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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90935	The heroine musqueteer: or, the female warrier A true history: very delightful, and full of pleasant adventures in the campagnes of 1676, & 1677. Translated out of French.; Héroïne mousquetaire. English	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1678 (1678)	Wing P3208B; ESTC R182016	70,427	245

large extent Don Philip pretending he knew not this strange Lady ask'd those who stood by who she was while she spoke to the King They told him what they had heard of the Marquess d' Osseyra's passion the Fights she had been in in Flanders and in a word all those Stories the Publick had added to the truth of her Adventures The King being gone to Counsel Christina retir'd and Don Philip gave her his Hand to bring her to her Appartment which she would not refuse him for fear of notice being taken of it in so publick a place As soon as he came where he might speak to her in private he assur'd her he had always lov'd her and that if he had been guilty of disrespect in endeavouring to steal her she ought to pardon it as an effect of the excess of his passion his intentions having been always very good Christina willing to disabuse him told him his explications were to no purpose since she had dispos'd of her Heart to another and waited only a favourable opportunity to complain to the King of the injustice of her Enemies and to intreat his Majesties protection if she should marry the Marquess d' Osseyra otherwise that she might have liberty to spend her life in a Covent With that she burst out into Tears at the thought of the Marquess which Don Philip seeing that he might not afflict her more by discourse he perceived troublesome to her went away but was so much concern'd for her that he made it his business to be better instructed in the particulars of her affairs Having remembred himself that the Countess de Benavidez had resided long in Flanders he gave her a visit and falling insensibly into discourse of Christina The Countess gave him a description of her much like that she had formerly given the Marchioness d' Osseyra and many others insinuating that all her disguises were the effects of a criminal passion which Don Philip was so far perswaded of that he repented he had ever lov'd her Most Men are disposed to believe what they hear reported of the ill conduct of Women and the gross Error of most strangers especially Spaniards in the hard censures they pass of the liberty Women enjoy in France did not a little contribute to confirm Don Philip in the sentiments the Countess had inspir'd him with He thank'd her for her information and having that Evening met with Count Talara as the King was going to Bed he told him he would cure him of the passion he had for Christina assuring him he knew by a very good hand she was unworthy the affection of a Person of Honour The King having that Instant call'd the Count upon business belonging to his Place he had not the time to answer Don Philip and presently after every body withdrew The Count by his priviledge of first Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber was to lye there that Night The passion he had for Christina made him muse all Night of Don Philips Discourse at last reproaching himself for having endur'd Language so much to the disadvantage of a Person he lov'd he thought himself oblig'd as a Gentleman to demand satisfaction and got up with a resolution to fight Don Philip though Duels are forbidden in Spain But the Prince dispensing very much with the severity of the Edicts they are not observed there as exactly as in France so that Gentlemen fight Duels there on very slight occasions Count Talara having written a Billet to Don Philip he deliver'd it to one of his Servants a Navarrois in whom he plac'd great confidence commanding him to carry it to Don Philip Challenges being out of fashion in France I have inserted the form of this translated word for word being as follows Whoever dares speak to the disadvantage of Christina lyes She is of unquestionable Vertue and he cannot be a Man of Honour who judges otherwise of her If you are of a contrary Opinion let me find you at one a Clock after Midnight at the Toledo-Gate where you shall receive the Punishment due for the wrong judgment you have past of her The Count recommended this Billet so often and with so strict a charge to the Boy that it gave him the curiosity to know what it contain'd He was much surpriz'd at the reading it and having been born near Christina and heard so many extraordinary things of her he had a kind of inclination for her and thought he might do her some service in letting her see a Billet she was so much concern'd in and slipt privately into her Lodging to shew it her Christina having given him some Fruits of her acknowledgment charg'd him to carry it safe to Don Philip and acquaint her with his answer telling him the better to engage him to it it was of very great consequence to her Don Philip having received the Billet was extremely offended with the outrageous Language the Count had made use of and told the Boy it required no answer but he would give his Master an answer at the place appointed The Navarrois gave Christina an account and then his Master While the Count was fitting himself to appear at the assignation Christina was in Tears unresolv'd what to do She consider'd that as things were carried this Duel must needs produce very ill effects since the Relations of both the Gentlemen would infallibly joyn with the Marchioness d' Osseyra to ruine her and perhaps prevail with the Court to take some violent resolutions against her She was sensible likewise the Marquess d' Osseyra would be extremely displeas'd to hear she had been concern'd in so publick a manner and in a business of such noise in the Face of all Spain A Woman how small soever a share she hath in a Quarrel happened on her account being sure to suffer by it the publick which judges of things by appearances without examining the truth being always ready to blame her Having made these reflections she resolv'd to prevent their fighting she had scarce form'd the design but she repented it reproaching her self for being so little sensible of her reputation boldly and securely wrong'd by Don Philip. With that she gave her self up wholly to what her Anger her Courage and desire of Revenge suggested to her and with the help of a French Merchant got her a Suit of Mans Cloths a Sword and a Perruke About an hour before the time of the assignation she cunningly gave it out the Count Talara was to fight a Duel without mentioning Don Philip This was enough to alarm the Counts Friends who arrested him in his House Christina in the mean time went to the place of Rendezvous and having spy'd Don Philip though the Night began to grow very dark she attack'd him so briskly that she gave Don Philip a desperate Cut which he had certainly reveng'd had he not been instantly hem'd in by five or six Men who seiz'd both the Combatants Count Talara's Boy who lov'd his Master well and fear'd

the success of the Duel had given notice of it to a Gentleman who was both their Friends and having got together some other ran with them to the Gate of Toledo as they began to fight They had put out their Flambeaus for fear of discovery and 't was so dark they could not discern one Person from another but hastily feiz'd on them and having put them into several Coaches carry'd them to Don John's Apartment that the Prince who is extremely belov'd by the Nobility might take up the matter But the Wound Don Philip had received oblig'd them to take him to a Chirurgions who perhaps to heighten the value of the Cure presently said it was very dangerous but that he would warrant the Cure One of those who had parted them was already got to Don Johns to advertise him of the business and as he began to give him an account of the Particulars he spy'd Count Talara standing very quiet in Don John's Chamber He was so disorder'd to see there a Man he thought he had left in his Friends hands in another place that it was not in his Power to continue his discourse The Prince observing the astonishment of the Man told him he had sent for the Count that he might be inform'd of the Affair and that he would take care there should be no Swords drawn Don Philip is mortally wounded says the Gentleman and we thought it had been by Count Talara They were all surpsiz'd at this especially when told that he that wounded Don Philip was in a Coach at the Prince's Gate As they were under the impatience to know who it was Christina and her Company enter'd the Chamber Every one wonder'd to see a young Man of so good a Meen Christina addressing her self to Don John inform'd him what had oblig'd her to disguise her self and the course she had taken for staying the Count that she might revenge in Person the injurious discourse of Don Philip Her resolution was commended by all and her courage admir'd The Prince to divert his Majesty with the sight of this disguise led her into his Majesty's Chamber telling him as he enter'd he was come to beg his Majesty's pardon to be granted that Criminal who had wounded one of the bravest Men in his Kingdom The King fixing his Eyes on Christina presently knew her and thought the discourse of the Prince his Brother had no relation to Christina But when he was inform'd of what had happen'd he blam'd Don Philip extremely for drawing that misfortune on himself and assur'd Christina of his Protection Don Philip being soon after almost cur'd of his wound Don John made him and the Count embrace one another and oblig'd Don Philip to ask Christina pardon He was so asham'd to have been wounded by a Woman that he left the Court and accompany'd his Brother into Cicily where he was to take Possession of the Arch-Bishoprick of Palermo While matters went thus in Spain the Marquess D' Osseyra was in Flanders where the Duchess of Arschot who had a design to have him marry'd to a beautiful young Lady her Relation amus'd him continually pretending to send him every day some news of Christina whom the Marquess thought still safe in the Covent so careful had they been to conceal from him her Voyage into Spain He fancy'd the long silence of his Mistress an effect of her modesty as knowing her Letters were to pass through the hands of the Duchess and he expected every hour to receive License to return into Spain where he design'd to beg his Majesty's permission to marry whom he pleas'd Christina was alarm'd with continual fears the Marquess had forgotten her having heard nothing of him since she left Flanders The late Duel had occasion'd a thousand new Tales of her in a Court where they are possest with an opinion Women are good for nothing but matters of Love not a Person but was infinitely desirous to see her so that she could not stir a foot but she found her self compass'd with a Throng of People which made her resolve to beg his Majesty's leave to go into a Covent An illustrious Princess who owes her Birth to Italy had her Education in France and by I know not what Freaks of Fortune is now in Spain having heard various Reports of Christina's Conduct had the Curiosity to inquire strictly into it and to be satisfi'd of the truth of her Adventures writ for that purpose into France and the Low-Countries Soon after she receiv'd Letters which confirm'd the judgment she had formerly given in her favour and assur'd her Christina's disguise was a pure effect of a Martial inclination she had a little too eagerly pursu'd This Princess who by her own experience knew a Woman may without prejudice to her Vertue love Travelling Hunting and several other Exercises commonly look'd upon as proper only for Men pray'd his Majesty he would be pleas'd she might take Christina into her House The King was content and Christina accepted the offer with the greater acknowledgment as being upon the point of entring into a Covent where she expected vexation enough from the Reflections of the Nuns who though little acquainted with the World might have waggery and malice sufficient to torment her 'T is hard to express whether the Princess was more satisfi'd with the good humour and Complaisance of our Heroine or she with the goodness and obligingness of her Protectoress They agreed so well in their tempers they quickly came to have an intire confidence in one another and mutually imparted their most important Secrets Christina having one day declar'd she was troubled there were Books publish'd of her Adventures You have no reason to be troubled at that says the Princess 't is my fortune too with this difference that those which concern you are true Relations of what hath happen'd to you whereas I have not had a hand in any thing they have written of me though the Writers have had the malice to interlard their Relations with Circumstances so probable many take them for true Christina observing the Princess concern'd advis'd her to publish an account of her Life to disown all others and discover their falsities and gave so many reasons for it that the Princess who is a Lady of great wit apply'd her self to the writing it on the Morrow Her first design was to write it in French as a Language spoken in most Courts of Europe but having consider'd there are few understand it in Spain where she was concern'd to clear her self she publish'd her Memoires in Spanish and some Copies of it have been transmitted into France The Princess lodg'd at Madrid with a Lady of the highest Quality and a Relation of the Prince her Husband This Lady was a Widow and one who more than any other blam'd the least liberties Women take saying there was little difference between a Woman really faulty and one that 's but suspected the Reputation of a Woman being so delicate that a meer