THE
COPPIE
OF
A
Letter
sent
into
England
by
a
Gentleman
from
the
Towne
of
Saint
Denis
in
France
.
Wherein
is
truely
set
forth
the
good
successe
of
the
Kings
Maiesties
forces
against
the
Leaguers
and
the
Prince
of
Parmas
power
.
With
the
taking
of
a
Conuoy
of
Victuals
sent
by
the
enemie
to
succour
Paris
:
And
the
grieuous
estate
of
the
said
Citie
at
this
present
.
AFter
that
the
Prince
of
Parma
was
come
into
the
dominions
of
France
,
he
sought
opportunitie
where
he
might
best
plant
himselfe
and
his
armie
in
safetie
,
meaning
by
policie
first
to
settle
himselfe
in
some
part
of
the
Kings
regiment
,
and
to
come
with
such
force
as
vppon
sodaine
the
king
could
not
remoue
,
except
he
should
raise
his
siege
from
before
Paris
,
and
then
to
make
warre
vpon
him
,
which
were
greatly
to
the
kinges
hinderance
,
and
the
great
aduantage
of
the
enemie
,
for
while
the
king
had
bin
making
warre
vpon
him
,
the
Leaguers
might
haue
had
the
easier
means
to
haue
brought
in
fresh
men
and
victuall
to
haue
comforted
that
Citie
,
which
is
in
wonderfull
distresse
,
and
the
famine
so
grieuous
among
them
,
as
it
was
neuer
greater
at
the
siege
of
Ierusalem
.
The
true
estate
whereof
is
in
most
lamentable
sorte
discoursed
in
the
latter
end
of
this
Letter
.
But
the
king
whose
magnanimitie
is
knowen
and
founde
sufficient
throughout
the
kingdome
of
France
,
perceiuing
the
intent
and
policie
of
the
prince
of
Parma
,
neither
meant
to
rayse
his
siege
from
the
Citie
of
Paris
,
nor
to
suffer
that
parte
of
Picardie
to
be
vnfurnished
for
the
princes
welcome
.
For
hauing
planted
that
notable
warriour
Monsieur
de
la
Nowe
,
his
principall
lieftenant
for
those
partes
,
being
a
man
knowen
to
be
both
politike
and
wise
,
and
for
martiall
affaires
found
and
approued
to
be
one
of
the
best
in
al
France
.
This
Monsieur
de
la
Now
hearing
of
the
princes
policie
,
who
came
thether
with
xx
.
thousande
men
,
diuided
them
into
thrée
parts
,
and
purposed
that
one
part
should
goe
vnto
the
towne
of
Lanie
,
being
in
number
thrée
thousand
,
other
fiue
thousand
should
depart
another
waie
for
the
succour
of
the
Leaguers
,
and
to
enlarge
the
armie
of
the
Duke
de
Maine
.
The
rest
he
determined
should
staie
with
his
owne
person
,
whom
he
séemed
at
the
first
to
conduct
backe
again
towards
Brussels
,
but
on
a
sodaine
tooke
another
waie
,
and
passed
with
his
power
towards
Artoyes
,
where
with
great
policie
he
is
planted
,
yet
far
inough
for
doing
any
great
harm
,
for
he
is
ten
leagues
from
the
king
,
and
hath
intrenched
him selfe
within
a
wood
,
where
he
lieth
verie
strong
.
Thus
hauing
dispearced
his
armie
into
thrée
partes
,
he
appointed
men
of
great
experience
to
be
leaders
of
them
,
so
that
Monsieur
la
Now
aduised
against
whether
of
the
armies
hee
were
to
ioyne
his
forces
,
so
he
cast
about
&
met
with
the
fiue
thousand
who
were
marching
to
ioyne
with
the
forces
of
du
Maine
,
and
thereby
to
make
him
and
the
Leaguers
more
stronger
,
against
whom
he
had
such
good
successe
,
that
he
discomfited
the
greater
part
who
escaped
by
flight
,
but
many
of
them
came
short
home
.
And
while
la
Now
and
his
forces
were
thus
busied
,
the
other
thrée
thousand
went
to
a
towne
called
Lanie
,
where
making
some
shew
of
battel
,
the
gouernour
thereof
(
as
it
is
sayd
)
had
before
solde
it
to
the
prince
,
and
sodainly
he
yéelded
it
,
wherupon
the
soldiers
who
were
Spaniards
issued
in
and
most
cruelly
put
the
inhabitants
thereof
to
the
sword
,
and
for
certaintie
those
butcherly
gouernours
and
souldiers
not
therewith
satisfied
,
did
cut
and
mangle
the
dead
carcases
into
péeces
.
Which
when
it
came
to
the
eares
of
the
king
,
he
was
verie
sorrowfull
,
&
wrote
vnto
his
gouernour
and
forces
in
those
parts
,
commanding
them
to
reuenge
that
bloudie
act
,
wherein
they
ouerslipped
no
fit
occasion
for
performing
of
the
kings
commandement
.
So
that
within
few
daies
,
notwithstanding
that
they
had
strongly
entrenched
themselues
,
&
seated
a
sufficient
garrison
therein
,
with
the
losse
of
a
few
men
the
said
towne
was
recouered
,
and
those
in
the
towne
together
with
the
said
soldiers
recompenced
with
the
like
rigour
.
Which
doubtlesse
was
but
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
vppon
them
,
yea
,
the
Captaine
who
at
the
first
had
betraied
the
sayde
towne
and
solde
it
for
a
péece
of
monie
,
was
at
the
receit
of
the
said
monie
stabbed
in
with
a
dagger
by
a
common
souldier
,
who
among
them
reuelled
away
his
Spanish
reals
,
which
he
was
receiuing
for
his
reward
,
euen
as
wickedly
as
he
had
purchased
the
same
.
Thus
may
we
sée
how
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
lighteth
vpon
such
wicked
bloud
suckers
,
&
although
they
are
a
small
time
preserued
from
it
,
yet
in
the
ende
it
lighteth
on
their
owne
heads
to
their
vtter
confusion
.
The
prince
of
Parma
hauing
thus
setled
himselfe
and
diuided
his
forces
,
he
prepared
to
send
a
Conuoie
of
victuall
to
relieue
the
Citie
of
Paris
:
There
were
furnished
for
this
Conuoie
fiue
hundreth
wagons
laden
with
victuals
,
namely
béefe
(
a
meate
little
vsed
among
the
French
)
with
mutton
,
and
sundrie
sortes
of
fish
both
salt
and
fresh
,
with
meale
and
corne
vnground
.
There
was
also
in
the
same
twentie
hundreth
dussen
of
bread
all
readie
baked
,
because
of
the
great
want
of
those
in
the
Citie
,
who
were
in
such
case
as
they
woulde
willingly
haue
eaten
the
same
rawe
,
and
the
meale
&
corne
vnbaked
,
rather
than
they
would
haue
staid
the
dressing
or
baking
thereof
,
so
grieuous
and
extreame
is
their
present
famine
,
as
after
more
at
large
appeareth
.
The
kings
maiestie
hauing
intelligence
by
his
espials
of
this
Conuoie
,
and
that
such
prouision
was
comming
from
the
prince
towards
Paris
,
he
determined
with
al
policie
and
force
to
preuent
the
same
,
least
the
rebellious
Cities
shoulde
take
courage
vnto
them
,
and
thereby
conceiue
to
haue
some
great
resistance
by
meanes
of
the
enemies
to
the
estate
roiall
,
and
so
take
occasion
to
triumph
the
more
.
This
conuoie
of
victual
,
as
I
said
before
,
being
sent
towardes
Paris
,
came
peaceably
within
foure
or
fiue
leagues
of
the
place
,
being
garded
with
a
sufficient
band
of
men
,
whereof
the
king
hauing
not
onely
intelligence
,
but
also
of
a
Captaine
which
issued
forth
of
the
citie
of
Paris
,
who
with
fiftéene
hundred
men
went
to
méete
and
receiue
the
said
Conuoie
of
victuals
,
sent
forth
presently
diuerse
of
his
companies
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Earle
Chastilion
,
who
practised
not
onely
to
intercept
their
passage
,
but
also
their
returning
back
againe
,
in
which
seruice
the
kings
faithfull
subiects
so
couragiously
behaued
themselues
,
that
in
short
time
they
had
their
desire
,
for
on
a
sodaine
being
in
a
readines
,
they
had
a
sight
of
the
said
waggons
whom
in
short
space
they
tooke
,
and
slew
all
those
souldiers
that
came
with
the
said
Conuoie
to
defend
the
same
,
&
made
so
hot
an
assault
vpon
the
souldiers
which
issued
sorth
of
Paris
,
that
they
were
al
taken
and
slain
with
the
losse
of
a
few
of
the
kings
souldiers
.
The
princes
forces
vnderstanding
by
their
scoutes
what
had
happened
,
durst
not
come
on
nor
approch
to
resist
the
kings
forces
,
while
they
were
in
fight
with
the
Conuoie
,
whereof
the
valiant
Chastilion
hauing
intelligence
,
venturouslie
set
forward
,
and
with
the
kings
forces
made
towards
them
,
and
after
a
fierce
and
valiant
assalt
made
by
them
vpon
the
enemie
,
who
at
the
first
gaue
a
verie
strong
and
stout
resistance
,
they
were
all
put
to
the
sword
,
sauing
some
few
who
escaped
by
flight
,
but
neuer
a
man
of
those
escaped
aliue
which
issued
forth
of
the
Citie
of
Paris
.
Thus
with
great
ioy
the
said
Conuoie
was
brought
into
the
said
towne
of
Saint
Denis
,
the
value
whereof
is
by
common
estimation
thirty
thousand
pounds
and
better
,
being
so
much
victuall
as
they
could
in
reasonable
sort
prouide
for
them
in
thrée
moneths
.
But
so
soone
as
the
Parisians
heard
of
this
newes
,
they
were
wonderous
sorrowfull
,
and
were
filled
with
so
great
heuines
,
that
they
rested
out
of
all
hope
to
liue
to
sée
the
day
when
any
succour
can
be
sent
them
by
the
enemy
:
and
are
at
this
present
persuaded
,
that
all
that
euer
the
Prince
of
Parma
can
do
for
their
reliefe
,
is
but
to
linger
in
that
place
where
he
is
,
and
so
to
weary
the
king
by
detracting
of
time
as
he
did
in
the
low
Countries
,
when
he
came
thither
first
.
Since
this
discomforture
of
the
enemy
,
the
Dutches
of
Guize
,
the
Dutches
of
Maine
,
Le
Cheuallier
de
Aumale
,
and
diuers
other
of
the
chiefe
of
the
Leaguers
haue
disguised
themselues
in
simple
attire
and
therby
secretly
issued
forth
of
the
said
Citie
:
by
meanes
wherof
they
are
secretly
escaped
,
being
not
able
any
longer
to
endure
the
vnspeakeable
famine
that
is
in
the
same
:
for
the
Launce-knightes
euen
against
nature
and
reason
are
through
the
extreme
famine
constrained
to
eate
their
owne
naturall
children
.
Before
this
Conuoy
aforesaid
,
came
downe
towardes
Parris
,
the
prince
of
Parma
after
he
had
intrenched
himselfe
in
this
wood
,
in
the
middle
whereof
is
a
strong
Castle
,
he
sent
fiue
hundreth
of
his
horsemen
to
take
view
of
the
kings
Camp
:
who
were
espied
by
two
hundreth
of
the
kings
horsemen
,
those
two
hundreth
set
vpon
them
and
chased
them
into
their
owne
Trenches
,
where
within
their
own
Trenches
and
in
the
way
to
the
Trenches
they
were
all
slaine
.
The
prince
of
Parma
,
will
not
by
any
meanes
enter
into
battell
with
the
king
,
although
hée
haue
béen
verie
much
vrged
therunto
,
yea
,
he
hath
endured
the
termes
of
cowardize
for
his
often
denialls
,
hauing
had
much
aduantage
offered
him
to
enter
the
field
,
wherein
he
excuseth
himselfe
in
this
sort
,
that
he
hath
no
commission
from
the
king
his
maister
,
either
to
make
battel
or
to
fight
in
the
field
against
the
French
king
:
and
that
his
only
charge
was
to
vittaile
Parris
if
he
could
,
and
to
succour
those
of
the
League
with
his
Forces
and
Councell
.
And
with
this
resolution
,
he
continueth
still
in
the
said
place
,
without
offer
of
any
fight
,
except
some
small
skirmishes
betwéene
his
and
the
kinges
Souldiers
.
It
could
not
but
be
a
great
comfort
vnto
the
people
in
their
miserie
,
when
the
king
receiued
some
of
them
with
great
curtesie
and
gaue
them
foode
,
which
droue
the
rebellious
Nobillitie
openly
to
confesse
,
and
from
their
heartes
to
think
,
that
he
was
a
king
of
wonderfull
vertuous
and
mercifull
disposition
,
and
wold
gladly
haue
yéelded
themselues
,
if
their
repentance
might
any
way
haue
pacified
the
kings
displeasure
,
but
for
as
much
as
they
did
all
know
,
that
the
king
who
is
and
euer
hath
béen
a
true
fulfiller
of
his
word
and
promise
,
hath
made
an
othe
,
that
none
of
the
conspirators
of
the
deceased
kings
death
shall
escape
and
remaine
pardonable
,
but
that
he
will
be
reuenged
of
them
for
their
vnnaturall
treason
,
and
that
nothing
but
their
liues
shall
pacifie
their
hainous
murther
committed
:
and
in
respect
thereof
,
they
kéepe
themselues
so
long
as
they
may
out
of
the
kinges
handes
.
The
French
king
God
be
thanked
,
is
wondrous
well
prouided
of
all
thinges
fit
for
warre
,
and
with
him
is
ioyned
all
the
chiefest
nobilitie
and
princes
of
France
:
hée
hath
of
footemen
thirtie
thousand
,
and
seuen
thousand
Horsse
.
And
with
this
Army
the
king
continueth
still
against
Parris
,
which
Citie
is
not
likely
to
hold
out
long
,
especially
by
reason
some
of
the
chiefe
of
the
leaguers
is
fled
from
thence
,
whose
countenance
daily
held
them
in
awe
.
The
Lord
God
blesse
and
prosper
the
kinges
royall
Maiestie
,
and
send
him
the
victorie
ouer
all
his
enemies
,
to
the
glorie
of
God
and
aduancement
of
his
holy
word
,
for
there
was
neuer
in
France
a
king
of
so
noble
a
courage
,
so
skilfull
in
the
warres
,
and
so
hardie
against
the
proudest
foe
,
which
is
all
the
gréefe
the
enemies
haue
,
because
they
haue
to
deale
against
so
valiant
a
Soldiour
.
From
Saint
Denis
the
second
of
September
.
1590.
A
TREATISE
CONCERNING
THE
EXTREME
FAMINE
OF
THE
CITIE
of
Paris
at
this
present
:
which
is
as
grieuous
as
it
was
at
the
siege
of
Ierusalem
.
THe
Kings
Maiestie
,
hauing
often
heard
of
the
great
famine
and
miserable
calamitie
,
whereinto
the
obstinate
parisians
had
wilfully
plunged
themselues
,
onely
through
the
persuasions
of
the
chéefest
of
the
leaguers
side
,
being
for
the
most
prat
of
the
Cleargy
.
And
albeit
the
extremitie
were
great
,
where
into
they
were
fallen
,
yet
the
report
of
the
increased
misery
,
since
that
time
hath
sounded
so
lamentable
in
his
royall
cares
,
and
amongst
all
the
rest
of
his
princely
and
honorable
traine
,
that
the
remembrance
thereof
will
not
easily
passe
or
bée
raced
out
of
minde
:
the
certaine
truth
whereof
,
is
as
followeth
.
After
the
king
had
entred
S.
Denis
,
as
you
heard
long
since
with
all
his
power
,
and
that
he
was
in
full
possession
thereof
,
The
Citizens
of
Paris
issued
foorth
to
the
king
.
there
issued
out
of
Parris
diuers
and
sundry
times
many
poore
creatures
,
resembling
rather
the
Anotamies
of
death
,
then
people
possessed
with
life
,
so
sore
were
they
wasted
with
famine
,
and
consumed
through
extreame
hunger
,
that
excepting
the
skinne
,
there
was
nothing
left
to
couer
their
féeble
bones
.
So
that
it
preuailed
nothing
to
be
yoong
or
bewtifull
in
this
case
,
or
to
boast
of
health
,
or
to
haue
heapes
of
gold
,
for
their
stomackes
desired
that
,
which
for
golde
nor
siluer
could
bee
gotten
,
yea
their
verie
harts
failed
them
for
want
of
necessary
nourishment
,
wherupon
they
became
carelesse
of
life
,
desiring
death
or
spéedie
deliuerie
from
this
their
miserable
estate
,
that
they
might
no
longer
behold
with
their
eyes
,
nor
heare
with
their
eares
,
the
bitter
cries
of
their
starued
children
,
and
the
wonderfull
multitudes
of
their
friends
and
kindred
,
which
for
want
of
food
daily
died
within
that
populous
and
great
Citie
.
Resolued
therfore
to
finish
their
dolefull
dayes
,
or
to
finde
reliefe
for
maintenance
of
their
loathed
liues
,
with
leaue
of
the
cruell
gouernours
they
issued
(
as
I
said
before
)
out
of
the
Citie
,
and
presenting
them selues
before
the
kings
souldiers
,
fel
downe
at
their
féet
,
yéelding
them selues
to
the
kings
mercy
,
about
the
number
of
a
score
at
a
time
,
men
,
women
and
children
,
who
being
brought
incontinent
before
his
roial
maiestie
,
so
soone
as
they
entered
his
sight
,
with
bitter
teares
trickling
downe
their
chéekes
they
prostrated
themselues
at
his
féete
,
and
as
loude
as
their
féeble
voices
woulde
serue
,
they
cried
,
Viue
le
Roy
,
God
saue
the
king
.
His
maiestie
amazed
at
the
view
of
so
pittifull
a
spectacle
,
The
kings
mercifull
heart
.
and
moued
with
a
kingly
compassion
towards
them
,
sawe
with
his
eies
and
conceiued
in
his
heart
,
what
intollerable
famishment
the
obstinate
Citie
had
alredie
endured
,
but
hauing
a
desire
to
learne
further
of
the
state
thereof
,
after
he
had
wel
viewed
the
persons
of
these
miserable
men
,
he
demanded
of
them
the
intent
of
their
comming
.
Wherevppon
they
returned
this
answere
,
that
forasmuch
as
they
were
not
able
anie
longer
to
indure
the
grieuous
famine
whereinto
they
were
brought
by
the
long
and
deserued
siege
which
his
Maiestie
mainteined
about
their
City
,
and
being
brought
so
low
,
that
the
gouernours
could
not
by
reason
of
their
weaknes
imploie
them
in
any
seruice
,
they
had
frée
liberty
to
depart
the
Citie
if
so
they
thought
it
conuenient
:
as
being
people
that
were
likely
with
many
more
in
the
Citie
,
to
cause
an
infection
to
arise
by
means
of
sicknes
among
the
rest
of
the
inhabitants
,
wherefore
,
sayd
they
,
most
noble
and
victorious
king
,
wee
are
come
vnto
your
Highnes
,
acknowledging
that
wee
are
vnworthie
of
anie
longer
life
,
by
reason
we
haue
bin
most
vniust
and
rebellious
subiects
,
The
Citizens
kept
by
constraint
.
and
vnworthie
that
so
gracious
and
mercifull
a
prince
should
open
his
mouth
vnto
vs
,
neuertheles
,
most
mighty
king
,
had
it
not
bin
through
wicked
perswasions
,
we
had
neuer
yéelded
to
holde
on
so
cursed
a
side
,
but
with
whome
perswasions
could
not
preuaile
,
they
vsed
meanes
to
inforce
,
being
well
assured
that
they
holde
the
most
parte
by
constraint
,
whose
bodies
being
enclosed
within
the
stonie
walls
of
Paris
,
haue
euerie
daie
their
heartes
infolded
with
their
king
,
considering
within
what
small
compas
there
is
foode
inough
with
fauour
and
gentlenes
to
be
gotten
,
and
yet
they
be
at
the
point
of
death
euen
for
a
small
quantitie
of
bread
,
that
may
with
their
eyes
beholde
euen
plentie
among
beasts
while
they
themselues
pine
and
cannot
come
by
it
,
whereby
the
difference
is
shewed
betwixt
the
fauour
and
furie
of
a
king
,
and
therewithall
,
the
recompence
of
obedience
and
rebellion
:
We
confesse
therefore
,
most
noble
king
,
that
th
mightie
and
iust
God
hath
bent
himselfe
against
vs
and
poured
foorth
the
violl
of
his
wrath
ouer
these
traiterous
confederates
of
the
Leagures
,
of
which
number
we
must
of
force
account
and
acknowledge
we
haue
too
long
béene
,
and
therefore
we
humblie
submit
our selues
into
your
maiesties
hands
,
to
deale
with
vs
as
it
séemeth
good
in
your
sight
.
His
Maiestie
hauing
heard
this
lamentable
complaint
,
reuiued
their
hearts
with
a
fauourable
countenance
,
and
according
to
his
princely
disposition
,
in
a
milde
manner
demaunded
what
prouision
of
victuals
(
in
their
iudgements
)
remayned
yet
in
the
citie
,
and
what
it
was
wherewith
they
hoped
to
sustayne
the
liues
of
so
infinite
a
multitude
as
remayned
in
the
towne
,
wishing
to
declare
the
same
in
all
trueth
and
simplicitie
of
heart
,
euen
as
they
would
hope
to
finde
mercie
at
his
handes
for
their
knowen
and
manifest
rebellion
,
and
how
long
time
they
supposed
the
same
would
last
.
Before
the
mightie
and
dreadfull
God
of
heauen
,
who
knowes
the
secrets
of
the
harts
,
and
shall
iudge
the
thoughts
that
are
hatched
by
vntruth
,
so
wil
we
,
said
they
,
shew
and
declare
this
to
the
king
,
as
farre
as
our
memorie
and
knowledge
doth
stretch
.
And
if
your
maiestie
find
vs
false
let
the
same
be
recompenced
with
the
vildest
death
that
euer
anie
did
endure
.
And
herewithall
one
of
them
who
was
knowne
of
best
iudgement
,
and
that
had
béen
of
great
account
in
times
past
,
put
forth
his
voice
before
the
king
,
and
most
part
of
the
princes
and
nobles
about
him
,
Necessitie
findes
many
shiftes
.
speaking
as
followeth
.
Necessitie
the
whetstone
of
mans
wit
,
hauing
inforced
me
among
these
my
companions
and
sorrowful
associates
,
with
an
infinite
multitude
of
my
friendes
,
kinsfolke
and
neighbours
to
search
for
sustenance
,
for
the
maintenance
of
me
and
my
poore
wife
and
children
,
Necessity
finds
many
shiftes
.
inquired
by
all
meanes
after
foode
when
it
became
scant
in
the
Citie
,
being
the
onely
care
that
euery
person
had
to
séeke
for
the
same
:
and
albeit
after
a
small
time
that
we
were
beséeged
,
wholesome
foode
was
kept
wonderfull
close
and
scant
among
vs
,
yet
our
eares
were
euer
so
diligent
to
hearken
after
it
,
that
by
one
meanes
or
other
we
alwaies
heard
where
it
was
to
bee
had
for
money
,
and
although
the
prouision
was
great
within
the
citie
,
yet
by
reason
of
the
marueilous
multitude
of
inhabitants
,
within
fiue
monethes
after
,
there
was
no
wholesome
foode
to
be
had
for
gold
nor
treasure
,
for
the
Nobles
and
principall
of
the
citie
,
suspecting
a
long
séege
,
got
as
much
thereof
as
they
could
for
their
owne
prouision
,
and
the
cloysters
with
the
vniuersitie
did
the
like
:
and
as
for
the
Clargie
,
they
stayed
not
behinde
any
in
that
matter
,
being
men
wise
enough
to
take
the
choice
before
all
other
,
by
which
meanes
the
common
sorte
of
the
Citizens
soone
found
the
smart
thereof
,
and
in
vaine
sought
they
after
that
they
could
not
finde
:
when
flesh
failed
,
butter
and
chéese
began
to
grow
precious
at
rich
mens
tables
,
though
at
the
first
they
much
repined
thereat
,
as
people
that
had
not
béene
much
acquainted
with
such
course
cates
.
But
the
iust
God
séeing
our
vnthankfull
hartes
,
that
scorned
his
gifts
,
and
despised
his
blessinges
,
in
two
monethes
after
sent
such
a
change
,
Rats
,
mice
&
other
vermine
good
meate
in
Paris
.
that
the
flesh
of
Horses
,
Asses
,
Dogges
,
Cats
,
Rats
,
Mice
,
Weasels
,
and
Moles
,
became
daintie
dishes
at
gentle
mens
tables
,
and
bore
such
a
price
,
that
no
poore
person
was
able
to
compas
any
,
&
then
our
queasie
stomacks
began
to
be
contented
with
any
thing
,
were
it
a
frying
panne
full
of
Frogs
,
a
dish
of
snailes
,
,
or
a
Skellet
full
of
garden
wormes
sod
in
broth
:
she
that
went
in
her
hoode
,
would
haue
béene
glad
to
haue
licked
her
lippes
after
them
,
and
would
haue
bidden
her
dearest
friend
to
the
banquete
,
had
hee
not
béene
of
her
owne
houshold
,
so
swéete
a
sauce
and
so
sauory
did
hunger
make
the
same
to
taste
,
and
yet
many
of
those
that
thus
haue
fled
,
and
yet
woulde
bee
glad
to
méete
with
the
worst
of
these
thinges
rehearsed
before
they
felt
the
force
of
hunger
,
with
many
othes
,
said
they
would
starue
vnto
death
before
any
such
corrupt
thing
should
confort
their
stomacks
,
and
yet
was
all
this
but
a
taste
of
famine
,
and
nothing
comparable
to
that
which
afterwarde
fell
vpon
vs
,
for
in
short
time
our
breade
of
pease
,
tares
,
oates
and
acorns
vtterly
failed
vs
,
so
that
none
could
be
had
or
found
in
any
place
to
be
solde
,
although
we
would
haue
killed
one
another
with
thrust
,
to
haue
gotten
the
quantitie
of
a
farthing
loafe
(
farre
worse
then
any
which
in
former
time
we
gaue
our
horses
)
though
we
would
haue
giuen
a
French
crowne
for
so
much
,
and
those
vermine
also
that
we
prepared
and
dressed
,
as
before
is
shewed
,
was
on
all
sides
so
caught
vp
and
eaten
,
that
in
the
end
there
was
none
to
be
gotten
,
neither
for
one
nor
other
:
and
then
began
such
mortalitie
through
famine
,
Ten
thousand
dead
of
famine
in
Paris
.
that
ten
thousand
haue
already
dyed
thereof
,
as
may
be
séene
in
the
register
booke
,
and
at
this
present
,
ten
thousand
more
are
like
to
perish
through
the
like
extremitie
.
A
most
grieuous
and
intollerable
burden
sufficient
to
inforce
a
flinty
hart
to
remorse
and
pittie
,
how
great
a
warning
ought
this
to
be
to
all
cities
that
are
in
a
flourishing
estate
,
where
plentie
poureth
forth
her
treasures
,
in
so
much
that
delicacie
is
become
lothsome
,
in
respect
of
an
vnsatiable
desire
,
and
daintinesse
will
not
be
contented
without
great
superfluitie
,
euery
man
wishes
for
better
,
and
no
man
thinketh
that
he
hath
goodes
enough
,
and
few
remaine
thankfull
for
any
thing
:
consider
,
you
that
vse
excesse
,
and
wil
not
so
much
as
lift
vp
your
eyes
,
much
lesse
your
hartes
,
to
render
praises
for
so
great
benefits
,
consider
(
I
say
)
how
ioyful
&
glad
many
nobles
&
men
of
great
worship
would
be
of
the
worst
bit
or
bone
that
you
fling
vnder
the
table
to
your
dogs
,
while
your selues
in
the
middest
of
your
excesse
,
sit
turning
with
your
kniues
point
,
the
meate
in
diuers
dishes
,
and
can
scant
among
them
all
finde
one
morsell
to
fit
your
fancie
,
notwithstanding
how
gladsom
a
present
the
least
of
your
loaues
would
be
in
Paris
,
let
those
imagine
that
can
conceiue
of
their
miserie
,
and
how
many
woulde
intreate
vpon
their
knées
,
to
be
preferred
,
as
it
were
,
to
the
shaking
of
the
table
cloth
,
or
carrying
away
of
the
trenchers
.
Vndoubtedly
,
I
am
perswaded
,
that
if
the
daintiest
mouthed
dame
in
Europe
had
but
one
monethes
experience
of
the
like
want
,
she
should
afterwarde
while
she
did
liue
,
estéeme
better
of
the
least
crumme
,
then
she
doth
now
of
all
the
dainties
vpon
the
table
.
I
beséech
God
be
mercifull
vnto
vs
,
&
forgiue
our
vnthankfulnes
,
&
grant
vs
grace
to
reforme
our
liues
,
lest
we
be
plagued
for
our
leudnes
.
But
to
returne
to
the
former
matter
.
The
King
hauing
heard
this
doulefull
discourse
,
procéeded
further
,
The
kings
second
demaund
.
and
demaunded
whether
before
their
issuing
forth
of
the
Citie
,
they
had
found
no
meanes
whereby
they
of
the
towne
might
haue
something
to
put
into
their
bellies
to
strengthen
the
hart
,
and
to
helpe
the
stomacke
,
and
abate
the
fury
of
hunger
.
Thrée
wéekes
(
saide
the
reporter
)
wee
continued
without
any
sustenance
,
saue
onely
Flies
and
Béettles
,
Flyes
and
Beetles
.
whereby
we
sought
to
sustaine
our selues
,
with
diuers
other
like
thinges
,
till
in
the
end
our
emptie
intrels
enforced
vs
to
séeke
some
meanes
for
reliefe
,
at
what
time
the
people
deuised
to
gather
all
kinde
of
rootes
such
as
grew
within
the
compasse
of
the
walles
,
which
being
partched
or
otherwise
dryed
,
we
ground
them
in
a
mill
,
and
therewith
made
vs
breade
,
but
alas
,
slender
comfort
conceaued
wee
thereby
,
though
we
were
glad
of
any
thing
,
for
in
lesse
then
two
dayes
,
our
people
were
constrained
to
finde
some
other
remedie
against
hunger
,
whereupon
it
was
deuised
to
saw
all
the
timber
wee
coulde
come
by
and
conuert
it
into
dust
,
Bread
of
saw-dust
.
and
thereof
to
make
vs
another
sorte
of
breade
,
which
deuice
continued
longer
then
many
of
the
former
,
and
contented
vs
a
great
deale
better
,
by
reason
we
had
some
quantitie
thereof
to
fill
our
emptie
stomackes
,
but
this
was
not
to
be
had
without
money
,
except
a
body
had
of
their
owne
wherewith
to
make
it
,
in
so
much
that
all
the
wood
plankes
and
bordes
which
conueniently
we
coulde
come
by
,
was
put
to
that
vse
,
and
when
this
began
to
grow
something
scant
,
euery
man
hauing
care
principally
to
nourish
himselfe
and
meditating
dayly
how
to
inuent
meanes
to
procure
sustenance
,
being
a
thing
wherein
euery
one
applyed
his
wits
,
at
length
the
extremitie
was
such
,
that
the
Churchyardes
were
digged
for
deade
mens
bones
,
and
all
the
saide
bones
they
carryed
together
into
one
place
in
the
citie
,
Dead
mens
bones
eaten
where
they
might
lye
from
the
raine
,
the
which
afterwarde
being
washed
and
dryed
,
were
beaten
in
péeces
and
ground
,
and
thereof
an
other
sorte
of
bread
was
made
,
and
thus
we
were
glad
to
féed
our
stomackes
with
the
bones
of
the
dead
.
In
which
time
if
it
may
please
your
Maiestie
to
pardon
my
long
and
tedious
discourse
,
I
am
to
declare
a
most
wofull
accident
which
then
happened
.
Men
worth
twenty
or
thirty
thousand
pound
made
common
souldiers
.
There
was
then
dwelling
among
vs
,
a
very
honest
and
substantiall
man
,
which
was
Sargeant
ouer
one
of
our
companies
,
for
the
skill
they
founde
to
bee
in
him
,
who
was
imployed
as
were
the
rest
of
the
Citizens
to
be
a
souldier
in
the
Citie
for
those
which
of
late
were
estéemed
men
worth
twentie
or
thirtie
thousand
pounde
,
were
enforced
to
become
common
souldiers
,
whose
substance
thereby
is
wasted
and
brought
to
nothing
,
so
much
néede
haue
they
of
men
in
the
citie
.
This
Sargeant
before
spoken
of
,
comming
home
to
his
house
about
seuen
dayes
agoe
,
his
wife
and
his
children
came
presently
running
about
him
,
hoping
hee
had
brought
something
for
them
to
eate
,
at
what
time
there
was
a
neighbour
or
two
in
the
house
staying
his
comming
,
and
with
his
wife
lamenting
the
common
calamitie
,
hoping
from
his
mouth
to
heare
some
newes
of
the
yéelding
vp
of
the
Citie
into
your
highnesse
handes
.
But
the
cryes
of
the
starued
children
interrupting
the
talke
betwixt
him
and
his
neighbours
,
the
poore
man
with
a
sorrowfull
hart
sat
him
downe
,
fetching
a
déepe
sigh
,
not
knowing
what
to
doe
for
them
,
the
children
still
cloying
his
eares
with
their
pittifull
complaintes
.
Ha
Father
,
saide
they
,
will
you
sée
vs
dye
for
want
of
bread
?
if
there
remained
any
thing
vpon
our
bones
beside
the
skinne
,
The
complaint
of
children
for
lacke
of
food
.
we
would
not
let
to
féede
thereon
:
but
if
no
other
remedie
may
be
founde
,
let
the
one
of
vs
serue
for
foode
to
the
other
,
or
els
spare
not
our
liues
to
féede
our
mother
and
you
,
better
were
it
for
vs
by
death
to
be
ridde
of
our
miserie
,
then
to
endure
a
famine
the
ende
whereof
is
vnknowne
:
is
there
ought
in
this
Citie
saue
men
to
féede
vpon
?
why
may
not
the
one
of
vs
deuoure
the
other
aliue
,
or
why
are
the
deade
bodies
of
men
couered
in
the
ground
that
might
serue
a
hungry
stomacke
to
féede
vpon
.
The
father
looking
vpon
them
with
a
heauie
hart
,
after
many
teares
shed
on
euery
side
,
hauing
pondered
these
spéeches
,
started
vp
as
a
man
purposed
to
giue
them
encouragement
,
and
with
a
comfortable
voice
briefly
saide
vnto
them
,
be
content
my
children
,
and
be
of
good
cheare
,
so
soone
as
these
my
friends
are
gone
,
I
will
giue
you
that
which
shall
content
you
,
but
alas
,
if
it
were
sufficient
for
vs
all
,
I
would
be
loth
to
part
with
their
company
,
notwithstanding
I
hope
they
consider
the
time
as
it
is
,
and
will
not
thinke
any
discourtesie
herein
,
being
assured
,
themselues
in
the
like
case
woulde
doe
the
like
to
me
,
then
turning
to
his
neighbours
hee
saide
,
the
time
hath
béene
we
would
not
haue
denied
our
meate
,
but
our
money
,
but
now
our
money
is
nothing
in
respect
of
our
meat
,
and
woe
be
vnto
them
that
would
not
giue
the
poore
money
to
buye
meate
where
it
is
to
be
had
,
wherefore
I
beseech
you
leaue
vs
a
while
till
we
haue
refreshed
our selues
,
then
after
I
will
answere
any
thing
I
shall
heare
spoken
by
you
:
hereupon
the
two
men
departed
,
and
shortly
after
,
knowing
that
their
dinner
lasted
not
long
,
these
persons
went
againe
thether
,
knocking
and
calling
for
him
,
maruelling
that
no
body
came
to
make
answere
,
wherefore
being
very
familiar
friendes
,
and
suspecting
they
had
beene
in
their
vpper
chamber
,
went
vp
,
whereinto
they
no
sooner
entered
,
but
presently
they
espyed
the
good
man
,
A
man
first
hanged
his
wife
&
children
,
and
after
him selfe
for
lacke
of
food
.
his
wife
and
two
children
(
about
the
age
of
fourteene
yeares
)
all
hanged
one
beside
another
,
and
a
bill
vpon
the
good
mans
brest
,
wherein
was
writen
,
By
this
meanes
did
I
first
set
my
wife
and
children
out
of
miserie
,
and
after
my selfe
,
for
which
offence
I
aske
the
Lorde
mercy
and
forgiuenesse
:
and
that
your
highnesse
may
be
the
better
satisfied
of
the
truth
hereof
,
the
men
be
here
that
first
heard
his
wordes
,
and
after
were
wofull
witnesses
of
this
Tragedy
,
in
such
extremitie
remaines
this
miserable
Citie
.
His
Maiestie
that
scant
could
refraine
teares
to
heare
this
dolefull
discourse
,
The
Parisians
causers
of
their
owne
distruction
.
answered
:
Ah
Paris
,
thy
bloud
be
on
thy
owne
heade
,
it
is
thy selfe
and
not
I
that
hath
caused
this
great
calamitie
,
the
Lord
be
witnesse
twixt
thee
and
me
,
and
rewarde
me
after
the
innocencie
of
my
hart
?
after
these
wordes
causing
the
starued
people
to
be
refreshed
,
he
departed
into
his
chamber
,
commaunding
that
no
more
should
be
suffered
to
come
forth
of
the
Citie
in
such
sorte
.
Thus
haue
you
hard
the
good
successe
of
the
Kinges
Maiestie
,
whom
no
doubt
,
Almightie
God
prospereth
and
preserueth
,
with
the
euill
successe
of
rebellious
people
,
and
the
enimies
against
Gods
truth
,
whom
hee
in
iustice
punisheth
,
and
doth
in
his
iust
iudgements
bring
to
confusion
:
Almightie
God
stil
prosper
the
kings
procéedings
,
and
send
confusion
to
his
enimies
,
except
they
spéedely
repent
and
yéelde
themselues
vnto
him
,
as
in
right
they
ought
,
which
God
graunt
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.
woodcut of a walled garden or fortified town, as seen from above (?)