A
LETTER
,
Written
by
the
KJNG
of
France
,
in
answere
to
a
Letter
sent
by
the
Queene
his
Mother
,
bearing
date
the
17.
of
March
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
MADAME
.
Your
last
Letters
,
as
also
the
first
that
I
receiued
from
you
,
are
to
mee
assurances
,
that
it
resteth
not
in
your
power
to
write
and
signifie
vnto
mee
the
true
feeling
of
your
Interiour
cogitations
,
touching
your
opinion
concerning
the
gouernement
of
mine
estate
.
You
know
and
may
perswade
your selfe
,
that
the
same
neither
can
,
nor
may
,
in
any
sort
be
blamed
or
disliked
,
but
that
the
disgrace
thereof
must
needes
fall
,
and
specially
be
laide
vpon
my selfe
:
which
moueth
mee
to
thinke
,
and
verily
perswades
me
,
that
you
will
not
offer
me
that
wrong
,
to
bereaue
me
of
the
glory
of
my
raigne
,
by
attributing
vnto
me
the
reputation
not
to
doe
or
effect
any
thing
,
but
by
the
motions
of
others
.
I
know
there
are
some
that
not
onely
seeke
the
meanes
to
perswade
you
,
yea
,
and
to
imprint
in
your
minde
an
euill
opinion
of
my
affaires
,
but
also
inforce
themselues
to
mooue
you
to
apprehend
,
and
sinisterly
to
coniecture
of
the
preparations
to
Warre
,
which
at
this
present
I
make
,
as
if
I
had
an
intent
or
meaning
to
vse
them
against
you
.
But
although
my
authoritie
of
a
King
,
doth
dispence
with
,
and
warrant
mee
not
to
yeeld
an
accompt
of
mine
actions
vnto
any
man
,
but
onely
to
God
;
Neuerthelesse
,
I
would
that
all
the
world
should
know
,
that
my
resolution
and
intent
is
,
to
imploy
them
,
onely
for
the
maintenance
of
mine
owne
authoritie
,
the
peace
and
tranquility
of
my
Kingdome
,
and
to
hinder
and
impeach
the
meanes
and
motions
,
that
in
any
wise
may
or
might
trouble
the
same
,
or
procure
the
Ruine
and
desolation
of
my
faithfull
Subiects
,
as
also
to
oppose
my selfe
against
the
pernicious
intents
purposes
and
practises
of
those
,
who
vnder
your
name
and
title
,
haue
levyed
and
gathered
diuers
companies
of
Souldiers
,
as
well
within
,
as
without
the
Realme
,
which
I
should
neuer
haue
beleeued
,
if
I
had
not
seene
and
heard
the
Letters
,
which
they
haue
caused
you
to
write
,
not
onely
touching
this
subiect
,
but
also
to
giue
an
euill
impression
,
of
the
administration
of
my
affaires
vnto
diuers
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
others
,
as
well
my
Subiects
as
strangers
,
who
would
not
beleeue
it
.
The
knowledge
and
feeling
(
which
the
perturbators
of
the
common
peace
of
this
Realme
haue
alwaies
had
,
)
of
the
singular
affection
and
honour
which
I
beare
vnto
you
,
makes
them
hope
that
my
clemency
will
indifferently
pardon
and
remit
all
the
attempts
which
they
enterprise
and
take
on
them
to
doe
in
your
name
,
against
my
regall
authoritie
.
But
I
alwayes
knew
,
and
know
how
to
distinguish
your
interest
from
theirs
,
in
mee
,
hauing
no
other
resolution
,
then
onely
to
loue
and
honour
you
as
my
Mother
,
and
to
punish
them
as
rebellious
Subiects
,
and
enemyes
to
my
estate
.
Nature
so
powerfully
vniteth
mee
to
harken
vnto
all
that
which
in
any
wise
toucheth
and
concerneth
your
good
or
hurt
,
that
I
am
bound
to
imploy
all
the
power
and
force
that
God
hath
giuen
vnto
mee
,
for
your
deliuerance
.
Those
that
attend
vpon
my
person
,
haue
so
many
and
so
euident
testimonies
to
perswade
them
of
the
respect
which
I
alwaies
haue
had
and
borne
vnto
you
,
that
you
may
beleeue
,
and
certainely
perswade
your selfe
,
that
they
are
as
desirous
of
your
contentment
,
as
in
reason
they
are
affected
,
to
further
and
aduance
those
things
that
concerne
and
appertaine
vnto
my
seruice
.
The
former
testimony
as
also
those
which
continually
they
shew
vnto
me
thereof
,
are
so
euident
,
that
they
binde
and
obliege
mee
to
maintaine
and
protect
them
,
both
by
reason
and
Iustice
.
Assure
your selfe
,
MADAME
,
that
there
is
no
man
so
bolde
,
that
dare
enterprise
or
take
vpon
him
to
propound
any
proposition
,
which
may
in
any
wise
sound
against
,
or
be
contrary
to
the
Honour
and
respect
which
is
due
vnto
you
.
If
you
perswade
your selfe
,
that
there
is
any
thing
to
bee
required
and
desired
in
a
Kingdome
,
wherein
Iustice
and
Peace
hath
equally
flourished
and
beene
maintained
,
euer
since
I
had
the
care
and
gouernement
thereof
,
you
may
when
it
pleaseth
you
,
vtter
vnto
mee
that
which
you
secretly
conceiue
in
your
minde
,
without
spreading
,
or
causing
Complaints
publikely
to
bee
giuen
foorth
:
Which
manner
of
proceeding
,
as
it
is
wholy
against
my
meaning
and
intent
,
so
it
giues
cause
sinisterly
to
iudge
of
yours
;
for
that
the
same
hath
neuer
beene
nor
is
practised
or
vsed
,
but
onely
by
those
that
alwayes
haue
had
a
desire
,
rather
to
perturbe
and
trouble
the
gouernment
,
than
to
procure
the
reformation
thereof
.
In
my
last
Letters
I
wrote
,
and
likewise
by
Mounsieur
de
Bethune
,
by
word
of
mouth
certified
vnto
you
,
that
if
it
please
you
,
you
may
chuse
any
of
your
owne
Houses
,
or
of
mine
,
therein
to
liue
at
your
pleasure
and
full
and
free
liberty
,
without
any
impeachment
;
in
such
manner
that
it
is
long
of
your selfe
,
if
you
liue
not
happily
and
contentedly
.
Let
mee
onely
entreate
at
your
hands
,
to
be
ayding
and
assistant
vnto
my
good
ententions
,
with
a
true
correspondence
of
will
&
affection
;
and
let
me
see
and
perceiue
some
testimonies
from
you
therein
,
as
worthy
of
a
good
Mother
,
as
those
which
you
shall
receiue
from
me
,
are
worthy
of
him
,
who
MADAME
,
resteth
your
most
humble
and
obedient
Sonne
LOVYS
.
From
Paris
,
the
17.
of
March
,
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
Letters
written
by
the
Queene
Mother
of
France
,
to
the
Lord
Chancellor
,
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
Seales
,
and
the
Lord
President
I
annin
.
The
Queenes
Letter
to
the
Lord
Chancellour
.
MY
Lord
,
I
haue
hitherto
laboured
and
sought
only
to
let
the
King
my
Sonne
vnderstand
,
the
iust
causes
and
reasons
of
my
escape
from
Blois
,
wholly
grounded
vpon
the
passion
,
and
bounden
duty
which
I
haue
and
owe
vnto
the
good
and
furtherance
of
his
seruice
.
But
to
the
contrary
,
those
that
are
and
attend
about
his
Person
,
thinke
me
so
vnworthy
to
know
his
intents
,
that
they
haue
made
me
deferre
the
same
,
and
induced
him
to
rigorous
and
violent
courses
,
such
as
the
like
were
neuer
heard
of
before
;
as
those
which
I
specially
apprehend
,
which
are
to
raise
puissant
forces
against
the
person
of
her
,
that
brought
him
into
the
World
;
and
who
breathes
and
apprehends
no
other
thing
,
but
onely
passion
and
obedience
,
to
those
things
which
may
be
good
&
profitable
vnto
him
,
although
the
place
and
presence
of
euill
counsellours
,
were
contrary
,
and
suspitious
vnto
mee
.
Villiers
hath
not
forborne
in
heart
,
to
acknowledge
the
tender
affection
of
nature
,
in
such
manner
,
that
I
must
of
force
with
more
hope
,
summon
you
before
God
,
and
your
natiue
Country
;
that
according
to
the
duty
of
your
office
,
you
should
not
feare
to
shew
vnto
him
,
the
great
importance
and
danger
of
that
which
he
is
moned
to
doe
:
without
any
respect
at
all
of
my
dignity
,
or
commiseration
of
my
misery
.
And
to
the
end
that
you
may
truly
know
and
vnderstand
,
what
I
haue
written
vnto
him
,
I
haue
deliuered
vnto
this
bearer
two
Coppies
of
the
Letters
which
I
sent
him
touching
this
matter
,
as
knowing
well
,
that
they
are
often
times
kept
from
you
,
and
all
others
the
good
and
ancient
Counsellours
and
Seruants
to
the
King
and
the
Crowne
.
And
herewith
I
beseech
God
,
my
Lord
Chancellour
,
to
protect
and
preserue
you
.
From
Angoulesme
the
10.
of
March
,
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
The
Queenes
Letter
to
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
Seales
.
MY
Lord
:
It
was
neuer
yet
heard
of
,
not
knowne
,
that
a
Prince
would
at
any
time
purposely
defer
and
put
off
the
hearing
of
the
counsell
or
suite
of
a
faithfull
Subiect
,
and
that
a
Sonne
,
in
stead
of
satisfying
the
sincere
affection
of
a
good
Mother
,
should
bee
moued
,
or
counselled
,
violently
to
take
armes
against
her
,
therewith
to
oppresse
her
.
I
know
well
that
the
wisdome
wherewith
you
are
so
religiously
in
dowed
,
neither
will
nor
can
moue
you
to
giue
him
any
such
counsell
;
and
much
lesse
can
I
bee
perswaded
,
that
the
good
nature
of
the
King
my
sonne
,
can
be
induced
or
moued
vnto
any
such
extraordinary
motions
,
whereof
if
I
were
in
doubt
,
the
very
greefe
I
should
therby
conceue
would
kill
mee
.
But
seeing
that
God
hath
presently
made
mee
to
perceiue
and
know
the
violent
natures
,
of
those
that
alwaies
were
my
enemies
,
and
seeke
to
afflict
me
:
I
thought
good
to
put
you
herewith
in
mind
of
the
strict
dutie
whereunto
you
are
obliged
;
which
is
,
freely
to
tell
him
your
minde
and
opinion
,
in
so
important
a
cause
.
And
reading
the
Coppies
of
two
Letters
written
by
me
vnto
him
touching
this
matter
,
you
may
iudge
and
easily
perceiue
the
equity
and
true
intent
of
my
deseruing
:
which
that
you
may
the
better
consider
of
,
I
beseech
God
(
my
Lord
)
to
haue
you
in
his
keeping
.
From
Angoulesme
the
10.
of
March
,
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
The
Queenes
Letter
to
the
Lord
President
Iannin
.
MY
Lord
,
my
desire
is
,
that
you
should
tell
the
King
my
Sonne
,
that
which
in
conscience
you
thinke
conuenient
and
fit
for
him
to
beleeue
and
to
do
,
touching
the
supplication
by
mee
made
vnto
him
;
to
hearken
vnto
the
great
passion
which
at
this
present
I
haue
for
the
presernation
of
his
authority
,
and
the
good
of
his
estate
:
for
that
your
Office
,
and
your
counsels
at
this
present
are
much
more
necessary
and
convenienter
for
him
then
euer
they
were
,
in
regard
that
hee
is
moued
vnto
the
most
violent
&
vnlawfull
warre
that
euer
was
heard
of
.
I
writ
vnto
him
another
Letter
,
whereof
,
as
also
of
the
first
,
this
bearer
shall
giue
you
a
copy
,
to
the
end
that
being
informed
of
the
iustice
and
cleerenes
of
my
proceedings
,
you
may
giue
him
counsell
as
much
as
possibly
you
can
,
for
the
good
and
furtherance
of
his
seruice
,
and
the
peace
of
his
Kingdome
,
which
I
will
seeke
to
maintaine
as
much
as
in
melieth
,
euen
to
the
losse
of
my
life
;
and
so
I
beseech
God
my
Lord
to
haue
you
in
his
holy
keeping
.
From
Angoulesme
the
10.
of
March
,
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
The
Queenes
Letter
to
the
Duke
de
Mayenne
.
MY
good
Cosen
,
I
was
resolued
for
euer
with
patience
to
haue
furmounted
my
afflictions
,
as
long
as
there
had
beene
no
other
question
made
but
of
my
interest
and
paines
,
thereby
not
to
minister
any
cause
or
shadow
vnto
the
King
my
Sonne
,
that
I
once
so
much
as
imagined
or
dreamt
of
a
desire
to
separate
my selfe
from
his
intents
,
although
it
is
to
be
thought
,
that
therein
he
is
badly
counselled
:
but
hauing
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeere
beene
solicited
by
the
generall
complaints
and
intreaties
of
diuers
persons
,
both
within
and
without
the
Realme
,
to
let
the
King
my
Sonne
vnderstand
and
know
the
eminent
danger
of
his
authority
,
and
the
tranquility
of
his
Realme
;
I
made
no
difficulty
to
hazard
my
life
by
a
most
dangerous
escape
,
that
so
I
may
safely
shew
him
the
intent
and
true
meaning
of
a
good
and
faithfull
Mother
;
and
hau●
already
written
vnto
him
,
most
humbly
beseeching
him
to
set
mee
downe
such
a
forme
as
it
shall
please
him
to
appoint
mee
to
hold
and
obserue
in
the
vttering
thereof
.
I
thought
good
speedily
to
impart
thus
much
vnto
you
,
not
onely
because
the
account
I
make
of
you
,
together
with
all
France
,
makes
mee
desire
to
let
you
vnderstand
my
determination
:
but
also
knowing
the
great
estimation
which
the
King
my
Sonne
hath
,
and
ought
to
haue
of
your
Counsell
;
I
wish
you
would
ioyne
your
intreaties
with
mine
,
thereby
to
moue
him
vnto
the
remedies
,
which
I
assure
my selfe
you
know
better
then
others
to
bee
most
necessary
.
Strictly
intreating
you
aboue
all
things
,
as
much
as
possibly
I
may
,
in
the
meane
time
carefully
to
put
to
your
helping
hand
,
that
no
stirre
be
made
;
and
that
euery
man
attend
and
expect
from
his
good
nature
that
which
he
is
obliged
to
shew
vnto
his
Subiects
and
estate
.
If
I
needed
any
witnesses
to
proue
,
that
the
opinions
of
the
seruice
of
the
King
my
Sonne
haue
moued
me
to
certaine
resolutions
,
which
nothing
concerned
mine
owne
particular
,
I
would
first
set
you
downe
for
one
;
and
at
this
present
I
protest
vnto
you
,
vpon
the
confidence
which
I
desire
to
haue
of
your
magnanimity
,
in
a
businesse
of
such
importance
;
and
in
respect
of
the
inclination
,
which
you
know
well
I
alwayes
bare
vnto
you
,
that
in
the
most
interior
thoughts
of
my
heart
,
I
haue
no
other
intents
nor
resolutions
,
then
onely
those
,
which
the
prosperity
and
power
of
the
King
my
Sonne
cause
me
to
haue
.
Let
vs
therefore
labour
to
that
end
,
and
for
your
part
you
shall
finde
mee
(
together
with
the
account
I
make
of
your
valour
)
to
be
alwayes
From
Roche
Rezay
the
6.
of
March
1619.
Your
very
good
and
affectionate
Cosen
,
MARIA
.
The
Duke
de
Mayennes
Answer
to
the
Queenes
Letter
.
MAdam
:
I
cannot
conceale
from
your
Maiesty
,
the
extreame
displeasure
that
I
feele
in
my selfe
,
to
see
and
behold
the
estate
whereunto
your
departure
from
Blois
may
reduce
and
bring
the
affaires
of
this
Realme
:
And
should
conceiue
much
more
,
were
it
not
for
the
assurance
which
it
pleaseth
you
in
honor
to
giue
me
,
of
your
true
intents
,
for
the
good
and
contentment
of
the
King
.
I
beseech
God
with
all
my
heart
,
(
Madam
)
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
ayde
you
with
holy
inspirations
.
For
mine
own
part
,
hauing
not
the
meanes
to
contribute
any
other
thing
thereunto
,
but
that
which
belongeth
to
the
duty
of
an
honest
man
,
a
most
faithfull
Seruant
to
the
King
,
and
one
that
resolutely
hath
determined
(
all
other
considerations
set
apart
)
wholly
and
onely
to
relie
vpon
his
will
and
pleasure
:
Doe
me
that
Honor
in
the
meane
time
,
good
Madam
,
to
beleeue
that
I
am
Your
most
humble
and
obedient
seruant
,
De.
Mayenne
.
From
Burdeaux
the
12.
of
March
,
1619.
Stilo
nouo
.
A
Letter
written
by
the
Prince
of
Piemont
to
the
Queene
.
MAdam
:
I
haue
conceiued
an
exceeding
contentment
,
to
accompany
my
most
Soueraign
Lord
the
King
,
in
his
pretended
voyage
to
Blois
,
to
visit
your
Maiesty
,
in
hope
there
to
to
haue
had
the
meanes
to
haue
done
you
some
seruice
;
perswading
my selfe
,
that
the
enteruiew
of
your
Maiesties
,
reestablishing
a
perfect
vnion
between
you
,
as
we
here
saw
,
noted
and
perceiued
by
all
sorts
of
good
dispositions
,
I
should
haue
had
a
better
meanes
,
by
my
submission
and
obedience
to
testifie
and
shew
forth
,
how
much
I
esteeme
of
the
Honor
to
bee
allied
vnto
the
same
.
But
how
much
the
more
I
reioyced
in
the
expectation
and
attendance
of
that
good
happe
,
so
much
the
more
greefe
I
receiued
and
conceiued
at
the
displeasure
I
tooke
to
see
my selfe
estranged
and
prolonged
from
it
,
by
the
sudden
and
vnexpected
departure
of
your
Maiesty
from
thence
:
And
that
which
greeued
me
more
,
was
,
to
see
and
perceiue
by
your
Maiesties
Letters
,
that
you
haue
taken
occasion
to
withdraw
your
person
from
Blois
,
supposing
your selfe
therein
not
to
be
secure
,
and
that
you
could
not
freely
let
the
King
know
of
the
disorders
which
some
men
haue
made
you
beleeue
to
be
crept
into
his
estate
.
Which
I
esteem
not
to
proceede
from
the
pure
will
or
conceit
of
your
Maiesty
,
whose
iudgement
and
nature
is
most
excellent
,
but
onely
from
the
craft
and
pollicie
of
those
,
who
seeing
and
perceiuing
your
Maiestie
to
stand
vpon
the
point
of
strict
vniting
together
,
haue
giuen
you
those
impressions
,
hoping
to
reape
profit
by
your
disunion
,
and
the
trouble
which
they
peraduenture
suppose
it
will
breede
vnto
this
state
:
for
it
is
most
certaine
,
and
I
am
able
to
iustifie
it
,
as
hauing
known
it
well
;
that
there
was
not
any
kinde
of
liberty
whatsoeuer
,
which
your
Maiesty
should
not
haue
had
in
Blois
;
and
that
there
cannot
be
any
more
added
to
the
tender
motions
,
and
true
affection
,
which
the
King
beareth
vnto
you
,
if
we
marke
and
consider
the
conduction
of
his
actions
,
both
priuate
and
publike
,
which
all
are
answerable
to
the
most
great
reputation
which
hee
hath
gotten
,
and
to
the
estimation
in
all
places
made
of
his
vertue
and
generosity
,
whereof
,
besides
the
effects
which
all
Christendome
feeleth
,
I
daily
see
and
perceiue
diuers
manifest
proofes
,
beholding
him
sitting
in
the
middle
of
the
ancient
Officers
and
Counsellors
of
the
late
King
his
Father
,
with
so
solide
a
iudgement
,
so
exact
Iustice
,
and
so
firme
and
couragious
resolution
,
that
there
is
no
man
but
will
iudge
(
and
shal
find
subiect
to
admire
him
,
and
to
beleeue
)
that
God
hath
endued
him
with
so
many
excellent
parts
,
with
an
intent
to
blesse
his
Raigne
,
and
to
raise
and
eleuate
his
glory
,
aboue
that
of
his
Auncestors
.
The
profession
that
I
haue
alwayes
made
to
loue
the
truth
,
the
duty
which
bindeth
me
to
publish
that
which
I
know
,
and
the
extreame
griefe
I
conceiue
to
behold
the
labyrinth
,
whereinto
(
those
which
in
some
manner
disguise
the
same
vnto
you
)
would
cast
you
,
shall
dispence
with
me
,
if
it
please
you
Madam
,
for
speaking
so
freely
vnto
you
.
And
further
,
if
I
beseech
you
,
(
as
I
doe
)
with
all
humility
,
to
banish
out
of
your
thoughts
all
whatsoeuer
you
may
haue
imagined
or
conceiued
therein
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
sincerity
of
the
Kings
intents
,
and
of
his
Graces
prudent
and
wise
conduction
.
Assuring
my selfe
,
that
when
it
shall
please
your
Maiesty
to
looke
better
into
it
,
without
suspition
,
you
shall
therein
find
all
sorts
of
satisfactions
;
seeing
that
like
a
good
and
a
wise
Mother
you
cannot
haue
any
greater
desire
then
to
behold
the
prosperity
of
the
King
your
Sonnes
affaires
,
and
to
liue
in
perfect
loue
and
amity
with
him
.
I
know
he
is
much
moued
against
those
,
whom
he
conceiueth
and
esteemeth
to
haue
a
pretence
,
vnder
your
name
to
moue
and
procure
an
alteration
;
and
I
perceiue
that
he
maketh
preparation
powerfully
to
assayle
them
.
It
consisteth
in
your
wisdome
Madam
,
to
preuent
the
infinite
mischiefs
that
thereby
may
arise
,
and
not
to
endure
nor
see
by
your
occasion
,
and
vnder
pretence
to
procure
another
order
in
the
State
,
confusion
;
and
those
disorders
therein
to
reigne
,
which
commonly
follow
and
ensue
ciuill
warres
,
God
,
nature
,
your
owne
good
,
and
all
sorts
of
considerations
bind
you
thereunto
;
I
assure
and
perswade
my selfe
that
the
bounty
,
and
good
nature
of
your
Maiestie
will
wholly
moue
you
to
the
contrary
.
The
House
of
Sa●oy
,
and
my selfe
specially
,
are
so
much
beholding
vnto
the
King
,
that
in
case
to
preserue
his
authority
,
to
bring
and
compell
the
enemies
of
the
quiet
estate
of
France
,
and
the
greatnesse
of
his
Crowne
,
to
reason
and
obedience
,
and
to
restore
your
Maiesty
to
the
liberty
which
you
are
bereaued
of
,
by
your
retract
from
Blois
,
hee
shall
bee
constrained
to
make
warre
,
we
will
therein
freely
venture
our
liues
&
goods
,
and
all
our
forces
to
testifie
to
the
World
that
we
are
not
vnthankfull
for
the
vnspeakable
fauours
which
it
hath
pleased
him
to
impart
vnto
vs
;
herewith
beseeching
God
long
to
preserue
your
Maiesty
in
health
,
and
to
giue
mee
Madam
by
my
good
endeuours
and
seruices
,
the
quality
▪
From
Paris
the
12.
of
March
,
1619.
To
be
your
most
humble
and
most
obedient
seruant
,
V.
Amedee
.
FINIS
.