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A48265 The history of the reign of Lewis XIII, King of France and Navarre containing the most remarkable occurrences in France and Europe during the minority of that prince / by Mr. Michel LeVassor.; Histoire du règne de Louis XIII. English Le Vassor, Michel, 1646-1718. 1700 (1700) Wing L1794; ESTC R19747 329,256 682

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to_o their_o ambassador_n at_o rome_n 137._o siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 133_o 134_o 137._o vienna_n and_o at_o paris_n to_o treat_v zealous_o with_o the_o pope_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n in_o ferdinand_n favour_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n and_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n represent_v to_o paul_n v._o that_o his_o title_n of_o universal_a father_n indispensable_o oblige_v he_o to_o prevent_v the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o the_o enterprise_n of_o the_o spaniard_n but_o the_o pope_n be_v unconcern_v and_o act_v not_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v resolve_v peaceable_o to_o enjoy_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o day_n the_o advantage_n of_o the_o popedom_n he_o will_v have_v see_v all_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n ruin_v without_o any_o concern_v so_o that_o they_o let_v he_o alone_o and_o suffer_v his_o nephew_n to_o grow_v rich_a at_o their_o ease_n breves_fw-la ambassador_n of_o france_n affront_v at_o this_o 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his_o niece_n but_o he_o write_v immediate_o to_o king_n philip_n to_o excuse_v himself_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o fair_o refuse_v that_o favour_n to_o ferdinand_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o spaniard_n yet_o more_o mathias_n advise_v ferdinand_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o princess_n mary_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n the_o house_n of_o mantua_n have_v no_o other_o refuge_n but_o the_o protection_n of_o france_n the_o kindred_n and_o friend_n which_o it_o have_v there_o solicit_v for_o it_o with_o all_o its_o might_n the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n and_o of_o some_o other_o state_n do_v still_o treat_v in_o its_o favour_n marry_o a●…_n medicis_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o reason_n which_o they_o allege_v to_o she_o to_o exhort_v she_o to_o take_v her_o nephew_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o her_o son_n interest_n of_o blood_n be_v unite_v together_o with_o reason_n of_o state_n but_o the_o timorous_a regent_n can_v 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which_o she_o have_v take_v up_o that_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o be_v absolute_a in_o france_n be_v to_o hold_v a_o good_a correspondence_n with_o the_o court_n of_o madrid_n the_o cardinal_n duke_n of_o mantua_n who_o the_o two_o crown_n pretend_v to_o protect_v complain_v that_o the_o catholic_n king_n endeavour_v to_o marry_v he_o to_o a_o woman_n he_o do_v not_o care_n for_o and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o young_a princess_n his_o niece_n from_o he_o charles_n emanuel_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n because_o they_o will_v have_v the_o absolute_a disposal_n of_o his_o daughter_n and_o compel_v he_o to_o lie_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n when_o he_o be_v disarm_v what_o now_o say_v he_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n which_o be_v about_o he_o be_v we_o become_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n where_o we_o shall_v do_v the_o least_o thing_n that_o displease_v he_o must_v we_o humble_o beg_v his_o majesty_n pardon_n and_o undergo_v the_o penance_n that_o he_o shall_v impose_v upon_o we_o shall_v we_o bear_v the_o caprice_n and_o the_o haughtiness_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o governor_n who_o upon_o any_o pretence_n will_v wage_v war_n against_o we_o and_o we_o be_v not_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o oppose_v they_o althô_o several_a prince_n of_o italy_n be_v not_o sorry_a to_o see_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n humble_v yet_o they_o murmur_v every_o one_o be_v afraid_a that_o upon_o the_o first_o occasion_n the_o court_n of_o madrid_n will_v treat_v they_o in_o the_o same_o imperious_a manner_n the_o prince_n of_o piedmont_n give_v his_o father_n notice_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n a_o enemy_n to_o their_o family_n threaten_v to_o humble_a the_o pride_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o to_o punish_v he_o for_o his_o attempt_n we_o must_v submit_v say_v victor_n amadeus_n or_o prepare_v to_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o angry_a and_o imperious_a favourite_n against_o we_o all_o these_o remonstrance_n do_v not_o shake_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v resolve_v to_o do_v nothing_o unworthy_a of_o his_o quality_n he_o protest_v he_o will_v rather_o abandon_v his_o two_o son_n to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n and_o die_v with_o his_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n than_o be_v another_o slave_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o leave_v turin_n when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o ambassador_n of_o france_n and_o spain_n be_v come_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o he_o will_v not_o stay_v to_o have_v term_n impose_v upon_o he_o by_o these_o two_o minister_n who_o have_v before_o agree_v together_o to_o make_v the_o same_o proposal_n charles_n emanuel_n have_v yet_o some_o hope_n that_o the_o face_n of_o affair_n in_o france_n will_v be_v change_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v then_o find_v some_o way_n of_o come_v off_o with_o honour_n coevures_fw-fr the_o spaniard_n private_o traverse_n the_o negociation_n
of_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o take_v care_n that_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o two_o crown_n shall_v be_v receive_v with_o all_o respect_n he_o write_v very_o civil_a and_o oblige_a letter_n to_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr sometime_o to_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v to_o nice_a sometime_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o within_o a_o few_o day_n he_o will_v return_v to_o turin_n medicis_n memoires_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr regence_n de_fw-fr marie_n de_fw-fr medicis_n the_o french_a ambassador_n easy_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v he_o inform_v the_o court_n of_o france_n of_o all_o this_o management_n they_o think_v there_o that_o it_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o king_n 1614_o nani_n historia_n veneta_n lib._n 1._o 1614_o to_o let_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n any_o long_a play_n upon_o a_o ambassador_n extraordinary_n which_o his_o majesty_n have_v send_v to_o he_o coevures_n be_v order_v to_o go_v to_o mantua_n and_o to_o take_v milan_n in_o his_o way_n that_o he_o may_v there_o take_v some_o measure_n with_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o marquis_n d'inojosa_fw-la receive_v the_o ambassador_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o civility_n and_o they_o take_v care_n to_o give_v he_o the_o pleasure_n and_o diversion_n of_o the_o carnaval_a but_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o speak_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n the_o spanish_a minister_n who_o can_v not_o bear_v that_o the_o court_n of_o france_n shall_v have_v any_o hand_n in_o this_o accommodation_n tell_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr that_o that_o affair_n will_v henceforward_o be_v negociate_v at_o madrid_n whither_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n have_v send_v one_o of_o his_o principal_a minister_n the_o french_a ambassador_n then_o understand_v that_o the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o spaniard_n will_v underhand_o give_v he_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n he_o set_v out_o for_o mantua_n the_o governor_n of_o milan_n dispatch_v immediate_o a_o franciscan_a friar_n with_o order_n to_o treat_v private_o with_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n to_o hinder_v he_o from_o accept_v with_o the_o mediation_n of_o france_n and_o to_o give_v he_o hope_n of_o better_a term_n by_o the_o single_a mediation_n of_o the_o catholic_n king_n who_o be_v provoke_v by_o the_o delay_n and_o resistance_n of_o charles_n emanuel_n the_o prince_n de_fw-fr castiglione_n the_o emperor_n commissioner_n in_o italy_n go_v himself_o to_o mantua_n he_o lay_v incognito_o in_o one_o of_o the_o duke_n house_n near_o the_o city_n this_o journey_n be_v undertake_v by_o agreement_n with_o the_o marquis_n inojosa_n who_o design_v to_o corroborate_v by_o send_v the_o prince_n de_fw-fr castiglione_n all_o that_o the_o franciscan_a shall_v say_v or_o at_o least_o to_o interpose_v the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n as_o a_o new_a obstacle_n to_o the_o interposition_n of_o france_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n castiglione_n represent_v to_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n that_o the_o dispute_v between_o he_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v about_o a_o feif_n of_o the_o empire_n his_o imperial_a majesty_n take_v it_o ill_o that_o their_o dispute_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o arbitration_n of_o another_o power_n coevures_fw-fr thè_z cardinal_n duke_n of_o mantua_n accept_v the_o conditon_n propose_v by_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr in_o spite_n of_o all_o these_o intrigue_n of_o the_o spaniard_n the_o cardinal_n ferdinand_n take_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n to_o accept_v the_o term_n propose_v by_o france_n and_o to_o consent_v to_o what_o be_v demand_v of_o they_o provide_v he_o shall_v have_v the_o liberty_n of_o keep_v the_o princess_n mary_n at_o mantua_n ferdinand_n make_v some_o objection_n against_o the_o amnesty_n which_o they_o desire_v of_o he_o in_o favour_n of_o those_o of_o monferrat_n who_o have_v declare_v for_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n but_o he_o consent_v at_o last_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr have_v therefore_o obtain_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n to_o marry_v the_o duchess_n margarita_n the_o widow_n of_o his_o brother_n francis_n to_o choose_v before_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o marriage_n arbiter_n to_o examine_v the_o pretension_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o monferrat_n to_o pardon_v all_o those_o rebel_n which_o charles_n emanuel_n protect_v last_o to_o require_v no_o reparation_n for_o the_o war_n which_o have_v be_v make_v against_o he_o ferdinand_n dispatch_v a_o courier_n in●…o_fw-la france_n to_o give_v the_o queen_n regent_n notice_n of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v he_o desire_v she_o to_o persuade_v the_o catholic_n king_n to_o approve_v of_o this_o agreement_n the_o court_n of_o madrid_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o wait_v till_o it_o be_v solicit_v affect_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o sole_a agent_n on_o this_o occasion_n and_o to_o give_v law_n to_o the_o two_o party_n the_o catholic_n king_n send_v express_a order_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o agreement_n upon_o these_o term_n the_o republic_n of_o venice_n think_v that_o this_o expedient_a will_v avert_v this_o war_n with_o which_o italy_n be_v threaten_v if_o the_o quarrel_n be_v not_o quick_o end_v and_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n by_o this_o submission_n will_v gain_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o two_o crown_n in_o case_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n refuse_v to_o accept_v the_o term_n which_o they_o joint_o propose_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr go_v to_o venice_n to_o divert_v himself_o likewisè_fw-la the_o d._n of_o savoy_n pretend_v to_o consent_v likewisè_fw-la expect_v order_n to_o return_v to_o france_n mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n send_v they_o to_o he_o she_o be_v well_o please_v to_o have_v make_v a_o certain_a show_n of_o her_o authority_n in_o italy_n at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o spaniard_n speak_v so_o big_a there_o coevures_n be_v command_v to_o return_v by_o turin_n and_o there_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o term_n which_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n of_o mantua_n have_v agree_v to_o the_o court_n of_o france_n be_v not_o much_o concern_v that_o charles_n emanuel_n shall_v so_o soon_o come_v to_o a_o accommodation_n with_o ferdinand_n be_v persuade_v that_o the_o spaniard_n will_v sufficient_o mortify_v he_o they_o be_v hearty_o glad_a that_o this_o bold_a and_o turbulent_a man_n have_v his_o hand_n so_o full_a in_o italy_n that_o he_o can_v not_o succour_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o marquis_n d'_fw-fr vrfe_n be_v late_o come_v to_o turin_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 222.223_o siri_fw-la memoire_fw-fr recondite_n to._n iii_o p._n 222.223_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o malcontent_n of_o france_n coevures_n receive_v a_o thousand_o caress_n at_o the_o court_n of_o charles_n emanuel_n they_o there_o seem_v well_o dispose_v to_o the_o accommodation_n but_o under_o a_o pretence_n that_o the_o spaniard_n have_v ill_a design_n against_o he_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n levy_v new_a troop_n and_o strengthen_v himself_o more_o than_o ever_o turin_n new_a troop_n levy_v at_o turin_n the_o account_n which_o the_o prince_n of_o piedmont_n upon_o his_o return_n from_o madrid_n give_v of_o the_o coldness_n and_o haughtiness_n with_o which_o he_o be_v receive_v there_o 1614_o nani_n historia_n veneta_n lib._n i._n 1614_o and_o of_o the_o aversion_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n have_v for_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n make_v charles_n emanuel_n almost_o mad_a not_o content_a to_o make_v continual_a invective_n against_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n he_o endeavour_v to_o put_v himself_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o resist_v any_o that_o shall_v attack_v he_o hereupon_o he_o negociate_n with_o maurice_n prince_n of_o orange_n john_n comte_n de_fw-fr nassaw_n come_v into_o his_o service_n invite_v by_o a_o great_a pension_n he_o raise_v new_a regiment_n of_o swisses_n and_o offer_v commission_n to_o several_a french_a officer_n in_o short_a he_o intrigue_n with_o all_o nation_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o or_o jealous_a of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n what_o a_o unhappy_a thing_n be_v it_o for_o poor_a subject_n to_o be_v at_o the_o direction_n of_o a_o restless_a ambitious_a and_o revengeful_a prince_n they_o be_v ruin_v to_o day_n for_o the_o carry_v on_o a_o chimerical_a design_n to_o morrow_n to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o unreasonable_a ambition_n or_o else_o for_o the_o revenge_a of_o a_o injury_n which_o a_o wise_a and_o judicious_a prince_n will_v out_o of_o prudence_n overlook_v but_o such_o be_v the_o fate_n of_o piedmont_n and_o savoy_n as_o long_o as_o charles_n emanuel_n live_v party_n the_o negociation_n of_o the_o d._n of_o ventadour_n and_o other_o commissioner_n of_o the_o k._n with_o the_o p._n de_fw-fr conde_n and_o those_o of_o his_o party_n the_o marquis_n
de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr be_v inform_v before_o his_o departure_n from_o italy_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o the_o regent_n be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o agreement_n this_o news_n unravel_v the_o design_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n he_o flatter_v himself_o he_o shall_v have_v time_n to_o make_v good_a his_o pretension_n to_o monferrat_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n whilst_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n shall_v be_v busy_v in_o support_v the_o authority_n of_o mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n shake_v by_o a_o civil_a war_n raise_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n in_o france_n the_o treaty_n which_o the_o regent_n be_v about_o to_o conclude_v at_o st._n meneboud_n in_o champagne_n medicis_n memoires_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr regence_n de_fw-fr marie_n de_fw-fr medicis_n with_o the_o malcontent_n be_v not_o so_o bind_v but_o that_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n hold_v still_o a_o great_a correspondence_n with_o savoy_n 1614_o mercure_n francois_n 1614_o and_o there_o 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the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o also_o concern_v the_o particular_a interest_n of_o each_o of_o the_o lord_n the_o convocation_n of_o the_o state_n be_v grant_v without_o any_o difficulty_n the_o regent_n have_v offer_v that_o in_o her_o answer_n to_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n manifesto_n there_o be_v a_o dispute_n about_o the_o second_o article_n they_o demand_v a_o suspension_n of_o the_o double_a marriage_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o court_n have_v only_a order_n to_o grant_v it_o till_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o to_o save_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o regent_n in_o a_o affair_n which_o she_o have_v negociate_v and_o solemn_o conclude_v with_o spain_n the_o court_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o this_o article_n shall_v be_v insert_v in_o the_o public_a treaty_n they_o offer_v a_o particular_a letter_n of_o the_o regent_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o which_o her_o majesty_n will_v engage_v herself_o to_o defer_v the_o double_a marriage_n till_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o king_n the_o thing_n be_v accept_v of_o with_o this_o modification_n there_o be_v only_o a_o formality_n want_v the_o day_n appoint_v for_o the_o open_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n fall_v out_o before_o the_o majority_n the_o double_a marriage_n can_v not_o be_v celebrate_v before_o the_o end_n thereof_o champagne_n the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n retire_v from_o soissons_fw-fr and_o go_v into_o champagne_n the_o proposal_n which_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o party_n make_v with_o relation_n to_o their_o particular_a interest_n raise_v great_a dispute_n in_o the_o council_n of_o mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o security_n the_o prince_n and_o the_o other_o malcontent_n demand_v that_o they_o will_v put_v some_o important_a place_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o grant_v they_o several_a thing_n for_o their_o own_o convenience_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o send_v courier_n to_o court_n 1614_o memoirs_fw-fr de_fw-fr bassompierre_n mercure_n francois_n 1614_o and_o to_o receive_v instruction_n concern_v these_o affair_n thus_o the_o king_n army_n gain_v time_n to_o reinforce_v itself_o considerable_o galati_n bring_v six_o thousand_o swisses_n which_o he_o have_v commission_n to_o levy_v medicis_n memoires_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr regence_n de_fw-fr marie_n de_fw-fr medicis_n bassompierre_n their_o new_a colonel_n general_n go_v to_o receive_v they_o at_o troy_n in_o champagne_n from_o thence_o he_o conduct_v they_o to_o vitri_fw-la where_o praslain_a be_v gather_v together_o the_o king_n army_n these_o motion_n make_v the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n jealous_a who_o immediate_o leave_v soissons_fw-fr he_o have_v write_v to_o the_o queen_n before_o to_o thank_v she_o for_o the_o three_o article_n which_o she_o have_v consent_v too_o and_o to_o advertise_v her_o majesty_n that_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr maierne_n and_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr bovillon_n remain_v at_o soissons_fw-fr with_o full_a power_n to_o treat_v of_o those_o other_o condition_n which_o his_o highness_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o party_n have_v demand_v conde_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o seize_v vitri_fw-la with_o his_o little_a army_n which_o he_o lead_v towards_o sedan_n but_o the_o king_n troop_n prevent_v he_o he_o make_v amends_o for_o this_o by_o assist_v the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o st._n menehoud_n when_o the_o particular_a demand_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o malcontented_a lord_n be_v propose_v in_o the_o queen_n council_n their_o opinion_n be_v divide_v the_o duke_n de_fw-fr guise_n d'_fw-fr epernon_n de_fw-fr bellegarde_n interest_n the_o regent_n council_n divide_v about_o the_o demand_n which_o the_o p._n of_o conde_n &_o the_o malcontent_n make_v with_o relation_n to_o their_o particular_a interest_n the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr joieuse_fw-fr and_o villeroi_n secretary_n of_o state_n cry_v out_o upon_o they_o as_o unworthy_a condition_n which_o the_o queen_n can_v not_o grant_v with_o honour_n and_o without_o part_v with_o too_o much_o of_o her_o authority_n guise_n and_o epernon_n say_v bold_o that_o if_o the_o regent_n grant_v place_n of_o security_n to_o their_o enemy_n they_o likewise_o will_v demand_v the_o same_o and_o that_o they_o will_v look_v for_o assistance_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n this_o be_v plain_o to_o threaten_v etc._n siri_fw-la meme_n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 238_o 239_o etc._n etc._n that_o they_o will_v join_v themselves_o with_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n this_o appear_v so_o much_o the_o more_o a_o contrive_a design_n because_o the_o minister_n of_o philip_n declare_v that_o the_o king_n their_o master_n will_v not_o send_v the_o infanta_n his_o daughter_n into_o france_n as_o long_o as_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v there_o the_o strong_a mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n begin_v to_o be_v shake_v by_o their_o reason_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o she_o shall_v suppress_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n by_o force_n the_o parliament_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o military_a officer_n in_o a_o word_n almost_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v at_o her_o majesty_n disposal_n the_o hugonot_n do_v not_o rise_v only_o the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n be_v perhaps_o tempt_v to_o join_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n but_o rohan_n do_v not_o ear_n to_o embark_v himself_o without_o have_v a_o prospect_n what_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o success_n however_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o stop_v he_o by_o give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o reform_a church_n concern_v the_o edict_n of_o pacification_n and_o above_o all_o in_o not_o accept_v the_o assistance_n which_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n offer_v and_o of_o which_o the_o regent_n have_v no_o need_n her_o majesty_n do_v not_o want_v money_n she_o have_v a_o good_a army_n conde_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o party_n lie_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o
the_o kingdom_n without_o hope_n of_o foreign_a succour_n be_v not_o furnish_v with_o any_o necessary_n to_o maintain_v a_o war._n conde_n the_o intrigue_n of_o the_o marschal_n de_fw-fr ancre_fw-fr to_o dissuade_v the_o regent_n from_o go_v to_o war_n with_o the_o p._n de_fw-fr conde_n mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n will_v have_v follow_v this_o advice_n the_o most_o advantageous_a to_o her_o reputation_n and_o her_o authority_n if_o the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr ancre_fw-fr and_o the_o chancellor_n de_fw-fr silleri_n have_v not_o dissuade_v she_o not_o content_a to_o allege_v their_o reason_n in_o the_o council_n that_o it_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o grant_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o those_o of_o his_o party_n 241._o siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 241._o almost_o all_o their_o pretension_n they_o intrigue_v in_o the_o parliament_n they_o excite_v the_o people_n of_o paris_n earnest_o to_o demand_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n they_o engage_v likewise_o the_o deputy_n general_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n to_o say_v that_o if_o the_o regent_n give_v the_o command_n of_o the_o army_n to_o the_o avow_a enemy_n of_o their_o religion_n they_o shall_v think_v they_o have_v very_o good_a reason_n to_o take_v care_n of_o their_o own_o preservation_n by_o unite_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr lesdiguieres_fw-fr represent_v that_o the_o war_n will_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o revival_n of_o the_o ancient_a quarrel_n between_o the_o guise_n and_o the_o bourbon_n in_o this_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n the_o queen_n think_v that_o to_o save_v herself_o from_o the_o reproach_n which_o may_v be_v hereafter_o throw_v upon_o she_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o assemble_v a_o extraordinary_a council_n and_o to_o summon_v thither_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o paris_n all_o these_o gentleman_n of_o the_o robe_n be_v prepossess_v by_o the_o chancellor_n favour_v a_o peace_n the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr joieuse_fw-fr see_v that_o their_o advice_n will_v not_o carry_v it_o go_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n guise_n epernon_n villeroy_n and_o some_o other_o who_o have_v speak_v for_o the_o war_n be_v afraid_a to_o oppose_v the_o torrent_n therefore_o they_o approve_v the_o continuation_n of_o the_o treaty_n begin_v at_o soissons_fw-fr viguier_n be_v dispatch_v by_o the_o regent_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n who_o be_v retire_v to_o st._n menehoud_n this_o new_a agent_n have_v order_n to_o persuade_v his_o highness_n to_o agree_v that_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr maienne_n and_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr bovillon_n shall_v conclude_v the_o treaty_n with_o the_o king_n commissioner_n who_o remain_v at_o soissons_fw-fr notwithstanding_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o prince_n with_o some_o other_o lord_n conde_n have_v answer_v by_o viguier_n that_o thing_n will_v soon_o come_v to_o a_o issue_n if_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr ventadour_n and_o his_o colleague_n will_v advance_v as_o far_o as_o rhetel_v to_o treat_v with_o himself_o her_o majesty_n send_v a_o express_a commission_n to_o her_o deputy_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o negociation_n the_o regent_n send_v likewise_o a_o particular_a letter_n to_o the_o prince_n she_o there_o promise_v a_o suspension_n of_o the_o double_a marriage_n till_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o king_n her_o son_n conde_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o pope_n nuncio_n about_o the_o resolution_n take_v to_o make_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o p._n of_o conde_n the_o pope_n nuncio_n be_v trouble_v at_o the_o resolution_n which_o mary_n the_o medicis_n have_v take_v to_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n upon_o term_n so_o disadvantageous_a to_o her_o royal_a authority_n he_o be_v afraid_a that_o this_o treaty_n will_v make_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n too_o powerful_a and_o put_v he_o into_o a_o capacity_n of_o push_v his_o attempt_n much_o far_o conde_n say_v this_o minister_n of_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o design_n to_o break_v the_o double_a marriage_n how_o must_v he_o effect_v it_o it_o be_v necessary_a then_o that_o he_o support_v the_o huguenot_n party_n that_o he_o favour_v the_o continual_a usurpation_n of_o the_o parliament_n upon_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n that_o he_o make_v creature_n in_o the_o sorbonne_n by_o foment_v the_o richeriste_n party_n who_o endeavour_n to_o ruin_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a see_v in_o france_n and_o if_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o canon_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a how_o can_v the_o divorce_n of_o the_o late_a king_n from_o marguerite_n his_o first_o wise_a stand_v good_a this_o prince_n of_o conde_n have_v but_o one_o step_n more_o to_o make_v to_o ascend_v the_o throne_n the_o italian_a politician_n 241._o siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 241._o oftentimes_o carry_v their_o reason_n beyond_o all_o bound_n the_o author_n which_o relate_v these_o speculation_n of_o the_o nuncio_n add_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o this_o minister_n will_v have_v be_v very_o well_o ground_v in_o any_o other_o country_n beside_o france_n the_o genius_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v so_o changeable_a they_o take_v different_a measure_n every_o day_n conde_n the_o examination_n of_o a_o politic_a reflection_n of_o a_o venetian_a author_n concern_v the_o treaty_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n so_o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o that_o one_o can_v moke_v no_o certain_a conjecture_n about_o the_o several_a commotion_n there_o the_o reflection_n be_v not_o amiss_o and_o indeed_o we_o must_v agree_v with_o he_o but_o this_o author_n shall_v have_v add_v that_o conde_n be_v a_o man_n of_o so_o faint_a a_o temper_n so_o little_a capable_a of_o any_o resolution_n that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v the_o regent_n much_o mischief_n tho'_o she_o have_v grant_v he_o condition_n yet_o more_o advantageous_a a_o noble_a venetian_a speak_v of_o the_o same_o 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shall_v find_v himself_o in_o a_o necessity_n to_o protect_v with_o open_a force_n the_o cardinal_n duke_n of_o mantua_n and_o punish_v the_o pride_n and_o rashness_n of_o charles_n emmanuel_n the_o affair_n have_v be_v debate_v in_o the_o queen_n council_n the_o necessity_n of_o a_o accommodation_n of_o the_o difference_n as_o soon_o as_o possible_a be_v thorough_o perceive_v the_o consequence_n of_o which_o may_v go_v a_o great_a way_n far_o this_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o contest_v between_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n and_o mantua_n there_o be_v behindhand_o a_o fear_n lest_o the_o spaniard_n shall_v invade_v piedmont_n the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr rambovillet_n be_v nominate_v her_o majesty_n ambassador_n extraordinary_a into_o italy_n for_o to_o go_v and_o negotiate_v a_o accord_n joint_n with_o julius_n savelli_n the_o pope_n nuncio_n extraordinary_a france_n and_o spain_n have_v solicit_v paul_n v._o to_o interpose_v his_o authority_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n but_o the_o good_a man_n do_v not_o care_n to_o meddle_v with_o savoy_n affair_n charles_n emmanuel_n profess_v he_o have_v no_o great_a regard_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o the_o pope_n say_v 7._o history_n de_fw-fr connestable_a de_fw-fr lesdiguieres_fw-fr liv._o viii_o chap._n 7._o he_o do_v not_o care_n to_o treat_v with_o a_o prince_n who_o word_n he_o can_v not_o trust_v to_o the_o instance_n of_o spain_n come_v in_o season_n to_o hinder_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n from_o take_v any_o officer_n and_o french_a soldier_n into_o his_o service_n the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr lesdiguieres_fw-fr send_v to_o ask_v of_o her_o majesty_n leave_v to_o raise_v in_o dauphiny_a two_o thousand_o foot_n and_o some_o horse_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n the_o regent_n will_v not_o grant_v this_o she_o forbid_v likewise_o all_o the_o french_a to_o go_v into_o charles_n emmanuel_n service_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o these_o positive_a and_o severe_a order_n of_o the_o queen_n lesdiguieres_n find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o pass_v some_o thousand_o into_o piedmont_n who_o wonderful_o reinforce_v savoy_n army_n savoy_n open_v war_n betwixt_o spain_n and_o savoy_n charles_n emmanuel_n be_v constant_a in_o his_o resolution_n not_o to_o disband_v his_o troop_n unless_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n will_v do_v the_o same_o likewise_o or_o give_v assurance_n that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n have_v first_o begin_v this_o in_o honour_n to_o his_o royal_a majesty_n inojosa_n will_v not_o flinch_v back_o a_o jot_n from_o his_o pretension_n that_o the_o king_n his_o master_n have_v right_o to_o give_v the_o word_n of_o command_n 1614_o nani_n historia_n veneta_n lib._n i._n 1614_o and_o that_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o a_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n as_o a_o equal_a do_v with_o a_o equal_a or_o a_o sovereign_n with_o a_o sovereign_n etc._n siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 226_o 227._o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v then_o a_o necessity_n of_o come_v to_o a_o open_a war._n the_o spanish_a ambassador_n at_o turin_n have_v great_o reproach_v charles_n emmanuel_n tell_v he_o down_o right_o that_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n provoke_v through_o so_o long_a a_o resistance_n be_v go_v at_o last_o to_o do_v himself_o justice_n charles_n listen_v to_o this_o without_o be_v move_v at_o it_o but_o pluck_v the_o collar_n of_o the_o golden-fleece_n from_o off_o his_o neck_n 1614_o mercure_n francoise_n 1614_o which_o have_v be_v heretofore_o present_v he_o return_v it_o disdainful_o to_o the_o ambassador_n say_v god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v ever_o wear_v the_o order_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o intend_v to_o deal_v with_o i_o as_o if_o i_o be_v his_o subject_n the_o governor_n of_o milan_n have_v his_o troop_n in_o readiness_n to_o march_v and_o he_o further_o expect_v a_o reinforcement_n which_o be_v to_o come_v to_o he_o from_o naples_n and_o sicily_n and_o now_o see_v inojosa_n advance_v near_o to_o verceil_v with_o the_o thought_n that_o the_o duke_n will_v humble_o submit_v himself_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o spanish_a army_n shall_v enter_v his_o country_n it_o be_v believe_v this_o be_v not_o do_v without_o some_o design_n that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v order_v prince_n philibert_n son_n of_o charles_n emmanuel_n who_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n have_v make_v general_n of_o his_o force_n at_o sea_n shall_v conduct_v himself_o to_o genua_n the_o troop_n design_v against_o savoy_n be_v not_o this_o to_o insult_v over_o the_o duke_n by_o make_v he_o see_v that_o his_o son_n carry_v if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v to_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n rod_n wherewith_o philip_n or_o rather_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n intend_v to_o whip_v a_o poor_a prince_n who_o dare_v to_o resist_v a_o potent_a king_n these_o bravade_v do_v not_o at_o all_o astonish_v charles_n emmanuel_n he_o on_o his_o side_n enter_v into_o the_o milanese_n country_n where_o his_o troop_n do_v more_o harm_n than_o the_o spanish_a have_v do_v in_o he_o his_o highness_n get_v both_o glory_n and_o reputation_n for_o at_o last_o the_o marquis_n inojosa_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o novice_n in_o the_o art_n of_o war._n the_o spanish_a army_n fail_v of_o the_o fair_a opportunity_n of_o beat_v the_o savoyard_n who_o be_v inferior_a to_o they_o in_o number_n the_o bad_a conduct_n of_o this_o expedition_n have_v render_v the_o governor_n of_o milan_n despicable_a in_o italy_n they_o be_v glad_a to_o see_v the_o pride_n of_o spain_n humble_v inojosa_n for_o to_o be_v avenge_v in_o some_o manner_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n curry_v favour_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n who_o protect_v he_o undertake_v to_o raise_v a_o fort_n near_o enough_o to_o verceil_v upon_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n land_n it_o be_v call_v the_o fort_n of_o sandoval_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n family_n the_o governor_n design_n be_v to_o bridle_v verceil_n cover_v the_o milanois_n and_o close_o up_o a_o entry_n to_o foreigner_n who_o may_v easy_o this_o way_n make_v a_o irruption_n into_o it_o the_o spaniard_n have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n think_v on_o this_o enterprise_n but_o for_o fear_v that_o such_o a_o novelty_n may_v alarm_n the_o neighbour_a prince_n the_o court_n of_o madrid_n let_v alone_o their_o design_n they_o expect_v some_o favourable_a conjuncture_n inojosa_fw-la thought_n that_o the_o opportunity_n of_o the_o breach_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v a_o fit_a time_n to_o do_v it_o the_o important_a service_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o do_v his_o master_n do_v not_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o understand_a man_n of_o his_o own_o nation_n they_o complain_v that_o the_o governor_n have_v lose_v time_n in_o building_n of_o the_o fort_n of_o sandoval_n they_o loud_o say_v that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o reduce_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n by_o enter_v a_o good_a way_n into_o piedmont_n with_o a_o army_n much_o strong_a than_o he_o the_o whole_a court_n of_o madrid_n take_v the_o liberty_n of_o talk_v sharp_o against_o inojosa_n and_o charles_n emmanuel_n they_o accuse_v the_o first_o of_o his_o slowness_n fear_v ignorance_n and_o perhaps_o infidelity_n as_o for_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n his_o name_n be_v abhor_v among_o they_o and_o detestable_a philip_n chief_a agent_n do_v not_o threaten_v charles_n emmanuel_n with_o less_o than_o irrecoverable_a ruin_n savoy_n reciprocal_a write_n from_o the_o k._n of_o spain_n ☞_o duke_n of_o savoy_n the_o spaniard_n be_v laugh_v at_o when_o they_o resolve_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o pen_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n the_o captain_n general_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o state_n cause_v a_o placaet_n to_o be_v put_v up_o wherein_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o county_n of_o ast_n and_o all_o other_o signory_n 1614_o mercure_n francoise_n 1614_o which_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n as_o they_o say_v hold_v in_o fief_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n be_v confiscate_v to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n by_o reason_n of_o charles_n emmanuel_n his_o vassal's_n treason_n the_o prince_n of_o castiglione_n the_o emperor_n commissioner_n in_o italy_n cause_v it_o likewise_o to_o be_v signify_v to_o the_o duke_n that_o there_o be_v a_o mandate_n wherein_o he_o be_v order_v in_o the_o emperor_n name_n to_o disband_v his_o army_n present_o and_o refrain_v from_o all_o act_n of_o hostility_n in_o montferrat_n and_o upon_o the_o land_n of_o the_o cardinal_n duke_n of_o mantua_n under_o penalty_n of_o be_v put_v under_o the_o ban_n of_o the_o empire_n charles_n emmanuel_n on_o the_o contrary_n defend_v himself_o with_o his_o pen_n very_o vigcurous_o his_o exchequer_n chamber_n declare_v by_o a_o public_a act_n that_o the_o county_n of_o ast_n be_v immediate_o hold_v of_o the_o empire_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o land_n specify_v by_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n officer_n they_o have_v never_o
be_v fief_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n the_o emperor_n be_v much_o more_o respectful_o deal_v withal_o charles_n emmanuel_n write_v to_o he_o a_o long_a letter_n by_o way_n of_o apology_n and_o manifesto_n the_o duke_n give_v therein_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o conduct_n complain_v mighty_o of_o the_o haughtiness_n and_o enterprise_n of_o the_o spanish_a king_n and_o his_o minister_n in_o italy_n and_o accuse_v the_o prince_n of_o castiglione_n of_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o spaniard_n against_o the_o true_a interest_n of_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v not_o over-satisfied_n with_o castiglione_n proceed_n they_o will_v have_v have_v the_o principality_n of_o piedmont_n put_v under_o the_o ban_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o commit_v to_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n the_o imperial_a court_n do_v not_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o go_v with_o so_o much_o precipitation_n they_o be_v not_o so_o blind_a but_o they_o can_v perceive_v that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v too_o powerful_a in_o italy_n savoy_n the_o pope_n nuncio_n and_o the_o ambassador_n of_o f._n endeavour_v a_o accommodation_n betwixt_o spain_n and_o savoy_n whilst_o the_o spaniard_n and_o the_o savoyard_n fight_v one_o the_o other_o sometime_o with_o their_o sword_n and_o at_o other_o time_n with_o their_o pen_n the_o marquis_n of_o rambovillet_n and_o the_o nuncio_n savolli_n propose_v different_a project_n for_o a_o accommodation_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n with_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n the_o regent_n of_o france_n who_o otherwise_o be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 1614_o nani_n hist_o veneta_n lib._n i._n 1614_o and_o will_v deal_v tender_o with_o the_o court_n of_o spain_n have_v give_v order_n to_o her_o ambassador_n to_o endeavour_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o italy_n without_o much_o trouble_v herself_o to_o satisfy_v the_o nice_a pride_n of_o charles_n emmanuel_n who_o aspire_v to_o treat_v with_o crown_a head_n as_o if_o they_o be_v his_o equal_n therefore_o rambovillet_n etc._n siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 287_o 288_o 289._o etc._n etc._n press_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o disband_v his_o army_n the_o first_o upon_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n word_n which_o he_o shall_v give_v as_o come_v from_o his_o master_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o king_n of_o france_n that_o neither_o piedmont_n nor_o any_o other_o of_o the_o state_n belong_v to_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n shall_v be_v attack_v 1614_o mercure_n francois_n 1614_o and_o that_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n shall_v disband_v his_o troop_n fifteen_o or_o twenty_o day_n after_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n offer_v to_o be_v guarantee_n of_o the_o treaty_n and_o rambovillet_v protest_v to_o charles_n emmanuel_n that_o the_o marshal_n lesdiguieres_n shall_v come_v to_o his_o succour_n with_o all_o the_o force_n of_o france_n in_o case_n spain_n shall_v break_v the_o treaty_n the_o duke_n be_v a_o long_a time_n shuffle_n hereupon_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o put_v too_o great_a a_o confidence_n in_o the_o word_n of_o france_n at_o a_o time_n when_o france_n have_v great_a engagement_n with_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n than_o ever_o beside_o he_o consider_v that_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n not_o disband_v till_o after_o he_o he_o shall_v lie_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n who_o may_v chase_v he_o out_o of_o piedmont_n before_o the_o succour_n of_o france_n can_v get_v over_o the_o alps_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n reflect_v that_o if_o he_o provoke_v the_o pope_n and_o france_n in_o refuse_v with_o too_o much_o stubbornness_n the_o condition_n which_o their_o agent_n offer_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o all_o the_o world_n charles_n emmanuel_n find_v himself_o in_o so_o great_a a_o perplexity_n as_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o resolution_n to_o take_v a_o league_n with_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n be_v his_o only_a remedy_n he_o solicit_v the_o senate_n as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o join_v with_o he_o to_o drive_v away_o the_o spaniard_n from_o the_o milanese_n spain_n say_v he_o to_o zeno_n the_o venetian_a ambassador_n be_v nothing_o like_o what_o it_o be_v heretofore_o the_o country_n of_o milan_n lie_v on_o all_o side_n open_a and_o may_v be_v overrun_v in_o the_o space_n of_o one_o or_o two_o campaign_n if_o france_n do_v not_o declare_v for_o we_o she_o will_v be_v against_o we_o her_o best_a officer_n and_o soldier_n who_o be_v most_o experience_v will_v come_v over_o to_o we_o and_o take_v our_o part_n even_o by_o the_o king_n consent_n the_o prince_n of_o italy_n who_o be_v most_o depend_v upon_o spain_n will_v make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o she_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v her_o power_n shake_v in_o our_o principality_n every_o one_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o share_v a_o part_n in_o the_o spoil_n the_o duke_n have_v to_o no_o 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