but la Noue whome the King had especially commaunded to assist the Duke of Longuâ—uille with Councell in matters of warre did so wisely make choise of the houre and oportunitie to charge as the Duke of Aumale Balagni Gouernour of Cambray Of the Duke of Aumale and Balagni at Senliâ— and the rest puting in practise the vse of their long spurre rowels lately inuented as a mournfull prediction to the League saued their persons by the swiftnes of their horses and left the field died with the bloud of fifteene hundred slaine vppon the place in the â—light and poursuit verifying the saying He that flies betimes may fight againe Chamois Menneuille and diuers others could not runne fast inough The artillerie baggage and many prisoners remained at the victors discretion who by the Kings commaundement went to receiue the army of strangers which were come to the fronters The Kings meaning was to subdue Paris The greatest of the Hidraes heads being cut off did weaken the whole bodie and gaue hope to his Maiestie by that meanes to find what hee had lost the loue and obedience of his subiects To this end hee sends the Duke of Espernon to take from the Parisâ—ens the commodities aboue the riuer and assembles his forces to compasse them in beneath Thus the warre growes hot The Nobilitie goes to horse on all sides to reuenge the wrong done vnto the King but the more his troups increased the more bitter his subiects grew against him No prosperitie is so gâ—eat but it hath some crosses As the King attends the forces which the Prince of Dômbes now Duke of Montpensier brings him from Tours Losses for the King newes comes that the Earle of Soissons whome he had sent to commaund in Brittanie had beene defeated at Chasteaugiron three Leagues from Rennes and led prisoner with the Earle of Auaugour and many other Lords to Nantes That the Duke of Mayenne had taken Alenson That the Lord of Albigni a yonger brother to the house of Gordes and a partisan of the League had chased the Colonnel Alphonso out of Grenoble and seized on the Towne The taking of these Earles caused the King to send the Prince Dombes thither who more happily reduced many places to his Maiesties obedience The happie successe of the Kings affaires made men to iudge Towneâ— taken that the League would soone bee ruined the Kings armie increasing hourely Three hundred horse of la Chastre who presently after the Tragedie of Blois had made shew to iustifie himselfe vnto the King for the strict familiaritie hee had with the Duke of Guise were defeated by the Duke of Montâ—ason and the Marquis of Nesâ—e his Lieutenant and fiftie of his companie slaine the taking of Iargeau Pluuiers Ianuille and Estampes terrified the Parisiens They call backe the Duke of Mayenne and he finding the Duke of Longueuille farre off goes into Brie assures some places and takes Montreau-faut-yonne by composition from the Duke of Espernon but the Kings approch carried him sodenly to Paris where suffering his troupes to liue at discretion in the suburbs hee caused an ill impression to grow in some which could not well digest this confusion in the State An armie of about twentie thousand men gathered to gither by the Duke of Longueuille ioyning with the Suisses Lansquenets of Sansy Pontoise returned to the Kings obedience soone after the Kings arriuall all the Kings forces ioyned in one bodie being about fortie thousand men lodged about Paris and the taking of Saint Cloud made the Parisâ—â—ns readie to yeeld when as a deuilish monke an excrement of hell a Iacobin by profession Iames Clement of the age of two or three and twentie yeares Paris beseeged vowes said hee to kill the Tirant and to deliuer the holy Cittie beseeged by Sennacherib Thus resolued hee imparts his damnable proiect to Doctor Bourgoing Prior of his Couent to father Commolet and other Iesuits and to the heads of the League to the chiefe of the sixteene and to the fortie of Paris All encorrage him to this 〈◊〉 desseine they promise him Abbaies and Bishoprikes and if he chance to be made a Martir no lesse then a place in heauen aboue the Apostles They caused the Pâ—eachers to perswade the people to patience seauen or eight dayes for before the â—nde of the weeke they should see a notable accident which should set all the people at liberty The Preachers of Orleans Rouan and Amiens clatter out the like at the same time and in the same termes The first of August the Monke goes out of Paris and marcheth toward Saint Cloud vpon his departure they take aboue two hundred of the chiefe Cittizens and others prysoners whome they knewe to haue goods friends and credit with the Kings partie as a precaution to redeeme that cursed murtherer in case he were taken before or after the deed Being arriued at Gondyes house where the King lodged he goes to la Guesle the Kings Proctor generall in his Court of Parliament at Paris and saies that he had brought some matter of importance which might not be imparted to other but to his Maiesty and had letters of credit from the first President The King who for the reuerence he bare vnto Church men gaue free accesse vnto such as vnder the habit of religion made shew to bee deuoted vnto the seruice of God commands hee should bee brought into his Chamber willing the Lord of Bellegarde and the saied Proctor generall to retire who were then alone nere the King hoping both by the quality of the person whome he did counterfeit whose long imprisonment in the Bastille had giuen sufficient testimony of his faith and integrity to his Maiestie and the simple demonstration of the Wolfe disguised into a Lambe to learne some secret matter of importance and receiues this counterfet letter from him The King did no sooner begin to reade it but this wretch seeing himselfe alone growes resolute and drawing a Knife out of his sleeue made of purpose thrusts his Maiestie into the botome of the bellie and there leaues the knife in the wound The King drawes it forth and with some striuing of the Monke strikes him aboue the eye Many ranne in at this noyse and in the heate of choller killing this monster of men preuented the true discouery of this enterprise and the authors thereof worthie to be noted with a perpetuall blot of disloyaltie and treason The Physitians held the wound curable and the same day the King did write of this attempt The death of Henry the â— being murthered and of his hope of recouery to the gouernors oâ— Prouinces to forraine Princes and to his friends and confederates But fealing that the King of Kings had otherwise determined of his life hee did first comfort himselfe in foreseeing that the last houre of his crosses should be the first of his felicities then lamenting his good and faithfull seruants who suruiuing should finde no respect with those whose mindes
it vpon his owne head But these men had diuided it amongst them giuing the rest to vnderstand that they fedde themselues with vaine hopes To cast more wood and oyle into the flames of their diuision and to ruine one by another matters were so handled as the 15. of August The Duke of Guise escapes the yong Duke of Guise escaped out of prison from Tours and not farre from the riuer found a troupe of horse appointed by the Lord of La Chastre to conduct him This escape caused many bonfires and greatly reuiued their hearts who held this Prince fitte to make a King of the Vnion But the cleere sighted thought with reason that his arriuall at Paris would rather ruine then aduance their partye and the deuises and practises of other pretendants must needs soone kindle an extreame and common ielousie amongst them Whilest these consult with their most trustie friends and seruants Noyon taken by the King what effects might grow by this new accident the King in the same moneth besieged Noyon in Picardie defeated the succours sent by the League foure times killed their most resolute men at armes tooke many prisoners put the rest to flight and at the Duke of Mayennes nose who to auoyde this check which the League was like to receiue attempted vpon Mante sought to force his Maiesties Suisses lodged at Houdan and approched neere to Noyon but would not fight heaping shame vpon his enemies hee forced the besieged to yeeld to his obedience and moreouer went and dared him to fight before Han. Let vs returne into Daulphiné to behold the most memorable and most fatall defeate for the enemies of this Crowne the most vertuous expedition of armes which for these many yeares hath most broken their desseignes vpon Prouence and Daulphiné The 〈◊〉 of Sauoy defeated and most weakened the League in those Prouinces which the Sauoisien affected Don Amedeo bastard brother to the Duke of Sauoy Don Oliuares chiefe of the Spaniards whom the Duke had lately obtained of King Philip his father in lawe the Marquis of Treuiâ— and others conducted twelue or thirteene thousand men by the plaine of Pontcharra neere to the Castle of Bayard in the vallee of Graisiâ—odan Doubtlesse the place should reuiue the memory of that incomparable Knight who by the valour of his armes hath in former times wonderfully tyed the realme to recommend his merits the Lord Les Diguieres meetes them chargeth and ouercomes them leauing two thousand fiue hundred slaine vpon the place carries away many prisoners and most of the Commanders takes eighteene Enseignes with Red Crosses and makes bootie of all their baggage which amounts to aboue two hundred thousand Crownes in Chaines Iewels plate money both golde and siluer horse and armes Two thousand Romaines and Milanois which had saued themselues with Conte Galeas of Bel Ioyeuse their Commander in the Castle of Aualon were the next day at the Victors discretion sixe or seuen hundred were cut in peeces the rest were sent to a place of safetie with white wands in their hands and then sent home into Italy with an oth neuer to carry armes against France The King seeing that neither by the taking of Noyon nor by any other baite hee could draw his enemies to fight doth presse them yet more neerely To this end hee commands that Paris should bee restrained on all sides both by water and land and should enioy no commodities but by the mercie of the neighbour garrisons the which he entertained vpon the tributes and customes imposed vpon victuals which they suffered to passe to Paris and by this meanes emptied the inhabitants purses stript them and drew out of the Citty necessary commodities for his troopes then with one part of his army hee marcheth into Normandie surpriseth Louuiers approcheth to Rouan to tire the inhabitants Rouan besieged who seemed no lesse obstinate then the Parisiens He is no sooner arriued but they crie out for succors and his Maiestie sees them neere their ruine or at the least ready to yeeld to some reason So the King of Spaine sollicited from many partes Succoured by the Duke of Parma and thrust on by the consideration of his owne priuate interest and satisfaction sends to the Duke of Parma commands him to leaue the gouernment of the Lowe Countries in his absence 1591. to the Cont Mansfield to go and free Rouan and to imbrace such occasions as should be offered The Kings happy successe and his enemies miseries drawes the Prince of Parma the second time into France hee parts from Bruxelles with foure thousand foote and three thousand horse and fortified with the succours of Italy and three thousand Suisses hee marcheth by small iourneys for hee wisely conceiued that his Maister sent him into France for the same considerations that hee would haue giuen him the conduct of his armie by sea into England and vnder this shew of armes hee practised an other desseigne To cause the Estates of the League whereof they purposed a conuocation the next yeare to giue the Crowne of France to the Infanta of Spaine whom the father promised to marry with one of the heads of the partie whome the Estates should name This tended greatly to the preiudice of the Duke of Mayenne for hee was marryed Diuision bewixt the Duke of Mayenne and the sixteene and the eldest sonne of Lorraine the Dukes of Guise and Nemours were to marry Hee is therefore now resolutely determined to crosse the sixteene Tribunes of Paris who with their Champions carried away the peoples voyces and aboue all others did feed the Spaniards hopes in this realme to whome inticed by the gold of Peru and his prodigall promises they had already solde the Capitall Cittie The sixteene growne hatefull through their tyranous authoritie feare to be soone suppressed they resolue to preuent it and rather to vnhorse the Duke the better to aduance their affaires according to King Phillips intentions One thing seemed to aduance their desseigne they held prisoner one named Brigard a Proctor of the Towne-house accused to haue had intelligence with the King and of letters written to his Maiestie Brigard escapes out of prison They suspect the President Brisson and the Councellors Larcher and Tardife to haue fauoured his escape In this furie the 15. of Nouember they seize vpon these three venerable persons hale them to the Chastelet cause them to bee strangled in the close prison and the next day hang vp their bodyes at the Greue with infamous writings on their brests This execrable fact might haue extended farther and made the like spectacle of any one that should in any thing haue controuled the actions of these homicides The Duke of Mayenne who treated with Parma posts to appease this tumult hee caused Louchart Auroux Hameline and Emonnot the chiefe authors of this cursed attempt to bee apprehended and executed in the open view of all the people who bowed their backes mournefully at the damnable commands of
is seemed that the Duke of Sauoy feared least his Countrie should bee force Pagaine by the Kings army and that hee should not haue so good a composition as the first and therefore he prouided for all his places in Sauoy but this hatched another great deslein whereof we wil speake in the end of this yeare The King was much troubled to search into the depth of the Duke of Birons conspiracie La Fin was not acquainted with the last resolutions the partie condemned would neuer discouer his Complices All this practise was well knowne to the Baron of Lux The Baâ—on â—f 〈◊〉 câ—mes to the King who came vnto the King vppon the assurance of his Maiesties word to goe and come freely yet hee was aduised not to approch neere vnto the Court of Parliament who would not intreat him more mildly then they had done the Duke of Biron seeing hee had beene imbarked with him in the same vessell and to consider that Princes promise any thing to discouer a Treason but they neuer trust the Traitors and if happely they fauour them for a time the hatred which followes after is more violent and irreconciliable That they vse men as a Countriman doth his Bees when they haue drawne out the Hony and Waxe they chase them away with Fire and Smoake The King was so well satisfied with that which the Baron of Lux had sayd vnto him hauing talked long with him as entring into his Carosse hee tould the Count Sâ—issons and the Cardinall of Ioyeuze that hee would not for two hundred thousand Crownes but haue spoken with the Baron of Lux. His pardon past in the Parliament at Paris and hee was receiued in that of Dijon with the same honours hee had before and his charge of Lieutenant in the gouernment of Bourgongne and of the Countrie of Bresse His wisedome did conduct him in a stormie Sea to a safe Port and made him to auoyd some dangers whereas any other would haue lost both Card and Compasse The greatest indiscretion which the Duke of Biron had committed next to the giuing eare to the promises and perswasions of Stangers was that hee had written his intentions and had imparted them to another It is a Maxime in maters of Conspiracie not to commit any thing to writing but all must goe by mouth They could not haue condemned the Duke of Biron but by his owne Letters And of all those of whome hee spake in his Letters there was noe thing found of theirs in writing Letters serue indifferently for an assurance of the faith that is giuen and for a proofe of infidelitie Hee would die with that content that none of his friends should bee toucht but himselfe Hebert his Secretarie indured the Racke and his patience did iustifie him Hâ—bert the Duke of Bironâ— Secretary put to the â—acke and Fontanelles bâ—â—kâ—n vpon the wheele but the Kings words were a more violent torture vnto him drawing the truth from him the which hee would nâ—t confesse vnto the Court The Baron of Fontauelles who was found to haue had intelligence with the Duke of Biron was broken vpon the wheele by the decree of a great Councell Mom-barraut Gouernor of Rennes was committed to prison Sâ—ch as had knowne him during the last troubles full of resolution and affection for the reducing of Brittaine to the Kings obedience lamenteâ— his misfortune The Earle of Avuergne continued two monthes in the Bastille after tâ—e execution of the Duke of Biron The King set him at liberty and receiued him into fauour after three or foure daies that he had purged himselfe and discharged his Conscience to the Chancellor the Marquis of Rhosny and to Sillery Hee grewe presently familiar with the King as if hee had neuer bin sequestred from his presence wherein appeered his Maiesties good nature and his generous spirit which doth neuer remember any Iniuries The Duke of â—ouillon refuseth to come to the King But the Duke of Bouillon considering what had beene done in the Bastille vpon the person of so great a Captaine would not trust to this great mildnesse althought he had as great proofe thereof as any other The King sent for him and he desired to iusâ—ifie himselfe in the Chamber at Castres The King let him vnderstand that the pretext which hee tooke to flie vnto the Chamber at Castres for Iustice was without ground for he was not called into question and when he should do it it could not bee therefore that hee depended not of that Iurisdiction neyther could they take knowledge thereof without Commission from his Maiesty He attended not to vnderstand his pleasure more particularly by the President Caumartin whome hee resolued to send vnto him but tooke the way to Geneua and so to Heidelberg The Subiect may neuer capitulate with his Prince but if necessity doth require it it must not be betwixt two Barres like to the Constable of S. Paul but as farre off as he can The Duke of Bouillon beeing in his Viconté of Turenne when as the King sent for him His letter to the king he answered him with this letter Sir hauing vnderstood by that of your Maiesties owne hand of the 18. of this moneth that I had beene accused by those which had beene examined in Councell vpon the Conspiracies of the Duke of Biron and that you commanded me to repaire presently to Court to iustifie my selfe I sent away him presently that came with answere to your Maiesty that I would followe instantly the which I had done if I had not receiued certaine Intelligence who were my accusers The which made mee to change this resolution and humbly to beseech your Maiesty to consider that the Treacheries and Disloyalties against your Person and State are so fully prooued against my Accusers as it disables them to accuse mee and much lesse to condemne mee They haue not nor cannot haue but lying tongues in their accusations the which hauing fayled them in the execution of their intention being preuented by your Maiesties happines and wisdome they imploy them to make you suspect the second Officer of your Crowne and your house-hold seruant who hath neuer sought any glory in this world but what proceeds from your Maiesties grace fauor who hath so long serued you It is to bee presumed that hauing an intent to hurt mee they haue incensed your displeasure against mee by the most horrible crimes they could inuent They would make mee the Instrument of that which they haue promised to the enemies of your Estate to preiudice you And seeing they cannot now suborne any others they will accuse them who in the like affaires haue made proofe of their Innocencies by so many circumstances as it is not to bee beleeued they would haue any thought to the contrary They do ill acknowledge your mercy to continue still culpable chaÌ„ging only their offence Seeing that since they are become false witnesses I wil say vnto you my Leege as the Psalmist sayd
Brignolet or Attignac had done they might bouldly haue said the Towne had bin wonne Halfe an houre after two of the clock a sentynell in the Tower of the minte hauing heard some rustling in the ditch shott off his peece to giue the Alarum and forced Brignolet to discouer himselfe charging all that were at the Corps de gard of the new gate to plant the Petard there and to make an entrie for the bodie of the armie which was in Plainpalais The Portcullâ—â— at the new gate cut downe They forced the Corps de gard being but fiue and twentie men but against the Maximes of warre which commands them to kill all they let one escape who ran vp and let downe the Portcullis to make their Petard vnprofitable The Towne was full of cryes and fearefull exclamations whereof the Sauoyards should haue made their profit increased their courages as it did daunt the Inhabitants who knew not which way to runne some criing to one gate others running to an other But the Assaylants lost themselues in the appearance of so happie a successe Those without should haue giuen an Alarum at some gate to diuide the â—orces of the Towne Those that were within made no vse of their Hatchets Hammers and Pincers they did forget to â—ire some houses and they were surprised with a dulnes of spirit thinking more of booty and spoyle then to make perfect their Conquest In the meane time the Consull cryes as they did sometimes at Rome Hee that loues mee let him follow mee Some Countrimen of the neighbour villages which kept gard in the Towne-house by turnes being led by some Captaines and Townesmen presented themselues to the new gate they were valiantly repulsed and yet the first shot they made slue their Petardiar Brignolet slainâ— who was busie about his Petard This first charge had not dislodged them if the whole strength of the Inhabitants had not come and charged them so furiously as they began to giue way shewing neither conduct nor courage Necessitie which breeds assurance euen vnto them that are borne without courage made the Townsmen so resolute in this defence as the Sauoyards did presently turne their backes The nimblest were â—orced to returne to their ladders which now could no longer serue them for a Cannon planted vppon the Bulwarke de l' Oye against the dâ—tch had broken them in such sort as they left foure and â—ifâ—ie dead vppon the place along the Curtyne of Corrateâ—re and thiâ—teene that were taken aliue If the Townsmen had had souldiars inough to haue made a fallie in this Confâ—sion those that were at Plainpalais had not returned in soe good order There were thirteene taken aliue vpon promise that was giuen them that they should bee prisoners of warre for else they would haue preferred an honorable death before any promiâ—e that was made them to take them aliue and to disarme them Attignac was among them who fought couragiously and gaue the order of Saint Maurice which he wore to his seruant willing him to saue himselfe The resolution of the Bâ—ron of Attignac being resolued to die with his sword in his hand It had beene better for him to haue bin slaine at the Combate of D. Philippin then to be reâ—erued for so ignominious a death The Seigneurie would not intreat them as prisoners taken in the warre but like theeues that had entred the Towne by the wall against the Law of Nations and the publike faith The prisoners are intreated like theeues They sayd that the Dâ—ke was too noble a Prince to adâ—ow so wicked and treacherous an Act. There were many opinions vpon the Iudgement of their death The most modest concluded to haue them put to ransome others to keepe them prisoners that they might serue for exchange if occasion required through the continuance of the warre â—ut the most violent stirred vp the people representing vnto them their Religion the rauishing of their Wiues and Daughters the Murther Sacke and perpetual slauerie concluded against them and the lamentations of their Widowes Children that had bin slaine the which being well considered off made the mildest opinions seeme vniust So as they were condemned to be hanged They requested their Heads might be cut off like Gentlemen They were condeâ—â—ed to be hanged the which was granted them but it was after they had beene strangled The threescore and seuenteene Heads as well of those that had beene hanged as of the others that had beene slaine were planted vpon the Galloes and their bodies throwne into the Riuer of Rhosne On the Tewsday after they made a generall Fast for their deliuery They presently sent to al their neighbours for Succors They published in all places the wonders of this deliuery They write vnto the Gouernor of Lions in this manner Letters froÌ„ the Seigneury of Geneua to Monâ—ieure de la Guicâ—â— Gouernor of Lions My Lord you haue vnderstood heretofore by many of our Letters how his Highnesse of Sauoy notwithstanding that he knew and had coâ—fessed that we were comprehended in the Peace made in Ianuary 1600. betwixt his royall Maiesty of France and him yet he hath oppressed vs in sondry sorts not onely by the detayning of our Reuenues forbidding of trafficke and other Violences and Extortions yeelding nothing to the many and iust admonitions of his Maiesty but also hath attempted often to inuade and surprise vs in this time of Peace So it is that to glut his pernitious desseigne the Lord of Albigny on Satterday last the eleuenth of this month about Mid-night had brought before our Towne on the side of Plainpalais about two thousand choice men Horse and Foote and had cast about two hundred into our Ditch neere vnto the old Gate of Corratiere and hauing planted Ladders one within an other hee had caused them to mount about three of the clocke on the Sunday morning the twelfth of the month incouraging them being himselfe in the Ditch so as being entred into the Towne some went to the Newe-gate to plant the Petard and to drawe in the body of theyr Troupes which made a stand in the Meadow of Plainpalais others would haue seized vppon the Minte-gate and so haue entred into the middest of our Towne But it pleased our good God to looke vppon vs with a fauourable eye and to giue courage to our Men so as they haue repulst them so valiantly as they haue slaine the beâ—t part of them vpon the place and some others haue beene taken and since hanged by our commandment The rest haue cast themselues head-long downe the Walles so as wee heare that manye of them are dead or grieuously hurt But it is likely that the Lord of Albigny will continue his hatred against vs hauing also intelligence that his Highnesse is not farre from vs. Wee therefore most humblye pray and intreat you withall our affections that it would please you duely to consider the preiudice which the taking of our Towne
forty Lances to draw forth the Townsemen who sallying out as an assured victorie are compassed in like partriges in a net defeated chased and slaine to the number of foureteene or fifeteene hundred many are taken prisoners and of the better sort Iames of S. Paul the Constables brother the Lords of Centay Carency and others At that time the King did set the Prince of Orange at liberty being of the house and bearing the armes of Chalon taken in warre being set at thirty thousand Crownes ransome the which the King did moderate to ten thousand and caused it to be presently payed to the gentleman that held him by meanes whereof he became the Kâ—ngs Liege man and did him homage for the sayd Principality So as the King gaue him power to intitle himâ—eâ—fe by the grace of God Prince of Orange Priuileges granted to the Prince of Orange by Lewis and to coyne money of gold and siluer of as high a standard as that of Daulphiné to grant all graces remissions and pardons but for heresie and treason This transaction with the former prises did wonderfully discontent the Constable iealous of the Kings good successe and fearing likewise some checke by so mightie an army which the Admirall and the Earle of Dammartin had at his gate The Constables malice For the auoyding whereof he giues the King a false intelligence that the English were at sea reâ—die land at Calais he perswades the King to prouide for the places of Normandie he promiseth faithfully to defend the marches of Picardie and in his Masters absence to reduce Abbeuille and Peronne to his obedience But let vs heare an other notable part of trechery hee seekes by all meanes to weaken the King 1475. and yet would he not fortifie the Bourguignon but that the English should crosse both their Estats that his owne might stand firme in the miâ—est of their confusions With this desseine he procures the Duke of Bourgongne to send Philip Bouton and Philip Pot Knights to the Duke of Bourbon and he for his part sends Hector of Escluse The Constable seekâ—s to suborne the Duke of Bourbon to signifie vnto him that the English would soone land that the Duke of Bourgongne and he the Constable ioyning all their powers togither would easily conquer the Realme exhorâ—iâ—g him for the auoiding of his owne ruine and his Countries to ioyne with them the which if he refuse and that it fall out ill for him he was not to be pittied The Duke of Bourbon sends the King two letters of this tenor brought to him at diuers times by Escluse who makes answer to the Duke and Constable that neyther promises nor threats should drawe him from the obedience and faithfull seruice hee did owe vnto his maiesty Lewis will produce these letters to the Constables confusion in the end of the next yeare For the present hee must assure his frontiers There is no newes yet of the English Lewis markes well this chase and will cause the Constable who supposed himselfe to haue the aduantage of the game to loose the partie Poore Nobleman Mournâ—ul presages to the Constable howe many misfortunes foretell they approching ruine Thy Brother prisoner Thy wife dead at the same instant one of the chiefest pillers of thy house who as sister to the Queene might at neede haue preserued thy head Thy Nephewe Scales prisoner with the instructions he brought from England to the Bourguignon And to fill vp the measure thy sonne the Earle of Roussy defeated at Grey in Bourgongne and prisoner with the Duke of Bourbon who shall not leaue him vntill the end of the yeare for fortie thousand Crownes ransom with the losse of two hundred men at armes Lombards the Baron of Couches and many others The Marshall of Bourgongne sonne to the Earle of Saint Martin two sonnes of the house of Viteaux whereof the one was Earle of Ioâ—gny the Lords of Longey Lisle Digoine Montmartin Ragny Chaligny the Bayliffe of Auxerre the Enseigne bearer to the Lord of Beauchamp and many others escaped death but not imprisonment Sufficient warrnings to amaze a resolute minde Hereafter the Constable is afflicted with strange distemperatures fed with the neighbourhood of the Earle of Dammartin being lodged neere S. Quentin whome he knewe to be none of his friends And fearing least the King should assault him he sends to take assurance of the Duke of Bourgongne intreating him to send him his brother Iames of Saint Paul the Lord of Fiennes and some other his kinsmen and friends to put them into Saint Quentin and to keepe the Towne at the Dukes deuotoÌ„i without bearing the Saint Andrewes crosse the which he promised to restore vnto him within a prefixed time They come they present themselues within viewe of Saint Quentin once twise and thrice The Constable seekes to the Duke of Bourgongne deceiues him but the Constable suspects them and sends them backe They came still eyther too soone or too late so as at the bruit of these forces the Admirall casts himselfe into Arras whereof followed the taking of Iames of Saint Paul who being brought before the King hauing liberty to speake he confessed that at the two first iourneyes hee came onely with an intent to comfort his brother but at the third time seeing the Constable had deceyued both his Master and him if he had beene the stronger hee would haue kept the place for his Master without offering any violence to his brother wherevpon his maiestie set him at libertie very well appointed seruing him vnto his death Lewis dissemâ—les with the Constable And although the Constable had lately done a notable disgrace vnto the King yet his maiesty dissembled it wisely and to take from him all cause of iealousie he willes him to go and make warre in Hainault and to beseege Auennes whilest that the Admirall was busied in Artois He goes but very loath and with exceeding feare and staies but little he retyres betimes being aduertised as he informed the King of two men in his army whome he described by apparent signes suborned to kill him He accuseth 〈◊〉 that he â—ought to kill him This newe feare accompained with distrust bred a terrible distemperature in the Constables head who hauing lost his credit both with the King and Duke will yet entertayne himselfe by both and perswade them that he is seruant but to one He sent often to the Bourguignons campe to drawe him from the seege of Nuz that he might ioyne fitly with the English at coÌ„ming on land then vpon the returne of his messengers he gaue the King some plausible intelligence to cause him to like of his conference with the Duke sometimes disgracing his affaires to winne the credit of an affectionate seruant with Lewis sometimes extolling the Duke to terrifie the King But oh policie simply shadowed On the other side hee knewe well that he had greatly offended the King by his last action He sees
King will not leaue this outrage vnreuenged vpon such as remaine The treatie made at the Abbie of Victory had beene confirmed by the Estates of Brittanie Lewis had by his Deputies renounced all pretension to this Duchie but hee forgetts nothing though he sleepes He is nowe freed from his most mortall enemy by all probability he should hereafter imploy his forces in Brittain he must therefore warrant himselfe with some fauorable support and must seeke protection from the English This negotiation required much secrecy and silence Discouered by the King for Lewis was exceeding iealous and discouered cunningly such practises So as the subtill were surprised in their owne subtilties Peter Landays Treasorer of Brittain was the man best acquainted with the dukes most secret intelligences and vnder him William Gueguen For the dispatches for England he vsed one Maurice Bromel who for three yeares space was the messenger to carry letters betwixt the Duke of Brittain and the King of England It chanced that Bromel passing at some port discouered himselfe to a seruant of the Kings who presently aduertiâ—ed his maiesty Lewis did cunningly make his profit of these aduentures Yet must he not rashly apprehend the companion thinking it best to discouer more The King to winne this messenger cunningly imploies a certaine man of Cherebourg in Normandie who could counteâ—feit the Dukes hand the king of Englands their Secâ—etaries This Agent for the King treates with Bromell and for a hundred Crownes for euery letter comming from eyther part getts a promise of him a place appointed to deliuer the letter to receiue his money The Agent made coppies couÌ„terâ—eited their hands sealing theÌ„ vp with a seale either couÌ„terfit or stolne by Bromel he sent the coppies into England brought the king the originals In the end 22. letters what of the Duke and Edwards fell into the Kings hands without discouery And although the Duke sought to the English more to defend him at neede then to offend yet would he mainteine himselfe in the Kings good fauour For this effect one day among others he sent Chauuin his Chancellor the Seneshal of Vannes others of his counsel to giue Lewis to vnderstand the deuotion he had to his seruice At that time the king pursued his coÌ„quests vpoÌ„ the heire of Bourgongne being ready to beseege Arras as we shall presently shewe Being arriued they are all committed prisoners sequestred vnder diuers gards After two dayes the King sends for the Chancellor reprocheth him that hauing often conferred with him of the affaires of Brittain holding him for an honest man he fiâ—des it strange Lewis discouers thâ— Dukes of Brittaines letters to his Chancellor that he had alwaies so constantly assured him that his maister had no secret intelligence with the King of England seeing that nowe the contrary was manifest The Chancellor continues in this protestation and for more assurance engageth his life but twelue letters written by Gueguen signed by the Dâ—ke ten others by Edward made him hang downe his head to coÌ„fesse himselfe faulty But for his owne particular he protests of his innocency in cause that he or his companions deputies be found to haue been acquainted with this intelligence he will loose his life â—he King is satisfied herewith hee returnes them backe without any faâ—ther audience and giues them the originalls for a proofe against the Duke He iâ—stâ—y complaines that maâ—ing shewe to fauour him hee doth notwithstanding practise with the most ancient enemy of the crowne That if he do not renounce al intelâ—igence with the King of England he will not take him for his friend Chauuin beeiâ—g returned makes his report deliâ—ers the Kings commandement his answers his couâ—tenance in speâ—king the accents of his words the consequences that might ensue He beseecheth the Duke to retire himselfe in priâ—ate then to certyfie his sayings he layes vpon the table the two and twentie letters The Duke of Brittain amazed to see hiâ— inâ—elligenceâ— discouâ—râ—d The Duke amazed to see that plainly discouered which he thought to haue bin coÌ„mon but to two sends for Landays commands him vpon his life to tel him by what meanes they might fall into the Kings hands the which must needs proceed from one of the two Landays knows the hands seales but cannot conceiue the residue al amazed he offers himselfe to prison and to loose his life if he be any way found guiltie Then he remembers that onely Bromel had alwaies carried and recarried these letters they must finde out him being then imployed in that action and make him vnfold that doubt He therfore sends after him in post takes him at Port-blank where he attended a winde to imbarke and was brought to Nantes His confession did absolue Landays and he was cast into the riuer in a sacke very secretly least the King should bee aduertised thereof who sufficiently informed of the Dukes ill mind without doubt turned his armes into Brittaine But the warre against Mary of Bourgongnie troubled him sufficiently yet to proceed with some lawfull pretext hee would fortifie himselfe with a graunt he obtained from the Lord of Boussac and of Nichole of Brittaine his wife the onely heire of Charles of Brittaine Earle of Ponthieure a house which in old time did quarell for the succession of this Duchie by the which transaction in the yeare 1479. the 19. of Ianuary they yeelded vnto him all the rights they might pretend to the said Duchie But it is now incorporate to the Crowne by a iuster title then by armes By what meanes Abbeuille Dourlans Montreuil Roye Montdidier Peronne Han Bohain Saint Quentin Tournai Arras Hedin Monstreuil Douay Boulongue Terouenne and other places were reduced to the Kings obedience and Bourgongne vnited to the Crowne THe first intelligence the King receiued of the ouerthrow of Charles of Bourgongne gaue no assurance of his death for by meanes of the posts he had newly established he had spedie aduice TherupoÌ„ he resolues to eÌ„ter Bourgongne with the armie he held in Champagne and Barrois attending the Duke and vppon this sodaine terrour to seize vpon the Countrie And hee imagined to haue both right and meanes to doe it right for his rebellion treacherie committed against the Crowne meanes for that the flower of all the Nobilitie of Bourgongne was lost and all his forces dispersed If happely the Duke liued this would bee his ruine It was also to keepe the Germaines and Suisses from the possession thereof and to saue the prouince from destruction loth to suffer a stranger to seize thereon seeing it holds in soueraintie of him In the meane time he giues away in case the Duke be dead some landes which the Duke possessed and sends the Admirall with the Lord of Argenton with â—uthoritie to open all pacquets vpon the way and if the Duke were dead to receiue into his obedience all â—uch as would yeeld themselues Vpon the first
Duke of Bourbon and to fauour his rebellion against the King the letters of congratulation he had written for his taking at Paâ—â—a his pursute to withdraw the Suisses from the alliance of France the purchase of the Countie of Ast his refusall to lend Nice for the enterview of Pope Clement and his Maiestie and to giue him passage against Sforce the detention of his Mothers inheritance which the King could not by any amiable meanes drawe his Vncle to restore This must be tryed by the sword The King therefore sent Francis of Bourbon Earle of Saint Paul who before the Duke could oppose his forces conquered all Sauoy Conquest of Sauoy except Montmelian where Francis of Charamont a Neapolitane commanded who wanting victuals and without â—ope of succours in the end yeelded vp the place to depart with baggage and aftâ—râ—ards contemned by the Duke he followed the victors fortune in the end did good seruice to the Crowne Then the Emperor granted by the Lord of Cannes and Granuelle the Duchie of Milan to the Duke of Orleans But when it came to demand the securitie and conditions of his instalment they made ansâ—er to the Ambassador de Velly That it was sufficient for that time to haue granted the principall the rest should be treated of with Philip Chabot Earle of Busançois Admirall of France who should presently arriue they supposed he should first make a voyage without any forces and that they must keepe this conclusion secret from the knowledge of his Holynesse All this discouered plainely that it was a tricke of their ordinary craft and dissembling to lull the King asleepe in the beginning of his course At the same instant the King hath newes The Emperours practisâ—â— vnder hand sufficient to giue hâ—m a certaine impression of the Emperours desseins That the Pope had beene duely aduertised by the Emperours ministers of all these practises which hee would haue secretly managed That the Venetians at the vrgent request of the Emperour were entred into a defensiue League for the Duchie of Milan in fauour of any one hee should inuest That he offered great matters to the King of England to drawe him to his dâ—uâ—tâ—on That Du Prat passing by Milan had deliuered speeches quite contrarie to the hopes and promises which the Emperour had giuen and that in 〈◊〉 he had made great preparation for warre That the Emperour tooke vpon him 〈◊〉 protection of the Duke of Sauoy And for the sixt point the preparations made 〈◊〉 Andrew Dorie It was therefore resolued to proceed in Sauoye and farther without breaking off on his part this negotiation with the Emperour To this end the King sent for his Lieutenant generall the Earle of Busaâ—sâ—â—s Admirall of France with eight hundred Launces whereof the seuerall Captaâ—â—â—s weâ—e Iames Galeat The Kings armie maister of the horse and maister of the Ordinance of Fraâ—ce Robert Steward Maâ—shall of France René of Montiean Francis Marquisse of Salussâ—s Claude of Annebault Anthonie Lord of Montpesat Iohn d'Estouteuille Lord of Villebon Prouost of Paris Gabriel d' Alegre Charles Tierâ—â—lin Lord of Roche du Maine and Iohn â—aul dâ— Cere A thousand light horse vnder the command of the Lords oâ— Esse Terme Aussun Verets of Sauoy Twelue thousand of his Legionarie men that is tâ—o thousand Picards commanded by Michel of Brabançon Lord of Cany and Anthonie of Mailly Lord of Auchy Two thousand Normans vnder their Captaines La Sale and Saint Aubin the Hermit Two thousand Champanois lead by Iohn d' Arâ—lure Lord of Iour and by the Lord of Quinsy A thousand of Languedoâ—s vnder the Knight d' Ambres Foure thousand out of Daulphiné vnder the Lord of Bresâ—â—â—x and others And a thousand vnder the Lord of Forges the Kings ordinarie Câ—pbearer of all which bands René of Montiean was Colonell sixe thousand Lâ—â—â—quenets lead by William Earle of â—ursâ—emberg Two thousand French not Legionaries lead by their Captaines Lartigue-Dieu Blanche Anguar and Warâ—â—s a Nauarrois Two thousaâ—d Italians vnder the command of Marc Anthonie of Cusan a Gentleman Milâ—nois and a thousand vnder Captaine Christopher Gâ—â—â—o eight hundred Pioners sixe hundred and foure score horse for Artillerie and the charge thereof appointed to be â—â—der the gâ—uernment of Claude of Couâ—is Lorde of Burie Count Philip Torniel and Iohn Iaques of Medicis Marquis of Marignan marched before to stoppe the passage of Suze but Annebâ—ult aduancing with the troupes of Daulphiné Beginning of the warres in Piedmont pâ—euented them with speed chased them before him from lodging to lodging and at the first summons putâ— into the Kings handes the tâ—wnes of Turin and Chiuas Don Laurence Emanuel Iohn Iaques de Medicis and Iohn Baptista Caslaldo camped vpon the riâ—er of Doaire The French and Lansquenets impatient to attend the making of a bridâ—e wade thrâ—â—gh the water euen vnto the brestâ— repulse the Imperialls and make them retâ—re towards Verceil A gallant Legionarie to whom the Historie ought his name â—wimming through the riuer brought away a Boate in despight of the enemies shotte for the building of a Bridge The Admirall to incourage the rest according to the Kings command caused a gold â—iâ—g to be giuen him in view of the whole armie The Emperour was vpon termes of his departure from Naples to make his entrie into Rome when as these happy beginnings made him to renue the treaties of an accord but with such slow proceeding as a man might easily iudge that his onely intent was to staye the King in his course labouring to entertaine him with doubts hopes and delayes In the meane time hee sollicites the Pope to declare himselâ—e on his partie hee assured the Duke of Sauoye to cause all hee had lost to bee soone restored to him againe hee hastened the leuie of his Lansquenets causeth his horsemen to aduance drawes Artillerie and Munition out of Imperiall Townes makes them to march towards Italy protests againe to the Pope that he would neuer yeeld Milan to the King nor suffer him to possesse one foote of land in Italy hee sollicited the Court of Rome the Senate of Venice and all other Potentates of Italy to oppose against the inuesting of any stranger in the Duchie of Milan These were vehement presumptions to shewe that the Emperour meant not to treate but armed which caused the King to command his Admiral to proceed in his first course he had temporised by his Maiesties commaundement attending the issue of this new parle and to march against Verceâ—lâ— and if hee encountred his enemies with equalâ—tie to â—ight with them There were three thousand men to defend Verceil and foure miles 〈◊〉 Anthonie de Leue camped with about six hundred horse and twelue thousand 〈◊〉 not as Lieutenant to the Emperour but as Captaine generall for the League of Italâ—e cutting off the passage to Caguin and Hanniball Goâ—sâ—gue Guy Earle of â—â—â—gan anâ— some other pensioners to the King who had brought for his seruice fiue hundred
Orleans Montauban and some others The Edict of peace is greatly impugned by an other made at Roussillon The King forbids all Iustices to allow the exercise of the pretended reformed religion but in places specified by the Edict For the first time he banished such ministers as had exercised their charge in places not comprehended in the Edict and for the second time punished them with death He commaunded all Priests religious men and Nunns that were marrieâ— to make separation and returne to their Couents if not to depart the Realme forbidding the Protestants all their Sinods as making Monopoles vnder that pretext and stirring vp the greatest part of the Realme From wordes they fall to deeds Those of Creuan in Bourgongne murther many assembled for their exercise Murther of Crâ—â—an with all impunitie And the Kings absence from those places where they were accustomed to see him caused many seditions and mutinies amongst the which la Curee Gouernour of Vendosme a Protestant by profession was murthered by the commaund of Chauigni 1565. Lieutenant to the Duke of Moâ—tpeâ—sier as he â—ought to suppresse some who vnder fauour of the troubles had purposedly murthered many men women and children in the Countrie of Maine and places thereabouts As this insolencie increased a Licentious rage transporting them of Tours Of Tours to fal vppon the ProtestaÌ„ts of their towne comming from their exercise they murther some huâ—t others and with the same rage bringing their weapons bloodie into the toâ—ne they kill drowne and spoyle without distinction of age sexe oâ— qualiâ—ie The Marsâ—aâ—l of â—ielle uille was sent to suppresse this mischeefe befoâ—e it spred farther â—ee was readie to carrie himselfe therein according to the tenure of his chaâ—ge but Châ—uigni opposing by open force caused all this premeditated punishnent â—o tâ—rne into smoake as if the examination thereof should discontent both great and smâ—â—l and make things tend to new troubles In the end at the importunate sute oâ— the Protestants who complayned of these horrible insolencies and that they were forcâ—d in all places to furnish holy bread at the parish masses to hang tapistrie before thâ—ir lodging on Corpus Christi day to contrâ—bute to brotherhoods and such other things and at their instant sute not to bee forced in their consciences against the conâ—â—tions of the Edict the King staying in Daulphiné commaunds all gâ—uernours 〈◊〉 Prouinces by his letters patents to entertaine and to cause the Edict of pacification â—o bee duly obserued and to haue a care that no mutinies should grow within thâ—ir gouernments This voyage of Bayonne is famous by that notable sute of those which with a preâ—umptuous and partiall title termed themselues of the societie of Iesus deciâ—ed in the Court of Parliament Steuen Pasquien pleading against them for the Vniueâ—sâ—â—ie of Paris a vehement and most graue Aduocate of so rare a cause and mâ—ster Petâ—r Versoris for their company their pleadings are read and their beginnings and fiâ—st entrie into France their aduancement and all that concernes their sect is so learnedly expressâ—d in an epistle of the fourth booke of the sayd Pasquier and in his pleading as it is needlesse to insert here This new yeere bread new troubles at Paris and was likely to haue stretched farre The Cardinall of Lorraine comming from the Councell of Trente accompanied with his nephew and a number of men with hargubuses contrary to the Edict followed at hand by the Duke of Aumale his broâ—her went to Paris The conclusions of the Councell and tâ—is carrying of armes did much disquiet the Protestants It is giuen out that tâ—eir meaning is to offer them violence Thâ— Maâ—â—hâ—ll of 〈◊〉 opposeâ—h 〈…〉 Câ—â—dinâ—l of Lorâ—aine they flie to the Marshall of Montmorency aâ— gouernour of the Isle of France a wise man louing the publike peace He intreats the Cardinal not to enter in this maner This request neglected he reâ—olues to vâ—e his 〈◊〉 The Cardinall growes obstinate and offers to enter with all hiâ— force But the Mâ—â—shal as the Kings Lieutenant opposeth himselfe being followed by the Prince Portien and about fortie gentlemen of account The Cardinal growes amazed saues himselfe with his nephew in the next houses and after some dayes of stay at Paris he goes into Champagne to attend the Kings returne from Bayonne Hereafter there is nothing but associations Leagues and conferences They must bee reuenged of this affront But they finde too strong a partie for the two houses of Montmorency and Chastillon most straightly allied by consanguinitie doe likewiâ—e vnite theâ—r wils in this defence The Marshal assisted by the admirall his Cousin conteines the Parisâ—ens in peace and makes the Parliament and the Kings Councell to approue this act The Queene mother fearing least this mutinie should hinder the effects of the voyage of Bayonne and by that meanes the fulfilling of her desseins would bee made frustrate makes the King to commaund by his letters patents such as were not yet entred into Paris not to aâ—proch any neerer and to such as were there to depart vntill that his Maiâ—stie had ended this quartell after his returne out of Gasconie Now the court was ful of complaints The ProtestaÌ„ts accused the Catholiks of vioâ—eÌ„ce and breache of the Edict To content them the Qâ—eene assignes them deputies aâ— Tolouse but they returne without any satisfaction but a discouery that they 〈◊〉 no good vnto them A royall Leaguâ— There it was concluded that all Princes and otâ—ers of what qualitie soeuer whereof many were very farre ingaged by their promise in a certaine League made in France without the Kings priuitie should renounce all confederatâ—ons both within and without the realme and should binde themselues by othe to the King onely vpon paine of rebellion This was the aduice of Montluc But the diffiâ—ultie was to drawe the Articles for to make a Soueraigne Prince to enter into assocâ—â—tion and company with his subiects Was it not by a pernicious consequence to bâ—emish his authority royall and ouerthrow that which should serue as a fundamentâ—â—l lawe for the quiet of the realme the obseruation of the Edict In the end the King hauing visited all Aquitaine he arriues at Bayonne in Iune and thether comes his sister Elizabeth wife to King Philip of Spaine to meete with him accompanied with the Duke of Alba and others to the end said she that the mâ—tter should bee lesse suspected and that their league might take sure hold But the most clearâ— sighted did attribute it to ambition least the Spaniard should seeme to vse any submission How soeuer it were the holy League was confirmed betwixt the two Kings by Elizabeths meanes For the establishing of the ancient religion and extirpation of the new And for that this Doctrine did extreamly afflict France the Spaniard did promise the French such ayde and succours as he could and the French to the Spaniard for that he did see his estate of the Lowe Countries to hatch a
fact Brittanie and Picardie râ—mained reasonably quiet Champagne and Bourgongne shed little bloud through the pâ—llicie of them of Guise that all the blame might light vpon the King as also they had saued many of the chieâ— Protestants in the midest of the furie of this Parisien euensong In Auuâ—rne Saint Heran put more money into his cofers then he shed blâ—ud in his â—ouernment In Daulphiné there were some murthers committed In Prouence the humanitie of the Earle of Tende restrayned the hands and swords of the bloâ—â—e minded In the end the people glutted with the bloud and cloyed with the spoyles of the muâ—thered protestants growe quiet and the King appoints an extraordinary Iubile witâ— generall processions where his Maiestie assisted with the Qâ—eene his mother his breâ—hâ—en and the Court of purpose to giue thankes to God for that which had so happily succeeded There were yet some thornes stucke in Charles his feet Rochel Sancâ—rre Montauban Nismes Aubenas Milliaud Priuas Mirebel Andure and other small Townes of Viuarets and Seuennes serued as a Sanctuary for the Protestants that â—ere escaped to keepe them from danger Rochell was not to be dealt with all and it seemed that industrie and secret practises should preuaile more then open force Strossy â—â—d la Garde will releeue the inhabitants with men to keepe it and vnfurnish them of victualls requiring a quantitie to refresh their armie But they had men inough a great number were fled thither and many Protestant soldiars whom the hope of the voyage of Flanders entertained in the Kings army slipt hourely into their Towne Their priuileges likewise did free them from garrisons and as for victuals they had for their prouision but could not spare any Strossy and la Garde spent both time and money in vaine about Rochell they therefore send Biron vnto them for their Gouernour with expresse commandement to receiue a garrison They answer That they cannot beleeue that that charge comes from the King who commanded the strict obseruation of the Edict and grants them the vse of their ancient priuileges vnder his obedience And for a testimony they produce the Kings letters of the 22. and 24. of August whereby his Maiestie layes the motiues of the sedition vpon them of Guise saying That he had much adoe to mainteine himselfe in the midest of his gardes in his Castle of Louure As for the reasons which made them to auoyde all the surprises and baites of such as Biron sent to treate with them they vsed the meanes which politicke wisedome doth vsually furnish in such incounters offering notwithstanding to accept Biron so as the troupes may bee retyred from thence the exercise of their religion to remaine free and that he bring no forces into the Towne Biron summons them by vertue of his authority and vpon refusall Warre againâ—â— the Rochellois proclaimes war against them and euen then vnder colour to giue the armie at Sea meanes to disperse it selfe he labours by all meanes to cut off their victuals and prouisions and to weaken them of their men The King by his Letters Pattents of the 8. of October calls home all that were fled out of diuers Townes saying that as a good father of a family he had pitty of his poore subiects being out of their houses and for not comming did seize and declare their goods forfeit Yet the excuses which the King made vnto the Pope to the Duke of Alba and to the Ambassador of Spaine That the brutes of the Belgike warre and all the former Councels had tended to no other end but to the ruine of the Huguenots that his intent was to liue in peace and good correspondencie with the Catholicke King and the Commissions he had sent to the Gouernours of Prouinces to degrade all Protestants from their offices and publike charges although they were ready to renounce their religion except such as aduanced to meane offices were continued by the King abiuring according to a forme set downe by the College of Sorbonne and to search for all Protestants that during the troubles had had the command of armes or Townes of warre made this repeale of Charles to be wonderfully suspect Hereafter they vse all acts of hostâ—litie against the Rochelois such as they know to be of the Towne are kept prisoners and put to their ransome ships that sayled towards their Port were stayed all marchandise belonging to the Rochelois seized and confiscated They therefore hasten the succours which the Counte Montgomery the Vidame of Chartres and others prepared for them in England The 25. of October they set sayle but not able to approche they returned back Those of Sancerre hauing refused to receiue a gouernour and garrison from the hands of La Chastre gouernour of Berry were belegard in the beginning of October Cadaillet Grome of the Chamber and the Kings Huntsman very well knowne in the Towne as an ancient seruant to the Earle of Sancerre was sent to conferre with them hee brought the inhabitants to that point as some desiring and others refusing the Lord of Fontaines being a Catholike his brother surpriseth the Castle by the meanes of some inhabitants who shutte themselues into it with him but the resolution and the greater number of the Protestants dispâ—aced them within foure and twenty houres as Fontaines came to their succours So as La Chastre prepares now for open force whereof we shall sâ—e the progresse in the beginning of the following yeare This vnworthy and strange proceeding against the Protestants had made the French name hateful to strangers especially in Poland and did much trouble the negotiation in fauour of the Duke of Aniou Moreouer the Protestants both within without the realme laid plots which in short time might produce dangerous effects To make the Bishops negotiatioÌ„ more â—â—sie and to crosse the proiects of others they obserue hereafter some forme of iustice against any one that were found after the furie of the massacre Briquemault and Cauaignes executed Briquemault a Gentleman of three score ten yeares old and Cauaignes maister of Requests vnto the King both inward friends vnto the Admirall and of great reputation were of the nuâ—beâ— They threaten them with an extraordinary torture if they set not downe vnder the r hands to haue conspired with the Admirall the death of the King his brethren the Qâ—eene mother and of the King of Nauarre promising them pardon if they demaund it in aduowing that wherewith they are charged We will neuer said they accusâ— innocents nor our selues of so execrable a crime The Comissioners not able to extort from them any such confession they were both by sentence of the Court as guiltie of high Treason vnworthily hanged the 27. of October in the presence of the King Qâ—eene mother her two other sonnes and the King of Nauarre To the same execution was added the like decree against the Admirall His bodie had beene taken from Montfaucon A decree against â—he Adâ—irall and secretly
nationall Counceâ—â—â—f the French Churches The Deputies notwithstanding especially the Clergy will allowe of no reason Tâ—ey are for the most part transported with passion and apprehend nothing but 〈◊〉 maâ— aduance the League Iâ— the King refuseth this article the Duke of Gâ—ise 〈◊〉 dâ—sâ—olue the Estates and laie all the blame vpon his Maiestie He hath so well prouâ—â—â—d for his affaires as he holds himselfe maister of the Castle of Blois and of the Kâ—ngs person There is neither gate hall chamber nor Cabinet but the keyes are at his â—leasure He hath great forces ready He checkes them that speakes not to his liking their voices and consents are forced in the Parlament house he puts in and puts out and doth what he pleaseth Those whom the King and Parlements hold inâ—â—pportable finde accesse and support with him To conclude see the first Prince oâ— tâ—e bloud the first of the most ancient and most famous house that doth at this daâ— weare a Crowne the first of that royall branch of Bourbon which onely remaines aftâ—r so many sisters and cousins of Aniou Alençon Eureux Berry Bourgongne Angâ—ulesme and Orleans and which onely succeeded that of Valois depriued of the right which nature hath giuen him without calling him or hearing his iustifications The Clergy sayes he ought to be no more cited his heresie his incapacity to the Crowne is apparent The Bishop of Chaalons in Champagne deliuers this conclusion to the Nâ—bâ—lity The Bishop of Cominge to the third Estate and the Archbishop of Ambrun to the King to make a law thereof and then followed the last act of the Tâ—agedie of a dispossessed King But oh men the Eternall lookes on you and laughes at your Counsells he nowe 〈◊〉 vpon the stage to act his part and to bring forth effects far from his thoughts The King is aduertised from all paâ—ts of a great conspiracy against his Maiestâ—e The Duke oâ— Espernon assures him by letters The Duke of Mayenne iealous it may be of hiâ— bâ—others greatnes aduertiseth his Maiesty from Lion by a Knight of worship and the Duke of Aumale from Blois it selfe by his owne wife that the Duke of Guise hâ—d very pernicious desseines that the houre of the execution did approch that they 〈◊〉 to seize on him and to lead him to Paris These aduerâ—isements kindle a newe courage in the King hee meanes to preuent â—im and disâ—ouâ—rs his minde to foure whom he knowes as faithfull to his Maiesty as â—nemieâ—â—o the damnable proâ—ects of the League He must suppresse this newe starre 〈◊〉 tâ—e East whom the people worshipped already The present necessity will not suffer 〈◊〉 to bring him forth in viewe the Popes respect retaines him his oath to protect 〈◊〉 Estâ—â—eâ— makes him irresolute the troubles which this execution will cause in 〈◊〉 diâ—â—osed to the League makes him doubtfull yet he must die Hee hath no 〈…〉 France but of a simple subiect and yet without the Kings authority 〈…〉 he hatâ— built a League had intelligence with the stranger leauâ—ed 〈◊〉 waâ—re attempted vpon townes and broken the publike peace He continues 〈…〉 against the oath of the Edict of vnion with the Cardinall Morosine Legate 〈…〉 and Don â—â—igo of Mendosa Ambassador of Spaine He confirmes his 〈…〉 â—ederations with the Gouetnors of reuolted townes Hee published by 〈…〉 that hee hath not taken armes but for Gods and the Kings seruice aâ—d yet by the surprise of so many townes he hath hindered the aduancement of the Kings army in Guienne against the Huguenots The obiect of his aâ—mâ—â— is the safety and religion of the Catholikes and to depriue the King of Nauarre oâ— all hope of succession to the Crowne and in the meane time it appeares that he hath sought the loue of the King of Nauarre he hath promised to giue him his sonne in hostage and to meete him with seuenteene Princes of his house at the riuer of Loâ—re to serue him and make him King of France Many letters intercepted discouer that after his maiesties pardon of many capitall crimes he renues his disseynes against the King and against his estate Obiecâ—ions against the Duke of Guise The surprise of the Marquisate of Salusses is by his intelligence He disgraceth the Kings actions he blames him to haue vnwillingly made warre against the Huguenots to haue sold the said Marquisate that vnder colour of recouering it hee might diuert the warre against the Heretikes In steed of reducing the Townes held by the Huguenots hee keepes his Captaines and men of warre at Blois vpon assurance of a profitable change Hee hath caused bookes to bee Printed in fauour of the lawfull succession of the house of Lorraine to the Crowne At the Barricadoes this voice was heard It is no longer time to dally let vs lead my Lord to Reimes He hath suffered himselfe to be saluted by the people with cries and acclamations which belong onely to the Soueraigne Prince He hath vaunted that he was able to take the King prisoner or to do worse although he entered but with eight horses into Paris being assured of the force and wills of the Citizens He hath â—eized on the places of strength within Paris made Gouernors Magistrates and officers at his pleasure He hath so corrupted the Estates as the Deputies speake not but by his mouth they produce nothing but what hath beene first examined in his Councel Many crie out that he stayes too long beâ—ore he strikes Hee speakes no more but in termes of a Souereigne with pride disdaine and threats He hath refused to subscribe the Edict which the King would publish in cases of treason He doth already seale Letters pattents with his great seale He forbids the Commons to giue victualls or munition to such companies as the King had sent vnto them There remaines no more but to confirme in his person that ancient greatnes sometimes vsurped by the Maâ—ors of the pallace and to deale with the King as Charles Martel had done with Childeric In the ende they represent vnto the King the Processe of Salcedo a party in this conspiracy the counsells of Nancy and of Paris in Lent last whereof the chiefe point was To seize vpon the Kings person the instructions of the Aduocate Dauid the letters of the Qâ—eene Doüager of Denmarke to the Duke of Lorraine her sonne the attempt of the Barricadoes and to heape vp the measure the practises corruptions and violences done by the Duke of Guise to the Estates The like and lesse crimes haue in former ages brought more famous heads then the Duke of Guises to the blocke The Leagues and practises of an Earle of Harcourt of a Constable of Saint Paul of a Duke of Nemours haue brought them to shamefull endes Pope Sixtus now liuing hath of late put to death the Earle of Pâ—poli of the noblest families of Italy only for that he had concealed some banished men in his house The Duke of Guise himselfe did of late pursue with all violence the disobedience
then to leaue that willingly which they could not hold by force That the King had expresly forbidden him not to consent to any Treaty nor to the choyse of any place for an Assembly before he had assurance of this restitution That hee held it a wrong done vnto the dignitye of so great a Prince to the honour of his commaundements to the equity of his cause and to his good fortune once to hearken vnto the difficulties they made to yeelde him vp that which was his owne That whosoeuer should treat with this preiudice deserued to be punished as the authors of Treaties that were dishonourable to their Maisters The Generall of the Fryars who could get no other resolutions at his hands returned twise into Flanders to let them vnderstand that among all the reasons of the Treaty that of Restitution was inuincible and that it was in vayne to demaund a Peace of the French if they did not restore all That this Restitution was the soule of the Treaty without the which it was a fantastike body without any naturall proportion and substance That in the ende desiring too much they should haue nothing and thinking to hold all they would loose all The Archduke doth aduertise the King of Spaine that there was no meanes to enter into the Temple of Peace but by opening of the gates of Calais Ardres Dourlans and other places taken in Warre vnto the King of France God inspired the heart of the King of Spaine against the opinion of his Councell of State to yeeld vp all his pretensions for the good of a Peace rather then to leaue the world in this perpetuall Discord and Confusion He did consult with his Councell of conscience vpon the necessity of this Restitution They answered him that he could not liue with a quiet soule nor die in the integrity of his Religion if he did not restore those places The King of Spaine followed this aduice aduertâ—sing the Archduke that he would not for that which he had gotten from an other loose the meanes to leaue a Peace to his owne Estates Vpon this resolution the Generall of the Fryars returnes into France The King of Spain reâ—olueâ— to yeâ—ld all the places and passeth his word vnto the Lâ—gate Sillery for the Restitution so as after an infinite toyle of two moneths these three made all things ready for a Treaty Sillery returnes to the King leading with him the Generall of the Fryars as wel to let him vnderstand from the Kings owne mouth what he had sayd vnto him by his commaundement as also to haue the Generall tell the King what hee had promised and propounded on the Archdukes behalfe The Legate remayned at S. Quintin aâ— Gardien of the words and intentions of two Princes Being assured of eythers faith they agree vpon a place for the assembly of the Deputies and to conclude the Treaty â—he Towne of Veruins being vnder the Kings obedience and neere vnto the â—â—oâ—ters of Arthâ—is was found the most commodious Veruins chosâ—n for the conference and was presently furnished with all things necessary to receiue the Ambassadors The King Deputed Pompone de Belieure Knight Lord of Grignon the chiefe and most auncient of his Priuy Councell and Nicholas Brulart Knight Lord of Sillery Councellour of State to his Maiesty and President in his Court of Parliment For the King of Spaine and the Archduke there came Iohn Richardot Knight President of the Kings Priuye Councell and of his Councell of State Iohn Baptista Taxis Knight Commaunder de los Santos of the Military order of S. Iames and Councellor of State and of the Councel of Waâ— Lewis Verrichen Knight AudieÌ„cer chiefe Secretary Treasorer of the Charters of the Councell of State The Cardinall Medicis Legate of the holy Sea assisted by the Bishop of Mantoua was as it were an Vmper of all difficulties in this good and holy reconciliation The Kings Deputies arriued first and those of the King of Spaine presently after where hauing saluted one another with hearts full of ioy and incredible content they promised to treat Roundly Sincerely Mildely communicating their Commissions one vnto an other and reforming those errors which they found The Precedence yeelded to the French that they might begin to treat more safely and freely After much question and many protestations made by the Deputies of the King of Spaine for the Precedence in the ende they yeelded vnto the French Kings to take what place they pleased after the Legate and the Popes Nuncio At their first sitting the Legate exhorts them to shewe the fidelity and integritie iâ— this action which their Maisters desired The Legate exhorâ—â— the Depuâ—ies whereof he assured himselfe by their experâ—ences as of those which had happily managed the greatest affayres of Europe more then any other men wishing them to consider that hauing the honour to Councell two of the greatest Princes of the world who submitted their wills vnto their Councells as the most diuine thing among men when it is purged from ambitious passions violent thoughts and preiudicate opinions they should omit nothing that might regard the contentment of their good intentions and not to doubt but that God who hath an especial care of Kings and Kingdomes would infuse the light of his sâ—irit into their most seceet thoughts and threaten them with the sincerity of his Iustice if they did not apply all their indeauours to his glory and the good of the Christian common weale Then they entred into Treaty with a mildnesse fit for men of that quality and the merit of the matter It was managed with such secrecie as nothing was knowne before that all was concluded The chiefe poynt of difficulty was for the restitution of Places Many reasons were propounded on eyther side but the Kings Deputies had great aduantages the force of reason the prosperity of affayres in the recouery of Amiens and aboue all the fauour of the time and occasion The King of Spaine would not dye but in Peace he desired his Sonne might raigne in Peace and that his deerely beloued Daughter might be married in Peace The Aâ—chduke languished with a desire to be married and fearing least the promise which he had not taking effect during the life of the King of Spaine the conditions would be made worse he pressed Richardot and Taxes not to proceed in this negotiation after the Spanish manner but to remember that they must not prolong their consultations nor protract an action the praise whereof depended vpon the conclusion So after they had balanced all matters in the treaty to reduce them to a iust proportion of reason all controuersies betwixt the two Kings were reconciled and ended During the Treaty of Veruins the Emperour Rodulphus the 2. as well for himselfe as for some Princes of the Empire An Agent sent from the Emperour to the Stâ—tes of the vnited Prouinces at the instant request of the King of Spaine sent Charles
the Emperouâ— who besides the donation which he expected from the Emperour his brother of his right desired that during the life of Duke Iohn a Catholike Gouernour should be named and at his appoinment that after his death he might vnite these Duchies lying neere vnto the Lowe Countries the which he hoped should be giuen him in marriage and become Maister thereof But all the enterprises which hee made and all the ruiâ—es and spoyles which his army committed vnder his Lieutenant the Admirall preuayled nothing but his army was forced to reâ—ire and to deliuer vp those places which they had taken vnto Duke Iohn who at this present is married with the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine as shall be said hereafter The fourth Demaund That the sentence giuen against them of the Towne of Aix should be presently put in execution It did much import the King of Spaine and Albert the Cardinall that the towne of Aix lying in the Country of Iuilliers nere vnto Lembourg should bee at the Protestants deuotion He therefore required the execution of the sentence giuen against them in the Imperiall chamber for the reestablishment of a Catholike Magistrate According to this demaund the Bishop of Leege was appointed by the Emperour to execute the sayed sentence To the fift Demaund That he prouide a speedy remedy for the Hans Townes to restrain the insolencye of English Pirats The Spaniard made this demaund for the townes of the East Country as Lubeck Rostoch Hambourg Breme Stode and others which did trafficke with his subiects and from whome he receiuâ—d great store of munition for the Warre Vpon this pretext the English ships did take and spoyle the Esterlings Whervppon the Emperour by an Imperiall decree did forbid the English to trafficke in the Hans Townes And the Queene of England did answer by proclamation that it should be lawfull for her subiects to take all ships that should carry any munition of War vnto the Spaniard By this answer we may see that the Queene did not greatly feare the Emperours prohibitions who answered vnto the said demand of the Admirall That hauing more ample complaints he would prouide as his duty and the equity of the cause doth require To the sixt Demaund That he would suffer him to leuy men in the territories of the Empire his Imperiall Maiesty made answer That the Catholike King should in no sort doubt of his good affection for that during so many yeares space he had suffered him to make the like leuies of men The which was neuer graunted vnto his aduersaries who notwithstanding haue leuied some but without his Maiesties pâ—iuity But for his Imperial Maiesty to graunt such a thing vnto the King of Spaine either by Letters pattents or by commission it was not conuenient for that they haue imployment for many souldiars against the Turke so as it was to be feared the whole Empire would murmure yet vnder hand his Imperiall Maiesty was coÌ„tent to assist him all he could And if the affaires of Hongary would permit to satisfie him fully openly But the Admiral did presse him much to haue Letters pattents with commission to leuie men notwithstanding the former reasons or any other respect seeing that the Emperour may leuy men in the Lowe Countries to serue against the Turke Whervnto the Emperour answered That he could not graunt the King of Spaine any Pattent generall or leaue to leauy as many regiments of Souldiars as he pleased seeing it had not beene vsed in former â—imes But seeing that his Imperiall Maiesty was not of sufficient power to beare the burthen of this Warre without the assistance of the Princes of the Empire there was no doubt but at the first Campe and at the first occasion hee should bee charged and reproached therewith so as the contributions and support of those Princes would fayle him To conclude the Emperour intreated the King of Spaine as well in this regard as in all other things to rest assured of his loue and affection and how welcome his Ambassador was vnto him These were the demaunds the King of Spaine made vnto the Emperour To what ende they tended will appeare by the actions of the sayde Admirall of Arragon hauing entred the countries of Iuilliers and Cleues with the King of Spaines army as we shall shew in the ende of this yeare 1598. Whilest these things passed in Germany the most Christian King was at Nantes he pacified Brittaine discharged the new Garrisons and some Imposts and placed for Gouernour there Cesar Monsieur his base sonne nowe Duke of Vandosme who was betrothed to the onely Daughter of the Duke of Mercoeur He then graunted the Edict of pacification to them of the reformed Religion within his realme as wee shall shewe hereafter A Peace being concluded at Veruins betwixt the two Kings there was nothing yet agreed vpon for the Duke of Sauoy It seemed the King of Spaine had forgotten him and that hee did not acknowledge him for his sonne-in-lawe The French King helde him for neither kinsman nor friend so long as hee should detaine the Marquisate of Salusses The Marquis of Lullins who was there Agent for the Duke assured the Deputies that the Duke had no other intention The Duke of Sauoy desires to bâ— comprehâ—nded in the Treaâ—y but to giue the King more contentment hereafter then forepassed occasions would giue him meanes Vppon this assurance he entred into the Treaty the which by his occasion was in a manner broken off three dayes before the conclusion For the King was resolued not to thinke of any accord with the Duke but by present effects without defferring the satisfaction of that which was due vnto him It was not likely the King would conclude a peace with the Duke of Sauoy with lesse honourable conditions then hee had done with the King of Spaine from whom he had recouered all his places But the Pope fearing that this Marquisate of Salusses would proue an Aetna to fire all Italy preuailed so with the King as he preferred the publike good before his owne priuate interest The King prefers the publike good before his priuâ—te interest beeing content for the finishing of this building of Peace that the Dukes Interest and his Right should be put to compromise It was agreed that the Pope should bee the onely Iudge of this discord touchâ—ng the restitution of the Maâ—quisate of Salusses and that within a yeare So a Peace was concluded signed by the Deputies but it was not published till a moneth aâ—ter only a general suspension of armes was proclaimed The King being at Rennes in Brittaine came post to Tours and so to Amiens for the better execution of the Peace A Peace concludâ—d the 2. of Mâ—y 1598. coâ—teyning 37. Articles Proclaimed the 2. of Iunâ— which was coÌ„prehended in 37. Articles the which Peter Mathew sets downe at large All which Articles conteyned in the Treaty and all that had beene concluded agreed and passed by the said
incountred by the States and beaten neere vnto Dunkerke The King aâ— Males-herbes with the Marquis of Verâ—nucil Nothing did hinder the Kings exercises and sports at Blots and Males-herbes where hee spent his time with the Marquise of Vernucil in the meane time his good seruants watched both within and without the Realme for the good of his affaires all laboured in diuers actions but with one will and to one end to make the State as flourâ—shing as it had beene and the Maiestie of the Prince to be respected as it is Sacred and Holy Out of this number of good Seruants Officers of the Crowne death tooke away Phillippe de Hurault Earle of Chiuerny and Chancellor of France The death of the Chancelloâ— Chiuerny He had beene at the first Controuler of King Henry the 3. house being Duke of Aniou and King of Poland and by him made keeper of the Seales in the life of the Cardinall of â—iraque and after his death Chancellor and by him dismissed to his house at the States of Blois when as the Seales were giuen to Montheleu Aduocate in the Court of Parliament In this change he made triall that Princes Officers are in his hands as Counters be in an Auditors who raiseth them to the greatest and highest number and sodenly brings them downe to the lowest And although it be not spoken why the King commanded him to retire yet assoone as they saw him disgraced the friends of his fortune and the seruants of his fauours abandoned him He continued a while like an old cast ship which lyes in the harbrough and serues to no vse Hee returned to his charge and serued the King stoutly in the most troublesome and dangerous time of his affaires Complaints against the Chancellor Afterwards he had many crosses There were so great complaints exhibited against him in the Assembly at Roan as he was in danger to haue lost the keeping of the Seales or not to haue a Cardinals Hat demanded of the Pope for him Hee did not affect the second and the first hee preuented considering that they could not take away any thing nor diminish his great Dignities but with Shame and Disgrace Pompone de Belieure Chancellor of France Pompone de Belieure succeeded him after his death he restored the Seales the sacred instruments of Soueraigne Iustice to their honour All corrupt practises which made friends to the preiudice of the Common-weale were banished There is no other fauour then that of Iustice no other expedition but in publike and by order Nothing is setled extraordinarily but by the Kings expresse commandement or for the good of his seruice which may not bee deferred vnto the Sealing day and that in the view of all the Officers of the Chancerie Nothing is presented which hath not beene examined and held iust by the Maisters of Requests that were present The King hauing receiued newes of the Chancellors death he commanded Villâ—roy to dispatch his Letters before he demanded the place which done he presented himselfe to take his oth betwixt his Maiesties hands kneeling vpon a Cushion of Vehâ—eti the which the Chancellor and Constable onely doe and no other Officers of the Crowne His Maiestie would not binde him but to doe what hee had alwayes done for the good of his seruice and of his Crowne To conclude hee was not preferred to this high dignitie before any one that exceeded him in ranke of seruice or in merit and experience hauing vndergone the chiefe charges within the realme and happily performed abroad important and weighty Ambassages for the King About this time Iohn de Schomberg Archbishop and Elector of Treues dyed and in his place was chosen Lothaire Death of Iohn de Schomberg of the noble family of the Meternits a man of great experience and singular learning and aboue all a great louer of peace and quietnesse a worthie vertue in Princes and Prelats Death of the yong Princesse of Conâ—é This yeare also tooke away some Princesses in France amongst others Madamoiselle the onely daughter of the Prince of Condé the which hee had by his first Wife the Princesse of Neuers and Marquis of Lisle Her obsequies were made at Saint Germain des Prez with great shew as it was fit for a Princesse of the bloud Loâ—se de Budos the Constables wife died also a little before the Duchesse of Beaufort hauing left one Sonne and one Daughter whereby the famous house of Montmorency is renued the which was like to fall to the Distaffe The Marquise of Belle-Ile widow to the Maâ—quis the eldest Son to the Duke Marshall of Raiz The Marquise of Belle Ile becomâ—s a Feuâ—llantine at Tâ—oloâ—se a yonger daughter of the house of Longueuille hauing passed fiue yeares of her widowhood brought vp her Son in al vertue and pietie departed secretly out of Brittanie not aduertising any one of her kindred and went to professe her selfe a Nunne in the Monasterie of the Feuillantines at Tholouse Her Brother and her Husbands brethren posted after to diuert her but she was already in the Couent and resolued to end her dayes there A generous resolution of a Ladie issued from that noble house of Longueuille which holds one of the first places in France It is Soueraigne of the Countie of Neufchastel in Suisse and allyed to the house of Bourbon in diuers branches Execution of the Edict of Pacification The Commissioners which were imployed for the execution of the Edict of pacification found some difficulties in those places whereas the Bishops and Pastors of the Catholike Church had neither Temple nor place of retreat yet the Masse was restored to those places where it had beene banished fifteene or twentie yeares and the Preaching appointed onely in those places that were allowed by the Edict They found in all places rough and violent Spirits very hard to be dealt withall which inuented vaine quarrels when as they wanted iust cause of complaint The Commissioners exhort either partie as well to Concord as to Pietie and alwayes to containe their wills within the bounds of Obedience and not of Rebellion and to forget the factious names of Papists and Huguenots the which haue beene no lesse fatall to France then those of Guelphes and Gibellins in Italie They aduised the Preachers to take heed that their discourses were not streames of sedition as they are sometimes of Eloquence for they that make profession to teach the word of God may do as much harme in fauouring a Sedition as they shall gather profit of his Ministerie when hee shall preach Peace The Commissioners did admonish the Magistrates and cheefe of Iustice to preuent the first motiues of sedition which getting credit with the simple is the cause of great disorders So the Edict was executed throughout the realme and the most sauage began to liue louingly togither burying the remembrance of things past Things done cannot be recalled We must grow wise hereafter by the consideration of
marriage betwixt his Maiestie and the Queene Marriages broken for iust causes Duchesse of Valois being no lesse easie then that of Charlemagne with Irmengrade and Theodor a Daughter Sister to Didier King of Lombards for indisposition and sterilitie of Lewis the 7. with Elenor Duchesse of Guienne for some discontentments set downe in the Historie and couered with the pretext of Consanguinitie of Lewis the 12. with Ioane of France daughter to King Lewis the XI constrayned by force and want of consent That they should not be troubled to seeke lawfull causes of this dissolution for besides the want of issue in the which consists the secoÌ„d end of Matrimonie and the preseruation of the State they should not need to inuent the degree of consanguinitie being knowne to all men that the King and Queene are in the third degree a blemish which hath alwayes accompanied the Marriage since the sollemnisation thereof and the which was not taken away by the breefe of Pope Gregory the 13. for that the necessarie and essentiall formes were not obserued After that hee had shewed the necessitie profit of this separation he beseecheth the King to choose his second Wife in a cheefe and soueraigne Familie and which had beene heretofore honoured with the like happines and to consider that so great a Realme flourishing in Princes and many Noblemen and ancient houses cannot easily submit themselues to the commaund of those which by both sides shall not be of the bloud royall or soueraigne halfe Princes halfe simple gentlemen And if at any time wee must respect the distinction of Birthes Races it must be when as they that come are borne to coÌ„mand ouer others That they could not giue Heires to a Realme of too worthie a House· and if hee bee not equall by the Fathers side yet at the least that he come neere vnto it for men being by nature high minded do not willingly submit themselues to them whom they thinke to bee inferiour vnto their Fathers vnto whose commaund they haue beene inured The King was well pleased wâ—th this discours and aduertised Queene Marguerit thereof by L' Anglois one of the Masters of Requests of his Maiesties houshold to vnderstand her resolution touching the nullitie of their Marriage Shee who vpon the like demand during the life of the Duchesse of Beaufort had made refusall for some reasons returned him answere that shee would deliuer her mynd vnto Berthier Agent for the Clergie and Intendant of her affaires The Kings intentions were imparted vnto him and hee sent vnto her who returned with this answere vnto the King and his Councelâ— A Letter from Queene 〈◊〉 vnto the King That shee desired nothing more then the Kings contentment and the quiet of the Realme and withall shee sent a priuat letter vnto his Maiestie beseeching him To grace her with his protection vnder the shadow whereof shee would passe the remainder of her yeares The sayd Qâ—eene sent a Petition vnto the Pope Hâ—â— request â—nto the Pope conteining That her brother King Charles the 9 and the Queene her mother had married her against her will to which marriage her heart had neuer consented That the King and shee being in the third degree of consanguinitie she beseeched his Holines to declare the marriage voide The King made the like request This busines was managed very seriously by the Cardinaâ—l of Ossat and by the Lord of Sillery the Kings Ambassador at Rome who at the same time pursued the Iudgement â—or the Marquisate of Saluces They beseeched his Holines in his Maiesties name That for that which should concerne the nullity of the sayd marriage he desired no other fauour then that of Iustice. This busines was imparted by the Pope vnto the Consistory Pope Gregories dâ—spenâ—aâ—on was 〈◊〉 the maâ—râ—age and many reasons set downe to proue the nullity of the marriage All the difficulty was Pâ—pe Clement the 8. thought it some-what strange that hee should declare that marriage voyde which Pope Gregory the 13. had approued and who by his absolute authoritie had taken away all lets and hindrances All which was answered at large And although it were true that Qâ—eene Marguerite had continued long with the King Yet this coâ—abitation was alwaies forced and the same feaâ—e which was in the beginnâ—ng of the marriage had continued during the life of her Bretheren and the Queene â—er Mother and the time was to be regarded so long as the feare continued for marriages contracted by force and constraint without consent are voyde and time doth not deface the nullity if he that is forced hath not liberty to do that freely which they haue made him do by force In the end it was resolued on in the Consistory that a Commâ—ssion should be granted to certaine Prelats to take iust knowledge of the cause vpon the place The King 〈◊〉 boâ—ne the 1â— of December 1553 and baptâ—zed 〈…〉 the Cardinaâ—l of Bourbon 〈◊〉 King Henry the 2. and to iudge of the nullity of the sayd marriage His Holineâ— sent this Commission vnto the Cardinall Ioyeuze to the Bishop of Modene his Nuntio in France and to the Archbishop of Arles a learned Italian Prelate and well practised in those affaires who being assembled at Paris after that they had obserued all solemnities that were requisite and caused information to be taken of his Maiesties age hauing vewed the reqâ—isition of the three Estates of France conteyning the great interest they had therein Aâ—l being wel examined considered they declared the sayd marriage voide set the parties at liberty to marry where they pleased The King sent d'Alincourt Gouernor of Pontoise Knight of his Orders to thanke the Pope for his good iustice the Earle of Beaumont to Queene Margeret to let her vnderstaÌ„d that the Popes Delegates had giuen vp their sentence The kingâ— letter to Queene Margueâ—iâ— And seeing that God had suffred that the bond of their conâ—uÌ„ction was disolued the which his diuine Iustice had done as well for their particular quiet as for the publike good of the Realme hee desired no lesse to cherish and loue her then before resoluing to haue more care of that which did concerne him then he had had to let her vnderstand that hereafter he would not be a Brother to her only in name but shee should finde effects worthy of the trust which she had reposed in the sincerity of his aâ—fection She made answer vnto the King Queene 〈◊〉 answere That although it were easie to receiue comfort for the losse of any worldly thing yet the onely respect of the merit of so peâ—â—ect a King and so valiant did by the priuation therof cut off all consolation being the marke of the genâ—rosity of such a spirit to make her griefe immortall as hers should be if the fauor which it pâ—eased his Maiesty to do her by the assurance of countenance and protection did not banish it At the same time
them to Alba regalis promising the Turkes to deliuer them Shuartzbourg or if he would not trust them they would shew them the meanes to take him in Zolnock whether hee should come to bring their money Scuartzbourg had intelligence thereof yet some of the Traitors inuited him by their letters to come promising to open him the gates being come the kept him and sought to surprise him so as hee was forced to send Captaine Scharpffenstein with the Cannon to force them the 22. of Iune The Traitors receiued carts loden with prouision from the Turkes and deliuered them Christian prisoners which they carried a way to Vesprin and Alba regalis with great treacherie crueltie euery one deliuering vp his Host. In the meane time Michael Marot aduertised Schuartzbourg to come himselfe to beseege Pappa for that the Traitors were at diuision among themselues killing one another Schuartzbourg goes takes one of these trecherous Captaines at a sallie causing him to bee flead aliue and his head to be set on the end of a Pike to stirke terror into the rest They also take a Bastion from them by force by the which they might let in Turkish â—uccors who did all they could to succour them the which they could not effect by reason of the great floâ—ds and the resistance of the Christians The Traitors being famâ—shed and in great want of all things grew desperate desiring rather to die then to yeeld and be executed Among others they make one sallie in the night the last of Iuly and charge Marsbourgs quarter where finding the souldiars dronke they defeated many and put the whole Campe in armes Schuartzbourg a braue and valiant Captaine going to giue order for this tumult was slaine with a shot to the great greef of all the Câ—ristianâ— Schuartzbourg slâ—iâ—e before Pappa Notwithstanding his death the seege was continued the Traitors defended themselues desperately making a sallie the next day carrying many prisoners 〈◊〉 tâ—e Towne with some Captaines and slue three hundred And being perswaded to yeeld they answered that when all their victualls were spent they would eate their prisoners yea and Michael Marot the Gouernor The Emperour giue the charge of this army to Melchior Reder who had brauely defended Vaâ—adin The Traitors seeing they could hould no longer fore-cast how they might 〈◊〉 and the 9. of August they dryed vp a poole which did enuiron Pappa of one side and for that the bottome did sinke they did cast Hardles Strawe and other baggage into it Reder aduertised hereof sends Nadaste the Count Thurin and Colonitz to sâ—rprâ—ze them The Traitors flying had alreadie gotten vnto a wood at the end of the Poole where they ouertooke them and refusing to yeeld some of them were cut in peeces And among others la Motte their Captaine with a hundred more were slaine Their Mediator with the Turkes was taken with many of the chiefe of the Treason In the meane time Marot the Gouernor whom the Traitors had put in prison being freed from his bonds gets forth with others and comes to the Campe. Reder by this meanes enters into Pappa and deliuers the other prisoners At this entry many of the Traytors were slaine some were reserued for execution and were sent to other Garrisons to serue for an example Some were Impaled others broken vpon the Wheele and scorched with a small fire and basted with Lard Diuers punishmâ—nts of Trayâ—ors some had their Bowells pulled out off their Bellies and burnt before their faces and their thighes shoulders and other parts of their Bodies scorched some had their Hearts pulled out aliue others had their throats filled with Sulpher and Pouder and so set on fire some were buried aliue vp to thechinne and ther heads broken with Bullets euery one by order of Martiall Lawe to make them apprehend by the seuerity of their deaths the foulenes of their treason Which diuersity of seuere punishments seeming to tend to cruelty was very necessary to make all Christians abhorre treason The Lords of Sillery and Alincourt by the Popes aduice and the Kings commandement went from Rome to Florence A Treatie of the Kings marriage to treat a marriage betwixt the King and the Noble Princesse Mary of Medieis the which had beene propounded before This demaund was so pleasing vnto the great Duke as he made no difficlulty Her Portion was six hundred thousand Crowns comprehending that which the Great Duke had lent the King of the which he paid himselfe with Iewells and other precious moueables The Contract was past in the Pallace of Pitty the 25. day of Aprill in the presence of Charles Anthony Putei Archbishop of Pisa and Virginiâ— Duke of Bracciano All Florence shewed great ioy thereat and the Princesse was presently declared Queene of France She dyned publikely vnder a cloth of Estate the great Duke sitting farre beneath her The Duke of Bracciano gaue her Water and Sillery the Kings Ambassador the Towell The rest of the day was spent in all kind of sports Soone after Monsieur Alincourt went to carry these good newes vnto the King with the Queenes picture which the great Duchesse sent him The King sent Frontenaâ— The Queenes Picture sent to the King to serue the Qâ—eene as her cheefe Steward who presented vnto her his Maiesties first Letter and withall he sent his Portrait to the great Duke The King resolued to effect the promises of Marriage as soone as the Duke of Sauoy had performed his touching the Restitution or the Exchange of the Marquisate of Salusses and to go to Auignon to receiue the Queene but the Duke was much perplexed what hee should doe After the Duke of Sauoyes departure the King went to passe the Lent at Fontainbleau where there was A Conference at Fontainbleau a great Conference betwixt the Bishop of Eureux and Philip de Mornay Lord of Plessis Marly Gouernour of Saumur Intendent of the house and Crowne of Nauarre in the presence of the King Princes and Officers of his Crowne Councellors of State Prelats and other Noblemen of marke It was touching a booke which Monsier du Plessis had published of the Institution of the Lords Supper and against the Masse wherein the Bishop did taxe him to haue falsified many Authorities Whervpon du Plessis presented a Petition vnto the King that his Maiesty would be pleased to appoint Commisioners to examine euery passage of Scripture cited in his booke The King yeelded to this Conference that the trueth might be made cleare against the darknesse of sâ—ander referring the care thereof to his Chancellor The Commissionars appointed for the Catholiks were Augustin Thuanus President of the Court Parliament at Paris Pithou Aduocate in the Court and Fieure Schoolemaister to the Prince of Condé in whose absence came Martin the Kings Phisition And for the other the President of Calignon Chancellor of Nauarre in whose place entred de Fresnes Gauaye President of the Chamber of Languedoe and Casaubon his Maiesties Reader
to treasâ—n Hâ— mâ—de answered by Bricheras and assured the beseeged to succor them The Dâ—kâ—s letter to the â—atlâ— o◠〈◊〉 tâ—e 30. oâ— Octoâ—â—r and presently after he sent another letter in these termes Mons de Brandis for the execution of that which I haue signified vnto you by the Chenalier Bricheras behold I am on Horâ—ebâ—cke readie to passe the Alpes with so mightie an army as if you will giue me some liâ—tle time more then is specified in the Capitulation you shal see the sport and bind me mine and all Sauoy for euer to acknowledge you for the most faithful the most profitâ—ble and the worthiest Subiect in my Estates you shal be noted throughout all Câ—ristendome which now attends your resolution and you shall free your selfe from the â—gnominie and reproch which you should incurre by your Capitulation Shew your â—eâ—fe I pray you a knight worthie of the house from whence you are descended and oâ— the lâ—ue I haue borne you regard herein your honour cheefly and the consequence which shall grow by your resolution it is but for a few dayes if I come not by the tyme lymited and the Cardinall Aldobrandino who is gone thitherward effects not what he dâ—th expect you must not respect your hostages it is not likely they shall miscarie and if the worst happen they cannot import so much as the losse of that place Write vnto mee if it bee possible In my hope from you depends all that I am to doe with such goodly forces If I were not assured to succour you speedily I would not perswade you to breake the Capitulation But this assurance makes mee say vnto you that you ought not to doubt for these reasons infinâ—te others which you should lay before you The Dâ—ke had added in the end of his letter these words with his owne hand I thinke that Bricheras is alreadie come vnto you shew me now the proofe of so many promises which yoâ— haue made â—â—ce and giue mee the time that I haue set downe and you shâ—ll see the sport where you â—re The â—uâ—e of 〈◊〉 promiâ—â—â—h tâ—â—eâ—p hâ—s woâ—d By this letter it seemed the Duke cared not much for the life of his Hâ—stâ—ges The Duke of Espernon by the Kings commâ—ndâ—ment acquainted the Earle of Brandis with this letter who answered â—ou may say vnto his Maiestie that I will keepe my word in the assurance whereof I hould my life and honour The King tooke a new assurance in writing signed by him and the other Captaines which had signed the Capitulation Fiue dayes after this confirmation the Cardinal Aldobrandino past by Montmelian the army staâ—ding in battayle where he was saluted by the Kings artillerie and that of the Castel The Duke Espernon met him first vppon the bridge of Montmelian and then all the Pâ—inces and Noblemen incountred him vpon the way and accompanied him to Chambery â—hereas the King receiued him with good honor and in his fiâ—st audience at the Câ—â—uchins Tâ—e â—â—gats 〈◊〉 vâ—to the â—â—ng he said vnto him That he doubted not of the Iustice of his armes of the adâ—antage whiâ—h his valour had gotten him ouer the Duke of Sauoy but hee held him for a Prince so full of affect on to the good and quiet of Christendome as hee would neuer use the frute of his victory to the ruine of the Peace and publike tranquiâ—itie but wouâ—d suffer the Popes earnest motion vnto him to desire peace to be of more force tâ—en the perswasions of such as inuited him to continue this warre a warre which was neither worthie the gâ—eatnesse of his â—ourage nor the fruits of his armes for if it were made to inlarge his Empire the Estate of Sauoy is a small thing and if it were for the reuenge of some wrong he should consider that the reuenge which is not betwixt equal parties is alwaies vniust hath no sparke of generosity in it That War â—s vncertaine and the ende is not alwaies answerable to the beginning and there was no Prince that for the most assured opinions of Vâ—ctory was to bee commended in refusing the conditions of an Honorable Peace A Peace which the Pope desired for the Good of all Châ—istendome for the consolation of those which trembâ—ed aâ— the Turkes approches who feared that this diuision would ingage France in the forepasâ—ed miseries A Peace which the Duke of Sauoye desired and for the which hee promised to yeeld himseâ—fe more tractable then euer hee had beene A Peace which would brâ—ng forth meanes to succor the Christians affaires in Hungary to roote the memory of the Tuâ—ke out of the world free Europe fâ—oÌ„ his fury The King answered him That he had alwaies held it for a rule of CoÌ„science to coÌ„â—ent himself with his owne as well The Kings anâ—were as not to suffer an vsurpation But he could not hope for any reason fâ—oÌ„ the Dâ—ke of Sauoy bâ—â— by armes the which he was forced to vse to reuenge the vsurpatioÌ„ of his Marquiâ—at seeing neither the feeling of his own Conscience nor the iudgemeÌ„t oâ— his Holines nor the assurance of his promises made at Paris coâ—ld mooue him to do that whiâ—h hee ought That if his aâ—my did passe the Alpes he shold finde good Seruants in Piedmont and that the soile was as Fertill as euer it was to plant the â—â—ower de Luce there and make iâ— florish but when he should haue gotten all that the Dâ—ke holds on this and the other side of the Mountaines he would alwaies leaue it in yeelding vp his Mâ—rquisate Tâ—e effect of this Ambassage was that Herminio went to inâ—orme the Duke that the Cardinall his Master had diâ—posed the King to a Peace The Dukes Ambaâ—â—adors the Duke receiued these newâ—s with ioye and made choise of the Count d' Arconas and the Seigneur d' Alimes for this negotiation commanding them to doe all the Legat should command toâ—ching the Peaâ—e The King notwithstanding sayd that hee would not thinke of any Peace vntill that Montmelian were yeelded And that his Councell was not neere him the Constâ—ble and Chancellor beeing sent to Marseilles to receiue the Qâ—eene The Dukeâ— army And the Duke was not so much inclyned to a Peace but hee did his indeauor to succor Montmelian The 12. of Nouember he came to the valley of Aâ—st with ten thousand foote foure thousand Harguebuziers on horse-backe and 800. Men at Armes hauing past the Mount lodged at Ema beeing himselfe in person The King commanded tâ—e Count Soissons to go to Mousliers whereas l' Esdigueres attended the enemy and his Maiesty went from Chambery to Montmelian to expect the yeelding vp of the place the which was deliuâ—red vp the sixeteenth of Nouember according to the capitulation by the Count Brandis with great store of Artillery Bullets and Powlder to shoote aboâ—e 20000. Cannon shot the Marquis Rhosny and Crequy who was appoâ—nted Gouernâ—r by the King entred into it with 500. men
as they tooke Bubotz a strong Towne and well manned with 500 Souldiars and furnished with all kind of Munition yet they grew amazed and by their base cowardlinesse yeelded the Towne at the first Attempt and were conducted to Pappa the 4. of September The eight of the month they beseege Canisia make their Approaches and plant their Batteries The Christians sally forth one morning The Duâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â—â—utenaâ—t Generâ—ll for the â—mpâ—â—or beat them out of their Trenches and cloy their Canon carrying one peece into the Towne In the meanetime the Duke Mercure Lieutenant Generall for the Emperour in Hungary comes to the Riuer of Mour the first of October and hauing past it the same day he gaue a signe to the beseeged of his arriual The Turkes Vezâ—r hauing notice of the smal number of Christians sent the Duke word 〈◊〉 beseeged that he should not oppose himselfe with such small troupes against his great Army and that he should not thinke so strong a seege as he held before Canisâ—â— could be raised with such weake forces The Duke 〈◊〉 answeâ— to the Vezâ—r The Duke Mercure answered him very couragiously and Christâ—anly That he doubted not with fewe Christians to incounter a great number of Infidels no though they were Deuills trusting in the helpe of God And as the Christians aduanced towards Canisia the Vezir drew 20000 men out of his Army and seized vpon a hill in their passage where he resolued to attend them being but fifteene thousand Christians French Germaines and Hungarians all resolute to make no other lodging that day but in Canisis or to die in battaile The Duke Mercure sent to discouer them by Colonitz and in the meane time the Christian Army being in battell with twelue Canons in front marched against the Turkes who came furiously to charge them the Artillery receiues them in such sort as it dants their courages and diminisheth their numbers so as the Turkes are forced to retire with the losse of 14. field peeces That night the Duke Mercure intrenched his Campe carefully so as the Vezir seeing that he should gaine little of him by force he made a shew to turne backe so come behind to enuiron the Christians with his whole armye which hee put in battell like vnto a halfe Moone and so he camped fiue daies together so as the Christians were driuen to great extremity for the Conâ—oy of victuals had bin taken by the Turks no more could be brought vnto theÌ„ the Souldiers being forced to eate Horse-flesh drinke Water The Germain Colonells Captaines beseech the Duke to resolue vpon his retreat and he coniures them to patience to the which nothing is impossible but the belly hath no eares all are ready to mutine or to retire the Duke to auoide the blame of this shamefull resolution would not consent before that all the Colonels and Captaines had signed this aduice whereupon he disposed of his retreat The day of their rising God gaue them a visible testimony of his protection they were couered with such a thick Mist as the Turkes could not discouer when they left their trenches yet the followed after and put some of the Reereward to the sword The beseeged apprehending this Retreat were terrified The Hungarians began first Canisia yeelded to the Turke and then the Germains talked of yeelding so as Canisia which was the strongest place the Christians held in Stiria was yeelded vnto the Turks power and vnder their Tyrany to the great griefe of the Duke Mercure seeing the preiudice which fell vnto Christendome and this was the two and twenteth oâ— October The beseeged were safely conducted to the riuer of Mours The Gouernor named Paradis being presented to the Dâ—ke Mercure hee sent him to Mathias the Archduke who by the Emperors commandment exacting an accompt of his charge and not able to purge himselfe was condemned for his cowardlinesse to haue his right Hand cut off Paradis Gouernor of Canisia beheaded â—t Vienna for that it had signed the Capitulation and then his Head the which was executed In the meane time the Vezir makes twelue Forts vppon the Riuer of Draue hauing lodged within Canisia and in the sayd Forts three thousand foote and fiue hundred horse causing a Proclamation to be made That all Fugitiues might returne freely into Canisia promising them exemption of Tributes for three yeares together the which was a dangerous bayte In the beginning of this yeare Charles Duke of Suderman What passed in Suâ—dland Liuonia had entred into Liuonia and taken the strongest places and was likely in a short time to expell the Polonians if the Palatin Coqwitz had not made head against him with an Army of Polonians neere vnto Coquehouse where the Suedens were defeated in battell Charles to be reuenged for this losse gathers together his Troupes and hauing a supply of twenty thousand Suedens he charged the Polonians so furiously neere vnto Venda as he tooke Coqvuitz and defeated his Army from thence he went to beseege Rigue the Capitall Towne of all Liuonâ—a The newes of this defeate being come into Poland Iohn Zamosci great Chancellor of Poland hauing before resolued to go against Duke Charles with the consent of the King of Poland and all the Palatins hee aduanceth and sends Letters of Defiance to Duke Charles deuouncing War against him Hauing receiued this Chalenge he goes to Armes and knowing that the Polonians lay betwixt certain Marishes and the Riuer of Vanda he passed in the night with 9000. choise men and surprising the Polonians halfe a sleepe he chargeth and defeats them spoyles and burnes their Campe so as this mighty Army of forty thousand men most part Horse was by this meanes and the want of Forrage lying in marish grounds without doing any good in a short time consumed without fruite Charles also on his part despayring of the seege of Rigue went by Sea into Suedland with Iohn of Nassau and Renauld of Solme both Earles where he had like to haue been cast away by reason of the yee the which did exceed through the sharpnesse of the Winter We haue said that in the end of the last yeare 1601. the Cardinall Aldobrandino Legate to his Holines made his entry into Lions to treat a Peace betwixt the King and the Duke of Sauoy Presently after the Ceremony Confirmation of the Nuptial blessing of their Maiesties Of the Peace betwixt the King of Fraâ—câ— the Dukâ— of Sauoy they began the Treaty of this Peace the proposition had bin made at Chambery but the conclusion was referred and ended at Lions The King had made choise among al his Councel of the President Sillery Ianin to deliuer his intentions vnto the Legate who acquainted Arconas Alymes therewith First the Dukes Deputies demaund Peace of the King in yeelding vp vnto him the Marquisate of 〈◊〉 The King answered The Dukes Deputies demand Peace of the King his answer That he loued Warre
hatred to vnite their wills gathering all their troupes speedely togither beeing in all but eighteene thousand men and present themselues vnto the enemy lodging vpon an other hil right against him The Transilnâ—â—ians defeated but much lower The Transiluanian being annoyed by their Canon came downe from the hill into a valley betwixt both The Imperialists compasse them in and charge them in such sort as they slue eleauen thousand vpon the place the rest fled with their Generall who cursed God and his Fortune loosing his baggage forty peeces of Canon and 150. Enseignes which were sent to the Emperour to make his victory absolute Battory went to the great Turkes Court to begge for newe succors but he was not welcome the Turke beeing discontented for the losse of Alba Regalis and for that the intelligences which hee had with the Prince of Valachia did not succeede according to his intentions The Emperour did long foresee that ambition should be more powerfull in the Valachians heart then duty many reasons entertained him in these doubts the acts of absolute power which hee had done in Transiluania the fortification of places the warre against the Moldauian and especially his proud and imperious disposition made them beleeue that hee had resolued to make one soueraignty of three Prouinces True it is that to free them from these iealousies hee had sent his Deputies to the Emperour to assure him that he would not hold Transiluania 1601. but at his commande and seeing that his assurances were weaker then their doubts and apprehensions he sent his Wife and one of his Children for hostages and in the end came himselfe to giue an account of his actions confessing that the rigors which he had vsed vpon the Transiluanians were not to reuenge his owne priuat passions but the publike iniuries in the disloyaltie of this people which were reuolted against the Emperour The Turke beleeued that the Valachian would not passe the riuer of Danuby to make warre against him and that he would giue the Emperour good wordes and he should haue good effects The Valachian as full of courage as of ambition sought but some worthy occasion which shewed his constancie and loyalty to the Emperour tooke from the Turke all hope that if he could not be his friend openly yet hee would serue him vnder-hand To this effect he propounded an enterprise vpon Thrace to diuert the Turkes forces as Scipio did vpon Carthage to free Italy demanding no other fruits of the conquest then the proofe of his dutie and zeale to the common good of Christendome swearing and protesting that hee would rather drinke Bulls bloud then euer to entertaine a peace or frienship with them whose ruine and exterpation he had sworne The Emperour knew well that hee sware but to couer his disloyaltie nor did not affect the generall cause of the Empire but to aduance his priuate passions and therefore hee resolued to be assured of him George Basta obserued his actions and represented them in such sort vnto the Emperour as he gaue him commission to bring him prisoner to Prague The Valachian offered to draw his sword against him that brought this charge but he was preuented by Bastas people The Turke was sorrie for it knowing that all the submission which he made in shew to the Emperour The Valachian committed to prison should not alter him from his first affections but this greefe was nothing in respect of the losse of Alba Regalis It is a small Towne seated in a Marishe which makes the approches difficult it was taken by the Duke Mercure at the third assault in lesse then thirteene daies Alba Regalis taken by the Duke of Mercure the 22. of September he set nine hundred Christian prisoners at libertie tooke 2000. Turkish women and children when the beseeged did see that they could not saue themselues from the Christians they set fire of their munition ruined the Castell and a good part of the wall yet the spoyle was esteemed at three millions of gold for that all the riches of Buda was there as in the place of surety all that bare armes were cut in peeces The spoyle there except the Basha and some hundred souldiars with him who being retyred into a strong Bastion the Duke Mercure receiued them to mercy and granted them their liues onely which grace they had not deserued for that they had not aduertised the Duke of the mynes that were prepared in diuers parts of the Towne wherewith some Christian souldiars had beene spoyled the Towne much indomaged and the Duke himselfe in great danger Hassan Basha great Vezir came with an army of threescore and tenne thousand men to recouer it againe before it were victualed and the ruines repayred but hee was forced to abandon it with losse and disgrace through the valour and wisedome of the Duke Mercure And so Alba Regalis a famous towne being the ancient seat of the Kings of Hungary returned to the Christians The Valachian offering to draw his sword against Colonel Petz who had charge to seaze on him The Valachian â—lâ—â—ne by the VValons a Captaine of the Walons being more aduanced then the rest thrust him through the bodie with his halberd whereof falling downe hee was presently slaine by the rest who cut off his head without any resistance of his people that were present In his tent they found letters which discouered his treacherie against the Imperial Maiestie and his wicked desseins so as the Valachians themselues who had been greatly incensed by this death hauing seene and red the letters were pacified saying that he had beene deseruedly slaine The Generall Basta made a proclamation That all the Valachians souldiars that would should haue leaue to depart or if they would serue the Emperour they should be entertayned with the like pay in taking of a new oath so as many were enrolled vnder Basta By this meanes Basta this yeare reduced allmost all Transiluania vnder the Emperour Yet Battory who had beene defeated Battories practises attempted all meanes to recouer his lost Countrie and his Soueraigne authoritie being supported not onely by the Transiluanians but also by the Tartares and Turkes Before and since his last defeat he had sought to surprize Clausembourg but in vaine afterwards he liued as a Vagabond in the Mountaynes and Deserts with fewe people And for that the Generall Basta did still presse him on euery side finding no place of Safety hee sent his Agents to Basta beseeching him to suffer him to inioy his Principality and that he would keepe no Garrisons nor Magazins but with the Emperors good liking Basta made him no other answer but that he must execute the Emperors commandments but he should do well to submit himselfe to the Emperor to haue his â—auour but Battory would not follow his good Councell yet in the end he was forced vnto it in the yeare 1602. Ferdinand the Archduke hauing spent much time at the seege of
Canisia The seege of Canisia raysed in the ende was forced to leaue it with shame and disorder loosing his Artillery and Baggage and abandoning the sicke wounded He lost his reputation there for the good had successe of enterprises are euer imputed to the General although it were true that the diuision among the Commanders of the Christians Army the great want of victuals the â—ury of the Plague gaue this aduantage vnto the enemy The Duke of Biron came to Fontainbleau whereas the King Queene and Daulphin remayned The Duke of Biron returnes out of England to Court he gaue an account of his Ambassage into England deliuered the Queens Letter vnto his Maiesty He continued in Court vntill the ende of the yeare and presented vnto him the three Estates of Bresse Beaugey Veromey and Gex whom the King receiued as gratiously The King coÌ„firmes the Priuileges of Bresse as if they had bin Frenchmen by birth and affection he confirmed their Priuileges and made them â—eele the fruits of this change He erected a Presidiall Court at Bourg depending vpon the Parlament at Dijon notwithstanding any opposition made by that of Grenoble preteÌ„ding that the Countries exchanged should hold the place of the Marquisate of Saluces be incorporate vnto Daulphine He releeued the CouÌ„tries exchanged in their Impositions Taxes and with such moderation as the most miserable promised vnto theÌ„â—elues happines vnder his sweet subiectioÌ„ Among other speeches which the King vsed vnto the Deputies these were noted It is reasonable said he seeing you speak French naturally His speech to the Deputies that you should be subiect to a King of France I am well pleased that the Spanish tongue shall remaine to the Spaniard the Germaine tongue to the Germaine but all the French must belong to me The Daâ—â—phin made his first entry into Paris the 30. day after his birth the Port was beautified with Armes The Daulphins first entry into Paâ—is the 2â— Octob. 1601. The pompe was of a Cradle in a Litter wheras the Lady of Moâ—glas sat with the Nurce The Prouost of Marchants Sheriffes went out off the Citty to meete him The Gouernesse made answer to the Oration His first lodging was at Zamets house Two dayes after he was carried back to S. Germain in Lay to the end the people might see him passing through the Citty the Nurce held him at her Breast The King had determined to conduct the Queene to â—loys but the desire he had to instruct the Duchesse of Bar his Sister in his Religion A Conference to instruct the Kings Sister stayd them all at Paris whether he had sent for the most learned Prelats Diuines to satisfie her in the presence of such Ministers as she had brought with her But they coÌ„iured her not to yeeld vnto this chaÌ„ge nor to dismember her selfe from the body and society of the children of God to bow her knees vnto Idolatry She continued so constant in her beleefe as she made a protestation that if her Religion were preiâ—â—icial to the Estates of the Duke of Lorraine she was ready to returne into Bearn beseeching the King to suffer her to end her life as she had begun it So as the CoÌ„ferences vpon this subiect remained vnprofitable were of no more effect then that which was made at Ratisbonne at the same time for the â—ame cause The King hauing setled as happy a Peace in France as could be desired he sought to redresse the disorders which could not be cured during the violence of the War The King did two things to reforme the disorders of the Treasure in the one he cut off a great number of Officers belonging to the Treasure in the other he caused a great and seuere search to be made of their abuses Many of the Treasury â—ischarged The more Officers the King hath for the managing of his Treasure the lesse profit comes vnto his Coffers for that a great part is spent in their entertainement So as it was resolued at the Estates held at Roan to suppresse the Offices of the Treasurers of the Generalities of France by death without hope of reuiuing As for the abuses of Treasorers their couetousnes was so great and their abuses so countenanced as no man liued happely but they Such as robbe the Poore die in prisons and are hanged but they that steale from the King and the publicke are at their ease When as Rhosny was called to bee Superintendant of the Treasor they were out of hope to do their busines as they had wont By his aduice the King commanded a strict search to bee made of their abuses in the Treasure A Chamber royall eâ—ected and to that ende he erected a Chamber or Court which hee would haue called Royale consisting of Iudges chosen out of his Soueraigne Courts And for that they had giuen the King to vnderstand The transport of gold and siluer â—orâ—â—dden that nothing did so much impouerish his Realme as the transport of gold siluer the which was vsuall by the suffrance of Officers he therefore reuiued the ancient Lawes for the transporting of gold and siluer or bullion out of the Realme adding paine of death therevnto and losse of all their goods that should do to the contrary the third whereof should go vnto the Informer He commanded all Gouernors to haue a care of the obseruation of these prohibitions and not to grant any pasports to the contrary vpoÌ„ paine to be declared partakers oâ— these transports and for their Secretaries that should countersigne them confiscation of their goods and perpetuall banishment The wearing oâ— gold and siluer forbidden But the forbidding of the transportation of gold and siluer is not the onely meanes to make a Realme abound therewith if the vse of it within bee not well ordred And therefore the King did forbid the superfluous vse of gold and siluer in Lace or otherwise vpon garments This Edict did greatly trouble the Ladies in Court yet it was obâ—erued for that it was generall and expected none the King himselfe did frowne of a Prince of his house who had not yet thought of this reformation The King continuing the same care to settle all things in good Estate seeing that forraine Coynes went at a higher rate in his Realme then where they were coyned he commanded that the vse of forraine coynes should bee forbidden after a certaine time giuen to the people to put it away reâ—â—oring gold to his iust value This commandement was iust but it was a great ruine to the peopole for the Strangers seeing that their Coynes were not currant among vs discontinued the trafficke and liued without that without the which wee thought they could not liue Those which were wont to come to Lions went to Geneua where the Duckates were raised as much as we had abated them The King by all these Edicts had nothing releeued the necessities of the
Alexander to put Philotas to death being giuen to vnderstand that if he pardoned him he would maâ—e him able to attempt newe treasons against him when as it should not bee in his power to pardon him A pardon doth not change the bad intent of a mighty malefactor This Philotas knewe well that they which had exhausted all mercy and drawne it drie hauing no more hope did runne head-long into dispaire That there are benefits which are odious for that hee blusheth to confesse the cause and to acknowledge himselfe debttor for his life to anâ— one Alexander had enemies enough abroad he had no neede of any at home and assurâ—ng his Estate of these hee needed not to feare the rest Kings like vnto Physitions must knowe the diseases of their States the accidents that â—â—e past the present and the future and imploye Iustice as a drogue the which is not good for them that bee sicke and may pâ—ofit others before the disease hath actually seized on them There remaines one only consideration that the Duke of Biron may do great seruice and that it is not impossible but he may returne to the way of his first innocency Therâ— is lesse harme not to beleeue it then to beleeue it Wee must not vpon an vncerteâ—â—tie that is to come neglect the râ—medy of a present mischiefe There is more trouble to absolue him and more daâ—ger to set â—im at liberty then to put him to death Heer 's not likely to doe any more good we can expect nothing but reuenge from his courrage There is no more any Fuâ—ius Camillus who changed his exile into a bonde vnto his Country that had banished him Serpents seeme dead in winter the cold keepes them from hurting but when as the Sunne recouers his forces they spend their venom The prisoners bad intents might sleepe for a time but it shold be to awake againe and neuer to leaue the State at rest Qui 〈…〉 profit exempâ—â— He that can neuer profit by his vertue nor his loyalty must profit by his example These were the reasons of the Court vpon the which by a generall consent a sentence of death was concluded against the Duke of Biron There were fewe in condemning him but sayd that it was fit to araigne la Fin and giue warrant to apprehend him and that it was impossible hee should be cleane from the slâ—â—ne which he had handeled that if the affaires of Spaine which is like vnto the Temple of Hecatompedon the which goes forward in words and not in workes had bin answerable to the vehemency of their affection hee had sayd nothing The King was aduertised â—hereof who assured la Fin by his letters that he would neuer endure that so great a seruâ—ce done vnto the Crowne should be his ruine It was reason for if the Ancients did appoint Honours for Beastes that had done any seruice to the Common-weale they should bee no lesse thankefull vnto a Gentleman that had saued his Country Whosoeuer discouers a Conspiracy against the sacred and inuâ—olable perâ—on of the Prince ought to bee rewarded by the publicke So was Vindicius by the Romains Princes loue them for a while that haue done some great villamies for their seruice They that reueale conâ—piracies are to be rewarded the which is soone turned into deadly hatred lothing to looke on them for that their presence doth reproch them with the wronging of their conscience But this happenns not to him who without any instigation of the Prince but mooued onely with his duty doth reueale a CoÌ„spiracy chosing rather to faile in the office of a Friend then in duty of a faithfull Subiect The Chancellor concluding their opinions pronounced the sentence of death The Chancellor pronounceâ—h the sentence of death and by graue reasons and great examples reconciled some fewe opinions for the apprehending of la Fin. Saying that the enterprise of the prisoner condemned was not in his head alone that there were others who hauing a desire to say some-thing would retire themselues when they should see la Fin so intreaâ—ed who in the common opinion had deserued reward And although that Mars would not haue the day which is giuen vnto him to bee the last to one that had deserued the name of a second Mars yet the shadow of death did enuiron him on Twesday about Noone seeing a great multitude of Parisians about Saint Anthonies gate he then beleeued that he should be a spectacle vnto them The Lord of Vitry's Lieutenant freed him from this imagination The Duke of Biron deâ—iers to see Mâ—nsiâ—ure de Rhosny making him beleeue that it was to see certaine Gentlemen fight Herevpon and of that which the heart doth alwaies Diuine in the like accidents seeing more signes of death then of life hee framed in his imagination infallible consequences of his death sending the Seigneur of Baranton to intreate the Marquis of Rhosny to come vnto him or if he could not to be an intercessor vnto the King for his pardon He answered that he was extremely greeued that hee durst not do the first and had not meanes to effect the second I hat the King was sorry that at his comming to Fontainbleau hee was obdurat and would not deliuer the truth which tooke from him the meanes to saue his life and for his friends to sue for him This multitude did not runne to the gate without some occasion they knewe that the sentence of death was giuen the day before Certaine officers of the Court and the Executioner were seene enter in the Bastille the Scaffold which should bee set vp at the Greue was made but they were ill informed for the King hauing commanded the Chancellor to send him the sentence after he had giuen it in the Parliament that he might let him vnderstand his pleasure touching the execution Sillery who had carried it to S. Germaine returned with letters by the which for the auoyding the ignominy of his death at the suâ—e of his friends and for other coÌ„siderations his Maiesty was pleased to change the place of the execution and to appointe that in the Bastille which should haue bin done at the Greue The King would haue him executed in the Bastille These letters being verefied on Wedensday morning the last of Iuly the Chancellor accompained with the first President of the Court of Parliament de Sillery and three Masters of Requests followed by some Officers of the Chancery The Châ—ncellor comes to the Bastilâ—e De Voyson register for Crymâ—nall causes 6. vshers came to the Bastille about 9. of the clock in the morning to let him heare the sentence of the Court. At his entring hee coÌ„manded them to make the Prisoner dine and not to aduertise him of his comming remayning in a little Chamber nere the entry on the left hand about an houre and halfe where he resolued who shold be sent for to assist at this execution of whoâ—e names he made
948 Troubles at Constantinople ibid. The Valachian committed to prison fol. 949. Alba Regalis taken by Duke Mercure ibid. The seege of Canisia raysed fol. 950. The Duke of Biron returnes out off England to Court ibid. The Daulphins first entry into Paris ibid. A Conference to instruct the Kings sister ibid. A Chamber royall erected fol. 951. Sebastian King of Portugalls speech to the Seignâ—ury of Venice fol 953. D. Sebastian deliuered after two yeares imprisoÌ„ment ibid He was stayed by the Duke of Florence sent prisoner to Naples where he was condemned to the Galleys fol. 954. His speech to the Duke of Medina Sidonia fol. 955. The Duke of Biron sent to the Cantons to confirme the Treaty His speech to the Suisses fol. 957. The Marquisate of Finall surprized ibid. An Army at Sea in Calabria fol. 958. The King disquieted touching the Duke of Biron ibid. The death of the Duke of Mercure ibid. The Duke of Birons conspiracy discouered fol. 959. He contemnes the Kings aduice fol. 961. The Duke of Biron craues pardon of the King fol. 962. Instâ—uctions giueÌ„ by the Duke of Biron to la Fin. fol 963. The King expects repentance onely of the Duke of Biron ibid. An Army at Sea for the King of Spaine fol. 964 The President Ianin sent to the Duke fol. 966 Diuers aduices giuen to the Duke of Biron not to come to Court Badde signes of his voyage ibid. The Duke of Biron comes to Fontainbleau ibâ—d He excuseth his stay The Kings fauour to him growne cold He is not respected He seekes to iustifie himselfe fol. 967. The Duke of Biron praysed the King of Spaine  He playes at Primiero with the Queene fol. 968 He will not submit himselfe to the Kings clemeÌ„cy He is seized on at the Kings ChaÌ„ber dore fol. 969. False brutes of the causes of the Dukes imprisâ—ment fol. 970. The King comes to Paris fol. 971. The Dukes words in prison fol. 972. The Duke is amazed to see Renazé fol. 973. His Processe reported fol. 974. The Duke pleades for himselfe in the Golden Chamber ibid. Accusations of the Duke of Biron fol. 975. The Dukes answer ibid. Proofe by writing of the continuance of his practises fol. 977. The King did giue him his word without demanding it fol. 978. The iudgement of the Processe fol. 979. In Treason intents are punishable fol. 980. Euill vnpunished is suffered fol. 981. They that reueale conspiracies are to be rewarded fol. 983 The Chancellour pronounceth the sentence of death ibid. The Duke of Biron desires to see Monsieur de Rhosâ—y ibid. The Chancellor comes to the Bastille The Dukes words vnto him ibid. The Duke of Biron deliuers vp the Kings Order fol. 986. He falles into choller at the reading of his sentence fol. 987. He resolues to dye fol. 988. He sends commendations to the Count of Auvergne fol. 989. The Duke of Biron in chollor when hee sees the Executioner ibid His Head cut off fol 991. Honors done to great Gonsalue at his death fâ—l 992. The Duke of Birons Vertues his Vanitie and his Glory and compared with Sâ—â—la ibid. He went to a MathematitiaÌ„ to know his Fortune fol. 993. The Marshal Birons words vnto his sonne being but Barron fol. 994. The Duke of Sauoy leuyes Forces for Geneua fol. 995. The Duke of Birons Secretary rackt and Fontanells broken vpon the wheele ibid. The Duke of Bouillon refuseth to come vnto the King his Letter vnto his Maiesty fol. 996. The Prince of Ginuille committed fol. 997. Deputies sent out of Daulphine to the Daulphin of France A Present giuen vnto the Daulphin fol. 998. Alba Regalis yeelded to the Turke fol. 999 Cigale goes forth of Constantinople fol. 1000. The Galleis of Spaine commanded by Spâ—â—cla fol. 1001. Mines of Gold discouered ibid. An Edict for the ordring of those Mines ibid. Deputies from the Suisses to sweare the new alliance ibid. The towne of Mahomet taken by the knights of Malta 〈◊〉 1003. Muâ—thers committed this yeare for Adultery fol. 1005. A Pardon promised to all of the Duke of Birons conspiracy 〈◊〉 1006. The Duke of Sauoys enterprise vpon Geneua ibid. The Dukes pretensions and the Geneuois defence 〈◊〉 1007. The first discouery of the surprise of Genâ—ua fol. 1008. The Dukes forces repulsed and some of his men are slaine and some taken fol. 1009. Letters from the Seigneury of Geneua to the Gouernor of Lions fol. 1010. Monsiâ—ur de Viâ— sent to Geneua fol. 1011. Geneua resolues to a Peace the which is concluded betwixt the Duke and them fol. 1012 The Inuention to make silke and the profit thereof fol. 1013. Rebellion in Asia against the Turke ibid. The Ianissaries power in Turky fol. 1014 A woman sent in Ambassage fol. 1015. The two Castels of Lepanthe taken by the Knights of Malta fol. 1016. The Kings voiage to Metz. ibid. Sobole deliuers vppe the Cittadell of Metz. fol. 1017. Foure Iesuits come to Metz for their restablishment ibid. A Controuersie for the Bisho-prike of Strausbourg ibid. The King returnes to Paris fol. 1018. The Princes of Sauoy go into Spaine ibid. Brute of the Kings sicknes fol. 1019. A League concluded betwixt the Venetians and the Grisons fol. 1020. The nauigation of the French to newe France or Canada ibid. A quarrell betwixt the Count Soisons and the Marquis of Rohsny fol. 1023. A Synod held at Gap by them of the refomed Religion fol. 1024 The Constable of Castile passeth through France fol. 1026. Alexander Monsieur made Knight of Malta fol. 1028. The death of the Dutchesse of Bar the Kings Sister fol. 10â—0 The Kings sorrowe for the death of his Sister fâ—l 1031. The burning of the Turkes Gallies at Algier ibid. An other enterprise of the great Dukes in Nâ—grepont fol. 1032. Tâ—eason discouered and L osâ—â— the Traitoâ— râ—turnes into France and serâ—es 〈…〉 fol. 1033. The Traitor â—â—oste drownes himselâ—e fol. 1034. Creation of new Cardinalls fol. 10â—5 The great promises of the Count Fuentes to the Gâ—â—sons fol. 1037. Halfe a Sedition at Rome fol. 1039. Pâ—sta abandoned by the Christians fol. 1040. The Iesuites restored in France and a newe colledge built for them at La Flesche in Aniou fol. 1041. A channell from the riuer of Seine to Loyre ibiâ— New Inuentions of workes brought into France fol. 1042. The Coâ—stable of Castille comes to the King is receiued with all Honour and the King sups with him fol. 1043. Sluse lost by the vanity of 〈…〉 the Gouernor fol. 1044. Ostend yeelded by composition the 15. of September ibid. Aduantages of the vnited Prouinces for the warre fol. 1045. The Marquis Rohsny goes into Poitou ibid. The Daulphins second voyage to Fontainbleau ibid. Enteruiew of the Dukes of Sauoy and Mantoa ibid. The King sends for the Count of Auvergne to Ciermont who refuseth to come but with conditions He is taken and brought prisoner to the Bastille at Paris from fol. 1045. to 1050. A happy discouery of a Conspiracy the Conspirators amazed fol. 1050. Monsieur D' Antragues Gouernor of Orleans coÌ„mitted to prison and the Marquise of Vernuill restrained fol. 1051. The Kings Letter to La Guiche from Fontaiâ—bleau the 15. of Nouember Anno 1604. ibid. The Duke of Bouillon in danger to be surprised ibid. The death of the Duke of Tremouille ibid. FINIS