A
Declaration
made
by
my
lord
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
shew
and
declare
the
causes
that
haue
constrayned
him
to
take
vpon
hym
the
defence
of
the
Kinges
authoritie
,
of
the
gouernement
of
the
queene
,
and
of
the
quietnes
of
this
realme
,
with
the
protestation
therevpon
requisite
.
ALthough
it
bee
their
parte
which
arme
them selues
firste
by
their
owne
priuate
authoritie
,
to
gyue
a
reason
and
cause
of
their
doynge
:
Yet
the
Lorde
Prince
of
Conde
considering
how
muche
this
present
sturre
and
tumult
,
by
reason
of
diuers
circumstaunces
,
is
subiect
to
many
&
sondrie
iudgementes
,
besides
that
the
common
domage
requireth
a
sure
and
speedye
reamedie
,
thought
it
good
to
preuent
al
sclaunderous
tales
and
misreportes
,
and
to
declare
as
here
foloweth
,
the
causes
whiche
haue
moued
hym
to
associate
hym selfe
wyth
hys
kynsfolke
frendes
,
and
seruauntes
,
for
to
do
seruice
vnto
the
Kynge
,
to
the
Queene
,
and
to
all
this
realme
,
in
their
great
necessitie
and
nede
.
Euery
man
knoweth
,
that
after
the
great
troubles
happened
aboute
matters
of
religion
(
where
with
it
is
moste
manifest
that
manye
abusinge
the
naturall
goodnesse
of
our
kinges
,
haue
serued
their
owne
turnes
to
establishe
&
to
maintein
their
greatnes
and
honour
)
.
Finallye
in
the
moneth
of
Ianuarye
laste
paste
,
there
was
and
edicte
or
decree
made
by
his
maiestie
,
to
rule
and
order
both
the
partes
,
with
the
aduise
of
the
most
notable
and
best
chosen
assemblye
that
the
kinge
coulde
chose
in
all
his
parlements
.
This
decre
and
commaundement
being
shortly
after
published
,
in
the
most
part
of
the
parlements
of
this
Realme
,
gaue
a
great
hope
of
rest
and
quietnes
as
the
effect
declared
:
and
no
doubt
,
if
the
parlement
of
Paris
had
not
vsed
suche
a
delay
,
the
tranquillitie
of
the
towne
and
of
the
whole
parlement
therof
had
bene
,
&
shoulde
yet
haue
bene
muche
more
then
we
se
it
now
to
be
.
The
let
of
this
publication
hathe
engendred
by
iuste
occasion
diuers
suspicions
,
that
that
was
not
done
without
great
practise
whiche
tended
to
a
further
ende
,
whiche
thing
was
confirmed
by
the
goings
&
commings
and
drifts
of
the
prouoste
of
the
Marchauntes
of
Paris
,
with
the
parcialities
that
euerye
man
knew
to
bee
betwene
the
presidents
and
counsailers
of
the
said
courte
.
Also
that
all
men
knew
how
the
Constable
being
sued
vnto
and
layed
vpon
by
certaine
parcial
Marchaunts
had
filled
them
with
a
certain
hope
that
this
decre
concerning
religion
,
should
not
continue
long
:
Notwithstandinge
,
that
moued
not
the
said
lord
prince
any
thing
at
all
,
nor
yet
others
of
the
reformed
churches
,
to
saye
or
do
any
thing
that
shoulde
trouble
the
common
quietnes
of
this
realme
:
but
in
the
middst
of
an
infinite
number
of
violences
&
outragious
wronges
wherof
they
could
neuer
haue
iustice
,
thei
haue
taried
&
loked
for
the
issue
of
the
publication
with
the
greatest
modestie
and
pacience
that
they
coulde
.
This
publication
being
made
at
Paris
with
great
,
earnest
,
and
importunate
suyte
,
and
rather
by
prayer
and
request
than
by
the
commaundement
of
the
king
or
of
the
quene
.
The
sayd
lord
prince
after
a
greuous
sickenes
,
toke
hys
leaue
of
the
king
and
the
queene
,
in
hope
to
rest
him selfe
a
whyle
at
his
house
.
In
the
meane
tyme
newes
were
broughte
of
the
cruell
and
horrible
butcherlye
slaughter
committed
at
Wassye
in
the
presence
and
company
of
the
duke
of
Guyse
,
where
were
most
tyrannously
slayne
many
of
the
kinges
subiectes
,
as
well
men
as
women
and
children
,
whiche
were
assembled
togyther
to
heare
a
Sermon
,
and
to
pray
vnto
God
,
folowing
the
religion
and
pure
worde
of
god
,
which
the
sayd
lord
prynce
maintayneth
with
them
,
and
trusteth
to
mayntayne
vnto
death
,
by
all
meanes
lawfull
.
This
cruelty
thus
reported
at
Paris
,
moued
in
sundrie
wyse
,
the
one
partye
and
the
other
,
in
suche
sorte
that
there
was
euen
at
that
tyme
greate
likelyhode
that
some
greate
mischefe
woulde
ensue
of
it
,
the
rumour
being
spredde
abrode
that
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
came
in
armour
&
with
a
great
company
beyng
determined
to
roote
vp
and
destroye
all
the
congregations
whiche
they
call
of
the
newe
religion
,
the
whiche
also
for
their
part
,
consydering
that
the
kings
decre
and
ordinance
semed
not
to
be
able
to
maintayne
them
against
the
force
,
violence
and
rage
of
their
enemies
,
stode
at
their
defence
hauinge
firste
sente
to
the
Quene
certayne
men
of
learnynge
and
vertue
,
for
to
demaunde
of
her
iustice
for
the
murder
committed
in
the
sayd
place
of
wassy
.
Thys
was
the
cause
why
the
sayd
lord
Prince
beinge
at
that
tyme
in
good
houre
arryued
at
Paris
,
for
to
goe
to
his
house
,
and
desyringe
to
remedie
the
inconueniences
that
threatened
the
towne
of
Paris
,
went
at
the
commaundement
of
the
Queene
to
meete
the
king
&
her
at
Monceaux
,
where
he
told
them
what
he
feared
,
and
aduertised
them
that
for
the
auoyding
of
trouble
it
should
be
good
that
the
Duke
of
Guyse
whom
men
sayd
did
come
with
great
power
,
and
with
a
great
company
armed
withstandinge
the
kinges
decree
and
ordenaunce
,
at
the
lest
shoulde
not
passe
through
the
sayde
towne
of
Paris
,
whyche
thing
was
found
good
by
the
quene
and
vpon
occasion
she
wrote
vnto
him
with
her
owne
hand
.
Now
the
saide
Prince
hoped
that
the
said
duke
of
Guyse
woulde
haue
obeyd
the
Queene
,
and
whiche
is
more
,
that
in
laying
a
syde
his
weapons
would
haue
submitted
himself
with
all
his
companye
,
to
the
order
of
iustice
equalye
obserued
in
this
realme
,
as
well
in
the
behalfe
of
the
lest
as
of
the
greatest
when
they
be
accused
of
anye
crime
,
and
that
he
woulde
haue
come
straighte
to
the
kinge
and
the
quene
with
al
humilitie
,
according
to
his
dutie
:
But
it
chaunced
clene
contrary
,
for
making
no
other
answere
,
but
that
he
was
busyed
at
Mantuil
in
feastinge
his
frendes
,
he
went
strayght
to
Paris
with
a
very
great
companye
of
hys
kinsfolke
and
frends
,
and
seruauntes
,
and
others
,
with
open
armour
.
And
he
may
not
go
about
to
excuse
him selfe
for
taking
the
said
armour
and
gathering
suche
a
company
together
for
feare
that
he
had
of
them
of
the
reformed
churches
which
men
call
Huguenots
whiche
is
as
muche
to
saye
as
heretikes
.
For
it
is
wel
knowen
that
before
the
murder
at
Wassye
.
he
marched
with
weapons
forbidden
by
the
kinges
decree
and
ordenaunce
.
Also
that
the
most
parte
of
them
that
did
accompany
hym
had
bene
longe
before
called
together
by
him
,
and
by
others
,
out
of
al
places
of
this
realme
,
so
that
longe
before
there
was
no
talke
at
Paris
but
of
that
,
and
of
his
comming
.
Furthermore
,
knowing
that
those
of
the
reformed
churches
tooke
the
way
of
lawe
and
iustice
accordynge
to
their
duetie
,
it
appeareth
playnly
that
if
he
had
not
sought
but
hys
owne
saftie
,
he
woulde
haue
gone
strayghte
to
the
courte
accordynge
to
the
commaundemente
of
the
Kynge
and
Queene
.
It
appeared
also
,
that
this
comming
was
practised
of
longe
tyme
before
:
because
that
not
onely
the
company
of
the
Constable
and
diuers
other
which
in
the
meane
time
were
gathered
togither
,
did
ioyne
themselues
with
him
but
:
also
the
prouost
of
the
Marchauntes
with
a
greate
troupe
of
the
said
towne
went
to
receyue
him
,
and
this
entrey
was
made
in
open
armoure
with
great
acclamation
of
men
hyred
and
suborned
,
as
if
the
kinge
him selfe
had
entred
in
person
.
The
Duke
of
guyse
nor
anye
of
his
bande
not
shewing
any
signe
or
token
that
thei
were
displeased
any
thing
at
it
.
Nowe
the
sayd
lord
prince
beyng
retourned
from
Monceaux
the
daye
before
,
as
is
sayd
,
fully
determined
to
goe
on
his
iourney
towarde
hys
house
,
and
being
soddenlye
aduertised
of
the
comming
of
the
sayd
duke
of
Guyse
with
such
a
companye
and
route
armed
,
determined
lyke
a
prynce
of
the
bloode
royall
for
the
seruyce
of
the
kynges
Maiestie
,
and
the
profite
of
the
common
wealth
,
to
see
and
prouyde
for
that
whiche
the
sodeynesse
of
suche
a
matter
required
,
folowynge
the
prayers
and
instaunt
request
of
an
infinite
number
of
poore
men
,
fearynge
that
it
should
happen
to
them
as
it
did
vnto
those
of
Wassye
.
And
for
this
cause
&
effecte
,
where
as
he
neuer
thought
of
any
suche
thynge
before
,
finding
in
his
company
a
certayne
smal
number
of
gentle
men
,
then
meting
together
at
Paris
aboute
certaine
affayres
,
professinge
the
same
religion
that
he
doth
,
prayed
them
to
acpany
him
to
the
preaching
of
godds
worde
,
appoynted
and
furnished
as
muche
as
was
requisite
for
theyr
owne
defence
,
with
all
modestie
,
honestie
and
simplicitie
.
And
al
this
company
was
but
.
CC.
horse
,
compting
the
gentelmen
&
seruants
of
the
sayd
prince
:
others
also
there
were
dwelling
in
the
said
towne
,
haunting
ordinarily
the
preaching
of
the
worde
of
God
,
whiche
wente
and
came
without
offendynge
anye
man
in
worde
or
deede
.
The
morowe
after
,
bycause
that
the
sayd
Duke
of
guyse
in
steade
of
going
strayght
to
the
court
began
to
fortifye
him selfe
more
and
more
in
the
saide
towne
,
the
sayd
lord
prince
dyd
also
the
lyke
for
the
defence
of
those
of
the
reformed
church
the
which
semed
(
with
Iuste
occasion
)
to
think
that
all
the
sayde
force
and
strength
was
against
them
,
consydering
the
late
deede
of
Wassy
,
and
that
there
was
in
this
realme
no
warre
beside
the
common
report
,
that
men
went
aboute
to
make
at
Paris
a
newe
decree
formably
contrary
to
the
first
.
Besydes
all
this
,
you
muste
note
that
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
,
contynuyng
his
course
and
trade
with
the
Constable
and
marshall
Sayncte
Andre
and
certayne
other
of
theyr
companyons
without
the
authoritie
of
the
Kynge
and
quene
and
whiche
is
more
,
not
making
them
pryuye
to
anye
thing
,
althoughe
the
state
of
the
realme
requyred
not
any
extraordinarye
prouisyon
,
kept
neuertheles
his
counsell
styll
,
wherin
sate
certaine
presydents
of
the
court
offycers
of
the
kinges
,
the
prouoste
and
Bourgeses
of
the
towne
,
euen
as
thoughe
h●
had
bene
maister
and
lorde
of
this
realme
.
A
thinge
truly
very
strange
,
and
suffycient
to
declare
and
shewe
,
that
there
was
amonge
them
some
practyses
and
secrete
enterprises
.
For
as
for
the
constable
he
was
departed
from
the
court
syxe
weekes
before
beynge
greatly
discontend
with
the
quene
,
bycause
she
would
not
endure
nor
suffer
hys
strang
facions
and
maner
of
doing
.
And
synce
that
tyme
,
for
to
reuenge
him selfe
,
beynge
departed
from
his
house
to
go
to
Paris
to
hold
this
goodly
counsell
,
mett
the
Kinge
and
the
Quene
in
the
waye
neyther
saluting
them
,
nor
yet
staying
for
them
made
as
thoughe
he
had
not
knowen
them
.
On
the
other
parte
also
,
the
marshal
of
Sainct
Andre
not
long
before
these
thyngs
was
not
content
to
disobeye
the
expresse
commaundement
that
the
Queene
had
gyuen
hym
to
go
furthwith
to
his
charge
of
gouernement
but
in
the
open
counsel
,
answered
her
so
arrogantly
and
prowdly
that
men
might
easely
perceyue
that
he
leaned
vpon
some
counsell
,
and
priuye
intelligence
.
More
than
this
,
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
euen
at
the
begynninge
of
his
comminge
to
Paris
in
steade
of
going
streyght
to
the
court
,
dyd
employe
all
the
frendes
he
had
,
and
sought
all
meanes
he
coulde
to
kepe
the
Queene
at
Fontayne
bleaux
,
for
feare
she
shulde
go
to
Orleans
.
Yet
neuertheles
hauinge
obtained
that
whiche
he
had
moste
instantly
required
,
he
sturryd
not
for
all
that
from
Paris
:
and
helped
him selfe
wyth
a
newe
excuse
,
bycause
that
the
sayde
Lorde
prince
was
there
also
accompanyed
wyth
a
greate
number
of
gentyll
men
,
and
that
the
towne
fearinge
to
be
spoyled
and
saccadged
had
desyred
and
prayed
hym
to
tarrye
there
for
to
defende
it
,
and
thus
doynge
he
hathe
priuilye
rebuked
the
saide
Lorde
prynce
of
to
vilanous
an
intent
and
purpose
.
But
the
contrarye
was
sone
perceyued
.
For
the
sayde
lorde
prince
to
take
from
hym
all
pretence
,
or
colour
in
any
thinge
,
by
and
by
offred
hym
by
the
Cardynall
of
Bourbon
his
brother
and
gouernour
of
Paris
to
go
oute
at
one
gate
whan
he
shoulde
goe
oute
at
the
other
.
And
than
afterward
being
aduertysed
that
the
Queene
desyred
that
bothe
the
companyes
myghte
goe
oute
,
and
that
for
thys
purpose
the
King
of
Nauarre
should
be
come
into
the
towne
of
Paris
,
he
was
so
readye
and
willynge
to
obeye
this
commaundement
,
that
althoughe
he
had
bene
sycke
the
space
of
two
dayes
in
hys
bedde
,
yet
he
departed
quyckely
wyth
hys
companye
strayghte
towarde
hys
house
of
la
Ferte
,
from
whence
he
hoped
to
haue
sent
them
awaye
incontinent
yf
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guise
had
done
the
lyke
.
Nowe
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
cleane
contrarye
sheweyng
in
effect
with
hys
complyces
,
that
by
the
willing
departure
of
the
sayde
Lorde
prynce
,
he
had
gotten
that
he
loked
for
,
went
to
the
Kinge
with
all
hys
force
and
armyed
power
as
in
the
time
of
warre
and
against
his
greatest
enemyes
,
a
thinge
truly
,
not
sene
nor
vsed
,
neyther
is
it
in
anye
wyse
to
be
allowed
or
accepted
considering
the
base
and
tender
age
of
the
king
,
and
that
the
Queene
hys
mother
althoughe
she
be
endued
with
a
singuler
vertue
,
and
constance
could
not
chose
but
be
afrayde
,
with
a
Iust
feare
,
seynge
her self
beset
round
aboute
wyth
suche
force
and
power
to gyther
wyth
the
Kynge
Duke
of
Orleans
,
and
my
Lorde
chanceler
contrarye
to
her
wyll
and
expresse
commaundement
,
wherof
of
sufficient
profe
maye
bee
made
by
the
teares
that
fell
from
our
kinges
eyes
,
and
by
the
talke
that
he
had
being
forced
to
suffer
him selfe
to
be
caried
to
Meleum
these
dayes
late
past
.
The
which
it
shall
please
them
to
remember
that
were
present
.
So
that
suche
a
comminge
of
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
seasynge
vpon
the
persons
of
the
King
,
and
queene
his
mother
,
and
of
the
Duke
of
Orleans
his
brother
,
ioynynge
herewith
all
the
foresaid
thinges
,
it
can
not
be
,
nor
ought
to
be
estemed
other
than
a
takynge
and
captiuitie
of
them
,
and
that
the
most
hurtful
,
most
miserable
and
shamefull
,
that
euer
chaunced
or
coulde
chaunce
to
this
Realme
.
And
vppon
this
it
maye
please
the
Queene
(
mother
)
to
remember
the
admonicion
and
counsell
that
was
gyuen
her
by
a
certen
Portugal
,
together
with
a
man
of
Spaine
,
&
another
sent
out
of
Sauoye
,
as
touching
that
which
she
nowe
at
this
day
feeleth
&
findeth
true
,
to
the
great
and
extreme
greefe
of
her
most
obedyent
subiects
&
seruaunts
.
And
to
th
intent
that
this
may
be
yet
better
knowen
and
vnderstode
of
all
true
subiectes
and
faithful
seruants
.
The
said
lord
prince
besides
that
he
declareth
things
past
desyreth
al
men
to
be
aduertised
of
the
enterprises
which
is
very
easy
to
coniecture
and
gather
,
which
the
fordsaid
men
doe
pretend
to
execute
,
to
the
intent
that
if
they
be
put
in
effect
by
them
,
no
man
can
doubte
but
that
they
are
very
enemies
to
the
king
and
to
his
crowne
,
and
on
the
other
side
if
there
be
other
let
them
haue
so
much
the
more
certaine
meanes
to
declare
&
shewe
it
in
abstaining
from
suche
enterprises
.
That
is
,
that
hauing
beset
,
and
then
caried
to
Meleum
the
kinge
,
the
quene
the
yong
duke
of
Orleans
,
and
those
which
they
thought
good
with
armed
men
,
to
enioye
them
at
their
pleasure
they
entend
to
helpe
them selues
with
their
authoritie
against
the
saide
Lorde
prince
,
and
all
other
which
withstand
and
resist
theyr
enterprises
,
declarynge
them
culpable
of
that
which
they
them selues
haue
alreadye
partlye
executed
and
done
,
and
whereof
the
sayde
lorde
Prynce
neede
not
take
the
payne
to
excuse
him selfe
:
seynge
the
experience
and
profe
sheweth
sufficientlye
that
all
the
dayes
of
his
lyfe
he
hath
myslyked
and
despysed
all
that
they
haue
sought
and
sewed
for
,
that
haue
growen
and
encreased
so
sone
into
such
an
honour
&
greatnesse
,
that
there
is
none
but
Iudgeth
with
al
the
states
of
this
realme
that
it
is
muche
more
reasonable
to
demande
of
them
the
cause
of
it
,
than
it
can
be
easye
for
them
to
giue
a
reason
why
.
And
if
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
with
his
,
fynde
themselues
vnfaulty
in
this
behalf
,
they
shall
do
much
for
them
to
purge
themselues
of
it
according
to
the
request
that
the
estats
haue
made
therin
,
in
steade
of
troublynge
both
heauen
and
earth
,
and
to
gyue
this
occasyon
to
men
to
thynke
that
they
feare
nothing
more
than
to
enter
into
this
matter
.
The
occasyon
of
that
counsell
is
euydente
ynoughe
,
to
weete
to
the
intente
that
all
lettes
beynge
taken
awaye
,
they
myghte
dispose
&
rule
the
realme
of
Fraunce
at
their
pleasure
,
and
for
asmuch
as
to
attayne
to
these
ende
and
purposes
,
they
knowe
they
muste
haue
other
ayde
and
shores
,
men
saye
that
their
drift
and
policie
is
,
to
roote
vp
and
destroy
all
those
of
the
reformed
churches
,
that
is
to
say
all
thei
that
resist
them
,
in
makynge
a
certayne
newe
decree
at
theyr
owne
wyll
,
by
the
meanes
of
certain
hyred
and
suborned
persons
,
as
well
of
the
Parlement
of
Paris
as
of
elles
where
,
to
the
intent
that
the
other
parte
shoulde
bee
as
it
were
indebted
to
them
,
in
ruynynge
at
the
least
halfe
the
realme
,
for
to
haue
it
rather
half
at
their
desyre
,
than
to
see
it
enioye
whollye
the
quietnes
and
reste
so
muche
desyred
of
all
good
men
,
and
as
reiected
of
those
whiche
neuer
made
their
profit
but
with
the
losse
and
domage
of
another
man
,
and
of
the
ruine
of
the
commons
.
THE
protestation
.
THese
things
consydered
wyth
many
other
whiche
time
shall
discouer
that
said
lord
prince
protesteth
this
that
foloweth
before
the
king
,
the
quene
,
and
the
states
of
this
realme
,
with
the
realmes
,
potentates
,
lordes
,
frendes
,
and
allyes
,
of
thys
Crowne
,
and
generally
before
all
Chrystendome
.
First
that
the
onely
consideration
of
that
which
he
owyth
to
god
and
to
his
churche
,
with
the
zeale
that
he
hath
particularly
to
the
crowne
of
Fraunce
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
quene
,
and
finally
the
hartye
affection
that
he
beareth
to
the
quietnes
and
tranquillity
of
this
realme
,
constraine
him
to
seke
all
lawful
meanes
according
to
gods
lawe
&
mans
,
according
to
the
order
and
decre
that
he
hath
in
thys
realme
,
for
to
delyuer
oute
of
Captiuitie
the
person
of
the
king
of
the
quene
his
mother
,
&
my
lordes
her
children
and
to
maintain
the
keping
of
the
kings
decres
&
ordenances
,
and
specially
vp
on
the
matter
of
religion
,
set
vp
,
&
made
by
the
aduise
of
the
princes
of
the
bloude
ryall
,
lords
of
the
counsel
presydentes
and
conselours
of
the
parlements
,
sauing
the
said
men
of
the
house
of
guise
which
now
will
trust
&
beleue
their
owne
particular
aduises
.
It
cannot
fayle
to
be
such
as
men
se
it
to
be
if
it
were
no
more
but
to
iustify
the
cruelty
more
than
barbarous
,
which
was
commytted
in
the
sayd
place
of
Wassye
.
Also
the
said
lord
prince
with
a
good
number
of
other
princes
,
knights
,
lords
of
the
counsel
,
captaines
,
gentillmen
,
men
of
warre
,
men
of
Iustice
,
&
lawe
,
marchants
,
and
men
of
the
three
estates
of
this
realme
,
moste
affectuously
besecheth
and
requireth
with
all
his
hart
all
good
faithful
&
trusty
subiects
and
seruants
of
his
maiestie
carefully
and
diligently
to
see
,
reade
,
and
way
al
these
foresaid
things
,
for
feare
that
lest
vnwares
in
steade
of
succoring
and
ayding
the
kynge
the
quene
&
my
lords
her
children
,
in
their
captiuitie
they
be
by
the
practises
and
false
aduertisements
of
the
enemies
of
the
peace
&
tranquillitie
of
this
realme
,
brought
to
be
the
ministers
of
the
destruction
of
the
same
.
And
to
preuent
and
withstand
these
things
he
prayeth
them
to
help
him
and
to
staye
vp
the
crowne
of
Fraunce
now
fallen
downe
if
god
of
his
infinite
mercy
lifte
it
not
vp
again
whervnto
after
hauing
,
called
vpon
his
grace
he
craueth
the
aide
the
assistance
&
fauour
of
al
kings
princes
and
potentates
alyes
&
confederates
of
this
crowne
the
which
he
taketh
al
for
beholders
wyttnesses
and
Iudges
of
his
fidelite
,
&
integryte
,
in
the
conseruation
of
the
state
of
the
kinge
,
whose
inuocencye
full
of
al
good
hope
hath
not
deserued
to
be
in
captiuity
of
those
which
by
the
benefites
of
his
predecessours
&
fathers
haue
bene
raysed
vp
in
authorite
,
so
that
now
they
shuld
so
manifestly
conspire
the
ruyne
of
the
sonne
,
of
the
quene
his
mother
,
&
of
al
the
estates
of
this
realme
.
Moreouer
by
thys
present
protestation
he
meaneth
wyth
all
his
companye
to
declare
hym selfe
pure
and
innocent
of
the
bloud
shed
and
of
the
calamites
and
myseryes
wherwyth
this
realme
is
threatned
throughe
the
partyculare
ambytyon
of
those
which
hauing
nothing
to
doe
but
to
looke
to
the
gouernement
of
thys
realme
are
comme
vnto
it
them
selues
by
armes
,
for
to
chase
them
oute
whom
both
goddes
lawe
,
and
mans
dyd
call
vnto
,
and
which
were
borne
counselours
.
Against
the
violence
of
the
which
distourbers
and
disquyeters
of
thys
realme
,
breakers
of
the
decrees
,
and
ordenances
of
all
the
estates
,
he
entendeth
with
al
his
companye
to
bestowe
and
to
spend
hys
body
and
goodes
vnto
his
last
breath
as
a
good
and
faithefull
subiecte
and
seruant
of
the
crowne
of
Fraunce
,
and
specially
beinge
of
the
house
of
Fraunce
.
Also
bycause
the
sayde
men
wyll
not
fayle
to
abuse
the
auctorye
of
the
king
and
the
Quene
whom
they
kepe
in
a
myserable
and
vnworthye
Captiuitye
,
for
to
serue
their
owne
turnes
agaynste
the
faythefull
and
trustye
subiectes
of
his
maiestie
.
For
this
cause
the
sayde
lord
prince
protesteth
and
declareth
presently
that
he
wil
not
credyte
any
letters
,
messages
commandementes
,
decres
,
ordenances
,
whatsoeuer
they
be
made
by
the
sayde
men
vnder
the
name
of
hys
mayestie
.
For
asmuche
as
it
is
well
knowen
that
they
shall
be
forced
and
gotten
by
manifeste
violence
,
agaynst
all
lawe
of
God
and
man
.
For
,
that
accepted
,
the
lorde
prynce
wyl
neuer
giue
place
to
any
man
,
lyuinge
in
the
humble
obedience
that
he
oweth
and
wyll
giue
to
his
maiestie
,
and
to
the
Queene
hys
mother
.
More
,
as
touching
the
king
of
Nauare
his
brother
,
the
sayde
Lorde
Prynce
protesteth
,
that
wyth
the
band
of
brotherly
loue
,
&
the
particuler
respect
that
he
oweth
vnto
him
,
he
meaneth
to
acknowledge
him
after
the
order
and
degree
that
he
hath
in
this
realme
,
with
all
obedience
next
to
the
king
and
Queene
,
whiche
by
the
common
consent
of
the
states
,
the
agrement
of
the
Prynces
of
the
bloode
royall
,
the
approbation
of
the
parlements
of
Fraunce
,
hath
receyued
the
gouernance
of
this
realme
as
also
he
is
assured
that
the
sayd
kinge
of
Nauarre
consyderinge
these
foresayd
thinges
will
haue
suche
regard
to
it
as
reason
and
the
present
necessyte
requireth
.
The
which
also
the
sayd
lord
prince
moste
humbly
and
moste
instantely
besecheth
him
to
doe
.
Also
the
sayd
lord
prince
to
shewe
that
he
speaketh
syncerly
and
truely
protesteth
,
presently
that
in
steade
of
comminge
to
hande
strokes
he
is
ready
to
vnarme
him selfe
vpon
these
conditions
folowing
,
whiche
are
so
reasonable
that
they
cannot
be
refused
but
of
those
,
that
prefer
their
owne
gayne
before
the
quyetnesse
of
thys
realme
.
That
is
to
weete
,
that
the
king
and
quene
,
the
Duke
of
orleans
,
my
lord
chauncelour
,
and
other
of
the
counsell
be
firste
of
all
set
agayne
at
suche
libertie
&
safftye
as
they
ought
to
be
:
which
thing
cannot
be
done
vntill
all
weapons
be
laid
asyde
vnder
the
name
of
the
king
,
&
in
the
hands
of
others
than
of
those
which
folow
the
sayde
men
of
the
counsel
holden
at
Paris
.
Further
more
that
the
sayd
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
the
constable
&
marshall
,
of
S.
Andre
be
sent
agayne
to
their
houses
,
&
that
they
haue
a
daye
and
place
appointed
them
to
come
&
appeare
before
the
king
and
the
quene
to
offer
themselues
with
al
humilite
as
they
ought
to
do
,
for
to
render
a
reason
of
this
that
is
before
sayd
,
&
likewise
of
that
which
was
layd
against
them
before
by
the
estates
of
thys
realme
.
For
the
which
it
is
moste
reasonable
&
necessarye
that
prouisyon
be
made
by
the
king
&
the
quene
.
And
the
sayde
lord
prince
for
his
part
offreth
likewise
to
make
accompt
and
to
Iustifie
him selfe
of
all
that
men
can
laie
to
his
charge
or
to
them
of
hys
companye
,
whan
and
before
whome
it
shall
appartayne
,
gyuen
at
Orleans
the
seuen
daye
of
Aprill
in
the
yere
of
our
Lord
.
1562.
Sygned
Loys
of
Bourbon
.