Henry
the
seconde
.
M.
D.
XLVII
.
HENRY
the
second
of
that
name
,
and
the
59.
King
of
France
,
Pharamond
,
the
only
sonne
of
Francis
the
first
,
that
died
vppon
the
30.
day
of
the
moneth
of
March
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
1547.
succeeded
in
the
Crowne
by
order
of
succession
,
according
to
the
auncient
salicque
lawe
of
the
land
.
Hee
while
the
Nobilitie
were
busied
to
prouide
for
the
obsequie
and
funerals
of
his
deceased
father
,
and
staying
for
his
sacrying
&
anoynting
,
in
the
moneth
of
Aprill
following
,
made
and
ordained
an
edict
,
The
16.
of
Iulie
,
the
Court
was
much
troubled
by
a
contention
,
and
memorable
action
that
happened
betweene
Messieurs
de
Iarnac
,
and
Chastegneraye
,
gentlemen
of
great
account
,
that
had
defied
each
other
,
by
reason
of
certaine
words
vsed
by
one
of
them
,
which
had
procured
the
other
to
giue
the
lie
.
The
King
in
steade
of
ending
their
cause
,
by
aduise
of
his
Councell
,
and
to
constraine
the
offender
,
to
satisfie
the
offended
,
graunted
them
the
combat
:
wherevpon
,
according
to
the
Kings
appoyntment
,
they
appeared
vpon
the
day
aforesaid
,
at
S.
Germaines
in
Laye
:
where
,
in
the
presence
of
the
King
,
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
others
,
they
entred
into
the
lists
.
There
Monsieur
Iarnac
,
who
by
all
the
company
was
esteemed
the
weaker
,
by
reason
he
was
newly
recouered
of
a
certaine
sicknesse
,
withall
despised
and
litle
fauored
,
ouercame
the
other
(
to
whom
before
they
entered
into
the
combat
,
euery
man
adiudged
the
victorie
:
)
and
wounded
him
in
such
sort
,
that
not
long
after
he
died
,
to
the
Kings
great
griefe
:
who
vppon
that
occasion
,
expresly
forbadde
all
combats
whatsoeuer
:
in
this
manner
hee
beganne
with
a
bloodie
tragedie
,
and
ended
with
the
like
,
as
heereafter
you
shall
heare
.
The
27.
of
Iulie
,
after
hee
was
sacried
and
annoynted
at
Reims
,
with
all
the
auncient
&
accustomed
ceremonies
therevnto
belonging
,
in
the
presence
of
twelue
Peeres
,
spirituall
and
temporall
.
The
spiritual
,
were
the
Arch-bishop
of
Reims
,
the
Bishop
of
Langres
,
Beauuais
,
Noyon
,
Laon
,
and
Challons
:
the
temporall
,
the
Duke
of
Bourgongne
,
Normandie
,
and
Guyenne
,
the
Earles
of
Champagne
,
Flaunders
,
and
Thoulouse
.
Most
part
of
the
Princes
&
Nobilitie
of
the
Realme
being
likewise
present
,
with
diuers
Ambassadours
of
straunge
nations
.
But
the
Ambassadours
of
Florence
,
Mantoue
,
and
Ferrare
,
came
not
,
by
reason
of
a
controuersie
that
fell
out
between
them
,
concerning
their
preheminence
of
places
,
and
for
that
they
could
not
agree
therevppon
,
they
absented
themselues
,
till
the
cause
was
further
debated
.
Anne
de
Montmorency
,
Constable
of
France
,
who
certaine
yeares
before
had
been
bannished
the
Court
,
and
secretly
held
at
Chantilly
:
as
soone
as
Francis
the
first
died
,
was
repealed
againe
,
and
the
new
king
committed
the
principall
charge
of
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
vnto
him
,
which
at
that
time
were
executed
by
the
Cardinall
de
Tournon
,
&
the
Admirall
Annebaut
,
who
as
then
had
good
leisure
to
repose
themselues
,
yeelding
their
place
to
him
,
whom
the
king
termed
his
Gossep
,
one
that
in
times
past
had
done
him
many
seruices
,
as
afterward
hee
did
.
Mesieurs
de
Longueual
,
d'Espars
,
de
Boncour
,
de
Framezelle
,
de
Antipe
,
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
,
the
Generall
Bayard
,
and
others
,
were
narrowly
sought
and
pursued
,
for
diuers
secret
causes
,
in
such
sort
,
that
some
of
them
were
forced
to
saue
themselues
by
the
gilded
Gate
,
others
by
meanes
of
their
friends
.
Monsieur
D'esse
,
to
ayde
the
Queene
Dowager
of
Scotland
,
against
the
Englishmen
,
causing
her
to
be
safely
conducted
into
Scotland
,
to
the
end
,
to
impeach
the
vnion
of
both
those
Realmes
,
which
might
bee
to
the
preiudice
of
France
,
and
thereby
to
maintaine
the
ancient
amitie
,
that
had
long
continued
betweene
the
countries
of
France
and
Scotland
.
Monsieur
Pierre
Strossie
,
Coronell
of
certaine
Italian
companies
,
Monsieur
D'andelot
,
Coronell
of
the
French
Infanterie
,
&
the
Rhingraue
,
General
of
the
Lansquenets
,
accompanied
Monsieur
D'esse
.
And
while
they
with
their
Troupes
kept
the
Englishmen
from
inuading
Scotland
by
land
,
Leon
Strossi
,
Prior
of
Capoue
,
with
his
Gallies
,
and
certain
French
ships
,
came
close
vnder
the
Castle
of
S.
Andrew
,
which
he
entred
by
force
:
and
taking
all
that
hee
found
therein
,
returned
into
France
.
D'esse
presently
after
draue
the
Englishmen
out
of
a
Fort
,
by
them
erected
,
hard
by
that
Castle
:
but
before
the
fire
waxed
greater
,
by
meeting
of
Ambassadours
on
both
sides
,
the
peace
before
spoken
of
,
and
propounded
at
Ardies
,
betweene
the
kings
of
England
and
France
,
was
made
and
concluded
,
whereby
that
warre
ceased
.
The
rest
of
this
yeare
,
passed
ouer
without
any
matter
of
importance
done
in
France
.
The
king
hauing
taken
such
order
in
Guyenne
,
touching
the
Impost
of
Salt
,
and
other
customes
,
that
in
fine
,
it
prooued
the
spring
and
beginning
of
those
insupportable
exactions
,
that
bred
and
produced
the
seditions
of
the
yeare
ensuing
.
The
house
of
Guise
being
insinuated
into
the
kings
good
fauor
,
by
means
of
Diane
de
Poictiers
,
Duches
of
Valentinois
,
that
wholly
ruled
him
,
hee
gaue
the
Arch-Bishoppricke
Bishoppricke
of
Reims
to
Charles
,
yonger
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
whom
not
long
before
,
Pope
Paul
Farnese
,
had
sent
the
Cardinals
Hat
:
this
was
,
Pierre
Louis
the
Popes
sonne
,
slaine
by
the
conspiracie
of
his
owne
subiects
,
the
10.
of
September
1547.
While
the
King
made
preparation
to
ride
on
progresse
throughout
his
Realme
,
Gasper
de
Colligny
sieur
de
Chastillon
,
sent
into
Picardie
,
La
Bresse
,
Sauoye
and
Piedemont
,
returned
vnto
Lyons
,
where
hee
held
a
feast
for
the
Knights
of
the
order
of
S.
Michaell
.
Guyenne
,
Saintonge
,
and
Angoulmois
,
rose
vp
in
armes
,
because
of
the
extortions
vsed
by
those
that
had
farmed
the
impost
of
salt
,
and
in
short
space
assembled
to
the
number
of
40000.
men
wel
armed
,
besides
those
of
the
ylands
,
and
by
common
consent
,
set
vppon
the
farmers
of
Salt
:
and
although
in
the
beginning
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
had
sought
by
all
meanes
to
disswade
them
,
neuerthelesse
,
they
held
firme
,
and
earnestly
pursued
their
enterprise
against
those
of
the
farmers
,
vppon
whom
they
might
lay
hands
.
The
commons
of
Gascoigne
likewise
rose
vppe
and
followed
the
pernicious
examples
of
the
rest
,
whereof
ensued
the
massacring
of
many
of
the
Kings
officers
in
diuers
places
of
the
countrie
,
who
abusing
their
offices
,
had
beene
the
causes
of
that
mutinie
.
Monsieur
de
Monneins
,
that
therein
commaunded
as
Lieftenant
for
the
King
,
in
stead
of
remedying
and
taking
order
for
those
tumults
,
defended
it
too
long
:
specially
Monsieur
de
Monneins
,
who
not
reproouing
the
insolencie
of
one
of
the
principal
leaders
of
those
troupes
,
named
La
Vergne
,
made
him
become
so
bold
and
impudent
,
that
not
long
after
,
he
presumed
to
rayse
and
call
the
people
togither
by
sound
of
bell
:
besides
this
,
he
committed
an
other
fault
,
which
is
,
that
beeing
fearefull
,
and
hauing
withdrawne
himselfe
into
the
Castle
of
du
Ha
,
thereby
,
as
hee
supposed
,
to
put
the
people
in
some
doubt
.
He
sent
out
diuers
Caliuers
,
at
seuerall
times
,
to
represse
their
insolencie
,
but
it
fell
out
contrary
to
his
intent
.
For
that
this
issuing
of
the
Souldiours
,
set
the
people
in
such
a
rage
,
that
hauing
found
mutinous
companions
for
the
purpose
:
as
La
Vergne
,
l'Estonnac
,
Maquanan
,
and
others
,
presently
they
fought
,
where
the
farmers
and
their
partakers
,
were
put
to
flight
,
and
many
gentlemens
houses
(
vnder
pretence
of
searching
for
the
exactors
of
Imposts
,
whom
they
affirmed
to
bee
hidden
therein
)
were
robbed
and
spoyled
.
Messieurs
de
Saulx
,
one
a
Captaine
of
the
Towne
,
the
other
of
the
Castle
called
Trompette
,
to
bee
their
Leaders
,
and
to
assist
them
at
the
spoyling
and
robbing
of
diuers
houses
of
the
Cittizens
their
friendes
,
whom
they
massacred
before
their
eyes
.
Monsieur
de
Monneins
,
beeing
so
ill
aduised
to
leaue
the
Castle
of
Du
Ha
,
(
where
he
was
in
safetie
)
to
go
out
to
intreat
&
perswade
the
people
,
was
cruelly
murthered
with
diuers
wounds
,
both
before
and
after
his
death
:
a
Locke-smith
giuing
him
the
first
blowe
,
and
the
Fryers
,
that
within
3.
houres
after
in
the
night-time
,
sought
to
take
vp
his
bodie
,
all
filthie
and
moyled
with
durt
,
and
lying
in
the
streets
with
a
gentlemen
called
Monteluen
,
were
in
danger
of
massacring
,
because
they
buried
them
within
that
Temple
.
But
the
principall
Leaders
of
this
mutinie
,
longing
to
put
water
into
their
wine
,
and
such
as
had
made
their
pray
by
spoyling
houses
,
La
Vergne
,
that
was
drawne
in
peeces
by
foure
horses
.
Quiennie
,
Monsieur
de
la
Deuese
,
ceased
vppon
the
Castle
Trompette
,
and
put
out
l'Estonnac
and
his
adherents
.
The
Constable
had
commission
to
punnish
those
of
Guyenne
,
followed
by
Francis
de
Lorraine
Counte
d'Anmalle
,
after
Duke
of
Guise
,
much
renowmed
in
the
raignes
of
Francis
the
second
,
and
Charles
the
ninth
.
This
Earle
conducting
4000.
Lansquenets
,
and
great
numbers
of
French
Horsemen
,
entred
into
Saintonge
,
which
hee
pacified
without
resistance
,
not
punishing
them
for
their
offences
past
,
minding
to
obtaine
the
name
of
a
milde
and
gentle
Prince
,
and
leauing
the
report
of
crueltie
and
seueritie
vnto
the
Constable
,
who
being
accompanied
with
all
the
forces
,
and
both
the
armes
ioyned
in
one
,
entred
into
Bourdeaux
all
armed
,
giuing
most
hard
speeches
vnto
the
Captaine
of
the
towne
,
that
at
his
entrie
,
presented
him
with
the
keyes
of
the
towne
,
that
at
his
entry
presented
him
with
the
keyes
of
the
Citie
,
beseeching
him
to
be
fauourable
vnto
the
citizens
:
but
he
being
master
of
the
town
,
without
blow
giuen
,
bereaued
the
citizens
of
al
their
titles
,
registers
,
priuiledges
,
and
franchises
,
depriued
them
of
all
honours
,
burnt
all
their
priuiledges
,
caused
the
Court
of
Parliament
to
cease
,
wholly
disarmed
the
citizens
,
pulled
downe
their
belles
,
and
constrained
the
principallest
of
the
citie
,
to
the
number
of
seuen
score
,
to
goe
to
the
Fryers
,
there
to
fetch
the
body
of
Monsieur
de
Monneins
,
and
to
conuey
it
to
the
Church
of
S.
Andrewes
,
where
it
should
be
buried
:
each
of
them
with
a
waxe
candle
lited
in
his
hands
,
hauing
first
before
the
Constables
lodging
,
asked
mercy
both
of
God
and
the
king
,
and
Iustice
,
Estonnoc
,
the
two
brethren
du
Saul
,
and
others
had
their
heads
striken
off
.
He
forgot
not
likewise
those
that
had
bene
assistant
at
the
murthering
of
the
Gouernor
,
and
the
sacking
of
the
houses
,
a
Prouost
Marshall
with
a
great
number
of
souldiers
went
through
Bourdeaux
,
Baradois
,
and
Agenois
,
executing
such
as
had
rung
the
belles
,
and
in
the
ende
,
he
tooke
the
two
chiefe
Leaders
of
the
Commons
,
named
Talemagne
and
Galaffie
,
who
were
broken
vpon
a
wheele
,
hauing
first
bene
crowned
with
a
Crowne
of
Iron
burning
hot
,
for
their
punishment
in
vsurping
the
soueraigne
Maiestie
.
Anthony
de
Burbon
,
Duke
de
Vandosine
,
espoused
Ieane
d'Albert
Princesse
of
Nauarre
,
and
Francis
de
Lorraine
,
Duke
d'Aumalle
,
the
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Ferrare
.
But
among
those
sweete
and
pleasant
conceits
,
they
mixed
a
most
rigorous
&
bitter
ordinance
,
establishing
within
Parris
an
extraordinary
chamber
,
de
Valentimois
,
of
whom
I
spake
before
:
saying
vnto
her
,
that
she
ought
to
content
her selfe
,
to
haue
so
much
infected
France
,
without
mixing
her
venome
and
filthiniesse
,
with
so
holy
and
sacred
a
thing
as
is
the
religion
,
and
the
truth
of
the
sonne
of
God
:
and
that
it
was
to
be
feared
,
that
for
the
same
occasion
God
wold
send
a
greeuous
plague
and
punishment
both
vpon
the
King
and
his
Realme
.
But
the
King
being
moued
and
sore
greeued
with
such
exhortations
,
which
touched
her
to
the
quick
to
whom
they
were
spoken
,
de
la
Rochpot
,
in
Saint
Anthonies
streete
,
before
Saint
Catherins
Church
,
right
against
the
scaffold
where
the
Taylor
shewed
most
singuler
and
constant
patience
:
and
hauing
espied
the
king
,
he
beheld
him
with
so
stedfast
a
countenance
,
that
by
no
means
he
would
looke
of
,
and
the
sire
being
put
vnto
him
,
he
had
his
eyes
so
stedfastly
fixed
vppon
him
,
that
the
king
was
constrained
to
leaue
the
windowe
and
to
withdraw
himselfe
,
being
so
moued
thereat
,
that
he
confessed
that
he
thought
the
shadowe
of
the
Taylor
followed
him
,
and
with
the
apprehension
of
that
spectacle
,
for
the
space
of
certaine
nights
after
,
it
still
represented
it selfe
before
his
eyes
,
in
such
maner
,
that
he
made
an
oath
and
protested
,
that
he
would
neuer
see
nor
heare
any
more
of
those
Lutherians
.
Monsieur
de
Termes
,
knight
of
the
order
,
was
sent
into
Scotland
,
to
supply
the
place
of
Monsieur
de
Esse
,
there
to
continue
the
warres
,
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
being
of
the
age
of
sixe
or
seuen
yeares
,
hauing
the
yeare
before
bene
conueyed
into
France
,
Monsieur
d'Esse
before
his
departure
,
hauing
giuen
the
English
men
an
ouerthrow
before
Hedungton
,
and
taken
the
Isle
of
Horses
,
left
the
rest
of
his
affaires
vnto
his
successor
,
that
behaued
himselfe
most
brauely
,
and
with
great
honour
.
Iaques
de
Couci
Lord
of
Veruin
,
had
beene
beheaded
in
Parris
,
and
Edward
du
Biez
,
Marishall
of
France
,
his
father
in
lawe
,
after
a
long
imprisonment
,
degraded
of
his
estate
.
The
Marishall
was
accused
to
haue
vnaduisedly
placed
his
sonne
in
lawe
within
Bullen
,
and
the
other
for
hauing
yeelded
vp
a
place
so
impregnable
and
well
furnished
,
vnto
the
enemie
,
to
the
which
ende
,
diuers
witnesses
and
Commissaries
were
appointed
and
procured
,
by
suche
as
had
credite
about
the
king
,
so
that
not
verie
long
after
,
it
was
plainly
and
manifestly
seene
,
and
openly
knowne
,
that
the
innocencie
of
those
gentlemen
,
had
beene
falsely
accused
and
condemned
,
by
the
enuie
of
certaine
Courtiers
,
that
ruled
the
king
.
who
acknowledged
the
fault
by
him
therein
committed
,
but
remedied
it
not
,
the
condemnation
against
Monsieur
de
Veruin
,
continuing
still
in
force
,
vntill
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1575.
that
his
sonne
and
heire
,
by
petition
made
to
king
Henry
the
third
,
besought
the
king
to
restore
the
name
and
honour
of
his
Father
,
and
Grand-father
by
the
mothers
side
,
and
commaundement
was
giuen
vnto
one
of
the
Heraults
,
to
be
assistant
at
the
funerals
of
those
two
Lords
,
which
were
solemnely
holden
at
Bullen
,
in
the
month
of
Iune
.
1577.
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
entered
by
force
,
and
that
of
Blaconnet
by
composition
.
The
Englishmen
left
Bonlamberg
,
which
was
presently
repaired
,
after
that
,
they
besieged
the
Tower
of
Ordre
:
but
by
reason
of
the
winter
time
,
the
Forts
beeing
garnished
with
men
and
victuals
,
the
king
dismissed
his
armie
,
and
withdrew
himselfe
till
spring
time
.
This
yeare
the
proces
of
Merindol
,
was
pleaded
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
at
Parris
,
beeing
the
50.
time
that
it
had
beene
heard
,
which
was
thus
.
Iohn
Menier
succeeding
in
his
place
,
who
hauing
forcibly
taken
the
goods
of
certaine
husbandmen
of
the
village
of
Oppede
,
whereof
he
was
Lord
,
vnder
pretence
of
religion
,
was
become
a
mortall
enemy
vnto
those
of
Cabrieres
and
Merindol
,
where
those
husbandmen
dwelt
,
who
in
haruest
time
,
in
despight
of
Menier
,
reaped
the
corne
which
as
then
they
found
vpon
their
ground
,
which
hee
held
from
them
by
force
:
so
that
as
then
the
execution
was
pursued
.
And
thervpon
the
Parliament
at
the
instant
request
of
M
nier
,
sent
an
huissier
,
to
the
Cardinall
de
Tournon
,
at
whose
request
king
Francis
the
first
,
sent
letters
pattents
to
the
parliament
,
for
the
execution
of
that
first
sentence
,
and
by
that
meanes
in
the
moneth
of
Aprill
1545.
Menier
naming
himselfe
Lieftenant
to
Monsieur
de
Grignan
,
Gouernour
of
Prouence
,
hauing
assembled
an
armie
of
theeues
,
and
beeing
accompanied
by
Monsieur
de
la
Garde
,
set
fier
in
diuers
villages
about
Merindol
,
sent
great
numbers
of
poore
Countrie-men
into
the
Gallies
,
and
caused
a
young
man
to
bee
openly
harquebushed
,
and
finding
no
man
within
Merindol
,
pilled
,
sacked
,
burnt
,
and
rased
all
the
houses
,
and
hauing
besieged
,
battered
,
and
by
composition
taken
the
litle
Towne
of
Cabrieres
,
in
stead
of
holding
his
promise
made
vnto
them
,
he
chose
out
25.
or
30.
men
,
such
as
pleased
him
,
that
were
cut
and
massaced
to
peeces
,
in
a
Medowe
that
lay
vnder
the
Towne
,
&
about
40.
women
,
wherof
most
of
them
were
great
with
childe
,
were
burnt
within
a
barne
,
and
many
beeing
found
hidden
in
their
Cellors
,
were
tyed
two
and
two
togither
,
and
so
ledde
into
the
Hall
of
the
Castle
of
Cabrieres
,
where
they
were
most
cruelly
murthered
.
Within
the
Church
,
many
olde
women
,
young
maides
,
and
children
,
that
had
saued
themselues
,
were
all
put
to
the
sword
.
The
number
of
the
slaine
and
massacred
,
amounting
vnto
800.
persons
and
more
.
The
Barron
de
la
Garde
ledde
aboue
800.
persons
away
,
and
put
them
into
the
Gallies
,
where
the
most
part
of
them
died
in
great
miserie
.
Many
women
and
maides
were
deflowred
,
and
great
numbers
ledde
prisoners
to
Marseille
,
Aix
,
and
Auignon
.
Diuers
villages
beeing
wholly
burnt
and
consumed
by
fire
,
whereby
the
desolation
and
misery
of
that
countrie
was
exceeding
great
.
But
king
Francis
being
sicke
,
for
the
space
of
certaine
years
after
that
cruell
massacre
,
and
vrged
in
conscience
with
a
remorse
of
that
mischiefe
,
whereof
hee
had
partly
beene
the
cause
,
and
sorrie
before
his
death
hee
could
not
execute
open
punishment
vppon
those
that
abusing
his
name
and
authoritie
,
had
committed
so
horrible
a
mischiefe
among
his
subiects
of
Prouence
,
expresly
charged
his
sonne
Henry
,
not
to
deferre
that
punishment
,
saying
:
that
if
he
put
it
in
obliuion
,
God
wold
bee
reuenged
thereof
against
him
,
and
that
their
memorie
would
remaine
in
horrour
and
execration
vnto
all
straungers
,
if
the
persons
that
had
committed
so
notable
a
crime
,
should
bee
suffered
to
escape
vnpunished
.
This
clause
expresly
set
downe
within
the
Kings
testament
,
aduanced
the
discredit
on
the
Cardinall
of
Tournon
,
and
put
Grignan
and
la
Garde
in
great
paine
:
but
to
conclude
,
they
had
more
feare
then
hurt
,
for
the
king
by
his
letters
patents
of
the
17.
of
March
,
5549.
caused
the
matter
to
bee
heard
by
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
,
where
Menier
and
three
others
his
companions
,
appeared
in
person
,
the
rest
of
the
Councellors
by
their
Atturneyes
.
And
there
,
after
long
proces
,
in
stead
of
punishment
,
one
man
onely
,
called
Guerin
,
a
Councellor
,
lesse
culpable
then
the
rest
,
was
hanged
in
Parris
:
Menier
,
principal
of
that
massacre
escaped
,
and
falling
out
of
his
wits
died
,
beeing
ceased
with
a
secret
fire
within
his
bodie
,
in
the
open
sight
&
knowledge
of
all
the
countrie
of
Prouence
.
The
rest
of
the
matter
vanished
(
as
it
were
in
a
smoke
)
before
the
sight
of
men
:
but
God
made
both
the
king
,
his
Councell
,
&
all
his
Realme
,
to
know
and
well
perceiue
,
that
the
blood
of
so
many
innocent
persons
,
and
others
that
were
put
to
death
,
both
before
and
after
that
time
,
for
the
confession
of
the
Gospell
,
is
most
precious
in
his
sight
:
as
the
things
that
happened
and
fell
out
in
the
yeares
ensuing
haue
well
declared
,
which
we
must
in
order
set
downe
,
as
time
and
place
shall
serue
.
Margaret
de
Orleans
,
Queen
of
Nauarre
,
sister
to
king
Francis
the
first
,
a
most
noble
and
famous
Princesse
,
and
of
as
notable
a
spirit
,
as
any
that
liued
in
her
time
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
year
,
the
king
suppressed
and
abolished
the
imposition
of
salt
,
in
the
countrie
of
Guyenne
,
with
all
the
officers
that
had
the
execution
thereof
,
for
the
summe
of
450000.
frankes
,
with
the
countries
of
of
Poicton
,
Saintonge
,
Angoulmois
,
Perigort
,
high
and
lowe
Limosin
,
and
high
&
lowe
Marthe
,
should
pay
vnto
him
,
with
25000.
frankes
to
the
officers
for
their
charges
.
Touching
those
of
Bourdeaux
,
in
the
month
of
October
before
,
they
had
procured
and
obtained
a
general
pardon
,
vpon
condition
,
that
they
and
their
successors
,
shuld
alwaies
keep
two
ships
furnished
for
the
wars
,
readie
to
put
to
sea
,
&
to
serue
vnder
whomsoeuer
it
should
please
the
king
to
commaund
,
and
to
receiue
into
the
Castles
of
Trompette
and
du
Ha
,
such
garrison
,
as
the
king
should
send
into
them
,
and
to
victuall
them
with
all
sorts
of
victualls
,
which
they
should
yearely
furnish
and
renue
,
taking
away
the
olde
.
And
therevpon
,
in
the
moneth
of
Ianuarie
after
,
the
king
reestablished
the
parlement
,
and
their
Towne
was
reduced
into
the
former
estate
,
they
that
had
beene
beaten
making
the
amends
.
S.
Andre
,
&
Minard
,
hauing
promised
to
become
good
seruitors
,
were
restored
againe
.
Liset
was
made
Abbot
of
S.
Victor
,
that
an
other
of
lesse
iudgement
then
himselfe
,
might
haue
his
place
.
And
so
hee
tooke
vppon
him
to
deale
in
matters
of
diuinitie
,
wherein
hee
sped
so
hardly
,
and
of
a
good
practition
,
hee
became
so
ignoranta
sophister
,
that
falling
in
a
great
laughter
,
hee
was
suddainly
taken
with
a
disease
and
so
died
.
Hee
shewed
himselfe
a
sworne
and
perpetual
enemie
to
those
of
the
religion
,
thinking
to
aduance
himselfe
by
cruell
inuentions
:
but
hee
was
cut
off
by
the
way
:
thereby
seruing
for
an
example
,
to
many
better
men
then
himselfe
,
not
to
bandie
against
him
vho
is
able
to
surprise
and
intrappe
the
subtillest
in
their
fond
inuentions
,
and
against
whom
the
wisedome
and
force
of
man
,
is
nothing
but
meere
beastlinesse
and
vanitie
.
About
that
time
died
Claude
de
Lorraine
,
first
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
Iohn
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
both
beeing
poysoned
,
with
Humieres
,
the
Cardinall
of
Amboise
,
and
Iohn
of
Caracciol
,
Prince
of
Melphe
,
Lieftenant
generall
for
the
King
in
Piedemont
,
and
Marshall
of
France
,
after
whom
succeeded
Charles
de
Cosse
,
Barron
de
Brissac
,
in
his
time
a
most
valiant
Captaine
.
Now
wee
enter
into
warres
,
Pierre
Louis
,
sonne
to
Pope
Paul
Fernese
,
who
therin
had
been
slaine
by
his
houshold-seruants
.
For
besides
that
,
the
report
went
,
that
it
had
been
done
and
practised
by
the
subtill
meanes
of
Ferdinand
de
Gonzague
,
Lieftenant
for
the
Emperour
in
Lombardie
,
thereby
to
aduance
his
maisters
affaires
,
he
had
ceased
vppon
Plaisance
.
The
Pope
desirous
to
reuenge
himselfe
,
and
hauing
not
an
arme
as
strong
as
his
heart
,
had
sent
Camille
Vrsin
to
keepe
and
defend
Parma
,
and
accepted
the
offer
by
the
king
,
in
ayde
vnto
him
:
which
was
to
receiue
the
familie
of
Farneses
,
and
al
their
lands
and
goods
into
his
protection
.
The
Pope
had
giuen
Parma
vnto
his
Nephew
Octauian
,
who
not
long
after
was
inuested
therewith
by
Iulius
,
the
third
successour
vnto
Paul
:
but
the
Emperour
pretending
,
that
the
Title
of
protector
,
belonged
better
to
him
,
then
to
the
King
,
that
had
nothing
to
doo
in
Italie
:
and
perceiuing
that
accord
between
the
king
and
the
Pope
,
to
be
as
a
thorne
within
his
foote
,
determined
to
assure
himselfe
of
Parma
,
&
wrought
in
such
maner
,
that
Pope
Iulius
abandoned
his
vassall
Octauian
,
that
had
espoused
the
Emperours
Bastard-daughter
.
Octauian
repaired
to
the
king
,
that
named
himselfe
Protector
of
the
lands
of
the
Church
,
and
of
the
Ferneses
:
and
Pope
Iulius
being
solicited
to
take
order
therein
,
made
no
account
thereof
,
wherevppon
the
king
determined
to
ayde
Octauian
:
and
not
long
after
Gonzague
besieged
Parma
,
which
caused
the
king
to
commaund
the
Marishall
of
Brissac
,
his
Lieftenant
in
Peidemont
,
to
fortifie
and
strengthen
Mirandole
,
but
Gonzague
hauing
discouered
the
enterprise
,
surprised
the
Soldiours
that
Marshiall
Brissac
sent
thither
,
and
caused
them
to
stay
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Pope
began
to
threaten
the
king
,
because
hee
had
receiued
Octauian
into
his
protection
,
and
said
he
would
excommunicate
him
,
and
all
the
Realme
of
France
.
To
coole
the
Popes
chollor
,
the
king
expresly
forbadde
all
his
subiects
,
not
to
carrie
any
mony
to
Rome
,
neyther
yet
to
go
thither
for
any
cause
whatsoeuer
:
ordaining
the
Metropolitans
of
his
Realme
,
to
supply
their
default
therein
,
vntill
further
order
should
bee
taken
.
This
was
no
small
blowe
vnto
the
Court
of
Rome
:
and
surely
if
the
king
had
still
continued
in
that
mind
,
the
Popes
had
neuer
pilled
France
in
such
maner
,
as
afterward
they
did
,
but
thereby
they
had
beene
taught
to
become
wise
.
Which
had
surely
beene
a
beginning
of
reformation
throughout
Christendome
:
but
it
being
grounded
onely
vppon
temporall
considerations
and
commodities
,
it
proceeded
to
no
good
end
.
Octauian
was
declared
a
rebell
vnto
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
and
presently
war
was
proclaimed
against
him
:
Gonzague
entering
by
armes
into
the
territories
of
Parma
.
Quiers
,
S.
Damian
,
with
certaine
Forts
&
Castles
in
the
Marquisall
of
Montferrat
.
Whereby
Gonzague
was
constrained
to
leaue
Parma
,
to
defend
the
Millannois
.
At
that
time
the
Emperour
found
himselfe
much
busied
with
many
important
affaires
,
hauing
to
doo
both
with
the
king
of
Fance
,
the
Turkes
,
and
Affrica
,
besides
the
troubles
which
as
then
were
not
fully
ended
in
Almaine
.
The
Histories
are
very
diuers
,
touching
the
breach
of
this
peace
,
betweene
the
Emperour
and
the
king
:
but
it
must
bee
vnderstood
by
this
newe
commotion
,
happened
betweene
two
so
puissant
Princes
,
for
asmall
matter
,
as
it
outwardly
appeared
,
that
they
sought
some
former
quarrell
,
whereinto
both
of
them
most
willingly
entred
,
vnder
pretence
of
their
new
warre
,
for
Parma
:
but
aboue
all
things
,
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
minding
to
scourge
Christendome
,
as
then
filled
with
all
disorders
,
and
culpable
of
greeuous
crimes
,
was
the
onely
cause
thereof
.
de
S.
Andre
,
was
readie
to
sayle
into
England
,
to
beare
the
order
of
France
,
vnto
Edward
king
of
England
,
sent
certaine
shippes
to
lye
betweene
Douer
and
Calis
,
to
take
the
Marshal
,
who
taking
shippe
at
Deepe
,
held
an
other
course
,
and
so
performed
his
voyage
.
And
for
his
securitie
,
hee
caused
certaine
Flemish
shippes
to
bee
stayed
at
Deepe
,
which
were
presently
released
assoone
as
they
vnderstood
of
his
arriuall
in
England
.
On
the
other
side
,
Queene
Marie
caused
an
arest
to
be
made
of
all
French
Marchants
shippes
,
that
as
then
were
in
any
Port
within
the
lowe
Countries
,
wherewith
diuers
Marchants
were
not
very
well
pleased
,
by
reason
of
the
disorders
and
losses
,
that
commonly
happen
by
such
arrests
.
Monsieur
de
Villebon
,
minding
to
refresh
Turouenne
,
wherein
hee
commaunded
,
with
new
victuals
.
Monsieur
du
Reux
,
a
great
aduersarie
to
France
,
sent
certaine
Souldiours
to
lye
in
Ambuscado
,
and
to
impeach
that
enterprise
,
but
in
the
end
hee
was
constrained
to
retire
,
without
effecting
that
they
went
for
.
Irons
in
this
sort
beeing
heated
,
commaundement
was
giuen
to
the
Ambassadors
on
both
parts
to
depart
.
The
Queene
of
Hungaria
stayed
the
Ambassadour
of
France
prisoner
in
a
certaine
Castle
,
with
a
great
guard
,
where
hee
stayed
for
a
time
.
Monsieur
de
Termes
to
Pope
Iulius
,
to
excuse
himselfe
,
in
respect
of
that
which
he
had
done
in
the
behalf
of
Octauian
Fernese
:
hee
likewise
shewed
vnto
the
Emperour
,
what
reason
mooued
him
to
take
armes
,
and
sent
the
Abbot
of
Bellosanne
,
to
signifie
vnto
the
councel
of
Trent
,
that
hee
could
not
send
the
Bishops
of
his
Realme
vnto
such
a
Councell
,
neyther
yet
esteeme
that
assembly
to
bee
a
generall
Councell
,
that
they
should
respect
the
animositie
of
the
Pope
,
against
the
Realme
of
France
,
and
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
Church
:
and
therefore
that
they
should
not
finde
it
straunge
,
if
hee
seemed
not
to
shewe
obedience
to
that
assembly
,
not
made
for
the
common
benefite
of
Christendome
,
but
onely
for
the
particular
profit
and
commoditie
of
some
speciall
men
:
not
that
thereby
hee
pretended
to
leaue
or
forsake
papisticall
religion
,
but
protesting
onely
to
doo
it
,
that
hee
might
not
bee
surprised
,
by
such
as
vnder
pretence
of
religion
,
and
reformation
of
abuses
,
sought
to
imbase
his
kingly
estate
and
dignitie
,
which
hee
hoped
to
impeach
by
all
iust
and
reasonable
meanes
that
possible
he
might
.
After
this
protestation
,
hee
published
an
edict
made
the
yeare
before
,
touching
the
obtaining
of
Benefices
:
against
the
deceites
of
pettie
dates
,
and
other
abuses
vsed
the
Court
of
Rome
,
and
also
touching
the
auncient
arrests
and
edicts
,
made
against
Annates
,
and
abuses
of
reseruations
and
exactions
inuented
by
the
Popes
:
forbidding
his
subiects
not
to
go
to
Rome
for
Annates
,
nor
any
other
occasions
touching
or
concerning
Benefices
,
appoynting
them
to
bee
disposed
and
ordered
by
the
ordinaries
:
certifying
into
all
places
,
what
wrong
Pope
Iulius
did
,
both
to
him
,
and
to
Octauian
Fernese
,
Duke
of
Parma
,
whom
hee
depriued
of
the
place
wherein
hee
had
beene
solemnly
inuested
.
The
Cardinals
and
others
of
the
Popes
creatures
in
France
,
fearing
least
this
edict
(
whervpon
Charles
de
Moulin
a
Councel
of
great
vnderstanding
,
wrote
a
most
learned
Commentary
,
in
the
which
he
discouered
many
terrible
practises
in
Rome
)
wold
giue
a
hard
push
vnto
the
Papasie
,
with
earnest
sute
,
procured
the
King
to
publish
and
ordaine
,
farre
straighter
and
seuerer
edicts
,
then
euer
he
did
against
the
religion
:
to
the
end
that
Iules
&
the
Cardinals
on
the
other
side
of
the
mountaines
,
might
assure
themselues
of
him
to
bee
their
friend
,
as
long
as
they
seemed
to
agree
with
him
.
Those
ordinances
were
followed
by
diuers
cruell
and
terrible
executions
in
many
places
of
the
Realme
,
against
great
numbers
of
the
religion
that
were
burned
for
most
boldly
confessing
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
reiecting
mans
traditions
induced
and
brought
into
the
Church
and
seruice
of
God
.
Those
that
were
assembled
at
Trent
,
wrote
vnto
the
king
,
to
induce
him
to
accept
and
allow
the
decrees
of
their
councell
,
and
to
send
the
Bishops
of
his
Realme
vnto
them
,
as
also
to
intreate
him
to
be
a
meanes
vnto
the
Switzers
,
to
send
thither
likewise
:
but
warre
beeing
open
in
all
places
,
and
the
Emperour
hauing
sent
for
the
Spaniards
that
were
in
Almaine
,
to
make
warre
in
Italie
against
Parma
,
the
pursuit
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
hung
still
vpon
the
field
.
Catherin
de
Medicis
his
wife
,
Regent
of
the
Realme
,
Monsieur
de
Duras
,
for
the
most
part
beeing
composed
of
Gentlemen
and
olde
Souldiers
,
euerie
man
able
to
commaunde
.
Of
all
this
Infantery
,
next
to
the
Admirall
,
Monsieur
Chastillon
was
Coronell
,
besides
10000.
Lansquenets
in
twentie
Companies
,
and
diuided
into
two
Regiments
,
conducted
by
Recrod
and
Rhingraue
their
Coronels
:
with
a
great
number
of
horsemen
sent
vnto
the
king
,
by
the
Protestant
Princes
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Coronell
Chartel
.
The
French
horsemen
(
whereof
Claude
de
Lorraine
,
Duke
of
d'Aumalle
yongest
sonne
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
was
Leader
)
were
1500.
men
of
armes
,
euery
man
hauing
two
Archers
with
him
,
all
made
4500.
horses
,
2000.
light-horse
,
and
as
many
caliuers
on
horse-backe
.
Of
voluntarie
souldiers
,
both
Gentlemen
and
others
,
there
were
so
great
numbers
,
that
all
the
countrie
was
couered
with
horses
:
but
now
wee
must
see
what
all
these
troupes
effected
.
Thoul
,
Chrestienne
,
Duches
Dowager
of
Lorraine
,
came
vnto
the
king
,
byding
at
Ginuille
,
there
to
excuse
her selfe
of
the
suspitions
imposed
vpon
her
,
because
the
Emperour
was
her
near
kinsman
,
and
considering
the
tempest
that
as
then
threatned
Lorraine
,
shee
committed
her selfe
,
and
Charles
her
sonne
,
into
the
protection
of
the
king
,
who
sent
the
young
Prince
vnto
the
Dauphin
his
sonne
,
where
hee
was
brought
vppe
,
and
after
married
a
daughter
of
France
.
Meane
time
,
Thoul
yeelded
vnto
the
Constable
:
which
done
,
he
parlied
with
the
Towne
of
Metz
,
an
imperiall
and
faire
Cittie
:
they
offered
to
serue
the
armie
with
victuals
for
their
mony
:
and
to
permitte
the
king
with
all
his
Princes
,
free
passage
through
the
Towne
,
as
at
other
times
they
had
done
vnto
the
Emperour
:
but
the
Constable
hauing
partly
perswaded
them
by
promises
,
and
then
vsing
some
threatnings
,
Those
of
Metz
would
gladly
haue
resisted
,
both
by
word
and
deed
,
but
not
hauing
in
time
prouided
for
themselues
,
they
were
constrained
to
bid
their
libertie
farewell
,
and
to
open
their
gates
to
two
companies
of
foote
,
which
drewe
so
long
a
tayle
after
them
,
that
in
fine
,
all
meanes
of
resistance
was
wholly
taken
from
them
,
for
that
all
the
valiantest
sousdiers
in
France
were
there
in
person
:
and
vppon
the
10.
of
Aprill
,
the
Constable
accompanied
with
diuers
Princes
and
great
Lords
,
stayed
the
comming
of
the
king
,
who
within
eight
daies
after
,
made
his
entrie
into
the
Towne
,
with
all
his
armie
,
where
he
stayed
three
daies
to
take
order
for
their
affaires
,
receiued
oath
&
fidelitie
of
the
Cittizens
:
he
likewise
swearing
both
to
them
,
and
those
of
Thoul
,
to
defend
them
against
all
men
,
and
to
preserue
their
rights
and
priuiledges
,
and
franchises
in
al
things
whatsoeuer
:
also
to
prouide
for
the
strength
and
fortification
of
〈◊〉
place
,
which
as
then
hee
fully
pretended
to
make
one
of
the
principall
bullwarkes
and
Frontier-townes
of
France
,
wherein
hee
left
as
Gouernour
,
Monsieur
de
Gonnort
,
brother
to
the
Marshal
de
Brissac
,
giuing
him
in
charge
to
looke
vnto
the
citadell
,
and
other
fortifications
of
the
Towne
.
Pierre
Sturne
,
Goteshem
,
and
Sleidam
,
their
Deputies
,
were
departed
,
hee
sent
two
Gentlemen
to
the
Councell
of
the
Towne
,
to
knowe
their
aunswere
,
where
,
in
a
long
time
and
eloquent
discourse
,
they
shewed
But
whatsoeuer
hee
said
,
it
little
auayled
,
for
those
of
Strasbourg
put
a
strong
Garrison
into
their
Towne
,
preparing
themselues
vnto
resistance
,
if
any
pretence
were
offered
:
meane
time
,
not
refusing
to
furnish
the
campe
with
victuals
,
and
all
other
necessaries
whatsoeuer
:
but
the
armie
dooing
nothing
,
marched
towards
Hagenaw
,
and
Wisbourg
,
where
the
Deputies
of
three
of
the
Electors
next
adioyning
,
as
also
of
other
Princes
,
The
King
perceiuing
,
that
by
meanes
of
his
great
armie
,
the
Protestant
Princes
had
brought
the
Emperour
to
some
reason
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
vnderstanding
that
the
Queene
of
Hungary
with
her
forces
,
was
entered
into
the
field
,
left
the
Almaines
,
and
at
his
departure
,
made
aunswere
vnto
the
Princes
,
that
he
contented
himselfe
,
to
be
esteemed
the
cause
whereby
the
Princes
that
were
prisoners
,
should
shortly
bee
deliuered
,
and
the
countrie
of
Almaine
,
enioy
a
happy
peace
:
and
that
,
if
thereafter
it
should
haue
cause
to
vse
his
helpe
,
hee
would
not
spare
what
meanes
soeuer
hee
had
,
to
doo
them
good
.
Meane
time
,
the
armie
fedde
vppon
the
poore
pesants
,
and
the
country
belonging
to
those
of
Strasbourg
(
that
stood
vpon
their
guard
)
was
nothing
spared
.
The
Leaders
notwithstanding
repressing
the
insolencie
of
the
Souldiers
,
as
much
as
possibly
they
might
,
but
in
so
great
a
multitude
it
is
impossible
,
that
some
disorder
should
not
bee
committed
.
Duke
Maurice
hauing
driuen
the
Emperor
out
of
Almaine
,
and
thereby
procured
an
assembly
and
meeting
to
bee
holden
at
Passau
,
there
to
take
order
touching
the
reducing
of
the
Countrie
of
Almaine
into
her
an●●er
〈◊〉
,
Ambassadours
for
the
Emperour
,
the
Electors
,
and
diuers
●●aces
of
Germanie
met
togither
.
Where
the
Bishop
of
Bayonne
,
Ambassadour
for
the
King
,
fayled
not
to
come
&
vpon
the
3.
of
Iune
,
in
a
learned
Oration
,
he
shewed
the
ancient
&
long
coniunction
of
the
countries
of
Almaine
&
France
:
the
affection
that
the
Roc
de
Mars
,
which
was
presently
taken
and
spoyled
.
The
like
was
done
to
Mont
S.
Iohn
,
Solieure
,
and
other
places
.
The
Emperours
,
and
the
kings
forces
,
skirmishing
before
Thionuille
,
&
the
armie
passing
by
it
,
made
towards
d'Auuille
,
which
beeing
battered
,
and
yeelded
vnto
the
king
,
the
Captaines
were
kept
prisoners
,
and
the
Souldiers
suffered
to
depart
without
armes
,
onely
a
white
sticke
in
their
hands
.
Iuoy
was
likewise
battered
,
and
after
yeelded
vpon
the
like
condition
.
The
Gouernour
beeing
sent
prisoner
vnto
Parris
,
all
the
spoyle
was
giuen
vnto
the
Constable
,
who
distributed
the
greatest
part
thereof
among
his
troupes
,
and
particularly
to
that
of
his
eldest
sonne
:
whereat
the
Souldiours
of
the
olde
companies
began
to
mutinie
:
next
Iuoy
,
they
tooke
Monmedy
,
and
while
they
were
imployed
therein
,
the
Marshall
Sedan
,
heire
vnto
the
house
la
Marshe
,
obtained
certaine
companies
of
the
King
,
wherewith
hee
recouered
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Bouillon
,
with
all
the
places
depending
&
belonging
to
the
Duchie
:
Lumes
,
Treton
,
Glaion
,
and
others
,
were
taken
and
ouerthrowne
,
and
to
please
the
olde
Souldiers
,
they
had
the
spoyle
of
Cimay
,
a
Towne
and
Castle
belonging
vnto
the
Duke
d'Arscot
,
giuen
vnto
them
.
Where
the
assieged
hauing
withdrawne
themselues
into
the
Castle
,
and
desiring
to
make
some
composition
,
were
myned
vnder
the
gate
,
and
other
places
of
the
Castle
,
by
the
great
fury
of
the
assailantes
,
(
wholly
famished
and
thirsting
after
spoyle
,
)
wherevnto
they
ranne
with
so
great
haste
,
that
some
of
their
Matches
fell
into
a
certaine
quantitie
of
powder
,
Metz
,
Thoul
,
and
Verdum
,
imperiall
Townes
:
to
the
which
ende
,
he
gathered
an
Armie
of
50000.
foote
,
and
20000.
horse
,
with
a
great
number
of
Artillery
,
and
while
he
was
preparing
this
armie
,
Albert
Marquesse
of
Brandenburge
,
who
in
the
Kings
name
had
made
most
cruell
warre
vpon
many
Townes
and
Bishopprickes
in
Almaine
,
being
secretly
reconciled
vnto
the
Emperour
,
hauing
to
the
number
of
2000.
horse
,
and
8000.
foote
,
with
certaine
artillery
,
approched
the
Frontiers
of
Luxembourge
,
and
of
Lorraine
,
where
for
a
long
time
he
helde
the
King
in
hope
,
to
follow
the
warres
for
him
,
and
all
that
time
his
troupes
ouerranne
the
plaine
country
,
and
there
forraged
themselues
after
most
strange
maner
:
but
in
the
ende
,
he
found
the
meanes
to
withdraw
himselfe
from
the
Kings
armie
,
and
hauing
impeached
those
of
Metz
from
victualls
,
he
departed
with
all
his
troupes
.
de
Neuers
fortified
Stenay
,
and
constrained
the
Burgonian
Garrison
of
Vireton
,
to
yeeld
themselues
to
him
.
A
company
of
the
old
bandes
being
in
Roc
de
Mars
,
were
drawne
from
thence
:
Those
that
commaunded
in
Verdun
,
Iuoy
,
Danuille
,
and
Monmedy
,
strengthened
themselues
,
and
made
prouision
for
their
owne
defence
:
not
long
after
,
the
Emperour
came
to
Sarbruch
,
The
King
being
at
Rheims
,
was
aduertised
by
the
Duke
d'Aumalle
,
touching
Monsisur
de
Bourdillon
was
sent
thither
,
but
the
Duke
for
that
time
sent
him
backe
again
:
esteeming
that
the
Marques
as
then
hauing
past
the
Meuse
,
ment
to
ioyne
with
the
Emperours
armie
:
but
about
the
end
of
October
,
the
Duke
beeing
aduertised
that
the
Marques
beganne
to
dislodge
,
placed
himselfe
in
order
of
battell
,
with
al
his
horsemen
,
vpon
a
plaine
called
la
Croix
du
Monstier
,
to
see
what
way
the
Marques
held
,
who
hauing
intelligence
that
the
countrie
people
,
and
certaine
Frenchmen
,
skirmished
and
spoyled
some
of
his
footemen
:
would
himselfe
in
person
go
to
see
what
they
were
,
and
went
so
neare
,
that
his
Interpreter
was
slaine
with
a
caliuer
,
standing
close
by
him
,
who
therewith
re●urning
in
great
chollor
,
appoynted
his
horsemen
to
aduance
themselues
,
&
to
set
vpon
the
enemie
:
and
so
in
great
furie
charged
the
Dukes
companies
,
who
as
then
thought
to
retire
.
At
the
first
onset
,
the
Marques
set
vpon
a
great
troup
of
Pages
,
and
others
that
were
placed
there
to
make
a
shewe
,
who
were
presently
dispearsed
.
The
second
charge
was
made
vpon
a
squadron
of
Light-horse
and
Argolets
,
who
in
a
manner
made
no
resistance
,
and
so
all
the
strength
fell
vppon
the
Lanciers
,
who
presently
by
the
Rutters
Pistols
,
were
forced
to
retire
,
beeing
ill
prouided
of
Lances
to
make
resistance
.
The
Duke
perceiuing
his
horsemen
to
bee
disranked
,
and
flying
to
saue
themselues
,
and
the
Marques
at
hand-blowes
with
diuers
of
his
Leaders
,
rancked
himselfe
in
order
againe
,
with
some
fewe
of
his
men
,
and
entered
into
the
skirmish
,
where
his
principall
Gentlemen
hauing
beene
slaine
before
his
eyes
,
the
rest
hurt
,
beaten
downe
,
and
taken
prisoners
,
and
all
his
men
put
to
flight
and
chased
,
himselfe
beeing
hurt
in
two
places
,
and
his
horse
slaine
vnder
him
,
in
the
end
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
all
his
company
in
a
maner
ouerthrowne
.
The
Vicount
of
Rohan
,
slaine
by
them
that
tooke
him
,
and
many
Cornets
,
Captaines
,
and
Gentlemen
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundreth
and
more
,
slaine
in
the
field
:
the
number
of
the
prisoners
beeing
many
more
,
this
Josse
of
so
many
Gentlemen
,
was
a
mends
for
the
happie
successe
,
which
the
king
had
about
a
month
after
,
against
the
Emperour
.
The
Marques
beeing
victorious
,
sent
the
Duke
d'Aumalle
his
prisoner
,
into
Almaine
,
for
whom
afterward
hee
got
50000.
Crownes
for
a
ransome
,
which
the
king
payed
,
at
the
instant
request
of
the
Duches
de
Valentinois
,
mother
in
lawe
vnto
the
prisoner
:
which
done
,
he
went
vnto
the
Emperour
,
as
then
beeing
before
Metz
with
all
his
campe
,
at
the
same
time
.
The
Counte
de
Reux
,
Lieftenant
generall
for
the
Emperour
in
the
lowe
Countries
,
entred
into
Picardie
with
a
great
armie
,
Noyon
,
Nesse
,
Chauni
,
Roye
,
and
the
pleasant
Castle
of
Foulenbray
,
with
more
then
800.
Villages
:
which
done
,
he
besieged
Hesdin
,
the
Towne
beeing
taken
,
they
inclosed
the
Castle
,
hauing
beaten
downe
a
great
Tower
that
stood
on
the
Parke
side
,
and
caused
a
great
peece
of
a
wall
to
bee
vndermined
,
filling
the
ditches
with
the
rubbish
therof
,
which
serued
the
assaulters
for
a
bridge
to
passe
ouer
,
to
make
the
assault
,
wherewith
the
defendants
were
striken
in
such
feare
,
that
without
further
resistance
,
they
yeelded
the
Castle
,
vpon
condition
to
depart
,
their
liues
&
goods
saued
.
A
gentleman
named
Monsieur
de
Rasse
,
who
as
then
commanded
in
the
Castle
,
in
fauour
of
the
Constable
,
made
that
composition
:
but
if
his
maister
had
not
intreated
for
him
,
it
had
cost
him
his
life
,
because
hee
neuer
defended
himselfe
,
and
not
long
before
had
sent
word
vnto
the
King
,
that
hee
doubted
not
the
Castle
.
But
for
the
same
cause
hee
was
sent
home
vnto
his
owne
house
,
and
neuer
after
imployed
in
the
warres
.
de
Guise
,
to
knowe
in
what
disposition
he
found
himselfe
to
bee
within
the
Towne
of
Metz.
The
Duke
sent
him
aunswere
,
whereof
the
effects
prooued
correspondent
with
his
words
,
and
with
all
certified
him
,
of
the
order
holden
by
the
Emperour
in
his
campe
.
When
the
king
perceiued
himselfe
to
bee
secured
on
that
side
,
hee
left
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
for
Generall
of
his
armie
in
Lorraine
,
made
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
,
Admirall
of
France
,
and
his
Lieftenant
in
Picardie
,
in
place
of
Monsieur
d'Annebaut
,
not
long
before
dead
within
la
Fere.
The
Admiral
de
Chastillon
presently
went
to
Hesdin
,
&
the
companies
of
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
beganne
to
trouble
the
Emperors
armie
,
by
surprising
their
victuals
:
great
pittie
it
was
to
beholde
,
what
miserie
the
souldiers
at
that
time
endured
,
by
reason
of
the
winter
.
The
Italians
left
the
Emperours
campe
,
constrained
to
do
it
by
force
of
colde
and
famine
,
and
went
vnto
the
Duke
,
to
bee
imployed
vnder
the
king
,
de
Chastillon
,
entering
into
Picardie
,
where
the
Duke
de
Vandosme
commanded
as
Lieftenant
for
the
king
,
caused
the
Emperours
armie
conducted
by
the
Counte
de
Reux
,
to
withdrawe
themselues
from
thence
,
who
left
his
sonne
with
a
strong
Garrison
within
the
Castle
of
Hesdin
,
which
beeing
assieged
vpon
the
17.
of
December
,
and
furiously
battered
with
4066.
cannon
shots
,
without
any
reasonable
breach
:
feare
so
much
ceased
vpon
the
assieged
,
that
the
next
day
after
they
yeelded
themselues
,
with
liues
and
goods
saued
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
de
Neuers
continued
his
course
,
molesting
the
Emperours
armie
,
and
by
the
conduct
of
Monsieur
de
Mouy
,
cut
off
a
great
Conuoy
of
victuals
and
munitions
from
them
,
without
the
losse
of
any
man
:
wherein
Mouy
obtained
great
honour
,
by
hauing
aduanced
himselfe
so
farre
,
and
brauely
returned
from
among
a
great
company
of
the
enemies
,
without
leauing
one
man
behinde
him
,
and
yet
bereauing
them
of
a
great
reliefe
.
de
Neuers
prouided
with
great
diligence
for
Thoul
,
thereby
to
shunne
a
surprise
,
and
by
diuers
courties
made
the
Emperour
to
make
haste
away
,
who
being
aduertised
of
the
condition
of
Hesdin
,
perceiuing
the
dispotition
of
his
armie
,
and
his
forces
vsed
against
Metz
,
to
take
no
effect
,
hauing
lost
a
great
number
of
men
,
and
much
treasure
,
and
part
of
the
reputation
which
before
hee
had
obteyned
.
Vpon
the
fift
of
Ianuarie
he
beganne
to
retire
,
leauing
all
the
charge
vnto
the
Duke
d'Alue
,
to
seperate
and
retire
his
armie
.
Great
pittie
it
was
,
to
see
and
beholde
the
number
of
poore
Souldiours
,
that
as
then
were
discharged
and
sent
away
,
without
any
meanes
to
helpe
themselues
.
The
Duke
d'Alue
,
and
the
Counte
de
Brabancon
,
Vidasme
de
Chartres
,
set
vpon
the
rereward
of
the
Duke
of
d'Alues
campe
,
where
he
ouerthrew
a
company
of
light
horse
,
burnt
great
quantitie
of
pouder
,
and
brought
more
persons
then
he
desired
,
without
any
losse
of
his
owne
men
.
The
rereward
was
left
vnto
the
Marques
of
Brandebourge
,
de
la
Rochesuryon
,
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
Horace
Fernese
,
who
not
long
after
espoused
Diane
,
Bastard-daughter
to
the
king
,
Pierre
Strossie
,
le
Vidame
de
Chartres
,
Monsieurs
de
Montmorency
,
d'Anuille
,
de
Gonnor
,
la
Brosse
,
Lieftenant
of
the
companie
of
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
:
la
Rochefoucant
,
the
Vicomtes
de
Turaine
,
and
de
Martigues
,
Delangues
,
Entragues
,
de
Biron
,
S.
Remi
,
and
others
in
great
number
:
which
done
,
hee
went
vnto
the
Court
,
leauing
the
gouernment
of
the
Towne
vnto
la
Gonnor
,
that
commaunded
in
it
before
the
siege
.
Monsieur
de
Binecourt
,
with
a
puissant
armie
to
besiege
the
Towne
of
Terouenne
,
a
very
strong
place
,
wherunto
in
great
diligence
,
was
sent
Monsieur
d'Esse
:
and
with
him
Francis
de
Montmorency
,
eldest
sonne
vnto
the
Constable
,
with
their
companies
,
followed
by
diuers
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Souldiers
.
The
Towne
was
most
furiously
battered
,
and
the
assieged
sustained
three
assaults
,
such
as
neuer
had
been
seene
the
like
:
where
on
both
sides
many
men
were
slaine
.
On
the
French
part
were
slaine
,
Messieurs
de
Esse
,
de
Vienne
,
de
Beaudisne
,
de
la
Roche
,
Pose
,
de
Blandi
,
and
captaine
Ferrteres
,
with
many
Gentlemen
and
souldiers
:
after
that
,
the
Assaylants
vsed
great
meanes
to
mine
the
walles
,
so
that
in
the
ende
,
by
a
mine
very
properly
and
promptly
made
,
they
filled
the
diche
:
which
Monsieur
de
Montmorency
perceiuing
,
by
aduise
of
all
the
Captaines
,
demanded
a
composition
,
but
while
they
were
in
parley
,
the
Almaines
and
Burgonians
entred
in
diuers
places
,
and
began
to
kill
all
that
they
met
:
the
Spaniards
couetous
of
money
,
warranted
many
Gentlemen
,
and
French
souldiers
:
Monsieur
de
Ouerti
,
to
saue
the
life
of
Monsieur
de
Montmorency
his
Generall
,
was
sore
wounded
,
whereof
not
long
after
he
died
:
which
newes
much
pleased
the
Emperour
,
who
therevppon
caused
the
Towne
to
be
rased
to
the
ground
.
And
because
the
report
went
that
Hesdin
should
be
besieged
,
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
Marshall
of
France
,
vndertooke
to
defend
the
Castle
,
the
Duke
Horatio
Fernese
,
the
Counte
de
Villards
,
with
diuers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
being
assistants
,
with
about
2000.
souldiers
,
where
they
were
presently
inclosed
by
the
Emperours
army
,
whereof
Emanuel
Philebert
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
and
Prince
of
Piedemont
his
Nephewe
was
Generall
,
which
place
hee
battered
more
freely
then
at
any
other
time
it
had
bene
,
and
mined
in
so
many
places
,
that
it
seemed
readie
to
fall
,
by
which
meanes
the
Frenchmen
were
constrained
to
parle
,
and
while
they
were
vpon
the
point
to
make
a
composition
,
nothing
rested
but
the
signe
:
on
the
one
side
a
Priest
by
misfortune
hauing
put
fire
vnto
the
artificiall
works
made
within
the
Castle
,
therwith
to
defend
the
assalt
,
on
the
other
side
,
the
Burgonions
that
desired
nothing
but
the
spoile
,
hauing
caused
their
mines
to
worke
,
part
of
the
souldiers
were
burnt
with
those
artificiall
fires
,
and
part
blowne
vp
with
the
mynes
,
the
rest
remained
at
the
mercy
of
the
Emperours
souldiers
,
that
entred
into
the
Castle
.
The
Duke
de
Bouillon
,
de
Martigues
,
the
Seneschal
de
Castres
,
and
diuers
Captaines
and
Gentlemen
were
slaine
therein
,
which
is
the
fortune
of
warre
:
but
the
Emperour
caused
it
to
be
rased
to
the
ground
.
de
S.
Andre
to
ouerrunne
the
plaine
countrie
,
belonging
to
the
Counte
of
S.
Paul
,
and
about
the
ende
of
October
,
hee
discharged
a
part
of
his
armie
,
the
rest
were
placed
in
Garrisons
to
passe
the
winter
time
.
In
the
Spring
,
there
the
king
made
three
armies
:
the
first
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Prince
de
la
Roche
Suryon
,
in
Vermandois
,
composed
of
tenne
thousand
foote
,
three
hundreth
launces
,
de
Neuers
,
de
Neuers
ouerranne
Ardennes
,
tooke
the
Castle
of
Orcimont
by
composition
,
destroyed
and
burnt
great
numbers
of
villages
,
and
constrained
the
Garrison
of
the
Castle
of
Beaurin
,
to
yeeld
by
composition
:
and
then
entered
into
the
countrie
of
Liege
,
hauing
assured
and
opened
the
nauigation
of
the
Meuse
,
by
the
taking
of
certaine
little
Castles
,
and
strong
Forts
,
that
lye
along
by
the
riuer
side
:
the
Constables
armie
tooke
Mariembourg
,
and
fortified
Rocroy
.
Issuing
out
of
Ardennes
,
those
of
Dinam
were
sounded
,
to
know
if
they
would
remaine
as
newter
:
but
they
made
a
most
bolde
and
voluntary
answere
,
accompanied
with
some
Harquebush
shot
.
Wherevpon
the
Herault
,
and
Trompet
of
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
somoned
them
,
and
the
Duke
by
force
tooke
the
Castle
of
Agimont
,
in
the
beginning
of
Iulie
,
finding
the
Castles
of
Castelthierri
,
and
Valuin
,
wholly
abandoned
and
forsaken
:
which
done
,
hee
wanne
Bouines
by
assault
,
wherein
most
of
the
Inhabitants
were
slaine
,
or
executed
to
death
,
because
they
seemed
to
resist
the
kings
armie
.
Dinam
after
some
small
resistance
,
yeelded
it selfe
,
the
Inhabitants
hauing
their
liues
saued
,
and
the
Towne
not
burnt
,
as
that
of
Bouines
,
but
wholly
sacked
.
Therein
happened
a
cruell
skirmish
betweene
the
Frenchmen
and
the
Almaines
,
that
would
haue
violated
and
forced
certaine
women
&
maides
,
taken
within
the
church
,
which
quarrell
was
ended
by
the
king
:
the
Castle
not
long
after
was
taken
by
composition
.
de
la
Roche
Suryon
being
in
Artois
,
ouerthrew
two
Cornets
of
the
Emperours
horsemen
,
whereof
200.
of
them
were
slaine
,
and
the
Cornets
sent
vnto
the
king
:
who
understanding
that
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
assembled
an
armie
,
determining
to
fight
,
if
the
Spaniards
would
aduance
themselues
,
purpased
to
passe
the
Sambre
,
which
he
effected
:
and
being
followed
by
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
he
entered
into
the
countrie
of
Hainaut
,
about
the
20.
of
Iuly
,
where
he
made
a
horrible
spoyle
:
some
of
his
troupes
running
to
the
subburbes
of
Neuelle
,
the
frontier
Towne
of
Brabant
,
wherein
,
with
all
the
villages
round
about
it
,
they
set
on
fire
,
winning
great
spoyle
:
then
the
armie
drew
towards
Baius
,
one
of
the
principall
Townes
in
Hainaut
,
leauing
nothing
about
it
,
but
fire
,
Tragny
.
Baius
beeing
assayled
vppon
the
22.
day
of
the
same
moneth
,
yeelded
it selfe
to
the
kings
mercie
,
that
caused
it
to
be
burnt
in
reuenge
of
the
spoyle
of
Foulembray
,
as
also
of
the
Townes
and
villages
of
Picardie
,
that
had
beene
burnt
during
his
beeing
in
Almaine
.
They
set
fire
likewise
in
an
other
goodly
Castle
belonging
vnto
the
Queene
of
Hungarie
,
then
in
Reux
,
after
that
in
Bauets
.
The
armie
being
past
beyond
Monts
,
Hainaut
,
Landreei
,
Auanes
,
le
Quesnoy
,
Vallenciennes
,
and
Cambray
,
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
,
to
bee
reuenged
for
those
extreame
losses
,
but
could
not
effect
it
:
the
Frenchmen
beeing
strong
,
and
well
conducted
,
in
the
end
,
about
the
tenth
of
August
,
both
the
armies
met
neere
vnto
Renty
,
where
there
chanced
an
indifferent
hard
incounter
on
both
their
partes
.
de
Vandosme
,
that
laye
not
farre
from
thence
,
had
not
resisted
him
.
de
Neuers
.
The
king
and
the
Queene
of
England
,
intreated
the
Emperour
,
and
the
King
of
France
,
to
make
a
peace
,
wherein
Cardinall
Pole
,
an
Englishman
,
This
treatie
of
peace
beganne
with
great
bruit
,
but
in
fine
,
it
vanished
like
smoke
,
and
warre
beganne
againe
stronger
then
euer
it
was
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
,
and
the
Admirall
de
Chastillon
,
beeing
made
Gouernours
of
Picardie
,
(
because
the
Duke
de
Vandosme
,
as
then
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
Soueraigne
of
Bearc
,
by
meanes
of
his
wife
,
was
gone
to
take
possession
of
his
new
estates
,
)
tooke
good
order
both
for
the
victualling
and
keeping
of
the
places
and
frontiers
of
the
countrie
:
notwithstanding
,
not
long
after
,
as
some
of
the
Garrisons
of
Picardie
,
marching
with
1500.
horses
of
the
French
rereward
,
called
the
companies
of
Nobilitie
,
and
foure
hundreth
footemen
,
had
in
such
sort
ouerrunne
the
countrie
,
that
in
fine
,
they
returned
al
laden
with
spoyles
,
la
Iaille
,
their
Generall
.
Haulsmont
Gouernour
of
Bapaulme
,
finding
them
inclosed
betweene
a
Wood
,
a
Village
,
and
a
Riuer
,
whereof
hee
caused
the
passages
to
bee
broken
downe
and
surely
kept
,
without
espials
,
order
,
feare
of
the
enemie
,
or
hurt
:
charged
them
so
couragiously
with
a
small
company
of
men
,
that
in
short
space
,
he
made
them
loose
both
courage
,
bootie
and
liues
,
at
his
discretion
:
where
la
Iaille
was
hurt
,
aboue
fiue
hundreth
taken
prisoners
,
some
escaped
,
and
the
rest
slaine
.
Those
of
Hannuyers
and
Arcesiers
men
,
much
giuen
to
derision
,
made
it
a
cōmoniest
,
saying
:
that
they
had
taken
Nobles
of
France
without
waight
:
but
to
say
the
truth
,
there
was
as
then
but
fewe
Nobles
in
those
troupes
,
onely
certaine
Wagoners
and
Pages
that
were
imployed
in
the
muster
,
and
to
make
a
shew
,
sent
by
Widdowes
,
and
Orphanes
of
Gentlemen
deceased
:
or
by
the
Lords
of
certaine
fief
,
rated
at
certaine
values
.
To
assure
Picardie
,
the
king
went
into
Villiers
Costerez
,
sending
the
Duke
of
Guise
further
vppon
the
frontiers
,
and
the
Admirall
into
the
middle
of
the
Prouince
.
de
Brissac
,
who
the
winter
before
had
taken
Iuree
,
and
Bielle
,
in
the
spring
time
fortified
S.
Iaco
,
tooke
Crepa-cuore
,
&
by
means
of
Monsieur
Saluaison
,
by
a
surprise
most
brauely
executed
,
got
Casal
de
Montferrat
,
a
towne
&
Castle
,
&
a
place
of
great
importance
,
spoyled
Poman
,
S.
Saluadour
,
and
other
small
places
,
not
to
bee
holden
,
and
hardly
to
bee
strengthened
and
fortied
in
any
conuenient
time
.
The
Duke
of
Alue
hauing
succeded
Gonzague
,
in
the
Gouernment
of
Lombardie
,
about
the
end
of
Iulie
entered
into
the
field
,
with
20000.
foote
,
4000.
horse
,
and
40.
cannons
,
and
besieged
S.
Iaco
,
wherein
were
Captaines
,
Birague
,
and
Vimercat
,
who
constrained
the
Duke
to
retire
from
Pont
de
Sture
,
where
he
fortified
himselfe
,
hoping
by
famine
to
constraine
such
places
to
yeeld
,
as
hee
durst
not
besiege
.
The
king
sent
foure
thousand
foote
,
and
foure
thousand
horse
,
to
strengthen
Marshall
de
Brissacs
forces
,
These
things
were
done
in
the
moneths
of
September
and
October
:
not
long
afer
,
the
Dukes
troupes
,
by
meanes
of
an
Ambascado
placed
hard
by
Iucise
,
slewe
and
tooke
certaine
French
souldiers
,
whereby
they
wrought
some
small
reuenge
,
for
their
great
losses
at
Vulpian
and
Mont-Caluo
.
Don
Diego
de
Mendosse
Gouernour
therein
,
with
a
Garrison
of
Spaniards
:
Don
Diego
vsing
rigor
more
therein
then
was
conuenient
,
the
Sienois
not
content
therewith
,
beganne
to
conspire
against
him
:
hee
vnder
colour
of
fauouring
the
people
,
caused
the
Gentlemen
to
leaue
their
armes
:
which
done
,
he
beganne
to
molest
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
who
consulting
togither
,
sent
vnto
the
king
,
to
desire
him
to
receiue
them
into
his
protection
,
which
hee
consented
vnto
.
The
Fugitiues
of
of
Sienie
,
in
the
kings
name
beganne
to
raise
men
throughout
Italie
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
counte
Petillane
,
Hieronyme
de
Pise
,
&
Maire
de
Sainctefior
.
The
Duke
of
Florence
sent
eight
hundreth
men
to
ayde
Mendosse
.
But
the
Sienois
mooued
at
the
newe
extortions
raised
vppon
them
,
let
foure
thousand
men
conducted
by
the
Counte
de
Petillone
enter
into
the
towne
,
that
draue
out
the
Spaniards
,
but
not
without
great
losse
on
both
parts
,
part
of
the
Spaniards
hauing
saued
themselues
(
without
cannon
)
within
the
Iacopius
,
and
in
the
Citadell
,
were
entred
vppon
by
force
,
and
put
to
the
sword
.
Their
Generall
,
and
others
of
the
Florentine
Captaines
,
issued
by
composition
,
and
ceased
vpon
Orbitelle
,
a
place
not
farre
from
thence
,
which
they
fortified
.
The
Emperour
beeing
returned
into
Almaine
,
after
the
siege
raised
before
Metz
,
commaunded
Don
Garsie
de
Tolede
,
Viceroye
of
Naples
,
to
ouerrunne
the
plaine
countrie
of
Sienois
,
which
he
did
with
12000.
foote
,
and
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
horse
:
on
the
other
side
,
the
king
sent
Monsieur
de
Termes
,
that
set
good
and
strong
Garrisons
within
all
the
places
of
the
Segnerie
of
Siene
,
hauing
as
then
vnder
the
kings
pay
,
aboue
twelue
thousand
foote
,
not
accounting
the
naturall
countrimen
,
sworne
enemies
vnto
the
Spaniards
,
but
very
fewe
horsemen
.
And
because
the
Emperours
campe
,
conducted
by
the
Viceroy
and
Ascagne
de
la
Corne
,
seemed
to
threaten
Siene
,
they
fortified
the
Towne
with
al
diligence
.
The
Viceroy
assailed
Monselice
,
Montelle
,
&
Montalein
,
where
Monsieur
de
Termes
tooke
order
,
and
maintained
himselfe
in
good
sort
,
vntill
the
king
sent
Pierre
Strossi
,
with
a
great
companie
of
men
,
and
made
him
his
Lieftenant
Generall
in
Toscane
.
Strossi
came
to
Siene
,
raised
more
Souldiers
in
Italie
,
whereof
Duke
Cosme
beeing
aduertised
,
solicited
Pope
Iulius
and
the
Emperour
,
in
such
sort
,
that
they
ioyned
with
him
to
driue
out
the
Frenchmen
.
To
this
end
Iaques
de
Medicis
,
surnamed
le
Mediquin
,
Marquis
de
Marignan
,
hauing
charge
of
the
consederates
armie
:
about
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
1554.
besieged
Siene
,
and
approaching
it
by
night
,
had
almost
surprised
it
,
by
reason
that
as
then
the
fortifications
were
not
all
finished
,
but
the
Sienois
withstood
him
,
and
repulsed
the
Marques
,
who
at
that
time
lost
many
of
his
men
,
notwithstanding
,
hee
left
not
off
to
incampe
himselfe
before
the
towne
,
and
forraging
the
plaine
countrie
,
directed
a
furious
batterie
,
whereby
in
the
end
,
hee
reduced
the
Inhabitants
to
great
extremitie
,
without
the
comming
of
Strossi
,
who
entering
therein
,
presently
tooke
order
for
the
rampars
,
and
the
reparation
of
the
breaches
,
not
hauing
forgotten
to
furnish
all
the
places
about
Siene
,
and
because
Rodolphus
Baillon
,
Generall
of
the
Emperours
horses
,
and
Ascagne
de
la
Corne
,
had
made
an
enterprise
vppon
Chiusi
,
Strossi
by
night
went
to
meete
them
,
with
sixe
hundreth
men
,
and
hauing
taken
them
at
an
aduantage
,
put
their
troupes
in
disorder
,
slewe
Baillon
,
and
sent
la
Corne
prisoner
into
France
.
The
king
with
all
speede
sent
new
forces
into
Toscane
,
and
the
Ile
of
Corse
,
wherein
Monsieur
de
Termes
had
taken
the
Townes
of
S.
Florent
,
and
S.
Boniface
,
a
Port
of
the
sea
,
leauing
good
Garrison
therin
,
vnder
the
charge
of
Iourdan
Vrsin
,
with
certaine
Captaines
,
Frenchmen
,
and
Gascous
,
for
the
defence
of
the
Yland
,
part
whereof
as
yet
obeyed
the
Geneuois
,
vppon
whom
being
participants
with
the
Emperour
,
Monsieur
de
Termes
had
taken
those
Townes
.
But
to
returne
to
Siene
,
the
last
secorers
that
the
king
sent
thither
,
beeing
of
fiue
thousand
Switzers
&
Gascons
,
with
some
light-horse
:
Strossi
suddainly
made
a
sallie
with
sixe
thousand
chosen
footemen
,
and
fiue
hundreth
good
horse
,
and
therewith
tooke
Montcatin
,
and
Montcarlo
,
from
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
which
hee
fortified
.
The
Marques
of
Marignan
,
constrained
to
leaue
the
siege
of
Siene
,
to
ayde
the
Duke
,
was
in
danger
to
bee
wholly
ouerthrowne
,
if
Storssi
had
taken
occasion
when
it
was
offered
.
But
the
Marques
fortified
with
new
ayde
,
Strosci
was
constrained
to
bring
his
wearied
forces
to
breath
themselues
within
Siene
:
meane
time
,
Leon
,
Prior
of
Capoue
,
and
brother
to
Strossi
,
hauing
not
the
meanes
to
staye
for
the
French
Nauie
,
ceased
vpon
certaine
Geneuois
shippes
laden
with
corne
,
and
hauing
filled
them
with
Souldiers
,
warred
vppon
the
coast
of
Toscane
,
and
to
spoyle
the
Ports
of
the
sea
,
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Florence
.
After
that
,
hee
went
to
lye
before
Scarlin
,
where
approaching
to
viewe
the
place
,
he
was
stricken
with
a
Harquebus-shot
,
whereof
hee
died
.
Strossi
much
greeued
thereat
,
went
to
continue
the
siege
,
staying
for
the
French
ayde
,
which
not
long
after
being
arriued
,
conducted
by
Monsieur
de
Monluc
:
Strossi
made
his
armie
,
wherein
he
had
sixe
thousand
Italians
,
two
thousand
Gascons
,
as
many
Switzers
,
two
thousand
fiue
hundreth
Lansquenets
,
and
about
a
thousand
horse
:
wherewith
he
determined
to
set
vppon
his
enemies
,
if
they
would
come
foorth
:
and
perceiuing
that
they
withdrewe
themselues
from
Siene
,
he
committed
the
custodie
thereof
,
vnto
Monsieur
de
Monluc
,
and
went
to
batter
Ciuitelle
,
lying
in
the
territories
of
Florence
:
to
the
ayde
whereof
,
the
Marques
of
Marignan
made
so
great
hast
,
that
he
had
almost
surprised
the
assaylants
,
where
there
was
much
blood
spilt
on
both
sides
.
Stressi
constrained
to
discampe
,
besieged
Foyan
,
a
strong
and
very
rich
place
,
which
the
first
day
of
his
arriuall
was
taken
by
force
:
and
Charlot
Vrsin
,
with
all
the
souldiers
that
kept
it
,
put
to
the
sword
,
and
the
Towne
spoyled
and
burnt
.
The
Marques
hauing
recouered
certaine
cannons
,
approached
the
armie
of
Strossi
,
that
marched
towards
Montpulcian
,
where
the
Italians
began
to
forsake
him
,
and
by
that
means
his
forces
were
lesse
then
those
of
the
Marques
,
which
constrained
him
to
retire
:
Martian
,
Lucignan
,
and
Foyan
,
gaue
him
battell
:
where
the
fight
was
dangerous
and
bloodie
,
but
Strossi
hauing
the
lesse
and
weaker
companie
,
the
Frenchmen
fled
after
Bighet
,
an
Italian
Ensigne
,
Coronel
of
the
armie
,
that
first
saued
himself
,
after
that
the
horsemen
were
dispersed
.
The
Gascons
&
Switzers
,
that
fought
valiantly
,
were
ouerthrowne
by
aduancing
themselues
too
farre
among
their
enemies
,
and
almost
all
their
Leaders
slaine
in
the
field
:
the
number
of
the
slaine
is
diuersly
reported
,
some
said
two
thousand
fiue
hundreth
,
others
foure
thousand
,
besides
many
hurt
,
that
liued
not
long
after
,
and
fiue
or
sixe
hundreth
prisoners
.
The
Marques
wrote
vnto
the
Emperour
,
that
all
Strossies
footemen
were
slaine
at
that
bartaile
,
but
as
then
he
forgot
to
pursue
his
victorie
:
which
if
hee
had
done
,
Strossi
and
all
the
Kings
armie
at
that
time
had
beene
wholly
ouerthrowne
.
Strossi
that
had
shewed
maruellous
prooses
of
his
valour
and
noblenesse
,
saued
himselfe
in
Montalcin
,
leauing
Foyan
,
that
was
presently
taken
by
the
Marques
,
as
also
Martian
,
Lucignan
,
and
other
places
,
wherewith
the
Sienois
meruellously
abashed
,
were
in
mind
to
haue
yeelded
,
had
it
not
been
for
Monluc
,
that
assured
them
,
and
after
did
great
seruice
vnto
the
king
,
as
also
to
the
Towne
.
Bighet
partly
cause
of
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
armie
,
and
the
Counte
d'Alte
,
that
had
cowardly
yeelded
vp
Lucignan
,
a
most
impregnable
place
,
were
beheaded
.
Presently
after
,
the
Duke
solicited
those
of
Siene
to
yeeld
vnto
the
Emperour
,
and
they
about
the
end
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1554.
answered
him
most
brauely
:
but
yet
to
vse
so
great
&
loftie
words
,
they
had
need
of
better
means
of
resistance
:
while
these
things
were
effected
,
Monsieur
de
Lanssac
beeing
gone
on
ambassage
to
Rome
,
diuers
articles
were
there
drawne
and
set
down
,
to
end
the
troubles
of
Siene
.
The
Pope
gaue
charge
to
his
Legats
,
that
laye
residents
by
the
Emperour
and
the
king
,
to
bring
them
to
an
agreement
,
but
nothing
tooke
effect
,
each
of
them
seeming
to
haue
right
on
his
side
,
meane
time
,
the
differences
touching
religion
began
to
increase
:
such
as
would
not
receiue
and
acknowledge
the
traditions
of
the
Pope
,
were
cruelly
burnt
.
They
suffered
the
Turke
to
win
diuers
places
in
Europe
,
and
his
Gallies
as
then
came
before
Corse
,
to
ayde
the
Frenchmen
,
were
at
the
siege
of
Calui
and
Boniface
among
the
Christians
,
and
holpe
to
conquer
the
Island
,
and
then
returning
homeward
,
spoyled
the
coast
of
Toscane
,
besieged
Plombin
,
and
the
Ile
of
Elbe
,
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
&
passing
further
,
executed
an
infinit
of
mischieses
vpon
the
realmes
of
Naples
,
Sicile
,
and
Calabre
,
and
so
laden
with
great
spoyles
,
and
numbers
of
Christians
their
prisoners
,
they
arriued
in
Constantinople
&
other
places
,
without
any
impeachment
:
so
much
,
&
so
great
,
was
the
hatred
between
the
Emperour
and
the
King
,
that
they
had
rather
see
the
Turke
inriched
with
Christians
teasure
,
then
once
to
consent
&
agree
in
one
,
to
inuade
so
common
an
enemie
.
But
returning
to
Siene
,
Monsieur
de
Monluc
,
his
troupes
,
and
those
of
Siene
,
the
towne
was
yeelded
vnto
the
Marques
,
and
after
,
into
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Florence
.
Touching
that
which
after
happened
to
the
territories
of
Siene
,
I
meane
not
at
this
present
to
intreate
further
thereof
,
leauing
that
to
the
description
of
the
warres
of
Italie
,
from
whence
I
must
returne
vnto
Picardie
.
Francis
de
Cleues
,
Duke
de
Veuers
was
Lieftenant
Generall
:
hauing
eight
hundreth
launciers
,
as
many
light-horse
,
&
about
eight
thousand
footemen
,
who
once
againe
revictualled
Mariembourg
.
The
26.
of
Iulie
,
the
Rutters
and
the
French
light-horsemen
met
togither
,
but
the
Rutters
were
presently
constrained
to
reenter
into
their
fort
,
and
the
Count
de
Barlaimont
,
General
of
the
Emperors
Armie
,
refusing
battaile
,
the
French
men
retired
:
presently
after
,
the
prince
of
Orange
entred
in
to
the
kings
country
,
and
spoiled
the
Castle
of
Faignolles
.
After
that
,
in
winter
time
,
Messieurs
de
Sanssac
and
Bourdillon
,
the
third
time
reuictualled
Mariembourg
.
The
raigne
and
troublesome
season
,
togither
with
the
want
of
victualls
on
both
sides
,
impeached
the
armies
from
meeting
togither
:
During
this
last
voiage
,
the
king
hauing
gotten
the
writings
and
euidences
,
whereby
Iohn
de
Brosse
Duke
d'Estampes
,
claymed
a
right
and
title
vnto
the
Duchie
of
Bretaigne
,
into
his
hands
,
gaue
the
Count
of
Ponthieure
,
in
exchange
thereof
vnto
the
said
Duke
.
Don
Philip
his
sonne
,
vnto
Brissels
(
then
king
of
England
)
resigned
vnto
him
his
kingdomes
of
Spaine
,
Naples
,
Cicile
,
and
others
,
whereof
hee
gaue
him
letters
pattents
,
commanding
all
his
subiects
to
obey
him
:
Those
letters
being
deliuered
vpon
the
25.
of
october
,
1555.
were
read
in
open
counsel
by
the
Chancelor
.
And
among
many
notable
instructions
&
aduises
,
by
the
father
giuen
vnto
the
Prince
his
son
,
he
exhorted
him
to
make
peace
with
the
King
of
France
,
and
to
haue
pittie
vpon
Christendome
miserably
tormented
,
by
so
long
and
cruell
warres
.
He
likewise
left
off
the
Empire
,
and
by
letters
vnto
the
Electors
,
desired
them
to
giue
that
dignitie
vnto
Ferdinand
his
brother
,
to
whom
by
right
it
ought
to
appertaine
,
hauing
by
them
bin
chosen
and
elected
for
king
of
the
Romanes
.
Monsieur
de
Termes
,
and
sent
thither
the
Prince
d'Aurie
,
that
assailed
the
port
of
S.
Florent
,
which
yeelded
by
composition
,
the
souldiers
issuing
armed
,
and
their
goods
saued
,
returning
to
Boniface
to
Iourdan
Vrsin
:
d'Aurie
following
after
them
,
thinking
to
win
it
,
but
he
was
soone
repulsed
to
his
great
losse
.
About
the
moneth
of
the
same
yeare
died
the
Marquesse
of
Marignam
,
King
Philip
following
his
fathers
counsaile
,
and
solicited
therunto
by
Mary
Queene
of
England
,
his
wife
,
inclined
to
peace
,
which
to
effect
,
after
many
meetings
and
conferences
,
a
truce
for
5.
yeares
was
agreed
vpon
between
them
.
The
Count
de
Lalain
,
de
Chastillon
went
to
Bruxelles
to
the
Emperor
and
king
Philip
to
do
the
like
.
For
certaine
moneths
that
this
peace
endured
,
one
called
Villegagnon
a
knight
of
Malthe
,
rigged
and
prepared
certaine
vessels
,
and
made
a
voiage
vnto
Amerique
,
Marke
Anthonie
Colonne
,
&
the
Cardinall
of
Saint
Fior
,
enemies
to
the
King
of
France
,
tooke
that
for
an
occasion
to
reuenge
himselfe
,
and
without
much
examination
,
caused
the
Cardinal
Camille
,
Colonne
,
Iulian
Cesarin
,
and
the
Abbot
of
Bresegue
to
be
committed
prisoners
in
the
castle
of
S.
Ange
,
summoned
Marke
Anthonie
,
watched
carefully
to
take
&
intercept
all
letters
and
pacquets
,
disarmed
all
strangers
,
and
placed
straight
and
hard
watches
and
sentinelles
throughout
all
the
Citie
of
Rome
.
Some
write
,
that
the
Colonels
suspecting
the
Pope
to
be
a
French
man
,
and
fearing
some
surprise
,
thought
in
time
to
prouide
for
their
affaires
.
And
the
Pope
taking
the
matter
to
bee
other
then
it
was
,
vsed
the
meanes
aforesaid
.
The
oppressed
beeing
seruants
vnto
the
king
of
Spaine
,
gaue
him
to
vnderstand
,
howe
they
were
vsed
,
hee
commaunded
the
Duke
of
Alue
to
ayde
the
Colomnes
and
others
their
participants
.
Whereuppon
the
Duke
presently
went
to
Naples
,
and
did
what
hee
could
to
reestablish
the
Colomnes
and
Vrsins
in
their
Segneries
.
They
on
the
other
side
,
fortifying
themselues
about
Rome
,
and
holding
the
Pope
inclosed
,
he
determined
to
demaund
ayde
of
the
king
of
France
.
For
the
which
cause
hee
sent
his
Nephewe
Cardinall
Caraffe
,
that
bare
a
triumphant
hat
and
a
sword
vnto
the
king
,
beeing
at
Fontainebelleau
,
about
the
ende
of
the
moneth
of
Iune
.
The
king
granted
his
request
,
adding
that
he
would
aduertise
the
king
of
Spaine
thereof
,
which
hee
likewise
did
,
but
the
answere
hee
receiued
,
litle
pleased
Caraffe
.
Whereof
ensued
the
beginning
of
a
fyer
,
that
after
produced
great
flames
.
The
Annalistes
and
Hystories
of
France
,
Italie
and
Spaine
,
make
different
discourses
of
the
breach
and
rupture
of
this
peace
,
which
would
desire
a
bigger
volume
.
It
suffiseth
mee
to
passe
it
ouer
in
breefe
.
The
Pope
was
the
first
that
put
the
Irons
into
the
fyer
,
and
the
Kings
did
not
greatlye
withdrawe
theyr
eares
,
to
lende
theyr
helping
handes
,
as
not
wishing
great
good
vnto
each
other
:
Theyr
principall
officers
prouoked
by
many
and
diuers
passions
,
and
those
that
gouerned
them
,
hauing
desire
to
mount
aloft
,
and
to
rise
higher
,
and
perceiuing
that
truce
imbased
them
,
were
very
well
pleased
,
that
within
Rome
they
had
begun
to
erect
the
Scaffold
whereon
to
act
some
newe
tragidie
in
Christendome
,
and
specially
in
France
.
Monsieur
de
Sedan
,
deceased
at
his
returne
from
prison
out
of
the
lowe
countries
,
was
sent
to
Rome
,
there
to
resist
the
Spaniards
,
vntill
the
ayde
of
France
came
thither
:
on
the
otherside
,
Don
Iohn
de
Lume
gouernour
of
Millan
,
came
into
France
,
and
Duke
Octauian
Farnese
restored
to
the
possession
of
Plaisance
by
the
Spaniards
,
forsooke
the
King
of
France
.
In
the
meane
time
,
the
Duke
d'Alue
,
forraged
the
country
about
Rome
,
tooke
Anagne
,
Pilastrine
,
Segne
,
Tiuoli
,
and
besieged
Ostie
:
cutting
off
their
victualles
,
holding
Strossi
,
with
Monluc
and
theyr
troupes
,
inclosed
within
Rome
:
about
the
end
of
December
,
the
king
sent
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
be
his
Lieftenant
General
,
in
the
armie
that
marched
to
help
the
Pope
.
And
how
would
hee
haue
furnished
mony
for
so
great
and
puissant
an
armie
,
when
in
effect
he
suffered
the
like
armie
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
maintain
it selfe
,
or
rather
to
bee
dispearsed
:
in
such
sort
,
that
the
returne
therof
,
seemed
rather
a
company
of
men
ouerthrown
and
spoyled
,
then
a
braue
retrait
of
Souldiers
comming
victorious
.
de
Brissac
,
marched
towards
Valence
,
&
giuing
out
that
Pauie
had
been
taken
by
the
Frenchmen
,
summoned
Captaine
Spoluerin
,
that
had
two
thousand
souldiers
with
him
to
keepe
it
,
to
put
all
to
fire
and
sword
,
if
hee
entered
therein
by
force
.
Spoluerin
that
feared
his
skinne
,
and
the
losse
of
his
booties
,
wrought
so
well
with
the
Souldiers
,
that
they
consented
to
the
yeelding
vp
of
the
towne
,
so
they
might
issue
with
liues
and
goods
saued
:
which
was
agreed
vnto
,
and
the
18
of
Ianuarie
,
Spoluerin
,
and
others
of
the
principall
Commanders
being
entered
into
Pauie
,
were
beheaded
,
because
of
their
cowardise
.
The
Cardinall
of
Trent
,
Gouernour
of
Millan
,
sent
to
summon
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
restore
Valence
vnto
him
againe
,
as
taken
contrary
vnto
the
articles
of
truce
:
his
answer
was
,
that
the
Duke
of
Alue
hauing
first
broken
the
truce
,
the
Frenchmen
could
not
chuse
but
follow
,
&
that
he
intended
nought
but
warre
,
vntill
such
time
,
as
that
the
Pope
should
be
satisfied
,
and
touching
Valence
,
that
they
had
iustly
set
vppon
them
,
because
their
Garrison
had
shotte
their
ordinance
against
the
French
souldiers
,
that
marched
by
the
Towne
to
ayde
the
Pope
.
Strossi
,
Monluc
,
and
others
that
were
in
Rome
,
perceiuing
the
Duke
of
Alue
to
be
gon
from
thence
,
marched
with
5000
foote
,
and
600.
horse
to
besiege
Ostie
,
which
they
presently
took
,
the
fort
yeelded
by
composition
,
the
spaniards
issuing
with
their
liues
,
armes
,
and
goods
saued
,
taking
with
them
certaine
peeces
of
artillery
,
they
likewise
tooke
Velitres
,
Tuscule
,
Marin
,
Grotteferrate
,
Palesan
,
S.
Ange.
S.
Paul
,
Vico
Valerio
,
and
diuers
smal
places
in
the
territories
of
Rome
,
from
whence
they
draue
the
Spaniards
.
de'
Elboeuf
:
4000
Grisons
,
7000.
French
men
,
and
Gascons
,
some
Italian
,
750.
lanciers
,
and
1500.
light
horses
.
The
Duke
de
Nemours
commanding
the
footemen
.
de
Brissac
being
in
the
field
,
by
composition
tooke
Valfeniere
,
lying
between
Ast
&
Carmagnolle
,
which
he
vtterly
spoyled
,
assailed
and
tooke
Chiauasse
,
a
Castle
standing
vpon
a
mount
,
wherein
he
placed
a
garrison
.
The
report
being
spread
abroad
,
that
the
French
men
would
enter
into
the
realm
of
Naples
,
the
Spaniards
took
good
order
for
the
keeping
of
the
places
neer
vnto
the
Marques
de
Ancoue
,
but
the
Duke
de
Guise
not
desiring
to
go
so
farre
into
the
country
,
tooke
Campilio
,
&
besieged
Ciuitelle
,
from
whence
,
he
was
constrained
to
raise
his
siege
,
hauing
lost
a
great
number
of
his
best
souldiers
.
In
Piedemont
,
Marshal
de
Brissac
was
constrained
to
retire
from
Coni
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
beeing
ayded
by
the
Marquesse
of
Pescaire
,
de
Palliane
his
son
for
hostage
into
France
.
By
which
deuises
,
he
staied
the
French
men
,
to
see
what
successe
the
affaires
begun
in
Picardy
would
haue
,
where
the
French
men
hauing
bin
ouerthrowne
in
battell
vpon
S.
Lawrence
day
,
S.
Quintius
taken
,
Mansfeld
,
d'Aiguemāt
,
Meigue
,
&
Barlaimont
,
began
to
erect
a
puissant
armie
at
Guiets
,
staying
for
further
ayde
of
Rutters
and
Bourguignons
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
prouided
for
Rocroy
,
Mesieres
,
and
Mariembourg
,
which
he
doubted
would
be
assayled
,
from
whence
the
Prince
retired
,
perceiuing
it
to
bee
too
dangerous
an
enterprise
for
him
,
marching
towards
the
Towne
of
Guise
,
with
40000.
foote
,
and
15000.
horse
,
not
accounting
10000.
Englishmen
,
which
he
daylie
expected
,
the
French
armie
beeing
18000.
foote
,
and
6000.
horse
.
The
Admirall
,
with
the
Sieurs
de
Villebon
,
de
Senarpont
,
and
others
,
were
of
aduise
,
that
the
townes
of
Picardie
should
be
fortified
,
specially
such
as
lay
in
greatest
danger
:
but
they
were
not
beleeued
,
in
such
manner
,
that
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
hauing
stayed
a
time
before
Guise
,
presently
sent
his
horsemen
to
inclose
S.
Quintins
,
and
marched
thither
with
all
his
armie
:
so
that
vpon
the
suddaine
,
the
Towne
was
besieged
on
all
sides
.
Monsieur
de
Teligny
being
within
it
,
S.
Quintins
was
in
,
he
sent
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
Generall
of
the
light-horse
,
the
Marshall
Saint
Andre
with
foure
hundreth
launciers
,
and
Monsieur
d'Andelot
with
tenne
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
from
la
Fere
,
to
enter
into
Han
,
as
well
to
bridle
the
campe
,
as
to
seeke
by
all
meanes
to
refresh
and
strengthen
those
of
Saint
Quintins
,
d'Andelot
offered
to
enter
therein
,
with
two
thousand
men
,
while
the
armie
on
all
sides
,
should
giue
an
alarme
vnto
the
enemie
,
who
by
means
of
certaine
prisoners
,
hauing
discouered
the
enterprise
,
tooke
such
order
therein
,
that
their
pretence
tooke
not
effect
.
S.
Quintins
,
hauing
determined
vpon
all
the
meanes
that
might
be
vsed
,
to
helpe
the
Towne
,
and
being
fully
bent
to
execute
the
same
,
the
9.
of
August
,
he
caused
the
French
and
Almaine
footmen
to
passe
ouer
the
bridge
,
that
lieth
aboue
la
Fere
,
with
certain
Peeces
of
artillerie
:
and
the
tenth
of
August
,
being
S.
Lawrence
day
,
the
horsemen
ioyned
with
the
foote
,
and
so
marched
towards
S.
Quintins
:
where
,
about
nine
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
they
arriued
,
and
there
rancked
themselues
in
order
of
battell
,
right
before
the
subburbes
of
Isle
,
as
then
taken
by
the
Spaniards
,
that
were
driuen
out
againe
euen
to
the
Chaussee
:
meane
time
,
the
artillerie
played
vpon
the
Prince
of
Piedemonts
campe
,
wherein
it
mooued
great
disorder
:
and
while
that
was
done
,
the
Constable
caused
as
many
troupes
to
enter
into
the
Towne
,
as
possible
hee
might
:
which
done
,
the
King
of
Spaines
armie
resolued
with
themselues
by
a
prompt
and
generall
resolution
,
to
set
vppon
the
Constables
forces
,
and
so
constraine
him
to
fight
:
to
the
which
end
,
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
,
and
the
Counte
d'Aiguemont
ioyned
togither
,
at
such
time
as
the
Duke
de
Neuers
was
gone
to
relieue
Monsieur
d'Eschenets
,
that
held
play
with
the
enemie
,
while
the
rest
that
went
to
ayde
the
Towne
,
should
enter
:
the
Constable
being
vpon
retrait
,
not
minding
to
giue
battell
,
the
Duke
ioyned
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
&
so
made
assault
near
vnto
a
wind-mill
,
withall
his
light-horse
,
and
they
two
togither
without
any
losse
,
ioyned
themselues
with
the
maine
battell
,
but
their
enemies
followed
them
,
and
approaching
with
8.
great
Squadrons
of
horsemen
,
the
Counte
d'Aiguemont
,
was
the
first
that
with
two
thousand
horse
,
charged
the
Frenchmen
on
the
one
side
:
the
Dukes
Ernest
,
&
Henry
de
Brunswic
,
seconded
by
the
Counte
de
Horme
,
with
two
thousand
Rutters
,
and
ten
thousand
lanciers
,
fell
on
the
other
side
,
the
Counte
de
Mansfeld
,
and
other
leaders
,
entred
vpon
the
middle
part
with
three
thousand
horse
,
with
so
great
force
,
that
the
Frenchmen
were
ouertrowne
.
The
Duke
of
Neuers
being
one
of
the
first
,
notwithstanding
after
many
daungers
,
hee
got
out
of
the
preace
:
and
although
the
parties
were
vnequall
,
yet
the
Frenchmen
failed
not
to
fight
,
where
the
Constable
was
both
hurt
&
taken
,
&
with
him
the
Dukes
of
Montpensier
&
de
Longueuille
,
the
Prince
of
Mantoue
,
the
Marshal
S.
Andre
,
and
many
others
,
as
wel
knights
of
the
Order
,
as
Lords
and
Gentlemen
:
the
chiefe
of
name
that
were
slaine
,
were
Iohn
de
Burbon
,
Duke
de
Anguien
,
the
Viscount
of
Turaine
,
&
others
,
&
most
part
of
the
Captains
of
the
footemen
,
who
perceiuing
the
horsemen
comming
,
placed
themselues
in
a
square
battell
,
but
they
were
presently
broken
,
and
part
slaine
,
the
rest
taken
prisoners
.
This
bloodie
fight
indured
for
the
space
of
4.
or
5.
houres
,
the
Spaniards
pursued
the
Frenchmen
within
a
myle
of
the
towne
of
la
Fere.
And
surely
al
men
were
much
abashed
how
so
many
escaped
,
considering
the
great
fear
&
disorder
they
then
were
in
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
the
Counte
de
Sancerre
,
Messieurs
de
Bourdillon
,
Grammont
,
Cruecueur
,
Piennes
,
Descars
,
and
others
escaped
,
Montmorency
the
Constables
eldest
sonne
,
tooke
another
way
.
This
ouerthrow
caused
great
feare
in
Parris
,
for
in
it
the
Frenchmen
lost
great
numbers
of
men
,
wherin
the
Histories
seeme
not
to
agree
:
some
say
5000.
others
8000.
slaine
in
the
field
.
The
King
came
presently
from
Compiegne
to
Parris
,
to
assure
his
capitall
towne
,
and
at
the
same
time
raised
a
subsidie
of
300000.
Frankes
,
to
satisfie
his
most
vrgent
affaires
:
while
king
Phillip
receiuing
the
Ensignes
taken
from
the
Frenchmen
,
and
beholding
the
prisoners
,
who
in
a
maner
were
led
before
him
,
as
in
a
triumph
,
contented
himselfe
with
that
victorie
,
without
enterprising
at
that
time
to
enter
further
into
France
,
whereof
neuerthelesse
many
Townes
were
in
great
feare
.
King
Henry
by
his
Lieftenants
,
prouided
for
his
Frontier-townes
,
and
gathered
his
campe
at
Laon
,
causing
14000.
Switzers
to
be
sent
for
.
Touching
those
that
were
besieged
within
Saint
Quintins
,
at
the
comming
of
d'Andelot
,
S.
Iohns
Gate
,
to
the
Tower
standing
vpon
the
water
,
hauing
been
battered
with
the
Cannon
shotte
,
the
Spaniards
became
maisters
of
the
Duches
,
and
vpon
the
20.
of
August
,
the
Erenchmen
diuided
and
placed
in
eleuen
seuerall
breaches
,
sustained
a
generall
assault
,
and
could
not
bee
forced
:
yet
the
Towne
was
taken
,
by
entring
at
a
tower
which
no
man
guarded
,
the
French
souldiers
therein
were
most
slaine
:
the
Admirall
his
brother
(
that
not
long
after
saued
himselfe
)
Iarnac
,
S.
Remi
,
de
Humes
,
and
other
Captaines
and
Gentlemen
of
name
taken
prisoners
,
and
the
son
of
Monsseur
de
la
Fayette
,
the
Captaines
Saleuert
,
Ogier
,
Vicques
,
la
Barre
,
l'Estang
,
and
Gourdes
slaine
.
During
these
stormes
,
S.
Quintins
,
the
Counte
de
Aremberg
,
with
1200.
horse
,
and
3.
Regiments
of
Lansquenets
,
besieged
Castellet
,
de
Solignac
,
that
commanded
therein
,
peceiuing
himselfe
destitute
of
the
ayde
that
had
beene
promised
him
:
and
that
the
place
was
not
strong
ynough
to
defend
an
assault
,
not
hauing
aboue
three
hundreth
men
therein
,
and
they
not
greatly
bent
to
make
resistance
,
yeelded
the
place
:
for
which
cause
he
was
sent
prisoner
vnto
Parris
,
and
if
by
chance
he
had
not
saued
himselfe
,
by
an
escape
out
of
prison
,
he
had
surely
lost
his
life
:
because
(
as
it
was
said
)
he
had
made
promise
neuer
to
yeeld
the
place
,
before
hee
had
sustained
an
assault
.
While
the
King
of
France
assembled
a
great
armie
,
as
well
without
,
as
within
his
Realme
,
and
by
his
Lieftenants
prouided
for
his
townes
in
Picardie
,
and
that
the
Parrisians
made
generall
Musters
of
their
companies
,
where
were
found
between
thirtie
fiue
,
and
fortie
thousand
men
.
S.
Iaques
streete
,
many
were
cast
in
prison
,
some
burnt
,
and
the
rest
escaped
by
diuers
meanes
:
in
other
places
also
many
were
taken
and
executed
,
the
people
verilie
imputing
the
causes
of
the
troubles
in
France
wholly
to
them
.
But
the
king
of
Spaine
imploying
his
armie
,
S.
Quentin
)
which
hee
ouerthrew
and
spoyled
:
further
,
his
troupes
surprised
certaine
companies
of
Scots
within
Noyon
,
and
tooke
Chauni
,
wherein
he
placed
a
great
Garrison
,
there
to
make
prouision
of
wines
,
wherewith
to
furnish
the
places
which
he
had
taken
.
Ayde
comming
out
of
Almaine
,
and
Switzer-land
,
into
France
,
the
king
for
a
time
caused
the
troupes
that
came
out
of
Italie
,
de
Guise
,
and
Aumalle
,
to
stay
in
Bresse
,
and
Lyonnois
,
thereby
to
impeach
the
pretences
of
the
Barron
de
Polleuille
,
who
with
twelue
thousand
foote
,
and
one
thousand
two
hundreth
horse
:
for
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
,
came
to
besiege
Bourg
in
Bresse
:
from
whence
he
was
constrained
in
all
haste
to
retire
,
otherwise
both
he
and
all
his
troupes
,
had
wholly
been
spoyled
,
who
in
dislodging
,
dispearsed
and
separated
themselues
,
in
such
sort
,
that
in
fewe
daies
after
,
it
could
hardly
be
perceiued
what
had
become
of
that
great
number
of
men
.
S.
Germaine
in
Laye
,
because
of
the
Constables
imprisonment
,
was
appoynted
Lieftenant
Generall
for
the
king
in
all
his
countries
.
Wherevpon
the
secret
practises
long
pretended
,
were
then
pursued
and
fully
executed
in
this
sort
.
Edward
the
third
of
that
name
,
King
of
England
,
had
taken
Callais
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1347.
a
Port
of
the
sea
,
and
a
place
of
great
consequence
for
the
Frenchmen
:
since
which
time
,
the
said
Towne
had
still
continued
in
the
Englishmens
hands
,
and
by
them
much
fortified
.
The
Constable
long
time
before
the
battell
of
S.
Lawrence
.
by
means
of
Monsieur
de
Senarpont
,
Gouernour
of
Bullen
,
had
vsed
such
meanes
and
practises
touching
that
Towne
,
which
is
a
parte
of
the
ancient
Domaine
of
the
Crowne
of
France
,
that
without
his
ouerthrow
and
imprisonment
,
it
was
most
apparant
he
would
haue
executed
his
pretence
.
In
his
absence
it
was
concluded
,
while
king
Phillips
forces
by
reason
of
the
winter
season
were
dispearsed
,
to
execute
that
enterprise
so
much
for
the
aduantage
of
the
Realme
of
France
.
And
therevpon
the
king
of
France
raised
two
armies
,
one
conducted
by
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
making
shewe
to
enter
into
the
Duchie
of
Luxembourg
:
the
other
ledde
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
vnder
pretence
therewith
to
hinder
the
victualling
of
S.
Quentins
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
marching
towards
Luxenbourg
,
the
Spaniards
and
Wallons
,
ranne
thither
to
defend
it
:
but
suddainely
hee
sent
his
forces
to
ioyne
with
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
made
shewe
of
victualling
Amiens
,
Ardres
,
and
Bullen
,
and
in
great
haste
vppon
the
suddaine
,
turned
all
his
forces
against
the
Towne
of
Callais
,
wherein
as
then
there
was
no
Garrison
.
The
Princes
of
Conde
,
and
la
Roche
Suryon
,
the
Duke
d'Aumalle
,
and
the
Marques
d'Elboeuf
bretheren
;
Strossi
Marshall
of
France
,
Montmorency
,
the
Constables
eldest
son
,
Monsieurs
de
Termes
,
d'Andelot
,
de
Sansac
,
d'Estree
great
Maister
of
the
Artillerie
,
de
Tauanes
,
Senarpont
,
Grandmont
,
Randan
,
Allegre
,
Creuecueur
,
Piennes
,
Gourdan
,
and
other
Lords
,
Knights
and
Captaines
,
beeing
in
the
armie
.
The
first
of
Ianuary
,
the
armie
appeared
before
it
,
and
the
same
day
tooke
Nieulay
bridge
,
S.
Laurence
day
.
de
Termes
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
accompanied
by
the
Gouernours
of
Iuoy
,
Mesieres
,
Bouillon
,
&
Maubert
Fontaine
,
tooke
the
castle
of
Herbemont
,
hard
by
Iuoy
,
Iamoigne
,
Chigny
,
Rossignon
,
and
Villeneufue
:
but
by
reason
of
the
colde
,
which
as
that
yeare
had
not
begunne
till
about
the
month
of
Februarie
,
hee
was
forced
to
leaue
the
field
,
and
to
enter
into
Garrison
:
while
the
king
in
diuers
places
of
the
Realme
,
made
many
secret
leuies
of
souldiers
,
commaunding
his
Captaines
not
to
march
with
any
of
their
troupes
,
before
they
should
receiue
expresse
commaundement
from
him
.
In
the
moneth
of
Aprill
,
Dauphin
de
Viennois
,
and
Marie
Stuard
,
daughter
to
Iames
the
fift
,
king
of
Scots
,
&
of
Marie
de
Lorraine
,
before
widdowe
to
the
Duke
de
Longueuille
,
&
sister
to
the
Duke
de
Guise
,
was
concluded
,
and
after
vppon
the
28.
of
the
same
month
,
accomplished
with
great
solemnitie
.
During
this
marriage
,
there
was
a
certaine
motion
of
peace
to
bee
made
betweene
the
two
kings
,
at
Peronne
,
by
the
Duches
Dowager
of
Lorraine
,
and
the
Cardinall
,
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
but
all
in
vaine
:
for
on
the
one
side
,
king
Phillip
tooke
Nesle
,
&
the
Englishmen
spoyled
the
coast
of
Normandie
:
on
the
other
side
,
de
Bourdillon
,
to
see
what
might
be
done
,
he
being
accompanied
by
Vieille
Ville
,
Gouernour
of
Metz
,
with
the
olde
troupes
of
the
Garrisons
of
Metz
,
Thoul
,
Verdun
,
&
Danuilliers
,
in
the
beginning
of
May
,
incamped
himselfe
before
Theonuille
:
fifteene
daies
after
,
the
Duke
de
Neuers
came
thither
,
and
then
Monsieur
de
Guise
,
Generall
of
the
armie
,
followed
by
the
most
valiant
Captaines
and
Gentlemen
of
France
.
The
batterie
beganne
the
fift
of
Iune
,
with
30.
great
Peeces
:
the
Counte
de
Horme
assayed
to
enter
into
it
,
followed
by
certaine
troupes
,
but
the
passages
were
in
such
sort
closed
vppe
,
that
with
losse
hee
was
forced
to
retire
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
going
to
viewe
a
breach
,
seconded
by
certaine
valiant
Leaders
,
caused
a
false
assault
to
bee
giuen
,
whereby
at
that
time
,
the
Towne
hardly
escaped
from
taking
:
but
the
assaylants
beeing
in
very
small
number
,
were
forced
to
retire
,
with
losse
of
diuers
good
and
valiant
souldiers
:
presently
after
,
by
the
onely
meanes
and
aduise
of
Monsieur
de
Monluc
,
they
tooke
around
Tower
,
that
much
ayded
the
besieged
,
and
as
they
were
about
to
myne
a
platforme
adioyning
therevnto
,
the
Marshall
Strossi
was
striken
with
a
Harquebu-shot
,
whereof
hee
died
,
his
place
beeing
giuen
to
Monsieur
de
Termes
.
The
21.
of
Iune
,
the
mynes
beeing
prepared
to
worke
,
The
Towne
of
Luxenbourg
wherein
were
the
Countes
of
Mansfeld
and
Horne
,
was
viewed
:
but
not
long
before
,
Arlon
was
assayled
,
forced
,
spoyled
,
and
burnt
,
and
Chigni
,
Villemont
,
and
Rossignill
,
taken
againe
from
the
Wallons
:
wherein
they
set
fier
onely
in
Chigni
,
which
they
fortified
.
Vieille-ville
was
left
within
Theonuille
,
with
tenne
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
and
some
companies
of
Launciers
.
la
Fere
,
the
other
,
vnder
the
Marshal
de
Termes
at
Callais
.
Termes
knowing
that
the
townes
lying
on
the
Sea-coast
,
&
subiect
to
the
Spaniards
,
were
but
meanely
manned
,
because
they
feared
not
the
Frenchmen
on
that
side
,
hee
made
an
enterprise
vppon
Dunkerke
,
a
Towne
lying
vpon
the
Sea
,
betweene
Newport
,
and
Graueling
,
in
the
which
enterprise
,
hee
besieged
Berges
,
that
was
presently
taken
and
sacked
:
which
done
,
he
went
before
Dunkerke
,
which
held
out
but
foure
daies
,
and
in
the
end
was
taken
and
pilled
:
where
they
found
so
rich
a
bootie
,
that
the
very
boyes
of
the
armie
were
thereby
made
rich
:
but
as
Messieurs
de
Villebon
,
and
de
Senarpont
,
staying
for
Marshal
de
Termes
,
that
as
then
was
sicke
,
laye
incamped
hard
by
Graueling
,
the
Earle
of
Aiguemont
,
Lieftenant
Generall
for
the
king
of
Spaine
in
the
lowe
Countries
,
with
all
speede
assembled
the
Garrisons
and
other
forces
,
to
the
number
of
sixteene
thousand
footemen
,
a
thousand
or
twelue
hundreth
Rutters
,
and
two
thousand
lanciers
,
determining
to
impeach
the
passage
of
the
French
armie
,
from
entring
any
further
into
Flaunders
,
and
to
make
them
leaue
the
siege
of
Graueling
:
and
the
Marshall
was
scarse
healed
and
entered
into
the
armie
,
but
the
Counte
de
Aiguemont
was
vppon
him
,
not
once
making
shew
to
fight
.
The
Marshall
perceiuing
him
too
strong
,
would
not
likewise
hazard
himselfe
,
but
rather
began
to
retire
towards
Callais
:
which
the
Earle
doubting
,
determined
to
stop
his
passage
,
and
so
constraine
him
to
fight
,
or
to
make
him
yeeld
by
famine
,
before
the
towne
of
Graueling
:
which
the
Marshal
perceiuing
,
assayed
to
passe
the
riuer
(
that
runneth
from
S.
Omers
)
called
l'A
.
And
hee
had
no
sooner
begun
,
but
the
Flemmings
onely
staying
therevpon
,
got
before
him
,
which
constrained
the
French
Vangard
to
range
themselues
in
order
,
thereby
to
sustaine
the
rest
of
the
armie
,
where
it
made
a
braue
resistance
,
driuing
certaine
squadrons
of
horses
out
of
ranke
,
but
the
Counte
hauing
made
a
furious
charge
,
procured
the
ouerthrow
and
spoyle
of
the
Marshall
,
who
beeing
sore
hurt
,
was
taken
,
with
Messieurs
de
Villebon
,
Senarpont
,
Moruilliers
,
and
Chaune
,
and
many
Captains
and
souldiers
slaine
in
the
field
.
The
Marshals
armie
being
composed
of
certaine
companies
of
launciers
,
three
cornets
of
light-horses
,
Scottish-men
,
14.
Ensignes
of
French
footemen
,
and
18.
Companies
of
Lansquenets
:
all
beeing
eyther
slaine
or
taken
.
The
number
that
escaped
,
were
not
many
:
that
great
wound
,
renewed
the
former
of
S.
Lawrence
day
,
and
brake
the
enterprise
vppon
the
Duche
of
Luxenbourg
,
where
the
Duke
of
Guise
pretended
to
be
doing
,
who
in
the
moneth
of
Iuly
,
tooke
his
course
to
Thierashe
,
and
so
lodged
at
Pierrepont
:
which
he
strengthened
with
7.
Cornets
of
Rutters
,
&
a
new
Regiment
of
Lansquenets
.
Monsieur
de
Kersimon
,
whereof
some
he
slewe
,
other
he
tooke
prisoners
,
and
caused
the
rest
to
saue
themselues
by
fight
within
their
shippes
,
where
they
presently
hoysed
sayles
and
put
to
sea
.
Lorraine
,
Moruilliers
,
Bishop
of
Orleans
,
one
of
the
kings
priuie
Councell
,
and
Secretarie
Aubespine
.
The
king
of
Spaine
sent
thither
the
Duke
d'Alue
,
the
Prince
of
Aurange
,
Rigome
de
Silues
,
Granuelle
Bishop
of
Arras
,
and
Vigle
de
Zuichem
,
President
of
the
Councell
of
Estate
in
the
lowe
Countries
.
They
assembled
in
the
moneth
of
October
,
hauing
sor
vmpier
,
of
the
differences
that
might
fall
out
betweene
them
,
the
Duches
Dowager
,
and
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
her
sonne
.
Meane
time
,
the
Constable
hauing
agreed
for
his
ransome
,
came
to
do
his
dutie
vnto
the
King
,
who
gaue
him
all
the
entertainment
that
possible
he
might
,
and
made
him
lye
with
him
,
as
some
certainly
report
.
During
this
meeting
,
both
the
armies
were
dismissed
,
&
the
strangers
sent
into
their
countries
.
While
this
treatie
of
peace
continued
,
Charles
the
Emperour
,
and
his
sister
Ellenor
,
Philebert
Emanuel
,
Prince
of
Piedemont
,
with
Margaret
,
daughter
to
king
Francis
deceased
.
That
which
prolonged
the
treatie
,
was
,
that
the
Q.
of
England
demanded
the
restitution
of
Callais
:
but
about
the
end
of
Nouember
she
died
.
After
whom
likewise
died
Cardinall
Poole
,
her
great
Councellor
,
her
death
,
that
changed
the
state
of
England
:
wherein
after
that
,
neither
the
Spaniards
,
nor
the
Pope
,
had
more
to
do
,
caused
the
assembly
to
be
referred
vnto
the
peace
ensuing
.
King
Phillip
hauing
with
great
pompe
celebrated
the
funerals
of
his
father
,
within
the
Towne
of
Brussels
,
Now
,
the
Deputies
perceiuing
king
Phillip
to
bee
a
Widdower
,
and
esteeming
the
alliance
to
bee
stronger
if
hee
espoused
the
Princesse
,
which
before
should
haue
been
giuen
vnto
his
sonne
,
they
propounded
that
Article
,
which
to
the
good
contentment
of
both
the
Kings
,
was
concluded
and
agreed
vpon
,
togither
with
the
marriage
of
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
,
to
the
Ladie
Margaret
.
The
King
of
France
yeelded
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
all
that
hee
had
taken
from
him
,
both
on
this
side
,
and
beyond
the
Mountaines
:
also
to
the
Prince
of
Piedemont
la
Bresse
,
Sauoy
and
Piedemont
,
except
foure
Townes
:
to
the
Geneuois
,
the
Isle
of
Corse
:
and
Siene
to
the
Duke
of
Florence
:
retaining
nothing
but
Callais
,
without
gaining
a
foote
of
any
other
land
,
in
all
that
long
and
daungerous
war
,
which
had
desolated
so
many
Prouinces
,
sacked
,
burnt
,
&
ouerthrowne
so
many
Townes
,
Bourges
,
Villages
,
and
Castles
,
been
the
death
of
so
great
a
number
of
Princes
,
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
Captaines
,
Souldiers
,
Cittizens
,
and
Paisants
:
caused
so
many
rauishings
and
violatings
of
women
and
maids
:
and
in
a
word
,
which
had
in
a
manner
,
tormented
all
Europe
:
so
that
in
effect
,
the
king
yeelded
aboue
two
hundreth
,
(
others
write
almost
as
many
more
)
places
,
for
the
conquest
whereof
,
a
sea
of
blood
of
his
naturall
subiects
had
been
spent
and
shedde
:
the
treasures
of
the
Realme
consumed
:
his
lands
ingaged
,
and
he
indebted
on
all
sides
:
and
which
is
woorse
,
the
fire
beeing
quenched
vppon
the
borders
,
not
long
after
,
began
within
the
middle
of
all
his
Realme
,
and
in
euery
place
thereof
,
as
well
is
seene
during
the
raignes
of
his
three
successors
.
But
these
things
are
the
vnsearchable
and
deepe
iudgements
of
God
:
which
are
not
lawfull
for
vs
to
enter
into
,
but
onely
to
worship
and
adore
him
that
worketh
all
things
with
great
wisedome
,
with
mercie
towards
his
children
,
and
with
most
iust
and
fearefull
vengeance
against
his
enemies
.
Monsieur
d'Andelot
first
felt
it
,
being
for
religion
committed
prisoner
in
Melun
:
wherevpon
many
discontentments
and
suspitions
grewe
among
the
most
noble
houses
,
whereof
ensued
diuers
and
many
mischiefes
:
which
after
the
death
of
king
Henry
began
to
increase
,
who
hauing
vnderstood
,
that
in
the
Parliament
of
Parris
,
many
and
diuers
iudgements
were
made
,
touching
the
condemnation
of
such
as
were
accused
for
religion
,
was
counselled
to
sit
in
person
at
a
Mercurialist
iudgement
,
Others
of
the
same
Councel
,
esteemed
that
the
presence
of
the
king
,
wold
but
abash
such
as
seemed
to
oppose
therin
,
and
that
so
those
of
the
religion
remaining
without
support
,
and
condemned
,
they
would
in
fine
,
procure
the
execution
of
their
desires
.
But
it
fell
out
cleane
contrary
:
for
that
some
Councellours
said
,
and
flatly
affirmed
,
that
it
would
be
more
conuenient
,
to
deale
with
lesse
rigour
against
those
of
the
religion
,
vntill
such
time
,
as
by
a
free
and
generall
counsell
,
they
had
beene
shewed
their
errour
.
Hee
that
spake
boldest
,
and
plainest
,
was
Anne
de
Bourg
,
a
man
of
great
learning
and
pietie
.
The
king
that
neuer
had
heard
any
speech
of
such
importance
,
commaunded
the
Constable
to
leade
du
Bourg
,
and
other
Councellours
prisoners
,
to
aunswere
their
obiections
:
swearing
in
great
chollour
,
that
hee
would
see
the
end
.
Wherevpon
,
Monsieur
Montgommery
,
Captaine
of
the
guard
,
ledde
du
Bourg
into
the
Bastille
,
the
rest
into
other
places
.
Meane
time
,
those
of
the
religion
were
hardly
pursued
in
euery
place
,
who
during
those
troubles
,
in
the
moneth
of
May
,
caused
a
Sinode
to
be
holden
,
by
all
their
Pastors
,
Meane
time
,
the
Courtiers
sought
and
deuised
,
all
the
meanes
of
ioyes
and
pleasures
they
could
inuent
,
thereby
to
solemnise
the
royall
marriages
,
both
of
the
Kings
daughter
,
and
of
his
sister
.
I
speake
not
of
the
murther
committed
vppon
the
person
of
a
renowmed
Player
of
Comodies
,
who
at
that
time
had
made
most
magnificall
preparations
,
therewith
to
reioyce
the
Court
,
that
was
slaine
in
the
house
of
Reims
by
his
owne
seruants
,
so
that
all
his
preparations
were
layd
aside
:
de
Bourbon
,
and
after
fiers
of
ioy
made
for
the
peace
,
the
reioycings
of
the
people
,
glad
of
that
rest
&
quietnesse
,
the
Banquets
,
Proclaimations
,
and
Ceremonies
accustomed
,
with
all
maiestie
performed
,
assisted
by
so
many
Noble
Princes
,
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
Cardinals
,
Officers
,
and
Domesticall
seruants
,
both
of
the
King
and
Queenes
houshould
:
there
likewise
beeing
present
,
the
Dukes
of
Sauoy
,
and
Alue
,
the
Prince
of
Aurange
,
the
Counte
d'Aiguemont
,
and
other
Lords
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
in
great
numbers
:
and
after
the
sumptuous
banquets
,
playes
,
maskes
,
and
daunces
,
followed
the
last
act
which
changed
all
those
ioyfull
and
pleasant
Comodies
,
into
bloodie
and
mornfull
Tragedies
,
wherein
the
king
played
the
lamentable
Prologue
:
for
that
hauing
published
a
running
at
Tilt
,
to
bee
performed
within
S.
Anthonies
streete
,
But
the
second
day
of
his
running
,
hauing
runne
verie
often
,
the
Queene
desired
him
to
leaue
off
,
saying
,
that
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
might
supply
his
place
.
He
sent
her
word
by
the
Marshall
de
Montmorency
,
that
hee
would
runne
but
once
more
,
and
that
for
the
loue
of
her
.
Wherevppon
hauing
sent
a
Launce
to
the
Counte
de
Montgommory
,
commanding
him
to
runne
against
him
,
and
the
Counte
earnestly
excusing
himselfe
,
eyther
for
the
respect
hee
bare
vnto
his
Prince
,
or
fearing
to
faile
,
as
the
first
day
hee
had
many
times
done
,
not
once
touching
any
against
whome
hee
ranne
.
The
King
sent
him
expresse
commaundement
not
to
refuse
him
.
With
that
the
Earle
ranne
,
and
breaking
his
Launce
vppon
the
Kinges
Cuirasse
,
Catherin
de
Medicis
his
wife
,
married
in
Anno.
1533
,
he
had
fiue
sonnes
and
fiue
daughters
.
The
eldest
,
Francis
the
second
,
borne
the
20.
of
Ianuary
,
1543.
The
second
Lois
,
the
Duke
of
Orleans
,
that
died
at
the
ende
of
certaine
months
.
The
third
,
Charles
Maxemilian
,
borne
the
20.
of
Iune
,
1550.
King
after
the
death
of
his
brother
.
The
4.
Edward
Alexandre
,
after
King
,
and
called
Henry
the
third
,
born
the
19.
of
September
,
1551.
The
fift
,
Hercules
:
after
called
Francis
,
Duke
of
Alencon
,
Aniou
,
and
Berri
,
and
Counte
du
Maine
,
borne
the
18.
of
March
,
1554.
The
eldest
daughter
was
Elizabeth
,
promised
to
Edward
the
sixt
,
King
of
England
,
but
marryed
to
Phillip
king
of
Spaine
,
borne
the
11.
of
Aprill
,
1545.
The
second
,
Claude
,
maried
to
Charles
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
bonre
the
12.
of
Nouember
,
1547.
The
third
,
Margaret
,
married
to
Henry
de
Bourbon
,
King
of
Nauarre
,
borne
the
14.
of
May
,
1552.
The
fourth
and
fift
,
named
Iane
,
and
Victoire
,
borne
at
one
burthen
,
vpon
the
24.
of
Iune
,
1556
,
and
died
presently
after
.
In
this
Historie
you
may
behold
,
the
successe
and
estate
of
the
successors
to
this
Henry
,
beeing
his
sonnes
,
with
the
first
whereof
I
meane
to
begin
.
Heere
endeth
the
troubles
,
that
happened
in
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
second
.
Francis
the
second
.
M.D.LIX.
Francis
Oliuier
,
a
man
of
great
reputation
,
But
this
was
onely
a
particular
quarrell
betweene
women
,
for
in
truth
,
the
Duches
during
king
Henries
life
,
had
been
in
all
mens
sight
as
Queen
of
France
.
The
Queen-mother
that
hated
her
extreamly
,
was
very
glad
to
see
her
wholly
dispoyled
and
driuen
out
of
the
Court
,
contenting
her selfe
therewith
,
not
to
leese
the
fauour
of
those
of
Guise
,
who
although
they
onely
had
their
aduancement
by
the
Duches
meanes
,
perceiuing
her
to
bee
as
a
rotten
plancke
,
left
her
,
to
pleasure
themselues
another
way
.
They
sent
Bertrand
(
from
whom
the
seales
were
taken
)
vnto
Rome
,
and
tooke
from
d'Auancon
the
ruling
of
the
Treasures
:
S.
Andre
,
aduanced
by
the
fauours
of
King
Henry
,
to
whom
he
was
a
secret
seruant
,
and
wholly
fatned
by
the
confiscations
of
the
goods
of
those
of
the
religion
,
and
by
borrowings
,
neuer
to
be
repayed
,
hauing
made
offer
of
all
that
hee
had
,
to
the
house
of
Guise
,
was
receiued
into
their
band
.
de
Montmorency
.
Yet
for
the
loue
of
her
deceased
king
and
husband
,
she
said
she
was
content
to
remit
her
owne
particular
quarrell
:
for
which
,
if
it
pleased
her
,
she
could
haue
caused
him
to
loose
his
head
:
yet
she
exhorted
him
,
not
altogither
to
leaue
the
Court
,
but
to
come
thither
sometimes
.
He
denied
the
accusation
which
she
alledged
touching
her
children
,
affirming
it
to
be
false
:
desiring
her
to
haue
in
remembrance
the
many
seruices
by
him
done
to
her
,
and
to
the
Realme
,
and
not
to
regard
the
euill
report
of
such
as
were
his
enemies
,
that
shuld
not
do
him
all
the
mischief
which
they
pretended
.
And
so
hauing
taken
his
leaue
,
and
brought
his
maister
vnto
his
Tombe
,
he
withdrew
himselfe
vnto
his
house
.
la
Roche
Suryon
,
was
sent
thither
likewise
to
beare
the
order
of
France
vnto
the
king
of
Spaine
,
and
at
his
returne
,
appointed
with
the
Cardinal
of
Burbon
,
to
conduct
the
Princesse
Elizabeth
into
Spain
.
The
Parliments
,
were
appointed
at
the
good
pleasure
of
those
of
Guise
.
The
Cardinal
de
Turnon
,
an
old
enimy
to
the
Constable
,
&
to
al
those
of
the
religion
,
was
repealed
from
Rome
,
reestablished
of
the
priuy
councel
:
Anne
du
Bourg
,
Du
Bourg
,
stedfast
in
religion
,
was
hotly
pursued
.
Bertrand
,
Cardinall
and
Archbishop
of
Siens
,
beeing
one
of
the
principall
wheeles
of
this
criminall
Chariot
:
and
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
the
leader
therof
.
Those
of
the
religion
,
perceiuing
themselues
to
be
at
the
point
of
a
more
violent
persecution
,
by
expresse
Letters
vnto
the
Queene
,
besought
her
,
by
her
authoritie
,
to
commaund
the
leauing
off
to
persecute
them
,
in
such
great
rigor
.
Shee
promised
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
Madame
de
Roy
his
mother
in
lawe
,
and
to
the
Admirall
,
to
cause
the
persecutions
for
to
cease
,
so
they
would
leaue
their
assembling
togither
,
Parris
,
Orleans
,
and
Tours
,
desiring
him
,
that
they
might
as
yet
bee
ayded
and
assisted
,
touching
that
which
concerned
the
open
profession
of
religion
.
S.
Germain
in
Laye
,
was
,
that
his
furriers
found
no
place
for
him
within
the
Castle
:
and
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
said
vnto
his
Marshall
,
that
it
should
cost
him
his
life
,
and
tenne
thousand
more
with
him
,
before
any
man
should
take
the
place
and
lodging
which
the
king
had
giuen
him
,
to
be
neare
vnto
his
person
.
The
second
,
that
not
any
of
the
Court
,
went
to
meet
and
receiue
him
,
as
the
manner
is
,
specially
to
the
Princes
of
the
blood
.
The
third
,
that
being
gone
to
do
his
dutie
to
the
Queene-mother
,
and
after
,
to
the
king
:
those
of
Guise
,
in
stead
of
going
to
imbrace
and
bid
him
welcome
,
stayed
til
he
went
vnto
them
:
and
was
constrained
to
accept
the
lodging
of
the
Marshall
of
S.
Andre
,
who
after
the
courtly
manner
,
had
offered
it
vnto
him
,
not
thinking
to
be
so
soone
taken
at
his
word
.
The
fourth
,
that
the
next
day
,
in
stead
of
being
warned
to
sit
in
counsell
,
no
man
was
sent
vnto
him
,
eyther
to
salute
him
,
or
once
to
see
what
he
did
.
The
fift
,
that
at
the
end
of
three
or
foure
daies
,
the
king
called
him
aside
,
shewing
him
,
that
his
Vncles
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
had
the
whole
charge
of
all
affaires
committed
vnto
them
:
and
that
whosoeuer
would
seeke
to
please
him
,
must
obey
them
in
all
things
whatsoeuer
.
But
touching
his
pensions
and
estates
,
hee
confirmed
them
vnto
him
,
assuring
him
,
that
whensoeuer
he
would
come
vnto
the
Court
,
hee
should
be
heartily
welcome
.
Diuers
of
the
king
of
Nauarres
traine
,
perceiuing
that
he
had
quietly
swallowed
all
those
pilles
,
withdrewe
themselues
,
or
else
claue
to
the
surest
side
:
as
Iarnac
,
that
ioyned
with
those
of
Guise
.
Within
fewe
daies
after
,
this
Prince
went
vnto
Saint
Dennis
,
there
to
accomplish
certaine
ceremonies
accustomed
after
the
death
of
king
Henry
:
which
done
,
he
went
to
Parris
,
accompanied
with
his
brother
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
some
others
,
but
not
many
:
and
beeing
there
,
hee
sounded
the
aduise
and
minds
of
some
,
whom
he
esteemed
to
be
well
affected
vnto
the
Realme
,
but
he
could
not
perceiue
any
thing
by
them
.
de
Brissac
.
While
in
this
sort
,
du
Bourg
,
proceeding
,
moued
those
of
the
religion
in
Parris
,
to
present
a
petition
to
the
Queen-mother
,
exhorting
her
vnto
her
dutie
,
withall
,
setting
downe
and
threatning
the
vengeance
of
God
,
and
the
daunger
that
might
ensue
,
by
meanes
of
those
so
hard
and
rigorous
dealings
:
which
in
the
end
,
might
turne
vnto
great
troubles
.
At
the
first
,
she
aunswered
them
with
an
angrie
countenance
,
but
in
the
end
,
she
became
somewhat
milder
,
making
shew
to
desire
to
see
one
of
the
Ministers
of
Parris
,
to
conferre
with
him
.
Madame
de
Roy
prouided
one
,
and
this
Minister
went
as
farre
as
Reims
,
where
hee
stayed
a
certaine
time
,
but
neuer
could
speake
with
her
,
but
shee
still
found
some
excuse
,
when
any
man
tolde
her
of
him
.
Besides
du
Bourg
,
about
the
end
of
this
yeare
,
diuers
were
imprisoned
within
Parris
for
the
religion
,
and
their
houses
pilled
and
robbed
,
as
if
it
had
beene
in
a
Towne
taken
by
assault
:
witnesses
beeing
seduced
,
The
Cardinall
by
these
informations
,
mooued
all
the
Court
:
but
the
Queene-mother
for
that
cause
,
hauing
spoken
against
certaine
of
her
Gentlewomen
,
that
were
of
the
religion
,
they
found
the
meanes
that
in
her
presence
,
the
two
principall
witnesses
were
examined
,
beeing
two
young
boyes
,
who
said
and
affirmed
,
both
then
and
many
times
before
,
they
had
had
their
pleasures
of
that
Councellours
daughters
:
but
in
fine
,
they
began
to
stagger
,
and
couertly
to
deny
in
neuerthelesse
,
the
accusation
and
proces
went
forward
,
and
because
that
at
the
taking
of
the
prisoners
,
there
had
beene
some
resistance
in
the
subburbes
of
S.
Germaine
,
they
sent
from
house
to
house
,
to
search
for
all
their
weapons
,
and
tooke
them
away
,
not
leauing
them
so
much
as
a
knise
,
which
were
carried
into
the
house
of
Guise
.
The
Councellour
so
shamefully
slandered
,
went
with
his
wife
and
daughters
,
and
yeelded
himselfe
prisoner
,
Hugh
Capet
had
vsurped
:
that
they
had
manisestly
striuen
for
certain
members
thereof
:
as
the
Counte
of
Pronince
,
and
the
Duchie
of
Aniou
:
they
set
downe
the
lamentable
effects
of
their
ambition
,
in
the
breach
of
peace
:
and
in
the
last
voyage
into
Italie
,
cause
of
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
battell
of
S.
Lawrence
,
and
danger
of
all
the
Realme
:
which
to
auoyde
,
they
were
constrained
to
yeeld
vppe
all
the
conquests
of
Francis
the
first
,
and
Henry
the
second
:
they
forgot
not
likewise
their
exactions
,
their
dealing
with
the
treasures
,
and
the
great
debts
of
the
king
.
Anthony
de
Minard
,
President
in
the
Parliament
of
Parris
,
was
slaine
with
a
Pistole
,
as
in
the
euening
he
returned
from
the
place
,
to
go
to
his
house
,
but
it
could
neuer
bee
knowne
from
whence
it
came
,
no
more
then
of
the
death
of
Iulian
Ferme
,
Agent
for
the
house
of
Guise
,
slaine
hard
by
Chambourg
where
the
king
laye
,
and
sound
with
certaine
notes
and
memorials
,
cocerning
the
liues
of
certaine
notable
personages
,
some
were
imprisoned
,
and
in
great
danger
for
the
death
of
Minard
:
and
among
the
rest
,
one
Stuard
a
Scot
,
who
(
although
he
was
of
the
linage
of
the
Queen
as
then
raigning
)
was
cruelly
tortured
:
yet
could
they
not
drawe
any
thing
from
him
,
that
once
might
preiudice
himselfe
,
or
any
other
.
About
this
time
,
the
Elector
Palatin
,
hauing
sent
his
Ambassadour
vnto
the
king
,
to
craue
that
the
Councellour
du
Bourg
might
bee
giuen
to
him
,
to
serue
him
in
the
towne
of
Heidelberg
:
the
Cardinal
being
greatly
moued
at
the
death
of
Minard
,
wrote
vnto
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
that
they
should
presently
proceed
with
their
proces
against
du
Bourg
:
but
before
it
proceeded
so
farre
,
expresse
Proclamations
were
once
againe
made
and
published
against
bearing
of
armes
.
Anne
de
Bourg
hauing
constantly
perseuered
in
the
consession
of
the
faith
,
concerning
those
poynts
,
which
at
this
day
are
in
controuersie
and
debate
touching
religion
,
was
degraded
:
and
the
next
day
,
the
Iudges
caused
to
the
number
of
sixe
or
seuen
hundreth
men
,
as
well
horse
as
footemen
,
and
all
armed
,
to
set
vppe
Gibbets
,
and
to
carry
wood
into
all
the
places
of
Parris
there
vnto
appoynted
.
And
in
this
sort
,
vpon
the
23.
of
the
same
moneth
,
du
Bourg
was
led
to
S.
Iohn
in
Greue
,
and
there
hanged
:
which
done
,
his
bodie
was
burnt
and
consumed
to
ashes
.
Presently
after
,
other
were
burnt
in
Parris
,
and
many
other
places
,
for
the
religion
,
and
many
meanes
inuented
to
massacre
such
as
passed
along
the
streets
,
not
doing
reuerence
vnto
the
Images
,
as
then
newly
set
vppe
at
all
the
corners
of
the
streets
,
and
euery
passenger
was
constrained
to
contribute
their
money
to
the
boxes
presented
vnto
them
,
therewith
to
beare
the
charge
of
the
waxe-candies
,
Lois
de
Bourbon
,
Prince
of
Conde
,
was
most
instantly
desired
to
hearken
therevnto
,
and
by
that
meanes
to
hinder
and
impeach
the
to
tall
ruine
,
both
of
the
king
and
Queene
.
The
Prince
then
,
with
his
most
secret
Councell
,
hauing
long
and
deliberately
thought
and
consulted
vppon
this
poynt
,
wherein
hee
was
desired
to
be
assistant
:
as
in
truth
the
sequell
therof
required
:
first
gaue
expresse
charge
and
commission
,
to
certaine
wise
,
expert
,
and
well
approoued
friends
,
secretly
,
carefully
,
and
exactly
,
to
inquire
,
what
were
the
principall
thinges
that
might
bee
imposed
against
those
of
Guise
,
which
beeing
knowne
,
with
a
good
and
safe
conscience
hee
might
looke
into
that
which
should
redownd
,
vnto
the
good
both
of
the
king
,
and
of
his
Realme
.
The
informations
made
,
it
was
found
and
well
known
,
by
men
,
both
of
person
and
quallitie
,
and
such
as
were
indifferent
,
that
they
might
well
and
lawfully
bee
charged
with
diuers
poynts
of
treason
,
as
also
with
an
infinit
number
of
pillings
and
interceptions
,
as
well
of
the
treasures
of
the
Common-wealth
,
as
of
particular
persons
.
And
among
other
notable
crimes
,
he
was
assured
and
offered
to
haue
it
iustified
,
by
such
as
in
a
maner
had
beene
their
houshold
seruants
,
that
they
ment
to
cease
vppon
the
Realme
,
Godfrey
de
la
Remaudie
,
surnamed
la
Forest
,
Barron
de
Perigot
,
and
a
Gentleman
of
an
ancient
house
,
vndertooke
to
resolue
,
accepting
the
mannaging
thereof
vnder
the
authoritie
of
the
Prince
,
who
in
person
promised
to
bee
at
the
day
,
and
in
in
the
place
,
where
,
and
when
,
those
of
Guise
should
so
bee
taken
:
vppon
condition
,
that
nothing
should
bee
sayd
,
enterprised
,
nor
done
,
in
any
sort
whatsoeuer
,
eyther
against
God
,
the
king
,
his
bretheren
,
the
Princes
,
nor
the
Estate
:
that
in
doing
otherwise
,
hee
would
himselfe
bee
he
,
that
first
should
seeke
for
to
oppose
against
al
those
that
vndertooke
the
contrary
:
which
conclusion
was
made
about
the
end
of
the
yeare
1559.
de
la
Roche
Suryon
,
and
other
great
Lords
,
into
Gascon
:
at
Bourdeax
the
King
of
Nauarre
met
her
,
and
so
ledde
her
with
great
honour
through
his
countries
,
keeping
her
companie
vntill
hee
entered
vppon
the
borders
of
Spaine
,
la
Porte
,
de
Foix
,
du
Faut
,
and
Fumee
,
that
had
beene
comitted
prisoners
,
with
Anna
du
Bourg
,
were
ended
,
and
all
they
for
a
small
fine
,
were
set
at
libertie
.
They
vsed
all
the
meanes
they
could
,
to
condemne
the
Councellour
Fumee
,
but
hee
behaued
himselfe
so
well
and
wifely
,
against
all
the
Iudges
,
and
other
his
aduersaries
,
that
in
the
end
,
hee
wound
himselfe
out
of
their
hands
.
la
Renaudie
with
a
great
number
of
the
Nobilitie
,
and
others
of
all
the
Prouinces
of
the
Realme
,
met
at
Nautes
,
where
vnder
colour
of
soliciting
certaine
proces
in
the
Parliament
of
Britaigne
,
which
as
then
was
holden
therein
,
they
assembled
,
where
after
certaine
inuocations
vpon
the
name
of
God
,
al
before
recited
,
was
there
by
Renaudie
exposed
and
declared
.
And
after
diuers
of
them
had
giuen
their
iudgements
,
and
esteemed
the
enterprise
to
be
both
iust
&
necessary
:
one
among
therest
required
,
that
before
they
gaue
their
promise
,
each
of
them
should
sweare
,
and
solemnely
vowe
to
God
,
not
to
enterprise
or
do
any
thing
against
the
authoritie
of
the
king
,
or
the
Estate
of
France
,
protesting
for
his
part
,
that
if
he
might
perceiue
it
,
that
euen
when
the
execution
should
bee
brought
to
effect
,
hee
would
aduertise
the
king
,
and
sooner
suffer
himselfe
to
bee
slaine
before
his
face
,
then
to
indure
that
any
thing
should
bee
done
,
to
preiudice
his
person
,
that
being
iudged
by
them
al
,
to
be
most
reasonable
&
iust
,
euery
man
swore
,
not
to
attempt
any
thing
,
but
onely
for
the
good
,
profit
,
and
moditie
of
their
king
and
naturall
Lord
:
as
also
the
beginning
of
the
Articles
of
their
accord
,
was
framed
in
these
words
:
Protestation
made
by
the
head
,
After
all
their
consents
giuen
,
they
determined
vppon
that
which
was
most
requisit
for
the
execution
:
where
Renaudie
hauing
shewed
them
his
minde
,
sware
and
made
all
the
company
to
sweare
.
And
among
them
it
was
agreed
,
that
vpon
the
tenth
of
March
,
the
apprehension
of
those
of
Guise
should
bee
performed
,
within
the
Towne
of
Blois
,
where
they
presumed
the
King
would
still
remaine
.
Fiue
of
these
Gentlemen
of
each
Prouince
,
with
other
forces
,
were
to
accompany
Renaudie
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Barron
of
Chastelnau
and
others
,
for
the
troupes
of
all
the
Prouinces
.
They
likewise
prouided
for
many
other
things
,
that
might
impeach
this
great
and
hautie
enterprise
.
The
company
beeing
withdrawne
,
euery
man
with
his
commission
,
S.
Germaine
,
with
a
certain
Councellor
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
named
Des
Auenelles
,
that
had
a
house
furnished
after
the
manner
of
Parris
.
This
Auenelles
that
made
profession
of
religion
,
perceiuing
much
resort
of
many
seueral
persons
into
his
house
,
Des
Auenelles
hauing
had
some
reward
,
was
sent
from
Blois
to
Parris
,
there
to
giue
out
false
reports
against
those
of
the
religion
.
Besides
that
,
those
of
Guise
sent
letters
in
the
name
of
the
king
,
and
of
his
mother
,
vnto
the
Admirall
and
his
brethren
,
to
will
them
to
come
vnto
the
Court.
They
likewise
gathered
people
on
all
sides
,
and
wrote
vnto
all
Bailiffes
and
Seneschales
,
to
stay
all
men
,
both
horse
and
foote
,
that
should
bee
found
bearing
of
armes
,
and
trauelling
to
Amboise
.
Touching
the
Admirall
,
hee
beeing
arriued
,
made
great
protestation
vnto
the
Queen-mother
,
in
presence
of
the
Chancellor
,
touching
the
great
and
extreame
rigors
,
vsed
against
those
of
the
religion
,
desiring
her
to
cause
those
persecutions
to
bee
ended
,
till
they
might
haue
a
holy
and
free
councell
.
Where
vppon
the
Chauncellor
did
so
liuely
set
down
the
Admirals
aduise
before
the
Councell
,
the
Guisians
beeing
present
,
la
Renaudie
left
not
off
to
pursue
his
enterprise
,
although
hee
knewe
it
well
to
bee
disclosed
.
The
Prince
ryding
vnto
the
Court
,
to
shewe
the
King
and
his
Councell
,
the
information
giuen
against
those
of
Guise
,
assoone
as
they
should
be
taken
,
and
to
require
a
Parliament
of
all
the
estates
,
being
betweene
Orleans
and
Blois
,
hee
vnderstood
that
all
had
beene
discouered
,
which
notwithstanding
he
passed
forward
,
thereby
to
encourage
his
men
.
And
beeing
arriued
at
Amboises
those
of
Guise
braued
him
,
as
much
as
possible
they
might
:
but
hee
making
a
shewe
,
as
if
hee
knewe
not
what
they
ment
,
put
them
in
no
little
feare
.
The
chaunging
of
place
,
caused
la
Renaudie
to
stay
in
a
place
called
la
Carreliere
,
The
Queen-mother
alledging
for
his
excuse
,
that
hee
did
it
to
saue
the
honour
of
the
Prince
,
whom
hee
perceiued
to
be
wrongfully
accused
of
treason
,
and
thereby
in
daunger
of
his
life
:
by
which
meanes
,
the
company
was
no
sooner
arriued
at
the
place
appoynted
,
but
that
they
were
taken
and
ledde
prisoners
,
one
after
the
other
,
not
once
being
able
to
ioyne
themselues
togither
:
those
of
Guise
in
the
meane
time
,
assembled
men
on
all
sides
,
(
which
fell
out
well
for
them
)
discouered
diuers
Pistoles
and
other
weapons
brought
in
Trunkes
,
which
were
presently
ceased
vpon
:
and
by
that
means
,
they
brought
the
prisoners
by
dozens
and
scores
,
into
Amboise
:
wherevppon
the
twentieth
of
March
,
all
the
kings
guard
were
changed
,
and
the
Gate
where
the
companies
of
Renaudie
and
his
troupes
should
haue
entered
,
was
closed
vp
.
The
Barron
de
Chastelnau
,
and
Captaine
Mazieres
,
beeing
arriued
in
the
subburbes
of
la
Riche
in
Tours
,
and
there
discoued
,
de
Sancerre
,
but
hauing
resisted
him
,
as
hee
thought
to
cease
vppon
them
,
hee
was
constrained
in
all
haste
to
retire
,
and
yet
without
any
hurt
,
eyther
to
him
or
his
:
from
thence
,
the
Barron
and
his
companie
went
to
the
Castle
of
Noisay
,
where
hee
found
the
principall
dealers
in
that
enterprise
.
Those
of
Guise
hauing
made
the
king
beleeue
,
that
certaine
rebells
were
assembled
to
murther
him
,
hee
sent
the
Duke
de
Nemours
with
a
troupe
of
men
,
who
hauing
surprised
Raunay
and
Mazieres
,
walking
without
the
Castle
,
tooke
them
prisoners
:
many
of
their
men
saued
themselues
,
some
one
way
,
some
an
another
.
Nemours
hauing
inuironed
the
Castle
with
a
strong
guard
,
&
brought
them
two
vnto
Amboise
,
after
dinner
returned
againe
,
with
a
troupe
of
fiue
or
sixe
hundreth
horses
.
The
Barron
had
sent
Renaudie
,
to
make
haste
to
come
to
relieue
him
,
not
minding
to
abandon
the
place
,
wherein
hee
found
both
armes
,
powder
,
and
munition
.
But
perceiuing
himselfe
inclosed
,
and
the
Duke
returned
againe
,
hee
beganne
to
parley
,
being
required
therevnto
,
and
hauing
at
large
declared
the
causes
of
that
their
enterprise
,
the
Duke
oftentimes
desired
him
to
leaue
his
armes
,
and
to
come
and
speake
with
the
king
,
binding
himselfe
vnto
him
by
the
faith
of
a
Prince
,
that
neyther
hee
,
nor
any
of
his
,
should
once
be
hurt
,
but
all
freely
set
at
libertie
.
The
Barron
assuring
himselfe
vppon
the
word
of
a
Prince
,
was
content
to
doo
as
hee
desired
,
the
like
did
all
the
rest
.
But
beeing
in
Amboise
,
they
spake
not
vnto
any
man
,
but
onely
to
such
as
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
send
vnto
them
.
La
Renaudie
,
the
same
day
being
aduertised
what
had
past
at
Noisay
,
commaunded
the
troupes
that
were
beyond
the
riuer
,
to
march
straight
vnto
Amboise
,
which
they
did
within
the
wood
,
but
beeing
stayed
and
intrapped
,
La
Renaudie
,
called
la
Forest
,
chiefe
of
the
rebels
.
The
death
of
la
Renaudie
,
was
the
cause
that
diuers
of
those
which
ment
to
assemble
,
separated
themselues
,
and
so
retired
.
But
no
man
made
any
great
pursuite
after
them
:
Renaudie
had
with
him
fiue
hundreth
horse
,
followed
by
1000.
more
,
not
accounting
the
footemen
.
Among
the
rest
of
the
prisoners
,
there
was
one
la
Bigne
,
that
had
beene
Secretarie
vnto
la
Renaudie
,
about
whom
was
found
a
paper
written
in
Ciphers
:
and
to
saue
his
lise
,
he
disciphered
the
paper
,
which
contained
nothing
but
onely
that
which
had
been
concluded
by
al
the
Associates
,
with
their
expresse
protestation
,
not
to
attempt
any
thing
against
the
kings
Maiestie
,
the
Princes
of
his
blood
,
nor
against
the
State
of
the
Realme
,
the
articles
tending
onely
to
this
poynt
:
to
take
the
Gouernment
from
those
of
Guise
,
and
to
cause
the
auncient
custome
of
France
to
be
obserued
,
by
a
lawfull
Parliament
.
Hee
was
likewise
found
ceased
with
an
humble
petition
vnto
the
king
,
in
the
behalfe
of
those
of
the
religion
:
wherein
the
vniust
proceedings
of
the
Cardinall
,
against
the
Parliament
of
Parris
,
&
Anna
du
Bourg
,
with
others
,
were
fully
discouered
.
Those
of
Guise
at
the
first
,
la
Motte
,
Cocqueuille
,
and
others
,
had
not
lost
courage
,
but
gaue
a
whot
alarme
vnto
the
Courtiers
of
Amboise
,
and
had
it
not
beene
by
meanes
of
some
wrong
intelligence
,
that
constrained
them
to
retire
,
without
losse
of
their
horsemen
,
the
enterprise
had
surely
been
executed
,
but
it
was
nothing
but
a
meanes
to
kindle
the
chollor
of
those
of
Guise
,
who
that
last
time
caused
all
the
footemen
that
might
bee
taken
,
presently
to
bee
hanged
,
and
as
then
it
was
a
most
daungerous
time
for
all
sorts
of
men
,
eyther
souldiers
,
Marshants
,
or
others
,
to
bee
found
abroad
without
Amboise
:
for
that
the
least
hurt
they
could
receiue
,
was
presently
to
bee
spoyled
,
and
stripped
of
all
they
had
,
and
then
the
theeues
,
who
vnder
colour
to
ayde
the
king
(
to
whom
a
new
guard
was
giuen
,
composed
onely
of
such
kinde
of
men
,
both
horse
and
foote
)
committed
most
straunge
and
cruell
extortions
.
Some
that
returned
according
to
the
kings
permission
,
being
intrapped
,
and
brought
prisoners
to
Blois
:
found
frends
,
that
sent
vnto
the
king
,
&
the
Queen
his
mother
,
to
procure
their
deliuerance
,
but
by
no
meanes
they
could
be
spoken
withall
,
the
soliciters
beeing
threatned
to
bee
cut
and
hewed
in
peeces
,
if
they
happened
to
present
themselues
before
the
king
:
he
would
oftentimes
in
weeping
say
vnto
them
:
What
haue
I
done
vnto
my
people
?
what
mean
they
to
deale
thus
with
mee
?
I
will
heare
their
complaints
,
and
doo
them
iustice
.
Sometimes
hee
said
to
those
of
Guise
:
I
knowe
not
what
the
matter
is
,
but
I
vnderstand
they
haue
nothing
to
say
but
vnto
you
:
I
would
that
for
a
time
you
should
absent
your selues
from
hence
,
to
the
end
,
that
men
might
see
,
if
it
bee
against
mee
,
or
you
,
that
they
complaine
.
They
very
cunningly
,
and
presently
,
bandied
such
blowes
,
and
to
diuert
the
people
from
giuing
credite
vnto
the
demonstrations
made
touching
the
cause
and
iustification
of
their
enterprise
,
they
sent
letters
in
the
kings
name
,
vnto
all
the
Parliaments
and
Iudges
of
seuerall
prouinces
,
wherein
those
of
the
religion
were
accused
to
haue
conspired
against
the
King
,
Phillip
de
Commines
,
in
the
last
chap.
of
his
first
booke
,
that
such
are
open
enemies
vnto
the
Estate
,
that
say
it
is
treason
to
speake
o●
the
assembly
of
a
generall
Parliament
.
And
that
it
is
the
meanes
to
lessen
and
diminish
the
kings
authoritie
.
There
was
likewise
aduertisements
vnto
the
people
,
and
complaints
vnto
the
Parliament
:
and
so
some
ayded
themselues
with
pen
,
against
the
swords
of
their
enemies
.
de
Neuers
,
vnto
the
Barron
of
Chastelnau
,
and
others
.
Presently
after
these
letters
,
they
returned
to
executions
,
wherin
neither
day
nor
night
passed
,
but
that
a
great
number
of
prisoners
were
put
to
death
,
and
all
men
of
quallitie
,
some
hanged
,
some
drowned
,
the
rest
beheaded
,
without
any
publike
sentence
giuen
,
without
declaring
the
causes
of
their
deaths
,
or
without
telling
their
names
.
They
constrained
the
king
and
his
young
bretheren
,
to
bee
assistant
at
those
spectacles
.
Besides
that
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
many
times
for
a
pastime
,
after
his
dinner
,
caused
some
of
those
whom
hee
most
hated
of
the
prisoners
,
to
bee
brought
foorth
,
and
hanged
out
at
his
chamber
windowes
.
The
Barron
de
Chastelnau
,
made
a
maruellous
proces
against
those
of
Guise
,
and
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
they
beeing
present
,
thereby
made
the
Chauncellor
stand
still
,
and
all
amazed
,
that
dealt
in
those
affaires
against
his
conscience
,
and
appealed
from
the
sentence
giuen
against
him
before
God
:
the
like
did
most
of
all
the
rest
,
to
the
great
astonishing
of
all
the
assistants
,
perceiuing
a
most
inuincible
constancie
in
all
those
men
:
but
neither
the
stout
courages
of
the
prisoners
,
nor
yet
the
cries
of
both
great
and
small
,
that
as
then
were
present
at
those
executions
,
could
not
in
any
sort
,
once
mollifie
the
harts
of
those
of
Guise
,
nor
yet
diuert
the
rigor
of
their
cruelties
.
A
Gentleman
named
Villemongis
,
beeing
vppon
the
scaffold
readie
to
bee
beheaded
,
hauing
wet
his
hands
in
the
blood
of
his
companions
,
&
lifting
them
vppe
to
heauen
,
cryed
out
saying
:
Lord
behold
the
blood
of
thy
children
:
thou
shalt
reuenge
our
cause
.
du
Bourg
.
Behold
how
the
chiefe
and
principall
condemners
of
the
prisoners
in
Amboise
was
taken
,
and
first
executed
vppon
the
scaffold
,
of
the
terrible
and
manifest
iudgements
of
God
.
The
rest
in
time
likewise
were
brought
thither
,
each
of
them
in
his
turne
,
Monsieur
Michell
,
de
l'Hospitall
,
an
excellent
man
,
as
then
Chancellor
of
the
Duchie
of
Sauoy
,
was
repealed
from
Nice
,
where
he
remained
,
to
succeed
in
Oliuiers
place
:
and
till
he
came
,
Moruilliers
,
Bishop
of
Orleans
kept
the
Seales
,
and
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
,
to
please
the
house
of
Guise
.
Presently
after
,
they
caused
du
Vaux
his
Sewer
,
to
bee
committed
prisoner
,
and
caused
the
king
to
send
for
him
into
his
chamber
,
to
shewe
him
,
that
by
the
information
giuen
,
hee
had
vnderstood
him
to
beee
the
chiefe
of
the
conspiracie
:
wherevpon
the
king
added
many
&
sharpe
threatnings
.
The
Prince
for
answere
,
besought
his
Maiestie
,
to
assemble
all
the
Princes
and
knights
of
the
Order
,
that
as
then
were
within
Amboise
,
togither
with
his
priuie
Councell
,
to
the
end
,
that
in
so
great
a
presence
,
they
all
might
heare
what
aunswere
hee
would
make
.
Presently
therevppon
,
the
companie
was
assembled
in
the
great
Hall
of
the
Castle
,
and
in
the
kings
owne
presence
,
where
the
Prince
hauing
recited
the
speeches
,
by
the
king
vsed
vnto
him
,
and
what
therevpon
had
followed
,
said
,
that
the
person
of
the
king
excepted
,
with
those
of
the
Princes
his
bretheren
,
and
the
Queenes
,
and
with
reuerence
vnto
them
all
,
those
that
had
said
,
and
reported
vnto
the
king
,
that
hee
should
bee
the
head
and
conductor
of
certaine
seditous
persons
,
that
were
reported
to
haue
conspired
against
the
person
of
the
king
,
and
his
estate
,
had
fallely
and
wickedly
lyed
.
And
that
to
prooue
his
innocency
therin
,
he
would
leaue
his
place
&
dignitie
of
a
Prince
of
the
blood
,
to
fight
with
them
,
and
cause
them
with
his
sword
or
launce
,
to
confesse
themselues
to
bee
right
villaines
:
and
that
they
themselues
onely
sought
the
ruine
of
the
Estate
,
name
,
and
blood
royall
:
for
the
conseruation
whereof
,
hee
said
,
hee
would
imploy
both
life
and
goods
,
as
hee
had
alwaies
made
good
proofe
,
as
also
for
his
interest
to
the
Crowne
and
house
of
France
,
the
title
whereof
hee
ought
to
procure
with
much
more
right
,
then
those
that
were
his
accusers
:
summoning
all
the
company
,
that
if
among
them
there
were
any
that
had
made
the
report
,
or
that
once
would
seeme
to
maintaine
it
,
presently
to
shewe
themselues
:
wherevppon
no
man
presenting
himselfe
,
he
besought
the
king
to
esteeme
him
for
an
honest
man
,
and
from
thencefoorth
not
to
bend
his
his
eares
vnto
the
secret
tales
of
such
flaunderous
and
bad
persons
:
but
rather
to
reiect
and
bannish
them
from
his
presence
,
as
enemies
both
to
him
,
and
publike
peace
:
which
done
,
he
went
out
of
the
Councell
,
to
giue
them
leaue
to
consult
.
But
at
a
certaine
signe
made
by
the
Cardinall
,
the
king
brake
vppe
the
assembly
,
without
asking
their
aduise
,
where
as
then
hee
might
haue
made
some
alteration
,
or
disaduantage
to
those
of
Guise
.
The
Queene-mother
much
troubled
in
these
tempests
,
yet
according
to
the
maner
and
custome
of
all
the
world
,
seeking
to
holde
on
the
strongest
side
,
sent
the
Admirall
into
Normandie
,
to
know
the
cause
of
their
commissions
,
desiring
him
most
earnestly
,
without
dissembling
,
to
certifie
her
the
truth
thereof
,
with
promise
not
onely
to
acknowledge
his
trauels
in
that
behalfe
,
but
to
keepe
it
secret
.
Hee
executed
his
commission
with
all
diligence
,
and
without
feare
of
any
man
,
nor
long
after
sent
a
Gentleman
to
the
Queene
,
with
large
and
ample
letters
,
therein
containing
,
that
those
of
Guise
were
the
onely
cause
,
and
true
originall
of
all
the
troubles
that
happened
in
France
,
because
of
their
violent
and
vnlawfull
government
;
shewing
the
proofes
thereof
:
adding
,
that
the
faithful
subiects
of
the
Crowne
,
held
for
certaine
,
that
the
calamities
would
neuer
be
ended
,
as
long
as
straungers
gouerned
the
King
and
his
Estate
:
hee
exhorted
her
therevppon
,
to
take
the
cause
in
hand
,
and
to
giue
ease
and
quietnesse
to
those
of
the
religion
,
causing
the
edicts
that
tended
therevnto
,
to
be
well
and
truly
obserued
.
monsieur
d'Oisel
gouerned
peaceably
,
they
hauing
made
the
marriage
betweene
their
Cousin
,
and
King
Francis
,
caused
their
Cousin
to
take
vpon
her
the
title
of
Queene
of
England
,
and
of
Scotland
,
onely
vpon
some
vaine
imaginations
:
and
not
content
therewith
,
they
sent
certaine
intelligencers
into
England
,
there
to
mooue
the
people
to
fauour
their
Cousin
,
and
to
bring
the
Q.
of
England
in
hatred
with
her
subiects
,
specially
because
of
thereligion
.
Their
intent
was
presently
found
out
,
notwithstanding
they
lost
not
courage
,
but
to
maintaine
their
credit
with
the
Catholiques
,
they
caused
certaine
rigorous
edicts
to
bee
made
in
Scotland
against
the
religion
,
whereof
ensued
a
tumult
,
appeased
by
the
Q.
Dowager
,
and
the
Noblemen
of
the
countrie
.
Therevpon
king
Henry
being
dead
,
and
the
gouernment
of
France
in
their
hands
,
they
sent
the
Bishop
of
Amiens
and
la
Brosse
,
their
faithfull
seruants
into
Scotland
,
who
at
their
arriuall
,
would
constrame
euery
man
to
go
to
Masse
,
telling
the
Q.
Dowager
,
and
Monsieur
d'Oisel
,
that
their
sufferance
had
spoyled
all
:
saying
,
that
from
thencefoorth
,
they
wold
vse
force
,
not
sparing
any
man
.
And
therevpon
sound
diuers
means
to
alter
the
Esate
of
Scotland
,
and
although
the
Queene
Dowager
propounded
diuers
peaceable
and
sure
means
,
they
two
would
deale
as
they
thought
good
:
but
in
the
end
,
the
Lords
&
Gentlemen
of
the
countrie
,
threatned
&
troubled
by
such
newcome
fellowes
,
rose
vp
in
armes
,
&
desired
ayde
of
the
Englishmen
their
neighbors
,
in
such
sort
,
that
in
short
time
they
draue
out
the
Priests
,
reduced
la
Brosse
into
a
small
corner
,
&
compelled
the
Bishop
to
saue
himself
in
France
.
The
Queen
of
England
before
she
entered
into
armes
,
had
desired
those
of
Guise
not
to
proceed
in
so
hard
and
violent
maner
,
wherevnto
they
not
being
desirous
to
hearken
,
vpon
the
24.
of
March
,
she
made
a
long
discourse
,
wherein
she
shewed
,
that
she
litle
esteemed
of
all
whatsoeuer
those
of
Guise
&
their
adherents
shuld
enterprise
or
vndertake
,
against
her
person
or
Estate
,
and
withall
made
it
euidently
knowne
,
that
her
only
desire
was
,
&
euer
should
be
,
to
liue
in
peace
&
amitie
with
all
Christendome
.
They
sought
both
by
Ambassadors
and
messengers
,
to
ease
the
mischiefe
by
them
deuised
,
but
by
no
meanes
could
effect
i●
so
that
in
fine
,
things
of
themselues
grewe
to
such
an
end
,
that
in
the
meane
time
it
may
be
said
,
that
the
violence
vsed
by
those
of
Guise
,
gaue
such
a
blowe
vnto
the
Papacie
with
in
the
realme
of
Scotland
,
that
euer
after
it
did
nothing
but
languish
and
consume
,
and
in
the
end
was
wholly
extirped
,
and
so
remaineth
.
Touching
France
,
during
those
executions
of
Amboise
,
as
also
before
that
,
those
of
the
religion
still
increased
,
both
in
zeale
and
number
,
Valence
,
Montelimart
,
and
Romans
in
Dauphin
,
beeing
the
first
.
The
Duke
de
Guise
beeing
Gouernour
,
extreamely
offended
,
that
those
of
whom
he
thought
to
be
most
feared
,
began
to
take
that
course
which
most
displeased
him
,
to
stoppe
their
intents
and
purposes
,
first
,
hee
sent
Iohn
de
Monluc
Bishop
of
Valence
,
who
before
by
meanes
of
his
Sermons
,
had
done
more
hurt
then
good
vnto
the
Pope
,
and
because
Monluc
did
not
proceed
with
any
effect
,
and
that
Monsieur
de
Cleremont
,
Lieftenant
for
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
was
esteemed
to
be
too
fauorable
.
Mangiron
a
cruel
man
,
&
an
extream
enemie
to
those
of
the
religion
,
had
the
charge
giuen
to
him
,
wholly
to
roote
them
out
:
at
the
beginning
he
proceeded
therin
with
great
subtiltie
,
with
diuers
of
his
Agents
,
playing
many
seuerall
parts
:
and
in
the
end
,
hauing
found
the
meanes
to
driue
certaine
Gentlemen
out
of
Valence
,
that
maintained
those
of
the
religion
,
he
beganne
to
play
his
part
,
sacking
their
houses
,
as
if
the
towne
had
beene
taken
by
assault
.
Sieurs
de
Mouuans
,
named
Anthony
,
and
Paulon
de
Richiend
,
hauing
made
open
profession
of
religion
,
in
the
time
of
King
Henry
,
Anthony
was
traiterously
massacred
by
those
of
Draguignan
,
in
Anno.
1559
,
whereof
Paulon
could
neuer
haue
iustice
.
Not
long
after
,
Captaine
Chasteauneuf
,
beeing
sent
from
Nantes
to
Prouence
,
by
Renaudie
and
his
companions
,
to
assemble
those
whom
they
thought
meete
to
assisist
them
in
the
enterprise
of
Amboise
:
the
Deputies
of
60.
Churches
in
that
Prouince
,
being
assembled
at
Merindol
,
Paulon
was
chosen
Leader
of
the
troupes
of
Prouence
:
which
hauing
accepted
,
hee
made
a
diligent
inquiry
through
all
the
countrie
,
and
found
two
thousand
men
,
that
had
good
means
to
horse
,
arme
,
and
entertain
themselues
,
besides
a
great
number
of
Gentlemen
,
and
other
voluntarie
Souldiers
.
And
as
when
the
time
of
marching
approached
,
his
Councell
were
of
aduise
that
the
troupes
should
seeke
to
enter
into
Aix
,
there
to
erect
the
religion
,
and
so
to
giue
occasion
to
those
of
Guise
and
others
,
to
mollifie
their
persecutions
,
when
once
they
should
perceiue
men
rising
in
all
places
of
the
Realme
,
to
withstand
their
rigors
.
This
enterprise
discouered
,
Mouuans
determined
to
make
a
way
through
the
plaine
countrie
,
where
hee
made
warre
against
the
Images
,
which
were
beaten
downe
in
euery
Church
,
causing
all
the
relicques
of
gold
and
siluer
to
bee
molten
,
and
to
sell
the
vessels
and
other
to
yes
belonging
vnto
the
Masse
,
the
mony
whereof
,
euen
to
a
halfe-penny
,
was
left
in
the
hands
of
the
Consuls
and
others
,
of
euery
place
.
A
most
admirable
militarie
Discipline
,
but
yet
truly
and
seuerely
executed
at
that
time
:
wherevppon
Mouuans
pursued
by
the
Counte
de
Tande
,
with
a
great
power
,
retyred
in
good
order
into
the
high
countrie
,
where
hee
expected
newes
from
Renaudie
:
meane
time
,
the
Counte
(
beeing
a
wise
Gentleman
,
as
any
of
his
time
)
dealt
so
wisely
therin
,
that
by
agreement
made
between
them
,
it
was
ordained
,
that
Mouuans
might
surely
and
freely
retire
,
without
any
hurt
or
displeasure
(
neither
great
nor
small
hauing
beene
hurt
either
in
word
or
deed
in
all
Prouence
:
the
Mages
likewise
not
once
complaining
of
any
thing
done
vnto
them
)
for
whatsoeuer
had
past
:
with
promise
to
cause
iustice
to
bee
done
touching
the
mother
of
his
deceased
brother
.
Captaine
Paulon
,
surnamed
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
,
venturing
against
the
faith
and
promise
made
to
set
vppon
Paulon
,
beeing
within
a
straight
thing
,
Mouuans
,
Chasteauneuf
,
and
other
Captaines
that
were
of
the
enterprise
of
Amboise
,
to
bee
slaine
.
At
the
same
time
,
those
of
the
religion
multiplyed
in
Normandie
,
and
Preaching
was
publikely
vsed
in
diuers
places
.
Those
of
Rouan
were
troubled
by
an
Anabaptist
,
that
was
taken
and
burnt
.
The
Church
of
Tours
was
much
troubled
by
the
seditious
dealings
of
the
runnagate
Monke
,
named
Richelieu
,
Captaine
of
the
Kings
new
guard
,
but
by
silence
and
patience
,
is
kept
togither
,
the
Towne
hauing
failed
twise
or
thrise
to
be
lacked
and
spoyled
in
all
the
other
Prouinces
of
the
Realme
,
those
of
the
religion
perceiuing
themselues
to
be
wholly
destitute
of
humain
ayde
,
tooke
a
notable
resolution
,
not
to
addresse
themselues
any
more
to
seeke
the
helpe
of
man
,
but
what
daunger
so
euer
might
happen
,
determined
to
assemble
to
pray
to
God
,
to
heare
his
word
,
and
to
continue
in
true
obedience
thereof
,
liuing
in
great
loue
and
concord
one
with
the
other
,
and
with
much
edification
to
the
Catholicques
,
who
in
great
troupes
lest
the
Masse
,
to
make
profession
both
of
contrary
life
and
doctrine
.
The
Queene-mother
,
perceiuing
that
those
of
the
religion
,
addressed
themselues
no
more
,
to
her
,
willed
one
of
her
Maisters
of
Requests
,
called
Chastelleus
,
to
vse
the
meane
that
la
Roche
,
one
of
the
Ministers
of
Parris
,
should
come
vnto
her
,
or
some
other
in
his
place
,
to
conferre
with
him
about
somes
meanes
whereby
to
procure
the
quietnesse
of
those
the
religion
.
La
Roche
not
being
found
,
and
they
of
Tours
beeing
desired
in
his
place
,
to
send
Duplessi
their
Minister
,
they
excused
themselues
,
beseeching
the
Queen
to
content
her selfe
with
letters
that
should
bee
written
vnto
her
,
which
shee
seemed
not
to
dislike
.
Wherevppon
a
large
discourse
was
written
,
vnder
a
deuised
name
of
Theophile
,
for
those
of
the
religion
,
wherein
after
certaine
protestations
of
their
sinceritie
,
the
depths
and
grounds
of
their
great
griefes
against
the
house
of
Guise
,
was
fully
showne
:
then
diuers
remedies
wisely
propounded
,
whereby
to
preuent
a
ciuell
warre
,
which
were
,
that
prouision
should
bee
made
for
the
good
gouernment
of
the
Realme
,
and
a
Councel
to
be
giuen
vnto
the
king
,
according
to
the
auncient
customes
of
the
Realme
,
that
to
staye
and
remedie
the
differences
of
religion
,
a
holy
and
free
councel
should
be
holden
,
and
that
in
the
meane
time
,
those
of
the
religion
should
be
permitted
to
liue
in
peace
of
conscience
,
and
according
to
the
profession
of
their
faith
.
Chancellor
de
l'Hospitall
would
bee
assistant
,
which
he
did
not
,
but
like
a
wise
Polititian
as
he
was
,
hee
withstood
their
blowes
in
such
manner
,
that
when
in
the
moneth
of
May
the
edict
of
Spaine
should
haue
been
published
,
hee
knowing
that
the
priuie
Councell
and
the
Parliament
haue
giuen
consent
,
hee
moderated
it
by
another
edict
,
wherin
he
exposed
his
reasons
with
such
vehemencie
&
great
eloquence
,
that
those
of
Guise
themselues
,
that
onely
were
the
purchasers
thereof
,
Wherevpon
the
edict
of
Romorantin
was
published
and
set
foorth
,
whereby
the
King
committed
the
knowledge
and
inquirie
of
Heresies
,
vnto
the
Prelates
of
his
Reaime
,
forbad
all
publike
assemblies
&
vnlawfull
forces
,
declared
all
the
Ministers
of
the
religion
,
makers
,
composers
,
and
printers
of
infamous
libelles
,
tending
vnto
the
moouing
and
stirring
vppe
of
the
people
,
guiltie
of
high
treason
:
this
edict
appeased
not
the
murmurations
and
troubles
,
but
to
the
contrary
,
rather
doubled
and
increased
them
on
all
sides
.
Guise
,
Iohn
du
Tillet
,
Clarke
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
,
composed
a
booke
intituled
,
The
Kings
Maiorit
,
wherein
hee
defended
,
that
in
France
,
the
Kings
beeing
of
the
age
of
fifteene
yeares
,
might
then
command
:
after
that
,
hee
inueyed
against
those
of
the
religion
,
saying
:
that
with
a
false
&
wrong
title
,
they
termed
their
new
opinions
to
be
the
Gospel
of
Christ
:
naming
their
Ministers
seditious
&
mutinous
,
and
concluded
,
that
God
would
fauor
and
prosper
the
armes
that
should
bee
taken
in
hand
and
vsed
against
them
.
Many
strong
and
earnest
aunsweres
were
made
vnto
it
,
wherevnto
,
neither
he
,
nor
yet
his
brother
the
Bishoppe
of
S.
Brieu
durst
once
reply
,
although
by
the
Cardinall
they
were
most
instantly
required
therevnto
:
for
whose
contentment
,
at
the
request
and
solitation
of
a
certaine
Councellour
named
du
Lyon
,
a
Printer
of
Parris
,
named
Martin
l'Hommet
,
was
hanged
,
for
printing
a
booke
,
The
Tiger
,
made
against
those
of
Guise
:
the
like
intertainment
was
made
vnto
a
rich
Marchant
of
Roane
,
who
beeing
present
at
the
execution
,
and
perceiuing
the
people
most
strangely
mooued
against
l'Hommet
,
desired
some
of
them
to
vse
themselues
with
greater
modestie
.
His
proces
was
made
without
any
further
delay
,
onely
to
please
the
Cardinall
,
as
du
Lyon
not
long
after
,
in
a
great
audiance
openly
confessed
.
It
chanced
,
that
vppon
this
proposition
,
touching
the
taking
of
the
Prince
,
the
Cardinall
was
resolutely
of
that
aduise
:
but
the
contrary
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
made
a
long
discourse
,
to
shewe
that
they
should
not
proceed
therein
,
and
that
it
should
bee
wholly
against
his
consent
and
desire
.
Some
at
the
first
were
much
abashed
,
that
those
two
heads
in
one
hood
,
were
of
so
different
mindes
,
but
when
they
well
perceiued
that
nothing
was
by
them
neglected
,
where
to
find
the
meanes
to
laye
holde
vppon
the
Prince
,
euery
man
then
did
knowe
,
that
this
contrarietie
was
onely
done
of
purpose
,
thereby
to
drawe
the
Councell
to
giue
their
whole
consents
,
to
the
end
,
that
by
those
meanes
they
might
fortifie
and
couer
themselues
,
against
all
chaunces
whatsoeuer
.
In
the
meane
time
,
the
Prince
looking
on
his
owne
securitie
,
with
good
aduise
deliuered
himselfe
out
of
their
snares
,
and
got
vnto
Bearn
,
where
as
then
the
king
of
Nauarre
his
brother
was
Resident
:
they
(
as
the
common
saying
is
)
vsed
to
make
bread
of
stones
,
and
to
turne
all
things
for
their
aduantage
,
beganne
to
assure
the
king
and
his
mother
,
that
without
all
doubt
,
the
Prince
was
culpable
,
and
that
his
flying
made
him
to
appeare
as
guiltie
:
wherevpon
commissions
were
presently
made
,
and
sent
for
to
leuie
men
,
to
warre
against
Gascon
,
whither
the
Mashall
de
S.
Andre
,
vnder
pretence
of
going
to
see
his
bretheren
,
was
sent
to
discouer
:
which
serued
to
no
other
end
,
but
onely
to
cause
the
two
Princes
to
stand
more
warity
vppon
their
guard
.
Lois
Regnier
,
Sieur
de
la
Planche
,
one
of
the
Councell
ours
of
the
Marshal
de
Montmorency
,
who
beeing
entered
into
her
chamber
,
(
the
Cardinall
standing
behinde
the
tapistrie
)
and
desired
very
earnestly
to
say
his
minde
,
touching
causes
and
remedies
of
those
troubles
,
made
a
large
and
ample
discourse
,
the
effect
whereof
was
,
that
those
of
Guise
beeing
straungers
,
ought
not
to
haue
the
gouernment
of
the
Estate
,
vnlesse
some
naturall
Frenchmen
were
ioyned
in
commission
with
them
.
Hee
likewise
made
a
long
answere
touching
the
accusation
made
against
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
shewing
it
to
bee
a
meere
falschood
,
once
to
thinke
or
suppose
,
that
the
enterprise
of
Amboise
,
was
thought
or
ment
against
the
person
of
the
king
,
or
for
to
trouble
the
Estate
.
After
that
,
he
desciphered
the
originall
of
those
of
Guise
,
behauing
himselfe
in
such
sort
in
all
his
aunsweres
,
like
a
good
Politian
,
and
that
with
so
good
reasons
,
that
thereby
hee
escaped
from
the
Court
,
and
nothing
was
done
either
touching
him
,
or
against
the
Constable
,
nor
any
of
his
.
Monsieur
de
Mombrun
,
a
Gentleman
well
affected
to
thereligion
,
beeing
narrowly
sifted
by
the
Parliament
of
Grenoble
,
and
brauely
escaped
out
of
his
enemies
hands
,
was
desired
by
diuers
of
the
Venitian
Marchants
,
to
ayde
and
assist
them
,
against
the
violences
and
extortions
vsed
in
their
behalfes
,
by
the
Popes
Vicelegat
,
contrary
vnto
their
priuiledges
,
and
auncient
franchises
.
La
Motte
Goudrin
,
Lieftenant
for
the
Duke
of
Guise
in
Dauphine
,
was
likewise
entertained
by
the
Vicelegat
,
to
helpe
him
with
all
his
forces
.
And
although
Mombrun
had
very
fewe
men
,
yet
hee
constrained
his
enemies
to
seeke
for
an
accord
:
which
hauing
but
violated
and
broken
in
all
the
articles
,
by
the
Vicelegat
,
and
la
Motte
Goudrin
,
Mombrun
raised
armes
againe
,
and
handled
the
Priests
hardly
,
that
had
slaine
some
of
his
men
after
the
accord
was
made
and
sworne
:
which
done
,
hee
put
a
great
number
of
la
Motte
Goudrins
souldiers
vnto
the
sword
,
and
vsed
him
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
made
him
leaue
his
fence
:
but
hauing
beene
constrained
to
dispearse
his
little
troupe
,
and
soone
after
betrayed
by
one
of
his
domesticall
seruants
,
hee
saued
himselfe
by
flying
out
of
the
Realme
,
hauing
trauersed
through
many
daungers
,
and
saued
himselfe
in
the
territories
of
Geneua
,
and
about
the
countrie
of
Berne
.
la
Sagne
,
vnto
diuers
great
Lords
,
to
desire
them
not
to
saile
him
of
their
aydes
.
La
Sagne
hauing
receiued
an
answere
from
the
Constable
,
and
Vidame
de
Chartres
,
came
vnto
the
Court
,
where
hee
deliuered
certaine
letters
,
and
as
hee
stayed
fro
an
aunswere
,
hee
was
so
vndiscreet
,
that
hee
suffered
himselfe
to
bee
vndermined
by
one
Captaine
Bonual
,
who
hauing
discouered
it
vnto
those
of
Guise
,
ranne
after
him
,
and
brought
him
prisoner
to
Fountainebleau
,
where
the
letters
of
Vidame
de
Chartres
beeing
read
,
wherein
he
promised
the
Prince
to
maintaine
his
iust
quarrell
against
all
men
,
except
the
king
,
his
bretheren
,
and
the
Queenes
:
those
of
Guise
sent
to
apprehend
him
within
Parris
,
and
to
keepe
him
prisoner
in
the
Bastille
,
where
they
vsed
him
with
most
great
rigor
,
vntill
hee
died
.
They
found
not
so
good
a
baite
in
the
Constables
letters
,
or
at
the
least
,
would
make
no
shewe
thereof
,
because
they
would
not
trouble
themselues
with
so
many
things
at
once
.
La
Sagne
was
well
payed
for
his
prating
,
for
that
his
nostrils
were
stretched
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
tolde
all
whatsoeuer
hee
knew
,
and
more
then
truth
,
to
prolong
his
miserable
life
.
Mean
time
,
his
confessions
made
vppon
the
racke
,
caused
those
of
Guise
in
all
haste
to
dispatch
their
affaires
:
for
first
to
their
great
dishonour
,
and
disaduantage
of
their
kinswoman
,
they
agreed
with
the
Queene
of
England
,
prouided
for
the
frontiers
of
Lorraine
,
caused
the
olde
troupes
that
came
out
of
Dauphine
and
Piedemont
,
to
lye
along
by
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
writing
on
both
sides
to
their
partakers
.
Those
of
Guise
found
this
resolution
to
bee
good
,
thinking
thereby
to
finde
a
meanes
to
intrap
both
the
king
of
Nauarre
and
his
brother
,
trusting
likewise
,
for
that
most
part
of
those
that
should
assemble
,
were
of
their
retinue
,
that
nothing
should
passe
therein
,
but
for
their
aduantage
:
and
that
this
meeting
would
wholly
breake
off
the
calling
of
the
generall
States
,
and
by
that
meanes
make
a
sure
ground
for
their
affaires
.
Wherevppon
they
began
to
write
into
all
places
,
in
the
Kings
name
,
who
desired
euery
man
to
bee
at
Fontainebleau
,
vppon
the
15.
day
of
August
,
for
the
causes
aforesaid
.
Those
of
Guise
sent
letters
likewise
from
themselues
,
full
of
all
good
promises
and
rewards
.
The
King
likewise
wrote
vnto
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
desiring
him
to
bee
there
,
with
his
brother
,
and
all
such
Lords
,
who
as
then
were
with
him
.
But
couertly
by
the
meanes
of
secret
practises
,
those
of
Guise
dealt
in
such
sort
,
that
the
King
of
Nauarre
resolued
not
to
come
,
and
that
against
the
aduise
of
the
Constable
and
diuers
great
Lords
,
who
said
and
affirmed
,
that
as
then
the
meanes
presented
it selfe
,
whereby
to
put
downe
those
of
Guise
,
and
to
reestablish
the
lawfull
gouernment
of
the
Realme
.
And
to
conclude
,
the
Constable
verilie
supposing
that
the
Princes
would
bee
theee
,
sayled
not
to
come
thither
with
aboue
800.
horse
,
which
constrained
those
of
Guise
,
as
then
weake
,
to
flie
softly
,
and
to
shew
a
good
countenance
vnto
the
Constable
and
his
Nephewes
.
Monluc
,
Moruilliers
,
du
Mortier
,
and
d'Auanson
,
al
foure
of
the
priuie
Councel
,
opposed
themselues
.
But
hee
that
spake
most
to
effect
,
and
that
deserued
most
praise
to
bee
a
faithfull
Councellour
,
was
Charles
de
Marillac
,
Archbishop
of
Vienne
:
The
Duke
of
Guise
much
greeued
and
offended
at
that
which
the
Admirall
had
spoken
,
specially
touching
the
new
guards
,
made
a
large
discourse
vnto
the
contrary
,
in
such
sort
,
that
he
shewed
himselfe
in
great
perplexitie
,
with
all
the
wit
hee
had
,
to
defend
his
broken
cause
.
His
brother
the
Cardinal
,
walked
with
some
more
deliberation
vppon
those
pricking
thornes
,
assaying
to
refute
the
humble
protestations
contained
in
the
request
presented
by
the
Admirall
,
in
the
name
of
all
those
of
the
religion
,
who
from
that
time
foorth
,
was
most
extreamly
hated
by
those
of
Cuise
,
who
neuerthelesse
at
that
time
made
shewe
not
to
dislike
in
any
sort
,
that
a
generall
assembly
of
the
Estates
should
bee
assigned
,
and
that
as
touching
religion
,
they
propounded
an
other
aduise
,
which
likewise
was
allowed
,
as
in
the
articles
following
you
may
reade
.
Iohn
du
Tillet
,
a
certain
yong
Councellour
named
Des
Autels
of
Charrolois
,
presented
himselfe
,
that
(
vnder
the
title
of
an
Oration
vnto
the
people
of
France
)
made
an
answere
vnto
it
,
and
with
priuiledge
from
the
King
,
caused
it
to
be
imprinted
.
But
this
Orarout
was
so
well
schooled
by
a
replye
made
therevnto
,
that
neuer
after
hee
durst
hold
vppe
his
nose
,
and
was
disauouched
by
the
Cardinall
,
that
onely
had
set
him
on
worke
,
saying
,
that
both
time
,
and
his
actions
,
would
soone
procure
him
reason
at
the
hands
of
his
enemies
.
And
those
of
Guise
hauing
ioyned
the
forces
,
Piedemont
,
Metz
,
and
Picardie
,
they
caused
them
to
approach
near
vnto
them
,
with
1200.
launciers
,
reserued
,
besides
the
deuisions
made
within
the
Prouinces
,
&
sent
a
message
in
the
Kings
name
vnto
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
whereby
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
charged
to
haue
enterprised
against
the
Estate
of
France
,
and
to
haue
sought
to
cease
vpon
the
least
Townes
,
to
haue
them
in
his
possession
,
for
which
cause
hee
desired
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
to
send
his
brother
vnto
him
,
vnder
strong
and
safe
conduction
,
which
if
hee
refused
,
hee
said
hee
should
in
person
be
constrained
to
go
thither
,
with
such
a
traine
,
that
it
would
not
be
for
his
commoditie
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
and
his
brother
,
made
a
graue
and
bolde
answere
,
which
was
,
that
if
their
accusers
would
make
themselues
knowne
,
and
seeme
to
defend
the
accusation
against
them
,
and
beeing
bereaued
of
that
authoritie
which
they
vsurped
,
they
with
a
small
company
would
present
themselues
before
the
King
:
where
in
his
presence
,
they
would
euidently
shew
him
,
that
such
accusers
,
were
the
parties
guiltie
,
to
whose
most
false
reports
they
besought
his
Maiestie
in
any
sort
not
to
giue
credit
.
This
aunswere
made
those
of
Guise
to
seeke
another
course
,
and
therevppon
dispatched
an
other
message
,
whereby
the
King
sent
word
vnto
the
Princes
,
that
they
might
without
all
feare
come
vnto
him
,
and
returne
again
when
they
thought
good
,
assuring
them
by
the
word
of
a
King
,
that
nothing
should
be
done
or
attempted
against
their
persons
in
any
sort
whatsoeuer
,
that
he
would
peaceably
heare
both
their
causes
,
and
instifications
,
without
committing
them
to
prison
,
or
once
making
proces
against
them
,
that
his
desire
was
onely
to
haue
an
answereby
word
of
mouth
,
touching
the
poynts
wherewith
the
Prince
was
charged
,
which
the
King
could
not
in
any
sort
beleeue
:
and
to
conclude
,
that
they
should
bee
receiued
and
vsed
according
to
their
estates
and
dignities
:
yea
,
and
that
they
should
haue
their
places
restored
,
that
of
order
and
custome
belonged
vnto
them
,
touching
the
mannaging
of
the
affaires
of
the
land
,
to
the
end
,
to
haue
their
counselles
and
aduise
,
thereby
to
reduce
all
thinges
into
a
good
and
polliticke
order
,
At
the
first
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
had
a
good
courage
,
but
hauing
heard
that
the
affaires
in
Lyonnois
&
Dauphin
,
had
succeeded
otherwise
then
he
esteemed
,
begunne
to
drawe
backe
,
although
the
Deputies
of
the
Prouinces
,
offered
to
assemble
their
troupes
for
his
securitie
,
before
the
French
launciers
had
stopped
the
passages
:
or
if
he
found
that
not
to
be
expedient
,
they
promised
to
assemble
themselues
in
all
places
,
to
strengthen
him
when
hee
should
go
vnto
the
Parliament
.
He
had
a
Chancellour
named
Amaury
Bouchart
,
Maister
of
Requests
vnto
the
king
,
who
from
the
beginning
,
had
beene
very
earnest
to
mooue
him
to
hearken
vnto
the
declarations
and
requests
,
daylie
made
vnto
him
from
all
the
parts
of
the
Realme
:
but
this
Bouchart
hauing
heard
that
the
enterprise
made
against
Lyons
by
Maligny
,
had
taken
an
other
effect
then
he
expected
,
wrote
secretly
vnto
the
king
,
desiring
him
to
separate
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
from
the
king
of
Nauarre
his
brother
,
because
that
without
ceasing
hee
neuer
left
off
to
solicite
him
,
to
doo
diuers
things
against
his
Maiesties
officers
,
as
also
to
trouble
the
Realme
,
at
the
onely
instance
of
certaine
Lutherians
and
Preachers
,
that
came
from
Geneua
,
wherevnto
hee
said
,
his
maister
would
by
no
meanes
hearken
,
but
that
it
was
to
bee
feared
,
that
in
the
end
,
by
long
and
importunate
sute
,
he
would
diuert
him
:
whereof
hee
said
,
hee
could
not
chuse
but
aduertise
his
Maiestie
,
whose
most
humble
,
natural
,
and
faithful
subiect
hee
was
,
and
alwaies
would
bee
,
as
also
one
of
the
Ministers
of
his
iustice
.
Hee
wrote
other
letters
of
the
same
effect
vnto
the
Cardinall
,
promising
him
by
word
of
mouth
,
to
certifie
him
of
certaine
things
of
great
importance
,
which
as
then
hee
durst
not
write
:
and
to
conclude
,
hee
promised
him
the
meanes
,
to
giue
him
intelligence
,
how
and
in
what
sort
hee
should
deuise
and
frame
proces
against
the
greatest
Lords
of
the
Realme
.
Speaking
of
Geneua
,
hee
ment
Theodore
de
Beza
,
whom
the
King
had
expressely
sent
for
,
by
the
counsell
of
the
said
Bouchart
himselfe
,
to
meete
with
diuers
other
notable
personages
,
from
all
the
parts
of
France
,
whose
aduise
,
specially
of
Beza
,
was
,
in
any
sort
to
procure
that
the
conclusion
of
Fontainbleau
,
touching
the
assembly
of
the
Estates
should
bee
obserued
,
and
fully
executed
.
But
that
aduise
was
not
followed
,
and
that
touching
Beza
,
hee
returned
with
great
daunger
of
his
person
,
hauing
begun
to
preach
publikely
in
Nerac
,
where
the
king
of
Nauarre
in
person
was
assistant
.
Some
were
of
opinion
,
that
Iarnac
,
who
had
wholly
withdrawn
himselfe
from
the
Princes
,
with
S.
Foy
his
brother
,
before
that
Lieftenant
of
the
company
of
launciers
,
belonging
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
had
practised
with
Bouchart
to
write
those
letters
.
Monsieur
de
Mompesat
,
one
of
their
confederates
,
in
the
kings
name
,
expressely
to
forbid
the
Princes
comming
vnto
the
court
,
vppon
paine
of
death
not
to
enter
into
any
of
the
kings
walled
Townes
:
as
then
they
were
alreadie
inclosed
among
the
forces
of
their
enemies
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Marshall
de
Termes
.
The
Cardinall
d'Armaignac
,
Descars
,
and
others
,
vntrustie
seruants
,
made
the
king
of
Nauarre
beleeue
,
that
this
verball
commaundement
of
Montpesat
,
was
onely
but
a
meere
brauado
of
those
of
Guise
,
which
both
the
king
and
his
mother
would
disauouch
.
Mansieur
de
Sipierre
,
a
slaue
to
those
of
Guise
,
appoynted
for
Lieftenant
to
the
Prince
de
la
Roche
Suryon
,
Gouernour
of
Orleans
,
being
arriued
in
the
Towne
,
about
the
beginning
of
October
,
disarmed
the
Inhabitants
,
filled
such
houses
(
as
were
suspected
)
with
Souldiers
,
and
committed
the
custodie
of
the
Gates
vnto
the
Sheriffes
.
The
Prince
their
Gouernour
,
beeing
entered
therein
about
the
twelfth
of
the
same
month
,
and
receiued
with
honour
by
the
principall
Cittizens
,
aduertised
them
,
that
the
king
would
make
his
entrie
therein
,
vppon
the
seuenteenth
day
ensuing
,
which
terme
beeing
prolonged
for
the
space
of
one
day
,
vppon
the
eighteenth
hee
made
his
enterie
.
The
troupes
of
the
Towne
being
in
number
about
foure
thousand
men
,
to
whom
they
had
restored
their
armes
,
onely
their
Bastianadoes
:
the
principall
Cittizens
following
in
good
order
,
and
all
the
streets
hanged
with
Tapistrie
and
other
hangings
.
The
king
beheld
all
those
troupes
passing
along
through
the
Subburbes
,
which
beeing
reentered
into
the
Towne
,
hee
mounted
on
horsebacke
,
riding
vnder
a
Canapie
of
cloth
of
Gold
,
and
so
went
straight
vnto
the
Church
:
and
being
on
the
way
,
his
horse
stumbled
in
such
maner
,
that
he
had
surely
fallen
,
if
he
had
not
presently
bin
relieued
.
After
dinner
,
al
the
troupes
went
to
meet
the
Queene
,
who
likewise
made
an
honourable
and
braue
entrie
:
but
those
of
Guise
were
at
neither
of
both
,
fearing
(
as
some
say
)
to
meete
with
some
desperate
fellow
that
might
hurt
them
:
because
a
Magician
in
Rome
had
shewed
the
Cardinall
,
that
both
hee
and
his
brother
should
die
a
violent
death
.
de
Bourbon
,
and
the
Prince
de
la
Roche
Suryon
,
who
by
expresse
licence
,
had
obtained
that
fauour
,
receiued
them
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
according
to
the
custome
,
desiring
to
enter
on
horsebacke
within
the
Court
Gate
,
was
put
backe
with
a
rude
aunswere
,
that
the
great
Gates
might
not
bee
opened
:
they
being
then
constrained
to
light
,
went
into
the
king
,
that
stayed
for
them
in
the
great
Hall
,
accompanied
with
his
vncles
of
Guise
,
and
other
Courtiers
,
whereof
not
one
of
them
once
stepped
forward
to
meete
them
.
Their
entertainment
was
but
meane
,
and
after
due
and
solemne
reuerence
,
night
grewe
on
,
which
caused
the
king
to
go
into
his
mothers
Chamber
,
followed
onely
by
the
Princes
,
those
of
Guise
not
once
seeking
to
enter
.
The
Queen
mother
hauing
receiued
them
with
the
water
standing
in
her
eyes
,
the
king
speaking
vnto
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
said
,
hee
had
beene
aduertised
from
diuers
places
,
The
Prince
,
that
neither
wanted
courage
,
nor
audacitie
,
aunswered
boldly
in
his
owne
defence
,
and
in
such
sort
discouered
those
of
Guise
his
enemies
,
At
the
same
time
,
certaine
were
sent
to
cease
vpon
Madame
du
Roye
,
mother
in
lawe
to
the
Prince
,
being
in
her
house
of
Anicy
in
Picardie
,
from
whence
with
great
rigor
she
was
brought
vnto
Saint
Germains
,
by
Monsieur
de
Renouart
,
and
de
Caronges
:
executers
of
that
commission
.
They
likewise
sorgot
not
the
Councellour
la
Haye
at
Parris
,
as
one
that
dealt
for
the
Prince
:
such
as
were
his
faithfull
friends
within
Orleans
,
withdrew
themselues
out
of
the
daunger
.
Bonchart
,
Chauncellour
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
at
the
same
time
was
taken
in
his
owne
house
,
by
Iarnac
,
who
in
shewe
made
great
apparance
of
disliking
:
Bouchart
threatning
him
in
presence
of
those
that
tooke
him
,
to
cause
him
as
a
Traitor
to
loose
his
head
:
but
all
this
was
but
words
,
and
nothing
else
.
The
papers
were
not
forgotten
,
Hierome
Groslot
,
Bailiffe
of
Orleans
,
a
man
both
learned
,
vertuous
,
and
full
of
pietie
:
a
louer
of
the
good
and
quietnesse
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
an
enemie
to
all
Tyrants
and
factious
persons
,
abhorring
auarice
&
ambition
:
within
two
daies
after
the
Princes
arriuall
,
was
likewise
committed
prisoner
:
hauing
three
daungerous
witnesses
against
him
,
which
were
his
office
,
a
goodly
house
within
the
the
Cittie
,
and
another
in
the
countrie
.
The
cause
pretended
,
was
,
that
his
father
had
beene
Chancellour
to
the
deceased
king
of
Nauarre
:
and
he
in
Orleans
,
the
Protectour
of
those
of
the
religion
,
and
an
affected
friend
vnto
the
Princes
.
Further
,
when
time
came
that
hee
should
make
an
Oration
vnto
the
king
,
at
his
entrie
into
the
Towne
,
the
Bailiffe
mooued
at
some
wrong
offered
vnto
him
,
as
it
appeared
,
as
he
went
towards
the
king
,
togither
with
the
kings
countenance
,
that
looked
frowningly
vppon
him
,
hee
could
not
vtter
his
minde
as
hee
had
first
determined
:
and
therevpon
those
of
Guise
tooke
some
occasion
to
accuse
him
vnto
the
King
:
saying
,
that
hee
felt
his
owne
conscience
to
be
guiltie
of
his
treason
.
Being
in
prison
,
false
witnesses
,
whereof
the
Curate
of
Saint
Paterne
,
and
the
Vicar
of
Saint
Catherine
,
were
the
principall
,
with
Iaques
Aleaume
,
Iaques
L'huillier
,
le
Borgne
,
le
Alemant
,
and
Iaques
Masnet
,
accused
him
to
haue
determined
to
deliuer
Orleans
vnto
the
King
of
Nauarre
:
to
be
of
the
intelligence
of
Amboise
,
and
to
haue
beene
in
a
certaine
assembly
holden
by
night
within
the
great
Church-yard
,
as
also
to
haue
manifestly
supported
those
of
the
religion
.
de
Brissac
had
alreadie
laid
hold
vppon
the
house
in
the
countrie
,
named
l'Isle
,
and
in
fantasie
made
diuision
of
the
goods
in
Sipierre
:
and
Boyuin
,
his
Secretarie
,
was
so
bold
to
say
vnto
the
wife
of
Groslot
,
that
if
she
would
speake
boldly
,
shewing
her
,
that
shee
must
come
off
with
mony
vnto
his
Maister
,
the
Bailiffes
affaires
might
speede
the
better
.
Blois
,
Angers
,
Parris
,
Bazin
,
Plessis
,
Grimaudet
,
Capel
,
and
others
,
are
proofes
sufficient
:
as
also
in
most
part
of
the
other
Prouinces
,
when
the
oppressours
were
discouered
,
and
the
people
disposed
to
prouide
by
lawfull
meanes
against
so
many
disorders
,
introduced
and
maintained
by
straungers
:
many
of
them
hauing
openly
said
,
that
they
would
not
indure
,
that
those
of
Guise
should
so
oppresse
the
Princes
of
the
blood
:
whereof
most
part
that
vsed
that
speech
,
de
Montpensier
,
and
other
great
Lords
,
in
diuers
places
of
the
Realme
,
to
make
them
the
readier
and
more
prompt
to
leane
vnto
them
.
The
hope
of
confiscations
being
mixed
therewith
,
which
made
many
rauening
fellowes
to
looke
about
them
:
there
was
nothing
offered
,
but
Estates
,
Offices
,
Benefices
,
Mountaines
of
Gold
,
to
such
as
would
ayde
and
assist
the
King
,
to
extirpe
and
roote
out
the
enemies
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
Bourges
,
Moulins
,
Blois
,
Tours
,
Saumur
,
Angers
,
Chinon
,
Loudun
,
and
Poicton
,
and
in
all
the
passages
from
whence
they
esteemed
that
any
ayde
might
bee
procured
to
helpe
the
Princes
that
were
prisoners
.
Those
of
the
religion
were
narrowly
looked
vnto
in
diuers
Townes
,
specially
in
Parris
:
meane
time
they
proceeded
vnto
the
framing
of
the
proces
against
the
Prince
.
But
because
of
the
obseruation
of
the
formes
of
iustice
,
Monsieur
de
Genlis
,
that
had
renounced
the
Cerimonies
of
the
Romish
Church
,
to
the
end
,
that
not
being
able
to
accuse
him
of
high
treason
,
they
would
condemne
him
of
Heresie
.
To
strengthen
this
second
proofe
,
those
of
Guise
sent
a
Priest
vnto
him
,
apparelled
after
the
Romish
manner
,
which
certified
him
,
that
he
had
expresse
commaundement
from
the
King
,
to
sing
Masse
before
him
in
his
chamber
.
But
the
Priest
with
a
rude
aunswere
was
sent
backe
againe
by
the
Prince
,
with
commission
,
to
shewe
the
King
from
him
,
that
hee
was
not
come
thither
in
any
sort
to
bee
perticipant
or
communicate
with
the
impieties
and
pollutions
of
the
Romaine
Antichrist
,
de
Thou
,
Barthollomewe
Faye
,
and
Iaques
Violle
,
Counecllours
of
Parris
,
certayne
Maisters
of
the
requests
,
Bourdin
,
Attourney
Generall
,
du
Tillet
the
Clarke
,
to
examine
the
Prince
vppon
high
Treason
:
and
that
if
they
coulde
not
finde
him
guiltie
thereof
,
they
shoulde
then
examine
him
vppon
the
Artickles
of
his
fayth
.
The
Prince
aunswered
them
,
that
it
belonged
not
vnto
them
to
put
any
such
questions
vnto
him
,
not
specifying
diuers
causes
of
refusing
them
therein
,
which
hee
might
well
haue
shewed
:
specially
against
de
Thou
,
whome
hee
most
sharpelye
reprooued
,
and
when
they
enterprised
to
proceede
further
in
lawe
,
the
Prince
appealed
vnto
the
King
.
But
the
next
day
being
the
15.
of
Nouember
,
the
peale
was
declared
by
the
priuie
Counsell
to
bee
of
no
force
:
from
which
the
Prince
hauing
once
againe
appealed
,
hee
was
commaunded
vpon
paine
of
high
treason
to
aunswere
before
those
Commissioners
,
Monsieur
de
Mortier
,
that
delayed
it
off
)
as
also
by
diuers
great
Lords
and
Barrons
,
by
the
eighteene
knights
of
the
Order
newly
chosen
,
and
by
diuers
others
,
participants
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
and
by
more
Maisters
of
Requests
,
and
Councellours
of
the
Parliament
,
which
the
king
sent
for
,
and
caused
to
come
thither
,
that
not
once
dealt
in
the
cause
.
The
Counte
de
Sancerre
refused
to
signe
it
,
desiring
the
King
with
weeping
eyes
,
rather
to
cut
off
his
head
,
then
once
to
mooue
him
therevnto
,
whereat
the
King
much
abashed
,
dismissed
the
Counte
,
not
pressing
him
any
further
therein
.
They
likewise
vsed
many
rude
and
hard
dealings
towards
the
Princesse
of
Conde
,
who
very
stoutly
and
with
a
meruellous
courage
,
sued
for
her
husband
.
All
those
that
held
on
the
Princes
parts
,
and
with
religion
,
were
as
then
iudged
to
die
,
thereby
to
cease
all
quarrelles
,
and
that
no
more
speech
might
once
bee
mooued
touching
the
reformation
of
religion
,
seeing
as
then
the
affaires
concerning
the
same
,
were
in
that
estate
which
those
of
Guise
desired
:
and
for
the
execution
of
so
high
and
haughtie
enterprises
,
as
the
assembly
of
the
Estates
,
whereby
the
libertie
of
France
should
wholly
haue
beene
ouerthrown
:
the
forces
of
the
Realme
diuided
into
foure
parts
,
vnder
the
conducts
of
the
Duke
d'Aumale
,
the
Marshals
of
Saint
Andre
,
de
Brissac
,
and
de
Termes
,
marched
to
clear
the
Prouinces
of
all
suspected
persons
touching
religion
:
to
furnish
the
charges
thereof
,
they
tooke
the
third
part
of
all
Ecclesiasticall
reuenues
,
the
Gold
and
Siluer
of
Relicques
,
and
the
Treasures
of
the
Temple
:
with
promise
that
the
confiscations
should
restore
it
all
againe
.
For
supply
of
Souldiers
,
the
Pope
dispensed
with
all
the
Cleargie
,
and
promised
to
furnish
them
with
a
great
number
of
men
of
that
calling
.
As
touching
the
extermination
of
the
Princes
and
Lords
,
they
proceeded
therein
with
time
and
leisure
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
was
to
bee
confined
vnto
the
Castle
of
Leches
,
the
Admirall
into
the
great
Tower
of
Bourges
,
with
all
his
children
,
his
Nephewes
in
another
Tower
within
Orleans
,
which
after
that
,
was
called
the
Admirall
,
hard
by
that
of
Saint
Aignan
,
prepared
for
the
chiefe
Cittizens
of
the
Towne
.
The
Constable
had
not
as
yet
entered
into
the
Lackes
,
but
they
were
minded
to
constraine
him
therevnto
,
hauing
alreadie
sent
out
commission
to
laye
hands
vppon
Monsieur
d'Anuille
,
his
second
sonne
.
As
touching
the
Admirall
and
his
two
bretheren
,
the
declaration
by
them
made
,
(
specially
the
Admiral
&
d'Andelot
)
to
bee
of
the
religion
,
was
cause
sufficient
to
condemne
them
.
The
day
beeing
come
,
this
confession
was
to
haue
been
presented
by
the
King
himselfe
,
vnto
the
knights
,
hee
beeing
the
first
that
should
set
hand
vnto
it
,
requiring
the
like
of
euery
one
of
them
,
with
oath
and
promise
to
holde
and
obserue
the
same
vnuiolably
in
euery
poynt
,
and
to
set
vppon
and
ouerrunne
all
such
as
should
deny
it
,
without
exception
either
of
friends
or
Parents
whatsoeuer
:
and
whosoeuer
should
make
the
least
deniall
,
or
any
delay
,
presently
without
further
inquisition
,
forme
,
or
manner
of
proceeding
,
the
king
should
degrade
him
of
the
Order
,
and
as
also
of
estates
,
dignities
,
and
honours
,
and
the
next
day
after
,
hee
should
bee
burnt
.
The
like
should
also
bee
done
vpon
the
same
day
,
by
an
assembly
of
Cardinals
,
thereby
to
intrappe
the
Cardinall
of
Chastillon
:
that
done
,
all
the
Princes
and
Lords
of
the
Realme
,
should
come
to
signe
to
that
confession
:
then
all
the
Gentlemen
and
Domesticall
Officers
to
the
king
.
The
Chancellour
had
commaundement
to
do
the
like
among
the
Maisters
of
Requests
,
Iudges
,
Secretaries
,
and
other
Officers
of
the
Courts
of
Parliaments
.
The
Queene-mother
tooke
the
charge
vppon
her
,
to
cause
all
the
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
of
the
Court
to
do
the
like
:
it
being
inioyned
vnto
al
those
that
had
any
retinue
or
houshold
to
cause
them
to
followe
the
same
rule
,
vpon
paine
to
aunswere
to
the
contrary
at
their
perils
.
After
that
,
it
was
to
be
sent
vnto
all
the
Parliaments
,
Baliages
,
Stewardships
,
and
other
Iurisdictions
of
the
Realme
,
to
exact
the
like
confession
of
faith
vppon
euery
man
,
and
whosoeuer
delayed
or
fayled
therein
,
to
be
presently
burnt
,
without
any
other
forme
or
manner
of
proces
.
If
any
belonging
vnto
the
Princes
or
Lords
of
the
Guises
part
,
were
exempted
from
death
,
for
hauing
refused
to
signe
,
and
after
repented
their
fault
,
for
his
pennance
,
all
his
life
after
,
hee
should
weare
a
Sanuenito
or
coloured
robe
,
after
the
manner
of
Spaine
,
for
a
perpetuall
shame
and
ignominie
.
The
Curates
and
Vicars
,
were
charged
to
go
vnto
all
the
houses
of
their
Parishes
,
accompanied
with
the
Clarkes
,
Notaries
,
and
other
such
persons
therevnto
appoynted
,
to
take
the
Signatures
,
and
to
keepe
a
iust
record
of
the
number
of
euery
particular
Iurisdiction
.
New
Commissions
likewise
beeing
sent
out
vnto
the
Captains
and
Gentlemen
,
perticipants
with
those
of
Guise
,
to
raise
men
of
the
same
confession
,
that
they
might
iustly
execute
that
which
should
bee
giuen
them
in
charge
.
de
Villards
,
Lieftenant
for
the
Constable
in
Longuedoc
:
who
wrote
,
that
the
Deputies
for
that
Prouince
,
that
were
appoynted
to
sit
in
Parliament
,
were
such
,
as
were
most
affected
vnto
religion
,
and
such
as
would
not
fayle
to
aske
the
libertie
thereof
,
as
hauing
speciall
charge
to
doo
it
:
wherevppon
men
were
presently
sent
foorth
for
to
arrest
them
,
but
they
taking
an
other
way
to
Orleans
,
without
giuing
leaue
to
enter
into
their
lodgings
,
they
were
ceased
vpon
,
with
all
their
notes
,
containing
most
ample
instructions
,
both
for
the
good
and
benefit
of
the
Estate
,
and
religion
.
de
Termes
,
to
march
to
meete
the
Spaniards
,
as
then
comming
vnto
Rayonne
,
and
with
them
to
enter
into
Bearn
.
The
Viscounte
d'Orthe
,
Gouernour
of
Bayonne
,
had
commaundement
from
the
King
,
to
put
the
Towne
(
if
neede
were
)
into
the
king
of
Spaines
hands
,
thereby
to
serue
him
for
a
passage
for
his
armie
to
enter
into
the
countie
of
Nauarre
,
where
hee
was
,
to
wast
and
destroy
all
the
land
,
and
then
to
proceede
with
the
ouerthrow
and
vtter
extirpation
of
all
the
Gentlemen
and
Lords
,
who
in
those
countries
had
fauoured
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
or
the
enterprise
of
Amboise
.
But
a
great
part
of
those
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
not
minding
to
sell
their
skinnes
so
good
cheape
,
raised
armes
,
to
the
number
of
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
horse
well
mounted
,
with
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
footmen
,
who
were
all
appoynted
,
so
soone
as
Marshall
de
Termes
should
haue
past
Limoges
,
to
inclose
him
betweene
two
riuers
:
whereof
hee
beeing
aduertised
,
and
remembring
Graueling
,
hee
retired
in
all
haste
vnto
Poictiers
,
giuing
aduise
vnto
the
Court
what
had
happened
vnto
him
:
whereat
those
of
Guise
beeing
abashed
,
and
perceiuing
the
king
to
waxe
weaker
,
and
euery
day
sicker
then
other
,
determined
with
desperate
minds
to
kill
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
who
not
long
before
being
aduertised
thereof
,
made
his
complaint
vnto
the
Queen-mother
:
which
notwithstanding
his
enemies
would
not
leaue
off
,
but
by
all
means
sought
to
effect
it
,
if
it
had
not
been
for
the
Cardinall
of
Tournon
,
that
gaue
them
counsell
to
stay
their
enterprise
,
vntill
the
Constable
,
with
his
sonnes
and
Nephewes
,
were
come
vnto
the
Court
,
least
that
by
killing
the
one
,
they
should
chance
to
mooue
a
greater
daunger
,
and
to
stirre
those
vp
,
that
might
procure
farre
greater
trouble
then
the
Princes
could
effect
.
Meane
time
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
tooke
great
care
to
looke
vnto
himself
,
yet
all
that
he
could
do
,
would
not
haue
preuailed
,
if
his
enemies
had
set
vppon
him
.
The
kings
disease
increasing
more
and
more
,
th●●uke
of
Guise
beganne
to
vtter
his
chollor
against
the
Phisitians
,
the
Cardinall
sent
on
Pilgrimages
,
Vidame
de
Chartres
,
prisoner
in
the
Bastille
,
hauing
beene
carried
from
thence
,
to
remaine
within
his
house
in
Saint
Anthonies
streete
:
presently
vppon
his
arriuall
thither
,
hee
fell
sicke
and
died
.
The
Bailiffe
of
Orleans
was
committed
vnto
the
custodie
of
his
mother
in
lawe
.
And
those
of
the
religion
as
then
were
drowned
in
most
ardent
prayers
,
teares
,
and
fastes
,
thereby
to
obtaine
some
ayde
and
succour
at
the
handes
of
God
,
against
so
many
imminent
daungers
,
that
as
then
hung
ouer
their
heads
.
After
some
excuses
,
and
effectuall
aunsweres
made
by
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
in
the
end
he
yeelded
the
Regencie
vnto
the
Queene
,
From
which
time
forwards
they
all
beganne
to
salute
and
imbrace
each
other
,
as
if
they
neuer
had
beene
at
mortall
strife
.
The
king
of
Spaines
troupes
marching
towards
Bearn
,
were
countermanded
,
and
so
retired
without
any
exploit
.
Monluc
that
was
promised
by
those
of
Guise
,
to
be
made
Counte
de
Armignac
,
and
stayed
for
them
in
that
countrie
,
retired
vnto
his
house
,
as
others
adherents
vnto
them
,
which
did
the
like
:
the
most
secret
seruants
that
those
of
Guise
could
haue
within
the
Court
,
presented
themselues
with
al
humilitie
vnto
the
K.
of
Nauarre
,
Those
of
Guise
,
desiring
not
to
bee
farre
from
the
assembly
of
the
Estates
,
wherein
they
feared
some
earnest
matter
would
be
propounded
against
them
,
la
Brosse
,
vnto
Saint
Denis
,
where
without
any
solemnitie
,
or
royall
pompe
,
it
was
buried
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
as
then
great
maister
,
and
hauing
ceased
vppon
the
last
receipts
of
mony
,
not
long
before
the
king
died
,
with
whom
hee
kept
companie
in
his
life
:
was
much
dispraised
and
euill
thought
of
,
by
reason
of
that
great
fault
:
wherevnto
his
seruants
aunswered
,
that
as
then
hee
had
no
more
neede
of
the
kings
helpe
,
by
whom
he
had
serued
his
turne
so
wel
,
but
that
thencefoorth
hee
was
to
looke
vnto
himselfe
,
and
to
seeke
to
eleuate
his
house
.
Such
was
the
raigne
of
Francis
the
second
,
that
died
at
the
age
of
17.
years
lacking
one
month
:
in
the
17.
month
of
his
raigne
:
the
17.
day
of
his
sicknesse
:
and
the
17.
houre
after
midnight
:
and
because
that
during
the
short
time
of
his
raigne
,
the
seedes
of
ciuill
dissention
were
sowen
and
scattered
in
France
,
which
hitherto
haue
endured
for
the
space
of
twise
seuenteene
yeares
.
I
thought
at
large
herein
to
declare
all
that
had
passed
in
this
kings
time
,
the
better
to
please
the
Readers
mindes
.
Heere
endeth
the
troubles
,
that
happened
in
the
raigne
of
Francis
the
second
.
Charles
the
ninth
.
M.D.LX.
The
next
day
after
,
certain
disputations
were
holden
,
to
know
if
the
Deputies
might
as
then
enter
into
a
Councell
after
the
kings
death
,
Monsieur
de
Rochefort
speaking
for
the
Nobilitie
,
approoued
the
Regencie
of
the
Queen-mother
,
complained
of
the
iurisdictions
vsurped
by
the
Clargie
:
of
the
disorders
happened
among
the
Nobilitie
,
and
of
the
wrongs
done
vnto
them
:
set
downe
the
meanes
to
gouerne
the
Spiritualtie
,
and
to
maintaine
them
within
their
bounds
:
spake
for
the
comfort
of
the
people
,
specially
concerning
iustice
,
shewing
that
the
Offices
for
iustice
,
oght
to
bee
freely
giuen
,
iustice
reduced
to
a
certaine
necessary
number
of
Officers
,
and
that
the
Nobilitie
ought
not
to
be
secluded
from
the
administration
thereof
.
After
that
,
he
spake
touching
the
disorders
vsed
in
confiscations
,
&
against
seditions
,
besought
the
King
to
receiue
and
maintaine
the
Nobilitie
in
their
priuiledges
,
and
withall
,
presented
a
request
,
wherein
was
required
the
vse
of
certaine
Churches
for
the
Nobilitie
,
Iohn
Quintin
Autunois
,
professor
of
the
ciuill
lawe
in
Parris
,
appoynted
to
make
an
Oration
for
the
Cleargie
,
(
whom
the
Cardinal
of
Lorraine
had
preferred
,
The
next
day
,
the
Admirall
complained
vnto
the
king
&
to
the
Queen
mother
,
of
the
presumptious
ignorance
of
de
Quintin
,
Fontainbleau
.
Quiutin
excused
himselfe
vpon
the
lesson
that
had
been
giuen
in
writing
,
and
in
his
second
Orarion
,
denied
his
first
,
to
please
the
Admirall
:
and
not
long
after
,
died
of
sorrowe
and
greefe
,
perceiuing
himselfe
so
well
discouered
,
by
diuers
answeres
made
vnto
his
Oration
,
wherein
his
Apostacie
,
his
slaunders
,
and
his
falsehoodes
were
fully
set
downe
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
yeare
,
the
Spiritualtie
had
commandement
from
the
king
,
to
bee
at
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
and
commission
likewise
was
giuen
vnto
all
Iudges
and
other
Officers
,
The
States
continued
their
conference
at
Orleans
,
where
the
Cittizens
of
Orleans
were
much
greened
,
that
in
the
last
kings
time
those
of
Guise
had
filled
their
houses
with
souldiers
,
that
had
fedde
vpon
them
at
their
owne
pleasures
,
complaining
that
the
Duke
de
Nemours
held
a
great
number
secretly
in
diuers
places
,
to
do
some
suddaine
exploit
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
and
the
Constable
,
beeing
appeased
,
the
Queen-mother
caused
all
that
complaint
to
cease
,
contenting
themselues
,
that
the
Duke
disauouched
them
all
.
There
rested
yet
another
stoppe
,
which
caused
the
Parliament
to
bee
reiourned
vntill
the
month
of
May
next
after
ensuing
,
to
be
holden
at
Pontoise
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
and
the
Channcellor
,
desiring
the
estates
to
take
order
that
the
Kings
debts
might
be
paide
:
Not
long
after
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
recalled
vnto
the
Court
,
came
from
la
Fere
,
The
report
of
this
discontentment
,
beeing
spread
into
diuers
places
,
the
Deputies
for
the
assembly
of
the
particular
states
of
Parris
,
began
to
speake
therof
,
and
earnestly
to
agree
of
some
order
to
be
taken
,
The
Marshal
of
Saint
Andre
,
and
Montpesat
draue
forward
this
wheele
,
and
therewith
perswaded
the
Constable
,
alreadie
mooued
,
in
that
hee
sawe
and
openly
perceiued
,
the
auncient
traditions
of
the
Romish
Church
to
bee
wholly
despised
,
both
by
great
and
small
within
the
Court.
His
eldest
sonne
,
who
beeing
a
Lord
of
great
iudgement
,
and
perceiuing
his
Father
vppon
the
poynt
to
bee
separated
and
disioyned
from
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
his
Nephews
de
Chastillon
,
&
other
great
Lords
,
thereby
to
become
the
executioner
of
the
Guisians
passions
,
vsed
all
the
means
he
could
to
driue
backe
the
blowe
:
but
he
did
no
more
therein
,
then
the
Admirall
and
his
brother
the
Cardinall
de
Chastillon
.
The
Constable
remaining
firme
in
that
opinion
,
that
changing
of
religion
would
breed
an
alteration
of
the
estate
,
which
he
would
not
endure
:
and
to
conclude
,
not
long
after
,
he
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
hauing
made
diuers
banquets
,
togither
with
the
Duke
de
Montpensieur
at
Fontainbleau
,
the
Constable
made
a
Supper
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
:
the
Prince
de
Iainuille
,
and
the
Marshall
of
Saint
Andre
,
the
next
day
riding
to
Chantilly
,
to
the
marriage
of
Thore
his
fift
sonne
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
not
long
after
following
him
to
Nantueil
,
about
fiue
myles
from
thence
,
where
by
letters
they
had
many
and
seuerall
conferences
.
Beauuais
,
Amiens
,
Pontoise
,
and
other
Townes
,
wherein
most
great
excesse
and
rigor
was
shewen
to
those
of
the
religion
,
who
beeing
as
it
were
but
a
handfull
,
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Romish
Church
,
demaunded
nought
but
peace
,
sometimes
certaine
of
them
(
lesse
patient
then
the
rest
)
not
beeing
able
to
indure
the
iniuries
of
those
that
termed
them
Huguenots
,
and
no
Christians
,
beganne
to
replye
in
like
manner
,
calling
such
as
abused
them
,
Papistes
,
and
from
such
stinging
words
,
they
fell
to
quarrelles
:
which
differences
produced
an
edict
made
at
Fontainbleau
,
forbidding
those
reproaches
and
names
of
Huguenots
and
Papists
:
also
not
to
search
any
mans
house
,
nor
to
keepe
any
man
prisoner
for
the
religion
,
vnder
colour
and
pretence
of
certaine
formes
not
well
obserued
.
There
were
other
declarations
made
touching
the
wordes
of
Papistes
and
to
liue
Catholickely
,
contained
within
the
edict
,
wherevppon
those
of
the
Parliament
propounded
many
difficulties
,
to
the
great
hurt
and
detriment
of
those
of
the
religion
,
that
were
wholly
and
openly
condemned
:
and
the
Pope
expresly
named
the
head
,
and
Gods
Vicar
vppon
earth
.
This
winde
serued
but
onely
with
more
speede
to
assemble
and
bring
togither
the
tempests
of
ciuill
warres
,
which
at
this
day
as
yet
continueth
.
de
Thou
,
and
Seguier
,
to
assemble
the
particular
Estates
of
Parris
:
but
vpon
the
opposition
framed
by
the
Councellour
Ruze
,
in
the
name
of
the
Nobilitie
,
those
assemblies
of
Estates
were
broken
vppe
,
without
any
resolution
:
onely
in
one
poynt
,
which
was
,
that
the
payment
of
the
Kings
debts
should
bee
imposed
vppon
the
Cleargie
.
About
the
same
time
,
the
act
for
the
clearing
the
Prince
of
Conde
of
treason
,
was
newly
published
,
&
proclaimed
openly
in
the
Court
,
by
President
Baillet
:
the
doores
being
open
,
and
all
the
Iudges
and
Councellors
being
present
in
their
Scarlet
gownes
,
within
the
great
chamber
,
where
were
present
diuers
Princes
and
Noblemen
,
Madame
de
Roye
,
Vidame
de
Chartres
deceased
,
Monsieur
de
Cany
,
and
the
Councellour
de
la
Haye
.
Not
long
after
,
the
king
,
the
Queene
his
mother
,
and
the
priuie
Councell
,
came
into
the
Parliament
,
and
there
,
after
many
and
diuers
opinions
giuen
foorth
concerning
religion
,
in
the
moneth
of
Iuly
,
Such
order
therefore
was
taken
in
that
poynt
,
that
Descars
before
that
,
Chamberlin
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
put
from
his
Maister
,
Also
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
being
returned
from
Callais
,
where
hee
had
been
with
Monsieur
d'Anuille
,
second
sonne
to
the
Constable
,
and
a
great
number
of
other
Courtiers
,
to
conduct
the
Queene
of
Scots
widdowe
,
to
Francis
the
second
:
solicited
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
du
Mortier
,
that
was
sent
backe
againe
,
finding
so
many
that
spake
against
him
.
Wherewith
the
Queene
calling
her
wits
togither
,
she
remembred
that
he
had
alwaies
borne
a
good
countenance
vnto
the
Admirall
,
pretending
in
some
earnest
matter
to
imploye
his
ayde
:
and
occasion
as
then
falling
out
,
this
Lord
was
sought
vnto
by
all
meanes
,
and
thousands
promises
were
made
vnto
him
,
for
the
ease
and
reliefe
of
those
of
the
religion
:
hee
perceiuing
that
the
King
of
Nauarre
had
no
desire
to
deale
therein
,
and
(
after
the
manner
of
simple
men
)
trusting
to
many
and
great
protestations
,
made
and
vttered
vnto
him
concerning
his
future
good
,
vsed
Clarklike
meanes
,
imploying
himselfe
vnto
the
Estates
,
for
the
confirmation
of
the
accord
aforesaid
:
While
the
Estates
were
busied
to
dispute
and
determine
of
matters
concerning
the
Estate
,
While
they
were
in
this
debate
among
themselues
,
diuers
Ministers
of
the
Churches
in
France
,
to
the
number
of
twelue
,
with
22.
Deputies
,
Pierre
Martir
,
&
Theodore
Beza
,
whom
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
had
caused
to
come
from
Zurche
and
Geneua
.
Those
that
first
arriued
,
presented
a
petition
vnto
the
king
,
vpon
the
tenth
of
August
,
wherein
they
desired
that
commaundement
might
bee
made
vnto
the
Prelates
,
to
peruse
the
declaration
of
the
faith
of
the
reformed
Churches
,
presented
vnto
the
king
since
the
ninth
of
Iune
then
last
past
:
to
the
end
,
that
at
the
first
assembly
,
they
might
shewe
what
cause
they
had
to
deny
it
:
and
vppon
their
obiections
,
to
heare
the
defences
of
the
said
Churches
,
by
the
mouths
of
their
Ministers
and
Deputies
.
They
further
desired
,
that
the
Prelates
and
other
Ecclesiastical
persons
,
might
not
bee
iudges
ouer
them
,
seeing
they
were
parties
against
them
,
that
the
king
and
his
Councell
would
bee
present
at
that
assembly
,
that
all
the
differences
might
bee
decreed
by
the
onely
word
of
God
:
that
two
Secretaries
might
bee
chosen
on
each
part
,
that
euery
day
might
conferre
the
notes
of
their
disputations
togither
:
and
that
those
notes
should
not
bee
holden
nor
accounted
for
lawfull
,
before
the
parties
had
subscribed
vnto
them
.
The
king
receiued
the
confession
and
petition
,
Augustin
Marlorat
,
and
Francis
de
S.
Paul
,
in
the
presence
of
his
Mother
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
other
Princes
of
the
blood
,
with
diuers
Lords
of
the
Councell
:
and
with
a
good
countenance
,
said
vnto
them
:
I
will
referre
your
petition
vnto
my
Councell
,
and
you
shall
receiue
an
aunswere
from
my
Chancellour
.
Theodore
de
Beza
beeing
arriued
at
Saint
Germaines
in
Laye
,
vppon
the
24.
of
August
he
preached
publikely
,
&
the
next
day
at
the
Castle
,
within
the
Prince
of
Condes
Hall
,
where
hee
had
a
great
and
notable
assembly
without
any
noyse
or
trouble
.
The
same
day
about
euening
,
beeing
sent
for
into
the
king
of
Nauarres
Chamber
,
there
he
found
the
Queene
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
the
Prince
,
the
Cardinals
of
Burbon
and
Lorraine
,
the
Duke
de
Estampes
,
&
Madame
de
Crussol
,
where
hauing
made
a
lowe
reuerence
vnto
the
Queene
,
in
fewe
words
hee
shewed
her
the
cause
of
his
comming
thither
,
togither
with
the
desire
he
had
,
as
also
all
his
company
,
to
serue
God
and
his
Maiestie
,
in
so
holy
,
commendable
,
and
necessary
an
enterprise
.
Thervpon
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
beganne
to
speake
,
charging
Beza
to
haue
been
authour
of
the
troubles
,
to
haue
dispearsed
infamous
libelles
about
the
Realme
of
France
:
and
to
haue
spoken
with
vnreuerent
speeches
touching
the
presence
of
our
Lord
in
his
holy
supper
.
But
he
hauing
in
fewe
words
shewed
the
vanitie
of
the
two
first
articles
,
hee
entered
into
a
reasonable
large
discourse
of
the
third
:
wherein
hee
so
well
satisfied
all
the
common
questions
of
the
Cardinall
,
that
hee
said
expresly
vnto
the
Queene
,
that
hee
was
very
well
pleased
to
heare
him
speake
,
and
greatly
in
hope
that
the
conference
of
Poissy
wold
proceed
to
a
hat
pie
end
,
with
so
courteous
and
reasonable
disputation
:
and
with
that
,
speaking
to
Beza
,
he
said
:
I
am
glad
,
that
I
haue
both
seen
and
heard
you
speake
:
I
protest
in
the
name
of
God
,
that
you
shall
conferre
with
me
,
to
the
end
,
that
I
may
vnderstand
your
reasons
,
and
your
minds
:
and
you
shal
finde
that
I
am
not
so
blacke
as
I
am
desciphered
.
Beza
thanked
him
,
and
besought
God
to
continue
him
in
that
good
minde
,
promising
for
his
part
,
to
imploy
himselfe
for
the
aduancement
of
the
good
of
Gods
flocke
,
as
much
as
in
him
lay
.
Madam
de
Crussul
there
vppon
said
,
(
as
shee
was
alwaies
bolde
to
speake
)
that
it
would
be
necessarie
to
haue
Inke
and
paper
,
Theodore
de
Beza
.
In
such
manner
,
that
the
Queene
was
costrained
to
tel
the
Constable
,
(
who
much
reioyced
thereat
,
as
thinking
it
to
be
certaine
)
that
hee
was
wrong
informed
.
Not
long
after
,
the
queen
of
Nauarre
arriued
at
the
court
,
which
made
the
assemblies
to
increase
.
de
Tournon
,
in
the
name
of
all
the
Prelates
,
humbly
thanked
the
king
:
which
done
,
hee
desired
that
the
Chancellor
might
deliuer
his
proposition
in
writing
,
and
that
leisure
might
be
giuen
them
to
consider
thereof
:
which
was
refused
them
.
Therevppon
the
Ministers
,
to
the
number
of
twelue
,
with
22.
Deputies
of
the
Churches
in
the
Prouinces
that
assisted
them
,
Monsieur
de
la
Ferte
,
Captaine
of
the
guard
,
were
ledde
vnto
the
barres
,
where
all
bare-headed
they
stayed
:
and
Theodore
de
Beza
being
chosen
by
them
all
,
beganne
to
speake
,
and
first
hauing
made
a
briefe
Preface
vnto
the
king
,
hee
began
his
Oration
with
an
humble
and
ardent
prayer
vnto
God
,
deuised
and
imployed
to
the
time
and
occasion
of
that
assembly
:
which
done
,
standing
vppe
,
hee
shewed
the
most
singular
contentment
,
which
al
those
of
the
relgion
receiued
at
that
time
,
by
hauing
such
recourse
vnto
their
Soueraigne
and
lawfull
Prince
,
the
Queene
,
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
with
all
the
Lords
and
notable
persons
at
that
time
,
and
in
that
place
assembled
:
that
done
,
hee
shewed
the
sinceritie
and
good
desire
of
all
those
of
the
religion
:
which
being
ended
,
he
entered
into
the
principal
poynt
,
making
a
most
ample
&
large
collection
of
the
articles
of
Christian
doctrine
:
not
forgetting
any
poynt
that
is
in
controuersie
,
but
hee
expounded
it
sufficiently
:
withall
,
saying
somewhat
touching
the
Discipline
of
the
Church
:
concluding
,
that
both
hee
,
and
his
companions
,
with
all
those
that
were
of
the
religion
,
desired
nothing
but
the
reformation
of
the
Church
,
which
onely
desires
to
liue
and
die
vnder
the
obedience
and
protection
of
the
king
:
detesting
all
those
that
soght
the
contrary
:
praying
to
God
for
the
prosperitie
of
the
king
,
his
mother
,
his
Councell
,
and
the
Estate
,
and
therevppon
hauing
made
a
great
reuerence
,
he
pursued
with
his
matter
,
presenting
to
the
king
,
His
long
Oration
was
pronounced
with
a
most
acceptable
voice
to
al
the
assistants
,
and
heard
with
a
most
singular
contentment
euen
to
the
end
,
where
hee
spake
very
openly
to
the
Prelates
likings
,
against
the
opinion
of
the
presences
of
the
Lords
bodie
in
the
bread
.
For
this
article
put
them
in
a
great
murmuration
,
(
although
before
hee
had
spoken
many
other
things
,
that
expresly
condemned
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Rome
)
neuerthelesse
,
hee
proceeded
and
ended
:
the
king
nor
any
of
the
Prelates
not
once
offering
to
rise
.
His
Oration
ended
,
the
king
receiued
the
confession
of
the
Churches
,
by
the
hands
of
the
aforesaid
Monsieur
de
Ferte
Captaine
of
the
guard
,
which
hee
deliuered
vnto
the
Prelates
.
de
Tourno●
boyling
in
hotte
chollour
,
hauing
desired
the
King
to
perseuer
in
the
religion
of
his
auncestor
,
asked
time
to
aunswere
to
that
Oration
,
saying
,
that
it
should
bee
well
aunswered
,
and
that
hee
hoped
that
the
King
hauing
heard
the
answere
,
would
be
reduced
,
and
remembring
that
word
(
hee
said
)
not
reduced
,
but
holden
and
kept
in
the
good
and
perfect
way
:
the
Queene
sought
to
qualifie
his
chollor
.
The
next
day
,
Theodore
de
Beza
wrote
and
sent
the
Queene
an
ample
exposition
,
of
that
which
he
had
spoken
touching
the
Lords
Supper
,
to
the
great
misliking
of
the
Prelates
:
who
beeing
assembled
to
consult
touching
their
affaires
,
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
beganne
with
these
words
:
In
my
opinion
,
I
would
that
hee
(
meaning
Theodore
de
Beza
)
had
either
beene
dumbe
,
or
we
deafe
.
And
after
many
opinions
giuen
,
it
was
determined
,
that
the
Cardinall
assisted
by
diuers
Doctors
,
Claude
Despense
,
that
framed
the
answere
and
serued
for
a
prompter
vnto
his
Disciple
,
should
answere
onely
to
two
poynts
:
that
is
,
touching
the
Church
and
the
Lords
Supper
:
not
to
dispute
thereof
,
but
that
it
should
not
bee
thought
they
were
without
reply
.
For
the
rest
,
that
they
should
frame
a
confession
of
the
faith
,
opposite
to
that
of
the
Ministers
,
which
if
they
refused
to
approoue
,
sentence
of
condemnation
should
bee
solemnely
pronounced
against
them
:
and
by
that
meanes
,
the
conference
would
bee
ended
without
any
more
disputation
.
The
Ministers
aduertised
of
this
resolution
,
contrary
vnto
all
Ecclesiasticall
conference
,
by
request
made
their
complaint
vnto
the
King
,
which
being
presented
to
the
Chancellor
,
Monsieur
de
Vieilleuille
,
Gouernour
of
Metz
,
that
with
all
speede
he
should
procure
certaine
Theologians
,
to
bee
sent
out
of
Germaine
,
who
touching
the
Lords
Supper
did
not
agree
in
opinion
with
those
of
the
Churches
of
France
:
pretending
to
cause
those
Theologians
,
to
striue
and
dispute
against
the
Ministers
,
and
hauing
had
some
pastime
to
heare
them
at
variance
,
to
send
them
both
away
without
any
further
conference
.
Vieilleuille
vsed
such
diligence
,
that
three
or
foure
Doctors
of
Virtemberg
,
and
two
Theologians
of
Heidelberg
,
went
presently
into
France
:
but
one
of
those
of
Virtemberg
dying
of
the
plague
within
the
Citie
of
Parris
,
and
the
two
Theologians
of
Heidelberg
beeing
of
the
opinion
of
the
Churches
of
France
,
the
Cardinals
expectation
therin
was
frustrate
,
&
yet
they
offered
him
faire
,
for
that
they
determined
to
aske
him
and
the
rest
of
the
Prelates
,
if
they
ment
to
hold
with
the
confession
of
Ausbourg
,
hauing
called
some
of
those
Doctors
,
and
asked
them
,
when
the
Cardinall
would
giue
an
answere
,
who
in
fine
,
was
constrained
to
seeke
some
other
places
of
refuge
.
Theodore
de
Beza
,
in
presence
of
the
king
and
his
Councell
,
aunswered
vnto
the
Oration
made
by
the
Cardinall
:
where
were
present
fiue
Cardinals
,
and
fifteene
or
sixteene
Doctors
.
Despense
and
Desanctes
made
certaine
disputations
,
where
vnto
Beza
made
answere
.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
had
summoned
the
Ministers
,
to
knowe
if
they
would
allowe
of
the
confession
of
Ausbourg
:
and
they
desired
him
first
to
signe
it
,
which
done
,
they
would
followe
:
but
there
hee
was
at
a
nonplus
:
which
was
done
vppon
the
26.
of
March
,
where
once
againe
Despense
discoursed
of
the
Lords
Supper
:
de
Beza
haue
refuted
,
he
entered
into
disputation
with
Despense
.
The
rest
of
the
Ministers
also
answered
vnto
certaine
obiections
propounded
by
other
Doctors
of
Sorbonne
,
touching
the
interpretation
of
the
words
in
the
institution
of
the
Lords
supper
.
After
that
,
all
was
changed
into
a
particular
conference
,
wherein
it
was
impossible
for
the
Ministers
to
induce
the
Deputies
for
the
Prelates
vnto
any
orderly
disputation
,
neither
yet
to
the
conclusion
of
any
articles
.
That
of
the
holy
Supper
was
oftentimes
intreated
of
,
and
sometimes
it
seemed
that
the
parties
were
almost
at
an
agreement
:
but
the
Sorbonne
Interpreted
that
very
hardly
,
which
by
the
Doctors
of
the
Deputies
for
the
Prelates
had
beene
allowed
of
,
and
made
an
inuection
in
writing
against
the
Ministers
,
desiring
that
they
might
be
driuen
out
of
the
Realme
,
if
they
would
not
approoue
and
allowe
of
the
doctrine
of
Sorbonne
,
touching
the
Eucharistie
.
The
Ministers
to
the
contrary
,
humbly
required
,
that
the
confessions
and
articles
of
the
doctrine
on
both
parts
might
bee
examined
,
by
the
order
vsually
obserued
at
all
times
in
any
Ecclesiasticall
conferences
:
but
their
aduersaries
who
in
most
bold
and
euident
manner
shewed
themselues
to
be
their
Iudges
,
would
neuer
consent
thereto
.
The
13.
of
October
,
the
Prelates
hauing
thanked
and
discharged
their
Doctors
,
sent
them
away
,
and
in
the
end
withdrewe
themselues
,
hauing
first
taken
order
touching
their
cannons
,
which
concerned
not
any
Christian
doctrine
,
onely
discouering
certaine
disorders
in
their
Cleargie
:
the
reformation
whereof
,
they
referred
vnto
the
Pope
,
and
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
that
did
nothing
therein
,
because
their
Church
cannot
erre
.
At
the
same
time
certaine
letters
were
discouered
,
written
in
the
Kings
name
vnto
his
Ambassador
in
Rome
,
named
Monsieurde
l'Isle
,
&
others
from
the
Queen-mother
,
which
shewed
that
al
their
conference
was
but
a
deuise
,
and
meere
inuention
,
thereby
to
intrappe
the
Cleargie
,
which
agreed
vnto
some
Tithes
,
to
saue
the
rest
of
their
stakes
:
After
the
departure
of
the
assembly
,
those
of
the
religion
by
little
and
little
beganne
to
preach
openly
,
and
in
some
places
without
resistance
,
ceased
vpon
certaine
Churches
,
whereof
ensued
an
edict
,
made
by
the
King
,
bearing
date
the
3.
of
Nouember
,
which
commanded
them
to
leaue
them
,
which
they
presently
performed
in
the
same
moneth
.
Those
of
Parris
beeing
assembled
to
preach
in
a
Garden
without
the
Church-gate
,
called
la
Cerisaye
,
at
their
return
there
was
some
blowes
giuen
,
but
the
hurt
was
lesse
than
it
was
thoght
to
be
,
because
the
conference
of
Poissy
had
reduced
no
remedie
,
that
the
parties
were
still
at
difference
:
and
that
the
religion
openly
aduanced
it selfe
throughout
all
the
Realme
.
They
went
from
thence
about
the
end
of
Nouember
,
and
at
the
time
of
their
departure
,
there
rose
a
most
horrible
&
extraordinary
wind
:
aforeshewing
(
as
some
affirmed
)
of
the
tempest
that
not
long
after
ensued
.
At
the
same
time
likewise
were
brought
and
sold
in
the
Court
,
three
great
Pictures
,
most
excellently
wrought
,
(
whereof
one
was
bought
by
the
Prince
of
Conde
)
wherein
was
represented
the
bloodie
and
horrible
massacres
of
the
auncient
Triumuiras
of
Rome
,
true
Pictures
&
shewes
of
the
cruelties
exercised
the
yeare
ensuing
,
by
the
support
,
and
in
the
presence
of
French
Triumuirat
,
vpon
those
of
the
religion
.
Not
long
before
their
departure
,
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
discouered
an
enterprise
,
de
Nemours
,
in
all
haste
saued
himselfe
,
and
returned
not
againe
,
vntill
the
ciuill
warres
beganne
to
arise
.
The
report
also
was
spread
abroad
,
that
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
other
Princes
adherents
to
the
Pope
,
made
preparations
to
ayde
their
participants
in
France
,
and
to
dispearse
the
assembles
of
those
of
the
religion
.
de
Tournon
,
ayded
by
two
of
his
principall
seruants
,
Descars
and
the
Bishoppe
of
Mande
.
Hee
not
being
ambitious
,
suffered
himselfe
to
bee
perswaded
,
that
if
bee
would
but
shewe
him
as
newter
,
and
cause
the
Prince
his
sonne
but
once
to
heare
Masse
,
the
king
of
Spaine
would
peaceably
yeeld
vp
the
Realme
Sardagne
vnto
him
:
which
they
affirmed
to
bee
an
Iland
,
no
lesse
in
valewe
then
that
of
Sicile
,
and
foure
times
as
much
as
his
Realm
of
Nauarre
:
which
was
as
much
(
as
a
man
may
say
)
to
present
him
with
nothing
betweene
two
dishes
,
and
thereby
to
bereaue
him
of
the
certaine
and
honourable
meanes
to
recouer
his
Realme
of
Nauarre
,
if
hee
would
haue
hearkened
therevnto
,
and
continued
to
haue
fauoured
and
supported
those
of
the
religion
,
as
he
had
done
vntill
the
edict
of
Ienuary
:
neuerthelesse
,
the
pernitious
counsell
of
those
men
,
was
of
such
force
,
that
hee
fully
determined
to
beleeue
it
.
Monsieur
d'Anduze
into
Spaine
,
and
Descars
to
Rome
,
from
whence
hauing
receiued
newes
,
hee
beganne
by
little
and
little
to
withdrawe
himselfe
from
those
of
the
religion
,
to
vse
the
Queen
his
wife
somewhat
hardly
:
and
among
others
,
to
court
a
Gentlewoman
attending
vppon
the
Queene-mother
,
in
such
sort
,
that
from
day
to
day
,
the
mischiefe
increased
,
to
the
great
greefe
and
sorrow
of
all
such
as
before
that
time
honoured
him
,
specially
of
his
wife
,
a
Princesse
most
wise
and
vertuous
,
that
sought
all
means
to
reduce
him
,
but
by
no
meanes
could
effect
it
:
yet
was
shee
solicited
by
the
Queene-mother
,
to
seeme
to
agree
and
hearken
vnto
the
King
her
husbandes
minde
.
Wherevnto
shee
aunswered
,
that
before
she
would
go
to
Masse
,
if
she
were
able
to
hold
her
Realme
of
Nauarre
,
and
her
sonne
within
her
,
hands
,
she
would
cast
them
both
into
the
Sea
,
thereby
not
to
impeach
her
,
which
was
the
meanes
in
that
behalfe
,
not
to
mooue
her
any
more
.
de
Virtemberg
at
Sauerne
,
there
to
conferre
with
the
Ministers
touching
the
confession
of
Ausbourg
.
Iohn
Brence
,
and
Iaques
Andre
the
Dukes
Preachers
,
and
two
principall
Doctors
of
Germanie
came
thither
,
and
there
conferred
with
the
Cardinall
,
who
presented
them
with
certaine
vesselles
of
siluer
,
and
vsed
the
matter
in
such
sort
,
that
the
Duke
departed
with
opinion
to
haue
done
some
great
matter
:
&
by
that
means
,
those
Almaine
Doctors
verily
thought
within
short
space
to
plant
their
error
in
France
.
In
the
meane
time
,
those
of
Guise
,
that
laughted
at
the
simplicitie
of
the
Almaine
Prince
,
hauing
receiued
newes
that
the
king
of
Nauarre
held
with
them
,
determined
in
all
haste
to
repaire
vnto
the
Court.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Queene
aduertised
by
many
and
diuers
receipts
,
and
solicited
by
those
of
the
religion
,
Monsieur
de
Cursol
into
Dauphin
and
Languedoc
,
to
giue
order
touching
the
troubles
in
those
places
:
and
Monluc
into
Guyenne
,
for
assistant
to
Monsieur
de
Burie●
she
thought
to
haue
sent
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
It
was
thought
good
likewise
,
(
thereby
to
preuent
that
which
not
long
after
fell
out
)
that
each
Gouernour
should
withdrawe
himselfe
into
his
Prouince
:
wherevnto
the
Marshall
de
S.
Andre
,
well
backed
,
aunswered
,
that
his
office
bound
him
at
that
time
to
remaine
at
the
Court
,
neare
vnto
the
King
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
shewed
so
straunge
a
countenance
vnto
the
Admirall
and
his
bretheren
,
that
they
withdrewe
themselues
into
their
houses
.
The
first
of
March
,
hee
hauing
vpon
the
day
before
departed
from
his
house
of
Ianuille
in
Champagne
,
la
Brosse
Cornet
of
his
Launciers
,
marched
first
,
and
entered
into
the
barne
:
seconded
by
foure
or
fiue
hundreth
others
,
where
he
beganne
to
blaspheme
and
sweare
,
that
hee
would
kill
them
all
.
His
men
beganne
without
,
hauing
slaine
three
,
and
the
Gate
beeing
forced
,
themassacre
beganne
:
the
Duke
beeing
there
in
presence
with
his
naked
sword
in
hand
,
followed
by
the
elder
la
Brosse
,
Lieftenant
of
his
company
.
On
their
part
of
the
religion
,
there
was
no
maner
of
resistance
,
but
onely
prayers
to
God
,
&
running
away
,
euery
man
to
saue
himselfe
,
as
it
pleased
god
:
where
,
besides
a
great
number
of
wounded
people
,
there
was
42.
men
slaine
,
and
many
that
died
in
short
space
after
:
they
killed
likewise
certaine
women
.
The
poores
box
was
taken
and
emptied
:
the
Pulpit
broken
downe
:
the
Minister
hurt
in
many
places
,
was
ledde
prisoner
:
the
dead
bodies
beeing
dispoyled
and
stripped
of
coates
,
hoase
,
shooes
,
and
all
that
was
about
them
,
and
many
men
beeing
stripped
,
saued
themselues
,
all
bloodie
and
sore
wounded
.
but
not
content
to
haue
delt
so
cruelly
with
those
of
Vassy
,
he
becaused
certaine
informations
to
bee
made
against
them
:
wherein
the
principall
murtherers
were
witnesses
.
And
eight
daies
after
,
the
Duches
Dowager
of
Guise
,
sent
Monsieur
de
Thou
thither
,
that
made
search
for
their
weapons
,
and
would
constraine
them
all
to
go
to
Masse
:
which
notwithstanding
those
of
the
religion
tooke
courage
,
comforting
themselues
,
and
assembling
euery
Sunday
and
Festiuall
day
,
to
praise
the
Lord
,
vntill
such
time
as
ciuill
warres
dispearsed
and
separated
them
.
The
prince
of
Conde
beeing
at
Parris
,
and
receiuing
newes
of
that
massacre
,
hauing
consulted
with
diuers
Lords
and
Gentlemen
that
kept
him
company
,
with
all
speed
certified
the
Queene
and
others
in
the
Court
,
France
,
Monsieur
de
Francourt
,
and
Theodore
de
Beza
beeing
sent
to
Monceaux
,
to
aske
iustice
of
the
king
against
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
because
of
the
massacre
at
Vassy
.
The
Queene
made
gentle
aunswere
:
but
to
the
contrary
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
beganne
to
be
offended
:
saying
,
that
whosoeuer
presumed
to
touch
but
the
fingers
end
of
his
brother
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
should
haue
to
doo
with
all
his
bodie
.
Theodore
de
Beza
,
thervpon
hauing
most
humbly
shewed
him
,
that
the
Iustice
which
kings
ought
to
shewe
vnto
their
subiects
,
is
the
worke
and
rule
of
God
:
and
that
to
demaund
iustice
,
was
no
hurt
or
iniurie
vnto
any
man
.
Hee
replyed
,
that
they
had
throwne
stones
at
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
that
hee
could
not
staye
the
furie
of
his
troupe
,
and
that
Princes
are
not
to
indure
the
dishonour
to
be
cast
at
with
stones
.
Wherevppon
Beza
very
grauely
,
and
with
all
due
reuerence
,
aunswered
,
that
if
it
were
so
,
the
Duke
of
Cuise
might
haue
had
iustice
against
all
those
,
that
in
such
vile
maner
had
despised
his
estate
and
dignitie
:
and
therewith
,
speaking
vnto
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
hee
said
:
My
Lord
,
it
is
most
true
,
that
it
belongeth
to
the
Church
of
God
,
(
in
whose
name
I
speake
)
rather
to
take
,
then
giue
blowes
:
but
may
it
please
your
Grace
,
to
remember
,
that
it
is
an
anuile
which
hath
indured
many
and
seuerall
hammers
.
The
Prince
beeing
at
Meaux
,
wrote
vnto
the
Admirall
and
other
Lords
,
sending
them
word
,
that
want
of
courage
had
not
constrained
him
to
leaue
Parris
,
but
rather
want
of
ayde
,
and
that
with
all
speed
they
should
meete
him
:
which
they
did
,
all
armed
,
which
those
of
the
contrary
part
had
alreadie
openly
discouered
,
and
beeing
in
minde
to
withdrawe
themselues
and
to
retire
,
men
came
vnto
them
from
all
places
:
and
the
Prince
determining
to
ride
vnto
the
Court
,
to
the
end
,
that
beeing
strong
about
the
king
,
who
as
then
laye
at
Fontainbleau
,
hee
might
constraine
his
enemies
to
seeke
to
agree
:
hee
vnderstood
that
they
had
gotten
both
the
king
and
the
Court
into
their
power
:
in
such
sort
,
that
the
Prince
rode
towards
Orleans
,
whereon
hee
ceased
,
and
there
beganne
to
take
order
in
his
affaires
,
while
those
of
Guise
ledde
the
King
and
Queene
to
the
Castle
of
Melun
:
and
that
in
the
most
part
of
the
Prouinces
of
the
Realme
,
they
vsed
those
of
the
religion
,
withall
the
insolencies
and
cruelties
,
that
possibly
may
bee
deuised
.
From
Melun
the
King
and
Queene
were
brought
to
Parris
,
where
the
Constable
had
ouerthrowne
and
defaced
ihe
places
,
But
this
was
little
or
nothing
,
in
respect
of
all
the
mischiefe
,
that
those
of
the
Romish
Churches
indured
throughout
France
,
in
those
first
troubles
,
in
comparison
of
the
miseries
which
those
of
the
religion
indured
,
in
one
of
the
seuenteene
Prouinces
,
as
the
Histories
published
by
Iohn
le
Frere
de
Laual
,
Belleforest
,
Monluc
,
and
others
of
the
Guises
part
do
witnesse
,
and
thereat
reioyce
and
make
great
triumph
.
If
the
massacre
of
Vassy
had
not
chanced
,
the
Prince
and
the
Admirall
had
bin
constrained
eyther
to
loose
all
,
or
to
haue
forsaken
the
Realme
,
because
that
before
that
time
,
they
neuer
thought
vppon
defence
,
Likewise
on
both
sides
they
beganne
to
rayse
Souldiers
out
of
the
Realme
:
meane
time
,
de
S.
Andre
)
made
diuers
answeres
,
onely
tending
vnto
the
suppression
of
that
edict
.
The
Emperour
and
the
protestant
Princes
,
were
by
the
Prince
fully
certified
of
the
whole
Estate
of
France
,
who
in
an
open
assembly
of
the
Estates
,
shewed
the
letters
of
the
Queene
Regent
,
expresly
written
vnto
him
,
after
the
ceasing
vppon
the
King
and
Parris
,
recommending
vnto
him
,
the
mother
and
her
children
.
besides
that
,
hee
made
an
agreement
at
Orleans
,
with
the
Lords
and
Gentlemen
there
assembled
,
to
vse
their
forces
and
meanes
for
the
deliuery
of
the
king
and
Queene
,
and
for
the
maintenance
of
the
edicts
and
state
of
the
Realme
:
this
agreement
sent
vnto
the
Court
,
the
same
day
beeing
the
ninth
of
Aprill
,
de
Rochefoucaut
,
with
great
troupes
went
out
of
Poicton
and
Xaintonge
,
and
arriued
in
Orleans
.
The
next
day
the
Prince
receiued
a
large
aunswere
,
The
Queene
therevppon
beganne
to
solicite
a
peace
,
writing
letters
vnto
the
Prince
,
who
vppon
the
first
of
May
made
her
aunswere
:
withall
,
sending
her
a
memoriall
signed
with
his
hand
,
After
many
speeches
,
in
the
end
they
grewe
to
blowes
:
whereof
I
will
speake
as
time
serueth
:
and
first
beginne
with
the
Prince
and
his
troupes
:
Chasteau
Dun.
The
Prince
at
that
time
beeing
as
strong
as
they
,
determined
to
enter
into
the
field
:
which
mooued
the
Queene
to
seeke
the
procuration
of
a
peace
,
while
the
Triumuirat
might
haue
meanes
to
gather
a
greater
force
.
One
of
the
principall
dealers
therein
,
was
the
Bishoppe
of
Valence
,
Missieurs
d'Andeloc
,
and
Boucard
,
maruellously
incouraged
all
the
companie
,
by
their
bolde
and
braue
resolutions
:
and
if
they
had
beleeued
Monsieur
d'Andelit
,
presently
they
had
set
vppon
the
Triumuirats
troupes
.
After
the
Truce
,
an
enterprise
of
no
small
importance
was
begunne
:
but
your
guides
hauing
not
well
conducted
the
Princes
troupes
,
and
withall
,
much
raigne
falling
,
a
great
aduantage
was
lost
.
de
Dampmartin
,
that
had
violated
a
maide
,
by
great
fauour
escaped
death
:
but
after
,
continuing
his
follies
,
hee
had
his
head
striken
off
within
Parris
:
this
exemption
in
the
beginning
of
the
warres
,
was
taken
for
an
euill
signe
.
No
blasphemie
was
heard
in
al
the
Princes
campe
.
Among
them
you
sawe
neither
cards
nor
Dice
:
&
for
women
,
they
were
from
them
:
no
man
strayed
out
of
his
troup
,
to
forrage
,
much
lesse
to
boote-halling
:
morning
and
euening
,
at
rising
and
sitting
of
the
watches
,
they
had
publike
prayers
,
and
the
ayre
sounded
with
their
voyces
,
singing
Psalmes
.
Diners
Ministers
were
distributed
among
the
troupes
,
that
had
charge
to
continue
and
procure
that
good
order
,
and
at
one
time
were
better
heard
then
at
an
other
.
This
Discipline
was
continued
almost
two
moneths
,
at
the
end
whereof
,
Baugency
being
taken
by
assault
,
caused
a
beginning
of
disorder
:
from
whence
proceeded
la
Picoree
,
or
boot-halling
:
which
since
that
time
became
so
common
,
that
at
this
day
it
seemeth
to
bee
chiefe
Prince
.
The
Admirall
,
a
great
enemie
to
boot-hallers
,
with
stood
it
,
and
punished
some
of
them
with
great
rigor
:
but
in
sine
,
a
great
number
got
the
vpper
hand
.
The
armie
of
the
Triumuirat
,
committed
most
terrible
outrages
without
any
reproofe
,
and
all
vnder
pretence
to
extirpe
the
Huguenots
.
de
la
Rochefoucaut
,
with
ceraine
troupes
,
marched
towards
Poicton
,
Xantonge
,
and
Angoulmois
.
Monsieur
de
Soubize
,
was
sent
to
Lyons
:
Iuoy
with
his
Regiment
to
Bourges
:
d'Andelot
,
for
the
sucours
out
of
Almaine
:
and
Briquemaut
,
into
England
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
&
the
Triumuirat
,
led
the
king
with
them
in
their
armie
,
&
being
assembled
at
Chartoes
,
determined
to
besiege
Bourges
,
(
holden
by
those
of
the
religion
)
before
it
should
be
fortified
,
and
by
so
great
a
Towne
,
not
aboue
two
daies
iournie
from
Orleans
,
in
their
iudgement
was
a
great
helpe
and
furtherance
to
the
Princes
affaires
:
they
marched
towards
it
,
and
hauing
besieged
it
,
de
Montgommery
,
Monsieur
Kilgre
.
And
vpon
that
resolution
,
about
the
end
of
September
,
they
besieged
Roane
,
where
after
diuers
assaults
,
they
tooke
it
by
force
.
The
Towne
beeing
sacked
for
the
space
of
three
daies
,
there
they
executed
many
of
the
best
of
the
Cittizens
.
And
on
the
other
side
,
Baptiste
Sapin
,
Councellour
of
Parris
:
and
the
Abbot
de
Bastines
,
taken
going
into
Spaine
,
that
were
hanged
in
Orleans
about
the
beginning
of
Nouember
.
Mousieur
de
Duras
,
so
that
in
mans
iudgement
,
there
rested
no
more
hope
vnto
the
Prince
,
but
onely
the
Almaine
forces
of
Rutters
,
conducted
by
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
so
that
he
tooke
counsell
with
the
Admirall
,
that
if
they
were
intercepted
,
hee
would
himselfe
in
person
trauell
into
Almaine
,
with
all
speede
to
obtaine
new
ayde
,
while
the
Admirall
should
keepe
Orleans
.
But
about
foure
daies
after
,
they
had
newes
that
their
Rutters
were
within
foure
daies
iournie
of
Orleans
,
where
the
Counte
de
Rochefoucaut
arriued
,
with
three
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
de
S.
Andre
,
that
the
Prince
left
to
go
towards
Parris
,
and
at
his
arriuall
there
,
hee
had
a
hotte
skirmish
giuen
him
:
whereof
the
end
was
,
For
the
space
of
seuen
or
eight
daies
,
that
the
Prince
remained
incamped
at
Gentilly
,
Arcueil
,
and
Montronge
,
Villages
not
farre
from
Parris
,
de
Guise
:
whereof
within
three
daies
after
hee
repented
,
being
his
brother
that
had
yeeled
Bourges
:
&
the
Prince
saued
himself
by
a
most
straunge
meanes
:
for
that
fearing
that
hee
would
make
them
acquainted
with
the
defaults
of
his
armie
,
the
next
day
he
dislodged
.
de
Guise
beeing
strengthened
by
certaine
companies
out
of
Gascon
,
and
some
Spaniards
,
had
determined
vppon
the
next
day
in
the
morning
to
giue
him
battell
,
before
hee
had
leisure
to
assemble
his
dispearsed
companies
.
So
the
Prince
departed
vpon
the
tenth
of
December
,
and
the
thirteenth
beeing
in
the
way
to
Chartres
,
after
diuers
opinions
of
his
Councell
,
hee
resolued
to
march
straight
towards
Normandie
,
to
recouer
mony
,
and
to
meete
his
forces
comming
out
of
England
:
there
to
diuert
the
siege
of
Orleans
.
The
sixteenth
,
Galardon
a
small
Towne
,
was
forcibly
taken
by
the
Prince
:
and
the
next
day
he
marched
towards
Dreux
:
and
as
hee
passed
ouer
a
small
riuer
,
hard
by
the
Castle
of
Maintenon
,
an
olde
woman
stepping
a
good
way
into
the
water
,
tooke
him
by
the
boote
,
staying
him
,
and
looking
vppon
him
,
said
:
Go
Prince
,
thou
must
suffer
,
Theodore
de
Beza
,
that
had
said
prayer
before
him
:
I
knowe
wee
are
not
to
account
of
dreames
,
yet
I
must
tell
you
what
I
drempt
the
last
night
.
Me
thought
I
had
giuen
three
battelles
,
one
after
the
other
,
and
in
the
end
.
I
obtained
victorie
:
and
sawe
my
three
enemies
dead
before
me
,
my selfe
being
wounded
to
death
:
and
that
causing
them
three
beeing
dead
,
to
bee
layde
vppon
each
other
,
I
layd
my selfe
vppon
them
,
and
so
yeelded
vp
my
soule
to
God
.
And
being
aunswered
,
that
the
things
which
troubled
his
mind
,
caused
him
to
haue
that
dreame
,
and
that
whether
he
liued
or
died
,
hee
could
not
chuse
but
bee
victorious
.
Hee
sayd
,
I
pray
God
it
may
bee
so
.
But
sure
it
is
,
that
time
verified
his
vision
,
for
that
his
three
enemies
were
all
slaine
one
after
the
other
:
as
the
Marshall
de
S.
Andre
the
next
day
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
before
Orleans
,
and
the
Constable
at
the
battell
of
S.
Denis
,
and
he
himselfe
after
all
them
,
slaine
at
the
battell
of
Bassac
.
de
S.
Andre
slaine
,
and
part
of
his
armie
ouerthrown
:
yet
he
stayed
to
seethe
end
of
his
fortune
:
and
delt
in
such
sort
,
that
before
hee
left
,
the
Prince
was
taken
prisoner
:
and
in
that
fight
were
lost
on
both
sides
,
at
the
leaft
seuen
thousand
men
besides
diuers
prisoners
and
hurt
,
whereof
most
part
died
.
The
Princes
armie
lost
aboue
2200.
foote
,
Arpaion
,
Chandiu
,
Liencourt
,
Ligneri
,
la
Fredonniere
,
la
Charliere
,
Rongnac
,
Mazelles
,
Saint
Germier
,
and
in
a
manner
all
the
Cornet
of
Mouy
,
who
was
taken
prisoner
at
the
last
charge
.
The
Triumuirat
,
besides
his
Switzers
,
lost
the
most
part
of
his
horsemen
:
the
Switzers
,
and
a
great
number
of
other
foote
men
.
The
Gentlemen
and
men
of
name
,
were
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
slaine
a
little
before
the
first
charge
,
by
one
of
his
Domesticall
seruants
,
that
had
diswaded
him
from
the
religion
:
Misieurs
d'Ann●baut
,
&
de
Giury
,
with
his
Cornet
and
Harbinger
:
La
Brosse
,
principall
of
the
massacre
of
Vassy
,
and
one
of
his
sonnes
.
And
Aussun
,
a
Noble
man
of
Gascon
,
hauing
through
feare
fledde
vnto
Parris
,
died
of
griefe
.
There
was
likewise
another
notable
thing
to
bee
marked
,
which
was
the
taking
of
both
the
Generalles
of
the
armies
,
the
one
at
the
beginning
,
the
other
before
the
battell
ended
:
whereby
the
field
was
left
by
both
partes
,
but
in
the
end
,
reentered
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
after
his
retrait
:
and
the
next
day
,
reentered
by
the
Admirall
,
that
againe
offered
battell
.
Besides
that
,
the
retrait
of
the
Princes
armie
,
was
done
safely
&
in
good
order
,
being
two
Regiments
of
Rutters
,
and
one
of
Frenchmen
,
all
about
twelue
hundreth
horse
.
The
armie
Triumuirat
weake
of
horse
,
not
desiring
to
leaue
their
foote
,
hauing
marched
about
sixe
hundreth
paces
after
them
,
contentented
themselues
therewith
.
The
Duke
of
Cuise
was
esteemed
to
haue
gotten
the
victorie
,
because
he
stayed
and
lodged
in
the
field
where
the
battell
was
fought
,
and
the
Admirall
about
a
myle
from
thence
.
The
Duke
likewise
sent
the
Ensignes
(
taken
vp
in
field
)
vnto
Parris
,
and
got
the
Princes
Artillerie
,
who
the
same
night
supped
and
laye
with
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
A
maruellous
thing
to
consider
the
estate
of
two
such
persons
,
so
neare
vnto
each
other
,
and
eating
and
resting
togither
.
The
Duke
de
Guise
beeing
declared
Lieftenant
of
the
armie
,
because
of
the
Constables
imprisonment
,
de
Hesse
,
to
slaye
them
all
,
if
they
would
not
ioyne
with
him
:
but
the
Marshall
made
him
the
like
aunswere
,
laughing
at
his
boldnesse
.
The
Admirall
keeping
on
his
way
,
marched
towards
Beausse
,
taking
certaine
small
places
,
and
so
that
yeare
past
ouer
.
But
to
the
end
not
to
breake
the
thread
of
our
discourse
,
I
meane
to
proceede
with
that
which
was
done
by
both
the
armies
,
vntill
the
pacification
of
the
first
troubles
:
and
then
with
a
summarie
discription
of
the
estate
of
the
Prouinces
during
those
troubles
.
The
second
of
Ianuary
,
dela
Rochefoucaut
,
entered
into
the
Towne
of
Saint
Aignan
,
lying
in
the
same
countrie
:
&
the
prince
of
Portion
with
his
troupes
,
into
Montrichard
.
The
Duke
de
Cuise
marching
towards
Beausse
,
Duras
was
constrained
to
leaue
Estampes
:
as
also
de
Pluuiers
:
so
that
there
rested
nothing
else
in
that
countrie
for
the
Prince
,
but
the
Towne
of
Orleans
:
the
custodie
whereof
,
was
committed
to
Monsieur
d'A'ndelot
,
with
foureteen
Ensignes
of
Lansquenets
and
Frenchmen
,
and
foure
of
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Towne
,
with
a
great
number
of
Gentlemen
.
The
Duke
of
Guises
campe
beeing
at
Baugency
,
his
light
horses
ranne
before
Orleans
:
D'Anuille
the
Constables
sonne
,
perceiuing
the
Duke
of
Guises
meaning
was
,
to
strike
two
blowes
vpon
one
stone
,
by
causing
the
Prince
to
be
executed
,
and
so
those
of
Orleans
in
exchange
to
cut
off
his
fathers
head
,
being
their
prisoner
,
tooke
so
good
order
therein
,
that
that
assembly
was
dispearsed
.
The
King
going
to
Blois
,
where
the
Prince
was
brought
,
and
from
thence
conueyed
to
the
Castle
of
Auzin
hard
by
Amboise
.
de
Guise
,
beeing
hard
by
Orleans
,
it
was
resolued
,
that
the
Admirall
with
the
Rutters
and
some
French
Gentlemen
,
should
march
towards
Normandie
,
thereby
to
constraine
the
enemie
to
separate
his
forces
,
and
to
giue
the
Rutters
mony
,
that
should
be
brought
out
of
England
,
leauing
all
the
footemen
,
with
the
rest
of
French
horses
,
ledde
by
Duras
,
Bouchauanes
,
Bussy
,
Saint
Cyre
,
Auaret
and
others
,
for
the
defence
of
the
Towne
,
vnder
the
gouernment
of
d'Andelot
.
The
Duke
de
Guise
on
the
other
side
,
tooke
order
for
the
defence
of
the
Townes
of
Normandie
,
and
at
the
same
time
,
a
thousand
extortions
were
committed
against
those
of
thereligion
,
specially
in
Parris
,
where
diuers
strange
murthers
were
committed
.
There
was
likewise
a
declaration
sent
vnto
the
Rutters
,
in
the
name
of
the
King
,
and
all
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
to
cause
them
to
leaue
the
Admirall
.
But
that
serued
to
as
much
effect
,
as
the
Queens
letters
to
the
Admirall
,
that
answered
her
in
other
sort
than
they
expected
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Prince
hauing
sayled
to
escape
out
of
prison
,
and
one
that
sought
to
helpe
him
beeing
executed
,
yet
hee
lost
not
courage
,
but
to
the
contrary
,
spake
with
bolder
courage
then
euer
hee
did
:
his
nature
beeing
such
,
that
in
aduersitie
he
seemed
most
inuincible
.
Monsieur
de
Mouy
,
not
long
before
deliuered
out
of
prison
,
with
his
company
,
and
some
Argolitiers
,
and
hauing
receiued
mony
out
of
England
,
Artillerie
,
powder
,
fiue
companies
of
English
,
and
two
of
Frenchmen
,
he
battered
the
Castle
of
Caen
,
vppon
the
first
of
March
,
and
the
next
day
tooke
that
strong
place
by
composition
.
de
Guise
,
that
approached
Orleans
about
the
fift
of
February
,
&
the
next
day
with
most
resolution
,
and
by
the
faintnesse
of
the
Lansquenets
,
that
forsooke
the
place
,
hee
wanne
the
Pertereau
,
wherein
they
of
the
Towne
left
foure
hundreth
good
French
souldiers
,
some
taken
,
the
rest
slaine
:
and
without
the
valiant
resolution
of
the
Gouernour
and
the
Gentlemen
that
were
in
it
,
they
had
receiued
more
hurt
.
The
ninth
,
hee
tooke
the
Tourelles
by
surprise
,
and
caused
great
quantitie
of
Artillerie
to
bee
brought
from
Parris
and
Nantes
,
to
batter
the
Isle
and
the
Towne
:
they
within
shewing
maruellous
resolutions
,
to
rampier
and
fortifie
themselues
.
Ich●
Poltrot
,
Sieur
de
Merey
,
hauing
long
time
before
determined
to
giue
the
blowe
,
and
made
his
friends
of
Lyons
and
other
places
,
priuie
thereof
,
stayed
for
him
in
the
way
as
hee
returned
to
his
lodging
(
accompanied
with
two
Gentlemen
,
one
going
before
him
,
the
other
speaking
with
him
)
mounted
vppon
a
mule
,
Poltrot
,
that
rode
vpon
a
Genet
of
Spaine
,
went
so
neare
the
Duke
,
that
beeing
about
fiue
or
sixe
paces
from
him
,
hee
discharged
his
Pistolle
,
laden
with
three
bullets
,
seeking
to
strike
him
on
the
shoulder
,
where
his
armour
could
not
defend
him
,
(
as
hee
did
)
doubting
hee
wore
a
priuie
coate
:
which
done
,
he
fled
away
:
and
the
next
day
hauing
ridden
all
night
,
hee
was
taken
and
committed
prisoner
,
Diuers
confessions
were
published
to
bee
made
by
him
touching
this
deede
,
thereby
to
accuse
the
Admirall
and
others
,
as
if
they
had
mooued
him
to
do
it
:
but
besides
the
constant
and
resolute
answeres
of
the
Admirall
,
it
was
euidently
knowne
,
specially
at
the
execution
,
that
Poltrot
did
it
of
his
owne
motion
and
particular
intent
,
thereby
to
deliuer
France
,
and
specially
Orleans
,
from
the
violence
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
died
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
February
,
not
hauing
holden
his
Shrouetide
as
hee
thought
within
Orleans
,
but
rather
in
his
turne
,
receiued
another
reward
,
then
eyther
hee
or
his
expected
.
The
motion
of
peace
mooued
before
his
death
,
was
presently
renued
,
and
after
many
meetings
and
assemblies
,
The
Prince
hauing
demaunded
permission
of
conference
with
his
Councell
in
Orleans
,
desired
to
haue
the
aduise
of
the
Ministers
,
who
by
three
of
their
Deputiès
,
gaue
him
at
large
&
expresly
to
vnderstand
,
that
neither
the
Queene
nor
hee
,
by
the
lawe
of
God
,
nor
reason
,
could
in
any
thing
whatsoeuer
,
once
derogate
so
solemne
an
edict
,
made
at
the
request
and
desire
of
the
States
,
and
so
notable
an
assembly
of
all
the
Parliaments
of
France
,
and
by
them
all
sworne
and
pronounced
.
The
next
day
at
his
request
,
all
the
ministers
beeing
to
the
number
of
seuentie
two
,
being
assembled
,
they
made
an
humble
request
&
exhortation
in
writing
vnto
him
,
touching
the
cause
aforesaid
:
&
withall
,
Atheistes
,
Libertines
,
Anabaptistes
,
Seruitistes
,
and
other
Heretickes
,
or
Scismatikes
,
that
the
Baptisme
administred
in
their
Churches
,
might
not
bee
reitterated
:
and
that
the
marriages
therein
celebrated
,
might
bee
holden
for
good
and
lawfull
:
that
without
other
leaue
,
it
might
be
permitted
by
those
of
the
religion
,
to
haue
free
exercise
thereof
in
all
places
:
that
the
religion
might
no
more
bee
called
new
,
seeing
their
Churches
are
founded
vpon
the
ancient
doctrine
of
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
:
that
euery
man
might
peaceably
enioy
his
estates
,
offices
,
and
goods
,
with
perusing
&
recalling
of
processes
,
touching
such
as
are
interessed
by
suspect
Iudges
:
that
all
murtherers
,
the
eues
,
spoylers
,
exacters
,
and
others
,
that
without
warre
(
their
massacries
and
other
inormities
,
beeing
acts
of
hostilitie
)
should
bee
taken
and
punished
according
to
their
deserts
.
Notwithstanding
so
many
declarations
,
both
by
word
of
mouth
and
writing
,
the
Prince
was
in
such
sort
perswaded
by
promises
,
that
after
that
,
The
Queene
mother
that
was
in
great
doubt
to
be
reduced
vnto
the
Edict
of
Ianuary
,
and
the
Constable
as
much
or
more
then
she
,
imployed
all
speedie
meanes
to
conclude
and
set
downe
the
Articles
in
manner
of
an
Edict
,
agreed
vpon
the
12.
of
March
,
and
fully
resolued
by
the
Kings
Councell
at
Anboise
,
vpon
the
27.
of
the
same
month
,
and
the
same
day
published
in
the
Towne
by
sound
of
Trumpet
.
The
exercise
of
religion
was
thereby
restrained
to
the
houses
of
certaine
Gentlemen
,
and
in
some
Townes
,
besides
those
wherein
it
had
bene
vsed
at
the
beginning
of
that
moneth
:
with
a
certaine
confused
remission
and
pardon
for
all
forepassed
matters
.
Monsieur
de
Colombieres
,
to
set
vppon
Bayeux
,
who
at
the
second
assault
wanne
it
,
vsing
the
inhabitants
somewhat
hardly
,
because
they
had
abused
themselues
.
The
Captaine
called
Iulio
,
a
wicked
villaine
(
if
euer
there
were
a-any
)
was
hanged
in
Caen
,
by
reason
of
diuers
crimes
imputed
and
laide
against
him
.
The
next
day
after
,
being
the
fift
of
March
,
the
Garrison
of
Saint
Lo
,
being
in
feare
,
yeelded
the
place
vnto
the
Admirall
,
that
sent
thither
the
Counte
Montgomimery
:
who
from
thence
marched
straight
to
Auranches
,
wherein
he
was
receiued
without
resistance
.
The
thirteenth
of
the
same
moneth
,
he
tooke
Vire
by
assault
,
and
punished
the
principall
offendors
.
And
minding
to
proceed
further
,
the
packet
of
the
peace
was
deliuered
vnto
him
.
About
the
same
time
that
Bayeux
was
taken
,
Monsieur
Mouy
receiued
Hondefleur
by
composition
.
And
as
he
minded
to
reduce
Ponteau
de
Mer
,
the
Admirall
sent
for
to
returne
to
Orleans
,
repealed
to
Caen
,
from
whence
the
Horsemen
departed
vpon
the
14.
of
March
,
diuided
into
two
battells
.
The
Prince
of
Portien
conducted
the
auantgard
,
composed
of
foure
Cornets
of
Rutters
,
that
marched
towards
Lisieux
,
and
the
18.
●ntred
forcibly
into
Bernay
,
where
certain
Priests
were
slain
&
hanged
,
that
fought
,
&
yet
knew
not
how
to
make
war
.
The
town
of
Aigle
in
the
borders
of
Normandie
,
was
forced
by
the
Vicont
de
Drux
,
vpon
the
20.
of
the
same
moneth
,
&
al
such
as
w●●
found
in
armes
slain
in
the
streets
.
The
same
day
the
Admiral
departed
with
the
greater
part
of
his
forces
,
marching
by
Falaise
&
Argentan
,
that
yeelded
,
hauing
agreed
for
a
ransome
of
a
10000.
frankes
:
from
thence
he
went
to
Mortague
,
a
great
borough
Towne
in
Perche
,
where
certaine
Priests
moued
the
people
to
do
him
iniury
:
whereby
diuers
of
Mouies
company
were
both
hurt
and
slaine
,
that
marched
in
winges
:
wherevpon
the
Borough
was
entered
by
force
,
and
the
chiefe
offendors
,
specially
the
Priests
,
rewarded
for
their
paines
.
Monsieur
de
Coignee
,
likewise
punished
the
Monkes
of
S.
Calais
,
who
with
their
Garrison
had
cruelly
handled
his
houshold
seruants
.
On
the
other
side
,
Mousieur
de
Coruoy
,
tooke
the
Castle
of
Mezieres
,
harde
by
Drux
,
and
slewe
the
souldiers
that
were
in
it
.
The
23.
of
March
,
the
Admirall
arriued
at
Orleans
,
and
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
remedie
the
Princes
accord
,
hauing
agreed
to
the
breach
and
abolution
of
the
edict
of
Ianuary
,
Parris
the
principall
Towne
of
the
Realme
,
during
that
time
committed
many
great
and
terrible
spoyles
vpon
those
of
the
religion
,
At
Senlis
,
those
of
the
religion
had
therein
but
hard
entertainment
,
by
meanes
of
Claude
Stocq
,
and
Guillaume
Berthaut
Gouernours
thereof
,
Iaques
Reuerant
,
the
rest
Adrian
le
Clerce
,
Iohn
Gouion
burnt
,
Louys
Chaunin
,
Iohn
des
Iardins
,
Iohn
Greffin
Lieftenant
particular
,
Messieurs
de
Moncy
,
S.
Eloy
,
de
Houdencourt
,
d'Ardres
,
de
la
Maison
Blanche
,
yong
Gentlemen
.
Anthony
Trappier
Maister
of
a
Schoole
,
was
be
headed
at
Parris
,
&
their
heads
brought
to
Senlis
,
and
set
vppon
the
Gates
and
other
places
:
some
were
condemned
to
paye
fines
,
to
be
bodily
punished
,
to
bee
kept
in
prison
,
and
put
into
the
Galles
:
not
sparing
the
simple
women
.
In
Picardie
,
the
first
exremitie
vsed
against
those
of
the
religion
in
Amiens
,
was
,
that
the
thirteenth
of
May
1562.
their
Bibles
,
Iaques
Berne
and
Francois
Greuin
,
Harquebused
Dauid
Preuost
,
and
N.
Marquant
,
slewe
two
Artificers
,
the
one
named
Robert
,
the
other
Rondelet
:
and
a
poore
impotent
person
,
named
Mauguyet
:
and
to
knit
vppe
the
matter
,
hanged
Christ
opher
Riche
a
Draper
,
because
hee
had
borne
armes
.
Those
of
Abeuille
,
slewe
Robert
de
S.
Delis
their
Gouernour
,
his
brother
and
Lieftenant
with
nine
Souldiers
,
two
Gentlemen
,
and
a
Page
,
Louys
Beliart
,
beeing
condemned
to
paye
a
fine
,
(
in
the
presence
of
the
Iustice
and
Parliament
)
was
drawne
along
the
streets
by
the
feete
,
with
his
face
downe
ward
,
and
then
cast
and
drowned
in
the
riuer
.
Parris
,
Lihoux
brother
to
Monlue
,
was
sent
to
Meaux
:
wherein
hee
entered
with
a
small
company
,
and
by
the
consent
of
those
of
the
religion
,
vppon
the
25.
of
Iuly
,
the
next
day
Masse
beganne
to
bee
vsed
.
The
sixt
of
August
,
commaundement
was
giuen
vnto
the
Inhabitants
,
to
bring
all
their
weapons
into
the
Towne-house
:
wherevnto
many
obeyed
,
others
,
to
the
number
of
foure
hundreth
that
were
gone
vnder
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Bethune
,
to
ioyne
with
the
Prince
of
Portun
,
(
but
could
not
,
)
and
so
beeing
constrained
to
separate
themselues
,
for
the
most
part
were
slaine
,
the
rest
beeing
hard
by
Meaux
,
were
handled
in
the
same
sort
:
and
of
all
that
number
,
there
escaped
but
4.
men
that
went
to
Orleans
:
Monsieur
de
la
Chapelle
Aux
Vrsins
,
successor
to
Lihoux
,
vsed
those
of
the
religion
with
more
fauour
:
but
that
continued
not
long
,
for
that
Monsieur
de
Boisy
,
Great-maister
of
the
horse
,
arriuing
there
vppon
the
21.
of
September
,
caused
the
walles
of
the
great
Market
to
be
throwne
downe
,
and
the
Gates
thereof
to
be
broken
,
beeing
as
then
one
of
the
fairest
places
for
the
bignesse
thereof
,
that
was
in
France
.
And
not
long
after
,
there
entered
two
companies
of
souldiers
,
led
by
Captains
of
Parris
,
named
Gantier
and
Forgeron
,
that
committed
a
thousand
iniuries
.
Many
women
in
Christmas
time
,
were
beaten
and
drawne
to
heare
Masse
:
many
children
new
christened
,
and
diners
marriages
reconfirmed
:
and
because
such
as
had
fledde
,
sought
to
haue
gotten
the
Towne
,
vppon
the
thirteenth
of
February
,
1563
:
those
of
the
Romish
religion
beeing
mooued
thereat
,
that
with
great
crueltie
they
murthered
Gilles
Cabeche
the
kings
Atturney
,
Fracre
Lambert
,
that
had
beene
Deacon
,
Pierre
Champenois
,
called
Lorraine
.
Those
of
the
market
fled
,
their
houses
beeing
so
sacked
and
spoyled
,
that
they
tooke
away
the
lockes
,
grates
,
boults
,
windowes
,
and
gutters
,
and
the
place
made
vnhabitable
:
those
that
fledde
,
some
of
them
died
with
hunger
and
colde
.
The
Kings
officers
,
and
the
presidents
of
the
place
,
as
Frolo
the
chiefe
President
,
an
infamous
man
,
and
Cosset
the
kings
Atturney
,
were
the
principall
moouers
thereof
,
and
had
their
part
of
the
praye
.
Many
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
were
massacred
and
drowned
:
and
among
the
rest
,
a
childe
of
one
Iohn
Oliuiers
,
of
foure
daies
olde
,
had
the
head
striken
against
the
walles
.
Denis
Piero
,
Iohn
Augrant
,
Claude
Baillet
,
Mathieu
Cantier
,
Pierre
Thibaut
,
Guillin
Rose
,
Nicolas
Bergeron
,
N.
Floquet
:
la
Biselle
,
a
woman
of
the
age
of
88.
the
wiues
of
Iohn
Augrant
and
Pierre
l'Archer
:
and
diuers
women
and
maides
violated
,
both
in
the
market
and
about
the
Towne
.
After
that
,
they
hanged
two
men
of
the
religion
,
among
the
which
,
one
was
Iohn
de
la
Haye
,
a
rich
Farmer
:
another
Fremin
Cauiller
,
one
of
the
Gouernours
of
the
Towne
.
The
executioners
running
into
diuers
places
,
where
they
committed
an
innumerable
number
of
mischiefes
.
In
their
troupes
were
diuers
Priests
,
&
among
the
rest
,
the
Curate
of
Mareuil
,
who
with
his
owne
hands
slewe
certaine
men
of
the
religion
.
In
Champagne
,
at
Chaalons
,
two
men
of
the
religion
were
hanged
.
At
Troys
they
liued
friendly
and
peaceably
with
each
other
,
vntill
the
beginning
of
August
,
de
Neuers
,
Nephew
to
the
Prince
,
hauing
by
Desbordes
and
Vigenare
his
seruants
,
beene
diswaded
from
the
religion
,
and
the
Princes
part
.
In
the
month
of
August
the
exercise
of
religion
ceased
,
and
presently
therevpon
,
Desbordes
that
commaunded
in
the
name
of
his
Maister
(
whom
hee
killed
at
Dreux
,
and
after
he
himselfe
was
slaine
in
the
battell
)
caused
diuers
Artificers
to
be
committed
to
prison
:
billes
&
other
bookes
of
diuinitie
,
to
be
rent
&
torne
in
peeces
,
and
the
houses
of
those
of
the
religion
,
to
bee
spoyled
and
robbed
with
great
furie
,
the
owners
beeing
murthered
:
many
children
were
taken
from
their
mothers
,
and
new
christened
:
&
mariages
resolemnised
:
the
goods
,
moneable
and
immooueable
,
of
62.
of
the
principall
of
the
Towne
ceased
vppon
,
and
whatsoeuer
thereof
might
be
sold
,
the
mony
was
confiscated
:
and
sixteen
or
eighteen
men
,
were
massacred
and
hanged
by
the
sentences
of
the
Iudges
and
at
the
peoples
pleasures
,
among
the
which
,
were
two
or
three
that
had
denied
the
religion
:
women
likewise
were
not
spared
,
whereof
three
or
foure
were
drawne
through
the
streetes
,
and
cast
into
the
water
.
Besides
that
,
the
souldiers
went
out
and
slewe
all
that
they
met
without
companie
:
the
Maior
and
Sheriffes
beeing
the
principall
ayders
in
those
cruelties
,
and
in
a
manner
no
massacre
was
done
,
but
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Maior
.
Those
of
the
religion
at
Bar
Sur
Seine
,
about
seuen
myles
from
Troys
,
hauing
●ound
the
meanes
to
be
stronger
then
their
aduersaries
,
Claude
Cousni
d'Ay
,
was
sore
wounded
within
Espernay
,
Monsieur
de
Saint
Estiene
,
beeing
returned
from
Orleans
,
to
recreate
himselfe
in
his
house
hard
by
Reims
,
with
two
of
his
brethreren
and
others
,
Monsieur
de
S.
Estiene
,
and
to
certifie
him
that
the
Duke
de
Neuers
sent
for
him
,
and
that
hee
should
not
doubt
to
come
foorth
:
which
hee
had
no
sooner
performed
,
but
his
owne
Cousin
German
,
named
the
Barron
of
Serny
,
killed
him
,
his
two
bretheren
,
and
sixteene
others
were
stabbed
.
The
assaylants
lost
before
this
place
,
about
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
men
,
all
well
knowne
.
This
happened
in
the
moneth
of
September
,
1562.
Coulours
,
Gerisiers
,
and
the
Villages
bordering
vpon
them
,
for
the
most
part
,
Tenants
to
the
great
Prior
,
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
committed
infinit
murthers
and
mischiefes
about
Troys
,
murthering
Monsieur
de
Vigny
,
his
wife
,
and
their
seruants
:
robbing
and
spoyling
his
Castle
.
But
Monsieur
de
Cormononcle
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
religion
,
accompanied
with
eight
men
onely
,
finding
those
companions
in
disorder
,
ouerthrewe
them
:
and
slaying
a
great
number
of
them
,
put
the
rest
to
flight
:
taking
all
from
them
,
which
they
had
taken
and
brought
away
from
the
house
of
Landry
the
Controwler
,
about
fiue
myles
from
Troys
.
But
the
Pesants
assembling
againe
,
&
assisted
by
others
called
,
bare
feete
,
raysed
at
Sens
,
and
thereabouts
besieged
Villeneufue
,
a
Castle
belonging
to
the
Monsieur
de
Esternay
:
but
they
were
speedily
repulsed
from
thence
with
great
losse
:
but
to
reuenge
themselues
,
they
burned
the
base
Court
,
wherin
stood
the
barne
&
the
fairest
stalles
in
all
France
,
with
the
Mill
,
and
a
peece
of
a
house
:
which
was
done
about
the
end
of
December
.
Within
two
moneths
after
,
seuen
score
caliuers
returned
againe
to
besiege
the
Castle
,
but
Monsieur
de
Bethincourt
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
religion
,
accompanied
with
nine
horse
,
and
foure
footemen
,
set
so
resolutely
vpon
them
,
that
some
of
them
beeing
slaine
,
and
25.
taken
prisoners
,
the
rest
saued
themselues
by
flight
.
The
nineteenth
of
Nouember
,
one
of
the
Dukes
of
Lunebourg
,
who
in
Anno.
1559.
had
had
a
quarrel
against
the
Duke
of
Guise
in
the
campe
of
Amiens
,
Vitry
le
Francois
,
accompanied
only
with
18.
men
,
minding
(
as
it
was
said
)
to
goe
to
Orleans
,
by
the
commaundement
of
Bussy
d'Amboise
,
Gouernour
of
Chaallons
,
was
assayled
in
his
lodging
,
beeing
in
his
chamber
,
where
sixe
of
his
men
were
slaine
,
and
himselfe
wounded
with
thirteene
Pistolle
shottes
:
which
done
,
they
layde
him
in
a
Horse-litter
,
and
bare
him
vnto
Chaallons
,
where
hee
died
.
Bussyes
executioner
,
named
Malfontaine
,
an
Apostate
of
the
religion
,
in
triumph
of
that
worthie
exployt
,
carried
before
him
as
in
triumph
,
eighteene
horses
,
eighteene
cloakes
,
eighteen
paire
of
bootes
,
and
36.
Pistolles
.
Monsier
de
Semide
and
other
Captaines
,
being
not
able
to
followe
the
Prince
of
Portien
,
that
with
other
troupes
had
gotten
to
Strasbourg
,
about
the
sixteenth
of
September
:
for
their
retrait
ceased
vppon
the
Borough
Towne
Cermoise
,
where
they
maintained
themselues
valiantly
,
and
ouerthrewe
an
armie
of
three
thousand
men
that
came
to
assayle
them
:
and
slaying
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
of
their
brauest
Souldiers
:
the
rest
fledde
with
the
losse
of
three
of
their
men
onely
:
and
not
long
after
,
they
ioyned
with
the
Prince
of
Portien
their
Generall
,
at
his
returne
with
the
Rutters
.
One
of
the
greatest
massacres
committed
vppon
those
of
the
religion
,
was
done
in
Sens
,
a
Towne
lying
vpon
the
riuer
of
d'Yonne
,
whereof
the
Cardinall
de
Guise
was
Archbishoppe
,
where
one
hundreth
prisoners
of
all
sortes
were
cruelly
murthered
,
and
their
naked
bodies
throwne
into
the
riuer
.
Those
of
the
Romish
Church
in
Auxerre
,
cruelly
massacred
one
named
Cosson
,
stabbed
and
cast
the
keepers
wife
of
the
Castle
(
called
Aualon
)
into
the
water
,
beeing
a
faire
and
comely
young
Gentlewoman
:
de
Corbelin
,
and
committed
diuers
strange
robberies
&
pillings
both
within
&
without
the
Towne
,
by
the
conduct
of
Geolier
,
and
a
brabling
Rascall
called
Borgant
.
In
the
moneth
of
October
,
they
were
procured
to
issue
out
of
the
Towne
,
by
Monsieur
d'Auignau
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
religion
,
accompanied
with
twentie
horse
,
who
hauing
slaine
fourteene
of
them
,
and
hurt
many
others
,
stayed
their
furie
.
The
fifteenth
of
the
same
moneth
,
this
Gentleman
accompanying
one
of
his
companions
that
trauelled
vnto
Orleans
,
with
a
packet
of
some
importance
,
slewe
sixteene
more
of
those
murtherers
,
and
scattered
the
rest
that
sought
to
stoppe
his
passage
.
The
Inhabitants
of
the
Towne
of
Saint
Cyre
,
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
were
set
vppon
by
night
,
whereof
fortie
beeing
slaine
,
the
richest
of
the
Towne
were
taken
prisoners
.
The
Inhabitants
of
the
Towne
and
Bourg
of
Issy
(
prouoked
by
a
Iacopin
)
not
beeing
content
to
haue
vsed
diuers
outragious
words
against
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
discharged
certaine
muskets
at
the
Rutters
:
but
they
for
their
paines
,
had
their
towne
spoyled
and
burnt
by
the
Rutters
and
Lansquenets
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
company
of
the
Marshal
of
Saint
Andre
,
ouerthrew
and
spoyled
the
houses
of
those
of
the
religion
,
within
and
about
Auxerre
.
Vppon
Munday
,
beeing
the
eleuenth
of
May
,
la
Fayette
,
comming
thither
vppon
the
23.
of
the
same
month
,
beganne
to
forrage
,
his
Souldiers
openly
selling
their
Hostes
goods
.
Hee
cast
the
Ministers
in
prison
,
rebaptised
the
children
,
reitzerated
marriages
,
draue
out
such
as
pleased
him
,
and
cleansed
their
houses
of
all
that
could
bee
found
therein
.
Besides
that
,
hee
and
Cheuenon
committed
infinit
pillages
vppon
the
boates
passing
by
it
,
and
vnder
pretence
of
a
certaine
commission
or
iudgement
giuen
in
Parris
,
la
Fayette
ceased
vppon
diuers
immooueable
goods
,
and
being
wel
laden
with
a
praye
,
to
the
valewe
of
fortie
or
50.
Crowns
,
he
retired
vnto
his
house
in
Auuergne
.
At
the
same
time
,
three
or
foure
of
the
religion
were
executed
within
Neuers
,
and
one
of
the
Ministers
died
miserably
,
(
but
yet
constantly
)
in
prison
,
de
la
Fayettes
company
:
Anthony
Doyuet
,
Lieftenant
of
Saint
Pierre
le
Monstier
,
Liefenant
du
Boys
,
and
the
Knight
of
Chastillon
in
Bazois
.
They
slewe
Monsieur
de
Mex
,
a
Gentleman
not
farre
from
thence
,
much
affected
to
the
religion
,
as
hee
well
shewed
it
,
dying
most
constantly
,
beeing
wounded
with
many
Pistolle
shottes
.
Not
long
after
,
those
murtherers
were
surprised
,
and
the
Towne
taken
of
a
scalade
,
made
by
Captaine
Blanay
,
whose
souldiers
vsed
the
people
very
courteously
:
but
brake
downe
the
Images
,
and
the
Popish
Altars
:
reestablishing
publike
exercise
of
the
religion
,
which
continued
therein
after
the
edict
of
pacification
.
Those
of
the
Romish
Church
in
Antrain
,
Estiene
Blondelet
,
had
determined
to
doo
woorse
then
their
companions
of
Auxerre
,
but
vppon
the
twelfe
of
December
they
were
preuented
by
Captaine
Blosset
,
who
valiantly
surprised
the
Towne
,
and
gaue
such
an
alarme
to
those
conspirators
,
that
the
chiefe
of
them
leaped
ouer
the
walles
,
some
hidde
themselues
,
and
the
rest
hauing
discouered
the
enterprise
,
which
was
to
massacre
all
those
of
the
religion
:
Blondelet
and
another
mutinous
fellowe
,
named
le
Dangereux
,
were
hanged
.
A
Bourguignon
,
named
Monsieur
de
Trouan
,
that
came
into
France
to
fish
in
troubled
waters
as
others
did
,
thought
to
playe
the
warriour
,
and
to
assayle
Antraine
,
but
hauing
lost
part
of
his
men
,
hee
retired
with
shame
:
and
not
content
therewith
,
seeking
to
reuenge
himselfe
,
was
slaine
by
Blanay
in
a
certaine
encounter
.
Monsieur
d'Issertieux
,
called
by
those
of
la
Charite
,
professing
the
religion
,
in
the
moneth
of
Aprill
1562.
by
common
consent
of
all
the
Towne
was
established
Gouernour
thereof
,
Cheuenon
,
Achon
,
and
others
,
did
what
they
could
to
enter
therein
,
but
they
were
alwaies
driuen
away
:
but
in
the
end
,
la
Fayette
besieged
it
,
hauing
the
great
Prior
of
Auuergne
for
his
Lieftenant
,
&
by
means
of
a
diuision
that
happened
among
the
Inhabitants
,
the
Towne
was
yeelded
by
composition
,
with
sufficient
aduantage
for
those
of
the
religion
:
but
the
first
thing
that
the
great
Prior
did
,
was
to
take
Issertieux
by
the
bosome
,
from
whom
was
pulled
the
counterpaine
of
the
agreement
:
his
armour
,
and
one
of
his
horses
.
Which
was
done
vpon
the
10.
of
Iune
.
Certain
daies
&
months
ensuing
,
those
of
the
religion
were
pilled
and
ransacked
,
in
so
many
and
diuers
kindes
,
by
la
Fayette
,
that
they
were
notable
to
paye
any
more
:
to
whom
nothing
was
either
too
hotte
,
or
too
heauie
,
as
also
by
his
company
,
the
Lieftenant
and
certaine
Councellours
of
Saint
Pierre
le
Monstier
,
tooke
their
partes
likewise
.
In
the
moneth
of
February
,
1563.
the
Duke
of
Guise
sent
three
companies
of
Lanciers
thither
to
refresh
them
:
but
those
of
the
Towne
,
and
the
theeues
themselues
,
doubting
to
be
pilled
,
shutte
the
Gates
,
which
put
the
Lanciers
in
great
furie
:
who
to
reuenge
themselues
,
vsed
great
cruelties
about
the
Towne
,
on
that
side
that
bordereth
vppon
Berry
,
against
those
of
the
religion
,
drawing
some
of
them
at
their
horses
tailes
.
The
third
of
March
,
Captaine
Boys
,
Blosset
,
and
Blanay
,
scaled
and
tooke
la
Charite
,
which
the
three
companions
aforesaid
soght
to
relieue
,
but
they
were
constrained
to
retire
.
Within
three
daies
after
,
Captaine
Boys
staying
therein
,
onely
with
sixtie
seuen
souidiers
,
kept
the
Towne
against
an
armie
of
three
or
four
thousand
men
,
both
horse
and
foote
,
and
fixe
field
peeces
,
where
he
sustained
the
siege
eight
daies
togither
,
without
losse
of
any
man
,
hauing
slaine
aboue
fourescore
of
the
assaylants
,
constrained
the
rest
to
leaue
the
siege
,
to
their
no
smal
confusion
:
in
such
sort
,
that
by
the
edict
of
pacification
,
the
exercise
of
the
religion
remained
within
la
Charite
.
Many
small
Townes
in
those
quarters
were
much
molested
,
specially
in
respect
:
of
the
religion
:
as
Bony
,
Cosne
,
Neufui
,
and
others
:
Chastillon
Sur
Loire
,
which
hauing
withstood
many
difficulties
,
and
spoyled
of
all
her
commodities
by
theeues
and
rouers
,
(
beeing
but
poore
keepers
of
vines
)
to
defend
themselues
against
the
violences
of
such
as
desired
the
losse
and
extermination
of
their
liues
.
And
hauing
fortified
their
little
Towne
(
not
hauing
any
ditches
)
as
well
as
they
might
,
vppon
the
fift
of
Ianuary
they
sustained
an
assault
slew
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
men
of
the
Regiment
of
Monsieur
de
Prie
,
Gouernour
of
Guyen
,
that
sought
to
put
him
to
the
sword
,
hurting
diuers
others
,
the
men
defending
themselues
by
throwing
stones
,
and
the
women
with
hotte
water
,
which
they
cast
vppon
the
assaylants
,
In
the
month
of
February
,
Monterud
Gouernour
of
Berry
,
besieged
them
,
and
with
cannon
shotte
beate
downe
their
feeble
walles
,
yet
could
he
not
enter
,
but
by
warlike
means
,
that
vnder
pretence
of
parley
,
he
withdrew
his
battery
,
which
lay
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
could
doo
little
good
therewith
,
and
hauing
placed
them
in
better
order
,
he
commanded
a
new
bridge
to
be
made
,
and
thereat
entered
by
force
:
where
no
kinde
of
cruelties
was
spared
,
neyther
vppon
women
,
nor
children
,
olde
nor
young
,
no
not
so
much
as
against
women
great
with
childe
and
readie
to
bee
deliuered
.
The
Towne
beeing
pilled
and
spoyled
of
all
whatsoeuer
it
had
,
euen
to
the
boltes
,
lockes
,
barres
and
glasse-windowes
of
the
houses
,
which
notwithstanding
,
assoone
as
Manteruds
armie
was
departed
,
those
of
the
religion
that
had
escaped
,
returned
thither
againe
,
and
reestablished
the
exercise
of
religion
.
Guyen
Sur
Loire
,
maintained
it selfe
long
time
in
peace
during
the
troubles
,
onely
by
the
meanes
of
those
of
the
religion
,
being
the
strongest
part
within
the
Towne
,
but
the
disorder
committed
by
diuers
Captaines
and
souldiers
,
sent
thither
from
Orleans
by
the
Prince
to
refresh
themselues
,
and
the
taking
of
Bourges
,
reduced
things
to
such
a
stay
,
that
most
of
those
of
the
religion
,
forsooke
both
their
houses
&
their
goods
to
go
to
Orleans
,
where
as
then
the
plague
was
very
rife
.
The
campe
of
Triumuirat
,
not
long
after
arriued
before
Guyen
,
and
all
the
places
bordering
on
the
same
,
vsing
all
the
cruelties
that
possible
might
bee
inuented
:
among
the
which
,
certaine
Italians
(
in
hatred
of
the
religion
)
hauing
cut
the
bodie
of
a
yong
Infant
in
two
peeces
,
eate
his
lieuer
:
which
was
verified
to
bee
most
true
,
yet
iustice
for
the
same
could
not
be
had
.
Lastly
:
those
of
the
religion
being
returned
from
Orleans
,
with
Lanbert
Daneau
,
one
of
their
Ministers
,
they
met
another
troupe
of
their
friends
,
that
two
daies
before
came
from
Chastillon
sur
Loin
,
with
the
other
Ministers
called
La
Vallee
,
and
beeing
entered
into
the
Towne
,
by
vertue
of
the
edict
beganne
the
exercise
of
the
religion
,
Guyen
beeing
named
for
the
balliage
towne
in
those
quarters
.
The
Monkes
of
Fontaine
Iohn
,
an
Abbey
neare
adioyning
vnto
Chastillon
sur
Loin
,
hauing
abandoned
their
gownes
,
to
beare
armes
,
&
to
robbe
and
spoyle
the
countrie
,
with
other
souldiers
,
vpon
the
seuenth
of
October
,
were
all
set
vppon
,
by
Monsieur
de
Dampierre
:
and
seeking
to
resist
,
were
all
slaine
:
onely
some
fewe
that
were
burnt
within
the
Cloyster
,
from
whence
it
was
impossible
otherwise
to
get
them
foorth
.
Montargis
,
belonging
to
the
Ladie
Renee
,
daughter
to
Lois
the
twelfe
,
Duches
Dowager
of
Ferrare
,
Those
of
the
Romish
Church
,
within
the
Towne
of
S.
Iohns
de
Nemours
,
in
the
mouth
of
Iune
,
Monsieur
de
Montare
being
come
to
Moulius
in
Bourbonnois
,
with
commission
,
therein
to
vse
all
hard
and
extreame
dealing
towards
those
of
the
religion
:
first
,
without
any
forme
of
lawe
or
processe
,
hee
caused
two
Artificers
to
be
hanged
,
and
perceiuing
himselfe
to
be
strong
of
men
,
draue
all
such
as
hee
any
thing
doubted
out
of
the
Towne
:
which
done
,
hee
gaue
his
troupes
leaue
to
issue
foorth
,
and
to
slay
all
those
that
by
any
means
were
found
in
the
fields
,
vsing
al
kind
of
strange
dealings
and
extremities
,
vnto
the
houses
and
farmes
lying
about
it
.
Captaine
Saint
Auban
,
that
led
certaine
troupes
out
of
Languedos
to
Orleans
,
failed
not
much
to
take
both
Montare
,
and
the
Towne
of
Moulius
,
and
as
he
determined
to
besiege
it
,
hee
receiued
letters
,
that
caused
him
to
make
haste
way
.
At
his
departure
from
thence
,
the
Townes-men
issued
vpon
his
rereward
,
and
tooke
Monsieur
de
Foulet
,
a
Gentleman
dwelling
not
farre
from
thence
,
and
his
Lacquey
,
with
a
Councellour
named
Claude
Brisson
,
that
were
all
three
slaine
.
Not
long
after
,
foure
others
were
hanged
in
Moulius
.
And
in
the
month
of
Iuly
after
,
fiue
others
returning
from
Orleans
were
drowned
:
with
three
Marchants
of
Dauphine
.
Besides
that
,
diuers
were
put
to
death
,
the
hangman
or
executioner
(
by
Montare
,
called
Gossop
)
seruing
the
peoples
humour
,
and
executing
either
without
lawe
or
processe
,
such
as
they
deliuered
vnto
him
to
be
put
to
death
.
The
leuen
and
twentieth
of
May
,
1562.
the
Counte
de
Montgommery
,
accompanied
with
fixe
score
horses
,
entered
into
Bourges
,
wherein
many
secret
conspiracies
were
vsed
and
executed
against
those
of
the
religion
,
and
kept
it
for
the
Prince
,
bringing
from
thence
great
summes
of
mony
,
for
the
payment
of
the
Souldiers
vnder
the
Princes
conduct
:
taking
the
great
Tower
likewise
into
his
custodie
.
In
the
month
of
Iune
after
,
Monsieur
de
Iuoy
was
sent
thither
by
the
Prince
,
with
two
thousand
foote
,
to
prouide
for
all
things
necessarie
against
the
Towne
shuld
be
besieged
,
as
the
enemie
determined
to
do
it
.
Three
Corners
of
Argolitiers
came
thither
likewise
,
who
beeing
arriued
therein
,
they
vsed
to
make
certaine
sallies
:
by
which
meanes
,
the
Towne
of
Meun
sur
Loire
was
taken
,
to
the
great
periudice
of
the
Priestes
,
the
Monkes
and
Images
.
As
likewise
they
forced
the
Castles
of
Saint
Florent
and
Coudrai
,
the
Gentleman
of
the
place
dying
with
feare
.
Iuoy
hauing
made
an
enterprise
vpon
Issoudun
,
preuailed
not
,
wherevppon
his
troupes
beganne
to
mutin
against
him
:
which
being
appeased
,
the
fifteenth
of
August
,
the
armie
of
Triumuirat
approaching
to
Bourges
,
Iuoy
and
the
Sheriffes
were
summoned
to
yeeld
the
Towne
vnto
the
King
.
The
Sheriffes
referring
the
matter
vnto
Iuoy
,
hee
made
refusall
,
wherevppon
ensued
diuers
issues
and
skirmishes
,
commonly
to
the
great
disaduantage
of
the
enemies
:
and
there
was
an
open
combatte
fought
betweene
Captaine
S.
Martin
the
Huguenot
,
and
the
Monke
Lichelieu
,
Maister
of
the
Triumuirats
campe
:
The
twentieth
day
of
the
Month
,
a
strong
batterie
was
made
,
and
in
one
day
they
shot
at
the
least
a
thousand
cannon
shot
,
but
because
it
preuailed
not
much
,
the
Duke
de
Nemours
was
imployed
,
to
perswade
the
besieged
,
and
beeing
at
the
wall
to
speake
with
them
,
making
many
goodly
promises
,
which
hee
assured
vppon
his
faith
:
one
of
the
Souldiers
within
the
Towne
said
openly
vnto
him
,
that
the
faith
hee
then
offered
,
was
the
same
which
he
had
holden
to
the
Barron
of
Chastelnau
,
&
had
it
not
been
for
certaine
Gentlemen
,
he
had
as
then
been
slaine
.
That
which
constrained
the
Triumuirat
to
parley
with
the
Towne
,
was
,
because
the
Admirall
issuing
out
of
Orleans
about
Chasteaudun
had
surprised
&
burnt
,
&
the
powder
&
munition
that
was
sent
them
from
Parris
,
and
for
that
cause
vsed
such
means
with
Iuoy
,
by
the
Counte
Rhingraue
,
and
the
Queen-mother
,
that
vpon
the
last
of
August
,
and
the
next
day
,
he
graunted
to
their
request
,
and
yeelded
vp
the
Towne
,
to
the
great
disliking
of
his
souldiers
:
whereof
part
with
the
Captaines
la
Porte
,
S.
Martin
(
that
hurt
Richelieu
)
S.
Remi
,
and
Brion
,
Maister
of
the
campe
,
went
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
from
thence
to
the
siege
of
Roane
,
where
they
were
slaine
:
the
rest
had
part
of
the
bootie
.
The
rest
of
the
Souldiers
and
Captaines
got
to
Orleans
,
with
many
difficulties
,
and
losse
of
30.
or
40.
men
.
Iuoy
had
great
displeasure
at
the
Princes
bands
,
both
for
his
faintnesse
and
the
loosing
of
the
place
,
beeing
of
so
great
importance
.
Wherevppon
,
hee
withdrewe
himselfe
vnto
his
house
,
much
greeued
for
his
misfortune
,
specially
because
hee
had
left
great
store
of
Houshold-stuffe
and
other
necessaries
within
Bourges
:
and
among
the
rest
,
a
Chalice
set
with
diuers
rich
and
precious
stones
,
which
hee
was
constrained
to
giue
vnto
the
Queene-mother
,
who
with
great
deuotion
receiued
it
of
him
,
and
kept
it
as
a
most
rich
Iewell
:
as
likewise
many
other
precious
lewelles
of
the
holy
Chappel
,
which
were
kept
from
the
hands
of
little
theeues
,
to
bee
the
better
and
safelier
kept
by
her
.
Monterud
Lieftenant
to
the
Prince
de
la
Rochesuryon
in
Berry
,
hauing
armed
himselfe
with
letters
from
the
Triumuirat
,
contrary
to
the
capitulation
made
with
Iuoy
,
draue
those
of
the
religion
out
of
the
Towne
,
their
houses
beeing
ransacked
:
and
at
their
issuing
,
some
of
them
were
robbed
,
some
beaten
,
and
some
slaine
within
the
Gates
.
An
edict
beeing
made
,
that
forbidding
those
of
the
religion
that
stayed
in
the
Towne
,
not
to
speake
or
assemble
togither
aboue
two
in
a
company
:
and
so
Bourges
remained
in
that
sort
vntill
the
edict
of
pacification
.
The
third
of
Aprill
,
5562.
those
of
the
religion
in
Mans
,
ceased
peaceably
vppon
the
Towne
:
Charles
d'Agennes
Bishoppe
of
the
place
,
retiring
vnto
a
Castle
,
where
hauing
fortified
himselfe
,
he
committed
many
murthers
&
spoyles
vppon
the
people
.
Their
affaires
within
the
Towne
holding
in
a
meane
,
vntill
the
moneth
of
May
,
that
for
want
of
a
man
of
authoritie
and
well
affected
to
the
religion
,
and
to
the
estate
of
the
common
and
particular
commoditie
of
the
people
,
the
souldiers
beganne
to
fall
to
extremities
,
and
in
fleed
of
assayling
their
enemies
in
the
field
,
they
busied
themselues
in
the
Towne
,
to
breake
downe
Images
,
and
Priests
Altars
,
to
the
great
disliking
of
the
Ministers
,
and
other
peaceable
persons
,
shewing
them
that
it
was
against
the
edict
of
Ianuary
,
the
treatie
of
association
holden
in
Orleans
,
&
the
declaration
which
those
of
Mans
not
long
before
had
made
,
&
sent
vnto
the
king
by
Monsieur
de
Mortier
.
From
the
●hurches
in
the
Towne
,
they
ranne
vnto
the
Villages
bordering
about
it
:
and
adding
euill
to
euill
,
committed
certaine
spoyles
,
which
caused
the
Pesants
to
fall
vppon
them
,
and
to
slaye
some
of
them
as
they
retired
laden
with
their
praye
.
Those
that
remained
within
the
Towne
were
diuided
,
some
commaunding
in
the
Castle
,
others
within
the
Towne
.
Those
of
the
religion
beeing
abashed
at
the
insolences
of
the
Captaines
and
souldiers
,
newes
was
brought
,
that
the
Triumuirats
armie
was
as
then
at
Blois
,
and
that
the
Duke
de
Montpensieur
made
preparation
to
assayle
them
!
They
likewise
had
intelligence
,
that
of
three
Captaines
that
commanded
within
the
Cittie
,
two
of
them
had
secret
conference
with
the
enemie
,
which
considered
,
as
also
that
the
Towne
was
weake
and
slenderly
furnished
of
men
,
the
twelfe
of
Iuly
,
it
was
confusedly
and
in
great
haste
forsaken
,
about
eight
of
the
clocke
at
night
:
at
which
their
issuing
,
were
found
to
the
number
of
eight
hundreth
men
,
all
armed
,
that
by
Captaine
la
Mothe
Tibergeau
,
with
great
difficulties
were
conducted
vnto
Alancon
.
The
other
two
Captains
presently
yeelded
vnto
the
enemie
:
those
that
saued
themselues
at
Alancon
,
tooke
diuers
parties
:
some
not
accustomed
to
beare
armes
stayed
there
:
others
went
to
finde
the
Counte
de
Montgommery
,
or
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
.
For
the
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
,
some
withdrew
themselues
to
Deep
,
or
to
New-hauen
,
or
else
into
England
.
The
next
day
after
,
the
Towne
so
forsaken
,
such
of
the
Romish
religion
as
had
absented
themselues
from
thence
,
entered
againe
,
and
then
beganne
a
terrible
trouble
:
verie
fewe
of
the
houses
of
those
of
the
religion
eyther
within
the
Towne
,
or
in
the
fields
,
for
8.
myles
compasse
round
about
,
but
were
all
pilled
,
and
that
by
the
neare
kinsmen
of
such
as
had
absented
themselues
.
Fiue
hundreth
Harquebusiers
beeing
appoynted
for
the
guard
of
the
Towne
,
and
other
places
bordering
on
the
same
,
exercised
all
kindes
of
cruelties
vpon
such
as
stayed
behind
,
as
some
poore
people
,
maides
and
men-seruants
,
and
certaine
Gentlewomen
of
account
in
the
Towne
,
and
other
persons
withdrawing
themselues
into
their
farmes
,
countrie-houses
,
and
with
their
friends
.
Presently
the
prisons
were
filled
,
and
by
decree
,
a
iudiciall
place
was
appoynted
,
&
that
neither
kinsmen
nor
friends
,
should
solicite
for
the
prisoners
,
whom
they
termed
rebelles
and
seditious
.
The
Steward
saying
it
was
sufficient
,
hauing
seene
a
man
to
enter
into
the
Temple
while
the
Images
were
throwing
downe
,
or
bearing
a
sword
at
that
time
when
they
held
the
Towne
,
to
condemne
him
for
seditious
,
and
a
rebell
.
Three
witnesses
beeing
hired
and
appoynted
for
the
purpose
,
to
performe
the
tragedie
,
one
called
Chouan
a
bookeseller
,
the
second
a
Priest
,
called
les
Anges
,
and
Bandoun
an
Apothecarie
,
so
impudent
in
their
occupation
,
that
when
their
wages
fayled
to
bee
payd
,
they
said
openly
,
that
they
would
meddle
no
more
therein
.
Further
,
the
accused
were
not
allowed
or
permitted
to
refuse
any
witnesse
,
in
such
manner
,
that
thereby
they
put
two
hundreth
persons
to
death
,
both
men
,
women
,
and
seruants
:
as
also
foure
young
children
,
whereof
the
eldest
was
not
aboue
seuenteene
yeares
of
age
:
and
two
men
that
were
madde
.
Such
as
were
absent
,
had
processe
made
against
them
,
and
their
pictures
executed
:
confiscated
the
goods
of
those
whom
they
knewe
to
bee
dead
in
the
warres
,
disabled
their
children
of
all
offices
and
estates
:
depriuiuing
them
of
all
possessions
or
inhereritances
,
that
might
by
any
meanes
fall
vnto
them
.
Not
long
before
the
peace
,
they
beheaded
one
called
Rolandiere
:
hung
a
Ioyner
,
and
massacred
foure
others
by
moone-light
,
and
beeing
halfe
dead
,
threw
them
into
the
riuer
.
In
the
Villages
both
farre
and
neare
vnto
it
,
many
murthers
both
of
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
were
committed
,
to
the
number
of
sixe
score
and
vpwards
,
with
particular
cruelties
,
and
such
horrible
traiterous
meanes
,
that
I
am
abashed
to
remember
,
and
ashamed
to
recite
them
.
One
named
Captaine
Champagne
,
hauing
a
fish-pond
behinde
his
house
,
cast
aboue
fiftie
persons
into
it
,
and
with
their
bodies
nourished
Pikes
.
His
Lieftenant
,
called
Boi-Iourdan
,
seconded
him
therein
,
for
that
in
two
ditches
neare
vnto
his
house
,
were
found
to
the
number
of
fiftie
or
sixtie
dead
bodies
.
Those
of
the
religion
in
Anger
's
,
Monsieur
de
la
Fancille
,
that
commaunded
in
the
Castle
Puygallard
,
a
Gascon
Captaine
sent
by
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
,
vppon
the
fift
of
May
at
night
entered
into
the
Castle
,
followed
by
diuers
souldiers
,
and
the
next
day
his
watch-word
being
Sathan
,
did
so
much
that
hee
ceased
vppon
part
of
the
Towne
:
and
the
more
to
blinde
those
of
the
religion
,
and
wholly
to
get
them
into
his
possession
,
he
graunted
them
free
exercise
of
the
religion
,
and
the
next
day
caused
the
Gates
to
bee
opened
,
that
they
might
go
to
heare
the
Sermon
,
made
within
a
house
that
stood
vpon
the
ditch
:
and
to
take
vp
the
bodie
of
one
of
their
Ministers
,
named
Charles
d'Albiac
,
called
du
Plesus
,
who
the
day
before
had
been
slaine
,
as
he
went
to
saue
himselfe
by
leaping
ouer
the
wall
.
The
next
day
their
began
a
horrible
tumult
,
for
that
vnder
pretence
of
disarming
those
of
the
religion
,
they
entered
into
their
houses
,
and
because
two
of
them
among
the
rest
,
whereof
one
was
the
receiuer
of
the
talages
,
had
shune
their
Gates
,
their
enemies
tooke
occasion
to
ring
a
bell
,
wherevppon
presently
those
two
houses
were
robbed
and
spoyled
,
some
of
the
seruants
slaine
,
the
rest
prisoners
:
the
kings
mony
taken
and
made
prise
,
partly
by
Puygallard
and
his
companions
.
Which
done
,
they
cast
both
men
and
women
of
the
religion
,
and
of
all
sons
into
prison
.
In
a
Marchants
house
they
found
diuers
bookes
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
which
were
burnt
openly
in
the
middle
of
the
Towne
:
and
the
souldiers
of
the
Monke
Richelieu
hauing
found
a
guilded
Bible
,
stickt
it
vpon
a
holbord
,
and
issuing
from
thence
,
went
in
procession
through
all
the
greatest
streetes
,
and
singing
like
Priestes
,
said
:
Behold
trueth
hanged
,
the
trueth
of
the
Huguenots
,
the
trueth
of
all
the
diuelles
:
behold
the
mightie
God
,
beholde
the
euerlasting
God
will
speake
.
And
beeing
come
to
the
bridge
,
they
cast
it
into
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
and
with
higher
voyce
beganne
to
crie
,
and
saie
:
Behold
the
trueth
of
all
the
diuelles
drowned
.
Within
diuers
daies
after
,
and
till
the
end
of
that
yeare
,
to
the
number
of
eightie
persons
were
executed
and
put
to
death
.
A
Gentlewoman
of
the
age
of
seuentie
yeares
,
was
beaten
dead
with
the
stockes
of
their
Pistolles
,
then
drawne
in
a
sacke
through
the
dirt
,
and
her
bodie
cast
into
the
water
,
with
great
ioy
and
laughter
of
all
the
people
,
terming
her
the
mother
of
the
greene
diuell
that
preached
to
the
Huguenots
.
The
wife
of
a
Councellour
named
Sigongue
,
although
shee
lay
bedthred
,
was
murthered
,
children
rebaptised
,
and
women
to
heare
Masse
by
sound
of
drumbe
,
some
were
abused
in
their
bodies
,
many
maides
violated
:
and
among
the
rest
,
two
yong
maides
rauished
in
their
fathers
presence
,
whom
those
cruel
villaines
had
●yed
at
the
foote
of
a
bed
,
that
he
might
behold
the
fact
committed
.
About
Angers
,
diuers
Gentlemen
and
others
,
were
massacred
.
The
Duke
de
Monpensier
,
hauing
licence
to
ring
a
bell
,
and
to
kill
all
such
as
were
suspected
to
bee
of
the
religion
,
which
done
,
they
fell
to
pillage
:
vpon
whom
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
most
discharged
his
chollor
,
was
vpon
Monsier
de
Marests
,
a
valiant
Captaine
,
who
with
twentie
or
fiue
and
twentie
souldiers
hauing
taken
and
kept
the
Castle
of
Richefort
,
against
the
Dukes
forces
,
and
slaine
aboue
two
hundreth
men
in
the
defence
thereof
:
in
the
end
beeing
betrayed
by
two
of
his
owne
men
,
defending
himselfe
till
hee
remained
without
company
,
and
not
hauing
any
more
powder
,
yeelded
himselfe
to
Puygaillard
,
who
vppon
his
faith
,
promised
him
to
saue
his
life
:
but
presently
deliuered
him
to
the
prouost
Marshall
,
who
hauing
brought
him
to
Angers
,
caused
him
by
the
Dukes
commaundement
to
be
broken
vppon
a
Crosse
,
and
there
left
aliue
vpon
it
,
liuing
in
that
miserie
vntill
the
next
morning
at
foure
of
the
Clocke
,
without
releefe
or
ease
of
any
man
,
by
ending
his
paine
:
still
tempted
by
two
Fryers
,
to
conuert
from
the
truth
of
the
religion
,
but
hee
remained
constant
.
The
two
Traytours
that
betrayed
him
to
his
enemies
,
were
likewise
hanged
,
and
an
other
that
hadde
opened
the
Gate
,
whereby
they
entred
into
Rochefort
,
was
slaine
:
of
whome
they
thought
to
bee
rewarded
.
de
Montpensier
,
beeing
come
to
Tours
with
a
small
troupe
,
in
diuers
sorts
discouered
his
euill
will
against
those
of
the
religion
,
who
hauing
had
aduice
from
the
Prince
,
how
their
affaires
proceeded
,
seized
vppon
the
Towne
,
without
any
disorder
,
onely
inregard
of
the
Images
,
that
by
no
meanes
could
be
releeued
,
what
counsell
or
aduice
soeuer
the
stayder
sort
could
giue
or
procure
.
At
the
same
time
the
cruell
sentence
giuen
in
the
Parliament
of
Parris
,
was
published
in
the
gouernment
of
Touraine
,
Maine
,
and
Aniou
,
committed
to
the
charge
of
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
and
of
Chauigni
his
Lieftenant
.
Which
sentence
,
was
expressely
to
commaund
,
all
men
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
presently
to
rise
in
Armes
,
with
permission
to
sounde
belles
in
euery
place
,
to
spoyle
and
destroy
all
those
of
the
religion
,
that
could
or
might
bee
founde
,
without
respect
of
qualitie
,
sexe
or
age
,
and
to
assaile
their
houses
,
to
kill
,
spoyle
,
and
vtterly
subuert
them
.
This
sentence
was
published
euery
sunday
in
al
the
Parishes
:
and
in
the
termes
vsed
by
the
Triumuirat
.
Which
is
,
to
let
the
greatest
Gray
hound
loose
,
and
presently
therevppon
all
kinde
of
bad
persons
assembled
,
both
pesants
and
Artificers
,
and
leauing
their
ordinary
labors
,
beganne
in
great
fury
to
march
with
the
rest
against
those
of
the
religion
.
Part
of
them
entring
into
Ligueul
,
where
they
hanged
certaine
men
,
put
out
the
ministers
eyes
,
and
then
burnt
him
with
a
small
fier
.
Others
entred
into
Cormery
,
l'Islebouchart
,
Loches
,
and
other
places
bordering
vpon
it
,
where
they
committed
an
infinit
number
of
villanies
.
Among
diuers
other
murthers
,
fleaing
a
young
man
named
Mathurin
Chaiseau
of
the
age
of
17.
or
18.
years
.
An other
troupe
of
6.
or
700.
men
fel
vpon
the
village
of
Aze
,
foure
miles
from
Chinon
,
and
burnt
it
:
massacring
to
the
number
of
25.
or
30.
persons
,
in
presence
of
the
stuard
Agenois
,
who
in
stead
of
opening
his
gates
to
aide
the
poore
distressed
people
,
vnderstanding
of
their
comming
,
stood
at
his
windowes
,
to
Iudge
what
blowes
they
had
.
In
the
beginning
of
Iuly
,
they
of
Tours
being
sommoned
to
yeelde
the
Towne
,
and
hauing
no
meanes
to
bee
releeued
by
the
Prince
,
departed
from
thence
with
their
armes
,
making
three
companies
of
foote
,
&
two
cornets
of
horse
,
&
went
to
march
to
Poictiers
:
Ioyning
with
those
of
Chinon
and
Chastelleraut
.
Wherby
they
were
about
the
number
of
1000.
men
or
there
abouts
.
And
being
followed
by
7.
or
8.
commpanies
of
Lanciers
,
&
some
Cornets
of
light
horse
,
belonging
to
the
Count
de
Villards
,
their
leaders
fainted
:
Wherevpon
they
were
charched
by
the
horsemen
,
and
ouerthrowne
:
some
beeing
slaine
,
the
rest
robbed
and
spoyled
of
all
they
hadde
,
were
ledde
prisoners
to
Chastelleraut
,
from
whence
they
escaped
by
diuers
meanes
,
and
some
got
to
Poictiers
.
Their
Minister
called
Ihon
de
la
Tour
that
had
bin
at
the
conference
in
Poissy
,
aged
75.
years
,
was
drowned
in
the
riuer
of
Clain
:
the
first
that
yeelded
themselues
in
that
ouerthrow
,
were
sent
to
Tours
,
and
about
three
hundreth
of
the
nimblest
of
them
,
thought
by
running
to
get
Tours
,
but
at
their
arriuall
the
Towns-men
beganne
to
ring
a
bell
,
at
the
sound
whereof
,
diuers
of
them
saued
themselues
,
the
rest
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundreth
,
were
taken
and
committed
to
prison
:
and
the
next
day
sixe
or
seuen
score
of
them
,
were
murthered
&
cast
into
the
riuer
of
Loire
.
Others
beeing
found
about
the
Towne
,
were
likewise
throwne
into
the
water
,
not
sparing
man
,
woman
,
nor
childe
.
After
that
,
came
Chauigny
,
with
his
band
of
Priestes
,
Monkes
,
Friers
,
Cannons
,
and
their
companions
,
and
then
the
murthers
and
pillages
beganne
to
bee
renued
.
The
President
of
Tours
,
named
Bourgeau
,
an
ancient
man
of
great
credit
and
authoritie
,
who
although
he
neuer
had
made
profession
of
the
religion
,
yet
hee
was
esteemed
to
bee
one
,
hauing
presented
Clerueaux
Lieftenant
to
Chauigny
,
with
300.
Crownes
,
and
a
Bason
of
siluer
,
was
ledde
foorth
of
the
Gates
,
but
beeing
perceiued
and
discouered
,
by
such
as
watched
for
such
things
,
hee
was
murthered
with
swords
and
staues
,
and
then
stripped
into
his
shirt
,
and
hanged
by
the
foote
,
his
head
in
the
water
vp
to
the
breast
:
and
beeing
still
liuing
,
they
cut
open
his
bellie
,
and
casting
his
guttes
into
the
riuer
,
sticking
his
heart
vppon
the
poynt
of
a
Lance
,
bare
it
about
the
Towne
,
saying
it
was
the
heart
of
the
President
of
the
Huguenots
.
Not
long
after
,
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
arriued
in
the
Towne
,
causing
diuers
Gibbets
,
wheeles
,
and
flakes
,
to
bee
set
vp
,
and
then
vnder
pretence
of
iustice
,
the
murthers
beganne
again
,
so
that
the
number
of
those
that
were
executed
,
before
,
then
,
and
since
,
amounted
to
aboue
three
hundreth
persons
,
most
part
beeing
rich
men
,
and
many
of
good
account
.
Assoone
as
the
Commons
,
or
the
Iustice
,
had
put
any
man
or
woman
to
death
,
they
enrered
into
their
houses
,
and
killing
their
children
,
tooke
all
they
found
therein
,
in
such
manner
,
that
Richelieu
the
Monke
,
boasted
to
haue
as
much
Veluet
,
Satin
,
and
Taffata
,
(
which
hee
had
gotten
in
Tours
)
as
would
reach
a
league
in
length
:
his
companions
likewise
had
their
parts
,
in
such
maner
,
that
such
as
sixe
weeks
before
,
were
not
woorth
a
groate
,
presently
after
,
offered
to
buy
lands
,
and
to
paye
thirtie
or
fortie
thousand
Frankes
readie
mony
.
Let
vs
now
see
what
past
,
during
these
first
troubles
in
high
and
base
Normandie
,
and
first
beginne
with
Roane
,
de
Bouillon
Gouernor
thereof
.
Their
declaration
beeing
sent
to
the
Court
,
letters
pattents
were
presently
giuen
vnto
the
Duke
d'Aumale
,
brother
to
the
Duke
de
Guise
,
to
bee
the
kings
Lieftenant
in
Normandie
.
The
third
of
May
,
the
Artificers
with
their
wiues
and
children
,
entered
into
the
Churches
,
and
in
lesse
then
foure
and
twentie
houres
,
had
broken
downe
and
defaced
all
the
Images
,
Altars
,
and
other
superstitious
Reliques
,
in
more
then
50.
Churches
,
as
wel
of
Parishes
,
as
of
Abbayes
and
Couents
:
not
once
taking
any
thing
for
themselues
,
in
such
sort
,
that
from
that
time
,
vntill
the
taking
of
the
Towne
,
the
occupation
of
Priests
and
Friers
wholly
discontinued
.
Seuen
daies
after
,
the
Cittizens
mustered
themselues
,
and
the
Court
of
Parliament
withdrew
it selfe
,
yet
without
any
cause
.
Meane
time
,
Villebon
Bailiffe
of
Roan
,
ceased
vpon
Pont
de
l'Arche
,
&
the
Baron
de
Clere
took
Caudebec
,
the
one
aboue
,
the
other
belowe
the
riuer
of
Siene
.
Whereby
it
prooued
great
discommoditie
for
the
Towne
of
Roan
,
that
by
those
meanes
could
get
no
victualls
by
water
,
besides
the
ceasing
of
the
Courts
of
iustice
,
the
staye
of
trade
of
merchandise
and
all
sorts
of
handy
workes
:
these
discommodities
made
the
Citizens
to
looke
vnto
themselues
.
In
the
beginning
of
Iune
,
Villebon
came
with
great
troupes
to
besiege
Saint
Catherins
fort
:
where
in
a
fierce
skirmish
he
lost
his
cornet
and
fourteene
men
,
and
they
of
the
fort
8.
men
.
Presently
after
him
,
came
the
Duke
de
Aumale
,
Monsieur
de
Moruilliers
,
sent
thither
by
the
Prince
from
Orleans
,
assisted
by
Monsieur
de
Languetot
,
a
gentleman
of
great
wisdome
.
The
Duke
d'Aumale
,
dispersed
the
Churches
of
those
of
the
religion
in
Hafleur
,
Montuilier
and
l'Islebonne
,
where
he
hanged
three
auncients
,
and
three
Gentlemen
of
the
Religion
.
And
not
long
after
besieged
Saint
Catherins
fort
,
with
thirteene
Cannons
,
and
two
coluerins
:
where
Monsieur
de
Languetot
had
his
legge
shotte
off
with
a
great
peece
,
whereof
hee
died
.
Many
skirmishes
beeing
daylie
performed
between
them
,
till
in
the
end
,
the
Duke
left
the
Fort
and
fledde
from
thence
:
and
within
fiue
daies
after
,
beeing
before
Ponteau
de
Mer
,
faining
to
parley
with
them
within
the
Towne
,
he
surprised
them
vppon
a
suddaine
,
and
so
entered
by
force
,
where
hee
vsed
all
kind
of
hostilitie
,
specially
vppon
the
Minister
named
Brionne
:
and
the
third
day
after
,
hee
besieged
and
tooke
Honfleur
.
The
sixe
and
twentieth
of
August
,
the
Parliament
of
Roane
being
at
Louniers
,
made
a
declaration
,
whereby
those
of
the
religion
in
Normandie
were
declared
Traitors
,
permitting
all
men
,
Monsieur
de
Moruilliers
withdrew
himselfe
from
Roane
,
and
kept
himselfe
peaceably
within
his
house
,
and
so
continued
during
the
warres
,
neuer
forsaking
the
open
profession
of
the
religion
.
In
the
meane
time
,
Monsieur
de
Montgommery
was
by
those
of
Roane
desired
to
assist
them
:
which
hee
presently
did
,
and
arriued
at
Roane
vppon
the
18.
of
September
:
within
rennedaies
after
,
the
Towne
was
summoned
to
yeelde
it selfe
vnto
the
armie
of
the
Triumuirat
,
whose
campe
(
wherein
were
the
king
,
the
Queen
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
)
being
composed
of
sixteen
thousand
foot
,
and
two
thousand
horse
,
besides
Rutters
and
Lansquenets
,
came
before
the
Towne
,
where
at
their
arriuall
,
they
had
a
hotte
and
fierce
skirmish
,
which
continued
all
that
day
,
and
three
daies
after
successiuely
.
The
fixt
of
October
,
the
king
,
armie
hauing
intelligence
from
Captaine
Louis
out
of
Saint
Catherins
,
The
same
day
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
beeing
visited
by
a
certaine
Lord
,
told
him
,
Maur
des
Fosses
,
hard
by
Parris
.
But
not
long
after
his
entrie
into
the
boate
,
a
great
cold
ceased
vppon
him
,
and
therevppon
insued
a
sweate
,
wherewith
hee
beganne
to
talke
idly
:
and
among
other
words
,
hee
said
,
he
would
send
Raphael
to
Geneue
to
bee
a
Minister
.
And
vppon
a
suddaine
commaunded
him
to
praye
:
which
Raphael
did
:
all
that
were
in
the
boate
,
namely
,
the
Prince
de
la
Roche
suryon
kneeling
downe
,
the
Cardinall
de
Bourbon
,
the
Prince
of
Mantoue
,
and
Monsieur
de
Losses
,
withdrewe
themselues
apart
,
standing
vppon
their
feete
and
their
heads
couered
.
The
prayer
being
done
,
wherewith
the
Cardinall
could
not
finde
fault
,
Raphael
added
a
certaine
exhortation
,
and
with
him
was
ioyned
another
,
that
went
like
a
seculer
person
,
but
some
say
hee
was
a
Iacopin
:
who
notwithstanding
,
vsed
no
other
wordes
but
such
as
any
minister
would
haue
done
.
The
last
words
the
King
spake
,
were
vnto
a
seruant
of
his
chamber
,
to
whom
he
said
,
serue
my
sonne
well
,
and
bid
him
serue
the
King
faithfully
:
and
so
vpon
the
17.
of
Nouember
,
1562.
he
yeelded
vp
his
soule
.
The
15.
of
October
,
many
parlies
were
made
,
touching
a
composition
,
wherin
the
Queen-mother
vsed
many
hotte
and
vehement
speeches
vnto
the
citizens
that
issued
foorth
,
saying
:
that
shee
knewe
howe
to
liue
,
The
26.
of
October
,
an
assault
was
giuen
vnto
the
Towne
,
and
in
the
end
,
by
meanes
of
a
mine
that
wrought
at
the
breach
of
S.
Hilaries
gate
,
the
towne
was
taken
by
force
,
Siene
.
Maudreuille
,
Monsieur
de
Soquence
,
and
Berthonuille
,
Councellors
of
the
Towne
,
with
Marolart
,
were
condemned
to
die
:
Maudreuille
,
to
loose
his
head
,
Parris
,
Amiens
,
Beauuais
,
and
other
,
places
to
buy
the
spoiles
,
in
theyr
returnes
homewarde
,
were
eyther
robbed
of
all
they
hadde
,
or
else
neuer
prospered
in
theyr
affaires
.
Touching
Deepe
,
de
Montmorancy
establishing
Ricaruille
and
de
Baqueuille
,
with
foure
hundreth
men
to
commaund
therein
:
yet
those
of
the
religion
lost
not
courage
,
but
made
such
sute
vnto
the
Queen-mother
,
(
that
feared
the
Admirall
and
the
siege
of
Orleans
)
that
they
obtained
licence
to
assemble
in
smal
companies
,
which
they
did
,
hauing
certain
Ministers
that
escaped
from
Roane
:
yet
there
was
not
one
Priest
in
all
the
countrie
,
that
durst
once
venture
to
saye
Masse
within
Deep
,
&
although
the
two
Captains
aforesaid
,
kept
good
watch
,
yet
they
were
surprised
:
for
the
twentieth
of
December
,
Monsieur
Ricaruille
beeing
gone
out
of
the
Castle
with
one
of
his
seruants
,
to
see
his
horses
,
in
a
stable
not
farre
from
it
,
was
slaine
by
Monsieur
de
Chastiuille
,
and
Captaine
Gascon
,
who
presently
ceased
vpon
the
Castle
,
Monsieur
de
la
Curee
,
a
Gentleman
well
affected
to
the
religion
.
There
happened
diuers
exploytes
of
warre
in
many
places
of
Normandy
,
because
of
the
Townes
,
but
because
the
most
part
of
them
were
but
surprises
,
and
ordinarie
stratagems
,
we
will
not
speake
of
them
,
but
onely
of
that
which
seemeth
woorthiest
memorie
.
The
seuenth
of
Iune
1562.
Messieurs
de
Houesuille
,
and
de
Cequeuille
,
Gilles
Michant
Phisitian
,
Iohn
Guifart
,
and
Robert
de
Verdun
Counnellours
,
were
massacred
in
Valongues
for
religion
,
and
the
houses
of
such
as
made
profession
,
were
filled
with
souldiers
,
that
did
what
they
list
therein
,
for
the
space
of
eight
daies
.
In
the
Moneth
of
May
,
Monsieur
de
Montgommery
,
that
sent
them
ayde
,
which
did
much
mischiefe
to
all
the
countrie
round
about
:
but
not
long
after
,
againe
the
Duke
d'Estampes
tooke
the
Towne
by
force
,
and
many
of
them
put
vnto
the
sword
.
The
Duke
d'Estampes
hauing
gotten
Vire
,
Vidame
de
Chartres
,
Monsieur
de
Beauuoir
,
and
la
Nocle
his
brother
in
lawe
:
Vidame
going
into
England
,
meaning
not
to
leaue
the
place
vnprouided
,
let
the
keeping
thereof
to
one
named
Roquebrune
,
to
whom
hee
gaue
commission
to
raise
three
hundreth
men
for
the
guard
therof
.
He
presently
went
vnto
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
and
after
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
promising
to
deliuer
New-Hauen
vnto
them
,
and
proceeded
therewith
,
vntill
such
time
as
he
should
haue
executed
his
charge
.
But
the
enterprise
being
discouered
to
Monsieur
de
Beaunoir
,
he
tooke
speedie
order
for
the
reliefe
thereof
,
causing
Roquebrune
to
loose
his
head
.
Meane
time
,
Vidame
dealt
with
the
Queene
of
England
,
to
aide
those
of
the
religion
,
vpon
condition
,
that
for
the
securitie
and
safegard
of
her
men
,
she
should
haue
the
Towne
of
New-Hauen
deliuered
vnto
her
,
without
any
preiudice
vnto
the
King
or
to
the
Realme
:
whervpon
6000.
English
men
were
sent
into
Normandie
:
whereof
part
were
in
Roane
,
where
they
fought
valiantly
till
the
last
man
:
and
if
they
had
bene
seconded
,
the
issue
thereof
would
haue
fallen
out
otherwise
.
Some
were
put
into
Deepe
,
the
greatest
part
staying
in
New-Hauen
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Earle
of
Warwicke
.
Roan
being
taken
,
the
Ringraue
came
before
New-Hauen
:
where
the
English
men
and
Scots
gaue
him
many
a
skirmish
.
Many
meanes
were
sought
to
corrupt
Monsier
de
Beauuoir
,
with
promises
of
fiftie
thousand
crownes
,
a
coller
of
the
order
,
and
a
company
of
Lanciers
:
But
by
no
meanes
he
would
consent
to
yeeld
the
Towne
,
nor
yet
in
any
sort
blemish
his
honour
.
Touching
Britaigne
,
the
Duke
de
Estampes
,
Sebastian
de
Luxembourg
,
a
cruell
man
,
if
euer
there
were
any
in
France
,
being
ioyned
with
him
for
assistant
,
mutenous
companions
began
to
stirre
,
in
such
sort
,
that
those
of
the
Army
of
Triumuirat
,
seemed
to
sette
one
vpon
the
other
.
But
yet
those
of
the
religion
made
good
meanes
to
helpe
themselues
.
Nowe
lette
vs
see
what
happened
vnto
the
country
of
Guyene
,
Monsieur
de
Fumel
,
not
long
before
murthered
by
those
of
the
Towne
.
Those
of
the
religion
foreseeing
the
mischiefes
that
Monluc
wold
worke
,
if
he
were
not
preuented
,
desired
Monsieur
de
Duras
to
stay
in
the
Prouince
,
where
hee
fonud
great
forces
,
but
hee
excused
himselfe
by
the
commandement
giuen
him
from
the
Prince
,
to
lead
certaine
forces
to
Orleans
,
which
was
the
means
of
most
great
miseries
,
and
cruell
massacres
that
happened
in
that
countrie
.
Those
of
the
religion
in
Bourdeaux
,
hauing
let
slip
the
means
to
get
the
Towne
peaceably
into
their
hands
,
while
Burie
&
Mōluc
were
absent
,
that
went
about
to
erect
their
snares
,
and
to
assure
themselues
,
they
could
no
more
attaine
vnto
it
,
for
that
minding
to
assaye
it
once
againe
,
they
found
so
many
faint
hearted
people
emong
them
,
that
they
were
constrained
to
saue
themselues
in
Duras
:
whereof
the
Parliament
being
informed
,
caused
their
houses
to
be
spoiled
&
thrown
downe
:
threatning
all
such
as
they
could
lay
hands
vpon
:
and
among
the
rest
,
two
Ministers
named
Neufchastle
and
Grene.
Monluc
had
his
greatest
quarrell
against
those
of
Agen
,
Monsieur
de
Memy
,
Generall
for
the
warres
for
those
of
the
religion
,
in
Guyenne
and
all
the
countrie
adioyning
,
wherein
hee
behaued
himselfe
with
no
great
honour
,
as
beeing
a
man
rather
addicted
to
his
studie
,
then
vnto
armes
,
which
in
the
end
made
him
loose
his
head
vppon
a
Scaffold
.
Burie
and
Monluc
,
knowing
with
whom
they
had
to
deale
,
sought
diuers
meanes
to
intrappe
those
of
Argen
:
and
to
the
same
end
,
caused
Captaine
Charry
to
lye
about
the
Towne
:
but
an
Ambascado
,
being
set
for
him
,
hee
was
put
to
flight
,
leauing
45.
of
his
men
dead
vpon
the
ground
,
and
fifteene
prisoners
.
Memy
brought
great
forces
into
Agen
,
but
knowing
not
how
to
imploye
them
,
hee
was
forsaken
by
Arpaion
and
Marchastel
:
who
as
then
(
if
hee
would
haue
credited
them
)
could
haue
ouerthrowne
Monluc
:
who
knowing
his
aduersaries
weake
conduction
,
neuer
ceased
to
giue
him
diuers
alarmes
.
About
the
end
of
three
weekes
,
Memies
troupes
hauing
done
no
good
in
Agen
,
departed
and
left
their
companies
.
To
the
contrary
,
Monluc
ceased
not
to
make
diuers
courses
into
the
countrie
,
constraining
them
to
supply
his
want
of
victuals
and
munition
,
his
souldiers
running
to
the
gates
of
Agen
:
and
meeting
with
any
of
the
religion
,
they
put
a
halter
about
his
necke
,
and
if
hee
continued
constant
,
they
put
him
to
cruell
death
,
or
else
ransomed
,
and
then
killed
him
.
And
such
as
were
but
weake
of
faith
,
after
they
had
made
them
trot
with
them
,
they
constrained
them
to
make
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
to
say
an
Aue
Maria
,
and
to
consesse
and
acknowledge
the
Masse
to
bee
good
:
yet
they
were
not
content
there
with
,
but
forced
them
to
sweare
and
blaspheme
God
,
at
the
least
fiue
or
sixe
times
togither
:
which
done
,
they
were
accounted
and
holden
for
good
and
sufficient
Catholikes
in
Monluc
and
Peyrot
his
sonnes
opinions
.
The
seuenth
of
August
,
those
of
Agen
repulsed
Captaine
Bourg
,
that
kept
a
passage
from
them
full
of
good
prouision
:
but
hauing
gotten
the
place
,
their
souldiers
busied
themselues
about
harkening
after
the
sweet
wines
:
so
that
the
next
day
againe
,
du
Rourg
surprised
and
slewe
sixtie
of
them
,
dispearsing
the
rest
:
whereof
diuers
passing
the
riuer
,
dranke
more
water
,
then
the
day
before
they
had
swallowed
wine
.
But
the
next
day
insuing
,
they
had
their
reuenge
at
Lerac
,
where
by
certaine
intelligence
,
they
slew
eightie
of
Monlucs
souldiers
:
which
notwithstanding
within
4.
daies
after
,
those
of
Agen
perceiuing
their
towne
to
be
weake
,
issued
out
of
the
Towne
all
armed
,
to
the
number
of
sixe
hundreth
men
:
deliuering
the
keyes
vnto
the
Consulles
,
desiring
them
not
to
forget
the
great
courtesie
shewed
vnto
them
by
those
of
the
religion
,
when
they
were
Maisters
of
the
Towne
.
Women
of
good
account
bare
their
children
in
their
armes
,
in
a
cradle
vppon
their
heads
,
or
else
carried
them
on
their
shoulders
.
And
in
that
sort
hauing
trauelled
all
night
,
they
found
themselues
to
bee
about
seuen
great
leagues
from
Agen
:
where
they
stayed
for
Duras
,
that
prouided
for
their
securitie
.
The
next
day
,
those
of
Agen
sought
to
kill
and
massacre
such
as
they
could
intrappe
.
Burie
and
Monluc
presently
came
thither
,
and
after
all
the
mooueables
had
been
ceased
vpon
,
and
borne
away
,
they
ceased
vpon
the
immcoueables
,
executing
diuers
prisoners
:
punishing
those
that
were
absent
by
their
piclieres
,
confiscating
their
goods
,
as
it
pleased
them
to
appoint
.
Without
the
town
nothing
was
heard
,
but
onely
of
horrible
and
cruell
murthers
,
and
that
in
the
Bourg
of
the
passage
,
there
were
two
young
children
rosted
.
Duras
hearing
of
those
great
mischiefes
,
marched
towards
Lauserte
,
a
Towne
in
Quercy
:
which
vppon
the
fifteenth
of
August
,
he
tooke
by
force
:
beeing
constrained
there
vnto
by
the
braueries
of
those
that
were
within
it
:
in
the
Town
he
slew
567.
men
,
among
which
,
were
9.
score
and
14.
Priests
.
Part
of
those
of
Agen
were
within
the
castle
of
Roime
,
that
Duras
had
committed
vnto
the
charge
of
Captain
Lyouran
,
where
Monluc
besieged
them
,
battering
the
place
3.
daies
togither
.
They
within
,
sustaining
a
furious
assault
:
but
in
the
ende
,
the
number
of
souldiers
that
were
therein
being
but
small
,
and
Lyouran
being
slaine
,
the
Castle
was
forced
.
Monluc
hauing
lost
about
seauen
hundreth
men
,
the
crueltie
he
vsed
was
extreame
,
not
sparing
old
nor
young
,
killing
young
children
in
their
mothers
armes
,
and
then
the
mothers
.
They
reserued
certaine
women
,
whereof
Burie
would
haue
2.
for
his
part
.
Monluc
behauing
himselfe
in
such
fort
,
that
I
abhorre
to
write
it
.
This
happened
to
those
of
Agen
,
but
that
was
not
all
:
For
after
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Army
of
Duras
,
diuers
of
those
that
escaped
,
hauing
bene
taken
,
were
brought
to
Agen
,
a
place
appointed
for
the
butchery
,
where
they
had
erected
a
gybbit
,
called
the
consistory
:
in
such
sort
,
that
from
the
time
that
those
of
the
religion
left
the
Towne
,
vntill
the
Edict
of
peace
,
there
were
abone
fiue
hundreth
men
executed
to
death
:
and
the
Participants
of
Monluc
,
to
fil
vp
their
iniquities
,
banished
the
women
and
children
out
of
the
Towne
:
after
whom
,
they
sent
the
souldiers
:
hanged
a
Counsellor
in
his
long
gowne
and
square
Cap.
Not
long
before
this
ouerthrowe
of
Duras
,
Memy
forsaken
of
all
men
,
thinking
to
withdraw
himselfe
into
Bearn
,
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
led
to
Bourdeaux
.
Where
by
sentence
in
Court
of
Parliament
,
he
had
his
head
striken
off
.
Monsieur
de
Duras
in
Guyenne
,
vntill
his
ourthrowe
.
Hee
hauing
receiued
charge
to
raise
all
the
forces
he
could
to
ayde
the
Prince
,
and
to
march
towards
Orleans
,
his
intents
were
often
times
crossed
by
diuers
meanes
:
and
hauing
begunne
to
rayse
certaine
forces
,
hee
was
put
in
minde
,
that
he
might
bee
a
good
meanes
with
them
to
assure
Bourdeaux
:
Which
taking
no
effect
,
hee
determined
to
seise
vppon
the
Countrey
betweene
the
two
Seas
,
situate
betweene
Gerome
,
and
Dordongne
,
there
to
gather
his
forces
.
But
approching
neere
Saint
Machaire
,
in
stead
of
victualls
,
they
shot
diuers
Muskettes
at
him
,
whereby
some
of
his
men
were
slaine
:
which
caused
him
to
assayle
and
force
the
Towne
:
yet
much
supported
by
the
greate
humanitie
of
Duras
,
whome
Burie
and
Monluc
then
determined
to
inuade
:
assuring
themselues
,
that
hauing
dispersed
his
forces
,
they
shoulde
easilye
accomplishe
theyr
owne
desires
through
out
all
Guyenne
.
Which
being
concluded
,
they
ouertooke
him
hard
by
Rozan
:
where
Monluc
hauing
the
aduantage
,
gaue
Duras
a
charge
,
who
recouering
a
litle
wood
full
of
Diches
,
behaued
himselfe
so
well
with
three
hundreth
pikes
,
the
rest
of
his
troupes
hauing
forsaken
him
,
that
hee
constrained
Monluc
to
retire
with
the
losse
of
three
hundreth
men
,
and
Duras
about
thirtie
or
more
.
After
that
,
hee
determined
to
leaue
off
his
enterprise
,
hauing
the
conduction
of
many
meane
souldiers
,
and
men
wholely
enemies
to
discipline
:
yet
hauing
pittie
of
the
Country
,
and
hoping
that
his
Souldiers
woulde
doo
better
,
hee
reassembled
them
.
Procuring
others
,
marched
towards
Agenois
and
Quercy
,
ayding
them
of
Agen
as
much
as
possibly
he
might
.
But
hauing
heard
what
happened
therein
,
after
the
departure
of
those
of
the
religion
,
hee
punished
those
of
Lauserte
,
and
from
thence
comming
to
Saint
Authony
,
hee
was
strengthened
by
two
companies
of
footemen
,
led
by
Marchastel
.
And
as
he
determined
to
go
to
Monsieur
de
Cursol
in
Languedoc
,
the
Counte
de
la
Rorchefoucaut
desired
him
to
ioyne
with
him
,
and
with
all
speed
to
march
towards
Orleans
.
To
the
same
end
du
Bordet
,
a
valiant
Gentleman
,
with
60.
light-horse
,
200.
Argolitiers
,
&
2.
companies
of
footmen
,
was
sent
from
Xaintonge
,
to
conduct
Monsieur
Duras
in
the
way
.
Du
Bordet
entered
Pons
,
forced
S.
Satier
,
wherin
were
slain
twelue
Priests
,
then
entered
into
la
Linde
,
a
Towne
in
Perigort
,
wherein
he
punished
certaine
seditious
persons
,
that
had
massacred
and
cut
a
poore
man
of
the
religion
in
diuers
places
of
his
bodie
,
filling
all
his
wounds
with
salt
:
and
hauing
ioyned
with
Duras
and
Marchastel
,
hee
determined
to
punnish
those
of
Sarlat
,
that
had
slaine
two
Gentlemen
,
and
passing
by
Caussade
,
to
go
to
Montauban
to
fetch
Artillerie
,
and
to
raise
more
souldiers
,
certaine
Priests
that
did
much
mischiefe
,
were
set
vpon
and
forced
within
a
steeple
,
and
cast
headlong
out
of
it
vppon
the
ground
:
and
some
others
of
the
principall
of
the
Towne
,
authors
of
the
massacre
committed
in
that
place
vpon
those
of
the
religion
,
being
committed
vnto
the
Marshall
of
Guyenne
,
were
executed
to
death
:
they
placed
good
Garrison
in
Realuille
,
and
marching
to
Montauban
,
leauing
the
conduction
of
their
troupes
to
Chaumont
,
Saint
Hermine
,
and
Pere
Longue
.
This
was
but
an
vnaduised
enterprise
of
those
three
Leaders
,
to
leaue
their
forces
in
that
sort
,
seeing
Burie
and
Monluc
were
not
farre
of
,
with
sixe
thousand
foote
,
and
diuers
horse
.
But
the
wise
and
happie
conduction
of
Chaumont
,
mended
that
negligence
,
deliuering
a
fierce
skirmish
vnto
Monluc
,
who
for
that
day
would
not
fight
,
although
Bury
was
of
the
contrarie
opinion
,
considering
their
great
aduantage
.
The
troupes
of
Duras
beeing
safely
arriued
at
Montauban
,
vpon
the
ninth
of
September
,
foure
daies
after
,
Bury
and
Monluc
incamped
themselues
,
but
being
dislodged
within
three
times
foure
and
twentie
houres
after
,
Duras
marched
towards
Xaintongue
,
la
Mothe
,
that
fell
to
Captaine
Bazourdans
lot
.
Who
not
long
after
meeting
with
Monluc
,
hee
gaue
him
diuers
stabbes
with
a
dagger
,
and
thrust
him
through
with
his
rapier
,
saying
these
words
.
Villain
thou
shalt
dye
in
despight
of
God
.
Neuerthelesse
to
prooue
Monluc
a
lyer
,
this
poore
man
,
being
in
that
sort
borne
away
and
healed
,
although
he
had
many
deadly
wounds
,
woonderfully
recouered
his
health
and
liued
.
Monsierde
Sansac
,
stayed
for
him
at
Embornet
with
fiue
hundreth
men
,
to
make
an
end
of
an
ouerthrow
,
not
being
once
abashed
,
marched
right
vnto
the
place
,
where
hearriued
about
the
breake
of
day
:
and
behaued
himselfe
so
well
,
that
Laumosniere
and
all
his
men
,
onely
three
that
bare
the
newes
to
Sansac
,
were
slaine
in
the
fielde
.
After
this
conflict
,
Duras
men
beganne
to
leaue
him
:
so
that
hee
arriued
at
Orleans
with
a
very
small
companie
,
where
the
peace
being
once
concluded
,
he
dyed
.
The
10.
of
March
1562.
Mont
de
Marsan
was
taken
by
certaine
of
Monlucs
forces
:
those
of
the
religion
after
many
outrages
,
Villeneufue
de
Marsan
,
was
buried
quicke
:
and
at
Caseras
in
the
moneth
of
August
,
a
young
woman
named
Ieanne
de
la
Gora
,
pursued
to
bee
violated
,
threw
her selfe
out
of
a
Windowe
,
and
dyed
thereof
.
The
Hystorie
of
Thoulouse
and
other
places
belonging
to
the
Parliament
of
Languedoc
,
is
very
long
:
but
I
wil
assay
to
make
a
breefe
rehearsall
thereof
,
The
Parliament
fauoured
this
action
:
but
to
the
contrary
,
the
Capitalles
sought
by
all
meanes
to
represse
the
sedition
,
and
layde
holde
vppon
some
of
the
chiefe
dealers
therein
:
but
the
tumult
still
increased
,
and
so
continued
vntill
night
,
both
within
and
without
the
Towne
.
The
next
day
nothing
was
done
,
but
faire
words
to
appease
so
great
an
iniurie
:
neuerthelesse
,
the
Capitalles
pursued
the
matter
so
well
,
that
foure
of
the
seditious
persons
were
hanged
,
and
two
whipt
.
But
the
fyer
of
deuision
began
to
bee
so
houe
,
that
those
of
the
religion
alreadie
threatned
with
that
which
after
ensued
,
seized
vpon
the
Town-house
,
and
certain
corners
of
the
streetes
:
which
mooued
the
Parliament
in
such
maner
,
that
presently
they
sent
for
al
the
gentlemen
therabouts
to
be
their
aydes
,
calling
the
commons
to
gither
,
causing
it
to
bee
published
throughout
the
Towne
,
that
all
men
should
take
weapon
in
hands
to
inuade
those
of
the
religion
,
who
by
the
intermission
of
the
Capitalles
,
assayed
to
appease
that
Tumult
.
Monluc
gaue
the
wheele
good
passage
,
by
writing
to
the
Parliament
,
that
the
Capital
de
Lanta
,
new
come
from
the
Court
lying
without
the
Towne
,
had
promised
the
Prince
,
to
cause
the
Towne
to
hold
for
him
.
The
thirteenth
of
May
,
the
Presidents
and
Councellors
comming
forth
in
their
Scarlet
gownes
,
caused
it
to
be
cryed
throughout
the
Towne
,
and
in
their
presence
,
that
all
good
Catholicques
,
and
faithfull
seruants
to
the
King
,
should
take
armes
and
vse
them
against
those
of
the
religion
:
to
take
them
eyther
dead
or
liuing
,
and
to
kill
and
spoyle
them
of
all
they
haue
without
all
mercie
.
Besides
that
,
fiue
or
six
Councellors
went
crying
throughout
the
Towne
,
that
they
should
not
spare
to
kill
and
spoyle
:
being
lisenced
thereunto
by
the
Court
,
with
permission
both
from
Pope
and
the
King
.
The
coppie
of
this
proclamation
,
was
presently
sent
to
all
the
Borrowes
and
Villages
round
about
:
wherewith
belles
began
to
be
rung
in
all
the
steeples
of
the
Towne
,
and
presently
after
in
all
the
Countrey
round
about
,
for
foure
or
fiue
Leagues
compasse
.
Thoulonse
is
one
of
the
greatest
and
most
populos
Townes
in
all
France
.
At
which
time
,
there
was
within
it
,
at
the
least
25.
or
thirtie
thousand
persons
of
the
religion
,
and
of
diuers
qualities
&
ages
:
Those
of
the
religion
that
had
strengthned
them
within
the
Town-house
,
and
in
certain
other
places
,
defended
themselues
with
great
courage
,
and
made
diuers
sallies
,
and
if
treason
hadde
not
beene
wrought
against
them
by
Captaine
Saulx
,
they
had
gotten
the
Pallace
,
and
driuen
their
enemies
out
of
the
Towne
,
but
he
put
them
from
that
:
whereof
presently
ensued
a
totall
ruine
.
For
the
next
day
beeing
the
fourteenth
,
those
of
the
religion
perceiuing
that
of
force
they
must
die
,
resolued
to
defend
themselues
,
and
besides
the
peeces
that
they
hadde
within
the
Towne-house
,
wherewith
they
abashed
their
enemies
,
they
issued
diuers
times
out
of
their
fortes
,
to
skirmish
with
the
enemie
,
where
betweene
them
much
blood
was
spilt
.
de
Termes
,
entred
into
the
Towne
with
his
companie
of
Lanciers
.
Those
of
Terrides
and
Monluc
stayed
without
to
hinder
such
ayde
as
might
arriue
to
helpe
those
of
the
religion
,
that
held
but
one
gate
,
to
whom
about
Euening
,
was
sent
a
letter
into
the
Towne-house
to
make
an
accord
,
where
vnto
they
appeared
,
onely
demaunding
assurance
of
their
liues
,
and
the
rest
of
their
goodes
:
with
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
of
Ianuarie
,
which
was
refused
them
.
Whervpon
each
prepared
themselues
vpon
the
next
day
after
,
to
enter
into
a
hotter
fight
then
euer
they
did
.
And
because
the
cannon
in
the
Towne-house
,
did
much
hurt
vnto
the
Towne
,
the
Councellours
and
the
Court
caused
more
then
two
hundreth
houses
to
be
burnt
,
and
in
diuers
other
places
many
houses
were
robbed
and
spoyled
:
and
among
others
,
the
houses
of
President
Bernoy
,
and
Councellour
Chauuet
,
where
two
yong
maides
were
rauished
in
their
mothers
presence
.
Saturday
the
sixteenth
,
they
had
a
cruell
skirmish
,
and
then
those
of
the
Romish
Church
asked
a
parley
,
and
had
a
truce
,
which
truce
continuing
,
it
was
agreed
vpon
,
that
those
of
the
religion
leauing
their
armor
and
weapons
in
the
Town
house
,
shuld
withdraw
themselues
with
all
securitie
.
And
according
to
that
agreement
made
with
the
Captains
&
the
Parliament
,
those
of
the
religion
hauing
receiued
the
Communion
with
teares
&
solemne
prayers
,
about
euening
came
foorth
,
where
against
the
faith
and
promise
made
vnto
them
,
they
tooke
all
they
could
lay
hold
vppon
,
and
committed
them
prisoners
,
and
those
that
got
out
at
the
gate
,
called
Villeneufue
,
many
of
them
escaped
&
were
receiued
into
Montaubon
,
&
other
Towns
that
held
for
the
religion
.
The
souldiers
scattered
about
the
fields
,
and
the
Pesants
killed
and
spoyled
many
of
them
.
The
common
opinion
is
,
that
in
this
mutinie
,
there
died
within
the
Towne
aboue
three
thousand
fiue
hundreth
persons
,
as
well
on
the
one
side
as
on
the
other
.
The
foure
and
twentieth
of
May
,
Burie
and
Monluc
determining
to
destroy
Montauban
,
marched
thither
with
an
armie
of
a
thousand
horse
,
The
enemies
laye
in
the
Garrisons
round
about
it
,
which
caused
those
of
the
twone
to
erect
certaine
companies
,
and
a
kinde
of
millitarie
Discipline
,
and
then
to
make
issues
and
courses
in
the
countrie
,
which
fell
out
with
good
successe
:
but
not
to
those
of
Castres
,
who
in
one
recountre
,
lost
betweene
foure
score
and
a
hundreth
Souldiers
,
in
a
manner
all
young
men
borne
within
the
towne
.
The
three
and
twentieth
of
August
,
Captaine
Bazourdan
sent
by
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouse
,
The
last
words
vsed
by
Bazourdon
,
contained
a
certaine
kinde
of
mockerie
touching
the
confidence
that
those
of
Montauban
put
in
the
Lord
,
but
Constant
their
Minister
tooke
him
vppe
for
halting
.
The
fift
of
September
,
those
of
Negropelisse
,
hauing
beene
surprised
and
hardly
handled
by
Captaine
Coulumbier
,
and
the
Bishoppe
of
Montauban
,
they
sought
to
remedie
it
,
but
all
too
late
.
The
Bishoppe
causing
sixe
of
his
best
prisoners
to
bee
stoned
and
beaten
to
death
with
staues
,
and
their
bodies
cast
into
the
riuer
.
In
a
sallie
made
vppon
the
eight
of
the
same
moneth
,
those
of
Montauban
beeing
discouered
by
a
traitor
,
were
put
to
flight
,
hauing
lost
one
of
the
Ensigne-bearers
,
two
Corporalles
,
two
Gentlemen
,
and
tenne
souldiers
.
The
same
day
Marchastel
and
Duras
beeing
entered
into
Montauban
,
desired
that
they
might
take
the
companies
and
the
Artillerie
with
them
,
hauing
lodged
their
armie
within
the
Towne
.
which
constrained
the
Consuls
to
graunt
to
their
desires
.
But
their
arriuall
fell
out
well
for
the
Towne
,
Monsieur
Duras
,
a
Sergeant
of
a
band
,
a
Corporall
,
sixe
souldiers
,
and
certaine
straungers
,
with
diuers
hurt
.
The
next
day
,
beeing
the
fifteenth
of
September
,
the
skirmish
began
againe
,
to
the
dammage
of
the
assaylantes
,
and
foure
score
Spaniards
that
had
set
fire
in
a
Mill
vpon
the
riuer
of
Tar
,
making
good
cheere
in
a
farmers
house
,
were
surprised
and
all
put
to
the
sword
,
not
one
escaping
.
The
execution
beeing
done
by
fiue
and
twentie
souldiers
of
the
Towne
,
that
returned
laden
with
armors
and
other
spoyles
in
the
face
of
the
enemie
,
wherevppon
some
made
foorth
to
go
on
the
other
side
of
the
water
to
ayde
their
companions
,
but
their
boate
ouerwhelmed
,
and
they
were
almost
all
drowned
.
The
next
day
,
Duras
presented
battell
vnto
Monluc
,
which
he
refused
,
and
the
next
day
raised
his
siege
,
hauing
lost
about
sixe
hundreth
men
,
and
the
Towne
thirtie
.
The
third
siege
of
Montauban
with
diuers
skirmishes
,
sallies
,
escalades
,
and
other
warlike
practises
,
to
the
losse
of
both
parts
,
continued
vntill
the
fifteenth
of
Aprill
,
The
Towne
lost
two
Captaines
,
two
Ensigne-bearers
,
some
Gentlemen
of
companies
,
and
sixtie
Souldiers
at
the
most
.
The
pollicie
in
the
watches
hauing
beene
notably
well
obserued
,
vntill
the
end
of
the
Siege
.
The
fifteenth
of
March
,
Iaques
Sabatter
his
sonne
,
and
three
or
foure
others
.
The
91.
of
May
,
three
of
the
richest
houses
therein
,
were
sacked
and
spoyled
:
and
vpon
Whitsunday
,
one
of
the
religion
beaten
downe
in
the
Subburbes
,
beeing
sore
wounded
,
they
cut
off
his
nose
,
and
eares
,
and
pulled
out
his
eyes
.
After
that
,
fiue
prisoners
were
hanged
,
many
put
to
great
ransomes
,
and
a
Gentleman
beheaded
.
Those
of
Reuel
,
liuing
peaceably
,
Martin
du
Puits
,
a
man
that
was
rich
,
peaceable
,
and
without
reproach
or
infamie
,
was
taken
in
a
farme
without
the
Towne
,
and
shortly
after
hanged
,
his
bodie
cast
vnto
the
dogs
,
hauing
first
blacked
his
face
,
hands
,
and
feete
,
causing
it
to
bee
reported
,
that
he
had
the
diuell
within
him
.
Others
beeing
taken
and
ledde
vnto
Thoulouse
,
were
condemned
to
the
Gallies
,
or
else
put
to
great
fines
,
or
banished
.
Touching
those
that
were
absent
,
the
Consuls
and
others
,
tooke
their
mooueables
,
tooke
notes
of
their
immooueables
,
tooke
all
they
could
find
from
the
women
,
and
yet
constrained
them
to
lodge
and
finde
certaine
souldiers
,
constrained
with
blowes
to
go
to
heare
Masse
,
and
their
children
rebaptised
.
Those
of
the
religion
beeing
the
strongest
within
Limoux
,
vppon
a
Sunday
beeing
the
first
of
March
,
1562.
about
euening
,
there
happened
a
sedition
,
Peyrot
Ioupian
.
Presently
after
the
desolation
of
Thoulouse
,
the
Parliament
sent
thither
the
Marshall
de
Mirepoix
,
that
besieged
and
battered
the
great
Towne
,
(
which
was
holden
by
those
of
the
religion
)
with
seuenteen
peeces
of
Artillerie
,
but
all
in
vaine
.
Wherevppon
hee
deuised
another
meanes
,
and
vppon
the
sixteenth
of
Iune
he
entered
therein
:
by
reason
whereof
,
he
executed
all
kind
of
monsterous
cruelties
,
violating
women
and
children
most
detestably
without
any
description
of
religion
.
The
Minister
was
slaine
,
two
Gentlemen
and
60.
souldiers
taken
prisoners
,
were
hanged
.
A
widdowe
of
great
account
hauing
redeemed
her
onely
daughters
virginitie
with
a
great
summe
of
mony
,
the
villaine
that
had
sworne
to
defend
her
,
violated
her
in
presence
of
her
mother
,
and
then
killed
them
both
.
Those
of
the
Romish
Church
were
nothing
spared
,
for
that
some
of
them
were
likewise
slaine
.
The
praye
that
Marshall
de
Mirepoix
had
for
his
share
,
was
esteemed
to
bee
at
the
least
aboue
a
hundreth
thousand
Crownes
.
And
the
furie
continued
in
such
sort
within
that
poore
Towne
,
that
after
the
publication
of
the
peace
,
at
one
time
fourteene
of
the
religion
comming
thither
,
were
all
slaine
:
and
one
of
Monsieur
de
Ioyeuses
seruants
hauing
beene
found
to
followe
one
of
the
iudges
that
was
not
well
thought
on
,
was
stabbed
and
rifled
in
the
open
streetes
.
The
fifteenth
of
March
1592.
both
the
parties
within
Beziers
,
were
readie
to
come
to
handie-blowes
,
Monsieur
de
Ioyeuse
allied
to
the
Constable
,
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
suppresse
those
of
the
religion
:
but
Monsieur
de
Baudine
,
appoynted
commaunder
ouer
the
troupes
of
the
religion
in
Languedoc
,
while
the
warres
continued
,
interrupted
him
:
and
withall
,
ceased
vppon
Magalas
a
very
strong
place
,
which
much
annoyed
the
Towne
,
forced
Espignan
,
and
there
put
most
part
of
two
companies
of
Bandoliers
to
the
sword
.
Ioyeuse
followed
by
fiue
thousand
men
,
foure
Cannons
,
two
Coluerins
,
two
demy
coluerins
,
and
foure
field
peeces
,
went
to
besiege
the
Castle
of
Lignan
,
neare
to
Reziers
,
wherein
were
but
twelue
souldiers
,
with
munition
onely
for
two
daies
.
Baudine
gaue
Ioyeuse
so
much
to
doo
,
that
they
in
the
meane
time
saued
themselues
:
which
done
,
he
went
to
Lezignan
,
that
held
against
the
cannon
shotte
,
but
at
the
second
assault
it
was
taken
:
and
hauing
by
composition
taken
two
companies
of
souldiers
that
kept
Montagnac
,
with
promise
to
saue
their
liues
,
falsifying
his
promise
,
hee
put
foure
of
the
principall
of
them
to
the
sword
.
From
thence
he
marched
to
Pezenas
,
where
Baudine
met
him
,
and
had
ouerthrowne
him
,
if
it
had
not
beene
for
the
treason
of
the
Maister
of
his
campe
,
who
set
things
in
such
bad
order
,
that
Baudines
troupes
were
themselues
in
daunger
to
bee
put
to
the
sword
:
and
there
hee
lost
one
hundreth
,
or
an
hundreth
and
twentie
souldiers
.
This
Marshall
not
long
after
dying
in
Montpeslier
,
confessed
to
haue
receiued
fiue
hundreth
Crownes
of
Monsieur
de
Ioyeuse
before
the
encounter
,
with
promise
of
twise
as
much
more
.
This
losse
,
and
the
separation
of
the
troupes
being
much
more
,
produced
a
parley
,
wherin
Ioyeuse
made
so
many
goodly
offers
,
that
they
suffered
him
to
enter
into
Pezenas
:
but
beeing
entered
,
hee
shewed
them
what
hee
ment
,
killing
certaine
hurt
souldiers
and
Inhabitants
,
that
could
not
serue
in
the
warres
.
His
crueltie
caused
him
to
loose
Beziers
,
where
when
he
thought
to
enter
,
he
found
a
face
of
wood
,
and
those
of
Beziers
readie
in
field
,
that
forced
and
burnt
Lignan
,
hauing
ouerthrowne
two
companies
that
kept
it
.
The
warre
beeing
wholly
turned
against
Montpeslier
,
those
of
Beziers
fayled
to
be
surprised
by
night
,
vppon
the
sixteenth
of
October
,
their
enemies
hauing
secretly
gotten
close
vnder
the
walles
.
But
it
chanced
that
a
Drummer
of
the
Town
being
drunke
,
about
two
of
the
clock
at
night
suddainly
rose
vp
,
and
thinking
it
had
beene
day
,
beganne
to
sound
the
Diana
or
morning
watch
,
which
caused
the
enemie
to
flie
,
whose
lathers
in
the
morning
were
found
in
the
ditches
.
Wherevppon
seuen
or
eight
traitors
were
apprehended
,
and
being
found
guiltie
,
were
executed
for
the
fact
.
And
within
eight
daies
after
,
the
enemie
came
by
day
,
close
to
the
Barriers
:
but
to
their
losse
,
the
principall
of
their
troupe
beeing
hurt
,
where
of
he
died
.
The
second
of
Nouember
,
those
of
Beziers
sent
two
companies
to
ayde
Montpeslier
:
and
at
the
end
of
ten
daies
,
those
of
Beziers
ouerthrew
Captaine
Lauragues
,
with
his
companie
neare
to
Cessenon
.
Not
long
after
,
there
happened
a
thing
worthie
memorie
,
thereby
to
note
the
couetous
desire
of
some
men
,
and
by
the
iudgement
of
God
to
shewe
the
mischiefe
of
ciuill
warres
.
Anthony
Sauin
,
seruant
to
a
Cittizen
of
Beziers
,
beeing
taken
in
a
skirmish
,
the
enemie
offered
to
exchange
him
for
a
horse
,
that
one
of
their
Captaines
had
lost
in
the
same
skirmish
.
But
they
had
rather
suffer
Sauin
to
bee
hanged
,
then
part
from
the
horse
:
yet
not
long
after
,
at
another
sallie
,
this
horse
being
strong
in
the
mouth
,
running
with
great
force
,
bare
a
Gentleman
(
to
whom
it
had
been
giuen
)
into
the
middle
of
his
enemies
,
who
presently
killed
the
man
,
and
got
the
horse
againe
.
The
same
month
,
those
of
Beziers
beeing
much
troubled
for
mony
to
pay
their
souldiers
,
digging
a
ditch
in
the
place
where
the
Chapitre
of
Saint
Nazaire
vsed
to
melt
their
belles
,
they
found
a
great
table
of
siluer
,
which
was
presently
broken
and
coyned
into
mony
at
Montpeslier
,
wherewith
they
payed
their
souldiers
:
that
done
,
they
heard
newes
of
the
battell
of
Dreux
,
so
that
as
then
it
was
necessarie
for
them
to
looke
better
to
the
safetie
of
the
place
,
so
that
hauing
brought
victualles
out
of
all
places
into
their
Towne
,
they
tooke
Seruian
by
assault
,
forced
the
Garrison
of
Casouls
:
by
meanes
of
Monsieur
Crussol
,
they
tooke
order
within
it
to
end
certaine
controuersies
that
rose
betweene
those
of
the
Towne
,
and
certaine
strangers
,
wherevppon
it
happened
,
that
one
within
the
Towne
,
moued
that
they
had
driuen
his
companions
out
of
the
place
,
meeting
Anthony
Duchemin
,
a
Doctor
of
Phisicke
,
a
man
of
great
learning
and
iudgement
,
(
vppon
the
Rampiers
)
threwe
him
ouer
the
wall
,
whereof
hee
died
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
all
the
Towne
:
the
murtherer
sauing
himself
in
the
enemies
campe
.
These
things
happened
in
the
monthes
of
Ianuary
and
February
,
and
in
the
beginning
of
March
vpon
the
seuenteenth
day
of
the
same
month
Captaine
la
Coste
,
commaunding
within
Beziers
,
tooke
Villeneufue
les
Beziers
by
assault
.
Presently
after
peace
being
made
,
the
Garrisons
that
laye
about
Beziers
retired
,
and
the
Powne
remained
in
quiet
,
inioying
the
exercise
of
the
religion
,
which
not
long
after
,
Marshall
de
Danuille
tooke
from
them
.
Those
of
the
religion
in
Montpeslier
vnderstanding
what
had
past
in
Thoulouse
and
else
where
,
made
themselues
the
strongest
:
to
them
came
Baudine
,
Grille
,
Bouillargues
,
Thouras
,
and
Montuaillant
,
that
enterprised
to
besiege
Frontignan
:
but
there
hee
found
a
hard
partie
:
Ioyeuse
going
thither
to
ayde
them
,
was
repulsed
by
Bouillargues
and
Grille
:
but
in
the
meane
time
,
two
fregates
of
Prouinciers
entered
into
the
towne
:
which
constrained
Baudine
to
return
vnto
Montpeslier
,
where
hee
found
warre
,
causing
the
Subburbes
to
bee
raised
,
that
in
a
manner
were
as
great
as
the
Towne
:
by
which
meanes
there
were
30.
Churches
throwne
downe
.
This
beating
downe
of
the
Subburbes
was
a
great
discommoditie
to
the
enemie
,
that
were
constrained
to
incampe
a
French
league
from
the
Towne
,
where
they
assayled
an
olde
Tower
without
flancards
,
and
constrained
certaine
Harquebusiers
that
were
within
it
to
saue
themselues
,
with
promise
of
their
liues
:
but
at
their
comming
foorth
they
slewe
them
all
.
They
did
as
much
to
the
Captaine
and
twentie
souldiers
,
that
solde
them
the
Castle
of
Maguelonne
:
for
as
they
issued
,
they
were
all
put
to
the
sword
.
At
the
same
time
,
the
Barron
des
Adrets
,
vpon
the
thirteenth
of
September
arriued
in
Baudines
campe
:
&
the
same
day
at
night
,
assayled
the
enemies
campe
with
so
great
courage
,
that
if
they
had
pursued
their
enterprise
vntill
morning
,
they
had
ouerthrowne
the
whole
armie
:
but
about
midnight
they
sounded
a
retrait
,
and
three
daies
after
,
both
he
and
his
,
went
backe
againe
with
as
much
haste
as
they
made
thither
,
yet
he
left
three
companies
of
Argolitiers
hard
by
Montpeslier
,
that
made
sharp
warre
vpon
the
Bandoliers
.
The
enemies
hauing
taken
and
presently
hanged
two
Ministers
:
some
of
their
prisoners
within
Montpeslier
were
serued
in
the
like
sort
.
Messieurs
de
Suze
and
Sommeriue
principalles
of
the
Army
Triumuirat
,
in
a
part
of
Languedoc
,
had
passed
the
riuer
of
Rhosne
,
with
about
three
thousand
foote
,
and
foure
hundreth
horse
,
two
Canons
and
a
Culuerin
,
brought
his
Campe
into
Montpeslier
,
and
sent
Grille
to
put
certaine
shot
within
S.
Gilles
,
a
little
Towne
lying
vpon
the
Rhosne
:
hee
hauing
the
conduct
of
three
companies
of
prouinciall
Argolitiers
,
with
six
hundreth
foote
,
vnder
the
charge
of
Captaine
Rapin.
Bouillargues
and
Albenas
,
with
their
horse
went
to
Nismes
.
All
these
troupes
ioyned
togither
,
minded
to
ayde
S.
Gilles
,
and
made
in
all
,
six
hundreth
horse
,
and
eight
hundreth
foote
,
&
departing
from
Nismes
vpon
the
27.
of
September
,
about
halfe
a
mile
from
S.
Gilles
,
they
surprised
three
horsemen
of
Prouence
,
whereof
they
slew
two
,
and
sauing
the
third
,
by
him
they
vnderstood
the
disorder
of
the
enemies
Camp
,
by
which
meanes
,
they
set
forward
,
and
beeing
discouered
,
the
army
of
Suze
and
Sommeriue
,
both
Captaines
and
soldiers
began
to
flie
,
with
the
greatest
feare
that
euer
was
heard
.
Bouuillargues
in
stead
of
going
straight
to
S.
Gilles
,
began
to
set
vpon
those
that
fled
,
where
hee
founde
no
resistance
,
but
had
worke
inough
to
kill
them
at
his
pseasure
:
not
one
of
them
once
turning
his
face
:
Grille
on
the
other
side
,
charged
them
likewise
:
in
such
sort
,
that
there
were
slain
and
drowned
to
the
number
of
two
thousand
men
.
The
boates
being
stayed
by
some
of
the
horsemen
,
the
rest
flying
as
fast
as
they
coulde
towards
Fourques
an
Aiguesmortes
:
where
they
could
not
safely
arriue
,
but
some
of
them
were
met
withall
,
all
the
carriage
and
prouision
of
the
Camp
was
taken
,
and
in
Suze
and
Sommeriues
chests
,
were
found
diuers
strange
commissions
.
The
bootie
was
great
,
because
they
were
furnished
in
all
sorts
as
if
they
had
gone
to
a
wedding
:
and
among
others
of
theyr
Armours
,
they
found
great
numbers
of
violes
,
and
bookes
of
loue
,
that
were
all
broken
and
cut
in
peeces
.
The
two
cannons
were
taken
with
twentie
two
ensignes
,
and
the
guydon
of
the
Coronel
,
and
laid
vp
in
Nismes
:
The
Culuerin
being
sunke
in
the
riuer
of
Rhosne
where
it
could
not
bee
halled
vp
againe
.
Not
one
man
of
the
religion
dyed
at
that
time
by
the
hands
of
the
enemie
,
that
vsed
nothing
but
their
feete
,
as
their
best
instruments
for
that
time
.
Onely
two
of
their
men
,
slaine
by
their
own
companie
,
hauing
forgotten
the
watch-word
which
at
that
time
was
Salomon
:
and
to
the
contrary
,
certaine
Spaniards
and
Italians
remembring
it
,
entred
among
them
,
but
their
tongues
bewraying
them
,
they
sped
as
wel
as
the
rest
.
Peyrot
Loupian
,
commaunder
of
the
Bandoliers
.
The
first
of
October
,
they
receiued
an
other
cooling
,
The
Captaines
,
Grille
and
Bouillargues
,
vpon
the
ninth
of
October
wanne
a
Tower
called
la
Carbonniere
,
cituate
by
d'Aguismortes
,
and
brought
Barkes
thither
,
wherewith
they
bare
away
the
assalt
of
Requais
,
le
Bourg
,
he
besieged
Agde
:
where
Captaine
Sanglas
commaunded
.
The
first
of
Nouember
the
assault
was
giuen
,
which
continued
4.
houres
,
where
they
fought
at
hand
blowes
,
those
that
were
besieged
making
braue
resistance
,
pursuing
their
enemies
a
great
way
without
the
breach
:
among
the
which
,
a
woman
behaued
her selfe
most
valiantly
with
a
sword
.
And
at
the
same
time
,
they
repulsed
the
enemie
that
assayled
them
in
another
place
of
the
towne
.
The
next
day
they
were
assisted
and
strengthened
,
by
the
ayde
that
a
souldier
of
the
towne
named
Trencaire
,
brought
them
from
Beziers
,
being
sixe
score
Harquebusiers
led
at
a
certaine
houre
,
through
water
that
ran
as
high
as
their
horse
saddles
,
bearing
their
flaskes
and
a
bagge
of
powder
(
to
srue
them
at
their
need
)
at
the
end
of
their
caliuers
.
The
3.
day
of
the
moneth
,
Ioyeuse
commaunded
to
giue
a
second
assault
,
but
it
tooke
no
great
effect
,
so
that
such
as
serued
therein
,
spedde
but
hardly
:
whereby
the
next
day
about
midnight
,
hee
trussed
vp
his
courage
,
his
campe
beeing
diuided
into
three
parts
,
one
of
them
marching
towards
Gignac
,
Laurent
des
Arbres
,
in
Contat
,
driuing
thence
fiue
and
thirtie
Italian
Lanciers
,
sixtie
Argolitiers
,
and
a
companie
of
footemen
,
hauing
lost
seuen
men
at
the
myne
,
and
slaine
certaine
Italians
.
After
that
time
,
Montpeslier
continued
in
peace
,
vntill
the
end
of
the
warres
,
that
Monsieur
de
Caylus
sent
by
the
King
and
Queene
to
proclaime
the
peace
in
Languedoc
,
shewing
Monsieur
de
Crussol
Gouernour
of
Prouence
,
and
all
those
of
the
religion
,
that
the
King
and
his
mother
were
well
pleased
to
pardon
all
whatsoeuer
they
had
done
for
their
iust
defence
,
houlding
them
for
good
and
loyall
subiects
,
with
thankes
for
their
good
seruices
done
,
for
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
:
which
done
,
Touching
the
declaration
of
those
of
Toulouse
and
other
places
,
committed
infinite
mischiefes
after
the
edict
of
peace
:
Ioyeuse
was
made
Lieftenant
of
Languedoc
,
the
principall
Gouernment
beeing
giuen
to
Monsieur
de
Danuille
,
a
Capitall
enemie
to
those
of
the
religion
,
and
Crussol
put
out
.
Let
vs
speake
somewhat
of
that
which
happened
in
those
miserable
times
,
in
Viuarets
,
Rouergue
,
Giuaudan
,
and
the
Counte
de
Foix
:
which
done
,
wee
will
speake
of
Lyonnois
,
les
Sainctes
Vertus
,
being
opened
,
was
publikely
burnt
.
Yet
after
that
,
they
liued
peaceably
vntill
the
end
of
Angust
,
that
their
Gouernour
named
Sarras
,
threatned
with
a
siege
,
and
perceiuing
the
Towne
to
bee
vnfurnished
of
armes
,
vppon
the
seuen
and
twentieth
of
October
about
euening
,
issued
foorth
,
and
the
next
morning
about
the
breake
of
the
day
,
they
were
at
Saint
Estienne
in
Forest
,
a
small
Towne
,
much
renowmed
for
the
great
quantitie
of
armes
that
are
made
therin
:
and
suddainly
setting
fier
on
the
gates
,
hee
entered
:
which
done
,
hee
tooke
and
packed
vppe
all
the
armes
that
hee
found
therein
,
without
committing
other
excesse
.
But
hauing
a
long
retrait
to
make
,
his
troupes
were
ouerthrowne
,
himselfe
taken
prisoner
,
his
brother
fore
wounded
,
and
about
sixe
score
slaine
and
hurt
,
and
hardly
handled
.
The
poore
Inhabitants
destitute
of
armes
,
men
,
and
a
Gouernour
,
beganne
to
flie
one
after
the
other
:
but
had
not
time
to
do
it
,
for
that
the
last
of
the
moneth
,
Monsieur
de
S.
Chaumont
their
mortall
enemie
,
sent
by
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
who
as
then
made
warre
vppon
those
of
Lyonnois
,
surprised
two
gates
,
and
entered
into
the
Towne
,
A
Locke-smith
beeing
willed
to
despight
and
blaspheme
God
,
refusing
to
do
it
,
was
hewen
in
peeces
with
Courtlelasses
:
for
the
same
cause
likewise
,
a
Pesant
was
striken
dead
with
the
great
end
of
a
caliuer
.
A
poore
Nayle-maker
of
the
age
of
eightie
yeares
,
because
hee
would
not
giue
himselfe
vnto
the
Diuell
,
was
drawne
about
his
shoppe
by
the
eares
,
and
after
beeing
layde
vppon
his
anuile
,
they
beate
his
head
in
peeces
with
his
Hammer
.
And
fire
beeing
set
in
one
of
the
Gates
,
burnt
two
and
twentie
houses
.
Monsieur
d'Achon
made
also
the
like
spoyle
among
the
Villages
,
and
about
the
latter
end
of
December
,
Monsieur
de
Saint
Martin
,
Lieftenant
to
Crussol
in
Viuarets
,
beeing
come
to
Nonnay
repaired
the
walles
,
and
made
it
defenceable
,
leauing
certaine
Garrisons
therein
,
vnder
the
Captains
Prost
,
le
Mas
,
and
Montgros
,
that
were
besieged
vppon
the
tenth
of
Ianuary
,
1563.
by
4000.
men
commaunded
by
Saint
Chaumont
,
who
not
beeing
very
nimble
at
forcing
of
places
,
tooke
another
course
,
presenting
composition
for
the
assurance
both
of
the
strangers
and
the
Towne
.
This
composition
accepted
,
Achon
would
beginne
with
the
straungers
(
that
withdrewe
themselues
)
and
put
them
to
the
sword
:
but
beeing
valiantly
repulsed
by
Montgros
,
hee
went
to
discharge
his
chollor
about
the
Towne
,
robbing
and
killing
all
that
hee
met
,
not
sparing
sects
nor
age
.
And
notwithstanding
the
promises
giuen
and
sworne
,
Whatsoeuer
the
souldiers
could
not
beare
away
,
was
broken
and
spoyled
,
in
such
sort
,
that
many
sellers
ran
full
of
wine
let
out
of
the
vesselles
,
the
pipes
being
pearsed
with
Pistoll
shotte
.
Saint
Chaumont
caused
the
greatest
part
of
the
walles
to
be
broken
,
beating
downe
the
Towers
,
and
tooke
away
the
Gates
:
which
done
,
went
to
the
like
to
Bonlieu
,
a
small
Towne
,
about
halfe
a
myle
from
Nonnay
.
But
in
despight
of
all
these
furies
,
the
rest
of
the
Inhabitants
of
Nonnay
assembled
togither
,
and
had
their
Minister
,
and
in
Anno.
1564.
the
exercise
of
the
religion
,
which
continued
therein
vntill
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
ninetie
foure
,
when
wee
beganne
to
write
this
Historie
,
the
Towne
being
restored
,
and
people
increased
by
the
most
singular
and
speciall
fauour
of
God
.
In
the
Counte
de
Foix
,
Mousieur
de
Pailles
commanded
as
Seneschall
for
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
who
ruled
his
actions
as
the
winde
blew
:
Touching
those
of
the
Romish
Church
within
the
Towne
,
the
richest
and
such
as
had
most
meanes
and
greatest
forces
to
hurt
them
,
fledde
out
of
it
,
and
the
meaner
sort
was
so
much
diminished
by
the
plague
,
that
in
short
space
there
died
three
thousand
:
in
which
number
,
there
was
not
aboue
fistie
of
the
religion
:
and
which
is
more
,
other
that
had
beene
persecuted
in
diuers
places
,
came
thither
,
in
such
sort
,
that
they
became
Maisters
of
the
Towne
,
hauing
death
for
a
rampart
to
their
liues
:
for
that
the
Queen
of
Nauarre
to
whom
Pamiers
belonged
,
was
much
troubled
to
looke
vnto
her selfe
in
her
chiefe
countrie
of
Bearn
.
But
they
did
so
well
,
that
after
the
ouerthrow
of
Duras
,
they
sent
sixtie
souldiers
vnder
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Honorat
,
to
ayde
those
of
Castres
,
about
2.
daies
iourney
from
thence
.
Honorat
marched
in
safetie
,
vntil
he
came
within
three
leagues
of
Castres
,
and
beeing
pursued
and
hardly
charged
,
hauing
lost
tenne
or
twelue
of
his
men
in
fight
,
hee
tooke
a
house
standing
in
the
fields
,
where
hee
held
himselfe
from
eight
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
till
three
in
the
afternoone
,
that
ayde
came
vnto
them
from
Castres
:
whither
one
of
the
companie
ranne
in
all
haste
to
certifie
them
.
Hauing
behaued
themselues
valiantly
within
Castres
,
about
sixe
weeks
after
they
returned
to
Pamiers
,
which
Pailles
beganne
to
threaten
,
and
brought
a
companie
with
them
from
Castres
to
strengthen
the
Towne
,
which
was
about
the
eight
of
December
:
and
hauing
trauersed
many
daungers
,
in
the
end
they
got
into
the
Towne
.
All
the
moneth
of
Ianuarie
passed
ouer
,
in
deuising
of
meanes
to
surprise
and
intrappe
them
:
where
the
end
bredde
mortall
warre
.
Wherein
Honorat
accompanied
by
two
valiant
Gentlemen
surnamed
les
Lombats
,
and
eight
and
thirtie
others
,
made
an
enterprise
vppon
Tarascon
in
Foix.
de
Seres
and
his
brother
,
with
three
hundreth
men
set
vppon
them
,
constraining
them
to
take
the
Mountaines
,
wherein
they
that
followed
them
,
where
themselues
intrapped
,
in
such
manner
,
that
not
onely
the
Vicount
and
his
brother
were
slaine
,
but
the
most
part
of
their
men
,
the
rest
beeing
scattered
in
such
sort
,
that
Honorat
returned
quietly
to
Pamiers
,
leauing
the
Lombats
in
their
ordinarie
place
,
called
les
Cabanes
:
where
not
long
after
,
(
because
they
had
forsaken
the
traine
&
companie
of
Bandoliers
,
yeelding
themselues
vnto
the
religion
,
by
the
means
and
instruction
of
two
maides
,
rauished
by
them
at
the
sacking
of
Montsegur
,
and
after
married
vnto
them
)
they
were
cruelly
pursued
by
those
of
the
Romish
Church
,
and
in
the
end
saued
themselues
in
Castres
.
The
Priestes
of
Pamiers
for
their
parts
,
vsed
all
the
meanes
they
could
to
ouerthrowe
and
spoyle
those
of
the
religion
:
diuers
enterprises
beeing
made
,
whereof
the
principall
being
discouered
by
interception
of
letters
,
the
mischiefe
sell
vppon
the
inuentors
:
for
the
souldiers
entring
into
the
Cellers
of
foure
Fryers
that
shoulde
haue
lette
in
Pailles
and
others
,
dispatched
(
as
it
is
very
likely
)
whatsoeuer
they
founde
therein
:
for
after
that
time
,
they
were
neuer
seene
nor
heard
of
any
more
.
This
report
put
the
Priests
and
Chanons
in
such
feare
,
that
they
fledde
to
the
Towne
of
Foix
,
their
houses
,
as
also
the
Bishops
Pallace
,
beeing
sacked
and
spoyled
:
whatsoeuer
the
Ministers
and
the
Gouernour
could
saye
or
doo
.
Wherevppon
the
newes
of
peace
ensued
:
and
in
the
beginning
of
Maye
,
there
fell
so
cruell
a
hayle
,
that
came
three
times
euery
eight
dayes
,
and
beare
the
Countrey
in
such
sort
,
specially
about
Foix
,
that
there
could
neyther
fruite
nor
green
hearb
be
seen
in
all
the
Countrey
,
no
more
then
in
the
middle
of
winter
.
The
Chanons
of
Pamiers
,
to
whome
the
common
people
imputed
the
cause
of
that
hayle
,
were
constrained
(
to
shun
the
Commons
)
to
goe
out
of
Foix
,
and
to
remaine
at
Maugansy
,
where
we
will
leaue
them
,
to
come
to
Lyonois
.
About
the
thirtieth
of
April
,
Monsieur
de
Tauanes
came
out
of
Burgongne
,
de
Anguesole
,
and
paide
by
the
Pope
.
Those
Italians
beeing
the
greatest
Brigands
then
liuing
,
brought
with
them
diuers
Goates
,
and
vsed
the
carnall
companie
of
brute
Beasts
,
which
was
the
cause
,
that
in
euery
place
where
they
came
,
men
detested
their
abhomination
.
All
the
Goates
being
killed
and
cast
vnto
the
dogges
,
Monsieur
de
Tauanes
had
that
great
company
togither
,
he
had
many
braue
skirmishes
about
Lyons
:
whereby
the
inhabitants
durst
not
sette
their
vines
but
in
Gardens
bordering
vppon
the
Towne
.
But
because
Tauanes
pleased
not
the
Triumuirat
,
they
sent
the
Duke
de
Nemours
for
Generall
of
the
Armie
,
with
a
great
number
of
horses
,
and
the
Rutters
of
the
Counte
Rockendolfe
.
Tauanes
not
knowing
how
to
discharge
himselfe
of
the
displeasure
he
had
procured
,
by
his
affaires
about
Lyons
,
was
exceeding
glad
of
the
arriuall
of
the
Duke
de
Nemours
:
and
therevppon
,
vnder
a
fained
discontentment
,
presently
withdrewe
himselfe
into
his
gouernment
of
Burgongne
.
Nemours
with
all
his
forces
,
went
into
Vienne
,
which
hee
hadde
by
intelligence
,
and
while
hee
soiournied
there
,
victualles
beganne
to
bee
scarce
with
them
of
Lyons
.
Wherevppon
Soubize
called
Des
Adrets
,
and
the
Prouinceaux
,
that
thereby
hee
might
bee
strong
inough
to
keepe
the
fielde
.
But
because
the
hope
hee
expected
else-where
failed
him
,
hee
sent
Des
Adrets
to
fetch
more
ayde
out
of
Dauphine
.
Which
hauing
done
,
and
bringing
his
troupe
,
beeing
of
foure
or
fiue
thousand
foote
,
and
foure
hundreth
horse
,
was
sette
vppon
by
the
Army
of
Nemours
,
hard
by
Beaurepaire
,
and
put
to
flight
:
but
yet
with
small
losse
,
which
was
done
vppon
thee
nineteenth
daye
of
October
,
whereby
his
troupes
reassembling
thither
,
mette
altogither
,
and
not
yet
beeing
pursued
by
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
hee
at
that
time
slipt
an
occasion
of
some
greate
importance
.
Des
Adrets
incamped
himselfe
within
two
myles
of
Vienne
,
and
for
the
space
of
three
weekes
that
hee
lay
there
,
hee
entertained
the
Duke
de
Nemours
with
skirmishes
:
meane
time
,
Soubize
got
victualles
from
diuers
places
.
About
that
time
,
it
chaunced
that
a
souldier
bringing
a
packet
from
Orleans
vnto
Soubize
,
deliuered
it
into
the
handes
of
the
Marshall
de
Brissac
,
who
therein
hauing
found
a
letter
from
the
Admirall
,
where
among
other
thinges
hee
said
,
that
touching
Adrets
,
as
much
as
hee
might
,
he
must
indure
the
light
toyes
of
his
braine
,
and
entertaine
him
,
least
of
an
insolent
person
,
they
should
make
him
to
become
madde
and
without
sence
:
wherevppon
in
all
haste
hee
sent
Saint
Sernin
,
a
Gentleman
of
Dauphine
,
vnto
the
Duke
de
Nemours
and
des
Adrets
,
to
practise
somewhat
between
them
,
de
Nemours
,
and
then
speaking
with
him
personally
,
brake
vp
his
armie
.
Nemours
,
who
alreadie
made
account
to
possesse
Lyons
&
Dauphinois
,
went
nearer
vnto
the
town
,
and
by
skirmishes
sought
to
impeach
the
Towne
of
victuals
:
vpon
the
mountaine
of
Tarare
hee
ouerthrewe
80.
horse
,
that
came
from
Orleans
to
Lyons
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
stretched
foorth
his
armes
to
gripe
Romans
and
Valence
.
But
because
it
was
requisite
to
beare
all
his
bodie
thither
,
thinking
to
come
time
ynough
to
intrappe
Lyons
,
seeking
to
gripe
ouermuch
in
one
hand
,
he
lost
that
hold
hee
had
.
For
marching
straight
to
Vienne
with
all
his
armie
,
Soubize
that
slept
not
,
presently
made
so
many
men
to
issue
out
to
fetch
corne
from
Dombes
,
that
hee
recouered
great
store
.
Those
that
Nemours
had
left
for
guard
,
forsooke
keyes
,
places
,
and
barnes
,
except
fortie
that
kept
the
Castle
of
Treuoux
,
who
thinking
to
saue
the
honour
of
their
companions
by
keeping
a
tower
,
nor
being
able
to
defend
themselues
,
neither
yet
yeeld
it
vppe
,
their
obstinacie
was
punished
by
a
traine
of
powder
,
that
made
them
all
leape
higher
then
ordinarily
they
vsed
to
do
,
and
to
burie
their
carkasses
within
the
olde
ruines
of
that
broken
Tower
.
On
the
other
side
,
Soubize
caused
Adrets
to
bee
taken
,
and
by
that
meanes
the
affaires
and
pretences
of
Nemoures
touching
Dauphine
,
conuerted
into
smoke
.
But
thinking
to
bee
more
fortunate
by
Atturneys
,
then
in
person
,
he
sent
to
the
Bishoppe
du
Puy
,
He
holpe
himselfe
with
the
newes
of
the
battel
of
Dreux
,
and
about
the
end
of
December
,
caused
the
King
and
Queene
to
write
vnto
Soubize
,
to
desire
him
to
yeelde
the
Towne
of
Lyons
to
the
Duke
de
Nemours
.
While
Soubize
made
answere
therevnto
:
one
named
Marc
Herlin
,
one
of
the
Kings
receiuers
within
Lyons
,
hauing
for
a
time
entertained
certaine
souldiers
,
in
the
ende
vsed
to
ride
out
well
armed
and
horsed
,
and
to
skirmish
with
the
enemie
.
In
the
moneth
of
Februarie
1563.
hauing
beene
taken
in
a
skirmish
,
thought
vppon
a
deuise
both
to
saue
his
life
,
as
also
to
deceiue
the
Duke
de
Nemours
:
desiring
Lignerolles
whom
hee
knewe
,
to
get
him
licence
to
speake
with
the
Duke
,
Wherevpon
Herlin
was
sette
at
libertie
,
as
if
he
had
escaped
away
:
and
beeing
in
Lyons
,
hauing
discouered
all
that
had
past
betweene
him
and
the
Duke
de
Nemours
vnto
Soubize
,
hee
hadde
more
recourse
vnto
Nemours
,
with
whom
the
day
of
execution
was
appointed
to
bee
,
vpon
the
7.
of
March
,
1563.
about
eight
of
the
Clocke
in
the
morning
.
Three
thousand
footemen
,
according
to
the
signe
giuen
vnto
them
,
entered
without
impeachment
into
the
Subburbes
of
Saint
Iust
:
which
they
found
not
strange
,
because
they
were
well
aduertised
,
that
no
watch
was
holden
in
those
Subburbes
:
beeing
entered
,
and
marching
towardes
the
Gate
,
Herlin
that
ranne
before
them
,
and
was
their
guide
,
hauing
entred
at
the
wicket
,
presently
shut
it
against
them
:
and
presently
therevppon
all
the
great
Ordinance
was
discharged
vppon
them
:
besides
two
or
three
hundreth
Muskettes
,
which
in
the
night
time
hadde
beene
brought
into
the
Bulwarkes
,
and
placed
along
vpon
the
walles
,
with
three
or
foure
thousand
Harquebusiers
,
discharging
all
togither
vppon
that
fearefull
troupe
:
and
the
more
to
spoyle
them
,
they
sent
sixe
hundreth
Caliuers
of
the
best
shotte
out
of
the
Towne
,
ledde
by
Blacons
,
Poyet
,
Andefroy
,
and
Entrages
,
that
made
an
ende
of
dispersing
of
all
them
.
There
you
might
haue
seene
a
meruailous
spoile
,
and
all
kindes
of
death
,
some
being
slain
,
others
smothered
and
beaten
down
:
the
rest
throwing
themselues
off
from
the
walles
,
or
else
intrapped
in
the
snares
:
so
that
if
the
horsemen
conducted
by
Poncenat
,
had
made
haste
to
issue
at
the
Gate
assigned
vnto
them
,
and
had
marched
thither
,
not
one
of
all
those
three
thousand
had
hardly
escaped
.
But
howsoeuer
it
fell
out
,
there
lay
foure
hundreth
of
them
dead
within
the
Subburbes
,
besides
those
that
dyed
without
:
the
hurt
men
beeing
in
greater
number
:
which
dyed
as
they
stedde
away
,
eyther
to
the
Campe
,
or
to
Vienne
,
or
else
were
borne
away
in
Waggons
.
Nemours
was
not
onely
auditor
,
but
an
eye
witnesse
of
this
Tragedie
:
whereby
he
conceiued
such
displeasure
,
that
he
thought
he
should
haue
dyed
with
greefe
:
whereby
he
stirred
not
out
of
his
bed
in
two
moneths
after
.
Meane
time
,
peace
was
concluded
:
by
the
which
,
those
of
the
religion
had
the
exercise
of
the
religion
within
the
towne
,
wherein
they
made
two
Churches
:
the
armie
being
within
and
about
it
,
retiring
.
Now
let
vs
consider
the
estate
of
Dauphine
,
about
the
beginning
of
the
moneth
of
March
1562.
the
Parliament
of
Grenoble
began
to
weaken
the
Edict
of
Ianuarie
as
much
as
it
might
.
Des
Adrets
,
before
being
Colonel
of
the
troupes
of
Dauphine
,
Prouence
,
and
Languedoc
,
beeing
by
the
gentlemen
and
notablest
Personages
assembled
in
Valence
,
established
chiefe
commander
in
Dauphine
,
with
prouision
till
they
shoulde
receiue
some
further
and
more
certaine
commaundement
from
the
Prince
.
Dauphine
.
Des
Adrets
aduertised
those
of
the
religion
in
Grenoble
,
and
by
letters
full
of
authoritie
,
commanded
the
Parliament
to
driue
certaine
seditious
persons
out
of
the
Town
,
which
he
named
vnto
them
,
and
among
other
,
the
second
President
:
the
Attourney
Generall
:
the
Aduocate
of
the
Towne
:
and
the
fourth
Consull
,
whome
he
threatned
with
death
they
neither
stayed
commandement
,
nor
executioner
,
but
presently
retired
only
to
execute
an
enterprise
which
they
had
vndertaken
,
thereby
to
make
themselues
maisters
of
the
town
,
vpon
the
next
night
ensuing
:
neuerthelesse
,
their
intent
beeing
discouered
,
they
saued
themselues
in
good
earnest
:
Which
knowne
,
vpon
the
first
of
Maye
,
those
of
the
religion
seized
vpon
the
Gates
of
Grenoble
,
and
by
consent
of
the
Deputies
of
the
Parliament
,
of
the
Chamber
of
accounts
,
and
of
the
Councell
for
the
towne
,
entred
into
the
Fryers
Church
,
which
they
cleansed
of
all
her
Images
,
and
Alters
:
therein
to
vse
the
exercise
of
religion
,
not
dooing
any
other
hurt
vnto
the
Fryers
.
After
that
,
by
common
consent
,
they
prouided
for
the
safetie
of
the
towne
,
wherein
Des
Adrets
sent
a
company
of
footemen
led
by
Captaine
Commung
:
and
after
came
thither
with
other
troupes
,
both
horse
and
foote
,
thereby
to
resist
Monsier
de
Maugiron
,
that
termed
himselfe
Lief-tenant
Generall
in
Dauphine
:
Against
whom
he
published
a
decree
to
seize
vpon
his
body
,
terming
him
a
seditious
person
,
and
one
that
violated
the
Kings
Edicts
.
All
those
Souldiers
assembled
within
Grenoble
:
first
made
warre
against
the
Images
,
and
then
entred
into
the
fielde
,
and
tooke
the
Castles
of
la
Bussiere
,
and
de
Mirebel
.
Des
Adrets
,
hauing
made
a
course
to
Lyons
,
vpon
the
fourth
of
Iune
,
returned
to
Grenoble
,
where
he
seized
vpon
the
reliques
,
causing
an
inuentory
thereof
to
be
made
,
al
being
waied
and
valued
,
amounted
to
260.
Marks
of
Siluer
,
which
was
sent
to
Valence
:
and
the
next
day
,
the
great
Charterhouse
lying
three
miles
distant
within
the
Mountaines
,
in
a
huge
and
very
strong
place
,
was
taken
and
burnt
.
Fabrice
Serbellonne
,
the
Popes
kinsman
,
to
lye
with
his
forces
within
Auignon
,
beeing
but
a
small
halfe
dayes
iourney
from
thence
,
seized
vppon
the
Towne
.
On
the
other
side
,
in
the
ende
of
May
,
the
troupes
of
Prouence
ioyned
themselues
with
those
of
Fabrice
at
Cauaillon
,
staying
the
commoditie
to
enter
into
Auranges
,
where
they
had
intelligence
:
which
those
of
Aurange
sought
to
preuent
,
strengthening
themselues
with
sixe
hundreth
souldiers
.
Thervpon
it
chaunced
,
that
the
President
Parpaille
comming
by
Boate
with
prouision
of
Armes
,
which
hee
hadde
brought
to
Lyons
,
was
betrayed
into
the
handes
of
his
enemies
,
in
a
place
about
fiue
miles
from
Auranges
:
which
mooued
those
of
the
religion
,
with
all
speed
to
send
thither
their
greatest
forces
,
conducted
by
Captain
Saint
Andre
,
to
relieue
their
prisoner
:
whereof
Fabrice
being
aduertised
,
the
next
day
in
the
morning
came
before
Auranges
with
his
armie
,
and
some
cannons
,
wherewith
hee
beganne
the
batterie
.
Those
that
were
gone
to
the
relieuing
of
their
prisoner
,
hearing
the
noyse
of
the
cannon
,
stayed
their
course
,
beeing
accompanied
with
diuers
of
their
neighbours
,
by
meanes
of
Fabrices
horsemen
,
and
beeing
surprised
in
the
day
time
,
they
were
constrained
to
staye
at
Serignan
,
about
a
myle
from
Aurange
.
Part
of
those
of
the
religion
remaining
in
a
small
number
,
perceiuing
the
breach
,
and
their
Cittizens
of
the
Romish
Church
readie
to
set
vp
on
them
in
the
Towne
,
while
Fabrice
should
assayle
them
without
,
forsooke
the
Towne
,
and
saued
themselues
,
with
their
wiues
and
children
,
within
Serignan
.
Some
stayed
within
Aurange
,
that
determined
to
defend
the
breach
,
but
vppon
the
sixt
of
Iune
in
the
morning
,
they
heard
the
noyse
of
the
assaylers
,
The
poore
men
inhabiting
in
the
Mountaines
,
came
thither
to
reape
,
and
hauing
no
other
weapons
but
their
sithes
and
hookes
,
were
likewise
massacred
.
Many
women
and
maides
were
killed
,
others
hanged
at
windowes
and
Galleries
,
were
harquebused
:
young
children
sucking
at
their
mothers
breasts
massacred
:
diuers
young
wenches
of
fiue
or
sixe
yeares
,
rauished
and
spoyled
.
The
woundes
of
the
dead
,
were
filled
with
the
leaues
torne
out
of
the
Bible
.
The
Towne
was
wholly
sacked
,
wherein
happened
a
maruellous
iudgement
of
God
:
which
was
,
that
the
authors
of
the
mischiefe
,
that
had
caused
the
enemie
to
enter
,
thinking
to
bee
safe
and
preserued
from
daunger
,
withdrewe
themselues
,
with
their
armes
and
wiues
into
the
Market-place
,
The
next
day
,
the
walles
were
beaten
downe
,
and
part
of
them
cleane
rased
to
the
grownde
.
Those
that
were
in
Serignan
,
withdrewe
themselues
into
Montelimart
,
not
being
able
to
remedie
so
great
mischiefes
:
as
for
Parpaille
,
the
Vicelegat
of
Auignon
caused
his
head
to
bee
striken
off
,
sixe
weekes
after
the
massacre
.
Des
Adrets
mooued
at
those
murthers
,
three
or
foure
daies
after
,
the
massacre
of
Auranges
,
des
Adrets
,
entered
by
force
,
killing
some
,
and
casting
others
ouer
the
walles
,
not
suffering
one
to
escape
.
Des
Adrets
with
the
like
dexteritie
hauing
taken
Bourg
,
and
le
Pont
S.
Esprit
,
that
presented
him
with
the
keyes
,
went
to
force
Boulene
,
a
frontier
Towne
of
Contat
,
where
the
souldiers
of
the
companie
of
Captaine
Bartelasse
were
slaine
.
And
as
hee
prepared
himselfe
to
set
vpon
Auignon
,
The
next
day
des
Adrets
arriued
therein
,
and
vsed
both
great
and
small
with
great
courtesie
,
reestablishing
all
things
in
their
estate
,
and
holding
his
armie
in
good
discipline
.
About
the
end
of
Iune
hee
marched
towards
Forests
,
where
hee
vsed
those
of
Montbrison
,
in
such
manner
as
I
shewed
before
.
Des
Adrets
perswaded
by
the
Marshall
de
Brissac
,
that
promised
him
maruels
,
beganne
to
write
to
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
Dauphin
,
des
Arets
did
what
he
could
to
perswade
the
people
,
to
accept
the
Duke
de
Nemours
for
their
Gouernour
:
but
besides
the
particular
reasons
not
long
before
by
the
Nobilitie
of
the
countrie
made
vnto
Adrets
,
they
sayde
it
could
not
bee
done
,
but
to
the
vtter
ruine
and
ouerthrowe
of
all
the
Prouince
:
and
the
letters
of
the
Lieftenant
to
Nemours
beeing
openly
red
,
discouered
the
deuise
,
because
they
contained
,
that
the
Duke
de
Nemours
was
expresly
sent
to
punish
the
seditious
and
rebelles
.
Wherevpon
the
Estates
concluded
(
des
Adrets
himselfe
not
being
able
to
deny
it
)
that
before
they
could
proceed
further
,
it
was
necessarie
for
the
Duke
de
Nemours
to
obtaine
other
letters
and
graunts
by
the
Kings
lawfull
Councell
,
whereof
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
one
,
as
supplying
the
place
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
his
brother
.
This
deuise
ouerthrowne
,
des
Adrets
made
a
voyage
into
Languedoc
,
and
returning
into
Dauphine
,
Nemours
to
coole
his
courage
,
shewed
him
the
Princes
commissions
,
giuen
to
Monsieur
de
S.
Auban
,
(
ouerthrowne
with
his
troupes
at
Tarare
)
to
commaund
in
Dauphine
,
and
his
commission
to
Adrets
to
goe
to
Orleans
:
which
seene
,
des
Arets
vsed
many
practises
to
establish
the
Duke
de
Nemours
:
and
about
the
end
of
December
,
sought
the
meanes
to
make
him
Maister
of
Valence
and
Romans
.
The
tenth
of
Ianuarie
,
by
aduise
of
the
Nobilitie
,
hee
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
kept
in
Nismes
vntill
the
peace
:
when
hee
was
set
at
libertie
without
absolution
or
condemnation
,
,
and
beeing
at
his
owne
house
,
hee
left
the
religion
:
and
after
that
,
openly
bare
armes
against
all
such
as
maintained
the
same
:
but
in
that
alteration
finding
no
good
successe
,
but
rather
shame
and
dishonour
,
hee
was
constrained
to
with
drawe
himself
vnto
his
house
,
despised
both
of
friends
and
enemies
.
Dauphine
,
Monsieur
de
Crossol
recouered
Serignan
and
Aurange
.
On
the
other
side
,
vpon
the
seuenth
of
Ianuarie
,
la
Coche
surprised
the
Tower
of
Lemps
,
and
discouered
a
great
practise
of
Maugiron
,
to
enter
into
Grenoble
,
for
the
which
hee
caused
certaine
traitors
to
bee
executed
.
Whereat
Maugiron
beeing
offended
,
ouerranne
the
countrie
of
triefues
,
contrarie
to
his
faith
and
promise
.
At
the
same
time
,
those
of
Grenoble
receiued
certaine
losses
,
yet
they
victualled
their
Towne
with
corne
and
other
munitions
,
expecting
a
newe
siege
,
which
happened
vnto
them
about
the
end
of
February
,
the
enemies
campe
beeing
eight
thousand
foote
and
horse
,
with
two
great
battering
peeces
,
whereof
the
bullet
beeing
of
Brasse
,
wayed
about
fiftie
pound
,
and
three
faire
field
peeces
.
La
Coche
had
nine
Captains
,
some
Gentlemen
,
with
sixe
hundreth
good
souldiers
,
besides
the
Cittizens
.
The
batterie
beganne
the
first
of
March
,
and
continued
three
daies
and
three
nights
:
after
that
they
offered
a
scalado
,
where
they
lost
many
of
their
souldiers
.
They
within
the
Towne
but
fiue
onely
,
with
Monsieur
de
S.
Muris
,
a
Gentleman
much
lamented
.
Not
long
after
,
the
siege
was
raised
and
the
Towne
freed
.
At
the
same
time
,
a
smal
troupe
belonging
to
Captaine
Furmeier
,
surprised
Romette
,
a
small
place
walled
,
de
Tande
perceiuing
the
horrible
discipation
of
all
Prouence
,
and
that
Sommeriue
his
sonne
gaue
such
libertie
vnto
the
bloodie
and
desolate
companies
of
souldiers
,
thereby
to
commit
the
most
cruell
murthers
and
villanies
that
euer
was
heard
of
,
whereby
infinit
numbers
of
houses
and
families
,
were
destroyed
and
wholly
ouerthrowne
,
came
to
Manosque
,
where
hee
assembled
all
the
men
hee
could
,
vnder
the
conduction
of
Cipierre
his
sonne
,
Colonel
of
the
horse
,
and
of
Cardet
his
sonne
in
lawe
,
leader
of
the
foote
,
who
dealt
in
such
manner
,
that
all
the
Townes
beyond
the
riuer
of
Durance
,
continued
vnder
his
gouernment
,
onely
Petuis
,
which
they
besieged
:
but
all
in
vaine
.
Meane
time
,
Sommeriue
hauing
gathered
his
forces
,
and
hauing
been
at
Aurange
,
by
intreatie
of
Fabrice
and
de
Suze
,
hee
came
to
Manosque
,
which
by
Captaine
Coloux
was
yeelded
vnto
him
,
and
hauing
made
a
muster
of
fiftie
Ensignes
of
foote
,
and
certaine
Cornets
of
horse
,
the
sixteenth
of
Iulie
1562.
hee
besieged
Cisteron
,
wherein
were
the
greatest
part
of
all
the
families
of
the
religion
,
that
had
fledde
out
of
other
places
of
Prouence
,
with
eleuen
companies
of
foote
,
vnder
Monsieur
de
Beanieu
,
Nephew
to
the
Counte
de
Tande
.
Furmeier
came
thither
likewise
with
three
hundreth
men
.
The
eleuenth
of
Iuly
,
Sommeriue
caused
three
assaults
one
after
the
other
to
bee
giuen
vnto
the
Towne
,
which
continued
from
three
of
the
clocke
after
noone
,
vntil
euening
:
but
he
had
a
most
braue
repulse
.
The
next
day
,
the
town
made
certaine
skirmishes
,
and
about
eight
daies
after
,
offered
battell
to
Sommeriue
,
which
he
refused
.
And
at
that
time
,
they
vsed
such
rigor
vnto
each
other
,
that
no
man
was
put
to
ransome
.
About
the
end
of
the
month
,
Sommeriue
fearing
des
Adrets
,
that
had
gotten
the
battell
of
Vaureas
,
went
to
incampe
himselfe
within
three
myles
of
Cisteron
.
On
the
other
side
,
Cardet
with
all
his
forces
approached
,
vsing
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
reassemble
the
troupes
,
but
it
was
impossible
:
wherevppon
the
Counte
de
Tande
wanting
victualles
,
caused
the
campe
to
rise
,
whereof
part
were
placed
in
Cisteron
,
vnder
the
gouernment
of
Senas
,
the
rest
sent
to
des
Adrets
,
that
promised
in
short
time
to
come
and
visit
him
with
great
forces
,
but
hee
did
not
.
Senas
,
Mounans
,
and
other
Captaines
within
the
Towne
,
that
had
lost
many
souldiers
,
perceluing
themselues
destitute
of
munition
,
had
no
hope
of
ayde
,
charged
with
a
great
number
of
poore
people
,
little
experienced
in
Marshall
affaires
,
and
considering
the
forces
,
mindes
,
and
insolencies
of
the
assaylants
,
determined
to
leaue
that
feeble
place
,
and
with
al
speed
to
saue
that
remnant
of
men
that
were
within
it
:
wherevppon
they
got
the
straight
of
the
Mountaine
whereof
I
spake
,
beeing
the
onely
place
whereby
they
might
escape
.
This
conclusion
was
presently
disclosed
to
Sommeriue
,
About
eleuen
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
the
besieged
beganne
to
issue
forth
,
in
the
sight
of
al
their
enemies
,
that
might
easilie
discry
them
from
two
places
,
which
commanded
the
Towne
,
and
by
the
lights
that
stood
in
the
windowes
of
the
houses
,
marching
in
order
,
(
you
may
well
iudge
what
noyse
was
made
at
that
departure
among
the
children
,
sicke
,
hurt
,
and
olde
people
,
and
women
great
with
childe
)
and
so
with
all
their
carriages
followed
on
the
way
vppon
the
Mountain
:
al
that
night
,
not
one
of
Sōmeriues
campe
once
stirring
,
as
if
those
poore
people
had
beene
safely
guarded
,
vntill
morning
that
Sommeriue
caused
certaine
horse
and
foote
to
passe
the
riuer
,
and
to
set
vppon
the
backes
of
them
,
where
they
found
some
poore
women
that
stayed
behinde
,
whereof
some
were
slaine
,
others
brought
prisoners
:
but
they
followed
not
long
after
them
,
as
well
for
the
difficultie
of
the
way
,
as
the
couetous
desire
they
had
,
not
to
leese
the
spoyle
of
the
Towne
,
wherein
Sommeriue
durst
not
enter
,
(
fearing
some
treason
)
before
tenne
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
.
They
beeing
entered
into
that
desolate
Towne
,
slewe
three
or
fource
hundreth
women
and
children
,
without
any
respect
of
age
or
religion
,
taking
that
small
bootie
which
they
could
finde
.
After
the
taking
of
Cisteron
,
and
the
ouerthrow
of
the
Prouenceals
at
Saint
Gilles
,
Sommeriue
continued
Maister
of
the
Prouence
,
continuing
the
battell
,
massacres
,
and
great
insolencies
begunne
before
,
and
yet
without
impunitie
.
The
principall
heads
of
the
horrible
confusion
that
raigned
therein
,
vntill
and
after
the
edict
of
peace
,
beeing
Carces
,
Mentin
,
and
Flassans
,
prouoked
by
certaine
of
the
Parliament
of
Aix
,
as
Bagarris
,
Chesne
,
Saint
Margaret
,
and
others
,
that
ruled
all
the
rest
:
and
that
in
steede
of
obeying
the
edict
of
pacification
,
durst
conclude
&
say
,
that
those
of
the
religion
should
not
haue
any
exercise
:
that
such
as
during
the
troubles
had
beene
their
Leaders
,
or
hauing
had
any
office
,
de
Morsan
,
with
certaine
numbers
of
Councellors
from
Parris
to
Prouence
:
which
did
such
execution
vppon
some
boot-hallers
,
and
other
insolent
persons
,
that
from
thence
forward
,
Now
must
we
say
something
of
the
Duchie
of
Bourgongne
.
Monsieur
de
Tauanes
his
Lieftenant
,
in
the
absence
of
the
Duke
d'Aumale
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
not
to
permit
any
preaching
at
Dyon
,
not
in
the
Frontier-townes
,
so
that
whatsoeuer
letters
and
commissions
,
those
of
the
religion
obtained
after
that
,
would
serue
to
no
effect
,
as
long
as
the
Court
of
Parliament
resited
.
The
eight
of
May
,
Those
of
the
religion
in
Mascon
,
vppon
the
thirteenth
of
May
made
themselues
the
strongest
,
yet
without
effusion
of
blood
:
and
three
daies
after
,
And
as
hee
made
preparation
for
a
second
siege
,
those
of
Lyons
sent
Monsieur
d'Entrages
to
ayde
the
Towne
,
who
by
his
conduction
made
many
sallies
and
braue
skirmishes
:
At
that
time
,
it
chanced
that
two
Sheriffes
of
Mascon
,
hauing
by
their
authoritie
in
the
night
time
laden
certaine
boates
,
with
the
reliques
of
gold
and
siluer
,
and
other
ornaments
of
the
Temple
of
S.
Vincents
in
Mascon
,
minding
to
carrie
and
sell
them
in
Lyons
,
Saint
Poinct
,
who
being
ayded
by
certaine
Gentlemen
of
Dauphine
,
and
a
good
troupe
of
footemen
,
passed
the
riuer
aboue
Belleuille
,
and
setting
vppon
the
boates
,
tooke
them
,
and
became
Maisters
of
all
that
was
within
them
,
valewed
at
the
least
to
the
summe
of
thirtie
or
fortie
thousand
frankes
.
The
Challices
and
Images
of
golde
and
siluer
,
were
broken
and
parted
between
S.
Poinct
and
his
companions
,
although
they
termed
themselues
Romish
Catholicques
.
Wherevppon
a
young
Lacquey
came
to
Gascon
,
who
hauing
falsely
charged
two
Captaines
,
was
hanged
,
but
the
souldiers
of
those
two
Captaines
beganne
to
mutin
,
because
their
leaders
had
been
committed
to
prison
,
vsing
many
threatning
speeches
.
This
beeing
appeased
,
Entrages
saying
he
would
make
a
generall
muster
in
a
plaine
hard
by
the
Towne
,
caused
those
two
companies
of
mutinous
fellowes
first
to
issue
forth
:
The
Prince
euill
counselled
,
permitted
certaine
articles
to
be
drawn
,
where
in
trueth
hee
should
haue
holden
onely
vnto
the
saide
Edict
:
but
nothing
beeing
resolued
at
that
time
,
hee
obtained
libertie
to
enter
into
Orleans
,
there
to
conferre
with
his
Councell
,
where
hee
asked
the
aduise
of
the
Ministers
as
then
assembled
therein
from
diuers
places
,
beeing
to
the
number
of
seuentie
twoo
persons
,
Vassy
,
Sens
and
other
places
,
wherein
there
was
not
found
the
least
poynt
of
hostilitie
to
bee
committed
by
those
of
the
religion
,
as
also
of
diuers
others
most
manifest
ruptures
of
the
said
Edict
,
besides
the
exploits
of
warre
.
The
rest
of
the
articles
concerned
the
conseruation
of
the
discipline
of
the
Churches
,
and
the
reestablishing
thereof
,
which
notwithstanding
the
Prince
was
so
much
perswaded
by
the
Queenes
and
others
promises
,
after
that
,
to
make
an
other
and
a
better
agreement
,
shewing
him
,
that
the
restrictions
and
moderations
,
which
as
then
were
set
downe
,
were
done
at
that
time
,
only
to
content
&
appease
those
of
the
Romish
religion
,
&
by
reasonable
means
to
obtain
a
greater
libertie
,
withal
,
that
there
were
many
that
sought
for
peace
,
what
price
soeuer
it
cost
,
that
hee
consented
vnto
the
exceptions
contained
in
the
new
contract
,
causing
them
to
bee
redde
before
the
Nobilitie
,
willing
no
man
to
giue
his
aduise
therein
,
but
onely
Gentlemen
bearing
armes
,
as
hee
saide
it
openly
before
the
assembly
:
Those
that
with
her
had
the
processes
of
Poltrot
to
examine
,
perceiuing
that
the
dispositions
of
the
prisoner
had
no
apparant
ground
,
within
three
daies
after
sent
to
Parris
,
that
they
should
dispatch
him
out
of
the
way
,
that
it
would
bee
daungerous
to
keepe
him
,
and
that
hee
would
deny
what
hee
had
said
.
Wherevppon
his
proces
was
made
,
hee
was
diuers
times
examined
,
and
according
to
the
torments
giuen
him
,
they
found
diuersitie
in
his
speeches
.
And
beeing
condemned
vpon
the
eighteenth
of
March
,
to
be
pinched
with
hotte
tongues
,
hee
openly
declared
,
that
the
Admirall
knew
nothing
of
his
intent
to
kill
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
Neuerthelesse
,
certaine
Captaines
of
Parris
deposed
,
that
hee
had
confessed
the
contrary
vnto
them
,
after
the
first
drawing
of
the
horses
.
But
vpon
his
variable
depositions
,
The
Admirall
hauing
ranged
his
enemies
in
Normandie
,
to
a
good
poynt
,
as
then
had
a
stronger
armie
then
hee
had
before
,
The
next
day
hee
gaue
his
aduise
in
open
Councell
before
the
Prince
,
and
among
other
things
,
shewed
,
that
they
were
to
remember
,
that
from
the
beginning
of
the
warres
made
by
the
Triumuirat
,
they
had
alwaies
offered
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
of
Ianuary
,
Parris
only
excepted
:
and
that
considering
the
estate
of
their
affaires
,
those
of
the
religion
had
more
means
then
they
had
before
,
to
defend
themselues
from
the
violences
of
their
enemies
:
of
three
authors
of
those
warres
,
two
of
them
beeing
dead
,
the
third
prisoner
,
and
a
good
pledge
for
the
Princes
assurance
,
that
the
Churches
were
restrained
to
one
Towne
in
a
Baliage
,
and
other
such
exceptions
,
was
as
much
,
as
if
they
should
striue
against
God
,
and
ouerthrowe
more
Churches
by
the
dash
of
a
penne
,
then
all
the
enemies
forces
could
beate
downe
intenne
yeares
space
.
That
the
Gentlemen
that
would
shewe
their
good
wils
,
should
soone
see
and
feele
by
good
experience
,
how
much
more
expedient
and
commodious
it
will
bee
vnto
them
,
to
go
to
a
sermon
within
a
Towne
or
Village
neare
vnto
them
,
then
to
receiue
a
church
into
their
house
:
besides
this
,
that
such
Gentlemen
dying
,
would
not
alwaies
leaue
heires
of
their
opinions
.
These
reasons
were
so
firme
,
that
besides
the
disliking
of
those
that
were
not
called
to
counsell
,
the
most
part
of
those
that
had
agreed
vnto
it
,
could
gladly
haue
wished
it
to
beginne
againe
.
But
the
Prince
to
all
that
opposed
the
promises
made
vnto
him
,
that
in
short
time
hee
should
enioy
the
estate
of
the
deceased
king
of
Nauarre
his
brother
,
and
that
then
,
those
of
the
religion
should
obtaine
whatsoeuer
they
could
desire
.
Yet
although
many
alleadged
to
the
contrary
,
that
all
his
promises
were
but
words
,
and
that
when
those
of
the
religion
should
bee
disarmed
,
and
retired
vnto
their
houses
,
their
enemies
would
still
deuise
the
meanes
to
vexe
and
trouble
them
,
and
that
they
should
bee
disgraced
and
nought
esteemed
.
Yet
would
hee
neuer
apprehended
it
,
and
what
paines
soeuer
the
Admirall
tooke
,
accompanying
the
Prince
in
diuers
priuate
conferences
with
the
Queene
,
the
Edict
continued
in
force
,
as
it
hadde
beene
decreed
,
and
nothing
else
could
bee
obtained
,
but
onely
that
certaine
Gentlemen
procured
this
poynt
,
that
some
of
the
best
Townes
in
certaine
Prouinces
,
should
bee
nominated
for
the
exercise
of
the
religion
in
the
Baliages
,
but
this
was
but
an
accord
in
paper
,
that
tooke
small
effect
.
The
Queene
of
England
had
assisted
the
Prince
of
Conde
and
his
adherents
,
with
men
and
mony
during
those
warres
,
who
for
assurance
of
her
mony
disboursed
,
and
for
the
retrait
of
her
men
,
gaue
her
the
possession
of
the
towne
of
New-hauen
,
wherein
there
laye
an
English
Garrison
.
The
Prince
by
his
Edict
hauing
not
made
any
conclusion
,
that
the
Englishmen
should
bee
payde
,
and
peaceably
sent
home
againe
,
they
stayed
in
New-hauen
,
to
keepe
it
,
till
they
had
satisfaction
on
the
other
side
.
The
Councell
of
France
,
by
letters
dated
the
sixt
of
Iuly
,
proclaimed
warre
against
the
Englishmen
:
and
fifteene
daies
after
New-hauen
was
besieged
,
And
that
the
Huguenots
might
bee
well
assured
,
not
to
haue
any
more
ayde
out
of
England
,
the
Earle
of
Warwicke
laye
in
New-hauen
with
sixe
thousand
Englishmen
,
hauing
well
prouided
all
things
necessarie
for
the
defence
of
a
place
of
such
importance
.
But
the
fresh
water
beeing
taken
from
the
Englishmen
,
the
plague
was
very
rife
among
them
,
and
the
batterie
most
furious
,
vppon
the
eight
and
twentieth
of
Iuly
they
grew
to
a
parley
,
and
the
next
day
yeelded
the
place
,
wherein
aboue
three
thousande
of
them
were
deade
of
the
plague
.
Eight
monethes
after
this
reudition
,
a
peace
was
concluded
and
proclaimed
,
betweene
France
and
England
.
Within
short
time
after
,
the
Parliament
of
Parris
sent
a
declaration
vnto
the
king
,
touching
that
Edict
of
maioritie
,
which
confirmed
that
of
pacification
.
But
the
Queene
caused
him
to
speake
with
authoritie
as
hee
had
done
before
,
In
dooing
so
,
you
shall
finde
mee
as
good
and
milde
a
King
as
euer
you
had
:
but
dooing
as
you
haue
done
,
since
the
time
you
were
giuen
to
vnderstand
that
you
are
my
tutors
,
I
will
make
you
knowe
,
that
you
are
none
such
,
but
my
seruants
and
subiects
:
willing
and
charging
you
,
to
obey
my
commaundements
.
de
Thou
had
propounded
,
touching
the
Kings
Court
:
and
that
his
mawrite
ought
first
to
haue
been
signified
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
:
that
the
King
ought
not
to
permit
the
exercise
of
two
religions
within
his
Realme
:
that
the
inhabitants
of
Parris
ought
not
to
be
constrained
to
leaue
their
armes
.
The
Bishop
in
open
tearmes
seemed
to
charge
de
Thou
and
all
his
companions
,
to
shew
but
small
vnderstanding
in
those
affaires
,
and
much
lesse
conscience
.
The
twentie
foure
of
September
following
,
by
Decree
of
the
priuie
Councell
,
the
mawrite
of
the
King
(
or
as
some
are
of
aduice
)
the
regencie
and
Soueraigntie
authoritie
of
the
Queene
was
confirmed
.
Ieane
d'Albert
,
Queene
of
Nauarre
:
who
as
then
made
publicque
profession
of
the
religion
,
and
had
driuen
the
Masse
out
of
her
Countries
.
This
declaration
was
made
in
forme
of
an
excommunication
,
&
for
a
dispossession
of
all
that
land
,
which
as
then
remained
vnto
this
Princesse
,
by
whom
soeuer
would
take
it
in
hand
,
to
enioy
it
as
by
conquest
,
and
his
owne
proper
inheritance
.
Shee
was
likewise
cited
to
appeare
before
the
Consistorie
of
Cardinalles
,
within
sixe
moneths
after
:
for
default
whereof
,
the
Pope
declared
her
hereticke
,
her
goods
confiscate
,
and
abandoned
as
aforesaid
.
The
King
formed
an
opposition
against
this
papall
thunder
,
which
as
then
was
shewed
but
in
Rome
.
The
King
of
Spaine
hauing
neither
the
desire
nor
the
meanes
to
fall
vppon
that
Princesse
,
and
the
Councell
of
France
,
esteemed
it
inconuenient
,
to
giue
so
manifest
a
shadowe
vnto
those
that
were
of
the
religion
.
The
death
of
Charles
de
Cosse
Marshal
de
Brissac
,
that
had
done
great
seruice
for
the
Realm
of
France
,
in
the
warres
of
Piedemont
,
made
an
ende
of
this
yeare
,
1563.
that
dyed
vpon
the
last
of
December
.
About
the
beginning
of
Februarie
,
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Pope
,
the
Emperour
,
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
came
to
Fountainebleau
,
desiring
that
the
King
would
cause
the
Decrees
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
to
bee
wholely
obserued
within
the
Realme
of
France
:
for
the
which
cause
,
The
king
of
Spaine
with
that
Ambassage
,
deuising
how
hee
might
see
his
kinsmans
house
in
new
troubles
,
tooke
no
order
for
his
own
in
the
lowe
countries
,
where
as
then
warres
beganne
to
bee
hatched
,
which
not
long
after
came
foorth
,
and
as
yet
continue
therein
,
to
his
great
shame
and
confusion
.
In
the
beginning
of
March
,
the
Queene
beganne
the
voyage
of
Bayonne
,
to
speake
with
the
king
of
Spaine
,
the
pretence
was
,
that
the
king
beeing
Maior
,
and
about
foureteene
yeares
of
age
,
The
king
beganne
that
voyage
in
Champagne
and
Bourgongne
,
from
whence
hee
went
to
Lyons
,
But
in
the
end
the
plague
being
entered
into
the
Queens
Chamber
,
whereof
one
of
her
Gentlewomen
fell
sicke
,
the
king
was
ledde
from
thence
.
While
they
built
at
Lyons
,
to
bridle
those
of
the
religion
,
by
that
means
to
weaken
their
forces
,
Those
of
the
religion
indured
all
,
contenting
themselues
with
simple
declarations
in
paper
,
and
receiuing
paper
for
payment
.
For
that
about
the
beginning
of
this
voyage
,
the
Romish
Catholikes
of
Greuan
in
Bourgongne
,
massacred
diuers
of
the
religion
,
being
assembled
therein
to
exercise
their
religion
:
But
in
stead
of
keeping
promise
,
at
the
same
time
an
edict
was
made
,
forbidding
the
exercise
of
the
religion
in
the
kings
Court
,
They
likewise
draue
al
ministers
out
of
the
realm
,
that
were
not
natural
Frenchmen
.
The
king
being
gone
from
Lyons
,
went
to
Roussillon
,
wher
he
staying
for
a
time
,
was
visited
by
the
duke
d'Sauoy
.
Ther
they
erected
another
dismembring
of
the
edict
of
peace
,
That
it
should
not
bee
lawfull
for
those
of
the
religion
to
hold
Sinodes
,
accusing
them
vnder
that
pretence
to
haue
made
conspiracies
,
and
raised
the
greatest
part
of
the
realme
.
This
edict
abated
somewhat
of
the
edict
of
pacification
.
From
Dauphine
,
the
king
went
into
Prouence
,
and
Marcèllis
,
and
in
the
beginning
of
winter
hee
entered
into
Languedoc
:
and
being
in
Montpeslier
,
about
the
end
of
December
,
prolonged
the
redeeming
of
the
spirituall
goods
,
for
the
space
of
sixe
moneths
more
.
This
winter
was
extreame
colde
through
all
the
realme
of
France
.
His
brother
the
Duke
d'Aumale
,
lay
not
farre
from
Parris
with
a
troupe
of
men
.
The
Marshall
de
Montmorency
Gouernour
of
the
Isle
of
France
,
beeing
a
wise
Gentleman
,
and
a
friend
to
peace
,
hauing
discouered
that
diuers
mutinous
companions
attended
the
Cardinalles
arriuall
in
that
manner
,
to
commit
violence
against
those
of
the
religion
,
that
daily
increased
:
and
foreseeing
that
so
bolde
an
attempt
openly
to
ride
in
armes
,
would
breed
some
horrible
tempest
,
if
it
were
not
preuented
,
sent
word
to
the
Cardinall
,
that
hee
should
not
presume
to
enter
into
Parris
with
such
a
traine
,
nor
in
that
manner
.
And
because
he
made
no
account
of
the
kings
Lieftenants
commandement
,
the
Marshall
sent
him
word
,
that
hee
forbadde
him
to
enter
into
his
gouernment
with
armed
troupes
,
which
if
hee
did
,
hee
would
vse
his
authoritie
.
But
the
Cardinall
not
letting
for
that
,
about
the
beginning
of
Ianuarie
assayed
to
enter
armed
into
Parris
,
but
hee
found
the
Gouernour
and
Soueraigne
Magistrate
,
with
thirtie
or
fortie
men
readie
to
resist
him
,
all
men
of
account
:
as
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
and
the
Prince
of
Portian
.
But
in
stead
of
beating
down
the
Cardinall
and
his
men
,
hee
contented
himselfe
to
put
them
in
feare
.
The
Cardinall
,
his
Nephewe
,
and
diuers
of
their
followers
,
saued
themselues
in
the
first
shoppes
and
houses
they
could
get
into
.
Their
men
of
war
shunning
the
danger
with
all
the
speede
they
could
,
but
not
once
pursued
.
This
chance
made
the
Cardinal
wholly
confused
,
and
hauing
stayed
for
a
time
within
the
Towne
,
hee
returned
into
Champagne
,
staying
the
Kings
returne
from
Bayonne
.
The
Duke
d'Aumale
his
brother
made
more
shewe
,
and
for
the
space
of
certaine
weekes
,
no
other
report
ranne
abroad
within
Parris
,
and
all
the
Isle
of
France
,
but
onely
of
leagues
and
associations
,
made
to
bee
reuenged
vppon
the
Marshall
de
Montmorency
,
who
being
assisted
by
the
Admirall
and
other
Lords
,
held
the
Parisians
in
peace
,
and
caused
his
action
to
bee
approoued
,
both
in
the
Parliament
,
and
by
the
kings
Councell
.
But
this
blowe
renued
the
despight
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
against
those
of
Montmorency
and
Chastillon
,
and
because
the
assemblies
made
by
the
Duke
d'Aumale
,
and
the
league
hee
made
with
the
Duke
d'Estampes
,
Martignes
,
Chauigny
,
and
the
Bishoppe
of
Mans
,
had
constrained
the
Marshall
&
the
Admirall
,
to
assemble
certain
Gentlemen
to
withstand
those
pretended
leaguers
.
The
Queen
fearing
,
least
that
beginning
wold
breed
some
mischiefe
,
that
might
breake
the
voyage
of
Bayonne
,
and
other
expedients
which
shee
esteemed
to
bee
most
fit
and
necessarie
for
the
effecting
of
this
Councell
,
presently
dispatched
letters
pattrents
,
whereby
the
king
commauned
those
that
as
yet
were
not
entered
into
Parris
to
approach
no
nearer
:
and
such
as
were
therein
,
to
depart
from
thence
,
referring
the
ending
of
this
quarrell
,
vntill
his
returne
out
of
Gascoigne
.
The
Cardinall
offended
that
no
better
remedie
was
taken
in
his
behalfe
touching
that
disgrace
,
beganne
another
enterprise
,
making
warre
against
Salcede
,
Bailiffe
de
Vic
,
The
ninth
of
Iune
,
Henry
duke
of
Orleans
,
brother
to
the
king
,
departed
from
Bayonne
,
Iohn
de
Lus
,
from
whence
the
next
day
after
he
road
to
Iron
,
the
first
place
in
the
frontiers
of
Spaine
,
scituate
vpon
the
riuer
of
Marquery
,
which
diuided
the
lands
of
the
Kings
of
France
and
Spaine
.
And
hauing
past
that
riuer
,
he
went
to
meete
with
his
sister
the
Queene
of
Spaine
,
beyond
Aruany
,
where
,
after
the
ceremonies
and
salutations
ordinatily
vsed
at
such
meetings
,
they
tooke
their
way
to
S.
Sebastians
,
wher
the
Duke
of
Alue
stayed
.
Not
long
after
,
the
king
went
forth
to
meet
his
sister
,
accompanied
by
diuers
Princes
&
Noblemen
,
conducting
her
vnto
Bayonne
,
where
she
stayed
along
time
.
The
Duke
d'Alua
with
many
of
the
Couucell
of
Spaine
,
had
diuers
secret
conferences
with
the
Councell
of
France
.
There
resolution
beeing
(
as
Monsieur
de
Noue
saith
in
his
discourse
,
de
Horne
and
Egmont
,
with
other
noble
men
in
Brusselis
)
that
they
must
not
stand
to
looke
for
frogges
,
but
first
fish
for
the
great
salmons
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admirall
,
and
others
in
France
,
beeing
in
time
aduertised
by
some
,
that
were
not
farre
from
their
so
bloody
Councels
,
from
that
time
,
beganne
to
looke
vnto
themselues
,
and
to
thinke
vppon
their
affaires
,
aduertising
those
of
the
religion
not
to
bee
negligent
.
From
Bayonne
the
K.
tooke
his
iourney
to
Nerac
,
wher
he
restored
the
Romish
Catholicques
to
their
goods
:
repaired
their
temples
:
brought
in
againe
the
Priests
and
Monkes
that
had
beene
thrust
out
:
and
commaunded
Monluc
by
his
letters
pattents
in
firme
of
an
Edict
,
to
see
all
things
performed
:
as
also
to
take
order
that
the
officers
of
the
Towne
might
bee
equally
chosen
out
of
both
religions
,
halfe
of
the
one
,
and
halfe
of
the
other
,
and
this
course
he
prescribed
as
a
lawe
to
all
those
Townes
,
where
those
of
the
religion
had
gotten
the
vpper
hand
.
Hee
did
besides
ordaine
,
that
such
Monkes
,
Fryers
,
and
Nunnes
,
as
had
cast
off
their
coules
,
in
purpose
to
reenter
into
the
successions
of
their
Parents
,
should
not
bee
admitted
orherwise
,
then
according
to
the
ancient
constitutions
.
Hee
also
gaue
audience
vnto
the
Catholicque
and
Romish
Leaguers
of
Guyenne
,
whom
he
likewise
iustified
.
Moreouer
,
in
all
places
where
the
King
made
his
iourney
,
there
was
in
manner
no
other
speech
,
but
of
the
complaints
of
those
of
the
religion
,
whom
the
peace
did
as
much
molest
(
and
in
some
places
more
)
as
the
warre
.
The
Councell
stopped
the
plaintiues
mouthes
with
sweet
words
,
promising
redresse
in
all
possible
loue
and
equitie
:
but
their
speeches
vanished
like
smoke
:
for
of
an
infinite
number
of
murthers
,
from
the
publication
of
the
Edict
,
vntill
that
day
committed
,
there
were
scarce
sixe
offenders
punished
,
and
those
but
of
the
rascall
sort
,
that
else
where
and
before
time
,
had
tenne
times
deserued
the
wheele
or
fire
.
The
rest
of
the
yeare
was
spent
,
in
the
kings
entries
into
the
towns
vpon
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
in
banquets
,
triumphs
,
superfluous
expenses
,
and
ridiculous
pastimes
,
wherin
the
K.
and
his
two
yonger
bretheren
were
altogither
buried
,
whilest
the
Queen
with
her
Councellors
mannaging
the
whole
state
of
France
,
guided
it
in
such
crooked
courses
,
as
still
doo
remaine
of
the
stormes
,
no
lesse
daungerous
then
the
former
.
de
Montmorency
,
because
of
the
quarrell
of
Parris
.
Shee
likewise
sent
for
du
Thou
and
Seguier
,
first
and
second
Presidents
of
Parris
,
Dafis
,
chiefe
President
of
Thoulouse
,
Lagebaston
of
Bourdeaux
,
Truchon
of
Grenoble
,
le
Feure
of
Dyon
,
and
Fourneau
second
President
of
Prouence
.
The
king
beeing
in
his
chamber
,
with
diuers
Princes
and
Lords
,
the
Chancellour
made
a
long
Oration
touching
the
miseries
of
the
Realme
,
That
which
made
them
most
to
consider
vpon
the
matter
,
was
,
that
they
perceiued
the
Queene-mother
to
leane
to
the
house
of
Guise
,
and
the
Cardinall
and
shee
to
bee
as
two
heades
within
one
hood
,
they
likewise
tooke
vp
the
matter
betweene
the
saide
Cardinall
,
and
the
Marshall
de
Montmorencie
,
touching
that
which
had
passed
between
them
at
Parris
,
during
the
voyage
of
Bayonne
.
The
rest
of
this
yeare
,
was
for
the
most
part
spent
among
Courtezans
,
in
mariages
,
banquets
,
&
other
pastimes
,
whiles
all
parts
of
the
realm
were
plunged
in
great
disorders
.
The
Prince
neuerthelesse
and
the
Admirall
,
lay
still
and
rested
quiet
,
being
content
plainly
to
looke
vppon
the
accurrences
,
and
readie
to
advertise
their
friends
of
all
that
was
practised
,
least
they
should
bee
surprised
.
From
diuers
parts
they
were
aduertised
of
the
Spaniards
preparatiues
,
who
purposed
a
terrible
destruction
to
the
lowe
Countries
,
and
withall
,
they
foresawe
,
that
his
enterprise
would
breed
new
troubles
in
France
,
wherby
after
so
many
stormes
at
Bayonne
,
there
must
needs
ensue
some
great
rage
and
straunge
euents
.
The
Prince
of
la
Roch
Suryon
,
also
a
little
before
his
decease
,
had
reuealed
vnto
them
many
particularities
.
Let
them
complaine
of
any
breach
of
couenants
,
they
should
not
want
eyther
sweet
words
,
or
courteous
letters
,
to
lull
them
on
sleepe
:
In
the
meane
time
,
in
Faix
and
Bearne
the
troubles
continued
,
wherein
the
better
sort
were
most
vniustly
dealt
withall
.
There
began
a
disputation
at
Parris
,
betweene
two
Ministers
and
two
Sorbonists
,
at
the
Duke
of
Neuers
lodging
,
which
grewe
into
very
large
writings
without
any
resolution
,
as
indeede
such
parlying
,
do
for
the
most
part
bring
foorth
small
fruite
.
Simon
May
,
broken
vppon
a
scaffolde
:
this
man
was
of
meane
birth
,
and
dwelt
in
a
countrie
house
not
farre
from
Chastillon
vppon
Loyn
,
where
vnder
pretence
of
an
Hostrie
or
Inne
,
hee
practised
his
robberies
.
Him
did
Anmalle
the
late
Duke
of
Guises
brother
,
hire
to
watch
the
Admirall
as
hee
went
on
hunting
,
and
gaue
him
in
hand
a
hundreth
Crownes
and
a
Spanish
Genet
.
The
Admirall
before
vnderstanding
his
wicked
course
of
life
,
had
sharply
threatned
him
:
and
now
by
witnesses
finding
him
to
bee
a
notable
theefe
,
he
sent
the
informations
to
Parris
,
wherevpon
hee
was
soone
apprehended
and
brought
into
the
Conciergery
,
where
hee
beganne
to
accuse
the
Admirall
and
some
others
,
that
they
should
haue
conspired
togither
,
and
so
promised
him
great
reward
to
kill
the
Queene-mother
:
but
the
Councellours
that
were
deputed
to
perfect
his
processe
,
presently
smelling
out
the
infection
of
this
slaunder
,
and
perceiuing
that
in
the
boulting
out
of
this
matter
(
which
notwithstanding
they
ought
to
haue
done
)
they
should
haue
found
some
of
the
house
of
Guise
in
more
fault
then
the
Chastillons
:
letting
fall
this
false
accusation
,
and
hauing
auerred
May
his
robberies
and
thefts
,
they
committed
him
to
the
wheele
.
During
the
kings
voyage
to
Bayonne
,
wherein
hee
was
accompanied
only
with
Princes
and
Lords
of
the
Romish
religion
,
Stephen
Pasquier
a
Councellour
,
that
pleaded
for
the
Vniuersitie
against
the
saide
Iesuites
:
his
words
are
these
.
A
Nauarrois
named
Ignace
,
who
had
beene
a
souldier
all
the
daies
of
his
life
time
,
hauing
been
hurt
in
the
Towne
of
Pampelune
,
while
hee
laye
to
bee
healed
,
vsed
to
reade
the
liues
of
holy
fathers
:
by
whose
examples
hee
determined
from
that
time
forward
to
frame
his
life
.
Wherevppon
hee
entered
into
conference
with
diuers
men
,
and
among
the
rest
,
with
one
named
Maister
Pasquier
Brouet
.
They
sware
and
aduowed
a
societie
,
and
Ignace
being
beheaded
,
they
made
certaine
voyages
to
Parris
,
Rome
,
and
Ierusalem
,
and
in
the
end
went
to
Venice
,
where
they
continued
certaine
yeares
.
And
perceiuing
themselues
to
haue
many
followers
,
Martin
Luther
sought
to
deface
,
they
with
a
contrary
profession
shewed
,
that
their
first
vow
was
to
acknowledge
the
Pope
to
be
aboue
al
earthly
powers
,
du
Prat
,
began
to
beare
them
some
affection
,
and
sought
to
plant
that
order
in
Parris
,
whither
hee
brought
Pasquier
Brouet
,
with
three
or
foure
others
.
They
at
their
comming
,
lodged
themselues
quietly
in
a
chamber
in
the
Colledge
of
Lombards
,
and
after
that
,
established
their
habitation
in
the
house
of
Cleremont
in
Harp-street
,
by
the
permission
of
him
that
first
brought
them
into
France
,
celebrating
their
Masses
and
prayers
vppon
the
Sundaies
and
other
Festiuall
daies
,
in
a
Chappell
that
standeth
at
the
entrie
into
the
Chartreux
.
Benet
,
Clugny
,
Cisteaux
,
Grandmont
,
Premonstre
and
others
,
approcued
by
diuers
Councels
,
or
with
the
foure
orders
of
begging
Fryers
.
The
Court
not
content
with
those
oppositions
,
wold
not
seem
to
be
opinious
of
themselues
,
but
for
the
same
cause
had
recourse
vnto
the
facultie
of
Diuines
,
who
by
their
decree
censured
against
them
,
partly
because
that
some
of
their
proposition
derogated
from
the
priuiledges
of
the
French
Churches
,
partly
because
that
terming
themselues
religious
,
they
weare
not
the
habit
,
neyther
yet
confined
themselues
(
like
vnto
others
)
within
Cloysters
:
which
censure
put
them
by
their
whole
intent
.
Not
long
after
,
the
Bishop
of
Cleremont
died
,
who
by
his
will
bequeathed
them
great
gifts
,
those
legacies
by
them
recouered
,
happened
the
first
troubles
,
at
the
beginning
whereof
,
the
conference
of
the
French
Church
was
holden
in
Possy
.
From
that
time
they
began
to
breake
their
long
silence
,
and
againe
presented
a
request
to
the
Court
of
Parltament
,
to
be
receiued
and
approoued
,
if
not
in
forme
of
religion
,
yet
as
a
simple
Colledge
.
S.
Ieames
street
,
called
the
house
of
Langres
,
which
they
diuided
in
two
habitations
,
the
one
for
the
religious
,
the
other
for
Schollers
.
In
this
company
were
diuers
learned
persons
,
&
among
the
rest
,
Fryer
Edmond
Anger
,
&
Maldonnat
:
the
first
,
a
great
Preacher
:
the
second
,
one
that
had
bin
instructed
in
all
kinds
of
learning
and
languages
:
Stephen
Pasquier
,
adding
thervnto
.
The
vniuersitie
vouchsafed
me
the
honor
,
Peter
Versoris
,
pleading
for
the
Iesuites
,
and
I
for
the
Vniuersitie
.
Lowing
the
plea
made
by
M.
Pasquier
:
I
will
set
downe
some
chiefe
and
notable
poynts
.
The
Iesuites
cause
(
saith
he
)
is
ful
of
dissimulation
&
hypocrisie
:
their
sect
is
hereafter
to
be
but
a
semenarie
of
partiallities
,
between
the
christian
&
the
Iesuite
:
the
purpose
and
intent
tendeth
only
to
desolation
,
and
surprising
of
the
estate
both
polliticque
and
Ecclesiasticall
.
They
bear
the
name
of
Iesus
,
but
with
a
false
title
.
I
am
of
opinion
,
that
there
is
not
any
faithful
christian
,
or
good
and
loyal
Frenchman
,
but
that
wil
find
the
reasons
and
conclusions
of
the
vniuersitie
to
be
both
iust
and
good
:
which
is
,
These
new
bretheren
,
vnder
a
beautifull
title
,
&
exterior
shew
,
wold
enter
&
make
a
breach
into
our
peace
&
quiet
estate
.
Ignace
a
maimed
souldier
,
not
for
the
zeale
and
deuotion
that
hee
bare
to
any
new
austeritie
of
life
,
but
perceiuing
himselfe
to
be
impotent
and
vnable
anylonger
to
beare
armes
,
entered
into
familiaritie
with
certaine
persons
,
and
among
others
,
with
one
M.
Pasquier
Brouet
,
borne
in
Dreux
,
a
man
(
certain
exterior
quallities
excepted
)
that
had
no
learning
,
either
in
humane
or
diuine
laws
.
These
two
with
some
others
,
for
a
time
kept
themselues
in
Venice
,
a
town
by
certain
Italian
authors
well
knowne
,
and
acknowledged
to
be
the
receptacle
of
diuers
and
peruerse
things
.
There
for
a
time
they
vsed
a
certain
hypocriticall
austeritie
of
life
,
&
perceiuing
that
their
superstition
began
to
be
followed
,
they
were
so
bold
as
to
transport
themselues
to
Rome
,
wher
they
began
to
publish
their
sect
.
And
althogh
the
greatest
part
of
them
were
neither
seen
in
tongues
nor
diuinitie
,
yet
they
began
openly
to
promise
two
things
.
The
one
to
preach
the
gospel
to
the
Infidels
,
so
to
conuert
them
to
the
faith
:
the
other
,
to
teach
doctrine
vnto
al
christians
without
any
reward
.
For
that
cause
taking
vpon
them
the
name
of
religious
people
,
as
if
al
those
that
cleaued
not
to
their
sect
,
were
separated
from
their
societie
.
Subtile
:
Authors
of
a
superstitious
sect
:
vnhappy
weed
:
A
sect
condemned
by
the
facultie
of
diuinitie
,
as
being
replenished
with
all
superstition
and
damnable
ambition
,
inuented
and
admitted
for
the
desolation
of
all
estates
,
either
seculer
or
reguler
:
men
in
state
to
grow
great
by
other
mens
falles
,
aduanced
by
the
ambitious
&
vnwoorthie
practises
of
the
Cardinall
of
Turnon
their
supporter
:
impudent
:
irreguler
:
disobedient
:
hypocrites
:
ignorant
Teachers
and
wanderers
:
deceiuers
:
pardoners
:
new
men
patched
togither
of
many
peeces
:
full
of
ambitious
superstitio
.
Then
doth
he
proceed
to
lay
open
their
stratagems
,
whereby
they
haue
deuised
in
short
time
to
incroach
infinite
wealth
,
yea
euen
whole
kingdomes
&
countries
:
The
others
of
lesser
obseruance
,
are
bound
onely
to
two
vowes
:
the
one
,
respecting
their
fidelitie
that
they
promise
to
the
Pope
:
the
other
,
their
obedience
to
their
superior
.
These
latter
sorts
,
do
not
vow
pouertie
,
but
may
lawfully
enioy
benefices
without
dispensation
:
succeed
their
Parents
:
and
purchase
lands
and
possessions
,
as
if
they
were
seculer
persons
.
This
is
the
course
whereby
they
haue
at
chieued
such
wealth
&
riches
in
this
new
order
:
for
al
that
falleth
to
these
lesser
obseruantiues
,
by
succession
,
purchase
,
chace
,
or
any
other
practise
,
is
incorporate
into
the
whole
bodie
of
Iesuites
,
without
repetition
or
reuocation
:
for
euen
they
to
whom
it
falleth
haue
vowed
obedience
.
We
are
moreouer
to
note
another
especiall
vow
of
these
men
,
which
importeth
,
that
they
shall
in
all
cases
&
in
all
places
,
obey
their
Generall
&
superior
,
who
alwaies
is
a
Spaniard
&
chosen
by
the
K.
of
Spaine
,
as
hitherto
it
hath
alwaies
fallen
out
:
for
among
other
the
wordes
of
this
vow
,
they
haue
these
:
that
setting
their
eie
vpon
their
Geneneral
,
they
are
to
acknowledge
in
him
,
the
person
of
Iesus
Christ
as
present
.
From
these
vows
&
distinctions
haue
proceeded
terrible
enterprises
:
year
euen
most
heynous
attempts
against
the
liues
and
persons
of
Princes
,
kings
,
and
Queens
,
as
the
Histories
of
the
low
Countries
,
England
,
and
Rome
,
do
plainly
testifie
:
wherof
also
we
wil
speak
somewhat
toward
the
end
of
the
raigne
of
Hemy
the
third
.
As
touching
the
disorders
happened
in
the
two
orders
by
them
deuised
,
which
are
termed
,
the
one
the
great
obseruants
,
the
other
the
Iesse
:
Iohn
Gerson
teacheth
vs
in
one
of
his
books
,
that
we
may
well
bee
without
a
Pope
in
the
church
:
that
it
is
in
the
power
of
a
generall
Councel
,
to
displace
a
Pope
out
of
his
seat
,
&
therin
to
place
an
other
,
for
the
ordering
of
the
affairs
of
the
church
,
as
in
effect
it
was
practised
in
the
councels
of
Constance
&
Basle
.
Thus
hauing
learnedly
pleaded
for
the
rights
&
priuiledges
of
the
French
church
,
he
discouereth
their
subtilties
,
thefts
,
dissimulations
,
impostures
,
&
rauenings
,
shewing
by
diuers
examples
,
that
they
are
mutenous
,
sowers
of
troubles
,
Atheists
,
and
mockers
of
God
.
And
ending
his
plea
,
said
to
all
the
Court
:
You
my
Maisters
that
tollerate
the
Iesuits
,
Aduocate
Mesnil
,
who
in
this
care
pleaded
for
the
kings
Atturney
,
propounded
many
matters
against
these
sectaries
,
who
hee
sufficiently
prooued
to
bee
a
plague
to
the
Realme
,
but
because
of
the
kings
voyage
into
Bayonne
,
and
that
the
Queenes
councels
,
and
those
of
the
house
of
Guise
that
ruled
all
,
tender
onely
but
to
the
ruine
and
ouerthrow
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admirall
,
&
those
of
the
religion
:
the
Iesuites
proces
was
for
that
time
ordered
by
the
Councel
,
that
is
,
layd
vp
by
the
walles
.
Afterward
the
second
and
third
troubles
,
togither
with
the
massacre
ensuing
,
the
Isuites
set
vp
their
crests
in
earnest
,
and
compassed
the
straunge
practises
,
whereof
ensued
the
horrible
tragedies
that
were
played
about
the
end
of
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
third
,
as
more
at
large
shall
appeare
:
wherewith
this
yeare
ended
.
Now
let
vs
consider
what
happened
in
the
yeare
1567
,
when
the
troubles
and
miseries
of
France
began
againe
.
Flaunders
,
Brabant
,
and
other
Prouinces
,
determined
to
proceed
against
them
with
fire
and
sword
,
not
once
regarding
the
priuiledges
of
the
countrie
,
nor
yet
the
cruel
extortions
and
iniustices
of
his
officers
,
against
those
of
the
religion
,
whose
Ministers
&
principal
rulers
opposed
themselues
by
all
the
means
the
could
,
against
the
breaking
of
Images
,
thrown
down
by
a
small
number
of
men
,
&
such
as
were
of
no
great
account
,
&
in
so
short
a
time
,
that
it
seemed
they
had
fallen
of
themselues
.
For
the
execution
of
this
bloodie
councel
,
which
had
bin
decreed
in
the
League
made
at
Bayonne
,
Fernando
Aluares
de
Tolede
Duke
of
Alua
,
that
had
been
his
Agent
in
Bayonne
,
was
established
Liefetenant
General
,
with
most
ample
and
expresse
commission
:
who
in
the
beginning
of
the
spring
,
in
An.
1567.
accompanied
with
his
two
sonnes
,
and
great
troupes
of
men
,
imbarking
themselues
at
Barcelonne
,
in
the
month
of
May
arriued
at
Genes
:
&
with
an
armie
of
9000.
In
a
short
space
they
had
three
consultations
of
Vallery
and
Chastillon
,
where
met
some
ten
or
twelue
of
the
chiefest
Gentlemen
of
the
religion
,
to
debate
vppon
the
present
accurrences
,
and
to
seeke
all
lawfull
and
honest
meanes
of
safterie
in
so
many
terrors
,
without
proceeding
to
the
last
refuge
.
In
the
first
two
,
the
opinions
rested
very
diuers
,
neuerthelesse
,
rather
by
the
Admirals
counsell
then
otherwise
,
euery
man
was
intreated
a
while
to
haue
patience
,
and
the
rather
for
that
in
matters
of
such
consequence
,
as
wherevppon
depended
so
many
miseries
and
calamities
,
it
was
more
necessary
to
be
drawne
in
by
necessitie
,
then
to
make
too
much
haste
,
or
vppon
a
greedie
desire
to
runne
on
headlong
:
besides
that
,
shortly
matters
would
bee
made
more
apparant
:
but
in
the
last
consultation
they
grewe
into
a
greater
heate
.
For
besides
all
passed
calamities
or
imminent
daungers
,
also
that
they
of
the
religion
were
openly
threatned
,
throughout
most
townes
and
Prouinces
,
that
they
should
not
long
beare
themselues
so
high
,
and
that
their
time
drew
night
to
an
end
,
they
receiued
more
aduise
out
of
sundrie
places
:
and
both
the
Prince
and
Admirall
did
plainely
affirme
,
that
they
had
expresse
aduertisement
from
a
certaine
Courtier
very
well
affected
to
those
of
the
religion
,
that
there
had
been
holden
a
most
secret
Councel
:
wherein
it
was
concluded
,
that
they
should
bee
seized
vpon
:
that
the
one
should
bee
executed
,
and
the
other
detained
prisoner
:
that
at
the
same
instant
,
two
thousand
Switzers
,
shuld
enter
into
Parris
:
two
thousand
into
Orleans
:
and
the
remainder
into
Pointiers
:
that
the
Edict
of
pacification
should
bee
vtterly
repealed
,
and
an
other
made
quite
contrary
to
the
same
.
Heerevppon
they
grewe
to
earnest
disputation
:
for
whereas
some
vrged
a
speedie
relolution
of
necessary
defence
,
the
rather
because
the
forraine
forces
marched
alreadie
openly
,
for
the
vtter
ruine
of
those
of
the
religion
throughout
the
realme
:
others
that
were
not
altogither
so
hotte
,
shewed
,
that
albeit
they
perceiued
the
fire
alreadie
kindled
,
yet
they
could
not
see
any
water
to
quench
it
.
For
if
wee
should
,
said
they
(
as
many
times
heeretofore
)
haue
recourse
to
complaints
,
wee
doo
plainly
finde
,
that
so
we
shall
sooner
stirre
vppe
our
aduersaries
to
more
rage
,
then
procure
our selues
any
remedie
.
Againe
,
if
we
take
armes
,
albeit
it
bee
for
our
most
iust
,
necessary
,
and
vrgent
defence
,
yet
what
obloquie
,
slaunder
,
and
curses
,
shal
we
incurre
at
their
hands
,
who
althogh
wrongfully
do
impute
vnto
vs
the
whole
blame
of
whatsoeuer
miseries
may
ensue
,
and
will
turne
their
rage
,
which
they
cannot
inflict
vpon
vs
,
against
our
poore
families
scattered
in
sundrie
places
?
And
therefore
sith
of
many
ineuitable
mischiefes
,
we
are
alwaies
to
chuse
the
least
:
it
were
better
to
beare
the
violence
of
the
enemie
,
then
by
beginning
with
them
to
make
our selues
guiltie
of
a
publicque
and
generall
commotion
.
Herevpon
the
la
d'Andelot
vrging
the
necessitie
of
the
defensiue
,
amongst
tother
speeches
,
said
:
If
ye
linger
and
driue
off
,
vntill
ye
bee
banished
into
forraine
countries
:
cast
bound
into
prisons
:
ouerrunne
with
multitude
of
people
:
contemned
by
the
men
of
warre
,
or
condemned
by
the
authoritie
of
the
greatest
,
all
which
is
not
now
farre
from
vs
:
what
good
shall
wee
reape
of
our
patience
and
former
humilitie
?
what
profit
shall
wee
reape
by
our
innocencie
?
to
whom
shall
we
complaine
?
nay
,
who
will
affoord
vs
the
hearing
?
It
is
now
time
for
vs
to
bee
better
aduised
,
and
to
haue
recourse
to
the
defensiue
,
which
is
no
lesse
iust
than
necessary
,
neither
are
we
to
care
thogh
we
be
accounted
the
Authors
of
the
warre
:
which
is
leuyed
onely
by
tho●e
,
who
in
so
many
sorts
haue
broken
all
publicque
couenants
and
agreements
,
and
brought
euen
into
our
bowels
,
six
thousand
forraine
souldiers
,
that
haue
alreadie
in
effect
proclaimed
it
against
vs
.
Now
let
vs
likewise
giue
them
so
much
aduantage
,
as
to
smite
the
first
blowes
,
and
so
shall
our
mischiefes
bee
past
all
care
.
And
after
many
meetings
and
determinations
had
among
them
,
heerevppon
they
resolued
vppon
a
prompt
and
readie
defensiue
resolution
,
wherin
there
were
diuers
meanes
disputed
vpon
,
touching
the
execution
thereof
.
In
the
end
it
was
concluded
,
to
rise
in
armes
,
and
in
that
beginning
of
war
to
obserue
foure
things
:
the
first
,
to
hold
but
fewe
townes
but
such
as
shuld
bee
of
importance
:
the
second
,
to
raise
a
great
armie
:
the
third
,
to
ouerthrow
the
Switzers
,
by
whose
meanes
the
Catholicques
would
alwaies
bee
Maisters
of
the
field
:
the
fourth
,
to
assay
if
they
could
driue
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
from
the
Court
,
because
many
imagined
that
hee
onely
was
the
man
,
that
still
solicited
the
king
to
destroye
all
those
of
the
religion
.
But
touching
the
two
last
poynts
,
many
and
great
difficulties
were
propounded
,
some
alleadging
,
that
the
Cardinall
and
the
Switzers
marched
continually
with
the
king
,
and
that
setting
vpon
the
one
,
and
seeking
to
feare
the
other
,
it
would
bee
saide
,
that
the
enterprise
had
been
made
against
the
Maiestie
of
the
king
,
and
not
against
them
.
Yet
in
fine
,
they
were
confuted
by
this
reply
,
that
the
effects
would
plainly
shew
,
what
the
intent
of
the
Prince
and
his
associates
was
:
as
the
euent
manifestly
shewed
in
the
actions
of
Charles
the
seuenth
,
as
then
beeing
but
Dauphine
,
when
he
raised
armes
,
yet
neyther
against
his
father
nor
the
Realme
.
Further
,
that
it
was
well
knowne
,
that
the
Frenchmen
themselues
neuer
attempted
any
thing
against
their
Prince
.
Lastly
,
that
if
this
first
successe
fell
out
fauorably
,
that
it
would
be
the
means
to
cut
off
the
course
of
a
long
and
troublesom
war
,
because
therby
they
shuld
haue
means
to
let
the
king
know
the
truth
of
those
things
which
were
diguised
vnto
him
:
wherevpon
might
ensue
the
confirmation
of
the
Edicts
,
specially
when
those
that
arme
themselues
to
preuent
,
shall
finde
themselues
preuented
.
de
la
Noue
in
his
discourses
)
was
the
resolution
of
the
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
that
at
that
time
were
about
the
Prince
,
who
(
as
hee
addeth
)
albeit
they
were
men
of
great
experience
,
skill
,
valor
,
and
wisdome
,
yet
al
that
they
had
so
diligently
pondered
,
and
so
well
forecast
,
when
it
came
to
the
effect
,
fell
out
wonderfull
short
of
their
expectation
:
whilest
other
things
whereof
they
had
so
farre
drempt
,
as
thinking
them
ouer
sure
,
or
difficult
,
redounded
to
their
good
,
and
stood
them
in
stead
.
A
while
before
,
they
resolued
vpon
this
necessitie
,
as
the
Switzers
marched
on
,
first
the
Prince
,
and
then
the
Admirall
,
made
a
iourney
to
the
Court
,
where
they
declared
each
after
other
,
to
the
king
,
to
his
mother
,
and
to
the
Councell
,
that
there
was
no
reason
,
neither
any
iust
occasion
,
to
make
this
leuie
of
six
thousand
Switzers
,
&
to
bring
them
into
the
Realme
,
vnlesse
paradu
enture
they
had
some
pretence
to
imploy
them
vpon
the
ruine
of
those
of
the
religion
,
of
whom
there
were
yet
remaining
a
greater
multitude
then
they
imagined
,
whereof
the
late
warres
might
beare
witnesse
:
withall
,
that
if
their
enemies
practised
ought
but
good
,
they
would
stand
vpon
their
guard
,
and
not
haue
their
throates
cut
by
theeues
and
perturbers
of
the
publike
peace
:
and
heerevppon
also
they
besought
the
king
to
take
compassion
of
so
many
honest
families
throughout
his
Realme
:
but
they
were
denied
and
hardly
intreated
:
yea
,
the
Prince
at
one
time
was
in
great
hazard
of
his
life
:
against
whom
the
Courtiers
had
incensed
the
Duke
of
Aniou
the
kings
brother
,
who
suddainly
entered
into
a
sharpe
braule
against
him
,
seeking
all
occasions
to
do
him
a
shrewd
turne
:
but
the
Prince
both
wise
and
eloquent
,
aunswered
him
so
pertinently
to
whatsoeuer
the
questions
and
violent
complaints
of
him
whom
hee
was
to
reuerence
,
who
also
was
at
that
time
inuironed
with
those
that
would
not
sticke
to
strike
,
that
the
snare
was
broken
,
whereby
hee
escaped
,
and
from
that
time
came
no
more
to
the
Court.
To
returne
to
the
successe
of
the
enterprise
of
the
Prince
and
his
partakers
,
they
were
forced
of
necessitie
eyther
to
oppose
themselues
against
the
cruell
resolution
of
their
enemirs
in
France
,
Lyons
,
Thoulouse
,
and
Troys
,
all
very
commodious
for
the
warres
.
But
the
meanes
vsed
by
those
that
tooke
the
charge
vppon
them
,
were
not
well
effected
,
in
regard
they
were
ouer
many
people
,
and
of
small
experience
and
sucfficiencie
in
such
affaires
,
who
held
their
consultations
of
that
which
should
bee
done
while
they
lay
in
their
beddes
,
or
sat
in
their
counting-houses
.
Touching
their
strength
in
field
,
those
of
the
religion
had
more
in
the
beginning
then
the
Catholicques
,
but
sixe
weekes
after
the
raising
of
armes
,
about
the
end
of
Septemb.
they
found
themselues
the
strongest
,
whereby
they
constrained
the
Prince
and
the
Admirall
to
seek
refuge
in
Almaine
from
Duke
Casimeire
.
The
execution
against
the
Switzers
succeeded
but
crosly
,
because
it
was
discouered
,
and
that
the
forces
that
should
haue
met
in
time
and
place
sayled
.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
saued
himselfe
in
great
haste
,
and
fledde
from
the
Court
,
and
yet
he
kept
his
credite
in
the
Court
,
being
able
to
do
as
much
absent
,
as
present
.
To
the
contrary
,
the
Prince
and
his
partaker
fell
into
great
difficulties
,
by
prouoking
the
hatred
and
collor
of
the
king
against
them
,
because
through
their
meanes
hee
was
constrained
to
go
from
Meaux
to
Parris
,
with
great
feare
,
although
hee
had
sixe
thousand
Switzers
about
him
;
besides
horsemen
the
Prince
at
his
approaching
hauing
betweene
foure
and
fiue
hundreth
horse
at
the
most
,
neuerthelesse
,
it
was
put
into
the
kings
head
,
that
he
sought
to
attempt
against
his
person
,
so
that
from
thenceforward
,
he
alwaies
had
a
secret
grudge
against
them
.
This
entrie
into
the
warre
hauing
had
but
a
hard
beginning
for
the
Prince
,
other
effects
recompenced
the
defaults
of
his
former
fortunes
:
but
more
by
the
particular
motions
and
dispositions
of
certaine
Gentlemen
and
Inhabitants
of
Townes
,
then
any
Precedent
deliberation
:
whereby
it
fell
out
,
that
those
of
the
religion
seized
vpon
Orleans
,
Auxerre
,
Soissons
,
and
other
places
.
The
generall
leuying
of
armes
in
one
day
by
the
Prince
and
his
participants
,
did
no
little
abash
those
of
the
contrary
part
:
as
also
that
with
so
small
a
number
of
horse
,
he
durst
approach
so
neare
sixe
thousand
Switzers
,
whom
he
had
charged
betweene
Me●●x
and
Parris
,
yea
and
ouerthrowne
them
,
if
the
Harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
,
whom
hee
attended
,
had
kept
their
appoynted
time
,
or
if
he
had
bin
strengthened
with
150.
horse
out
of
Picardie
,
that
came
certaine
houres
too
late
.
But
the
Prince
not
daring
to
venture
vpon
so
great
a
troupe
of
Switzers
,
Monsieur
d'Andelot
sent
with
500.
horse
towards
Poissy
,
and
Pontoise
,
to
hinder
those
of
Parris
,
that
haue
their
victuals
brought
them
by
water
.
Many
companies
of
foot
marched
toward
Argentueil
,
Pont
Charenton
,
and
other
places
bordering
on
the
same
.
The
rest
of
the
troupes
were
sent
part
to
meete
the
troupes
of
Guyenne
,
that
should
enter
into
Orleans
,
surprised
by
Monsieur
de
la
Noue
,
and
part
into
other
places
where
need
required
.
So
that
the
Prince
and
the
Admiral
staying
at
S.
Dennis
,
with
certaine
Gentlemen
,
could
not
haue
aboue
800.
horse
,
and
1200.
Harquesiers
.
The
Constable
had
within
Parris
aboue
3000.
horse
,
12000.
foot
,
and
the
sixe
thousand
Switzers
,
with
artillerie
and
warlike
ammunition
,
as
much
as
he
would
desire
,
yet
stirred
not
,
fearing
the
hard
resolution
of
the
Prince
his
traine
,
who
by
their
troupes
dispearsed
,
seized
vpon
the
passages
both
by
water
and
land
,
wherevppon
the
Parrisians
not
vsed
to
fasting
,
beganne
to
complaine
.
The
Prince
hoped
to
constraine
them
to
fight
,
and
that
his
forces
being
vnited
,
if
hee
might
bee
victor
,
to
bring
his
enemies
vnto
a
more
assured
peace
,
then
that
hee
made
before
:
and
if
hee
were
ouerthrowne
,
the
places
which
hee
held
vppon
the
riuer
of
Marne
and
Seyne
,
would
serue
him
for
his
retrait
,
staying
for
the
Rutters
that
beganne
to
stirre
,
with
his
forces
of
Guyenne
.
The
Constable
to
the
contrary
,
hauing
taken
the
view
of
the
Princes
lodging
and
forces
,
determined
to
giue
them
battell
,
assuring
himselfe
to
ouerthrow
them
without
resistance
:
for
that
besides
his
number
of
men
,
being
tenne
for
one
,
he
had
great
store
of
Ordinance
,
and
pikes
,
and
a
faire
fielde
well
fitting
for
his
troupes
and
cannons
.
All
these
disaduantages
notwithstanding
,
disswaded
not
the
Prince
,
but
that
hee
,
the
Admirall
Ienlis
,
and
other
leaders
of
the
religion
,
issued
to
assayle
them
.
The
battell
beeing
giuen
vppon
the
tenth
of
Nouember
,
1567.
The
Constable
himselfe
was
wounded
to
death
,
and
died
within
short
time
after
:
and
before
hee
died
,
The
Prince
thinking
his
enemies
would
haue
set
vppon
him
againe
,
to
bee
reuenged
vppon
a
handfull
of
men
,
that
had
held
them
play
vnder
their
noses
,
speedily
sent
for
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
who
about
midnight
returned
to
S.
Dennis
:
and
it
was
well
for
those
of
Parris
(
as
their
leaders
affirmed
)
that
hee
came
no
sooner
:
for
if
hee
had
,
it
would
haue
fallen
out
hardly
with
them
.
After
a
little
breathing
,
the
leaders
determined
,
that
it
would
bee
necessary
for
them
to
abate
some
of
the
Romish
Catholicques
pride
and
opinion
of
their
aduantage
,
by
shewing
them
,
that
those
of
the
religion
had
sufficient
courage
,
and
called
them
to
performe
the
battell
.
Wherevppon
the
next
day
in
the
morning
,
they
entered
into
the
field
with
their
small
armie
,
marching
towards
the
subburbes
of
Parris
,
and
there
stood
certaine
owers
in
order
of
battell
,
burning
a
village
and
some
Windmilles
,
in
the
open
face
of
the
Parrisians
,
that
neuer
once
issued
foorth
,
being
busied
to
burie
their
dead
,
to
heal
their
wounded
,
&
to
suruey
their
corners
and
companies
:
and
to
bee
short
,
thought
it
no
wisedome
,
to
hazard
themselues
against
those
whom
they
perceiued
to
bee
strengthened
and
so
resolute
to
fight
.
But
the
Prince
perceiuing
,
that
the
losse
of
one
man
would
bee
more
to
him
,
then
one
hundreth
to
his
enemies
,
that
daily
increased
,
&
that
to
stay
longer
so
neare
Parris
,
wold
be
the
ouerthrow
of
his
smal
campe
,
the
next
day
marched
forward
,
towards
Montereau
,
where
the
forces
assembling
at
Orleans
and
Estampes
,
ioyned
with
him
.
To
the
contrary
,
the
kings
armie
,
A
niou
,
brother
to
the
king
,
a
young
Prince
,
beeing
as
then
about
the
age
of
sixteene
yeares
,
assisted
with
a
great
number
of
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Captaines
,
followed
after
the
Prince
,
seeking
occasion
to
giue
him
battell
.
The
Protestants
troupes
of
Guyenne
and
Poictou
,
composed
of
eighteen
Cornets
of
horse
,
and
three
Regiments
of
foote
,
vnder
seuen
and
twentie
Ensignes
,
as
they
marched
tooke
le
Dorat
in
Limosin
and
Lusignan
,
and
then
tooke
three
peeces
of
artillerie
out
of
Orleans
,
wherewith
they
battered
and
forced
Pont
sur
Yon
,
taking
it
by
assault
:
which
done
,
they
ioyned
with
the
Princes
armie
,
while
the
Duke
d'Aumalle
went
into
Lorraine
,
to
meet
the
forces
of
Iohn
William
duke
of
Saxon
,
the
Marquesse
of
Baden
and
others
,
that
brought
an
armie
of
Rutters
to
ayde
the
Romish
Catholicques
:
and
that
young
Lansac
marched
into
Almaine
,
to
diuert
the
ayde
which
Duke
Iohn
Casimeire
brought
to
those
of
the
religion
:
on
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
of
Alue
sent
twelue
hundreth
horse
and
two
thousand
foote
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Counte
de
Aremberg
,
that
ioyned
with
the
D.
of
Aniou
,
notwithstanding
the
Prince
marched
towards
Lorraine
,
constraining
those
of
Bray
,
and
Nogent
vpon
Sey●●
,
to
giue
him
passage
,
and
tooke
Espernay
lying
vpon
Mar●
:
where
for
a
time
he
stayed
to
assemble
all
his
forces
.
There
young
Lansac
in
his
second
voyage
to
Almaine
was
taken
,
and
beeing
brought
prisoner
to
the
Prince
,
all
his
businesse
turned
into
smoke
.
In
the
moneth
of
December
vppon
some
motions
of
peace
,
there
were
two
truces
agreed
vpon
,
each
for
two
or
three
daies
,
to
the
end
(
as
the
voyce
went
)
to
conferre
vpon
the
poynts
propounded
.
The
first
was
neare
to
Montereau
,
and
the
other
by
Chaalons
:
but
the
last
was
like
to
haue
bredde
much
mischiefe
:
for
the
Prince
relying
vppon
the
promises
of
his
sworne
enemies
,
rested
in
a
very
bad
lodging
out
of
the
way
,
whiles
their
armie
approached
:
And
had
it
not
beene
for
an
enterprise
,
that
the
young
Countie
Brissac
(
a
young
Lord
,
by
nature
violent
,
and
the
Duke
of
Anious
especiall
fauoritie
)
had
vndertaken
against
certaine
companies
of
Argolets
,
vnder
the
Captaines
Bois
,
Blossel
,
and
Clery
,
who
were
then
ouerthrowne
:
the
Prince
,
who
yet
hoping
vppon
two
daies
respite
,
stirred
not
from
that
lodging
,
had
surely
beene
intrapped
and
in
manifest
daunger
:
but
Brissacks
rashnesse
saued
him
:
and
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
mischiefe
was
good
for
somewhat
.
The
Prince
waying
the
wrong
that
his
enemies
had
wrought
to
their
owne
reputation
,
in
weening
to
indomage
him
,
determined
no
longer
to
trust
their
promises
,
(
in
which
conceit
notwithstanding
hee
did
not
long
perseuer
)
vppon
his
conclusion
in
three
daies
space
,
hee
made
his
armie
to
march
aboue
twentie
long
leagues
,
through
the
raine
and
such
hard
passages
,
that
it
was
wonderfull
that
the
artillerie
&
baggage
could
euer
follow
:
and
yet
lost
neyther
the
one
nor
the
other
,
so
good
was
his
order
,
and
so
great
their
diligence
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
followed
not
:
for
some
of
his
Councell
making
great
haste
,
perswaded
him
that
his
very
name
had
driuen
the
Huguenots
out
of
France
:
whereas
such
as
were
indeed
warriors
,
did
contrariwise
accuse
the
cowardlinesse
of
those
that
had
so
suffered
the
Prince
&
his
followers
to
escape
,
as
not
daring
to
fight
with
them
,
eyther
weake
or
halfe
strong
.
The
Prince
arriuing
in
Lorraine
,
stayed
some
fewe
daies
for
his
Rutters
,
not
without
some
repugnancie
and
perplexitie
of
diuers
.
Pont
a
Mousson
,
from
whence
Duke
Iohn
Casimeire
their
Generall
writ
to
the
king
,
to
desire
him
to
thinke
,
Then
fell
there
out
great
adoo
about
the
satisfying
of
the
Rutters
,
who
looked
to
receiue
a
hundreth
thousand
Crownes
at
the
least
:
heere
were
they
put
to
their
shifts
,
and
forced
of
necessitie
,
to
make
a
vertue
:
and
when
the
Prince
and
Admirall
had
made
vse
of
whatsoeuer
their
eloquence
,
both
to
great
and
small
,
vpon
this
extremitie
they
set
all
men
a
notable
example
,
in
that
they
parted
with
their
owne
siluer
vessell
.
The
Preachers
in
their
sermons
perswaded
many
,
and
the
Captaines
also
prepared
the
mindes
of
their
men
.
Many
Lords
and
Gentlemen
likewise
did
most
readily
put
their
hands
to
their
purses
:
the
rest
,
some
for
loue
,
and
some
for
feare
,
execeeded
all
expectation
.
So
generall
was
this
liberall
contribution
,
that
the
meanest
Page
and
veriest
varlet
gaue
somewhat
:
yea
,
in
the
end
it
was
thought
a
dishonour
to
haue
beene
sparing
,
and
many
offered
more
then
was
demaunded
.
In
summe
,
the
whole
beeing
gathered
togither
,
both
quoyne
,
plate
,
and
chaines
of
golde
,
Hence
the
Prince
drewe
towards
Creuant
and
Irancie
,
a
small
village
taken
by
assault
,
and
so
passed
ouer
the
riuer
of
Yone
,
Loyne
,
and
la
Cure
,
and
so
set
himselfe
at
large
,
maugre
the
many
hinderances
of
the
aduerse
armie
,
which
laboured
as
well
to
restraine
him
from
any
purchase
,
out
of
the
villages
and
small
burroughs
,
and
to
finde
opportunitie
to
cut
off
part
of
his
armie
.
These
pettie
commodities
proceeding
from
fortie
Cornets
,
being
laide
togither
,
was
no
small
reliefe
:
besides
that
,
they
sent
both
flesh
and
Wine
:
yea
the
Gentlemen
were
so
willing
,
that
from
their
lodgings
they
would
send
them
priuate
carriages
,
to
helpe
to
bring
in
the
ammunition
.
As
for
the
hamlets
that
were
taken
,
they
were
reserued
for
the
munitioners
,
and
the
rest
that
had
no
Garrisons
,
were
threatned
to
bee
burned
one
league
round
about
,
vnlesse
they
sent
in
some
amunition
.
Thus
the
footemen
,
who
lodged
close
,
were
vsually
prouided
for
,
besides
the
booties
and
other
commodities
,
that
the
most
aduenterous
could
catch
from
the
Romish
Catholicques
,
that
incroached
too
neare
vpon
them
.
de
la
Noue
,
who
in
this
discourse
of
the
discipline
of
the
Princes
armie
,
we
do
follow
,
saith
:
that
sometimes
he
saw
the
Prince
or
the
Admiral
march
with
fiue
or
six
thousand
men
,
to
the
rescue
of
a
lodging
assaulted
by
a
contrary
partie
:
but
in
such
roads
stil
there
fel
out
some
losse
on
either
side
.
Besides
,
for
the
preuenting
of
any
notable
surprise
,
the
Prince
had
framed
the
head
of
his
troupes
towards
the
enemie
,
of
fiue
or
six
hundreth
good
horse
,
and
as
many
Harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
,
with
small
store
of
baggage
,
except
some
horses
of
burthen
,
to
the
end
stil
to
hold
the
enemie
occupied
,
to
hinder
his
enterprise
,
and
to
finde
opportunitie
still
to
giue
warning
to
the
whole
campe
,
which
bare
it self
vnder
the
discreet
conduct
of
their
leaders
.
While
the
Princes
armie
in
Beausse
ioyned
with
the
Rutters
,
making
head
against
the
puissant
armie
of
the
Duke
d'Aniou
,
Messieurs
de
Acier
,
Sipierre
,
and
other
Gentlemen
of
Languedoc
,
Prouence
and
Dauphine
,
gathered
forces
in
diuers
places
,
seizing
vpon
Nismes
and
Montpeslier
:
the
Gascons
rose
vp
in
armes
vnder
the
conduct
of
their
Vicountes
,
and
forced
certaine
places
vpon
the
Romish
Catholicques
,
and
ioyning
themselues
with
Monsieur
d'Acier
for
the
religion
,
for
whom
likewise
Poncenat
and
Verbelay
,
assembled
certain
troupes
in
Bourbonnois
&
Auuergne
,
which
were
broken
by
the
troupes
of
Guyenne
,
marching
to
the
Duke
d'Aniou
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
likewise
brought
out
of
Italie
,
foure
companies
of
lanciers
,
2.
companies
of
light
horse
,
&
6.
companies
of
fantasins
,
&
being
arriued
at
Lyons
,
and
strengthened
with
new
companies
,
with
6000.
Switzers
new
raised
,
he
made
an
armie
of
14000.
men
,
with
the
which
he
besieged
&
took
Mascon
:
Guy
.
Messs
.
de
Monluc
with
diuers
others
,
followed
with
4000.
foot
.
&
700.
horse
,
enterprised
vpon
the
Iles
of
Sain.
surprised
&
killed
between
3.
or
400.
men
:
which
don
,
they
determined
to
besiege
Rochel
,
but
their
intent
being
deferred
took
no
effect
.
Mean
time
,
the
troupes
of
Dauphine
&
others
,
that
held
with
the
Prince
,
aduanced
themselues
,
being
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Vicounte
Mouans
&
others
,
at
Ganap
in
Auergne
,
ouerthrew
al
the
horsmen
of
the
countrie
,
assembled
by
S.
Heram
Gouernor
,
accompanied
with
S.
Chaumont
,
Gordes
,
&
others
:
wherof
the
boldest
were
slain
,
the
rest
sauing
themselues
with
their
heels
:
but
in
their
retrait
they
found
themselues
in
a
new
mischief
:
for
the
hauing
giuen
charge
&
expresse
notice
to
al
strong
towns
,
&
other
places
therabouts
,
not
to
receiue
any
that
fled
,
whatsoeuer
liuerie
he
bare
,
vppon
the
vaine
hope
they
had
to
haue
the
victorie
.
The
Pesants
made
hauocke
of
them
,
in
such
sort
,
that
the
troupes
led
by
the
Viscountes
&
others
,
ariued
at
Orleans
,
&
constrained
Martinenghe
,
Richelieu
the
Monke
,
&
other
leaders
participants
with
the
duke
of
Aniou
,
who
before
that
,
vsed
to
runne
euen
to
the
gates
of
the
Towne
,
to
seeke
some
lodging
further
off
,
and
to
keepe
themselues
in
couert
,
and
not
contenting
themselues
to
haue
driuen
them
away
,
followed
them
:
which
done
,
they
marched
towards
Blois
,
where
Richelieu
with
eight
hundreth
men
hath
made
his
retrait
,
Monsieur
de
Lignieres
commaunded
therein
with
22.
companies
,
that
were
strengthened
by
a
regiment
of
foot
,
that
lay
about
4.
myles
from
thence
,
that
got
into
it
before
the
Prince
had
executed
his
pretence
.
The
manner
of
this
siege
was
diuers
,
because
the
Prince
had
but
5.
peeces
of
batterie
,
&
4.
small
coluerins
,
which
did
no
great
matter
,
specially
against
so
many
soldiers
as
were
in
it
.
Also
in
two
daies
&
two
nights
they
made
such
trauerses
and
trenches
,
that
no
man
durst
force
them
:
but
it
was
concluded
,
that
a
batterie
should
be
made
against
a
place
that
seemed
very
weake
.
The
Duke
of
Anious
armie
lay
on
the
other
side
of
the
riuer
of
Seine
,
but
would
not
hazard
it selfe
,
nor
once
approch
the
Princes
campe
,
assaying
neuerthelesse
to
aide
the
besieged
,
who
in
fine
would
haue
been
taken
.
Therfore
to
refresh
them
,
he
sent
M.
de
la
Valette
,
a
valiant
Captaine
,
with
8.
cornets
of
horse
,
with
charge
to
surprise
some
of
the
enemies
lodgings
,
to
indomage
their
forrages
,
to
cut
their
victuals
from
them
,
&
to
molest
&
wearie
the
Princes
forces
by
continual
alarms
.
He
to
execute
his
commission
,
M.
de
Nouy
,
that
marched
before
the
Admirals
troupes
,
that
diuers
of
them
being
laid
vpon
the
ground
,
&
4.
cornets
taken
,
the
rest
were
put
to
flight
.
La
Valette
lodged
in
the
town
of
Houdan
,
reassembled
4.
or
500.
horse
,
&
made
a
reasonable
good
retrait
:
but
after
that
,
neither
he
,
nor
any
of
the
rest
of
his
troupes
,
would
once
approach
so
neare
,
fearing
a
new
charge
.
de
Chastillon
,
with
certain
Gentlemen
,
to
meet
with
the
Q.
Deputies
at
Loniumeau
hard
by
Parris
,
where
in
few
daies
a
second
edict
of
peace
was
framed
,
whereof
the
first
article
imported
,
that
those
of
the
religion
shuld
enioy
the
first
edict
purely
&
simply
,
and
that
it
should
bee
executed
in
euery
poynt
and
article
,
according
to
the
forme
and
tenor
,
taking
away
and
abolishing
all
restrictions
,
modifications
,
declarations
,
and
interpretations
,
made
since
the
day
and
daie
therof
,
vntill
the
publication
of
this
second
edict
,
made
the
three
and
twentieth
of
March
,
1568.
there
were
diuers
other
articles
in
this
edict
full
of
many
faire
words
and
promises
.
As
a
good
peace
was
much
desired
,
beeing
most
necessary
,
so
in
the
meane
time
,
few
men
considered
well
what
this
might
bee
:
If
any
man
thinke
it
straunge
,
how
these
two
commaunders
that
had
so
much
credit
with
their
participants
,
could
not
as
then
perswade
them
for
their
benefits
,
let
them
consider
what
voluntarie
souldiers
are
,
and
the
great
desire
man
hath
to
returne
vnto
his
house
,
and
then
hee
shall
well
perceiue
,
that
it
is
wholly
beyond
mans
power
,
to
staye
such
as
were
borne
away
with
so
impituous
a
storme
of
humane
passions
.
Before
the
siege
was
raised
from
Chartres
,
many
whole
cornets
,
and
diuers
particular
persons
,
Some
of
the
Nobilitie
desired
to
returne
into
their
Prouince
,
for
the
presernation
of
their
families
sacked
by
the
enemy
.
The
footmen
also
complained
that
they
were
not
payd
,
&
that
they
wanted
victuals
:
so
that
the
commanders
of
those
of
the
religion
,
could
not
sticke
vnto
the
aduises
giuen
vnto
them
,
neither
yet
refuse
the
peace
:
because
their
forces
beganne
to
diminish
.
Their
reason
was
,
that
the
body
of
their
French
forces
forsaking
them
,
they
should
bee
constrained
to
put
themselues
to
defensiue
warre
,
which
they
esteemed
not
to
be
good
for
them
,
seeing
as
then
it
was
in
the
month
of
March
,
a
time
when
commonly
all
armies
vse
to
enter
into
the
field
,
to
separate
the
Rutters
,
and
so
to
distribute
them
in
their
townes
,
was
as
much
as
to
deuoure
themselues
:
and
to
incampe
in
a
strong
place
,
would
bee
a
remedie
but
for
a
time
.
So
that
to
conclude
,
they
resolued
,
that
of
force
they
must
hazard
that
posted
and
most
daungerous
peace
,
which
would
constraine
those
that
as
then
left
their
campe
,
to
acknowledge
(
but
too
late
)
their
fault
committed
.
Then
they
could
well
haue
desired
to
haue
had
some
townes
of
the
assurance
:
but
when
they
asked
other
assurances
then
the
Edicts
,
promises
,
and
oathes
,
the
Queene
,
her
sonnes
,
and
their
Councellors
,
cast
fire
out
of
their
mouthes
,
crying
out
and
saying
:
that
those
of
the
religion
sought
to
despise
,
and
not
account
of
the
kings
authoritie
.
To
be
short
,
and
euill
shame
caused
them
to
receiue
a
peace
in
paper
,
couerture
of
a
bloodie
war
,
which
stayed
not
long
to
shew
it selfe
.
The
peace
beeing
published
in
the
Princes
campe
,
Duke
Iohn
Casimeir
speedily
made
haste
to
returne
into
Almaine
with
all
his
forces
.
Monsieur
de
Tauannes
was
sent
with
great
forces
to
take
him
in
Noyers
,
which
made
him
to
knowe
,
that
his
affaires
went
not
well
,
and
that
there
was
no
remedie
,
but
of
force
to
seek
to
saue
himselfe
in
some
place
of
better
assurance
.
The
Admirall
not
daring
to
remaine
in
his
house
of
Chastillon
sur
Loing
,
being
but
three
daies
iourney
from
Parris
,
went
to
lye
at
Tanlay
,
a
small
Castle
belonging
to
Monsieur
d'Andel●t
his
brother
,
from
whence
hee
went
to
lye
nearer
to
the
Prince
,
that
they
might
cousult
together
what
was
expedient
for
them
to
do
,
and
as
hee
went
,
there
happened
〈◊〉
straunge
and
memorable
thing
vnto
him
:
which
was
,
that
in
the
way
to
Auxerre
,
hard
by
a
village
called
Moulin
,
there
is
a
pond
,
which
the
●dmirall
approaching
,
a
certaine
olde
man
,
one
of
his
ancient
and
faithfull
seruants
,
called
Grippier
,
a
man
that
had
made
many
great
and
long
voyages
at
sea
,
discouering
a
darke
cloude
,
driuen
by
the
winde
,
and
that
came
towards
tha●
pond
,
perswaded
his
Maister
to
make
haste
,
de
Vieleuille
thoght
to
put
therin
,
the
Inhabitants
being
aduertised
that
they
shuld
be
spoiled
because
of
the
religion
which
they
defended
,
togither
with
their
ancient
rights
and
priuiledges
,
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
who
hatting
trauersed
the
riuer
of
Loire
in
Berry
,
met
with
the
horsemen
,
that
conducted
them
.
At
which
time
happened
a
straunge
thing
,
for
the
Prince
making
his
account
suddainly
to
passe
ouer
in
an
vnaccustomed
place
,
with
two
or
three
small
boates
hired
for
the
purpose
,
being
come
to
the
riuer
not
farre
from
Sancerre
,
his
men
found
a
shallowe
foord
,
which
he
past
ouer
,
followed
by
fiftie
horse
,
the
Princesse
,
her
women
,
children
,
and
seruants
,
passed
ouer
in
the
boates
,
but
they
were
scarce
gotten
out
,
when
suddainly
the
day
beeing
cleare
and
faire
,
the
riuer
rose
in
such
sort
,
that
they
of
Sancerie
,
&
other
Inhabitants
of
those
countries
,
were
constrained
to
acknowledge
a
particular
fauour
of
God
shewed
to
that
small
troupe
,
which
had
beene
preuented
,
if
the
Prince
had
deferred
his
passage
but
two
houres
longer
.
Beeing
ouer
,
he
dispatched
messengers
Monsieur
d'Andelot
into
Brittaine
,
desiring
him
to
raise
all
the
men
hee
could
,
and
to
march
towards
Poitou
.
The
Queene
,
those
of
Guise
,
and
their
Councellours
,
vnderstanding
that
the
Prince
and
the
Admiral
were
escaped
,
greeued
that
they
had
no
sooner
sent
Tauannes
their
Deputie
in
that
action
,
beganne
to
send
commissions
into
all
parts
,
appoynting
their
troupes
to
meete
in
Poitou
and
Cuyenne
,
while
the
Duke
d'Aniou
Generall
of
the
armie
,
tooke
his
leaue
of
the
Ladies
in
the
Court
,
and
that
preparation
was
made
for
his
departure
.
It
fell
out
well
for
the
Prince
and
the
Admirall
,
that
they
were
not
speedily
pursued
,
and
that
they
had
such
aduersaries
,
who
for
the
first
weeke
of
their
retrait
,
contented
themselues
to
laugh
and
iest
,
saying
:
that
the
Prince
had
no
neede
to
make
such
haste
to
bee
gone
,
for
that
their
meaning
was
,
not
to
hurt
him
.
But
his
aunswere
to
such
as
tolde
him
of
it
,
beeing
vppon
the
way
,
was
,
that
hee
had
rather
leaue
them
the
emptienests
,
then
they
should
take
the
birds
:
and
if
that
hee
had
well
thought
vppon
the
promise
made
by
them
,
to
be
reuenged
for
their
flight
from
Meaux
,
and
to
make
those
of
the
religion
runne
their
towne
,
he
had
departed
in
a
better
time
,
that
he
might
haue
trauelled
with
ease
.
The
collor
of
the
Queen
,
her
children
,
their
adherents
,
&
Catholicques
,
at
the
beginning
of
these
wars
,
discharged
it selfe
vpon
diuers
particular
persons
of
the
religion
,
de
Chastillon
was
constrained
to
leaue
Beauuaisin
,
&
yet
so
swiftly
followed
to
the
sea
side
,
that
being
constrained
to
leaue
his
company
,
he
entred
into
a
ship
,
that
bare
him
safely
into
England
.
The
Queene
of
Nanarre
,
Perigord
,
Limosin
,
and
Guyenne
,
vsed
all
the
means
they
could
to
hinder
her
:
but
the
troupes
that
conducted
her
,
hauing
three
Regements
of
foote
,
and
eight
Corners
of
light-horse
,
assured
her
way
,
wherevppon
shee
certified
the
king
,
the
Queene
,
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
and
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
of
the
causes
of
her
voyage
.
Roche
foucaud
was
come
a
little
before
,
he
assembled
the
Citizens
,
and
vnto
them
represented
the
miserable
estate
of
the
realm
,
requiring
their
succours
in
defence
of
religion
,
the
Common-wealth
,
and
the
Crowne
of
France
.
Withall
,
promising
particularly
to
assist
them
against
al
such
as
sought
the
oppression
of
their
liues
and
liberties
.
The
Maior
in
the
behalfe
of
all
the
Cittizens
,
whose
affaires
hee
commended
vnto
him
,
offered
him
their
liues
and
goods
,
as
also
the
eight
and
twentieth
of
September
following
,
hee
did
to
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
,
as
well
inregard
of
his
Lieftenancie
in
Guyen
,
as
also
in
hope
that
hee
should
inherite
his
Parents
,
not
onely
in
lands
and
liuings
,
but
also
in
the
loue
and
fauour
that
they
alwaies
had
borne
to
the
Rochelers
,
whereof
hee
assured
them
.
The
Lord
d'Andelot
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
September
,
With
these
troupes
,
Andelot
coasted
towards
Loyre
,
to
finde
some
commodious
passage
,
whereby
to
ioyne
with
the
Prince
.
The
same
day
that
he
gat
to
the
riuers
side
,
and
within
two
houres
after
that
his
men
had
taken
vp
their
lodgings
in
the
scattered
villages
,
the
Duke
Martiques
Gouernour
of
Brittaine
,
going
towards
Saumur
to
the
Duke
of
Montpensier
,
had
intelligence
that
sundrie
troupes
of
enemies
(
not
naming
who
)
had
taken
vp
their
lodging
in
his
way
.
Hee
had
but
three
hundreth
launces
,
and
fiue
hundreth
braue
Harquebusiers
,
with
whom
he
passed
couragiously
through
all
d'Andelots
troupes
,
who
in
regard
they
lay
scattered
,
were
not
able
either
to
defeat
him
,
or
to
force
him
to
retire
,
so
that
hauing
marched
eight
leagues
,
and
had
sundrie
skirmishes
,
by
the
shutting
of
the
night
,
hee
gat
to
Saumur
,
hee
and
his
men
,
with
the
losse
of
some
twentie
men
,
among
others
of
his
Lieftenants
:
but
by
the
way
slewe
fouretimes
as
many
,
and
carried
away
an
Ensigne
.
This
was
the
fruite
of
his
close
&
orderly
march
,
togither
with
his
resolution
worthie
a
graue
&
wary
leader
:
neither
could
this
surprise
or
abridge
d'Andelot
of
his
hope
to
passe
ouer
the
riuer
of
Loire
:
for
hauing
reassembled
his
forces
into
two
troupes
,
hee
caused
the
riuer
to
bee
gauged
all
ouer
,
so
that
at
the
last
hee
found
a
foord
,
where
neuer
any
man
in
our
memorie
had
passed
:
there
did
hee
and
his
,
with
great
joy
for
this
vnexspected
good
hap
,
passe
the
riuer
the
next
day
.
Before
this
foord
was
found
,
as
the
Lord
de
la
Noue
demaunded
,
in
case
the
passage
were
stopped
,
what
they
were
best
to
resolue
vpon
:
What
shuld
we
do
(
said
he
)
but
follow
an
extreame
resolution
,
either
to
die
as
souldiers
,
or
to
saue
our selues
as
souldiers
?
de
Montpensier
and
Martigues
,
may
bee
aduertised
of
our
departure
in
manner
of
a
flight
,
euery
man
seeking
to
saue
one
,
for
this
will
easilie
bee
beleeued
.
In
the
mean
time
.
let
vs
prepare
and
encourage
our
men
to
the
field
:
so
that
if
they
drawe
after
vs
(
as
vndoubtedly
they
will
,
in
hope
rather
of
spoyle
then
of
battell
)
we
may
valiantly
encounter
them
:
so
shal
we
giue
them
such
an
ouerthrow
,
that
wee
shall
not
need
to
feare
any
troupe
,
that
may
dare
to
meete
vs
for
one
months
space
,
but
that
we
may
at
ease
either
passe
the
riuers
,
or
get
into
Germanie
.
Martiques
by
this
passage
purchased
great
honour
:
but
d'Andelot
more
commoditie
by
his
,
by
bringing
himself
&
all
his
troupes
into
safetie
,
wherby
within
eight
daies
hee
ioyned
with
the
Prince
.
Then
was
there
sundrie
consultations
about
their
affaires
,
how
to
imploye
both
men
and
the
time
,
whilest
they
leuyed
a
mightie
armie
for
the
duke
of
Aniou
,
and
that
the
duke
of
Montpersier
assembled
diuers
troupes
in
Anion
,
and
the
countries
thereabout
,
to
go
to
it
in
earnest
.
The
Prince
bringing
some
cannons
out
of
Rochel
,
set
vpon
such
townes
of
Poitou
and
Xaintongue
,
Nyort
,
Fontenay
,
S.
Maixaut
,
Saintes
,
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
,
Ponts
and
Coignac
,
Depuys
,
Blay
,
and
Angoulesme
,
whereof
some
were
gotten
easily
,
and
others
by
force
and
assault
.
To
be
short
,
within
two
months
space
,
the
Prince
and
his
partakers
,
of
poore
vacabondes
as
they
were
at
the
first
,
became
so
wealthie
,
that
they
were
able
to
continue
a
long
war.
In
al
these
places
they
lodged
some
thirtie
companies
of
footmen
,
and
seuen
or
eight
cornets
of
horse
,
which
was
a
great
sauing
for
the
fielde
,
and
they
formed
a
most
pollitieque
&
militarie
order
as
wel
for
the
French
,
as
for
the
conduct
of
their
armie
.
Thus
throgh
necessitie
,
togither
with
occasion
,
they
of
the
religion
found
meanes
to
make
vse
of
both
:
and
the
Admiral
was
wont
to
their
aduenture
,
to
attribute
the
ancient
prouerbe
of
The
mislocles
,
saying
to
his
familiers
:
Had
we
not
been
lost
,
we
had
been
lost
:
Meaning
,
that
had
they
not
committed
an
ouersight
,
they
had
not
had
so
great
a
recouerie
,
as
that
which
did
farre
surpasse
their
former
condition
.
The
delaies
of
the
Romish
Catholieques
stood
the
Prince
in
great
stead
.
But
if
in
time
they
had
foreseen
,
that
those
whom
he
had
caused
to
dislodge
in
so
great
hast
,
went
to
settle
themselues
farther
off
,
For
which
causes
beeing
atiained
to
the
said
age
of
Maioritie
,
hee
fore
bad
all
exercise
thereof
,
in
the
countries
of
his
obedience
:
commaunding
without
reuocation
,
that
there
should
be
no
other
exercise
of
religion
,
but
onely
that
of
the
Romish
Church
,
vpon
paine
of
losse
of
bodie
and
goods
.
And
vppon
the
same
paine
,
commaunded
all
the
Ministers
of
the
religion
,
to
depart
out
of
the
Realme
,
within
fifteene
daies
after
the
publication
thereof
:
commaunding
neuerthelesse
,
that
those
of
the
religion
should
not
in
any
sort
be
troubled
for
their
consciences
,
so
they
would
liue
peaceably
in
their
houses
.
At
the
same
instant
an
other
edict
was
published
,
certifying
,
that
from
thencefoorth
,
the
king
intended
not
to
bee
serued
with
any
offices
,
beeing
of
that
profession
,
from
that
time
forward
discharging
them
of
all
their
offices
,
commaunding
them
to
yeelde
them
vpto
him
within
fifteene
daies
after
,
otherwise
hee
would
take
some
stricter
order
therein
.
These
Edicts
had
been
long
hatching
:
but
their
hope
was
to
intrappe
the
Prince
and
the
Admirall
:
de
Deux
Ponts
.
Also
there
were
many
about
the
king
,
the
Queen
,
and
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
that
desired
nothing
else
but
to
see
all
the
countrie
flaming
with
fire
:
some
to
robbe
and
spoyle
without
punishment
:
others
to
execute
their
vengeances
and
reuenges
:
the
Pensionaries
of
Spaine
,
to
cause
the
Frenchmen
to
cut
each
others
throat
,
those
of
Guise
by
litle
and
litle
to
attaine
to
the
aduancement
of
their
deseignments
,
which
discouered
themselues
in
the
end
of
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
thrid
,
as
you
shall
read
.
After
these
Edicts
,
the
Duke
of
Aniou
made
preparation
for
all
things
necessarie
for
his
voyage
,
and
so
puissant
an
armie
,
whereof
by
the
king
hee
was
made
Lieftenant
generall
.
That
which
increased
the
Princes
troupes
,
was
the
Regiment
of
foot
,
which
Monsieur
d'Acier
brought
out
of
Dauphine
,
Prouence
,
and
Languedoc
,
not
long
before
the
Prince
had
written
vnto
him
,
as
also
to
diuers
Captaines
in
those
Prouinces
,
that
they
should
vse
all
the
means
they
could
,
to
prouide
him
a
certaine
number
of
men
,
therewith
to
withstand
the
armie
royall
,
that
came
to
assayle
him
:
that
the
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
other
commaunders
,
might
not
indure
so
great
disaduantage
,
to
bee
assieged
within
a
towne
:
and
it
fell
out
so
,
that
Acier
,
Mouuans
and
others
,
not
neglecting
this
commaundement
,
made
so
great
a
troupe
of
men
,
de
Montpensieur
,
because
that
Mouuans
and
Pierre
Gourdes
Collonels
,
perceiuing
themselues
hindered
by
lodging
so
close
as
they
had
done
,
till
they
were
not
farre
from
Perigort
,
sought
to
separate
themselues
and
lie
in
a
village
called
Mensignac
,
beeing
of
opinion
,
that
with
two
thousany
Harquebusiers
they
might
withstand
a
whole
armie
.
Mouuans
had
both
valour
and
pollicie
,
as
much
as
any
Captain
of
footmen
euer
had
in
his
time
.
But
his
courage
caused
him
at
that
time
to
take
vpon
him
too
great
a
charge
:
for
beeing
set
vpon
on
all
sides
,
They
of
the
religion
considering
their
strength
,
endeuored
to
haue
come
to
handie
blowes
,
and
came
within
two
leagues
of
Chastelleraud
,
but
the
Prince
beeing
giuen
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
other
campe
was
lodged
in
a
very
conuenient
place
,
and
almost
inuironed
with
a
small
marish
,
holpen
with
some
sleight
intrenchment
in
diuers
places
,
would
not
make
any
rash
attempt
,
but
soght
all
other
meanes
to
drawe
his
enemie
to
the
field
.
The
two
leaders
were
very
desirous
to
ioyne
,
namely
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
who
fretted
mightily
to
see
so
many
men
at
the
Princes
commaund
:
besides
that
,
he
heard
that
the
Germaines
were
bustling
and
preparing
in
the
spring
to
come
into
France
for
him
.
Moreouer
,
they
both
had
one
intent
,
namely
,
each
to
liue
vppon
the
enemies
countrie
,
and
so
to
spare
their
owne
from
the
extreame
waste
committed
by
the
man
of
warre
.
But
the
prouidence
of
the
almightie
,
Now
are
wee
not
said
the
Admirall
,
to
stand
vppon
lodgings
,
but
to
fight
,
and
so
suddainly
aduised
the
Prince
heereof
,
who
was
a
long
league
behinde
,
willing
him
to
come
forward
,
whilest
hee
kept
the
enemie
playe
.
Then
did
he
set
his
men
in
order
vppon
a
little
rising
,
the
rather
to
take
from
the
Romish
Catholicques
the
sight
of
a
small
valley
,
whereby
they
might
haue
had
a
perfect
view
of
him
,
as
also
to
make
them
thinke
that
the
said
valley
had
been
full
both
of
horsemen
and
footmen
.
Standing
thus
within
cannon
shot
each
of
other
,
the
Admirall
commanded
a
Captaine
of
Argoletiers
,
to
march
some
fiue
hundreth
paces
,
and
there
to
stay
near
vnto
a
hedge
:
but
as
such
men
are
not
alwaies
of
like
wisedome
,
courage
,
and
readinesse
,
the
one
halfe
immediately
made
to
the
skirmish
,
whom
their
Cornet
followed
to
relieue
them
.
The
Duke
of
Martigues
,
leader
of
the
other
side
,
weening
that
they
would
haue
fought
,
stood
close
,
and
sent
forth
three
or
foure
squadrons
of
lanciers
.
The
Admirall
and
his
brother
greeuing
that
they
had
not
foreseene
the
folly
of
this
Captaine
of
the
Argoletiers
,
wist
not
wherevpon
to
resolue
,
because
they
saw
the
enemie
much
stronger
then
themselues
:
but
comming
to
giue
their
opinions
,
they
both
concluded
contrary
to
their
custome
and
nature
.
Andelot
a
knight
without
feare
,
and
one
that
neuer
found
any
thing
too
hotte
,
These
two
armies
hauing
somewhat
breathed
themselues
,
for
the
space
of
a
the
Prince
marched
towards
Mirebeau
,
which
he
tooke
,
and
the
duke
retired
to
Poictiers
:
The
next
day
after
this
departure
,
the
Admirall
imagining
that
the
Dukes
men
,
who
not
long
before
were
lodged
halfe
vnder
the
hedge
,
after
they
were
gotten
a
little
way
off
,
wold
scatter
into
the
good
towns
(
as
indeed
they
did
,
leauing
in
the
bodie
of
their
armie
three
or
foure
hundreth
horse
,
and
about
twelue
hundreth
shot
,
the
rest
beeing
gone
a
league
or
two
off
)
about
nine
of
clocke
in
the
morning
,
when
the
Princes
horse
were
come
in
,
brought
foorth
twelue
or
fourteen
thousand
shot
,
&
4.
field
peeces
,
in
full
purpose
to
make
to
the
dukes
maine
armie
,
which
was
not
past
a
league
and
a
halfe
off
.
The
Captaines
knew
of
a
brooke
that
was
betweene
,
with
certaine
foords
,
as
their
guides
reported
,
not
very
daungerous
.
The
night
before
hauing
taken
the
view
,
and
tryed
the
guards
,
they
found
them
forceable
:
but
the
Princes
shot
comming
to
the
foord
,
which
was
within
a
quarter
of
a
league
of
the
Dukes
armie
,
found
it
furnished
with
footemen
,
whom
they
did
couragiously
assault
,
but
could
not
force
.
Herevpon
the
campe
hauing
taken
a
hot
alarme
,
shot
off
their
cannons
to
call
in
their
scattered
troups
,
and
as
they
came
,
sent
supplies
to
keepe
the
passage
:
but
within
a
quarter
of
an
houre
after
,
the
Admirall
set
vpon
another
place
,
which
was
stoutly
defended
,
and
had
they
not
stood
fast
there
,
the
Duke
had
beene
quite
ouerthrown
.
For
before
a
thousand
men
could
come
in
,
the
Admiral
had
broght
1500.
horse
,
and
6000.
shot
,
that
would
haue
shaken
them
shrewdly
.
Some
two
hours
after
,
by
that
the
D.
had
gathered
almost
all
his
troupes
,
and
sent
some
pecees
on
vnto
a
little
banke
,
after
some
volees
on
either
side
,
thy
could
driue
euery
man
away
.
On
both
sides
,
as
well
the
gentrie
as
the
common
souldiers
,
murmured
mightily
against
their
leaders
,
for
that
to
no
purpose
they
brought
them
foorth
into
most
extreame
frosts
and
colde
,
complaining
also
,
that
they
were
in
maner
besieged
with
hunger
and
famine
,
adding
withal
,
that
vnlesse
they
might
bee
better
prouided
and
fenced
in
place
of
safetie
,
themselues
would
go
and
lodge
as
they
thought
good
,
as
beeing
vnable
any
longer
to
indure
such
extremities
.
In
this
suite
they
found
no
contraction
:
for
their
leaders
were
soon
inclined
to
yeeld
to
their
desire
.
The
Duke
went
to
winter
beyond
Loire
,
about
Saumur
:
&
the
Prince
at
Thouers
,
Monstrueil-Bellay
,
and
thereabout
.
Thus
did
the
colde
scatter
those
that
itched
to
be
doing
,
and
sought
all
opportunitie
to
fight
.
Timoleon
de
Cosse
,
Countie
de
Brissac
,
a
young
Lord
,
couragious
,
and
for
his
yeares
very
wise
,
de
la
Noue
,
who
was
then
at
Monstrueil
with
the
Admiral
.
The
Countie
glad
of
this
report
,
laid
his
plot
therevpon
,
as
followeth
.
He
purposed
with
a
thousand
shot
,
choise
men
&
very
actiue
supported
with
500.
horse
,
to
march
at
such
time
that
he
might
come
to
Monstrueil
about
3.
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
that
so
he
might
haue
full
two
houres
of
the
night
to
fauor
his
retrait
,
in
case
his
enterprise
shuld
not
speed
:
but
if
he
got
his
purpose
,
then
to
raise
great
fires
vpon
the
towers
of
the
castle
,
wherby
to
giue
notice
to
the
dukes
armie
lying
at
Saumur
,
to
march
with
all
speed
to
his
succor
:
as
resoluing
to
stand
sure
vntill
he
were
beaten
out
with
artillerie
,
and
his
succor
might
arriue
within
sixe
houres
.
Thus
shuld
he
take
two
notable
Captaines
in
the
middest
of
their
assurance
,
and
at
the
least
100.
Gentlemen
of
name
:
besides
,
he
shuld
vtterly
breake
the
whole
auantgard
,
lodged
therabout
,
which
would
neuer
haue
stood
the
comming
of
the
enemie
,
so
great
would
the
confusion
haue
beene
,
besides
sundrie
other
inconueniences
that
might
haue
ensued
.
I
haue
heard
the
Lord
de
la
Noue
,
from
whom
I
haue
heard
this
report
,
which
himselfe
hath
put
into
his
discourses
,
who
was
then
as
I
said
,
with
the
Admiral
,
say
that
Brissac
might
haue
atchieued
this
enterprise
:
but
as
we
are
to
pray
to
god
to
watch
ouer
such
as
sleep
,
and
the
conseruation
of
their
fates
:
so
as
the
Countie
was
vppon
the
way
about
the
performance
of
his
purpose
,
a
small
chance
crossed
,
yea
vtterly
subuerted
all
his
deuises
.
For
comming
with
a
dozen
of
lathers
,
and
his
men
very
reolute
,
being
within
two
leagues
of
the
place
,
hee
met
with
200.
of
the
enemies
horse
:
who
seeing
this
small
armie
at
that
time
of
night
in
the
field
,
retired
in
hast
,
and
raised
an
alarme
at
Monstrueil
and
other
places
thereabout
,
where
their
horsemen
were
lodged
,
whervpon
the
Countie
was
driuen
to
retire
:
afterward
the
Admirall
strengthened
his
night
watches
better
,
&
beat
the
fields
more
often
,
yet
neuer
could
finde
any
newes
of
the
enterprise
,
or
know
how
it
was
vntill
the
next
peace
.
After
this
,
the
Prince
&
other
commaunders
withdrew
themselues
towards
Rochel
,
On
the
other
side
,
Martineugue
,
Entragues
,
and
la
Chastre
,
Gouernors
of
Gyon
,
Orleans
,
&
Bourges
,
accompanied
with
other
leaders
,
and
certain
troupes
of
souldiers
,
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
1569.
the
warre
beganne
to
renue
,
the
Viscounts
of
Bourniquet
,
Montclar
,
Paulin
,
and
Gourdon
,
with
seuen
thousand
Harquebusiers
,
and
some
horsemen
,
made
warre
for
the
Prince
against
those
of
Thoulouse
and
others
,
the
towne
of
Montauban
beeing
their
chiefe
retrait
.
And
beeing
summoned
by
the
Prince
to
ioyne
with
him
,
Quercy
,
Agenois
,
and
other
places
,
and
hauing
taken
Bergerac
and
Saint
Foy
,
hee
made
a
road
into
Perigord
,
where
hee
burnt
all
the
villages
,
and
slewe
all
those
that
hee
suspected
to
bee
at
the
ouerthrow
of
Mouuans
and
Gourde
.
And
not
long
after
,
hee
marched
with
twelue
hundreth
Harquebusiers
,
and
about
two
hundreth
horse
,
to
ioyne
with
the
Prince
.
The
seuenteenth
of
the
same
moneth
,
the
Castle
of
Lusignon
holden
in
the
name
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
was
surprised
by
intelligence
,
the
Garrison
thereof
beeing
for
the
most
part
gone
into
the
towne
to
banquet
and
make
good
cheere
.
But
for
want
of
speedie
ayde
,
the
surprisers
,
to
the
number
of
nine
or
ten
,
were
slaine
:
there
was
likewise
many
other
enterprises
in
diuers
places
:
as
against
New-hauen
and
Deepe
,
but
they
tooke
no
effect
.
The
Protestants
that
bare
armes
with
the
Prince
,
tired
with
the
winter
toyle
,
and
so
many
skirmishes
,
found
some
sweetnesse
in
resting
in
Poitou
,
whither
they
were
retired
.
But
about
the
end
of
February
,
the
Prince
began
to
gather
his
armie
,
report
beeing
giuen
out
,
that
the
Duke
was
alreadie
in
field
,
and
marched
with
all
his
forces
to
Angoulesme
.
Monsieur
de
Biron
,
not
onely
repaired
the
bridge
,
but
made
a
new
bridge
of
barkes
,
which
are
carried
with
armies
royall
,
and
before
midnight
had
finished
it
:
which
done
,
without
great
noyse
they
began
to
passe
ouer
,
both
horse
and
foote
.
The
Princes
men
,
that
stood
in
gard
with
fiftie
horse
,
about
a
small
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
passage
,
in
a
manner
could
scarce
perceiue
them
to
passe
,
vntill
about
the
breake
of
day
,
wherewith
they
presently
aduertised
the
Admirall
,
who
knowing
that
most
part
of
his
men
had
lodged
in
other
places
,
namely
,
on
that
side
where
the
enemies
came
,
sent
them
word
that
they
passed
,
and
with
all
speed
to
march
towards
him
,
that
they
might
retire
altogither
,
&
that
in
the
meane
time
,
hee
would
stay
for
them
at
Bassac
.
At
the
same
time
also
,
hee
commaunded
,
that
all
the
carriage
and
footmen
should
retire
:
which
was
presently
done
.
If
then
within
one
houre
after
,
all
his
forces
had
beene
assembled
,
hee
had
easily
retired
without
much
labor
,
Montgommery
,
Acier
,
and
Puuiaut
.
Beeing
all
come
,
onely
Acier
,
that
tooke
the
way
towards
Angoulesme
,
all
the
Dukes
armie
beeing
past
,
and
hard
by
the
Admirall
,
the
skirmish
began
so
hot
,
that
each
man
perceiued
that
day
would
bee
a
battell
,
beeing
the
thirteenth
of
March
:
which
made
the
Prince
turne
backe
,
being
half
a
league
from
them
,
passing
forward
,
for
hauing
vnderstood
that
hee
should
bee
constrained
to
fall
to
blowes
,
hee
hauing
a
Lyons
heart
,
would
bee
one
among
the
rest
.
When
the
Admiral
for
his
retrait
came
to
forsake
a
small
chanel
,
which
might
bee
passed
ouer
but
in
two
or
three
places
:
the
Duke
was
counselled
to
aduance
the
flower
of
his
horsemen
,
composed
of
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
horse
,
which
ouerthrew
foure
cornets
that
made
the
retrait
,
where
la
Noue
and
la
Loue
were
taken
prisoners
,
Monsieur
d'Argences
,
at
the
report
of
his
taking
,
If
the
Admirall
and
the
Prince
had
had
all
their
forces
,
the
Duke
would
not
haue
set
vpon
them
,
also
when
armies
lye
scattered
,
they
fall
into
inconueniences
,
which
the
sufficiencie
of
the
best
leaders
cannot
remedie
.
After
this
battell
the
Duke
sent
to
besiege
Cognac
,
and
began
to
imbrace
diuers
other
enterprises
,
as
if
nothing
had
bin
impossible
vnto
him
,
Iohn
d'Angely
,
where
dooing
nothing
,
hee
summoned
Angoulesme
,
that
made
him
no
other
aunswere
,
but
with
threatnings
to
send
him
away
with
losse
and
shame
,
if
his
armie
came
thither
:
while
the
Dukes
Councell
were
consulting
of
the
means
to
imploy
his
forces
in
other
places
,
those
of
the
religion
had
time
and
leisure
to
ioyne
themselues
togither
.
The
Admirall
brought
the
Princes
of
Nauarre
and
Conde
from
Saint
Iohn
to
Tone
Charante
,
where
hee
met
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
to
incourage
such
as
were
in
doubt
,
and
to
take
Councell
what
was
to
bee
done
.
Their
horsemen
were
mustered
,
whereof
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
was
appoynted
Generall
,
to
whom
all
of
them
,
being
the
number
of
foure
thousand
Gentlemen
,
made
oathes
of
fidelitie
.
The
young
Prince
of
Conde
was
ioyned
with
him
,
d'Andelot
went
to
the
Garrisons
to
take
a
view
of
the
footemen
:
which
done
,
hee
made
a
voyage
into
Poitou
to
assemble
the
dispearsed
troupes
,
to
prouide
for
mony
,
and
to
bridle
the
courses
of
the
enemies
:
but
comming
from
thence
,
Rene
de
Birague
an
Italian
,
as
then
Keeper
of
the
seales
,
and
after
Chancellor
of
France
,
who
vsed
openly
to
say
,
that
it
was
not
necessary
to
make
warre
with
so
much
labour
and
charges
,
but
to
imploy
the
Cookes
,
meaning
prisoners
.
The
estate
of
Colonell
of
the
French
Infanterie
was
giuen
to
Acier
,
and
his
company
to
Beauuais
la
Nocle
his
Lieftenant
:
but
the
charge
of
all
the
armie
,
and
the
care
of
the
principall
affaires
fell
vppon
the
Admirall
,
much
respected
by
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
Princes
,
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
Captaines
:
and
to
bee
short
,
of
both
great
and
small
,
that
as
then
made
profession
of
the
religion
.
Xaintoigne
,
Angoulesme
,
and
Limosin
,
taking
in
some
places
,
namely
Aubeterre
.
The
Countie
de
Brissac
Colonel
of
the
French
footemen
in
that
armie
,
and
Captaine
of
a
Regiment
of
fortie
Ensignes
,
with
the
most
part
of
their
forces
,
tooke
vpon
him
the
siege
of
Mucidan
.
They
that
were
within
,
after
they
had
a
while
defended
the
Towne
,
set
it
on
fire
and
retired
into
the
Castle
,
which
they
held
valiantly
,
and
abide
some
assaults
,
slew
the
notable
men
of
the
regements
of
Brissac
,
Monluc
,
and
Cars
,
among
the
rest
,
the
Vicount
of
Pompadou
:
lastly
,
Brissac
himselfe
,
who
comming
neare
to
view
the
breach
and
defences
,
had
no
sooner
put
foorth
his
nose
,
but
a
Harquebuse
pearced
his
head
,
and
layde
him
starke
dead
vpon
the
Counterstarp
:
hee
was
betweene
fiue
and
six
and
twentie
yeares
of
age
,
and
was
much
bewayled
of
many
that
hoped
to
haue
seene
him
in
time
,
one
of
the
greatest
leaders
of
our
daies
.
A
while
after
,
the
besieged
yeelding
vpon
composition
,
to
haue
both
liues
and
goods
saued
,
were
scarce
out
of
sight
of
the
walles
,
but
that
contrarie
to
faith
and
promise
,
the
most
part
were
cut
in
peeces
by
the
besiegers
,
vpon
a
desperate
reuenge
of
the
death
of
their
two
Coronels
,
and
their
best
souldiers
that
they
had
there
lost
.
Nouy
,
Ienly
,
Moruilliers
,
Fequieres
,
Esternay
and
others
,
soone
after
the
beginning
of
this
third
ciuill
warre
,
Deux
Ponts
,
leuyed
for
the
Princes
:
but
the
second
aduise
tooke
place
.
Now
more
narrowly
to
consider
what
a
long
walke
this
Dutch
armie
made
,
from
the
Rhine
euen
vnto
Limosin
,
togither
with
their
great
and
continuall
impeachment
,
it
cannot
but
breed
much
maruell
,
that
a
forraine
armie
watched
so
narrowly
,
and
hauing
so
many
backe-friends
,
could
thus
compasse
their
drifts
.
True
it
is
,
that
ciuill
warres
haue
at
al
times
made
a
plaine
path
to
forraine
nations
,
who
otherwise
durst
scarce
looke
towards
the
Gates
,
without
the
support
of
the
one
partie
.
But
where
the
fauour
is
but
small
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
resistance
great
on
the
other
,
we
are
the
more
to
admire
the
exployts
of
those
that
do
so
aduenture
themselues
.
It
was
a
great
comfort
to
the
Germaine
Duke
,
to
haue
the
assistance
of
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
the
Countie
Lodowick
,
and
the
Countie
Wolrad
of
Mansfield
,
The
kings
Councell
finding
themselues
to
seeke
,
did
speedily
conclude
of
a
small
armie
,
vnder
the
leading
of
the
Duke
of
Aumale
,
to
stop
this
succour
,
yet
doubting
of
the
weakenesse
of
such
a
Leader
,
vnskilfull
and
vnfortunate
in
matter
of
warre
,
leuied
yet
an
other
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
a
man
in
manner
like
vnto
the
other
.
These
two
bodies
assembled
in
footemen
,
farre
surmounted
the
Dutch
Dukes
,
but
in
horsemen
hee
was
the
stronger
.
They
were
resoluted
not
to
linger
vntill
hee
entered
France
,
and
so
make
hauocke
,
but
marched
euen
to
the
borders
of
Germanie
,
and
neare
to
Saumur
,
where
they
defeated
the
regiment
of
Captain
la
Coche
of
Dauphine
,
composed
of
sundrie
parcels
patched
togither
,
which
purposed
to
haue
ioyned
with
the
Lansquenets
.
Notwithstanding
this
defeate
,
the
Germaine
Duke
proceeded
into
France
through
Bourgongne
,
where
the
enemie
coasted
him
,
vntill
hee
had
gotten
to
the
riuer
of
Lotre
(
hauing
marched
full
fourescore
leagues
)
they
neuer
left
him
,
but
were
still
in
his
flancke
,
or
vppon
the
taile
:
yea
,
many
times
the
armies
were
each
in
sight
of
other
,
and
had
many
great
skirmishes
.
The
Prince
of
Orenge
hath
since
sundrie
times
reported
,
that
he
maruelled
that
in
so
long
and
difficult
a
passage
,
the
Romish
Catholiques
could
neuer
finde
fit
opportunitie
,
considering
that
many
occasions
befell
them
,
and
the
rather
by
reason
of
the
impeachments
of
their
maine
carriages
.
For
besides
these
great
forces
of
the
Dukes
of
Aumale
and
Nemours
,
the
townes
,
countrie
,
and
riuers
,
were
at
their
commaund
:
they
also
knewe
the
purposes
of
their
aduerse
armie
,
which
consisted
in
making
haste
,
and
either
by
force
or
surprise
winning
passage
ouer
Loyre
,
whither
it
came
maugre
all
their
pollicies
and
deuises
.
It
was
said
,
that
through
some
contention
between
them
,
they
lost
sundrie
good
exployts
which
they
ought
haue
performed
,
had
they
beene
at
vnion
:
besides
,
they
doubted
the
vigilancie
of
Moruilliers
:
the
industrie
of
Feuguieres
:
and
the
readinesse
and
valiancie
of
Nouy
,
Esternay
,
and
other
Captaines
,
who
held
them
in
continuall
alarme
:
and
had
not
the
news
of
the
battell
at
Bassac
comforted
them
,
Aumale
and
Nemours
had
been
either
defeated
or
forced
to
licence
their
troupes
,
and
so
to
retire
into
the
townes
.
If
fell
out
well
for
the
Germaines
that
they
made
such
haste
:
for
this
great
blocke
,
this
riuer
of
Loire
,
would
haue
been
a
second
and
most
greeuous
difficultie
to
stay
these
riuers
,
as
well
for
that
it
was
not
so
shallow
,
as
to
yeeld
any
foord
:
as
also
for
that
all
the
townes
standing
therevppon
were
enemies
,
yet
was
the
passage
so
necessary
,
that
it
made
them
to
vse
great
speed
,
courage
,
and
inuention
:
for
contrary
to
all
expectation
of
their
enemies
on
each
side
the
riuer
,
they
assaulted
a
towne
called
la
Charitee
,
where
they
had
a
good
bridge
.
Among
al
the
ouersights
of
the
Rom.
Catholicques
,
who
were
reenforced
with
a
supply
of
Italians
from
the
Pope
,
of
twelue
hundreth
horse
,
and
four
thousand
foote
,
this
was
not
the
least
,
that
they
left
la
Charitee
destitute
of
men
:
wherevppon
the
Protestants
lay
so
hard
to
that
place
,
and
terrified
it
with
so
many
mines
and
threats
,
that
before
it
could
haue
any
reliefe
,
they
had
wonne
it
to
their
incredible
ioy
:
which
neuerthelesse
was
abated
by
the
decease
of
Feuquieres
and
other
Captaines
poysoned
by
the
way
,
according
vnto
Biragues
precepts
.
Had
it
not
been
for
this
prize
,
the
Germaine
armie
had
bin
hard
bestead
,
and
their
leaders
forced
to
haue
returned
backe
to
the
head
of
Loire
,
which
was
sixtie
leagues
off
:
yea
,
which
was
woorse
,
taking
that
course
,
they
should
haue
intangled
themselues
in
a
hilly
&
wood
countrie
,
where
their
horse
would
haue
been
but
a
hinderance
.
The
Admirall
accounted
this
passage
impossible
,
and
still
harkened
after
their
ouerthrow
,
la
Charitee
,
he
grew
againe
into
some
hope
,
saying
:
This
is
a
good
prognostication
,
let
vs
perfect
it
with
diligence
and
resolution
.
The
Princes
with
their
troupes
marched
immediately
towards
Limosin
,
that
so
they
might
come
nearer
to
the
Duke
of
Anious
power
to
keepe
it
in
awe
,
albeit
in
continuall
feare
,
still
looking
to
heare
that
al
the
enemies
armies
beeing
so
strong
,
should
haue
swallowed
vp
their
Rutters
:
which
fell
out
contrary
:
for
they
tooke
so
good
opportunitie
,
and
vsed
such
speed
,
that
they
out
went
them
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
French
troupes
,
where
among
the
rest
,
Nouy
bare
himselfe
more
valiantly
in
sundrie
roades
of
the
enemies
,
whom
diuers
times
he
sent
backe
,
&
gathered
to
the
place
where
the
Admirall
had
appoynted
to
meet
them
with
one
thousand
shot
,
and
two
thousand
and
fiue
hundreth
horse
.
Thus
towards
the
end
of
Iune
the
two
armies
ioyned
in
great
ioy
,
albeit
somewhat
abated
by
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Deuxponts
,
who
died
of
a
feuer
a
little
before
,
into
whose
place
the
Countie
Mansfield
succeeded
.
This
iourney
and
fauourable
passage
,
may
put
all
Captaines
in
minde
,
that
notwithstanding
whatsoeuer
great
difficulties
,
they
may
bee
inuironed
,
yet
are
they
not
to
distinct
:
for
they
shall
not
need
past
one
sole
fauourable
accident
to
free
them
,
and
such
do
commonly
fauor
those
,
that
shunning
sloth
,
doo
take
a
good
heart
.
Yrier
la
Perche
.
The
Admirall
perceiuing
that
the
sterilitie
of
the
countrie
made
his
troupes
to
lye
scattered
,
and
because
of
the
hilles
and
woods
,
the
places
of
battel
were
often
with
disaduantage
,
determined
rather
to
preuent
,
then
bee
preuented
.
Not
long
before
,
the
Princes
had
sent
an
humble
request
vnto
the
king
to
haue
peace
,
but
the
Duke
d'Anion
would
neuer
graunt
Passeport
to
their
Deputies
:
whereof
the
Admirall
made
great
complaints
to
the
Marshall
de
Montmorencie
.
And
perceiuing
that
his
enemies
sought
nothing
but
warre
,
hee
counselled
the
Princes
to
surprise
the
Dukes
armie
,
not
far
from
thence
in
a
place
named
Rochebelle
.
To
the
which
end
,
they
departed
before
the
breake
of
day
,
resolute
to
giue
battell
,
and
arriued
in
so
good
time
,
that
they
were
within
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
head
of
their
enemies
,
before
they
gaue
the
alarme
.
The
strong
lodging
serued
those
that
were
there
in
guard
,
and
stood
them
in
great
stead
:
and
Colonel
Strossy
at
the
noyse
,
hasted
in
with
500.
harquebusiers
,
for
the
strengthening
of
300.
of
his
men
that
kept
the
principall
passage
,
where
hee
found
the
skirmish
begun
.
His
valor
serued
wel
for
his
partakers
,
for
that
for
the
space
of
one
houre
,
he
held
4000.
of
the
Princes
shot
good
play
,
whereby
the
D.
armie
had
opportunitie
to
assemble
and
set
themselues
in
array
.
The
Admiral
wondring
that
they
could
not
force
that
passage
,
sent
Brucil
a
wise
and
skilful
Captaine
,
who
immediately
espied
the
fault
.
Herevpon
hauing
ordered
certaine
troups
,
and
disbanded
4.
cornets
of
horse
to
scar
them
,
he
began
a
sharp
onset
,
wherin
vpon
the
breaking
of
certain
Pallissades
that
couered
Strossy
his
regiment
,
his
men
were
so
disordered
,
that
the
suruiuers
fled
,
leauing
dead
behind
them
22.
of
their
leaders
,
and
fiue
or
600.
foot
,
besides
their
Colonel
prisoner
,
without
whose
resistance
,
the
Princes
auantgard
had
gotten
to
the
D.
ordinance
with
all
impeachment
.
But
withall
,
it
beganne
to
ioyne
and
so
continued
,
that
the
victors
were
forced
to
retire
.
The
next
day
they
were
imployed
vpon
alarmes
and
skirmishes
,
in
one
of
the
which
,
200.
Italians
,
with
some
sallies
of
the
company
of
the
D.
of
Nemours
,
being
somewhat
too
far
aduanced
,
were
charged
by
the
Lord
of
Mouy
,
who
slew
some
,
tooke
some
prisoners
,
and
sent
away
the
rest
faster
then
they
came
,
as
in
deede
they
were
mounted
to
the
aduantage
vpon
Spanish
horses
fit
for
such
retraits
.
Immediately
after
this
incounter
,
Tiuiers
,
S.
Sulpice
,
Brantonne
,
Chasteau
,
l'Euesque
,
la
Chapelle
,
Confolant
,
Chabanez
,
and
S.
Genais
:
some
by
force
,
others
by
composition
.
The
Countie
du
Lude
Gouernour
in
Poictou
,
had
promised
the
Duke
to
do
wonders
,
and
while
the
Princes
armie
lay
in
Limosin
,
followed
by
fiue
thousand
foot
,
and
some
cornets
of
horse
,
he
besieged
Nyort
,
a
town
of
consequence
,
wherein
Puuiaut
valiantly
entred
with
certaine
horse
and
foote
,
in
despight
of
the
assailants
,
that
were
repulsed
in
three
assaults
,
and
certaine
scaladoes
:
and
after
in
the
beginning
of
Iuly
,
constrained
to
raise
their
siege
,
hauing
lost
aboue
fiue
hundreth
men
before
the
towne
,
not
accounting
foure
Cornets
of
horse
belonging
to
the
Countie
,
which
la
Noue
not
long
before
had
ouerthrowne
at
Fontenay
,
halfe
a
league
from
Nyort
.
Terigny
beeing
sent
to
ayde
the
besieged
,
was
the
cause
that
the
Countie
hasted
his
retrait
,
lodging
the
rest
of
his
armie
at
Saint
Maixant
,
Lusignon
,
and
Mirebean
:
meane
time
the
Princes
approached
Poictou
,
and
the
12.
of
Iuly
tooke
Chastelleraud
by
composition
,
and
three
daies
after
,
battered
the
strong
Castle
of
Lusignon
,
that
vpon
the
21.
of
the
same
moneth
was
yeelded
vnto
them
by
composition
,
establishing
the
Barron
de
Mirebeau
for
Gouernour
therin
,
with
two
Ensignes
of
footmen
,
great
store
of
cannons
,
and
sufficient
amunition
to
resist
a
puissant
armie
.
Two
daies
after
they
marched
towards
Poictiers
,
tooke
Couhe
(
where
the
Garrison
of
Catholicques
chose
rather
to
burne
themselues
in
dispaire
with
&
in
the
Castle
,
then
to
yeeld
themselues
to
Verac
Lord
of
the
place
that
held
them
besiesieged
)
Sanssay
,
Viuonne
,
and
other
little
places
neare
thereabouts
,
therby
to
inclose
those
of
Poictiers
,
and
to
impeach
them
of
victuals
.
Before
we
depart
from
the
siege
of
Poictiers
,
In
the
month
of
Iuly
,
Castillon
sur
Loing
&
Chasteau-Regnard
,
places
belonging
to
the
Admirall
,
were
surprised
,
and
the
Admirals
mooueables
carried
to
Parris
,
where
part
were
solde
in
the
open
outcrie
,
the
best
stoien
and
conueyed
away
,
by
those
that
finde
nothing
either
too
heauie
or
too
hotte
.
Certaine
horsemen
to
the
number
of
fortie
,
departing
from
the
Princes
campe
after
the
taking
of
Strossy
,
lodged
themselues
within
Regeane
,
a
Castle
belonging
to
the
Bishop
of
Auxerre
,
but
they
were
presently
besieged
,
battered
,
and
slain
within
it
,
onely
captain
Blosset
,
and
some
other
that
escaped
.
Among
those
on
whom
they
exerciled
most
horrible
vengeance
,
was
one
of
Auxerre
surnamed
Coeur
de
Roy
,
who
beeing
taken
prisoner
,
was
ledde
to
Auxerre
,
and
there
presently
stripped
,
slaine
,
and
hewed
in
peeces
.
The
murtherers
pulled
the
hart
out
of
his
bodie
,
and
cutting
it
in
peeces
,
was
layde
on
the
coales
,
and
eaten
by
certaine
of
his
desperate
enemies
,
that
during
his
life
,
had
threatned
him
with
that
canniball
entertainment
:
The
Lord
of
Terride
Gouernor
of
Quercy
,
was
sent
into
Bearne
,
Foix
,
and
the
land
of
Nauarrois
,
there
to
bring
al
into
the
kings
obedience
,
in
case
the
Q.
of
Nauarre
and
her
sonne
the
Prince
,
d'Anuil●
,
Monluc
,
Gohaz
and
others
,
that
with
1000.
horse
,
and
4000.
shot
,
marched
but
a
daies
iourney
from
the
campe
)
he
came
safe
with
one
daies
iourney
of
Nauarrin
,
forced
Terride
,
who
had
lyen
incamped
from
the
beginning
of
Iune
,
to
raise
the
siege
&
saue
himself
in
Orthez
,
by
reason
his
troupes
for
their
more
commodious
victualling
lay
disbanded
.
The
Countie
followed
Terride
,
and
to
abridge
him
of
all
means
to
reassemble
or
muster
his
men
,
besieged
,
assaulted
,
and
forced
the
town
with
great
slaughter
:
then
did
he
as
suddainly
plant
the
cannon
found
in
the
Towne
against
the
Castle
,
Terrides
refuge
:
who
terrified
with
such
terrible
charges
yeelded
,
with
the
safetie
of
his
life
,
togither
with
six
knights
of
the
Order
,
and
many
Captaines
,
who
all
enioyed
the
benefit
of
the
composition
,
except
5
,
Colombe
,
the
Barron
of
Pordiac
,
Gohas
,
Fauas
,
and
some
others
that
were
executed
,
because
they
were
found
to
be
the
Qu.
subiects
,
&
consequently
guiltie
of
treason
,
for
seizing
vpon
her
places
,
causing
the
most
part
of
her
subiects
to
reuolt
,
&
seeking
to
deliuer
the
land
into
the
dominion
of
a
new
Prince
.
This
mishap
of
Ter.
being
bruted
abroad
,
so
terrified
other
the
towns
&
strong
holds
,
that
the
vsurpers
making
their
packs
in
time
,
Na.
Foix
,
&
Bearn
were
suddainly
subdued
to
their
princesse
,
al
fauing
the
town
of
Peu
,
the
principall
wherin
commanded
,
one
named
Pere
,
who
had
promised
Monluc
to
defend
it
,
&
had
executed
some
officers
,
&
slaine
the
ministers
:
yet
vpon
the
summons
of
a
trumpet
sent
by
Montgom
.
he
departed
with
speed
,
leauing
the
town
to
the
right
owner
.
In
the
mean
time
,
Monluc
practised
some
trecherie
with
Captain
Bassillon
,
who
had
born
out
the
siege
of
Nauarrin
against
Terride
.
This
practise
discouerd
,
Bassillon
was
slaine
,
&
Monluc
comming
to
seize
vpon
Nauarin
,
was
forced
to
retire
,
whervpon
ioyning
with
la
Vallete
,
he
forced
the
town
of
Mont-Marsan
,
where
he
discharged
his
rage
vpon
the
besieged
,
who
were
in
maner
all
put
to
the
sword
.
Montgommery
furnishing
the
places
of
his
conquest
came
to
Nerac
.
and
for
a
fewe
daies
warred
vppon
the
next
Garrisons
,
and
there
with
all
speed
returned
to
the
Princes
armie
,
with
some
plentie
of
quoine
gathered
in
his
conquests
,
and
fiue
hundreth
horse
that
followed
him
.
The
Duke
d'Aniou
considering
how
much
the
passage
imported
,
which
the
Princes
had
gotten
vpon
the
riuer
of
Loire
at
la
Charitee
,
not
much
fortified
since
the
taking
,
resolued
to
take
that
place
from
them
,
M.
de
Lansac
to
take
order
therin
.
Hee
neuer
hauing
had
any
commission
of
such
importance
,
thought
that
by
strength
of
men
and
cannon
shot
,
he
would
do
something
.
And
vpon
the
sixt
of
Iuly
accompanied
with
7000.
footemen
,
assembled
out
of
the
Garrisons
of
Orleans
,
Bourges
,
Chartres
,
Neuers
,
Gyan
,
and
other
Townes
.
With
fiue
or
sixe
hundreth
horse
he
besieged
la
Charitee
,
charged
and
recharged
his
batterie
three
or
foure
times
,
sparing
neither
powder
nor
bullet
:
and
hauing
made
a
breach
to
enter
both
with
horse
and
waggons
,
he
commanded
his
souldiers
to
giue
an
assault
,
who
beeing
men
vsed
to
braue
it
in
the
streets
of
a
Towne
,
and
to
discharge
their
peeces
in
the
presence
of
Ladies
:
when
they
perceiued
that
the
besieged
resolued
themselues
to
a
stout
and
bold
defence
,
their
hearts
were
turned
to
lyuers
,
so
that
their
Captaines
,
Ensignes
,
Sergeants
,
and
other
officers
,
were
forced
to
supply
their
places
,
of
100.
of
them
:
there
returned
fiue
againe
,
but
all
ouerthrowne
at
the
entrie
of
the
breach
.
An other
thing
was
,
that
a
false
report
ranne
in
the
campe
of
Lansac
,
that
the
Princes
armie
came
to
ayde
la
Charitee
,
and
that
Captaine
Blosset
was
alreadie
in
Berry
with
200.
horse
,
to
marke
out
their
lodgings
,
&
to
giue
the
first
charge
:
wherewith
the
assailants
made
such
an
alarme
,
that
without
further
inquirie
,
they
spied
their
Ensignes
marching
day
&
night
,
to
nestle
themselues
in
their
Garrisons
.
The
siege
continued
almost
a
month
,
where
,
&
in
the
retrait
,
the
assailants
lost
almost
1000.
men
:
the
town
about
100.
&
being
deliuered
from
this
siege
,
and
not
long
after
strengthened
by
the
companies
of
Blosset
,
Boys
,
and
others
,
that
had
left
the
campe
to
visit
their
houses
,
and
to
refresh
themselues
:
the
leaders
made
account
to
fourage
the
countrie
,
and
to
seeke
aduentures
farre
and
neare
.
With
this
resolution
they
tooke
Douzi
,
Pouilli
,
Antrain
,
S.
Leonard
,
and
other
small
townes
about
the
water
,
running
into
Berry
Niuernois
,
&
the
countries
bordering
vpon
them
,
to
the
great
hurt
and
displeasure
of
the
Romish
Catholikes
.
The
Princes
beeing
in
possession
of
Lusignan
and
Chastelleraud
,
S.
Maixaut
which
could
not
long
holde
out
:
but
the
chiefe
Lords
and
Gentlemen
of
Poictou
,
as
well
in
Councell
as
else
where
,
vrged
them
not
to
omit
so
good
opportunitie
,
withall
,
alleaging
that
the
towne
was
of
no
estimation
:
that
the
more
people
were
therein
,
the
greater
was
the
bodie
:
that
getting
this
place
they
should
haue
all
Poictou
,
a
rich
Prouince
,
and
so
defeate
the
Dukes
armie
of
a
verie
conuenient
retrait
:
but
the
authors
of
their
Councell
,
had
forgotten
to
speake
the
resolution
of
those
that
kept
Poictiers
,
the
great
helps
that
they
had
for
their
defence
:
their
own
smal
store
of
artillery
,
munitition
&
powers
to
giue
their
assault
,
with
many
other
their
discommodities
.
For
albeit
the
town
in
regard
of
the
scituation
,
were
wholly
inuironed
with
mountaines
,
commanding
in
it
so
neare
,
that
they
might
greatly
annoy
the
defendants
,
yet
had
the
Princes
at
that
time
such
want
,
that
hauing
begunne
in
one
place
,
they
were
not
able
couragiously
to
go
through
with
their
batterie
and
other
workes
,
but
must
needes
giue
the
enemie
two
or
three
daies
respite
,
which
was
ynough
to
refortifie
it
againe
,
whereby
they
should
bee
forced
to
beginne
their
batteries
againe
in
an
other
place
,
where
they
should
incurre
the
like
discommoditie
.
The
siege
hauing
continued
some
few
weekes
,
sundrie
breaches
being
made
with
some
assaults
,
skirmishes
,
and
sallies
:
lastly
,
necesitie
set
vppon
the
besieged
,
and
sicknesse
,
togither
with
want
of
munition
,
the
besiegers
,
whereby
their
troupes
were
driuen
by
little
and
little
to
breake
:
the
besieged
had
lost
diuers
of
their
best
Captaines
,
and
a
number
of
souldiers
,
and
their
necessitie
grew
to
such
a
famine
,
that
asses
and
horses
grew
to
be
good
meat
.
The
D.
of
Anion
aduertised
thereof
,
The
Frenchmen
appoynted
to
second
the
Italians
,
disdained
to
follow
them
,
and
hauing
beene
beholders
of
this
spectacle
,
which
well
rebated
the
presumption
of
the
remainder
,
determined
to
proceede
to
a
second
assault
,
but
they
found
the
besieged
so
well
assured
because
of
their
victorie
,
that
they
durst
not
beginne
.
The
eight
of
September
toward
euening
,
it
was
resolued
that
the
whole
armie
should
retire
into
a
strong
place
called
la
Celle
,
beyond
the
riuer
that
passeth
by
Haye
in
Touraine
,
six
leagues
from
Chastelleraud
.
At
this
passage
they
left
two
thousand
shot
,
and
some
cornets
of
horse
,
to
stay
the
Princes
forces
from
assayling
the
Princes
armie
,
at
that
time
too
weake
to
hold
out
against
them
.
The
Duke
with
the
rest
of
his
troupes
was
lodged
in
a
place
of
great
aduantage
.
In
this
retraict
the
Maisters
of
his
campe
vsed
such
diligence
and
good
conduct
,
as
deserued
to
bee
noted
among
the
most
notable
feates
in
all
this
war
,
and
was
the
principall
meanes
of
the
Dukes
victorie
,
which
soone
after
hee
obtained
at
Chastellerand
,
where
he
had
at
leisure
reassembled
all
his
forces
,
before
dispearsed
and
scattered
abroad
.
The
Princes
aduertised
of
this
suddaine
retraict
of
the
Duke
,
followed
him
,
and
marched
all
the
night
,
so
that
beeing
first
passed
the
riuer
,
they
drew
straight
to
the
port
of
Pilles
,
there
to
passe
the
riuer
of
Creuse
,
and
so
to
set
vpon
the
maine
battell
.
But
the
guard
which
the
Duke
had
before
placed
in
the
same
place
,
forced
them
to
skirmish
almost
all
the
day
:
the
Admirall
perceiuing
the
place
too
hot
,
seeking
other
passages
,
found
one
somewhat
higher
vppon
the
right
hand
,
where
all
the
armie
did
the
next
day
passe
ouer
the
Creuse
,
betweene
the
port
of
Pilles
and
Haye
in
Touraine
,
in
full
resolution
to
force
the
Duke
either
to
fight
,
or
else
to
retire
into
the
Cittie
of
Tours
,
where
the
king
then
was
.
The
Corps
de
Garde
at
the
port
of
Pilles
fearing
to
bee
inclosed
,
retired
in
great
haste
to
the
Dukes
armie
,
where
still
there
arriued
men
from
all
places
:
both
the
armies
set
themselues
in
battell
array
,
but
betweene
them
there
ranne
a
brooke
,
inuironed
with
marishes
and
bogges
,
very
discommodious
for
any
generall
fight
:
because
no
man
could
passe
but
by
one
and
one
,
as
also
the
artillerie
could
not
bee
brought
without
daunger
of
losse
.
The
Duke
lodging
in
a
village
called
la
Celle
,
wel
trenched
,
flangued
,
and
fortified
,
hauing
on
the
one
side
a
riuer
,
and
on
the
other
a
wood
,
feeling
himselfe
yet
too
weake
,
would
not
come
downe
into
the
plaine
:
the
Princes
not
able
to
force
him
in
so
strong
a
hold
,
hauing
for
the
space
of
two
daies
with
continuall
skirmish
sought
to
bring
him
to
the
field
,
for
want
of
victualles
returend
ouer
the
Creuse
,
and
so
ouer
the
other
riuer
named
Vienne
,
the
thirteenth
day
of
September
,
and
were
lodged
at
Fay
la
Vineuse
,
and
within
two
daies
after
,
the
Duke
came
also
within
foure
leagues
of
the
same
place
.
Dominique
d'Albe
,
the
Admirals
Groome
of
his
chamber
,
put
to
execution
,
as
beeing
conuicted
to
haue
promised
la
Riuere
the
Captaine
of
the
Duke
of
Anious
guard
,
for
the
summe
of
one
hundreth
Crownes
which
hee
had
receiued
in
hand
,
with
assurance
of
the
place
of
a
Groome
of
the
Dukes
chamber
,
and
some
other
large
rewards
,
to
kil
his
maister
the
said
Admirall
with
poyson
,
which
the
said
la
Riujere
deliuered
him
.
The
Prince
of
Orenge
departing
from
this
place
,
vppon
a
necessarie
iourney
into
Germanie
,
passed
with
a
small
traine
by
la
Charitee
and
Vegelay
:
and
so
following
on
his
way
,
arriued
without
disturbance
at
his
iourneyes
ende
,
leauing
his
two
bretheren
Lewis
and
Henry
with
the
Princes
.
Eight
daies
before
the
execution
of
Dominique
,
the
Parliament
of
Parris
had
published
a
decree
against
the
Admirals
life
,
accusing
him
of
rebellion
and
treason
,
with
promise
of
reward
of
fiftie
thousand
crownes
,
of
the
summe
to
bee
leuyed
vpon
the
Towne-house
of
Parris
,
to
any
that
could
bring
him
in
aliue
or
dead
:
the
same
they
also
executed
him
in
picture
,
as
they
did
likewise
the
Vidame
of
Chartres
and
the
Countie
Montgommery
.
Monsieur
Biron
,
met
sidewaies
vppon
the
Princes
armie
.
Hee
perceiuing
occasion
giuen
,
gaue
a
charge
with
a
thousand
launces
vppon
Nouy
,
that
made
the
retrait
for
the
Princes
,
with
three
hundreth
horse
,
and
two
hundreth
Harquebusiers
,
this
small
troupe
was
presently
ouerthrowne
and
put
in
disorder
,
with
losse
of
about
thirtie
or
fortie
horse
,
and
almost
all
the
foote
.
This
furious
charge
being
done
with
great
force
and
vppon
the
suddaine
,
with
the
noyse
of
foure
cannon
shots
,
bredde
such
feare
in
the
Princes
troupes
,
that
euery
man
beganne
to
bee
abashed
,
and
without
a
certaine
passage
,
whereon
aboue
twentie
men
at
a
time
could
not
passe
,
that
stayed
Birons
launciers
,
all
the
Princes
armie
had
in
a
manner
been
wholly
ouerthrowne
at
that
first
charge
.
The
Admirall
running
to
that
disorder
,
shewed
himselfe
vnto
his
men
,
and
reassembled
them
in
such
sort
,
that
at
his
comming
were
giuen
two
or
three
great
charges
and
recharges
,
of
fifteene
hundreth
or
two
thousand
horses
at
once
,
and
such
as
passed
,
were
soone
driuen
backe
againe
by
the
others
.
There
the
Counties
Lodowic
de
Nassau
,
and
Wolrad
of
Mansfield
,
behaued
themselues
valiantly
.
The
two
armies
placed
themselues
in
battell
,
one
heere
,
the
other
there
,
about
a
long
musket
shot
distant
from
each
other
,
that
of
the
Princes
,
beeing
soone
vnder
couert
:
to
passe
that
place
,
no
man
durst
be
so
bold
,
for
the
danger
that
might
ensue
,
because
diuers
squadrons
would
soone
haue
spoyled
such
as
had
ventured
.
But
the
Dukes
artillerie
beeing
there
,
and
the
Princes
alreadie
at
Moncontour
,
his
cannoniers
tooke
the
aduantage
and
hurt
some
squadrons
of
the
enemie
,
which
notwithstanding
brake
not
ranke
,
but
held
firme
vntill
night
,
by
which
meanes
each
man
retired
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
,
the
Duke
would
visit
Moncontour
,
to
put
the
Princes
in
feare
.
But
hee
found
them
in
the
subburbes
well
fortified
,
hauing
no
meanes
to
come
at
them
,
but
by
one
way
,
where
hee
gaue
a
skirmish
both
of
horse
and
footemen
.
The
Dukes
armie
was
composed
of
eight
or
nine
thousand
horse
,
and
seuenteene
or
eighteen
thousand
foote
,
comprehending
fixe
thousand
Switzers
,
and
fifteene
peeces
of
artillerie
.
The
Princes
had
sixe
thousand
horse
,
Frenchmen
and
Almaines
,
sixe
thousand
Harquebusiers
,
foure
thousand
Lansquenets
,
sixe
cannons
,
two
coluerins
,
and
three
other
peeces
,
hauing
left
therest
at
Lusignan
.
Before
the
battell
,
two
Gentlemen
bearing
armes
in
the
Dukes
campe
,
beeing
strayed
,
came
to
some
of
those
of
thereligion
,
Those
of
the
religion
went
presently
to
the
Admirall
,
to
certifie
him
therof
,
which
counsell
liked
him
well
.
They
shewed
it
likewise
to
others
of
the
principall
commaunders
,
whereof
some
reiected
it
not
,
and
desired
it
might
bee
followed
:
but
the
greatest
part
esteemed
it
to
be
but
an
artificial
deuise
to
put
them
in
feare
,
adding
,
that
although
this
aduise
seemed
to
bee
good
,
yet
it
was
not
to
be
accounted
of
,
because
it
proceeded
from
suspect
persons
,
and
such
as
vsually
exercise
deceits
:
commonly
such
as
are
neare
to
any
mischiefe
,
despise
the
good
counsell
wherewith
men
seeke
to
relieue
them
.
The
Princes
Councell
assembling
to
resolue
vpon
their
proceedings
,
some
sayd
it
was
best
for
them
to
get
to
Ernaux
,
and
to
set
the
riuer
which
runneth
by
it
,
The
Admirall
as
then
was
in
great
distrust
,
fearing
that
the
Rutters
would
mutin
for
want
of
pay
,
and
that
three
or
foure
of
his
Regiments
of
far
countries
would
leaue
him
:
because
they
had
alreadie
asked
him
licence
to
depart
.
He
knew
likewise
that
diuers
Gentlemen
were
retired
vnto
their
houses
,
wherefore
to
hold
the
armie
in
vnitie
,
hee
besought
the
Princes
(
that
were
at
Partenay
)
to
come
thither
:
which
they
did
,
bringing
with
them
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
good
horse
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
,
the
horsemen
were
readie
mounted
to
ryde
to
Ernaux
,
all
in
white
cassockes
,
the
better
to
know
them
,
if
they
should
bee
forced
to
fight
.
But
then
the
Lansquenets
refused
to
march
,
except
they
might
haue
mony
.
And
within
a
quarter
of
an
houre
after
,
And
hauing
marched
a
quarter
of
a
league
,
they
discouered
the
Dukes
armie
,
aduancing
it selfe
in
such
manner
,
that
all
the
leisure
they
had
,
was
to
range
themselues
in
order
,
and
to
place
themselues
in
a
valley
,
in
couert
from
the
cannon
shot
.
After
this
ensued
an
other
mischiefe
in
the
Princes
armie
,
which
was
,
that
the
Admirall
perceiuing
the
Dukes
vantgard
to
set
forward
,
(
wherein
was
nineteene
cornets
of
Rutters
in
two
squadrons
)
and
to
come
right
vpon
him
,
hee
sent
to
the
Countie
Lodowicke
that
commaunded
the
battell
,
that
he
should
send
him
three
cornets
of
horse
:
which
the
Countie
did
,
but
hee
himselfe
led
them
,
and
at
that
instant
beganne
the
battell
,
hee
remaining
in
fight
:
whereby
the
bodie
of
the
battell
remained
without
a
head
,
not
knowing
how
to
gouerne
it selfe
:
&
it
is
thought
,
that
if
the
Countie
(
a
wise
and
valiant
Gentleman
)
had
beene
there
,
the
body
of
the
battell
had
mades
good
resistance
,
The
fight
hauing
continued
almost
three
quarters
of
an
houre
,
the
Princes
as
yet
very
young
,
beeing
not
long
before
retired
,
and
with
them
diuers
others
,
vnder
colour
of
safer
conduction
of
their
persons
:
the
Admirall
likewise
beeing
hurt
in
the
face
at
the
first
conflict
,
in
the
ende
the
Princes
horsemen
were
constrained
to
leaue
the
field
,
part
of
the
foote
beeing
slaine
,
the
rest
flying
to
saue
themselues
.
The
artillerie
and
Ensignes
of
the
footemen
were
taken
:
Countie
Lodowicke
was
pursued
a
whole
league
,
The
Princes
in
this
battell
of
Moncontour
,
lost
four
thousand
Launsquenets
'
fifteen
hundreth
French
souldiers
,
and
great
numbers
of
pages
and
other
boyes
:
of
the
horsemen
about
three
hundreth
,
and
many
horses
dead
or
hurt
:
of
men
of
name
there
were
slaine
Puigreffier
,
Autricourt
,
Biron
,
brother
to
him
that
ledde
the
Dukes
vantgard
,
and
Saint
Bonet
Cornet
of
the
Admirals
launciers
.
La
Noue
and
Acier
taken
prisoners
:
the
Rutters
carriage
was
sacked
,
only
the
horses
which
the
boyes
saued
:
but
the
French
carriage
being
further
aduanced
towards
Partenay
and
Nyort
was
saued
:
of
the
Dukes
troupes
there
was
not
many
footemen
slaine
,
but
of
horse
about
fiue
or
sixe
hundreth
,
and
twise
as
many
more
wounded
,
most
part
of
them
dying
not
long
after
:
and
of
men
of
name
,
the
elder
Rhingraue
,
the
Marquesse
of
Bade
,
and
Cleremont
of
Dauphine
.
The
Marshall
de
Rez
was
presently
willed
by
the
Duke
to
ride
to
Tours
,
to
certifie
the
king
and
the
Queene
of
his
victorie
,
wherewith
all
Europe
was
presently
filled
,
and
as
the
report
is
made
greater
by
passing
through
many
mens
mouthes
,
nothing
was
then
spoken
of
in
Italie
and
else
where
,
but
of
the
vtter
ouerthrow
of
all
the
Princes
armie
.
Heereto
adding
,
that
the
Admirall
a
wary
Captaine
,
and
one
that
knewe
how
to
shift
out
of
the
bryers
,
had
hee
but
euen
very
small
leisure
,
would
repaire
his
forces
,
adding
some
replies
out
of
Gascon
and
Languedoc
:
so
that
in
the
spring
,
they
should
be
assured
to
haue
him
in
the
field
with
a
new
armie
,
wherewith
hee
would
waste
sundrie
Prouinces
,
and
transport
the
wars
euen
to
the
Gates
of
Parris
.
Besides
,
the
presence
of
the
Princes
among
their
daunted
troupes
,
would
by
little
and
little
harten
them
againe
,
and
stirre
vppe
the
stomacks
of
many
others
that
were
now
quailed
in
other
places
,
vnlesse
with
diligence
they
were
abridged
from
making
profit
of
the
time
.
In
summe
,
they
concluded
that
the
Duke
with
the
two
thirds
of
his
armie
,
shuld
follow
the
Princes
,
whereby
vndoubtedly
he
should
driue
their
leaders
for
refuge
to
shut
vp
themselues
in
some
weake
place
,
whereby
the
warres
might
bee
ended
.
Others
thought
it
better
to
reape
the
assured
fruite
of
the
victorie
,
by
taking
in
the
townes
that
were
holden
in
the
Princes
names
,
which
in
this
astonishment
might
easily
bee
done
,
but
would
heereafter
bee
harder
,
and
in
maner
impossible
,
in
case
they
had
respite
to
suruay
their
own
estates
,
whereby
there
would
be
new
stirres
:
for
the
Protestants
would
neuer
be
subdued
,
so
long
as
they
had
any
places
of
retrait
:
but
once
shutte
out
of
their
starting
holes
,
they
would
haue
no
great
stomacke
to
bee
busie
.
That
their
townes
that
were
to
be
taken
in
Poictou
,
Xaintongue
,
and
Angoulmois
,
were
not
to
hold
out
any
long
time
against
a
victorious
armie
,
so
mightie
,
and
euery
day
increasing
:
also
that
so
Rochel
seeing
her selfe
left
post
alone
and
open
to
them
,
would
soone
quake
:
as
for
the
remainders
of
the
defeated
armie
,
or
that
the
Admirall
and
Princes
were
gotten
into
safetie
,
all
that
would
waste
of
it selfe
:
and
for
the
hasting
of
the
execution
therof
,
they
might
send
after
them
some
one
thousand
horse
,
and
two
thousand
shot
:
and
withall
,
raise
the
whole
power
of
the
Prouinces
where
they
should
stay
.
In
the
meane
time
with
all
expedition
to
send
for
artillerie
and
munititon
to
performe
this
purpose
,
which
beeing
atchieued
,
would
inflict
a
mortall
wound
vppon
those
of
the
religion
,
who
alreadie
halted
of
the
one
legge
.
This
latter
aduise
tooke
place
,
yet
but
in
part
neither
,
namely
,
so
farre
as
concerned
the
taking
of
townes
,
yet
not
of
all
:
but
as
for
pursuing
of
the
Princes
,
the
Duke
and
his
Councell
neuer
thought
more
of
it
,
but
imployed
their
time
in
that
which
seemed
most
easie
.
The
Admirall
did
since
report
to
the
Lord
de
la
Noue
,
that
had
they
chearefully
pursued
the
Princes
and
him
,
when
they
transported
the
remainders
of
their
armie
into
Gascon
,
they
had
vtterly
indaungered
them
,
considering
that
passing
through
the
countrie
of
Perigort
,
and
other
straights
,
the
Pesants
and
pettie
Garrisons
wrought
them
much
trouble
,
by
reason
they
had
none
but
horsemen
,
and
those
in
part
tired
,
and
in
part
astonished
:
but
there
sort
that
they
had
to
refresh
themselues
,
to
strengthen
their
power
with
footemen
,
and
to
gather
in
the
booties
of
the
good
countrie
as
they
went
,
restored
their
courages
,
and
put
them
in
newe
hopes
.
The
Princes
hauing
reassembled
their
forces
after
the
battell
of
Moncontour
,
and
taken
speedie
aduise
in
Partenay
what
they
should
do
,
Iohn
d'Angely
to
prouide
for
it
:
wherein
lay
Captaine
Pilles
,
to
whom
they
committed
the
guard
,
giuing
him
more
strength
of
fiue
hundreth
harquebusiers
,
with
the
cornet
of
la
Motte
Puiols
,
and
the
harquebusiers
of
la
Mure
,
and
then
gaue
order
for
Rochel
and
Angoulesme
.
The
Duke
following
the
resolution
of
his
Councell
,
caused
his
armie
to
march
towards
Partenay
,
where
it
found
no
resistance
,
but
the
gates
open
and
the
Towne
voyde
.
Soone
after
,
the
Duke
sent
to
summon
Nyort
,
and
finding
part
of
the
garrison
wauering
,
caused
his
skouts
and
forerunners
to
shew
themselues
euen
at
the
gates
,
so
to
terrifie
them
the
more
:
Mony
who
wanted
neither
courage
nor
strength
,
therevppon
tooke
the
field
with
his
cornet
,
and
when
hee
had
scarred
away
these
aduenturers
,
sounded
the
retrait
,
wherein
as
hee
was
one
of
the
hindermost
,
and
called
Maureuell
of
the
Countrie
of
Brye
,
who
a
litle
before
departing
from
the
Dukes
armie
,
vnder
colour
of
beeing
of
the
religion
,
had
yeelded
himselfe
to
Mouy
,
Mouy
beeing
thus
wounded
retired
into
Niort
,
where
hee
thought
to
haue
held
out
:
but
afterwise
beeing
otherwise
aduised
,
hee
came
to
S.
Iohns
to
conferre
with
the
Princes
,
and
so
went
to
Rochel
,
where
hee
yeelded
vp
the
ghost
.
Hee
was
a
wise
,
valiant
,
and
very
godly
Gentleman
,
a
terror
to
the
Romish
Catholicques
,
and
as
vpright
in
his
conuersation
as
any
of
our
time
.
Vppon
his
retrait
from
Niort
,
the
place
was
immediately
abandoned
,
and
so
consequently
without
difficultie
,
was
possessed
by
the
Duke
.
Thither
came
the
king
,
the
Queene-mother
,
and
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
soone
after
,
and
ther
reloiued
to
besiege
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
.
In
the
mean
time
Puuiaut
forsook
Fontenay
,
as
not
able
to
stand
against
such
an
armie
,
and
so
came
to
Rochel
,
where
hee
craued
and
obtained
succours
to
defend
Marans
the
keye
of
that
countrie
.
Chastelleraud
,
Chauuigny
,
Roche-pose
,
castle
d'
Angle
,
Prully
,
Cleruant
,
and
other
small
places
,
departed
to
passe
through
Berry
,
and
so
with
Briguemaut
to
draw
to
Sancerre
&
Charite
.
They
tooke
breath
at
Bourg
Dieu
,
lately
surprised
to
their
vse
by
Captaine
Gournay
,
from
young
Monluc
,
for
by
the
way
,
the
Commons
of
Berry
and
Chastre
,
the
Gouernor
of
the
Countrie
had
greatly
molested
them
:
but
Guerchy
Gouernor
of
Charite
came
to
free
them
,
and
maugre
all
the
indeuors
of
Chastre
,
and
the
resistance
or
a
fewe
Priests
of
Chasteauneaf
,
a
town
standing
vpon
the
riuer
of
Cher
(
who
foolishly
and
with
the
losse
of
their
liues
,
had
changed
their
portuises
into
swords
,
and
their
copes
into
corslets
)
brought
them
into
couert
.
Asconcerning
those
of
Dauphine
and
Languedoc
,
The
chiefe
of
these
troupes
that
retired
thus
,
were
Monbrun
,
Mirabel
,
and
Verbelay
,
who
afterward
commaunded
in
Orillac
in
Auuergne
:
from
whence
Saint
Heran
the
Gouernour
did
his
vtter
indeuor
to
debarre
the
Princes
entrie
:
for
indeed
there
was
aspeech
,
that
they
purposed
to
come
and
winter
in
the
plaine
countrie
called
la
Limagne
:
but
they
went
an
other
way
:
for
hauing
prouided
for
Rochel
,
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
and
some
other
places
,
they
passed
ouer
Dordogne
,
drew
towards
Quercy
,
and
below
Cadenat
passed
ouer
the
riuer
of
Lot
,
from
whence
they
followed
that
course
which
heereafter
we
will
set
downe
.
Among
other
Townes
that
serued
the
Princes
in
these
warres
,
we
must
not
for
get
Rochel
,
a
port
of
the
sea
,
well
knowne
to
all
men
,
Nismes
in
Languedoc
serued
likewise
greatly
for
the
Prince
,
after
they
had
taken
it
from
one
named
Saint
Andre
,
This
grate
stood
at
the
foote
of
the
Town
wall
,
shutting
in
a
sinke
,
throgh
the
which
there
ranne
in
a
fountaine
out
of
a
little
spring
,
for
the
commoditie
of
the
Inhabitants
.
The
enterprises
whereof
,
one
named
Captaine
Saint
Cosme
was
the
leader
,
beeing
entred
by
this
conduct
,
were
presently
discouered
by
the
Sintinell
that
stood
vpon
it
:
In
such
sort
,
that
the
fluee
of
a
mill
not
farre
from
thence
,
was
presently
left
open
vpon
them
,
and
some
peeces
out
of
the
Castle
shot
against
them
.
Neuerthelesse
they
shunned
it
,
&
being
entered
and
dispearsed
in
troupes
,
Saint
Cosme
went
to
the
grate
called
Carmes
,
where
hee
put
a
court
of
guard
to
the
swoord
,
consisting
onely
of
Priests
:
and
going
to
the
Crowne
gate
,
hee
met
a
Corporall
,
whom
hee
constrained
to
giue
him
the
word
,
forced
an
other
court
of
guard
,
and
slew
them
all
.
The
gate
beeing
opened
,
certaine
souldiers
that
stayed
withour
,
entered
with
their
boyes
,
and
running
with
three
trumpets
through
the
streetes
of
the
Towne
,
made
a
great
noyse
:
Chaissi
,
Mingelle
,
and
other
Captaines
,
companions
of
Saint
Cosme
,
went
round
about
the
Towne
.
Saint
Andre
and
his
Liefetenant
,
not
hauing
the
meanes
to
get
into
the
Castle
,
and
beeing
hardly
pursued
,
(
for
they
went
to
bee
reuenged
vpon
them
,
because
of
their
wicked
liues
,
and
as
then
also
they
had
those
of
the
religion
,
that
had
fledde
from
Nismes
against
them
,
to
whom
they
had
done
a
thousand
mischieses
)
threw
themselues
off
from
the
wall
into
the
ditches
,
where
the
one
brake
his
necke
,
the
other
his
thigh
,
and
the
next
day
being
taken
was
slaine
.
Captaine
Astoul
,
that
commanded
in
the
Castle
,
held
out
almost
three
months
against
the
Towne
,
but
hauing
lost
part
of
his
souldiers
by
a
mine
,
others
dead
of
sicknesse
,
and
the
rest
poore
and
miserable
,
hee
agreed
to
yeelde
,
liues
and
goods
saued
,
and
so
this
towne
restored
to
the
commandement
of
the
Princes
,
did
after
serue
them
to
great
end
in
many
of
their
affaires
.
Blosset
,
Sarasin
,
Besansen
,
and
Ribourpierre
,
with
three
companies
of
footemen
,
and
two
Cornets
of
horse
.
Most
of
these
souldiers
were
such
as
had
come
thither
as
to
a
place
of
resuge
.
The
8.
of
Octob.
Sanssac
caused
three
companies
to
make
the
first
approach
,
but
the
besieged
came
foorth
very
resolutely
,
defeated
two
companies
;
&
slew
their
Captaines
,
and
about
fortie
souldiers
:
the
third
saued
themselues
in
a
valley
among
Then
did
Sansac
with
greater
forces
make
his
approaches
,
and
within
two
daies
after
beganne
the
batterie
,
which
continued
eight
and
fortie
houres
,
then
gaue
the
assault
at
two
breaches
and
an
escalado
,
neare
the
Franciscan
Fryers
.
But
hee
had
as
sharpe
a
repulse
with
losse
of
three
hundreth
men
and
aboue
,
as
also
the
defendants
lost
some
thirtie
men
,
with
their
Captain
named
Sarazin
.
Then
did
Sansac
remooue
his
batterie
into
diuers
places
,
and
gaue
an
assault
,
which
the
besieged
did
valiantly
defend
,
and
slew
euen
without
the
breaches
,
and
in
the
retrait
,
many
of
his
men
.
Then
finding
bis
bullets
and
powder
in
manner
quite
spent
,
and
his
cannons
broken
and
spoyled
,
raised
his
siege
and
went
to
setch
a
new
supply
,
and
so
with
all
diligence
returned
with
twelue
peeces
more
:
the
rather
for
that
hee
was
by
some
traitors
of
the
Towne
(
of
whom
two
were
found
out
and
executed
)
giuen
to
vnderstand
of
the
departure
of
the
most
part
of
the
Gentlemen
that
were
at
the
first
siege
,
who
now
had
taken
the
field
.
At
his
first
comming
hee
beganne
a
long
and
furious
battell
,
wherein
hee
inlarged
the
first
breaches
,
beate
down
the
defences
,
and
made
the
rampiers
plaine
,
then
gaue
he
a
general
assault
,
wherin
his
men
at
length
had
the
repulse
,
with
the
losse
of
his
brauest
souldiers
,
slaine
vpon
the
breaches
and
in
the
ditch
.
Here
vpon
,
considering
,
that
three
thousand
cannon
shotte
,
the
death
of
fifteen
hundreth
souldiers
,
and
among
others
of
Foyssy
,
the
Colonell
of
his
foot
men
,
could
no
whit
abate
the
courage
of
the
besieged
,
heretired
and
thought
it
ynough
to
shut
them
vp
towards
the
ende
of
the
yeare
:
but
Briquemaut
and
Guerchy
found
meanes
to
relieue
Vezelay
,
and
to
send
Sansac
to
seek
his
fortune
elsewhere
.
Bourbonnois
,
Moncequie
,
and
other
Captaines
obtaine
,
who
with
three
thousand
men
,
some
foote
,
some
horse
,
and
certaine
Cannons
,
besieged
and
for
fifteene
daies
space
,
did
beate
the
Castle
of
Bonegon
,
holden
and
couragiously
defended
by
Mary
of
Brabancou
,
widdow
to
the
Lord
of
Neaui
,
with
some
fiftie
souldiers
for
the
guard
of
that
her
house
.
The
besiegers
lay
before
it
neare
two
moneths
:
so
that
in
the
end
,
this
vertuous
Ladie
hauing
lost
the
most
part
of
her
souldiers
,
who
were
slaine
in
the
assaults
and
ordinarie
skirmishes
,
was
forced
to
yeeld
to
the
enemie
,
who
sent
her
prisoner
to
Moullins
,
from
whence
shee
was
afterward
deliuered
at
the
entreatie
of
such
as
respected
her
godlinesse
and
vertue
.
Her
Castle
they
sacked
and
threw
downe
,
for
spite
that
they
had
lost
so
many
souldiers
,
and
reaped
as
great
dishonour
as
might
bee
.
This
siege
began
about
the
beginning
of
Nouember
.
The
siege
of
Poictiers
had
been
the
beginning
of
misfortune
of
the
Princes
,
Iohn
d'Angely
was
the
stay
or
period
of
the
Duke
of
Anious
victories
.
For
if
he
and
his
troupes
had
not
flayed
there
,
but
rather
pursued
the
Princes
and
the
Admirall
,
the
war
had
soone
ended
,
as
all
men
were
of
opinion
,
considering
the
feare
which
those
of
the
religion
at
that
time
had
,
togither
with
the
difficulties
which
as
then
presented
themselues
.
The
Duke
proude
of
the
taking
of
Partenay
,
Nyort
,
S.
Maixant
,
Fontenay
,
Chastelleraud
,
&
Lufignan
,
sent
according
to
their
determination
,
to
summon
the
town
of
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
to
yeeld
vnto
him
.
Piles
that
commanded
therin
,
assisted
by
la
Motte
Puiols
,
la
Ramiere
,
Paluel
called
Serido
,
les
Essars
,
la
Garde
,
and
Montant
,
to
whom
Monsieur
de
la
Personne
was
sent
with
certaine
horse
,
made
answere
,
that
hee
kept
the
place
for
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
,
Gouernour
of
Guyenne
.
The
Towne
was
presently
besieged
,
beginning
vpon
the
sixteenth
of
October
,
where
those
within
,
made
many
sallies
and
skirmishes
to
impeach
the
enemie
from
approaching
:
fiue
daies
after
,
the
besieged
with
fortie
horse
charged
the
enemie
,
where
they
slew
diuers
of
their
souldies
,
who
being
surprised
,
were
taught
to
runne
faster
.
But
the
losse
they
had
the
next
day
after
was
greater
,
for
then
the
besieged
slew
a
great
number
of
their
men
,
bare
away
two
Ensignes
and
a
halfe
,
and
a
good
quantitie
of
armes
,
Captain
Parisol
slaine
,
and
his
brother
taken
prisoner
,
without
losse
of
one
man
of
those
in
the
Towne
.
Fiue
daies
after
,
the
Queene
brought
the
king
her
sonne
,
as
then
of
the
age
of
nineteene
yeares
,
with
a
great
traine
vnto
the
siege
,
to
the
ende
,
that
he
might
likewise
haue
part
of
the
honor
of
so
many
conquests
in
his
realm
,
and
against
his
owne
subiects
.
But
not
long
after
,
hee
could
well
complaine
that
his
mother
had
brought
him
thither
to
drinke
of
the
shame
,
and
to
fauour
the
Duke
of
Aniou
her
other
sonne
,
whom
she
sought
to
aduance
.
It
was
thought
as
then
,
the
besieged
would
haue
yeelded
themselues
within
two
daies
after
:
but
those
two
daies
continued
aboue
sixe
weekes
.
Captaine
la
Ramiere
was
so
sore
hurt
at
the
beginning
of
the
batterie
,
that
hee
died
not
long
after
,
much
lamented
by
those
of
the
towne
,
for
his
valour
and
resolution
.
At
the
first
assault
giuen
about
the
beginning
of
Nouember
,
the
kings
armie
loft
diuers
of
their
Captaines
and
best
souldiers
.
Montesquiou
,
that
slew
the
Prince
,
was
there
cruelly
wounded
,
whereof
he
languished
certaine
weekes
,
and
then
died
.
Biron
Generall
of
the
artillerie
,
perceiuing
that
this
resolution
of
the
besieged
would
spoile
the
assailants
,
began
to
mollifie
them
by
Artificiall
practises
,
and
to
vse
a
treatie
of
peace
,
Personne
hauing
Pasport
graunted
him
to
go
vnto
the
Princes
.
Wherevpon
a
truce
was
graunted
for
certaine
daies
,
which
beeing
expired
,
although
Personne
was
not
returned
,
Piles
was
often
summoned
by
Biron
to
yeeld
vp
the
Towne
,
because
he
had
conditioned
to
capitulate
,
if
within
the
time
of
the
truce
,
he
had
no
ayde
not
answere
from
the
Princes
.
In
the
end
it
was
agreed
,
that
if
the
next
day
by
ten
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
beeing
the
tenth
of
Nouember
,
the
besieged
were
not
relieued
,
they
should
yeeld
vp
the
place
:
as
all
the
Towne
was
in
a
maze
,
and
many
weeping
for
greefe
,
about
the
breake
of
day
they
beganne
to
crie
out
,
saying
:
that
the
aide
(
which
a
Gentleman
named
Fombedoucre
,
had
gone
to
fetch
with
the
great
daunger
of
his
life
,
and
continued
after
that
with
great
fortune
,
to
hazard
himselfe
for
the
good
of
the
towne
,
by
dooing
such
speciall
seruices
,
and
in
the
end
was
taken
by
his
enemie
)
was
at
the
gate
of
Mattas
,
whither
Piles
presently
went
to
receiue
them
.
It
beeing
Captaine
Saint
Seurin
,
who
with
fortie
horse
was
come
from
Angoulesme
to
S.
Iohn
,
passing
by
the
enemies
campe
,
that
lay
about
the
towne
,
hauing
vnder
the
name
and
pretence
of
a
friend
,
finely
circumuented
the
watch
:
at
the
time
appoynted
Biron
appeared
,
that
receiued
an
other
answere
then
hee
expected
.
The
hostages
deliuered
on
both
sides
,
the
Romish
Catholicke
cannons
beganne
to
play
,
daily
continuing
,
wherevnto
the
besieged
opposed
great
diligence
,
by
making
rampiers
of
earth
.
There
Schastian
de
Luxemberg
Duke
of
Martigues
,
Gouernour
of
Brittaine
,
was
slaine
with
a
harquebu
shot
,
a
great
enemie
to
those
of
the
religion
,
and
much
lamented
by
the
contrary
part
.
Not
long
before
as
in
an
interview
,
hee
stood
talking
with
la
Motte
Puiols
,
perswading
him
to
yeeld
,
he
said
:
trust
not
you
vnto
the
Princes
nor
the
Admirall
,
but
remember
the
battell
,
wherein
your
strong
God
forsooke
you
,
and
that
at
this
time
you
haue
occasion
to
sing
:
Helpe
vs
now
O
Lord
,
for
it
is
time
.
La
Motte
answered
,
that
for
the
losse
of
such
a
battell
,
their
hope
in
the
strong
God
,
(
of
whose
aide
they
were
assured
)
was
not
diminished
.
And
the
next
day
after
this
parley
,
was
made
the
sallie
aforesaid
,
wherein
Partso●
was
slaine
,
and
at
their
returne
into
the
towne
,
they
sung
the
50.
Psalme
,
beginning
:
The
mightie
God
,
&c.
And
not
long
after
,
Martigues
felt
that
the
strong
God
is
liuing
,
to
ayde
the
weake
,
and
to
abate
those
that
thinke
themselues
to
be
stronger
then
he
.
During
this
batterie
,
la
Motte
Puiols
,
and
S.
Seurin
,
with
eightie
horse
,
and
two
hundreth
foot
,
made
a
braue
sallie
vpon
the
besiegers
court
of
guard
,
which
consisted
of
foure
Ensignes
:
slew
fiftie
or
sixtie
of
the
principall
,
wounded
a
great
number
,
cloyed
sixe
coluerins
,
and
burned
fifteen
barrels
of
powder
belonging
to
the
munition
:
also
la
Motte
charged
the
Switzers
that
kept
the
store
house
,
wherein
were
some
hundreth
barrels
and
more
:
slew
part
of
the
Switzers
,
and
scarred
the
rest
,
so
that
had
they
not
made
speede
to
the
rescue
,
all
the
powder
of
the
armie
had
vanished
in
smoke
.
The
besieged
retired
with
two
Ensignes
,
many
drummes
&
weapons
,
&
great
bootie
,
without
losse
of
any
one
man
.
Afterward
the
furie
of
the
cannon
was
redoubled
,
and
the
besiegers
resolued
to
abide
,
but
not
to
fight
but
with
cannon
shot
.
Finally
the
siege
hauing
continued
for
the
space
of
two
monethes
,
there
was
a
capitulation
signed
with
the
kings
owne
hand
,
importing
,
that
the
besieged
should
issue
out
,
with
their
goods
,
armes
,
and
horses
,
their
Ensignes
wound
vp
,
and
that
for
the
space
of
foure
monethes
after
,
they
should
not
beare
armes
for
the
generall
cause
of
the
religion
,
that
as
well
straungers
as
others
,
might
retire
whither
they
would
,
with
all
securitie
:
and
that
they
should
be
conducted
by
Biron
&
Cosseins
.
Now
it
remained
that
they
should
prouide
to
depart
the
next
day
,
being
the
third
of
Decemb.
which
they
did
euery
man
as
well
as
hee
might
.
In
the
meane
time
,
the
sicke
and
wounded
,
the
aged
,
impotent
,
and
women
,
tooke
on
mightily
,
neither
was
there
anything
heard
,
but
weeping
and
lamentation
,
especially
at
the
departure
,
which
was
about
noone
.
The
Duke
of
Aumale
was
at
the
gate
of
Mattas
,
where
the
footemen
were
the
first
that
came
forth
,
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
.
The
horsemen
at
their
departure
did
Biron
and
Cosseyns
bring
foorth
,
which
notwithstanding
they
were
stripped
by
their
carriages
,
armour
,
and
horses
:
and
being
passed
Saint
Iulians
,
three
cornets
appoynted
for
their
conduct
,
began
to
strip
and
iniurie
any
that
scattered
neuer
so
little
:
yea
euen
at
Siech
,
whither
they
were
that
day
to
march
,
diuers
were
robbed
,
stripped
,
and
slaine
.
And
the
next
day
vppon
the
way
to
Saint
Cibardean
,
this
disorder
continued
to
the
contempt
and
infamie
of
the
authoritie
royall
,
notwithstanding
the
kings
safe
conduct
,
his
Herault
and
Trumpet
,
whom
Biron
had
commanded
to
bring
them
to
Angoulesme
,
where
both
foote
and
horse
thus
hardly
intreated
,
arriued
vppon
Sunday
the
fourth
of
December
,
about
tenne
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
where
they
were
honeftly
receiued
by
the
Lord
of
Mesines
,
the
Gonernour
,
and
diuers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
that
wondred
at
the
former
treacherie
,
and
aduised
to
complaine
to
the
king
and
other
principall
men
,
and
to
craue
amends
.
Aumale
and
the
rest
made
much
ado
,
but
in
wordes
onely
:
so
that
thus
the
solemne
promise
was
broken
,
and
the
dignitie
royall
exposed
to
infamie
,
neither
could
the
Captains
notwithstanding
their
complaints
,
procure
any
satisfaction
.
Indeede
some
fewe
of
the
veriest
rascals
and
treachers
were
bannished
the
campe
,
and
recompence
promised
for
the
loft
baggage
:
besides
that
,
the
king
seemed
to
be
mightily
discontent
,
that
his
name
shuld
be
so
villainously
prophaned
:
but
this
second
promise
was
as
well
obserued
as
the
first
.
Piles
and
some
others
,
accounting
themselues
in
regard
of
this
treacherie
,
freed
from
their
promise
contained
in
one
of
the
articles
of
the
capitulation
,
departed
from
Angoulesme
and
went
to
the
Princes
,
notwithstanding
the
disturbance
by
Vauguyon
,
and
eight
Cornets
of
horse
,
offered
at
the
passage
ouer
Dordogne
.
In
this
siege
the
assaylants
loft
aboue
10000.
men
of
war
,
and
discharged
35000.
cannon
shot
:
25.
or
30.
commissaries
of
the
artillerie
were
slaine
by
the
besieged
,
who
for
want
of
munition
,
let
12.
or
15.
peeces
mounted
vpon
wheeles
stand
vnoccupied
:
many
left
the
campe
,
which
found
it selfe
diminished
of
18.
or
20000.
men
,
yet
litle
esteemed
in
respect
of
the
D.
de
Martigues
,
and
other
commanders
.
Whilest
the
Romish
Catholicques
armie
lay
spending
themselues
before
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
,
la
Chastre
and
others
,
warred
vpon
the
religious
in
Berry
,
&
the
borders
with
variable
successe
on
both
sides
.
The
protestants
in
two
or
three
places
,
trusting
to
their
enemies
promises
,
were
hardly
intreated
:
but
they
had
their
reuenge
by
weapons
and
valiant
resistance
in
sundrie
places
where
they
bare
out
sundrie
assaults
,
&
forced
their
enemies
to
retire
.
The
kings
armie
by
want
of
victuals
and
other
discommodities
,
presently
after
,
went
from
Saint
Iohn
de
Angely
,
leauing
the
Princes
and
the
Admirall
to
thinke
vpon
their
voyage
.
And
the
king
about
the
end
of
the
yeare
went
to
Angers
,
assigning
the
Princes
Deputies
to
bee
there
in
the
beginning
of
Ianuary
to
intreat
of
peace
.
The
King
,
de
Cosse
,
and
the
Deputies
of
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
the
Deputies
hauing
presented
their
articles
,
although
the
matter
ought
rather
to
bee
handled
by
conference
then
by
writings
,
which
haue
no
replies
,
the
meanes
therein
vsed
,
and
the
delaies
practised
for
aunswering
therevnto
,
made
the
Princes
know
and
perceiue
,
that
their
enemiesment
to
helpe
themselues
by
that
deuice
to
hinder
their
affaires
.
After
the
first
audience
giuen
vnto
their
Deputies
,
they
were
giuen
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
king
could
not
indure
the
exercise
of
their
religion
,
and
that
they
ought
to
content
themselues
with
the
libertie
of
their
consciences
.
An other
deuice
was
wrought
,
which
was
,
that
messengers
were
sent
into
England
and
Almaine
,
to
certifie
them
that
the
peace
was
made
:
by
that
meanes
to
stay
the
ayde
that
they
might
procure
from
thence
.
And
on
the
other
side
,
Postes
went
in
all
haste
to
procure
money
and
forraine
souldiers
.
They
discouered
diuers
practises
against
them
,
both
within
&
without
the
Realme
,
the
effect
beeing
,
that
first
they
would
disarme
them
,
and
then
vse
them
and
all
those
of
the
religion
,
as
the
iudgement
giuen
against
the
Admiral
sufficiently
shewed
.
Notwithstanding
they
determined
to
send
Messieurs
de
Beauuais
,
la
Nocle
,
&
Theligny
,
to
Angers
,
to
enter
into
conference
with
the
kings
commissioners
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
to
pursue
their
warlike
affaires
,
and
so
make
peace
with
weapon
in
hand
.
After
the
battel
of
Moncontour
,
we
see
how
the
forces
of
the
Protestants
were
scattered
in
diuers
Prouinces
.
Such
as
were
dispearsed
in
Berry
,
determined
through
intelligence
with
a
certaine
souldier
that
betrayed
them
,
Lude
,
Puigaillard
,
&
Sanzay
,
Colonel
of
the
Arrierebands
of
France
,
after
the
recouerie
of
Poictou
,
got
possessions
of
Marans
,
wherby
the
whole
Prouince
round
about
was
won
for
the
Princes
,
except
Angoulesme
and
Rochel
,
where
the
Protestants
were
shut
vp
,
after
that
Sanzay
had
gotten
the
Castle
of
Beau●oir
on
the
sea
,
from
yong
Rohan
.
Lusignon
was
lost
through
the
cowardize
of
the
Barron
of
Mirambean
,
whom
the
souldiers
made
their
scoffing
stock
,
witnesse
the
scoffe
of
the
L.
of
Losses
,
who
comming
to
speake
with
the
Queen
of
Nauarre
at
Rochel
,
saide
openly
,
that
Mirambeau
came
to
composition
,
not
for
want
of
victual
or
munition
,
but
be
cause
he
could
get
no
more
mustard
to
eate
with
his
poudered
beese
.
The
Councel
weening
to
terrifie
the
L.
of
Pardaillan
,
Gouernour
of
Blay
,
caused
the
King
to
write
his
letter
vnto
him
importing
both
threats
and
promises
,
to
cause
him
to
yeelde
vp
the
place
(
which
gotten
,
they
hoped
to
haue
Rochel
cheape
ynogh
)
which
he
held
for
the
Princes
,
into
the
hands
of
Lansac
,
who
in
his
letters
threatened
Pardaillon
,
in
case
he
denied
to
obey
.
But
Pardaillan
answered
the
K.
discreetly
,
and
Lansac
as
couragiously
,
to
whom
hee
wrote
thus
.
You
can
conceiue
no
greater
greefe
in
enterprising
to
force
mee
in
this
place
,
then
I
should
by
yeelding
,
reape
shame
,
losse
,
hinderance
,
and
confusion
,
whereto
I
doubt
not
to
put
you
,
or
any
other
that
shall
put
mee
to
it
.
Neither
am
I
or
any
vnder
my
charge
,
so
base
minded
to
graunt
you
any
greater
aduantage
,
then
the
like
force
as
you
pretend
against
vs
.
Lansac
finding
nothing
to
bee
had
there
but
stripes
,
turned
an
other
way
and
tried
Romegou
,
the
Gouernour
of
Tayllebourg
,
whose
aunswere
was
not
vnlike
to
Pardaillans
.
Then
because
the
Isles
of
Xaintongne
,
Marennes
,
and
Brouage
,
had
much
molested
the
armie
that
besieged
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
by
letting
their
Garrisons
rode
vp
and
downe
,
and
cut
off
their
victuallers
,
they
now
sent
the
Countie
of
Lude
,
Puigaillard
,
and
Riuiere
Puitaille
,
with
eight
cornets
of
horse
,
and
twentie
Ensignes
of
foote
,
who
tooke
all
by
force
,
and
there
slew
the
remainder
of
the
Lansquenets
that
escaped
at
the
battell
of
Moncontour
,
so
as
there
were
left
aliue
,
not
aboue
three
hundreth
fighting
men
,
or
thereabout
.
Whilest
the
wars
continued
in
those
quarters
,
in
a
rode
they
caught
a
souldier
,
whom
Riutere
Puitaille
sought
to
practise
for
the
surprising
of
Rochel
:
la
Noue
the
Princes
Lieftenant
in
Guyen
,
sought
to
recouer
Brouage
,
a
place
that
greatly
annoyed
the
Rochellers
:
but
as
hee
went
about
it
,
hee
discouered
an
other
enterprise
practised
by
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
,
against
Thonne
Charente
,
so
as
the
purposes
of
the
one
countermaunded
the
other
.
At
that
time
,
which
was
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
Rochel
was
as
it
were
blocked
vp
on
euery
side
.
For
towards
Poictou
the
Countie
of
Lude
and
Puigaillard
had
a
great
armie
:
Riuiere
Puitaille
the
elder
held
Marans
and
other
places
thereabout
,
and
the
younger
commaunded
in
Brouage
.
Landereau
the
Viceadmirall
,
a
sworne
enemie
to
the
religion
,
which
before
himselfe
had
professed
,
lay
in
Olone
:
then
the
Brittons
and
Bourdelois
by
sea
,
did
what
they
could
to
cut
off
all
victuall
from
Rochel
,
wherein
also
the
Barron
de
la
Gard
,
then
Generall
of
the
galleyes
,
did
greatly
annoy
them
,
running
many
times
euen
to
their
hauen
.
He
now
to
the
end
on
all
sides
to
blocke
vp
the
towne
,
with
the
helpe
of
the
yonger
Puitaille
,
broached
a
practise
against
Thonne
Charente
:
to
the
effecting
whereof
,
he
sent
Captaine
Beaulieus
Lieftenant
to
make
the
first
descent
.
La
Noue
vnderstanding
his
deuice
,
vndertooke
to
keepe
the
place
,
and
so
ordered
his
Harquebusiers
,
that
had
they
forborne
vntill
the
souldiers
of
this
Galley
had
landed
,
they
had
caught
either
dead
or
aliue
,
not
onely
these
,
but
also
their
followers
,
who
came
on●
row
into
Charente
,
and
so
purposing
to
land
,
had
cast
away
themselues
in
Sparte
.
But
they
forgetting
their
Captaines
direction
,
so
soone
as
Beaulieus
Lieftenant
was
comming
on
shore
,
receiued
him
with
such
a
storme
of
shot
,
that
they
slew
him
and
l'Argoussin
:
withall
,
they
proclaimed
libertie
to
the
Galley-slaues
,
who
therevppon
let
go
their
owers
,
and
so
la
Noue
tooke
the
Galley
and
all
that
was
in
it
.
The
prisoners
were
carried
to
Rochel
,
and
the
Galleye
to
Taillebourg
,
wherewith
,
as
also
with
an
other
Romegouse
,
did
afterward
make
sundrie
voyages
,
and
tooke
diuers
prizes
from
the
Romish
Catholicques
.
The
Barron
retired
with
his
losse
,
&
broght
his
Gallies
back
to
Brouage
,
where
he
practised
by
pollicie
,
that
which
he
could
not
compasse
by
force
:
but
he
lost
both
time
,
men
,
and
money
:
to
bee
briefe
,
hee
did
iust
nothing
.
The
Deputies
hauing
other
commission
,
hauing
conferred
with
the
Queene
and
the
Kings
Councell
,
at
Chasteaubruiant
in
Brittaine
,
returned
to
the
Princes
,
without
any
conclusion
for
that
time
.
During
these
affaires
,
Marsilli
,
Enandes
,
Noaille
,
and
other
hamlets
within
a
league
or
two
.
But
Scipion
an
Italian
Enginer
,
to
whom
the
Princes
in
consideration
of
his
seruice
,
had
giuen
the
reuenues
of
Noaille
,
vnderstanding
what
was
done
,
with
the
helpe
of
la
Noue
and
Puuiauts
shot
,
surprised
the
enemie
in
the
village
,
and
slew
a
good
number
.
The
others
that
were
shut
vp
in
the
Castle
with
condition
of
life
and
goods
,
yeelded
to
Noue
,
who
was
come
with
some
forces
out
of
Rochel
.
The
same
time
died
Riuiere
Puitaille
,
the
Elder
and
Gouernor
of
Marans
,
wherevppon
la
Noue
,
Puuiaut
,
and
other
Captaines
,
determined
to
seize
vpon
the
Burrough
,
Castle
,
and
Bastille
of
Marans
,
where
the
new
Gouernour
named
Chaperon
,
found
as
small
obedience
as
might
bee
.
Their
enterprise
they
happily
atchieued
:
stripped
Chaperon
,
whom
they
sent
emptie
away
:
turned
a
companie
of
Italians
that
held
the
Bastille
,
and
were
loth
to
fight
too
long
,
into
their
hose
and
dubblets
,
and
their
weapons
,
purses
,
garments
,
and
horses
,
furnished
Captaine
la
Gardes
souldiers
.
la
Noue
pursued
so
hotly
,
that
he
draue
them
out
of
tenne
or
twelue
fortes
about
Rochel
.
Then
tooke
he
in
hand
an
enterprise
against
the
sonnes
of
Olone
,
which
failing
the
first
time
,
by
reason
of
the
roughtnesse
of
the
sea
,
which
kept
away
fiue
hundreth
shot
that
should
haue
come
in
Barques
,
Chaluppes
,
and
other
small
boates
,
vnder
the
leading
of
Captaine
Sore
,
was
set
on
foote
againe
the
fifteenth
of
March
,
and
so
resolutely
prosecuted
,
that
the
defendants
were
forced
,
and
for
the
most
part
slaine
.
Landereau
,
who
commanded
in
that
place
,
carried
to
Rochel
,
where
in
regard
of
his
intollerable
demeanours
hee
had
been
executed
,
had
it
not
beene
for
such
protestant
Gentlemens
sakes
,
as
beeing
in
many
places
prisoners
,
might
therevpon
haue
beene
the
more
hardly
intreated
:
the
burrough
was
giuen
in
pillage
,
where
the
souldiers
found
a
wonderful
bootie
,
much
goods
and
plentie
of
siluer
readie
quoined
:
there
were
taken
sortie
good
vesselles
,
and
many
prisoners
that
remained
of
foure
hundreth
,
slaine
in
fight
.
The
Conquerers
tooke
also
aboue
thirtie
small
peeces
of
artillerie
,
besides
what
was
in
the
shippes
.
de
la
Garde
weening
to
recouer
his
losses
,
sought
in
a
calme
with
his
fiue
Gallies
,
to
inuest
an
English
shippe
of
25.
or
thirtie
tunne
,
that
ridde
neare
to
Rochel
,
laden
with
marchandize
.
But
the
Englishmen
bare
themselues
so
couragiously
,
that
the
Barron
with
the
losse
of
fiftie
men
whom
the
English
slew
with
their
muskets
and
cannons
,
was
glad
to
returne
emptie
,
with
his
gallies
shrewdly
brused
.
The
Englishmen
lost
tenne
men
,
and
all
his
tackles
which
was
torne
:
but
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
gaue
him
in
recompence
,
one
of
the
shippes
that
was
taken
from
Landereau
.
These
fresh
springs
of
the
Rochelers
procured
the
sending
of
Puigaillard
,
with
fourteen
companies
of
the
ordenances
,
&
ninteen
Ensignes
of
footmen
to
warre
wpon
them
.
Fernaques
,
who
lay
in
Fontenay
with
seuen
score
sallets
,
made
an
enterprise
against
Langon
,
and
the
foord
of
Velugre
,
which
hee
wonne
,
taking
at
the
foord
thirtie
prisoners
,
&
killing
eight
souldiers
which
cost
him
fifteene
of
his
.
The
taking
of
this
place
,
with
the
losse
of
Lucon
,
did
greatly
annoy
Marans
and
Rochel
,
and
therefore
the
same
day
that
the
Italians
came
to
lye
at
Saint
Gemme
,
namely
the
seuen
and
twentieth
of
March
la
Noue
departed
,
Greue
,
Talmond
,
and
the
Castle
of
Chise
:
otherwise
not
greatly
regarding
whatsoeuer
his
capitulations
with
such
as
hee
besieged
.
On
the
other
side
,
Puuiaut
Gouernour
of
Marans
,
went
forth
the
foureteenth
of
Aprill
,
against
Captaine
Dante
,
who
with
his
cornet
ouerranne
all
the
countrie
of
Poic̄tou
.
Him
he
surprised
at
Tire
,
flew
in
the
place
and
ouerthrew
his
companie
,
which
neuer
after
did
any
thing
,
as
being
for
the
most
part
all
wounded
or
slaine
.
Young
Riuiere
,
Puitaille
,
and
Guitiuiere
Gouernour
of
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
that
came
to
the
siege
of
Chise
,
in
their
returne
were
charged
by
Chaumont
and
Goulene
,
with
two
Cornets
out
of
Angoulesme
:
where
Guitiuiere
being
slaine
,
Riuiere
saued
himselfe
,
their
men
defeated
,
left
two
auncients
behinde
them
,
which
were
carried
to
Rochel
.
The
Garrison
of
Angoulesme
,
that
held
for
the
Princes
,
hearing
that
Captaine
Herbelet
,
with
his
company
,
and
two
companies
of
Italians
fouraged
those
parts
,
sent
foorth
the
Lord
de
Coignees
with
two
hundreth
horse
,
who
finding
himselfe
inclosed
betweene
Herbelet
&
the
Italians
,
resolued
to
charge
the
foremost
,
which
he
so
valiantly
performed
,
that
Herbelet
was
slaine
,
his
corner
taken
,
and
his
men
either
killed
or
taken
prisoners
.
Then
prosecuting
his
victorie
,
hee
set
vpon
the
Italians
,
entered
their
troupes
,
put
some
to
the
sword
,
led
away
the
rest
,
and
wonne
some
hundreth
or
sixe
score
horse
,
about
the
fiue
and
twentieth
of
May
.
Messieur
de
Teligny
&
de
Beauuais
,
and
la
Nocle
,
Deputies
for
the
Princes
,
to
parley
of
a
peace
at
Angers
,
was
such
,
that
after
it
,
the
warre
was
rather
increased
then
diminished
.
For
those
of
the
religion
,
perceiuing
that
they
sought
onely
to
ouerthrow
and
destroy
them
,
determined
to
proceed
,
and
to
make
of
necessitie
a
vertue
.
And
as
time
breedeth
changes
,
those
that
happened
were
to
their
aduantages
,
in
such
sort
,
that
their
courages
were
increased
,
and
their
hopes
fortified
.
The
king
,
the
Queen
,
and
their
Councell
,
perceiuing
that
since
the
losse
receiued
before
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
they
found
themselues
new
to
beginne
,
determined
to
beginne
a
parley
of
peace
:
wherein
for
their
part
,
Biron
was
imployed
,
with
charge
(
as
like
wise
Teligny
,
Deputie
for
the
Princes
)
to
say
vnto
the
Admirall
,
that
the
king
and
the
Queen
his
mother
,
desired
more
then
euer
they
did
,
to
receiue
him
into
their
fauours
,
with
many
such
like
words
:
whereof
the
effects
may
well
bee
seen
in
the
discourse
of
the
yeare
1572.
The
king
was
greeued
that
the
continuance
of
warre
bereaued
him
of
his
pleasures
,
ouerthrew
the
loue
and
obedience
due
vnto
him
,
fouraged
his
countrie
,
diminished
his
treasures
,
and
consumed
his
forces
.
His
wicked
Councellours
ceased
not
to
kindle
in
his
heart
the
fier
of
rancor
,
and
desire
of
reuenge
against
the
Admirall
,
his
associates
,
and
all
those
of
the
religion
,
because
of
the
iourney
of
Meaux
,
in
the
beginning
of
the
second
troubles
,
and
of
so
many
resistances
as
they
had
made
.
The
Queen
his
mother
was
much
offended
,
because
that
from
the
beginning
of
the
first
troubles
,
it
was
discouered
that
her
intents
were
to
rule
,
and
to
cause
the
one
part
to
spoyle
the
other
:
Her
chiefe
obiect
beeing
wholly
against
those
of
the
religion
,
specially
against
the
Admirall
and
other
commaunders
.
There
was
too
much
paine
and
daunger
to
bring
them
to
her
bow
by
dint
of
sword
:
murtherers
and
impoysoners
durst
hardly
approach
,
the
Princes
applyed
themselues
to
the
time
,
and
from
their
youths
beganne
to
know
the
friends
and
enemies
of
rest
and
quietnesse
of
France
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Queen
of
Nauarre
and
the
Admirall
,
as
also
diuers
great
Lords
of
their
part
,
affected
to
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
foreseeing
that
the
ingrafted
enemies
thereof
,
desired
nothing
but
the
weakning
of
the
same
,
by
the
meanes
of
ciuill
warres
,
there
to
erect
their
practises
,
and
to
open
the
way
to
their
ambitious
deuises
,
desired
by
an
assured
peace
to
see
some
end
of
the
miseries
of
France
:
hoping
that
mens
mindes
being
somewhat
cooled
,
good
counsell
would
bee
taken
for
the
benefit
of
the
Common-wealth
,
to
the
vtter
confusion
of
the
secret
and
open
enemies
thereof
:
the
diuine
prouidence
of
the
almightie
God
and
ruler
of
the
world
,
directeth
our
affaires
partly
according
to
our
desires
,
but
for
the
most
part
,
it
guideth
all
things
in
such
manner
,
that
calling
to
mind
that
which
past
after
,
vntill
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
which
was
Henry
the
third
,
wee
cannot
marke
nor
say
otherwise
,
but
that
the
iudgements
of
God
are
vnsearchable
,
and
that
his
waies
are
impossible
to
bee
found
out
.
To
returne
vnto
the
Princes
,
they
were
constrained
after
the
battell
of
The
Admiral
by
his
prouidence
,
surmounted
the
occurrent
difficulties
,
and
the
Rutters
to
the
number
of
three
thousand
horse
for
the
field
,
gaue
reputation
to
the
armie
.
They
indured
much
,
vntill
they
entered
into
Gascon
,
where
they
strengthened
themselues
with
Harquebusiers
,
beeing
most
necessarie
for
them
,
specially
to
defend
the
horsemen
,
nightly
surprises
much
vsed
in
that
countrie
,
because
of
the
nearenesse
of
Townes
and
Castles
.
They
were
mingled
among
the
Cornets
of
Rutters
,
and
other
French
troupes
:
in
such
sort
,
that
both
plaine
countries
and
couert
,
they
were
alwaies
ready
to
defend
them
.
Monluc
went
about
to
hinder
their
passage
ouer
Garonne
,
but
the
diligence
of
la
Loue
,
that
ledde
the
Princes
light-horse
,
hauing
taken
those
places
that
serued
for
resistance
,
forced
him
in
all
haste
to
retire
to
Agen
:
so
that
in
the
moneth
of
December
1599.
all
the
armie
passed
ouer
Garonne
at
Saint
Maries
port
,
without
impeachment
at
the
second
time
,
for
at
the
first
,
Monluc
had
broken
their
bridge
.
The
twentieth
of
the
same
moneth
,
Captaine
Piles
ioyned
with
the
Princes
armie
,
and
hauing
obtained
three
Cornets
,
made
them
flye
that
followed
him
so
neare
.
La
Loue
and
his
Argolitiers
,
made
diuers
courses
and
picorees
into
Agenois
and
the
countries
thereabout
.
The
first
forces
that
ioyned
with
the
Princes
,
were
those
of
the
Countie
Montgommery
,
comming
from
Bearn
,
and
it
is
not
to
bee
doubted
,
if
he
were
welcommed
at
his
returne
.
The
two
and
twentieth
of
December
,
Bole
a
strong
Towne
was
taken
:
that
done
,
The
Marshall
d'Anuille
Gouernour
of
Languedoc
,
la
Valette
,
and
diuers
others
of
account
,
were
within
Thoulouse
,
accompanied
with
fiue
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
and
9000.
harquebusiers
,
as
well
straungers
,
as
of
the
countrie
,
wherewith
they
made
many
sallies
with
diuers
effects
:
yet
neuer
went
farre
from
their
walles
,
for
fear
of
some
surprise
:
after
Thoulouse
had
receiued
those
small
checkes
,
the
armie
went
towards
Carmaine
,
Oriac
,
la
Faye
,
Lesbos
,
Montestruc
,
and
other
places
:
and
no
place
at
that
time
was
besieged
in
vaine
,
but
that
of
Saint
Felix
,
where
the
Gascons
were
repulsed
from
the
assault
with
the
losse
of
fitie
men
,
and
the
Vicount
of
Montclar
wounded
,
who
not
long
after
died
at
Castres
.
The
armie
soiourning
in
those
quarters
of
Albigeois
,
was
strengthened
with
fiue
or
sixe
hundreth
horses
,
brought
from
Rochel
through
many
daungers
,
by
Beaudine
and
Renti
,
who
by
diligence
made
voyde
the
intents
and
enterprises
of
Vanguiou
,
Descars
,
Pompadon
,
and
others
,
who
beeing
followed
by
three
thousand
men
,
ment
to
surprise
and
hew
them
in
peeces
.
The
Princes
commaunded
Piles
to
enter
into
the
Countie
de
Ronsillon
,
where
they
sacked
the
countrie
although
it
belonged
to
the
Spaniards
:
while
the
Princes
were
at
Monreal
,
three
myles
from
Carcassoue
,
the
kings
Deputies
ariued
,
with
Theligny
and
Beauuais
,
to
parley
of
some
pacification
.
The
Princes
,
the
Admiral
,
The
ligny
,
Beauuais
,
and
la
Chassetiere
,
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
the
same
moneth
departed
with
the
other
Deputies
,
to
ride
to
the
king
,
and
to
make
some
good
resolution
.
Mean
time
the
Princes
armie
marched
along
by
Languedoc
,
&
hard
by
Montpeslier
,
lost
la
Loue
Marshall
of
the
campe
,
a
wise
and
valiant
commander
,
but
then
for
want
of
good
aduise
was
surprised
and
slaine
,
with
two
companies
almost
all
spoyled
,
part
put
to
flight
,
and
some
slaine
and
hurt
:
the
armie
approching
to
Rhosne
,
the
Countie
Lodowicke
with
part
of
the
forces
passed
ouer
it
,
and
in
short
time
the
armie
had
her
reuenge
for
the
losse
of
her
Marshall
,
vppon
diuers
commaunders
,
and
Romish
Catholicque
souldiers
,
du
Viuarets
,
made
some
stay
,
and
much
more
a
feuer
that
seized
vpon
him
at
Saint
Estienne
in
Forests
,
that
was
thoght
wold
haue
killed
him
:
his
Phisitians
being
constrained
to
let
him
blood
three
times
in
one
day
.
If
then
he
had
died
,
it
may
be
other
Councell
would
haue
ensued
,
for
that
hauing
lost
the
foot
,
which
turned
the
gate
of
so
many
affaires
,
they
could
hardly
haue
found
the
like
.
Countie
Lodowicke
was
a
braue
Commaunder
,
and
well
accounted
of
among
the
Frenchmen
,
but
yet
hee
had
not
obtained
the
authoritie
of
the
other
,
nor
his
experience
,
but
in
the
end
hee
recouered
,
to
the
great
contentment
of
all
the
armie
,
which
after
that
marched
with
such
speed
,
that
in
short
time
it
entered
into
Bourgongne
,
and
went
to
Renele
Duc
,
la
Charitee
and
the
Garrisons
thereabout
.
There
it
was
thought
a
terrible
sentence
for
the
peace
would
haue
bin
giuen
,
which
neuerthelesse
serued
but
for
the
aduancement
thereof
.
Marshall
de
Cosse
,
that
commanded
in
the
Romish
Cotholicque
armie
,
in
the
absence
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
had
expresse
charge
from
the
king
,
not
to
suffer
the
Princes
armie
to
approach
neare
Parris
,
and
to
fight
with
it
if
hee
found
conuenient
time
and
place
.
And
hauing
found
it
in
a
place
of
aduantage
,
hee
would
haue
put
them
from
it
with
his
artillerie
,
whereof
the
Princes
were
vnprouided
,
and
by
certaine
Harquebushot
,
make
them
leaue
certaine
places
which
they
held
,
one
only
was
left
,
at
the
beginning
there
were
made
great
charges
and
recharges
of
horsemen
,
each
pursued
in
their
towns
.
The
Commanders
that
charged
first
for
the
Marshall
de
Cosse
,
were
Valette
,
Strossy
,
and
la
Chastre
,
that
behaued
themselues
valiantly
:
those
that
sustained
them
on
the
Princes
side
,
were
Briquemaur
Marshall
of
the
campe
,
Montgommery
,
and
Genlis
:
in
this
encounter
the
Princes
,
although
very
young
,
by
their
countenances
shewed
the
desire
they
had
to
fight
,
whereby
many
iudged
,
that
in
time
they
would
bee
two
excellent
Captaines
.
In
the
end
,
the
Romish
Catholicques
that
lost
many
men
,
slaine
,
hurt
,
and
taken
prisoners
,
perceiuing
the
difficultie
to
force
their
enemies
,
sounded
the
retrait
.
The
Princes
likewise
considering
,
that
staying
there
would
be
hurtfull
vnto
them
,
not
hauing
any
artillerie
nor
powder
for
their
souldiers
,
marched
in
hast
towards
la
Charite
,
and
other
townes
that
held
for
them
,
where
their
armie
refreshed
themselues
,
and
was
furnished
with
necessaire
commodittes
.
This
was
don
about
the
end
of
Iuly
,
the
Princes
hauing
strengthened
their
troups
with
some
new
companies
taken
out
of
la
Charite
,
Sancerre
,
Antrain
,
Vezelay
,
and
other
townes
of
their
partie
,
de
Cosse
,
which
they
accepted
for
tenne
daies
,
beginning
vpon
the
fourth
of
Iuly
.
In
the
meane
time
weapons
were
walking
slowly
in
Dauphine
,
where
Gordes
indeuoured
(
but
in
vaine
)
to
bereaue
the
Protestants
of
a
small
Towne
called
Loriol
:
de
la
Garde
,
Puigallard
,
&
la
Riuiere
Puitaille
,
who
had
resolued
by
new
indenors
to
get
the
vpper
hand
in
all
those
quarters
.
Wherevpon
Puitaille
laide
siege
to
the
Castle
of
Rochefort
in
Xaintongne
,
which
stood
vppon
the
high-way
to
the
Isles
and
to
Rochel
:
but
la
Noue
dispatched
him
quickly
away
,
killing
a
number
of
his
men
,
and
putting
the
rest
to
flight
.
Shortly
after
,
Puitaille
and
Puigaillard
charged
certaine
Argolitiers
belonging
to
la
Noue
,
who
were
so
scarred
,
that
they
so
scarred
also
all
the
rest
of
the
troupes
,
both
horse
and
foote
ledde
by
Noue
,
Soubize
,
and
Puuiaut
,
that
without
regard
of
their
leaders
&
commanders
,
all
the
companies
retired
into
Rochel
without
any
losse
:
for
at
that
time
they
shewed
their
heels
to
Puigaillard
and
his
company
,
who
beeing
refreshed
with
diuers
Regiments
both
of
horse
and
foote
,
seized
vpon
all
the
strong
holds
that
they
had
lost
in
Poictou
,
since
the
surprise
of
Marans
:
Besides
,
the
nearer
to
coope
vp
the
Rochelers
,
they
erected
a
Fort
at
Lucon
vpon
the
high-way
into
the
fennes
,
where
they
lodged
foure
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
vnder
the
charge
of
Captaine
Mascaron
.
Then
did
Puigaillard
with
draw
his
forces
into
high
Poicton
,
there
did
hee
spredde
a
rumour
that
the
Princes
had
obtained
a
great
victorie
,
also
that
the
king
had
sent
for
him
to
come
with
his
forces
in
all
diligence
.
By
this
stratageme
hee
looked
to
haue
brought
la
Noue
,
Puuiaut
,
and
others
,
la
Noue
,
who
with
greater
speed
marched
foorth
of
Rochel
with
foure
cornets
,
eleuen
French
Ensignes
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Lansquenets
,
to
the
humber
of
three
hundreth
.
la
Noue
betweene
Marans
and
Lucon
)
hee
marched
so
fast
,
that
he
made
his
men
march
two
daies
and
one
night
without
any
repast
,
except
that
they
rested
a
while
at
Fontenay
,
almost
so
long
as
while
they
might
leaue
and
lay
vp
their
carriage
to
go
the
lighter
.
Comming
to
Saint
Gemme
within
halfe
a
league
of
Lucon
,
the
foureteenth
day
heetooke
his
bedde
,
giuing
out
that
hee
was
sicke
of
a
burning
feuer
,
and
vnder
pretence
of
redeeming
Roussiere
and
other
prisoners
,
hee
sent
a
trumpet
with
charge
to
aduow
his
sickenesse
,
and
withall
,
to
take
a
viewe
of
the
whole
manner
and
estate
of
the
besiegers
.
His
troupes
were
euen
tired
with
the
way
,
and
many
compelled
to
rest
some
houres
at
Fontenay
.
Puuiaut
beeing
at
Saint
Gemme
,
suspecting
the
matter
,
finding
that
the
trumpetter
could
not
wel
keep
his
countenance
,
la
Noue
beeing
also
aduertised
heereof
,
euery
man
prouided
for
the
field
,
by
the
aduise
of
their
captains
,
namely
of
Puuiaut
,
who
perswaded
them
that
they
were
to
deale
with
tired
people
,
and
such
as
came
to
offer
themselues
to
the
slaughter
:
thus
humbly
commending
themselues
vnto
God
,
they
prepared
to
the
onset
.
Soone
after
that
,
Puuiaut
and
all
his
men
,
were
departed
out
of
S.
Gemme
to
ioyne
with
la
Noue
:
Puigaillards
footmen
approached
,
assaulted
the
barriers
,
&
without
resistance
entered
into
the
borough
,
but
finding
no
bodie
,
some
fell
to
sleeping
,
some
to
feeding
,
&
some
ran
to
tell
Puigaillard
that
the
enemies
fled
:
he
thinking
neuer
to
come
time
ynogh
,
entered
Saint
Gemme
before
day
,
crying
out
in
euery
corner
to
call
foorth
the
souldiers
,
and
to
bring
them
into
array
to
pursue
the
runawaies
,
who
were
said
to
retire
confusedly
to
Marans
.
Hee
sent
fiftie
Argolets
before
,
who
tolde
him
an
other
tale
,
namely
that
the
enemies
were
at
hand
,
and
in
battell
array
.
The
territorie
betweene
Saint
Gemme
and
Lucon
is
a
vine
ground
,
well
fenced
with
hedge
and
ditch
,
with
some
fields
diuided
with
a
high-way
of
reasonable
bredth
,
La
Noue
came
first
,
and
prouided
well
for
his
troupes
:
Puigaillard
could
not
haue
any
such
aduantage
,
especially
in
regard
of
his
horsemen
,
which
by
reason
of
ditches
were
forced
to
come
on
a
row
:
this
beeing
considered
by
Captaine
Stephen
,
a
leader
of
thirtie
sallets
and
some
shot
,
backed
with
twentie
horse
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Bruneliere
,
he
beganne
the
charge
by
la
Noues
appoyntment
,
and
valiantly
set
vpon
the
first
troupes
of
Puigaillards
horsemen
.
Puuiaut
perceiuing
them
on
euery
side
to
stagger
,
who
were
some
hundreth
and
fiftie
Maisters
,
hee
brake
into
them
,
killed
some
,
feared
the
rest
,
who
fell
vpon
their
owne
footemen
,
and
fledde
with
Puigallard
as
fast
as
the
horse
might
driue
to
Fontenay
,
which
was
foure
leagues
of
:
&
such
as
were
but
badly
horsed
,
were
beaten
downe
and
presently
slaine
.
Then
were
their
footemen
on
euery
side
beset
,
and
beeing
in
the
plaine
field
,
drawing
toward
the
bushes
,
they
were
beaten
downe
with
shot
,
neither
would
the
horsemen
let
them
runne
farre
,
but
cut
them
in
peeces
:
but
of
all
other
,
the
Launsquenets
shewed
most
crueltie
,
obiecting
to
the
Kings
guard
the
battell
of
Moncontour
.
Had
it
not
beene
for
la
Noue
and
Soubize
,
all
Puigaillards
footemen
hadde
beene
quite
rooted
out
,
so
sore
were
the
Launsquenets
bent
against
them
.
They
tooke
sixteene
Ensignes
and
two
Cornets
:
fiue
hundreth
olde
souldiers
slaine
in
the
place
,
with
many
Captaines
and
Lieftenants
of
the
Regiments
and
companies
:
and
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
prisoners
sent
away
with
a
white
staffe
in
their
hands
.
Puigaillard
lost
but
thirtie
horse
,
the
rest
escaped
with
him
.
This
armie
thus
ouerthrown
,
after
thanks
giuing
to
God
,
la
Noue
,
Soubize
,
and
Puuiaut
,
marched
to
the
Fort
,
which
vppon
safetie
of
his
life
,
and
his
troupe
,
Mascaran
yeelded
vp
,
whose
foure
Ensignes
with
the
other
eighteen
,
were
carried
to
Rochel
.
The
Conquerors
following
this
good
beginning
,
besieged
,
beat
,
Fontenay
le
Comte
vppon
composition
,
that
the
besieged
should
saue
their
liues
and
goods
,
and
so
they
retired
to
Nyort
,
but
la
Noue
lost
an
arme
at
the
siege
:
Puuiaut
,
Soubize
,
and
other
the
protestant
Leaders
continuing
their
conquest
,
chased
the
Romish
Catholicques
out
of
Obiron
,
Marens
,
Soubize
,
and
Brouage
,
where
Riuiere
Puitaille
,
one
of
their
chiefe
Captaines
,
was
so
wounded
,
that
hee
died
immediately
.
To
be
briefe
,
the
Protestants
tooke
from
them
all
that
they
held
about
Rochel
,
excrept
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
where
they
nestled
themselues
.
The
Barron
de
la
Garde
had
for
a
while
kept
the
sea
with
his
Gallies
,
but
hearing
of
the
taking
of
Bronage
,
hee
retired
toward
Bourdeaux
,
whilest
Sore
for
the
Princes
scoured
the
Ocean
,
where
hee
daily
light
vppon
some
bootie
.
Among
other
his
exployts
,
about
the
beginning
of
Iuly
hee
tooke
a
Portugall
shippe
,
laden
among
other
marchandize
with
some
fortie
Iesuites
,
that
were
trauelling
toward
India
,
but
they
were
stayed
,
and
the
most
part
leaped
ouer-boord
.
This
victorious
successe
of
the
Protestants
in
Poictou
and
Xaintongne
,
were
the
occasion
that
to
preuent
any
greater
conquests
,
the
Prince
d'Auphin
was
appoynted
to
come
down
into
Poictou
,
there
to
reassemble
Puigaillards
forces
,
which
now
hopped
but
vpon
one
legge
,
The
eleuenth
of
August
after
,
the
two
great
armies
lying
about
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
newes
was
brought
vnto
them
of
a
peace
agreed
vpon
between
the
king
and
the
Princes
,
all
precedent
modifications
and
restrictions
abolilished
:
the
second
Edict
of
peace
confirmed
and
allowed
,
Rochel
,
Montauban
,
Cognac
,
and
la
Charite
,
Beauuais
la
Nocle
imployed
themselues
most
faithfully
,
with
great
credite
and
reputation
of
all
men
.
Touching
the
Admirall
,
if
there
were
any
Commaunder
on
both
sides
that
desired
peace
,
it
was
hee
,
as
by
letters
dated
the
second
of
March
at
Montreal
hard
by
Carcassonne
,
written
to
the
king
,
the
Queen
,
and
the
Duke
of
Anion
appeared
.
For
being
friend
to
militarie
discipline
(
abolished
in
those
miserable
ciuill
warres
)
and
enemie
of
vices
,
oftentimes
beholding
such
disorder
,
hee
said
:
that
if
it
pleased
God
to
send
peace
in
France
,
hee
would
desire
to
die
a
thousand
deaths
,
rather
then
to
fall
againe
into
those
confusions
,
The
prisoners
that
fell
into
his
hands
,
were
fauourably
vsed
by
him
,
as
courteous
when
hee
had
put
vp
his
swoord
,
as
fierce
when
he
held
it
naked
in
hand
.
Pittie
by
him
was
alwaies
had
in
singular
commendation
:
as
also
loue
to
iustice
,
wherein
hee
continued
both
priuate
and
publike
,
in
time
of
peace
and
warre
,
vntill
hee
died
:
which
made
him
both
esteemed
and
honored
by
those
whose
part
hee
held
.
Hee
sought
not
ambitiously
to
haue
commaundements
and
honours
,
but
shunning
them
,
hee
was
constrained
to
accept
them
,
by
reason
of
his
wisedome
&
good
gouernment
in
mannaging
armes
:
it
might
well
be
seene
,
that
hee
had
as
good
knowledge
therein
,
as
any
Captaine
of
his
time
,
and
alwaies
exposed
himself
couragiously
in
any
dangers
:
wise
in
counsell
,
and
valiant
in
fight
:
in
aduersities
magnanimious
,
and
adorned
with
wisedome
to
auoydethem
.
And
to
conclude
,
hee
was
a
man
most
woorthie
and
fitte
to
restore
and
re-establish
a
feeble
and
corrupt
estate
:
but
it
appeared
in
an
vnfit
time
,
and
that
which
after
happened
vnto
him
,
sheweth
an
exterior
apparance
,
that
vertue
is
but
hardly
assured
heere
on
earth
.
Peace
concluded
and
published
,
as
it
hath
beene
said
,
the
Admirall
Teligny
,
la
Noue
,
and
diuers
others
,
withdrew
themselues
neare
vnto
the
Princes
in
Rochel
,
there
with
more
securitie
to
attend
the
aduancement
and
execution
of
the
Edict
.
They
put
Garrison
for
the
Princes
in
the
Townes
of
assurance
,
except
in
Rochell
,
which
was
maintained
in
her
auncient
priuiledges
.
The
Emperour
Maximilian
the
second
,
not
long
after
,
married
his
eldest
daughter
to
Phillip
king
of
Spaine
his
brother
in
lawe
:
So
that
the
vncle
married
the
Neece
.
Villiers
coste
Rez
,
hee
gaue
audience
to
the
Ambassadors
of
Almaine
,
that
desired
vnto
he
made
an
answere
that
contented
them
,
wherewith
they
were
honourably
discharged
.
About
the
same
time
the
Princes
exhibited
sundrie
complaints
concerning
the
Edict
,
by
the
hands
of
Briquemaut
,
Teligny
,
Beauuais
,
la
Nocle
,
and
Cauagnes
.
Teligny
was
the
chiefe
Agent
,
and
seemed
to
bee
highly
in
the
kings
fauour
,
to
whom
he
propounded
the
complaints
of
the
Protestants
,
wherevpon
the
king
sent
forth
sundrie
Commissioners
throghout
al
the
Prouinces
of
his
kindome
,
among
other
,
the
Marshal
de
Cosse
,
togither
with
Proutiere
,
Maister
of
Requests
,
who
made
a
voyage
to
Rochel
,
as
well
to
conferre
with
the
Queene
and
Admirall
,
concerning
some
conuenient
means
to
maintaine
the
realme
in
peace
,
as
for
other
matters
,
that
we
will
shortly
speake
of
.
The
first
of
Ianuary
there
beganne
a
conference
betweene
the
Marshall
de
Cosse
,
and
la
Proutiere
,
with
the
Admirall
,
and
other
Deputies
for
the
Queen
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
Princes
at
Rochel
,
Henry
de
Bourbon
Prince
of
Nauarre
,
and
Ladie
Margaret
sister
to
the
king
:
as
also
to
a
conference
with
the
Admirall
touching
the
warre
,
which
the
king
said
hee
would
beginne
against
the
king
of
Spaine
in
the
lowe
Countries
.
And
all
this
propounded
and
deuised
to
drawe
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
the
Princes
,
and
the
Admirall
,
to
the
Court
of
France
,
with
all
their
principall
seruants
:
and
there
to
giue
them
that
entertainment
which
after
fell
out
.
In
March
the
Romish
Catholicques
at
Roane
,
murthered
diuers
protestants
as
they
returned
from
a
Sermon
,
and
beate
others
shrewdly
,
meaning
to
haue
proceeded
further
,
had
not
Marshal
Montmorencie
,
whom
the
king
sent
,
made
the
more
haste
to
suppresse
the
violence
of
the
seditious
,
who
after
many
pursuites
hanged
vp
three
or
foure
:
the
rest
escaped
,
albeit
400.
were
guiltie
of
innocent
blood
.
Sixe
weekes
before
,
the
protestants
had
been
most
cruelly
murthered
at
Aurange
by
their
enemies
,
whom
Berchon
(
soone
after
made
Gouernour
by
Countie
Lodowic
,
found
means
to
intrap
and
punish
accordingly
.
)
Not
long
after
,
by
the
kings
consent
,
those
of
the
religion
were
taxed
to
paye
the
5.
part
of
their
reuenue
,
towards
the
payment
of
the
Rutters
,
which
produced
much
discontentment
.
About
the
same
time
the
king
and
the
Queene
made
their
enterie
vpon
seuerall
daies
into
the
capitall
towne
of
the
Realme
with
great
pompe
.
The
protestants
also
held
a
Sinode
nationall
at
Rochel
,
wherein
they
confirmed
the
articles
of
the
confession
of
their
faith
,
and
discipline
of
their
Churches
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
the
Princes
,
and
many
other
of
the
Principall
among
them
.
The
king
hauing
made
his
entrie
the
eleuenth
of
March
(
the
Queene
beeing
crowned
the
25.
of
the
same
moneth
at
Saint
Deunis
,
and
the
29.
receiued
with
great
magnificence
into
Parris
)
hee
went
to
sit
in
his
place
of
iustice
in
the
Parliament
,
where
hee
made
a
long
Oration
to
his
officers
of
the
Court
,
for
the
obseruation
of
his
Edicts
:
In
witnesse
whereof
,
in
the
moneth
ensuing
,
the
people
of
Parris
beganne
to
mutine
against
those
of
the
religion
,
sacked
certaine
houses
,
and
began
to
proceed
further
,
prouoked
by
their
Preachers
,
because
of
a
certaine
Crosse
placed
in
S.
Dennis
street
,
(
in
a
place
where
in
times
past
stood
the
house
of
Phillip
de
Gastines
,
rased
to
the
ground
,
because
that
certaine
sermons
and
the
Lords
Supper
had
beene
made
and
celebrated
therein
,
Gastines
for
that
cause
hauing
been
executed
to
death
,
during
the
troubles
)
that
had
beene
carried
into
S.
Innocents
Church-yeard
.
This
mutinie
appeased
,
the
king
that
shewed
great
fauor
to
Teligny
&
his
companions
,
sent
them
to
the
Q.
of
Nauarre
&
the
Princes
in
Rochel
,
to
assure
them
that
all
his
desire
was
to
maintaine
the
peace
,
&
that
for
his
owne
part
,
he
bare
them
great
affection
,
procuring
that
the
Q.
his
mother
,
&
the
Duke
of
Aniou
his
brother
,
should
from
day
to
day
leaue
off
their
rigors
.
And
at
their
departure
gaue
them
diuers
presents
,
giuing
them
likewise
to
vnderstand
,
that
his
minde
was
to
proceede
with
war
against
the
Spaniard
in
the
low
Countries
,
and
to
marrie
his
sister
to
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
.
Biron
was
sent
after
to
certifie
the
like
,
and
men
began
to
speake
of
that
marriage
in
diuers
sorts
,
their
opinions
being
diuided
,
some
esteeming
it
to
bee
a
snare
to
intrap
those
of
the
religion
,
others
deeming
the
contrarie
.
The
king
caused
certaine
consultations
to
be
made
in
Rome
,
because
of
the
alliance
between
both
the
parties
.
Pope
Pius
the
fist
seemed
to
bee
much
troubled
about
the
same
,
for
that
effect
sending
Cardinal
Salutati
into
France
,
who
(
hauing
had
certaine
conference
by
word
of
mouth
with
the
king
)
returned
satisfied
.
The
effect
of
that
the
king
said
vnto
him
,
was
,
that
the
king
would
alwaies
shewe
himselfe
to
deserue
the
name
of
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
Romish
Church
,
and
that
all
his
intents
tended
to
no
other
end
,
but
only
to
the
suretie
,
honour
,
and
aduancement
of
the
Catholicque
religion
,
whereof
the
Pope
should
receiue
great
testimonies
before
long
time
should
passe
.
But
notwithstanding
that
diuers
maruelled
much
at
this
suddaine
alteration
of
the
king
,
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
much
sought
vnto
by
diuers
great
persons
of
both
partes
,
went
to
the
king
,
followed
by
the
Countie
Lodowicke
,
&
great
numbers
of
Nobilitie
.
The
king
and
the
Queene
his
mother
were
at
Blois
,
where
they
receiued
and
welcommed
her
with
great
ioy
and
good
countenance
,
and
after
many
disputations
touching
diuers
particular
poynts
,
specially
the
cerimonies
,
the
agreement
vpon
the
marriage
of
her
sonne
with
the
kings
sister
was
concluded
,
and
the
place
of
the
espousals
assigned
at
Parris
.
Not
long
after
the
Prince
her
son
,
accompanied
with
fiue
hundreth
Gentlemen
came
to
Blois
,
where
the
marriage
of
Nenry
de
Bourbon
Prince
of
Conde
,
with
the
yongest
daughter
of
the
house
of
Neuers
was
agreed
vpon
.
During
these
parleyes
of
mariages
with
the
Princes
,
the
Admirall
that
had
buried
Ladie
Charlotte
de
Laual
his
wife
,
a
woman
of
excellent
pietie
,
that
died
at
Orleans
in
the
second
troubles
,
beeing
in
Rochel
,
married
the
Counties
of
Ancremont
in
Sauoy
,
and
gaue
Louyse
his
daughter
in
marriage
to
Monsieur
de
Teligny
.
At
the
Court
one
named
Lignerolles
,
a
simple
Gentleman
,
made
knight
of
the
Order
,
Captaine
of
a
company
of
launciers
,
Gouernor
of
Bourbonnois
,
and
one
of
the
Duke
of
Anious
mignions
,
was
slaine
openly
in
the
Court
,
for
discouering
certain
of
his
Maisters
secrets
,
de
la
Garde
:
but
at
the
end
of
three
moneths
Flaunders
was
found
to
be
Rochel
.
Long
before
the
king
had
caused
the
Admirall
to
bee
solicited
to
come
vnto
the
Court
:
and
to
drawe
him
thither
,
hee
caused
those
of
Guise
to
retire
,
who
thereat
counterfetted
to
bee
discontent
.
The
Marshall
de
Montmorency
by
letters
assured
his
Cousin
the
Admirall
,
that
the
king
was
fully
determined
to
make
them
friends
,
and
to
reconcile
him
with
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
better
to
be
serued
by
him
and
his
Councell
,
touching
the
affaires
of
his
Realme
,
and
beganne
to
fauour
those
of
the
religion
,
and
to
put
the
Admirall
out
of
all
distrust
,
the
king
sent
him
letters
that
he
might
bring
fiftie
Gentlemen
armed
with
him
vnto
the
Court
,
whither
in
fine
,
the
Marshall
de
Cosse
conducted
him
with
diuers
Gentlemen
.
At
his
comming
hee
was
honourably
receiued
and
welcommed
by
the
king
,
that
called
him
his
father
.
Chastilon
sur
Loing
,
and
to
cause
them
by
expresse
commaundement
to
bee
deliuered
vnto
him
againe
.
Teligny
his
sonne
in
lawe
,
was
likewise
honoured
with
certaine
fauors
,
Cauagnes
Councellour
of
Toulouse
,
Agent
for
the
Princes
,
touching
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
of
peace
,
was
prouided
of
an
office
of
Maister
of
Requests
.
Diuers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
of
the
religion
,
at
that
time
felt
the
liberallitie
of
the
king
,
wherewith
their
aduersaries
were
much
displeased
,
specially
that
the
Admirall
was
restored
to
bee
one
of
the
priuie
Councell
,
and
that
the
king
priuately
asked
his
counsell
in
his
affaires
of
importance
,
touching
the
warres
in
the
lowe
Countries
,
which
the
Admirall
affected
very
much
,
as
beeing
one
of
the
most
assured
meanes
to
holde
France
in
quietnesse
,
alleaging
,
that
by
iust
reason
hee
might
doo
that
to
the
Spaniard
,
which
vniustly
he
had
done
,
and
would
doo
vnto
France
:
Pope
Pius
Quintus
beeing
dead
,
who
in
his
life
time
seemed
a
stay
and
hinderance
to
the
marriage
of
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
kings
sister
:
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
faining
to
bee
in
great
feare
,
tooke
his
voyage
to
Rome
,
about
the
election
of
a
new
Pope
,
although
before
his
setting
forward
it
was
done
,
and
being
in
his
voyage
,
letters
that
were
sent
him
by
Cardinal
Pelue
,
(
who
of
a
Scullion
in
the
Colledge
of
Montague
in
Parris
,
afterward
following
his
studie
,
varlet
to
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
had
in
few
yeares
attained
the
red
hat
)
directed
to
his
Maister
,
the
contents
whereof
imported
:
that
in
regard
of
the
good
course
that
hee
see
the
king
,
the
Queen-mother
,
and
the
Duke
of
Aniou
take
,
hee
could
not
but
hope
well
of
all
the
affaires
.
That
at
the
Admirals
returne
to
Court
,
the
king
shewed
himself
so
warie
,
as
his
most
inward
friends
did
wonder
at
it
,
for
thereby
hee
had
brought
the
Admirall
out
of
all
suspect
,
so
that
now
the
matter
that
the
Cardinal
wist
of
,
might
the
better
be
put
in
execution
.
That
there
was
much
speech
of
warre
against
the
King
of
Spaine
,
whereto
the
king
seemed
to
incline
,
the
rather
thereby
to
stay
the
Admirall
:
that
such
pollicies
were
to
be
practised
,
vntill
they
might
find
opportunitie
to
put
in
execution
the
secret
counsell
.
That
the
king
of
Spaine
was
sufficiently
informed
of
the
whole
,
least
he
should
finde
himselfe
agreeued
at
this
present
prouision
for
warres
,
which
was
neuer
ment
against
him
.
Wherevppon
hee
besought
his
Maister
,
notwihstanding
whatsoeuer
packets
hee
might
receiue
,
to
assure
himselfe
that
the
king
would
neuer
vary
from
the
resolution
.
That
the
Queene-mother
and
the
Duke
of
Aniou
bent
their
whole
indeuours
to
that
matter
.
Touching
the
marriage
of
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
,
that
hee
hoped
the
same
would
shortly
be
effected
:
that
the
same
was
the
entrie
to
the
execution
,
and
in
the
meane
time
,
the
day
drew
on
for
deliuerie
of
the
Townes
of
hostage
.
And
although
the
Admirall
had
the
copies
heereof
sent
him
,
hee
made
no
great
account
thereof
,
no
more
then
of
other
aduertisements
,
expresly
giuen
him
both
before
and
after
.
His
minde
beeing
altered
by
the
countenances
and
words
of
the
king
,
In
the
Admirall
,
who
alwaies
shewed
to
bee
wise
and
diligent
in
his
affaires
,
appeared
that
wisedome
faileth
in
wise
men
,
when
it
pleaseth
the
only
wise
Gouernour
of
the
word
,
to
dul
the
most
sharp
and
excellent
wittes
,
and
make
passage
vnto
his
terrible
iudgements
:
as
not
long
after
they
shewed
throughout
all
France
,
the
which
euer
since
that
time
,
vntill
this
present
,
hath
felt
the
waightinesse
of
his
mightie
blowes
,
whose
hand
as
yet
is
stretched
foorth
readie
to
strike
againe
.
The
Princes
trusting
to
an
assured
peace
,
three
moneths
before
the
time
,
restored
the
townes
of
assurance
,
wherein
the
king
placed
his
Garrisons
,
satisfying
the
Princes
with
letters
,
which
hee
had
sent
to
all
his
Courts
of
Parliaments
,
wherein
he
declared
his
great
good
liking
of
the
good
meaning
of
the
Princes
,
in
that
they
did
him
so
much
honour
,
as
faithfully
to
relye
vppon
his
Edict
,
which
he
wished
to
bee
inuiolably
obserued
.
The
Rochelers
,
whom
Strossy
,
Landereau
,
and
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
watched
vppon
,
would
not
accept
of
any
Garrison
,
but
stood
vpon
their
priuiledges
,
so
that
at
length
for
feare
of
scarring
of
others
,
they
were
let
alone
.
The
Marshall
of
Montmorency
was
sent
into
England
to
practise
a
league
,
who
returned
sooner
then
hee
was
looked
for
:
but
toward
the
marriage
gat
him
home
to
his
owne
house
,
and
might
hee
haue
beene
beloued
,
the
affaires
had
beene
otherwise
mannaged
then
they
were
.
At
the
same
time
was
Captaine
Minguetiere
,
sent
away
with
a
shippe
well
fraught
,
and
a
Portingall
an
excellent
Seaman
,
Saucourt
,
Ienlis
,
and
la
Noue
,
leuied
souldiers
.
In
the
beginning
of
May
,
the
king
desired
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
to
go
to
Parris
,
there
to
prouide
for
all
things
necessarie
for
the
marriage
.
Where
shee
arriued
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
same
moonth
:
and
the
fourth
of
Iune
fell
sicke
of
a
feuer
,
proceeding
as
some
sayde
from
her
lights
,
where
of
long
time
certaine
impostumes
had
bredde
,
which
beeing
mooued
and
stirred
by
great
heates
,
and
by
an
extraordinarie
trauell
,
which
shee
alwaies
tooke
while
shee
was
in
health
,
inflamed
and
bredde
that
feuer
:
She
was
a
Princesse
of
great
experience
,
both
by
many
aduersities
,
wherein
she
shewed
an
inuincible
constancie
,
and
heroicall
greatnesse
of
courage
:
most
affectionate
to
her
religion
,
very
careful
of
the
bringing
vp
of
her
children
in
the
feare
of
God
,
charitable
towards
them
whom
shee
often
aduertised
of
their
duties
:
in
words
most
graue
,
and
full
of
motherly
affection
:
she
had
a
readie
wit
and
well
aduised
,
but
indowed
with
great
zeale
and
integritie
,
pittifull
and
easie
to
bee
perswaded
:
no
offender
could
auoyde
her
censure
:
shee
opposed
her selfe
against
vices
,
and
liberally
maintained
that
which
shee
iudged
to
bee
good
,
and
conformable
to
the
will
and
pleasure
of
God
.
Prosperitie
hindered
her
,
her
mind
much
giuen
to
pleasant
conceits
,
being
of
a
leane
complexion
,
and
very
agreeable
with
her
ingeniositie
,
hauing
great
viuacite
to
comprehend
all
things
,
and
grace
liuely
to
represent
them
by
writing
or
word
of
mouth
:
with
a
iesture
of
all
the
bodie
,
and
a
countenance
well
liked
of
all
men
:
shee
died
in
the
foure
and
fortieth
yeare
of
her
age
,
vppon
the
ninth
of
Iune
.
Some
say
shee
was
poysoned
by
the
smell
of
certaine
perfumes
,
and
to
bereaue
men
of
that
opinion
,
shee
was
opened
and
curiously
visited
by
learned
Doctors
and
Surgions
,
that
found
all
her
noblests
parts
to
bee
very
faire
and
whole
,
onely
the
lights
perished
on
the
right
side
,
wherein
had
ingendered
an
extraordinary
hardnesse
,
and
a
great
impostume
,
a
disease
which
they
all
,
so
farre
as
lay
in
man
,
iudged
to
bee
the
cause
of
her
death
.
They
were
not
commaunded
to
open
her
braine
,
where
the
mischiefe
lay
,
by
which
means
they
could
not
giue
aduise
,
but
vppon
the
outward
apparance
.
Certaine
daies
after
,
the
king
desired
his
brother
in
law
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
to
go
to
Parris
,
there
to
solemnize
his
marriage
,
as
it
had
beene
agreed
betweene
them
.
While
that
at
Blandie
in
Brie
preparation
was
made
for
the
marriage
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
that
married
his
wife
in
the
beginning
of
the
moneth
of
August
.
The
Admirall
at
that
time
lay
in
his
house
of
Chastillon
sur
Loing
,
where
hee
receiued
many
letters
and
messages
from
the
king
,
A
little
before
,
la
Noue
,
Saucourt
,
and
Ienlis
,
accompanying
Countie
Lodowic
into
Flaunders
,
had
from
the
king
receiued
commission
,
to
finde
means
to
surprise
some
frontier
towne
:
on
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
of
Alue
had
intelligence
of
euery
steppe
that
Countie
Lodowic
set
,
which
notwithstanding
such
was
his
diligence
,
that
hee
seized
vpon
Monts
in
Hainaut
.
Wherewith
the
Duke
was
so
nettled
,
that
hee
said
that
the
Queene-mother
had
sent
him
the
flowers
of
Florence
:
but
hee
would
returne
her
Spanish
Thistles
:
with
many
other
threats
,
which
vppon
particular
aduice
of
the
course
of
their
affaires
,
namely
of
Ienlis
returne
,
of
his
licence
to
leuie
men
for
the
succour
of
Monts
:
of
the
time
of
their
departure
,
and
of
the
course
of
their
iourney
,
were
soone
quenched
.
The
seuenth
of
Iuly
,
the
King
published
a
proclamation
,
tending
to
the
impeachment
of
all
quarrels
,
as
well
in
Parris
as
in
his
Court
,
and
commanded
all
straungers
and
men
that
had
nothing
to
do
within
the
Towne
,
Many
Lords
and
Gentlemen
of
the
religion
,
accompanied
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
whom
in
manner
all
the
Court
went
to
meete
.
Further
,
vnder
pretence
of
the
warres
in
Flaunders
,
the
king
at
the
same
time
sent
for
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
of
the
religion
,
who
otherwise
would
haue
stayed
in
their
houses
.
Ienlis
marched
not
into
Flaunders
,
notwithstanding
hee
were
solicited
thereto
:
besides
the
solemnization
of
this
marriage
royall
,
was
for
a
time
deferred
,
by
reason
of
the
scruples
&
doubts
made
by
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
to
celebrate
the
same
,
without
a
dispence
from
the
Hope
,
that
would
bee
prayed
and
intreated
therevnto
,
and
in
the
end
graunt
a
dispence
:
but
because
it
was
not
ample
ynough
to
the
Cardinalles
minde
,
counselled
by
men
subtiller
then
himselfe
,
they
were
forced
to
send
to
Rome
againe
.
Great
was
the
expectation
of
Ienlis
aduentures
,
who
had
gathered
foure
thousand
footemen
,
and
fiue
hundreth
horse
,
la
Noue
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Alue
had
besieged
in
Monts
.
In
the
meane
time
commeth
the
new
dispensation
toward
the
ende
of
Iuly
,
wherewith
the
Cardinal
seemeth
satisfied
:
and
the
eighteenth
day
of
August
is
nominated
for
the
marriage
.
In
the
meane
time
commeth
the
news
of
Ienlis
surprise
and
aduenture
,
whereat
the
king
seemeth
to
bee
much
agreeued
,
who
writeth
to
his
Ambassadour
in
the
lowe
Countries
,
to
procure
by
all
possible
meanes
the
deliuerie
of
the
prisoners
taken
in
that
surprise
:
as
also
he
suffereth
the
Admirall
to
send
all
the
succour
hee
may
,
to
ioyne
with
the
Rutters
,
whom
the
Prince
of
Orenge
had
buried
at
the
same
time
,
causing
him
to
haue
mony
deliuered
for
the
footemens
paye
,
who
were
thought
to
amount
to
foure
Regiments
,
besides
some
thirtie
companies
of
men
at
armes
.
The
Ambassadour
of
Spaine
seemed
to
be
malecontent
,
because
the
king
went
about
to
make
war
in
Flaunders
,
and
for
the
same
cause
withdrew
himselfe
out
of
France
:
the
Queene-mother
also
played
many
parts
in
this
tragedie
,
faining
not
to
haue
knowne
the
kings
proceedings
,
and
knowing
them
,
made
as
though
she
would
haue
left
the
Court
:
in
such
manner
,
that
the
Admiral
,
Teligny
his
sonne
in
law
,
and
other
Lords
,
confirmed
themselues
more
and
more
,
that
the
kings
actions
were
correspondant
to
the
Admirals
aduice
:
which
was
to
make
warre
in
the
king
of
Spaines
countries
that
had
kindled
it
,
and
pretended
to
make
warre
in
France
,
thereby
in
time
to
cease
vppon
it
.
In
other
Townes
their
ranne
diuers
mutterings
,
and
many
were
the
threats
of
the
Romish
Catholicques
against
the
Protestants
,
which
daunted
some
of
them
.
Others
relied
vppon
the
Admiralles
presence
in
the
Court
,
and
trusted
to
his
answere
:
deliuered
as
well
by
word
of
mouth
,
as
by
writing
,
vnto
those
that
asked
his
aduice
vppon
all
accurrences
,
whose
speeches
were
in
effect
as
followeth
.
That
as
concerning
the
Guisians
,
whom
they
so
vrged
,
the
King
had
taken
order
by
setting
them
at
vnitie
,
and
causing
both
parties
to
swear
friendship
:
that
the
marriage
of
the
Ladie
Margaret
,
whom
the
King
gaue
(
saith
hee
)
not
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
onely
,
but
as
it
were
to
the
whole
Church
of
the
Protestants
,
to
ioyne
with
them
in
an
indissoluble
vnion
,
was
the
type
of
their
peace
and
safetie
.
Heerevpon
hee
often
besought
such
as
sent
him
any
packets
,
gaue
him
any
aduice
of
the
hatred
of
the
King
,
the
Queene-mother
,
the
Duke
of
Anion
,
or
the
house
of
Cuise
,
against
either
himselfe
or
the
Protestants
,
no
more
to
trouble
him
with
any
the
passed
calamities
,
but
rather
to
be
content
with
their
daily
prayers
to
God
,
to
whom
they
were
to
giue
thankes
,
that
hee
had
vouchsafed
to
bring
all
matters
to
so
quiet
an
end
.
In
brief
,
the
Admiral
,
euer
like
himselfe
,
stood
fast
in
all
these
motions
:
not
that
hee
knew
not
of
the
malice
of
infinite
his
aduersaries
that
inuironed
him
:
neither
that
beeing
at
Parris
,
hee
laye
in
the
very
goulf
and
deepest
pit
of
death
:
but
because
through
constancie
and
long
continuance
,
he
had
framed
himselfe
to
rely
vpon
Gods
prouidence
:
as
also
for
the
hauing
secretly
layed
open
vnto
the
King
the
very
springs
of
the
ciuill
warres
in
France
,
and
most
liuely
painted
foorth
the
practises
of
his
secret
enemies
and
treacherous
seruants
,
that
aymed
at
the
soueraigntie
(
since
it
hath
manifestly
appeared
)
hee
supposed
that
he
had
left
him
in
a
faire
path
to
preuent
them
.
For
sure
it
is
,
that
the
King
,
albeit
as
then
but
yong
,
had
a
very
good
wit
,
and
could
reasonable
wel
perceiue
the
course
of
his
affaires
:
so
that
had
not
such
bloodie
and
furious
Councelles
preuented
and
crossed
his
capacitie
,
France
had
not
incurred
those
calamities
,
that
since
haue
almost
subuerted
the
whole
estate
thereof
.
For
in
the
end
he
found
,
albeit
ouer-late
for
his
person
and
crown
,
that
they
that
termed
themselues
his
seruants
,
ment
nothing
lesse
:
but
were
his
most
cruell
enemies
,
and
such
as
had
exiled
and
murthered
his
best
subiects
,
to
the
end
afterward
with
more
facilitie
to
ridde
their
hands
of
himselfe
,
and
so
to
seize
vppon
the
Realme
.
There
happened
yet
an
other
matter
,
(
as
the
waies
of
God
are
maruellous
and
vncomprehensible
)
that
more
and
more
stopped
the
eares
of
the
Admirall
,
The
Admirall
therefore
perceiuing
that
the
king
was
earnest
to
further
that
matter
of
Polonia
for
his
brother
,
that
had
great
credite
throughout
the
Realme
of
France
,
iudged
that
the
king
had
a
good
insight
,
and
desired
to
reduce
all
things
to
a
sure
and
firme
peace
,
that
the
Duke
of
Anion
confined
in
Poland
,
his
adherents
would
be
constrained
to
become
milder
:
that
the
house
of
Guise
destitute
of
such
a
staye
,
and
doubting
the
king
,
that
many
times
looked
with
a
fierce
countenance
,
would
bee
carefull
not
to
bee
too
busie
:
that
in
time
and
not
long
,
the
Queene-mother
would
bee
constrained
to
leaue
the
conductions
of
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
vnto
her
sonne
,
wherevnto
hee
beganne
to
frame
himselfe
,
and
perceiuing
that
the
King
and
the
Queene
appoynted
Iohn
de
Monluc
Bishoppe
of
Valence
,
a
man
of
great
iudgement
,
and
one
that
had
effected
many
serious
enterprises
,
and
at
other
times
,
had
trauelled
into
Polonia
for
the
same
purpose
,
which
voyage
hee
beganne
the
seuenteenth
of
August
,
it
put
him
in
better
hope
.
Monluc
to
the
contrarie
perceiuing
the
tempest
at
hand
,
desired
nothing
more
then
to
get
him
out
of
France
,
that
hee
might
not
bee
a
witnesse
nor
forced
Councellour
to
the
mischiefes
which
hee
perceiued
readie
to
fall
vppon
those
of
the
religion
.
A
little
before
,
hee
had
wished
the
Countie
of
Rochefoucaut
&
other
Lords
,
neuer
to
meddle
in
this
imaginarie
flemish
war
,
but
rather
with
speed
to
return
to
their
houses
:
telling
them
,
that
they
had
no
great
cause
to
relie
too
much
vpon
the
faire
shewes
of
the
Court
,
neither
to
soiourne
long
there
,
considering
the
enuie
and
mallice
that
most
of
the
greatest
,
and
generally
the
whole
cittie
of
Parris
did
beare
them
:
but
God
would
not
suffer
them
as
then
to
hearken
to
this
good
counsell
.
In
the
meane
time
,
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
posting
from
Brouage
to
the
Court
,
The
Marshall
de
Montmorencie
beeing
come
to
the
wedding
,
perceiuing
such
confusion
,
and
doubting
the
Ambuscadoes
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
mortal
enemies
both
to
him
and
his
,
vnder
pretence
of
riding
out
to
hunt
,
went
home
to
his
house
,
which
fell
out
well
for
him
,
his
absence
beeing
cause
that
his
bretheren
were
not
slaine
.
The
22.
of
August
,
as
the
Admirall
came
out
of
the
Louure
,
where
all
that
morning
hee
had
beene
with
the
Marshall
de
Cosse
,
The
king
complained
to
them
of
the
mischiefe
happened
,
swearing
and
promising
to
vse
and
execute
such
iustice
vppon
the
offender
,
that
the
Admirall
and
his
friends
should
thinke
themselues
satisfied
.
In
the
meane
time
,
he
stayed
them
with
promise
shortly
to
take
order
therein
:
and
presently
commaunded
pursuite
to
bee
made
after
the
offendor
:
on
the
other
side
,
willing
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
in
Parris
,
to
appoynt
certaine
men
to
bee
readie
prepared
to
execute
what
should
bee
giuen
them
in
charge
by
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
caused
all
the
gates
to
bee
shut
,
swearing
and
blaspheming
(
as
his
manner
was
)
that
hee
would
not
that
they
which
had
done
that
fact
should
so
escape
:
suffering
two
gates
to
stand
open
for
such
as
passed
out
and
in
,
where
a
great
watch
was
holden
,
that
no
man
might
passe
through
without
licence
:
and
faining
to
take
order
for
all
things
touching
that
search
,
caused
all
the
towne
to
rise
in
armes
.
As
also
hee
appoynted
sundrie
Lords
and
Gentlemen
Protestants
to
bee
lodged
in
the
Admirals
quarter
,
and
round
about
him
,
for
feare
(
said
hee
)
least
lying
scattered
abroad
in
the
Towne
,
they
migh
encur
some
danger
:
but
there
should
be
defended
by
the
soldiers
of
his
guard
.
Maureuel
was
but
easily
pursued
,
and
Chally
went
to
the
Duke
of
Guises
chamber
,
where
no
man
sought
for
him
.
Two
houres
after
noone
,
the
king
went
to
visite
the
Admirall
,
to
whom
in
presence
of
the
Queene-mother
,
the
Admirall
made
a
long
declaration
,
wherein
hee
forgot
not
to
maintaine
his
fidilitie
to
the
seruice
of
the
countrie
of
France
,
&
of
others
miseries
of
the
same
,
by
reason
the
peace
could
not
bee
well
obserued
,
specially
touching
those
of
the
religion
,
whereof
he
specified
some
particularities
,
desiring
the
K.
to
do
iustice
vpon
the
offendors
:
to
haue
regard
vnto
his
faith
and
promise
,
and
to
the
quietnesse
of
the
realm
.
The
king
made
aunswere
,
that
he
accounted
him
an
honest
man
,
a
good
Frenchman
,
and
one
that
loued
the
increase
of
the
Crowne
:
that
he
esteemed
of
him
as
of
a
most
discreet
&
excellent
Captain
,
and
that
vpon
that
opinion
he
had
so
farre
entered
into
his
former
resolutions
,
that
his
whole
desire
was
to
haue
his
Edicts
of
peace
fully
executed
,
and
yet
desired
the
maintenance
thereof
:
and
to
that
end
sundrie
commissioners
did
passe
through
al
the
Prouinces
of
the
Realme
,
as
the
Queene
his
mother
could
well
witnesse
.
And
shee
affirming
it
,
saying
:
that
the
Admirall
himselfe
knew
it
full
well
.
It
is
true
,
Madame
(
quoth
hee
)
Commissioners
were
sent
,
among
the
which
,
there
were
some
that
had
condemned
mee
to
be
hanged
,
and
promised
fiftiethousand
crownes
to
him
that
would
bring
you
my
head
.
The
king
promised
to
send
others
,
with
more
oaths
&
swearings
,
that
hee
would
doo
iustice
vpon
those
that
hurt
the
Admirall
.
Many
other
speeches
hee
vsed
to
assure
the
Admirall
,
who
in
the
end
forgot
not
to
put
the
king
in
minde
to
remember
such
aduertisements
as
hee
had
many
times
giuen
him
,
concerning
the
mischeeuous
practises
of
some
against
his
estate
and
Crowne
,
withall
,
exhorting
him
to
thinke
vppon
himselfe
,
so
farre
foorth
as
he
loued
his
own
life
.
Soone
after
that
,
the
king
departed
from
him
,
Iohn
de
Ferriers
,
Vidame
de
Chartres
entered
into
the
chamber
,
that
beganne
to
comfort
him
,
and
in
an
assembly
not
long
after
holden
in
a
chamber
of
the
same
lodging
,
hee
shewed
the
king
of
Nauarre
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
with
others
the
chiefest
Lords
of
the
religion
there
assembled
,
that
their
surest
way
was
,
presently
to
depart
out
of
Parris
,
and
to
make
their
account
,
that
that
blow
was
the
beginning
of
the
tragedie
,
which
would
soone
after
bee
performed
,
but
the
aduice
to
staye
and
trust
to
the
kings
promise
,
was
determined
vppon
,
and
the
other
reiected
.
The
same
day
the
king
by
letters
wrote
to
all
the
gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
to
the
principall
townes
of
France
,
also
to
his
Ambassadors
with
forraine
Princes
,
aduertising
them
of
all
that
had
happened
:
withall
,
promising
to
take
such
order
,
that
the
authors
and
all
that
were
guiltie
of
such
a
fault
,
should
bee
known
&
punished
according
to
their
deserts
:
commanding
them
to
make
known
to
all
the
world
,
how
much
he
was
offended
there
with
the
Queen-mother
wrote
the
like
.
And
whilest
the
Secretaries
were
thus
occupied
,
the
Dukes
of
Aniou
and
Guise
,
late
in
the
night
consulted
togither
,
what
they
should
do
the
next
night
following
.
Saturday
in
the
morning
,
The
King
seemed
to
shewe
an
angrie
countenance
,
and
with
sharpe
words
said
vnto
them
,
that
they
might
go
whither
they
would
,
and
that
hee
would
fetch
them
well
ynough
,
if
hee
found
them
culpable
of
the
iniurie
offered
vnto
the
Admirall
.
They
departing
from
the
kings
presence
,
well
accompanied
,
about
noone
mounted
on
horsebacke
,
but
not
to
go
out
of
Parris
,
where
the
Parliament
spake
as
much
as
dumbe
men
.
Certaine
were
appointed
to
go
from
house
to
house
,
and
by
writing
to
take
the
names
of
all
such
as
made
profession
of
the
religion
,
deliuering
the
register
vnto
those
that
had
set
them
on
worke
.
Not
long
after
,
those
of
the
religion
beganne
to
discouer
,
that
some
bloodie
counsels
were
intended
against
the
Admiral
&
his
friends
.
For
first
the
king
caused
a
gard
of
50.
harquebusiers
to
be
set
at
the
Admirals
gate
,
vnder
the
charge
of
Cosseins
,
dislodged
all
the
Romish
Catholique
Gentlemen
out
of
that
street
:
which
done
,
he
commaunded
the
Admiralles
familiar
friends
to
lodge
in
that
quarter
,
that
they
might
be
neare
about
him
:
caused
great
store
of
armes
to
be
brought
into
the
Louure
,
and
about
euening
all
the
people
in
the
towne
beganne
to
be
in
armes
.
The
Councell
assembled
for
the
last
time
in
the
Admirals
lodging
:
Vidame
de
Chartres
held
his
first
aduice
,
and
sought
very
earnestly
,
that
they
should
presently
assay
to
beare
the
Admirall
out
of
Parris
,
and
that
his
familiars
and
friends
should
presently
dislodge
:
hee
shewed
sufficient
reason
for
the
same
,
which
notwithstanding
were
not
followed
they
stood
to
the
first
,
which
importeth
to
craue
iustice
at
the
king
hand
,
vppon
whose
promise
they
were
to
relie
.
Vidames
de
Chartres
counsel
was
most
assured
,
but
(
in
mans
iudgement
)
as
then
impossible
to
be
effected
.
And
yet
after
that
,
men
durst
report
and
that
openly
,
that
at
that
Councell
where
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
diuers
great
Lords
were
assembled
,
they
had
determined
to
kill
the
King
,
the
Queene-mother
,
and
all
the
principall
of
the
Court
:
a
slaunder
as
false
as
falsehood
it selfe
.
About
euening
,
certaine
Protestant
Gentlement
offered
themselues
the
same
night
to
watch
with
the
Admirall
:
which
Teligny
his
son
in
law
would
not
suffér
them
to
do
,
saying
it
was
vnnecessary
,
and
so
dismissed
them
with
very
good
words
for
their
good
will
,
so
that
there
stayed
no
more
with
the
Admirall
,
but
Cornaton
(
from
whose
mouth
I
gathered
the
greatest
part
of
this
discourse
)
La-bonne
,
Yolet
,
Marlin
a
Minister
of
Gods
word
,
Ambroise
Pare
a
Surgean
,
and
certaine
of
his
men
.
In
the
Court
there
were
fiue
Switzers
of
the
king
of
Nauarres
guard
.
Night
being
come
,
the
D.
of
Guises
Lieftenant
in
this
action
,
which
at
this
present
is
to
be
declared
vnto
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
sent
for
all
the
Captaines
of
the
Switzers
,
Cosseins
,
Goas
,
Attin
,
Besmes
,
with
some
of
the
kings
Harquebusiers
,
and
all
the
Duke
of
Anious
guard
,
to
begin
at
the
Admiralles
lodging
.
The
noyse
of
armour
and
running
vp
and
downe
with
so
many
torches
,
soone
after
midnight
,
made
diuers
of
those
of
the
religion
that
were
lodged
neare
the
Admirall
,
to
come
out
of
their
lodgings
into
the
streets
,
to
aske
the
first
of
their
acquaintance
what
that
extraordinary
noyse
and
arming
ment
at
such
an
vndue
houre
,
but
beeing
answered
with
doubtfull
speeches
,
they
went
forward
towards
the
Louure
,
where
first
they
were
quarrelled
withall
,
and
set
vppon
by
the
guard
.
The
noyse
begunne
,
they
rung
S.
Germaines
bell
.
Cosseines
perceiuing
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
his
troupes
to
come
,
knocked
at
the
Admiralles
Gate
,
betweene
two
and
three
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
vpon
Sunday
being
the
foure
&
twentieth
day
of
August
.
La-bonne
came
to
the
gate
,
and
hauing
opened
it
,
was
stabbed
by
Cosseins
:
the
second
doore
going
vppe
the
staires
beeing
soone
burst
open
,
and
one
of
the
Switzers
of
the
guard
slaine
with
a
harquebush
.
While
Cosseins
stood
iumbling
at
that
doore
,
Cornaton
ranne
vp
,
and
being
asked
by
the
Admirall
(
who
had
caused
them
to
lift
him
out
of
his
bed
,
and
in
his
night
gowne
had
assisted
his
Ministers
feruent
prayer
,
and
humbly
commended
his
soule
to
his
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
)
what
that
great
tumult
ment
,
he
said
:
My
Lord
,
it
is
God
that
calleth
for
vs
,
the
house
is
entered
by
force
,
and
there
is
no
meanes
of
resistance
.
The
Admirall
beganne
to
say
:
It
is
long
since
I
disposed
my selfe
to
die
:
saue
you
your selues
if
it
bee
possible
,
for
you
cannot
saue
my
life
:
I
commit
my
soule
into
the
hands
and
mercie
of
God
.
Presently
al
of
them
,
except
his
Interpreter
for
the
Almaine
tongue
,
got
vp
into
the
top
of
the
house
,
and
hauing
found
a
window
to
issue
out
vppon
the
roofe
,
and
into
the
gutters
,
beganne
to
saue
themselues
,
but
most
of
them
were
slaine
in
the
next
house
:
Cornaton
,
Merlin
,
and
one
or
two
more
escaped
,
and
were
miraculously
preserued
.
There
stood
foure
Switzers
vpon
the
staires
,
wherof
one
being
slaine
,
the
rest
fled
as
well
as
they
might
.
The
Admirals
chamber
opened
,
seuen
or
eight
men
all
armed
,
and
with
their
targets
entered
into
it
,
and
one
named
Besmes
seruant
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
with
a
naked
swoord
in
hand
went
to
the
Admirall
,
offering
him
the
poynt
,
wherewith
he
began
to
say
:
Young
man
,
thou
oughtest
to
respect
my
age
and
infirmitie
,
yet
shalt
thou
not
shorten
my
life
:
with
that
Besmes
thrust
him
into
the
bodie
,
and
redoubling
the
blowe
vpon
his
head
,
euery
one
of
the
rest
gaue
him
a
blow
,
in
such
sort
,
that
he
fel
vpon
the
ground
,
and
so
lay
gasping
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
and
others
staying
below
in
the
Court
,
hearing
the
blows
,
asked
if
they
had
done
:
commanding
the
bodie
to
be
thrown
out
of
the
window
,
which
was
presently
done
by
Besmes
&
Sarlaboux
,
who
tooke
him
vp
&
cast
him
out
:
the
blow
he
had
vpon
the
head
,
and
the
blood
couering
his
face
,
made
the
Duke
of
Guise
not
wel
to
know
him
,
so
that
stouping
down
,
&
wiping
his
face
with
a
handkerchef
he
said
:
Now
I
know
him
,
it
is
he
:
and
therwith
giuing
a
blow
with
his
foote
vppon
his
face
beeing
dead
(
whom
all
the
murtherers
of
France
feared
so
much
beeing
aliue
)
hee
went
out
of
the
house
,
followed
by
his
company
,
and
beganne
to
crie
about
the
streetes
:
Courage
fellow
souldiers
,
wee
haue
made
a
good
beginning
,
let
vs
now
to
the
rest
.
The
king
commaundeth
it
,
repeating
that
with
great
Maiestie
the
king
commaundeth
it
,
it
is
his
pleasure
,
it
is
his
expresse
commaundement
.
Presently
therevppon
the
Pallace
clocke
strooke
,
and
then
a
noyse
was
heard
about
the
streets
of
Parris
,
saying
that
the
Huguenots
(
for
so
the
Romish
Catholicques
termed
the
Protestants
)
were
in
armes
,
(
they
beeing
in
their
beddes
)
and
ment
to
kil
the
king
)
to
whom
the
Admiralles
head
was
carried
and
presented
,
and
to
the
Queene-mother
also
:
and
then
imbalmed
and
sent
to
Rome
to
the
Pope
&
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
.
The
common
people
ranne
to
the
Admirals
lodging
,
where
they
cut
off
his
hands
and
his
priuie
members
,
and
drew
his
bodie
for
the
space
of
three
daies
about
the
Towne
:
which
done
,
it
was
borne
to
the
Gibbet
of
Montfaucon
,
and
there
hanged
by
thee
feete
.
The
Courtiers
of
the
kings
guard
,
and
straungers
that
massacred
the
Gentlemen
,
said
:
that
in
one
day
,
by
weapon
and
disorder
,
they
had
ended
those
processes
,
which
pen
,
paper
,
sentences
of
Iustice
,
nor
open
war
could
not
finde
the
meanes
to
execute
in
twelue
yeares
space
.
Thus
these
honorable
Lords
and
Gentlemen
protestants
,
slaunderously
accused
of
conspiracie
and
practise
against
the
king
,
being
starke
naked
,
thinking
onely
vppon
their
rest
,
scarce
awake
,
vnarmed
,
in
the
hands
of
infinite
,
cruel
,
craftie
,
&
trecherous
enemies
,
not
hauing
so
much
leisure
as
to
breath
,
were
slaine
,
some
in
their
beddes
,
others
vppon
the
roofes
of
houses
,
and
in
whatsoeuer
other
places
where
they
might
bee
found
.
It
would
bee
ouer
long
to
recite
at
large
the
names
and
surnames
of
all
the
honourable
personages
of
diuers
quallities
,
that
as
then
were
slaine
and
massacred
.
It
sufficeth
that
their
names
are
registred
in
heauen
:
and
that
since
that
time
,
in
that
which
happened
to
king
Charles
the
ninth
,
his
brother
and
successor
,
his
mother
,
his
bastard
brother
,
the
house
of
Guise
,
the
Towne
of
Parris
,
and
to
all
the
Realm
of
France
,
in
the
space
of
twentie
yeares
after
this
massacre
,
hath
sufficiently
appeared
,
that
God
reuengeth
the
blood
of
innocents
,
and
that
their
death
(
although
shamefull
in
the
sight
and
presence
of
the
children
of
this
world
)
is
precious
in
the
sight
of
his
most
holy
Maiestie
.
de
Chartres
,
the
Countie
Montgommery
,
and
diuers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
of
the
religion
,
lodged
in
the
subburbes
of
S.
Germain
des
Prez
,
right
ouer
against
the
Louure
,
vpon
Sunday
in
the
morning
about
fiue
of
the
clocke
,
beeing
aduertised
as
it
were
by
miracle
,
what
had
past
within
the
Towne
,
minding
to
know
if
it
were
true
,
vppon
the
riuer
discouered
certaine
people
that
came
to
murther
them
,
wherevpon
some
on
foot
,
other
on
horse
backe
,
and
most
of
them
without
either
bootes
or
spurres
,
leauing
all
their
stuffe
,
saued
themselues
as
well
as
they
could
,
beeing
pursued
for
the
space
of
halfe
a
day
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
others
.
Now
let
the
reader
heere
in
consider
,
how
straunge
and
horrible
a
thing
it
might
bee
,
in
a
great
Town
,
to
see
at
the
least
60.
thousand
men
,
with
Pistolles
,
pikes
,
courtelasses
,
ponyards
,
kniues
,
and
other
such
bloodie
instruments
,
ranne
swearing
and
blaspheming
the
sacred
Maiestie
of
God
,
throughout
the
streets
and
into
the
houses
,
where
most
cruelly
they
massacred
all
whosoeuer
they
met
,
without
regard
of
estate
,
condition
,
sexe
,
or
age
:
the
streets
paued
with
bodies
out
and
hewed
in
peeces
,
the
gates
and
enteries
of
houses
,
Pallaces
,
and
publicque
places
died
with
blood
.
A
horrible
plague
of
shoutings
and
hollowings
of
the
murtherers
,
mixed
with
continuall
blowes
of
Pistolles
and
caliuers
,
the
pittifull
cries
of
those
that
were
murthered
,
the
bodies
cast
out
at
windowes
vppon
the
stones
,
drawne
through
the
durt
,
with
straunge
noyse
and
whistlings
,
the
breaking
of
doores
and
windowes
,
with
billes
,
stones
,
and
other
furies
:
the
spoyling
and
sacking
of
houses
,
Carts
carrying
away
the
spoyles
,
and
others
the
dead
bodies
,
which
were
throwne
into
the
riuer
of
Seine
,
all
redde
with
blood
,
which
likewise
ranne
out
of
the
towne
,
and
from
the
kings
owne
Pallace
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
being
called
to
speake
with
the
King
,
and
by
his
owne
mouth
were
certified
what
had
past
,
adding
,
This
aunswere
of
the
Prince
set
the
King
in
such
a
chollor
,
that
hee
beganne
to
call
him
rebell
,
seditious
,
and
sonne
of
a
seditious
person
,
with
horrible
threatnings
to
cause
him
to
loose
his
head
,
if
within
three
daies
he
took
not
better
counsell
,
which
was
done
in
presence
of
the
Queene-mother
,
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
Birague
,
and
others
of
his
secret
Councell
,
whose
other
proceedings
must
bee
set
downe
.
They
perceiuing
that
the
massacre
of
Parris
would
not
quench
the
fire
,
but
rather
kindle
it
more
,
because
those
of
the
religion
might
assemble
and
vnite
themselues
togither
,
(
as
it
happeneth
in
such
miserable
chances
)
giue
them
new
worke
:
these
Councellours
made
two
messengers
,
the
one
from
the
same
Sunday
,
to
the
Gouernours
and
seditious
Catholicques
of
Towns
,
wherein
were
diuers
of
the
religion
,
with
expresse
commaundement
to
massacre
them
.
The
other
message
contained
certaine
letters
to
the
Gouernours
of
Prouence
,
by
the
which
hee
charged
those
of
Guise
with
the
murther
committed
vppon
the
person
of
the
Admirall
,
because
of
their
particular
quarrell
,
and
of
the
sedition
happened
in
Parris
,
ceased
the
same
day
it
began
,
(
as
those
letters
of
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
August
specified
)
by
the
authoritie
and
vigilancie
of
the
King
,
whose
meaning
and
commaundement
was
,
that
his
Edict
of
pacification
should
be
holden
as
much
as
euer
it
was
,
It
was
agreed
betweene
the
King
,
the
Queen-mother
,
his
brother
,
Birague
,
the
Duke
of
Neuers
,
and
the
Countie
of
Retz
,
and
other
the
Guisians
,
should
auoyde
Parris
,
and
immediately
after
the
deaths
of
the
Admirall
and
his
partakers
,
withdrew
themselues
in
some
of
their
houses
,
that
so
the
French
and
their
neighbours
might
the
rather
think
it
to
be
some
particular
reuenge
,
that
bred
also
the
tumult
in
Parris
.
Vppon
this
counsell
the
King
had
in
his
Sunday
letters
,
layd
the
whole
rage
vppon
the
Guisians
,
who
considering
more
deeply
the
inormitie
of
the
act
,
wherein
they
had
not
spared
an
infinite
number
of
learned
men
,
honorable
olde
age
,
honest
Ladies
,
chaste
matrones
,
women
with
childe
,
young
schollers
,
virgins
,
sucking
babes
,
but
most
cruelly
cut
their
throates
:
perceiuing
that
so
they
should
bring
vpon
themselues
&
their
posteritie
,
the
indignation
of
all
men
indued
with
any
sparke
of
vertue
,
or
that
had
any
regard
of
humane
societie
:
and
consequently
,
make
themselues
the
marke
for
euery
man
to
ayme
at
,
as
the
sole
authors
thereof
,
and
men
guiltie
of
the
most
wicked
action
that
could
bee
deuised
:
refused
to
forsake
Parris
.
But
contrariwise
,
insisted
and
most
earnestly
laboured
,
that
the
king
should
aduow
all
that
had
beene
done
.
This
did
they
and
their
Councell
so
cunningly
mannage
,
besides
that
they
were
very
strong
and
greatly
in
the
peoples
fauour
,
who
had
been
followers
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
in
this
execution
,
that
the
king
with
the
aduice
of
his
Councell
,
soone
after
writ
other
letters
to
his
Ambassadours
,
Gouernours
of
Prouin
ces
and
chiefe
Townes
of
France
:
wherein
hee
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
whatsoeuer
had
fallen
out
at
Parris
,
was
nothing
concerning
religion
,
but
was
done
onely
to
preuent
the
execution
of
a
cursed
conspiracie
,
practised
by
the
Admirall
and
his
confederates
against
him
,
his
mother
,
and
bretheren
:
and
therefore
commaunded
that
his
Edict
of
pacification
should
bee
most
firmly
obserued
:
But
if
it
should
fall
out
that
any
Huguenors
,
incensed
with
the
newes
of
Parris
,
should
gather
in
armes
in
any
place
whatsoeuer
,
hee
commaunded
his
said
Gouernours
to
assist
the
scattering
and
dispearsing
of
them
.
Also
to
the
end
the
studious
of
nouelties
should
not
commit
any
sinister
practise
,
his
meaning
was
to
haue
the
gates
of
all
his
Towns
wel
&
diligently
kept
,
referring
therest
of
his
minde
to
the
credite
of
the
bearers
.
According
to
the
purport
heereof
,
at
Meaux
in
Brie
,
Trois
in
Champagne
,
Orleans
,
Bourges
,
la
Charite
,
Lyons
,
Thoulouse
,
and
Bourdeaux
,
those
of
the
religion
were
handled
as
they
were
in
Parris
:
not
speaking
of
those
that
were
sacked
in
other
Townes
and
Villages
of
the
Realme
,
as
also
in
the
fields
,
when
they
thought
to
saue
themselues
by
going
out
of
the
Realme
,
so
that
in
fewe
weeks
,
aboue
thirtie
thousand
persons
were
massacred
in
France
,
because
of
the
religion
.
All
which
his
speech
was
approoued
and
allowed
by
Christopher
de
Thou
,
chiefe
President
,
in
the
name
of
the
whole
companie
.
The
next
day
letters
were
sent
to
the
Sheriffes
and
other
the
kings
officers
in
the
Townes
,
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
to
his
great
greefe
,
his
Cousin
the
Admirall
,
and
others
his
partakers
,
besides
sundrie
particular
parties
in
sundrie
parts
of
Parris
had
beene
slaine
:
whereof
hee
thought
good
to
giue
them
notice
,
to
the
end
they
might
represse
all
commotion
and
murther
,
which
might
breed
his
incredible
greefe
and
sorrow
:
enioyning
them
in
his
name
to
make
proclamation
,
commanding
euery
man
to
remaine
at
home
,
not
to
take
armes
,
nor
any
to
offend
other
vnder
paine
of
death
:
also
to
take
order
that
his
Edict
of
peace
were
well
and
diligently
obserued
.
Thursday
the
twentieth
,
in
Parris
was
celebrated
an
extraordinary
Iubile
with
generall
procession
,
wherein
the
king
was
assistant
,
and
whereto
hee
had
(
but
in
vaine
)
solicited
the
king
of
Nauarre
with
sweet
words
and
flattering
speeches
,
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
threats
.
Withall
,
that
hee
tooke
into
his
protection
all
other
the
protestants
:
but
forbad
them
all
assemblies
or
preachings
,
vpon
whatsoeuer
occasions
.
To
this
declaration
were
there
soone
after
added
sundrie
restrictions
,
qualifications
,
and
amplifications
.
Such
of
the
protestants
as
in
sundrie
places
relyed
vpon
them
,
had
but
bad
successe
.
The
wiser
sort
ffed
out
of
the
realm
,
which
notwithstanding
their
goods
were
seized
:
their
mooueables
partly
solde
to
the
most
giuer
,
and
partly
stolen
,
and
their
immooueables
put
to
the
crie
.
There
was
a
long
Commentarie
made
and
added
to
the
same
declaration
,
by
one
Gui
de
Fuur
,
Lord
of
Pibrac
:
as
it
was
auouched
before
that
of
religion
,
who
durst
affirme
that
witnesses
had
been
examined
before
the
kings
Councell
,
Within
Parris
it selfe
,
all
men
that
had
any
wit
or
vnderstanding
in
their
common
and
ordinarie
talke
,
touching
this
horrible
&
cruell
iniustice
,
said
,
that
there
was
neither
shaddowe
nor
any
apparance
of
trueth
in
this
accusation
,
and
to
thinke
to
make
men
of
any
iudgement
to
beleeue
,
that
the
Admirall
had
wrought
any
thing
against
the
king
and
his
adherents
being
within
Parris
,
The
number
of
those
that
were
termed
adherents
to
the
Admirall
,
beeing
nothing
in
comparison
of
the
murtherers
,
and
of
women
,
maides
,
and
yong
children
cruelly
massacred
,
that
neither
knew
where
the
Admirall
lay
,
nor
yet
what
hee
said●
,
holding
him
prisoner
,
they
might
without
resistance
or
daunger
haue
made
information
,
and
so
haue
proceeded
against
him
according
to
the
lawes
of
all
Nations
...
If
there
were
witnesses
,
they
might
haue
maintained
and
affirmed
their
depositions
before
the
Admirall
and
his
adherents
,
which
by
Pitrac
is
written
to
haue
beene
reported
to
the
king
:
further
,
if
it
should
bee
so
,
that
the
Admirall
and
his
adherents
,
after
his
hurt
,
did
vtter
any
angrie
speeches
,
hauing
knowne
the
cause
,
he
might
haue
contented
himselfe
with
his
owne
house
and
familie
,
and
not
in
a
tumult
and
barbarous
furie
,
by
sound
of
bell
to
mooue
the
people
to
assemble
all
the
Towne
,
hee
ought
to
haue
hindred
the
massacre
of
so
many
Ladies
and
yong
Gentlewomen
,
and
of
so
many
Gentlemen
,
wise
,
learned
,
and
reuerent
olde
men
,
of
so
many
little
children
,
that
conspired
not
but
against
their
mothers
breasts
,
or
else
to
get
out
of
the
wombes
.
It
may
bee
asked
of
the
Councellours
of
this
inhumane
iustice
,
why
so
many
women
great
with
childe
and
halfe
dead
were
thrown
into
the
riuer
?
wherin
so
many
thousands
of
honorable
&
innocent
persons
were
massacred
,
without
inquisition
,
condemnation
,
forme
,
or
figure
of
processe
?
&
which
is
more
,
if
the
Adm.
had
neuer
so
litle
attempted
against
the
person
or
life
of
the
K.
and
his
two
bretheren
,
who
is
he
that
knoweth
not
,
that
al
the
Prouinces
,
towns
:
&
to
be
short
,
al
sorts
of
people
&
of
all
estates
would
speedily
haue
taken
weapon
in
hand
,
in
a
moment
without
difficultie
had
put
the
culpable
and
all
his
adherents
to
the
swoord
,
with
all
strange
motions
,
wold
both
approoue
&
allow
,
as
most
expedient
and
necessarie
?
And
touching
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
euery
man
detested
the
imposture
of
the
declaration
:
Was
he
not
in
the
Admirals
hands
for
the
space
of
foure
yeares
?
did
hee
not
professe
the
like
religion
?
who
is
ignorant
of
the
humble
and
sincere
respect
which
the
Admirall
bare
vnto
this
Prince
,
and
the
great
affection
hee
shewed
vnto
the
Admirall
?
could
those
of
the
religion
get
any
thing
by
the
death
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
?
was
hee
not
loued
as
well
of
the
Catholicques
,
as
those
of
the
religion
?
Could
the
Admiral
hope
for
a
Prince
more
fauourable
then
hee
,
or
that
could
better
reuenge
the
outrage
that
had
been
done
vnto
him
?
These
principall
adherent
confessors
hee
nameth
not
:
as
indeed
there
were
none
,
vnlesse
he
meanes
Bouchauanes
of
Picardie
,
who
vppon
Saturday
had
been
present
at
one
of
the
consultations
,
wherein
the
Vidame
of
Chartres
the
second
time
with
vehement
speeches
in
the
pesence
of
the
K.
of
Nauarre
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
many
others
,
had
vrged
the
remooue
of
the
Admiral
out
of
Parris
,
wishing
his
friends
and
familiars
to
follow
after
:
as
hourely
discouering
many
things
that
put
him
in
more
doubt
.
Hee
was
in
manner
the
onely
man
that
was
of
that
opinion
:
for
the
rest
,
they
stood
vppon
it
,
that
so
they
should
doo
the
king
wrong
,
in
that
they
should
call
into
question
his
faith
and
sincere
meaning
:
that
it
might
suffice
quietly
and
modestly
to
craue
iustice
at
his
hands
:
that
the
matter
was
yet
fresh
,
and
therefore
it
might
bee
feared
,
least
the
king
should
bee
offended
if
they
proceeded
so
hotly
.
Other
report
could
not
Bouchananes
make
in
honour
or
with
a
safe
conscience
.
Concerning
Briquemant
and
Cauagues
whom
they
ment
to
vse
,
wee
will
speake
heereafter
.
Onely
I
will
heere
adde
one
note
taken
out
of
the
seuenth
booke
of
the
remembrances
of
Monluc
one
of
the
Marshals
of
France
,
and
a
sworne
enemie
to
the
Protestants
.
He
speaking
of
the
murthers
,
saith
:
Albeit
I
was
then
Maister
onely
of
my
owne
house
,
These
bee
Moulucs
words
,
who
a
little
before
had
said
,
that
the
Admiral
was
vnwise
to
thrust
himselfe
into
Parris
,
to
the
end
,
to
make
the
world
to
thinke
that
he
ruled
all
.
I
wonder
how
a
man
so
wise
&
polliticke
in
worldly
matters
,
could
commit
such
a
grosse
ouersight
.
But
hee
payde
well
for
it
:
for
it
cost
him
his
life
and
many
more
.
Touching
the
particularities
of
the
massacres
in
other
Townes
of
the
Realme
,
they
hauing
beene
set
down
and
particularly
noted
in
other
books
as
yet
extant
,
I
mean
not
herein
to
present
this
sea
of
innocent
blood
,
which
beeing
hidden
in
the
ground
and
mixed
with
the
waters
,
hath
cried
vnto
heauen
,
and
procured
so
many
blowes
from
thence
,
vppon
the
authors
and
adherents
of
so
many
murthers
.
de
la
Garde
,
wrote
certaine
friendly
letters
,
dated
the
last
of
August
,
offering
them
men
to
keepe
their
Towne
,
and
asking
them
great
store
of
victuals
to
furnish
the
kings
Nauy
by
sea
:
but
the
Rochelers
hauing
good
cause
to
furnish
themselues
by
a
letter
dated
the
second
of
September
,
aunswered
with
all
modestie
,
that
they
had
no
neede
of
men
to
defend
them
,
desiring
to
liue
peaceably
in
their
auncient
priuiledges
,
and
that
they
wanted
victualles
,
whereby
it
was
impossible
for
them
to
helpe
others
.
Montpesac
Seneschall
of
Poictou
sent
them
a
long
letter
,
wherein
he
mocked
the
Admiral
,
and
sought
by
long
preaching
to
perswade
them
,
but
by
silence
they
abated
his
babling
:
by
letters
dated
three
daies
after
they
sought
to
pacifie
Strossy
,
perceiuing
that
the
enterprise
of
Flaunders
was
found
to
bee
but
a
smoke
.
After
the
newes
of
the
massacre
,
they
withdrew
themselues
into
Rochel
,
with
their
armes
and
furniture
,
wherin
after
that
,
they
did
good
seruice
.
Fiftie
Gentlemen
,
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
souldiers
,
fiue
and
fiftie
Ministers
,
as
well
of
Poictou
&
Xaintongne
,
as
of
other
Prouinces
,
saued
themselues
therein
,
and
a
publicke
fast
was
solemnized
among
them
vppon
the
ninth
and
eleuenth
of
the
same
moneth
.
The
Councellours
of
the
massacre
perceiuing
that
Strossy
did
nothing
,
appoynted
Biron
Great-maister
of
the
artillerie
,
to
bee
their
Gouernour
,
by
commaundement
from
the
King
,
vsing
many
faire
speeches
,
and
promising
much
vnto
the
Rochelers
,
to
whom
Biron
,
that
during
the
massacre
had
been
in
daunger
,
wrote
very
fauourably
.
The
Rochelers
spared
neither
paper
nor
Inke
,
holding
them
close
and
in
couert
.
Bourges
,
Orleans
,
and
other
places
.
The
Inhabitants
behaued
themselues
with
all
good
wil
towards
such
poore
fugitiues
,
notwithstanding
letters
of
the
3.
of
Septemb.
were
sent
vnto
them
,
by
the
which
it
was
inioyned
them
to
receiue
of
their
Captaine
,
him
that
should
bee
sent
them
by
la
Chastre
Gouernour
of
Berry
,
and
into
the
Castle
such
troupes
as
hee
should
thinke
conuenient
.
In
the
meane
while
,
the
Romish
Catholickes
triumphed
in
Parris
,
thinking
to
haue
gotten
al
the
world
,
in
the
middle
of
their
triumphs
and
feasts
,
about
the
first
of
September
,
certaine
good
persons
by
night
went
to
the
Gibbet
of
Montfalcon
,
and
tooke
downe
the
Admirals
bodie
,
which
they
buried
in
so
secret
a
place
,
that
what
inquisition
soeuer
his
enemies
could
make
,
it
could
not
bee
found
.
They
neuerthelesse
loth
to
loose
such
a
Relicque
,
which
they
daily
visited
very
deuoutly
(
whom
the
king
himselfe
went
to
looke
vpon
,
saying
to
a
certaine
Lord
that
wished
him
not
to
go
neare
,
that
the
sauoring
carrion
of
a
dead
enemie
was
most
sweet
)
had
rather
hang
vppe
a
bottell
of
haye
in
forme
of
a
man
,
then
haue
nothing
at
all
.
A
Minister
named
du
Rosier
,
a
man
of
a
readie
wit
,
but
turbulent
and
insolute
,
beeing
cought
as
hee
was
flying
from
Parris
,
began
to
halt
,
and
soone
after
reuolted
from
the
religion
which
hee
himselfe
had
maintained
in
his
sermons
and
writings
,
and
seduced
other
prisoners
:
for
being
brought
to
Parris
,
he
ioyned
with
sundrie
Sorbonnists
,
and
beganne
to
oppugne
the
profession
of
faith
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
of
diuers
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
.
In
the
meane
time
,
in
the
prisons
they
murthered
such
as
continued
constant
in
their
religion
,
whose
bodies
they
cast
into
the
riuers
by
night
.
I
told
you
before
,
that
the
king
had
sent
a
precept
or
large
declaration
to
the
Rochelers
,
also
that
Biron
their
appoynted
Gouernor
,
Audeuars
the
king
of
Nauarres
Steward
,
charged
with
such
packets
and
very
ample
instructions
,
ariued
at
Rochel
the
seuen
and
twentieth
day
of
September
,
where
hee
forgat
no
part
of
his
charge
,
as
well
to
the
Maior
and
other
Magistrates
,
as
to
sundrie
particular
persons
,
for
the
most
part
of
the
religion
,
and
incouraged
by
a
number
of
their
bretheren
commen
to
them
for
refuge
.
A
few
daies
after
Audeuars
comming
,
hauing
deliberately
&
at
large
,
communicated
of
their
affaires
in
ful
assembly
,
they
made
an
ample
answere
to
the
commandement
vnto
them
inioyned
in
the
kings
name
,
concerning
the
admission
of
Garrisons
:
saying
that
they
could
not
aduow
that
commandement
to
proceed
from
the
king
,
to
the
testimonie
of
whose
letters
dated
the
22.
&
the
24.
day
of
Aug.
they
appealed
,
wherin
he
layeth
the
whole
burthen
of
the
sedition
&
massacre
vpon
the
house
of
Guise
,
protesting
that
he
had
much
ado
to
keep
himselfe
safe
in
the
castle
of
the
Louure
with
his
guard
.
de
la
Garde
beganne
openly
to
threaten
them
,
which
caused
them
to
looke
better
to
their
businesse
.
Dauphine
:
Picardie
and
Brittaine
were
reasonably
quiet
.
The
two
and
twentieth
day
of
September
,
there
was
a
new
precept
sent
to
the
Gouernors
and
Lieftenants
of
Prouinces
,
for
the
disgrading
of
all
protestants
from
their
estates
and
publike
offices
which
they
exercised
,
notwithstanding
they
were
content
to
renounce
their
religion
,
except
such
as
had
inferiour
offices
,
whom
the
king
permitted
to
enioy
them
,
in
case
they
would
abiure
according
to
a
forme
deuised
by
the
facultie
of
Sorbon
,
and
adioyned
to
the
same
precept
..
In
the
beginning
of
October
,
those
of
Sancerre
were
inuested
by
certaine
Garrisons
that
beganne
to
molest
them
:
but
they
made
so
braue
a
sallie
,
that
hauing
forced
the
barricadoes
of
their
enemies
,
slaine
45.
of
them
in
the
streets
and
houses
,
scattered
the
rest
,
and
taken
some
prisoners
,
To
returne
to
the
Rochelers
,
that
persisted
in
their
determination
.
About
the
beginning
of
October
,
the
enemie
beganne
by
sundrie
means
to
cut
off
their
victualles
and
prouision
,
vnder
pretence
of
relieuing
the
Nauy
that
might
depart
farre
ynough
from
them
:
but
they
soone
blew
vp
that
myne
.
Then
was
there
an
other
aduise
,
which
was
this
:
Diuers
Gentlemen
and
good
souldiers
were
withdrawne
thither
for
succour
,
who
purposed
to
set
a
large
price
vpon
their
skinnes
to
any
that
should
assayle
them
:
and
many
others
likewise
were
departed
the
Realme
.
Heervppon
the
king
by
his
letters
pattents
of
the
eight
of
October
,
saith
:
that
as
a
good
housholder
he
pittieth
his
subiects
that
liue
in
penurie
out
of
their
own
houses
:
and
so
emoyneth
his
Gouernors
of
Prouinces
throughout
their
iurisdictions
,
by
publike
proclamation
to
call
home
such
as
were
absent
,
whose
goods
hee
decreeth
to
be
confiscate
,
in
case
they
returne
not
within
a
certaine
time
limitted
them
.
The
same
day
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
,
intruding
himself
by
letters
to
threaten
the
Rochelers
,
had
his
aunswere
:
That
they
were
the
kings
faithful
seruants
,
though
hee
were
none
,
who
wrongfully
molested
them
with
his
Gallies
,
and
would
not
retire
:
That
they
prayed
God
to
mollifie
the
Barrons
heart
,
that
hee
might
not
trouble
them
,
but
set
them
at
libertie
:
That
they
were
resolued
to
maintaine
themselues
in
their
priuiledges
:
to
keep
their
towne
safe
from
like
murther
as
were
committed
in
other
Towns
,
which
they
accounted
innocent
from
the
crime
of
rebellion
,
wherewith
the
Barron
charged
them
.
That
so
long
as
they
heard
and
beheld
such
and
so
horrible
nouelties
,
and
were
by
the
Barron
so
boldly
intreated
as
they
had
beene
,
they
might
and
would
,
iustly
poure
foorth
their
complaints
to
God
and
the
King
.
Whilest
Biron
and
others
did
thus
,
but
in
vaine
,
solicit
the
Rochelers
,
there
was
at
Parris
contriued
an
Edict
of
the
tenth
of
October
,
in
the
name
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
wherein
he
prohibited
all
publike
exercise
of
any
but
the
Romish
religion
throughout
his
countries
.
But
his
subiects
of
Bearne
,
euen
at
the
first
discouering
manifest
falshoods
in
that
writing
:
withall
,
knowing
that
their
soueraigne
was
in
his
enemies
hands
,
neither
had
about
him
any
seruants
,
but
such
as
were
foisted
in
by
the
Queene-mother
,
or
the
house
of
Guise
,
made
no
account
of
that
paper
:
but
vsing
all
lawfull
meanes
to
auoyde
surprises
,
did
with
many
difficulties
beare
themselues
in
that
estate
wherein
the
Queene
had
left
them
:
hoping
if
their
king
might
once
escape
prison
,
he
would
tell
them
another
tale
.
The
one
and
twentieth
day
of
October
,
du
Vigean
to
the
Rochelers
,
who
would
not
graunt
this
Deputie
entrie
,
albeit
hee
came
vppon
safe
conduct
to
Tadon
,
a
village
neare
vnto
the
towne
,
when
he
had
his
answere
in
like
terme
as
the
former
.
He
going
the
next
day
to
lye
at
Sigongnes
,
which
was
three
leagues
thence
,
certaine
souldiers
of
the
companie
of
Saint
Stephen
forced
his
lodging
,
slewe
three
of
his
houshold
seruants
,
gaue
him
fiue
woundes
with
their
swoords
in
his
bedde
,
carried
away
his
horses
and
best
stuffe
,
which
the
next
day
they
sold
to
the
most
giuer
,
in
a
village
where
Captaine
Saint
Stephen
was
lodged
.
This
scandall
troubled
the
Rochelers
,
who
ended
it
thus
.
That
Stephen
and
Guymeniere
should
depart
from
Rochel
:
Besides
the
aunswere
expresly
giuen
to
Biron
,
the
Rochelers
by
seueral
letters
did
greatly
excuse
themselues
of
this
mishap
,
which
fell
out
without
their
notice
,
and
to
the
great
griefe
of
their
Deputie
,
beseeching
him
,
as
also
they
did
du
Vigean
,
not
to
impute
vnto
them
such
an
action
,
whereto
they
had
giuen
neither
counsell
nor
consent
:
but
were
wonderfully
sorrie
,
that
Vigean
should
bee
so
wronged
at
his
returne
from
his
Ambassage
.
Many
misliked
that
Vigean
a
Gentleman
of
the
religion
,
and
a
man
of
calling
,
should
take
vpon
him
such
a
commission
:
but
his
reward
caused
him
to
bee
afterward
better
aduised
.
Now
the
Rochelers
beeing
diuersly
aduertised
,
that
shortly
they
should
see
an
armie
before
their
walles
:
also
that
their
Towne
was
the
marke
whereat
their
enemies
aymed
,
gaue
a
new
onset
vppon
the
Countrie
of
Montgommery
,
the
Vidame
of
Chartres
,
and
other
Noble
men
fledde
into
England
,
to
craue
some
succour
at
their
hands
.
Their
Deputies
set
saile
in
the
euening
,
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
October
.
Thus
was
it
open
warre
:
for
so
many
as
were
known
to
be
Rochelers
,
were
euery
where
taken
prisoners
and
put
to
their
ransome
:
all
vessels
sayling
towards
their
hauen
stayed
:
all
marchandize
found
to
belong
to
any
Rocheler
,
seized
and
confiscate
:
to
bee
short
,
all
actions
of
hostilitie
put
in
practise
against
them
.
Neither
were
the
Sancerreans
at
that
time
much
quieter
:
for
Cadaillet
one
of
the
Groomes
of
the
chamber
,
and
the
kings
Hunter
,
sometimes
seruant
to
the
Earle
of
Sancerre
,
a
man
well
knowne
in
the
Towne
,
was
sent
to
confer
with
them
.
Hee
played
the
cunning
Courtier
,
setting
debate
among
them
that
before
were
good
friends
,
wherof
ensued
a
tumult
,
whilest
one
would
grant
,
and
an
other
would
denie
the
comming
in
of
the
Lord
of
Fontaines
,
who
was
sent
to
roote
out
the
protestants
.
Hereof
grew
murther
and
confusion
,
wherof
wee
will
speake
heereafter
.
For
the
aduancement
of
the
Bishop
of
Valence
,
Negotiation
in
Poland
,
where
the
French
name
was
miserably
rent
in
peeces
,
and
to
cut
off
the
deuises
of
the
protestants
,
both
within
and
without
the
Realme
.
Then
that
there
might
bee
published
the
kings
letters
pattents
,
wherein
it
should
bee
decreed
,
that
the
protestants
should
bee
preserued
both
in
body
and
goods
,
and
suffered
to
liue
in
all
libertie
of
conscience
,
so
to
allure
them
peaceably
by
this
declaration
,
that
afterward
they
might
speede
as
the
rest
:
besides
,
to
publish
many
bookes
in
excuse
of
all
that
was
past
,
and
the
same
to
dispearse
in
all
places
,
especially
in
Poland
and
Almaine
:
and
withall
,
to
charge
the
Ambassadours
in
England
,
Suizerland
,
and
other
forraine
countries
,
to
iustifie
the
king
and
the
Romish
Catholicques
.
All
this
was
diligently
put
in
execution
.
These
two
bare
great
affection
both
vnto
the
religion
and
the
Admirall
,
and
otherwise
were
of
great
reputation
in
France
,
they
were
threatned
to
be
torne
in
peeces
vppon
the
racke
,
if
they
would
not
write
and
signe
with
their
hands
,
that
they
had
conspired
with
the
Admirall
to
kill
the
king
,
his
bretheren
,
the
Queene
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
:
but
they
hauing
constantly
refused
to
auouch
so
horrible
a
lye
,
against
their
innocencies
and
themselues
,
they
were
racked
and
cruelly
tormented
,
&
by
sentence
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
,
dated
the
seuen
and
twentieth
of
October
,
were
declared
guiltie
of
treason
,
and
condemned
to
be
hanged
vpon
a
Gibbot
:
which
was
executed
.
The
Queen-mother
leading
the
king
,
her
two
other
sonnes
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
her
sonne
in
lawe
to
see
the
execution
.
Her
Councellours
thinking
that
at
that
last
exployt
it
would
bee
wrought
,
if
Briquemaut
in
presence
of
all
the
people
would
aske
pardon
of
the
king
,
sending
some
vnto
him
to
certifie
him
,
that
so
hee
might
easily
saue
his
life
:
that
the
king
was
mercifull
,
and
that
hee
should
haue
pardon
if
hee
asked
it
,
confessing
this
fact
wherewith
hee
was
charged
.
Briquemaut
aunswered
boldly
and
with
a
good
courage
,
that
it
belonged
not
vnto
him
,
but
to
the
king
to
aske
pardon
of
God
for
such
an
offence
:
that
he
wold
neuer
aske
pardon
for
a
fault
wherin
hee
had
not
offended
,
but
knew
himselfe
to
bee
innocent
,
whereof
hee
called
God
to
witnesse
,
desiring
him
to
pardon
the
kings
so
great
disloyaltie
.
Cauagnes
did
the
like
vntill
hee
died
:
in
such
sort
,
that
this
execution
serued
to
no
other
ende
,
but
more
to
publish
theiniquitie
of
so
many
pernicious
councels
.
The
ninth
of
Nouember
,
the
Lord
of
Fontaines
brother
,
surprised
the
Castle
by
intelligence
,
with
some
of
the
Inhabitants
that
inclosed
themselues
therein
with
him
:
albeit
through
the
valour
and
resolution
of
the
rest
,
namely
of
the
protestants
,
he
was
forced
to
auoyde
againe
within
foure
and
twentie
houres
after
,
euen
as
Fontaines
was
comming
with
a
strong
succour
.
After
this
,
the
Sancerrcans
beganne
to
stand
better
vpon
their
guard
,
hauing
about
650.
souldiers
vnder
diuers
Captaines
and
Lieftenants
,
and
Martignon
,
Pilard
,
Martinat
,
la
Fleur
,
Chaillon
,
Montauban
,
Buisson
,
Paquelon
,
la
Minee
,
Doriual
,
whose
Generall
was
Andrew
Ioanneau
,
Bayliffe
of
the
Towne
.
They
had
moreouer
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
labourours
in
their
Vinyeards
,
who
vppon
necessitie
bare
themselues
very
well
,
either
vppon
the
walles
at
the
assaults
and
scalings
,
or
in
the
sallies
,
with
their
slings
,
which
were
termed
Sancerrean
Pistolles
.
Neither
were
their
women
slacke
during
this
siege
,
which
beganne
about
the
twentieth
day
of
Nouember
:
but
now
for
Rochel
.
The
seuenth
of
Nouember
,
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
sent
two
Gallies
to
take
a
view
of
the
Towne
,
vnder
pretence
of
sending
his
letters
.
But
the
Lord
of
Essars
,
whom
the
Rochelers
had
made
their
Generall
,
The
King
,
the
Queen-mother
,
and
others
,
had
earnestly
sāluted
la
None
,
(
whom
the
Duke
of
Alue
after
the
taking
of
Montz
in
Henaut
,
had
sent
backe
into
France
)
to
labor
that
the
Rochelers
(
who
in
regard
of
his
vertues
both
loued
and
honoured
him
)
would
grow
to
composition
:
hee
after
many
excuses
,
as
well
in
regard
of
the
impossibilitie
,
as
also
because
in
conscience
hee
could
not
counsell
the
Rochelers
to
yeelde
their
throates
to
their
enemies
,
vppon
commandement
accepted
the
message
,
rather
in
purpose
to
serue
the
Rochelers
as
hee
did
,
and
so
to
get
from
the
Court
,
then
to
hurt
the
professors
of
the
religion
,
which
himself
most
constantly
professed
euen
to
the
death
.
For
after
he
had
performed
his
commission
in
the
companie
of
the
Abbot
of
Gadagne
,
and
giuen
account
of
his
Ambassage
to
the
Lord
of
Biron
,
who
lay
at
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
hee
returned
straight
to
Rochel
,
where
hee
so
bare
himselfe
,
that
he
was
one
of
the
chief
instruments
that
God
vsed
for
the
preseruation
of
the
Towne
during
the
siege
.
Wheras
contrariwise
,
Captain
Saint
Stephen
,
withdrew
himselfe
to
his
owne
house
,
and
his
Lieftenant
Guymeniere
,
who
had
a
long
time
made
profession
of
religion
,
went
to
Landereau
and
others
,
to
helpe
to
warre
vpon
the
Rochelers
.
Montauban
,
Nismes
,
Milliaud
,
Aubenas
,
Priuas
,
Mirebel
,
Anduze
,
with
other
hamlets
as
well
in
Viuaretz
,
as
in
Seuenes
,
began
to
helpe
themselues
,
yet
not
without
many
impeachments
,
euen
from
those
that
ought
most
to
haue
encouraged
them
.
For
at
that
time
throughout
all
those
parts
,
it
was
a
question
whether
it
were
lawfull
for
the
subiects
to
stand
vpon
so
iust
and
necessarie
a
defensiue
.
Some
wished
patience
,
others
fight
,
and
the
rather
for
that
they
could
not
possibly
resist
:
that
euery
thing
seemed
to
bee
past
hope
:
that
there
were
not
left
either
great
Lord
or
famous
leader
to
gather
in
the
protestants
:
also
that
there
was
not
any
forraine
Prince
,
that
made
any
offer
to
stand
in
their
defence
.
Neuerthelesse
,
the
resolution
of
the
two
first
named
Townes
,
drew
diuers
to
breath
vppon
the
matter
,
namely
those
of
Montauban
,
who
shutte
their
gates
against
the
murtherers
.
Nismes
stood
in
a
mummering
,
but
through
the
wisedome
of
Clausonne
,
(
a
man
of
great
credite
in
those
parts
)
vppon
summons
to
accept
of
a
Garrison
,
the
Inhabitants
with
common
aduice
made
answere
,
that
they
would
not
open
their
gates
vntill
a
more
quiet
season
:
they
were
threatned
and
intimidated
,
but
that
made
them
in
the
end
but
the
more
valiant
.
Other
Villages
at
the
beginning
diuersly
espied
,
were
in
great
daunger
:
but
the
carriage
of
some
Captaines
,
men
of
small
account
,
and
many
particular
persons
,
the
king
and
his
officers
were
brought
into
other
conceipts
.
Mombrun
also
,
a
wise
and
valiant
Gentleman
of
Dauphine
,
was
ridden
vp
and
downe
in
diuers
wise
:
but
he
defended
himselfe
,
and
afterward
stood
the
protestants
in
good
stead
.
The
ninth
of
Nouember
there
was
a
blazing
starre
seene
in
the
ayre
,
as
great
as
the
day
starre
,
hard
by
Cassiopee
,
hauing
a
forme
of
soure
corners
like
a
lozenge
.
Cornelius
Gemme
&
other
learned
Doctors
in
Astronomie
,
that
imprinted
bookes
thereof
,
said
that
it
stirred
not
from
the
place
for
the
space
of
three
weekes
,
esteeming
it
to
be
like
the
starre
that
appeared
to
the
wise
men
,
that
came
to
worship
Iesus
Christ
in
Bethlehem
presently
after
his
birth
.
It
continued
in
the
ayre
for
the
space
of
nine
monethes
togither
or
thereabout
.
The
ninteenth
of
the
same
moneth
,
the
king
published
an
Edict
,
repeating
the
former
to
reuoke
his
subiects
to
their
owne
houses
,
vnder
paine
of
losse
of
goods
,
yet
to
small
purpose
:
for
all
men
were
before
so
scarred
,
besides
that
,
they
now
saw
such
prouisions
for
warre
,
that
this
reuocation
was
in
vaine
.
Such
Cantons
of
the
Switzers
as
made
profession
of
the
religion
,
were
solicited
to
bannish
out
of
their
Territories
such
as
hadde
there
saued
themselues
,
but
they
would
neuer
consent
to
the
Ambassadours
petitions
in
that
behalfe
.
Mombrun
,
Mirebel
,
Diguieres
,
and
other
Gentlemen
,
to
forsake
their
religion
,
and
to
turne
to
the
Romish
,
withall
adding
,
that
the
king
was
resolued
to
suffer
no
other
within
his
dominions
.
The
fourth
of
December
,
by
the
kings
commandement
,
Monsieur
de
Biron
,
with
seuen
Cornets
of
horse
,
and
eighteen
Ensignes
of
foote
,
entered
into
the
countrie
of
Onis
to
inclose
the
Rochelers
:
and
as
then
beganne
open
war
.
All
the
rest
of
the
month
was
imployed
in
skirmishes
,
with
some
losse
to
those
of
Rochell
,
onely
in
one
,
wherein
they
lost
Florac
,
a
Gentleman
of
Xaintongne
,
much
lamented
for
his
valour
.
Sancerre
,
Rochel
,
and
other
places
,
in
molesting
those
of
Languedoc
,
and
more
and
more
to
trouble
the
poore
countrie
of
France
.
The
principall
circumstances
wee
will
set
downe
,
beginning
with
Santerre
,
that
wee
may
end
in
order
,
and
then
consider
of
the
Rochelers
and
others
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
those
of
Saint
Sancerre
beganne
their
courses
,
to
furnish
themselues
with
corne
,
but
not
so
well
as
they
should
haue
done
,
vpon
the
opinion
that
some
of
their
principall
Townes-men
had
,
that
the
Catholicques
would
go
to
some
other
plaae
.
This
vaine
imagination
procured
great
miserie
to
those
of
Sancerre
,
who
beside
the
famine
,
looked
not
vnto
their
fortifications
as
need
required
.
The
ninth
of
Ianuarie
there
appeared
some
troupes
of
horse
,
to
the
number
of
some
foure
hundreth
Maisters
,
and
the
next
day
fiue
Ensignes
of
the
old
bands
of
the
Regiment
of
Goas
,
with
sundrie
other
troupes
gathered
thereabout
.
The
same
within
fifteen
daies
after
,
were
refreshed
with
eight
Ensignes
of
the
olde
bands
of
the
Regiment
of
Sarrieu
,
and
fiue
other
new
companies
,
some
bands
of
the
countries
therabout
,
vnder
the
leading
of
certain
Gentlemen
enemies
to
the
Sancerreans
:
besides
also
diuers
Pesants
that
gaped
after
the
ruine
of
that
small
receptacle
of
the
Protestants
.
There
came
also
sixteene
Ensignes
of
Pioners
,
so
as
the
whole
armie
amounted
to
some
foure
or
fiue
hundreth
horse
,
and
some
fiue
thousand
foote
,
besides
the
Pioners
and
Pesants
.
The
Lord
of
Chastre
Generall
of
the
armie
,
sent
a
drumme
with
letters
to
summon
the
besiegers
to
yeelde
vppon
composition
,
which
hee
promised
should
bee
reasonable
.
His
drumme
they
stayed
and
made
no
other
answere
:
which
afterward
prooued
very
preiudiciall
vnto
them
,
albeit
in
the
beginning
they
made
many
gallant
and
profitable
sallies
.
In
the
beginning
of
Februarie
,
the
besiegers
erected
a
Fort
within
foure
hundreth
paces
of
the
Towne
towards
Fontenay
,
and
bringing
their
artillerie
by
boates
vpon
Loire
,
namely
twelue
cannons
and
foure
coluerins
,
they
made
a
bulwarke
of
earth
vppon
the
highway
to
Saint
Thibaut
,
also
a
Pallisade
in
Saint
Ladres
field
,
and
cut
off
the
highwaies
and
pathes
round
about
the
Towne
,
planting
ten
peeces
in
the
said
field
of
Saint
Ladre
,
and
sixe
more
vpon
Wolphes
elme
,
which
is
a
high
mountaine
on
the
South
side
of
Sancerre
,
and
commandeth
the
town
,
as
afterward
they
found
by
experience
.
In
foure
or
fiue
daies
space
they
discharged
aboue
three
hundreth
cannot
shot
,
wherein
fell
out
sundrie
things
woorthie
memorie
.
All
this
thunder
hurt
not
any
of
the
Inhabitants
,
but
one
maid
,
who
was
slaine
with
the
breath
of
a
bullet
,
at
one
of
the
foure
first
shotte
:
so
fierce
was
the
storme
,
that
the
stones
of
the
towne-wall
,
the
pauing
stones
,
and
shiuers
of
the
timber
of
such
houses
as
the
cannon
came
vnto
,
flew
whistling
in
the
ayre
,
broke
the
stockes
of
the
harguebuziers
in
their
hands
,
and
vppon
the
shoulders
of
the
besieged
souldiers
,
rent
and
pierced
their
mandillians
,
hose
and
hattes
,
yet
neuer
touched
their
bodies
.
Namely
,
one
bullet
carried
from
a
souldier
,
named
Pauilloy
,
the
crest
of
his
murrian
,
but
otherwise
hurt
him
not
.
An other
cannon
shot
piercing
cleane
through
the
wal
,
came
with
such
violence
,
that
lighting
vppon
a
barne
,
it
bare
away
a
great
quarter
of
stone
,
which
fell
vppon
a
woorthie
mans
backe
named
Petit
Boys
,
yet
hurt
him
not
.
An
other
shot
lighting
vppon
the
Courtin
and
Parapet
of
the
Towne
,
cast
down
aboue
a
Cart-load
of
stones
&
brickbats
,
hard
by
the
Minister
of
la
Charite
,
named
Iohn
de
Lery
,
(
from
whom
we
haue
the
whole
discourse
of
this
siege
,
whereat
hee
was
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
)
so
as
some
flew
betweene
his
legges
with
such
violence
as
any
man
may
imagine
,
yet
hit
him
not
.
As
an
other
Minister
named
Molet
,
was
in
the
Pulpit
vpon
Sunday
the
eight
of
March
,
both
he
and
his
whole
auditorie
were
in
manner
ouerwhelmed
with
the
stones
of
a
house
,
which
a
cannon
shot
had
beaten
downe
,
yet
not
any
man
slaine
or
wounded
,
onely
some
fewe
as
it
were
a
little
scratched
.
Now
albeit
the
like
batterie
was
still
continued
so
suriously
against
the
wals
,
that
were
but
weak
before
,
wherin
the
besiegers
discharged
aboue
six
thousand
cannon
shot
against
the
Town
,
yet
of
the
besieged
there
were
not
fiue
and
twentie
slaine
by
that
meanes
.
About
the
end
of
Februarie
,
the
besiegers
laboured
to
surprise
a
rauelin
,
where
they
were
fiersly
repulsed
,
and
lost
Captaine
Diuory
,
with
fiue
and
twentie
souldiers
of
the
olde
bands
that
mere
slaine
in
the
place
,
besides
a
number
of
wounded
that
they
caried
away
.
Of
the
besieged
,
Buissiere
la
Flews
Ensigne
was
hurt
with
a
Harguebuze
shot
,
and
died
scone
after
.
In
March
a
souldier
comming
from
the
campe
into
the
Cittie
as
aspie
,
could
not
counterfeit
so
well
,
but
the
Gouernour
tooke
him
in
many
contrarieties
,
wherevppon
putting
him
to
the
torture
,
he
died
in
prison
.
The
continuall
raine
and
snow
did
wonderfully
annoy
both
parties
,
especially
the
besiegers
,
to
whom
the
besieged
with
artificial
fiers
burned
a
wooden
bridge
couered
with
hardies
,
wher
vnder
they
vsed
to
come
safe
to
the
foot
of
rauelin
without
disturbance
,
and
it
was
thought
that
they
should
haue
either
stopped
or
myned
that
rauelin
and
therefore
the
besieged
did
immediately
dig
Wels
to
countermyne
that
side
.
Also
because
the
besiegers
had
immediately
made
a
stronger
bridge
then
the
former
:
withal
,
that
they
hallowed
the
Rauelin
,
in
the
euening
the
besieged
caused
Captaine
Montauban
to
go
foorth
with
fiftie
shot
,
who
brake
through
a
Corps
de
guard
,
and
slew
thirteene
or
foureteene
souldiers
,
and
brought
in
two
prisoners
,
who
assured
him
that
they
myned
vnder
the
ranelin
,
and
in
an
other
place
,
wherevpon
in
the
morning
they
began
7.
wels
in
sundrie
partes
of
the
Town
ditches
to
blowe
vp
the
said
mynes
,
as
also
they
looked
to
other
their
fortifications
according
as
necessitie
commanded
and
appoynted
.
Three
dayes
after
,
towards
nine
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
Vppon
the
seuenteenth
of
March
,
there
sallied
some
fortie
souldiers
,
who
surprised
a
corps
de
guard
,
slew
some
eighteene
or
twentie
souldiers
,
and
brought
in
a
prisoner
,
who
assured
them
of
that
besell
the
next
day
,
namely
that
they
should
bee
beaten
with
sixteene
great
peeces
,
which
indeede
made
a
great
breach
.
The
next
day
,
the
besiegers
hauing
with
all
their
peeces
planted
in
three
places
,
namely
in
Saint
Ladres
field
,
the
Wolphes
elme
,
and
the
Smithes
Carroy
,
battered
and
beaten
downe
all
the
towers
and
walles
of
the
towne
,
and
continued
and
made
plaine
the
breach
,
which
was
aboue
three
hundreth
paces
wyde
,
their
white
Ensigne
Colonel
,
followed
by
the
rest
,
shewed
it selfe
in
order
of
battell
,
all
their
men
comming
vnder
couert
,
Sarrieu
his
Regiment
strooke
in
at
the
ende
of
the
breach
towardes
the
Goose-gate
,
in
a
place
called
Londis
Grange
,
where
the
fight
was
greatest
,
and
to
second
him
,
came
in
the
Lord
of
Chastre
Generall
of
the
armie
,
with
his
men
at
armes
,
who
with
other
Maisters
alighted
,
and
that
day
fought
on
foote
.
This
first
assault
was
famous
,
for
the
assaylants
came
in
good
order
and
verie
resolutely
to
the
breach
:
wherevpon
they
cambered
,
&
seuen
or
eight
of
the
best
armed
and
couered
came
to
handie
blowes
:
namely
,
Captaine
Ri●
Sarrieu
his
Ensigne
,
who
carried
his
Ensigne
&
brought
it
backe
againe
.
After
their
repulse
,
the
Lord
of
Bonniuet
,
the
Gentlemen
of
the
countrie
,
and
Captaine
Cartier
,
gaue
the
second
charge
,
whereto
they
came
with
such
resolution
,
that
some
of
them
twise
entered
the
breach
:
among
others
,
Fontain
Carters
Ensigne
,
one
that
was
reuolted
from
the
religion
,
who
was
there
hurt
,
&
so
returned
lame
&
halting
.
In
this
second
onset
,
four
Ensignes
accompanied
with
four
or
fiue
hundreth
souldiers
valiantly
entered
the
ditch
,
but
in
liew
of
marching
straight
to
the
breach
,
they
ioyned
close
with
the
corner
of
the
wall
,
which
they
did
still
beare
with
the
ordinance
,
where
they
stayed
with
their
Ensignes
,
and
could
not
bee
indammaged
by
the
Townsmen
,
who
were
not
able
to
stand
vpon
the
wall
that
parted
them
,
by
reason
of
the
volies
of
cannon
shot
.
Easily
might
they
haue
beene
beaten
away
with
muskets
and
harguebuze-shot
,
out
of
some
flanquers
that
yet
remained
toward
the
Goose-gate
,
but
at
that
time
there
was
neither
muskettier
nor
harguebuzier
there
about
.
Yet
sel
there
out
one
aduenture
to
the
preseruation
of
the
besieged
,
and
that
was
this
.
As
the
cannoniers
did
without
intermission
,
continue
the
batterie
from
a
place
called
the
Smithes
Carroy
,
thinking
to
lay
the
wall
flat
,
and
so
to
discouer
the
patforme
,
wherevppon
the
besieged
did
fight
,
they
followed
their
purpose
so
obstinatly
,
that
with
the
dischrarge
of
two
or
three
vallies
of
cannons
,
they
beate
down
so
many
stones
vpon
the
foure
Ensignes
and
their
souldiers
,
that
they
were
forced
to
retire
:
as
also
it
fell
out
well
with
the
besieged
,
that
the
cannoniers
in
this
batterie
wanted
powder
:
for
had
they
beaten
downe
sixe
or
seuen
foote
more
of
the
wall
,
the
platforme
from
whence
the
besieged
fought
in
flancke
,
and
was
their
chiefe
defence
,
had
been
layd
open
and
made
a
bridge
for
the
assailants
,
without
let
to
haue
entered
the
Towne
:
for
this
platforme
beeing
made
on
the
suddaine
,
was
not
behinde
cut
off
from
the
side
of
the
Towne
,
and
in
other
places
they
could
not
haue
resisted
.
The
sixe
Ensignes
of
Goas
Regiment
,
assaulted
the
Rauelin
of
the
olde
gate
,
and
Boudins
platforme
,
supportee
by
the
Lord
of
Montigny
,
Liestenant
to
the
Countie
of
Brienne
,
and
some
other
Gentlemen
:
there
was
Cabassoles
,
a
Captaine
of
one
of
the
companies
of
the
olde
bandes
,
a
valiant
man
and
greatly
bewailed
among
the
besiegers
.
The
new
companies
,
except
Tessiers
set
vppon
the
great
breach
,
and
gaue
the
assault
from
the
platforme
of
the
olde
gate
,
euen
to
the
other
ende
of
the
breach
toward
Saint
Andrewes
gate
.
Captaine
Tessier
presented
the
escalade
to
Caezars
gate
,
which
was
at
the
other
end
of
the
Towne
,
that
so
the
assault
might
bee
generall
,
and
the
besieged
busied
in
euerie
corner
.
Of
the
Sancerreans
,
Captaine
Flur
,
his
Lieftenant
Chaillou
,
and
Montauban
,
his
Cornet
defended
the
breach
of
Londis
,
but
before
they
could
come
to
it
,
or
set
their
soldiers
in
array
,
two
of
their
men
were
carried
away
with
a
cannon
shot
.
The
rest
of
the
Captains
,
had
euery
man
his
quarter
appoynted
,
where
they
all
bare
themselues
most
valiantly
:
and
the
walles
were
euery
where
furnished
,
besides
a
number
left
in
the
principall
places
,
to
serue
for
accurrences
.
During
the
assault
,
the
fifteene
hundreth
labourours
in
the
vines
before
mentioned
with
their
slings
,
furnished
with
stones
by
the
women
and
maides
,
wrought
wonders
,
and
wounded
many
of
the
enemies
:
Euen
in
the
chiefed
of
the
fight
a
woman
caught
hold
of
a
souldiers
pike
,
and
stroue
to
wrest
it
out
of
his
fist
.
A
young
man
of
the
Towne
named
Ialot
,
being
in
fight
taken
by
a
target-man
,
and
ledde
away
,
as
hee
descended
into
the
ditch
,
called
to
his
companions
rather
to
shoote
at
him
,
then
to
suffer
him
to
be
carried
away
:
wherevppon
one
of
them
lying
on
his
face
,
aymed
so
right
,
that
hee
killed
the
target-man
,
and
then
Ialot
with
his
dagger
slew
an
other
that
had
hold
on
him
,
and
so
escaping
returned
through
the
breach
to
his
fellowes
.
The
defendants
had
no
other
fence
but
their
small
shot
,
swoords
,
and
slings
:
neither
could
they
make
vse
of
their
other
Engines
,
in
regard
that
this
general
assault
was
giuen
sooner
then
they
expected
,
by
reason
of
the
batterie
that
had
continued
all
the
morning
.
The
Sancerreans
in
this
assault
had
seuenteene
souldiers
either
slaine
or
wounded
to
death
,
beside
a
wench
that
was
carried
away
with
a
cannon
The
assailants
left
in
the
ditch
some
threescore
of
the
valiantest
:
besides
some
two
hundreth
that
hauing
their
deadly
woundes
,
died
in
their
tents
and
lodgings
,
and
as
many
more
wounded
,
who
albeit
they
did
in
time
recouer
,
yet
carried
the
markes
to
their
graues
.
In
the
end
they
were
constrained
to
eate
Horses
,
Cattes
,
Rattes
,
Moles
,
Mice
,
and
dogges
:
hides
of
oxen
,
calues
and
sheepes
skinnes
,
parchment
,
horsehoues
,
hornes
of
lanterns
,
halters
,
and
furnitures
for
horses
,
girdles
of
leather
,
hearbs
,
and
wilde
rootes
:
and
in
the
end
of
Iune
,
the
third
part
of
the
besieged
eate
no
more
bread
,
such
as
could
get
linseede
and
other
seedes
,
which
they
neuer
thought
on
,
caused
them
to
bee
ground
or
beate
them
in
morters
,
and
made
bread
thereof
,
as
also
of
all
sorts
of
hearbs
mixed
with
a
litle
bran
,
if
they
could
get
it
.
They
eat
bread
of
straw-meale
,
of
powder
of
nutshels
,
and
of
slate
:
suet
,
olde
oyntment
,
and
other
olde
greace
,
serued
to
make
pottage
,
and
to
frie
the
excrements
of
horses
and
of
men
,
and
the
filth
in
the
streetes
were
not
spared
.
And
the
twentieth
of
Iuly
,
a
poore
labourer
and
his
wife
were
taken
and
executed
,
for
eating
the
head
,
the
entrailes
,
and
the
braines
of
their
daughter
of
three
yeares
of
age
,
that
died
by
famine
and
miserie
:
hauing
dressed
all
the
rest
of
the
bodie
to
eate
it
at
other
times
:
an
other
olde
woman
lodged
in
their
house
,
and
that
had
eaten
part
of
that
costly
banquet
,
died
in
prison
not
long
after
her
apprehension
.
There
were
that
were
found
guiltie
of
other
faults
,
but
that
which
agrauated
the
latter
fault
,
was
,
that
the
same
day
when
they
did
the
fact
,
they
had
bin
comforted
with
certaine
pottage
made
of
hearbs
and
wine
,
which
might
well
haue
satisfied
them
in
that
time
of
necessitie
.
Such
as
went
and
were
put
foorth
of
the
Towne
to
seeke
reliefe
,
seeking
to
passe
,
were
either
slaine
by
the
enemie
,
or
constrained
by
blowes
with
staues
to
turne
backe
againe
.
And
staying
without
,
as
not
being
able
,
or
else
wold
not
enter
into
the
towne
,
they
liued
of
the
sprigs
of
vines
,
blackberries
in
hedges
,
of
red
snailes
,
&
of
hearbs
.
And
most
of
them
died
betweene
the
trenches
and
the
ditches
.
Among
other
pittifull
spectacles
,
the
bodie
of
a
laborour
&
his
wife
,
were
found
dead
one
hard
by
the
other
,
among
the
vines
,
and
two
of
their
children
weeping
by
them
,
the
lesser
being
but
sixe
weekes
olde
,
which
a
reuerent
and
charitable
widow
in
the
Towne
tooke
home
to
her
house
.
If
many
died
among
the
vines
hard
by
the
trenches
and
in
the
ditches
,
there
died
many
more
in
the
houses
and
streetes
,
where
they
fell
downe
in
euerie
place
,
and
some
daies
they
buried
fiue
and
twentie
or
thirtie
that
died
for
hunger
:
almost
all
the
young
children
vnder
the
age
of
twelue
yeares
died
:
great
pittie
it
was
to
heare
the
poore
fathers
&
mothers
lament
and
mourne
:
the
greatest
part
of
them
neuerthelesse
strengthening
themselues
with
the
assurance
of
the
grace
of
God
,
of
the
which
I
will
recite
two
notable
accidents
.
A
young
boy
of
the
age
of
fiue
yeares
,
hauing
languished
certaine
weekes
,
running
along
the
streets
,
in
the
end
nature
failing
,
fell
down
before
his
father
and
mother
,
who
at
that
instant
perceiued
the
sinues
of
their
infant
to
shrinke
in
,
as
if
they
had
been
cut
,
and
presently
the
body
died
.
An other
young
boy
of
tenne
yeares
of
age
,
lying
at
the
poynt
of
death
,
hearing
and
seeing
his
father
and
mother
weeping
and
lamenting
about
him
,
whom
hee
felt
vppon
the
armes
and
legges
,
that
were
as
drie
as
wood
,
said
vnto
them
.
Why
do
you
weepe
in
this
sort
to
see
me
die
for
hunger
?
I
aske
you
no
breade
mother
,
for
I
know
you
haue
it
not
:
but
seeing
it
is
the
will
of
God
,
that
I
should
die
in
this
sort
,
I
must
take
it
thankfully
.
The
holy
man
Lazarus
had
hee
not
hunger
?
haue
I
not
red
that
in
the
Bible
?
and
saying
so
hee
yeelded
his
spirit
vnto
God
.
Vpon
the
thirtieth
day
of
Iuly
,
the
meanes
that
stayed
the
death
of
all
this
people
,
in
the
end
of
Iuly
was
certaine
horses
of
seruice
reserued
for
the
extremitie
,
and
six
kine
kept
,
to
giue
milke
for
certaine
young
children
,
which
beastes
were
killed
,
and
the
flesh
sold
to
comfort
those
that
liued
,
with
a
little
corne
,
which
some
by
stealth
brought
into
the
Towne
,
cut
and
gathered
by
night
,
where
s
pound
of
corne
was
sold
for
halfe
a
crowne
,
but
this
meanes
continued
not
long
by
reason
of
the
watch
,
which
the
enemie
kept
straight
.
The
warre
killed
but
eightie
foure
persons
within
Sancerre
,
but
famine
killed
both
within
and
without
the
Town
,
aboue
fiue
hundreth
,
besides
those
that
languished
:
who
hauing
escaped
,
had
much
paine
and
labour
to
recouer
themselues
.
During
these
miseries
,
diuers
souldiers
and
fugitiues
in
Sancerre
,
got
out
by
seuerall
meanes
,
shunning
the
famine
,
desiring
rather
to
die
by
sword
:
some
of
them
being
slaine
,
the
rest
kept
prisoners
,
and
some
executed
.
So
all
hope
in
mans
iudgement
failing
to
those
of
Sancerre
,
the
king
hauing
sworne
that
hee
would
make
them
to
deuour
each
other
,
the
prouidence
of
the
king
of
all
kings
holpe
them
by
a
straunge
meanes
.
Through
the
endeuours
of
the
Bishop
of
Valence
,
Monsieur
de
Chastre
,
who
by
that
agreement
entered
vppon
the
last
of
August
.
The
Ministers
,
diuers
Inhabitants
,
Captaines
,
souldiers
,
and
refuged
persons
retired
with
pasports
,
with
safe
conduct
,
some
to
one
place
,
some
to
an
other
.
Not
long
after
,
Sancerre
was
wholly
vnwalled
,
some
houses
throwne
downe
,
the
clocke
,
the
belles
,
and
other
furnitures
of
the
Towne
taken
away
,
the
Bailiffe
Ioannean
massacred
by
night
,
within
one
hundreth
paces
of
Monsieur
de
Chastres
lodging
.
The
twefth
day
of
Septemb.
la
Chastre
being
retired
to
Bourges
,
the
Bailiffe
of
Berry
was
left
gouernor
of
that
desolate
place
:
with
two
companies
of
foote
,
and
some
other
troupes
,
there
were
made
diuers
straunge
sackings
and
pillages
,
in
such
sort
,
that
it
is
wonder
that
Sancerre
should
stand
vpright
,
and
bee
inhabited
as
at
this
day
it
is
,
and
besides
the
restoration
of
the
walles
,
buildings
,
and
repeopling
,
it
hath
the
free
exercise
of
the
religion
in
this
year
1595.
when
we
finished
this
collection
or
recueil
.
Now
consequently
according
to
our
purpose
,
let
vs
consider
of
the
siege
of
Rochel
,
togither
with
the
end
thereof
,
in
the
yeare
1573.
At
the
beginning
,
La
Noue
vnderstanding
that
many
were
in
danger
,
did
suddainly
gather
his
forces
both
on
foote
and
horesbacke
,
and
made
haste
to
the
succour
:
the
skirmish
begunne
in
sundrie
places
,
continued
aboue
fiue
houres
.
Of
the
towne
,
three
or
foure
were
slaine
,
and
twentie
wounded
:
but
of
the
campe
,
they
lost
one
hundreth
,
and
fiftie
wounded
,
besides
two
Captaines
carried
prisoners
into
the
town
.
Among
others
,
to
the
skirmish
came
a
certain
yong
Gentleman
,
Nephew
to
Puigaillard
Gouernor
of
Angiers
,
who
with
horrible
blasphemie
,
boasted
that
he
was
one
of
the
Ad.
murtherers
,
&
shewing
anaked
curtelasse
,
which
said
he
,
he
broght
from
so
famous
a
conflict
,
he
threatened
to
make
a
butcherie
of
the
Rochelers
flesh
:
now
being
in
place
of
triall
,
his
heart
failing
him
,
and
seeking
for
his
feete
hee
was
taken
prisoner
.
Herevpon
all
the
sence
of
his
tongue
failing
,
hee
could
neuerthelesse
vse
any
wit
,
but
seeking
to
escape
lost
his
life
:
for
finding
some
that
could
outrunne
him
,
hee
was
ouertaken
,
slaine
,
and
stripped
,
and
so
left
naked
in
the
fields
,
where
in
the
night
the
dogges
had
torne
his
face
:
how
be
it
in
the
morning
at
the
intreatie
of
the
L.
of
Floyacs
widow
,
a
Gentlewoman
well
bent
to
the
religion
,
his
wretched
carkasse
was
brought
and
buried
in
the
Towne
,
which
in
his
life
time
hee
had
so
threatned
.
After
this
skirmish
,
Biron
beganne
to
renue
the
negotiation
committed
to
the
Abbot
of
Gadaigne
,
who
was
deputed
to
bring
the
Rochelers
to
some
composition
:
but
it
tooke
no
effect
,
because
that
daily
they
detected
some
newe
conspiracie
.
And
in
deede
at
the
same
time
,
a
Gentleman
in
Rochel
reuealed
to
the
Maior
and
chiefe
of
the
Councell
,
such
intelligence
as
Biron
and
others
had
continued
with
him
for
the
surprize
of
the
towne
.
Hee
wished
to
allure
into
Rochel
the
stoutest
Captains
of
the
campe
,
with
some
good
number
of
souldiers
,
where
they
might
bee
easilie
put
to
the
swoord
,
whereby
the
assaylants
might
bee
so
much
weakened
.
Besides
that
,
hee
was
at
the
poynt
to
haue
receiued
some
good
some
of
money
.
Heerevppon
the
seuenteenth
and
eighteenth
day
of
Ianuarie
,
there
came
in
diuers
of
the
companies
of
Puigaillard
and
of
Martin
,
surnamed
the
Lutherian
:
but
the
Maior
conferring
with
foure
or
fiue
of
the
principall
,
in
their
resolution
found
it
better
to
performe
some
small
assured
execution
,
then
to
aduenture
vpon
any
dangerous
enterprise
,
&
therefore
without
further
delay
,
thought
it
good
to
ridde
those
that
were
alreadie
entered
,
and
not
to
stay
vntill
either
they
had
gathered
more
strength
,
or
corrupted
others
.
Of
these
traitors
alreadie
inrolled
into
one
of
the
companies
,
fiue
were
slain
the
same
night
,
and
their
bodies
cast
ouer
the
wals
beneath
the
new
gate
,
and
three
were
committed
to
prison
,
who
after
they
had
disclosed
the
particularities
,
passed
the
Hangmans
hands
.
Thencefoorth
the
Rochelers
spent
some
daies
in
burning
such
farmes
,
houses
,
and
milles
without
their
towne
,
as
to
their
annoyance
might
haue
stood
the
assaylants
in
great
stead
.
But
at
the
last
this
souldier
craued
parley
,
and
compounded
for
all
that
were
in
the
Mill
:
howbeit
when
the
enemies
perceiued
that
hee
was
alone
,
and
spiting
at
his
resolutenesse
,
they
kept
him
prisoner
,
and
afterward
seeing
him
vnable
to
pay
the
ransome
that
they
desired
,
they
concluded
to
send
him
to
the
Gallies
:
but
being
powled
and
in
his
slauish
attire
,
hee
found
meanes
to
escape
,
and
so
returned
safe
into
the
Towne
.
La
Noue
they
chose
for
their
Captain
in
armes
,
without
preiudice
to
the
Maiors
liberties
and
authoritie
in
all
other
matters
.
The
Earle
of
Worcester
addicted
to
the
Romish
religion
,
comming
into
France
about
this
ceremonie
,
had
like
to
haue
been
robbed
by
certaine
rouers
,
who
slaying
some
of
his
men
,
rifeled
one
of
his
shippes
,
but
there
vppon
such
French
and
Wallons
as
could
be
caught
in
any
English
Hauen
,
sped
but
euill
fauoredly
.
The
daily
skirmishes
continued
between
the
Rochelers
and
their
enemies
,
wherein
as
wel
the
sufficiencie
of
the
leaders
,
la
Noue
,
to
summon
him
to
deliuer
vppe
Rochel
,
with
promise
of
life
and
goods
:
withall
importing
,
that
if
within
three
daies
after
his
appoynted
arriuall
in
his
campe
,
this
were
not
performed
,
he
was
resolued
with
his
whole
forces
as
well
in
camped
,
as
to
come
after
him
,
not
to
linger
any
minute
,
but
to
besiege
the
Towne
,
to
force
it
,
and
so
to
punish
those
that
should
be
taken
,
that
their
execution
might
bee
an
example
to
all
others
.
Now
did
the
Rochelers
beginne
better
to
consider
of
the
defensiue
,
and
to
labour
about
their
fortifications
:
but
because
the
campe
vsually
hindered
their
men
from
cutting
and
bringing
in
of
faggots
and
other
conuenient
stuffe
,
La
Noue
informed
of
their
ro●des
,
vpon
the
sixt
of
Februarie
layd
an
ambush
both
of
horse
and
foote
so
fitly
,
that
suffering
their
skirmishers
to
come
well
forward
,
hee
inclosed
them
between
his
troupes
and
the
towne
,
and
then
cut
in
peeces
all
that
were
so
insnared
.
Besides
,
not
so
content
,
hee
set
vppon
the
lodging
of
Captaine
Portes
companie
,
where
he
slew
sixtie
souldiers
,
&
without
losse
of
any
more
then
one
,
that
day
he
returned
with
fortie
prisoners
,
who
the
next
day
were
sent
backe
without
ransome
,
in
regard
that
al
the
mony
that
wold
be
made
of
them
,
would
neuer
counteruaile
their
expences
for
a
few
daies
:
yet
such
as
were
found
to
be
murtherers
,
were
woorse
entreated
.
In
the
towne
there
were
at
that
time
a
good
number
of
Gentlemen
&
horsemen
:
eight
companies
of
the
Inhabitants
,
nine
of
strangers
,
besides
the
Maiors
companie
,
and
one
of
Voluntaries
,
formed
by
la
Noue
,
and
consisting
of
twentie
Muskettiers
,
fiftie
fiue
Pike-men
,
each
in
his
corcelot
at
proofe
,
and
30.
harguebuziers
:
of
this
companie
two
parts
were
Gentlemen
,
and
such
as
had
born
office
in
the
wars
.
The
D.
of
Aniou
arriued
within
7.
leagues
of
Rochel
,
wrote
vnto
the
Nobilitie
&
Inhabitants
two
letters
,
dated
the
10.
of
Feb.
wherin
he
exhorted
them
to
yeeld
,
They
also
besought
the
Duke
of
Aniou
to
consider
of
their
iust
complaints
,
and
not
to
impute
vnto
them
that
which
proceeded
of
other
mens
faults
,
and
so
offered
to
the
king
and
him
all
obedience
and
seruice
.
The
next
day
the
Duke
arriued
in
the
campe
,
accompanied
with
his
brother
the
Duke
of
Alencon
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
and
Dauphine
,
the
Dukes
of
Longueuille
,
Bouillon
,
Neuers
,
Aumale
,
and
Guise
,
the
young
Countie
of
Rochefaucaut
,
the
great
Prior
,
and
other
great
Lords
,
who
tooke
their
lodgings
at
Nieul
,
a
long
league
from
Rochel
,
where
they
remained
vntill
the
peace
.
This
one
thing
stood
the
Rochelers
in
good
stead
,
that
in
the
enemies
Councell
they
had
many
heads
,
that
shewed
as
many
and
diuers
imagations
and
purposes
.
The
siege
was
great
,
long
,
and
gallant
,
well
assaulted
,
and
better
defended
.
I
will
not
stand
to
write
all
that
was
there
done
:
for
I
was
but
one
,
neither
will
I
speake
hardly
of
any
.
Monsieur
,
who
after
was
king
,
and
was
General
in
that
siege
,
so
far
honouring
me
,
as
to
vse
some
conference
,
wherby
to
gather
my
aduise
,
knoweth
well
ynough
I
told
him
frankly
what
I
thought
.
This
siege
may
teach
all
that
were
then
present
,
or
that
shal
come
heereafter
,
that
in
those
daies
,
Towns
of
such
importance
must
betaken
by
famine
and
inclosing
:
by
little
&
little
.
One
great
ouersight
was
there
committed
,
and
that
was
the
aduenturing
of
so
many
men
in
the
assaults
:
and
a
greater
in
keeping
so
bad
watch
to
keepe
the
towne
from
succour
of
powder
,
which
came
in
by
sea
.
For
to
say
my
minde
as
others
,
whatsoeuer
shift
the
Rochelers
could
haue
made
,
wee
had
had
them
,
they
cannot
denie
it
:
I
say
with
the
halters
about
their
neckes
:
for
the
succours
that
the
Countie
Montgommery
brought
,
was
retired
,
and
wee
readie
to
buckle
with
them
:
for
all
things
failed
them
:
but
at
the
same
time
my
brother
the
B.
of
Valence
was
in
Poland
,
to
procure
the
election
of
Monsieur
for
their
King
,
which
hee
archieued
,
and
the
glorie
thereof
I
thinke
due
to
him
alone
:
but
that
caused
all
men
to
thinke
vpon
capitulation
,
which
at
the
last
was
compassed
.
The
Polonians
Deputies
came
thither
to
salute
him
for
their
king
.
All
the
troupes
retired
,
and
leauing
many
dead
,
and
the
Rochelers
Lords
of
their
Towne
,
prepared
to
come
to
the
feast
of
this
new
Crowne
.
By
Monsieurs
speeches
,
at
his
departure
it
seemed
he
had
no
great
liking
of
this
kingdome
,
yet
do
I
thinke
it
was
a
great
honour
to
him
and
vs
,
that
so
remote
a
kingdome
should
seeke
a
king
from
vs
.
This
is
Monlucs
iudgement
.
Now
let
vs
consider
some
particularities
of
this
siege
,
Byron
,
Strossy
,
Villequier
,
and
the
Abbot
of
Gadaigne
,
held
a
parley
at
Coignes
gate
,
with
la
Noue
the
Lieftenant
generall
,
Mortiers
and
Morisson
Deputies
for
Rochel
.
The
Abbot
discoursed
of
the
kings
intent
and
clemencie
:
alleaging
that
heereafter
there
would
bee
no
hope
to
mooue
him
by
any
intreatie
or
praier
:
that
hee
had
done
more
then
beseemed
his
greatnesse
:
that
all
other
his
subiects
of
the
religion
would
thinke
themselues
happie
,
if
they
might
obtaine
but
halfe
of
that
hee
offered
to
the
Rochelers
:
and
so
exhorted
the
Deputies
well
to
consider
of
it
,
and
not
to
let
slip
such
an
occasion
.
La
Noue
and
the
other
three
,
giuing
their
aduise
as
particular
persons
,
answered
:
that
as
concerning
their
commission
,
it
extended
onely
to
receiue
such
articles
as
the
king
should
send
:
to
take
notice
of
Gadaignes
authoritie
,
and
to
referre
the
whole
to
the
Councell
of
the
Town
,
which
was
composed
of
one
hundreth
men
,
Sheriffes
,
and
Peeres
,
whereof
the
Maior
was
chiefe
.
The
same
time
the
Duke
of
Aniou
caused
Captaine
Cadet
,
a
Turke
by
nation
,
to
be
executed
at
at
Nieul
,
for
the
manifold
robberies
and
spoyles
whereof
hee
was
conuict
,
albeit
many
great
Lords
and
Captaines
laboured
mightily
for
his
life
,
whom
the
D.
denied
,
and
therefore
of
all
good
men
was
well
thought
of
,
and
feared
of
the
wicked
.
The
articles
which
Gadaigne
deliuered
,
in
number
seuen
and
twentie
,
conuined
a
protestation
of
the
kings
sinceritie
,
both
in
the
olde
and
new
profession
against
the
Admirall
,
whose
remembrance
written
with
his
owne
hand
(
neuer
before
spoken
of
)
were
then
alleaged
.
Next
,
he
summonned
the
Rochelers
to
open
their
gates
to
Biron
,
or
any
other
that
should
haue
commission
to
enter
their
Towne
as
they
ought
:
(
that
is
to
say
,
with
such
troupes
as
hee
should
thinke
sufficient
)
to
maintain
the
authoritie
royall
,
and
to
take
order
that
it
might
come
no
more
in
the
hands
of
seditious
persons
.
In
so
doing
,
they
should
enioy
the
exercise
of
their
religion
,
in
like
libertie
as
was
graunted
by
the
Edict
of
pacification
,
without
alteration
or
diminution
:
and
to
that
end
should
haue
whatsoeuer
letters
they
should
thinke
good
.
Withall
,
hee
cut
them
off
from
all
hope
of
succour
out
of
England
.
The
Rochelers
declaring
the
equitie
and
necessitie
of
their
defensiue
:
the
iniquitie
of
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
&
others
,
do
like
of
the
kings
declaration
concerning
his
Edict
of
pacification
,
and
desire
that
the
same
may
bee
maintained
not
onely
to
them
,
but
for
the
ease
and
quiet
of
all
other
protestants
throughout
the
Realme
.
Three
daies
after
this
parley
,
the
Rochelers
vnderstanding
of
two
and
thirtie
battering
peeces
within
halfe
a
league
of
them
,
withall
,
that
their
enemies
ment
to
skirmish
after
dinner
,
and
to
emptie
their
forces
,
resolued
also
to
do
somewhat
,
and
so
sallied
about
noone
.
This
conflict
continued
aboue
sixe
houres
,
and
la
Noue
had
two
horses
killed
vnder
him
,
besides
some
small
shot
that
light
vppon
his
cuirace
,
but
hurt
not
his
bodie
:
hee
lost
one
chiefe
Captaine
,
two
Captaine
Ensignes
,
and
fiue
souldiers
,
and
brought
home
twentie
wounded
.
The
dead
hee
also
carried
away
and
buried
in
the
towne
.
In
the
campe
were
slaine
and
wounded
some
hundreth
and
fiftie
,
among
them
diuers
Captaines
.
The
women
that
day
bare
themselues
wonderfully
,
in
carrying
wyne
and
comfits
to
the
souldiers
,
relieuing
the
wounded
,
and
putting
themselues
very
forward
in
the
fight
.
Among
the
rest
,
one
aduentured
to
strip
one
of
the
dead
enemies
,
whose
harguebuze
and
swoord
she
carried
away
,
and
made
thereof
a
trophee
.
The
ba●●ell
begunne
the
last
of
Februarie
,
with
eight
cannons
and
two
coluerins
,
seemed
to
haue
heate
and
incouraged
the
besieged
,
who
most
chearfully
followed
their
fortifications
.
About
three
of
the
clocke
after
noone
the
batterie
ceased
,
and
they
made
a
sallie
,
wherein
Captaine
Normand
slew
a
great
number
of
assaylants
,
with
the
losse
of
one
souldier
,
and
two
that
he
brought
home
wounded
.
In
the
beginning
of
march
,
for
three
or
foure
daies
togither
,
they
had
many
parleyes
,
to
the
end
to
get
the
Towne
without
fight
.
They
offered
the
exercise
of
religion
in
the
Towne
,
which
was
abolished
in
all
other
Townes
of
France
:
and
the
Duke
of
Aniou
conceiuing
the
succour
out
of
England
to
be
but
a
vaine
imagination
,
spake
more
sharpely
then
euer
before
.
The
day
before
,
Claud
of
Lorraine
,
D.
de
Aumale
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guises
vncle
,
beeing
behind
a
Gabion
,
was
slaine
with
a
shot
from
a
peece
planted
vpon
the
Gospell
Bulwarke
,
which
pierced
the
Gabion
&
the
Duke
:
who
looked
for
nothing
lesse
then
what
befell
him
.
Hee
was
greatly
bewailed
in
the
campe
:
but
the
besieged
praised
God
,
who
weakened
their
enemies
,
and
in
him
punished
the
other
murtherers
that
expected
their
course
.
The
fift
of
March
,
the
whole
Councell
of
the
Towne
was
assembled
,
wherin
after
sundrie
opinions
,
it
was
resolued
that
they
shuld
abide
al
extremities
,
rather
than
to
yeeld
to
any
vnreasonable
demand
:
also
that
they
shuld
send
no
more
Deputies
,
but
returne
their
answere
by
a
drumme
.
The
whole
beeing
imparted
to
the
people
,
la
Noue
finding
his
presence
to
be
vnprofitable
to
the
Rochelers
,
vppon
diuers
occasions
withdrew
from
them
,
and
departed
to
the
Dukes
campe
with
Champagny
,
la
Roche
Esnard
,
la
Salle
,
In
this
months
space
,
the
enemie
discharged
aboue
thirteene
thousand
cannon
shotte
,
besides
sundries
skirmishes
and
surprises
,
wherein
the
assaylants
still
had
the
woorst
,
who
in
a
few
weekes
lost
aboue
twentie
Captains
.
The
16.
day
of
March
towards
euening
,
Captain
Fond
standing
at
watch
at
a
Casemate
without
the
gate
,
chose
aboue
a
dozen
of
his
souldiers
,
and
marched
straight
to
the
Spittle-house
,
where
hee
surprised
nine
or
tenne
Gentlemen
and
Captaines
at
the
table
,
that
were
all
slaine
.
Foure
daies
after
,
about
tenne
of
the
clocke
at
night
the
Townsmen
made
a
sallie
:
passed
euen
to
the
enemies
Gabions
,
ouerthrew
all
,
wonne
the
first
trenches
,
slew
some
sixtie
men
,
wounded
twise
so
many
:
put
the
rest
in
disorder
,
&
had
done
more
,
had
not
succour
come
in
of
all
sides
.
The
batterie
hauing
continued
the
sixe
first
daies
of
Aprill
,
the
seuenth
day
about
six
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
beganne
more
fierce
then
before
,
and
with
such
violence
,
that
along
wall
from
the
olde
fountaine
to
the
Gospel
bulwarcke
was
layd
flat
:
the
bulwarcke
dismanteled
,
&
the
Cognee
tower
the
assaylants
came
to
the
assault
,
cast
a
bridge
ouer
the
ditch
,
which
they
stretched
euen
beaten
downe
.
During
this
conflict
in
the
Casemates
,
the
enemie
came
forward
couragiously
ouer
their
wooden
bridge
,
with
two
hundreth
targets
and
corcelets
,
who
were
as
valiantly
withstood
by
the
besieged
,
notwithstanding
the
cannon
plaied
continually
,
which
slew
fifteen
of
their
men
,
and
hurt
diuers
.
This
notwithstanding
the
women
and
Maidens
deuoide
of
al
feare
,
as
if
they
had
neither
seene
nor
heard
any
thing
,
ranne
resolutely
vp
and
down
casting
out
their
scalding
water
,
circles
,
stones
,
and
such
like
,
which
slewe
diuers
assaylants
,
who
were
forced
to
forsake
the
ditch
with
the
losse
of
diuers
Captaines
,
Gentlemen
and
souldiers
.
Of
the
Towne
there
were
slaine
in
this
assault
about
sixtie
:
among
others
,
Captain
Fronsac
,
the
Ensigne
of
Riuiere
Lis
,
and
Captaine
Normands
Lieftenaunt
,
and
the
enemie
discharged
aboue
two
thousand
fiue
hundreth
cannon
shot
.
de
Lude
came
with
his
regiment
to
the
windmil
tower
,
but
no
further
for
feare
of
the
small
shot
that
rained
shrewdly
in
those
quarters
.
As
for
those
that
brought
the
lathers
,
they
had
leisure
ynough
to
reare
them
,
and
to
climbe
vp
:
but
so
soone
as
they
were
vp
,
the
Townsmen
ouerthrew
them
with
such
force
and
actiuitie
with
pikes
and
hallebardes
,
and
in
such
number
,
that
breaking
armes
,
legs
,
and
heads
in
the
ditch
,
their
fellows
were
forced
to
giue
ouer
and
flie
in
such
sort
,
that
some
cast
themselues
into
the
fennes
,
which
the
women
had
taken
to
keepe
,
who
with
fire-forkes
and
spits
made
an
end
of
the
wounded
&
stripped
them
.
Those
of
the
bulwarcks
and
Casemates
,
who
neuer
lost
shoote
,
with
the
women
,
maides
,
and
seruants
,
with
their
cauldrons
and
artificiall
fire
,
so
bestirred
them
,
that
the
assaylants
were
forced
to
retire
with
the
losse
of
three
hundreth
men
and
more
.
poure
daies
after
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
The
assault
continued
fiue
houres
,
wherein
the
defendants
lost
some
twelue
or
fifteene
men
,
besides
fiue
and
twentie
or
thirtie
wounded
:
but
the
assaylants
a
great
number
in
the
first
charge
,
so
as
they
durst
no
more
come
in
small
troupes
:
and
the
most
resolute
retired
,
because
the
companie
of
Captaine
Bobineau
a
Rocheler
,
garding
the
Casemates
neare
the
bulwarke
that
flangued
iust
vpon
the
enemies
bridge
did
mightily
annoy
them
,
as
beeing
within
two
pikes
length
each
of
other
.
The
nine
and
twentieth
of
the
moneth
,
the
besieged
made
a
sallie
,
where
in
a
Casemat
that
they
forced
,
and
in
part
discouered
,
they
slew
a
great
number
.
The
same
day
the
Maior
sent
to
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
the
articles
which
the
Rochelers
,
with
the
Gentlemen
and
souldiers
straungers
desired
to
be
granted
them
,
whereof
they
had
aunswere
six
daies
after
,
besides
sundrie
vnprofitable
parleyes
.
All
this
was
done
about
the
beginning
of
May
,
of
what
time
the
Polonians
elected
the
Duke
of
Aniou
to
bee
their
king
:
for
the
estates
accepted
of
him
the
ninth
of
May
,
vppon
which
day
the
Rochelers
,
who
from
the
7.
assault
had
neuer
missed
either
night
or
day
to
giue
the
enemie
some
foyle
,
made
asallie
through
the
countermine
of
the
Gospell
bulwarke
where
they
surprised
those
that
were
next
at
hand
,
slew
some
pioners
,
and
about
thirtie
souldiers
,
and
carried
away
foure
prisoners
,
without
any
losse
on
their
side
.
The
next
day
at
tenne
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
about
foure
hundreth
smal
shot
,
and
fiftie
horse
,
sallied
foorth
at
Maubec
gate
,
and
neare
to
Cognee
gate
surprised
a
corps
degard
,
and
with
the
losse
of
one
horseman
slew
fortie
or
fiftie
of
the
slowest
.
In
the
morning
they
vnderstood
that
the
loosers
pretended
to
haue
their
reuenge
:
And
indeede
the
next
morning
an
houre
before
day
,
sundrie
Targetiers
gat
vp
by
their
bridge
vnto
the
toppe
of
the
Gospell
bulwarke
,
where
they
tooke
away
the
Ensigne
of
Captaine
Riuieres
Lis
,
&
so
returned
without
more
adoo
:
albeit
they
might
very
well
,
for
the
most
part
of
the
corps
degard
were
a
sleepe
.
The
next
day
thinking
to
haue
gotten
the
like
occasion
at
the
breach
of
the
old
fountaine
,
finding
those
that
waited
for
them
,
they
returned
faster
then
they
came
.
The
same
day
toward
fiue
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
the
Sarreant
Maior
of
the
Towne
made
a
sallie
,
and
fired
part
of
their
wodden
bridge
,
and
foure
and
twentie
houres
after
,
returned
to
burne
the
corps
degard
that
was
hard
by
the
sald
bridge
.
About
this
time
at
three
seuerall
courses
,
certaine
of
the
enemies
horsemen
sought
to
keepe
the
poore
people
of
the
towne
after
the
tide
,
from
gathering
of
Muscles
,
Shrimps
,
&
such
like
:
but
some
of
them
lost
their
horses
and
Petronels
,
and
some
were
taken
&
carried
away
prisoners
,
as
vnable
soone
ynough
to
get
forth
out
of
the
bogges
,
where
their
horses
sunck
vpto
the
shoulders
.
The
next
morning
by
breake
of
day
,
the
batterie
beganne
againe
as
wel
againe
the
bulwarke
,
as
against
the
defences
,
and
so
continued
vntill
night
.
The
next
morning
about
seuen
of
the
clocke
,
all
the
companies
of
the
campe
were
mustered
.
The
Switzers
being
new
come
,
to
the
number
of
16.
Ensignes
in
a
great
battaillon
,
were
by
the
Rochelers
welcommed
with
cannon
short
,
which
fell
so
iust
among
them
,
that
they
made
a
great
lane
,
and
forced
the
rest
to
go
further
from
the
Towne
.
About
eleuen
of
the
clocke
,
the
regiments
of
the
campe
beeing
readie
to
the
assault
,
discharging
their
artillerie
blew
vp
their
mynes
,
wherein
rested
their
whole
hope
,
The
Countie
Montgommery
did
his
endeuour
to
succour
the
Rochelers
by
sea
,
but
in
vaine
,
in
that
he
was
ouerweake
both
in
shipping
and
men
,
to
fight
with
the
fleet
royall
,
In
the
meane
time
,
vpon
Fryday
the
twelfth
of
Iune
,
the
enemie
gaue
a
suddaine
escalado
at
the
little
breach
neare
to
the
old
fountaine
,
some
hundreth
,
or
sixscore
Gentlemen
gat
vppe
,
and
some
vnto
the
Caualier
,
where
they
stayed
long
ynough
to
take
a
view
of
the
inward
trenches
and
counterscarpe
,
that
was
fortified
within
the
retrenchment
,
and
so
beganne
to
retire
neither
escaped
they
al
the
greeting
of
the
smal
shot
,
which
diminished
their
number
,
and
slew
some
fifteene
or
twentie
in
the
place
.
The
next
day
they
returned
to
their
parleyes
,
and
because
the
Rochelers
had
counsell
to
send
their
Deputies
to
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
at
whose
hands
(
as
they
were
told
)
they
might
obtaine
more
then
they
demaunded
,
they
stayed
for
a
pasport
,
which
they
found
so
badly
penned
,
that
they
might
well
perceiue
that
it
stood
them
vppon
to
beware
,
and
therefore
they
caused
their
Deputies
to
retire
,
which
so
netled
the
D.
that
he
resolued
before
the
comming
of
the
Polonian
Ambassadors
to
trie
all
meanes
:
and
to
the
same
end
,
came
in
person
to
take
a
view
of
the
mine
by
the
old
fountaine
,
Rochel
,
Montauban
,
Nismes
,
and
other
Townes
,
wherein
the
free
exercise
of
religion
was
permitted
:
and
to
others
,
permission
to
liue
without
trouble
in
their
houses
,
And
by
vertue
of
this
Edict
,
vpon
the
tenth
of
Iuly
,
about
tenne
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
Monsieur
de
Biron
entered
into
the
Towne
at
Coigne
gate
,
with
a
Herauld
at
armes
,
and
four
of
the
kings
trumpets
:
at
which
time
hee
caused
the
peace
to
bee
published
in
the
principall
places
,
accompanied
by
the
Lieftenant
of
the
Towne
,
and
of
Monsieur
de
Villiers
,
and
then
dined
at
the
Maiors
house
:
which
done
,
presently
after
hee
returned
conducted
out
of
the
Towne
.
d'Aumale
,
Cosseins
,
Maister
of
the
field
,
that
entered
by
force
into
the
Admirals
lodging
in
Parris
,
and
began
the
massacre
.
Ligardes
his
brother
,
Goas
and
Poilac
,
Maisters
of
the
campe
,
diuers
great
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
aboue
60.
Captaines
and
commanders
,
as
many
Lieftenants
&
Ensigne-bearers
:
most
part
of
the
massacres
of
Parris
&
other
places
,
being
come
thither
to
receiue
their
reward
,
either
present
death
,
or
wounds
which
speedily
cut
off
their
daies
.
The
comming
of
the
Polish
Ambassadors
,
was
the
means
the
defended
Rochel
,
which
began
to
want
both
victuals
&
ammunition
of
war
,
&
that
had
lost
many
hundreths
of
soldiers
in
the
skirmishes
&
breaches
.
Another
means
serued
:
which
was
the
diuision
in
the
Duke
of
Anious
campe
,
&
the
friends
which
the
Rochelers
found
therin
,
from
whom
they
receiued
many
good
aduertisements
,
which
greatly
relieued
them
during
the
siege
:
the
end
wherof
,
made
the
king
to
call
to
minde
many
great
faults
by
him
committed
,
which
hee
had
beene
aduised
and
counselled
vnto
,
and
to
inuent
the
meanes
to
preuent
them
:
but
too
late
,
for
beeing
imbarked
and
in
the
middle
of
the
sea
,
then
when
he
discouered
a
desire
to
see
the
port
of
his
arriuall
,
not
long
after
hee
found
himselfe
to
bee
fallen
into
the
deepe
gulfes
of
death
,
&
with
most
great
grief
vnto
his
heart
,
was
constrained
to
behold
the
fire
in
his
Realme
,
which
some
perswaded
him
to
be
quenched
,
and
to
haue
recouered
an
euerlasting
peace
vppon
Saint
Bartholomewes
day
.
But
in
his
mischiefe
hee
sound
this
comfort
,
that
many
others
that
thoght
themselues
very
nimble
,
in
their
turnes
,
found
themselues
no
lesse
deceiued
,
then
they
wickedly
abused
the
youth
&
boyling
passions
of
this
poore
Prince
.
I
must
not
forget
to
set
downe
the
prouision
of
victuals
that
God
sent
vnto
the
besieged
in
Rochel
,
which
was
an
infinite
number
of
small
fishes
,
neuer
before
that
time
seene
within
that
Hauen
,
and
that
euerie
day
came
in
,
and
as
it
were
yeelding
themselues
to
the
mercie
of
the
poore
people
of
the
Towne
.
And
presently
after
the
publishing
of
the
Edict
and
libertie
graunted
to
Rochel
,
at
the
comming
of
the
Polonians
retired
againe
.
Now
let
vs
see
how
sundrie
others
of
the
religion
in
other
parts
of
the
Realme
,
Quercy
,
Foix
,
and
other
Prouinces
adioyning
,
beeing
aduertised
of
the
intent
of
the
Romish
Catholickes
,
repaired
to
Montauban
,
where
they
held
a
common
Councell
,
and
after
sundrie
conferences
resolued
,
as
well
the
Inhabitants
as
strangers
refugied
,
to
take
armes
:
which
they
did
in
warre
like
manner
,
and
thereof
aduertised
those
towns
where
the
religious
were
any
thing
strong
.
The
Inhabitants
of
Chastres
in
Albigeois
,
slacking
and
refusing
the
succours
of
Vicountie
Paulin
and
the
Barron
of
Panas
,
were
surprised
,
and
some
slaine
,
and
the
Towne
brought
into
the
subiection
of
the
Romish
Catholicques
.
They
of
Montauban
sent
foorth
their
troupes
into
the
field
,
vnder
the
leading
of
the
Lord
of
Serignac
,
a
man
zealous
in
religion
,
discreet
and
vertuous
,
and
a
wel-willer
to
millitarie
discipline
.
They
placed
a
Garrison
in
Terride
,
whereof
Serignac
chalenged
the
Barronage
,
and
by
escalade
tooke
Buzet
vpon
Tar
,
within
three
leagues
of
Toulouse
.
They
also
strengthened
Villemur
,
surprised
diuers
other
places
,
fortified
such
as
they
held
in
the
former
troubles
,
placed
garrisons
at
the
passages
,
and
appoynted
a
day
of
meeting
at
Realmont
in
Albigeois
,
to
consider
of
their
common
affaires
.
There
made
they
a
diuision
of
their
gouernments
.
Vicountie
Gourdon
had
one
part
of
Quercy
toward
Cadenac
:
Terride
or
Serignac
had
the
other
part
towards
Montauban
and
Gascon
.
To
Vicountie
Paulin
fell
Lauragais
,
and
in
Rouergue
they
established
the
Vicountie
of
Panas
,
with
his
brother
the
Barron
.
The
Counte
of
Foix
,
with
the
hilly
countrie
,
was
alotted
to
the
Vicountie
of
Canmont
.
There
they
decreed
,
that
if
one
stood
in
necessitie
,
the
other
Generalles
should
repaire
to
him
with
all
their
forces
and
be
vnder
his
obedience
,
so
to
auoyde
all
iealouzie
that
might
otherwise
take
hold
of
such
as
were
of
like
authoritie
,
Villedieu
,
Chasteau
Vasin
,
and
the
Towre
of
Orgueil
,
places
neare
to
Montauban
,
encamped
with
two
thousand
small
shot
,
and
some
horse
,
before
Mōricou
,
maketh
a
breach
,
giueth
the
assaults
&
one
escalade
,
but
taketh
the
repulse
,
as
also
from
before
Real-ville
and
Vioule
,
at
which
places
many
of
his
men
were
hurt
and
slaine
.
In
his
return
from
an
other
assembly
holden
at
Realmont
,
for
aduise
vpon
the
Rochelers
affaires
,
who
craued
succour
,
but
could
haue
none
in
regard
of
such
difficulties
as
befell
them
.
Serignac
passing
by
Puylaurence
,
vnderstood
that
Captaine
Angely
with
eightie
souldiers
,
was
besieged
in
a
village
three
leagues
of
,
and
therefore
with
all
speed
marched
thither
with
one
hundreth
and
sixtie
men
:
and
thus
hee
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
besieged
on
the
other
,
so
charged
the
enemie
,
that
they
slew
two
hundreth
of
their
men
,
and
scattered
the
rest
.
About
this
time
the
Inhabitants
of
Bearne
sent
to
Nismes
and
Montauban
,
a
coppie
of
the
letters
sent
to
them
from
the
Court
in
the
name
of
their
Prince
,
to
recall
them
to
the
Romish
Church
:
togither
with
their
excuses
and
aunsweres
to
the
same
,
protesting
to
perseuere
and
abide
in
the
religion
.
In
Aprill
,
the
Countie
of
Villards
newly
made
Admirall
of
France
,
A
fewe
weekes
after
,
the
Admirall
besieged
Brifenel
,
a
small
Towne
in
high
Rouergue
,
wher
Montilliere
gallantly
withstood
him
,
and
slew
some
hundreth
of
his
men
,
but
at
the
last
departed
with
life
and
goods
.
Albeit
in
exchange
the
Adm.
in
May
lost
Soreze
,
surprised
by
escalade
,
&
Montesquiou
within
two
leagues
of
Thoulouse
.
Also
toward
the
end
of
Iuly
,
the
Barrō
of
Fougeres
took
L●desue
a
Bishops
sea
,
and
a
rich
Towne
scituate
in
the
mountaines
of
Languedoc
,
at
the
same
time
that
Captain
Graue
seized
vpon
Mas
Sainctes
Puelles
,
within
one
league
of
Castelnau
Darry
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
had
before
solicited
those
of
Montauban
,
to
send
him
their
Deputies
with
articles
for
peace
,
intreating
them
in
the
meane
time
,
to
desist
from
all
hostilitie
.
This
was
one
meanes
to
disvnite
the
Prouinces
,
and
so
to
get
them
one
after
an
other
.
At
the
first
this
seemed
to
grow
to
some
course
:
but
it
was
easily
remedied
,
and
the
siege
of
Rochel
togither
with
the
election
of
Poland
,
made
voyde
many
of
their
deuises
.
Marshall
d'Anuille
Gouernour
of
Languedoc
,
tooke
armes
also
against
the
protestants
,
assembled
six
Cornets
of
horse
,
The
besieged
stood
in
want
of
many
things
,
but
their
neighbours
sent
one
hundreth
and
twentie
souldiers
,
who
with
much
ado
got
in
,
&
brought
all
that
they
could
to
succour
and
strengthen
them
.
One
of
the
hundreth
and
twentie
beeing
lag
,
was
taken
and
brought
before
the
Marshall
,
to
informe
him
of
all
that
he
knew
.
Albeit
they
racked
and
tormented
him
,
that
he
grew
as
bigge
as
a
tunne
and
so
died
vppon
the
torture
,
yet
could
not
his
tormentors
wrest
out
of
this
souldiers
mouth
,
any
word
preiudiciall
either
to
the
besieged
or
to
the
protestants
.
The
besieged
hauing
holden
out
foure
months
,
suffered
fiue
thousand
cannon
shot
,
that
had
beaten
downe
all
their
defenses
,
and
layde
their
wals
in
the
dust
,
craued
composition
:
but
the
Marshall
would
haue
them
by
force
,
and
to
that
end
gaue
foorth
a
general
assault
,
committing
the
leading
to
Candale
,
whom
hee
exhorted
to
reuenge
the
death
of
his
Captaines
and
souldiers
.
This
young
Lord
,
who
before
had
seemed
desirous
that
matters
should
haue
been
otherwise
ordered
,
marched
resolutely
to
the
breach
,
where
hee
performed
the
dutie
both
of
a
valiant
Captaine
and
couragious
souldier
:
but
after
a
little
fight
,
wherein
hee
saw
a
number
of
his
souldiers
ouerthrowne
,
himselfe
was
slaine
in
the
place
.
The
besieged
hauing
performed
all
that
was
to
be
desired
in
valiant
men
,
in
Aprill
did
accept
of
composition
for
life
and
goods
,
and
so
the
Marshall
sending
hostages
to
Nismes
for
their
safetie
,
they
came
foorth
with
the
drum
sounding
,
the
Ensignes
displayed
,
their
matches
lighted
and
in
the
cock
,
hauing
seuen
daies
respite
to
carrie
away
their
goods
,
and
to
retire
where
they
list
.
The
Marshall
vnderstanding
that
Mismes
in
great
resolution
expected
his
comming
,
and
withall
,
considering
that
hee
had
lost
two
thousand
fiue
hundreth
of
his
best
men
,
cashiered
the
rest
of
his
troupes
,
who
scattred
euery
way
.
The
Admirall
warring
in
Gascon
,
had
other
successe
:
for
he
took
Terride
,
Flaugnac
,
and
all
that
the
protestants
had
gotten
in
Gascon
beyond
Garonne
.
Then
did
hee
besiege
Caussade
,
a
small
towne
kept
with
sixe
hundreth
small
shot
,
Orpierre
,
Serres
,
and
other
places
in
the
Bishoppricke
of
Die
:
also
Meuse
and
other
villages
in
the
mountaines
,
vnder
the
leading
of
Mombrun
,
who
with
his
courses
&
exploi●s
driue
his
enemies
to
feare
him
.
The
K.
hoping
by
the
peace
granted
to
Rochel
,
Montauban
,
&
Nismes
,
to
take
some
rest
,
hauing
reuoked
the
edict
of
1570.
&
sent
his
brother
into
Poland
,
found
al
new
to
begin
:
for
those
of
Quercy
,
Lanquedoc
,
&
their
neighbours
,
did
immediately
protest
against
this
edict
,
They
besought
the
king
not
to
mislike
that
they
hauing
an
interest
in
this
action
,
had
assembled
themselues
to
the
end
with
deliberation
to
consider
of
the
surest
meanes
to
establish
a
sound
and
good
peace
.
That
through
the
pollicies
of
wicked
Councellours
,
the
king
was
induced
both
by
word
and
publicke
letters
pa●rents
,
to
declare
himselfe
to
be
the
author
of
the
massacre
at
Parris
,
which
some
fewe
daies
before
hee
had
disaduowed
,
wherin
his
reputation
was
greatly
impaired
with
forraine
nations
.
That
they
could
not
thinke
his
will
to
concurre
with
such
bloodie
effects
as
lately
appeared
,
yet
they
feared
least
his
wicked
Councellours
were
still
like
affected
,
and
therefore
they
could
do
no
lesse
but
take
order
for
the
safetie
of
Languedoc
and
themselues
,
and
by
the
example
of
their
fellowes
,
so
hardly
intreated
,
looke
to
themselues
.
They
did
therefore
for
the
establishment
of
peace
,
desire
that
the
protestants
might
in
their
townes
haue
their
Garrisons
maintained
at
the
Kings
charge
:
That
for
the
admistration
of
iustice
to
the
Protestants
,
there
might
be
in
euery
Prouince
erected
a
new
Court
of
Parliament
,
composed
of
protestant
iudges
.
That
the
protestants
for
the
maintenance
of
their
Ministers
might
be
discharged
of
such
tenths
as
the
Priests
did
demand
.
That
the
authors
,
Councellours
,
and
executioners
of
the
massacres
,
might
bee
punished
as
theeues
and
disturbers
of
the
common
quiet
.
Those
of
the
gouernment
of
Montauban
,
sent
likewise
their
Deputies
to
demaund
besides
the
premisses
,
that
the
Admirall
and
all
the
Protestants
murthered
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
August
,
1572.
as
also
they
that
yet
liued
,
might
be
deemed
to
haue
been
and
to
bee
,
most
faithfull
subjects
to
the
king
and
his
estate
,
and
innocent
and
cleare
of
all
spotte
of
rebellion
.
That
all
arrests
,
edicts
,
and
deedes
to
the
contrarie
since
published
,
might
be
reuoked
and
declared
to
bee
of
no
force
,
as
slaunderously
graunted
,
defased
,
and
rased
out
of
the
records
:
the
goods
,
honours
,
and
offices
,
restored
to
the
heires
of
the
murthered
:
all
defamatorie
monuments
taken
away
,
and
all
processions
instituted
in
honor
of
such
cruelties
,
abolished
.
They
farther
also
demaunded
free
exercise
of
their
religion
and
Ecclesiastical
discipline
in
all
poynts
:
Buriall
without
limitation
of
time
or
Church-yard
:
exemption
from
all
contribution
to
the
ceremonies
of
the
Romish
Church
:
admission
of
their
children
vnto
Colledges
vnder
protestant
Regents
,
and
legitimation
of
Priests
marriages
to
such
as
should
frame
themselues
to
their
religion
.
Many
other
articles
they
propounded
concerning
gouernment
,
and
sent
their
committies
toward
the
end
of
August
,
with
whom
neare
vnto
Lyons
ioined
the
Deputies
of
Prouence
,
Dauphine
,
and
Nismes
,
who
all
by
the
mouth
of
one
,
propounded
great
declarations
vnto
the
king
:
who
returned
them
to
conferre
with
certaine
his
commissioners
,
promising
after
he
had
broght
his
brother
the
king
of
Poland
out
of
the
Realme
,
to
take
aduise
for
all
that
should
bee
requisite
for
the
satisfying
of
his
subiects
.
Vppon
the
Deputies
report
in
the
beginning
of
Nouember
,
the
protestants
renued
their
association
throghout
the
Prouinces
aforesaid
,
where
they
held
many
places
,
as
also
a
very
exact
course
for
their
conseruation
.
The
Ambasladours
of
Polonia
beeing
entered
into
France
about
the
end
of
Iuly
to
fetch
their
king
,
they
bare
him
companie
from
Rochel
to
Parris
,
In
the
Court
there
were
some
that
reioyced
at
the
dishonour
hee
had
receiued
before
it
:
others
took
his
departure
vnpatiently
,
specially
the
Queen-mother
,
and
her
most
secret
Councellours
,
those
of
Guise
,
and
the
spiritualtie
.
All
of
them
feared
the
king
,
that
began
to
change
both
countenance
and
speech
,
specially
hauing
fully
vnderstood
the
trueth
of
the
resolution
and
meanes
of
those
of
the
religion
in
Languedoc
,
and
the
countries
thereabout
.
The
spiritualtie
had
made
a
present
of
three
hundreth
thousand
crownes
to
the
king
of
Polonia
,
for
the
good
seruices
hee
had
done
for
them
against
those
of
the
religion
,
and
would
haue
done
twise
as
much
more
,
if
hee
had
ouercome
the
Rochelers
.
The
Bishop
of
Valence
&
Lansac
being
in
Polonia
,
to
obtaine
that
which
they
pretended
,
graunted
diuers
articles
touching
those
of
the
religion
in
France
,
vnto
the
Nobilitie
of
that
countrie
,
wherevppon
the
Ambassadours
made
instant
meanes
and
requests
vnto
the
king
touching
the
same
,
which
in
effect
were
almost
agreeable
to
the
conclusion
of
those
of
Languedoc
:
they
spake
likewise
for
diuers
particulars
:
many
subtilties
were
vsed
to
diuert
the
Ambassadours
from
that
pursuite
,
busying
them
with
bankets
and
shewes
of
no
small
charge
and
expenses
.
Their
new
king
was
not
greatly
desirous
to
make
that
long
perigrination
,
and
would
gladly
haue
staed
till
the
next
Sommer
:
and
some
of
his
most
trustie
friends
assayed
to
cause
some
hard
answere
to
bee
giuen
vnto
the
Ambassadors
,
to
the
end
that
either
they
should
returne
discontented
,
or
that
the
time
might
by
that
means
passe
away
.
But
the
kings
seruants
caused
him
to
make
faire
promises
to
those
Ambassadors
that
were
remitted
vnto
the
Towne
of
Metz
,
there
to
vnderstand
what
or
how
much
should
bee
done
for
them
.
Among
these
serious
matters
,
the
King
could
not
content
himselfe
,
but
twise
or
thrise
cast
out
certaine
threatning
words
against
those
that
had
abused
him
,
making
him
beleeue
that
after
the
foure
and
twentieth
day
of
August
,
hee
should
bee
absolute
king
.
But
to
the
contrarie
,
hee
perceiued
his
subiects
openly
to
reproch
him
,
with
the
vnrecouerable
wrongs
that
he
had
don
both
to
himself
&
them
.
To
accuse
him
,
that
in
stead
of
being
father
of
his
people
,
he
had
bin
both
the
butcher
&
the
executioner
,
or
at
the
least
had
resumed
the
title
,
by
the
induction
of
the
principal
authors
of
such
confusions
,
but
his
complaints
and
threatnings
were
but
of
hard
disgestion
for
himselfe
,
and
in
those
troubles
hee
found
not
one
faithfull
seruant
that
taught
him
to
bee
patient
and
to
content
himselfe
,
in
time
to
find
the
meanes
to
execute
iustice
vpon
such
as
had
committed
so
many
iniustices
and
furious
executions
,
vnder
the
title
and
pretence
of
his
name
,
And
being
somewhat
amended
and
recouered
of
his
strength
,
he
ceased
not
to
procure
and
hasten
his
brothers
departure
,
that
issued
out
of
France
about
the
end
of
October
,
leauing
all
the
charge
vnto
his
mother
,
who
openly
shewed
to
beare
him
greater
affection
then
to
her
other
two
sonnes
.
The
King
beeing
doubted
of
by
her
,
because
of
his
threatnings
and
alterations
,
and
the
Duke
of
Alencon
loued
not
the
house
of
Guise
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Queene-mother
fained
to
bee
verie
carefull
touching
the
election
of
the
Lieftenant
generall
of
the
Realme
.
And
beeing
at
Soissons
,
desired
the
king
not
to
graunt
that
charge
to
the
Duke
of
Alencon
his
brother
,
alleaging
that
that
young
Prince
that
would
not
approoue
the
massacres
,
being
followed
by
diuers
discontented
persons
,
might
mooue
some
troublesome
matters
,
if
he
once
perceiued
the
forces
of
the
Realme
to
bee
at
his
commandement
.
Therevppon
newes
came
,
that
the
Deputies
of
diuers
Prouinces
came
from
many
places
to
assemble
the
estates
,
with
notes
and
commissions
to
speake
boldly
,
namely
against
the
Authors
and
Councellours
of
the
massacres
.
For
which
cause
the
estates
beeing
assigned
to
bee
at
Champagne
,
was
reiourned
,
and
yet
diuers
Deputies
beeing
come
to
Parris
,
asked
and
obtained
audience
,
wherein
after
many
and
diuers
earnest
complaints
and
declarations
made
touching
the
publicque
confusions
of
the
Realme
of
France
,
and
particularly
in
the
Prouinces
,
they
besought
the
king
,
that
in
consideration
of
the
mischiefes
supported
by
his
subiects
for
the
space
of
many
yeares
,
by
the
euill
gouernment
of
his
principall
Councellours
,
it
would
please
him
to
giue
some
comfort
to
his
subiects
,
and
in
the
meane
time
to
call
an
assembly
of
al
the
estates
of
his
realm
,
to
foresee
and
prouide
for
those
disorders
,
otherwise
it
was
to
be
feared
the
people
would
rise
and
breed
some
mutinie
.
The
Queene-mother
and
her
adherents
hardly
pushed
at
by
such
complaints
,
where
with
the
king
seemed
to
bee
mooued
,
sought
by
faire
speeches
to
appease
the
Deputies
:
and
presently
after
changed
countenance
,
vsing
threatnings
in
such
sort
,
that
the
Deputies
returned
without
any
reliefe
,
but
onely
that
the
king
would
shortly
take
some
order
for
them
,
wherewith
they
were
exhorted
to
maintaine
the
prouinces
in
peace
,
permitting
those
of
Languedoc
,
whom
they
doubted
to
make
new
assemblies
,
thereby
to
frame
large
articles
,
which
not
long
after
they
did
in
the
assembly
holden
at
Milliand
in
Rouergne
,
where
they
forgot
not
any
any
thing
requisite
for
them
and
their
associates
.
The
mischiefe
by
the
which
an
entrie
was
made
for
the
ruine
and
ouerthrow
of
those
of
the
religion
,
was
,
that
diuers
Catholickes
that
termed
themselues
polliticques
and
discontented
,
thrust
themselues
among
them
.
And
comming
in
credite
,
made
themselues
companions
with
them
:
in
such
manner
,
that
if
those
of
the
religion
had
kept
themselues
a
part
,
the
king
had
bin
constrained
to
graunt
them
peace
,
and
by
that
meanes
their
affaires
had
fallen
out
happily
,
which
they
did
not
by
reason
of
this
mixture
,
whereof
inuited
by
the
course
of
yeares
wee
will
now
speake
somewhat
.
Certaine
polliticque
Courtiers
to
bring
the
matter
to
a
better
poynt
,
esteemed
it
necessarie
to
haue
a
Lieftenant
generall
,
nominating
the
D.
of
Alencon
as
most
fit
for
that
place
:
they
set
before
him
the
little
estimation
made
of
him
:
his
small
meanes
:
the
inquisitions
made
of
his
seruants
:
the
distrusts
that
were
had
touching
his
fidelitie
:
the
refusall
of
graunting
him
the
Lieftenancie
generall
:
the
kings
sicknesse
,
and
the
meanes
that
offered
it selfe
vnto
him
to
restore
the
estate
of
the
Realme
,
counselling
him
to
withdraw
himselfe
from
the
Court
,
and
so
beginne
to
mooue
the
matter
.
While
this
was
doing
,
where
the
Queene-mother
was
presently
certified
,
and
could
serue
her
turne
,
thereby
as
you
shall
see
the
practises
to
surprise
Rochel
,
wherein
Puigaillard
,
Landereau
,
the
Barron
de
la
Garde
and
others
,
were
dealers
,
Those
of
the
religion
vnderstanding
the
deuise
against
the
Rochelers
,
and
the
practises
inuented
to
surprise
them
in
Languedoc
,
and
all
the
while
the
truce
indured
,
The
Duke
of
Alencon
,
that
had
been
solicited
by
his
most
faithfull
Councellours
to
looke
vnto
himselfe
,
was
put
in
minde
to
seeke
for
the
place
of
Lieftenant
generall
,
and
if
hee
obtained
it
to
keepe
himselfe
aloofe
:
or
if
they
sought
to
imploy
him
against
those
of
Languedoc
,
to
thinke
vpon
the
meanes
to
restore
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
to
some
better
estate
.
His
mother
was
perswaded
that
the
Marshals
de
Montmorency
and
de
Cosse
were
dealers
therin
,
at
the
instance
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
wherevppon
with
her
Councell
shee
determined
to
assure
her selfe
,
and
to
ridde
her selfe
of
those
that
seemed
to
take
other
part
then
hers
,
which
was
the
entrie
into
diuers
strange
alterations
,
wherin
those
of
Guise
holpe
with
both
their
hands
:
wherevppon
it
happened
,
that
the
Court
beeing
at
Saint
Germain
in
Laye
,
the
Duke
Alencon
made
request
vnto
the
king
,
to
graunt
him
the
estate
of
Lieftenant
generall
,
to
represent
the
kings
person
throughout
the
Realme
.
Whervppon
the
Marshall
de
Montmorencie
entering
into
speech
thereof
,
with
the
king
and
the
Queen-mother
,
shewed
them
,
that
if
they
graunted
not
that
request
vnto
the
Duke
,
they
should
do
him
wrong
,
for
that
it
would
be
an
occasion
for
euery
man
to
iudge
of
his
vnsufficiencie
,
for
that
the
same
estate
had
been
giuen
vnto
the
Duke
of
Aniou
without
his
request
:
alleaging
other
reasons
as
the
desert
of
such
a
place
might
mooue
him
for
the
quietnesse
of
the
Realme
.
They
proceeded
further
,
for
that
at
the
same
time
a
report
beeing
sowen
abroad
,
that
the
Duke
of
Alencon
secretly
held
certaine
men
about
him
,
therby
to
effect
some
bad
exployt
,
the
Queene
his
mother
went
personally
to
search
within
his
chamber
:
&
not
long
after
,
putting
I
know
not
what
feare
and
distrusts
into
the
kings
minde
,
counselled
him
to
approach
nearer
to
Parris
,
that
hee
might
lodge
in
more
safetie
at
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
a
strong
and
pleasant
place
.
Before
hee
dislodged
happened
an
other
matter
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
making
a
quarrell
in
the
Court
yeard
of
the
Castle
of
Saint
Germain
,
against
one
named
Ventabran
,
(
in
time
past
one
of
his
seruants
)
layd
hand
vpon
his
sword
,
Ventabran
fledde
and
got
to
the
staires
,
running
to
the
chamber
of
the
Marshall
de
Montmorencic
,
which
beeing
shutte
,
hee
ranne
higher
to
the
chamber
of
the
Ladie
,
widdow
to
the
Constable
:
and
finding
Monsicur
de
Thore
,
the
Marsha●s
brother
,
stayed
there
,
where
hee
got
certaine
blows
,
but
yet
without
hurt
,
the
Duke
affirming
that
Ventabran
had
conspired
to
kil
him
:
and
that
hee
would
plague
him
for
it
.
This
deuile
thus
wrought
:
the
Marshall
being
a
wise
Gentleman
,
fought
to
finde
out
the
trueth
,
and
caused
Ventabran
to
be
committed
to
prison
,
who
within
two
daies
after
,
was
set
at
libertie
,
which
was
the
occasion
that
the
Marshall
by
licence
from
the
king
departed
from
the
Court
.
This
was
done
in
the
moneth
of
Februarie
,
at
the
end
whereof
,
newes
came
to
the
Court
,
that
on
Normandie
side
,
about
a
daies
iourney
from
thence
,
there
lay
two
or
three
hundreth
horsemen
,
that
were
said
to
been
assembled
by
the
Duke
of
Alencon
,
to
fauor
his
retire
from
the
Court
,
Others
bearing
him
no
great
affection
,
spred
foorth
a
rumour
that
they
were
in
armes
prepared
to
kill
the
king
,
the
Queene
,
and
his
Councell
.
The
first
aduise
tooke
place
,
neuerthelesse
to
make
the
latter
seeme
likely
(
yet
vntrue
)
euery
man
(
except
it
were
the
king
,
I
must
tell
you
that
the
Duke
of
Alencon
was
in
minde
to
haue
departed
from
the
Court
,
and
to
take
the
king
of
Nauarre
with
him
,
and
that
this
troupe
composed
of
the
Gentlemen
their
seruants
,
came
to
bring
them
to
the
places
appointed
by
them
:
but
imagining
many
difficulties
in
the
execution
,
hee
tooke
aduise
of
la
Mole
a
Gentleman
of
Prouence
that
gouerned
him
,
who
gaue
him
counsell
with
al
speed
to
aduerise
the
king
his
brother
,
and
his
mother
,
what
his
meaning
was
:
which
was
the
cause
that
the
king
remooued
not
:
neuerthelèsse
the
mother
that
had
som
greater
matter
in
her
head
,
made
that
voyage
by
night
,
and
went
to
the
house
of
the
Marshall
de
Retz
,
in
the
subburbs
of
S.
Honore
.
The
Parisians
beleeuing
whatsoeuer
was
told
them
touching
those
horses
,
in
short
time
made
a
great
and
puissant
armie
,
as
they
said
.
The
next
day
the
king
went
vnto
his
mother
,
and
within
eight
daies
after
,
they
went
to
Blois
Saint
Vincennes
,
hauing
holden
diuers
councels
to
deuise
the
means
to
intrap
the
Marshal
d'Anuille
,
that
gaue
them
worke
to
do
in
Languedoc
.
Meane
time
,
the
Duke
of
Alencon
and
the
king
of
Mauarre
,
vppon
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
March
,
published
a
declaration
touching
the
matter
of
Saint
Germains
,
protesting
their
good
wils
towards
the
king
,
and
that
they
were
resolued
to
oppose
themselues
with
all
their
meanes
,
against
such
as
would
rebell
against
him
,
which
was
an
occasion
to
bring
the
Marshall
de
Montmorencic
vnto
the
Court
:
who
being
come
was
arested
,
as
also
the
Marshall
de
Cosse
,
and
both
most
shamefully
led
prisoners
to
the
Bastille
.
On
the
other
side
la
Mole
Coconnas
,
&
Tourtay
,
seruants
to
the
Duke
of
Alencon
,
were
committed
within
Parris
,
and
not
long
after
executed
,
hauing
onely
confessed
to
haue
been
of
their
Maisters
counsell
to
depart
out
of
the
Court
.
Diuers
Lords
and
Gentlemen
intangled
in
this
processe
,
saued
themselues
as
well
as
they
could
:
the
Duke
of
Alencon
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
were
kept
more
straight
,
and
twise
examined
touching
that
action
.
Dauphine
,
Mombrun
tooke
Loriol
,
Linron
,
Alet
,
Graue
,
and
Roinac
,
and
ouerthrew
fiue
companies
of
footmen
that
sought
to
impeach
them
.
Those
of
Villeneufue
in
Viuarais
,
not
long
before
had
put
certaine
troupes
to
the
swood
,
that
came
against
those
of
the
religion
,
without
losse
of
one
man
,
and
tooke
Aubenas
,
a
Towne
of
great
importance
,
hauing
cut
the
throates
of
all
the
Garrison
,
for
the
most
part
composed
of
the
massacres
of
Lyons
.
The
gouernment
of
Languedoc
and
Dauphine
hauing
bin
committed
to
the
Prince
d'Auphine
,
&
Monsieur
d'Acier
ioyned
with
him
,
the
Marshall
d'Anuille
by
letters
intercepted
,
discouered
what
was
pretended
against
him
,
by
which
meanes
hee
beganne
to
draw
to
those
of
the
religion
,
consulting
with
Saint
Romaine
Gouernour
of
Nismes
,
seized
vppon
Montpeslier
,
Beaucaire
,
Lunel
,
and
Pezenas
.
In
Poistou
the
Polititians
ioyned
with
la
Noue
,
tooke
Saint
Maixaut
,
Melle
,
Fontenay
,
Lusignan
,
and
other
places
.
In
Normandie
about
the
beginning
of
March
,
de
Fey
,
with
fistie
Gentlemen
came
to
meete
him
:
from
whence
hee
went
to
Saint
Lo
,
and
then
with
in
three
daies
after
,
assieged
and
took
Carentan
by
composition
.
Within
a
month
after
,
a
strong
armie
of
the
enemie
,
commaunded
by
Matignon
and
Feruaques
,
set
vppon
him
and
inclosed
him
with
a
little
weake
towne
and
ill
furnished
,
called
Danfrone
,
accompanied
with
sixtie
horse
,
and
eight
harguebuziers
,
conducted
by
Captaine
la
Touche
the
younger
,
resoluing
vppon
a
valiant
defence
,
euen
in
the
beginning
of
the
siege
sent
foorth
siue
and
twentie
horse
,
and
some
small
shot
,
who
giuing
a
sharpe
onset
,
slew
seuen
Gentlemen
assaylants
,
and
nine
horse
,
and
soretired
with
the
losse
of
the
Lord
of
Friaize
,
who
was
slaine
,
and
two
prisoners
that
they
left
behinde
.
This
was
the
eleuenth
of
May
.
The
next
day
the
besieged
cut
in
peeces
one
Corps
de
garde
:
but
soone
after
,
some
either
for
feare
,
or
won
with
faire
woords
,
forsooke
the
Countie
and
yeelded
to
the
assaylants
,
who
in
reward
,
stripped
and
put
them
to
their
ransome
.
The
Queen-mother
vnderstanding
that
the
Countie
whom
shee
hated
to
the
death
,
was
in
her
nettes
,
sent
forces
day
and
night
to
strengthen
Matignon
,
as
also
the
armie
that
lay
before
Saint
Lo
,
was
commanded
with
all
speed
to
march
to
Danfrone
,
where
they
had
in
the
beginning
of
the
siege
six
thousand
small
shot
,
and
fifteen
hundreth
horse
.
The
king
being
very
sicke
,
vpon
the
23.
of
May
the
Castle
was
battered
with
six
peeces
of
cannon
,
that
in
fiue
houres
shot
aboue
fiue
hundreth
times
,
and
made
a
breach
of
fiue
and
fortie
foote
broad
.
Then
did
most
of
the
Counties
men
forsake
him
,
and
in
liew
of
entring
the
Castle
with
him
,
fled
out
of
the
Towne
into
the
campe
,
where
they
receiued
their
deserued
entailment
as
their
former
companions
.
About
two
of
the
clock
at
after
noone
,
the
assay
lants
came
fiercely
to
the
breach
,
where
they
found
the
Countie
on
the
right
side
,
with
the
lords
of
Brossay
,
Chauuiny
,
Cornieres
,
Tere
,
yong
Touche
,
Mahiliere
,
Crosse
,
Oulfe
and
others
,
to
the
number
of
twentie
.
On
the
left
side
were
the
Lords
of
Sey
,
Hayes
,
Vaudore
,
Sanssaye
,
Villenenfue
and
others
,
in
like
number
of
twentie
.
All
togither
fell
vpon
their
knees
to
hear
the
prayer
which
one
of
the
three
Ministers
there
present
made
in
the
presence
of
the
assay
lants
,
who
when
it
was
done
,
came
to
handie
blows
in
the
order
following
.
Out
of
tenne
companies
of
men
at
armes
present
at
that
siege
,
Matignon
&
the
other
Captains
chose
one
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
even
ten
out
of
euerie
companie
,
well
armed
:
followed
with
600.
small
shot
,
with
murrians
,
&
100.
pikemen
with
their
corselers
.
These
800.
men
,
with
some
200.
voluntaries
mixed
among
them
,
were
led
by
the
LL.
of
Fernaques
,
Villermois
,
S.
Golombe
,
Raberprey
,
Lauerdin
and
others
.
The
fight
lasted
siue
hours
,
neither
did
the
cannon
cease
,
which
indomaged
the
defer
dants
with
stones
,
wherewith
also
the
Countie
was
wounded
in
two
places
on
his
face
,
but
slightly
.
He
was
also
strucke
with
a
harquebuze
vpon
the
right
arme
near
the
shoulder
,
which
throgh
the
goodnesse
of
his
vambras
prooded
but
a
bruse
.
Thus
hauing
obstinately
continued
the
fight
on
both
sides
,
the
assailants
were
putto
retire
,
with
the
losse
of
Doily
,
S.
Colombe
,
and
sundrie
other
Captaines
,
Gentlemen
,
&
souldiers
,
slaine
in
the
breach
,
to
the
number
of
60.
&
about
100.
led
away
hurt
&
maimed
.
On
the
Counties
side
were
also
slaine
,
Brossay
,
Tere
,
Mesnil
a
Minister
,
Vandore
,
Saussey
,
Nohe
,
&
6.
soldiers
,
&
12.
wounded
:
namely
the
Countie
,
Villeneusue
,
Riutere
,
Ousse
,
Gros
a
Minister
,
Maimberte
and
Courton
,
captains
,
&
5.
soldiers
.
Two
daies
after
,
seuen
or
8.
of
the
besieged
got
forth
&
fled
to
the
camp
.
The
26.
of
the
month
,
Vassey
thrise
spake
to
the
Countie
,
inducing
him
to
enter
into
composition
,
as
also
they
had
done
the
day
before
.
Loth
he
was
to
consent
,
as
knowing
the
hatred
of
his
enemies
,
accounting
it
an
honor
to
die
vpon
the
breach
with
weapon
in
hand
:
but
seeing
his
men
thus
cast
away
themselues
,
leauing
him
in
maner
alone
,
with
the
wounded
&
a
few
others
the
likewise
fainted
:
withal
,
that
al
munition
of
war
&
water
failed
,
he
was
inforced
to
hearken
to
composition
,
rather
to
saue
the
remainder
,
than
of
any
regard
to
himself
:
yet
making
of
necessity
a
vertue
,
he
held
off
,
&
obtained
the
himself
with
his
assistants
shuld
depart
with
their
liues
&
some
garments
,
but
no
weapons
but
sword
&
dagger
.
That
himself
shuld
remain
in
the
hands
of
Matig
.
&
Vassey
,
but
with
good
entertainment
&
safetie
of
his
life
.
This
composition
they
sware
to
keep
inuiolably
:
&
Vassey
who
was
his
kinsman
,
made
great
protestations
therof
.
Some
hours
after
towards
midnight
,
these
2.
Cap.
went
for
the
C.
who
came
forth
in
the
company
of
Chauuiny
.
And
about
7
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
Mat.
returned
to
bring
forth
the
rest
.
With
him
entred
the
soldiers
lodged
in
the
town
,
&
the
camp
by
the
breach
.
The
commposition
was
so
holden
,
that
in
the
presence
of
Ma.
they
slew
part
of
the
besieged
,
stripped
the
rest
,
&
offring
them
great
indignities
,
forced
them
to
fine
&
pay
ransome
.
Three
or
4.
that
fel
into
the
hands
of
a
Lord
,
that
made
account
of
the
law
of
arms
,
escaped
safe
.
A
Mini.
named
Bute
,
they
put
to
death
,
&
hanged
Cap.
Touche
the
yonger
.
The
Co.
was
soone
after
,
contrarie
to
faith
&
promise
,
broght
prisoner
to
Paris
,
&
lastly
put
to
death
,
as
we
wil
more
at
latge
note
in
due
time
&
order
.
The
D.
of
Montp
.
very
affectionate
to
the
Ro.
church
,
with
anarmie
took
the
field
in
April
,
to
war
against
the
protestants
in
Poictou
,
Tonnay
Charante
,
but
could
not
archieue
it
.
In
May
,
the
D.
besieged
the
castie
of
Talmont
,
which
yelded
:
but
in
the
mean
time
his
company
was
surprised
in
a
village
near
to
S.
Hermine
,
many
slain
,
12.
or
15.
Gentlemen
caried
away
prisoners
,
&
som
60.
horse
,
much
baggage
,
&
the
D.
cupboord
of
siluer
plate
,
by
Cap.
S.
Stephen
,
who
lay
in
garrison
in
Fontenay
,
which
the
D.
immediately
besieged
,
&
gaue
two
assaults
,
wher
he
gained
nothing
,
but
lost
the
most
resolute
of
his
troups
.
Wherevpon
hearing
of
the
kings
mortal
sicknesse
,
he
retired
,
attending
new
supplies
&
commissions
.
At
the
same
time
the
Prince
of
Conde
beeing
gotten
from
the
Court
,
and
retired
into
Picardie
,
receiued
aduise
of
diuers
practises
wroght
to
seize
vpon
his
person
:
By
the
same
messenger
Thore
writ
to
his
brother
the
Marshall
d'Anuille
,
perswading
him
to
looke
about
him
,
and
to
take
the
offered
occasion
.
This
Marshall
was
the
same
time
at
great
strife
in
himselfe
,
seeking
to
assure
himselfe
on
both
sides
:
on
the
one
side
hee
doubted
the
king
and
Queene-mother
:
on
the
other
the
protestants
meanes
to
ouerthrow
him
,
if
hee
should
intreat
them
hardly
.
Heerevppon
hee
resolued
sometimes
to
haue
an
eye
to
the
Court
,
sometimes
to
the
contrarie
,
and
according
to
the
Prouerb
,
to
watch
how
the
market
went
.
On
the
one
side
writing
to
the
chiefe
Captaines
of
the
protestants
:
on
the
other
,
sending
the
Lord
of
Rieux
to
Boisde
Vincennes
to
the
king
,
with
ample
instructions
dated
the
eighteenth
of
May
,
therein
protesting
of
his
affection
:
declaring
his
former
seruices
,
intreating
after
account
yeelded
of
his
administration
to
bee
discharged
of
his
office
,
and
to
withdraw
to
any
place
that
the
king
should
appoynt
.
The
same
day
hee
wrote
to
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouse
,
to
excuse
himselfe
of
that
he
was
accuse
of
a
desire
to
rebel
against
the
king
,
and
to
surprise
Narbonne
.
These
proceedings
stayed
the
Queene-mother
and
her
Councellours
,
who
did
well
perceiue
that
d'Anuille
would
set
them
worke
ynough
,
if
they
should
deale
otherwise
then
well
,
or
touch
his
brother
Montmorencies
life
,
whom
in
the
meane
time
they
caused
to
bee
kept
,
so
to
bridle
d'Anuille
,
and
to
take
some
course
in
their
affaires
,
as
heereafter
wee
shall
well
perceiue
.
Those
of
least
iudgement
,
esteemed
that
hee
had
eaten
or
drunke
somewhat
that
disiested
not
.
Some
superstitious
persons
imagined
some
witchcrafe
or
coniuration
,
&
because
la
Mole
had
bin
found
seized
with
a
litle
image
of
wax
about
him
,
(
which
he
affirmed
to
be
the
picture
of
a
Gentlewoman
)
pricked
in
two
places
by
a
witch
,
they
made
certaine
reports
to
be
spredde
abroad
,
that
it
was
a
certain
charme
vsed
against
the
life
of
the
king
.
Althogh
la
Mole
sustained
the
contrarie
,
vntil
the
last
point
of
his
death
,
affirmed
it
to
be
made
only
to
continue
him
in
the
loue
of
that
Gentlewoman
whom
he
ment
to
marrie
.
The
king
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
surmount
and
ouercome
his
sicknesse
,
and
as
his
yeares
gaue
him
,
assayed
diuers
times
to
shewe
his
courage
,
but
all
in
vaine
.
After
the
departure
of
the
king
of
Polonia
,
they
perceiued
him
to
bee
more
changed
in
minde
then
in
bodie
.
If
he
had
liued
longer
,
it
is
without
all
doubt
,
that
the
Councellours
of
the
massacre
had
receiued
their
reward
from
him
,
his
heart
was
so
much
mooued
against
them
,
so
that
he
could
not
chuse
but
vtter
his
mind
therin
to
some
about
him
in
the
Court
,
whom
hee
knew
to
bee
vtter
enemies
to
such
iniustice
:
and
thereof
wrote
letters
out
of
the
Realme
.
So
that
to
conclude
,
hee
was
determined
to
haue
made
some
stirring
among
them
,
vntill
that
finding
himselfe
to
bee
seized
vppon
,
and
that
hee
had
not
the
meanes
as
then
to
execute
any
thing
,
beeing
inuironed
by
men
that
helde
him
as
it
were
bound
both
hand
and
foote
,
his
seruants
slaine
,
disgraced
,
or
banished
from
him
:
wherein
in
time
he
thought
to
take
order
,
that
might
procure
an
ouerture
to
his
haughtie
desires
,
not
once
thinking
vntill
hee
was
so
weake
,
that
hee
had
beene
so
neare
his
death
.
The
fourth
of
May
,
hee
aduertised
the
said
Gouernors
of
the
imprisonment
of
the
two
Marshals
,
that
were
accused
of
conspiracie
against
his
person
and
the
estate
,
inioyning
them
to
ouerrunne
all
those
that
were
vppe
in
armes
,
to
put
them
to
the
sword
,
but
the
poore
Prince
as
then
was
neither
respected
of
friends
nor
enemies
.
Euery
day
he
receiued
packets
of
new
commotions
,
that
bredde
nothing
but
discommodities
,
wherein
a
firme
peace
,
and
faithfull
maintenance
of
those
of
the
religion
in
the
exercise
thereof
,
and
in
that
which
they
had
desired
for
the
conseruations
of
their
persons
,
goods
,
dignities
,
rights
,
and
priuiledges
,
had
beene
the
onely
remedie
which
his
mother
and
her
Councellours
abhorred
.
Hee
perceiued
the
beginnings
of
new
troubles
,
in
the
captiuitie
of
his
brother
,
and
his
brother
in
law
,
and
the
two
Marshals
:
as
also
in
the
exile
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
of
diuers
great
Lords
:
his
subiects
armed
one
against
the
other
:
and
to
bee
short
,
the
fire
of
diuision
kindled
more
then
euer
it
was
.
Wherevpon
ouercome
with
the
euill
that
raigned
in
his
bodie
,
and
with
so
many
horrible
tempests
in
his
brains
,
he
was
forced
to
keepe
his
bed
and
yeelde
to
his
disease
.
For
the
space
of
certaine
daies
hee
stroue
and
struggeled
against
nature
,
not
yeelding
therevnto
by
extreame
force
.
The
nine
and
twentieth
of
May
,
letters
were
written
in
his
name
to
the
Gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
to
whom
hee
sent
word
,
that
during
his
sicknesse
if
he
chanced
to
die
,
vntil
the
comming
of
the
king
of
Polonia
his
brother
&
successor
,
they
should
obey
the
Queene
his
mother
,
The
thirtieth
of
May
,
which
was
the
day
of
his
death
,
the
Queene-mother
perceiuing
that
the
simple
letters
made
the
day
before
,
Neuerthelesse
,
the
better
to
binde
the
hands
of
the
two
first
Princes
of
the
blood
,
and
the
two
Marshals
whom
shee
held
prisoners
,
to
beate
her
enemies
,
to
extirminate
the
Countie
de
Montgommerie
,
kept
prisoner
against
faith
and
promise
made
,
to
sowe
new
diuisions
in
the
estate
,
and
so
to
maintaine
her selfe
in
those
confusions
,
without
foreseeing
the
great
disorders
whereof
shee
should
bee
cause
,
by
that
meanes
giuing
libertie
to
those
that
in
the
ende
would
bee
her
ouerthrowe
,
as
heereafter
you
shall
heare
:
her
ambition
blinded
her
eyes
,
shee
entered
into
the
kings
chamber
with
Birague
,
by
whom
shee
caused
to
bee
shewed
vnto
him
,
that
seeing
his
sickenesse
hindered
him
from
dealing
in
the
affaires
that
required
his
presence
,
it
should
be
good
to
giue
the
regencie
of
the
Realme
vnto
the
Queen
his
mother
,
and
commaunded
that
letters
pattents
to
the
same
end
should
be
giuen
vnto
her
.
The
king
that
was
at
his
last
houre
,
by
their
aduise
caused
the
Secretaries
and
Captaines
of
his
guards
to
bee
called
in
,
to
whom
hee
saide
:
Doo
all
that
which
the
Queene
my
mother
shall
commaund
you
,
and
obey
her
as
my selfe
.
The
Duke
of
Alencon
and
the
King
of
Nauarre
were
likewise
called
,
that
they
might
knowe
that
the
Regencie
was
committed
to
the
Queene-mother
,
and
were
expresly
named
in
the
letters
that
were
presently
dispatched
for
the
same
purpose
.
One
that
published
a
discourse
of
his
last
speechs
,
saith
,
that
not
long
before
hee
died
,
hee
desired
his
mother
to
pursue
his
enemies
to
the
vttermost
,
and
that
with
great
vehemencie
he
reiterated
his
speeches
,
saying
:
Madame
,
I
pray
you
heartily
do
it
.
And
in
those
combats
of
minde
,
hee
died
at
Blois
Saint
Vincennes
,
vpon
the
30.
of
May
,
1574.
in
the
presence
of
his
mother
,
set
vpon
a
chest
,
accompanied
with
the
Cardinals
of
Bourbon
&
Ferrare
,
the
Chancellor
Birague
,
Lansac
,
&
other
Lords
that
beheld
the
end
of
the
tragical
life
of
this
Prince
,
that
was
born
the
27.
of
Iune
1550.
&
began
to
raigne
the
5.
of
Decemb.
1560
,
and
had
a
raigne
which
all
posteritie
will
admire
and
abhorre
.
So
this
Prince
liued
not
till
hee
attained
to
the
full
age
of
foure
and
twentie
yeares
,
of
nature
beeing
very
actiue
,
vnconstant
in
his
cogitations
,
rash
in
his
enterprises
,
impatient
to
attend
,
diligent
to
looke
into
other
mens
natures
,
prompt
of
conceit
,
of
good
memorie
,
extreame
colloricke
,
secret
,
a
great
dissembler
,
and
one
that
easily
framed
his
countenance
,
They
likewise
made
him
become
one
of
the
greatest
blasphemers
in
France
,
wherein
he
became
so
expert
,
that
that
euill
quallitie
in
him
,
conuerted
to
bee
his
ordinarie
speech
.
Martigues
,
Losses
and
others
,
taught
him
that
corruption
by
his
mothers
consent
:
specially
after
the
first
troubles
.
They
contented
not
themselues
with
those
corruptions
,
but
inticed
him
likewise
to
Courtizans
,
to
whom
of
himself
he
was
not
much
adicted
:
and
to
conclude
,
to
make
him
the
capitall
enemie
of
the
religion
,
both
shee
and
they
which
ought
to
haue
had
more
care
of
conseruing
the
honour
of
this
Prince
,
left
nothing
omitted
,
wherby
to
push
him
forward
to
all
vice
,
&
to
cause
him
to
wallow
in
the
filthinesse
that
couered
him
on
all
sides
:
hee
vttered
his
words
in
good
termes
,
with
a
readie
and
pleasant
speech
:
loued
Musicke
and
Poetrie
:
wee
haue
seene
reasonable
good
verses
of
his
composing
.
But
his
principall
exercise
was
in
hunting
,
the
pleasure
whereof
,
made
him
forget
all
other
pleasures
,
and
in
the
end
hee
gaue
himselfe
so
much
vnto
it
,
that
the
blood
of
wilde
beasts
,
which
to
shed
hee
tooke
a
singular
pleasure
,
hauing
ript
vp
their
bellies
,
&
pulling
out
their
intrailes
with
his
owne
hands
,
made
him
in
a
manner
to
become
furious
,
so
that
many
times
at
his
returne
from
hunting
,
hee
entered
into
such
furie
,
that
none
of
his
seruants
durst
once
appeare
in
his
sight
,
vnlesse
would
receiue
some
blows
.
In
his
Anagranome
,
which
was
deuised
by
certaine
persons
after
the
massacre
,
was
found
out
these
two
words
:
Chasseur
,
Desloyal
,
wherein
are
as
many
letters
,
and
the
same
that
are
in
Charles
de
Valois
.
Hee
had
composed
a
booke
of
all
the
parts
of
bunting
,
which
till
this
time
neuer
was
extant
:
hee
was
sober
,
drinking
no
wine
,
slept
little
:
his
visage
long
,
pale
,
and
swart
:
a
long
nose
:
sharpe
and
quicke
sight
,
specially
after
the
second
troubles
:
of
bodie
well
proportioned
,
but
beginning
to
stoupe
.
Hee
tooke
pleasure
to
taunt
great
men
,
not
sparing
either
mother
or
bretheren
,
specially
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
whom
hee
railed
at
,
and
diuers
times
vsed
him
most
vnwoorthily
:
but
aboue
all
,
hee
had
a
great
quarrell
to
the
Parliament
of
Parris
:
to
the
officers
whereof
,
in
one
of
his
Orations
made
touching
the
complaints
of
the
neglecting
of
his
commaundements
,
hee
said
:
I
will
that
from
hencefoorth
you
shall
obey
my
commaundement
,
without
any
more
disputation
touching
their
merites
,
for
I
know
what
is
to
bee
done
for
the
honour
and
profite
of
my
realme
,
better
then
you
do
.
And
I
will
that
from
hencefoorth
you
shall
not
loose
any
time
to
write
,
or
frame
your
declaration
vnto
mee
,
neither
yet
to
moderate
,
correct
,
nor
interpret
my
commaundements
.
For
my
meaning
is
,
that
all
whatsoeuer
I
say
and
do
,
shal
presently
bee
executed
.
Three
daies
before
hee
died
,
his
mother
hauing
shewed
him
of
the
taking
of
the
Countie
de
Montgommery
,
hee
made
her
no
aunswere
:
and
when
shee
told
him
that
hee
ought
to
reioyce
at
the
taking
of
him
that
had
killed
his
father
,
I
care
neither
for
that
(
said
hee
)
nor
for
any
thing
else
in
this
world
.
Hee
likewise
reioyced
that
hee
left
no
small
children
behinde
him
,
because
(
said
he
)
that
leauing
them
in
their
minorities
,
they
should
haue
ouer
much
to
suffer
:
adding
,
that
France
as
then
had
neede
of
a
man
.
Now
wee
must
speake
of
his
successour
,
and
see
what
maner
of
man
hee
was
.
Heere
endeth
the
Historie
of
the
last
troubles
that
happened
in
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
.
THE
FIRST
BOOKE
OF
THE
HISTORIE
OF
the
last
troubles
of
France
,
vnder
the
raignes
of
Henry
the
third
,
and
Henry
the
fourth
now
liuing
.
M.D.LXXIIII
.
I
Am
not
abashed
,
if
such
as
at
randon
discourse
&
speake
of
our
great
miseries
,
do
so
oftentimes
run
into
fond
opinions
,
[
a
](A01160-e98830-b)
a
France
hath
indured
seuen
warres
,
and
hath
seene
6.
Edicts
of
pacification
.
God
grant
that
the
7.
peace
may
be
the
last
,
and
the
end
of
ciuil
miseries
.
The
peace
for
forraigne
warres
was
made
in
Ann.
1559.
There
is
no
opinion
that
is
deeper
with
in
the
hearts
of
men
,
then
the
opinion
of
religion
.
by
the
hazard
of
so
many
battailes
:
the
ruin
of
so
many
people
:
the
taking
and
spoyling
of
so
many
townes
:
and
the
death
of
so
many
Princes
:
that
the
only
remembrance
,
taketh
away
my
sences
,
stoppeth
my
speeche
,
and
maketh
my
pen
to
stay●
therefore
to
begin
this
matter
,
and
to
voyde
the
spindle
,
we
must
first
finde
the
ende
of
the
third
:
and
by
the
ende
of
forraigne
warres
,
weaue
this
cloath
of
ciuill
Commotions
.
All
war
is
cruell
,
and
endeth
with
more
difficultie
then
it
is
taken
in
hand
:
but
those
diuisions
that
happen
in
any
estate
touching
the
point
that
ought
to
knit
and
vnite
the
spirits
of
men
,
are
more
bloodie
,
their
beginnings
more
terrible
,
and
their
endes
more
dangerous
:
and
the
more
the
pretences
are
large
and
faire
,
the
more
men
enter
into
the
sustaining
and
defending
of
them
:
for
there
is
nothing
that
doth
mooue
them
more
,
then
the
defence
of
their
religion
:
nor
any
thing
that
doth
more
animate
,
nor
sooner
put
them
in
obliuion
of
the
consideration
of
respect
,
dutie
,
and
obedience
,
then
the
quarrell
concerning
the
saluation
of
their
soules
:
and
the
manner
of
the
seruice
they
ought
to
minister
vnto
God
:
euery
man
esteeming
that
religion
he
followeth
,
to
bee
the
true
,
and
purest
manner
of
woorshipping
:
condemning
and
reiecting
all
that
which
is
not
conformable
vnto
it
.
France
,
that
at
all
times
hath
beene
the
nource
of
fine
wittes
,
both
subtill
and
curious
,
was
the
most
fit
and
apt
Prouince
,
wherein
to
make
this
Noueltie
spring
:
and
therein
became
so
fruitefull
,
that
in
lesse
then
two
or
three
yeares
,
there
was
found
more
Lutherians
within
the
Capitall
Cittie
of
Parris
,
then
Prelates
or
Doctors
to
oppose
themselues
against
them
.
Monsieur
d'Andelot
,
a
man
whom
the
king
loued
,
both
for
the
honour
of
his
house
,
and
valour
of
his
person
,
and
many
Councellours
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
found
to
bee
inveloped
with
this
cloude
,
wee
cast
in
prison
.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
his
brother
,
that
practised
the
marriage
of
the
Queene
of
Scots
their
Cousin
,
with
the
kings
eldest
sonne
,
and
were
the
greatest
next
the
king
,
who
for
counsell
put
his
whole
confidence
in
the
Cardinal
,
and
his
forces
into
the
Duke
of
Guises
hands
,
making
him
Lieftenant
generall
of
his
Realme
,
that
had
all
authoritie
ouer
the
people
,
that
esteemed
them
no
lesse
faithfull
to
the
Crowne
,
then
zealous
and
religious
towards
the
Church
:
that
honoured
them
as
the
most
affectioned
to
the
Common-wealth
,
&
that
were
his
Druses
,
Marcels
,
Dions
,
and
Phocions
,
mooued
the
king
to
the
extirpation
of
those
Heresies
:
and
without
doubt
,
hee
had
surely
done
it
,
if
the
splinter
of
Mongommeries
launce
had
not
beene
,
which
although
it
brake
not
,
yet
it
stayed
the
furie
of
those
publike
executions
.
Anthony
de
Burbon
king
of
Nauarre
,
&
first
prince
of
the
blood
,
arriued
at
the
Court
,
his
place
was
taken
vp
,
and
the
royaltie
diuided
and
put
into
the
handes
of
a
king
of
fifteene
yeares
of
age
,
an
Italian
woman
,
a
Cardinall
,
and
a
Prince
of
Lorraine
.
The
kings
auncient
seruants
beeing
separated
from
the
Court
,
namely
the
Constable
.
Like
as
the
sunne
is
in
heauen
,
the
same
should
the
king
be
on
earth
,
and
what
effect
the
sunne
worketh
with
the
Planets
,
the
same
should
the
K.
vnto
the
Princes
of
his
blood
:
the
sun
neuer
withdraweth
his
brightnes
That
his
Maiestie
excepted
,
and
with
reuerence
to
the
Princes
his
bretheren
,
the
Queene
his
mother
,
and
the
Queene
then
raigning
,
those
that
had
reported
him
to
bee
of
the
enterprise
of
Amboise
,
lyed
falsely
:
and
if
they
would
seeme
to
iustifie
it
,
hee
offered
to
fight
with
them
:
and
that
if
they
were
not
comparable
vnto
him
for
degree
,
hee
would
imbase
himselfe
for
that
time
,
and
make
them
either
by
sword
or
launce
,
confesse
themselues
to
bee
vilaines
and
traitors
.
And
thervpon
this
Prince
not
induring
to
liue
among
so
many
suspitions
and
distrusts
,
as
beeing
the
But
and
marke
of
his
enemies
,
left
the
Court
,
and
went
vnto
his
brother
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
whither
such
as
professed
reformation
withdrewe
themselues
.
This
disease
increasing
more
&
more
,
and
the
corrupted
humors
therof
breeding
to
a
dangerous
and
mortall
palsie
,
the
Queen-mother
that
knewe
better
the
disease
,
then
the
cause
thereof
,
The
Parliament
was
holden
at
Orleans
,
and
the
king
sent
for
the
king
of
Nauarre
to
come
thither
,
and
to
bring
the
Prince
of
Conde
his
brother
with
him
,
that
there
hee
might
cleare
himselfe
of
the
hard
report
that
ranne
against
him
:
to
the
which
end
,
they
set
forward
,
and
arriued
at
Orleans
,
presenting
themselues
vnto
the
king
,
that
intertained
them
not
as
their
qualities
and
nearenesse
of
blood
required
.
For
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
committed
prisoner
,
whose
deliuerance
was
sued
by
the
Ladie
Renee
,
duches
of
Ferrare
,
neuerthelesse
his
processe
was
framed
:
wherevnto
hee
pleaded
not
guiltie
:
yet
in
fine
,
hee
was
condemned
to
haue
his
head
striken
off
before
the
kings
Pallace
,
and
at
the
entrie
of
the
States
:
vpon
the
which
iudgement
,
he
continually
expected
the
houre
of
death
.
But
by
Gods
prouidence
,
the
death
of
the
king
procured
both
his
life
and
libertie
:
for
king
Charles
iudged
him
to
be
innocent
.
At
the
same
time
,
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
made
an
Edict
,
the
Parliament
of
Estate
continued
,
and
the
difference
of
religion
was
appeased
,
by
staying
for
a
generall
Councell
.
Meanetime
,
Messieurs
de
Guise
,
being
in
hope
that
their
greatnesse
would
still
increase
and
spread
abroad
,
were
much
abashed
to
see
it
shortened
by
the
death
of
the
king
their
Nephewe
:
and
thereby
to
be
constrained
and
put
in
minde
,
to
thinke
that
they
were
no
more
as
they
had
been
.
So
that
they
yeelded
their
place
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
but
not
the
opinion
,
nor
the
hope
to
recouer
it
once
againe
.
By
that
means
their
great
affaires
left
off
,
but
they
forsooke
them
not
,
seeking
by
all
meanes
to
be
reconciled
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
alwaies
keeping
their
owne
,
(
like
the
Maister
of
a
shippe
that
hoyseth
and
pulleth
downe
his
sayles
as
time
serueth
)
and
alwaies
stopped
the
holes
wherein
they
foresawe
the
round
world
enter
:
ceasing
not
to
speake
most
assuredly
and
openly
against
heresie
,
which
they
so
much
the
more
detested
,
as
that
they
perceiued
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
to
lend
their
helping
hand
towards
the
aduancement
and
establishing
thereof
:
and
that
the
king
of
Nauarre
that
made
account
thereof
,
began
to
like
it
,
hauing
more
desire
to
the
Realm
of
Nauarre
,
that
was
promised
to
be
restored
vnto
him
,
and
to
that
of
Sardaigne
offered
him
,
if
he
would
separate
himselfe
from
the
Princes
reformed
,
and
the
protection
of
the
protestants
Churches
,
then
to
the
consideration
of
the
quarrell
of
his
house
.
The
greatnesse
of
those
Princes
could
not
continue
equall
,
by
reason
of
the
vnequallitie
of
their
houses
.
Yet
they
sought
to
go
all
in
one
ranke
,
whereby
the
kings
fauor
could
no
sooner
giue
countenance
to
the
one
,
but
it
mooued
the
other
.
His
fauour
is
like
a
faire
Ladie
,
euery
man
seeketh
and
courteth
her
,
and
if
she
smile
more
vpon
one
then
vppon
the
other
,
it
breedeth
but
iealousie
,
despight
,
&
quarrell
:
&
she
cannot
diuide
her
heart
in
two
,
without
a
a
mortall
diuision
.
Euery
man
hath
his
turne
,
and
both
Catholicque
and
Huguenot
,
vnder
pretence
and
zeale
of
religion
,
seeketh
to
get
the
good
wil
of
the
king
,
his
mother
,
and
his
bretheren
.
But
the
freedome
of
the
Ministers
,
being
impatient
to
staye
the
resolution
of
a
Councell
,
made
them
to
preach
openly
,
whereby
they
so
much
tempted
and
altered
mens
consciences
,
that
suddainly
the
ceremonies
&
traditions
of
the
Church
,
were
abated
,
and
the
temples
seased
vpon
&
destroyed
.
And
the
Constable
beeing
descended
of
the
first
Barron
and
first
Christian
in
France
,
opposed
himselfe
against
this
diuersitie
of
religion
in
one
realm
,
1563.
1.
Edict
of
peace
.
Anno.
1563.
Reconciliation
betweene
the
D.
of
Guise
and
the
Admirall
1566.
Counsell
of
the
Duke
of
Alue
.
The
enterprise
at
Meaux
,
at
the
feast
of
S.
Michael
▪
1567.
The
battaile
of
S.
Denis
,
on
S.
Martins
euen
,
1567.
Where
the
Constable
was
slaine
.
The
second
Edict
of
peace
at
Lōiumeau
which
from
the
time
of
king
Clouis
had
bin
holden
&
maintained
in
paritie
and
integritie
,
vnder
the
ancient
faith
of
their
forefathers
.
The
Cardinal
of
Lorraine
on
the
other
side
,
tooke
the
matter
in
hand
,
and
counselled
the
king
to
make
an
Edict
against
those
of
the
religion
,
&
the
presumption
of
certain
men
was
such
,
that
they
consented
to
the
disputation
at
Poissy
,
wher
in
place
of
remedie
,
we
found
but
an
increasing
of
our
miseries
.
After
that
,
the
Edict
of
Ianuarie
so
much
renoumed
in
all
the
troubles
,
and
solemnized
by
the
Huguenots
,
folowed
:
the
breach
whereof
,
by
the
means
of
Vassy
,
caused
both
parts
to
fall
to
armes
vpon
the
plaines
of
Dreux
,
which
gaue
the
name
to
that
me
morable
battell
:
not
onely
for
the
number
of
men
there
assembled
,
being
1900.
foot
,
&
2000.
horse
for
the
kings
part
,
&
4000.
horse
called
White-coates
,
&
6000.
foot
of
the
contrarie
:
as
for
diuers
other
accidents
that
therin
were
marked
,
besides
the
taking
of
two
of
their
chiefe
leaders
.
For
the
Prince
of
Conde
that
imputed
the
first
motions
of
his
imprisonment
,
&
of
his
separation
from
the
fauor
and
presence
of
K.
Francis
the
2.
to
the
practises
of
the
Duke
de
Guise
,
that
euening
of
the
battell
,
was
his
prisoner
,
&
accepted
the
halfe
of
his
auncient
enemies
bed
,
that
was
offered
vnto
him
:
a
right
discription
of
this
variable
world
,
wher
you
see
one
triumphing
,
&
the
other
captiue
.
Among
so
many
prosperities
,
that
inuironed
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
(
by
the
death
of
the
king
of
N.
Generall
of
the
kings
armie
,
followed
by
all
the
Catholicque
Nobilitie
,
&
Tutor
&
conductor
of
the
king
&
Queen-mothers
whole
affaires
)
death
being
iealous
,
that
the
Capitall
citie
of
the
realme
,
at
his
arriuall
had
cried
:
Viue
Guise
,
Viue
Guise
:
with
as
great
ioy
&
gladnes
,
as
euer
they
cried
,
Viue
le
Roy
,
dispatched
him
out
of
the
way
by
Poltrots
means
,
that
slew
him
at
Orleans
,
&
therby
finished
the
first
ciuill
war
:
at
which
time
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
deliuered
out
of
prison
,
&
the
Constable
brought
the
first
Edict
of
peace
.
By
this
peace
France
had
means
to
breath
,
and
her
subiects
to
liue
in
some
assurance
,
but
the
corrupted
humours
,
that
caused
the
disease
of
the
estate
,
were
not
so
wel
disiested
,
but
that
ther
rested
some
remnants
,
whereby
it
might
be
feared
,
it
would
fall
into
a
much
more
dangerous
sicknesse
:
which
happened
3.
years
after
,
when
the
most
troublesome
alterers
of
estate
,
renued
the
fire
,
which
although
it
were
not
vtterly
quenched
,
yet
it
was
half
consumed
.
The
Queen
hauing
performed
that
generall
visitation
of
all
the
kings
Prouinces
,
&
at
Moulins
taken
vp
the
quarrel
between
the
houses
of
Guise
&
Chastillon
,
and
made
them
friends
,
caused
6000.
Switzers
to
be
sent
for
,
vndera
fained
sear
of
the
D.
of
Albes
passage
throgh
France
,
with
whom
she
had
conferred
at
Bayonne
:
wher
they
concluded
,
that
to
liue
in
peace
,
it
was
best
for
her
to
fish
after
great
Samons
,
&
to
leaue
the
frogs
.
The
Admiral
perceiuing
it
,
determined
rather
to
saue
himselfe
by
his
armes
,
then
with
his
legs
,
and
went
so
near
vnto
the
king
,
that
he
had
almost
taken
him
at
Meaux
,
and
so
caused
him
to
retire
to
Parris
,
being
conducted
by
Pfiffers
regiment
,
And
the
Prince
of
Conde
tooke
the
town
of
S.
Dennis
,
assieged
Parris
,
&
burned
the
milles
.
And
in
fine
,
the
two
armies
met
,
&
fought
before
S.
Dennis
,
wher
the
Protestants
retired
,
&
the
K.
had
the
victorie
:
but
it
cost
him
the
life
of
the
Constable
,
beeing
one
of
the
valiantest
Captains
in
al
Europe
:
who
hauing
commanded
in
7.
battels
,
died
in
the
sight
of
the
citie
of
Parris
,
and
of
his
king
,
at
the
head
of
an
armie
,
victorious
by
his
conduction
,
&
hauing
cut
his
enemies
in
the
cheeks
,
that
had
wounded
him
in
the
face
,
he
was
by
a
Scot
shot
into
the
raines
with
a
Pistolle
,
&
so
died
of
the
seuenth
wound
he
had
receiued
in
that
seuenth
battel
:
being
of
the
age
of
60.
and
7.
yeares
.
This
death
procured
an
other
little
peace
,
commonly
called
the
lined
peace
,
which
continued
but
6.
months
,
and
made
a
war
that
de
Guise
and
Maine
were
Captains
:
the
one
of
the
protestants
armie
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Admiral
:
the
other
for
the
defence
of
Poictiers
,
vnder
Monsieur
the
kings
brother
,
General
of
his
Maiesties
armie
,
whereby
the
battell
of
Moncontour
happened
,
where
all
the
protestants
footemen
were
slaine
,
and
the
Rutters
spurs
were
not
sharp
ynough
,
to
make
their
horses
flie
:
but
Monsieur
not
pursuing
his
victorie
,
suffered
his
enemies
to
range
&
meet
togither
again
,
who
in
short
time
were
found
strong
ynough
to
constrain
him
to
the
wars
,
or
else
to
make
another
Edict
of
peace
,
with
more
aduantage
then
the
two
first
.
This
peace
being
sworned
by
al
those
that
had
any
publike
authorite
therin
,
caused
the
Frenchmen
to
feele
the
sweetnesse
of
tranquillitie
,
to
be
much
different
from
the
sharpnesse
and
bitternesse
of
ciuill
diuisions
.
Therein
the
king
,
the
Queen-mother
,
his
bretheren
,
and
the
Princes
,
did
nothing
but
breath
,
and
aspire
vnto
contentment
:
nothing
was
spoken
of
in
France
,
but
only
assurance
,
and
of
remoouing
their
wars
vnto
the
frontiers
,
or
within
the
bowelles
of
forrain
countries
,
and
euery
place
was
filled
with
marriages
,
bankets
,
&c.
But
this
goodly
shew
was
put
only
a
presaging
of
the
torment
that
ensued
:
and
Saylers
iudged
that
those
great
calmes
,
would
in
the
end
cause
some
great
tempest
.
For
presently
after
,
ensued
the
great
and
terrible
day
so
full
of
blood
,
teares
,
and
sorrow
,
where
without
respect
,
France
,
England
,
and
Spaine
.
Thither
he
went
,
being
accompanied
by
the
king
himself
,
as
far
as
Lorraine
,
from
whence
for
his
better
assurance
,
S.
Bartholomewes
day
)
&
from
thence
he
arriued
at
Cracouia
,
and
there
vpon
the
first
day
of
Penthecost
he
receiued
the
Crown
,
&
the
next
year
after
vppon
the
same
day
,
hee
was
crowned
king
.
Meane
time
,
king
Charles
his
brother
,
that
died
in
the
flower
of
his
age
,
declared
him
to
be
his
successor
,
and
his
mother
regent
till
his
returne
:
commaunding
the
Duke
of
Alencon
his
brother
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
not
to
alter
any
thing
in
the
state
:
and
to
perswade
themselues
,
that
kingdomes
are
onely
gotten
eyther
by
vertue
or
succession
,
and
not
by
reuolting
or
tyrannie
.
As
this
great
king
of
two
great
realms
,
as
earnestly
looked
for
of
the
Frenchmen
,
as
lamented
of
the
Polonians
,
was
desired
of
the
Catholciques
,
for
the
effects
S.
Germaine
in
Laye
,
and
you
will
not
beleeue
him
,
for
the
king
had
disauouched
them
.
If
it
bee
for
the
king
,
where
are
his
commissions
?
If
it
bee
for
his
seruice
,
where
is
his
commaundement
?
If
it
be
for
him
,
wherefore
do
dou
it
without
him
?
If
it
bee
for
his
obedience
,
IN
the
name
of
the
holy
Trinitie
,
Father
,
Sonne
,
and
holy
Ghost
,
the
onely
true
God
,
bee
honour
and
glorie
for
euer
.
The
association
of
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
Catholicke
Gentlemen
,
ought
to
bee
,
and
shall
bee
made
,
to
reestablish
the
lawe
of
God
in
her
pristinate
estates
,
to
retaine
and
holde
the
holy
seruice
thereof
,
according
to
the
forme
and
manner
of
the
holy
,
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romaine
Church
,
abiuring
and
renouncing
all
errors
to
the
contrarie
.
Secondly
,
to
preserue
king
HENRY
,
the
third
of
that
name
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
and
his
Predecessors
,
most
Christian
kings
,
in
the
estates
,
glorie
,
authoritie
,
dutie
,
seruice
,
and
obedience
,
that
is
due
vnto
him
by
his
subiects
:
as
it
is
contained
in
the
Articles
which
shall
be
presented
vnto
him
in
the
Councell
of
estate
:
which
at
his
sacring
and
coronation
,
he
promised
and
swore
to
obserue
:
with
protestation
not
to
do
anything
,
to
the
preiudice
of
that
which
shall
bee
ordained
by
the
States
of
his
Realme
.
Thirdly
,
to
restore
vnto
the
Prouinces
of
this
Realme
,
and
Estates
thereof
,
the
auncient
rights
,
preheminences
,
franchises
,
and
liberties
,
such
as
they
were
in
the
time
of
King
CLOVIS
,
first
Christian
King
,
and
better
and
more
profitable
,
if
they
may
be
any
wayes
inuented
,
vnder
the
protection
afore
said
:
and
if
in
case
there
happeneth
any
impeachment
,
opposition
,
or
rebellion
,
to
the
contrary
of
that
which
is
aforesaid
,
by
any
man
,
or
from
what
part
soeuer
it
may
bee
,
the
saide
associates
shall
bee
bound
and
holden
therein
,
to
imploye
all
their
goods
and
meanes
whatsoeuer
:
yea
,
and
their
owne
persons
euen
to
the
death
,
to
punish
,
chastice
,
and
ouerrunne
,
those
that
seeke
to
contradict
,
hinder
and
resist
:
that
all
the
things
aforesaid
,
shall
not
bee
really
and
effectually
put
in
execution
.
And
if
in
case
that
any
of
the
associates
,
their
subiects
,
friends
,
and
confederates
,
shall
bee
molested
,
oppressed
,
or
pursued
,
for
the
cause
aforesaid
,
by
whomsoeuer
it
may
bee
,
the
said
associates
shall
bee
bound
to
imploy
their
bodies
,
goods
,
and
meanes
,
to
bee
reuenged
on
them
that
shall
haue
done
,
or
caused
the
said
oppressions
and
molestations
,
bee
it
by
way
of
iustice
,
or
by
armes
,
without
exception
of
any
man
.
If
it
happen
,
that
any
of
the
associates
,
after
that
they
haue
taken
their
oathes
vnto
the
said
associates
,
would
withdrawe
themselues
,
or
depart
out
of
the
same
,
vnder
what
pretence
soeuer
it
shall
bee
,
(
which
God
forbidde
)
such
breakers
of
their
consents
,
shall
bee
hurt
and
offended
both
in
their
bodies
and
goods
,
by
all
meanes
possible
,
as
enemies
to
God
,
and
rebels
and
perturbers
of
publike
tranquilities
,
without
reuenge
to
bee
taken
against
the
said
associates
,
either
publikely
or
priuately
.
The
said
associates
shal
sweare
all
readie
and
willing
obedience
and
seruice
,
vnto
the
Head
and
Geuerall
that
shall
bee
appoynted
:
followe
and
giue
counsell
,
comfort
and
ayde
,
as
well
to
the
entertaining
and
conseruation
of
the
saide
association
,
as
to
the
ruines
and
ouerthrowe
of
the
contradictors
thereof
,
without
acception
or
exception
of
persons
:
and
the
failers
and
delayers
therein
,
shall
bee
punished
by
authoritie
of
the
General
,
and
as
hee
shall
appoynt
:
wherevnto
his
said
associates
shal
submit
themselues
.
All
Catholicques
of
Townes
and
Villages
shall
bee
aduertised
,
and
secretly
summoned
by
the
particular
Gouernours
,
to
enter
into
the
said
association
and
dutie
,
to
furnish
men
and
munition
for
the
execution
thereof
,
according
to
the
power
and
facultie
of
euerie
man
.
That
such
as
will
not
enter
into
the
said
association
,
shal
be
reputed
as
enemie
thereof
,
&
be
pursued
by
all
means
&
sorts
of
troubles
&
molestations
:
and
it
shal
be
forbidden
vnto
the
said
associates
,
to
enter
into
debates
&
quarrels
one
with
the
other
,
without
permission
of
the
Generall
,
at
whose
arbitrement
the
contradistors
shall
bee
punished
,
as
wel
touching
reparation
of
honour
,
as
for
all
other
causes
.
If
for
fortification
or
greater
assurance
of
the
said
associates
,
there
is
any
appoyntment
made
with
the
Prouinces
of
this
Realm
,
it
shal
be
made
in
forme
aforesaid
,
&
vpon
the
same
conditions
,
whether
the
said
associations
be
sought
for
by
the
said
Townes
or
Prouinces
,
or
that
it
bee
offered
vnto
them
:
if
it
bee
not
otherwise
ordained
by
the
Generall
.
I
sweare
by
God
the
Father
,
touching
this
Ghospel
,
and
vppon
paine
of
cursing
and
eternall
damnation
,
that
I
haue
entered
into
this
holy
and
Catholicque
association
,
according
to
the
forme
and
manner
of
the
extract
that
hath
been
presently
read
vnto
mee
,
faithfully
and
sincerely
,
whether
it
bee
therein
to
commaund
,
or
to
serue
and
obey
,
and
promise
both
vppon
mine
honor
and
life
,
to
continue
therein
,
as
long
as
one
drop
of
blood
last
within
my
body
,
without
resisting
or
withdrawing
my selfe
from
the
same
,
vnder
pretence
of
any
commaundement
,
excuse
,
cause
,
or
occasion
whatsoeuer
.
And
the
people
that
ranne
from
one
extremitie
to
another
,
which
loue
changes
:
a
troupe
that
followeth
such
as
lead
it
:
a
sea
that
neuer
riseth
without
winde
:
and
a
Monster
with
many
heads
,
suffered
themselues
to
be
borne
away
with
the
first
waues
of
this
tempest
.
Pierre
d'Epinac
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
rose
vp
,
and
before
them
al
,
declared
his
reasons
touching
the
Clargie
.
The
Lord
of
Senscey
,
with
a
militarie
,
franke
,
&
true
French
tongue
,
spake
for
the
Nobilitie
:
and
Versoris
for
the
common
.
The
two
first
,
by
a
multitude
of
reasons
and
wonderfull
speeches
,
concluded
that
it
was
most
fit
and
conuenient
,
that
there
should
bee
but
one
religion
in
the
Realme
.
The
third
,
shewed
that
the
people
wholly
desired
the
revnion
thereof
,
so
it
might
bee
done
by
peaceable
and
quiet
meanes
without
warres
.
But
the
Cleargie
and
Nobilitie
,
after
many
difficulties
,
caused
the
Parliament
to
breake
vp
,
so
that
vnder
the
ashes
of
the
last
warres
,
which
as
yet
were
hotte
,
there
might
be
found
the
sparkes
of
a
great
fire
.
For
after
many
messages
(
although
in
vaine
)
sent
by
the
king
to
the
Protestant
Princes
,
la
Charite
and
Issoire
,
and
the
Duke
Demain
,
commaunding
that
which
went
for
Poitou
,
where
hee
assieged
Bar
,
That
the
king
ought
not
to
make
peace
,
hauing
meanes
to
make
warre
,
with
more
men
and
aduantage
then
his
enemies
.
But
they
were
aunswered
,
that
the
multitude
of
men
,
is
not
the
cause
of
victorie
:
and
that
a
smal
handful
of
desperate
souldiers
,
had
ouerthrowne
a
great
armie
.
The
kings
cause
is
more
iust
.
The
Princes
shrowd
themselues
vnder
a
iust
enterprise
when
God
is
offended
:
and
that
the
war
is
not
made
for
the
defence
of
his
quarrell
,
but
for
particular
reuenge
.
The
Huguenots
haue
neither
mony
nor
credite
,
for
the
souldier
himselfe
among
them
,
is
constrained
to
contribute
mony
to
pay
forraine
ayde
,
instead
of
receiuing
his
own
wages
.
With
a
little
,
they
do
much
:
necessitie
is
their
vertue
:
and
the
ground
of
their
cause
is
so
deare
vnto
them
,
that
they
will
rather
fight
without
mony
or
meat
,
then
liue
without
their
libertie
,
or
preaching
of
the
Gospell
.
There
needs
but
one
battell
to
ouerthrow
and
destroye
them
.
Victorie
resteth
in
the
hands
of
God
:
it
is
a
both
doubtfull
and
vncertaine
,
&
battels
in
these
daies
are
prolonged
,
and
neuer
giuen
without
aduantage
of
the
one
side
,
or
the
other
.
And
again
,
it
is
impossible
with
an
armie
of
10000.
men
,
to
roote
out
a
100000.
Huguenots
.
The
K.
wil
neuer
hazard
battel
,
but
he
is
assured
to
haue
the
victorie
,
&
to
triumph
ouer
his
enemies
.
This
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
he
reckoneth
without
his
Host
:
for
it
consisteth
in
God
:
there
needeth
but
a
small
matter
to
put
all
your
forces
in
disorder
,
and
make
them
a
praye
to
their
enemies
.
For
if
in
times
past
,
500.
Actolians
,
There
is
no
peace
to
be
granted
to
heretickes
.
It
is
done
continually
,
for
it
is
not
yet
a
yeare
,
since
the
king
of
Spaine
granted
peace
to
the
Islands
of
Holand
&
Zeland
,
not
only
giuing
them
the
libertie
of
their
religion
,
but
withdrawing
the
exercise
of
his
owne
.
Peace
giueth
that
to
the
Huguenots
,
which
warre
taketh
from
them
.
And
what
?
the
libertie
of
conscience
.
Many
polliticke
and
wise
men
,
haue
acknowledged
and
confessed
,
that
force
constraineth
not
mens
consciences
:
that
sword
and
fire
,
haue
not
power
to
extirpe
the
opinions
of
religion
,
that
are
once
entered
into
the
mindes
of
men
:
that
such
victorie
ouer
mens
consciences
,
belongeth
onely
to
God
,
the
father
of
light
and
trueth
:
and
that
force
may
well
make
Hippocrites
and
Atheists
,
but
not
religious
or
christian
people
.
If
the
king
suffreth
this
libertie
of
conscience
,
Catholicque
religion
will
bee
cleane
consumed
vnder
these
nouelties
:
and
all
his
Realme
wil
be
poysoned
with
sects
,
Schismes
,
&
errors
.
The
free
exercise
of
this
new
religion
,
will
be
lesse
aduantage
to
the
perticipants
thereof
,
then
it
would
be
if
it
were
but
secretly
vsed
.
There
ought
to
be
but
one
religion
in
one
Realme
.
It
is
well
said
:
but
when
a
king
findeth
more
,
it
is
very
hard
for
him
to
roote
them
out
.
Would
you
haue
one
eye
thrust
out
the
other
?
the
greatest
Princes
in
the
world
are
much
troubled
thereby
,
and
yet
constrained
to
indure
it
.
The
Princes
of
Almaine
haue
this
diuersitie
in
one
Towne
:
yea
,
in
one
Host
,
and
in
one
familie
,
without
either
trouble
or
diuision
.
Bohemia
,
Hungaria
,
and
Austria
.
Pietie
is
the
foundation
of
all
estates
,
which
cannot
be
in
all
places
where
God
is
diuersly
serued
.
It
is
so
,
and
you
finde
many
that
complaine
thereof
,
but
fewe
that
seeke
the
remedie
:
we
knowe
but
two
,
that
is
,
rigor
,
and
peaceablenesse
,
either
by
a
generall
Councell
,
or
by
armes
.
For
the
first
it
needeth
not
,
because
the
trueth
once
knowne
and
determined
,
ought
not
to
be
brought
in
question
or
disputed
of
againe
.
The
latter
is
altogither
straunge
,
and
it
was
neuer
heard
,
that
men
were
put
to
death
,
to
force
them
to
beleeue
.
To
kill
,
burne
,
and
massacre
,
are
words
neuer
vsed
but
in
seditious
enterprises
:
those
of
the
new
opinion
,
that
liue
among
the
Catholicques
without
preaching
or
open
exercises
,
are
content
to
seeke
no
further
freedome
then
the
libertie
of
their
conscience
without
being
troubled
.
A
King
cannot
refuse
his
subiects
the
libertie
of
not
speaking
,
for
that
mens
tongues
and
consciences
,
are
not
vnder
the
Soueraigntie
of
his
Scepter
.
Two
religions
cannot
command
in
one
Realme
.
It
is
true
,
but
that
is
no
consequent
why
there
should
not
be
two
:
for
the
subiect
is
not
bound
to
follow
the
religion
of
his
Prince
,
as
long
as
he
permitteth
him
the
libertie
of
his
own
:
he
must
obey
and
serue
:
hee
giueth
to
God
,
that
which
is
Gods
,
and
to
Caezar
,
He
that
hath
one
religion
,
cannot
haue
two
,
and
hateth
and
detesteth
that
which
is
the
contrarie
.
Clouis
our
first
christian
King
,
being
a
Pagan
,
tollerated
christians
in
his
Realme
:
and
so
did
our
King
being
in
Polonia
,
permit
Latin
and
Greeke
Churches
,
with
the
confession
of
Ausbourg
,
Lutherans
,
and
Caluenists
,
to
liue
togither
in
Muscouia
,
and
other
countries
belonging
vnto
the
Emperor
:
the
prince
of
Greece
&
a
great
part
of
his
subiects
,
are
different
from
him
touching
religion
.
And
although
the
Turke
receiueth
not
the
Crowne
,
yet
he
constraineth
them
not
to
leaue
their
christianitie
.
The
Frenchmen
could
not
indure
Iewes
in
France
.
They
bannished
them
not
because
of
their
religion
,
but
for
their
Barbarous
cruelties
,
wherewith
they
crucified
young
children
in
dispight
of
the
sonne
of
God
:
and
for
their
extreame
vsuries
,
wherewith
they
consumed
the
common
people
.
The
king
suffering
Heretickes
,
doth
wrong
to
the
Catholicques
.
The
king
is
Common-father
to
them
,
as
well
as
to
the
others
:
When
the
Huguenots
shall
be
ouerthrowne
and
consumed
,
the
king
shall
liue
in
peace
.
Suppose
he
putteth
them
to
death
,
and
that
at
one
time
,
hee
cutteth
off
a
hundreth
thousand
heads
.
The
General
seed
is
immortall
by
the
succession
of
euery
particular
familie
,
kindred
,
and
seuerall
man
,
which
still
increaseth
one
after
the
other
,
although
euery
particular
man
of
himselfe
is
mortall
,
the
bodie
of
the
people
in
general
neuer
dieth
.
The
K.
may
wel
destroy
al
the
particulars
of
this
new
opinion
,
but
they
will
leaue
as
many
children
,
whose
innocencie
God
and
nature
will
not
permit
to
touch
,
that
will
succeed
not
onely
in
their
goods
,
but
in
the
humors
,
quarrels
,
and
passions
of
their
fathers
.
In
fine
,
those
that
perswaded
peace
by
their
reason
alleadged
,
got
the
vpper
hand
of
those
that
desired
warre
:
and
there
vpon
it
was
concluded
,
with
great
concontentment
on
both
both
parts
,
that
the
Prince
of
Conde
the
same
night
he
receiued
it
,
caused
it
to
be
published
by
torch-light
,
although
with
lesse
aduantage
on
his
side
then
the
first
.
For
it
restored
the
exercise
of
the
Catholicque
religion
,
in
the
places
where
it
had
been
prohibited
,
continuing
and
commending
it
to
bee
vsed
in
all
places
:
it
suffered
mens
consciences
to
bee
free
,
yet
without
publicke
exercise
,
but
onely
in
the
Townes
and
places
,
where
as
then
it
was
openly
preached
,
and
to
Gentlemen
of
quallitie
&
degree
,
in
their
own
houses
:
yet
there
was
some
difficultie
in
the
execution
and
obseruation
of
this
peace
,
which
the
conference
at
Nerac
betweene
the
Queene-mother
and
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
soone
auoyded
:
but
the
wound
not
well
healed
,
did
still
bleed
,
by
meanes
of
the
furious
disorders
of
those
that
were
his
chiefe
doers
:
but
in
the
yeare
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
eightie
and
one
,
it
was
wholly
ioyned
and
drawne
vnto
a
scarre
.
Peace
being
made
,
what
became
of
those
that
desired
nothing
but
warre
?
Henticus
ter●ius
:
inte
vere
Christus
.
a
Penitentiaries
sack
:
he
liued
continually
with
a
Crucifix
in
his
hand
:
and
if
he
liued
,
it
was
no
more
he
,
but
Iesus
Christ
that
liued
in
him
.
Such
witnesse
of
his
actions
was
giuen
by
the
Capucins
of
Parris
,
such
was
the
commendation
he
had
by
Father
Bernard
Fueillantin
,
and
Father
Edmund
Anger
,
that
had
well
searched
,
tried
,
sounded
and
tasted
the
conscience
of
this
Prince
,
both
publikely
and
priuately
,
assured
and
perswade
euery
man
,
that
France
in
long
time
before
,
had
not
any
Prince
more
religious
,
nor
more
humble
,
as
hauing
no
other
care
,
then
onely
to
keepe
and
maintaine
his
subiects
:
first
,
in
their
obedience
to
God
,
and
next
vnto
himselfe
.
Neuerthelesse
,
he
that
in
a
litle
booke
,
intituled
Francophile
,
sheweth
the
greatnes
of
his
spirit
:
&
as
the
common
Prouerb
is
,
maketh
the
Lyon
known
by
his
feet
,
writeth
cleane
contrarie
of
the
actions
of
this
king
,
while
he
led
that
sollitarie
life
.
Whose
proper
words
I
will
rehearse
,
and
ioyne
them
to
this
treatise
:
either
in
trueth
they
are
of
greater
eloquence
&
copiousnes
of
matter
then
mine
own
,
which
areas
followeth
.
He
was
soon
wearie
of
wars
,
&
as
of
nature
he
was
sost
&
delicate
,
his
spirit
weak
,
Meane
time
,
certaine
yeares
past
ouer
,
wherein
to
furnish
the
superfluities
of
the
Court
,
the
Commons
of
France
were
so
straungely
oppressed
,
that
they
knewe
not
what
course
to
holde
,
wherein
those
of
Guise
were
not
ydle
.
And
as
the
hunter
watcheth
in
narrowe
places
for
the
Quailes
,
which
the
rigor
of
winter
season
driueth
into
more
temperate
and
pleasant
countries
:
so
among
so
many
publike
disorders
,
they
were
alwaies
watching
in
the
Court
,
to
take
vp
and
entertaine
male
contents
,
where
no
houre
in
the
day
passed
ouer
their
heads
,
but
they
cought
a
new
Pigeon
.
And
this
hunting
was
not
only
holden
in
that
place
,
but
in
all
the
Townes
of
France
,
where
the
people
were
so
hardly
pressed
and
beaten
down
with
the
waight
of
those
burthens
,
that
all
the
hopes
and
comforts
of
better
intertainment
by
the
Guises
offered
,
they
presently
imbrased
without
iudgement
or
discretion
.
And
among
all
these
discontents
,
of
the
subiects
,
oppressed
with
great
taxes
,
of
the
Clargies
impatience
at
the
increasing
of
their
enemies
,
and
of
the
Princes
of
Lorraine
,
Chasteau
Thierry
.
His
death
awakened
the
most
drousie
heads
,
it
brake
all
the
bandes
that
stayed
the
proceedings
of
the
league
,
and
caused
it
presently
to
roare
,
at
Chaalons
,
Rheims
,
Troye
,
Dyon
,
and
Mezieres
.
It
had
alreadie
found
credite
ynough
in
all
the
other
Towns
,
specially
at
Parris
,
wherein
they
were
diswaded
from
the
yoake
of
the
Huguenots
,
and
the
hope
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
to
rule
ouer
them
.
The
first
point
of
the
loue
to
the
king
,
was
alreadie
foundred
in
her
hart
:
she
spake
not
of
him
but
with
al
kinde
of
disdaine
,
&
euery
day
presented
him
with
the
opinions
and
censures
of
Pasquils
indiscreet
ieasts
,
and
libels
without
names
,
wherein
corrupt
minds
alreadie
stuffed
with
the
disorders
of
the
Court
,
swallowed
vp
the
poyson
of
their
mutinies
,
vnder
what
pretence
I
knowe
not
,
speaking
of
the
king
as
of
a
Sardanapalus
,
or
one
that
did
nothing
:
The
kings
deuise
.
Manet
vltime
Coelo
.
Qui
dedit
ante
Duas
vnam
abstulit
,
alcera
nutat
,
Tertia
tonsoris
nunc
facienda
manu
.
of
a
Prince
,
drowned
in
his
pleasures
and
delights
,
whom
alreadie
they
placed
like
a
Chilperic
in
a
Monastrie
:
and
in
stead
of
the
third
Crown
,
which
by
his
deuise
was
reserued
for
him
in
heauen
,
they
promised
him
one
,
made
with
a
raisor
in
a
Cloyster
.
But
hee
that
would
knowe
the
first
conception
,
birth
and
infancie
of
the
league
within
Parris
,
hee
must
beleeue
that
which
Manant
saith
to
Maheustre
,
that
speaketh
like
a
wise
man
,
and
by
the
propositions
and
answeres
,
representeth
all
those
that
deale
therein
:
and
for
the
first
,
hee
nameth
him
that
was
the
secret
Minister
of
the
leaguers
intent
,
to
make
it
known
to
three
Preachers
,
that
tooke
seuen
or
eight
Coaintors
with
them
,
thereby
to
make
a
small
Councell
:
which
was
oftentimes
holtors
within
the
Colledge
of
Forteret
,
where
they
beganne
to
chuse
sixe
others
of
the
most
faithfull
,
The
King
.
I
desire
peace
,
and
for
sweare
warre
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
.
Peace
beeing
made
,
my
hope
is
cleane
gone
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
.
By
warres
we
obtaine
both
credite
and
riches
.
The
Cardinall
of
Guise
.
Time
offereth
it selfe
couertly
vnto
vs
.
The
King
of
Nauarre
.
He
that
reckoneth
without
me
,
thinking
I
will
indure
it
,
let
him
assure
himselfe
to
reckon
twise
.
The
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
.
Euery
man
may
reckon
that
which
he
thinketh
to
be
his
owne
.
The
Queen-mother
.
This
disputation
is
of
no
force
as
long
as
my
son
liueth
.
The
Duke
of
Lorraine
.
Let
vs
neuerthelesse
follow
the
league
&
her
pretences
.
The
Duke
of
Sauoy
.
Then
the
king
will
loose
both
France
and
all
his
subiects
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
If
France
be
lost
,
I
will
soone
finde
it
.
France
.
Soft
and
faire
,
there
needeth
not
so
many
dogges
for
one
bone
,
such
as
by
ambition
seeme
to
trouble
me
,
did
neuer
prooue
my
force
.
AN
ARGVMENT
BOTH
WITH
and
against
the
league
.
The
King
he
hath
no
children
to
succeed
,
His
successor
,
a
Catholicque
must
bee
:
The
Realme
is
taxt
with
imposts
euerie
day
,
And
people
mooued
do
seeke
for
vengeance
still
.
Two
,
three
,
or
foure
minions
possesse
the
wealth
:
The
Parliament
was
holden
all
in
vaine
,
The
holy
league
will
now
redresse
these
wrongs
,
Thereby
for
to
reduce
our
hope
againe
.
The
King
hee
hath
no
childe
,
but
hee
may
haue
,
Rebellion
ought
not
to
redresse
our
right
:
The
King
can
ease
our
case
without
constraint
:
His
mignons
two
or
three
are
not
so
great
,
And
Parliament
will
end
all
difference
,
Which
may
cut
off
the
way
vnto
the
league
.
I
must
,
I
will
,
it
pleaseth
mee
to
thinke
,
So
many
reasons
cannot
bee
but
good
:
But
such
confused
mindes
haue
no
restraint
,
For
thou
preferst
degree
and
honour
high
.
It
s
true
,
they
Princes
are
most
fortunate
,
Comparisons
with
them
may
not
bee
made
,
But
they
set
fire
in
their
dwelling
house
,
Which
is
an
act
both
pittifull
and
straunge
,
They
are
disdainde
,
but
knowest
thou
wherefore
?
I
dare
not
speake
,
I
leaue
that
to
the
King
:
If
hee
say
nought
,
God
knoweth
what
hee
thinks
,
I
will
not
vtter
word
for
feare
of
blame
,
Onely
it
greaueth
me
,
so
many
wise
And
learned
men
in
France
,
do
hold
their
peace
.
The
victorie
is
for
them
,
each
man
doth
say
,
Such
as
haue
interest
will
them
resist
:
All
is
now
free
with
horror
and
with
death
,
And
our
afflictions
mortall
are
.
Behold
the
foolish
toyes
of
ydle
braine
,
To
thinke
our
wrongs
proceed
from
wicked
men
,
And
he
that
saith
our
king
is
fast
a
sleepe
,
If
he
a
subiect
be
,
then
let
him
showt
:
For
mee
I
dare
not
speake
,
in
thes
straunge
time
,
Least
that
our
Courtiers
ketch
me
by
the
backe
:
I
am
too
weake
my
countrie
for
to
helpe
,
But
to
destroy
the
subiects
of
our
King
,
Orit
desire
,
sheweth
a
want
of
faith
:
For
hee
that
honoureth
not
his
lawfull
Prince
May
well
bee
said
,
hee
feareth
not
the
Lord
.
I
am
not
borne
a
King
,
my
fate
most
hard
Permitteth
not
such
glory
to
my
race
:
But
if
I
were
a
King
,
such
dignitie
Would
cause
me
make
my
name
for
to
bee
fearde
:
I
would
march
foorth
in
armes
most
terrible
,
With
Maiestie
most
like
for
to
commannd
,
And
dumpting
pride
of
subiects
●utime
,
Immort
allize
my
name
for
euer
more
:
God
should
mee
guide
,
faith
should
be
my
shield
,
The
people
my
support
,
the
lawe
my
strength
,
To
die
the
earth
with
blood
of
traitor
vile
,
Opposing
strength
and
force
,
them
to
resist
.
But
I
am
not
a
King
,
my
heart
doth
faile
,
I
loue
to
rest
,
and
hate
most
bloody
warre
.
Perceiuing
in
our
time
the
inconstant
state
,
Which
giueth
cause
still
to
expect
a
change
:
We
may
compare
France
to
a
Table
square
,
Whereas
foure
sit
,
primero
for
to
playe
:
The
King
,
on
whom
the
losse
must
wholly
fall
,
Saith
passe
if
I
can
,
and
yet
he
hath
gard
game
:
Bourbon
he
saith
,
this
game
is
tedious
,
It
werieth
mee
,
and
throweth
off
his
hat
.
Not
thinking
what
his
l●●ter
card
might
bee
.
Nauarre
holds
play
,
and
likest
for
to
winne
:
But
Guise
in
hope
to
haue
some
little
flush
,
Ve●●eth
at
all
,
Nauarre
he
doubleth
it
.
The
Spaniards
standing
to
behold
their
play
,
And
bearing
part
with
Guisert
couertly
.
Supplyes
his
want
with
mony
,
that
he
may
In
th'
end
haue
all
the
gaine
vnto
himselfe
.
To
flatter
,
lye
,
dissemble
,
and
betraye
,
By
subtill
meanes
the
trueth
for
to
disguise
,
To
playe
the
foxe
,
pretending
holinesse
,
To
seeme
denout
,
and
yet
an
Hipocrite
:
To
please
great
●e●
,
and
follow
at
their
heele
,
Of
earthly
●●ul●
to
faine
a
deitie
,
To
respect
state
and
now
religion
:
To
forge
a
God
of
mans
in●●●tion
:
To
aske
for
peace
,
where
peace
cannot
be
had
:
Readie
to
runne
at
euery
little
call
,
Still
to
bee
armed
,
and
saue
the
hereticque
.
In
stead
of
Catholicque
,
Machiauel
,
Not
to
regard
the
world
that
is
to
come
,
Are
signes
of
such
as
liue
by
pollicie
.
To
speake
of
God
,
and
yet
a
diuellish
minde
,
To
make
great
shewe
of
rede
,
and
yet
no
faith
,
To
playe
the
polliticque
,
despising
lawe
:
To
promise
rest
,
and
seeke
to
tyrannise
:
To
seeme
an
innocent
,
and
yet
vniusts
To
shewe
pittie
,
yet
filling
all
with
blood
:
To
seeme
subiect
,
yet
seeke
the
King
to
spoyle
:
Do
you
call
this
a
seruant
Catholicque
?
If
to
bee
holy
,
we
must
seeke
to
range
,
In
euery
place
to
massacre
and
spoyle
,
And
put
both
liues
and
goods
in
stra●ngers
hand
,
And
to
our
countrie
furious
Tigers
seeme
.
If
leaguers
lawe
hath
so
ordained
it
,
To
drowne
my selfe
I
rather
would
desire
,
Then
for
to
liue
an
Vtheist
in
my
heart
,
And
outwardly
shewe
a
christian
.
Although
this
age
hath
much
abridged
the
libertie
and
freedome
of
writing
,
which
appeareth
in
our
ancient
Hystoriographers
,
Prossart
,
Monstielet
,
&
Phillip
de
Comines
,
yet
wil
I
neither
for
feare
nor
flatterie
,
(
two
Historicall
plagues
)
seeme
to
couer
the
trueth
of
this
discourse
.
I
confesse
that
in
such
places
,
as
of
themselues
are
discommendable
,
I
haue
added
of
mine
owne
,
to
make
them
more
notorious
:
and
in
such
actions
as
are
woorthie
praise
,
wherein
vertue
,
conscience
,
&
valor
consisteth
,
Ispare
no
commendation
but
in
things
indifferent
:
I
am
constrained
to
suspend
my
iudgement
:
rather
then
to
enter
into
many
vntrueths
:
wherin
if
I
should
vse
partiallitie
,
I
could
not
chuse
but
varrie
from
the
matter
.
My
squadron
is
the
trueth
:
Plato
and
Socrates
are
my
friends
,
but
I
esteeme
trueth
before
all
things
.
This
Historie
is
a
plea
,
neither
with
not
against
the
league
:
I
will
not
set
roses
among
thornes
,
there
is
neuer
any
vniuersall
plague
,
but
some
escape
it
:
and
among
so
many
and
diuers
actions
,
it
is
impossible
but
there
must
be
seuerall
colours
.
I
will
report
the
problemes
debated
on
both
sides
:
I
will
shewe
you
their
propositions
,
which
are
neither
so
cleare
nor
apparant
,
but
there
is
alwaies
some
contrarietie
:
I
will
set
foorth
in
open
shewe
,
the
occasions
of
the
league
,
the
kings
reasons
,
and
the
king
of
Mauarres
defences
,
which
I
will
declare
without
choise
or
difference
;
and
you
shall
consider
of
them
without
partiallitie
,
hatred
,
fauour
,
or
selfe
will
,
and
esteeme
them
as
a
meate
rather
prepared
for
your
health
,
then
for
your
taste
.
Two
things
gaue
a
hotte
alarme
to
the
league
:
one
,
the
assembly
at
M●●●auban
:
the
other
,
the
voyage
of
the
Duke
d'Espernon
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
:
which
it
tooke
as
brands
to
kindle
her
fier
,
and
beganne
to
send
out
commissions
in
all
places
in
the
kings
name
,
who
disauouched
them
,
and
prohibited
the
raising
of
souldiers
.
The
first
poynt
of
their
dislike
,
The
king
thinking
by
faire
meanes
to
retaine
them
in
their
duties
,
and
to
exhort
them
to
an
vnion
,
That
hee
knewe
,
that
those
of
the
league
,
what
shewe
soeuer
they
made
,
pretended
onely
against
his
person
and
his
Crowne
:
minding
to
rise
and
become
great
at
his
costs
,
seeking
nothing
else
but
the
vtter
ruine
and
dssipation
of
his
estate
.
While
the
flame
issued
out
of
this
fornace
,
the
league
made
warre
against
the
Huguenots
,
ceasing
vppon
the
best
Townes
of
the
Catholicques
in
all
the
realme
.
Religion
was
preached
in
Guyenne
,
and
they
went
to
driue
it
out
of
Picardie
:
The
taking
of
it
againe
out
of
their
hands
,
liked
the
king
so
well
,
that
as
the
messenger
brought
him
news
thereof
,
into
the
Hall
whereas
then
he
was
,
leauing
his
companie
,
hee
went
vnto
them
,
and
commending
their
resolution
,
esteemed
them
for
his
faithfull
and
good
subiects
,
in
that
they
had
hanged
the
leaguerer
Daries
,
saying
vnto
them
:
My
good
friends
,
I
am
content
to
grant
to
your
request
,
and
more
if
need
require
,
assuring
you
that
my
liberallitie
shal
neuer
bee
wanting
,
to
acknowledge
your
great
fidelitie
.
But
in
the
mean
time
,
he
tooke
no
order
for
his
affaires
:
he
was
on
foot
,
and
the
leaguer
spake
on
horsebacke
:
he
ware
the
Penetentiaries
sack
,
and
they
armour
on
their
backes
:
and
leauing
armes
,
which
nature
and
necessitie
presented
vnto
him
,
Wherein
hee
fully
discouered
his
religion
and
manner
of
faith
,
shewing
that
hee
had
been
borne
during
the
Schisme
and
permission
of
two
religions
in
France
,
that
he
neither
could
nor
would
leaue
that
,
wherin
he
had
bin
brought
vp
and
instructed
,
if
by
a
lawfull
Councell
hee
were
not
otherwise
conuerted
:
and
that
still
then
they
could
not
hold
him
for
an
hereticque
,
much
lesse
as
one
that
had
fallen
from
the
church
:
affirming
that
he
had
neuer
bin
hereticque
,
nor
contrary
to
his
first
opinion
:
and
that
they
thought
rather
to
destroy
,
then
instruct
him
:
and
to
ouerthrow
,
then
vnite
him
.
That
euery
man
knoweth
when
he
yeelded
to
heare
Masse
,
after
Saint
Bartholomewes
day
.
That
both
age
,
force
,
and
feare
,
made
him
consent
to
that
,
which
in
minde
he
neuer
thought
:
and
that
assoone
as
hee
was
at
libertie
,
hee
returned
to
the
exercise
of
his
first
religion
.
That
in
all
the
warres
which
hee
made
,
hee
neuer
had
any
other
respect
,
then
only
to
God
,
and
seruice
to
the
king
.
And
that
assoone
as
his
Maiestie
by
his
Edicts
,
had
consented
to
the
libertie
of
mens
consciences
,
he
presently
left
armes
,
and
countermanded
his
troupes
,
togither
with
the
forrain
aydes
of
his
friends
and
confederates
.
That
for
that
cause
,
hee
is
not
enemie
to
the
Catholicques
as
the
report
goeth
.
That
hee
maintaineth
those
of
Bearn
,
in
the
small
libertie
they
had
when
the
Queen
his
mother
died
,
and
so
in
all
places
of
the
kingdome
of
Nauarre
then
resting
vnto
him
,
where
hee
found
the
exercise
of
Catholicque
religion
,
he
neuer
permitted
any
change
.
That
the
consultation
in
Magdebourg
,
which
the
league
so
much
spake
of
,
that
they
caused
it
to
bee
preached
openly
in
the
Churches
,
was
an
imagination
and
woorthie
such
reports
,
for
that
it
would
be
found
,
that
neither
there
,
nor
in
any
other
place
,
it
was
euer
holden
.
And
that
in
the
extract
of
forces
,
by
them
therein
set
downe
,
they
induce
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Elector
Palatin
,
&
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
the
one
beeing
dead
aboue
a
yeare
before
,
and
had
left
a
sonne
within
yeares
,
vnder
the
wardship
of
the
Duke
Casimir
:
the
other
,
about
foure
moneths
before
that
,
was
slaine
at
Delft
,
by
Balthazard
Girad
.
That
the
declaration
by
them
made
of
his
incapacitie
to
the
succession
of
the
Crowne
,
was
the
thing
that
touched
him
most
:
yet
vntill
then
,
hee
had
least
minde
of
it
,
contenting
himselfe
with
the
hope
,
that
God
would
long
time
preserue
his
Maiestie
,
for
the
good
of
his
Realme
and
Common-wealth
,
and
would
in
time
giue
him
issue
,
to
the
great
greefe
of
his
enemies
:
not
seeking
to
iudge
the
king
or
Queene
to
bee
barren
in
the
flower
of
their
ages
.
That
those
which
in
their
declaration
and
protestation
,
named
him
to
bee
desirous
of
the
kings
death
,
a
perturber
of
the
State
,
and
sworne
enemie
to
all
Catholicques
,
had
falsely
&
wickedly
lyed
,
and
therevppon
besought
the
king
,
that
the
quarrell
might
bee
descided
betweene
him
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
one
to
one
,
two
to
two
,
or
tenne
to
tenne
,
without
troubling
himselfe
,
or
suffer
the
people
to
indure
any
longer
vexation
.
The
Queen-mother
,
that
held
with
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
more
to
crosse
and
trouble
him
,
&
to
make
an
entrie
into
the
disorder
and
confusion
of
all
affaires
,
then
to
aduance
him
,
de
Guise
,
which
at
his
first
rising
and
in
the
flower
thereof
,
was
but
a
thousand
horse
,
and
foure
thousand
foote
,
had
been
dispearsed
in
lesse
then
a
month
:
and
the
Cardinall
de
Bourbon
had
confessed
to
the
Queene-mother
,
that
if
the
king
had
banded
his
authorithie
against
him
,
all
his
attempts
had
been
cleane
ouerthrowne
.
Feare
is
a
plague
to
valiant
mindes
,
but
when
the
heart
of
the
chiefe
commander
is
possest
therewith
,
his
authoritie
is
abated
,
it
dimisheth
,
falleth
,
and
vndermineth
it selfe
:
for
feare
in
flameth
the
courage
,
and
causeth
men
so
much
more
boldly
to
enterprise
their
wicked
actions
,
as
that
they
are
assured
they
shal
not
be
punished
.
Also
the
king
letting
slip
this
reuolt
,
rather
speaking
faire
,
then
commaunding
:
and
yeelding
,
rather
then
opposing
:
thereby
drew
all
the
mischief
of
those
toubles
vppon
his
owne
head
.
He
desired
the
Queen-mother
to
beare
some
of
his
blowes
,
Therevppon
with
all
speede
the
peace
was
made
,
and
cast
into
a
mould
,
the
king
suffering
himselfe
by
that
feare
to
bee
so
much
carried
away
.
And
by
the
edict
,
hee
prohibited
the
exercise
of
the
new
religion
,
reuoked
all
other
edicts
that
fauoured
it
:
commaunded
the
Ministers
out
of
the
land
:
and
all
his
subiects
within
sixe
months
after
,
to
make
profession
of
the
Catholicque
religion
,
or
to
depart
out
of
the
Realme
:
dispearsed
the
tripartite
chambers
of
Parliaments
:
ordained
that
the
Towns
giuen
in
hostage
to
those
of
the
religion
,
should
bee
yeelded
vppe
:
and
not
onely
commended
,
but
approoued
the
warre
by
the
Princes
begunne
,
acknowledging
it
to
bee
done
for
his
seruice
.
This
edict
authorised
them
,
Chaalon
,
Thoul
,
Verdun
,
Saint
Disier
,
Reims
,
Soissons
,
the
Castle
of
Dyon
,
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Beaune
,
Rue
in
Picardie
,
After
they
had
made
him
wearie
to
heare
them
,
and
their
owne
tongues
to
speake
,
hee
answered
them
in
fewe
words
,
which
made
them
much
abashed
,
saying
:
I
remember
not
what
you
said
at
the
beginning
of
your
Oration
,
much
lesse
in
the
middle
:
and
as
for
your
conclusion
,
I
will
not
graunt
vnto
it
:
there
needeth
not
so
many
words
:
I
can
do
nothing
touching
your
demaund
:
I
will
haue
peace
,
and
neuer
make
warre
,
but
against
those
that
refuse
peace
.
Thus
should
a
king
of
France
haue
said
vnto
his
French
subiects
,
and
not
suffer
himselfe
to
be
consumed
by
them
,
in
such
sort
as
you
shall
heereafter
heare
.
Heere
endeth
the
first
Booke
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
OF
THE
last
troubles
of
Fraunce
,
containing
that
which
passed
from
the
beginning
of
the
wars
,
after
the
Edict
made
in
Iuly
,
1585.
vntill
the
Barricadoes
of
Parris
,
and
the
Kings
retrait
to
Chartres
,
in
the
Month
of
May
.
1588.
From
that
time
,
his
respect
,
power
,
and
feare
,
vanished
,
he
spake
no
more
to
the
league
,
but
as
equall
to
equall
,
and
receiued
the
lawe
of
those
that
ought
to
receiue
it
of
him
.
Therefore
presently
they
caused
him
to
determine
warres
in
all
places
of
the
Realme
against
the
Huguenots
:
hee
was
not
onely
aduised
of
the
importance
,
but
of
the
facilitie
thereof
,
affirming
it
to
bee
but
three
daies
workes
,
and
that
the
strongest
places
would
parley
for
a
peace
,
assoone
as
hee
sounded
vppe
the
drumbe
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
would
yeeld
at
the
onely
report
of
their
enterprise
.
They
brought
this
poore
king
a
sleepe
with
many
chimers
,
foresaying
he
should
haue
forraine
ayde
:
which
was
as
true
as
the
sea
burneth
.
It
was
tolde
him
,
that
all
Christian
Princes
would
helpe
him
:
that
the
Queene
of
England
should
haue
so
many
Chastillian
forces
against
her
,
And
speaking
to
the
principall
President
:
he
saide
:
that
hauing
perceiued
so
much
zeale
and
affection
in
him
,
to
haue
the
last
edict
of
peace
reuoked
,
he
doubted
not
but
hee
would
bee
able
by
sufficient
arguments
,
to
perswade
his
equalles
,
that
as
long
as
the
warres
indured
,
they
should
not
looke
for
any
stipendes
.
To
the
Prouost
of
Marchants
in
Parris
,
hee
said
:
that
seeing
the
Towne
But
when
they
made
certaine
difficulties
,
and
that
alreadie
euery
one
confessed
,
that
there
is
no
peace
how
little
aduantage
soeuer
it
bringeth
,
but
is
much
better
then
any
warre
,
how
triumphant
and
victorious
soeuer
it
be
:
With
an
angrie
countenance
hee
said
vnto
them
:
Then
I
thinke
it
had
beene
better
to
beleeue
mee
.
I
am
in
doubt
,
that
in
seeking
to
be
ridde
of
preaching
,
doo
not
greatly
hazard
the
warre
.
But
the
Cleargie
,
whose
hearts
more
then
their
purses
,
were
opened
to
that
war
,
and
considering
that
all
the
aydes
which
the
kings
of
France
at
other
times
had
from
the
Spiritualtie
,
That
now
the
king
hauing
declared
that
this
warre
,
mooued
by
the
solicitation
of
the
Cleargie
,
ought
to
be
followed
and
supplyed
at
the
charges
of
the
Church
,
the
ruine
thereof
was
most
euident
:
they
thought
good
to
shew
the
king
their
impossibilitie
to
satiffie
the
same
:
the
iust
complaint
of
the
great
charges
it
had
borne
in
the
last
leuying
of
armes
,
besides
the
loosing
of
their
rights
and
franchises
.
To
the
which
end
,
the
Bishoppe
of
Brien
spake
for
all
them
vnto
the
king
,
shewing
that
vntill
that
time
,
the
Cleargie
had
not
spared
the
riches
of
the
Alter
,
to
maintaine
the
honour
of
the
sacrifice
:
but
now
that
their
meanes
were
so
drawne
out
,
their
rents
ingaged
,
and
their
free
farmes
alienated
,
that
they
could
doo
no
more
:
That
it
would
bee
a
most
erreligious
thing
,
that
religion
should
bee
defended
by
people
without
religion
:
and
that
the
Church
nourisheth
and
entertaineth
such
as
committed
so
many
rapines
,
sacriledges
,
blasphemies
,
pollutions
,
and
vnreuerent
dealings
towards
it
.
They
besought
his
Maiestie
,
by
the
memorie
of
his
father
,
by
the
honourable
name
of
most
christian
king
,
the
goodnesse
of
his
nature
,
and
the
liuely
comiseration
of
his
spirit
,
to
be
protector
of
her
priuiledges
,
and
for
a
time
permit
her
to
breath
.
Meane
time
,
hee
animateth
him
to
the
execration
of
the
Edict
of
Iuly
,
which
could
not
bee
done
without
warre
:
the
warre
not
without
mony
:
and
the
mony
could
not
bee
leuied
but
by
suppression
of
the
Church
,
or
of
the
common
people
.
But
that
serued
not
,
the
league
would
haue
warres
,
and
of
force
the
foure
elements
,
whereof
the
Monarchie
consisteth
:
that
is
,
the
king
and
the
3.
Estates
,
must
bee
reduced
into
the
auncient
confusion
of
a
Chaos
,
and
that
they
whose
fathers
vsed
to
haue
warres
in
Affrica
,
Asia
,
and
in
the
furthest
parts
of
all
the
world
,
must
entertaine
and
hatch
it
among
themselues
.
Meane
time
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
beeing
aduertised
that
preparation
was
made
,
And
hauing
repeated
his
offer
in
all
his
declarations
,
for
the
ceasing
of
troubles
(
touching
the
difference
of
religion
,
if
there
were
no
other
passion
that
touched
his
enemies
at
the
heart
)
he
added
,
that
if
the
king
would
not
accept
his
fidelitie
,
hee
can
do
no
more
,
but
content
himselfe
with
his
owne
innocencie
and
affection
towards
his
Maiestie
and
the
State
.
de
Mommorency
,
the
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
Prouinces
,
Townes
,
and
common
people
,
as
well
of
the
one
,
as
of
the
other
religion
,
to
oppose
themselues
against
the
Authors
of
those
troubles
,
in
a
lawfull
and
necessary
defence
,
therby
to
conserue
the
lawes
,
which
are
the
foundations
of
all
families
,
and
to
maintaine
the
estate
and
libertie
of
the
King
,
and
of
the
Queene
his
mother
.
Touching
this
Bull
,
many
whole
bookes
both
with
it
and
against
it
,
were
written
and
set
foorth
:
to
the
which
I
referre
the
curiositie
of
such
as
desire
to
knowe
whether
the
Pope
hath
any
authoritie
ouer
the
estate
of
France
:
for
which
consideration
,
Sieur
de
S.
Mesmes
with
standeth
the
Marshall
de
Matignon
.
The
Sieur
de
Laual
had
the
charge
of
Xaintonge
,
&
raised
the
siege
of
Taillebourg
,
where
the
Ladies
de
la
Trimouille
,
both
mother
and
daughter
were
assieged
.
The
Viscount
of
Thurenes
,
with
three
or
foure
thousand
Harquebusiers
marched
in
Limosin
,
and
there
had
taken
the
Bishoppe
of
Tulles
.
The
D.
of
Guise
being
aduertised
of
the
dislike
the
Ambassadors
of
the
princes
of
Germanie
had
,
touching
their
answer
,
counselled
the
king
to
set
vpon
the
Huguenots
,
before
the
Rutters
entered
into
France
.
So
that
in
lesse
then
eighteen
moneths
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
sawe
himselfe
assayled
by
fiue
campes
royall
,
vnder
fiue
seuerall
Generals
:
de
Mercure
thinking
that
the
conquest
of
the
Huguenots
in
Poitou
,
would
bee
as
easily
executed
as
enterprised
,
left
Brittaine
,
not
considering
the
common
maxime
:
that
hee
that
will
breake
,
must
bee
stronger
then
the
thing
which
hee
mindeth
to
breake
,
and
that
there
must
bee
a
proportion
betweene
him
that
inforceth
,
and
him
that
is
inforced
:
for
if
the
weaker
part
bee
his
that
will
force
,
his
owne
violence
ouerthroweth
him
,
and
spoyleth
it selfe
.
Hee
thought
with
two
thousande
men
to
doo
a
great
acte
.
But
the
Prince
of
Conde
meeting
with
him
,
caused
him
to
remooue
,
not
onely
from
Fontenay
,
but
cleane
out
of
Poitou
.
And
from
thence
,
the
Prince
besieged
Brouage
,
and
hauing
reduced
it
to
such
necessitie
,
that
hee
weakened
the
most
hardie
,
he
receiued
newes
of
the
taking
of
the
Castle
of
Angers
,
Sieur
de
Brissac
,
by
three
Captaines
:
one
named
du
Halot
,
Parrisan
to
the
king
:
the
second
,
Fresne
,
enemie
to
the
Counte
de
Brissac
:
and
Rochemorte
,
affectioned
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
that
agreed
togither
to
take
the
Castle
of
Angers
,
one
of
the
strongest
places
in
France
.
Brissac
therein
had
a
Lieftenant
called
Captaine
Grec
,
with
twelue
souldiers
,
whither
Fresne
went
to
visite
him
,
and
beeing
inuited
by
him
to
dinner
,
in
company
of
Rochemort
&
others
,
went
thither
,
who
wrought
so
brauely
,
that
as
they
entered
,
they
slewe
all
the
souldiers
that
were
not
of
their
faction
:
at
which
noyse
Grec
comming
foorth
,
was
met
by
Fresne
,
that
stabbed
him
with
a
Poinyard
.
Du
Halot
beginning
to
enter
into
the
Castle
,
and
perceiuing
the
execution
,
stepped
backe
into
the
Towne
,
and
protested
that
hee
had
caused
the
place
to
be
taken
for
the
king
,
notwithstanding
he
was
kept
prisoner
.
Rochemort
presently
aduertised
the
Sieur
de
Clermont
,
who
by
post
sent
word
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
certifie
him
thereof
.
Those
of
the
Towne
besieged
the
Castle
,
and
all
the
countrie
ranne
thither
:
in
the
euening
they
desired
to
speake
with
Fresne
,
who
minding
to
issue
,
and
being
vpon
the
Drawe-bridge
among
diuers
harquebusiers
,
one
beganne
to
discharge
his
peece
,
and
seeking
to
reenter
,
Rochemort
and
his
fellowes
perceiuing
the
daunger
,
drewe
vp
the
bridge
,
and
Fresne
being
shut
out
,
hung
vpon
the
chaines
,
where
the
Townsmen
cut
of
his
hands
:
in
such
manner
,
that
hee
fell
into
the
ditches
:
where
a
Hart
that
was
bredde
vp
in
the
Towne
,
with
his
hornes
made
an
end
of
his
life
,
by
tearing
his
bodie
in
peeces
.
Du
Halot
was
presently
executed
in
the
Towne
:
and
Rochemort
being
demaunded
for
whom
he
held
,
answered
that
he
held
for
the
king
of
Nauarre
:
at
which
answere
there
was
no
need
to
bid
them
make
trenches
,
and
to
keepe
watch
,
attending
the
comming
of
the
Duke
de
Ioyeuse
,
that
not
long
after
arriued
in
the
Towne
.
Certaine
daies
passing
in
that
order
,
one
day
after
dinner
,
Rochemort
leaning
in
a
windowe
of
the
Castle
,
and
falling
a
sleepe
,
was
shotte
with
a
harquebuze
,
wherein
there
was
two
bullets
,
the
one
cut
his
throate
,
and
the
other
his
tongue
,
and
so
was
slaine
.
Whervpon
16.
souldiers
that
were
therein
,
being
deuided
,
because
there
were
but
seuen
Huguenots
,
began
to
parley
,
which
indured
certain
weekes
.
The
Prince
that
lay
before
Brouage
,
hauing
about
the
beginning
of
October
,
Anno.
1585.
receiued
newes
of
the
surprising
of
the
Castle
,
and
of
Rochemorts
answere
,
not
knowing
what
had
happened
since
that
time
,
determined
with
all
speede
to
drawe
thither
,
because
that
seruice
would
be
a
stay
to
the
leaguers
forces
:
and
a
great
meanes
of
aduantage
for
them
against
the
league
.
And
hauing
considered
how
it
might
bee
possible
for
him
to
make
that
voyage
,
being
in
those
earnest
affaires
,
which
as
then
held
him
,
in
the
end
he
ventured
with
700.
or
800.
foote
,
and
1000.
or
1200.
harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
,
wherewith
(
not
without
great
discommodities
)
he
passed
by
boates
ouer
the
riuer
of
Loire
to
Rosiers
,
between
Saumur
&
Angers
,
being
as
bold
an
enterprise
as
euer
was
in
our
time
.
For
the
voyage
in
truth
,
was
enterprised
with
too
much
courage
,
&
litle
consideration
,
to
passe
ouer
a
great
riuer
betweene
two
armies
,
and
to
runne
into
a
straight
,
not
knowing
on
which
side
to
issue
,
without
any
boates
that
stayed
for
him
,
for
that
those
wherewith
hee
passed
,
lay
readie
by
chance
:
neuerthelesse
,
hee
entered
into
the
Subburbes
of
Angers
,
and
within
the
Barricadoes
,
where
he
spent
a
whole
day
in
skirmishing
,
and
hauing
prooued
if
hee
could
haue
any
newes
from
the
Castle
,
he
vnderstood
it
was
no
place
for
him
,
for
they
made
him
no
signes
,
although
his
trumpets
sounded
for
the
purpose
:
for
the
composition
was
agreed
,
wherevppon
there
was
no
neede
to
bidde
him
stirre
,
and
as
then
it
was
a
great
victorie
to
saue
himselfe
,
and
a
great
praye
to
bring
the
rest
of
his
troupe
to
Rochell
,
and
not
to
Parris
.
The
ouerthrowe
of
his
armie
,
and
the
doubt
of
the
safetie
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
bredde
great
feare
to
the
Huguenots
,
and
eleuated
the
leaguers
buildings
,
at
the
least
two
or
three
brases
higher
.
For
presently
therevpon
,
the
king
caused
his
second
edict
to
be
published
,
full
of
confiscations
of
goods
,
banishments
,
and
corporall
punishments
of
such
as
abiured
not
their
errors
,
declared
them
traitors
:
and
the
terme
of
sixe
months
,
which
the
first
edict
graunted
vnto
them
,
to
withdrawe
themselues
out
of
the
Realm
,
alreadie
reduced
to
three
months
,
was
limited
to
fifteene
daies
,
after
the
publication
of
the
second
edict
.
A
great
cause
of
extreame
desolation
vnto
diuers
families
,
and
of
strange
murmuring
and
mutinie
in
the
Townes
,
wherein
those
poore
people
remained
in
couert
after
so
many
broyles
.
de
Maine
had
past
towards
Orleans
,
with
fifteene
hundreth
horse
,
both
Frenchmen
and
Rutters
,
to
stoppe
his
way
,
if
he
repassed
by
the
riuer
of
Loire
.
The
Duke
d'Espernon
,
and
the
Marshall
Biron
,
with
diuers
Cornets
of
horse
,
and
certain
Regiments
of
foot
,
were
about
Bonneual
in
Beausse
,
to
meet
him
:
and
the
Sieur
de
la
Chastre
,
had
the
charge
to
let
him
of
hauing
bridge
,
mill
,
boate
,
or
passage
ouer
Loire
.
The
Duke
Ioyeuse
was
at
his
backe
,
and
all
the
Pesants
held
watch
,
readie
to
rise
at
the
first
call
:
and
the
Princes
troupes
were
so
wearied
,
as
they
could
not
possible
bee
more
.
The
meanes
whereby
he
thought
to
passe
the
Loire
,
in
two
or
three
places
betweene
Blois
and
Amborse
beeing
cut
off
,
his
feare
increased
,
and
his
troupes
being
but
small
beganne
to
diminish
.
And
yet
there
happened
two
difficulties
more
in
his
campe
:
the
one
,
that
such
as
had
friends
in
Beausse
,
Perche
,
Vendosme
,
and
Maine
,
stale
away
from
him
,
in
such
maner
,
that
in
some
of
his
Cornets
hee
had
not
twentie
strong
:
the
other
was
,
that
the
Sieur
de
Rohan
,
and
diuers
Lords
of
his
troupes
,
beeing
of
aduise
not
to
passe
any
further
forward
,
&
that
if
they
did
,
it
would
be
a
means
to
run
head
long
into
euident
danger
,
tooke
leaue
of
him
,
&
turned
towards
Brittaigne
,
where
they
escaped
many
dangers
:
neuerthelesse
,
in
time
they
passed
couragiously
ouer
Loire
,
and
entered
safely
into
Rochel
.
This
separation
was
the
cause
that
the
Prince
had
no
more
but
his
own
Cornet
,
the
company
of
the
Sieurs
de
la
Trimouille
,
&
d'Auantigny
,
certaine
light-horse
,
and
harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
,
belonging
to
the
Sieurs
de
Clermont
,
and
fiue
and
twentie
or
thirtie
Gentlemen
of
Poicton
,
that
marched
before
,
with
the
Sieur
de
S.
Gelais
.
About
the
end
of
October
,
1585.
the
Prince
being
aduertised
that
he
should
presently
haue
so
many
seuerall
forces
of
his
enemies
vpon
him
,
that
he
could
not
escape
if
speedily
hee
prouided
not
for
himselfe
,
beeing
alwaies
of
a
good
courage
,
at
his
departure
hee
prouided
for
the
retraict
of
his
companies
,
as
also
for
his
seruants
and
housholde
,
leauing
the
principall
charge
to
Monsieurs
de
Clermont
,
and
de
S.
Gelais
,
and
so
about
eleuen
of
the
clocke
at
night
he
departed
,
accompanied
of
the
Steurs
de
Trimouille
,
d'Auantigny
,
certaine
Gentlemen
,
and
some
of
his
principall
officers
,
but
very
fewe
,
and
passed
many
and
strange
waies
,
which
hee
was
constrained
to
make
,
to
recouer
the
I
sle
of
Greneze
:
and
from
thence
hee
was
got
into
England
,
where
the
Queene
receiued
him
with
great
honour
,
and
with
certaine
Noble
men
:
and
vesselles
well
furnished
for
the
warres
,
conuayed
him
to
Rochel
.
The
Sieurs
de
Saint
Gelais
,
de
Bois
Dulie
,
d'Aubigny
,
de
Tifardiere
,
&
other
Gentlemen
,
saued
the
rest
of
the
troupes
,
hard-by
the
Forrest
of
Marchenoir
,
where
they
receiued
diuers
seuerall
aduises
of
the
daungers
like
to
ensue
.
For
they
were
of
aduise
to
separate
themselues
into
small
troupes
,
of
twelue
or
fifteene
in
a
companie
,
the
easilier
to
saue
themselues
,
for
it
was
not
possible
for
them
beeing
all
togither
,
to
indure
aboue
an
houre
,
perceiuing
their
enemies
to
make
towardes
them
so
fast
:
therefore
hauing
left
their
carriage
,
discharged
their
booties
,
and
for
the
most
part
became
better
Christians
,
then
they
were
at
their
departure
from
the
siege
of
Bronage
,
they
saued
themselues
,
and
although
the
Townes
of
Orleans
,
Blois
,
Ambuse
,
and
Tours
,
were
straightly
guarded
:
neuerthelesse
,
diuers
of
them
being
armed
,
passed
the
bridges
of
the
same
Townes
,
each
man
sauing
himselfe
as
well
as
hee
could
.
Saint
Gelais
beeing
so
escaped
,
made
towards
Orleans
,
and
trauersing
by
Ianuille
,
by
the
great
waye
to
Parris
,
hee
passed
through
many
companies
dispearsed
in
Beausse
,
and
then
entered
into
the
Foreest
of
Orleans
,
where
hauing
trauersed
the
Forrest
,
in
the
end
with
great
paine
hee
got
to
Loire
hard
by
Gien
:
and
hauing
stayed
some
time
in
Berry
,
repassing
Creuse
,
Vienne
,
and
le
Clain
,
hee
got
to
Rochel
,
where
hee
found
the
Prince
and
all
the
heads
and
principall
Captains
of
the
armie
.
As
touching
the
siege
of
Brouages
,
the
Sieur
de
Saint
Mesmes
,
hauing
stayed
there
about
a
month
after
the
Princes
departure
,
was
constrained
to
retire
,
and
to
separate
his
troupes
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
beganne
the
warre
so
fresh
againe
,
by
the
Sieurs
de
La●al
and
Saint
Gelais
,
that
the
newe
conquestes
made
them
forget
the
griefe
of
their
last
misfortunes
,
he
tooke
the
Castle
of
Dompierrie
,
hard
by
Saint
Iohns
,
belonging
to
the
Marshall
de
Rez
,
where
the
souldiers
refreshed
and
payde
themselues
for
their
former
losses
:
therein
finding
a
most
rich
bootie
.
Plassac
Gouernour
of
Ponts
for
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
in
the
night-time
by
scaling
lathers
,
vpon
the
three
and
twentieth
of
Februarie
,
1586.
tooke
Royan
,
a
very
strong
place
hard
by
Brouage
:
and
the
sixteenth
day
of
March
following
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
beeing
in
Taillebourg
,
married
the
sister
of
the
Sieur
de
Trimouille
,
by
whom
hee
had
a
sonne
:
but
hee
liued
not
long
after
his
second
marriage
,
as
heereafter
you
shall
reade
.
Meane
time
,
the
Sieur
de
Laual
tooke
Soubize
,
and
draue
out
the
leaguers
:
and
after
that
,
Mornax
,
and
Alleuart
.
S.
Gelais
for
the
Princes
part
,
tooke
Mondeuis
,
and
Chizay
,
vppon
Boutonne
.
Ranques
draue
the
Albanois
out
of
the
Castle
of
Sasay
,
which
afterward
was
taken
againe
,
by
composition
made
with
the
Sieur
de
:
Malicorne
Gouernour
of
Nirot
.
About
the
beginning
of
Aprill
,
the
Sieur
de
Saint
Luc
,
Gouernour
of
Brouage
,
hauing
a
certaine
enterprise
to
make
vppon
the
Isle
of
Oleron
,
sent
for
ayde
:
and
among
the
rest
,
Tiercelin
with
his
Regiment
,
composed
of
foure
hundreth
Harquebusiers
,
fiftie
Muskettiers
,
and
about
two
hundreth
pikes
,
all
resolute
souldiers
,
hauing
but
one
colours
,
which
was
the
Collonels
Ensigne
.
Which
the
Prince
vnderstanding
,
determined
to
visite
them
,
but
finding
them
not
where
he
thought
they
had
beene
,
he
withdrew
himselfe
to
Taillebourg
,
with
the
Sieurs
de
Laual
,
Boulaye
and
others
:
who
presently
after
,
hauing
receiued
intelligence
that
Tiercelin
was
come
from
Oleron
,
to
go
to
Marennes
,
and
so
to
returne
to
Sainctes
,
he
went
to
watch
him
on
the
way
,
very
neare
to
the
plain
,
where
certaine
horsemen
would
haue
issued
out
of
Sainctes
,
but
they
were
set
vppon
and
dispearsed
by
Cargrois
,
that
ledde
the
Argolitiers
of
Monsieur
de
Laual
.
After
this
skirmish
,
the
Prince
returned
to
Taillebourg
.
As
for
Tiercelin
,
although
he
knew
that
his
enemies
watched
his
returne
,
hee
made
no
account
thereof
,
trusting
in
the
strength
of
his
Regiment
,
and
so
resolued
to
fight
with
them
wheresoeuer
they
should
assayle
him
:
and
vppon
the
seuenteenth
of
Aprill
,
he
marched
towards
Sainctes
in
very
good
order
.
Which
the
Prince
vnderstanding
,
mounted
on
horse
bocke
,
with
his
brother
in
lawe
the
Sieur
de
Trimouille
,
la
Boulaye
,
Auantigny
and
others
,
to
the
number
of
thirtie
persons
,
with
as
many
Harquebusiers
,
&
so
made
towards
Tiercelin
,
whom
he
found
about
a
thousand
paces
from
the
subburbs
of
Sainctes
,
where
hee
set
vppon
his
reareward
,
and
slewe
about
thirtie
or
fortie
of
them
:
the
rest
of
the
Regiment
,
ranged
themselues
in
order
of
battel
vnder
the
hedges
,
and
in
the
high-way
.
In
that
first
charge
,
the
Sieur
de
Trimouille
had
his
horse
flain
betweene
his
legges
,
and
without
speedie
succour
had
,
been
in
great
daunger
.
La
Batarderaye
,
Ensigne-bearer
to
Boulaye
,
was
there
slaine
:
Chanterelles
and
Captiane
Nauarre
wounded
to
death
:
Auantigny
hurt
both
in
the
hand
&
the
knee
:
and
notwithstanding
the
Prince
perceiuing
the
Sieur
de
Lanal
to
bee
gone
to
fetch
his
company
not
farre
from
thence
,
and
that
in
great
haste
came
golloping
with
about
fiue
and
thirtie
horse
,
commaunded
him
to
set
vpon
the
enemie
,
where
that
yong
Lord
readier
to
execute
the
charge
,
then
the
Prince
to
commaund
,
leaping
ouer
hedges
and
ditches
,
made
right
vppon
the
Colnelles
Ensigne
,
being
as
then
guarded
with
a
battell
of
pikes
,
which
he
braste
,
fighting
with
him
that
bare
the
Ensigne
,
and
put
him
with
all
the
pikes
to
flight
:
whereof
there
were
slain
to
the
number
of
sixtie
men
,
and
tooke
the
Ensigne
with
him
.
Tiercelin
beeing
hurt
in
the
arme
,
saued
himselfe
,
with
a
great
number
of
hurt
men
.
There
the
Sieur
de
Laual
lost
Sailli
called
Tanlay
,
(
because
the
other
died
not
long
before
at
Saint
Iohns
)
and
Rieux
his
two
bretheren
greeuously
wounded
,
one
in
the
head
,
the
other
in
his
groyne
,
whereof
they
dyed
within
two
daies
after
.
Cargrois
was
shot
into
the
knee
,
and
the
Prince
himself
gaue
two
braue
charges
to
the
horsemen
of
Sainctes
,
that
thought
to
ayde
Tiercelin
,
and
put
them
twise
in
disorder
,
bearing
with
him
their
armes
,
and
other
furnitures
,
togither
with
the
Collonels
Ensigne
,
but
it
greeued
him
much
for
the
mortall
wounds
of
those
two
young
Lords
,
that
were
followed
by
the
Sieur
de
Lanal
their
brother
,
that
died
within
eight
daies
after
.
de
Maine
minding
to
make
his
profit
at
other
mens
costes
,
and
thought
by
the
ouerthrow
of
the
Prince
of
Condes
armie
,
to
spoyle
the
rest
of
the
forces
that
were
in
Guyen
,
departed
from
Poictiers
with
a
faire
and
goodly
company
of
men
.
This
Prince
valiant
and
wise
,
that
hath
alwaies
holden
his
reputation
,
by
keeping
promises
both
with
his
enemies
and
friends
,
neuer
knewe
what
is
ment
by
ioyning
a
peece
of
a
Fox
skinne
,
to
the
skinne
of
a
Lyon
,
not
being
large
ynough
.
But
as
there
are
many
,
who
not
withstanding
they
haue
contrary
windes
,
yet
doo
arriue
in
safetie
at
their
desired
port
:
so
diuers
men
receiue
so
many
crosses
in
their
enterprises
,
that
fortune
neuer
fauoureth
neither
their
valour
,
nor
their
vertues
.
In
times
past
,
hee
had
done
many
valiant
acts
in
Dauphine
,
and
now
hee
imployed
time
,
mony
,
and
great
labour
,
to
do
no
great
matter
in
Guyen
.
His
armie
was
of
fiue
hundreth
French
horsemen
,
eight
hundreth
Rutters
,
foure
hundreth
Lanciers
Albanois
,
and
about
fiue
thousand
foote
,
with
diuers
peeces
of
artillery
.
Hee
made
his
account
,
to
force
Townes
not
so
much
by
fight
,
as
by
famine
,
wherevnto
the
season
of
it selfe
was
sufficiently
disposed
,
which
should
sooner
bee
ouerthrowne
,
then
fought
withall
,
and
sooner
fought
withall
,
then
assayled
.
At
his
arriuall
,
Xaintonge
and
Poitou
trembled
,
being
as
then
afflicted
with
three
poynts
of
Gods
horrible
punishments
,
plague
,
famine
,
&
war
:
where
the
souldiers
found
no
other
booties
,
but
famished
rattes
.
Hee
imployed
them
first
in
the
taking
of
Montignac
,
Beaulieu
,
and
Gaignac
,
small
Towns
,
and
then
to
the
impeaching
of
the
passage
of
the
riuer
of
Garonne
,
wher
he
thought
to
surprise
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
alreadie
had
written
vnto
him
,
that
hee
could
not
shunne
his
nettes
.
Saint
Bazeille
lying
vppon
the
same
ruier
,
was
taken
by
force
and
spoyled
:
and
Mont-segur
taken
by
composition
.
The
Duke
de
Maines
ficknesse
at
that
time
bredde
great
disorder
in
his
campe
,
and
want
of
mony
weakened
the
courages
of
the
resolute
:
neuerthelesse
hee
tooke
Chastillon
,
a
place
fortified
,
by
the
valour
of
the
Barron
de
Sauignac
Gouernour
thereof
,
and
after
that
,
Normand
in
Perigueux
.
But
their
want
was
so
great
in
the
armie
,
and
the
extremitie
so
much
,
that
it
fluttered
but
with
one
whing
.
And
the
chiefe
Generall
,
that
looked
for
nothing
but
a
reuolt
,
and
perceiuing
that
where
he
thought
to
winne
in
Guyen
,
hee
had
lost
Aussonne
in
Bourgongne
,
gaue
the
king
to
vnderstand
,
that
it
was
more
then
a
yeare
since
his
souldiers
were
forced
to
march
on
foote
,
alwaies
fighting
in
the
enemies
countrie
,
with
men
and
with
the
ayre
,
the
difficultie
of
the
passages
,
the
ouerflowings
of
riuers
,
the
coldnesse
of
the
weather
,
and
the
long
raines
,
without
being
once
succoured
,
neither
with
new
forces
,
mony
,
nor
amunition
for
the
warres
:
and
sayde
that
of
seuenteene
hundreth
and
three
score
thousand
crownes
,
wherevnto
the
wages
of
the
armie
amounted
vnto
,
de
Chaumont
,
beeing
of
the
age
of
twelue
yeares
,
to
marry
her
to
one
of
his
children
.
Behold
the
triumphs
of
the
league
in
Guyenne
:
in
an
other
place
I
haue
said
something
touching
the
king
of
N.
voyage
out
of
Gascongne
into
Poitou
:
which
requireth
a
larger
discourse
:
which
is
,
that
in
the
moneth
of
Febr.
1000.
fiue
hundreth
eightie
sixe
,
the
Marshall
de
Matignon
hauing
besieged
Chastelles
,
the
king
of
Mauarre
accompanied
with
two
or
three
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
&
about
eighteene
hundreth
Harquebusiers
raised
the
siege
,
de
Maine
marched
forward
to
impeach
his
passage
ouer
Garonne
.
Notwithstanding
hee
went
to
Nerac
to
fortifie
the
place
:
and
issuing
out
,
he
marched
to
Barbaste
,
and
held
on
his
way
towards
Chastel-Ialoux
,
and
being
about
two
myles
neare
the
middle
of
the
landes
,
hee
shewed
his
company
what
hee
purposed
to
do
,
and
with
twentie
Gentlemen
well
mounted
,
and
tenne
souldiers
for
his
guard
,
he
rode
towards
Chaumont
,
leauing
the
conduction
of
the
rest
of
his
troupes
,
being
about
foure
hundreth
Argo
litiers
badly
mounted
and
disarmed
,
and
about
fifteen
Harquebusiers
of
his
guard
to
the
Suur
de
la
Raque
,
to
passe
at
S.
Bazeille
,
which
hee
did
without
resistance
,
although
the
armie
of
Matignon
lay
not
aboue
three
myles
from
thence
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
beeing
at
Chaumont
,
dined
there
at
his
ease
,
and
yet
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
not
aboue
two
myles
from
the
place
where
he
pasted
:
and
after
dinner
hee
went
ouer
,
without
impeachment
or
losse
of
any
of
his
men
.
The
Marshall
Ioyeuse
tooke
Montesquiou
in
Lauragois
,
and
lost
thirtie
two
Captaines
,
and
fiue
hundreth
Harquebusiers
at
the
siege
of
Mas
Saint
Puelles
.
The
Marshall
de
Mommorancy
caused
the
league
to
flie
in
many
incounters
in
Languedoc
:
as
at
Lodeue
,
and
Saint
Pons
:
the
Sieur
de
la
Valette
aduanced
the
kings
affaires
in
Prouince
.
The
Duke
de
Espernon
Generall
of
the
armie
,
by
the
king
sent
thither
,
arriued
at
Lyons
,
with
about
eight
hundreth
horse
,
to
cause
his
foote
to
passe
through
the
Towne
:
but
the
Lord
of
Mandelot
,
who
from
the
first
moouings
of
the
league
,
had
alwaies
bin
vpon
his
guard
,
to
shew
himselfe
rather
newter
then
participant
,
fearing
least
with
these
troupes
,
the
D.
of
Pernon
should
take
occasion
to
remember
the
throwing
down
of
the
Citadel
:
was
counselled
by
the
Bishoppe
of
Lyons
to
looke
vnto
himselfe
,
hauing
both
securitie
and
aduantage
.
The
Towne
of
Lyons
being
surprised
in
the
first
troubles
,
by
the
Earle
of
Saux
then
Gouernour
,
and
yeelded
vppe
againe
by
the
Edict
of
peace
.
de
Nemours
had
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
,
both
by
practise
and
armes
to
get
it
againe
.
The
king
went
thither
,
and
by
his
Enguiniers
,
drewe
out
a
goodly
and
strong
Citadell
,
by
that
bridle
to
restraine
the
ouer
prompt
and
readie
affections
of
the
Cittie
,
to
those
new
alterations
,
and
would
not
depart
from
thence
,
before
hee
had
seene
a
great
part
thereof
finished
.
It
being
accomplished
with
all
conuenient
things
belonging
to
such
a
Fortresse
,
both
for
forme
,
greatnesse
,
Bulwarkes
,
trenches
,
munitions
,
and
commodities
.
Hee
made
it
the
terror
of
the
Huguenots
,
while
those
that
commaunded
it
,
affected
the
defence
and
protection
of
the
Catholicques
:
but
after
that
,
in
the
said
kings
time
,
the
fauour
of
the
Duke
d'Espernon
withdrew
la
Mante
,
le
Passage
.
Mandelot
not
beeing
able
to
dissemble
the
disliking
he
had
to
the
great
aduancement
hee
had
of
that
Duke
,
deuised
the
means
to
cease
vppon
it
,
and
so
thrust
out
the
Gascons
,
by
him
placed
therein
.
The
newes
of
this
surprising
in
so
daungerous
and
suspicious
a
time
,
abashed
the
king
,
thinking
it
to
bee
one
of
the
first
effects
of
the
league
,
but
beeing
assured
of
the
inuiolable
affections
and
fidelitie
of
the
Cittizens
of
Lyons
,
that
would
neuer
yeeld
as
long
as
his
Maiestie
liued
,
But
his
Councell
found
that
throwing
downe
of
the
Fort
to
bee
very
daungerous
,
saying
:
that
a
Towne
composed
of
so
many
humours
and
seuerall
motions
,
inhabited
by
people
of
both
religions
,
stirring
and
desirous
of
change
,
the
keye
and
rampart
of
the
Realme
,
ought
not
to
be
without
a
Citadell
.
Wherevnto
the
wisest
Polititian
aunswered
,
that
such
fortifications
serued
onely
,
eyther
for
the
defence
of
the
subiects
,
or
offending
of
enemies
,
and
that
in
the
one
they
were
daungerous
,
and
in
the
other
not
necessarie
.
Meane
time
,
the
king
desired
his
mother
to
bee
a
meanes
and
instrument
,
of
a
good
and
continuall
peace
in
his
Realme
:
and
shee
beeing
greeued
that
shee
could
not
warme
her selfe
but
with
embers
,
and
sorrie
that
the
miserie
thereof
,
surmounted
the
meanes
that
she
could
vse
therein
,
vndertooke
a
voyage
into
Poitou
,
there
to
parley
with
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
who
of
his
owne
nature
,
and
by
the
aduise
of
his
friends
,
was
more
disposed
to
a
good
peace
,
then
to
a
simpletruce
.
The
first
and
second
enterviewes
,
were
passed
ouer
onely
in
complaints
,
excuses
and
goodly
reasons
.
The
Queene-mother
bathing
them
with
her
teares
,
reproached
the
disobedience
of
the
subiect
to
his
Prince
,
detested
the
stubburnnesse
of
newe
opinions
,
represented
the
necessitie
that
constrained
the
king
to
make
peace
,
and
vndertake
warres
,
sweetly
excusing
the
burning
affection
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
that
had
raised
the
same
,
thereby
to
preuent
the
mischiefe
,
which
the
succession
of
an
hereticke
Prince
wold
bring
into
the
estate
:
besought
&
charged
the
king
,
to
yeeld
to
the
Catholicque
Church
and
faith
of
his
Maiestie
,
to
leaue
his
errors
,
and
not
bee
condemned
.
As
they
continued
in
this
proposition
,
euery
man
giuing
his
censure
,
there
passed
many
words
,
whereby
to
perswade
him
happily
to
returne
to
the
Church
of
God
.
The
Queene-mother
shewed
him
how
much
that
change
would
make
his
estate
more
free
,
more
assured
,
and
more
conuenient
for
his
In
the
end
,
their
discourse
changed
to
the
propounding
of
a
truce
,
that
stayed
vnresolued
for
diuers
difficulties
therein
found
,
as
also
because
of
the
aduise
the
Queene
had
receiued
,
that
her
presence
was
necessary
in
Parris
,
to
quench
the
fires
,
which
the
Archleaguers
(
wherof
we
spake
in
the
first
booke
)
beganne
to
kindle
,
grounding
the
alarme
vppon
conference
had
with
the
king
of
Nauarre
.
Both
of
them
agreed
to
a
peace
,
confessing
that
both
the
Catholicques
,
and
Huguenots
,
were
wette
with
the
ship
wracke
they
had
indured
:
that
it
was
not
conuenient
to
drawe
them
into
it
again
:
that
their
wounds
were
not
as
yet
healed
:
that
they
ought
not
to
bee
set
togither
by
the
eares
:
and
that
it
was
requisite
to
haue
a
peace
.
In
this
maner
their
interview
ended
,
without
any
resolution
:
and
the
Queene-mother
in
all
haste
tooke
her
waye
to
Parris
,
vppon
the
aduise
giuen
vnto
her
concerning
the
last
poynt
of
dispaire
,
that
was
to
be
executed
therein
.
For
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
being
aduertised
that
she
went
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
to
make
peace
,
made
haste
to
Parris
,
to
shewethe
king
that
her
trauell
to
that
end
was
against
his
edict
:
that
such
peace
could
not
bee
good
:
ingendring
in
religion
the
effects
that
are
contrary
to
the
tranquillitie
of
Catholicque
consciences
.
He
found
the
Parrisians
more
mooued
then
euer
they
were
,
to
rise
vp
in
armes
:
he
sawe
the
secret
articles
of
the
sixe
Archleaguers
,
to
fight
against
heresie
,
The
Rattes
found
it
expedient
,
that
to
preserue
themselues
from
the
Cat
,
they
must
hang
a
bel
at
her
eare
,
but
none
of
them
durst
vndertake
to
do
it
:
they
must
cease
vppon
the
king
,
but
who
would
bee
so
bolde
?
Manant
saith
,
that
at
that
time
among
them
,
they
spake
not
of
that
enterprise
,
but
onely
tending
to
their
defence
,
if
in
case
they
were
assayled
:
and
that
the
inuention
of
Barricadoes
was
resolued
vppon
,
aboue
a
yeare
before
they
If
warres
bee
continued
against
the
Huguenots
,
the
end
cannot
bee
but
to
our
ruine
,
it
will
in
the
end
produce
a
peace
,
which
will
send
vs
naked
without
armes
vnto
our
gouernments
:
liuing
betweene
feare
and
dispaire
,
that
the
oppressed
oppose
not
themselues
against
the
oppressours
,
that
the
offence
returne
not
vppon
the
authors
,
and
that
the
king
call
not
to
minde
the
treaties
of
Peronne
,
Nancy
,
and
Chalon
.
If
they
be
vanquishers
,
their
victorie
is
our
losse
:
their
life
,
our
death
:
their
greatnesse
,
our
imbasing
:
and
their
rest
,
our
torment
.
The
strongest
support
of
their
enterprise
is
vppon
a
piller
of
Castille
,
olde
and
rotten
:
that
is
,
not
sustained
but
by
hope
of
our
ruine
:
that
feareth
no
other
shaking
,
but
the
ceasing
of
our
ciuil
warres
,
which
will
not
bee
ended
but
by
straungers
,
from
whence
they
are
deriued
.
This
Prince
knoweth
well
,
that
as
long
as
the
diuersitie
of
religions
parteth
our
mindes
,
there
will
neuer
bee
peace
among
vs
,
although
the
zeale
of
religion
doth
much
trouble
him
,
that
hee
is
the
sonne
of
the
great
scourge
of
the
Almaine
Protestants
:
and
that
he
hath
drowned
heresie
in
his
own
blood
,
yet
hee
desireth
to
inuade
vs
,
eyther
by
one
means
or
other
.
The
Ramme
desireth
to
eate
the
Bat
,
whether
it
be
because
it
is
a
bird
,
or
because
it
is
a
mouse
.
If
the
Edict
of
Iuly
bee
put
in
execution
,
if
heresie
be
pursued
in
so
many
places
,
it
will
bee
very
hard
for
it
to
resist
:
the
king
will
alwaies
bee
Maister
,
hee
will
alwaies
stand
vpright
,
hee
will
resume
the
authoritie
and
power
that
hee
seemeth
to
haue
left
,
to
retaine
vs
:
and
perceiuing
himself
(
like
Lewis
the
eleuenth
)
vntangled
from
so
many
leagues
and
parties
,
he
would
liue
like
a
commander
,
destroying
both
Huguenots
and
Leaguers
,
take
the
raisor
in
hand
to
both
their
beardes
,
and
driue
all
partakings
out
of
the
Realme
,
onely
his
owne
.
The
fiers
made
for
ioy
of
his
victories
,
would
bee
the
obsecquies
and
funerals
of
our
partakers
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
shall
die
,
or
else
hee
must
conuert
,
or
bee
cleane
spoyled
and
ouerthrowne
.
His
death
will
strengthen
the
first
article
of
our
league
,
and
the
feare
of
altering
of
religion
shall
vanish
away
.
His
conuersion
,
will
pull
the
weapons
out
of
our
hands
,
and
the
wordes
of
faction
and
disorder
,
(
Huguenots
and
Nauarrois
)
will
no
more
bee
heard
among
vs
.
His
ouerthrow
shall
not
bee
so
much
aduantage
vnto
vs
,
as
to
the
king
,
he
will
haue
the
flowers
and
the
fruites
of
this
victorie
,
and
wee
nothing
but
the
leaues
.
And
further
,
wee
haue
to
do
with
a
Prince
,
that
is
alwaies
first
at
giuing
blowes
,
and
last
in
retiring
:
it
is
not
a
hart
that
leadeth
Lyons
.
Hee
sayeth
not
go
thither
,
but
hee
goeth
himselfe
,
like
vnto
Caezar
:
hee
heareth
assoone
of
our
discipation
,
as
of
our
comming
:
hee
hath
learned
to
bee
a
Captaine
at
our
costes
:
hee
holdeth
thirtie
Townes
in
France
,
which
to
ouercome
,
wee
had
need
to
haue
the
forces
of
thirtie
leagues
such
as
ours
is
:
and
when
he
should
haue
nothing
left
but
his
sword
,
it
is
very
much
with
the
lawful
right
he
hath
to
the
succession
of
this
Realme
.
de
Bouillon
,
from
the
first
day
of
the
birth
of
the
league
.
And
perceiuing
himselfe
to
bee
Maister
of
Douzy
and
Rocroy
,
and
by
that
meanes
of
the
passage
of
the
riuer
of
Meuze
,
hee
caused
his
troupes
to
enter
vppon
the
lands
of
the
soueraigntie
of
Sedan
,
vexing
the
poore
countrimen
that
dwelt
in
the
villages
,
with
al
kinds
of
warlike
cruelties
.
Mean
time
,
that
famine
plagued
them
within
the
towns
,
the
D.
de
Bouillon
,
to
diuert
him
from
thence
,
sent
the
Lord
de
Schelandre
Gouernor
of
Iamets
,
to
make
an
attempt
against
Verdun
,
which
is
the
first
towne
lying
in
the
frontiers
of
Champaigne
,
and
most
tumulteously
entered
into
the
coniulation
of
the
leaguers
pretences
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
followed
him
,
with
the
most
part
of
his
forces
,
which
his
departure
gaue
time
and
leisure
to
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
to
victuall
Sedan
:
and
the
Queene-mother
in
the
meane
time
,
disposed
the
two
Dukes
to
make
a
truce
,
first
for
fifteene
daies
:
in
the
which
time
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
practised
certaine
souldiers
,
(
more
for
gaine
then
for
conscience
)
to
surprise
the
Castle
of
Iamets
,
but
the
enterprise
failed
,
and
the
instruments
therof
were
punished
:
and
from
that
time
,
they
began
againe
to
renue
their
courses
and
spoylings
,
more
then
they
did
before
.
The
Queene
layde
an
other
plaister
vppon
this
sore
,
by
a
second
truce
of
a
month
,
which
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
imployed
in
Alsace
,
with
foure
hundreth
horse
,
and
eight
hundreth
Harquebusiers
,
therby
to
aduance
the
armie
of
Germains
,
that
were
to
meete
in
the
plaines
of
Strausbourg
,
there
to
bee
mustred
.
And
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
leisure
to
go
vnto
the
King
,
to
receiue
his
instructions
and
commaundements
,
vppon
so
great
and
vrgent
an
occasion
.
Hee
found
him
at
Meaux
,
where
hee
shewed
him
,
that
since
the
Edict
of
Iuly
,
and
the
resolution
taken
by
his
Maiestie
,
to
make
warre
against
the
Huguenots
,
it
had
been
so
coldly
begunne
,
and
pursued
with
so
many
wants
,
that
it
was
not
to
bee
found
straunge
,
if
the
issue
had
been
as
vnfortunate
,
as
the
cause
iust
and
woorthie
to
bee
done
by
a
king
of
France
:
that
contrary
to
the
edict
,
they
had
let
their
hereticques
continue
in
their
houses
,
enioye
as
in
a
publike
peace
their
lands
and
goods
,
that
ought
to
be
imployed
for
their
destruction
,
and
to
the
taking
away
of
the
means
that
continued
their
crimes
towards
god
,
and
their
rebellion
against
the
estate
.
That
in
stead
of
selling
and
confiscating
thereof
,
Hee
complained
of
the
contradictions
of
the
edict
,
and
among
other
things
,
in
that
the
kings
Councell
,
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
Parris
,
the
Iustices
,
nor
the
Prouost
in
Parris
,
had
not
sworne
to
the
edict
.
Of
the
hard
measure
shewed
to
the
Townes
that
had
desired
the
exterpation
of
heresies
,
and
the
reuocation
of
the
last
edict
of
peace
.
Of
the
ouerthrowing
of
the
citadel
of
Mascon
,
of
surprising
the
of
Valence
,
of
the
disgrace
of
the
Sieurs
de
Brissac
,
Crusilles
,
Gessan
,
and
Antragues
,
and
of
the
countermaunding
of
the
assignations
giuen
vnto
him
,
for
the
restoring
of
the
charges
by
him
made
in
that
last
raising
of
souldiers
.
The
king
to
the
contrary
,
had
well
considered
how
the
insolent
passion
of
the
league
,
could
not
finde
a
firmer
footing
within
all
the
articles
contained
in
the
treatie
of
Nemours
,
and
that
it
aspired
to
some
greater
matter
.
Hee
knew
well
it
had
demaunded
Townes
for
assurance
against
the
Huguenots
,
in
the
Prouinces
where
they
had
no
cause
to
feare
them
,
neither
in
soule
nor
bodie
.
That
the
surprise
made
by
the
D.
d'Aumalle
of
the
towns
of
Dourlan
&
Pontdormy
,
and
the
intelligence
discouered
at
Bollogne
,
were
som
of
the
operations
of
the
medicine
which
they
had
taken
to
auoyde
this
monarchie
of
vigor
&
strength
.
That
for
to
fortifie
themselues
with
numbers
of
Townes
and
participants
,
it
had
caused
a
Citadell
to
bee
erected
at
Vitry
le
Francois
,
therein
to
place
an
Italian
,
in
whose
countrie
a
Frenchman
cannot
so
much
as
obtaine
the
base
office
of
a
Sergeant
.
That
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
not
receiue
the
gouernment
of
Raucroy
,
vntill
his
Maiestie
had
promised
him
they
should
hold
it
in
his
owne
name
.
That
it
had
prodigally
spent
the
100000.
crownes
,
raised
for
the
building
of
the
Citadell
in
Verdun
,
not
desiring
other
fortresse
thererein
but
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
abused
with
pretences
and
goodly
apparances
of
the
intents
of
this
conspiracie
.
The
contrarieties
of
the
edict
being
well
wayed
and
debated
on
both
partes
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
turned
his
pursuites
vppon
the
meanes
to
assayle
the
Huguenots
,
in
the
same
places
where
they
had
receiued
the
foyle
,
in
Poitou
,
Dauphine
,
and
in
the
countries
of
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
,
desired
the
king
to
cast
his
eyes
vppon
decaying
religion
,
if
the
armie
of
straungers
should
beare
the
triumph
into
Allemaigne
,
both
of
France
and
of
the
Catholicke
Church
,
and
to
imbrace
the
conseruation
thereof
,
without
esteeming
any
thing
to
bee
difficult
or
daungerous
for
so
memorable
a
victorie
,
calling
to
minde
,
that
he
was
a
king
of
a
people
,
that
neuer
feared
any
thing
but
the
falling
of
heauen
,
and
assured
themselues
to
ouercome
all
whatsoeuer
that
durst
assayle
or
set
vpon
them
heere
on
earth
.
The
King
,
whose
intent
was
onely
to
liue
and
raigne
,
could
not
consent
to
warre
,
Monsieur
de
Rambouillet
,
that
hee
would
not
permit
or
suffer
other
religion
in
his
Realme
,
then
the
auncient
Catholieque
faith
,
and
abolish
that
which
they
called
reformed
:
yet
he
desired
most
earnestly
to
haue
had
a
good
peace
,
therby
to
diuert
the
miseries
which
the
armie
of
strangers
would
bring
with
it
,
but
when
hee
perceiued
himselfe
not
strong
ynough
,
If
hee
consented
to
the
libertie
of
reformed
religion
,
and
restored
them
the
Edict
of
peace
,
hee
thought
hee
heard
all
the
mutenous
leaguers
continually
about
his
eares
,
if
hee
made
warre
against
the
King
of
Mauarre
,
he
had
fiftie
thousand
straungers
vpon
his
backe
,
that
would
constraine
him
to
ouerthrowe
the
league
.
Wherevppon
hee
desired
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
yeelde
to
a
peace
,
not
to
abandon
the
Estate
of
the
Realme
for
a
praye
vnto
straungers
,
to
procure
the
ease
and
contentment
of
his
king
,
the
comfort
of
the
people
,
the
freedome
of
the
Cleargie
,
and
the
dignitie
of
the
Nobilitie
,
by
other
meanes
then
by
such
as
would
ouerthrow
the
honour
of
his
soueraigntie
,
bring
his
subiects
in
dispaire
,
robbe
Churches
,
and
sucke
the
blood
of
those
fewe
Gentlemen
,
which
forraine
warres
had
left
within
the
Realme
,
to
desend
it
from
ciuill
warres
.
To
the
which
peace
,
hee
mooued
him
by
honourable
promises
and
aduantages
both
to
his
house
and
partakers
,
but
hee
found
his
heart
altogether
resolued
vnto
warres
,
rather
desiring
a
battell
,
then
a
disputation
,
and
neyther
minded
to
indure
miserie
,
nor
yet
to
procure
the
remedies
thereof
.
So
that
to
conclude
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
haue
warres
,
and
aunswered
the
king
resolutely
,
that
hee
was
not
in
the
minde
to
haue
any
peace
:
adding
further
,
Monsieur
de
Ioyeuse
:
since
which
time
,
the
Courtier
had
not
striken
one
blowe
with
his
sword
,
but
onely
in
quarrell
of
Arioste
,
and
had
rather
spend
one
hundreth
Crownes
in
dauncings
and
in
Maskes
,
then
one
one
hundreth
solz
in
powder
and
in
flaskes
.
The
long
rest
,
had
made
the
most
valiant
like
vnto
a
horse
,
whose
warlike
courage
abateth
by
lying
long
vppon
the
litter
,
but
necessitie
founded
them
an
alarme
,
and
made
them
perceiue
the
blacke
cloud
that
began
to
fall
vppon
the
state
.
For
the
King
,
that
should
haue
beene
very
incensible
,
if
hee
had
not
had
some
feeling
,
marched
in
proper
person
,
&
diuided
his
warre
into
three
parts
:
that
is
,
to
Chaumont
in
Bassigny
,
to
Saint
Florentins
hard
by
Troye
,
and
to
Guyen
.
de
Montpensier
:
and
in
the
third
that
went
for
Guyen
,
the
king
himselfe
was
in
person
,
which
three
armies
in
all
,
might
comprehend
the
number
of
sixtie
eight
companies
of
men
at
armes
,
tenne
thousand
foote
,
twelue
thousand
Switzers
,
and
foure
thousand
Rutters
.
The
Duke
de
Ioyeuse
ledde
an
other
armie
into
Guyenne
,
against
the
King
of
Nauarre
:
and
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
had
braue
and
goodly
forces
vppon
the
frontiers
.
The
Duke
de
Bouillon
was
Lieftenant
for
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
in
the
armie
of
Rutters
and
Almaines
,
Vertue
which
maketh
kings
,
and
without
it
they
would
change
their
royalties
,
Iudgevs
,
and
to
doo
iustice
as
among
other
people
.
All
the
world
complayneth
of
the
peruerting
thereof
:
estates
are
no
more
giuen
by
Geometrical
proportion
:
France
maketh
lawes
of
waxe
,
to
be
tempered
with
mens
hands
,
and
subiect
to
melt
at
the
warme
fauors
of
great
persons
.
There
are
lawes
ynough
to
gouernall
Europe
,
yea
and
all
the
pluralitie
of
epicures
,
but
they
haue
their
vertue
onely
in
paper
,
and
some
seeth
them
both
published
and
violated
.
Now
there
is
no
conscience
made
to
sell
that
which
is
bought
of
the
king
,
and
most
commonly
iustice
is
diuided
to
such
as
haue
no
mony
,
but
this
iniustice
is
much
more
to
bee
deplored
,
for
the
heauie
and
insupportable
burthens
it
layeth
vpon
the
poore
people
,
and
maketh
them
not
onely
a
medowe
which
is
cut
thrice
a
yeare
,
but
a
bodie
that
is
fleane
,
or
rather
an
anaotomie
.
Theking
which
hath
tenne
millions
of
golde
for
his
reuenue
,
liueth
by
impositions
and
new
dances
,
wherewith
hee
deuoureth
his
people
,
he
bloweth
their
noses
so
often
that
hee
maketh
them
bleed
,
pulleth
vp
both
hearb
and
roote
,
cuttes
the
feathers
so
neare
,
that
they
can
growe
no
more
,
putteth
his
subiects
out
of
breath
,
and
constraineth
them
to
hate
and
detest
the
Authors
of
these
miseries
.
Iniustice
is
yet
more
seene
in
the
disorder
and
crueltie
of
souldiers
,
that
are
without
discipline
,
rule
,
feare
of
God
,
respect
of
the
good
,
compassion
to
the
miserable
,
and
that
afflict
&
torment
the
friend
as
much
as
the
enemie
:
persecute
both
masse
and
religion
,
kill
Priests
assoone
as
Ministers
,
robbe
Churches
,
burne
Temples
,
spoyle
Merchants
,
torment
olde
men
,
violate
virgins
,
cause
women
with
childe
to
bring
foorth
vntimely
fruite
,
ransome
Pesants
by
cruelties
,
which
in
times
past
were
neuer
known
but
of
Scithians
,
Lestrigons
,
and
Turkes
,
but
none
vnwoorthily
practised
among
vs
,
to
the
great
dishonour
of
the
courtesie
and
fauour
that
hath
so
much
beautified
our
nation
.
But
the
desolation
which
entereth
into
al
the
members
of
France
,
maketh
it
another
Babylon
,
a
puddle
of
filthinesse
,
and
a
sinke
of
all
sorts
of
corruptions
,
whereof
the
wounds
are
so
old
,
that
they
are
in
a
manner
become
naturall
,
desperate
,
and
incurable
.
The
Court
of
our
kings
,
which
in
times
past
were
wont
to
bee
the
seed
of
the
vertues
of
French
Nobilitie
,
did
neuer
abound
in
more
disorders
,
lusts
,
&
excesse
,
then
vnder
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
third
,
specially
in
the
yeares
1586.
and
1587.
So
that
it
may
bee
sayd
of
some
Townes
,
as
it
is
reported
by
straungers
,
that
all
things
are
printed
therein
,
only
not
to
be
vertuous
.
The
kings
Court
is
like
a
Theator
,
which
the
people
stand
to
behold
,
it
is
a
fire
which
transformeth
such
as
approach
it
into
her
nature
:
the
most
modest
come
foorth
insolent
:
the
most
chaste
Lucresse
,
becommeth
Faustina
.
From
the
disorder
of
great
persons
,
proceedeth
the
misbehauiour
of
the
meaner
sort
,
and
there
hath
bin
carters
,
that
haue
beene
so
superfluous
in
their
vanities
,
that
there
wanted
nothing
in
their
houses
but
a
chappel
of
musicke
,
and
to
serue
them
by
quarters
,
to
counterfeit
little
kings
.
I
must
confesse
the
truth
,
&
not
make
you
beleeue
that
a
man
with
a
crooke
shoulder
is
of
goodly
proportion
.
The
K.
gaue
a
great
furtherance
to
these
desolations
,
his
example
was
a
direction
to
all
his
subiects
:
as
the
influction
of
the
head
runneth
into
al
the
members
.
Men
do
not
only
imitate
,
but
approoue
the
actions
of
great
men
,
and
according
to
their
humours
,
voluptuousnesse
,
disorder
,
superstition
,
molestation
and
crueltie
,
enter
into
credite
.
The
people
suffer
their
mindes
to
bee
cut
and
cautherised
at
Princes
pleasures
,
as
the
greater
the
authoritie
is
,
the
more
affectionate
is
their
immutation
:
euery
man
taketh
that
colour
,
men
perfume
themselues
with
those
drugues
,
and
the
example
of
the
Prince
is
so
contagious
to
the
subiects
,
that
they
receiue
it
,
entereth
sooner
into
their
eyes
then
their
eares
.
Alexander
cast
his
head
a
side
,
and
all
the
Court
held
their
neckes
awry
:
Denis
was
purblind
,
and
his
Courtiers
stumbled
at
euery
steppe
,
and
iusteled
each
other
,
as
if
they
had
beene
euill
sighted
.
Plutarke
telleth
,
that
Courtiers
put
away
their
wiues
,
following
the
kings
example
that
loued
not
his
wife
.
Lewis
the
eleuenth
,
would
haue
Charles
his
sonne
to
learne
but
one
word
of
Latine
,
and
all
the
Court
despised
learning
.
King
Francis
established
learning
,
and
all
the
Nobilitie
caused
their
children
to
bee
instructed
.
Henry
she
third
loued
ryots
and
pleasures
,
and
al
the
Court
abounded
in
desolation
.
He
considered
not
,
that
the
vices
which
ranged
in
his
Realme
,
are
the
same
that
caused
the
whole
world
to
bee
drowned
,
ouerthrew
fiue
Townes
,
caused
the
tribe
of
Beniamin
to
bee
slaine
,
destroyed
Sparta
,
Carthage
,
and
Athens
,
spoyled
Troye
,
and
procured
the
Cicilian
euening
prayer
.
He
considered
not
,
that
this
voluptuousnes
which
maketh
him
swallow
poyson
in
his
milke
and
Ippocras
,
maketh
him
fitter
to
bee
a
woman
then
a
man
,
that
to
maintaine
it
,
all
France
is
rent
in
peeces
.
The
treasures
that
Caligula
found
after
the
death
of
Tibera
,
being
1800.
horse
load
,
nor
the
nineteene
millions
of
Crownes
that
the
Vitellius
spent
in
one
yeare
in
making
of
banquets
,
will
not
suffice
,
that
from
thence
spring
the
new
impositions
,
wherereof
the
monies
proceeding
,
are
died
and
tempered
in
the
blood
and
teares
of
the
poore
people
,
that
aske
vengeance
of
God
,
and
that
in
the
end
,
deal
to
ease
their
oppressions
,
and
ouerthrow
the
oppressors
.
But
not
to
prolong
our
Historie
with
many
tedious
words
,
let
vs
return
to
the
armie
of
Protestants
which
were
left
in
Lorraine
.
And
there
we
shal
see
great
wants
,
which
soone
produce
many
infalliable
faults
,
without
remedie
and
reparations
that
are
presently
made
,
to
the
ruine
and
confusion
of
such
as
commit
them
.
It
was
destitute
of
a
Generall
,
capable
of
so
dangerous
a
iourney
.
The
Duke
de
Bouillon
was
therein
but
a
learner
,
and
those
that
assisted
him
,
were
more
fit
to
go
of
an
Ambassage
,
then
to
giue
a
charge
vpon
the
enemie
.
The
Barron
of
Othna
had
lesse
experience
then
courage
,
all
his
sufficiencie
consisted
onely
in
the
report
and
commendation
,
giuen
of
him
by
the
D.
Casimir
.
For
about
the
beginning
of
the
month
of
August
,
The
Duke
de
Bouillon
by
meanes
of
that
armie
would
refresh
his
Towns
,
that
as
then
were
vnfurnished
:
the
Generall
of
the
Almaines
would
not
doo
any
thing
before
hee
had
a
Prince
of
the
blood
to
direct
him
.
The
Frenchmen
said
,
they
must
go
straight
forward
to
passe
the
riuer
of
Loire
:
the
Almaines
wold
march
along
by
the
riuer
of
Seine
,
&
from
thence
into
Picardie
.
But
the
passage
of
the
riuer
of
Loire
was
resolued
vpon
,
after
they
had
let
slip
a
goodly
encounter
at
Pont
Saint
Vincent
,
where
all
the
troupes
of
the
league
made
shewe
to
set
vppon
them
,
but
the
necessitie
of
victualles
procured
by
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
by
throwing
downe
milles
,
and
ouens
,
made
them
leaue
that
bone
,
and
passe
further
forward
in
this
manner
.
The
Duke
de
Bouillon
,
Liestenant
Generall
,
the
Counte
de
la
Marche
his
brother
,
led
the
Vant-guard
:
Cleruant
the
Switzers
:
the
Barron
of
Othna
the
Rutters
:
Guitry
Marshall
of
the
campe
,
and
Mouy
ledde
the
French
footemen
.
And
as
they
passed
le
Barrois
and
leinuillois
,
newes
came
of
the
arriuall
of
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
,
at
Gresille
,
neare
to
la
Mottes
in
Lorraine
,
both
the
armies
made
thither
:
that
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
intrappe
him
:
and
that
of
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
to
defend
him
:
in
which
effort
,
they
trauelled
so
much
,
that
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
wearied
and
weakened
themselues
.
The
Earle
of
Marche
fell
sicke
and
died
,
leauing
his
charge
to
Nonsieur
de
Chastillon
,
whom
hee
had
ingaged
.
That
done
,
long
raines
,
want
of
victualles
and
sicknesses
,
beganne
to
torment
the
armie
:
which
notwithstanding
all
discommodities
,
made
right
to
Chaumont
in
Bassigny
:
passed
the
riuer
of
Marne
:
placed
their
artilllerie
,
(
but
to
no
purpose
)
against
the
Abbey
of
Clernaux
:
burnt
the
corne
vppon
the
ground
about
the
countrie
:
crossed
l'Aube
a●
Montigny
,
and
Seine
aboue
Chastillon
,
where
Monsieur
de
la
Chastre
laye
,
passed
hard
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
the
troupes
of
Bourgongne
lodged
at
Leignes
,
and
Ansile
Franc
,
passed
Cure
aboue
Vermenton
,
and
Yonne
hard
by
Creuant
,
and
so
made
a
halt
towards
the
riuer
of
Loire
.
de
Ioyeuse
that
had
anarmie
fortified
both
with
men
,
munition
,
artillerie
,
and
meanes
,
marched
towards
Coutras
,
to
passe
la
Drongne
at
Gue
:
and
vpon
Tuesday
the
twentieth
of
October
,
stayed
with
all
his
forces
,
between
la
Roche
,
Chalais
,
and
Coutras
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
made
towards
him
,
fully
resolued
to
fight
.
And
his
troupes
,
not
mercinarie
but
chosen
souldiers
,
not
constrained
but
free
,
that
desired
rather
to
sweate
in
a
skirmish
,
then
heate
themselues
in
a
Tennis-court
:
rather
to
pursue
a
flying
enemie
,
then
staye
to
drinke
sweet
and
pleasant
maluesie
at
a
bankette
,
that
feared
nothing
but
the
losse
of
their
reputation
,
stayed
onely
but
till
they
had
the
word
to
giue
the
onset
.
And
after
they
had
bin
long
encouraged
to
fight
,
and
greeued
with
outrages
and
threatnings
,
they
sell
to
blowes
.
And
about
eight
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
the
king
of
Nauarres
artillery
began
to
play
,
and
that
of
the
Duke
de
Ioyeuse
to
aunswere
them
,
but
not
very
luckely
,
for
that
eyther
the
ignorance
or
the
mallice
of
the
Cannonier
had
placed
it
so
low
,
that
the
mouth
of
the
cannon
shot
right
vpon
a
litle
hill
of
earth
,
wherein
the
bullet
stayed
without
pearcing
further
.
The
battell
was
so
soone
descided
,
that
in
tenne
houres
this
great
armie
of
the
king
(
that
had
the
aduantage
,
both
for
place
and
number
,
beganne
to
retire
)
was
sooner
broken
then
fought
withall
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
Earle
of
Sotssons
,
behaued
themselues
most
valiantly
,
executing
the
offices
both
of
Captaines
and
souldiers
,
and
gaue
thankes
to
God
in
open
field
,
all
died
with
blood
,
and
hilled
and
couered
with
dead
bodies
:
and
among
the
rest
,
with
the
bodies
of
Duke
de
Ioyeuse
,
Monsieur
de
Saint
Sauueur
his
brother
,
and
fiue
and
twentieth
other
Gentlemen
of
name
.
All
their
Cornets
were
taken
,
with
the
artillerie
and
baggage
,
and
foureteene
Gentlemen
of
account
taken
and
put
to
raunsome
.
That
done
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
beeing
eased
of
so
many
nettes
that
were
set
vp
to
catch
him
,
marched
forward
to
ioyne
with
the
forraine
armie
,
and
to
passe
the
riuer
of
Loire
:
but
the
king
lay
incamped
at
a
little
Village
called
Lere
,
between
Cosne
and
Neusuy
,
impeached
him
by
the
aduise
of
Monsieur
de
Neuers
,
causing
the
guets
betweene
Pouilly
and
Dony
to
bee
broken
downe
,
filling
them
with
thousands
of
trees
,
stones
,
and
chaines
,
to
entangle
the
feete
of
the
Rutters
horses
that
should
passe
.
And
intrueth
,
the
letting
of
that
passage
,
next
to
the
helpe
of
God
,
was
the
second
cause
of
the
aduantage
the
king
had
of
the
victorie
.
For
the
Duke
of
Guise
that
followed
the
armie
,
durst
not
set
vpon
it
,
nor
hinder
it
from
spoyling
villages
,
therewith
to
refresh
it selfe
.
But
assoone
as
it
perceiued
it selfe
to
be
in
that
inclosure
,
and
that
they
must
of
force
recule
,
to
take
the
left
hand
,
and
enter
into
a
countrie
wherein
the
Rutter
had
neuer
hunted
the
Hart
,
and
considring
the
scituation
,
it
beganne
to
be
abashed
and
fall
into
a
mutenie
,
and
loose
courage
:
and
hauing
failed
of
their
enterprise
at
la
Charite
,
it
entered
into
the
way
of
Beauce
,
drawing
towards
Montargis
,
and
so
stayed
at
Vimori
,
or
thereabouts
.
Where
the
Duke
of
Guise
that
followed
,
determined
to
dislodge
them
,
and
tooke
them
so
suddainly
,
about
seuen
of
the
clocke
in
the
euening
,
that
they
sooner
heard
the
cries
of
the
dying
&
hurt
men
,
then
the
Qui
va
la
of
the
Sentinels
.
de
Maine
:
and
for
exchange
,
he
got
a
great
blow
with
a
courtlasse
in
the
forehead
.
The
Rutters
in
that
skirmish
lost
50.
good
souldiers
,
100.
Pages
,
300.
horses
for
waggons
,
2.
Chaumeaux
,
&
the
two
Attabales
,
which
are
drumbes
of
leather
for
the
Generalles
Cornet
,
being
a
Turkish
inuention
:
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
40.
Gentlemen
and
200.
Souldiers
.
I
call
not
that
a
victorie
which
costeth
the
blood
of
so
many
braue
Gentlemen
,
but
rather
an
vnrecouerable
losse
.
And
the
Duke
of
Guise
might
say
as
the
K.
sayeth
▪
of
those
whom
at
this
day
we
call
Albanists
,
(
after
he
dispersed
the
armie
of
the
Romains
)
were
vtterly
spoiled
if
we
obtain
such
another
victories
against
the
Romanes
.
From
thence
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
marched
to
Chasteau-landon
,
which
he
battereth
and
taketh
by
force
,
and
by
the
Rutters
pilled
and
spoyled
,
beeing
moued
with
impatience
,
to
haue
neither
mony
,
nor
the
sight
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
which
mutinie
had
beene
much
more
greater
,
if
the
assurance
of
the
arriuall
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
had
not
ceased
it
,
that
met
them
about
Chartres
,
where
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
yeelded
him
his
charge
,
togither
with
the
white
Ancient
.
The
king
beeing
at
Bonneual
,
had
intelligence
of
the
diuision
and
mutenie
,
that
hatched
and
beganne
to
breed
in
the
straungers
armie
,
and
therevppon
vsed
all
the
meanes
he
could
,
by
wise
and
polliticque
practises
,
to
sound
the
hearts
of
the
Switzers
,
to
see
if
he
could
procure
their
separation
from
the
armie
,
and
so
to
perswade
them
(
by
the
remembrance
of
the
fidelitie
and
allyance
of
their
nation
vnto
the
Crowne
of
France
)
to
leaue
their
armes
and
retire
.
Those
that
confessed
themselues
not
to
bee
borne
but
with
the
marke
of
a
flower
deluce
,
and
not
to
bee
entered
into
France
,
but
to
restore
it
to
the
pristinate
splendure
,
obeyed
the
king
,
and
vpon
agreement
of
foure
hundreth
thousand
Crownes
,
payde
them
in
readie
mony
,
hee
sent
them
backe
againe
into
their
countrie
.
de
Guise
perceiuing
the
armie
of
Rutters
to
bee
as
a
bodie
dispearsed
,
hauing
nothing
left
but
the
legges
and
the
armes
,
executed
vppon
them
,
that
which
he
had
determined
from
the
first
day
of
their
entrie
,
which
was
vpon'
the
Generalles
lodging
,
and
so
by
striking
the
Shepheard
,
diuided
the
flocke
:
as
Caezar
did
at
the
battel
of
Pharsale
.
He
shewed
therin
,
that
there
is
nothing
more
necessary
for
a
great
Captaine
,
The
Frenchman
is
very
expert
in
his
launce
,
and
the
Almaine
in
his
Pistolle
:
the
force
of
the
launce
is
furious
and
striketh
farre
off
:
the
pistolle
hurteth
not
but
beeing
neare
,
and
yet
there
is
no
assurance
to
hit
right
,
when
men
drawne
suddainely
and
without
foresight
,
it
is
composed
of
many
peeces
,
and
often
times
either
the
stone
,
powder
,
wheele
,
or
bullet
,
maketh
them
loose
their
shotte
.
Such
as
are
expert
in
the
effects
of
nature
,
affirme
,
that
there
is
not
any
passion
which
sooner
maketh
the
liuelenesse
of
our
sences
to
faile
,
then
feare
and
disorder
,
which
so
much
troubled
the
armie
of
Rutters
,
that
it
nayled
their
feete
form
passing
forward
,
and
gaue
them
whings
in
their
heeles
,
to
make
the
more
speed
.
Neuerthelesse
it
was
in
such
estate
,
that
by
reason
of
some
small
assurance
they
had
of
the
King
of
N.
arriuall
,
that
it
was
likely
to
haue
ouerunne
the
Duke
of
Guises
forces
:
and
as
it
was
at
the
poynt
to
retire
backe
againe
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
,
and
the
Lords
of
Chastillon
,
and
Cleruant
,
promised
to
pay
them
all
their
wages
,
so
they
would
passe
forward
.
The
hope
of
their
paye
,
made
them
to
march
in
a
time
not
much
conuenient
,
towards
the
forrest
of
Orleans
.
The
King
perceiued
that
the
longer
their
armie
kept
the
field
,
the
greater
would
bee
the
ruine
of
his
countrie
,
and
that
being
ioyned
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
it
would
doo
much
hurt
,
caused
the
Sieurs
of
the
Isle
of
Cormont
,
to
certifie
the
Coronels
,
that
if
they
would
yeeld
vppe
their
colours
,
and
sweare
to
beare
no
armes
in
France
,
without
the
expresse
commaundement
of
his
Maiestie
,
hee
would
giue
them
assurance
to
retire
in
safetie
:
they
perceiuing
themselues
farre
from
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
hardly
handled
by
the
Frenchmen
,
beaten
by
the
league
,
pursued
by
the
king
,
1587
▪
and
forsaken
of
the
Switzers
,
assembled
themselues
togither
at
Marsigni
,
and
accepted
his
Maisties
offers
,
sent
by
Monsieur
d'Espernon
,
that
feasted
them
,
and
made
them
drinke
new
muscat
their
bellies
full
.
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
laying
holde
vppon
the
occasion
of
a
safe
retrait
,
and
for
his
purpose
,
protested
not
to
yeelde
vppe
his
colours
but
to
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
&
so
tooke
his
way
towards
Roane
,
to
retire
with
a
hundreth
good
horse
,
and
certaine
Harquebusiers
.
The
Gouernour
of
Lyons
,
entered
into
the
field
to
impeach
his
passage
,
but
the
little
children
of
Coindrieu
,
easilie
iudged
of
his
fortune
,
&
the
effect
of
that
expedition
,
which
they
called
not
the
iourney
of
spurres
,
but
the
battell
shewing
the
backe
,
and
bring
newes
thereof
before
it
was
fully
done
.
For
there
they
fought
like
the
Scithians
,
&
they
that
had
their
heeles
best
armed
,
were
most
valiant
.
It
is
said
,
that
good
wines
are
best
in
the
latter
part
of
the
yeare
,
when
time
hath
purged
them
of
their
fire
and
made
them
mylder
,
but
regard
must
bee
had
that
they
become
not
sowre
.
Age
causeth
strange
Metamorphoses
in
vs
,
it
breedeth
euill
fauored
wrinckles
in
our
hearts
,
and
alwaies
there
is
somewhat
that
tasteth
sharpe
and
mustie
,
and
beginneth
to
be
faint
or
ranke
.
Old
men
should
sit
in
Councell
,
and
young
march
in
the
fielde
:
olde
men
feare
blowes
.
The
boyling
and
couragious
heate
of
youth
(
mother
of
braue
exploytes
)
is
extinguished
in
them
,
there
it
is
too
hotte
for
them
.
They
neuer
sleepe
without
curtins
and
fire
:
I
make
more
account
of
a
young
Captaine
,
whose
vertue
and
valour
groweth
vp
with
his
age
,
and
such
(
as
without
dissimulation
)
France
hath
found
in
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
,
who
in
lesse
then
4
▪
moneths
,
compassed
a
great
part
of
France
,
trauersed
a
hundreth
daungers
,
passed
many
places
,
where
hee
found
any
thing
either
before
,
behinde
,
or
on
his
sides
,
but
that
opposed
it selfe
against
him
.
And
like
a
braue
Gentleman
,
hauing
separated
himselfe
from
the
mutinie
of
the
Rutters
and
the
leaguers
forces
,
although
the
Counte
de
Tournon
,
and
the
Lord
of
Mandelot
,
bereaued
him
of
all
means
to
passe
away
,
but
onely
by
armes
,
yet
he
passed
through
them
,
like
thunder
that
teareth
and
scattereth
all
whatsoeuer
lyeth
before
it
,
and
made
them
know
,
that
the
valour
of
a
couragious
heart
,
is
not
subiect
to
long
and
tedious
resolutions
,
which
are
not
executed
but
in
words
.
This
place
hath
somewhat
separarated
me
from
the
banket
made
by
Monsieur
d'Espernon
to
the
Rutters
,
and
of
the
treatie
that
followed
,
which
gaue
them
libertie
and
assurance
to
retire
.
They
went
vnto
Geneua
,
where
diuers
of
the
heads
(
whether
it
were
for
griefe
,
with
languishing
,
or
by
blows
of
musket
)
yeelded
vp
the
ghost
.
There
the
Duke
de
Bouillon
being
in
the
fiue
&
twentie
yeare
of
his
age
,
died
vppon
the
eleuenth
of
Ianuary
,
hauing
made
his
heire
the
Ladie
Charlotte
de
la
Marke
his
sister
,
charging
her
to
alter
nothing
in
the
state
,
nor
the
religion
of
the
soueranties
of
Sedan
&
Iamets
:
nor
to
marry
without
the
aduises
of
the
king
of
N.
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
Monsieur
de
Monpensier
,
whom
he
appoynted
his
heire
with
his
sonne
,
the
heire
dying
without
children
:
with
the
same
charge
not
to
alter
any
thing
in
his
lands
,
in
the
which
case
he
substituted
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
after
him
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
Assoone
as
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
vnderstood
of
this
Princes
death
,
hee
sent
his
armies
into
his
countries
,
in
defence
wherof
,
la
Noue
his
executor
entered
into
armes
,
with
protestation
,
that
the
promise
he
had
made
(
for
his
deliuery
)
vnto
the
king
of
Spaine
,
not
to
beare
armes
against
him
,
bound
him
not
to
refuse
his
ayde
in
defence
of
a
young
childe
,
against
the
vsurpation
of
the
Lorraines
.
The
Marquesse
du
Pont
,
eldest
son
to
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
against
their
faith
giuen
,
they
followed
not
the
armie
,
but
the
miserable
troupe
of
Rutters
,
to
the
Mountaine
of
Saint
Claude
,
where
they
gaue
thankes
for
the
good
successe
of
their
company
:
and
from
thence
to
please
their
hungrie
troupes
,
they
trauersed
the
Counte
of
Bourgongne
,
entering
into
the
Countes
of
Mombeliard
,
&
Hericourt
,
where
his
men
vsed
diuers
great
cruelties
,
and
spared
not
the
lands
of
the
Bishoppe
of
Basle
,
the
example
and
ornament
of
the
good
Prelates
of
Germanie
.
After
the
bloodie
ceasing
of
so
lamentable
vengeance
,
vppon
a
poore
innocent
people
,
which
as
yet
do
feele
the
losses
and
destructions
of
two
hundreth
Villages
,
the
violence
vsed
to
a
number
of
women
and
maides
,
the
massacre
of
so
many
olde
men
,
the
furious
and
beastly
inhumanities
of
the
league
,
they
bare
the
signes
of
their
spoyles
into
Lorraine
,
where
they
erected
the
great
confusion
that
dispearsed
it selfe
,
through
all
the
vaines
of
the
estate
,
neuerthelesse
it
was
the
glorie
of
the
league
,
&
the
last
poynt
that
ambition
hath
learned
.
Time
and
humours
are
meruellously
disposed
therevnto
.
All
France
shewed
it selfe
much
bound
vnto
it
,
that
had
deliuered
them
from
the
furies
of
straungers
,
and
assured
all
Catholicque
minds
.
The
victorie
of
Auneau
,
There
was
no
Preacher
but
spoke
openly
in
the
pulpet
,
and
said
:
that
Saul
had
killed
two
thousand
,
but
Dauid
sixe
thousand
:
the
frends
of
Marcus
Crassus
could
not
indure
that
Caezar
should
bee
beloued
of
the
people
:
this
iealousie
sought
to
eternise
the
Dictators
office
,
with
his
reputation
in
the
opinions
of
the
commons
,
made
it
to
be
proclaimed
in
all
places
,
that
the
Rutter
had
beene
raised
,
payde
,
and
sent
away
by
the
King
,
and
that
without
the
prowesse
and
constancie
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
Arke
had
fallen
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines
,
that
heresie
had
triumphed
ouer
Catholicque
religion
.
The
Pope
,
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Duke
of
Sauoye
,
made
fires
of
ioy
,
and
pronounced
the
praises
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
:
The
Towne
of
Parris
,
that
perceiued
the
king
to
haue
forgotten
the
Edict
of
Iuly
,
that
he
had
returned
to
his
first
humours
of
pennance
,
that
he
is
iudged
by
Ioubert
and
Miron
,
neuer
to
be
a
father
:
that
his
fauour
,
his
libertie
,
her
heart
,
and
his
soule
,
depended
but
vppon
two
of
his
creatures
,
and
that
the
charges
and
impositions
renued
and
redoubled
,
began
to
dislike
of
things
present
,
and
to
imbrace
all
whatsoeuer
offered
it selfe
vnto
them
,
how
little
apparance
soeuer
it
had
,
not
to
chaunge
or
decay
.
Some
of
the
busiest
,
which
after
that
time
were
named
the
sixteen
,
beganne
to
vtter
their
deuises
,
and
secretly
to
vent
their
false
monies
,
filling
the
hearts
and
eares
of
the
common
people
with
feares
,
by
consideration
of
the
vnrecouerable
fall
of
the
Church
:
of
secret
fauours
and
intelligences
with
the
King
of
Nauarre
:
of
despising
the
Catholicque
Princes
:
of
aduancement
of
Migrons
:
This
moued
the
most
assured
,
dimmed
the
eies
of
the
most
cleare
sighted
,
and
heated
the
courages
of
the
most
lukewarme
.
These
consciences
trembling
more
for
feare
to
loose
the
bell
,
then
the
steeple
,
suffered
themselues
to
bee
ledde
away
without
conduction
or
thread
into
his
laberinth
,
and
most
foolishly
ranne
one
after
the
other
,
into
the
preace
of
this
furie
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
thought
not
of
any
tempest
,
the
shippe
beeing
yet
in
the
hauen
,
and
feared
not
when
hee
perceiued
it
to
bee
in
the
middle
of
the
raging
seas
,
imbarked
himselfe
therein
,
in
hope
of
those
populer
windes
,
and
built
vpon
the
quicksands
of
Parris
.
And
if
you
would
knowe
what
parts
were
in
him
,
to
vndertake
so
hautie
an
enterprise
,
hearken
what
a
great
personage
of
our
time
writeth
thereof
.
Hee
onely
is
all
the
league
,
the
rest
of
his
house
are
not
like
him
,
and
all
of
them
togither
cannot
furnish
the
least
part
of
that
which
by
him
is
taken
in
hand
:
And
God
knoweth
,
there
are
yet
so
many
Turkes
and
Sarrasins
in
the
world
,
that
withhold
his
inheritance
of
the
kingdome
of
Ierusalem
,
why
doth
hee
not
rather
turne
his
pretences
vppon
them
,
then
against
France
?
When
he
perceiue
the
greatnesse
of
the
soueraigne
Maiestie
decreased
and
imbaced
:
that
his
enemies
were
retired
vnto
Rochel
:
that
England
had
a
proude
Spaniard
vppon
her
backe
,
(
meaning
the
great
Spanish
armie
by
sea
)
hee
assured
himselfe
to
take
the
king
without
daunger
:
hee
leaned
his
eare
to
the
aduise
of
the
sixteenth
Archleaguer
of
Parris
:
he
aduertised
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
(
that
went
not
but
as
hee
was
ledde
)
not
to
refuse
so
good
an
occasion
,
and
passe
so
faire
a
time
without
some
exercise
,
gathered
an
assembly
of
his
principall
friends
at
Nancy
,
there
to
aduise
the
meanes
to
passe
forward
:
constraine
the
king
to
make
his
will
:
bannish
his
Mignions
,
and
to
be
content
to
bee
ruled
by
his
house
.
And
so
that
assembly
concluded
,
that
hee
should
bee
summoned
to
ioyne
his
forces
vnto
the
enterprises
of
the
league
:
his
authoritie
,
to
her
pretences
:
his
fauour
,
to
their
will
:
leaue
and
refuse
the
counsell
and
amitie
,
of
such
as
should
be
named
vnto
him
:
driue
and
bereaue
them
of
their
offices
:
establish
the
Inquisition
in
euery
Towne
,
to
publish
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
That
I
should
binde
my selfe
to
their
deuises
:
and
why
?
to
serue
them
for
a
bridge
to
enter
vppon
the
royaltie
:
that
I
should
hatch
the
vipers
within
my
bosome
,
that
should
knawe
my
enteralles
,
and
vnder
the
flower
deluce
,
I
should
couer
the
crosses
of
Lorraine
:
that
of
a
king
,
I
become
Generall
of
an
armie
:
that
the
people
may
know
,
that
seeing
I
haue
not
the
courage
to
bee
a
Maister
,
it
is
reason
I
should
bee
a
seruant
:
that
if
I
haue
not
the
stomacke
to
punish
such
as
enterprise
vpon
mee
,
they
neyther
haue
shame
nor
feare
to
proceed
therein
:
it
will
haue
mee
ouerthrow
and
destroy
those
great
persons
that
I
loue
,
and
that
belong
vnto
mee
:
which
beeing
done
,
what
aduauncement
would
it
bee
either
to
mee
or
to
the
Common-wealth
?
what
is
a
forrest
when
the
fairest
trees
bee
cut
downe
,
but
onely
a
place
full
of
fushes
?
what
is
a
Realme
when
the
greatest
houses
are
ouerthrowne
and
impouerished
?
onely
a
desart
.
That
I
should
agree
and
consent
with
them
to
make
warre
against
such
as
are
not
of
their
league
.
Who
euer
heard
that
any
estate
could
long
endure
when
it
is
diuided
in
two
parts
,
that
haue
weapon
in
hand
?
and
what
will
become
of
mine
,
induring
three
or
foure
?
and
that
these
two
words
of
leaguers
and
Pollititians
,
shall
be
as
contagious
therein
,
as
those
of
Guelphe
and
Gibelin
,
that
first
sprang
out
a
little
Towne
betweene
two
bretheren
,
and
spredde
all
ouer
Italie
,
among
all
the
Princes
?
Who
shall
defend
mee
vnder
his
partialities
,
from
the
same
slaunders
that
our
neighbours
of
England
and
Germanie
haue
receiued
?
I
will
haue
no
other
part
but
mine
owne
,
and
finde
there
is
no
better
nor
fairer
,
then
to
bee
a
king
,
I
meane
a
king
of
France
.
That
I
should
cause
the
Councell
of
Trent
to
bee
published
,
I
am
content
:
but
this
publication
must
not
bee
made
by
sound
of
trumpet
,
or
noyse
of
Cannon-shotte
.
Hitherto
my
soueraigne
Courts
of
Parliament
neuer
counselled
mee
vnto
it
,
for
the
preiudice
I
might
induce
into
,
the
liberties
of
my
Crowne
,
and
franchises
of
the
Cleargie
of
this
Realme
:
and
fortaine
Princes
haue
not
receiued
it
,
but
as
farre
as
it
was
conformable
to
their
willes
,
and
haue
taken
out
of
it
the
thornes
that
pricked
them
.
That
I
should
establish
the
Inquisition
at
the
least
in
all
my
Townes
:
this
word
breedeth
a
feare
in
euery
man
.
The
Inquisition
was
not
inuented
but
against
Infidelles
,
for
that
after
my
auncestors
had
reduced
Spaine
to
the
Christian
faith
,
and
that
Pelages
King
of
Castille
,
perceiued
himselfe
not
strong
ynough
to
constraine
Infidelles
in
their
consciences
,
hee
permitted
them
the
libertie
thereof
,
for
certaine
yearely
tribute
.
Long
after
,
Ferdinand
of
Arragon
,
perceiuing
that
by
the
patching
of
so
many
superstitions
,
both
of
the
Sinagogue
,
and
the
Alcaron
of
Christian
religion
beganne
to
be
corrupted
,
he
determined
to
constraine
them
to
be
Baptized
,
or
to
leaue
the
country
,
such
as
to
stay
&
that
made
more
account
of
their
liuings
then
their
consciences
,
purged
not
themselues
so
well
of
their
errors
,
but
that
there
rested
some
dregges
of
their
first
opinions
,
which
they
held
by
succession
from
their
auncestors
,
and
desired
rather
like
the
Duke
of
Friezland
,
to
go
to
hell
with
their
sects
,
then
to
Paradice
without
them
.
For
men
do
hardly
forgo
the
religion
by
them
learned
from
their
cradles
,
&
the
more
they
are
afflicted
to
make
them
leaue
it
,
so
much
the
more
they
harden
their
mindes
against
torments
:
the
more
the
exercise
is
forbidden
them
,
the
more
they
seeke
it
:
and
the
more
they
are
mooued
,
the
more
they
stirre
:
they
began
to
informe
against
them
,
whereof
the
Iacobins
as
then
newly
produced
into
the
Church
by
Saint
Domenicke
(
ful
of
doctrine
and
religion
)
had
the
charge
,
who
imployed
prayers
and
exhortations
,
and
would
not
vse
violent
purgations
,
thereby
not
to
stirre
vppe
an
aboundance
of
humours
,
that
might
stop
the
heart
or
the
liuer
,
this
peaceablenesse
and
toleration
being
daungerous
in
the
Church
,
they
beganne
to
vse
rigor
against
those
miserable
Marians
,
vnder
the
name
of
Inquisition
:
and
since
that
,
it
hath
been
exercised
against
such
as
are
not
sound
in
Catholicque
religion
.
The
formes
since
that
time
added
therevnto
are
very
straunge
,
as
the
length
of
proceeding
to
aunsweres
,
the
voluntary
confessions
of
those
that
are
accused
:
the
slaunders
and
boldnesse
of
their
officers
called
Flyes
:
the
prison
vnder
ground
,
soule
,
obscure
,
and
fearefull
:
the
punishment
with
trochelles
and
wheeles
,
the
sinewes
,
the
water
,
and
the
from
,
the
yealow
Casocke
without
sleeues
painted
full
of
diuels
,
which
they
call
Saubenite
,
the
myter
,
gagge
,
and
the
cord
,
and
that
which
is
the
last
part
of
this
pittifull
tragedie
,
the
fire
haue
made
this
inquisition
(
which
I
thinke
necessary
in
Spaine
)
so
strange
vnto
the
Flemmings
,
and
so
detestable
to
the
Frenchmen
,
that
the
Frenchmen
will
rather
a
thousand
times
indure
that
which
the
Flemmings
haue
suffered
,
then
subiect
themselues
vnto
it
,
to
establish
this
inquisition
,
among
the
light
toyes
of
the
Frenchmen
,
the
liberties
we
possesse
within
these
thirtie
yeares
,
and
the
curiosities
that
are
naturally
in
vs
,
there
would
not
be
wood
ynough
to
burne
my
subiects
.
I
will
not
doo
it
,
I
had
rather
haue
a
sicke
then
a
dead
bodie
,
I
will
not
make
religion
a
Butcherie
,
or
the
alter
of
a
sacrifice
which
is
not
bloodie
,
a
pillorie
or
place
of
execution
:
no
,
the
king
of
France
will
no
more
cause
his
subiects
to
bee
slaine
,
to
make
them
beleeue
hee
will
neuer
vndertake
to
constraine
mens
soules
,
as
long
as
their
bodies
are
obedient
vnto
him
.
It
belongeth
vnto
God
to
accord
these
false
notes
,
that
are
heard
in
the
harmonie
of
his
Church
.
They
would
likewise
that
I
should
consent
vnto
the
Cleargie
,
that
they
may
purchase
in
fee
farme
such
goods
as
heeretofore
haue
beene
aliened
from
their
Churches
,
and
constraine
the
possessors
thereof
to
sell
them
againe
:
that
is
as
much
to
say
,
that
I
should
fight
for
the
Church
,
&
the
Cleargie
shall
keepe
their
temporall
goods
,
while
the
people
playe
the
Alkamists
with
their
teeth
.
They
will
giue
the
alarme
,
and
neuer
come
to
battell
.
All
the
rest
of
their
articles
touching
the
sale
of
Huguenots
goods
,
and
of
their
disabling
,
are
alreadie
ordained
,
men
are
imployed
therein
,
all
my
parliaments
are
troubled
therewith
.
What
do
they
demaund
of
me
,
which
I
haue
not
agreed
vnto
not
beeing
able
to
refuse
it
?
and
how
many
things
haue
I
graun-vnto
them
,
which
I
could
refuse
,
because
I
ought
not
so
to
do
it
?
There
is
no
sinewe
in
his
polliticke
bodie
,
but
it
is
wrested
,
nor
any
member
which
doth
not
languish
.
They
haue
constrained
mee
to
playe
and
hazard
my
estate
by
chaunce
of
warres
:
I
haue
alreadie
lost
the
halfe
,
let
them
suffer
me
to
withdrawe
my selfe
into
the
other
halfe
and
liue
in
peace
.
Such
were
the
obiections
of
this
Prince
,
at
the
motions
of
the
leaguers
articles
,
but
because
of
nature
hee
was
fearefull
,
feeble
,
and
light
,
hee
neuer
had
firme
resolution
within
his
minde
.
Princes
most
commonly
do
faile
by
not
beleeuing
counsell
,
but
hee
deceiued
himselfe
by
too
much
crediting
.
The
first
poynt
of
this
mischiefe
was
,
that
trueth
was
kept
from
him
,
and
that
men
followed
his
humors
.
Hee
was
perswaded
the
strongest
part
to
bee
that
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
all
the
Townes
and
Prouinces
had
their
mindes
set
on
him
,
that
if
hee
entered
not
into
it
,
he
would
bee
left
alone
,
at
the
mercie
both
of
the
League
and
the
Huguenot
.
Yet
he
firmly
resolued
to
bee
Maister
,
and
to
range
both
the
one
and
the
other
vnder
his
obedience
:
but
it
was
by
a
weake
meanes
,
imbracing
the
Duke
of
Guises
part
,
and
made
himselfe
principall
of
the
one
side
,
with
all
seueritie
to
make
warre
against
the
Herereticque
,
speaking
of
nothing
but
of
a
voyage
into
Poitou
,
to
besiege
Rochel
,
and
to
take
the
Isle
of
Rhie
.
And
that
which
most
fauoured
this
enterprise
,
was
,
that
the
Huguenots
had
lost
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
vnder
whose
valour
and
generositie
,
they
conceiued
great
hopes
,
and
without
doubt
,
as
being
indowed
with
all
the
quallities
conuenient
for
a
valiant
Captaine
,
and
otherwise
an
vnrecouerable
enemie
of
their
enemies
.
His
disease
was
violent
,
procured
by
a
nosegaye
giuen
him
by
some
of
his
housholde
seruants
,
for
that
vppon
Thursday
beeing
the
third
day
of
March
,
halfe
an
houre
after
he
had
supt
,
a
great
paine
in
the
stomacke
,
shortnesse
of
breath
,
hardnesse
of
the
bellie
,
and
continuall
vometing
,
with
extreame
paine
and
thirst
,
tooke
him
.
And
the
Saterday
after
,
when
his
Phisitians
and
Surgeons
had
imployed
all
Art
,
experience
,
and
fidelitie
to
heale
him
,
growing
sicker
,
a
generall
sufforation
of
all
the
powers
of
his
bodie
ceased
vppon
him
,
whereof
within
an
houre
after
hee
died
.
His
bodie
was
opened
,
wherein
they
found
all
the
nether
part
of
his
bellie
blacke
,
and
burnt
,
the
guttes
full
of
reddish
water
,
the
stomacke
aboue
the
orifice
,
The
king
of
Nauarre
at
his
returne
out
of
Gascongne
,
commanded
expresly
,
that
all
those
that
were
suspected
to
bee
necessarie
to
the
poysoning
of
the
Prince
,
should
bee
punished
,
for
the
which
some
were
executed
.
Meane
time
,
the
King
that
had
the
enterprise
of
the
League
rather
then
that
of
the
Huguenots
,
more
imprinted
in
his
minde
,
knowing
that
all
their
demaunds
tended
onely
to
this
end
,
to
make
a
perpetuall
warre
,
prepared
himselfe
to
preuent
it
,
and
caused
certaine
forces
to
bee
assembled
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Duke
d'Espernon
,
against
whome
all
the
league
discharged
their
chollor
,
making
him
the
onely
argument
of
the
confusion
and
disorder
of
all
his
affaires
,
their
iealousie
more
increasing
by
the
succession
of
the
place
of
the
Admirall
,
and
of
the
gouernment
of
Normandie
,
which
hee
had
newly
receiued
after
the
death
of
the
Duke
de
Ioyeuse
.
This
poynt
deserueth
to
passe
two
steps
out
of
my
matter
,
the
Admirall
in
France
is
the
name
of
one
of
the
chiefe
Magistrates
in
the
Realme
,
Generall
and
Prince
of
the
seas
belonging
to
the
countrie
:
as
Eghinard
called
Ruthland
,
that
was
Admiral
in
the
time
of
Charles
the
great
.
The
like
authoritie
the
Marshall
of
France
beareth
in
an
armie
by
land
:
the
same
doth
the
Admirall
in
a
Nauie
of
ships
on
the
sea
:
but
these
offices
are
distinguished
,
for
that
the
subiect
is
different
and
diuers
.
There
is
paine
and
diligence
to
bee
vsed
to
place
an
armie
by
land
in
order
of
battell
.
The
like
must
be
vsed
to
conduct
a
Nauie
of
shippes
vpon
the
sea
.
At
al
times
the
most
warlike
countrie
of
France
,
(
both
by
sea
&
land
)
hath
had
her
Admiralles
,
and
the
Frenchmen
of
Brittaine
,
Narbonne
,
and
Prouence
,
are
much
commended
for
their
practises
and
greate
dexterities
in
warres
Genes
,
Pise
,
Venice
,
and
Luques
.
But
the
Frenchman
that
neuer
continueth
long
vnder
the
yoake
of
any
stranger
,
would
no
more
bee
gouerned
by
straunge
Admiralles
,
if
they
bare
not
the
name
of
Admirall
of
France
,
although
for
the
most
part
they
were
no
Frenchmen
.
As
in
the
time
of
Francis
the
first
,
Andrew
,
and
Philip
Dorie
Geneuois
,
were
made
Admirals
of
the
Leuant
seas
,
and
after
left
him
to
serue
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
.
There
hath
bin
diuers
braue
and
expert
Admiralles
issued
out
of
France
,
as
Enguerrand
de
Coucy
,
and
Hugues
Quieret
,
Lewis
of
Spaine
,
vnder
Philip
le
Bel
,
A●ory
Vicount
de
Narbonne
,
and
Iohn
de
Vienne
vnder
King
Iohn
:
&
Charles
the
sixt
,
in
whose
time
the
Admiral
of
France
furnished
the
great
armie
of
twelue
hundreth
sayle
of
shippes
against
the
Englishmen
,
Cliret
of
Brabant
,
Lewis
de
Coulant
vnder
Charles
the
seuenth
,
and
Lewis
Bastard
of
Bourbon
,
Brion
,
d'Anebaut
and
la
Trimouille
,
for
whom
the
Admiralles
of
Brittaine
and
Guyenne
,
were
ioyned
and
made
one
.
Gaspart
de
Coligny
was
Admirall
vnder
the
same
king
,
and
confirmed
by
Henry
the
second
and
his
children
.
Honorat
de
Sauoye
,
Marquesse
de
Villars
succeeded
him
,
and
caused
it
to
bee
giuen
to
Charles
de
Lorraine
Duke
of
Mayenne
,
that
resigned
it
to
Anne
de
Ioyeuse
,
and
after
his
death
,
the
king
gaue
it
to
the
Duke
d'Espernon
.
And
to
establish
him
therein
,
presented
him
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
putting
off
his
sword
,
bare-headed
,
and
kneeling
on
his
knee
,
hee
tooke
his
oath
before
the
chiefe
President
,
where
the
eloquence
of
Monsicur
d'Espesses
the
kings
Atturney
much
commended
and
set
foorth
the
prayses
of
the
Duke
.
Hee
succeeded
likewise
in
the
gouernment
of
Normandie
,
and
made
his
entrie
into
Roane
,
nine
daies
before
the
Barricadoes
at
Parrs
.
Not
long
before
that
,
hee
had
sent
the
Regiment
of
Picardie
to
lye
about
Bullen
,
and
caused
certaine
small
English
boates
to
descend
before
the
Towne
,
so
to
impeach
the
enterprise
of
the
Duke
d'Aumale
,
and
to
preuent
that
which
the
said
Duke
intended
against
the
Towne
.
When
the
Duke
of
Guise
vnderstood
of
those
troubles
in
Picardie
,
hee
thought
the
time
as
then
to
bee
fitte
for
him
,
to
constraine
the
king
eyther
to
bow
or
breake
,
to
confirme
the
articles
drawne
&
deuised
at
Nancy
and
Dyon
,
and
to
helpe
the
weakenesse
of
the
Parrissians
,
that
without
him
would
haue
lost
courage
.
And
for
the
same
cause
hee
arriued
at
Soissons
,
where
his
Maiestie
by
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
gaue
him
to
vnderstand
,
that
he
should
do
him
apleasure
if
he
wold
abstaine
from
comming
to
Parris
,
in
so
troublesome
a
time
,
wherin
so
many
factions
raigned
,
&
that
if
he
came
thither
against
his
wil
,
he
wold
lay
the
cause
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
,
who
by
reason
of
greatnesse
and
soundnesse
of
his
iudgement
,
concerning
matters
of
estate
,
and
the
execution
of
wise
and
notable
charges
to
him
committed
,
held
one
of
the
chiefe
places
of
Councellor
about
the
king
,
vsed
many
and
great
reasons
to
restraine
the
impetuositie
of
that
prince
:
and
to
conclude
,
departed
from
him
,
assuring
himselfe
that
hee
had
fully
disswaded
him
.
But
his
heart
attainted
with
a
burning
Feuer
,
could
finde
neither
appetite
nor
pleasure
,
but
in
that
which
liked
his
stomacke
:
beleeued
that
nothing
could
hinder
him
:
that
the
heauens
oght
to
giue
him
place
:
that
striking
with
his
foote
vpon
the
ground
,
he
would
make
a
100.
legions
of
men
to
rise
:
&
that
without
fear
of
Iupiters
thunderbolts
,
he
could
rule
the
chariot
of
the
sun
.
de
Iuinuille
his
sonne
at
Soissons
,
desiring
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
to
follow
him
in
the
morning
.
And
so
within
three
houres
after
the
arriuall
of
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
,
and
about
Monday
at
noone
,
beeing
the
9.
of
May
,
he
entered
into
Parris
,
Filles
Repenties
,
where
in
great
feare
half
trembling
she
receiued
him
,
&
led
him
to
the
Louure
.
If
the
streets
of
Parris
had
bin
as
broad
,
as
the
way
of
Appiē
.
they
wold
hardly
haue
contained
halfe
the
quantitie
of
the
people
that
followed
this
Prince
:
euery
man
thought
himself
happy
,
that
might
put
off
his
hat
,
and
kneel
on
his
knee
for
to
salute
him
,
Viue
Guise
,
Viue
le
Pillier
del'Eglise
.
Which
being
heard
into
the
street
called
S.
Honnore
,
where
a
Gentlewoman
sat
in
a
shop
,
she
pulled
down
her
maske
,
and
spake
aloude
vnto
him
,
vtterring
these
words
:
Good
Prince
,
now
you
are
here
we
are
al
safe
.
That
done
,
he
entered
into
the
kings
chamber
,
where
he
did
his
dutie
to
the
king
,
but
with
lesse
assurance
then
ordinary
,
knowing
the
King
would
not
like
well
of
his
comming
:
and
in
trueth
,
he
shewed
him
no
great
countenance
,
answering
him
(
vnto
the
reasons
hee
made
touching
his
iourney
to
Parris
)
that
by
M.
de
Bellieure
he
had
desired
him
not
to
come
.
But
dinner
time
approaching
,
they
left
off
,
&
the
D.
of
Guise
departed
to
his
lodging
.
After
dinner
he
went
to
visit
the
Q.
in
her
garden
:
where
the
king
finding
him
,
as
well
as
he
could
dissembled
the
exterier
apparance
of
y●
suspition
he
had
conceiued
in
his
heart
:
&
the
D.
of
Guise
iustified
his
actions
with
a
braue
and
bolde
courage
,
de
Espernon
.
While
the
king
,
the
Queene-mother
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
were
speaking
togither
,
the
people
spake
among
themselues
,
euery
man
gaue
him
his
iudgement
,
what
would
grow
thereof
,
whispering
each
other
secretly
in
the
care
.
But
secrets
,
loue
,
and
wine
,
are
nothing
woorth
when
they
are
opened
and
perceiued
.
Nostre
Dame
:
Captaine
Grillon
lodged
at
Pont
Saint
Michael
:
the
Marshall
d'Aumont
placed
a
ranke
of
Harquebusiers
on
each
side
of
Pont
Nostre
Dame
.
Whereat
the
people
beeing
abashed
,
shutte
vppe
their
shoppes
,
which
they
had
begun
to
open
,
expecting
a
furie
,
wherin
Monsieur
de
Villequier
vsed
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
diswade
them
,
praying
them
not
to
stirre
,
or
feare
any
thing
.
But
all
in
vaine
,
they
had
no
eares
,
they
would
not
heare
,
the
artificer
left
his
tooles
,
the
Merchant
his
traficque
,
the
vniuersitie
their
bookes
,
the
Councellors
their
pleas
,
and
the
Presidents
themselues
take
halberts
in
hand
,
whereby
nothing
was
heard
but
fearefull
cries
,
straunge
complaints
,
mournings
,
and
dispight
.
What
further
aduise
needeth
to
bee
had
,
to
put
our selues
in
a
iust
and
naturall
defence
?
Haue
wee
not
alreadie
heard
Curtisans
in
the
streete
making
partitions
of
our
goods
?
Did
they
not
say
,
that
from
henceforth
the
K.
shal
no
more
be
a
Page
,
that
he
shuld
commaund
like
a
Maister
,
and
that
hee
would
be
reuenged
for
the
attempts
made
against
him
by
the
league
.
Shall
wee
abuse
our selues
?
shall
wee
not
thinke
vpon
neighbours
,
our
wiues
,
our
children
,
and
our selues
?
These
words
were
presently
carried
and
approoued
with
common
consent
.
And
although
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
knewe
by
the
report
of
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
(
whom
hee
had
sent
vnto
the
king
)
that
the
placing
of
men
of
warre
in
the
quarters
of
the
Towne
of
Parris
,
was
not
against
him
,
yet
hee
would
not
trust
in
any
thing
but
his
sword
.
And
with
that
,
the
Barricadoes
(
a
fatall
and
seditious
inuention
of
the
league
;
and
the
onely
instrument
to
ouerthrow
her
tyranny
,
in
such
Townes
where
the
people
are
of
courage
)
were
made
distant
each
from
other
thirtie
foote
,
and
reached
almost
to
the
Sentinels
of
the
Louure
.
The
Switzers
were
set
vppon
,
and
they
yeelded
,
crying
:
Viue
Guise
,
and
Monsieur
de
Brissac
caused
them
to
bee
disarmed
,
and
lodged
in
the
Butcherie
or
new
market
.
The
Sieur
de
Saint
Paul
,
caused
the
kings
guard
to
retire
,
holding
downe
their
armes
,
with
their
hats
in
hand
.
The
Queene-mother
got
into
her
Coach
in
great
feare
,
and
went
to
seeke
the
Duke
of
Guise
:
and
after
her
,
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
,
thereby
to
appease
the
commotion
.
But
this
burning
Feuer
being
but
in
his
prime
,
and
like
to
bee
much
more
violent
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
said
hee
could
not
hold
those
Bulles
that
had
burst
foorth
.
Meantime
,
the
King
was
aduertised
that
the
enterprise
would
proceed
further
.
That
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
not
pretended
so
hautie
an
enterprise
,
to
faint
in
the
middle
thereof
.
That
to
make
his
victorie
full
and
accomplished
,
hee
must
of
necessitie
cease
vppon
the
person
of
him
,
that
might
either
impeach
it
,
or
make
it
infamous
to
the
victors
.
The
King
,
that
could
hardly
beleeue
it
would
proceed
to
that
poynt
,
assured
himselfe
,
and
made
no
account
of
that
aduise
,
thinking
the
people
would
alwaies
range
themselues
vnder
the
clemencie
of
their
king
.
But
those
of
his
Councell
that
desired
to
bee
farre
from
Parris
,
and
that
knew
the
mutinies
of
the
people
,
shewed
his
Maiestie
,
that
there
was
nothing
more
vnconstant
then
that
multitude
,
which
in
times
past
had
constrained
Philip
le
Bel
,
in
great
haste
to
saue
himselfe
in
the
house
of
the
Templiers
,
and
the
Duke
of
Normandie
,
sonne
to
King
Iohn
,
prisoner
in
England
,
to
weare
a
hood
halfe
redde
,
halfe
russet
,
thereby
to
defend
himselfe
from
their
insolencie
.
And
desired
him
to
remember
the
reuolt
of
the
Maillotins
,
Caboches
,
and
of
those
of
Saint
Andrewes
crosse
,
of
the
disposition
of
Salcede
,
the
letters
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
the
conspiracies
made
the
last
yeare
about
Easter
,
and
the
many
aduises
and
prognostications
he
had
receiued
,
by
the
singes
hee
had
seene
.
The
Queene-mother
was
not
of
that
mind
,
The
Duke
of
Guise
betweene
hope
and
feare
,
that
neuer
esteemed
man
to
bee
greater
then
himselfe
,
as
long
as
hee
held
his
sword
in
hand
,
making
shewe
of
innocencie
,
and
laying
the
fault
vppon
the
people
:
said
,
that
he
suffered
himselfe
to
bee
borne
in
that
sort
by
them
,
rather
by
force
and
necessitie
,
then
that
he
had
any
desire
so
to
do
.
That
touching
the
Louure
,
it
was
but
athing
falsely
deuised
against
him
,
that
it
should
be
a
great
folly
for
him
to
go
thither
,
things
being
in
such
hatefull
estate
,
and
so
to
cast
himselfe
weake
and
in
his
dublet
,
into
the
mercie
of
his
enemies
.
He
thought
it
good
,
to
send
Monsieur
de
Brissac
,
to
the
Ambassadour
of
England
,
to
shewe
him
the
cause
of
the
erecting
the
Barricadoes
.
I
make
no
difficultie
to
write
whole
leaues
of
a
discourse
,
when
it
is
not
out
of
purpose
,
neyther
any
disgrace
to
the
matter
propounded
:
therefore
I
haue
set
downe
the
same
words
,
that
passed
betweene
the
Ambassadour
of
England
,
and
the
Counte
de
Brissac
,
which
were
faithfully
reported
vnto
me
.
The
Counte
de
Brissac
accompanied
with
certaine
Gentlemen
,
went
to
visit
the
Ambassadour
of
England
at
his
lodging
(
in
those
commotions
and
populer
insolencies
)
to
offer
him
a
safeguard
or
protection
,
and
to
desire
him
not
to
bee
abashed
,
nor
to
stirre
,
as
beeing
assured
of
the
protection
of
Mensieur
de
Guise
.
The
Ambassadour
made
him
aunswere
,
that
if
hee
had
beene
in
Parris
,
as
a
particular
person
,
he
would
fall
downe
at
the
feete
of
Monsieur
de
Guise
,
and
giue
him
humble
thankes
for
his
great
and
courteous
offers
,
but
beeing
there
hard
by
the
King
,
and
for
the
Queene
his
Mistresse
(
that
had
peace
and
amitie
with
the
King
)
he
neither
would
nor
could
receiue
any
protection
but
from
the
king
himselfe
.
Monsieur
de
Brissac
shewed
him
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
was
not
come
to
Parris
,
to
enterprise
any
thing
against
the
king
or
his
seruice
,
but
that
hee
had
onely
put
himselfe
in
defence
,
that
there
was
a
great
conspiracie
made
against
him
,
and
the
Cittie
of
Parris
,
that
the
Town-house
,
and
other
places
,
were
full
of
gibbets
,
whereon
the
king
had
determined
to
hang
diuers
of
the
Town
and
others
:
and
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
desired
him
,
to
aduertise
the
Queen
his
Mistresse
thereof
,
to
the
end
it
might
bee
known
.
The
Ambassadour
aunswered
,
that
he
beleeued
the
Duke
had
willed
him
to
say
so
,
that
the
highest
and
hardiest
enterprises
often
times
lye
hidden
and
secret
in
the
minds
of
those
that
vndertake
them
,
and
that
(
when
they
thinke
good
)
they
make
them
knowne
with
such
colour
and
shewe
,
as
they
thinke
best
for
their
purpose
,
that
he
could
not
chuse
but
tell
him
plainely
,
that
that
which
passed
in
Parris
,
would
bee
found
very
straunge
,
and
euill
thought
of
by
all
christian
Princes
hauing
interest
therein
.
That
no
cloake
or
couer
,
how
faire
soeuer
it
might
bee
,
could
cause
it
to
bee
liked
of
,
it
beeing
the
dutie
of
a
subiect
to
continue
in
the
iust
obedience
of
his
Prince
.
That
if
there
were
so
many
gibbets
prepared
,
it
would
be
the
easilier
beleeued
,
if
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
cause
them
openly
to
bee
shewed
.
And
againe
,
if
it
were
so
,
it
is
a
most
odious
and
intollerable
thing
,
that
a
subiect
by
force
should
seek
to
impeach
the
iustice
that
his
Soueraigne
would
execute
against
offendors
.
That
hee
would
promise
him
,
that
most
willingly
and
with
all
speed
,
hee
would
aduertise
the
Queene
his
Mistresse
of
that
had
passed
,
but
to
bee
his
Interpteter
vnto
her
,
of
Monsieur
de
Guises
intents
,
and
those
of
his
confederacie
,
it
was
no
part
of
his
charge
,
the
Queen
his
Mistresse
beeing
wiser
then
himselfe
,
both
to
beleeue
and
iudge
what
she
thought
good
.
Heere
endeth
the
second
Booke
.
THE
THIRDE
BOOKE
OF
THE
LAST
troubles
of
France
,
containing
that
which
passed
after
the
Barricadoes
in
Parris
,
and
there
trait
of
the
king
to
Chartres
,
vntill
the
Edict
of
pacification
,
and
assembly
of
the
generall
estates
at
Blois
,
in
the
moneth
of
September
.
There
is
no
memorie
that
forgetteth
the
remembrance
of
thy
ingratitude
:
no
abolition
,
that
defaceth
thy
felony
:
nor
any
defence
to
bee
sought
,
that
might
hide
thy
shame
:
and
there
is
not
sufficient
water
in
the
riuer
of
Seine
,
to
wash
away
the
filthinesse
of
thy
vilany
:
nor
wood
ynough
to
burne
the
Registers
and
memories
of
this
sedition
.
But
can
we
speake
of
the
Barricadoes
,
without
remembring
this
incomprehensible
motions
of
Gods
prouidence
,
which
doth
equally
shine
and
appeare
as
wel
in
the
establishing
,
as
pulling
down
of
Empires
,
&
dealetha
swel
with
their
fall
,
as
with
their
continuance
?
And
who
will
not
say
,
Hee
that
would
debate
this
proposition
by
the
circumstances
of
the
kings
person
,
needeth
not
to
seeke
the
causes
thereof
,
neither
in
the
East
nor
in
the
West
,
but
onely
to
ground
them
vppon
the
eternall
wheele
of
Gods
iudgements
.
What
apparance
was
there
,
for
subiects
to
arme
themselues
and
reuolt
against
a
king
?
what
pretence
could
bee
so
close
,
but
in
the
end
it
would
open
and
bee
discouered
?
The
cause
of
religion
,
which
is
one
of
the
most
violent
passions
of
the
people
,
and
the
most
assured
meanes
to
alter
an
estate
,
was
so
cleare
and
pure
in
him
,
that
many
iudged
his
life
to
bee
religious
,
blamed
his
actions
,
which
was
fitter
for
an
Hermite
then
a
Prince
.
He
kept
more
in
a
Monasterie
then
with
his
Councell
,
he
spake
oftner
with
Iesuites
,
Capucins
,
and
Fueillantins
,
then
to
his
Secretaries
.
He
detested
nothing
more
then
Huguenots
,
and
there
was
not
any
Huguenot
in
France
,
that
had
receiued
any
commaundement
at
his
hands
,
he
was
more
spoken
and
disliked
of
among
them
,
then
any
of
the
house
of
Lorraine
:
they
beheld
him
not
,
but
as
the
commet
of
their
miseries
,
and
neuer
remembred
him
,
but
when
they
spake
of
S.
Bartholomewes
day
:
that
which
they
had
indured
at
the
hands
of
the
duke
of
Guise
,
was
but
roses
,
in
respect
of
that
they
had
suffered
at
Iarnac
,
Moncontour
,
Rochel
,
and
Parris
,
in
such
manner
,
that
it
were
an
extream
absurditie
,
to
beleeue
that
he
fauoured
Hereticques
,
and
that
hee
would
ouerthrow
that
religion
,
whereof
hee
made
so
open
profession
.
The
rest
of
the
Princes
,
that
knew
well
that
the
reasons
of
the
league
,
were
not
so
much
to
reforme
the
Realme
,
as
to
ouerthrow
it
,
and
therewith
to
bring
them
within
the
compasse
of
those
ruines
,
held
themselues
near
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
all
the
Nobilitie
of
France
,
at
the
least
nine
of
ten
partes
,
more
particularly
bound
vnto
his
seruice
,
for
their
honours
,
dignities
,
offices
,
and
benefi●s
,
as
also
the
iustices
of
the
Realme
,
not
beeing
of
the
minde
to
accomodate
themselues
to
the
humors
of
the
Princes
of
the
league
,
and
esteemed
the
essentiall
forme
thereof
to
be
opposite
,
and
an
ouerthrowing
to
the
estate
.
The
Gentlemen
of
France
foreseeing
that
the
royaltie
cannot
be
ouerthrown
,
but
that
the
Nobilitie
must
likewise
beare
the
same
burthen
:
and
that
the
subiect
that
refuse
the
obedience
and
faieltie
of
his
Prince
,
will
not
bee
long
before
hee
seeketh
to
free
himselfe
of
the
rents
and
reuenues
hee
oweth
vnto
the
Lord
of
the
soyle
.
The
greatest
persons
of
the
Cleargie
,
consented
not
to
those
new
mutinies
,
acknowledging
that
their
profession
is
more
honoured
and
beautified
vnder
a
King
,
Learned
men
published
his
prayses
,
and
in
his
raigne
there
were
more
bookes
printed
and
dedicated
to
his
Maiestie
,
Some
Preacher
onely
flattered
sedition
,
thereby
to
winne
estimation
among
the
common
people
desirous
of
a
change
.
In
all
the
towns
&
throughout
euery
Prouince
there
were
officers
,
who
besides
their
naturall
subiection
,
were
more
bound
to
him
by
oath
that
he
had
taken
of
them
,
giuing
them
charge
of
his
treasures
,
the
power
of
his
lawes
,
and
administration
of
his
iustice
,
with
the
order
of
pollicie
,
&
they
desired
nothing
more
then
the
greatnesse
of
their
King
,
his
rest
and
quietnesse
beeing
their
onely
preferment
,
for
that
without
libertie
and
peaceablenesse
,
with
his
long
life
and
prosperitie
,
their
offices
were
of
little
force
,
as
hauing
exposed
their
fortunes
to
the
hazard
of
the
terme
of
his
life
.
I
Germaine
de
Prez
,
at
the
dolourous
day
of
S.
Bartholomewe
,
then
they
did
to
saue
themselues
,
some
on
foote
,
some
on
horseback
,
out
of
Parris
,
flying
in
great
haste
:
many
had
no
leisure
to
put
on
their
bootes
,
the
furie
of
the
people
beeing
such
,
and
so
straight
,
mooued
against
them
,
that
it
was
a
great
escape
made
,
to
returne
from
the
house
of
Guise
to
the
Louure
,
and
no
man
might
passe
if
hee
held
not
for
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
It
is
very
hard
in
these
commotions
that
are
sooner
seene
then
conceiued
,
and
where
we
must
take
counsell
and
armes
both
at
one
time
,
to
retaine
consideration
,
respect
,
and
necessary
wisedome
,
or
that
a
mans
minde
can
continue
firme
in
one
resolution
.
This
commotion
of
Parris
was
followed
with
great
imperfections
,
both
within
and
without
,
as
well
on
the
kings
,
as
on
the
Duke
of
Guises
part
:
hee
fayled
by
letting
the
king
escape
,
for
that
holding
him
,
the
tragedie
of
Chilperic
had
bin
acted
,
and
the
instructions
of
the
Aduocate
Dauid
accomplished
:
he
failed
likewise
herein
,
that
hauing
passed
the
bounds
of
dutie
and
fidelitie
,
and
vsed
his
Maister
in
that
sort
,
he
beleeued
that
playing
the
part
of
a
diligent
seruant
,
he
should
win
fauor
againe
:
that
his
boldnesse
wold
be
forgotten
:
that
a
Lyon
roused
in
that
sort
,
&
so
cruelly
,
wold
become
tame
or
meek
at
the
first
morsell
of
respect
,
seruice
,
and
obedience
,
that
should
bee
offered
vnto
him
:
that
hee
should
haue
his
will
of
the
king
sooner
by
flattery
and
seruice
,
then
by
pursuing
and
forcing
him
:
for
that
not
knowing
how
to
vse
his
aduantage
,
nor
in
what
sort
to
behaue
himselfe
in
the
highest
step
of
the
lather
of
his
enterprises
,
wherevnto
hee
had
mounted
with
so
long
and
secret
pretences
,
hee
fell
downe
all
the
steppes
at
one
time
.
When
he
saw
all
France
disliked
the
kings
departure
in
that
forcecible
maner
out
of
Parris
,
hee
beganne
to
protest
his
innocency
,
and
the
dutie
hee
had
shewed
to
restraine
the
furie
of
the
people
,
trauelling
in
the
kings
behalfe
to
saue
his
honour
,
so
straungely
blemished
.
And
in
truth
assoone
as
the
king
spake
vnto
him
and
said
:
Cousin
,
wherefore
do
you
come
?
his
aunswere
was
giuen
in
faintnesse
and
trembling
,
his
visage
pale
,
and
the
Maiestie
that
God
imprinteth
in
his
Samoris
,
his
Lieftenants
,
and
his
liuely
Images
,
ceased
and
changed
,
as
if
from
that
time
he
had
feared
that
the
king
would
dislike
the
breach
that
hee
had
made
of
his
commaundement
,
and
say
:
And
it
liketh
your
grace
,
I
am
heere
present
,
to
aunswere
to
the
slaunders
that
are
raised
against
mee
,
thereby
to
bring
me
in
hatred
to
your
Maiestie
.
But
(
said
the
king
)
I
sent
you
expresse
word
,
not
to
come
hither
in
this
time
so
full
of
troubles
and
distrusts
,
and
that
you
should
stay
for
a
time
.
My
Lord
(
said
the
Duke
)
I
was
not
so
aduertised
,
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
,
asked
him
and
said
:
Did
not
I
commaund
you
to
tell
him
,
that
he
should
not
come
hither
at
this
time
?
But
as
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
began
to
certifie
the
king
of
his
message
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
entered
between
them
,
wherewith
the
Queene-mother
drewe
the
king
aside
,
and
so
mittigated
that
first
quarrell
.
They
ought
not
to
haue
mooued
this
contention
,
and
leaue
dispight
and
disdaine
in
Monsieur
de
Guises
minde
:
nor
leaue
the
knife
in
the
vaine
which
hee
had
opened
,
hee
ought
to
haue
giuen
feare
and
punishment
both
at
one
time
,
or
to
haue
done
neither
the
one
nor
the
other
,
but
it
is
a
most
strange
thing
,
that
men
do
alwaies
faile
in
doing
their
authorities
,
and
in
the
principall
poynt
which
is
the
cause
thereof
.
It
was
vainly
done
of
the
king
,
to
cause
himselfe
to
be
esteemed
a
good
penitent
,
a
good
Hermit
,
a
good
versefier
,
a
good
discourser
,
and
a
good
Orator
,
if
hee
remembred
not
himselfe
to
bee
as
hee
was
,
and
to
bee
knowne
for
king
,
and
speake
like
a
king
:
I
say
like
a
king
,
for
this
word
of
King
,
containeth
all
whatsoeuer
belongeth
to
his
charge
.
If
your
grace
will
take
away
the
pendants
that
trouble
your
eares
,
you
are
a
king
,
and
not
king
of
Denmarke
,
or
of
Arragon
,
to
be
both
Maister
and
seruant
all
at
one
time
:
nor
king
of
Saba
,
not
daring
to
be
seene
publickely
,
but
king
of
France
and
of
Frenchmen
,
a
people
gentle
,
tractable
,
and
obedient
,
that
did
not
disobey
nor
retire
from
you
,
but
when
they
knew
you
wold
not
bee
King
:
and
that
there
was
one
of
your
subiects
that
prescribed
you
a
lawe
:
in
this
case
,
the
sun
rising
,
is
alwaies
fairer
then
descending
.
And
as
a
wise
polititian
once
said
vnto
you
,
when
a
king
maketh
it
knowne
,
that
he
feareth
some
one
man
within
his
Realme
,
that
there
is
one
that
may
be
greater
then
hee
,
there
is
no
more
Maiestie
,
hee
is
no
more
that
hee
was
,
but
all
the
world
runneth
to
the
other
.
There
is
this
fault
in
you
,
that
if
you
finde
no
resistance
,
if
you
bee
in
peace
,
you
commaund
absolutely
,
and
you
speake
like
a
king
,
but
if
you
finde
neuer
so
small
difficultie
,
you
alwaies
preferre
a
gentle
and
fearefull
,
before
a
bolde
and
seuere
remedie
:
God
graunt
that
in
the
end
you
seeke
earnestly
and
effectually
to
be
that
which
you
are
,
that
is
,
Maister
and
the
greatest
Lord
in
your
Realme
,
which
cannot
bee
,
if
you
bee
not
king
.
Beholde
the
opinion
that
the
wisest
Pollititians
had
of
the
king
,
see
how
they
lamented
the
fal
of
his
authoritie
,
the
spawn
of
his
forces
,
&
the
dazeling
or
rather
astonishing
of
his
sences
:
I
shall
neuer
bee
no
more
a
king
to
counsell
nor
disswade
him
,
my
ambition
clymeth
not
to
that
degree
,
yet
I
will
neuer
counsell
them
vnto
mildnesse
,
and
to
simplicitie
without
wisedome
,
that
pardoneth
and
suffereth
all
.
There
is
nothing
so
royal
as
Clemencie
,
and
nothing
that
more
winneth
the
hearts
of
men
,
or
that
maketh
a
Prince
more
reuerenced
and
beloued
,
then
affable
and
courteous
nature
.
Iulius
Caezar
among
the
number
of
the
Gods
,
that
consecrated
Augustus
,
and
that
gaue
the
title
of
Pius
to
thy
father
.
But
when
this
Clemencie
is
superfluous
,
that
it
changeth
into
a
soft
and
peaceable
nature
:
that
this
softnesse
is
not
mixed
with
vigor
,
nor
this
peaceablenesse
with
austeritie
:
I
esteeme
it
a
poynt
of
meere
carelessenesse
,
which
althouh
it
bee
not
to
bee
blamed
,
yet
it
is
not
found
to
bee
good
in
a
Prince
.
For
it
prouoketh
men
to
enterprise
against
a
Prince
,
that
is
so
readie
to
pardon
,
and
the
suffering
of
one
fault
that
is
miserable
,
draweth
on
another
,
(
saith
the
Consul
Fronto
)
to
liue
vnder
a
Prince
that
will
remit
no
part
of
the
tigor
of
his
lawes
.
But
it
is
much
more
miserable
to
liue
vnder
a
Prince
,
where
all
things
are
lawfull
,
and
that
by
a
kinde
of
faintnesse
or
carelessenesse
,
without
discretion
,
pardoneth
all
whatsoeuer
is
done
,
both
against
lawe
and
reason
.
Clemencie
is
commendable
to
an
enemie
that
is
ouercome
and
submitteth
himselfe
,
but
while
hee
shaketh
and
feareth
in
our
presence
,
this
weaknesse
,
this
disquietnesse
,
and
this
feare
,
is
a
signe
of
doubting
,
and
he
will
reuenge
himselfe
.
But
some
will
say
,
this
seueritie
is
odious
in
a
king
,
intollerable
to
the
people
,
and
cause
of
rebellions
:
and
in
trueth
it
is
to
bee
vsed
with
moderation
,
and
then
when
wee
see
that
mildnesse
and
mercifulnesse
is
not
preiudiciall
vnto
vs
.
If
it
bee
called
furie
or
rage
,
what
need
wee
care
,
so
that
furie
maketh
fooles
and
rebelles
to
become
wise
.
Wee
must
do
as
Sabaque
king
of
Egypt
,
and
Antigonus
king
of
Macedonia
did
,
the
first
caused
the
gowne
and
not
the
shoulders
of
the
criminal
to
bee
beaten
and
punished
:
the
hatte
for
the
head
:
the
other
hearing
the
souldiers
speake
hardly
of
him
,
hard
by
his
tent
,
he
contented
himselfe
with
saying
vnto
them
:
What
?
can
you
go
no
further
but
vnder
my
nose
to
speake
euill
of
me
?
Hee
aduertised
the
Lieftenants
and
Gouernours
of
his
Prouinces
,
of
the
occasions
that
had
mooued
him
to
depart
out
of
Parris
,
and
writeth
vnto
the
Capitall
Townes
,
not
to
forme
their
hearts
in
the
moulds
of
those
of
Parris
,
and
to
beleeue
that
hee
desired
no
other
Garrison
,
nor
fortresse
among
them
,
but
publicque
good
will
and
confidence
from
them
.
He
caused
his
letters
to
bee
made
and
framed
not
like
a
Prince
or
Captaine
,
but
like
a
man
that
fled
and
trembled
,
that
defended
himselfe
more
with
his
holds
then
his
armes
,
that
durst
no
more
commaund
,
but
intreated
his
subiects
,
and
a
Prince
that
had
forgotten
himselfe
to
bee
a
Prince
,
that
hee
was
Gods
Lieftenant
,
arbitrator
of
the
life
and
death
of
his
subiects
,
iust
distributer
of
the
greatnesse
of
estates
,
that
of
some
can
make
vesselles
of
no
valour
nor
substance
:
and
of
others
,
vessels
to
honour
,
and
serue
in
a
rich
and
goodly
Pallace
:
that
hee
is
not
onely
the
sinewe
that
giueth
moouing
to
the
common-wealth
,
but
the
heart
and
the
head
,
that
maketh
it
liue
,
and
the
vitall
spirit
,
that
quickneth
so
many
spirits
.
I
must
confesse
a
trueth
,
the
King
committed
a
great
fault
:
but
because
mine
eyes
haue
too
many
lets
to
marke
it
,
and
that
it
belongeth
not
to
meane
persons
to
mount
vpon
the
Theators
whereon
great
persons
play
their
tragicall
actions
,
I
will
set
downe
the
Kings
letter
to
the
iudgement
of
the
Reader
,
yet
will
I
adde
something
of
mine
owne
vppon
the
backside
,
and
in
the
margent
,
leauing
place
neuerthelesse
for
such
as
will
write
after
mee
,
and
beleeue
that
such
men
of
iudgement
as
will
vndertake
this
most
sharpe
and
bitter
Theame
to
write
vpon
,
shall
yet
finde
something
therein
,
whereof
they
may
make
hony
.
By
the
King
.
TRustie
and
well
beloued
,
being
in
our
Towne
of
Parris
,
where
we
thought
an
intent
was
,
to
cease
al
kinds
of
iealousies
[
a
](A01160-e119790-b)
a
The
first
fault
,
and
one
of
the
oldest
,
partiallities
are
fatal
to
estates
,
and
Prince
neuer
indureth
them
,
but
they
make
him
indure
the
disipation
of
his
Prouinces
,
and
despising
of
his
authoritie
.
The
King
not
desiring
to
stop
them
when
they
began
,
but
to
peep
out
of
the
earth
,
could
not
abate
them
being
grown
great
and
high
branches
.
The
simple
iealousie
of
two
Noblemen
,
is
the
sparke
that
finding
the
disposition
of
the
matter
,
maketh
great
fire
,
the
factions
of
Princes
drawe
the
people
vnto
them
.
and
impeachments
,
as
well
in
Picardie
as
else
where
,
which
made
vs
reiourne
our
trauell
into
our
countrie
of
Poiton
,
there
to
pursue
the
warres
begunne
against
the
Huguenots
,
according
to
our
determination
.
Our
Cousin
the
Duke
of
Guise
arriued
vnlooked
for
,
vpon
the
ninth
of
this
month
,
whose
comming
in
that
sort
,
did
in
such
maner
increase
the
said
distrusts
,
that
we
found
our
person
in
great
perplexitie
,
[
b
](A01160-e119840-b)
b
The
Duke
of
Guises
comming
to
Parris
deceiued
the
King
,
and
with
so
small
a
company
it
made
the
Kings
mind
to
bee
diuersly
.
His
suddaine
arriuall
caused
him
to
remember
the
effects
of
the
aduises
giuen
him
,
and
the
small
number
of
his
company
withdrewe
him
from
it
,
and
made
him
iudge
wel
of
that
Princes
meaning
and
intent
.
But
he
deceiued
him
,
for
that
ought
to
haue
made
his
comming
more
suspitious
,
for
if
it
had
been
simple
without
deceit
,
the
participants
would
not
haue
stirred
so
soone
,
Publica
expectatio
magni
secreti
impatients
.
because
not
long
before
,
we
had
been
aduertised
from
diuers
places
,
that
hee
would
arriue
in
that
sort
,
and
that
certaine
of
the
Inhabitants
of
the
said
towne
,
such
as
were
suspected
to
be
the
causes
of
the
said
distrusts
,
stayed
and
daylie
attended
his
comming
,
and
for
the
same
cause
hauing
him
to
bee
certified
[
c
](A01160-e119890-b)
c
Oftentimes
a
man
thinketh
to
withdrawe
and
stay
a
conspiracie
,
that
ad●anceth
it
,
it
is
daungerous
to
dissemble
it
,
and
more
to
discouer
it
,
we
must
neuer
make
shewe
of
any
distrust
that
we
haue
in
our
enemie
,
but
then
when
we
are
vppon
the
poynt
to
bee
reuenged
.
There
are
some
bodies
so
weake
,
that
if
you
giue
them
any
Phisicke
,
they
will
bee
sicke
,
and
if
you
tell
them
they
are
sicke
,
they
wil
presently
fall
into
a
feuer
.
Herein
you
must
vse
the
prudence
of
dissimulation
:
that
serued
for
aduise
to
King
Lewis
the
eleuenth
:
for
counsel
to
Sigismond
:
for
a
lawe
to
Frederic
the
Emperour
:
for
a
vertue
to
the
vertues
of
Tiberius
.
Also
it
is
no
daunger
to
dissemble
,
so
farre
foorth
(
as
Plato
saith
)
that
this
subtiltie
do
redownd
to
the
profit
of
the
subiects
.
that
wee
would
not
haue
him
to
come
thither
,
before
we
had
taken
order
for
the
affaires
in
Picardie
,
and
reuoked
all
occasions
of
distrusts
:
neuerthelesse
knowing
him
to
bee
come
onely
with
14.
or
16.
horse
,
wee
refused
not
to
admit
him
to
our
presence
,
to
prooue
if
with
him
wee
could
end
and
cease
those
causes
of
distrusts
and
troubles
in
Picardie
.
Wherein
perceiuing
that
wee
could
not
preuaile
,
and
that
our
said
Towne
euery
day
more
and
more
increased
and
was
filled
with
strangers
,
that
followed
and
attended
on
[
e
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e
The
king
had
giuen
too
much
libertie
to
secret
assemblies
,
wherein
vnder
pretence
of
reestablishing
good
order
,
rest
and
quietnesse
to
the
people
,
and
of
greeuing
at
publike
calamities
,
that
notable
deuise
of
Barricadoes
,
was
determined
in
their
heads
and
hearts
,
capable
of
all
liquors
wherein
they
distilled
the
despising
and
disdaining
of
the
Prince
,
contrary
to
the
respect
and
dutie
to
a
Magistrate
.
Periculum
est
si
coetus
&
consilia
&
secretas
consultationes
esse
sinas
.
Tit.
Liuius
.
the
said
Duke
,
that
the
searches
wee
had
commaunded
to
bee
made
through
our
said
Towne
by
the
Magistrates
&
Officers
of
the
same
,
were
in
a
maner
but
half
done
,
for
the
fear
they
were
in
,
as
also
that
the
hearts
and
mindes
of
some
of
them
,
were
more
altered
and
hardened
,
[
d
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d
The
king
did
all
by
halues
,
he
commaundeth
the
D.
of
Guise
not
to
come
,
and
yet
hee
commeth
:
hee
is
offended
at
his
comming
,
and
yet
he
letteth
him
stay
:
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
perceiuing
that
the
king
commaundeth
him
no
more
like
a
king
,
obeyeth
him
no
more
like
a
subiect
:
hee
enterpriseth
his
pretences
,
because
sufferance
giueth
courage
vnto
his
enterprises
.
Quis
eum
metuat
,
qui
per
segnitiem
patitur
hebescere
aciem
suae
authoritatis
.
and
the
ordinary
aduertisements
day
lie
brought
vs
,
that
there
would
bee
some
great
matter
effected
in
that
Towne
.
We
determined
to
cause
the
said
searches
[
f
](A01160-e120060-b)
f
Those
searches
were
necessary
,
but
they
were
not
made
in
time
,
seeing
things
had
proceeded
so
farre
,
that
a
king
of
France
had
his
hart
free
of
iealousie
&
distrust
in
his
Capitall
towne
,
against
a
Duke
of
Guise
,
he
ought
to
haue
dissembled
or
discouered
the
mischiefe
.
This
search
discouered
the
fire
couered
vnder
the
ashes
of
desire
of
peace
,
and
when
those
wounded
hearts
knewe
the
myne
to
bee
discouered
,
that
the
kings
distrust
suspected
their
pretences
,
they
iudged
that
hee
which
first
began
the
mutinie
should
be
maister
,
and
therefore
it
had
bin
better
for
the
king
to
haue
dissembled
and
withholden
his
seueritie
.
Res
enim
monebat
cauere
magis
quam
quod
in
illos
statueret
consultare
.
Salustius
.
to
bee
more
exactly
done
in
all
the
quarters
of
the
same
,
then
before
they
had
bin
,
to
the
end
we
might
bee
truely
certified
of
the
true
estate
thereof
,
&
cause
the
said
straungers
to
auoyde
,
that
were
not
auouched
as
they
ought
to
bee
:
which
to
effect
,
wee
were
determined
to
make
certaine
Courts
of
guard
of
the
Citizens
and
Inhabitants
thereof
,
which
we
appoynted
to
bee
erected
in
foure
or
fiue
places
of
the
Towne
,
with
certaine
companies
of
Switzers
,
and
those
of
the
Regiment
of
our
guard
,
that
were
lodged
in
the
subburbes
of
the
Cittie
.
And
also
to
command
certaine
Lords
of
our
Councell
,
and
knights
of
the
order
of
the
holy
ghost
,
[
g
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g
The
King
being
aduertised
that
at
the
noyse
of
the
Duke
of
Guises
arriuall
at
Parris
,
that
diuers
souldiers
and
men
of
factions
came
thither
to
bee
readie
at
the
sound
of
the
basen
,
that
the
name
of
that
Prince
was
the
Load-stone
that
drewe
the
Iron
hearts
of
the
league
vnto
it
,
caused
his
guards
to
be
strengthened
,
and
searches
to
bee
made
.
But
as
if
he
had
not
bin
assured
without
the
aduise
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
he
aduertised
him
therof
,
who
fearing
to
bee
preuented
,
tooke
that
search
as
a
pricke
to
hasten
his
pretence
,
hee
spake
but
the
word
,
and
presently
Parris
bended
it selfe
against
the
Louure
,
as
if
it
had
beene
against
the
fort
of
an
enemie
,
and
they
went
with
their
heads
bended
against
the
kings
forces
,
as
in
times
they
did
against
the
Englishmen
and
Bourguinions
.
Quô
quô
scelesti
ruitis
?
Furôrne
caecus
,
an
rapit
,
vis
acrior
?
An
culpa
?
Horat.
to
go
into
each
quarter
,
with
the
Quarter-maisters
and
other
Officers
of
the
saide
Towne
,
by
whom
the
common
custome
is
,
to
make
such
searches
,
the
better
to
ayde
,
authorise
,
and
assist
them
therein
,
as
it
hath
been
done
diuers
times
heeretofore
,
whereof
wee
aduertised
the
said
Duke
,
and
all
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Cittie
,
to
the
end
they
should
not
sound
alarme
,
and
so
doubt
of
our
meaning
therin
:
which
in
the
beginning
the
Inhabitants
and
Townes-men
made
shew
not
to
dislike
.
Neuerthelesse
not
long
after
,
things
fel
out
in
such
sort
,
by
the
prouocation
of
certaine
persons
[
h
](A01160-e120230-b)
h
The
king
esteemed
not
of
the
conspiratie
,
pretended
the
yeare
before
within
Parris
and
those
that
perceiued
their
boldnesse
as
then
vsed
to
be
without
censure
,
and
their
crime
without
punishment
,
began
to
kindle
the
fire
that
hatched
vnder
the
ashes
of
their
rebellion
,
and
first
cried
in
the
streetes
,
Laye
hold
on
the
Tyrant
,
the
Huguenot
and
the
Pollititian
,
words
sufficient
to
moue
the
most
modest
,
and
stirre
the
slowest
vnto
fury
in
such
attempts
:
wher
the
respect
of
the
Prince
or
the
vncertaintie
of
the
euent
,
retaine
the
generall
,
there
must
alwaies
bee
some
seditious
fellow
,
that
crieth
&
beginneth
the
play
:
for
the
people
are
like
a
sea
,
that
neuer
stirreth
without
winde
,
and
therefore
in
their
commotions
there
must
bee
men
purposely
appoined
,
Qui
imperitos
animos
impellant
,
libertatem
ac
speciosa
nomina
praetexantur
.
Tacitus
.
that
sowed
&
put
into
the
harts
&
mindes
of
the
said
Inhabitants
,
that
wee
had
caused
the
said
forces
to
enter
into
the
Towne
,
there
to
establish
a
Garrison
of
straungers
,
and
to
do
them
further
wrong
,
in
such
manner
,
that
in
short
space
they
had
so
animated
and
mooued
them
against
our
said
Souldiers
,
that
if
we
had
not
expresly
commanded
their
Leaders
,
not
to
attempt
any
thing
against
the
saide
Inhabitants
,
and
rather
to
indure
and
suffer
all
the
extremities
of
the
world
,
them
to
commit
any
trespasse
in
that
behalfe
:
wee
are
certainly
perswaded
,
that
it
had
been
vnpossible
to
haue
shunned
a
generall
spoyle
of
the
saide
Towne
,
with
a
most
great
effusion
of
blood
.
[
i
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i
The
kings
meaning
was
to
distribute
his
forces
in
the
towne
,
not
to
hurt
it
,
but
to
holde
it
in
obedience
,
and
to
hinder
the
pretences
that
beganne
to
bee
practised
vnder
the
conduction
and
fauour
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
But
the
distribution
was
not
well
ordered
,
and
the
places
of
most
importance
were
not
speedily
ceased
vpon
by
the
kings
forces
.
Maubert
one
of
the
most
important
places
in
the
Towne
,
able
to
commaund
the
rest
,
and
that
ought
to
haue
beene
first
entered
into
,
stood
voyde
,
and
serued
the
Towns-men
as
a
campe
,
therin
to
raise
the
most
beastly
troupes
of
their
mutinie
,
both
to
defend
&
assayle
,
in
such
manner
,
that
assoone
as
certaine
of
the
rebelles
had
entered
into
it
,
they
were
presently
followed
by
those
that
respected
nothing
but
the
present
time
,
not
considering
the
miserable
end
of
their
sedition
,
so
that
Vnde
plures
erant
omnes
suere
.
Tacitus
.
Which
we
perceiuing
,
determined
not
to
proceed
any
further
with
those
common
searches
,
and
presently
to
with
draw
our
said
forces
,
which
we
had
caused
to
enter
only
for
that
purpose
,
it
beeing
very
likely
,
that
if
wee
had
had
any
other
intent
,
wee
had
attempted
,
and
it
may
bee
fully
executed
the
same
at
our
pleasures
,
before
the
raysing
of
the
said
Inhabitants
,
&
that
they
had
drawne
chaines
or
set
vpon
their
Barricadoes
in
the
streets
,
which
they
beganne
presently
after
noone
:
at
the
which
time
,
there
beeing
in
all
the
streetes
of
the
said
towns
certaine
Gentelemen
,
Captaines
or
other
straungers
,
sent
by
the
said
Duke
of
Guise
,
&
appointed
for
the
purpose
,
that
in
short
time
had
dispearsed
themselues
in
euery
quarter
,
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l
The
Switzers
were
charged
,
they
not
once
seeming
to
resist
,
to
auoyde
danger
,
for
that
finding
themselues
strangely
compassed
,
by
that
multitude
of
furious
people
,
without
head
,
conduct
,
or
assurance
of
the
Kings
intent
,
they
turned
their
backs
,
perswading
themselues
,
that
to
be
ouer
valiant
,
it
may
be
thought
they
were
too
rash
,
so
that
they
rather
chose
to
leaue
their
pikes
,
then
once
to
vse
them
in
so
violent
an
occasion
.
A
litle
more
vrgent
courage
&
resistance
,
had
sent
the
Parrissians
back
to
the
deepest
places
of
their
houses
,
euery
man
would
haue
remembred
his
wife
,
his
children
,
and
his
shoppe
,
for
that
armes
vsed
by
Cittizens
in
Townes
,
commonly
beginneth
with
more
boldnesse
then
it
is
performed
,
&
causeth
more
noyse
then
mischiefe
.
Ferocior
ad
rebellandum
quam
ad
bellandum
.
Tit.
Liu.
and
forcing
the
said
companies
of
Switzers
and
French
men
to
retire
:
to
our
great
greef
there
was
certaine
caliuers
shot
,
and
some
blowes
giuen
by
the
said
Inhabitants
,
that
hurt
some
of
the
saide
Switzers
,
whom
we
caused
to
retire
,
and
that
euening
to
be
lodged
about
our
Pallace
of
Louure
,
to
attend
the
end
of
the
commotion
made
by
the
said
Inhabitants
,
doing
all
we
might
to
pacithe
same
;
the
next
day
causing
them
to
issue
out
of
the
Towne
,
reseruing
those
that
before
their
comming
wee
had
placed
for
a
gard
about
our
castle
m
of
Louure
,
it
beeing
shewed
vs
,
that
it
would
bee
the
means
to
pacifie
the
said
Inhabitants
.
Wee
caused
likewise
to
bee
stayed
certaine
foote
companies
of
the
Regiment
of
Picardie
,
that
were
at
the
least
seuen
or
eight
myles
from
thence
,
as
also
certaine
Lords
and
Gentlemen
our
seruants
that
came
vnto
vs
,
perceiuing
their
comming
to
be
put
into
the
peoples
heads
,
&
made
a
shadow
of
the
said
Inhabitants
,
rising
neuerthelesse
,
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m
](A01160-e120420-b)
m
At
all
times
kings
haue
greate
guards
,
not
so
much
for
the
assurance
of
their
persons
,
for
that
in
an
estate
well
gouerned
,
and
obedient
,
they
are
not
necessary
,
but
to
shew
the
dignitie
of
that
excellent
Maiestie
which
separateth
them
from
the
company
of
other
people
:
Salomon
had
thirtie
thousand
souldiers
for
his
guard
:
Romulus
three
hundreth
Celeres
:
the
kings
of
Persia
365.
Gentlemen
of
one
liuerie
:
the
Princes
of
Greece
were
serued
by
the
Scytes
and
Danes
:
Iulius
Caezar
had
Spaniards
:
Caracalle
,
Almains
:
the
kings
of
France
,
in
the
beginning
had
their
subiects
,
that
watched
at
the
gates
of
their
Pallace
,
&
the
Captaines
were
called
Magistri
Ostiariorum
:
after
that
,
Scots
&
Switzers
,
and
since
,
they
haue
added
one
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
and
to
them
the
fortie
fiue
.
But
all
they
could
not
assure
the
king
in
his
towne
,
his
Pallace
of
Louure
,
nor
in
his
house
,
but
hee
was
constrained
to
double
his
forces
,
against
the
mutinie
of
his
subiects
.
Three
things
make
a
Prince
passe
through
the
middle
of
al
mutinies
and
conspiracies
.
Vertues
and
the
constant
resolution
of
friends
:
The
gouernment
of
subiects
:
And
the
prouidence
and
foresight
of
the
Prince
.
in
steed
of
seeing
it
take
effect
as
need
required
,
for
their
good
&
our
contentment
,
they
ceased
not
to
make
more
Barricadoes
,
and
to
strengthen
their
watches
both
day
&
night
,
approaching
them
nearer
our
said
Castle
of
Louure
,
so
farre
foorth
as
that
they
seemed
to
set
vpon
our
ordinary
Sentinelles
,
&
likewise
to
cease
vpon
the
keyes
of
the
Town
house
,
and
of
[
n
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n
It
is
a
folly
to
looke
for
respect
,
reason
,
and
obedience
,
in
seditious
persons
,
and
to
beleeue
that
the
people
will
be
appeased
by
flattery
:
such
burning
feuers
are
not
healed
by
plaisters
,
but
they
must
haue
purgations
and
letting
of
blood
:
the
credit
of
the
Queen-mother
,
the
valour
of
the
Marshals
of
France
,
the
prudence
and
long
experience
of
Monsieur
de
Bellieure
,
the
faire
speeches
of
M.
de
Villequier
,
nor
all
the
kings
Councell
could
do
nothing
therein
.
The
mad
man
reiecteth
his
medecines
,
&
driueth
his
Phisitians
from
him
,
Superfluum
suadere
quid
fieri
oporteat
cum
audientium
assensus
in
deteriora
rapitur
.
Egesippus
.
Saint
Anthonies
,
and
other
Gates
of
the
Cittie
,
in
such
manner
,
[
k
](A01160-e120630-b)
k
The
people
followeth
the
first
,
that
assureth
them
it
is
a
vessel
that
suffereth
it selfe
to
bee
stirred
by
him
that
first
layeth
hand
vpon
the
rurther
.
Without
a
head
,
it
was
Princeps
,
pauidus
socors
.
Tacitus
.
that
vpon
the
thirteenth
of
this
month
proceeded
so
farre
,
that
it
seemed
not
in
the
power
of
man
,
to
impeach
their
great
and
violent
commotion
,
which
beganne
to
proceed
euen
to
the
walles
of
our
Castle
,
which
wee
perceiuing
,
[
o
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The
king
counselled
by
certaine
fearfull
mindes
,
not
to
fall
violently
vpon
that
mutinous
company
,
commaunded
his
souldiers
not
to
stir
.
A
councell
most
sit
for
the
debonaritie
and
goodnesse
of
his
nature
,
but
contrary
to
the
necessitie
&
importance
of
those
affairs
,
for
that
as
we
must
first
threaten
,
and
then
arme
:
so
there
is
daunger
in
wholly
withdrawing
our
armes
.
He
himself
ought
to
haue
mounted
on
horsebacke
,
with
all
the
Noble
men
of
his
traine
,
and
entered
into
the
Town-house
,
a
refuge
for
the
most
seditious
,
&
when
the
people
had
seen
that
the
cloude
had
burst
out
on
that
side
,
and
that
the
king
would
not
deale
but
with
the
first
authors
of
the
faction
,
their
chollor
would
haue
consumed
into
smoake
,
&
they
would
haue
withdrawne
themselues
peaceably
without
stroke
striken
,
and
the
boldest
of
them
wold
haue
bin
well
content
to
bear
the
news
of
their
dispersion
vnto
their
own
houses
,
Ex
ferocibus
vniuersis
singuli
metu
suo
obedientes
fuissent
.
It
was
necessary
in
that
great
tempest
to
vnlade
the
ships
to
keepe
them
from
sinking
,
and
prefer
a
generall
before
a
particular
,
for
that
all
is
of
greater
moment
then
a
part
,
&
the
Citie
more
then
the
Cittizens
.
desiring
not
to
imploye
our
said
forces
against
the
said
Inhabitants
,
the
conseruation
of
the
saide
Towne
and
good
Cittizens
thereof
,
hauing
alwaies
bin
as
deare
vnto
vs
,
as
our
owne
liues
,
as
they
in
many
sorts
haue
well
tryed
,
we
determined
the
same
day
to
depart
,
and
rather
to
absent
our
person
from
the
thing
we
so
much
haue
&
as
yet
do
effect
,
then
see
it
runne
into
greater
hazard
,
and
thereby
receiue
further
displeasure
,
hauing
desired
the
Queene
our
deare
Ladie
and
mother
to
stay
there
,
to
see
if
by
her
wisedome
and
authoritie
in
our
absence
,
shee
could
pacifie
the
same
tumult
,
which
wee
beeing
present
shem
could
not
do
,
what
meanes
soeuer
she
vsed
.
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The
king
should
not
haue
gone
out
of
Parris
:
a
great
light
dimmeth
the
lesse
,
those
little
facts
had
neuer
shined
in
the
darknesse
of
Parris
,
if
the
sunne
of
the
royall
Maiestie
had
not
bin
eclipsed
.
He
ought
to
haue
shewed
himselfe
among
those
madde
people
,
like
ablazing
starre
,
like
thundring
Mars
,
like
him
that
obtained
the
victories
at
16.
yeares
of
age
,
before
Iarnac
,
Moncontour
,
&
at
Rochel
,
at
the
only
word
of
king
:
those
strayed
soules
hadde
yeelded
themselues
to
the
poynt
of
obedience
,
the
apprehension
of
the
paine
that
followeth
those
mutenies
,
the
consideration
of
the
Maiestie
of
the
king
,
the
confidence
of
his
mildnesse
,
and
the
proofe
of
his
pietie
,
had
dispearsed
those
disorders
.
And
the
good
Frenchmen
that
were
in
no
small
number
,
that
in
their
mindes
lamented
the
iniurie
done
vnto
the
king
,
the
Realme
of
France
,
and
their
posteritie
,
would
haue
risen
vp
to
maintaine
his
authoritie
.
Those
great
blowes
are
not
giuen
without
hazard
,
and
where
necessitie
presseth
a
great
courage
,
death
is
more
acceptable
then
a
shamefull
flight
.
And
wee
arriued
in
this
towne
of
Chartres
,
from
whence
wee
thought
it
meet
presently
to
certifie
you
by
these
our
letters
,
to
desire
you
to
consider
of
this
action
,
&
to
iudge
how
much
it
preiudiseth
&
disaduantageth
the
Commonwealth
,
specially
our
holy
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romaine
religion
,
if
it
should
passe
further
,
seeing
that
those
which
rose
to
fight
for
the
aduancement
thereof
by
this
accident
,
if
it
bee
not
repaired
,
will
bee
separated
to
vse
their
armes
,
one
against
the
other
,
wherein
we
desire
you
to
be
perswaded
,
that
for
our
part
,
wee
will
vse
all
meanes
we
can
,
not
to
fal
into
that
inconuenience
,
so
much
power
hath
the
zeale
wee
beare
(
to
our
religion
)
ouer
vs
,
which
vntill
this
time
wee
haue
alwaies
shewed
,
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The
many
words
that
end
this
letter
,
issue
from
a
trembling
voyce
,
vppon
the
which
,
a
great
Pollititian
in
his
discourse
,
maketh
this
Apostrophe
vnto
the
king
:
Great
Prince
,
what
haste
thou
done
with
thy
wisedome
?
who
hath
perswaded
thee
that
those
people
that
onely
desire
thy
death
,
or
rather
thy
Crowne
,
will
laye
downe
their
armes
,
coniured
and
raised
against
thee
,
onely
to
make
thee
more
sharpe
,
and
to
deale
the
hardlyer
against
those
of
the
religion
?
They
haue
driuen
thee
out
of
Parris
,
which
the
Englishmen
,
Spaniards
,
nor
Almaines
,
neuer
did
vnto
thy
auncestors
:
and
by
thy
letters
pattents
thou
shewest
to
thy
people
,
that
in
steed
of
being
reuenged
,
thou
seemest
to
thinke
the
time
long
vntill
they
pardon
thee
:
thou
commaundest
that
they
should
pray
vnto
God
for
that
reconciliation
:
them
there
is
no
danger
to
lift
vp
the
hand
against
the
Prince
.
Beleeue
therefore
,
that
seeing
it
is
so
,
hee
which
hath
this
day
made
thee
flye
,
will
to
morrowe
boldely
vndertake
to
make
thee
die
.
And
is
not
this
great
king
,
a
hazarding
of
thy selfe
,
to
shewe
vnto
thy
subiects
,
that
it
is
easie
to
attempt
against
thy
person
,
when
in
steed
of
reuenging
thy selfe
,
thou
prayest
that
thy
subiects
would
appease
those
,
whom
thou
oughtest
to
punish
?
Who
perswaded
thee
that
the
remedie
of
thy
mischiefe
is
ciuill
warres
,
that
by
that
meanes
thou
shalt
recouer
thy
authoritie
ouer
thy
subiects
?
Alasse
,
how
thou
art
deceiued
?
There
is
nothing
woorse
for
a
house
,
then
fire
:
for
a
mans
bodie
,
then
a
continuall
feuer
:
nor
for
an
estate
,
then
ciuill
warres
.
If
thou
wilt
remedie
these
mischiefes
,
quench
the
fire
that
burneth
thy
house
:
driue
away
the
continuall
feuer
from
the
bodie
of
thy
estate
,
and
giue
it
peace
:
for
it
is
is
the
onely
meanes
to
preserue
thy
Realme
.
praying
and
exhorting
you
,
as
much
as
possible
wee
may
,
to
pray
in
your
Churches
for
this
vnion
,
and
that
the
obedience
due
vnto
vs
,
may
bee
obserued
as
it
ought
to
bee
:
and
suffer
not
that
the
Inhabitants
of
our
town
,
&c.
to
stray
out
of
the
right
way
of
the
same
,
but
admonish
&
confirme
them
to
remaine
constant
and
firme
in
their
loyalties
towards
their
king
,
and
in
vnion
and
concord
to
maintaine
&
preserue
themselues
vnder
our
obedience
,
and
not
to
fall
into
the
inconueniences
prepared
for
them
,
if
they
hold
on
their
course
.
And
further
,
if
you
do
any
other
thing
,
therin
shewing
your
wisdomes
,
fidelities
&
duties
,
for
examples
to
all
our
subiects
,
we
will
not
be
vnthankfull
for
it
,
but
haue
it
in
remembrance
.
Giuen
at
Chartres
,
the
day
of
May
,
1587.
The
phrase
of
the
letters
the
Duke
of
of
Guise
wrote
vnto
the
King
,
is
much
brauer
,
haughtier
,
and
bolder
,
shewing
the
affection
of
a
man
,
that
hath
not
faintly
thrust
his
bodie
into
a
prease
to
saue
his
life
:
but
that
wil
stand
in
the
view
and
face
of
al
the
world
:
he
likewise
sent
his
declarations
throughout
all
the
Realme
of
France
,
to
iustifie
himselfe
concerning
the
commotion
in
Parris
,
which
I
will
orderly
set
downe
,
and
in
the
end
shew
you
the
common
aduise
,
leauing
the
Readers
iudgement
to
himselfe
.
The
Coppie
of
a
Letter
written
vnto
the
King
,
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
seuenteenth
of
May
,
1588.
SIr
,
I
am
very
vnfortunate
,
that
those
who
of
long
time
,
by
many
deuises
haue
sought
to
separate
mee
from
your
presence
and
great
fauour
,
haue
had
sufficient
meanes
wholly
to
frustrate
all
my
good
indeuours
,
vsed
to
win
your
liking
,
and
by
my
seruices
make
my self
agreeable
to
your
Maiestie
:
which
not
long
since
,
I
haue
well
prooued
,
to
my
no
little
greefe
.
For
that
being
wearie
of
so
many
false
reports
vsed
,
thereby
to
make
your
Maiestie
continually
to
distrust
mee
,
I
determined
with
the
hazard
,
wherewith
I
was
threatned
,
to
iustifie
my
life
,
hauing
resolued
to
come
vnto
you
with
so
small
a
troupe
,
and
with
free
trust
and
confidence
,
as
I
hoped
by
that
meanes
to
let
all
the
world
see
,
that
I
was
farre
from
that
,
whereof
my
euill
willers
sought
by
so
many
deuises
to
yeeld
mee
culpable
.
But
the
enemies
of
publike
quietnesse
,
not
beeing
able
to
indure
my
admission
to
your
presence
,
esteeming
that
in
short
time
it
would
soone
discouer
the
impostures
vsed
to
make
mee
odious
,
and
by
little
and
little
giue
me
place
in
your
good
fauour
,
rather
wished
by
their
pernicious
counsels
,
to
bring
al
things
into
confusion
,
&
your
estate
and
town
of
Parris
in
hazard
,
them
to
indure
me
near
vnto
your
person
.
Their
euill
wils
is
manifestly
knowne
in
the
resolution
,
(
that
without
the
Queen
your
mothers
knowledge
,
&
against
the
aduise
of
your
wisest
Councellors
)
they
causedyour
Maiestie
to
take
by
an
vnaccustomed
means
,
and
in
a
time
full
of
suspition
and
partiallities
,
to
place
forces
in
your
Towne
of
Parris
,
to
keepe
the
publicque
places
thereof
,
and
the
common
speech
giuen
foorth
,
that
they
hoped
being
Maisters
thereof
,
they
should
bring
you
to
many
other
things
,
whollycontrary
to
your
good
nature
,
and
such
as
at
this
time
I
had
rather
keepe
silent
,
then
once
to
vtter
.
The
feare
therof
,
constrained
your
good
and
loyall
subiects
to
arme
themselues
,
by
reason
of
the
iust
fear
they
had
that
by
such
means
the
thing
was
intended
to
be
executed
,
wherwith
long
before
they
had
bin
threatned
.
God
by
his
grace
hath
holden
things
in
better
staye
then
wee
could
wish
,
and
hath
as
it
were
miraculously
preserued
your
Towne
from
a
most
perilous
hazard
.
And
the
beginning
,
pursute
,
and
effect
of
those
affaires
hath
in
such
manner
iustified
my
intents
,
that
I
esteeme
your
Maiestie
and
all
the
world
,
doth
thereby
cleerely
perceiue
how
farre
my
actions
are
separated
from
slanders
,
the
pretences
wherof
my
slanderous
enemies
would
accuse
me
.
The
manet
how
is
thus
:
First
,
I
came
voluntary
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
and
put
my selfe
into
your
power
,
I
shewed
the
confidence
and
trust
I
had
in
your
good
nature
,
and
the
sinceritie
of
my
seruice
.
The
estate
wherin
I
was
found
when
I
receiued
the
first
newes
of
that
enterprise
,
which
diuers
of
your
seruants
can
witnesse
,
sheweth
that
I
doubted
not
any
iniurie
,
nor
haue
any
desire
of
enterprise
,
being
with
lesse
company
,
more
disarmed
,
and
in
my
house
,
then
one
of
my
quallitie
either
may
or
ought
to
bee
.
The
respect
then
that
I
haue
vsed
,
containing
my selfe
within
the
simple
bounds
of
a
iust
defence
,
are
witnesses
sufficient
vnto
you
,
that
no
occasion
can
make
mee
fall
from
the
dutie
of
a
most
humble
subiect
.
The
paine
I
take
to
restraine
the
people
,
and
hinder
them
that
they
might
not
proceed
to
the
effects
,
which
oftentimes
such
accidents
do
breed
,
dischargeth
me
from
the
slaunders
heretofore
imposed
vpon
me
,
that
I
would
trouble
your
towne
of
Parris
:
the
care
I
should
haue
taken
to
preserue
them
,
whom
I
knewe
by
the
craftie
meanes
of
my
enemies
,
had
giuen
me
bad
report
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
maketh
it
euident
vnto
all
men
,
that
I
neuer
intended
to
attempt
any
thing
against
your
seruants
and
officers
,
as
I
am
falsely
accused
.
The
manner
of
my
behauior
to
your
Switzers
,
and
the
Captains
and
souldiers
of
your
guard
,
are
sufficient
assurance
that
I
feared
nothing
more
,
then
to
displease
you
:
if
your
Maiestie
knew
all
the
particularities
,
as
I
think
the
greatest
part
of
your
good
seruitors
louing
publike
peace
,
that
are
witnesses
,
haue
not
hidden
them
from
you
:
I
am
perswaded
it
remaineth
cleared
by
that
means
.
That
I
neuer
had
the
least
of
the
mischeeuous
intents
,
for
the
which
my
enemies
by
false
reports
would
make
me
odious
.
I
hope
the
end
will
yet
giue
more
assured
testimonie
,
hauing
receiued
one
of
the
greatest
displeasures
that
could
happen
vnto
mee
,
when
I
vnderstood
your
Maiestie
had
determined
to
depart
,
because
your
suddain
departure
bereaued
mee
of
the
meanes
,
as
I
pretended
,
to
pacifie
and
effect
all
things
to
your
liking
,
and
sawe
them
well
disposed
therevnto
,
at
such
time
as
the
Queene
your
mother
,
vouchsafed
me
the
honour
to
come
vnto
mee
:
whereof
I
gaue
her
so
good
liking
,
that
I
thinke
she
might
be
assured
thereof
.
And
although
I
could
not
as
then
shew
it
,
I
will
not
cease
to
continue
the
same
good
will
,
and
doubt
not
but
to
behaue
my selfe
in
such
sort
,
that
your
Maiestie
shall
thinke
me
a
most
faithfull
subiect
and
seruant
,
and
one
that
desireth
nothing
so
much
,
then
that
in
doing
seruice
,
and
purchasing
the
benefit
of
your
Realme
,
I
may
obtaine
the
good
fortune
of
your
fauour
,
which
I
will
neuer
cease
to
purchase
,
vntill
it
pleaseth
God
to
graunt
meethe
meanes
:
whom
I
beseech
to
giue
your
Maiestie
,
&c.
from
Parris
this
17.
of
May
,
1588.
An
extract
of
other
letters
written
by
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guise
.
WE
haue
sufficient
labour
to
withstand
the
deuises
that
are
day
lie
inuented
against
vs
,
to
find
means
to
let
vs
from
going
into
Guyenne
against
the
Huguenots
:
we
sought
to
please
the
King
touching
his
Garrisons
in
Picardie
,
&
although
that
Regiment
had
not
marched
,
but
onely
to
renue
olde
quarrels
,
and
seeke
new
contradictions
,
yet
we
constrained
our
friends
for
the
space
of
a
month
,
to
endure
Espernons
forces
against
them
.
As
touching
new
matter
of
impeachment
,
the
said
Espernon
sought
to
make
some
controuerfie
in
Normandie
,
which
hee
had
found
hard
ynough
,
if
for
the
desire
we
had
,
to
see
wars
begun
against
the
hereticques
,
wee
had
not
dealt
in
his
affaires
,
and
procured
our
friends
to
content
themselues
,
and
not
once
to
trouble
or
molest
him
,
but
the
more
to
entangle
vs
,
both
by
those
superfluous
Garrisons
,
and
lost
voyage
,
wholly
to
breake
the
course
of
warre
,
and
to
turne
it
against
vs
,
they
deuised
a
means
to
impeach
our
honour
,
causing
certaine
leuies
to
be
raised
,
thereby
to
cause
vs
to
bee
more
feared
then
the
hereticques
,
which
are
,
that
wee
desire
a
massacre
in
Parris
,
that
we
would
take
the
king
,
and
sacke
the
towne
,
thereby
to
procure
mony
,
wherewith
to
make
warres
against
whom
wee
thinke
good
:
with
other
such
like
things
put
into
his
Maiesties
head
,
with
the
greatest
shewes
of
sinceritie
in
his
behalfe
that
may
be
deuised
,
therby
to
procure
them
more
credite
,
which
hath
been
the
deuise
that
hath
most
put
vs
in
dispaire
,
thereby
perceiuing
the
king
more
bent
to
prouide
for
his
owne
defence
,
then
to
continue
warres
against
the
hereticques
:
and
that
we
are
so
vnfortunate
,
as
to
be
so
hardly
esteemed
of
by
some
,
and
so
farre
,
that
his
holynesse
himselfe
hath
by
his
letter
seemed
to
perswade
vs
vnto
fidelitie
to
the
king
our
Soueraigne
.
This
dispaire
lastly
procured
(
I
say
)
did
cease
so
much
the
more
vppon
me
,
when
as
I
vnderstood
that
the
king
would
strengthen
his
guard
with
source
companies
of
French
men
,
and
three
of
Switzers
,
in
such
manner
,
that
not
desiring
to
stay
longer
in
suspition
of
so
vile
actions
,
within
12.
houres
after
,
I
arriued
in
Parris
,
accompanied
with
8.
Gentlemen
,
and
in
the
middle
of
al
the
guards
aforesaid
,
I
went
to
kisse
the
kings
hands
,
hauing
no
other
safe
conduct
but
my
seruices
,
and
the
confidence
that
a
good
subiect
ought
to
put
in
his
king
.
This
free
accesse
,
sinceritie
,
&
open
heart
,
me
thinketh
ought
to
be
a
cleare
iustification
of
me
touching
al
false
reports
.
And
in
truth
,
there
was
no
horest
man
but
reioyced
in
his
heart
,
as
euery
man
well
perceiued
.
The
next
day
,
beeing
alwaies
assured
in
my
conscience
,
I
stayed
all
day
with
the
king
,
somtimes
in
one
place
,
sometimes
in
an
other
,
deuising
of
the
voyage
into
Guyenne
,
and
touching
that
war
which
I
so
much
affect
.
Mean
time
,
(
as
I
presume
)
the
king
made
inquirie
in
all
places
,
if
I
were
not
followed
by
greater
troupes
,
then
that
where
with
I
entered
.
And
hauing
known
(
as
true
it
was
)
that
I
came
with
so
fewe
,
and
not
one
souldier
neare
me
by
40.
myles
,
the
next
day
being
the
12.
of
May
,
very
early
in
the
morning
,
there
entered
into
the
Town
at
S.
Honores
gate
,
12.
companies
of
Switzers
,
&
8.
companies
of
Frenchmen
,
besides
the
companies
of
the
guard
,
the
king
&
all
his
Court
being
on
horsebacke
to
receiue
them
.
The
Maister
of
the
field
,
and
regiment
of
the
guard
,
and
the
collonels
of
the
Switzers
,
hauing
commaundement
to
cease
vpon
all
the
places
of
the
Cittie
,
but
the
Inhabitants
of
one
part
of
the
Towne
fearing
some
matter
,
were
appoynted
to
keepe
their
quarters
,
minding
to
withstand
them
,
for
the
care
they
had
of
their
wiues
and
children
in
such
an
accident
:
while
that
was
done
,
I
beeing
a
sleepe
in
my
chamber
with
so
small
a
company
,
for
that
my
houshold
was
not
as
then
come
from
Scissons
,
as
God
would
,
when
the
said
forces
were
diuiding
in
that
manner
about
the
cittie
,
I
was
aduertised
by
certaine
Gentlemen
my
friends
,
that
as
then
werein
Parris
about
their
affaires
:
and
which
is
more
,
God
most
miraculously
stirred
vppe
the
people
,
with
one
consent
to
enter
into
armes
,
and
without
any
conference
,
beeing
assured
of
my
presence
,
and
of
certaine
order
that
I
presently
tooke
among
them
,
of
themselues
they
began
to
make
Barricadoes
in
all
places
within
ten
paces
of
those
fortaine
forces
,
&
that
with
such
dexteritie
and
vehemencie
,
that
in
lesse
then
2.
houres
they
certified
the
saide
troupes
,
that
they
wold
presently
haue
them
depart
out
of
the
Cittie
and
subburbes
,
at
the
which
time
,
some
one
of
the
Switzers
hurt
an
Inhabitant
of
the
towne
,
wherevpon
they
charged
the
Switzers
,
and
slew
12.
or
15
,
hurt
20.
or
25
,
and
disarmed
the
rest
.
On
the
other
side
,
certaine
companies
of
the
kings
guard
were
likewise
disarmed
&
sent
into
houses
,
where
with
their
Captains
they
were
forced
to
saue
themselues
:
which
caused
me
to
enter
into
the
streets
of
the
Cittie
,
and
presentlv
deliuered
900.
Switzers
,
that
were
holden
prisoners
,
&
many
of
the
guard
,
which
I
sent
safely
into
the
Louure
,
this
day
shining
with
that
infallible
protection
of
god
,
being
ended
,
I
went
throgh
al
the
streets
,
vntill
2.
of
the
clocke
after
midnight
,
praying
,
desiring
,
and
threatning
the
people
in
such
sort
,
that
by
the
grace
of
God
,
theresollowed
not
any
murther
,
massacre
,
spoyle
,
nor
losse
of
any
penny
or
drop
of
blood
,
more
then
I
spake
of
before
,
although
the
people
were
most
extreamly
animated
,
because
(
as
they
said
)
they
vnderstood
that
there
were
20.
gibbets
,
with
certain
scaffolds
prepared
,
and
the
executioners
readie
to
execute
and
put
to
death
100.
persons
nominated
by
them
,
whose
names
I
had
rather
let
gesse
then
set
them
downe
.
You
will
not
beleeue
,
what
great
contentment
this
gracious
goodnesse
of
God
procured
in
my
minde
:
first
,
in
that
I
saw
mine
honour
so
clearly
discharged
of
the
suspitions
of
spoyle
and
massacre
,
that
had
been
put
into
the
heads
of
many
honest
men
against
me
,
for
that
hauing
seene
all
the
proceedings
,
and
so
happily
impeached
the
same
,
I
made
all
mine
enemies
mute
.
Secondly
,
hauing
giuen
proofe
of
my
zeale
to
the
seruice
and
honour
of
my
king
,
so
far
,
as
to
restore
the
armes
that
had
been
borne
against
me
,
with
the
drumbs
and
fyfes
conducting
the
prisoners
sending
them
their
colours
,
deliuering
the
besieged
,
and
not
omitting
any
respect
,
which
the
most
constant
would
haue
done
.
But
they
did
so
much
,
that
they
perswaded
the
king
to
depart
out
of
Parris
,
24.
houers
after
,
that
I
would
he
should
haue
stayed
:
But
Cod
defend
that
ever
I
should
thinke
it
.
Since
his
departure
,
his
Maiestie
hath
had
some
other
sharper
counsell
,
I
haue
receiued
the
Arsenal
,
the
Bastille
,
and
other
strong
places
,
into
my
custodie
,
I
haue
caused
the
coffers
of
his
treasures
to
bee
sealed
,
to
deliuer
them
safely
and
peaceably
into
his
Maiesties
hands
,
as
wee
hope
likewise
to
procure
him
vnto
peace
,
by
prayers
to
God
,
intercession
to
his
holinesse
,
and
all
other
Christian
Princes
,
for
the
speciall
&
not
common
proofe
of
fidelitie
,
he
hath
alwaies
had
of
me
,
but
if
the
mischief
continue
,
I
hope
by
the
same
meanes
to
preserue
religion
and
the
Catholicques
,
and
defend
them
from
persecution
:
which
the
confederates
,
with
hereticques
about
the
king
,
had
prepared
for
them
.
Another
letter
of
the
saide
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
the
Lord
of
Bassompierre
.
I
Writ
a
lettervnto
his
highnesse
,
which
I
pray
you
look
vpon
,
although
the
Baily
of
S.
Michaels
(
an
eye
witnesse
)
wil
iustifie
all
my
actions
,
whose
presence
,
vntill
this
time
,
hath
hindered
mee
from
oftner
sending
,
beeing
assured
hee
will
not
forget
any
thing
:
the
termes
whereon
we
stand
,
are
,
that
this
morning
we
present
our
request
:
which
is
directly
against
Espernon
,
wherein
all
his
perfections
are
well
set
down
,
not
omitting
any
thing
.
Yesterday
I
was
in
the
Towne-house
,
to
admit
la
Chapelle
,
that
hath
bin
chosen
Prouost
of
Merchants
,
and
the
Generall
Rolland
,
Compan
,
and
other
persons
and
good
Catholicques
for
Sherisfes
,
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
,
Perreuze
being
in
the
Bastille
,
and
the
traiterous
Sheriffes
fledde
,
there
was
neuer
seene
so
great
an
obedience
of
the
people
in
such
a
commotion
:
for
it
cannot
bee
said
that
there
happened
any
disorder
or
wrong
,
euen
to
the
swords
,
morions
,
pikes
,
caliuers
,
of
1200.
Switzers
or
Frenchmen
taken
away
,
which
I
caused
to
berestored
.
You
neuer
sawe
stranger
accident
,
we
were
most
wrongfully
assayled
,
and
that
by
pernicious
counsell
couertly
deuised
by
hereticques
.
God
of
his
grace
hath
preserued
vs
,
by
the
resolution
,
obedience
,
and
courage
of
those
of
Parris
,
which
they
continue
more
then
euer
they
did
,
with
most
braue
resolution
,
to
shewe
all
dutie
and
obedience
to
the
King
:
but
aboue
all
,
to
preserue
their
zeale
to
religion
,
and
the
suretie
of
their
Towne
.
The
king
raiseth
forces
,
and
we
also
,
hee
his
at
Chartres
,
and
we
at
Parris
,
thus
stand
our
affaires
:
the
Gouernour
of
Haure
C'est
brauely
withstood
Espernon
,
and
would
not
allow
him
:
the
Gouernour
of
Caen
would
not
receiue
him
,
specially
into
his
Castle
.
This
is
that
which
he
hath
done
in
Normandie
,
from
whence
he
is
come
without
establishment
of
himselfe
,
or
any
of
his
,
beeing
yesterstay
come
to
the
king
,
although
hee
had
sent
foure
Posts
to
will
him
to
stay
,
as
beeing
abhorred
of
all
the
Princes
and
officers
.
Those
of
Orleans
,
Amiens
,
Abbeuille
,
Bourges
,
and
manygreat
townes
,
haue
driuen
the
Pollititans
out
,
and
taken
diuers
prisoners
.
All
the
little
Townes
send
hither
to
craue
the
ayde
of
vs
and
the
Towne
.
Iustice
is
peaceable
,
and
no
man
can
speak
hardly
of
all
these
things
.
You
must
make
a
voyage
hitherto
see
your
friends
,
whom
God
be
thanked
you
shall
not
finde
vnprouided
of
meanes
nor
resolution
:
wee
must
bee
well
aduertised
out
of
Almaine
,
least
we
be
preuented
:
we
want
neyther
force
,
courage
,
friends
,
nor
means
,
nor
lesse
honour
,
respect
,
and
fidelitie
to
the
king
,
wherein
we
will
inuiolably
continue
,
shewing
the
duties
of
men
of
honor
,
and
good
Catholicques
.
These
are
the
termes
wherein
your
friends
remaine
,
that
commend
themselues
vnto
you
,
this
12.
of
May
.
L'Amy
de
Coeur
.
Monsieur
the
Counte
,
shall
finde
his
most
affectionate
commendations
.
His
Highnesseshall
see
this
word
.
L'Amy
de
Coeur
.
Come
with
speed
.
If
trueth
bee
alwaies
found
in
faire
words
,
we
need
not
seeke
it
in
any
other
place
then
in
these
three
letters
,
but
if
wee
take
a
spunge
to
wipe
them
cleane
,
that
wee
may
see
the
bottome
,
we
shall
finde
that
the
exposition
followeth
not
the
text
:
hee
beginneth
the
letter
to
the
king
with
an
vnfortunate
clause
,
saying
:
(
Sir
,
I
am
very
vnfortunate
)
and
truely
if
the
felicitie
of
this
life
consisteth
in
contentment
,
contentment
in
quietnesse
,
and
quietnesse
in
a
good
conscience
,
how
can
wee
call
a
Prince
fortunate
or
happy
,
that
is
not
content
with
his
estate
,
Vnfortunate
,
and
thrise
vnfortunate
,
to
liue
in
this
sort
betweene
feare
and
distrust
,
and
then
to
haue
an
account
to
make
to
that
great
God
,
that
reuengeth
the
iniurie
of
Kings
,
and
of
the
people
,
and
that
throweth
downe
such
attempts
as
passe
beyond
reason
.
Misfortune
alwaies
hayleth
vpon
such
proude
heads
,
as
desire
to
clime
vp
to
the
Moone
,
and
with
their
feete
to
touch
the
very
intralles
and
bottome
of
the
earth
:
that
seeke
to
administer
lawes
to
heauen
,
earth
,
and
hell
.
It
is
most
infallible
truth
,
that
such
as
seeke
their
owne
glorie
and
profit
,
by
the
hurt
and
dammage
of
their
countrie
,
and
the
subuersion
of
publike
peace
,
O
God
most
high
,
that
dwellest
in
the
cloudes
,
And
knowest
well
the
authors
of
our
warres
,
God
that
all
scest
,
behold
and
vnderstand
,
Graunt
I
thee
pray
,
that
with
the
next
sweete
spring
,
Which
shall
bring
foorth
the
pleasant
blooming
flower
,
The
author
of
our
troubles
manifold
,
May
die
in
combat
,
and
his
life
yeeld
vp
,
By
force
of
pike
,
or
bullet
fatally
.
Also
there
is
no
sin
,
which
God
doth
lesse
dissemble
with
,
nor
wherein
his
wisdome
doth
vse
shorter
tolleration
,
or
his
fury
greater
and
sharper
to
punish
it
,
then
the
sin
of
great
men
,
which
dispearse
,
ouerthrow
,
and
trouble
the
lawes
of
a
Realme
:
he
addeth
,
that
to
quench
the
false
reports
that
ranne
of
him
,
that
with
the
perill
wherewith
hee
was
threatned
,
hee
would
iustifie
his
life
,
comming
vnto
his
Maiestie
with
so
small
a
company
,
Lucius
Posthumius
fled
by
reason
of
an
Ambassage
,
and
for
that
hee
would
not
bee
at
an
assignation
made
by
Marcus
Cantius
Tribun
vnto
him
,
to
appeare
before
the
people
.
To
the
contrary
,
they
are
commended
,
Caius
Menenius
Dictator
,
and
Marcus
Follius
his
Constable
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
perceiuing
himselfe
so
neare
the
King
,
and
beeing
aduertised
of
the
accusations
made
against
him
,
touching
his
pretences
,
had
reason
to
go
to
Parris
in
that
manner
,
and
with
so
small
a
company
,
Iulius
Drusus
)
in
such
sort
,
that
his
neighbors
on
al
fides
may
see
into
it
,
neuer
suffreth
himself
to
be
so
wholy
born
away
,
for
the
conseruation
of
his
proper
life
,
that
he
neglecteth
his
reputation
.
And
so
he
assureth
the
king
,
that
nothing
but
that
,
made
him
come
to
Parris
:
desiring
rather
to
disobey
,
then
languish
in
such
distrust
.
His
goodly
reasons
are
not
without
replie
:
gardiners
are
of
opinion
,
that
they
make
roses
and
violets
of
a
sweeter
sauor
,
if
they
sowe
or
plant
them
hard
by
onyons
or
garlick
.
Let
vs
see
,
if
whether
that
,
whereof
the
Duke
of
Guise
is
reproached
,
or
his
allegations
be
most
sauerie
.
I
wil
herein
set
downe
a
peece
of
the
Apostrophe
of
the
most
excellent
and
liberall
discourse
,
and
the
intent
of
the
author
was
,
that
such
as
would
write
the
Histories
of
our
time
,
should
serue
themselues
therewith
.
Gold
is
good
in
all
places
,
this
gilding
will
beautifie
our
workmanshippe
:
Thou
complainest
sayth
hee
,
that
euill
reports
were
made
against
thee
,
and
thy
honour
,
which
God
be
thanked
thou
hast
defaced
by
this
last
act
:
thou
art
a
maruellous
Rethorician
,
certainly
it
is
true
:
thou
art
well
purged
:
thou
art
accused
to
haue
caused
the
people
of
certain
towns
in
this
Realm
,
to
haue
risen
against
the
Gouernors
that
the
K.
wold
haue
placed
therin
:
&
thou
hast
defaced
that
blot
,
by
causing
Parris
to
rise
against
the
K.
himself
:
thou
art
accused
,
that
at
Chaalons
,
Reims
,
Soissons
,
and
other
places
where
thou
camest
,
thou
didst
cease
vpon
the
kings
treasures
:
and
thou
hast
purged
thy self
by
taking
those
he
had
spared
&
kept
in
his
capital
cittie
:
thou
wert
suspected
to
enterprise
against
the
estate
,
&
to
aspire
vnto
the
crown
,
&
that
for
the
same
purpose
,
thou
haddest
alreadie
ceased
vpon
certain
good
townes
holden
by
thee
&
thy
partners
,
wherein
the
K.
is
not
obeyed
:
thou
hast
made
this
false
report
to
vanish
,
comming
in
person
to
make
thy self
Maister
of
Parris
,
&
in
driuing
the
K.
out
,
after
thou
haddest
forced
,
slain
,
&
disarmed
his
gard
,
&
made
the
common
people
of
the
town
to
rise
vp
against
him
,
in
which
sort
thou
doest
most
wisely
couer
a
theft
with
a
sacrilidge
:
a
murther
,
with
an
homedice
:
and
a
sin
with
a
crime
:
thy
simplicitie
is
too
grosse
:
thou
triumphest
that
thou
wast
so
hardy
to
enter
into
Parris
,
with
no
more
than
8.
Gentlemen
,
a
signe
of
thy
simple
innocencie
.
A
great
matter
surely
,
but
go
thou
into
Rochel
with
al
thy
new
Courtiers
,
thy
followers
&
thy
guard
:
the
king
of
N.
wil
enter
therin
but
with
4.
men
only
:
&
if
at
thy
going
out
,
thou
runnest
not
away-he
will
make
thee
be
shrew
thy selfe
.
It
is
easie
to
bee
said
in
base
Brittaine
,
but
those
that
know
that
all
the
kings
Councell
are
on
thy
side
:
that
his
mother
fauoureth
thee
:
that
all
the
mutiners
and
crocheters
of
Parris
,
and
all
the
common
inhabitants
thereof
,
are
at
thy
deuotion
.
We
say
that
thy
simplicitie
was
verie
subtill
,
and
thy
innocencie
much
to
bee
suspected
.
How
wilt
thou
haue
vs
beleeue
,
that
thou
did-dest
put
so
much
trust
&
confidence
in
the
king
,
seeing
that
after
the
league
,
and
the
capitulation
of
Saint
Maur
,
thou
wouldest
neuer
come
thither
,
vnlesse
thou
wert
as
strong
as
hee
:
yet
during
his
beeing
in
his
armie
against
the
Rutters
,
thou
neuer
settest
foote
within
it
,
onely
once
by
surprising
it
,
and
that
for
the
space
of
a
quarter
of
an
houre
:
No
,
beleeue
me
,
it
is
thy
exercise
to
play
these
feates
,
and
not
to
excuse
them
,
thou
art
better
acquainted
with
the
one
,
then
the
other
.
Hee
saith
that
the
distrust
which
ceased
vppon
the
people
of
Parris
,
when
the
kings
forces
entered
into
the
publicque
places
of
the
Towne
,
constrained
his
good
and
faithfull
subiects
to
arme
themselues
,
and
without
conference
,
togither
,
assured
of
his
presence
,
and
of
certaine
order
by
him
suddainly
taken
among
them
,
they
Barricadoed
themselues
on
all
sides
.
Sieurs
de
Mer●
and
de
Thore
,
bringing
more
then
three
hundreth
horse
,
which
could
not
be
prepared
,
vnlesse
that
matter
had
beene
purposed
long
before
.
de
Guise
,
and
vnderstanding
that
neither
hee
nor
his
were
armed
,
euery
man
thought
to
ayde
himselfe
,
so
that
as
it
were
by
one
generall
consent
,
euery
one
in
lesse
then
an
houre
,
vnited
&
placed
them
in
the
streets
for
their
defence
,
which
is
a
thing
natural
to
al
liuing
creatures
:
so
the
Parrissians
mooued
not
,
but
for
feare
of
a
Garrison
,
this
foundation
is
not
well
laid
,
for
that
all
sedition
and
rebellion
is
euill
and
pernicious
in
kingdomes
,
although
the
cause
bee
good
and
commendable
.
As
the
Prince
should
cut
off
the
meanes
to
the
first
motions
of
those
troubles
,
and
quench
the
fiers
,
that
beeing
hatched
in
a
particular
house
,
would
enter
into
the
Churches
,
Pallaces
,
and
publike
houses
:
so
the
people
ought
to
suffer
and
indure
al
extremities
,
rather
then
to
rise
against
their
soueraigne
,
although
hee
were
a
Tyrant
,
cruell
,
inhumaine
:
for
like
as
all
that
pleaseth
a
Prince
,
is
not
permitted
to
be
done
by
him
,
so
al
the
is
permitted
vnto
the
people
,
is
not
profitable
:
and
oftentimes
it
happeneth
,
that
the
remedie
is
more
cruel
then
the
disease
it selfe
,
and
that
seeking
to
shunne
one
calamitie
,
we
intangle
our selues
in
an
infinite
of
miseries
.
Experience
setteth
before
our
eyes
,
the
enterprises
and
successe
of
coniurations
:
The
tyrannie
of
one
man
is
euill
,
that
of
many
is
woorse
,
but
the
worst
of
all
is
an
vnbridled
power
,
and
an
absolute
libertie
that
hath
cast
off
the
yoake
of
lawes
.
When
a
people
arme
themselues
against
a
Tyrant
,
it
must
take
heed
,
that
of
one
,
it
maketh
not
fifteene
,
or
that
in
seeking
to
shun
tyrannie
,
It
was
to
that
end
,
that
wise
King
Francis
the
first
said
,
that
euery
estate
of
Common-wealth
,
or
Monarchie
,
consisteth
but
in
two
poynts
,
in
the
iust
commaundement
of
a
Prince
,
and
the
loyall
obedience
of
the
subiects
.
Let
vs
now
see
why
so
many
euilles
and
disobediences
haue
issued
from
this
pandore
:
all
commotions
such
as
that
of
Paris
,
do
commonly
growe
vpon
one
of
these
poynts
.
When
the
people
are
charged
with
supportable
exactions
,
by
the
auarice
of
the
Princes
that
raiseth
them
vpon
the
people
by
inhumaine
and
infamous
waies
and
impositions
:
as
Calig●le
raised
impositions
vppon
common
Stewes
,
Heliogabalus
vpon
mens
vrin
,
and
Alexander
Seuerus
vpon
Hot-houses
,
there
is
alwaies
mutenie
.
And
therefore
the
Parrissians
vnder
Charles
the
sixt
,
tooke
occasion
to
mutin
,
because
the
Gabelliers
asked
a
halfe-penny
of
a
poore
woman
that
solde
Cresson
.
When
the
King
giueth
estates
and
dignities
to
vicious
,
rather
then
vertuous
,
and
vnwoorthie
,
rather
then
woorthie
men
.
For
as
in
a
consort
of
musick
,
the
different
voyces
are
ruled
by
one
tune
,
from
the
which
they
cannot
once
so
litle
varrie
,
but
they
make
a
discord
in
the
ears
of
the
Musitians
:
Likewise
the
Common-wealth
composed
of
men
of
high
,
meane
,
and
base
quallities
,
that
are
vnited
by
Harmonicall
proportion
,
according
to
the
which
proportion
,
in
the
distinction
of
persons
,
and
their
merits
,
publicque
charges
ought
to
bee
supplyed
.
And
when
honours
(
which
is
the
most
daintie
morsell
of
vertue
)
is
conferred
to
colde
and
rawe
stomackes
,
it
becommeth
contemptible
.
The
estate
of
Barron
was
renowmed
in
France
,
but
it
was
afterward
imbased
,
when
Charles
the
sixt
,
at
the
siege
of
Bourdeaux
,
created
500.
at
on
time
.
The
first
article
of
the
institution
,
containeth
,
that
the
number
of
knights
shal
be
of
sixe
and
thirtie
Gentlemen
,
both
of
name
&
armes
,
without
reproach
,
whereof
the
King
shall
bee
one
,
that
should
be
called
bretheren
and
companions
of
the
Order
.
In
the
48.
article
it
is
ordained
,
that
at
the
disease
of
any
of
the
bretheren
of
the
said
Order
,
there
shall
be
an
election
made
of
another
knight
,
of
the
same
conditions
as
aforesaid
,
and
that
by
the
greatest
numbers
of
the
voyces
,
of
the
Soueraigne
and
bretheren
of
the
Order
,
and
that
the
Soueraignes
voyce
should
bee
counted
for
two
.
When
Princes
are
too
much
addicted
to
such
as
they
fauor
,
that
they
thrust
their
meanes
ouer
liberally
into
their
owne
pleasures
,
those
that
perceiue
themselues
eleuated
into
such
authorities
not
to
descend
,
but
therein
to
maintaine
themselues
,
do
willingly
conspire
against
the
Prince
himself
,
raising
the
subiects
,
&
seeking
to
get
al
that
,
Tiberius
,
Perennius
against
Commodus
,
Eutropus
against
Theodosius
,
Belissairius
against
Iustinien
,
and
Artaban
against
Xerxes
:
desire
to
commaund
is
an
ouer
daintie
morsell
,
which
to
taste
,
wee
tread
vnderfoote
and
suppresse
,
both
respect
,
dutie
,
honour
,
and
conscience
,
such
disorders
arme
mens
hearts
to
resolution
,
their
weapons
to
mutinies
,
and
their
armes
with
Iron
.
Lastly
,
when
a
king
without
reason
,
putteth
great
Princes
and
Noblemen
of
his
Realm
to
death
,
bannisheth
the
honest
and
wise
men
of
his
Councel
,
nourisheth
partiallities
and
diuisions
,
fauoreth
warres
,
to
impouerish
his
people
,
loueth
none
but
strangers
,
and
distrusteth
his
subiects
,
suffereth
the
peruersion
of
his
lawes
,
the
corruption
of
iustice
,
the
inuention
of
new
subsidies
against
the
ancient
form
&
equallitie
,
without
doubt
he
giueth
the
first
shaking
&
ouerthrow
to
his
estate
,
&
prouoketh
his
subiects
to
conspire
,
rise
,
and
mutin
,
but
whatsoeuer
may
bee
said
,
the
principall
motiue
to
sedition
,
is
iniustice
,
which
is
a
great
crime
.
When
kings
or
their
Lieftenants
conuert
their
Soueraignes
authorities
into
iniuries
,
insolences
,
&
iniustices
,
and
reward
the
good
wils
of
their
subiects
with
outrage
&
violences
.
The
Switzers
rose
vp
&
slew
Grisler
,
&
Landberg
their
Gouernours
,
Hath
hee
ransomed
his
subiects
,
like
Roboam
?
despised
the
seruice
of
God
,
like
Cofroas
?
renounced
Christianitie
,
like
Iulien
the
Apostate
?
pilled
Churches
,
like
Chilperic
?
abolished
holy
ceremonies
of
diuince
seruice
,
like
Thomas
Emperour
of
Constantinople
?
Hath
hee
driuen
away
and
displaced
his
fathers
seruants
,
like
Lewis
the
eleuenth
?
hath
hee
tormented
his
subiects
and
the
Suffregans
,
like
Popiel
,
that
was
eaten
with
rats
?
Hath
he
put
any
of
his
subiects
to
death
without
iusticie
,
like
Maximin
?
hath
hee
falsified
his
faith
,
like
Bassianus
Caracala
?
hath
hee
broken
the
treaties
of
peace
,
like
Perseus
?
Hath
hee
despised
learning
,
like
Lewis
de
Bauiere
?
or
men
of
warre
,
like
Pertinax
?
Hath
hee
raised
Subsidies
and
impositions
vpon
the
fruites
of
gardens
,
like
Isaac
Emperour
of
Constantinople
?
vpon
beasts
and
members
of
men
,
like
Frotho
King
of
Denmarke
?
or
vppon
vrines
,
like
Ferdinand
,
King
of
Naples
?
Hath
hee
giuen
great
offices
vnto
straungers
,
like
Ochozias
King
of
Iuda
,
who
to
please
Athalie
his
mother
,
being
a
Samaritane
,
filled
his
Court
with
Samaritans
?
or
like
Lewis
le
Debonnaire
,
that
made
a
Spaniard
Maior
of
his
Pallace
?
And
among
so
many
examples
of
a
iust
distrust
,
to
mooue
your
commotions
,
hath
hee
built
a
Tower
for
his
dwelling
place
,
inuironed
with
profound
ditches
,
full
of
water
,
not
to
enter
therein
but
by
a
Draw-bridge
,
like
Denis
the
Tyrant
of
Sicile
?
Hath
hee
done
nothing
woorthie
memorie
,
no
more
then
the
two
last
kings
of
Constantinople
and
Hungarie
?
And
if
hee
hath
done
nothing
proportionable
to
so
strange
defections
,
tell
mee
you
Parrissians
,
wherein
hath
hee
so
much
displeased
and
mooued
you
?
I
vnderstand
you
well
,
he
hath
made
intollerable
leuies
of
monies
,
and
straunge
subsidies
:
hee
hath
placed
men
of
ignorance
and
anarice
in
the
seat
of
Iustice
:
hee
hath
oppressed
his
subiects
by
a
thousand
means
,
to
inrich
his
mignions
:
hee
hath
subuerted
the
order
of
his
treasures
,
and
inuented
the
practise
of
present
receipt
,
thereby
freelier
to
exercise
his
prodigallities
:
hee
hath
giuen
the
honorable
offices
of
the
Realme
vnto
the
mignions
,
and
hath
desired
nothing
more
,
then
to
throw
downe
and
loppe
the
foundation
of
the
holy
League
.
Is
there
no
other
thing
?
tell
all
:
shewe
foorth
your
publication
:
let
reason
rather
then
words
bee
wanting
with
you
:
for
that
in
populer
commotions
,
fained
things
set
out
with
faire
words
,
are
holden
for
trueth
.
Now
I
will
plainely
let
you
see
,
that
your
complaints
are
without
reason
,
and
your
The
cause
then
of
these
disorders
,
proceedeth
from
the
graft
of
our
miseries
,
and
from
such
as
vppon
the
firme
land
,
expect
the
shipwracke
of
our
French
vessels
.
I
aduouch
the
great
leuyings
,
the
excesse
of
impositions
,
the
Edicts
,
the
offices
,
the
spendings
of
treasures
,
and
the
rapine
of
receiuers
,
and
am
assured
,
that
there
commeth
not
one
crowne
out
of
the
pesants
hands
,
that
is
woorth
a
Teston
,
when
it
is
payde
into
the
kings
cofers
,
it
is
so
much
shortned
by
passing
through
so
many
hands
.
The
people
haue
been
strangely
oppressed
by
new
inuentions
,
there
was
somewhat
to
say
to
the
Edict
of
Courtiers
,
the
tenne
Sellers
of
fish
,
the
12.
sellers
of
beastes
within
Parris
,
the
receiuers
appoynted
for
spices
,
the
commissions
sent
to
all
Courts
royall
,
to
collect
great
treasures
in
euery
place
of
the
Realme
,
the
making
of
so
many
Gentlemen
,
the
allienation
of
demands
,
with
many
other
corruptions
to
get
mony
,
the
numbring
whereof
would
be
more
odious
,
then
the
charge
hath
bin
excessiue
:
but
vpon
whom
may
the
fault
bee
layde
,
whether
vppon
the
king
that
graunted
,
or
those
that
first
inuented
them
,
therby
to
finde
means
to
fill
their
purses
,
whose
auarice
resembleth
the
dog
,
that
swalloweth
a
morsell
of
meat
cast
into
his
mouth
without
chawing
,
hoping
presently
to
haue
another
:
for
that
all
whatsoeuer
proceedeth
of
a
new
imposition
,
was
deuoured
,
the
sooner
to
swallow
another
.
But
if
a
great
part
thereof
hath
passed
into
the
great
and
gaping
throate
of
the
insaciable
auarice
of
the
league
it selfe
:
if
many
,
to
haue
a
part
therein
,
haue
giuen
their
consents
:
if
the
relieuing
of
the
poore
people
hath
not
beene
so
much
considered
,
as
religiously
it
ought
to
bee
:
if
the
importunitie
of
those
that
say
,
there
is
alwaies
more
fooles
then
estates
,
haue
had
it
,
wherefore
do
they
charge
the
king
,
that
onely
receiueth
the
griefe
at
his
heart
,
the
ruine
vppon
his
shoulders
,
and
haire
vppon
his
raines
,
that
since
these
disorders
,
neuer
hath
had
good
day
,
sweet
slumber
,
nor
ioyfull
repast
?
The
displeasure
hee
receiued
at
the
continuance
of
such
new
charges
,
caused
him
to
desire
Monsieur
de
Birague
his
Chancellour
,
to
deliuer
vp
his
seales
,
which
he
bestowed
ouer
liberally
vppon
the
approbation
of
his
Edicts
,
and
caused
a
roule
of
the
most
pernicious
to
bee
shewed
him
,
which
he
toare
,
detested
the
authors
,
and
lamented
the
oppression
that
his
people
indured
:
and
as
yet
wee
may
see
the
edict
that
was
made
for
the
suppression
of
the
wicked
deuises
of
new
Edicts
.
The
same
incrochers
put
into
his
head
,
the
inuention
of
Petite
Espargne
,
of
commaunding
his
treasures
vnder
an
acquittance
of
his
hand
,
to
deliuer
as
much
mony
as
they
would
haue
,
without
knowledge
to
the
Secretaries
or
Receiuers
,
what
he
gaue
,
to
the
end
,
that
being
ignorant
of
the
disorder
,
and
the
instruments
of
that
deuise
,
no
man
should
bee
blasoned
but
the
king
:
and
that
their
impudencies
in
asking
such
excessiue
summes
of
mony
,
shuld
not
bee
discouered
.
Whatsoeuer
it
be
,
content
your selues
you
Parrissians
,
that
all
the
profit
of
their
exactions
and
subsides
,
hath
entered
into
your
coffers
,
that
your
own
is
inriched
,
that
it
was
neuerricher
,
then
vnder
the
raigne
The
continuance
of
warres
hath
ingaged
it
into
many
hands
,
the
increase
of
our
diuisions
hath
scattered
,
alienated
,
and
dispearsed
it
in
such
sort
,
that
there
must
bee
had
at
the
least
fifteene
or
sixteene
millions
of
Frankes
,
to
redeeme
that
which
is
woorth
aboue
fiftie
millions
.
The
kings
of
Europe
haue
sixe
waies
and
meanes
to
maintaine
the
greatnesse
of
their
estates
.
The
king
of
France
hath
nothing
thereof
:
he
hath
no
more
demaines
,
the
sacred
Patrimony
of
his
auncestors
is
gone
,
hee
maketh
no
more
conquests
nor
spoyles
vppon
straungers
,
all
the
bootie
hee
hath
is
of
his
owne
,
and
all
the
losse
of
his
subiects
falleth
vppon
him
:
hee
hath
none
that
payeth
him
tribute
,
as
the
Prince
of
Asia
doth
to
the
King
of
Persia
,
the
Indies
to
the
King
of
Calicut
,
and
he
of
Calicut
Malach
,
Cambarre
and
Canor
,
to
the
King
of
Portugal
.
There
is
no
trafficque
,
negotiation
,
vnder
the
name
of
his
Maiestie
by
factors
,
as
Alphonsus
K.
of
Naples
,
the
King
of
Portugal
,
all
the
Common-wealth
,
and
most
part
of
the
Italian
Princes
:
as
the
Duke
of
Florence
for
silkes
:
and
the
Duke
of
Sa●oy
for
bookes
,
ordinarily
vse
.
The
two
last
which
are
the
refuges
and
forraine
passages
and
the
aydes
of
his
subiects
,
haue
of
long
time
bin
conuerted
by
his
auncestors
,
into
charges
,
impositions
,
&
ordinary
tallages
.
These
sixe
means
fayling
,
and
not
beeing
proportioned
to
the
charges
of
the
crowne
,
the
King
hath
been
constrained
to
finde
a
seuenth
extraordinary
in
deed
,
of
great
consequence
,
and
most
dangerous
,
but
couered
with
necessitie
:
which
is
the
creation
of
new
offices
,
and
the
practise
to
drawe
mony
,
a
means
fit
and
to
the
purpose
,
to
supply
the
kings
wants
,
to
fill
the
pipes
of
the
springs
of
treasures
almost
dried
,
to
ease
the
people
oppressed
with
wars
,
and
with
the
sterilitie
of
times
and
seasons
,
for
that
such
as
had
to
deale
with
receipts
of
the
monies
proceeding
therof
,
make
account
that
in
twentie
yeares
,
the
king
hath
receiued
139.
millions
,
a
certaine
meanes
whereby
mony
from
all
places
is
brought
into
the
kings
Coffers
,
without
constraint
,
violence
,
&
as
it
were
by
degrees
,
a
hundreth
times
more
tollerable
than
impositions
&
other
inuentions
,
to
charge
the
poore
Pesants
,
and
wherein
there
is
much
more
conscience
,
then
in
that
which
Phillip
le
Long
demanded
of
all
his
subiects
,
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
beeing
the
fift
part
of
their
reuenue
,
and
more
reason
then
that
tyrannicall
extortion
of
the
tenth
part
of
all
the
expenses
of
seuenteene
great
Prouinces
,
whereof
the
Author
boasted
to
haue
found
a
fountaine
,
that
wold
yeeld
golde
in
peeces
as
big
as
a
mans
arme
.
This
sale
of
offices
is
not
so
new
,
but
that
it
hath
been
vsed
long
since
,
in
those
estates
that
are
thought
to
bee
most
polliticque
,
the
Venetians
hauing
so
great
&
enemie
as
the
king
of
France
,
made
a
great
breach
in
their
treasures
to
resist
him
,
his
entrance
into
Italy
,
cost
him
aboue
fifte
millions
of
duckets
,
which
to
recouer
againe
,
they
inuented
the
meanes
of
selling
the
offices
of
their
Common-wealth
,
whereby
they
pursed
one
hundreth
millions
.
When
you
are
forced
to
confesse
,
that
other
causes
made
you
to
enter
into
the
course
and
sauor
of
these
rebellions
,
you
say
,
that
the
king
did
neuer
approoue
nor
aduance
your
league
.
Hee
hath
loued
it
too
much
.
If
hee
had
choaked
this
Monster
of
diuision
,
if
hee
had
not
by
his
authoritie
strengthened
the
furious
temeritie
of
the
Leaguers
pretences
,
hee
would
liue
like
a
king
,
command
like
a
king
,
and
be
in
the
Louure
like
a
king
,
and
had
not
gone
out
of
Parris
like
a
Gouernor
of
a
countrie
,
that
issueth
out
at
one
gate
,
when
his
enemies
entereth
at
the
other
.
Did
you
neuer
heare
,
that
a
king
that
had
two
factions
in
his
Realme
,
bending
more
to
the
one
then
to
the
other
,
hath
in
the
end
beene
a
pray
to
one
of
them
?
What
ouerthrew
Carthage
?
two
factions
,
Barchinienne
,
The
Common-wealth
is
a
ship
,
the
Leagues
and
factions
are
the
holes
and
leakes
,
by
the
which
,
while
those
that
are
in
the
ship
are
at
strife
,
the
water
entereth
in
such
aboundance
,
that
it
causeth
the
ship
to
finke
,
and
all
that
are
within
her
.
A
wise
Pilot
shuld
calke
&
stop
those
leakes
and
diuisions
,
reseruing
the
rurther
for
himselfe
,
without
trusting
to
any
other
,
neuer
being
factious
,
nor
head
of
any
parties
,
but
all
king
,
and
alwaies
Maister
of
the
ship
:
and
doubt
not
but
these
drone
Bees
,
that
eate
vppe
the
honie
of
all
the
rest
,
and
these
composers
of
the
league
,
which
make
so
great
a
ruine
for
two
or
three
months
of
spring-time
,
had
ouerthrowne
themselues
,
if
the
king
had
not
nourished
them
,
And
who
euer
counselled
a
Prince
,
common
father
of
his
subiects
(
vnlesse
Paillip
de
Valois
,
they
sued
to
the
estates
.
If
dutie
,
reason
,
and
loue
,
mooue
not
your
brazen
hearts
,
the
apprehension
of
the
paines
and
punishments
which
god
prepareth
to
discharge
against
your
rebellions
,
Milan
,
Gand
,
Bourdeaux
,
Looke
vppon
the
great
multitude
of
the
Iewes
,
that
were
made
slaues
by
that
meanes
.
Behold
what
rigor
Alexander
vsed
against
the
Musicans
,
a
people
of
India
.
And
the
Romanes
against
those
of
Rheggio
,
and
of
Capoue
:
how
the
Authors
of
those
mutinies
were
tyed
to
a
Crosse
:
how
the
Senators
were
publikely
whipped
,
the
Gentlemen
solde
like
flaues
.
Our
Kings
,
that
let
your
first
rebellion
to
passe
by
sufferance
,
haue
presently
after
,
seene
a
second
.
And
yet
would
not
vse
those
vengeances
that
appertaine
onely
to
Barbarians
.
Sometimes
they
haue
appoynted
the
defacing
of
Townes
that
haue
rebelled
,
taken
away
their
belles
,
and
reuoked
their
priuiledges
:
but
alwayes
the
punishment
hath
beene
much
lesse
then
the
mischife
:
those
great
crimes
,
haue
alwaies
found
great
clemencie
.
So
likewise
in
that
day
of
your
Barricadoes
,
there
was
nothing
that
preserued
you
from
the
paine
due
to
so
terrible
rebellion
,
but
the
bountie
and
mercie
of
your
king
:
and
when
I
remember
your
straunge
dealing
,
you
put
mee
in
doubt
whether
you
be
the
sonnes
of
those
,
that
so
brauely
and
valiantly
exposed
themselues
for
the
seruice
of
their
kings
,
and
that
deliuered
Lewis
the
eight
,
father
to
Saint
Lewis
,
out
of
the
danger
wherin
the
disloyaltie
of
his
enemies
had
brought
him
,
between
Parris
and
Monmartre
.
But
let
vs
seeke
for
the
end
of
our
spindle
,
when
those
great
Phisitians
that
sought
to
remedie
the
sicknesses
of
this
estate
,
perceiued
that
they
had
not
vsed
such
medicines
as
were
conuenient
for
the
diseases
,
that
their
plaisters
were
too
little
for
the
greatnesse
of
that
wound
,
that
to
bring
those
humors
down
,
they
had
rather
haue
applyed
Iron
&
fire
,
then
any
oyntments
,
that
to
saue
the
members
they
had
beaten
the
head
,
they
were
much
abashed
to
see
that
bodie
without
a
head
:
that
royall
authoritie
was
turned
into
the
distaffe
:
the
royaltie
into
an
estate
democrature
:
that
none
but
the
Qneen
mother
was
present
in
their
assemblies
,
and
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
held
the
soueraigntie
of
all
affaires
.
The
king
for
remedie
of
the
disorder
,
imployed
the
Queen
his
mother
,
a
spirit
louing
trouble
&
seeking
disquietnesse
,
vnreconcileable
,
as
touching
the
hatred
she
bare
to
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
and
carried
away
with
the
loue
she
had
to
the
children
of
her
daughter
,
Duches
of
Lorraine
:
It
suffiseth
,
the
king
sent
a
woman
with
teares
and
complaints
against
the
armes
and
brauadoes
of
a
Prince
of
courage
,
resolute
,
couragious
in
his
resolutions
.
And
it
was
not
likely
she
would
vndo
that
which
she
had
don
,
nor
hauing
counselled
the
K.
to
indure
the
boldnesse
of
the
league
,
and
end
those
differences
by
peaceable
means
,
that
she
wold
more
defire
the
aduantage
and
quietnesse
of
her
son
,
then
the
increasing
of
the
hopes
of
the
du
Pont.
I
perceiue
to
what
end
it
will
come
,
they
will
make
such
an
other
treatie
as
was
made
at
Nemours
,
the
Elixir
of
the
Queen-mother
:
women
should
neuer
meddle
with
any
thing
,
but
onely
to
knowe
their
husbands
shirt
from
his
dubblet
.
Francis
Duke
of
Brittaine
vsed
to
say
,
following
(
the
aduise
of
an
Emperour
)
that
it
is
daungerous
to
referre
the
deciding
of
great
affaires
vnto
the
iudgement
of
a
woman
,
&
that
how
great
experience
soeuer
they
haue
,
they
neuer
attaine
to
the
soundnesse
of
a
firme
wit
.
That
fantasticall
appetite
,
which
maketh
them
haue
more
pleasure
in
coales
and
sand
,
then
in
Grayhounds
and
Partriges
,
that
sicke
and
vnbridled
taste
which
they
haue
at
such
time
as
they
are
great
with
childe
,
remaineth
continually
in
their
minds
:
their
brests
are
stuffed
with
subtilties
and
craft
,
but
strength
and
courage
wanteth
:
they
haue
neither
constancie
nor
steadfastnesse
,
and
their
counsell
is
alwaies
woorse
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
protesting
his
innocencie
,
and
imputing
all
those
mischiefes
not
to
the
will
of
the
king
,
but
to
the
force
and
violence
of
his
euill
Councell
,
saith
that
hee
was
extreamly
sorrie
,
that
the
king
by
his
departure
out
of
Parris
,
had
made
him
loose
so
good
and
happie
an
occasion
,
They
tooke
order
for
the
assistance
of
the
places
adioyning
to
Parris
,
and
among
others
,
Meux
and
Melun
,
they
aduertised
forraine
Princes
,
and
the
good
Townes
of
all
that
had
passed
,
still
iustifying
themselues
:
they
made
searches
in
Parris
against
all
those
that
were
not
of
their
conspiracie
,
the
Pollititians
&
good
Frenchmen
,
such
as
foresawe
the
inconueniences
that
threatned
this
Monarchie
,
by
the
impetuositie
of
her
mutenies
,
were
sifted
and
cast
into
the
ashes
of
their
hatred
.
This
monster
with
sixteene
heads
,
that
should
teare
the
authoritie
of
lawes
,
began
to
cause
it selfe
to
bee
feared
,
neuerthelesse
,
the
least
aduised
,
that
knew
that
Parris
without
the
king
,
is
a
bodie
without
strength
,
lamented
his
departure
.
And
falling
downe
at
his
Maiesties
feete
,
spake
as
followeth
.
But
it
hath
pleased
you
,
to
will
her
to
send
vs
vnto
you
,
promising
to
giue
vs
peaceable
audience
:
which
hath
caused
vs
not
onely
to
continue
the
submissions
due
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
but
to
satisfie
your
commaundement
,
to
appeare
before
your
presence
.
Then
one
speaking
for
all
,
saide
:
Sir
,
I
will
not
rehearse
the
protestations
by
the
Princes
made
vnto
you
,
as
well
of
the
honour
,
which
they
do
beare
you
,
as
of
their
greefe
for
your
Graces
absence
:
neither
will
I
preuent
those
which
the
Deputies
of
Parris
heere
present
will
shewe
you
,
but
onely
certifie
your
Maiestie
,
that
wee
are
the
bearers
of
the
memoriall
which
it
hath
pleased
you
to
send
for
,
chosen
to
that
end
,
not
that
wee
esteeme
of
our
own
sufficiencies
(
specially
my selfe
)
or
for
other
considerations
,
but
onely
as
being
men
notoriously
exempted
from
any
suspitions
of
particular
passions
,
in
that
which
concerneth
the
principall
poynts
of
this
request
.
Where
,
if
in
the
generall
&
common
greefe
,
your
Maiestie
findeth
any
proposition
somewhat
freer
and
bolder
then
ordinary
,
wee
beseech
you
most
humbly
to
remember
your
commaundement
,
the
proper
interest
of
your
seruice
,
and
the
sorrowes
of
your
poore
subiects
:
your
clemencie
permitteth
vs
to
shew
our
greefe
,
and
that
which
most
oppresseth
vs
,
is
the
dammage
and
preiudice
that
these
last
accidents
(
among
others
)
haue
procured
to
the
seruice
of
your
Maiestie
:
in
such
sort
,
that
if
wee
speake
otherwise
then
becommeth
vs
,
wee
shall
resemble
him
that
hauing
beene
dumbe
all
his
life
,
beginneth
not
to
speake
,
but
when
hee
seeth
the
sword
drawne
to
his
father
,
and
his
king
.
For
then
nature
breaketh
the
obstacles
,
and
cryeth
out
,
saying
:
Hurt
not
the
king
.
The
passion
and
desire
wee
haue
to
your
seruice
,
as
our
father
,
our
King
,
our
Maister
,
and
our
Lord
,
causeth
vs
for
that
purpose
to
breake
our
long
silence
,
and
to
vse
the
like
crie
,
saying
:
Hurt
not
the
king
:
separate
him
not
from
his
good
subiects
,
his
Nobilitie
,
the
Officers
of
his
Crowne
,
his
Princes
,
his
Courts
soueraigne
,
his
treasures
,
not
his
greatnesse
.
Take
not
from
him
the
honour
of
his
zeale
,
his
pietie
,
his
iustice
,
his
Clemencie
,
his
mildenesse
,
his
goodnesse
,
and
his
humanitie
,
so
much
renowmed
,
experimented
,
and
commmeded
.
For
if
at
any
time
heeretofore
it
hath
been
done
,
surely
by
this
last
accident
of
Parris
,
it
was
in
more
daunger
then
euer
it
was
,
which
causeth
vs
to
speake
with
much
such
affection
,
in
that
it
threatned
vs
with
the
like
daunger
:
And
in
such
manner
,
that
if
your
Maiestie
had
knowne
the
sequell
thereof
,
you
might
haue
seene
sufficient
,
whereby
to
discerne
what
cause
wee
haue
to
mourne
:
but
for
that
you
knowe
it
not
,
wee
are
in
greater
hope
your
Maiestie
wil
the
better
accept
the
humble
petitions
of
your
poore
innocent
subiects
,
which
appeale
and
inuoke
your
ayde
,
in
this
world
,
onely
next
after
God
,
against
those
who
abusing
your
authoritie
,
wold
so
shamefully
destroy
and
massacre
vs
.
The
thing
I
haue
in
charge
to
present
vnto
your
Maistie
,
in
the
behalfe
of
the
Princes
,
is
so
true
,
that
they
offer
to
iustifie
the
same
,
when
it
pleaseth
you
to
commaund
.
In
this
concurrence
of
so
many
iust
complaints
,
wee
most
humbly
beseech
your
Maiestie
,
to
accept
our
declarations
in
good
part
,
and
beleeue
,
so
that
wee
may
liue
assuredly
vnder
your
protection
,
in
the
religion
whereof
you
giue
vs
so
good
examples
,
that
there
is
nothing
heeretofore
happened
,
that
can
take
away
the
deuotion
which
is
in
vs
,
for
the
executing
of
all
your
pleasures
,
and
the
intire
obedience
of
your
Graces
commaundements
:
and
that
there
is
not
any
kinde
of
humilitie
,
submission
,
or
satisfaction
,
that
wee
are
not
readie
to
yeeld
vnto
you
,
not
onely
in
word
,
but
indeed
,
protesting
in
trueth
,
both
before
God
and
man
,
that
in
that
which
is
past
,
wee
haue
not
sought
to
offend
your
Maiestie
,
or
any
of
your
subiects
,
and
that
our
onely
desire
is
,
to
seeke
all
the
meanes
we
can
,
to
liue
in
your
gracious
fauour
,
and
to
please
you
.
Monsieur
de
la
Valette
,
the
performance
of
the
kings
voyage
to
Guyenne
,
and
a
voyage
to
be
made
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
into
Dauphine
:
the
forgetting
of
the
commotions
of
Parris
:
the
confirmation
of
officers
chosen
for
the
mannaging
of
the
affaires
of
the
said
Towne
since
the
Barricadoes
:
the
reestablishing
of
the
good
and
auncient
ordinances
of
the
Realme
,
leauing
the
verification
of
the
new
edicts
,
and
the
declarations
made
vppon
the
same
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
abolishing
the
pernicious
vse
of
parties
,
defending
the
acquitting
of
gifts
,
but
onely
in
the
end
of
the
yeare
,
wholy
abolishing
and
that
vpon
greeuous
punishment
,
the
supposition
of
names
,
that
had
bin
practised
the
easlier
to
ratifie
gifts
,
made
contrarie
to
the
ancient
lawes
of
the
Realm
,
altogither
forbidding
the
practise
of
Receiuers
,
and
all
the
abuses
indured
by
meanes
of
the
Duke
d'Espernon
,
and
Monsieur
de
la
Valette
.
The
longest
articles
of
their
request
,
tending
onely
to
that
end
.
Now
let
vs
see
how
the
allegations
made
by
the
League
against
them
,
are
confuted
by
their
aunsweres
:
and
first
you
shall
heare
what
it
saith
to
the
King
against
them
,
and
what
they
aunswere
against
it
.
Sir
,
(
faith
the
League
)
the
Duke
of
Espernon
,
&
Monsieur
de
Vallette
his
brother
,
whom
your
Maiestie
hath
eleuated
and
inuested
with
the
greatest
offices
and
dignities
of
this
Realme
,
are
known
not
onely
throughout
France
,
but
in
all
Christendome
,
to
be
the
principall
fauourers
and
supporters
of
hereticques
in
this
Realme
.
The
aunswere
of
the
Duke
de
Espernon
.
Your
Maiestie
may
now
wel
perceiue
,
What
parance
should
they
haue
to
beginne
an
enterprise
in
Parris
,
to
take
the
Duke
d'Espernon
,
who
as
then
was
resident
in
Normandie
?
And
what
cause
mooued
them
to
erect
Barricadoes
,
euen
to
the
Gates
of
the
Lounre
,
to
arme
and
raise
the
people
in
a
mutinie
,
and
to
cease
vppon
all
the
keyes
of
the
Cittie
,
thereby
to
driue
Monsieur
de
Valette
out
of
Valence
and
Dauphine
,
where
as
then
hee
continued
?
These
are
the
effects
of
the
confession
of
Salcede
,
which
onely
are
pretended
against
your
Maiestie
,
and
not
against
the
Duke
d'Espernon
,
nor
Monsieur
de
la
Valette
his
brother
,
who
since
it
pleased
your
Maiestie
to
giue
them
any
charge
within
this
Realme
,
Monsieur
de
la
Valette
,
one
of
the
greatest
Captains
in
our
time
,
whose
seruices
done
for
the
aduantage
of
this
crowne
and
dignitie
,
are
yet
so
fresh
,
and
imprinted
in
the
hearts
of
all
Frenchmen
,
that
their
enemies
cannot
chuse
but
confesse
,
that
hee
hath
deserued
a
recompence
therein
towards
his
children
,
whom
it
hath
pleased
your
Maiestie
to
chuse
(
as
children
worthie
of
such
a
father
)
and
in
them
to
acknowledge
the
deserts
of
his
seruice
&
victories
against
the
heriticques
of
this
Realme
.
An
example
whereof
,
the
Duke
of
Espernon
in
lesse
then
sixe
months
,
Monsieur
de
la
Valette
,
sheweth
the
intelligence
and
conference
they
are
likely
to
haue
with
hereticques
.
The
League
specifieth
the
places
where
they
shewed
those
fauors
,
as
the
Duke
of
Espernons
voyage
into
Guyenne
,
the
treaties
there
by
him
made
,
the
counsels
that
hee
gaue
,
the
fauour
hee
shewed
to
such
as
hee
knewe
to
beare
them
affection
,
the
hatred
hee
shewed
towards
all
good
Catholicques
,
(
specially
such
as
hee
esteemed
to
hold
with
the
League
)
the
intelligence
hee
had
with
the
affaires
that
Cleruant
followed
for
the
Huguenots
in
Metz.
The
enterprises
he
made
vppon
Cambray
,
a
towne
belonging
to
the
Queene
.
The
suspition
hee
hath
giuen
to
all
honest
men
.
The
ayde
hee
gaue
to
the
Rutters
(
beeing
ouerthrowne
)
concerning
their
returne
seruing
them
for
a
guard
.
The
counsell
by
him
giuen
touching
the
last
troubles
happened
in
Parris
.
The
secret
conferences
hee
hath
had
with
Chastillon
,
the
actions
of
his
brother
,
as
the
taking
of
Valence
,
Tallard
,
Guillestre
,
and
other
places
which
he
hath
taken
from
the
Catholicques
of
Dauphine
,
the
meanes
hee
hath
vsed
therein
,
to
aduance
the
power
of
the
hereticques
,
by
the
destruction
of
that
Prouence
,
and
the
subtilties
hee
vsed
,
to
impeach
the
reducing
of
Ausonne
,
do
sufficiently
discouer
their
pretences
.
And
when
it
pleaseth
your
Maiestie
to
haue
further
declaration
hereof
,
with
the
generall
consent
of
all
your
subiects
,
wee
will
bring
diuers
sufficient
proofes
,
which
at
this
present
would
bee
ouer
long
to
set
downe
,
and
which
for
diuers
good
causes
wee
will
now
omit
.
This
common
opinion
of
the
intelligence
that
the
said
Duke
de
Espernon
and
Mousieur
de
la
Valette
,
haue
with
the
Hugunots
,
and
the
high
estate
whervnto
it
hath
pleased
your
Maiestie
to
aduance
them
,
maketh
your
good
subiects
to
feare
(
specially
the
Catholicques
)
that
if
your
fauor
should
once
bee
withdrawne
from
them
,
(
as
it
is
impossible
that
their
insolent
behauiors
can
long
time
be
indured
by
so
great
and
wise
a
King
)
not
finding
any
entertainment
among
the
Catholicques
,
they
will
take
part
with
Hereticques
,
and
thereby
deliuer
all
the
Prouences
and
strong
places
that
are
in
their
possessions
,
into
their
hands
,
whith
whom
alreadie
they
haue
so
great
intelligence
,
in
such
manner
,
that
France
(
that
may
shortly
be
deliuered
of
heresie
)
should
become
more
subiect
to
their
tyrannicall
dominion
then
euer
it
was
.
de
Espernon
replyeth
by
his
Councell
,
and
saith
,
that
hee
tooke
Valence
and
other
places
in
Dauphine
,
and
put
out
those
of
the
league
,
(
that
had
no
authoritie
therein
)
to
place
his
Maiesties
souldiers
:
if
that
deserue
not
an
excuse
,
I
referre
it
to
the
iudgement
of
all
honest
men
.
I
would
to
God
he
had
also
taken
Chaalons
,
Dyon
,
Montreuil
,
and
all
that
acknowledgeth
not
your
Maiestie
,
within
the
heart
of
the
Realme
:
and
yet
hee
hath
not
done
it
without
cause
and
lawfull
excuse
,
which
hath
beene
often
debated
before
your
Maiestie
and
your
Councell
.
I
will
name
no
man
,
euery
man
knoweth
sufficiently
what
house
it
is
,
that
would
thrust
his
head
into
the
cloudes
,
Wee
praise
God
,
that
wee
cannot
bee
accused
to
bee
Pensionaries
to
the
king
of
Spaine
,
or
to
haue
receiued
mony
from
him
,
to
make
war
against
our
king
,
and
impeached
him
from
taking
into
his
protection
,
the
gouernment
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
nor
by
force
to
haue
taken
the
monies
of
his
generall
receipts
,
robbed
the
waggon
of
Bourges
,
and
in
time
of
open
peace
,
constrained
the
mony
of
Normandie
,
to
bee
conducted
by
a
hundreth
men
of
armes
,
euen
to
the
Gates
of
Parris
.
It
shall
not
bee
long
of
vs
,
that
this
reformation
should
not
bee
performed
in
France
,
wee
will
absent
our selues
from
the
Court
,
and
from
the
presence
of
the
king
.
Now
my
Maisters
the
reformers
,
let
vs
see
some
goodly
beginning
of
your
policie
:
Is
your
ambition
,
deuises
,
practises
,
or
inuentions
,
And
to
conclude
,
wee
will
refuse
no
condition
,
that
may
restore
and
establish
this
Realme
to
peace
and
tranquillitie
,
and
as
wee
do
most
willingly
craue
your
Maiesties
presence
(
in
a
time
wherein
wee
ought
not
to
doo
it
)
thereby
to
giue
no
cause
of
dissiking
to
our
enemies
:
so
will
wee
bee
alwaies
readie
to
yeelde
vnto
your
Maiesties
hands
,
both
liues
:
and
goods
,
The
king
that
sat
as
vmpeir
in
this
contention
,
by
their
answeres
and
replies
still
receiued
some
blowes
,
yet
hee
knewe
that
their
declarations
were
not
so
smooth
,
but
that
the
accusations
in
his
behalfe
,
would
easilie
bee
aunsered
:
and
beeing
pressed
by
the
League
to
yeeld
to
their
request
,
he
giueth
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Princes
(
in
whose
name
it
was
presented
)
to
vnderstand
,
that
both
in
peace
and
warre
,
hee
had
sufficiently
shewed
the
proofe
of
his
good
will
,
to
the
preseruation
of
the
onely
Catholicque
religion
in
his
Realme
,
and
to
the
extirpation
of
contrary
sects
,
without
sparing
his
own
person
,
euen
at
the
last
ouerthrow
of
the
Protestant
Rutters
entered
into
this
Realm
,
That
iealousies
&
distrust
had
hindered
him
from
reaping
the
profite
of
the
aduantage
which
hee
had
against
the
Hereticques
,
hauing
sought
all
meanes
hee
could
,
to
impeach
the
motions
of
those
diuisions
,
as
namely
to
forget
that
which
had
happened
at
Parris
,
as
long
as
the
Cittizens
behaued
themselues
like
good
and
faithfull
subiects
,
trusting
in
the
bountie
and
clemencie
of
their
Prince
,
whereof
they
haue
so
many
times
had
sufficient
proofe
,
that
they
neede
not
doubt
thereof
.
That
hee
lamented
the
disorders
that
haue
crept
into
the
affaires
of
this
estate
,
as
also
the
contentions
that
brake
the
last
peace
:
that
he
desired
nothing
so
much
,
as
speedily
to
see
a
present
reformation
,
and
that
to
the
same
effect
,
hee
would
assemble
the
third
estates
of
France
,
as
the
most
assured
remedie
,
which
his
predecessors
in
such
occasions
haue
alwaies
vsed
.
That
hee
was
resolued
presently
to
reuoke
diuers
edicts
and
impositions
wherewith
his
people
were
charged
.
That
in
the
assembly
of
the
estates
,
his
Maiestie
would
take
order
for
the
doubt
the
Catholieques
haue
to
fall
into
the
gouernment
of
hereticques
:
and
that
touching
the
particular
complaint
made
by
the
saide
Princes
against
the
Duke
d'Espernon
&
his
brother
,
he
would
make
it
known
,
that
both
in
that
,
and
all
other
things
,
hee
is
a
Prince
both
equall
and
iust
,
hauing
speciall
regard
not
to
doo
iniurie
or
wrong
to
any
man
.
And
withall
,
that
hee
preferred
the
publike
vtilitie
of
his
Realme
,
before
all
other
things
.
The
Court
of
Parliament
,
who
by
their
wisedome
that
knewe
that
the
absence
of
the
sunne
which
giueth
it
light
,
would
from
thence
forward
make
it
become
obscure
and
without
light
,
by
reason
of
the
thicke
cloudes
of
diuisions
,
would
not
withdrawe
their
helpes
from
that
trouble
and
disquietnesse
of
the
estate
,
nor
turne
their
backe
to
the
king
,
neither
bring
vpon
themselues
the
infamous
markes
or
rebellion
,
or
permit
that
his
Councellours
should
be
termed
ouerthrowers
of
their
Princes
:
For
that
ceasing
,
their
trafficques
and
other
commodities
would
decrease
:
yea
,
and
wholly
decay
,
as
it
happened
in
the
yeare
1579.
during
the
great
plague
,
by
reason
of
my
absence
,
and
the
discontinuance
of
the
Parliament
,
a
great
number
of
my
Councellours
beeing
retired
,
so
that
the
same
yeare
,
many
of
the
shippes
stood
shut
vp
,
and
the
people
liued
idle
,
spending
their
time
in
playing
and
walking
in
the
streetes
.
I
knowe
there
are
many
honest
men
within
my
Towne
of
Parris
,
and
that
of
foure
,
three
parts
are
of
that
number
,
which
are
greeued
for
the
mischiefe
that
is
happened
:
then
let
them
with
speede
procure
my
iust
contentment
,
that
I
be
not
constrained
to
vse
rigor
,
which
to
my
great
greefe
I
would
bee
loth
to
doo
.
You
know
,
that
patience
once
mooued
,
turneth
into
fury
,
and
what
a
king
that
is
displeased
may
doo
.
For
surely
I
will
imploye
all
my
power
,
not
leauing
any
meanes
vnsought
,
to
reuenge
my selfe
on
them
,
although
my
minde
bee
not
reuengetiue
,
but
I
would
that
they
would
know
,
that
both
my
hart
and
courage
,
is
as
great
as
any
of
my
predecessors
euer
was
:
I
haue
not
as
yet
,
since
my
aduancement
to
the
Crowne
,
after
my
brothers
death
,
nor
my
returne
out
of
Polonia
,
vsed
rigor
to
any
man
,
which
you
both
knowe
,
and
can
well
witnesse
:
neither
I
will
that
any
man
should
abuse
my
clemencie
and
long
suffering
.
I
am
no
vsurper
,
I
am
lawfull
king
by
succession
,
as
you
all
can
testifie
,
and
of
a
race
that
hath
alwaies
commanded
with
benignitie
.
It
is
in
vaine
to
speake
of
religion
:
I
must
take
another
course
,
there
is
no
Prince
liuing
in
the
world
,
more
Catholicque
and
desirous
of
the
extirpation
of
heresies
,
then
I
am
,
which
both
mine
actions
and
life
hath
shewed
vnto
my
people
.
I
would
it
had
cost
mee
an
arme
,
that
the
picture
of
the
last
Hereticque
,
were
painted
here
vpon
my
chamber
wall
.
Now
you
may
returne
to
execute
your
charges
,
and
alwaies
be
of
good
courage
,
for
you
need
to
feare
nothing
,
if
I
stand
by
you
,
and
I
commaund
you
to
let
them
vnderstand
what
I
haue
said
.
Not
long
after
,
the
K.
determined
to
go
to
Roane
,
where
the
Inhabitants
receiued
him
with
great
ioy
,
shewing
so
many
signes
of
their
great
desires
to
liue
in
his
obedience
,
that
their
fidelitie
and
loue
,
mittigated
the
griefe
of
the
reuolt
and
murenie
of
others
:
When
the
Duke
of
Guise
perceiued
that
Parris
in
great
haste
returned
vnder
the
kings
obedience
,
from
the
which
it
had
so
suddainely
reuolted
,
that
the
shame
to
bee
without
him
,
made
the
boldest
of
them
holde
downe
their
heads
,
that
the
violence
of
rebellion
beganne
to
lessen
,
by
meanes
of
naturall
reason
,
that
the
sonne
of
the
kings
authoritie
beganne
to
waxe
hotte
,
and
that
there
was
not
any
desperate
leaguer
,
but
acknowledged
that
the
absence
of
the
Court
would
bee
a
hinderance
to
his
purse
,
his
shop
,
and
his
affaires
:
hee
determined
to
winne
the
kings
fauour
,
Theodozius
the
elder
,
made
warre
against
the
Arrians
:
Theodozius
his
son
,
against
the
Nestorians
,
Marcians
,
and
Manicheens
.
And
that
our
kings
had
not
attained
the
name
of
christrian
Princes
,
but
by
most
vertuously
sacrifising
their
liues
for
the
defence
of
religion
.
You
take
not
the
Historie
(
said
the
defendants
)
as
it
is
to
be
vnderstood
:
Arrians
,
Nouatians
,
Manicheens
,
and
other
hereticques
,
vntill
the
Councels
of
Nice
,
Ephese
,
and
Calcedonia
,
had
confuted
their
errors
,
and
condemned
their
opinions
.
Wee
haue
not
to
doo
with
such
people
,
they
are
called
members
of
one
church
like
vs
:
they
confesse
one
redemption
with
vs
,
hoping
for
their
saluation
therein
,
as
we
do
:
there
is
neither
Infidelitie
,
nor
Idolatrie
in
their
maner
of
seruing
God
:
they
blaspheme
his
name
lesse
then
we
do
:
punishing
such
as
offend
his
lawes
,
more
then
we
:
and
there
is
nothing
in
their
doctrine
,
that
shaketh
the
foundations
of
our
faith
.
You
call
them
heretiques
,
it
is
long
since
they
affirme
this
word
not
to
be
agreeable
to
their
doctrine
:
ther
is
no
sentence
nor
iudgement
pronounced
against
them
:
such
as
er
,
are
not
therfore
to
be
accounted
heriticques
:
heresie
is
the
folly
of
an
opinious
minde
,
so
that
false
opinion
and
obstinacie
,
are
the
two
poynts
that
make
an
hereticque
:
the
one
dependeth
of
the
understanding
carried
away
with
errors
and
falsehoods
:
the
other
of
the
obstinate
minde
,
perseuering
in
those
errors
.
If
the
Huguenots
knew
they
erred
,
or
if
they
were
wilfull
in
their
ignorance
,
why
would
they
haue
suffered
themselues
to
bee
slaine
and
massacred
in
that
hotte
caniculer
month
of
August
,
in
the
yeare
1572.
If
they
were
obstinate
,
would
they
so
often
aske
Councels
,
eyther
generall
,
or
nationall
,
to
instruct
them
?
as
for
vs
that
haue
this
blessing
of
God
,
to
be
christians
,
instructed
in
the
Catholicque
Church
,
which
wee
beleeue
to
be
Romaine
,
we
know
that
Huguenots
haue
more
need
of
pietie
,
than
paine
:
of
doctrine
,
then
destruction
:
and
of
Catechising
,
then
imprisonment
.
Wee
take
compassion
vppon
such
as
wee
perceiue
to
bee
out
of
their
wits
,
and
that
runne
headlong
into
mischiefe
:
and
why
should
not
wee
haue
the
like
feeling
towards
those
that
are
mortally
wounded
with
those
errors
,
that
in
a
whole
and
liuely
bodie
,
beare
a
weake
and
paste
soule
,
lanquishing
and
spoyled
by
the
poison
that
hath
so
long
consumed
it
.
The
Catholicque
calleth
the
Huguenot
an
hereticque
,
because
hee
beleeueth
not
ynough
:
the
Huguenot
calleth
the
Catholicque
hereticque
,
because
he
beleeueth
too
much
.
The
Hoguenot
beleeueth
not
euill
,
in
that
wherein
hee
agreeth
with
vs
,
but
he
beleeueth
not
ynough
,
and
wanteth
in
that
which
he
beleeueth
not
:
hee
hath
nothing
but
it
commeth
from
vs
,
but
there
is
a
fault
committed
in
the
alteration
,
and
not
in
the
essence
:
and
I
say
following
our
instructors
,
that
heresie
is
rather
a
want
of
good
,
then
possession
of
euill
.
Do
you
not
as
yet
perceiue
,
that
God
detesteth
the
terrible
persecutions
vsed
against
them
in
all
the
Courts
of
Parris
,
that
the
Princes
,
Gouernours
of
Townes
,
Magistrates
,
and
officers
of
iustice
,
haue
with
their
owne
bloods
payed
vserie
for
the
vnmeasurable
shedding
of
Christians
blood
,
that
since
the
Magistrate
left
punishing
,
and
that
the
Prince
hath
pursued
them
by
armes
,
there
hath
died
at
the
least
a
thousand
Catholicques
,
to
kill
a
hundreth
Huguenots
.
The
king
is
become
a
Captaine
at
his
owne
costs
in
the
battels
of
Iarnac
and
Moncontour
,
hee
hath
continued
for
the
space
of
tenne
or
twelue
yeares
togither
,
to
make
warres
against
them
,
and
in
the
ende
,
after
hee
had
vsed
all
meanes
,
and
attempted
all
extremities
,
hee
perceiued
it
was
in
vaine
for
him
to
kil
,
to
make
men
beleeue
,
that
the
Gospel
is
not
planted
with
other
tooles
,
then
the
word
and
peaceablenesse
,
that
it
increaseth
by
suffering
,
and
not
by
persecution
.
Caresme
prenant
:
and
then
Huguenots
would
be
ledde
in
triumphs
through
the
Realme
.
If
the
king
should
do
it
,
it
would
bee
openly
said
,
that
hee
supporteth
and
aduanceth
hereticques
,
that
seeking
to
do
for
himselfe
,
hee
doth
for
them
:
hee
will
put
Catholicques
in
dispaire
,
and
his
crowne
in
hazard
.
Venceslaus
King
of
Bohemia
and
Emperour
,
was
exposed
only
because
he
suffered
the
Hussites
to
haue
the
free
exercise
of
their
religion
.
Tit.
Liu.
then
the
paines
and
langures
of
the
disease
it selfe
.
God
will
raise
some
great
Monarch
,
that
will
vse
remedies
altogither
different
from
those
,
which
passion
,
vengeance
,
and
chollor
,
putteth
into
our
hands
.
We
must
let
this
fistula
remaine
for
a
time
within
the
bodie
,
if
you
stop
it
,
the
vicious
humors
that
abound
therein
,
will
sufferate
&
choake
it
vp
.
The
disease
must
haue
her
course
,
and
in
the
end
it
will
cease
:
this
heresie
will
vannish
away
as
all
the
rest
haue
done
,
whereof
by
the
grace
of
God
,
there
resteth
nothing
but
the
memorie
:
the
question
is
,
to
thinke
vppon
those
that
seeke
to
sucke
the
sap
of
this
estate
,
and
vnder
the
ruines
therof
,
to
ouerthrow
the
pietie
and
the
Monarchie
.
You
haue
been
so
oftentimes
tolde
,
that
two
religions
cannot
be
suffered
in
one
Realme
,
that
this
diuersitie
causeth
quarrels
in
particulars
,
&
then
seditions
,
mutinies
,
and
ciuill
warres
,
which
neuer
end
but
with
the
subuersion
of
the
estate
.
This
diuersitie
neuer
suffereth
the
estate
to
liue
in
peace
,
and
alwaies
furnisheth
sufficient
courage
,
to
the
most
busie
and
troublesome
,
vnder
that
large
pretence
to
mooue
their
ambitions
.
Grecia
,
Sertorius
in
Rome
,
Ennus
in
Siria
,
and
Selurus
in
Italie
.
The
tranquillitie
of
the
Common-wealth
,
consisteth
in
the
vnion
and
accord
of
the
Cittizens
,
take
away
this
concord
,
and
it
is
but
a
piracie
,
and
a
retraict
of
robbers
and
theeues
:
the
strongest
band
that
vniteth
mens
minds
,
is
religion
:
it
is
an
adament
that
draweth
a
ring
,
and
that
ring
draweth
an
other
,
vntill
at
last
your
chaine
is
fully
accomplished
:
it
is
the
wood
that
entertaineth
the
fier
of
our
amities
:
it
is
the
ciment
that
ioyneth
the
peeces
of
the
building
of
our
estate
:
it
is
the
heart
of
the
Common-wealth
:
take
the
brandes
out
of
the
fire
,
and
it
will
bee
quenched
:
the
morter
and
stones
from
a
house
,
and
it
will
fall
:
vnloose
the
boordes
of
a
ship
,
and
it
will
sinke
into
the
water
:
take
the
heart
out
of
this
bodie
,
and
it
dieth
.
And
God
who
is
trueth
it selfe
,
saith
:
that
kingdomes
diuided
,
shall
be
desolate
,
dispearsed
and
ouerthrowne
.
This
ciuill
life
will
sooner
leaue
the
most
necessarie
elements
,
fire
and
ayre
:
and
liue
rather
without
life
,
then
voyde
of
religion
.
We
finde
people
that
neuer
had
kings
,
and
can
well
liue
without
them
:
there
are
some
that
haue
liued
without
lawes
,
without
warres
,
and
without
learning
,
but
there
is
not
any
people
that
can
maintaine
or
continue
their
estate
,
without
a
certaine
rule
of
the
seruice
of
the
God
whom
they
adore
:
the
first
foundations
of
Townes
were
placad
vppon
this
rocke
of
religion
,
and
the
Pagans
with
it
had
not
had
one
foote
of
land
therein
to
establish
their
lawes
,
if
religion
had
not
first
beene
harboured
among
them
.
In
vaine
Deucalion
had
planted
his
ordinances
among
the
Grecians
,
Licurgus
among
the
Lacedemonians
,
Yon
and
Solon
among
the
Athenians
,
and
Romulus
and
Numa
,
among
the
Romanes
,
if
they
had
not
made
the
people
beleeue
,
that
they
came
from
heauen
,
and
that
the
Gods
had
written
them
:
and
Moyses
had
neuer
retained
the
people
in
their
duties
,
among
so
many
trauerses
and
changes
,
if
he
had
not
spoken
of
Ego
Dominus
:
and
therefore
Princes
that
desire
to
liue
in
peace
,
and
cause
their
estates
to
flourish
,
neuer
feared
any
thing
so
much
,
as
that
their
people
should
leaue
their
opinion
once
conceiued
of
the
seruice
of
God
.
He
that
remooueth
this
stone
,
shaketh
all
the
building
.
To
shun
the
renuing
of
massacres
,
whererin
pesle-mesle
,
the
fury
killeth
&
destroyeth
both
Priest
&
Minister
,
and
to
restore
quietnesse
to
France
,
which
after
two
or
three
droppes
of
colde
sweate
,
which
shee
is
readie
to
yeeld
with
her
last
effects
for
a
peace
for
a
Common-wealth
:
a
Prince
may
permit
the
diuersitie
of
religion
,
which
without
these
considerations
,
would
not
bee
tollerable
.
Iustin
draue
the
Arians
out
of
Constantinople
,
and
all
the
East
parts
,
but
Theodoric
king
of
Italie
,
sent
Ambassadors
vnto
him
,
to
shewe
him
,
that
if
he
restored
them
not
vnto
their
libertie
,
hee
would
destroy
and
ouerthrow
all
the
Catholicque
Churches
in
Italie
.
The
feare
of
this
mischiefe
caused
him
to
tollerate
an
euill
,
otherwise
vntollerable
&
pernicious
:
necessitie
to
haue
peace
,
is
the
most
straight
band
of
humane
commodities
,
thereby
to
shunne
warres
,
that
maketh
fathers
without
childen
:
children
Orphans
;
women
widdowes
,
Churches
without
exercise
of
religion
or
godlinesse
,
and
the
world
without
God
,
without
lawe
,
or
without
faith
:
to
bannish
warres
,
that
change
a
most
christian
Realm
into
a
Commonwealth
of
Atheists
:
Frenchmen
that
are
peaceable
and
tractable
,
into
Scithians
and
Canibals
,
liuing
only
by
blood
:
this
bloodie
ciuill
warre
,
that
maketh
the
earth
a
hell
,
and
men
the
diuelles
:
it
is
most
iust
and
reasonable
to
appease
the
differences
of
religion
by
peace
,
seeing
warre
cannot
effect
it
.
That
ancient
world
of
the
church
,
which
in
respect
of
ours
beeing
of
Iron
and
brasse
,
might
iustly
be
called
golden
,
permitteth
this
libertie
.
Peace
accorded
such
false
concords
,
and
made
good
musicke
:
diuers
Princes
and
Estates
which
at
this
day
flourish
in
great
honour
,
suffer
euery
man
to
liue
according
to
his
conscience
and
manner
of
religion
,
without
any
alteration
of
their
estates
by
such
discipline
.
They
content
themselues
,
that
their
subiects
obey
them
,
and
that
they
vse
their
religion
according
to
their
mindes
:
they
doo
not
therefore
make
a
barbarous
galemawfre
of
the
members
of
their
subiects
,
they
massacre
them
not
,
they
kill
them
not
,
and
beleeue
that
whatsoeuer
wee
haue
done
heretofore
,
is
not
lesse
horrible
to
the
minde
,
then
cruell
to
the
will
:
the
League
replyeth
and
said
.
Trouble
not
your selfe
so
much
with
tying
these
examples
togither
,
they
serue
for
nothing
,
there
is
no
proportion
of
one
Realme
with
the
other
in
this
poynt
:
that
which
is
good
for
the
Frenchmen
,
is
not
good
for
others
.
We
must
not
so
much
stand
vpon
the
consideration
of
things
that
are
alreadie
done
,
as
of
those
wee
should
doo
.
France
neuer
had
two
religions
,
shee
could
neuer
indure
them
:
Arians
could
not
dwell
therein
:
the
Alligers
were
not
tollerated
with
them
:
and
the
Lutherians
and
Caluinists
would
not
long
continue
among
them
,
if
the
League
bee
in
force
.
Let
your
Grace
remember
what
a
Chrisostome
of
France
said
vnto
you
at
the
last
Parliament
holden
in
Blois
,
and
now
giue
the
like
authoritie
to
his
arguments
that
they
then
had
,
when
they
made
you
take
armes
,
to
purge
the
heart
of
Europe
of
the
poyson
of
heresie
.
France
(
said
hee
)
hath
beene
such
,
that
after
it
had
publicquely
receiued
the
Christian
faith
vnder
Clouis
,
it
hath
alwaies
maintained
it
in
one
course
immutable
&
iuuiolable
:
France
neuer
indured
the
peruerse
opinions
of
faith
within
her
brest
:
France
while
all
Christendome
was
moued
by
the
pernicious
diuisions
of
so
diuers
opinions
,
and
with
so
many
and
different
sorts
of
heresies
,
that
vntill
this
time
haue
raigned
,
hath
alwaies
continued
constant
and
vpright
,
not
once
bending
it selfe
to
any
false
doctrine
:
France
hath
been
the
succor
and
defence
of
christian
faith
,
and
the
terror
of
the
enemies
thereof
.
And
to
conclude
,
France
hath
beene
like
a
rocke
,
or
vnexprignable
sort
of
christianitie
.
And
how
much
should
it
now
bee
fallen
from
his
auncient
honour
,
how
much
reputation
should
it
loose
?
how
much
should
it
want
of
her
first
fidelitie
towards
God
,
if
changing
her
firmitie
&
constancie
touching
faith
,
it
should
liue
long
in
such
diuision
,
and
indure
before
her
eyes
,
(
in
times
past
)
so
iealous
of
the
vnion
of
christian
beleese
and
libertie
,
but
rather
an
intollerable
libertie
,
to
liue
vnder
diuers
religions
.
Your
Maiestie
looking
into
the
memorie
of
things
past
,
may
sufficiently
perceiue
,
that
as
long
as
France
hath
been
vnited
vnder
one
christian
religion
,
shee
hath
made
her
glorie
and
renowne
spred
through
all
countries
:
shee
hath
caused
her
valor
in
armes
to
be
prooued
&
felt
in
all
places
of
the
world
:
shee
hath
alwaies
beene
victorious
ouer
all
the
enemies
of
Catholicque
religion
,
and
hath
done
so
many
honourable
actions
,
&
achieued
so
great
and
happy
conquests
against
Insidels
,
that
it
wanne
such
glorie
among
the
Asians
,
Africans
,
Indians
,
Persians
,
Tartarians
,
Moores
,
Sarrazins
,
and
others
,
that
all
the
christians
in
Europe
,
are
by
them
called
Frenchmen
:
for
that
because
those
strange
nations
haue
onely
felt
the
armes
of
Frenchmen
,
they
haue
also
comprehended
all
the
Latine
churches
,
vnder
the
name
of
France
&
Frenchmen
.
But
since
France
hath
been
diuided
&
rent
with
two
religions
,
let
vs
see
how
much
it
hath
loft
of
her
auncient
renowne
:
shee
that
commaunded
a
great
part
of
Europe
,
that
conquered
countries
farre
distant
from
her
:
that
at
her
onely
name
,
made
diuers
warrelike
nations
to
tremble
,
is
found
since
this
vnhappy
and
vnfortunate
diuision
,
to
bee
reduced
into
such
extremitie
,
that
in
the
middle
of
her
brest
,
she
hath
receiued
forraine
powers
:
shee
hath
in
a
manner
receiued
the
lawe
of
her
neighbours
,
and
of
her
enemies
,
and
that
cruell
,
turning
her
sword
against
her
owne
intrailes
:
and
although
shee
was
inuincible
in
respect
of
all
other
nations
,
she
is
now
her self
so
imbased
,
vanquished
,
and
ouerthrowne
:
which
is
the
fruit
that
this
venemous
plant
of
new
opinion
hath
induced
,
which
seemeth
to
be
at
the
poynt
readie
to
giue
more
daungerous
thrusts
,
if
according
to
the
expectation
which
your
obedient
people
haue
conceiued
of
your
wisdome
&
pietie
,
it
pleaseth
not
your
Maiestie
speedily
to
take
order
therein
.
Remember
that
your
Grace
beareth
the
Scepter
of
the
great
king
Clouis
,
that
first
ruled
this
Monarchie
vnder
the
publike
profession
of
this
religion
,
which
at
this
present
is
put
in
question
within
this
Realme
.
Remember
that
you
are
successor
to
that
great
Childeberg
,
that
being
able
to
indure
such
persons
about
him
,
that
had
any
wrong
opinion
of
christian
religion
,
made
wars
vppon
the
Visigots
,
that
were
infected
with
the
heresie
of
the
Arrians
,
and
in
the
end
,
constrained
them
to
ioyne
and
vnite
themselues
to
the
holy
and
Catholicque
Church
.
Remember
that
you
beare
vpon
your
head
,
the
crowne
of
that
Charles
,
who
for
the
greatnesse
and
valor
of
his
actions
,
deserued
the
name
of
great
,
and
by
the
vertue
of
his
armes
aduanced
christian
religion
,
and
defended
the
authoritie
of
the
Apostolicque
sea
,
against
such
as
persecuted
the
same
.
Remember
that
you
hold
the
place
of
that
most
woorthieking
Philip
Auguste
,
who
with
so
much
zeale
&
affection
,
imployed
his
armes
against
Albigeois
hereticques
,
that
had
sequestred
themselues
from
the
Catholicque
vnion
.
Remember
that
you
sit
in
the
seate
of
that
renowmed
Prince
Saint
Lewis
,
that
spared
not
his
treasures
,
his
forces
,
nor
his
own
person
,
for
his
desence
and
aduancement
of
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
by
his
christian
actions
,
deserued
the
crowne
and
surname
of
Saint
,
and
without
prolonging
time
,
to
rehearse
them
all
.
Remember
that
you
are
Nephew
to
that
great
king
Francis
,
the
light
of
the
pietie
of
France
,
son
of
that
victorious
Henry
,
whose
memorie
shall
liue
for
for
euer
:
and
brother
to
those
two
Catholicque
Princes
,
Francis
the
second
,
and
Charles
the
ninth
,
whom
God
hath
taken
to
his
mercie
.
(
But
But
yet
againe
,
that
which
toucheth
you
nearest
,
remember
that
you
are
that
renowmed
Henry
,
that
being
but
Duke
of
Aniou
,
and
brother
to
the
king
,
did
so
valiant
an
act
in
the
defence
of
the
Church
:
wonne
so
many
great
battels
,
and
so
many
times
daunted
the
enemies
of
the
Catholicque
faith
,
that
you
haue
filled
al
Christendome
with
the
wonders
of
your
victorious
name
.
And
we
think
(
if
that
like
your
Grace
)
that
your
M.
hath
not
so
soone
forggotten
,
that
great
and
solemne
oath
,
that
you
made
at
your
coronation
,
not
onely
to
maintaine
christian
and
Catholicque
religion
,
but
to
aduance
it
as
much
as
possible
you
might
,
without
tollerating
any
other
.
And
if
euer
any
oath
lid
binde
a
Prince
to
maintain
&
keep
his
faith
,
this
hath
so
straightly
bound
you
,
to
the
defence
of
this
religion
,
that
you
cannot
permit
any
other
,
without
breach
of
conscience
:
and
paraduenture
make
a
doubt
of
the
right
you
haue
vnto
the
Crowne
.
For
you
know
well
,
that
you
haue
agreed
and
contracted
with
Iesus
Christ
,
that
you
accepted
the
Scepter
vppon
this
condition
,
to
be
defendor
of
his
Catholicque
religion
,
and
in
that
solemne
oath
as
a
gage
and
earnest-penny
,
you
receiued
his
holy
bodie
,
and
dranke
his
precious
blood
.
And
now
fayling
in
this
religious
oath
,
thinke
you
he
hath
not
good
cause
to
be
offended
against
you
?
knowe
you
not
,
that
all
the
euils
wee
haue
suffered
,
proceeded
onely
from
his
iust
wrath
?
and
see
you
not
,
that
hauing
giuen
you
this
Scepter
vppon
such
conditions
,
hee
threatneth
to
take
it
from
you
,
if
you
keepe
not
the
holy
promise
you
made
so
solemnely
vnto
him
?
And
euen
as
God
summoneth
you
to
the
obseruation
of
the
faith
that
you
haue
giuen
him
,
your
subiects
by
the
same
meanes
,
solicite
and
inuite
you
to
obserue
the
conditions
wherevppon
you
were
made
king
,
and
which
you
cannot
infringe
,
(
breaking
your
oath
)
but
if
you
must
also
loose
the
title
of
most
christian
King
:
and
wee
doubt
not
,
that
setting
these
things
before
your
eyes
,
that
reuiuing
the
memorie
of
your
predecessors
,
&
continuing
the
first
prudence
and
vertue
,
but
you
shall
haue
that
great
good
fortune
in
your
time
,
to
see
your
people
reduced
to
the
sheepfold
of
the
holy
and
Catholicque
Church
,
whereof
you
are
as
a
father
and
protector
.
By
this
meanes
,
those
great
Kings
of
Ierusalem
,
Dauid
,
Salomon
,
Abis
,
losaphat
,
Ezechias
,
and
Iosias
,
obtained
the
blessings
of
God
,
and
a
happy
successe
in
all
their
affaires
:
hauing
with
so
great
care
&
dilligence
,
restored
the
puritie
of
religion
,
and
reeftablished
diuine
seruice
that
was
neglected
.
And
wee
also
hope
,
that
following
their
steppes
,
you
will
reduce
all
France
to
the
Catholicque
religion
:
and
for
the
recompence
of
your
holy
intent
,
you
shall
haue
that
blessing
of
God
in
your
time
,
to
behold
your
Realm
as
flourishing
as
euer
it
was
.
And
as
it
shall
bee
most
acceptable
vnto
God
,
so
will
it
be
most
honourable
to
you
and
to
your
Crowne
:
and
you
shall
sufficiently
perceiue
,
that
at
this
day
there
is
no
King
,
Prince
,
Potentate
,
or
Common-wealth
,
I
except
certaine
Barbarians
and
the
Turke
,
(
whose
detestable
manners
and
customes
ought
to
bee
so
odious
,
that
the
onely
name
should
bee
a
horrour
vnto
vs
)
that
suffereth
their
subiects
to
liue
in
any
other
religion
,
then
that
which
the
Magistrate
by
the
disvnion
of
the
Church
,
holdeth
for
onely
good
and
holy
.
And
surely
such
are
not
woorthie
to
bee
heard
,
that
will
so
much
restraine
the
power
of
the
Prince
or
Magistrate
,
to
say
that
hee
cannot
constraine
his
subiects
to
the
faith
,
but
that
hee
ought
to
suffer
them
to
liue
in
libertie
of
conscience
(
as
they
say
)
for
this
opinion
hath
alwaies
generally
been
condemned
and
reprooued
by
all
Christians
,
but
only
by
the
Manickiens
and
Donatists
,
that
were
of
opinion
that
wee
must
not
constraine
any
man
for
his
religion
,
but
suffer
euery
man
to
liue
in
libertie
,
and
after
his
owne
santasie
:
and
those
which
at
this
day
,
in
a
manner
by
force
,
pull
from
you
this
libertie
of
their
religion
,
permit
it
not
to
others
.
For
in
the
places
of
Christendome
,
where
God
permitteth
that
they
should
bee
Maisters
,
and
hauing
the
authoritie
in
their
hands
,
they
are
so
farre
from
permitting
Catholicques
,
freely
to
liue
in
the
libertie
of
their
consciences
,
that
to
the
contrary
,
the
diuers
sects
that
are
among
them
(
for
that
alreadie
they
are
banded
and
diuided
among
themselues
,
an
euident
signe
of
their
ruine
at
hand
)
cannot
indure
each
other
.
And
there
where
the
Caluenist
is
Maister
,
the
Lutheriau
dareth
not
liue
freely
:
yea
,
and
when
they
change
Magistrates
of
diuers
opinions
,
religion
changeth
according
to
his
pleasure
:
as
we
haue
seene
sufficient
of
such
changes
in
England
,
and
in
many
places
in
Germanie
.
And
what
?
should
not
this
bee
a
shame
and
too
great
a
slaunder
to
a
good
christian
and
faithfull
Catholicque
,
to
bee
found
lesse
affected
in
his
religion
,
that
is
approued
by
so
long
and
continuall
succession
,
then
these
new
christians
in
their
opinions
,
that
are
as
it
were
but
one
night
olde
?
It
is
then
a
generall
and
certaine
maxime
,
and
approoued
by
the
Church
,
and
by
all
Common-wealths
,
that
the
Magistrate
ought
and
may
continue
his
people
vnder
one
faith
,
as
it
is
sufficiently
seene
by
so
many
godly
lawes
and
constitutions
of
Christian
and
Catholicque
Empires
:
and
by
the
kings
your
predecessors
:
whose
examples
ought
to
bee
holy
and
inuiolate
,
vnto
your
Maiestie
.
Such
were
the
reasons
of
the
League
,
by
the
vehemencie
whereof
,
the
king
disposed
himselfe
to
warre
,
reseruing
alwaies
a
continuall
thought
,
to
rid
himselfe
thereof
.
But
the
Queene
,
that
sawe
so
many
accidents
to
hang
like
leade
ouer
his
head
,
that
thought
the
great
and
proude
Spanish
armie
would
land
in
Brittaine
,
and
that
all
the
territories
of
Italie
would
fall
vppon
him
,
to
defend
the
Catholicqueleague
,
did
so
much
,
that
the
king
dissembled
the
wound
in
his
heart
,
and
said
:
that
hee
had
no
more
remembrance
of
the
hard
dealings
that
had
past
:
that
he
had
no
other
intent
but
that
of
the
League
,
which
was
to
extirpe
heresie
.
Vppon
this
assurance
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
caused
his
merchandises
to
bee
liked
,
and
to
bee
more
esteemed
then
they
were
woorth
,
or
then
hee
hoped
.
Wherevppon
hee
entered
into
a
treatie
with
the
Queen-mother
,
and
with
her
resolued
vppon
certaine
articles
,
vppon
the
fifteenth
of
Iuly
,
which
the
king
approoued
,
receiued
,
and
signed
,
within
three
daies
after
,
which
were
as
followeth
.
THe
Articles
agreed
vppon
and
signed
at
Nemours
,
the
seuenteenth
of
Iuly
,
1585
:
the
kings
edicts
made
touching
them
,
and
the
declarations
his
Maiestie
hath
since
made
vppon
the
edict
,
shall
inuiolably
be
kept
and
obserued
according
to
their
forme
and
tenour
.
And
to
cease
,
and
for
euer
to
take
away
the
distrusts
,
partiallities
,
and
deuisions
,
betweene
the
Catholicques
and
the
Realme
,
there
shall
bee
a
perpetuall
and
vnreuocable
Edict
made
,
whereby
the
king
shall
ordaine
an
intire
and
generall
revnion
of
the
same
with
his
Maiestie
,
where
hee
shall
bee
and
remaine
the
head
,
for
the
defence
&
conseruation
of
the
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romaine
religion
,
by
his
said
Maiesties
authoritie
.
To
the
which
end
,
by
the
said
Edict
it
shall
bee
promised
and
sworne
,
as
well
by
his
said
Maiestie
,
as
by
his
said
vnited
subiects
,
to
imploy
their
treasures
and
persons
:
yea
,
and
their
proper
liues
,
wholly
to
extirpe
the
heresies
of
this
Realme
,
and
of
the
countries
vnder
the
obedience
of
his
said
Maiestie
.
Not
to
receiue
nor
shew
obedience
after
his
Maiesties
descease
without
children
,
to
any
Prince
whatsoeuer
,
that
is
an
hereticque
or
fauourer
of
heresies
,
what
right
or
pretence
soeuer
hee
may
haue
.
To
defend
and
conserue
the
person
of
his
Maiestie
,
his
estate
,
crown
,
and
authoritie
,
and
of
the
children
which
it
shal
please
God
to
send
him
,
with
and
against
all
men
,
none
excepted
.
To
protect
,
defend
,
and
conserue
,
all
those
that
shall
enter
into
the
said
vnion
,
and
namely
the
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
other
Catholicques
,
heeretofore
associated
from
all
violence
and
oppression
,
which
the
hereticques
with
their
fateurs
and
adherents
would
vse
against
them
.
To
leaue
all
other
vnions
,
practises
,
and
intelligences
,
leagues
,
and
associations
,
as
well
within
as
without
the
Realme
,
contrary
and
preindiciall
to
this
present
vnion
,
and
to
the
person
and
authoritie
of
his
Maiestie
,
his
estate
and
crowne
,
and
the
children
that
it
shall
please
God
to
send
him
.
His
Maiestie
shall
promise
and
sweare
the
obseruations
of
the
said
Edict
,
and
cause
it
to
bee
sworne
and
obserued
by
the
Princes
,
Cardinals
,
Prelates
,
and
others
of
the
Cleargie
,
Peeres
of
France
,
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
Knights
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
Councellours
of
his
Maiestie
,
Gouernours
,
Lieftenants
,
Generall
of
Prouinces
,
Presidents
,
Councellours
of
Soueraigne
Courts
,
Bailiffes
,
Stewards
,
and
other
his
Officers
,
Maiors
,
Sheriffes
,
and
bodies
and
communalties
of
Towns
,
of
whom
oathes
,
acts
,
and
verball
processes
,
shall
be
taken
,
made
,
and
registred
by
the
Clarkes
of
the
said
Courts
,
Baliages
,
and
bodies
of
Townes
,
that
when
need
requireth
,
they
may
bee
seene
.
And
to
execute
the
said
Edict
,
and
proceede
to
the
extirpation
of
the
said
heresies
,
his
Maiestie
with
all
conuenient
speed
,
shall
raise
two
great
and
strong
armies
,
to
send
against
the
said
hereticques
,
one
into
Poitou
and
Xainctonge
,
that
shall
be
ledde
and
commaunded
by
whom
soeuer
it
shall
please
his
said
Maiestie
:
the
other
into
Dauphine
,
which
hee
shall
commit
to
the
charge
of
Monsieur
de
Maine
.
The
Councell
of
Trent
shall
bee
published
with
all
speed
,
without
preiudice
neuerthelesse
,
to
rights
and
authoritie
of
the
king
,
and
the
liberties
of
the
French
Churches
,
which
within
three
moneths
shall
bee
more
amply
specified
and
layde
open
,
by
certaine
Prelates
and
Officers
of
his
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
others
whom
his
Maiestie
shall
appoynt
therevnto
.
It
shall
bee
agreed
(
for
the
suretie
of
these
present
articles
)
that
the
keeping
of
the
Townes
graunted
by
the
Edict
of
Nemours
,
vnto
the
said
League
,
shall
yet
continue
for
the
space
of
foure
yeares
longer
,
and
more
then
the
two
yeares
that
rest
to
bee
expired
of
the
time
agreed
vppon
before
,
and
likewise
of
the
Towne
of
Dourlans
.
The
said
Lords
,
Princes
,
and
others
,
that
shall
haue
the
custodie
of
the
said
Townes
,
shall
promise
vppon
their
faiths
,
honours
,
and
losse
of
all
their
goods
altogither
,
and
euery
one
in
particular
,
to
deliuer
into
the
hands
of
his
said
Maiestie
,
or
to
whom
hee
shall
appoynt
,
within
sixe
yeares
,
without
delay
or
excuse
,
staying
ordifficultie
whatsoeuer
,
for
what
cause
or
pretence
soeuer
it
may
bee
,
the
said
townes
and
places
that
are
giuen
in
keeping
for
the
suretie
aforesaid
.
Further
his
said
Maiestie
(
for
the
saide
securitie
of
these
present
articles
,
and
the
said
time
of
sixe
yeares
)
that
if
the
Captaines
and
Gouernours
of
the
Townes
of
Orleans
,
Bourges
,
and
Monstreuil
,
die
during
the
said
time
,
his
Maiestie
during
the
said
time
of
sixe
yeares
,
shall
commit
the
gouernment
of
the
said
townes
,
to
those
that
the
said
Princes
shall
appoynt
.
But
the
said
time
beeing
expired
,
the
said
townes
shall
no
more
remaine
ingaged
for
the
said
securitie
,
but
shall
bee
left
off
and
maintained
in
the
same
sort
and
manner
as
they
were
before
.
The
Towne
and
Citadell
of
Valence
,
shall
bee
deliuered
into
the
hands
of
the
Sieurs
de
Gessans
,
therein
to
commaund
for
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
as
it
did
before
.
The
Sieur
de
Belloy
shall
also
berestored
to
his
charge
and
Captains
place
of
Crottoy
,
to
enioy
it
as
hee
did
at
other
times
.
His
Maiestie
shall
cause
le
Bernet
to
issue
out
of
Bullen
,
&
giue
the
charge
to
a
Gentlemen
of
Picardie
,
such
as
hee
thinketh
good
:
which
being
done
,
the
said
Princes
will
cause
their
forces
to
withdrawe
themselues
from
about
the
Towne
,
and
wholly
dispearse
their
souldiers
that
are
there
:
and
as
touching
the
Townes
that
are
declared
,
and
shall
declare
themselues
before
this
present
conclusion
,
to
bee
vnited
with
the
said
Princes
,
they
shall
continue
in
the
protection
and
sauegard
of
the
king
,
as
other
townes
,
and
left
in
that
estate
wherein
they
are
,
without
any
innouation
nor
putting
of
Garrisons
or
surcharges
,
in
considerations
of
things
forepassed
.
The
Captaines
and
Gouernours
of
the
places
that
haue
beene
dispossessed
of
their
places
since
the
twelfth
of
May
,
shall
bee
reftored
to
the
same
on
all
parts
,
and
the
Townes
shall
bee
discharged
of
men
of
warre
,
that
haue
bin
placed
in
Garrison
therein
since
the
said
day
.
Processe
shall
bee
made
and
executed
touching
the
sale
of
hereticques
goods
,
and
of
those
that
beare
armes
with
them
against
his
Maiestie
,
by
the
best
,
readiest
,
and
certaine
meanes
that
may
bee
deuised
:
to
the
ende
,
that
his
Maiesties
meaning
and
intent
,
may
in
that
poynt
bee
executed
,
according
to
the
edicts
and
declarations
aforesaid
:
and
that
hee
may
bee
better
ayded
with
the
monies
that
shall
proceede
thereof
,
to
make
war
against
the
hereticques
,
then
it
hath
beene
heeretofore
.
The
Regiment
of
footemen
of
Saint
Paul
,
and
of
Sacremore
late
deceased
beeing
in
armes
,
shall
be
payde
like
others
that
shall
serue
,
and
when
they
are
in
Garrison
within
the
Prouinces
,
assignation
shall
be
giuen
to
the
Treasurer
of
the
warres
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
to
paye
them
for
foure
months
at
the
least
,
which
may
not
bee
denied
.
The
Garrisons
of
Thoul
,
Verdun
,
and
Marsal
,
when
they
are
imployed
for
the
kings
seruice
,
shall
bee
vsed
as
well
for
musters
,
as
for
leadings
,
in
the
same
sort
,
and
like
to
those
of
Metz.
When
the
king
shall
imploy
his
companies
of
horsemen
,
hee
shall
imploy
those
whom
the
said
Princes
haue
required
,
to
bee
vsed
and
payde
as
others
are
.
Those
who
at
this
present
execute
the
charges
of
Prouost
of
Merchants
and
Sheriffes
of
the
Towne
of
Parris
,
shall
presently
remit
their
said
charges
into
the
hands
of
the
king
:
who
hauing
regard
to
the
declaration
made
vnto
him
,
touching
the
necessitie
the
said
Town
hath
of
their
continuance
in
the
seruice
of
the
same
,
shall
ordaine
,
that
they
shall
bee
reestablished
and
placed
therein
,
not
onely
till
our
Lady
day
in
Haruest
next
ensuing
,
but
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
after
.
And
as
touching
Brigard
,
that
hath
been
chosen
to
the
office
of
the
kings
Atturney
,
they
shall
likewise
put
it
into
the
kings
hands
,
who
shal
ordain
,
that
hee
shall
vse
it
till
the
middle
of
August
next
,
beeing
in
Anno.
1590.
Meane
time
,
Perrot
shall
receiue
the
ordinary
stipend
giuen
by
the
Towne
,
and
the
pensions
it
hath
pleased
the
king
to
graunt
vnto
the
said
office
.
And
then
there
shall
bee
payde
vnto
him
,
by
him
that
shall
bee
chosen
to
execute
the
said
office
,
after
the
saide
middle
of
August
,
1590.
the
sum
of
4000.
crowns
:
if
it
bee
the
kings
pleasure
to
continue
the
said
office
and
pension
,
vnto
the
said
new
elected
officer
,
and
if
his
Maiestie
will
continuie
the
saide
pensions
,
the
said
Perrot
shall
haue
but
three
thousand
crownes
.
The
Castle
of
the
Bastille
shall
bee
remissed
in
to
his
Maiesties
hands
,
to
dispose
thereof
as
pleaseth
him
.
His
Maiestie
shall
make
election
of
some
man
whom
it
shall
please
him
,
within
the
said
Towne
,
to
haue
the
office
of
knight
of
the
watch
.
The
Magistrates
,
Councellours
,
Captaines
,
and
other
officers
of
the
bodies
of
townes
,
that
haue
charges
in
the
Townes
within
this
Realme
,
that
haue
followed
the
part
of
the
said
Princes
,
shall
likewise
put
them
into
the
kings
hands
,
which
shall
presently
bee
restored
to
them
againe
,
for
the
good
and
tranquillitie
of
the
same
.
All
prisoners
that
haue
been
taken
since
the
twelfth
of
May
,
by
reason
of
the
present
troubles
,
shall
be
set
at
libertie
on
both
sides
,
without
paying
ransome
.
The
artillery
taken
in
the
Arcenac
,
shall
be
restored
into
the
same
place
againe
,
and
remaine
as
it
was
:
if
after
the
conclusion
of
this
present
agreement
any
man
of
what
estate
or
condition
soeuer
hee
bee
,
do
enterprise
any
thing
against
the
Townes
and
places
of
his
said
Maiestie
,
they
shall
bee
holden
for
infringers
of
the
peace
,
and
for
such
taken
and
punished
,
without
fauour
or
assistance
by
the
saide
Princes
,
or
any
other
vnder
any
pretence
whatsoeuer
.
Likewise
,
if
any
of
the
townes
or
places
,
that
are
giuen
for
securitie
,
shall
bee
taken
by
any
man
,
those
that
shall
haue
taken
them
,
shall
be
punished
as
aforesaid
:
and
the
said
townes
being
recouered
againe
,
shall
be
redeliuered
into
the
said
Princes
hands
,
for
the
time
graunted
vnto
them
.
The
Edict
was
ratified
in
the
Parliament
at
Parris
,
vppon
the
21.
of
Iuly
,
the
substance
thereof
beeing
,
that
his
Maiestie
would
renue
the
oath
made
at
his
sacrying
and
annoynting
,
The
onely
remembrance
of
the
twelfth
day
of
May
,
caused
their
fairest
daies
to
become
cloudie
,
they
put
in
obliuion
the
forgetfulnesse
of
their
duties
,
and
esteemed
not
the
Prince
so
insensible
,
but
that
in
the
end
he
would
be
reuenged
.
Two
things
abashed
them
,
the
one
the
fatall
desteny
and
ouerthrow
of
the
great
armie
of
Spaniards
,
consisting
of
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
ships
,
that
were
destroyed
in
a
manner
without
fighting
vppon
the
coast
of
Ireland
,
which
should
haue
ledde
all
English
slaues
into
the
mountaines
of
Granado
,
and
the
mynes
of
Peru
:
the
other
the
kings
resolution
not
to
returne
to
Parris
,
To
take
order
that
those
that
should
bee
sent
vnto
the
estates
,
should
be
some
of
the
paste
which
they
had
moulded
,
and
their
instruments
furnished
with
the
instructions
of
their
Agents
,
or
rather
extracted
out
of
the
fine
flower
of
the
Articles
of
Nancy
&
Peronne
,
to
moue
things
vnto
the
king
,
that
neither
time
nor
necessitie
of
affairs
did
once
permit
,
as
wars
against
the
Huquenots
,
and
the
ease
of
their
people
,
by
vnburthening
them
of
tallages
,
to
the
end
they
might
make
his
Maiestie
odious
if
he
refused
that
first
fruite
promised
to
the
creatures
of
their
league
,
and
hee
could
not
consent
to
warres
,
and
release
the
meanes
to
maintaine
the
same
.
To
bee
the
stronger
partie
duting
the
assembly
of
the
estates
at
Bloys
,
&
to
the
same
end
,
they
should
send
into
all
places
,
for
the
Gentlemen
of
their
faction
,
to
meet
them
there
in
armes
.
Not
to
leaue
their
good
intelligence
with
the
duke
of
Parma
,
to
confirme
the
treatie
of
Ginuille
,
&
to
aduertise
the
king
of
Spaine
,
that
the
agreement
made
with
the
king
,
stretched
onely
to
the
meanes
of
the
execution
of
secret
purposes
.
To
send
to
the
Colonel
Phiffer
into
Suisse
,
and
to
Monsieur
de
Balagny
in
Cambray
,
to
retaine
them
in
the
particular
assemblies
among
them
.
To
hinder
Monsieur
de
Neuers
from
going
into
Picardie
,
to
pacifie
the
mutinies
of
the
League
,
not
to
seeke
after
more
confident
mindes
then
they
haue
.
To
cause
the
Cittizens
of
Parris
to
become
bounde
,
yearely
to
pay
thirtie
thousand
Crownes
to
Monsieur
de
Villars
,
Gouernour
of
Haure
,
thereby
to
hold
him
in
confederacie
with
the
League
.
The
king
was
well
informed
of
those
enterprises
,
and
had
made
that
last
Monsieur
de
Guise
hee
gaue
the
office
of
Lieftenant
generall
,
ouer
all
the
forces
throughout
the
Realm
of
France
:
if
not
of
the
execution
therof
,
yet
he
had
the
name
and
title
of
Constable
:
he
gaue
him
a
beam
of
his
brightnesse
,
an
arme
of
his
power
,
and
a
liuely
image
of
his
Maiestie
:
his
letters
pattents
being
sealed
at
Chartres
vpon
the
fourth
of
August
:
Monsieur
de
Maine
with
a
faire
and
great
armie
into
Dauphine
,
wherwith
he
passed
at
Lyons
,
and
there
his
voyage
ended
:
he
gaue
the
Duke
of
Nemours
the
gouernment
of
Lyons
,
which
his
father
had
inioyed
:
his
letters
pattents
were
read
,
published
,
and
registred
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
vpon
Thursday
the
22.
of
December
,
in
the
same
yeare
,
vpon
charge
that
hee
should
not
meddle
with
any
sort
,
which
the
execution
of
Iustice
,
ordinary
,
nor
for
matters
proceeding
in
triall
of
lawe
,
but
onely
to
ayde
and
assist
it
:
he
forgot
not
the
Archbishoppe
of
Lyons
,
whom
he
desired
to
withdrawe
from
the
League
,
and
to
keepe
him
for
his
Councell
,
for
some
speciall
cause
that
mooued
him
to
bee
adicted
vnto
him
:
he
was
iealous
that
the
League
should
haue
a
primate
of
France
in
it
,
of
so
good
credit
,
reputation
,
and
desert
in
the
Church
.
Paul
Emille
reporteth
,
that
Agabardus
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
was
President
in
the
Councell
that
was
holden
for
the
deposing
of
Lewis
Debonnaire
,
&
the
raising
of
his
children
,
and
whether
the
discent
is
inserted
in
the
person
,
or
that
there
is
some
other
heauie
destinie
insident
to
the
seate
,
the
Bishoppricke
of
Lyons
hath
at
al
times
had
Pretates
,
that
were
most
worthie
instruments
both
for
estate
and
religion
,
most
affected
and
faithfull
seruants
to
the
King
,
and
chiefe
Presidents
of
their
Councell
:
Eucherius
vnder
Clodion
le
Cheuelu
:
Patient
vnder
Clouis
:
Sacerdos
vnder
King
Childebert
,
Nisier
and
Priseus
:
Gontran
vnder
Etherius
:
&
Anemond
vnder
Clotaire
:
Asterius
vnder
Lewis
&
Carloman
.
And
in
the
2.
&
3.
familie
of
our
kings
,
there
were
Archbishops
of
Lyons
chosen
out
of
the
greatest
houses
and
purest
blood
in
France
:
or
of
the
neighbour
Princes
,
as
Philippe
and
Pierce
de
Sauoye
,
Countes
of
Sauoy
,
and
Bourgongne
,
Reinold
Earle
of
Forest
.
Peter
of
Tarentaise
,
that
after
was
Pope
of
Rome
:
Henry
and
Lewis
,
Eales
of
Villars
&
Montluel
,
Charles
d'Alencon
,
Ame
,
Iohn
and
Hugh
de
Talaru
:
two
Charles
de
Bourbon
Cardinals
:
Andre
Cardinal
of
Espinac
:
Francis
de
Rouen
,
sonne
of
a
Marshall
of
France
:
Anthony
of
the
auncient
house
of
the
Earles
of
Albon
,
that
were
Dauphins
de
Viennois
,
and
Earles
of
Auuergne
.
Frideric
Barbarousse
in
the
time
of
Lewis
le
Ieune
,
amplified
their
priuiledges
,
by
his
letters
writing
to
the
Exarches
or
Lieftenants
,
or
chiefe
Councellours
of
his
Pallace
of
Bourgongne
,
because
that
part
of
the
Realm
of
Bourgongne
,
that
lyeth
on
this
side
the
Mont
Iura
,
was
as
then
Emperour
of
Rome
.
The
king
seeking
to
withdrawe
the
Archbishoppe
of
Lyons
out
of
the
league
,
promised
him
the
custodie
of
the
seale
of
France
,
made
him
one
of
his
priuie
Councell
,
before
beeing
onely
of
the
Councell
of
estate
,
recommended
him
vnto
Pope
Sixtus
the
fift
,
and
made
him
beleeue
that
the
Lord
of
Gondy
was
sent
expresly
to
fetch
him
the
Cardinals
Hat
.
Francis
de
Valois
Duke
of
Alencon
,
died
with
this
prerogatiue
of
first
Prince
of
the
blood
,
and
first
of
the
succession
,
&
at
his
decease
,
had
no
nearer
kinsman
than
the
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
that
was
in
the
tenth
degree
of
consanguinitie
from
him
,
&
by
consequent
,
succeeded
in
the
prerogatiue
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
:
&
as
one
cannot
be
heire
to
a
man
,
if
he
be
not
his
heire
by
law
,
so
hee
ought
to
haue
that
quallitie
at
his
death
,
at
the
which
time
,
the
hope
of
succession
was
ioyned
therevnto
.
And
as
the
succession
&
inheritance
of
the
Realm
,
permitteth
but
one
onely
heire
,
so
this
prerogatiue
permitteth
but
one
lawfull
heire
.
Anthony
de
Bourbon
,
although
he
had
all
the
right
of
the
house
of
Bourbon
,
hauing
not
,
nor
by
any
means
would
haue
the
right
of
elder
:
the
auncienter
house
beeing
Valios
yet
liuing
,
could
not
obtaine
the
prerogatiue
of
the
first
Prince
,
or
any
hope
to
attaine
vnto
it
,
nor
yet
to
transferre
it
to
Henry
his
sonne
.
To
say
it
commeth
to
the
house
of
Bourban
,
there
beeing
no
other
familie
of
the
Masses
but
that
house
liuing
,
and
by
consequent
,
to
him
that
hath
all
the
preheminence
of
the
right
therein
by
vertue
of
succession
,
and
so
to
Henry
sonne
of
Anthony
,
as
beeing
the
head
of
that
house
,
and
representing
his
father
,
eldest
and
first
Prince
of
all
that
familie
:
it
is
most
certaine
,
that
this
prerogatiue
did
not
fall
from
the
person
of
Francis
Duke
of
Aniou
,
le
Debonnaire
)
as
brother
and
next
heire
to
Charles
his
eldest
sonne
,
and
not
to
Bernard
sonne
to
Pepin
the
youngest
sonne
,
that
was
but
in
the
second
degree
vnto
him
,
although
in
paternall
inheritance
,
he
represented
the
person
of
his
father
.
Like
case
,
the
prerogatiue
that
Francis
Duke
of
Aniou
had
,
fell
and
proceeded
to
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
not
because
hee
is
of
the
house
of
Bourbon
,
but
next
kin
to
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
because
hee
descendeth
of
the
Capets
,
and
of
the
blood
royall
of
Hugh
Capet
.
And
as
the
house
of
Bourbon
at
this
day
is
reputed
to
haue
this
right
,
because
the
said
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
that
is
issued
from
the
same
,
obtained
it
,
so
if
the
said
Cardinall
were
issued
out
of
an
other
house
,
so
it
were
royall
,
the
familie
of
Bourbon
should
not
be
admitted
to
this
prerogatiue
,
but
that
from
whence
the
said
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
were
so
issued
,
because
of
the
nearnesse
of
his
person
.
S.
Lewis
.
Robert
.
Lewis
.
Iames.
Iohn
.
Lewis
.
Iohn
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
alleadged
for
his
reasons
,
the
genealogie
and
discent
of
the
house
of
Bourbon
,
saying
:
Saint
Lewis
king
of
France
had
two
sonnes
,
the
eldest
Phillip
the
third
,
surnamed
the
Hardy
,
and
Robert
the
youngest
,
Earle
of
Cleremont
:
of
this
Robert
&
of
Beatrix
daughter
of
Archambaut
of
Bourbon
,
was
borne
Lewis
Earle
of
Clermont
,
and
first
Duke
of
Bourbon
,
created
by
king
Philip
de
Vallois
,
which
Lewis
espoused
Marie
Countesse
of
Hainaut
,
and
had
two
sonnes
,
Peter
and
Iames
,
the
Masculin
kinde
of
Peter
,
is
wholly
extinct
,
&
there
resteth
none
of
his
side
but
the
houses
of
Lorraine
&
of
Sauoy
by
the
females
.
Of
Iames
de
Bourbon
younger
sonne
to
Lewis
,
and
of
Iane
de
S.
Paul
his
wife
,
issued
Iohn
de
Bourbon
Earle
of
Marche
:
of
Iohn
de
Burbon
&
Catherine
Count
esse
of
Vendosme
,
issued
Lewis
de
Bourbon
Earle
of
Vendosme
:
of
Lewis
de
Bourbon
and
Ieane
de
Laual
his
Wife
,
issued
Iohn
de
Bourbon
:
of
Iohn
de
Bourbon
and
Isabeau
his
wife
,
issued
Francis
Earle
of
Vendosme
:
of
Francis
Earle
of
Vendosme
,
and
Marie
of
Luxembourg
Countesse
of
Saint
Paul
,
issued
Charles
de
Bourbon
:
of
Charles
de
Bourbon
and
Francis
d'Alencon
his
wife
,
issued
Anthony
de
Bourbon
,
king
of
Nauarre
the
eldest
son
,
Francis
Duke
of
Anguien
,
Charles
Cardinal
of
Bourbon
,
Iohn
Durke
of
Anguin
:
Margaret
married
to
the
Duke
de
Neuers
,
and
Lewis
de
Bourbon
Prince
of
Conde
.
Of
Anthony
de
Bourbon
the
eldest
,
issued
Henry
de
Bourbon
now
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
Catherine
Princesse
of
Nauarre
his
sister
.
Wherefore
it
is
euidently
seene
,
that
the
king
of
Nauarre
is
a
degree
behinde
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
for
hee
is
in
the
tenth
,
and
the
king
in
the
eleuenth
degree
,
but
it
is
seene
that
hee
is
sonne
of
the
eldest
house
of
Bourbon
,
and
therefore
by
consequent
,
preferred
to
all
the
rights
,
of
the
house
royall
.
France
,
England
,
Spaine
,
Portugal
,
Almaine
,
and
Sicile
.
So
Archambaut
had
the
Duche
of
Bourbon
from
his
vncle
Hannon
:
Artus
Duchie
of
Normandie
,
from
king
Iohn
his
Vncle
,
third
son
to
Henry
the
second
,
king
of
England
.
Lewis
Earle
of
Neuers
,
the
Earledome
of
Flaun●ers
from
his
Vncle
,
the
daughter
of
Guy
Vicount
of
Limoges
,
the
Duchie
of
Brittaine
,
from
Iohn
Earle
of
Montfort
his
brother
,
Henry
d'Albert
sonne
of
Catherin
:
the
Earledome
of
Foix
,
from
Iohn
Viscount
of
Narbonne
and
his
heires
:
Richard
sonne
of
Edward
Prince
of
Wales
,
was
crowned
without
contradiction
,
and
Yorke
.
Henry
de
Bourbon
succeeded
in
the
right
that
Anthony
de
Bourbon
his
father
had
in
the
house
of
Bourbon
,
by
the
succession
of
his
auncestors
,
the
title
of
eldest
sonne
not
beeing
lost
nor
extinct
in
the
father
,
but
continueth
and
is
transported
to
the
sonne
.
The
right
of
eldest
,
is
perfectly
ingrafted
in
the
eldest
,
assoone
as
he
entereth
into
the
world
,
&
is
made
a
man
,
which
right
being
in
him
,
hath
continued
in
his
posterie
by
the
custome
and
common
obseruation
of
the
Realme
.
The
reason
that
some
alleadge
,
to
prooue
that
this
right
was
neuer
gotten
in
the
father
,
is
not
to
bee
respected
:
for
although
there
were
but
onely
(
and
sometimes
)
hope
,
his
sonne
is
permitted
to
claime
it
,
and
to
seeke
the
possession
as
it
falleth
out
,
&
although
the
son
of
the
eldest
,
is
a
degree
further
then
the
Vncle
,
neuerthelesse
being
entered
into
the
place
of
his
father
,
hee
ought
to
bee
preferred
:
further
,
the
right
of
preferment
is
not
gotten
by
our selues
onely
,
but
by
the
right
and
person
of
others
,
so
that
as
long
as
there
testeth
any
thing
of
this
elder
house
,
an
other
cannot
take
place
in
any
sort
whatsoeuer
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
hath
another
reason
,
against
the
which
,
there
can
bee
no
argument
that
may
preuaile
:
which
is
,
that
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
his
Vncle
,
at
the
contract
of
marriage
betweene
the
said
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
Ladie
Margaret
of
France
,
acquitted
,
remissed
,
yeelded
and
transported
vnto
to
the
said
king
,
all
and
euery
right
,
name
,
voyce
,
and
action
,
present
or
to
come
,
that
in
any
case
might
appertaine
vnto
him
,
as
beeing
issued
out
of
the
house
of
Bourbon
,
expresly
acknowleging
the
king
of
Nauarre
his
Nephewe
for
the
true
son
,
heir
,
successor
,
and
representation
in
all
respects
,
of
the
eldest
house
.
And
so
to
thinke
by
denying
his
own
deed
,
to
attain
to
the
vaine
hope
of
the
succession
of
the
Realm
,
comprehended
vnder
the
generall
declaration
of
the
elder
house
of
the
saide
deceased
king
of
Nauarre
,
there
is
no
likelyhood
.
So
the
king
not
to
displease
the
League
,
that
occupied
the
principall
places
of
his
thoughts
,
declared
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
the
first
Prince
of
the
blood
,
although
hee
knewe
that
by
iustice
,
and
the
lawes
,
not
onely
of
this
Realme
,
but
of
all
the
best
gouerned
estates
that
euer
was
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
was
onely
capable
of
that
prerogatiue
:
and
the
good
Prelate
perceiued
not
,
that
vnder
that
quallitie
of
first
Prince
,
&
successiue
heire
to
the
crown
,
which
the
league
procured
vnto
him
,
it
pushed
forward
her
tyrannie
with
al
the
force
shee
might
,
thereby
to
vsurpe
the
royaltie
,
giuing
to
a
king
of
sixe
and
thirtie
years
of
age
,
a
succession
that
hath
past
the
climaticall
yeare
of
sixtie
three
.
To
be
brief
,
it
may
be
said
of
the
League
,
as
Cicero
said
of
Caezar
and
Pompey
,
it
presenteth
vnto
vs
the
picture
of
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
but
will
erect
the
Image
of
a
straunger
.
The
king
to
please
them
,
is
constrained
to
pull
his
eyes
out
of
his
head
,
to
depriue
himselfe
of
the
light
that
he
receiued
by
the
wisdome
of
his
Councellours
,
M.
de
Chiuerny
.
M.
de
Beliure
.
M.
de
Villeroy
.
Ad
consilium
de
rep.
dandume
capite
est
nosse
rem
public
.
in
that
cloudenesse
of
his
affaires
,
and
whereof
hee
had
most
need
.
In
the
middle
of
those
treasons
of
the
league
,
hee
dismissed
those
that
neuer
gaue
peace
to
any
passion
against
the
course
of
publike
vtillitie
:
that
had
nothing
in
their
minds
which
age
had
not
made
rich
,
graue
,
constant
,
and
quiet
,
that
could
yeeld
firme
and
infallible
resolutions
,
that
knew
the
present
estate
,
that
foresawe
what
would
happen
,
that
followed
not
opinions
,
but
reason
,
and
that
haue
stayed
long
in
the
sterne
of
the
French
ship
,
had
fought
against
the
waues
,
windes
,
and
first
troubles
of
the
torment
of
the
League
.
Then
the
seales
were
left
in
the
hands
of
Monsieur
de
Monthelon
,
Aduocate
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
an
honest
man
,
and
one
that
had
no
other
passion
,
that
draue
him
forward
,
but
onely
religion
.
The
Duke
d'Espernon
although
hee
stayed
so
long
from
the
Court
,
that
it
could
not
be
said
,
Aniou
,
Thouraine
,
Poitou
,
Angoumois
,
and
Xaintonge
,
road
from
Loches
to
Angoulesme
,
vppon
aduise
giuen
him
,
that
the
League
had
conferated
with
certain
of
the
Inhabitants
thereof
,
to
deliuer
the
towne
vnto
them
:
there
hee
was
receiued
with
all
the
honor
that
the
people
might
giue
to
the
Lieftenant
of
a
King
,
and
with
as
much
ioy
,
as
if
the
King
himselfe
had
been
there
:
but
those
faire
daies
continued
not
long
without
cloudes
,
this
goodnesse
was
soone
followed
with
a
terrible
torment
,
&
this
publike
reioycing
,
with
a
straunge
trouble
:
for
although
hee
shewed
sufficiently
both
in
words
and
effects
,
that
he
had
nothing
so
deare
,
as
the
conseruation
of
Catholicque
religion
,
and
the
excution
of
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
which
hee
had
caused
to
be
published
,
the
people
neuerthelesse
were
perswaded
by
the
impostures
of
certain
leaguers
,
that
his
intent
was
,
to
cause
certaine
troupes
of
Huguenots
to
enter
into
the
Castle
,
and
to
surprise
the
Towne
.
Sieurs
de
Mere
,
dela
Messeliere
,
de
Marquerolle
,
Desbouchaux
,
sommoning
them
,
had
found
them
resolute
rather
to
diethen
yeeld
,
they
determined
to
fall
to
an
agreement
.
Which
Nonsieur
de
Tagens
,
Cousin
to
the
duke
d'Espernon
agreed
vpon
,
which
appeased
their
strife
,
and
therewith
they
layde
down
their
armes
:
the
dead
bodies
were
honourably
buried
,
and
the
prisoners
on
both
parts
released
.
The
Duches
of
Espernon
,
who
before
the
commotion
was
gone
out
of
the
Castleto
heare
Masse
in
the
Iacobins
Church
,
had
beene
stayed
in
the
Fryers
Couent
,
and
threatned
to
serue
for
a
Gabion
,
if
shee
caused
not
her
husband
to
yeeld
vppe
the
Castle
:
was
by
the
Lieftenant
generall
of
the
Towne
,
The
second
day
after
this
reuolt
,
beeing
the
twelsth
of
August
,
one
thousande
fiue
hundreth
eightie
and
eight
,
they
proceeded
to
the
election
of
a
new
Maior
,
who
with
the
Sheriffes
presented
himselfe
vnto
the
Duke
d'Espernon
,
to
excuse
the
folly
of
the
people
,
and
hee
as
if
hee
had
not
been
offended
thereat
,
receiued
them
with
the
best
countenance
he
could
,
and
sent
them
away
well
pleased
,
onely
that
hee
would
not
suffer
the
body
of
the
Maior
(
principall
of
the
rebellion
)
to
be
buried
with
the
state
that
belonged
to
his
office
.
Monsieur
de
Marimon
,
a
most
infamous
libell
printed
,
not
so
much
against
him
,
as
against
the
honor
of
the
Ma.
of
the
king
.
Which
was
the
Historie
of
Pierce
Gauerston
,
whose
life
and
fortune
was
therein
,
compared
to
the
life
of
the
Duke
of
Espernon
:
and
the
conclusion
thereof
was
,
that
as
the
Gascon
Pierce
Gauerston
,
loued
and
onely
fauoured
by
Edward
the
second
,
king
of
England
,
preferred
to
all
offices
in
the
Court
,
inriched
with
the
treasures
both
of
the
king
,
and
of
his
subiects
,
at
the
peoples
request
was
bannished
and
exiled
out
of
England
,
and
after
that
beheaded
:
so
the
Duke
of
Espernon
would
play
the
like
tragedie
in
France
,
vnder
Henry
the
third
,
king
of
France
.
This
libel
was
answered
by
a
discourse
imprinted
at
Parris
,
which
the
Lord
of
Mandelot
would
not
suffer
to
bee
solde
in
Lyons
,
because
it
did
liuely
describe
the
tragicall
actions
of
estates
,
&
made
a
most
odious
comparison
of
a
good
and
religious
Prince
,
with
a
bloody
hypocrite
,
and
tyrannicall
Prince
,
saying
:
that
Edward
and
Henry
were
all
one
.
Hee
said
,
that
Edward
,
a
man
of
no
gouernment
,
The
Duke
d'Espernon
complained
of
the
wretchednesse
of
that
time
,
and
of
the
infamous
libertie
of
Erenchmen
,
in
dishonouring
their
Prince
,
and
abhorred
that
manner
of
writing
,
wishing
a
seuere
punishment
might
bee
executed
both
vpon
the
composers
and
readers
thereof
,
for
example
to
others
.
The
League
hauing
dispatched
the
kings
Councellours
from
his
presence
,
and
established
their
tyranny
in
his
affections
,
desired
nothing
more
but
the
ouerthrow
of
the
Huguenots
,
for
that
thorne
sticking
still
in
their
foote
,
they
could
not
march
with
good
assurance
,
so
that
they
ceased
not
,
till
they
sawe
them
assayled
in
two
places
,
de
Neuers
,
a
Prince
full
of
zeale
in
religion
,
and
fidelitie
to
the
king
,
and
valerous
in
armes
,
who
The
Duke
of
Guise
knowing
that
the
armie
would
not
bee
so
soone
prepared
,
and
that
while
it
was
prouiding
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
might
take
the
field
,
and
get
the
aduantage
,
sent
the
Regiment
of
Saint
Paul
,
to
Monsieur
de
Mercurie
,
and
desired
him
to
begin
to
prepare
the
way
for
the
armie
of
Monsieur
de
Neuers
,
which
marched
forward
,
and
to
giue
the
enemie
as
much
as
hee
could
,
thereby
not
to
giue
him
libertie
to
march
vppon
them
.
de
Mercury
with
his
troupes
,
marched
along
by
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
to
enter
into
base
Poitou
,
and
because
the
towne
of
Montagu
,
(
although
not
long
before
spoyled
and
vnwalled
)
had
been
repaired
and
fortified
,
by
Monsieur
de
Colombiers
,
that
held
it
for
the
king
of
Nauarre
)
and
that
the
Garrison
thereof
,
continually
molested
and
hindered
those
of
Nantes
,
hee
determined
to
besiege
it
,
and
so
take
that
retrait
from
the
Huguenots
,
and
to
the
same
end
,
caused
three
cannons
to
bee
layde
at
Pontrousseau
to
batter
it
,
but
beeing
aduertised
that
the
king
of
Nauarre
had
issued
out
of
Rochell
vppon
the
ninth
of
August
,
minding
to
ayde
Montagu
,
he
left
it
and
retired
to
Nantes
,
leauing
the
Regiment
of
Gersey
,
to
make
his
retrait
,
which
was
surprised
and
ouerthrowne
within
two
myles
of
Pillemil
,
beeing
the
subburbes
of
Nantes
.
This
Prince
of
so
generous
nature
,
that
he
gloried
not
in
vanquishing
those
he
had
ouercome
,
perceiuing
that
Regiment
to
yeelde
vnto
his
mercie
,
It
is
said
that
Caezars
tongue
did
him
great
seruice
in
many
enterprises
,
his
eloquence
did
in
such
sort
stirre
vppe
the
courages
of
his
souldiers
,
that
bending
their
heads
forward
,
they
passed
on
whether
fortune
and
his
commandement
would
push
them
.
Promptnesse
and
celeritie
crowned
all
the
enterprises
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
with
laurell
&
triumphs
,
esteeming
that
long
discourses
are
to
no
effect
,
where
it
is
more
necessarie
to
doo
then
to
speake
.
The
action
which
is
not
done
with
speed
,
can
neuer
take
any
notable
effect
.
Pompey
was
blasoned
,
and
Hanniball
likewise
,
as
being
too
slacke
in
taking
occasions
offered
.
And
most
part
of
our
armies
are
broken
&
ouerthrown
,
more
by
delaies
,
then
speedinesse
,
wee
must
haue
so
long
preparation
for
our
men
before
they
bee
readie
,
while
they
are
preparing
,
the
aduantage
is
lost
:
The
armie
was
called
inuincible
,
and
of
a
most
admirable
preparation
▪
which
might
bee
seene
by
the
description
thereof
,
printed
at
Lisbon
,
and
after
that
,
translated
into
French
,
Dutch
,
and
Italian
.
It
contained
one
hundreth
and
thirtie
shippes
,
one
hundreth
nine
and
twentie
men
of
quallitie
,
that
went
voluntary
at
their
owne
charges
,
and
with
them
foure
hundreth
fiftie
&
sixe
seruants
to
attend
on
them
,
Euery
Vessel
and
Regiment
had
his
visitor
,
farrier
,
treasurer
,
Commissarie
for
prouissions
,
The
Officers
of
Iustice
were
an
Auditor
generall
,
his
Lieftenant
an
Alquazil
for
the
king
,
and
his
Lieftenant
,
foure
other
Alquazils
,
foure
Secretaries
,
sixe
Vshers
,
and
one
Geolier
.
Alphonse
de
Cepede
,
assisted
with
twentie
Gentlemen
,
to
prouide
both
by
land
and
sea
,
for
all
difficulties
that
might
happen
,
with
two
Ingenieurs
.
The
chiefe
Maister
of
the
ordinances
and
artillery
,
had
his
Lieftenants
,
beeing
fiftie
nine
Maister
Gunners
,
with
a
Generall
of
the
carriages
and
cartes
prepared
for
the
land
:
and
a
Generall
for
al
the
instruments
of
Iron
,
that
were
to
bee
vsed
about
them
:
and
for
the
entertaining
and
conduction
thereof
,
a
Commissarie
of
the
Mulets
,
and
twentie
two
Groomes
to
lead
them
.
In
the
Hospitall
of
the
sicke
,
there
was
a
General
ouerseer
and
his
Lieftenant
,
fiue
Phisitians
,
There
were
religious
persons
proportionall
to
that
great
number
,
first
,
eight
Obseruants
of
Castille
:
20.
Obseruants
of
Portugall
:
nine
and
twentie
Friers
of
Castille
:
del
Pagna
:
twelue
Carmes
of
Castille
:
nine
Carmes
of
Portugall
:
eight
Fryers
of
the
third
order
of
S.
Francis
in
Portugall
:
two
and
twentie
Iacobins
:
fifteene
Iesuites
of
Castille
:
and
eight
Iesuites
of
Portugall
:
so
that
besides
the
number
of
fighting
men
,
there
was
almost
tenne
thousand
that
had
nothing
to
do
with
armes
.
An
armie
,
how
great
soeuer
it
bee
,
and
well
conducted
,
if
it
hath
not
prouisions
and
amunitions
accordingly
,
it
receiueth
but
blasone
,
shame
,
and
dishonor
:
but
the
king
of
Spaine
tooke
not
that
great
enterprise
in
hand
,
without
prouiding
as
great
furniture
as
should
bee
requisite
,
whereby
the
Generall
had
no
cause
to
feare
any
want
,
to
put
the
armie
out
of
courage
.
The
armes
reserued
for
store
,
were
seuen
thousand
caliuers
,
and
their
furnitures
,
one
thousand
muskets
,
tenne
thousand
launces
,
one
thousand
partisans
and
halbardes
,
sixe
thousand
pikes
,
more
pickaxes
,
payles
,
de
Medina
Sidonia
,
assisted
with
two
and
twentie
Lords
of
Estate
,
Councell
,
and
experience
:
eightie
pages
,
and
tenne
young
Gentlemen
or
knights
,
and
seruants
in
great
number
.
But
it
had
scarse
entered
into
the
sea
,
sayling
towards
the
Grongnes
in
Gallicia
,
but
there
rose
a
storme
with
so
great
force
,
that
it
was
constrained
to
put
to
land
,
and
there
staye
,
till
winde
and
weather
serued
:
hauing
lost
in
that
storme
,
three
Gallies
of
Portugals
,
and
many
of
them
so
scattered
and
brused
,
that
they
were
not
seruiceable
for
that
voyage
.
The
storme
beeing
ceased
,
and
the
winde
bettering
,
about
the
two
and
twentieth
day
of
the
moneth
of
Iuly
,
the
Generall
caused
them
to
set
sayle
,
so
fortunately
,
that
in
lesse
then
fiue
daies
after
,
they
discouered
the
point
or
end
of
Cornwall
,
and
at
the
same
time
,
they
were
seene
from
Plimmouth
,
by
the
Admiral
of
England
,
and
Sir
Francis
Drake
Viceadmiral
,
that
made
them
turne
their
faces
,
and
gaue
them
such
a
skirmish
,
and
that
so
neare
,
that
the
shippes
were
in
disorder
,
and
a
great
gallion
lost
,
wherein
was
found
a
part
of
the
treasures
that
the
armie
brought
with
it
,
&
all
the
instructions
that
the
Duke
of
Medina
had
what
hee
should
do
,
hauing
conquered
England
.
At
the
last
,
it
got
as
farre
as
Calais
,
where
it
should
haue
ioyned
with
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
but
the
armie
of
England
,
that
sought
to
impeach
it
,
followed
it
,
and
that
so
neare
,
that
it
was
forced
to
leaue
her
anker-hold
and
confusedly
to
flie
away
.
Their
principal
Galleasse
among
other
vesselles
,
was
by
the
streame
cast
vpon
the
sands
hard
by
the
Hauen
of
Calais
,
and
there
with
her
ordinances
was
left
for
the
Gouernours
of
Calais
,
the
rest
of
the
shippes
were
strongly
beaten
with
cannon
shot
,
and
by
the
English
shippes
scattered
abroad
,
in
such
sort
,
that
in
those
skirmishes
,
the
armie
was
lessened
of
twelue
shippes
,
and
aboue
fiue
thousand
men
.
Which
done
,
it
made
towards
the
North
seas
,
passing
betweene
Norway
de
Medina
,
that
could
make
no
other
excuse
vnto
the
king
his
Maister
,
of
that
ouerthrow
,
but
the
infidelitie
and
ignorance
of
the
Sailors
,
and
the
little
experience
they
had
of
those
Northen
Seas
:
the
want
of
ayde
from
the
Prince
of
Parma
:
and
the
great
stormes
and
tempests
vpon
the
seas
.
This
great
ouerthrow
abashed
not
the
league
,
that
more
vnpatiently
then
euer
it
did
,
pursued
the
execution
of
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
it
sawe
that
the
king
by
words
and
oaths
,
not
common
but
solemne
,
had
sworne
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
of
Roane
,
in
presence
of
the
Cleargie
,
Princes
,
and
Lords
of
the
Court
,
that
hee
had
sent
vnto
the
Bishoppes
touching
those
affaires
:
that
their
Priestes
in
euery
Diocesse
should
cause
their
parisioners
to
make
profession
of
their
faith
,
that
the
Huguenots
should
abiure
their
errors
in
open
Courts
of
Parliaments
,
Courts
royall
,
and
publike
places
,
to
make
them
obserue
it
,
but
not
contenting
themselues
therewith
,
they
would
haue
the
Edict
christened
with
the
speciall
name
of
a
fondamentall
lawe
:
and
because
it
could
not
bee
done
but
by
the
third
estates
of
France
,
they
besought
the
king
to
hold
Parliament
,
as
by
the
said
articles
of
peace
hee
had
promised
.
That
first
age
of
our
Monarchie
,
although
rude
and
simple
,
that
held
our
kings
like
puples
vnder
the
Maiors
of
the
Pallace
,
assembled
the
Parliament
as
often
as
the
publike
affaires
of
the
Realme
required
:
Orientall
France
,
were
neuer
seene
but
once
euery
yeare
,
vppon
the
first
day
of
May
in
their
Parliaments
:
that
is
,
in
the
assembly
of
the
third
orders
or
estates
of
their
Realme
,
in
a
place
called
the
field
of
Mars
,
where
the
king
was
borne
in
a
Chariot
of
flowers
,
Philiple
Bel
caused
the
Pallace
to
bee
made
,
where
soueraigne
iudgements
should
bee
giuen
.
Since
that
,
Philip
surnamed
the
Long
,
ordained
that
it
should
bee
composed
of
a
certaine
number
of
persons
,
They
assembled
in
Parris
for
the
libertie
of
king
Iohn
prisoner
in
England
,
and
for
the
phrensie
of
Charles
the
sixt
,
whose
gouernment
was
referred
to
his
two
Vncles
,
the
Dukes
of
Berry
and
Bourgongne
.
They
assembled
at
Auxerre
,
to
sweare
a
peace
betweene
the
children
of
the
houses
of
Orleans
,
and
Bourgongne
,
and
by
their
aduice
,
the
marriage
of
the
Counte
of
Vertus
,
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Orleans
,
with
the
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Bourgongne
,
was
made
among
the
ioyes
of
this
peace
:
the
Dukes
of
Orleans
and
Bourgongne
,
were
seene
booth
vppon
a
horse
,
sporting
themselues
with
the
other
Princes
,
to
witnesse
their
amitie
and
reconciliation
:
yet
it
was
but
a
fained
peace
.
In
the
first
,
the
wicked
Councellours
and
administrators
of
the
publike
treasures
,
were
examined
and
openly
named
,
with
a
most
shamefull
defamation
.
King
Henry
the
third
,
perceiuing
this
remedie
to
bee
necessary
,
that
ouer
much
practising
and
deuises
,
was
seene
to
bee
in
all
estates
of
the
Realm
,
and
that
hee
could
not
defer
the
purgation
thereof
,
he
consented
to
the
convocation
of
all
the
estates
of
the
Realme
,
and
declareth
what
had
alwaies
bin
his
fatherly
care
towards
his
subiects
,
how
he
had
respected
their
good
,
rest
,
and
tranquillitie
,
with
all
affection
that
might
be
found
in
a
Prince
,
that
hath
nothing
dearer
nor
in
more
speciall
recommendation
:
that
hee
knew
well
,
to
to
his
great
griefe
,
that
the
effects
had
not
been
correspondent
to
his
desire
,
by
the
renuing
of
troubles
happened
in
the
middle
of
a
peace
well
established
,
vnder
the
which
,
he
had
begunne
to
prouide
for
reformation
and
re-establishment
of
many
things
,
which
the
miseries
of
warres
had
brought
out
of
order
.
This
,
if
for
the
small
time
that
the
peace
did
indure
,
the
people
had
alreadie
begunne
to
taste
some
acceptable
fruite
,
it
was
easie
to
iudge
,
that
i●
would
haue
been
much
more
felt
,
without
so
suddaine
an
alteration
.
That
wee
must
must
impute
it
to
the
iust
punishment
of
God
,
that
ceased
not
to
laye
his
scourges
vppon
this
Realme
,
that
it
might
bee
knowne
to
bee
vnwoorthie
of
the
benefit
of
a
peace
,
wherewith
hee
vseth
to
indue
and
blesse
those
to
whom
hee
will
shewe
any
speciall
fauour
.
That
the
more
men
proceed
forward
,
the
more
they
perceiue
all
things
to
fall
into
such
disorder
and
confusion
,
that
in
short
time
if
order
be
not
taken
therein
,
there
will
not
be
any
more
steppes
of
the
auncient
force
and
greatnesse
of
this
Realme
,
seene
or
perceiued
,
which
in
times
past
were
so
admired
by
forraine
nations
.
That
for
the
same
cause
,
his
Maiestie
thought
it
conuenient
,
for
the
loue
and
fatherly
affection
that
hee
beareth
to
his
subiects
,
to
thinke
vppon
the
meanes
that
might
bee
deuised
,
to
finde
a
remedie
for
the
same
.
That
after
hee
had
ripely
considered
therevpon
,
hee
esteemed
no
better
meanes
could
bee
vsed
,
then
the
same
that
had
beene
practised
by
his
predecessors
,
who
among
the
great
disorders
happened
during
their
raignes
,
they
were
not
comparable
to
those
of
his
time
,
because
they
surpasse
them
.
They
had
recourse
to
an
assembly
of
the
estates
general
of
the
Realm
,
which
at
this
day
would
bee
more
necessary
and
requisite
then
euer
it
was
.
For
that
cause
therefore
hee
commaunded
,
that
the
principall
personages
of
euery
Prouince
,
Baliage
,
and
Stewardship
,
should
by
the
fifteenth
day
of
September
,
assemble
the
Towne
of
Bloys
,
there
in
open
assembly
to
make
their
petitions
,
and
to
shewe
their
griefes
:
to
speake
freely
,
without
medling
with
any
practises
,
thereby
to
fauour
the
particular
passions
of
any
man
whatsoeuer
,
which
will
bee
most
fit
and
conuenient
meanes
,
to
quench
and
abolish
such
diuisions
as
are
among
his
subiects
,
specially
among
the
Catholicques
,
and
to
attaine
to
a
good
and
an
assured
quietnesse
,
whereby
Catholicque
religion
shall
bee
so
well
established
,
and
all
heresies
purged
and
extirped
out
of
his
Realme
:
that
his
subiects
should
haue
no
more
cause
to
feare
a
change
,
neyther
while
hee
liued
,
nor
afer
his
disease
.
The
kings
commissions
beeing
sent
and
published
in
euery
Prouince
,
the
third
orders
,
that
is
the
cleargie
,
the
Nobilitie
,
and
the
deputies
of
the
people
,
assembled
in
the
principall
Towne
of
euery
Prouince
and
Corporation
,
to
conferre
of
their
declarations
,
complaints
,
greefes
,
and
of
the
meanes
they
should
vse
to
propound
them
in
the
assembly
,
&
to
chuse
their
Deputies
that
might
speake
for
all
the
Prouince
.
When
the
king
sent
his
commissions
,
the
league
likewise
,
and
it
may
bee
by
the
same
meanes
,
caused
their
memorials
and
articles
to
bee
giuen
to
euery
Baliage
and
Stewardship
,
most
affected
to
their
factions
,
that
they
might
set
them
down
with
the
rest
of
their
requests
.
Wherevpon
the
author
of
the
treatie
made
,
touching
the
causes
and
reasons
of
bearing
armes
,
by
the
league
made
in
Ianuary
1589.
saith
,
that
those
memorials
were
sent
to
the
most
passionate
leaguers
.
Heere
endeth
the
third
Booke
.
THE
FOVRTH
BOOKE
OF
THE
HISTOrie
of
the
last
troubles
of
France
,
from
the
assembly
of
the
estates
,
and
the
peace
of
Chartres
,
till
the
breaking
vp
thereof
,
beeing
the
sixteenth
of
Ianuary
,
1589.
And
the
troubles
that
beganne
in
the
same
moneth
at
Parris
and
in
other
Townes
.
WHen
folly
rauisheth
and
vsurpeth
the
ordering
&
conduction
of
a
great
&
serious
matter
,
it
is
a
hazard
if
euer
it
fall
out
to
the
contentment
of
him
that
taketh
it
in
hand
.
It
is
a
poynt
of
folly
in
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
seeke
the
kings
good
will
,
seeing
that
of
a
proude
minde
hee
had
separated
himselfe
from
it
by
an
vnreconcileable
offence
:
Folly
to
suppose
that
the
peace
of
Chartres
had
healed
the
continuall
bleeding
woundes
of
the
Barricadoes
:
folly
likewise
to
come
to
Blois
,
seeing
the
king
would
not
go
to
Parris
:
therfore
it
was
the
assembly
at
Bloys
that
must
make
the
bridge
betweene
the
extremities
of
their
desires
.
There
they
played
subtiltie
one
with
the
other
,
he
that
should
be
deceiued
,
thought
vpon
nothing
else
,
but
to
deceiue
the
partie
that
deceiued
him
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
glad
of
the
meeting
of
the
estates
,
because
he
was
assured
,
that
among
so
many
Deputies
,
hee
should
finde
a
sufficient
number
to
authorise
his
cause
,
and
giue
a
hard
plunge
,
or
rather
ouerthrowe
to
the
Kings
power
.
And
the
king
thoght
that
with
his
royall
authoritie
,
he
should
haue
credite
sufficient
with
the
three
Estates
of
his
Realme
,
and
courage
ynough
in
his
heart
,
there
to
punish
the
Duke
of
Guise
for
all
his
vaine
and
glorious
enterprises
:
each
of
them
trauelled
for
the
aduancement
of
their
desires
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
for
his
part
,
wrought
the
hearts
and
mindes
of
his
Adherents
by
faire
promises
,
and
most
artificiall
subtilties
,
to
procure
the
more
strength
on
his
side
,
and
to
cause
all
the
Deputies
to
haue
no
other
desire
and
memoriall
in
their
remembrances
,
then
the
aduancement
and
triumph
of
the
league
.
The
king
that
would
not
returne
to
Parris
,
excusing
himselfe
by
the
preparation
for
the
estates
,
went
first
to
Bloys
,
to
take
order
for
their
place
of
assembly
,
partition
of
chambers
,
and
lodgings
for
the
Deputies
.
He
gaue
the
charge
of
the
preparation
to
the
Lord
of
Marle
,
one
of
the
ordinary
controwlers
of
his
house
,
in
the
absence
of
the
Lord
of
Roddez
,
Great-Maister
of
the
ceremonies
of
France
,
to
take
order
for
the
commodious
placings
of
so
great
a
company
,
&
commanded
him
to
bring
the
deputies
one
after
the
other
as
they
arriued
into
his
chamber
,
that
he
might
see
,
heare
,
&
know
them
.
And
because
the
number
of
those
that
made
most
haste
,
were
not
sufficient
in
the
the
kings
minde
,
to
debate
such
waightie
affaires
,
hee
prolonged
their
meeting
till
the
last
day
of
the
same
moneth
,
and
in
the
meanetime
,
all
the
Deputies
arriued
out
of
euery
place
.
So
that
in
lesse
then
tenne
daies
,
Bloys
was
as
it
were
the
receptacle
of
all
the
Realme
of
France
.
This
most
religious
Prince
desiring
to
begin
this
assembly
,
with
a
publike
inuocation
vppon
the
name
of
God
,
commaunded
a
solemne
procession
from
the
Church
of
Saint
Saueor
,
in
the
great
Court
of
the
Castle
at
Blois
,
vnto
the
Church
of
our
Ladie
des
Aydes
,
in
the
subburbes
of
Vienne
.
It
was
a
generall
shewe
of
the
French
pompe
and
magnificence
,
and
specially
of
the
beautie
of
the
Court
of
so
great
a
king
.
Their
order
was
in
this
manner
,
first
there
went
the
communalties
of
the
Churches
:
after
them
,
the
Deputies
of
the
people
foure
in
a
ranke
:
then
followed
the
Nobilitie
,
seconded
by
Ecclesiasticall
persons
:
after
them
came
Albon
Bishops
,
Archbishops
,
and
Cardinals
:
foure
knights
of
the
Order
of
the
holy
Ghost
carried
the
Canape
.
the
Archbishop
of
Aix
bearing
the
holy
Sacrament
.
Then
followed
his
Maieftic
on
foote
with
the
Queenes
,
Princes
,
and
Princesses
.
Monsieur
de
Saintes
Bishop
of
Eureux
made
the
Sermon
,
and
the
Archbishop
of
Bourges
saide
the
Masse
in
our
Lady
Church
,
all
hanged
with
the
kings
richest
hangings
:
his
Maiestie
sat
in
the
Quier
vpon
a
seat
couered
with
veluet
.
This
procession
was
made
vpon
Sunday
the
second
of
October
,
and
the
next
day
they
were
to
buy
their
meeting
,
but
as
then
all
the
Deputies
were
not
come
,
therefore
that
day
there
was
nothing
done
,
but
appoynting
of
places
and
chambers
for
conference
.
The
spiritualtie
met
in
the
Iacobins
,
the
Nobilitie
in
the
Pallace
,
the
Deputies
for
the
people
in
the
Towne-house
,
the
Presidents
and
officers
of
euery
Order
were
chosen
the
Cardinals
of
Bourbon
&
Guise
for
the
clargie
,
&
in
their
absence
the
Archbishop
of
Bourges
:
for
the
Nobilitie
,
the
Earles
of
Brissac
,
&
the
Lord
of
Marrignac
.
For
the
third
estate
or
people
,
Michael
Marteau
Prouost
of
Merchants
of
the
towne
of
Parris
:
the
Secretaries
of
the
Cleargie
,
were
Master
Iues
le
Tartier
,
Dean
of
S.
Stenens
church
in
Troy
,
&
Iohn
Martin
Cannon
of
Perigueux
,
Deputies
for
the
Cleargie
of
the
same
places
:
For
the
Nobilitie
,
Florimond
de
Dorne
,
Lord
of
that
place
,
&
Bailiffe
of
S.
Prerrele
Monstier
,
Claude
de
Moniournal
,
Sieur
de
Sindre
,
Deputies
de
Bourbonnois
,
&
Francis
d'Alonuille
,
Sieur
d'Oisonuille
,
Deputie
of
the
Baliage
and
Duchy
of
Estampes
.
The
Secretary
of
the
chamber
of
the
third
estate
,
was
Iohn
Courtin
,
Sieur
de
Nanteuil
,
Deputie
for
the
3.
estate
of
the
Baliage
of
Boys
.
The
first
sitting
was
put
off
till
the
17.
day
of
the
same
month
,
for
two
causes
:
the
first
,
because
they
stayed
the
comming
of
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
that
as
then
were
not
arriued
in
the
Towne
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Deputies
.
The
other
,
to
haue
time
to
auoyde
the
differences
and
iealousies
that
happened
,
because
of
the
preuentations
and
delaies
made
,
touching
the
elections
and
procurations
of
Deputies
.
The
king
at
that
same
time
caused
a
fast
to
bee
published
,
and
an
abstinence
from
flesh
for
the
space
of
three
whole
daies
,
that
men
might
prepare
themselues
to
the
holy
communion
,
which
was
receiued
by
the
king
in
the
Church
of
Saint
Saueor
,
within
the
Castle
,
the
Princes
and
Lords
of
the
Court
in
diuers
Churches
,
all
the
other
Deputies
of
the
third
Estate
,
in
the
Couent
of
Iacobins
,
where
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
celebrated
the
Masse
,
and
communicated
vnto
them
.
The
sixteenth
of
October
,
the
Hall
where
the
States
should
sit
,
was
opened
,
which
was
in
this
maner
:
It
is
in
length
fiue
&
twentie
paces
,
and
nine
in
bredth
,
with
sixe
great
stone
Pillers
in
the
middle
,
hanged
with
rich
cloth
of
Arras
,
wrought
with
golde
,
the
Pillers
couered
with
hangings
of
purple
veluet
,
imbrodered
with
flower
deluces
of
gold
:
the
toppe
of
the
Hall
,
couered
with
Tapistrie
:
betweene
the
third
and
fourth
piller
,
was
placed
a
great
seate
in
manner
of
a
scaffold
,
rising
with
three
steppes
,
about
eleuen
or
twelue
inches
high
:
fiue
paces
long
,
and
foure
broad
:
in
the
middle
whereof
,
stood
a
great
footstoole
about
foure
or
fiue
inches
high
,
foure
foot
long
,
and
eight
foote
broad
:
and
vppon
that
,
an
other
litle
footestoole
of
sixe
foote
square
,
whereon
stood
the
kings
chaire
:
on
the
right
side
vppon
the
great
footestoole
,
was
the
Queene-mothers
chaire
:
on
the
other
side
,
the
Queen
the
kings
wife
:
behinde
their
chaires
,
stood
the
Captaines
of
the
guard
:
and
all
along
the
scaffold
,
the
two
hundreth
Gentlemen
with
their
hatchets
or
poleaxes
:
on
the
right
hand
of
the
king
vppon
the
great
scaffold
,
there
were
two
bankes
togither
,
couered
with
purple
veluet
,
imbrodred
with
flower
deluces
of
gold
:
vpon
one
of
thērnearest
&
towads
the
king
,
sat
the
princes
of
the
blood
,
the
Cardinal
of
Vendosme
,
the
Earle
of
Soissons
,
and
the
D.
de
Monpeslier
:
on
the
other
banke
somewhat
further
,
sat
the
Dukes
of
Nemours
,
de
Neuers
,
and
de
Retz
:
right
against
those
bankes
on
the
left
hand
,
the
Cardinalles
de
Guise
,
de
Lenoncourt
,
and
de
Gondy
:
and
behinde
them
,
two
Priors
of
the
Church
,
the
Archbishoppe
of
Langres
,
and
the
Bishoppe
of
Chaalons
.
Before
the
footeftoole
vppon
the
scaffold
,
there
stood
a
chaire
without
abacke
,
right
before
the
king
,
couered
with
purple
veluet
,
and
imbrodered
with
flower
deluces
of
gold
,
for
the
Duke
of
Guise
as
great
Maister
of
France
,
his
backe
towards
the
king
,
and
his
face
to
the
people
:
on
the
left
hand
,
and
vppon
the
same
scaffold
,
stood
a
chaire
for
Monsieur
de
Monthelon
,
keeper
of
the
great
seales
of
France
,
his
face
towards
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
and
his
backe
to
the
Cardinalles
of
Guise
and
Lenoncourt
:
the
place
at
the
kings
foote
,
that
belonged
to
the
Duke
de
Maine
as
Chamberlaine
of
France
,
and
that
of
the
Marshall
of
France
,
that
should
bee
vppon
the
last
steppe
of
the
scaffold
were
emptie
:
at
the
foote
of
the
scaffold
right
before
the
kings
chaire
,
stood
atable
for
the
kings
Secretaries
,
beeing
Monsieur
Ruze
,
Lord
of
Beaulieu
,
and
Monsieur
de
Reuol
,
their
backs
towards
the
king
,
and
their
faces
to
the
people
:
and
before
them
,
the
Heralts
on
their
knees
and
bare-headed
:
on
each
side
of
this
table
,
stood
the
seates
of
the
kings
auditors
of
all
affaires
:
on
the
left
hand
Monsieur
de
Bellegarde
,
chiefe
Gentleman
of
the
kings
chamber
,
the
Archbishoppe
of
Lyons
,
Monsieur
Miron
the
kings
chiefe
Phisitian
:
on
the
left
hand
,
vpon
an
other
banke
,
Monsieur
de
Longenac
,
an
other
of
the
Gentlemen
of
the
kings
chamber
,
Monsieur
des
Escars
,
Monsieur
de
Souuray
,
Monsieur
d'O
,
three
Commanders
of
the
Order
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
at
the
end
of
the
bankes
aforesaid
,
there
stood
two
banks
,
one
at
the
end
of
the
other
,
along
on
both
sides
,
that
made
an
Allie
,
about
two
or
three
foote
broad
:
vppon
those
of
the
right
hand
,
sat
Messieurs
of
the
Councel
of
estate
of
the
long
gowne
,
Monsieur
d'Espesse
the
kings
Aduocate
,
in
the
Parliament
at
Parris
,
Monsieur
de
Chastelliers
,
Monsieur
Falcon
,
Sieur
de
Riz
,
Monsieur
Marcel
,
Receiuer
of
the
Treasurie
,
Monsieur
de
la
Guesle
,
Atturney
generall
for
the
king
:
Monsieur
Campigny
,
Monsieur
de
Pont-carre
,
Monsieur
de
Ville-roy
,
Monsieur
de
Viart
,
President
of
Metz
:
Monsieur
Petremol
:
Sieur
de
Rosiers
,
Receiuer
of
the
finances
:
Monsieur
de
Thou
,
Sieur
de
Emery
.
And
vpon
the
other
two
bankes
on
the
left
hand
,
sat
the
Councell
of
Estate
of
the
short
gowne
,
Monsieur
de
Schomberg
,
Earle
of
Nantueil
,
Monsieur
de
Cleremont
d'Antragues
,
Monsieur
de
la
Chastegneraye
,
Monsieur
de
Rochefort
,
Monsieur
de
Pongny
,
Monsieur
de
Richelieu
,
Monsieur
de
Liancourt
,
Monsieur
de
Menneuille
.
And
vpon
the
other
banke
,
Monsieur
de
Chastre
,
Monsieur
de
Grillon
,
Monsieur
de
Birague
,
Monsieur
de
Chemerault
,
Monsieur
de
Manou
,
all
Commaunders
of
the
Order
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
except
the
Sieurs
de
Schomberg
&
de
Menneuille
.
And
these
Lords
were
they
that
had
the
handling
of
common
causes
for
the
ordinary
of
the
Realme
,
or
other
particular
Gouernments
of
Townes
,
Prouinces
,
and
affaires
,
wherein
the
king
onely
might
take
order
.
Behinde
the
bankes
of
the
Councell
of
estate
of
the
long
gowne
,
on
the
right
hand
of
the
king
,
there
stood
eight
great
bankes
before
the
scaffold
,
for
the
Deputies
of
the
Clargie
:
on
the
other
side
vpon
the
left
hand
,
behind
the
Councellours
of
estate
of
the
short
gowne
,
there
stood
nine
great
bankes
for
Deputies
of
the
Nobilitie
:
crosse
hard
by
on
the
sides
of
those
bankes
,
was
that
of
the
Maisters
of
Requests
:
and
after
them
,
the
Clarkes
of
the
house
and
Crowne
of
France
.
All
these
were
inuironed
and
closed
with
great
and
strong
railes
of
three
foore
high
,
hauing
but
one
entery
that
was
right
before
the
kings
face
.
Betweene
the
aforesaid
third
and
fourth
Pillers
,
whereat
the
Deputies
entered
,
and
within
the
inclosure
of
those
Barricadoes
,
round
about
were
the
bankes
for
them
to
sit
vppon
.
The
space
about
the
Railes
without
,
was
in
bredth
betweene
sixe
or
seuen
foote
,
for
the
better
accesse
and
ease
of
the
people
,
to
leane
vppon
them
.
The
Legate
,
the
Ambassadours
,
the
Lords
,
and
the
Ladies
of
the
Court
,
were
in
the
Galleries
closed
with
latises
,
vnder
the
which
,
were
erected
diuiers
scaffoldes
,
eight
or
nine
steppes
higher
one
then
the
other
,
thereon
to
place
great
numbers
of
people
.
The
Deputies
according
to
the
order
were
called
a
Hussier
,
standing
in
a
windowe
that
looked
into
the
Castle-yeard
,
such
as
hee
called
were
receiued
by
the
Heraults
,
(
named
Normandy
,
d'Alencon
,
and
Valois
,
apparrelled
in
their
Coate-armours
of
purple
veluet
)
into
the
railes
,
that
stood
at
the
foot
of
the
steppes
,
which
they
still
shutte
as
the
Deputies
entered
,
and
from
thence
ledde
them
to
the
enterie
of
the
railes
of
the
Hall
,
where
the
Herault
,
Brittaine
&
Dauphine
receiued
them
,
and
brought
them
to
the
Lords
of
Roddez
and
Marle
,
Maisters
of
the
ceremonies
,
telling
them
of
what
Prouince
,
they
were
Deputies
,
and
setting
them
in
their
places
,
they
beeing
in
that
order
ledde
forward
,
the
Herault
at
the
windowe
called
others
,
which
were
receiued
,
led
and
placed
as
the
rest
:
the
order
vsed
in
calling
them
was
thus
.
First
the
Towne-Prouost
and
Vicounte
of
Parris
,
the
Duchie
of
Bourgongne
,
and
Baliage
of
Dyon
,
the
Duchie
of
Normandie
,
and
by
order
the
Baliages
of
Roane
,
Caen
,
Caux
,
Constantin
,
Eureux
,
Gisors
,
Alencon
,
and
Mortaing
.
The
Duchie
of
Guyenne
,
and
by
order
the
Stewardship
of
Bourdeaux
,
Bazas
,
Perigort
,
Rouergue
,
Xaintongue
,
Agenois
:
the
Countrie
and
Countie
of
Comminges
:
the
Stewardship
of
Launes
,
S.
Seuer
,
Condounas
.
High
Limosin
and
the
Towne
of
Limoges
:
Lowe
Limosin
,
the
Stewardship
of
Quercy
.
The
Duchie
of
Brittaine
,
and
her
dependances
:
the
Earledome
of
Champagne
and
Baliages
of
Troye
,
Chaumont
in
Bassigny
,
Vitry
,
Meaux
,
Prouince
,
Sesanne
,
Sens
,
and
the
Castle
of
Tyerrie
.
The
Earledome
of
Thoulouse
,
and
gouernment
of
Languedoc
:
the
Stewardship
of
Thoulouse
,
Puy
:
the
Baliages
of
Velay
:
Mompelier
,
the
Stewardship
of
Carcassonne
,
Narbonne
,
Beziers
:
the
Stewardship
of
Lauragais
,
Vermandois
,
Poictou
,
Chastelleraut
,
Fantenay
:
and
Niort
:
the
Stewardship
of
Aniou
and
of
Maine
:
the
Baliages
of
Thouraine
and
Amboise
:
the
Stewardship
of
Loudunois
:
the
Baliages
of
Berry
and
S.
Pierre
le
Monstier
:
the
Stewardship
of
Bourbonnois
:
the
Baliages
of
Forest
and
Beauioulois
:
the
Stewardship
&
lowe
countrie
of
Auuergne
:
the
Baliages
of
the
Mountaines
of
Auuergne
:
the
Stewardship
of
Lyon
:
the
Baliages
of
Chartres
,
Orleans
,
Montargis
,
Blois
,
Dreux
,
Mantes
,
and
Meulan
:
the
Baliages
of
Gien
,
Percht
,
Chasteauneuf
,
&
Amiens
:
the
Stewardship
of
Ponthieu
Boulonnois
,
Peronne
,
Montdidier
,
and
Roye
:
the
Baliages
of
Senlis
,
Vallois
,
Clermont
and
Beauuoisis
,
Melun
,
Nemours
,
Nyuernois
and
Douziais
.
The
countrie
of
Dauphine
,
and
that
which
dependeth
thereon
:
the
towne
and
gouernment
of
Rochel
:
the
Stewardship
of
Angoulmois
:
the
Baliages
of
Montfort
,
Houdan
,
Estampes
,
Dourdan
:
the
Counte
of
Prouence
,
Grasse
,
Draguignan
&
Marseille
:
the
Counte
de
la
Marche
,
both
low
&
high
:
the
Marquisat
of
Saluce
,
and
the
Baliage
of
Beauuois
in
Beaunoisis
.
So
that
to
conclude
,
the
Clargie
had
134.
Deputies
,
among
the
which
were
4.
Archbishops
,
21.
Bishops
,
&
two
principals
of
orders
:
the
Nobilitie
180.
Gentlemen
:
and
the
third
estate
,
191.
Deputies
,
Monsieur
de
Guise
sitting
in
his
chaire
,
apparelled
in
a
roabe
of
white
Satin
,
the
cape
hanging
backward
about
his
shoulders
,
(
with
his
eyes
pearcing
through
all
the
assembly
,
therein
to
know
and
distinguish
his
seruitors
,
&
with
one
onely
glance
of
his
eye
,
to
strengthen
them
in
the
hope
and
assurance
of
his
pretences
,
greatnesse
,
and
fortunes
,
and
thereby
without
word
,
to
tell
them
that
he
saw
them
)
rose
vp
,
and
hauing
made
a
great
reuerence
to
all
the
companie
,
beeing
followed
by
the
200.
Gentlemen
,
and
the
Captains
of
the
guard
,
he
went
to
fetch
the
king
,
that
entered
in
great
Maiestie
with
his
principall
order
hanging
about
his
necke
.
When
the
company
perceiued
him
to
come
downe
the
staires
,
that
went
straight
to
the
great
scaffold
,
euery
man
rose
vp
and
stood
bare-headed
:
which
done
,
the
king
tooke
his
place
,
the
Princes
standing
still
,
vntill
hee
commaunded
them
and
his
Councell
to
sit
downe
.
There
was
neuer
any
assembly
made
,
wherin
was
found
more
excellent
French
wittes
,
concerning
the
resolutions
of
great
affaires
,
the
propounding
of
excellent
and
rare
conceipts
,
and
for
the
reformation
of
the
estate
.
Nor
yet
for
the
pronunciation
of
Orations
,
with
more
grace
&
eloquence
,
then
in
this
God
that
is
the
iust
distributer
of
his
fauours
to
whom
it
pleaseth
him
,
hath
ordained
,
that
nature
should
helpe
and
adorne
certaine
nations
,
more
then
others
with
eloquence
of
speech
,
but
it
is
a
speciall
fauour
of
God
,
to
speake
well
and
to
the
purpose
,
before
great
assemblies
,
not
of
a
Common-wealth
of
Venise
,
nor
a
Councel
of
three
hundreth
in
the
cantons
of
Swisses
,
but
before
the
estates
of
a
great
king
:
yea
of
the
greatest
Realme
in
all
Christendome
,
and
in
the
presence
of
the
geatest
king
of
all
Europe
.
This
eloquence
is
a
gift
of
God
,
such
and
so
great
,
that
Moyses
found
no
other
excuse
,
to
refuse
that
notable
Ambassage
,
but
the
rudenesse
of
his
speech
,
as
if
the
first
peece
of
the
furniture
of
him
that
vndertaketh
such
things
,
were
the
grace
of
speaking
well
.
There
hath
beene
diuers
great
personages
,
that
haue
buryed
and
obscured
the
best
and
brauest
quallities
in
them
,
for
the
onely
want
thereof
,
&
some
haue
beene
seene
in
a
publike
place
,
at
a
barre
,
and
in
a
Councell
,
that
comming
in
presence
of
a
Prince
,
and
of
a
great
assembly
,
became
ridiculous
to
the
company
,
with
blushing
and
shamefastnesse
,
and
in
the
assembly
,
some
were
ashamed
to
see
their
bashfulnesse
.
Heraclites
the
great
Sophister
was
abashed
before
Seuerus
,
Talthybius
and
Eurybate
,
before
Agamemnon
,
Theophrastes
in
the
Araopage
:
Herod
the
Athenian
,
before
Marcus
Anthonius
.
Some
stumbled
in
the
beginning
of
their
discourse
,
others
omitting
the
principall
matter
,
in
the
middle
of
their
orations
,
and
many
making
a
woorse
end
,
then
a
beginning
.
And
whatsoeuer
is
the
cause
,
those
that
are
in
such
extacies
,
haue
no
man
to
supply
their
places
,
and
perceiuing
themselues
brought
into
that
poynt
,
either
shamefully
to
stand
still
and
say
nothing
,
or
take
a
new
matter
in
hand
besides
the
text
,
and
so
rather
doo
wrong
to
their
reason
and
arguments
,
Bartholomew
Soncin
,
before
Pope
Alexander
the
sixt
:
and
Francis
Barbare
Venetian
,
before
the
Duke
of
Milan
.
I
commend
such
as
take
time
to
prepare
themselues
,
and
wonder
at
those
,
who
without
preparation
,
can
so
readily
acquit
their
charge
.
Our
countrie
of
France
hath
seene
and
heard
,
both
of
the
one
and
other
.
It
heard
in
this
solemne
assembly
,
of
all
the
estates
of
the
Monarchie
,
that
the
Romane
eloquence
is
retired
,
and
had
withdrawn
it selfe
into
the
head
of
her
great
king
:
and
that
France
likewise
as
wel
as
Rome
,
hath
Seuerus
Cassiens
,
that
speake
both
well
and
wisely
,
without
premeditation
,
and
that
cannot
indure
a
troublesome
studie
:
that
it
hath
Demosthenes
and
Pericles
,
that
neuer
speake
without
good
aduise
:
that
it
hath
a
rare
and
almost
vnknowne
thing
vnto
all
Monarches
:
which
is
,
The
multitude
of
Phisitians
in
a
Towne
,
maketh
mee
iudge
the
intemperance
of
the
Inhabitants
:
the
great
troupes
of
Councellors
and
Atturnies
that
are
in
all
places
,
do
sufficiently
shew
,
that
the
corruption
of
our
manners
entertaineth
quarrelles
,
and
there
was
neuer
seene
so
many
Orators
in
Athens
,
Rhodes
,
and
Rome
,
but
when
they
were
troubled
with
ciuill
dissentions
.
The
League
brought
with
her
,
diuers
eloquent
fellowes
,
by
their
babling
and
deuises
to
make
the
people
beleeue
,
that
white
is
blacke
,
and
trueth
falsehood
,
and
to
constraine
them
vnder
the
sweetnesse
of
their
arguments
,
to
swallow
downe
rebellion
,
faithlessenesse
and
disobedience
.
And
who
knoweth
not
,
that
the
same
day
of
her
birth
,
had
been
the
obsequie
of
her
funeral
,
if
in
the
places
where
truth
ought
to
triumph
,
vntruth
had
not
beene
introduced
,
their
sences
filled
with
smokes
,
and
sed
the
ignorant
people
with
deuises
and
laughters
?
By
it
,
Pompey
,
Caezar
,
Crassus
,
Lucullus
,
Lentulus
,
and
Metollus
,
began
their
tyrannies
,
and
ayded
themselues
better
with
their
tongues
,
then
by
their
lances
:
the
French
tongue
was
neuer
more
adorned
,
inriched
,
nor
fairer
,
then
at
this
time
,
and
I
would
to
God
it
serued
onely
to
confound
rebellions
,
detest
Leagues
,
conuince
schismes
,
eleuate
the
authoritie
of
the
lawe
,
establish
and
strengthen
iustice
,
euaporate
the
cloudes
of
errors
,
that
trouble
our
vnderstandings
,
and
that
the
fire
of
those
hotte
and
liuely
speeches
,
that
make
vs
to
attempt
so
high
actions
,
and
mortifieth
colde
and
moyst
humours
,
that
make
our
affections
glance
against
our
soueraigne
good
,
and
that
it
would
in
flame
the
courage
of
good
men
,
against
the
iniustice
of
the
wicked
.
They
vse
a
phrase
,
adorned
with
rich
and
magnificall
words
,
(
without
choise
or
consideration
)
to
condemne
the
law
,
to
degrade
the
Magistrate
:
and
to
praise
those
that
neuer
did
good
,
but
when
they
minded
to
doo
euill
:
they
haue
borrowed
great
words
of
Architecture
,
Pilastres
,
Corniches
,
Architraues
,
Amphiteatres
,
and
Theatres
,
and
all
for
the
description
of
that
mischieuous
hole
or
caue
of
the
League
,
and
of
that
miserable
populer
state
,
built
vppon
foure
gibbets
or
stakes
.
The
Orations
pronounced
in
this
assembly
,
are
not
in
such
manner
,
and
although
there
are
some
that
sauour
of
the
kennell
from
whence
they
issue
,
yet
I
esteeme
this
Historie
would
thereby
be
much
bewtified
,
but
we
will
reserue
them
for
a
larger
volume
,
for
that
the
breuitie
wee
haue
promised
in
the
beginning
,
permitteth
mee
not
at
large
to
induce
them
heerein
.
That
onely
of
the
king
,
full
of
liuely
affection
,
of
true
magnanimitie
,
of
reasons
,
pertinent
and
very
likely
,
is
like
liuely
portratures
of
the
beauties
of
France
,
and
the
euill
fauourednesse
which
the
League
hath
borrowed
vppon
her
face
,
ought
to
be
placed
herein
,
in
her
proper
&
originall
splendure
:
as
not
being
a
long
preambulation
or
discourse
,
such
as
Theopompus
,
Ephorus
,
and
Anaximenes
,
vsed
to
the
Captains
,
when
they
receiued
their
charge
,
and
that
it
is
time
rather
to
doo
,
then
say
:
but
a
discourse
woorthie
the
Maiestie
of
a
King
of
France
,
and
of
Henry
the
third
,
that
had
that
great
aduantage
aboue
all
the
Princes
of
his
time
,
to
aunswere
promptly
,
wisely
,
and
aptly
,
to
all
important
occasions
that
were
presented
,
that
like
an
ignorant
Pilot
,
committed
not
the
guiding
of
his
shippe
to
his
mates
,
and
neuer
spake
by
an
other
mans
mouth
,
had
within
himselfe
the
knowledge
of
mannaging
the
rurther
,
and
the
wordes
that
gaue
the
vnderstanding
of
his
will
.
The
places
then
beeing
appoynted
and
filled
,
according
to
the
greatnesse
,
order
and
degrees
of
euery
man
,
all
the
Deputies
standing
vppe
,
bare-headed
,
the
King
beganne
in
this
manner
to
make
his
Oration
,
by
a
graue
choise
of
goodly
wordes
,
and
with
a
tongue
truely
ledde
by
his
passions
,
and
that
yeelded
no
other
sound
,
then
the
naturall
harmonie
.
Ioyne
with
mee
therefore
I
pray
you
,
in
this
most
instant
request
,
which
I
now
make
vnto
him
,
beseeching
him
that
he
wil
more
and
more
strenthen
that
constant
desire
,
by
him
alreadie
for
that
cause
rooted
within
my
heart
:
and
that
likewise
hee
will
take
from
you
,
all
particular
passions
,
if
there
bee
any
,
that
reiecting
all
other
parts
,
but
that
of
your
king
,
you
haue
no
regard
,
but
imbrace
the
honour
of
God
,
the
dignitie
and
authoritie
of
soueraigne
Prince
,
and
to
restore
the
countrie
in
such
manner
,
that
there
may
ensue
so
laudable
and
fruitfull
a
resolution
,
accompanied
with
so
good
effects
,
that
my
estate
may
receiue
his
ancient
splendure
.
And
this
will
be
a
worke
woorthy
of
the
place
wherevnto
I
am
called
,
and
witnesse
both
your
capacities
and
loyalties
.
He
whom
I
haue
now
inuoked
,
to
ayde
both
me
and
my
estate
,
that
is
the
searcher
of
all
our
hearts
,
if
it
pleaseth
can
bee
a
witnesse
,
that
assoone
as
hee
appoynted
me
to
be
commaunder
ouer
you
,
an
incredible
greefe
entered
into
me
,
touching
your
publike
and
particular
miseries
,
together
with
a
care
,
that
euer
since
hath
much
increased
in
mee
,
to
procure
some
wholesome
remedies
,
with
as
happy
an
end
,
as
therein
it
is
much
more
then
necessary
.
What
greefe
thinke
you
,
hath
penitrated
in
my
entrals
,
within
these
fewe
yeares
,
since
age
and
experience
haue
made
more
capable
to
apprehend
the
desolation
,
oppression
,
and
ouerthrow
of
my
poore
people
,
withall
seeming
vnto
me
,
that
my
raigne
should
bee
reserued
for
a
light
of
the
iust
wrath
of
God
,
which
I
acknowledge
iustly
to
hang
ouer
our
heades
,
both
for
mine
,
and
the
sinnes
of
my
subiects
in
generall
.
For
this
cause
,
I
stroue
as
much
as
I
could
,
to
fluffe
vp
the
corruptions
and
disorders
that
had
made
so
violent
an
habitation
there
,
and
to
resist
the
euilles
,
which
had
not
all
been
done
by
mee
,
and
which
by
my
onely
means
,
if
remedie
might
be
had
,
I
will
appease
.
For
I
would
say
(
without
boasting
of
my selfe
)
that
there
hath
been
no
meanes
to
reforme
the
depriuation
of
my
estate
,
but
that
I
haue
called
it
to
minde
,
thereby
to
establish
the
same
,
if
I
had
been
as
well
assisted
,
as
I
was
by
you
good
Madame
,
and
as
necessitie
and
my
good
will
deserued
:
but
I
cannot
sufficiently
shewe
how
much
I
haue
been
ayded
by
my
good
mother
the
Queene
,
which
cannot
in
any
sort
bee
declared
:
and
I
must
say
,
that
among
so
many
assistances
and
strickt
obligations
,
whereby
shee
holdeth
all
my
subiects
tyed
vnto
her
,
that
therein
they
haue
aspeciall
,
and
my selfe
a
particular
cause
,
that
with
you
in
this
notable
assembly
,
you
should
yeeld
her
most
humble
and
hartie
thankes
.
Which
is
,
that
shee
is
not
onely
the
cause
,
that
by
the
grace
of
God
I
am
now
in
this
world
to
bee
your
king
,
but
by
her
continuall
and
holy
instigations
,
laudable
actions
,
and
vertuous
examples
,
shee
hath
in
such
sort
ingraued
in
my
soule
,
a
right
and
true
intent
to
the
aduancement
of
the
honour
of
GOD
,
the
preferment
of
his
holy
,
Catholicque
,
and
Romish
Church
,
and
the
reformation
of
my
estate
,
that
the
intentions
which
I
haue
heeretofore
declared
,
wholly
tending
vnto
all
good
things
,
(
wherevnto
more
then
euer
I
was
,
I
am
resolued
)
proceedeth
onely
from
her
,
not
once
complaining
of
the
labours
,
indispositions
,
or
discommodities
of
her
age
,
in
any
thing
wherein
she
hath
perceiued
or
found
the
meanes
to
aduance
this
estate
,
hauing
so
oftentimes
preserued
the
same
,
that
shee
not
onely
deserueth
the
name
of
the
Mother
of
your
King
,
but
also
of
your
estate
and
kingdome
.
Now
my
principall
care
and
pleasure
beeing
wholly
set
to
restore
this
goodly
Monarchie
,
and
iudging
particular
remedies
not
to
bee
conuenient
for
the
time
,
I
determined
to
assemble
my
generall
estates
,
wherein
as
in
all
other
things
,
for
the
good
of
this
Realme
,
it
pleased
her
much
to
incourage
mee
,
knowing
,
that
by
assembling
them
,
I
should
not
leese
one
houres
time
,
what
generall
oppositions
soeuer
entered
into
my
my
minde
,
and
with
the
which
,
many
men
peraduenture
thought
I
should
bee
so
crossed
,
that
either
I
would
bee
constrained
to
deferre
or
wholly
to
remit
it
.
You
see
neuerthelesse
,
whether
I
haue
had
that
constant
resolution
,
which
belongeth
to
a
good
king
,
for
the
generall
good
of
all
his
subiects
,
which
is
so
surely
ankered
in
my
heart
,
that
I
desire
nothing
more
,
then
the
conseruation
of
the
honour
of
God
and
you
.
This
assembly
of
the
estates
is
a
remedie
(
with
the
good
counsell
of
the
subiects
,
and
the
holy
resolution
of
the
Prince
)
to
heale
those
diseases
,
which
tract
of
time
,
and
the
negligent
obseruation
of
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
Realme
,
haue
suffered
to
enter
,
and
to
assure
the
lawfull
authoritie
of
the
soueraigntie
,
rather
then
to
shake
or
diminish
it
,
as
some
euill
aduised
men
and
full
of
enuie
,
disguising
truth
,
haue
made
the
world
beleeue
.
For
that
good
lawes
well
established
and
obserued
,
wholly
fortifie
and
vphold
the
Scepter
of
a
king
,
assuring
his
Crowne
vpon
his
head
,
against
all
such
practises
whatsoeuer
.
You
may
then
well
perceiue
,
by
this
my
resolution
(
that
hath
resisted
and
withstood
an
infinite
of
impeachments
,
which
certain
men
would
haue
opposed
against
it
)
the
sinceritie
of
my
intent
,
specially
for
that
this
assembly
of
the
estates
,
is
that
which
as
much
breaketh
the
euill
pretences
and
purposes
of
Princes
,
that
haue
their
hearts
trauersed
with
deuises
,
and
desirous
of
no
good
,
as
mine
is
and
alwaies
shall
bee
most
readie
,
prompt
,
and
altogither
disposed
not
to
desire
or
seeke
for
any
other
thinges
,
then
your
good
:
which
if
I
doo
,
I
beseech
God
confound
mee
eternally
.
Seeing
then
that
you
see
mee
so
fully
bent
to
procure
this
peace
and
common
tranquilitie
of
my
estate
,
and
that
you
cannot
alleadge
any
thing
to
the
contrary
,
ingraue
it
likewise
in
your
mindes
,
and
iudge
well
of
mee
,
in
regard
of
those
that
would
haue
proceeded
in
other
sort
,
Withall
noting
,
that
whatsoeuer
lintend
,
cannot
in
any
sort
bee
esteemed
or
attributed
,
as
any
wales
pretending
,
to
authorise
my selfe
either
against
lawe
or
reason
:
for
I
am
your
king
ordained
by
God
,
and
bee
onely
that
may
truly
and
lawfully
challenge
that
right
.
And
therfore
I
desire
not
to
be
accounted
other
in
this
Monarchie
then
as
I
am
,
not
beeing
able
to
wish
or
desire
more
honour
or
authoritie
,
then
that
I
haue
alreadie
obtained
.
Fauour
then
I
pray
you
(
my
good
subiects
)
this
true
intent
,
which
tendeth
onely
to
the
furtherance
and
aduancement
of
the
honour
of
God
,
and
our
wholly
Catholicque
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romish
religion
,
to
extirpe
heresies
in
all
the
Prouinces
of
this
Realm
,
and
therin
to
reestablish
all
good
order
&
gouernment
:
to
comfort
my
poore
people
so
much
oppressed
,
and
to
erect
my
authoritie
vniustly
imbased
:
which
I
desire
not
so
much
for
mine
owne
proper
interest
,
as
for
the
good
that
thereby
may
redound
vnto
you
all
.
Among
all
kindes
of
gouernments
and
commaundements
ouer
men
,
the
Monarchie
excelleth
all
the
rest
:
and
the
profit
which
you
and
yours
haue
reaped
,
vnder
the
lawfull
gouernments
of
my
predecessors
,
forceth
you
continually
to
render
thankes
to
God
,
that
it
hath
pleased
him
to
giue
you
life
in
such
a
time
,
and
vnder
such
a
Prince
,
who
beeing
of
the
same
race
,
hath
not
onely
enioyed
their
royall
seate
,
but
the
same
and
greater
zeale
,
(
if
possible
it
may
be
)
to
the
augmentation
of
the
glorie
of
our
God
,
and
the
conseruation
of
you
all
,
as
I
haue
alwaies
promised
,
that
mine
actions
should
wholly
tend
therevnto
.
That
mischiefe
which
malice
&
tract
of
time
hath
induced
into
my
Prouinces
,
ought
not
so
much
to
bee
atributed
vnto
mee
,
(
not
that
I
seeke
wholly
to
excuse
my selfe
)
as
to
the
negligence
,
and
peraduenture
some
other
faults
of
those
that
heeretofore
haue
been
assistant
vnto
mee
,
wherein
I
haue
already
begunne
to
take
order
,
as
you
may
well
perceiue
,
but
I
assure
you
,
that
from
hencefoorth
,
I
will
bee
so
circumspect
,
in
making
choise
of
those
that
serue
me
,
that
my
conscience
shall
bee
discharged
,
mine
honour
inceased
,
and
my
estate
reestablished
,
to
the
contentment
of
all
good
people
,
and
thereby
constraine
those
(
who
against
all
reason
haue
placed
their
affections
on
others
,
and
not
on
mee
)
to
acknowledge
their
errors
.
The
testimonies
are
yet
sufficient
and
manifest
,
and
namely
by
the
witnesse
of
many
of
you
,
(
as
reaping
honour
by
assisting
mee
therein
)
both
before
and
since
I
haue
beene
your
king
,
to
shew
with
what
zeale
and
forwardnesse
I
haue
alwaies
proceeded
for
the
extirpation
of
hereticques
and
heresies
,
wherein
I
will
more
then
euer
,
expose
my
bodie
,
yea
euen
to
a
certaine
death
,
if
neede
requireth
,
for
the
defence
and
protection
of
our
Catholicque
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romane
faith
:
the
ouerthrow
of
heresies
beeing
the
most
sumptuous
tombe
wherein
my
body
may
be
laid
,
not
the
battels
only
which
I
haue
wonne
,
but
that
great
ouerthrow
and
abating
of
the
pride
of
the
armie
of
Rutters
:
wherevnto
Cod
,
for
the
honour
of
his
holy
name
and
of
his
Church
,
had
chosen
mee
for
an
instrument
,
are
sufficient
proofes
,
the
triumphs
and
spoyles
whereof
are
yet
extant
to
be
seene
.
Is
there
any
one
then
so
vncapable
of
the
trueth
,
that
will
suppose
more
zeale
and
ardent
desire
to
bee
in
man
,
for
the
totall
extirpation
of
such
heresies
,
when
more
certaine
signes
then
mine
of
such
intents
cannot
bee
found
?
And
if
it
should
be
,
that
the
honor
of
God
(
which
to
me
is
dearer
than
my
life
)
not
so
much
esteemed
of
by
me
,
whose
patrimony
do
the
hereticques
occupy
and
disseuer
,
whose
reuenues
doo
they
take
vp
and
receiue
,
from
whom
do
they
alienate
the
subiects
,
whose
obedience
do
they
despise
,
whose
respect
,
authoritie
,
and
dignitie
,
doo
they
violate
?
And
should
not
I
then
as
much
or
more
then
any
man
,
seeke
their
destruction
:
open
your
eyes
,
and
iudge
particularly
,
what
apparance
may
bee
therein
.
The
revnion
of
all
my
Catholicque
subiects
,
by
the
holy
Edict
,
not
long
since
made
,
hath
sufficiently
testified
,
that
nothing
hath
had
more
force
within
me
,
then
to
see
God
onely
honoured
,
reuerenced
,
and
serued
,
within
my
Realm
,
which
I
had
more
proceeded
in
,
(
as
god
willing
I
purpose
to
do
,
euen
with
the
hazard
of
my
life
)
if
I
had
not
beene
hindered
by
this
diuision
moued
by
the
Catholicques
,
(
to
the
great
aduantage
of
hereticques
)
staying
my
voyage
into
Poitou
,
where
I
am
of
opinion
,
that
good
fortune
would
no
more
haue
abandoned
mine
actions
,
then
it
had
done
in
other
places
,
whereby
(
God
bee
thanked
)
mine
estate
hath
reaped
both
the
necessarie
and
desired
benefit
.
And
although
I
am
perswaded
,
you
will
not
omit
any
one
poynt
,
tending
to
the
restoring
and
reformation
of
this
Realme
,
yet
will
I
make
known
vnto
you
,
by
some
speciall
things
,
how
much
I
am
most
earnestly
bent
(
not
onely
by
this
which
I
will
now
vtter
,
but
by
the
effects
that
shall
ensue
)
to
imbrace
all
good
meanes
,
as
I
am
bound
,
esteeming
them
most
requisite
,
for
the
necessitie
and
vrgent
vses
thereof
,
both
for
our
soules
,
our
honours
,
and
our
estate
.
The
extream
offence
which
daily
is
committed
against
God
,
by
swearing
and
blaspheming
,
to
him
so
much
iniurious
,
and
wholly
against
my
desire
,
causeth
mee
to
put
you
all
in
minde
,
not
to
forget
the
iust
punishments
that
such
blasphemies
deserueth
:
which
my
desire
is
,
should
bee
reformed
without
fauour
or
exception
either
of
person
or
quallitie
.
The
inquirie
and
punishment
of
simony
,
shall
not
(
as
it
becommeth
all
good
Christians
)
bee
forgotten
,
neither
yet
the
order
which
is
requisite
,
touching
the
sale
and
multiplicitie
of
iudicial
offices
,
as
being
pernicious
and
insupportable
to
my
poore
subiects
,
wherein
had
it
not
been
for
the
troubles
begunne
in
Anno.
1585
,
I
had
of
my selfe
taken
some
order
:
but
now
I
expect
from
you
the
holy
and
good
meanes
therein
to
bee
vsed
:
as
in
the
distribution
and
prouision
of
benefices
,
iudiciall
and
other
officices
,
of
honour
,
charge
,
estate
,
and
dignitie
:
in
this
Realme
,
there
consisteth
that
(
which
is
dearer
vnto
me
then
life
it selfe
)
mine
honour
,
the
preseruation
and
splendure
of
this
estate
,
and
the
good
will
of
all
my
subiects
towards
me
:
to
the
end
,
that
such
things
may
be
done
with
more
deliberation
,
I
meane
from
hence
forward
,
to
appoynt
some
certaine
times
,
which
shall
bee
made
knowne
vnto
you
,
and
therein
so
to
distribute
them
with
iust
consideration
of
each
mans
desert
,
as
in
dutie
I
am
bound
,
as
reason
requireth
,
my
reputation
restraineth
mee
,
and
as
the
good
I
wish
to
this
estate
,
forceth
me
vnto
:
minding
that
from
this
time
forward
,
euery
man
shall
hold
that
good
and
honour
hee
hath
,
only
from
me
:
and
for
their
better
meanes
to
obtaine
them
at
my
hands
,
I
will
take
order
for
their
more
easie
accesse
vnto
my
person
,
according
to
the
times
and
houres
I
will
imploy
to
that
end
.
I
likewise
will
all
my
subiects
,
to
determine
and
resolue
with
themselues
,
to
liue
as
vprightly
,
affectionately
,
and
faithfully
,
in
such
offices
as
shall
bee
committed
to
their
charges
,
as
shall
be
requisite
for
the
discharge
of
my
conscience
,
and
their
owne
:
wherein
from
hencefoorth
I
am
not
determined
to
indure
any
defects
,
restraining
my selfe
by
oath
,
neuer
to
graunt
reseruation
of
any
thing
whatsoeuer
,
reuoking
such
as
heeretofore
haue
been
graunted
,
and
from
this
time
foorth
,
declaring
them
of
no
force
,
intending
not
to
obserue
them
,
as
things
that
may
bee
preiudiciall
,
and
meanes
to
mooue
men
eyther
to
desire
or
purchase
the
deaths
of
other
men
,
and
vngodly
both
in
my selfe
,
and
in
such
as
seeke
to
obtaine
them
.
I
will
likewise
giue
no
more
suruiuings
,
determining
,
that
concerning
those
alreadie
graunted
,
I
am
minded
to
referre
my selfe
therein
to
your
opinions
.
It
is
most
necessary
to
restraine
euocations
,
graunts
,
remissions
,
and
abolitions
,
that
iustice
should
bee
more
prompt
,
and
lesse
chargeable
to
the
people
,
and
that
crimes
may
bee
exactly
punished
.
You
must
not
likewise
forget
the
inriching
of
Arts
and
Sciences
:
the
beautifying
and
repairing
of
the
Townes
within
my
Realme
:
the
gouernments
and
ordering
of
trade
and
trafficque
of
Merchandises
,
as
well
by
land
as
by
sea
,
and
the
restraining
of
vsurie
,
with
superfluities
and
excesse
of
things
that
are
risen
to
most
high
prises
.
The
restoring
and
renuing
of
ancient
ordinances
touching
the
authoritie
and
dignitie
of
the
soueraigne
Prince
,
with
the
reuerence
due
vnto
him
and
his
Magistrates
,
which
you
shall
determine
as
reason
requireth
.
The
iust
feare
that
you
might
haue
after
my
death
,
to
fall
into
the
gouernment
of
an
hereticque
king
,
if
it
chance
that
God
should
not
grant
me
any
heires
males
,
is
not
more
considered
of
by
you
,
then
by
me
.
And
I
protest
before
God
,
that
I
haue
not
more
care
of
mine
owne
saluaion
,
then
desire
to
bereaue
you
of
that
feare
,
which
is
one
of
the
principall
causes
that
mooued
mee
to
make
my
holy
Edict
of
vnion
,
and
to
abolish
that
damnable
heresie
,
which
although
I
haue
most
holily
and
solemnely
sworne
,
before
him
that
giueth
man
constancie
,
inuiolable
to
holde
and
obserue
all
good
and
holy
oathes
.
I
am
determined
the
more
to
establish
it
,
that
it
should
bee
made
one
of
the
fondamentall
lawes
of
our
Realme
,
and
that
vppon
the
next
Tuesday
,
in
this
place
,
and
before
the
notable
assembly
of
all
my
estates
,
I
will
that
euery
man
shall
sweare
vnto
it
,
to
the
end
that
none
may
heereafter
pretend
any
cause
of
ignorance
.
And
our
holy
desires
may
not
vainly
be
frustrate
for
want
of
meanes
:
I
determine
to
take
such
order
therein
,
by
the
counsell
which
you
shall
giue
mee
,
that
as
the
desert
shall
not
consist
in
mee
,
it
may
not
likewise
proceede
from
the
small
assistance
by
you
giuen
therevnto
,
whereby
the
effects
of
our
desires
may
bee
in
force
.
By
my
holy
Edict
of
vnion
,
all
leagues
,
but
such
as
are
made
by
authoritie
from
mee
,
ought
not
to
bee
suffered
,
and
although
it
did
not
sufficiently
forbidde
the
same
,
yet
neither
Cod
nor
dutie
doth
permit
it
,
as
beeing
wholly
against
it
,
for
that
all
leagues
,
associations
,
practises
,
deuises
,
intelligences
,
leuyings
of
men
and
mony
,
and
receits
of
the
same
,
as
well
within
as
without
this
Realme
,
are
actions
of
a
king
,
and
in
all
well
gouerned
Monarches
,
esteemed
high
treason
if
they
bee
done
without
the
Princes
authoritie
.
And
although
by
word
of
mouth
(
thereby
witnessing
my
accustomed
clemencie
in
that
respect
)
to
omit
all
forepassed
faultes
,
yet
as
dutie
bindeth
mee
and
you
all
,
(
to
conserue
the
royall
estate
)
hauing
taken
order
for
the
establishing
of
certaine
lawes
,
to
bee
made
by
my
estates
,
I
will
by
these
presents
declare
,
and
from
hencefoorth
pronounce
as
guiltie
of
high
treason
,
all
such
my
subiects
as
desist
not
from
them
,
or
that
in
any
sort
dealeth
therein
,
without
my
authoritie
and
consent
,
graunted
vnder
the
great
Seale
of
France
.
Wherein
I
am
assured
that
you
will
not
faile
,
to
shewe
your
faiths
and
fidelities
,
counselling
and
requiring
at
my
handes
,
to
renue
and
fortifie
this
faire
and
auncient
law
,
ingrafted
within
the
hearts
of
all
true
French
men
that
defend
the
same
:
which
I
will
shall
bee
set
downe
in
expresse
words
:
I
am
bound
thereby
both
vnto
my selfe
,
and
to
my
Realme
:
and
you
to
mee
:
and
to
the
state
of
the
land
,
which
you
now
represent
:
wherevnto
in
presence
of
the
Almightie
God
,
I
summon
you
all
.
In
times
past
,
the
goodly
order
and
exact
pollicie
obserued
among
our
souldiers
,
bredde
and
procured
an
admiration
and
terror
of
my
nation
,
togither
with
a
particular
and
honourable
glory
to
all
our
French
Nobilitie
.
Now
therefore
weed
esire
,
that
the
same
honour
wherewith
wee
haue
beene
admired
aboue
all
nations
,
may
still
bee
maintained
:
wherein
I
will
spare
no
paines
whatsoeuer
:
and
the
like
I
craue
of
you
,
whereby
the
wrath
of
God
beeing
appeased
,
and
that
our
forces
may
bee
vsed
to
the
preseruation
,
and
not
to
the
destruction
of
our
estate
,
thereby
procuring
so
much
contentment
and
comfort
to
my
subiects
,
as
that
hereafter
they
may
as
willingly
desire
our
souldiers
both
horse
and
footemen
for
their
gifts
,
as
they
now
feare
and
abhorre
them
,
and
that
with
great
reason
.
Lastly
,
I
am
much
greeued
that
I
cannot
maintaine
my
estate
and
royall
dignitie
,
with
the
necessary
charges
of
this
Realme
without
mony
:
for
mine
owne
particular
,
it
is
the
thing
that
least
greeueth
mee
,
but
it
is
a
necessary
euill
:
warres
likewise
cannot
bee
well
followed
without
mony
,
and
seeing
at
this
present
wee
are
in
a
good
course
,
to
extirpe
accursed
heresies
,
it
is
necessary
we
should
prouide
great
summes
of
mony
to
furnish
our
expenses
:
for
want
whereof
(
to
say
the
trueth
)
our
leuyings
of
men
will
bee
more
to
our
hinderances
then
our
profits
,
and
yet
there
can
be
no
exployt
done
without
them
.
For
my
part
therefore
I
promise
,
not
to
spare
any
meanes
whatsoeuer
:
wherein
likewise
I
craue
that
zeale
of
you
,
which
you
haue
alwaies
assured
mee
to
beare
vnto
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
the
commoditie
of
this
Common-wealth
.
And
therefore
you
must
(
shewing
you
the
full
reuenues
of
my
whole
estate
)
haue
that
consideration
,
that
the
Senate
of
Rome
had
of
an
Emperour
,
who
desiring
(
as
I
doo
)
to
suppresse
all
subsidies
,
shewed
him
,
that
such
leuyings
of
treasure
,
were
the
sinues
and
vaines
of
the
body
of
the
Common-wealth
,
which
beeing
taken
away
,
it
would
presently
desolue
and
be
vnlosed
.
And
yet
I
say
,
that
I
would
to
God
,
that
the
necessitie
of
my
estate
constrained
mee
not
to
vse
them
:
and
that
at
one
instant
,
I
might
gratifie
my
people
with
so
goodly
a
present
,
as
also
that
my
daies
might
be
abridged
,
not
desiring
to
liue
any
longer
,
then
that
my
life
might
be
profitable
and
aduantage
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
all
your
preseruations
.
Touching
the
order
required
for
the
disposing
of
my
treasures
,
so
much
for
the
comfort
and
ease
of
my
people
,
whether
it
bee
concerning
the
ouer
great
numbers
of
officers
,
or
other
particularities
,
I
am
perswaded
you
will
take
as
good
order
by
your
wisedomes
,
as
shall
bee
requisite
,
as
beeing
one
of
the
principall
pillers
,
whereby
wee
and
all
our
estate
in
generall
,
for
the
most
part
are
supported
.
It
is
likewise
a
matter
of
conscience
(
that
toucheth
our
soules
healths
)
to
take
order
for
our
debts
,
which
I
haue
not
altogither
made
,
but
beeing
debts
of
our
Realme
,
you
ought
to
haue
a
care
thereof
,
wherevnto
both
publicque
faith
and
wisedome
,
bindeth
you
all
,
and
you
shall
bee
certified
what
they
are
.
The
King
beeing
the
patron
,
whereby
all
his
subiects
learne
to
frame
their
actions
,
it
is
therefore
,
that
of
my
naturall
inclination
,
I
will
so
gouerne
mine
owne
person
and
my
house
,
that
from
hencefoorth
they
shall
serue
for
a
rule
and
example
to
all
the
rest
of
my
Realme
and
Kingdome
.
And
to
the
end
I
may
witnesse
by
effect
,
that
which
you
desire
of
mee
,
and
which
is
most
deepely
ingraued
within
my
heart
,
touching
this
great
assembly
(
hauing
fully
determined
vpon
your
memorialles
and
billes
)
which
I
desire
you
,
may
bee
done
with
all
the
speede
you
can
,
and
with
your
good
counselles
and
aduise
(
as
I
will
shew
vnto
you
,
)
the
next
day
after
in
open
audience
in
the
Church
,
that
it
may
bee
knowne
to
all
my
subiects
,
and
so
holde
it
for
an
inuiolable
and
firme
lawe
,
whereby
no
man
may
withstand
it
but
with
shame
and
infamie
,
and
vppon
paine
to
bee
accessary
of
high
treason
,
as
an
enemie
to
this
countrie
,
I
meane
by
oath
vppon
the
Euangelistes
,
to
binde
all
the
Princes
,
Lordes
,
and
Gentlemen
,
that
are
assistant
at
this
Parliament
,
togither
with
you
the
Deputies
of
my
estates
,
and
therevppon
you
shall
receiue
the
Sacrament
,
to
obserue
all
the
thinges
that
therein
are
contained
,
as
sacred
lawes
,
not
reseruing
vnto
my selfe
the
libertie
of
exemption
from
the
same
,
for
any
cause
,
pretence
,
or
occasion
whatsoeuer
may
heereafter
happen
.
Which
done
,
I
will
presently
cause
it
to
bee
sent
into
all
the
Courts
of
Parliament
throughout
my
Realme
,
to
sweare
all
Ecclesiasticall
,
Noble
,
and
common
persons
therevnto
,
with
this
clause
,
that
whosoeuer
opposeth
himselfe
against
it
,
shall
alwaies
bee
holden
as
a
notorious
traitor
.
And
if
heerein
I
seeme
to
submit
my selfe
more
then
becommeth
mee
,
vnto
the
lawes
whereof
I
am
the
Authour
,
and
which
of
themselues
dispence
with
mee
therein
,
and
that
by
this
meanes
,
I
reduce
my
rovall
estate
to
more
certaine
termes
and
poynts
,
then
that
of
my
predecessors
:
It
is
the
principall
cause
that
maketh
the
generous
minde
of
the
Prince
best
knowne
and
discerned
,
to
addresse
and
frame
his
thoughts
and
actions
vnto
his
good
lawes
,
and
wholly
to
oppose
himselfe
against
the
corruptions
thereof
:
and
it
will
suffice
mee
to
make
answere
therevnto
,
as
that
King
did
(
to
whom
it
was
tolde
,
that
hee
sought
to
leaue
his
royaltie
in
woorse
estate
to
his
successors
,
then
hee
enioyed
it
from
his
predecessors
)
that
he
would
make
it
much
more
durable
and
assured
then
euer
it
was
.
But
to
end
my
long
discourse
,
hauing
vsed
authoritie
and
commaundement
,
I
will
now
proceede
to
exhortations
and
prayers
:
and
first
I
charge
you
all
,
by
the
dutie
you
owe
to
God
,
by
whom
I
am
appoynted
and
substituted
ouer
you
,
to
represent
his
person
,
by
the
name
of
true
Frenchmen
,
(
that
is
of
passionate
louers
of
their
naturall
and
lawefull
Prince
,
)
by
the
ashes
of
the
memories
of
so
many
Kings
my
Predecessours
,
that
haue
so
louingly
and
happily
ruled
and
gouerned
ouer
you
:
by
the
charitie
that
you
beare
vnto
your
Countrie
,
by
the
boundes
and
hostages
it
hath
of
your
fidelities
,
your
wiues
,
your
children
,
and
your
domesticall
fortunes
,
that
with
all
your
hearts
you
imbrace
this
occasion
:
that
you
bee
wholly
and
altogither
carefull
for
the
Common-wealth
:
that
you
vnite
and
ioyne
your selues
with
mee
,
to
striue
against
the
disorders
and
corruptions
of
this
estate
,
by
your
sufficiencie
,
by
your
integritie
,
and
by
your
greate
care
and
diligence
,
abandoning
and
forsaking
all
contrary
thoughts
,
(
and
following
onely
my
example
,
)
not
hauing
any
other
desire
,
then
the
onely
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
as
my selfe
beeing
estraunged
from
all
other
ambition
,
then
that
onely
which
concerneth
and
toucheth
a
subiect
,
as
I
my selfe
beare
no
other
minde
,
then
that
which
belongeth
vnto
a
good
,
faithfull
,
and
Christian
King
.
If
you
doo
otherwise
,
you
shall
bee
filled
with
all
accursednesse
,
you
will
imprint
a
perpetuall
spot
of
infamie
in
your
posteritie
and
names
,
and
also
bereaue
your
posteritie
of
that
successiue
name
and
title
of
sidelitie
towardes
your
King
,
which
by
your
auncestors
hath
been
so
carefully
left
vnto
you
.
And
for
mine
owne
parte
,
I
will
take
heauen
and
earth
to
witnesse
,
and
I
will
bee
iudged
both
by
God
and
man
,
that
it
is
not
my
fault
,
nor
any
want
of
diligence
in
mee
,
that
the
disorders
of
this
Realme
,
haue
not
beene
long
since
reformed
,
but
that
you
are
the
onely
cause
,
by
forsaking
your
lawefull
Prince
,
in
so
woorthie
,
so
holy
,
and
so
commendable
an
action
.
Lastly
,
I
summon
you
all
to
appeare
at
the
latterday
,
before
the
Iudge
of
all
Iudges
,
where
all
mens
thoughts
and
secret
meanings
shall
bee
opened
,
where
the
maskes
and
visards
of
craftes
and
dissimulations
shall
bee
pulled
off
,
there
to
receiue
reward
,
by
you
desired
,
for
your
disobedience
towards
your
King
,
togither
with
your
great
negligence
and
small
loyaltie
in
regard
of
this
estate
.
But
God
forbidde
,
that
I
should
euer
thinke
it
,
but
rather
conceiue
that
you
will
rule
your selues
therein
,
(
as
I
perswade
my selfe
)
with
wisedome
,
affection
,
loue
,
and
fidelitie
,
wherein
you
shall
do
good
seruice
vnto
God
,
and
also
to
your
King
,
you
shall
bee
bleffed
in
this
world
,
and
thereby
obtaine
the
name
of
couseruators
of
your
lande
and
countries
.
Monsieur
de
Montelon
,
hauing
made
two
greatreuerences
,
beganne
to
speake
,
and
confirming
the
Kings
speeches
,
hee
commended
the
zeale
and
integritie
of
his
minde
,
declared
the
honour
and
Maiestie
of
Kings
,
with
the
inuiolable
bond
of
obedience
due
vnto
them
:
assuring
them
,
that
vnder
his
happie
and
prosperous
conduction
,
they
should
by
that
assembly
of
all
the
estates
of
France
,
reape
the
same
effects
,
which
in
times
past
had
beene
found
and
experiented
vnder
the
raignes
of
Philippe
le
Bell
,
Iohn
the
first
,
and
Charles
the
eight
:
charging
them
all
,
euery
one
in
his
estate
and
degree
,
to
ioyne
and
vnite
their
wise
and
learned
aduises
vnto
the
kings
good
pleasure
,
therewith
to
ayde
and
assist
him
.
And
directing
the
thunders
of
his
eloquence
,
against
the
disorders
of
the
estate
,
hee
exhorted
the
Cleargie
to
reerect
the
beautie
and
dignitie
of
the
Church
,
vsing
therein
the
meanes
and
originall
disciplines
of
auncient
and
holy
Councels
,
as
when
riuers
or
kennelles
are
stopped
,
men
seeke
to
finde
out
their
Springs
,
and
so
to
cleare
them
:
shewing
,
that
if
the
doctrine
and
preaching
of
the
word
,
had
been
carefully
administred
vnto
the
people
,
so
many
heresies
and
notorious
vices
,
hadde
neuer
sprung
vppe
nor
taken
roote
in
this
Realme
,
nor
yet
so
much
breach
of
lawes
,
and
disobedience
towards
the
Kings
,
Nobles
,
Iudges
,
and
Magistrates
,
had
euer
beene
practised
and
performed
.
The
word
of
God
is
liuely
and
effectuall
,
and
sharper
then
any
two
edged
sword
.
Obedience
to
the
king
,
and
to
the
principal
supporters
of
equitie
&
iustice
:
Foy
de
Gentil-homme
:
that
is
,
by
the
faith
of
a
Gentleman
,
which
they
did
with
reuerence
and
requisite
circumstances
,
as
time
and
place
required
.
Shewing
them
likewise
,
what
mischiefes
proceeded
of
priuate
quarrels
,
the
onely
name
whereof
is
horrible
in
the
eares
of
all
christians
,
and
haue
alwaies
been
seuerely
punished
and
forbidden
by
auncient
and
holy
lawes
,
Lastly
,
hee
recommended
vnto
them
the
bearing
and
vsing
of
armes
,
according
to
the
examples
of
their
auncestors
.
To
the
third
estate
he
shewed
,
that
their
chiefe
support
and
maintenance
,
is
iustice
and
ciuill
pollicie
:
that
the
iudges
in
that
poynt
held
the
first
place
,
iustice
beeing
the
foundation
and
establishment
of
all
Monarchies
,
soueraignties
and
powers
whatsoeuer
:
alleadging
the
saying
of
Traian
,
who
beeing
required
by
the
king
of
Partheans
,
that
the
riuer
of
Euphrates
might
serue
as
a
border
betweene
their
Empires
,
Dealing
much
vppon
the
ouerthrowing
of
particular
iustices
,
the
great
abuses
therein
committed
,
with
the
prolongations
,
subtilties
,
and
deuises
(
to
hide
the
trueth
)
therein
vsed
,
comparing
it
vnto
a
shippe
,
tossed
and
tormented
in
the
waues
of
the
sea
,
seeking
for
a
safe
port
,
and
cannot
finde
it
,
beeing
hindered
by
the
crosse-waues
and
rockes
that
meete
therewith
:
shewing
,
that
such
at
this
day
is
the
miserie
of
those
that
seeke
to
end
their
suites
in
lawes
,
That
the
particular
faults
of
some
men
,
were
the
principall
causes
thereof
,
who
by
that
meanes
thinking
to
aduance
themselues
and
their
posterities
,
would
in
the
end
,
hauing
attained
to
the
full
ripenesse
of
their
wickednesse
,
felt
the
mischiefe
thereof
.
Ending
his
Oration
with
the
vnitie
and
concord
that
ought
to
bee
(
as
a
most
necessary
thing
)
in
that
assembly
,
thereby
to
holde
the
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romane
Church
,
with
general
and
particular
estate
of
all
that
are
comprehended
therin
,
in
true
obedience
to
the
king
,
in
all
vnion
and
concord
:
which
doing
,
this
Monarchie
would
bee
found
to
be
inuironed
with
all
happinesse
,
vnder
the
authoritie
of
the
most
christian
king
:
and
to
the
contrary
,
dooing
otherwise
,
they
should
feele
a
continuall
greefe
and
remorse
of
conscience
within
their
mindes
,
for
disobeying
God
,
their
King
,
and
countrie
.
Herculus
,
Theseus
,
and
other
valiant
men
,
that
eased
and
relieued
them
from
the
burthen
of
oppressions
and
violences
vsed
in
those
daies
by
Tyrants
and
monstrous
Gyants
.
Saying
,
that
as
God
when
his
people
were
afflicted
,
raised
Moyses
,
Iosue
,
Dauid
,
Manasses
,
Iosaphat
,
Ezechias
,
and
other
good
kings
,
so
by
his
prouidence
,
hee
hadde
sent
into
this
desolate
kingdome
,
a
King
who
from
his
young
yeares
hadde
beene
guided
by
the
Spirite
of
the
de
Brissac
,
and
the
Aduocate
Bernard
,
Deputies
for
the
three
estates
,
to
renue
his
oathes
of
vnion
,
and
perceiuing
their
pursuite
to
proceede
from
the
distrust
they
had
in
him
,
seeing
that
hee
hauing
once
sworne
it
within
the
Cittie
of
Roane
,
it
was
as
then
needelesse
to
renue
his
oath
againe
,
hee
went
neuerthelesse
to
satisfie
the
importunitie
of
the
League
,
and
so
beganne
that
seconde
meeting
with
the
same
action
.
Monsieur
de
Beaulieu
his
principal
Secretarie
to
read
it
,
togither
with
the
declaration
made
vpon
the
same
,
so
to
giue
it
the
force
and
authoritie
of
a
law
of
his
Realme
,
and
yet
without
derogating
the
liberties
and
priuiledges
of
his
Nobilite
.
The
reading
thereof
,
with
the
declaration
beeing
ended
,
the
king
desiring
that
the
woorthinesse
of
the
cause
should
bee
preferred
,
with
as
much
Maiestie
as
it
deserued
,
thereby
to
mooue
the
whole
assembly
better
to
consider
the
importance
of
the
contract
,
which
as
then
they
were
to
make
with
God
,
crauing
his
horrible
and
most
fearefull
vengeance
,
might
fall
vppon
all
those
that
disloyally
should
falsifie
their
faiths
therevnto
giuen
,
as
assurances
of
the
obseruation
of
his
said
Edict
of
vnion
,
he
commanded
the
Archbishop
of
Bourges
,
to
make
an
Oration
vnto
the
states
concerning
the
same
.
That
the
cause
of
the
oath
as
then
presented
,
was
for
the
Church
,
the
onely
spouse
of
God
,
Alexandria
,
Ephese
,
Ierusalem
,
Affrica
,
and
Aegipt
,
are
but
one
Church
,
and
her
doctrine
is
one
Romane
doctrine
,
not
in
regard
of
the
walles
of
the
Cittie
of
Rome
,
but
by
reason
of
a
speciall
nomination
and
demonstration
that
is
saide
of
it
,
that
therein
Saint
Peter
,
and
after
him
Saint
Clement
,
and
others
their
successors
,
haue
preached
and
announced
the
word
of
God
,
witnessing
the
true
christian
doctrine
,
and
many
other
Martyrs
with
the
price
of
their
blood
,
which
they
haue
freely
shed
for
the
name
and
honour
of
God
.
That
to
preserue
the
vnitie
of
his
Church
,
it
is
conuenenient
,
that
all
the
children
thereof
,
should
be
vnited
vnder
Christ
their
Sauiour
,
and
vnder
the
king
,
whose
faith
hath
continued
from
posteritie
to
posteritie
,
euen
vnto
his
person
,
and
neuer
separated
it selfe
from
the
vnitie
of
this
holy
and
christian
religion
.
Let
vs
vnite
our selues
then
(
said
this
Prelate
)
,
let
vs
vnite
our selues
togither
as
true
faithfull
Catholicques
,
let
vs
renue
this
great
and
solemne
oath
due
vnto
God
:
let
vs
ioyne
our
vowes
and
hearts
togither
,
and
so
yeeld
them
and
confirme
them
vnto
God
.
Let
vs
lift
vp
our
hands
to
heauen
,
to
yeelde
vnto
that
great
God
the
oath
wee
owe
vnto
him
,
that
it
may
bee
a
memorie
for
euer
vnto
the
world
,
that
our
posterities
may
beholde
our
faiths
and
constancie
in
our
oathes
,
and
not
our
periurie
,
by
the
good
and
holy
effects
that
shall
insue
.
And
seeing
it
hath
pleased
your
Maiestie
(
most
noble
Prince
)
to
bee
the
first
that
heere
in
presence
of
vs
all
,
shall
performe
this
oath
,
for
an
example
to
all
your
subiects
,
all
wee
with
one
accord
will
lift
vp
our
hands
to
heauen
,
and
sweare
by
the
liuing
God
,
to
serue
and
honour
him
for
euer
,
to
maintaine
his
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romane
Church
,
to
defend
your
Maiestie
and
your
estate
against
all
men
,
to
obserue
and
inuiolably
to
holde
that
which
is
contained
in
your
Edict
of
vnion
,
at
this
present
redde
and
published
to
the
glory
of
God
,
exaltation
of
his
holy
name
,
and
to
the
conseruation
of
his
Church
,
and
this
Realme
of
France
.
Monsieur
de
Beaulieu
to
make
an
act
thereof
:
which
done
,
the
ioy
was
so
great
,
that
nothing
could
bee
heard
among
them
,
but
crying
:
Viue
le
Roy
,
all
the
assemby
followed
his
Maiestie
into
the
Church
of
Saint
Saueor
,
wherein
thanksgiuing
they
sung
,
Te
Deum
Laudamus
.
Mortales
recidinae
.
There
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
in
Parris
,
vnderstood
from
the
King
,
that
the
Parrissians
offence
had
beene
very
great
,
but
that
hee
hadde
forgotten
it
:
that
hee
made
his
Edict
for
the
common
good
of
all
French
Catholicques
,
and
also
the
comfort
of
his
poore
people
:
the
miseries
whereof
,
caused
him
to
remit
the
memorie
thereof
,
withall
,
willing
him
to
bee
assured
thereof
,
as
beeing
spoken
from
the
mouth
of
his
king
,
with
commaundement
to
bee
very
carefull
,
least
the
Cittie
of
Parris
should
fall
into
the
like
fault
,
which
vnto
them
would
prooue
both
mortall
and
vnreparable
.
The
King
was
continually
solicited
with
many
petitions
,
thereby
not
so
much
to
make
him
see
the
euill
,
but
rather
to
threaten
him
,
that
he
shuld
yet
find
it
much
greater
,
if
speedie
order
were
not
taken
.
They
set
before
his
eies
the
extreame
coldnesse
of
the
greatest
part
of
all
the
Catholicques
,
in
loue
They
brought
him
to
defend
the
Church
,
not
to
esteeme
so
much
of
the
wrongs
committed
against
the
state
,
as
of
the
iniuries
done
vnto
religion
:
not
to
suffer
any
feare
to
enter
into
his
minde
,
concerning
the
enemies
of
GOD
,
which
more
and
more
increased
,
by
a
certaine
kinde
of
distrust
,
which
constrained
him
to
shewe
contumelious
passions
,
not
breeding
peace
,
but
rather
seruitude
,
and
so
to
dissemble
the
iniuries
committed
against
God
:
which
to
preuent
,
hee
should
reuenge
himselfe
like
a
King
,
bannish
those
that
counselled
him
onely
for
the
aduantage
of
heresies
,
and
imbrace
such
as
had
strayed
out
of
the
right
way
,
and
desired
to
enter
into
it
againe
,
to
vse
his
sword
of
authoritie
against
the
obstinate
,
and
to
remember
this
most
true
and
certaine
maxime
,
that
were
the
fault
of
treason
against
the
diuinitie
of
God
,
left
vnpunished
,
there
the
fault
of
treason
against
man
,
will
proceed
so
farre
,
that
in
the
end
it
will
bee
esteemed
no
offence
.
Their
houses
are
not
filled
with
the
noyse
of
Himnes
and
Psalmes
,
sung
to
the
honour
of
God
,
but
with
barking
of
dogges
,
breeding
of
hawkes
,
and
all
kindes
of
vaine
and
dissembling
speeches
.
And
to
bee
short
,
there
is
nothing
seene
but
ignorance
,
slaunders
,
adulteries
,
and
shame
among
them
,
the
onely
beholding
of
their
countenances
,
mooueth
men
more
to
go
out
of
the
Church
,
then
all
the
Ministers
and
Preachers
of
heresie
are
able
to
inforce
them
.
The
second
is
the
sale
of
offices
and
places
of
iustice
,
which
causeth
the
most
wicked
to
bee
most
esteemed
,
that
the
strongest
without
reproach
oppressethe
weak
,
that
without
scruple
of
conscience
they
sell
iustice
by
retaile
,
which
they
themselues
haue
bought
by
grosse
:
that
Townes
and
Prouinces
abound
in
murthers
,
and
diuers
vnpunished
crimes
:
that
there
is
no
more
order
in
pollicic
,
nor
faith
in
bargening
:
no
respect
to
the
lawe
,
nor
loue
to
vertue
,
Then
you
must
inquire
and
search
out
for
men
of
good
and
honest
behauiour
,
wherewith
you
must
replenish
your
Councell
,
and
then
God
will
bee
assistant
vnto
them
(
for
Gods
spirit
is
alwaies
with
the
iust
man
)
and
thereby
your
enterprises
will
surely
take
effect
,
sooner
by
the
hands
of
those
whom
he
doth
blesse
,
then
by
such
as
are
prophane
persons
,
whose
works
are
accursed
.
It
is
very
true
,
that
we
finde
not
so
great
numbers
of
honest
men
walking
abroad
,
But
the
blinde
prouidence
of
your
Court
,
is
onely
to
finde
out
new
meanes
of
recouering
mony
:
it
onely
regardeth
that
,
as
an
Angel
of
desence
:
it
placeth
all
her
confidence
in
gold
&
siluer
,
wherein
are
seen
nothing
but
Italian
banquers
,
and
inuentions
of
new
imposts
:
it
is
much
deceiued
,
it
is
not
the
great
and
massy
Scepter
of
golde
(
as
an
auncient
wise
man
saith
)
that
is
,
not
the
great
treasures
that
maketh
Princes
to
flourish
,
but
rather
the
dutifull
amitie
of
their
subiects
,
which
proceedeth
only
from
the
good
order
of
iustice
,
and
the
election
of
capable
persons
,
fit
for
the
gouernment
of
all
estates
.
Touching
the
proposition
made
to
the
king
,
to
cut
off
the
superfluous
number
of
officers
,
and
to
abolish
the
corruption
of
the
sale
of
offices
,
from
whence
hee
receiueth
not
one
penny
profit
,
which
is
not
tempered
in
the
blood
of
the
common
people
:
such
as
found
themselues
interested
thereby
,
(
fearing
to
loose
the
profit
and
commoditie
of
their
places
,
and
those
specially
that
concerned
the
receit
of
treasures
)
made
a
great
and
goodly
declaration
to
the
king
,
to
mooue
him
to
the
contrary
,
&
to
hold
them
in
their
places
which
they
possessed
vnder
the
title
of
officers
for
his
Maiestie
:
shewing
him
,
that
the
good
and
comfort
of
the
people
(
which
was
thought
would
bee
procured
by
the
suppression
of
their
offices
)
is
the
greatnesse
,
glorie
,
and
riches
of
his
Crowne
,
and
of
his
people
,
which
is
alwaies
oppressed
and
troden
vnder
foote
by
such
as
are
mightie
,
if
there
bee
not
some
that
like
a
barre
interpose
themselues
betweene
the
power
of
the
one
,
and
the
weaknesse
of
the
other
,
which
is
specially
done
by
the
offices
,
as
well
of
iustice
,
as
of
his
Maiesties
treasures
:
that
the
erection
of
offices
,
rather
wanteth
ayde
and
profit
,
then
oppression
and
wrong
vnto
the
people
,
for
that
without
them
,
the
people
must
of
force
haue
beene
constrained
to
helpe
the
King
in
his
warres
with
their
owne
goods
.
That
it
is
easie
to
iudge
by
the
passions
and
instant
pursuites
,
of
the
greatest
of
those
that
demaund
commissions
,
that
they
haue
a
most
extreame
enuie
,
to
confound
the
order
&
principal
supports
of
the
royal
estate
,
so
to
transferre
it
to
the
occupation
and
mannaging
of
a
small
company
of
men
,
or
else
to
put
the
rurther
of
this
Monarchicall
shippe
into
the
hands
of
the
common
people
,
and
such
as
haue
least
skill
&
knowledge
to
rule
it
,
and
by
that
means
to
bring
the
head
vnder
the
foot
:
that
diuers
of
those
earnest
petitioners
,
had
not
solde
their
offices
(
which
they
had
likewise
obtained
by
the
same
means
)
for
the
most
aduantage
,
they
would
thinke
themselues
most
happy
at
this
day
to
ioyne
with
80.
or
a
100.
thousand
officers
,
whereof
that
body
is
composed
which
at
this
present
,
imploreth
iustice
due
and
woorthie
the
desert
of
their
cause
.
That
the
suppression
of
so
many
estates
and
offices
(
which
at
this
day
are
the
chiefe
&
most
orient
brightnesse
of
the
honourablest
families
among
his
subiects
)
would
vnfainedly
drawe
on
the
desolation
,
decay
,
and
totall
ruine
of
the
best
Townes
in
all
this
Realme
:
wherein
the
youth
for
want
of
good
exercise
,
should
easily
throw
themselues
headlong
into
vanities
and
follies
,
whereof
idlenesse
onely
is
the
cause
,
and
therefore
they
most
humbly
besought
his
Maiestie
,
to
maintaine
them
in
his
seruice
,
suffering
them
to
continue
therein
,
and
to
enioy
their
offices
as
they
had
vsually
done
.
The
Nobilitie
complained
of
their
seruices
done
without
recompence
,
and
of
the
indiscrcet
distribution
of
the
kings
liberallities
and
rewards
.
The
Cleargie
made
a
greater
noyse
,
and
found
themselues
greeued
,
that
neither
the
summes
of
mony
,
nor
yet
the
great
charges
leuyed
vpon
them
,
had
not
in
any
thing
aduanced
the
seruice
of
religion
.
Wherevppon
the
King
supposing
to
sustaine
the
golden
world
,
and
thereby
to
restore
and
procure
great
rest
and
quietnesse
to
his
people
,
almost
spoyled
and
vtterly
ouerthrowne
,
hee
commaunded
the
Deputies
to
inuent
all
the
meanes
they
could
for
their
comfort
.
And
from
thence
sprang
the
Edict
of
the
suppression
of
offices
newly
erected
,
and
the
ouerture
of
the
discharges
of
talliages
,
but
with
a
most
industrious
stratageme
of
the
League
.
They
mooued
the
king
to
reduce
the
talliages
of
the
yeare
1576.
which
they
did
to
this
end
,
that
if
the
king
agreed
therevnto
,
hee
should
perceiue
himselfe
bereaued
of
the
meanes
to
pay
his
souldiers
,
to
content
his
seruants
,
and
to
maintaine
the
greatnesse
of
his
royall
estate
:
and
if
hee
refused
it
,
it
would
bee
an
euident
occasion
to
make
the
estates
fall
in
a
mutenie
,
and
so
to
effect
their
secret
determination
,
which
was
to
appoynt
a
Protector
ouer
the
King
,
and
to
driue
his
faithfull
subiects
from
him
.
Meane
time
,
they
beganne
to
enter
into
the
depth
of
their
pretences
,
This
aduise
beeing
great
and
very
important
,
for
the
increasing
of
the
Kings
treasures
,
was
giuen
by
the
Presidents
Mallet
and
Bobier
,
(
that
had
laboured
for
the
space
of
sixe
yeares
to
discouer
the
same
)
couered
and
disguised
with
the
Sophisteries
and
subtilties
of
their
participants
.
Meane
time
,
that
the
estates
were
busied
in
the
Parliament
,
let
vs
see
what
the
kings
forces
did
against
the
enemie
.
The
Duke
de
Neuers
led
one
armie
into
Poitou
,
and
the
Duke
de
Maine
conducted
the
other
into
Dauphine
.
de
Neuers
with
a
great
and
strong
armie
passed
into
Poitou
,
promising
not
onely
to
reduce
the
whole
Prouince
vnder
the
kings
obedience
,
but
to
restore
the
losse
hee
had
sustained
by
the
battell
of
Coutrus
,
by
some
profitable
and
woorthie
exployt
:
hee
beeing
assisted
by
Monsieur
de
la
Chastigneraye
,
Maister
of
the
Campe
,
of
a
Regiment
of
footemen
,
Monsieur
de
Sagone
,
Marshall
of
the
light-horse
,
Monsieur
de
Lauerdin
,
and
Monsieur
de
la
Chastre
,
Great-maister
of
the
field
:
the
armie
being
composed
of
Frenchmen
,
Switzers
,
Italians
,
and
diuers
voluntary
Gentlemen
.
Anne
de
Monmorancy
Constable
of
France
,
hanged
such
as
hee
found
in
the
Castle
of
Villane
,
and
all
those
that
were
in
a
Tower
,
standing
in
the
subburbes
of
Saint
Anthony
of
Pauie
.
Yet
the
Garrison
of
Manleon
,
although
they
well
perceiued
both
want
of
amunitions
and
weaknesse
of
their
walles
,
would
neyther
parley
,
nor
yet
yeeld
,
vntill
they
sawe
the
last
extremitie
,
but
when
they
sought
by
articles
to
compound
the
assaylants
,
vsing
all
inhumanitie
against
them
,
beeing
disarmed
,
bathed
their
victorie
in
the
blood
of
naturall
Frenchmen
.
Monsieur
de
Colombiere
Gouernour
of
the
Towne
,
issued
and
skirmished
with
the
Duke
de
Neuers
forces
,
with
equall
losse
on
both
sides
:
which
done
,
after
some
resistance
made
,
and
certaine
Cannons
shotte
against
the
Towne
,
the
souldier
fearing
the
euent
of
cruel
assault
,
not
long
after
,
drew
to
an
honourable
composition
,
and
so
yeelded
the
Towne
.
When
Montagu
had
yeelded
,
the
armie
went
to
batter
la
Ganache
,
a
Towne
with
a
Castle
,
lying
betweene
Poitou
and
Brittaine
,
as
I
will
shewe
you
heereafter
.
de
Maine
beeing
at
Lyons
,
and
from
thence
,
minding
to
passe
into
Dauphine
,
found
his
affection
as
much
cooled
,
as
at
the
first
it
had
beene
greatly
inflamed
,
and
knowing
such
pretences
to
bee
daungerous
,
and
ouer
lightly
grounded
vppon
the
mutenie
of
the
people
,
hee
stayed
his
proceedings
,
expecting
the
issue
of
the
Parliament
:
and
while
hee
continued
at
Lyons
,
Monsieur
de
Mandelot
died
,
beeing
in
great
feare
to
bee
displaced
from
his
gouernment
,
by
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
that
had
the
graunt
thereof
,
and
for
the
same
cause
,
hee
doubted
the
comming
of
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
to
bee
to
that
end
.
Hee
fell
sicke
about
the
end
of
the
moneth
of
October
,
troubled
with
a
windie
colicque
,
Edmond
Auger
,
to
shewe
the
king
that
hee
died
poore
and
indebted
,
by
reason
of
his
Maiesties
seruices
.
Hee
recommended
his
wife
and
children
to
the
Sheriffes
and
Magistrates
of
Lyons
,
desiring
them
not
to
shewe
themselues
friends
to
mutable
fortune
,
that
they
would
not
suffer
him
to
die
like
a
●ancrout
,
and
that
his
goods
and
mooueables
might
be
openly
solde
:
he
made
the
like
declaration
to
the
Straungers
in
the
Towne
.
And
vppon
Saturday
at
night
hee
receiued
the
extreame
vnction
:
which
done
,
hee
besought
God
,
that
it
would
please
him
yet
to
giue
him
life
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
longer
,
if
hee
thought
it
good
for
the
profit
of
the
Church
,
the
seruice
of
the
king
,
and
the
commoditie
of
the
Cittie
of
Lyons
.
de
Maine
went
to
visit
him
,
where
for
a
certain
time
hee
had
some
conference
with
him
.
And
this
Gentleman
,
that
had
alwaies
had
a
great
insight
into
the
affaires
of
the
League
,
by
a
spirit
although
not
propheticall
,
yet
prognosticating
said
vnto
him
,
that
the
end
of
the
Parliament
at
Blois
,
would
not
bee
so
agreeable
as
the
beginning
,
that
the
wound
of
the
Barricadoes
of
Parris
,
was
yet
bleeding
,
and
that
the
taking
of
the
Marquisat
of
Saluces
,
had
much
increased
it
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
should
neuer
finde
the
meanes
to
pacifie
the
sea
,
by
him
so
much
troubled
and
tormented
,
and
that
the
supposed
ayde
of
straungers
,
which
hee
expected
would
fayle
him
,
hee
died
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
Nouember
,
and
was
buryed
vpon
Saint
Andrewes
day
,
at
whose
funerall
the
Ladie
his
wife
shewed
,
both
by
her
apparrell
,
honour
,
and
order
,
that
amitie
continueth
as
well
after
as
before
mans
death
:
Father
Edmond
Auger
made
the
funerall
Sermon
in
presence
of
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
among
other
things
,
commending
his
person
,
saide
:
that
hee
had
neuer
subscribed
to
the
League
,
and
that
hee
died
constant
in
religion
,
and
the
seruice
of
the
King
.
But
now
let
vs
returne
againe
vnto
the
Parliament
,
where
the
king
laboured
with
great
paine
,
to
procure
the
remedies
which
hee
expected
from
the
wholesome
counsell
that
should
bee
giuen
vnto
him
,
and
like
a
wise
Pilot
,
that
scoureth
and
maketh
clean
the
plankes
of
his
shippe
,
thereby
to
clense
it
of
all
filth
that
might
hang
vppon
it
,
and
so
to
hinder
the
like
fish
from
catching
holde
thereon
,
which
in
the
middle
of
the
streame
vseth
to
staye
the
course
of
the
greatest
shippe
:
that
is
,
hee
sought
to
cutte
off
all
the
difficulties
that
hindered
his
Realm
from
passing
out
of
the
troublesome
waues
of
long
and
continuall
warres
,
Charles
Philebert
duke
of
Sauoy
,
who
so
wisely
found
the
means
to
recouer
that
which
his
father
had
lost
.
Angrongne
,
Lucerne
,
Saint
Martin
,
Pragela
,
and
la
Perouze
,
without
constraining
them
(
as
hee
might
well
haue
done
)
to
vse
the
Catholicque
religion
,
and
looking
into
the
depth
of
diuers
things
,
hee
made
meanes
vnto
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
for
a
match
to
bee
made
betweene
the
Lady
Margaret
the
Kings
sister
,
and
his
sonne
:
and
what
hee
practised
for
his
owne
benefite
,
the
same
he
counselled
vnto
others
:
for
when
hee
perceiued
that
Henry
king
of
Polonia
threatned
to
renue
the
warres
,
assoone
as
hee
should
set
foote
within
his
realme
,
hee
disswaded
him
from
that
resolution
,
setting
before
him
,
the
incertitude
of
warres
,
which
most
commonly
are
sweete
in
the
beginning
,
but
difficult
to
bee
pursued
,
and
most
bitter
and
hurtfull
in
the
ende
:
Hee
behaued
himselfe
so
well
in
his
counselles
,
(
which
our
kings
reiected
)
and
imprinted
such
an
opinion
of
his
wisedome
,
greatnesse
,
and
felicitie
,
within
his
subiects
mindes
,
that
the
Sauoyen
not
knowing
,
nor
beeing
able
to
imagine
any
greatnesse
more
eleuated
or
happyer
,
then
that
of
their
Duke
,
that
they
said
,
that
if
the
king
of
France
could
haue
guided
his
affaires
in
as
good
sorte
,
hee
hadde
beene
man
sufficient
,
and
fitte
to
haue
beene
Great-Maister
of
the
Duke
of
Sauoyes
house
.
Charles
Emanuel
his
sonne
,
perceiuing
that
the
wisedome
and
pollicie
of
his
father
,
had
left
his
estate
in
good
securitie
with
a
reasonable
great
quantitie
of
treasures
,
and
yet
not
so
much
as
would
suffice
to
make
any
forraine
warres
,
determined
to
imploy
that
generositie
,
naturally
ingraffed
in
him
,
in
some
goodly
enterprise
:
hee
threatned
Ceneua
,
and
made
shewe
of
doing
some
great
exployt
against
it
,
but
acknowledging
the
insufficiencie
of
his
forces
for
his
so
high
an
enterprise
,
they
determined
vppon
a
marriage
,
and
married
the
King
of
Spaines
youngest
daughter
,
and
with
her
,
the
passions
of
his
father
in
lawe
.
And
yet
it
was
not
done
without
pretence
,
declaration
,
and
excuse
,
for
first
hee
wrote
vnto
the
Pope
,
that
the
feare
hee
had
least
Monsieur
de
Desdiguieres
,
should
cease
vppon
certaine
of
his
Townes
,
and
so
in
the
middle
of
his
countrie
make
a
retraict
and
refuge
for
the
Huguenots
,
had
constrained
him
to
diuert
that
mischiefe
generally
from
the
Church
,
and
particularly
from
his
owne
estate
,
which
hee
desired
to
continue
in
the
puritie
of
the
auncient
religion
:
vnder
the
obedience
of
the
holy
sea
of
Rome
.
At
the
first
,
he
made
shewe
as
if
he
would
not
hold
those
places
but
vnder
the
kings
authoritie
,
and
by
little
and
little
,
he
vsurped
all
soueragne
power
,
degrading
the
kings
officers
,
erected
the
Sauoyan
crosse
,
and
threwe
downe
the
flower
deluces
of
France
.
From
thence
it
proceedeth
,
that
hee
which
enquired
and
gathered
into
a
great
volume
,
the
causes
and
reasons
of
the
raising
of
armes
in
the
moneth
of
Ianuary
,
reporteth
this
surprising
of
the
Marquisate
of
Saluces
,
to
bee
deriued
from
principalles
of
the
League
,
that
dismembreth
thier
Crowne
and
Common-wealth
,
perceiuing
that
neither
of
them
could
preserue
it
whole
and
intire
,
and
these
are
his
words
.
ABout
that
time
,
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
supposing
the
king
by
reason
of
his
departure
from
Parris
,
to
bee
wholly
ouerthrowne
,
sent
to
speake
with
Monsieur
de
Guise
,
minding
to
enter
into
League
with
him
,
vppon
condition
,
that
for
his
part
,
hee
might
haue
the
Marquisat
of
Saluce
,
Prouence
,
and
Dauphine
,
which
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
by
no
means
consent
vnto
,
desiring
rather
to
keepe
the
kingdome
wholly
for
himselfe
,
which
was
the
cause
that
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
mooued
at
his
aunswere
,
sent
Monsieur
to
the
King
at
Chartres
,
in
the
moneth
of
August
,
to
offer
him
all
loue
and
friendshippe
:
whereat
the
Duke
of
Guise
beeing
offended
,
practised
the
saide
intelligence
and
league
,
graunted
the
Duke
of
Sauoyes
request
,
and
the
saide
Duke
of
Sauoy
was
aduertised
of
of
the
resolution
taken
against
the
king
in
the
Parliament
at
Blois
:
to
the
end
,
that
for
his
part
,
he
might
finde
the
meanes
to
dispatch
his
businesse
at
the
same
time
:
wherein
hee
slept
not
,
forgetting
neuerthelesse
the
promise
made
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
and
that
of
his
owne
free
will
,
for
hee
preuented
the
time
of
the
execution
thereof
,
by
the
surprising
of
the
Marquisate
of
Saluces
,
which
serued
as
a
preparation
to
the
conspiracie
made
against
the
person
of
the
King
,
as
euery
man
iudged
,
as
beeing
most
easie
to
bee
perceiued
,
that
the
Duke
of
Sauoye
,
who
in
regard
of
the
puissance
of
this
great
Realme
,
is
but
a
meane
Prince
,
and
hath
la
Bresse
,
Sauoye
,
and
Piedemont
,
so
neare
vnto
the
limittes
of
France
,
that
it
laye
in
the
kings
power
to
bereaue
him
of
the
greatest
parte
thereof
:
and
that
in
very
short
time
,
if
hee
were
not
ayded
,
or
that
his
Maiestie
hadde
not
hinderances
otherwise
,
which
made
it
apparant
vnto
all
the
worlde
,
that
hee
enterprised
not
the
taking
of
Carmagnolle
,
Rauel
,
and
Saluce
,
without
assistance
:
and
that
on
the
other
side
,
the
king
should
bee
retained
and
hindered
from
making
warre
against
him
,
although
that
after
such
hinderance
,
hee
might
bee
well
assured
,
that
the
Parliament
beeing
ended
,
his
Maiestie
would
recouer
both
his
saide
Marquisate
of
Saluce
,
and
wholly
ouerrunne
him
,
if
hee
left
not
off
in
time
.
For
my
part
,
I
haue
heard
it
reported
,
that
this
young
Prince
foreseeing
A
politicque
maxime
of
Spaine
.
Multa
fieri
prohibentur
,
quae
tamen
facta
tenent
.
seeing
the
dissipation
of
our
estate
,
assured
himselfe
that
it
would
bee
best
for
him
to
bee
the
first
at
the
dinision
,
as
sonne
and
husbande
of
two
daughters
,
issued
from
the
blood
royall
of
France
,
and
so
goodly
a
peece
of
land
,
lying
in
the
middle
of
his
countrie
,
would
bee
sufficient
cause
to
awake
a
man
that
were
most
sound
a
sleepe
,
to
mooue
and
heate
the
most
colde
and
greatest
Pollititian
,
and
that
although
there
appeared
iniustice
in
the
action
,
yet
there
would
bee
reason
found
to
the
possession
thereof
.
Concluding
his
determination
by
this
maxime
holden
in
Councell
of
Spaine
:
That
diuers
thinges
are
forbidden
,
which
are
good
and
hold
steadfast
,
beeing
once
done
.
And
to
execute
his
pretence
,
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeare
hee
had
solicited
the
Gouernour
of
the
Citadell
of
Carmagnole
,
who
playing
on
both
side
,
on
the
one
side
tooke
money
of
the
Duke
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
hee
aduertised
the
King
thereof
,
and
wrought
so
well
by
that
meanes
,
that
hauing
gotten
aboue
fiue
and
twentie
thousand
Crownes
,
hee
withdrewe
himselfe
vnto
the
Court
,
without
deliuering
the
place
which
the
Duke
of
Sauoye
hadde
bargained
for
,
who
perceiuing
himselfe
deceiued
,
and
that
the
Barricadoes
at
Parris
gaue
the
King
worke
in
hand
,
and
more
then
hee
could
doo
,
hee
determined
to
surprise
the
Citadell
of
Carmagnole
,
by
the
meanes
of
a
Corporall
called
la
Chambre
,
whose
treason
beeing
discouered
,
and
his
fact
once
knowne
,
hee
was
hanged
by
the
feete
in
the
Market-place
of
Carmagnole
,
and
then
with
all
his
confederates
put
to
death
as
hee
deserued
:
but
that
notwithstanding
,
the
duke
perceiuing
the
kings
minde
to
bee
otherwise
occupied
,
then
to
thinke
vppon
the
Marquisat
,
of
Saluces
,
hee
leuyed
great
numbers
of
men
,
And
the
Castle
that
hadde
alwaies
beene
victualled
for
aboue
the
space
of
two
yeares
,
at
that
time
was
found
wholly
vnprouided
,
because
that
Montseur
de
Saint
Siluie
,
that
hadde
succeeded
in
the
place
of
la
Coste
,
hadde
caused
the
victualles
to
bee
carried
foorth
,
to
haue
some
fresh
in
their
place
,
in
such
sort
that
the
Captains
fearing
to
indure
great
miserie
and
famine
,
with
small
honour
yeelded
vppe
that
impregnable
Fort
,
wherein
there
was
found
aboue
foure
hundreth
cannons
,
This
victorie
and
conquest
made
the
Duke
holde
vp
his
head
,
and
his
seruants
made
him
beleeue
,
that
although
hee
were
forced
to
yeelde
it
vp
again
,
in
the
mean
time
he
should
enioy
it
,
and
that
it
is
good
to
bring
things
to
passe
when
time
and
opportunitie
serueth
.
And
for
the
same
cause
,
he
made
certaine
peeces
of
mony
of
the
value
of
a
Duket
to
be
minted
,
stamped
with
the
picture
of
a
Centaure
,
treading
a
Crowne
of
golde
vnder
his
feete
,
with
this
deuise
,
Opportune
.
They
tolde
the
King
,
it
would
bee
accounted
a
poynt
of
great
cowardise
in
them
,
if
they
should
seeme
to
bee
offended
thereat
:
if
they
should
indure
the
pride
and
ambition
of
their
so
weake
an
enemie
:
if
they
should
suffer
the
Crowne
of
France
to
bee
dismembred
,
specially
the
places
which
are
particularly
allotted
vnto
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
King
.
The
King
beeing
in
flamed
with
iust
greefe
,
was
fully
mooued
at
this
tyranny
,
and
iudged
this
branch
of
mischiefe
to
spring
out
from
the
bodie
of
the
coniurations
of
the
League
,
for
the
which
cause
he
said
hee
would
make
peace
with
the
Huguenot
,
to
serue
himselfe
by
their
means
,
against
such
as
sought
to
pull
off
his
cloathes
,
before
he
ment
to
go
to
bedde
,
minding
to
quit
himselfe
from
the
rule
of
such
as
like
maiors
of
the
Pallace
,
sougt
nothing
but
his
subiection
vnto
their
passions
.
The
king
that
could
not
well
disiest
this
aduise
,
receiuing
it
as
from
the
heart
of
him
that
had
giuen
the
spirit
&
motion
to
the
mischiefe
,
by
his
continuall
practises
with
straungers
,
perceiuing
that
neither
his
Edict
of
vnion
,
nor
yet
the
obligation
of
the
oath
which
he
had
taken
(
concerning
religion
)
of
all
the
Princes
of
the
League
,
to
make
them
depart
and
leaue
their
secret
associations
,
as
well
within
as
without
the
Realme
,
had
not
wrought
that
effect
which
hee
expected
,
hee
determined
from
that
time
forward
,
to
bee
reuenged
of
all
forepassed
offences
,
perswading
himselfe
not
to
bee
bound
to
obserue
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
seeing
the
League
had
first
begunne
to
breake
it
,
consenting
to
the
pernicious
intents
of
strangers
,
That
the
king
of
Nauarre
was
not
much
greeued
at
the
iniurie
which
a
meane
Duke
had
done
vnto
a
mightie
king
,
it
is
not
to
bee
doubted
:
yet
he
reioyced
thereat
,
being
in
hope
of
some
good
fortune
that
might
thereby
ensue
,
and
that
it
would
be
occasions
to
end
the
diuisions
&
partiallities
within
the
Realme
of
France
.
At
such
time
as
this
new
trouble
sprang
vp
among
the
assembly
at
Blois
,
hee
was
in
Rochel
,
where
hee
called
an
other
assembly
of
the
Churches
of
his
religion
,
seeing
the
artificiall
deuises
of
the
League
,
had
shut
the
gate
against
him
,
where
hee
ought
to
holde
the
principall
place
,
as
the
first
Prince
and
chiefe
Magistrate
of
France
.
Moniseur
de
Turenne
,
Monsieur
de
Trimouille
,
and
other
Gentlemen
of
his
house
and
Councell
,
as
in
a
manner
there
is
not
any
Prouince
in
France
,
wherein
this
religion
hath
not
purchased
some
acres
of
land
,
and
by
that
meanes
there
were
Deputies
from
all
places
.
By
whose
aduise
and
resolution
,
sprang
the
request
presented
vnto
the
States
at
Blois
,
This
petition
was
badly
framed
at
that
time
,
as
beeing
wholly
contrary
to
the
principall
intent
of
that
assembly
,
which
beeing
for
the
most
part
composed
of
men
,
chosen
and
purposely
taken
out
from
among
the
most
passionate
aduancers
of
the
League
,
desire
rather
to
destroy
then
instruct
,
such
as
had
strayed
aside
,
and
sooner
to
drowne
,
then
to
wash
the
infected
.
And
therefore
not
beeing
satisfied
with
the
Edict
of
vnion
(
the
right
destruction
of
the
Protestants
)
they
ceased
not
,
vntill
both
from
the
king
himselfe
,
and
all
the
assembly
,
they
had
procured
a
declaration
of
the
perpetual
disabilitie
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
to
the
succession
of
the
Crowne
.
Yet
their
artificiall
poysons
do
not
so
fully
infect
all
the
body
of
that
assembly
,
and
their
mindes
were
not
in
such
manner
tyed
vnto
the
opinions
of
the
League
,
but
that
there
were
some
persons
,
both
of
dignitie
&
reputation
,
that
would
not
permit
that
the
means
should
bee
taken
from
the
king
,
to
revnite
his
subiects
in
one
religion
,
seeing
that
the
intent
of
the
Parliament
ought
onely
to
tend
vnto
a
publike
peace
,
and
therefore
they
counselled
him
to
procure
a
lawfull
Councell
against
this
schisme
of
conscience
,
which
should
be
eyther
vniuersall
,
or
nationall
,
a
most
soueraigne
and
assured
remedie
,
prooued
heretofore
against
more
pernicious
herefies
,
then
these
of
our
time
,
whereby
the
bodies
of
Common-wealths
haue
bin
purged
of
their
infected
blood
,
and
filled
againe
with
good
and
viguerous
humours
.
The
king
had
promised
by
his
Estict
,
to
take
an
order
touching
his
successor
,
but
at
that
age
wherein
hee
liued
,
and
in
the
young
and
lustie
yeares
of
the
Queen
his
wife
,
he
hoped
that
God
would
blesse
him
with
some
masculine
line
,
that
might
auoyde
the
difference
of
those
ambitious
persons
.
And
therefore
hee
tooke
no
pleasure
to
heare
any
speech
of
that
which
in
his
minde
seduced
to
imbase
his
authoritie
,
and
to
make
his
graue
before
he
was
dead
.
For
that
assoone
as
a
Prince
hath
declared
who
shall
bee
his
successor
,
his
testament
is
made
,
and
then
in
his
Realme
,
he
is
accounted
but
as
the
sun
that
goeth
downe
,
euery
man
casting
his
eyes
vpon
him
that
shall
succeede
.
It
was
a
capitall
offence
in
Rome
,
to
seeke
to
knowe
what
should
bee
done
after
the
death
of
the
Emperour
:
and
the
Emperours
of
Turkie
cannot
indure
the
sight
of
the
children
their
successors
,
but
send
them
farre
from
the
Court
,
and
neuer
see
them
but
when
they
are
first
borne
,
or
else
when
they
are
circumcised
.
There
are
diuers
well
gouerned
&
peaceable
Monarches
,
wherein
such
are
punished
as
are
ouer
serious
to
inquire
what
may
happen
after
their
Kings
death
.
Wherein
you
may
beholde
the
extremities
of
the
League
,
that
seeking
to
ouerthrow
the
estate
,
would
beate
down
the
supporters
,
with
al
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
who
being
aliue
,
it
is
vaine
for
them
to
seem
to
lay
hold
on
the
tree
,
or
once
to
digge
the
myne
of
their
pretences
,
for
neither
armes
nor
fortresses
do
so
well
defend
and
maintaine
an
estate
,
as
the
number
of
children
of
the
Princes
familie
,
which
is
the
meanes
to
breake
a
perpetuall
order
of
succession
,
as
long
as
they
liue
,
choaking
the
ambitious
hopes
of
such
as
would
ouer
throw
and
subuert
it
.
Then
the
League
can
neuer
attaine
vnto
the
end
of
their
course
,
nor
their
forces
remooue
the
Crowne
of
the
branches
of
Valois
and
Bourbon
,
to
the
house
of
Vaudemont
,
if
first
they
procure
not
the
degrading
of
all
Saint
Lewis
race
.
They
set
downe
the
paines
due
vnto
hereticques
,
as
also
to
such
as
are
relapsed
:
they
accused
this
Prince
to
bee
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
nourished
and
brought
vp
from
his
infancie
in
that
new
and
erronious
opinion
,
and
that
beeing
such
a
person
,
hee
was
not
woorthie
eytherof
respect
or
obedience
,
no
not
of
so
much
honour
,
as
once
to
bee
saluted
:
that
they
might
not
communicate
with
him
by
any
meanes
:
that
there
is
an
eminent
daunger
of
the
losse
of
religion
,
and
that
it
would
bee
put
in
great
hazard
,
if
once
they
should
acknowledge
him
for
their
king
,
who
both
by
his
power
and
example
,
might
easily
compel
his
subiects
to
yeelde
to
his
religion
,
finding
nothing
more
assured
nor
certaine
,
in
all
auncient
Histories
,
then
the
decay
and
ruine
of
religion
,
when
the
chiefe
Magistrate
sought
not
to
preserue
it
in
all
puritie
.
The
lawe
to
heare
such
as
are
accursed
,
is
not
ciuill
and
particular
,
nor
obserued
in
one
or
two
Common-wealths
,
it
is
a
lawe
drawne
from
nature
it selfe
,
and
the
common
consent
of
all
nations
,
practised
by
those
who
for
their
guide
haue
had
a
true
and
perpetuall
reason
in
all
their
actions
,
and
it
seemeth
that
God
himselfe
,
to
whom
all
the
secrets
of
mens
consciences
are
open
,
that
knoweth
all
things
,
that
hath
no
need
of
humane
witnesses
,
nor
yet
to
follow
the
order
or
manner
of
a
Parliament
,
would
not
pronounce
his
definitiue
sentence
against
the
ingratitude
,
felony
,
disloyaltie
,
pride
,
and
presumption
,
of
the
first
man
Adam
,
before
hee
had
called
him
to
iudgement
,
examined
,
confirmed
,
and
vnderstood
his
reasons
,
Tarquinius
Superbus
,
because
hee
hadde
beene
banished
,
and
neuer
heard
speake
in
his
owne
defence
,
and
that
great
author
of
Romane
eloquence
,
complaineth
that
hee
had
beene
banished
,
without
offence
,
without
accuser
,
without
witnesse
,
and
without
permitting
him
that
libertie
,
which
is
neuer
refused
to
enemie
nor
slaue
.
And
hee
it
was
that
cried
out
against
Verres
,
saying
:
Sthemius
Termitanus
without
hearing
him
,
hee
had
forced
and
violated
nature
.
And
this
misgouernment
of
condemning
men
beeing
absent
,
was
neuer
induced
but
by
the
outragious
enuie
of
Tyrants
,
against
the
common
tranquilitie
of
their
countries
,
it
was
neuer
practised
but
by
those
furious
Donatists
,
that
deposed
Cicilia
from
his
Bishoppricke
of
Carthage
,
hee
beeing
absent
:
and
the
holy
fathers
of
Rome
haue
alwaies
detested
this
practise
.
Liberius
saith
plainely
and
boldly
vnto
Constant
,
that
he
would
neuer
signe
to
the
bannishment
of
Athanasius
,
as
being
extreame
iniustice
to
condemne
a
man
,
that
hath
neither
been
summoned
,
nor
once
heard
to
speake
for
himselfe
.
Innocent
the
first
,
excommunicated
Arcadius
and
Eudoxia
his
wife
,
because
that
without
inquiring
of
the
matter
hee
had
condemned
Chrysostome
.
Pope
Clement
blasoned
and
reprooued
the
Emperour
Henry
,
because
hee
had
bereaued
Robert
of
his
Kingdome
of
Sicile
,
and
proclaimed
him
traitor
,
without
hearing
his
excuse
.
But
if
the
king
knoweth
not
three
things
,
hee
knoweth
nothing
:
hee
raigneth
without
raigning
:
hee
cannot
defend
himselfe
,
his
familie
,
nor
the
peace
.
Hee
suffereth
himselfe
to
be
bereaued
of
the
vnseparable
quallities
belonging
vnto
his
person
:
that
is
,
power
and
authoritie
:
hee
suffereth
them
to
declare
those
of
his
familie
to
bee
vnwoorthie
of
succession
:
hee
permitteth
them
to
take
away
the
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
his
Realme
,
to
giue
it
vnto
his
enemies
:
so
that
to
this
proposition
of
the
League
,
hee
answereth
,
that
he
would
satisfie
the
Deputies
reasons
,
and
resolue
vpon
them
.
But
while
they
were
busied
to
band
themselues
against
a
Prince
capable
of
the
Crowne
of
France
,
and
issued
from
the
royall
branch
of
Bourbon
,
vpon
the
which
familie
,
God
hath
bestowed
more
particular
blessings
,
then
vpon
all
others
of
the
same
tree
and
linage
:
as
Aniou
,
Alencon
,
Eureux
,
Berry
,
Bourgongne
,
Angoulesme
,
Orleans
,
and
Valois
,
that
are
all
gone
and
extinct
.
God
suddainly
entered
vpon
the
Theater
,
and
shewed
that
his
iudgements
are
wholly
contrary
vnto
the
iudgements
of
men
,
and
that
his
spirit
mouing
eternally
,
worketh
continually
to
his
glory
,
and
that
hee
can
change
the
mindes
of
men
,
(
when
they
thinke
least
therof
)
cleane
contrary
to
their
desires
.
For
the
king
was
aduertised
by
all
his
seruants
,
and
such
as
made
no
account
of
him
,
the
Duke
of
Espernon
by
letters
assured
him
,
that
a
great
conspiracie
was
intented
against
his
person
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
commaunded
a
Gentleman
to
shewe
the
king
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
sought
most
ambitiously
to
climbe
aboue
the
degree
of
a
subiect
,
that
hee
practised
some
secret
matter
contrary
to
his
Maiesties
seruice
,
That
the
Duke
of
Guise
holding
no
other
quallitie
in
France
,
then
onely
of
a
meere
subiect
,
had
erected
a
League
,
raised
men
of
war
,
practised
with
straungers
,
without
authoritie
,
aduise
,
or
permission
from
the
king
,
enterprised
vpon
townes
,
and
troubled
and
broken
publike
peace
.
That
by
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
hauing
sworne
to
leaue
all
leagues
and
associations
,
as
well
within
as
without
the
Realm
,
he
ceased
not
to
continue
his
practises
and
deuises
with
the
Cardinall
Morosin
,
and
the
Ambassadour
of
Spaine
,
assuring
them
,
that
hee
ment
not
to
leaue
off
the
good
intelligence
hee
had
with
their
Maisters
.
That
hee
had
not
broken
,
but
rather
confirmed
and
continued
the
particular
confederacies
,
sworne
with
the
Gouernours
of
the
townes
of
France
and
others
,
therby
still
to
maintaine
the
souldiers
on
his
side
,
against
the
seruice
of
the
king
.
That
by
his
billes
hee
had
declared
,
that
he
had
not
taken
armes
but
for
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
of
the
King
,
and
yet
by
the
surprising
of
townes
in
Picardie
,
hee
had
impeached
the
aduancement
of
the
armie
that
should
haue
passed
into
Guyenne
against
the
Huguenots
,
and
in
all
places
exclaimed
against
the
Kings
actions
,
esteeming
him
fitter
to
were
a
sacke
,
then
a
Scepter
.
That
hee
had
declared
,
that
hee
bare
no
armes
but
for
the
assurance
of
the
Catholicques
in
France
,
and
of
their
religion
,
and
to
impeach
the
succeson
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
to
the
Crowne
:
and
yet
the
King
had
beene
aduertised
by
the
saide
King
of
Nauarre
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
sought
his
fauour
so
farre
,
as
that
hee
offered
him
his
sonne
in
hostage
,
and
that
he
,
with
seuenteen
Princes
of
his
house
,
would
come
to
visit
him
as
farre
as
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
to
doo
him
seruice
,
and
to
make
him
the
greatest
and
peaceablest
king
of
France
that
euer
was
:
the
Bailiffe
of
the
Mountaines
of
Dauphine
,
and
Monsieur
de
Bethune
,
beeing
imployed
in
those
affaires
:
and
a
great
person
of
estate
,
that
neuer
could
indure
such
Petti-Maisters
,
after
the
king
of
Nauarre
hauing
discouered
that
this
practise
could
not
bee
for
the
good
and
quietnesse
of
this
Realme
,
aduertised
the
Queen-mother
.
That
after
the
pardon
of
his
treasons
(
for
associating
and
practising
with
the
enemies
of
this
Realme
)
graunted
vnto
him
by
his
Maiestie
,
many
letters
had
beene
intercepted
tending
to
great
purposes
,
to
trouble
both
the
King
and
his
estate
.
That
the
taking
of
the
Marquisat
of
Saluces
was
done
by
his
aduise
,
and
that
then
when
his
Maiestie
complained
of
that
iniurie
,
and
that
it
was
requisite
to
continue
peace
in
France
,
and
to
make
warre
against
straungers
,
who
in
a
brauado
sought
to
dismember
the
estate
,
hee
stood
against
it
,
and
saide
they
ought
rather
first
to
heale
the
interior
vlcer
,
then
to
enter
into
warres
that
any
waye
touched
the
superficiall
euill
.
That
his
participants
publishing
his
praises
,
aboue
those
of
the
King
,
caused
it
to
bee
sung
about
the
streetes
,
and
in
the
Townes
that
helde
with
the
League
:
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
constrained
the
King
against
his
will
,
to
make
waarre
against
the
Huguenots
,
and
that
hee
had
solde
the
Marquisat
of
Saluces
,
to
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
to
the
end
,
that
vnder
pretence
of
recouering
it
againe
,
hee
might
diuert
the
warres
from
Guyenne
.
That
in
stead
of
ayding
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
imploy
their
liues
and
meanes
,
in
reducing
the
Townes
holden
by
the
Huguenots
,
his
Captaines
and
men
of
warre
stayed
at
Blois
,
vppon
assurance
giuen
them
of
a
commodious
change
.
That
hee
had
caused
bookes
to
bee
imprinted
,
thereby
to
breake
the
lawfull
succession
of
the
Crowne
,
in
fauour
of
the
house
of
Lorraine
.
That
his
seruaunts
vppon
the
day
of
the
Barricadoes
in
Parris
,
perswading
themselues
,
that
as
then
hee
hadde
mounted
to
the
highest
degree
of
his
greatnesse
,
saide
openly
throughout
his
lodging
,
that
it
was
no
time
to
make
any
more
delaies
,
(
for
such
were
their
proper
termes
)
and
that
there
rested
nothing
to
doo
,
but
to
conduct
their
Maister
to
Reims
.
That
hee
caused
triumph
to
bee
made
in
Parris
,
as
if
it
had
beene
in
a
Towne
new
conquered
:
that
his
Lacqueys
had
more
credit
with
the
people
,
then
his
Maiesties
principall
seruants
:
that
hee
boasted
both
by
word
of
mouth
and
writing
,
that
it
was
in
his
power
to
hold
the
king
,
that
is
,
to
stay
him
prisoner
,
or
else
to
vse
him
woorse
.
That
he
boasted
to
haue
stayed
the
sacking
of
Parris
:
and
that
he
could
arest
the
king
,
beeing
in
the
middle
of
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
men
,
and
all
of
them
the
kings
friends
,
and
yet
hee
entered
into
Parris
but
with
eight
horse
:
hee
was
so
well
assured
of
the
good
wils
and
mindes
of
the
Inhabitants
,
that
receiued
him
with
the
cries
and
open
reioycings
,
which
onely
belong
vnto
a
soueraigne
Prince
.
That
the
king
had
no
meanes
to
appoynt
a
Knight
of
the
watch
within
Parris
,
nor
to
dispose
of
the
Bastille
at
his
pleasure
.
That
hee
had
so
intised
the
states
to
fauour
his
ambition
,
that
the
Deputies
spake
nothing
but
what
pleased
him
,
and
had
no
other
billes
nor
petitions
to
present
,
but
such
as
had
been
first
examined
and
perused
by
his
Councell
:
and
that
it
seemed
that
this
assembly
at
Blois
,
was
wholly
made
to
seale
a
contract
of
some
new
royaltie
:
and
that
alreadie
diuers
said
,
that
he
made
too
long
delay
to
execute
his
intent
.
That
hee
spake
not
but
with
authoritie
like
a
king
,
vsing
words
full
of
brauadoes
,
disdaine
,
and
threatnings
,
against
his
Maiesties
subiects
.
That
hee
spake
in
all
affaires
,
as
if
hee
were
chiefe
soueraigne
:
that
hee
had
constrained
the
king
to
prouide
a
succescor
,
as
if
hee
lay
at
the
poynt
of
death
.
That
hee
had
sent
his
letters
pattents
(
sealed
with
the
great
seale
)
vnto
the
Inhabitants
of
Romorantin
,
forbidding
them
not
to
administer
victualles
nor
amunition
,
to
the
company
of
Monsieur
de
Souuray
,
and
they
had
expresse
commaundement
to
send
vnto
him
.
That
in
presence
of
the
Queene-mother
,
hee
had
refused
his
Maiestie
to
subscribe
to
the
ordinance
which
hee
ment
to
publish
,
concerning
certaine
treasons
as
then
practised
and
pretended
.
That
his
only
intent
was
,
in
his
person
(
as
a
supposed
branch
of
the
house
of
Charlemaine
)
to
reestablish
the
greatnesse
and
vsurped
authoritie
of
the
ancient
Maiors
of
the
Pallace
,
to
the
ende
,
the
king
should
onely
beare
the
name
,
and
that
hee
might
deale
with
him
,
as
Charles
Martel
did
with
Chilperic
.
Some
that
were
present
at
this
Councel
,
the
more
to
stirre
vp
the
kings
minde
,
by
the
auncient
perill
of
an
vnrecouerable
fall
from
his
authoritie
,
to
shewe
him
,
that
his
Maiestie
was
to
remember
the
dreame
he
had
before
the
League
beganne
:
which
was
,
that
the
Lyons
and
wilde
beasts
,
by
him
nourished
in
his
Castle
of
the
Louure
,
deuoured
him
,
Lastly
,
they
put
the
King
in
minde
of
Salcedoes
processe
,
which
had
discouered
all
the
pretence
of
the
Councell
holden
at
Nancy
,
the
first
article
whereof
,
was
,
to
cease
vpon
the
Kings
person
,
of
the
Councell
of
fiue
persons
,
holden
at
Parris
in
the
time
of
Lent
,
in
An.
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
eightie
seuen
,
wherin
the
Duke
de
Maine
couertly
inuayed
against
his
Maiestie
:
Of
the
memorials
taken
about
the
Aduocate
Dauid
,
of
the
letters
sent
by
the
Queene
of
Denmarke
,
to
her
sonne
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
which
were
found
about
the
Abbot
of
Billy
comming
from
Rome
,
and
withall
,
the
attempt
of
the
Barricadoes
was
not
forgotten
,
therewith
to
end
their
Councell
.
Touching
the
first
,
it
was
shewed
him
,
that
his
holinesse
beeing
aduertised
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
at
the
erecting
of
the
Barricadoes
had
ceased
vpon
the
Bastille
,
and
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
hee
said
vnto
the
Bishop
of
Parris
,
that
the
enterprise
was
ouer
bolde
,
that
it
touched
the
estate
,
and
that
the
offence
would
prooue
vnrecouerable
.
That
his
holinesse
had
often
written
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
that
hee
should
assure
himselfe
of
the
estates
,
what
meanes
soeuer
hee
made
,
and
that
in
these
so
apparant
daungers
,
there
is
no
remedie
whatsoeuer
,
but
it
may
bee
vsed
:
that
hee
needed
not
to
inquire
if
it
were
lawfull
to
be
done
,
and
that
it
was
for
the
same
cause
,
that
his
Maiestie
had
obtained
a
Confessor
,
by
him
to
bee
resolued
of
all
things
touching
or
concerning
the
holy
Sea
of
Rome
.
That
the
heads
and
authors
of
factions
,
are
so
odious
vnto
Princes
,
(
iealous
of
the
quietnesse
of
the
estate
)
that
therein
they
pardon
not
their
owne
blood
:
as
king
Philip
,
that
pardoned
not
Charles
his
owne
sonne
,
that
sought
to
surprise
the
low
Countries
.
And
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
when
speeches
were
vsed
touching
the
disobediences
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
deceased
,
had
alwaies
this
example
(
of
extreame
iustice
)
readie
to
produce
:
It
is
knowne
why
the
Cardinall
of
Caraffe
was
strangeled
.
Pope
Sixtus
at
this
day
liuing
in
the
first
yeare
of
his
pontificates
,
put
to
death
the
Counte
de
Pepoly
,
one
of
the
most
famous
families
in
all
Italie
,
because
hee
kept
certaine
banished
persons
his
kinsmen
,
secretly
in
his
house
.
In
this
Realme
of
France
,
Iohn
Earle
of
Harcourt
,
of
the
blood
royal
of
Scotland
,
Lewis
de
Luxembourg
,
Constable
of
France
,
Iaques
Counte
de
la
Marche
,
issued
from
the
house
of
Castille
,
&
diuers
others
of
as
great
quallitie
and
estate
,
as
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
haue
indured
shamefull
ends
,
because
they
practised
and
made
secret
leagues
with
forraine
Princes
and
kings
.
The
Pope
thoght
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
borne
armes
for
the
religion
,
but
after
the
Barricadoes
once
erected
,
hee
beleeued
it
not
,
and
although
religion
were
the
cause
of
the
warres
,
yet
should
it
not
bee
lawfull
without
the
kings
authoritie
.
The
example
is
both
good
and
memorable
in
the
Historie
of
the
king
of
Spaine
,
called
Leoncilde
,
both
an
hereticque
,
and
an
Arrian
.
This
Barbarian
pursued
the
Christians
,
and
pardoned
not
his
owneson
,
that
had
bin
instructed
and
conuerted
vnto
Christian
religion
,
by
Leander
Bishop
of
Tolede
,
hee
banished
him
out
of
kingdome
.
This
young
Prince
being
mooued
at
the
miseries
and
persecutions
of
the
Christians
in
his
countrie
,
The
Senate
of
Siracuse
,
caused
Andronadorus
and
Themistius
,
that
sought
to
renue
the
tyrannie
of
Nero
,
to
bee
presently
slaine
by
the
hands
of
the
Magistrate
himselfe
.
The
Romanes
,
beeing
a
Common-wealth
so
humane
,
so
polliticque
,
and
so
great
an
enemie
to
contrary
actions
,
held
it
for
a
maxime
,
that
where
the
estate
is
in
daunger
,
men
may
beginne
to
remedie
by
execution
.
And
therefore
Cato
in
his
Oration
against
Catilina
,
saith
:
that
we
must
rather
quit
our
countrie
of
a
traitor
,
then
consult
what
death
hee
shall
die
,
hauing
taken
him
.
To
put
the
Duke
of
Guise
in
prison
,
would
bee
as
much
,
as
if
wee
should
take
a
Bore
in
a
net
,
that
beeing
ouer
strong
,
would
breake
the
cordes
,
and
which
is
to
bee
feared
,
would
spoyle
both
the
hunter
and
his
hounds
,
all
at
one
time
.
When
the
serpent
is
slaine
,
the
poyson
hath
no
more
force
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
aduertised
from
all
places
,
that
it
would
be
dangerous
for
him
,
to
stay
longer
at
the
Parliament
,
but
the
more
hee
entered
into
distrust
,
the
more
the
fauours
and
vnaccustomed
kindnesse
on
the
kings
behalfe
vsed
towards
him
,
stayed
his
intent
:
one
of
his
principall
Councellours
tolde
him
,
that
withdrawing
himselfe
from
the
Parliament
,
he
should
beare
the
blasone
to
haue
abandoned
the
countrie
of
France
in
so
important
an
occasion
,
that
hee
would
easily
loose
his
countrie
,
seeing
hee
forsooke
it
:
that
his
enemies
would
make
their
profit
of
his
withdrawing
from
thence
,
and
that
they
would
ouerthrow
al
that
which
with
so
much
paine
and
pursuite
had
been
procured
for
the
assurance
of
religion
.
The
day
before
his
death
,
as
hee
sat
downe
at
the
table
to
dinner
,
hee
found
a
litle
scroule
of
paper
vnder
his
napkin
,
wherein
was
written
,
that
he
should
looke
vnto
himself
,
and
that
there
would
be
some
mischief
wrought
against
him
,
&
in
the
same
paper
with
his
own
hand
hee
wrote
two
words
,
saying
:
(
they
dare
not
)
and
so
threw
it
vnder
the
table
.
There
was
no
other
speech
among
the
states
,
but
that
the
execution
should
bee
done
vppon
Saint
Thomas
day
,
the
aduises
came
both
from
Rome
and
Spaine
,
the
Astrologians
filled
their
Almanakes
with
threatnings
:
and
the
euening
before
his
mischiefe
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
was
assured
by
the
Duke
d'Elboeof
,
that
the
next
day
hee
should
bee
slaine
.
But
all
this
notwithstanding
,
he
was
so
carelesse
of
his
safetie
,
that
in
a
manner
hee
was
wholly
blinded
,
and
forgot
himselfe
.
Hee
kept
the
keyes
of
the
Castle
,
as
beeing
Great-maister
,
but
the
euening
before
his
death
,
they
fell
into
his
enemies
hands
,
who
thereby
had
the
meanes
to
bring
in
those
that
ought
both
to
aduance
and
execute
the
kings
pleasure
vppon
him
.
The
king
in
the
meane
time
,
that
feared
to
bee
preuented
,
not
minding
any
longer
to
delay
his
purpose
,
thought
to
execute
it
at
a
supper
,
which
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
should
make
both
him
and
the
Cardinall
his
brother
vppon
the
Sunday
before
Saint
Thomas
day
,
but
hee
referred
the
execution
vntill
the
Tuesday
following
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
hauing
but
small
company
with
him
in
his
chamber
,
yet
hee
let
that
day
passe
,
and
went
to
walke
in
his
Garden
,
followed
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
who
approaching
his
death
,
had
certaine
speeches
with
the
king
that
much
offended
him
,
whereby
hee
changed
his
collor
into
furie
.
And
after
many
words
,
both
ouer
hardy
and
bold
,
wherein
hee
had
been
instructed
and
counselled
by
Cardinall
Morosin
,
hee
perceiued
,
that
all
things
proceeded
from
euill
to
woorse
,
and
that
the
things
which
seemed
curable
,
were
become
incurable
.
The
king
suspected
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
vse
these
speeches
either
to
induce
him
to
bereaue
himself
of
his
authoritie
,
and
to
giue
him
all
soueraigne
power
,
or
else
to
find
some
means
of
discontentment
,
that
thereby
he
might
breake
vp
the
Parliament
,
and
so
make
his
Maiestie
odious
to
his
subiects
:
wherewith
hee
could
not
so
much
dissemble
his
displeasure
,
but
that
such
as
were
present
,
perceiued
well
,
that
it
would
bee
the
meanes
to
open
the
woundes
that
were
thought
to
bee
healed
,
he
determined
to
stop
the
hopes
and
enterprises
of
this
Duke
,
with
the
price
of
his
life
,
and
no
more
to
indure
so
many
insolencies
and
braueries
of
the
league
,
that
esteemed
it
a
title
of
honour
to
beare
the
name
of
Guisart
,
and
of
infamie
and
dishonor
to
haue
the
name
of
a
seruant
to
the
king
.
Nostredame
de
Clery
,
which
is
betweene
Blois
and
Orleans
,
there
to
keepe
his
Christmas
.
The
euening
before
,
hee
had
sent
into
diuers
places
,
to
assure
such
townes
as
hee
iudged
to
bee
most
wauering
,
and
prouided
for
all
things
necessary
,
beeing
in
the
middle
of
so
many
seruitors
of
the
League
:
and
sent
for
certaine
of
the
fiue
and
fortie
,
to
the
number
of
seuen
,
shewing
them
,
that
hee
had
indured
too
much
at
the
hands
of
the
principall
Ruler
of
the
League
,
that
hee
would
no
longer
haue
a
Maister
,
and
that
hee
had
determined
to
put
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
death
.
The
order
of
the
execution
beeing
deuised
,
the
Cardinalles
de
Vandosme
,
de
Guise
,
and
de
Gondy
,
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
Marshalles
of
d'Aumont
and
de
Rets
,
Monsieur
d'O
,
Monsieur
de
Rambouillet
,
Monsieu
de
Maintenon
,
Monsieur
Marcel
,
and
Monsieur
de
Petremolle
,
came
to
sit
in
Councell
:
and
the
king
had
giuen
order
to
shut
the
Castle
Gates
,
assoone
as
they
were
entered
.
There
is
nothing
that
so
much
iniureth
the
trueth
of
a
Historie
,
as
passion
,
which
maketh
mans
iudgement
to
yeelde
which
way
it
will
,
and
causeth
him
to
erre
,
and
to
seeke
to
disguise
the
trueth
.
Some
write
,
that
as
the
Duke
of
Guises
eye
on
that
side
his
face
where
he
had
the
scarre
,
began
to
water
,
not
finding
a
hand-cherchef
in
his
pocket
,
hee
desired
Monsieur
Otoman
Treasurer
of
the
house
,
that
stood
by
him
,
to
take
the
paines
to
go
to
the
chamber-doore
,
to
see
if
hee
could
finde
any
of
his
Pages
or
Lacqueys
,
and
to
commaund
them
to
fetch
him
one
,
and
that
Monsieur
de
l'Archan
Captaine
of
the
guard
,
caused
one
to
bee
fetched
by
Saint
Prix
,
chiefe
Groome
of
the
kings
chamber
.
Others
say
,
that
as
the
Duke
of
Guise
stayed
till
all
the
Councell
were
come
,
He
that
wrote
the
recuell
of
the
third
volume
concerning
the
league
,
saith
:
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
before
hee
went
out
of
the
Councel-chamber
,
sent
a
Page
into
his
owne
chamber
,
to
fetch
him
a
cleane
hand
cherchef
,
and
that
his
Secretary
in
one
the
corners
thereof
,
tyed
a
small
note
in
writing
,
for
an
aduertisement
vnto
the
Duke
his
Maister
,
withall
speede
to
leaue
the
Councell
,
otherwise
it
would
cost
him
his
life
.
And
that
the
handcherchef
was
brought
,
but
not
deliuered
,
beeing
taken
from
the
Page
,
togither
with
the
note
,
as
he
went
vp
the
staires
.
The
Councell
beeing
set
,
about
eight
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
and
reasoning
of
that
which
Monsieur
Petremolle
had
proposed
:
Monsieur
de
Reuol
,
one
of
his
Secretaries
,
and
as
hee
went
out
of
the
Councel-chamber
,
to
enter
into
the
kings
lodging
,
and
that
hee
lifted
vppe
the
Tapistrie
to
go
in
,
hee
perceiued
himselfe
to
bee
charged
both
with
Rapiers
and
Poinyards
,
by
fiue
or
sixe
of
the
fiue
and
fortie
,
but
they
could
not
enter
so
faste
vpon
him
,
but
that
he
defended
himselfe
till
he
made
them
driue
him
once
about
the
chamber
,
minding
not
to
leaue
his
life
like
a
coward
,
thereby
to
shew
the
last
signe
of
his
inuincible
courage
,
that
made
him
so
much
esteemed
and
as
yet
giueth
an
honourable
memorie
of
him
,
to
all
those
that
commend
the
valour
of
a
valiant
courage
.
The
same
Collector
of
the
proceedings
of
the
league
,
turneth
the
bias
an
other
way
,
with
an
ouer
thorny
and
sharpe
iudgement
,
and
a
ballance
too
much
vnequall
,
setting
down
this
action
contrary
to
the
trueth
:
for
hee
reporteth
it
in
these
words
,
saying
:
The
Duke
of
Guise
thinking
to
go
into
the
kings
chamber
,
and
issuing
out
of
the
Councel
chamber
,
into
the
entrie
that
leadeth
to
the
kings
lodging
,
redoubled
his
distrusts
,
and
would
haue
returned
backe
againe
,
which
neuerthelesse
he
did
not
.
And
it
had
oftentimes
beene
tolde
him
,
that
Monsieur
de
Longnac
had
enterprised
to
kill
him
,
in
such
maner
,
that
he
hated
him
,
and
had
him
in
great
suspition
,
and
as
hee
went
towards
the
kings
chamber
,
hee
perceiued
Monsieur
de
Longnac
sit
vppon
a
trunke
,
with
his
legges
crossed
,
thinking
verely
hee
had
beene
there
of
purpose
to
assayle
him
,
(
as
shewing
to
bee
mooued
with
most
violent
distrust
and
deepe
suspition
)
and
although
the
said
Monsieur
de
Longnac
mooued
not
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
notwithstanding
thought
to
runne
at
him
,
and
layde
hand
on
his
rapier
,
being
halfe
drawne
,
as
then
hauing
his
cloake
cast
about
him
like
a
scarfe
,
which
hee
vsed
ordinarily
to
do
,
and
his
rapier
vnder
his
cloake
,
which
by
that
meanes
hee
could
not
so
hastily
pull
out
,
but
that
som
of
those
that
were
in
presence
(
perceiuing
him
to
bee
so
bold
at
the
kings
chamber
dore
)
preuented
him
.
This
is
the
aduise
of
the
Collector
,
the
noyse
and
bustling
among
them
was
presently
heard
within
the
Councell-chamber
,
which
made
the
Archbishoppe
of
Lyons
to
come
foorth
,
and
went
to
knock
at
the
chamber
doore
,
where
as
then
they
had
newly
slaine
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
yet
hee
came
time
ynough
thither
,
to
heare
his
last
words
.
Monsieur
de
Larchan
and
his
guard
,
that
made
conscience
to
lay
hands
vppon
them
,
because
of
their
order
.
They
desired
Monsieur
de
Larchan
to
bring
them
into
some
chamber
,
that
they
might
not
be
a
wonder
to
such
as
passed
by
:
wherewith
they
were
Iedde
into
a
litle
chamber
ouer
the
kings
lodging
,
made
not
long
before
,
therein
to
lodge
the
Feuillans
and
Capucins
,
where
for
a
time
they
remained
without
either
seate
or
fire
.
The
Cardinall
of
Guise
could
not
cease
by
his
words
,
to
poure
out
the
heate
of
his
passions
and
his
greefes
,
and
in
that
chollor
spake
certain
words
,
which
in
a
quiet
and
more
sencible
minde
hee
would
not
haue
vttered
,
so
that
hee
renued
the
Kings
furie
,
who
therewith
commaunded
la
Bastier
and
Monsieur
de
Valence
,
two
of
the
fiue
and
fortie
,
to
kill
him
.
The
one
refused
the
commission
,
saying
:
that
his
hands
should
neuer
bee
defiled
with
the
blood
of
a
man
of
the
Church
.
The
other
determined
to
execute
the
Kings
pleasure
,
and
beeing
accompanied
with
fixe
of
his
companions
,
hee
mounted
vp
the
staires
close
to
the
chamber
doore
,
where
hee
was
,
there
they
stood
disputing
which
of
them
should
beginne
,
and
as
hee
thought
to
enter
,
hee
felt
a
certaine
motion
that
stopped
the
heate
of
his
furie
,
de
Nemours
,
the
Duke
de
Nemours
,
and
the
Duke
d'Al-boeuf
.
de
Iuinuille
,
to
play
a
set
at
tennis
,
whereon
they
had
agreed
the
night
before
,
and
finding
him
in
his
bed
,
desired
him
to
rise
,
who
being
soone
vp
,
and
speedily
made
readie
,
whether
it
were
because
the
great
Prior
was
presently
followed
by
certaine
of
the
guard
,
or
otherwise
,
it
is
not
certainely
knowne
:
he
entered
in
distrust
,
and
presently
after
,
would
haue
forced
a
doore
that
issued
out
of
his
chamber
,
and
so
haue
saued
himselfe
,
wherewith
the
guard
tooke
him
.
And
the
great
Prior
perceiuing
by
that
meanes
,
that
their
set
would
not
go
forward
,
hee
tooke
his
leaue
and
departed
:
but
the
trueth
is
,
that
when
the
Duke
of
Guise
was
slaine
,
the
Prince
Iuinuille
his
sonne
was
hearing
Masse
in
the
Chappell
of
the
Castle
,
and
comming
out
from
thence
,
as
he
thought
to
go
vp
the
staires
to
find
the
great
Prior
,
with
whom
he
had
made
a
match
to
play
at
tennis
,
hee
was
stayed
by
the
Archers
,
and
seeking
to
defend
himselfe
,
they
held
him
,
and
led
him
into
the
chamber
of
the
great
Prior.
Meane
time
,
the
Switzers
were
set
to
keepe
the
Duke
of
Guises
lodging
,
that
no
man
might
come
foorth
.
Monsieur
de
Hautefort
,
Monsieur
de
Pericard
chiefe
Secretary
,
and
Monsieur
de
Barnardin
,
chiefe
Gentleman
of
the
chamber
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
were
taken
.
It
is
said
that
Pericard
beeing
brought
to
this
extremitie
,
either
to
speake
for
life
,
or
else
confesse
for
death
,
disclosed
all
the
secrets
of
the
League
,
and
wholly
instructed
the
king
of
his
Maisters
intent
.
Monsieur
de
Richelieu
,
Marshall
of
the
house
,
accompanied
with
his
Archers
,
and
certaine
souldiers
of
the
companie
of
Monsieur
de
Gast
,
went
into
the
Town-house
,
where
the
third
estate
were
assembled
,
and
there
laide
hands
vpon
the
President
de
Neuilly
,
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
in
Parris
,
Compan
and
Corteblance
,
Sheriffes
of
the
said
Towne
:
Monsieur
le
Roy
,
Gouernour
of
the
Towne
of
Amiens
:
the
Counte
de
Brissac
,
Monsieur
de
Bois
Dauphine
,
and
other
Gentlemen
affectioned
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
were
all
arested
,
the
rest
stayed
neither
for
bootes
nor
spurres
,
to
get
them
thence
,
this
accident
being
so
fearefull
vnto
them
.
Monsieur
de
la
Chastre
.
The
first
was
safe
ynough
from
any
more
troubling
the
king
,
but
touching
the
second
,
hee
had
him
in
great
distrust
,
by
reason
of
the
perfect
amitie
that
hee
bare
vnto
the
Duke
of
Guise
:
but
assoone
as
he
had
receiued
the
newes
,
hee
went
presently
to
the
Duke
de
Neuers
in
the
armie
,
vnder
whom
hee
was
Marshall
,
and
saide
vnto
him
:
that
although
he
had
alwaies
beene
a
seruant
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
yet
hee
still
held
and
continued
his
faith
constant
vnto
the
King
,
and
because
the
great
amitie
hee
bare
vnto
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
might
cause
him
to
be
suspected
by
the
King
,
hee
willingly
yeelded
himselfe
into
the
Duke
de
Nemours
hands
,
to
iustifie
his
actions
,
and
not
long
after
,
he
went
in
person
to
present
himselfe
vnto
the
king
,
assuring
him
,
that
from
that
time
forward
,
to
become
his
faithfull
seruant
.
Monsieur
d'Antragues
in
all
haste
mounted
on
horsebacke
,
to
assure
the
King
of
the
Towne
of
Orleans
:
but
there
he
found
Monsieur
de
Roissieu
,
who
de
Maine
his
Maister
beeing
at
Lyons
.
de
Gondy
,
to
aduertise
the
Popes
Legate
:
which
done
,
shee
went
to
visit
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
that
lay
sicke
,
and
was
kept
prisoner
.
And
assoon
as
he
espied
her
,
with
tears
in
his
eies
he
spake
vnto
her
and
said
:
Ah
Madame
,
you
haue
brought
vs
hither
vnto
the
slaughter
.
She
that
seemed
to
be
much
abashed
at
so
violent
&
vnexpected
change
that
then
had
happened
,
assured
him
,
that
shee
neither
had
giuen
consent
nor
aduise
to
any
such
thing
,
and
that
it
was
a
most
incredible
greefe
vnto
her
soule
.
About
euening
,
the
Cardinall
and
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
were
taken
out
of
the
chamber
,
wherein
they
had
been
shut
,
to
leade
them
into
an
other
,
stronger
and
darker
then
the
first
,
in
the
highest
part
of
the
Castle
.
But
sorrow
and
greefe
had
so
much
seized
vppon
the
Cardinall
,
that
what
apprehension
of
death
so
euer
he
must
haue
,
he
could
not
chuse
but
sleepe
,
assoone
as
hee
was
layde
vppon
the
mattresse
prepared
for
him
.
After
his
first
sleepe
his
spirits
reuiued
,
and
considering
the
extream
imbasing
of
his
greatnesse
,
and
the
fall
of
his
house
,
he
complained
to
himselfe
of
his
misfortunes
.
The
Archbishop
of
Lyons
vsed
al
the
meanes
he
could
,
to
disswade
him
from
the
thinking
of
any
other
thing
,
then
onely
of
death
,
which
he
suspected
to
bee
the
ende
of
both
their
persons
.
They
imployed
all
their
Philosophie
to
make
it
seeme
easie
and
lesse
fearefull
,
thereby
to
dispoyle
it
of
the
horrible
and
straunge
shape
wherewith
it
is
figured
vnto
vs
.
They
confessed
themselues
each
to
other
,
reconciling
themselues
to
God
,
committing
their
causes
vnto
him
,
and
in
that
conceit
of
death
,
they
only
attended
the
commandement
when
and
where
they
should
receiue
.
With
that
,
the
Cardinall
had
desire
to
sleepe
,
vntill
morning
,
that
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
rose
vp
&
left
him
sleeping
,
&
not
long
after
,
he
waked
him
to
rise
to
Martins
.
The
king
in
the
mean
time
was
counselled
,
yea
&
solicited
by
most
violent
reasons
,
to
put
the
Cardinal
to
death
:
which
counsel
at
the
first
Monsieur
de
Gast
,
to
kill
him
,
who
excused
himself
of
that
commission
,
saying
it
was
not
a
thing
conuenient
for
a
Gentleman
of
his
calling
.
But
in
fine
,
for
foure
hundreth
Crownes
,
they
found
foure
instruments
to
execute
that
commission
.
One
of
them
went
into
the
chamber
where
the
Cardinal
sat
,
and
making
low
reuerence
,
told
him
the
king
sent
for
him
.
The
Cardinall
before
hee
went
,
asked
if
hee
sent
not
likewise
for
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
but
aunswere
was
made
,
that
he
onely
must
come
vnto
him
,
wherevpon
with
an
assured
countenance
,
that
not
seeming
to
thinke
vpon
the
mischiefe
that
attended
on
him
:
about
three
steps
within
the
dore
,
hee
bad
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
farewell
,
who
perceiuing
the
Cardinall
to
go
without
any
apprehention
of
death
,
said
vnto
him
:
Monsieur
,
I
pray
you
thinke
vppon
God
:
at
the
which
word
,
the
Cardinall
ceised
with
feare
,
was
abashed
,
and
turned
his
head
towards
the
Archbishop
,
who
at
that
instant
fell
downe
vppon
his
knees
before
the
Crucifix
,
recommending
his
soule
vnto
God
,
beleeuing
stedfastly
that
they
would
do
the
like
to
him
that
he
supposed
they
ment
to
execute
vpon
the
Cardinall
,
who
beeing
about
three
or
foure
pases
without
the
chamber
,
was
inclosed
by
foure
men
,
that
with
blowes
of
rapiers
,
poinyards
,
and
partisans
,
dispatched
him
of
his
life
,
and
beeing
slaine
,
they
stripped
him
.
The
King
going
to
Masse
,
accompanied
by
the
Cardinall
of
Vandosme
and
others
,
met
the
Barron
de
Lux
,
who
falling
downe
on
his
feete
,
offered
his
head
to
saue
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
his
vncle
.
The
king
that
loued
the
Gentleman
,
and
that
desired
not
to
loose
such
a
Prelate
,
thinking
by
his
meanes
to
attaine
vnto
the
Quintessence
of
the
Leaguers
deuises
,
assured
him
of
his
life
,
but
not
of
his
libertie
.
Not
long
after
,
the
king
sent
Monsieur
Guiotard
and
Monsieur
Languetot
,
two
of
his
priuie
Councell
,
with
a
Clarke
,
to
examine
the
Archbishop
touching
the
causes
and
accusations
layde
against
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
He
said
vnto
them
,
that
they
being
Lay-men
,
had
not
any
iurisdiction
ouer
an
Archbishop
,
and
that
hee
beeing
such
,
might
not
aunswere
vnto
them
,
desiring
them
not
to
trouble
him
any
more
therein
.
de
Gondy
,
to
perswade
him
to
satisfie
his
commaundement
,
and
to
aunswere
to
the
propositions
that
should
bee
made
vnto
him
:
the
Archbishop
aunswered
him
and
saide
:
that
hee
could
say
nothing
against
the
Cardinall
,
nor
the
Duke
of
Guise
his
brother
,
with
whom
hee
had
imbarked
himselfe
:
that
for
his
owne
person
,
hee
neither
could
nor
ought
to
aunswere
before
any
man
but
the
Pope
,
or
to
those
whom
it
should
please
him
to
appoynt
:
and
that
as
Primate
of
France
,
he
had
no
other
Iudge
.
And
that
that
the
Cardinall
de
Gondy
himselfe
beeing
Bishop
of
Parris
,
was
vnder
his
primatie
:
that
if
the
Cadinall
Morosin
,
Legate
for
his
holinesse
(
by
the
aduise
of
other
Prelates
assembled
in
the
parliament
)
thought
it
conuenient
for
him
to
answere
,
he
wold
follow
their
resolution
:
and
that
so
doing
,
it
shuld
be
they
&
not
the
Arch.
of
Lyons
,
that
shuld
break
the
Priuileges
&
immunities
of
the
church
.
The
king
to
the
contrary
esteemed
,
that
considering
the
quallitie
and
importance
of
the
cause
,
he
was
not
bound
to
haue
recourse
vnto
the
Pope
,
to
examine
the
trueth
of
the
Duke
of
Guises
actions
.
It
was
shewed
him
,
The
king
prouoked
by
these
reasons
,
after
he
had
let
the
Archbishop
rest
in
prison
for
the
space
of
fifteene
daies
,
with
resolution
to
refuse
all
the
Iudges
that
should
bee
sent
vnto
him
,
but
such
as
were
appoynted
him
from
Rome
,
sent
the
Bishop
of
Beauuais
,
and
Mousieur
Ruze
his
Secretarie
,
to
certifie
his
pleasure
vnto
him
:
which
was
,
that
hee
should
aunswere
to
the
Articles
by
them
to
bee
propounded
vnto
him
,
wherein
they
perswaded
him
,
not
to
deny
the
King
,
that
had
not
refused
to
graunt
him
pardon
of
his
life
.
Monsieur
d'Antragues
,
de
Maine
,
hee
contented
himselfe
to
publish
a
forgetting
and
remitting
of
things
past
,
and
renued
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
thinking
that
the
Catholicques
of
the
League
,
In
his
declaration
hee
saith
,
that
at
all
times
(
and
especially
since
his
Edict
made
in
the
month
of
Iuly
last
)
he
had
assayed
by
all
means
possible
,
to
vnite
all
his
good
Catholicque
subiects
,
in
peace
&
concord
vnder
his
authoritie
,
by
the
same
vnion
and
the
effects
thereof
,
to
reape
the
fruite
by
him
alwaies
expected
,
and
sought
to
purge
his
Realme
of
heresies
,
therein
wholly
to
establish
the
faith
&
Catholicque
religion
,
foreseeing
that
by
the
diuision
of
his
said
subiects
,
there
could
rise
nothing
but
a
total
desolation
of
religion
&
ruine
of
his
estate
:
that
althogh
for
the
space
of
certain
time
,
ther
had
bin
some
about
him
that
most
manifestly
practised
in
his
presence
,
&
elsewher
by
their
adherents
,
to
renue
&
raise
deuision
,
to
cause
his
actions
to
be
disliked
,
&
wholly
to
suppresse
his
authoritie
,
neuerthelesse
,
with
great
patience
and
calamitie
,
hee
had
tollerated
the
effects
of
the
euill
will
in
those
respects
appeared
to
bee
in
them
,
assaying
by
all
the
fauours
and
courtesies
hee
could
deuise
,
to
mollifie
their
hearts
,
and
to
drawe
them
vnto
those
things
that
concerned
reason
,
with
the
good
&
profit
of
his
estate
,
and
the
conseruation
of
religion
.
That
this
notwithstanding
,
they
not
beeing
disswaded
from
their
pernicious
deuises
,
by
the
aforesaide
effects
of
his
good
and
holy
intents
,
neither
yet
by
any
other
considerations
,
his
Maiestie
had
discouered
that
they
had
proceeded
so
farre
,
as
by
new
inuentions
to
enterprise
against
both
him
and
his
estate
.
That
to
withstand
the
same
,
to
his
great
greefe
hee
had
bin
constrained
to
preuent
their
sinister
dealings
:
but
that
for
the
singular
loue
and
good
wil
naturall
in
him
,
and
which
hee
hath
alwaies
continued
,
and
will
continue
vnto
his
said
Catholicque
subiects
,
with
like
care
of
the
quietnesse
,
safetie
,
and
conseruation
of
their
liues
,
as
much
as
any
father
towards
his
children
.
Hee
had
therein
vsed
so
much
clemencie
and
moderation
,
that
hee
had
restrained
and
layde
the
paine
and
punishment
onely
vppon
the
heads
and
authors
of
the
euill
,
sparing
their
adherents
and
seruants
,
and
fauourably
receiued
&
admitted
them
among
the
rest
of
his
good
subiects
,
vpon
promise
by
them
made
,
from
thenceforth
to
become
his
true
and
faithfull
subiects
.
That
although
,
not
only
by
his
actions
past
,
as
by
this
last
proceeding
,
hee
hath
giuen
and
declared
by
euident
testimonies
,
of
his
holy
intent
and
clemencie
,
that
no
man
ought
to
doubt
:
neuerthelesse
to
make
it
more
manifest
to
all
his
subiects
,
his
Maiestie
declareth
and
protesteth
,
that
this
which
hath
happened
,
hath
beene
effected
by
reason
of
the
preuentions
vsed
against
his
Edict
of
Iuly
,
and
since
that
time
.
And
in
the
execution
of
that
which
is
contained
therein
,
his
will
and
meaning
is
,
to
keep
and
cause
it
to
bee
kept
,
and
to
obserue
and
maintaine
it
from
poynt
to
poynt
for
a
lawe
,
as
it
hath
been
established
and
sworne
in
the
Parliament
,
according
to
the
forme
and
tenor
thereof
.
Forgetting
and
wholly
remitting
,
all
whatsoeuer
is
or
hath
bin
done
against
dutie
and
fidelitie
,
by
those
that
haue
participated
in
the
said
practises
,
vppon
condition
,
that
heereafter
they
shall
depart
and
wholly
forsake
all
leagues
,
associations
,
practises
,
deuises
,
and
intelligences
,
with
all
persons
whatsoeuer
,
both
without
and
within
the
Realme
.
The
practises
against
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
wherevnto
the
King
referreth
the
cause
and
motion
of
the
death
of
the
Cardinall
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
are
specified
in
the
treatie
written
,
concerning
the
troubles
that
ensued
this
execution
.
The
third
,
their
practises
,
leagues
,
and
deuises
,
to
breake
the
libertie
of
the
Parliament
,
and
to
hinder
them
from
consulting
with
the
king
,
touching
the
good
of
his
estate
,
and
the
quietnesse
of
his
people
,
hauing
a
great
number
of
the
Deputies
so
much
affected
to
their
pretences
,
that
they
neuer
assembled
,
before
they
had
first
consulted
with
the
Councell
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
touching
their
aunsweres
,
propositions
,
and
resolutions
.
The
fourth
,
the
fained
perswasions
deuised
against
the
good
intents
of
the
king
,
to
disswade
him
from
the
easing
of
the
long
oppressions
of
his
people
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
on
the
one
side
,
counselling
him
not
to
imbase
his
authoritie
so
much
,
as
to
depriue
himselfe
of
the
meanes
to
maintaine
the
glory
of
his
Maiestie
royall
,
by
reducing
the
tallages
to
a
lower
rate
then
was
conuenient
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
hee
perswaded
and
pricked
forward
his
participants
to
craue
it
,
by
that
meanes
to
make
his
Maiestie
odious
among
them
,
by
refusing
the
easing
of
his
peoples
oppressions
,
or
else
to
force
him
therevnto
.
The
sift
,
the
confirmation
of
the
treaties
and
confederacies
made
with
forraine
Princes
,
as
the
king
of
Spaine
,
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
and
Lorraine
,
and
the
fiue
small
Cantons
,
the
leagues
and
intelligences
with
diuers
Lords
and
Gouernours
of
Townes
and
Prouinces
within
the
Realme
,
all
contrary
to
the
Edict
of
vnion
,
which
they
had
sworne
and
promised
so
religiously
to
obserue
.
A
great
person
in
our
time
,
in
the
second
part
of
the
Historie
of
the
League
,
de
Maine
to
come
&
fortifie
himself
with
men
&
munition
:
he
laughed
at
those
the
moued
him
with
al
diligence
to
send
for
his
armie
that
laye
in
Poitou
:
hee
was
offended
against
such
as
counselled
him
at
the
same
time
to
vse
the
ayde
of
the
king
that
now
is
,
and
of
the
Huguenots
:
and
to
conclude
,
so
much
despised
all
things
,
(
which
neuerthelesse
within
one
moneth
after
,
hee
was
constrained
to
do
)
that
within
sixe
weekes
,
hee
perceiued
himselfe
to
bee
reduced
,
onely
to
the
Realme
of
Tours
,
Blois
,
and
Baugency
.
Monsieur
Ruze
,
and
sworne
by
his
Maiestie
,
with
most
solemne
protestation
to
obserue
and
cause
it
to
bee
holden
for
a
lawe
of
the
Realme
.
de
Maine
was
alreadie
before
the
subburbes
of
Parris
,
and
that
hee
went
to
ayde
Orleans
,
with
all
those
with
whom
hee
had
practised
to
reuenge
the
deathes
of
his
two
bretheren
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
receiued
the
newes
of
this
execution
,
beeing
at
Saint
Iohn
d'Angely
,
by
two
Postes
expresly
sent
from
Blois
on
horsebacke
,
to
certifie
him
thereof
.
And
he
that
was
neuer
found
to
be
voyde
of
great
modestie
,
in
his
most
haughtie
enterprises
,
nor
yet
without
constancie
in
all
the
greatest
crosses
which
both
time
and
men
had
wrought
against
him
,
bewailed
not
so
much
the
death
,
as
the
euill
fortune
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
it
is
the
nature
of
those
that
are
most
couerteous
,
not
to
behold
the
head
of
their
enemie
,
but
with
a
sad
and
sorrowfull
eye
.
Antigonus
bewailed
Pyrrus
:
Caezar
Pompey
:
Rene
duke
of
Lorraine
:
Charles
Duke
of
Brurgongne
:
and
the
Earle
of
Montfort
,
Charles
Earle
of
Blois
.
It
is
true
,
that
hee
knewe
this
accident
would
bee
a
great
helpe
touching
his
iustification
,
that
thereby
hee
was
discharged
from
beeing
cause
of
the
mischiefe
of
ciuill
warres
,
and
that
the
king
hauing
iudged
and
found
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
bee
most
culpable
touching
the
troubles
of
the
estate
,
had
punished
him
according
to
his
desert
.
He
said
that
al
the
world
(
he
onely
excepted
)
imagined
mischief
of
the
house
of
Lorraine
,
and
would
bee
glad
to
see
the
indignation
,
declarations
,
and
forces
of
the
king
his
Lord
,
bent
against
them
.
But
for
his
part
,
hee
could
not
doo
it
,
neither
yet
doth
it
,
but
only
that
of
two
euils
,
he
is
constrained
to
chuse
the
least
.
Yet
did
he
not
refraine
to
pursue
his
enterprise
against
the
Towne
of
Niort
,
which
was
in
this
maner
:
The
troupes
that
were
to
execute
the
same
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Mousieur
de
S.
Gelais
,
giuing
foorth
that
they
went
for
Congnac
,
by
night
marched
within
halfe
a
myle
of
the
towne
,
the
lathers
and
other
warrelike
amunitions
,
passing
about
a
bowe-shot
from
the
walles
:
and
because
the
moone
shined
very
bright
,
they
were
forced
to
stay
till
it
was
downe
,
least
the
assaylants
should
be
discouered
,
who
in
the
meane
time
slept
vppon
the
Ice
,
wearied
with
long
trauell
and
troublesome
way
.
Messieurs
de
Ranques
,
Valiers
,
&
Gentil
,
hauing
founded
the
ditches
,
caused
their
lathers
to
be
broght
,
&
other
instruments
,
And
although
it
had
been
determined
to
let
as
many
of
their
men
mount
vp
by
lathers
,
as
possibly
they
might
,
it
chanced
neuerthelesse
,
that
one
of
the
small
number
that
had
entered
,
perceiuing
himselfe
in
some
perill
,
cried
vnto
the
engenier
,
and
thought
to
spoyle
all
their
enterprise
:
for
that
crie
made
an
alarme
among
all
the
Inhabitants
,
and
serued
to
the
engeniers
for
a
watch-word
,
to
play
with
their
Ensignes
:
being
before
the
Rauelin
,
which
made
an
ouerture
of
the
gate
,
and
at
that
instant
,
the
Engin
wrought
against
the
bridge
of
the
Towne
,
which
brake
but
two
plankes
of
the
bridge
,
and
so
the
gate
opened
in
two
parts
,
the
entrie
of
the
bridge
was
very
straight
,
where
one
man
alone
could
hardly
get
in
,
and
yet
hee
must
descend
by
one
of
the
lathers
into
the
ditch
,
and
then
with
the
same
lather
go
vp
to
the
entrie
of
the
bridge
,
two
men
well
armed
had
beene
sufficient
to
haue
kept
it
against
them
all
.
In
the
end
,
by
meanes
of
that
entrie
,
and
by
their
escalado
,
the
first
that
entered
were
Messieures
de
S.
Gelais
,
de
Rambures
,
and
de
Parabieries
,
who
with
their
companies
,
met
hard
by
the
Towne-house
,
where
they
beganne
to
crie
,
Viue
Nauarre
:
and
there
among
the
people
,
being
in
feare
,
surprised
,
and
abashed
,
they
found
so
small
resistance
,
that
in
lesse
then
three
or
foure
houres
the
assaylants
entered
,
vanquished
,
&
became
Maisters
of
the
towne
,
being
put
to
the
spoyle
,
and
yet
without
murther
,
violence
,
or
iniurie
done
vnto
the
Cleargie
,
that
were
not
once
touched
:
the
king
of
Mauarres
intent
beeing
not
to
constraine
them
in
their
religion
.
Hee
receiued
the
newes
of
this
surprise
at
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
,
whereas
then
he
remained
:
the
gouernment
whereof
,
he
committed
vnto
Monsieur
de
S.
Gelais
.
Monsieur
de
Parabieres
,
commaunded
in
the
Castle
,
wherein
hee
found
fiue
peeces
for
batterie
,
and
two
long
coluerins
,
which
hee
that
was
Captaine
thereof
,
had
caused
to
bee
made
,
therewith
(
as
hee
said
)
to
salute
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
when
hee
should
approach
the
walles
of
Niort
.
Monsieur
de
Neuers
besieged
la
Ganache
,
a
very
strong
Towne
,
lying
in
the
marches
of
Poitou
and
Brittaine
,
with
sixe
battering
peeces
,
foure
double
,
and
two
demy
coluerins
:
after
hee
had
summoned
Monsieur
du
Plessis
by
a
Herault
,
to
yeelde
the
Towne
vnto
him
.
The
batterie
beganne
vppon
New-yeares
day
,
and
within
foure
dayes
after
,
the
breach
was
reasonable
great
to
giue
the
assault
,
which
was
done
with
great
fury
,
and
aunswered
with
the
like
courage
,
whereby
the
assaylants
left
at
the
least
fiftie
of
their
men
dead
within
the
ditches
,
the
assieged
loosing
at
the
same
time
two
good
Captaines
,
and
certaine
souldiers
.
The
next
day
Monsieur
de
Paluau
sent
a
drumme
to
Monsieur
de
Plessis
,
to
aduise
him
to
growe
to
some
good
composition
,
saying
that
hee
had
obtained
sufficient
honour
,
by
defending
so
weake
a
place
,
that
his
wilfulnesse
hindered
the
king
of
Nauarres
affaires
,
and
that
the
Duke
de
Neuers
had
fully
resolued
not
to
leaue
the
siege
,
before
hee
brought
the
Towne
vnder
subiection
,
wherevpon
hee
ingaged
his
honour
.
Monsieur
de
Plessis
resolued
vppon
a
conference
,
hoping
by
that
means
to
certifie
the
king
of
Nauarre
of
his
affaires
,
the
effect
of
the
conference
,
was
to
yeelde
the
Towne
,
and
to
issue
armed
,
their
goods
saued
.
Meane
time
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
issued
out
of
Niort
,
minding
to
relieue
the
Towne
,
but
a
sicknesse
(
proceeding
from
a
great
chaffing
of
his
body
,
which
hee
did
,
lighting
of
his
horse
to
heate
himselfe
beeing
extreame
colde
)
seized
vppon
him
:
which
stayed
him
in
a
little
village
called
Saint
Pere
,
where
he
was
troubled
with
so
fearce
and
cruell
fittes
of
a
feuer
,
that
hauing
been
let
blood
,
and
all
remedies
vsed
that
possible
might
bee
found
,
it
was
thought
hee
would
haue
died
,
and
the
report
of
his
death
was
brought
vnto
the
Court.
But
God
who
in
so
troublesome
and
confused
a
time
,
ment
to
vse
the
seruice
of
so
great
a
Prince
,
whom
hee
had
saued
from
so
many
perilles
,
to
make
him
the
woonder
vnto
kings
,
and
the
king
of
woonders
,
After
hee
was
recouered
,
perceiuing
that
Messieurs
de
Chastillon
,
de
la
Roche
Foucaut
,
de
la
Trimouille
,
and
Plassac
,
could
do
nothing
touching
the
relieuing
of
Ganache
,
and
that
the
Duke
de
Neuers
with
his
armie
,
made
towards
Blois
,
hee
tooke
the
places
bordering
vpon
Niort
.
The
Catholicques
that
neuer
separated
themselues
from
the
auncient
fidelitie
of
France
,
nor
from
the
seruice
of
the
king
,
considered
not
so
much
vppon
that
which
had
passed
at
Blois
,
as
vppon
the
cause
thereof
,
they
admired
the
kings
long
patience
,
that
rather
suffered
those
Princes
to
doo
what
pleased
them
for
the
space
of
certaine
yeares
,
then
once
to
punish
them
for
a
first
,
second
,
and
third
fault
,
and
that
in
the
end
,
this
long
patience
changed
into
a
iust
furie
.
These
Princes
made
leagues
both
within
and
without
the
Realme
:
without
his
Maiesties
consent
or
knowledge
,
they
seized
vpon
townes
and
strong
places
in
the
land
,
euery
man
forsooke
the
king
to
follow
them
,
they
would
haue
the
king
to
yeeld
them
account
of
all
that
hee
had
spent
and
done
since
his
aduancement
to
the
Crowne
,
they
had
dispearsed
iniurious
and
slaunderous
bookes
throughout
the
Realme
,
and
by
them
,
made
the
name
of
the
king
to
become
odious
:
besides
the
disputation
by
them
made
touching
the
right
and
title
vnto
the
king
of
France
:
as
if
the
king
and
all
his
Predecessors
had
enioyned
and
holden
the
kingdome
wrongfully
from
the
house
of
Lorraine
,
at
this
day
liuing
.
And
to
conclude
,
they
were
at
the
poynt
to
kill
the
King
,
if
they
had
not
been
preuented
.
As
then
one
reioyced
at
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
esteeming
it
for
a
worke
of
God
,
all
the
League
to
the
contrary
,
made
great
sorrow
.
Two
daies
after
the
execution
,
the
sixteenth
displayed
their
olde
colours
,
and
cried
out
:
murther
,
fire
,
and
vengeance
:
they
presently
made
a
collection
of
monies
to
maintaine
warres
,
the
poorest
artificer
among
them
,
was
content
to
impart
at
least
sixe
Crownes
,
&
some
hauing
no
mony
,
(
that
they
might
not
bee
found
without
affection
to
that
commotion
)
solde
and
pawnde
their
goods
,
to
bee
contributaries
vnto
it
:
golde
ranne
like
a
riuer
along
the
streetes
:
they
found
hidden
treasures
,
and
it
seemed
that
France
had
nourished
theeues
,
to
make
an
almasse
of
treasures
,
for
those
inraged
people
.
Parris
became
the
infamous
Theater
of
rebellion
,
wherein
the
sixteenth
like
furies
issuing
out
of
hell
,
shewed
the
fier
and
flame
wherewith
they
inclosed
and
murthered
the
poore
countrie
of
France
.
Vnder
those
mad
dogges
,
and
stinking
impostumes
of
the
Common-wealth
,
was
practised
the
most
filthie
and
straungest
rising
that
euer
troubled
the
estate
of
any
Towne
.
To
please
the
sixteenth
,
they
must
displease
God
,
their
king
,
&
their
own
conscience
.
He
was
but
hardly
thought
on
,
that
had
not
halfe
a
dozen
of
great
outrages
,
wherewith
to
detest
that
execution
,
and
an
elegie
for
the
memorie
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
all
with
the
most
sad
&
sorrowfull
countenance
that
might
be
deuised
:
withall
,
powring
out
some
notorious
and
blasphemous
oathes
,
the
better
to
counterfet
a
disliking
.
Hee
that
could
not
recite
the
memorable
actions
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
eleuate
him
to
heauen
,
with
open
mouth
speake
euill
of
the
King
,
detest
his
actions
,
abhorre
his
life
,
and
account
the
execution
done
at
Blois
,
as
most
cruell
,
barbarous
,
and
in
humane
,
was
neither
accounted
an
honest
man
,
good
Catholicque
,
well
affected
,
nor
yet
zealous
.
There
was
no
foolish
Poet
nor
Ballet-singer
within
Parris
,
that
deuised
not
one
couple
of
songs
touching
this
action
,
nor
any
Preacher
,
that
found
not
one
place
in
his
sermon
,
wherein
to
vtter
a
multitude
of
iniuries
against
the
king
.
There
was
no
Printer
,
that
set
not
his
Presse
on
work
with
discourses
made
touching
his
death
:
but
aboue
all
,
there
was
great
disorder
&
libertie
permitted
in
Preachers
,
that
who
not
onely
cast
foorth
a
million
of
iniuries
and
vilanies
against
the
king
,
but
in
stead
of
preaching
the
Gospell
,
they
kindled
a
reuolt
&
sedition
within
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
that
neuer
came
from
hearing
them
,
but
their
heades
were
set
on
fire
,
and
their
handes
prepared
to
seize
vppon
those
poore
Pollititians
that
were
set
before
their
eyes
.
Francis
de
Lorraine
to
the
Kings
,
Henry
&
Francis
the
second
:
who
after
so
many
notable
exployts
was
slaine
,
during
the
siege
of
Orleans
:
of
Henry
de
Lorraine
,
to
Charles
the
ninth
:
and
Henry
the
third
at
Iarnac
,
Sens
,
Poitiers
,
Moncontour
,
Auneau
,
and
Vimory
,
and
slaine
at
Blois
.
An
other
made
his
Auditorie
weepe
,
by
shewing
the
manner
of
this
execution
.
The
third
blasphemed
against
heauen
,
speaking
against
the
prouidence
of
God
,
and
the
maner
he
vsed
in
his
iudgements
,
touching
the
death
of
those
two
Princes
.
The
fourth
said
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
for
a
terrestriall
and
mortall
,
had
obtained
a
celestiall
and
perpetuall
Crowne
in
heauen
:
and
by
his
death
had
opened
the
passage
vnto
his
successors
,
by
that
meanes
to
possesse
the
thing
which
hee
with
so
great
reason
and
iustice
had
pursued
.
The
fift
,
taking
the
simple
people
to
witnesse
for
the
remembrance
of
things
past
,
cried
out
in
open
Pulpit
:
Who
knoweth
not
,
and
that
most
euidently
,
as
it
were
at
his
fingers
endes
,
that
the
Prince
of
France
,
and
the
brauest
knight
that
euer
set
foote
in
stirrope
,
lyeth
now
vpon
the
ground
?
Was
it
not
hee
that
by
his
onely
presence
defended
Parris
,
the
most
puissant
Cittie
in
the
world
,
from
an
vniuersall
spoyle
and
destrustion
?
Was
it
not
this
Prince
,
that
tooke
the
naked
sworde
out
of
the
souldiers
hands
,
that
helde
it
readie
at
the
breasts
of
the
poore
Cittizens
of
this
towne
?
Was
it
not
that
valiant
Leader
and
Generall
of
armies
,
who
so
many
times
and
so
happily
beate
downe
and
cut
in
peeces
the
enemies
of
our
God
,
who
for
reward
and
recompence
of
all
his
good
and
valiant
seruices
,
is
now
stabbed
to
death
.
So
that
sufficient
perswasions
were
vsed
,
to
stirre
vppe
and
mooue
the
most
colde
and
fearefull
minde
,
and
to
cause
the
veriest
coward
to
arme
himselfe
.
Such
was
the
end
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
a
Prince
(
without
all
doubt
)
of
valour
and
courage
,
the
League
called
him
her
Caezar
,
and
made
goodly
comparisons
betweene
them
.
For
my
part
,
take
away
the
name
of
Christian
,
and
I
cannot
finde
so
good
a
comparison
betweene
Camille
and
The
mistocles
:
Licurgus
:
Scipio
and
Epaminondas
:
Marcellus
and
Pelopidas
:
Pompey
and
Agesilaus
:
Silla
and
Lysander
:
Charles
the
great
,
Henry
the
fourth
at
this
present
raigning
,
(
the
wonder
of
kings
,
and
the
king
of
woonders
)
as
there
is
betweene
the
liues
of
Iulius
Caezar
,
and
Henry
de
Lorraine
,
the
one
being
cause
of
the
ouerthrow
and
ruine
of
his
Common-wealth
:
the
other
,
of
all
the
miseries
in
France
.
A
comparison
between
Casar
and
the
duke
of
Guise
Abanco
Martio
sunt
Martii
reges
quo
nomine
fuit
mater
à
Venere
Iulis
cuius
gentis
familia
est
nostrae
.
Caezar
alleadged
himselfe
to
be
issued
on
his
mother
side
,
from
the
Kings
of
Alba
,
and
that
his
father
had
his
originall
from
the
Gods
,
the
race
of
Iules
beeing
descended
from
Venus
,
and
therefore
hee
caused
a
Temple
to
bee
erected
,
Veneri
,
Genetrici
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
(
and
all
his
familie
)
affirmed
themselues
to
bee
issued
from
the
king
of
Ierusalem
:
and
the
Dukes
of
Lorraine
,
by
their
father
,
and
from
the
king
of
France
,
by
Anne
d'Est
,
daughter
to
Renee
of
France
,
daughter
vnto
King
Lewis
the
twelfth
.
Caezar
was
of
a
goodly
and
tall
stature
,
well
limbed
,
full
faced
,
and
quicke
attractiue
eyes
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
one
of
the
fairest
Princes
of
the
Court
,
big
&
high
of
proportion
,
an
amiable
face
,
so
quicke
of
eye
,
that
therby
he
pearced
into
all
places
,
The
Duke
of
Guise
,
as
young
and
Eagle
as
hee
was
,
assayed
by
all
means
to
take
his
flight
,
farther
then
any
of
his
time
,
very
haughtie
,
dissembling
and
aduised
,
hee
could
not
submitte
himselfe
to
those
from
whom
hee
ought
to
haue
expected
his
aduancement
,
he
differed
in
nothing
from
a
kings
childe
of
France
,
with
whom
he
had
bin
nourished
&
brought
vp
,
shewing
most
euidently
,
that
his
nature
was
to
command
,
&
not
to
obey
:
to
go
before
,
and
not
to
follow
after
:
in
his
first
action
hee
so
much
disposed
the
thoughts
of
the
Frenchmen
,
that
they
beleeued
such
parts
to
bee
in
him
,
as
were
most
fit
and
proper
to
cause
a
great
change
and
alteraion
in
the
Realme
where
hee
should
liue
.
His
dissimulation
.
Caezar
vsed
dissimulation
,
wisely
and
happily
to
serue
him
for
aduantage
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
so
expert
therein
,
that
hee
dealt
in
his
exteriour
affaires
as
hee
thought
good
,
to
hide
the
secrets
of
his
heart
,
and
although
hee
desired
nothing
so
much
as
the
raising
of
armes
by
the
league
,
yet
hee
made
his
bretheren
beleeue
,
(
when
they
prouoked
him
to
take
occasions
offered
)
that
it
was
not
his
desire
,
wisely
dissembling
it
,
to
the
end
,
that
if
the
effect
had
not
fallen
out
as
they
desired
,
hee
might
impute
the
fault
vnto
their
Councelles
,
or
at
the
least
,
obiect
against
their
pursuites
,
or
else
he
did
it
to
the
end
hee
might
holde
them
stricktly
bound
and
ingaged
vnto
the
enterprises
,
which
of
themselues
they
counselled
him
to
take
in
hand
.
Com.
de
Caezar
,
Lib.
1.
of
ciuill
wars
.
Caezar
was
maruellous
expert
in
the
science
of
taking
occasions
when
time
serued
,
and
to
vse
them
to
his
aduantage
,
whatsoeuer
it
cost
him
,
oftentimes
hee
made
shewe
to
agree
to
that
,
which
he
sought
to
impeach
,
as
the
meanes
which
the
Switzers
desired
of
him
to
passe
through
France
,
wherein
hee
made
a
good
shew
and
countenance
vnto
their
Ambassadors
that
made
suite
vnto
him
for
the
same
,
vntill
hee
had
meanes
and
force
to
withstand
them
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
was
an
excellent
cunning
Prince
,
to
vse
both
time
and
occasion
,
and
his
subtilties
were
notable
stratagems
,
against
the
most
violent
effects
of
his
enemies
.
The
Reisters
bare
with
them
into
Saxen
and
Pomerland
,
the
effects
of
his
so
subtil
practises
by
their
incounters
at
Auueau
and
Vimory
.
Caezar
with
a
small
force
,
and
wholly
contrary
to
militarie
reason
,
enterprised
all
things
,
and
durst
set
vppon
the
forces
of
Scipio
and
Iuba
,
beeing
ten
times
greater
then
his
owne
.
His
courtesie
towards
his
souldiers
.
Dux
plerumque
in
opere
,
in
agmine
,
gregatio
militi
mixtus
,
in
corrupto
ducis
honore
.
Tacitus
.
His
credit
with
his
souldiers
.
Caezar
flattered
and
fauoured
his
souldiers
,
terming
them
companions
,
and
calling
them
by
his
owne
name
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
knowing
the
humour
of
his
souldiers
,
and
that
there
is
nothing
which
so
much
inflameth
the
heart
of
the
souldier
,
to
a
desire
of
honour
and
glory
,
then
when
he
is
noted
and
marked
by
his
Generall
,
hee
fauoured
his
souldiers
,
and
honoured
his
Captaines
,
promising
them
more
then
hee
could
do
,
and
neuer
denied
them
any
thing
that
lay
in
his
power
.
Caezar
had
such
credite
among
his
souldiers
,
that
they
offered
him
in
the
beginning
of
the
ciuill
warres
,
to
follow
him
at
their
owne
expences
,
and
many
of
his
souldiers
that
were
taken
prisoners
,
offered
rather
to
die
,
than
to
bee
constrained
to
change
parties
,
and
sooner
to
indure
most
extream
famine
,
then
to
yeeld
vppe
the
Townes
they
held
for
him
:
witnesse
the
honorable
siege
of
Salone
,
wherein
beeing
vexed
with
famine
,
and
constrained
to
cut
off
the
haires
of
their
wiues
heades
,
thereof
to
make
stringes
for
their
bowes
,
hauing
placed
their
women
and
children
vpon
the
wals
to
make
shew
,
they
made
so
furious
an
issue
,
that
therewith
they
put
their
enemies
to
flight
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
ordinarily
termed
the
father
of
men
of
war
,
so
much
respected
and
beloued
of
his
souldiers
,
that
neither
for
want
of
pay
,
nor
discommodities
,
there
was
euer
any
mutinie
seene
among
his
troupes
,
and
fewe
or
none
were
euer
found
,
that
during
his
life
forsooke
him
,
to
serue
vnder
any
other
Generall
.
And
yet
the
Captaines
that
were
brought
vp
vnder
him
,
are
still
imployed
.
The
execution
of
his
commaunds
.
Facta
non
dicta
mea
,
vos
milities
sequi
volo●nee
disciplinam
modo
,
sed
exemplum
etiam
à
me
petere
.
Liuius
.
His
strange
ambition
.
Caezar
neuer
sent
to
any
place
where
hee
might
go
himselfe
,
nor
commaunded
that
to
bee
done
by
other
,
which
by
himselfe
might
bee
effected
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
alwaies
beeing
first
at
any
exployt
,
neuer
trusting
to
any
thing
,
but
his
owne
watchfulnesse
and
diligence
:
the
enemie
found
him
alwaies
before
them
,
with
a
magnanimitie
and
resolution
,
rather
to
die
,
then
to
bee
vanquished
.
Caezar
suffered
himselfe
to
bee
wholly
led
by
the
furious
passion
of
ambition
,
to
make
himselfe
great
by
the
ruine
of
the
Common-wealth
of
Rome
.
The
same
vice
was
the
cause
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
lost
the
greatest
part
of
his
praise
.
Caezar
enterprised
to
ouerthrow
the
lawes
and
orders
of
the
Common-wealth
,
passed
the
Rubicon
,
entered
Italie
with
armes
,
tooke
the
treasures
of
the
Common-wealth
,
vsurped
the
office
of
perpetuall
Dictator
,
wan
towns
by
force
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
enterprised
to
trouble
the
order
of
succession
,
caused
the
drumbe
to
strike
vp
in
the
midle
of
peace
,
tooke
the
kings
towns
,
placed
Garrison
therein
,
and
fortified
himselfe
.
Caezar
vsed
the
fauour
of
the
people
and
the
tribunes
,
for
the
whing
of
his
ambition
.
Caezar
marched
alwaies
bare-headed
to
make
himselfe
more
common
,
gentle
,
and
amiable
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
to
commaund
great
men
,
humbled
himselfe
vnto
the
meaner
sort
,
as
hee
passed
through
the
streetes
,
with
his
hat
in
hand
,
saluting
euery
man
,
eyther
with
head
,
hand
,
or
speech
.
Velleius
Pater
.
L●belli
coniurationè
nunciantes
●●ats
,
abconeque
protinus
lectierant
.
Velleius
Pater
.
His
death
.
His
Sepulchre
.
Guisius
&
Cezar
,
medio
perite
sedio
perite
senatu
.
The
years
of
his
death
.
Sydus
Iul.
Hob.
Sar.
lib.
8.
Ennead.
6.
Caezar
would
not
read
his
friends
letters
,
that
aduertised
him
of
the
enterprise
practised
against
his
person
.
The
Duke
of
Cuise
iested
at
the
letters
written
vnto
him
from
all
parts
,
and
saide
that
it
was
done
at
the
leaft
thirtie
times
euery
day
.
Caezar
was
slaine
with
blowes
of
rapiers
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
with
poinyards
.
Caezar
fell
dead
at
the
feete
of
the
Image
of
Pompey
,
whom
hee
had
so
cruelly
pursued
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
died
at
the
kings
chamber
doore
,
where
hee
had
made
so
many
brauadoes
,
and
so
much
despising
of
the
kings
authoritie
.
Caezar
had
the
fire
for
his
sepulchre
:
the
bodie
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
was
burnt
.
Caezar
was
slaine
in
the
Senat
:
the
Duke
of
Guise
at
the
Parliament
,
when
hee
came
out
of
the
Councell
chamber
.
Caezar
died
in
the
56.
yeare
of
his
age
,
in
his
climaticke
yeare
,
and
vpon
his
birth
day
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
,
in
the
42.
yeare
,
which
was
likewise
his
climaticall
yeare
.
Caezar
was
accounted
among
the
Gods
,
and
so
esteemed
of
by
the
common
people
:
the
league
cannonized
and
honoured
the
Duke
of
Guise
with
the
name
of
Marter
,
and
were
long
time
in
doubt
,
if
praying
for
him
,
they
should
do
wrong
to
the
holinesse
of
his
condition
,
beeing
freed
from
the
paines
in
the
other
world
.
de
Maine
,
like
Anthony
,
to
destroy
both
himselfe
and
his
countrie
.
Beeing
at
Lyons
,
hee
receiued
the
newes
of
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
the
imprisonment
of
the
Cardinall
his
bretheren
,
vpon
Christmas
day
at
night
,
&
said
nothing
vntil
the
next
day
in
the
morning
,
that
he
went
from
the
Archbishops
Pallace
,
(
where
he
was
lodged
)
to
Saint
Nisier
,
and
there
finding
the
Officiall
of
the
Archbishop
pricke
of
Lyons
,
tolde
him
hee
was
desirous
to
walke
a
turne
or
two
along
the
painted
Gallerie
.
Thither
he
sent
for
Monsieur
Bothcon
,
the
Marquesse
of
Vrfe
,
and
certaine
of
the
principall
officers
of
the
Towne
,
shewing
them
what
had
been
done
in
Blois
,
against
the
persons
of
his
bretheren
,
and
of
the
imprisonment
of
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
and
others
.
This
accident
made
the
assistants
so
much
abashed
,
that
they
all
stood
in
a
maze
,
some
of
them
thinking
more
vppon
the
manner
,
then
the
matter
,
and
more
vppon
the
authoritie
of
the
estates
,
then
vppon
the
kings
collor
.
Others
,
what
assurance
soeuer
they
had
of
ayde
to
bee
readie
to
be
imployed
at
all
assayes
,
yet
were
they
constrained
to
shrinke
in
the
shouldier
.
They
iudged
the
wound
to
bee
great
,
and
that
it
would
bee
hard
vppon
the
suddain
to
finde
a
fit
playster
:
such
as
without
inspiration
had
foreshewed
,
that
the
king
would
bee
reuenged
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
for
his
ouer
great
boldnesse
,
and
the
day
of
the
Barricadoes
,
had
alreadie
disisted
the
astonishment
of
that
blowe
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
thinking
vpon
the
death
of
his
brother
,
forgot
not
his
own
safetie
,
asking
them
,
if
that
staying
in
the
towne
of
Lyons
,
he
might
beassured
of
his
life
:
they
besought
him
to
moue
his
seruants
,
in
that
which
should
bee
against
the
kings
will
and
pleasure
,
to
whom
they
were
bound
,
and
priuately
to
all
others
,
&
could
acknowledge
no
other
soueraigne
then
hee
.
The
Officiall
of
Lyons
,
that
had
knowne
his
nature
to
bee
more
stayed
,
and
lesse
ambitious
,
desired
him
not
to
arme
himselfe
against
his
king
,
who
without
all
doubt
would
receiue
him
into
fauour
,
That
he
should
aduise
himselfe
,
before
he
passed
the
Rubicon
,
into
what
daunger
hee
would
fall
,
the
good
and
quiet
estate
that
hee
should
leaue
behinde
him
:
that
to
set
the
people
at
libertie
,
hee
would
abandon
it
to
the
spoyle
:
that
to
defend
the
Monarchie
against
the
king
,
hee
should
make
him
the
head
of
a
confused
and
monstrous
Monarchie
,
against
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
:
that
God
will
neuer
abandon
the
protections
of
Kings
,
how
vnagreeable
so
euer
they
be
vnto
him
,
against
the
rebellion
of
the
people
:
for
kings
are
the
image
of
God
,
the
children
of
heauen
,
Gods
among
men
,
and
whosoeuer
armeth
himselfe
against
them
,
striueth
against
God
.
Then
hee
foreshewed
him
,
that
if
in
that
imbarking
,
he
thought
not
vppon
the
stormes
and
tempests
,
how
hee
might
shunne
them
,
hee
would
thinke
vppon
them
but
too
late
,
when
they
might
not
bee
auoyded
,
when
all
the
owers
would
bee
broken
,
and
the
waues
strike
against
his
vessell
:
when
danger
shuld
vanquish
his
art
,
and
necessity
force
his
wisdome
:
that
of
the
wind
of
the
peoples
fauour
,
which
of
long
time
hath
bin
disposed
vnto
rebellion
and
troubles
,
maketh
his
sayles
blow
full
:
&
that
furiously
he
would
thrust
his
pretences
into
the
maine
sea
:
that
neuerthelesse
he
oght
to
consider
the
vnconstancie
&
lightnesse
of
the
people
,
who
hauing
shaken
off
the
yoak
of
the
Vulgus
infidum
bonis
.
Horat.
Vnum
imperij
corpus
,
vnius
animo
regendum
videtur
.
Tacitus
.
kings
obedience
,
would
do
as
much
vnto
a
Prince
,
to
whom
it
shall
not
be
bound
,
but
as
to
Proctor
of
their
mutenie
.
That
there
is
nothing
more
vnconstant
,
nor
more
disloyall
,
then
the
common
people
,
traiterous
to
the
good
,
and
dutifull
to
the
wicked
,
and
that
rewardeth
those
that
do
it
good
,
with
ropes
,
exiles
,
and
publike
execration
:
that
in
the
ende
,
after
many
attempts
&
prooues
,
of
all
sorts
of
principallities
,
it
wil
alwaies
return
againe
vnto
the
royaltie
,
France
not
beeing
able
to
indure
the
gouernment
of
two
kings
,
no
more
then
the
body
two
heads
,
nor
a
ship
two
Pilots
:
that
France
no
more
then
the
whole
world
,
without
a
generall
consuming
,
cannot
indure
two
sunnes
:
that
the
people
continueth
not
long
in
their
furie
,
it
loseth
breath
in
the
first
setting
forward
,
The
Duke
de
Maine
,
beeing
as
then
Maister
either
of
his
good
fortune
,
or
ouerthrow
,
held
the
conduction
of
the
Leaguers
affaires
at
his
disposition
,
and
by
a
good
resolution
,
could
revnite
the
Catholicques
by
his
brother
led
astray
:
but
his
passion
leading
him
at
her
pleasure
,
and
that
it
represented
vnto
him
the
aduantage
hee
had
to
succeed
in
the
fauours
,
credite
,
and
authoritie
of
his
brother
,
and
by
consequent
vnto
his
hopes
,
hee
reiected
the
aduise
of
good
counsell
,
and
thinking
that
they
sought
his
life
,
determined
the
same
day
in
all
haste
to
depart
from
Lyons
,
and
went
to
Mascon
,
and
from
thence
to
Chalons
,
where
hee
assured
himselfe
of
the
citadell
:
from
thence
he
got
to
Dyon
,
where
he
receiued
letters
from
the
king
,
by
the
which
,
the
king
assured
him
,
that
hee
desired
to
continue
him
in
his
fauour
,
staying
the
punishment
of
things
past
vppon
the
death
of
his
bretheren
,
whom
hee
had
put
to
death
,
to
saue
his
life
,
whereof
hee
had
aduertised
him
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
attributing
the
clemencie
and
fauour
of
the
king
,
to
an
affection
,
languishing
,
feeble
,
and
faint
,
and
to
a
feare
he
had
to
haue
him
for
enemie
,
or
to
loose
his
friendship
,
not
beeing
able
to
moderate
his
chollor
,
nor
to
incline
himselfe
vnto
a
generall
and
good
ende
,
hardened
himselfe
in
his
resolution
,
receiued
the
pestilent
breath
of
those
mindes
that
bad
framed
themselues
to
tyrannie
,
feared
not
the
king
,
and
made
lesse
account
of
him
,
then
of
the
chaine
of
Tartaria
.
While
hee
continued
at
Dyon
,
he
gaue
out
commissions
to
assure
himselfe
,
and
to
seize
vpon
diuers
places
,
and
among
the
rest
,
one
of
the
Messieur
de
Rosne
and
de
Saint
Paul
,
to
commaund
in
Champaigne
and
Brye
.
He
had
no
great
trouble
to
constraine
them
of
Dyon
to
reuolt
against
the
king
,
bridling
them
by
the
Castle
:
there
was
none
but
the
Court
of
Parliament
(
who
perceiuing
that
they
could
not
shine
without
the
light
of
the
authoritie
royal
)
that
would
not
consent
to
that
rebellion
,
&
therfore
the
principal
officers
were
driuen
from
thence
,
the
rest
imprisoned
,
some
poore
people
fearefull
for
the
discommodities
they
might
reape
,
remained
in
miserable
slauerie
,
vnder
the
confused
and
disordered
democratie
.
de
Maine
went
to
Troye
,
a
Towne
long
time
before
spoyled
and
corrupted
by
the
participants
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
where
hee
was
receiued
with
honours
due
vnto
a
king
.
The
king
perceiuing
that
the
league
caused
al
the
townes
beyond
the
riuer
of
Loire
,
Chalon
,
sur
Saone
,
Dyon
,
Troye
,
Parris
,
and
Orleans
,
to
rise
against
him
,
and
that
if
hee
sat
with
armes
crossed
,
it
would
not
ease
him
,
was
constrained
to
leaue
the
affaires
of
the
Parliament
vnperfect
,
to
prouide
for
the
safetie
of
his
person
:
and
to
remedie
the
violent
intents
of
his
enemies
,
and
before
the
Parliament
brake
vp
,
vppon
the
fifteenth
and
sixteenth
daies
of
Ianuarie
,
he
heard
the
declarations
of
the
Deputies
of
the
third
estates
,
wherein
may
bee
found
the
examples
of
the
disorders
,
which
at
this
time
trouble
the
Realme
of
France
.
Remedie
.
To
restore
the
ancient
forme
of
the
Church
,
the
election
of
God
,
wise
and
learned
Prelates
,
that
loue
God
and
his
Church
,
and
faithfull
Ministers
of
Gods
word
.
Nazariens
,
Leuites
,
Egyptians
,
Medes
,
Persians
,
and
Athenians
,
that
had
nourished
and
brought
vp
holy
Saints
,
Basiles
,
Chrysostomes
,
Saint
Benets
and
Augustines
,
haue
now
in
them
all
sorts
of
people
indifferently
,
not
only
Lawyers
,
but
Cittizens
,
souldiers
,
men
without
learning
and
crudition
,
and
without
either
name
or
marke
of
spiritualtie
,
with
women
and
children
:
from
whence
proceedeth
the
foule
disorder
of
the
Monasticall
life
:
Remedie
.
To
chuse
and
nominate
good
and
holy
personages
,
that
shall
bee
of
requisite
estate
and
quallitie
,
to
serue
God
in
those
places
,
that
shall
commit
good
Priors
to
giue
good
example
,
and
helpe
to
reforme
,
therevnto
imploying
the
ayde
of
the
arme
,
and
force
of
iustice
,
that
from
this
time
forward
,
all
Harpies
&
wilde
Boores
,
which
spoyle
Dauids
Vinyard
,
auoyde
and
depart
from
all
such
holy
,
consecrated
,
and
appoynted
places
.
And
to
this
ende
,
let
informations
and
decrees
bee
made
against
them
:
those
that
detaine
Abbeyes
,
and
are
not
of
that
quallitie
,
and
those
that
vsurpe
and
detaine
the
goods
,
tithes
,
and
other
reuenues
,
and
according
to
the
informations
,
let
proces
bee
made
,
as
against
sacriledges
and
rauishers
of
the
riches
that
belong
vnto
God
and
to
the
poore
.
Saint
Augustin
and
diuers
other
good
fathers
,
permitted
the
selling
and
alienating
of
the
goods
of
the
Church
,
for
the
redeeming
of
Captaines
,
and
to
releeue
the
poore
,
but
that
was
the
holy
vessels
,
mooueables
,
and
the
mony
of
the
treasurie
:
but
touching
the
immooueables
,
that
was
neuer
known
,
one
onely
Charles
Martell
,
spotted
and
defaced
his
memorie
by
a
horrible
serpent
found
within
his
tombe
,
because
he
attempted
to
sell
the
goods
and
immunities
of
the
Church
.
So
great
warres
against
the
Albigeois
,
so
great
necessities
and
warres
against
the
Englishmen
,
could
neuer
breake
open
this
Paladion
,
which
the
suggestion
of
secret
and
couert
Huguenots
hath
inuented
.
Remedie
.
That
it
would
please
the
king
,
to
graunt
vnto
the
Cleargie
,
the
perpetuall
restoring
of
the
goods
of
the
Church
that
are
solde
,
repaying
the
iust
value
,
with
all
costs
and
charges
,
and
that
such
as
heereafter
shall
venture
to
sell
or
buy
the
goods
of
God
and
the
Church
,
shall
now
&
at
altimes
bee
declared
and
accounted
,
both
vniust
sellers
,
buyers
,
detainers
,
and
occupiers
,
with
this
clause
,
to
bee
bound
to
the
restitution
both
of
the
principall
and
the
profits
.
Remedie
.
To
cause
the
Councell
of
Trent
to
bee
obserued
,
which
hath
so
amply
prouided
for
reformation
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
estate
,
togither
with
the
maintenance
of
faith
and
Catholicque
religion
.
6.
Disorder
.
The
manifest
sacriledge
of
such
as
detaine
and
vsurpe
the
reuenues
of
Hospitalles
,
Spittle-houses
,
and
others
goods
destinated
and
appoynted
for
the
vse
of
the
poore
,
founded
for
the
ease
of
Townes
,
Villages
,
and
Burrows
,
and
of
all
the
people
.
The
goods
of
the
poore
in
diuers
places
,
are
applyed
to
the
vse
of
Lay-men
,
to
the
communalties
of
Townes
,
to
the
common
charges
thereof
:
to
voyages
,
and
processes
:
yea
apropriated
to
the
priuate
vse
of
diuers
men
,
a
great
hinderance
to
the
poore
,
and
vnwoorthy
the
name
of
Christians
in
this
Realme
.
Hospitalles
haue
beene
made
and
erected
vnder
Cathedrall
Churches
and
Bishoppricks
,
to
the
end
that
Prelates
and
Pastors
should
haue
the
care
thereof
:
but
since
charitie
is
conuerted
into
auarice
,
the
charge
and
administration
hath
beene
transformed
to
the
Layetie
.
Remedie
,
if
it
please
the
Layetie
to
continue
this
charge
,
and
that
the
later
ordinances
seeme
fitter
then
the
ancient
constitutions
,
at
the
least
,
let
the
spiritualtie
bee
present
at
the
distribution
and
yeelding
of
account
,
to
see
and
vnderstand
the
fidelitie
and
dutie
that
shall
bee
vsed
towards
the
poore
,
and
to
reforme
the
abuses
,
sacriledges
,
and
vsurpations
,
that
therein
are
vsed
.
7.
Disorder
.
In
times
past
,
no
man
might
bee
admitted
to
the
place
of
commander
Remedie
.
The
King
,
which
is
the
head
and
father
of
Nobilitie
,
ought
to
reerect
that
goodly
order
of
knighthood
,
ordained
by
his
predecessors
,
to
restore
decayed
trees
,
and
to
refresh
and
renue
it
,
pruning
the
vnprofitable
branches
,
and
so
to
reduce
into
such
order
and
forme
,
and
with
such
Discipline
,
that
the
people
may
not
bee
oppressed
,
and
to
that
end
,
cause
certaine
stipendes
to
bee
yearely
payde
for
the
maintenance
thereof
.
Remedie
.
The
cause
or
pretence
of
such
leuyings
of
mony
,
hath
beene
the
warres
ingendred
by
heresie
and
diuision
:
and
seeing
that
warre
is
the
cause
of
the
ouerthrow
of
the
people
,
it
must
be
brought
vnto
an
end
,
and
by
the
ayde
and
helpe
of
all
this
Realme
,
seeke
a
finall
remedie
to
this
miserable
diuision
,
without
deferring
it
so
long
to
the
vtter
vndooing
of
the
people
.
Neuerthelesse
,
part
of
the
Iudges
at
this
day
,
haue
so
great
a
pride
in
themselues
,
that
they
affirme
themselues
not
to
bee
bound
to
iudge
according
to
the
laws
written
by
the
Iurisconsules
,
that
they
are
not
bound
to
the
imperiall
lawes
,
but
onely
in
those
poynts
which
they
find
not
decided
by
the
ordinances
royall
(
which
haue
handled
but
fewe
causes
touching
lawe
:
but
onely
containe
certaine
generall
constitutions
)
they
will
iudge
according
to
their
owne
equities
,
and
therein
,
as
euery
mans
wit
and
sence
serueth
him
,
so
many
heades
,
so
many
opinions
,
so
many
soueraigne
Courts
,
so
many
sentences
and
iudgements
.
From
thence
proceedeth
the
contrarietie
of
sentences
,
&
diuersitie
of
iudgements
,
in
one
cause
,
and
in
one
matter
,
whereby
the
poore
suters
fall
into
an
infinit
of
charges
,
and
continuall
sutes
.
This
mischiefe
happeneth
many
times
by
the
ignorance
of
youth
,
which
runne
to
ruine
by
presumption
and
philautie
:
for
that
such
as
are
learned
in
the
lawes
,
and
that
haue
a
good
conscience
,
take
paines
to
satisfie
their
offices
,
and
to
limit
their
zeale
of
iustice
according
to
conscience
,
and
the
doctrine
they
haue
attained
vnto
.
Otherwise
there
should
bee
no
difference
betweene
the
Iudge
and
the
Artificer
,
but
onely
in
the
gowne
and
the
cappe
,
togither
with
their
pattents
receiued
from
the
king
.
Remedie
.
This
sore
cannot
bee
healed
,
but
by
good
and
faithfull
examiners
in
soueraigne
Courts
,
for
they
do
lightly
prooue
and
sound
the
depth
of
the
learning
of
such
as
present
themselues
to
bee
admitted
,
they
throwe
iustice
and
the
subiects
of
this
Realme
,
into
the
waters
and
puddles
of
errors
and
ignorances
,
from
whence
they
cannot
get
out
.
But
if
it
were
permitted
vnto
young
men
(
by
their
Parents
)
to
studie
the
time
in
that
case
appoynted
,
without
taking
them
from
the
Vniuersities
,
as
fruite
from
a
tree
before
it
is
ripe
,
to
place
them
in
the
seate
of
Iustice
,
this
would
bee
a
great
meanes
to
make
them
capable
,
but
the
ambition
of
fathers
at
this
day
is
so
great
,
and
they
are
in
such
feare
to
leaue
their
children
without
offices
,
that
they
had
rather
therein
,
see
them
vnwoorthie
and
deridid
,
then
wise
and
honoured
:
which
partly
to
remedie
,
all
reuersions
must
bee
cut
off
,
and
no
more
graunted
.
Remedie
.
Is
the
reducing
and
surprising
of
this
great
number
of
Iudges
,
to
the
ancient
,
iust
,
and
first
number
,
and
the
interdiction
of
the
sale
of
offices
,
by
publike
and
perpetuall
lawe
.
The
Archbishop
of
Bourges
hauing
set
downe
the
other
disorders
that
spring
,
and
haue
their
issues
out
of
the
first
,
he
besought
the
king
to
take
order
therein
,
by
a
good
and
perfect
reformation
,
which
shall
cause
the
people
to
increase
,
iustice
to
flourish
,
and
assure
the
tranquilitie
of
this
Realme
,
to
make
it
continue
as
long
as
the
moone
continueth
in
the
Elements
:
and
so
hee
ended
his
Oration
.
Charles
de
Cosse
,
Counte
de
Brissac
,
Lord
of
Estland
,
Great-Panetier
and
Falconer
of
France
,
who
after
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
had
reobtained
the
kings
fauour
,
and
continued
in
the
honour
which
before
hee
had
to
bee
President
of
the
Nobilitie
of
France
,
beganne
his
Oration
,
and
hauing
excused
his
insufficiencie
,
he
assured
himselfe
,
that
the
king
considering
,
that
the
profession
of
a
Gentleman
consisteth
more
in
deede
,
then
in
word
,
hee
would
with
his
Graces
fauour
,
couer
the
imperfection
of
his
discourse
,
and
that
as
in
the
disputation
betweene
two
Musitions
,
Piton
and
Cephiseus
,
Pirrus
gaue
iudgement
,
that
Pelibercon
was
the
better
Captaine
:
so
his
Maiestie
hearing
the
thundering
eloquence
of
Monsieur
de
Bourges
,
and
Monsieur
Bernard
,
would
iudge
him
but
to
be
a
souldier
:
which
done
,
hee
saide
:
That
the
long
raigne
of
the
king
,
had
sufficiently
shewen
,
that
it
is
not
the
hand
of
fortune
,
that
haue
inuironed
the
forehead
of
his
Maiestie
with
a
double
Diademe
,
but
God
,
that
hath
established
him
for
our
King
,
and
that
before
,
chose
him
for
Monarch
of
a
people
further
distant
,
not
for
the
greatnesse
of
his
royall
linage
,
nor
for
the
vniuersall
signes
and
tokens
of
the
valour
of
Frenchmen
,
but
for
the
pietie
,
faith
,
clemencie
,
and
magnanimitie
,
wherewith
it
hath
pleased
his
gracious
goodnesse
,
to
haue
adorned
his
Maiestie
in
his
most
tender
yeares
.
That
it
is
sufficiently
knowne
,
that
in
his
raigne
onely
,
the
heauens
haue
not
permitted
the
birth
of
so
many
mischiefes
,
but
that
during
the
times
of
great
kings
his
predecessors
,
heresie
,
schisme
,
disorder
,
and
diuision
,
hath
entered
into
the
peoples
hearts
:
and
that
we
must
beleeue
,
that
God
hath
caused
him
to
bee
borne
in
the
middle
of
the
troubles
of
France
,
reseruing
vnto
him
that
hath
supported
the
paines
and
trauels
,
the
honor
and
glory
vnto
so
iust
a
labour
:
to
the
end
,
that
by
the
hands
of
so
famous
a
Prince
,
France
hauing
prostrated
it selfe
vnto
the
furies
of
hereticques
,
may
not
onely
be
succoured
,
but
reuenged
:
not
saued
,
but
increased
:
not
flourishing
,
but
eleuated
aboue
all
nations
:
and
that
from
this
triumph
so
much
desired
,
his
Maiestie
shall
reape
the
honour
:
his
estate
the
principall
good
,
and
all
the
people
of
Europe
bee
participants
to
this
happie
chance
,
it
beeing
an
assurance
vnto
his
Crowne
,
the
most
assured
stay
of
all
Christendome
.
That
now
the
prayers
,
teares
,
and
trauels
of
auncient
Frenchmen
,
seemed
to
aske
vengeance
against
those
,
that
after
so
many
religious
times
,
haue
violated
the
Sepulchers
of
their
fathers
and
ours
,
who
by
fire
,
furie
,
and
rage
,
would
pull
from
among
vs
,
this
onely
religion
which
those
holy
fathers
had
planted
throughout
the
world
.
That
of
all
reprobates
,
there
can
bee
no
sect
found
,
that
is
so
dangerous
nor
abhominable
,
as
that
of
the
Hugunots
,
and
as
their
impietie
is
extreame
,
so
ought
their
punishment
to
bee
the
like
.
That
it
is
knowne
,
whether
the
furie
of
the
enemie
be
greater
,
then
the
disorders
are
deplorable
,
which
are
found
to
bee
in
the
Church
,
by
negligence
,
ignorance
,
confidence
,
and
abuse
.
And
proceeding
to
shewe
the
affection
and
zeale
which
the
Nobilitie
continueth
in
the
assistance
of
the
King
,
to
remit
religion
and
the
state
in
their
first
splendure
,
and
with
the
price
of
their
liues
,
following
the
example
of
their
elders
,
and
the
hereditary
generositie
of
such
as
haue
driuen
out
and
vanquished
the
Gothes
,
Vandales
,
Arrians
,
Albigeois
,
Lombardes
,
Sarazins
,
and
Pagans
,
that
haue
pursued
the
defence
of
the
faith
,
and
victories
of
the
kings
of
France
,
from
the
furthest
parts
of
the
Ocean
Seas
,
farre
beyond
the
Westerne
,
and
that
haue
not
left
any
place
for
the
reputation
of
their
honours
,
within
the
compasse
of
the
circle
of
the
sunne
:
hee
besought
his
Maiestie
,
to
fauour
the
antiquitie
of
the
priuiledge
&
right
belonging
to
the
Nobilitie
,
in
them
to
acknowledge
the
seruices
done
vnto
his
predecessors
:
Monsieur
Bernard
Councellour
of
the
Parliament
in
Dyon
,
presented
the
complaints
of
the
third
estate
,
beginning
his
Oration
with
a
solemn
thanksgiuing
,
for
the
promise
made
by
his
Maiestie
,
fully
to
execute
the
holy
Edict
of
vnion
,
written
,
marked
,
&
pointed
vnto
by
the
finger
of
god
,
by
the
which
heresies
shall
bee
driuen
away
,
as
cloudes
that
are
dispearsed
by
the
sunne
:
exhorting
all
the
townes
and
subiects
of
this
Realme
,
besides
this
vnion
in
one
onely
religion
,
to
enter
into
an
other
vnion
&
good
intelligence
for
the
seruice
of
the
King
,
continuance
of
his
dignitie
,
and
in
defence
of
the
good
of
the
estate
:
euery
man
remembring
,
that
the
Prince
is
giuen
of
God
to
commaund
,
and
the
subiects
to
obey
.
Hee
discouereth
all
the
infirmities
of
this
polliticque
bodie
,
which
beside
the
vlcer
of
heresie
and
partiallities
,
haue
most
straungely
corrupted
this
Realme
.
Blasphemies
are
naturall
and
ordinarie
speeches
among
diuers
Frenchmen
:
adulterie
is
a
sport
:
coniuration
is
a
subtiltie
of
spirit
:
curiositie
,
honestie
,
and
simonie
,
a
common
trade
of
marchandise
.
They
march
proudly
incredite
,
with
the
Seargent
at
their
heeles
,
at
their
word
to
execute
the
kings
subiects
,
with
summons
in
their
hands
,
to
constraine
the
consciences
of
the
good
,
and
to
violate
the
authoritie
and
religion
of
soueraigne
Courts
,
by
crosssing
of
payes
,
and
interdictions
of
entries
.
Many
Edicts
haue
been
verified
,
and
registred
with
these
words
,
by
commaundements
diuers
times
reiterated
in
good
and
iust
Edicts
,
the
commandements
of
the
soueraigne
Prince
is
not
necessarie
.
And
after
this
Orator
had
shewed
,
that
there
rested
no
surer
nor
better
remedie
against
those
disorders
,
then
to
require
an
account
of
those
who
by
the
oppression
and
impouerishing
of
the
subiectse
haue
heaped
vp
so
much
riches
,
then
to
free
himselfe
from
the
practises
and
false
perswations
of
certaine
euill
Councellours
,
religiously
to
execute
,
and
violably
to
obserue
his
ordinances
,
and
not
to
content
himselfe
only
to
see
them
published
and
imprinted
,
without
causing
them
to
bee
practised
,
by
a
prompt
and
continuall
exercise
,
hee
concludeth
his
learned
and
long
Oration
,
by
demaunding
the
conclusion
of
the
estates
,
saying
.
In
the
meane
time
,
we
will
haue
our
recourse
vnto
the
fauour
and
good
will
of
the
Queen
your
most
deare
spouse
,
in
whom
your
subiects
haue
beholden
so
much
shining
light
of
deuotion
,
pietie
,
and
christian
vertues
,
that
they
expect
by
her
meanes
,
the
comfort
by
them
hoped
for
,
with
a
confirmation
of
your
good
and
iust
intents
,
ayded
and
assisted
by
those
of
the
Catholicque
Princes
of
your
blood
.
The
rest
dependeth
partly
vppon
your
chiefe
Iustice
,
and
the
Keeper
of
your
Seales
,
who
beeing
chosen
for
his
deserts
,
and
by
the
certaine
report
of
his
integritie
,
wee
hope
will
not
permit
that
such
ordinances
which
are
made
within
his
time
,
should
bee
violated
and
broken
,
as
it
were
at
the
same
instant
.
Which
dooing
,
wee
will
no
more
lament
the
holy
raignes
of
auncient
kings
,
wee
shall
not
neede
to
speake
of
the
iustice
of
Charles
the
great
,
Saint
Lewis
,
nor
Philip
Augustus
,
much
lesse
will
wee
make
account
of
the
fatherly
affection
of
king
Lewis
the
twelfth
.
Our
bookes
shall
onely
bee
filled
with
your
wisedome
,
iustice
,
clemencie
,
and
loue
:
the
heauens
shall
open
,
to
place
vppon
your
heade
a
Crowne
of
great
prosperite
:
God
will
giue
you
the
grace
to
see
your
posteritie
,
which
in
valour
shall
cause
the
name
of
Valois
to
increase
a
name
,
the
onely
continuation
whereof
,
will
procure
the
welfare
and
honour
of
France
.
Further
,
the
sweetenesse
of
so
happie
a
season
,
and
the
enioying
of
the
fruits
by
vs
hoped
for
and
expected
to
proceed
from
the
conclusion
of
this
Parliament
,
will
confirme
vs
in
the
seruice
that
wee
owe
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
the
which
by
vs
is
newly
assured
,
by
a
solemne
oath
made
in
open
assembly
of
all
the
estates
,
and
registred
for
a
perpetuall
lawe
,
in
all
fidelitie
,
to
loue
,
honour
,
and
obey
your
Maiestie
.
And
because
that
time
representeth
it selfe
,
wherein
wee
may
make
proofe
of
the
effects
of
our
good
wils
,
and
that
otherwise
the
want
of
means
,
commandeth
diuers
of
vs
with
speede
to
depart
from
hence
.
I
am
expresly
charged
to
beseech
your
Maiestie
to
graunt
vs
leaue
,
to
the
ende
,
that
beeing
in
our
Prouinces
,
some
of
vs
will
bee
messengers
of
your
most
holy
and
laudable
inspirations
:
others
by
the
authoritie
of
Magistracie
which
they
beare
,
may
there
cause
you
to
bee
obeyed
:
and
that
all
of
vs
togither
with
mutuall
minds
and
certain
concord
,
may
withdraw
ourselues
out
of
a
common
perill
,
and
yeeld
you
certaine
testimonie
that
we
are
and
will
continue
,
most
faithfull
,
most
humble
,
and
most
obedient
subiects
,
vntill
the
last
gaspe
of
our
liues
.
The
king
,
who
for
the
space
of
fifteene
daies
,
had
been
solitarie
,
without
resoluing
vpon
the
billes
by
the
three
estates
presented
vnto
him
,
perceiuing
that
the
estates
could
not
attend
nor
stay
the
full
conclusion
thereof
,
without
great
discommoditie
touching
their
own
affairs
,
&
that
they
besoght
him
to
haue
licence
to
depart
,
hee
vsed
certaine
perswasions
rather
then
commaundements
,
to
stay
them
for
a
time
,
vntill
their
billes
should
be
fully
aunswered
,
or
at
the
least
,
a
certaine
number
of
each
Order
to
bee
there
,
at
the
publication
of
his
aunsweres
and
ordinances
.
All
the
Deputies
that
were
aduertised
of
the
risings
that
beganne
to
bee
made
within
their
Prouinces
,
and
that
vpon
a
suddaine
all
the
Townes
disposed
themselues
to
dance
after
Paris
,
besought
him
to
depart
.
The
king
not
desiring
to
hold
them
against
their
wils
,
caused
a
publication
to
be
made
of
certaine
articles
touching
some
of
the
principall
poynts
of
the
billes
put
vp
in
partliament
,
which
were
the
rebating
of
the
fourth
part
of
the
balages
,
foreseeing
very
well
,
that
in
so
great
a
raising
of
armes
,
his
poore
people
would
bee
so
extreamely
oppressed
,
that
they
could
not
paye
all
.
Further
,
the
thirtieth
of
the
same
moneth
,
the
Presidents
,
Princes
,
Peeres
of
France
,
Prelates
,
Maisters
of
requests
,
Councellours
,
Aduocates
,
and
Procurors
generall
,
Registers
,
Porters
,
Notaries
,
Solicitors
,
and
Procurours
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
to
the
number
of
three
hundreth
and
sixe
and
twentie
,
made
a
newe
oath
of
vnion
,
signed
by
each
of
them
in
particular
,
some
of
them
hauing
thereto
set
their
blood
instead
of
Inke
,
the
purpose
and
end
whereof
was
,
to
persecute
the
king
by
all
meanes
possible
(
without
respect
had
to
his
dignitie
,
or
any
other
consideration
)
for
the
execution
of
Blois
.
The
decree
of
Sorbonne
before
made
,
was
also
published
,
importing
,
that
the
people
of
France
were
freed
and
absolued
,
from
the
oath
of
fidelitie
and
obedience
made
to
Henry
the
third
.
That
the
same
people
might
lawfully
and
with
good
conscience
,
arme
and
vnite
themselues
,
raise
money
,
and
make
contributions
,
for
preseruation
and
defence
of
the
Romain
Church
,
against
councels
replenished
with
all
flagition
,
and
the
force
of
the
king
or
his
adherents
,
whatsoeuer
.
In
that
(
affirmed
they
)
hee
had
violated
publike
faith
,
to
the
preiudice
of
Catholicque
religion
,
the
Edict
of
sacred
vnion
,
and
the
naturall
and
proper
libertie
of
the
three
estates
of
the
Realme
.
de
Maine
,
the
Duke
,
and
Cheualier
d'Aumale
,
heads
of
the
rebellion
,
as
likewise
against
the
townes
of
Parris
,
Amiens
,
Orleans
,
Abeuille
,
and
other
their
adherents
.
He
therefore
accused
them
of
attempt
against
his
person
,
of
fellonie
and
rebellion
:
hee
denounced
those
heads
and
members
all
disloyall
,
rebellious
,
attainted
and
conuicted
of
the
crimes
of
fellonie
,
rebellion
,
&
high
treason
,
to
their
chiefest
head
:
and
disgraded
them
,
togither
with
their
posteritie
,
of
all
honours
,
if
within
the
space
of
one
month
they
rendred
not
themselues
vnder
his
obedience
.
The
terme
set
downe
,
was
the
beginning
of
March
:
but
seeing
that
instead
of
repenting
themselues
,
they
committed
so
many
the
more
outrages
,
taking
vp
armes
on
all
sides
,
and
that
they
practised
out
of
the
land
,
seized
on
his
treasure
,
vnder
colour
of
Lieftenants
general
of
the
estate
,
confirmed
pattents
&
commissions
vnder
a
new
seale
,
oppressed
by
incredible
violations
,
diuers
prouinces
stript
into
their
shirts
,
many
of
his
most
faithfull
subiects
which
would
not
adheare
vnto
them
,
without
intreating
much
more
graciously
others
,
who
had
so
greatly
desired
and
laboured
the
league
.
In
briefe
,
that
they
had
vsurped
all
poynts
and
prerogatiues
of
his
royall
Maiestie
,
except
the
name
and
title
of
king
,
which
they
reserued
to
an
other
opportunitie
.
He
then
resolued
also
for
his
part
,
to
put
in
readinesse
an
armie
to
suppresse
these
insupportable
attempters
.
And
for
performance
of
this
,
he
dispatched
letters
pattents
for
conuocation
and
assembly
of
his
Nobilitie
and
martiall
power
.
Not
long
after
,
ensued
an
other
Edict
of
the
kings
,
by
which
he
translated
to
the
towne
of
Tours
,
such
exercise
of
iustice
as
was
wont
to
be
performed
in
his
Court
of
Parliament
of
Parris
,
inioyning
them
of
that
Court
,
to
repaire
incontinently
to
Tours
,
there
to
execute
their
offices
.
He
made
the
like
transportation
of
his
chamber
of
accounts
to
the
same
place
,
and
depriued
Parris
,
with
the
other
townes
,
of
all
offices
,
charges
,
dignities
,
and
priuiledges
,
whom
he
would
willingly
haue
made
afeard
,
and
won
vnto
himselfe
,
before
comming
to
armes
.
But
all
this
was
but
a
casting
of
oyle
into
the
fire
.
Chastelleraut
,
Loudū
,
I
le
Mirebeau
,
Viuonne
,
&
other
places
adioyning
.
Afterwards
he
set
forward
euen
into
Berry
,
and
tooke
ouer
the
leaguers
head
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Argenton
.
And
beeing
returned
to
Chastelleraut
,
hee
writ
in
the
beginning
of
March
,
ample
letters
to
the
three
estates
of
France
,
full
of
serious
admonitions
,
that
they
should
giue
ouer
the
League
,
and
aduertising
them
,
that
if
they
proceeded
in
their
euill
counsels
and
determinations
,
he
was
minded
,
if
the
king
so
commaunded
him
,
to
take
the
field
,
with
his
friendes
and
followers
,
hoping
that
God
would
giue
him
the
grace
to
breake
many
of
their
deseignments
,
and
to
cut
them
off
from
their
affaires
&
inuentions
.
He
took
into
his
protection
and
safegard
,
all
such
towns
&
personages
as
would
ioyne
with
him
against
the
league
,
promising
that
in
the
townes
he
would
suffer
nothing
to
be
innouated
,
neither
in
pollicie
or
church-affairs
,
except
on
such
considerations
as
shuld
touch
the
libertie
of
euery
one
:
hauing
learned
(
said
he
)
for
conclusion
,
that
the
true
and
onely
meane
of
revniting
people
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
establishing
pietie
in
an
estate
,
is
mildnesse
,
peace
,
good
example
,
not
warre
,
nor
disorders
,
through
which
wickednesse
and
vices
spring
vp
in
the
world
.
At
the
same
time
,
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Angiers
were
assured
to
the
king
:
but
the
Duke
de
Mercoeur
brought
almost
all
Brittaine
in
subiection
to
the
partie
of
the
league
,
with
which
Roane
,
Thoulouse
,
&
Lyons
,
were
now
ioyned
,
and
Bourdeaux
wanted
not
much
of
doing
the
like
:
but
Marshal
de
Matignon
was
faithful
to
the
king
,
so
that
the
leaguers
and
Iesuites
,
were
constrained
to
remooue
from
thence
.
During
these
commotions
,
debatement
was
made
of
a
truce
between
the
king
&
Nauar
,
to
the
ende
they
might
more
commodiously
make
head
against
the
league
,
Normandie
,
Maine
,
and
other
places
which
attended
him
,
with
intention
to
approach
the
Leaguers
,
and
thus
to
ease
them
of
the
labour
of
comming
any
more
to
find
him
out
in
Gascon
and
Xaintongne
,
as
before
they
had
don
.
Afterwards
the
18.
of
April
,
he
proclamed
wars
against
them
,
if
they
deferred
any
longer
to
lay
aside
armes
.
But
they
shewed
themselues
as
little
moued
with
this
,
as
before
by
the
kings
letters
patternts
,
by
which
he
translated
the
iustice
&
iurisdiction
of
the
Great-maisters
,
Inquisitors
,
and
Reformers
generall
,
which
was
wont
to
be
held
in
the
Pallas
at
Parris
,
at
the
bench
of
the
table
of
marble
,
to
his
Court
of
Parliament
not
long
since
established
at
Tours
.
de
Maine
,
of
the
Duke
and
Cheualier
d'Aumale
,
and
of
those
which
voluntarily
dwelt
and
remained
in
the
Townes
of
Parris
,
Thoulouse
,
Orleans
,
Chartres
,
Amiens
,
Abeuille
,
Lyons
,
Mans
,
and
of
all
other
maintaining
their
partie
,
forfaited
&
confiscated
,
minding
that
the
mony
rising
of
the
sale
therof
,
should
bee
imployed
in
the
charges
of
the
war
.
Notwithstanding
all
this
aboue
declared
,
the
D.
de
Maine
and
his
confederates
,
hauing
their
armie
in
readinesse
,
made
a
selection
of
their
resolutest
men
,
and
marched
into
Vendosmois
,
with
an
intention
to
surprise
the
K.
in
Tours
,
were
he
was
weakly
ynough
garded
:
&
besides
this
,
they
had
secret
intelligence
both
in
the
court
&
town
.
The
king
of
Nauarre
beeing
aduertised
that
this
armie
was
in
Vendosme
,
and
in
the
confines
thereabout
,
determined
to
go
to
see
them
:
and
for
this
purpose
,
departed
the
eight
and
twentieth
day
of
Aprill
,
with
400.
Maistres
,
and
a
thousand
Harguebuziers
on
horsebacke
,
going
ten
long
myles
at
one
march
.
But
beeing
in
the
way
to
haue
gone
further
forward
,
hee
receiued
newes
that
the
king
called
him
backe
to
his
owne
succour
,
wherefore
with
all
speed
hee
turned
head
,
and
came
to
lodge
at
Maille
vpon
Loire
,
two
miles
from
Tours
,
after
hee
had
remained
by
the
space
of
24.
houres
on
horseback
.
de
Maine
hauing
taken
S.
Ouyn
near
Amboise
,
which
he
battered
with
two
coluerins
,
wold
haue
come
to
ledge
in
the
subburbs
of
Tours
:
the
which
so
falling
out
,
the
K.
had
bin
in
euident
danger
of
his
person
.
On
Sunday
,
being
the
last
day
of
the
month
,
the
two
kings
viewed
each
other
,
in
the
passage
from
Plessy
Parke
to
Tours
,
with
mutuall
demonstration
of
all
contentment
.
Cheualier
,
d'Aumale
,
arriuing
there
after
the
skirmish
,
lodged
himselfe
neare
the
Prouost
,
hard
by
S.
Simphorian
,
where
in
searching
throgh
the
house
,
three
or
foure
houres
after
,
they
found
certaine
souldiers
which
they
broght
vnto
him
,
al
whom
before
his
own
eyes
he
caused
to
be
stabbed
.
This
Knight
tooke
for
his
spoyle
,
a
verie
young
virgine
of
an
honest
s●●●lie
,
which
was
scarcely
eleuen
yeares
old
,
being
found
within
a
barne
,
whom
hee
forced
,
holding
continually
his
poniard
at
her
throat
,
by
reason
of
her
resistance
,
sending
her
afterwards
to
his
officers
,
to
bee
abused
in
the
like
manner
.
The
day
following
in
the
morning
,
these
leaders
perceiuing
that
some
bodie
would
quickly
come
to
vnnestle
them
,
&
that
the
kings
succors
approached
,
made
themselues
readie
to
dislodge
,
and
euery
man
to
pay
his
Hoste
,
set
fire
on
his
lodging
,
so
that
all
the
whole
subburbe
had
been
brought
to
dust
and
ashes
,
without
the
present
succour
that
thereto
was
giuen
.
Those
of
the
religion
in
Guyen
and
other
places
,
had
neuer
more
peace
then
during
these
outrages
of
the
League
.
And
it
was
then
a
common
prouerbe
:
that
the
sheepe
then
fed
most
securely
,
when
the
wolues
were
at
warres
amongst
themrelues
.
It
is
impossible
to
set
downe
the
sacriledges
,
violations
,
blasphemies
against
God
,
mockerie
of
all
religion
,
but
namely
of
the
Catholicque
Romaine
,
perpetrated
in
the
leaguer
Townes
and
in
the
countrie
,
by
their
troupes
:
their
souldiers
,
wherof
a
part
were
Priests
and
Monks
,
all
the
time
of
Lent
,
in
contempt
of
the
Popes
ordinances
,
whom
they
call
the
holy
father
,
eate
flesh
,
yea
euen
in
those
places
where
they
had
aboundance
of
fish
.
Diuers
of
them
constrained
Curates
and
Vicars
of
Parishes
,
by
putting
a
dagger
to
their
throates
,
to
baptize
(
pardon
mee
,
if
I
vse
this
sacred
word
in
an
act
so
execrable
)
calues
,
sheepe
,
lambes
,
pigges
,
goates
,
chickens
,
and
capons
,
and
to
giue
them
the
names
of
pikes
,
carpes
,
barnobles
,
soles
,
turbots
,
and
herrings
.
It
was
in
diuers
places
and
sundrie
Innes
,
that
thus
much
was
performed
,
while
Sorbonne
and
the
Preachers
,
thundred
out
against
their
souer●igne
and
lawful
Prince
,
to
rauish
women
and
virgins
within
the
Temples
:
to
murther
the
poore
prisoners
hard
at
the
Altar
:
to
run
away
with
the
Challice
,
and
to
strip
the
Ecclesiasticall
Officials
,
was
the
essentiall
forme
of
a
good
and
zealous
Leaguer
:
if
any
alleadged
that
they
were
of
the
royall
partie
,
among
a
number
of
examples
,
one
shall
suffise
to
discouer
the
Lyon
(
as
wee
vsually
say
)
by
his
pawes
.
One
of
the
most
insolent
of
the
league
,
named
Commeronde
,
had
vnder
him
a
Regiment
of
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
men
,
and
hauing
ouerrun
,
pilled
,
and
forraged
the
whole
countries
of
Aniou
and
Countie
Laual
,
in
the
end
of
Aprill
he
lodged
himselfe
in
the
Borough
of
Arquenay
,
appertaining
to
the
Lord
of
Rambouillet
,
and
distant
three
myles
from
Laual
.
There
was
in
the
same
place
a
Temple
(
which
they
call
a
Church
)
as
well
furnished
and
set
foorth
as
any
in
all
the
countrie
,
hauing
been
of
long
time
inriched
and
indowed
with
many
donatories
,
by
the
Lords
of
that
place
.
The
Inhabitants
had
not
laid
apart
nor
shut
vp
any
one
thing
of
their
or
naments
,
seeing
they
could
not
bee
perswaded
,
that
vnder
these
goodly
titles
of
zealous
and
vnited
Catholickes
,
so
many
erronious
offences
might
bee
hatched
:
withall
,
diuers
of
the
religion
had
passed
by
that
way
before
,
which
did
not
so
much
as
touch
this
Temple
,
nor
athing
that
was
therein
.
But
Commeronde
,
for
his
first
warrelike
exployt
,
burned
the
Gates
of
the
Church
:
afterwards
hee
entered
thereinto
with
his
people
,
which
wholly
pilled
and
spoyled
it
,
killed
a
poore
man
at
the
crucifix
foot
,
because
he
complained
,
that
in
the
self
same
place
they
had
rauished
his
wife
in
his
own
presence
:
they
eased
their
bellies
within
the
holy
water
stocke
,
and
in
euery
corner
of
the
Church
:
and
of
robes
,
wherein
were
wrought
certaine
Aue
Maries
,
they
made
garments
for
change
,
and
setting
foorth
of
their
queanes
.
For
the
top
and
height
of
this
exployt
,
they
tooke
the
pixe
of
siluer
,
wherein
there
was
foure
and
twentie
hostes
:
one
amongst
the
rest
apparelled
him-himselfe
in
Priestlike
habite
,
caused
eighteene
or
twentie
souldiers
to
fall
downe
vppon
their
knees
,
and
hauing
his
hands
yet
full
of
blood
and
sacriledge
,
distributed
these
hostes
,
throwing
downe
vppon
the
ground
three
or
foure
others
that
remained
,
which
were
troden
vnder
foote
.
At
their
departure
they
solde
the
Copes
,
banner
,
and
relicques
,
to
the
Moonkes
of
Eurons
:
the
Challices
,
lampes
,
boxes
,
and
crosse
of
siluer
,
to
them
of
Vague
:
and
not
many
daies
after
,
they
did
as
much
at
Thorigni
.
But
expecting
a
particular
Historie
of
the
league
,
wherein
shall
bee
found
renued
,
all
kindes
of
cruell
and
infamous
Tragedies
,
let
vs
returne
to
the
armie
of
the
league
,
and
to
the
Parisians
.
The
revnion
of
the
two
Kings
,
made
them
see
how
it
was
time
for
the
league
to
runne
:
for
this
cause
the
Councell
generall
of
the
vnion
,
addressed
memorials
,
letters
,
and
aduertisements
,
both
within
and
without
the
realm
,
of
whatsoeuer
they
thought
expedient
,
to
assure
and
protect
this
building
of
confusion
.
They
sent
men
and
large
instructions
vnto
Rome
,
to
iustifie
their
actions
,
to
demaund
a
legate
from
the
Pope
,
to
promise
publication
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
to
obtaine
and
fauour
on
all
sides
,
through
the
intercession
of
the
Pope
and
his
Cardinals
.
One
of
their
packets
was
surprised
by
the
way
,
so
that
their
mynes
by
this
meanes
were
blowen
vp
:
neuerthelesse
their
Deputies
,
who
were
the
Commaunders
of
Diou
,
Councell
our
Coqueley
,
the
Abbot
of
Orbais
,
and
the
Deane
of
Rheimes
,
went
forward
about
the
end
of
May
.
Other
dispatches
were
sent
to
the
leaguer
Townes
,
for
raising
contribution
:
for
whole
Cartlodes
of
siluer
was
behoofull
for
the
disbursments
of
such
young
kings
,
to
fill
the
coffers
of
others
most
greedie
,
for
payments
of
some
mens
debts
,
and
for
the
purchase
of
other
summes
,
lands
,
and
Lordships
.
Halot
,
Creuecoeur
,
Baqueuille
&
Larchan
,
discomfited
first
the
Garrison
of
Fallaize
,
tooke
three
Captaines
,
hewed
in
peeces
the
greater
part
of
the
men
,
and
dispearsed
the
rest
.
There
he
besieged
Falaize
,
and
receiuing
newes
that
Countie
Brissac
,
accompanied
with
two
or
three
hundreth
Gentlemen
leaguers
,
some
Priests
:
and
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
men
were
comming
to
succor
,
hee
left
the
siege
to
go
and
meete
them
.
Surce
Harambure
,
and
Fonquerolles
,
charged
so
fiercely
Sauenze
and
his
men
,
that
they
ouerthrew
them
,
and
broke
their
array
in
such
a
sort
,
as
they
were
not
able
to
revnite
themselues
togither
again
,
but
were
put
to
plaine
flight
and
pursued
:
more
then
26.
Gentlemen
hauing
beene
borne
downe
dead
to
the
earth
in
the
field
.
In
the
pursuite
there
was
more
then
60.
slain
,
al
their
harguebuziers
that
were
left
behind
ouerthrown
,
two
Cornets
won
,
and
fortie
Gentlemen
taken
,
part
of
them
beeing
wounded
,
and
amongst
others
,
Sauenze
,
who
being
conueyed
to
Baugency
,
when
his
friends
and
familiars
seeing
him
in
danger
of
death
,
admonished
him
to
aske
pardon
at
Gods
hands
,
to
confesse
and
communicate
himselfe
,
as
also
to
craue
mercie
of
the
king
,
he
could
neuer
be
brought
the
revnto
,
by
any
reason
could
be
laid
before
him
,
but
died
as
a
desperate
man
.
He
bore
in
his
Cornet
the
Crosse
of
Lorraine
,
with
a
Spanish
deuise
in
letters
of
gold
:
Morir
omas
contento
.
Oh
rather
content
to
die
.
There
was
in
this
skirmish
some
25.
or
30.
souldiers
,
which
in
the
ende
of
the
fight
were
fallen
into
Chastillions
hands
,
who
desired
to
saue
them
,
and
yet
they
chose
rather
to
be
dispatched
in
the
field
,
then
to
sweare
that
they
shuld
neuer
beare
armes
against
the
king
:
all
whose
enemies
at
that
instant
come
foorth
of
Picardie
,
were
then
ouerthrown
.
Boniuet
,
Humieres
,
la
Noue
,
and
others
.
Wherevppon
battell
ensued
,
in
which
the
assaylants
were
defeated
,
about
1500.
of
them
being
slaine
vppon
the
field
in
their
flight
and
pursuite
,
as
well
by
the
Conquerors
as
by
the
Pesants
.
The
league
lost
also
therin
,
their
artillerie
and
all
the
baggage
of
their
armie
.
Afterwards
the
D.
de
Maine
attempted
to
win
this
place
by
practise
,
because
it
so
highly
imported
him
,
and
by
certaine
treacherous
Cannons
,
Priests
,
&
Monks
within
the
towne
,
they
entred
in
with
20.
or
thirtie
Captaines
,
at
an
instant
set
downe
,
to
cut
off
in
the
night
a
Corps
de
guard
:
and
to
further
on
their
owne
behalfe
and
escalado
,
his
troupes
approached
verieneare
,
and
some
there
were
that
came
euen
to
the
ditch
,
but
the
Corps
de
guard
hauing
then
been
lately
relieued
,
and
keeping
good
watch
,
they
within
durst
not
shew
themselues
,
and
one
without
aduenturing
to
approach
,
had
his
thigh
broken
with
a
musket
shot
:
when
the
alarme
being
giuen
,
the
assaylants
retired
.
This
wounded
man
beeing
taken
,
discouered
the
whole
practises
.
The
entred
Captaines
with
the
traitors
,
passed
through
the
hands
of
the
executioner
:
and
Senlis
hath
euer
since
perseuered
in
the
obedience
of
the
king
.
de
Maine
returned
in
hast
from
about
Tours
,
to
oppose
himselfe
to
the
Duke
of
Longueuille
,
was
mightily
hindered
,
perceiuing
himselfe
to
bee
cut
off
in
so
many
respects
,
and
by
enemies
so
puissant
.
His
soldiers
beganne
to
liue
at
pleasure
within
the
towne
,
the
which
the
Parisians
felt
impatiently
ynough
,
but
the
meaner
sort
durst
not
complaine
,
and
for
the
great
ones
,
they
put
in
practise
the
common
prouerbe
:
vpon
an
euill
game
a
good
countenance
must
bee
set
.
The
king
tooke
incontinently
Estampes
.
de
Maine
&
other
heads
of
the
league
,
with
their
most
confident
friends
,
to
the
number
of
46.
within
Parris
beganne
to
renue
their
concels
,
and
seeing
the
king
so
neare
them
,
either
to
vrge
them
to
battell
,
or
else
straightly
to
inclose
them
,
and
constrained
the
people
to
acknowledge
him
,
iudged
by
that
,
in
this
progression
of
the
kings
affaires
,
their
own
went
to
ruine
,
and
that
there
was
no
other
means
left
to
stand
out
,
being
proclaimed
guiltie
of
high
treason
against
their
chiefest
head
,
then
by
executing
some
notable
villanie
in
procuring
the
death
of
the
King
,
their
Maister
,
Benefactor
,
their
Prince
and
soueraigne
Lord
.
Some
certaine
weekes
before
,
a
young
Iacobine
Monke
,
called
Fryer
Iaques
Clement
,
borne
(
as
men
report
)
in
a
village
called
Sorbonne
neare
Seins
,
a
man
drowned
in
all
wickednesse
,
hauing
passed
through
the
handes
of
certaine
confessors
,
and
conferred
with
some
Iesuites
&
others
,
was
for
a
kind
of
dexteritie
obserued
in
him
,
found
meete
to
strike
so
great
a
stroke
.
de
Mayene
,
the
sister
of
Montpensieur
and
others
,
had
conference
with
him
in
diuers
places
,
they
requested
him
to
perseuer
in
this
good
determination
,
which
they
knew
to
rise
in
him
,
by
extraordinarie
inspirations
,
to
performe
so
renowmed
a
feruice
to
the
holy
vnion
,
the
Catholicque
Church
,
and
his
countrie
.
They
promised
him
Abbotships
,
Bishoppricks
,
&
whatsoeuer
he
would
desire
.
He
remained
for
certain
daies
,
one
whiles
with
the
Duches
Montp
.
Who
amongst
the
Parisians
was
termed
the
holy
widow
:
other
whiles
with
his
Prior
,
&
sometimes
with
the
Iesuites
.
This
Monke
drunk
in
his
own
furie
,
&
with
so
many
alurements
,
entertainments
,
promises
,
&
protestations
,
of
felicitie
temporal
&
eternal
,
resolued
with
himselfe
,
and
promised
to
kill
the
king
.
The
people
,
who
thought
nothing
,
nor
knew
not
of
their
cruel
practises
,
talked
of
yeelding
themselues
,
&
had
greatly
rebated
their
spleene
and
collor
.
Surce
,
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
those
of
this
complot
,
caused
the
most
zealous
Sorbonnists
&
Iesuites
to
preach
,
that
they
should
yet
haue
patience
for
seuen
or
eight
daies
,
&
they
should
perceiue
some
wonderfull
matter
come
to
passe
,
that
should
make
well
with
the
vnion
.
The
Preachers
of
Roan
,
Orleans
,
and
Amiens
,
preached
the
like
at
the
same
time
,
and
in
semblable
termes
.
The
Moonke
hauing
taken
order
for
his
complot
,
departed
from
Paris
,
&
went
towards
S.
Clou.
So
soone
as
hee
was
departed
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
caused
more
then
two
hundreth
of
the
principallest
Cittizens
,
and
other
rich
men
whom
he
knew
to
haue
friends
and
credite
with
the
kings
partie
,
to
be
taken
prisoners
for
a
gage
,
to
the
end
to
saue
his
Moonke
,
if
after
hee
had
attempted
or
executed
the
fact
,
he
were
stayed
or
arrested
.
The
Monke
being
presented
to
speak
to
the
king
,
the
first
day
of
August
,
saying
that
he
had
letters
from
the
President
of
Harlay
,
and
credence
on
his
part
:
the
king
caused
him
to
be
called
into
his
chamber
,
where
there
was
no
other
but
the
L.
of
Bellegarde
,
chiefe
Gentleman
of
the
same
,
and
the
Procuror
general
,
whom
he
procured
to
retire
apart
,
more
priuately
to
giue
eare
vnto
him
,
which
addressed
himself
as
it
seemed
,
with
a
countenance
very
simple
&
demure
.
It
is
affirmed
,
that
in
the
selfe
same
chamber
,
the
Councels
of
the
massacres
in
the
month
of
August
,
the
year
1572.
were
surprised
,
wherin
the
king
,
that
then
was
D.
of
Aniou
,
was
one
of
the
chiefest
.
The
Moonk
perceiuing
himself
alone
,
&
opportunitie
put
into
his
hand
,
confirming
his
countenance
more
&
more
,
drew
out
of
one
of
sleeues
a
paper
which
he
presented
to
the
K.
&
out
of
the
other
a
knife
,
with
which
violently
he
sheathed
a
thrust
within
the
kings
smal
ribs
,
he
being
attentiue
to
read
,
&
who
perceiuing
himself
wounded
,
plucked
the
knife
out
of
the
wound
,
wherwith
he
strooke
the
Monke
aboue
the
eie
,
&
thervpon
some
Gentlemen
came
running
in
,
who
moued
with
the
indignitie
of
so
execrable
a
fact
,
could
not
contain
,
but
killed
the
murtherer
with
their
swords
,
who
went
to
the
place
appointed
for
him
,
&
was
cannonized
&
adored
by
the
league
:
but
on
the
contrarie
,
detested
of
those
the
cleaued
to
the
dignitie
royal
&
partie
of
the
religion
.
In
the
annagratisme
of
his
name
,
Frier
Iaques
Clement
,
were
found
these
words
in
so
many
letters
:
C'est
l'enfer
qui
m'acreè
,
which
importeth
:
It
is
hel
the
created
or
brought
me
forth
.
For
so
it
seemed
,
that
after
this
fact
the
furies
themselues
were
come
out
of
hel
,
to
ouerwhelme
topsie
turuie
al
France
.
The
King
being
caried
to
his
bed
▪
the
Phisitians
and
Surgions
applied
vnto
him
his
first
dressing
,
and
iudged
that
the
wound
was
not
mortal
:
by
means
wherof
,
the
same
day
he
procured
writing
and
aduise
to
bee
giuen
of
this
attempt
,
as
also
of
the
hope
of
his
healing
and
recouerie
,
as
well
to
the
Gouernours
of
Prouinces
,
as
to
Princes
straungers
,
his
friends
,
and
allies
.
But
the
soueraigne
King
hauing
otherwise
disposed
of
the
life
of
this
Prince
,
took
him
out
of
the
world
about
3.
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
the
day
following
.
A
litle
before
his
departure
,
hee
spoke
with
a
moderate
and
confirmed
mind
,
named
the
King
of
Nauarre
his
good
brother
,
lawful
successor
to
the
Crowne
,
exhorted
his
good
subiects
to
obey
him
,
to
remaine
vnited
,
and
to
referre
the
difference
of
religion
,
to
the
conuocation
of
the
Estates
Heere
endeth
the
troubles
that
happened
in
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
third
.
This
is
to
giue
the
Reader
to
vnderstand
,
that
there
is
certaine
Titles
gone
Henry
the
fourth
,
that
should
haue
bin
Henry
the
third
.
A
BRIEFE
RECITALL
OF
THE
MOST
MEMORABLE
THINGS
which
came
to
passe
in
Fraunce
,
vnder
the
Raigne
of
Henry
the
fourth
,
since
his
first
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
vntill
the
middle
of
the
yeare
,
1598.
de
Maine
with
his
Court
,
and
many
others
,
which
since
the
execution
of
Blois
,
wore
black
scarfes
in
signe
of
sorrow
,
did
heerevpon
cast
them
aside
,
and
wore
in
stead
of
them
,
scarfes
of
hopeful
greene
.
Then
was
there
great
feasting
,
masking
,
and
other
sportfull
games
made
among
them
,
wherein
and
whereby
,
the
murthered
king
was
cursed
and
banned
in
most
horrible
sort
.
At
that
time
the
image
and
portrature
of
the
traiterous
Moonke
which
kild
the
king
,
was
by
the
commaundement
of
the
chiefe
of
the
league
,
artificially
framed
in
Brasse
,
and
other
paintings
,
wherewith
they
garnished
both
their
houses
&
Churches
.
Then
was
he
cannonized
,
and
among
the
supersticious
prayed
vnto
,
as
a
new
made
Martyr
,
whom
they
called
by
the
name
of
Saint
Iaques
Clement
.
All
such
as
were
knowne
to
bee
of
any
kin
vnto
him
,
were
greatly
inriched
with
almes
gifts
and
publicke
contributions
.
de
Maine
,
which
as
yet
durst
not
name
himselfe
king
,
caused
that
title
by
proclamation
to
bee
giuen
throughout
all
Paris
,
to
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
beeing
then
prisoner
,
stamping
mony
and
gold
,
as
the
coyne
of
king
Charles
the
tenth
.
The
Duke
disguising
his
vsurpation
by
his
new
and
rediculous
title
of
Lieftenant
generall
to
the
Estate
and
Crowne
of
France
,
and
perceiuing
that
the
declarations
made
by
the
lawfull
king
,
did
shake
in
the
beginning
of
his
proceedings
,
a
great
part
of
the
league
,
published
and
sent
abroad
an
Edict
dated
the
first
day
of
August
in
his
owne
name
,
and
the
generall
Councell
of
the
holy
vnion
of
Catholicques
,
established
at
Parris
,
who
stayed
there
for
the
assembling
of
the
estates
of
the
kingdome
,
to
revnite
(
as
he
said
)
all
Christian
Frenchmen
in
the
defence
and
conseruation
of
the
Apostolicque
,
Romane
,
and
Catholicque
Church
,
for
the
holding
vp
of
the
royall
estate
,
expecting
the
libertie
and
presence
of
king
Charles
the
tenth
.
Lewis
the
ninth
,
surnamed
the
Saint
,
beeing
the
44.
king
of
France
,
came
to
the
Crowne
in
the
yeare
1227.
and
raigned
till
the
yeare
1270.
he
had
foure
sonnes
,
two
of
the
which
,
namely
Peter
and
Robert
,
died
without
issue
,
and
before
their
father
.
The
other
twaine
that
suruiued
,
was
Philip
,
and
Robert
the
second
of
that
name
.
Philip
surnamed
the
Hardie
,
&
third
of
that
name
,
successiuely
left
these
following
:
from
the
father
to
the
sonne
:
from
brother
to
brother
:
and
the
nearest
of
blood
,
to
the
nearest
of
blood
:
Philip
the
fourth
,
called
the
Faire
.
Lewis
the
tenth
,
surnamed
Hutin
.
Philip
the
fift
,
surnamed
the
Longe
.
Charles
the
fourth
,
termed
the
faire
.
Philip
de
Valois
,
Iohn
,
Charles
the
fift
,
surnamed
the
wise
.
Charles
the
sixth
,
called
the
welbeloued
.
Charles
the
seuenth
:
Lewis
the
eleuenth
:
Charles
the
eight
:
all
descending
from
Saint
Lewis
in
the
right
line
.
Charles
the
fift
,
which
makes
the
second
branch
from
the
end
of
the
first
line
,
had
two
sonnes
:
Charles
Duke
of
Orleans
,
and
Iohn
Earle
of
Angoulesme
.
Charles
the
eight
,
dying
then
without
children
:
Charles
Duke
of
Orleans
,
successiuely
came
into
the
right
line
,
so
that
Lewis
his
sonne
was
found
the
first
heir
,
who
also
raigned
after
Charles
the
eight
,
who
was
surnamed
father
of
the
people
,
Lewis
their
dying
without
issue
male
,
the
right
of
inheritance
came
into
the
branch
of
Iohn
Earle
of
Angoulesme
,
so
that
the
lawe
set
the
Crowne
on
the
head
of
Francis
the
first
,
the
Earles
onely
sonne
.
And
from
Francis
,
it
came
to
his
sonne
Henry
the
second
,
from
whom
succeeded
orderly
,
Francis
the
second
,
Charles
the
ninth
,
and
Henry
the
third
his
children
,
one
after
the
other
,
from
brother
to
brother
.
In
this
right
line
ended
the
last
King
of
the
race
of
Valois
,
who
died
without
children
.
The
law
then
tooke
hold
on
the
second
sonne
of
Saint
Lewis
,
named
Robert
,
who
was
Earle
of
Clermont
,
and
married
with
Beatrix
,
daughter
to
d'Archambaut
of
Bourbon
:
by
her
hee
had
one
sonne
named
Lewis
,
from
whom
the
lands
were
made
errigible
,
in
Counte
,
the
yeare
one
thousand
three
hundreth
twentie
seuen
.
After
this
Lewis
,
succeeded
Peter
and
Iames
his
sonnes
.
Peter
had
one
sonne
named
Charles
,
Duke
of
Bourbon
,
and
Constable
of
France
,
who
was
slaine
at
the
taking
of
Rome
,
in
the
yeare
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
twentie
seuen
.
And
in
him
,
dying
without
issue
male
,
ended
the
line
masculine
of
this
branch
.
Iames
his
vncle
,
the
sonne
of
Lewis
,
had
then
a
sonne
named
Iohn
,
who
espoused
Catherine
Countesse
of
Vendosme
of
Castres
,
and
Ladie
of
Conde
.
This
Iohn
sonne
of
Iames
,
had
three
sonnes
:
Iames
,
Lewis
and
Iohn
.
The
first
&
last
,
to
wit
,
Iames
and
Iohn
,
left
no
posteritie
.
Lewis
sonne
of
Iohn
had
two
sonnes
,
Francis
and
Lewis
,
the
younger
hath
issue
,
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
,
who
liueth
at
this
present
.
The
Prince
de
la
Rochesur-yon
,
the
eldest
of
this
branch
died
without
children
.
The
eldest
named
Francis
the
sonne
of
Lewis
,
which
espoused
Marie
of
Luxembourg
,
had
three
sonnes
:
Charles
,
Francis
,
and
Lewis
.
Charles
the
eldest
,
had
by
the
Ladie
Frances
of
Alencon
fiue
sonnes
:
Anthony
,
Francis
,
Charles
,
Lewis
,
and
Iohn
.
Anthony
of
Bourbon
eldest
sonne
of
Charles
,
married
Iane
d'Albert
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
the
yeare
one
thousand
fiue
hundreth
fortie
nine
.
The
twelfth
of
December
1553.
was
borne
of
this
marriage
in
the
ninth
degree
of
the
heires
male
,
after
Saint
Lewis
,
Henry
of
Bour●●n
,
the
onely
sonne
of
Anthony
.
Now
by
the
decease
of
Henry
the
third
,
the
last
king
of
the
race
of
Valois
,
descending
by
the
masculine
line
,
from
Philip
the
eldest
son
of
king
Lewis
the
Saint
,
the
right
of
the
Crowne
came
vnto
Robert
his
youngest
sonne
,
and
from
him
,
consequently
to
Henry
of
Bourbon
,
the
fourth
of
that
name
,
king
of
France
and
Nauarre
,
who
at
this
day
raigneth
,
and
of
whom
we
are
specially
to
speake
in
this
Breuiarie
.
Meulan
,
Gisors
,
and
Clermont
,
diuided
his
forces
into
three
armies
:
the
first
for
himselfe
,
with
the
which
he
marched
vnto
Touraine
:
the
other
twaine
hee
committed
to
the
Duke
de
Longueuille
,
and
to
the
Marshall
d'Aumont
,
for
Picardie
and
Champagne
.
Before
hee
had
taken
the
way
to
Touraine
with
his
troupes
,
which
were
composed
of
twelue
hundreth
horse
,
three
thousand
footemen
,
and
two
Regiments
of
Switzers
,
hee
purposed
to
take
his
iourney
into
Normandie
,
where
the
Pont
de
l'Arche
was
yeelded
vnto
him
.
Then
he
came
to
Deepe
,
won
Caen
vnto
his
side
,
and
constrained
Neufchastel
to
bee
rendered
vnto
his
hands
,
hauing
disappoynted
by
his
Lieftenants
,
the
succours
which
they
had
sent
vnto
them
.
And
hauing
made
a
shew
to
besiege
Roane
,
it
caused
the
Duke
de
Maine
beeing
called
to
the
succor
by
Aumalle
and
Brissac
,
to
set
himselfe
in
the
field
,
with
more
then
three
thousand
horse
,
and
fiue
thousande
footemen
,
who
promised
to
the
Parisians
at
that
time
,
to
make
an
ende
of
all
warre
:
and
to
bring
the
king
their
enemie
vnto
them
,
bound
both
hand
and
foote
.
The
king
understanding
that
this
mightie
armie
of
his
enemies
increased
euery
day
more
and
more
,
by
the
assistance
of
the
low
countries
,
of
Picardie
and
Lorruine
,
asked
of
the
Duke
de
Longueuille
,
and
of
the
Marshall
d'Aumont
,
if
they
should
go
and
meete
them
.
And
within
three
daies
,
he
made
such
entrenchments
for
his
troups
,
that
the
bancke
in
the
lowest
place
,
was
seuen
or
eight
foote
high
on
the
one
side
,
aboue
the
towne
where
the
artillerie
were
placed
,
vnder
the
keeping
of
foure
companies
of
Switzers
.
The
approach
of
the
campe
was
espied
by
the
Castle
,
wherevppon
was
placed
certaine
peeces
,
that
shot
off
with
great
aduantage
.
Meane
space
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
greatly
busied
,
to
thinke
how
hee
might
take
againe
,
the
Townes
of
Gourney
,
Neufchastel
,
and
Euison
,
at
what
time
both
hee
and
his
whole
armie
,
was
perswaded
that
they
might
take
Arques
at
the
first
.
But
the
Duke
found
it
at
his
comming
farre
more
troublesome
then
he
imagined
,
by
reason
of
the
newe
Trenches
which
the
king
hadde
made
on
euery
side
thereof
,
for
his
commoditie
,
by
the
which
meanes
hee
might
the
better
and
the
more
easier
ouer-runne
his
enemies
at
all
times
.
This
did
truely
presage
and
shew
vnto
them
,
what
successe
they
were
like
to
haue
in
their
attempts
to
come
,
whereof
followed
nothing
else
but
shame
and
sorrow
to
the
leaguers
.
Whose
foolish
hope
was
also
made
frustrate
,
which
they
hadde
to
chase
the
king
himselfe
into
England
,
or
to
kill
him
with
all
his
followers
,
or
else
to
bring
them
in
triumph
prisoners
to
the
Cittie
of
Parris
.
The
furie
of
these
skirmiges
was
at
last
conuerted
to
the
playing
of
the
cannons
,
both
on
the
one
side
and
the
other
,
which
indured
three
or
foure
dayes
togither
.
On
the
Thursday
the
three
and
twentieth
of
September
,
the
Leaguers
Armie
,
or
a
part
thereof
,
containing
a
thousand
horse
,
and
about
six
,
or
eight
thousand
foote
,
came
to
a
place
named
la
Maladerie
:
which
was
strengthened
with
eight
hundred
smal
shot
,
foure
companies
of
Rutters
&
Lanceknights
:
sustained
moreouer
with
three
companies
of
light
horsmen
,
three
companies
of
great
ordenance
,
and
with
the
forces
of
the
Princes
of
Conde
and
Counte
.
Furthermore
at
the
top
of
the
Trench
,
stood
the
companies
belonging
to
the
Lords
of
Chastillon
,
and
Maligni
:
with
a
good
number
of
the
Nobilitie
who
were
vnder
the
Marshall
of
Birons
charge
.
The
Leaguers
beginning
then
a
bloodie
skirmage
,
it
was
most
valiantly
held
out
by
the
kings
troupes
,
at
what
time
in
the
first
assault
Monsieur
Sagonne
,
a
principall
man
of
the
Leaugue
,
was
slaine
,
with
diuers
of
his
horsmen
,
the
rest
were
put
to
flight
.
But
they
comming
with
a
fresh
supply
,
the
kings
wearied
souldiers
were
forced
to
retire
.
There
the
Switzers
who
was
of
the
Regiment
of
Monsieur
de
Soleurre
,
vnder
the
Collonell
Galati
,
did
stay
and
withstand
the
furie
of
the
Leaguers
,
being
ayded
by
certaine
harguebuziers
which
were
lodged
in
places
of
aduantage
,
and
by
the
Cannon
which
played
vpon
the
Leaguers
.
And
while
this
second
charge
was
preparing
,
the
Leaguers
Lance-knights
drew
near
vnto
the
trenches
,
declaring
that
they
would
yeeld
themselues
to
the
king
.
And
after
some
speech
on
both
sides
,
though
many
French
Gentlemen
were
of
an
other
opinion
,
they
were
at
last
receiued
.
But
while
the
kings
Maiestie
,
with
Monsieur
de
Biron
,
and
their
troupes
of
horsemen
,
fought
here
and
there
,
these
Lance-knights
perceiuing
clearely
the
great
power
of
the
Leaguers
,
de
Birons
troupe
,
and
beating
away
the
most
part
of
the
souldiers
there
,
they
tooke
the
Ensignes
of
the
Switzers
and
Lance-knights
belonging
to
the
king
:
then
deliuering
this
Trench
to
the
Leaguers
,
it
was
suddainly
repaired
by
them
:
but
they
held
it
not
very
long
.
For
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
beeing
come
thither
with
his
Cornet
of
Horse
,
and
an
other
company
of
the
vantgard
of
his
men
of
warre
:
being
also
assisted
by
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
,
with
a
fresh
supply
of
fiue
hundreth
harguebuziers
.
The
Leaguers
were
constrained
to
depart
both
from
Maladere
and
the
Trench
:
where
the
king
speedily
brought
two
great
peeces
of
Ordenance
,
which
he
caused
to
be
shot
off
among
the
thickest
of
the
Switzers
his
enemies
:
who
with
certaine
of
the
horfmen
made
a
retrait
,
in
the
which
they
were
mightily
damnified
by
the
great
shot
:
neuerthelesse
they
neuer
turned
their
faces
to
looke
backe
,
whereby
they
might
see
from
whence
their
hurt
came
.
This
day
the
Leaguers
lost
a
great
number
of
souldiers
and
men
of
warre
,
among
whom
were
diuers
of
their
chiefe
Gentlemen
,
and
many
were
taken
prisoners
.
The
King
lost
also
sixe
or
seuen
Gentlemen
,
with
the
Earle
of
Roussie
,
and
a
fewe
footemen
.
There
were
many
hurt
by
the
traiterous
practise
of
the
Leaguers
Lance-knights
.
On
Sunday
the
foure
and
twentieth
,
the
Leaguers
armie
raised
themselues
about
midnight
:
and
vpon
the
Tuesday
following
,
they
came
vpon
the
other
side
of
the
Towne
of
Arques
,
and
set
semselues
right
against
the
place
from
whence
they
were
parted
,
assaying
to
batter
it
with
cannon
shot
.
But
the
king
found
the
leaguers
so
much
worke
,
by
continuall
skirmiges
,
and
hampered
them
in
such
sort
,
that
vppon
the
eleuenth
day
after
their
comming
thither
,
they
were
faine
shamefully
to
withdraw
themselues
from
the
Towne
of
Arques
:
vpon
the
news
which
they
receiued
,
that
the
Earle
de
Soisson
,
the
D.
de
Longueuille
,
and
the
Marshal
d'Aumont
,
were
comming
within
twentie
leagues
of
Arques
with
their
troupes
,
to
strengthen
the
king
in
his
forces
.
While
these
affairs
were
in
hand
,
the
leaguers
to
make
the
Parisians
beleeue
great
things
,
and
dreame
of
wonders
,
sent
the
Ensignes
thither
,
which
they
had
taken
from
the
kings
Switzers
and
Lance-knights
,
as
a
token
of
the
good
successe
which
they
had
against
his
Maiestie
.
Wherevppon
there
was
a
certaine
pamphlet
imprinted
at
Parris
,
wherein
it
was
published
,
that
betweene
Arques
and
Deepe
,
where
the
king
of
Nauarre
was
besieged
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
had
wonne
from
them
,
foureteene
Ensignes
of
the
footemen
,
and
eight
Cornets
of
their
horsemen
were
by
him
slaine
.
These
grose
fables
were
set
out
,
to
feed
the
people
with
vaine
fancies
,
and
to
pinch
the
purses
of
those
that
were
readie
to
beleeue
it
,
and
that
bare
a
good
desire
to
haue
it
so
.
The
king
thought
at
the
first
,
that
this
retrait
was
but
a
pollicie
wrought
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
that
bending
himselfe
to
entercept
his
succours
before
they
came
vnto
him
,
hee
might
the
easier
subuert
them
,
and
afterward
returne
with
more
strength
and
furie
then
before
.
For
this
cause
the
king
resolued
with
himselfe
to
ioyne
the
Earle
of
Soisson
and
the
others
togither
.
After
the
which
,
leauing
the
Marshall
of
Biron
at
Deepe
,
his
Maiestie
with
foure
hundreth
horse
met
and
ioyned
with
his
succours
,
within
fiue
myles
of
the
leaguers
armie
:
who
with
them
incontinent
passed
ouer
the
riuer
of
Somme
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
was
faine
for
his
credits
sake
,
to
couer
this
his
shamefull
retrait
with
a
quaint
excuse
.
He
therefore
published
abroad
,
that
he
was
constrained
speedily
to
go
down
into
Picardte
to
possesse
himselfe
of
those
Citties
which
hee
was
bound
(
by
the
agreement
made
at
Arras
)
to
deliuer
to
the
Spaniards
.
Vpon
this
newes
the
king
determined
to
stay
the
returne
of
the
leaguers
,
beeing
perswaded
that
the
Cities
of
Picardie
would
not
be
drawne
to
consent
in
any
wise
to
submit
themselues
vnder
the
Spanish
troupes
.
Hauing
then
prouided
for
his
affaires
in
Normandie
,
and
gathered
togither
those
succours
which
the
Queen
of
England
had
sent
vnto
him
:
he
departed
out
of
those
parts
the
one
and
twentieth
of
October
,
with
full
purpose
to
awaken
the
Leaguers
in
Picardie
,
and
to
constraine
their
chiefe
commaunders
to
auoyde
that
countrie
,
where
by
treason
they
had
taken
the
Towne
of
Fere
,
and
after
deliuered
it
to
the
Spaniards
.
This
done
,
his
Maiestie
by
casie
iourneyes
drew
neare
vnto
Parris
,
and
incamped
himselfe
within
a
league
thereof
,
vpon
the
last
day
of
the
same
moneth
.
The
same
day
,
hauing
knowne
what
trenches
the
enemies
had
made
round
about
the
Subburbes
,
on
that
side
where
hee
was
,
by
the
aduise
of
his
warrelike
Councell
,
they
concluded
to
assayle
them
on
the
morrow
by
breake
of
day
by
three
seuerall
companies
,
and
in
three
sundrie
places
.
The
first
companie
consisted
of
foure
thousand
Englishmen
,
two
French
Regiments
,
and
one
regiment
of
Switzers
:
who
were
led
by
the
Marshall
de
Biron
,
to
assaile
that
side
of
the
subburbes
called
Saint
Victor
and
Marceau
.
The
second
companie
hauing
two
Regiments
of
Switzers
,
foure
of
Frenchmen
,
and
foure
of
strangers
,
were
all
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Marshall
d'Aumont
:
for
that
part
of
the
Subburbes
called
Saint
Iaques
and
Saint
Michael
.
The
third
companie
consisted
of
tenne
Regiments
of
Frenchmen
,
one
Regiment
of
Launce-knights
,
and
one
Regiment
of
Switzers
,
who
were
commanded
by
the
two
Lords
,
Chastillon
and
la
Noue
.
Each
one
of
these
troupes
were
winged
with
a
good
number
of
hardie
Gentlemen
on
foote
,
well
armed
and
appoynted
to
assist
the
rest
of
the
footemen
,
if
any
cause
of
resistance
were
:
and
these
set
vppon
that
part
of
the
subburbes
called
Saint
Germaine
,
Bussi
,
and
Nesle
.
These
had
at
their
taile
,
two
cannons
and
two
coluerins
:
the
king
commaunded
ouer
one
of
the
troupes
,
the
Earle
of
Soisson
,
and
the
Duke
de
Longueuille
ouer
the
other
twaine
.
The
first
day
of
Nouember
,
all
these
subburbes
were
assaulted
and
taken
in
lesse
then
one
houre
,
with
the
losse
of
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
men
on
the
defendants
side
.
They
lost
beside
foureteene
of
their
Ensignes
,
and
thirteene
peeces
of
artillerie
,
small
and
great
.
The
assaylants
lost
almost
nothing
at
all
,
and
if
the
ordenance
hadde
beene
well
mounted
,
the
gates
of
Parris
hadde
beene
battered
downe
,
eare
the
Cittizens
hadde
knowne
of
any
such
exployt
.
The
king
entered
within
the
subburbes
of
Saint
Iaques
,
about
8.
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
:
and
beeing
aduertised
that
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
come
foorth
of
Picardie
,
and
with
all
his
forces
hadde
entered
into
Parris
,
made
a
proofe
to
winne
the
other
part
of
the
subburbes
,
which
hee
onely
did
to
drawe
his
foes
to
the
fight
.
Hauing
then
stayed
foure
long
houres
in
battell
,
and
that
none
of
the
leaguers
would
issue
foorth
:
hee
contented
himselfe
that
he
had
giuen
knowledge
to
the
Parisians
,
that
at
the
least
,
meanes
failed
him
not
to
chastise
them
,
but
his
desire
was
,
to
winne
them
by
gentlenesse
to
the
acknowledgement
of
their
faults
.
Therefore
without
more
adoo
,
the
king
departed
thence
,
and
lodged
about
sixe
or
seuen
myles
off
,
at
a
place
called
Linats
,
which
is
a
Town
aboue
Montleheri
,
where
his
grace
stayed
one
whole
day
,
to
see
if
his
enemies
had
any
desire
to
cometo
fight
.
But
in
stead
thereof
,
the
leaguers
did
the
woorst
they
could
to
the
poore
Parisians
,
robbing
and
murthering
many
Housholders
,
whom
they
accused
to
take
part
with
the
king
,
which
they
did
without
pittying
either
sexe
or
age
.
They
massacred
and
drowned
at
that
time
,
a
great
number
of
men
and
women
,
whom
(
as
I
said
)
they
accused
to
fauour
the
kings
forces
,
hauing
no
colour
at
all
of
any
such
thing
.
The
king
tooke
within
eight
daies
after
,
both
the
Cittie
and
Castle
of
Estampes
,
where
hee
receiued
a
supplication
in
writing
from
the
Queene
Dowager
,
wherin
shee
desired
iustice
for
the
cruell
murther
committed
on
the
person
of
the
deceased
king
.
The
which
petition
his
Maiestie
sent
to
the
Parliament
at
Tours
,
enioyning
them
to
cause
processe
to
be
drawne
against
the
offenders
,
to
the
end
,
that
in
his
owne
presence
,
they
might
soone
after
receiue
iudgement
.
Moreouer
,
the
King
added
,
that
for
his
part
,
notwithstanding
the
iust
sute
prosecuted
by
the
said
Queene
,
he
would
not
faile
to
do
the
best
that
lay
in
him
:
whereupon
,
he
vowed
again
in
the
presence
of
all
the
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
Gentlemen
,
which
were
about
his
royall
person
,
to
imploy
his
whole
power
and
strength
,
vntill
he
had
inflicted
that
iust
vengeance
which
God
had
ordained
him
to
take
.
The
Nobilitie
also
renewed
their
promise
and
protestations
,
neuer
to
leaue
off
armes
,
till
they
had
reuenged
the
vilde
death
of
the
deceased
King
.
After
this
,
on
the
tenth
of
Nouember
,
the
King
tooke
his
way
to
Beausse
:
and
on
the
morrow
,
hee
came
to
Ianuille
:
from
thence
arriuing
at
Chasteaudun
,
he
caused
Vendosme
to
bee
summoned
,
and
to
open
the
gates
vnto
him
:
which
is
a
Citie
of
his
owne
patrimony
.
There
was
in
that
Towne
one
Benchard
,
which
held
it
against
the
king
,
hauing
therein
the
command
of
twelue
hundred
men
,
Citizens
and
strangers
:
and
when
they
had
chosen
the
fittest
places
for
battery
,
in
the
morning
by
breake
of
day
,
the
artillerie
began
to
play
vpon
them
.
The
impatient
souldiers
did
no
sooner
spie
a
breache
in
the
wall
of
foure
foote
wide
,
but
presentlie
they
ran
and
entred
it
,
so
that
in
lesse
then
halfe
an
houre
,
they
were
maisters
of
the
Castle
(
into
the
which
they
made
their
first
entrie
)
and
of
the
Cittie
,
which
was
greatlie
spoyled
.
Then
was
Benchard
and
a
seditious
Fryer
take
and
put
to
death
,
who
had
beene
the
cheefe
of
this
rebellion
.
This
example
of
iustice
and
mercie
,
saued
the
liues
of
more
then
a
thousand
men
:
For
the
people
of
foure
or
fiue
small
Villages
which
stood
there
round
about
,
who
hadde
protested
to
loose
their
liues
in
defence
of
the
holy
Vnion
,
hereuppon
became
more
wise
,
and
humblie
submitted
themselues
(
in
lesse
then
foure
or
fiue
dayes
)
to
the
Kings
good
and
mercifull
hands
.
The
Towne
and
Castle
of
Lauardin
did
first
begin
in
those
parts
to
shewe
themselues
obedient
:
whereupon
it
followed
,
that
the
Townes
of
Montoir
,
Montrichard
,
and
the
Castle
of
Loyer
did
the
like
:
who
willinglie
opened
their
gates
to
the
Marshall
de
Biron
.
The
King
departed
from
Tours
the
fiue
and
twentieth
of
the
same
moneth
,
The
Earle
of
Brissac
,
which
was
come
as
farre
as
Bernard
,
with
two
Regiments
,
for
to
succour
the
besieged
Towne
of
Mans
,
beeing
astonished
at
the
noyse
of
the
great
Ordenance
which
played
vppon
the
Towne
,
retired
with
his
troupes
twelue
myles
backward
.
And
hauing
taken
fortie
horse
,
and
certaine
baggage
belonging
to
the
kings
Kutters
,
whom
they
met
vnawares
,
hee
went
to
publish
at
Parris
what
a
great
victorie
hee
had
obtained
.
Meane
while
,
a
great
man
of
the
league
called
Bois-daufin
,
who
had
in
Mans
vnder
his
commaund
,
an
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
and
twentie
Ensignes
of
footemen
:
requested
parley
,
instead
of
battell
,
and
so
made
himselfe
readie
to
the
assault
:
but
in
fewe
houres
hee
yeelded
the
place
.
Albeit
that
within
fewe
daies
before
,
both
hee
and
his
,
made
as
though
they
would
rather
die
in
fight
at
once
,
then
they
would
giue
enterance
to
the
king
.
This
being
done
,
it
was
a
straunge
thing
to
consider
what
expences
they
had
put
the
poore
people
vnto
,
of
whom
they
hadde
receiued
aboue
fiftie
thousand
Crownes
,
for
the
fortifying
of
the
Towne
and
Subburbes
,
in
which
Subburbes
they
had
burned
more
houses
,
then
came
to
an
hundreth
thousand
thousand
crownes
,
hauing
also
spoyled
the
countrie
six
times
more
:
to
recompence
all
which
wrongs
,
they
indured
three
vollies
of
cannon
shot
,
and
so
yeelded
the
Towne
.
The
spoyle
whereof
was
hoped
for
by
the
kings
souldiers
,
which
by
the
wisedome
and
prudence
of
his
Maiestie
was
spared
and
pardoned
to
the
Inhabitants
.
The
rest
of
this
moneth
was
spent
in
taking
and
compounding
with
many
Citties
,
Townes
,
and
Castles
:
namely
,
Sable
,
Laual
,
Chasteau-gontier
,
Beaumont
,
Toutesvoyes
,
and
Alencon
,
chasing
the
leaguers
out
of
the
Prouinces
of
Vendosmots
,
Touraine
,
Aniou
,
and
of
Maine
:
where
the
Inhabitants
perceiued
(
after
they
had
submitted
themselues
to
the
king
)
namely
those
which
had
confederated
with
the
leaguers
,
that
those
whome
they
had
before
esteemed
their
best
friends
,
were
indeed
their
woorst
enemies
.
For
after
they
had
them
once
vnder
their
power
,
and
if
there
were
but
speech
of
the
comming
of
an
armie
,
presently
the
best
shift
they
could
make
for
the
poore
people
,
was
to
cause
their
Townes
,
Villages
,
and
possessions
,
to
bee
burned
and
spoyled
,
from
that
place
round
about
:
causing
the
Cittizens
to
worke
and
labour
night
and
day
,
to
make
rampiers
and
intrenchments
to
defend
them
from
their
foes
.
Moreouer
at
the
sight
of
the
cannon
,
or
the
first
shotte
comming
from
it
,
they
fell
to
agreement
for
themselues
,
that
they
might
depart
with
their
liues
and
goods
,
leauing
no
other
markes
of
their
protection
,
then
the
Towne
halfe
burnt
to
ashes
,
the
most
part
of
their
wiues
and
daughters
deflowred
,
and
the
neckes
of
the
poore
Inhabitants
to
the
halter
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
toward
the
later
end
of
the
yeare
,
sound
meanes
to
make
himselfe
Maister
of
Pontoise
,
onely
through
the
friendship
of
many
of
the
Inhabitants
that
held
vpon
it
side
.
About
which
time
the
king
met
with
the
Earle
of
Brissac
,
beeing
within
the
Cittie
of
Falaise
,
which
be
inforced
to
yeeld
,
where
he
tooke
the
Earle
prisoner
,
at
what
time
the
leaguers
being
then
neare
ynough
,
would
not
once
come
to
his
succour
.
A
fewe
weekes
before
the
leaguers
Parliament
beeing
begun
at
Roane
,
they
continued
their
enuie
against
the
king
their
soueraigne
Lord
,
beeing
not
ashamed
to
publish
a
most
vile
Edict
,
wherin
they
declared
guiltie
of
treason
,
enemies
to
God
,
to
the
Estate
and
Crown
of
France
,
those
that
opposed
themselues
against
the
league
,
surnamed
the
holy
vnion
:
pronouncing
them
and
their
successors
disgraded
,
of
all
priuiledges
of
Nobilitie
:
their
estates
voyde
for
euer
,
and
vnwoorthie
to
possesse
any
office
,
benefit
or
dignitie
,
within
the
kingdome
:
confiscating
also
,
all
their
lands
and
goods
,
notwithstanding
this
Edict
did
not
any
whit
impaire
the
good
affection
of
the
kings
seruants
,
not
much
aduanced
the
affaires
of
the
league
.
The
chiefe
of
the
league
beeing
astonished
in
their
hearts
,
to
see
the
kings
prosperitie
,
set
neuerthelesse
a
very
good
face
full
of
spite
against
him
,
trusting
very
much
on
their
intelligences
,
both
within
and
without
the
Realme
.
Through
euery
Cittie
which
they
held
,
they
set
seditious
Preachers
to
seduce
the
people
,
during
the
whole
feast
of
Christmasse
,
thereby
to
inflame
their
hearts
against
the
king
.
On
the
other
side
,
they
caused
an
infinit
number
of
libels
to
bee
imprinted
and
throwne
about
,
whereby
they
entertained
those
that
had
least
iudgement
,
with
a
certaine
hope
that
they
might
bee
able
long
to
vpholde
themselues
in
this
bottomlesse
pitte
of
confusion
.
de
Maine
,
verie
earnestly
solicited
the
King
of
Spaine
to
send
some
speedie
succours
,
otherwise
the
league
should
bee
constrained
perforce
to
make
composition
with
their
enemies
.
In
the
meane
space
,
the
king
chased
the
leaguers
by
sieges
and
assaults
(
in
the
month
of
Ianuary
)
quite
out
of
base
Normandie
.
The
parliament
at
Roane
cried
for
warre
,
to
whom
the
Duke
de
Maine
soone
after
sent
an
answere
,
that
hee
would
giue
order
for
their
affaires
,
vsing
great
threatnings
against
his
soueraigne
Lord
and
Maister
.
The
king
contrariwise
hauing
recouered
the
Cittie
of
Honleur
,
which
is
a
port
of
the
sea
,
came
to
raise
the
Duker
siege
,
which
fifteen
daies
before
,
he
held
before
the
Cittie
and
sort
of
Meulan
,
distant
from
the
saide
Towne
of
Honfleu
more
then
thirtie
myles
.
The
king
presenting
himselfe
,
offered
occasion
of
sight
,
which
the
Duke
seemed
to
accept
,
hauing
at
that
time
twise
as
many
forces
as
the
king
.
Notwithstanding
,
supposing
hee
had
not
aduantage
ynough
,
he
thought
it
best
to
take
vp
first
the
succour
of
fifteene
hundreth
lances
,
and
about
fiue
hundreth
hurguebuziers
,
which
the
Duke
of
Parma
had
sent
vnto
him
.
Meane
space
,
the
king
besieged
Dreux
,
where
hee
was
aduertised
that
the
Duke
had
ioyned
with
the
forces
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
conducted
by
the
Earle
d'Egmont
,
wherevpon
hee
offered
battell
.
Those
things
were
done
in
Ianuarie
and
Februarie
.
And
on
the
morrow
hauing
set
his
battell
in
order
,
he
made
in
the
presence
of
all
his
armie
,
a
most
earnest
prayer
vnto
God
,
wher
each
one
according
to
his
conscience
,
framed
his
thoughts
to
the
like
purpose
,
according
to
the
ceremonies
both
of
the
one
and
the
other
religion
.
Now
,
for
so
much
as
the
day
was
spent
,
both
the
armies
repaired
to
their
lodgings
.
By
the
breake
of
day
following
,
which
was
the
fourteenth
of
March
,
the
king
by
aduise
of
his
Councell
,
determined
how
to
order
his
battell
.
Then
passing
along
from
the
head
of
his
armie
,
hee
encouraged
his
people
to
the
fight
.
And
returning
to
his
place
,
without
further
delay
he
caused
the
great
artillerie
to
bee
shot
off
,
which
gaue
nine
daungerous
vollies
,
to
the
great
hurt
of
the
leaguers
.
Who
after
three
or
foure
other
vollies
giuen
on
both
sides
,
aduanced
forward
fiue
or
six
hundreth
light
horsemen
,
to
giue
charge
against
the
Marshal
d'Aumont
,
but
he
without
stay
,
ran
vpon
them
,
and
pearced
them
in
such
sort
,
that
he
might
soone
see
their
heeles
.
In
the
mean
space
,
while
they
were
thus
busie
,
the
squadron
of
the
Rutters
which
were
on
their
right
hand
,
in
comming
toward
the
artillerie
,
lighted
vpon
the
Kings
light
horsmen
,
aduancing
themselues
against
them
very
manfully
,
and
being
as
valiantly
receiued
,
at
last
they
were
constrained
to
retire
,
without
performing
any
thing
woorthie
of
memorie
.
The
whilest
,
another
squadron
of
launciers
of
the
low
Countries
,
would
haue
giuen
a
fresh
charge
to
these
light
horsemen
.
But
the
Barron
of
Biron
aduancing
himselfe
forward
,
hauing
no
meane
to
meete
the
Vantgard
,
set
presently
vpon
the
reareward
:
and
in
breaking
their
array
,
was
hurt
in
two
places
.
The
Duke
de
Montpensier
ranne
before
the
rest
,
and
gaue
them
a
most
braue
charge
,
in
the
which
,
hee
himselfe
was
once
vnhorst
,
but
beeing
againe
mounted
,
hee
behaued
himselfe
in
such
valourous
sort
,
that
he
became
Maister
of
the
place
.
The
selfe-same
the
Duke
de
Maines
great
squadron
consisting
of
eighteene
hundreth
horse
,
among
whom
were
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
and
the
knight
of
Aumale
,
with
others
of
the
Captains
of
the
league
:
aduanced
themselues
to
the
battel
,
causing
foure
hundreth
Carbines
to
march
vpon
their
left
wing
,
who
made
a
sallie
of
small
shot
,
some
fiue
and
twentie
paces
from
the
kings
squadron
.
This
sallie
beeing
ended
,
the
great
squadron
of
the
leaguers
,
came
on
the
forefront
of
the
kings
,
where
they
sawe
his
Highnesse
before
his
company
,
fiue
long
paces
off
,
who
furiously
rushed
among
the
leaguers
,
which
could
not
by
any
meanes
with
all
their
huge
forrest
of
launciers
,
keepe
backe
the
kings
squadron
.
But
his
Maiestie
did
in
such
warre
like
sorts
assayle
them
,
that
this
great
squadron
was
at
last
scattered
,
hauing
beene
fighting
among
the
thickest
of
them
,
a
good
quarter
of
an
houre
.
In
the
end
,
this
huge
heape
of
enemies
,
who
had
thus
the
foundation
of
their
strength
abated
,
were
at
last
brought
to
hand-strokes
,
who
beginning
to
shrinke
,
in
the
turning
of
a
hand
men
might
see
their
backes
,
which
before
shewed
such
furious
faces
,
who
tooke
their
flight
by
straunge
passges
.
This
ioyfull
victorie
was
at
first
intermixt
with
much
sorrow
in
the
royall
armie
,
when
they
saw
not
the
king
returne
:
but
within
a
while
after
,
they
spied
him
comming
,
all
stained
with
the
blood
of
his
enemies
,
not
hauing
shed
one
drop
of
his
owne
,
whom
they
described
onely
by
the
great
plume
of
white
feathers
which
hee
bore
in
his
creast
,
and
that
which
his
Palfraye
had
on
his
head
.
There
was
not
so
much
sorrow
among
the
leaguers
for
their
losse
,
but
there
was
as
much
ioy
recouered
on
the
kings
partie
:
hauing
been
so
happily
returned
from
such
an
intermixture
of
blood
and
death
.
But
as
hee
came
from
the
chase
of
his
enemies
,
with
twelue
or
fifteen
of
his
followers
,
hee
chancst
to
meete
betwixt
two
companies
of
the
enemies
Switzers
,
three
cornets
of
Wallons
,
accompanied
with
other
that
had
ioyned
with
them
,
whom
his
Maiestie
charged
with
such
high
courager
that
hee
wonne
their
colours
,
they
which
carried
them
lying
dead
in
the
place
,
with
many
other
of
their
companions
.
The
king
then
beeing
arriued
at
the
place
from
whence
he
parted
,
all
the
armie
gaue
humble
thanks
to
the
Lord
for
his
safetie
,
crying
with
one
voyce
:
God
saue
the
king
.
His
Maiestie
hauing
set
in
order
certaine
of
his
troupes
,
and
seeing
his
enemies
flying
before
him
,
hee
left
the
field
surcharged
with
their
dead
:
so
that
there
remained
none
aliue
,
sauing
the
Switzers
,
who
beeing
forsaken
by
their
horsemen
,
did
notwithstanding
stay
without
mouing
:
and
althogh
the
king
might
well
haue
ouerrun
them
,
yet
hee
receiued
them
to
mercie
:
who
hauing
cast
down
their
weapons
,
were
discharged
and
sent
into
their
own
countries
.
The
Frenchmen
also
which
were
mingled
among
them
,
had
their
liues
saued
.
This
beeing
done
,
the
king
accompanied
with
his
horsemen
and
the
troups
of
Picardie
,
followed
the
league
,
which
tooke
their
flight
two
waies
.
In
the
one
was
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
Bassompierre
,
the
Vicount
of
Tauannes
,
Rosne
and
others
,
which
tooke
their
way
to
Chartres
.
In
the
other
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
with
his
most
trustiest
Captaines
drew
toward
Yury
,
to
passe
ouer
the
riuer
.
The
Leaguers
artillerie
and
all
their
baggage
were
left
in
the
campe
,
and
in
the
high-waies
neare
adioyning
.
The
time
which
the
king
spent
in
receiuing
and
sending
away
of
the
Switzers
,
gaue
leisure
vnto
them
that
fledde
,
to
put
themselues
vnder
couert
:
in
such
sort
,
that
comming
vnto
Yuri
,
they
perceiued
that
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
alreadie
entered
,
who
neuer
thinking
on
any
new
charge
,
broke
vp
the
bridge
before
his
owne
people
were
all
come
,
which
was
the
cause
of
the
death
of
a
great
number
of
his
armie
,
especially
of
the
Rutters
,
of
whom
a
great
sort
were
drowned
.
The
others
,
to
hinder
those
that
followed
them
,
stopt
vp
the
streetes
of
Yuri
with
dead
and
wounded
horses
,
which
stood
in
stead
of
chaines
or
inclosers
,
whereof
followed
a
new
losse
:
for
all
those
that
sought
to
passe
the
deepe
streame
,
perished
for
the
most
part
.
The
king
was
counselled
to
passe
the
riuer
at
the
sord
of
Anet
,
and
although
it
were
an
houre
and
an
halfe
losse
of
his
way
,
yet
hee
ouertooke
a
great
number
of
those
that
fledde
,
which
for
their
liues
rested
at
his
discretion
Those
that
thought
to
escape
,
putting
themselues
into
the
woods
,
fell
into
the
Pesants
hands
,
which
handled
them
in
cruell
sort
.
This
pursuit
continued
euen
to
the
Towne
of
Mant
,
where
neither
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
nor
any
of
his
,
turned
once
their
face
to
see
who
pursued
them
.
But
if
the
Mantois
had
continued
in
their
first
opinion
,
to
keepe
the
gates
shut
,
all
those
that
fled
had
beene
vtterly
ouerthrowne
.
But
beeing
in
the
end
ouercome
by
the
D.
de
Maines
earnest
intreaties
,
they
gaue
them
leaue
to
enter
the
Towne
,
vpon
condition
that
those
of
his
side
,
should
passe
by
tenne
and
tenne
in
the
night
beyond
the
bridge
,
which
indeed
wrought
their
safetie
.
The
king
seeing
his
enemies
ouercome
both
with
shame
and
losse
,
rested
himself
neare
vnto
Mant
,
the
which
soone
after
the
Leaguers
were
departed
thence
,
yeelded
themselues
to
the
king
,
as
also
the
Towne
of
Vernon
and
other
Cittie
.
To
bee
brief
,
in
this
battel
of
Yuri
,
al
the
footmen
of
the
leaguers
were
ouerthrown
.
Of
the
horsemen
there
were
about
fifteen
hundreth
slaine
and
drowned
:
and
about
foure
hundreth
taken
prisoners
.
Among
the
dead
there
was
knowne
to
be
slaine
,
the
Earle
of
Egmont
,
who
was
Colonell
of
the
troupes
sent
by
the
Duke
of
Parma
:
one
of
the
Dukes
of
Brunswic
,
Chastegneray
,
beside
those
whose
names
could
not
bee
found
.
Wee
will
make
no
mention
heere
of
those
prisoners
which
afterward
abused
the
kings
benignitie
and
gracious
fauours
,
who
might
iustly
haue
put
them
all
to
death
.
Who
after
their
releasment
tooke
part
against
him
.
More
then
twentie
Cornets
of
horsemen
was
at
that
time
wonne
by
the
King
:
among
the
which
,
was
the
white
Cornet
,
the
chiefe
standard
belonging
to
the
Spanish
Generall
,
and
to
the
Flemmings
,
the
Cornets
of
the
Rutters
,
and
more
then
threescore
ensignes
of
footemen
,
beside
the
foure
and
twentie
Ensignes
of
the
Switzers
,
which
were
yeelded
presently
after
the
slaughter
.
The
king
lost
the
Lords
of
Clermont
,
d'Antragues
,
Captaine
of
his
Guards
,
the
Lord
Schomberg
,
de
Bongaulnay
,
de
Crenay
,
Fesquieres
,
and
15.
or
20.
other
Gentlemen
,
a
fewe
souldiers
,
and
fewe
hurt
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
and
other
Captaines
of
the
League
,
beeing
frustrate
of
their
hope
,
and
seeing
their
armie
thus
spoyled
,
betooke
themselues
to
their
ordinarie
shifts
,
which
was
,
to
feede
the
Parisians
with
lies
and
fables
,
publishing
many
bookes
,
wherein
it
was
shewen
,
that
at
the
first
assault
giuen
at
Dreux
,
the
Inhabitants
had
slaine
more
then
fiue
hundreth
men
of
the
kings
armie
,
&
greeuously
hurt
a
great
number
more
,
at
what
time
also
the
Marshal
of
Biron
was
slaine
:
&
how
in
an
other
incounter
near
vnto
Poissy
,
the
league
had
gotten
a
great
victorie
.
In
which
battell
they
had
a
long
fight
,
and
almost
equall
losse
.
And
that
if
the
king
were
not
alreadie
dead
,
hee
was
very
neare
vnto
it
.
The
people
beeing
not
satified
with
such
false
quoyne
,
and
hearing
euery
day
more
then
other
,
contrarie
reports
,
by
certaine
men
that
had
escaped
from
the
said
bloodie
fight
on
the
leaguers
side
,
murmured
greatly
thereat
,
as
people
that
desired
peace
.
The
seditious
preachers
stopt
the
report
of
the
Leaguers
losse
,
by
all
the
meanes
they
might
.
And
whilest
the
Duke
de
Maine
and
others
,
(
after
certaine
meetings
at
Saint
Dennis
,
because
that
the
pauement
of
Paris
was
too
hot
for
them
)
tooke
his
way
toward
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
to
obtaine
succour
from
him
.
The
Parliament
of
Roane
,
that
according
to
their
olde
custome
,
did
bend
themselues
against
their
king
and
gracious
soueraigne
,
did
execute
and
put
to
death
the
seuenth
of
Aprill
,
certaine
prisoners
which
were
seruants
to
the
king
.
And
three
daies
after
,
declared
by
an
Edict
,
all
those
to
bee
traitors
which
were
of
the
king
of
Nauarres
campe
(
as
they
called
him
)
&
that
would
not
linke
themselues
to
king
Charles
the
tenth
(
vnderstanding
by
that
name
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
)
to
ioyne
themselues
to
the
league
,
and
beare
weapons
in
the
Duke
de
Maines
armie
,
vsing
many
threatnings
in
written
papers
,
which
they
set
vp
at
the
corners
of
euerie
lane
,
and
afterward
put
them
in
print
.
And
whilest
the
leaguers
applyed
these
businesses
,
the
king
hoping
by
gentlenesse
to
win
the
Parisians
to
obedience
,
continued
stil
at
Mant
,
without
any
further
hot
following
his
victorie
.
But
the
trumpets
of
sedition
imputing
this
mildnesse
to
the
kings
want
of
courage
,
perswaded
with
the
people
,
that
he
whom
they
called
their
sworn
and
irreconcileably
enemie
,
shuld
be
shortly
brought
to
such
a
hard
exegent
,
that
he
would
bee
glad
either
to
graunt
them
their
owne
request
,
or
else
that
they
should
see
him
vtterly
ouerthrowne
.
Breefly
,
their
great
bragges
and
insolencies
,
constrained
the
King
to
draw
toward
Paris
in
this
month
of
Aprill
.
In
fewe
daies
after
,
Corbeil
vpon
Seine
was
yeelded
vnto
him
,
the
towne
of
Lagni
vpon
Marne
,
and
Melun
.
Then
hee
assailed
Sens
in
Bourgongne
,
where
hee
did
nothing
,
onely
through
their
fault
,
of
whom
he
thought
to
haue
had
better
seruice
.
The
Parisians
had
such
confidence
in
the
promises
of
the
leaguers
,
that
they
assured
themselves
,
the
king
was
not
able
to
hold
out
many
weekes
against
their
forces
,
insomuch
that
they
respected
not
the
strengthening
of
their
Cittie
,
to
repell
the
batterie
of
any
foe
,
or
the
strength
of
any
siege
.
In
time
of
peace
,
that
great
and
goodly
Cittie
was
daily
maintained
and
serued
with
fresh
prouision
,
as
well
one
weeke
as
an
other
,
by
the
infinite
commodities
that
was
brought
thervnto
both
far
and
neare
,
by
the
help
of
the
riuers
of
Seine
,
Marne
,
and
Oise
.
Diuers
particular
persons
,
wisely
foreseeing
a
storme
,
made
prouision
before
hand
for
their
families
.
But
the
number
of
the
Inhabitants
in
that
little
world
was
so
mightie
great
,
that
for
one
prudent
housekeeper
,
there
was
found
an
hundreth
that
neuer
thought
to
prouide
against
the
time
to
come
,
or
sought
to
shun
a
mischiefe
before
it
fell
vppon
their
pates
:
whereof
followed
the
strange
and
wofull
desolations
,
which
I
will
briefly
present
heere
vnto
you
.
The
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
Aprill
,
the
king
returning
toward
Paris
,
tooke
and
seized
vpon
the
bridge
Charenton
,
and
diuers
other
places
thereabout
,
for
the
commoditie
of
this
armie
,
which
consisted
of
twelue
thousand
foote
,
or
thereabout
,
&
three
thousand
horses
.
The
Parisians
were
six
times
as
many
,
in
respect
of
the
number
of
those
that
carried
armes
,
who
were
vnder
the
commaund
of
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
in
the
absence
of
the
Lieftenant
generall
his
brother
,
beeing
assisted
by
the
Cheualier
d'Aumale
,
and
certaine
other
Captaines
of
the
league
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
siege
,
the
affaires
were
horribly
tossed
.
They
had
in
the
Cittie
certaine
Preachers
,
Boucher
,
Pilletier
,
Guincestre
,
Feuerdant
,
Guarin
,
Christin
,
little
Fueillant
,
and
others
in
diuers
Churches
,
which
mooued
the
people
to
indure
all
the
miseries
that
might
bee
imagined
,
rather
then
to
submit
themselues
to
an
hereticall
Prince
(
as
they
called
him
.
)
These
Preachers
beeing
poysoned
with
Spanish
golde
,
and
maintained
by
the
chiefe
Ladies
of
the
league
,
did
so
inuenome
the
people
with
subtill
perswasions
against
their
lawfull
king
and
soueraigne
Lord
,
that
they
resolued
to
perish
miserably
in
the
siege
:
propounding
on
the
other
side
,
questions
to
the
facultie
of
Sorbonne
:
that
is
to
say
,
if
it
come
so
to
passe
,
that
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
should
die
being
prisoner
,
whom
they
called
king
Charles
the
tenth
:
whether
then
they
might
receiue
Henry
of
Bourbon
for
their
king
,
or
no
:
though
hee
would
reconcile
himselfe
to
the
Pope
.
Also
whether
they
that
should
seeke
to
make
peace
with
the
said
Henry
,
or
that
permitted
the
same
,
might
not
giue
cause
to
bee
held
and
suspected
,
or
counted
a
fauourer
of
heresies
,
if
it
were
according
to
the
law
of
God
,
if
they
might
faile
therein
,
without
mortall
sinne
and
paine
of
damnation
.
Contrariwise
,
if
it
were
a
thing
meritorious
,
to
oppose
themselues
by
all
means
against
the
said
Henry
:
and
in
case
they
should
resist
him
vnto
death
,
if
it
might
be
called
martyrdome
.
The
seuenth
of
May
,
in
the
third
generall
Congregation
,
made
for
the
decission
of
these
articles
in
the
great
hal
of
the
Colledge
of
Sorbonne
,
all
the
Doctors
of
that
facultie
in
generall
,
and
each
one
in
particular
,
which
were
by
oath
called
to
this
Councell
,
concluded
and
resolued
with
one
accord
,
vpon
this
that
followeth
.
It
is
by
the
right
of
Ecclesiasticall
lawes
,
forbidden
and
prohibited
,
that
Catholicques
should
receiue
an
hereticque
for
their
king
,
or
a
fauourer
of
heresie
,
and
a
notorious
enemie
of
the
Church
:
and
more
straightly
forbidden
to
receiue
one
that
was
fallen
away
,
and
excommunicated
from
the
holy
mother
Church
.
That
if
it
came
to
passe
,
that
any
one
defamed
with
these
faults
,
had
obtained
by
exterior
iudgement
,
absolution
of
these
crimes
,
that
hee
rested
notwithstanding
,
in
an
euident
daunger
of
dissimulation
and
perfidiousnesse
,
and
the
vtter
ruine
and
subuersion
of
the
Catholicque
religion
:
and
the
same
partie
ought
neuerthelesse
to
be
excluded
and
banished
the
realme
,
by
right
of
the
same
law
.
And
whosoeuer
should
bring
againe
such
a
person
into
the
realme
,
and
either
ayde
or
fauour
,
or
otherwise
permit
that
hee
should
come
againe
,
If
he
might
hinder
it
,
and
beeing
bound
to
do
it
according
to
his
charge
,
that
person
should
doo
open
iniurie
to
the
sacred
cannon
of
the
lawes
,
and
therevpon
hee
might
bee
iustly
suspected
of
heresie
,
and
reputed
a
pernicious
person
both
to
the
religion
and
Romaine
Church
:
and
for
this
cause
they
might
and
ought
to
proceed
against
him
,
without
respect
either
of
degree
or
preheminence
.
And
for
as
much
as
Henry
of
Bourbon
is
an
hereticque
,
and
a
fauorour
of
heresie
,
a
notorious
enemie
to
the
Church
,
fallen
away
from
the
Romaine
faith
,
namely
excommunicate
by
our
holy
father
,
and
that
there
would
be
euident
danger
of
dessimulation
and
parfidiousnesse
,
and
ruine
of
the
Catholicque
religion
.
If
hee
should
obtaine
outwardly
his
absolution
,
the
Frenchmen
are
in
conscience
bound
to
hinder
him
to
the
vttermost
of
their
power
,
from
comming
to
the
gouernment
of
that
most
christian
Realm
,
and
not
to
make
any
condition
of
peace
with
him
,
notwithstanding
his
foresaide
absolution
.
Although
euery
other
lawfull
successour
of
the
Crowne
,
should
surrender
vp
his
right
,
and
all
those
that
fauour
him
,
doo
offer
iniurie
to
the
holy
cannons
,
are
suspected
of
heresie
,
pernicious
to
the
Church
,
and
as
such
,
ought
to
bee
diligently
reprehended
and
punished
.
And
like
as
they
which
giue
ayde
,
or
shew
fauour
in
any
manner
whatsoeuer
to
the
said
Henry
,
pretending
title
to
the
Realme
,
are
disturbers
of
religion
,
and
dwell
continually
in
deadly
sinne
,
so
likewise
those
that
with
all
their
might
doo
oppose
themselues
against
him
,
mooued
therevnto
by
a
religious
zeale
,
doth
vndoubtedly
merite
great
praise
both
of
God
and
men
.
And
as
wee
may
rightly
iudge
of
those
,
which
by
their
false
opinions
established
the
kingdome
of
Sathan
,
to
haue
eternall
paine
prepared
for
them
in
hell
:
so
may
it
bee
saide
with
reason
,
that
those
here
mentioned
,
shall
bee
rewarded
in
heauen
,
with
eternall
glorie
,
that
persist
euen
vnto
death
against
him
:
and
as
defendors
of
the
faith
,
shal
they
beare
in
their
hands
palmes
of
martyrdome
.
But
ouer
and
aboue
the
deceits
before
mentioned
,
they
were
helde
in
hand
with
other
subtilties
,
for
the
chiefe
of
the
leaguers
hauing
purposely
set
spies
in
euerie
place
,
to
marke
the
countenance
&
speeches
of
such
as
they
held
in
suspition
:
that
is
to
say
,
such
persons
as
longed
after
peace
,
shewing
by
their
words
that
the
flower
deluce
,
and
the
true
Princes
of
France
,
were
not
expelled
out
of
their
hearts
.
So
soone
then
as
any
one
durst
but
speake
of
peace
,
accord
,
or
communication
of
agreement
,
without
forme
or
figure
of
law
,
they
were
presently
killed
in
the
place
,
or
drawne
foorth
,
and
then
throwne
into
the
riuer
:
there
were
aboue
twentie
seuerall
persons
thus
vsed
,
onely
for
saying
,
that
it
were
good
and
necessarie
to
make
peace
with
the
enemie
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
being
in
the
Duke
of
Parmas
Court
,
writ
diuers
letters
to
the
borderers
of
Picardie
,
that
shortly
they
should
see
a
puissant
armie
sent
for
the
deliuerance
of
Paris
.
Afterward
the
Duke
de
Nemours
beeing
the
Popes
Legat
,
the
Ambassadour
of
Spaine
,
the
Bishoppe
of
Renes
,
Senlis
,
and
others
,
Panigarole
,
the
Bishop
d'Aost
,
Bellermin
,
and
Tycens
,
lesuites
,
with
many
more
of
the
Romaine
Clargie
,
caused
solemne
processions
to
be
made
,
double
fastings
,
brotherhoods
,
visi●ations
of
Temples
,
vowes
and
supplications
,
and
all
to
entertaine
and
hold
the
people
in
a
vaine
hope
of
deliuerance
.
Likewise
many
Doctors
,
Priests
,
Curates
,
and
Friers
,
girt
weapons
to
their
sides
,
and
made
shews
abroad
with
many
fond
ceremonies
,
which
caused
the
people
both
to
laugh
and
weepe
.
They
trauelled
without
ceasing
,
to
the
walles
,
trenches
and
rampiers
of
the
Towne
.
The
Iesuites
and
other
Monkes
,
being
well
stored
with
munition
of
victuals
in
their
Colledges
and
Couents
,
kept
watch
according
to
their
turne
.
The
Ladies
of
Nemours
,
of
Maine
,
of
Guise
,
of
Montpensier
,
and
others
,
solicited
the
people
on
their
side
,
with
strong
perswasions
,
rather
to
perish
by
the
famine
,
then
to
speake
or
seek
for
agreement
with
the
king
.
But
the
famine
grewe
great
:
for
the
Leaguers
Captains
hauing
imbarqued
their
people
and
passengers
without
bisket
,
they
had
no
meanes
for
the
space
of
three
or
foure
months
,
but
to
stay
for
the
Spanish
succours
,
to
bee
assistant
to
the
Parisians
.
All
their
prouision
of
wheat
and
other
graine
,
which
was
broght
in
for
publicke
reliefe
,
was
spent
&
consumed
in
the
first
three
weekes
of
the
siege
.
The
others
,
which
put
their
confidence
in
the
speeches
of
the
chiefe
Leaguers
and
seditious
Preachers
,
soone
perished
,
or
indured
infinite
sorrowes
.
The
king
kept
them
closed
in
on
euery
side
,
beeing
Maister
of
Mant
,
Poissy
,
Corbeil
,
Melun
,
and
Montereau
,
holding
the
riuer
of
Sein
by
that
meanes
shut
vp
both
aboue
and
below
.
Laigni
and
the
fort
of
Gournay
,
kept
also
the
riuer
of
Marn
stop
from
them
.
Cempiegne
,
Creil
,
Beaumont
,
&
other
of
the
kings
holds
,
stopt
the
passage
of
the
riuer
of
Oise
.
So
that
al
prouision
that
shuld
come
by
water
to
the
Parisians
,
was
hereby
preuented
:
being
also
depriued
of
the
plain
of
the
Isle
of
France
,
by
the
taking
in
of
S.
Dennis
.
Now
vpon
intelligence
giuen
to
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
that
the
extreame
want
of
victualles
would
constraine
Parris
verie
shortly
to
yeelde
vnto
the
king
,
answered
,
that
the
taking
thereof
should
bee
very
preiudiciall
vnto
him
,
who
would
scatter
his
armie
by
that
conquest
,
in
such
sort
,
that
soone
after
,
the
league
should
make
a
good
match
thereof
.
But
the
kings
minde
or
intent
was
not
to
possesse
Parris
in
such
sort
as
his
enemies
imagined
.
For
although
the
same
were
in
a
manner
vnpossible
,
by
reason
of
the
smal
number
of
his
people
,
yet
would
he
not
see
and
behold
,
much
lesse
procure
the
ruine
of
his
chiefe
and
capitall
Cittie
:
although
that
many
therein
,
especially
the
chiefest
,
deserued
for
their
offences
most
greeuous
punishment
.
Hee
tooke
much
pittie
on
the
great
number
of
people
misled
by
euill
counsell
,
and
hoped
that
their
afflictions
would
giue
them
warning
,
that
if
the
Dukes
of
Maine
&
of
Parma
comming
to
their
succors
,
would
hazard
themselues
to
a
battell
,
their
discomfiture
would
constraine
the
besieged
to
acknowledge
it
.
But
the
miserie
of
the
Parisians
was
so
great
,
that
some
of
them
were
inforest
to
yeelde
,
the
other
would
rather
indure
an
hundreth
deathes
by
famine
.
So
that
within
twelue
or
fifteene
weekes
,
there
was
an
extreame
desolation
among
them
.
They
eate
vp
both
their
mooueables
and
their
mony
.
The
souldiers
had
license
to
bee
so
bold
,
that
they
broke
vp
their
walles
,
and
defiled
the
chastitie
of
many
families
.
The
principal
men
of
the
League
rose
vp
,
and
tooke
to
themselues
the
relicques
of
their
Churches
.
The
anucient
Iuels
and
the
Crownes
of
the
kings
of
France
,
were
put
in
the
font
.
Those
householders
which
were
rich
,
were
subtilly
spoyled
,
the
subburbes
ruined
,
the
Cittie
become
full
of
sorrow
and
need
:
the
rents
of
the
chamber
of
the
Cittie
lay
dead
:
the
lands
all
about
vntilled
and
desolate
.
An
hundreth
thousand
persons
died
with
hunger
,
with
nakednesse
,
with
pouertie
,
in
the
streetes
,
and
in
the
Hospitals
,
without
all
mercie
or
reliefe
,
in
the
space
of
three
moneths
.
The
Vniuersitie
was
conuerted
to
a
desart
place
,
wherevnto
all
the
Pesants
resorted
for
lodging
,
and
the
Cloisters
of
the
Colledges
were
conuerted
into
stables
for
beasts
.
Within
the
great
hall
of
the
Pallace
,
there
was
none
found
but
Leaguers
and
forgers
of
newes
.
In
the
streetes
grasse
did
growe
plenteously
,
and
the
shoppes
for
the
most
part
were
shut
in
continually
.
In
stead
of
Chariots
and
Coches
,
appeared
on
the
one
side
certaine
troupes
of
men
of
warre
,
who
were
more
imployed
to
fight
with
hunger
,
then
with
any
other
enemie
:
on
the
other
side
,
an
horrible
desolation
.
The
besieged
could
by
no
meanes
come
by
victuall
,
but
through
the
mercie
of
the
Kings
Garrisons
,
which
hee
had
set
within
Saint
Dennis
,
in
the
Fort
of
Gourney
,
at
Cheureuse
,
and
at
Corbel
.
The
most
part
of
the
furie
of
this
famine
,
fell
vpon
the
third
estate
:
as
for
the
Cleargie
,
who
for
the
most
part
were
well
prouided
,
they
preached
nothing
but
patience
.
And
the
Prelates
before
mentioned
,
vttered
still
vilde
things
against
the
king
and
his
followers
,
and
in
all
their
sermons
assured
the
poore
famished
people
,
that
the
Spanish
succours
would
come
very
speedily
.
On
the
one
side
,
those
whom
they
called
the
sixteene
:
on
the
other
,
the
,
fortie
,
with
the
factious
sort
that
wore
long
gownes
,
wrought
in
the
wheel
.
The
Parliament
,
which
continued
as
it
were
slaues
,
both
to
the
Spaniard
&
to
the
Guise
,
published
an
Edict
the
fifteenth
day
of
Iune
,
wherin
it
was
prohibited
vnto
all
,
of
what
estate
,
quallitie
,
dignitie
,
and
condition
so
euer
they
were
,
not
to
speake
of
any
composition
with
Henry
of
Bourbon
,
on
paine
of
death
,
but
thereby
were
inioyned
to
oppose
themselues
against
him
,
by
all
the
meanes
they
might
,
and
not
to
spare
any
practise
whatsoeuer
:
ye●
;
though
it
were
to
the
very
spilling
of
their
heart
bloods
.
Moreouer
this
court
ordained
,
that
all
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Towne
should
bee
obedient
to
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
Gouernour
of
the
Ile
of
France
,
in
all
things
which
they
should
bee
commaunded
to
do
on
his
behalfe
,
and
that
this
Edict
should
bee
read
and
published
throughout
all
the
streets
and
lanes
of
Parris
,
to
the
end
,
that
more
should
pretend
cause
of
ignorance
.
But
the
people
,
who
could
not
liue
by
paper
,
nor
the
windie
promises
of
the
Duke
de
Maine
and
his
Preachers
,
after
they
had
eaten
dogges
and
cats
,
horses
,
asses
,
mules
,
hearbes
,
rootes
,
and
all
that
they
could
imagine
to
get
in
their
necessitie
,
came
in
a
shole
to
the
Pallace
,
requiring
peace
of
the
councell
there
assembled
,
where
they
made
among
them
a
certaine
tumult
:
but
the
Captaines
who
were
before
aduertised
of
their
comming
,
at
last
appeased
le
Glois
,
ranne
foorth
vnto
them
,
to
send
them
away
with
faire
words
:
but
it
is
to
bee
remembred
,
that
famished
bellies
haue
no
eares
.
Wherevpon
they
required
him
in
the
field
with
his
own
Oration
,
where
hee
was
so
beaten
,
that
within
a
small
time
after
,
hee
departed
the
world
.
The
Cheualier
d'Aumalle
beeing
followed
by
his
adherents
,
went
among
the
multitude
,
causing
all
the
gates
of
the
Pallace
to
bee
shut
,
and
imprisoned
a
great
number
of
them
,
of
whome
there
were
some
afterward
hanged
.
The
chiefe
of
the
leaguers
perceiuing
that
in
the
end
,
the
discontented
multitude
would
worke
their
confusion
,
if
in
time
they
did
not
preuent
them
:
Panigarde
,
Bellermin
,
and
Terius
,
Rector
to
the
Iesuites
,
comprised
in
these
articles
:
that
is
to
say
:
If
the
Parisians
did
runne
into
excommunication
,
being
constrained
by
famine
to
yeelde
themselues
to
an
hereticall
Prince
.
If
the
Deputies
going
to
such
a
Prince
to
seeke
his
conuersion
,
or
to
better
the
condition
of
the
Catholicque
Church
,
were
comprised
in
the
excommunication
of
the
bull
of
Pope
Sixtus
the
fift
.
The
Doctors
answered
to
these
articles
,
no.
de
Maine
would
not
seeke
for
a
general
,
made
this
answere
(
after
he
had
shewen
how
their
Councel
had
infolded
them
in
contraduction
,
asking
peace
for
him
which
would
not
acknowledge
him
,
saue
onely
for
King
of
Nauarre
)
that
it
was
his
will
and
desire
,
to
haue
peace
,
for
the
comfort
of
his
people
,
but
not
according
to
that
which
the
Deputies
held
for
expedient
:
declaring
that
he
loued
the
Cittie
of
Paris
,
as
his
eldest
daughter
:
and
that
hee
would
doo
more
good
for
her
,
then
shee
required
at
his
hands
,
prouided
that
she
would
seeke
his
fauor
,
and
not
the
Duke
de
Maines
,
or
the
King
of
Spaines
.
That
the
Deputies
proceeded
very
ill
,
and
contrarie
to
the
dutie
of
their
Ecclesiasticall
charges
,
in
suffering
the
Parisians
to
die
so
miserably
,
while
they
sought
vnto
the
Duke
de
Maine
for
a
generall
peace
:
sith
vppon
that
voyage
,
though
perhaps
it
would
not
bee
long
,
it
might
the
while
cost
the
liues
of
twentie
thousand
persons
,
dying
with
meere
hunger
.
Then
did
hee
dechipher
with
a
maruellous
good
grace
,
the
ambitious
practises
of
the
king
of
Spaine
and
his
people
.
The
most
wicked
and
horrible
disloyaltie
of
the
chiefe
of
the
league
,
discouering
the
vanitities
of
their
badde
purpose
:
hee
drew
his
discourse
into
diuers
articles
to
the
Bishoppe
of
Parris
,
the
Archbishop
of
Lyons
,
who
in
their
excuses
,
accused
themselues
more
and
more
,
before
a
most
noble
companie
of
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
Gentlemen
of
France
,
who
were
attending
round
about
the
King
.
Moreouer
hee
shewed
that
the
report
of
the
Spanish
succoors
for
Parris
,
made
him
nothing
dismaid
:
and
caused
them
clearely
to
see
wherevnto
the
Spanish
forces
tended
:
and
that
it
was
not
for
nothing
that
the
Prince
of
Parma
tooke
his
way
into
France
:
staying
but
till
hee
might
bring
his
purposes
about
,
Parris
and
the
kingdome
beeing
morsels
too
big
for
king
Philips
mouth
,
the
which
hee
told
vnto
them
in
a
short
and
pithie
speech
,
discouering
in
diuers
sorts
,
the
blindnesse
of
the
Spaniards
in
their
attempt
for
France
.
He
allowed
them
eight
daies
to
thinke
vppon
the
yeelding
vp
of
Paris
,
and
the
articles
of
peace
for
the
whole
kingdome
:
adding
,
that
his
dutie
constrained
him
in
the
end
,
to
do
iustice
vppon
those
that
were
chiefe
of
the
mutinies
:
exhorting
the
Deputies
to
make
a
faithfull
report
of
that
which
hee
had
aunswered
.
The
Bishop
of
Parris
had
before
alleaged
in
his
Oration
,
the
constancie
of
the
people
of
Sancerre
,
dispraising
therein
the
victorie
gotten
by
those
of
Gaunt
,
to
extoll
the
Parisians
.
But
the
king
auswered
that
such
allegations
were
impertinent
:
for
those
of
Sancerre
were
resolued
to
indure
the
extremities
of
their
siege
,
because
their
enemies
would
haue
depriued
them
without
mercie
,
both
of
their
goods
,
liberties
,
religion
,
and
their
liues
.
But
contrariwise
(
said
hee
)
I
will
surrender
to
the
Parisians
,
the
life
which
Mendoza
the
Spanish
Ambassador
doth
at
this
present
take
from
them
,
by
their
sore
famine
.
As
for
the
religion
,
all
these
Princes
and
Catholicque
Lords
shall
witnesse
vnto
you
,
how
I
vse
it
:
nor
wil
I
constraine
them
against
their
conscience
,
were
it
neuer
so
litle
,
either
in
the
exercise
of
religion
,
or
otherwise
.
Concerning
goods
and
liberties
,
I
giue
them
to
my
subiects
.
So
that
the
comparison
with
those
of
Gaunt
is
not
good
.
The
Parisians
haue
well
shewen
what
hearts
they
haue
,
hauing
suffered
me
to
possesse
their
subburbs
.
I
haue
fiue
thousand
Gentlemen
,
that
neuer
feared
those
of
Gaunt
,
After
certaine
other
discourses
,
witnessing
the
kings
good
conscience
,
and
the
litle
feare
he
had
of
the
leaguers
forces
,
the
Deputies
tooke
their
way
toward
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
who
sent
them
backe
againe
to
his
Maiestie
,
with
declaration
,
that
he
desired
nothing
more
then
peace
.
At
the
same
time
hee
sent
letters
to
those
of
Parris
,
by
one
of
his
owne
Secretaries
,
euen
at
the
said
Deputies
heeles
,
aduertising
his
partakers
,
not
to
bee
discouraged
for
all
the
answere
which
he
sent
to
the
king
:
and
that
hee
would
sooner
die
then
make
peace
with
him
.
These
letters
beeing
intercepted
,
they
were
a
great
reproach
to
the
Duke
,
by
reason
of
his
vnconstancie
:
but
he
made
no
other
excuse
,
but
onely
that
they
were
surprised
.
As
for
the
king
,
hee
indured
both
before
and
after
that
which
the
Parisians
vttered
out
of
their
rebellious
mouthes
,
that
they
had
brought
victuals
for
the
Duke
of
Nemours
and
others
,
which
made
them
render
him
euill
for
good
,
nor
made
hee
any
strong
warre
against
his
chiefe
Cittie
,
hauing
an
intent
to
preserue
it
if
he
could
.
But
hauing
vnderstood
that
the
Duke
de
Maine
at
his
returne
from
Bruxelles
,
accompanied
with
Balagni
and
Sainpol
,
drewe
toward
Parris
with
certaine
troupes
.
The
king
departed
from
his
armie
with
a
small
troupe
of
horsemen
,
without
any
carriages
,
seuenteene
leagues
outright
,
to
incounter
with
his
foes
,
and
came
but
one
houre
too
late
to
haue
met
with
them
:
The
king
supposing
hee
should
then
haue
battell
with
them
,
after
hee
had
recommended
himselfe
vnto
God
,
according
to
his
custome
in
such
affaires
,
departed
from
Parris
on
the
Wednesday
,
the
nine
and
twentieth
of
that
moneth
,
assigning
the
Rende-vous
to
all
his
armie
,
for
the
next
morrow
in
the
plaine
of
Bondi
,
which
is
at
the
end
of
the
forrest
of
Liu●i
,
the
right
way
toward
his
enemies
.
On
the
Friday
following
,
hee
chased
their
forriers
from
the
Towne
of
Chelles
,
who
beganne
to
marke
out
their
lodgings
,
and
gaue
a
charge
to
a
certaine
troupe
of
eight
hundreth
horsemen
,
whom
he
constrained
to
retire
,
euen
till
they
came
within
their
armie
.
On
the
morrowe
beeing
Saturday
,
by
eleuen
of
the
clocke
,
the
first
of
September
,
the
Kings
armie
were
all
in
battell
array
.
The
Duke
of
Parma
got
vp
vppon
an
hill
to
behold
them
,
and
after
he
had
throughly
noted
them
,
hee
said
to
the
Duke
de
Maine
:
that
this
was
not
the
armie
of
tenne
thousand
,
which
he
tolde
him
might
bee
ouerthrown
so
easilie
:
for
hee
sawe
by
estimation
,
more
then
fiue
and
twentie
thousand
,
in
the
best
manner
prouided
that
euer
hee
beheld
.
And
indeed
they
consisted
of
eighteene
thousand
men
on
foote
,
as
well
Frenchmen
as
straungers
,
and
of
fiue
or
six
thousand
horse
,
among
the
which
,
he
had
foure
thousand
Gentlemen
of
the
chiefe
houses
in
the
Realme
.
Hee
had
also
sixe
Princes
,
two
Marshals
of
France
,
and
many
gallant
Captaines
.
And
soone
after
,
they
besieged
and
battered
with
nine
peeces
,
the
Towne
of
Lagne
vppon
Marne
,
which
was
a
little
weake
towne
,
and
kept
with
two
or
three
hundreth
men
,
which
for
a
space
valiantly
defended
themselues
,
but
in
the
end
,
they
were
ouerthrown
by
great
multitude
of
the
besiegers
.
This
place
was
not
passing
halfe
a
little
myle
from
the
Marsh
,
and
hard
at
the
back
of
the
Spanish
armie
,
by
meanes
whereof
,
the
chiefe
of
the
leaguers
caused
a
bridge
of
boats
speedily
to
be
made
,
wherewith
they
did
as
it
were
ioyne
the
place
.
And
the
eight
of
the
same
moneth
by
breake
of
day
,
the
most
of
their
footemen
passed
away
by
the
same
,
causing
nine
peeces
of
Ordenance
to
bee
shot
off
:
the
riuer
beeing
betweene
them
,
the
breach
was
made
before
the
king
could
haue
knowledge
thereof
,
by
reason
that
the
winde
was
turned
contrarie
,
and
the
blustering
so
great
,
that
the
sound
of
the
cannons
could
not
bee
heard
in
the
royall
armie
.
After
the
taking
of
this
,
the
Dukes
of
Parma
and
of
Maine
,
seeing
the
weaknesse
of
the
place
,
did
dismantle
it
.
And
although
the
king
to
draw
them
vnto
fight
,
fained
as
though
hee
would
assaile
Parris
,
and
published
a
purpose
to
scale
it
,
beeing
departed
from
them
in
the
euening
the
tenth
of
this
moneth
,
with
a
good
troupe
:
notwithstanding
they
would
not
stirre
out
of
the
Marsh
.
Wherfore
the
king
by
aduise
of
his
Councell
dismissed
his
armie
,
and
fortified
the
Townes
which
hee
held
about
Paris
,
chiefly
those
on
the
riuer
of
Seine
,
sending
a
part
of
his
troups
into
Touraine
,
Normandie
,
Champagne
,
and
Bourgongne
,
and
kept
notwithstanding
a
sufficient
armie
to
amaze
his
enemies
.
Some
haue
boldly
written
,
that
the
king
was
then
very
ill
counselled
,
and
in
fauour
of
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
who
in
fewe
daies
had
beene
inforest
to
fight
,
or
to
haue
fled
:
that
it
was
not
possible
for
so
great
an
armie
as
hee
had
,
to
continue
long
in
a
Marsh
,
where
they
should
indure
much
harme
.
That
Parris
and
the
league
were
now
in
safetie
.
That
the
fault
came
through
part
of
the
Nobilitie
,
induced
therevnto
by
certaine
enemies
to
the
religion
and
the
kings
prosperities
,
who
was
forsaken
at
his
need
.
Other
some
also
being
accustomed
to
fish
in
troubled
waters
,
would
not
it
should
bee
yet
cleared
:
and
others
pretended
to
serue
the
king
as
it
seemed
best
vnto
them
,
&
alwaies
to
see
one
confusion
rise
of
another
.
The
king
of
Spaines
Agents
thought
to
fill
his
good
Cittie
of
Paris
(
so
the
Spaniard
called
it
in
his
letters
)
with
Spanish
companies
and
Wallons
.
But
on
the
one
side
,
they
had
nothing
to
eate
:
and
on
the
other
,
so
soone
as
those
of
Guise
and
other
Captaines
of
the
league
(
moreouer
the
sixteen
and
the
fortie
of
Paris
)
sawe
themselues
somewhat
at
large
,
they
began
to
giue
the
Duke
of
Parma
thankes
for
his
good
will
,
and
intreated
him
to
go
with
his
people
to
Bruxelles
againe
.
This
request
or
secret
commaundement
fell
out
verie
well
for
the
Duke
:
for
on
the
one
part
,
his
armie
in
all
mens
sight
was
seene
daily
to
waste
,
and
himselfe
did
plainely
behold
,
that
hee
stood
in
the
midst
of
an
vnconstant
multitude
,
and
that
it
was
not
good
for
him
to
put
confidence
in
faithlesse
peple
.
The
leauing
of
his
forces
there
,
to
glut
Paris
euen
as
Antwerp
had
bin
,
was
to
turne
all
vpside
downe
,
and
build
a
new
and
perilous
matter
for
the
Spaniards
:
that
the
king
watcht
to
giue
them
a
shameful
ouerthrow
,
if
they
should
separate
themselues
neuer
so
little
.
Therefore
hee
determined
to
get
him
gone
with
all
speed
possible
,
hauing
consumed
a
world
of
money
,
leauing
the
Leaguers
Captaines
more
altered
with
the
gold
of
Peru
,
then
euer
they
were
before
.
Now
,
assoone
as
they
were
thus
departed
,
Corbeil
and
other
small
townes
which
they
had
taken
,
were
againe
recouered
by
the
kings
troupes
:
the
which
brought
the
Parisians
into
new
confusions
.
The
D.
of
Parmas
comming
,
serued
to
no
other
end
but
to
fil
their
purses
,
and
to
intangle
and
bring
all
their
affaires
,
to
a
remedilesse
end
.
In
diuers
parts
of
the
kingdome
,
as
in
Brittaine
,
Prouence
,
and
Languedoc
,
the
League
stirred
and
did
many
outragious
and
wicked
acts
,
working
desolation
to
the
great
preiudice
of
the
kings
subiects
:
but
it
little
aduantaged
the
Leaguers
,
whose
armies
consisted
of
such
people
,
that
sought
no
other
thing
but
disorders
.
Also
they
could
neither
grow
nor
continue
,
but
by
the
confusion
of
others
,
which
they
raised
by
their
forces
&
bad
purposes
,
for
whereas
they
fained
that
they
wold
haue
the
Spaniard
to
ioyne
with
them
,
it
was
for
no
other
thing
,
but
to
draw
into
their
hands
his
double
Pistollets
:
in
lieu
whereof
,
they
would
present
him
a
new
nothing
betwixt
two
dishes
.
And
if
hee
shewed
himselfe
discontent
,
they
would
helpe
to
throwe
him
out
of
those
places
which
hee
had
vsurped
,
as
it
came
to
passe
soone
after
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
year
,
the
king
continued
his
inclosing
of
the
Parisians
,
which
were
fallen
into
their
wonted
distresses
as
before
.
The
Queen
of
England
with
certaine
Lords
and
wealthie
Merchants
of
her
kingdome
,
lent
the
king
mony
for
the
comforting
of
his
forces
.
Francis
de
Bonne
Lord
of
Diguireres
,
chased
the
leaguers
out
of
the
Countie
of
Dauphine
,
and
became
Maister
of
Grenoble
,
which
is
the
seate
of
the
Parliament
of
the
Prouince
,
constraining
the
Lord
d'Arbigni
,
who
commanded
there
,
to
depart
,
before
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
or
any
other
of
the
League
could
come
time
ynough
to
succour
them
.
In
Normandie
the
Duke
de
Montpensier
wonne
Honfleur
,
and
inforced
the
Leaguers
to
forsake
the
field
.
The
Vicounte
of
Turenne
came
into
Almaine
to
leuie
a
band
of
Rutters
,
and
hauing
gathered
an
armie
,
Christian
Prince
of
Anhalt
,
was
made
chiefe
commaunder
thereof
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
new
Pope
beeing
a
partaker
with
Spaine
,
Francis
Sfondrate
,
and
during
these
enterprises
,
the
Cheualier
d'Aumale
set
vpon
the
Towne
of
Saint
Dennis
neare
Paris
,
supposing
hee
should
winne
it
.
Hee
was
followed
with
many
approoued
warriours
.
The
Lord
of
Vic
which
commaunded
in
that
place
,
shewed
good
proofe
of
his
skill
and
courage
:
for
although
the
knight
and
his
followers
were
entered
without
losse
,
hee
ranne
vpon
them
,
and
charged
them
so
roughly
,
that
the
knight
and
the
most
of
his
people
lay
dead
vpon
the
ground
.
This
was
cause
of
great
greefe
among
the
seditious
,
who
had
fewe
men
left
,
that
had
more
mischiefe
in
their
heads
then
hee
.
Many
hath
reported
,
that
his
bodie
hauing
beene
wrapped
in
a
searcloth
,
and
laide
in
a
Chappell
within
the
great
Church
,
rested
their
til
they
migh
know
what
the
kings
pleasure
was
to
bee
done
therewithall
.
The
king
that
on
his
part
would
not
bee
ydle
,
addressed
himselfe
to
certaine
enterprises
,
to
giue
an
alarme
to
the
Parisians
,
that
by
this
occasion
bee
might
awake
and
cause
them
to
remember
themselues
.
They
tooke
such
an
alarme
,
that
they
came
to
the
gate
of
S.
Honore
,
where
they
had
knowledge
giuen
them
,
that
the
kings
troupes
would
come
and
giue
them
battell
the
20.
of
Ianuarie
.
The
packets
and
letters
of
the
succours
comming
from
Spaine
and
Italy
,
serued
for
a
very
good
remedie
to
the
leaguers
,
thereby
to
content
the
Parisians
.
And
to
comfort
and
incourage
them
the
more
,
the
new
Pope
assisted
by
many
Cardinals
,
did
againe
excommunicate
the
king
and
his
adherents
.
And
sending
a
monitorie
bill
,
put
it
in
the
handes
of
his
Nuncio
,
called
Marcellin
Landriano
,
to
bee
carried
to
the
Cardinall
of
Plaisance
his
Legat
at
Parris
.
The
succours
by
him
promised
beganne
to
assemble
.
Monsieur
de
la
Noue
was
sent
to
make
heade
against
the
Spaniards
.
And
while
they
stayed
for
the
succours
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
the
Earle
of
Brissac
made
a
voyage
toward
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
who
brought
mony
from
them
to
pay
the
Pentioners
,
thereby
to
entertaine
them
in
hope
of
continuation
.
They
continued
firme
in
this
opinion
,
till
such
time
the
King
marched
towards
Montereau
.
Heerevppon
rose
an
other
report
,
that
the
King
went
to
Tours
,
for
the
redressing
of
certaine
disorders
:
such
as
the
leaguers
blazed
abroad
,
euen
to
the
very
slaundering
of
the
Princes
of
the
blood
.
But
such
thoughts
did
greatly
hurt
the
league
.
For
the
King
holding
himselfe
close
,
tenne
or
twelue
daies
with
the
Duke
of
Neuers
,
sent
word
to
the
Marshall
de
Biron
(
who
was
come
toward
Mant
,
in
his
returne
from
Normandie
,
after
he
had
taken
Caudebec
,
Harfleur
,
Feschamp
,
and
other
Townes
:
in
briefe
,
when
hee
brought
all
Prouence
vnder
the
kings
obeysance
,
Horsmas
le
Haure
,
Roane
,
Pontoise
,
and
two
or
three
other
places
)
that
hee
should
crosse
to
Beausse
,
as
though
hee
ment
to
ioyne
with
him
.
But
that
on
a
suddaine
hee
should
turne
toward
Chartres
,
to
recouer
it
before
any
succour
should
enter
into
it
,
for
as
much
as
the
town
had
no
other
garrison
but
the
own
Inhabitants
,
who
were
also
diuided
,
many
bearing
good
affection
to
the
King
,
especially
the
Bishop
:
which
thing
the
Marshall
performed
so
suddainly
,
that
Chartres
was
inuironed
round
about
,
and
besieged
the
tenth
of
Februarie
.
A
Captaine
of
Orleans
named
la
Croix
,
attempted
to
come
to
the
succour
of
the
Towne
,
with
his
Regiment
of
threescore
Curates
,
and
two
hundreth
harguebuziers
.
But
hee
was
incontinent
inclosed
and
ouerthrowne
in
such
sort
,
that
of
all
his
followers
there
escaped
but
four
,
and
himselfe
which
made
the
fift
,
who
with
the
rest
beeing
very
well
mounted
,
had
all
their
mindes
bent
vppon
flight
,
while
their
fellowes
throates
were
a
cutting
.
The
Lord
de
la
Chastre
,
chiefe
Captaine
of
the
siege
in
Berry
,
was
constrained
the
same
time
to
raise
his
siege
from
before
Aubigni
,
and
soone
after
his
troupes
were
ouerthrown
by
the
Lord
of
Chastillon
,
who
came
to
the
king
at
the
siege
of
Chartres
,
who
by
his
valour
and
notable
inuention
of
a
bridge
,
to
go
right
vpon
the
breach
,
was
the
principall
cause
vnder
God
,
that
the
place
was
won
for
the
King
.
In
Poictou
,
the
Barron
de
la
Rocheposé
,
the
Lords
of
Preaux
,
of
Parabere
and
others
,
for
the
King
fought
oftentimes
with
the
Leaguers
.
The
Duke
of
Nemours
after
certaine
sallies
in
and
about
Langres
,
put
himselfe
within
Lyons
.
As
for
those
of
Chartres
,
they
defended
themselues
most
couragiously
,
for
the
space
of
two
moneths
and
a
halfe
,
without
beeing
succoured
by
any
:
in
the
end
whereof
,
perceiuing
that
the
bridge
which
was
made
by
the
pollicie
of
the
Lord
de
Chastillon
,
to
come
vnto
blows
with
them
,
would
be
their
ruine
,
they
entered
into
conditions
of
accord
,
the
Fryday
before
Easter
,
the
which
contained
,
that
if
within
eighteene
daies
they
were
not
assisted
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
(
who
was
then
at
Soissons
,
three
smal
daies
iourney
from
Chrartres
)
they
would
yeelde
themselues
to
the
king
.
Then
they
sent
Deputies
in
post
toward
the
Duke
,
who
for
prouision
,
dispatched
a
Maister
of
his
housholde
,
and
two
Maisters
of
the
campe
,
with
tenne
or
twelue
horse
,
to
trie
if
they
could
enter
into
the
Cittie
,
with
charge
to
confime
the
Townesmen
in
their
obstinacie
.
But
all
the
succours
being
taken
on
Fryday
the
ninteenth
of
Aprill
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
after
noone
,
the
king
with
his
armie
entered
into
Chartres
,
where
hee
stayed
Saturday
and
Sunday
following
.
The
morrow
after
his
enterance
,
the
Leaguers
of
the
Cittie
,
to
the
number
of
sixe
or
seuen
hundreth
,
went
foorth
of
the
Towne
with
their
armies
:
and
suddainly
the
Marshall
de
Biron
entered
,
being
followed
with
1200.
harguebuziers
,
and
about
300.
horse
,
the
garrison
assigned
to
him
,
and
the
gouernment
giuen
againe
to
the
Lord
de
Sourdis
,
who
before
commanded
ouer
them
.
They
dislodged
from
thence
,
certain
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
of
the
leaguers
in
Coches
and
Chariots
,
which
they
caused
to
be
safely
conducted
to
Orleans
.
The
K.
being
Maister
of
so
faire
&
strong
a
place
,
leuied
certain
monies
of
the
Inhabitants
,
which
had
submitted
themselues
to
his
mercie
.
Then
hauing
brought
Aulneau
and
Dourdan
to
his
obeysance
,
hee
returned
to
Senlis
.
Esperrond
de
Pallieres
,
by
the
Lords
de
la
Valette
and
Diguieres
,
who
did
the
king
excellent
seruice
.
For
the
league
lost
at
that
time
near
hand
foure
hundreth
Chieftaines
,
and
fifteene
hundreth
shot
,
leauing
a
great
number
of
prisoners
,
fifteen
tents
,
&
an
infinit
companie
of
horses
&
baggage
,
which
were
equally
diuided
among
the
victors
:
they
lost
among
the
rest
,
young
Buous
,
a
braue
and
gallant
Gentleman
,
twentie
souldiers
,
and
there
were
an
hundreth
hurt
.
de
la
Guierche
,
commanding
ouer
certaine
Regiments
of
footemen
and
horsemen
,
and
where
hee
found
neare
a
thousand
natural
borne
Spaniards
newly
come
from
Brittaine
,
hauing
an
intent
to
do
some
great
exployt
,
they
were
charged
to
so
good
a
purpose
,
and
with
such
high
resolution
,
by
the
Barron
de
la
Roche
posé
,
and
other
of
the
kings
chiefe
seruitors
,
that
after
they
had
giuen
them
a
certaine
fight
,
la
Guierche
seeing
on
the
cold
earth
more
then
three
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
and
his
most
assured
fauourites
,
tooke
his
flight
toward
the
next
riuer
,
where
finding
the
ferrie
,
and
thinking
to
go
ouer
easilie
,
the
throng
was
so
great
,
that
the
ferrie-boate
and
all
the
passengers
suncke
to
the
bottome
.
La
Guierche
was
there
drowned
,
with
a
great
number
of
others
.
There
perished
in
the
water
and
in
the
fight
,
more
then
seuen
hundreth
Spaniards
.
Some
supposed
this
losse
of
the
Leaguers
to
bee
little
lesse
then
that
of
Coutras
,
by
reason
of
the
great
number
of
the
Nobilitie
,
which
died
therein
.
As
for
Guierche
,
hee
was
but
little
lamented
,
in
respect
of
his
vngodly
life
and
disordered
behauiour
.
de
Maine
hauing
thus
lost
Chartres
,
followed
his
intelligence
vppon
the
Towne
of
Chasteauthierri
,
the
which
was
yeelded
vnto
him
with
the
Castle
,
by
the
Pinarts
,
the
father
and
the
sonne
,
who
were
commaunders
of
the
same
place
.
The
Spaniards
sackt
both
the
Towne
and
Castle
,
spoyling
in
like
sort
diuers
Gentlemens
houses
round
about
,
neuer
caring
of
whole
part
or
religion
they
were
of
.
After
this
exployt
,
those
of
Guise
beeing
at
Reims
,
made
there
a
new
Archbishop
,
dispatching
Ianin
,
sometime
President
of
Diion
,
to
go
into
Spaine
,
to
the
intent
hee
might
there
looke
vnto
their
affaires
.
The
one
established
the
decrees
of
pacification
made
by
Henry
the
third
deceased
,
vpon
the
troubles
of
the
Realme
,
repealing
&
abolishing
that
which
had
been
made
in
Iuly
1585.
and
1588.
in
fauour
of
the
league
.
The
other
contained
in
forme
of
letters
pattents
,
an
ample
declaration
of
the
kings
intent
,
to
maintaine
in
France
the
Romaine
Church
and
religion
,
which
was
surnamed
,
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
togither
with
the
rights
and
auncient
liberties
of
the
Gallican
Church
.
Marcellin
Landriano
his
Nuntio
into
France
with
monitarie
bulles
against
the
king
.
The
Court
of
Parliament
of
Paris
sitting
then
at
Chaalons
in
Champaigne
,
hauing
receiued
and
verified
the
two
Edicts
aboue
mentioned
,
added
at
the
last
making
mention
of
the
conseruation
of
the
liberties
of
the
Gallican
Church
,
that
she
admitted
the
Atturney
generall
to
appeal
touching
the
abuse
of
those
bulles
published
by
the
Popes
pretended
Nuntio
,
the
thundring
and
execution
of
the
same
,
held
him
to
bee
wel
relieued
,
giuing
him
audience
for
the
first
day
that
commission
should
bee
deliuered
vnto
him
,
to
informe
against
this
pretended
Nuntio
and
his
adherents
:
which
information
beeing
made
and
brought
throughout
the
Court
and
viewed
,
then
they
wold
decree
that
which
should
bee
reason
:
moreouer
,
that
the
same
Atturney
should
haue
an
act
of
protestation
by
him
made
,
to
prooue
himself
for
the
counsell
to
come
.
This
Edict
was
giuen
the
first
day
of
Iuly
.
In
the
montth
following
,
there
was
a
second
decree
made
,
containing
these
words
:
The
Court
hath
repealed
,
reuoked
,
and
disanuled
,
and
by
these
presents
doth
repeale
,
reuoke
,
and
disanul
,
all
those
bulles
of
the
legation
of
Cardinall
Caietan
,
and
those
other
buls
brought
from
Rome
the
first
of
March
,
proceedings
,
publications
,
excommunications
,
and
thundrings
,
made
by
Marcillius
Landriano
,
the
Popes
aforesaid
Nuutio
,
as
false
,
scandalous
,
seditious
,
full
of
corruption
,
and
madde
against
the
holy
decrees
,
cannonicall
constitutions
,
approoued
councels
,
and
against
all
the
rights
and
liberties
of
the
Gallican
Church
.
Haue
ordained
,
and
by
these
presents
do
ordaine
,
that
if
any
haue
been
excommunicated
by
vertue
of
the
aforesaid
proceedings
,
they
are
absolued
thereof
:
and
that
the
said
bulles
,
and
all
the
proceedings
made
by
vertue
of
them
,
shall
bee
burned
in
the
Market-place
of
this
Cittie
,
by
the
hands
of
the
executioner
.
Againe
it
is
ordained
,
that
the
said
Landriano
the
Popes
pretended
Nuntio
,
entering
priuily
into
this
Realme
without
the
kings
leaue
or
licence
,
shal
bee
personally
taken
and
conueyed
to
the
kings
prison
in
this
Cittie
of
Chaalons
,
there
to
aunswere
to
all
such
things
as
shall
bee
alleadged
against
him
.
And
if
his
taking
and
apprehention
cannot
presently
bee
,
there
shall
be
three
daies
libertie
giuen
for
the
same
,
according
to
the
accustomed
manner
.
And
to
him
that
shall
deliuer
him
vp
to
the
lawe
,
shall
bee
giuen
tenne
thousand
pound
.
Straightly
charging
and
forbidding
all
person
&
persons
,
of
what
estate
,
qualitie
,
or
condition
soeuer
they
bee
,
to
keepe
,
receiue
,
succour
,
or
harbour
the
saide
pretended
Nuntio
on
paine
of
death
:
And
all
Archbishoppes
,
Bishoppes
,
and
all
other
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
to
receiue
,
nor
publish
,
nor
suffer
to
be
published
,
any
sentences
or
proceedings
,
comming
in
the
behalfe
of
the
foresaid
Nuntio
,
vppon
paine
to
bee
punished
as
in
case
of
high
treason
.
Also
it
is
declared
,
and
we
do
declare
,
the
Cardinals
beeing
at
Rome
,
Archbishops
,
and
all
all
other
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
that
haue
counselled
and
signed
the
said
bull
and
excommunication
,
and
that
haue
allowed
that
most
inhumane
,
most
abhominable
,
&
most
detestable
parriside
,
traiterously
committed
on
the
person
of
the
foresaid
deceased
Lord
Henry
the
third
,
the
most
Christian
and
the
most
Catholicque
king
of
France
,
worthily
cast
off
from
the
pocession
of
those
benefices
held
by
them
within
this
Realme
:
Inioyning
the
Atturney
generall
to
seize
them
into
the
kings
hands
,
and
there
to
establish
good
and
sufficient
Commissioners
,
forbidding
all
other
his
subiects
to
carrie
or
send
gold
or
siluer
to
Rome
,
or
to
sue
to
the
Pope
for
the
obtaining
of
benifices
,
vntill
it
shall
bee
otherwise
ordered
by
the
king
.
And
the
act
of
appeale
shall
be
by
the
Atturney
generall
,
deferred
vntil
the
next
Councell
,
lawfully
assembled
by
Pope
Gregorie
the
fourteenth
,
&c.
The
Parliament
at
Tours
proclaimed
the
same
decree
,
adding
moreouer
in
theirs
,
these
words
:
Wee
haue
proclaimed
and
do
proclaime
,
Pope
Gregorrie
the
14.
of
that
name
,
an
enemie
to
the
common
peace
,
to
the
vnion
of
the
Romain
Catholicke
Church
,
to
the
King
and
to
his
royall
estate
,
adherent
to
the
conspiracie
of
Spaine
,
a
fauourer
of
rebels
,
guiltie
of
the
most
cruell
,
most
inhumane
,
and
most
detestable
Parriside
,
traiterously
committed
on
the
person
of
Henry
the
third
,
of
most
famous
,
most
Christian
,
and
most
Catholicque
memorie
.
Certaine
months
after
,
and
about
the
end
of
the
yeare
the
parliament
of
the
League
at
Paris
,
condemned
and
caused
all
those
decrees
to
be
burned
,
which
were
giuen
out
against
the
Popes
bulles
,
and
the
Ministers
of
that
sea
.
As
for
Landriano
and
the
Legat
,
they
were
kept
close
and
secret
.
Finally
after
they
had
beene
well
feed
,
they
got
safely
out
of
France
,
through
the
kings
mercifull
fauour
,
carrying
away
great
booties
,
whereof
they
had
small
ioy
,
because
that
soone
after
their
returne
they
died
.
The
most
part
of
the
prisoners
of
Blois
,
who
then
with
the
Duke
and
Cardinall
of
Guise
,
should
haue
beene
done
to
death
,
escaped
away
,
some
after
one
sort
and
some
after
another
.
But
one
of
their
principalll
men
remained
stil
vnder
sure
gard
in
the
Castle
of
Tours
:
that
is
to
say
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
whom
the
multitude
of
the
Leaguers
,
and
diuers
Parisians
did
greatly
desire
,
saying
many
times
,
that
if
after
the
death
of
his
father
,
and
before
the
comming
of
his
vncle
de
Maine
,
hee
had
beene
within
Paris
,
that
of
a
certaine
they
had
carried
him
to
Reimes
,
sacred
and
crowned
king
of
France
.
But
his
keepers
held
him
sure
ynough
from
them
,
for
the
kings
Councellours
would
not
,
that
the
seditious
should
haue
so
fit
a
subiect
to
worke
vppon
,
nor
such
store
of
wood
and
oyle
to
increase
the
flames
of
their
sedition
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
hauing
obtained
his
new
title
,
to
bee
Lieftenant
generall
of
the
estate
and
Crown
of
France
,
desired
not
that
his
Nephewe
should
bee
at
more
libertie
.
Neither
was
the
royall
throne
and
seat
bigge
ynough
for
two
to
sit
in
,
and
hee
which
was
alreadie
setled
,
would
not
come
downe
,
to
suffer
a
younger
then
himselfe
to
ascend
thereinto
.
Diuers
other
of
the
principall
men
of
the
League
,
willing
to
counterchecke
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
did
all
that
possibly
they
could
,
to
preferre
his
young
Nephew
:
but
all
in
vaine
.
When
the
Kings
Councell
saw
fit
time
to
thwart
the
Dukes
of
Maine
and
Nemours
,
which
by
diuers
slights
did
daily
robbe
the
Crowne
,
as
also
diuers
other
straungers
did
,
would
notwithstanding
set
on
them
againe
,
and
seeke
to
destroy
the
one
by
the
other
:
they
caused
their
affaiers
to
bee
so
disposed
for
the
keeping
of
this
person
,
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
escaped
the
fifteenth
day
of
August
,
by
a
cord
which
was
giuen
him
,
de
la
Chastre
,
who
kept
him
in
a
sure
place
.
Those
which
iudged
not
but
superficially
of
these
things
,
namely
the
Leaguers
,
made
bonfires
for
ioye
of
this
escape
,
supposing
that
this
young
Prince
should
be
so
well
prouided
for
,
that
he
should
bee
made
king
for
the
holy
vnion
.
But
the
Lieftenant
generall
his
vncle
,
and
certaine
others
,
pretending
to
beare
away
the
best
part
in
that
peece
,
were
of
an
other
minde
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
with
the
Lords
of
Belin
,
Vitri
,
d'Alincourt
and
others
,
had
a
great
minde
to
set
vppon
Mante
,
thinking
to
withdraw
the
king
,
and
afterward
assayed
to
force
the
Switzers
of
Soleurre
lodged
at
Houdan
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
as
also
was
their
comming
to
Noyon
.
For
the
king
beeing
neuer
mooued
with
their
bragges
,
followed
to
the
poynt
of
his
purpose
,
euen
to
the
verie
noses
of
his
enemies
,
who
daring
not
to
come
vnder
his
hands
,
hee
became
Maister
of
the
Towne
.
And
hauing
brought
vppon
the
Leaguers
and
Spaniards
great
shame
and
dishonour
,
hee
chased
them
euen
vnto
Han
,
prouoking
and
inforcing
them
to
fight
,
but
they
could
not
heare
on
that
side
.
Noyon
was
yeelded
and
giuen
vp
to
the
King
the
seuenteenth
of
August
.
About
a
month
after
,
Dom
Oleuares
a
Spanish
Captaine
,
the
Marques
of
Treuic
,
and
others
.
There
were
slaine
vppon
that
plaine
,
more
then
two
thousand
and
fiue
hundreth
of
the
Dukes
armie
,
a
great
number
were
taken
prisoners
,
beeing
for
the
most
part
Gentlemen
of
commaund
.
They
wonne
also
aboue
three
hundreth
horse
,
eighteene
colours
bearing
the
redde
crosse
,
a
Cornet
was
there
taken
,
and
all
their
baggage
left
behinde
.
The
bootie
which
was
gotten
,
amounted
to
the
summe
of
two
hundreth
thousand
Crownes
,
the
most
part
thereof
beeing
in
chaines
,
rings
,
siluer
cuppes
,
and
coyne
both
of
golde
and
siluer
,
the
rest
in
horses
and
armour
.
The
next
day
,
two
thousand
Romaines
and
souldiers
of
Milaine
,
who
with
their
commander
the
Earle
Galeotte
of
Belioyeuse
,
were
saued
within
the
Castle
d'Aualon
,
at
length
yeelded
themselues
to
the
kings
mercie
.
But
the
furie
of
the
soldiers
could
not
be
quieted
,
til
they
had
slain
six
or
seuen
hundreth
of
them
,
the
rest
hauing
white
wands
giuen
in
stead
of
Pasports
,
were
sent
into
Italie
,
there
to
make
report
of
their
vnhappie
fortune
,
hauing
promised
neuer
to
beare
armes
against
France
any
more
.
This
victorie
was
the
more
excellent
,
for
that
on
the
kings
side
,
after
they
had
searched
their
companies
,
there
was
found
but
one
horseman
,
and
two
footemen
dead
,
and
three
or
foure
hurt
.
The
rest
of
this
yeare
was
spent
by
the
Lord
of
Diguieres
,
in
the
fortifying
of
Grenoble
,
and
in
the
refreshing
of
his
garrisons
.
After
the
taking
of
Noyon
,
the
king
caused
a
part
of
his
troupes
to
go
into
Normandie
,
as
well
to
same
those
of
Roane
,
who
shewed
themselues
no
lesse
obstinate
then
the
Parisians
,
as
also
to
prouoke
the
Spaniards
vnto
battell
,
for
he
knew
that
incontinuent
the
leaguers
would
crie
for
ayde
:
and
that
if
the
Duke
of
Parma
deferred
their
succour
,
that
he
should
either
soon
ouerthrow
them
,
or
quickly
bring
them
to
some
reason
.
On
the
contrarie
,
if
the
Duke
should
come
there
,
it
would
be
a
meanes
to
dispatch
their
affaires
,
hoping
that
God
would
fauour
his
iust
cause
,
against
the
vngodly
and
infamous
rebellion
of
his
enemies
.
In
the
meane
space
,
hee
gaue
order
that
Paris
should
be
inclosed
on
euery
side
,
keeping
still
his
garrisons
in
the
fort
of
Gournay
vpon
Marne
,
at
Saint
Dennis
,
Melun
,
Corbeil
,
and
other
places
,
as
well
by
water
as
by
land
,
the
great
tributes
and
taxes
which
was
gathered
for
the
bringing
of
victuall
to
the
Parisians
,
and
the
maintenance
of
their
troupes
,
did
so
glean
their
mony
from
them
,
peece
by
peece
,
that
it
brought
the
people
to
great
pouertie
.
The
Leaguers
then
did
that
which
was
loooked
for
:
for
after
the
king
While
all
this
preparation
was
made
,
the
sixteene
of
Parris
,
the
first
authors
of
the
league
among
the
people
,
who
could
not
indure
to
see
the
Duke
de
Maine
despise
them
,
and
take
state
vpon
him
,
as
he
had
done
within
a
fewe
moneths
,
resolued
to
depriue
him
of
his
state
,
pretending
to
walke
more
watily
in
their
affaires
,
according
to
the
king
of
Spaines
intent
,
to
whom
they
had
de
Maine
,
which
practised
with
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
beeing
aduertised
of
this
tumult
,
went
to
ioyne
with
his
trustiest
friends
,
made
speed
vnto
Parris
,
and
caused
Louchart
,
Anroux
,
Hameline
,
and
Emonnot
,
foure
of
the
sixteene
to
bee
hanged
,
and
caused
the
other
twelue
to
bee
thrust
out
of
office
,
and
made
his
Lieftenantship
as
sure
as
possibly
hee
could
:
and
to
appease
the
people
,
who
were
guiltie
of
this
mutinie
,
proclaimed
the
tenth
of
December
,
an
Edict
of
banishment
vnto
all
those
which
had
bene
medlers
in
this
new
ryot
.
de
Maine
)
in
this
gouernment
,
in
all
things
which
shall
bee
by
him
commanded
,
for
the
conseruation
of
this
Cittie
.
Pont
de
l'Arche
,
at
Ponteau
de
Mer
,
and
in
other
places
.
The
D.
de
Maines
sonne
hauing
encouraged
the
Cittizens
to
perseuere
in
their
actions
,
for
their
reliefe
,
Baquemare
at
that
time
their
chiefe
President
,
procured
that
all
the
Inhabitants
should
sweare
before
the
Maior
,
named
Londe
,
that
they
should
reueale
all
those
,
whom
they
knewe
either
in
word
or
deede
,
to
fauour
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
that
they
might
bee
punished
for
example
to
others
.
Villars
was
there
entered
,
to
strengthen
them
with
sixe
hundreth
horse
,
and
twelue
hundreth
muskets
,
and
gaue
such
order
for
his
affaires
,
that
they
yeelded
him
soone
after
,
the
Roiteler
of
Roane
,
without
any
respect
to
the
Lieftenant
generals
sonne
:
in
so
much
,
that
when
they
commaunded
him
any
thing
which
hee
thought
not
good
to
bee
done
,
his
aunswere
to
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
,
that
being
both
of
them
companions
&
spoylers
of
the
estate
,
hee
would
not
obey
him
,
whom
hee
knewe
not
for
his
Lord
and
Maister
.
And
the
better
to
apply
himselfe
,
he
caused
all
those
to
be
chased
out
of
Roane
,
that
were
by
him
suspected
,
writing
letters
full
of
outrage
to
the
King
,
who
summoned
his
subiects
to
an
acknowledgement
of
their
rebellion
,
placing
artillerie
,
and
vsing
all
acts
of
hostillitie
against
his
soueraigne
Lord
and
King
.
Moreouer
he
caused
a
new
search
for
victuals
,
hee
subborned
Friers
,
Priests
,
and
Preachers
,
to
poyson
the
multitude
by
their
seditious
perswasions
,
broght
his
troupes
into
the
fielde
,
indomaging
the
armie
as
much
as
possibly
hee
might
,
the
which
,
beside
the
obstinate
dealings
of
the
besieged
,
had
a
shrewd
fight
,
with
the
extreame
rigour
of
the
sharpe
winter
,
with
sickenesse
and
the
want
of
food
.
Notwithstanding
all
which
,
at
the
last
the
besieged
were
constrained
to
come
to
composition
.
But
vnderstanding
that
the
Dukes
de
Maine
and
of
Parma
were
comming
with
succours
,
and
were
withall
,
become
Maisters
of
Neufchastel
,
giuen
ouer
by
the
Kings
garrison
,
they
held
it
till
the
20.
of
March
,
the
which
armie
of
the
Dukes
came
to
Franqueuille
,
which
is
about
halfe
a
daies
iourney
from
Roane
.
Guise
,
la
Chastre
,
and
Vitri
,
ledde
the
vantgard
:
the
Dukes
of
Maine
,
of
Parma
,
and
Sfondrate
,
Nephew
to
Pope
Gregorie
the
fourteenth
deceased
,
conducted
the
maine
battel
:
the
rearward
had
for
their
leaders
,
the
D
,
of
Aumale
,
the
Earle
of
Chaligni
,
Boisdaufin
,
Balagni
,
and
Sainpol
.
Bassompierre
,
and
Monsieurle
Motte
,
were
Captains
ouer
the
Switzers
and
the
artillerie
.
The
Kings
troupes
being
ouer
weake
to
match
with
this
great
armie
of
leaguers
,
left
them
to
worke
their
woorst
,
seeking
opportunitie
to
meete
with
them
at
aduantage
,
staying
for
the
Kings
comming
,
who
with
all
speed
iournied
toward
Deepe
on
necessarie
causes
,
the
which
broke
the
great
intended
purposes
of
his
enemies
.
And
the
whilest
the
Marshall
of
Biron
,
caused
seuen
peeces
of
artillerie
to
be
conueyed
to
Bans
,
which
is
a
towne
about
one
mile
from
Darnetal
,
where
hee
set
himselfe
in
battell
array
,
planting
his
cannons
in
their
seuerall
places
,
therewith
to
entertaine
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
who
came
to
lie
in
the
valley
on
the
side
thereof
.
The
King
stayed
all
that
night
within
a
Mill
hard
by
Bans
,
who
continued
in
fight
well
near
thirtie
houres
,
making
continuall
skirmiges
vppon
the
forwardest
of
his
enemies
.
The
Duke
of
Parma
,
which
made
as
though
he
would
giue
battell
,
after
some
excuses
and
delaies
drewe
this
armie
on
the
side
of
Barnetal
.
But
the
more
to
drawe
and
intangle
him
,
straight
after
his
comming
,
the
king
hadde
dismissed
his
Nobilitie
,
in
such
sort
,
that
they
were
all
neare
ynough
to
bee
heard
,
with
intent
to
bring
an
euill
bargaine
both
vpon
the
Spaniards
and
Italians
.
The
rest
of
the
moneth
of
March
,
and
the
most
part
of
Aprill
,
was
spent
in
continuing
small
skirmiges
.
In
the
end
,
on
Tuesday
the
one
and
twentieth
day
of
Aprill
,
about
tenne
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
the
Dukes
de
Maine
,
of
Guise
,
and
of
Parma
,
put
themselues
into
Roane
,
where
they
stayed
but
certaine
houres
.
Villars
would
not
haue
any
partners
,
much
lesse
such
Maisters
.
The
Leaguers
armie
had
vpon
the
same
day
of
the
Dukes
enterance
,
taken
Caudebec
neare
adioyning
,
from
whence
the
garrison
dislodged
in
the
night
following
,
and
left
the
towne
for
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
which
was
yeelded
vnto
him
:
but
he
kept
it
not
long
.
Pont
de
l'Arche
le
Mercredi
,
on
the
Wednesday
,
&
aduanced
his
armie
toward
Fontain
le
Bourg
,
&
sent
to
all
the
neighbour
owns
,
as
Louiers
,
Mante
,
Mulean
,
Vernon
,
and
otherswhere
the
Garrisons
were
,
that
they
should
march
toward
him
:
the
which
was
speedily
performed
.
Then
grew
his
armie
to
more
then
three
thousand
horse
of
Frenchmen
,
and
sixe
thousand
foote
,
in
lesse
then
sixe
daies
.
Then
turned
he
his
forces
toward
the
Towne
d'Yuetot
,
where
the
Dukes
of
Maine
and
of
Guise
were
then
lodged
,
who
had
no
leisure
to
go
to
dinner
,
hauing
news
brought
that
their
vantgard
was
suddainly
set
vpon
,
and
wholly
ouerthrowne
.
This
constrained
them
by
flight
to
saue
themselues
two
myles
off
,
in
the
Duke
of
Parmas
quarter
,
leauing
behinde
them
all
their
baggage
and
siluer
vessels
,
a
good
bootie
for
the
Lord
de
la
Guich
.
The
first
of
May
they
were
raised
to
an
other
lodging
,
and
aboue
sixe
hundreth
of
the
leaguers
slaine
,
without
any
losse
,
except
fiue
souldiers
,
and
about
eighteene
or
nineteene
hurt
.
And
hauing
knowledge
that
the
Leaguers
intent
was
not
to
fight
,
but
to
retire
,
they
followed
them
the
more
close
,
shutting
vp
all
their
passages
,
as
well
to
preuent
the
bringing
of
victuals
,
as
their
escape
:
for
which
there
was
good
reason
.
Vppon
the
riuer
their
ships
and
vesselles
were
beaten
,
part
whereof
was
taken
,
and
part
suncke
by
the
Holanders
.
By
land
they
were
inclosed
,
in
their
campe
intrenched
and
fortified
,
yet
would
they
not
issue
foorth
,
although
the
necessitie
of
victuals
was
extreame
great
among
them
,
and
that
all
warrelike
order
shewed
their
insufficiencie
.
They
were
moreouer
intrenched
within
a
wood
,
where
also
two
thousand
Spaniards
and
Wallons
were
lodged
,
to
intercept
the
kings
passage
,
who
neuerthelesse
in
the
sight
of
their
enemie
,
broke
throgh
their
trenches
,
where
all
this
great
troupe
was
ouerthrowne
,
except
some
fewe
which
by
their
swiftnesse
tooke
the
groues
,
beeing
more
amazed
,
then
desirous
to
reuenge
.
The
daies
following
they
continued
their
chasing
by
skirmiges
till
the
tenth
of
March
,
at
what
time
the
king
,
after
hee
knew
where
they
pitcht
their
campe
,
chose
out
such
forces
as
hee
thought
necessarie
,
and
set
vppon
them
by
fiue
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
within
a
quarter
which
the
leaguers
supposed
most
strongest
.
There
was
ouerthrowne
without
any
great
resistance
,
twentie
two
Cornets
of
horsemen
.
It
is
thought
that
it
was
there
where
the
Duke
of
Parma
had
his
arme
hurt
with
a
musket
shot
,
other
say
it
was
done
in
the
former
charge
.
Howsoeuer
it
were
,
the
Leaguers
lost
at
the
same
time
two
thousand
horse
,
which
by
the
victors
were
carried
away
with
all
their
baggage
:
leauing
slaine
vpon
that
place
,
more
then
two
thousand
and
fiue
hundreth
men
,
and
many
taken
prisoners
.
They
retired
towards
Fescamp
,
where
hauing
within
fewe
dayes
felt
the
force
,
both
of
hunger
and
thirst
,
at
last
they
fledde
shamefully
toward
Parris
,
and
from
thence
to
Brie
,
at
last
they
came
to
Artoys
,
wherwithin
few
months
the
Duke
of
Parma
with
his
troupes
melted
like
waxe
in
the
sunne
.
Sfondrate
sawe
his
people
also
confounded
,
Roane
beeing
brought
to
great
extremitie
,
bought
of
Villars
his
Rotelier
,
the
corne
hourded
vp
in
his
Garners
,
whereof
hee
made
a
maruellous
masse
of
treasure
,
which
hee
imployed
for
a
small
space
,
till
such
time
as
hee
was
slaine
by
the
Spaniardes
neare
vnto
D●rlans
.
Thus
was
France
the
thirde
time
deliuered
out
of
the
handes
of
herenemies
.
Those
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
and
other
chiefe
Captaines
of
the
League
,
that
sought
new
troubles
,
being
nothing
sorrie
for
the
Duke
of
Parmas
ill
successe
,
set
themselues
with
the
Spanish
Agents
(
to
get
into
their
handes
newe
bags
of
Spanish
golde
)
in
consultation
touching
the
assembly
of
their
estates
,
to
the
end
to
elect
a
King
or
a
Queene
:
to
wit
,
the
king
of
Spaines
daughter
,
who
was
to
marrie
with
one
of
the
principall
Leaguers
.
And
although
the
Duke
de
Maine
wrought
with
the
others
in
the
same
wheele
,
yet
had
hee
a
contrarie
intent
.
As
for
the
most
part
of
the
Parliament
of
the
leaguers
of
Parris
,
and
the
third
estate
,
they
all
desired
peace
and
some
end
of
these
troubles
.
de
Maine
tooke
Ponteau
de
Mer
,
while
the
king
practised
his
enterance
into
Paris
,
which
as
then
found
no
good
successe
,
beeing
broken
off
by
the
Marshall
de
B●rons
death
,
who
was
slaine
by
a
cannon
shotte
at
the
siege
of
Espernon
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
of
Nemours
purposed
the
building
of
a
little
Monarchie
at
Lyons
,
being
possessed
by
intelligence
of
the
Citie
and
Castle
of
Vieru●
,
which
were
solde
vnto
him
.
Hee
attempted
to
do
much
more
,
by
helpe
of
the
forces
comming
from
Sauoy
,
but
in
vaine
at
that
time
.
The
King
was
very
watchfull
to
preuent
the
enterance
of
forraine
forces
,
giuing
order
within
his
Realme
,
for
all
his
most
vrgent
affaires
,
distributing
his
troupes
heere
and
there
in
places
most
conuenient
.
And
for
as
much
as
his
Nobilitie
had
been
greatly
hazarded
at
the
siege
of
Roane
,
and
in
the
seruices
following
,
hee
dismissed
a
great
many
,
and
retained
a
certaine
number
of
the
most
deliberez
.
Others
,
which
went
farre
off
,
to
assayle
the
League
in
diuers
places
,
perished
for
the
most
part
.
The
Spaniards
,
which
were
very
curious
to
recouer
their
great
losses
,
with
some
memorable
act
,
some
certaine
monthes
after
the
This
Doctor
conferred
with
a
Spaniard
,
which
had
long
time
dwelt
in
that
Towne
:
and
those
two
brought
their
treason
to
such
a
poynt
,
that
a
fleet
of
certaine
ships
,
and
an
armie
by
land
,
were
made
readie
for
the
executing
of
their
purpose
.
But
God
would
that
the
Lacquey
which
was
sent
to
Fontaraby
,
with
letters
speaking
of
Phisicke
and
curing
of
the
sicke
,
was
taken
by
the
Lord
de
la
Hilliere
,
Gouernour
of
the
towne
,
who
hauing
with
all
speede
apprehended
the
Doctor
and
the
Spaniard
,
in
fewe
houres
preuented
all
their
mischiefe
.
But
that
which
hee
had
deliberated
heerevppon
,
which
was
to
giue
a
strappado
to
the
enterprisers
,
could
not
bee
performed
because
of
the
obstinate
resolution
of
the
Spanish
prisoner
,
who
would
not
write
such
letters
as
was
of
him
required
,
but
rather
chose
to
die
,
then
to
set
pen
to
paper
for
the
intrapping
of
his
countri-men
:
and
heerevpon
with
the
Doctor
hee
was
beheaded
,
whereof
followed
the
discipation
of
the
Spanish
armie
.
That
also
which
came
to
passe
in
this
moneth
at
the
siege
of
Villemur
,
doth
woorthily
deserue
to
bee
written
in
this
place
,
wherein
I
will
onely
follow
the
notes
of
Monsieur
de
la
Grange
,
an
excellent
Historian
,
and
most
eloquent
among
the
exquisite
wittes
of
our
time
.
The
Duke
of
Ioyeuse
(
his
brother
which
was
slaine
at
Coutras
)
hauing
about
the
ende
of
the
moneth
of
lune
,
done
many
outragious
acts
about
Montauban
,
became
Maister
of
Monbequin
,
M●●bartier
,
and
Monbeton
,
from
whence
he
assayled
Bart
,
which
was
yeelded
vppon
composition
,
after
hee
had
lost
foure
score
gallant
souldiers
.
And
against
the
faithfull
promise
which
hee
made
,
hee
caused
the
most
part
of
the
poore
yeelding
people
to
bee
slaine
.
Then
hee
battered
and
assayled
the
Castle
of
Mauzac
,
and
hauing
giuen
them
three
hundreth
cannon
shot
,
it
was
yeelded
vpon
composition
.
Saint
Maurice
fort
,
beeing
also
yeelded
vnto
him
,
hee
besieged
Villemer
,
with
the
Lord
of
that
place
named
Remiers
,
commaunding
ouer
an
hundreth
and
fiftie
souldiers
,
as
well
Inhabitants
as
straungers
,
to
whose
ayde
the
Lord
of
Themines
,
Seneshall
of
Querci
,
a
wise
and
valiant
Gentleman
,
speedily
brought
sixe
and
fortie
men
,
as
well
Curats
as
Harguebuziers
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Lord
de
Pedone
.
The
Duke
d'Espernon
and
Themenes
constrained
Ioycuse
to
raise
his
siege
,
and
to
forsake
one
of
his
great
cannons
.
Thomenes
his
forces
recouered
againe
the
Castle
of
Maurac
and
other
small
holds
.
The
nineteenth
of
luly
,
those
troupes
which
Esper●●●
hadde
left
with
Themenes
,
were
surprised
in
the
night
by
Duke
Ioyeuse
,
who
slew
foure
hundreth
of
them
,
hurt
a
great
number
,
and
had
it
not
beene
for
the
great
discretion
of
Themines
,
he
had
discomfited
all
the
rest
,
and
carriediwo
of
their
coluerins
to
Montaubon
.
While
the
Duke
d'Espernon
tooke
his
iourney
into
Prenence
,
Ioyeuse
came
againe
to
the
siege
of
Villemur
the
tenth
of
September
.
Reniers
committed
the
keeping
of
that
place
to
the
Barron
of
Mauzac
,
to
Cha●bert
,
and
to
Chaize
,
who
were
wise
and
warrelike
Captaines
,
while
he
gathered
new
succours
at
Montauban
,
where
at
the
same
instant
hee
found
Mo●●f●●r
de
Desme
with
certaine
forces
,
who
without
more
ado
put
himselfe
with
his
troupes
into
Villemur
.
Ioyeuse
beeing
counselled
by
two
craftie
Captaines
:
to
witte
,
Onoux
and
Montherand
,
did
batter
them
with
eight
cannons
and
two
coluerins
.
The●●●nes
accompanied
with
sixe
score
Gentlemen
,
and
two
hundreth
harguebuziers
,
marched
couragiously
to
their
succour
,
but
in
the
midway
,
hee
caused
his
horsemen
to
alight
,
giuing
order
for
the
safe
conueying
of
the
horses
into
Montauban
,
and
then
speedily
hee
got
within
Villemur
,
vnespied
of
Ioyeuse
or
any
of
his
companie
,
who
on
the
next
day
,
beeing
the
20.
of
September
,
gaue
them
a
furious
assault
,
the
which
was
manfully
withstood
,
to
the
losse
of
a
great
number
of
the
assaylants
.
Then
on
a
suddaine
,
Themenes
commanded
an
alarme
to
be
sounded
,
by
foure
trumpers
which
he
had
brough
with
him
,
and
therewithall
furiously
assayled
Ioyeuse
,
and
ouerthrew
a
Regiment
of
his
footemen
,
newly
come
thither
,
whom
they
of
Thoulouse
had
sent
with
a
supply
of
powder
,
bullets
,
pickaxes
,
and
a
great
number
of
Iron
forkes
.
The
quallitie
of
these
footmen
that
would
haue
made
so
bloodie
an
attempt
,
did
dispatch
the
execution
,
for
these
were
all
but
boyes
and
rawe
souldiers
,
as
vnskilfull
in
warre
,
as
they
were
accustomed
to
play
the
warriours
in
the
streetes
,
and
to
kill
all
the
world
with
table
talke
.
In
reuenge
whereof
,
the
leaguers
garrison
at
S.
Leophaïre
,
tooke
a
bootie
of
two
hundreth
and
fortie
oxen
feeding
in
the
fields
.
Heerevpon
the
Marshall
of
Montmorencie
Gouernor
of
Languedoc
,
sent
a
good
supply
to
the
besieged
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Lecques
,
&
Chambaut
.
Hauing
then
chased
all
the
robbers
and
spoylers
from
Saint
Leophaire
,
which
had
beene
there
harbored
,
vppon
the
report
which
was
made
of
the
new
forces
that
was
come
to
Duke
Ioyeuse
,
they
kept
aloofe
for
certaine
daies
,
about
what
time
Missalac
Gouernour
of
Aùuergne
,
tooke
his
way
toward
them
,
which
beeing
by
Ioyeuse
vnderstood
,
hee
supposed
it
better
to
bee
packing
,
then
to
stay
any
longer
.
And
comming
to
assaile
the
kings
troupes
at
Bellegard
,
he
had
a
pleasant
beginning
,
but
a
heauie
and
sorrowfull
end
of
his
attempt
.
For
flying
the
field
,
heere
tired
with
great
losse
.
Neuerthelesse
,
beeing
minded
by
a
tricke
of
auncient
warre
to
astonish
his
enemies
,
he
caused
many
great
bo●fires
to
bee
kindled
in
his
Campe
,
as
tokens
of
victorie
and
gladnesse
:
wher●●
Themines
and
his
followers
could
not
forbeare
laughing
:
for
whilest
they
were
doing
thereof
,
Charnbant
at
one
instant
ouerthrew
a
company
of
lance-knights
,
of
whom
there
was
threescore
slaine
in
the
same
place
.
Missac
came
to
Montauban
,
followed
with
an
hundreth
Gentlemen
,
and
a
good
number
of
harguebuziers
,
which
by
the
Counsell
of
the
Barron
of
Mauzac
and
others
,
was
fully
resolued
to
giue
Duke
Ioyeuse
battel
:
who
reposing
too
much
confidence
in
his
forces
,
and
the
ordinarie
reports
made
vnto
him
by
certaine
faire
Gentlewomen
which
were
his
fauourits
,
and
near
neighbours
to
those
of
Montaubon
,
lost
both
himselfe
and
his
followers
:
for
his
forces
were
found
scattered
at
his
most
neede
.
And
the
Ladies
did
too
late
aduertise
him
of
Miss
silacs
departure
,
who
led
the
vantguard
,
Chambant
the
maine
battell
,
and
Lecques
the
reareward
.
The
nineteenth
of
October
,
these
warriours
beeing
resolutely
aduanced
forward
to
the
Towne
of
Villemur
,
ioyned
directly
with
the
Regiments
of
Clouzel
and
Montoison
,
the
outermost
of
Duke
Ioyeuse
trenches
,
which
was
guarded
with
two
hundreth
soldiers
,
&
presently
succored
with
foure
hundreth
others
:
neuerthelesse
,
they
were
beaten
and
driuen
to
the
next
trench
,
and
there
were
they
fought
withall
a
good
halfe
houre
,
being
conducted
by
the
Duke
himselfe
,
who
seeing
the
rest
of
the
kings
armie
come
before
him
,
and
Themines
issuing
out
of
the
town
at
his
backe
,
was
constrained
to
flie
the
field
,
and
to
retire
further
off
,
to
a
place
called
Condommes
,
where
his
campe
and
artillerie
lay
:
but
this
retrait
fell
out
so
ill
for
him
,
that
his
people
seeing
themselues
pursued
by
the
victorious
armie
,
fled
in
great
disorder
,
&
tumbled
themselues
headlong
into
the
riuer
of
Tar.
I
he
bridge
which
Ioyeuse
had
builded
being
cut
vp
,
was
almost
the
cause
of
all
their
deaths
,
which
forsooke
the
land
to
passe
the
water
:
Ioyeuse
being
ouercome
with
dispaire
in
this
distresse
,
was
heard
to
vomit
forth
these
words
:
Farewel
my
great
cannons
.
Ha.
I
renounce
God
.
I
run
this
day
a
high
fortune
.
And
therwithal
desperately
be
plunged
himselfe
horse
and
all
into
the
riuer
Tar.
There
were
two
Gentlemen
,
the
one
called
Courtete
,
the
other
Bidon
,
that
sought
by
all
means
to
saue
him
,
but
the
riuer
swallowed
him
,
as
it
were
betwixt
their
hands
.
And
thus
did
God
,
who
is
the
true
executioner
of
diuine
iustice
,
worke
the
ende
of
this
cruell
,
proude
,
and
blasphemous
yong
Duke
,
who
was
much
lamented
of
the
leaguers
,
for
whom
he
had
done
many
great
exployts
.
The
kings
horsemen
hauing
passed
the
forde
,
charged
those
that
were
in
the
water
:
and
pursuing
the
fugiriues
,
cut
in
peeces
all
those
that
withstood
them
.
At
that
time
,
for
the
space
of
a
good
harguebuze
shot
in
length
,
the
heads
of
the
fugitiues
was
seen
floting
vpon
the
riuer
.
This
vanquished
armie
consisted
of
600.
horsemen
,
and
4000.
foote
,
togither
with
1400.
lance-knights
,
which
was
a
part
of
a
greater
number
,
that
was
raised
in
Almanie
by
the
Emperors
commandement
,
as
it
appeared
by
the
original
of
the
commissions
,
which
were
found
after
the
discomfiture
.
By
the
confession
of
the
vanquished
,
they
lost
at
that
time
about
3000.
men
,
three
cannons
,
&
two
coluerins
.
They
also
had
from
them
22.
Ensignes
,
&
carried
from
thence
43.
prisoners
.
They
on
the
kings
side
,
lost
only
ten
men
,
foure
of
the
which
being
not
very
well
known
,
were
for
want
of
heed
slain
by
their
own
fellows
.
The
town
of
Villemur
hauing
indured
2000.
cannon
shot
,
saw
themselues
finally
deliuered
,
hauing
in
all
lost
but
17.
common
souldiers
.
The
body
of
Duke
Ioyeuse
was
the
next
day
drawne
out
of
the
water
,
and
carried
into
Villemur
,
there
to
bee
interred
.
The
royall
armie
consisting
of
fiue
hundreth
horsemen
,
and
two
thousand
fiue
hundreth
hargue
buziers
,
beside
those
that
were
within
the
Towne
of
Villemur
,
withdrew
themselues
in
good
order
into
their
Garrisons
,
after
they
had
giuen
thankes
vnto
God
in
all
the
Churches
neare
adioyning
,
for
so
miraculous
and
prosperous
a
victorie
.
Now
,
although
the
leaguers
affaires
were
in
great
disorder
,
yet
did
not
their
principall
Captaines
cease
,
to
make
many
reports
before
the
people
,
wherewith
they
besotted
the
most
subtillest
,
assuring
them
,
that
shortly
they
would
so
prouide
by
the
assembly
of
the
estates
at
Parris
,
that
they
would
proceede
for
the
election
of
a
newe
king
:
adding
,
that
as
for
him
(
whom
in
disdain
they
called
the
Bearnois
)
that
raigned
partly
by
those
named
Catholicks
,
was
not
to
bee
receiued
or
suffered
any
longer
,
and
to
this
effect
was
their
counsell
published
,
according
to
the
affection
of
the
new
made
Pope
&
the
King
of
Spaine
.
de
Maines
affaires
,
perceiuing
that
in
the
end
,
his
pretended
Lieftenantship
would
intangle
and
bring
them
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
,
into
a
pitte
of
vtter
subuertion
and
confusion
,
beganne
to
lift
vp
their
heads
,
and
to
seeke
after
conditions
of
peace
.
At
length
in
the
open
Parliament
of
the
Leaguers
at
Parris
,
they
cast
in
many
billes
of
complaints
:
and
the
principall
of
the
Cittie
cried
out
in
such
sort
,
that
an
assembly
of
the
Citizens
was
held
in
the
beginning
of
Nouember
,
where
they
spake
so
openly
for
the
ending
of
their
troubles
,
that
the
Duke
de
Maine
beganne
to
shake
.
But
in
the
end
,
to
strengthen
his
affaires
,
hee
came
into
the
lower
house
,
desiring
the
assembly
to
commit
the
deciding
of
that
poynt
to
the
estates
conuocated
for
that
month
?
And
hee
added
in
the
end
of
his
Oration
these
words
,
staying
for
the
Estates
:
I
pray
them
that
haue
set
things
so
forward
,
that
they
would
send
to
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
to
intreate
with
him
,
that
hee
would
depart
vpon
this
proposition
:
if
hee
will
not
do
it
,
I
shall
haue
occasion
to
beleeue
,
that
hee
is
euill
affectioned
to
our
side
,
and
well
pleased
with
those
that
are
enemies
to
our
religion
.
Notwithstanding
these
threatnings
,
it
was
agreed
vpon
in
the
said
assembly
,
that
they
should
send
toward
the
king
,
staying
for
the
renuing
of
the
Estates
,
to
the
ende
agreement
might
be
made
,
that
traficque
and
marchandize
might
be
free
,
as
well
for
Parris
,
as
other
Cities
of
the
kingdome
.
The
Duke
that
could
not
resist
their
wils
in
this
matter
,
fained
to
giue
his
consent
therevnto
.
In
middest
of
these
matters
,
the
Popes
Legat
strengthened
by
the
principall
leaguers
,
and
according
to
his
intelligences
with
the
Spaniards
,
whose
Pentioner
hee
was
,
continued
the
troubles
of
France
by
his
bulles
:
so
that
it
prouoked
the
Parliament
of
Paris
sitting
at
Chaalons
,
to
proclaime
an
edict
the
18.
day
of
Nouember
,
which
was
published
euery
where
among
them
,
the
which
for
a
remembrance
to
all
posterities
,
I
haue
here
in
this
place
set
down
at
large
.
And
the
said
Court
doth
further
ordaine
▪
that
the
place
where
the
said
deliberation
shall
bee
kept
,
togither
with
the
Towne
where
the
said
assembly
shall
bee
made
,
shall
bee
raced
and
destroyed
from
the
toppe
to
the
bottome
,
without
all
hope
to
haue
it
reedified
or
builded
any
more
,
for
a
perpetuall
remembrance
to
all
posterities
,
of
their
treason
,
disloyaltie
,
and
vnfaithfulnesse
joyning
all
persons
to
assault
all
those
which
shall
repaire
to
the
saide
Cittie
,
to
bee
present
in
that
assembly
.
And
there
shall
be
commission
deliuered
to
the
said
Atturney
generall
,
to
informe
against
all
such
as
haue
been
the
authors
and
procurers
of
such
monopolies
and
conspiracies
made
against
the
estate
,
and
that
haue
fauoured
or
assisted
them
.
And
this
present
Edict
shall
bee
published
by
sound
of
trumpet
,
and
publickly
proclaimed
in
all
places
of
this
Towne
,
and
sent
to
all
places
of
this
precinct
,
there
to
bee
red
,
published
and
registred
,
by
the
diligence
of
the
substitudes
belonging
to
the
Atturney
generall
,
whereof
they
shall
certifie
the
Court
within
one
moneth
,
on
paine
to
loose
their
Offices
for
the
contrarie
.
The
leaguers
despising
the
kings
authoritie
,
flowted
at
the
Edict
of
this
Parliament
:
and
called
the
Deputies
from
all
parts
of
the
Prouinces
and
confederate
Townes
,
to
bee
present
with
the
estates
at
Paris
.
As
for
the
chiefe
and
principall
,
each
one
had
a
seuerall
purpose
,
beeing
desirous
to
bee
seated
in
their
Soueraignes
chaire
,
without
hauing
any
minde
to
bee
seruants
or
fellows
in
this
Anarchie
maintained
by
them
,
with
the
helpe
of
the
double
Pistolles
of
Spaine
.
It
came
to
passe
in
the
moneth
of
Nouember
,
that
the
Lord
of
Vaugrenan
commanding
for
the
king
within
the
Towne
of
S.
Iohn
Delaune
,
in
Bourgondie
,
ouerthrew
seuenteene
companies
of
footemen
hard
by
the
Towne
of
Diion
,
wonne
their
colours
,
weapons
,
and
other
furniture
.
Amongst
the
packets
and
coffers
of
the
Barron
de
Tenissé
,
who
was
a
great
leaguer
and
chiefe
commaunder
of
these
troupes
,
were
found
certaine
instructions
and
commissions
,
which
were
sent
from
the
Duke
de
Nemours
to
the
said
Barron
,
to
conferre
with
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
to
this
ende
,
that
Nemours
might
bee
elected
king
by
the
estates
of
Parris
.
This
young
Prince
aymed
at
no
other
thing
but
soueraigntie
:
and
beeing
misled
by
certaine
euill
Councellours
which
hee
kept
,
planted
at
Lyon
and
thereabout
,
the
foundations
of
his
loftie
purposes
,
for
the
accomplishing
whereof
,
an
hundreth
yeares
would
bee
farre
too
little
:
but
hauing
builded
vpon
sand
,
in
fewe
moneths
his
edefices
fell
downe
,
wherewith
he
was
confounded
.
Now
as
the
leaguers
were
promised
great
thinges
by
their
estates
of
Parris
,
and
the
partakers
of
Spaine
,
held
it
for
a
most
certaine
troth
,
that
the
Duke
of
Parma
would
returne
yet
the
third
time
,
with
puissant
forces
to
doo
some
notable
exployt
,
thereby
to
couer
the
shame
of
his
two
former
voyages
,
and
so
to
assure
the
Crowne
of
France
to
king
Philip
,
or
to
the
Princesse
his
daughter
.
But
the
Duke
de
Maine
beeing
deliuered
of
him
of
whom
hee
stood
in
doubt
,
supposed
that
now
the
time
presented
it selfe
,
wherein
hee
might
bring
his
long
desired
purpose
to
effect
,
heerevpon
hee
raised
his
Cornets
of
horse
,
and
did
more
mischiefe
to
Paris
then
before
.
A
little
before
these
newes
came
,
hee
gaue
some
eare
to
the
conditions
of
peace
,
which
had
beene
happie
for
him
,
if
some
euill
counsell
had
not
turned
his
mind
from
the
same
.
But
the
decease
of
him
by
whom
he
was
ouer
awed
,
caused
his
humour
to
bee
changed
,
imagining
that
hee
should
shortly
haue
the
title
,
to
bee
Lieftenant
generall
to
the
King
of
Spaine
in
the
conquest
of
France
.
Therefore
one
of
his
attempts
was
to
create
the
Lord
de
Rosne
one
of
is
chiefe
familiars
,
Marshall
of
France
,
and
Gouernor
of
the
Isle
of
France
,
constraining
the
Presidents
and
Councellors
inclosed
in
Paris
,
to
receiue
this
Rosne
into
two
offices
,
which
appertained
to
a
Lord
of
a
higher
blood
and
estate
.
The
Parisians
,
which
before
spake
openly
of
peace
and
agreement
,
durst
now
speake
no
more
thereof
,
except
in
secret
.
In
the
feast
of
Christmas
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
caused
those
decrees
which
were
lately
made
at
Chaalons
against
the
bull
of
the
Popes
Legat
,
to
bee
openly
burned
vpon
the
steps
of
his
Pallace
,
the
Citie
beeing
all
in
armes
.
Also
the
Dukes
of
Guise
,
of
Maine
,
of
Nemours
,
of
Sauoye
,
the
Marques
of
Pont
,
wrought
diuers
slights
to
bee
aduanced
in
the
election
.
The
King
of
Spaine
by
his
Agents
did
as
much
on
the
other
side
,
asuring
himselfe
,
that
as
hee
had
made
many
of
the
Leaguers
his
Pentioners
,
so
also
knewe
hee
well
,
that
in
time
hee
should
finde
opportunitie
to
ouerthrow
and
bring
them
all
to
destruction
,
one
after
another
,
and
to
make
himselfe
the
absolute
and
supreme
Lord
.
During
these
practises
,
the
king
was
fully
resolued
to
assemble
the
principall
Peeres
of
his
Realme
at
Chartres
,
to
prouide
and
thinke
vpon
remedies
against
those
euils
,
which
now
beganne
to
present
it selfe
.
The
warres
continued
in
diuers
Prouinces
but
slowly
,
except
in
Lorraine
,
where
the
Marshal
de
Bouillon
tooke
by
plaine
force
,
and
by
a
maruellous
incounter
,
the
strong
Towne
of
Dun
vppon
Meuse
,
a
little
aboue
Stenay
,
and
droue
thence
those
of
Lorraine
.
de
Maine
published
a
great
writing
,
intituled
:
A
declaration
for
the
vniting
againe
of
all
the
Catholicques
of
the
Realme
.
This
was
an
invectiue
against
the
King
,
couered
vnder
colour
of
religion
,
and
a
summoning
of
all
those
which
profest
the
Romaine
religion
,
to
withdraw
themselues
from
the
obedience
of
their
lawfull
and
soueraigne
Prince
,
and
a
conuocating
of
his
partakers
into
the
Cittie
of
Paris
,
on
the
seuenteenth
day
of
Ianuarie
next
insuing
,
that
they
might
determine
togither
without
passion
(
saide
hee
)
and
without
respect
of
any
mans
interest
,
such
remedie
as
they
should
in
their
consciences
thinke
requisite
,
for
the
preseruation
of
the
religion
and
the
royall
estate
.
But
while
the
Cardinall
of
Bourbon
,
(
named
by
the
League
Charles
the
tenth
)
was
prisoner
,
they
vsed
other
speeches
:
but
after
his
death
,
they
not
daring
to
deny
,
but
that
the
Crown
appertained
to
king
Henry
the
fourth
,
vsed
the
colour
of
religion
to
blinde
the
simple
.
And
soone
after
by
this
meanes
there
arose
other
changes
,
notwithstanding
the
king
of
Spaine
gaue
not
ouer
the
prosecuting
of
his
enterprises
in
France
.
As
for
the
warre
of
Sauoy
and
Piedemont
,
wee
will
speake
briefly
about
the
ende
of
the
yeare
following
.
Against
this
declaration
made
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
de
Maine
,
in
assembling
the
estates
of
his
kingdome
,
wherin
he
manifestly
vsurped
his
royal
authoritie
,
confuting
his
excuses
and
vaine
coulour
to
the
same
:
maintaining
his
right
in
claiming
the
Crowne
.
And
for
the
state
of
religion
,
hee
declared
that
if
without
the
conuocating
of
a
Councell
,
there
might
bee
found
far
better
and
easier
meanes
to
come
vnto
that
instruction
or
admonition
which
they
pretended
to
giue
him
,
to
withdraw
him
from
the
exercise
of
his
religion
,
to
that
of
the
Romaines
:
hee
was
so
farre
from
reiecting
such
a
meanes
,
that
to
the
contrarie
,
hee
did
desire
and
imbrace
it
with
all
his
heart
.
As
wee
suppose
(
said
hee
)
that
wee
haue
sufficiently
witnessed
by
the
permission
which
wee
haue
graunted
to
the
Princes
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
and
other
Catholicque
Lords
which
do
follow
vs
,
to
send
their
Deputies
to
the
Pope
,
for
the
more
easie
and
speedie
performance
of
the
said
instruction
or
admonition
.
Beside
,
the
K.
doth
accuse
the
leaguers
that
they
had
hindered
the
said
instruction
or
admonition
;
Hee
doth
largely
discourse
of
the
dutie
of
true
Frenchmen
,
promiseth
to
receiue
the
said
instruction
:
and
for
answere
to
the
chiefe
poynt
of
his
aduersaries
declaration
,
he
doth
on
the
other
side
declare
,
that
this
pretended
assemblie
of
Parris
,
is
enterprised
against
the
lawes
,
the
good
and
publicke
quiet
of
the
Realme
:
and
that
all
which
shall
bee
therein
concluded
,
is
meere
abuse
and
of
no
effect
or
force
.
Hee
likewise
pronounceth
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
all
that
should
therein
assist
him
,
guiltie
of
treason
in
the
highest
degree
.
Hee
doth
furthermore
offer
pardon
to
the
Citties
,
Communalties
,
and
persons
,
which
haue
beene
seduced
by
the
Captaines
of
the
League
.
And
hee
doth
exhort
them
to
acknowledge
their
dutie
.
de
Maine
and
his
adherents
answered
,
that
they
were
readie
to
send
their
Deputies
,
so
that
they
on
the
Kings
side
would
with
a
good
conscience
ioyne
themselues
to
the
Catholicke
Romaine
Church
,
vnder
which
cloke
of
reconciliation
,
they
did
carefully
hide
their
furious
actions
and
former
rebellion
.
The
Popes
Legat
made
on
his
part
an
exhortation
to
the
Catholiques
,
fraught
with
reproach
against
the
King
,
who
was
on
euery
side
defamed
and
euill
spoken
off
by
his
enemies
.
All
his
discourse
beeing
imprinted
,
tended
all
to
this
poynt
,
to
perswade
all
Frenchmen
,
that
the
king
beeing
of
long
time
cut
off
from
the
bodie
of
the
Church
,
had
bin
most
iustly
pronounced
vncapable
of
the
Crown
.
Soone
after
,
they
did
disanull
those
acts
of
Parliament
that
were
made
at
Tours
and
at
Chaalons
,
against
the
monitaries
of
Landriano
,
and
the
assembly
at
Chartres
,
which
they
called
a
conuenticle
,
they
sung
their
Maisters
praises
,
damned
the
Parliament
of
Chaalons
which
had
condemned
their
bulles
,
magnified
the
estates
of
the
League
,
which
wholy
reiected
so
obstinate
an
hereticque
,
with
full
purpose
neuer
to
bee
subiect
vnto
him
,
declaring
that
in
deed
the
Pope
had
so
commaunded
it
to
be
.
In
this
assembly
of
Parris
,
appeared
the
Duke
of
Feria
for
the
King
of
Spaine
,
who
also
made
an
Oration
exhortarie
to
elect
a
new
King
:
then
presented
he
his
Maisters
letters
tending
to
the
same
effect
,
with
promise
to
aide
and
succour
the
Leaguers
by
all
meanes
possible
.
For
this
had
hee
great
thankes
giuen
him
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
,
by
Cardinall
Pelué
Archbishop
of
Reimes
,
who
was
a
slaue
to
the
house
of
Guise
.
While
the
Spaniards
and
their
Pentioners
,
indeuoured
with
all
their
power
to
continue
France
in
her
miseries
,
hoping
by
meanes
of
these
estates
of
the
League
,
more
and
more
to
intangle
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
:
yea
,
to
throwe
them
headlong
into
such
confusion
,
that
in
the
mean
space
they
might
haue
leisure
to
set
forward
their
purposes
against
the
Lowe
Countries
,
England
,
and
France
it selfe
,
the
king
was
solicited
from
diuers
places
,
by
Councellors
both
neare
about
him
,
and
farre
off
,
openly
to
forsake
the
profession
of
the
reformed
religion
,
and
to
imbrace
from
that
time
forward
,
the
Romaine
ceremonies
.
The
summe
of
their
solicitations
was
,
that
to
expulse
the
Spaniards
,
to
recouer
Parris
and
the
other
of
the
leaguers
townes
,
he
must
be
inforcst
to
take
away
from
the
chiefe
of
that
side
,
the
onely
colour
of
Papisme
,
by
meanes
whereof
,
they
would
continue
their
rebellions
.
And
while
the
king
openly
imbraced
his
accustomed
religion
,
those
of
the
contrarie
side
(
an
hundreth
times
in
greater
number
)
might
follow
the
house
of
Guise
,
and
other
chiefe
Leaguers
,
who
by
meanes
of
the
Spaniardes
and
the
Pope
,
might
well
finde
means
to
maintaine
and
augment
the
discentions
,
through
all
the
corners
and
in
the
middest
of
his
kingdome
,
the
which
was
well
woorth
a
Masse
:
and
that
it
were
not
good
to
let
it
bee
lost
for
a
few
ceremonies
,
nor
to
bee
subiect
to
so
many
censures
,
and
to
bee
couerted
by
euery
bace
person
that
would
controll
the
kings
pleasures
,
and
hinder
his
recreations
after
so
many
troubles
.
And
for
as
much
that
such
a
voyce
was
spredde
abroad
,
by
the
notable
aduertisements
of
other
Councellours
,
Ciuill
and
Ecclesiasticall
,
it
seemed
to
them
,
that
the
king
would
incline
therevnto
,
and
the
Deputies
of
the
Princes
and
Lords
of
his
Councell
,
communicating
with
those
of
the
League
,
to
preuent
the
election
of
a
new
king
,
gaue
some
hope
thereof
.
On
this
report
the
Frenchmen
in
diuers
sorts
suspended
their
iudgements
,
according
to
their
seuerall
affections
.
Those
that
desired
to
see
a
change
,
which
came
soone
after
,
did
carefully
keepe
the
Protestants
from
comming
neare
the
king
,
to
shewe
him
by
word
of
mouth
or
writing
,
reasons
of
diuinitie
&
pollicie
,
for
which
it
was
not
lawfull
or
conuenient
to
change
his
religion
:
on
the
other
side
,
they
did
daily
driue
this
counsell
into
his
eares
,
that
hee
must
needes
espouse
the
Crowne
of
France
to
the
Masse
,
and
not
otherwise
.
These
men
followed
this
matter
so
much
,
that
at
last
they
procured
diuers
learned
Prelates
to
bee
assembled
,
which
were
the
Popes
subiects
,
in
whose
presence
the
state
of
the
reformed
religion
should
bee
ouerthrowne
:
heerevpon
diuers
Archbishoppes
,
Bishoppes
,
and
Doctors
of
Sorbonne
,
were
appoynted
to
meete
at
Mant
the
fifteenth
of
Iuly
,
without
any
mention
made
of
the
protestant
Ministers
which
were
before
clapt
vp
.
Now
while
the
Romaine
Cleargie
which
were
appoynted
to
dispute
of
their
religion
in
the
Kings
presence
,
assembled
togither
,
and
that
the
states
of
Parris
followed
to
conferre
of
their
affaires
,
where
the
principall
leaguers
,
especially
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
the
Popes
Legate
,
the
Duke
of
Feria
,
a
Spaniard
and
others
,
still
practised
for
the
bringing
in
of
a
new
king
,
continually
standing
vpon
this
poynt
,
to
maintaine
the
warres
in
France
vpon
expence
of
the
Indian
golde
:
the
Parliament
of
Paris
assayed
to
hinder
part
of
these
practises
,
and
to
driue
the
Spaniardes
home
againe
.
de
Maine
should
bee
exhorted
to
imploy
his
authoritie
of
Lieftenanshippe
,
to
prouide
that
vnder
colour
of
religion
,
the
Crowne
should
not
fall
into
the
handes
of
straungers
,
contrarie
to
the
lawes
and
statutes
of
the
Realme
.
And
to
prouide
speedily
for
the
peoples
quiet
:
declaring
ouer
and
aboue
,
all
manner
of
acts
made
or
pretended
to
bee
made
,
for
the
establishing
of
a
forraine
Prince
or
Princesse
,
to
bee
of
no
strength
,
force
,
or
effect
,
but
to
bee
as
deeds
preiudiciall
to
the
Salicque
lawes
,
and
other
ancient
lawes
and
prerogatiues
of
the
Realme
of
France
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
beeing
extreame
wrath
at
this
Edict
,
grew
to
very
hard
words
with
the
President
,
who
confuted
all
these
houe
speeches
vsed
by
him
,
and
certaine
other
of
the
leaguers
which
held
with
him
.
At
last
,
after
much
conference
,
commings
,
and
goings
,
letters
,
and
answeres
,
As
for
Courtiers
,
there
were
a
very
small
number
,
or
other
particulars
in
seuerall
parts
of
the
Realme
,
which
shooke
at
this
change
,
but
men
made
not
thereof
any
account
,
for
they
were
all
speedily
suspected
.
And
as
for
such
as
went
about
to
gratulate
the
kings
conuersion
(
as
they
called
it
)
their
recompence
was
only
to
bee
mockt
,
and
soone
after
,
the
most
part
of
them
perished
in
miserable
sort
.
de
Maine
and
his
greatest
fauourites
,
seeing
their
intended
enterprises
preuented
,
by
that
which
was
now
come
to
passe
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
that
the
practises
of
the
Spaniardes
was
still
to
maintaine
the
fire
of
discention
,
by
meanes
of
the
election
of
a
newe
King
,
which
should
bee
married
to
the
Spanish
kings
daughter
:
to
the
ende
they
might
giue
some
hope
to
haue
at
length
a
day
for
their
turne
,
and
to
frustrate
the
Spaniards
practises
,
began
in
Iuly
to
treat
a
general
truce
,
and
after
much
adoo
made
therein
,
the
articles
were
agreed
vpon
the
last
of
Iuly
.
Notwithstanding
this
truce
,
the
chiefe
of
the
league
with
their
estates
of
Parris
,
gaue
not
ouer
the
following
of
their
purposes
.
As
for
the
Preachers
belonging
to
the
League
,
publicke
and
priuately
,
before
and
after
the
truce
,
their
discourses
at
Paris
and
other
places
were
,
that
the
Masse
which
they
sung
before
the
king
,
was
but
a
deceit
:
that
it
was
impossible
the
King
should
bee
conuerted
;
that
the
Pope
could
not
recatholize
him
:
that
it
was
lawfull
for
the
people
to
rise
against
him
and
his
officers
:
that
it
appertained
to
the
Sorbonnists
,
to
iudge
whether
the
Pope
oght
to
receiue
him
as
king
.
And
if
peraduenture
hee
should
do
it
,
neuerthelesse
hee
might
bee
held
for
an
hereticque
,
and
one
excommunicate
:
that
it
was
lawfull
for
any
particular
man
to
kill
him
that
should
say
,
hee
was
revnited
to
the
Catholicque
Romaine
Church
.
These
and
such
other
propositions
,
were
made
and
spredde
both
within
Paris
and
other
places
.
In
regard
of
the
declarations
made
by
these
estates
of
the
League
,
to
keepe
the
fauour
of
their
partakers
,
to
giue
a
secret
touch
to
the
kings
Councellors
,
as
if
they
were
not
right
Catholickes
,
and
to
bring
the
Realme
into
far
greater
trouble
then
before
,
they
in
their
assembly
the
eighteenth
day
of
August
,
made
a
declaration
containing
these
words
,
among
many
others
:
With
one
consent
and
aduise
wee
haue
decreed
,
established
,
and
or
dained
,
and
by
this
present
doo
decree
,
establish
,
and
ordaine
,
that
the
holy
and
sacred
generall
Councell
of
Trent
,
shall
bee
receiued
,
published
,
and
obserued
,
purely
and
simply
in
all
places
and
iurisdictions
of
this
Realme
:
as
at
this
present
in
the
generall
bodie
of
the
estates
,
wee
do
receiue
and
publish
it
.
de
Maine
,
who
was
solicited
to
aduance
the
house
of
the
Popes
Legate
,
made
shewe
to
agree
to
so
great
an
honour
done
to
his
Nephew
,
but
hauing
accorded
vpon
the
generall
,
for
his
particular
profit
,
hee
demaunded
things
impossible
,
or
at
least
so
difficult
,
that
it
might
bee
well
perceiued
,
that
not
esteeming
the
Popes
or
King
Philips
will
,
nor
the
consent
of
the
estates
and
chiefe
of
the
League
,
hee
said
as
the
Cardinall
did
in
the
Conclaue
:
I
chose
myselfe
.
Impossible
it
was
,
that
euer
hee
should
come
to
aduance
his
Nephewe
to
the
Crowne
.
Peter
Barriere
,
Alias
Bar
,
borne
at
Orleans
,
was
committed
prisoner
at
Meleun
,
where
hee
finally
confessed
,
that
hee
was
seduced
by
a
Capucin
Fryer
at
Lyons
,
by
the
Curat
and
Vicar
of
a
certaine
Parish
in
Paris
,
and
also
by
a
Iesuite
,
closely
to
follow
the
king
,
and
to
murther
him
with
a
two
edged
knife
,
the
which
was
found
about
him
.
He
had
beene
intised
to
this
parriside
,
and
was
resolued
to
doo
it
,
chiefly
about
two
months
before
:
and
further
,
confessed
that
two
Priests
by
him
nominated
,
were
also
come
from
Lyons
for
the
verie
same
intent
:
and
that
he
set
himselfe
the
forwardest
for
the
execution
thereof
,
to
the
ende
hee
might
get
the
greatest
honour
thereby
.
Hee
was
drawne
through
the
streetes
of
Meleun
,
where
then
the
king
was
,
they
cut
off
his
right
hand
,
holding
the
murthering
knife
therein
,
and
after
burned
the
same
.
After
this
was
done
,
they
broke
his
armes
,
legges
,
and
thigh
bones
,
and
in
that
sort
laide
him
vppon
a
wheele
,
where
hee
languished
certaine
houres
till
hee
died
,
then
was
his
bodie
consumed
to
ashes
and
throwne
into
the
riuer
,
his
compleces
or
confederates
so
disguised
themselues
,
that
they
could
not
bee
found
or
taken
.
de
Maine
his
brother
by
the
mothers
side
,
crost
all
his
purposes
,
and
would
worke
all
meanes
for
his
death
.
A
certaine
bolde
Eryer
of
Lyon
,
perceiuing
well
that
this
yong
Prince
pretented
to
bring
some
new
matter
to
passe
within
the
league
,
whereby
at
least
hee
might
haue
some
great
hand
in
the
gouernment
,
by
the
aduice
of
two
or
three
Councellours
who
were
of
his
complecies
,
hee
compassed
Lyon
with
many
fortresses
which
held
on
his
side
at
Toissai
,
Vienne
,
Montbrison
,
Chastillon
,
de
Dombes
,
Belleuille
,
Tisi
,
Charlieu
,
and
other
places
.
Quirieu
forsaking
him
,
hee
bought
it
with
a
great
sum
of
mony
,
at
the
hands
of
the
Lord
of
Saint
Iulian
,
which
was
Gouernour
thereof
.
This
done
,
Lyon
was
inclosed
as
well
by
water
as
by
land
.
The
Lyonnois
did
not
withstand
neither
his
prodigallities
nor
his
Councellours
,
nor
his
men
of
warre
,
which
forraged
the
plaine
countrie
,
receiuing
the
guerdon
of
their
reuolt
from
the
kings
obedience
.
In
the
end
,
acknowledging
themselues
,
they
rose
vp
against
the
Duke
of
Nemours
,
assisted
by
the
counsell
and
presence
of
their
Archbishop
,
sent
by
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
the
eighteenth
of
September
they
tooke
holde
of
Nemours
,
who
was
seene
three
times
at
deaths
doore
,
committing
him
to
close
prison
,
where
hee
continued
certaine
moneths
,
and
at
last
escaping
by
cunning
meanes
,
spoyled
of
his
succours
,
chased
from
his
Fortresses
,
hee
went
and
died
farre
from
France
,
in
a
litle
Towne
of
his
owne
name
Aneci
,
scituat
in
Sauoy
,
in
the
Countie
of
Geneuois
.
During
this
generall
truce
,
many
matters
were
intended
for
the
establishment
of
the
affaires
of
the
kingdome
.
The
king
,
which
desired
the
agreement
of
his
subiects
,
and
the
abolishment
of
the
pernicious
league
,
assayed
by
faire
meanes
to
winne
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
in
making
him
offer
of
charge
,
and
honourable
assurances
of
preferment
.
The
Duke
,
which
seemed
yet
to
haue
two
strings
to
his
bowe
,
bargained
,
promised
,
refused
,
aduanced
,
gathered
,
and
stretched
these
matters
to
the
length
:
procuring
vnder
hand
,
that
the
decision
of
the
Sorbonnists
in
the
yeare
1590.
might
take
place
:
that
is
to
say
,
that
Henry
of
Bourbon
was
declared
vnworthie
of
all
right
or
pretence
to
the
Crowne
,
although
hee
made
profession
of
the
Romaine
religion
.
The
Spanish
Agents
in
France
set
this
matter
forward
,
working
with
all
their
power
,
for
the
preferment
of
the
Duke
of
Neuers
.
On
the
other
side
,
they
induced
both
great
and
small
to
continue
their
accustomed
request
,
for
the
abolishing
of
one
of
the
religions
in
France
:
many
other
were
of
this
opinion
,
that
the
king
could
not
be
receiued
,
except
hee
first
promised
expresly
to
driue
away
all
those
of
the
reformed
religion
,
or
at
least
to
abolish
and
put
downe
their
publicque
exercises
.
This
counsell
did
hatch
or
breed
infinit
vniust
matters
in
the
rest
of
the
yeare
,
through
diuers
parts
of
France
,
where
they
of
the
religion
could
obtaine
no
true
rest
,
but
in
promise
and
papers
,
being
molested
in
effect
with
all
reproaches
that
might
bee
imagined
:
wherevnto
they
opposed
themselues
in
nothing
but
in
peaceable
complaints
,
and
humble
supplications
.
Notwithstanding
they
obtained
nothing
,
the
deuices
of
their
enemies
beeing
such
,
that
all
their
forepassed
and
faithfull
seruices
were
disdained
,
and
contrariwise
,
the
most
part
of
the
chiefe
Captaines
and
leaguers
Townes
receiued
into
fauour
,
cherished
,
and
raised
vnto
honour
.
Briefly
,
all
the
kings
good
and
faithfull
seruants
were
cast
into
the
lake
of
forgetfulnesse
,
and
the
enemies
and
conspirators
of
the
estates
set
as
it
were
in
a
chaire
of
triumph
,
before
whom
iustice
was
so
shamefully
abused
,
that
the
wronged
cried
vengeance
from
heauen
,
to
fall
vppon
their
detestable
dealings
.
Flanders
,
Artois
,
and
Charrolois
,
where
on
his
bended
knees
,
hee
called
him
his
soueraigne
Lord
,
swearing
to
become
true
seruant
vnto
the
said
king
Lewis
,
promising
to
bee
faithfull
all
daies
of
his
life
,
and
in
his
behalfe
to
stand
against
al
other
,
to
procure
his
welfare
,
to
preuent
his
harmes
,
and
in
all
things
to
behaue
himself
toward
him
,
as
to
his
soueraigne
Lord
and
Maister
,
of
which
the
Histories
of
these
times
do
make
true
mention
.
While
yet
this
truce
indured
,
the
king
deliberated
to
assemble
at
Mante
,
certaine
of
the
chiefe
Nobles
of
the
Realme
,
to
take
counsell
on
diuers
matters
at
that
time
needfull
.
The
Deputies
of
the
reformed
Churches
were
there
present
about
the
end
of
Nouember
,
whom
the
king
caused
to
be
called
togither
,
the
twelfth
day
of
the
moneth
following
,
and
hauing
giuen
them
audience
,
and
heard
the
great
sorrow
which
they
made
vpon
the
infinit
contradictions
of
his
decrees
,
and
their
complaints
of
the
greeuous
wrongs
done
vnto
them
through
all
his
Prouinces
:
hee
aunswered
,
that
the
change
of
religion
,
had
not
any
whit
changed
his
affection
from
them
,
that
hee
would
redresse
their
greefes
,
and
make
peace
and
concord
among
his
subiects
.
He
receiued
their
billes
of
complaints
to
haue
them
perused
.
But
these
affaires
were
drawn
to
such
length
,
that
the
distance
of
many
yeares
hath
buried
all
.
And
the
Captaines
of
the
league
hauing
plunged
the
Realme
into
new
miseries
,
those
of
the
religion
almost
in
all
parts
of
the
kingdom
,
continued
as
greeuous
vnder
the
crosse
as
before
.
Briqueras
,
Cauours
,
and
three
or
foure
other
little
townes
,
hauing
ouerthrowne
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
in
diuers
incounters
,
as
hee
did
also
in
Prouence
,
and
on
the
frontiers
of
Dauphine
:
hee
chased
them
out
of
all
these
Prouinces
,
and
droue
him
to
his
owne
house
,
in
such
sort
,
that
if
hee
had
beene
strengthened
in
the
yeare
following
,
with
men
,
money
,
and
munition
,
hee
had
inforced
the
Duke
to
giue
ouer
all
that
which
hee
vsurped
from
the
Crowne
of
France
.
But
the
Duke
,
who
was
not
ignorant
of
the
estate
and
affaires
of
France
,
assayed
to
couer
and
hide
the
shame
he
had
gotten
in
so
many
iournies
,
as
in
the
plaine
of
Pontcharra
,
at
Espernon
de
Pallieres
,
and
otherwise
in
so
many
incounters
in
Piedmont
,
where
hee
had
lost
in
two
yeares
,
as
also
about
Geneue
,
many
of
his
best
approoued
good
souldiers
,
and
a
great
number
of
Captaines
,
hauing
also
consumed
a
maruellous
heape
of
treasure
and
munition
in
these
continuall
warres
.
Hee
did
then
through
his
father
in
lawes
fauor
,
who
furnished
him
with
a
new
masse
of
money
,
besiege
,
batter
,
assault
,
and
take
by
composition
,
the
Townes
of
Briqueras
and
Cauours
,
beeing
content
to
keepe
them
to
himselfe
,
without
seeking
any
further
in
Prouence
,
where
his
Garrisons
could
not
long
remaine
without
chase
of
the
enemie
,
the
Towne
of
Berry
onely
accepted
.
Thus
did
the
Frenchmen
loose
in
small
time
,
that
which
they
had
gotten
in
Piedmont
:
whereof
men
do
write
in
diuers
sorts
.
In
these
sieges
,
the
assayled
did
their
duties
maruellous
well
,
but
being
ouerwatcht
by
the
multitude
of
the
assailants
,
and
depriued
of
the
principall
commodities
to
withstand
a
siege
,
destitute
of
succour
,
and
the
passages
stopt
,
they
were
of
necessitie
constrained
to
yeeld
:
while
the
said
L.
of
Diguieres
was
as
it
were
bound
hand
and
foote
in
the
countrie
of
Dauphine
:
and
that
many
which
should
not
haue
forgotten
his
braue
exployts
,
but
stretch
out
their
hands
for
the
relieuing
of
that
distressed
countrie
,
and
to
make
head
against
the
Spaniardes
,
euen
at
their
very
gates
,
forsooke
him
in
his
neede
,
thinking
by
their
enuious
deuises
,
to
eclips
the
glorie
of
this
great
Captain
and
commander
,
crossing
all
his
purposes
,
that
he
could
not
recouer
himself
long
time
after
,
hauing
been
depriued
of
all
necessarie
means
to
begin
in
which
he
did
accomplish
about
four
yeares
after
,
with
no
lesse
courage
and
magnanimitie
then
before
.
Thus
haue
wee
briefly
runne
ouer
that
,
which
the
whole
Historie
doth
more
at
large
mention
,
our
intent
beeing
onely
in
this
breuiarie
,
to
touch
and
passe
ouer
things
as
it
were
in
a
word
.
The
king
considering
that
his
enemies
,
which
required
a
prolonging
of
this
truce
,
sought
no
other
thing
,
then
meanes
to
continue
the
Realme
in
miserie
,
resolued
no
longer
to
beare
the
same
,
wherefore
hee
caused
in
the
beginning
of
this
yeare
,
a
declaration
to
be
published
and
imprinted
,
containing
an
Oration
of
the
mischiefes
and
vnfaithfull
practises
of
the
Leaguers
,
which
vnder
a
continuing
of
truce
,
soght
to
establish
their
tyrannie
.
He
prescribed
a
moneths
libertie
,
as
wel
to
the
chiefe
of
the
leaguers
,
as
to
the
Clargie
,
cities
,
towns
,
&
Communalties
,
yea
to
al
men
generally
within
the
same
,
to
acknowledge
him
their
king
,
&
submit
themselues
to
his
gouernment
,
as
it
was
requisite
,
and
in
so
doing
,
he
would
place
them
again
each
one
in
his
charge
,
benefices
,
lands
,
and
priuiledges
.
The
time
once
past
,
he
would
reuoke
his
grace
and
fauour
,
accounting
them
to
be
rebelles
and
guiltie
of
high
treason
for
contempt
of
this
kingly
offer
.
The
report
of
this
declaration
,
and
the
preparations
which
the
king
made
to
chastise
their
stubborn
opinions
,
amazed
the
very
principall
of
the
league
,
&
the
most
part
of
the
rebellious
townes
and
commons
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
,
did
now
beat
his
braines
to
auoyde
this
danger
,
but
hauing
no
forces
,
neither
of
his
owne
,
nor
from
others
,
sufficient
to
remedie
the
same
,
these
matters
fell
out
otherwise
then
he
thought
.
The
Lord
of
Villeroy
sent
his
opinion
plainely
to
the
Duke
,
in
letters
which
were
intercepted
,
and
since
that
,
imprinted
,
describing
in
most
fit
termes
,
his
owne
insufficiencie
and
miserie
.
Certaine
Townes
partaking
with
the
Duke
,
sent
to
the
king
,
crauing
truce
for
two
moneths
more
,
but
he
refused
to
graunt
it
.
Moreouer
,
the
Inhabitants
of
Meaux
,
exhorted
the
Parisians
by
a
pithie
letter
to
follow
their
example
.
They
obtained
of
the
king
(
as
also
Vitri
did
)
euen
whatsoeuer
they
would
request
.
The
Parisians
beganne
to
looke
one
vppon
another
,
and
the
kings
Atturney
generall
in
the
Parliament
,
made
a
long
Oration
in
the
open
audience
,
whereof
the
whole
sum
was
,
that
they
should
no
longer
stay
from
acknowledging
their
king
,
except
they
would
prepare
themselues
to
indure
greater
miseries
then
before
,
which
wold
produce
a
generall
subuertion
.
The
Lord
of
Bellin
,
Gouernour
of
the
Cittie
for
the
leaguers
,
was
of
the
same
minde
.
To
preuent
this
eminent
destruction
of
the
league
,
the
Duke
de
Maine
through
enuie
wrought
such
meanes
,
that
Bellin
was
put
out
of
office
,
and
driuen
out
of
Paris
,
what
time
himselfe
drew
into
the
Cittie
an
armie
of
Spaniardes
,
Italians
and
Wallons
,
vnder
the
commaund
of
the
Duke
of
Feria
,
thinking
to
keep
for
the
king
of
Spaine
his
good
Cittie
of
Paris
.
But
the
parliament
more
carefull
for
that
which
was
to
come
,
ordained
that
the
Duke
de
Maine
should
be
required
by
one
of
the
Presidents
,
and
sixe
Councellours
,
to
prouide
for
the
quiet
of
the
Cittie
within
a
month
,
in
such
sort
,
that
a
happie
peace
might
make
an
end
of
all
these
disorders
,
and
that
the
king
might
bee
by
them
acknowledged
.
S.
Dennis
,
was
not
sufficient
to
obtain
absolution
of
the
papall
seat
,
sent
the
Duke
of
Neuers
with
great
presents
to
bee
giuen
to
him
and
his
son
.
He
parted
from
Rome
the
15.
of
Ianuarie
,
who
met
vpon
the
way
,
the
Cardinall
of
Ioyeuse
,
and
the
Barron
of
Senescay
,
who
were
speedily
trauelling
toward
the
Pope
in
the
Duke
de
Maines
name
.
Orleans
,
Lyon
,
Roane
,
Poictiers
,
Bourges
,
Haure
de
Grace
,
Ponteau
de
Mer
,
Vernueil
at
Perche
,
Pontoise
,
Riom
in
Auuergne
,
Peronne
,
and
Mondidier
in
Picardie
,
agreed
that
they
of
Amiens
and
Abbeuille
,
should
remaine
newters
,
(
which
shortly
after
acknowledged
him
)
because
they
would
not
open
their
gates
to
the
Duke
of
Aumale
,
one
of
the
Captaines
of
the
league
,
nor
to
his
troupes
.
The
Bishop
of
Orleans
for
his
better
obtaining
of
the
kings
pardon
for
al
the
Cittie
,
procured
that
certaine
mutinous
persons
of
the
league
should
bee
whipt
,
and
the
rest
banished
.
As
for
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
they
tooke
a
packet
of
his
letters
,
that
was
sent
to
the
king
of
Spaine
,
containing
a
complaint
of
his
miseries
.
Hee
sent
Zamet
his
Agent
to
the
king
,
to
vndertake
his
affaires
:
but
the
kings
aunswere
was
,
that
hee
would
not
deale
with
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
as
with
the
chiefe
of
a
faction
.
That
if
he
wold
craue
pardon
of
his
soueraigne
Lord
,
he
wold
receiue
him
as
his
kinsman
and
allie
.
The
leaguers
townes
made
their
seueral
intreats
,
&
each
one
vpon
their
declaration
,
obtained
of
the
K.
much
more
fauour
then
they
looked
for
:
as
much
may
be
said
of
all
the
rest
in
particular
,
which
in
great
numbers
submitted
themselues
to
the
king
,
whom
he
receiued
in
gracious
sort
,
giuing
them
for
the
most
part
,
authoritie
&
charge
,
and
was
himselfe
most
liberall
vnto
many
:
while
his
faithfull
subiects
and
seruants
of
the
religion
,
were
most
hardly
vsed
and
spightfully
intreated
,
in
diuers
Prouinces
of
the
Realme
.
Now
resteth
the
Principall
Cittie
to
bee
spoken
of
,
that
is
,
the
faire
Cittie
of
Parris
,
which
was
brought
to
the
kings
obeysance
by
meanes
of
the
intelligences
which
they
had
within
,
with
the
Lord
of
Billin
their
Gouernour
,
the
Earle
of
Brissac
and
others
,
the
two
and
twentieth
of
March
:
The
Duke
de
Maine
had
trust
vp
his
baggage
certaine
daies
before
,
to
be
packing
to
Soissons
.
There
was
once
resistance
made
at
the
New
gate
,
by
certaine
Lance-knights
,
who
were
torne
in
peeces
:
and
a
Court
of
guard
of
the
Leaguers
toward
the
Pallace
,
whom
the
Cittizens
soone
put
to
flight
.
The
Neapolitans
made
shewe
as
if
they
would
proffer
fight
,
refusing
to
agree
,
except
it
were
by
the
consent
of
the
Duke
of
Feria
,
and
Don
Diego
d'Euera
their
Generall
.
They
accepted
soone
after
without
resistance
,
whatsoeuer
it
pleased
the
king
to
offer
them
,
as
vnto
their
Captaines
:
to
witte
,
that
all
of
them
should
enioy
their
armes
,
and
so
depart
with
bagge
and
baggage
out
of
the
Cittie
,
from
thence
to
haue
safe
conduct
out
of
the
Realme
,
toward
the
borders
of
Picardie
,
after
they
had
promised
the
king
neuer
to
beare
armes
in
France
against
his
seruice
.
Heere
was
a
thing
woorthie
to
bee
noted
,
that
foure
thousand
men
on
horse
and
foote
,
entering
armed
into
this
little
world
of
Parris
,
should
put
the
league
to
silence
,
keepe
so
well
the
order
prescribed
vnto
them
,
and
be
so
obedient
,
that
no
souldier
left
his
rancke
,
to
commit
any
outrage
or
violence
.
That
no
Burgeous
or
Inhabitant
was
indomaged
,
nor
so
much
as
wronged
in
his
reputation
,
person
,
or
goods
:
that
all
the
people
mingled
themselues
presently
with
the
men
of
war
,
and
other
that
entered
with
the
king
,
in
such
familiaritie
,
as
if
they
had
alwaies
dwelt
togither
,
filling
the
streetes
with
ioyful
applaudes
and
maruellous
reioycings
,
euen
as
if
they
had
escaped
the
hands
of
the
hangman
,
to
beholde
the
face
of
their
deare
father
,
or
best
beloued
friend
.
The
Kings
troupes
entered
the
Cittie
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
and
within
two
houres
the
shoppes
were
all
set
open
,
the
Citie
appearing
so
peaceable
,
as
if
there
had
neuer
been
any
change
.
The
most
paine
which
the
kings
seruants
had
,
was
to
keepe
the
people
with
faire
intreaties
,
who
required
no
other
thing
,
then
to
bee
medling
against
the
Spaniardes
,
Neapolitans
,
and
Wallons
,
who
were
in
number
nine
hundreth
men
,
or
thereabout
,
to
bee
reuenged
on
them
,
calling
to
minde
the
great
iniuries
which
they
had
receiued
by
their
meanes
in
times
past
.
All
their
Churches
and
Temples
were
filled
soone
after
,
with
praiers
and
songs
of
thansgiuing
to
God
,
according
to
the
order
and
custome
of
the
same
Cittie
,
which
was
newes
most
pleasing
and
agreeable
to
the
Inhabitants
.
As
much
was
done
in
all
other
places
of
the
kings
obeysance
,
and
namely
in
diuers
parts
out
of
France
.
In
short
time
after
,
Bastille
was
yeelded
,
and
hee
which
commanded
there
for
the
league
,
sent
away
with
his
souldiers
.
The
Cardinal
of
Plaisance
the
Popes
Legat
being
sick
at
Paris
,
had
his
safe
conduct
to
bee
gone
,
who
died
soone
after
,
and
so
likewise
did
the
Cardinall
of
Pelue
.
This
was
the
cause
that
other
dispearsed
Leaguers
and
seditious
Preachers
fled
away
,
some
heere
,
some
there
,
vnder
the
wings
of
the
king
of
Spaine
,
or
toward
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
who
was
gone
to
Soissons
.
The
most
part
were
confounded
with
despight
and
sorrow
.
The
other
do
as
yet
bite
on
the
bridle
in
Spaine
and
the
lowe
Countries
,
and
from
one
moneth
to
another
followe
their
companies
.
There
were
some
found
that
hazarded
themselues
to
enter
into
Parris
,
but
it
was
to
be
drawne
to
the
gallowes
,
where
they
receiued
the
guerdon
due
to
their
villainie
.
The
Parliament
of
Paris
beeing
established
soone
after
this
yeelding
published
a
decree
the
thirtieth
of
March
in
these
termes
:
The
Court
hauing
the
twelfth
day
of
Ianuarie
last
,
required
the
Duke
de
Maine
to
acknowledge
the
king
,
whom
God
and
the
lawes
hath
giuen
to
this
Realme
,
for
the
establishing
of
peace
and
vnitie
,
whereto
hee
would
giue
no
eare
,
through
the
deuises
of
the
Spaniards
and
their
adherents
:
and
God
hauing
since
of
his
infinit
goodnesse
,
deliuered
this
Cittie
of
Parris
from
the
hands
of
straungers
,
and
brought
the
same
to
obedience
of
her
true
,
naturall
,
and
lawfull
king
:
after
solemne
thansgiuing
to
God
for
this
blessed
successe
,
would
imploy
the
soueraigne
authoritie
and
iustice
of
this
Realme
,
for
the
preseruation
of
the
Catholicque
,
Apostolicque
,
and
Romaine
religion
,
to
see
that
vnder
the
false
colour
and
pretext
of
the
same
,
straungers
do
not
possesse
the
estate
:
Calling
all
Princes
,
Prelates
,
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
and
other
subiects
,
to
the
grace
,
fauour
,
and
clemencie
of
the
king
,
and
to
a
generall
reconciliation
,
and
to
repaire
that
which
the
libertie
of
the
warres
hath
altered
or
taken
from
the
authoritie
of
the
lawes
foundation
,
of
the
royall
estate
,
rights
and
honours
of
the
Crowne
.
These
things
hauing
beene
in
deliberation
,
all
the
chambers
assembled
hath
declared
,
and
doth
declare
,
all
acts
,
decrees
,
ordinances
,
and
oathes
,
giuen
,
made
,
or
readie
to
bee
made
,
since
the
29.
of
December
,
1588.
to
the
preiudice
of
the
authoritie
giuen
to
our
kings
and
lawes
of
the
Realme
,
to
be
set
and
extorted
by
force
and
violence
:
and
as
such
,
we
reuoke
,
repeale
,
and
disanull
them
:
ordaining
,
that
they
shall
remaine
abolished
and
of
no
force
:
and
especially
that
,
which
hath
beene
made
against
the
honour
of
the
deceased
king
,
Henry
the
third
:
as
well
those
in
his
life
time
,
as
since
his
death
,
to
be
nothing
:
forbidding
al
persons
to
speake
of
his
memorie
,
otherwise
then
wel
or
honourably
.
And
further
,
wee
ordaine
▪
that
the
detestable
murther
committed
vpon
his
royall
person
,
shall
bee
informed
and
proceeded
against
extraordinarily
,
against
all
such
as
shall
be
found
guiltie
therein
.
And
the
saide
Court
hath
reuoked
,
and
doth
reuoke
,
the
power
heretofore
graunted
to
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
vnder
the
title
of
the
Lieftenant
generall
of
the
estate
and
Crowne
of
France
.
Forbidding
al
persons
of
what
estate
or
condition
soeuer
they
be
,
to
acknowledge
him
by
that
title
,
or
to
shewe
him
any
obeysance
,
fauour
,
comfort
,
or
ayde
,
on
paine
to
bee
punished
as
guiltie
of
treason
in
the
highest
degree
.
And
on
the
same
paine
,
inioyneth
the
said
Duke
de
Maine
,
and
other
Princes
of
the
house
of
Lorraine
,
to
acknowledge
king
Henry
the
fourth
of
that
name
,
King
of
France
and
Nauarre
,
for
their
king
and
soueraigne
Lorde
,
and
to
giue
vnto
him
such
seruice
and
obedience
,
as
to
him
is
due
.
And
that
all
other
Princes
,
Lords
,
Townes
,
Communalties
,
and
particularities
,
shall
giue
ouer
the
pretended
part
of
the
League
,
whereof
the
Duke
de
Maine
was
made
chiefe
:
and
to
render
vnto
the
King
all
obedience
and
fidelitie
,
on
paine
to
haue
the
said
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
Gentlemen
,
to
bee
disgraded
of
their
Nobilitie
,
and
to
bee
declared
outlawes
,
both
them
and
their
posteritie
,
with
the
confiscation
of
bodie
and
goodes
,
racing
and
destroying
of
their
Townes
,
castles
,
and
manners
,
which
shall
bee
disobedient
to
the
commandement
and
pleasure
of
the
king
.
And
this
Court
hath
broken
and
repealed
,
and
by
this
present
do
breake
and
repeale
,
all
that
which
hath
beene
done
,
inacted
,
and
ordained
,
by
the
pretended
Deputies
of
the
assembly
held
in
this
Citie
of
Paris
,
vnder
the
name
of
the
generall
estates
of
this
kingdome
,
as
of
no
effect
or
force
,
beeing
made
by
priuate
persons
,
who
were
for
the
most
part
,
practisers
with
the
factious
sort
of
the
Realm
,
and
partakers
with
the
Spaniards
,
hauing
no
lawful
power
or
authoritie
.
Forbidding
also
the
said
pretended
Deputies
,
from
henceforth
neuer
to
take
the
like
vpon
them
againe
,
and
no
more
to
make
assemblies
,
either
in
this
Citie
or
any
other
,
on
paine
to
bee
punished
as
disturbers
of
the
publicke
peace
,
and
guiltie
of
treason
toward
his
Maiestie
.
And
wee
enioyne
all
these
pretended
Deputies
,
which
are
at
this
present
within
the
Citie
of
Paris
,
to
depart
each
one
to
his
owne
house
,
there
to
liue
as
subiects
vnder
the
kings
lawes
,
and
to
bee
sworne
to
their
fidelitie
,
before
the
iudges
and
Magistrates
of
those
parts
.
It
is
also
ordained
,
and
by
these
presents
were
doo
ordaine
,
that
all
processions
and
solemnities
tollerared
during
these
troubles
,
all
occasions
of
them
shall
cease
,
and
in
steade
of
them
,
the
two
and
twentieth
day
of
March
shall
bee
for
euer
solemnized
,
on
the
which
day
,
generall
processions
shall
bee
made
after
the
accustomed
manner
,
assisted
by
the
said
Court
of
Parliament
in
their
scarlet
robes
,
in
remembrance
of
the
most
happy
deliuerance
of
this
Cittie
on
that
day
,
from
all
her
miseries
,
and
the
bringing
thereof
vnder
the
kings
obedience
,
with
thanksgiuing
vnto
God
for
the
same
.
At
the
same
time
the
king
published
a
declaration
,
wherein
all
the
shifts
and
deceits
of
the
Captaines
of
the
league
were
discouered
,
and
his
loue
and
great
good
will
toward
the
Parisians
,
to
whom
hee
forgaue
all
matters
past
,
restored
all
their
customes
and
priuiledges
,
obtained
new
fauors
,
and
shewed
a
most
fatherly
affection
towarde
them
,
which
was
most
pleasing
to
the
people
,
which
drew
many
other
townes
from
the
league
,
to
humble
themselues
to
his
highnesse
.
Three
weekes
after
,
the
Rector
of
the
Vniuersitie
,
the
Deane
,
and
the
Doctors
of
Sorbonne
,
the
Deanes
and
Doctors
of
other
faculties
,
in
briefe
,
all
the
members
,
officers
,
and
substitudes
of
the
Vniuersities
,
of
their
owne
minde
assembled
,
went
all
to
humble
themselues
to
the
king
,
which
was
then
in
the
Chappell
of
Bourbon
,
where
they
all
fell
prostrate
on
the
ground
before
him
,
acknowledging
him
their
onely
true
and
naturall
Prince
,
shewing
with
a
most
heartie
affection
,
well
witnessing
their
loue
,
that
they
were
readie
to
take
what
oath
it
pleased
him
,
to
confirme
them
to
his
subiection
:
hee
receiued
them
,
and
with
great
benignitie
sent
them
away
.
The
moneths
of
April
and
May
,
were
spent
in
receiuing
and
answering
supplications
,
from
the
Townes
and
Commons
in
diuers
Prouinces
,
and
in
drawing
Lordes
,
Gentlemen
,
Captains
,
and
other
principall
members
of
the
league
vnder
the
kings
subiection
,
who
pardoned
all
,
in
such
sort
,
that
the
League
resembled
Isopes
Choffe
.
de
Maine
,
who
could
do
nothing
in
Picardie
,
hauing
left
good
garrisons
within
Soissons
,
hee
closely
trauelled
into
the
Duchie
of
Bourgondy
,
that
hee
might
assure
those
places
to
himselfe
,
which
hee
knew
yet
to
hold
for
the
league
.
Now
let
vs
turne
againe
to
Paris
,
where
they
beganne
a
new
warre
.
The
Iesuites
hauing
in
former
times
stood
against
sundrie
purposes
of
the
Vniuersitie
(
whom
they
had
set
out
in
their
colours
,
shewing
that
this
sect
is
the
most
execreable
of
al
others
)
by
the
helpe
of
such
which
had
to
do
with
those
people
,
for
the
executing
of
their
great
and
most
vnfortunate
enterprises
.
And
in
the
end
,
since
the
day
of
the
Barricadoes
had
imperiously
commaunded
within
Parris
,
vsed
infinit
practises
to
aduance
the
Spaniards
in
France
,
kindled
the
fire
of
sedition
in
all
the
principall
towns
in
the
kingdome
,
defaming
in
their
sermons
and
confessions
,
the
memorie
of
the
deceased
king
,
and
the
Maiestie
of
him
now
raigning
,
whose
fame
was
by
them
spotted
in
the
vildest
manner
they
could
deuise
:
and
finally
had
indeuoured
to
kill
the
king
by
the
meanes
of
Barriere
,
who
was
executed
at
Meleun
,
as
hee
deposed
a
little
before
his
death
.
These
considerations
were
cause
that
the
first
resolution
taken
by
the
Vniuersitie
of
Paris
,
since
the
Citties
reduction
,
was
to
require
the
banishing
of
the
Iesuites
.
To
this
effect
a
supplication
was
presented
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
who
hauing
a
certaine
time
despised
the
authoritie
thereof
,
in
the
end
constrained
by
an
act
made
the
seuenth
of
Iuly
,
containing
that
the
indightment
which
was
to
be
giuen
against
them
,
should
be
heard
the
Monday
following
,
in
a
publicque
audience
to
be
iudged
in
open
field
,
they
did
that
day
entertaine
their
Aduocates
and
men
of
law
in
the
great
chamber
before
the
audience
were
readie
,
who
did
declare
,
that
to
defend
the
cause
on
their
behalfe
,
he
was
constrained
to
say
many
hard
things
against
diuers
that
were
knowne
to
bee
the
kings
true
seruaunts
,
and
for
this
occasion
,
they
requested
that
the
cause
might
bee
pleaded
within
doores
.
This
deuice
was
made
,
to
hinder
the
people
from
the
cleare
knowledge
of
the
corrupt
and
pernicious
purposes
of
the
Iesuites
,
pretending
to
make
all
Europe
subiect
to
the
Spaniards
:
but
for
as
much
as
they
had
obtained
their
request
,
this
inuention
had
no
such
successe
as
they
looked
for
.
For
all
their
pleadings
which
were
done
close
within
doores
,
was
afterward
openly
published
in
print
,
where
the
Aduocates
of
the
vniuersitie
,
men
learned
and
deepely
affectioned
to
the
Romaine
Church
,
did
particularly
represent
and
discouer
to
the
full
,
the
horrible
,
wicked
,
and
insupportable
malice
of
that
sect
.
But
the
deciding
of
the
matter
was
suspended
:
Gods
prouidence
reseruing
the
same
to
an
othertime
,
which
came
sooner
then
many
looked
for
.
The
Spaniards
being
desirous
to
continue
the
fire
of
discention
in
France
,
instantly
solicited
the
Duke
de
Mercoeur
,
S.
Iohn
Norris
,
Generall
of
the
Englishmen
,
to
whom
was
sent
a
supply
by
sea
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Forbisher
,
they
soone
became
Maisters
of
Quimpercorencin
,
and
of
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Morlay
.
Soone
after
,
they
assailed
the
Spaniards
new
fort
,
and
slew
foure
hundreth
souldiers
that
kept
it
,
not
without
losse
of
their
own
men
,
among
other
the
said
Forbisher
.
The
king
on
the
other
side
,
deliberating
to
make
war
out
of
his
own
realm
against
the
Spaniards
,
agreed
with
the
States
of
Holland
and
their
confederates
,
to
beginne
in
the
Duchie
of
Luxembourg
,
where
the
Marshall
of
Bouillon
,
who
married
one
of
the
daughters
of
the
deceased
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
Earle
Philip
of
Nassau
,
assayed
to
enter
in
the
moneth
of
October
,
where
they
found
all
the
passages
shut
vp
,
and
Earle
Charles
of
Mansfield
making
head
against
them
,
especially
on
the
troupes
of
Holland
.
The
king
on
the
other
side
,
sought
to
ouerrunne
the
frontiers
of
Picardie
,
and
gaue
the
estates
of
Artois
and
Hainaut
to
vnderstand
,
that
if
they
fauoured
him
so
little
,
to
suffer
the
Spanish
forces
to
molest
Cambray
and
the
countries
adioyning
,
that
hee
would
then
make
warre
vppon
them
incontinent
.
This
message
beeing
sent
in
writing
from
Amiens
,
by
a
Trumpetter
,
about
the
midst
of
December
,
the
estates
knew
not
what
to
say
vnto
it
,
and
before
they
would
make
answere
,
they
opened
the
matter
vnto
the
Arch-duke
Ernest
,
the
king
of
Spaines
Lieftenant
in
the
lowe
Countries
,
whom
they
intreated
that
the
warre
might
not
continue
,
perceiuing
the
desolations
that
were
like
to
follow
therevppon
,
and
that
which
had
alreadie
afflicted
them
:
but
this
Prince
,
who
deceased
shortly
after
,
could
neither
doo
any
thing
for
himselfe
,
nor
in
their
behalfe
.
The
seuen
and
twentieth
of
December
,
as
the
king
was
returning
from
Picardie
to
Parris
,
readie
booted
and
spurd
within
a
chamber
at
Louure
,
hauing
about
him
his
cousins
,
the
Prince
of
Countie
,
the
Earle
of
Soissons
,
the
Earle
of
Saint
Paul
,
and
thirtie
or
fortie
other
Lords
&
Gentlemen
of
his
Court
:
there
came
also
in
,
the
Lords
of
Ragne
and
Montigni
,
who
had
not
as
yet
taken
their
leaue
of
his
Maiestie
.
And
euen
as
hee
was
receiuing
them
,
Iohn
Chastill
,
of
a
small
stature
,
and
about
eighteene
or
nineteene
yeares
of
age
,
a
Drapers
sonne
of
Parris
,
who
was
slid
into
the
chamber
among
the
preace
,
drew
neare
vnto
the
king
,
before
hee
was
almost
perceiued
of
any
bodie
,
and
suddainly
would
haue
smote
him
in
the
bodie
with
a
knife
which
hee
had
in
his
hand
,
but
by
reason
that
his
Ma.
was
verie
readie
to
take
vp
the
Lords
which
were
on
their
knees
before
him
,
in
his
stooping
hee
strooke
him
in
the
face
,
on
the
vpper
iaw
on
the
right
side
,
therewithall
cutting
out
one
of
his
teeth
.
Presently
this
miserable
catiue
was
taken
,
and
after
hee
would
haue
excused
the
deed
,
incontinent
vppon
examination
,
hee
confessed
the
whole
trueth
voluntarily
and
without
compulcion
.
The
king
commaunded
the
Captaine
of
his
guard
,
that
had
taken
him
,
after
that
hee
had
throwne
his
knife
to
the
ground
,
to
let
him
go
:
saying
that
hee
freely
forgaue
him
.
But
afterward
vnderstanding
that
he
was
a
scholler
to
the
Iesuites
,
he
said
:
And
must
it
needs
be
,
that
the
Iesuites
should
bee
confounded
by
my
mouth
?
This
Parriside
beeing
brought
vnto
the
Bishops
prison
,
freely
declared
the
circumstance
of
his
euill
intent
,
discouering
many
of
the
Iesuites
secret
practises
.
Among
many
other
things
,
hee
remembred
that
he
heard
the
fathers
of
that
holy
societie
say
,
that
it
was
lawfull
to
kill
the
king
,
that
hee
was
excommunicate
out
of
the
Church
,
that
hee
was
not
to
bee
obeyed
,
nor
to
be
taken
for
their
king
,
vntill
such
time
as
he
was
allowed
by
the
Pope
.
The
Court
of
Parliament
condemning
this
Chastil
of
treason
in
the
highest
degree
,
caused
him
honourably
to
be
brought
naked
in
his
shirt
,
before
the
principal
gate
of
the
Cathedrall
Church
in
Parris
,
holding
in
his
hand
a
taper
of
waxe
lighted
,
of
two
pound
waight
,
and
there
on
his
knees
to
confesse
and
declare
,
that
most
wickedly
and
traiterously
hee
had
attempted
this
most
inhumane
,
and
most
traiterous
parriside
,
hauing
hurt
the
king
with
a
knife
in
the
face
.
That
by
false
and
damnable
instructions
,
hee
had
maintained
by
argument
,
that
it
was
lawfull
to
kill
these
kings
,
and
that
king
Henry
the
fourth
at
that
present
raigning
,
was
not
of
the
Church
,
till
such
time
he
was
allowed
by
the
Pope
,
of
all
which
hee
repented
himselfe
,
asking
forgiuenesse
of
God
,
of
the
King
,
and
of
the
lawes
:
which
done
,
hee
was
conueyed
vnto
the
place
of
execution
,
carrying
in
his
hand
the
murthering
knife
,
wherewith
hee
intended
to
murther
the
king
,
the
which
was
there
first
cut
off
,
his
flesh
puld
off
with
hotte
burning
pincers
,
both
from
his
armes
and
thighes
:
after
that
,
his
bodie
was
drawne
and
halde
in
peeces
with
foure
horses
,
and
his
quarters
cast
into
the
fire
,
and
consumed
to
ashes
,
and
the
ashes
scattered
in
the
winde
.
Moreouer
,
by
the
same
act
of
Parliament
,
it
was
forbidden
to
all
persons
,
of
what
estate
,
condition
,
or
quallitie
soeuer
they
were
,
on
paine
to
be
punished
as
traitors
,
to
say
or
publish
in
any
place
whatsoeuer
,
the
aforesaid
slaunder
,
to
witte
,
that
the
king
was
not
of
the
Church
,
till
hee
had
the
Popes
allowance
or
approbation
,
or
that
it
was
lawfull
to
kill
the
kings
.
By
which
they
Iohn
Chastel
,
executed
on
thursday
the
29.
of
December
.
During
the
imprisonment
of
Chastel
,
some
of
the
Deputies
of
the
Court
which
were
sent
to
search
the
Iesuites
Colledges
,
hauing
seized
vppon
many
papers
,
found
among
them
certaine
written
bookes
,
made
by
a
Iesuite
Priest
,
named
Iohn
Guignard
,
since
the
generall
pardon
giuen
by
the
King
to
the
people
of
Parris
:
there
was
written
in
these
bookes
,
many
vilde
matters
,
both
against
Henry
the
third
deceased
,
as
against
Henry
the
fourth
now
liuing
,
containing
nothing
but
traiterous
practises
:
among
the
rest
these
words
were
found
.
Iames
Clement
did
an
heroicall
act
,
in
murthering
Henry
the
third
.
The
Court
hauing
seene
such
writings
,
sent
for
Guignard
before
them
,
who
auouched
all
he
had
written
,
by
meanes
whereof
he
was
found
guiltie
,
and
condemned
to
be
hanged
to
death
,
which
thing
was
executed
the
seuenth
of
Ianuarie
.
Peter
Chastel
father
to
Iohn
,
and
Iohn
Gueret
,
Schoolemaister
or
Tutor
to
the
young
traitor
,
were
the
same
time
banished
:
the
father
for
a
certaine
time
out
of
Parris
,
the
tutor
for
euer
out
of
the
realm
:
&
not
to
returne
on
paine
of
death
.
Moreouer
,
the
father
was
condemned
to
pay
for
a
fine
2000.
Crowns
,
and
commadement
giuen
,
that
his
house
shuld
he
puld
downe
to
the
ground
,
and
a
stone
piller
set
in
the
place
where
it
did
stand
,
with
an
inscription
of
the
cause
wherfore
it
was
thus
raced
.
The
court
at
that
time
did
again
looke
ouer
Peter
Barrieres
iudgements
,
wherin
the
wicked
counsel
of
Varade
,
a
notable
Iesuite
,
was
more
throughly
marked
,
who
had
principally
and
more
then
any
other
,
induced
Barriere
to
kil
the
K.
whom
he
called
tyrant
.
It
was
also
testified
,
that
two
Switzers
passing
by
Besancon
,
a
fewe
daies
before
Chastelles
deede
was
attempted
,
did
meet
two
men
attired
like
Iesuites
,
who
said
one
to
the
other
,
for
shortly
the
king
of
Nauarre
shall
bee
either
slaine
or
hurt
:
which
deede
they
esteemed
most
meritorious
in
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
It
was
also
noted
,
that
a
Iubelie
had
bin
published
at
Rome
,
which
the
kings
enemies
called
a
peece
of
ordenance
to
confound
the
Bernois
,
as
if
it
had
been
a
good
worke
:
the
same
was
also
vnderstood
by
the
Spaniards
,
lately
arriued
in
Brittain
to
succor
the
rebels
.
This
was
also
hoped
for
by
the
Iesuits
,
namely
by
those
that
were
at
Paris
,
some
of
whom
,
as
their
Colledges
were
inuironed
about
with
watchmen
,
incontinent
after
the
king
was
hurt
,
cried
at
their
gates
to
their
companions
in
these
words
:
Surge
,
frater
:
agitur
de
religione
.
There
were
also
found
among
these
Iesuites
,
many
Anagrames
against
the
king
,
and
certain
rimes
made
in
their
Chases
:
wherof
the
argument
was
,
to
suffer
death
constantly
,
and
to
assaile
the
tyrants
.
Againe
,
there
was
it
found
,
that
the
Maisters
of
the
Colledges
of
Clermont
,
depriued
and
forbad
the
Schollers
,
at
any
time
to
pray
for
the
king
,
since
the
yeelding
of
Parris
to
his
Maiestie
:
saying
,
that
all
such
as
went
to
heare
his
Masse
,
were
excommunicate
.
Moreouer
,
it
was
prooued
and
iustified
against
an
other
Iesuite
,
a
Scotchman
,
named
Alexander
Haius
,
that
hee
taught
the
people
publickly
,
that
they
might
dissemble
and
obey
the
King
for
a
time
,
&
oftentimes
faintly
speaking
these
words
:
Iesuita
est
omnis
homo
.
This
Iesuite
was
also
charged
that
he
had
oftentimes
vsed
these
speeches
,
that
if
the
king
did
at
any
time
passe
before
their
Colledge
,
that
hee
would
fall
out
of
the
window
vpon
him
,
to
the
end
he
might
breake
his
necke
.
On
these
accusations
his
inditements
being
drawne
,
and
that
his
words
were
found
to
bee
spoken
before
the
yeelding
of
Parris
,
the
Court
did
onely
banish
him
out
of
the
Realme
of
France
for
euer
.
It
appeared
also
by
other
informations
sent
from
Bourges
,
made
the
seuenth
of
Ianuarie
,
that
one
named
Francis
Iacobe
,
a
Scholler
of
the
Iesuites
at
Bourges
,
vanted
that
he
wold
kill
the
King
,
but
that
he
thought
he
was
dead
alreadie
,
thinking
that
an
other
had
done
the
deed
.
In
consideration
of
these
matters
aforesaid
,
and
other
prooues
testified
by
the
Historie
of
these
times
,
the
Iesuites
were
banished
out
of
Paris
and
other
townes
of
the
Realme
,
but
not
out
of
all
.
They
sought
to
excuse
themselues
by
diuers
writings
,
wherein
they
accused
themselues
in
greater
measure
,
well
expressing
the
enuie
and
poysoned
minds
which
they
carried
to
the
realme
of
France
,
which
shall
bee
well
preserued
from
all
their
attempts
,
if
any
iustice
do
raigne
there
.
de
Maine
,
being
aduanced
as
far
as
Crispe
in
Valoyes
,
they
were
repulsed
,
pursued
,
charged
,
and
ouerthrown
in
the
plaine
of
Villiers
Cote-rets
,
by
the
Lords
of
Cadancourt
,
Beine
,
Moussie
,
and
Edonuiel
,
who
slew
in
the
field
50.
of
the
principall
of
the
leaguers
troupes
,
the
most
valiantest
that
were
in
France
.
And
hurt
threescore
so
greeuously
,
that
in
short
time
after
,
the
most
of
them
died
,
they
tooke
away
aboue
fourescore
good
horses
,
much
of
their
munition
and
other
booties
,
with
a
great
number
of
prisoners
.
Among
those
that
were
slaine
,
were
found
two
principall
Captaines
,
their
Ancient
,
and
the
Marshall
of
the
field
:
there
were
taken
the
Cornet
of
Belfont
,
and
thirteene
Captaines
,
so
that
there
escaped
but
twentie
persons
of
all
the
troup
that
went
into
the
Towne
of
Soissons
:
this
was
a
new
blood
shed
among
the
leaguers
.
At
the
same
time
,
the
Marshall
of
Bouillon
tooke
near
vnto
Vuirtun
,
in
the
Duchie
of
Luxembourg
,
Vezou
,
Ionuille
and
other
places
,
spoyled
diuers
parts
:
&
in
these
beginnings
of
troubles
the
countrie
was
greatly
spoyled
,
and
many
Bourgongnians
slaine
.
The
Constable
of
Chastille
Gouernor
of
Mylan
,
ranne
ouer
them
with
diuers
Spanish
companies
,
and
Neapolitans
,
recouered
againe
the
places
lost
,
constraining
the
Lorraines
to
scatter
themselues
:
in
requitall
whereof
,
the
Inhabitants
of
Beaune
hauing
about
the
beginning
of
February
,
valerously
sacked
the
leaguers
garrisons
,
which
had
made
themselues
readie
to
cut
al
their
throats
,
opened
their
gates
to
the
Marshall
of
Biron
,
which
being
done
,
hee
laid
siege
before
the
Castle
,
which
in
six
weekes
indured
three
thousand
cannon
shot
,
and
finally
it
was
yeelded
by
composition
.
The
taking
of
Beaune
dismayed
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
who
euer
since
,
did
nothing
(
as
it
were
)
but
fight
with
one
hand
,
sawe
himselfe
at
the
end
of
his
last
hopes
,
dismayed
of
the
one
,
and
detested
by
the
other
.
Autun
,
Nuis
,
and
lastly
Dyon
,
followed
the
example
of
Beaune
,
and
yeelded
themselues
to
the
king
:
which
comming
to
passe
in
Bourgongne
at
the
beginning
of
Iune
,
they
charged
neare
S.
Sein
,
certaine
troupes
of
horsemen
belonging
to
the
Constable
of
Chastille
,
whom
he
inforest
to
flie
.
Picardie
,
Chastelet
,
Dourlans
,
and
Cambray
,
Townes
of
great
strength
,
which
were
taken
in
the
monethes
of
Iune
,
Iuly
,
and
August
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
these
good
Lords
,
&
by
the
fault
of
some
that
might
haue
remedied
it
,
if
they
had
wold
:
but
they
were
not
willing
to
see
their
countrey
in
peace
.
The
losse
of
men
and
munition
was
great
in
these
ouerthrowes
.
The
Spanish
souldiers
bore
away
great
booties
.
The
Earle
of
Fuentes
and
his
Captaines
,
won
as
great
honour
,
as
Balagne
and
others
did
dishonour
.
The
Marshall
of
Bouillon
,
the
Marshall
of
Villars
,
sought
to
succour
Dourlans
,
but
beeing
charged
with
a
farre
greater
number
of
enemies
,
Villars
was
slaine
with
certaine
of
his
Captaines
,
and
many
of
his
souldiers
,
diuers
carried
prisoners
into
Arras
,
from
whence
they
were
ransomed
.
Beside
these
losses
,
a
little
before
,
the
Lord
of
Humieres
of
Picardie
,
and
a
faithfull
seruaunt
to
the
king
,
was
slaine
in
recouering
the
Towne
of
Han
,
with
twentie
Gentlemen
,
and
an
hundreth
souldiers
.
In
reuenge
whereof
,
the
Spanish
garrison
which
was
within
the
Towne
,
to
the
number
of
seuen
or
eight
hundreth
men
,
were
cruelly
slaine
each
mothers
son
.
The
Marshall
of
Bouillon
behaued
himselfe
most
valiantly
in
this
exployt
.
A
fewe
weeks
before
,
to
wit
,
about
the
end
of
May
,
this
said
Lord
parted
from
Stenai
,
to
succour
those
of
Ferte
vpon
Cher
,
in
the
Duchie
of
Luxembourg
,
which
was
besieged
by
Verdugo
and
Burlot
,
Captains
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
of
whom
hee
slew
fiue
hundreth
of
the
very
best
of
their
troupes
,
constraining
them
to
raise
their
siege
,
and
to
retire
to
Vuirton
.
Such
were
the
chances
of
warre
during
this
season
in
Picardie
,
in
the
Duchie
and
Countie
of
Bourgondy
,
and
the
countrie
of
Luxembourg
,
all
which
were
greeuoussy
afflicted
in
diuers
sorts
.
Brittain
was
also
vpon
the
point
to
become
wholy
for
the
Spaniard
.
But
ambition
striuing
with
couetousnesse
in
Duke
Mercoeur
,
the
affaires
there
,
went
alwaies
doubtfully
.
In
the
end
,
the
king
of
Spaine
was
made
frustrate
of
all
his
hopes
in
those
parts
.
de
Maine
wrought
the
yeelding
vp
of
Soisson
,
Pierfont
,
and
other
places
to
the
King
.
Now
among
all
the
chiefe
leaguers
,
there
onely
remained
the
Duke
of
Aumale
,
who
had
not
time
ynough
to
make
his
peace
with
the
King
.
I
was
lost
,
if
I
had
not
been
lost
:
and
since
,
he
hath
made
sore
warres
against
the
Frenchmen
.
Certaine
members
of
the
league
,
as
some
of
the
sixteene
of
Parris
,
diuers
principall
Councellours
and
Agents
of
that
side
,
togither
with
some
Preachers
and
seditious
writers
,
durst
not
shewe
themselues
,
knowing
lawe
to
bee
proceeded
against
them
.
Capelle
,
Chastelot
,
Cambray
,
and
Dourlans
:
hee
set
there
all
the
succours
that
could
enter
in
,
where
a
great
number
of
Spaniardes
were
slaine
:
then
gaue
he
leaue
to
the
most
part
of
his
horsemen
to
refresh
themselues
,
because
the
Earle
of
Fuentes
,
hauing
set
garrisons
in
the
Towns
for
a
new
conquest
,
was
retired
into
Hainaut
.
The
king
being
willing
more
and
more
to
plant
quietnesse
in
his
realme
,
made
an
edict
the
same
time
,
whereby
all
persons
that
were
fled
,
might
returne
againe
to
their
lands
and
houses
,
where
their
passed
faults
should
neuer
bee
sought
after
,
but
wholly
forgiuen
,
those
onely
excepted
,
that
were
confederates
in
the
murther
of
the
deceased
king
.
In
middest
of
these
matters
,
Ossat
and
Perron
the
Kings
Agents
towards
the
Pope
,
demanded
and
obtained
a
bull
of
absolution
,
hauing
aforehand
made
all
the
submissions
,
obeysances
,
and
accustomed
reuerences
,
promising
that
the
King
had
performed
the
penance
,
and
accomplished
the
conditions
to
him
prescribed
.
This
bull
was
committed
to
Alexander
d'Elbene
,
to
bee
carried
into
France
,
to
bring
thereby
in
the
kings
behalfe
,
confirmation
and
approbation
of
all
that
which
had
been
done
by
his
Agents
:
one
of
the
which
,
namely
Ossat
,
for
recompence
of
his
seruices
,
wonne
a
Cardinals
Hat
:
Perron
(
being
but
a
Ministers
sonne
,
in
the
Lord
of
Bearns
land
,
became
by
his
worthy
seruices
Bishoppe
of
Eureux
,
a
Courtly
Poet
,
and
a
new
Diuine
)
was
sent
with
good
hope
,
to
see
that
hee
should
continue
as
hee
had
begunne
:
that
is
to
say
,
to
oppose
himselfe
against
those
of
the
religion
,
and
to
drawe
by
his
example
,
all
other
that
hee
might
,
by
their
praaching
and
writing
,
to
maintaine
the
vocation
and
doctrine
of
their
Ministers
,
and
the
publicke
articles
of
the
inreprehencible
perfection
of
the
Romaine
Church
.
Hee
was
carefull
to
keepe
promise
,
vnderstanding
that
the
Pope
had
an
eye
ouer
him
.
Boulongne
,
Vermandois
,
and
Thierafche
,
to
take
counsell
for
the
affaires
of
Prouence
.
Certaine
Captaines
were
there
beheaded
,
hauing
been
by
their
couetousnesse
,
cause
of
all
the
losses
afore
mentioned
.
The
siege
of
Fere
continued
,
those
within
it
being
more
restrained
,
yet
neuerthelesse
resolued
to
hold
the
same
,
to
the
vttermost
poynts
of
extremitie
.
The
garrisons
of
Peronne
,
Amiens
,
and
other
places
that
held
for
the
King
,
beganne
againe
in
Ianuarie
their
former
courses
against
the
enemies
countrie
,
still
killing
and
sleying
certaine
Spaniards
and
Wallons
.
The
king
was
at
this
time
in
great
care
,
touching
the
countrie
of
Prouence
:
by
reason
that
a
man
of
great
authoritie
,
named
Casaux
,
commanded
within
Marseille
,
who
made
means
to
the
Spanish
king
,
that
this
goodly
Towne
might
bee
solde
vnto
him
.
Charles
Dore
of
Geneua
,
was
now
approaching
with
certaine
gallies
for
the
Spaniardes
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
drew
also
neare
with
certaine
troupes
,
but
knowing
well
Casaux
euill
will
toward
him
,
retired
to
the
port
of
Thoulon
,
where
a
farre
off
he
thought
on
such
affaires
,
whereof
proceeded
the
death
of
the
said
Casaux
,
who
was
suddainly
stabbed
as
he
was
going
forth
of
his
owne
lodging
,
to
runne
toward
one
of
the
gates
,
which
they
were
readie
to
open
to
the
Frenchmen
,
the
sixteenth
of
Februarie
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
his
troupes
beeing
mingled
among
the
rest
in
the
Cittie
,
was
cause
that
all
the
Spaniardes
with
their
adherents
ranne
their
waies
.
The
arriuall
of
the
Cardinal
of
Austriche
in
Flanders
,
caused
the
King
to
summon
the
Nobilitie
of
Picardie
and
Normandie
,
to
be
present
in
the
Towne
of
Guise
,
there
to
be
readie
according
as
need
required
.
There
he
forbad
by
an
expresse
proclamation
,
the
transporting
of
gold
or
siluer
,
coyned
or
otherwise
,
out
of
his
realme
.
In
the
beginning
of
March
,
the
Cardinall
gaue
such
order
,
that
the
besieged
within
the
Towne
of
Fere
,
were
succored
with
some
munition
.
And
for
his
first
exployt
against
Aluaris
Osoro
a
Spaniard
,
indured
with
their
souldiers
,
all
the
extremitie
that
could
be
thought
or
imagined
,
euen
till
they
saw
the
water
two
or
three
foote
high
within
the
Towne
,
before
they
would
yeeld
or
giue
ouer
,
after
they
had
sustained
a
thousand
greefes
,
the
space
of
fiue
months
.
The
composition
was
honorable
,
and
for
the
profit
of
the
besieged
,
who
went
foorth
with
their
colours
spredde
,
their
drummes
sounding
,
their
weapons
and
baggage
:
drawing
forth
with
them
a
double
cannon
,
markt
with
the
armes
of
France
.
They
went
forth
the
22.
of
this
month
,
and
retired
to
Cambrises
.
The
rest
of
this
Summer
was
spent
in
small
exployts
in
the
countrie
.
About
the
end
of
the
month
of
August
,
the
Marshall
of
Biron
,
followed
with
certaine
troupes
on
foote
and
on
horsebacke
,
passed
the
riuer
of
Sone
,
and
the
first
day
of
September
hee
entered
within
Artois
,
repaired
the
Castle
of
Ambercourt
,
constrained
diuers
villages
to
redeeme
themselues
with
a
great
summe
of
money
.
And
beeing
accompanied
with
fiue
Cornets
,
charged
the
Marquesse
of
Vuarambon
Gouernour
of
Artois
(
who
by
reason
of
his
forces
:
to
wit
,
fiue
to
sixe
hundreth
horse
in
battell
,
thought
to
haue
got
the
glorie
)
slew
those
which
durst
stay
,
put
the
rest
to
flight
,
tooke
the
Marquesse
prisoner
,
of
whom
he
had
fortie
thousand
Crownes
for
his
ransome
,
gaue
a
great
alarme
to
all
the
countrie
,
after
ward
chased
the
Earle
of
S.
Paul
,
seized
and
spoyled
the
Towne
,
and
diuers
other
places
.
The
Pesants
which
would
haue
spoyled
the
Towers
and
Steeples
of
the
Churches
,
were
rudely
handled
,
in
respect
of
those
that
stayed
in
their
houses
,
who
felt
onely
the
smart
of
this
tempesteous
warre
,
by
contributions
for
the
prouision
of
victuals
.
All
this
was
done
in
eight
daies
.
The
Cardinal
intending
to
take
the
Marquesse
,
sent
the
D.
of
Arschot
in
his
place
,
who
while
he
entered
into
Arras
,
had
the
Frenchmen
on
the
other
side
,
who
by
a
harguebuze
shot
from
the
Town
,
set
fire
on
a
litle
village
.
And
for
that
it
was
full
of
good
booties
,
the
Marshall
would
not
they
should
loose
their
praie
,
and
therefore
conducted
them
to
the
frontiers
of
Picardie
.
Thus
beeing
discharged
the
21.
of
the
same
moneth
,
they
entered
the
borders
of
Banpaulme
,
spoyling
Hebutere
,
Benuiller
,
Courcelles
,
and
other
places
,
robbing
the
Pesants
of
their
goods
,
that
durst
not
striue
against
them
.
The
Duke
of
Arschot
incampped
neare
to
Arras
,
within
a
cannon
shot
,
and
beeing
carefully
intrenched
,
hee
deliberated
to
hazard
nothing
,
knowing
that
he
was
to
deale
with
a
hardy
Knight
,
and
one
of
the
most
resolute
warriors
in
Europe
.
The
Frenchmen
set
fire
on
all
places
round
about
,
and
getting
more
booties
then
before
,
returned
with
easie
iourneyes
toward
Bethune
and
Theroenne
,
from
whence
they
brought
many
prisoners
and
cattell
,
then
they
retired
and
camped
in
the
plaine
of
Azincourt
,
without
any
resistance
at
all
,
in
this
second
voyage
,
which
continued
ten
daies
.
The
Duke
of
Arschot
supplied
with
eight
hundreth
footemen
,
ioyning
with
the
Colonell
of
Burlots
Regiment
,
departed
from
Arras
the
fift
day
of
October
,
and
incamped
at
S.
Paul
,
where
the
Marshall
of
Biron
leauing
them
,
entered
seuen
daies
after
with
his
horsemen
into
Artois
:
who
with
his
footemen
stayed
at
Moucy
S.
Esoy
.
The
thirteenth
day
he
remooued
to
Poictou
,
Aniou
,
and
Maine
,
began
to
fortifie
themselues
at
Blauit
,
more
then
before
,
and
in
other
smal
Townes
which
they
helde
.
Whilest
the
Kings
Troupes
were
in
Picardie
,
he
made
his
entry
into
Roane
,
the
20.
day
of
October
,
where
he
was
receiued
with
such
pompe
,
that
the
expence
thereof
,
was
esteemed
to
amount
aboue
the
value
of
foure
hundred
thousand
Crownes
,
at
the
Townsmens
charges
.
Throughout
all
France
,
nothing
was
spoken
of
so
much
,
as
how
meanes
might
bee
found
to
defend
themselues
against
the
Spaniards
,
and
to
be
reuenged
of
the
manifold
iniuries
,
which
the
Realme
had
indured
vnder
the
League
.
But
the
Duke
of
Austrich
,
on
his
side
,
was
not
al
this
while
idle
,
but
suffering
the
rigor
of
winter
to
passe
(
which
was
wonderfull
wette
,
hauing
had
many
great
floods
of
waters
,
wherof
followed
much
hurt
,
especially
at
the
bridge
at
Paris
,
which
one
night
fell
downe
,
at
the
latter
ende
of
the
yeare
:
at
which
time
it
was
the
death
of
three
huundred
persons
,
drowned
in
the
water
,
and
by
the
fall
of
the
buildings
)
made
himselfe
ready
for
the
spring
.
The
King
being
stil
desirous
of
the
peace
of
his
Kingdome
,
about
the
end
of
Sūme●
,
gaue
order
to
haue
all
the
Nobilitie
of
the
Realme
,
assembled
togither
in
a
generall
Councell
,
which
he
determined
to
hold
at
Roane
,
at
the
beginning
of
Nouember
,
at
that
time
there
to
be
present
,
to
prouide
for
the
publike
benefite
of
the
countrey
of
France
.
In
opening
this
matter
,
he
first
made
them
an
Oration
,
the
which
,
to
cut
off
briefly
,
we
will
incert
within
this
Page
following
.
If
I
would
(
said
he
)
claime
the
tytle
of
an
Orater
,
I
should
haue
learned
some
eloquent
and
long
Oration
,
and
haue
studied
how
to
pronounce
it
,
with
all
pleasing
grauitie
.
But
my
Lords
,
my
desire
aymeth
at
two
more
glorious
titles
,
which
is
,
that
I
might
bee
called
the
Restorer
,
and
Deliuerer
of
this
decayed
estate
:
for
which
cause
,
I
haue
assembled
all
you
this
day
.
You
know
what
belongs
to
your
owne
care
,
so
do
I
of
mine
:
for
since
it
pleased
God
to
call
me
to
the
Crowne
,
I
found
France
,
not
onely
neare
hand
ruined
,
but
almost
vtterly
lost
from
the
Frenchmen
:
I
vowe
,
by
Gods
grace
,
by
the
prayers
,
by
the
good
counsaile
of
my
faithfull
Subiects
,
that
make
profession
of
Armes
,
by
the
sword
of
my
true
Nobilitie
(
from
which
I
do
not
distinguish
my
Princes
)
because
the
faith
of
a
Gentleman
,
is
our
fayrest
tytles
:
by
my
paines
and
labour
I
haue
kept
it
from
losse
.
Let
vs
saue
our selues
therefore
from
ruine
.
Participate
my
deare
subiects
with
me
in
this
second
glory
,
as
you
haue
done
in
the
first
.
I
haue
not
called
you
,
as
my
predecessors
were
wont
to
do
,
to
confirme
my
owne
will
.
I
haue
caused
you
to
be
assembled
,
to
receiue
your
counsailes
,
to
beleeue
them
,
to
follow
them
:
briefely
,
to
put
my self
wholely
into
your
hands
.
Enuy
can
win
litle
from
kings
,
from
gray
beardes
,
from
conquerors
.
But
the
loue
and
good
will
which
I
beare
to
my
subiects
,
and
the
extream
desire
that
I
haue
to
obtaine
these
two
goodly
titles
,
makes
all
things
seeme
to
me
easie
and
honourable
.
My
Lord
Chancellor
shall
make
hereafter
,
my
minde
further
knowne
.
I
cannot
close
vp
this
collection
,
with
a
more
worthy
speeche
then
this
:
my
intent
being
thereto
ioyned
,
hauing
come
to
the
ende
of
this
yeare
,
1596.
which
was
the
marke
I
onely
shot
at
.
That
which
hath
come
to
passe
since
that
time
,
in
the
yeares
following
,
shal
be
shewed
in
other
bookes
,
if
God
permit
.
FINIS
.