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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51922	The memorialls of Margaret de Valoys, first wife to Henry the fourth, King of France and Navarre compiled in French by her owne most delicate and royall hand : and translated into English by Robert Codrington ...; Memoires de la roine Margverite. English	Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1615.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.	1641 (1641)	Wing M595; ESTC R15539	98,790	238

and with many protestations that he would remain a most constant servant to my Brother and my selfe But false and treacherous fortune not able to support the glory of this so happy a condition which in my voyage hitherto did attend me gave me two crosse presa●es which on my return to content her envy she had prepared for me The first was that my Boat had no sooner removed from the shore but Madamois●lle de ●●urnon a virgin indowed with many virtues whom I intirely loved took so strange a sicknesse that on a suddain she bur●● forth into strong and loud shreiks by reason of the violence of the grief she felt which did so oppresse her heart that the Physitians could provide no remedy but within a few daies she was ravished by Death I will relate this tragicall story in its own place it being so remarkable The other was that arriving at Huy a town scituate on the declining of a hill there brake forth on a suddain so impetuous a torrent falling from the Mountain waters into the river that ingrossing and devouring all at once we could no sooner leape to land and run with all the speed we could to recover the top of the Hill but the floud was there as soon as we My lodgeing was on the upper and highest part of the Town where that night we were content with what provision the Master of the House had of his own who had not means to get Boats or people to send down into the Town which seemd overwhelmed in that vast Deluge from which it was wonderfully delivered as it was seized by it for on the dawning of the day the waters were all returned and retired within their proper channels On my departure thence Monsieur and Madame de Aurec returned to Namur unto Don John and I took Boat to goe that day to Leige where the Bishop who is a great Lord received me with all the honour and demonstrations of good will that a courteous and well affected person could expresse He was a Lord attented with great virtue wisedome and bounty and who spake very good French agreeable with his person which was honorable and magnificen● He was attended with a Chapiter and many Canons all sonnes of Dukes and Counts and great Lords of Germany The Bishoprick is of a soveraigne estate and of great revenue and filled with many goodly Towns The Canons obtain their places by election and they must continue a yeere probationers that are received into their Society The town is great as Lyons and almost of the same scituation the river Mosa passing in the middle of it excellently builded there being no Religious House which seemeth not a faire palace the streets long and large enriched with curious fountaines the Churches adorned with so much marble which they have there at hand that worthily they challenge the observation of the passinger and may be as well the wonders as the pleasures of his eye The Clockes made with German industry singing and representing all variety of Musick and of Persons The Bishop received me as I came out of my Boat and conducted me into a faire and stately Palace so richly painted and set forth with so much Gold and Marble that there is nothing more magnificent or delightfull The waters of Spa were three or foure miles from thence and there being no Town neer but a Village only of three or foure houses Madame the Princesse of Roche-sur-yon was advised by her Physitians to stay at Leige and to have the water brought thither to her assuring her that it would loose no virtue being brought unto her before the Sun was up of which I was very glad having our aboad in so fit a place and in so good a Company for besides his Grace for so they stile the Bishop of Leige as we give the title of Majesty to a King or of Highnesse to a Prince the rumour flying that I passed that way most of the Lords and Ladies of Almaine were come thither to attend me and among others Madame the Countesse of Aremberg who was she that had the honour to conduct Queen Elizabeth to her mariage at Meziers when she was espoused to King Charles my Brother and who conducted my eldest sister at her mariage to the King of Spaine she was a woman that was in great account with the Empresse and Emperour and with all the Princes of Christendome there was also her sister Madame de Lantgrave and her Daughter Madame de Aremberg and Monsieur de Aremberg her sonne a brave and worthy Gentleman the lively image of his Father who bringing heretofore auxiliary Souldiers from Spaine to King Charles my Brother returned with great honour and reputation This arrivall being full of joy and honour had been yet farre more delightfull were it not interrupted by the Death of Madamoselle de Tournon whose history being so remarkable I cannot here but make digression to relate it Madame de Tournon who was then my Dame of honour had many daughters the ●●●est whereof was maried to Monsieur ●e B●●anson Governour for the King of Spaine in the County of Burgundy who returning to his own Country intreated Madame de Tournon his Mother to let him have another of her Daughters to associate his wife being to live now in a place removed from her kindred her Mother consented to it and she staying there some yeers in improving her selfe though her cheifest beauty was her virtue and her gracefull carriage Monsieur the Marques of Varambon a man designed to the Church being resident in the same house with his Brother Monsieur de Balanson by ordinary society of discourse and conversation with Madamoiselle de Tournon became very amorous of her and being not yet obliged to the Church desired to espouse her he propounded the motion to his own friends and to hers they of her side did well approve it but his Brother Monsieur de Balanson thinking it more profitable for him to have him of the Church prevailed so farre that he brake off the Marriage designing to him the habit and formality of the Gown Madame de Tournon offended thereat took from thence her daughter Madamoiselle de Tournon with her sister Madame de Balanson and being a rough and severe woman without regard of her Daughters age and disposition which deserved a more gentle usage she daily did torment her with vehement and invective language insomuch that she was never seen to have her eyes dry though all her actions were most commendable so ungentle was the nature and severi●y of this Mother Her Daughter desiring nothing more then to be released from this tyranny entertained a certain joy when she saw I was going into Flanders truly conceiving that the Marques of Var●b●n would meet me there and being now in the estate of Mariage for he had altogether abandoned the gown would peradventure demand her of her Mother and that by the means of this Mariage she should be delivered from her

me the waters of Spau for the swelling of my arme to which I had a long time been subject and that the season of the yeere being now fitted for it this journey by her permission would fall out opportunely not onely to remove me from Court but from France also and so the King my husband might understand that being unable to be with him by reason of the Kings distrust I would not remaine in that place where warre was made against him and that I hoped that her wisdome would so dispose of things in time that the King my husband should obtaine a peace of the King and returne into his favour that I would attend to heare that happy news to have then permission to repayre unto him and that in this voyage to the Spau Madame the Princesse of Roche-sur-yon who was there present would doe me the honour to accompany me The Queene my mother did much applaude my resolution and told me that she was glad that I had taken this advise affirming that this evill counsell which the Bishops gave the King not to make good his promises but to breake whatsoever he had contracted with the Huguenots for him had for many considerations brought her much affliction especially seeing this impetuous torrent drew along with it and ruined the most understanding and the faithfullest servants that the King had in his counsell for the King had thereupon removed foure or five of the most noble and apparent in all his Counsell Moreover she affirmed it left a deep impression in her to see the truth of what I represented that staying at Court I could not avoide one of those two evills either that the King my husband would dislike that stay and be off●nded at it or that the King would distrust me supposing that I gave intelligence to the King my husband shee said that she would perswade the King to give consent unto the voyage which she did and the King discoursed with me of it without the least apparence of being angry being well content that he had diverted me from my husband whom he hated more then all the world besides and commanded that a Post should be dispatched to Don John of Austria who commanded in Flanders for the King of Spaine to intreat him to give me necessary warrants to passe freely through the countrey of his Authority because I must of necessitie travell through Flanders to goe to the waters of Spau which are in the lands belonging to the Bishop of Leige This being determined we severed our selves for a little space during which time my Brother imployed himselfe to instruct me in some desired offices concerning his enterprise in Flanders and the King and Queene my mother removed to Poictiers to be neerer the army of Monsieur de Mayenne who besieged Brovage and who from thence was to passe into Gascogny to make warre against the King my husband My brother also was to march with another army of which he was Commander to besiege Issoire and some other Townes which shortly after he took in and I prepared my self for my Journey into Flanders attended with Madame the Princesse of Roche-sur-yon with Madame de Tournon my Dame of honour with Madame de Mouy of Picardie with Madame La Chastelayne of Millon with Madamoselle d' Atrie with Madamoselle de Tournon and with seven or eight Gentlewomen more and with Noblemen as Monsieur the Cardinall of Lenoncourt with Monsieur the Bishop of Langres with Monsieur de Mouy Lord of Picardie with the chiefe Esquires and many other Gentlemen of my house This company gave such delight to strangers who found it so full of state and lustre that they had France in farre more admiration My litter was of Carnation velvet imbroydered with works of Gold and Silke The invention of the worke and the Impresses were easie to be seene this Litter was glazed round and every glasse had a device in it there being in the works of Velvet and in the glasse fourty different Inventions with Italian and Spanish Mottoes on the Sun and his effects this litter was followed with the litter of Madame the Princesse of Roche-sur-yon and with the litter of Madame de Tournon my Dame of Honour and with ten wayting Gentlewomen on Horse with their governesse and with sixe caroaches in which the rest of the Ladies and women were I passed through Picardie where the Citties had commandment from the King to receive me as if himself were present and they did me all the honour that I could desire Being arrived at Castelet which is a fort three miles from the frontire of Cambresis the Bishop of Cambray whose Church acknowledged not then the King of Spaine but for her Protector sent a Gentleman unto me to know the houre of my departure thence intending to meet me at my entrance into his Lands where I found him well attended with people who had the habite and apparence of true Flemmings as they are very grosse in those parts The Bishop was of the House of Barlemont one of the Principall houses in Flanders but who in a Flemmish brest had a Spanish heart as they made it apparent to me being one of those that did most assist Don John but yet he received me with great honour and no lesse Spanish ceremonies I found this Citie of Cambray although not builded with such strong materialls as curs of France yet farre more delightfull the Cities and houses thereof being better disposed and proportioned and the Churches very faire and large a common ornament to all the Townes in France that which I found in this Citie most remarkeable was the Cittadell one of the strongest and fairest in Christendome which being since under the obedience of my Brother the Spaniards to their costs have proved A noble and worthy Gentleman Monsieur de Ainsi was the Governour of it who in grace in presence and all qualities requisite to a perfect Gentleman was nothing inferiour to our most accomplished Courtiers and no way partaking of that naturall clownishnesse which seemeth proper to the Flemmings The Bishop made us a banquet and delighted us after supper with the pleasure of a Maske to which all the Ladies of that Citie came but being there himself not present for suddenly after the supper he retired himself being as I have said of a Spanish and ceremonious humour Monsieur de Ainsi the most apparent in that troupe was left behinde to entertaine me at the Maske and to have me afterwards to a Collation of confects but very unadvisedly as I conceive for this was he who had the charge of the Cittadell I speake this having learned it to my own expence and knowing more then I would desire what belongeth to the guarditg of such a place The remembrance of my brother being not to be divided from my heart because I loved nothing more then him I often did thinke on the instructions which he had given me and seeing a fayre opportunitie offered to