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B11899	Diatelesma. The second part of the moderne history of the vvorld containing the last summers actions, in Languedock, Italy, Piemont, Montferrat, Lorrain, the Dukedome of Burgundy, the Franch country, and generally in France, Holland, the West-Indies, and marine occurrences; with some passages of Rome, and Turkey, brought downe to Novemb. 1637.; Diatelesma. Part 4.	N. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4293.6; ESTC S107082	64,140	113

with the Christian children in the street the next morning told how Macabe had assassinated two Franciscans hid their carcasses The words of the child caused this truth to be suspected amongst the inhabitants who seeing the Friers go into the Iews house and not hearing of their return came together forced open his gates searched for their bodies and found them as the child had told and therupon apprehended the whole Family the child only excepted and the Actors by sentence The Iews condemned and executed of the Senate at Turin were all burned alive Octob. 2. 12 their goods consiscate the one part to the use of the Duchesse Regent and the other to the child which revealed the murder and turned Christian and received Baptisme The Fabrick of the State of Italy did seeme to totter this last Summer the great Bishop was twice struck The Popes sicknesse and recovery with a palsie and the Cardinall Barberino his Nephew by his appointment governed as a Vice-pope during his weaknesse to the grievance of the whole Conclave The Cardinall of Savoy Comprotector of Spain and de Medicis supposing his sicknesse mortall laboured to promote the Cardinall Sansisto to the Papacy but Vrban recovered was informed of each particular which had hapned assembled the Conclave created eleven new Cardinals and yet liveth Sansisto which was designed for his successor being dead before him The Family of the Dukes de Mirandola is quite extinguished their was but one lest of that name and he an illegitimate who having obtained by the intercession of his The death of the Dukes of Mirandula and Mantua Friends the investiture of that Duchy is dead since without issue The Duke of Mantua hath yielded to Fate CHAP. IV. The Actions and Occurrences in the Netherlands WArre if once begun spreadeth like a Canker A Prince engaged in armes hath commonly a troubled State and restlesse head his Enemy waits all opportunities and unlesse providence guide him hee can finde security no where The Cardinall Infant stood like a common bounder between two Enemies the French upon the South and East of the Provinces under his care made an invasion upon him the Vnited States upon the North did the like and now to fortisie himself first he caused the City of Hulst to double their Palisadoes and renew their Fortifications and then the Garrisons of Mechlen Lyre Breda and the other places in Flanders and Brabant where his old souldiers were wintered he drew out such Forces and Amunition as was thought fit to withstand them The beginning of Iune the Princes Rendevouz was appointed 80 Boates were The States proparation for warre sent from Bergenapzohm to Ramekens the Enginers were sent to Nimminghem the Frizelanders met at Emerick the Cardinall Infant fortifying in the interim Stivensworth Gennep and other places and sending the Avantguard of his Horse from Antwerp towards Flanders His Highnesse the Prince of Orange kept his designe secret some thought it had bin for Brugez others for Hulst but none imagined nor could tell certainly whither they tended About the end of Iune his Forces met together were shipped at Gorcum and though the winde blew hard and caused some tempest arrived Iuly the seventh new stile at the Keel Free Camp was then published about the Rhine all Excizes taken off the Army then assembling together to attend his Highnes Breda besieged pleasure Some time he staid upon the Vlack before Ramekens and till the 19 of Iuly no man had any particular knowledge of his meaning then it was first discovered to Prince Henry Cassimere of Nassaw who with the Vantguard of his Army led on towards Breda The name of the Town is dignified with the honour of a Baronry is situate in the Country of Kempen which is on part of the Province of Brabant between The description of the Towne Lyre Antwerp Bergenapzohm Tourn-hoult Hogstraten Stievenbergen and Gertrudenberg seven leagues from each of the two first places five from the third foure from the fourth three from the fifth and two from the last and hath under it seventeene Villages besides the Towns of Stiven-berg Rosendendall and Osterhoult It was the ordinary residence of the Princes of the house of Nassaw to whom it fell in the yeer 1404 by the inter-marriage of Englebert a Prince of that Family with Iane the Inheritrix of that Territory It s condition under severall Princes The Princes of that Race held it peaceably till the yeer 1567 at which time William of Nassaw was constrained by the Duke of Alva to leave it till the yeer 1577 at which time he was newly possessed of it and kept it four yeers till that Iune 15 25 1585 when driven out by violence he again left it to the Spaniards who kept it till the fourth of March 1590 at which time Captain Heranger surprized it by a Turf-boat which covered some force of men underneath Grobendonk in the yeer 1599 laboured to surprize it but failed yet the Marquesse Spinola took it by Famine in the yeer 1625 Iuly the fifth new stile after a siege of ten moneths 22 days since which time the Spaniards have kept it with a strong Garrison which troubling the whole adjoyning Territory and hindring all trade by the neighbouring Rivers the Prince of Orange now resolved to besiege it This was the motive which impelled him to this Enterprize for prosequution wherof he used this method The Prince Henry Cassimere of Nassaw was sent before with the Vantguard of his Army consisting of 44 Cornets of horse and 80 Companies of Foot to begirt it round which hee did Iuly 13 ●● driving away all the cattell that fed in the medows neer it his Highnesse in person the next day comming before the Towne with The Avantguard under Prince Henry Cassimire blocks it up the body of his Army consisting of 40 Cornets of horse more and 230 Companies of Foot and above 100 pieces of canon having before given order for 8 ships men of warre to guard the Chanell from Gertrudenberg to Stieven-bergen that he might have a sure passage to victuall his Army by that River he began with prayers and caused supplication to be made through all the Provinces of the Vnited States for an happy happy issue of that designe Their devotions once over he fell to work drew out the lines of his trenches following the Marquesse Spinola his plot-forme imployed 8000 Boores in the work and appointed their quarters to the Colonels The works begun taking his own at Ginniken assigning the Count William of Nassaw to the Village of the Hague Colonell Morgan to lie upon the way towards Autwerpe betwixt his owne quarter and the Count Williams Count Henry Cassimere Governour of Vriesland being enquartered at the Heyde and the Duke of Bovillon at Tetringen and Heusenheut The Spanish Cardinall by this had notice of what the Prince intended and loth to lose so fair a Gem as Breda with an Army of 14000

offering their fealty to the States of the united Provinces The Gallyes of Byserte made an invasion upon the Kingdome of Naples and surprised there 4 great Frigots armed and loaden with corne and other merchandizes appertaining to the Prince of Cariati and enheartned with this spoyle pursued the Signior Giovanni Baptista Lasagna a Genuesse appointed Governour of Corsica by the State of Genoa as he was going to receive The Gallies of Byserte pillage the Sea towns in the Kingdome of Naples his dignity Yet him they mist he was neer upon L●gorne when they first discovered him and he perceiving againe what they aymed at made haste thither and saved both his ship and person the Gallies of Tuscany putting to sea presently to surprise the bold Barbarians whose number and strength exceeding the Florentines the Pyrats having a fleet of 16 Gallies and the great Dukes subjects but of 6. the Tuscanes were faine to retreat to the Port of Calvi for their owne security It was then a time of terrour to all the townes of the Sea coast in the Kingdome of Naples and Calabria The The Viceroy of Naples provides to secure them Viceroy was enforced to exact strange contributions for the maintenance of those places The Nobility distasted his course and would have sent to the King of Spaine to have acquainted him with their oppressions the Commons complained of the heavy burthen pretended their disability to beare it their states being already much impoverished by the late warres yet the wise Viceroy so behaved himselfe that by his owne private negotiations with the Nobility and the publiks exhortations of the Fryars whom he sent abroad among the Commons to perswade them of the necessity of the act in regard of it selfe the omission thereof exposing them to unavoydable miseries by forraigne enemies and the acceptable service which thereby they might doe the Catholike King and the glorious office they might doe their Countrey prevailed so far that they willingly seemed to bring in what he had demanded rationally The Gallies of Algier and Tunis were abroad at the Ceriale pillaged by the Pyrates of Algier same time had burnt and pillaged in the State of Genoa the towne of Ceriale neare to Final thence carried away 400 prisoners and proceeding further had sacked the Sea-coast of Sardinia plundred the Churches taken away the vessels of Plate and Ornaments and returning home were met withall by the Archbishop of Berdeaux who knowing that these Barbarian Pyrats had not taken those spoiles out of the lands of the Christian but his enemies dominions would not fight against them but inquiring of the prizes and finding the Church utensils in their hands religion and this pious observation of those consecrated vessels overcomming his hostile disposition to the Catholike King he redeemed those Ecclesiasticall goods with his money and sent them backe to Sardinia to be imployed to their proper ends Sicily was the next place which those Pyrats threatned and Melchior Borgia the Spanish Generall to relieve it ordered 15 Neupoliian Gallies which then lay at Legorne to make to Sea presently after them but they returned without doing any thing the Pyrats out-sayling them Sixe Gallies of Malta being about the beginning of August arrived at home from Trapani were counter manded by the great Master for Naples to joyne there with their Spanish squadrons against the Bysertains and the other Pyrats which began to dispeople and ruinate the Sea-coasts of that part of Christendome Nari the Prior was appointed for their General who landing upō a Turkish shore to take in fresh water was endangered by an Ambuscado of Turkes which lay there and slew some of his men and wounded him with a Musquetado in the arme yet he fortunately arrived at Naples August the 6. new stile and went to visit the Viceroy then residing at Pa●sillp● but the fleet was imployed other wayes the Spanish Gallies shaken with stormes and the tempests which they had endured in the gulph de la Speti● were appointed to transport Don Melchior Borgia into Spaine and the Maltisan Gallies were to convey the Regent of the Vicaria of Naples to Florence whither he went in the quality of the extraordinary Embassadour to the Catholike King to congratulate the great Duke for his late marriage with the Princesse of Rovera of the house of Vrbin which was solemnized at Florence July the 5. new stile in the presence of Cardinall Capponi and the Dukes of Parma and Modena The Kingdome of Naples in the interim suffered The Bandetti in the Kingdome of Naples executed much by the intestine commotions of its owne subjects Bandittes and other male-contents Francisco Caraffa Prince of Lupino the Duke of Salzi of the house of Straboni the Signiors Cesari and Ascanio of Bolognia and some other Neapolitan Lords heads of the commonalty of Nid● and Capna had challenged the Cavilliers of other commonalties to single duels and for this fact were condemned by the Collaterall to have their heads strucke off yet because they consented willingly to the contributions which the Vice-Roy required upon the intercession of the Regent Brancia Duke of Belvidier and the Noblesse of the Kingdome to the Vice-Roy the sentence was not abrogated but altered they were onely banished to severall places But the sentence and execution of the Banditti Luigi Taglialatela was exemplary and unchangeable He was apprehended in his Fort with some of his companions beheaded and his scull was carried to Giuliano the place where he was born and there set upon an iron barre in the place where his house once stood that being rased to the ground and sown with salt Piety commands justice against such malefactors and policy will have it exemplary The ambitious heads of such stinking Poppies must be cut off to pardon such Delinquents lifes is to give life to their insolencies Here we are becalmed though we see the sheare of Barbary somwhat more glorious by the happy successe of our little English Fleet which lay before Sally cānot yet reach it S. Hilary shall perfect that story which crowneth our Nation and makes it deservedly called Gentem Liberatricem Dum sua restituit spoliato jura patrono With a perfect narration of other Occurrences both by Sea and Land wherof we have already obtained some breviates do daily expect more which we purpose to continue publish by the time promised if God permit Finis

of Harcourt Generall of the French Fleet the same day that the Spanish Navy went from St. Tropez departed from Treius where hee had been entertained at Supper by the Marshall de Vitry the night before and had not failed above one hour and an half but that he kenn'd the Spanish Gallies and observed with what eagernesse the slaves imployed their sinews to bring them up to some of the Sea-townes and presently made to land mustered up the Forces of the Country which comming in continually beat off the Spanish Armado from the Port of S. Rapheau when they had burnt one French Bark only their intention being to have done the like to all the ships which lay at anchor in that rode From St. Rapheau the Spanish Navy retired into the Bay where being informed that ten ships of Holland Sp. Fleet surpriseth ten Holland ships bound for Genoa were bound for Genoa with Corn and Spicery other Merchandize amounting to the value of three Millions of Crowns the Flees way layed them and in a calme after two days fight having sunke the Dutch Admirall took the other nine two wherof they conducted to Finall and the other seven to Morguez where they sold the goods as a vile and unproportionable value The state of Genoa to which these goods were consigned laboured much for their restitution and sent one Agent to the Spanish Admirall and another to the Governour of Millain to require it and that being denied it caused some heart-burning betwixt the Genoveses and the Spaniards in Italy Den Melchior Borgia desiring liberty that his Fleet might come and refresh it selfe in some of the Harbours of that State and the Magistrate absolutely refusing to grant it upon pretence that they were infected by the Merchants lately taken from the Hollanders and not only so by his owne word protesting the resentment of that seeming injustice but by the deeds of the peasants about Arasse breaking out with violence upon the Spanish Mariners when they came to water upon their Coast slaying some chasing the rest and taking from them 170 barrels of fresh water of which the Navy stood in need pretending that they found them robbing of their Olive-yards It is no point of providence The Genoeses seek to have them restored but prevail not to provoke a potent enemy That politike State of Genoa however displeased with the Spanish proceedings did not desist from promotion of their cause for one deniall nor yet breake out into open enmity Again they dispatched Signior Luca Spinola to the Spanish Generall and the Signiors Chiavari and Someliui to the Embassador of Spaine resident in that City about the same negotiation who again denying to make any restitution and justifying their detention of the goods because they were taken out of Holland Bottomes and upon the French S●●● both those States being enemies to the Catholike King they dispatched another Advocate to the Viceroy of Naples to intermediate betwixt the State the Spanish Generall and he refusing to meddle out of his own Sphere as last they sent an Embassador to the Catholike King whose answer is yet expected Here was the period of the actions of the Spanish Navy in the Archipelago A storm was risen in the new Western world and had so shattered the frame of the Spanish The arrivall of Count Maurice at Pharnambuck State there that is required both men mony to repair it To this purpose Don Antonio de Ocquendo was sent from Major●a with one Gally to make choice of the best ships in the Neapolitan Fleet and to transport them to Brasil against the Forces of the Vnited Netherlander States there whose fortunate progresse had dilated and inlarged the States Dominions there His Excellency the Prince Maurice of Nassaw to whom the States had given a pleny-potentiary Commission for the ordering of their affairs there arrived at Pharnamboucg Ianuary 1● 2● where being entertained with the joyfull acclamations of the Dutch plantations after some dayes spent in giving receiving of entertainment the end of his voyage And his victory at Porto Calvo not being complement but action Ian. 26. Febr 5. hee sent before him the Admirall Lichthart to Serenhim where his army lay on shipboard himselfe following by land with one company of horse and certaine firelocks His designe was against the Fort of Provocation Porto Calvo where the Spanish Generall the Count de Baniola lay with an army of 4000 mē his name was grown terrible to the Spanish army the Gount would not abide his comming but though fortified with four Redouts having garrisoned the Fort with 600 men fled by the way of Alegoa News of his flight was brought to the Count of Nassaw who instantly begirting the Fort with one part of his Forces dispatched the Colonell Manifield to pursue the Spanish Count who overtook his Rereward and slue about 200 of his men and then returned to the Campe. Count Maurice all this while was busied in making his approches raising of foure batteries and ordering of things required for the siege which he followed so earnestly that by the end of February new stile hee forced the Garrison to capitulate for want of fresh water their conditions being that they should march away the third of March new stile with high and low weapons one peece of Ordnance and be transported to Hispaniola or Saint Dominga The victory was of consequence both in regard of the strength of the place and the wealth therein contained it was the strongest Fort the enemy had in that territory ordained for their Magazine yeelded the Conqueror 22 Pieces of brasse Ordnance 5 iron Pieces 4 Copper Morterers 800 great Granadoes 2000 hand-granadoes 46395 pounds of powder 6034 pounds of match 9750 pounds of lead opened the way to Todos los Santos whither the Dutch Generall presently sent his Army was taken with the losse of sixe common men and two prime Officers the Lord Carlo base sonne to the late Prince Maurice of Orange and Captaine Dunkarcke a valiant souldier who was slaine with a great shot from the Fort in time of the siege and this rich atchievement purchased so easily could not but cause a generall thanksgiving and triumphs of joy among the Dutch plantations which being celebrated upon March the 8 new stile at Pharnam boucg where after Sermon 4 Companies of Citizens and one of Souldiers presenting themselves in their armours victory was proclaimed by the roaring throats of althe Canons about the town first of those in the Redout of Bruin the next of those in the Sconce of Bruin the Land-Castle and the Water-Castle and the ships then in harbour and lastly by those of the Stone-Redout the Fort five-hook and the sconce Emilia the Citizens and Souldiers concluding the triumph with their Musquetadoes joying that by this meanes they enjoyed the 4 North Provinces of Brasil in peace and had extended their dominions to the length of 400 English miles the Portugals comming in voluntarily and

himselfe in the true account he should make to the Catholike King La Rocca was besieged and he encouraged La Rocca besieged by the French and Piemontains the defendants to hold out manfully promising to relieve them as soon as he might conveniently The defendants behaved themselves manfully being animated by the daily intelligence they received from their associates by the favour of a Hill upon the bank of Taner and the French Generall to debarre them of that conference commanded the Colonell Dallot to possesse himselfe of that place it was a worke of difficultie and danger the Musquetadoes played upon him from within and the appointed succours withstood his way without yet he performed it with as much happinesse as valour It was a work full of hazard yet his industry joyned with Fortune overcame it with much difficulty he entrenched himselfe neere the pallisadoes of the besieged foure days together endured the sallies of the Garrison and the assaults of the Spanish Campe both which having A notable exploit done by Dallot a French Colonell the benefit of a Mill where the Enemy had flancout'd himselfe and a woodden bridge laid over the River for their mutuall correspondence Dallot resolved to burn them both to that end putting off his clothes himselfe his brother and two other souldiers good swimmers cast themselves into the River in the view of the Enemy who played upon them with their Musquets but hit them not Fortune so favouring them that they broke downe the doores of the Mill with the pickaxes which they carried in their belts and burnt both that and the bridge with the balls of fire which they had in their hands and left not the water until they saw them both consumed into ashes The Marquesse of Leganez conjecturing at the issue of this adventure Leganiz sendeth Don Martino to relieve la Rocca began to feare that la Rocca could not hold out and therupon discamping returned into the State of Millan where he drew out seven Regiments of foot and 2000 Horse from his Army and sent them under the conduct of the Marquesse Don Martin d' Arragon to relieve it His Highnesse had notice of his march and followed him His speedy pursuit after him brought him upon the Vantguard of Don Martin consisting of 200 Dragoons and Carrabines whom hee assaulted so roughly that he slue and wounded most part of them and put the rest to flight The issue made the Spanish Don to give over his designe till Leganez with the main body of his Army might come in to his succour The Marquesse had speedy intelligence of what had passed and as speedily came up to him encamped upon the banke of Taner with four peeces of Canon to impeach the French and Piemountain Armies who had pitched their Campe upon the declining of the Hill neer the river The Spanish Vantguard surprized Legonez bringeth his whole Army against the French and Piemontains In fine the Canons began to play on both sides thence the Battalia's drawing neerer each other the small shot began to flie and was spent so effectually that for a time both sides appeared losers and neither could promise it selfe a victory Both Commanders and ordinary men fell down dead in both the Armies till the Spanish a little declining the battaile if either party was the gainer it is thought to be the Savoyards Army Many of the Spanish Chieftains fell that day among A battel without vi ctory which was a yonger brother of the Prince Borsio de Modenn the certain number of the common men is not known only 600 dead corpses were reported by the prisoners to be tumbled into the River and thirty waggons loaden with the carcasses of the principall men which were slaine and some wounded souldiers were knowne to be sent to Alexandria Nor could the French and Piemontain army glory of this conquest it cost them deare the lives of many of their Officers and Souldiers nor did the losse of the Spaniard do him so much prejudice but that by the helpe of his Canon at Annona and some companies of Musquetiers whom he afterwards sent to guard the River hee laid in 600 The siege of la Rocca raised fresh men into la Rocca who defended themselves so bravely that at last the siege was raised and the Duke of Savoy was forced to depart without a Conquest A victory soon after attended him the French Fleet somewhat affrighted all the Sea-townes of Italy and the Governour of Millam to secure the Catholique Kings townes upon the Sea-coast of Montferrat September the second new stile drew out of his army 7000 footmen Almayus Spaniards and Italians six Squadrons of horse and some companies of Harquebuzen horsmen who under the command of the Prince of Modena Don Martin d' Arragon and Gildas with Cannon The victory gotten by the D. of Savoy at Monbaldon Petards Bombards and Morterers had order to passe through Languez towards the Sea-coast and by the way to selze upon the Castle of Cengio a place which his Highnesse of Savoy had lately fortified The Duke was informed of the Enemy his designe and to overtake him September the fourth new stile advanced as farre as Salycotte within a league and halfe of Cengio where understanding that the Spaniards upon the report of his arrival and because they found Cengio newly reen forced with a garrison of 200 men were returning the way they came he made after them overtook them neere Mombaldon and the Valley of Espin upon the banke of Bor●io gave them battail September the eighth new stile and obtained such a victory that of those 7000 Foot and 1200 Horse not above 2000 escaped the rest being slain or dispersed upon the Mountains where the Peasants of the Country pursued them with all hostil●●y and slue as many as they found Besides the losse of men 40 waggons loadeh with baggage and 30 with amunition became a prey to the united Armies of France and Savoy to the great weakning of Leganez his Army who to re-enforce it returned into the Millanez and commanded each Family to supply him with a man The news of this victory ecchoed through Savoy and France the Marquesse of Saint German Master of the Wardrobe to his Highnesse was sent to the Christian King with tydings of that successe and was there entertained with such state as became his person office Thur in re-ecchoed with the praises of the Duke to whose vigisancy they ascribed this Fortune and the inhabitants had made bon-fires of joy had not this Forreigne happinesse been over-clouded with some sorrow at home The Duchesse and her second sonne the Prince Emanuel were both sick and their maladies made the Citizens to sympathize of their griefe The Duke was informed of the state of his Duchesse and posted from the Campe to visit her where after two days stay finding her recovered hee returned into the Astesan to the Duke of Crequy the Lord of Emry Embassadour

to his Majestie of France and the other Commanders to advise about the further proceedings of his Army A Councell was called neer the River Cesia and the Duke though known to be sage in Counsell both for warre and peace then seemed to out-strip himself when suddenly a Collick passion tooke him which first changing The death of the Duke of Savoy into a single Tertian and afterwards into a double accompanied with some malignity held him 11 days till nature being overcome by the disease there followed a separation of soule and body in the one and fiftieth yeer of his age A Prince hee was doubtlesse of a great spirit wise in policy valiant and painfull in warre and in demonstrance of his affection to the Crowne of France and his Duchesse a sister thereof made her protectresse of his Children and Regent of the State The Christian King as ill news hath swift wings had speedier notice of the death of his brother in Law than he had of the late victory and to shew that his love was permanent after his death according to the custome of The King of France causeth the Master of the Ceremonies the Roman Church gave order for a solemne Requiem and a Dirge to be held in the Cathedrall at Paris with all solemnity To this purpose Le Sieur de Sainct tot Master of the Ceremonies had order to command the Parliament and other Soveraigne Courts the Provost of the Merchants and Sheriffs the Rector and Scholars of the Vniversity of Paris to suffragate at the Prayers and Service which his Majesty had appointed in the Cathedrall of that City giving him a Commission to that purpose dated at Saint Germans October 14 24. The Master of the Ceremonies according to his warrant the 16 ●6 of the same moneth in the Robes of his Office To proclaime an Office for his soule with a square Cap upon his head clothed in a mourning Gown with a train of four ells long carried by foure Gentlemen accompanied with three Heralds of Arms bearing in their hands their staves of Office which were garnished with slowre de Luces then covered with Cypresle invested also in long black Robes upon which they had their ordinary Coats of Velvet embroydered with slowre de Luces and attended with 23 ordinary Cryers of Paris in mourning Gownes each carrying before and behind him an Escutchion of the Dukes Armes they made this Proclamation All Nobles and devout persons pray for the soul of the most excellent and most puissant Prince Victor Amady by the grace of God Duke of Savoy Chablais Augusta and Geneva Prince and perpetuall Vicar of the sacred Roman Empire Marquesse of Saleucesse Nizze The Proclamation containing the Dukes titles c. Romaut and Asti Banes and Favoigni Lord of Versellei of the Marquesate of Seva and Doviola late deceased for whose soul the King hath appointed Prayers and Service in the great Church of Paris at which place on Wednesday next in the afternoon shall be said the Vespers and Vigils for the dead to continue untill ten of the clock upon Thursday morning Wednesday the ●● ●8 the Courts and incorporated bodies assembled in the said Church the train band of the City having worke enough to make way for them through the presse of people which was so great that the Church doores were forced to be kept shut for the space of an houre that time being spent to setch in the Kings order for those Vespers and Vigils which were said by the Deane Chanter and Canons in a dolefull tune agreeable to that mournfull action without sound of Musique in the Quire of the said Cathedrall The Quire was hung round with five severall rowes of The manner of the service with all Ceremonies black cloth and two of Velvet besides the benches seats chairs and pews which were covered as the high Altar and the ground spread with black cloth The body of the Church was so great that thousands of men there would have seemed but a small number yet that The first days service was hung round with two rowes of black cloth and one of Velvet to the great doore of the Church which was hanged double as was that also which led to the Archbishops Palace by a pair of winding staires which were covered with blacke as were the two Halls of the Palace both prepared for the receit of that company This was the first days work the next morning between eight and nine the same assembly met to attend the three yong Princes of Nemours the chief Mourners who expected them in the Palace Hall robed in black The office for the second day Gowns with long trains each of six els apiece born up by the Gentlemen The Master of the Ceremonies thence conducted them into the Quire having three Heralds going before him attended with their King at Armes before whom marched the 23 Cryers in the same habit as they had done the day before and among them 100 poore men in mourning Gowns and Hoods each carrying a lighted torch garnished with his deceased Highnesse his Armes and before all these the train band of the City having work enough to keepe off the multitude whose curiosity had drawne them thither in such troups that they pestered the way and hindred the Mourners who were to attend the Service and the Quire whither they came at last and there abode four houres together In a Gallery above them were placed the Officers of the Chamber of Accompts the Court of Aids and the Corporation of the City Opposite to them on the other side stood the prime President the Duke of Montbason the Counsellours of the Court and the Rector of the Vniversity attended with eight Beadles with their silver Maces covered with Cypresse which filled the lower end of the Quire The Queen was seated where she might see all and not be seen Madamosella and the princesse of Condy for their better conveniency were placed in the Archbishop's seat he being then absent The Popes Ordinary Nuncio was seated on a bench at the side of the Altar and the Venetian Embassadour by him the Embassador of Savoy being not able to attend by reason of the indisposition of his body many Bishops in their ordinary habits being seated on a bench at the great doore of the Quire and the rest of the space filled with people of all conditions and sexes The Office was performed by Routhiller coadjutor to the Archbishop of Tours who with de la Barde a With all the particular Ceremonies Canon of the Cathedrall which assisted him in black Velvet Copes garnished with the Armes of the deceased Duke celebrated Masse before the great Altar of the Quire which was adorned with many white wax tapers burning and garnished with double Escutchions of Or and Argent At the side of the said Altar a Cupboard was erected in forme of another Altar garnished with foure great Candlesticks one Crosse and the sacred Vessels required for that