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A11931	A general inuentorie of the history of France from the beginning of that monarchie, vnto the treatie of Veruins, in the year 1598. Written by Ihon de Serres. And continued vnto these times, out off the best authors which haue written of that subiect. Translated out of French into English, by Edward Grimeston Gentleman.; Inventaire general de l'histoire de France. English	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Grimeston, Edward.; Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 22244; ESTC S117097	1,983,454	1,322

that of other Princes which haue hereditary des●eins vpon that estate who would cast lots againe come to a new diuisiō These had sometimes sought to make ther profit of the diuersity of religion that is among the Cantons 1602. in weakning the bodie by cutting of the members France on the contrary side had alwaies exhorted them to liue in Peace and not to vnder-mine the foundation of their Estate the which consistes in Concord and Vnity So Princes should alwaies desire that their Allies might liue in Vnion and Peace This proposition of renewing the League with the King was very acceptable vnto them all but it troubled the small Catholike Cantons who had made new Leagues with their neighbors and desired that they would propound some meanes vnto them that in contenting the King they might with Honour keepe their latter promises The Ambassadors answered that they must take those resolutions of themselues whereby they might willingly contribute that which depended of them It is no reason sayd the Ambassadors that you should bee directed and set into the right way by vs seeing you left it without vs and against vs. The Cantons sayd that the friendship which they had sworne to France was grounded vpon conditions the which fayling the duty of their allyance must also fayle Friendship grounded vpon profit is neuer durable that of the Suisses cannot bee otherwise vnited they loue the Darigues more then Darius himselfe and Glory to see the greatest Princes of Europe to purchase their friendship Some aduised the King to leaue the petty Cantons and to take them as his enemies seeing they had broken the League But he thought he should wrong the reputation and dignity of his Crowne if hee should loose the friends which his Predecessors had gotten And therefore his Ambassadors although they seemed not to care for it omitted nothing that might serue to reduce them into the right way from the which the opinion of profit more then the force of friendship had drawne them thinking it reasonable to loue friends with their humors A million of gold granted to the Suisses not for the respect of the continuance of friendship nor of their cōstancy but for the Honour of this Crowne They would not binde the Kings word to any other thing then the payment of a million of Gold in discharge of their debt or pension There must be an other day to deliuer that which should be resolued by euerie Canton vpon the Kings offers and propositions The pettie Cantons appointed a Diet at Lucerna to resolue of the difficulties they were in betwixt the alliances with France and Spaine seeing they might not hold the one but they must abandon the other Their resolution was to accept the renewing of the League and to esteeme olde frindes for the best Yet they did not publish it so soone that it might be the better accepted many daies were spent in Generall Assemblies at Baden and Soleurre to reduce it to an immutable pointe Monsieur de Vic went vnto the Grisons and procured an assembly to be called at Coire of the three Cantons and their Commons in their Episcopall Citty Assembly of the ●r●sons a● Coire Their were as many difficulties as the Country is rough the Spanish practises had so much withdrawne their affections from France They could not dissemble the greefe they conceiued for the confirmation of this League The Count of Fuentes would not suffer any prouision to go out of the Dutchy of Milan that the derth and discomodity of victuells might make the Grisons know that the friendship of Spaine was more profitable vnto them then that of France and that they should not so much desire the number as the profit of friends DeVic propounded the Kings intentions to 67. Ambassadors deputed by the three Cantons of the Grisons and to as many other chosen out of the Country They hold a great liberty of opinions in their Assemblies euery man speakes what he thinkes Here they which made least shewe spake loudest in the ende they resolued to accept of the renewing of the League adding thervnto such preiudiciall conditions as two of them were sufficient to make the League fruitlesse for the King DeVic sayd vnto them that they must not thinke that the King would endure any addition or deminution in the ancient Treaty Vnreasonable conditions answering the sayd Articles by writing to the end that the Commons which were to determine thereon might iudge that their reasons were not stronger then those which he had propounded vnto them and their commodities and suerties greater with the Kings allyance then withall others While that DeVic was with the Grisons Sillery labored to dispose the Cantons to the Kings will But there was stil something to resolue vpon The Suisses although they haue not the quicknes of spirit as other nations yet are they not lesse aduised in the conduct of their affayres So as when the Kings Ambassadors thought that in the last Diet held at Soleure there would bee but one sitting for that all difficulties had beene very exactly considered they must yet haue patience for twelue dayes Difficulties in the ●reaty with more Crosses and difficulties then were euer treated of in Suisserland for the like affa●res for both the Kings friends and enemies had conspired not to consent to the conclusion of the Treaty without assurance to be payd vnreasonable summes euery yeare besides the million of ●old that was granted The stay of the b●inging of the Kings money did also greatly distast them that should haue the best share in the distribution The more certaine the hope is the more troublesome is the stay This fayling was insupportable vnto them and thrust them into bad resolutions against the aduancement of the Kings affaires So as the Ambassadors did think for a time they should get much to breake with some to differ with others rather then to tie the King vnto such forced conditions But after much toyle of body and minde the Treaty was concluded The Duke of Biron 〈◊〉 to the Can●o●s to con●●●●e the Treaty There remayned nothing but to haue the Duke of Biron come to authorise by his presence what had bin concluded by the Kings Ambassadors he came in the end of I●nuary well accompanied and as we●● receiued by the Lords of that common weale and by the Colonells and Captaines to whom it seemed that they were in France seeing him alwayes that had cōmanded ouer them in the Kings Army The Duke spake vnto them in the General Assembly at Soleurre in this ●ort Noble Lords The Duk●●pe●ch to the Su●●ses the King my Maister making the same esteeme which ●is Predecessors haue done of your generossity desiring the continuance of true friendship and faithfull allyance which hath bin of long time betwixt his Crowne and your Cominalties hath cōmanded me to come into your Country for the happy ending of the Treaty which the Seigneours of Syllery and deVic