THE
COPIE
OF
a
Letter
written
from
PARIS
the
20.
of
May
1610.
Declaring
the
maner
of
the
Execution
of
Francis
Rauaillart
that
murdered
the
French
King
,
&c.
SIR
,
THough
Tragedies
bee
sorrowfull
representations
,
yet
the
Spectators
hauing
beheld
and
seene
the
former
acts
,
they
are
likewise
desirous
to
know
the
catastrophe
;
So
fareth
it
with
you
,
(
as
I
coniecture
,
)
who
hauing
vnderstood
by
my
former
Letters
,
what
hath
hitherto
passed
about
this
direfull
acte
,
you
will
likewise
couet
to
heare
the
end
of
this
execrable
actor
,
with
other
the
consequencies
;
which
here
you
haue
.
Two
dayes
since
,
being
the
18.
of
this
moneth
,
I
was
an
eye
witnes
of
the
execution
of
this
accursed
creature
,
which
was
in
this
maner
as
I
shall
here
truely
tell
you
.
As
soone
as
hee
was
brought
vpon
the
Scaffold
in
the
ordinary
place
appointed
,
Hee
began
first
with
crossing
himselfe
,
and
the
people
,
(
as
in
deed
he
had
truely
done
in
an
other
sence
:
For
neuer
came
there
a
heauier
crosse
nor
losse
to
any
Nation
,
then
this
vntimely
death
of
this
King
to
this
kingdome
;
)
Then
fell
hee
downe
vpon
his
knees
,
making
his
Confession
to
the
Priest
.
What
he
said
in
particular
could
not
be
heard
,
but
the
Priest
thereupon
there
openly
gaue
him
Absolution
.
Then
was
hee
layed
naked
vpon
the
Stage
,
and
pinched
in
diuers
places
with
hot
Pincers
,
After
which
they
burned
his
hand
with
the
knife
therein
,
wherewith
hee
killed
the
King
;
Then
powred
they
hot
lead
into
the
wounds
made
with
the
Pincers
,
And
lastly
drew
him
in
pieces
with
horses
.
His
torments
lasted
two
houres
,
and
at
euery
action
with
horrible
cries
and
struggling
,
he
testified
the
sence
he
had
of
his
paines
;
Albeit
all
the
while
his
torments
lasted
,
he
ceased
not
speakeing
,
and
in
the
intermission
thereof
was
demaunded
diuers
questions
by
his
Confessor
,
and
by
the
Officers
of
Iustice
,
but
as
it
is
said
,
hee
persisted
obstinately
without
confessing
any
materiall
thing
.
The
people
did
exceedingly
reioyce
to
see
him
thus
tormented
,
And
much
adoe
there
was
through
their
rage
,
to
bring
him
aliue
to
the
execution
,
and
after
his
death
they
satisfied
themselues
what
they
could
by
dragging
and
trailing
his
members
in
great
fury
about
the
towne
.
This
was
the
maner
of
his
death
,
and
all
that
is
made
knowen
of
his
confession
:
but
there
is
generally
conceiued
a
secret
ielousie
against
the
Iesuites
:
And
whatsoeuer
of
his
confession
is
concealed
,
may
be
presumed
to
be
feare
to
discouer
that
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
which
they
are
ashamed
to
lay
open
.
He
suffered
the
torment
onely
twise
before
his
death
,
and
had
bin
executed
foure
or
fiue
dayes
sooner
,
if
the
Queene
by
expresse
commandement
had
not
hindred
it
.
The
causes
of
his
speedie
execution
that
are
alledged
by
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
are
these
;
That
by
their
forme
of
proceeding
,
they
neuer
torment
any
man
before
he
be
condemned
,
and
keepe
him
not
aliue
aboue
a
day
after
.
That
they
feared
he
might
die
of
his
torments
,
&
so
they
to
be
bereaued
of
his
confession
at
his
death
,
and
the
people
of
so
desired
a
spectacle
;
who
were
much
pleased
and
satisfied
to
see
him
so
cruelly
(
though
deseruedly
)
tortured
.
He
confessed
that
hee
had
conuersed
and
spoken
with
a
certaine
Iesuite
in
Paris
called
Father
d'
Aubigny
,
but
denied
that
he
had
in
any
sort
communicated
his
purpose
vnto
him
;
but
this
Iesuite
being
examined
,
vtterly
denied
that
euer
he
had
seene
this
man
before
,
which
deniall
made
the
matter
the
more
suspicious
,
they
finde
by
letters
written
to
this
towne
,
&
by
autentical
certificates
that
the
very
day
of
the
Kings
murther
,
&
the
day
before
,
there
were
reports
spread
thereof
out
of
the
Kingdome
.
They
say
further
that
they
doe
well
finde
,
that
the
damnable
Maximes
which
haue
bene
insinuated
these
20.
yeeres
by
seditious
Bookes
,
and
Preachings
,
in
derogation
of
the
sacrednesse
and
authority
of
Princes
,
haue
bene
a
chiefe
occasion
of
this
mischiefe
.
A
point
which
all
Princes
had
neede
neerely
to
regard
.
And
so
St
for
this
time
I
wil
adde
no
more
to
your
trouble
:
what
else
may
insue
,
you
shall
heare
soone
after
that
I
may
know
that
to
be
true
which
I
shall
be
about
to
tel
you
:
and
other
then
truth
you
shall
euer
be
assured
neuer
to
receiue
from
mee
;
and
so
I
rest
euer
ready
to
doe
you
seruice
.
Paris
20.
May
.
1610.
THE
SENTENCE
of
Court
of
Parliament
for
establishing
the
Q.
Regent
the
same
euening
that
the
King
was
slaine
.
WHereas
the
Kings
Atturney
generall
hath
made
remonstrance
vnto
the
Court
of
Parliament
and
all
the
Chambers
thereof
assembled
,
that
(
the
King
being
now
murdred
by
a
most
cruell
,
inhumane
,
and
detestable
paricide
committed
vpon
his
sacred
Person
)
it
were
necessary
to
prouide
for
the
affaires
of
the
present
King
,
and
of
his
Estate
;
and
required
that
there
should
be
presently
order
giuen
concerning
his
seruice
,
and
the
good
of
his
Estate
,
which
could
not
be
ruled
and
gouerned
but
by
the
Queene
,
during
the
minoritie
of
the
saide
King
her
sonne
;
And
that
it
would
please
the
said
Court
to
declare
her
Regent
,
that
the
affaire
of
the
Kingdome
might
be
ordred
by
her
.
The
matter
hauing
bene
deliberated
vpon
,
the
said
Court
hath
declared
,
and
doth
declare
the
said
Queene
(
mother
of
this
King
)
Regent
in
France
for
the
administration
of
the
affaires
of
the
Kingdome
during
the
minoritie
of
the
said
King
her
sonne
,
with
all
power
and
authority
.
Done
in
Parliament
14.
May
1610.
Signed
DV
TILLET
.
THE
KINGS
CONfirmation
of
the
Sentence
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
Maij
14.
declaring
the
Q.
his
mother
Regent
of
France
.
THe
KING
sitting
in
his
Seat
of
Justice
,
by
the
aduice
of
the
princes
of
his
blood
,
and
other
Princes
and
Prelates
,
Dukes
,
Peeres
,
and
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
hauing
heard
the
request
of
his
Atturney
generall
,
hath
declared
and
doth
declare
(
according
to
the
Sentence
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
the
day
before
)
the
Queene
his
Mother
Regent
of
France
,
and
to
haue
the
care
of
the
education
,
and
bringing
vp
of
his
person
,
and
the
administration
of
the
affaires
of
his
Kingdome
,
during
his
minoritie
,
and
this
present
EDICT
shall
bee
published
and
registred
in
all
the
bailliages
&
senechauses
,
and
in
other
Iurisdictions
depending
vpon
the
said
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
in
all
other
Parliaments
of
this
saide
Kingdome
.
Done
in
Parliament
the
15.
of
May
,
1610.
Signed
DV
TILLET
.