Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
prince_n conde_n king_n navarre_n 5,419 5 11.7990 5 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A54323 The history of Henry IV. surnamed the Great, King of France and Navarre Written originally in French, by the Bishop of Rodez, once tutor to his now most Christian Majesty; and made English by J. D.; Histoire du roy Henry le Grand. English. Péréfixe de Beaumont, Hardouin de, b. 1605.; Davies, John, 1625-1693, attributed name.; Dauncey, John, fl. 1663, attributed name. 1663 (1663) Wing P1465BA; ESTC R203134 231,946 417

There are 17 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

have_v to_o entertain_v the_o league_n he_o send_v therefore_o to_o he_o the_o duke_n d'espernon_o who_o assay_v to_o convert_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o interest_n and_o policy_n our_o henry_n hearken_v to_o he_o but_o he_o testify_v that_o those_o be_v not_o motive_n sufficient_o puissant_a to_o make_v he_o change_n and_o send_v he_o back_o with_o many_o civility_n the_o hugonot_n be_v so_o vain_a as_o to_o publish_v and_o cause_v to_o be_v print_v the_o conference_n of_o this_o prince_n with_o espernon_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v unshaken_a in_o his_o religion_n and_o possible_o likewise_o it_o to_o engage_v he_o more_o strong_o in_o it_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v not_o want_v to_o profit_v himself_o of_o it_o and_o to_o remonstrate_v to_o the_o catholic_a people_n the_o stubbornness_n of_o this_o prince_n and_o what_o they_o may_v hope_v if_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n with_o such_o sentiment_n to_o stop_v therefore_o his_o way_n to_o it_o he_o make_v the_o paris_n zealous_a open_o renew_v the_o league_n and_o bold_o bring_v it_o into_o paris_n where_o some_o new_a religious_a person_n inspire_v this_o ardour_n into_o people_n soul_n by_o confession_n hold_v the_o first_o public_a assembly_n at_o the_o college_n de_fw-fr fortet_fw-la which_o be_v call_v the_o cradle_n of_o the_o league_n many_o burgess_n many_o tradesman_n and_o likewise_o some_o clerk_n of_o paris_n enter_v into_o it_o they_o carry_v it_o to_o rome_n and_o present_v it_o to_o pope_n gregory_n the_o 13._o for_o his_o approbation_n but_o he_o never_o it_o will_v give_v it_o and_o continual_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v disavow_v it_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o grow_v a_o little_a great_a and_o strong_a those_o who_o have_v engender_v it_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o security_n of_o religion_n for_o the_o future_a but_o that_o at_o present_a they_o may_v approach_v themselves_o near_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o they_o not_o only_a will_v have_v it_o against_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n who_o be_v three_o to_o succeed_v but_o against_o henry_n the_o three_o who_o now_o reign_v they_o keep_v in_o salary_n certain_a new_a divine_n who_o dare_v open_o sustain_v that_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v depose_v who_o acquit_v himself_o not_o well_o of_o his_o duty_n that_o no_o power_n but_o that_o which_o be_v well_o order_v be_v of_o god_n otherwise_o when_o it_o pass_v due_a bound_n it_o be_v not_o authority_n but_o usurpation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v king_n who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o govern_v or_o who_o be_v deprive_v of_o understanding_n as_o to_o believe_v a_o blind_a man_n a_o fit_a guide_n or_o a_o immovable_a statue_n able_a to_o make_v live_v man_n move_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v retire_v to_o his_o government_n of_o champagne_n feign_v himself_o discontent_v but_o it_o be_v to_o make_v the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n sign_n the_o league_n out_o of_o hope_n he_o will_v cause_v his_o son_n to_o succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n to_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v right_a by_o his_o mother_n daughter_z to_z henry_n the_o second_o he_o hold_v to_o this_o purpose_n a_o money_n treaty_n at_o joinville_n where_o he_o likewise_o find_v agent_n from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o sign_v to_o the_o treaty_n and_o as_o it_o be_v report_v do_v by_o letter_n of_o exchange_n supply_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n at_o his_o departure_n thence_o the_o duke_n assemble_v troop_n on_o all_o side_n his_o friend_n seize_v place_n on_o as_o many_o place_n as_o they_o can_v not_o only_o among_o the_o hugonot_n but_o likewise_o among_o the_o catholic_n the_o king_n may_v easy_o have_v dissipate_v these_o levy_n have_v he_o take_v the_o field_n but_o the_o queen-mother_n like_v to_o self-interested_n physician_n who_o will_v for_o their_o profit_n augment_v the_o disease_n withhold_v and_o amuse_v he_o in_o his_o closet_n persuade_v he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v leave_v to_o her_o the_o management_n of_o this_o affair_n she_o will_v easy_o reduce_v the_o duke_n to_o his_o obedience_n to_o this_o purpose_n she_o desire_v hold_v a_o conference_n with_o he_o at_o vitry_n and_o so_o give_v he_o time_n to_o strengthen_v his_o party_n and_o when_o he_o see_v himself_o in_o a_o estate_n to_o fear_v nothing_o he_o break_v the_o conference_n and_o make_v show_v of_o some_o resolution_n to_o come_v direct_o to_o paris_n the_o king_n astonish_v pray_v his_o mother_n to_o conclude_v a_o accommodation_n upon_o any_o term_n which_o she_o do_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o nemours_n by_o which_o she_o grant_v to_o the_o duke_n and_o other_o prince_n of_o his_o house_n the_o government_n of_o several_a province_n many_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n together_o with_o a_o most_o bloody_a edict_n against_o the_o hugonot_n which_o forbid_v the_o profession_n of_o any_o other_o religion_n than_o the_o catholic_a under_o penalty_n of_o confiscation_n of_o good_n and_o estate_n with_o command_n to_o all_o preacher_n and_o minister_n to_o depart_v the_o realm_n within_o one_o month_n and_o all_o hugonot_n of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n soever_o within_o six_o month_n or_o otherwise_o abjure_v their_o false_a religion_n this_o edict_n be_v call_v the_o edict_n of_o juillet_n which_o the_o league_n far_o constrain_v the_o king_n to_o carry_v himself_o into_o the_o parliament_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v ratify_v 1585._o a_o little_a after_o arrive_v news_n from_o rome_n that_o conde_n sixtus_n the_o five_o who_o succeed_v gregory_n the_o eighteen_o have_v approve_v the_o league_n and_o have_v beside_o fulminate_v out_o terrible_a bull_n against_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o prince_n of_o conde_n declare_v they_o heretic_n apostate_n chief_n favourer_n and_o protector_n of_o heretic_n and_o as_o such_o fall_n under_o the_o censure_n and_o pain_n conclude_v on_o in_o the_o law_n and_o cannon_n deprive_v they_o and_o their_o descendant_n of_o all_o land_n and_o dignity_n incapable_a to_o succeed_v to_o any_o principality_n whatsoever_o especial_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o not_o only_o absolve_v their_o subject_n from_o all_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n but_o absolute_o forbid_v they_o to_o obey_v they_o it_o be_v now_o that_o our_o henry_n have_v need_v of_o all_o awaken_v the_o force_n both_o of_o his_o courage_n and_o virtue_n to_o sustain_v so_o rude_a assault_n he_o seem_v in_o a_o manner_n lull_v asleep_a by_o his_o pleasure_n when_o the_o noise_n of_o these_o great_a assault_n awaken_v he_o he_o recall_v all_o his_o virtue_n and_o begin_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v more_o vigorous_o than_o ever_o before_o and_o certain_o he_o afterward_o avow_v that_o his_o enemy_n have_v high_o oblige_v he_o by_o persecute_v he_o in_o this_o manner_n for_o have_v they_o leave_v he_o in_o repose_n that_o rest_n have_v possible_o entomb_v he_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o guyenne_n and_o he_o not_o have_v be_v constrain_v to_o think_v of_o his_o affair_n so_o that_o at_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v in_o a_o estate_n to_o attempt_v or_o entertain_v the_o crown_n he_o now_o do_v two_o action_n of_o great_a renown_n action_n the_o first_o be_v his_o command_a plessis_n mornay_n a_o gentleman_n of_o excellent_a education_n and_o who_o can_v be_v reproach_v with_o nothing_o but_o be_v a_o huguenot_n to_o answer_v the_o manifesto_n of_o the_o league_n by_o a_o apology_n and_o by_o a_o declaration_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v draw_v in_o this_o last_o piece_n the_o chief_n of_o the_o league_n have_v spread_v abroad_o divers_a calumny_n against_o his_o honour_n he_o with_o all_o submission_n beseech_v the_o king_n his_o sovereign_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v offend_v if_o he_o do_v pronounce_v save_v still_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o majesty_n that_o they_o do_v false_o and_o malicious_o lie_v and_o moreover_o that_o to_o spare_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o noble_n and_o shun_v the_o desolation_n of_o the_o poor_a people_n those_o infinite_a disorder_n and_o above_o all_o those_o blasphemy_n burn_n and_o violation_n which_o the_o licence_n of_o war_n must_v cause_v he_o offer_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n chief_a of_o the_o combat_n league_n to_o decide_v this_o quarrel_n by_o his_o person_n against_o he_o one_o to_o one_o two_o to_o two_o ten_o to_o ten_o or_o what_o number_n he_o shall_v please_v with_o arm_n general_o in_o use_n by_o cavalier_n of_o honour_n either_o in_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n or_o in_o such_o place_n as_o his_o majesty_n shall_v command_v or_o else_o in_o such_o place_n as_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n himself_o shall_v choose_v this_o declaration_n have_v a_o great_a effect_n over_o people_n spirit_n they_o say_v
german_n have_v receive_v many_o check_n in_o several_a place_n but_o especial_o at_o auneau_n in_o beausse_fw-fr where_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n slay_v or_o take_v prisoner_n three_o thousand_o reistres_n afterward_o at_o pont_n de_fw-fr gien_n where_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr espernon_n take_v twelve_o hundred_o lansquenet_n or_o foot_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o cannon_n willing_o hearken_v to_o a_o agreement_n which_o the_o king_n cause_v to_o be_v propose_v to_o they_o and_o afterward_o retire_v by_o burgongne_n and_o by_o retire_v the_o county_n of_o montbeliard_n but_o be_v still_o pursue_v far_o in_o that_o county_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n now_o begin_v the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o 1588._o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o which_o all_o judicial_a 1588._o astrologer_n have_v call_v the_o wonderful_a year_n because_o they_o foresee_v so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o strange_a accident_n and_o such_o confusion_n in_o natural_a cause_n that_o they_o be_v assure_v that_o if_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n come_v not_o there_o will_v happen_v at_o least_o a_o universal_a change_n their_o prognostic_n be_v second_v by_o a_o a_o number_n of_o terrible_a prodigy_n which_o arrive_v throughout_o all_o europe_n in_o france_n there_o be_v great_a earthquake_n along_o the_o river_n loire_n and_o likewise_o in_o normandy_n the_o sea_n be_v for_o six_o week_n together_o disturb_v with_o continual_a tempest_n which_o seem_v to_o confound_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o the_o air_n appear_v divers_a phantasm_n of_o fire_n and_o on_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o january_n paris_n be_v cover_v with_o so_o horrible_a a_o darkness_n that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o best_a eye_n can_v scarce_o see_v any_o thing_n at_o noonday_n without_o the_o help_n of_o light_n all_o these_o prodigy_n seem_v to_o signify_v what_o soon_o after_o arrived_n the_o death_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o besiege_v of_o paris_n the_o subversion_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n the_o murder_v of_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr guise_n and_o in_o fine_a the_o parricide_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o as_o for_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n he_o die_v in_o the_o conde_n month_n of_o march_n at_o s._n john_n d'_fw-fr angeli_fw-la where_o he_o than_o make_v his_o residence_n though_o there_o have_v be_v a_o secret_a jealousy_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n even_o to_o the_o make_n of_o two_o faction_n in_o their_o party_n yet_o the_o king_n resent_v afflict_v this_o loss_n with_o a_o extreme_a grief_n and_o have_v shut_v himself_o up_o in_o his_o closet_n with_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr soissons_fw-fr he_o be_v hear_v to_o cast_v forth_o great_a cry_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o right_a hand_n however_o after_o his_o grief_n be_v a_o little_a evaporate_v he_o recover_v his_o spirit_n and_o god_n cast_v all_o his_o trust_n on_o divine_a protection_n he_o come_v forth_o say_v with_o a_o heart_n full_a of_o christian_a assurance_n god_n be_v my_o refuge_n and_o my_o support_n it_o be_v in_o he_o alone_o i_o will_v hope_v and_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v it_o be_v true_o a_o great_a loss_n for_o he_o he_o be_v now_o alone_o to_o support_v all_o the_o weight_n of_o affair_n and_o be_v denude_v of_o this_o assister_n remain_v more_o expose_v to_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o league_n who_o have_v now_o only_o to_o give_v a_o like_a blow_n to_o his_o person_n to_o remain_v conqueror_n in_o all_o their_o affair_n he_o have_v therefore_o just_a cause_n to_o fear_v their_o attempt_n however_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n have_v a_o heart_n so_o noble_a and_o great_a that_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o will_v never_o suffer_v such_o detestable_a way_n the_o confidence_n of_o the_o league_n increase_v rejoice_v wonderful_o by_o the_o death_n of_o this_o prince_n they_o testify_v extraordinary_a rejoice_n and_o publish_v that_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o apostolic_a curse_n the_o hugonot_n on_o afflict_v the_o contrary_a be_v in_o a_o extreme_a consternation_n consider_v that_o they_o have_v lose_v in_o he_o their_o most_o assure_a chief_a because_o they_o believe_v he_o firm_o persuade_v in_o their_o religion_n but_o have_v not_o the_o same_o opinion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n in_o effect_n the_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n be_v so_o great_a among_o they_o that_o in_o all_o appearance_n have_v they_o continue_v strong_o to_o prosecute_v they_o they_o may_v have_v soon_o ruin_v they_o 3._o the_o king_n hate_v they_o mortal_o and_o will_v willing_o have_v consent_v but_o he_o will_v manage_v thing_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o their_o destruction_n shall_v not_o prove_v the_o agrandize_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o his_o own_o loss_n but_o this_o duke_n know_v his_o intention_n press_v he_o ha●ed_v continual_o to_o give_v he_o force_n utter_o to_o exterminate_v the_o hugonot_n in_o who_o ruin_n he_o infallible_o hope_v to_o involve_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n he_o have_v this_o advantage_n over_o the_o king_n that_o he_o have_v acqui_v the_o love_n of_o the_o people_n principal_o by_o two_o mean_n the_o first_o by_o his_o oppose_a himself_o to_o the_o new_a impost_n and_o the_o second_o by_o continual_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o the_o favourite_n nor_o ever_o bend_v before_o they_o whilst_o the_o do_v of_o thing_n contrary_a have_v make_v the_o king_n fall_v into_o a_o extreme_a low_a esteem_n and_o have_v likewise_o take_v away_o the_o heat_n of_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n love_v see_v here_o a_o example_n the_o king_n have_v two_o great_a man_n in_o his_o council_n why_o peirre_v d'_fw-fr espinac_n archbishop_n of_o lion_n and_o villeroy_n secretary_n of_o state_n the_o duke_n d'espernon_o who_o be_v fierce_a and_o haughty_a will_v treat_v they_o according_a to_o his_o proud_a humour_n they_o grow_v exasperate_v against_o he_o and_o thereupon_o change_v their_o affection_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n his_o party_n but_o without_o doubt_n still_o in_o their_o heart_n remain_v most_o faithful_a to_o the_o king_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n as_o afterward_o well_o appear_v especial_o in_o the_o person_n of_o villeroy_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o king_n live_v after_o the_o 3_o ordinary_a manner_n in_o the_o profusion_n of_o a_o odious_a luxury_n and_o in_o the_o laziness_n of_o a_o contemptible_a retreat_n pass_v his_o time_n either_o in_o see_v dance_n or_o in_o play_v with_o little_a dog_n of_o which_o he_o have_v great_a number_n of_o all_o sort_n or_o else_o in_o teach_v parriquito_n to_o speak_v or_o in_o cut_v of_o image_n or_o in_o other_o occupation_n more_o become_v a_o in●ant_n then_o a_o king_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n lose_v no_o time_n he_o guise_n make_v daily_o new_a friend_n conserve_v his_o old_a one_o caress_v the_o people_n testify_v a_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o ecclesiastic_n undertake_v their_o defence_n against_o all_o will_v oppress_v they_o and_o every_o where_o appear_v with_o the_o splendour_n and_o gravity_n of_o a_o prince_n but_o yet_o without_o pride_n without_o arrogancy_n the_o parisian_n be_v intoxicate_v with_o esteem_n for_o he_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o most_o part_n of_o the_o other_o officer_n attend_v his_o motion_n and_o testify_v to_o he_o the_o affection_n they_o ought_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n there_o be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o people_n who_o have_v sign_v the_o league_n and_o in_o the_o sixteen_o quarter_n or_o ward_n of_o paris_n when_o they_o can_v not_o gain_v the_o quarteniers_n or_o alderman_n they_o choose_v one_o the_o most_o violent_a of_o the_o leaguer_n to_o act_v in_o their_o function_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o they_o afterward_o call_v at_o paris_n the_o principal_a of_o this_o party_n and_o their_o faction_n be_v the_o sixteen_o not_o that_o they_o be_v but_o sixteen_o for_o their_o number_n exceed_v ten_o thousand_o but_o all_o disperse_v through_o the_o sixteen_o quarter_n now_o the_o king_n principal_o incite_v by_o the_o they_o duke_n d'_fw-fr espernon_n resolve_v to_o punish_v the_o forward_a of_o these_o sixteen_o who_o in_o all_o occasion_n show_v themselves_o furious_a enemy_n of_o that_o favourite_n by_o this_o mean_n he_o think_v to_o overthrow_v the_o league_n and_o absolute_o ruin_v the_o credit_n and_o reputation_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n he_o cause_v therefore_o some_o troop_n secret_o to_o enter_v into_o paris_n and_o give_v order_n to_o seize_v on_o those_o person_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v advise_v of_o it_o they_o post_n from_o soissons_fw-fr where_o he_o than_o be_v resolve_v to_o perish_v rather_o than_o lose_v his_o friend_n barricado_n be_v raise_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n even_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lovure_n and_o the_o king_n troop_n be_v all_o cut_n in_o piece_n or_o disarm_v the_o queen-mother_n according_a to_o her_o ordinary_a
and_o carry_v with_o she_o her_o daughter_n margaret_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n lose_v again_o and_o la_fw-fr reole_n by_o two_o folly_n of_o youth_n two_o exquisite_a reflection_n queen_n margaret_z do_v not_o over-well_a love_n her_o husband_n nor_o he_o she_o but_o he_o draw_v advantage_n from_o her_o intrigue_n the_o queen-mother_n monsieur_n &_o the_o guise_n weary_a of_o the_o peace_n 1579._o they_o underhand_o persuade_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n to_o a_o rupture_n which_o prove_v very_o disadvantageous_a to_o he_o monsieur_n procure_v the_o peace_n of_o much_o damage_n to_o the_o estate_n be_v the_o cause_n the_o two_o henry_n plunge_v themselves_o in_o pleasure_n henry_n 3._o have_v favourite_n who_o prejudice_n his_o affair_n disposition_n to_o the_o league_n &_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o hen._n 3._o 1584._o 1584._o monsieur_n intend_v to_o surprise_v antwerp_n and_o treat_v ill_o the_o people_n of_o the_o low-countries_n who_o have_v call_v he_o be_v drive_v thence_o the_o death_n of_o the_o monsieur_n beget_v thought_n of_o a_o successor_n to_o the_o crown_n the_o queen-mother_n design_n to_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o the_o child_n of_o her_o daughter_n marry_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n a_o belief_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n hope_v to_o reign_v himself_o henry_n 3_o know_v his_o design_n or_o be_v advertise_v of_o it_o by_o his_o favourite_n he_o send_v the_o duke_n d'espernon_o to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n to_o oblige_v he_o to_o return_v to_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o he_o refuse_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n profit_v himself_o of_o it_o the_o league_n establish_v at_o paris_n the_o pope_n disapprove_v it_o it_o be_v turn_v against_o henry_n the_o three_o the_o treaty_n of_o joinville_n where_o the_o spaniard_n enter_v into_o the_o league_n &_o furnish_v money_n the_o league_n seize_v many_o place_n the_o queen-mother_n enter_v into_o conference_n with_o guise_n who_o break_v it_o when_o he_o see_v himself_o in_o a_o estate_n to_o fear_v nothing_o the_o king_n astonish_v grant_v he_o all_o he_o desire_v 1585._o pope_n sixtus_n 5._o excommunicate_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o virtue_n of_o our_o henry_n awaken_v he_o do_v two_o noble_a action_n he_o defy_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n to_o single_a combat_n why_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n accept_v not_o the_o defiance_n the_o other_o gallant_a action_n of_o our_o henry_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v fix_v up_o at_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o chief_a street_n of_o rome_n opposition_n to_o the_o sentence_n of_o sixtus_n 5._o who_o at_o first_o be_v incense_v but_o afterward_o conceive_v a_o great_a estèem_n for_o he_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n make_v a_o league_n to_o defend_v himself_o 1586._o henry_n 3._o hate_a both_o the_o league_n &_o the_o hugonot_n and_o love_v none_o but_o his_o favourite_n the_o queen-mother_n endeavour_v a_o accommodation_n with_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n the_o interview_n and_o conference_n at_o st._n brix_n a_o noble_a &_o generous_a action_n of_o our_o prince_n his_o constancy_n in_o the_o whole_a conference_n a_o handsome_a answer_n to_o duke_n de_fw-fr nevers_n conference_n at_o st._n brix_n produce_v nothing_o dance_n and_o feast_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o two_o king_n blaise_n de_fw-fr monluc_n marshal_n of_o france_n who_o write_v in_o these_o time_n say_v in_o his_o memoires_n that_o whatever_o affair_n there_o be_v of_o force_n the_o dance_a be_v still_o to_o go_v forward_o 1587._o a_o army_n of_o german_a protestant_n enter_v france_n it_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n it_o do_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n will_v join_v with_o they_o but_o the_o duke_n of_o joyeuse_n make_v head_n against_o he_o with_o a_o army_n the_o duke_n overtake_v he_o near_o coutras_n what_o the_o army_n of_o joyeuse_n be_v what_o that_o of_o the_o king_n his_o exhortation_n to_o his_o army_n and_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n his_o valour_n &_o bravery_n a_o action_n of_o great_a justice_n and_o christian_a humility_n the_o battle_n of_o coutras_n which_o he_o gain_v joyeuse_n slay_v his_o moderation_n and_o admirable_a clemency_n in_o his_o victory_n he_o pursue_v it_o not_o and_o wherefore_o defeat_v of_o the_o german_a horse_n the_o rest_n of_o that_o army_n retire_v 1588._o prognostication_n of_o the_o evil_n of_o the_o year_n 1588._o death_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n much_o afflict_v but_o in_o his_o affliction_n put_v his_o trust_n in_o god_n the_o league_n rejoice_v the_o hugonot_n afflict_v sentiment_n of_o hen._n 3._o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n press_v he_o to_o give_v he_o force_n to_o exterminate_v the_o hugonot_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n much_o love_v and_o hen._n 3._o much_o ha●ed_v de_fw-fr espinac_n &_o villeroy_n become_v friend_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o why_o the_o ill_a conduct_n of_o henry_n 3_o the_o conduct_n and_o employ_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n what_o the_o sixteen_o be_v the_o king_n will_v punish_v they_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n haste_v to_o defend_v they_o the_o king_n retire_v to_o chartres_n the_o league_n become_v mistress_n paris_n the_o parisian_n send_v deputy_n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n pardon_v all_o so_o they_o lie_v down_o arms._n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n demand_v the_o expulsion_n of_o espernon_n which_o be_v in_o the_o end_n grant_v and_o after_o come_v to_o the_o court_n at_o chartres_n the_o estate_n of_o blois_n the_o death_n of_o the_o guise_n death_n of_o queen_n katherine_n de_fw-fr medici_n different_a judgement_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o guise_n our_o henry_n speak_v very_o wise_o he_o change_v not_o his_o conduct_n 1589._o henry_n 3._o amusiag_n himself_o too_o much_o at_o blois_n the_o league_n be_v re-assured_n and_o grow_v furious_a the_o parliament_n imprison_v in_o the_o bastille_fw-fr by_o bussy_n le_fw-fr clerk_n force_v to_o swear_v to_o the_o the_o ●eague_n a_o part_n remain_v at_o paris_n and_o the_o other_o go_v to_o the_o king_n who_o transfer_v all_o to_o tours_n those_o of_o the_o parliament_n remain_v at_o paris_n make_v process_n against_o henry_n 3_o a_o excellent_a reflection_n for_o king_n henry_n 3._o excommunicate_v by_o pope_n sixtus_n 5._o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n assure_v himself_o of_o burgongne_n and_o champagne_n and_o come_v to_o paris_n he_o take_v the_o quality_n of_o lieutenant-general_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n they_o likewise_o break_v the_o king_n seal_n henry_n 3._o for_o fear_n retire_v to_o tours_n he_o in_o vain_a endeavour_n to_o appease_v the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n he_o in_o the_o end_n call_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n &_o give_v he_o saumur_n the_o king_n persuade_v by_o his_o friend_n not_o to_o trust_v he_o yet_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v arrive_v what_o will_v to_o which_o purpose_n he_o pass_v the_o river_n cher._n his_o interview_n with_o the_o king_n at_o tours_n he_o repass_v the_o river_n and_o lie_v in_o the_o faubo●rg_n but_o on_o the_o morrow_n visit_v the_o king_n alone_o they_o resolve_v to_o besiege_v paris_n duke_n of_o mayenne_n want_v little_a to_o surprise_v king_n hen._n 3_o ●●_o tours_n great_a and_o profitable_a reflection_n make_v on_o the_o different_a conduct_n of_o hen._n ●_o and_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n paris_n besiege_v king_n hen._n 3._o kill_v by_o a_o jacobin_n our_o henry_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o die_v what_o the_o king_n say_v to_o he_o and_o those_o present_a 1589_o change_v cause_v by_o the_o death_n of_o hen._n 3._o problem_n if_o hen._n 3._o die_v in_o a_o time_n favourable_a to_o hen._n 4._o or_o not_o henry_n 4._o hold_v many_o counsel_n same_o catholic_n acknowledge_v he_o but_o most_o refuse_v some_o design_n to_o make_v themselves_o sovereign_n the_o marshal_n of_o byron_n among_o other_o but_o the_o king_n make_v he_o forgo_v his_o desire_n byron_n and_o sancy_n assure_v the_o catholic_n suiss_n to_o the_o king_n service_n what_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n towards_o the_o king_n many_o lord_n in_o camp_n and_o court_n ill_o intend_v assembly_n of_o nobleman_n at_o d'_fw-fr oh_o who_o will_v have_v the_o king_n convert_v d'_fw-fr o_o carry_v he_o word_n of_o it_o the_o king_n answer_v they_o handsome_o and_o courageous_o another_o great_a assembly_n resolve_v to_o acknowledge_v he_o provide_v he_o will_v permit_v himself_o to_o be_v instruct_v the_o duke_n of_o piney_n carry_v their_o resolution_n to_o the_o king_n who_o agree_v to_o it_o and_o grant_v a_o declaration_n touch_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o catholic_n religion_n through_o all_o his_o territory_n many_o sign_n it_o with_o regret_n and_o other_o refuse_v as_o vitry_n who_o become_v a_o leaguer_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n who_o retire_v the_o duke_n of_o mayenn●_n trouble_v what_o party_n to_o take_v two_o
all_o europe_n by_o the_o esteem_n of_o his_o virtue_n in_o effect_n since_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o french_a monarchy_n the_o history_n furnish_v we_o not_o with_o any_o reign_n more_o memorable_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a event_n more_o replete_a with_o the_o wonder_n of_o divine_a assistance_n more_o glorious_a for_o the_o prince_n and_o more_o happy_a for_o the_o people_n than_o his_o and_o it_o be_v without_o flattery_n or_o envy_n that_o all_o the_o universe_n have_v give_v he_o the_o surname_n of_o great_a not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o victory_n however_o comparable_a to_o those_o of_o alexander_n or_o pompey_n as_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o of_o his_o courage_n for_o he_o never_o bow_v either_o under_o the_o insult_v of_o fortune_n or_o under_o the_o traverse_n of_o his_o enemy_n or_o under_o the_o resentment_n of_o revenge_n or_o under_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o favourite_n or_o minister_n he_o remain_v always_o in_o the_o same_o temper_n always_o master_n of_o himself_o in_o a_o word_n he_o remain_v always_o king_n and_o sovereign_a without_o acknowledge_v other_o superior_a than_o god_n justice_n and_o reason_n let_v we_o then_o proceed_v to_o write_v the_o history_n of_o part_n his_o life_n which_o we_o shall_v divide_v into_o three_o principal_a part_n the_o first_o shall_v contain_v what_o happen_v from_o first_o his_o birth_n till_o his_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n the_o second_o shall_v speak_v what_o he_o do_v after_o he_o second_o come_v to_o it_o until_o the_o peace_n of_o vervin_n and_o the_o three_o shall_v recount_v his_o action_n after_o three_o the_o peace_n of_o vervin_n until_o the_o unhappy_a day_n of_o his_o death_n but_o before_o all_o it_o be_v necessary_a we_o speak_v something_o brief_o of_o his_o genealogy_n he_o be_v son_n to_o anthony_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n duke_n of_o genealogy_n vendosme_n and_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o of_o jane_n of_o albret_n heiress_n of_o that_o kingdom_n anthony_n descend_v in_o a_o direct_a and_o masculine_a be_v line_n from_o robert_n count_n of_o clermont_n five_o son_n to_o king_n st._n lewis_n this_o robert_n espouse_v beatrix_n daughter_n and_o heiress_n to_o john_n of_o burgoyne_n baron_n of_o bourbon_n by_o his_o wife_n agnes_n for_o which_o cause_n robert_n take_v the_o name_n of_o bourbon_n but_o not_o the_o arm_n still_o keep_v those_o of_o france_n this_o sage_a precaution_n serve_v well_o to_o his_o descendant_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o in_o the_o degree_n of_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o those_o of_o courtnay_n posterity_n lose_v for_o not_o have_v act_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o beside_o the_o virtue_n which_o give_v a_o splendour_n to_o their_o action_n the_o good_a management_n and_o oeconomy_n which_o they_o exercise_v to_o conserve_v and_o augment_v their_o revenue_n the_o great_a alliance_n in_o which_o they_o be_v very_o diligent_a to_o match_v themselves_o ever_o refuse_v to_o mingle_v their_o noble_a among_o vulgar_a blood_n and_o above_o all_o their_o rare_a piety_n towards_o god_n and_o that_o singular_a goodness_n wherewith_o they_o act_v towards_o their_o inferior_n conserve_v they_o and_o elevate_v they_o above_o prince_n of_o elder_a branch_n for_o the_o people_n see_v they_o always_o rich_a puissant_a wise_a and_o in_o a_o word_n worthy_a to_o command_v have_v imprint_v in_o their_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v a_o prophetic_a persuasion_n that_o this_o house_n will_v one_o day_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o they_o on_o their_o side_n seem_v to_o have_v conceive_v this_o hope_n though_o it_o be_v at_o great_a distance_n have_v take_v for_o their_o word_n or_o device_n espoir_fw-fr or_o hope_v among_o the_o young_a branch_n which_o issue_v from_o this_o branch_n of_o bourbon_n vendosme_n the_o most_o considerable_a and_o most_o illustrious_a be_v that_o of_o vendosm_n it_o carry_v this_o name_n because_o they_o possess_v that_o great_a country_n which_o come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o year_n 1364._o by_o the_o marriage_n of_o katherine_n vendosme_n sister_n and_o heiress_n to_o bouchard_n last_o count_n of_o vendosme_n with_o john_n of_o bourbon_n count_n of_o the_o march_n at_o present_v it_o be_v but_o a_o county_n but_o be_v after_o make_v a_o duchy_n by_o king_n francis_n the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n 1514._o in_o favou●_n of_o charles_n who_o be_v great_a grandchild_n to_o john_n and_o father_n of_o anthony_n this_o charles_n have_v seven_o male-children_n lewis_n son_n anthony_n francis_n another_o lewis_z charles_n john_n and_o a_o three_o lewis_n the_o first_o lewis_n and_o the_o second_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n anthony_n remain_v the_o elder_a francis_n who_o be_v count_n of_o anguien_v and_o gain_v the_o battle_n of_o cerisoles_n die_v without_o be_v marry_v charles_n be_v a_o cardinal_n of_o the_o title_n of_o chrysogone_n and_o archbishop_n of_o roven_n this_o be_v he_o who_o be_v name_v the_o old_a cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n john_n lose_v his_o life_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o st._n quintin_n the_o three_o lewis_n be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o condé_v and_o by_o two_o marriage_n have_v several_a male-children_n from_o the_o first_o descend_v henry_n prince_n of_o condé_v francis_n prince_n of_o conty_n and_o charles_n who_o be_v cardinal_n and_o archbishop_n of_o roven_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o old_a cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n there_o be_v eight_o generation_n from_o male_a in_o male_n from_o st._n lewis_n to_o anthony_n who_o be_v duke_n of_o vendosme_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o father_n to_o our_o henry_n as_o for_o jane_n d'_fw-fr albret_n his_o wife_n she_o be_v be_v daughter_n and_o heiress_n to_o henry_n of_o albret_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o of_o margaret_n du_fw-fr valois_n sister_n to_o king_n francis_n the_o first_o and_o widow_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alenzon_n henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n be_v son_n to_o john_n d'_fw-fr albret_n who_o become_v king_n of_o navarre_n by_o his_o wife_n katherine_n du_fw-fr foix_n sister_n to_o king_n phoebus_n decease_v without_o child_n for_o that_o realm_n have_v enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o foix_n by_o marriage_n as_o it_o 〈…〉_z afterward_o into_o that_o of_o albret_n and_o since_o into_o that_o of_o bourbon_n ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n have_v invade_v and_o take_v the_o high_a navarre_n that_o be_v that_o part_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o pyraenean_a hill_n and_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o that_o realm_n from_o king_n john_n d'_fw-fr albret_n so_o that_o by_o consequence_n there_o rest_v to_o he_o only_o the_o low_a that_o be_v that_o beneath_o the_o mountain_n towards_o france_n but_o with_o it_o he_o have_v the_o country_n of_o bearn_n of_o albrett_n of_o foix_n of_o armagnac_n of_o bigorra_n and_o many_o other_o great_a signory_n come_v as_o well_o by_o the_o house_n of_o foix_n as_o that_o of_o albret_n henry_n his_o son_n have_v only_o one_o daughter_n jane_n who_o be_v call_v the_o minion_n of_o king_n for_o king_n henry_n her_o father_n and_o the_o great_a king_n francis_n the_o first_o her_o uncle_n with_o envy_n to_o each_o other_o strive_v most_o to_o cherish_v she_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o have_v cast_v his_o eye_n on_o she_o and_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v demand_v of_o her_o father_n for_o his_o son_n philip_n the_o second_o propose_v this_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o pacify_v their_o difference_n touch_v the_o kingdom_n of_o navarre_n but_o king_n francis_n the_o first_o not_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o introduce_v so_o puissant_a a_o enemy_n into_o france_n 1547._o cause_v she_o to_o come_v to_o chastellerault_n affiance_v she_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o cleves_n and_o after_o release_n her_o of_o that_o contract_n marry_v she_o to_o anthony_n of_o bourbon_n duke_n of_o vendosme_n and_o the_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v at_o moulins_n in_o the_o year_n 1547._o the_o same_o year_n that_o francis_n the_o first_o die_v the_o two_o young_a spouse_n have_v in_o their_o first_o three_o or_o four_o year_n two_o son_n both_o which_o die_v at_o berceau_n by_o accident_n very_o extraordinary_a the_o first_o because_o its_o governess_n be_v herself_o cold_a of_o nature_n keep_v it_o so_o hot_a that_o she_o stifle_v it_o with_o heat_n and_o the_o second_o by_o the_o carelessness_n of_o the_o nurse_n who_o play_v with_o a_o gentleman_n as_o they_o dance_v the_o child_n from_o one_o to_o another_o let_v it_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n so_o that_o it_o die_v in_o torment_n thus_o heaven_n deprive_v they_o of_o these_o two_o little_a prince_n to_o make_v way_n for_o our_o henry_n who_o merit_v well_o both_o the_o birthright_n and_o to_o be_v a_o only_a son_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a contain_v his_o history_n from_o his_o birth_n until_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n
burn_v the_o suburb_n of_o toulouse_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o the_o sparkle_n of_o that_o fire_n fly_v into_o that_o great_a city_n the_o war_n be_v war._n thus_o kindle_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o france_n he_o show_v himself_o on_o the_o other_o bank_n of_o the_o rhone_n with_o his_o troop_n gain_v by_o storm_n the_o city_n of_o st._n julien_n and_o st._n just_o and_o oblige_v st._n estienne_n en_fw-fr forez_n to_o capitulate_v from_o thence_o he_o descend_v to_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o saone_n and_o afterward_o into_o the_o middle_n of_o burgongne_n paris_n tremble_v the_o second_o time_n at_o the_o approach_n of_o a_o army_n so_o much_o the_o more_o formidable_a because_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v reinforce_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o two-battle_n and_o to_o have_v now_o gain_v some_o advantage_n over_o that_o of_o the_o catholic_n which_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr coss_n command_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o king_n fear_v to_o hazard_v all_o by_o a_o four_o encounter_n judge_v it_o more_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o plaster_n up_o a_o peace_n with_o that_o arnay-le-duc_n party_n it_o be_v therefore_o treat_v of_o the_o two_o army_n be_v near_o each_o other_o and_o conclude_v in_o the_o little_a city_n of_o arnay-le-duc_n on_o the_o eleven_o of_o august_n this_o peace_n make_v every_o one_o retire_v home_o the_o prince_n of_o navarre_n go_v to_o bearn_n king_n charles_n the_o nine_o marry_v with_o elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n the_o second_o and_o nothing_o else_o seem_v think_v of_o but_o feast_n and_o rejoice_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o king_n have_v find_v that_o he_o can_v never_o compass_v his_o desire_n on_o the_o hugonot_n by_o force_n resolve_v to_o make_v use_n of_o meán_n more_o easy_a but_o 1571._o they_o much_o more_o wicked_a he_o begin_v to_o caress_n they_o to_o feign_v that_o he_o will_v treat_v they_o favourable_o to_o accord_v they_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o thing_n they_o desire_v and_o to_o lull_v they_o asleep_o with_o hope_n of_o his_o make_a war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o the_o low-countries_n a_o thing_n they_o passionate_o desire_v and_o the_o better_a to_o allure_v they_o he_o promise_v as_o a_o gage_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n margaret_n to_o our_o henry_n and_o by_o these_o mean_n draw_v the_o principal_a chief_n of_o their_o party_n to_o paris_n his_o mother_n jane_n who_o be_v come_v before_o to_o albret_n make_v preparation_n for_o the_o marriage_n die_v a_o few_o day_n after_o her_o arrival_n a_o princess_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o courage_n above_o her_o sex_n and_o who_o soul_n whole_o virile_a be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o weakness_n and_o default_n of_o other_o woman_n but_o in_o truth_n a_o passionate_a enemy_n of_o the_o catholic_n religion_n some_o historian_n say_v that_o she_o be_v poison_v with_o a_o pair_n of_o perfume_a glove_n because_o they_o fear_v that_o she_o have_v a_o great_a spirit_n will_v discover_v the_o design_n they_o have_v to_o massacre_v all_o the_o hugonot_n but_o if_o i_o be_v not_o deceive_v this_o be_v a_o falsity_n it_o be_v more_o likely_a which_o other_o say_v that_o she_o die_v of_o a_o phthisic_n since_o those_o that_o be_v about_o she_o and_o serve_v she_o have_v so_o testify_v henry_n her_o son_n who_o come_v after_o she_o be_v in_o sister_n poictou_n receive_v news_n of_o her_o death_n and_o present_o take_v the_o quality_n of_o king_n for_o hitherto_o he_o have_v only_o bear_v that_o of_o prince_n of_o navarre_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o paris_n the_o unhappy_a nuptial_n be_v celebrate_v the_o two_o party_n be_v espouse_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n on_o a_o scaffold_n erect_v for_o that_o purpose_n before_o the_o church_n of_o nostre-dame_n six_o day_n after_o which_o be_v the_o day_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n bartholomew_n all_o the_o hugonot_n which_o be_v come_v to_o the_o solemnity_n have_v their_o throat_n cut_v among_o other_o the_o admiral_n and_o twenty_o other_o lord_n of_o remark_n twelve_o hundred_o gentleman_n three_o or_o four_o thousand_o soldier_n and_o burgess_n and_o through_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n after_o the_o example_n of_o paris_n near_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n execrable_a action_n which_o never_o have_v nor_o ever_o shall_v again_o if_o it_o please_v god_n find_v its_o parallel_n what_o grief_n must_v it_o need_v be_v to_o our_o young_a king_n to_o see_v in_o stead_n of_o wine_n and_o perfume_n king_n so_o much_o blood_n shed_v at_o his_o nuptial_n his_o best_a friend_n murder_v and_o hear_v their_o pitiful_a cry_n which_o pierce_v his_o ear_n into_o the_o lovure_n where_o he_o be_v lodge_v and_o moreover_o what_o trance_n and_o fear_n must_v needs_o surprise_v his_o very_a person_n for_o in_o effect_v it_o be_v consult_v whether_o they_o shall_v murder_v he_o and_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v with_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o the_o murderer_n conclude_v on_o their_o death_n nevertheless_o by_o a_o miracle_n they_o after_o resolve_v to_o spare_v they_o charles_n the_o nine_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o his_o presence_n and_o have_v show_v they_o a_o mountain_n of_o dead_a body_n with_o horrible_a catholic_n threat_n not_o harken_v to_o their_o reason_n tell_v they_o either_o death_n or_o the_o mass._n they_o elect_v rather_o the_o last_o than_o the_o first_o and_o abjure_v calvinism_n but_o because_o it_o be_v know_v they_o do_v it_o not_o hearty_o they_o be_v so_o strait_o observe_v that_o they_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o court_n during_o those_o two_o year_n that_o charles_n the_o nine_o live_v nor_o a_o long_a time_n after_o his_o death_n during_o this_o time_n our_o henry_n exquisite_o 1572._o dissemble_v his_o discontent_n though_o they_o be_v very_o great_a and_o notwithstanding_o those_o vexation_n which_o may_v trouble_v his_o spirit_n he_o clothe_v his_o visage_n with_o a_o perpetual_a serenity_n and_o humour_n whole_o jolly_a this_o be_v without_o court_n doubt_n the_o most_o difficult_a passage_n of_o his_o life_n he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o furious_a king_n and_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n to_o wit_n the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n a_o dissemble_a prince_n and_o who_o have_v be_v educate_v in_o massacre_n and_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o alenzon_n who_o be_v deceitful_a and_o malicious_a with_o queen_n katherine_n who_o mortal_o hate_v he_o because_o her_o divine_n have_v foretell_v his_o reign_n and_o in_o fine_a with_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n who_o puissance_n and_o credit_n be_v at_o present_a almost_o boundless_a he_o be_v doubtless_o necessitate_v to_o act_v with_o a_o conduct_n marvellous_a prudence_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o himself_o with_o all_o these_o people_n that_o he_o may_v not_o create_v in_o they_o the_o least_o jealousy_n but_o rather_o beget_v a_o great_a esteem_n of_o himself_o make_v submission_n and_o gravity_n accord_n and_o conserve_v his_o dignity_n and_o life_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o dis-engaged_n himself_o from_o all_o these_o difficulty_n and_o from_o all_o these_o danger_n with_o a_o unparalleled_a address_n he_o contract_v a_o great_a familiarity_n with_o the_o guise_n duke_n of_o guise_n who_o be_v about_o his_o own_o age_n and_o they_o often_o make_v secret_a party_n of_o pleasure_n together_o but_o he_o agree_v not_o so_o well_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o alenzon_n who_o have_v a_o capricious_a spirit_n nor_o be_v he_o overmuch_o trouble_v at_o his_o ill_a accord_n with_o he_o because_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o queen-mother_n have_v any_o affection_n for_o this_o duke_n however_o he_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o the_o ill_a alenzon_n counsel_n of_o that_o queen_n emissary_n who_o endeavour_v to_o engage_v his_o contend_v in_o duel_n against_o he_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o that_o he_o consider_v he_o as_o the_o brother_n of_o his_o king_n to_o who_o he_o ought_v respect_v he_o know_v well_o it_o will_v have_v prove_v his_o loss_n and_o that_o she_o will_v not_o have_v be_v want_v to_o take_v so_o fair_a a_o pretext_n to_o ruin_v he_o he_o shun_v likewise_o other_o snare_n lay_v for_o he_o but_o yet_o not_o all_o for_o he_o suffer_v himself_o lady_n to_o be_v overtake_v with_o the_o allurement_n of_o some_o lady_n of_o the_o court_n who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o queen_n serve_v herself_o express_o of_o to_o amuse_v the_o prince_n and_o noble_n and_o to_o discover_v all_o their_o thought_n from_o that_o time_n for_o vice_n contract_v in_o the_o blossom_n of_o youth_n general_o accompany_v man_n to_o their_o tomb_n a_o passion_n for_o woman_n weakness_n be_v the_o great_a feebleness_n and_o weakness_n of_o our_o henry_n and_o possible_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o last_o misfortune_n for_o god_n punish_v soon_o or_o late_a those_o who_o wicked_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o this_o criminal_a passion_n beside_o this_o he_o contract_v no_o other_o
crime_n 1572._o in_o this_o court_n and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v court._n to_o a_o particular_a grace_n of_o heaven_n that_o he_o be_v not_o infect_v with_o all_o for_o there_o be_v never_o any_o more_o vicious_a nor_o more_o corrupt_v impiety_n atheism_n witchcraft_n all_o most_o horrible_a wickedness_n black_a ingratitude_n and_o perfidiousness_n poison_v and_o assassination_n reign_v there_o in_o a_o sovereign_a degree_n yet_o all_o these_o abomination_n in_o stead_n of_o infect_v he_o fortify_v he_o in_o the_o natural_a horror_n he_o have_v against_o they_o and_o though_o among_o wicked_a person_n he_o have_v never_o any_o thought_n to_o become_v their_o companion_n but_o many_o to_o be_v their_o enemy_n on_o st._n bartholomews-day_n succeed_v they_o 1573._o will_v finish_v to_o exterminate_v the_o hugonot_n and_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n go_v to_o besiege_v rochel_n carry_v he_o with_o he_o but_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v so_o well_o observe_v that_o he_o can_v neither_o evade_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o the_o left_a it_o may_v be_v judge_v what_o heart-grief_n it_o be_v to_o he_o to_o be_v make_v a_o instrument_n in_o the_o destruction_n poland_n of_o those_o which_o yet_o remain_v his_o friend_n and_o servant_n and_o have_v refuge_v themselves_o in_o this_o city_n after_o a_o long_a siege_n it_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o poland_n who_o come_v to_o seek_v the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n who_o the_o estate_n of_o that_o country_n have_v elect_v their_o king_n some_o month_n afterward_o charles_n the_o 1574._o nine_o fall_v mortal_o sick_a vomit_v forth_o blood_n vincennes_n through_o all_o the_o conduit_n of_o his_o body_n so_o that_o by_o many_o it_o be_v believe_v he_o be_v empoison_v but_o however_o it_o be_v it_o may_v just_o be_v say_v if_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o judge_v of_o king_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o none_o but_o god_n that_o it_o be_v a_o divine_a punishment_n for_o his_o blasphemy_n his_o extreme_a malady_n give_v birth_n to_o a_o league_n enter_v make_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n the_o marshal_n of_o montmorency_n and_o cossé_fw-fr and_o some_o catholic_n with_o the_o huguenot_n party_n to_o deprive_v the_o queen-mother_n of_o the_o government_n and_o drive_v the_o guise_n from_o the_o court_n where_o they_o be_v very_o puissant_a our_o henry_n enter_v into_o it_o not_o out_o of_o any_o design_n to_o oblige_v himself_o with_o those_o arrest_v people_n but_o only_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o mean_n to_o retire_v with_o security_n into_o his_o own_o country_n the_o queen-mother_n have_v understand_v these_o practice_n cause_v he_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n to_o be_v arrest_v and_o commit_v to_o guard_n the_o prince_n of_o condé_v save_v himself_o happy_o in_o germany_n she_o cause_v likewise_o the_o two_o marshal_n of_o montmorency_n and_o cossé_fw-fr to_o be_v secure_v and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n see_v she_o treat_v not_o prince_n of_o their_o degree_n in_o this_o manner_n without_o sufficient_a cause_n she_o make_v they_o be_v strict_o examine_v on_o many_o treasonable_a interrogatory_n but_o which_o be_v all_o false_a there_o be_v only_o put_v to_o death_n death_n la_fw-fr mole_n coconas_n and_o tourtray_v three_o gentleman_n of_o note_n who_o have_v engage_v themselves_o in_o their_o intrigue_n and_o possible_o this_o execution_n be_v necessary_a to_o calm_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o people_n who_o begin_v to_o murmur_v that_o a_o son_n of_o france_n and_o the_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n shall_v be_v treat_v in_o this_o manner_n in_o this_o affair_n the_o chancellor_n will_v have_v navarre_n examine_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n but_o though_o captive_a and_o threaten_a he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o wrong_v his_o dignity_n as_o to_o reply_v to_o he_o however_o to_o content_v the_o queen-mother_n he_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n address_v his_o speech_n to_o she_o by_o which_o he_o declare_v many_o thing_n touch_v the_o present_a estate_n of_o affair_n but_o charge_v no_o person_n as_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n have_v weak_o and_o unworthy_o do_v king_n charles_n the_o nine_o be_v near_o his_o death_n he_o and_o hate_v possible_o not_o without_o reason_n both_o his_o two_o brother_n and_o his_o mother_n send_v to_o seek_v our_o henry_n in_o who_o alone_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v find_v faith_n and_o honour_n and_o most_o affectionate_o recommend_v to_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o daughter_n katherine_n de_fw-fr medicis_n know_v that_o he_o have_v send_v for_o he_o be_v fearful_a lest_o he_o shall_v leave_v 1574._o to_o he_o the_o regency_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o will_v cast_v some_o fear_n into_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o accept_v it_o as_o he_o go_v to_o attend_v the_o king_n who_o be_v at_o bois_n de_fw-fr vincennes_n she_o give_v order_n he_o shall_v be_v make_v pass_n under_o the_o arch_n between_o the_o guard_n who_o lie_v in_o ambush_n and_o posture_n to_o massacre_v he_o he_o startle_v at_o first_o with_o fear_n and_o recoil_v two_o or_o three_o pace_n backward_o however_o nanzay_v le_fw-fr chastre_n captain_n of_o the_o life-guard_n reassure_v he_o swear_v to_o he_o he_o shall_v receive_v no_o prejudice_n he_o be_v therefore_o constrain_v though_o he_o trust_v but_o little_a to_o his_o word_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o carabine_n and_o halberd_n after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o nine_o katherine_n regency_n de_fw-fr medicis_n partly_o by_o force_n and_o partly_o by_o cunning_a seize_v on_o the_o regency_n expect_v the_o return_n of_o her_o dear_a son_n the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n who_o be_v name_v henry_n the_o three_o when_o he_o be_v return_v from_o poland_n she_o liberty_n bring_v the_o two_o prince_n before_o he_o to_o do_v with_o they_o what_o he_o please_v who_o after_o some_o chide_n and_o threaten_n he_o set_v at_o liberty_n these_o two_o prince_n make_v reflection_n on_o the_o continual_a danger_n they_o have_v for_o two_o year_n pass_v be_v in_o resolve_v with_o the_o first_o occasion_n to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o these_o fear_n the_o prince_n germany_n of_o condé_v who_o be_v in_o germany_n have_v raise_v levy_n for_o the_o huguenot_n party_n who_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o nine_o have_v retake_v arm_n and_o damville_n second_o son_n to_o du_fw-fr feu_fw-fr constable_n and_o brother_n of_o the_o marshal_n of_o montmorency_n who_o be_v a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o bastille_fw-fr have_v join_v himself_o to_o their_o party_n not_o take_v religion_n for_o his_o pretext_n because_o he_o be_v a_o catholic_n but_o the_o public_a liberty_n and_o reformation_n of_o the_o state_n this_o sort_n of_o catholic_n who_o join_v themselves_o in_o league_n with_o the_o hugonot_n be_v name_v the_o politician_n our_o henry_n can_v not_o escape_v from_o the_o desire_v court_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o desire_v he_o be_v diligent_o watch_v and_o his_o very_a domestic_n be_v as_o so_o many_o spy_n over_o he_o he_o well_o understand_v that_o if_o he_o be_v surprise_v whilst_o he_o endeavour_v to_o save_v himself_o he_o shall_v certain_o be_v murder_v and_o now_o whilst_o he_o seek_v occasion_n to_o do_v it_o with_o security_n he_o engage_v himself_o in_o new_a snare_n become_v passionate_a of_o la_fw-fr dame_n de_fw-fr sauves_n wife_n to_o a_o secretary_n of_o state_n lady_n and_o at_o present_a the_o fair_a in_o the_o whole_a court_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o queen-mother_n who_o with_o so_o much_o diligence_n keep_v he_o at_o court_n can_v have_v be_v well_o content_v he_o have_v be_v go_v for_o the_o king_n her_o dear_a son_n begin_v to_o take_v some_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o affair_n a_o thing_n much_o displease_v to_o she_o because_o she_o will_v have_v govern_v all_o she_o therefore_o apprehend_v war_n that_o as_o he_o take_v the_o authority_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n she_o will_v be_v diminish_v believe_v that_o she_o ought_v to_o embroile_v all_o by_o faction_n and_o civil_a war_n of_o which_o she_o alone_o as_o it_o may_v be_v say_v have_v the_o key_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v pass_v without_o she_o see_v here_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o so_o long_o as_o she_o live_v she_o do_v underhand_a nothing_o but_o suscitate_a trouble_n and_o animate_v different_a party_n both_o at_o court_n and_o abroad_o that_o in_o the_o end_n after_o have_v cause_v the_o desolation_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o the_o subversion_n of_o all_o law_n and_o all_o order_n she_o may_v herself_o perish_v in_o those_o flame_n which_o she_o have_v kindle_v and_o supply_v with_o so_o much_o fuel_n among_o these_o transaction_n as_o the_o king_n go_v 1575._o to_o rheims_n to_o be_v install_v a_o conspiracy_n be_v discover_v henry_n against_o his_o person_n foster_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n
at_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o defunct_a admiral_n and_o of_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mole_n who_o have_v be_v his_o favourite_n many_o believe_v this_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n devise_v by_o the_o queen-mother_n of_o purpose_n to_o astonish_v and_o weaken_v the_o spirit_n of_o her_o son_n and_o the_o reason_n they_o have_v to_o believe_v it_o be_v because_o she_o oblige_v the_o king_n to_o pardon_v this_o crime_n so_o light_o none_o either_o of_o the_o complice_n or_o instigator_n be_v punish_v for_o it_o however_o it_o be_v henry_n the_o three_o testify_v in_o this_o occasion_n a_o particular_a confidence_n in_o our_o king_n of_o navarre_n who_o assist_v by_o his_o friend_n serve_v he_o as_o captain_n of_o his_o guard_n through_o the_o whole_a way_n never_o stir_v from_o the_o boot_n of_o his_o coach_n and_o in_o this_o appear_v so_o much_o the_o more_o generous_a have_v no_o reason_n to_o love_v he_o beside_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o duty_n be_v his_o kinsman_n and_o his_o vassal_n henry_n the_o three_o be_v arrive_v at_o rheims_n lorraine_n be_v on_o the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o month_n of_o february_n install_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o guise_n and_o on_o the_o marrow_n espouse_v to_o lovise_n de_fw-fr lorraine_n daughter_n of_o the_o count_n of_o vaudemont_n which_o add_v yet_o a_o great_a lustre_n to_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n of_o which_o duke_n henry_n be_v chief_a who_o be_v at_o present_a in_o favour_n though_o after_o kill_v at_o blois_n this_o prince_n one_o of_o the_o brave_a in_o all_o manner_n guise_n that_o age_n produce_v have_v ever_o promise_v himself_o to_o govern_v the_o king_n by_o queen_n lovise_n his_o kinswoman_n he_o have_v contract_v a_o very_a strait_a familiarity_n with_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n who_o he_o call_v his_o master_n as_o that_o king_n call_v he_o his_o gossip_n queen_n margaret_z who_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n can_v not_o live_v without_o intrigue_n nor_o galantery_n contribute_v with_o all_o her_o power_n to_o the_o entertainment_n of_o this_o good_a intelligence_n and_o assay_v to_o make_v the_o mounseur_fw-fr who_o be_v he_o we_o call_v duke_n d'_fw-fr alenson_n enter_v into_o it_o who_o she_o most_o passionate_o love_v but_o the_o union_n of_o prince_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o union_n favourite_n and_o those_o that_o govern_v the_o queen-mother_n straight_o break_v this_o design_n beget_v in_o the_o king_n a_o jealousy_n of_o his_o wife_n incense_a monsieur_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o massacre_n of_o the_o admiral_n continual_o confound_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n by_o the_o intrigue_n of_o some_o lady_n but_o particular_o of_o the_o sauves_n who_o enjoy_v such_o person_n as_o katherine_n command_v she_o receive_v the_o love_n and_o service_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr to_o create_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o the_o queen-mother_n entertain_v likewise_o a_o irreconcilable_a hatred_n between_o the_o king_n and_o monsieur_n by_o which_o mean_v there_o arrive_v a_o affair_n which_o as_o much_o proclaim_v the_o greatness_n of_o courage_n and_o generosity_n of_o our_o henry_n as_o any_o action_n he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o life_n the_o king_n be_v fall_v sick_a and_o in_o great_a danger_n sick_a of_o death_n with_o a_o pain_n in_o his_o ear_n believe_v himself_o to_o be_v poison_v as_o poison_n francis_n the_o second_o have_v be_v and_o accuse_v monsieur_n in_o this_o belief_n he_o send_v to_o seek_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o command_v he_o to_o dispatch_v monsieur_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a enforce_v himself_o by_o all_o reason_n possible_a to_o persuade_v he_o that_o that_o wicked_a one_o will_v make_v he_o perish_v and_o all_o his_o if_o he_o prevent_v it_o not_o the_o favourite_n of_o the_o king_n have_v the_o same_o opinion_n with_o their_o master_n see_v monsieur_n pass_v sacrifice_v he_o already_o to_o their_o revenge_n by_o murder_a regard_n our_o henry_n endeavour_v to_o sweeten_v the_o fury_n henry_n of_o the_o king_n and_o remonstrate_v to_o he_o the_o horrible_a consequence_n of_o this_o command_n but_o the_o king_n not_o content_a with_o reason_n contrary_a to_o they_o import_v himself_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o he_o will_v he_o shall_v present_o execute_v it_o for_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v fail_v of_o it_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a if_o the_o two_o brother_n to_o wit_n the_o king_n and_o 1575._o monsieur_n have_v be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n the_o crown_n appertain_v to_o he_o now_o one_o in_o all_o appearance_n be_v about_o to_o die_v and_o he_o may_v easy_o find_v a_o death_n for_o the_o other_o have_v the_o favourite_n the_o officer_n of_o the_o king_n the_o guise_n all_o their_o friend_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o nobility_n at_o his_o devotion_n for_o monsieur_n be_v a_o prince_n of_o a_o ill_a presence_n and_o of_o low_a inclination_n yet_o malign_v and_o cruel_a and_o for_o all_o these_o fair_a quality_n hate_v by_o almost_o all_o the_o world_n and_o sustain_v only_o by_o the_o brave_a bussy_n d'_fw-fr amboise_n how_o few_o prince_n be_v there_o that_o will_v have_v let_v slip_n so_o fair_a a_o occasion_n i_o dare_v bold_o speak_v it_o how_o few_o be_v there_o will_v not_o seek_v it_o and_o yet_o our_o hero_n for_o in_o such_o a_o action_n i_o must_v of_o force_n call_v he_o so_o be_v so_o far_o from_o prevail_v himself_o of_o it_o that_o he_o conceive_v a_o horror_n at_o the_o furious_a vengeance_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o there_o be_v no_o noble_a ambition_n then_o to_o know_v how_o to_o moderate_v ambition_n when_o it_o be_v not_o just_a and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o conserve_v our_o conscience_n and_o honour_n rather_o than_o acqui_v a_o crown_n by_o wicked_a way_n diadem_n gain_v by_o ill_a mean_n be_v not_o mark_n of_o glory_n to_o those_o front_n that_o carry_v they_o but_o rather_o frontlet_n of_o infamy_n such_o as_o be_v place_v on_o thief_n and_o villain_n heaven_n without_o doubt_n approve_v the_o generous_a sentiment_n of_o our_o henry_n and_o destine_v to_o he_o the_o sceptre_n of_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce_n because_o guiltless_a of_o a_o impatience_n to_o reach_v it_o before_o his_o degree_n on_o the_o contrary_a these_o brother_n of_o the_o house_n of_o valois_n who_o endeavour_v to_o ravish_v it_o one_o from_o the_o other_o die_v all_o unhappy_o and_o have_v he_o for_o their_o successor_n who_o by_o a_o crime_n refuse_v to_o be_v so_o henry_n the_o three_o be_v recover_v know_v well_o that_o he_o have_v wrongful_o accuse_v his_o brother_n to_o have_v empoison_v he_o yet_o he_o love_v he_o never_o a_o whit_n the_o more_o he_o daily_o suffer_v his_o favourite_n to_o give_v he_o a_o thousand_o affront_n and_o to_o domineer_v over_o he_o in_o the_o public_a assembly_n he_o will_v likewise_o cause_v bussy_n d'_fw-fr amboise_n who_o be_v his_o favourite_n and_o only_o support_v to_o be_v murder_v by_o night_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lovure_n and_o it_o be_v believe_v he_o have_v give_v order_n if_o the_o duke_n of_o alenzon_n have_v go_v to_o his_o assistance_n for_o there_o be_v people_n appoint_v to_o come_v and_o tell_v he_o that_o bussy_n be_v assassinate_v to_o slay_v he_o likewise_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o 1576._o hugonot_n get_v the_o bridle_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n he_o escape_v from_o court_n put_v himself_o in_o the_o field_n gather_v together_o some_o malcontent_n compose_v a_o army_n and_o join_v with_o that_o of_o the_o hugonot_n command_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v and_o by_o casimir_n young_a son_n of_o the_o count_n palatine_n who_o in_o these_o civil_a war_n of_o the_o religion_n twice_o or_o thrice_o lead_v great_a levy_n of_o german_a horse_n into_o france_n our_o henry_n be_v pvissant_o solicit_v to_o follow_v alenzon_n he_o and_o monsieur_n say_v he_o have_v promise_v he_o to_o do_v it_o but_o they_o have_v take_v from_o about_o he_o all_o those_o who_o may_v favour_v his_o escape_n and_o place_v in_o their_o stead_n people_n of_o their_o own_o hire_n he_o be_v moreover_o promise_v the_o lieutenant-generalship_n of_o the_o king_n army_n which_o be_v a_o strong_a lure_n to_o retain_v he_o nor_o be_v the_o love_n of_o the_o fair_a de_fw-fr sauves_n less_o powerful_a however_o the_o natural_a spur_n of_o his_o courage_n and_o the_o fear_n he_o have_v leave_v monsieur_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v shall_v seize_v on_o the_o chief_a command_n among_o the_o huguenot_n party_n which_o have_v be_v his_o cradle_n and_o be_v to_o be_v his_o castle_n the_o remonstrance_n of_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o queen_n katherine_n who_o express_o incense_v the_o king_n against_o he_o in_o the_o end_n oblige_v he_o to_o escape_v and_o make_v he_o take_v his_o resolution_n he_o save_v himself_o therefore_o by_o feign_v to_o hugonot_n go_v on_o the_o chase_n
that_o force_n can_v not_o just_o be_v employ_v against_o he_o who_o so_o far_o submit_v himself_o to_o reason_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o nobility_n approve_v this_o generous_a procedure_n and_o proclaim_v aloud_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n ought_v not_o to_o refuse_v so_o great_a a_o honour_n that_o duke_n want_v no_o courage_n to_o accept_v the_o defiance_n defiance_n but_o he_o consider_v that_o draw_v his_o sword_n against_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v in_o france_n account_v a_o kind_n of_o parricide_n that_o otherwise_o he_o can_v willing_o have_v reduce_v the_o cause_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o public_a to_o a_o particular_a quarrel_n he_o therefore_o prudent_o answer_v that_o he_o esteem_v the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o will_v have_v no_o controversy_n with_o he_o but_o that_o he_o only_o interest_v himself_o for_o the_o catholic_n religion_n which_o be_v threaten_v and_o for_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o only_o and_o absolute_o depend_v on_o the_o unity_n of_o religion_n his_o other_o action_n be_v thus_o have_v understand_v henry_n the_o noise_n of_o those_o paper-thunder-bolt_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v throw_v out_o against_o he_o he_o dispatch_v one_o to_o the_o king_n to_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o he_o and_o to_o remonstrate_v to_o he_o that_o this_o procedure_v concern_v his_o majesty_n near_o than_o himself_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o judge_v that_o if_o the_o pope_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o decide_v concern_v his_o succession_n and_o shall_v seize_v to_o himself_o a_o right_a to_o declare_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n unable_a of_o the_o crown_n he_o may_v afterward_o well_o pass_v further_a and_o dethrone_v himself_o as_o zachary_n be_v report_v to_o have_v former_o degrade_v childeric_n 3_o upon_o these_o remonstrance_n the_o king_n hinder_v the_o publication_n of_o those_o bull_n in_o his_o dominion_n but_o our_o henry_n not_o content_v himself_o 5._o there_o with_o know_v himself_o to_o have_v friend_n at_o rome_n prove_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o fix_v he_o and_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v his_o opposition_n at_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o chief_a street_n of_o the_o city_n by_o which_o those_o prince_n appeal_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o sixtus_n to_o the_o court_n of_o peerage_n of_o france_n give_v the_o lie_n to_o whoever_o accuse_v they_o of_o the_o crime_n of_o heresy_n offer_v to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a in_o a_o general_a council_n and_o in_o the_o end_n profess_v that_o they_o will_v revenge_v upon_o he_o and_o upon_o all_o his_o successor_n the_o injury_n do_v their_o king_n the_o royal_a family_n and_o all_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o opposition_n he_o will_v incense_v to_o the_o utmost_a the_o spirit_n of_o sixtus_n the_o five_o and_o indeed_o at_o first_o he_o testify_v a_o very_a furious_a emotion_n however_o when_o his_o choler_n be_v a_o little_a assuage_v he_o admire_v the_o great_a courage_n of_o that_o king_n who_o at_o such_o a_o distance_n have_v know_v how_o to_o revenge_v himself_o and_o fix_v the_o mark_n of_o his_o resentment_n even_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o palace_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o he_o conceive_v so_o great_a a_o esteem_n for_o he_o so_o true_a be_v it_o that_o virtue_n make_v itself_o be_v reverence_v by_o its_o very_a enemy_n that_o he_o be_v often_o afterward_o hear_v say_v that_o of_o all_o those_o who_o reigue_v in_o christendom_n there_o be_v none_o but_o this_o prince_n and_o elizabeth_z queen_n of_o enland_n to_o who_o he_o will_v have_v communicate_v those_o great_a thing_n which_o agitate_a his_o spirit_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v heretic_n nor_o can_v all_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o league_n ever_o oblige_v he_o to_o furnish_v any_o thing_n towards_o the_o charge_n of_o this_o war_n which_o possible_o overwhelm_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o erterprise_n because_o their_o hope_n in_o part_n depend_v on_o a_o million_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v they_o now_o as_o on_o their_o side_n the_o chief_n of_o the_o league_n endeavour_v to_o engage_v on_o their_o party_n all_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n they_o can_v our_o henry_n on_o his_o part_n reunite_v with_o he_o all_o his_o friend_n himself_o both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o religion_n the_o marshal_n of_o damville-montmorency_n governor_n of_o languedoc_n the_o duke_n of_o montpensier_n prince_n of_o the_o blood_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o poictou_n with_o his_o son_n the_o prince_n of_o dombes_n the_o prince_n of_o condé_v who_o hold_v a_o part_n of_o poictou_n of_o xaintonge_n and_o of_o angoumois_n the_o count_n of_o soissons_fw-fr and_o the_o prince_n of_o conty_n his_o brother_n of_o these_o five_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o three_o last_o be_v his_o cousen-germans_a the_o two_o first_o be_v remove_v one_o degree_n further_o and_o all_o profess_a the_o catholic_n religion_n save_v only_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v he_o have_v likewise_o on_o his_o part_n lesdiguieres_n who_o from_o a_o plain_a gentleman_n have_v by_o his_o valour_n elevate_v himself_o to_o so_o high_a a_o point_n that_o he_o be_v master_n of_o the_o daulphinate_a and_o make_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n tremble_v claudius_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr trimoville_n who_o possess_v great_a land_n in_o poictou_n and_o britain_n and_o be_v sometime_o before_o turn_v huguenot_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v henry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n viscount_n of_o turenne_n who_o either_o out_o of_o complacency_n or_o true_a persuasion_n have_v espouse_v the_o new_a religion_n chastillon_n son_n to_o the_o admiral_n of_o coligny_n la_o boulaye_n lord_n poitevin_n rene_n chief_a of_o the_o house_n of_o rohan_n george_n the_o clermont_n d'_fw-fr amboise_n francis_n count_n of_o rochefoucaud_n the_o lord_n de_fw-fr aubetterre_fw-fr james_n the_o caumontla-force_n the_o signior_n de_fw-fr pons_n saint_n gelais-lansac_a with_o many_o other_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o remark_n all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o new_a religion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o dispatch_v to_o elizabeth_n queen_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n such_o able_a agent_n that_o they_o join_v all_o together_o in_o a_o strong_a union_n the_o one_o to_o maintain_v the_o other_o so_o that_o all_o these_o be_v unite_v all_o thing_n arrive_v contrary_a to_o what_o the_o league_n expect_v and_o our_o henry_n find_v himself_o fortify_v in_o such_o manner_n that_o he_o have_v no_o long_o any_o apprehension_n of_o be_v oppress_v without_o have_v the_o mean_n to_o defend_v himself_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v here_o a_o particular_a recital_n of_o the_o action_n either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o party_n during_o the_o year_n 1585._o and_o 1586._o because_o i_o have_v observe_v nothing_o very_o considerable_a king_n henry_n the_o three_o be_v extreme_o perplex_v 1586._o at_o this_o war_n which_o be_v maintain_v at_o his_o expense_n and_o to_o his_o great_a prejudice_n since_o they_o dispute_v the_o succession_n he_o yet_o live_v and_o favourite_n well_o and_o already_o consider_v he_o as_o one_o dead_a he_o love_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o party_n but_o do_v so_o much_o cherish_v his_o favourite_n strange_a blindness_n that_o he_o can_v have_v desire_v have_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v part_v his_o estate_n among_o they_o the_o league_n on_o navarre_n their_o side_n pretend_v to_o have_v power_n enough_o to_o carry_v it_o and_o our_o henry_n hope_v to_o frustrate_v the_o design_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o the_o queen-mother_n have_v other_o wish_n for_o the_o child_n of_o her_o daughter_n marry_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n promise_v the_o king_n to_o find_v mean_n to_o calm_v all_o these_o tempest_n to_o this_o purpose_n she_o procure_v a_o truce_n with_o our_o henry_n during_o which_o a_o interview_n be_v agree_v upon_o between_o brix_n he_o and_o she_o at_o the_o castle_n of_o st._n brix_n near_o coignac_n where_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o meet_v in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n to_o find_v security_n prince_n both_o for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o but_o especial_o for_o the_o queen-mother_n who_o be_v wonderful_o distrustful_a our_o henry_n hereupon_o do_v a_o action_n of_o great_a generosity_n which_o he_o manage_v in_o this_o manner_n there_o have_v a_o truce_n be_v agree_v upon_o for_o the_o security_n of_o this_o conference_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o if_o either_o party_n break_v it_o they_o be_v in_o fault_n and_o may_v just_o be_v arrest_v now_o some_o of_o our_o henry_n follower_n feign_v to_o be_v traitor_n have_v entice_v some_o of_o the_o catholick-captain_n too_o greedy_a of_o the_o booty_n to_o fontenay_n which_o they_o
pretext_n for_o raise_v his_o siege_n from_o before_o paris_n to_o put_v compeigne_n his_o body_n in_o a_o place_n where_o the_o resentment_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n creature_n may_v not_o outrage_v it_o he_o carry_v it_o to_o compeigne_v and_o lay_v it_o in_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n cornille_n where_o he_o celebrate_v all_o the_o funebrous_a ceremony_n as_o honourable_o as_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o time_n will_v permit_v not_o able_a to_o assist_v himself_o because_o of_o his_o religion_n he_o commit_v the_o care_n to_o bellegarde_v and_o espernon_n the_o last_o of_o which_o accompany_v he_o thither_o and_o then_o retire_v into_o angoumois_n there_o be_v three_o advice_n give_v concern_v the_o place_n to_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o retire_v retire_v when_o he_o raise_v his_o siege_n from_o paris_n the_o first_o be_v to_o repass_v the_o loire_n and_o abandon_v to_o the_o league_n all_o the_o province_n on_o this_o side_n it_o because_o he_o can_v difficult_o maintain_v they_o the_o second_o to_o re-advance_a along_o the_o marne_n and_o seize_v those_o bridge_n and_o city_n expect_v a_o assistance_n from_o the_o protestant_a swiss_n and_o german_n promise_v to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o the_o three_o to_o march_v down_o into_o normandy_n to_o assure_v himself_o of_o some_o city_n who_o governor_n be_v not_o yet_o engage_v in_o the_o league_n to_o gather_v the_o money_n receive_v for_o tax_n and_o to_o join_v with_o the_o assistance_n of_o england_n which_o queen_n elizabeth_n have_v promise_v he_o and_o which_o can_v not_o be_v long_o absent_a he_o conclude_v on_o the_o last_o of_o these_o advice_n 1590._o and_o so_o many_o of_o the_o noble_n who_o accompany_v normandy_n he_o desire_v some_o time_n to_o go_v and_o refresh_v themselves_o he_o give_v they_o leave_v he_o send_v a_o part_n of_o his_o troop_n into_o picardy_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n another_o into_o campaine_n under_o that_o of_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr aumont_n and_o with_o three_o thousand_o french_a foot_n two_o regiment_n of_o swiss_n and_o twelve_o hundred_o horse_n only_o which_o he_o keep_v with_o he_o he_o descend_v into_o normandy_n diepe_a the_o duke_n of_o montpensier_n who_o be_v governor_n there_o come_v to_o join_v he_o with_o two_o hundred_o gentleman_n and_o fifteen_o hundred_o foot_n rolet_n governor_n of_o pont_n d'_fw-fr arche_n a_o man_n of_o courage_n and_o spirit_n bring_v he_o the_o key_n of_o that_o place_n demand_v no_o other_o recompense_n but_o the_o honour_n to_o serve_v he_o emer_n de_fw-fr chattel_n a_o commandado●e_n of_o malta_n do_v the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o diepe_a after_o which_o the_o king_n approach_v roven_n where_o he_o believe_v to_o have_v some_o intelligence_n this_o enterprise_n put_v he_o in_o extreme_a danger_n he_o but_o in_o revenge_n give_v he_o a_o fair_a occasion_n to_o acquist_n glory_n in_o retire_v himself_o from_o so_o great_a a_o peril_n see_v how_o it_o pass_v the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n come_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o roven_n with_o all_o his_o force_n and_o pass_v the_o river_n at_o vernon_n the_o king_n much_o astonish_v retire_v to_o diepe_a and_o send_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n and_o d'_fw-fr aumont_n to_o return_v to_o he_o with_o diligence_n with_o their_o force_n the_o duke_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n take_v all_o the_o little_a place_n about_o diepe_a to_o environ_v and_o invest_v himself_o within_o in_o effect_n he_o shut_v he_o up_o so_o close_o that_o if_o he_o have_v not_o amuse_v himself_o by_o a_o untimely_a motion_n to_o go_v to_o bin_n in_o hainault_n to_o confer_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n he_o have_v in_o that_o disorder_n dissipate_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o little_a army_n he_o have_v already_o cause_v a_o report_n to_o be_v he_o spread_v through_o france_n and_o have_v write_v with_o assurance_n to_o all_o strange_a prince_n that_o he_o hold_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n so_o he_o call_v he_o shut_v up_o in_o a_o little_a corner_n from_o whence_o he_o can_v not_o get_v but_o either_o by_o yield_v himself_o to_o he_o or_o leap_v into_o the_o sea_n the_o danger_n appear_v so_o eminent_a even_o to_o his_o most_o faithful_a servant_n that_o the_o parliament_n at_o tours_n send_v express_o to_o he_o a_o master_n of_o request_n propose_v royalty_n as_o the_o only_a expedient_a they_o see_v to_o save_v the_o estate_n the_o associate_a he_o and_o the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n his_o uncle_n in_o the_o royalty_n give_v to_o one_o the_o conduct_n of_o civil_a affair_n and_o the_o other_o of_o martial_a there_o be_v likewise_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o captain_n of_o his_o army_n of_o opinion_n that_o leave_v his_o force_n on_o shore_n well_o entrench_v in_o their_o post_n he_o shall_v as_o soon_o as_o other_o possible_a embark_v for_o england_n or_o for_o rochel_n for_o fear_n lest_o if_o he_o shall_v long_o delay_v it_o he_o may_v be_v shut_v up_o by_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o by_o land_n to_o the_o proposition_n of_o the_o parliament_n he_o make_v answer_v that_o he_o have_v take_v such_o good_a order_n that_o the_o intrigue_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n can_v not_o deliver_v the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n as_o they_o apprehend_v and_o the_o marshal_n of_o byron_n so_o stout_o oppose_v those_o who_o counsel_v he_o to_o embark_v that_o they_o desist_v it_o appear_v soon_o after_o by_o the_o proof_n that_o diepe_a the_o force_n of_o the_o league_n which_o be_v thrice_o as_o great_a as_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v in_o proportion_n to_o their_o number_n and_o that_o the_o more_o commander_n they_o have_v the_o less_o their_o power_n be_v to_o be_v doubt_v the_o king_n be_v lodge_v at_o the_o castle_n d'arques_n which_o be_v seat_v on_o a_o little_a arques_n hill_n to_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o valley_n which_o go_v to_o diepe_a the_o duke_n have_v form_v a_o design_n to_o take_v this_o post_n by_o sea_n by_o four_o or_o five_o reprise_n and_o on_o divers_a day_n he_o assay_v to_o assault_v the_o suburb_n of_o polet_n and_o four_o or_o five_o time_n be_v drive_v back_o our_o henry_n daily_o do_v wonder_n and_o expose_v himself_o so_o much_o that_o once_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v surprise_v and_o encompass_v by_o his_o enemy_n in_o why_o fine_a the_o duke_n have_v lose_v eleven_o day_n time_n and_o a_o thousand_o or_o twelve_o hundred_o man_n raise_v the_o siege_n and_o retire_v into_o picardy_n it_o be_v believe_v that_o he_o pass_v into_o this_o province_n upon_o a_o fear_n lest_o the_o picard_n a_o free_a and_o honest_a people_n but_o very_o simple_a shall_v permit_v themselves_o to_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o the_o agent_n of_o spain_n who_o will_v engage_v they_o to_o cast_v themselves_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n their_o master_n it_o be_v observe_v likewise_o that_o that_o which_o enterprise_n hinder_v the_o success_n of_o his_o enterprise_n at_o diepe_a and_o which_o keep_v he_o two_o or_o three_o day_n without_o enterprize_v any_o thing_n at_o the_o time_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v it_o be_v the_o jealousy_n and_o contention_n between_o the_o chief_n that_o accompany_v he_o particular_o of_o the_o marquis_n d●_n p●nt●-mousson_a son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n and_o of_o cavalier_n d'aumale_a for_o they_o believe_v the_o take_n of_o the_o king_n infallible_a or_o at_o least_o his_o flight_n assure_v and_o dispose_v already_o of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o of_o their_o conquest_n regard_v one_o another_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o jealousy_n and_o each_o form_a design_n in_o his_o head_n to_o have_v the_o better_a part_n of_o it_o it_o be_v observe_v likewise_o that_o in_o one_o of_o advantage_n these_o combat_n of_o diepe_a the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n have_v at_o present_a some_o advantage_n have_v gain_v a_o entire_a victory_n if_o he_o have_v advance_v but_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n quick_a but_o march_v too_o slow_o he_o let_v slip_v that_o opportunity_n he_o can_v never_o redeem_v which_o make_v the_o king_n who_o well_o observe_v his_o faul●_n say_v if_o he_o act_v not_o in_o another_o manner_n i_o shall_v be_v assure_v always_o to_o gain_v the_o field_n i_o have_v recount_v these_o particularity_n because_o mayenne_n they_o make_v know_v the_o default_n of_o that_o great_a body_n of_o the_o league_n and_o the_o true_a cause_n which_o hinder_v its_o progress_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o nothing_o i_o find_v three_o principal_a one_o the_o first_o be_v the_o distrust_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n have_v of_o the_o spaniard_n for_o though_o he_o can_v not_o be_v without_o they_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o but_o regard_v they_o as_o his_o secret_a enemy_n and_o they_o assist_v he_o not_o for_o love_v of_o himself_o but_o out_o of_o the_o
lovure_n and_o demand_v his_o opinion_n of_o it_o the_o escurial_n be_v much_o another_o thing_n say_v don_n pedro._n i_o believe_v it_o reply_v the_o king_n but_o have_v it_o a_o paris_n about_o it_o like_o my_o gallery_n one_o day_n don_n pedro_n see_v at_o the_o lovure_n the_o king_n sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o his_o follower_n advance_v to_o it_o and_o put_v one_o knee_n on_o sword_n the_o ground_n kiss_v it_o render_v this_o honour_n say_v he_o to_o the_o most_o glorious_a sword_n in_o christendom_n during_o the_o truce_n of_o eight_o month_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v the_o precedent_n janin_n incessant_o labour_v for_o a_o treaty_n there_o be_v two_o great_a difficulty_n one_o that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n will_v not_o treat_v with_o the_o unite_a province_n king_n but_o as_o with_o subject_n and_o they_o will_v have_v he_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v free_a and_o independent_a the_o other_o that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n who_o power_n and_o authority_n will_v be_v extreme_o weaken_v by_o the_o peace_n oppose_v it_o by_o a_o thousand_o artifices_fw-la be_v sustain_v in_o it_o by_o the_o province_n of_o zealand_n who_o ever_o desire_v war_n and_o by_o some_o city_n of_o its_o faction_n these_o two_o obstacle_n be_v in_o the_o end_n surmount_v the_o spaniard_n yield_v to_o the_o first_o and_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o own_v the_o state_n for_o free_a state_n province_n and_o country_n and_o about_o the_o second_o the_o king_n speak_v so_o high_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o the_o treaty_n it_o end_v no_o long_o truce_n however_o in_o a_o peace_n but_o only_o in_o a_o truce_n of_o twelve_o year_n which_o be_v free_a and_o assure_a commerce_n on_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o the_o renown_n of_o this_o accommodation_n carry_v the_o king_n glory_n throughout_o all_o europe_n the_o duke_n of_o venice_n tell_v our_o ambassador_n in_o henry_n the_o senate_n that_o that_o signory_n enter_v into_o new_a admiration_n of_o the_o prudent_a conduct_n of_o our_o king_n who_o never_o deceive_v himself_o in_o his_o undertake_n nor_o never_o give_v blow_n in_o vain_a that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a upholder_n of_o the_o repose_n and_o felicity_n of_o christendom_n and_o that_o it_o have_v nothing_o of_o happiness_n to_o desire_v but_o that_o he_o may_v reign_v for_o ever_o a_o elegy_n so_o much_o the_o more_o worthy_a and_o glorious_a because_o we_o may_v say_v with_o truth_n that_o venice_n have_v still_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o politic_a wisdom_n and_o that_o the_o praise_n which_o come_v from_o that_o senate_n be_v as_o so_o many_o oracle_n the_o friendship_n and_o protection_n of_o this_o great_a protection_n king_n be_v seek_v on_o all_o side_n all_o be_v refer_v to_o his_o arbitration_n and_o all_o implore_v his_o assistance_n and_o as_o he_o be_v equal_o powerful_a as_o wise_a fear_v as_o love_v there_o be_v none_o who_o dare_v contradict_v his_o judgement_n or_o assault_v those_o who_o he_o protect_v but_o he_o be_v so_o just_a that_o he_o will_v not_o enterprise_v any_o thing_n upon_o sovereign_n the_o right_n of_o another_o nor_o maintain_v the_o rebellion_n of_o subject_n against_o their_o sovereign_n a_o certain_a proof_n of_o which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o maurisque_n it_o be_v know_v how_o heretofore_o the_o moor_n or_o saracen_n invade_v all_o spain_n towards_o the_o year_n 725._o the_o christian_n with_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o french_a have_v regain_v it_o from_o they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a so_o that_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o than_o the_o kingdom_n of_o granada_n which_o be_v little_a in_o extent_n but_o very_o rich_a and_o extreme_o populous_a because_o all_o the_o remnant_n be_v of_o that_o infidel_n nation_n be_v retire_v into_o that_o little_a space_n ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n and_o isabella_z queen_n of_o castille_n finish_v the_o conquest_n of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o the_o year_n 1492._o and_o so_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o moor_n and_o to_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n in_o spain_n constrain_a the_o infidel_n to_o take_v baptism_n or_o to_o retire_v into_o africa_n now_o as_o those_o who_o have_v thus_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n have_v do_v it_o perforce_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n remain_v mahumetan_n in_o their_o heart_n or_o jew_n for_o there_o be_v many_o jew_n among_o they_o and_o secret_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o their_o incredulity_n to_o which_o likewise_o the_o spanish_a rigour_n do_v much_o contribute_v put_v great_a distinction_n between_o the_o new_a christian_n and_o the_o old_a for_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o new_a one_o either_o to_o charge_n or_o ill_o sacred_a order_n they_o ally_v not_o themselves_o with_o they_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o make_v a_o thousand_o person_n avany_n upon_o they_o and_o oppress_v they_o with_o excessive_a ●mposts_n so_o that_o these_o unfortunate_a people_n see_v themselves_o thus_o trample_v on_o and_o be_v too_o weak_a of_o themselves_o to_o loosen_v themselves_o from_o their_o yoke_n they_o resolve_v to_o address_v themselves_o to_o some_o strange_a power_n but_o which_o shall_v be_v christian_a because_o that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o morrocco_n or_o the_o other_o prince_n of_o africa_n will_v have_v great_a appear_v too_o odious_a to_o this_o effect_n they_o have_v secret_a recourse_n by_o deputy_n to_o our_o henry_n when_o he_o be_v then_o but_o king_n of_o navarre_n afterward_o in_o the_o year_n 1595._o when_o they_o see_v that_o he_o have_v overcome_v the_o league_n and_o have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n in_o his_o affair_n they_o again_o implore_v his_o protection_n he_o hearken_v favourable_o to_o their_o proposition_n send_v disguise_v agent_n into_o spain_n to_o see_v the_o estate_n of_o their_o affair_n and_o make_v they_o hope_v that_o he_o will_v assist_v they_o and_o true_o he_o may_v have_v do_v it_o since_o than_o he_o be_v in_o war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o arm_n to_o defend_v ourselves_o against_o our_o enemy_n but_o now_o be_v return_v this_o year_n 1608._o to_o solicit_v he_o instant_o to_o accept_v their_o proposition_n and_o offer_n and_o to_o hear_v the_o answer_n from_o his_o own_o mouth_n he_o plain_o let_v they_o know_v that_o the_o quality_n of_o thrice-christian_a king_n which_o he_o bear_v permit_v he_o not_o it_o to_o undertake_v their_o defence_n so_o long_o as_o the_o peace_n of_o vervin_n last_v but_o that_o if_o the_o spaniard_n shall_v first_o open_o infringe_v it_o he_o shall_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o protection_n their_o deputy_n have_v lose_v all_o hope_n on_o this_o side_n address_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n who_o they_o find_v yet_o less_o dispose_v than_o he_o to_o lend_v they_o assistance_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n their_o plot_n have_v take_v wind_n in_o the_o court_n of_o spain_n cause_v both_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n for_o they_o be_v near_o a_o million_o of_o soul_n and_o be_v possess_v of_o almost_o all_o the_o traffic_n particular_o that_o of_o oil_n which_o be_v very_o great_a in_o that_o country_n king_n philip_n the_o three_o find_v no_o other_o secure_a all_o way_n to_o hinder_v the_o dangerous_a effect_n of_o their_o conspiracy_n but_o banish_v they_o quite_o out_o of_o his_o territory_n which_o he_o do_v by_o a_o edict_n of_o the_o ten_o of_o january_n in_o the_o year_n 1610._o which_o be_v execute_v with_o much_o cruelty_n spaniard_n inhumanity_n and_o treachery_n for_o in_o transport_v these_o unfortunate_a people_n into_o africa_n as_o they_o have_v demand_v part_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n other_o despoil_v of_o all_o they_o have_v so_o that_o those_o who_o remain_v to_o depart_v perceive_v the_o ill_a treatment_n of_o their_o companion_n flee_v towards_o france_n one_o part_n by_o land_n to_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr lussurioso_n to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o other_o in_o french_a vessel_n who_o bring_v they_o into_o divers_a port_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o to_o speak_v truth_n those_o who_o come_v by_o land_n be_v not_o much_o better_o treat_v by_o the_o french_a than_o the_o other_o have_v french_a be_v by_o the_o spaniard_n for_o in_o cross_v the_o country_n they_o be_v almost_o all_o rob_v and_o strip_v and_o their_o wife_n and_o daughter_n ravish_v so_o that_o find_v so_o little_a safety_n in_o a_o country_n wherein_o they_o believe_v they_o may_v find_v refuge_n they_o embark_v by_o the_o king_n permission_n in_o the_o port_n of_o languedoc_n and_o cross_v over_o into_o africa_n where_o they_o be_v become_v implacable_a france_n and_o most_o cruel_a enemy_n to_o all_o christian_n there_o remain_v some_o family_n in_o the_o maritime_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n
not_o here_o tell_v the_o mischief_n and_o abuse_n inconvenience_n which_o this_o wicked_a invention_n have_v cause_v and_o do_v daily_a cause_n the_o most_o stupid_a may_v easy_o know_v they_o and_o see_v well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o disease_n who_o remedy_n at_o present_a be_v difficult_a i_o will_v not_o charge_v this_o history_n with_o all_o the_o ceremony_n and_o rejoice_n make_v at_o the_o birth_n and_o baptism_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a nor_o at_o divers_a marriage_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o grandee_n of_o the_o court_n among_o other_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o vendosme_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n 1609._o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n espouse_v c●anlatta_n 1609._o margarita_n of_o montmorency_n daughter_n of_o the_o conde_n constable_n who_o be_v wonderful_o fair_a and_o have_v a_o presence_n absolute_o noble_a which_o the_o king_n have_v consider_v be_v more_o lively_o strike_v with_o she_o than_o he_o have_v ever_o be_v with_o any_o other_o which_o cause_v a_o little_a after_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n who_o carry_v she_o into_o flanders_n and_o thence_o retire_v to_o milan_n not_o without_o the_o king_n extreme_a displeasure_n to_o see_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o his_o blood_n cast_v himself_o into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n the_o duke_n of_o vendosme_n espouse_v mademoiselle_n vendosme_n de_fw-fr merceur_fw-fr to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v affiance_v since_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o ninety_o seven_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o however_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o lady_n stand_v upon_o high_a punctilio_n of_o honour_n bring_v many_o trouble_n to_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o marriage_n so_o that_o it_o have_v never_o be_v make_v have_v not_o the_o king_n high_o concern_v himself_o in_o it_o this_o be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o difficulty_n of_o his_o life_n for_o he_o have_v a_o high_a and_o obstinate_a spirit_n to_o bend_v however_o he_o employ_v only_a way_n of_o sweetness_n and_o persuasion_n act_v in_o this_o business_n only_o as_o a_o father_n who_o love_v his_o son_n and_o not_o as_o a_o king_n who_o will_v be_v obey_v now_o will_v i_o speak_v of_o his_o ordinary_a divertisement_n divertisement_n hunt_v building_n feast_n play_n and_o walk_v i_o will_v add_v only_o that_o in_o feast_n and_o merriment_n he_o will_v appear_v as_o good_a a_o companion_n and_o as_o jovial_a as_o another_o that_o he_o be_v of_o a_o merry_a humour_n when_o he_o have_v the_o glass_n in_o his_o hand_n though_o very_o sober_a that_o his_o mirth_n and_o good_a discourse_n be_v the_o delicate_a part_n of_o the_o good_a cheer_v that_o he_o witness_v no_o less_o agility_n and_o strength_n in_o combat_n at_o the_o barrier_n course_n at_o the_o ring_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o gallantry_n than_o the_o young_a lord_n that_o he_o take_v delight_n in_o ball_n and_o dance_v sometime_o but_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n with_o more_o affection_n then_o good_a grace_n some_o carp_v that_o so_o great_a a_o prince_n shall_v abase_v himself_o to_o such_o folly_n and_o that_o a_o greybeard_n shall_v please_v to_o act_v the_o young_a man_n it_o may_v be_v say_v for_o his_o excuse_n that_o the_o great_a toil_n of_o his_o spirit_n have_v need_v of_o these_o divertisement_n but_o much_o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o answer_v to_o those_o who_o reproach_n he_o with_o too_o great_a a_o love_n to_o play_v at_o card_n and_o dice_n little_o befit_v a_o great_a king_n and_o that_o withal_o he_o be_v no_o fair_a gamester_n but_o greedy_a of_o coin_n fearful_a at_o great_a stake_n and_o humorous_a upon_o a_o loss_n to_o this_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o this_o great_a king_n who_o be_v no_o more_o exempt_a from_o blot_n than_o the_o sun_n from_o beam_n it_o may_v be_v wish_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o memory_n that_o he_o have_v be_v only_o guilty_a of_o this_o woman_n but_o that_o continual_a weakness_n he_o have_v for_o fair_a ladies_n be_v another_o much_o more_o blamable_a in_o a_o christian_a prince_n in_o a_o of_o his_o age_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o who_o god_n have_v show_v so_o many_o grace_n and_o who_o have_v conceive_v such_o great_a design_n in_o his_o spirit_n sometime_o he_o have_v desire_n which_o be_v passant_a and_o only_o fix_v for_o a_o night_n but_o when_o he_o meet_v with_o beauty_n which_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n he_o love_v even_o to_o folly_n and_o in_o these_o transport_v appear_v nothing_o less_o than_o henry_n the_o great_a the_o fable_n say_v that_o hercules_n take_v the_o spindle_n and_o spungius_n for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o fair_a omphale_n henry_n do_v something_o more_o mean_a thing_n for_o his_o mistress_n he_o once_o disguise_v himself_o like_o a_o countryman_n with_o a_o wallet_n of_o straw_n on_o his_o back_n to_o come_v to_o the_o fair_a gabriella_n and_o it_o have_v be_v report_v that_o the_o marchioness_n of_o vernevil_n have_v see_v he_o more_o than_o once_o at_o her_o foot_n weep_v his_o disdain_n and_o injury_n twenty_o romance_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o intrigue_n of_o his_o several_a love_n with_o the_o countess_n mistress_n of_o guiche_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o but_o king_n of_o navarre_n with_o jacqueline_n of_o bueil_n who_o he_o make_v countess_n of_o moret_z and_o with_o charlotta_n d'_fw-fr essard_n without_o count_v many_o other_o lady_n who_o hold_v it_o a_o glory_n to_o have_v some_o charm_n for_o so_o great_a a_o king_n the_o high_a esteem_n and_o affection_n which_o the_o french_a have_v for_o he_o hinder_v they_o from_o be_v wife_n offend_v at_o so_o scandalous_a a_o liberty_n but_o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n be_v extreme_o perplex_v at_o it_o which_o hourly_o cause_v controversy_n between_o they_o and_o carry_v she_o to_o disdain_n and_o troublesome_a humour_n the_o king_n who_o be_v in_o fault_n endure_v it_o very_o patient_o and_o employ_v his_o great_a confident_n and_o sometime_o his_o confessor_n to_o appease_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o have_v continual_o a_o reconciliation_n to_o make_v and_o these_o contention_n be_v so_o ordinary_a that_o the_o court_n which_o at_o first_o be_v astonish_v at_o they_o in_o the_o end_n take_v no_o more_o notice_n conjugal_a duty_n without_o doubt_n oblige_v the_o king_n not_o to_o violate_v his_o faith_n to_o his_o legitimate_a spouse_n at_o least_o not_o to_o keep_v his_o mistress_n in_o her_o sight_n but_o if_o he_o in_o this_o point_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v a_o good_a husband_n so_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v likewise_o in_o that_o of_o authority_n and_o in_o accustom_v his_o wife_n to_o obey_v he_o with_o more_o submission_n and_o not_o perplex_v he_o as_o she_o do_v with_o hourly_a complaint_n reproach_n and_o sometime_o threat_n the_o trouble_n and_o displeasure_n of_o these_o domestic_a broil_n certain_o retard_v the_o execution_n design_n of_o that_o great_a design_n which_o he_o have_v form_v for_o the_o good_a and_o perpetual_a repose_n of_o christendom_n and_o in_o fine_a for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o ottoman_a power_n many_o have_v speak_v diverse_o but_o see_v here_o be_v what_o i_o find_v in_o the_o memoires_n or_o note_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o sully_n who_o certain_o must_v know_v something_o be_v as_o he_o be_v so_o great_a a_o confident_a of_o this_o king_n which_o make_v i_o report_v it_o from_o he_o the_o king_n say_v he_o desire_v to_o put_v in_o execution_n execution_n those_o project_n he_o have_v conceive_v after_o the_o peace_n of_o vervin_n believe_v that_o he_o ought_v first_o to_o establish_v in_o his_o kingdom_n a_o unshaken_a peace_n by_o reconcile_a all_o spirit_n both_o to_o he_o and_o among_o themselves_o and_o take_v away_o all_o cause_n of_o bitterness_n and_o that_o moreover_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o choose_v people_n capable_a and_o faithful_a who_o may_v see_v in_o what_o his_o revenue_n or_o estate_n may_v be_v better_v and_o instruct_v he_o so_o well_o in_o all_o his_o affair_n that_o he_o may_v of_o himself_o take_v counsel_n and_o discern_v the_o good_a from_o the_o ill_a feasible_a from_o impossible_a erterprise_n and_o such_o as_o be_v proportionate_a to_o his_o revenue_n for_o a_o expense_n make_v beyond_o they_o draws_z the_o people_n curse_n debt_n and_o those_o be_v ordinary_o follow_v by_o go_n he_o grant_v a_o edict_n to_o the_o hugonot_n that_o the_o two_o religion_n may_v live_v in_o peace_n afterward_o he_o make_v a_o certain_a and_o fix_a order_n to_o pay_v his_o debt_n and_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n contract_v by_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o time_n the_o profusion_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o by_o the_o payment_n and_o purchase_n of_o man_n and_o place_n which_o he_o be_v force_v to_o make_v during_o the_o league_n sully_n show_v he_o a_o account_n
assault_n to_o wit_n hungary_n and_o poland_n against_o those_o of_o the_o turk_n and_o swedeland_n and_o poland_n against_o the_o muscovite_n and_o tartar_n after_o when_o all_o these_o fifteen_o dominion_n have_v turk_n be_v well_o establish_v with_o their_o right_n their_o governor_n and_o limit_n which_o he_o hope_v may_v be_v do_v in_o less_o than_o three_o year_n they_o shall_v together_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n have_v choose_v three_o general_a captain_n two_o by_o land_n and_o one_o by_o sea_n who_o shall_v all_o at_o once_o have_v assault_v the_o ottoman-house_n to_o which_o each_o dominion_n shall_v have_v contribute_v a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o man_n ship_n artillery_n and_o money_n according_a to_o the_o tax_n impose_v the_o sum_n in_o train_n gross_a which_o they_o shall_v furnish_v out_o shall_v amount_v to_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o thousand_o footman_n fifty_o thousand_o horse_n a_o train_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o piece_n of_o cannon_n with_o wagon_n officer_n and_o ammunition_n proportionable_a and_o one_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o great_a ship_n without_o count_a vessel_n of_o less_o force_n fireship_n or_o ship_n of_o burden_n this_o establishment_n will_v have_v be_v advantageous_a establishment_n to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o estate_n of_o europe_n there_o be_v only_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n which_o will_v suffer_v any_o loss_n and_o which_o be_v to_o be_v despoil_v to_o accommodate_v other_o but_o the_o project_n be_v lay_v to_o make_v they_o either_o willing_o or_o by_o force_n consent_n in_o this_o manner_n first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o on_o the_o part_n of_o consent_v italy_n the_o pope_n the_o venetian_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v well_o inform_v of_o the_o king_n design_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o assist_v with_o all_o their_o force_n especial_o the_o savoyard_n who_o be_v moreover_o extreme_o animate_v because_o the_o king_n give_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o his_o emperor_n son_n victor_n amadeo_n in_o germany_n four_o elector_n to_o wit_n the_o palatine_a brandebourg_n colen_n and_o mentz_n be_v likewise_o to_o know_v it_o and_o favour_v it_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n have_v their_o word_n and_o that_o of_o the_o king_n to_o raise_v he_o to_o the_o empire_n and_o many_o imperial_a city_n have_v already_o address_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n to_o beseech_v he_o to_o honour_v they_o with_o his_o protection_n and_o to_o maintain_v they_o in_o their_o privilege_n which_o have_v be_v abolish_v by_o the_o house_n nobility_n of_o austria_n in_o bohemia_n and_o hungaria_n there_o be_v intelligence_n hold_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o nobility_n and_o that_o the_o people_n desperate_a with_o the_o weight_n of_o that_o yoke_n be_v ready_a to_o shake_v it_o off_o and_o to_o relieve_v themselves_o on_o the_o first_o proffer_v occasion_n all_o these_o disposition_n be_v so_o favourable_a to_o design_n he_o the_o business_n of_o cleves_n happen_v of_o which_o we_o at_o present_a shall_v speak_v which_o furnish_v he_o with_o a_o fair_a occasion_n to_o begin_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o project_n which_o he_o be_v to_o do_v in_o this_o manner_n have_v raise_v a_o army_n of_o forty_o thousand_o man_n as_o he_o do_v he_o be_v in_o his_o march_n to_o dispatch_v towards_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n to_o give_v they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o just_a and_o holy_a intention_n after_o under_o the_o pretext_n of_o go_v to_o cleves_n he_o be_v to_o seize_v all_o the_o passage_n of_o la_fw-fr mensae_n and_o all_o at_o once_o assault_n charlemont_n mastrich_n and_o namur_n which_o be_v but_o ill_o fortify_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o city_n of_o the_o low-countries_n have_v cry_v out_o for_o liberty_n and_o the_o lord_n put_v themselves_o in_o the_o field_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o have_v blazon_v the_o belgic_a revolt_v lion_n with_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis._n the_o hollander_n have_v infest_a the_o coast_n with_o their_o ship_n in_o very_o great_a number_n to_o hinder_v the_o traffic_n of_o the_o flemin_n by_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v shut_v up_o by_o the_o french_a by_o land_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v do_v of_o purpose_n to_o hasten_v the_o people_n to_o shake_v off_o the_o spanish_a rule_n and_o to_o address_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o prince_n his_o associate_n to_o pray_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o put_v they_o in_o liberty_n and_o out_o of_o his_o goodness_n to_o restore_v peace_n to_o they_o which_o they_o can_v never_o hope_v so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v under_o his_o dominion_n in_o all_o probable_a appearance_n at_o the_o approach_n of_o so_o great_a a_o army_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o intelligence_n of_o the_o principal_a lord_n by_o the_o insurrection_n of_o the_o great_a city_n and_o of_o the_o love_n which_o these_o people_n have_v still_o have_v for_o liberty_n flanders_n will_v all_o have_v rise_v especial_o when_o they_o have_v order_n see_v the_o wonderful_a order_n and_o exact_a discipline_n of_o his_o soldier_n who_o shall_v have_v live_v like_o good_a guest_n pay_v for_o all_o and_o not_o do_v the_o least_o outrage_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v that_o he_o labour_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n not_o reserve_v any_o thing_n of_o all_o his_o conquest_n but_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o satisfaction_n conquest_n of_o have_v restore_v those_o province_n to_o themselves_o without_o keep_v so_o much_o as_o a_o castle_n or_o village_n to_o himself_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o have_v put_v flanders_n into_o a_o free_a state_n and_o accommodate_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o cleves_n all_o the_o prince_n interest_v in_o this_o business_n the_o elector_n we_o have_v name_v and_o the_o deputy_n of_o many_o great_a city_n be_v to_o come_v and_o thank_v he_o and_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v join_v his_o prayer_n and_o his_o authority_n to_o the_o supplication_n they_o liberty_n have_v to_o make_v to_o the_o emperor_n to_o dispose_v he_o to_o restore_v the_o estate_n and_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o their_o ancient_a right_n and_o immunity_n above_o all_o in_o the_o free_a election_n of_o a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n without_o use_v any_o practice_n constraint_n promise_n and_o threat_n and_o that_o for_o this_o effect_n it_o shall_v be_v from_o that_o moment_n resolve_v that_o they_o shall_v elect_v one_o of_o another_o house_n than_o that_o of_o austria_n they_o have_v agree_v among_o themselves_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n the_o pope_n have_v join_v with_o they_o in_o this_o request_n which_o have_v be_v make_v with_o such_o instance_n that_o it_o have_v be_v difficult_a for_o the_o emperor_n be_v unarm_v as_o he_o be_v to_o have_v refuse_v it_o the_o like_a request_n have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o request_n king_n and_o his_o associate_n by_o the_o people_n of_o bohemia_n hungary_n austria_n stiria_n and_o carinthia_n above_o all_o for_o the_o right_n they_o have_v themselves_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o to_o put_v themselves_o under_o that_o form_n of_o government_n they_o shall_v think_v best_a by_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o ally_n to_o which_o the_o king_n condescend_v have_v use_v all_o sort_n of_o fair_a mean_n prayer_n and_o supplication_n even_o below_o his_o dignity_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v he_o intend_v not_o so_o much_o to_o serve_v himself_o of_o power_n as_o of_o equity_n and_o reason_n after_o this_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n by_o the_o same_o spaniard_n way_n have_v demand_v of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o civility_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o child_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v they_o a_o dower_n for_o their_o mother_n as_o good_a and_o advantageous_a as_o he_o have_v to_o their_o aunt_n isabel_n and_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n the_o king_n be_v to_o permit_v lesdiguiere_n to_o assist_v he_o with_o fifteen_o thousand_o footman_n and_o two_o thousand_o horse_n for_o the_o conquest_n of_o milan_n or_o the_o country_n of_o lombardy_n in_o which_o he_o will_v have_v be_v favour_v by_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n this_o do_v he_o with_o his_o associate_n be_v to_o etc._n beseech_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o venetian_n to_o become_v arbitrator_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o terminate_v friendly_a these_o difference_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o break_v forth_o between_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o naples_n sicily_n navarre_n and_o roussillon_n and_o then_o to_o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o thought_n to_o aggrandise_v himself_o nor_o other_o ambition_n then_o to_o settle_v the_o repose_n of_o christendom_n he_o have_v show_v himself_o ready_a right_n to_o yield_v to_o the_o spaniard_n navarre_n and_o roussillon_n so_o that_o
accord_n the_o party_n have_v by_o this_o mean_v conserve_v its_o bond_n together_o and_o not_o be_v overthrow_v but_o appease_v when_o he_o have_v get_v the_o upperhand_n in_o his_o affair_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o his_o subject_n be_v reconcile_v with_o he_o the_o ill_a counsel_n of_o the_o hugonot_n who_o desire_v always_o to_o see_v he_o in_o trouble_n persuade_v he_o to_o declare_v a_o war_n against_o spain_n it_o be_v now_o that_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v fall_v into_o a_o worse_a estate_n than_o ever_o they_o take_v from_o he_o dourlen_n after_o the_o gain_n of_o one_o battle_n calais_n and_o ardres_n by_o storm_n and_o amiens_n by_o surprise_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o league_n which_o lie_v hide_v under_o the_o cinder_n begin_v to_o rekindle_v the_o discontent_n of_o the_o great_a one_o to_o be_v discover_v conspiracy_n be_v form_v on_o all_o side_n his_o servant_n be_v amaze_v his_o enemy_n embolden_v but_o his_o virtue_n which_o seem_v to_o sleep_v in_o prosperity_n rouse_a itself_o in_o adversity_n he_o encourage_v his_o friend_n retook_a amiens_n and_o force_v the_o spaniard_n to_o make_v peace_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o vervin_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n think_v to_o deceive_v he_o in_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o marquisate_n of_o saluce_n and_o to_o raise_v faction_n in_o his_o realm_n which_o shall_v hinder_v the_o king_n from_o demand_v reason_n of_o he_o find_v that_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o prince_n who_o know_v as_o well_o how_o to_o over_o reach_v he_o in_o his_o design_n as_o to_o conquer_v his_o force_n for_o he_o force_v he_o among_o those_o rock_n where_o he_o boast_v he_o have_v nothing_o to_o fear_v but_o the_o thunderbolt_n of_o heaven_n and_o make_v he_o shameful_o restore_v what_o he_o have_v unjust_o usurp_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o king_n have_v thought_n as_o well_o for_o the_o security_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o france_n as_o for_o his_o own_o to_o generate_v child_n of_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n heaven_n give_v he_o six_o and_o with_o they_o a_o peace_n of_o ten_o year_n which_o be_v only_o light_o trouble_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o byron_n by_o the_o device_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n and_o by_o some_o popular_a rise_n against_o the_o pancarte_n or_o sol_fw-la pour_fw-fr liure_fw-fr during_o all_o this_o he_o labour_v principal_o for_o two_o thing_n the_o one_o his_o great_a design_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v for_o which_o he_o make_v friend_n and_o ally_n on_o all_o side_n clear_v his_o revenue_n pay_v his_o debt_n with_o as_o good_a credit_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o merchant_n gather_v money_n and_o pacify_v all_o difference_n which_o be_v between_o those_o prince_n with_o who_o he_o will_v associate_v the_o other_o be_v to_o repair_v the_o damage_n and_o ruin_n of_o france_n which_o a_o forty_o year_n civil_a war_n have_v cause_v remove_v those_o cause_n which_o imbitter_v and_o divide_v spirit_n reform_v those_o disorder_n which_o disfigure_v the_o face_n of_o the_o estate_n make_v it_o flourish_v and_o rich_a to_o the_o end_n his_o subject_n may_v live_v happy_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o his_o protection_n and_o his_o justice_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n himself_o be_v not_o free_a from_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o disgust_n his_o mistress_n cause_v he_o a_o thousand_o vexation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o pleasure_n he_o find_v thorn_n even_o in_o his_o nuptial-bed_n and_o in_o the_o ill_a humour_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o conchini_n be_v causer_n of_o grief_n to_o he_o just_a as_o a_o little_a but_o vexatious_a mouse_n may_v furious_o trouble_v and_o turmoil_v the_o noble_a lyon_n as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o mount_v on_o horseback_n to_o begin_v his_o great_a design_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o ally_n he_o lose_v his_o life_n by_o the_o most_o detestable_a parricide_n be_v ever_o know_v thus_o he_o who_o so_o many_o pike_n so_o many_o musket_n and_o cannon_n so_o many_o squadron_n and_o battalion_n of_o man_n can_v not_o hurt_v in_o the_o trench_n and_o in_o the_o field_n of_o battle_n be_v kill_v with_o a_o knife_n by_o a_o wicked_a and_o traitorous_a rogue_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o capital_a city_n in_o a_o coach_n and_o on_o a_o day_n of_o public_a joy_n unhappy_a blow_n which_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o the_o joy_n of_o france_n and_o which_o open_v a_o wound_n which_o to_o this_o day_n have_v leave_v its_o scar._n henry_n be_v of_o a_o middle_a stature_n dispose_v and_o active_a harden_v to_o labour_n and_o travel_v his_o body_n be_v well_o form_v his_o temperament_n able_a and_o strong_a and_o his_o health_n perfect_a only_o about_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n he_o have_v some_o light_a assault_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o which_o soon_o pass_v away_o and_o leave_v behind_o they_o no_o weakness_n he_o have_v his_o forehead_n high_a his_o eye_n lively_a and_o assure_v his_o nose_n aquiline_n his_o complexion_n ruddy_a his_o countenance_n sweet_a and_o noble_a and_o yet_o withal_o his_o presence_n warlike_a and_o martial_a his_o hair_n brown_a and_o very_o thin_a he_o wear_v his_o beard_n large_a and_o his_o hair_n very_o short_a he_o begin_v to_o grow_v gray_a at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o five_o year_n upon_o which_o he_o be_v accustom_v to_o say_v to_o those_o who_o wonder_v at_o it_o it_o be_v the_o wind_n of_o my_o adversity_n have_v blow_v i_o this_o indeed_o to_o consider_v well_o all_o his_o life_n from_o his_o very_a birth_n few_o prince_n will_v be_v find_v who_o have_v suffer_v so_o much_o as_o he_o and_o it_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o tell_v if_o he_o have_v more_o cross_n or_o more_o prosperity_n prosperity_n he_o be_v bear_v the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n but_o of_o a_o king_n despoil_v of_o his_o estate_n he_o have_v a_o mother_n generous_a and_o of_o a_o great_a courage_n but_o a_o huguenot_n and_o a_o enemy_n of_o the_o court_n he_o gain_v the_o battle_n of_o coutras_n but_o he_o lose_v a_o little_a after_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n his_o cousin_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o league_n stir_v up_o his_o virtue_n and_o make_v he_o know_v it_o but_o it_o think_v to_o overthrow_v he_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n have_v call_v he_o to_o his_o assistance_n he_o find_v himself_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o paris_n as_o if_o god_n have_v lead_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n but_o paris_n arm_v itself_o against_o he_o and_o all_o his_o hope_n be_v almost_o dissipate_v by_o the_o scatter_n of_o the_o army_n which_o besiege_v that_o city_n it_o be_v without_o doubt_n a_o great_a happiness_n that_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n fall_v to_o he_o there_o have_v never_o be_v a_o succession_n more_o distant_a in_o any_o hereditary_a estate_n for_o there_o be_v ten_o or_o eleven_o degree_n between_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v there_o be_v nine_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n before_o he_o to_o wit_n king_n henry_n 2._o and_o his_o five_o son_n king_n anthony_n of_o navarre_n his_o father_n and_o two_o son_n of_o that_o anthony_n elder_a brother_n of_o our_o henry_n all_o these_o prince_n die_v to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o succession_n but_o he_o find_v it_o so_o embroil_v that_o we_o may_v say_v he_o suffer_v a_o infinity_n of_o labour_n pain_n and_o hazard_n before_o he_o can_v gather_v the_o fair_a flower_n of_o this_o crown_n young_a he_o espouse_v the_o sister_n of_o king_n charles_n which_o seem_v a_o match_n very_o advantageous_a for_o he_o but_o this_o marriage_n be_v a_o snare_n to_o entrap_v both_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n afterward_o that_o lady_n in_o stead_n of_o be_v his_o consort_n become_v his_o trouble_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v his_o honour_n become_v his_o shame_n his_o second_o wife_n bring_v he_o forth_o fair_a child_n to_o he_o no_o little_a joy_n but_o her_o grumble_n and_o disdain_n be_v the_o causer_n of_o a_o thousand_o discontent_n he_o triumph_v over_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o become_v arbitrator_n of_o christendom_n but_o the_o more_o powerful_a he_o make_v himself_o the_o more_o be_v their_o hatred_n envenom_v and_o the_o more_o mean_n use_v they_o to_o destroy_v he_o so_o that_o after_o have_v plot_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o life_n they_o find_v in_o the_o end_n a_o ravaillac_n who_o execute_v in_o the_o end_n what_o so_o many_o person_n other_o have_v fail_v in_o now_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o all_o these_o adversity_n which_o he_o suffer_v aught_o to_o whet_v his_o spirit_n and_o his_o courage_n and_o that_o in_o fine_a he_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a of_o king_n because_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n through_o so_o many_o difficulty_n well_o and_o in_o a_o age_n very_o mature_a and_o certain_o it_o be_v
send_v forth_o enlivening_n and_o joy_n into_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o that_o behold_v it_o to_o continue_v the_o metamorphosis_n i_o will_v yet_o say_v that_o so_o many_o wise_a law_n which_o he_o make_v for_o justice_n for_o policy_n and_o for_o his_o revenue_n so_o many_o good_a and_o useful_a establishment_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o manufacture_n which_o produce_v to_o france_n the_o yearly_a profit_n of_o many_o million_o so_o many_o proud_a building_n as_o the_o gallery_n of_o the_o lovure_n the_o pontneuf_a the_o place_n royal_a the_o college_n royal_a the_o key_n for_o merchant_n of_o the_o river_n seine_n fontain-bleau_a monceaux_n st._n german_a so_o many_o public_a work_n bridge_n causwaies_o highway_n repair_v so_o many_o church_n rebuild_v in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o realm_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o ingravement_n and_o embellishment_n let_v we_o crown_n then_o with_o a_o thousand_o praise_n the_o immortal_a memory_n of_o that_o great_a king_n the_o love_n of_o the_o french_a and_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o spaniard_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o admiration_n of_o posterity_n let_v we_o make_v he_o live_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o in_o our_o affection_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o rage_n of_o those_o wicked_a person_n deprive_v he_o of_o life_n let_v we_o shout_n forth_o as_o many_o acclamation_n to_o his_o glory_n as_o he_o have_v do_v benefit_n to_o france_n he_o be_v a_o hereule_n who_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o hydra_n by_o overturning_a the_o league_n he_o be_v great_a than_o alexander_n and_o great_a than_o pompey_n because_o he_o be_v as_o valiant_a but_o he_o be_v more_o just_a he_o gain_v as_o many_o victory_n but_o he_o gain_v more_o heart_n he_o conquer_v the_o gaul_n as_o well_o as_o julius_n caesar_n but_o he_o conquer_v they_o to_o give_v they_o liberty_n and_o caesar_n subjugate_v they_o to_o enslave_v they_o let_v his_o name_n then_o be_v raise_v above_o that_o of_o the_o hercules_n the_o alexander_n the_o pompey_n and_o the_o gaesar_n let_v his_o reign_n be_v the_o model_n of_o good_a king_n and_o his_o example_n the_o clear_a light_n to_o illuminate_v the_o eye_n of_o other_o prince_n let_v his_o posterity_n be_v eternal_o crown_v with_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_n let_v they_o be_v always_o happy_a always_o triumphant_a and_o to_o complete_a our_o wish_n let_v lewis_n the_o victorious_a his_o grandchild_n resemble_v or_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a surpass_v he_o finis_fw-la the_o life_n of_o hen._n the_o great_a divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o first_o the_o second_o the_o three_o his_o genealogy_n who_o antho._n de_fw-fr bourbon_n his_o father_n be_v be_v peter_n six_z son_n to_z lewis_z le_z gross_a espouse_a isabel_n heiress_n of_o courtnay_n and_o take_v both_o name_n and_o arm_n a_o fault_n very_o prejudicial_a to_o his_o posterity_n posterity_n the_o branch_n of_o bourbon_n produce_v many_o among_z other_o that_o of_o vendosme_n charles_n duke_n of_o vendosme_n have_v anthony_n and_o six_o other_o son_n who_o jane_n do_v albret_n his_o mother_n be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o bourbon_n duke_n of_o vendosme_n and_o jane_n d'_fw-fr albret_n marry_v at_o moulins_n 1547._o 1552._o henry_n the_o great_a conceive_v at_o la_fw-fr fleche_n 1553._o his_o mother_n sing_v at_o her_o delivery_n of_o he_o he_o cry_v not_o at_o his_o birth_n so_o soon_o as_o bear_v his_o grandfather_n carry_v he_o into_o his_o chamber_n he_o rub_v his_o lip_n with_o garlic_n &_o make_v he_o taste_v wine_n the_o spaniard_n raillery_n concern_v the_o birth_n of_o his_o mother_n her_o father_n reply_n to_o it_o 1554._o baptism_n of_o hen._n 4._o his_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n he_o be_v hard_a to_o bring_v up_o he_o have_v for_o governess_n madam_n de_fw-fr miossens_n his_o grandfather_n permit_v he_o not_o to_o be_v nourish_v delicate_o delicate_o it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v ordinary_o nourish_v with_o coarse_a bread_n beef_n cheese_n and_o garlic_n and_o that_o oftentimes_o he_o be_v make_v to_o march_v with_o naked_a foot_n and_o brre_o head_v the_o death_n of_o henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n 1555._o his_o daughter_n &_o son-in-law_n succeed_v he_o and_o retire_v from_o the_o court._n 1557._o 1558._o 1559._o death_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o francis_n 2._o succee_v division_n at_o court_n 1560._o death_n of_o francis_n 2._o charles_n 9_o succeed_v queen_n katherine_z declare_v regent_n and_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n lieutenant-general_n of_o the_o realm_n 1562._o he_o be_v kill_v before_o roven_n 1562._o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n return_v to_o bearn_n and_o embrace_v calvinism_n 1566._o she_o ta●_n her_o son_n from_o the_o court_n and_o give_v he_o a_o master_n instruct_v he_o in_o ill_a doctrine_n 1567._o henry_n prince_n of_o navarre_n declare_v chief_a of_o the_o religion_n 1569._o lovy_v prince_n of_o condé_v his_o uncle_n his_o lieutenant_n with_o admiral_n coligny_n a_o judicious_a action_n when_o yet_o a_o infant_n b_o this_o duke_n of_o anjou_n be_v king_n after_o hen._n 3_o another_o action_n very_o judicious_a at_o the_o battle_n of_o jarnac_n lewis_n prince_n of_o condé_v slay_v after_o his_o death_n the_o admiral_n command_v all_o he_o hazard_v the_o battle_n of_o montcontour_n our_o prince_n impatient_a to_o engage_v but_o hinder_v give_v mark_n of_o his_o judgement_n 1570._o he_o with_o the_o admiral_n continue_v the_o war._n the_o peace_n of_o arnay-le-duc_n 1571._o a_o resolution_n to_o entrap_v the_o hugonot_n and_o exterminate_v they_o death_n of_o jane_n d'_fw-fr albret_n her_o son_n take_v the_o quality_n of_o king_n of_o navarre_n he_o marry_v the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o sister_n massacre_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n the_o grief_n and_o fear_n of_o our_o young_a king_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o turn_n catholic_n 1572._o his_o great_a danger_n &_o trouble_n at_o court_n his_o wise_a &_o prudent_a conduct_n he_o contract_v friendship_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n he_o shun_v contention_n with_o duke_n d'_fw-fr alenzon_n but_o let_v himself_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o beauty_n of_o lady_n which_o be_v his_o great_a weakness_n 1572._o he_o fall_v not_o into_o any_o other_o of_o the_o horrible_a vice_n of_o the_o court._n 1573._o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n besieges_fw-fr rochel_n and_o carry_v the_o king_n with_o he_o the_o siege_n raise_v by_o the_o election_n of_o duke_n d'_fw-fr anjou_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o poland_n 1574._o charles_n 9_o fall_n mortal_o sick_a at_o bois_n de_fw-fr vincennes_n a_o league_n make_v at_o court_n into_o which_o henry_n enter_v the_o queen-mother_n discover_v it_o cause_v he_o &_o the_o duke_n alenson_n &c_n &c_n to_o be_v arrest_v and_o la_o mole_n coconas_n &_o tourtray_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o chancellor_n will_v examine_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n charles_n 9_o near_o his_o death_n send_v for_o he_o 1574._o queen_n katherine_z alarm_v will_v affright_v he_o after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n 9_o she_o seize_v on_o the_o regency_n the_o two_o prince_n set_v at_o liberty_n the_o prince_n of_o condé_v be_v in_o germany_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n can_v escape_v as_o he_o desire_v he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o a_o lady_n the_o queen-mother_n alluminate_v all_o the_o faction_n and_o civil_a war_n 1575._o conspiracy_n against_o henry_n 3._o who_o confide_v in_o our_o henry_n henry_n 3._o anoint_a and_o espouse_v to_o lovis_n de_fw-fr lorraine_n familiarity_n between_o our_o henry_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n the_o queen-mother_n break_v this_o union_n henry_n 3._o fall_n very_o sick_a sick_a francis_z 2_o die_v of_o a_o aposthume_n in_o his_o ear_n which_o be_v believe_v to_o come_v of_o poison_n a_o noble_a and_o generous_a action_n of_o our_o henry_n 1575._o 1576._o monsieur_n depart_v from_o court_n and_o join_v with_o the_o hugonot_n our_o henry_n can_v not_o soon_o follow_v he_o but_o at_o length_n save_v himself_o at_o alenzon_n peace_n make_v with_o monsieur_n and_o the_o hugonot_n 1576._o our_o henry_n again_o turn_v huguenot_n he_o be_v receive_v into_o rochel_n and_o after_o go_v into_o guyenne_n the_o gate_n of_o bourdeaux_n shut_v against_o he_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o league_n these_o league_n a_o fair_a path_n for_o the_o ambitious_a to_o rise_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n make_v himself_o chief_a of_o the_o league_n the_o war_n of_o monsieur_n &_o his_o join_n with_o the_o hugonot_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o league_n the_o city_n of_o picardy_n begin_v it_o and_o why_o christopher_z de_z thou_o hinder_v its_o procedure_n at_o paris_n the_o leaguer_n oblige_v the_o king_n to_o call_v the_o estate_n they_o assemble_v at_o blois_n war_n resolve_v against_o the_o hugonot_n henry_n 3._o declare_v himself_o chief_a of_o the_o league_n 1577._o he_o raise_v three_o or_o four_o army_n against_o the_o hugonot_n the_o queen-mother_n oblige_v he_o to_o grant_v they_o peace_n 1578._o she_o make_v a_o voyage_n to_o guyenne_n
it_o have_v not_o be_v precise_o 1552._o know_v in_o what_o place_n henry_n fleche_n the_o great_a be_v conceive_v the_o common_a opinion_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v at_o la_o fleche_n in_o anjou_n there_o where_o anthony_n of_o bourbon_n his_o father_n and_o the_o princess_n of_o navarre_n his_o mother_n sojourn_v from_o the_o end_n of_o february_n anno_fw-la 1552_o until_o the_o middle_n of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n 1553._o but_o it_o 1553._o be_v certain_a that_o she_o first_o perceive_v her_o conception_n and_o feel_v it_o move_v at_o the_o camp_n in_o picardy_n where_o she_o be_v with_o her_o husband_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o that_o province_n and_o who_o be_v go_v from_o la_fw-fr fleche_n to_o command_v a_o army_n against_o charles_n the_o five_o it_o be_v most_o just_a that_o he_o who_o be_v destine_v to_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prince_n shall_v begin_v the_o first_o motion_n of_o his_o life_n in_o a_o camp_n at_o the_o noise_n of_o trumpet_n and_o cannon_n as_o a_o true_a child_n of_o mars_n his_o grandfather_n henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n who_o yet_o live_v have_v understand_v that_o his_o daughter_n be_v with_o child_n recall_v she_o home_o to_o he_o desire_v himself_o to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o this_o new_a fruit_n which_o by_o a_o secret_a pre-sentiment_a he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v aught_o to_o revenge_v he_o of_o those_o injury_n the_o spaniard_n have_v do_v he_o this_o courageous_a princess_n take_v then_o leave_v of_o her_o husband_n part_v from_o compeigne_a the_o fifteen_o of_o november_n traverse_v all_o france_n to_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n and_o arrive_v at_o pau_n in_o bearne_v where_o the_o king_n her_o father_n be_v the_o four_o day_n of_o december_n not_o have_v stay_v above_o eighteen_o or_o nineteen_o day_n on_o her_o journey_n and_o the_o thirty_o of_o the_o same_o month_n she_o be_v happy_o bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o son_n before_o this_o king_n henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n have_v make_v his_o will_n which_o the_o princess_n his_o daughter_n have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o see_v because_o it_o be_v report_v that_o it_o be_v make_v to_o her_o disadvantage_n in_o favour_n of_o a_o lady_n that_o good_a man_n have_v love_v she_o dare_v not_o speak_v to_o he_o of_o it_o but_o he_o be_v advertise_v of_o her_o desire_n he_o promise_v to_o show_v it_o she_o and_o put_v it_o in_o her_o hand_n when_o she_o shall_v show_v he_o what_o she_o carry_v in_o her_o womb_n but_o on_o condition_n that_o at_o her_o delivery_n she_o shall_v sing_v a_o song_n to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o bring_v not_o into_o the_o world_n a_o weak_a and_o weep_a infant_n the_o princess_n promise_v he_o and_o have_v so_o much_o courage_n that_o maugre_o the_o great_a pain_n she_o suffer_v she_o keep_v her_o word_n and_o sing_v one_o in_o the_o bearnois_n language_n so_o soon_o as_o birth_n she_o understand_v he_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o chamber_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o infant_n contrary_a to_o the_o common_a order_n of_o nature_n come_v into_o the_o world_n without_o weep_v or_o cry_v nor_o be_v it_o fit_a that_o a_o prince_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o all_o france_n shall_v be_v bear_v among_o tear_n and_o groan_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v his_o grandfather_n carry_v wine_n he_o in_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o robe_n into_o his_o own_o chamber_n give_v his_o will_n which_o be_v in_o a_o box_n of_o gold_n to_o his_o daughter_n tell_v she_o my_o daughter_n see_v there_o what_o be_v for_o you_o but_o this_o be_v for_o i_o whilst_o he_o hold_v the_o infant_n he_o rub_v his_o little_a lip_n with_o a_o clove_n of_o garlic_n and_o make_v he_o suck_v a_o draught_n of_o wine_n out_o of_o a_o golden_a cup_n that_o he_o may_v render_v his_o temperament_n more_o masculine_a and_o vigorous_a the_o spaniard_n have_v former_o say_v in_o raillery_n mother_n concern_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o henry_n o_o wonder_n the_o cow_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o ewe_n meaning_n by_o that_o word_n cow_n queen_n margaret_n her_o mother_n who_o they_o call_v so_o and_o her_o husband_n cowkeeper_n allude_v to_o the_o arm_n of_o bearn_n which_o be_v two_o cow_n and_o king_n henry_n rest_v assure_v of_o the_o future_a greatness_n of_o his_o little_a grandchild_n take_v he_o often_o in_o his_o arm_n kiss_v he_o and_o remember_v the_o foolish_a raillery_n of_o the_o spaniard_n speak_v with_o joy_n to_o all_o those_o who_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o congratulate_v this_o happy_a birth_n see_v say_v he_o how_o my_o ewe_n have_v now_o bring_v forth_o a_o lion_n it_o he_o be_v baptize_v the_o year_n follow_v on_o 1554._o twelfthday_n being_n the_o six_o of_o january_n 1554._o 4._o for_o this_o baptism_n be_v express_o make_v font_n of_o silver_n rich_o gild_v in_o which_o he_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o pau._n his_o godfather_n be_v henry_n the_o second_o king_n godmother_n of_o france_n and_o henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n king_n of_o navarre_n who_o give_v he_o their_o name_n and_o the_o godmother_n be_v madam_n claudia_n of_o france_n after_o duchess_n of_o lorain_n jaques_n de_fw-fr foix_n then_o bishop_n of_o lescar_n and_o after_o cardinal_n hold_v he_o over_o the_o font_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n and_o madam_n d'_fw-fr andovins_n in_o the_o name_n of_o madam_n claudia_n of_o france_n he_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o armagnac_n bishop_n of_o rhodez_n and_o vice-legat_n of_o avignon_n he_o be_v however_o difficult_a to_o be_v bring_v up_o up_o have_v seven_o or_o eight_o nurse_n of_o which_o the_o last_o have_v all_o the_o honour_n at_o his_o be_v wean_v the_o king_n give_v he_o for_o governess_n susan_n de_fw-fr miossens_n bourbon_n wife_n of_o john_n d'_fw-fr albret_n baron_n of_o miossens_n who_o elevate_v he_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o coarasse_n in_o bearn_n situate_v among_o the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n his_o grandfather_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o delicate_o be_v nourish_v with_o that_o delicateness_n ordinary_o use_v to_o person_n of_o his_o quality_n know_v well_o that_o there_o seldom_o lodge_v other_o than_o a_o mean_a and_o feeble_a soul_n in_o a_o soft_a and_o tender_a body_n he_o likewise_o deny_v he_o rich_a habiliment_n and_o child_n usual_a baby_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v flatter_v or_o treat_v like_o a_o prince_n because_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v only_o the_o causer_n of_o vanity_n and_o rather_o raise_v pride_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o infant_n than_o any_o sentiment_n of_o generosity_n but_o he_o command_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v habit_v and_o nourish_v head_v like_o the_o other_o infant_n of_o the_o country_n and_o likewise_o that_o they_o shall_v accustom_v he_o to_o run_v and_o mount_v up_o the_o rock_n that_o by_o such_o mean_v he_o may_v use_v himself_o to_o labour_n and_o if_o we_o may_v speak_v so_o give_v a_o temperature_n to_o that_o young_a body_n to_o render_v it_o the_o more_o strong_a and_o vigorous_a which_o be_v without_o doubt_n most_o necessary_a for_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v to_o suffer_v so_o much_o to_o reconquer_v his_o estate_n king_n henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n die_v at_o hagetmau_n in_o albret_n bearn_n on_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o may_n 1555._o be_v age_v about_o fifty_o three_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o 1555._o he_o ordain_v by_o his_o will_n that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o pampelona_n to_o be_v inter_v with_o his_o predecessor_n and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o shall_v be_v lay_v in_o state_n in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o lescar_n in_o bearn_n this_o prince_n be_v courageous_a of_o a_o great_a spirit_n sweet_a and_o courteous_a to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o noble_o liberal_a that_o charles_n the_o five_o once_o pass_v through_o navarre_n be_v in_o such_o manner_n receive_v that_o he_o protest_v he_o have_v never_o see_v a_o more_o magnificent_a prince_n after_o his_o death_n jane_n his_o daughter_n and_o anthony_n court._n duke_n of_o vendosme_n his_o son-in-law_n succeed_v he_o they_o be_v at_o present_a at_o the_o court_n of_o france_n and_o with_o much_o difficulty_n obtain_v their_o leave_n to_o retire_v to_o bearn_n for_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o press_v to_o it_o by_o ill_a counsel_n will_v have_v deprive_v they_o of_o the_o low_a navarre_n which_o yet_o remain_v to_o they_o pretend_v that_o all_o that_o be_v below_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n belong_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n they_o know_v how_o just_o to_o oppose_v against_o he_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o king_n dare_v not_o too_o much_o pursue_v this_o subject_n for_o fear_v lest_o despair_n shall_v force_v they_o to_o call_v the_o spaniard_n to_o their_o assistance_n but_o he_o still_o remain_v troublesome_a
to_o they_o and_o give_v to_o anthony_n the_o government_n of_o guyenne_n which_o have_v be_v likewise_o hold_v by_o henry_n d'_fw-fr albret_n his_o father-in-law_n he_o retrench_v he_o of_o languedoc_n which_o he_o have_v a_o long_a time_n enjoy_v about_o two_o year_n after_o they_o return_v to_o 1557._o the_o court_n of_o france_n whither_o they_o bring_v 1558._o their_o son_n age_a about_o four_o or_o five_o year_n who_o be_v the_o most_o jolly_a and_o best-composed_n lad_n in_o the_o world_n but_o they_o stay_v but_o few_o month_n and_o return_v again_o to_o bearn_n a_o little_a after_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o be_v 1559._o slay_v with_o a_o blow_n of_o a_o lance_n by_o montgomery_n succee_v francis_n the_o second_o his_o elder_a son_n succeed_v he_o and_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr guise_n uncle_n to_o mary_n stuart_n his_o queen_n seize_v themselves_o of_o the_o government_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n can_v not_o suffer_v it_o and_o therefore_o lewis_n prince_z of_o condé_v young_a brother_n to_o anthony_n call_v that_o king_n into_o the_o court_n to_o oppose_v it_o during_o these_o division_n the_o hugonot_n contrive_v the_o conspiration_n d'_fw-fr amboyse_n against_o the_o court_n present_a government_n and_o the_o two_o brother_n 1560._o anthony_n and_o lewis_n be_v accuse_v for_o the_o chief_n of_o it_o be_v arrest_v prisoner_n in_o the_o state_n of_o orleans_n and_o process_n make_v so_o hot_o against_o the_o second_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v he_o will_v have_v be_v behead_v if_o the_o death_n of_o king_n francis_n the_o second_o have_v not_o happen_v 2._o charles_n the_o nine_o who_o succeed_v he_o be_v realm_n under_o age_n queen_n katherine_n his_o mother_n cause_v herself_o to_o be_v declare_v regent_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v declare_v lieutenant-general_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o govern_v the_o estate_n with_o she_o so_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o be_v stay_v in_o france_n whither_o he_o cause_v his_o queen_n jane_n and_o his_o young_a son_n prince_n henry_n to_o come_v but_o he_o enjoy_v not_o long_o this_o new_a dignity_n for_o the_o trouble_v daily_o continue_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o surprise_v which_o the_o new_a reformer_n make_v 1562._o of_o the_o best_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n after_o have_v retake_a bourge_n from_o they_o he_o come_v to_o roven_n besiege_v roven_n where_o visit_v one_o day_n the_o trench_n as_o he_o be_v make_v water_n he_o receive_v a_o musket-shot_a in_o his_o left_a shoulder_n of_o which_o he_o in_o few_o day_n die_v at_o ande_o on_o the_o see_z have_v he_o live_v long_o the_o hugonot_n have_v without_o doubt_n be_v but_o ill_o treat_v in_o france_n for_o he_o mortal_o hate_v they_o though_o his_o brother_n 1562._o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v be_v the_o principal_a chief_n of_o their_o party_n the_o queen_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o little_a prince_n his_o son_n be_v at_o present_a in_o the_o court_n of_o france_n calvinism_n the_o mother_n return_v to_o bearn_n where_o she_o public_o embrace_v calvinism_n but_o she_o leave_v her_o son_n with_o the_o king_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o wise_a tutor_n named_z la_o gaucherie_n who_o endeavour_v to_o give_v he_o some_o tincture_n of_o learning_n not_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o grammar_n but_o by_o discourse_n and_o entertainment_n to_o this_o effect_n he_o teach_v he_o by_o heart_n many_o fair_a sentence_n like_v to_o these_o ou_fw-fr vaincre_n avec_fw-fr justice_n ou_fw-fr mourir_fw-fr avec_fw-fr gloire_fw-fr or_o just_o gain_v the_o victory_n or_o learn_v with_o glory_n how_o to_o die_v and_o that_o other_o les_fw-fr princess_n sur_fw-fr leur_fw-fr peuple_n ont_fw-fr authority_n grande_fw-fr mais_n dieu_fw-fr plus_fw-fr fortement_fw-fr dessus_fw-fr les_fw-fr rois_fw-fr commande_fw-fr king_n rule_n their_o subject_n with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n but_o god_n with_o great_a power_n do_v king_n command_n in_o the_o year_n 1566._o his_o mother_n take_v he_o 1566._o from_o the_o court_n of_o france_n and_o lead_v he_o to_o doctrine_n pau_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o la_fw-fr gaucherie_n who_o be_v decease_v she_o give_v he_o florentius_n christian_n a_o ancient_a servant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o vendosme_n a_o man_n of_o a_o very_a agreeable_a conversation_n and_o well_o verse_v in_o learning_n but_o however_o a_o huguenot_n and_o who_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o queen_n instruct_v the_o prince_n in_o that_o false_a doctrine_n in_o the_o first_o trouble_n of_o the_o religion_n francis_n duke_n of_o guise_n have_v be_v assassinate_v by_o poltrot_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o orleans_n leave_v his_o child_n in_o minority_n this_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1563._o in_o the_o second_o the_o constable_n of_o montmorency_n receive_v 1567._o a_o wound_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o st._n dennis_n of_o religion_n which_o he_o die_v at_o paris_n three_o day_n after_o the_o eve_n of_o st._n martin_n in_o the_o year_n 1567._o in_o the_o three_o and_o in_o the_o year_n 1569_o queen_n jane_n render_v herself_o protectoress_n of_o the_o huguenot_n party_n be_v for_o this_o effect_n come_v to_o rochel_n with_o her_o son_n who_o she_o now_o devote_v to_o the_o defence_n of_o that_o new_a religion_n in_o this_o quality_n he_o be_v declare_v chief_a and_o 1569._o his_o uncle_n the_o prince_n of_o condé_v his_o lieutenant_n in_o 3_o colleague_n with_o the_o admiral_n of_o coligny_n these_o be_v two_o great_a chieftain_n but_o they_o commit_v notable_a error_n and_o this_o young_a prince_n though_o not_o exceed_v thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n have_v the_o spirit_n to_o observe_v they_o for_o he_o judge_v well_o at_o the_o great_a skirmish_n of_o loudun_n that_o if_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n b_o have_v have_v troop_n ready_a to_o assault_v they_o he_o have_v do_v it_o and_o that_o not_o do_v it_o he_o be_v without_o doubt_n in_o a_o ill_a estate_n and_o therefore_o shall_v the_o rather_o have_v be_v assault_v by_o they_o but_o they_o by_o not_o do_v it_o give_v time_n to_o all_o his_o troop_n to_o arrive_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o jarnac_n he_o represent_v to_o jarnac_n they_o yet_o more_o judicious_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o fight_v because_o the_o force_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v disperse_v and_o those_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n firm_o embody_a but_o they_o be_v engage_v too_o far_o to_o be_v able_a to_o retreat_v the_o prince_n of_o condé_v be_v kill_v in_o this_o battle_n or_o rather_o slay_v assassinate_v in_o cold_a blood_n after_o the_o combat_n in_o which_o he_o have_v have_v his_o leg_n break_v after_o that_o all_o the_o authority_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o the_o party_n remain_v in_o the_o admiral_n coligny_n who_o to_o speak_v truth_n be_v the_o great_a man_n of_o that_o time_n of_o the_o religion_n he_o take_v part_n with_o but_o the_o most_o unfortunate_a this_o admiral_n have_v gather_v together_o new_a montcontour_n force_n hazard_v a_o second_o battle_n at_o montcontour_n in_o poictou_n he_o have_v cause_v to_o come_v to_o the_o army_n our_o little_a prince_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o young_a prince_n of_o condé_v who_o be_v likewise_o name_v henry_n and_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n to_o prince_n lodowick_n of_o nassaw_n who_o guard_v they_o on_o a_o hill_n little_a distant_a with_o four_o thousand_o horse_n the_o young_a prince_n burn_v with_o desire_n to_o hinder_v engage_v in_o person_n but_o they_o permit_v he_o not_o to_o run_v so_o great_a a_o hazard_n nevertheless_o when_o the_o avantguard_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alenzon_n be_v disorder_v by_o that_o of_o the_o admiral_n there_o have_v be_v no_o danger_n to_o let_v he_o fall_v upon_o the_o enemy_n who_o be_v much_o astonish_v however_o they_o hinder_v he_o and_o he_o now_o cry_v out_o we_o shall_v loose_v our_o advantage_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o battle_n it_o arrive_v as_o he_o have_v foresee_v and_o judgement_n it_o be_v at_o that_o hour_n judge_v by_o some_o that_o a_o young_a man_n of_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n have_v more_o understanding_n than_o the_o old_a soldier_n thus_o 1570._o he_o apply_v himself_o entire_o to_o what_o he_o do_v nor_o have_v he_o only_o a_o body_n but_o a_o spirit_n and_o judgement_n apt_a be_v save_v with_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o army_n he_o make_v almost_o a_o turn_n round_o the_o kingdom_n fight_v in_o retreat_n and_o rally_v together_o the_o hugonot_n troop_n here_o and_o there_o for_o five_o or_o six_o month_n during_o which_o he_o suffer_v so_o much_o travel_v that_o have_v he_o not_o be_v elevate_v in_o that_o manner_n he_o be_v he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v able_a to_o resist_v it_o this_o young_a prince_n always_o accompany_v with_o the_o admiral_n lead_v his_o troop_n into_o guyenne_n and_o from_o thence_o through_o languedoc_n where_o he_o take_v nismes_n by_o stratagem_n force_v several_a small_a place_n and_o
secretary_n his_o punishment_n the_o ambassador_n secretary_n arrest_v several_a discourse_n concern_v ambassador_n privilege_n the_o king_n forbid_v any_o process_n against_o the_o secretary_n the_o ambassador_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n and_o threaten_v his_o king_n resentment_n treason_n of_o the_o luquiss_n a_o fool_n make_v a_o attempt_n on_o the_o king_n person_n those_o who_o desire_v war_n whet_v the_o king_n spirit_n upon_o these_o conspiracy_n character_n of_o philip_n 3._o of_o spair_n a_o good_a &_o profitable_a reflection_n in_o what_o the_o courage_n of_o a_o sovereign_n principal_o consist_v the_o goodness_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a but_o the_o king_n hasten_v not_o the_o war._n he_o make_v himself_o arbitrator_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o christendom_n 1606._o after_o the_o death_n of_o clement_n 8._o he_o cause_v to_o be_v choose_v leo_n xi_o who_o soon_o die_v and_o paul_n 5._o succeed_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o paul_n 5._o and_o the_o venetian_n the_o venetian_n have_v make_v a_o law_n to_o bound_v the_o acquisition_n of_o the_o clergy_n they_o make_v other_o decree_n paul_n 5._o offend_v at_o these_o decree_n he_o send_v brief_n to_o revoke_v they_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o senate_n they_o declare_v his_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n null_n and_o abusive_a 1607._o henry_n the_o great_a undertake_v to_o accommodate_v the_o difference_n he_o send_v to_o this_o purpose_n cardinal_n joyeuse_n who_o conclude_v a_o accommodation_n the_o pope_n absolve_v the_o signory_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o reestablishment_n of_o the_o jesuit_n not_o obtain_v 1608._o the_o king_n endeavour_v a_o accommodation_n between_o the_o hollander_n and_o spaniard_n he_o underhand_o assist_v the_o hollander_n with_o man_n and_o money_n janin_n send_v for_o this_o accommodation_n they_o come_v present_o to_o a_o eight_o month_n truce_n the_o king_n make_v a_o offensive_a and_o defensive_a league_n with_o the_o hollander_n the_o spaniard_n alarm_v at_o this_o league_n don_n pedro_n de_fw-la toledo_n make_v great_a complaint_n to_o the_o king_n thing_n very_o curious_a which_o pass_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o don_n pedro_n their_o entertainment_n lively_n and_o quick_a reply_n don_n pedro_n kiss_v the_o king_n sword_n two_o obstacle_n in_o the_o treaty_n of_o the_o hollander_n surmount_v by_o the_o king_n the_o treaty_n end_v in_o a_o twelve_o year_n truce_n great_a praise_n give_v by_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n to_o our_o henry_n all_o desire_v his_o friendship_n and_o protection_n he_o will_v not_o protect_v subject_n against_o their_o sovereign_n what_o the_o maurisque_n be_v the_o spaniard_n treat_v they_o ill_o ill_o a_o avanie_n be_v when_o by_o a_o false_a accusation_n money_n be_v force_v from_o any_o person_n they_o demand_v assistance_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a he_o refuse_v it_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n banish_v they_o all_o they_o be_v horrible_o ill_o treat_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o by_o the_o french_a they_o be_v carry_v into_o africa_n but_o some_o stay_n in_o france_n the_o great_a design_n of_o henry_n 4._o for_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o the_o levant_n he_o send_v some_o to_o spy_v the_o country_n he_o seek_v mean_n to_o raise_v money_n without_o burdened_a his_o people_n he_o will_v disengage_v his_o demain_fw-fr demain_fw-fr the_o greffes_n be_v a_o due_a to_o the_o king_n of_o 63_o ●_o 9_o d._n tours_n upon_o the_o sale_n of_o wood_n in_o several_a place_n and_o take_v off_o the_o impost_n by_o buy_v the_o salt-marish_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o acquit_v himself_o of_o old_a score_n to_o make_v some_o new_a impost_n &_o creation_n he_o make_v not_o always_o use_v of_o innocent_a mean_n inquisition_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o city-house_n cause_n disturbance_n disturbance_n hostel_n de_fw-fr ville_fw-fr be_v the_o same_o at_o paris_n as_o guildhall_n at_o london_n miron_n provost_n of_o the_o merchant_n sustain_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n some_o will_v incense_v the_o king_n against_o he_o the_o people_n rise_v to_o defend_v he_o the_o king_n counsel_v to_o take_v he_o by_o force_n the_o king_n wise_a answer_n worthy_a a_o great_a politician_n he_o will_v not_o pursue_v this_o business_n of_o the_o rent_n establishment_n of_o the_o paulete_a justice_z former_o administer_v in_o france_n by_o gentleman_n how_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o plebeian_n who_o make_v profit_n of_o it_o the_o parliament_n of_o france_n meddle_v with_o particular_a affair_n and_o be_v make_v sedentary_a at_o paris_n they_o make_v all_o other_o judge_n subalternate_a to_o they_o the_o number_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o parliament_n small_a how_o office_n become_v vendible_a under_o francis_n 1_o 1_o he_o have_v often_o say_v that_o fat_a boy_n will_v spoil_v all_o and_o henry_n 2._o how_o this_o may_v be_v remedy_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_n be_v make_v incurable_a by_o the_o paulete_a which_o cause_v great_a abuse_n 1609._o marriage_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o vendosme_n what_o be_v the_o king_n divertisement_n he_o love_v play_n too_o much_o he_o be_v extreme_o give_v to_o woman_n this_o passion_n make_v he_o do_v shameful_a thing_n three_o or_o four_o of_o his_o mistress_n this_o cause_n often_o contention_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o hinder_v his_o great_a design_n what_o that_o be_v the_o mean_n with_o which_o he_o serve_v himself_o to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o grant_v a_o edict_n to_o the_o hugonot_n and_o pay_v his_o debt_n which_o regain_v the_o reputation_n and_o credit_n of_o france_n he_o join_v to_o he_o all_o christian_a prince_n by_o promise_v his_o conquest_n he_o reunite_v they_o by_o accommodate_v their_o difference_n the_o prince_n he_o make_v his_o friend_n how_o he_o will_v have_v accommodate_v the_o protestant_a prince_n with_o the_o pope_n he_o treat_v with_o the_o elector_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o bohemia_n hungary_n &_o poland_n with_o the_o pope_n model_n of_o the_o design_n of_o hen._n 4._o he_o will_v part_v christendom_n into_o fifteen_o equal_a dominion_n to_o wit_n eleven_o kingdom_n and_o four_o republic_n what_o the_o pope_n have_v have_v the_o signory_n of_o venice_n the_o italian_a commonwealth_n duke_n of_o savoy_n republic_n of_o the_o swiss_n the_o low-countries_n kingdom_n of_o hungary_n the_o empire_n with_o free_a election_n bohemia_n &_o hungary_n elective_a a_o general_a council_n of_o sixty_o person_n three_z other_o of_o each_o twenty_o order_n to_o hinder_v tyranny_n and_o rebellion_n and_o to_o assist_v the_o province_n adjoin_v to_o infidel_n three_o general_a captain_n two_o by_o land_n and_o one_o by_o sea_n to_o war_n against_o the_o turk_n what_o force_n &_o what_o train_n none_o but_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n have_v suffer_v by_o this_o establishment_n in_o italy_n the_o pope_n venetian_n and_o savoyard_n will_v consent_v in_o germany_n many_o elector_n and_o have_v choose_v the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n emperor_n in_o bohemia_n and_o hungary_n the_o lord_n and_o nobility_n the_o business_n of_o cleves_n happen_v to_o give_v a_o beginning_n to_o the_o great_a design_n the_o city_n of_o flanders_n shall_v revolt_v the_o king_n army_n shall_v have_v live_v in_o great_a order_n the_o king_n will_v have_v reserve_v nothing_o of_o his_o conquest_n he_o have_v with_o other_o prince_n pray_v the_o emperor_n to_o rerestore_v the_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o liberty_n bohemia_n hungary_n &_o austria_n have_v make_v the_o same_o request_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n have_v demand_v the_o dower_n of_o his_o wife_n from_o the_o spaniard_n the_o pope_n and_o venetian_n to_o become_v mediator_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o navarre_n naples_n savoy_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o king_n have_v yield_v his_o right_n they_o have_v persuade_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n or_o else_o force_v he_o the_o great_a prudence_n and_o moderation_n intend_v by_o the_o king_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o design_n the_o preparation_n he_o make_v the_o force_n he_o have_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n army_n that_o of_o the_o elector_n &_o german_a prince_n that_o of_o the_o venetian_n and_o savoyard_n his_o exchequer_n for_o defray_v this_o great_a design_n he_o will_v make_v the_o war_n powerful_o that_o it_o may_v be_v short_a great_a appearance_n it_o may_v have_v succeed_v have_v no_o prince_n to_o oppose_v it_o but_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o florence_n what_o be_v the_o business_n of_o cleves_n and_o juliers_n death_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o juliers_n without_o issue_n his_o succession_n dispute_v by_o many_o particular_o by_o brandenbourg_n and_o newbourg_n the_o emperor_n say_v it_o be_v devolve_v to_o the_o empire_n he_o invest_v leopold_n of_o austria_n who_o whilst_o brandenbourg_n and_o newbourg_n dispute_v seize_v juliers_n they_o implore_v the_o king_n assistance_n who_o promise_v to_o march_v in_o person_n but_o tell_v he_o he_o intend_v to_o conserve_v the_o catholic_n religion_n in_o that_o country_n answer_v make_v to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o establish_v good_a order_n in_o the_o kingdom_n before_o his_o departure_n leave_v the_o regency_n to_o the_o queen_n but_o give_v she_o a_o good_a council_n he_o establish_v little_a council_n in_o the_o province_n who_o refer_v to_o the_o great_a one_o 1610._o some_o put_v it_o into_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o queen_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v install_v before_o the_o king_n departure_n he_o though_o unwilling_o consent_n the_o instalment_n of_o the_o queen_n many_o prognostic_n which_o seem_v to_o presage_v the_o death_n of_o henry_n 4._o advice_n from_o several_a place_n that_o his_o life_n shall_v be_v attempt_v he_o seem_v to_o believe_v they_o and_o fear_n who_o ravaillac_n be_v he_o be_v induce_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n but_o it_o be_v not_o know_v by_o who_o the_o king_n depart_v the_o lovure_n to_o go_v to_o the_o arsenal_n what_o person_n be_v with_o he_o his_o coach_n stop_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o ferronnerie_n ravaillac_n kill_v he_o he_o be_v tear_v with_o burn_a pincer_n and_o draw_v in_o piece_n by_o four_o horse_n the_o king_n body_n open_v and_o find_v that_o he_o may_v yet_o live_v 30_o year_n he_o be_v bury_v at_o st._n denis_n the_o queen_n make_v regent_n the_o great_a desolation_n in_o paris_n when_o they_o know_v of_o the_o king_n death_n his_o age_n and_o the_o time_n of_o of_o his_o reign_n his_o two_o wife_n margaret_n and_o mary_n he_o have_v three_o son_n by_o mary_n and_o three_o daughter_n he_o have_v eight_o natural_a child_n of_o divers_a mistress_n two_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n of_o gabriella_n a_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n of_o the_o marchioness_n of_o vernevil_n of_o the_o countess_n of_o moret_z one_o son_n of_o madam_n do_v essard_n two_o daughter_n he_o love_v all_o his_o child_n and_o will_v have_v they_o call_v he_o papa_n summary_n recital_n of_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a parallel_v of_o his_o adversity_n and_o prosperity_n prosperity_n there_o be_v more_o than_o fifty_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o person_n his_o adversity_n whet_v his_o spirit_n and_o courage_n why_o prince_n who_o come_v young_a to_o the_o crown_n seldom_o learn_v to_o govern_v well_o those_o who_o come_v to_o a_o crown_n at_o great_a distance_n and_o a_o more_o ripe_a age_n be_v more_o capable_a and_o better_a the_o reason_n of_o it_o a_o mystic_a crown_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a