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A37300	The memoires of Monsieur Deageant containing the most secret transactions and affairs of France, from the death of Henry IV till the beginning of the ministry of the Cardinal de Richelieu : to which is added a particular relation of the Arch-Bishop of Embrun's voyage into England, and of his negociation for the advancement of the Roman Catholick religion here : together with the Duke of Buckingham's letters to the said Arch-Bishop about the progress of that affair, which happened the last years of King James I, his reign / faithfully translated out of the French original.; Mémoires de M. Deageant. English	Deageant, Guichard, d. 1645.; Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628.	1690 (1690)	Wing D490; ESTC R5548	101,034	282

de Luines and the removing of Monsieur Deageant were the only Obstacles that hindered the King from becoming absolute Master of Rochel at that time During the Employment of Monsieur Deageant no other Affairs of consequence were transacted in Italy but that of the Duke of Florence above mentioned the Marriage of the Prince of Piedmont the difference between the Dukes of Savoy and Mantua of which the King was Arbitrator and the Accommodation between the King of Spain and the Duke of Savoy And it would be needless for me to enlarge on them since there are many that are able to produce larger Memorials than I can as for the last Father Joseph can give a true account thereof since he was sent into Spain on purpose to cause the Treaty to be put in Execution that was made for the restitution of Verseil I shall only add one particular passage that happened to my Knowledge which perhaps may be thought worth the observing Cardinal Ludovisio who was afterwards promoted to the Pontificate negotiated for the Pope in the aforesaid Accommodation and Monsieur de Lesdiguiers was one of those whom the King had employed therein The Treaty being concluded Monsieur de Lesdiguiers went to take leave of the Cardinal and amongst other Complements wished him the the Mitre he smiled and made him this answer Will you promise me to become a Catholic when I shall be Pope Yes certainly replied Monsieur de Lesdiguiers who seeing him very Ancient and the last of the Cardinals could not imagine that he could attain to this Supreme Dignity however in a little time he was placed in St. Peters Chair and long after dispatched a Brief to Monsieur de Lesdiguiers to put him in mind of his promise to perform which he was already inclined as shall be hereafter observed he sent an answer to this Brief full of respect and even made use of the terms of most Holy Father and his Holiness notwithstanding the Remonstrances that the Deputies of the Reformed Religion and the Consistory of Lyons from whence he wrote exhibited to him on this occasion There were also certain Treaties in agitation concerning the Affairs of the Valtoline which were disannulled by the Venetians at the very first overture but because I knew not the succeeding Events I shall make no mention of them here And as for Spain excepting the Transactions that related to the composing of the differences between them and the Duke of Savoy there was no other matter of moment depending between the two Crowns and Peace hath been maintained in despight of the mutual Antipathies of of these two Nations one against another and the different Interests of their Kings There arose about that time a certain contest with England the Ambassador of France was come back and left le Cler his Secretary to act in his stead who proceeded so far that a resolution was taken to treat him somewhat severely he thereupon withdrew himself and having sent an express to the King of what passed he received a Command to find out some means to return which he afterwards did there was also an Ambassador from England with the King who upon notice that the other of France was in the Kingdom gave orders that he should speedily depart since contrary to the Law of Nations his Master had abused his The Duke of Savoy who kept a good Correspondence in England and treated there about the Marriage of his Son hoping that these two Kings being united together would assist him much in obtaining the Crown that had been propounded to him interposed and took much pains to reconcile them since their differences were produced on a very slight occasion The principal difficulty consisted in this Point which of them should first send his Ambassador The King alledged that since there was no composition between the two Crowns touching precedency the English having always yielded it to the French and the King of England having obliged his Majesty to recal his Agent it belonged to him to send his Ambassador first into France The King of England did not dispute about the matter of Composition but pretended that he had not treated the Agent of France after so rude a manner that he ought to have withdrawn himself that he was highly offended that his was sent back without any lawful Cause and that this offence could not be redressed but by sending a French Ambassador to excuse it after the arrival of whom he would cause his to depart At last it was agreed that the two Kings should nominate their respective Ambassadors that the English should first pass over the Sea and that as soon as he had given notice of his Arrival in France the King should order his to set forward the first being very active made so great haste that as soon as he landed in France he travelled to the Court and remained there some time before the later began his Journey An amicable Correspondence hath been since maintained between the two Crowns The King of England upon the recommendation of our King did often mitigate and abate the ordinary rigorous proceedings against the Roman Catholicks in that Country He was also very well pleased with the Propositions that were privately offer'd to him on behalf of his Majesty tending to re-unite him to the bosom of the Church insomuch that after some reiterated Conferences that were managed to that effect in the King's Presence without communicating any thing thereof in his Council lest the effect being made known should be obstructed or prevented the Arch-Bishop of Embrun made a Voyage into England as it were without any design in the habit and under the name of a Counsellor in the Parliament of Grenoble whom curiosity had induced to see England he had no sooner set his foot on Land at Dover but the Duke of Buckingham came to meet him and having saluted him whispered him thus in the Ear Sir You that call your self a Counsellor of Grenoble being the Arch-Bishop of Embrun are very welcome into these Dominions you need not change your Name nor conceal your Quality for you shall receive nothing but Honour here and especially from the King my Master who hath a very particular esteem for you Indeed the King of England treated him very honourably granted him several Favours in behalf of the Catholicks and even permitted him to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to them in the House of the Ambassadour of France where there was a great Court the doors being open There were near eighteen thousand persons that received this Sacrament without having any thing said to them in the Entry at the Door or elsewhere although there was a great concourse of the English people in the street that saw this Ceremony performed During the time that he resided there he had several Conferences with the King who being satisfied as to all the points in Controversie wrote a large Letter to the Pope by a Catholick Gentleman his Subject whom he privily

arose amongst them And therefore fearing if Deageant should altogether quit his Employment least his Majesty should discover his design and might take notice thereof he desired him to remain at Court and to see him at the usual hours He treated him after this manner that the King might believe that he was always present and had a hand in all public transactions whilst he endeavoured to perswade him to give his consent that he might be removed The King by his prudent and generous conduct had extended his reputation very far he was loved by good Men and feared by evil his thoughts and actions were wholly bent to propagate Religion to cause justice to Reign to repair the Ruins of the State to Establish Peace therein and to impart it to those Neighbours that were in trouble But the Devil the Enemy of good Works perceiving that these proceedings tended to the destruction of his Kingdom in Europe to put a stop to this Course stirred up the above-mentioned factions and conspiracies that after divers manners changed the Scene of Affairs and which is worse caused several attempts to be made upon his Majesties Sacred Person he instilled into the mind of a Young Man a Native of Cahors whose name was concealed because he was descended from an Honourable Family that was well-effected to the King's Service most wicked and damnable designs to Execute which he came to Paris and was thus discovered On Easter day in the Morning in the Year 1618. This Young Man went into the Convent of the Cordeliers and enquired whether there were amongst them any Fathers of the Province of Guienne thereupon one was shewed to him in the infirmery named Arnoux he accosted him and after some discourse desired him to hear him in Confession in which he accused himself saying that he had some thoughts that he should be well pleased if the King Queen and Monsieur the Kings Brother were dead and that he had a mind if it seemed good to him to kill them and three other Princes These were the very Words that the Cordelier caused him to repeat to him upon the spot telling him that before he gave him absolution he would consider them well and would talk with him in particular about them which he did at first in the Cloister and afterwards in his Chamber where he brought him and there having fully examined him concerning this Diabolical Imagination he found that he was a Person capable of committing all manner of wickedness and that instead of shewing any contrition for so abominable a thought he seemed always obstinately to persist therein This good Friar fearing least some mischief might ensue if it were not prevented entreated him to tarry a little in the Chamber whilst he went into the Library to turn over certain Casuists in order to resolve his doubts on the Subject of his Confession He took this opportunity to acquaint Monsieur Deageant with what had happened relating to him as he said not that which had been spoken in Confession because that was forbidden but several passages that he had heard from the Mouth of this Young Man in other discourses with him Monsieur Deageant after he had commended his zeal desired him to go and entertain him and to invite him to dinner in his own Chamber or if he refused it to accompany him to his Lodgings till an Officer were sent to apprehend him The Ministers of State were immediately assembled and according to their Advice this Young Man was put into the Bastile and in a Chest that was in the Chamber where he lay his Confession was found containing these wicked thoughts with several other horrible abominations which being viewed by the Privy Counsellors they considered that forasmuch as there was no other Proof against him but his own Confession and the report of the Confessor they ought on several accounts to act circumspectly in such Cases and fearing on the other side least the King should be troubled and it should be made known to the World that any had conspired against his life they thought it convenient to keep him a close Prisoner and that no rumour should be spread abroad touching this matter They to whose custody he was committed and that observed his behaviour reported that he would often talk like a mad man and one that was desperately intent upon some mischeif Monsieur Deageant being soon after discharged from the managing of Public Affairs this as well as many others was neglected insomuch that the Ministers without recollecting as is to be supposed the cause of his confinement and without enquiring into it ordered him to be set at liberty as also were some others that were imprisoned in the same place on slight occasions They repented it afterwards being informed who he was and would have caused him to be taken again but to no purpose On the third day in Easter the Cordelier that had discovered him was as is thought Poysoned in the Convent the Physitians with whose Advice he was carefully assisted observed all the signs of a subtil Poyson that would soon have dispatched him if he had not been of a very strong constitution and had not found such speedy and effectual relief As soon as he was cured he was sent back again into his Convent and during the Seige of Montauban he served as an Almoner where he fell sick and dyed The Devil having failed in this attempt resolved ' ere long to try another Amongst the Pages of the lesser Stables there was one for whom the King had a more particular respect and who upon this account attended on Horseback almost always when his Majesty went a Hunting The Master of the Horse having on a certain day ordered him to mount according to the usual custom he fell a weeping and entreated him that he would be pleased to excuse him affirming that ever since the last time that they Hunted he was troubled with somewhat that incessantly urged him to kill the King that the more he strove to resist this temptation the more he was tormented with it without being able to sleep or to enjoy any peace in his mind and that he had had recourse to Prayer Confession and the Sacrament but could not get rid of a thought that he detested as much as Hell it self He fell on his knees at his feet beseeching him to take care of him and not to permit him to come near the King least the evil Spirit should compel him to commit the execrable Fact to which he was prompted against his Will The Master of the Horse caused him to be examined by two learned Divines and a Physitian to discover whether this perturbation might not proceed from Melancholy they avouched the contrary and that the Page appeared to be of a good natural constitution devout and sound in body and mind his imagination only excepted that was hurt by the malignant suggestion of the Devil with whom he seemed to be possessed he afterwards came and made a

me that the said Prince having instantly demanded to be admitted into the company of the Infanta and to discourse with her was repulsed and told that this could not be granted unless he would first make profession of the Catholick Religion in the presence of at least six or seven Witnesses to which they endeavoured to persuade him with all the Artifices imaginable but could not obtain their desire nevertheless he was permitted to write to her as he did at several times and received an answer which the Prince believed to be written with the hand of the Infanta but it appeared afterwards to be composed by one of her Ladies of Honour for upon the embarking of the Prince for England Cardinal Sapata that attended him according to the order of the King of Spain delivered a Pacquet to him sealed up which being opened in the Vessel there were found therein all the Letters written by him to the Infanta folded up and sealed as he sent them He acquainted me also that within a few days before my arrival Don Carlo Coloma Ambassador extraordinary from Spain had used his utmost Endeavours to induce him to believe that the difficulties that were raised at Rome in granting the Dispensation proceeded not from the instance nor consent of the King his Master therefore he offered and insisted very much thereupon that if his Majesty would defer the concluding of the agreement with France for six months he would procure the said Dispensation and would religiously observe every Article contained in the Conditions of their Alliance that was treated in Spain viz To restore the Palatinate to send considerable Supplies for the recovery of Guienne and Normandy to permit a free Passage and Commerce to the East and West-Indies and other particulars In opposition to these Proposals I represented to him divers Reasons taken from the very Discourses that he had rehearsed to me and from the Intrigues of the Spaniards already mentioned by him insomuch that he was convinced that all these new Offers were only so many fraudulent Artifices by which nevertheless he confirmed that the King was moved I gave notice thereof to M. d'Effiat who had already perceived somewhat in the Audiences that he had obtained of his Majesty and desired me to search into the truth of the matter as I afterwards did for which Service he protested that he was very much obliged to me Amongst these Discourses he shewed to me a Letter that the Prince Palatin had written to him from the Hague in which he entreated him to take care that this Condition should be inserted in the Treaty and to disannul it in case the Spaniards refused to restore the Palatinate and as an acknowledgment of this favour and also as a testimony of the perpetual Friendship that he intended to contract with the said Duke he proposed that his Daughter who nevertheless was not above seven years old should be instantly married to his Grace's eldest Son to which I perceived that the Duke was much inclined for he told me that the King was not very averse from it However having desired him to refer this matter to me and to hear my Opinion I alledged to him so many Reasons that his Majesty resolved not to oppose the rupture any longer and the Duke not to consent to this Marriage and both determined to conclude that of France with England and this is the meaning of these Words in his Grace's Letter bearing date the 9th of November the Copy whereof I have here annexed But the care of this great Affair to which you have incited me The English Catholicks having penetrated into the progress that was made and well knowing his Majesty's Discourses on my behalf the deliverance of so many Catholicks that were in Prison and the liberty that I had taken which was a thing never seen in England since Heresy prevailed in that Country to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in London sent an Express thereof to Rome at which the Spaniards being enraged took an occasion to slander me with so many Artifices and false Insinuations that they exasperated the Pope against me under divers pretences viz. That I went into England without the knowledg of his Nuntio that I had confirmed People there without a Licence and that I had visited Persons of the highest Rank in that Kingdom notwithstanding that they were Hereticks even the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and the Earl of Mansfield insomuch that I was obliged at my return into France to write an Apology which I sent to Rome to represent to that Court that since I had diligently endeavoured to prevent a rupture between France and Spain and that this Marriage should not be celebrated without a Dispensation I ought rather to be commended than blamed for performing such Actions but not long after I received an answer from M. de Bethunes that the Pope being informed of all the circumstances of this Negociation was very well satisfied with my Conduct I also sent the Copies of several Letters of the Duke of Buckingham of M. d'Effiat Ambassador in England and of M. de Bethunes Ambassador of Rome which confirm all the principal matters contained in this Relation But that the Letters of M. d'Effiat may be more clearly understood I ought to add that I wrote to him concerning the malitious Accusations and Devices that were contrived against me and entreated him to give an account thereof to the King of Great Britain this is the tenor of his first Letter Moreover the King of England abhorred the Jesuits to that degree that he not only declared that he would never consent that the Confessor of the Princess should be of that Order nor that any one of them should belong to her retinue but his Majesty was also pleased to command me to desire the King France to change his Confessor affirming that this would be necessary for the Prosecution of the Designs that we had agreed upon and would be very advantageous with respect to the Protestant Princes Father Jaquinot coming to see me at Paris acquainted me that he was appointed to go into England with the Princess and entreated me to give a good Character of his person in that Country thereupon I freely professed to him urging several reasons that he would not be well received there since I believed that he would not be suffered to appear that he would be sent back again and that this would produce great dissentions between these two Crowns nevertheless to satisfie him I wrote to M. de Effiat what he had told me and what answer I had given and upon this account he sent me the Letter that the Duke of Buckingham had written to him as the result of his third Letter wherein he discourseth on the same Subject and declares that he intended to deliver my Letters to me himself that they might be burnt A Letter of the Duke of Buckingham to the Arch-Bishop of Embrun SIR THe Hopes that I have to see you