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A01180	The apologie of the Reformed Churches of France VVherein are expressed the reasons, why they haue ioyned their armies; to those of the King of Great Britaine. Translated according to the French coppie.; Apologie ou sont deduites les raisons des eglises reformées de France. English	Eglises réformées de France.; Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650.	1628 (1628)	STC 11293; ESTC S102594	40,175	64

consequence purposely to authorise them hereafter Moreouer in that which was one of the most important points and the chiefest motiues of our resumption of Armes to wit the subsistance of the Fort before Rochell they would expresse nothing in the Declaration touching the promise made to vs for the razing and demolishing thereof And that promise which was yet giuen vs by the Ambassadour of the King of Great Britaine as also of the Lords States Generall was couched in such ambiguous and generall tearmes that it manifestly appeared the intent of those who gaue them was not to obserue and keepe them because by their artificiall prouidence they prepared the way to euasions which they haue since practised and would thereby inferre and pretend that they had promised vs nothing So that in what estate soeuer our affaires then were finding more safetic in a weake resistance then in a peace which publikely cuts our throats we therefore refused to accept it vpon those conditions which we held would infallibly draw after it our fatall ruine and destruction But at length we found our selues obliged yea we dare affirme almost enforced by the vrgent and reiterated assummons which were made vs by the aforesaid Embassadours who in the name of those they represented were established vnto vs as Pledges and Sureties that we were proceeded with sincerely and especially for the demolition of the said Fort whereof they alleaged they had expresse promise and assurance As also that this peace was not of the qualitic and nature of the precedent peaces which had beene treated onely with vs whereas this was properly not so much with vs as with the King of Great Britaine and the Lords States so as whosocuer violated or infringed it the infraction and iniury thereof was properly offred to them who would not spare either their intercession or other meanes to make good their words to vs. And although this were very preualent and powerfull to induce vs to accept and admit thereof they yet further represented to vs That our Armes was the onely obstacle that the King imployed not his against the inueterate Enemy of our Estate and Religion and why he did not so soundly wed himselfe to the affaires of Germanie with the King of Great Britaine so that whatsoeuer ill successe betided it would be iustly imputed to our obstinacy and would occasion all those who hitherto haue wished vs well wholly to abandon and forsake vs. To these important reasons we suffred our selues to be vanquished and although we then foretold them that they would finde themselues deceiued as well in the assurance which was giuen them to conferue peace vnto vs as also so to ioyne their designes and Armes with them against Spaine yet we would no longer oppose against their requests and instances but sacrifized vp our selues and all our common interests to the aduantages of the King of Great Britaine and his Allyes and so accepted the peace in the same manner and forme as it was giuen vs onely we drew an Act from the Embassadours of Great Britaine verifying all which was formerly alleaged the which because it is the foundation of the Iustice of his and our Armes it is requisite we doe here insert it VVE Henry Rich Lord of Kensington Earle of Holland Captaine of the Guard to the King of Great Britaine Knight of the Order of the Garter and Priuie Councellour to his Maiestie And Dudley Carleton Knight Priuie Councellour and Vice-Chamberlaine to his said Maiestie extraordinary Ambassadors for him to the most Christian King to all present or to come Greeting Whereas Monsieur Montmartin and Monsieur Mania●…d Generall Deputies of the reformed Churches of France together with other particular Deputies of my Lords the Dukes of Rhoan and Soubize as also of many Townes and Prouinces which haue ioyned their Armes with those of the said Lords hauing made Peacewith the Most Christian King by our aduice and interuentions agreed and consented by the said Most Christian King their Soueraigne and that the said Deputies haue yeelded to and cut off many things which they esteemed to be most important for their safetie euery way conformable to their Edicts and Records which they were expresly charged to obtaine in the Treatie of peace and wherein they had powerfully persisted but that the Obedience which they owe and will render to their King and Soueraigne and the consideration and regard which they will yeeld to the expresse requests and intrauentions of the King of Great Britaine our Master in whose name wee haue exhorted and councel'd them to condescend to the Conditions offred and giuen them by the said Peace in fauour and for the prosperity of this Kingdome in particular and the content and assistance of Christendome in generall To which causes Wee declare and certifie That in the words which were heretofore giuen vnto vs for the accomplishing of the said Treatie and proffered by the Lord Chancellour at the acceptance of the peace containing that through their long seruices and continuall obedience they may expect that from the goodnesse of the King which they could not else obtaine by any other Treatie and in those very things which they esteeme the most important and pressing in conuenient time they might heare and prouide for their Supplications made with respect and Humilitie There was a cleerer interpretation brought vnto vs from his Maiestie and the Lords his Ministers by those who were the Agents and Negotiators of the peace being Men of Honour and qualitie ordained and established with power from his Maiestie and his Priuie Councell whereof the sence and meaning is That they vnderstand to speake of the Fort Lewes before Rochell and therby to giue assurance of its demolition in conuenient time and in the interim some remedies of other matters which should remaine by the said Treatie of Peace to the preiudice of the Libertie of Rochell Without the which assurance of Demolition and the ease and exemption of Garisons the said Deputies protested vnto vs that they would neuer haue consented to the subsistance of the said Fort being commanded and resolued to conserue the right of that Demolition As they doe by this present declaration with assurance that the King of Great Britaine will labour by his intercessions ioyn'd with their most humble supplications to hasten the time of that demolition whereof we haue giuen them all the royall promises and words which they can desire after we had shewed them that they might and ought to remaine satisfied and contented In witnesse of all which now formerly expressed we haue signed and sealed this present with our names and armes and haue caused it likewise to be vnder-signed by one of our Secretaries Dated in Paris the 11. day of February 1626. And so signed Holland D. Carleton with seales vnder euery signe and vnderneath by the commandment of the said Lords signed Augier This Act so dressed and finished the Deputies carry it home to their Prouinces to serue for comfort and

lifted vp our voyces thereby endeauoring to make him vnderstand our grieuances but particularly Rochell hath still had their Deputies prostrate at his Maie●…ies feete to beseech him to shew them some good effects of his Royall promise But we haue found deafe eares to our requests or else taken vp preoccupated with all that which the foulest villany of our Enemies hath beene accustomed slanderously to vomit sorth against vs so that we haue bin sent back with reproach and judig●…ie and taken from vs all hope to doe vs right and justice yea the more we haue complained of our slauery the more we haue found them to increase and aggrauate it that now this remedy hath increased the sicknesse of our misery And as for Rochell as her oppression was greatest so were her complaints and also more frequent till they were peremptor●…ly defended to exhibite any more and told openly that they should no longer ex●… the demolition of the Fort. 〈◊〉 this indeed was to bee reduced to the last point of extremity sith our Enemies lest vs not that which is commonly giuen to those who are mo●…t miserable to wit Hope Whereon who will not presently judge that finding nothing but dispaire of that side nothing but all sorts of d●…ialty and pe●…nesse and an obstina●… resolution to ruine vs That the care which euery one naturally ought to haue of his proper conseruation oblieged vs to seeke out for other remedies And where should we else finde them but in hauing our recourse to those which were despositors and pledges to vs of the peace which was so ill kept and obserued to vs and if any one doubt of the right or equity we haue in this our resolution hee will therein shew himselfe either absolutely ignorant or wholy mal●…ous For who but knowes that when hee that is oblieged comes to faile of his promise that then the partie interested hath his lawfull recourse to the Suretie and consequently ●…ust cause to call on him for this nature informes vs all lawes teach vs and daily experience in the practice of all●…people confirm●…s to vs. Because therefore that the peace was giuen vs by the meanes and mediation of the King of great Britaine and of the Lords the States and that they consented to giue vs assurance for the obseruation thereof who sees not that wee haue all right at the breach and contrauention thereof to addresse our selues to them and to seeke their refuge And surely the difficultie was not in the right and equitie but in the meanes to be able to doe it especially in a publike way the cap●…tie wherein we were held being súch that the first who had dared to haue made this proposition had infallibly●… lost his head for the same whereof we need no other pro●… or testimonie then that which happened in the same Towne of Rochell where an Inhabitantnamed La Uigne hauing beene long suspected to haue receiued a Commission from the King of England he was thereon imprisoned and condemned to dye Such was the power and authoritie of the Commissioners There remaines then one onely way which is That the Duke of Rohan who in quality of chiefe Generall of our Churches had dealt in former occasions and who interuened in the two Treaties of peace would take on him this care Indeed the zeale which he hath euer borne to the good of our Churches hauing opened his eyes to see the extreme perill wherein they were and giuen him courage enough notwithstanding the great dangers which threaten vs to aduertise the King of Great Britaine thereof God hath so singularly fauoured his good intents giuen such an efficacy and power to his requests and to those of Monsieur de Soubize his brother fortified with those of many honest men of all conditions of our Churches that the heart of this great King hath beene touched with compassion and pitie of our wrongs to employ his power to desingage to vs his Royall faith Sith then it is for that which he is now armed to consult if we should accept of his good will were properly to dispute i●… a sicke patient that is dying should open the doore to a Physicion who comes to cure him or if a poore man who is nere drowning should refuse to take the hand of him which extends it to him to drawe him out of the water wherein he is panting and neere dying So the ●…ice being absolute the necessitie extreme and in this necessitie and ●…tice the occasion so fauourable what remaines for vs to doe but after our most humble thankefulness and prayers to God the Author of all blessings likewise to addresse and offer vp our humble thankes to the King of Great Brit●…ne for so fit and timely assistance 〈◊〉 say to giue a full approbation to his Armes as raised in our fauour to ioyne our selues to him with all our powers and ●…orces with a most humble supplication to his Maiestie that hee will please to continue vs the effects of his Royall protection vntill the obstinacy of our Enemies be vanquished and that they suffer vs to approach the sacred person of the most Christian King our Prince to obtaine of his Iustice the accomplishing of his Edicts and the reparation and domage of the breaches which haue beene offred vs since the decease of Henry the Great of happy and glorious memory Here doubtlesse our enemies will make tragicall exclamations to defame our proceedings and maliciously to impute vnto vs the want of affection towards our Countrie in ioyning our Armes with Strangers But let them iustly impute the blame hereof to themselues because they in their consciences know that it is their cruell and obstinate oppression which hath imposed on vs this necessitie and therefore whatsoeuer the euents thereof be they are their owne proper workes not ours But contrariwise with what face dare they enterprise or taxe vs vpon this point sith they haue committed those things which are still recent and fresh in our memories Doe they beleeue that we haue forgotten their enraged furies during the League when to defend our liues Religion we accepted ayde assistance from England Haue we defaced the Armes of our Prince and contemned his obedience as they then did Haue we rendred vp any one Town as they then deliuered to the Spaniard all those whereon they could become masters and among others the Capitall Citic Haue wee laid hands vpon the sacred person of our Prince as they wickedly and damnably haue done What resemblance is there in a defence drawne from necessitie as is ours alwayes in subiection and still ready to returne to dutie with their audacious reuolt so long so obstinate so pernicious hauing not the least pretext to charge vs of the least outrage in their persons of the least disgrace in their honours of the least extortion in their goods or of the least force in their consciences and who alleadge for their only griese and complaint that the Prince who became then weary of