v any_o discovery_n till_o then_o for_o fear_n he_o shall_v make_v a_o noise_n to_o no_o purpose_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o archduke_n shall_v be_v request_v to_o order_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n house_n to_o be_v guard_v all_o the_o night_n conde_n be_v so_o alarum_z d_o at_o what_o spinola_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o not_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o secret_a after_o he_o have_v take_v sufficient_a care_n to_o disappoint_v the_o enterprise_n he_o break_v out_o into_o frivolous_a complaint_n as_o for_o coevures_n he_o deny_v every_o thing_n because_o he_o have_v as_o yet_o do_v nothing_o to_o convict_v he_o and_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o to_o be_v do_v he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o courier_n to_o the_o king_n for_o new_a order_n upon_o this_o unexpected_a change_n the_o king_n perceive_v that_o artifice_n have_v nothing_o avail_v he_o resolve_v to_o make_v use_n of_o force_n to_o get_v the_o princess_n of_o conde_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o archduke_n and_o to_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o most_o catholic_n king_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o sound_v james_n vi_o who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n ireland_n and_o scotland_n and_o endeavour_v to_o oblige_v he_o to_o break_v with_o the_o spaniard_n but_o he_o be_v already_o grow_v in_o year_n be_v unwilling_a to_o engage_v in_o a_o war_n of_o that_o consequence_n upon_o which_o hen._n iu._n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n the_o venetian_n and_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n who_o be_v most_o concern_v to_o humble_a the_o pride_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o cleves_n upon_o which_o a_o difference_n arise_v between_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourgh_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o newburgh_n about_o the_o succession_n furnish_v the_o most_o christian_n king_n with_o a_o specious_a pretence_n to_o take_v arm_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o send_v his_o force_n towards_o the_o low_a country_n but_o the_o tragical_a end_n of_o that_o prince_n disappoint_v all_o his_o vast_a design_n for_o hen._n iu._n go_v in_o his_o coach_n to_o the_o arsenal_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o montbason_n and_o epernon_n ravaillac_n attempt_v to_o kill_v he_o as_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o lovure_n but_o can_v not_o execute_v his_o design_n in_o that_o place_n because_o he_o find_v himself_o post_v on_o that_o side_n where_o the_o duke_n of_o epernon_n sit_v the_o king_n moreover_o have_v not_o order_v his_o guard_n to_o follow_v he_o as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v so_o that_o when_o his_o coach_n enter_v into_o the_o ironmonger_n street_n and_o that_o his_o footman_n pass_v through_o st._n innocent_n churchyard_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o stop_n that_o hinder_v the_o coachman_n from_o drive_v on_o the_o ruffian_n have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o get_v upon_o the_o fore-wheel_n and_o give_v the_o king_n two_o stab_n with_o a_o broad_a knife_n the_o first_o between_o the_o second_o and_o three_o rib_n which_o be_v of_o little_a consequence_n the_o second_o between_o the_o five_o and_o six_o rib_n which_o pierce_v his_o lung_n and_o cut_v the_o veiny_n artery_n near_o the_o left_a valvule_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o last_o wind_v prove_v mortal_a thus_o this_o great_a monarch_n end_v his_o day_n when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o have_v make_v all_o europe_n tremble_v the_o intrigue_n of_o france_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o the_o amour_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o afford_v but_o little_a matter_n because_o that_o if_o he_o cast_v a_o particular_a eye_n upon_o any_o lady_n of_o the_o court_n it_o be_v rather_o a_o pastime_n then_o any_o real_a passion_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v intrigue_n wherein_o the_o lady_n bear_v a_o part_n which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o relate_v with_o as_o much_o conciseness_n and_o clearness_n as_o the_o thing_n will_v give_v i_o leave_v the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n a_o favourite_n of_o charles_n i._o king_n of_o great_a britain_n be_v come_v to_o paris_n to_o conduct_v madam_n henrietta_n of_o france_n who_o his_o master_n have_v marry_v into_o england_n but_o intruth_o to_o set_v up_o a_o faction_n in_o the_o kingdom_n which_o may_v prevent_v the_o king_n from_o put_v his_o design_n against_o the_o heretic_n in_o execution_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o acquire_v some_o familiarity_n among_o the_o lady_n who_o have_v most_o credit_n at_o court_n as_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o person_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o conceal_v the_o great_a secrecy_n from_o those_o who_o be_v once_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o have_v touch_v their_o heart_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o montbason_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o constable_n de_fw-fr luynes_n marry_v in_o second_o wedlock_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o joyinville_n and_o who_o be_v then_o call_v the_o duke_n of_o cheureuse_n be_v she_o who_o buckingham_n deem_v the_o most_o proper_a to_o second_v his_o design_n her_o beauty_n have_v purchase_v she_o a_o absolute_a power_n over_o all_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n she_o have_v a_o most_o persuasive_a eloquence_n a_o boundless_a ambition_n and_o a_o wanton_a humour_n which_o make_v she_o covet_v the_o conquest_n of_o all_o those_o who_o she_o think_v worthy_a of_o particular_a distinction_n buckingham_z who_o have_v a_o penetrate_a judgement_n quick_o understand_v her_o character_n and_o perceive_v that_o the_o grand_a prior_n natural_a son_n to_o henry_n iu._n and_o the_o count_n of_o chalais_n be_v the_o most_o assiduous_a to_o pay_v her_o homage_n and_o the_o two_o person_n likewise_o for_o who_o she_o have_v the_o great_a value_n but_o that_o she_o treat_v they_o with_o so_o much_o equality_n that_o they_o can_v not_o discover_v which_o way_n her_o heart_n most_o incline_v buckingham_n have_v insinuate_v himself_o into_o their_o confidence_n offer_v do_v they_o to_o make_v the_o duchess_n explain_v herself_o and_o though_o a_o man_n will_v have_v think_v a_o confident_a so_o lovely_a as_o the_o duke_n a_o very_a improper_a person_n to_o fulfil_v the_o trust_n which_o they_o have_v repose_v in_o he_o yet_o they_o never_o suspect_v any_o thing_n because_o that_o be_v a_o
because_o no_o body_n see_v he_o go_v in_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o count_n of_o charost_n repair_v to_o st._n mars_n apartment_n at_o the_o hour_n appoint_v by_o the_o king_n but_o find_v no_o body_n there_o but_o the_o surgeon_n and_o two_o of_o the_o favourite_n valet_n the_o chambre_n who_o can_v tell_v no_o tiding_n of_o their_o master_n they_o however_o he_o carryâ—d_v to_o the_o king_n who_o understand_v from_o their_o lip_n that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o be_v become_v of_o their_o master_n order_v the_o count_n to_o go_v the_o next_o morning_n with_o the_o deputy_n governor_n and_o the_o consul_n and_o search_v all_o the_o house_n charo_v perform_v d_o all_o his_o order_n exact_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n which_o oblige_v the_o king_n to_o leave_v naâ—bonne_n to_o go_v to_o bezier_n withal_o command_v the_o deputy_n governor_n and_o the_o consul_n to_o continue_v their_o search_n and_o to_o set_v forth_o a_o proclamation_n forbid_v all_o person_n whatever_o to_o conceal_v st._n mars_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n by_o which_o time_n bourgeois_n where_o the_o offender_n have_v hide_v himself_o be_v return_v home_o his_o wife_n tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o man_n in_o the_o house_n who_o she_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o person_n seek_v for_o by_o the_o description_n give_v of_o he_o within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o st._n mars_n himself_o discover_v who_o he_o be_v to_o his_o landlord_n in_o hope_n by_o confide_v in_o he_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o secrecy_n but_o bourgeois_n afraid_a of_o his_o life_n and_o hazard_v the_o repose_n of_o his_o family_n give_v notice_n by_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o the_o archdishop_n and_o the_o deputy_n governor_n that_o st._n mars_n be_v in_o his_o house_n present_o away_o go_v the_o deputy_n with_o the_o consul_n and_o a_o division_n of_o his_o company_n and_o civil_o acco_v the_o favourite_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v order_n from_o the_o king_n to_o arrest_v he_o and_o demand_v his_o sword_n the_o deputy_n governor_n carry_v he_o to_o a_o chamber_n in_o the_o archbishop_n house_n where_o he_o leave_v he_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o exempt_a of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o body_n who_o the_o king_n have_v leave_v on_o purpose_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o st._n mars_n be_v secure_v at_o narbonne_n de_fw-fr thou_o and_o savignac_n be_v arrest_v in_o the_o army_n and_o all_o three_o carry_v to_o several_a place_n de_fw-fr ozonville_n lieutenant_n in_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillonâ—s_n â—s_z guard_n who_o stay_v d_o with_o st._n mars_n to_o give_v intelligence_n no_o soon_o understand_v that_o the_o marquis_n be_v take_v up_o but_o he_o take_v post_n for_o piedmont_n to_o tell_v his_o master_n what_o have_v fall_v out_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v look_v to_o himslf_n pass_v through_o monfrin_n he_o there_o find_v viscount_n turrenne_n his_o master_n brother_n and_o impart_v to_o he_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o favourite_n the_o viscount_n not_o know_v that_o his_o brother_n be_v engage_v in_o the_o conspiracy_n think_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o give_v the_o cardinal_n notice_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o news_n that_o so_o much_o concern_v his_o repose_n and_o send_v he_o word_n withal_o that_o he_o have_v it_o from_o ozonville_n who_o be_v go_v into_o piedmont_n about_o other_o affair_n upon_o which_o advice_n the_o cardinal_n immediate_o command_v his_o under_o chamberlain_n to_o take_v post_n and_o get_v before_o ozonville_n with_o order_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o frontier_n town_n to_o stop_v he_o and_o to_o waylay_v all_o the_o pass_n into_o piedmont_n to_o hinder_v the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o so_o much_o concern_v he_o thus_o be_v viscount_n turenne_n by_o his_o imprudence_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o brother_n imprisonment_n ozonville_n be_v stop_v at_o valence_n and_o saladin_n carry_v a_o order_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o plessis-pralin_n to_o arrest_v the_o duke_n who_o right_o deem_v that_o it_o will_v be_v no_o easy_a thing_n to_o execute_v such_o a_o order_n in_o a_o army_n of_o which_o he_o be_v general_n make_v a_o proposal_n to_o he_o to_o visit_v casal_n before_o the_o open_n of_o the_o campaigne_n and_o while_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n he_o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o cominge_n governor_n of_o the_o place_n to_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o the_o order_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v prepare_v to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n upon_o that_o cominge_n invite_v the_o duke_n to_o supper_n in_o the_o citidel_n and_o so_o order_v it_o that_o not_o above_o four_o person_n be_v to_o set_v at_o his_o table_n the_o duke_n train_n be_v treat_v in_o room_n apart_o so_o that_o the_o duke_n be_v alone_o with_o cominge_n he_o demand_v his_o sword_n the_o duke_n no_o way_n concern_v tell_v he_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v provide_v he_o show_v he_o a_o order_n in_o writing_n otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v arrest_v cominge_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v it_o not_o about_o he_o but_o he_o will_v go_v and_o fetch_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o duke_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n down_o stair_n and_o pass_v all_o the_o sentry_n get_v into_o the_o city_n before_o he_o be_v miss_v cominge_n not_o find_v he_o at_o his_o return_n be_v in_o a_o heavy_a toss_v as_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o his_o head_n must_v have_v answer_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o prisoner_n present_o therefore_o he_o order_v the_o drum_n to_o beat_v a_o alarm_n and_o make_v the_o soldier_n run_v some_o one_o way_n some_o another_o after_o the_o duke_n who_o to_o prevent_v fall_v into_o the_o snare_n a_o second_o time_n get_v into_o a_o by-street_n with_o one_o lackey_n that_o always_o attend_v he_o where_o he_o spend_v the_o whole_a night_n lean_v against_o a_o wall_n without_o be_v discover_v by_o break_v of_o day_n he_o get_v into_o a_o house_n feign_v that_o he_o be_v pursue_v for_o fight_v a_o duel_n and_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o good_a reward_n persuade_v the_o man_n that_o open_v the_o door_n to_o hide_v he_o in_o a_o hayloft_n where_o he_o remain_v for_o some_o hour_n but_o the_o soldier_n that_o look_v after_o he_o enter_v the_o house_n two_o among_o the_o rest_n get_v into_o the_o loft_n and_o poke_v with_o their_o halber'd_n miss_v he_o very_o narrow_o however_o he_o will_v not_o stir_v from_o his_o post_n till_o he_o be_v discover_v and_o arrest_v cominge_n overjoy_v that_o he_o have_v recover_v his_o prisoner_n take_v care_n to_o keep_v he_o safe_a from_o make_v a_o second_o escape_n till_o he_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o king_n order_n to_o lion_n and_o there_o shut_v up_o close_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o pierre-encise_a st._n mars_n and_o the_o thou_o be_v also_o carry_v thither_o and_o commissioner_n be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o king_n s_o council_n and_o the_o parliament_n of_o grenoble_n of_o who_o the_o chancellor_n signior_n be_v precedent_n to_o try_v â—em_v these_o commissioner_n condemn_v they_o to_o loose_v their_o head_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o bovilion_n buy_v his_o life_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o principality_n of_o sedan_n which_o he_o surrender_v d_o to_o the_o king_n the_o cardinal_n however_o do_v not_o long_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o have_v triumph_v over_o his_o enemy_n nor_o do_v the_o king_n himself_o long_o survive_v his_o chief_a minister_n but_o enough_o of_o these_o tragical_a story_n let_v we_o now_o for_o a_o little_a recreation_n see_v what_o become_v of_o marion_n de_fw-fr lorme_n she_o endeavour_v to_o comfort_v herself_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o st._n mars_n by_o keep_v d'_fw-fr emery_n company_n who_o whole_o devote_a himself_o to_o she_o and_o be_v at_o such_o profuse_a expense_n to_o gain_v her_o affection_n that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o make_v up_o his_o account_n with_o martial_a the_o famous_a persumer_n from_o who_o that_o lady_n furnish_v herself_o with_o glove_n fan_n pomatum_n essence_n and_o such_o like_a toy_n he_o find_v she_o have_v take_v up_o in_o one_o year_n as_o much_o as_o come_v to_o fifty_o thousand_o crown_n la_fw-fr guillaumine_fw-la who_o she_o have_v advance_v from_o be_v her_o lackey_n to_o be_v she_o valet_fw-la de_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr enrich_v himself_o to_o that_o degree_n by_o the_o liberality_n of_o this_o same_o superintendent_a that_o he_o afterward_o give_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o liver_n for_o a_o prothonotary_n place_v in_o the_o council_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o lady_n true_a to_o her_o paramour_n for_o all_o this_o she_o keep_v company_n every_o day_n with_o desbarreaux_n who_o return_v d_o to_o paris_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cardinal_n beside_o several_a other_o to_o boot_v so_o far_o be_v she_o imitate_v