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A03723	A true and plaine report of the furious outrages of Fraunce & the horrible and shameful slaughter of Chastillion the admirall, and diuers other noble and excellent men, and of the wicked and straunge murder of godlie persons, committed in many cities of Fraunce, without any respect of sorte, kinde, age, or degree. By Ernest Varamund of Freseland.; De furoribus Gallicis. English	Hotman, François, 1524-1590.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Languet, Hubert, 1518-1581.	1573 (1573)	STC 13847; ESTC S104242	59,763	145

King had in manye Edictes before that time permitted the freedome of Religion yet this meaning euer was to reteyne and cause to be reteyned of all men the onely Romishe or Popishe Religion within his Realme After manie ouerthrowes on both partes giuen and receyued whereas the ende of this thirde warre was thought likely to be the harder by reason of the breache of sayth in the yeeres before and on the other side the state of the Realme by reason of the wast that the Cities were broughte vnto and the extreme pouertie of the meane people and husbandmen did require some treatie of composition the King sent messangers to the Admirall to signifie vnto him in the Kings name that the King himselfe had at length founde out a most sure way of peace and concorde namely that the armies of both partes ioyned togither shoulde goe into the lowe countrey against the Duke of Alua which had been the author of the late calamities in Fraunce He signified further that he had great causes of querels against the king of Spayne and this principally that he had inuaded and helde by force sodenlye slaying all the souldyers there an Island of the newfound world called Florida which had been taken by the French and kept vnder his dominion and likewise the Marquesdome of Finall the inhabitantes whereof had but a little tyme before yelded themselues to the Kings subiection and allegeance He said that the most stedfast band of concorde shoulde be that forein warre and that there could no other better meane be deuised to drowne the memorie of the former dissentions in eternall forgetfulnesse To the performance hereof he sayd it was a matter of most apte opportunitie that Lodouic counte of Nassaw brother to the Prince of Aurenge had been nowe two yeeres in the Admiralls camp to whome the Admirall gaue principall credit in all things and that by him and his fellowes of the lowe countrey and other whom he vnderstoode to fauour his part it might easily be broughte to passe that certayne Cities mighte be surprised and thereby great aduantage be attayned to the atchieuing of the warre The Admirall hearyng these thyngs was maruellously troubled For albeit he doubted not of the Kings fidelitie yet therwithall many things fell into his minde to be considered as the power of the Cardinall and the rest of the Guisians who were well knowne to haue ben at all times most affectionate to the Kyng of Spayne For the Duke of Guise had lefte a sonne a very yong man called Henry to whō the Queene had giuen all the offices and places of honor that his father had borne before beyng vnfit thereto by age and against the ancient lawes and customes and also through the traiterous infidelitie of certayne of the Kings counsaylers whome she knew for their affection to Popish Religion to be most addicted to the Spanishe King and that diuers of them had great yeerely pensions of him and did disclose vnto him the affaires of the Realme He remembred howe hereby it came to passe that the same Kings Embassador whiche among strange nations seemed vtterly incredible was admitted into the priuie Counsell of Fraunce and that one Biragio ● Lumbard and as it is reported a traytour to his owne countrey otherwise altogither vnlearned and specially ignoraunt of the ciuill lawe was yet for the subtiltie of his witte aduanced to so great honour that he executed the Chauncellers office Michael Hospitall being displaced a man knowne to be such a one as there was not in all degrees of men any eyther more wise or more learned or more zelously louing his countrey Herewithall he considered the slaunderous cauillations of his aduersaryes to whome hereby might seme an occasion giuen as if the Admirall were of a troublesome nature and coulde not abide any quietnesse nor could long reste at home without some tumultuous stir Herevnto the messangers replyed as they were able and therewithall alleaged this cause of so sodayne hatred against the Spanishe King that one Albenie late returned out of Spaine had infourmed the King and the Queene mother for certaintie that King Philip a few moneths before had poysoned his wife the Frenche Kings sister and had spred rumors of hir thoroughout all Spaine such as for the honour of manye persons are meete not to be disclosed But nothing moued the Admirall so much as the cherefull earnestnesse of Lodouic of Nassaw who as sone as he was aduertised of that purpose of the King omitted nothing that he thought mighte serue to encourage the Admirall therevnto The Admirall perswaded hereby nothing fearing the infidelitie of those of the Courte gaue his minde to hearken to composition And so was the third ciuill warre ended and the peace concluded wyth the same conditions that were before that euerye man shoulde haue free libertie to vse and professe the Religion VVithin few moneths after this diuers Princes of Germanie that fauored the Religiō refourmed and among those the three Electors the Pa●sgraue the Duke of Saxonie and the Marques of Brandeburge sent their Embassadours into France to the King to gratulate vnto him for the newe reconciliation of his subiects And bycause they accompted it greatly to behoue them selues that the same concorde should remaine stedfast and of long continuance they promised that if any would for that cause procure trouble or make warre vppon him either within his owne dominiōs or without they and their followers shuld be ready to defend him To this embassage the king firste by words and afterward by a booke subscribed with his owne hande answered and gaue his faith that he would for euer most sacredly and faithfully obserue his Edict of pacification Hereby so much the more willingly the Admirall suffered him selfe to be drawne to the sayd purposes for the low countrey although oftentimes calling to minde the nature of the Queene mother he vsed to say to diuers and specially to Theligny to whome he afterwarde maried his daughter that he greatly suspected the rolling wit of that woman For said he so soone as she hath brought vs into that preparation against the lowe countrey she will leaue vs in the midst Neuerthelesse the Counte of Nassaw writeth to his brother and they conferring their aduises together send messengers to the King that if it please him to deale with the matter of the lowe countrey they will shortly so do that he shall by their many and greate seruices well perceyue their affection and deuotion towarde him The King writeth againe to them in most louing termes saying that their message most highly pleased him and he gaue to them both his harty thanks About the same time Maximiliane the Emperoure pitying the estate of the Prince of Aurenge as he said treated by his Embassadours with the King of Spayne and had in manner obteyned that the Prince should haue all hys goodes restored vnto him but with this condition that he should haue no house within the territorie of the lowe countrie but

the king he immediatly called Monsieur de Nance captaine of his guard and commaunded him to apprehend Challey and bring him to him Challey assoone as hee heard the stroke of the peece fledde into the Kings castle called the Louure and hid him in the Duke of Guises chamber from whence he conuayed him selfe away assoone as he had heard of the kings commaundement ▪ VVhen de Nance was infourmed of his departure he answered that Challey was a gentleman of good worship and there was no doubte but when neede were he woulde appeare before the King and the magistrates VVhile these things were doyng and the Admirals wound in dressing Theligny went by his commaundement to the King and most humbly besought him in the name of his father in lawe that his maiestie woulde voutsafe to come vnto him for that his life seemed to be in perill and that he had certaine things to say greatly importing to the King safetie whiche he well knewe that none in his Realme durst declare to his maiestie The King curteously aunswered that he would willingly go to him and within a little while after he set forwarde The Queene mother went with him and the Duke of Aniow the Duke of Monpensier a most affectionate subiect to the Churche of Rome the Counte de Rhetz the Queene mothers great familiar Chauigny and Entragny which afterwarde were chiefe ringleaders in the butcherie of Paris VVhen the King had louingly saluted the Admirall as he was wont to do and had gently asked him some questions cōcerning his hurt and the state of his health and the Admirall had aunswered with suche a milde and quiet countenaunce that all they that were present wondered at his temperance and pacience the king beyng much moued as it seemed sayd The hurt my Admirall is done to thee but the dishonour to me but by the death of God saith he I sweare I will so seuerely reuenge both the hurte and the dishonor that it shall neuer be forgotten He asked him also how he lik●d of the Iudges that he had chosen to whō he had giuen commission for examining the matter The Admiral aunswered that he could not but very well like of those that his maiestie had allowed of yet he besought him if he thought it good that Cauagnes might be called to counsell with them albeit that it was no hard matter to finde out for it was no doubt sayd he that this good turne was done him by the Duke of Guise the reuenge wherof he referred to god This onely he most heartily and humbly besoughte of his royall maiestie that the fact might be duelie enquired vpon The King aunswered that he would take earnest care of it and reuenge that iniurie with no lesse seueritie than if it had bene done to himselfe Then the kings brethren and their mother with drawing themselues a while the Admirall as it was afterward knowne by his owne report began to aduise the king to haue in memorie those things that he had ofte tolde him of the daungerous intentions of certaine persons and he tolde him that though he himself had receiued a great wound yet there was no lesse hanging ouer the kings head and that long ago there was treasō in practizing against his life which if he would do wisely he should auoyde betimes Further he sayd that though so soone as God should take him to himselfe out of this life he doubted not but that his same should be brought into sundry slaunders by enuious persons and such as ought him euill will by reason of the late warres neuerthelesse he had oftentimes disclosed vnto the king the authors of the dissentions and opened the causes therof and that God was his witnesse of his most faithfull hearte to the king and the common weale and that he had neuer holden any thing dearer than his countrey and the publique safetie The king after such aunswere made herevnto as he thought best spake aloude heartily entreated the Admirall to suffer himself to be remoued into his castell of the Louure for that he thought some perill least there should arise some sedition among the commons alreadie in disorder or any stirre in that madde and troublesome Citie VVherto this speech of the king tended coulde not then be vnderstoode For though the cōmonaltie of Paris hath euer bene accompted the most foolish madde of all other yet is it euer most easily appeased not onely with the comming and presence of the king but also with the very sound of his name The Admirall most humbly and largely thanked the king and made his exuse vpon the counsell of the Phisitions which feared that shaking would encrease his paine and therfore had taken order that he should not be stirred out of his place Then the Counte de Rhetz turning to certaine gentlemen of the Admirals friends sayd I would the Admirall would follow the kings counsell for it is to be feared that some such stirre may arise in the towne as the king shall not easily be able to appease VVhich speech being vttered although no man did yet suspect whereto that aduise tended yet the Admirall his friends thought it good to request of the king to assigne vnto him certaine of the souldiers of the guarde for his safetie The king aunswered that he verie well liked of that deuise and that he was fully determined to prouide aswell for the Admirals safetie as for his owne and that he would preserue the Admirall as the ball of his eye that he had in admiration the constancie and fortitude of the man and that he neuer before that time beleued that there could be so great valiauntnesse of courage in anye mortall person Therewith the Duke of Aniow the Kings brother commaunded Cossin captaine of the Kings guarde to place a certaine band of souldiers to ward before the Admirals gate There could hardly a man be found more hatefull against the Admirals parte nor more affected to the Guisians thā this Cossin which the successe plainly proued as hereafter shall appeare The Duke of Aniow further added that he thought it should be good for the Admirall if moe of his friēds and familiars that lodged in the fauxburges did drawe nearer about him and forthwith he commaunded the kings herbingers to warne those to whome they had before assigned lodgings in that streete to remoue from thence and to place the Admirals friendes in their roomes VVhiche counsell was suche as none coulde possibly be deuised more fit for those things that followed For those whiche might haue by flight escaped out of the suburbs were nowe holden fast inough being enclosed not only within the walles of the towne but also within the compasse of one narrow strete The nexte day after the Vndermasters of the streetes commonly called Quartermen ●urueyed al the vittailing houses and Innes from house to house and all the names of those of the Religion together with the place of euery of their lodgings they put in bookes and with