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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20762	The conduct of France since the peace at Nimeguen written in French by a person of quality ; made English.; Conduite de la France depuis la Paix de Nimegue. English	Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.	1684 (1684)	Wing C6597	34,125	107

highest consequence sent for those about her immediately she could most confide in doubles the Palace Guards and causes those to be seiz'd in fine who had resolv'd her ruine makes her manifesto those very Persons were intended to take away the young Duke and carry him to Spain which is more then I can say they meant not knowing whether true or not or whether only a Sham to render them the more odious to the People Be it as 't will the Dutchess having once retriev'd her self from so very great a danger order'd the French Forces to March into the Town thereby to shew she trusted more to them then to those of the Country A certain Print for all this remain'd with the young Duke of what had been remonstrated insomuch that though his Equipage was gone already before to Portugal and himself soon to follow after he talk't no more of the Voyage And as still some body there was in place about him who privately cherisht the suspicion they had rais'd broke him clean off order'd his Family to return their ways home again to the unspeakable satisfaction of his whole People France only remain'd much mortifid promising already to it self the conjunction of Savoy to that Kingdom and to enchase it amongst the fairest Flowers of the Crown The dissatisfaction conceiv'd lay not long hid the Count of Soisson who in case of decease of the young Duke was Heir presumptive to the Dukedom of Savoy after the Death of Prince Carignan his Uncle was then in love with a private Damosel in France call'd Madamoseille de Beauais all the Relations had thitherto opposed the thing in fear of his design to marry her the King himself had signifi'd as much and that he ought to think of bestowing himself some other way but being thus disoblig'd by the Grandees of Savoy he suffer'd Count Soisson to do what he had most mind to to humble him and that Count did do what his passion persuaded This what past in Piemont let us now go see a little what a doing in Germany France for a long time had a Months mind to the City of Strasburgh it had defeated them a number of its measures during the late War and France had so well felt the importance of that place to resolve upon the having it cost it ne're so much To speak of having it by force lookt a little difficult and to do that a War must be openly declar'd and the adjacent Princes round about would have engag'd in her defence The easier way then seem'd the getting it by trick A Resident they kept at Strasburgh in Character more of Spy then public Minister whose Business was to observe all that past he had given the King often times account no good was to be done till those Burgemasters of the Town in present station were out of place when new came to be made had by that time gain'd a great many of the Votes got Persons elected to the Magistracy affection'd to the Interests of France ready fitted to make sale of their Country for a piece of Money with these after that he strikes a Bargain for the delivery of the Town upon the first occasion and they for their Reward to have each a Hundred Thousand Crowns a Man The Market being thus set these Traytors give the Town to consider the great Burthens of their Debt they stood charg'd with occasion'd by her vast Expences incurr'd in the late War and that now in time of Peace they should reduce the Garison which was too numerous That the King of France whom they had the most cause to fear had his whole thoughts took up towards Italy whither he had drawn the best part of all his Forces and that before he could march them back again they should have time enough to implore the assistance of their Neighbours whose proper concern in their preservation was too great not to afford them aid happen what would they had the Winter before to look about them which was now at hand That the King was great way distant from them as indeed he was and Summer then near spent there was no manner of likelihood he durst undertake any thing actually that season by the means save a good Sum of Money in their Purses that when Spring time came they then should see what other measures were fittest to be taken The advice took with the People who were all for the sparing point and for all the ablest men amongst them could formally oppose what the People once would have of necessity to be there was no withstanding one part of the Garison must then be dismist and which was remarkable of those the Forces of the Eldest standing But as the King of France lay perdue but for the occasion took Journey forthwith from Fountain-bleau at the same time caus'd his Men to draw down with expedition and invests the City at a time they imagin'd him in the midst of his Kingdom Some playing with the Cannon there was upon both sides to take off all suspicion off Intelligence which hinder'd not but those of Strasburgh well enough understood themselves betray'd And tho they now understood so with the latest they yet entertain'd thoughts of making a Defence But a rable of People hired at the same time by the French Resident or it may be as well by the Burgemasters themselves came flocking to the Town-house crying out for a surrender of the Town which otherwise would be suddenly consum'd by the Fire of the Booms and by the red hot Bullets The Burgemasters soon listn'd to that demand cause beat a Parly set up the White Colours for token of a general readiness to capitulate and in a word to say all yields up the Town I do not condemn France for an act of this importance since not of humor to matter much her Faith in point of Treaty but what I am most scandal'd at to have the Face to colour it with a shew of Justice The Emperor indeed having sent Count Mansfeld to complain of the Breach of Peace was answer'd that they much wonder'd the Emperor would concern himself where he had not to do that it was but lawful for the King to reduce a rebellious City That Strasburgh as the Capital of Alsace did belong to him by Vertue of the Munster Treaty and if he did not lay hold on 't sooner 't was because he had more pressing work in Hand But any would but answer me if that City had been granted him as pretended why entertain'd he there his public Ministers so long time why did he in the last War treat with her in Order to her remaining Neuter and why so often complaining of her not remaining so But all that France can say upon the subject is indeed not so much as worth an answer so I proceed to her Enterprizes elsewhere The taking of Strasburgh open'd the Eyes of a great many German Princes lull'd for a long time like England in a profound

Romans as 't was a thing he had been instant with them for of a long time they should no sooner have answer'd his desire in that particular the Face of their Empire should soon see chang'd that the Kings Forces lay ready at their Gates for their nearer assistance and would in short retrive the Empire again into that flourishing condition it had ever yet been in under its greatest Emperors Prince William of Furstenburgh Bishop of Strasburgh de voted wholly to the Interests of France who for some Years has been labouring to deliver up his Country was one of those most powerfully endeavor'd to insinuate these kind of things But the aversion the Empire had for the French in general was so great and so universal so far from calling of them into their help would have much sooner call'd in the Turk And indeed the Turk troubles no Body for his Religion sake leaving every one to his Liberty of Conscience keeping strictly to their word where they once give it and provided their Tribute be but paid which you promise them Exact no more no Leeches there preying upon the Blood of the People to be seen as in France swarming under the Name of Partisan or Farmers of the Kings Revenue there no laying of new Taxes upon every sort of thing or when necessity obliges them to lay any are taken off again as the necessity ceases the Souldier is not there ill handled nor the Ministers at every turn threatning to lay them by the heels on the contrary the Sword-Man is in great esteem amongst them and a brave Fellow there is not without his Mark of Distinction In a word they had heard so much of the French Domination and way of Government that they had resolv'd as one Man to stand it out to the last then ever have submitted In vain then did all these good French men take the pains in giving out as I was saying they did The King then seeing he lost his time that way resolv'd upon the employing it somewhere else to better purposes whilst the occasion was opportune his Pretentions to the County of Alost he still kept up and so marches to Flanders side with his Forces proceeds to nominating of his general Officers which he is never accustom'd to do but upon the neck of a War and in fine making all ready to enter upon the Country But just upon the point of putting his design in execution God was pleas'd to take out of this World the Queen his Wife one of the best Princesses upon Earth after a sickness of two or three Days Her Disease appear'd not visibly dangerous and was but a swelling which kindly enough inclin'd to suppuration but the Doctors instead of letting Nature have her Course which was e'en ready to throw off the malignity as I was saying having through Ignorance let her Blood contrary to the Opinion of Mr. Fagon her chief Physician it struck in again to the Heart and kill'd her So soon as the Queen's condition was perceiv'd Dangerous the King had notice who came presently to her Chamber and seem'd most extremly sensible threw himself upon her Bed with the Tears in his Eyes speaking to her in Spanish but the Queens Eyes now setting in Head and Death approaching died in his Arms without being able to answer They had an Hour or two before given Emetick Wine but had not strength enough to bear it that instead of doing her good serv'd only but to shorten her time they forc't the King away from her who lay taking on like wild in her Arms and the Queen they left upon the Bed of State till the next Day then put her into a Coffin of Lead placing instead of the Body a waxen Image made in resemblance which for Nine days together was serv'd up as if yet alive or rather as if it was the Queen her self She was afterwards carried to St. Dennis the ordinary Burying place of the Kings of France with a Magnificence truly Royal Sixteen thousand Flambeauxs Six hundred poor People clad in Black besides the Servants of her own Family and those of all the Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal an infinite of other Persons of the first quality with an endless train of Coaches Her Heart had been carried some days before to Val-de grace and placed in the Nuns Quire right against the Chappel where is kept that of the Queen Mother Two or three days before the Queen dy'd there happen'd a thing of an odd Nature enough That Princess who was extremely addicted to her Religion having call'd for an Almanack to her Bed-side to see when such a Holy-day would fall to which she had a particular Devotion perceiv'd the Composer of the Almanack in his Predictions upon the Month July foretold the withdrawing of a Prince and Death of some great Lady who would be much regretted and as the Prince of Condy's leaving the Court shew'd perfectly he had hit extreme right She turns her self to Madam La Marshalle de Humiers Lady of her Bed-chamber who stood at her Beds-head and askt if 't was not she they meant The particular of this I had from Madam La Marshalle d' Humiers her self and since have had the curiosity to view the Almanack where those very two things are litterally to be found However the grief of the King slopt his Flanders expedition retir'd immediately to St. Clou his Brothers the Duke of Orleance's Country House from thence to Fountain-bleau where in vain they strive to divert him as the Queen took great pleasure in that place made him often call to mind his Queen tears are frequent in his Eyes and nothing but length of time can make him forget her Notwithstanding they give out he persists still in his great designs the Truth of which we shall soon Know with a little patience But for me I think God sent him that affliction to move him and that in a little time he not only will leave Europe in Peace but by joining his Arms with the Christians will force the Turk to leave the Empire in quiet which we ought all to wish FINIS THis Book was given to the Bookseller the Fifteenth of August by which 't is to be seen the Author must be well enough acquainted with the Business of Alost the manifesto in Relation to it being to come out upon the Saturday and her Majesty dying but the day before c.