Aduise
giuen
by
a
Catholike
Gentleman
of
France
,
&c.
ALthough
few
daies
since
,
I
set
forth
a
booke
in
print
,
containing
foure
Chapters
,
in
the
which
I
did
at
large
aduertise
my
countrymen
of
France
of
that
which
they
had
to
do
,
in
this
dangerous
time
of
reuolting
:
yet
seeing
their
ruine
to
draw
nigh
daily
,
and
that
the
greatest
harme
falleth
chiefly
on
the
Nobles
,
and
on
the
poore
pesants
,
who
as
it
were
vtterly
ruined
and
vndone
,
remaine
benummed
,
not
able
to
helpe
them selues
anie
thing
at
all
,
poore
men
,
beeing
vtterlie
spoiled
of
the
forces
that
God
giueth
them
for
their
maintenance
&
defence
,
I
haue
bethought
my selfe
,
to
open
them
a
way
,
and
to
aduertise
them
once
againe
,
how
they
may
liue
peaceably
one
with
another
,
and
to
set
them
downe
the
meanes
,
howe
they
may
disturbe
and
hinder
the
quartering
&
canto●ning
of
this
state
,
that
to
their
great
preiudice
,
so
many
go
about
.
It
is
then
to
you
,
my
Lords
of
the
Nobilitie
,
and
to
you
poore
Countrie
people
,
that
I
addresse
my selfe
,
labouring
to
make
you
knowe
,
how
both
your
interests
go
in
this
matter
,
and
that
you
must
not
now
forsake
one
another
(
as
you
doe
)
considering
that
now
you
haue
need
to
ioyne
your
forces
together
,
for
your
common
safegard
&
defence
.
It
is
to
you
,
I
saie
,
that
I
speake
,
Nobilitie
of
France
,
but
yet
more
particularly
to
you
,
pore
countrimen
,
full
of
affliction
:
for
you
make
my
soule
full
of
pitie
and
compassion
,
seeing
you
beaten
,
pilled
,
and
ransomed
by
the
souldiers
of
this
time
on
the
one
side
,
and
seeing
you
on
the
other
side
pinched
and
gnawed
to
the
very
bones
by
these
Townes-men
,
which
laughe
in
their
sleeues
,
and
make
a
ieste
,
beeing
safe
themselues
within
the
compasse
of
their
walles
,
at
your
miserie
and
calamitie
.
You
are
the
cause
that
the
teares
trickle
downe
from
mine
eies
,
when
I
consider
howe
all
the
worlde
doeth
cosin
and
deceiue
you
,
and
when
I
see
none
that
doo
take
in
hande
to
defende
your
cause
:
to
bee
short
,
you
make
mee
die
for
verie
sorrowe
,
seeing
you
onely
beare
the
burthen
of
the
greatest
parte
of
miseries
,
that
haue
chaunced
to
light
on
this
desolate
kingdome
.
For
although
God
hath
made
mee
a
Gentleman
borne
,
and
that
I
see
those
that
are
of
the
same
qualitie
,
menaced
to
haue
their
part
of
the
same
dommage
that
you
suffer
,
yet
must
I
needs
pitie
you
a
greate
deale
more
then
them
,
for
that
a
great
parte
of
them
haue
beene
so
miserable
,
as
to
helpe
to
worke
their
owne
mischiefe
,
and
procured
yours
besides
,
by
the
rebellion
which
they
haue
practised
against
their
king
:
they
had
wit
and
vnderstanding
to
know
that
they
did
ill
,
and
neuertheles
suffered
themselues
to
be
blinded
through
their
ambition
&
auarice
,
wherwith
their
aduersaries
verie
crastilie
serue
their
turne
,
to
draw
them
to
their
partie
:
some
of
them
toke
money
,
other
some
contented
themselues
with
vaine
promises
,
that
they
should
haue
some
dignities
and
honorable
charges
:
but
those
are
yet
possessed
of
them
,
whom
the
king
hath
thought
good
to
place
therein
:
and
with
these
baites
and
deceitfull
persuasions
of
the
mutinous
preachers
(
which
are
nowe
infinitely
scattered
ouer
this
Monarchie
)
were
they
induced
to
offend
God
,
to
hurt
their
Prince
,
the
libertie
of
their
Countrie
,
their
posteritie
,
their
particular
friendes
,
and
by
consequent
their
reputation
,
without
the
which
they
are
vnworthie
of
the
title
of
honour
,
that
they
beare
:
ye
poore
men
did
not
offend
vppon
a
iollitie
,
as
they
did
,
but
if
you
haue
borne
armes
for
these
rebellious
persons
,
you
haue
done
it
onely
following
the
example
of
your
vnaduised
superiors
,
who
haue
made
you
beleeue
,
that
it
was
the
only
means
to
asswage
the
vehemency
of
the
euil
that
did
afflict
you
,
&
in
that
you
haue
done
as
he
,
who
(
feeling
him selfe
vexed
with
anie
grieuous
disease
)
taketh
euerie
thing
that
is
proffered
him
in
likenes
of
a
remedie
or
medicine
,
although
it
be
sometimes
verie
poison
or
death
it selfe
:
so
you
thought
that
they
were
skilfull
Phisitions
,
who
knowing
your
diseases
woulde
heale
them
,
&
they
are
but
counterfait
fellowes
,
that
making
their
profit
by
your
disease
,
seeke
to
make
it
incurable
,
&
to
poison
it
:
and
that
this
is
most
true
,
you
see
that
after
they
haue
named
the
good
medicines
needefull
for
you
,
they
haue
applied
other
that
are
cleane
contrarie
,
bringing
you
no
ease
or
comfort
at
all
thereby
,
as
they
did
promise
you
,
but
so
made
your
woundes
to
rankle
,
and
growe
more
grieuesome
and
painefull
vnto
you
dailie
.
My
friends
,
it
is
now
high
time
,
that
you
resolue
your selues
to
withstand
the
tirannous
proceedings
and
pretences
of
those
,
who
haue
hetherto
deceiued
you
with
faire
promises
,
to
make
you
consent
to
their
establishing
&
your
own
ruine
:
it
is
now
high
time
or
neuer
,
poore
people
,
that
ye
go
about
to
seeke
some
remedie
for
the
euil
you
suffer
:
&
I
can
see
none
more
fit
for
you
,
than
to
take
armes
,
not
with
a
confusion
&
disorder
(
as
some
amongst
you
haue
done
alreadie
)
but
with
some
good
pollicie
,
in
vniting
your selues
together
vnder
the
obedience
of
your
King
,
&
ioyning
vnto
you
such
Gentlemen
,
as
you
shall
find
desirous
of
your
good
:
for
euen
as
in
extreame
diseases
,
it
is
requisite
oftentimes
to
vse
extreame
remedies
:
so
the
oppressions
that
you
feele
,
being
too
rigorous
and
violent
,
you
must
needs
disburden
your selues
of
them
by
a
forcible
and
violent
endeauour
;
and
this
is
the
reason
,
why
I
would
haue
you
to
take
armes
,
according
to
the
order
that
I
shall
set
downe
anone
,
and
not
to
suffer
your selues
to
bee
blinded
and
deluded
by
the
faire
promises
of
the
Lorraine
Princes
and
their
adherents
,
for
they
are
those
counterfait
Phisitions
,
that
I
spake
of
euen
now
,
vnto
whom
the
prolonging
of
your
maladie
is
profitable
.
In
the
beginning
of
their
reuolt
,
they
made
you
beleeue
by
their
bookes
made
for
the
purpose
,
and
by
the
Sermons
of
their
Apostaticall
preachers
,
that
they
Catholikes
had
then
great
need
to
conclude
a
league
&
alliance
among
themselues
,
to
ruine
the
heretikes
,
&
to
preuent
the
succession
of
anie
heretical
Prince
after
our
king
,
leauing
out
,
I
warrant
you
,
nothing
that
might
make
to
confirme
this
proposition
,
&
to
make
it
be
liked
of
al
that
they
could
.
Which
proposition
is
verie
good
,
and
most
expedient
for
all
Catholikes
,
if
the
effectes
were
correspondent
to
the
wordes
:
but
in
stead
of
making
an
vnion
of
Catholikes
,
they
haue
vsed
this
holie
pretext
,
to
haue
a
cast
onelie
at
the
king
,
&
to
diuide
the
Catholikes
by
this
meanes
into
sides
,
bringing
in
by
this
diuision
al
the
disorder
and
riot
that
you
see
at
this
present
in
this
Monarchie
,
&
that
yet
you
are
like
to
see
,
if
God
put
not
to
his
helping
hand
speedelie
.
This
is
the
cause
that
the
Catholiks
are
now
diuided
,
and
at
variance
among
themselues
,
&
that
the
honester
sort
call
this
league
an
vnion
of
rebels
,
and
a
faction
of
conspirators
:
&
the
reason
why
they
call
it
so
,
is
,
because
they
haue
ioined
their
drifte
to
reforme
the
estate
,
with
the
pretext
of
the
holie
League
,
whereby
they
haue
plainly
medled
with
the
king
,
and
called
his
authoritie
in
question
,
that
which
the
more
vertuous
and
honester
sorte
cannot
allowe
,
for
that
(
as
I
haue
said
before
,
in
the
second
Chapter
of
the
book
that
I
haue
already
setforth
,
and
as
I
will
shewe
you
hereafter
more
at
large
)
is
not
permitted
of
God
:
&
see
for
certaine
that
which
hath
caused
all
true
Catholikes
to
hate
&
contemne
this
league
&
alliance
,
although
they
neuer
found
one
word
of
truth
in
all
that
the
Lorraine
Princes
promised
,
beeing
the
first
authors
of
this
conspiracie
.
They
haue
sworne
and
protested
to
you
(
to
encourage
you
,
&
to
make
you
thinke
well
of
their
factious
fetches
&
proceedings
)
that
they
wish
the
ruine
of
heretikes
,
and
vnder
this
false
pretence
they
haue
attempted
against
their
King
.
They
let
their
armies
take
vp
the
best
places
of
this
Realme
,
and
lodge
themselues
and
their
souldiers
,
where
neuer
anie
souldiers
came
before
,
and
the
profit
that
you
reape
therby
is
,
their
troupes
of
souldiers
are
round
about
your
Cities
;
who
vse
and
entreate
you
as
Turkes
,
and
not
as
their
Catholike
brethren
,
they
promised
to
cause
the
Kings
souldiers
to
kepe
good
rule
,
&
yet
you
neuer
saw
more
detestable
theeues
,
then
these
that
go
to
the
wars
now
for
them
:
these
are
,
say
they
,
Catholiks
of
the
holy
League
,
&
yet
they
force
women
,
they
rauish
the
daughters
of
Catholiks
,
they
beat
Priests
,
they
prison
them
,
&
hang
them
vp
by
the
heeles
,
to
make
them
giue
money
:
they
warre
,
saie
they
,
to
ruine
heretikes
,
which
haue
retired
themselues
into
their
houses
,
&
to
cleere
the
Countrie
of
them
,
but
if
anie
one
shewe
a
countenance
,
as
though
he
would
defend
himselfe
,
they
let
him
alone
,
and
seeke
but
those
that
are
without
all
defence
and
cannot
resist
,
and
specially
aboue
all
,
those
that
are
full
of
money
,
who
haue
reconciled
themselues
within
the
compasse
of
the
Church
,
and
are
retired
vnder
her
protection
and
safegard
,
those
are
they
that
they
seeke
,
they
take
them
first
:
he
that
embraceth
the
Church
,
with
them
hath
no
better
assurance
,
than
he
that
renounceth
her
:
It
is
inough
to
be
an
heretike
(
say
they
)
if
a
man
haue
at
this
present
a
good
purse
,
and
a
naughty
swoord
:
they
made
an
abatement
of
taxes
to
be
proclaimed
,
but
for
euery
penny
that
they
haue
abated
,
they
make
it
cost
a
crowne
:
for
in
many
places
they
haue
begun
to
leuie
and
taxe
for
the
maintenance
of
their
forces
,
&
for
the
m
unition
of
their
fortresses
:
in
summe
,
see
how
they
haue
performed
nothing
of
all
that
they
promised
,
and
so
farre
are
they
from
leauing
their
fellonie
and
rebellion
,
that
they
doo
what
they
can
,
euery
daie
to
make
you
commit
their
detestable
insolencies
and
villanies
.
The
Duke
of
Maine
in
stead
of
going
to
besiege
Niort
,
that
the
Hugonites
haue
taken
in
,
speaketh
of
nothing
but
assailing
his
King
,
if
he
could
assemble
but
forces
sufficient
:
his
adherents
cause
now
to
be
proclaimed
in
diuerse
Prouinces
(
and
chiefly
in
Normandie
)
that
the
pesants
and
Countrimen
haue
to
arme
themselues
,
without
anie
leaue
or
consent
of
the
Nobles
,
who
are
not
of
their
side
:
and
they
saie
it
is
for
the
defence
of
the
common
people
.
Know
you
what
craft
and
subtiltie
they
meane
?
euerie
one
of
them
which
hath
a
good
place
already
,
hath
no
lesse
hope
than
to
make
himself
soueraigne
Lord
of
the
Bishopricke
,
Bailywicke
,
and
Vicountie
,
where
his
fortresse
is
situated
,
yea
,
and
to
climbe
higher
if
opportunitie
serue
,
and
for
this
occasion
they
would
be
ridde
of
those
Gentlemen
that
dwell
neare
them
,
of
whom
they
cannot
be
assured
:
but
hauing
no
forces
strong
inough
to
set
vpon
them
,
they
will
make
at
your
costes
and
deniers
a
company
in
euery
hundred
and
vicounty
at
the
least
of
twelue
or
fifteene
hundred
men
well
armed
,
and
hauing
once
armed
you
by
the
helpe
of
your
owne
purse-strings
,
and
appointed
Captaines
and
gouernours
ouer
you
at
their
owne
deuotion
&
pleasure
,
they
shal
win
quickly
a
great
number
of
you
to
them
,
who
shall
serue
their
turne
to
kepe
the
other
vnder
,
and
to
ruine
(
if
they
can
)
euery
one
,
whom
they
thinke
is
not
for
them
,
from
whom
,
they
thinke
,
you
might
haue
some
assistance
,
when
you
should
be
a
weary
of
supporting
their
tyrannie
;
and
euen
as
they
haue
set
a
great
part
of
the
Nobilitie
together
by
the
eares
,
so
will
they
doo
you
to
:
that
this
is
most
true
,
ye
see
alreadie
the
great
diuision
that
is
happened
amongst
you
,
and
how
in
diuerse
places
your
next
neighbours
haue
murthered
one
another
in
taking
of
partes
,
where
they
are
diuerslie
affected
,
and
when
you
shall
be
armed
and
ioyned
together
vnder
these
Leaguers
themselues
,
and
when
you
shall
haue
helped
to
establish
them
to
the
preiudice
of
good
Catholikes
,
the
Kinges
true
and
faithfull
seruantes
:
to
bee
briefe
,
when
they
shall
be
setled
peaceablie
in
their
gouernments
,
doubt
not
,
but
yee
shall
fall
into
greater
miserie
then
so
,
for
the
ambition
wherewith
they
are
carried
headlong
(
receiuing
no
limite
)
will
bring
them
on
to
warre
one
against
the
other
,
and
euerie
one
will
labour
to
make
himselfe
greater
by
suppressing
his
neighbour
,
and
trust
vppon
his
intelligence
that
he
shal
haue
with
forain
Princes
,
in
the
meane
while
that
these
Princes
of
Lorraine
shall
iarre
with
those
that
they
shall
finde
able
to
aunswere
them
:
and
as
you
see
euerie
Prince
of
Lorraine
seeketh
to
haue
as
good
parte
in
the
Cake
as
another
,
and
will
not
referre
all
that
they
doo
to
one
sole
mans
authoritie
:
euen
so
,
if
you
looke
neere
into
the
matter
,
do
there
adherents
also
,
for
euerie
man
thinketh
hee
hath
as
good
right
to
haue
a
peece
,
as
the
Duke
of
Maine
to
haue
all
the
whole
himselfe
.
The
chiefe
gouernours
amongst
them
doo
saise
vpon
the
receit
of
taxes
for
themselues
in
euery
quarter
,
and
vse
them
,
as
if
they
were
their
owne
proper
,
they
graunt
out
Commissions
as
they
list
,
to
leauie
souldiers
in
their
owne
names
,
they
enroll
and
cassere
whome
they
list
,
they
fetch
downe
the
bels
out
of
the
Church
steeples
to
cast
them
into
Cannons
,
they
take
vp
and
dismisse
souldiers
,
as
they
thinke
best
,
they
giue
protections
and
safegardes
as
they
please
,
they
set
prisoners
at
libertie
,
and
they
entertaine
gardes
for
their
owne
bodies
,
at
the
charges
of
the
poore
people
:
and
to
be
short
,
they
do
all
things
as
soueraigne
Lordes
and
maisters
,
and
depende
no
more
of
the
name
of
their
Catholike
Princes
,
but
in
this
onlie
that
they
find
commodious
for
their
own
establishment
:
and
in
deede
some
I
knowe
amongst
them
,
who
counterfait
to
take
part
with
these
Lorrainistes
,
and
yet
haue
intelligence
with
forraine
Princes
,
whome
they
thinke
allianced
vnto
them
for
their
priuate
gain
,
to
hope
for
the
destruction
of
this
estate
.
See
,
poore
people
,
how
these
rebels
by
their
vnsatiable
ambition
haue
builded
their
owne
ruine
and
yours
together
.
See
how
they
kindle
amongst
you
the
fire
of
a
perpetuall
ciuill
warre
,
and
how
they
spoile
you
by
that
means
of
the
peaceable
traffique
,
that
you
should
haue
in
your
owne
Countrie
by
the
concourse
of
Marchantes
from
euerie
place
,
abridging
you
thereby
of
the
libertie
of
humane
societie
:
and
this
is
all
the
good
you
shall
get
,
to
take
armes
vnder
their
authoritie
,
to
helpe
them
to
quarter
out
this
Realme
for
themselues
:
to
bee
briefe
,
this
is
the
verie
meanes
that
they
haue
found
out
,
to
become
maisters
of
your
persons
and
of
your
goods
:
but
they
feare
that
your
Lordes
and
you
are
ioyned
together
to
hinder
the
course
of
their
pretences
,
and
to
set
you
at
variance
,
to
make
you
malcontent
with
the
Nobilitie
,
they
perswade
you
to
take
armes
,
without
euer
crauing
anie
assistance
of
anie
Gentleman
,
if
hee
bee
not
one
of
their
owne
broode
and
conspiracie
,
promising
you
that
you
shall
not
need
to
care
,
they
wil
saue
you
harmelesse
,
and
that
you
shall
be
no
more
pilled
and
taxed
so
long
as
they
shall
haue
the
stronger
partie
,
but
by
them
and
their
companions
:
but
after
that
you
haue
forsaken
once
your
good
gouernours
and
Lordes
,
and
shall
bee
in
disgrace
with
the
greatest
parte
of
the
Nobilitie
,
(
whome
their
honour
and
loialtie
haue
sworne
enemies
to
this
faction
)
God
knowes
,
howe
they
will
force
you
to
contribute
to
those
things
that
they
shall
haue
neede
of
,
and
howe
cruelly
they
will
deale
with
you
,
when
they
haue
taken
from
you
all
power
to
resiste
their
tyrannie
.
Refuse
,
I
beseech
you
,
to
arme
your selues
in
this
manner
,
oppose
your selues
to
the
pernitious
pretences
of
these
Leaguers
,
and
followe
not
the
example
of
those
of
the
Chappell
of
Gautier
in
Normandie
:
for
all
things
done
without
order
,
are
also
done
without
reason
,
and
that
which
is
done
contrarie
to
reason
,
hath
for
the
most
parte
an
euill
issue
,
and
cannot
prosper
long
.
The
Gautiers
toke
armes
,
asking
no
leaue
of
their
soueraigne
Lordes
,
establishing
amongst
themselues
neither
rule
,
policy
,
or
anie
good
discipline
of
war
,
and
yet
not
content
with
that
,
were
they
so
shamelesse
and
impudent
(
as
it
was
told
me
)
to
haue
giuen
forth
,
that
they
would
conspire
and
laie
their
heades
together
against
the
Nobilitie
,
wherein
notwithstanding
they
shewe
their
grosse
ignorance
and
want
of
iudgement
:
for
truely
there
is
no
realme
in
the
whole
world
,
where
the
Gentlemen
haue
more
aduantage
ouer
the
pesants
,
then
in
France
,
and
I
will
tell
you
the
reason
,
to
the
end
that
you
may
knowe
,
that
you
cannot
well
attempt
any
thing
without
the
nobilitie
,
and
that
you
are
not
able
to
holde
out
,
hauing
once
warre
against
them
.
First
,
you
must
graunt
me
,
that
it
is
not
an
easie
thing
to
attempt
against
them
,
but
they
shal
be
by
&
by
aduertised
,
by
reason
of
the
great
number
of
them
,
and
for
that
you
haue
no
familiaritie
with
them
,
nor
accesse
vnto
them
,
and
by
reason
that
they
are
lodged
within
their
strong
Citadels
,
castels
and
houses
of
defence
,
within
the
which
you
haue
none
intelligence
at
all
,
and
whether
you
frequent
verie
seldome
:
and
againe
they
neuer
goe
into
the
countrye
,
nor
depart
out
of
their
fortes
,
but
verie
well
mounted
,
very
well
armed
,
and
well
accompanied
,
and
you
are
but
footemen
,
&
cannot
keepe
alwaies
together
,
but
you
shall
be
greatly
combred
,
and
turmoiled
.
But
if
you
conspire
against
them
indeede
,
&
they
perceiue
it
once
,
what
shal
you
gaine
by
that
?
You
haue
no
places
of
defence
,
no
cannon
to
batter
,
no
man
to
teach
you
how
you
should
make
your
approches
at
an
assiege
,
howeyou
should
place
all
kinde
of
batteries
,
how
you
should
make
your
trenches
,
how
you
should
cut
off
a
wing
or
tayle
of
an
armie
,
how
you
should
set
in
order
your
maine-battell
,
and
how
you
should
choose
out
a
fitte
place
for
your
fight
:
you
haue
no
cauallery
:
you
haue
amongst
you
neither
generall
of
the
field
,
martiall
,
maister
of
the
campe
,
nor
maister
of
the
Artillerie
:
and
to
conclude
,
you
haue
no
bodie
at
all
that
can
teach
you
howe
to
match
like
men
of
warre
,
and
so
you
can
be
,
when
you
haue
al
done
,
but
a
sort
of
pesants
in
armes
,
and
clownes
in
souldiers
coates
,
amongest
whome
falleth
out
for
the
most
part
disorder
and
confusion
,
euen
then
when
you
should
do
some
good
exploite
:
so
that
we
see
dayly
by
experience
,
that
one
hundred
vnder
good
conduct
ouerthrow
a
thousand
of
this
baggage
race
:
and
to
say
,
that
in
time
these
pesants
woulde
make
good
souldiours
:
admit
that
,
yet
that
woulde
helpe
you
nothing
:
for
souldiours
will
neuer
take
armes
for
pesants
agaynst
the
Nobilitie
:
for
that
the
true
souldiour
retayneth
the
nature
of
a
Gentleman
,
and
the
Gentleman
is
not
properly
,
and
ought
not
to
bee
more
then
a
souldiour
,
and
a
man
at
armes
in
his
perfection
.
None
were
made
noble
anciently
in
this
monarchie
,
but
souldiours
of
marke
,
who
had
made
proofe
of
their
valour
,
so
that
as
soone
as
anie
of
you
shall
feele
in
himselfe
the
least
sparke
of
the
nature
of
a
souldiour
and
man
at
armes
,
he
will
forsake
you
straight
,
to
go
to
your
enemies
,
and
so
you
shall
but
make
roddes
for
your
owne
tayles
.
We
reade
in
the
Chronicles
,
that
in
the
raigne
of
king
Charles
the
sixt
,
the
pesants
and
the
handicrafts
men
of
Limosin
and
of
Poictou
,
did
rise
in
armes
against
the
Nobilitie
,
who
were
hanged
,
almost
euery
one
,
&
put
to
the
sword
by
the
Duke
of
Berry
,
and
by
the
Nobles
of
these
three
Prouinces
.
This
one
example
,
with
that
I
haue
alledged
alreadie
,
shall
bee
sufficient
to
learne
you
,
that
it
is
impossible
by
this
meanes
to
preiudice
greatly
the
Lords
and
seigniours
of
your
countrie
,
&
also
ye
may
see
al
they
that
euer
haue
attempted
the
like
,
whatil
successe
they
haue
had
,
except
the
Switzers
onely
?
but
it
was
an
easie
matter
for
them
,
because
their
Gentlemen
had
no
fortresses
,
no
engins
of
warre
,
no
souldiours
at
commandement
,
none
other
weapons
but
such
as
pesants
vse
,
but
kept
themselues
for
the
most
part
pel-mell
within
townes
and
Boroughes
with
the
pesantes
,
beeing
little
difference
at
all
betweene
them
,
which
gaue
great
assurance
and
facilitie
to
these
vile
pesantes
to
conspire
agaynst
those
,
who
were
not
noble
but
in
name
onely
.
My
friends
,
I
beseech
you
then
,
follow
mine
aduise
,
humble
your selues
before
the
Lords
&
Seigniours
of
your
Countrey
,
praying
them
to
haue
pitie
and
compassion
vpon
you
,
and
that
they
would
now
assist
and
aide
you
:
beare
no
armes
without
their
consent
,
or
at
the
least
without
leaue
and
consent
of
some
of
them
,
and
of
some
of
those
of
the
honester
sort
,
and
aboue
all
things
,
my
louing
friends
(
whatsoeuer
men
may
say
vnto
you
,
)
keepe
alwayes
the
faith
and
loyaltie
,
that
you
owe
vnto
your
king
:
oppose
your selues
to
all
theeues
and
robbers
which
march
contrarie
to
his
commaundement
,
who
obserue
not
the
lawes
of
his
Maieste
,
and
care
not
a
rush
for
the
decrees
of
his
Nobilitie
:
forso
our
preachers
preach
vnto
them
,
and
commaund
them
to
do
at
this
present
day
:
but
for
Gods
sake
consider
,
in
stirring
vppe
(
as
they
doe
)
the
Nobles
to
rebell
agaynst
their
King
,
and
the
Commons
agaynst
the
Nobilitie
,
they
doe
nothing
but
ouerthrowe
all
good
lawes
,
and
confound
all
good
policie
.
In
verie
deed
it
were
lawfull
for
Gentlemen
to
take
armes
agaynst
their
king
,
and
for
the
commons
to
conspire
agaynst
the
Nobilitie
,
if
you
can
shewe
them
where
God
commanded
it
:
for
we
must
obey
him
aboue
all
.
But
if
he
forbid
vs
to
to
doe
it
,
either
we
are
verie
Atheists
,
or
else
we
must
beleeue
that
he
cannot
teach
vs
to
walke
in
his
wayes
and
statutes
:
yea
marie
,
but
here
some
of
our
rebelles
will
replie
and
aske
:
who
can
teach
vs
better
the
will
of
God
,
then
our
mother
the
holy
Church
his
spouse
?
We
are
not
the
children
of
God
,
if
we
be
not
the
children
of
the
Church
,
and
the
Church
will
not
acknowledge
vs
to
be
hers
,
if
we
obey
not
her
commaundements
:
as
for
vs
,
we
beleeue
that
we
walke
in
Gods
lawes
,
when
we
follow
the
Church
,
the
which
teacheth
vs
to
doe
those
things
which
we
doe
.
Alas
!
poore
friend
,
the
eyesight
of
thine
vnderstanding
,
blinded
with
the
craft
of
thy
verie
enemies
deceyueth
thee
.
Thou
takest
the
shadowe
for
the
bodie
:
that
which
thou
callest
the
Church
,
is
not
the
true
Church
,
the
spouse
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
:
it
is
but
a
part
of
his
officers
,
which
are
but
men
full
of
frailnesse
,
and
subiect
to
corruption
and
many
infirmities
,
who
haue
beene
suborned
by
others
and
led
cleane
out
of
the
right
way
of
the
Church
:
are
but
corrupt
and
naughtie
men
,
who
being
once
made
ministers
of
God
,
are
now
become
the
ministers
of
the
deuill
:
and
the
reason
why
,
because
they
treade
the
lawes
of
God
and
of
the
Church
vnder
their
feete
,
and
make
lawes
and
decrees
at
their
owne
pleasure
,
following
their
inordinate
and
vnbrideled
lusts
and
passions
,
and
nothing
els
.
There
is
great
difference
betwixt
the
sweet
mildnes
of
the
Church
,
&
the
outragious
vehemencie
and
heate
of
this
rabble
of
wicked
Doctors
,
whom
thou
doest
take
heere
for
the
bodie
of
the
whole
Church
.
They
saie
,
that
the
King
hauing
imprisoned
the
Primate
of
Lions
,
and
caused
the
Cardinal
of
Guise
to
be
slaine
,
is
no
more
the
child
of
the
Church
,
but
that
he
is
banished
and
excommunicate
out
of
the
Church
,
that
hee
hath
touched
two
that
are
Gods
annointed
,
and
laide
his
hands
vpon
two
chiefe
rulers
of
the
Church
,
against
his
faith
and
promise
made
,
and
that
hauing
fayled
&
broken
promise
,
his
people
are
not
bound
to
obey
him
anie
more
,
&
that
all
that
assist
him
are
also
cast
out
of
the
Church
,
and
out
of
the
vnion
of
Catholikes
.
Vnto
whom
I
answere
,
that
they
are
themselues
out
of
the
Church
,
for
that
they
do
not
agreeable
to
the
commandements
of
Iesus
Christ
,
of
his
Apostles
,
and
other
his
Saintes
,
which
haue
written
and
preached
his
word
,
who
haue
bin
the
true
Ministers
of
his
Church
.
The
Church
is
our
true
mother
and
not
a
stepmother
,
as
they
would
perswade
vs
,
she
is
full
of
pittie
,
and
mercifull
to
her
children
,
desiring
and
seeking
their
saluation
,
euen
then
most
of
all
,
when
they
haue
done
amisse
,
she
shewes
them
gently
their
fault
,
she
calleth
them
to
repentance
,
and
waiteth
on
them
,
she
vseth
no
kind
of
rigorous
correction
towards
them
,
she
keepeth
her
doore
alwaies
open
for
them
to
enter
in
that
sekener
:
on
the
contrarie
side
,
these
her
officers
,
at
the
least
,
these
of
the
league
and
conspiracie
of
rebelles
doe
shut
her
doore
to
all
that
would
enter
in
,
if
they
bee
not
partakers
of
their
faction
.
They
refused
at
the
last
Parliament
holden
by
the
three
general
estates
at
Bloys
,
to
receiue
into
the
Church
the
Countie
of
Soyssons
,
one
of
their
lawefull
Princes
,
who
came
vnto
them
,
the
teares
dropping
downe
from
his
cheekes
,
confessing
that
he
had
done
amisse
,
crauing
pardon
of
God
and
of
the
Church
,
for
that
hee
had
a
lyttle
while
assisted
the
Hugonites
,
repenting
himselfe
thereof
from
the
bottome
of
his
heart
.
The
Church
forbiddeth
vengeance
,
and
reserueth
it
to
God
:
and
yet
they
full
of
rage
and
furie
,
will
reuenge
(
if
they
can
)
the
death
of
two
men
,
who
haue
peraduenture
very
wel
deseruedit
.
The
Church
for
no
crime
whatsoeuer
,
condemneth
anie
person
to
die
,
and
yet
these
men
replenished
with
rigour
and
crueltie
,
would
indite
the
Countie
of
Soyssons
and
other
Catholikes
,
who
aske
euery
day
pardon
of
God
and
his
Church
,
for
hauing
taken
armes
,
to
their
great
griefe
,
against
their
Catholike
brethren
.
They
crie
Crucifige
,
crucifige
,
after
this
young
Prince
,
because
he
hath
(
saie
they
)
drawen
his
sword
vppon
Catholikes
,
and
these
seditious
fellowes
,
whome
they
allowe
of
and
maintaine
in
their
Sermons
,
ransome
,
besiege
,
kil
and
massacre
good
Catholikes
(
be
they
neuer
so
good
liuers
)
if
they
refuse
to
beare
atmes
against
their
soueraign
Prince
.
And
albeit
they
cannot
proue
that
such
fellonie
and
riot
is
commanded
any
where
by
God
or
his
Church
,
yet
they
holde
it
an
hainous
crime
to
speake
well
of
the
King
,
or
to
praie
to
God
for
his
maiestie
.
The
Church
commaundeth
vs
to
praie
to
God
for
our
enemies
,
and
these
Leaguers
will
not
praie
so
much
as
for
their
King
,
so
full
of
impietie
are
they
:
although
that
it
be
expresly
commanded
of
Gods
owne
mouth
,
and
accustomed
from
the
beginning
in
the
Church
.
The
seruantes
of
God
,
sayth
Saint
Paul
,
writing
to
the
Corinthians
,
must
bee
humble
to
euerie
one
,
fitte
to
teach
,
suffering
and
abiding
patientlie
the
wicked
,
gentlie
instructing
those
that
are
out
of
the
waie
:
and
our
Church
men
are
cleane
contrarie
,
arrogant
,
rigorous
,
impatient
,
seditious
,
and
rebellious
to
their
King
.
The
Church
(
as
Saint
Augustine
sayth
)
doeth
excommunicate
no
person
before
hee
bee
called
to
the
confession
and
satisfaction
of
his
fault
,
and
before
shee
haue
hearde
,
what
hee
can
saie
for
him selfe
:
and
yet
our
godlie
Preachers
curse
their
King
(
although
they
cannot
doo
it
)
for
the
death
of
the
Cardinall
of
Guise
,
hauing
not
yet
hearde
what
reasons
hee
can
alleadge
to
iustifie
himselfe
,
the
which
are
peraduenture
more
tollerable
,
then
they
thinke
they
are
.
They
saie
,
hee
hath
put
to
death
a
chiefe
Prelate
of
the
Church
,
ouer
whome
neither
he
nor
anie
of
his
had
anie
power
or
iurisdiction
.
I
aunswere
for
his
maiestie
,
that
he
hath
power
and
iurisdiction
ouer
the
life
and
goods
of
all
his
subiectes
,
of
what
qualitie
so
euer
they
bee
,
and
if
hee
hath
caused
his
life
,
of
whome
they
speake
,
to
bee
taken
from
him
,
hee
did
it
not
as
vnto
a
chiefe
ruler
and
Prelate
of
the
Church
,
but
as
vnto
a
wicked
and
vngodlie
subiect
,
an
enemy
to
the
common
wealth
,
a
disturber
of
publike
peace
and
tranquilitie
,
who
had
oftentimes
attempted
agaynst
the
lyfe
and
estate
of
his
Soueraigne
Prince
.
But
if
they
replie
that
the
Cardinall
was
not
vnder
the
correction
of
the
King
,
I
praie
you
let
vs
see
what
Salomon
the
sage
saith
in
his
booke
of
Wisedome
.
The
marke
of
a
King
and
soueraigne
Prince
,
saith
hee
,
is
the
power
to
make
lawes
for
all
men
in
generall
,
and
for
all
men
in
particular
also
,
and
this
power
he
receiueth
of
none
other
but
of
God
,
who
is
the
iudge
of
Kings
,
and
who
maketh
informations
against
them
,
when
they
doe
anie
thing
amisse
,
with
all
rigour
.
The
Prophet
Dauid
(
whom
I
should
haue
alleaged
first
)
who
did
not
speake
,
but
by
inspiration
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
said
,
that
the
King
and
soueraigne
Prince
hath
such
authoritie
and
power
ouer
his
subiectes
,
that
hee
may
dispose
their
liues
and
goods
at
his
pleasure
,
and
no
man
to
gainsaie
him
in
aniething
.
And
Isidore
in
one
of
his
passages
vseth
these
wordes
,
The
kingdome
of
God
(
saith
he
)
draweth
nigh
,
by
reason
of
this
terrestriall
kingdome
,
to
the
end
that
those
which
are
of
the
bodie
of
the
Church
,
if
they
offend
,
may
bee
punished
by
the
rigor
of
Princes
,
and
that
the
discipline
,
to
the
which
the
Church
cannot
binde
them
,
be
neuerthelesse
kept
by
the
power
&
authoritie
of
Kings
and
Princes
.
This
sheweth
that
the
Cardinall
of
Guise
might
be
iudged
by
his
King
,
and
being
,
as
he
was
,
guiltie
of
treason
,
it
is
not
a
thing
nowe
to
bee
called
in
question
or
doubt
anie
more
.
And
yet
this
is
the
point
,
wherupon
our
mutinous
Cleargie-men
doe
ground
the
reason
and
equitie
of
their
rebellion
,
and
yet
they
haue
small
reason
,
God
wot
,
for
to
defend
it
.
And
that
it
is
most
true
,
to
proue
by
all
manner
of
waies
that
they
are
guiltie
of
fellonie
,
I
will
graunt
them
(
against
my
conscience
and
the
truth
)
that
the
King
hath
vniustly
caused
the
Cardinall
of
Guise
to
be
slain
,
but
is
it
for
them
then
to
take
vengeance
,
and
to
prohibit
his
subiects
to
shew
to
him
that
obedience
,
that
they
owe
to
the●r
Prince
?
Let
them
reade
what
Saint
Iohn
Chrisostome
saith
in
his
booke
of
the
dignitie
of
Priests
:
The
Ministerie
of
the
Church
(
saith
hee
)
is
a
charge
committed
of
God
to
teach
louingly
without
any
taking
of
armes
,
and
not
a
power
to
giue
or
take
away
kingdomes
,
and
to
make
lawes
for
ciuil
policie
.
And
Iesus
Christ
in
his
Gospel
by
Saint
Mathew
,
said
to
his
Apostles
:
The
Kings
of
the
earth
raigne
ouer
nations
,
but
it
shall
not
be
so
with
you
.
And
in
another
place
:
Yee
shal
be
carried
before
the
Princes
of
this
world
,
and
before
their
gouernours
,
&c.
If
then
the
Apostles
and
other
Saintes
chosen
of
God
,
haue
bin
subiect
to
the
power
and
authorities
of
soueraine
Princes
,
as
Saint
Ambrose
affirmeth
:
what
are
our
Cleargie
men
more
at
this
present
daie
then
they
were
,
who
would
,
if
they
could
,
dispossesse
their
King
?
Who
attempt
publikely
against
his
authoritie
and
honour
?
Are
they
priuiledged
of
God
more
then
others
are
?
Or
hath
Sathan
more
power
ouer
them
,
then
he
hath
ouer
others
?
For
a
truth
I
beleeue
,
they
are
not
assisted
with
the
holy
spirite
of
God
,
for
I
cannot
thinke
that
Gods
spirit
doth
inspire
them
to
speake
so
vnworthilie
of
him
,
whome
his
maiestie
hath
commanded
them
to
obey
.
They
call
the
King
tyrant
:
and
none
ought
to
be
accounted
such
a
one
,
except
hee
violate
the
lawes
of
God
,
and
the
lawes
of
nature
,
as
they
do
,
or
else
vsurpe
the
soueraigntie
ouer
his
fellowes
and
superiours
,
without
expresse
commandement
from
God
,
as
the
Duke
of
Maine
doth
.
They
say
,
the
king
is
the
protector
of
heretikes
,
and
yet
cannot
proue
that
euer
he
refused
to
warre
vpon
them
,
or
that
he
did
ayde
them
in
anie
of
their
affaires
:
but
they
knowe
very
well
,
and
they
cannot
denie
,
but
that
he
hath
oftentimes
hazarded
his
owne
life
,
which
is
deare
vnto
him
,
against
them
.
And
that
moreouer
he
hath
day
by
day
made
edicts
and
proclamations
against
them
,
and
greatly
to
their
preiudice
,
if
they
were
well
put
in
execution
,
and
if
as
great
care
were
had
to
make
them
take
effect
,
as
they
haue
to
rebell
against
his
Maiestie
.
They
say
moreouer
,
that
the
king
serueth
his
owne
turne
,
and
hath
intelligence
with
heretikes
,
&
that
he
seeketh
nothing
more
then
to
establish
their
sect
in
his
kingdome
:
yet
can
they
not
shew
,
tha
this
maiestie
hath
euer
made
any
of
them
captaine
of
any
of
his
forts
,
or
that
he
hath
any
of
that
side
,
which
is
a
seruant
of
his
housholde
,
or
an
officer
of
his
crowne
:
nay
but
say
they
,
he
serueth
his
own
turne
with
their
forces
,
which
ill
beseemeth
a
prince
most
Christian
,
such
a
one
as
hee
is
:
and
they
can
wish
,
so
full
of
loyaltie
are
they
,
that
he
should
commit
himself
to
the
gard
&
protection
of
his
euill
minded
subiects
,
who
seeke
nothing
else
but
his
ruine
:
to
be
short
,
they
alledge
all
things
that
they
thinke
might
perswade
you
,
that
the
king
mindeth
nothing
els
,
but
to
plant
heresie
in
all
the
territories
vnder
his
obedience
.
But
to
shewe
that
,
what
they
can
say
,
are
but
lies
and
impostures
,
let
them
proue
the
intention
of
his
maiestie
,
if
they
cannot
content
themselues
with
the
profes
,
that
he
hath
alreadie
made
of
the
feruent
zeale
that
he
beareth
to
the
Catholike
religion
,
by
sending
to
him
some
that
shall
protest
for
them
,
that
they
shall
reconcile
themselues
towards
him
,
and
that
they
shall
obey
him
,
as
good
and
loyall
subiects
ought
to
doe
,
so
that
it
would
please
his
Maiestie
to
pardon
them
,
and
to
permit
them
to
warre
vpon
the
heretikes
:
and
I
assure
them
if
they
doe
so
,
the
king
shall
receiue
them
into
his
fauour
with
al
his
heart
,
and
shal
augment
their
forces
,
as
farre
as
his
authoritie
shal
be
able
to
further
so
laudable
a
purpose
:
and
if
he
do
not
,
then
shall
they
haue
occasion
to
blame
him
worthily
.
But
if
they
refuse
this
meanes
of
reconciliation
,
then
may
all
Catholikes
that
are
neare
his
royal
person
,
and
all
those
besides
that
are
his
seruants
,
thinke
with
themselues
verie
well
,
if
they
perseuer
in
their
presumptious
rebellion
,
no
good
Catholikes
would
be
offended
,
though
he
serued
his
turn
with
the
heretikes
of
this
realme
,
but
contrariwise
they
would
wish
him
to
call
the
Turke
to
his
aide
,
if
he
thought
he
might
haue
any
help
at
his
hand
.
See
then
all
the
benefit
that
their
reuolt
should
procure
,
shal
serue
but
to
put
the
heretiks
in
assurance
of
their
affaires
,
&
to
make
them
liue
in
tranquillity
by
reason
of
the
great
diuision
,
that
shal
be
brought
in
amongst
the
Catholikes
.
They
preach
vnto
vs
,
as
I
haue
told
you
,
that
we
are
quite
discharged
from
the
obedience
that
we
owe
vnto
our
king
:
for
that
,
say
they
,
he
is
wicked
,
you
must
vnderstand
that
,
if
their
false
accusations
&
impostures
be
true
)
as
though
we
were
but
bound
vnto
him
,
conditionally
,
&
that
our
obligations
were
limited
according
to
his
good
&
wicked
life
:
moreouer
they
stop
and
take
vp
,
&
cause
to
be
taken
vp
the
taxes
&
tributes
due
to
their
king
,
&
yet
we
read
in
S.
Mat.
22
that
on
a
time
the
Pharisies
and
Herodians
seeking
to
entrappe
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
went
to
find
him
out
and
vsed
these
speaches
vnto
him
,
Maister
,
tell
vs
,
is
it
lawfull
to
pay
tribute
vnto
Cesar
or
not
?
Shew
me
(
sayeth
he
)
the
tribute
money
,
and
they
gaue
him
a
peny
.
Then
he
asked
them
,
whose
image
and
superscription
is
this
?
And
they
answered
him
,
Caesars
:
then
,
quoth
he
,
giue
vnto
Caesar
those
things
which
are
Caesars
,
&
vnto
God
those
things
which
are
Gods
.
See
then
,
who
tels
them
,
that
they
do
not
well
to
saise
vpon
the
tribute
of
the
King
.
What
are
they
able
to
answere
him
?
It
is
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
that
speaketh
those
wordes
,
and
yet
he
of
whom
hee
spoke
,
beleeued
not
in
him
.
Was
there
euer
anietyrant
more
detestable
then
Nabuchodonozer
,
who
hauing
forced
the
Citie
of
Ierusalem
,
spoiled
,
wasted
,
and
razed
the
houses
and
wals
thereof
,
burned
the
temple
,
defiled
the
sanctuarie
of
God
,
and
more
than
all
this
,
caused
an
image
of
golde
made
after
his
owne
likenes
to
be
erected
&
worshipped
vpon
paine
of
being
burned
aliue
,
to
those
that
would
refuse
the
same
:
yet
God
called
him
his
seruant
,
&
promised
to
make
him
a
greate
Prince
and
gouernour
.
And
the
Prophet
commanded
the
people
to
praie
for
this
monster
of
nature
,
and
for
his
children
,
that
they
might
raigne
after
him
,
as
long
as
the
worlde
should
stand
.
Let
vs
proceede
and
see
more
particularly
what
the
Apostles
and
other
Saintes
doe
teach
vs
,
concerning
the
obedience
that
we
owe
vnto
our
Kings
and
Princes
,
that
she
may
certainly
knowe
,
if
it
be
lawfull
according
to
Gods
lawes
,
to
warre
against
our
King
or
not
,
or
if
you
ought
not
(
notwithstanding
your
mutinous
preachers
)
to
keepe
inuiolablie
the
fidelitie
,
that
is
due
vnto
him
:
for
this
is
the
chiefest
point
,
that
you
ought
to
know
perfitly
,
before
you
take
armes
,
to
make
choice
of
the
best
and
surest
side
,
for
that
in
arming
your selues
it
most
necessarie
to
choose
out
some
side
to
ioyne
vnto
,
if
you
couet
to
hinder
these
great
maisters
amongest
you
,
from
quartering
out
the
estate
,
which
they
would
easily
doe
,
if
they
had
no
souereigne
heade
to
answere
and
make
account
vnto
.
Saint
Peter
the
chiefest
heade
of
the
Church
,
after
whose
example
all
true
ecclesiasticall
persons
ought
to
rule
themselues
,
did
not
teach
vs
,
that
wee
ought
to
measure
the
faith
&
respect
,
that
we
owe
vnto
our
king
,
by
the
equiualence
and
measure
of
his
loyaltie
:
for
when
he
sawe
Nero
the
verie
enemie
of
God
commit
a
thousand
execrable
cruelties
,
yet
did
he
command
Christians
to
praie
for
him
,
and
in
his
first
Epistle
,
his
second
Chapter
,
hee
sayeth
:
Submit
your selues
vnto
all
maner
of
ordinance
of
man
for
Gods
sake
,
whether
it
bee
vnto
the
King
,
as
vnto
the
superiour
,
or
vnto
gouernours
,
as
vnto
them
that
aresent
of
him
:
and
in
the
same
Chapter
sayeth
he
:
feare
God
,
honour
the
King
,
and
your
Superiours
.
That
which
Saint
Paul
dooth
commaunde
vs
also
,
vsing
these
tearmes
:
obey
your
Kinges
,
although
they
bee
wicked
.
And
writing
vnto
Titus
,
in
his
third
Chapter
,
hee
sayth
thus
:
Pet
them
in
remembrance
,
that
they
bee
subiect
to
principalities
and
superior
powers
,
and
that
they
be
obedient
to
their
gouernours
.
And
to
the
Romanes
the
13.
Chap.
he
saith
:
let
euery
soule
be
subiect
to
the
higher
powers
,
for
their
is
no
power
but
of
god
:
and
the
powers
which
are
,
are
ordeined
of
God
:
wherfore
he
that
resisteth
the
higher
power
,
resisteth
the
ordinance
of
God
,
&
they
which
resist
bring
vpon
themselues
damnation
:
for
the
prince
is
the
minister
of
God
for
thy
good
:
but
if
thou
dost
euil
feare
,
for
he
beareth
not
the
sword
in
vaine
,
for
he
is
the
minister
of
God
to
take
vengeance
on
him
that
doth
euil
:
wherfore
ye
must
be
subiect
,
not
because
of
wrath
onely
,
but
because
of
conscience
also
:
for
,
for
this
cause
ye
pay
tribute
also
,
because
they
are
Gods
ministers
seruing
for
the
same
purpose
.
Giue
to
all
men
therefore
their
due
:
tribute
to
whom
tribute
,
feare
to
whom
feare
,
custome
to
whom
custome
,
&
honor
to
whom
honor
belongeth
.
These
are
the
words
of
S.
Paul
,
vnto
whom
the
preacher
agreeth
:
Eccl.
cap.
20.
saying
,
we
must
not
speake
ill
of
our
king
,
nor
offend
him
in
any
thing
.
Tertullian
in
the
30.
&
37.
of
his
booke
called
the
Apologie
,
sheweth
vs
clearely
,
that
true
christians
ought
neuer
to
think
,
for
any
occasion
whatsoeuer
,
to
reuolt
&
rebell
against
their
kings
and
souereigne
princes
.
He
saith
that
the
Christians
that
liued
in
his
time
,
did
alwais
so
faithfully
obey
their
Emperors
,
and
pray
vnto
God
for
them
,
although
they
were
the
professed
enemies
of
Iesus
christ
,
&
that
they
would
not
rebell
against
their
maiesties
,
although
often
times
it
lay
in
their
power
to
do
,
far
surpassing
therein
the
pagans
&
other
nations
,
that
were
in
subiection
vnder
the
said
Emperours
:
forasmuch
as
(
saith
this
holy
man
)
that
they
did
not
find
this
to
be
lawful
by
the
permission
of
God
.
We
pray
vnto
god
,
saith
he
,
for
the
safe
gard
&
prosperitie
of
our
souereigne
princes
:
for
we
know
that
the
imperial
maiesty
is
ordeined
of
God
,
and
that
it
ought
to
be
loued
,
honoured
&
reuerenced
:
for
this
cause
also
do
we
reuerence
the
Christian
prince
,
whose
maiesty
is
next
after
Gods
,
from
whose
hand
he
hath
his
authority
.
These
words
of
this
holy
personage
are
inough
to
teach
vs
,
(
as
I
thinke
)
my
deare
friends
,
that
the
euil
life
of
the
prince
doth
no
whit
discharge
the
people
of
their
fidelity
:
S.
Amb.
also
did
not
blame
the
christians
that
did
yeeld
their
due
obedience
to
Iulian
the
Apostata
:
he
bad
them
not
(
although
they
liued
vnder
the
most
disloiall
prince
of
the
whole
world
)
that
they
should
rebel
against
him
:
but
did
pray
them
only
to
do
no
thing
against
the
honor
of
God
,
&
rather
to
depart
the
territories
of
his
empire
,
then
to
suffer
their
consciences
to
be
forced
.
What
will
our
doctors
say
to
this
?
what
wil
they
answer
to
these
words
of
these
holy
men
?
They
do
not
say
(
as
you
may
perceiue
)
that
it
is
lawful
for
the
subiect
to
attempt
against
the
life
&
authoritie
of
his
prince
,
if
he
be
an
euill
l●uer
:
but
they
all
command
to
the
contrarie
,
that
we
obey
our
souereigne
princes
what
soeuer
they
be
,
&
that
we
pray
vnto
God
for
them
,
without
any
prescribing
to
our selues
the
limits
of
the
honor
that
is
due
to
them
,
and
to
make
it
conditionall
.
People
of
France
,
these
words
of
God
&
of
his
seruants
,
ought
to
resolue
you
,
to
keepe
firme
footing
in
the
loue
,
feare
and
fidelity
that
ye
owe
vnto
your
king
,
and
moreouer
you
may
see
thereby
,
that
our
Clergie-men
&
other
rebels
that
are
leagued
together
,
are
out
of
the
Church
rather
,
then
those
that
they
condemne
,
whilest
they
go
cleane
against
al
that
god
&
his
church
do
command
:
and
the
preachers
who
doe
dissuade
the
people
from
the
obedience
,
that
they
owe
to
their
king
,
do
as
Ananias
the
false
prophet
did
,
who
for
prophecying
against
the
obedience
that
God
commanded
the
people
of
Israel
to
shew
to
Nabuchodonoser
,
died
one
yere
after
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
.
Ye
wold
say
to
heare
these
men
preach
,
that
their
preisthod
doth
licence
to
iniury
those
that
are
right
honourable
,
and
that
it
exempteth
them
from
punishment
for
any
fault
that
they
shal
commit
:
and
besides
that
,
it
setteth
them
free
from
all
homage
and
fealtie
that
they
owe
to
their
soueraigne
Princes
,
whereas
their
dutie
commandeth
them
the
cleane
contrarie
.
But
I
would
faine
knowe
of
these
good
prelates
of
the
Church
,
who
causeth
them
to
intermedle
so
farre
with
matters
of
state
,
sith
that
is
no
part
of
their
vocation
.
Had
they
rather
abandon
the
Church
altogether
,
out
of
the
which
they
are
departed
,
then
to
forsake
the
affaires
of
this
world
?
If
they
finde
the
King
to
be
an
euill
liuer
in
their
owne
false
iudgement
,
why
should
they
refourme
him
,
seeing
it
is
no
poynt
of
their
dutie
?
What
matter
haue
they
wherewith
to
charge
his
conscience
,
seeing
they
cannot
prooue
that
hee
euer
attempted
any
thing
against
the
honour
of
God
?
Can
any
amongst
them
say
truely
'
,
that
his
Maiestie
hath
punished
or
caused
to
bee
punished
any
man
for
his
honest
behauiour
,
or
for
his
good
deedes
?
Is
there
anie
Catholike
to
bee
founde
,
that
can
say
,
and
lie
not
,
that
his
Maiestie
hath
wished
him
to
become
an
heretike
,
or
to
doe
any
other
villanie
?
Those
that
giue
almes
to
the
poore
,
that
euerie
day
doe
their
deuotion
at
the
Church
,
that
spend
the
one
halfe
of
the
yeare
in
fasting
and
praier
,
&
to
be
short
,
that
seeke
by
al
means
to
winne
heauen
,
can
they
iustly
complaine
,
that
his
Maiestie
hath
reprehended
them
at
any
time
therefore
,
or
that
hee
hath
forbidden
them
to
perseuer
in
their
lawdable
exercises
of
Christianitie
▪
●pon
what
doe
they
ground
themselues
then
to
say
,
that
the
king
is
wicked
,
and
a
naughtie
liuer
:
it
is
not
vpon
his
cruelties
,
that
hee
hath
done
:
for
I
doe
not
thinke
,
that
there
euer
was
anie
Prince
in
this
state
,
lesse
giuen
to
seeke
vengeance
,
and
that
tooke
lesse
delight
to
shed
and
spill
bloud
than
he
.
I
know
diuerse
vnto
whom
he
doth
good
daily
,
and
yet
hee
knoweth
certainely
,
that
they
haue
erst
conspired
against
his
authority
,
and
resisted
his
magistrates
.
And
when
they
shall
alleage
the
death
of
the
Cardinall
and
Duke
of
Guise
,
I
will
but
desire
all
them
that
haue
anie
reason
to
consider
aduisedly
,
how
intollerable
a
thing
it
is
for
a
great
seignior
and
maister
,
of
the
qualitie
of
our
King
to
bee
misused
,
snapt
vp
,
&
controlled
by
his
owne
subiectes
&
by
his
owne
housholde
seruantes
,
and
I
assure
my selfe
,
that
those
that
would
laie
all
partiall
affections
aside
,
to
pause
&
consider
of
this
matter
aright
,
should
see
that
the
King
coulde
not
,
beeing
a
man
and
subiect
to
humane
passions
,
wish
any
good
vnto
these
two
Princes
,
that
had
sought
so
neere
his
life
and
honour
.
To
saie
then
,
that
he
should
not
haue
sworne
vnto
them
so
solemnly
to
pardon
them
,
and
yet
to
keepe
hidden
that
mortall
hatred
in
his
heart
,
I
thinke
well
,
and
woulde
not
excuse
him
,
if
I
thought
they
had
not
extreamlie
prouoked
him
since
the
promise
,
that
it
pleased
his
maiestie
to
make
them
,
and
since
the
assurance
that
he
had
giuen
them
:
but
forasmuch
as
I
know
the
aduertismentes
that
the
King
had
hourely
of
their
sinister
meaning
,
I
cannot
blame
him
,
that
hee
hath
sought
by
punishing
them
,
to
saue
his
owne
life
,
his
lineage
,
and
his
estate
.
In
deede
,
say
the
rebels
,
the
King
did
wel
to
preuent
them
,
if
hee
were
sure
that
they
were
but
his
owne
seruants
,
but
hee
shoulde
not
haue
proceeded
against
them
,
so
as
he
did
:
but
should
haue
let
them
bin
tried
by
waie
of
iustice
,
and
so
to
haue
proceeded
against
them
:
as
though
it
had
bin
in
the
Kings
power
to
make
two
men
prisoners
,
&
to
proceede
against
them
by
the
way
of
publike
iustice
,
that
a
little
before
had
chased
him
out
of
his
principal
citie
,
&
being
accompanied
with
an
infinit
number
of
theeues
,
came
boldly
before
his
Maiestie
and
all
his
magistrates
and
no
man
durst
once
lay
holde
on
their
collers
.
Further
,
as
though
it
were
not
lawfull
by
the
lawes
of
God
to
punish
in
the
field
,
&
without
anie
long
ceremonie
of
inditement
,
to
put
to
death
those
that
are
conuinced
of
treason
towards
their
chiefe
gouernors
,
as
these
were
,
of
whom
the
inditement
was
ready
drawen
,
when
their
crime
was
proued
,
&
they
sound
guiltie
:
&
the
proofe
was
&
is
so
sufficient
,
that
al
French
men
,
except
those
that
be
blind
and
of
their
conspiracie
,
may
cleerly
perceiue
their
naughtie
driftes
.
To
bee
short
,
sith
they
had
deserued
death
,
it
cannot
greatly
skill
,
how
they
haue
suffered
it
,
and
there
is
no
sufficient
matter
in
that
for
vs
to
rise
vp
in
armes
against
our
King
:
but
I
feare
me
,
it
will
fall
out
to
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
&
to
those
that
prouoke
&
prick
him
forward
to
reuenge
the
death
of
his
brethren
(
if
he
can
)
as
it
did
vnto
Absalon
,
&
to
Achitophel
his
wicked
counseller
,
who
for
conspiring
against
their
King
,
&
seeking
to
bereaue
him
of
his
authoritie
,
had
both
most
lamentable
and
tragicall
ends
.
I
beseech
you
,
let
vs
now
speake
of
another
matter
:
ye
are
preached
vnto
daily
and
pricked
forwards
to
arme
your selues
against
your
King
,
yea
to
resolue
to
set
vppon
him
,
and
to
encounter
against
him
,
I
aske
you
but
this
one
question
,
if
any
one
amongst
you
were
so
miserable
as
to
haue
taken
his
life
from
him
,
were
it
either
in
battel
or
otherwise
,
what
recompence
,
do
ye
thinke
,
he
should
haue
at
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
&
other
his
confederates
,
the
professed
enemies
of
his
maiesty
:
can
you
but
thinke
,
that
hee
woulde
like
well
of
such
a
peece
of
seruice
?
No
,
no
,
maisters
,
perswade
not
your selues
so
:
thinke
that
the
reward
he
should
haue
for
his
labour
,
should
be
a
seuere
and
rigorous
punishment
.
Know
then
,
that
the
first
thing
that
an
vsurper
pretendeth
,
after
that
he
hath
established
himselfe
,
is
to
ridde
himselfe
of
such
,
who
infringing
their
loialtie
and
faith
to
their
natural
Prince
,
haue
aided
to
kill
and
murther
him
.
And
these
are
the
reasons
that
moue
him
,
or
ought
at
the
least
to
moue
him
to
do
this
,
if
he
haue
neuer
so
litle
iudgement
at
all
.
First
,
to
shew
that
he
hath
such
trechery
in
horror
,
to
purchase
by
this
meanes
among
the
best
reputation
&
fame
to
be
of
a
generous
&
lofty
mind
:
secondly
,
to
put
the
rest
of
his
subiects
in
feare
,
and
to
make
them
take
heed
by
this
example
not
to
attempt
the
like
against
his
own
person
:
thirdly
,
because
he
cannot
liue
in
securitie
of
such
persons
,
but
alwaies
standeth
in
great
doubt
of
them
,
fearing
least
they
withdraw
themselues
from
his
seruice
,
with
as
much
facilitie
,
as
they
had
before
sequestred
the
fidelitie
and
seruice
due
vnto
their
Prince
.
And
this
is
the
cause
,
why
al
rebels
haue
to
looke
to
themselues
,
and
chiefly
those
that
are
thrust
forwardes
to
attempt
against
the
life
of
their
soueraigne
Prince
:
for
few
of
them
,
or
none
at
all
may
be
found
,
that
at
anie
time
haue
committed
any
such
wicked
and
villanous
acts
,
that
haue
not
bene
punished
with
cruell
deaths
,
&
by
the
means
of
them
,
that
had
set
them
on
to
execute
their
wicked
enterprises
.
Saul
being
slaine
in
warre
,
and
his
head
brought
vnto
Dauid
,
who
was
wrongfully
persecuted
by
him
,
caused
him
to
bee
put
to
death
that
brought
the
same
,
saying
that
hee
ought
not
to
wash
his
vncleane
hands
in
the
bloud
of
him
that
God
had
annoynted
.
Theophilus
caused
all
them
to
bee
called
before
him
,
that
had
murthered
Leo
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
to
establish
his
Father
in
the
Empire
,
beeing
all
come
,
and
hoping
to
haue
some
good
reward
for
their
paines
,
hee
caused
them
all
to
bee
faire
knockt
in
the
head
.
Theodosius
put
to
death
those
that
murthered
Gratianus
&
Valentinianus
,
vnto
whom
he
did
succeed
in
the
Empire
.
Seuerus
serued
with
the
same
sauce
those
that
slew
Pertinax
.
Vitellius
,
surnamed
the
cruel
,
put
to
death
those
villaines
,
that
had
cruelly
murthered
the
olde
Emperour
Galba
.
Domitianus
caused
Epaphroditus
to
be
strangled
,
for
that
hee
helped
Nero
to
kill
himselfe
.
And
Alexander
the
great
caused
him
to
be
cruelly
tortured
,
that
had
slaine
Darius
his
mortall
enemie
.
To
conclude
,
the
examples
in
all
histories
both
ecclesiasticall
and
prophane
are
rife
of
the
tortures
and
punishments
,
that
haue
bin
inflicted
to
those
subiects
&
vassals
that
haue
conspired
to
kill
and
murther
their
soueraigne
Princes
.
Then
my
friends
,
flie
the
counsaile
of
such
as
perswade
you
to
commit
any
such
act
of
impiety
against
the
persons
of
your
lawful
Princes
and
gouernours
,
whome
God
hath
appointed
to
command
and
rule
ouer
you
.
Orders
conceiued
and
set
downe
for
taking
armes
for
his
Maiestie
.
HAuing
shewed
you
alreadie
by
the
lawes
of
God
,
and
by
all
humane
reason
,
how
dangerous
a
thing
it
is
,
both
for
the
soule
and
bodie
,
to
rebell
against
the
Prince
and
his
authority
.
Now
I
would
faine
shew
you
the
meanes
,
how
ye
may
not
onely
defeat
all
the
crew
of
these
theeues
and
ransommers
,
which
gnawe
you
to
the
hard
bone
,
but
also
reduce
your
King
into
his
former
authoritie
,
&
by
this
meanes
shall
ye
moue
his
maiestie
to
graunt
you
that
which
ye
so
much
desire
for
your
owne
good
and
contentment
.
See
then
heere
,
good
people
of
France
,
the
order
that
ye
must
obserue
in
taking
of
armes
,
to
the
end
ye
incurre
no
suspition
of
conspiracie
against
your
King
,
and
that
his
authoritie
may
remaine
alwaies
in
the
hands
of
the
Nobles
,
without
whom
the
pesants
can
doo
nothing
,
to
whom
also
they
are
commanded
by
the
lawes
of
God
to
giue
honour
and
obedience
,
as
vnto
their
superiors
,
that
is
meant
,
only
to
those
that
are
good
members
,
the
true
seruants
of
God
and
of
their
Prince
,
&
louers
of
common
peace
and
tranquilitie
:
for
as
for
others
,
it
is
very
well
done
to
inuade
&
set
vpon
them
,
&
as
they
themselues
haue
denied
their
fidelitie
to
their
soueraigne
Prince
,
so
to
deny
them
the
honor
&
respect
,
that
they
pretend
to
be
due
vnto
them
,
from
the
which
the
common
people
are
discharged
by
the
last
declaration
of
the
king
.
First
,
there
must
be
in
euerie
Bishopricke
,
Bailiwick
or
Vicountie
,
one
General
or
chiefe
man
chosen
,
who
must
be
a
Gentleman
of
mark
,
a
good
member
,
a
good
Catholike
,
and
deuoide
of
anie
suspition
of
fauouring
anie
part
,
but
God
and
his
Princes
.
This
Generall
and
chiefe
man
must
take
a
note
of
all
the
Parishes
,
Boroughes
and
villages
that
depende
of
his
quarter
or
hundred
,
must
leauie
in
euerie
Parish
the
number
of
souldiers
,
according
to
the
greatnesse
and
riches
of
the
parish
,
must
not
leauie
aboue
30.
men
in
the
greatest
parish
,
must
take
a
note
of
all
their
names
that
are
leauied
,
and
diuide
them
into
squadrons
,
and
his
squadrons
must
he
diuide
againe
into
companies
,
&
his
companies
must
he
reduce
into
one
regiment
or
two
,
according
to
the
bignesse
of
the
Bishopricke
,
bailiwicke
or
Vicountie
.
This
Generall
and
chiefe-man
must
name
out
the
Captaines
,
their
Lieutenants
,
and
Ancients
.
He
must
choose
them
such
as
be
Gentlemen
,
or
such
at
the
least
,
that
retain
the
name
of
Gentlemen
:
and
he
must
looke
diligently
that
he
take
none
to
haue
charge
vnder
him
,
that
is
either
of
the
Hugonites
side
,
or
taketh
part
with
the
Catholik
rebels
.
And
to
auoid
all
troubles
and
diuisions
that
such
men
may
stirre
vp
amongst
you
,
he
must
giue
commandement
,
that
in
al
the
boroughs
and
thorowfaires
,
where
many
houses
are
neere
together
,
that
euery
man
bee
furnished
with
armes
,
that
is
able
to
beare
them
,
&
that
rather
the
Parishes
,
villages
,
and
hamblets
next
adioining
shal
contribute
some
thing
vnto
them
,
to
helpe
them
to
that
which
is
needfull
for
them
.
All
these
thorowfaires
must
be
trenched
in
,
&
so
fortified
with
barricados
&
places
of
defence
,
that
they
may
stop
for
a
time
the
troupes
of
the
enemy
that
would
passe
,
till
their
next
villages
that
are
friends
and
confederate
with
them
,
may
be
assembled
,
to
helpe
them
to
repulse
the
said
troupes
.
He
must
forbid
to
make
any
alarum
by
sound
of
any
bel
,
but
command
them
to
haue
drums
in
euery
parish
&
village
,
to
be
kept
in
the
house
of
the
elder
Sergeant
or
Corporal
of
that
squadron
:
hee
must
also
forbid
,
that
no
man
leaue
his
house
,
or
forsake
his
affaires
for
any
allarum
that
shall
be
giuen
,
if
he
haue
not
expresse
commandement
from
the
chiefe
Commander
,
or
from
one
of
his
Captains
,
that
is
meant
,
if
he
be
not
enrolled
&
prickt
for
a
souldier
,
and
this
must
be
done
,
that
the
labour
&
busines
of
the
common
people
be
not
ceased
,
&
interrupted
.
And
to
auoide
all
disorder
and
confusion
in
marching
like
trained
souldiers
,
and
not
as
armed
pesants
,
they
must
forbid
vpon
great
penalties
,
those
that
are
not
enrolled
,
that
they
carrie
not
about
them
,
or
keepe
in
their
houses
anie
armes
whatsoeuer
,
except
chasing
staues
,
halbardes
,
pike
staues
and
forkes
to
keepe
their
houses
withall
,
but
as
for
swordes
,
daggers
,
and
harquebuzes
which
are
portab●le
,
going
to
markets
,
or
publike
meetings
,
no
man
shall
haue
any
priuiledge
to
carry
,
except
he
be
enrolled
and
prickt
for
a
souldier
:
hereby
to
auoid
combats
,
murthers
,
&
vprores
,
which
otherwise
might
fall
out
among
the
common
people
.
Besides
al
this
,
he
must
appoint
alwaies
one
or
two
companies
of
foot
men
in
euery
Bishoprick
,
bailiwick
or
Vicountie
,
who
must
be
alwaies
ranging
abroad
in
the
country
,
ready
at
an
houres
warning
to
fight
,
if
need
so
require
.
This
being
done
,
there
is
no
Prouince
in
al
this
realme
,
wherin
there
may
not
be
found
thirtie
or
forty
Ancients
of
footmen
ready
to
fight
&
encounter
with
the
enemie
,
besides
those
that
shall
bee
armed
for
the
gard
of
their
owne
houses
:
&
this
shall
not
so
much
charge
the
people
,
but
for
their
finding
,
&
some
mony
to
haue
pouder
&
shot
,
a
matter
of
nothing
:
prouided
,
that
they
do
not
enrol
more
men
in
euerie
Parish
,
then
it
shall
bee
able
to
finde
and
entertaine
without
anie
complaint
or
grudging
.
And
this
is
the
waie
for
the
pesants
to
keepe
themselues
in
homage
and
amity
towardes
the
Nobles
.
For
if
the
pesantes
take
armes
,
as
they
haue
done
alreadie
in
many
places
disorderly
,
no
man
doubteth
but
wee
shall
see
them
and
the
Nobles
quicklie
together
by
the
eares
,
and
so
they
will
straight
vtterly
ruine
one
another
.
In
euerie
Bailywicke
they
must
choose
none
other
Generall
and
chiefe
,
then
the
Bailiefe
himselfe
,
so
that
hee
bee
a
Gentleman
,
making
profession
of
armes
,
and
that
it
be
knowen
(
as
I
said
euen
now
)
that
he
make
account
of
nothing
more
,
then
the
seruice
of
God
and
of
his
Prince
,
&
the
tranquillitie
of
his
Countrie
.
But
if
the
Bailiefe
be
suspected
for
an
heretike
,
a
rebell
or
fellon
against
his
King
;
or
be
vnwilling
to
take
his
charge
in
hand
,
then
must
they
choose
some
Gentleman
of
the
same
bailiwick
,
if
any
be
there
capable
of
such
a
charge
.
But
if
there
be
found
anie
Gentleman
that
being
more
ambitious
then
wel
affectioned
to
the
benefite
of
the
communaltie
,
will
not
suffer
their
tenants
and
vassals
to
follow
this
order
prescribed
,
yet
their
sayd
vassalles
shall
not
let
to
ioyne
themselues
with
other
,
that
take
armes
,
and
so
ioyntly
,
and
by
the
authoritie
of
their
Generals
,
shall
declare
such
Gentlemen
vnworthie
of
their
qualitie
,
and
enemies
to
the
common
wealth
,
according
to
the
declaration
of
the
King
in
that
behalfe
proclaimed
.
This
is
the
order
that
yee
must
obserue
in
taking
armes
,
that
yee
may
not
be
odious
and
iniurious
to
your
King
,
and
that
heereby
yee
may
auoid
al
diuision
&
trouble
which
might
arise
amongst
you
in
doing
otherwise
.
I
beseech
you
then
that
you
would
begin
to
put
this
in
practise
,
as
soone
as
ye
possiblie
can
,
assuring
your selues
,
that
when
ye
shall
put
this
in
execution
,
either
by
force
or
faire
meanes
yee
shall
make
these
Lordes
and
Gentlemen
of
the
Townes
that
now
do
misuse
you
,
and
eate
you
vp
almost
,
bee
glad
to
ioyne
with
you
.
Courage
then
my
Lordes
of
the
Nobilitie
,
begin
you
,
and
your
Tenants
will
all
follow
.
What
?
doo
ye
thinke
that
your
Tenants
shal
be
ruined
,
&
ye
shal
feele
no
smart
?
Know
ye
not
that
your
interests
&
theirs
go
both
together
,
and
that
their
good
is
your
benefit
also
?
Why
then
do
ye
delay
the
time
to
succour
&
aide
them
?
Do
ye
stand
in
feare
,
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
who
calleth
himself
a
friend
of
the
commons
,
will
hinder
you
from
the
establishing
of
this
order
?
Perswade
your selues
my
friends
,
that
if
it
lay
in
his
power
to
doe
,
I
would
haue
left
this
vnspoken
,
and
I
would
haue
taken
better
heede
to
keepe
this
matter
secrete
:
but
I
see
well
inough
that
he
cannot
doe
it
,
(
and
that
for
two
or
three
reasons
,
that
I
will
set
you
downe
)
and
that
it
consisteth
but
in
viewing
&
knowing
your
own
forces
to
become
peaceable
,
and
so
to
set
your
king
in
his
former
authoritie
again
,
maugre
all
the
resistance
that
may
bee
made
herein
.
For
the
power
and
forces
of
the
rebels
are
not
such
,
as
they
are
presupposed
to
be
:
they
haue
in
deede
some
townes
at
their
commaundement
:
but
their
is
not
one
of
the
towns
that
is
for
them
,
but
is
inuironed
at
the
lest
with
a
dozen
great
boroughs
,
the
which
in
one
fiue
dayes
you
may
make
capable
for
the
cannon
:
and
this
cannon
must
not
be
brought
from
place
to
place
in
post-haste
,
but
with
such
reasonable
charges
and
expenses
,
that
they
may
be
well
able
to
furnish
.
Besides
they
haue
so
few
souldiours
,
that
ye
are
twentie
to
one
:
and
yet
the
souldiours
that
they
haue
are
no
better
men
of
warre
,
nor
of
more
experience
then
you
.
To
be
short
,
ye
haue
many
aduantages
ouer
them
,
that
I
will
conceale
,
till
such
time
as
I
see
your
armes
in
hande
.
Resolue
then
your selues
to
assaile
them
,
or
otherwise
you
will
quickly
curse
the
hower
that
ye
did
not
credit
me
.
Are
yee
not
ashamed
to
see
these
leaguers
to
compell
and
force
you
as
they
list
,
who
are
farre
your
inferiours
:
I
may
well
call
them
your
inferiours
,
because
the
greatest
Lords
,
&
the
third
part
of
Gentlemen
of
marke
in
this
Realme
are
enemies
of
this
rebellion
,
and
yet
you
see
a
a
number
of
little
pettie
Captaines
that
pill
,
spoile
,
rob
,
beate
and
ransome
the
Priests
and
the
poore
people
,
and
yet
ye
will
not
resist
them
:
but
let
them
take
such
heart
at
grasse
,
and
such
aduantage
ouer
you
,
that
they
presume
to
besiege
,
and
to
warre
vpon
Catholikes
of
great
honour
,
that
resist
their
insupportable
insolencie
and
outragious
dealing
.
My
Lordes
,
to
conclude
,
I
beseech
you
all
make
no
delay
to
take
your
armes
in
hand
,
to
make
these
troublers
of
our
state
to
lay
downe
theirs
,
and
do
not
doubt
but
shortly
ye
shall
see
,
that
those
few
men
of
qualitie
,
that
they
haue
amongst
them
now
wil
forsake
them
,
and
ioyne
with
you
,
confessing
that
they
haue
done
amisse
,
and
acknowledging
themselues
bounden
by
their
loialtie
and
particular
interest
,
to
take
your
parts
:
I
beseech
God
giue
them
the
grace
,
so
to
doe
,
that
altogether
we
may
follow
that
way
without
any
diuision
,
which
is
most
honourable
,
and
most
profitable
for
restoring
of
the
peaceable
estate
and
gouernement
of
our
Christian
common
wealth
.
FINIS
.
A
DECLARATION
PVBLISHED
for
the
reconciling
of
the
Cleargie
and
Nobilitie
of
Normandie
vnto
the
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
,
by
the
Duke
of
Mont-pencier
Pecre
of
France
,
Gouernor
and
Lieuetenant
generall
for
the
King
in
the
Duchie
of
Normandie
.
FRRANCIS
OF
BOVRBON
,
Duke
of
Mont-pencier
,
of
Saint-Fargeau
,
and
of
Chastelraud
,
Daulphin
of
Auuergne
,
Peere
of
France
,
Soueraigne
of
Dombes
,
Prince
of
Roch-sur-yon
,
Marques
of
Meziers
,
Countie
of
Castres
,
of
Morrain
,
and
of
Barfur
Seine
,
Vicount
of
Auge
&
of
Brosse
,
Baron
of
Beauiolois
,
Thiert
,
and
of
Mirebeau
,
&c.
Gouernour
and
Lieutenant
generall
for
the
King
,
in
his
Duchie
of
Normandie
,
to
whom
these
present
letters
shall
come
,
sendeth
greeting
.
Perceiuing
since
our
arriuall
in
these
parts
the
subiects
of
my
Lord
the
King
,
fallen
into
an
open
rebellion
,
and
the
greatest
part
of
them
to
take
armes
against
his
Maiesties
seruice
:
hauing
also
intelligence
,
that
since
some
meetings
and
skirmishes
,
wherin
a
great
number
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
Cities
,
and
villages
of
this
prouince
,
haue
bene
defeated
and
ouerthrowen
,
they
haue
signified
vnto
vs
by
their
humble
supplications
,
that
they
desire
to
be
receiued
and
reconciled
into
the
obedience
and
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
:
the
which
we
tendering
,
desiring
to
preserue
many
of
his
Maiesties
natural
subiects
,
that
by
allerements
&
wicked
perswasions
haue
intangled
&
ioyned
themselues
with
many
other
naughtie
&
il
disposed
people
,
in
the
said
rebellions
&
conspiracies
.
We
haue
made
,
according
to
the
good
pleasure
of
our
Souereigne
Lorde
the
king
,
a
certain
Declaration
touching
the
revnion
&
reconciling
of
the
inbitants
of
the
said
cities
,
&
villages
,
and
caused
the
same
to
bee
read
and
published
in
this
Citie
of
Caen.
And
forasmuch
as
diuerse
of
the
Cleargie-men
,
and
of
the
Nobilitie
haue
put
in
their
finger
,
and
bene
fauourers
,
and
adherents
in
these
rebellious
enterprises
,
so
that
we
should
haue
great
cause
to
prosecute
th●m
,
and
proceede
agaynst
them
,
as
against
rebelles
and
perturbers
of
the
peaceable
gouernement
of
our
common
wealth
:
yet
considering
somewhat
nearer
,
that
such
way
of
proceeding
might
bring
some
preiud●ce
vnto
this
estate
,
being
all
naturall
subiects
of
his
Maiestie
:
wee
haue
better
aduised
,
that
both
the
Cleargy
men
and
Nobilitie
might
haue
safe
meanes
to
bring
themselues
backe
vnto
their
naturall
duetie
and
alleageance
,
and
that
we
with
all
lenitie
might
further
and
helpe
them
therein
,
as
much
as
possible
might
be
:
WE
DOE
TO
WIT
:
that
by
the
assurance
that
wee
haue
of
the
mercie
and
clemencie
of
his
Maiestie
towards
his
said
subiects
:
and
after
that
we
had
fully
taken
deliberation
of
this
matter
,
by
the
aduise
of
his
counsell
assisting
vs
herein
,
We
haue
declared
,
and
doe
by
these
presents
signed
for
the
same
cause
with
our
own
hand
,
declare
,
That
we
haue
freely
taken
and
receiued
,
and
doe
take
and
receiue
into
the
safegard
of
my
Lord
the
king
,
and
into
our
owne
protection
all
ecclesiasticall
persons
of
what
qualitie
or
condition
soeuer
they
be
,
hauing
taken
the
othe
according
to
the
forme
prescribed
by
his
Maiestie
:
or
shall
take
the
same
within
ten
dayes
after
the
publishing
of
this
declaration
,
made
before
the
bailifes
or
their
deputies
in
euery
vicountie
.
And
if
anie
of
the
said
ecclesiasticall
persons
shall
refuse
to
take
the
said
othe
before
or
within
ten
dayes
being
limitted
,
the
said
tearme
being
once
expired
,
all
their
goods
and
temporal
reuenues
shall
be
saised
vpon
and
put
in
the
handes
of
Commissioners
that
shall
giue
account
thereof
,
&c.
when
,
and
to
whome
it
shall
appertaine
:
deducting
alwayes
their
ordinarie
charges
,
and
so
much
as
shall
discharge
their
benefices
and
spirituall
charges
.
Prouided
further
that
the
Bishops
,
their
Vicegerents
,
or
others
that
haue
authoritie
thervnto
,
shall
procure
that
some
person
that
is
capable
and
not
suspect
,
and
such
a
one
that
hath
taken
the
othe
aforesayde
,
shall
serue
and
supplie
their
turnes
in
their
spirituall
vocation
and
calling
.
And
they
shall
moreouer
enioine
them
to
make
prayers
&
supplications
for
the
health
of
his
Maiesty
,
and
for
the
prosperitie
and
good
successe
of
all
his
affaires
,
as
they
ought
to
doe
,
and
are
naturally
bounde
thereunto
.
And
as
for
those
of
the
Nobilitie
,
who
haue
not
borne
armes
for
his
Maiesties
seruice
,
and
taken
the
saide
othe
of
alleageance
,
we
enioine
them
in
like
maner
within
ten
dayes
to
take
the
same
othe
administred
by
our
owne
hands
:
or
el
e
before
the
Bailifes
or
their
deputies
,
euery
one
in
their
owne
iurisdiction
,
at
their
owne
choice
,
and
as
they
shall
thinke
best
.
In
doing
this
we
haue
also
receyued
and
taken
them
into
the
safegard
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
into
our
protection
.
But
as
for
those
of
the
Nobilitie
which
are
reuolted
,
and
haue
taken
armes
against
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
be
yet
prisoners
,
if
they
desire
to
enter
into
reconciliation
,
and
take
the
sayde
othe
,
they
shall
haue
their
passeport
from
vs
:
the
which
shall
be
granted
them
,
by
the
certificat
of
any
Catholike
Gentleman
,
seruant
to
the
King
,
who
shall
haue
taken
the
sayde
othe
.
And
of
these
passeports
shall
bee
made
and
kept
a
true
register
:
So
may
the
sayd
Gentlemen
come
before
vs
in
all
assurance
,
to
take
the
sayd
othe
,
as
we
shall
administer
it
vnto
them
,
by
our
owne
handes
,
Vnto
the
which
they
shall
be
admitted
,
in
putting
in
good
and
sufficient
sureties
to
performe
and
continue
the
seruice
that
they
owe
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
not
prohibiting
them
the
vse
of
their
armes
,
but
after
the
said
passeports
are
once
granted
vnto
them
.
And
if
the
said
Gentlemen
shall
faile
to
doe
this
within
the
sayd
ten
dayes
,
the
tearme
of
the
sayd
ten
dayes
being
out
,
their
goods
shall
be
seised
vpon
,
and
be
put
into
the
hands
of
my
Lorde
the
King
,
and
remaine
in
the
safe
keeping
of
Commissioners
,
which
shall
giue
an
account
thereof
,
and
answere
for
them
,
&c.
when
and
to
whom
it
shall
appertaine
.
Of
which
othes
so
taken
,
as
well
by
the
Cleargie-men
,
as
by
the
Nobilitie
:
likewise
of
the
●easing
of
their
goods
and
reuenues
,
the
said
bailifs
or
their
deputies
in
euery
Vicountie
shall
frame
processe
in
writing
,
and
send
them
vnto
vs
within
three
dayes
,
after
the
said
ten
dayes
be
expired
,
vpon
paine
to
answere
for
them
in
their
proper
names
and
priuate
persons
.
And
we
do
straitely
charge
and
command
the
said
bailises
,
or
other
deputies
in
euery
Vicountie
of
this
prouince
,
that
they
cause
these
presents
to
be
read
,
published
and
registred
,
and
that
they
keepe
,
obserue
and
fulfill
euery
poynt
of
the
contents
hereof
,
according
to
their
forme
and
tenure
,
and
that
for
this
cause
,
they
constraine
all
those
whom
these
presents
shal
touch
,
by
all
lawfull
meanes
and
reasonable
order
of
iustice
,
that
they
assist
&
suffer
the
same
to
be
executed
:
non
obstant
all
contradictions
and
appeales
whatsoeuer
,
and
and
without
all
preiudice
of
the
same
:
for
the
which
it
shal
not
be
lawfull
to
defer
the
execution
hereof
,
considering
the
importance
of
that
which
is
aboue
sayde
,
is
for
the
benefite
and
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
&
for
the
preseruation
and
tranquillitie
of
his
estate
.
Giuen
at
Caen
,
the
fifth
of
May
1589.
Signed
:
Francis
Bourbon
.
And
on
the
other
side
:
by
my
Lorde
L'Amoureux
.
And
sealed
with
the
great
seale
of
my
Lorde
in
redde
waxe
.
The
Contents
of
this
declaration
,
made
and
dated
the
fifth
of
May
by
my
Lorde
the
Duke
of
Montpencer
Gouernour
and
generall
Lieutenant
for
the
King
in
Normandie
,
haue
bene
published
by
sound
of
trumpet
in
the
chiefe
&
most
vsual
places
of
this
Citie
,
to
make
cries
and
proclamations
for
our
Lord
the
King
:
By
me
Peter
Beauuoir
Sergeant
royall
of
Caen
,
accompanied
with
Iames
Richer
,
ordinarie
Trumpetter
of
the
said
Citie
:
and
after
the
sound
of
the
sayd
Trumpet
,
this
ninth
of
May
1589.
I
haue
set
to
my
hand
in
the
presence
of
Michael
Maillard
:
Iohn
le
Coq
of
Caen
,
and
diuerse
others
for
the
same
purpose
there
assembled
in
great
number
.
Signed
BEAVVOIR
.
NEWES
OF
THE
Ouerthrow
of
the
Gautiers
,
&c.
SIr
it
grieueth
me
not
a
little
,
that
I
haue
heard
no
newes
from
you
of
long
time
,
fearing
lest
in
this
so
miserable
a
time
(
the
which
I
must
needs
confesse
is
the
verie
father
&
affourder
of
the
greatest
afflictions
&
most
intollerable
calamities
that
euer
were
seene
in
our
poore
nourse
and
mother
the
Countrie
of
France
)
you
haue
met
with
some
ill
rencounter
,
which
hath
hindered
you
so
long
from
imparting
vnto
mee
your
letters
,
whereby
I
might
vnderstande
howe
you
had
your
health
and
welfare
all
this
while
,
the
which
I
beseech
the
good
Lord
long
to
preserue
vnto
you
,
and
once
to
do
me
this
fauour
,
that
by
some
good
token
I
may
shewe
the
great
affection
that
I
beare
to
your
seruice
:
for
I
protest
vnto
you
,
that
next
after
the
honour
and
feare
that
I
beare
vnto
God
,
the
obedience
that
I
owe
to
my
prince
,
the
respect
and
loyaltie
,
whereby
I
am
bound
to
my
Lord
and
maister
,
there
is
nothing
in
the
whole
world
that
I
desire
so
much
,
as
the
continuance
of
the
mutuall
amitie
betwene
vs
two
.
By
the
meanes
whereof
I
liue
content
,
and
reioyce
in
my
heart
as
oft
as
I
call
it
to
my
remembrance
.
And
although
as
yet
I
haue
not
manifested
it
vnto
you
,
yet
you
must
thinke
,
Sir
,
that
it
hath
not
beene
for
lacke
of
good
will
,
but
by
reason
of
some
occurrences
,
the
true
guides
of
all
humaine
actions
,
the
which
haue
not
permitted
mee
to
execute
and
performe
the
singular
affection
that
alwayes
I
haue
borne
vnto
you
.
But
sure
I
had
written
to
you
ere
this
time
,
had
I
not
since
mine
arriuall
in
this
Countrie
of
Normandie
found
the
said
Countrie
so
diuided
by
the
factious
and
entising
perswasions
of
many
wicked
ministers
and
pastours
:
but
why
doe
I
call
them
pastours
?
rather
rauishing
wolues
disguised
vnder
sheepe
skins
,
who
being
wonne
with
summes
of
money
and
faire
promises
to
the
rebell
conspiratours
,
enemies
against
his
Maiestie
,
haue
so
long
and
so
much
broched
their
detestable
villanie
,
and
infected
this
poore
Countrie
,
so
that
there
is
not
one
town
or
fortresse
,
not
so
much
as
a
village
or
borough
cleere
,
but
hath
drunke
&
tasted
of
their
poison
wherewith
they
haue
filled
them
so
full
,
that
all
the
subiects
of
his
Maiestie
burst
out
into
an
open
rebellion
against
him
:
and
vnder
the
pretext
of
religion
and
pietie
that
they
haue
at
euerie
worde
in
their
mouth
,
and
of
a
fantasticall
libertie
wherein
they
make
these
poore
and
miserable
soules
beleeue
they
are
set
,
they
haue
made
them
so
drunk
&
berest
of
all
common
reason
,
that
there
is
no
place
in
all
the
Countrie
,
be
it
neuer
so
little
,
where
a
man
may
not
find
some
of
this
cursed
crue
of
rebels
in
all
estates
and
qualities
:
for
the
verie
Bishops
themselues
are
the
chiefe
pillers
of
this
rebel●ion
in
most
places
:
all
the
Nobilitie
and
most
of
the
Countrie
townes
assisting
them
herein
.
I
except
certaine
townes
which
haue
contained
themselues
within
the
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
,
because
those
of
the
better
sorte
haue
stood
fast
.
But
I
cannot
see
anie
one
Towne
at
all
,
wherein
some
haue
not
bin
found
that
haue
swarued
in
some
points
:
&
some
there
are
amongst
the
rest
,
that
haue
declared
themselues
open
enemies
to
his
Maiestie
,
renounced
his
obedience
,
and
giuen
forth
such
villanous
,
vnworthie
,
and
traiterous
speeches
of
him
,
as
nothing
more
vile
may
be
named
or
spoken
.
The
onely
Towne
of
Caen
may
exempt
it selfe
,
to
be
one
of
the
constantest
,
and
one
of
the
least
attainted
in
this
disloialtie
:
for
by
the
good
order
that
Monsieur
de
la
Veronne
,
gouernour
,
and
Captaine
generall
of
the
said
towne
hath
taken
,
who
by
his
loialty
towards
his
Prince
hath
wonne
himselfe
immortall
reputation
,
beeing
assisted
with
Monsieur
de
Beuuron
,
who
came
thether
moued
with
a
seruent
zeale
and
desire
,
that
he
had
to
emploie
himselfe
in
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
in
such
affaires
and
occurrences
as
should
fall
out
,
and
besides
of
many
other
honest
personages
,
as
wel
of
the
Magistracie
as
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
same
citie
,
it
hath
contained
it self
within
the
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
in
this
may
vaunt
to
haue
preserued
the
whole
Prouince
,
wheras
all
other
townes
,
as
Roan
,
Lisieux
,
Falaize
,
Seez
,
Bayeux
and
Argenten
,
haue
all
shaken
off
the
yoke
of
obedience
,
&
set
open
their
gates
to
the
chiefe
captains
of
the
rebels
,
who
haue
in
euerie
place
bin
receiued
&
obeyed
,
except
in
Caen
aforesaide
,
Allenzon
,
and
in
some
other
townes
towards
Constantine
,
so
that
I
assure
you
,
if
Caen
had
reuolted
too
,
all
Normandie
had
done
the
like
.
That
which
his
Maiesty
foreseeing
,
aduised
to
send
my
Lord
the
Duke
de
Mont-pencier
Prince
of
his
bloud
,
his
Gouernour
and
lieuetenant
Generall
in
this
Prouince
,
and
sending
him
with
great
expedition
from
Tours
commanded
M.
de
.
S.
Cire
,
one
of
his
Counsellers
and
maister
of
Requestes
of
his
house
,
to
accompanie
and
assist
my
sayd
Lord
.
Who
departing
from
Tours
,
accompanied
with
the
Lords
of
Bacqueuille
&
de
l'Archant
came
to
Lucé
,
where
hee
had
intelligence
that
Sir
Boisdaulphin
,
la
Moth-serrant
,
and
other
rebels
which
had
surprised
,
and
doe
holde
the
Towne
of
Mans
,
had
purposed
to
meete
with
them
by
the
waye
.
Neuerthelesse
although
they
were
farre
stronger
and
better
appointed
than
he
,
this
generous
heart
of
the
House
of
Bourbon
,
whome
no
feare
could
euer
daunt
,
determined
to
passe
,
and
did
in
deed
passe
hard
by
the
nose
of
his
enemies
,
and
came
as
far
as
Allenzon
,
where
hee
founde
the
inhabitants
of
the
towne
sore
amated
,
for
the
surprising
of
the
towne
of
Mans
,
next
neighbour
vnto
them
,
and
besides
beeing
inueigled
to
enter
into
this
supposed
vnion
(
or
to
speak
better
)
rebellion
,
reduced
them
wholie
,
and
confirmed
them
in
their
good
meaning
and
obedience
towards
his
Maiestie
,
declaring
vnto
them
how
hee
had
forgiuen
them
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
Normandie
,
the
third
parte
of
taxes
due
vnto
him
,
hoping
a
better
opportunitie
and
more
happie
season
woulde
come
,
when
hee
might
gratifie
them
in
some
greater
matter
.
There
my
Lorde
imitating
the
feruent
zeale
of
his
predecessours
,
most
Catholike
Princes
of
the
royall
familie
of
Bourbon
,
did
keepe
his
Easter
with
greate
deuotion
and
solemnitie
,
and
was
present
at
diuine
seruice
,
as
were
also
all
those
that
were
of
his
suite
and
traine
,
with
greate
reuerence
and
deuotion
.
Hauing
giuen
order
the
twesdaie
for
the
sayde
Citie
,
and
to
assure
the
inhabitantes
thereof
,
made
prouision
of
forces
for
the
Castle
,
and
leauyed
two
companyes
of
shotte
on
horsebacke
to
remaine
in
garrison
in
the
same
Towne
to
keepe
it
,
and
the
villages
rounde
about
,
to
repulse
the
rebelles
that
woulde
come
to
forrage
and
constrayne
the
inhabitants
to
paie
them
taxes
and
other
tributes
due
vnto
his
Maiestie
.
My
Lord
hauing
committed
the
charge
thereof
vnto
the
Lord
of
Rentie
gouernour
of
the
said
place
,
he
departed
thence
,
and
for
that
it
was
signified
vnto
him
that
those
of
the
town
of
Sees
were
minded
to
ioyne
with
the
said
rebels
,
&
had
not
in
deed
taken
the
oath
,
according
to
the
forme
prescribed
by
his
Maiestie
,
as
it
was
sent
vnto
them
by
my
said
Lord
,
he
purposed
to
passe
that
waies
and
sent
word
before
vnto
the
Bishop
and
to
the
inhabitants
there
,
that
they
should
set
open
the
gates
for
him
.
Wherevpon
after
a
little
consultation
had
amongst
them
,
they
made
him
answere
,
that
they
were
readie
to
receiue
him
.
Which
they
did
,
a
great
part
of
the
Citizens
meeting
him
a
good
way
out
of
the
town
:
into
the
which
my
Lord
entred
with
Monsieur
de
Bacqueuille
,
L'Archant
&
their
troupes
,
and
passed
through
the
said
towne
without
anie
stay
,
purposing
to
march
on
straight
,
and
to
enterprise
nothing
in
this
Citie
,
but
to
signifie
to
the
Bishop
and
other
the
inhabitants
here
,
the
cause
of
his
voiage
,
and
how
the
King
meant
to
deale
well
and
fauourablie
with
al
his
subiects
,
and
to
acknowledge
and
make
account
of
them
according
to
the
dutie
and
obedience
that
they
sh●uld
shew
towards
him
.
Then
euerie
man
protested
himselfe
to
bee
most
loiall
and
affectionate
subiects
of
his
Maiestie
,
but
I
thinke
some
of
them
spake
with
their
lippes
,
that
which
their
heart
neuer
thought
,
as
by
and
by
ye
shall
vnderstand
.
Departing
from
Sees
,
we
met
with
my
Lords
de
Hallot
,
and
de
Creuecoeur
,
accompanied
with
a
good
and
honorable
troupe
of
the
Nobilitie
(
who
were
assembled
before
,
staying
for
our
comming
,
and
had
had
some
skirmishes
&
meetings
with
the
rebels
)
vnto
whom
they
did
offer
with
many
protestations
to
serue
the
King
faithfully
as
long
as
breath
was
in
their
bodies
.
Who
were
straight
entertained
of
the
Duke
,
and
the
souldiers
of
both
companies
ioined
together
:
then
were
we
aboue
300.
horsemen
,
all
men
of
warre
,
and
a
most
braue
and
resolute
troupe
of
Nobles
.
Ye
must
imagine
that
there
was
none
that
with
all
his
heart
did
not
detest
the
ingratitude
and
sinister
meaning
of
therebells
towards
his
Maiesty
,
and
did
not
condemne
them
,
and
menace
their
ouerthrowe
.
From
thence
my
Lorde
the
Duke
determined
to
go
to
lie
at
Escouché
,
which
is
a
borough
well
fenced
,
some
two
leagues
from
Argenten
(
whether
my
Lord
did
mind
to
go
:
but
hauing
intelligence
that
those
of
the
said
town
,
through
persuasion
of
Monsieur
de
Brissac
and
the
Magistrates
of
the
City
,
had
taken
the
rebels
part
,
hauing
no
peeces
of
artillerie
,
nor
anie
footmen
to
force
them
,
went
further
)
The
morow
which
was
the
wednesday
,
being
the
fifth
of
this
moneth
,
the
Duke
departed
from
Eschouché
,
&
drew
towards
the
Citie
of
Falaize
.
Out
of
the
which
Monsieur
de
Touschet
,
Anger-Ville
,
Normandiere
&
diuerse
other
rebels
,
who
had
saised
on
that
Citie
a
little
before
(
by
intelligence
that
they
had
with
the
lieuetenant
of
the
said
Lord
of
Brissac
Captaine
of
Falaize
)
did
depart
,
hauing
a
good
number
of
horsemen
,
with
many
lanciers
,
&
a
number
of
footmen
to
stop
our
passage
,
and
they
marched
on
til
they
came
neere
a
village
called
Pierrefite
,
two
miles
distant
from
Falaize
,
where
they
being
met
withal
by
the
Lords
of
Bacqueuille
,
de
L'Archant
,
&
Creuecoeur
,
who
lead
the
coursers
,
they
had
a
braue
charge
,
and
stood
litle
to
the
fight
:
for
my
Lord
the
Duke
leading
the
maine
battell
,
beginning
to
appeare
,
they
tooke
their
heeles
and
began
to
flie
:
yet
left
behind
them
de
Touschet
,
Angerville
,
&
Normandiere
,
their
chiefest
leaders
,
who
were
taken
prisoners
,
and
brought
before
the
Duke
,
who
redeliuered
them
into
the
hands
of
those
that
had
taken
them
,
till
such
time
as
hee
shoulde
call
for
them
againe
,
all
the
rest
of
their
companie
being
hewen
in
peeces
,
or
else
laide
in
rout
,
not
one
of
our
side
being
lost
,
and
but
only
Monsieur
de
Chaumont
,
who
was
hurt
in
the
head
with
a
cortl●s
,
and
his
horse
slaine
with
a
thrust
of
a
lance
.
But
now
,
God
be
thanked
,
he
is
recouered
againe
,
and
feeleth
no
more
paine
.
From
thence
my
Lorde
came
to
Falaize
,
where
they
made
a
false
shew
,
as
though
they
would
set
vpon
the
gates
for
him
,
but
they
neuer
meant
it
,
so
that
being
not
able
to
force
them
,
hee
came
into
this
Citie
,
where
I
can
assure
you
he
was
honourablie
receiued
and
with
great
shoutes
of
all
honest
men
,
criing
:
God
saue
the
King
,
and
my
Lord
the
Duke
of
Mont-pencier
.
All
the
Towne
kept
that
daie
holie-daie
,
the
chiefest
of
the
Citie
,
with
whome
was
Monsieur
de
Beunron
accompanying
him
to
his
lodging
,
which
was
in
the
house
of
the
Lorde
President
d'Aubigny
,
a
verie
honourable
personage
,
and
besides
an
honest
man
and
a
true
true
subiecte
to
his
Maiestie
.
Whether
came
vnto
him
my
Lorde
de
la
Veronne
to
salute
him
,
and
to
doe
his
reuerence
vnto
him
,
whome
he
receiued
courteouslie
and
honourablie
,
and
commended
him
highly
for
his
good
minde
and
loyaltie
that
hee
had
shewed
to
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
in
garding
this
Towne
within
his
obedience
.
There
arriued
on
the
morrow
the
Countie
of
Thorigny
,
and
a
little
after
him
Monsieur
de
Longaunay
with
a
great
troupe
of
Gentlemen
,
who
were
all
welcommed
and
embraced
by
my
L.
the
Duke
de
Mont-pencier
with
greate
thankes
for
theyr
good
affection
towards
him
,
whereof
hee
did
protest
to
aduertise
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
requite
it
in
particular
,
as
occasion
shoulde
serue
.
Heere
my
Lorde
seeing
himselfe
to
be
strong
,
determined
by
the
aduise
of
the
Lorde
de
S.
Circ
,
to
warre
vppon
the
rebelles
,
and
to
make
them
to
leaue
that
they
helde
so
fast
in
that
Countrie
,
and
for
that
they
had
the
greatest
parte
of
the
Townes
and
Cities
,
hee
resolued
to
carrie
along
some
peeces
of
Artillerie
,
to
force
them
,
if
possiblie
hee
might
,
although
his
footmen
were
not
manie
.
He
sent
awaie
before
Monsieur
de
Hallot
,
Bacque-ville
,
and
l'Archant
,
to
saise
vppon
the
Citie
of
Falaize
,
with
the
regiment
of
Monsieur
de
Tracie
,
the
companies
of
Monsieur
de
Saint
Denis
Maillot
,
and
of
the
Captaines
le
Radier
,
Chauuain
,
Daulphin
,
Roque-ville
,
Glaize
,
and
other
voluntarie
Captaines
,
and
on
the
Sundaie
the
sixteenth
of
this
moneth
,
my
Lorde
caused
a
generall
procession
to
bee
made
,
and
caused
a
Sermon
to
be
preached
,
with
certaine
praiers
that
they
made
for
the
safegarde
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
the
good
successe
of
his
affayres
,
the
which
had
beene
but
a
little
before
discontinued
.
On
the
mondaie
the
eighteenth
daie
,
my
Lorde
appoynted
officers
ouer
his
treasure
and
money
,
and
ouer
his
victuall
and
artillerie
,
and
departed
himselfe
with
two
Cannons
,
and
one
bastarde
Culuerine
,
not
hoping
so
much
to
force
Falaize
,
for
that
hee
had
not
sufficient
munition
and
pouder
,
as
to
drawe
the
enemie
out
into
the
plaine
fielde
.
The
same
daie
hee
arriued
at
Falaize
,
and
was
lodged
at
Saint
Iohns
Abbie
.
The
artillerie
was
planted
the
same
night
,
but
on
the
morrowe
beeing
Twesdaie
,
the
eighteenth
of
the
moneth
,
finding
that
the
batterie
coulde
not
wel
be
made
in
that
place
,
they
displaced
them
againe
,
&
laid
them
lower
right
ouer
against
the
house
of
Monsieur
de
la
Fresnay
,
Lieuetenant
generall
in
the
Bailiwick
of
Caen.
So
on
the
wednesdaie
the
batterie
began
,
and
continued
till
three
a
clocke
in
the
after
noone
.
By
that
time
three
towers
being
bat●red
down
,
lay
open
outwardly
:
Vnto
euery
one
of
which
towers
,
they
thought
good
to
send
a
Sergeant
&
ten
souldiers
to
take
a
view
thereof
,
to
see
whether
they
might
lodge
there
or
not
,
that
on
the
morow
they
might
further
those
that
should
come
to
the
assault
and
breach
,
which
they
meant
to
make
betweene
the
two
towers
,
and
to
dislodge
the
enemie
from
the
trenches
if
he
had
made
anie
,
and
that
the
rest
of
the
two
companies
,
whereof
were
the
two
Sergeants
,
should
keepe
themselues
in
batt●ile
raie
in
the
rampier
,
lying
ouer
against
the
ditch
,
to
safegard
the
other
souldiers
into
the
towers
.
These
Sergeants
with
their
souldiers
went
boldly
hard
to
the
bottome
of
the
wal
of
the
said
two
towers
,
and
taking
a
viewe
of
them
,
founde
that
they
were
too
deepe
,
to
lodge
in
anie
wise
within
them
,
and
by
reason
that
those
within
made
little
resistance
,
the
Captains
of
the
sayd
companies
were
of
opinion
,
that
the
towne
might
be
forced
and
taken
that
waies
,
whervppon
they
stouping
a
litle
,
entered
boldly
into
the
ditch
that
was
deepe
and
without
anie
water
:
and
after
them
followed
all
the
Nobility
that
was
there
present
without
anie
aduise
or
commandement
from
their
Generall
,
and
ranne
into
the
ditch
,
some
armed
,
some
vnarmed
,
and
some
with
their
swordes
only
in
their
hands
,
and
walked
so
boldly
harde
by
the
walles
,
and
with
such
a
courage
and
resolution
,
that
I
may
assure
you
if
their
had
beene
but
one
hole
thorow
the
wall
,
that
a
man
or
woman
might
haue
crept
thorow
,
the
said
towne
had
bene
straight
our
owne
:
but
that
good
God
that
is
carefull
to
preserue
those
that
be
his
,
would
not
suffer
so
great
a
mischiefe
to
fall
vpon
vs
:
but
rather
hauing
respect
to
the
right
&
equitie
of
the
cause
that
we
maintaine
,
left
no
possibilitie
for
vs
to
take
the
said
citie
:
and
caused
that
the
retraite
being
sounded
,
al
our
men
retired
with
verie
little
losse
:
for
the
enemie
that
had
another
drift
and
conspiracie
against
vs
,
made
no
account
to
repulse
our
men
,
but
would
willingly
that
they
had
entered
in
,
that
they
might
haue
executed
their
naughtie
fetch
,
contriued
by
the
Countie
of
Brissac
,
the
Lordes
of
Pierrecourt
,
and
of
Long-champ
,
the
Barons
of
Vernie
,
of
Eschauffour
,
of
Tubeuf
,
and
other
ringleaders
of
the
Rebels
,
who
when
they
durst
not
come
into
the
field
to
encounter
with
vs
,
thought
by
this
surprise
to
haue
entrapped
vs
at
Falaize
,
and
for
the
same
purpose
had
they
assembled
the
flower
of
all
their
rebell
forces
,
and
hauing
taken
from
about
l'Aigle
,
Orbec
,
Seez
,
Argenten
,
Vimoutier
,
and
other
places
neere
thereabout
,
a
companie
of
more
then
sixe
thousand
men
,
Gautiers
,
as
well
appointed
for
muskets
and
harquebuzes
,
as
may
be
said
,
amongest
whom
they
did
mixe
some
seuen
or
eight
hundred
common
souldiers
,
such
as
they
could
come
by
:
some
Nobilitie
also
of
the
weaker
sort
,
but
a
great
number
of
Priests
,
Canons
,
Monkes
,
and
other
ecclesiasticall
persons
,
hauing
conueyed
all
their
forces
neere
to
Argenten
,
where
the
tho
Lord
de
Brissac
,
accompanied
with
the
Barons
of
Eschauffou
,
of
Tubeuf
,
the
Lordes
of
Vieupont
,
Roquenual
,
of
Beaulieu
,
of
Aunay
,
and
other
chiefe
captaines
of
the
said
rebels
receiued
them
,
and
conducted
them
the
right
way
to
Falaize
,
thither
came
the
Baron
of
Vernier
with
his
forces
from
about
Damfront
,
thither
came
also
the
Lord
of
Pierrecourt
with
those
that
he
could
make
out
from
Pontau-de-mer
out
of
the
country
of
Auge
,
and
from
Honnefleur
,
thinking
now
to
atchieue
their
wicked
enterprise
:
But
they
were
deceiued
,
for
the
Duke
hauing
aduertisement
the
Wednesday
night
of
their
pretence
,
prouided
for
them
,
and
taking
aduise
of
the
Nobles
that
were
with
him
,
remooued
the
Artilleric
from
the
trenches
,
and
sent
away
his
cannons
to
Courcy
(
a
castell
very
well
fortified
,
two
leagues
from
Falaize
)
and
resolued
with
the
said
Coluerine
to
meete
the
enemie
in
the
plaine
field
to
encounter
with
him
,
which
he
did
,
after
that
the
Lorde
of
Emery
,
one
of
the
Marshals
of
the
field
had
taken
view
of
them
,
and
by
his
report
,
as
also
of
diuerse
others
,
it
was
knowen
for
certaine
,
that
they
were
lodged
in
three
Villages
very
neare
adioyning
the
one
to
the
other
.
He
appoynted
the
Lord
Countie
of
Thorigny
,
of
Longaunay
,
and
the
Lord
of
Vicques
the
elder
brother
,
to
lodge
with
their
troupes
betwixt
the
said
villages
and
Argenten
,
to
keepe
them
in
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
Lords
of
Bacqueuille
,
de
l'Archant
,
and
de
Beuuron
with
their
companies
to
enuiron
them
on
the
other
side
,
and
the
Duke
himself
came
full
vpon
them
marching
with
the
whole
army
,
ayded
with
the
Lords
of
Hallot
and
his
owne
brother
,
and
being
on
the
top
of
a
little
mountaine
,
commaunded
the
Lords
of
Emery
and
of
Surene
,
Marshals
of
the
field
,
to
aduaunce
the
Infanterie
which
was
vpon
the
left
hand
with
the
Coluerine
,
the
which
they
soone
did
:
For
although
our
footmen
were
very
few
,
yet
those
that
we
had
were
so
hardy
,
and
their
leaders
who
were
the
Lords
of
S.
Denis
,
Maillot
,
du
Radier
,
de
Roqueuille
,
Chauuain
,
Daulphin
,
Glaize
,
and
other
voluntary
,
so
hardy
and
sure
men
,
that
they
made
no
delay
,
but
skirmished
straite
,
and
their
enemies
did
the
like
,
shooting
many
musket
&
harquebuze
shot
from
both
sides
,
but
as
soone
as
our
Coluerine
beganne
to
play
in
their
faces
,
the
rebels
began
to
be
much
amazed
,
and
my
Lorde
Brissac
himselfe
caused
his
Cornette
to
turne
brydle
,
and
retyred
with
some
number
of
horses
and
horsemen
as
hardy
as
himselfe
:
yet
did
these
rebell
troupes
after
the
first
Coluerine
shot
,
which
had
not
much
hurt
them
,
stande
to
the
fight
:
but
when
they
heard
the
Coluerine
roare
the
second
time
,
and
sawe
the
Lorde
of
Vaumarte
,
one
of
their
chiefe
leaders
and
fourteene
or
fifteene
others
caryed
away
with
the
shotte
,
they
beganne
to
shake
:
Then
my
Lorde
the
Duke
commaunded
a
fresh
charge
,
which
was
giuen
so
hot
and
fierce
,
that
all
the
sayde
rebelles
were
put
to
the
chace
,
most
of
them
put
to
the
edge
of
the
swoorde
,
and
some
taken
prisoners
.
There
might
you
haue
seene
a
gallant
companie
of
noble
Gentlemen
affectioned
to
the
seruice
of
their
Prince
.
But
it
is
vnpossible
to
speake
with
what
resolution
and
valour
these
troupes
,
and
those
of
the
Lordes
de
Hallot
&
of
Creuecaeur
his
brother
,
which
followed
him
hard
,
did
enter
perforce
among
the
thickest
of
these
miserable
and
mutinous
rebels
,
nor
with
what
resolution
my
Lord
the
duke
de
Mont-pencier
did
leade
them
to
the
fied
,
and
marching
formost
in
battaile
did
encourage
those
that
followed
him
,
so
that
this
race
and
scumme
of
rebels
not
able
to
abide
the
brunt
,
were
forced
to
yeelde
and
fall
downe
vnder
their
most
victorious
hands
,
some
flying
this
way
and
some
that
way
,
to
escape
death
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
for
the
slaughter
was
so
bloodie
and
so
great
,
that
of
all
those
that
they
found
at
the
first
village
called
Pierrefite
,
which
were
about
two
thousand
men
,
there
escaped
not
one
onely
man
,
or
verie
fewe
ifthere
did
any
,
but
were
either
slaine
or
taken
prisoners
all
.
The
troupes
assembled
againe
,
my
Lord
the
Duke
set
vpon
the
second
village
,
called
Villiers
,
where
hee
found
another
great
companie
of
Rebels
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Baron
of
Tubeuf
,
who
escaped
not
so
well
as
the
former
:
for
whatsoeuer
wee
met
withall
there
,
felt
either
fire
or
sword
,
without
any
mercy
,
the
Baron
of
Tubeuf
and
few
others
excepted
who
were
taken
prisoners
.
And
because
the
night
drewe
on
a
pace
those
which
were
lodged
in
the
their
villages
called
Commeaux
,
who
were
not
aboue
a
thousande
or
twelue
hundred
men
,
amongst
whom
were
diuers
gentlemen
,
as
Monsieur
de
Beaulieu
,
and
other
Clergie-men
of
Seez
,
many
of
them
being
Curates
,
(
and
amongest
others
there
was
the
Curate
of
Vimoustier
,
the
most
pestiferous
mutinous
and
seditious
fellow
in
all
Normandie
)
held
out
a
while
and
skirmished
a
little
with
the
Captaines
le
Radier
and
Chauuain
,
but
Monsieur
de
Beaulieu
was
by
and
by
taken
at
the
entrance
of
the
fort
,
and
being
caried
by
the
sayd
Captaine
Chauuain
,
before
my
Lord
the
Duke
,
tolde
for
certaintie
that
there
were
at
the
lest
eight
hundred
men
well
armed
and
wel
appointed
in
the
said
fort
.
Wherefore
my
Lord
seeing
it
was
then
late
,
commanded
the
Lords
de
Bacqueville
,
and
l'Archant
to
get
into
the
fort
,
and
to
find
some
meanes
to
force
it
,
with
the
Infanterie
,
and
the
Coluerin
that
hee
left
them
,
and
he
went
to
lie
that
night
at
Escouché
,
where
he
arriued
about
eleuen
a
clocke
at
night
.
As
soone
as
he
was
gone
,
these
miserable
rebels
hearing
how
their
companies
were
ouerthrowne
,
yelded
their
liues
being
saued
onely
,
and
were
by
and
by
disarmed
,
and
afterwards
conducted
to
Escouché
,
where
the
duke
soiourned
all
the
morrow
to
take
a
view
of
the
prisoners
which
were
in
great
number
of
al
qualities
of
persons
.
The
same
day
the
Lords
of
Hallot
&
Bacqueuille
,
du
Breuill
,
de
Bellefontain
&
de
l'Archant
went
abroad
,
to
see
if
they
could
meete
with
any
ranging
rebels
,
&
missed
not
much
to
haue
taken
the
Baron
of
Vernie
,
who
hauing
some
number
of
Cuyrasses
retired
in
great
speede
to
Argenten
,
with
the
County
of
Brissac
,
and
the
rest
of
his
complices
,
which
are
so
discouraged
,
that
they
dare
not
appeare
in
any
place
,
where
they
heare
of
our
troupes
,
who
doe
nothing
but
go
from
place
to
place
seeking
out
rebels
to
fight
with
them
,
to
make
them
acknowledge
their
fault
.
●he
morrow
being
Saterday
,
the
xxij
.
of
the
sayd
Moneth
,
leauing
the
Lordes
of
Harcourt
,
of
Saint
Mary
Venoix
,
and
of
Sassy
at
Escouché
,
we
came
to
lie
at
Courcy
.
Where
hauing
intelligence
that
Monsieur
de
Pierre
court
was
lodged
not
farre
off
with
some
Lanciers
,
our
troupes
mounted
straight
on
horsebacke
,
and
went
to
find
them
out
,
but
they
mist
of
them
,
for
they
had
dislodged
,
and
we
had
tidings
how
they
made
no
great
tarying
:
so
that
in
all
the
plaines
ten
leagues
round
about
this
citie
,
two
rebels
are
not
be
found
in
the
field
togither
,
they
haue
bene
hit
on
the
hips
so
kindly
these
two
sundry
times
.
But
the
last
ouerthrow
was
farre
greater
then
I
haue
set
downe
.
For
that
those
which
were
defeated
were
the
flower
of
all
their
forces
,
were
it
of
men
at
armes
,
or
of
capitall
caitifs
that
persisted
in
their
sinister
meaning
,
and
wicked
rebellion
against
their
prince
.
From
Courcy
my
Lorde
the
Duke
came
directly
to
this
Citie
to
bring
backe
his
Artillerie
,
and
purposeth
within
few
dayes
to
be
in
the
field
againe
,
and
to
tary
by
it
,
till
he
h●ue
by
the
grace
of
God
reclamed
all
the
baze
Normandie
to
the
very
gates
of
Roan
into
the
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
.
Sir
,
this
is
the
true
discourse
of
all
that
is
past
and
done
since
the
arriuall
of
my
Lorde
the
Duke
de
Montpencier
in
this
Countrie
,
which
is
greatly
bound
and
beholding
vnto
him
:
beeing
most
certaine
that
if
he
had
not
come
,
this
Countrie
had
bene
in
poore
and
miserable
estate
ere
now
:
but
God
be
thanked
,
the
amendement
is
now
most
certain
.
And
euery
man
may
clearly
see
,
that
all
enterprises
of
rebels
are
like
the
y●e
of
one
night
,
which
melteth
away
in
the
morning
:
and
so
by
consequence
their
malicious
practises
cannot
long
endure
:
for
their
meaning
being
so
sinister
&
peruerse
as
it
is
,
it
is
impossible
that
it
should
stand
long
time
to
take
effect
:
and
we
see
daily
the
experience
thereof
,
and
in
this
we
must
needes
know
and
confesse
the
goodnesse
and
mercy
of
our
God
,
who
maketh
vs
verily
to
confesse
and
acknowledge
his
greatnesse
and
power
,
when
it
pleaseth
him
.
For
this
poore
country
which
by
the
subtiltie
and
craft
of
these
wicked
spirits
,
the
leaguers
hath
bene
so
much
diuided
within
it selfe
,
&
the
Inhabitants
therof
so
for
the
most
part
seduced
,
and
bewitched
,
that
they
knew
not
them selues
,
and
by
that
meanes
had
cleane
forgotten
their
true
and
naturall
dutie
towards
his
Maiestie
,
now
that
they
see
by
the
comming
of
my
Lorde
the
Duke
of
Mont-pencier
,
howe
their
complices
and
adherents
haue
beene
handled
,
they
will
seeke
to
reconcile
themselues
,
so
that
I
haue
good
hope
that
shortly
the
rebelles
force
shall
be
verie
slender
,
albeit
those
of
their
partie
haue
sowed
so
many
false
bruites
,
lies
,
and
pure
inuentions
of
their
owne
heads
,
and
do
not
sticke
to
spread
them
abroade
in
all
the
Cities
of
this
Prouince
:
notwithstanding
the
greatest
parte
of
them
,
employing
all
the
friends
they
haue
to
reclaime
and
reconcile
themselues
into
the
good
fauour
and
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
.
So
I
beseech
God
,
Sir
,
to
graunt
you
your
heartes
desire
.
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