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A37246	The history of the civil wars of France written in Italian, by H.C. Davila ; translated out of the original.; Historia delle guerre civili di Francia. English	Davila, Arrigo Caterino, 1576-1631.; Aylesbury, William, 1615-1656.; Cotterell, Charles, Sir, d. 1701.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1678 (1678)	Wing D414; ESTC R1652	1,343,394	762

that though they had lost many of their men yet the basis and foundation whereupon they built all the hopes of their party was still firm and unshaken that Germany the unexhausted mine of men and arms still persevered in unity and friendship with them that England continued in the same confederacy which would increase their supplies in measure as their need now required that he held intelligence for the revolt and surprisal of many Cities in divers parts of the Kingdom the loss of which would divide the forces and much distract the designs of the Conquerors that the Count of Montgomery in Bearn was grown great both in number and courage with whom they might join in a few days and that with his forces fresh and intire it was easie to begin the foundation of a gallant and powerful Army That therefore they should revive the undaunted courage which they had shown in so many other occasions and that they should believe his counsels for in a few days he would re-establish their affairs in their former condition that he promised no such new things as for their strange improbability should hardly gain credit among them but that he had an inward assurance he should be able to do the same for the present which every one of them might remember they had so often seen him do in times past and though they should gain nothing else by perseverance and setting an Army again on foot at least they might by that means facilitate the way to an agreement and obtain the better conditions which if they should rashly demand during the heat of this Victory they would of necessity be forced to submit themselves to the insolent will of the Conquerours whereas by deferring it and bringing it opportunely to pass they might having a little patience treat and conclude with advantage These words were hearkned to with great attention by the Prince of Navarre who being already accustomed to command could hardly bend his mind to stoop to the obedience of others Nor did the Prince of Conde hear them with a less inclination though of more tender years yet no way inferiour in either vigour or courage Count Lodowick of Nassau and Volrade of Mansfield concurred with the Admiral for they being strangers had nothing there to lose and therefore desired that the War should continue These reasons so well fitted agreed with the humour of many who could not yet willingly quit their former hopes nor did they displease the rest that wished for peace hoping by standing out to procure more reasonable conditions and upon better terms to submit themselves to the Kings obedience wherefore their drooping spirits being revived and their first determination changed all the Heads of the Faction with one accord resolved to follow the Princes with an unshaken constancy and to let themselves be governed by the prudence of the Admiral After which agreement they dispatched messengers the same night into England and Germany to give an account of the Battel unto those Princes and to demand new supplies of them they gave notice to their Confederates in the several Provinces of all that had happened in the Battel but at the same time comforted them with the like reasons that they might not be disheartened promising that within three months they should have a greater and more powerful Army than the first and then the Princes and the Admiral being withdrawn together they determined to leave Poictòu not having force enough to defend it against a victorious Enemy there present and to hold themselves to the defence of a few places keeping Rochel St. Iean d' Angely and Angoulesme Towns which by reason of their strength they thought might easily be maintained and they with the remainder of their Souldiers resolved to quit the plains of those Provinces and leaving their baggage behind them retire into the Mountains of Gascony Auvergne and Languedoc thereby to hinder the Conquerour from following them so easily Their design was to unite themselves with the Count of Montgomery whom fortune seemed to have purposely made ready to piece up and recruit their broken forces and being once joined with him they hoped to shelter themselves in those Mountainous Countries till the Queen of England and the Germans had time to send them assistance wherewith being re-inforced they were confident they should be able to regain in a few days all that the Catholicks could take in many months in the depth of Winter which makes the assaulting of Towns so much more difficult They had moreover some concealed hopes in the Mareshal d' Anville Governour of Languedoc with whom they held secret intelligence and found him very much inclined to their affairs Henry de Momerancy Mareshal d' Anville whilst the Constable his Father lived was always one of the chief of the Catholick Party and an open Enemy to the Hugonot Faction which was occasioned by his emulation of Francis Mareshal of Momorancy his Brother who was an intimate friend to the Prince of Conde and Monsieur de Coligny his Kinsmen and that which confirmed him in it was the favour and esteem which he received from the Guises who skilful in deep dissimulation according as opportunity required were diligent in trying all possible arts to hold him fast to their party that by his means as with the strictest bonds they might keep the Constable united to them by whom for his valour and greatness of mind he was most tenderly beloved above his other children The Queen-Mother feigned the same for by the minority of her Son finding her self necessitated to make the great ones her friends she made use of the Mareshal d' Anville to keep her in good correspondence with the Constable after whose death those reasons being taken away neither did the Queen care to imploy d' Anville no● did the Guises make such account of him as they had done formerly but rather as a branch of that Family with which they had so long a continued enmity and emulation they endeavoured to pull down and abase him the arts and perswasions of the Cardinal of Lorain being suff●ciently powerful with the King to that effect For which cause d' Anville having observed in what manner they dealt with him and likewise the emulation between him and his Brother Momorancy ceasing after his Fathers death angry that the dignity of Constable so long enjoyed by his Father was not conferred upon one of them they having sued and made means divers times to procure it he began in heart to draw near to the friends and kindred of his own Family and privately by secret but doubtful hopes to keep the Admiral in a good opinion of him This was the reason that he relieved not Monsieur de Terride in Bearn when he might have done it and the same motive induced him to slacken his proceedings against those places of the Hugonots in Gascony and Languedoc and this inclination was greatly increased in him by seeing that the Admiral was old and continually

Armand Sieur de Byron his Lieutenant who no less famous for wisdom than valour had already shewed himself very favourable to the Hugonots Matters of War being settled and balanced in this manner the King began to think of Marriage for the hopes of the Family depending upon him and the Duke of Alancon both without Children it was necessary to provide for the succession of the Kingdom Before he went into Poland he was not a little taken with Louyse the Daughter of Nicolas Count of Vaudemont and Niece to the Duke of Lorain being besides the beauty of her person infinitely pleased with the modesty of her disposition and discreet behaviour but the fear of augmenting the greatness of the House of Lorain and of bringing the Cardinal into the management of affairs whose genius was wont to rule the wills and sway the affections of his Predecessors did much disswade him from that thought and recalling to mind the late occurrences under the Reigns of Francis the Second and Charles the Ninth and the great pretentions and authority of the Cardinal he could not bend his mind to suffer by that means a new increase of that Power the abatement whereof he had with so much labour and so long patience propounded to himself For which considerations turning his thoughts another way he purposed to demand Elizabeth Sister to Iohn King of Sweden a Princess for wit and beauty not inferiour to any and Secretary Pinart was presently sent to treat about the match But in the mean time while the King stayed at Avignon the Cardinal of Lorain whose power and wisdom he so much feared chancing to die of a Burning Feaver he suddenly changed his determination recalling Pinart from his treaty and being swayed by affection which in all but especially in great minds prevails above all other respects he took to Wife Louyse de Vaudemont who in the beginning of the next year was brought to Rheimes by the Duke and Dutchess of Lorain The Kings third consideration was how to settle his Brother the Duke of Alancon who being of a seditious spirit and fickle turbulent nature was not likely to be more quiet in the Reign of the present King whom he already hated and envied than he had been in the late Reign of Charles who had not given him such causes of hatred and emulation Two Propositions came into his mind for that purpose one was to procure Elizabeth Queen of England in Marriage for him but that had been often treated of and always waved by her resolution not to marry the other to resign the Crown of Poland to him but that could not be done but by the consent and election of that people the which they believing themselves injured and deprived by the King in his so secret departure from them was very hard to be obtained But not being to be discouraged by difficulty from making trial what might be done he chose two Ambassadours to treat about the business Guy Sieur de Pibrac a man of great learning and experience one of his intimate Counsellors and Roger Sieur de Bellegarde substituting in the command of the Army Alberto Gonai Count of Retz who because he was an Italian brought up and raised by King Charles and the Queen-Mother was infinitely trusted by him and made partaker of many of his most hidden secret intentions With these designs but with a shew of feasts and triumphs began the year 1575. For the King being departed from Avignon to be consecrated with the accustomed Ceremonies was come to Rheimes where the holy Oyl is kept in a Viol commonly called the Sancte Ampoule destined by ancient Veneration for the anointing of the Kings of France The Ceremonies were performed with solemn State by Lewis Cardinal of Lorain the Duke of Guises Brother and the next day after the King married the Princess Louyse all the sadness of former troubles dissolving it self into delightful thoughts dances tournaments and all manner of pomp and jollity then having visited the Church of St. Maclou where the Kings with a fast of nine days and other pennances use to receive that famous Gift of Healing the Kings Evil with nothing but a touch the King in the end of March came into the City of Paris In the beginning of April the Deputies of the Prince of Conde the Mareshal d' Anville and of the associated Provinces were come thither by his permission to treat of Peace to whom were joined the Ambassadors of the Queen of England and of the Cantons of Swisserland to exhort and perswade the King to grant those conditions to the Hugonots which they thought necessary for their security but their demands were so exorbitant though the King were of himself inclined to embrace Peace yet could he not bend his mind to hearken to them and the Catholick party with bitter murmurings spoke openly against the insolence and impertinence of their propositions wherefore after a long ambiguous Negotiation the Deputies took leave returning to relate the Kings pleasure to those that sent them and left Arenes one of their number at the Court to keep the business i● agitation and not utterly to cut off the treaty of Peace which was so much desired on both sides About this time though it were contrary to the Kings intent the War was not at all less active than it was before for mens minds being inflamed of themselves by the fire of each faction much blood was daily spilt in several encounters and it happened that Mombrun grown proud by the success of many Victories thinking to have his wonted fortune in a sudden disorderly charge which he gave the Forces of Monsieur de Gordes the Kings Lieutenant in Daulphine was not only repulsed but also so streightened between a River and a Hill by the multitude of the Catholicks that all his men being defeated and scattered he was first wounded and after taken prisoner so that being brought to Grenoble he was by publick decree of the Parliament condemned to death and the sentence executed without delay he not only bearing the punishment of those infinite troubles which he had brought upon that Province but also of his boldness in daring to plunder the Kings own Carriages and Servants From this battel wherein Mombrun was defeated escaped Francis de Bonne Sieur de Lesdiquiers a man of great wisdom and no less boldness and vivacity who in process of time being made Head of the Hugonot Faction in Daulphine advanced himself by his prudence and courage so far above his own private condition that in the end he came with incredible reputation to be made High-Constable of the Kingdome Nor was the state of affairs any quieter in the other Provinces for the Mareschal d' Anville having called a meeting at Nismes and another afterward at Montpellier had declared himself Head of the Politicks and joining in confederacy with the Hugonots had openly attempted those places which held of the Kings party In the