The
King
his
letter
vnto
his
Court
of
Parliament
of
Burdeaux
.
Trusty
and
welbeloued
,
although
you
are
sufficiently
enformed
of
the
occasions
which
the
Duke
of
Guise
now
deceased
hath
giuen
vs
,
to
reuenge
our selues
of
those
troubles
which
hee
hath
spread
in
our
Realme
,
and
of
the
enterprises
and
attempts
which
hee
hath
made
of
later
yeares
against
our
state
and
Crowne
,
yea
our
honour
and
life
:
neuerthelesse
(
expecting
vntill
we
geue
you
more
perticularlie
to
vnderstand
how
he
hath
vsed
himselfe
ingratefully
towardes
vs
insteede
of
a
mendes
,
whereas
wee
pardoned
him
all
thinges
passed
,
in
hope
that
our
gentlenesse
,
and
the
good
turnes
and
honour
which
since
then
wee
haue
done
vnto
him
,
and
did
euerie
day
,
to
the
misliking
of
our
good
and
Loyall
seruantes
and
Subiectes
,
which
were
still
offended
with
it
,
might
bring
him
to
the
right
way
agayne
.
)
Wee
will
onelie
signifie
vnto
you
,
that
of
late
his
insolencie
was
growen
so
farre
,
that
despising
our
Authoritie
,
hee
hath
omitted
nothing
of
that
which
hee
might
doe
,
to
bring
vs
into
trouble
,
and
to
take
our
crowne
from
vs
,
yea
our
owne
life
.
And
if
he
hath
not
done
it
,
it
is
because
hee
coulde
not
doe
it
,
which
hath
geuen
vs
iust
occasion
to
make
him
knowe
that
GOD
hath
geuen
vs
the
Authoritie
,
the
meanes
,
and
the
courage
to
chastice
him
,
according
to
his
desart
,
by
the
losse
of
his
life
.
Whereof
wee
haue
not
thought
amisse
to
aduertise
you
by
these
presentes
,
to
the
ende
you
may
knowe
the
truth
of
it
,
least
by
salse
reportes
it
be
colourably
altred
vnto
you
,
geuing
you
moreouer
to
vnderstand
,
that
we
will
by
no
meanes
leaue
our
holy
entrprise
to
make
warre
against
the
Heritickes
,
and
to
roote
them
out
:
but
rather
,
as
it
was
not
grounded
eyther
vppon
the
late
deceased
Duke
of
Guyse
his
life
or
death
,
nor
his
ambition
;
but
vppon
the
zeale
and
affection
which
we
haue
allwaies
borne
,
and
will
alwayes
haue
engraued
in
the
bottome
of
our
hearte
,
to
the
glory
of
GOD
,
and
the
encrease
of
our
Catholicke
,
Apostolicke
,
and
Romane
Religion
;
so
likewise
it
cannot
be
by
any
occasions
whatsoeuer
remooued
from
vs
.
Our
will
therefore
is
,
that
our
Subiectes
of
our
iurisdiction
be
enformed
of
the
iust
causes
of
the
punishment
which
they
haue
receiued
,
and
of
our
good
and
holy
purposes
.
And
that
likewise
,
you
endeuour
your selues
to
keepe
euery
one
in
their
obedience
which
they
owe
vnto
vs
,
whereby
they
may
assure
themselues
to
be
eased
as
much
as
we
can
,
and
whiles
they
shall
continewe
in
their
duty
,
they
shall
finde
vs
alwayes
their
gratious
King
,
readie
to
gratifie
them
as
farr
as
their
fidelitie
shall
deserue
;
and
likewise
to
chastice
them
if
they
forget
their
dutie
,
and
withdrawe
themselues
from
the
respecte
and
obedience
which
GOD
hath
commaunded
them
to
geue
vs
.
Geuen
at
Bloys
,
the
24.
day
of
December
.
1588.
Sygned
thus
,
HENRY
.
And
lower
,
REVOS
.
Presented
the
second
of
Ianuary
1589.
And
on
the
backe
side
To
our
trustie
and
welbeloued
of
our
Court
of
Parliament
at
BVRDEAVX
.
FINIS
.
Drawen
out
of
the
Regesters
of
the
Court.
THe
Court
and
Chambers
thereof
being
assembled
by
request
made
vnto
them
by
word
of
mouth
from
the
King
his
general
Attorney
,
hath
,
and
by
these
presentes
doth
make
speciall
inhibition
vnto
all
manner
of
persons
of
what
estate
,
qualitie
,
or
condition
soeuer
they
be
,
and
vnder
what
pretence
soeuer
it
bee
;
to
make
or
renewe
anie
league
or
association
,
to
withdrawe
and
entice
the
Subiectes
of
our
sayd
Lorde
the
King
from
his
seruice
,
nor
spread
or
vse
any
wordes
tending
to
withdrawe
them
from
the
Loyall
heart
,
fidelitie
,
and
obedience
which
they
owe
vnto
him
,
vppon
daunger
to
bee
accounted
as
Rebells
and
guiltie
of
high
treason
.
Enioyning
all
Bayliffes
,
Stewards
,
Vnderwardens
,
their
deputies
,
and
all
others
to
whom
it
shall
belong
,
to
make
enquirie
of
them
that
oppose
themselues
herevnto
,
and
to
proceede
against
the
offenders
,
according
to
the
rigor
of
the
Kings
edicts
,
and
to
signfiie
vnto
the
same
Court
of
their
endeuour
done
in
that
behalfe
within
one
moneth
vnder
payne
to
answere
it
themselues
at
their
owne
perill
and
daunger
.
Enacted
at
Burdeaux
at
the
Parliament
,
in
the
Chambers
thereof
being
assembled
,
the
2
of
Ianuarie
.
1589.
Sygned
thus
D.
ARNAL
.