mortifying Fasts at that time because no leaf in the Old or New Testament enjoyns it And when the year renews and the floating humors begin again to work then to be tyrannized over two whole months and the youth of the year to be clouded with sadness and when Nature designs this that our bodies being purged from unwholesom humors should be replenished with new juyces that to have them corrupted with meer putrefactions and sâ—lt meats and that by the doting of them who touch no such things themselves but enjoyn solemn Fasts religiously abstaining This they say of our Lent In other things always pretend the Bible quote Scriptures in Disputes tire our strongest dissatisfie those of middle parts catch not a few Their Teachers they call Ministers not distinguished in habit from the Laity And because they have like passions as other men they allow them to marry wives of their own counting that better than for them to corrupt other mens which they malignantly charge upon the unmarried and chast Order Their Temples are naked and censed with Prayers They have their Communions with a crust of Bread and sip of Wine on certain days in memory of the Lords Supper That God being a pure Spirit is to be worshipped with a pure spirit not with Beads which they call in derision the Serpents eggs They dislike Monasteries where they say innumerable happy Wits are unhappily stifled and buried alive which might have been chosen Vessels of the Lord had they with judgment taken to a course agreeable to their nature thus they speak Geneva the Head of the Religion a City of the Allobroges was under the Government of their own Bishops but hath now flung off their yoke and continues as yet a free State Vnder the Walls the Rhosne runs free and with its own waters through the Lacus Lemanus A Lake of a vast compass like a Sea roars and raises billows The City is situate on high and strengthned with Works and Banks The Walls take in two Hills artificially bending or winding inwards of a pleasant prospect and delightful to the Beholders In that place men and women are alike obstinate and all do construe that they have so great assurance of God that they do not turn to truth even in adversity as if so be they should be forced to receive the Catholicks they would stand more in fear of life than death I have somewhat the more largely discoursed about that Sect because an opportunity hath offered and no others did more largely contribute heretofore to the Rebellion by the Example of Tacitus that digresses somewhat freely in the Religion of the Jews but especially of Polybius who being a chief Master in these cases slackens the reins of History with far greater digressions There is no more certain Argument of ignorance and childishness than to refuse knowledge and assume an ability of Judgment after such eminent men Therefore that Party which had so often been prevalent to the ruine of France after the death of Lewis XIII either subdued or quiet of themselves gave no disturbance although they had reason to be proud of Thurenne and Gassion being brave men both of whom had a worthy Name but with different success The former would wisely pitch upon the advantage of ground often gain a Victory without blood or mourning Curb the Enemy by delay seldom venturing a Battel with good advice for Peace or War by conduct and providence insatiable of glory and ingrossing to himself all the successes of the Battel would secretly charge upon his Fellow-Officers all the errours or misfortunes would protract Wars out of Art or design of continuing long in Commission Having a natural pride of his Nobility comparable to ancient Commanders far the chiefest of his own age Gassion out-â—â—â—ned the Line of his Ancestors though not mean with his own valour hasty to execute his hopes never making any long debate upon matters nothing could restrain his fiery courage with unwearied charges day and night would tire out the Enemy was able to discharge bdth duties of Souldier and Captain Joyful at the very dangers as others are at the rewards of dangers Both affected to the King neither under colour of Religion affected alteration of State 7. Our Armies survivors of so many dangers swollen with a long train of Victories thought nothing difficult Lewis Bourbon Enguien blaz'd like a Star dreadful to the Nations thwarting the French Interest Rocroy was the dawn of his rising Glory and a presage of his future Greatness All was prosperous and quiet France at concord and united reached over Almania from the Mazeliâ— brink to beyond the Rhine By the Victory at Norlingue the parts confining on the Danube were afterwards invaded and terrour struck on all sides In Spain by seizing Tortosa and Flix we were got to the River Iber. Our Fleets ranged over the Mediterranean and Ocean 9. All Italy from the Pope who was then Vrban VIII to the least Princes bore reverence The Dukes of Savoy Mantoua and Modena rather Instruments of French slavery than free Princes In Germany the Kings of Swethland and Denmaâ— boasted of our friendship the Pole-sued for it The Electors thought themselves hardly used unless they might be admitted to some room in our favour Portugal torn from Spain depended on the looks of France whose yoke Catalaunia had willingly put on being weary of the Spanish Dominion The Low-Countries stuck close to us The King of England that now discovered the seeds of Innovation and Civil War to spring up did sollicitously oblige us to him Europe with astonishment stood gazing at such a state of our Affairs nothing was wanting to compleat our happiness besides moderation and the Art of enjoying it Our Princes were in concord and stood in awe of the Queens look who supported by the counsels of Mazarine did so manage the Reins of the Publick Fate as that the Kingdom flourished and all Enterprises at home and in the field succeeded prosperously and even to envy She married young and having been bred strictly bore with an equal temper her Husbands knidness or slighting A Woman for holiness of life after the ancient manner A Queen couragious and not to be conquered by adversity of great judgment cunning to dissemble or to conceal in alterations would not discover any change This was resolved of stoutly to maintain her Children and Kingdom in the mean time during the Kings Minority not to exasperate the Princes but hold an even seal between them Being but newly abroad from her close mourning she cast out such expressions Faithful Armies shall defend the French Empire him point-at the King his own Majesty The Palace was free from those vices which are wont to grow rank in Courts The Kings Childhood shot up under the nurture and admonitions of Mazarine to whom was also taken on as a second Villeroy one well versed in our State-affairs skilled in the Court a quick foreseer of Interests likely to get uppermost Our Nobles
cannot be comforted A few days before he took his leave of Haro he urges twenty times that he would but suffer these three words Besides his Charges and Governments to be inserted into the Articles already agreed upon and immediately there would be an end of so many miseries and the Sun-shine of Peace would break forth and shine every where Haro denies that this can be obtained of his Master and after that Lyonne was dismissed so great Secrets having been a long time supprest among us the Spaniards disguising the truth gave abroad that Mazarine both at Munster and Madrid always deluded the French Ministers and that he reserved himself the glory of the Peace is not to be questioned He who thinks otherwise is ignorant both of Mazarine and the French State and through envy suppresseth truth The Electors of Mentz and Cologne having met at Franckfurt to treat about the Election of the Emperour took hold upon that occasion and excited the Ambassadors of both Kings to revive the Treaty of Peace so far advanced Penneranda spum out ten months in expecting his Masters Instructions this space being expired he deluded the endeavours of the Electors by repeating the Propositions so often rejected and threatning If any Ambassadors were sent from the Electors to his Master he would do his endeavour to have them turned out of Madrid with disgrace and not so much as a Bark be allowed them to lodge in That in the first place without any Controversie what the French held by Conquest they should restore they must quit all Lorraine must abandon Braganza must restore Conde to his former Dignities till he was ascertained that the French had consented to these Conditions he would not so must as come to treat Whilst Penneranda talks at this rate without end we are come to the year 1659. in which at last the Peace was concluded About the end of the former year 1658. the King comes through Burgundy that was in some disorder to Lyons whither came also Christina the gallant off-spring of Henry IV. Dutchess of Savoy with her Daughter Margaret who was given out by report the Person that was to be espoused to the King Both of them were entertained so affectionately and so honourably as more cannot be imagined Hither too hastens at a great rate the Duke of Savoy a Prince of a comely Personage and in the flower of his Youth Vigorous Nature shewed the Stock from whence he sprung being so strong that he presently raised an admiration in the minds of all that saw him Now was the King supposed to court Margaret as his future Wife when all on the sudden Pememelli rides poste from Spain to Villâ—franca in such haste that he would not so much as to stay for a Pass After secret Conferences between Lyonne and Pementelli Pementelli introduced to Mazarine reveals the mind of his Master about the Peace as Lyonne had concluded it at Madrid and that about the Marriage of the Infanta of Spain with our King he might decently insinuate the matter he pretended that Lyonne had already intimated it to Duke Lewis de Haro although Lyonne had occasionally hinted the matter not by Instruction from the King but of his own head Mazarine being troubled for the Savoy Lady who having passed the craggy Alps and steep Ways in intolerable Weather would be thought to have been mocked resolves to reveal to her the whole Intrigue The Savoyard ill dissembling his resentment of the slur put upon his Sister flung away from Court rather then departed The Mother impatient stung with vexation presently after that her Son was gone very early in the morning went and lamented to Mazarine What shall I do deluded Woman Shall I go and sue after the Matches which I have already slighted having been inveigled with a pretended Marriage Mazarine pacifieth her with that smoothness of Language at which he was excellent That nothing should proceed but to the Common Good Matters were at that pass between the Kings of France and Spain that upon certain Judgment there was apparent hope of Peace and Alliance her Highness was of so noble a Spirit as to prefer the publick before her private advantage If the Spanish Proposition took not effect he would do his endeavour that she should never repent of her Journey and the trouble that she had undertaken which he promised to procure her under the Kings Hand Christiern whether she believed what he said or thought it to her credit to be deceived in a desperate case acquiesced to Mazarines Answer and went away with Margaret embracing instead of a King for her Husband his Note This was the precise sum of the Ticket In case the Spanish Match fall off that Margaret the Sister of the Duky of Savoy shall be the Wife of the King of France Lewis XIV The King postes away in all haste to Paris where Pementelli keeping close for some time with Lyonne debated upon the Articles of the Peace and Marriage He was frequently with Mazarine in the nights to whom when he would relax nothing in Condes case Pementelli accorded That Conde should be restored only to his Estate but forfeit his Governments and the place of Grand Maistre d'Hostel Farther that Mazarine and Lewis de Haro should meet at the Pyrenaeans and after that matters being composed between the Ministers that the two Kings should have an Enterview to confirm the Articles and solemnize the Marriage between the King of France and Maria Teresa the Infanta of Spain Pementelli ordered all this to be carried to Madrid by Courriers expecting from his Master the confirmation and ratifying of it after the usual manner Mazarine imparted this Secret to none but Lyonne which that he might keep from the eyes of the Common-people he gave out such pretences for a colour even to Strangers That the Journey of Pementelli was meerly casual as he passed from Piedmont to Flanders Happening to find the Court at Lyons that he thought it his Masters Interest if to prevent the Savoy Match he did court the French by the Marriage of the Infanta of Spain with the publick Peace That such a Match is to this end offered to put the Emperour into a scruple that wishes for it and to raise Jealousies in the minds of the Portugueze and English without whose knowledge these things were believed to be treated in France No Head was more fruitful of such Inventions than Mazarines In the month of June in the peaceful year 1659. Mazarine begun his blessed Journey with great Pomp not a few Lords of the Court bearing him company Between Blois and Amboise at Ecurie he luckily meets a Courrier of Pementelli returning from Madrid He brought with him a Ratification of the Articles in the Council of Spain extorted with difficulty and slowly because of the debarring Conde of his Dignities and Governments Mazarine paused and had almost gone back again being advised what Haro had promised Conde Pementelli earnestly desired him to hold on
unpunished and therefore frequent The disorders being composed which Conde had headed when he suspected not the Kings vengeance he is hastily thrown first in the Bastille and then into Vincennes The tiresom condition of imprisonment lasted five years in which his wife bore him company of whom he had Anne married to the Duke of Longueville then after his release from this place Enguien and Conti. First Governor of Guyenne then of Burgundy and Bourges he changed his course of life and minded the raising his Estate The Families of Princes formerly rich and honourable fell into decay by a delight in magnificency the richer Furniture and Attendance any one had the more reputation and respect he found in his Country and among his Tenants That Gallantry and Fame for Generosity proving ruinous to the Nobility turned Conde to a wiser course who having been formerly pinched with want brought into his house good husbandry having been the first Horder of his Family and arrived at old age improving his money Some did believe that he was not sordid but only made as though he had been sordid No better Master no better Servant that is more obsequious to such as were in power He was most lively and spirituous a marvellous sweetness marvellous gayety in his humor Would season his pleasures with the interposition of studies lengthen his entertainments with cheerful discourse and be pleased with trifles but not taken having laid upon his carriage this law of humility that he would never seem to command He conversed with others not so as to require them to think that he left an obligation upon them in condescending to admit them into his company Nothing was more methodical than the whole course of Condes life Every action had its proper season and each year they returned in their due periods as by a Kalendar Naturally couragious when under apprehensions from the Court timerous The King fell dangerously sick which gave no unjust ground of fear The small Pox came out a sad contagion an humor boils with a fiery Fever that preys upon all the graces of the face He recovered preserving his Majesty and with only a few prints of the disease left In the mean time he grew up under the Instructions of Hardovin Perefix Abbot of Beaumont a man of a pleasant gravity and wisdom afterwards Archbishop of Paris who might have been styled the Kings Seneca but that he happened upon a Trajan Naples followed that malignant Star of Rebellion The Duke of Arcos governed as Vice-Roy after the Castillian fashion proudly The people complain that are not satisfied The Sedition was raised upon a slight pretence A Tribute laid upon fruit which that Nation love excessively The Youth raising ranging about and with Arms shout in the City threaten raise the Citizens beset the Palace The Riot at Naples increasing by meer accident the Duke of Guise was then at Rome thinking of nothing less than of getting a Kingdom He is invited by the Republick of Naples being but newly come into the World for so it would be named He making a shew of indignation that he should be sought to posting away with all his might broke out of Town and committed himself and all his Fortunes to a small Bark How much Fate did that little Plank carry that is the remnant of the House of Guise then which nothing on earth is more noble Worthy were it to reign unless they had rashly aimed at it in France Guise arrives happily although through a thousand dangers received with popular that is immoderate applause for in such things they have no measure The vastness of the swelling Sedition passeth all bounds they flourish in their Trophies that they may appear not to be more huge than forward The new General having been tossed with variety of Fates rejoyces at the unusual Honour Now he estimates what is his power but especially what is the pleasure of France whose aid more than once he in vain implores whether that that Kingdom were encumbred with other occasions or upon diffidence of the peoples fickleness or because it was too much to be allowed a Subject whilst the ambition of his Ancestors yet continues Naples is the work of that Phalaris who prest men to perjuries by setting before them a brazen Bull in which upon refusal he threatned to roast them alive At first a Republick as other Greek Towns Augustus first added it to the Roman Empire after the division of which it was in subjection to Dukes of its own Roger King of Sicily brought it under his Government After him the Goths the Vandals the Alani and Saracens nay the Emperors of Germany also At length it fell to our Dukes of Anjou by the Will of Queen Jone after that by another Jone to the Aragonese between whom and our Lewis the XII were dreadful Wars for so great a Prize By the falshood of the Aragonese the Kingdom divided into two parts equal moities fell to their shares only and to this present so abides that most beautiful Coast of all not only in Italy but of the whole Vniverse Nothing is more gentle than the air nothing more fruitful than the soil nothing more harbour som than the Sea every tree and beast bears double the Reaper rejoyces at his sudden harvest The flocks grow to the astonishment of the Shepherd and siâ— high is the temper of health that it seems to have been the work of teeming Nature The Duke of Guise continued not long in the most blessed light For Don Juan d'Austria drawing near he was the King of Spains Bastard Son the people return to their obedience Guise is taken the designed Prince of the Republick and carried Prisoner into Spain What wonder the Royal Authority always prevails in time The anger of Subjects consumes with delay He that relies upon Commotions is deceived and will eternally be deceived From the Populus or people what is there hut unsetledness as in the Populus or Aspen Truâ— there is no shade but the leaves are always playing To trust himself to the Vulgar is to pass a rapid Torrent upon a rotten Plank At the head and tail of the Rhyne are the only two Nations that have held firm in Revolt The Switzars and Hollanders both having shaken off the Austrian yoke These have found their liberty in the Waters those other in the Mountains These the Barricadoes of the Waters secure those the Clefts of Rocks riches these poverty those those having taken away all Supremacy these having assumed Orange and his Successors for their Head There every one obeys every other Here the Assembly represents the high and mighty Lords the States General In the mean while Prince Thomaso with our Praslin restored those things into their former state which seemed running to confusion by divers expostulations whilst the Duke was in his Infancy and Christina a Widow Thomaso having left the Spaniards and espoused our Party in divers Battels having taken Sant and Trine with other
would buoy up hopes with ceremonious Applications and would enlarge Nobility with the offer of Titles carrying himself so fairly that every where he might appear freed from the being apprehended to have done wrong But so fast in keeping counsel that he was wholly inaccessible even to those that were reputed his greatest Confidents He would never brag any thing in vanity of words Towards prosperity and adversity he bore an even face not mind And though great he was accounted whilst he stood in his fall and when he was down he appeared greater In truth by his Courage he deserved that his Calamity should at last turn to his Glory Being given to dissimulation he yielded an ear to Suspicions and Slanderers Large in promises which oftentimes he did not perform or if he did make them good the Courtesie was long pondered with scruples and delay and extorted by importunity so that he made it unserviceable consuming the joy with the tediousness of expectation Sometimes he rewarded Vertue but never went forth to meet it And that upon acquaintance with the French Temper which presently upon receiving one favour thinks of a new one He fell under Infamy seldom for his own many times for others actions The malignity of Fortune often overcame his Arts and in him Fate was too hard for Vertue In so great a happiness of Nature there was an eminent complication of all exquisite qualities which were consistent with transcendent Vertues The Reputation of Clemency he stood upon even when severity had been expedient to absolute Government By Gentleness he arrived to that Praise with which many many have grown famous by violent and rigorous courses In truth no innocent Ghosts will torture him no publick Evils nor domestick can justly be reproached upon him He deserved well of our Ancestors and Posterity having increased the Empire by the accession of Territory and not impaired it by any eminâ—nt loss It must be marked that he fell into times different to Richlieu's He had most sore Enemies that rivalled a Woman and a Child Being haughtily secure through his own Conscience and the Kings Love he stoutly waged and gloriously finished a War that had been rashly undertaken Comparable to any of the Ancients for profoundness of Understanding he was buried amidst the Applauses of Victory in his own Triumph THE TWELFTH BOOK OF THE History of FRANCE The CONTENTS Provision is made for the exhausted Treasury the Spaniard lays an Injunction upon his Embassadours not to contend any more with the French about Precedency Lorrain Covenants with the King about his Country Dunkirk is purchased from the English The Pope repairs the violation done to the French Embassadour at Rome The Emperour requires and receives aid against the Turks invading Hungary The French Trade is spread through the New World AFter the Death of Mazarine the Kings Cabinet Counsellours were Michael Tellier Hugh Lyonne both Secretaries of State and John Baptista Colbert Lord Treasurer men of great Vertue and Fame There is no more certain evidence of a great Prince then to take and employ able men and of reputation for all will presently judge that he is such a one as those be that are about him The Progress into Britanny that had been long talked of at Court at lest about the end of the month of July Anno 1661. broke out upon the head of Nicholas Fouquet who was Arrested as he returned from the Kings Council He was carried into the Castle of Anger 's from thence to Vincennes and at last to the Bastille The greatness of the blow seconded the wishes of his Friends none offering to interpose between him and that stroke which was set on by so Powerful a hand He was a man of a noble Spirit but ruined by his good Nature and blinded by Prosperity if it may be called Prosperity the disposing of a vast Treasure being neither rightly acquainted with his own Station nor the falshood of Flatterers he fell not out of a greediness of hoarding but of scattering Money Yet none appeared in his defence when he came in trouble so widely had he offended and in such a compass as if he had made that his only business He is not the only person that this Mask hath trapanned the same Visour hath deluded thousands Where is the man who hath escaped out of these Nets but hath left some feathers upon this Bird-lime the lust of women too playing about such streams of Gold The King passed no fierce no hasty sentence but gave the Prisoner time to give in his own and others misdemeanours He erected a Court of honest men chosen out of every Parliament of France lest their power should be corrupted if they had been few These were by Commission to make inquiry into the Embezelling the Publick Money to discover by what Caverns what Gulfs it was wasted The young King would have his Chequer improve in height Restraint was needful though late yet there was no penalty laid upon Fouquet but that of Banishment See the storms and tossings of life that no Wisdom can ever regulate in the slippery Pinnacle and Precipice of the Court It is a hard matter in any sort of life so to behave ones self as not to trip and it is a great gift of nature to have common sense and not presume too much upon Fortune At the close of February 1662 the King was present in Parliament that the conditions of Agreement accorded with Charles of Lorrain might be consirmed by their Act. The substance of thâ—m was to this effect That Charles Duke of Lorrain being without Issue doth voluntarily without any constraint make over to Lewis King of France all his right in the Dukedoms of Lorrain and Barr that the same Charles during his life shall command both Countries with Soveraign Authority his Subjects continuing free from all new Taxes and Impositions that the King have free power as soon as he pleaseth to fortifie Marsal that if the Duke be invaded in Germany in the Low-Countries in Franche-Comte that the King shall come in to his defence that the Accession of so great a Territory is compensated by adopting them into the Royal Family After the Imperial Progeny of the Bourbons that the Princes of Lorrain be advanced into the Priviledges of the Blood-Royal Yet that they may not exceed the number of four who should be of that Family Authorized to the passing of Publick Acts. That all these so great Priviledges are granted upon the condition that they who pretend to he descended of that Line all actually subscribe the Articles otherwise to be void and of no effect With such a Bridle was the notorious Pride of that Audacious House restrained Divers discourses past about a business of that moment the Publick voice disliked it the more understanding did not joyn in it the Court was divided those that were still foremost in compliance as the custom is magnifie the Kings Prudence The more Sowre condemn it in dubious words
life and command he fell speechless The Germans contend in lamenting and mourning with the French nor could it be decided who were the Victors or who were conquered there was an open prize of grief whilst â—he Souldiers dwelt sometimes on the want and sometimes on the respect of the deceased That he should be taken out of the world so lusty and in the flower of his age and fortune was a just cause of indignation John Baptista Bude a Breton took the name of Weybrantz into his Family Having followed the Court in his youth as Captain of the Guards afterwards out of a desire of glory which â—he excessively thirsted after led part of the Duke of Robans Army which left the Grisons into Germany where he served Weymar to his satisfaction He was the first French-man that understood the way of Commanding after the German fashion one comparable to the chiefest Captains of his Age. And all our pretensions upon the Rhyne and Donaâ— had been quite extinguished unless Thurenne had succeeded him Weybrantz Funeral was ordered with no mean Pomp his body was interred in Nostre Dame Church which is an unusual honour and was granted not so much to the mans merit as extorted by the importunity of his Wife Renée Beke An ambitious Woman rather excessive in vain-glory than grief would draw the Obsequies payed to her Husband to an ostentation of her own greatness Margaret de Lorraine cometh to the Court out of the Low-Countries She had married Gaston that was seduced by ill Counsels against the Kings will which is irregular in France at the special instance of her Brother Charles petty King of Lorraine who breaking Covenant so often by an unsearchable method of living hath ruined himself and his Estate more than once King Lewis hating the Contract of Marriage in vain endeavoured to disannul it Gastons temper in other matters variable so frail a humor having now committed this third errour was resolute in the love of Margaret only By her example and perswasions he restrained his licentious affections to keep within the bounds of conjugal Chastity and having been remiss in the Worship of God wheel'd about to superstition that is a slavish fear of God a grievous errour which hath two inseparable concomitants the being implacably mischievous and a perpetual easiness in believing untruths The Lorraine Lady was at first dear and honoured by all being for person and beauty not degenerate for chastity above the French temper a commendable President afterwards continuing in greatness altered to pride and was judged to swell with the glory of her Ancestors and an excess of devotion No cunning Woman but one that ruled her Husband The Queen of England Henriette Bourbon Daughter of Henry IV. having left the Island full of growing troubles retires into France where she is entertained with splendour at first highly courted disregarded at last The afflicted Lady refused the Honours offered alledging that Pomp did not suit with her present Fortune Carignac Bourbon Soissons Wife of Thomas Prince of Savoy who had long resided in Spain whose party her Husband had taken and at last came back to ours not enduring the constraint of so long silence among those that were ignorant of her Language returned into her Country A Princess of a fluent tongue but also vertuous Elizabeth Bourbon the Daughter and Glory of Henry IV. Queen of Spain dyes The King her Husband by reason of absence could not sit by her on her sick-bed so that her departing eyes lacked the sight of her beloved Husband in the last glimpse She had not exceeded the 42 year of her Age having comprised so many vertues within so narrow a period of time French Courtesie Spanish Gravity each in equal weight A Prudence worthy of the stronger Sex an assistance of her Husbands care oftentimes mounting on Horse-back to restrain Mutiniers Not with Beads or an empty ostentation of piety in kneeling before Altars but with a stout heart Did not equal but exceed her Husbands cares She loved the happy defended the miserable and if she exceeded in any thing it was in Bounty Now what is more honourable than an excess of bounty Philip not moderating his grief doth extend his love to the Deceased by dwelling on her memory and the comfort he takes in his Therese left behind her who as the Fates have disposed is come to be our Queen I have joyned these matters together although they fell not all out at one time lest if they had been separated they might not have been equally portable in the memory That was not unsuitable to a Womans levity for a Woman occasioned what at this time fell out In the Kings Minority when the French think they may do any thing Collins presumed to challenge the Duke of Guise to a Duel which after his Ancestors Gallantry he did not refuse In an eminent place of the City he disarmed his Challenger and gave him his life Clemency is hereditary to the Guises and Courage Collins ended his life with melancholy and discontent leaving but one Brother behind who fell at the Town of Charenton by which means the right Line of the great Gaspaâ— Collins who filled the World with the Fame of his Actions was extinguished Collins was condemned for having presumed to engage with one that was not his equal at the instigation of a Woman who not contenting her self with so little bloodshed afterwards stained France to her power with Civil slaughter Conde resented the matter ill and lest Divisions should thereby break out presently hush'd it up and reproved the Occasioners of it Paul Gondy designed Archbishop of Paris is consecrated of Corinth it is the Bishop of Rome's practice that so the whole World may be thought depending on the Vatican Oracle to exercise his Authority even upon the dissenting parts That day was the first occasion of death and all destructions Casimire Prince of Poland Son and Brother of 〈◊〉 King not regarding his Scepter but laying asidâ— his High Quality nor hearkening to the disswasions of Majesty turned Loiolite Embracing 〈◊〉 Rome an Order wherein by a peculiar habit and mystical rule of life is made a Profession of Wisdom Praised by the Pope who always promote such Changes although they indicate discontent of the spirit the way as they word it to a betteâ— Kingdom being by that means discovered Short after his fit of Jesuitism went off his fancy roving after Purple after the Throne and after Marriage even with his Brothers Wife and an indispensable Match If he ever had been to meddle with such matters he could never have done if with less indecency since the approved Society hath first brought Civility and Literature into Monkery the Jesuits scorn that name But whether they have so adulterated it with a mixture of Secular Affairs that they can be styled neither wise Politicians nor pure Monks there will be a more convenient place to dispute it elsewhere That other Casimire was also remarkable the King of Poland's
thought that all reward was too little to answer his merits and that he must be denied nothing But of this and the like fully and truly elsewhere Having left the work of Germany done he turned his haughty heart to the Low-Countries where joyning with Orange and Orleans he performed those Exploits which being particularly related would require to be treated of in many Volumes but these are the Subject of a compleat History not of so concise and compendious an Abridgment as this is wherein I am resolved rather to omit necessaries than to comprise superfluities It may suffice to glance upon these few things although neither in proper place nor time that Orleans having subdued the Sea-coast of Flanders and reduced not a few Cities of that Quarter under the French obedience returned to Paris to enjoy the Reputation of his Acts with a firm resolution of never meddling any more with such imployments which he held in good earnest having eternally hung up his Arms in his great Hall Thurenne in Germany after the departure of Conâ—de sole Commander of the French Troops took Triers forcing the Austrian Garrison to surrender From hence our Richlieu had heretofore taken up a pretence of engaging in a troublesom and dear War it seems for the Archbishop Electors having been ill used by the Spaniard with the damnifying of his whole Country but what havocks ensued upon that with the prejudicial coming in of succours that is by remedies worse than the disease The prudence of the Electors especially of Triers and Mentz ought to aim at this mark of composing to their power the Feuds between the French and the House of Austria which will last eternally as being assured that those two Poles of Europe cannot clash but they must be crushed not being able to sustain their double weight Not to flatter them who are in Empire nor yet to exasperate or provoke them but to hold on a way safe from ambition and danger cutting between stubborn ruggedness and servile flattery abandoning all appearance of proud liberty with the good leave of the German Nation be it said there is a decay in their strength in their Wealth and almost in their Courage one would no longer call them the Chickens of the Eagle They have been nor in old times and the Roman Age only but in Charles the Great his days and lower in the times of the Fredericks Othos and Henrys how many works of gallant Courage have been which are now declined But the order of the story doth long since call me to the Affairs of Italy where all things werâ— prosperous and to the envy of the world This is that season wherein France Most flourished as 〈◊〉 were in the prime of its valour Is there be such a thing as youth as strength then began it to 〈◊〉 strong in truth then a match to fight with all the World Now did the end of Vrbans sitting in the Papâ— Chair draw near when a War broke out in Italy Paul III. Farnese advanced the profits of his Family as much as ever any Pope did only minding this one thing to raise his Kindred in Estate anâ— Dignity above the quality of private men Then upon he conferred upon them and to their use 〈◊〉 Dukedoms of Parma and Piacenza and Castâ— Castro standing not far off from the City hath beeâ— always regarded with a liquorish and envious 〈◊〉 by the Kinsmen and Nephews of the Pope for 〈◊〉 must be ingenuously confessed that there is not hiâ— which their Nephewship doth more court than 〈◊〉 be advanced above the common fortune Froâ— that height of State to relapse into ones formâ— condition is intolerable Perchance Vrban 〈◊〉 the flower of his age might have moderated tâ—â— ardour of his Nephews who easily obtained of tâ— weak old man to have War proclaimed against tâ— Duke of Parma for Castro mortgaged to Creditoâ— whom the Barberini abetted and that had beeâ— forfeited to them There was another cause undâ—â— board and that somewhat unhandsom and where with the gravity of History would be smutteâ— which shall therefore be supprest In the Notâ— upon these Books it shall be explained as man other things now for expedition sake left in obscurity Therefore Arms are provided the Treasures of the Church set open and Souldiers listed What was their meaning Not to enjoy their possessions but commit themselves and their Estates into Fortune draw the ill will of all Italy upon â—hem and set the most potent Princes in Hostility â—gainst them for the Venetians always with good â—ause opposing the Popes Greatness joyned with â—he Dukes of Florence and Modena to maintain couâ—agiously the Duke of Parmas interest Thus â—he Princes of the Church not being used to Arms were plunged in a pernicious War Which was â—lmost continually managed with prosperous sucâ—ess But when the continuance of the War was â—ot to the advantage of either Party matters were â—ccommodated for the present but broke out again â—fterwards under Innocent The Divisions of Italy being closed up Vrban â—he VIII dyed full of years Honours and Wealth â—aving tasted almost the years of Peter Vrban â—eing dead there was great dissension among the Cardinals in the Conclave to the detriment I had â—lmost said scandal of Religion The Election â—vavering and irresolute was cast upon Pamphilio â—erhaps not the better choice The Barberini had what influence they would upon Vrban their Uncle â—nd they would have more than was right and fit The wind continued fair with them whilst their â—tar shined after he was set it was turned about â—nto an opposite Quarter For Innocent So was â—amphilio pleased to be called although he was â—uch beholding to the Barberini for their activeness and interest amongst his first publick Actions endeavoured to ruine them and as good as effectâ— it had not the French interposed Where thâ— was Rome Many accused the Pope of severity anâ— ingratitude the wiser did contemplate the uncertainties of this world under Illustrious Examples that they have ordinarily come to base ends whâ— were not long before the uppermost in Dignity anâ— Wealth of the Roman State France seemed theâ—â— safest Sanctuary They came Suppliants for refuge and fell at the knees of Mazarine whom theâ— had so often slighted when having a value only for themselves they looked down upon the rest 〈◊〉 the world as from a lofty Throne They coulâ— put up no appearance of wrong but let themselves be depraved only with the soothing of thoâ—â— who sought rewards of their flatteries It is an usual thing with Popes to hate their Predâ—cessors kinsmen as having pillaged all Yet it is observed that riches so got through the just Judgment 〈◊〉 God have not long lasted None of them take wanâ—ing but are still all dissolute Nor contented to eniâ—â— what they can get They mind not strictly the publiâ— Concern for why should they a matter that continuâ— not long and afterwards comes to none of theirs Thâ—â— are greedy of sudden casualties and
making haste 〈◊〉 midst things uncertain gape after the Present Caâ—â— at money upon all occasions so is Justice less observeâ— and offences they connive at for favour and fâ—â— granting Indulgences The Barberini were entertained in France couâ—teously Mazarine that had found them prouâ— helped them in distress But the Election of Panphilio did so displease him that having grievously censured Antonio Barberini for it out of discontent he fell dangerously sick so as to keep his Bed Wherupon many conceived greedy hopes especially Chavigny Some would obtrude upon the Queen Cardinal Grimaldi The Queen inclined to neither but waited how the Cardinal should do who recovering searched into the designs of his Rivals and kept them close in his memory especially for Chavigny whom for that time he always secretly undermined which when Chavigny perceived it was the occasion of putting him on to precipitate his Plots not fully ripe When the grave Brow of Innocent would not easily endure the presumptuous encroachments of the young Duke of Parma Arms are again taken up But the Forces of Parma were at the first Encounter totally cut off Their General Geoffray a French-man and Doctor of Physick who had insinuated into the late Prince Edwards favour it is uncertain by what practices the Incendiary of the division was put to death at Piacenza and made a State-sacrifice to repair the disgrace The Pacificator was the King of France by Bichi the Senese with Donghi a Genovese the Popes Commissioner for arbitrating the difference Which was Mazarines glory that the French Arms should triumph over Flanders Germany Catalaunia Turin and Piedmont as farther that the interposition of a King but six years old under the Guardianship of a foreign Woman should repress disquiets always working at home and prevail to establish Peace abroad France was if ever prudently governed yet those Secrets of State were taxed and carped at by the whispers and censures of men The truth it we are loth to be under Superiors and let one act never so well and faithfully to the Publick Interest yet this and that is condemned and there is ever somewhat which doth not please every body Thereupon were words thrown out amongst the Vulgar and iâ— Meetings But there is no more certain sign of Gallantry than to despise them when one is placed iâ— Power above the reach of Injury and in Glory above the Eclipse of Infamy Calmness of spirit becomes men in Authority and a patient bearing of reproaches is a great preservative of a Kingdoms Peace Mazarine that took satisfaction in repentance only never in punishment preferred and enriched those that had laid the greatest load of infamy upon him oftentimes using this language to the Queen Madam we have not time enough to busie our selves with these examinations if you once leave this door open you will have no other business and all mens quarrels under this colour will be made matter of information Enguien receiving the Command of Orleans and sent again into Flanders presentlâ— layes cloese Seige to Dunkirk Gassion and Rantzow being his Lieutenants Dunkirk heretofore a Town of Fishermen afterwards of Pirates having ever been an unsafe Road for Ships is become a most famous Harbour from whence Ancors are weighed for all parts of the World The terrour of the Sea moated on the one side by the Ocean on the other by a Moor renowned for Caesars Triumphs and proud of having been the place from whence he took Sh ipping when he went for Britain and at which he landed upon his return The Siege was obstinate by reason of the stout defence and strong situation all which the valour of Conde subdued The Government of the City after it was taken was committed to Rantzow which seemed impolitick Rantzow was by birth a Dane of the Country of Holstein of great personal valour and excellent conduct None could with more Eloquence advance his military Action But intemperate in drink thereupon desperate in fighting we have seen him cut all over no member without its wound When our State fell into Troubles afterwards the Danes faith faultred who was quietly conveyed out of Dunkirk and cast into prison a warning that strangers are not to be trusted Mary Gonzaga the eldest Daughter of Charles of Nevers after Duke of Mantua espoused to the King of Poland parts from the City and is conducted to her Husband through the Low-Countries and Germany in Royal State The King of Polands Ambassadors and their Followers in a long Train made a Cavaleade through Paris upon Horses with stately Trappings One might have seen the people running forth to gaze upon the Getes in Furs with Sable Caps as they passed along the crowded streets great matter for the discourse and vanity of Paris Charles Duke of Lorraine having more than once fallen from us and so often followed the Austrian Eagles and unhappy Standard at last left his Dukedom to our disposal when as Lorraine lying it seems near France was reduced into a Province but one fortified Town held out which was Motteâ— this must be reduced that nothing might remaiâ— unsubdued This Charge after the untimely deathâ— of Magalot was committed to the Marquess Villeroy that so he might grow into Reputation by such a Seige and acquire the Dignity of Mareschal the better to be qualified for the being the young Kings Governour The Prize was easie all hopes of succour being cut off from the Garrison of Motte About the expiring of the year 1646. Henry Bourbon Prince of Conde not yet sixty years old dyed an easie death Lamented by France in such a juncture of Affairs as one who by his Prudence and equal Justice did stay the State running into Confusions He was born at S. Egers in Xantoigne after his Fathers death who was poysoned by ill practices Henry IV. having no Issue had trained him up with all diligence as his future Heir having weaned his Spirit in his tender years from the new Religion which he had sucked in with his milk from his Father and Grandfather in hereditary descent He was so nurtured in the Catholick Rites that afterwards when he was grown up he affected the reputation of being a Capital Enemy to the Innovators in an empty ostentation which would have been useful as he conceived if occasion had served But this is always beneath a great Prince who ought not to love nor yet hate any such thing too much and whom a lofty and gallant Spirit becomes slighting matters of that nature His Marriage with Charlotte Mommorancy had almost been his ruine For to avoid the being rivalled by King Henry he fled into the Low-Countries for a Sanctuary of his Wives chastity From hence through Germany he travels to Millan with a small Retinue to Count Fuentes After that Henry was killed when the impious World did justly fear an eternal night Conde returning into France unhappily took the part of the Mutiners It is an ordinary practice in France thus to disturb the Minority of Kings by Rebellion
more hard and hasty the Master of the House grows and the whole Family the worse This hath been the sâ—nse of James and before him famous men have haâ— the same thoughts Erasmus Cassander Melancthonâ— and the latest de Dominis Archbishop of Spalattoâ— It hath always been dangerous to touch holy thingâ—â— as those who in the Old Testament are punished for a rash touch For what matter is it how the profession of Religion stand so that people by it worship God the giver of all good and be obedient to the Supreme Powers But lest I should against my resolution insensibly winde my self into a Whirl-pool my Boat shall coast along the shore leaving that best King of England as the following Book declares among the Essexes Fairfaxes and at length Cromwells brought to extremities impeached not only to have innovated in the Worship but under that pretence to have altered the established Form of Government that he might get no less absolute Authority than the King of France concerning whom what is his Power were a crime to question He only reigns truly What a malignant Star did then in all places influence Kingdoms You see at the same time the Fates of France you see of England Naples Catalaunia and Portugal which having broken its Allegiance hitherto kept to the Philips by instinct in a heat chose for their King the Duke of Braganza throwing off the Castillians How was it but by Fate that Philip. II. came into that Kingdom which seemed so established in multitude of Successors that there was no room nor crevise even for the most presumptuous hope Mark Emmanuel King of Portugal had married three Wives Thee first Isabella the eldest of the Daughters of Ferdinand and Isabella King and Queen of Spain His Issue by her Michael who if he had lived had been the undoubted Heir of Spain in the whole extent of his Empire he dyed a Child and his Mother in Child-bed Therefore he then took to Wife another Mary the third Daughter of Ferdinando and Isabella For Joan who was the second was given to Philip of Austria of which Match are the present Kings of Spain Of her Emmanued begets in truth a numerous Issue six Sons two Daughters Lastly of a third Match also which he contracted with Leonora Daughter of Philip of Austria and Joan he had two Children a Son and a Daughter This House was grounded upon so many Props Nonâ— to come to their Children what a Train twenty two were before Philip and the Succession and hindered the accrewment of this adventitious Estate And yet see whether the Fates invites us He came and succeeded in right of Isabella his Mother the Wife of Charles the V. which was the elder of Emmanuels Daughters passing by Catharine Daughter of Edward Duke of Guimarance who was the sixth Son of the same Emmanuel and Wife of John Duke of Braganza Bâ— the same Fates tacking about it is returned to the right Lords the Dukes of Braganza I know not by what secret cause besides the manifest these thingâ— thus fall out that whereas in other Arts men grow perfect by practice in this of Government it proves ordinarily quite contrary and Princes swerve rarely hold out in a straight path to the Goal From the Compliances of all they gather scornfulness Even that mighty weight of Empire may for some timâ—â— hardly always be sustained with an upright neck Men tire and bend where there is no other thing to restrain but the regard of a good Name and naked Vertue and especially Religion To this Corrupters 〈◊〉 contribute an evil connatural with Courts and such as commending ill actions give a biass that way 〈◊〉 turn Power into Licentiousness But there is some occasion too given by Subjects who are refractory and perverse and unthankeful towards the best Princes resent that with trouble and disdain and so by degrees take off their affections the more if there be Sedition or Rebellion or Plottings Then they think they have just title to oppress and afflict All smart for the guilt of the major part Blessed we who after so many provocations of severity have not seen the Sword drawn but against the Enemy For this reason the Publick Felicity seems to have singled out Mazarine to bring him to this Government who hath so principled the young King For how great mildness have we found in his life time how great do we enjoy since his death from the best and most just of Kings But neither did favours nor clemency work upon men to alter their minds The storm every day more furiously discharged upon Mazarine The Grandees rejoyced provided to be still craving who accounted former concessions not a stop but a step to farther Petitions A man of great importance and then admitted with favour to the Cardinals ear advised him to fortifie his Interest with potent Friendships and Alliances that he was therefore undervalued because he had not sure footing in France that he seemed as though he had thoughts of returning into his Country when he had made his Fortunes that these and the like words were given abroad that great sums of money were transmitted to Rome he had there bought and furnished a House forgetting our Estate had Banks of money out at use in Venice and Genoua Mazarine hearkened to the Counsel as appeared beneficial as the issue proved afflictive Therefore first of all he thought of matching his Nephew Mancini with the only Daughter of the Count d'Ales the Cousin Germain of Conde How much spirit did he think was in Conde whose Alliance he esteemed the remedy of his Troubles In truth Conde stood in Condes own light or else he might have carried all in France before him I am assured that it was the top of Mazarines ambition to have been serviceable to him as his Master The Princes mind in this particular mistaken refused the offer being able to acquire as he thought of himself more glory than if he should seem to depend on an odious Minister Not in this point only but every where else he forfeited great opportunities and equalled not his vast Successes with any prudence Conde seemed to slight such a Match which Mazarine made use of me to sue for Longueville being certified of the whole business as he was greedy to find occasions voluntarily interposes himself promising his effectual assistance not without a reward For he that needed nothing but quiet thought it a disparagement in troublesom times to get nothing and when a fire was kindled not to warm his own fingers And being seriously advised that in a bad Age he would dare to be good could never be brought to put off that humor of trassicking Whereas no sort dispositon stands upon so unsteady ground looking over with a readiness to precipitate into folly and vanity but it may easily be managed by the rein of prudence to return into the straight path only our Princes incapable of any but suborned advice draw against it Therefore did Longueville
nothing all that Campaigne storms Conde a Town situated in a Plain on the Scheldt and the Aon Mazarine returns to Compiegne where the Prince is reported to have used many arguments to perswade the Queen Regent That his Majesty could not be kept any longer out of the City that many evil consequences would come upon it which must all be imputed to the male-administration of Mazarine Orleans came over to give the same advice Both of them joyntly were not as before when several submissive but imperious Orleans as the Kings Uncle bearing great sway In Conde resided the supreme Command and Glory of the Martial Power Therefore it was concluded the better course to comply with their advice thaw by drawing Counter to give the Faction advantage Therefore August 16. in the year 1649. his Majesty is welcomed into the City His Entry was remarkable for all expressions of joy The City in great Companies went out to meet him all the adjacent Country rung with acclamations Bonfires burnt all night and drunken Revellings were held in the several quarters The King sitting in the one Boot of the Coach between his Uncle and Brother was pleased with the Applauses of his People in the opposite Conde had by his side Cardinal Mazarine who sate as the multitude scouled upon him all the while undaunted The Queen Regent with the eldest Daughter of the Duke of Orleans and the Mother of the Prince of Conde sate in the end of the Coâ—ch The more ample Relation of his Majesties proceeding may be fetched from divers Records what is sufficient for an History I have delivered for I neither write Journals not Gazettes The face of the City was then cheerful all persons returning to the obedience of their Liege Lord. No longer did the Military right prevail to the contempt of the Magistrate On S. Louys his day the King attended by a great number of Courtiers rode through the City on Horse-back that he might gratifie his Subjects longing to see him all all the way from the Louvre to the Church of S. Louys A little before him Mazarine had gone thither in a Coach without any Attendants though the high Streets discovering not any sign of fear though he had received several Advices not to stir forth Guarded by his conscience and the favour of his Prince he dreaded no vain brutes triumphing in the affections of the honest party with â— better Train hated of none but such as rejoyced at the publick misery and thinking they should thereby escaped punishment laid the foundations of repairing their private fortunes in the common Delinquency Which State-Policy of theirs the issue afterwards declared The Treaty of Marriage with the Duke de Mercâ—â—ur that had been intermitted during this appearance of publick Accommodation began to be set a foot afresh The Son compliant to his Fathers pleasure would voluntarily quit the Admiralship so that at the decease of his Father the charge might devolve upon him But the Match is again disturbed because Mazarine was unwilling to have it concluded against Condes will Right and reason might permit that Conde the sole Heir of Breze should be promoted to all the advantages of his Kinsman at least that the Father of Breze Mareschal of France no contemptible man should succeed his deceased Son for the consolation of his childless condition These things were commonly given out but in an unseasonable time All this while Beaufort doth not give off siding with the disaffected party yet comes to Court waits upon his Majesty pays there his duty but never offers to visit Mazarine The Queen testified how ill she took that by her cold reception of him which again turned to his reputation with the party AH the talk is That whilâ—â— everyone looks after his private concern no body minds the Publick Good Mazarine to no effect tryes divers means of winning over the Youths spirit to espouse his party even by the perswasion of both his Parents He haughtily rejects all chusing rather to gratifie the pleasure of Madam Mombazon with whose eyes he was enthralled Such influence had a Mistress He thought himself sufficiently happy so he were but cryed up for a brave Slinger no Mazarinist thus were the Royalists nick-named In the City mens minds stood diversly affected All Politicians and that were Masters in Court-craft presaged some great alteration in the State And because Mazarines power was at that time most restrained he was forced to give way to comply with plausible shadows of reason rather than adhere to solid connsels Many were transported by discontent because they thought they were not rewarded proportionably to their merits All excess is venial in a multitude of Delinquents amidst Tumults that minister confidence About the same time Michael Particelli L. of Emeri that had been turned out of the Treasurers place was restored again to his Office but the especial meditation of Conde whether it were to shew his greatness or to procure matter of new Tumults or in remembrance of friendly offices formerly performed him or upon expectation of any to be performed him hereafter Many in their Speeches in the Parliament inveighed against the former life of Emeri saying Pimps and Parasites Fiddlers and Strumpets were no proper instruments for a Minister of State but that persons of lewd and dâ—bauched conversation ware troublesom in War expensive in Peace detestable to all honest men and procured nothing but calamity and destruction Now the House of Emeri still roared with such sinks of loosness This restored charge was fruitless to Conde destructive to Emeri comfortable to neither For besides that Particelli having lost his good parts was now sunk in sottishness being restored to his place he had his mind dissolved and his body enervated with the inveigling allurements of pleasure so that he closed his loathed Ministry and loose life with a miserable Catastrophe As if the Royal Treasure had some infection of lust so that the Venereal distemper were fatal to all Treasurers Now the same Malignancy raged with an Epidemical Contagion all over Provence and Guyenne In Provence this was the state of Affairs It was resolved for a new design of getting mony to increase a Parliament at Aix with new Counsellors that were to divide the Jurisdiction every six months for a certain sum which every one was to give This was highly offensive to the old Members to have their Authority thus divided and of perpetual made temporary From hence was the source of the Troubles which springing from a small rise prevailed almost to the destruction of the Province The Instructions from Court were That way must be given to the popular fury That the Royal Authority still gains by delay but the ill Plots of Subjects are always defeated by time That the Innovation of limiting the Authority to six months for a while should be kept under Deck the Mutineers should in due season be punished In the execution of all this there must be a fair carriage and
Spirit slighting Mazarine as well as Corinth expected all good successes from the Event of Affairs which he thought could not turn but to his advantage Corinth who took himself to be capable of any Fortune and plainly was Head of a Party courted Mazarine secretly and Conde openly with a design of crushing one by the other that so himself might at length arrive at the heighth of preferment Mazarine that more subtilly than any man living pierced into those Cabinet-counsels would cleanly elude those Corinthian Arts yet so as he seemed not to understand them Corinth perceived the Policies of Mazarine therefore he was seriously intended to joyn with Conde by his means to pull down Mazarine that so he might the easier proceed to the ruining Conde himself And herein Conde is not to be blamed who whatever himself was still had a jealousie of Corinth though he made large proffers Whilst this Triumvirate plot the destruction of one another yet the face of the Court seemed calm when of sudden this feigned serenity over-casts and breaks out into a storm It was a small occasion There is four miles off Rouen a kind of a slight Sconce which goes over the Seyne with an arched Bridge and is thence called Pont arche proper for the exacting a paultry Tell upon Bolts and Barges that go down or are rowed and towed up the River with Horses When the Pacification was concluded at S. Germans Longueville pretended this Fort was promised him and that by Conde who had requested it of Mazarine in favour of his Brother in Law Longueville The Cardinal had this wont that when he was loth to deny importunate Petitions he would give his assent either by a nod or for the most part in suspense terms which afterwards when he saw his opportunity he would more plainly deliver In the mean time purchasing thus much as to be disengaged from the present pressure Whenever he promised down-right without any circumlocution he never was worse than his word if ever plain But in such a confused state every one interpreted the least look of Mazarine for a promise From which misunderstanding divers sorts of inconveniemces arose till having got the quiet possession of the Government he taught the French afterwards better to understand his meaning Therefore Conde requires that Pontarche as promised to him Mazarine asks day Longueville presses Conde Conde Mazarine This was a fair opportunity to him that desired to break The business was not of any moment to Longueville but he sought to get â—t only to hav it said in Normandy that there never was any stir in France but that he got some advanâ—age by it Farther the matter was of no value to â—he Cardinal unless it were to gratifie some poor Suitor with it Conde avows himself an Enemy to Mazarine and that he will never come to wait upon his Majesty nor enter into the Court as long as that Stranger was over the French State The confluence of all the Nobles is at Condes House after the humor of the French that always hunt after novelties At the apartment of Mazarine in the Kings Palace no body appearing near it None made any question but that the breach was incurable The Slingers rejoyced yet did not offer to associate with the Prince the first day who took it somewhat unkindly that they stood upon the Ceremony of being asked Therefore he draws them in by his Sister Longueville It was no haâ—â— piece of business there being nothing that could fall out more to the advantage of Beaufort and Corinth than this breach who judged that by joyning their Interests with Conde they could easily heave Mazarine The Prince joyfully gave admission to the Heads of the Slingers promising to do his stoutest endeavour to return their kindness with advantage They engage to one another â— mutual promises all which was presently carried to Mazarine by Chabot a perpetual Spye of all secrets This is certain that Beaufort and Corinth did upon this account oblige themselves to the Prince that Mazarine should be banished and not abide in his Ministry though rendred lame and enfeebled Condes mind was not so but he would have the Cardinal broken and maimed not taken off nor banished Therefore having sounded the intention of the Slingers he thought it more adviseable to oblige Mazarine to himself than them Thus growing more moderate in his passion and placable he yielded to be wrought upon by Mazarine within few days whose breast then first of all did entertain a firm and unmoveable resolution of throwing Conde into Prison from whom there was no better to be expected than an imperious course of life whereby he would hold the prime Minister under his devotion not as his Servant but as a â—â—ained Slave to tug and drudge at his pleasure which being highly derogatory to the King and Queen the Cardinal could not digest To put this in execution secrecy and subtility were needful principally must Orleans be made a Party and the Slingers brought in by any means But before we relate the whole train of this action some particulars remain to be recited In the first place Mazarine makes his peace with Conde descending to the most humble satisfactions Pontarche is promised Longueville within two months for which Orleans passeth his word Other Concessions too were made which are not proper to mention here Conde puffed up with this prosperous success judges the same course is to be taken for the future of extorting what could be desired from Mazarine who must fear or else would be feared It is commonly given out by the Flatterers of Conde that the Prince had found out the true way of handling the Cardinal by dealing roughly with him The Duke of Richlieu the grand Nephew by the Sisters side of the great Armand having failed of the hopes of matching with the Daughter of Chevreuse and testified his resentment in a youthful manner for his being repulsed aâ— Madame Longuevilles she thinking the opportunity was to be embraced of gratifying her friend puts him whilst he was in his discontent upon Catharine Poussarte Vigenoise the Relict of the Marquess of Pontois Albret no surpassing Beauty yet not unhandsom Richlieu of a sudden fell so passionately in love with her as that immediately he concluded upon Articles of Marriage And because this could not be liked at Court though it were done they agree upon a place for consummating the work None seemed more convenient then Trie which is a Palace of Longuevilles fourteen miles out of Town The matter is not discovered to the Duke of Longueville but only to the Prince of Conde who accommapanied the Bride and Bridegroom to the place himself in person and assisted at the Solemnity without taking any notice of the Cardinal who had designed Richlieu for one of his Nieces nor of Longueville who had reason to think himself injured but what is most observable in contempt of a Custom which hath the nature of a Law That none of the
three miles distant from Bourdeaux in the middle of the Channel of the Garronne there was Canoul made Governor whâ— should interrupt Commerce and shorten the Provision of Bourdeaux Many now in the City moâ—â— inclinable to repentance than wantonness be thought themselves in how great dangers they weâ— involving themselves without any appearing hopâ— of deliverance Yet the City hurried away with violence takes up Arms. Raises a Work about â—heir Gates which at this time might very well â—ave been spared the weak places are fortified â—t the Works for the most part lye imperfect the â—â—nish money being largely promised but supplied â—y drops or averted to private mens uses Bouillon â—â—d Rochefoucanlt do no longer hide themselves â—ithin Walls and in Corners but make tryal of â—â—eir strength Three thousand Foot and 800 â—â—orse sally out of the Town to seek the Enemy at â—eaulx whither Espernon had come to a Rendezâ—â— with Meilleray and the Chevalier Valet There â—y fought and at length Bouillon and Rochefouâ—â—lt being worsted retreated into the Town out â—f which having recruited and increased their Forces with Burgers and Peasants they sally forth again â—stily and falling upon the Royalists push them â—ver the River Jale S. Georges Isle is recovered â—here unhappy Canoul was taken to his great misâ—ortune the Forces of Espernon and Meilleray are â—â—â—rtered at Grave The Bourdelois could not have greater punishment than the destroying their Vineyards where the whole years expectation is â—rustrated by the depriving of the Vintage Noâ—hing is more pleasant than that Quarter one would call it the Hills of Nisa to which not the reâ—owned places where the Baioe and Cumoe play the wanton nor where the Lake Benaco raises her masâ—uline waves may compare From thence come â—hose cryed up Liquors which think themselves to â—e no whit inferior to the Falernian Clusters nor â—he immortal Trebian if the Planters may be â—udges But there is a profit annexed to the deliâ—acies which that fortunate Coast furnishes from the exporting of Wines into the remotest Countries from which are collected no small Customs The Spaniards who thrive more upon the Freâ—â— misfortunes than by their own valour viewâ—â—â— with a joyful eye this posture of Affairs send 〈◊〉 Bourdeaux Joseph Osorio not so much laden wiâ—â— money as with promises The sense of the Spaâ—â— Council was the same as ever to cherish not queâ—â— the division to broil Bourdeaux with a slack firâ— by a deceitful cure to render the sore of the State iâ—â—â—rable There were not wanting some Hispaâ—â—â—zed Tempers that perswaded the people they were not to look for any mercy and put them forward upon the most desperate courses fearing what they had deserved or recruiting their private indigence upon the publick Calamities or loving Troubles for Troubles sake out of the malignancy of their disposition It appeared an unseemly thing that a City should be destroyed not having shoâ—â— off the yoke and still obeying its natural Soveraign upon no other occasion than because it disliked Mazarine and Espernon to usurp over them again for Osorio to walk along in it with Spanish pride and in a manner give Laws where the lawful Prince was hardly obeyed seemed intolerable to all The purpose of the Faction was politick to dismiss Osorio with his Vessels still trucking underhand and keeping up a secret Correspondence for the future The Spaniard went his way rejoycing that he had kindled such a light fire and had sowed that ill seed which he thought would spring up The Assembly of the House at Bourdeaâ—â—e dispatches Voisin a Member of theirs to the Parliament of Paris to demand two things Counsel and â—â—â—stance the former That they would please to â—â—part and direct them what was to be done in this â—straight for appeasing his Majesty and obtaining that Guyenne might enjoy the benefit of the Pacification at S. Germans and might not upon the removing of Excise-men suffer more intolerable outrages by Offiâ—ers bearing another name Foule was intimated who had abused that Country by plundering Houses hanging up of Peasants and such like cruelties under colour of gathering the Imposts That they 〈◊〉 ingenuously confess they had granted the Princess of Coâ—de and the Duke her Son liberty to come into their City but what Nation is so barbarous as to exâ—â—â— out of their Bounds an afflicted Lady with her young Child especially the Wife and Daughter of so great Princes And if this be the grievous crime they confess to have committed it and to have sunk under the weight of this one Delinquency It was long debated at Paris whether the Letter should be received and Voisin have admission But was carried for admitting him with the Letter which yet was to be carried to the King by the President Ball and certain Members of the House chosen Commissioners with instructions to petition her Majesty in the Name of the Parliament to pity poor ruined Bourdeaux and lay aside all intentions of pouring out her anger upon them that she would pardon their â—â—ailties and vouchsafe forgiveness to her people that had miscarried rather through rashness than disloyalty Orleans made in the Parliament a large and eloquent Speech as his manner was That Espernon was already revoked by his Majesty 〈◊〉 commanded to come and attend at Court They pardon would be freely extended excluding such only â— had confederated with the Spaniard and that 〈◊〉 things inclined towards a Pacification In the mean time preparations are made for the Expedition to Guyenne which had been long discoursed of How eagerly the Slingers endeavoured to obstruct it may be hence gathered that every moment they started up new occasions of disturbance sometimes pretending That now the general Peace was to be concluded and no longer deferred Now the Spaniards might be brought to reasonable terms Perhaps not hereafter As though the whole Council of the King of Spain stood at Mazarinâ—â— disposal Anon That the Princes should be remâ—ved into the Bastille under the custody of young Broussel For he had got that charge by his Fathers Interest Anon That a Provost des Marchands must be chosen such as the Slingers should like being an Officer of great concernment to whatsoever party 〈◊〉 should incline Now Mazarine granted the Parisians Monsieur Fevre a Member or Parliament being of the Slingers party but soon obliged him to himself by his Cajolments But Beaufort sought occasions of breaking with Mazarine for being called Mazarine by the people he was much troubed that the common Rout did not follow him as he past along the streets with their usual acclamations therefore imperiously demands by Bellevre the Admiralship as though his elder Brother Merâ—â—â—â— having espoused Mazarines Niece might look higher but that his Father Vendosme might not be altogether unregarded That he should enjoy it for his life and Beaufort succeed his Father Whereupon Mercoeur breaking into passion threatned his Brother that he would decide the Quarrel with the Sword Here the Sling would not be
when they aimed only at their own ends Thus was Bourdeaux leâ—â— a most proper Seat either for War or flight which it was not then judged expedient to ruine although it might have been utterly ruined The Princess of Conde and her Son the Duke of Enguien being on the way with their dependences on the sudden light either by chance or with design upon Meilleray Out of courtesie he either attended on or forcibly carried the afflicted Family into the Court. The matter could not be approved but after the doing because by that means the Spirit of Orleans always subject to suspicion received an umbrage as if without his privity they were tampering to relieve the Prisoners It being a suggestion carrying along with it much ground of apprehension to him that was always timorous Rightly did Orleans conceive that Mazarine could never joyn with Conde but to the destruction of himself and his Confederates nor was his jealous credulity in that to be condemned Besides that his Daughter whoâ—went thither a Spy did frequently inform her Father of what marks of kindness passed towards the Princess of Conde and the secret Conferences had with Bouillon and Rochesâ—cault whereupon she begun to fall under the Queens displeasure and a distast of Mazarine afterwards falling foul upon both persons Nor did the Lady in the sequel far ever the better for it so indiscreet and impolitick a thing is it at all times to resist Favourites at Court The Princess of Conde being admitted into the King and Queens presence without any suspicion of baseness did by a silent exprobration attest her own innocence yet uttered she no word of abject â—iscontent but in reverent sadness addrest her â—peech with so much modesty and appeared so graceful a Mourner that all who were present found themselves transported to sympathize with â—er afflictions No promise was made of his enlargement which â—he prostrating her self at the King and Queens â—et had so earnestly petitioned for but she had free licence to go and retire whither she pleased Having therefore suddenly left the Court she went through Anjou and Tours to Monte Rotondo where â—he attended in an unblameable course of life the â—ommands of her Husband when she should be enâ—â—arged Bouillon and Rochefoucault sensible of the high indulgence that had been shewed their Party dealt in secret with the Cardinal alledged in their excuse the being necessitated to take up Arms and professed that they expected nothing more than to be secure upon the publick Faith It was observed that these two Gallants never so espoused the concerns of others as to renounce all respect to their own private Interests Some intimation was made of marrying Conti with Mazarines Niece which followed afterwards by other contrivances This must be acknowledged that both Dukes did earnestly inculcate into the Cardinals care That he could do no action more to his interest or glory than to enlarge the confined Princes without the compulsion without the perswasion without the communication of any other That the Slingers aimed at nothing Orleans himself at nothing else but to get into their power so great Prisoner that by that means they might afterwards ruine both the Queen and Mazarine At Bourdeaux that now all seemed in peaceâ— but there would arise more violently a tough War iâ— that Country more inclinable to raise new commitâ—ions than to maintain their pretensions and that 〈◊〉 themselves had quitted the party the people of Guyenne would chuse them Commanders of the stoutest of their Country-men That not only the Parliament of Bourdeaux but that of Paris and those of the whole Realm and the Towns of France with the weight of all the Empire were all that way inclining All these suggestions sunk deeply into the mind of Mazarine wherefore he bid the Dukes be of good courage and dismissed them with fair words and when he either would not or could not yet expresly promise the enlargement of the Princes he intimated by certain hints that it would shortly be From that time both of them but especially Bouillon come to be a Mazarinist Forthwith Arms fell out of the hands of Bourdeaux were not by any violence taken from themâ— Through ranks of people husht and dreading for their having offended his Majesty enters the City timorous and conscious of its open Delinquency with a Guard of 4000 choice men both for Pomp and Terror The Cardinal had Lodgings with his Majesty in the Archbishops Palace and never startled at the unusualness of it The Bourdelois either approved his valour or feared his felicity He judging all hatred dishonourable which survives the Act of Hostility forgave all The principal Rebels debaâ—ed about visiting him and beat a bargain and demanded at what composition they might purchase â—is Visit Mazarine rejected it and would not â—ive way to the unhandsom offer Thus was an â—ssue put to so great a commotion according to â—aw but rather rules of Policy Espernon the cause â—f the Insurrection was excluded who might by â—is single vertue purchase a Government The Life-guards were dismissed and the King â—â—usted himself to the Guard of his Subjects which â—onderfully took with their ambitious temper The Court parted from thence with a silence most â—ike oblivion not only having abolished all haâ—red but any mention of reproach with an equal â—â—me of Equity and Mercy His Majesty staid at Fountainbelleau upon a pruâ—ent reflexion all being in an uproar at Paris his â—uceess at Guyenne having enraged the Faction There it was ordered to remove the Princes from â—he Castle of Marcousse to Havre de Grace to attend â—heir liberty in more safety about which only was â—he question at that time between Orleans and Maâ—arine Against his will or without imparting of 〈◊〉 to him they could not be removed therefore â—here must be singular address used that Orleans â—ight come to Court against the endeavour of the â—ling Yet he came to perform his duty to the â—ing but with no other intention The Queen â—lone prevailed that he would yield his consent to â—o desirable a removal Therefore on Novemb â—5 the year 1650. Conde Conti and Longueville â—ere conveyed the compass of eleven days Journey â—â—rough the midst of Normandy to Havre de Grace where they were kept in the custody of the sameâ— Bar Harcourt secured the Conveyance with 4â—â— Horse and the like number of Foot from 〈◊〉 charge of the Normans that might stir to resâ—â— them which in truth was not to be fear'd 〈◊〉 the Dependents of the Prisoners being exceeding quiet Chevreuse restless after her old way came tâ— Fountain Belleau with an intention to oblige the Cardinal to her self and Corinth or to overthrow him if he refused it At length the discerningâ— Lady not able to endure Mazarines slowness beâ— her whole endeavour only to win the King to come into Paris to whose effectual applications the Queen yielded much against the Cardinals Judgment who could not be ruined but at Paris but would always have triumphed
must leave the Town and plant the Seat of her perpetual Habitation in the midst of Normandy and never more think of her dear Argos she not having the patience to hold to such a strict condition thrust forward her Brothers designs which were not to have been broached till some months after that so the Rupture before plotted coming speedily to appear between the Court and Conde she might be delivered from her Noman Retirement which was her earnest desire Chavigny and Rochefoucault were highly concerned for the Ladys sufferings and put Conde into vain frights That there were private Conferences between Corinth and Lyonne which could not but be prejudicial to the Prince that the Guards were scouting about Condes Palace as though they had been upon some design And the like stories which are wont to be aggravated by false glosses The Spirit of Chavigny the Bellows of the Sedition hastned the Riot not so much to save Conde or rescue him out of danger for none there was as to carry favour with the Court raising Troubles to render himself necessary Such was the mans sense always to serve himself of Conde and never to be serviceable to Conde by any means to insinuate himself into part of the Ministry and having been laid aside and after a sort buried in obscurity and being out of imployment to aspire unto light and business Conde by night withdraws himself with his Brother Wife and Sister and the Principal of his Followers to his next Country-house two miles out of Town called Sanmaure as though he had escaped a Plot signifying by Letters to Orleans and the Parliament the causes of his withdrawing The Queen was troubled at his sudden departure and affected pretence of danger but sought prudently to stop events and obviate imminent evils Therefore she dispatches to the Prince the Mareschalâ— Grammont and Villeroy provocations of his passion thus she endeavours to quench the first breaking out thinking it enough for effecting the cure when she knew where and from whence came the disease The Mareschals return without being allowed so much as Conference but only in publick Conde grows more rough the more he is feared He saith he can be safe no where as long as the Spirit of Mazarine informed the State that it acted in Servient Tellier and Lyonne that Bruel was no longer the Seat of Banishment but the Sibyls Cave whither Nations did flock from all parts to consult the Oracle in the mean time the Prince adviseth the Spaniards of his having already prosperously begun his Enterprise and practises his Plots without disguise images him friends such as were present by Complements at which he was excellent such as were absent by effectual Letters Longueville among the rest strives by my application to win over not that he thought his Brother so considerable but for Normandies sake and reputation with the Spaniard as though he had been of infinite importance He had got Marsin his sworn Creature the Province of Catalaunia Dognon the Governor of Brouage he attempted but the Army had designed the Duke of Nemours to the Government if occasion 〈◊〉 Nemours was sufficient for the charge to be imposed Mareschal La Motte offered his service freely to the Prince not having â—ased out of his memory his unjust Imprisonment but without any propension to Conde whom he looked upon as one in distress liberal to promise but when delivered out of trouble forgetful Bouillon was often at â—â—â—maure as inquisitive and spying to find some crevise of making his own advantages Not a few others to warm themselves at the light fire and to engage to Conde in deceitful Bonds that so they might afterwards make the better bargain when they come to be sold to the Court. In the mean time money is distributed to levy Souldiers Nor did they who received it make good their promises but went home and vanquished poverty This the Prince found afterwards in Guyenne too true to his great disadvantage I was sent for to Sanmaure and came to the Prince but was coldly received because I had without acquainting him certified the Queen of Longuevilles Loyalty Nevertheless I refused not to go speedily for Rouen to Longueville the Prince himself so reauesting me that I might draw over to the Party if it were possible that inconstant and irresolute Creature and might obtain leave for his Sister to retire to Bourges into a Covent of Carmelitesses during the reign of this malignant Star but there could be no more thoughts of continuing the Norâ—â—â— Recess now the Scene of Affairs was altered Having first leave granted me by the Queen I â—aited upon Longueville and after mutual debates â—t was resolved to give his Wife a Pass and allow her a standing Aunuity In this her Husband offered himself no violence being glad to be rid of her by which means he should be free in his Government and contented with that Monastick Retreat in Bourges which she afterwards changed for Monterotondo and at length Bourdeaux where being in high Authority she long ruled all at her beck never thinking of her Husband Afterwards wearied with so many troubles the strength of the party decaying she applied her self to her Husband alone and lived quietly embracing a course of life which was honourable glorious and exemplar challenging nothing of her high Blood besides sanctity of Conversation with Reverence for Religion modest in her Garb and sparing in her Retinue and at length acquired such a reputation of singleness and purity that a body would question whether it be more powerful either to have always lived after the strict rule of Holiness or to make good use of the opportunity of repentance and however put rified the conscience may have been to be restored to health Longueville could not determine what counsel to take To follow his Brother-in-Law the Prince through Shelves and Rocks amongst which he sfailed being a great adventure To desert him he judged more dangerous because when Conde was swallowed up Longueville was left but for the next morsel Returning I relate to the Queen that I found the Duke or Longueville constant in his Allegiance due to the King But that he could not well digest that Conde should be ruined whose misfortunes were his own therefore that he humbly besought her Majesty to moderate with her prudence his attempts which might perhaps be rash but were innocent and 〈◊〉 to Cast headlong a valiant and good-natur'd 〈◊〉 and put him upon necessities of irreverence 〈◊〉 he did not take these courses of himself but there 〈◊〉 about him ill Counsellors which ungraciously 〈◊〉 for foul weather because it was their interest 〈◊〉 maintained by troubles and storms Therefore 〈◊〉 she would proceed gently for small delays have 〈◊〉 them great advantages That the Princes jeaâ—â—â—sies might be satisfied without diminution of her Majesty These and the like discourses I held which 〈◊〉 Queen graciously heard as one resolved neither 〈◊〉 commence nor to fear War The space for raiâ—â—â—ng the
defended the sleep of all with his vigilancy the repose of all with his labour the leisure of all with his activity in whose breast though there were a deep wound yet there appeared no scar In the mean while he rendred all obedient with the awe of him so that they who had cruelly hated his former condition made profession that they would follow this though with the hazard of their whole Estates But we shortly saw Fortune speedily return to repentance through so many prosperous successes as ensued The first debate was whether it were better with the whole power of the Army to overwhelm Conde in Guyenne that was already tottering or directly to march for Paris the principal City and Head-quarters there to win Orleans who was wavering and either oblige the Slingers to return to their duty or ruine them This seemed the more adviseable although Harcourt at that time standing upon terms give some trouble which I shall afterwards more dearly particularize The Army of Nemours plundering the Country put all into a fright and laid the Circuit waste from Orleans by Gergovie and Giemie It is resolved suddenly to quench that fire which was of it self inconsiderable but as it ministred strength to the Faction On the March that the County of Anjou should be cleared by beating up Chabot The Service is committed to Hoquincourt who within very few days forced Anjou and Chabot its Governor to a necessity of Surrender notwithstanding Beaufort had been sent in by Orleans to his assistance and reduced Ceo and other Towns to extremity Chabot is of the highest Nobility in Xantogne whose Grandfather was Admiral and Governor of Burgundy his Father Lord of a great Estate which he had by his Wife upon which he lived in the Country and had no affection to the Attendances on the Court This Gentleman of whom we speak was for the gayness of his spirit and comeliness of his person taken into the Graces of Margaret Roban and married her by the mediation of Conde the Father and this present Prince then Duke d'Enguieâ— therefore Chabot not forgetful of his obligation expressed his thankfulness to the Prince to the utmost of his power The Court staid some days at Saumure to advance the Siege of Anjou Then did Corinth compass that Hat so often promised and so often put by which Pope Innocent granted not so much for gratifying the King as eclipsing Mazarine by setting up an equal to him in Dignity What matter of division doth not this out-landish Purple set on fire De Rhetz for so must he be called hereafter no longer Corinth Illustrious in Birth and Honourable Descent active eloquent most eminent in favour friendships and vigour of spirit as though he had been displeased with his vertues which did not presently meet with Preferment by divers Plots which he thought the shorter cut when a pleasant path did not lye open to the highest place chose the more troublesom way in the most of his Enterprises he acted with more Wit than Luck believing nothing so much his own as what he held by his friends who upon all occasions proved false The Court removing from Saumure by Tours Amboise Bloise at length after so many motions placed its Residence at Geimie There is a Bridge over the Loyre a Poste of great importance to either Party The King could not attend the Issues of Affairs in a more convenient station On the one side hovering over Paris on the other pressing towards the Rebel-Forces to attend whose motion he had set a strong Army under the Conduct of Thurenne and Hoquincourt Orleans who would believe it shut her Gates against the King That was in favour of Orleans and especially his Daughter who Pucelle-like having the courage to appear amongst men of Arms had posted thither to give Spirit to the common Souldier Conde abides in Guyenne without hopes finding every where a slackness of obedience whilst Harcâ—urt urgeth his successes and plys the favour of Fortune what marvel when he was warranted by his Majesties Authority which every thing in France doth at length obey The Spaniard did more and more slacken the hand of his bounty The piomises of England by Cromwell proved more ineffectual but what was to be hoped for from that Mountebank and shameful Monster in Nature Hereupon the Guyennois fell to distaiste the Prince whose continual presence rendered him less reverenced No longer did his high Renown of being 〈◊〉 Warriour dazzle the eyes of the people No Creature is more way-ward than a Guascon None to be handled with greater Art This Conde never â—ad That Nation is apt to rise against none sooner than such as it finds to pretend to a Government over them without bringing them money Valiant they are and to repair the decays of their Fortunes with their blood wish for War but cannot be long held fast unless they bite somewhat Conde pondering all these things in his mind the discontents between Beaufort and Nemours increasing the Army longing after him Orleans wavering the addresses of the Sling expectation of Paris although always fickle but what was principally considerable the pressing admonitions of Chavigny That he would come up speedily and nut let slip the fair opportunities that Fortune offered him although hereby Chavigny more aimed at monopolizing the Prince to himself than at the promoting of his service Such reflexions produced in the mind of Conde a determination to leave Guyenne and having reached his beloved Forces to draw up to the Imperial City Thus hope being raised out of despair he hastens to his wishes and having left behind him the subject of his fears neither carrying his Wife nor only Son into danger enters upon his Journey with but very few that he had made acquainted with his intention through Forests and Deserts out of the Road scarce came under any roof yet more than once known by his face though his hand were held before it and he had used all means to cut off the marks to pursue and trace him A Woman in the train of the sort of those Ladies that are wont to follow the Camp had almost occasioned the discovery of the Prince as he was taking a Bait in a Country-Village He escaped away and crossed the Coast till wearied with wandring he came all dusty spent with travel and want of sleep into his friends Camp where he was received With sound of Drums and Trumpets Scarce was lie dismounted when being informed by Scouts how the Royal Army was lodged he falls in at midnight upon Hoquincourt that ever was secure beats up his Quarters and rifles his Waggons and Baggage to great Consternation little loss One might have seen the Court at Giemie melancholy and dejected words were given out of trussing up and marching away that the Bridge should be broken down after the King had escaped over at Bourges and the like which fear prompts upon a misfortune received The day after both Armies stood drawn up a Matisse parting them
besides an innumerable quantity of common Souldiers One might have seen from Piquepousse to S. Denis dismal slaughters Sanmagrine and Mantini the Nephew of Mazarine on whom the hope of his Uncle was worthily set breathing out their last were carried back to Court State-sacrifices Of the Party Nemours and Rochefoucault came back wounded and half dead The Port of S. Anthony being clear Conde with his mangled Retinue comes into the City having ventured at that which could not have been effected but by a most valiant man Great every where but greater than the rest where the danger was great in this S. Anthonies fight greater than himself One could not know whether to admire him more either when he exceeded all measure in running upon dangers or when he kept within the bounds of admitting due praises Here he rejected Applauses and would not avow his own labours bur infinitely valued other mens so different was he after Victory from what he was in fight What was more cruel in the afflicted City than to see German Wallon and Lorrain Troops march up and down with drawn Swords as though the King had been conquered carrying along with them flocks of Harlots and Scythian Waggons yet had that odious crew Billets assigned them in the places adjacent to the Suburb of S. Germans and the Seyne designed for the Entertainments of Paris These Plantations the barbarous Souldier held after that he had plundered Villejuvive Vitry and other Towns There were not wanting some Illustrious Families too which freely sent in Provisions to them when they swaggered thereby to redeem their being pillaged But that nothing might be wanting to the highest Frenzy the Faction appeared wearing its Colours then which Faction there being nothing in Nature more slight the vilest of things Straw was chosen for a Standard of Sedition Yellow straws were plaited into the Nosegays of the gallanter sort Carts Coaches and Saddle-Horses came not forth without a Lock of straw stuck on them nay the very Mouks had straw on their Cowls They that were Chaff-less or Straw-less were beaten in an unusual Subject I musr use an unusual Term. Such a Straw-Triumph was odious to the good and imported no good Wheat nor the Seed-plot of any good fruit The City breathed after nothing but Loyalty and due Obedience to his Majesty Orleans with his Complices wavered The Court increased by new accessions The Normans with Longueville detest War The Spaniards by Fuensaldagne enter indeed France with a pompous Camp The Duke of Lorraine concludes under-hand with Mazarine In Guyenne Condes Party weakens In a word all things go cross No hope is left but in the Union of Paris with the Parliament and Princes which striking terror with its empty sound may bring the King to a Treaty of Peace wished for and pursued with earnest vows on all hands It was July 4. 1652. when there met in the Town-hall the chief men Hospital Governor of Paris and the Provost of the Merchants presiding after the usual manner There came in Orleans and Conde with innumerable Followers at four in the afternoon They were received honourably by Hospital who seeing that famous Tuft of Straw in Orleans's Hat could not refrain from saying Why do you come into his Majesties Room wearing a Badge of Sedition Orleans without any resentment answered All will be well The Court was scarcely met when there comes in a Trumpet from his Majesty with a Letter wherein he testifies that it would be pleasing to him if the Court were adjourned till four days after So small a space could not be denied the King the Court is dissolved the Princes return whom as Hospital waited on a suborned Rascal offered him a Tuft of Straw in scorn or to watch an opportunity of Sedition which was wished for Hospital suitably to the quality of his place and after his wonted manner answers Sirrah I have a good mind to â—â—ing you out at window which I should command to be done did not the Dignity of this honourable Person he pointed at Orleans bridle my just indignation The Princes had scarce got into their Coach when there fell shot with a Musket either by chance or upon design some unknown Fellow mixed with the vulgar Rout which with Weapons and menacing words thronged about the Town-house Some affirm among those that abuse their leisure that it was done with a mischievous intent Nor are there none that witness it to have been by the Order of the Princes that the desired Union might be either perswaded or forced However the truth be a great destruction sprung from thence The crowd of men in Arms lying under the Windows crys out That Mazarines were locked up there and did hold very bad Councils that the destruction by their means hangs over the City A Citizen they had already killed Some great misfortune is to be expected that Fagots would be fetched to lay the House flat with avenging flames Of a sudden the common Rout fall on fiercely with Rage Arms Fire and Fagot The forwardest are slaughter'd others stifled with smoke the House is stormed that seemed the fatal day of Paris Those that were potent in Faction strengthend the Confusion Companies of Souldiers are drawn up to the City-Walls The Town-house-wall is boiled with flames so that the smoke rolls in a gloomy Cloud and had the wind then spread the burning the Greave would have been involved being already scorched all over with the dismal fire which as the Will of God was mounted hot aloft but had its power confined to the lower Region It seems after so many hazards of the poor City this Game had been left unplaid They were not contented to have eat up the Citizens They must burn them too Whilst the Conflagration and Riot lasted Conde assayed to in Orleans held him fearing lest the Prince might come to any mischance by the popular Commotion Orleans his Daughter came in like a stout Virago when the Tumult was appeased and the fire abated every one went home to his house The flame indeed was quenched but the memory not buried which will live for ever in their minds And both Princes burnt not the Houses of the City but his own hopes Hospital having escaped the danger in a disguise left his House and the City and retired Beaufort is made Governor of Paris and Broussel Provost of the Merchants against the approbation of the Court but what should they do Prudence lay opprest a secret overpowering Providence driving its Wheel over and deriding the Politicks of France Certain discreet Members of the Parliament are dispatched to the King at S. Denis The principal Commissioner was Nesmond who made a gravâ— Harangue the drift of his Speech was this That Mazarine might be unrepealably banished upon hiâ— removal that blessed Peace would dispel the Clouds in the Hemisphere of France that this was the only means for the afflicted State to recover settlement The King answered That the Cardinal should â—e gone so the Princes
would but lay down their Arms and immediately dismiss their foreign Souldiers who were hostile and odious That the Prince was far otherwise minded the event declared Whenas Fortune had failed the most wise Councils at the Suburb of S. Anthony and nothing was to be expected of the City in such a tempestâ—â—ls time the Kings Army in that Neighbourhood being in want of Provisions the Court it self straightned and diseases spreading by reason of the soultry Dog-days Pontoise is cholsen for a fit place of Residence Thither the King on the sudden conveys himself it is but three hours Journey having left the Parliament-Commissioners at S. Denis whom upon the Post Orleans Conde and Beaufort conveyed into Paris But when very many of the poor Parliament-men fearing their Estates having left the City wandred about unsetled by the advice of Fouquet Procureur General the Members of the scattered Court are gathered at Pontoise The late Ordinances disannulled and new ones erected The shadow and appearance of a Parliament remaining at Paris frets at this and declare Orleans Viceroy and Conde General which was not only at Court disallowed of but at Tholouse the Metropolis of Orleans's Government The rigid Provenzals always of a stiff uprightness know not how to bow but to that which is equitable No People is more obstinate in their Loyalty The new Viceroy setles him a new Council the principal Members of which were Conde Seguier Chancellor of France Chavigny the Dukes Rochefoucault Rohan Brissac Sully and others Beaufort and Nemours contending the one with the other preferred a Duel before the Council in which they decided the Quarrel at the Port Richlieu The Bellows was of a Womans lust Nemours shot mortally by his Brother-in-Law Beaufort fell rather after the Fate of his Family than his own a man stout to a degree beyond Valour of a life suitable to his death born to oblige the World Nothing was more empty than that shadow of Orleans's Council which soon vanished away Their first business was to raise money upon the City Condes Forces were in extreme necessity who though they might have been rich with their pillaging and plunder yet what they got ill spent worse Therefore a remedy of their want is found out far more destructive than their very want A Tax was laid upon every Porte Cochere or great Gate for a Coach to go in at at which the City was greatly incensed resolving to fall foul upon the Advisers and throw off the Imposition The Princes with a great part of their Parliament foresee the storm hanging over them from the Court and City which Conde resolves to leave thinking seriously about withdrawing himself and his Forces when he saw that the King could not be prevailed with to grant the Suits made in his Name at S. Germans by Rohan and Chavigny in favour of his Brother Conti Nemours Marsin Violet and their Followers who were not a few secretly craving The Parliament at Pontoise wholly devoted to Mazarine adviseth with an unbiassed Council to depart and throw the whole blame upon Conde that the Prince would hold on the same course of distractions that he had begun and draw the Odium of the Kingdom upon himself and that at length with their universal consent when the Faction was tired out the Cardinal should return to his former Lustre sole Manager of the State with the Applause of France At a most solemn Meeting his Majesty is requested by Commissioners from the new Parliament in a premeditated Oration that the Cardinal in favour of Peace to heal the Nation might depart the Land and that he would gratifie all his good Subjects in granting this Suit of theirs Mazarine answers He was ready to obey and would willingly leave the Ministry if their rage might but cease who feed upon the Countries spoils that he had been Delinquent neither in corrupting others nor being corrupt had not deviated from the path of Honour and Conscience in the least had not poysoned the ears of the best of Kings against his Subjects had not brought scadals into the Court but by a constant tenour of his own Example insinuated clemency and that the Government should be tempered according to the Genius of the Nation that Terrour is the wrong way of acquiring Reverence among the French the most firm Dominion over them is such as wherein the Subjects find content They need fear nothing if they have union of hearts among themselves this he would procure them by his absence and quench the fire by withdrawing Lastly it is not reasonable that a Kingdom strong in Forces rich in Commodities renowned in Glory should for his sake perish Amidst these storms the Duke of Bouillon dies at Pontoise destined to have been the second Neck to support the Management of the State having already agreed to an Affinity with Mazarine He used all possible means by not bearing and by provoking Troubles to have plunged himself in unrecoverable ruine Vast confidence heightned his valour His Spanish Wife Leonora Berk drew him over to the Spanish Party A haughty Dame the Eriâ—nys of Sedan wearing a vain mask of Devotion had ruined the Fates of that Illustrous Family if any mine can befal the Nephews of Thurenne invested with so great Splendour of their Uncle After that Mazarine had earnestly insinuated what he judged beneficial to the Publick he departed out of the French Territory and took up his Residence at Bouillon in the Forest of Ardenne having cluded on the way by the discovery of a Spaniard an Ambush laid for him by the Faction and left behind him Tomaso Prince of Savoy to represent the Prime Minister who was to have for his Assistants â—â—el Servient Michael Tellier and Zongo Ondedei in whom he reposed most trust He chose such Persons that might neither bring him into danger nor disgrace It is a principal Point of a great Ministers discretion not to assume a help that is unmanageable by being over-powerful THE EIGHTH BOOK OF THE History of FRANCE The CONTENTS France opening its eyes begins to acknowledge its Errours and the deceitful Snares of the Princes The Faction declines His Majesty returns to the City The Parliament recovers its Authority that of Pontoise being determined Orleans withdraws without waiting on the King The wearied Sedition hath no where to set its foot being without a Leader Yet the Tide is still upon turning till the Return of Mazarine wherein every thing is in good earnest setled THE French Necks used to the Harness cannot long start from their accustomed and ancient Yoke therefore what so many calm Advices could not perswade nor could menacing terrour extort only Loyalty without any external impulse did obtain being knit by repentance much stronger then if it had been skinned over by untimely remedies But what could the Commonalty attempt when the Princes were away Even the same as the Sea calm of it self when the Winds are still In nothing did the policy of Mazarine appear greater than in
their joynt valour to be longer entailed upon one Family That there can be no benefit hoped of the Peace of Munster as long as the Spaniards are predominant in the Emperours Council That the Austrian strength having been impaired by so many overthrows so much the more care should they take lest by their acquiring the Imperial Name their power might turn to the prejudice of Germany Nor are their threats of holding forth revenge for the repulse to be considered The Aids of France should not be backward to maintain their Liberties That the French Forces upon the Borders of Lorraine and Luxemburgh are at the Electors Command That the Austrian Souldiers being dispersed into remote places cannot so easily come into a Body and give the Electors Law The Bishop of Mentz having praised the Kings intention professed that he had the like inclinations but that it was a matter rather of wishes than hopes his Fellow-Electors without end crying up the Austrian Family abetted with the Power of so many Kingdoms and neighbouring Provinces being the Bank of the Catholick Religion against the inundations of the Turk When the French Embassadours hinted the Duke of Newburgh to them Mentz interrupting said the Electors would not do their Colledge that wrong as to lay aside the Possessor of so many Kingdoms and take in a Prince not of their own number that only the Duke of Bavariâ— among the Electors can be nominated to stand in competition with Leopaldus according to their Orders But that the Duke of Bavaria would not presume and therefore that Leopoldus could not be put by but should be admitted upon such terms as that the holy Laws of the Empire may not be infringed nor the publick Peace disturbed the French answer that Leopoldus was incapable by their orders as not being yet full eighteen year old and as not being yet chosen King by the Bohemian by vertue of which Kingdom he was reckonedan Elector of the Empire Gramont with intention to sound the Bavarians mind waving the title of Embassadour went incognite to Muncken and made a turn through Heydelberg alledging any sleight matter for the occasion of his Journey In Muncken he lodged at Curtius his acquaintances house who had formerly been entertained with him He forbore no argument to that principal Confident of the Bavarian Curtius answered that hit Prince was of that tendernes of Conscience that he would never attempt any forbidden thing and sue for the Empire that was not his due Curtius added If you knew by what engagements this house is linked with that of Austria you would attribute to singular prudence what perhaps you now impute to sloathfulness Gramont returns without effecting what he attempted Adelais the Bavarians Wife a Savoyard the Kings Cousin German in vain impelling the Dukes mind to the imperial Crown The Dukes Mother an Austrian and Curtius by several obligations tied to the house big with Empires restrained the Bavarians mind who is contented with his own condition and soars not over-high So all the Plots against the Austrians proved ineffectual and Leopold chosen King of the Bohemians at Prague presently rid to Franckfurt with Piâ—â—â—randa the dispenser of the Treasure there is no longer debate of rejecting him but of limiting him to certain Articles which having been commonly spread abroad it is superfluous to copy out in this place July 15. 1658. the Election followed the French Embassadours departing as is customary who returned into France without waiting upon the Emperour Leopoldus Upon the decease of John King of Portugal his Wife by consent of the Cortes is admitted to the Regency She thinking the French Aids necessary to support that State sends in Embassy into France Padre Domingo a Dominican Frier her Confessor to sound their minds This was principal in his instruction amongst the Articles of making a League that the Daughter of Portugal might marry with his most Christian Majesty Domingo is honourably entertained but it was judged proper to send an Embassadour to Lisbon that so great transactions might not seem to depend upon the single faith of a Monk Cominges is chosen upon divers accounts qualified for the Treaty Eminent in birth industrious politick bearing a faith to the Queen unshaken even in the most doubtful times which are wont to discover false hearts or to alter unconstant ones Such a man did the weight of the affair require For when as the Queen was averse to a match with the Portuguese it was not to be trusted but to a faithful Person as was Cominges beyond others Mazarine designing in his mind a Peace inclined to this Embassy of Cominges not so much seriously to promote a League with that Nation as to distract the Spaniards with jealousies in requital of a repulse received by Lyonne When Cominges arrives at the Portugal Border every age both Sexes entertain him with Applause and Festival Acclamations as the Assertor of their publick liberty By the complacence of his wit he easily insinuated into the Queens favour forwarding the womans Ambition and prompting to all that which might lead the high-spirited Lady to Glory by the obvious example of our Queen who had chased away the deadly storms with her sole prudence and having subdued her Rebels enjoyed her Kingdom in peace Her Majesty of Portugal yielded a willing ear to him discoursing on a pleasing subject and answered modestly nor according to the pride inherent in that Nation To follow such an example was indeed resolved by her but to reach it would be difficult and turning her eyes to both her Children which stood by her and never stirred from thence This saith she is the bound of my Labours and I desire to live so long till I can prefer them France will abundantly oblige me if it look favourably on them In modest terms she intimated the Marriage of her Daughter The People transported with greedy hopes and anticipated joys snatcht up uncertainties of expression for concessions in publick acclamations congratulating them as Husband and Wife by too forward an exultation did provoke Fortune The Common-people of Lisbonne breathing after only Liberty comes to the Embassadours house which is a strange act And being troubled at the dubious proceeding begs and beseeches him to open the causes of it crying out against the corruption of Ministers and threatning to be avenged of them Cominges discreetly minded the people of their duty composing the waves of Sedition with a proper Oration when they enquired more particularly into the secrets of the Marriage he fairly dismissed them as being too bold yet not without a donative About this time Cominges frankly spoke his mind to her Majesty of Portugal and shewed her in what danger she was her Ministers disagreeing her Officers unable to command her People divided that it was his Masters mind to assist the Portuguez in all Conditions and not to start from the Articles of the Agreement already begun but that it were more adviseable to finish it wholly by an Embassadour
Longuevilles Deputy Lieutenant in Normandy and le Marquis d'Eglot his Son 191. 196 Bignon Hierosme Bignon Advocat General 121 Blammeny René Potier President de Blammenil 99 Bouillon Frederic Maurice de la Tour d'Auvergne Duke of Bouillon Son of Henry de la Tour de Auvergne Duke of Bouillon and Elizabeth of Nassaw his Wife was Eleonor Febronie of Bergh 198. plotting against Richlieu is taken 5. and loses Sedan which he resigned 165. and received in compensation the Dutchies of Albrer and Chasteau-Thierry with the Counties of Auvergne and Evreux resigning up his former Soveraignty over them but reserving the Titular dignity and so upon the delivery of the Princes both he and his Brother Thurenne continued firm to the King Note upon his life and death and upon her their Family of ten Children an affinity hinted perhaps that ten years after consummate between Godfrey Maurice of the Tower of Auvergne Soveraign Duke of Bouillon and Madamoiselle Mane Anne de Mancini a Niece of the Cardinals 323. his Temper 123 124. 140. Boulaye le Marquis de Boulaye Eschalart Son in Law of de Bouillon la Mark Colonel General of the Suisses and Suitor for that place after his Father was dead wherein being repulsed by Mazarine he took distast his Wives Ancestors also were Possessors of Sedan but Henry de la Tour the Father of Frederick the Duke of Bouillon and Marshal Thurenne having married the sole Daughter and Heir of the right Line though she dyed without Issue had it confirmed to them and their Heirs by Patent from Henry 4th 183 Boutteville le Comte de Boutteville Mommorancy 222 409. Brezé Armand Maillé le Duc de Brezé de Fronsac made Lord Admiral of France 1642. Governour of Brouage Rochel Ree and Oleron the Son of Urban Maille le Mareschal de Brezé and Nicola Sister of Richeliu the Brother of Claire Clemence married to Enguien and afterwards Princess of Conde the Admirals Death was i646 70 Urban Maille le Mareschal de Breze Governour of Anjou 151 175. His Death was 1650. Brid Louys de Brideieu Governour of Guise 211 Briol le Comte de Briolle 338 Brissac le Duc de Brissac Louys de Cosse 321 Broglio Maistre de Camp and Governour of la Baissee 258. Broussel Pierre de Broussel President to the Parliament His Character 92. his Son Broussel de la Louviere C. CAndale le Duc de Candale Son to the Duke of Espernon Governour of Tholouse p. 169. Canoul le Baron de Canole 212. Castelnaud-Mauviciere le Marquis de Castelnau Mauviciere Master de Campe. 211 359. Chabot Henry Chabot married Madamoiselle de Rohan who was sole daughter and Heir of Henry Rohan and Margaret Bethune he being the Grand-Son of the Admiral Chabot though his Father liv'd privately in the Country obtained this Match by the Prince of Conde's help but without the consent of her Mother who was living yet had parted with her estate to advance her Daughter to some high Match 130. He was made Governour of Anjou 307 308. Chambaret de Chambaret the Leader of the Bourdelois slain 164 Champalvon Francis de Harlayce de Champvalon Archbhishop of Rouen 306. Charevoy de Charetvoy Licutenant in Bristc 330. Charton Louys le President Charreton 99. Chasteaunaeuf Charles de I' Aubespine Marquis de Chasteaunaeuf imprisoned at Engoulesme 8. 203. His Character and Death 302. Madam Chastillan Isabella Angelica Boutteville Mommorancy the Relict of Louys Gaspar de Dandelot Coligny Duc de Chastillan 114 Chastre la Chastre Comte de Nance Collonel of the Suisses 54 Chauvigny Leo Bouthillier Comte de Chauvigny the Son of Claude Bouthillier Sur-Intendant of the Finances his Character 11. Death 327. both mention'd 30 Madam Chevreuse Mary Rohanne Mombazon Dutchess of Chevreuse was first married to Charles Albert Duke of Luyne then to Claude de Lorraine de Guise Duke of Chevreuse and Peer of France a great Confident of Queen Anns who had writ certain Letters into Spain without the Kings knowledge which were intercepted and upon which Madam Chevreuse fled thither till the Death of Lewis 13. her Step-Mother Marie d' Avougour Dutchess of Montbason 45 46. Cinque-Mars Henry Ruze de Cinq-Mars the Marquess of Effiat his Character 4. death 6 Clanleil le Marquis de Clanleu Governour of Mardike and Dixmuyd refusing Quarter offered by Captain Vautorneux was slain at Charenton 131. Colbert Jean Baptiste Colbert his Character 419 Collins le Comte de Coligny Chastillon Maurice 45 Le Duc de Chastillon Louys Gasper de Coligny D'andelot 205. he was slain at Charenton 1649. 131. Conde Henry Bourbon Prince of Conde married to Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorancy his Character 16. Death 64. Her Character and Death 205 230. their Issue 65 Conti Armand de Bourbon Prince of Contij Corvald the Viscount of Courval 238 Couture des Coustures Burgess of Paris 182. born 1629. 65. takes part with the Discontented 177. he is made Governour of Champaigne is arrested with the Princes 191. mannages the Affairs of Bourdeaux 348. marries with the Countess of Martinezze the Cardinals Niece 352 Cramaillac Adrian de Mon Luc de Cramail the Earl of Carmain 8 Crequi Charles Marquis de Crequi One of the 4. first Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber D. and Peer of France was Ambassadour at Rome to Alexder VII 433 Cressy de Croissy an Officer in the Guards 191 D. D'Ognati The Comte Dognati Viceroy of Naples 221 D'Ognon Comte du Dougnon Louys de Foucault Vice-Admiral and Governour of Brouage when the King comes to Guyenne is sick of the Gout 219 272 291. Dulmont Du Mont Governour of Saumur 208 Dunon John Earl of Dunois the Bastard of Orleans in the times of Charles 7. successful in Enterprises upon the English from whom the House of Longueville receive many Priviledges 292 381. Duras le Marquis de Duras Son of le Comte de Duras 237. made Duke and Peer 1668. E. ELboeuf Charles de Lorrain Duc d' Elboeuf was Governour of Picard◠〈◊〉 had three Children living by Catharine 〈◊〉 Natural Daughter of Henry 4. Charles dâ—â—â—rraine Duke d' Elboeuf Charles de Lorraine Prince d' Harcour Francis Maria de Loâ—raine Princesse de I'Isle bonne 123 Ernery Michael Partuelli d'Emery removed from his beingt Treasurer 96. restored 152 Enguien Lewis Bourbon D. of Enguien his Character 16 17 26 56 125 176. he is the present Prince of Conde born 1621. and married the Mareschal de Brezés Daughter in 1641. his Victory at Rocroy 36. at Thionville 41. overthrow of Merck 51. taking Spira Mentz Wormes c. Ib. Victory at Norlingue 55. he agrees to the King and Queens retiring from Paris 118. comes out a little after Ib. Owns the Counsel of the Kings retirement 120. suspected of coldness 128 129 144. crosses Mazarine in the match of his Neice 144 151. abets the disorders of Guyenne 158 169. practices Candale pretendant to the other Niece 175. contends for d' Ales 175. strikes up a secret match for the Duke
of Richelieu 179. is imprisoned 1650. 190. released 1651. 254. withdraws from the Town 271. flies to Arms 296. goes for the Low-Countrie 326. returns for France at the General Pacificaion 1659. 406 Erlac the General Erlac du Canton of Berne descended of one of the 4. Noble Families left in that Canton dyes Governour of Brissac 330 Esguillon Mary Vignerotte Dutchess of Esguillon Daughter of Frances the Sister of Cardinal Richelieu 288 257. Espernon Bernard le Duc de Espernon of Nogaret Governour of Guyenne his Character 56. Estampes Jacques d'Estampes de la Ferté Imbault 49. made Mareschal d' Estampes 1651. 238 Estrade le Comte d' Estrade 250. his Character 347 348 350. D'Estres Francois Hannibal le Mareschal de Estrée the Eldest now living made 1626. 233 F. FAber le Ferve Maistre du Camp Governour of Sedan 234 Fauge a Savoyard Collonel of the Lorrainers 236 Fiesque le Comte de Fiesque of the Noble Family of the Fiesqui in Genoua 350 La Force Armand Nompar de Caumont le Duc de la Force p. 209 Foulé Foulé Maistre des Requestes 215 Fouquet Nicolas Fouquet Procureur General his Advice 320. Surintendant of the Finances 346 his Character 347. Fall 426 G. GAssion Joh Gassion after the Battle of Rocroy made Mareschal de France 1643. trained up under Gustavus overthrew Lamboy took la Baissée his Character 26. Death 72 Gerve Francois Potier Marquis de Gerve slain at Lerida 41 Goulas the Duke of Orleans 's Secretary 252 Grammont le Mareschal de Grammont Anthoine made so 1641. 54 197 399. Grancey le Comte de Grancey Jacques de Roussel made Mareschal 1651. 238 Grandpré le Comte de Grandpré Charles Francois de Joyeuse 233 Grimaldi Hierosme Cardinal Grimaldi Guenegauld du Plessis Guenegauld Secretary d' Estate 132 Guise Henry Duke of Guise his Character 18. Action at Naples 67. imprisonment 68. enlargement 338 Guitault Francois de Comenge de Guitault a Captain in the Guards arrests Condé 191 365. Gaston Jean Baptiste de Comenge his Brother arrests Conti. 191 Guillaume de Pechepeirou de Guitault a follower of Condes 359 H. HArcourt Henry de Lorraine Comte de Harcour 18 126. Hesse the Landt-Gravinne Amelia Elizabeth Hannauw the Relict of William 53 Hocourt de Haucour 238 Hoqulncourt le Marquis d'Hoquincourt Charles de Munchy Governour of Peronne 147. made Mareschal of France 1651. 238. his Death 359 Hospital le Mareschal de l'Hospital Francois Halier Governour of Lorraine afterwards of Champaigne 198. Lieutenant to Enguien at Rocroy 38. Governour of Paris 317 I. JArcey le Chevalier de Jarzé a Knight of Maltha 148 Jerzey le Marquis de Jarzé ibid. Inville misnamed in the Paris Edition for de Linville Maistre de Camp 237 Joli Joly Conseiller au Chastelet 182 L. LEwis XIV present King of France his Birth 1638. Baptism 12. being King 1643 14. Tuition 66. 64. Majority 1651. 289. Coronation 1654. 353. Marriage 1660. 415. Lande Payen Pierre des Landes Payen Conseiller 205 Lavieu de la Vie 169 Legue le Marquis de Legue 137 Lewis XIII Son of Henry le Grand and Marie de Medicis his Character and Death 14 Lionne Hugh de Lionne Nephew of Abel Earl of Servienne employed into Italy during the time of Richlieu by Mazarine described 255. 302. 388. Lomeny Henry Auguste de Lomeny Comte de Bryenne married to Louyse de Beon du Macé described 414 Longueil René Longueil le President de Maisons 114 Longueville Henry d'Orleans Duke of Longueville married first to Louise de Bourbon Princess of the Blood eldest Daughter of the Duke of Soissons 1617. after to Anne Madamoiselle de Bourbon Sister to the present Prince of Conde his Character 17. 197. 123. 177. he dyed 1663. Lorraine Charles Duke of Lorraine 43 44. 63 64. imprisoned at Brussels 352. enlarged 400. Francis his Brother 353. Luyne Hostel de Luyne The House of le Duc de Luyne Charles Albert. 104 M. MAgalot Magalotti Maistre de Camp 64 slain in viewing la Motte Manicamp Manicamp de Longueval Maistre de Camp 237 Mantua Charles II. Gognaza Due de Mantoue and Montis ferrati married Clara Eugenia Austriaca Daughter of Albert Archduke of Inspruck and the year following the Emperour Ferdinand 3. married Eleonora Sister of Charles Marguerite Dom Joseph Marguerite Marquis d' Aquilez a Noble Catalaunian 72 Mazarine Julius Cardinal Mazarine his Character 11. Parallel with Richlieu 31 32. Wars in Italy 70. Magnificence in Library 76. Stables Houshould-stuff 77. Jewels 78 his Operas his distribution of Justice ibid. Contempt of Money 79. opposed by the Wits the Beauties 80. the Parliaments the Princes 81. the Sling 97. sues to match his Nephew Mancini with the only Daughter of the Comte d'Ales 86. joyns with Conde against the Slingers 179. with the Slingers and with Orleans against Conde 184. 189. 192. whom with his Brother and Brother-in-law he imprisons 191. brings out of the Nunnery his Nieces 198. watches over the Provinces ibid. conveys the King to Compiegne 208. to appear in Person at Guise 211. and then with the whole Army to pacifie the Commotions at Bourdeaux 212. which he with difficulty effects 225. thence advances to Rhetel 235. where having gained the Victory in a pitched Battel 238. he falls under a general envy 240. as he goes into Banishment releaseth the Princes 247. transfers the occasion of their restraint upon Orleans and the Slingers 255. by reason of the Princes turbulency is revoked and returns in the Head of 6000 men 300. upon the joynt Supplication of the Parliament and City of Paris he withdraws again 323. Vpon the return of the King and the Heads of the Faction removed he is firmly restored 335. setles Guyenne 347. matches his Niece with the Prince of Conti 352. Enters a League with Cromwell 355. Countenances in person the taking of Gravelin 361. bends himself to the Conclusion of Peace 387. treats with Haro 306. assists at the Enterview of both Kings 414. After the Marriage of his Master and Entry into Paris his Death 416. Meilleray le Mareschal de la Meilleray Charles de la Porte Governour of Britanny 70 Melian Blois Melian Procureur General 121 Melay le Comte de Meille 359 Mercoeur Louys Gardinal de Vendosme Duc de Mercoeur marrieth Victoire de Mancini 1651. 281 Miossan de Pons de Miossans Modena Francois d'Esté le Due de Modena marries 1648. Victoria Sister to the Duke of Parma 59 La Mogny Chrestien la Mognon Conseiller an Parlement 356 Molé Matthieu Molé Premier President au Parlement de Paris 105. is made Keeper of the Seal 289 Mondejus le Marquis de Mondejeu de Schulembert 354.258 made Mareschal 1658. Montigny de Montigny Governour of Diepe 200 Montague de Montaigue Governour of Rocroy 351 Montresor le Comte de Montresor de Bourdeille 270 Mottadelais la Motte de Las. 172 La Motte Mareschal de la Motte Houdancour was the first Governour of Catalaunia where occasions
being ill supplied and thereupon not succeeding as at his first Exploits he was after Revocation imprisoned 71. 123 Moussaye le Marquis de Moussaye Goion 54. 196. N. NAvaille Philippe de Montault the Earl of Navaille Maistre de Camp made Duke and Peer of France 1650. was employed to the Relief of Candy 211 Nemours Amedee de Savoy Duc de Nemours married Isabel de Vendosme Sister of Beaufort was disgusted against the Cardinal for being deuied the Government of Auvergne much devoted to the Dutchess of Chastillon his Character 18. Death in July 1652. 321 Nesmond Francois Theodore the President of Nesmond Son-in-law to la Moignon 320 Noirmont Louys de la Trimouille Marquess of Noirmonstier Noyers Francois Soublet de Noyers his Character 10. death 12 O. O Busson George d'Aubusson de la Feuillade Archbishop of Embrun 264 Ondedei Zongo the Abbot Ondedei 281 Orleans Gaston-Jean-Baptiste Duc d'Orleans married for his second Wife to Marguerite de Lorraine his Character 16. 48. 159. Death 412 413. her Character 43. Madamoiselle the eldest Daughter of Orleans 309. 315. by Marie de Bourbon only Daughter of the Duke of Montpensier P. PAlvauisse le Marquis de Paluau de Clerambault made Mareschal of France 1651. 297 Parma the young Duke Ranuccio Son of Odoardo Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza 58 Perauld Jehan the President Perault Condes Sollicitar 194 Perefix Hardouin de Perefix Abbot of Beaumont directed the young Kings Studies and the Coadjutor being prevailed upon to stand by was afterwards made Archbishop of Paris 66 Persan le Marquis de Persan de Vaudetar 128 Plessis Praslin Caesar de Choiseuil Comte du Plessis-Praslin made Mareschal of France 1645. commended 172. made Duke and Peer 1665. Auguste de Choiseuil Comte du Plessis-Praslin slain at Rhetel-fight 237. is Lieutenant to Prince Thomas 69 Poussard Anne Poussard for so she is called in the History of de la Barde was the Daughter of Francis Poussard Marquis du Vigean and Anne Neubourg was relict of Phoebus d'Albret de Miossan de Pons called Madame de Pons or la Marquese de Miossan de Pons marrieth with the Duke of Richlieu 179 Pradeau de Pradelle Maistre de Camp 237 Princess Palatine Anna Gongaza married to Prince Edward 195 R. RHetz Jon-Paul-Francis de Gondy Abbot of Rhetz hath this sirname from a fair Lordship so called which his Grandfather Albert Gondy had by matching with Catherine Clermont Tonnerre the Heiress of it Coadjutor to the Archbishop of Paris his Character 21. 128. made Archbishop of Corinth 46. 105. Cardinal of Rhetz 308 Richlieu Armand-Jehan du Plessis Cardinal de Richlieu his Birth and Life and Death 9. Parallel with Mazarine 31 52 D. of Richlieu Armand Vignerot Marquis de Pont de Curley Duc de Richlieu General of the Gallies and Governor of Havre de Grace marrieth with the Marchioness of Miossan de Pons 179 is Deputy Lieutenant at the Siege of Dunkirk 359 Richo misnamed for Pichon as Monsieur de la Barde the Marquess of Marolles Governour of the Castle of Vayre 219 Riviere Louys Barbier Abbé de la Riviere first a School-master in Paris then attending on Habert de Montmor Bishop of Cahon Chaplain to the Duke of Orleans by his complacent humor insinuated into the Favour of the Duke 16 Rochefoucault The Prince of Marsillac la Rochefoucauld called Marsillac 131. See 117. 123. he was Son of Francis Duke of Rochefoucauld and Peer of France and Governour of Poictou who dyed 1650. 208. his Brother Le Chevalier de la Rochefoucauld Knight of Maltha and set by him to hold the Town of Damvilliers 202 203 Ronserol de Roncerolles Maistre de Camp 250. he was Governour of Seurre-Bellegarde Roquelaur le Marquis de Roquelaur created 1652. Duke and Peer of France 223 Rosa Colonel Rose Commander of the Germans after various Engagements with the Bavarians Lieutenant under du Plessis Praslin in the Rhetel-fight 1650. is slain Note that Priolo saith his Brother but Marolles that he himself was there slain 238 Ruvigny de Ruvigny S. SAintagnian le Comte de S. Agnan Governour of Bourges 202 Saint Amour one of the 4. first Gentlemen of the Kings Bed-Chamber de Sainte Maure the Deputy Governour of Havre de Grace under the Dutchess of Esguillon 202 Sammigrin le Marquis de Saint Megrin Jacque Stuard was killed in the fight at the Fauxbourg de St. Anthoine 315 Saint Quintin the Earl of Quintin the Son of de la Moussaye Goion 238 Saint Simon le Due de Saint Simon Claude du Plessis de Rasse Governour of Blaye 208 Sammicault de Saint Micau Governour of Seurre Bellegarde Seuboeuf le Marquis de Sauveboeuf 167 Savoy Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy Christina the Dutchess Dowager Daughter of King Henry IV. and Sister to our late Queen 69 Senneterre le Marquis de la Ferté Senneterre Henry made Mareschal of France 1651. 238. taken Prisoner by Don Juan 354 Seguier Peter Seguier made Chancellour 103 289 321. Servienne Abel Comte de Servienne first the Kings Atturney in the Parliament of Grenoble then Master of Requests afterwards Secretary of State and Commissioner at Munster whence he goes Ambassadour to the Hague his Speech 378. dyes Commissioner of the Treasuty his Character and death 346,347 Sillery le Marquis de Sillery-Bruslard who married Rochefoucaulds Sister Sirot the Baron of Sirot 39. he was slain 1652. at Gergol upon the Loyre Sully Maximilian Francis Bethune Duke of Sully 321 T TAlon Omer Talon Advocat General 121 Tavan de Saux Comte de Tavan 313,204 Tellier Michael le Tellier Intendant de Justice Finances to the Kings Army in Italy there obliged Mazarine was chosen Secretary of State 1643. at the laying down of Noyer his praise 218. removed by the P. of Conde 272 276. restored 301. De Thou Francis Auguste de Thou his Death 6. Extraction 7 Thuillerie Gaspar Cognet de la Thuillerie Ambassadour Extraordinary from the King of France to the King of Swethland and King of Denmark to mediate a Peace 1644. effects it between Christiern IV. and Queen Christina 1645. as also a League of Commerce between the King of Denmark and Lewis the 14th 377 Henry de la Tour Viscount of Thurenne he married the only Daughter of the Duke de la Force made Mareschal of France 1643. receives a rebuke at Mariendale 52. repaired at the overthrow of Merck 54 55. commands the French Forces in Germany and takes Triers 57. At the imprisonment of the Princes withdraws 140. 196. concludes with the Spaniard 206. enters France 210. is raised from Guise 211. fights stoutly at Rhetel 236. returns to the Royal Service upon the enlargement of the Princes 268. after the rout of Hoquincourt stays the Royal Army 311. attempts not carries Estampes hath Senneterre in joint Commission 313. engages in the Suburb of St. Anthony the Prince who hardly maintains his Quarter against great disadvantages 315. takes Mozome whilst Condé gets Rocroy 351. he gets St. Menhould 352. recovers
been a vast benefit to him that must otherwise be surprised and crushed Coming to the Prince at Chantilly I found him melancholy for want of all things in the very preparing for his War no money no men levied His Camp and Quarters uncertain some hopes indeed from the Spaniard none from the English for Cromwell a notorious Impostor would give no Categorical answer Never was so great a superstructure of business set upon so weak and tottering foundations As I was discoursing with the Prince in the Wood of Chantilly comes in a Courrier from Longueville with Letters wherein he expressed that he could not attempt any thing in Normandy till he had first received the 100000 Crowns that were due to him from Conde and his Wives Jewels by pawning of which he might raise some sum of money to defray the first Charges of the War From that time forward Conde concluded that nothing was to be hoped for from Longueville but what should be perpetually ambiguous and insignificant For neither would his Wife give her Husband the Jewels which she stood in need of for her own occasions in this Juncture nor could the Prince pay the money he was indebted to him not having sufficient for himself to serve for his Journey to Guyenne yet he promised to do his endeavour that he might be plentifully supplied from the Spaniard which Longueville looked upon as frivolous and would have refused had it been brought being resolved not to take to the Party but temporize and never joyn with Conde till he had the better The Prince no longer brooking destructive delays propounds to the Queen by an understanding man equal conditions of agreement to watch his occasion of getting away securely whilst the Court was entertained with fair promises Therefore as the Queen is scanning of them he by long marches having past the Loyre at the Town of Sully rides for Bourges accompanied with some Troops of Horse that famous City out of the memory of his Fathers quiet retirement receives the Prince with all demonstrations of forward service being ready to do the same to the King coming speedily after Orleans leaving nothing unassayed sends to Augerville to bring back Conde now running headlong with offers of equal conditions in the Queens Name That he might continue at liberty in his Government of Guyenne and his Forces which he was so much concerned for should have Quarters allowed them and be secure from all violence and assault all which Orleans promised he would warrant Conde might and ought to have received these terms For had the Cardinal returned he would have yielded the Prince any thing planted upon so many supports besides the favour of the Parliament which he would have acquired by this means but if Mazarine had failed of all hopes of return he had obliged to himself all France that drcaded the relapsing into civil Commotions But Fortune the Empress of life always making sport at mischief disappointed the wisest Councils for the Messenger of Orleans goes not to Augerville where Conde then was in the County of Gaines but to Augerville in Beaux by a stupid mistake From whence sprung many calamities Near the same time Croissy sent from Orleans overtakes the Prince at Bourges and propounds the conditions already mentioned Conde answers he cannot yield his agreement to the offers without advising with his Brother Conti Sister Longueville Nemours and Rochefoucault who were hard by at Monte-Rotondo therefore he communicates the whole matter with them Who with one accord dislike all that Croissy had brought as being unsound That Guyenne doth already open her arms to her expected and beloved Prince the Country is full of Souldiers every where listed in his favour Brouage and Blaye ready to revolt the Spanish Forces have already weighed Anchor from the Coast of Guipuscoa That nothing is more base than to trust 〈◊〉 such a Peace For what can be expected from Orleans after breach of Articles Should such a power of Nobility prepared for War so many Commanders so many People in Arms be thus baffled The Iron must be struck while it is hot It hath been always prejudicial to defer when matters are in a readiness To these and the like was added a great stroke by the Letters of Chavigny who exhorted the Prince seriously to War That frivolous delays were propounded till his heat should be over and then the naked Prince destitute of his Followers should be surprised unawares Conde having reflected on all particulars and pondered so many events in his thought consented to War then turning to his Brother Sister and those in Company with his naked Sword saith I drew this unwillingly which will not easily return into its Scabbard he shall be the Rebel he that obliges me to be his Enemy against my hearts desire The Quarter of Bourges being insecure this was done at Moroâ—ce Here did the Heavens first frown upon Conde Here did Fortune first change with breach of Faith Being always distracted with various perplexities he could hardly steal from labour and anxiety any repose for his wearied eyes He goes directly for Bourdeaux to levy Souldiers being assured that the King would press on and march speedily upon him Before he went from Bourges he pillaged the Banks of the Customers which was the first Action of Hostility a provocation of mischief They say that the Prince in his Passage viewed Xantogne Xantogne is little in compass commodious in situation lying upon the Ocean cut by the Charenton fruitful in Corn and infinitely abounding in all Commodities It is beholden to the richness of its soil that it hath been the Scene of great Actions Besides innumerable fights of which it is fanatically proud that at Bassay is famous wherein Lewis Bourbon the great Grandfather of this Conde the most famous Hater of the Mass and Scourge of Mass-mongers was slain The Prince had a great desire to march over the Field of Battel and the Plain imbrued in the blood of Condes which as he rid over his Sword fell out of his Belt An unhappy token in their Judgment who are taken with idle fancies not versed in Action who do confidently slight all Prognostications joyful sad or ambiguous and do not think that the Divine Goodness hath such concern for mankind as by these means to be willing to discover future contingencies The Prince received at Bourdeaux not as a Governor but as Soveraign Lord and Arbitrary Disposer of them being deceived with such a flattering serenity displaces the Prime President of the Parliament of Guyenne as not being enough at his devotion surveys the Towns and Cities recruits his Troops and fixes all for the future War which was to be removed indeed according to agreement into poor Xantogne lying too near to Bourdeaux The King without intermitting any time coming with his Army to Bourges finds the forward affections of that ancient City in favour of which he ordered the high Cittadel wherein the Duke of Orleans afterward Lewis XII had been
imprisoned to be demolished By that means restoring to his good Subjects their liberty having overthrown that shelter of Tyranny Madam Conde and Madam Longueville with their Followers forsake Montrond an insecure Harbour and come trembling to Bourdeaux to the Prince Palvausse with a lingring Siege takes or rather obliges to surrender the Castle having been some months held out by Persane For this notable piece of service he obtained the Dignity of Mareschal of France which was given promiscuously in times of confusion and grew cheap The Affairs of the Province of Bourges being duely set in order by Chasteauneuf Villeroy and Bryenne who managed their business with wonderful faithfulness and diligence the whole Court at the beginning of November cometh to Poictou to press upon Conde being in Arms by Harcourt the stout General of the Royal Army Now was all France hotly engaged against it self either as to Affections or Arms with a divided taking of parties Some looked upon the fire made Others run into the flames But to be sure the Spaniards chiefly rejoyced shedding the Poyson of Discord who under the Marquess of Mortara beleaguered Barcellona Don Juan of Austria blocking up the Port with his Fleet. To such an Attempt did the calamity of France invite them but especially the miserable condition of Barcellona where the raging Pestilence laid low innumerable heads and every day Corps of old and young were carried in throngs to the grave But the Revolt of Marsin was more pestilent than the Plague it self who governing Catalaunia with the Kings Commission by a President unheard of till this Age having left that renowned Principality at a prey to the Spaniard wheeled off to Conde according to Covenants already accorded Hereupon the Spaniards privy to the intended Treachery raised up their Spirits so as to think of Barcellona If there were any over-sight committed in the absence of Mazarine it was this the restoring of Marsâ—â— to the Government of Catalaunia engaged to Conde for his Marriage procured with difficulty being a strong bond of Confederacy and that would turn from his trust through an exulceration of Spirit upon memory of his Imprisonment There was nothing that Guyenne did not hope for from a Prince greater than expectation He to answer their desires and his own promises sends a raw Army under a more raw Commander Rochefoucault into Xantogne Siege is laid against the poor Town Cognac and of the sudden raised by the coming of Harcourt The fault was laid upon Charenton a steep River that was then pleased to overflow and pass its Banks bearing the Bridge away by the flood Xantogne thus unluckily entred refused to be the School of that unhappy War Rochel it self heretofore the Sanctuary of Rebellion breaths Allegiance to the King and rescues it self from the service of Dognon rendring themselves and all theirs into the hands of Estissac one who was no Souldier This is Huguenot-like in adversary not to prove unfaithful The like was done at Egerville or S. Angels the stout courage of the Lads of which Town was of great moment to the Relief of Cognac It is a little City upon the Bouton a River or rather obscure Bourne not unpleasant where the Grandfather of this Conde dyed by ill practices and his Father Henry was born There was my Cradle rocked Here I first drew the air This Land I know not how came first to be touched by me that am descended of Venetian Ancestors and those Illustrious ones If the Glories of my Country have been omitted by me perhaps they will be repeated by Posterity and S. Angel in Ages to come will rejoyce to have had me born and bred in her At Bourges was a whisper of Mazarines return all along the way of Poicters a murmuring at Poiction certain News of it Nor had the Cardinal any her Intercessor for his Revocation than Conde and Corinth while both of them bend their designs to the contrary The Queen openly declares she is resolved to re-instate him being unjustly banished in his former Dignity It was for the publick Good and must no longer be delayed One might see persons nurtur'd up in the Court-trade Masters at speaking what they meant not and not speaking what they mean could not keep to themselves their inward thoughts but must over-wisely vent the Secret That the Kingdoms ruine is hastned Condes Forces increased the Faction strengthned and such like politick hints not according to rules of Court-subtility which prying into the future never discloses its thought keeping still close the secret sense of its soul Bryenne is commanded to write Letters of Revocation from his Banishment How uneasie was that to him who a few months before had advised Mazarine with too forward Counsel to return to Rome where he might be more useful to promote the Affairs of France in the Conclave The Cardinal intent upon his future Journey was already got to Bouillon debating with many what should be done but what he would do with very few or alone by himself there being no better Counsels than such as are unknown Hocquincourt with Grancey and Navailles were the principal of Mazarines Counsel all this way stout in personal valour perpetual despiser of life Fabert subtle in his way spyed what was likely to be and watched to make advantage of what was present The gross of the Auxiliaries now coming was 6000 men in Arms of great importance to turn the scale at that time The Cardinal dispatches before him some of his Family with Letters to his firm Friends and others wavering nay to his fierce Enemies making large promises The Parliament of Paris is incensed Orleans frets the Sling after their wonted manner rage Mazarine and his Complices are defamed all about in Paris Forces are hastned to block up the Loyre and cut off the Pass of the Yone under Commanders either Gown-men or cowardly that should so fight as to be beaten The Cardinal having overcome the disadvantage of ways the fierceness of people the violence of Rivers and the scantness of Bridges comes through Hostile Armies safe to Poictou His March was quiet as of one hastning to Peace such as no Townsman no Peasant dreaded Not nice in his Quarters not extorting Reverence by Terrour but obliging Love by Courtesie An humility respectful to all for qualifying mens prejudicate hatred Himself differed from the rest in nothing but Worth nor would he allow himself rest but after all Undaunted amidst so many menacing Acts of Parliament was not slack in allowing admission to his person but exposed to meeting and sight One might see the people every where crowd in at his open door and inviting Threshold He was secure by the watching of a good Conscience and defended by naked Innocence the safest Guard and Integrity an impregnable Garrison The King and Duke of Anjou came to meet him and next to the Kings side entred Mazarine into Poictou received by the Queen with a true and ornate gravity Soon acknowledged to be greater