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A18488	A relation of the novv present warres, betweene the illustrious L. Charles Emanuel, D. of Sauoy, Piedmont, &c. and the L. Cardinal of Mantua, D. of Montserrat; seconded by the King of Spaine The Emperors decree, and the Duke of Sauoy his letter to the Emperor, wherein the whole occasion of the warres is briefly declared. Translated out of the Latin copie.	Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, 1562-1630.; Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1612-1619 : Matthias)	1615 (1615)	STC 5045; ESTC S121058	8,603	28

they could giue no iust suspicion specially to his Royall Maiestie Secondly that I should not deferre to ioyne by marriage the Infant my Daughter heretofore Duchesse of Mantua with the now Duke of Mantua promising that then he would procure that my controuersies with the Duke of Mantua should be handled which at that time could not be To which demaunds as being against all reason I let him vnderstand both by letters and by my Ambassadours I could not satisfie vnlesse the controuersies were first ended And thus thinking to haue sufficiently answered the Kings will the Gouernour of Millane found out a new tricke to wit that it would be a thing pleasing vnto him that the matter should not be decided by Armes but that the controuersies should be ended by friendly meanes and therfore desired I should send certaine Deputies to Millane which meeting with as many of the Duke of Mantua should in my name handle and compound all the businesse Wherefore hauing thought good to yeeld thereunto not only to auoid the note of obstinacie but also to shew to the world by a most sure testimony how much I did loue both mine owne quiet and the publike Peace of all Italy I sent to Millane three men skilfull in the Law who hauing remained there a long time to put an end to the controuersie propounded often and at diuers times seuerall Articles though with damage to my right and much inferior to the goodnesse of my cause But what did heere the Gouernour that man forsooth so desirous to keepe peace and so constant in his faith Hee caused a great Armie both of Horse and Foote secretly to be gathered and enrowled in the Dukedome of Millane and the Countries thereunto adioyning and commanded my men to depart without effecting any thing and to tell me that there was order come from the King forbidding the handling of the composition of the controuersies before I had discharged all my Troupes and accomplished the marriage of my Daughter yea that he was inioyned by the King to haue a care not onely to incline mee to those things hee commanded but also to constraine and force mee to the same by Armes Vpon this so sharpe and seuere Declaration what counsell I tooke and what I did not only my published writings may testifie but also the Reuerend Lord Sauellus Nuntius of our most holy Father comming not long after can be a most sufficient witnesse who hauing inuited mee to the laying downe of Armes though it were requisite the same should bee done by the mightier first found me not only not vnwilling but most readie thereunto contented only with this condition that I did desire the Gouernour of Millane should obliege his Faith to our most gracious Lord the most Christian King and the Illustrious Commonwealth of Venice that hee should hereafter attempt nothing against my Dominions and dismisse his Army raised against me Hereupon hee said flatly hee would doe none of all this and shewing himselfe more ready for the destruction of my Countrey then desirous of the peace of Italy he entred at the same time with a great Army into the Prouince of Vercelles and spoiled ouerthrew and burnt in a most pittifull maner some Townes of the same Wherefore that I might procure some ease to my distressed Prouince and diuerse some whither else the most vehement and impetuous furie of the enemies I led my Troupes to Nouarre a Towne of the State of Millane where I shewed euidently that I wanted no opportunitie to reuenge the iniuries done vnto mee I could haue taken that Towne I may say with no difficultie at all as being guarded by an vnsufficient Garison and might also haue brought if I had had the will the whole state of Millane into vtter danger but that his Catholike Maiestie might see my loue to publike peace and my respect to him I did not only spare to satisfie to my griefe but forbad also at my depart by a most strict Edict that none of my men should in any sort endamage the People or Lands belonging to the said Towne What shall I say more when I was at Vercelles the Popes Nuncius the most reuerend Sauellus and the most illustrious Marques of Rambouillet Ambassadour of the most Christian King to preserue the publike Peace of Italie and mine hauing propounded certaine Articles of agreemēt I though little aduantageous to me assented thereunto and signed them with mine owne hand Whereupon they hoping that without any doubt the Gouernour would likewise approue and signe the same and iudging that for my part I had satisfied to the same and that no further thing was wanting in that businesse the peace was proclaimed by their owne mouth as being already confirmed but the vnlookt for euent deceiued as in other matters so in this not onely their expectation but their assured trust for the Gouernour refused to signe and the King himselfe neglecting the answere which we lookt for in few dayes sent word secretly to the Gouernour that hee should suddenly oppresse mee being vnready and mistrusting nothing lesse and enter with all speede into my Dominions continuing the Warre vndertaken against me with all vehemency Thus I make no doubt but that it had beene already done with my estate if those Letters whereof I haue caused a Copie to bee sent to your Maiestie being diuinely come into my hands as I may iustly beleeue had not giuen mee assurance of the whole businesse Wherefore who can iustly finde fault with me if being stirred vp by so frequent a breach of faith I haue recourse to Armes against my most hateful enemies for the welfare of my selfe my children and my countrey for the defence of my honor and for the liberty and dignity of Italie yea and of the holy Empire How vnworthy a thing of your Maiestie how shamefull should it be if the Empire of Italie which is committed to the Emperour as he is King of the Romanes should be said by all the World to haue onely during your Raigne beene translated vnder a colour and false shaddow of Religion and publike Peace to the Kingdome of Spaine which acknowledgeth to hold of you the Dukedome of Millane Sicily and Naples of the Pope What shall we thinke the world will say when it shall heare that the attempts of the Spaniards haue proceeded so farre vnpunished as not onely to fright with threatnings but also to dare to assault with armed hand and to draw to an vnwilling warre a Duke of Sauoy most renowned through his Predecessours and most famous through his affinitie and alliance of bloud with most Kings of Europe a Prince of the holy Empire and perpetuall Vicary in Italie drawing his off-spring from the Saxonian stocke hauing held large ample Dominions in Italie long before the Spaniards had any footing in the same challenging his owne by a most iust right attempting nothing at all against them Moreouer with what minde doe wee thinke shall the Germane Princes of the Empire

giue hearing to Fame when shee shall tell them that they contend that the Citie of Asty and Countie thereof which I haue acknowledged to hold of the holy Empire by my Edict set vp in a place neere the said Citie while I was in the same accompanied with the Ambassadors of diuers Princes belongeth vnto them as if by my taking Armes against him I had forfeited the same which should be now fallen and adioyned to his Dominions and publish that the Subiects and Vassals of the said Countrey are freed from the Allegeance they haue sworne to the Duke of Sauoy For certainly those great Princes could not but be much moued at the tidings of such a thing which by an Act of mine published in the publike places of the Dukedome of Millane hath appeared to be idle and vaine and which we know of a certaine that the Magistrates of Millane themselues ha●e thought to be friuolous and ridiculous What will they say when they shall heare at the same time that the Marques of Sainct Crosse vpon the coast of Genua hauing craued the help of the Citie hath with a mighty Nauie seyzed vpon my vnarmed Towns of Vnelia Macer and Petra-Lata which the most Illustrious Duke Emanuel my Father hauing bought of the Lords thereof had subiected to the power of the holy Empire and in the Inuestiture caused the same to be named together with his other Dominions which are yet at this day detayned by him I doubt much they will confirme therewith the opinion they haue of the Spaniards too greedie desire of getting Hence your Maiestie may coniecture to what end I haue caused certaine small Townes belonging to the Empire and seated within the bowels of my Dominions to be seyzed vpon which hath beene onely to saue them from being taken and spoyled by the Spaniards and the better and with lesse danger to defend my possessions from their attempts For I haue thought the occupation of those places to belong to him who hath promised by a publike Act all being pacified to restore the same vnto your Maiestie and to one that is called perpetual Vicary of the Empire the onely Prince of the same now left in Italie Vassall of your Maiestie by whom your sacred Person cōming downe into the said Countrey either to take the Imperiall Crowne or for any other cause shall be accompanied and honored For shall wee thinke that the King of Spaine who playeth the Emperour in Italie will follow after your pompe May we suppose that the Common-wealth of Venice that of Genua or the Duke of Florence will by duty celebrate your cōming with their companie Nay they doe boast to be freed from the Empire What of the Duke of Mantua himselfe Who is ignorant that he dependeth onely and altogether vpon the King of Spaine obserueth his nods hath committed himselfe to his protection and hath vowed himselfe and all hee hath very strictly to his seruice And the other Princes What Are they not almost all subiect to the See of Rome and do they not al receiue their Dignitie of the same I am then reserued alone for the Splendor and Dignitie of your Maiestie who acknowledge my selfe a Germane Prince and my Possessions and of my Predecessors to haue proceeded from the liberalitie of the Emperours and shall the Spaniards with the knowledge of your Maiestie dare to assault and warre against me Shall the Title of King of the Romanes which you beare restrained within the most strict limits of my Possessions be suffered to bee violated and cut off in the person of your Subiect and Vassall Shall your Maiestie iudge it to bee fit that a man whom you ought to helpe and defend with all your forces yea against those of your owne Nation if neede required should not onely bee suffered to bee oppressed by the Armes of the Spaniards and vnworthily vsed like a slaue by the Gouernour of Millane but also esteemed worthy to be punished by the seuere Proclamation of an Imperiall Ban What so grieuous and so hainous a thing should haue moued the Spaniards to take Armes against my Countrey and your Maiestie to decree an Imperiall Edict against me Is it because the King bidding mee to lay downe my Armes I haue not presently obeyed But whence haue the Kings of Spaine this new Authoritie ouer the Princes of the Empire Whence this altogether new power By what signe can they proue the same Truly seeing the King doth not acknowledge the voluntarie obseruance which hee hath receiued from the Princes of Italy and chiefly from my selfe not out of dutie or as due but out of good will and of our alliance of bloud he deserueth with good right to haue the same no more yeelded vnto him heereafter Besides after I had promised to the Illustrious Ambassadours to lay downe my Armes why did he not as I requested free me from the feare and danger I stood in lest hee would attempt some thing against me Was it because I had entred with armed hand into the Dukedome of Millane But he first had not onely inuaded my Dominions but also by his Souldiers wickedly raged in the same But what hurt what damage can hee shew I haue done to his I haue things inow to shew most vilely committed by his men as spoyling of houses whole Heards carryed away and Townes burnt Is it because I haue restored the golden Fleece But if the Spaniards bee wise they will rather attribute this to my respect to the King because I durst not defend my selfe by Armes against him afore I had sent back the Coller of the Order deeming it an vnfit thing if being a Knight of the Kings Order I should with the same fight against his Armes though in defence of mine owne Or lastly is it because the Spanish Ambassadours wife after the depart of her husband hath been ill dealt withall which was not suffered to goe out of Turin before she had payed whatsoeuer shee owed in the Towne for daily houshold prouisions But how foolish and ridiculous a thing is it to taxe me with what hath beene done altogether without my knowledge whilest I was in the Campe at Vercelles For if I had been present I would haue payed the said debts with mine owne money Wherein did the Magistrate offend Should they haue denyed Iustice to such as demanded their owne by order of Law How often did they admonish that Lady after a friendly manner to giue satisfaction to those poore men and to remoue that shame from her selfe But shee refusing to pay they were at last constrained against their will to grant a Sequestration of some small houshold stuffe of hers which not long after they released But grant we that they offended in some thing in that businesse must Armes be taken vp therefore Must a small iniurie bee reuenged with so much eagernesse Must the Duke therefore be set in the Ban of the Empire There was more reason that a laying downe of Armes should haue beene