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A42275	The history of France written in Italian by the Count Gualdo Priorato, containing all the memorable actions in France and other neighbouring kingdoms ; the translation whereof being begun by the Right Honourable Henry, late Earl of Monmouth, was finished by William Brent, Esq.; Historia delle revolutioni di Francia sotto il regno di Luigi XIV. English	Gualdo Priorato, Galeazzo, conte, 1606-1678.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661.; Brent, William, d. 1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing G2166; ESTC R21817	657,819	516

by no means enter into a Treaty unless Poland would raze out of their Writings and Commissions the Title of King of Sweden before used and would also reform their great Seal by leaving out the Three Crowns which are the Arms of Sw●den The Polanders by perswasion of the Mediatours agreed to raze it out of their Commissions having first made a Protestation apart wherein they declared the same was not to prejudice their right But as to the Seal the same being the particular Arms of the King's Family not of the Kingdome this pretence was by the Arbitratours esteemed very slight and therefore Morosini together with the Deputies of Holland who arrived there about the end of Ianuary 1653. because the French were of the Swede's party endeavoured of themselves to perswade the Swedes that they would quit the same and fall upon the Treaty but they being positive to have the Commission changed with the omission of the Title and the reformation of the Seal the matter stuck so as no perswasion of the Mediators was able to advance it whereupon the Affair becoming desperate because the Polanders could not alter their Instructions without a new Diet impowering them to do it the business fell and in the Moneth of February the Meeting was dissolved without coming to any resolution The S●edes shewed themselves little desirous of this accommodation b●cause they hoped seeing Poland engaged in a great War to find a time more favourable to their Interests that they might either make a Peace upon their own Terms or breaking it advantage themselves extraordinarily during the weakness of that Kingdom The French adhered unto their sence for which they were much blamed whereby 't was manifest it concerned them the Swedes should continue armed that in case the face of Affairs should alter and the French Arms should gain any advantage over the Spaniards the Emperour standing in doubt of the Swedes might not be able to assist them The Polanders therefore parted for their own Countrey and the like did all the other Plenipotentiaries and Mediators only the Hollanders staid some days after having received Orders to negotiate with the Hans-Towns and draw them to some Declaration in their favour against the English Mean while the Ministers of Spain were not negligent in their prosperity but prosecuting their good fortune sent Orders to their Fleet in Biscay to attaque Blage a most important place scituate at the mouth of the G●ronne wherein was Governour as you before heard the Duke of San Simon a most faithful person to his Prince The Spaniards had fancied this Enterprize not to be difficult because the French Armada being taken and destroyed by the English they supposed it could not be in a condition speedily to relieve it and they believed the Forces of the Bourdelois joyned with those of the Princes in Guienne would be sufficient to block it up by Land Battevile therefore sollicited the execution of the King's Orders and with all diligence possible appeared with his Shipping in the Garonne but he found things in a far different condition from that which divers discontented French had represented to the Court of Spain so as 't was necessary for him without any attempt made to return and winter in the Port of Passage where he discovered the Artifices of some who to ingratiate themselves with his Catholick Majesty and obtain rewards from him represented things very different from truth magnifying small matters and lessening those of greater consequence Thereby it happened that discords and unkindnesses grew shortly after between Battevile Marsin and Lenet which were followed with Calumnies and Accusations exhibited by those French Commanders against Battevile himself that they might get him removed out of Guienne they blamed him that there were not in Bourg 1000 of the 1500 Irish paid by the Spaniard that his dispatches had been altered and accounts given of exorbitant expences and that having changed the Spanish money into French he had thereby gained 25 in the hundred Don Lewis who loved and protected Battevile ordered him to retire to St. Sebastians declaring That he was obliged not to give any disgust unto the Princes But in the Court of Spain it appeared not a thing blame-worthy although it had been true that this Lord continuing faithful to the King's Interest should be so cunning as to make his own particular advantage because it declared him to be a man of spirit which was a thing displeasing to the French and principally to Lenet who having used to domineer without controul in Bourdeaux could not endure to have any dependence upon the Ministers of Spain In execution of the abovesaid Orders Battevile having first imbarked upon two Vessels the most trusty of his Officers and divers of his best Souldiers in the Garrison at Bourg the ninth of December began his Voyage with no less bitterness than indignation against Marsin and Lenet who he pretended had wrongfully slandered him for no other cause but that they found him a faithful and useful Servant to the King from whose favour he had easily fallen had he not been supported by the same Don Lewis D'aro who protected him with that sincerity and justice which are the But of all his Actions To Don Ioseph Osorio was confirmed the Command of the Forces in Bourg and the manage of the Treasure was conferred upon the Governour of St. Sebastians C●ntelino at that time returned unto the Catholick Court and was sent back with a Present of Jewels to the Princess of Conde valued at 40000 Crowns and a Bracelet of Diamonds for himself But the Cardinal Mazarin who during all these Blustering storms had preserved the Royal Authority from the eminent danger of a Ship-wrack and shewed himself to all the world to be one of the most expert and daring Mariners that ever sailed upon the Sea of Politick Affairs as soon as he perceived the troublesome Commotions and storms which had so furiously agitated the whole Kingdom to be dispersed by his Majestie 's presence and access to Paris gave himself wholly to the study and practice of such fit Expedients as might not only calm the intestine Motions but also raise up the lost credit and reputation of the Royalty and he believed the way to make the ●ame more reverenced and observed was rather by Pardon than Chastisement it being a Maxime fixed in the Cardinal's mind That the generous spirits of the French Nation were sooner to be gained by courteous usage than by the violence of Arms which was the cause he set on foot Treaties with each one of the contumacious Persons holding that love unto the King ought to be the fifth Element and to preserve that concord between Subjects which is not interrupted but by the apprehensions of hatred or revenge He revived new Treaties and Propositions of Peace with the Prince of Conti the Parliament of Bourdeaux with the Counts of Harcourt and Ogran and with all the other Princes great Lords and men of Spirit who possessed

THE HISTORY OF FRANCE Written in ITALIAN BY The Count GVALDO PRIORATO Containing all the Memorable Actions IN FRANCE AND Other Neighbouring KINGDOMS The Translation whereof being begun by The Right Honourable HENRY late Earl of Monmouth Was finished by WILLIAM BRENT s LONDON Printed for William Place at Grays-Inne-Gate Thomas Basset Thomas Dring and Iohn Leigh in Fleetstreet MDCLXXVI To the Right Honourable and Truly Noble LADY MARTHA COUNTESS of MONMOVTH MADAM I Have in obedience to your Ladyships Commands turned into English so much of the Count Gualdo his Book as your Noble and Worthy Lord and Husband being prevented by Death left untranslated I am not ignorant how great a rashness and presumption it was heretofore accounted for an unskilful Workman to attempt the finishing of Apelles Table but I shall hope the meanness of my Stile will give your Ladyship no cause of offence when you consider that the defects thereof are so far from prejudicing your Lord's Work that like a Foil they may serve to adde something unto the Lustre of it And I am confident I shall deserve from the Reader his Thanks as well as Pardon for blundering at the remainder of the Book since 't is the cause of publishing the rest whereby our Nation may have the benefit of being acquainted with all Designes Intrigues and Affairs of State transacted in those years whereof it treats delivered to them by the choice Pens of two persons so accomplished as were the Author and his Lordship And howsoever I have resolved rather to expose my self unto the danger of any Censure whatsoever than be wanting to the profession I have made of being MADAM Your Ladyship 's most obedient Servant William Brent THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE READER AMongst those changes which the vicissitude of Worldly things hath in this our Age produced I believe there are none either more worthy to be remembered or that can better satisfie our Curiosities than a clear knowledge of the late Revolutions in France and the War between the Crowns of France and Spain which still continues for whether we consider the Slights and Policies used by the different Factions to advance their several Parties or the multiplicity of Intrigues occasioned by those Contests or the great Waste and Spoils committed by the Armies in their Marches of which the bloody marks do yet remain in several Provinces or the sad Consequences of that Craft Envy and Emulation wherewith all Treaties have been managed or lastly the deep Prudence Care and Foresight whereby the mischiefs thereby designed have been avoided I may with confidence affirm no time or place can furnish us with better instances touching all those matters than the Transactions in those Civil Wars I therefore who from my first coming to look into the World have always thought no employment could be more Noble than that of setting down all memorable Actions of the present Age for the Instruction of that to come since History may well be termed the Nurse of all Illustrious Actions and the onely life of Fame and Memory have endeavoured to oblige Posterity by giving a sincere account of what hath passed that they may thereby be invited to imitate what is praise-worthy and avoid those things that deserve blame And since it concerns every man who makes Truth his object to use great diligence in the discovery of her because this beautious Lady seldom appears in publick places I resolved therefore to make a Voyage into France as I had done before to Germany Flanders England and other Countries where action was that I might being an Eye-witness be better able to give a true relation of all passages wherein I can hardly express the diligence and caution I have used not being satisfied with a superficial knowledge of things but endeavouring to penetrate into the true Motives Ends and Interests of those that acted As for the manner of my Writing it is the same that I have always used rude and unpolished suitable to the Profession of a Souldier wherein I have the honour to serve the famous Commonwealth of Venice as my Ancestors have done before me in the principal Employments under the command of that Republick This I assure the Reader that as these my Relations are not adorned with any Flourishes of Eloquence so he will finde them void of Passion or private Interest no party having ever gratified or disobliged me and the onely end I have in writing being to give a true account of what hath pass'd unto Posterity I make use of the same freedom in relation of all actions as well praise-worthy as blamable neither hath that been ever the least hindrance to me which hath deterred many viz. The publishing a History of persons whilst they live and therefore if there be any who thinks I am too sparing in his praises I desire he would impute it to my want of skill and would also consider that brave Exploits bring their own Triumphs along with them and Vertue is the best reward unto it self If any one be Censured or Reproached he must blame not the Copy but the Original since History performs the Office onely of a Glass and like an Eccho doth but redouble what hath formerly been spoken And if I have mistaken any thing in this Relation I shall be ready upon better information to rectifie it during his Life by acknowledging my errour in the reprinting of this History which is a Right can never be afforded unto any person after Death FAREWEL s THE HISTORY OF FRANCE The FIRST BOOK The CONTENTS The general state of France Its Alliances How the Parliament of Paris is composed The great Council The Chamber of Accounts The Court of Ayds The Paoletta Selling of Offices The rise of the Troubles The increase of Masters of Requests Monsieur Emery Means used to discredit the Cardinal Masters of Requests unite The Queen sends to reprove them The Parliament meets notwithstanding the Prohibition Deputies in the Chamber of St. Lewis Emery's Office taken from him The Parliament provoked to higher designes The Frondeurs or Slingers The Cardinal maintains the Kings Authority The Council lay aside complying Proposition to imprison some of the Parliament The Cardinal dissents Brousel arrested in his own house His words to his Children President Blanmenil arrested Charton escapes Commotions in Paris The Court prepare to maintain what they had done The great danger of the Chancellor The Parliament desert him Marshal de Milleraye relieves him The Chancellor's Coach assaulted He is graciously received by their Majesties His Saying The tumult increaseth The Chancellor's house plundered The Parliament desire freedom of Prisoners The first President 's Speech The Queen's Answer People furious First President couragious The Cardinals opinion He is incognito Parliament at Palais-Royal they resolve to continue The beginning of the War Chavigny imprisoned Di Gaulas banished President Nicola his Speech The Parliaments desire The Answer of the Prince and Queen Decree of the Council Deputies civilly received The

their Barricadoes The Treaty being concluded it was carried into the Town by Viscount Virlada and the Duke was told that the next day he should finde the Gates open for him and all his retinue the Souldiers excepted the Barricadoes down the Militia disbanded their General dismiss their Vessels unarmed all which was done but the Dukes Harbengers found the Gate St. Iulian shut upon them and Barricado'd but the Duke entred by that of Diaux accompanied by his Domesticks by some Officers and by about 400 Gentlemen And presently Monsieur d' Espagnet who was of power amongst the people was sent to appease those that were up and to demolish the Barricadoes The Duke was visited by all the Corporations of the City but not by the Parliament because the Treaty was as they alledged onely with the City and not with them who were the more incensed for that the Duke did not conceal his anger against them The first President with some of the Wiser sort went to visit him who with the like respect went to return their Visit. He went afterwards to the publick Palace where he spoke handsomely of the late disorders and promised the City to intercede with the King for their indemnity adding that he would not tarry long there but that he would send his Forces higher up into the Country to the end that the City might be free of the inconveniency of their neighbourhood Affairs seemed to be thus quieted and in truth they were all so astonished with the Blow received at Libourn as had they governed themselves well there was great hopes they might have been reduced to reason but then the Duke must have tarried longer in Bourdeaux for his too speedy return to Agen afforded not time to the Parliament to grow more milde Espernon dream'd of nothing but revenge whereof he cannot be excused for from thence proceeded a great part of the disorders wherewith Guienne hath been so long afflicted It is true that the Parliament was always wanting in their duty and did therefore deserve punishment but moderation must have been used therein which might have appeased those turbulent Spirits The Duke went from Bourdeaux with firm intention to punish the Parliament he went to Gadilliack from whence he acquainted the Court with what had past He desired the King to pardon the People but not the Parliament Young Argenson carried this Dispatch to the Court which was then at Amiens At the first the Council stuck upon forbidding the Parliament which did much prejudice the business for they must either have put on a speedy resolution so not to afford them leisure to make new Plots or after long delay have forborn execution If the interdiction had presently followed whilst the people were well disposed to Peace the Parliament would have been necessitated to obey But time altered the face of affairs and when they were resolved to do it they could not The Court went from Amiens to Compeigne which was another occasion of delay Argenson told them that if the interdiction should be speedily made it might be easily effected but if deferr'd the business would take another parley But whether it were that they were negligent or that the Court had other business at that time six Weeks pass'd without taking any expedient so as that wound not being healed but contracting continually ill humours by the turbulent suggestion of the Parliament the Bourdelois fell into new and more rash contempts The first President was excluded the Council and the Councellor Salomon was driven out of the City The People were forbidden to receive Pardon from the King and the Giurati to desire it imprinting in the People that what was presented to them as a remedy was a pestiferous Poyson and that to accept of Pardon was to confess a fault The Expeditions were sent to the Duke and the way of putting them in execution refer'd to him but he who was wholly set upon Revenge fell upon the most violent remedies Monsieur de Comminge Lieutenant of the Queens Guards was sent with two Vssiere alla catena d' oro Ushers with Gold Chains to Bourdeaux with the Inhibition and Espernon himself went thither who at first was well received But when they found that Comminge was come to thunder out the Inhibition whereat the Parliament was much troubled by reason of the bad consequence which the mark of such a fault brings with it they would have shut the Door upon him as he entred into the Hall but some of his Guards made a noise and kept them from doing it which incensed those that were present the most seditious cried To Arms to Arms some Barricado'd the avenues of the Streets which led to the Palace with Garts loaded with Dirt others would have shut up the Gate Salimieres which is neer the Palace and by which succour might be brought from the Castle Trombette but the Dukes men being aware thereof stood in the midst of the Gate and kept up the Portcullices which the Seditious would have let down which afforded conveniency for 150 men to enter who were sent by the Governour of the Castle to oppose the peoples fury The mean while the Duke who with Count Argenson Monsieur de Comminge and a great many Gentlemen was in the Palace-Hall was told that the Tumult increased which made him retire left he might be environ'd by the Croud He returned to his house Pay-paulin where he staid the rest of that day He thought to have come the next day to the Palace but President Pontac advertised him that the Seditious intended to set Puy-paulin on fire and counselled him to retire left he might expose his person to the fury of an inraged people This advice was embraced and instead of going to the Parliament he went from Bourdeaux with the Nobless which accompanied him and with his Guards and Domesticks He was no sooner gone out of the Gate but the people got upon the Wall shot at him threw Stones and curst him He marched speedily towards Cadilliack and went from thence to Agen to expect Orders from Court The peoples fury being somewhat appeased after this venting of their rage Monsieur de Comminge endeavouring still to reconcile the Duke unto the Parliament went to Porter four leagues from Bourdeaux to confer with the Deputies of Parliament but to no purpose Many of the chief Inhabitants went from the City the Guirato Barriere as he was going was slain but by whom no man knew Constance Pontack Boutrin and Duglas who were all Frondeurs were made Giurati When the news of this Insurrection came to Court together with all that had hapned besides all means were used to allay the Rancour and divers good Orders being made President Gouges the Counsellours Mirat Monion and La vié who were all four Deputies of the Parliament of Bourdeaux and had been detained at Senlis by order from the King were set free and Mirat was sent back with advantageous Proposals to the Parliament whilst they should

the Supplies of Money from Spain were not paid in that proportion as was agreed or if sent from thence were applied to private uses The Dukes of Bovillon and Rochefaucault and Monsieur Lenet the Prince of Condé's Agent made Levies of about 3000 Foot and between 6 and 700 Horse and shortly after with a good number of Citizens and Souldiers marched out of Bourdeaux to fight Monsieur de la Valette who was quartered at Chastillon upon the Dordoyne and finding him too well fortified to be attacqued they marched into Medoc where they surprized Chastelnau a Town four Leagues from Bourdeaux and had advanced farther if the Duke of Espernon and the Marshal Milleray had not by their marching up and joyning with La Valette stopped their further proceeding and enforced them to retreat to Blanchefort Espernon upon the 26 th of Iune drew towards Medor and engaged the Enemies Forces commanded by Monsieur de Chambou a Mareshal de Camp in a fierce Skirmish which ended with equal loss on both sides those of Bourdeaux retreating in good order to the City which gave such an Alarm there as they suddenly took Arms and about 4000 men under command of the Dukes of Bovillon and Rochefaucault sallying out fell so briskly on the Kings Forces as they enforced them to retire over the River Iala with the loss of about 50 Officers and Souldiers and of the Citizens were about 25 Souldiers and Monsieur de St. Brixlalerimont killed and de Guitault and de la Rosiere wounded And because the Island of St. George was a Pass of huge importance to Bourdeaux the Dukes considering the great forwardness of the Citizens and Country adjacent took a resolution to endeavour the recovery of it and in order thereunto sent Monsieur de Rochelaura and Monsieur de la Motte with 400 choice Foot and some Companies of the Citizens armed upon the enterprize which they happily performed falling upon them suddainly so as they were constained to retire into a Church and a Mill where being attacqued they were forced to yield themselves Prisoners of War there being about thirty Souldiers killed and 100 taken amongst whom was Monsieur de Cavoles the Governour those of Bourdeaux being thereby freed of a Thorn which sorely troubled them and leaving to the Royalists onely the sense of their miscarriage in neglecting to fortifie a Post of that advantage when they had seized it Espernon's Forces having repassed the Iala took up their quarters in the Town of Mecau which they plundered and marching into the Medor recovered Castlenau the Garrison surrendering upon good conditions from hence they passed into the Grane a most plentiful Country full of little Hills on which are produced all sorts of Fruit and great quantity of Grapes whereof are made the best Wines in all those parts which are therefore bought up by the English Hollanders and other Nations to so great an advantage of the Owners and of his Majesty that the sum of 150000 Doublons is said to be yearly paid onely for the custom of it The King's resolution to go for Guienne being divulged the Duke of Orleans though he had before approved the Counsel and the Frondeurs shewed to be dissatisfied therewith giving out Reports That 't was a thing advised by the Cardinal onely for his own particular designes They said He was to marry his Niece the Countess Martinozzi with the Duke of Candale and settle the Duke of Espernon his Father in that Government That from thence he designed to go for Languedock and solemnise the Marriage of Mancini with the Duke Mercoeur in Tholouse turn out the Count de Alez from that Government and get the same unto himself With these false Reports they endeavoured to poyson the people and raise sinister opinions in them contrary unto the truth of the Fact it being most certain that both the King and his Council were willing and had desired the Duke of Orleans to make that Voyage The Duke of Beaufort the Coadjutor and the Parliament seemed also to be troubled at his Majesty's going and taking this for a fixed Maxime That they were not to suffer those of Bourdeaux to be overcome and punished because 't would be a great addition unto his Majesty's power which by that means would become much more absolute and would be also a great increase to the Cardinal's Reputation in managing the Affairs of State They therefore took from thence an occasion to make a second Rupture between the Cardinal and the Frondeurs The Duke of Beaufort and those of his party said 'T was not reasonable that the imprisoned Princes should be in the Courts power because they having had the greatest share in the imprisoning of them and having by that means incurred their hatred and desire of revenge It was but just and reasonable that they should also have a hand in their deliverance whensoever they were released and their share in the thanks should be due for it This seemed to proceed from the jealousie they had left the Prince of Condé being released by the Cardinal should in acknowledgement of that Obligation side with him against them But the truth was the Frondeurs had themselves a great desire to joyn with the Prince of Condé and a Marriage being proposed to be between the Princess of Chevereux and the Prince of Conty to unite together against the Cardinal The Parliament of Bourdeaux having in this mean time got notice that the Court was highly incensed against them for having entertained the Princess of Condé with her Son and for other declarations they had made in favour of the Princes and had resolved to punish them for having acted therein contrary unto their duties and the trust reposed in them and being sensible that of themselves they were not able to beat off the Storm was falling upon them resolved to try if they could awake that Spirit in the Parliament of Paris which seemed to be at present quieted and laid asleep and resolved therefore on the 18th of Iune to send Monsieur de Voysin to them with a Letter and Instructions which because it contains the Reasons upon which they seemed to justifie their proceedings is here inserted IT is now neer two years since this Province and in particular the City of Bourdeaux lay under all the injuries and persecution imaginable You have been pleased my Lords to publish unto the world how sensible you were of our afflictions at such time as having eased the City of Paris and obtained a Declaration from his Majesty for confirmation of their Rights and Priviledges you were also pleased to contribute your assistance to this Province as a Member of the Kingdom which continued still under affliction so as we must acknowledge that the resentment you were pleased to express of our injuries was the great motive which induced his Majesty to grant us that Peace whereof we have hitherto enjoyed no other benefit save the name onely it being broken and denied unto us contrary to the