NEWES
FROM
FRANCE
.
GOD
,
whose
goodnesse
and
clemencie
is
incomprehensible
,
to
our
humane
thoughts
and
imaginations
,
doth
not
alwayes
discharge
the
arrowes
of
his
wrath
vpon
miserable
sinners
;
who
by
the
innumerablenesse
of
their
offences
,
haue
stirred
vp
and
prouoked
his
wrath
against
them
,
because
he
desireth
not
the
death
of
a
sinner
,
but
rather
that
he
should
conuert
and
be
saued
:
But
when
he
seeth
that
they
waxe
worse
,
and
are
hardened
in
their
sinnes
,
and
lull
themselues
asleepe
in
humane
delights
:
Then
he
rouzeth
vp
himselfe
with
the
scourge
of
aduersitie
,
and
dischargeth
the
furie
of
his
wrath
against
them
,
to
make
them
turne
vnto
him
,
who
is
the
Soueraigne
Ruler
,
of
whome
they
hold
their
being
,
and
all
their
power
.
Then
(
I
say
)
he
employeth
the
great
forces
of
the
heauens
,
and
the
Elements
,
thereby
to
heale
the
vlcer
of
their
vices
,
that
wallow
and
take
pleasure
in
sinne
,
as
a
Sow
delighteth
to
wallow
in
the
mire
.
Which
plainely
appeareth
by
the
deplorable
accident
happened
of
late
in
the
Citie
of
Paris
,
where
the
force
and
furie
of
fire
strucke
such
an
astonishment
in
all
the
inhabitants
,
that
they
thought
the
Towne
,
like
a
second
Sodome
,
would
suddenly
haue
beene
consumed
to
ashes
,
by
the
impetuous
flames
of
fire
that
threatned
them
;
and
yet
could
not
truely
know
the
truth
how
it
began
:
For
it
is
so
diuersly
reported
,
that
men
cannot
assuredly
declare
any
truth
thereof
:
And
it
is
prohibited
by
a
Decree
made
in
Court
of
Parliament
,
in
any
sort
to
speake
thereof
,
to
shunne
and
auoid
the
tumult
and
commotion
of
the
people
.
But
so
it
is
,
that
vpon
Saturday
the
23.
of
October
,
about
one
of
the
clocke
after
midnight
,
the
fire
began
in
such
manner
to
flame
out
vpon
the
Merchants
Bridge
,
that
the
inhabitants
thereof
were
surprized
sleeping
in
their
beds
,
before
they
heard
or
perceiued
it
:
for
the
fire
(
which
met
with
nothing
else
but
that
which
was
combustible
)
increased
with
such
impetuositie
,
that
in
a
short
time
,
all
the
houses
that
stood
vpon
the
said
Bridge
on
both
sides
,
were
on
fire
,
by
meanes
of
certaine
beames
that
lay
crosse
ouer
one
to
another
.
The
Change
Bridge
did
no
lesse
feele
the
force
and
vigour
which
the
said
fire
vomited
out
,
by
meanes
of
the
flames
issuing
from
the
same
:
for
that
descending
downe
to
the
foundations
thereof
,
in
the
end
it
burnt
and
cast
it
into
the
water
,
with
all
the
houses
standing
thereon
,
together
with
the
great
riches
of
the
inhabitants
,
that
by
no
meanes
could
saue
any
thing
thereof
,
by
reason
of
the
smoake
and
heate
,
that
hurt
and
choked
diuers
of
the
people
,
and
some
men
that
were
burnt
,
fell
down
with
the
beames
and
peeces
of
wood
all
burning
into
the
riuer
.
You
may
iudge
how
many
children
and
poore
innocent
soules
were
buried
in
that
impiteous
fire
,
for
that
their
fathers
and
mothers
had
worke
enough
to
doe
,
to
saue
themselues
.
Many
women
newly
brought
in
bed
,
and
others
that
were
sicke
in
their
beds
,
payd
that
debt
to
nature
,
which
all
of
vs
one
day
must
doe
,
neither
hauing
that
force
nor
dexteritie
sufficient
to
saue
themselues
.
It
was
most
lamentable
to
heare
the
wofull
cries
and
sighings
,
not
onely
of
those
that
were
afflicted
,
but
also
of
the
spectators
of
that
miserable
accident
:
The
men
in
great
feare
saued
themselues
from
that
vnexpected
deluge
,
in
a
manner
halfe
dead
,
blaming
the
heauens
for
their
disaster
,
and
not
knowing
how
to
bee
reuenged
for
their
losse
,
tooke
reuenge
vpon
themselues
;
and
men
were
as
much
troubled
to
comfort
them
,
as
to
saue
the
rest
of
those
that
were
within
their
houses
.
Women
in
extreme
discomfort
,
their
haire
hanging
about
their
heades
,
and
in
a
manner
naked
,
beholding
that
horrible
spectacle
,
bathing
their
faces
with
teares
,
and
casting
a
thousand
sighes
vp
into
the
ayre
,
swouned
,
and
in
a
manner
fell
into
despaire
.
Diuers
seruants
,
both
maides
and
men
,
as
well
as
their
masters
and
mistresses
,
induring
and
feeling
the
rigor
of
that
mischance
,
stood
in
the
like
manner
as
others
did
,
ready
to
pay
their
debt
to
cruell
destiny
.
The
fire
still
waxing
greater
and
greater
,
mounted
vp
into
the
ayre
with
mighty
flames
,
and
cast
such
and
so
great
a
light
ouer
all
the
Citie
,
that
those
which
knew
nothing
of
that
vnfortunate
mischance
,
being
awaked
by
the
popular
rumour
,
were
in
a
maze
,
to
imagine
from
whence
that
light
should
come
,
not
knowing
the
cause
;
but
as
others
did
,
in
great
feare
ranne
vnto
the
place
.
The
Bels
in
diuers
Churches
began
to
ring
,
the
noyse
whereof
astonishing
diuers
Citizens
of
the
sayd
Towne
,
caused
them
to
arme
themselues
:
at
which
time
Paris
began
to
enter
into
a
great
tumult
.
When
the
Duke
de
Monbason
,
Gouernour
of
the
City
,
hauing
intelligence
thereof
,
came
vnto
the
place
with
his
Company
of
souldiers
,
the
Watch
,
and
diuers
others
;
all
in
Armes
,
placing
a
Court
of
guard
at
both
ends
of
the
Bridges
,
and
other
places
.
From
thence
he
went
to
possesse
the
strongest
and
most
eminent
places
,
as
the
Bastille
,
the
Kings
Court
called
the
Louure
,
the
Towne
house
,
and
diuers
places
of
note
;
which
done
,
he
caused
fires
to
be
made
thorowout
all
the
Citie
,
and
Lanternes
to
bee
hung
out
of
euery
window
,
in
so
great
quantity
,
that
it
was
as
light
as
at
noone-day
:
and
caused
foure
Culuerins
to
be
brought
to
both
the
ends
of
the
said
Bridges
:
and
to
conclude
,
vsed
such
diligence
in
that
imminent
danger
,
still
keeping
good
watch
,
doubting
some
treason
,
that
he
is
perpetually
to
be
commended
for
the
same
.
In
the
meane
time
,
while
he
was
thus
prouidently
busied
about
that
publike
care
,
so
necessary
in
such
an
extremitie
:
The
fire
,
that
like
a
tempest
,
deuoured
and
spoyled
all
that
it
tooke
hold
on
,
was
not
content
with
that
whereon
it
had
first
seized
,
but
hauing
satisfied
the
greedie
desire
thereof
,
and
brought
all
the
houses
and
dwelling
places
vpon
the
sayd
two
Bridges
,
into
vtter
ruine
and
desolation
,
and
layd
them
in
the
valley
of
miserie
,
encreased
more
and
more
,
and
carried
her
flames
into
the
Galue
place
;
and
if
it
had
not
beene
for
some
artificiall
trenches
,
and
mens
helpe
,
who
in
great
numbers
ranne
thither
,
the
great
Castle
,
and
the
gate
of
Paris
,
was
in
danger
to
haue
felt
the
furie
thereof
.
On
the
other
side
,
in
the
extremitie
of
the
raging
flames
,
at
the
other
end
of
the
Bridges
aforesaid
,
the
fire
was
no
lesse
furious
:
for
hauing
seized
vpon
all
the
houses
and
shops
neere
vnto
it
,
as
farre
as
before
the
Pallace
,
it
tooke
hold
on
the
Dyall
,
and
beganne
to
melt
the
Lead
that
couered
it
,
vntill
a
great
number
of
nimble
and
couragious
men
,
ran
thither
,
and
employed
all
their
forces
and
industries
,
to
saue
that
admirable
worke
.
The
Duke
de
Monbason
,
while
euery
man
was
busied
about
that
pitifull
and
most
lamentable
busines
,
on
Sunday
in
the
morning
,
caused
commandement
to
bee
made
by
sound
of
Trumpet
,
that
all
the
Citizens
should
fill
and
set
diuers
tubs
full
of
water
at
all
the
corners
of
the
streetes
.
And
it
is
an
incredible
thing
to
report
,
how
great
a
number
of
people
from
all
places
ranne
vnto
that
place
,
to
satisfie
themselues
with
the
sight
of
that
horrible
fire
,
which
filled
their
eyes
with
teares
,
and
their
brests
with
sighes
.
This
(
friendly
Reader
)
in
briefe
is
the
true
relation
that
I
can
make
vnto
thee
,
to
let
thee
know
and
vnderstand
this
lamentable
action
:
from
whence
the
same
proceeded
no
man
knowes
.
Neuerthelesse
,
the
Court
,
by
a
Decree
made
the
25.
day
of
Octob.
hath
commanded
all
Iudges
and
Officers
to
make
an
exact
enquirie
of
those
,
that
wickedly
haue
committed
that
disorder
;
and
that
the
knowledge
thereof
being
had
,
so
good
Iustice
may
be
vsed
therein
,
that
such
as
they
may
take
example
thereby
.
A
Decree
made
by
the
Court
of
Parliament
in
PARIS
,
whereby
Order
is
taken
for
prouiding
for
the
Merchants
,
that
haue
lost
their
goods
by
the
said
fire
,
and
to
preuent
the
like
mischance
in
time
to
come
.
VPon
the
Declaration
made
by
the
Kings
Atturney
General
,
touching
the
fire
happened
by
night
,
betweene
Saturday
and
Sunday
,
the
24.
of
this
moneth
of
October
,
which
burnt
and
consumed
the
Changers
and
the
Merchants
Bridges
,
and
some
houses
neere
vnto
them
,
as
well
on
the
Palace
side
,
vnto
the
Leather
street
,
as
on
the
great
Castle
side
,
requiring
,
That
the
Court
would
be
pleased
,
to
giue
him
Commission
to
make
information
of
the
beginning
of
that
fire
,
considering
the
diuers
reports
that
were
spred
abroad
in
the
Towne
,
that
might
bee
a
meanes
to
procure
great
trouble
in
the
same
,
and
to
make
speedie
prouision
for
the
necessitie
of
those
,
that
haue
lost
their
goods
by
the
said
Fire
,
as
also
that
the
like
inconuenience
may
not
happen
.
After
the
Lieutenant
ciuill
,
and
the
substitute
of
the
sayd
Atturney
generall
had
audience
,
being
for
that
cause
sent
for
,
vpon
information
that
they
had
begunne
to
make
inquirie
thereof
.
The
Court
hath
enjoyned
and
enioyneth
the
Prouost
of
Paris
,
or
his
Lieutenants
ciuill
or
criminall
,
diligently
to
continue
the
information
by
them
begun
,
touching
the
originall
of
that
Fire
,
and
to
make
and
finish
the
inditement
of
the
authours
of
the
same
,
and
their
adherents
,
ready
for
the
definitiue
sentence
,
notwithstanding
any
oppositions
,
or
appeales
whatsoeuer
:
and
to
the
Substitute
of
the
sayd
Atturney
generall
to
be
assistant
vnto
them
,
and
with
all
diligence
to
certifie
this
Court
thereof
.
And
withall
,
expressely
command
and
prohibite
(
vpon
paine
of
death
)
all
persons
,
of
what
qualities
or
conditions
soeuer
they
be
,
to
assemble
together
either
by
day
or
by
night
,
vnlesse
it
bee
by
commandement
of
the
Magistrate
,
nor
yet
to
mis behaue
themselues
by
words
,
nor
to
vse
any
reproches
,
vnder
pretence
of
diuersitie
of
Religions
,
or
to
sow
or
cast
foorth
any
bruites
or
rumours
touching
the
inconuenience
of
the
sayd
Fire
,
tending
to
the
disquietnesse
of
the
Citie
;
but
to
liue
peaceably
and
quietly
,
vnder
the
Kings
Authority
and
Edicts
.
Commanding
all
vagrant
persons
,
and
men
that
are
of
lewde
conuersation
,
liuing
idlely
,
presently
,
without
any
delay
,
to
depart
out
of
the
Citie
,
after
the
publication
of
these
presents
:
And
their
Oasts
,
and
such
as
harbour
them
,
to
disclose
them
,
vpon
paine
personally
to
answere
for
them
:
And
to
prouide
for
the
necessitie
and
reliefe
of
the
poore
inhabitants
,
vtterly
vndone
and
beggered
by
the
sayd
Fire
:
Humble
supplication
shall
be
made
vnto
the
King
,
to
be
pleased
to
bestow
His
gracious
liberalitie
vpon
them
.
And
in
the
meane
time
it
is
ordeined
,
That
the
said
Atturney
generall
shall
make
a
note
of
the
names
of
those
,
that
haue
endured
the
said
losses
;
and
what
trades
and
occupations
they
were
of
,
as
also
of
the
number
of
their
children
and
families
,
who
may
be
put
into
Saint
Louis
House
,
there
to
be
lodged
and
nourished
for
the
space
of
sixe
moneths
:
and
to
that
end
,
there
shall
be
ten
thousand
Frankes
put
into
the
hands
of
Perrot
and
Sainctot
,
Ouerseers
of
the
Hospitall
.
And
further
,
that
gatherings
shall
be
made
throughout
all
the
Parishes
of
this
Citie
,
to
ayde
the
said
distressed
people
.
And
to
that
end
,
the
people
shall
be
exhorted
by
the
Vicars
:
and
Officers
of
the
sayd
Parishes
,
to
appoint
certaine
persons
of
good
qualitie
,
from
month
to
month
,
to
make
the
sayd
Gatherings
.
Commanding
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
and
Sheriffes
,
to
set
men
on
worke
continually
,
to
take
vp
,
and
rid
away
the
ruines
of
the
said
Fire
fallen
into
the
water
,
that
the
course
of
the
same
may
not
be
hindred
,
and
to
make
it
nauigable
:
and
in
the
meane
time
,
to
appoint
honest
men
of
good
credit
,
and
well
experienced
,
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeere
,
to
search
in
the
bottome
of
the
water
,
for
the
goods
and
merchandizes
,
that
shall
be
found
to
haue
beene
drowned
;
and
the
same
to
bee
brought
into
the
common
Hospitall
of
the
said
Citie
;
whereof
an
Inuentorie
shall
bee
made
by
one
of
the
sayd
Sheriffes
,
that
they
may
bee
restored
to
the
owners
thereof
.
And
also
that
all
Boatmen
,
and
such
as
vse
to
saile
vp
and
downe
the
riuer
;
and
all
others
,
that
shall
haue
found
any
thing
of
the
same
,
to
bring
them
to
the
said
Hospitall
of
the
Towne
,
and
to
bring
a
certificate
thereof
,
vpon
paine
of
hanging
.
We
likewise
command
the
Prouost
of
Merchants
,
and
the
Sheriffes
,
to
keepe
and
hold
within
the
sayd
Hospitall
of
the
Towne
,
and
the
Towne-house
,
as
also
in
euery
Ward
,
such
a
quantity
of
hooks
,
buckets
of
lether
,
and
other
such
necessaries
as
shall
be
needfull
in
time
to
come
,
to
serue
for
such
inconueniences
of
Fire
,
and
to
certifie
the
same
vnto
the
Clerke
of
the
said
Court.
And
the
Captaine
of
the
Watch
,
to
keepe
good
watch
by
night
in
the
Palace
,
and
other
vsuall
places
.
And
to
the
end
,
in
time
to
come
,
that
the
danger
of
Fire
may
not
take
in
the
Palace
,
by
reason
of
the
shoppes
that
are
built
vp
against
the
same
,
We
ordeine
and
command
,
that
the
new
shops
built
from
the
Dyall
Tower
,
to
the
bailliage
Gate
,
on
the
Quay-side
of
the
riuer
,
shall
be
pulled
downe
;
and
none
of
them
to
be
built
vp
againe
for
any
cause
or
reason
whatsoeuer
.
And
further
,
that
all
Processes
sued
out
against
the
bodies
of
those
that
dwelt
vpon
the
sayd
Bridges
,
by
reason
of
any
Obligations
,
Iudgements
,
or
Arrests
,
in
what
manner
soeuer
they
be
done
,
shall
surcease
for
the
space
of
a
yeere
:
and
that
by
the
ordinarie
Iudges
there
shall
bee
sufficient
delay
made
,
considering
their
losse
;
and
whatsoeuer
shall
by
them
bee
ordeined
,
to
be
put
in
execution
;
notwithstanding
any
oppositions
or
appeales
whatsoeuer
.
And
this
present
Decree
shall
,
by
the
diligence
of
the
Atturney
generall
,
bee
published
,
as
well
in
the
Church
Porches
,
as
openly
by
sound
of
Trumpet
,
and
set
vp
vpon
the
corners
of
the
streetes
.
Giuen
in
the
Parliament
the
26.
of
October
.
1621.
Signed
Du
Tillet
.