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upon_o lagni_n corbect_n st._n cloud_n st._n denis_n and_o charenton_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr elbocut_n his_o three_o son_n the_o duke_n of_o brissackâ—_n â—_z and_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr boulays_n go_v and_o offer_v their_o service_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o after_o thate_v the_o prince_n of_o conâ—i_n the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n the_o prince_n of_o marsellac_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr noimouster_n do_v the_o same_o the_o parliament_n nominate_v the_o prince_n of_o conâ—i_n for_o generalissimo_n and_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr elbocut_n for_o general_n and_o afterward_o join_v the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n and_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mothe_n in_o equal_a commission_n with_o '_o they_o as_o for_o the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n he_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o any_o employment_n because_o he_o can_v have_v none_o that_o be_v conformable_a to_o his_o rank_n or_o none_o but_o such_o as_o equal_v he_o with_o his_o inferiorsâ—_n so_o that_o he_o be_v only_o present_a at_o the_o prince_n of_o conâ—i's_n council_n to_o give_v his_o advice_n when_o the_o prince_n understand_v that_o conti_n and_o longueville_n have_v private_o leave_v st._n germane_a in_o the_o night_n and_o be_v get_v into_o paris_n he_o go_v from_o charenton_n to_o the_o court_n where_o he_o thunder_v most_o terrible_o against_o '_o they_o but_o that_o be_v no_o impediment_n but_o that_o the_o parisian_a party_n bâ—gaâ—_n to_o grow_v numerous_a have_v now_o get_v among_o they_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o another_o prince_n almost_o absolute_a in_o his_o government_n of_o normandy_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mothe_n also_o be_v become_v considerable_a in_o the_o army_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n much_o more_o for_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v deep_o know_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v stout_a and_o understand_v the_o art_n of_o war_n to_o perfection_n he_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o easy_a fluent_a natural_a and_o insinuate_a eloquence_n he_o have_v a_o neat_a wit_n fertile_a in_o expedient_n and_o proper_a to_o maintain_v the_o most_o difficult_a affair_n a_o clâ—â—r_a sâ—nse_n and_o a_o discern_a judgement_n and_o besidesâ—â—e_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o strict_a tie_n with_o marshal_n tavern_n his_o brother_n who_o at_o that_o time_n command_v the_o army_n in_o germany_n thereupon_o the_o prince_n who_o look_v upon_o these_o two_o brother_n to_o be_v his_o friend_n and_o person_n of_o great_a weight_n write_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—_o that_o he_o be_v afraid_a he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v thâ—t_v the_o prince_n believe_v he_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o conti_n and_o longâ—evill's_n with_o draw_v from_o the_o court_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o be_v desirous_a to_o disabuse_v he_o and_o then_o conjure_v he_o to_o return_v to_o st._n germains_n where_o he_o will_v procure_v he_o all_o manner_n of_o satisfaction_n touch_v his_o particular_a interest_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n cause_v the_o letter_n to_o be_v read_v in_o parliament_n so_o that_o the_o court_n find_v they_o can_v not_o depend_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v moreover_o inform_v of_o turenne_n disaffection_n to_o theiâ—_n cause_n the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v in_o great_a reputation_n among_o the_o german_a troop_n write_v to_o the_o several_a colonel_n not_o to_o acknowledge_v he_o any_o long_o for_o general_n but_o to_o quit_v he_o which_o they_o do_v the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n also_o who_o have_v be_v wander_v about_o in_o the_o province_n upon_o the_o loire_n ever_o since_o his_o escape_n from_o vincennes_n get_v to_o paris_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trouble_n and_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o the_o parliament_n whâ—â—leared_v he_o of_o the_o accusation_n of_o have_v conspire_v against_o mazarin_n life_n receive_v he_o as_o a_o peer_n of_o france_n and_o make_v he_o one_o of_o their_o general_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o king_n force_n possess_v all_o â—he_n post_v round_o about_o paris_n and_o though_o the_o parliament_n â—â—my_n be_v more_o numerous_a their_o general_n â—â—ver_o stir_v to_o open_v any_o passage_n so_o that_o provision_n can_v noâ—_n get_v into_o the_o city_n but_o with_o great_a difficulty_n from_o 〈◊〉_d in_o regard_n that_o the_o prince_n can_v not_o put_v a_o garrison_n in_o bâ—â—ys_n conte-robert_n for_o fear_n of_o divide_v his_o forcesâ—_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v quit_v charenton_n which_o câ—nâ—â—_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o â—ut_fw-la the_o prince_n consider_v the_o importance_n of_o thâ—â—_n post_n which_o secure_v the_o parisian_a 〈…〉_z and_o â—or_a that_o he_o long_v to_o begin_v wiâ—â—_n some_o action_n â—hat_n may_v render_v his_o force_n formidableâ—_n he_o resolve_v to_o attack_v itâ—_n though_o the_o parisiâ—n_n have_v put_v tâ—ree_a thousand_o man_n into_o it_o charenton_n advance_v therefore_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o oâ—leâ—nâ—_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o lord_n of_o thâ—_n courtâ—_n upon_o the_o 18_o of_o february_n he_o commit_v
her_o conduct_n she_o can_v not_o go_v to_o he_o in_o normandy_n without_o expose_v her_o life_n or_o liberty_n the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o get_v she_o to_o he_o and_o she_o have_v no_o way_n to_o avoid_v that_o perilous_a journey_n but_o by_o induce_v her_o brother_n to_o quit_v the_o court_n abrupt_o and_o to_o prepare_v for_o a_o civil_a war._n the_o prince_n of_o conty_n have_v no_o particular_a aim_n he_o follow_v his_o sister_n sentiment_n without_o know_v they_o and_o be_v for_o war_n because_o it_o free_v he_o from_o his_o ecclesiastical_a profession_n which_o he_o do_v not_o love_v the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n be_v very_o solicitous_a for_o war_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o ambition_n as_o jealousy_n which_o he_o have_v conceive_v against_o the_o prince_n he_o can_v not_o endure_v his_o see_v and_o love_v madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr chatillon_n and_o whereas_o he_o can_v not_o hinder_v his_o see_v of_o she_o but_o by_o separate_v they_o he_o imagine_v that_o war_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n he_o can_v employ_v to_o that_o end_n and_o that_o it_o will_v in_o time_n quench_v the_o prince_n passion_n the_o duke_n de_fw-fr bovillon_n and_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rochefoucault_n do_v not_o desire_v that_o war_n they_o have_v late_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o what_o invincible_a difficulty_n they_o be_v expose_v who_o undertake_v to_o maintain_v a_o civil_a war_n against_o the_o person_n of_o their_o king_n they_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o disappointment_n that_o attend_v it_o they_o know_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o spaniard_n they_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o vain_a and_o deceitful_a their_o promise_n be_v and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o interest_n to_o advance_v the_o prince_n or_o the_o cardinal_n affair_n but_o only_o to_o foment_n disorder_n among_o they_o in_o order_n to_o take_v a_o advantage_n of_o the_o division_n of_o france_n the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n moreover_o join_v his_o particular_a interest_n to_o the_o publick_n and_o be_v in_o hope_n to_o oblige_v the_o queen_n sensible_o and_o to_o be_v altogether_o in_o her_o favour_n by_o contribute_v to_o keep_v the_o prince_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o duty_n as_o for_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rochefoucalt_n he_o dare_v not_o so_o public_o express_v his_o repugnancy_n to_o that_o war_n by_o reason_n that_o his_o love_n and_o passion_n for_o madam_n longueâ—ille_n oblige_v he_o to_o follow_v the_o sentiment_n of_o that_o fair_a princess_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o kindle_v of_o a_o civil_a war_n which_o the_o prince_n exasperate_v by_o his_o misfortune_n and_o by_o ill_a treatment_n desire_v perhaps_o with_o as_o much_o earnestness_n however_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o court_n and_o that_o of_o the_o prince_n soon_o furnish_v subject_n of_o a_o reciprocal_a diffidence_n the_o sequel_n of_o which_o prove_v fatal_a to_o the_o state_n to_o a_o great_a number_n of_o illustrious_a family_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o ruine_v the_o great_a and_o most_o glorious_a fortune_n that_o be_v ever_o see_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o a_o subject_a but_o before_o we_o proceed_v any_o far_a it_o will_v be_v proper_a to_o enlarge_v upon_o a_o thing_n i_o have_v only_o hint_v by_o the_o by_o which_o be_v that_o the_o prince_n hinder_v the_o prince_n of_o conty_n his_o brother_n from_o marry_v mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n cheureuse_n by_o reason_n that_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o treaty_n that_o have_v be_v make_v for_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o marriage_n have_v only_o be_v desire_v by_o the_o coadjutor_n and_o by_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr châ—ureuse_n to_o secure_v they_o against_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o affront_v put_v upon_o his_o highness_n upon_o the_o new_a bridge_n the_o care_n that_o be_v take_v to_o solicit_v the_o execution_n thereof_o only_o serve_v to_o revive_v in_o his_o memory_n the_o image_n of_o that_o mortal_a injury_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v sensible_a beside_o that_o the_o coadjutor_n and_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr cheureuse_n have_v take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o misfortune_n of_o his_o prison_n to_o impose_v whatever_o condition_n they_o please_v upon_o he_o can_v not_o resolve_v to_o dissemble_v his_o resentment_n and_o have_v rather_o be_v forsake_v even_o by_o his_o best_a friend_n than_o to_o stoop_v to_o dissemble_n caress_n and_o flattery_n to_o conceal_v it_o he_o exasperate_v madam_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n and_o the_o frondeurs_fw-fr extreme_o by_o that_o proceed_n and_o consequent_o the_o people_n party_n and_o even_o disoblige_v messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr bovillon_n and_o turenne_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o they_o side_v with_o the_o court_n whereupon_o the_o dukâ—_n of_o bovillon_n be_v place_v at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o council_n and_o the_o vice-count_a of_o turenne_n at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o principal_a army_n several_a other_o person_n of_o noâ—e_n quit_v the_o prince_n party_n by_o their_o example_n even_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr bussy_n who_o have_v serve_v he_o so_o well_o till_o then_o abandon_v he_o by_o reason_n that_o be_v come_v on_o purpose_n from_o burgundy_n to_o paris_n to_o congratulate_v his_o highness_n be_v put_v at_o liberty_n the_o prince_n have_v thank_v he_o cold_o for_o the_o service_n he_o have_v do_v he_o during_o his_o imprisonment_n ask_v he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n whether_o he_o will_v not_o resign_v his_o place_n of_o lieutenant_n of_o his_o chevaux_n leger_n of_o the_o ordnance_n to_o guitault_v his_o cornet_n according_a to_o the_o agreement_n make_v about_o it_o three_o month_n before_o his_o imprisonment_n the_o count_n of_o bussy_n be_v strange_o surprise_v at_o that_o question_n which_o show_v but_o little_a gratitude_n for_o his_o past_a service_n and_o yet_o less_o value_n for_o he_o and_o less_o consideration_n for_o his_o quality_n but_o yet_o he_o consent_v to_o it_o on_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v resign_v it_o into_o his_o highness_n own_o hand_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v surrender_v it_o he_o quit_v he_o as_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr grand_fw-fr pré_fw-fr have_v do_v before_o who_o after_o have_v espouse_v his_o party_n with_o so_o much_o heat_n go_v to_o visit_v the_o prince_n after_o their_o be_v put_v at_o liberty_n be_v receive_v by_o they_o in_o a_o very_a disoblige_a manner_n all_o these_o thing_n give_v a_o great_a check_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n affair_n and_o in_o the_o sequel_n weaken_a his_o party_n considerable_o conde_n moreover_o it_o happen_v that_o those_o who_o have_v quit_v his_o interest_n after_o have_v embrace_v they_o with_o so_o much_o earnestness_n spread_v false_a report_n against_o he_o and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v people_n suspect_v his_o harbour_v ill_a design_n thereby_o the_o better_a to_o colour_v their_o change_n in_o effect_n soon_o after_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o prince_n treat_v with_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o king_n and_o state_n in_o paris_n itself_o by_o madam_n de_fw-fr longueville_n â—t_a 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o marquis_n of_o sillery_n and_o at_o steâ—ay_n by_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr croissy_n it_o be_v likewise_o rumour_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v desire_v to_o exchange_v his_o government_n of_o burgundy_n for_o that_o of_o guienne_n but_o that_o he_o design_v to_o execute_v some_o criminal_a enterprise_n the_o reason_n allege_v for_o it_o be_v that_o the_o government_n of_o burgundy_n be_v worth_a forty_o five_o thousand_o livre_n more_o than_o that_o of_o guienne_n and_o that_o consequent_o he_o certain_o design_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o singular_a affection_n the_o people_n of_o guienne_n have_v for_o his_o person_n in_o order_n to_o execute_v some_o extraordinary_a enterprise_n that_o the_o people_n of_o guienne_n as_o well_o as_o the_o limosin_n their_o neighbour_n be_v warlike_a light_a and_o inconstant_a that_o poitou_n of_o which_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rochefoucault_n be_v governor_n be_v adjoin_v to_o that_o province_n that_o the_o prince_n have_v other_o friend_n who_o be_v very_o powerful_a in_o other_o adjacent_a province_n that_o he_o have_v only_o desire_v provence_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o câ—â—ty_n and_o auvergne_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n in_o order_n thereby_o the_o better_a to_o execute_v his_o great_a design_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o at_o that_o very_a time_n the_o prince_n have_v send_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr sillery_n into_o flanders_n under_o pretence_n of_o dis-engaging_a madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr longueville_n and_o the_o marshal_n of_o turenne_n of_o the_o treaty_n they_o have_v make_v with_o the_o spaniard_n to_o procure_v his_o liberty_n but_o in_o reality_n with_o order_n to_o take_v measureâ—_n with_o the_o count_n of_o fuensaldaigne_n to_o sound_v what_o assistance_n the_o prince_n may_v receive_v from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o case_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v war._n fuensaldaigne_n answer_v according_a to_o the_o usual_a custom_n
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