them from discerning Things such as they are nor a Will that carries 'em contrary to their Knowledge find very little to urge against all this but only to what the Misfortune of Times customary to the Weakness of Minorities introduces for which there is no Remedy to be apply'd But some disaffected Persons like those envenom'd Stomachs that convert into Poison the best of Nourishments observe in the Government many Things which being rightly consider'd deserve rather to be applauded then sound fault with The first Action which they censure is the Marriage with Spain which they put in the first place as a Hidra with several Heads since as they reckon from thence proceeds the Division of France the Rupture of ancient Amities and the Scorn of Foreign Alliances with England Italy and Germany The Second is the Waste of the Treasury The Third is the Fortune of some Foreigners The Fourth and Last is the Seizing of the Prince of Conde so clearly justify'd by what we have said that it would be superfluouâ— to say any more of it here By these Heads artificially disguiz'd and publish'd they decry the Government which however being duly consider'd will appear as worthy as they would render it infamous after we have cut off all the Heads of this monstrous Hydra To make 'em approve the Alliance between France and Spain I shall not insist much upon it that 't is an ordinary thing for those two Kingdoms to unite themselves by Marriages History containing a great Number of Examples Of the most remarkable were the Marriage of Charlemaine with Galiena the Daughter of the King of Toledo Of Lâ—wis VII with Constance the Daughter of Alphonso King of Spain and Galicia Of Lewis VIII with Blanch the Daughter of the King of Castille to which Marriage we are beholding to the Birth of St. Lewis and all the Happiness we enjoy by the Regency of his Mother Of Philip the Bald with Isabel the Daughter of the King of Arragon Of Francis I. with Elenor Sister to the Emperor Charles V. Of Charles IX with Elizabeth of Austria Daughter of the Emperor Maximilian and Grand-daughter to Ferdinand King of Spain I will not urge that because the Enmities between great Personages are frequently pacify'd by Marriages that therefore this Match was useful to establish a Peace between the two Crowns I will not insist that there was nothing remaining for this Monarchy to do being assur'd of all her Neighbours but to secure her self by an Alliance with this Crown to the end that being in no danger from without she might be the more at liberty to reduce those that endeavour'd to trouble the Kingdom within I will not set forth that we have already gain'd this Advantage by Marriages that they have at least depriv'd those who have gone about to trouble the Repose of France the way to make a Benefit of Spain which was formerly wont to foment our Divisions and sow 'em also among us 'T is sufficient to stop the Mouths of those that condemn 'em to justifie 'em and cause 'em to be approv'd by all the World to declare that they were design'd and desir'd by the deceased King that they were agreed to by the Princes Lords and Officers of the Crown transacted by the Duke of Maine commended and desir'd by the Three Orders of the Kingdom imparted to the King of England by the Duke of Bouillon and to other Princes Republicks and Confederates of this Crown by the Ambassadors residing near their Persons and lastly happily accomplish'd And that instead of a bloody War of which as it was given out they were to be the Fore-runners they have been attended with a general Peace over all France which Their Majesties being desirous always to preserve among their People as they have sufficiently made it appear there is no Occasion to fear that contrary to their Words and the Edicts of the deceased Henry the Great they will attempt any thing that may infringe it 'T is to no purpose to urge the daring Humour of the Spaniard seeing that without diving into their Intentions and Designs we should do our selves an Injury to believe that we cannot keep our own and preserve our selves from those who justly ought to fear us Then again 't is an idle Terrour to fear that the Alliance of the two Crowns should occasion the Division of France For no Man will readily believe that a Man will burn his own House to do his Neighbour a Kindness Or that a Man will hate and ruin himself for the Love of another Different Beliefs do not render us different Kingdoms We are all united under one in whose Service no Catholick is so blind as to think a Spaniard better then a French Huguenot There will be found a real Division not in this World but in the other not occasion'd by the Matches between France and Spain but by the Diversity of our Religions If this Match contain'd any Article contrary to the Edicts of Pacification there might be some Reason to fear But there being no such thing quite the contrary seeing the Articles are sign'd and decreed since it is done and consummated seeing the Edicts have been renew'd no less then four times upon the Death of the late King upon the King's Majority at Bourdeaux and at Laudun though those of the Religion had greatly offendeâ— the King in joining with the Rebels what Reason is there to fear that he will give any Interruption to what the deceased King Henry the Great has establish'd for the Union and Tranquility of his Subjects What Reason have they of the pretended Reformed Religion to complain seeing their Edicts have been renew'd under this Reign and confirm'd several times their Pensions augmented and paid notwithstanding all the Exigencies of State Themselves also assisted against the most zealous and furious Catholicks as the Difference between the Rochellers and M. d' Espernon can justifie and lastly favour'd to that degree that we may say that many Enterprizes have been unpunish'd for their sakes You must not forget to insinuate how that we sent back the Spaniards that waited upon the Queen which clearly justifies our Design to make our selves Spaniards in France Moreover You must take an Occasion to signifie to 'em to our Advantage that we desire not the Advancement of Spain We offer 'em tho' discreetly to assist 'em against the Attempts of the King of Spain to set the Crowns of Hungary Bohemia the King of the Romans and the Empire upon the Head of a Child of Spain And to give 'em Proofs of our Affection and to let 'em see that we have no Designs but the Good of the Empire 't were well that you should let 'em know that we pretend to no other thing but only to concurr with 'em to set the said Crowns upon the Head of that Person whom they shall deem most acceptable to His Imperial Majesty and most useful to Christendom Seeing then this Match can create no Jealousie by
would giving opportunity to the Spaniards better to manage their Affairs against us weakning that on which alone her Protection depends would in the end ruin her whereas by making a good War this Year on every side by God's assistance at the end of the following Campagn we shall see the Establishment of a General Peace Let Madam secure the inward Parts of her State and never trouble herself about the rest We send to her Highness the Sieur de Vignolles whom she desired Reconcile him with Count Philippes I have particularly charged him to make use of him in Madam's Service as he will do faithfully You judge very well that the King can never think of an Accommodation with the Cardinal of Savoy if he think of re-entring into the Protection of France which his Majesty will certainly keep for Cardinal Anthony It is very probable that whatsoever Accommodation the said Cardinal will make it is only to deceive better and that it will be by the consent of the Spaniards Yet his Majesty would run that hazard if the Matter in dispute were to restore him the Pension of Anche and the Abby of St. John of the Vineyards provided that he depart from the Protection of France and oblige himself to live at Rome But methinks that this seeming that he makes is only to amuze Madam and when he shall conclude such a Treaty it will only be to impose upon her I forgot to write to you one of the principal things to which you must presently apply yourself which is to send the Project which you and Mareschal Crequi shall make of that which ought to be done to carry on the offensive War the next Campagn it being a certain thing that there must be a War You must inform us How in what Place and what Troops you must have and what Recruits what we must give for this purpose at what Time we must send them and the Fund that you will need for that Affair I pray you send me a very large State of these things that we may immediately apply ourselves to provide what is necessary As it is necessary that nothing be omitted in this State which is useful I beseech you to let nothing be superfluous that the difficulty of supplying you with those things which may be let alone may not hinder us from satisfying you with Necessaries I do not recommend to you to keep your Designs of War very secret till Madam has taken care of the Affair of Father Monod because he would inform the Enemies of them since also I presuppose that Affair to be done for otherwise the King will be rather obliged to recal his Troops out of Piedmont than to send others thither Since the writing of this Letter the Marquess of St. Morice came to see me who told me that he was charged by Madam to ask my Opinion of Father Monod and in what esteem he is with the King To which I answered him conformably to your desires letting him know that his Majesty could have no confidence in a Person who so openly favoured those who acted against Madam I tell you in two words what I represented to him at large FINIS ☞ The Christian Belief Wherein is Asserted and Proved That as there is Nothing in the Gospel Contrary to Reason yet there are some Doctrines in it Above Reason and these being necessarily enjoyn'd Vs to Believe are properly call'd Mysteries in Answer to a Book Intitul'd Christianity not Mysterious c. Cardinal Richlieu's LETTERS VOL. II. The First Letter To Monsieur d' Hemecy THOUGH I am not ignorant that M. Bouthillier has long since acquainted yee with the King's dislike of the Sieur de Lizè the Duke of Savoy's Resident in England's Conduct and how his Proceeding in that Court and his ill will toward France are prejudicial to his Majesty's Affairs as also to those of his Highness I cannot however forbear writing to you to give you notice of it that so by your Prudence you may apply such a Remedy to it as you shall think most proper In my Opinion it would be for the service of Monsieur of Savoy to recall that Person as soon as might be unless his Highness would have his Majesty believe that he Acts by his Orders and that he connives at the ill Offices done to his Majesty since his Agent has been in England You may speak of it if you please to the D. of Savoy as of a thing which the King is so much the more deeply sensible of because there is no body who hears the said Lizè talk who does not think it strange that a Minister of one of the principal Allies of France and who is engag'd with her in a War against her Enemies should maintain Discourses so disadvantagious to her Affairs instead of upholding her Interests and rejoicing at her Successes Moreover I am oblig'd to let you know that the said Lizè is a Man so weak in his Intellectuals and of a Judgment so feeble that he takes whatever is reported to him for truth without distinction never examining whether there be any foundation or only the appearance of truth in what is told him Which is the Reason that many times taking the Shadow for the substance instead of serving his Master while he thinks to advance 'em he does a manifest prejudice to his Interests In a word seeing that his Residence in England cannot but prove very prejudicial to the King it must be our Business to perswade Monsieur of Savoy to re-call him home which I conjure you to make your Business with your wonted Dexterity Which not doubting but that you will effectually labour I shall urge yee no farther having no more at this time then only to assure yee that I am c. LETTER II. To the same Person SOme of M. de Crequi's friends having inform'd me that several Persons in Italy either out of Hatred or Envy talk very much to his Disadvantage and endeavoured by their Discourses to perswade the World that the King and his principal Servants are dissatisfied with his Carriage and his Actions on purpose utterly to disgrace him and thereby deprive him of the means to serve his Majesty so effectually as he desires I have therefore written to yee to let you understand how much I am displeas'd with such Proceedings as these and to conjure yee by your prudence to put a stop to their farther Progresses with the same diligence undeceiving those who may have given credit to such Reports and giving 'em assurance of the falshood of ' em In short I can ascertain yee that as the King has had no cause at all that I know of to be dissatisfied with M. de Crequi so he never testify'd the least sign of his Displeasure As for my particular you will do me an extraordinary kindness to let him know the Esteem which I have of his Person of his Affection and his Courage the Desire which I have and shall always have
he must endeavour to overcome those Obstacles by his good Conduct and by getting as much Credit in the Palace as he can to render his Talent the more profitable to the King and to destroy the malicious Reports that have been spread to his Prejudice Cardinal de Sourdis and he will acquaint him on what Terms the Affair between those of the Congregation of St. Lewis and the Fathers of the Oratory stands in order to apply such Remedies and Moderation as will be requisite in the Case jointly with them for His Majesty's Service and Satisfaction who is very well satisfied that those of Savoy and Lorrain have obstructed the Execution thereof The said Commandore is to take care to have the same remedy'd speedily by His Majesty's Authority And not to enter any further into several trivial Affairs which do not deserve being inserted in an Instruction He shall be inform'd there on what Terms they stand and shall behave himself therein according to the Time and Occasions to the best of his power And for as much as the good Fathers Minimes of the Trinity of the Mount have always been recommended to His Majesty's Ambassadors in order to their being preserv'd in the Purity of Life they have chosen and continued with great Praise and that none but those of the French Nation may be receiv'd in the said Monastery into which some Foreigners have slip'd heretofore who were not rightly qualified for the same the said Commandore is to take a particular Care of them He is often to visit the Cardinals of the sacred Colledge in the usual manner and is to be very careful to give each of them assurances of his Majesty's Favour according to the degree of their affection for the King's affairs which he shall be acquainted with by those of Sourdis and of Bentivoglio in order to confirm the Votaries of France in their Devotion and to endeavour by good Offices and Courtesies according to their Dignity to encrease their Number There has been some disorder of late in the Taxes of Benefices which has somewhat burthen'd his Majesty's Subjects the said Commandore is to conferr with those that are intelligent in those affairs about means to redress the same making use of his Majesty's Name and Credit according as he shall think it convenient As this Embassy has ever been look'd upon as the most honourable and most considerable in respect to his Majesty's Reputation and the wellfare of his Affairs as it is the first in Rank so his Majesty is fully persuaded that the said Commandore's Conduct will produce Effects resulting to the Grandeur of his Royal Name the Publick Good and his Holinesses Satisfaction by his deportment which he is to make as acceptable as can be preserving what is due to his Majesty's Dignity that he may have as much cause to commend the said Commandore's Services as the choice he has made of his Person for the knowledge he has of his past Actions and to reward him for the same to his Satisfaction Done at Paris the 18th of March 1622. Sign'd Lewis and Lower Brulart Cant given to the said Ambassador ROME GARDEN The Pope The Rose Cardinal Ludovisio The Carnation Cardinal Borghese The Pensy Cardinal Aldobrandin The Jasmin Cardinal of Savoy The Lawrel Cardinal Montalto The Cypress Cardinal de Sourdis The Peach Tree Cardinal Vincenzo The Quince Tree Cardinal de la Rochefoucaud The Pear Tree Cardinal de Rets The Plum Tree Cardinal de la Valette The Apple Tree Cardinal Bentivoglio The Abricot Tree Cardinal Bevilaqua The Cherry Tree Cardinal Barberini The Griotier or Sowre Cherry Tree Cardinal Ubaldini The Lote or Nettle Tree Cardinal Bandinis The Dazy Cardinal Medicis The May Blossom Cardinal Mellini The Orange Tree Cardinal St. Susanna The Lemon Tree Cardinal Verrallo The Fig Tree Cardinal Ara-caeli The Thym Plant. Cardinal Ursini The Marjorum Plant. Cardinal Campora The Lettuce Plant. Cardinal Esti The Bugloss Plant. Cardinal Savelli The Borage Plant. The Great Duke The Amaranth The Great Dutchess The Vine The Arch Dutchy The Grape The Bishop of Mantua The Wallnut Tree The Seignory of Venice The Almond Tree The Governor of Milan The White Thorn The Republick of Genoa The Linden Tree The Duke of Savoy The Tulip The Prince of Piedmont The Wind Flower The Duke of Mantua The Sauge Plant. The Emperor The Courser The King of Spain The â—arbe The Arch Duke Leopold The Sorrel Horse The Infanta of Flanders The Pad Count Olwarez The Dapple Gray Horse D. Balthazar de Cuniga The Dun Horse Germany The Stable Spain The Manger Flanders The Rack England The Fork The King of Great Britain The Groom The Prince of Wales The Little Nag The Elector Palatin The Curtall or middle siz'd Horse The Duke of Bavaria The War Horse The Duke of Lorrain The Sumpter Horse The Switzers The Stirrops The Grisons The Spurs Valtelina The Saddle Catholicks The Boots Protestants The Reins The Nuncio of France The Bit. The Nuncio of Switzerland The Bridle The Vice Legat of Avignon The Horse Cloth The Bishop of Lusson The Switch The Arch-Bishop of Lyons The Master of the Horse Monsieur de Villiers The Page Monsieur Marini The Manege The King's Ambassadors in Switzerland The Pillars Le Sieur Eschinard The List Le Sieur Rabi The Ring Secretary le Fevre The Launce Seignior Pol Fiesco The Career Seignior Frangipani The Pike Monsieur Ruccellai The Musket France Building The King Pedestal The Queen The Cornish The Queen Mother The Door The Duke of Orleans The Window Madam the King's Sister The Room The Prince of Conde The Hall Count de Soissons The Garret Monsieur de Guise The Yard The Prince of Joynville The Chimney The Duke of Longueville The Table The Duke of Vendosme The Chair The Duke of Nemours The Bench. The Duke d' Elbeuf The Bed Count St. Paul The Side-board Monsieur d' Angoulesme The Cabinet Monsieur d' Espernon The Carpet Monsieur de Montmorency The Chevron or Rafter Monsieur d'Esdiguieres The Beam Monsieur de Crequy The Boarding Monsieur de Schomberg The Window Frame or Cross Work Monsieur de Bassompierre The Small Pinacle The Marquiss de Couvres The Stair case The Commander de Sillery The Tabernacle Pavillon The Chancelor de Sillery The Chaplain Monsieur de Puysieux The Oratory or Private Chappe Madam de Puysieux The Chappe Monsieur de Marais The Priest Monsieur de Bellievre The Clerk Monsieur de Valencay The Choirist or Querister The Bishop of Chartres The Chanter The Chevalier de Valencay The Novice Monsieur de Berny The Deacon Monsieur de Leon. The Accolite or Boy that Ministers at Mass The Lord Keeper The Fire Lock Monsieur de Gesvre The Murrian or head piece Monsi de la Ville-aux-cleres The Sword Monsieur d'Herbault The Pertizan Monsieur de Beaumarchais The Holbard Monsieur Morant The Pistol Pensions of Rome The Balls The Duke Sforza The Powder The Duke de S. Gemini The Carabine Memoire for the