The
Apologie
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
;
wherein
are
expressed
the
Reasons
why
they
haue
ioyned
their
Armes
to
those
of
his
Maiestie
,
the
King
of
Great
BRITTAINE
.
THERE
is
none
but
will
iudge
that
a
sicke
Patient
is
extreamely
oppressed
with
his
disease
,
when
hee
frequently
takes
violent
Physicke
,
whereof
as
yet
hee
hath
his
stomach
wholy
charged
and
afflicted
,
and
therefore
loathes
and
abhorres
it
,
were
it
but
onely
for
the
bitternesse
thereof
.
Right
so
wee
must
confesse
,
that
our
wronges
haue
exposed
and
reduced
vs
to
the
last
point
of
necessite
;
since
wee
are
enforced
to
haue
recourse
to
that
remedie
wherein
wee
haue
formerly
felt
so
many
violencies
,
as
the
verie
name
thereof
giues
vs
many
terrours
and
tremblings
.
For
if
euer
any
People
haue
had
iust
cause
to
abhor●…e
and
detest
Warr
,
it
is
we
aboue
all
others
of
the
world
,
to
whom
it
hath
brought
so
many
ruins
&
desolations
,
that
our
Houses
remaine
yet
either
burnt
or
demolished
,
our
Lands
and
Inheritances
in
prey
,
our
Vines
rooted
vp
,
our
Trees
cut
downe
,
and
which
is
worse
,
the
verie
Earth
is
yet
red
,
and
almost
hot
with
our
Blood
.
And
because
after
all
these
deplorable
effects
of
Armes
,
we
are
ag●…ne
seene
to
resume
them
;
it
is
iustly
to
be
presumed
,
that
it
is
the
descouerie
of
some
great
or
in●…itable
danger
,
which
despight
of
our
contrarie
inclinations
,
hath
enforced
and
drawne
vs
to
it
.
For
we
are
reduced
either
to
perish
without
any
hope
of
recouerie
,
or
else
to
seeke
our
subsistance
in
our
lawfull
defence
,
by
embracing
the
meanes
which
God
giues
vs
by
the
assistance
of
the
most
Eccellent
King
of
Great
Brittaine
,
whose
heart
he
hath
touched
with
pittie
and
compassion
of
our
miseries
,
and
therefore
to
employ
his
forces
to
make
vs
enioy
peace
,
which
was
sworne
and
consigned
into
his
hands
,
and
whereof
his
Maiestie
was
made
the
Depositor
.
It
is
to
iustifie
this
last
necessitie
that
wee
put
our
hands
to
the
Pen
,
at
the
same
time
we
doe
to
the
Sword
,
and
we
are
confident
,
that
who
soeuer
will
heare
vs
without
any
preiudicat
enuie
or
passion
,
we
will
make
them
so
apparantly
see
our
innocencie
,
and
so
soundly
proue
&
iustifie
the
iniustice
wherwith
it
is
oppressed
,
that
if
they
are
not
obdurat
,
or
insensible
Rockes
,
they
will
pittie
our
miseries
in
excusing
the
resolutions
which
we
are
constrayned
to
take
,
and
will
be
the
first
to
condemne
the
vniust
proceedings
of
those
who
haue
precipitated
vs
hereunto
,
and
whom
henceforth
we
ca●…
tearme
no
other
then
our
Enemies
.
At
the
verie
entrance
whereof
,
we
solemnly
protest
,
that
wee
will
not
comprehend
vnder
this
Name
,
the
sacred
Maiestie
of
the
King
our
Prince
,
and
as
we
will
not
impute
vnto
him
,
the
blame
of
infringing
his
Edicts
,
and
of
violating
his
Royall
Word
;
so
we
haue
no
intent
whatsoeuer
in
our
Hearts
which
shall
derogate
from
the
most
humble
subiection
,
and
constant
fidelitie
we
owe
him
;
the
two
essentiall
Articles
whereof
our
Religion
is
composed
,
is
,
To
feare
God
and
honour
the
King
;
and
if
any
trad●…ce
or
calamniate
vs
,
of
the
contrary
,
blessed
be
God
they
are
those
who
made
the
baracado●…s
against
their
Soueraigne
,
and
who
tumultuously
and
treacherously
draue
him
out
of
his
Capitall
Citie
,
and
neuer
left
before
they
had
proditoriously
and
inhumanely
murthered
him
;
they
are
those
who
assembled
the
Estates
Generall
,
which
begat
that
monster
the
League
,
to
take
away
the
Crowne
from
the
lawfull
heire
Hen.
4.
and
consequently
to
declare
his
posteritie
incapable
to
succeede
,
which
was
directly
to
snatch
away
the
Septer
from
our
present
King
before
he
was
borne
;
and
who
haue
caused
to
issue
from
their
Cloysters
such
execrable
Paracides
,
to
thrust
their
impoysoned
kniues
in
the
brests
and
hearts
of
our
Princes
,
who
haue
beene
quelled
and
fallen
thereunder
;
and
who
in
the
iniquitie
of
such
times
must
abandon
their
Estates
to
the
first
intruder
,
and
their
liues
to
the
first
Asasinate
,
If
the
Pope
please
to
declare
them
Hereticks
or
Tyrants
.
To
haue
such
for
our
accusers
results
to
our
glory
and
redounds
to
our
iustification
,
and
indeede
all
Histories
witnesse
for
vs
,
That
although
our
Kings
haue
been
of
a
contrary
Religion
to
vs
,
haue
set
fire
to
the
Temple
of
our
Peace
,
and
with
high
hands
and
crueltie
haue
persecuted
and
massacred
vs
;
that
yet
we
haue
neuer
thought
of
such
accursed
attempts
,
but
contrariwise
vpon
the
very
ruines
and
cruelties
thereof
;
the
zeale
of
our
prayers
for
them
,
haue
triumph'd
ore
the
feruency
of
their
flames
,
and
for
the
irreproachable
approbation
of
our
fidelitie
:
when
God
permitted
that
the
factions
of
Rome
and
Spaine
conspired
against
their
Crowns
,
they
haue
found
no
surer
nor
vigorous
refuge
then
in
our
defence
;
so
that
if
Hen.
3.
could
reuiue
from
his
Tombe
,
Hee
would
giue
vs
the
honour
and
glory
to
haue
conserued
his
life
and
Septer
.
If
a
Fryer
whom
Hell
created
had
not
bereaud
him
of
the
one
,
and
depriued
him
of
the
other
:
and
as
for
Henry
the
Great
(
of
glorious
memory
)
euery
one
knowes
how
much
wee
haue
spilt
of
our
owne
bloud
at
his
feet
,
to
mount
and
establish
him
on
his
Throne
,
where
in
all
apparance
of
truth
he
had
beene
still
raigning
,
if
the
Iesuires
and
their
Em●…
saries
had
not
approach'd
him
,
or
that
the
sacred
treasure
of
his
life
were
still
intrusted
and
deposited
in
our
hands
.
We
haue
not
so
well
serued
the
Father
to
eclipse
our
glory
in
so
ill
seruing
the
Sonne
;
and
may
it
please
the
diuine
prouidence
and
goodnesse
of
God
,
that
those
who
haue
destoyed
his
royall
Predecessours
,
and
which
bend
their
designes
and
monopolies
against
him
,
by
the
same
wayes
they
haue
done
against
them
,
doe
not
in
the
end
reduce
him
to
the
same
extremities
and
miseries
;
and
in
this
cause
and
quarrell
he
shall
finde
that
we
haue
no
wealth
but
we
will
expend
,
nor
bloud
but
we
will
sacrifice
to
iustifie
our
fidelitie
,
which
our
Enemies
(
with
as
much
subtiltie
as
malice
)
endeauour
to
make
him
suspect
,
and
so
to
haue
his
Laurels
still
flourish
and
continue
greene
,
wherewith
hitherto
he
hath
beene
crowned
:
So
if
griefe
now
draw
complaints
from
vs
,
and
enforce
and
compeil
vs
to
take
vp
Armes
,
Wee
here
lift
vp
our
voyces
to
make
it
known
to
all
the
world
,
that
it
is
not
against
his
sacred
person
,
but
onely
against
the
impetuositie
of
those
ministers
of
his
,
who
haue
beene
depured
by
him
to
execute
his
royall
words
;
and
to
make
vs
enioy
peace
according
to
the
tenure
of
his
Edicts
;
and
who
contrary
thereunto
haue
oppressed
vs
with
all
sorts
of
Iniustice
and
violence
,
and
after
whole
yeares
of
vnprofitable
patience
,
doe
in
the
end
constraine
vs
to
prouide
for
our
conseruation
,
by
the
onely
meanes
and
remedies
left
vs
,
which
are
the
Lawes
of
Nations
and
Nature
?
To
the
end
therefore
that
our
Innoc●…ncie
,
and
their
Iniustice
may
appeare
to
all
the
world
;
we
mustr●…fume
matters
as
they
were
at
the
last
Peace
and
pacincation
,
and
come
to
the
Edict
which
was
then
published
:
There
is
none
therefore
so
blinde
or
ignorant
in
matters
of
State
,
who
apparantly
knowes
not
,
how
preiudiciall
those
conditions
were
to
vs
:
If
the
poore
Citie
of
Monpellier
should
remaine
buried
in
silence
,
and
so
according
to
the
vniust
maximes
of
our
Enemies
should
seeme
to
be
condemned
to
eternall
seruitude
and
slanery
;
besides
,
the
yoke
of
subiection
〈◊〉
the
precedent
peace
imposd
vpon
our
Ecclesiasticali
assemblies
,
which
they
make
wholly
vnprofitable
vnto
vs
,
were
not
taken
away
:
and
there
was
no
right
nor
iustice
done
vnto
vs
,
vpon
an
infinite
number
of
other
infractions
of
the
said
Edict
,
whereof
we
can
produce
whole
books
of
iust
complaints
and
grieuances
,
whereby
we
foresee
that
our
Enemies
will
draw
them
into
consequence
purposely
to
authorise
them
hereafter
.
Moreouer
,
in
that
which
was
one
of
the
most
important
points
,
and
the
chiefest
motiues
of
our
resumption
of
Armes
,
to
wit
,
the
subsistance
of
the
Fort
before
Rochell
,
they
would
expresse
nothing
in
the
Declaration
touching
the
promise
made
to
vs
for
the
razing
and
demolishing
thereof
.
And
that
promise
which
was
yet
giuen
vs
by
the
Ambassadour
of
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
as
also
of
the
Lords
States
Generall
,
was
couched
in
such
ambiguous
and
generall
tearmes
,
that
it
manifestly
appeared
the
intent
of
those
who
gaue
them
,
was
not
to
obserue
and
keepe
them
:
because
by
their
artificiall
prouidence
they
prepared
the
way
to
euasions
,
which
they
haue
since
practised
,
and
would
thereby
inferre
,
and
pretend
that
they
had
promised
vs
nothing
.
So
that
in
what
estate
soeuer
our
affaires
then
were
,
finding
more
safetic
in
a
weake
resistance
,
then
in
a
peace
which
publikely
cuts
our
throats
:
we
therefore
refused
to
accept
it
vpon
those
conditions
,
which
we
held
would
infallibly
draw
after
it
our
fatall
ruine
and
destruction
:
But
at
length
we
found
our selues
obliged
,
yea
we
dare
affirme
almost
enforced
,
by
the
vrgent
and
reiterated
assummons
which
were
made
vs
by
the
aforesaid
Embassadours
,
who
in
the
name
of
those
they
represented
,
were
established
vnto
vs
as
Pledges
and
Sureties
,
that
we
were
proceeded
with
sincerely
,
and
especially
for
the
demolition
of
the
said
Fort
,
whereof
they
alleaged
they
had
expresse
promise
and
assurance
.
As
also
that
this
peace
was
not
of
the
qualitic
and
nature
of
the
precedent
peaces
,
which
had
beene
treated
onely
with
vs
,
whereas
this
was
properly
not
so
much
with
vs
,
as
with
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
and
the
Lords
States
,
so
as
whosocuer
violated
or
infringed
it
,
the
infraction
and
iniury
thereof
was
properly
offred
to
them
,
who
would
not
spare
either
their
intercession
,
or
other
meanes
,
to
make
good
their
words
to
vs
.
And
although
this
were
very
preualent
and
powerfull
to
induce
vs
to
accept
and
admit
thereof
,
they
yet
further
represented
to
vs
,
That
our
Armes
was
the
onely
obstacle
that
the
King
imployed
not
his
against
the
inueterate
Enemy
of
our
Estate
and
Religion
,
and
why
he
did
not
so
soundly
wed
himselfe
to
the
affaires
of
Germanie
,
with
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
:
so
that
whatsoeuer
ill
successe
betided
,
it
would
be
iustly
imputed
to
our
obstinacy
,
and
would
occasion
all
those
who
hitherto
haue
wished
vs
well
,
wholly
to
abandon
and
forsake
vs
.
To
these
important
reasons
we
suffred
our selues
to
be
vanquished
,
and
although
we
then
foretold
them
that
they
would
finde
themselues
deceiued
,
as
well
in
the
assurance
which
was
giuen
them
to
conferue
peace
vnto
vs
,
as
also
so
to
ioyne
their
designes
and
Armes
with
them
against
Spaine
,
yet
we
would
no
longer
oppose
against
their
requests
and
instances
,
but
sacrifized
vp
our selues
and
all
our
common
interests
to
the
aduantages
of
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
and
his
Allyes
,
and
so
accepted
the
peace
in
the
same
manner
and
forme
as
it
was
giuen
vs
,
onely
we
drew
an
Act
from
the
Embassadours
of
Great
Britaine
,
verifying
all
which
was
formerly
alleaged
,
the
which
because
it
is
the
foundation
of
the
Iustice
of
his
and
our
Armes
,
it
is
requisite
we
doe
here
insert
it
.
WE
Henry
Rich
Lord
of
Kensington
Earle
of
Holland
,
Captaine
of
the
Guard
to
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
Knight
of
the
Order
of
the
Garter
,
and
Priuie
Councellour
to
his
Maiestie
,
And
Dudley
Carleton
Knight
,
Priuie
Councellour
,
and
Vice-Chamberlaine
to
his
said
Maiestie
,
extraordinary
Ambassadors
for
him
to
the
most
Christian
King
:
to
all
present
,
or
to
come
,
Greeting
,
Whereas
Monsieur
Montmartin
and
Monsieur
Mania●…d
,
Generall
Deputies
of
the
reformed
Churches
of
France
,
together
with
other
particular
Deputies
of
my
Lords
the
Dukes
of
Rhoan
and
Soubize
,
as
also
of
many
Townes
and
Prouinces
,
which
haue
ioyned
their
Armes
with
those
of
the
said
Lords
;
hauing
made
Peacewith
the
Most
Christian
King
,
by
our
aduice
and
interuentions
,
agreed
and
consented
by
the
said
Most
Christian
King
their
Soueraigne
,
and
that
the
said
Deputies
,
haue
yeelded
to
and
cut
off
many
things
which
they
esteemed
to
be
most
important
for
their
safetie
,
euery
way
conformable
to
their
Edicts
and
Records
,
which
they
were
expresly
charged
to
obtaine
in
the
Treatie
of
peace
,
and
wherein
they
had
powerfully
persisted
,
but
that
the
Obedience
which
they
owe
,
and
will
render
to
their
King
and
Soueraigne
,
and
the
consideration
and
regard
which
they
will
yeeld
to
the
expresse
requests
and
intrauentions
of
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
our
Master
;
in
whose
name
wee
haue
exhorted
and
councel'd
them
to
condescend
to
the
Conditions
offred
and
giuen
them
by
the
said
Peace
in
fauour
,
and
for
the
prosperity
of
this
Kingdome
in
particular
,
and
the
content
and
assistance
of
Christendome
in
generall
,
To
which
causes
,
Wee
declare
and
certifie
,
That
in
the
words
which
were
heretofore
giuen
vnto
vs
,
for
the
accomplishing
of
the
said
Treatie
,
and
proffered
by
the
Lord
Chancellour
at
the
acceptance
of
the
peace
,
containing
,
that
through
their
long
seruices
,
and
continuall
obedience
they
may
expect
that
from
the
goodnesse
of
the
King
,
which
they
could
not
else
obtaine
by
any
other
Treatie
,
and
in
those
very
things
which
they
esteeme
the
most
important
and
pressing
,
in
conuenient
time
they
might
heare
and
prouide
for
their
Supplications
made
with
respect
and
Humilitie
;
There
was
a
cleerer
interpretation
brought
vnto
vs
from
his
Maiestie
,
and
the
Lords
his
Ministers
,
by
those
who
were
the
Agents
and
Negotiators
of
the
peace
,
being
Men
of
Honour
and
qualitie
,
ordained
and
established
with
power
from
his
Maiestie
and
his
Priuie
Councell
,
whereof
the
sence
and
meaning
is
,
That
they
vnderstand
to
speake
of
the
Fort
Lewes
before
Rochell
,
and
therby
to
giue
assurance
of
its
demolition
in
conuenient
time
,
and
in
the
interim
some
remedies
of
other
matters
which
should
remaine
by
the
said
Treatie
of
Peace
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
Libertie
of
Rochell
.
Without
the
which
assurance
of
Demolition
,
and
the
ease
and
exemption
of
Garisons
,
the
said
Deputies
protested
vnto
vs
,
that
they
would
neuer
haue
consented
to
the
subsistance
of
the
said
Fort
,
being
commanded
and
resolued
to
conserue
the
right
of
that
Demolition
.
As
they
doe
by
this
present
declaration
,
with
assurance
that
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
will
labour
by
his
intercessions
,
ioyn'd
with
their
most
humble
supplications
to
hasten
the
time
of
that
demolition
,
whereof
we
haue
giuen
them
all
the
royall
promises
and
words
which
they
can
desire
,
after
we
had
shewed
them
,
that
they
might
and
ought
to
remaine
satisfied
and
contented
.
In
witnesse
of
all
which
now
formerly
expressed
,
we
haue
signed
and
sealed
this
present
with
our
names
and
armes
,
and
haue
caused
it
likewise
to
be
vnder-signed
by
one
of
our
Secretaries
,
Dated
in
Paris
the
11.
day
of
February
1626.
And
so
signed
Holland
,
D.
Carleton
,
with
seales
vnder
euery
signe
,
and
vnderneath
by
the
commandment
of
the
said
Lords
,
signed
Augier
.
This
Act
so
dressed
and
finished
,
the
Deputies
carry
it
home
to
their
Prouinces
,
to
serue
for
comfort
and
consolation
to
our
poore
afflicted
Churches
,
who
wept
and
trembled
at
so
preiudiciall
a
Treatie
,
and
yet
notwithstanding
laboured
with
all
diligence
to
a
punctuall
accomplishment
of
all
things
which
were
conceded
and
granted
by
vs
,
to
the
end
that
calumnie
might
not
take
the
least
hold
of
our
actions
,
and
that
there
might
not
remaine
the
least
shadow
of
pretext
to
v●…e
vs
as
accustomed
,
to
wit
,
not
to
obserue
or
performe
any
thing
which
is
solemnly
promised
vnto
vs
.
To
which
end
the
Citie
of
Rochell
,
contrary
to
the
priuiledge
of
frontier
Townes
,
as
also
of
her
owne
in
particular
,
doth
speedily
demolish
a
notable
peece
of
fortification
,
which
with
much
cost
and
labour
it
had
built
,
and
ioyned
to
her
wals
.
They
dismist
the
Earle
of
Lauall
,
and
his
troops
,
who
had
assisted
them
in
their
necessitie
,
and
in
their
places
receiued
the
Kings
Commissioners
;
whose
comming
they
well
knew
would
proue
extreamely
preiudiciall
to
their
liberties
,
and
their
residence
to
their
safetie
:
and
in
a
word
,
from
point
to
point
with
a
scrupulous
curiositie
,
they
discharged
all
that
they
were
enioynd
to
performe
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
likewise
dismissed
all
his
Regiments
and
troopes
which
had
followed
him
,
and
our
swords
fell
out
of
our
hands
in
all
places
where
we
had
drawne
them
:
The
sorrowfull
honour
of
warre
was
presently
seene
changed
,
and
conuerted
into
Bonefires
of
Ioy
for
the
peace
,
and
into
publike
vowes
and
acclamations
for
the
Kings
long
life
and
prosperity
;
and
briefely
,
our
Obedience
was
so
intire
,
that
the
most
malicious
research
of
our
Enemies
could
finde
nothing
whereat
either
to
contradict
or
scandalize
vs
.
So
if
we
had
had
to
doe
with
people
any
way
iust
or
charitable
,
it
had
beene
capable
to
haue
molified
their
hearts
,
and
to
haue
began
to
deale
and
agitate
with
vs
,
otherwise
then
formerly
they
had
done
,
and
faithfully
to
haue
perform'd
what
they
had
so
solemnly
promised
:
But
the
onely
Article
of
their
Faith
which
they
keepe
inuiolably
,
is
neuer
to
keep
or
performe
it
to
vs
;
and
at
the
very
first
abord
they
shewed
vs
effects
therof
,
when
we
came
to
inregister
and
verifie
the
Edict
of
Peace
in
the
Parliaments
,
and
(
onely
that
of
Grenoble
excepted
)
there
was
none
of
them
which
would
absolutely
doe
it
,
some
obiecting
one
restriction
,
and
others
alleaging
another
,
vntill
they
came
to
point
and
cauill
at
matters
of
no
moment
,
which
vnprofitably
shewed
the
peruersenesse
of
their
auerse
natures
&
inclinations
,
As
vpon
the
word
of
Temple
,
as
if
the
places
where
we
assembled
to
pray
vnto
God
were
Mosques
:
and
again
vpon
that
of
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblies
,
as
if
they
were
the
Congregations
of
Pagans
,
or
the
Synogogues
of
Iewes
.
But
yet
we
belieued
that
we
had
much
cause
to
extoll
the
moderation
of
those
who
haue
quarrelled
with
vs
but
with
words
;
It
is
easie
for
vs
to
suffer
iniurie
for
the
loue
of
him
,
who
before
vs
,
was
in
derision
called
Samaritan
,
howsoeuer
that
those
contemners
were
wholly
vnworthy
,
in
the
neglect
,
but
much
more
in
the
violation
of
the
Edict
,
custome
(
in
that
nature
)
hauing
made
vs
so
insensible
,
as
we
almost
disdaine
to
open
our
mouthes
to
complaine
thereof
.
But
the
ill
consists
in
this
that
the
greatest
parts
of
those
Modifications
which
haue
bin
vsed
,
do
derectly
concerne
our
safeties
,
and
therefore
makes
the
Kings
Declaration
wholly
vnprofitable
.
This
hath
beene
particularly
seene
in
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouze
,
whose
Iurisdiction
is
knowne
to
extend
vpon
the
greatest
number
of
those
,
whom
necessitie
had
armed
in
these
last
emotions
.
For
in
two
onely
Articles
they
almost
anihilated
all
the
substance
of
the
Edict
.
First
they
placed
among
causes
reserued
and
execrable
,
the
demolition
of
the
Temples
of
the
Romish
Churches
,
expresly
abolished
by
the
Declaration
of
the
yeere
1622
,
conformable
herein
to
the
Edict
of
Nantes
,
and
also
then
absolutely
verified
by
them
,
by
which
meanes
,
the
hatred
which
they
conceiue
against
vs
,
carries
them
from
the
shame
to
be
held
factious
and
inconstant
.
But
they
proceed
further
,
for
they
limit
the
abolishing
of
hostilities
committed
the
5.
Febr.
1626
,
although
the
Declaration
of
Peace
was
not
published
vntill
many
dayes
after
we
subsisted
in
Armes
in
all
places
where
we
were
constrained
to
resume
them
.
So
in
those
two
turnes
of
the
pen
,
they
haue
inwrapped
vs
all
in
the
condemnation
,
preparing
the
way
to
all
sorts
of
iniustice
and
cruelties
which
they
haue
since
practised
and
committed
vpon
vs
.
And
although
his
Maiestie
commanded
that
these
Modifications
should
bee
withdrawne
,
as
directly
opposite
to
his
intentions
,
and
preiuditiall
to
the
publike
tranquilitie
,
yet
notwithstanding
all
these
reasons
,
this
Parliament
hath
obstinately
made
good
what
it
formerly
so
vniustly
and
so
factiously
resolued
against
vs
,
to
the
great
preiudice
and
blemish
of
the
Authoritie
Royall
,
and
for
a
most
compleat
and
intire
iustification
of
our
complaints
and
grieuances
,
not
being
able
to
find
securitie
or
safetie
in
the
words
and
promises
of
our
Prince
,
because
what
good
affection
or
intents
soeuer
he
retaine
for
our
behalfes
,
those
who
ought
to
be
the
executors
of
his
Royall
will
,
and
pleasure
,
doe
directly
combine
and
band
themselues
against
it
,
as
triumphing
and
glorying
in
the
infringing
of
his
promises
.
These
beginnings
were
not
to
giue
vs
hope
of
any
much
happy
success
,
or
if
any
one
intended
or
expected
them
,
experience
stayed
not
long
to
vndeceaue
them
,
the
eruptions
of
the
Peace
hauing
beene
so
grosly
and
presumptuously
committed
,
with
such
a
violent
impetuositie
,
that
they
feeme
to
be
affected
thereto
,
it
being
impossible
to
giue
it
any
other
interpretation
then
this
,
Miserie
to
those
,
who
are
weakest
,
and
vanquished
.
This
was
manifestly
seene
and
knowne
at
the
refuse
which
was
giuen
to
our
general
Deputies
to
send
Commissioners
through
all
Prouinces
according
as
it
was
inculcated
&
intimated
by
the
Declaration
of
Peace
.
The
necessity
of
their
sending
being
extreame
,
to
the
end
the
Edict
might
be
put
in
execution
where
it
was
infringed
and
violated
.
To
reestablish
the
exercise
of
our
religion
in
those
places
from
whence
it
had
been
banished
.
To
replace
in
their
houses
a
numberlesse
number
of
poore
families
which
had
beene
expeled
and
exiled
.
And
in
a
word
,
to
preuent
and
remedy
those
disorders
which
drew
with
them
the
licentiousnesse
of
war
,
and
to
make
vs
feele
some
effects
of
so
many
promises
which
had
been
made
vs
.
But
it
is
that
which
no
supplications
can
euer
obtaine
,
so
as
most
of
the
chiefest
Churches
of
the
Kingdome
haue
fainted
and
languished
in
miserie
,
that
they
are
so
far
off
that
this
Peace
hath
any
way
improued
or
bettered
their
condition
as
contrary-wise
it
hath
disarmed
vs
,
to
expose
vs
naked
to
all
manner
of
tortures
and
persecutions
.
The
which
to
approue
and
iustifie
,
at
least
60
poore
Churches
will
vndertake
with
weeping
hearts
and
voices
,
to
whom
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
Edict
,
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
ought
to
be
free
,
and
where
it
was
confidently
hoped
they
should
haue
now
beene
re-established
by
the
peace
,
they
yet
haue
remained
in
a
pitifull
desolation
,
without
that
all
their
requests
&
prayers
can
any
way
steed
them
for
their
restoration
,
or
produce
any
other
fruits
or
effects
then
the
immense
charges
of
their
vnprofitable
solicitation
.
Iniustice
,
which
hath
not
onely
been
practised
in
those
Townes
subdued
by
the
violence
of
Armes
,
and
where
this
hard
measure
might
peraduenture
be
imputed
to
the
seuerity
and
sharpnesse
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
against
vs
for
hauing
committed
some
acts
of
hostilitie
,
but
also
in
those
places
who
refused
to
ioyne
to
the
resistance
of
their
brethren
,
and
had
stooped
the
most
●…ruily
vnder
their
yoake
,
and
in
those
places
also
where
ours
haue
no
power
to
agitate
any
thing
.
Particularly
,
we
may
here
remember
the
Church
of
Tours
,
whereof
the
Temple
hauing
been
burnt
in
the
mid'st
of
peace
before
the
troubles
of
the
yeeres
1620
and
1621
,
and
during
the
two
Edicts
of
Peace
which
haue
beene
since
establshed
and
published
;
they
cannot
hetherunto
reedifie
and
repaire
it
.
And
although
the
king
with
his
own
mouth
hath
ordained
the
restablishment
thereof
,
and
to
that
end
granted
out
a
commission
to
see
it
performed
the
last
yeere
,
yet
notwithstanding
,
the
malice
and
wickednesse
of
his
Officers
hath
rendered
it
vaine
and
vnprofitable
to
whom
the
execution
thereof
was
giuen
and
belonged
,
so
that
for
the
tearme
of
7
whole
yeeres
,
more
than
2000
Soules
haue
there
languished
in
a
miserable
captiuitie
of
Conscience
,
without
hauing
permission
or
liberty
to
seru●…
God
.
And
for
asmuch
as
some-times
they
haue
assayed
to
assemble
secretly
to
administer
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
to
some
Children
,
and
not
to
suffer
so
great
a
number
of
Soules
without
some
exercise
of
Religion
,
they
haue
followed
them
closely
and
seuerely
,
haue
publickly
abused
the
Minister
,
and
condemned
him
in
a
great
Fine
,
for
lending
of
his
House
for
so
piousan
Action
.
Yea
so
far
it
is
that
those
poore
troopes
of
Christians
so
pitifully
dispersed
,
and
so
long
time
depriued
of
the
food
of
their
Soules
,
could
be
assembled
or
gathered
together
,
that
the
insolencie
and
crueltie
of
our
Enemies
haue
begat
and
perpetrated
new
dissipations
.
The
yeere
1622
,
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
(
formerly
held
to
be
a
moderate
Prince
)
hath
in
a
setled
peace
demolished
the
Temple
of
Chailar
in
Vizaretz
,
and
forbidden
all
this
poore
Towne
(
wherein
there
are
not
10
Families
of
a
contrarie
religion
to
ours
)
the
exercise
of
their
religion
,
authorising
by
this
remarkeable
example
,
in
regard
of
his
dignitie
,
all
those
of
his
gouernment
to
an
implacable
hatred
against
vs
,
and
euen
to
outraged
with
a
licentious
furie
and
boldnesse
.
The
Baron
of
Perant
,
Gouernor
of
Beucaire
in
Languedoc
,
imboldned
by
this
insolencie
,
after
he
had
taken
from
vs
,
&
vsurped
the
Temple
of
God
,
wherein
we
were
accustomed
to
serue
God
in
the
Church
of
Vezenobre
in
Sezennes
,
he
not
only
contented
himselfe
to
depriue
vs
thereof
,
and
to
dedicate
it
to
Idols
,
but
to
leaue
a
perpetuall
memoriall
of
his
outragious
and
violent
iniustice
,
caused
there
a
Bell
to
be
founded
with
this
Inscription
,
That
Such
a
day
he
had
chased
Heresie
thence
.
And
not
long
since
when
the
Nationall
Synod
was
held
at
Castres
,
the
Cardinall
of
Sourdis
came
furiously
rushing
vpon
a
troope
of
harmlesse
and
innocent
Soules
,
going
to
Montrauell
,
with
the
great
incommodities
and
laboures
of
their
bodies
,
to
seeke
the
Food
of
their
Soules
,
where
violently
he
pursued
the
Pastor
(
whom
it
pleased
God
to
preserue
)
shut
vp
a
great
number
of
women
and
small
children
into
a
barn
,
where
he
held
them
a
long
time
captiues
in
the
feares
and
apprehensions
of
death
,
&
euerie
minute
threatned
to
set
fire
to
them
and
burne
them
,
and
in
the
end
by
a
prophanation
full
of
horror
,
conuerted
to
a
stable
this
Temple
where
these
seruants
of
the
Lord
were
accustomed
frequently
to
serue
him
,
and
which
had
continued
without
interruption
since
the
furie
of
the
Masacres
.
And
in
this
manner
it
is
,
that
Our
Enemies
doe
accomplish
that
which
his
Maiesties
Declaration
had
promised
vs
,
concerning
the
reestablishing
of
our
dissipated
Churches
,
that
is
to
say
,
by
new
inuented
outrages
,
and
performed
by
great
and
noble
personages
,
against
whom
it
is
vnpossible
for
vs
to
obtaine
any
Iustice
,
yea
not
lawfull
to
frame
or
exhibit
a
complaint
.
Enery
one
may
iudge
of
what
a
dangerous
and
pernicious
consequence
these
examples
are
,
and
what
we
may
attend
or
expect
from
people
already
exasperated
and
animated
with
implacable
hatred
against
vs
;
hauing
before
their
eyes
,
those
and
the
like
great
personages
,
which
serue
for
fire-brands
and
incendraries
to
their
rage
:
and
indeede
they
are
growne
to
so
boundlesse
and
licencious
a
rage
,
that
they
can
make
vs
suffer
no
more
,
and
in
imitation
of
others
,
they
triumph
and
glory
to
abuse
vs
,
and
doe
openly
depresse
vs
with
their
outrages
.
So
that
almost
euery
where
to
be
knowne
to
be
of
our
Religion
,
is
to
be
marked
and
distinguished
for
Monsters
,
and
those
who
are
of
the
sweetest
,
and
most
temperate
inclinations
,
doe
thinke
they
extreamly
gratifie
vs
,
if
they
doe
but
simply
abhorre
vs
,
and
eschew
our
companies
and
meetings
,
as
people
who
are
infected
with
the
pestilence
,
especially
in
those
places
where
they
preuaile
in
number
,
and
it
is
almost
throughout
the
whole
Kingdome
,
that
we
cannot
goe
to
our
Diuine
Exercises
,
but
either
in
going
or
returning
the
vulgar
doe
assemble
to
hush
and
shout
at
vs
with
publike
out-cries
,
throw
stones
at
vs
,
and
beat
vs
downe
with
iniuries
;
so
that
in
the
Capitall
Citie
of
Paris
it selfe
,
it
is
not
long
since
that
there
were
some
slayne
vpon
the
place
,
without
that
the
presence
of
the
King
,
&
the
respect
of
that
famous
Parliament
there
resident
,
could
preuent
or
hinder
that
this
blood
was
not
spilt
before
their
eyes
,
and
themselues
to
be
almost
destroyed
therewith
.
Yea
they
aduance
so
far
in
this
insolencie
,
as
they
rush
into
particular
mens
houses
to
execute
the
excesse
of
this
their
crueltie
.
And
the
example
is
resent
&
fresh
of
that
which
hapned
in
the
aforesaid
Church
of
Vezenobre
,
where
a
furious
number
of
Asasins
breake
by
night
into
the
house
of
the
Minister
,
and
clapt
a
rope
about
his
necke
purposely
to
strangle
him
,
if
miraculously
he
had
not
escaped
their
tallents
by
leaping
out
at
a
window
,
from
whence
he
secretly
crept
along
to
som
neighbouring
cottage
,
almost
dead
with
the
blows
and
wounds
he
receiued
of
them
.
Those
whom
they
cannot
force
in
their
houses
,
the
seduce
forth
by
subtiltie
;
as
an
Aduocate
of
Sommieres
,
who
being
fallen
into
some
reuolt
,
during
the
last
ciuill
combustions
,
but
then
immediatly
after
return'd
againe
into
the
Church
,
he
was
sent
for
to
the
Castle
vnder
a
false
pretext
&
errand
,
&
there
was
surprised
and
seized
on
by
a
multitude
of
furious
Fryers
,
and
appointed
Souldiers
who
there
drew
him
into
the
Fryerie
,
where
he
was
forced
to
endure
all
that
which
could
be
expected
from
the
humanitie
of
those
pitifull
fathers
.
Our
children
are
often
surprised
&
stollen
from
vs
by
publicke
violence
,
to
bring
them
vp
in
their
Cloysters
,
as
many
times
there
remaines
nothing
to
the
poore
fathers
&
desolate
mothers
,
but
their
vnprofitable
teares
to
haue
ingendred
them
to
Idolatry
and
superstition
.
It
is
a
common
custome
now
among
Friers
,
to
thrust
themselues
into
families
and
houses
to
seduce
seruants
against
the
will
of
their
master
,
&
children
in
the
sight
of
their
fathers
,
and
if
they
will
haue
them
forsake
their
houses
,
they
cry
out
,
Murther
,
murther
,
as
if
they
had
been
outraged
&
set
vpon
,
and
finding
witnesses
enough
for
their
purpose
,
to
depose
that
which
they
desire
,
they
follow
them
in
suits
of
Law
,
as
cryminals
,
and
many
times
they
are
very
happy
if
they
can
be
quit
and
freed
of
them
for
a
great
part
of
their
goods
.
Others
they
accuse
for
speaking
ill
of
their
Prince
,
and
so
frame
informations
against
them
,
which
they
presse
with
so
much
malice
&
violence
,
that
some
finding
themselues
circumuented
,
&
in
danger
of
their
liues
,
doe
leaue
themselues
to
be
drawne
and
seduced
by
them
,
and
so
wretchedly
to
redeeme
their
crymes
with
their
reuolt
and
Apostacie
,
whereof
there
is
as
a
late
remarkeable
example
neere
Naye
le
Fineuse
,
in
one
who
had
the
charge
of
Ancient
of
that
Church
.
Yea
many
times
they
very
impudently
enter
into
our
Temples
during
the
time
of
Sermons
,
&
there
very
loudly
contradict
our
Pastors
to
their
faces
,
to
the
end
they
may
stirr
vp
some
mutinie
,
or
sow
some
sedition
among
them
,
which
hapned
at
St.
Maixert
verie
few
moneths
since
,
and
it
is
commonly
practised
in
all
parts
of
Poictow
,
the
which
it
seemes
those
maleuolent
Spirits
doe
particularie
practise
,
thereby
the
more
to
torment
them
in
this
manner
.
These
sort
of
people
doe
againe
goe
and
besiege
the
patience
and
braines
of
sicke
and
dying
people
,
purposely
to
disturbe
their
wits
and
memories
,
and
to
engender
some
scruples
in
their
Consciences
,
and
what
testimony
soeuer
the
poore
sicke
patient
giues
,
that
he
will
receiue
his
consolation
from
his
owne
Pastor
:
If
it
fall
out
that
he
but
once
open
his
mouth
,
then
they
are
presently
vp
with
their
insolent
cries
which
they
obstinately
continue
vntill
such
time
as
they
see
the
sicke
patient
in
the
last
agonies
of
death
.
This
Death
although
it
be
commonly
tearmed
the
last
and
best
remedy
of
all
euils
and
affictions
,
yet
it
doth
not
wholly
take
vs
away
from
their
cruelty
;
for
they
raile
vpon
our
dead
bodies
,
persecuting
vs
to
the
very
tombe
,
permit
not
that
we
are
accompanied
or
conducted
,
fill
our
graues
when
we
are
making
of
them
,
wish
and
desire
that
we
were
deuoured
of
Dogges
,
and
constraine
vs
almost
euery
where
to
solemnize
our
Funerals
by
night
.
But
alas
!
what
will
you
say
,
when
in
our
very
graues
,
our
bones
and
dust
cannot
finde
repose
?
for
with
vnmercifull
and
cruell
hands
they
violate
our
graues
,
whom
very
Pagans
would
esteeme
as
sacred
,
and
finding
nothing
else
but
pittifull
dust
,
they
are
yet
so
barbarous
as
to
throw
it
into
the
winde
.
The
burning
of
the
Temple
of
Towrs
began
by
the
vnburying
of
a
dead
carkase
;
and
so
haue
beene
vnburied
the
bones
of
persons
of
qualitic
and
Honour
as
of
late
Monsieur
de
Teligny
la
Nene
,
and
very
lately
of
Monsieur
de
Saint
Fulgents
.
Not
long
since
neere
vnto
Londun
,
as
a
husband
had
caused
a
graue
to
be
made
for
his
dead
wife
neere
vnto
the
Church-yard
,
the
rage
of
the
Commons
was
such
,
as
they
would
not
suffer
this
poore
body
this
last
place
of
repose
,
but
they
vnburied
it
by
night
,
and
exposed
and
abandoned
it
to
Woolues
,
which
indeede
deuoured
part
thereof
,
so
that
when
the
afflicted
Husband
began
to
make
researches
and
examinations
of
this
inhumaine
cruelty
,
he
receiued
a
poore
reward
for
this
his
pitifull
and
charitable
office
,
and
was
in
a
morning
found
to
be
slashed
,
and
slaine
.
And
let
none
here
belieue
,
that
we
speak
by
Hyperboles
,
for
they
are
pure
and
naked
truths
:
the
Sunne
sees
them
,
we
feele
them
,
our
Enemies
make
vs
suffer
them
,
and
France
is
the
cruell
Theator
whereon
are
represented
such
bloudy
and
mournfull
tragedies
,
and
as
God
beholds
them
,
so
it
is
incompatible
to
his
diuine
Iustice
that
one
day
he
doe
not
reuenge
them
.
But
here
our
Enemies
will
not
faile
to
obiect
vnto
vs
,
that
although
all
this
be
true
(
as
indeed
the
iustification
thereof
is
cleare
and
apparant
)
yet
that
they
are
particular
actions
,
not
auowed
,
but
disproued
,
and
which
therefore
ought
not
to
cause
the
infraction
of
the
Edict
of
Peace
,
the
which
as
much
as
possible
we
can
,
we
ought
to
endeauour
to
preserue
and
maintaine
.
But
this
is
the
exception
of
our
Enemies
,
which
through
their
vain
euasions
desire
to
be
couered
with
our
complaints
,
&
to
haue
a
law
of
themselues
to
condemne
them
as
iniust
.
But
besides
that
,
we
go
on
plainly
to
iustifie
their
iniustices
,
altogether
armed
with
Patents
,
and
publikely
authorized
,
they
in
vaine
endeauour
to
free
and
wash
themselues
of
these
outrages
which
are
committed
on
vs
by
particular
persons
,
for
that
they
themselues
introduce
them
by
their
examples
,
and
to
embolden
them
thereto
through
their
impunitie
,
for
wherefore
haue
they
the
swords
of
Magistracy
in
their
hands
,
but
to
defend
and
secure
vs
from
iniuries
,
and
to
doe
vs
right
and
iustice
when
we
haue
receiued
them
:
wherefore
doe
they
contemne
all
all
our
complaints
and
grieuances
?
whence
proceeds
it
,
that
hauing
presented
a
full
list
thereof
,
which
was
yet
but
the
abstract
and
compendium
of
more
important
,
that
we
had
no
iustice
done
vs
vpon
any
one
of
them
,
no
nor
so
much
as
vouchsafe
to
heare
or
read
them
:
so
that
who
can
otherwayes
take
or
consider
them
,
but
as
the
Authors
of
these
cruell
indignities
we
endure
and
suffer
,
in
that
hauing
the
authority
to
preuent
them
,
they
absolutely
refuse
to
put
their
hands
to
it
?
The
Edict
of
Peace
which
is
giuen
vs
,
is
fraudulent
and
deceitfull
,
because
those
who
are
ordained
to
make
vs
obserue
them
,
doe
send
apparant
contrauentions
,
and
permit-●…and
suffer
them
.
But
their
iniustice
stops
not
,
at
a
simple
tolleration
of
outrages
,
which
we
see
them
doe
by
their
particulars
,
for
they
themselues
are
the
first
and
chiefest
which
infringe
all
the
clauses
of
the
Edict
,
which
is
fit
for
vs
to
cleere
and
iustifie
;
to
the
end
,
that
all
men
being
well
informed
thereof
.
Detest
their
disloyaltie
and
sympathize
with
vs
against
the
cruell
oppression
which
they
make
vs
suffer
.
The
Kings
Declaration
imports
,
that
we
shall
be
re-established
in
the
free
exercise
of
our
Religion
,
in
our
Goods
,
Offices
,
and
Honours
,
and
in
a
word
,
all
sorts
of
fauourable
and
gracious
vsage
for
the
Generall
,
besides
that
which
was
couenanted
and
granted
to
some
partilars
,
as
namely
for
the
Towne
of
Rochell
,
It
is
therefore
question
that
we
examine
or
see
how
all
these
hath
beene
performed
and
executed
:
As
for
the
free
exercise
of
our
Religion
,
besides
that
which
hath
beene
formerly
obiected
and
represented
of
a
fearefull
number
of
poore
Churches
which
remaine
depriued
,
and
that
the
Ministers
of
the
State
haue
scoff'd
and
mocked
when
they
endeauoured
to
demand
their
reestablishment
,
which
was
granted
them
by
the
Edict
,
besides
those
which
are
newly
rased
and
discipated
,
and
in
those
very
places
where
this
exercise
doth
in
some
manner
yet
subsist
:
we
are
held
in
a
cruell
captiuitie
,
for
there
are
Fines
ordained
and
also
corporall
punishments
,
for
those
who
sing
Psalmes
in
their
houses
,
wherein
are
contained
the
praises
of
God
,
whiles
the
streets
regorge
with
blasphemers
,
and
resound
with
obscure
and
vilanous
songs
.
We
are
forbidden
our
Schooles
in
diuers
places
,
as
at
Niort
,
and
in
all
Bearne
,
to
the
end
that
our
Children
remaine
ignorant
and
without
learning
and
instruction
.
The
Parliament
of
Pau
hath
decreed
and
pronounced
a
sentence
against
consistories
,
which
shall
professe
and
practise
that
which
is
expresly
mentioned
in
our
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
,
to
wit
,
to
censure
Fathers
and
Parents
which
send
their
children
to
the
Schooles
and
Colleges
of
the
Iesuites
to
be
there
by
them
instructed
.
Although
Fryars
which
giue
their
first
oath
to
a
Stranger
,
I
meane
the
Pope
,
who
subiect
Kings
to
him
,
and
who
maintaine
and
defend
those
paracides
which
they
themselues
haue
committed
;
I
say
,
although
they
are
receiued
into
this
Kingdome
of
all
sorts
of
Nations
indifferently
;
neuerthelesse
it
being
question
of
our
Ministers
,
of
whom
calumnies
hath
neuer
had
the
face
to
impute
them
the
least
of
these
horrours
,
we
are
debarred
to
receiue
any
who
are
strangers
,
and
the
ancient
alliance
of
this
Crowne
with
the
Kingdome
of
Scotland
,
hath
not
beene
considerable
or
valable
to
reobtaine
the
returne
of
Master
Prymrose
,
in
the
Church
of
Bourdeaux
,
where
he
serued
many
yeeres
with
a
singular
edification
,
and
testimony
from
our
very
aduersaries
,
of
a
most
modest
and
temperate
personage
;
and
others
,
although
naturall
Frenchmen
,
are
condemned
to
an
vniust
and
eternall
exile
,
because
they
were
knowne
to
be
excellent
instruments
to
serue
God
,
as
Monsieur
d●…
Moulin
,
whose
very
name
was
respected
and
admired
of
our
Aduersaries
:
and
likewise
Monsieur
Suffrein
,
to
hinder
whose
calling
backe
with
some
pretext
and
colour
,
the
most
wicked
and
impudent
imposture
that
could
be
,
as
the
approbation
of
the
popular
esmotion
,
wherein
the
President
De
Cros
was
kill'd
.
As
for
those
who
yet
subsist
in
their
Churches
,
if
it
be
knowne
that
they
are
profitable
labourers
in
Gods
Vineyard
,
then
there
is
nothing
vnomitted
to
expell
and
banish
them
,
as
hath
beene
seene
in
deceased
Monsieur
de
la
Chapaliere
and
Monsieur
Salbart
,
whom
to
driue
and
take
away
from
Rochell
,
they
left
no
stone
vnremoued
,
whether
in
the
Towne
,
or
in
the
Prouinciall
or
Generall
Synods
,
yea
they
went
so
farre
therein
,
as
they
abused
the
Kings
name
,
and
by
a
publike
letter
from
his
Maiestie
addressed
to
the
body
of
the
Towne
,
to
driue
them
thence
:
The
one
and
the
other
of
them
being
notwithstanding
knowne
to
be
honest
men
,
and
being
guilty
of
no
other-crime
,
then
of
their
zeale
and
affection
to
the
Church
of
God
,
and
accompanied
with
a
rare
experience
;
and
for
the
first
of
the
two
,
who
is
now
gone
to
God
,
we
haue
drawn
those
true
testimonies
from
our
Enemies
after
his
decease
,
that
he
was
a
rare
and
singular
personage
,
whom
no
threatnings
could
shake
,
no
offers
how
great
or
frequently
reiterated
could
corrupt
,
whom
no
dangers
could
euer
make
to
feare
,
whom
no
misfortune
could
daunt
,
and
who
trampling
vnder
his
feet
all
particular
interests
,
was
wholly
bent
for
the
conseruation
and
good
of
his
fiocke
:
That
which
causcth
them
so
to
praise
him
after
hisdeath
,
was
that
which
made
them
hate
him
,
so
during
his
life
:
but
for
him
,
he
is
now
escaped
their
cruelties
;
but
those
who
remaine
in
life
,
are
enforced
to
lament
vnder
their
tyranny
:
and
it
is
not
lawfull
for
them
to
speake
or
write
that
which
their
consciences
suggest
and
dictate
to
them
,
betweene
vs
and
our
Aduersaries
,
for
the
long
and
miserable
captiuity
of
Monsieur
Constant
,
and
of
Monsieur
Bellot
in
the
Prisons
of
Bourdeaux
,
doth
but
too
much
depose
and
confirme
it
;
and
besides
that
,
witnesse
the
personall
adiournments
&
Decrees
for
the
corporall
detentions
granted
out
against
diuers
of
them
for
the
same
cause
;
among
other
of
Monsieur
de
Bransillon
,
for
hauing
answered
to
the
declaration
of
a
wretched
Apostate
:
The
Pastor
of
Saüne
in
Sauennes
for
hauing
refuted
a
calumniating
and
railing
booke
,
which
a
Iesuite
set
forth
,
and
Monsieur
Sauonnet
in
Poictou
for
hauing
published
the
Acts
of
a
Conference
,
which
a
Capuchin
Fryar
equally
ignorant
and
impudent
had
constrained
him
thereto
,
who
after
he
had
vanquished
him
shamefully
,
was
yet
so
audatious
as
to
publish
the
trophes
of
an
imaginarie
victorie
.
As
it
is
not
lawfull
for
our
Minister
to
speake
or
write
,
so
it
is
prohibited
to
our
Printers
to
publish
any
Bookes
of
our
Religion
.
That
at
Nismes
he
of
the
Academie
suffered
a
long
imprisonment
for
imprinting
an
ancient
manuscript
which
was
publickly
sold
in
Paris
of
the
great
pardon
of
God
opposed
to
that
of
the
Popes
,
and
another
Minister
in
Poictou
named
Bureau
hath
been
extreamly
check't
by
the
Presidiall
Court
of
Poictues
for
printing
the
aforesaid
dispute
of
Monsieur
Saromet
,
and
henceforth
they
haue
made
a
generall
Decree
whereby
they
will
exclude
and
insnare
vs
by
vertue
of
a
Declaration
published
Anno
1625
,
in
the
behalfe
of
an
ex●…crable
Booke
composed
by
the
Iesuites
,
prohibiting
the
imprinting
of
any
Booke
without
being
licensed
and
priuiledged
,
which
is
cleerly
and
absolutly
to
defend
vs
from
printing
or
publishing
any
thing
,
sith
we
know
well
that
this
approbation
and
priuiledge
will
neuer
be
allowed
or
granted
vs
,
so
as
the
permission
which
was
formerly
yeelded
&
giuen
vs
,
will
remaine
void
and
annihilated
,
and
the
Edict
which
authoriseth
it
to
vs
,
consequently
violated
and
infringed
.
And
no
lesse
it
is
for
our
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblies
,
wherein
there
is
an
innouation
made
repugnant
and
contrarie
to
the
Edict
,
by
this
yoake
which
is
imposed
on
vs
to
receiue
Commissioners
.
For
in
those
assemblies
we
do
not
frame
,
or
exhibite
any
vniust
complaint
,
for
feare
of
being
there
checked
,
and
reproued
,
where
all
things
passe
religiously
and
according
to
Gods
Word
.
But
it
grieues
vs
that
thereby
they
will
traduce
&
abuse
vs
,
as
if
we
had
any
way
wronged
those
venerable
assemblies
,
to
make
,
or
introduce
Monopolyes
.
Moreouer
,
experience
hath
made
vs
obserue
,
that
the
aymes
and
intents
of
our
Enemies
is
hereby
to
make
vs
vnusefull
,
yea
preiudiciall
through
the
election
of
such
Commissioners
which
most
commonly
we
know
to
be
hired
&
stipended
against
vs
,
and
who
indeed
place
themselues
there
purposely
to
offend
&
abuse
vs
.
For
according
to
their
●…antasies
&
pleasures
we
must
assemble
,
or
seperate
our selues
,
make
our
consultations
long
or
short
,
and
according
to
their
aduise
&
relish
,
euerie
point
which
we
treate
of
,
is
a
question
and
maxime
of
estate
,
although
it
symbolize
no
neerer
then
day
to
night
,
and
thereupon
they
rayse
their
sple●…ne
&
bitternesse
.
And
although
in
these
our
affaires
and
assemblies
they
should
bring
but
their
eares
to
heare
,
yet
they
interpose
&
vsurp
vpon
all
matters
that
are
proposed
or
consulted
,
for
to
speake
their
opinions
hereof
,
&
to
make
them
as
authenticall
&
valable
as
if
they
were
the
most
passionatest
Partisans
.
We
haue
obserued
of
many
among
them
,
some
pernitious
spyes
to
marke
out
in
Rubrikes
those
who
are
best
affected
to
the
Church
of
God
,
to
oppose
good
men
,
to
support
wicked
,
and
to
intimidate
&
shake
the
weaker
sort
of
people
,
and
in
fauour
of
some
miserable
reward
to
make
them
fall
off
from
themselues
.
To
be
short
,
for
the
heaping
vp
of
oppression
in
that
which
concernes
our
consciences
,
they
will
force
vs
to
that
which
is
more
bitter
and
insupportable
then
death
itselfe
,
and
which
with
abhomination
we
abhor
&
detest
,
as
a
most
expresse
and
grosse
Idolatry
,
that
is
to
bow
our
knees
before
the
Host
,
or
Agnu●…
dei
of
the
Roman-priests
,
I
say
they
will
inforce
vs
thereto
,
and
the
decrees
thereof
haue
bin
newly
dated
and
published
in
many
places
,
more
particularly
at
Diepe
,
where
there
are
so
great
a
number
of
our
Religion
,
that
it
is
impossible
they
are
not
often
engaged
with
this
fatall
meeting
.
And
in
this
sort
they
haue
performed
&
executed
the
declaration
of
peace
in
regard
of
the
chiefe
point
thereof
which
concernes
the
free
libertie
and
exercise
of
our
Religion
,
they
haue
not
established
it
in
infinite
places
where
it
ought
to
be
,
they
haue
expelled
and
banished
it
from
diuers
others
where
it
lawfully
subsisted
,
and
if
any
where
they
haue
left
it
,
it
is
in
the
manner
,
and
tearmes
as
we
haue
here
formerly
expressed
.
As
for
the
regard
of
the
offices
&
dignities
whereunto
we
ought
to
be
indifferently
admitted
with
our
other
Country
men
and
fellow
Citizens
,
it
is
this
which
our
Enemies
haue
impugned
and
preuented
with
all
sorts
of
passion
and
violence
.
In
many
places
where
those
of
our
contrary
Religion
make
not
the
tenth
person
,
they
haue
wholly
taken
from
vs
that
part
and
portion
which
we
had
in
the
Consuls
Court
,
as
at
Bagnols
:
Or
if
in
any
place
they
haue
left
vs
any
thing
,
it
hath
beene
the
very
least
and
meanest
part
,
as
at
Montelimard
.
There
hath
beene
bribery
,
combination
,
or
corruption
employed
almost
euery
where
,
to
introduce
in
the
Towne
houses
or
seats
of
Iustice
and
Iudicature
:
those
which
most
maligne
vs
,
and
consequently
to
expell
all
honest
men
.
Very
lately
cotrary
to
the
exclude
priuiledges
of
the
City
of
Nismes
,
the
Commissioners
of
the
Chamber
of
Besiers
,
by
a
Decree
of
their
Councell
would
there
assist
at
the
election
of
the
Consuls
,
to
make
it
fall
on
people
wholly
to
their
deuotion
,
and
because
the
Baron
of
Aubais
who
was
not
of
their
crue
,
was
there
lawfully
elected
and
accepted
the
Dignitie
,
they
granted
out
a
power
to
arrest
his
Body
,
and
most
cruelly
ransack'd
his
houses
.
The
order
hitherto
inuiolably
obserued
calling
Monsieur
le
Cocque
Councellour
of
the
Parliament
of
Paris
to
enter
into
the
Great
Chamber
,
the
doore
was
shut
against
him
,
in
hatred
of
his
Religion
,
and
the
long
seruices
of
this
venerable
old
man
,
whose
probity
and
merits
are
apparantly
knowne
to
all
men
,
could
not
preuaile
with
their
passion
against
vs
,
nor
secure
him
from
their
outragious
Iniustice
.
Generally
there
is
seldome
granted
out
any
Office
whatsoeuer
,
though
it
be
but
of
a
poore
Sergeant
to
any
that
is
of
our
Religion
,
if
they
doe
not
first
abiure
it
,
or
promise
those
seruices
which
is
required
of
them
,
which
is
,
hereafter
to
betray
vs
in
the
midst
of
our selues
;
so
that
Monsieur
de
Russan
hauing
many
yeeres
since
paid
for
the
Office
of
Generall
of
the
Court
of
Aydes
at
Monpellier
,
hath
not
as
yet
beene
receiued
,
because
he
will
not
performe
the
one
,
nor
promise
the
other
.
And
now
againe
in
the
Towne
of
Rochell
there
hauing
beene
many
Offices
and
dignities
vacant
,
whom
many
of
the
said
Towne
haue
sought
to
obtaine
and
purchase
;
these
suits
of
theirs
hath
beene
in
vaine
,
because
they
will
not
play
false
play
to
their
consciences
,
in
betraying
their
Countrie
,
and
in
this
manner
it
is
that
the
Faith
hath
beene
kept
and
practised
with
vs
in
this
regard
.
It
may
be
,
that
being
contented
to
haue
bereaued
and
dispoyled
vs
of
our
honours
,
they
will
be
then
more
iust
to
restore
vsto
our
goods
,
and
to
secure
vs
from
iniuries
,
and
generally
to
conserue
our
Rights
in
matter
of
Iustice
which
was
solemnly
promised
vs
.
So
here
it
is
that
some
enraged
passion
hath
strangely
blinded
them
,
that
trampling
vnder
their
feet
all
manner
of
diuine
and
humane
Lawes
,
they
haue
wretchedly
abused
the
authority
which
gaue
them
Lawes
,
euery
way
to
afflict
and
oppresse
vs
.
When
grounding
our selues
and
Actions
on
the
Edict
of
Peace
,
we
would
question
before
Iudges
,
the
vniust
detainers
of
our
goods
,
whereof
they
so
violently
possessed
themselues
during
the
fury
of
the
Warres
,
and
so
to
demand
the
Principall
which
was
due
to
vs
,
before
the
taking
of
Armes
,
all
our
Law
suites
and
Processes
haue
beene
reiected
or
adiudged
against
the
Plaintiffes
to
their
great
cost
and
charges
,
and
our
Enemies
the
Desendants
still
maintaind
in
their
vsurpation
;
so
that
to
the
Prouince
of
Languedoc
alone
,
is
owing
more
then
two
millions
of
Livres
,
which
is
100000.
li.
sterling
,
and
to
the
towne
of
Rochell
immense
and
infinite
sums
,
and
it
is
so
far
off
from
restoring
vs
what
is
due
to
vs
,
as
by
Acts
of
palpable
iniustice
they
haue
many
where
's
condemned
vs
to
restore
those
prises
which
we
had
taken
during
the
warres
,
and
among
others
there
was
a
sentence
giuen
thereon
,
in
the
Chamber
of
the
Edict
at
Besieres
,
against
deceased
Mrnsieur
de
St
Blancard
.
Our
processes
are
iudged
by
the
ticket
on
the
bagges
,
so
that
those
of
a
contrary
religion
boldly
sue
all
manner
of
actions
against
vs
how
vniust
so
euer
,
being
confident
that
the
contrary
Iudge
of
our
Religion
will
make
them
gaine
their
Causes
:
And
so
at
the
Great
Councell
,
The
Earle
of
Beanfort
was
ouerthrowne
in
a
greatl
uite
he
followed
against
some
Communalites
,
and
which
imported
him
the
greatest
part
of
his
whole
Estate
,
although
the
equitie
and
iustice
of
his
cause
was
perfectly
cleere
,
and
that
in
confirmation
thereof
he
had
heretofore
obtaind
sentence
vpon
sentence
;
but
notwithstanding
,
the
onely
remembrance
of
troopes
of
assistance
which
he
conducted
into
Montauban
,
and
his
perseuerance
and
constancy
in
the
true
Religion
,
haue
preuailed
with
his
Iudges
that
his
Right
was
vniust
.
But
might
it
please
God
,
that
they
did
not
abuse
their
power
but
in
disployIing
vs
of
our
goods
,
and
that
their
cruelty
would
at
least
leaue
vs
our
liberty
and
liues
,
that
their
seats
of
Iustice
were
onely
Courts
established
vniustly
to
grant
and
giue
away
our
goods
to
our
Enemies
,
and
that
they
became
not
scaffolds
expresly
erected
to
draw
innocent
bloud
from
vs
.
It
is
a
horror
of
the
bloudy
Decrees
and
Iudgements
which
euery
day
they
pronounce
against
vs
,
and
whereby
they
manifest
and
demonstrate
to
all
the
world
,
that
their
soules
are
far
redder
then
their
Scarlet
gownes
.
The
least
fault
which
any
of
vs
commits
is
a
crime
which
can
neither
hope
,
nor
obtaine
pardon
,
and
in
the
whitest
innocency
it selfe
,
their
hatred
makes
them
finde
out
lawfull
causes
to
condemne
vs
.
A
yong
man
of
Auignon
,
named
William
Astier
,
for
hauing
framed
and
collected
some
reasons
which
moued
him
to
abandon
the
Church
of
Rome
,
was
throwne
into
prison
,
where
with
Geeues
and
fetters
he
miserably
remained
two
moneths
among
the
greatest
criminals
,
and
could
not
yet
obtaine
his
liberty
before
he
had
paid
a
great
sum
of
money
for
a
fine
.
Another
very
lately
at
Lyons
,
after
the
miseries
of
a
long
imprisonment
,
receiued
sentence
in
the
same
Citie
,
which
was
confirmed
by
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
to
goe
all
the
Citie
ouer
in
his
shirt
,
bare
footed
,
with
a
halter
about
his
necke
,
and
a
great
burning
torch
in
his
hands
,
for
hauing
declared
to
one
who
proposed
and
enquired
of
him
If
he
held
the
Pope
to
be
Antichrist
.
And
as
euery
one
knowes
that
it
is
one
of
the
Articles
of
our
Faith
which
we
preach
in
our
Sermons
,
and
confirme
in
our
Bookes
;
so
this
sentence
giuen
against
him
,
doth
comprehend
and
enwrap
vs
all
in
the
same
condemnation
,
and
adiudgeth
vs
to
the
same
disgraces
and
torments
.
The
Court
of
Parliament
of
Tholouse
hath
inflamed
and
armed
the
Popish
Communalties
to
execute
horrible
outrages
in
the
Towne
of
St
Paul-Lamata
,
Cuque
and
other
pittifull
reliques
of
forepast
burnings
.
All
France
hath
conceiued
horrour
at
the
fearefull
iniustice
vsed
against
an
innocent
man
in
the
Isle
of
Ree
,
To
whom
his
Iudge
tearmed
Briet
(
a
name
of
abominable
memorie
)
hauing
suborned
witnesses
to
affirme
against
him
,
that
during
the
last
commotions
of
An.
1622.
he
had
broken
and
burnt
an
Image
,
and
therein
pronounced
sentence
of
death
against
him
.
The
Court
of
Parliament
of
Paris
without
examining
his
witnesses
,
who
were
easily
to
be
conuicted
of
falsehood
and
imposture
,
without
admitting
the
reproaches
which
he
gaue
them
which
were
more
then
valable
,
without
regarding
that
if
the
accusation
had
beene
true
,
that
it
was
an
hostilitie
committed
during
the
warre
,
and
which
ought
to
haue
beene
abolished
and
buried
by
the
Edict
of
peace
,
their
passion
made
them
to
consent
and
conforme
this
vniust
sentence
,
&
so
to
charge
their
consciences
with
the
bloud
of
this
poore
harmelesse
childe
of
God
,
who
constantly
expiring
his
last
breath
in
the
middest
of
fire
and
flames
,
confirmd
his
innocency
in
this
action
of
his
death
:
and
heauen
afterwards
discouered
it
,
yea
this
vnfortunate
and
fatall
Image
is
since
found
againe
,
and
to
this
day
doth
subsist
,
to
accuse
the
execrable
wickednesse
of
his
Accusers
and
Iudges
,
which
haue
lent
and
held
vp
their
hands
to
circumuent
the
whitest
&
candidst
innocency
that
euer
was
.
The
fury
and
iniustice
was
not
lesse
but
the
precipitation
far
greater
,
in
the
person
of
one
named
Roumiou
,
who
during
the
wars
was
Prouost
in
the
Army
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
being
at
Castres
in
May
1626.
and
one
of
the
Consuls
of
that
Towne
,
a
very
vicious
man
,
and
wholly
sold
to
our
Enemies
,
comming
to
him
&
occasioning
him
a
paltry
drunken
quarrell
,
and
so
outraging
and
abusing
him
in
the
open
street
,
necessity
obliging
him
to
put
himselfe
vpon
his
defence
and
resistance
,
he
was
presently
seiz'd
on
by
men
placed
there
to
the
same
effect
(
for
it
was
a
premeditated
quarrell
)
imprisoned
,
&
sentence
as
soone
giuen
:
whereby
he
was
condemned
to
the
Gallies
,
he
threw
in
his
appeale
to
the
Chamber
of
Besieres
,
but
instcad
of
good
Iudges
,
from
whose
vertue
and
integritie
his
innocency
might
receiue
some
assistance
,
in
an
Act
so
outragious
as
was
offred
him
,
he
found
cruell
Tyrants
,
who
cherishing
the
iniustice
of
his
former
Iudges
,
aggrauated
his
crime
and
their
sentence
,
and
so
pronounced
iudgement
of
death
against
him
,
which
by
an
vnparaleld
example
was
the
very
same
houre
executed
,
so
that
in
all
he
staied
not
foure
and
twenty
houres
in
their
prisons
:
it
is
thevehemency
of
a
strange
passion
which
made
them
proceede
with
such
celerity
where
there
was
question
of
a
mans
life
,
and
it
is
far
opposite
and
distant
from
the
moderation
of
those
ancient
Iudges
,
which
still
left
thirty
dayes
between
the
sentence
and
execution
thereof
,
to
the
end
that
if
there
were
any
light
breake
forth
for
the
innocency
of
the
accused
,
they
would
not
haue
beene
sorrowfull
to
vnderstand
it
so
late
,
but
because
they
would
spare
the
efusion
of
bloud
,
and
neuer
spill
it
but
with
compassion
and
sorrow
,
whereas
these
are
insatiably
thirsty
thereof
.
And
yet
we
may
tearme
these
Iudges
of
Besicres
modest
and
temperate
in
regard
of
that
which
was
perpetrated
lately
in
the
Parliament
of
Bourdeaux
,
against
Monsieur
de
St
Germain
,
a
Gent.
of
marke
and
quality
,
but
extreamely
hated
of
them
because
he
was
a
man
of
valor
&
seruice
;
the
Baron
of
Montendre
who
had
a
quarell
against
him
,
and
who
greatly
fea●…'d
his
generosity
&
courage
,
iudged
the
passion
of
this
Parliament
,
to
be
a
very
fit
instrument
for
the
execution
of
his
,
and
so
to
free
him
of
this
formidable
enemy
;
to
which
end
he
seduced
a
wretched
Priest
to
become
Plaintife
a
gainst
the
said
Monsieur
de
St
Germain
,
&
so
accused
him
for
robbing
of
his
Church
,
whose
witnesses
were
not
difficult
to
be
found
out
,
because
it
wasagainst
one
of
our
religion
;
so
the
informations
were
framed
and
dressed
against
him
,
but
with
an
absolute
vnheard
of
silence
,
and
they
are
put
into
the
hands
of
a
Prouost
,
expresly
chosen
for
such
a
one
which
was
requisite
for
such
an
execution
;
who
watching
his
time
,
surpris'd
this
braueGentlemā
when
he
least
thought
or
dream'd
thereof
,
&
speedily
led
him
to
Bourdeaux
,
where
that
Parliament
being
extraordinarily
assembled
,
without
hearing
any
of
his
iust
alegations
and
answers
,
presently
held
him
guilty
,
&
pronounced
sentence
of
death
against
him
,
so
as
in
lesse
then
8
hours
this
Iudgement
was
giuen
,
&
executed
.
These
are
the
hands
which
now
dispose
soueraignly
of
our
liues
,
and
thus
is
our
Religion
turned
&
imputed
to
crime
,
and
the
faith
which
was
giuen
vs
by
the
Edict
of
peace
to
lures
&
snares
,
the
more
easily
to
draw
vs
to
the
scaffolds
,
the
which
we
haue
not
ceased
to
oregore
&
destaine
with
our
innocent
blood
,
euer
since
that
vpon
the
assurance
of
this
peace
we
put
down
our
armes
;
and
the
number
is
infinite
which
are
daily
hunted
after
for
forepast
actions
,
so
that
within
the
extent
and
iurisdiction
of
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouse
,
there
are
2000
of
vs
decreed
and
commanded
to
be
apprehended
for
the
like
causes
,
and
there
is
nothing
but
flight
can
warrant
them
from
the
bloody
hands
of
th●…se
cruell
Tyrants
.
We
assure
our selues
there
are
none
except
they
are
more
then
barbarous
,
who
hauing
considered
all
this
,
are
not
touched
in
hart
with
pitie
&
compassion
towards
vs
,
and
that
he
will
not
approue
our
wrongs
to
be
immense
,
and
infinit
,
because
notwithstanding
all
these
most
sacred
and
inuiolable
promises
which
were
made
vs
,
we
are
still
tyranized
in
our
consciences
,
oppressed
in
our
honors
,
ruined
in
our
goods
,
&
our
liues
continually
exposed
to
the
swords
of
those
,
who
hauing
them
in
their
hands
to
doe
Iustice
,
doe
abuse
them
in
the
execution
of
their
hatred
against
vs
.
But
it
may
be
we
would
yet
support
all
these
outrages
and
persecutions
more
patiently
,
if
as
they
are
committed
against
some
particulars
now
here
&
anone
there
,
that
the
generaltie
could
promise
themselues
some
repose
&
tranquilitie
;
In
this
case
those
to
whom
it
falls
out
to
suffer
,
must
yet
glorifie
God
in
their
sufferances
,
&
still
imbrace
and
indure
them
with
consolation
,
seeing
that
the
rest
of
Gods
children
,
doe
at
least
yet
subsist
though
in
I
know
not
what
poore
estate
&
condition
.
But
our
greatest
griefe
and
miserie
is
,
That
we
apparantly
perceiue
,
that
the
designes
of
our
Enemies
are
wholy
bent
to
root
vs
out
,
as
also
our
Religion
,
&
so
to
giue
the
last
blow
to
our
ruine
,
what
sugred
words
soeuer
they
employ
to
perswade
and
make
vs
beleeue
the
contrarie
.
The
iustification
whereof
is
cleere
and
euident
,
by
the
breach
of
2
Articles
,
which
doth
not
simply
touch
the
intrest
of
some
particulars
,
but
which
concernes
our
generall
subsistance
.
The
first
regards
the
holding
,
&
obseruing
of
our
politike
assemblies
,
being
deuided
&
spread
as
wee
are
in
a
Kingdome
,
whereof
euerie
one
knows
,
the
greatnesse
and
extent
,
and
being
to
liue
among
people
who
are
animated
against
vs
with
ragefull
furie
,
we
shall
but
liue
there
exposed
to
these
their
iniuries
,
&
comming
to
massacre
vs
one
after
another
in
our
houses
,
we
may
almost
al
perish
before
we
haue
knowledge
thereof
,
or
onely
haue
the
meanes
to
haue
recourse
to
the
iustice
of
our
Prince
to
implore
his
protection
.
One
of
the
remedies
of
this
our
euil
is
,
our
mutual
correspondence
,
&
communication
one
with
the
other
,
and
indeed
our
king
knowing
the
necessitie
hereof
,
thought
it
fit
&
requisit
,
and
therefore
gaue
vs
expresse
commission
by
their
Edicts
to
assemble
at
least
euerie
3
yeeres
to
consult
of
our
common
affaires
,
and
to
compile
all
our
grieuances
together
,
to
the
end
to
bring
and
prostrate
them
to
their
feet
,
&
in
their
iustice
to
find
the
Palladium
and
sanctuarie
of
our
safetie
,
according
whereunto
it
was
expresly
promised
so
the
last
peace
,
that
we
should
haue
a
Pattent
deliuered
vs
to
make
our
assemblies
,
the
which
if
it
had
bin
performed
,
&
his
Mtes
ears
open
to
our
complaints
&
grieuances
,
without
doubt
he
would
haue
taken
pitie
of
the
cries
&
tears
of
so
many
thousands
of
his
poore
subiects
,
&
according
to
his
roiall
goodnes
in
prouiding
for
our
wrongs
,
they
had
preuerted
the
calamities
and
miseries
vnder
whom
Fraunce
now
breaths
&
sighs
.
But
our
Enemies
haue
so
powrfully
preuailed
,
that
this
promise
hath
bin
violated
to
vs
as
well
as
all
others
,
and
our
2
whole
yeeres
patience
improfitably
imployed
to
make
remonstrance
thereof
,
hath
produced
vs
no
other
fruit
,
but
to
make
vs
comprehend
by
their
obstinate
denials
,
that
they
intend
to
depriue
vs
of
all
meanes
to
confer
together
for
our
common
subsistance
,
thereby
to
worke
more
commodiously
and
surely
to
our
ruine
,
as
to
beat
downe
and
destroy
a
body
,
first
to
cut
all
the
sinews
which
linck'd
the
members
one
to
another
.
The
same
designe
to
ruine
vs
doth
furthermore
plainly
appear
,
&
remaines
perfectly
verified
by
the
proceedings
they
haue
obserued
&
held
to
bereaue
vs
of
those
Towns
and
places
which
the
Edict
granted
and
gaue
vs
in
euerie
Prouince
to
assure
our
liues
.
Experience
had
made
vs
see
that
what
Edicts
soeuer
our
Kings
could
publish
in
our
fauour
,
they
were
not
bars
stong
enough
against
the
furie
of
the
people
.
At
the
first
seditious
Sermon
(
and
Fryers
make
none
others
)
the
fire
of
a
popular
emotion
waslighted
,
and
the
kniues
in
the
hand
of
an
enraged
multitude
which
came
to
seeke
vs
in
our
beds
to
cut
our
throats
,
which
is
no
lesse
then
all
the
whole
world
knows
,
&
that
there
haue
bin
infinite
numbers
of
Gods
children
which
haue
felt
&
made
triall
of
these
more
then
barbarous
horrours
,
within
that
the
publike
faith
,
the
respect
of
Laws
,
and
the
authority
of
the
Prince
,
was
powerfull
enough
to
secure
vs
from
them
,
&
after
,
to
oppose
some
more
powerfull
remedy
.
Our
Kings
themselues
haue
assigned
vs
places
to
serue
vs
for
refuge
,
if
any
should
seeke
to
assaile
or
destroy
vs
,
as
formerly
they
had
done
,
&
haue
ordained
that
the
guard
&
keeping
thereof
should
be
wholy
giued
and
committed
to
vs
,
euen
so
they
haue
remained
in
our
hands
not
as
hostages
of
the
faith
of
our
Princes
,
who
haue
neuer
doubted
of
our
fidelities
,
but
as
pawnes
and
pledges
that
our
Enemies
should
containe
themselues
in
their
duties
.
And
we
kept
them
not
,
against
those
of
whose
grace
we
receiued
&
held
them
,
but
against
their
rebellious
subiects
,
which
would
presume
to
violate
and
infringe
their
Edicts
,
yea
&
masacre
vs
,
against
the
declaration
of
their
will
.
And
this
properly
is
the
nature
of
these
townes
which
for
this
regard
haue
bin
names
of
securitie
&
assurance
,
of
which
whiles
we
haue
bin
the
possessors
&
depositors
,
the
insolencie
of
the
people
hath
bin
retain'd
&
restrain'd
,
and
in
stead
of
wars
&
combustions
wherewith
this
Kingdome
hath
bin
long
&
miserably
afflicted
,
&
which
made
her
the
true
theater
of
miserie
,
we
haue
seen
her
ascend
to
the
height
of
all
felicity
&
glorie
.
And
it
cannot
be
said
,
but
that
the
K.
hath
bin
truly
and
perfectly
obeyd
of
vs
,
&
that
the
gates
thereof
were
open
at
all
times
he
pleased
to
enter
,
as
indeed
he
was
receiued
into
most
part
of
them
with
ioy
and
acclamations
,
when
he
past
by
Saumur
to
his
mariage
,
&
had
euer
bin
so
since
,
if
wicked
counsellors
had
not
abused
(
our
respects
&
obediences
,
and
had
not
made
vs
know
by
many
deplorable
experiences
)
that
they
contriued
&
fashioned
the
snares
of
our
ruine
,
&
to
draw
vs
from
forth
these
places
,
not
that
the
K.
should
be
better
serued
,
for
that
was
impossible
,
but
because
they
would
find
meanes
to
violate
his
Edicts
with
impunitie
.
But
how
they
haue
borne
themselues
to
bereaue
vs
of
them
,
is
that
which
it
imports
euery
one
to
know
,
&
the
which
we
will
fetch
from
its
head
fountaine
&
originall
.
First
they
would
haue
enterprised
it
by
force
of
Armes
,
whereof
they
layd
the
foundations
a
little
after
the
death
of
He●…y
the
great
of
happy
memorie
,
by
the
innouation
which
they
decreed
&
resolued
to
doe
in
Bearne
,
in
diuerting
the
reuenews
which
the
deceased
Q.
of
Nauarre
and
the
Estates
of
that
Country
had
assigned
for
the
maintenance
of
Ministers
&
Colledges
,
and
in
employing
them
to
furnish
the
pride
of
some
Bishops
,
and
the
insatiable
couetousnes
of
the
Iesuits
.
They
belieued
that
,
that
poore
people
would
vnderstand
this
with
griefe
,
as
also
that
thereupon
we
would
presently
run
to
armes
.
But
our
moderation
deceiued
them
,
so
that
we
contented
our selues
from
time
to
make
our
humble
complaints
and
remonstrances
to
his
Mtie
,
and
the
wisest
of
his
Councell
held
along
time
these
matters
in
suspence
.
The
other
neuerthelesse
push'd
stil
obstinatly
to
their
former
designs
,
&
after
hauing
obliged
the
assembly
of
Loudoun
to
seperate
them selues
in
An.
1619
,
through
hope
that
for
6
months
after
there
should
be
no
innouation
in
this
businesse
,
&
that
in
the
interim
they
would
consider
the
reasons
of
these
of
Bearne
,
long
before
that
time
was
expired
,
they
led
away
the
King
into
Guyene
,
and
then
goe
suddainely
thundring
on
these
poore
people
,
where
by
violence
they
pass'd
in
the
Parliament
of
●…an
,
that
which
formerly
they
had
resolued
and
concluded
;
ransaking
this
Country
with
strange
hostilities
,
cruelly
beat
and
outraged
those
who
could
not
saue
themselues
by
flight
,
defiling
with
indignity
the
Temples
where
they
were
accustomed
to
pray
vnto
God
,
and
to
preach
his
holy
Gospell
,
thereby
to
hold
this
miserable
Country
in
eternall
seruitude
and
slauery
,
filling
all
places
with
Garrisons
,
and
hauing
drawne
the
Lord
of
Sales
out
of
the
Towne
of
Navarrins
,
through
a
thousand
oathes
that
they
would
leaue
him
the
gouernment
thereof
,
of
which
when
they
were
become
masters
,
for
his
good
seruice
they
payd
him
with
scoffes
and
laughtres
,
and
laugh'd
at
his
credulity
.
They
had
not
so
well
begun
,
not
to
pursue
the
point
of
their
good
fortune
:
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
of
Loudun
repaire
to
Rochell
,
at
the
first
brute
and
newes
of
these
outrages
,
according
to
the
right
which
had
beene
expressely
giuen
them
before
their
last
separation
,
and
there
prepar'd
themselues
to
goe
againe
and
present
their
humble
supplications
to
his
Maiestie
,
but
this
is
imputed
to
them
for
crime
,
and
they
haue
order
to
disperse
and
deuide
themselues
;
and
because
they
would
persist
in
their
remonstrances
,
they
are
there
held
as
encrimed
,
our
enemies
armed
against
vs
,
who
then
thought
to
persorme
that
in
the
middest
of
our
other
Churches
,
which
they
came
from
doing
and
exploiting
in
Bearne
,
as
if
nothing
could
hold
out
before
them
,
or
withstand
them
.
For
hauing
taken
Saumur
by
the
same
lure
which
they
had
Navarrins
,
they
is
by
oathes
presently
violated
,
and
corrupted
the
Gouernours
of
many
other
places
,
which
they
rendred
vnto
them
without
striking
stroke
,
obliged
others
to
receiue
compositions
,
the
which
they
as
soone
infringed
,
as
at
St.
●…ohn
,
and
Cle●…ae
,
they
then
came
to
Montauban
,
which
serued
as
a
barre
to
their
entryes
,
and
the
yeere
after
,
which
was
Anno
1622.
they
assailed
Montpellier
,
where
they
found
so
vigorous
resistance
,
that
they
lost
all
hope
of
becomming
masters
thereof
,
whiles
Rochell
for
her
part
acted
wonders
at
Sea
,
and
defended
her selfe
so
well
by
Land
,
that
those
before
it
did
nothing
else
but
consume
themselues
.
But
for
all
this
they
were
not
daunted
or
discouraged
,
and
knowing
that
their
first
designe
to
vanquish
vs
by
Armes
,
no
way
succeeded
to
their
desires
,
they
spinne
a
contrary
threed
,
and
clewe
,
and
so
resolue
to
ouerthrow
vs
by
a
Treatie
,
sith
they
could
not
doe
it
by
force
:
to
which
effect
,
they
propose
and
seeke
with
all
variety
of
Art
and
policy
,
and
doe
so
industriously
and
obsequiously
comply
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
he
suffers
him selfe
to
be
inchanted
,
and
lull'd
a
sleepe
with
their
flattering
promises
,
who
not
able
to
perswade
hims●…lfe
that
they
could
so
wickedly
and
perfidiously
breake
his
Maiesties
word
as
they
did
,
he
concluded
to
peace
with
them
on
these
conditions
among
others
:
That
his
Maiestie
entering
into
Montpellier
,
should
make
no
change
or
innouation
,
that
Marans
should
be
rendred
vp
vnto
vs
,
and
that
the
Fort
built
a●…ioyning
to
Rochell
,
should
be
demolished
;
and
for
the
other
places
,
which
as
then
wee
held
and
enioyed
,
there
should
no
alterations
at
all
be
made
.
Here
then
are
our
enemies
drawne
out
of
some
rubs
and
dangers
,
by
the
onely
meanes
of
this
Treatie
,
but
yet
they
haue
not
fallen
from
their
first
intents
.
The
Cittie
of
Montpellier
hauing
opened
her
gates
to
the
King
,
gaue
him
to
braue
a
reception
and
entrance
,
as
she
thought
she
had
thereby
giuen
him
an
eternall
confidence
of
her
sidelity
:
but
the
recompence
she
receiued
,
was
the
Garrison
which
was
left
there
against
the
publicke
faith
,
so
solemnly
sworne
,
with
instructions
to
the
Commanders
and
Officers
,
so
to
afflict
the
Inhabitants
,
that
they
themselues
should
be
constrained
thereby
to
demaund
that
which
all
other
people
naturally
detest
and
abhorre
,
that
is
to
say
,
to
be
subjected
to
the
tyrannous
Yoke
of
a
Cittadell
,
according
to
which
order
,
the
houses
of
the
chiefest
,
and
most
eminent
,
are
stuffed
vp
and
oppressed
with
Souldiers
which
eate
them
out
,
who
spoile
their
Vines
,
desolate
their
fields
,
quarrell
with
all
,
assaile
the
honour
and
chastity
of
their
wiues
and
daughters
.
Some
in
regard
of
these
iniuries
,
consent
to
make
this
demand
,
and
some
three
or
foure
score
present
the
request
of
our
Supplication
:
this
(
as
they
say
)
is
not
to
preiudice
the
right
of
the
rest
of
the
Towne
,
nor
to
the
remarkable
interest
which
all
our
other
Churches
had
therein
;
neuerthelesse
this
great
tumultuous
Garrison
would
not
fayle
to
take
them
at
their
words
:
so
the
foundations
of
this
Cittadell
were
presently
laid
,
and
in
a
short
time
brought
to
perfection
,
and
then
it
was
that
with
all
sorts
of
licenciousnes
,
they
began
to
grate
and
afflict
this
poore
Cittie
,
farre
more
then
before
,
all
her
priuiledges
are
annihilated
,
the
Inhabitants
disarmed
to
their
very
kniues
:
the
chiefest
Cittie-Virgins
are
snatch
away
from
their
fathers
and
mothers
,
to
marry
them
to
some
vagabond
Souldiers
of
a
contrary
Religion
,
many
are
compeld
to
Apostasie
,
and
in
a
word
,
once
this
rich
Cittie
,
now
this
poore
people
,
are
made
slaues
to
an
vnheard
of
,
and
matchlesse
tyranny
.
In
,
and
in
this
manner
they
assured
themselues
of
Montpellier
.
As
for
Marans
,
when
the
restitution
thereof
was
pressed
,
it
was
found
in
the
warrant
which
they
had
caused
to
be
dispatched
and
expedited
,
that
they
had
committed
a
notable
imposture
:
for
instead
of
that
which
they
had
shewed
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
whence
the
peace
was
concluded
,
they
had
absolutely
promised
,
that
this
Towne
should
be
restored
into
the
hands
and
keeping
of
his
first
Gouernour
,
but
in
this
last
,
they
adioyned
an
Alternatiue
,
which
destroyed
the
precedent
proposition
,
to
wit
,
Or
recompence
shall
bee
giuen
him
,
whereby
they
euaded
and
eluded
our
demaund
.
But
all
these
are
yet
but
small
matters
.
As
Rochell
was
the
place
which
most
of
all
crossed
their
designes
,
considering
that
in
regard
of
second
causes
,
she
is
as
one
of
the
Axell
Trees
of
our
Subsistance
:
It
was
to
become
Masters
thereof
,
that
the
first
and
chiefest
intents
haue
these
many
yeeres
aymed
,
but
not
being
able
to
procure
and
compasse
it
by
Armes
,
not
to
reduce
and
bring
them
to
the
point
of
confidence
,
which
proued
so
mournfull
and
miserable
to
Montpellier
,
to
wit
,
to
open
their
Gates
,
they
attempted
another
way
which
they
iudged
lesse
chargeable
and
more
easie
,
and
peraduenture
which
might
more
fortunately
succeed
,
then
all
that
which
they
had
formerly
done
during
the
time
of
Warres
;
there
was
a
Fort
began
to
be
built
before
this
Towne
,
which
by
this
peace
was
to
bee
demolished
,
as
by
an
expresse
warrant
to
that
effect
was
sent
and
expedited
as
we
haue
formerly
said
:
But
how
solemne
soeuer
this
promise
was
,
they
resolued
not
to
hold
or
performe
it
;
and
so
to
operate
and
worke
by
meanes
of
this
Fort
in
time
of
peace
,
that
which
they
could
not
haue
to
effect
during
the
Warres
:
And
as
this
Towne
cannot
subsist
but
by
the
meanes
of
comerce
and
trade
:
so
they
already
preiudged
that
the
subsistance
of
the
said
Fort
,
would
infallibly
wholy
depriue
and
take
it
from
them
;
there
being
no
great
hope
or
apparance
that
Merchants
would
frequent
a
place
so
neere
to
danger
,
much
lesse
hazard
or
entrust
their
goods
:
Besides
,
this
Fort
being
so
neere
to
their
Towne
,
it
might
facilitate
their
Enemies
Intelligence
,
and
chalke
out
a
way
to
surprise
:
And
put
the
worst
,
if
they
were
inforced
to
come
to
Armes
,
they
had
therein
a
strong
and
powerfull
Arcenallready
to
their
h●…nds
,
and
therein
all
sorts
of
prepara●…iues
for
a
Siege
.
The
Rochellers
who
carefully
saue
these
consequences
,
and
likewise
foresawe
how
ruinous
they
might
bee
vnto
them
:
dispatched
their
Deputies
to
the
King
at
the
very
instant
of
the
acceptation
of
the
peace
,
aswell
to
tender
him
their
Submissions
,
as
to
procure
necessary
warrants
for
the
demolition
of
the
Fort
:
These
Deputies
find
the
King
at
Lyons
,
of
whom
they
are
fauourably
receiued
,
and
obtaine
of
his
Councell
as
many
good
words
and
papers
as
they
can
desire
:
returning
thus
with
Letters
to
Monsieur
Arnaud
(
which
commanded
the
Fort
)
which
enjoyned
him
speedily
to
free
the
same
,
and
to
suffer
it
to
bee
demollished
.
But
he
who
had
already
the
watch-word
giuen
him
,
mocked
at
all
these
their
dispatches
and
expeditions
,
and
told
them
plainely
,
he
knew
the
Kings
intentions
better
then
they
all
:
and
so
fortifying
,
in
stead
of
demollishing
,
spared
neither
cost
,
labour
,
or
diligence
,
to
aduance
his
worke
.
The
others
haue
speedy
recourse
to
their
complaints
,
and
resound
very
loud
the
indignity
and
disobedience
offered
them
,
to
the
end
they
should
not
fly
out
,
before
the
Fort
were
brought
to
perfection
:
they
are
entertaynd
with
good
hopes
,
and
promised
they
shall
haue
Commissioners
sent
them
,
to
see
if
they
haue
performed
and
satisfied
that
which
they
neuer
enioyed
by
the
Declaration
,
and
that
they
vpon
notice
thereof
would
giue
them
all
content
.
Whiles
these
Commissioners
adde
delay
to
delay
,
and
purposely
trauell
towards
Rochell
by
very
small
journeyes
,
the
Fort
is
finished
,
and
furnished
with
abondance
of
Ordnance
,
and
with
all
sorts
of
prouisions
of
Warre
and
Victuals
:
guarded
by
a
mighty
Garrison
,
and
with
a
most
exact
vigilancy
and
care
:
in
a
word
,
in
that
Estate
of
power
,
no
longer
to
feare
Rochell
,
but
to
make
Rochell
feare
them
.
And
then
it
was
that
arriued
these
long
expected
Commissioners
:
who
finding
nothing
to
question
or
contradict
with
obedience
wherunto
the
Towne
was
obliged
to
the
King
,
they
without
giuing
them
any
contentment
,
went
to
finish
their
Commission
in
the
Isle
of
Ree
;
by
committing
strange
outrages
and
afflictions
on
that
poore
people
,
and
by
making
exact
and
curious
researches
of
all
that
had
passed
during
the
Warre
.
The
Rochellers
seeing
themselues
so
grosely
mocked
and
abused
,
doe
not
omit
▪
neuerthelesse
to
reiterate
their
complaints
to
the
King
,
with
such
sence
and
passion
,
that
hee
being
touched
therewith
,
giues
them
againe
good
words
:
but
those
of
whom
the
performance
and
execurion
thereof
depended
,
haue
contrary
intents
and
designes
:
so
that
whiles
those
busily
pursue
their
complaints
,
these
are
incessantly
conspiring
and
plotting
of
many
Enterprises
vpon
the
Towne
.
Particularly
of
one
mannaged
by
a
certaine
fellow
named
Courselles
,
who
being
on
the
very
point
to
execute
it
,
it
pleased
God
so
well
to
detect
it
,
that
the
vndertaker
thereof
was
taken
;
and
others
with
whom
he
had
conspired
,
conuicted
hereof
.
Whereup
on
the
Deputies
of
Rochell
are
againe
in
Court
to
demaund
Iustice
:
but
they
were
flatly
refused
,
and
told
they
were
too
importunate
in
their
complaints
,
which
if
they
continued
,
they
should
be
imputed
to
no
lesse
then
crime
,
yea
they
proceeded
too
recriminatious
;
and
told
them
that
they
were
a
mutinous
and
factious
people
.
A
deplorable
condition
of
a
Patient
,
who
is
forbidden
to
consolidate
his
sicknesse
by
his
complaints
and
sorrowes
.
All
these
proceedings
cleerely
demonstrate
,
what
the
designe
of
our
Enemies
was
against
this
poore
Towne
:
But
their
impatience
finding
all
these
delayes
and
courses
too
long
,
they
againe
resolue
to
make
triall
of
their
Armes
:
so
they
proued
great
and
powerfull
preparations
by
Land
:
but
chiefely
they
rigge
and
make
ready
a
strange
Fleet
at
Blauet
,
purposely
at
vnawares
to
thunder
vpon
this
poore
Towne
,
which
they
hope
cannot
escape
them
.
Which
conioyned
with
the
other
breaches
of
the
peace
euery
where
committed
,
obliged
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
by
whom
it
had
beene
treated
and
conducted
to
aduise
of
the
meanes
to
diuert
this
great
storme
,
which
threatned
speedily
to
befall
our
Churches
:
and
aboue
all
to
preuent
that
this
Towne
,
which
so
much
imports
vs
,
were
not
taken
from
vs
;
who
beleeued
that
there
was
no
better
,
expedient
,
nor
truer
remedy
,
then
to
take
from
our
Enemies
the
meanes
which
they
had
destined
to
ruine
vs
.
So
Monsi●…ur
Soubize
went
and
possessed
himselfe
of
those
Ships
which
were
preparing
against
vs
at
Blauct
;
and
came
to
the
Isle
of
Ree
to
free
them
from
the
yoake
which
the
aforesaid
〈◊〉
had
subjected
them
to
,
and
after
to
assay
to
deliuer
Rochell
from
this
Fort
which
so
much
oppr●…ssed
it
.
Our
Enemies
seeing
their
designe
so
preuented
,
and
gone
retrograde
,
they
make
Heauen
and
Earth
refound
with
their
complaints
,
as
the
disturbers
of
the
publique
peace
.
It
is
a
crime
to
vs
not
to
suffer
our selues
to
●…e
ruined
:
and
to
preuent
the
blowe
which
was
in●…ended
totally
to
ouerthrow
vs
.
Euery
where
they
d●…file
vs
with
blacke
calumnies
,
as
if
wee
were
the
greatest
Traitors
of
the
world
;
so
that
through
their
artificiall
insinuations
,
his
most
Excellent
Ma●…ie
of
Great
Brittaine
,
and
my
Lords
the
States
,
that
without
vs
they
were
ready
to
ioy●…e
their
Armes
with
theirs
against
the
Common
Enemy
,
and
vnder
pretence
to
haue
againe
resumed
that
designe
,
they
draw
Ships
from
them
,
but
employ
them
against
vs
:
so
as
presently
there
was
a
new
face
on
our
affaires
,
hauing
to
doe
with
such
powerfull
Enemies
:
and
the
griefe
hereof
was
the
more
sensible
to
vs
,
to
see
that
our
destruction
approached
by
those
,
from
whom
we
ought
to
haue
expected
all
ayde
and
assistance
.
And
yet
our
enemies
saw
,
they
could
not
so
soone
arriue
to
the
point
and
period
of
their
pretences
:
for
although
Rochell
had
receiued
a
checke
,
yet
she
wanted
neither
courage
,
men
,
or
prouisions
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
cut
out
businesse
in
other
places
,
and
what
●…rt
or
policy
soeuer
was
vsed
,
there
was
no
meares
to
seuer
Montauban
,
and
the
other
Communalties
from
the
generall
cause
.
Moreouer
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
and
the
Lords
the
States
,
seeing
how
they
were
deluded
and
surprised
,
would
no
longer
permit
the
stay
of
their
ships
against
vs
,
which
were
the
true
motiues
that
made
our
Enemies
become
more
flexible
,
to
the
Ouertures
of
accommodating
and
aduancing
the
peace
made
by
the
Ambassadours
of
the
said
King
,
and
the
Lords
the
States
:
But
yet
wee
must
not
belecue
that
they
had
changed
their
maximes
,
or
left
off
their
designes
,
to
depriue
vs
of
Rochell
,
and
all
other
places
which
remained
,
on
any
tearmes
or
rates
whatsoeuer
.
And
indeed
their
actions
and
deportments
since
the
peace
,
hath
manifestly
declared
it
to
vs
.
The
peace
was
no
sooner
concluded
,
but
they
enforced
the
Lord
of
Montauban
to
depart
with
,
and
leaue
his
house
of
Meouillon
,
which
were
the
inheritance
of
his
Ancestors
,
because
the
scituation
thereof
being
strange
,
it
might
serue
as
a
retreat
to
the
poore
neighbouring
Protestants
.
Since
the
death
of
the
late
Constable
,
the
Marshall
of
Crequy
hath
expeld
all
those
of
the
Religion
from
the
Gouernments
which
he
held
in
Daulphiné
;
So
as
all
the
Churches
of
this
Prouince
doe
now
remaine
without
shelter
or
protection
,
and
exposed
to
all
the
stormes
of
persecution
;
and
there
is
Scarce
a
Towne
which
remaines
in
our
hands
,
of
any
esteeme
or
consideration
,
but
since
the
wee
peace
,
can
iustifie
they
haue
made
many
designes
and
enterprises
thereon
.
But
aboue
all
,
there
hath
beene
an
obstinate
perseueration
in
their
resolution
against
Rocheil
,
and
they
are
so
farre
from
demolishing
the
Fo●…t
(
as
we
haue
formerly
iustified
)
which
they
promised
to
the
Ambassadours
,
that
they
haue
newly
●…ged
and
fortified
it
,
and
there
those
haue
had
refuge
,
who
either
attempted
to
betray
it
in
the
time
of
warre
,
or
to
surprize
it
in
the
time
of
peace
.
There
is
〈◊〉
wonderfull
,
yea
a
formidable
Magazin
of
all
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
for
a
siedge
laid
afore
it
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
redo●…d
,
who
bear●…
themselues
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…gious
,
haue
denoted
all
the
remainders
,
left
by
the
last
warres
,
and
yet
insolently
threaten
very
shortly
to
doe
worse
.
Moreouer
,
all
the
little
Townes
,
and
Hamblets
about
Rochell
,
which
by
expresse
Articles
giuen
likewise
in
writing
to
the
Ambassadors
,
were
to
be
discharged
of
Garisons
,
is
it
yet
so
farre
from
being
performed
,
as
contrariwise
they
presently
fild
them
vp
with
new
supplyes
,
which
being
placed
&
dispersed
neere
the
Towne
,
could
in
one
night
be
there
,
either
for
a
surprise
,
or
the
aduancing
of
a
Si●…ge
:
and
yet
they
extremely
afflict
those
with
whom
they
are
billi●…ed
,
and
enforce
them
to
take
passeports
from
them
,
as
if
it
were
in
the
midst
of
warre
,
putting
I
axes
and
jmpositions
on
their
goods
:
spoyling
their
Vines
and
Harucst
,
and
keeping
these
poore
people
as
prisoners
in
their
owne
houses
.
But
it
is
nothing
for
them
to
shut
vs
vp
by
Land
,
if
they
doe
not
the
like
by
Sea
:
so
as
judgei●…g
the
Isle
of
Ree
very
commodious
for
their
purpose
,
although
they
g●…ue
their
words
there
should
be
no
innouation
or
change
:
yet
they
send
Mounsieur
de
Thorax
to
build
a
strong
Fort
there
:
which
hauing
performed
,
and
with
the
very
goods
of
the
Rochellers
that
they
had
in
that
Island
,
wereof
he
violently
possessest
himselfe
,
although
by
an
expres●…e
Article
of
the
Declaration
they
were
to
restore
it
:
then
he
began
to
play
the
part
of
a
Soueraigne
,
compelling
all
Ships
which
departed
forth
the
Riuer
,
to
attend
his
pleasure
and
permission
:
stayed
others
who
would
enter
;
but
especially
if
they
were
loaden
with
any
prouisions
or
victuals
:
and
in
a
word
,
dealt
with
them
,
as
if
warre
had
beene
proclaimed
.
Hauing
thus
aduanced
their
affaires
by
Sea
and
Land
without
they
presently
after
carry
their
malice
into
the
very
bowels
of
the
Towne
,
by
abusing
(
in
aduenturing
to
lose
it
)
the
sa●…red
respect
which
it
beares
to
his
Maiestie
in
the
person
of
his
Offi●…ers
:
He
had
so
wrought
,
that
his
Maiestie
should
send
Commissioners
for
the
execution
of
the
Peace
,
and
accordingly
they
were
receiued
with
all
sorts
of
respect
and
honour
:
but
at
their
very
entrance
they
●…lye
at
Monopolyes
;
and
there
being
then
some
grudge
and
diffrence
betwixt
the
body
of
the
Towne
,
and
the
other
Inhabitant
for
some
point
of
order
and
gouernment
among
them
,
they
set
fire
to
this
deuision
,
animating
the
one
part
against
the
other
:
yet
both
to
betray
each
other
,
to
the
end
to
ruine
them
all
by
this
their
proper
diuisions
.
There
was
obserued
a
particular
intelligence
betweene
them
and
the
Fort
,
and
euery
day
they
held
secret
conferences
in
their
Lodgings
,
whereat
there
were
none
but
were
either
knowne
or
suspected
to
wish
ill
to
the
Towne
:
and
for
the
full
conuiction
hereof
,
one
of
them
was
surprised
as
hee
would
haue
c●…rrupted
a
Townesman
,
who
had
the
Office
to
search
all
Ships
that
came
into
the
Harbour
,
and
so
to
stop
his
mouth
that
way
.
And
briefely
,
whereas
their
Commission
might
haue
beene
ended
in
two
dayes
:
they
obstinately
remained
in
the
Towne
,
vntill
the
arriuall
of
the
warre
sent
them
away
.
So
because
they
stayed
there
so
long
without
businesse
,
without
doubt
it
is
a
strong
presumption
,
they
were
sent
thither
to
sowe
some
Treasons
,
and
to
introduce
within
the
Towne
,
the
meanes
of
her
ruine
,
whiles
others
laboured
powerfully
without
,
likewise
to
effect
it
.
The
last
blow
of
their
pernitious
designes
,
before
we
wholy
take
off
the
Maske
,
and
so
come
to
the
last
effects
of
violence
,
was
a
generall
defence
to
transport
any
Corne
by
Sea
:
yea
,
not
only
to
forraigne
Countries
,
but
from
one
harbour
,
to
another
in
France
:
and
this
defence
was
set
on
foote
,
when
France
abounded
and
regorged
with
Corne
:
so
as
many
who
discouered
not
the
true
intent
hereof
,
wondered
to
heare
it
published
:
and
di●…ers
who
had
great
store
of
Corne
on
their
hands
to
traffique
abroad
,
as
accustomed
,
extremely
murmured
thereat
.
But
the
true
end
and
ayme
thereof
was
,
to
preuent
that
Rochell
should
not
victuall
it selfe
,
and
when
they
pleased
to
besiege
it
,
that
they
might
with
more
facility
quell
her
by
famine
.
We
doubt
not
but
those
who
will
please
to
reflect
and
cast
their
eyes
vpon
this
Table
,
whereon
we
chalke
out
our
griefes
and
wrongs
,
will
not
find
it
very
pleasing
,
but
that
it
will
offend
and
wearie
their
sight
,
to
fixe
them
so
long
vpon
such
distastfull
and
sorrowfull
obiects
of
iniustices
,
di●…oyalties
,
outrages
,
ransackings
,
oppresing
of
so
many
Townes
,
and
of
so
many
thousands
of
people
,
with
the
seuerall
designes
,
generally
to
roote
them
out
,
and
for
euer
to
exterminate
them
.
But
yet
we
assure
them
,
that
we
haue
not
here
inserted
the
thousandth
part
of
our
miseries
:
for
whosoeuer
would
fully
and
punctually
represent
them
,
his
paper
must
be
as
great
as
France
,
and
he
must
resolue
to
write
many
Volumes
.
It
sufficeth
by
this
small
part
,
to
iudge
of
the
whole
piece
:
for
by
this
clawe
they
may
sufficiently
know
these
Lyons
,
and
see
into
what
extremitie
and
gulfe
of
miseries
,
they
haue
reduced
vs
:
For
in
a
word
,
they
haue
robd
vs
of
our
goods
,
wronged
vs
in
our
Honours
,
spilt
our
blood
,
and
not
spared
our
Tombes
after
our
death
;
and
all
this
in
detestation
of
our
Religion
,
the
memory
whereof
eternally
to
abolish
:
there
is
no
violence
,
but
they
haue
imployed
:
no
cruelty
,
but
they
haue
practised
:
nor
no
faith
or
promise
,
but
they
haue
infringed
and
delacerated
,
especially
of
the
last
peace
,
whereof
they
haue
wilfully
broken
all
the
Clauses
and
Articles
,
and
during
the
time
thereof
,
haue
publiquely
sought
our
vtter
ruine
and
destruction
.
To
remedy
all
these
our
miseries
,
wee
haue
continually
haunted
:
yea
I
may
say
,
beseiged
the
Gates
of
our
Prince
his
Palace
,
and
lifted
vp
our
voyces
,
thereby
endeauoring
to
make
him
vnderstand
our
grieuances
:
but
particularly
Rochell
hath
still
had
their
Deputies
prostrate
at
his
Maie●…ies
feete
;
to
beseech
him
to
shew
them
some
good
effects
of
his
Royall
promise
.
But
we
haue
found
deafe
eares
to
our
requests
,
or
else
taken
vp
&
preoccupated
,
with
all
that
which
the
foulest
villany
of
our
Enemies
hath
beene
accustomed
slanderously
to
vomit
sorth
against
vs
:
so
that
we
haue
bin
sent
back
with
reproach
and
judig●…ie
,
and
taken
from
vs
all
hope
to
doe
vs
right
and
justice
:
yea
the
more
we
haue
complained
of
our
slauery
,
the
more
we
haue
found
them
to
increase
and
aggrauate
it
,
that
now
this
remedy
hath
increased
the
sicknesse
of
our
misery
.
And
as
for
Rochell
,
as
her
oppression
was
greatest
,
so
were
her
complaints
,
and
also
more
frequent
,
till
they
were
peremptor●…ly
defended
to
exhibite
any
more
;
and
told
openly
that
they
should
no
longer
ex●…
the
demolition
of
the
Fort.
〈◊〉
this
indeed
was
to
bee
reduced
to
the
last
point
of
extremity
,
sith
our
Enemies
lest
vs
not
that
which
is
commonly
giuen
to
those
who
are
mo●…t
miserable
,
(
to
wit
)
Hope
.
Whereon
,
who
will
not
presently
judge
,
that
finding
nothing
but
dispaire
of
that
side
,
nothing
but
all
sorts
of
d●…ialty
and
pe●…nesse
,
and
an
obstina●…
resolution
to
ruine
vs
;
That
the
care
which
euery
one
naturally
ought
to
haue
of
his
proper
conseruation
,
oblieged
vs
to
seeke
out
for
other
remedies
?
And
where
should
we
else
finde
them
,
but
in
hauing
our
recourse
to
those
,
which
were
despositors
and
pledges
to
vs
of
the
peace
,
which
was
so
ill
kept
and
obserued
to
vs
?
and
if
any
one
doubt
of
the
right
or
equity
we
haue
in
this
our
resolution
,
hee
will
therein
shew
himselfe
,
either
absolutely
ignorant
,
or
wholy
mal●…ous
.
For
who
but
knowes
,
that
when
hee
that
is
oblieged
,
comes
to
faile
of
his
promise
,
that
then
the
partie
interested
,
hath
his
lawfull
recourse
to
the
Suretie
,
and
consequently
●…ust
cause
to
call
on
him
?
for
this
,
nature
informes
vs
;
all
lawes
teach
vs
;
and
daily
experience
in
the
practice
of
all●…people
confirm●…s
to
vs
.
Because
therefore
that
the
peace
was
giuen
vs
;
by
the
meanes
and
mediation
of
the
King
of
great
Britaine
,
and
of
the
Lords
the
States
,
and
that
they
consented
to
giue
vs
assurance
for
the
obseruation
thereof
,
who
sees
not
,
that
wee
haue
all
right
at
the
breach
and
contrauention
thereof
,
to
addresse
our selues
to
them
,
and
to
seeke
their
refuge
?
And
surely
the
difficultie
was
not
in
the
right
and
equitie
,
but
in
the
meanes
to
be
able
to
doe
it
,
especially
in
a
publike
way
,
the
cap●…tie
wherein
we
were
held
being
súch
,
that
the
first
who
had
dared
to
haue
made
this
proposition
,
had
infallibly●…
lost
his
head
for
the
same
:
whereof
we
need
no
other
pro●…
or
testimonie
,
then
that
which
happened
in
the
same
Towne
of
Rochell
,
where
an
Inhabitantnamed
,
La
Uigne
,
hauing
beene
long
suspected
to
haue
receiued
a
Commission
from
the
King
of
England
,
he
was
thereon
imprisoned
,
and
condemned
to
dye
.
Such
was
the
power
and
authoritie
of
the
Commissioners
.
There
remaines
then
one
onely
way
,
which
is
,
That
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
in
quality
of
chiefe
Generall
of
our
Churches
,
had
dealt
in
former
occasions
,
and
who
interuened
in
the
two
Treaties
of
peace
,
would
take
on
him
this
care
.
Indeed
the
zeale
which
he
hath
euer
borne
to
the
good
of
our
Churches
,
hauing
opened
his
eyes
to
see
the
extreme
perill
wherein
they
were
,
and
giuen
him
courage
enough
,
(
notwithstanding
the
great
dangers
which
threaten
vs
)
to
aduertise
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
thereof
,
God
hath
so
singularly
fauoured
his
good
intents
,
giuen
such
an
efficacy
and
power
to
his
requests
,
and
to
those
of
Monsieur
de
Soubize
his
brother
,
fortified
with
those
of
many
honest
men
,
(
of
all
conditions
)
of
our
Churches
,
that
the
heart
of
this
great
King
hath
beene
touched
with
compassion
and
pitie
of
our
wrongs
,
to
employ
his
power
,
to
desingage
to
vs
his
Royall
faith
.
Sith
then
it
is
for
that
which
he
is
now
armed
,
to
consult
if
we
should
accept
of
his
good
will
,
were
properly
to
dispute
,
i●…
a
sicke
patient
that
is
dying
,
should
open
the
doore
to
a
Physicion
who
comes
to
cure
him
;
or
if
a
poore
man
who
is
nere
drowning
,
should
refuse
to
take
the
hand
of
him
which
extends
it
to
him
,
to
drawe
him
out
of
the
water
,
wherein
he
is
panting
,
and
neere
dying
.
So
the
●…ice
being
absolute
,
the
necessitie
extreme
,
and
in
this
necessitie
and
●…tice
,
the
occasion
so
fauourable
;
what
remaines
for
vs
to
doe
,
but
after
our
most
humble
thankefulness
and
prayers
to
God
the
Author
of
all
blessings
,
likewise
to
addresse
and
offer
vp
our
humble
thankes
to
the
King
of
Great
Brit●…ne
,
for
so
fit
and
timely
assistance
,
(
〈◊〉
say
)
to
giue
a
full
approbation
to
his
Armes
,
as
raised
in
our
fauour
,
to
ioyne
our selues
to
him
with
all
our
powers
and
●…orces
,
with
a
most
humble
supplication
to
his
Maiestie
,
that
hee
will
please
to
continue
vs
the
effects
of
his
Royall
protection
,
vntill
the
obstinacy
of
our
Enemies
be
vanquished
,
and
that
they
suffer
vs
to
approach
the
sacred
person
of
the
most
Christian
King
our
Prince
,
to
obtaine
of
his
Iustice
the
accomplishing
of
his
Edicts
,
and
the
reparation
and
domage
of
the
breaches
which
haue
beene
offred
vs
,
since
the
decease
of
Henry
the
Great
,
of
happy
and
glorious
memory
?
Here
doubtlesse
our
enemies
will
make
tragicall
exclamations
,
to
defame
our
proceedings
,
and
maliciously
to
impute
vnto
vs
the
want
of
affection
towards
our
Countrie
,
in
ioyning
our
Armes
with
Strangers
:
But
let
them
iustly
impute
the
blame
hereof
to
themselues
,
because
they
in
their
consciences
know
,
that
it
is
their
cruell
and
obstinate
oppression
,
which
hath
imposed
on
vs
this
necessitie
;
and
therefore
whatsoeuer
the
euents
thereof
be
,
they
are
their
owne
proper
workes
,
not
ours
.
But
contrariwise
,
with
what
face
dare
they
enterprise
or
taxe
vs
vpon
this
point
,
sith
they
haue
committed
those
things
which
are
still
recent
and
fresh
in
our
memories
?
Doe
they
beleeue
that
we
haue
forgotten
their
enraged
furies
during
the
League
,
when
to
defend
our
liues
&
Religion
,
we
accepted
ayde
&
assistance
from
England
?
Haue
we
defaced
the
Armes
of
our
Prince
,
and
contemned
his
obedience
as
they
then
did
?
Haue
we
rendred
vp
any
one
Town
,
as
they
then
deliuered
to
the
Spaniard
,
all
those
whereon
they
could
become
masters
,
and
among
others
the
Capitall
Citic
?
Haue
wee
laid
hands
vpon
the
sacred
person
of
our
Prince
,
as
they
wickedly
and
damnably
haue
done
?
What
resemblance
is
there
in
a
defence
drawne
from
necessitie
as
is
ours
,
(
alwayes
in
subiection
,
and
still
ready
to
returne
to
dutie
)
with
their
audacious
reuolt
;
so
long
,
so
obstinate
,
so
pernicious
:
hauing
not
the
least
pretext
to
charge
vs
of
the
least
outrage
in
their
persons
,
of
the
least
disgrace
in
their
honours
,
of
the
least
extortion
in
their
goods
,
or
of
the
least
force
in
their
consciences
,
and
who
alleadge
for
their
only
griese
and
complaint
,
that
the
Prince
,
who
became
then
weary
of
killing
,
was
more
mercifull
then
they
would
haue
him
,
in
spilling
of
our
blood
,
sith
from
thence
they
haue
deriued
their
Law
to
vse
surious
resolutions
,
which
all
men
haue
beheld
and
seene
?
Are
they
not
impudently
ashamed
to
accuse
our
moate
,
hauing
such
great
beames
in
their
eyes
,
and
to
calumniat
our
innocency
,
being
guilty
of
the
same
crimes
?
Heere
therefore
let
shame
and
confusion
stop
their
mouthes
,
to
the
end
that
we
may
open
ours
in
the
true
protestations
which
we
make
of
our
innocency
,
and
of
●he
inuiolable
fide●…y
(
whatsoeuer
be
said
of
vs
)
which
wee
will
obserue
,
and
beare
to
the
King
our
Soueraigne
;
being
wounded
in
heart
(
through
the
violence
of
his
bad
●…ruants
)
to
be
reduced
to
doe
any
thing
which
〈◊〉
him
,
and
are
all
of
vs
ready
to
cast
our selues
at
his
feete
,
to
demaund
his
fauour
,
when
he
will
please
to
receiue
vs
,
and
to
secure
vs
from
their
cruelties
.
Or
if
there
be
any
faithfull
Seruant
neere
his
Person
;
we
pray
him
to
serue
vs
as
an
Eccho
,
that
we
may
make
him
vnderstand
by
his
mouth
,
how
false
&
slanderous
those
impressions
are
,
which
cont●…ariwise
are
giuen
to
him
of
vs
:
and
that
in
effect
,
after
our
obedience
due
vnto
God
,
we
breath
,
nothing
but
his
seruice
,
and
(
our
Religion
set
apart
)
will
therein
euer
be
ready
to
sacrifice
our
liues
.
Wherefore
wee
humbly
beseech
him
,
to
spare
our
liues
,
and
in
stead
of
pursui●…g
vs
by
the
violence
of
his
Armes
,
that
he
will
once
seriously
commaund
,
that
we
may
be
better
vsed
hereafter
,
then
heretofore
.
The
more
powerfully
to
induce
him
hereby
,
and
so
by
this
meanes
,
to
perswade
him
to
regiue
a
good
and
perdurable
Peace
to
his
Subjects
:
hee
shall
doe
well
,
to
draw
the
picture
of
the
desolations
of
his
Estate
,
to
make
him
see
therein
so
great
a
delug●…
of
blood
sp●…
,
which
properly
,
and
truely
is
his
:
because
it
is
that
of
his
people
:
So
much
treasure
exhausted
,
I
meane
the
sweat
and
the
substance
of
the
Artificer
,
and
of
the
poore
labouring
Country
man
,
who
already
starue
with
hunger
:
So
many
houses
beaten
downe
and
dimolished
,
whereof
(
to
speake
truth
)
it
is
he
that
suffereth
the
decayes
and
ruincs
,
for
that
he
is
Lord
in
Ca●…
.
So
many
ransakings
and
outrages
,
indeed
ought
to
touch
his
Royall
heart
:
because
it
is
his
Kingdome
,
that
fe●…s
and
endures
them
,
and
that
they
are
his
owne
proper
bowels
which
are
torne
in
sunder
.
Let
it
farther
represent
vnto
him
,
the
great
aduantage
which
hee
gets
by
these
diuisions
and
miseries
,
who
is
the
most
dangerous
Enemy
of
his
Crowne
,
who
daily
encreaseth
his
owne
Estates
and
Countries
,
and
conqu●…reth
new
,
whiles
he
spoyleth
and
ruineth
his
owne
:
and
who
mounts
to
so
high
and
sublime
a
degree
of
power
,
that
there
is
no
Christian
Prince
to
whom
hereafter
he
ought
not
to
be
formidable
:
and
France
aboue
any
other
,
hath
〈◊〉
cause
to
feare
him
:
for
that
all
the
world
knowes
how
passionately
hee
hath
a
long
time
hunted
to
possesse
it
;
and
were
it
not
for
any
other
cause
and
title
,
th●…n
that
which
Nauarre
assures
him
,
(
to
wit
)
Vsurpation
,
and
that
it
were
fit
and
proper
for
him
.
And
put
the
case
that
this
apprehension
were
yet
more
retired
:
yet
let
this
picture
still
endeuour
to
make
him
●…ee
,
what
a
blemish
it
is
to
the
glory
and
lustre
of
his
Crowne
,
now
to
permit
all
his
Allyes
,
so
miserably
to
perish
,
whom
his
Predecessors
so
gloriously
maintained
and
defended
.
And
what
will
posterity
say
of
him
,
when
they
shall
vnderstand
,
that
the
Grisons
,
the
King
of
Denmarke
,
and
all
Germany
shall
stoope
vnder
the
yoake
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
when
Lewis
13.
sate
to
the
helme
of
the
French
Monarchie
;
and
that
in
stead
of
assisting
of
them
,
as
he
was
bound
by
his
ancient
Alliances
&
confederations
,
&
by
his
new
reiterated
promises
,
that
hee
hath
abandoned
them
as
a
prey
to
the
Vsurper
,
and
cast
away
all
care
to
assist
them
,
to
kindle
a
fire
in
his
owne
proper
estate
,
and
so
to
ouer-couer
it
with
flames
and
ruines
?
Yea
,
let
this
Picture
employ
it selfe
,
to
take
&
remoue
from
him
all
●…uples
of
con●…ce
,
whereby
they
〈◊〉
inflamed
&
flesh
,
d
him
against
vs
.
because
of
Religion
,
and
so
endeuour
to
make
him
comprehend
that
ali
Soules
belong
to
God
,
(
in
which
regard
,
he
is
termed
the
Father
of
Spirits
)
and
for
him
;
although
it
be
told
him
,
his
Scept●…r
hath
no
●…risdiction
.
Yet
say
that
we
were
in
an
errour
:
that
it
is
a
disease
of
the
soule
;
which
to
cure
,
there
is
none
but
spirituall
remedies
that
haue
efficacy
to
performe
it
,
and
that
all
constraint
&
violence
offered
to
the
body
,
is
vncapable
thereof
;
that
it
hath
ill
succeeded
to
those
who
haue
made
triall
of
these
violent
cures
,
as
the
experiences
of
many
of
his
Predecessors
(
without
ascending
higher
)
doe
but
too
sufficiently
make
good
and
confirme
.
That
those
who
suggest
these
bloody
counsels
to
him
,
and
to
tolerate
but
one
Religion
,
doe
notwithstanding
practise
the
contrary
in
their
owne
Estates
.
The
Pope
permitting
Iewes
in
Rome
,
Ancona
,
and
Auignon
,
although
they
openly
blaspheme
against
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
:
and
the
Spaniard
(
said
to
be
so
good
a
Catholique
)
was
ready
to
allow
the
exercise
of
our
Religion
to
the
Netherlands
,
if
at
that
time
there
had
beene
no
other
differences
but
that
.
That
by
all
these
considerations
collected
together
,
and
others
which
his
wisedome
shall
dictate
vnto
him
,
this
good
Seruant
endeuoureth
to
incline
him
to
giue
vs
a
good
Peace
,
whose
Ciment
may
be
the
inuiolable
execution
of
his
Edicts
,
that
by
the
continuance
and
preseruation
thereof
,
this
poore
Kingdome
may
reuiue
&
breathe
from
her
former
miseries
,
and
re-obtaine
the
happines
of
her
pristine
felicity
,
and
he
also
may
be
now
blest
of
all
his
Subjects
,
and
enioying
peace
at
home
,
may
shew
himselfe
for
the
defence
of
those
his
Allies
abroad
who
yet
subsist
;
and
erraise
the
others
from
the
ruines
and
miseries
wherein
they
are
fallen
for
want
of
his
Royall
assistance
.
And
hereafter
we
haue
addressed
our selues
to
the
person
of
our
Prince
,
wee
also
inuoke
all
those
,
who
although
they
are
of
a
contrary
Religion
to
vs
,
are
yet
people
of
good
consciences
,
and
retaine
still
the
hearts
and
affections
of
Loyall
Frenchmen
,
to
the
end
to
speake
here
in
presence
of
God
,
that
if
the
first
can
some
way
consent
to
so
many
iniustices
and
disloyalties
,
which
haue
beene
offered
to
vs
,
whereby
we
haue
beene
wronged
and
circumuented
:
And
if
the
other
make
them
not
to
ioyne
in
pitty
and
compassion
,
for
the
miseries
and
calamities
of
our
common
Country
,
wherein
it
is
plunged
and
precipitated
,
by
the
enrage
and
furious
desire
they
haue
to
ruine
vs
.
What
,
our
deare
fellow-Citizens
will
you
still
permit
your selues
to
be
led
by
the
Notes
by
your
Friers
,
who
owing
their
Oathes
and
Eyes
to
the
Pope
,
and
looking
with
their
hearts
towards
Spaine
,
haue
beene
the
fatall
Firebrands
,
and
mournefull
Torches
of
our
former
flames
and
miseries
,
and
vnder
the
same
pretext
of
those
times
,
would
now
againe
enkindle
them
?
Doe
you
not
bewaile
the
Raigne
of
Henry
the
Great
,
during
which
,
euery
one
praying
to
God
,
as
he
vnderstood
;
that
Peace
brought
vs
then
in
plenty
and
abundance
,
and
we
all
conspired
and
vnited
our
affections
to
the
seruice
of
our
Prince
,
and
to
fill
and
heape
vp
our
Country
with
happinesse
?
Were
you
then
lesse
saued
,
and
blest
,
then
now
euer
since
we
haue
begun
to
be
persecuted
?
What
indiscrection
is
it
in
you
to
disturbe
your
Peace
and
tranquillity
,
because
we
beleeue
not
as
you
beleeue
?
Or
if
it
should
be
so
,
are
you
answerable
for
our
consciences
?
and
is
it
not
onely
to
our selues
,
that
the
preiudice
and
detriment
must
accrue
?
Why
leaue
you
not
vs
to
the
iudgement
of
him
,
before
whom
we
must
all
appeare
at
the
latter
day
,
and
to
whom
ye
shall
not
be
accountable
for
what
we
haue
beleeued
or
done
?
Doe
you
thinke
,
that
to
wrong
vs
,
is
a
good
way
to
conuert
vs
?
So
often
as
you
haue
attempted
these
mercilesse
and
cruell
courses
,
what
hath
there
followed
or
succeeded
thereof
:
but
the
same
desolations
and
miseries
which
this
present
time
presents
vnto
you
?
And
what
can
he
more
desire
,
who
is
as
much
the
Ancient
Enemie
of
this
Estate
,
as
he
feignes
to
be
of
our
Religion
:
but
to
see
vs
armed
,
and
bloody
minded
one
against
the
other
,
that
after
he
may
become
Master
of
all
.
In
the
name
of
God
?
at
last
beginne
to
vndeceiue
your selues
.
dispoyle
and
strip
your selues
of
your
Animosities
,
and
contribute
your
wise
Counsels
to
reclaime
those
,
which
an
inconsiderate
zeale
hath
transported
to
such
furious
emotions
and
combustions
.
Tell
them
(
although
they
are
made
to
beleeue
the
contrary
)
it
will
bee
on
them
,
which
the
greatest
and
〈◊〉
●…urthens
of
the
warre
will
fall
:
they
will
be
loaden
with
imposts
and
exa●…tions
,
to
quench
the
thirst
of
blood-●…ounds
,
who
will
sucke
them
dry
,
to
the
very
reines
.
Their
Fields
shall
be
the
prey
and
pillage
of
Souldiers
;
they
shall
be
the
first
obliged
to
expose
themselues
to
eminent
p●…rils
and
dangers
,
and
after
all
this
,
when
those
who
manage
these
combustions
,
for
their
owne
particular
ends
and
interests
,
haue
made
vp
their
markets
,
and
well
filled
their
purses
,
then
they
shall
see
things
tend
and
bend
to
hopes
of
Peace
,
whereof
they
will
reape
no
other
fruites
,
but
griefe
and
sorrow
for
their
losses
,
labour
and
paines
,
and
also
to
see
how
they
haue
beene
abused
and
fool'd
through
their
simple
credulity
,
by
those
who
hauing
in
their
mouthes
the
specious
names
of
the
Estate
,
and
Religion
:
and
yet
to
no
other
end
,
but
to
inrich
themselues
by
the
publique
calamity
.
But
as
for
you
,
our
most
deare
Brothers
,
who
in
this
Kingdome
professe
with
vs
the
purity
of
one
and
the
same
Religion
,
in
what
place
or
quality
soeuer
you
are
,
we
expect
from
you
,
that
as
our
griefes
and
afflictions
are
common
,
so
our
feelings
thereof
may
be
.
We
will
not
heere
discouer
the
searres
and
cicatrices
of
our
wounds
,
by
reproaching
those
among
you
,
who
heretofore
haue
beheld
our
calamities
with
dry
eyes
,
or
who
thought
to
haue
done
much
to
bewaile
them
.
No
,
no
,
we
will
impute
this
blame
to
the
deceitfull
Songs
of
the
Syrens
,
who
haue
sometimes
heretofore
inchanted
and
lull'd
vs
asleepe
our selues
:
But
now
we
coniure
you
by
all
that
is
holy
and
sacred
,
not
to
permit
your selues
to
be
any
longer
deceiued
:
you
shall
haue
many
Offers
made
you
,
to
rent
and
disioyne
your selues
from
vs
.
They
will
extort
Declarations
from
you
,
that
you
hold
vs
Rebels
:
they
will
oblige
you
likewise
to
arme
your selues
against
vs
:
But
in
the
name
of
God
,
consider
with
your selues
,
that
all
our
reb●…llion
is
,
because
we
will
not
rebell
against
God
;
and
that
as
by
the
grace
of
God
,
we
remaine
constant
in
the
same
Religion
which
you
professe
,
so
your
disauowing
of
vs
,
will
in
effect
be
the
renouncing
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
your
Armes
,
if
you
are
so
miserable
to
take
them
vp
against
vs
,
and
to
offend
vs
,
will
wound
our
Common
Sauiour
and
Redeemer
,
and
againe
crucifie
him
in
his
members
.
Know
likewise
,
that
our
Enemies
intend
no
lesse
cruelty
to
you
then
to
vs
,
because
they
esteeme
vs
as
the
Dike
and
●…ences
to
hinder
the
Torrent
from
going
to
swallow
downe
,
and
submerge
you
.
Those
wild
Boares
haue
no
intent
to
spare
any
thing
in
the
poore
Vine
of
the
Lord
:
but
they
rush
vpon
vs
,
as
beleeuing
that
we
are
the
hedges
and
inclosure
.
It
is
impossible
that
in
our
ruines
,
you
be
not
bruysed
to
death
,
because
we
are
but
one
house
:
In
our
Shipw●…acke
,
you
will
infallibly
perish
,
for
that
we
sayle
in
one
and
the
same
Ship
.
All
the
fauour
which
you
can
hope
or
expect
from
them
,
is
but
that
of
the
Cyclope
,
to
be
deuoured
last
.
As
deare
to
you
then
as
is
our
common
subsistance
,
let
vs
vnite
our selues
together
for
our
common
defence
.
Be
not
then
so
faint
hearted
,
to
suffer
vs
to
perish
,
except
you
intend
immediately
after
to
haue
your
throates
cut
in
your
owne
houses
:
Remember
that
your
particular
conseruation
,
cannot
be
but
in
the
generall
,
whercunto
if
you
contribute
with
vs
,
it
will
be
the
truest
way
to
secure
your
goods
,
to
conserue
your
liues
,
and
aboue
all
to
maintaine
you
in
libertie
to
serue
God
:
Or
if
yet
there
liue
any
so
stupid
or
insensible
,
not
to
be
moued
for
all
this
,
then
all
that
we
can
doe
,
is
to
send
them
to
these
Words
of
Mordocheus
:
Thinke
not
that
you
onely
can
escape
:
for
i●…
you
hold
your
peace
in
this
time
,
comfort
and
deliuerance
shall
appeare
to
Israel
from
another
place
,
but
you
and
all
your
houses
shall
perish
.
But
as
we
expect
better
things
of
you
,
so
doe
we
likewise
hope
the
same
of
our
brothers
beyond
the
Seas
,
and
particularly
from
those
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
:
already
the
interest
of
the
same
Religion
should
make
them
know
,
that
the
cause
is
common
,
and
if
it
be
persecuted
in
the
middest
of
vs
,
it
is
not
very
probable
or
likely
,
that
there
be
any
great
affection
to
maintaine
and
conserue
it
in
the
middest
of
them
,
what
faire
shew
soeuer
the
Pope
make
them
to
the
contrary
,
who
is
the
great
wheele
that
makes
all
moue
,
and
worke
for
our
ruine
,
to
the
end
to
make
a
step
and
Ladder
to
theirs
:
but
if
they
are
not
possessed
of
this
seare
,
yet
it
seemes
they
are
obliged
to
be
sensible
and
compassionate
of
our
afflictions
,
because
of
the
affection
which
heretofore
hath
made
vs
lament
and
weepe
at
theirs
,
during
the
〈◊〉
of
〈◊〉
troubles
.
All
Europe
hath
seene
how
we
haue
runne
by
tho●…ands
to
ciment
their
libertie
with
our
bloods
,
and
particularly
the
Towne
of
Rochell
held
nothing
too
deare
for
their
regard
,
at
the
very
point
of
their
last
necessitie
,
and
now
that
the
time
of
our
calamitie
is
come
,
we
againe
demand
them
the
effects
of
the
like
good
will
and
affection
.
But
there
is
yet
more
:
for
if
our
dangers
be
extreme
,
we
may
say
,
that
it
is
they
who
are
the
first
&
〈◊〉
cause
therof
,
in
lending
their
ships
to
our
enemies
,
which
they
imployed
and
vsed
to
ruine
vs
,
&
although
therein
〈◊〉
are
confident
,
that
they
were
politikely
surprised
,
neuerthelesse
●…nce
our
misery
proceeded
from
thence
,
what
can
they
doe
lesse
then
affirme
and
testifie
,
that
they
are
sorry
for
it
,
in
stretching
forth
their
hand
of
assistance
,
to
withdrawe
vs
from
this
Gulph
wherin
they
haue
made
vs
fall
,
although
it
were
done
without
thinking
thereof
?
If
they
will
,
they
haue
the
same
vertue
of
Achi●…es
,
and
can
cure
our
wounds
,
by
the
very
same
meanes
and
instruments
they
made
them
.
And
say
that
all
these
reasons
will
not
passe
for
current
money
with
them
(
although
we
assure
our selues
they
will
not
so
judge
)
yet
the
interuention
and
mediation
of
their
Ambassadours
in
the
last
peace
,
and
their
promises
,
that
those
Commissions
should
be
performed
and
accomplished
to
vs
,
giues
vs
all
right
and
reason
,
now
they
are
broken
,
to
addresse
our selues
to
them
,
that
they
make
good
their
said
promises
,
and
to
disingage
vs
their
●…aith
.
It
is
therfore
in
this
regard
that
we
haue
recourse
to
them
;
and
generally
wee
pary
all
Princes
and
Potentates
,
to
extend
their
assistance
and
fauour
to
vs
.
We
doubt
not
but
our
enemies
will
endeuour
traduce
and
disparage
all
our
actions
to
them
,
and
publish
against
vs
,
variety
of
false
reports
and
infamous
Libels
:
but
whosoeuer
hath
●…ares
only
to
heare
accusers
,
then
innocency
,
will
often
be
〈◊〉
into
〈◊〉
.
It
is
the
custome
of
the
strongest
,
when
they
resolue
to
oppose
the
weaker
,
passionately
to
alledge
,
they
are
guiltie
:
as
by
the
report
of
the
Wolfe
,
the
Sheepe
had
troubled
the
water
.
Our
enemies
desame
and
disgrace
vs
,
but
it
is
only
for
that
their
Iniustice
is
so
palpable
,
as
they
are
ashamed
thereof
;
and
because
they
dare
not
make
it
appeare
●…aked
and
in
the
meridian
of
its
truth
;
they
must
therefore
finde
out
a
maske
,
and
disguize
it
vnder
the
false
name
of
calumny
.
We
therefore
besee●…h
the
aforesaid
Princes
,
not
to
condemne
vs
before
they
haue
first
vnderstood
our
defence
and
reasons
,
and
cast
their
eyes
vpon
this
small
Epitomie
of
our
Iustifications
:
and
we
dare
assure
our selues
,
that
they
will
after
pittie
our
innocency
so
vniustly
oppressed
:
And
as
it
is
for
the
maintenance
thereof
,
that
God
hath
giuen
them
their
power
,
that
they
will
therefore
please
to
imploy
it
in
our
defence
and
assistance
.
And
thou
,
O
eternall
God
,
who
searchest
the
reines
,
and
art
Iudge
of
the
intentions
of
our
hearts
,
arise
as
witnes
,
and
decide
betwixt
vs
and
our
enemies
:
See
whether
they
or
we
haue
broken
the
Alliance
of
thy
sacred
name
,
vsed
disloyalty
and
fraude
to
oppresse
and
ruine
the
innocent
,
Iudge
who
are
true
offenders
and
criminals
towards
the
Prince
which
thou
hast
established
to
be
thy
Image
to
vs
;
either
they
who
haue
infringed
vs
his
Edicts
,
and
against
the
faith
thereof
,
done
vs
all
sorts
of
indignities
and
outrages
,
or
we
who
haue
beene
constrained
to
suffer
them
as
a
warrant
and
caution
of
the
faith
.
Make
the
violation
thereof
fall
on
the
heads
of
those
who
are
guilty
;
and
as
the
Protector
of
innocnecy
,
shoote
forth
thy
vengeance
on
those
who
haue
oppressed
it
.
Our
consciences
which
are
pure
before
God
,
embolden
vs
to
addresse
him
these
our
vowes
,
and
wee
doubt
not
but
he
will
heare
them
to
our
aduantage
,
and
be
a
just
reuenger
of
the
Faith
,
which
hath
beene
perfidiously
broken
to
vs
:
Of
our
goods
vniustly
stolne
from
vs
:
Of
our
blood
inhumanely
and
cruelly
spilt
;
and
of
our
consciences
which
haue
beene
afflicted
with
all
variety
of
rigors
;
So
we
hope
that
he
will
powre
downe
all
sorts
of
blessings
on
our
Armes
,
who
is
the
true
God
of
victories
and
Armes
.
And
as
it
is
only
necessitie
,
which
hath
made
vs
to
assume
and
take
them
vp
:
so
wee
protest
to
be
ready
and
willing
to
lay
them
downe
,
as
soone
as
we
receiue
lustice
,
and
that
the
libertie
of
our
Religion
and
liues
be
re-established
,
according
to
the
Edicts
published
in
our
fauour
,
and
particularly
of
that
of
Nantes
.
FINIS
.