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A22727	Remonstrances made by the Kings Maiesties ambassadour, vnto the French King and the queene his mother, Iune last past, 1615 Concerning the marriages with Spaine; as also certayne diabolicall opinions maintayned by Cardinall Perron, about the deposing and murthering of kings. Together with the French Kings letter to the Prince of Conde, dated the 26. of Iuly last, 1615. and the Prince his answere thereunto. Translated according to the French copie.	England and Wales. Legation (France); Edmondes, Thomas, Sir, 1563?-1639.; Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643.; Condé, Henri II de Bourbon, prince de, 1588-1646.	1615 (1615)	STC 9237; ESTC S100716	9,306	34

REMONSTRANCES MADE BY THE KINGS MAIESTIES AMBASSADOVR vnto the French King and the Queene his Mother Iune last past 1615. Concerning the marriages with SPAINE As also certayne Diabolicall opinions maintayned by Cardinall PERRON about the deposing and murthering of KINGS Together with the French Kings Letter to the Prince of CONDE Dated the 26. of Iuly last 1615. and the Prince his Answere thereunto Translated according to the French Copie LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Nathaniel Butter and are to be sold at his shop vnder Saint Augustines Gate 1615. Remonstrances made by his Maiesties Ambassadour of Great BRITTAINE to the French King and the Queene his Mother Iune 1615. SIr the title of your good Brother and auncient Friend wherwith the King my Master is truly stiled doth assuredly perswade him that you also on your part haue the like impression of sincere affection which is infused and ingrafted in him by the successiue and perpetuall continuance of that vnited amitie and alliance which his Predecessors the Kings of Scotland haue had at all times with your Crowne hath beene testified also in these latter daies by the Kings of England in their worthy and effectuall assistance often performed vnto your State chiefly vnto your Father the late King of worthy memory in the time of his most difficult affaires so that you cannot impute any thing proceeding from him but vnto that same entire affection which his Maiestie on his part desires if it may be to continue and perpetuate in his Successours both to you and yours Whereupon his Maiestie by expresse command hath charged me seriously to remonstrate vnto your Maiestie for the good of your Person and State and all Christendome in generall and as he assureth himselfe that all his actions and proceedings since his raigne which began with his life will iustifie him before you and the world that he neuer through practicality or curiositie intruded himselfe into forraine affaires so hath he this testimonie of his conscience and doth protest before God that the onely end and cause of his enter-meddling in this action is the aforesaid welfare of your State and discharge of his owne conscience Sir his Maiestie hath been aduertised that your Maiestie is resolued speedily to take your Iourney to make an exchange of Princes with Spaine whereupon he findes himselfe obliged as wel by the affection he beares vnto you in particular as by the care he owes vnto the publike of Christendome faithfully to represent vnto you the great imminent danger wherinto by this your resolution you wil plunge both the State of your owne Kingdom and also of your neerest neighbours and best allios not that hee doth counsell your Maiestie to depart from tho contract which is already past touching these mariages For his Maiesty knows wel that the greatnes and dignity of Kings doth in good reason require that they should seeke the amity one of the other and combine theselues by such alliances and leagues of friendship but only to present vnto your view how expedient and necessarie it is both for the consideration and welfare of your person in particular as also in respect of all Christendome in generall in this doubtfull vncertaintie wherein the affaires of these times now stand to remit the accomplishing of the said marriages vnto a time more mature and opportune Besides this ancient affection and bond of amity betweene your Crownes his Maiestie takes himselfe obliged in Conscience to performe vnto you this office by reason of that faithful promise passed betweene the late King your Father of happie memorie and him by the secret Ministerie of some certaine of your seruants and namely the deceased Monss de Vitry which was that when either of the two departed this life the suruiuour should take into his care protection the Estate and posteritie of the deceased Which his Maiestie presently after that vnfortunate accident of the late Kings death made knowne by the Baron of Hales vnto Mons de la Borderie who was then with him offering himselfe to the vtmost of his power for the accomplishing of this promise whereof since the bond yet remaines in his person towards your Maiesty hee cannot for the discharge of his conscience but shew vnto you and the Queene your Mother the great wrong which hee supposeth is done vnto you if before you haue attained to that maturitie of yeeres and iudgement requisite and necessary for your direction in the choise of your Wife and associate be it for the content of your affection or welfare of your State you should be precipitated into the yoke of mariage to the manifest preiudice of your health and may be of your contentment and affaires for as touching this last point his Maiestie weighing that which publikely appeares of the cōstitution of your present estate the diuers iealousies and discontentments of the greatest of your Court the ill treating of your Parliament which without doubt hath caused much discontent in the mindes of your Subiects in respect of the great credit and reputation which this body and principall member of your State hath with the people besides the grieuāces which those of the reformed Religion pretend he knoweth not how in the middest of these agitations and disorders your Maiesties may absent your selues from the heart and center of your Kingdom as you should doe by this voyage besides the leauing of your affaires here exposed to a great deale of confusion and danger of disorder But besides these considerations which meerely concerne your Person and Kingdome in particular the generaltie of Christendome doth finde it selfe greatly interessed in the precipitation of this voyage for if in the doubtfull and vnsettled estate of the affaires of these times the accomplishing of the same were for a certaine time suspended there would be hope that by the common ioynt intercession of all their friēds and allies the differences which now molest and menace the quiet of Christendom might be ordered whereas if in this doubtfull and dangerous Coniunction these marriages be suddenly perfected it cannot be in all likelihood but there must ensue a general combustion throughout all Christendome For first what iealousie and discontent will the States of the vnited Prouinces receiue when they shall see France Spaine so ioyntly vnited can they hope that France will then labour to cause the Arch-Duke to make restitution of those places kept and detayned in Cleues and Iuilliers by the Marques Spinola for the which they are now in controuersie with him yea rather will they not suspect all counsels and resolutions to be enterprised to oppugne them yes without doubt they will beleeue that in this Coniunction the ill will of Spaine towards them will surmount the good will of France and that it will not cease vntill it hath ingaged this State in open enmitie against them And this with great griefe his Maiestie is forced to say that if the same wil and resolution had beene brought from hence as