The
vii
.
Booke
of
Commentaries
,
concerning
the
state
of
Religion
and
of
the
common
wealth
of
Fraunce
vnder
the
Raigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
.
ALTHOVGH
that
France
was
now
(
as
New
hauen
a
town
lying
on
the
sea
cost
of
Normandy
,
being
receyued
againe
of
the
English
men
,
part
of
the
Kings
army
was
quight
,
discharged
,
and
part
of
it
was
chosen
to
lye
in
garrison
,
in
those
Cities
,
which
were
holden
of
the
Protestantes
in
the
time
of
warre
:
and
for
this
purpose
also
,
were
taken
some
of
the
Prince
of
Condies
Monsieur
Sipier
a
noble
man
,
had
again
,
by
the
kings
commaundement
,
the
gouernmente
of
the
Church
,
at
Orleans
:
and
the
Citie
it selfe
was
fortified
with
a
very
greuous
and
troublesome
garrison
.
Notwithstanding
the
Church
florished
there
,
both
in
great
nomber
of
the
faithful
and
also
good
plenty
of
learned
men
:
there
was
a
schoole
ordeyned
for
the
vse
of
the
reformed
Church
,
and
beawtyfied
with
most
excellent
Doctoures
&
Teachers
:
but
amongst
the
wrongs
and
verations
that
they
of
the
Garrisons
did
dayly
woorke
,
the
Protestantes
of
Orleans
were
greatly
encouraged
,
by
reason
they
of
Chastillon
dwelt
so
neare
them
,
the
Cardinal
Odet
Chast
illo
The
Marshall
de
Vielleuille
came
to
Lions
,
and
the
Protestants
at
his
commaundement
forthwith
laying
Petrus
Uiretu●…
a
Godly
and
eloquent
man
,
togyther
The
gouernment
of
the
Countrey
of
Dolpheny
fel
into
the
handes
of
Monsieur
Mo●…gron
,
and
Gordes
and
garrisons
of
souldiers
were
placed
in
the
chiefe
townes
therof
,
as
in
Ualence
,
Grenoble
,
Roman
,
Uienne
,
Montillon
,
Monsuer
Gordes
,
for
they
procured
vnto
themselues
his
fauour
by
gyftes
,
and
so
by
that
meanes
were
delyuered
from
the
Garrisons
.
But
the
congregations
in
Burgundy
were
euel
entreated
,
by
Monsieur
Tauennes
and
the
Counsaile
of
Diion
.
The
Constable
had
procured
the
gouernment
of
the
Monsieur
Anuille
,
with
exceding
straight
and
sharp
commission
:
For
the
men
of
that
Countey
,
had
manfully
and
couragiouslye
behaued
themselues
all
the
time
of
the
former
war.
Monsuer
Anuille
therefore
imparting
the
matter
to
the
counsel
of
Tholouze
,
and
hauing
their
aduise
how
to
behaue
himselfe
in
the
exploit
of
all
his
affaires
,
went
to
the
other
parts
of
this
Prouince
with
more
stomacke
and
courage
:
and
to
those
Cities
which
in
the
tyme
of
warre
were
holden
by
the
Protestantes
,
he
came
with
ranged
and
warlike
armies
,
as
though
he
had
ment
to
haue
encountred
with
some
enemie
.
By
his
commaundement
also
there
was
watch
and
ward
appointed
at
euery
gate
,
and
flagges
set
out
vpon
the
battlementes
of
the
walles
,
lyke
as
the
manner
is
in
Cities
that
be
vanquished
by
force
.
Moreouer
he
very
straightly
commaunded
the
Protestantes
,
that
they
should
bring
all
their
armour
to
the
common
halles
of
euery
Citie
,
and
charged
his
owne
men
,
that
they
should
ransacke
all
the
houses
of
the
faithfull
.
At
Nemaux
,
he
caused
one
to
be
beaten
with
cudgelles
,
bycause
he
had
brought
in
hys
armour
,
somewhat
to
late
:
and
vnder
colour
and
cloke
of
that
example
,
did
very
haynously
sclaunder
before
the
King
,
the
whole
company
of
the
faithful
in
Languedoc
,
as
obstinate
and
stubborne
.
And
deuidinge
Garrisons
of
Souldiers
into
euery
Citie
,
where
any
congregation
Through
the
vnreasonable
outrage
of
this
furious
raging
president
,
ther
were
diuers
iniuries
and
damages
wrought
againste
the
Protestantes
,
eyther
vnder
coloure
of
the
Edict
,
or
els
by
playne
and
open
force
.
Of
the
which
these
thinges
that
follow
being
taken
out
of
,
almost
an
infinit
nomber
of
other
may
be
sufficient
examples
.
The
Kinges
Edicte
of
peace
did
giue
frée
liberty
to
exercise
the
reformed
Religion
in
all
those
Cities
So
that
it
be
thought
Lawfull
by
the
chiefe
Lordes
of
those
places
.
And
so
by
these
meanes
,
he
hindered
the
vse
of
the
reformed
religion
in
many
places
:
and
euery
wher
scatered
and
dispersed
abrode
the
congregations
.
And
although
by
the
expresse
tenure
and
forme
of
the
Edicte
,
liberty
of
Religion
and
conscience
was
graunted
to
all
and
in
all
places
of
the
Kingdome
:
yet
he
did
so
curtall
and
weaken
the
lihertie
of
the
Edicte
,
that
he
did
not
only
compell
those
which
were
newly
come
out
of
the
Cloisters
and
Abbies
,
or
els
had
forsaken
some
other
Popish
Rites
,
in
the
tyme
of
warre
:
but
also
those
who
long
a
go
,
had
left
that
kind
of
life
and
were
entred
into
some
better
trade
of
lyuinge
,
to
take
againe
their
former
lyfe
of
monkish
supersticion
and
to
put
awaye
their
wiues
if
they
had
maried
any
:
or
els
to
depart
out
of
the
boundes
and
limites
of
his
Prouince
.
And
by
these
meanes
he
plucked
away
many
of
the
ministers
of
Godes
woord
from
their
congregations
,
and
droue
them
out
of
al
the
Countrey
,
where
he
ruled
.
A
notable
example
of
this
extremitie
was
shewed
in
Moton
the
minister
of
the
congregation
.
Who
hauing
long
before
forsaken
all
kynde
of
Monkery
,
had
maried
a
wife
in
honest
and
lawfull
matrimonie
:
and
laboured
ver●…
frutefully
there
in
that
Church
.
To
him
straight
commaundement
was
giuen
,
eyther
quight
to
forsake
hys
wife
and
leaue
the
ministery
,
and
then
to
take
vpon
him
h
is
former
kind
of
lyfe
,
or
els
to
depart
out
of
the
coast
of
Languedoc
within
thre
daies
:
who
when
he
had
made
answer
,
that
he
was
content
to
depart
,
for
that
he
was
so
commaunded
,
and
hauing
prouided
al
thinges
necessarie
for
his
familie
,
and
being
set
forward
on
his
iourney
,
as
he
passed
by
Monfrin
(
a
little
towne
of
Languedoc
by
the
way
that
leades
to
Auinion
)
he
went
to
visit
the
congregation
ther
,
and
was
requested
by
the
elders
of
that
Church
,
that
according
to
the
custome
he
would
preach
a
sermon
to
the
people
.
Moton
was
content
,
and
Mōscur
Anuil
who
by
and
by
commaunded
the
chiefe
executioner
,
forthwith
to
hang
vp
Moton
,
as
guilty
of
breaking
the
kings
Edicte
,
for
that
he
had
preached
contrary
to
his
forbidding
.
Wherfore
Moton
was
violently
apprehended
(
the
●…earefull
Protestante●…
of
the
Church
of
Monfrin
standing
round
about
him
)
and
being
haled
and
drawen
out
of
his
wiue●…
armes
,
that
pitifully
cryed
out
,
was
bound
vnto
an
almon
trée
.
Where
after
that
he
had
comforted
his
wife
,
and
protested
,
that
he
did
willingly
seale
there
with
his
bloud
the
truth
of
his
doctrine
,
for
which
vnwor
thely
he
was
so
troubled
,
he
was
strangled
to
death
by
the
common
hangman
.
All
which
time
while
this
was
in
doing
,
Monsuer
An●…ll
lay
carelesly
at
Auinion
wallowing
in
the
filthye
pleasures
of
whoores
and
wyne
.
The
churches
of
Languedoc
did
complaine
of
these
ini●…ryes
to
the
Kings
maiesty
and
the
Quéene
his
mother
.
The
like
did
the
Prince
of
Conde
being
desired
there
vnto
by
them
of
Languedoc
but
all
was
in
vain
.
For
the
Constable
was
a
careful
maintainer
of
his
lonnes
mischiefes
,
and
so
wrought
,
that
all
the
complaintes
that
were
put
vp
against
his
sonne
were
voyd
and
to
no
purpose
,
in
so
much
that
they
which
complayned
were
in
perill
and
daunger
▪
Whereby
it
came
to
passe
that
●…he
congregations
in
Languedoc
,
which
had
any
thinge
at
all
borne
out
the
bruntes
of
the
former
warre
,
were
very
hardly
dealt
withall
,
and
felt
that
peace
was
more
greuous
then
warres
:
and
many
of
them
thorough
the
cruell
gouernment
of
that
president
,
were
scatered
abrode
.
In
the
Countie
of
Vena●…s
,
beinge
parte
of
the
Popes
Dominion
,
a
very
frutful
soile
and
a
commodious
countrey
:
The
vse
of
the
reformed
religion
,
was
banished
,
out
of
Paris
,
by
especial
commaundement
,
of
the
Edict
.
Not
withstandinge
the
Protestantes
of
Paris
,
that
were
retourned
Marshall
Momorency
,
who
was
President
there
,
a
certaine
kind
of
peace
and
quietnes
,
was
kept
,
which
was
(
as
it
were
)
sauced
and
entermingles
,
nowe
and
than
,
with
bitter
and
greuous
vexations
.
In
Picardie
,
the
Prince
of
Condies
Prouince
,
the
pro
Moreouer
in
Britannie
,
chiefly
by
the
meanes
of
the
Amongst
the
Gascoignes
(
for
at
Burdeux
the
thief
City
Monsieur
Monluc
,
)
Mousieur
de
Beri
,
Monsieur
de
Lude
,
and
Monsieur
de
la
Taride
.
And
yet
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
hauing
the
chief
rule
,
almost
ouer
al
those
countries
,
being
a
very
godly
&
christian
woman
,
did
what
possible
she
could
do
,
that
al
things
ther
might
be
don
in
peaceable
quietnes
,
and
according
to
the
order
appointed
in
the
Edict
.
She
had
also
in
the
Dominion
of
Bearne
(
it
is
a
Countrye
on
this
side
the
Mountaines
Pyranaeis
,
In
the
Countrey
of
Mets
which
had
bin
long
before
Monsienr
Auancie
,
enclyninge
to
and
fauouringe
their
procedinges
very
much
.
The
Churches
that
were
in
those
Cities
of
Predmont
Thus
al
the
Churches
dispersed
through
the
whole
kingdome
of
Franec
,
were
in
diuers
states
and
condicions
,
and
the
greatest
part
of
them
enioyed
the
benefite
of
the
peace
taken
,
but
euill
fauoredly
,
and
all
through
default
of
the
common
Courtes
and
of
those
that
were
appointed
comissioners
for
the
execution
of
the
Edicte
,
and
others
the
Lieftenantes
of
the
prouinces
.
The
papists
had
raised
and
bruted
a
rumor
abrod
,
that
the
king
It
was
easely
perceyued
how
the
Guises
were
enflamed
against
the
protestantes
,
and
highly
effended
,
that
To
these
lettes
also
was
added
the
extreme
difficultie
and
almost
impossibilitie
,
of
takinge
any
new
matter
or
exploite
in
hand
,
so
hastely
(
as
it
wer
)
in
the
neck
of
so
great
wars
but
newly
ended
,
Frances
the
Duke
of
Guise
being
murdered
,
the
chiefe
and
most
expert
Captaines
dead
:
finally
the
Constable
hymselfe
,
a
man
of
a
most
spightful
and
cankered
stomack
against
the
Protestantes
,
was
afraid
and
trembled
at
the
remembrance
of
the
bloudy
slaughters
that
were
before
committed
:
and
was
very
loth
to
fight
againe
a
fresh
any
new
battailes
.
Wherefore
they
take
another
way
,
and
deuysed
new
fetches
and
sleightes
to
compasse
that
,
which
by
open
force
they
could
not
atchieue
.
Of
which
deuises
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
an
olde
enemie
of
the
reformed
Churches
,
had
coined
great
store
and
put
them
foorth
to
be
practised
.
The
Counsaile
at
Trent
that
had
bin
often
before
renewed
by
great
diligence
:
was
now
again
summoned
.
Thither
went
the
Cardinal●…
of
Lorraine
,
in
the
name
of
And
besides
a
great
number
that
were
welwillers
and
followers
of
the
dead
Duke
,
he
stirred
vp
the
harts
of
forrein
Princes
against
him
:
and
wrote
to
the
Emperour
Ferdinando
of
the
same
matter
:
and
to
diuers
other
Princes
of
Germany
.
And
this
was
the
cause
and
beginning
of
many
and
great
troubles
▪
The
Kinge
of
Spaine
also
,
being
moued
thereunto
by
the
often
letters
of
the
Cardinal
,
did
write
vnto
the
King
,
that
there
was
no
peace
to
be
obserued
and
kept
with
such
betrayinge
Traitores
,
that
had
defiled
themselues
with
the
bloud
of
a
man
so
notable
and
famouse
.
The
Admirall
wrote
to
the
King
&
to
the
Quéene
his
mother
,
and
as
much
as
he
can
purgeth
himselfe
,
and
shifteth
of
his
accusations
,
complaininge
that
they
were
but
iniuries
offered
vnto
him
by
the
Cardinall
of
Lorreine
:
and
publisheth
abrode
for
his
owne
defence
,
a
certaine
writinge
,
as
hereafter
followeth
.
Those
thinges
(
saith
he
)
which
I
aunswered
to
the
And
first
of
all
,
where
Merae
saith
that
he
offered
me
his
helpe
in
this
matt●…r
:
it
is
euen
so
.
For
when
he
had
(
beinge
commended
vnto
me
by
Monsieur
Subize
his
letters
as
I
haue
more
at
large
declared
in
my
former
writing
)
lustely
and
frankly
profered
me
his
seruice
,
I
demaunded
of
him
,
in
what
thing
he
could
stand
me
in
best
stead
:
He
aunswered
,
that
hee
had
great
acquaintance
with
the
Aumale
,
for
that
hee
had
serued
in
tymes
past
vnder
him
in
Picardy
,
of
whom
,
if
he
could
finde
him
in
the
Dukes
Campe
,
he
would
easely
know
all
the
Dukes
ententes
and
purposes
,
and
that
he
would
forthwith
certifye
me
of
them
,
but
if
the
Aumale
were
not
there
,
yet
he
was
so
well
knowen
of
a
great
nomber
of
Captaines
and
souldiers
that
serued
vnder
the
Duke
,
that
hee
did
not
doubt
,
but
that
he
should
haue
both
easy
and
also
safe
passage
into
their
Campe
.
The
which
certainly
did
make
me
suspect
him
,
when
I
saw
him
offer
himselfe
in
such
a
brauery
(
and
I
said
as
much
to
Monsieur
Granmont
who
was
then
presente
there
with
mee
,
declaringe
And
bycause
I
feared
that
most
of
all
other
,
I
told
Merae
that
it
was
conuenient
he
went
againe
to
the
Guises
campe
,
&
to
certifie
me
what
the
Duke
meant
to
do
.
To
which
he
aunswered
,
that
he
was
ready
and
willing
to
do
it
:
but
he
wanted
a
horse
for
that
purpose
:
and
truly
(
quoth
I
)
I
would
to
God
I
had
one
to
giue
thee
,
But
to
say
the
truth
,
I
haue
not
one
left
:
to
which
he
replied
,
that
hee
could
quickly
buie
one
if
so
be
hee
had
money
:
Marie
(
quoth
I
)
I
will
giue
thee
money
with
a
good
will
,
so
that
thou
bring
me
certain
and
true
tidinges
what
the
Duke
meanes
to
do
:
thou
shalt
want
for
no
money
,
only
make
diligent
enquirie
whether
the
Duke
meane
,
to
pursue
me
or
no
,
&
if
he
attempt
any
thing
against
Orleans
see
thou
carriest
word
of
it
to
my
brother
the
Andelot
.
After
this
talke
,
I
gaue
him
100
▪
crowns
:
and
hee
forthwith
,
not
once
salutinge
my
brother
the
Andelot
(
although
he
passed
through
the
Suburbs
of
Orleans
,
)
came
to
a
Towne
called
Nun.
And
this
was
the
cause
why
I
gaue
him
the
100.
crowns
.
Moreouer
I
protest
,
that
when
he
began
to
talke
with
me
of
killinge
the
Duke
:
I
made
him
no
aunswere
,
as
though
I
had
eyther
allowed
or
disallowed
the
facte
:
for
I
little
cared
whether
hee
eyther
would
,
or
could
do
it
And
when
I
gaue
him
the
hundred
crownes
,
I
protest
,
I
did
it
,
for
no
other
end
and
purpose
,
but
only
that
he
might
spedely
certifie
me
,
whether
the
Duke
ment
to
pursue
me
or
no.
And
why
I
should
feare
this
thing
,
there
were
both
waighty
and
manifest
causes
which
I
will
not
sticke
to
set
forth
here
perticularly
.
I
could
not
be
ignorant
that
the
Duke
knew
of
my
iourney
,
for
I
was
constrained
,
to
prouide
and
take
order
for
it
,
in
a
great
assembly
of
horsemen
eyght
dayes
before
I
departed
,
neyther
could
I
set
forward
any
sooner
,
bicause
the
Germaine
Horsemen
,
were
faine
to
leaue
their
carriages
and
other
necessaries
behinde
them
,
and
surely
I
had
very
much
a
do
to
bring
that
matter
to
an
end
,
beeing
a
thing
neyther
heard
of
,
nor
practised
amongst
the
Germanes
.
And
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
knewe
of
this
,
it
is
past
all
peraduenture
:
for
there
were
diuers
that
remayned
amongst
our
horsemens
bandes
,
to
entice
and
moue
the
Germans
to
defection
and
slyding
away
from
vs
to
the
Guises
:
in
so
much
that
some
of
them
were
in
such
case
and
so
mynded
,
that
the
Marshall
of
Hesse
and
others
their
chief
Captaynes
began
to
mistrust
them
.
Moreouer
,
besides
that
I
was
admonished
by
Mere
,
I
dyd
also
know
for
a
certaintie
,
that
ther
was
commaundement
geuen
throughout
all
Normandie
,
that
all
manner
stops
,
Whilest
these
things
happened
in
Fraunce
,
the
Popish
Prelates
sat
still
at
Trent
,
labouring
very
diligently
to
prouide
and
establish
the
estate
of
Poperie
,
with
a
long
rable
of
Decrées
:
the
exact
rehearsall
whereof
(
being
There
was
present
at
the
Councell
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
hauing
great
knowledge
and
experience
in
the
affaires
of
Fraunce
,
and
a
subtill
and
sleighty
old
coygner
of
new
fetches
,
and
besides
that
,
the
matter
for
hys
owne
cause
stood
him
vppon
:
he
was
also
incensed
with
an
outragious
hatred
and
malice
against
the
men
of
the
reformed
religion
,
and
chiefly
against
the
trueth
it self
,
which
he
both
knew
and
renounced
.
At
his
request
and
setting
on
,
they
began
to
consult
how
they
might
vtterly
deface
and
roote
vpp
the
reformed
Religion
out
of
Fraunce
:
the
readiest
and
fittest
waye
for
that
matter
that
they
could
deuise
was
,
that
there
should
be
a
league
made
betwixt
the
King
of
Spayne
and
the
King
of
France
:
and
that
the
King
of
Spayne
,
(
because
it
was
a
thing
of
great
difficultie
and
could
not
without
much
a
doe
bée
brought
to
passe
)
should
helpe
the
French
Kinge
at
all
tymes
with
such
ayde
as
should
be
néedfull
:
and
that
all
wayes
and
meanes
should
be
sought
to
abolish
and
disannull
the
Edict
wherin
was
graunted
the
libertie
and
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
.
This
league
which
was
made
for
the
rooting
out
of
true
religion
,
the
holy
fathers
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
dyd
call
the
Sacred
and
holye
League
.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorayne
doth
promise
all
possible
diligence
and
trauaill
in
this
matter
:
and
that
hée
will
perswade
the
King
to
finish
the
league
,
and
as
for
the
Quéene
,
being
of
herselfe
prone
&
enclining
to
their
parte
,
and
the
consents
of
the
Nobles
,
he
accounted
him selfe
sure
of
them
.
As
the
Cardinall
(
a
most
bitter
enemie
to
the
reformed
Religion
)
did
what
possible
he
could
for
the
accomplishement
of
these
matters
in
the
Councell
at
Trent
:
the
enemies
of
the
Gospell
were
not
idell
at
home
in
Fraunce
,
in
defacing
and
putting
downe
the
Edicte
:
and
the
Quéene
was
not
onely
euery
day
more
wayward
&
disliking
of
the
reformed
religion
,
but
was
also
very
furiously
incensed
against
it
:
and
dyd
by
all
meanes
shée
could
denise
,
goe
about
to
engraffe
and
so
we
hatred
and
malice
in
the
tender
mind
of
the
yong
King
against
religion
:
that
then
he
might
proclayme
perpetuall
and
euerlasting
warre
against
al
the
reformed
Churches
in
Fraunce
.
The
Constable
Momorencie
was
also
very
forward
in
this
matter
,
and
was
very
maliciously
bent
againste
the
truth
,
bicause
he
purchased
so
great
infamy
and
dishonour
in
the
former
warres
.
So
that
the
Edict
had
in
France
enemies
both
many
in
nomber
,
and
greate
in
All
the
noble
men
being
thus
encensed
againste
the
The
deuises
that
were
vsed
were
these
.
It
was
talked
openly
abrode
,
and
that
very
much
among
the
courtiers
,
that
it
was
the
Kinges
and
the
Queene
his
Mothers
will
and
pleasure
,
that
the
Edicte
should
be
dyligently
obserued
and
executed
,
and
in
the
meane
tyme
by
the
Cardinalles
deuise
and
the
Quéenes
commaundement
,
ther
were
priuie
and
secret
commaundements
sent
out
to
certaine
picked
and
chosen
men
for
this
purpose
,
that
they
should
not
feare
to
violate
and
breake
the
Edicte
in
any
thing
,
whereof
they
had
occasion
offered
them
.
And
if
so
bee
that
any
of
the
Protestantes
that
were
wronged
contrary
to
the
prescripte
order
of
the
Edicte
,
did
complaine
thereof
,
(
as
verie
manye
did
)
at
length
with
great
sute
hauing
leaue
to
shew
their
griefs
and
wronges
,
they
alwayes
receyued
this
aunswere
:
that
it
was
the
Kinges
will
and
commaundement
that
his
Edict
for
and
concerning
Religion
,
should
be
euery
where
obserued
and
kepte
,
and
that
whosoeuer
were
found
guiltie
of
the
breach
and
violating
thereof
should
be
greuously
punnished
:
and
as
this
was
his
pleasure
,
so
they
were
bidden
to
take
héede
least
that
they
themselues
who
did
so
much
complaine
of
wronges
and
iniuries
done
vnto
them
,
had
first
transgressed
against
the
Edicte
,
and
then
maliciously
and
falsely
accused
others
for
it
.
So
by
this
meanes
a
great
nomber
of
such
as
complayned
were
feared
and
shaken
of
with
threateninges
and
angry
wordes
,
and
many
of
them
also
were
throwen
into
prisons
and
clapt
fast
into
yr●…ns
,
as
authoures
of
false
accusations
and
workers
of
sedition
&
trouble
.
And
if
so
be
I
should
go
about
to
repeate
here
perticular
examples
of
such
matters
,
it
were
but
in
vaine
,
being
the
office
rather
of
a
iust
and
full
historie
then
appertaining
to
our
purpose
,
which
in
writing
these
short
&
bri●…fe
Commentaries
,
we
haue
taken
in
hande
.
But
notwithstanding
all
this
,
those
that
were
appointed
by
the
protestants
,
sued
still
that
their
matters
might
be
had
in
question
and
examined
,
and
at
length
obtayned
it
,
and
Commissioners
,
choise
fellowes
appointed
for
the
purpose
:
in
so
much
that
the
matter
was
so
handeled
,
that
new
deuises
and
fetches
were
brought
in
to
oppresse
&
entangle
the
trueth
:
so
that
,
what
soeuer
was
brought
in
by
the
protestants
against
their
enemies
,
was
either
iudged
manifestly
false
,
or
else
not
so
euident
true
,
that
the
offender
thereby
should
be
punished
:
and
if
so
be
a
Papist
had
ben
conuinced
and
found
gilty
,
by
and
by
there
was
one
speciall
cause
or
other
deuised
,
whereby
it
was
proued
that
,
that
which
was
done
,
was
done
accordinge
to
law
and
equitie
:
yea
and
the
capitall
and
chief
faults
were
turned
vpon
the
protestants
heads
against
whom
they
had
ben
commited
:
whereby
there
was
quarrels
piked
and
occasion
taken
to
enterprete
and
expound
the
Edict
at
the
pleasure
and
liking
of
the
Papistes
,
so
that
hereby
the
faythful
were
euery
day
more
and
more
afflicted
through
the
factions
&
inclinations
of
the
people
,
waxing
euery
day
more
cruell
and
hautie
,
by
reason
of
so
great
impunitie
and
winking
at
mischief
.
When
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
was
returned
home
The
Prince
of
Conde
being
often
moued
&
requested
by
the
protestants
,
had
diuers
times
complayned
both
to
the
King
and
the
Quéene
his
mother
,
declaring
that
the
Edict
was
many
wayes
violated
and
broken
,
and
thereby
the
faithfull
gréeuously
wronged
and
spoyled
.
But
alwayes
against
all
the
Princes
complaintes
,
was
holden
out
as
a
buckler
of
defence
,
the
Kings
pleasure
&
mynd
for
the
expounding
and
interpretation
of
the
Edict
:
and
that
this
his
pleasure
might
be
more
manifest
and
better
knowen
,
all
the
Kings
Counsell
was
commaunded
to
repaire
to
Paris
,
and
certayne
of
the
chief
of
the
parliament
of
Paris
with
them
.
To
this
assembly
also
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
commaunded
to
come
,
accompanied
with
diuers
of
the
Noble
men
that
were
professours
of
the
reformed
religion
.
Which
done
,
euery
man
spake
his
mynd
,
and
the
Papistes
voyces
being
more
in
number
and
preuaylinge
,
there
was
a
Decrée
enacted
,
wherein
was
comprised
(
vnder
the
name
and
auctoritie
of
the
King
)
the
interpretation
of
the
Edicte
in
this
forme
:
Whereas
we
haue
endeuoured
to
prouide
remedies
for
those
broyles
and
troubles
which
haue
many
wayes
shaken
and
afflicted
our
kingdo●…e
,
and
haue
for
that
purpose
giuen
out
and
graunted
our
Edict
of
peace
,
wherin
was
graunted
to
those
our
subiectes
that
professe
the
new
Religion
,
free
libertie
and
licence
too
exercise
the
same
:
we
doo
now
eftsones
wil
and
commaund
that
it
be
holden
and
accompted
as
firme
,
and
ratified
of
all
oure
leege
people
and
subiectes
.
For
our
purpose
and
intent
was
thereby
to
giue
vnto
those
our
subiectes
the
benefite
and
commoditie
of
peace
and
quietnesse
:
the
which
our
Edict
we
doe
promise
in
the
faith
and
honor
of
a
King
,
shal
be
kept
and
obserued
as
farre
foorth
and
as
longe
,
as
it
shall
seeme
good
and
expedient
.
For
wee
knowe
what
authoritie
and
power
we
haue
receyued
from
aboue
of
God
,
which
we
do
meane
to
vse
with
all
moderation
and
integritie
,
to
the
profite
and
commoditie
of
our
subiectes
:
of
which
(
as
we
haue
next
to
the
glorye
of
God
)
chiefest
care
and
regarde
:
so
doe
wee
wishe
that
it
may
be
aduaunced
and
furthered
by
that
our
Edict
.
And
ther
fore
whereas
we
vnderstand
that
there
are
certain
things
comprised
therein
very
generally
,
which
beeing
eyther
wrong
vnderstood
,
or
not
rightly
executed
,
haue
gyuen
occasions
of
great
troubles
,
&
are
like
hereafter
to
breed
greater
inconueniences
and
broyles
,
if
they
be
not
spedely
prouided
for
:
which
we
are
fully
purposed
to
doe
.
Wherefore
,
for
these
considerations
our
pleasure
is
(
to
the
intent
we
may
aunswere
and
satisfie
the
iust
complayntes
of
all
our
subiectes
)
to
giue
a
full
and
playne
declaration
of
our
mynd
,
as
concerning
certayne
clauses
of
the
Edict
,
which
be
now
in
controuersie
and
diuersly
taken
.
And
because
that
all
things
may
be
done
in
better
order
for
the
profit
and
common
vtilitie
of
our
subiects
,
(
for
which
we
are
most
carefull
)
we
haue
consulted
with
the
wisest
and
greatest
of
our
Counsell
:
by
whose
aduise
we
haue
here
set
foorth
a
more
full
and
expres●…e
declaration
of
our
pleasure
concerning
the
Edicte
,
the
which
we
will
and
commaund
to
bee
established
and
ratified
:
not
that
we
meane
to
take
any
thing
from
the
Edict
,
but
too
enterpret
it
according
to
our
will
and
meaning
to
whom
it
appertayneth
so
to
doe
,
least
that
such
clauses
as
bee
doubtfull
,
breed
contention
and
strife
.
To
the
first
Article
which
is
.
That
al
noble
men
that
were
of
chief
authority
might
liue
quietly
without
trouble
or
molestation
in
their
mantions
&
dwelling
places
,
&
to
enioy
togither
with
their
families
&
subiectes
free
bertie
of
conscience
,
&
the
peaceable
vse
of
the
religion
which
they
terme
reformed
,
this
exception
is
to
be
added
in
the
way
of
interpretaion
.
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
to
be
done
or
practised
in
any
places
that
were
either
bought
or
taken
from
the
Ecclesiasticall
liuings
,
or
in
any
which
wer
holden
of
the
church
,
to
which
we
forbid
the
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
both
publiquely
and
priuately
.
For
there
were
dyuers
of
the
church
liuings
that
were
sold
at
the
Kinges
commaundement
,
&
were
by
that
meanes
holden
&
possessed
of
the
Protestantes
,
who
vsed
the
benefite
of
the
Edicte
for
the
administration
of
Religion
in
those
places
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
the
Papistes
.
There
were
also
diuers
that
had
great
and
fat
benifices
,
brought
to
the
knowledge
and
profession
of
the
reformed
religion
,
but
chiefely
one
of
great
reputation
the
Cardinal
Chastillon
a
man
endewed
with
many
goodly
church
liuings
and
was
Archebishop
of
Aeges
:
and
many
other
of
the
noblest
houses
in
France
.
Who
if
they
once
had
gotten
by
the
Edicte
libertie
of
Religion
,
it
was
very
likely
,
that
it
should
haue
ben
spred
and
sowen
abrode
far
and
wide
in
diuers
places
.
For
many
places
where
those
benefises
lay
,
had
preuiledges
of
great
authority
,
and
very
large
and
ample
dominion
&
rule
:
so
the
Papistes
by
this
interpretation
were
well
eased
,
to
the
greate
hinderance
&
discomodity
of
the
faithful
.
To
the
first
article
of
the
Edict
wherin
was
.
Be
it
fre
and
lawful
for
al
cities
,
in
which
that
religion
was
vsed
the
vii
.
day
of
march
(
besides
other
Cities
that
are
perticularly
to
be
set
out
&
appointed
in
euery
Prouince
)
stil
to
haue
and
enioy
the
vse
thereof
.
There
was
added
a
newe
interpretation
.
That
those
Cities
were
vnderstood
&
meant
,
which
were
kept
and
holden
in
warlike
maner
,
and
in
which
the
reformed
religion
had
bin
publiquely
and
openly
practised
,
at
the
day
beefore
assigned
.
So
by
that
meanes
there
were
certaine
Cytyes
barred
and
shutte
out
from
the
vse
of
their
religion
.
To
the
sixt
article
wherein
was
mencioned
,
That
the
citie
&
the
whole
prouince
of
Paris
should
be
free
and
cleare
from
the
vse
of
that
religion
.
There
was
added
a
more
straight
restraint
and
prohibition
,
That
it
was
not
lawfull
for
any
that
dwelte
within
the
Citie
or
precinct
of
the
Prouince
of
Paris
,
to
goe
to
any
Cities
licensed
by
the
king
of
the
prouinces
neere
adioyning
,
to
exercise
that
Religion
,
vnlesse
they
dyd
dwell
in
them
:
neyther
shall
it
bee
lawfull
for
any
such
persons
to
haue
any
mansion
place
or
dwelling
within
the
limites
of
the
Citie
or
prouince
of
Paris
.
This
restraint
was
manifestly
knowen
to
be
annexed
for
no
other
purpose
,
but
only
in
despight
and
hatred
of
certain
Senatours
and
Aldermen
of
Paris
,
worthie
Patrones
of
the
truth
,
and
other
worthy
and
famous
men
,
that
thereby
they
might
bee
constrained
to
leaue
Paris
,
and
remoue
to
other
places
.
And
where
as
in
the
fourth
article
mention
is
made
,
That
all
men
might
liue
quietly
in
euery
place
,
without
any
trouble
or
daunger
for
the
freedome
and
vse
of
their
Religion
and
conscience
:
it
was
restrayned
with
a
very
straight
exception
:
That
none
,
neyther
man
nor
woman
were
accompted
in
that
number
which
eyther
in
,
or
after
the
tyme
of
warre
had
forsaken
eyther
Abbayes
,
Nunries
or
other
religiouse
houses
:
and
these
were
streightly
commaunded
,
eyther
to
returne
agayne
to
the
places
of
Religion
they
came
from
,
and
if
they
were
maried
to
forsake
their
wiues
,
or
else
forthwith
to
depart
the
Realme
.
So
that
by
this
meanes
many
families
(
but
with
greater
discommoditie
and
wrong
of
a
more
number
)
were
eased
and
helped
:
to
the
whiche
both
yong
men
and
maydes
that
were
in
tymes
paste
thrust
and
shut
vp
into
Abbayes
,
were
now
retourned
,
being
endewed
with
a
more
pure
and
syncere
knoweledge
of
the
trueth
,
and
sued
by
the
lawe
for
their
patrimonie
and
partes
left
by
their
parents
.
But
by
this
exception
,
all
libertie
and
licence
to
sue
and
pleade
for
their
owne
was
taken
from
them
,
and
they
either
com
pelled
to
reenter
the
Cloysters
they
had
forsaken
,
or
else
enforced
to
depart
out
of
the
Realme
.
And
by
this
meanes
there
were
many
occasions
gyuen
of
diuers
great
and
gréeuous
iniuries
,
as
for
example
:
That
horrible
&
accursed
murther
committed
by
M.
d'
Anuille
,
(
as
we
haue
before
declared
)
vppon
A.
Motton
,
a
minister
of
the
woord
of
God
:
which
detestable
facte
was
cloaked
and
defended
vnder
pretence
of
this
Inter
pretation
.
Furthermore
the
vse
of
the
religion
which
was
termed
by
a
common
name
,
The
administration
of
religion
,
was
maruetlously
abated
and
diminished
by
a
new
deuised
interpretation
.
That
it
should
not
be
lawfull
for
any
man
to
be
a
minister
of
that
religion
,
but
for
such
as
were
borne
there
(
that
is
)
bred
within
any
of
the
Prouinces
of
the
kingdome
of
Fraunce
.
So
that
by
this
fetch
diuers
of
the
Churches
were
bereft
and
spoyled
of
their
good
Pastors
and
Doctours
,
as
namely
the
Congregation
at
Lions
,
of
that
learned
and
eloquent
man
Petrus
Viretus
,
who
dyd
very
effectually
and
faithfully
trauel
,
in
aduauncing
and
spreading
abroad
the
Gospel
in
that
most
famous
and
populous
Citie
and
mart
Towne
of
all
Fraunce
,
to
the
great
griefe
and
hart
sore
of
the
Papistes
,
for
whose
cause
especially
they
had
procured
this
exposition
of
the
Edict
.
Wherefore
he
departing
thence
went
first
to
the
Countrie
of
Orange
,
and
afterwardes
at
the
Quéene
of
Nauarres
commaundment
,
he
came
to
Bearn
,
to
confirme
and
set
in
order
the
Churches
and
Congregations
that
were
there
.
The
Papistes
now
began
to
mocke
and
laughe
in
their
sléeues
,
to
sée
this
Declaration
gyuen
out
by
the
King
,
and
published
abroad
in
open
writing
,
whereby
it
was
made
manifest
,
what
an
ouerthrow
was
gyuen
to
the
Edict
:
and
being
in
a
brauery
and
al
vpon
the
hoigh
set
day
,
and
appointed
the
time
,
and
that
with
threatnings
,
when
as
it
should
be
vtterly
abolished
and
quite
done
awaye
:
and
warrantinge
them selues
vppon
this
beginning
,
they
euery
day
more
&
more
without
checke
violated
the
Edict
.
There
be
also
new
deuises
put
in
practise
,
whereby
they
might
entyce
and
allure
the
Prince
of
Conde
from
Marishall
of
Saint
Andrew
,
a
man
of
excéeding
great
wealth
,
being
slayne
in
the
battayle
of
Dreux
,
had
left
behind
him
one
onely
daughter
,
who
was
heire
of
all
those
goodly
and
ample
possessions
.
To
her
(
beinge
almost
mariageable
)
the
Quéene
went
about
to
couple
the
Prince
of
Condies
eldest
sonne
,
who
was
then
called
the
Duke
of
Augnien
,
the
mother
of
the
gentle
woman
,
doing
all
she
could
to
bring
that
mariage
to
passe
:
And
although
the
honour
and
nobilitie
of
the
two
howfes
were
nothing
like
equall
:
yet
the
Marshialles
daughter
had
great
aboundance
of
ritchesse
on
her
side
,
which
surely
is
the
thing
that
striketh
the
strok
and
beareth
greatest
sway
in
marriage
matters
now
in
these
our
dayes
wherein
men
are
altogyther
gyuen
to
get
wealth
and
riches
.
The
Prince
himself
was
not
very
vnwilling
,
and
therefore
kept
company
very
fami
liarly
with
the
widowe
the
Marshialles
wife
,
and
great
curteousie
was
exercised
betwixte
them
.
The
Marshalles
wyfe
gaue
vnto
the
Prince
of
Conde
a
very
fruitfull
and
beautifull
place
called
the
Territory
of
Ualeri
:
and
the
Marishiall
him selfe
had
bestowed
there
for
the
trimming
and
beawtifying
of
it
,
much
rickes
which
King
Henry
had
giuen
him
in
giftes
and
rewardes
:
this
place
dyd
shée
giue
vnto
the
Prince
,
withall
the
right
,
Title
,
and
possessions
thereto
belonging
,
the
Quéen
ratifying
and
allowing
the
matter
very
well
:
wherefore
euery
man
looked
euery
day
when
that
mariage
should
be
solemnized
.
And
who
in
the
Courte
then
but
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
who
(
as
the
nature
of
man
is
to
slyde
and
fall
through
ill
companie
from
exercise
and
vertuouse
trauaill
to
pleasure
and
idlenesse
)
began
(
contrary
to
the
institution
of
the
reformed
religion
and
good
conuersation
)
to
gyue
himself
to
the
wanton
desire
and
lust
of
women
,
and
tasting
very
licentiously
of
the
baytes
&
snaring
traynes
that
were
layde
for
him
,
séemed
euery
day
more
and
more
carelesse
of
that
good
and
vertuouse
Matrone
his
wife
,
who
was
of
the
howse
and
family
of
Roye
,
and
waxed
cold
and
faynt
in
the
profession
and
defence
of
the
reformed
religion
,
to
the
great
grief
&
feare
of
all
good
men
,
but
to
the
great
ioy
of
the
papistes
,
who
made
their
vaunts
and
crackes
saying
,
that
the
Prince
would
daunce
the
same
daunce
that
his
brother
the
king
of
Nauarre
had
lead
defore
him
.
And
surely
there
was
great
likelihood
of
most
lamentable
and
sorrowfull
decay
and
ruine
,
had
not
the
mercyfull
prouidence
of
god
,
speedely
preuented
it
,
as
hereafter
in
his
place
shal
bee
declared
.
In
the
vttermost
part
of
the
prouince
of
Languedoc
in
the
way
as
they
go
to
the
mountaines
Pyren●…es
,
there
is
a
Citie
called
Paniez
,
a
very
rich
and
populous
towne
:
This
towne
was
kept
and
holden
by
the
Protestants
in
the
time
of
warre
,
but
after
that
Truce
was
taken
and
peace
concluded
,
and
that
Monsieur
de
Anuill
(
as
wee
haue
before
declared
)
was
come
into
Languedoc
,
and
had
euen
wearied
all
the
cities
thereof
with
his
outragious
and
vnruly
garrisons
:
the
Inhabitants
of
Paniez
foreséeing
their
own
daunger
by
other
mennes
harmes
,
wrote
vnto
Monsieur
de
Anuille
,
desiring
him
that
hée
woulde
not
presse
and
charge
them
with
néedlesse
garrisons
,
whereof
there
should
be
no
need
nor
vse
,
séeing
that
they
were
and
would
be
ready
prest
to
obey
all
his
commaundements
:
and
did
purpose
truly
&
faythefully
to
mayntayne
and
kéepe
the
peace
.
Monsieur
de
Anuill
was
therby
more
earnest
and
h●…te
,
and
did
straightly
charge
the
Consuls
of
the
Citie
(
for
so
they
in
that
Countrey
do
cal
their
chief
Officers
)
that
they
should
leaue
of
their
sute
and
enterprise
,
otherwise
they
should
be
sure
to
smart
for
the
common
peoples
faultes
,
wherewith
they
being
terrified
,
made
answere
that
they
were
ready
to
obeye
him
in
whatsoeuer
it
pleased
him
to
lay
vpon
them
,
and
calling
the
commons
togither
to
an
assembly
,
did
bitterly
and
very
sharply
rebuke
them
for
their
stubburnes
.
But
the
commons
on
the
other
side
protested
,
that
it
was
agaynst
all
law
and
right
,
and
that
it
was
done
con
trary
to
the
tenor
and
forme
of
the
peace
concluded
,
that
they
would
rather
complayne
to
the
King
of
the
tyranny
of
th●…
President
.
Finally
,
that
they
would
not
for
any
cause
commit
themselues
,
their
goods
,
their
wyues
and
children
into
the
handes
of
the
Lieuetenant
,
being
(
as
he
was
)
so
sore
incensed
and
angrye
against
them
.
But
whilest
wordes
went
too
and
fro
amongest
them
,
there
began
a
whot
contention
betwixt
the
Magistrates
and
the
commons
.
The
people
being
set
on
a
furie
,
chased
away
the
Magistrates
,
and
forthwith
fortified
and
●…ensed
the
citie
,
and
no
entrance
would
be
graunted
to
M.
de
Anuilles
garrison
.
Who
complaining
to
the
King
of
the
matter
receyued
commission
from
him
to
punnishe
the
offenders
very
seuerely
,
with
commaundement
also
that
the
Townsmen
should
receiue
in
the
Garrison
.
The
King
also
sent
thither
Monsieur
〈◊〉
a
noble
man
with
charge
,
that
they
should
eyther
receyue
such
Garrison
as
the
Lieuftenant
the
Anuill
should
appoint
:
or
els
to
be
greuously
punnished
who
comming
thither
to
the
Citie
was
forthwith
receiued
in
by
the
Citizens
,
who
declared
vnto
him
that
they
had
not
committed
that
fact
in
way
of
rebellion
,
but
were
ready
to
obey
the
King
their
chiefe
soueraigne
Lord
and
gouernour
:
that
it
happened
through
the
rashe
and
hasty
dealing
of
the
Magistrats
,
that
the
commons
being
moued
and
stirred
vp
with
feare
of
further
harme
to
ensue
,
had
behaued
themselues
otherwyse
against
them
,
then
became
them
:
finally
that
they
did
willingly
and
gladly
submit
them selues
,
their
children
and
goodes
,
to
the
Kinges
will
and
pleasure
.
So
vppon
this
M.
Ram●…
being
entered
the
Citie
,
certified
M.
de
Anuill
of
the
Townsmennes
minds
,
who
straight
waies
comming
thither
accompanied
and
garded
with
certaine
bandes
of
horsmen
and
footemen
was
very
reuerentlie
and
humbly
receyued
of
the
Citizens
.
But
he
was
no
sooner
entered
the
Towne
but
he
immediatly
began
to
vse
and
handle
them
as
enemies
.
The
Citie
was
spoyled
of
all
her
priuiledges
,
the
walles
razed
,
the
Noble
Aboute
this
tyme
,
there
came
newes
abrode
of
the
Kinges
prograce
,
throughout
the
whole
Realme
and
forsooth
there
was
a
cause
of
this
prograce
deuised
:
and
Whilest
preparation
was
made
for
this
iourney
,
there
came
a
commaundement
from
the
King
to
all
those
Cities
that
were
holden
of
the
Protestantes
in
the
time
of
warre
.
Where
as
now
after
pacification
of
all
former
troubles
,
ther●…
is
nothing
that
we
more
wish
and
desire
than
that
peace
and
quietnes
may
be
restored
in
al
partes
and
quarters
of
our
kingdome
:
wee
do
now
will
and
commaund
(
to
the
intent
all
occasion
of
new
broiles
may
be
remoued
and
quight
taken
away
:
that
all
such
munitions
,
fortifications
,
and
bulwarkes
,
as
were
made
and
built
in
the
tyme
of
warre
for
the
defence
of
your
Cities
,
bee
quight
defaced
and
taken
away
:
that
all
our
subiectes
hereafter
may
quietly
and
without
feare
of
further
danger
,
kepe
and
maintain
our
peace
:
especially
for
that
our
faith
and
promise
sufficiently
declared
in
our
Edicte
ought
to
be
to
all
true
and
faithfull
subiectes
,
in
s●…eede
of
a
sure
wall
and
sheild
of
defence
&c.
So
by
this
meanes
all
kind
of
munition
and
fortifications
was
defaced
in
diuers
Cities
,
as
in
Orleans
,
Mountaubane
,
valence
,
and
diuers
other
of
the
most
famous
Cities
in
France
to
the
great
discommoditie
and
Aboute
this
tyme
by
the
ad●…ise
and
consent
of
the
Alexander
▪
the
Duke
of
Orleans
yéelded
and
gaue
vp
his
Dukedome
to
the
King
,
and
had
of
him
for
it
the
Dukedome
of
Aniou
,
and
the
Title
of
Viceroy
generall
ouer
all
the
prouinces
of
Fraunce
was
gyuen
him
,
and
had
also
a
yerely
stipend
of
an
hundreth
thousand
Crownes
,
which
afterward
was
largely
augmented
.
Thus
was
Orleans
taken
from
the
Kinges
brother
and
hée
very
liberally
recompensed
for
it
.
We
spake
before
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
how
the
Papistes
laboured
by
all
meanes
possible
to
entice
him
from
the
reformed
Religion
.
And
surely
they
had
made
Lon
gueuille
,
a
famouse
and
worthy
man
.
In
the
meane
time
newes
came
out
of
all
quarters
of
The
men
of
Mayne
,
vnder
the
conduct
and
leading
of
their
Bishop
(
who
had
waged
Souldiours
for
that
purpose
)
made
horrible
hauocke
and
spoile
in
many
pla
ces
vppon
the
Protestantes
both
man
,
woman
,
&
child
,
without
all
respect
of
yeares
younge
or
old
.
Many
complaintes
and
supplication
were
put
vp
to
the
kinge
,
and
the
faithfull
company
of
that
Countrey
set
out
a
wryting
openly
,
wherein
they
declared
the
horror
and
abhomination
of
those
mischieuous
factes
,
with
example
of
such
▪
furie
&
crueltie
as
was
not
erst
hard
of
amongst
the
Frenchmen
.
Such
sauage
and
cruell
madnes
had
.
(
by
reason
of
impunitie
)
enflamed
the
Bishops
mind
wyth
hatred
against
Religion
.
Wherefore
through
all
the
C●…untrey
of
Maynes
in
euery
Towne
and
Citie
,
great
cruelty
was
exercised
at
the
Bishops
commaundemente
,
as
God
willing
shall
one
day
be
more
plainly
seene
in
a
full
and
large
discourse
of
these
matters
.
At
Creuan
(
a
Towne
of
Burgundy
a
place
appointed
by
the
Kinges
commaundement
,
to
prea●…h
the
woord
of
God
in
)
when
as
there
was
gathered
togyther
from
diuers
places
of
that
Prouince
a
greate
nomber
of
men
,
wemen
,
old
men
and
children
,
altogyther
naked
and
vnarmed
,
to
heare
a
Sermon
▪
the
Papistes
that
dwelt
in
the
Towne
assembling
togyther
,
ranne
violently
and
rushed
with
force
vppon
the
Protestants
.
And
as
they
began
to
kill
and
murther
them
,
there
was
by
and
by
a
great
vprore
and
tumult
raysed
:
on
the
contrary
parte
,
the
papistes
were
sodenly
amased
,
and
fearing
least
the
aide
of
the
Protestantes
neare
adioyninge
and
of
other
noble
men
professoures
of
the
reformed
Religion
had
bin
there
,
craftely
lefte
of
their
enterprise
:
and
so
by
that
meanes
the
faithfull
escaped
.
Notwithstandinge
many
of
them
as
they
stroue
to
get
home
to
their
houses
,
were
slaine
at
the
first
brunt
:
so
the
Papistes
in
Burgundy
,
what
by
the
sufferance
of
their
Lieftenaunt
,
by
the
setting
on
of
the
Counsaile
,
and
through
the
help
and
ayde
of
Mo●…sieur
Begat
▪
a
seditious
and
factious
Counsailour
waxed
more
and
more
bould
and
insolent
against
the
Protestantes
.
Moreouer
there
assembled
(
vnder
coulour
of
gathering
togither
the
states
of
euery
Prouince
)
certaine
companies
which
they
termed
the
Confraternities
,
or
Brotherhoodes
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
to
Monsieur
▪
Begat
▪
the
counsailour
had
alwaies
very
ryfe
in
his
communication
the
greate
renowne
of
the
Spanish
Kinge
:
whereat
many
men
marueiled
to
see
such
a
fellow
borne
with
all
,
and
to
be
in
fauour
with
the
people
,
who
in
open
assembles
would
so
frankely
set
out
and
b●…ag
of
the
fame
and
glory
of
a
forreine
Prince
,
and
such
a
one
as
might
the
easier
an●…oy
them
by
reason
hee
was
so
neare
adioyning
vnto
them
:
yea
certaine
Orations
that
he
had
made
of
that
matter
,
were
at
the
Cardinall
Granuillans
commaunded
printed
at
Andwerpe
and
published
abrode
.
Wherefore
the
people
encouraged
by
the
example
of
Monsieur
Begat
,
began
to
talke
of
the
Spanish
Kings
name
,
and
to
boast
and
vaunt
themselues
of
his
fauour
:
and
the
Papistes
in
euery
place
mingled
and
enterlarded
the
Catholique
authority
and
power
of
Spain
with
the
affaires
of
Fraunce
,
as
though
the
King
of
Spaine
had
had
the
ordering
of
Religion
there
,
and
the
gouernment
and
moderation
of
the
Kinges
Edict
.
Monsieur
Curee
(
who
as
we
haue
beefore
declared
,
Monsieur
Curee
his
wyfe
and
his
brother
There
came
out
also
about
this
tyme
the
Kings
letters
contayning
certeyne
newe
exceptions
against
the
That
it
shold
not
be
lawful
for
any
Ministers
of
the
reformed
(
they
terme
it
new
)
Religion
,
to
dwel
or
inhabite
in
any
other
place
,
then
in
suche
as
were
in
euery
prouince
appointed
for
the
hearing
of
sermons
,
for
this
purpose
,
that
they
might
not
visite
and
comfort
the
sick
,
nor
take
any
héed
or
care
of
the
housholdes
and
families
of
the
faythfull
:
And
that
it
should
not
be
lawfull
for
any
of
that
profession
to
be
schoolemaisters
or
keepe
any
open
schoole
for
to
bring
vp
or
teache
yonge
children
.
And
this
was
the
old
fetch
of
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
,
that
taking
away
all
discipline
,
the
puritie
of
doctrine
should
vtterly
decay
:
and
that
all
knowledge
of
good
learning
and
liberall
Sciences
being
banished
,
the
study
and
desire
of
trueth
might
be
darkened
with
the
duskie
and
lothsome
clowds
of
barbarous
and
sauage
ignorance
.
A
practise
vsed
in
tymes
paste
by
Iulian
the
Apostate
,
and
now
put
in
vre
agayne
by
the
Cardinall
,
a
good
and
cunning
scholler
in
suche
matters
,
and
worthie
of
such
a
maister
,
whereby
he
might
declare
him selfe
an
open
and
manifest
enemie
to
al
humanitie
and
pure
doctrine
.
Notwithstanding
there
were
causes
and
matter
pretended
that
in
shew
were
very
godly
as
:
That
it
was
so
enacted
,
to
the
end
all
things
might
bee
done
in
good
order
,
and
least
that
the
greater
part
of
his
subiectes
beeing
thereby
stirred
vp
,
might
gyue
occasions
of
new
trou
bles
:
not
that
it
was
the
Kings
pleasure
to
chaunge
or
alter
any
thing
in
the
Edict
,
but
that
this
was
the
very
plain
exposition
of
his
Maiesties
pleasure
,
which
he
commaundeth
and
willeth
to
be
receyued
and
kepte
of
all
his
subiectes
.
The
King
(
as
we
said
before
)
vnder
coulor
to
suruay
Dolpheny
,
Prouance
and
Languedoc
towardes
Ba●…onne
,
a
Citie
of
Guian
,
situat
vpon
the
Sea
coaste
,
and
next
adioyning
to
Spayne
,
that
there
the
Sacred
league
might
be
made
and
established
,
as
hereafter
we
will
shewe
in
place
conuenient
.
It
were
a
long
and
tedious
matter
to
rehearse
here
what
was
done
in
euery
Citie
,
what
complayntes
and
We
haue
spoken
before
of
the
accusation
commenced
Notwithstanding
the
Cardinal
of
Lorayne
was
here
by
,
sinely
beguiled
and
defeated
of
his
purpose
,
thinking
by
this
to
haue
had
iust
occasion
(
as
the
Spanish
Kinge
bragged
in
his
letters
)
both
to
haue
displaced
the
Admirall
,
and
also
vnder
a
faire
shew
of
this
cause
to
haue
violated
and
broken
the
peace
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admirall
,
the
Andelot
and
other
of
the
chief
Nobles
that
were
professors
of
the
reformed
Religion
went
not
with
the
King
on
this
iourney
.
The
Cardinall
also
of
Lorrayne
taryed
behinde
in
Fraunce
,
as
we
shall
hereafter
declare
.
After
this
,
the
King
came
to
Lions
with
a
very
great
That
the
reformed
religion
should
bee
exercised
in
any
place
where
the
king
should
passe
,
or
in
any
place
where
he
lay
,
as
long
as
he
made
his
aboade
there
,
and
that
it
should
not
be
pra
ctised
at
any
tyme
hereafter
in
any
of
the
kinges
howses
and
pallaces
,
(
the
cause
also
was
added
)
least
the
Catholiques
,
being
greeued
and
offended
with
it
,
new
troubles
should
arise
.
There
was
also
a
p̄face
adioined
,
That
,
the
same
was
omitted
in
the
Edict
,
wherunto
the
king
would
all
men
should
vnderstand
,
he
ment
not
by
this
interpretation
to
adde
any
thing
.
So
thus
they
vsed
the
name
of
the
Edict
,
where
in
déed
they
endeuored
to
ouerthrowe
and
abolishe
it
.
A
fortresse
also
by
the
Kings
commaundement
was
S.
Sebastian
,
in
the
highest
part
of
the
Citie
,
&
the
garrison
augmented
with
a
new
supplie
of
fresh
souldiers
,
whereby
the
protestantes
were
manifestly
marked
with
the
note
of
rebellion
.
Wée
declared
before
how
the
Citie
of
Lions
in
the
be
ginning
of
the
former
warre
,
was
kept
and
fortified
with
a
garrison
of
the
protestantes
:
and
how
Monsieur
Saltan
,
a
noble
man
,
had
as
then
the
gouernment
&
rule
ouer
the
Citie
,
who
being
very
earnestly
requested
of
the
faythfull
,
that
he
would
in
the
Kings
name
goe
forward
in
the
administration
of
their
common
wealth
:
notwithstanding
refused
to
do
it
,
and
leauing
Lions
,
got
him
quietly
home
to
his
owne
howse
.
By
his
defaulte
and
negligence
the
Duke
of
Guise
when
he
liued
,
would
say
,
that
Lions
was
taken
of
the
protestants
,
and
many
complaintes
and
accusations
as
touching
that
matter
,
were
put
vp
against
him
,
by
the
chiefe
of
the
popish
Nobilitie
,
and
certayn
Italians
were
suborned
to
accuse
him
before
the
King
for
betraying
Lions
into
the
protestants
handes
.
To
these
complaintes
Monsieur
Saltan
maketh
aunswere
and
albeit
he
had
sufficiently
proued
them
to
be
but
méere
surmises
and
false
sclaunders
,
and
was
also
quited
and
discharged
by
the
Kings
own
Iudgement
,
of
that
accusation
:
yet
notwithstanding
no
punishment
(
although
he
complayned
diuers
tymes
to
the
Kinge
therof
)
was
executed
vpon
these
wrongful
sclaunderers
.
Moreouer
,
intreatie
was
made
with
him
by
Interpreters
in
the
Kinges
name
,
that
he
would
gyue
ouer
his
Monsieur
Lossay
,
a
man
of
very
craftie
and
deceiptful
disposition
,
and
excéeding
hautie
and
proud
.
For
it
is
almost
impossible
to
be
told
with
what
intollerable
pompe
and
excessiue
pride
he
vaunted
and
boasted
himselfe
,
and
how
great
impunitie
and
carelesnesse
in
offending
against
the
protestants
was
graunted
to
the
papists
by
him
.
The
particular
discourse
whereof
(
as
I
haue
often
sayde
before
)
doth
not
appertayn
vnto
our
purpose
:
for
so
should
we
take
vpon
About
the
fourth
day
of
August
a
new
interpretation
of
the
Edict
was
enacted
,
and
called
the
declaration
of
Religion
,
wherein
firste
was
placed
a
preface
at
the
first
vew
very
goodly
.
That
it
was
the
Kinges
will
and
pleasure
,
that
his
Edict
The
protestants
were
greatly
endamaged
by
these
exceptions
,
for
they
who
were
scatered
abroad
through
the
Prouinces
and
could
not
conueniently
repayre
to
those
Cities
that
were
appointed
for
preachinge
,
were
by
the
first
article
forbidden
to
resort
to
any
other
places
to
heare
sermons
:
for
thei
that
sought
or
resorted
to
any
such
place
were
both
in
great
danger
as
thei
went
,
and
were
also
charged
to
be
violaters
of
the
Edict
.
Yea
the
noble
men
themselues
were
in
great
perill
&
trouble
.
And
where
the
assembling
of
Sinodes
and
collections
of
money
were
forbidden
,
there
were
all
meanes
and
waies
of
bringing
any
thing
to
passe
taken
awaie
,
and
the
authority
of
discipline
quight
defaced
▪
which
being
maintained
by
Counsaile
,
was
the
chiefe
and
greatest
instrumente
whereby
the
Church
was
preserued
.
The
ministerye
also
was
almost
destroied
,
all
thinges
that
made
for
the
reliefe
&
sustenance
of
the
ministers
,
being
by
these
exceptions
taken
awaye
.
For
the
vse
amongst
the
Protestantes
was
to
contribute
and
giue
their
money
togither
,
wherewith
their
ministers
liued
&
were
mainteined
.
And
as
for
the
commaundment
wherby
they
were
enforced
to
returne
to
Monkerie
,
and
the
disannulling
and
destruction
of
such
mariadges
as
they
had
contracted
,
euery
man
may
sée
how
daungerous
&
hurt
full
they
were
and
of
all
men
to
be
detested
and
abhorred
:
so
full
farst
and
stuft
are
the
papistes
budgettes
with
sleightes
and
subtilties
to
ouerthrow
religion
.
Whiles
these
exceptions
and
breaches
of
the
Edicte
were
by
the
papistes
(
vnder
pretence
of
the
Kings
name
)
forged
and
inuented
,
others
of
their
side
,
committed
diuers
the
shamefull
and
cruell
violating
and
wresting
of
the
Edict
,
did
gréeuously
vexe
him
.
Wherfore
he
complaineth
of
the
matter
to
the
King
,
and
the
Queen
in
diuers
letters
,
wherof
some
were
set
out
in
print
,
which
we
meane
here
to
repeat
,
bycause
they
conteyned
in
them
the
whole
matter
of
all
the
rest
.
Whereas
I
haue
diligently
and
thorowly
wayed
&
Neyther
(
sayeth
he
)
is
there
any
cause
why
I
should
feare
that
I
shal
be
accompted
and
taken
of
their
Maiesties
,
as
one
that
is
to
importune
and
vnreasonable
,
not
regarding
eyther
tyme
or
person
:
albeit
I
haue
diuers
tymes
troubled
them
already
with
these
matters
,
especially
séeing
it
standeth
me
vpoon
my
honor
and
honestie
:
and
the
present
and
vrgent
necessitie
of
thinges
,
doth
so
earnestly
require
me
to
do
it
,
that
vnlesse
I
will
become
both
guilty
and
worthi
punishment
for
so
great
and
common
calamities
,
I
can
not
passe
so
waighty
a
businesse
in
silence
.
Wherefore
I
most
humbly
beséech
your
Maiesties
that
you
will
not
take
it
in
euill
parte
,
that
I
am
come
by
letters
to
entreat
for
them
,
that
are
without
all
law
and
Iustice
most
shamefully
spoyled
&
slayne
,
contrary
to
your
highnesse
pleasures
declared
in
your
Edict
.
And
for
that
they
could
not
by
any
other
meanes
obtayne
remedie
and
redresse
of
their
wrongs
,
they
are
come
vnto
me
for
succour
,
thinking
that
in
respect
of
my
néere
kynred
to
your
Maiestie
,
&
the
place
whereunto
I
am
called
in
this
realme
,
I
might
obtayn
for
them
that
ease
and
reliefe
of
their
griefes
,
which
otherwise
they
could
not
get
.
Neyther
could
I
my selfe
for
these
causes
and
for
the
obedience
I
owe
to
youre
Grace
,
refuse
to
declare
and
shew
vnto
your
Maiestie
with
all
humble
modestie
&
reuerence
,
these
so
great
miseries
and
calamities
.
For
all
your
highnesse
Subiectes
haue
felt
what
great
profit
and
vtility
hath
come
to
the
whole
Realme
,
through
your
Maiesties
Edict
of
peace
:
the
which
notwithstanding
is
so
defaced
and
altered
from
his
first
forme
,
that
no
man
hath
any
care
once
to
acknowledge
,
much
lesse
to
obserue
and
execute
it
.
And
although
your
Grace
haue
diuers
tymes
plainly
declared
and
exprest
,
that
it
was
your
will
and
pleasure
that
it
should
be
obserued
and
kept
inuiolably
of
al
men
:
yet
notwithstandinge
,
certayne
disordered
persons
,
that
séeke
to
abolish
and
deface
the
reformed
religion
,
haue
so
preuayled
,
that
certayne
interpretations
of
the
Edict
are
set
forth
in
your
Maiesties
name
,
whose
prefaces
are
very
notable
and
good
:
but
if
a
man
but
of
meane
iudgement
doe
marke
the
ende
of
them
,
he
shall
perceyue
that
they
bee
nothinge
else
,
but
deuises
and
meanes
inuented
onely
to
weaken
and
take
away
the
libertie
of
the
Edicte
,
and
now
of
late
at
Rossillon
,
when
as
no
man
was
with
your
Maiestie
that
would
mayntayne
the
cause
and
right
of
the
protestants
,
there
was
a
Declaration
set
out
,
by
which
the
Edict
is
so
rent
and
defaced
,
that
it
is
not
credible
that
it
should
longe
continew
,
for
thus
it
hath
.
The
Edict
sayth
,
Be
it
lawfull
for
all
noble
men
hauing
chief
authoritie
,
their
families
,
and
those
of
their
iurisdiction
that
wil
,
of
their
own
accord
to
vse
and
exercise
the
reformed
religion
freely
and
without
molestation
.
But
the
interpretation
sayeth
,
That
al
suche
places
are
exempted
from
this
libertie
,
as
were
eyther
solde
or
taken
by
the
kings
commaundement
from
the
church
liuing
:
neyther
should
such
that
had
any
Church
reuenewes
,
enioye
that
benefite
.
Further
,
the
Edict
sayeth
,
That
libertie
of
religion
was
not
only
graunted
to
the
noble
men
and
their
families
,
but
also
to
as
many
of
their
subiectes
as
would
willingly
resort
vnto
it
.
But
the
Declaration
of
Rossillon
sayeth
further
,
Neyther
shall
the
Noble
men
suffer
or
permit
any
which
is
not
their
subiect
to
come
or
resort
to
any
sermons
or
assemblies
.
And
that
who
so
doth
to
the
contrary
,
shall
for
the
firste
tyme
bee
fyned
at
500.
Crownes
,
and
for
the
second
tyme
loose
and
forfeite
all
their
howses
and
Castels
,
wherein
any
suche
sermons
or
assemblies
shal
be
had
or
kept
.
Which
rigour
and
seueritie
(
as
it
is
manifest
)
can
neuer
be
obserued
and
kept
,
séeing
that
many
of
the
Noble
men
do
not
know
all
their
subiectes
,
and
few
of
the
subiects
one
another
,
whereby
it
may
chaunce
,
that
one
may
come
to
a
Noble
mans
howse
,
and
yet
be
neyther
one
of
his
subiectes
,
nor
knowne
of
him
,
who
thinkes
&
takes
him
for
his
owne
subiect
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
should
by
these
meanes
be
enforced
to
pay
a
great
fyne
,
and
lose
also
his
house
wherein
the
assemblie
was
gathered
togyther
.
The
like
dannger
also
should
he
incurre
if
one
of
his
neighbours
did
but
come
to
sée
howe
he
did
.
Which
thing
would
not
onely
hinder
and
trouble
,
but
also
bring
to
miserable
thraldome
and
slauerie
the
mutuall
and
friendly
societie
of
men
,
the
chiefe
and
surest
bond
of
true
friendship
,
and
the
stay
and
rocke
of
all
common
wealthes
and
Monarchies
.
The
Edict
saith
,
That
there
shall
be
a
Citie
choosen
out
and
appointed
for
the
administration
of
the
reformed
Religion
in
euery
Prouince
or
presidentship
,
and
other
places
of
Iudgement
,
from
which
it
was
lawfull
to
appeale
to
the
high
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
but
this
last
point
was
neuer
yet
put
in
execution
,
neither
coulde
it
be
graunted
to
the
protestants
:
although
they
both
earnestly
sued
for
it
:
and
the
promise
it selfe
was
confirmed
,
by
the
expresse
commaundement
of
the
Kings
letters
,
and
certaine
Cities
named
to
be
chosen
as
fittest
and
most
profitable
for
that
purpose
.
Also
where
according
to
the
order
of
the
Edict
,
there
ought
to
haue
bene
a
place
appoynted
for
the
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
within
the
suburbes
of
those
Cities
that
were
named
,
it
was
appointed
in
other
inconuenient
places
.
xx
.
or
.
xxv
.
leagues
of
.
Whervpon
followed
diuers
slaughters
and
seditions
in
many
places
.
Notwithstanding
thys
Article
of
the
Edict
was
altogether
broken
and
violated
,
wherof
I
doe
not
thinke
your
Maiestie
causer
,
neyther
any
of
them
,
who
without
preiudice
to
eyther
part
do
wishe
that
the
Edict
might
be
truely
and
incorruptly
obserued
,
but
rather
I
iudge
your
presidentes
and
other
officers
to
be
procurers
of
it
,
who
of
a
preposterus
and
disordered
zeale
and
loue
they
beare
to
the
popishe
Religion
,
could
not
bridle
their
owne
outragious
lust
,
but
suffered
themselues
to
be
carried
headlong
by
their
affections
,
to
the
breach
of
the
Edict
and
spoyle
of
them
that
professe
the
reformed
Religion
.
The
Edict
saith
,
That
liberite
and
free
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
is
graunted
and
permitted
to
all
Cities
wherein
it
was
exercised
the
▪
vii
.
of
March
,
1562.
besides
those
Cities
that
were
to
be
chosen
and
appointed
in
euery
Prouince
:
and
this
shoulde
be
done
in
one
or
two
seuerall
places
of
those
Cities
,
accordyng
as
the
King
thought
good
to
appoint
.
But
the
interpretation
doth
permit
none
to
enioy
this
,
but
those
Cities
only
,
which
were
holden
by
force
in
the
time
of
warre
,
and
so
,
many
are
defrauded
of
that
liberty
,
in
which
the
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
was
kepte
at
the
tyme
appoynted
,
namely
the.
vii
,
day
of
March
,
1562
,
both
before
and
in
the
time
of
the
late
troubles
.
Diuers
other
places
also
were
spoyled
of
this
frée
vse
of
their
Religion
,
who
notwithstanding
had
it
the.
vii
.
of
March
at
the
earnest
entreatie
not
onely
of
certaine
Nobles
who
were
méere
Lordes
of
those
places
:
but
also
of
suche
as
were
onely
gouernours
substituted
and
put
in
truste
by
your
highnesse
grace
and
fauour
,
which
is
nothing
else
but
a
●…lat
breach
of
the
Edict
.
The
Edict
without
any
distinction
or
difference
gyueth
frée
libertie
of
Religion
to
All
men
in
euery
place
,
but
by
the
interpretation
of
Rossillon
al
they
(
he
or
she
)
who
came
from
any
abbeyes
or
Nunryes
,
are
debarred
from
his
fréedome
,
&
compelled
to
returne
to
their
Cloysters
,
and
there
to
liue
according
to
the
Canons
of
popishe
traditions
:
and
yet
the
preface
of
that
interpretation
saith
,
it
was
not
made
to
derogate
any
thing
from
the
Edict
:
the
wordes
of
the
exception
be
these
.
That
all
Priestes
and
all
other
men
or
women
that
haue
receiued
the
orders
of
Monachisme
,
and
forsaking
that
estate
haue
maryed
wyfes
,
eyther
in
the
time
of
the
former
broyles
or
after
the
pacification
therof
,
be
compelled
to
forsake
and
renounce
those
Mariges
,
and
to
returne
to
their
former
kynde
of
liuing
,
and
therein
to
lyue
accordyng
to
the
rules
and
orders
appoynted
●…or
them
.
Which
thing
,
besides
that
it
dothe
manifestly
violate
the
Edict
,
whiche
permitteth
euery
man
to
liue
according
to
his
own
conscience
,
doth
flatly
repugne
&
stand
against
the
commandement
of
almightie
God
,
who
is
author
and
fautor
of
Matrimonie
.
It
woulde
also
bréed
great
strife
and
dissention
in
the
Monasteries
and
religious
houses
.
In
the
declaration
of
Rosillon
is
also
adioyned
an
interdict
and
prohibition
of
Synodes
,
not
onely
contrarie
to
the
Edict
,
but
also
flat
against
diuers
others
of
your
Maiesties
letters
and
commaundementes
.
For
althoughe
the
Edict
doe
not
expresely
make
mention
of
them
,
nether
doth
fla●…ly
forbyd
them
,
&
yet
doth
graunt
the
vse
of
such
religion
as
is
reformed
,
it
muste
néedes
follow
that
it
doth
permit
them
,
especially
for
that
they
doo
appertaine
to
that
religion
,
and
are
not
onely
as
accidents
and
things
belonging
to
it
,
but
are
also
the
very
maintayners
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
the
synewes
wherewith
that
religion
is
gouerned
.
This
kind
of
Synodes
the
auncient
fathers
in
olde
tyme
dyd
vs●…
very
often
,
before
generall
Councels
were
knowen
.
And
surely
the
vse
of
them
is
so
necessarie
bothe
for
the
rooting
vp
of
Heresies
and
corruptions
of
liuing
,
whiche
doe
day●…y
créepe
into
the
Churche
and
also
to
●…epe
awaye
and
debarre
al
wicked
and
vngraci●…us
persons
from
the
communitie
of
the
Sacramen●…es
and
other
godly
ceremonies
,
that
without
them
it
is
impossible
euer
to
〈◊〉
vnto
anye
true
and
sincere
puritie
,
either
of
life
or
doctrine
,
and
yet
we
doe
not
meane
that
any
vnlawfull
or
to
high
authoritie
should
be
practised
in
them
.
Neither
is
there
anye
thing
that
we
more
earnestly
desire
then
that
your
Maiestie
woulde
appoynte
certaine
men
at
your
graces
discretion
,
to
be
presente
with
vs
at
those
our
Synodes
:
and
so
shoulde
all
suspicion
of
false
and
cauilling
opinions
be
quite
taken
away
.
Besides
these
violent
wrestings
and
breaches
of
the
Creuan
,
in
Maynes
,
in
Prouance
,
in
Aquitaigne
,
in
Puy
:
and
that
lately
done
at
Tours
.
For
which
wee
neuer
to
this
day
could
procure
any
kind
of
redresse
may
so
vnpossible
it
is
to
ge●…
remedy
,
that
in
diuers
places
commandement
was
giuen
,
that
such
mat
ters
should
not
come
in
question
and
trial
,
yea
which
is
more
,
the
commissioners
did
sit
against
those
that
were
spoiled
,
which
thinge
did
not
only
greuously
trouble
them
that
had
sustained
damage
and
iniurie
:
but
did
also
encourage
and
enbolden
the
hartes
of
the
seditious
.
And
diuers
other
that
might
haue
bin
repressed
with
litle
labour
,
were
by
this
example
animated
,
and
hartened
to
perseuer
in
all
kind
of
violence
and
rapine
.
Wherefore
ii
.
great
dangers
are
herein
to
be
looked
for
and
feared
,
the
one
is
,
that
if
your
maiestie
doe
not
spéedily
méete
with
these
outrages
,
but
suffer
them
to
range
and
spred
abroad
further
,
it
is
very
lykely
that
when
you
would
redresse
them
,
then
you
shall
not
be
able
:
the
other
is
,
your
afflicted
and
persecuted
subiectes
shal
be
driuen
in
to
such
distres
and
desperation
of
mind
,
that
when
they
shall
perceiue
all
right
&
iustice
to
be
taken
from
them
,
by
treachery
of
your
officers
,
flat
against
your
maiesties
pleasure
,
they
wil
of
themselues
,
defende
themselues
from
wrong
,
and
also
reuenge
the
iniuries
.
And
yet
I
speake
not
this
as
though
I
knew
not
,
that
your
maiestie
had
commaunded
comissions
should
bee
graunted
out
,
both
for
examination
and
correction
of
such
spoiles
,
which
on
thing
doth
sufficiently
proue
that
it
is
your
graces
wil
and
pleasure
that
the
Edict
should
be
kept
and
obserued
.
But
I
beséeche
your
maiestie
to
consider
,
was
there
euer
any
remedye
of
anye
complaint
whatsoeuer
onward
out
by
them
to
whom
you
haue
committed
the
correction
and
punishment
of
malefactors
?
Your
highnes
Presidents
and
Lieuftenants
,
whose
charge
and
office
is
to
redres
and
restrain
such
disorders
,
and
are
for
that
purpose
garded
with
Garrisons
of
Souldiours
,
at
the
cost
and
charge
of
those
ouer
whom
they
gouerne
,
do
abuse
that
aide
giuen
them
to
maintaine
Iustice
,
alwaies
to
the
fauour
of
one
part
of
your
subiectes
,
and
vtter
destruction
of
the
other
.
And
if
so
be
it
chaunce
now
and
then
that
they
go
to
any
place
to
sit
vpon
any
such
matters
,
there
is
nothinge
done
according
to
Iustice
,
but
the
catholiques
defaultes
and
offences
cloked
and
couered
:
and
as
for
the
examination
to
be
had
there
,
it
is
eyther
quight
omitted
,
or
els
done
in
hugger
mugger
and
corners
that
no
man
can
know
of
it
.
But
if
any
complaints
be
brought
to
your
maiesty
of
those
whom
disdainfully
and
spightfully
they
cal
Huguenots
,
foorth
with
in
post
hast
,
before
commission
bée
giuen
out
for
the
trial
of
the
matter
,
ther
is
iudgement
awarded
against
them
,
not
once
waying
the
accusation
whether
it
be
true
or
false
,
and
they
condemned
either
to
lose
their
liues
,
or
els
their
goodes
,
and
their
houses
to
be
beaten
downe
flat
to
the
ground
,
as
doth
appeare
by
this
example
.
For
when
as
Monsieur
de
la
Taride
only
moued
by
a
vayne
and
vncertayne
rumor
,
had
written
not
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
but
to
a
priuate
friend
,
as
concerning
a
certayne
commotion
which
he
thought
was
at
Montauban
,
the
report
hereof
was
scant
crept
abroad
,
when
straightway
commaundment
was
geuen
to
raze
and
beate
downe
the
walles
of
that
Citie
.
And
like
sen
tences
to
this
were
executed
in
diuers
places
,
especially
where
the
number
of
protestants
was
thought
to
be
great
,
as
of
late
in
Ualence
and
Sisteron
:
but
no
suche
thing
don
in
those
townes
wher
the
Catholiques
beare
rule
,
althought
it
be
playne
&
manifestly
knowne
,
that
many
seditions
haue
ben
raysed
by
and
through
them
.
And
very
slender
was
the
trauayle
and
labor
that
was
bestowed
in
the
examination
of
Monsieur
Cures
death
,
although
he
was
your
Maiesties
Lieuetenant
,
and
represented
your
owne
person
.
For
when
his
bretheren
&
executors
did
sue
for
punishment
of
the
murderers
,
they
very
hardly
in
sixe
long
wéekes
obtayned
a
Commission
to
haue
their
matter
examined
:
which
thing
doth
plainly
bewray
in
what
estate
and
estimation
wée
stand
.
And
agayne
on
the
other
side
,
we
knowe
what
commission
the
Duke
Monpensier
had
to
be
executed
vppon
Monsieur
C●…agier
,
who
had
done
nothing
in
the
e●…aminatiō
of
Monsieur
Cures
death
,
but
that
which
the
commissioners
appointed
for
that
purpose
had
commaunded
him
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
was
charged
eyther
to
appeare
presently
vppon
sight
of
the
Attachement
sent
for
him
,
or
else
that
his
howse
should
be
made
equal
and
euen
with
the
ground
.
Which
thing
importeth
nothing
else
but
the
vtter
subuersion
of
Iustice
,
and
manifestation
of
their
gréedy
desire
they
haue
to
vio●…ate
&
breake
the
Edict
,
by
al
wayes
and
meanes
possible
,
but
s●…ecially
by
thrée
:
By
parciall
administration
of
Iustice
:
By
vniust
and
vnequall
tolleration
and
sufferance
of
mischief
:
and
lastly
,
By
deadly
and
cankred
hatered
against
all
th●…se
that
professe
the
reformed
Religion
.
And
this
last
is
that
wherewith
both
the
chief
doers
in
this
matter
(
who
ought
chiefly
to
seeke
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
)
are
caried
headlong
:
and
also
the
common
people
,
who
(
through
impunitie
of
mischiefe
and
sufferance
of
the
noble
men
)
ar
waxen
shamelesse
in
al
●…ind
of
tyrannie
and
crueltie
.
For
when
they
perceyue
the
Iustices
and
Iudges
of
Law
and
equitie
,
so
haynously
offended
agaynst
vs
,
that
when
we
haue
any
matter
be
fore
them
that
doth
concerne
both
our
safegarde
and
re●…esse
of
wrongs
done
vnto
vs
,
we
finde
them
a
sléepe
&
loth
to
ease
our
grie●…es
,
but
to
be
both
ready
and
careful
in
all
things
that
are
to
procéede
against
vs
:
yea
and
too
condemne
vs
,
not
once
hearing
our
cause
:
they
do
hereby
take
occasion
proudly
to
triumphe
ouer
vs
,
and
conspire
against
vs
.
Of
these
iniuries
(
after
long
and
weary
sufferance
)
the
afflicted
company
of
the
faithfull
,
haue
complayned
to
your
Graces
Presidents
and
other
your
Officers
,
and
to
certayne
who
are
néere
about
your
Highnesse
,
but
can
receyue
no
other
aunswere
but
that
your
Maiesties
whole
care
and
studie
is
,
to
content
and
satisfie
both
partes
,
and
that
the
Catholiques
do
no
lesse
complayne
of
the
protestantes
,
then
thei
of
them
:
which
in
very
déede
is
nothing
else
but
to
suffer
euery
man
to
be
hurt
and
wronged
without
Law
and
Iustice
,
and
to
giue
the
Catholiques
large
reynes
and
full
swing
to
do
all
things
that
their
cankered
hatred
against
the
faythfull
doe
driue
them
to
,
and
fréely
to
kill
&
murther
them
without
eyther
feare
of
punishment
or
daunger
,
least
that
they
shold
at
any
tyme
(
perceyuing
that
they
were
suffered
too
bee
iniured
of
euerye
man
with
oute
all
lawe
and
equitie
)
take
armour
,
and
so
by
force
defend
them
from
that
violence
which
by
lawe
they
could
not
auoyde
.
We
sée
this
also
happen
diuers
tymes
and
oftener
than
néedeth
,
that
your
Graces
Iustices
in
stéede
of
administring
Lawe
and
right
to
those
that
haue
proued
their
causes
,
doe
vse
to
counteruayle
their
iniuries
done
vntothem
,
with
some
other
offences
that
thei
haue
committed
:
or
else
cause
some
rumour
to
be
spread
abroade
,
of
some
euill
fact
or
other
,
done
by
the
protestantes
,
wherwith
thei
vse
to
stop
the
plaintifes
mouthes
,
and
so
send
them
home
in
as
euill
case
as
they
came
,
without
any
redresse
of
their
wrongs
.
And
yet
it
is
well
knowen
,
that
the
Protestantes
crimes
be
not
so
haynouse
but
that
they
may
be
easely
redressed
:
as
to
goe
to
another
place
to
heare
Gods
woord
then
your
Maiestie
hath
appoynted
,
or
not
to
haue
restored
and
set
vp
agayne
popish
religion
in
certayn
places
.
But
far
vnlike
to
these
be
the
offences
of
the
papistes
cruell
and
sauage
bloud-suckers
,
who
haue
filled
ai
places
with
rapines
&
horrible
murthers
:
so
that
we
do
not
doubt
but
God
wil
one
day
haue
mercie
vppon
his
poore
afflicted
people
,
and
heare
the
gronings
,
sighes
and
lamentable
cryes
of
his
,
that
do
flye
to
him
only
for
succour
and
refuge
,
and
can
obtayne
redresse
no
where
else
,
all
right
and
Iustice
being
taken
away
from
them
,
by
such
as
haue
most
barba
rously
(
contrary
to
their
Kings
commaundement
)
spoiled
and
wasted
all
things
with
vnknowen
and
almoste
incredible
rage
and
crueltie
:
vpon
whose
accurfed
and
detestable
factes
haue
followed
to
the
number
of
140.
lamentable
murthers
since
the
publication
of
the
Edict
,
and
yet
not
two
of
them
,
eyther
punished
or
like
to
bee
punished
.
And
now
I
trust
your
maiestie
doth
perceiue
,
that
these
be
some
causes
why
both
I
and
other
of
the
reformed
religion
do
say
,
that
the
Edict
is
violated
,
and
wée
our
sel●…es
euill
handled
,
besides
many
things
that
are
done
against
vs
by
the
greatest
part
of
your
graces
presidentes
,
and
all
because
we
are
of
a
contrary
religion
to
them
,
and
infinite
other
deuises
which
they
dayly
(
as
it
is
manifest
)
do
practise
against
vs
:
all
which
I
leaue
vnto
your
maiestie
,
to
consider
how
disagréeing
&
hurteful
they
be
to
publique
peace
and
tranquility
.
And
these
things
I
haue
thought
good
to
signifie
to
your
highnesse
least
I
should
séeme
to
haue
omitted
any
one
iot
of
that
Loiall
obedience
I
owe
to
the
same
▪
most
humbly
beséeching
your
maiestie
to
take
in
good
parte
,
and
patiently
to
ponder
and
consider
of
these
things
,
which
I
do
with
al
dutifull
modestie
and
humble
reuerence
declare
vnto
your
grace
,
O
noble
King
,
and
say
that
it
is
vnpossible
that
true
and
stedfast
peace
be
kept
in
this
Realme
,
tho
rough
the
often
declaration
of
your
highnesse
pleasure
therin
,
vnlesse
the
Edict
be
truly
and
incorruptly
obserued
and
executed
in
all
pointes
,
and
all
interpretations
therto
adioyned
quight
disanulled
and
taken
away
:
yea
and
all
disorders
,
seditions
,
and
slaughters
committed
by
either
part
after
the
publishinge
of
the
Edict
sharply
and
equally
punnished
:
&
lastly
that
the
loose
sufferance
,
and
corrupt
collusion
of
Magistrates
and
Iustices
,
bee
ouerlooked
and
corrected
.
And
vnlesse
this
be
don
,
I
can
not
sée
how
an
vniuersal
and
firme
during
peace
can
be
maintained
in
your
maiesties
Realmes
.
But
contrary
wyse
I
perceiue
and
foresée
that
they
who
haue
suffered
so
great
iniuries
with
out
all
remedie
,
are
so
wearied
,
and
as
it
were
tyred
with
long
sufferance
,
&
being
now
in
desperation
&
past
hope
of
redresse
,
wil
indeuour
to
defend
themselues
from
wrong
&
iniury
by
force
,
which
must
néedes
be
occasion
of
great
troubles
.
When
these
letters
of
the
Princes
were
brought
to
the
King
,
and
the
indignation
that
hée
and
other
professoures
of
the
reformed
religion
had
conceyued
was
knowen
,
the
very
necessity
of
the
tyme
enforced
them
to
make
some
showe
of
redresse
and
correction
of
these
misorders
.
For
the
king
being
now
far
in
his
progresse
from
Paris
,
the
chiefe
&
Metropolitane
City
,
the
Quéene
greatly
feared
least
the
Prince
of
Conde
should
attempt
About
this
time
there
came
out
newe
Proclamations
Shortlye
after
this
the
Mashall
of
Vielleville
was
Monsieur
Chauigny
a
wicked
and
desperate
man
was
suborned
,
who
by
open
force
resisting
the
Marshals
doinge
,
did
so
worke
that
nothing
could
be
done
,
faringe
as
thoughe
if
the
matter
shoulde
haue
bene
stirred
any
more
,
it
woulde
haue
bred
a
further
and
greater
trouble
,
s●…ing
the
greatest
and
best
part
of
the
Townsmen
was
thereby
so
hainously
moued
and
enflamed
.
Wherfore
the
Mashall
returned
to
the
Court
leauyng
the
matter
as
he
founde
it
,
and
when
he
had
giuen
accompt
of
all
his
procéedings
there
,
Chauigny
was
very
liberally
rewarded
of
the
Quéene
,
as
one
that
had
done
a
thing
both
fit
and
profitable
for
that
presente
tyme
:
yea
grea●…e
offices
were
bestowed
vppon
him
,
as
to
be
Embassador
to
foraine
Princes
and
kingdomes
.
The
Cardinall
of
Loraine
(
as
we
saide
before
)
went
not
with
the
King
,
in
this
progresse
to
Baion
:
which
he
did
as
the
ende
of
the
thing
proued
,
for
two
considerations
:
first
that
this
league
which
he
him selfe
had
deuised
might
more
safely
be
kept
close
:
secondly
least
the
Protestantes
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
(
for
that
he
was
by
them
adiudged
to
be
a
man
very
prone
therto
)
shuld
attempt
to
stirre
vp
any
new
broyles
in
this
the
Kings
absence
.
Wherfore
being
garded
with
a
great
number
of
his
seruauntes
and
retainers
,
he
taried
sometyme
at
Mounsier
Memorencie
the
chiefe
Marshall
had
the
charge
and
gouernment
of
the
citie
,
who
hearing
of
this
,
did
forthwith
aduertise
the
Cardinal
,
that
it
was
very
daungerous
for
him
to
come
thither
in
suche
diuersitye
of
mindes
,
the
King
also
being
so
farre
absent
from
them
:
it
shal
be
therfore
good
(
saith
hée
)
that
you
do
not
come
ac
companied
with
such
a
traine
,
but
if
you
shall
attempt
the
contrary
I
will
according
to
my
office
,
do
that
which
I
thinke
shal
be
expedient
.
The
Cardinall
taking
this
aunswere
in
very
euill
part
,
and
being
besides
that
incensed
against
him
with
an
olde
●…ngraffed
grudge
hee
bare
the
house
of
Memorencie
approcheth
the
Citie
with
a
greater
companie
then
before
he
purposed
to
bring
with
him
:
the
Mar
shall
méeteth
him
by
the
way
,
and
demaundeth
of
the
Cardinals
men
,
at
whole
commaundement
they
bare
armour
,
and
whether
they
knew
not
that
it
was
contrary
to
the
Kings
commaundement
for
any
man
so
to
do
:
and
they
excusing
their
doings
with
the
Cardinals
com
maundement
,
were
commaunded
forthwith
to
disarme
themselues
,
and
to
be
caried
to
prison
,
there
to
be
punished
according
to
the
order
taken
by
the
Kinge
for
that
matter
:
at
which
they
were
so
amased
,
that
euery
one
shifted
for
himselfe
,
and
straglinge
,
were
scattered
all
abroade
.
The
Cardinall
séeing
his
men
thus
discouraged
and
dispersed
,
tooke
his
héeles
&
crept
into
a
Marchaunts
howse
thereby
,
whom
he
knewe
well
,
&
thinking
himselfe
not
halfe
safe
there
,
caused
the
wall
of
the
next
house
adioyning
to
be
broken
down
,
that
he
might
flie
further
from
them
.
And
thus
was
his
goodly
iourney
disgraced
with
great
laughters
of
others
,
&
muche
shame
to
himselfe
:
yea
it
was
commonly
talked
of
,
and
Iesters
and
Rymers
made
songes
and
ballades
of
it
s●…offingly
,
saying
,
that
the
Cardinal
of
Lorraine
ran
away
from
his
men
into
corners
,
and
berayed
him selfe
for
feare
.
And
this
forsooth
was
the
prudent
and
polytique
care
that
hee
had
to
obserue
and
mayntayne
the
peace
.
Wherefore
he
returned
backe
into
Lorrayne
,
in
a
great
chafe
:
and
least
he
should
séeme
idell
,
hée
began
a
freshe
agayne
his
sute
to
the
states
of
the
Kingdome
,
desiring
to
be
accounted
and
acknowledged
as
one
of
the
Péeres
of
the
Realme
.
And
after
that
,
gathered
togyther
a
great
number
of
Souldiours
,
and
pursued
Monsieur
Salsede
a
Spaniard
,
an
old
Seruaunt
of
his
,
for
that
he
had
not
in
certayne
points
obeyed
his
commaundement
.
But
he
●…eing
Capteyne
(
by
the
kings
commaundment
)
of
a
garrison
that
kept
the
Towne
where
hée
remayned
,
was
safe
enough
from
all
that
the
Cardinall
&
his
armie
could
do
vnto
him
:
such
was
the
fonde
&
shamefull
ende
of
this
angrie
souldierlike
Cardinall
.
The
Mar●…shall
of
Burdillo
went
before
(
the
Kynge
Monsieur
Riuier
,
a
man
knowen
to
be
a
protestant
,
was
murthered
in
his
owne
house
,
by
a
company
of
bluddie
ruffians
that
came
vnder
colour
of
friendship
to
visit
him
.
But
the
Marshell
of
Burdillo
was
openly
reported
to
be
the
auctour
of
this
murther
,
both
because
he
bare
deadly
ha
tred
long
before
to
Monsieur
Riuier
,
and
also
for
that
hée
tooke
him
to
be
a
fit
man
,
and
as
it
were
,
a
ring
leader
amongst
the
rest
of
the
faithfull
,
to
attempt
any
kynde
of
vpro●…re
.
The
Kings
Maiestie
hauing
gone
thorough
all
that
part
of
Dolphine
,
which
adioyneth
to
the
riner
of
Rosne
,
came
to
Valence
and
Montille
,
and
being
Royally
and
nobly
receyued
there
,
went
thence
to
Orange
,
where
he
har●…
very
many
gréeuous
complayntes
of
the
desolate
and
oppressed
Citisens
,
and
did
viewe
the
great
ruines
and
lamentable
hauockes
that
were
made
there
.
And
th●…nce
he
remoued
to
Auinion
,
and
had
there
all
kyndes
of
pleasures
that
could
be
deuised
to
delight
his
mynd
,
both
by
the
Citizens
,
and
other
Lordly
Italians
that
were
abyding
there
at
their
maisters
the
Popes
commaundement
:
and
euery
man
did
herein
what
possible
hee
could
,
and
all
for
the
fauoure
of
the
Quéene
,
who
endeuoured
al
her
studie
and
diligence
to
entangle
and
snare
the
Kings
tender
yong
mynd
,
with
such
pleasant
and
delightfull
baytes
,
neyther
dyd
they
omit
to
vse
the
filthy
loue
of
Maydes
and
Uirgins
to
entrappe
him
.
The
yong
Prince
of
Bearn
,
the
Quéene
of
Nauarres
sonne
,
accompanied
the
King
in
all
this
long
progresse
,
but
his
good
mother
the
Quéene
dyd
looke
carefully
to
him
and
kept
him
from
those
poysoned
hookes
&
netts
.
After
this
the
king
came
to
Prouance
,
and
hauing
séen
Arelat
and
Aijques
two
famous
Cities
,
he
remoued
to
Marselles
and
was
there
very
triumphantly
receyued
and
greatly
delighted
with
pagentes
and
shewes
that
were
vpon
the
water
.
At
which
tyme
the
congregations
of
the
faithful
that
dwelt
there
had
peace
,
and
liued
quietly
throughe
the
good
and
politike
gouernmente
of
Monsier
Morsau
their
ruler
,
both
a
prudent
and
godly
Counsellour
and
a
valiant
and
stout
captain
,
who
was
sent
thither
from
the
Parliament
of
Paris
at
the
Kings
commaundement
with
certaine
other
counsellours
,
to
redresse
the
disorders
and
enormities
wherewith
that
prouince
did
then
swarme
.
Wherefore
as
soone
as
he
came
thither
,
he
deposed
the
Senate
of
Aijques
for
that
they
wincked
at
and
fauoured
the
outrages
there
committed
which
done
he
began
to
search
out
the
offenders
themselues
,
wherefore
manye
of
them
fled
away
,
and
some
escaped
punishment
by
fauour
of
the
noble
men
,
other
some
and
that
a
good
number
were
sharpely
punished
,
the
Papistes
fretting
and
chafing
at
it
all
in
vaine
,
for
it
was
manifest
and
openlye
knowen
that
that
Citie
stoode
in
néede
of
seuere
and
strait
reformation
,
yea
&
the
seditious
townsmen
would
openly
threaten
to
set
open
their
gates
to
the
Spanishe
King
their
neighbour
,
if
so
be
that
the
reformed
religion
dyd
take
place
there
.
Wherefore
the
Quéene
burst
not
openly
disalowe
those
executions
done
vpon
the
Papistes
,
but
woulde
rather
when
the
Protestantes
came
to
complaine
to
hir
,
praise
them
and
make
as
thoughe
she
liked
very
well
of
them
,
and
all
to
shewe
what
desire
she
had
that
lawe
and
Iustice
shoulde
be
administred
to
euery
man
equally
without
partialitie
.
At
the
earnest
&
importunate
sute
of
the
Protestantes
,
one
place
was
Merin
dol
,
hauing
frée
libertie
to
heare
the
word
of
God.
After
this
,
the
King
came
to
A●…inion
,
that
fr●…m
thence
When
the
King
was
come
to
Nemaux
,
there
came
thyther
a
great
multitude
of
protestants
,
making
great
mone
and
lamentation
,
in
so
much
that
the
crying
and
pitiefull
voyce
of
the
people
came
to
the
house
wher
the
King
lodged
:
who
might
heare
them
crying
and
calling
for
Iustice
of
their
soueraigne
Lorde
,
and
requiring
of
the
Christian
King
the
libertie
of
the
reformed
Religion
.
This
noyse
of
wéeping
and
crying
was
so
great
and
so
shrill
in
the
Kings
eares
,
that
the
mynd
of
the
yonge
King
at
the
hearing
of
the
same
,
was
somwhat
abashed
,
and
straightway
demaunded
what
the
matter
was
:
the
standers
by
dissembled
and
excused
the
matter
:
but
hée
with
angry
moode
aunswered
and
sayde
,
I
sée
that
my
people
are
euill
entreated
:
and
turning
to
the
Qué●…ne
sayd
,
How
chaunce
this
people
are
not
satisfied
?
I
will
Lady
(
sayeth
he
)
that
this
my
people
haue
Iustice
Notwithstandinge
they
by
and
by
put
in
his
head
,
that
they
were
seditiouse
people
,
which
were
wont
after
that
fashion
to
do
all
things
with
tumult
:
And
then
this
multitude
being
dryuen
away
with
violence
by
the
Kinges
Garde
,
the
Elders
&
gouernours
of
their
Church
were
called
for
:
and
being
come
,
they
were
sharply
reproued
that
thei
had
suffered
the
vnruly
multitude
to
come
thither
in
such
tumultuouse
order
:
and
were
commaunded
to
deliuer
their
grief
in
wryting
to
the
Maister
of
Requestes
,
and
to
come
to
Montpellier
to
receyue
an
answere
according
to
the
same
.
The
like
complayntes
also
were
made
by
the
men
of
Montpellier
,
when
the
king
came
thyther
:
but
they
with
the
men
of
Nismes
were
sent
to
Blitters
:
and
after
this
the
churches
of
Blitters
,
&
those
thereaboutes
,
making
the
lyke
complayntes
,
destring
reformation
,
had
the
lyke
successe
,
they
being
pu●…
of
from
day
to
day
,
and
from
one
place
to
another
:
The
Constable
being
sore
offended
that
so
many
complaintes
should
be
made
against
his
sonne
d'
Anuile
.
And
beside
the
infinite
verations
of
d'
Anuille
which
he
brought
vpon
them
,
the
Senat
of
Tholoze
left
nothing
vndone
to
make
the
cause
of
the
reformed
churches
odiouse
before
the
Kinge
.
These
were
the
mendes
made
for
so
great
iniuries
,
and
this
was
the
profit
that
ensued
the
Kings
iourney
.
THE
new
yeare
brought
with
it
a
certeine
rumour
Thither
to
her
brother
the
king
came
Elizabeth
wife
to
King
Phillip
of
Spayne
,
and
was
very
pompously
receyued
of
the
whole
Courte
.
But
the
cause
why
Phillip
her
husband
came
not
thyther
with
her
,
notwithstanding
that
the
same
place
bordered
vpon
his
kingdome
,
was
(
as
it
is
reported
)
that
the
league
concerning
the
destroying
of
the
reformed
religion
,
might
the
more
secretly
be
confirmed
.
Others
attribute
the
cause
of
his
absence
to
ambition
▪
for
that
he
would
not
séeme
in
any
thing
to
séeke
to
the
King
of
Fraunce
.
Notwithstanding
by
the
comming
of
Elizabeth
,
that
holy
league
(
as
they
termed
it
)
was
ratif●…ed
and
established
,
by
which
was
ment
,
as
is
aforesaide
,
to
banish
and
abandon
the
reformed
religion
.
And
to
the
ende
the
Realme
of
Fraunce
might
be
an
vtter
enemy
to
the
professours
of
that
religion
,
the
king
of
Spayn
promised
vnto
the
king
of
France
,
so
great
power
and
ayde
as
he
could
:
the
lyke
promyse
also
made
the
king
of
France
to
the
king
of
Spayne
:
both
of
them
promisinge
one
to
the
other
to
embrace
&
obserue
the
doctrine
of
Rome
,
with
the
rites
&
cerimonies
therof
,
and
to
do
all
that
they
could
to
remoue
&
take
away
all
lettes
and
impediments
to
the
same
:
and
so
to
take
the
next
occasions
offered
to
bring
this
matter
to
passe
.
After
the
confirmation
of
this
league
to
the
ruin
of
the
Church
,
there
followed
lamentable
effectes
.
But
notwithstanding
the
secret
conclusion
of
this
matter
,
the
prince
of
Conde
and
all
the
Noble
men
of
the
reforme●…
Religion
vnderstoode
the
same
,
whose
deathes
hereby
were
sought
.
Thus
when
the
king
had
viewed
all
the
Region
of
Guian
he
returned
back
agayne
into
that
part
of
France
,
called
by
the
Frenchmen
Franc●…ys
,
towarde
the
lat●…er
ende
of
this
yeare
.
IN
this
yeare
and
in
the
next
following
,
there
was
It
shall
not
be
from
our
purpose
,
if
we
note
certayne
Belgio
▪
aboute
this
time
,
for
matters
concerning
religion
:
both
for
that
the
cause
is
all
one
,
and
also
bycause
the
same
Countrey
bordereth
vpon
Fraunce
:
notwithstanding
obseruing
the
order
of
time
we
will
inserte
those
thinges
whiche
specially
appertaine
to
oure
history
.
Therefore
ye
shall
vnderstande
that
this
noble
and
plentifnll
countrey
was
exercised
and
muche
troubled
aboute
this
time
with
diuers
and
sondrye
contentious
conflictes
,
for
religions
sake
:
Wherby
we
haue
diuers
examples
set
forth
vnto
vs
of
the
wonderfull
prouid●…ce
of
God
,
in
ordering
and
framing
of
his
Churche
,
quite
contrary
to
humaine
reason
,
that
is
to
say
,
whereby
we
may
plainly
perceiue
that
the
Church
is
not
the
workmanship
of
man
.
But
seeing
we
are
in
hande
with
the
affaires
and
actes
of
the
low
Countrey
,
let
vs
first
compare
the
state
thereof
,
with
the
condition
of
the
Church
of
Fraunce
.
As
both
Churches
are
in
migh●…ye
Monarchies
,
so
●…ad
they
for
their
aduersaries
mighty
Monarchies
,
being
vexed
with
the
furies
of
Cardinals
:
both
of
them
in
the
beginning
very
small
,
but
in
the
end
,
great
and
mighty
both
troubled
,
with
great
conflictes
.
Amidest
the
cruell
tormentes
,
and
bloudy
murthers
But
the
Cardinall
Granuel
on
the
contrary
part
:
against
the
mindes
of
those
Noble
men
which
were
appoynted
by
King
Philip
,
went
about
earnestly
to
afflict
Andwerpe
with
the
Inquisition
of
the
newe
Byshops
,
which
notwithstanding
was
exempted
from
the
burthen
of
the
same
,
by
speciall
priuiledge
.
After
thys
he
being
complayned
of
by
those
Noble
men
,
was
put
quit
out
of
his
authoritie
,
and
sent
for
by
the
Kings
letters
to
come
out
of
Flaunders
.
But
he
he
had
so
prouided
before
his
departure
,
and
the
King
was
so
affected
at
the
instante
sute
of
the
Span●…she
Inquisitors
,
that
their
Inquisition
was
the
more
seuerelye
executed
in
Flaunders
:
yea
all
things
were
done
in
the
absence
of
Granuel
,
as
he
would
haue
them
.
And
among
all
other
Cities
,
at
Andwerpe
great
crueltie
was
shewed
against
the
faythfull
,
one
of
the
Ministers
of
the
reformed
religion
called
Christopher
Smith
,
being
cruelly
slayne
,
the
people
so
much
disdayning
thereat
,
that
they
were
lyke
to
cause
a
daungerouse
tumult
.
This
was
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
M.
D.
lxiiii
.
at
what
tyme
the
kingdome
of
Fraunce
was
greatly
vexed
,
and
depriued
of
the
benefite
of
the
Kings
Edict
.
Notwithstanding
the
Churches
of
the
low
countrey
dayly
more
and
more
encreased
:
many
of
the
noble
men
imbracing
and
professing
the
truth
,
whiche
euen
vntill
that
time
had
bene
enimies
to
the
same
:
Insomuch
that
certaine
Noble
men
,
set
on
fire
with
the
loue
of
the
truth
notwithstanding
the
they
sawe
themselues
to
be
in
great
perill
of
the
Inquisitors
therefore
,
determined
to
make
a
league
among
themselues
,
That
they
would
endeuor
themselues
all
that
they
coulde
by
all
lawfull
meanes
,
to
helpe
one
another
for
the
auoyding
of
perill
,
and
to
certifie
one
another
of
the
attemptes
of
the
aduersaries
.
Thus
when
they
had
made
this
agréement
,
they
went
aboute
to
ioyne
and
wyn
vnto
them
others
that
were
inflamed
and
bent
against
the
reformed
religion
:
Insomuch
that
a
man
might
sée
openly
a
great
many
noble
men
with
the
greatest
part
of
the
people
,
both
to
detest
Popish
superstitious
,
and
also
receiue
and
embrace
the
reformed
religion
.
But
in
the
meane
time
the
thunder
clappes
of
the
new
Byshops
made
suche
a
stoure
,
that
the
faythfull
beyng
no
more
so
subiecte
to
iniuries
as
they
were
before
,
it
was
to
be
doubted
,
least
while
they
went
aboute
to
resiste
the
violent
force
and
crueltie
of
the
Inquisitors
,
great
vexations
and
troubles
woulde
arise
.
At
this
time
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
vnder
the
Kyng
Then
he
commaunded
the
Duches
●…f
Parme
,
to
take
order
as
necessitie
required
,
with
the
aduise
and
Counsaile
of
good
and
wise
men
,
by
which
she
might
prouide
for
so
great
inconueniences
,
and
yet
retaine
safe
the
catholi●…e
Religion
.
The
Duches
of
Perme
when
she
had
receyued
the
Kinges
commaundement
by
Egmond
,
shee
by
the
aduise
of
the
rulers
,
caused
a
solemn
assembly
,
in
the
which
there
were
thrée
Byshops
,
thrée
learned
Diuines
,
thrée
Canons
Lawers
,
&
thrée
skilful
Ciuillians
,
to
whom
shée
committed
the
ordering
of
the
whole
matter
.
They
then
deuised
and
put
downe
an
order
:
&
tooke
such
paines
for
the
Inquisition
,
that
the
same
could
not
be
more
conueniently
established
.
For
though
the
forme
of
wordes
were
chaunged
,
yet
the
matter
it selfe
was
more
seuerely
ratifyed
&
confirmed
:
the
terrible
worde
of
Inquisition
,
being
mittigated
by
calling
the
same
,
a
visitation
:
In
stéede
of
burning
they
vsed
hanging
,
as
we
will
hereafter
declare
more
at
large
.
Notwithstanding
it
did
not
satisfie
Granuell
,
and
the
Spanish
inquisitoures
,
as
though
this
kind
of
most
cru
ell
death
had
not
bin
sufficient
:
they
being
such
kinde
of
men
as
were
accustomed
to
shewe
open
cruelty
,
without
shame
.
They
brought
the
matter
therefore
before
the
King
:
they
said
that
there
was
a
way
made
to
the
v●…●…er
subuersion
of
Religion
▪
askinge
whether
the
●…inge
should
be
afrayd
to
make
open
profession
of
his
Religion
.
Moreouer
by
their
meanes
the
Popes
legates
perswaded
with
the
King
by
threatninges
,
shewinge
that
not
only
the
name
of
the
Catholiques
should
decay
,
but
also
that
he
himselfe
should
be
vtterly
ouerthrowen
,
excepte
he
sought
with
all
spéede
to
deface
and
vtterly
to
destroy
,
euen
the
least
remnantes
and
reliques
of
the
new
Religion
in
the
lowe
Countrey
:
the
which
coul●…
not
be
done
without
the
benefite
of
the
inquisition
.
Therefore
King
Philip
reiecting
that
order
of
gouernement
which
the
Duches
had
taken
by
the
aduise
of
those
graue
and
learned
men
,
of
whom
we
spake
before
,
sent
at
the
length
letters
vnto
the
saide
Duches
of
Parme
,
That
the
Inquisition
should
be
stablished
throughout
al
the
lowe
Countrey
of
Flaunders
,
that
the
inquisitours
should
haue
certain
counsellers
out
of
the
chiefe
senate
ioyned
to
them
to
euery
prouince
,
by
whose
helpe
they
might
be
furthered
in
doing
of
their
office
:
that
the
auncient
Edictes
might
euery
where
be
obserued
and
kepte
:
that
Bishoppes
should
be
consecrated
in
all
places
:
that
the
decreese
of
the
counsaile
of
Trident
should
be
euery
where
proclaimed
:
and
that
by
all
manner
of
meanes
,
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospell
and
the
professoures
thereof
should
in
all
places
be
persecuted
and
afflicted
.
This
came
forth
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
M.
D.
L.
X.
U.
and
in
the
moneth
of
December
.
These
letters
of
the
King
being
made
openly
knowen
by
the
commaundemente
of
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
made
the
Catholiques
not
a
little
ioyfull
,
but
greatly
discomfited
the
mindes
of
the
protestantes
:
but
specially
the
nobles
,
and
those
of
the
richer
sorte
,
which
sawe
that
their
goods
were
sought
for
.
For
what
could
be
free
from
the
outragiouse
cruelty
of
the
inquisitours
,
seing
they
had
to
help
them
the
Kinges
Edictes
,
the
Quéenes
artillery
,
the
Kinges
prisones
,
and
their
owne
executioners
?
When
as
the
noble
men
could
not
escape
their
tirannye
.
Therefore
the
Nobles
and
all
the
inhabitauntes
of
the
lowe
Countrey
were
brought
into
great
perill
.
Amidst
this
so
great
feare
and
maze
of
all
that
dwelt
in
that
region
,
certaine
of
the
noble
men
,
séeing
that
the
ruyne
of
the
Gospell
which
they
had
professed
,
besides
the
calamitie
of
the
whole
countrey
,
and
their
peculiar
destruction
was
at
hand
,
deuised
a
waye
in
so
great
extremity
to
rid
themselues
out
of
perill
,
namely
to
defend
themselues
against
the
rigour
&
tiranny
of
the
inquisitours
,
so
far
as
the
Kinges
dignitye
and
authoritye
would
giue
them
leaue
.
Thus
when
they
had
entred
in
to
league
,
and
solemly
confirmed
the
same
with
an
oth
,
they
sought
such
wayes
and
meanes
as
séemed
best
vnto
them
to
withstand
that
calamity
like
to
ensue
.
To
this
league
thrée
hundreth
Noble
men
had
giuen
their
consent
:
who
determined
and
agréed
that
it
was
the
best
way
to
go
to
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
and
to
shew
vnto
her
the
present
daunger
,
that
she
might
according
to
her
duty
prouyde
a
remedy
for
the
same
.
But
bycause
they
con
sidered
that
if
they
should
make
any
mention
of
religion
,
it
would
giue
occasion
to
the
inquisitours
to
execute
their
tyranny
first
of
all
vpon
them
,
they
thought
it
best
and
most
necessary
to
auoyde
the
force
and
rygor
of
the
Edictes
and
the
Inquisition
,
if
they
pretended
onely
the
libertie
and
ancient
priuileges
of
their
countrey
.
This
way
pleased
the
most
part
:
but
some
feared
the
seueritie
of
the
Inquisition
,
from
the
which
the
Kyng
himself
was
not
free
:
howbeit
the
most
parte
of
them
thoughte
it
vnreasonable
,
that
the
lawes
and
liberty
of
the
countrey
shoulde
be
violated
and
broken
,
and
such
tyrannie
executed
vpon
their
bodyes
▪
goods
,
and
consciences
,
wherb●…
would
followe
the
vtter
ruyne
and
subuersion
of
the
whole
Countrey
.
Therefore
thrée
hundred
Noble
men
almost
agréed
together
in
this
confederacie
at
Brussels
the
third
day
of
Then
shée
wrote
letters
to
the
Gouernours
of
the
Prouinces
,
willing
them
not
to
execute
the
Kings
lawes
with
seueritie
,
vntill
suche
time
as
they
were
farther
certified
of
the
Kings
will
and
pleasure
:
She
sent
also
to
the
King
the
Lorde
Montign●…
,
and
the
Marques
of
Berge
Noble
men
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Church
of
the
faithfull
increased
,
and
were
ioyfull
that
they
were
for
some
while
deliuered
from
tyranny
,
&
the
cruel
slaughter
,
hoping
at
the
length
to
enioy
peace
and
quietnesse
.
On
the
contrary
part
the
catholikes
were
euill
apayd
,
●…earing
that
hereby
they
shuld
haue
euill
successe
.
Ther
fore
they
came
often
times
to
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
and
declared
vnto
her
that
she
went
about
to
bring
her selfe
and
the
whole
Countrey
into
extreame
perill
,
if
so
be
these
men
of
the
newe
Religion
so
greatly
preuayled
with
her
▪
many
other
pernicious
perswasions
also
they
vsed
to
this
effect
.
The
Duches
of
Parme
being
led
by
them
,
called
all
Moderation
of
the
Edicts
,
and
then
were
commaunded
to
subscribe
to
the
same
,
and
●…o
confirme
it
with
an
oath
.
The
summe
of
this
Moderation
was
this
.
That
all
such
as
followed
the
newe
religion
▪
or
did
by
any
maner
of
meanes
fauour
or
allow
the
same
should
be
seuerely
punnished
:
that
hanging
should
be
the
death
for
suche
offenders
,
and
not
burning
:
that
also
the
punishments
of
proscriptions
and
banishment
shuld
be
executed
vpon
those
that
professed
the
new
religion
,
according
to
the
Kings
former
Edictes
.
Therefore
,
nowe
the
matter
séemed
to
be
in
worse
case
than
before
,
bycause
these
thinges
were
giuen
forthe
in
the
Kinges
name
,
and
commaunded
by
the
solemn
authoritie
of
the
States
.
And
thus
the
petition
of
the
Nobles
seemed
to
be
satisfied
.
It
is
sayde
,
that
these
things
were
done
without
the
Kings
consent
and
knowledge
.
The
Rumor
of
this
Edicte
being
in
all
places
,
the
gréene
wound
which
before
was
scarcely
salued
,
began
to
ware
sore
againe
,
and
the
people
began
to
complaine
a
freshe
,
perceyuing
that
great
calamities
were
like
to
f●…ll
vpon
them
.
Notwithstanding
great
was
the
number
of
such
as
professed
the
reformed
religion
,
and
●…t
dayly
increased
:
howbeit
they
were
fay●…e
to
haue
the
vse
of
their
religion
priuily
and
in
priuate
houses
.
But
at
the
length
the
people
waxing
zealous
in
this
cause
,
that
which
before
was
done
in
secrete
began
to
be
publikely
and
openly
exercised
,
in
so
muche
that
Sermones
were
made
in
publike
places
that
all
men
might
resort
therv●…to
that
woulde
:
nothing
fearing
the
late
made
Moderation
,
whiche
notwithstanding
in
some
places
was
seuerely
executed
,
many
by
this
occasion
feelyng
the
smart
of
the
Inquisition
.
In
the
very
vtmost
partes
and
borders
of
Flaunders
,
first
the
protestants
began
to
come
togyther
openly
in
And
after
that
the
Gospell
had
ben
quietly
preached
for
the
space
of
certain
weekes
,
beholde
there
ensued
a
great
tempest
and
wracke
among
the
Images
and
Idolles
At
Gend●…
,
a
fayre
Towne
,
by
the
sufferance
of
the
fearfull
Pretor
,
all
the
Images
and
other
ornaments
vsed
in
popishe
seruice
,
were
defaced
and
spoyled
in
euery
Church
.
The
like
was
done
at
Lire
in
Brabant
.
At
Antwerpe
the
Magistrat
kept
himself
out
of
sight
,
while
the
people
ran
vp
and
downe
from
churche
to
church
,
&
spoyled
the
Images
that
were
therin
.
If
any
man
condemne
this
rashe
zeale
of
the
people
,
voyd
of
reason
,
let
him
there
withall
weigh
the
singular
Iudgement
of
God
against
those
Idols
,
with
the
which
the
world
being
blinded
,
had
so
many
wayes
dishonoured
his
Maiestie
.
The
Duchesse
of
Parme
being
carefull
,
&
not
knowing
what
to
doe
in
these
extremities
,
fearing
least
ther
would
ensue
greater
troubles
,
thought
good
to
pacifie
&
content
the
people
with
fayre
promises
:
and
to
make
those
Noble
men
that
professed
the
reformed
religion
,
meanes
to
represse
those
troubles
.
Therfore
when
she
had
sent
for
them
to
Brussels
,
she
desired
them
to
endeuour
themselues
to
staye
the
tumul●…e
of
the
people
:
to
reiecte
all
false
conceyued
opinions
,
to
bee
perswaded
that
the
King
would
vse
all
meanes
and
ways
for
their
peace
and
tranquillitie
:
promising
vnto
them
leaue
to
haue
their
Sermons
in
such
places
as
they
had
them
be
To
this
the
Noble
men
dyd
condescend
and
agree
:
wherevpon
the
Conditions
were
solemply
confirmed
betwéene
both
partes
with
an
othe
,
and
ingrossed
,
and
sealed
with
the
Kings
seale
.
Commaundement
was
gyuen
to
all
Gouernours
and
Magistrates
,
solemly
to
proclayme
this
agréement
,
and
to
do
all
thinges
according
to
the
tenure
thereof
.
There
was
made
also
an
Edict
,
by
which
all
men
were
forbidden
to
do
any
iniury
,
eyther
by
word
or
déed
for
Religion
,
vppon
payne
of
seuere
punishment
.
Upon
this
commaundement
the
gouernours
of
euery
circuite
or
shyer
,
appoynted
oute
places
for
the
exercising
of
the
reformed
religion
suffered
churches
to
be
buylded
for
the
same
purpose
:
&
willed
both
partes
to
stay
themselues
vnder
their
protection
.
This
was
about
the
Moneth
of
August
.
The
Religion
and
the
professours
therof
séemed
now
to
be
in
good
cace
,
reporte
euerywhere
being
made
,
that
the
King
was
fully
purposed
to
giue
licence
to
the
inhabitants
of
the
low
Countrey
to
vse
the
reformed
Religion
.
But
the
myndes
of
the
Catholiques
were
not
yet
quieted
:
wherevpon
they
sought
daily
new
occasions
of
tumulte
,
being
full
of
enuy
for
the
breakinge
downe
of
their
Images
.
Wherefore
there
arose
now
again
new
troubles
.
And
at
Andwerpe
specially
there
were
great
contentions
:
and
as
though
the
enemy
had
bin
at
hand
the
gates
were
shutte
vp
,
and
continuall
watche
and
ward
thereat
.
Thither
therefore
at
the
commaundement
of
the
Duchesse
of
Parme
,
came
William
Nassau
Prince
of
Orange
to
gouerne
the
Citie
in
the
Kinges
name
,
being
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
those
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
to
disturbe
by
any
manner
of
meanes
the
administration
of
the
Catholique
Religion
of
Roome
,
or
to
take
away
such
places
as
are
appointed
for
the
vse
therof
,
but
shal
content
themselues
with
those
places
which
are
allotted
to
them
:
to
the
which
places
they
shall
resorte
vppon
the
dayes
appointed
,
as
vppon
the
Sonday
and
other
holy
dayes
or
,
if
there
be
no
holy
dayes
,
vppon
the
Wednesday
.
I
sh●…l
not
be
lawfull
for
them
to
haue
any
other
Ministers
,
than
such
as
be
borne
within
the
Dominion
and
circuit
of
the
lowe
Countrey
,
and
shal
be
sworne
to
obey
both
the
ciuill
and
temporall
gouernement
so
long
as
they
shall
there
remaine
.
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
those
of
the
forenamed
Religion
,
when
they
go
to
their
Sermones
,
to
cary
any
other
weapons
or
armour
than
swoords
:
but
to
obey
lawes
,
&
to
walke
as
it
shall
become
good
and
faithfull
subiectes
.
It
shalnot
be
lawfull
for
Preachers
of
eyther
part
,
in
their
Sermons
to
vse
any
seditiouse
or
iniuriouse
woords
,
which
shall
appertaine
to
the
refuting
of
erroures
,
or
the
corruption
of
manners
.
These
thinges
we
will
and
commaund
to
be
obserued
vntil
such
time
as
we
vnderstand
the
kings
pleasure
farther
.
And
if
so
be
it
shal
please
the
King
to
appoint
otherwyse
,
than
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
those
of
the
reformed
Religion
to
forsake
the
Realme
wyth
their
lyues
and
goods
.
After
the
proclamation
hereof
,
it
séemed
to
bringe
peace
to
diuers
other
Cityes
,
and
to
abolish
quight
the
remembraunce
of
other
troubles
:
but
yet
for
all
this
,
the
men
of
the
reformed
religion
were
not
frée
and
at
such
perfect
peace
as
they
iudged
themselues
to
be
.
For
the
papistes
which
inclined
to
the
Cardinall
Granuellan
and
the
inquisitours
side
,
toke
occasion
by
the
foresaide
casting
downe
of
Images
to
worke
their
mischeuouse
intent
Therefore
taking
a
courage
amidest
that
great
and
sodame
feare
&
maze
,
the
greatest
part
of
the
kings
officers
,
went
about
to
bring
in
question
the
throwing
downe
of
the
Images
,
as
done
againste
all
order
and
the
publique
authority
of
Magistrats
.
They
refused
also
the
letters
of
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
as
to
helpe
any
thing
at
all
the
offenders
herein
.
Therefore
gatheringe
togyther
a
great
number
of
Souldiers
to
serue
their
turne
,
they
toke
many
in
all
places
of
the
protestantes
,
and
cast
them
into
prison
:
and
after
examination
,
put
them
to
death
.
After
this
also
Norcam
Manques
of
Berge
,
a
notable
enemy
to
the
reformed
Religion
,
came
with
foure
bandes
of
horsmen
,
&
v.
Ensignes
of
footmen
,
&
minding
By
these
cruell
actes
of
the
papistes
,
which
threatned
extreame
destruction
,
the
protestants
sawe
that
it
was
now
hygh
time
to
prouide
for
themselues
.
Therefore
dyuers
practised
sondry
wayes
&
meanes
for
theyr
defence
:
but
God
altering
and
orderinge
all
thinges
by
his
prouidence
,
would
not
suffer
them
to
come
to
good
effect
.
Great
was
the
multitude
of
people
,
and
great
was
their
courage
:
but
they
wanted
Counsayle
and
Captaynes
to
guyde
them
.
There
were
sufficient
men
enough
,
which
could
haue
gouerned
them
and
conducted
them
both
with
wisdome
and
pollicie
:
agayn
the
number
of
Noblemen
was
not
smal
that
fauoured
that
side
,
who
,
if
they
had
taken
parte
with
them
,
there
had
bene
good
hope
of
victory
,
and
to
haue
had
more
quiet
gouern
ment
.
But
such
as
were
of
highest
calling
,
standing
stil
as
lookers
on
,
and
séeking
neyther
to
defende
nor
to
resist
the
one
nor
the
other
,
all
good
occasion
to
bring
any
thing
happely
to
passe
,
was
lost
:
The
whiche
brought
great
ruine
to
the
protestantes
of
the
lowe
Countrey
,
and
great
calamity
to
those
noble
men
themselues
:
So
hard
&
perillouse
a
thing
it
is
for
a
man
to
séeke
to
serue
two
maisters
so
contrary
the
one
to
the
other
.
The
grea
test
part
of
the
Nobilitie
professed
the
reformed
religion
:
and
yet
there
was
scarse
one
of
them
,
which
came
at
any
tyme
to
the
sermons
of
that
Religion
.
Wherefore
we
must
néedes
confesse
that
our
sinnes
haue
caused
the
Lord
not
to
finish
that
good
worke
which
he
had
begonne
.
Herevpon
came
the
pitiefull
calamitie
of
the
churches
of
the
low
countrey
.
The
Protestantes
therefore
were
both
destitute
of
counsaile
,
and
also
of
a
goide
,
but
the
Catholiques
wanted
neyther
of
them
both
.
Wherefore
their
cities
were
dayly
fortified
with
garrisons
,
and
they
besieged
as
is
sayd
before
,
Valencia
,
which
was
quight
voyde
and
destitute
of
any
Captayne
.
There
came
diuers
bandes
of
Souldiours
also
,
as
scattered
shéepe
,
to
ayde
the
Protestants
at
Valencia
,
and
that
with
good
courage
:
and
while
they
vainly
looked
for
a
Captayne
,
the
greatest
part
conueyed
themselues
away
.
Therefore
al
this
mouth
was
spent
with
diuers
troubles
,
and
diuers
cities
of
the
pro
testantes
were
wonne
,
and
the
inhabitants
therof
put
to
flight
.
Antwerpe
being
vnder
the
authoritie
and
gouernement
of
the
prince
of
Orange
was
not
pertaker
of
those
troubles
that
other
places
felt
.
But
the
foolish
men
being
weary
of
peace
and
ease
,
and
as
though
there
were
not
at
Antwerpe
troublesome
heades
ynough
,
they
sent
for
Matth●…us
Illyricus
,
and
for
Flaccus
Spangenberge
and
other
to
contende
with
the
men
of
the
reformed
religion
,
about
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
,
and
the
presence
in
the
Sacrament
.
All
things
growing
daylye
from
euill
to
woorse
,
the
Protestantes
offered
vp
at
diuers
tymes
Supplications
to
the
Magistrates
,
to
whom
most
humbly
and
reuerently
they
committed
themselues
and
their
cause
:
promising
vnto
them
a
great
summe
of
money
,
vppon
condition
that
they
might
be
in
safety
.
Also
,
when
dyuers
of
the
Princes
of
Germany
had
sought
to
intreat
the
matter
,
and
could
not
obtayne
that
which
they
wisshed
,
Brederode
and
certayn
noble
men
confederat
with
him
,
offered
vp
a
Supplication
the
eight
day
of
February
,
which
consisted
of
these
speciall
poyntes
,
That
the
agreement
made
betweene
him
and
the
Duches
of
Parme
,
in
the
moneth
of
August
,
might
be
obserued
and
kept
:
that
the
libertie
of
Religion
might
be
graunted
:
and
that
the
soldiours
gathered
togither
(
contrary
to
the
forme
of
the
othe
)
might
be
dismist
.
To
this
,
within
a
while
after
,
the
Du
chesse
of
Parma
made
answere
,
That
shee
neuer
ment
to
graunt
the
publique
administration
of
the
Religion
,
nor
the
vse
of
Sermons
,
Sacraments
,
and
Consistories
:
and
as
fos
the
interpretation
of
the
agreement
,
that
(
saith
shee
)
dependeth
vpon
mee
.
Concerning
the
Request
,
to
haue
the
souldiours
dismist
,
all
men
may
see
whereunto
that
tendeth
.
Wherefore
(
sayeth
shee
)
I
pray
and
com
maund
euery
man
vppon
payne
of
the
Kinges
displeasure
,
to
goe
home
to
his
owne
house
.
This
aunswere
made
Brederode
and
his
fellowes
to
doubt
,
&
to
feare
the
calamitie
lyke
to
ensue
.
And
when
they
had
taryed
in
vayne
thirtéene
dayes
at
Antwenpe
,
they
got
them
home
to
Uian
,
a
towne
in
the
borders
of
Holland
:
and
thyther
strayghtway
a
great
many
fled
.
The
reste
of
the
moneth
of
February
,
was
spente
with
diuers
troubles
,
the
faithfull
Protestants
beinge
dayly
anoyed
and
vexed
more
and
more
,
with
proscriptions
banishments
,
and
such
lyke
.
All
this
while
was
continued
the
siege
of
Valence
,
which
at
the
laste
by
the
letters
of
the
Duches
of
Parma
,
wherein
shée
promysed
Guido
Bresse
,
&
the
other
Peregrine
Grage
,
and
certayne
other
honest
Citizens
were
put
to
death
:
for
that
they
had
Sermones
in
the
Citie
without
the
Kings
will
and
pleasure
,
and
had
also
vsed
the
administration
of
Sacramentes
.
In
the
middest
of
these
garboyles
,
it
was
reported
that
Fraunces
de
Tolede
Duke
of
Alba
was
comming
with
a
great
army
,
to
ouercome
and
subdue
all
the
lowe
Countrey
,
otherwyse
called
Belgio
.
IN
this
yéere
also
▪
the
Churches
of
Fraunce
were
not
a
But
least
they
might
séeme
to
haue
no
regard
to
the
Counsaile
of
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
which
was
:
It
is
better
to
haue
one
Salmons
heade
,
than
the
heades
of
a
thousand
Frogges
:
they
went
about
to
snare
and
catch
those
Noble
men
,
which
imbraced
the
reformed
religion
,
as
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admirall
,
the
Andelot
,
the
Rochfoucault
,
and
other
Noble
men
.
And
this
séemed
a
present
waye
to
bring
the
same
to
passe
,
if
so
be
the
Kinge
sent
for
them
,
as
standing
in
néede
to
haue
their
aduise
in
those
thinges
that
concerned
the
gouernment
of
the
Realme
.
Nowe
if
they
should
haue
refused
to
come
vnto
the
King
,
than
had
he
good
and
iust
cause
to
complaine
of
them
,
as
none
of
his
friendes
.
And
if
so
be
they
shuld
haue
neede
to
vse
any
force
,
they
had
at
hande
two
and
twentie
Giddons
of
horsemen
,
and
certaine
Switsers
also
,
of
which
they
had
already
gotten
six
thousand
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admiral
and
diuers
other
Noble
men
of
the
reformed
religion
,
were
verye
carefull
.
For
beside
these
flying
rumours
,
bothe
the
dayly
newes
of
the
comming
of
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
and
of
the
ayde
of
the
Switzers
,
and
also
the
manifest
preparation
of
horsemen
,
with
the
euident
state
of
all
things
else
,
caused
them
to
haue
a
great
care
.
For
concerning
that
Holy
League
,
made
betwéene
the
kinge
of
Fraunce
and
Spayne
,
to
destroy
the
religion
.
The
prince
of
Conde
was
fully
certifyed
by
the
Prince
Rochsuryon
,
the
Prince
of
Condes
néere
kinsman
,
and
of
the
Kynges
bloude
,
of
the
house
of
Borbou
:
who
a
little
before
hys
death
exhorted
the
Prince
of
Conde
to
prouide
remedye
in
time
for
so
greate
troubles
.
The
Noble
men
aforesayde
,
being
very
carefull
and
withall
vncertain
what
to
doe
,
fearing
least
if
they
should
obey
the
kinges
commaundement
(
whose
name
they
perceiued
their
aduersaries
to
abuse
)
they
shoulde
sodainely
be
oppressed
:
or
leaste
they
shoulde
be
accused
of
rebellion
,
if
so
be
they
sought
meanes
to
restite
the
force
of
their
aduersaries
:
they
determined
(
I
say
)
to
séeke
all
wayes
and
meanes
to
appease
and
quallify
these
troubles
,
and
to
certifie
the
King
plainely
of
their
will
and
mynde
herein
.
In
the
meane
time
bycause
they
perceyued
their
enemyes
to
be
in
a
readynesse
,
they
sente
diuers
mesiangers
to
the
reformed
Churches
within
the
Realme
to
prepare
themselues
,
and
to
haue
a
diligent
consideration
of
all
theyr
actions
.
They
certified
diuers
of
the
princes
of
Germany
concerning
their
affaires
,
requiring
aide
of
them
if
neede
should
require
:
This
was
in
the
monethes
of
Iuly
and
August
,
of
this
yeare
.
The
Spanishe
armies
aryued
at
Nice
,
a
Citie
of
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
mynding
to
passe
through
Pedemont
,
Sauoy
,
Philbert
Duke
of
Sanoy
,
required
of
the
inhabitantes
of
Bernoy
,
a
great
parte
of
the
territory
which
they
had
sometyme
taken
from
his
Dominion
,
by
war
:
and
the
matter
between
them
was
oftentimes
solemnly
debated
in
an
assembly
of
the
Switzers
,
the
men
of
Bernoys
affirming
that
the
same
Region
was
giuen
vnto
them
by
the
Lawe
of
Armes
,
and
that
they
had
lawfully
receiued
the
same
.
Notwithstanding
at
the
same
time
when
the
Spanishe
armyes
were
loked
for
which
came
with
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
the
men
of
Bernoys
communed
with
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
and
agréed
with
him
vpon
certain
conditions
,
and
graunted
vnto
him
the
thrée
Dominions
or
Lordships
that
were
next
to
Geneua
▪
By
reason
of
this
agréement
,
the
administration
and
vse
of
the
reformed
religion
was
vsed
in
those
Dominions
,
euen
as
the
men
of
Bernoys
themselues
would
desire
.
Concerning
the
purpose
and
connfaile
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
of
the
Admirall
,
and
of
others
of
the
reformed
religion
,
we
haue
spoken
before
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
therefore
,
by
dyuers
messengers
prayed
and
intreated
the
Kinge
concerninge
the
séeking
of
a
reformation
for
those
troubles
,
which
were
lyke
shortly
to
ensue
.
Declaring
vnto
him
that
the
comming
of
the
Swirsors
into
the
Realme
againe
was
so
perillouse
,
that
it
would
cause
the
people
seditiously
to
rise
.
The
Admirall
went
often
tymes
to
the
Constable
his
vncle
,
and
talked
with
the
Quéene
,
whom
he
knew
to
be
at
Chantilly
,
the
Constables
house
,
and
fréely
declared
vnto
her
,
that
if
the
faithfull
were
so
handled
,
wherby
they
had
iust
cause
to
suspect
that
war
was
a
preparing
for
him
,
they
could
not
any
longer
be
kept
in
peace
.
Notwithstandinge
the
Quéene
and
the
Costable
pretended
a
notable
cause
why
it
was
néedefull
to
haue
the
aide
of
forreiners
:
for
,
say
they
,
the
Spaniardes
beare
an
olde
grudge
and
hatred
against
the
realme
of
Fraunce
:
so
that
we
haue
good
cause
to
feare
,
least
they
hauing
occasion
set
vppon
vs
:
but
the
King
will
reforme
all
thinges
so
,
for
the
faithfulles
sake
,
that
all
men
shall
sée
,
that
he
will
deale
vprightly
and
iustly
towardes
all
men
.
After
this
also
the
Queen
made
these
promises
in
her
letters
to
the
prince
of
Conde
.
Notwithstanding
there
came
sixe
thousand
Switsers
,
in
the
beginning
of
September
:
:
and
a
greate
number
of
horsemen
were
armed
and
prepared
.
And
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
fully
certified
,
that
the
Duke
of
Alba
which
was
already
come
to
Belgio
,
had
moued
the
King
of
Fraunce
in
the
name
of
King
Phillip
,
to
go
forward
with
the
holy
league
,
and
withall
had
perswaded
him
to
take
present
occasion
to
bring
his
purpose
to
passe
.
At
this
time
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
was
with
the
King
,
and
a
great
number
of
his
adherentes
also
.
Notwithstanding
all
thinges
waxing
dayly
woorse
and
woorse
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
rest
of
the
péeres
and
Nobles
which
professed
the
reformed
religion
,
sawe
that
ther
was
no
longer
stay
to
be
made
,
but
that
they
must
of
necessity
,
when
they
could
do
no
good
by
their
letters
,
come
before
the
king
themselues
,
and
declare
vnto
him
the
present
daunger
.
Wherfore
they
appointed
the
day
to
go
vnto
the
King
:
and
because
they
might
the
more
effectually
declare
the
matter
before
the
King
,
and
also
escape
the
perill
and
lyinge
in
way●…e
of
the
Cardinall
,
they
determined
to
go
with
the
greater
number
,
&
that
armed
to
defend
themselues
.
Therefore
a
hundred
and
twenty
noble
men
,
hauing
the
Prince
of
Conde
theyr
Captaine
,
came
to
M●…nceaux
,
to
talke
with
the
King
,
and
to
offer
vp
vnto
him
a
supplication
in
the
name
of
all
the
faithfull
:
the
su●…ine
whereof
was
this
:
That
for
so
much
as
the
King
had
made
an
Edict
,
to
kepe
his
subiectes
in
peace
and
concorde
,
which
was
necessary
both
for
them
and
his
Realme
,
they
most
humbly
beséeched
him
that
the
same
might
bee
better
obseruid
and
kepte
than
it
had
bin
aforetyme
.
And
forso
much
as
vntill
that
same
day
they
had
made
the
same
complaintes
afore
in
vain
,
and
that
often
times
,
they
now
at
that
time
trusted
,
séeing
there
were
so
manifest
perill
of
such
greate
troubles
at
hand
,
that
he
would
effectually
declare
,
that
he
made
account
of
the
faithfull
as
of
the
rest
of
his
subiectes
:
who
being
abused
and
iniuried
,
haue
no
other
refuge
to
flée
vnto
in
their
extreame
calamities
,
than
to
his
grace
,
their
soueraigne
Lord
and
King.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
vnderstoode
of
the
comming
of
the
prince
of
Conde
with
the
rest
of
the
nobles
,
declared
vnto
the
King
and
Quéene
,
what
great
perill
and
daunger
it
was
vnto
their
persons
,
for
the
Prince
of
Conde
to
come
vnto
them
with
so
greate
a
power
of
men
,
intending
he
sayde
,
nothing
else
than
to
take
the
king
,
his
mother
,
and
his
whole
family
,
that
then
he
might
doe
what
him
lyst
.
The
King
and
Quéene
beyng
made
afearde
wyth
The
Prince
of
Conde
being
sory
for
this
feare
of
the
King
and
Quéene
,
stayed
at
Rozoi
,
a
village
therabout
:
to
the
which
place
the
Marshall
Momorencius
was
sent
declaring
vnto
him
the
causes
of
his
comming
,
saying
that
he
was
very
sory
,
that
he
was
fallen
into
so
great
suspition
.
To
whom
the
Prince
deliuered
a
Supplication
,
and
prayed
him
to
deliuer
the
same
to
the
King
,
and
to
certifie
him
of
his
whole
intent
and
meaning
.
Then
he
came
to
Clay
,
whether
the
Kinge
sente
vnto
him
the
Chauncellour
Hospitall
,
the
Marshall
Vielleuil
,
&
Moruilliers
:
to
whome
when
he
had
more
at
large
declared
the
cause
of
his
comming
,
he
sent
letters
agayne
to
the
King
,
in
the
which
he
protested
his
fayth
and
reuerent
mynde
which
he
bare
towarde
the
King
:
refuted
the
sclaunders
of
his
Aduersaries
,
by
which
they
wente
about
to
make
hym
hated
of
the
King
,
declared
also
that
he
was
readye
to
render
all
obedience
to
the
King
,
for
whose
sake
he
sayd
he
woulde
spende
his
life
and
goods
,
That
accordyng
to
the
firste
forme
of
the
Edicte
,
all
other
interpretations
and
exceptions
taken
awaye
,
the
faythfull
maye
enioye
their
Religion
:
and
that
all
the
Kinges
Subiectes
what
Religion
soeuer
they
be
of
may
,
accordyng
to
their
degree
and
callyng
bea●…
office
vnder
the
King
:
and
bycause
both
the
people
and
the
Nobles
haue
bene
oppressed
with
tributes
,
we
desire
(
saythe
hée
)
that
it
maye
please
the
Kynge
to
ease
vs
of
the
same
.
After
this
he
remoued
from
Clay
,
to
the
Towne
of
Sandionyse
,
bycause
the
same
beyng
néere
vnto
Paris
,
he
might
the
more
conueniently
haue
conference
with
the
King.
But
all
was
in
vayne
:
the
Cardinall
of
Lorayne
inflaming
the
mindes
of
the
King
and
Quéene
against
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
agaynst
the
cause
of
the
faithfull
.
But
bycause
the
Prince
of
Conde
woulde
,
if
it
That
it
would
please
him
to
haue
some
consideration
of
peace
,
and
mens
consciences
:
and
that
all
thinges
hereafter
might
be
ordered
,
not
at
the
pleasure
of
their
aduersaries
,
but
by
the
Kings
will
,
but
by
a
firme
and
infalliable
Edict
.
But
the
Papistes
thinking
the
Protestantes
to
be
quite
done
,
and
out
of
harte
,
with
vnaduised
rashnesse
,
rushed
to
warre
again
,
the
Constable
very
immodestly
and
contrary
to
his
gray
heares
behauing
himselfe
at
Paris
,
euen
as
thoughe
already
they
had
gotten
the
victory
.
Therefore
besyde
the
Souldiours
which
they
had
alreadye
gotten
and
prepared
,
there
was
choosyng
and
mustering
of
men
at
Paris
,
and
manye
were
preste
to
the
warre
:
in
so
much
that
a
man
might
thinke
that
the
Prince
of
Conde
woulde
easily
now
be
oppressed
and
ouercome
,
hauyng
so
fewe
men
wyth
him
:
notwithstanding
within
fewe
dayes
a
great
number
came
to
him
oute
of
all
partes
of
the
Realme
:
and
the
faithfull
in
all
quarters
armed
and
prepared
themselues
.
The.
viii
.
Booke
of
Commentaries
,
concerning
the
state
of
Religion
and
of
the
common
wealth
of
Fraunce
vnder
the
Raigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
.
WAR
being
thus
a
fresh
begonne
,
all
men
wayted
and
looked
for
new
thinges
to
come
Notwithstanding
diuers
Cities
tooke
parte
with
the
Dolpheny
,
Ualencia
,
Vienna
,
Roman
,
and
Montill
.
In
Languedoc
,
Nemaux
,
Montpellier
,
(
notwithstanding
the
papistes
held
the
Castell
of
S.
Peter
,
but
afterwards
were
dryuen
out
of
the
same
by
Monsieur
Mouents
)
Castra-Albien
,
&
certaine
Cities
also
of
Rhodes
,
of
Seuenas
,
and
of
the
territorie
of
Vi●…aretz
:
also
by
the
industrie
of
Uicount
Burinquet
,
they
had
Montaulban
and
all
that
bordered
vppon
the
same
.
Moreouer
,
Orleans
and
the
Cities
and
townes
therunto
adioyning
,
was
possessed
by
the
Protestantes
,
and
so
was
Rochell
.
In
al
partes
of
the
realm
tho●…e
was
some
number
or
other
of
Protestantes
:
but
they
were
banished
out
of
the
Cities
,
whiche
made
the
army
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
to
be
the
greater
.
The
misdemeanour
and
cruelty
of
the
inhabitantes
of
Lions
,
made
the
protestants
in
other
places
that
wer
more
mighty
in
power
to
aryse
.
Therfore
diuers
murthers
were
committed
in
diuers
places
:
and
because
the
Catholiques
had
burned
the
churches
of
the
protestants
,
they
in
lyke
manner
burned
their
Churches
to
requite
their
crueltie
.
In
so
much
that
in
all
those
cities
which
the
protestantes
possessed
,
there
was
not
almost
a
church
to
be
found
which
thei
had
not
burned
,
spoyled
,
and
beaten
down
to
the
ground
:
the
people
crying
,
that
all
the
remnaunts
of
superstition
must
bee
so
taken
away
,
that
afterward
there
may
be
no
remembrance
or
signe
thereof
to
be
found
.
While
this
businesse
and
garboyle
was
abroade
in
diuers
places
,
at
Paris
,
the
papists
were
very
extréeme
and
cruell
agaynst
such
as
they
could
but
suspecte
to
bée
fauourers
of
the
reformed
religion
.
All
men
therefore
were
set
vpon
warre
and
tumult
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
prince
of
Conde
wayted
for
his
souldiours
at
Sandionyse
and
waxed
dayly
more
strong
with
new
ayde
.
The
Constable
being
verily
persuaded
that
he
should
oppresse
&
ouercome
the
prince
of
Conde
,
marched
with
all
the
power
he
was
able
to
make
from
Paris
,
takinge
with
him
great
gonnes
,
bragging
&
boastinge
that
the
prince
of
Conde
had
none
such
to
put
him
in
perill
withall
:
but
his
bragges
and
boastes
had
euill
successe
.
For
Concerning
the
calamitie
of
the
churches
of
Belgio
,
we
spake
before
.
After
therefore
that
the
people
were
The
Duke
of
Alba
therefore
came
into
Belgio
,
otherwyse
called
the
Lowe
Countrey
,
where
he
placed
in
diuers
Cities
,
garrisons
of
Spayniardes
:
and
then
proclaimed
the
Kings
Edicte
concerninge
the
establishing
of
the
Inquisition
,
by
whiche
hée
willed
and
commaunded
the
reformed
religion
to
be
altered
and
ordered
.
Then
also
he
ordeyned
a
new
senate
,
consisting
of
twelue
men
,
comonly
called
the
Bloudy
Counsaile
,
which
should
sit
vppon
all
matters
concerning
lyfe
and
death
.
He
displaced
also
dyuers
Magistrates
,
and
set
others
in
their
roome
.
After
this
he
tooke
a
great
number
and
cast
them
into
prison
,
hauing
no
regard
or
consideration
of
them
what
Religion
soeuer
they
professed
:
to
such
as
were
fled
the
countrey
,
he
appointed
a
day
for
their
return
,
and
before
the
day
was
fully
expired
,
he
adiudged
their
goodes
to
be
confiscate
.
Howbeit
in
the
beginning
he
dissembled
this
cruelty
,
and
made
the
people
beléeue
that
whatsoeuer
had
bin
done
before
tyme
for
religion
should
be
pardoned
by
the
Kings
Edict
.
And
thus
were
County
Egmond
,
&
Horne
,
Noble
men
brought
&
caught
in
the
snare
.
And
when
sharp
lawes
wer
made
concerning
the
inquisition
,
the
inquisitoures
were
not
idle
,
but
played
their
part
,
and
cast
a
great
number
into
pryson
:
Infantes
whych
had
bin
baptised
before
in
the
reformed
Churches
,
were
constrained
to
be
rebaptised
:
Women
whose
husbandes
were
fled
for
religion
,
were
constrained
to
be
maried
agayn
to
new
husbandes
:
and
at
the
commaundement
of
the
Duke
de
Alba
,
many
of
them
were
forced
to
mary
with
his
soulders
.
Now
,
the
Spanish
souldier
began
to
pray
and
spoile
in
euery
City
.
Also
,
when
the
dissembled
clemency
of
Duke
de
Alba
,
shewed
at
the
first
,
had
drawen
a
great
many
home
to
their
houses
againe
,
the
Bloudy
Senate
,
was
set
a
worke
:
some
were
beheaded
,
some
hanged
,
and
some
had
their
tungues
first
of
all
cutte
out
of
their
heades
,
and
then
a
bodkin
thrust
through
their
lippes
:
these
lamentable
sightes
were
dayly
to
be
sene
,
but
specially
at
Brusselles
and
at
Antwerp
.
Diuers
Noblemen
also
were
partakers
of
these
punishmentes
,
as
the
Battemburges
which
were
Bretheren
of
a
noble
house
,
and
were
cruelly
put
to
death
:
but
these
had
more
company
,
for
heapes
were
brought
at
once
to
the
place
of
execution
.
And
at
the
same
time
,
County
Egmond
,
and
County
Horne
,
noble
men
,
and
such
as
afore
time
had
borne
great
offices
,
and
done
to
their
King
and
Countrey
good
seruice
,
wer
also
with
this
bitter
reward
of
cruel
tyranny
requited
:
and
after
they
were
beheaded
,
their
heades
were
set
vp
on
forkes
.
County
Horne
,
all
the
tyme
of
his
imprisonment
,
and
euen
in
death
,
shewed
a
singuler
zeale
of
religion
.
It
was
reported
that
the
Duke
of
Alba
bare
towardes
both
of
these
an
olde
grudge
,
but
specially
towardes
the
County
Egmond
for
that
which
he
had
done
in
the
affaires
of
France
,
&
not
for
religions
sake
,
which
neyther
of
them
at
any
tyme
had
professed
.
These
thinges
were
done
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
1568
:
the
which
we
haue
heere
inserted
,
though
as
yet
we
are
not
come
to
that
yeare
,
to
the
ende
the
reader
might
the
better
vnderstande
the
order
of
all
the
actes
and
affaires
of
the
lowe
Countrey
.
After
the
foresayde
slaughter
of
the
Parrisians
,
there
courage
was
somwhat
quailed
,
that
they
durst
no
more
so
boldly
set
vpon
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
But
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
when
he
had
soughte
and
intreated
peace
by
messengers
sent
vnto
the
King
,
and
coulde
not
obtaine
the
same
,
and
beyng
as
yet
vnable
to
giue
any
greater
enterprise
,
sent
into
Germany
for
aid
to
the
princes
.
For
there
were
prepared
great
Armies
both
of
horsemen
and
footemen
Germanes
,
their
generall
Captaine
being
C●…simire
Duke
of
Bauire
&
son
of
Frederike
county
Palatine
.
And
bycause
the
prince
of
Conde
wanted
great
ordinaunce
,
the
princes
of
their
owne
proper
charge
prouided
reasonable
store
of
great
gunnes
for
him
.
At
the
Mons.
Martigues
,
〈◊〉
,
Lessay
,
and
others
.
They
wanted
greatly
the
Marshall
Brissac
,
who
dyed
before
the
troubles
of
this
seconde
warre
,
and
to
whom
,
the
charge
of
the
warre
was
principally
committed
.
The
Kinges
brother
hauing
gathered
his
whole
Armie
together
determined
to
marche
also
towarde
Loraine
,
While
these
things
thus
procéeded
on
both
parts
by
martiall
affayres
,
the
Catholiques
soughte
also
to
preuaile
And
straite
after
this
,
the
Senate
of
Paris
sent
oute
decrées
by
which
they
condemned
the
most
parte
of
the
nobles
,
as
guiltie
of
treason
,
but
specially
the
Admiral
.
Whose
office
was
taken
from
him
and
giuen
to
Mons.
Martigues
,
a
very
wicked
and
vngodlye
man
,
but
yet
a
valiant
Captaine
.
The
Armies
pursued
one
another
at
Lorain
,
while
they
wayted
for
the
comming
of
the
Germaine
horsmen
.
And
the
Kinges
brothers
Armie
was
dayly
increased
with
newe
aide
:
to
whome
within
a
while
after
the
Cermanes
came
and
ioyned
themselues
:
they
were
in
number
a
thousand
and
CC.
horsemen
.
But
all
thys
while
,
whiche
continued
the
space
of
two
monethes
,
there
was
no
notable
attempte
gyuen
:
the
more
was
behinde
against
winter
.
By
the
sufferance
and
fauour
of
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
there
were
armies
prest
out
of
the
Region
of
Foix
(
which
is
within
the
dominion
of
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
and
adioyning
to
the
mountaines
Pirenei
)
and
they
came
to
Montanbane
:
where
other
Armies
also
by
the
industry
of
Vicount
Burniguet
,
and
other
noble
men
,
were
gathered
together
out
of
the
Territory
thereaboutes
.
After
this
,
by
the
diligent
trauaile
of
Monsiuer
Monents
,
Monbrune
,
Ponsenac
,
and
of
other
Noble
captaines
,
there
were
diuers
other
bandes
of
souldiours
,
footemen
gathered
out
from
among
suche
as
were
banished
out
of
Prouance
,
Forests
,
Bourgondy
,
Dolpheny
,
and
out
of
Languedoc
:
the
which
were
minded
to
go
together
and
to
ioyne
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
And
when
they
were
in
Auuergne
,
the
Noble
men
of
that
region
,
Mons.
Mouents
,
they
did
not
onely
encounter
with
the
enemie
,
but
also
caused
them
to
flée
,
and
slewe
a
greate
number
of
them
:
at
which
time
the
foresaide
Gannat
,
was
a
conuenient
place
of
refuge
for
them
.
Bicause
the
protestants
wanted
great
gunnes
,
and
were
lothe
to
linger
their
iourney
taken
in
hande
,
they
left
Gannat
,
&
as
they
went
,
to
wrecke
their
anger
,
they
set
fire
on
the
house
of
Haulltefull
,
a
noble
man
,
and
one
of
the
chiefe
of
the
Catholiques
,
who
was
also
slayne
among
the
rest
of
the
common
souldiers
,
Mons.
Pezenac
,
of
the
protestantes
side
,
was
very
sore
wounded
in
that
battaile
,
in
so
much
that
he
shortly
after-died
.
This
happened
the.
viii
.
of
Ianuarye
.
After
this
,
the
protestantes
Armye
passed
peaceably
on
their
Iourney
,
and
came
into
the
midest
of
Fraunce
.
And
while
they
wayted
for
the
comming
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
the
whole
armie
,
they
through
the
incouraging
of
Mouent●…
wan
a
Noble
Citie
called
Blays
.
The
protestants
in
Dolpheny
were
often
times
skirmished
withall
,
by
Baron
des
Adrctz
that
traytour
and
Apostata
,
but
to
small
purpose
.
THe
Duke
of
Aniou
,
lingering
and
delaying
to
ioyne
Ger
many
:
the
citie
was
neyther
well
fortified
nor
yet
well
gouerned
by
any
skilfull
Captayn
:
for
the
chief
gouernour
of
the
citie
was
the
County
Daulphin
,
of
the
Kings
linage
,
and
of
the
house
of
Borbon
,
being
a
very
yonge
man
,
and
the
sonne
of
Monpensier
.
Therefore
the
King
and
Quéene
were
sore
afrayd
least
this
noble
citie
shold
be
wonne
:
and
Monpensier
being
very
carefull
for
his
Sonne
as
well
as
for
the
citie
,
made
great
mone
to
the
Quéene
.
Then
the
Quéen
sent
messengers
to
the
prince
of
Conde
to
intreat
peace
,
promising
vnto
him
,
that
if
he
himselfe
would
,
the
same
should
bée
confirmed
out
of
hand
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
,
although
nowe
hée
was
in
the
way
to
preuayle
greatly
agaynst
his
enemies
,
this
noble
citie
being
almost
wonne
,
yet
notwithstanding
,
reioysing
more
at
this
newes
of
peace
,
very
modestly
aunswered
the
Quéen
,
That
there
was
nothing
more
deare
vnto
him
than
peace
,
for
the
which
cause
also
hée
was
constrayned
to
take
this
warre
in
hande
.
And
to
the
ende
hée
might
appeare
to
speake
in
good
fayth
,
hée
brake
vp
the
siege
.
The
Quéene
being
glad
at
this
beginning
,
sente
word
agayne
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
appoint
what
conditions
of
peace
he
would
,
that
the
King
might
consider
what
was
néedefull
to
be
don
both
for
his
dignitie
,
and
also
for
the
safetie
of
the
Realme
.
Shée
desired
also
truce
for
certayn
dayes
.
This
was
a
notable
fetch
of
the
Quéene
,
both
to
deliuer
the
city
from
perill
,
and
also
disarme
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
as
the
ende
afterward
proued
.
Then
the
prince
of
Conde
propounded
the
conditions
of
peace
:
namely
,
that
According
to
the
tenour
of
the
Edict
made
in
Anno
1562.
the
vse
of
the
reformed
religion
should
be
receiued
and
imbraced
:
that
all
added
interpretations
should
be
taken
away
:
that
men
might
enioye
the
peace
of
conscience
:
and
that
such
as
should
hereafter
offer
any
iniury
to
the
protestantes
might
not
escape
vnpunished
.
This
being
done
,
there
was
some
contention
about
certayne
particular
pointes
of
the
prince
of
Condes
petitions
:
notwithstanding
at
the
last
Peace
was
concluded
The
King
to
prouide
for
his
kingdome
,
which
hath
bene
hytherto
ouerwhelmed
with
troubles
,
and
as
yet
is
not
free
from
the
same
,
with
the
aduise
and
consente
of
his
mother
,
brethren
,
and
of
his
priuie
Counsayle
,
after
wise
and
diligent
deliberation
had
of
all
thinges
,
hath
thus
decreed
and
appoynted
:
and
therewithall
straytly
charged
and
commaunded
the
same
to
be
faythfully
obserued
of
euery
one
.
And
first
of
all
,
he
willeth
and
commaundeth
that
the
former
Edicte
of
pacyfication
made
in
anno
M.
D.
LXVIII
.
abyde
firme
in
his
full
strength
and
vertue
:
and
that
the
men
of
the
reformed
religion
,
so
called
,
vse
and
enioye
the
benefite
therof
:
and
that
all
interpretations
added
to
the
same
,
be
voyd
and
frustrat
:
also
that
the
same
exception
which
so
straytly
byndeth
the
noble
men
in
their
libertie
of
vsing
the
reformed
religion
,
be
quight
taken
away
.
Furthermore
,
his
maiesties
pleasure
is
that
the
noble
men
which
inhabite
Prouance
enioy
the
same
benefite
,
and
that
Merindoll
only
be
reserued
to
the
whole
lieuetenantship
.
That
it
be
lawefull
for
all
men
of
that
reformed
religion
to
retourne
home
to
their
houses
,
and
to
enioy
their
goodes
,
landes
,
and
tenements
.
That
the
bearing
of
armoure
,
nor
any
thinge
else
that
hath
ben
done
at
the
commaundement
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
or
in
his
name
bee
called
hereafter
in
question
Also
,
that
all
Edictes
,
arestes
,
sentences
,
and
decrees
made
agaynst
those
whiche
haue
done
any
of
the
sayd
things
,
be
abrogated
and
quit
taken
away
:
that
neither
the
Sentences
themselues
,
nor
yet
their
executions
be
iniuriouse
to
them
or
to
their
children
.
Moreouer
,
his
maiesty
professeth
that
he
doth
esteme
and
make
account
of
the
prince
of
Conde
,
as
of
his
nere
kinsman
and
faythfull
seruaunt
and
subiectes
:
and
also
all
those
for
his
good
and
faythfull
subiectes
vniuersally
and
particularly
,
which
ayded
him
in
this
warre
.
Also
that
he
doth
forgyue
him
all
that
money
which
he
hath
eyther
taken
out
of
the
kings
treasure
,
or
else
out
of
the
Church
goods
:
and
in
such
wise
that
no
man
neuer
hereafter
shall
demaund
any
thing
of
him
or
of
them
which
haue
spente
the
same
.
In
lyke
mauner
he
pardoneth
the
coyning
of
money
,
the
making
of
artillery
,
of
gonpowder
,
and
of
other
munition
for
the
warre
.
Also
it
is
the
kings
pleasure
that
those
things
which
haue
ben
taken
out
of
the
reuenewes
of
farmes
or
of
Cities
,
from
the
beginning
of
this
warre
,
vntill
the
day
of
proclamation
of
this
Edict
,
which
he
willeth
to
be
proclaymed
in
the
Senate
of
Paris
the
third
day
after
the
making
of
the
same
,
and
in
al
other
Parliaments
within
eight
dayes
.
And
he
commaundeth
al
Lieuefenants
of
euery
Prouince
,
to
see
that
this
Edict
bee
proclaymed
with
all
speede
in
euery
place
,
least
any
man
should
pretende
ignorance
.
He
also
commaundeth
euery
Parliament
too
proclayme
this
Edict
out
of
hand
,
and
too
Register
the
same
without
delay
.
Notwithstanding
his
pleasure
is
,
that
Paris
and
the
liberties
of
the
same
,
shal
be
free
from
the
exercise
of
the
reformed
Religion
so
called
,
according
to
the
tenour
of
the
former
Edict
.
Furthermore
,
he
straytly
chargeth
and
commaundeth
all
those
of
the
reformed
religion
by
and
by
after
the
proclamation
of
this
Edict
to
vnarme
them selues
,
to
render
vp
and
restore
those
Cities
whiche
they
holde
,
and
all
such
artillery
as
they
haue
:
and
that
al
captiues
taken
in
warre
,
or
for
religion
,
bee
speedely
deliuered
after
the
proclamation
if
this
Edicte
.
And
to
the
end
the
occasions
of
all
troubles
may
bee
taken
away
,
he
willeth
and
commaundeth
that
the
remembraunce
of
all
those
thinges
done
for
the
warres
,
or
for
Religions
sake
be
for
euer
forgotten
:
and
that
no
man
be
so
hardie
as
to
prouoke
his
neighbour
by
woord
or
deede
for
these
thinges
,
vpppon
paine
of
death
,
or
to
contend
and
dispute
together
about
the
same
:
but
too
liue
togither
louingly
&
quietly
as
it
becommeth
friends
,
and
neighbours
.
Also
he
commaundeth
the
men
of
the
sayd
Religion
presently
to
breake
and
fossake
all
maner
of
Leagues
and
couenants
,
which
they
haue
made
either
within
or
without
the
Realme
:
neuer
to
make
the
like
hereafter
,
nor
to
gather
any
collections
and
summes
of
money
.
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
them
,
to
gather
together
any
other
assemblies
,
than
such
as
are
permitted
by
the
former
Edict
,
and
that
without
armour
:
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
them
by
any
maner
of
meanes
,
either
in
woord
or
deede
to
trouble
Churchmen
,
but
to
suffer
them
to
haue
the
vse
of
their
goods
and
landes
,
peaceable
.
To
conclude
he
willeth
and
commaundeth
all
his
subiectes
faithfully
to
obserue
&
keepe
these
things
,
vppon
paine
of
his
highnes
displeasure
:
and
also
that
this
Edict
bee
sollemly
proclaymed
according
to
custome
.
This
Edict
came
forth
the
xxiij
.
day
of
the
Moneth
of
March
in
the
yere
of
one
Lord.
M.
D.
LXUIII
.
This
was
the
end
of
this
second
warre
,
which
continued
for
the
space
of
halfe
a
yere
,
namely
,
from
the
Moneth
of
October
to
March.
In
the
which
there
was
nothing
done
worthy
to
be
remembred
,
sauing
only
that
Edict
of
peace
,
of
the
which
we
haue
made
mencion
before
.
The
which
was
a
notable
platforme
deuised
by
The
Edict
therfore
being
brought
to
the
prince
of
Condes
Campe
,
and
there
solemly
proclaimed
,
euery
man
reioyced
,
desiring
to
sée
their
wiues
,
their
children
and
their
houshold
:
and
specially
they
reioyced
,
because
some
libertie
of
Religion
was
graunted
by
the
Edict
.
The
prince
of
Conde
by
and
by
dismist
his
Army
:
Casmire
after
thankes
receiued
of
the
prince
for
so
great
a
benefite
,
going
homeward
with
his
armie
:
whom
the
prince
very
honorably
brought
▪
on
his
way
.
Then
he
hauing
a
few
attending
on
him
went
into
Picardy
.
And
sending
diuers
letters
vnto
the
faithfull
commaunded
them
,
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
Edict
to
deliuer
vp
out
of
hand
the
Cities
which
they
held
,
and
the
most
part
of
them
did
so
.
The
King
also
dismist
the
Germanes
,
and
certaine
bandes
or̄
French
men
:
the
rest
of
the
armies
he
commaunded
to
abide
in
armour
,
and
appoynted
the
horsemen
a
day
of
payment
.
But
contrary
to
that
which
was
looked
for
,
these
thinges
were
done
,
the
faithfull
being
very
heauy
to
sée
such
lamentable
beginnings
:
nothing
lesse
than
peace
séeming
to
bee
meant
.
For
there
was
great
silence
euery
where
of
the
Edict
which
was
in
very
few
places
proclaymed
.
They
which
went
home
to
their
houses
,
were
either
not
suffered
to
enter
into
the
Cities
by
the
commaundement
of
the
gouernours
in
diuers
places
:
or
els
such
as
had
leaue
to
enter
into
the
Cities
,
were
These
thinges
troubled
the
faithfull
and
encreased
suspicions
,
they
fearing
some
new
garboyle
▪
both
for
that
there
were
great
garrisons
maintained
in
euery
Citie
,
and
also
because
the
Kings
armies
almost
remained
whole
.
Many
therfore
standing
in
feare
durst
not
enter
into
the
Cities
,
but
aboade
in
villages
and
Countrey
townes
▪
of
the
which
notwithstanding
a
great
ma
ny
were
there
taken
and
put
to
death
,
by
the
townesmen
.
Therfore
they
began
to
straye
abrode
by
heapes
through
the
fieldes
and
villages
:
not
daring
to
come
within
the
kenning
of
any
Citie
,
being
feared
by
other
mens
harmes
:
howbeit
commaundements
came
forth
willing
them
to
haue
leaue
to
enter
into
the
Cities
according
to
the
benifite
of
the
Edict
.
The
Protestants
which
held
any
Cities
,
at
the
first
sight
of
the
princes
letters
surrendered
them
vp
.
Notwithstanding
diuers
vnderstanding
of
this
straunge
dealinge
,
were
more
slow
in
deliuering
vp
their
Citie
.
But
by
the
example
of
the
men
of
Orleans
,
and
by
the
second
letters
of
the
prince
of
Conde
,
the
Inhabitants
of
Dolpheny
gaue
vp
their
Cities
:
and
after
them
diuers
other
Cities
did
the
like
also
.
In
the
which
Cities
garrisons
of
the
Catholiques
were
presently
placed
.
Nowbeit
there
were
certaine
Cities
which
resisted
,
as
Castelalbiat
,
Miliac
,
Aubenac
,
Priuac
,
and
diuers
others
which
were
very
well
reserued
:
as
shal
be
hereafter
declared
.
Rochel
also
refused
to
receiue
any
such
garrison
,
pleading
for
the
same
their
anncient
priuiledge
,
graunted
to
them
by
the
Kynges
of
old
time
.
The
like
also
did
the
men
of
Sanserre
.
At
the
Kings
commaundement
,
bothe
Cities
and
There
was
allso
a
Rescript
sent
abroade
the
xix
.
daie
of
Maye
in
the
Kinges
name
,
to
this
effect
,
Where
as
I
vnderstande
that
many
which
professe
the
new
Religion
,
hauing
no
regarde
to
the
leaue
geuen
vnto
them
to
repayre
to
theire
Cities
,
do
wander
abroade
in
the
fields
by
heapes
,
to
the
greate
hurte
&
discommodity
of
many
,
pretendinge
that
they
shoulde
disobeye
my
commaundement
if
they
shoulde
vnarme
them selues
at
the
gates
of
the
Citty
:
I
protest
that
it
is
my
will
that
it
be
lawfull
And
contrary
to
the
expresse
woordes
of
the
Edicte
,
not
one
man
that
had
borne
office
vnder
the
Kinge
,
The
Senate
of
Tholoz
had
earnestly
withstoode
the
proclamation
of
the
Edicte
:
and
Rapine
the
prince
of
Condes
seruant
,
which
was
sent
with
the
Kinges
letters
of
trust
to
Tholoz
,
to
signify
to
the
Senate
the
Kinges
con
maundement
concerninge
the
proclayminge
of
the
●…dicte
,
they
of
the
Senate
condemned
,
as
a
Seditious
persone
and
put
his
necke
to
the
axe
.
The
prince
of
Conde
makinge
earnest
complaint
hereof
to
the
Kinge
,
at
the
laste
by
the
Kinges
commaundinge
letters
sent
the
fourth
tyme
,
they
proclaimed
the
same
addinge
this
exception
,
Serteine
Clauses
reserued
which
are
contayned
in
the
secrete
exposition
of
the
Senate
.
The
lyke
was
done
,
almost
about
the
same
time
,
in
the
latter
ende
of
the
Moneth
of
Maye
,
at
Lions
:
two
contrary
predictes
beinge
proclaymed
in
one
daye
:
which
was
a
notable
ieste
.
for
with
the
Edicte
of
pacification
there
was
another
proclaymed
,
by
which
commaundements
were
geuen
to
the
Lefetenant
to
persecute
the
faithfull
with
the
swerde
,
which
were
not
entered
into
the
cities
.
More
ouer
,
when
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Churche
of
Lions
made
request
vnto
the
Kinge
that
they
might
haue
liberty
to
exercise
the
reformed
Religion
:
answere
was
geuen
them
,
that
the
Kinge
would
not
haue
the
administrati●…
of
that
Religion
in
the
city
,
but
woulde
shortly
app●…int
them
a
place
without
the
citye
.
But
,
not
At
Paris
,
by
the
comminge
of
the
Kinges
letters
,
the
Garrisons
of
warders
and
wachemen
were
increased
:
In
the
meane
tyme
the
popishe
Prelates
in
theire
Moreouer
it
was
geuen
for
the
that
it
was
the
Kings
will
and
pleasure
,
that
the
Huguenotes
shoulde
be
vtterly
destroyed
:
and
that
it
woulde
please
him
very
well
if
the
Catholikes
would
do
what
they
coulde
too
hinder
the
execution
of
the
Edicte
:
and
also
that
all
his
subiectes
might
be
brought
to
one
vniformity
of
Religion
.
Whereby
the
people
were
prouoked
a
freshe
,
&
sought
nothinge
more
than
to
arme
them selues
again●…
the
faithful
,
who
were
now
as
naked
men
,
by
the
meanes
of
the
Edicte
.
Thus
the
people
were
brought
to
tumult
,
and
not
only
by
the
meanes
aforesayd
▪
but
also
by
societies
and
confraternities
made
in
diuers
places
,
which
they
called
the
Confraternities
of
the
holy
Ghost
▪
By
these
Fraternities
,
which
confirmed
and
moderated
by
consistories
,
did
they
prouide
money
and
souldiers
for
the
warre
.
Therfore
when
a
great
number
of
men
were
gathered
togither
at
Diuinion
for
this
confraternitie
,
the
common
sort
of
people
,
began
to
cast
forth
sedicious
words
,
threatening
the
faithfull
that
they
should
haue
only
thrée
monethes
vse
of
their
goods
to
liue
by
,
after
that
haruest
and
grape
gathering
was
done
:
affirming
that
the
Kyng
himselfe
if
he
would
should
not
alter
there
purpose
:
and
,
if
he
once
sought
to
hinder
it
,
they
would
make
a
Moonke
their
King.
Therfore
the
raynes
of
impudent
boldnes
being
losed
,
all
things
began
to
war
out
of
order
throughout
the
whole
Realme
.
The
faithfull
wanted
both
armour
and
Cities
:
all
passage
both
by
hill
and
dale
,
by
water
and
by
land
were
restrained
:
the
Catholiques
were
very
strong
in
each
condition
,
with
all
thinges
in
a
readines
for
the
warre
:
so
that
the
faithful
being
thus
h●…mmed
in
on
euery
side
,
might
continually
loke
for
nothing
but
sodaine
death
and
destruction
.
And
in
déede
al
meanes
&
waies
were
sought
to
bring
this
thing
to
passe
:
and
as
the
Cardinall
sought
diligent
But
so
great
libertie
,
wherof
we
spake
before
,
being
giuen
to
the
furious
and
outragious
people
,
was
not
Idell
.
It
would
abhor
any
Christian
mind
to
heare
the
declaration
of
so
many
horrible
murthers
,
which
happened
Picardie
▪
assembled
themselues
togither
and
conspiring
the
death
of
the
faithfull
slew
of
them
,
to
the
number
of
a
hundered
and
forty
▪
At
Altisiodor
,
(
otherwise
called
Auxer
)
a
citie
of
Borgondy
which
was
rendered
vp
by
the
faithfull
,
there
were
fiftie
slayne
,
and
their
dead
bodies
cast
openly
into
cannells
of
the
streates
▪
At
Rhane
,
at
Orleans
,
at
Bery
,
at
Sanleonard
,
and
at
diuers
other
cities
horrible
murthers
were
committed
,
vppon
the
faithful
as
they
went
to
their
churches
to
diuine
seruice
.
Also
Monsure
Cipiere
the
sonne
of
County
de
Tande
,
Lieuetenant
of
Prouance
,
a
young
man
,
about
the
age
of
twentie
yeres
,
was
also
cruelly
slaine
at
Forū-Iuly
a
citie
of
Prouance
.
It
was
reported
that
commaundement
came
from
the
court
that
this
Monsure
Cipiere
should
be
slaine
.
The
manner
of
this
slaughter
was
this
.
Monsure
Cipiere
,
was
retorned
from
Nice
,
whether
he
went
to
sée
how
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
his
kinsman
did
,
of
whom
he
was
very
honorably
entertayned
:
but
when
he
came
nere
to
the
towne
of
Forum-Iuly
,
he
perceiued
that
some
laye
in
a
bushe
in
the
wood
hard
by
for
him
:
wheruppon
he
fled
with
all
spéede
into
the
citie
with
his
whole
traine
,
which
were
in
number
thirtie
and
fiue
.
Then
they
which
lay
in
waite
being
three
hundered
armed
men
,
hauing
Baron
de
Arsi
their
captaine
,
en
tered
also
into
the
citie
:
and
crying
Toxcin
,
or
Alleyum
,
a
great
number
of
people
were
gathered
togither
by
&
by
,
to
the
number
of
a
thousand
and
two
hundred
.
who
beset
the
house
in
the
which
Cipiere
was
,
round
about
.
But
the
Consulls
and
Magistrates
of
the
citie
being
carefull
for
Monsure
Cipiere
,
made
intreatie
to
the
peo
ple
,
and
at
the
length
brought
to
passe
that
Baron
de
Ar
si
promised
that
he
would
depart
with
the
whole
multitude
,
if
so
be
Cipiere
would
yéeld
vnto
them
his
men
&
armour
.
The
which
being
graunted
,
he
departed
:
but
the
people
were
scarse
gone
out
of
sight
when
Baron
de
Arci
retourned
with
all
his
souldiers
againe
,
beset
the
house
,
and
then
slew
all
Cipieres
men
.
But
when
they
could
not
find
Cipiere
among
the
slaine
carcasses
,
‛
Baron
de
Arsi
,
sent
for
the
consulles
,
demaunded
of
them
where
Cipiere
was
(
for
the
consulles
had
caried
him
away
to
another
place
)
and
promised
that
if
they
would
tell
him
where
he
was
,
hée
would
saue
his
life
,
for
he
him selfe
(
he
sayd
)
was
carefull
for
him
.
But
so
soone
as
Cipiere
was
deliuered
vnto
him
,
hee
stabbed
him
in
with
his
Dagger
:
And
thus
the
young
man
with
many
wounds
was
slaine
,
and
the
dead
carcasse
much
deformed
with
diuers
hacks
and
cuttes
.
In
the
same
Moneth
also
one
of
Monsure
Cipieres
seruants
was
slaine
in
the
day
time
before
the
Castell
of
Lower
at
Paris
.
I
am
ashamed
truely
to
repeate
all
that
I
could
,
concerning
the
butcherly
murthers
committed
.
The
whole
Realme
was
replenished
with
sobbing
sighes
,
and
pitifull
teares
of
widowes
,
and
fatherlesse
children
:
No
place
was
frée
from
bloudshed
:
yea
,
widowes
,
before
the
bloude
of
their
slaine
husbandes
was
through
cold
,
were
pertakers
also
of
the
same
Cup.
Honest
young
,
women
,
before
their
husbandes
faces
were
defyled
and
These
great
calamities
caused
the
Prince
of
Conde
to
complayne
oftentymes
by
his
letters
vnto
the
king
,
Burgun
dy
.
And
the
Admirall
being
beset
with
garrisons
round
about
,
where
he
was
,
remoued
to
Tanlay
whiche
was
within
the
libertie
of
his
brother
the
Andelot
,
and
néere
to
the
Castell
of
Noyers
.
The
Andelot
was
in
Brittain
.
The
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
was
sore
offended
and
gréeued
that
he
fayled
of
his
purpose
in
takinge
of
the
prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
Admiral
,
which
might
haue
ben
Moreouer
,
to
weary
the
prince
of
Conde
,
there
came
letters
vnto
him
in
the
Kings
name
,
straytly
chargyng
him
to
make
payment
of
a
great
summe
of
money
,
which
the
king
had
payed
to
the
Germane
horsemen
that
were
souldiours
vnder
the
prince
of
Conde
.
The
summe
amounted
To
the
which
letters
of
the
king
,
the
prince
of
Conde
made
aunswere
,
that
in
this
matter
he
was
greatly
vrged
,
and
to
much
burthened
,
complayning
of
the
subtill
dealing
of
his
aduersaries
:
in
that
they
went
about
too
offer
vnto
him
and
to
all
the
reste
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
open
and
manifest
iniuries
.
The
Edictes
(
sayeth
he
)
are
by
them
broken
:
the
faythfull
are
worse
entreated
than
if
they
were
straungers
,
and
the
most
wicked
creatures
in
the
whole
earth
:
they
are
neyther
in
sauetie
in
their
owne
houses
,
nor
in
the
fields
.
My
house
is
garded
with
garrisons
of
souldiours
,
which
was
neuer
séene
before
,
that
any
of
the
princes
(
the
Kinges
kinsemen
)
should
be
so
handeled
.
Moreouer
of
late
,
a
certayn
Spye
was
taken
,
which
came
to
take
the
measure
of
the
height
of
the
Castel
of
Noyers
▪
wher
I
lye
,
that
I
might
sodenly
,
and
ere
I
was
ware
,
béé
taken
.
And
vaunte
is
made
abroad
by
the
Catholiques
,
that
after
Haruest
&
Grape
gathering
,
there
shal
not
be
left
one
Huguenote
in
Fraunce
,
without
excepting
of
women
and
children
:
yea
,
they
presume
so
farre
,
that
they
dare
saye
,
that
if
so
be
your
bighnesse
wil
haue
peace
,
they
will
make
them
a
new
King
of
a
Monke
.
Furthermore
,
by
the
sufferance
of
the
Lieuetenants
of
the
prouinces
,
there
are
many
conuenticles
and
brotherhoodes
,
which
they
call
Confra
ternities
of
the
Holy
Ghost
:
by
which
many
thinges
are
wrought
contrary
to
the
peace
.
Wherefore
,
among
so
many
iniuries
,
I
beséech
your
Maiestie
and
all
other
Christians
,
to
way
and
consider
,
I
haue
and
do
behaue
my selfe
,
and
not
only
.
I
,
but
also
all
that
are
of
my
profession
.
Therefore
,
if
your
Maiestiè
suffer
the
Edicte
(
so
violently
in
the
sight
of
all
men
)
to
be
broken
,
and
the
offendours
to
escape
vnpunished
,
it
cannot
be
,
but
there
will
ensue
moste
gréeuouse
troubles
.
This
letter
was
sent
by
Theligny
,
a
noble
man
,
whom
he
commaunded
to
declare
diuers
other
particular
matters
which
I
meane
not
heare
to
repeate
.
About
this
tyme
the
King
sent
to
the
Lieuetenantes
of
euery
prouince
a
certain
forme
of
an
Othe
,
according
to
the
which
the
professours
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
(
but
specially
the
Noble
men
)
should
be
caused
to
swear
.
To
this
the
Noble
men
made
excuse
and
sayd
,
That
by
this
peculiar
othe
they
should
haue
great
iniury
done
vnto
them
,
as
though
thei
were
not
to
be
counted
in
the
number
of
the
rest
of
the
Kings
subiectes
:
whiche
also
was
done
contrary
to
the
expresse
wordes
of
the
Edict
,
in
the
which
as
the
prince
of
Conde
is
acknowledged
too
be
the
Kings
faythfull
kinsman
,
and
seruaunte
,
so
are
they
expressely
called
the
Kings
faythfull
seruaunts
.
Therfore
thei
beséeched
the
kinge
,
the
they
might
not
bée
constrayned
hereunto
more
than
other
men
:
if
al
other
men
of
the
contrary
religion
,
were
vrged
so
to
sweare
,
they
would
not
refuse
,
they
sayd
,
to
doe
the
like
,
séeinge
they
could
not
doe
to
much
in
shewinge
their
obedience
to
the
King.
And
because
this
Othe
was
published
in
writing
,
it
shall
not
be
amisse
to
set
downe
the
same
accordinge
to
the
very
tenour
thereof
,
that
all
men
may
sée
howe
the
aduersaries
of
the
trueth
go
about
to
abuse
the
name
of
God
to
bring
their
owne
willes
to
passe
.
Ye
may
reade
African
History
in
Hunrich
Wandallet
tyme
,
practised
by
him
agaynst
the
Christians
.
The
protestantes
sayde
,
that
because
in
the
forme
of
that
othe
exhibited
vnto
them
,
the
Catholiques
(
so
called
)
The
Forme
of
the
Oathe
.
We
proteste
before
God
,
and
sweare
by
his
name
,
That
wee
acknowledge
King
Charles
the
nynth
,
too
be
our
soueraigne
Lord
,
and
naturall
King.
The
Answere
.
We
will
neuer
doubt
or
stay
,
to
sweare
,
in
so
good
and
iust
a
cause
:
but
we
most
humbly
beséech
our
king
so
to
iudge
of
vs
as
he
hath
himselfe
spoken
of
vs
in
his
Edict
.
For
our
conscience
beareth
vs
witnesse
,
that
we
neuer
had
any
thing
in
our
mindes
contrary
to
the
form
and
meaning
of
this
Oathe
.
Oathe
.
And
are
ready
,
to
giue
vnto
him
,
all
honor
,
obedience
,
and
Submission
.
Answer
▪
To
this
,
we
wil
most
gladly
,
and
willingly
sweare
,
séeing
that
this
exception
can
not
be
denyed
vs
,
That
according
to
the
tenor
of
hys
Edictes
,
we
haue
graunted
to
vs
,
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
&
the
vse
of
the
reformed
religion
.
Oathe
.
And
that
we
will
neuer
beare
armour
,
but
at
his
expresse
commaundementes
,
as
shall
appeare
vnto
vs
by
his
owne
letters
:
And
that
we
will
neither
consent
vnto
them
,
nor
helpe
them
with
Counsaile
,
with
Money
,
with
vittailes
,
or
with
any
other
necessary
thing
which
may
arme
them
against
vs
.
Answer
.
To
this
also
we
willingly
swere
,
for
seing
we
haue
two
Edictes
of
pacification
,
for
certaine
and
plaine
demonstrations
vnto
vs
of
his
wil
and
meaning
,
we
wil
account
all
other
commaundements
contrary
to
those
two
Edictes
,
for
false
and
counterfaite
.
And
we
will
,
neuer
bear
armor
,
neither
haue
we
so
don
at
any
time
vnlesse
we
haue
bene
plainely
constrained
to
defende
our selues
from
the
iniuries
and
oppression
of
those
men
,
whiche
breaking
the
commaundementes
of
his
maiesties
Edictes
,
haue
gone
about
to
oppresse
vs
contrary
to
his
will
.
Oathe
.
Neither
will
we
make
anye
collections
of
Money
,
vnder
the
collour
of
anye
occasion
,
withoute
his
expresse
commaundement
.
Answere
.
We
trust
that
in
this
braunche
,
the
Money
whiche
necessarily
we
gather
for
the
releuing
of
our
Ministers
,
the
poore
,
and
for
the
repairing
of
oure
Churches
,
and
for
other
necessarye
vses
,
is
not
comprehended
.
The
which
being
gathered
we
sweare
,
beyng
ordinarilye
called
,
that
we
will
not
vse
them
deceyt●…ully
to
anye
other
ende
,
Oathe
.
We
will
not
haue
any
secrete
Counsailes
,
nor
priuie
leagues
,
neither
wil
we
consent
vnto
them
,
but
contrariwise
we
promise
and
sweare
that
we
will
certifie
hym
or
his
officers
faithfully
of
all
those
things
,
which
shall
be
practised
against
his
Maiestie
,
against
the
tranquilitie
of
the
Realme
,
or
against
anye
that
are
neere
vnto
hys
Maiestie
.
Answer
.
By
the
order
of
this
Article
(
whosoeuer
was
the
author
of
the
same
)
we
séeme
to
be
accused
:
as
though
we
had
hytherto
behaued
oure selues
otherwise
than
wée
ought
to
haue
done
:
the
which
certainly
we
wil
neuer
confesse
:
For
the
Kinges
Edictes
of
pacification
will
not
suffer
vs
so
to
do
,
séeing
it
hath
pleased
his
Maiesty
by
them
,
to
acknowledge
vs
for
suche
manner
of
men
as
in
déede
we
are
,
namely
for
his
lawfull
and
faithfull
Subiectes
.
This
being
added
,
we
will
sweare
,
that
we
will
with
the
helpe
of
God
,
constantly
retain
vnto
the
death
,
this
Article
of
the
Oathe
.
Oathe
.
We
pray
and
besech
with
all
reuerence
and
submission
of
mind
his
Maiestie
,
that
it
may
please
him
to
extende
towardes
vs
his
accustomed
clemencie
and
goodnesse
▪
:
and
to
accounte
vs
for
his
faithfull
and
obedient
seruaunts
and
to
kepe
vs
vnder
his
protection
,
to
whom
next
vnder
God
we
flee
vnto
.
Answer●…
▪
As
we
neuer
doubted
of
the
clemencie
and
goodnes
of
oure
King
,
whom
we
haue
acknowledged
and
do
acknowledge
for
our
naturall
Prince
and
supreme
Lord
next
vnto
God
:
so
are
we
ready
most
humbly
to
praye
and
beséeche
him
▪
to
co●…tinue
the
same
his
good
wil
vnto
vs
▪
his
most
obedient
and
faithfull
subiectes
.
Notwithstanding
if
it
may
be
spoken
with
his
highnes
fauour
and
leaue
,
we
haue
no
néede
to
cra●…e
his
fauour
and
pardon
for
the
time
paste
:
seyng
,
by
the
goodnesse
of
God
our
consciences
doe
beare
vs
witnesse
,
that
we
haue
neither
done
nor
thought
any
thing
against
hys
Maiestie
:
and
therefore
we
trust●…●…hat
this
is
not
so
ment
or
spoken
.
Oathe
.
To
whom
we
will
pray
vncessantly
,
for
the
conseruation
of
his
life
and
dignitie
,
and
for
the
happy
estate
of
the
Queene
his
mother
,
and
of
his
brethren
.
Answer
.
We
haue
,
and
alwayes
will
,
God
willing
,
make
our
prayers
from
the
bottome
of
our
hart
vnto
the
Lorde
.
And
we
gyue
thankes
vnto
the
Kyng
,
that
it
pleaseth
him
to
think
better
of
vs
than
our
aduersaries
do
:
who
both
by
their
wordes
&
writings
,
report
vs
to
be
wicked
,
and
call
our
prayers
,
blasphemies
.
Oathe
.
And
we
do
submit
our selues
willingly
to
all
rygor
of
paynes
and
punishments
,
if
there
shal
happen
any
troubles
or
tumultes
through
our
default
,
in
this
Citie
,
(
Expessing
the
name
of
the
Citie
)
for
the
defence
whereof
,
vnder
the
Kinges
authoritie
,
and
at
the
commaundement
of
his
Ministers
,
we
will
willingly
spende
and
bestow
our
liues
and
goods
.
Answ●●
To
this
Article
we
answere
with
all
reuerence
:
This
being
so
generally
put
downe
,
experience
hathe
taught
vs
,
that
it
will
be
a
ready
way
and
fitte
occasion
for
them
,
of
whose
mindes
we
haue
had
of
late
to
large
testimonies
,
to
kill
vs
at
their
pleasure
,
either
by
pretending
iudgement
,
or
else
by
some
seditious
tumult
:
of
which
things
,
they
are
skilfull
workemen
.
Therefore
as
euery
one
of
vs
would
willingly
sweare
vnto
these
things
,
so
we
most
hartely
pray
and
beséech
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
to
sée
diligently
that
we
maye
haue
Iustice
more
truely
ministered
vnto
vs
than
hitherto
it
hathe
bene
:
and
that
according
to
the
prescript
of
the
Edicts
.
Againe
if
any
of
vs
be
founde
to
offende
against
any
of
the
Edictes
,
let
him
be
punished
according
to
order
of
lawe
by
some
vpright
and
vncorrupted
iudge
:
and
let
not
the
offence
of
one
man
condemne
the
whole
multitude
.
Oathe
.
And
if
it
please
his
Maiesty
that
we
shall
dwell
peacebally
and
quietly
vnder
his
protection
in
our
cities
,
al
di●…sentions
taken
away
,
we
protest
that
we
will
neuer
departe
out
of
the
same
,
what
extremity
or
losse
soeuer
we
abyde
:
but
do
promise
that
we
will
with
harte
minde
,
hande
,
and
with
all
that
euer
we
haue
,
ioyne
with
our
citizens
,
to
the
obeyinge
of
them
,
and
to
the
defence
of
our
cities
,
towarde
the
which
we
will
all
wayes
beare
a
true
loue
and
faithfull
harte
.
Answer
.
We
cannot
with
a
good
conscience
imbrace
this
Article
as
it
is
put
downe
.
because
it
bringeth
that
in
doubt
which
is
euidently
graunted
vnto
vs
,
by
the
Edictes
:
that
is
to
saye
,
that
by
them
the
Kinges
Maiesty
doth
account
vs
for
his
faithfull
and
true
seruants
,
as
by
the
grace
of
God
we
haue
bene
hytherto
,
and
will
be
euer
hereafter
.
Insomuch
that
we
cannot
doubte
but
that
we
are
vnder
his
protection
,
beinge
in
those
Cities
of
his
dominion
in
the
wich
we
were
borne
,
or
do
dwell
,
seinge
that
we
are
ready
to
persiste
and
abyde
in
his
obedience
.
Therefore
we
are
so
farre
from
doubtinge
of
his
wil
and
meaninge
,
that
we
rather
geue
hym
immortall
thankes
,
&
do
beseche
hym
to
continew
the
same
towardes
vs
still
:
and
specially
to
be
fauorable
vnto
vs
in
the
liberty
of
our
consciences
,
and
in
the
administration
of
our
Religion
.
Without
the
vse
of
the
wich
,
we
are
not
only
ready
to
forsake
our
Cities
,
but
also
our
lyues
:
where
as
contrarywyse
,
graunting
the
same
vnto
vs
,
which
is
more
dere
,
by
right
,
vnto
vs
than
oure
lyfe
,
namely
the
obseruation
of
his
Edictes
,
we
will
most
gladly
sweare
and
promise
to
kepe
these
thinges
.
Oathe
.
And
also
a
true
and
sincere
good
will
towardes
the
Catholikes
,
vntill
it
shall
please
God
to
ende
al
troubles
:
to
bringe
the
which
thinge
to
passe
,
we
trust
,
that
this
reconcilliation
will
make
a
happy
and
pro●…perouse
waye
.
Answer
.
As
concerninge
that
loue
which
by
nature
we
owe
vnto
all
men
,
the
Religion
which
we
professe
teacheth
vs
neuer
to
forget
the
same
:
and
the
rather
we
ought
to
shewe
it
towardes
them
because
they
are
our
Countrey
men
:
to
whome
we
ought
to
do
good
for
euell
:
the
which
we
promise
to
do
so
much
as
we
are
able
.
But
where
as
weare
required
to
enter
into
a
sounde
&
perfecte
reconcilliation
with
them
,
we
besech
his
Maiesty
to
enioyne
the
Catholiques
to
the
same
oathe
:
and
specially
to
prouide
that
theire
seditiouse
preachers
,
which
are
the
principal
causes
of
these
troubles
,
may
cease
to
go
forward
,
as
of
late
they
haue
begoon
.
And
that
they
may
be
punished
except
they
obay
according
to
the
tenore
of
the
Edictes
.
To
conclude
,
yf
it
please
his
Maiesty
that
his
Edictes
may
be
obserued
,
with
al
sincerity
and
vprightnes
(
as
we
trust
it
is
his
pleasure
,
and
that
the
execution
thereof
resteth
in
his
officers
handes
,
which
hyther
too
they
haue
bene
very
neglegent
in
)
we
are
ready
to
sweare
,
without
any
exception
,
what
soeuer
a
good
prince
can
requyre
of
his
subiectes
.
This
was
the
oathe
,
and
this
was
also
the
answer
of
Whereas
the
men
of
Rochell
(
as
we
sayd
before
)
pretending
Monsieur
de
Anuil
,
and
Monluce
〈◊〉
,
receiued
the
like
commaunment
to
beséege
Montauban
.
Notwithstandinge
Danuil
was
very
much
busied
in
diuers
places
of
his
Liefetenantship
.
Ther
were
also
in
euery
Prouines
pressinges
and
Conde
:
as
,
That
the
faithfull
congregation
at
Blais
going●…
to
heare
a
Sermon
at
the
place
which
the
Kinge
had
appointed
them
,
was
almost
〈◊〉
,
to
the
nomber
of
▪
200.
Beside
this
there
were
letters
founde
out
in
diuers
Therefore
al
things
grew
dayly
to
farther
mischefe
:
and
rumors
were
euery
where
of
new
murthers
,
also
the
proude
threateninges
of
the
catholikes
,
as
in
sayinge
that
the
faithefull
shoulde
enioy
theire
goods
but
one
Moneth
,
were
manifest
signes
of
warres
.
But
among
all
other
murthers
the
deathe
of
Amanzi
a
noble
and
modest
man
,
greued
very
muche
the
prince
of
Conde
&
There
came
newes
also
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
that
Therfore
the
Prince
of
Conde
hanging
doubtful
and
not
kowing
what
to
do
,
and
being
also
certified
by
dayly
messengers
in
how
great
perill
he
stoode
,
requested
the
Countes
of
〈◊〉
;
that
shée
would
go
vnto
the
Kyng
on
his
behalfe
,
and
declaring
vnto
him
these
thinges
,
would
also
beséech
him
,
That
his
promises
,
so
sollemly
confirmed
by
his
othe
,
by
his
Edict
,
and
by
his
letters
might
not
be
broken
:
being
so
much
the
more
iniurious
,
because
all
these
counsailes
are
practised
vnder
the
couler
of
his
name
,
although
hee
doubteth
not
of
his
true
and
sincere
meaning
.
But
the
Countesse
of
Roteline
was
scars●…y
departed
,
when
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
admonished
by
messengers
againe
,
That
except
with
all
spéede
he
did
looke
vn
to
him selfe
,
he
would
afterward
repent
his
delaye
:
for
that
the
armies
of
the
enemies
approched
so
fast
:
and
that
he
could
not
without
great
perill
escape
the
hands
of
the
garrisons
which
were
so
nie
.
Againe
they
told
him
,
that
it
was
certainely
reported
that
the
purpose
of
his
aduersaries
was
,
to
take
him
,
and
the
Admirall
.
Therfore
when
the
Prince
of
Conde
had
consulted
with
the
Admirall
,
they
perceiuing
that
they
had
no
longer
time
to
tary
,
they
commended
the
successe
of
al
thinges
to
the
prouidence
of
God
,
and
tooke
with
them
their
wiues
and
their
children
,
and
fled
the
xxij
.
daye
of
August
:
the
same
day
the
Prince
of
Condes
letters
being
deliuered
to
the
Kyng
:
in
the
which
he
declared
vnto
him
the
cause
of
his
departure
,
and
complained
also
of
the
iniuries
offered
vnto
him
.
I
AM
SORY
(
saith
he
)
most
Christian
King
,
that
in
all
my
letters
which
I
haue
sent
vnto
you
since
the
For
if
euer
any
subiect
had
iust
cause
to
complaine
and
lament
to
his
Prince
and
soueraigne
Lord
:
then
I
and
the
rest
of
my
bretherne
haue
cause
so
to
do
:
who
,
a
long
time
,
haue
ben
abused
and
oppressed
miserably
with
all
kind
of
iniuries
and
violence
▪
The
which
they
haue
borne
the
more
paciently
,
because
they
haue
thought
,
that
time
at
the
last
would
ease
them
of
all
their
euils
:
and
because
they
wold
let
passe
al
occasions
that
might
renue
the
wounds
of
former
warres
:
although
▪
by
the
goodnes
of
God
,
they
might
haue
repelled
those
iniuries
many
wayes
.
The
causes
wherof
,
we
know
,
O
King
,
are
not
to
bee
imputed
vnto
you
,
who
of
your selfe
are
so
well
inclined
and
disposed
,
that
you
are
an
vtter
enemie
to
such
waies
.
The
which
you
haue
often
times
declared
vnto
me
by
your
letters
,
and
also
by
the
communication
which
you
had
of
late
with
your
Mother
the
Quéene
,
by
which
you
declared
how
odious
the
renuing
of
troubles
was
vnto
you
:
when
as
you
requested
her
to
séeke
to
pacefie
all
thinges
,
and
to
bring
to
passe
that
the
ciuil
warres
might
be
no
more
begon
,
which
could
not
chuse
but
bring
in
time
,
extréeme
destruction
.
But
we
impute
the
cause
of
these
troubles
to
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
and
to
his
fellowes
,
your
aduersaries
,
and
enemies
to
your
Crowne
and
dignitie
:
by
whose
wicked
counsaile
and
familiaritie
which
they
haue
with
the
Kyng
of
Spaeine
;
dissentions
and
hartburnings
haue
ben
continued
these
sixe
yeres
among
your
subiectes
,
and
are
miserably
fostered
and
increased
by
murthers
,
which
are
dayly
committed
euery
where
at
their
becke
,
vppon
those
which
refuse
to
ioyne
with
them
.
Wherin
they
do
openly
abuse
your
Maiesty
,
that
they
may
make
your selfe
the
instrument
of
the
detestable
destruction
of
your
Realme
:
and
they
do
also
obscure
your
Maiesties
fame
,
while
they
go
about
to
constraine
you
to
violate
the
warrant
of
your
faith
openly
giuen
and
confirmed
by
your
othe
:
that
this
one
thing
might
be
to
all
your
subiectes
,
and
to
all
forreine
Nations
an
example
,
neuer
to
credite
your
faith
hereafter
whatsoeuer
by
woordes
you
shall
professe
:
the
which
how
perilous
and
pernicious
a
thing
it
is
for
the
conser
uation
of
your
state
,
do
ye
not
sée
?
For
what
shall
they
say
which
haue
heard
of
our
prompt
and
readie
obedience
which
we
haue
shewed
towards
you
,
in
disarming
our selues
,
and
in
dismissing
our
armies
with
all
spéede
,
going
home
to
our
houses
voyde
of
armour
,
and
discouering
our
naked
brestes
to
the
sharpe
swordes
of
our
aduersaries
,
and
all
vnder
trust
&
warrant
of
your
faith
?
Shall
your
faith
be
said
to
be
a
net
and
share
to
intangle
and
slay
your
better
sort
of
subiects
,
and
shal
their
faithfull
obedience
be
thus
tried
?
How
long
shall
an
armie
at
your
cost
and
charge
bee
waged
to
gard
and
defend
your
enemies
,
but
to
woorke
the
destruction
of
your
good
and
faithfull
subiects
?
What
shall
they
saye
which
vnderstand
of
the
peace
made
?
Surely
,
they
wil
say
that
we
could
not
sléepe
safe
in
our
owne
houses
:
&
that
to
saue
our
liues
we
are
constrained
with
our
wife
and
children
to
flée
from
house
to
house
.
I
was
no
sooner
come
to
this
place
in
Burgandy
,
but
there
were
diuers
spies
sent
to
vew
the
walles
therof
and
the
altitude
of
the
Castell
.
And
now
,
because
our
aduersaries
would
not
faile
to
bring
their
mischeuous
purpose
to
passe
,
they
haue
sent
hither
the
chiefest
part
of
their
power
,
to
hem
vs
in
,
and
to
set
vppon
vs
:
Insomuch
that
wée
are
constrained
to
depart
from
hence
,
and
too
wander
vp
&
downe
vntill
God
shall
appoint
a
place
of
refuge
:
and
all
to
auoyde
the
brutish
madnes
,
the
furies
,
and
cruelties
of
the
Cardinall
and
his
compartners
,
enemies
to
the
Crowne
of
Fraunce
.
Can
there
be
found
in
any
monument
of
histories
,
and
Cronicles
an
example
of
so
great
falshode
,
and
such
detestable
trechery
,
executed
vnder
the
pretenced
name
of
the
Kyng
?
Will
you
suffer
your
faith
,
your
promise
,
and
name
to
be
so
abused
by
them
:
and
your
subiects
which
serue
you
faithfully
and
truely
,
to
be
so
violently
oppressed
?
Shall
an
vnchast
priest
,
a
Tiger
,
and
a
cruell
Tirant
▪
with
a
ra
ble
of
such
as
he
him selfe
is
,
rule
you
and
the
rest
of
your
Princes
,
&
the
Péeres
and
Nobles
of
the
realme
?
How
long
shall
your
pacience
suffer
such
Iauelles
too
abuse
your
authoritie
and
name
,
and
make
you
the
author
of
your
owne
destruction
?
How
long
shall
they
bée
counted
for
faithfull
subiects
and
seruants
which
séeke
for
your
Crowne
to
deuide
the
same
with
straungers
?
And
how
long
shall
they
be
counted
for
Rebelles
,
and
Traytors
,
which
willingly
submit
themselues
to
that
obedience
which
they
owe
vnto
you
,
and
desire
only
to
liue
peaceably
vnder
your
protection
?
I
might
be
more
tediouse
vnto
you
,
(
most
Christian
King
)
if
I
would
speake
all
that
I
might
to
this
effect
:
the
which
,
séeing
thei
are
more
particularly
declared
in
the
Supplication
which
I
haue
sent
to
your
highnesse
by
this
bearer
,
I
refer
my selfe
to
the
same
:
and
I
shall
most
humbly
pray
and
beséeche
your
Maiestie
,
to
accept
,
to
consider
,
and
to
way
the
same
,
as
procéeding
from
him
,
who
seeketh
so
much
the
preseruation
of
youre
dignitie
and
Royall
estate
,
as
the
Cardinall
and
his
fellowes
are
mortall
enemies
to
the
same
:
yea
,
as
procéeding
from
him
who
only
wisheth
to
liue
and
dye
in
that
naturall
subiection
and
loyall
obedience
which
hée
oweth
vnto
you
.
Therefore
the
Prince
of
Conde
sent
with
these
letters
a
Supplication
,
which
although
it
be
long
and
tediouse
,
yet
notwithstanding
because
it
declareth
the
causes
and
reasons
of
great
and
gréeuouse
complaints
,
and
sheweth
also
the
necessitie
of
the
warre
which
he
tooke
in
hand
the
third
tyme
,
we
will
not
let
to
put
down
the
same
in
order
.
And
thus
the
Prince
of
Conde
began
.
Although
I
neuer
doubted
(
most
Christian
King
)
of
your
Maiesties
singular
good
will
,
to
haue
your
Edicts
of
pacification
obserued
:
because
it
is
the
only
and
most
present
remedy
to
establish
the
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
your
Realme
:
séeing
also
your
Maiesty
hath
oftentymes
signified
vnto
mée
howe
greatly
the
same
was
gréeued
for
that
you
could
not
prouide
remedies
for
all
things
as
you
wold
:
yet
neuerthelesse
when
I
had
read
ouer
and
diligently
perused
those
aunswers
that
were
brought
vnto
me
in
your
name
to
the
letters
which
I
gaue
to
Theligny
,
to
deliuer
to
your
grace
,
and
also
when
I
had
heard
those
things
which
your
Grace
willed
him
to
declare
vnto
me
by
word
of
mouth
:
I
could
not
,
neyther
can
I
choose
,
but
giue
most
harty
thankes
vnto
god
that
your
Maiestie
perseuereth
in
that
good
mynde
,
and
no
lesse
thankes
to
your
highnesse
also
for
the
same
.
And
thus
I
replye
agayne
to
certaine
principall
points
of
your
aunsweres
with
all
reuerence
,
modestie
,
and
submission
.
And
first
of
all
,
I
replye
to
the
aunswere
of
the
fyrste
and
second
principall
poynt
of
my
letters
:
whiche
are
these
:
There
are
many
of
the
reformed
religion
,
whiche
haue
not
taken
my
parte
,
nor
alowed
of
my
Counsayles
:
but
contrarywyse
,
there
are
some
of
them
,
because
they
knew
that
the
sword
was
not
taken
in
hand
for
religions
sake
,
whiche
haue
obeyed
you
and
your
Officers
in
all
places
.
I
pray
and
beséeche
your
Maiesty
,
to
remember
and
call
to
mynd
,
that
when
you
had
intelligence
of
my
true
meaning
,
and
of
the
very
purpose
and
intent
of
suche
as
followed
me
,
your
maiestie
by
due
aduice
and
deliberation
,
declared
by
an
Edict
made
in
the
yeare
M.
D.
lxii
.
That
whatsoeuer
I
and
they
whiche
followed
me
,
had
done
,
we
had
done
the
same
to
shew
our
obedience
,
and
to
maintayn
your
dignitie
,
acknowledging
me
for
your
deare
and
faithfull
kinsman
,
subiect
.
and
seruaunt
,
and
all
myne
for
your
faithfull
and
lawefull
subiectes
and
seruaunts
.
In
this
therefore
there
is
manifest
repugnancie
and
contrarietie
:
because
,
if
I
and
myne
haue
borne
armour
for
ani
other
cause
than
for
the
obedience
sake
which
we
owe
vnto
your
Maiestie
and
for
the
preseruation
of
the
same
,
then
no
doubt
we
should
worthly
be
found
gilty
,
both
of
rebellion
and
treason
.
But
as
we
can
by
no
meanes
be
perswaded
that
your
maiestie
would
be
so
manifestly
contrary
to
your selfe
,
so
also
I
affirme
that
it
may
easely
appeare
that
these
aunswers
were
forged
and
deuised
by
the
Cardinall
of
Lorayne
&
his
fellows
,
to
discharge
that
poyson
which
a
long
time
hath
lyen
in
their
stomakes
,
and
also
to
make
your
maiesties
faithfull
and
louing
subiectes
to
be
suspected
of
treason
and
rebellion
.
Of
the
which
crimes
,
séeing
wee
are
in
no
point
to
be
conuinced
by
the
goodnesse
of
God
,
we
are
ready
rather
to
dye
,
than
to
suffer
the
same
falsly
to
be
imputed
to
vs
by
the
Cardinall
and
his
fellowes
:
but
we
wil
proue
that
the
matter
is
far
otherwise
than
they
haue
falsely
and
sclaunderously
reported
the
same
vnto
you
.
In
the
meane
time
I
beséeche
your
Maiestie
to
consider
with
what
shewe
of
trueth
can
these
things
be
spoken
,
when
as
I
,
and
others
of
my
brethren
were
of
late
admonished
of
the
counsaile
had
at
Baione
with
the
King
of
Spayne
,
to
the
vtter
destroying
and
banishing
of
all
those
,
which
professe
the
reformed
religion
within
the
Realme
:
if
the
wayes
and
meanes
,
by
which
I
and
the
Admiral
,
vnder
the
couller
of
comming
to
talke
with
you
at
the
Castel
of
Vincen
,
should
haue
fallen
into
the
handes
of
our
aduersaries
:
of
the
new
musterings
of
men
at
Paris
:
of
the
letters
of
Duke
de
Alba
to
you
,
in
which
you
were
put
in
mynde
of
the
holy
league
:
Truly
it
is
not
likely
that
we
would
haue
taried
the
comming
of
the
SwitZers
armies
,
or
the
Spaniardes
,
if
we
had
ment
any
harme
.
Can
it
be
denied
,
but
that
we
haue
sought
all
meanes
&
wayes
possible
,
that
might
be
for
peace
?
Can
it
be
obiected
vnto
vs
,
that
at
any
time
from
the
first
beginning
of
these
troubles
,
we
haue
required
any
other
thinge
of
your
Maiestie
,
than
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
,
and
the
conseruation
of
our
liues
goods
,
and
dignities
?
Sauing
that
among
other
thinges
,
when
I
was
at
Saindionyse
,
I
required
of
your
Maiestie
that
you
would
haue
some
consideration
to
ease
,
not
onely
the
Nobilitie
,
but
also
the
communaltie
of
those
intollerable
burthens
laied
vpon
them
▪
And
your
aunswere
being
knowne
to
this
our
petition
,
wée
haue
not
since
that
time
spoken
one
worde
of
the
same
.
When
we
had
about
vs
great
power
,
that
if
we
would
haue
abused
the
same
,
we
had
not
bene
able
to
bee
resisted
,
did
we
then
enlarge
our
petitions
?
When
you
offered
vnto
vs
your
faith
,
did
not
we
imbrace
the
same
,
making
no
further
request
?
Was
there
any
other
mat
ter
propounded
in
the
tractation
of
peace
,
than
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
?
Did
wee
not
put
our
liues
,
oure
goodes
,
and
dignities
into
your
handes
vppon
truste
of
your
promise
?
Were
not
we
content
with
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
only
?
Doth
the
Edicte
of
pacification
comprehend
any
other
thing
,
then
that
which
appertaineth
to
the
conscience
?
If
therefore
you
haue
not
tried
our
mindes
in
receyuinge
the
conditions
of
the
peace
propounded
,
and
in
shewing
our selues
so
tractable
:
if
the
sclaunders
concerning
the
violating
of
your
dignitie
,
be
not
sufficiently
refuted
(
as
in
déede
they
be
in
the
iudgement
of
all
indifferent
men
)
yet
notwithstanding
you
haue
certain
and
euident
arguments
of
our
promptnesse
and
obedience
,
when
as
so
redily
we
vnarmed
our selues
at
your
commaundments
,
and
carefully
dismist
our
Armies
.
Notwithstanding
the
which
sure
and
vndoubted
signe
of
obedience
,
we
could
receiue
no
other
benefite
then
that
which
was
contrary
to
your
promises
:
in
so
much
that
your
Edictes
may
séeme
to
be
snares
&
trappes
onely
to
entangle
vs
withall
,
that
is
to
saye
,
that
by
the
false
colour
and
pretence
of
peace
,
we
might
receiue
that
iniurie
,
which
by
open
warre
we
could
neuer
sustayne
.
Concerninge
the
fourth
principall
pointe
,
which
is
:
That
your
Maiesty
hathe
willed
and
commaunded
nothinge
more
,
than
the
obseruation
of
the
Edicte
,
after
the
troubles
of
warres
were
appeased
,
without
anye
manner
of
impediment
:
and
haue
allwayes
commaunded
your
officers
to
defende
your
subiectes
all
alike
withoute
respecte
of
any
Religion
,
and
quietly
to
gouern
them
without
offeringe
of
them
any
iniury
.
I
marueile
(
truly
)
that
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
fellows
which
haue
framed
these
answeres
,
remember
not
that
many
letters
were
taken
in
the
tyme
of
these
troubles
,
by
which
you
commanded
your
Lieutenants
,
your
parliaments
,
and
other
of
your
officers
,
that
they
shoulde
do
cleane
contrary
to
those
thinges
which
were
contayned
in
the
Edicte
:
Let
them
remember
what
was
aunswered
to
the
writinge
sealed
in
your
name
by
your
Secretaries
,
to
the
States
of
Languedoc
:
let
them
remember
what
aunswere
was
made
to
the
parliament
of
Tholoz
,
against
the
fower
bloudy
decréese
,
by
the
same
commaunded
to
be
put
in
execution
,
for
you
saide
in
your
letters
,
that
this
thinge
pleased
you
well
,
and
woulde
alwais
be
acceptable
vnto
you
,
that
you
greately
desired
that
they
woulde
deale
euer
after
in
that
manner
,
hauinge
altogether
regarde
and
respecte
to
the
rescriptes
and
commaundements
,
by
you
allready
,
or
hereafter
to
be
graunted
for
Religions
sake
:
and
in
suche
wise
,
that
all
the
men
of
our
Religion
,
and
they
which
by
any
manner
of
meanes
ayde
and
assist
vs
shoulde
bee
counted
as
Rebelles
.
And
,
to
make
the
matter
more
plaine
by
reasons
,
Is
there
any
City
which
enioyed
the
reformed
Religion
after
the
proclamation
of
the
Edicte
?
Naye
,
is
there
any
City
in
the
which
there
were
any
nomber
of
the
faithfull
that
hathe
not
had
the
streates
thereof
defiled
with
theire
bloud
?
Haue
they
not
in
the
chiefe
cities
,
as
at
Paris
&
Lions
,
soulde
the
goods
of
the
faithfull
by
porte
sale
?
Was
not
Lomen
,
one
of
your
priuy
counsaile
,
much
abused
,
first
his
house
spoiled
,
then
,
hee
himselfe
greately
oppressed
with
diuers
iniuries
,
and
afterwardes
caste
into
prison
,
notwithstanding
that
he
earnestly
intreated
you
to
haue
some
consideration
of
him
.
Is
ther
any
place
founde
with
in
your
whole
Realme
,
in
the
which
the
faithfull
at
any
time
till
this
daie
might
dwell
or
slepe
in
safety
?
And
if
any
by
some
miracle
escaped
the
cruel
and
bloudy
handes
of
our
Aduersaries
the
former
troubles
,
yet
they
were
caste
into
prisone
,
where
many
starued
for
lacke
of
foode
,
&
many
as
yet
remayne
in
prisone
,
and
are
cruelly
intreated
,
as
at
Lions
,
at
Pny
,
at
Tholez
,
and
in
diuers
other
places
.
And
since
the
tyme
of
the
Edicte
,
haue
there
not
some
bene
cast
into
prison
,
at
Cannat
,
Altisiodore
(
or
Auxer
)
at
Tholoz
,
and
at
Belu
?
And
when
your
letters
are
delyuered
vnto
them
the
Iudges
make
answer
that
they
haue
commaundement
to
deliuer
none
out
of
prisone
that
are
in
for
Religion
.
What
City
is
it
since
the
peace
concluded
,
that
hathe
geuen
leaue
to
the
faythefull
peace
ably
to
enioy
theire
houses
therein
,
and
in
the
which
they
haue
not
bene
abused
,
spoiled
,
and
in
diuers
places
slaine
?
Moreouer
,
is
there
any
one
of
the
reformed
Re
ligion
which
hathe
not
bene
in
the
stelde
with
me
,
that
is
restoared
againe
to
his
office
from
the
which
before
he
was
depriued
?
And
yet
notwithstandinge
it
was
contained
in
the
Edicte
proclaymed
in
your
name
,
that
so
many
of
the
reformed
Religion
as
had
ben
depriued
from
theire
offices
,
shoulde
bée
restoared
to
them
againe
.
Are
not
all
they
banished
from
your
Courte
which
are
suspected
for
Religion
?
And
to
come
from
the
lowest
to
the
highest
.
What
authority
haue
I
in
my
Lefetenātship
?
what
authority
hath
the
Admiral
in
the
admiralty
?
what
authority
hath
the
Andelot
in
his
general
captainshippe
of
the
foolmen
?
Why
was
Bochauē
put
by
his
Lieftenantship
?
But
if
the
Cardinal
go
about
to
make
a
distinction
or
difference
,
betwene
those
which
hare
Armore
with
me
in
the
feelde
,
and
those
which
aboade
still
at
home
,
why
was
Mornilliere
,
and
Senarpont
,
who
,
as
all
men
knowe
,
taried
still
at
home
,
and
came
not
in
the
fielde
,
banished
and
depriued
of
theire
Lefetenant
ships
?
Can
there
be
any
thinge
more
contrary
to
your
Edicte
than
these
thinges
?
We
are
sory
for
these
things
not
because
of
Ambition
,
but
because
we
are
counted
disobedient
and
breakers
of
your
Edictes
:
and
also
because
we
are
out
of
hope
,
to
be
accounted
and
handeled
as
your
faithfull
seruants
&
as
we
deserue
,
forsomuch
as
the
law
is
in
theire
handes
,
whom
we
know
to
be
earnest
stekers
of
troubles
.
And
because
in
the
sayde
principall
pointe
,
it
is
sayde
,
It
cannot
be
founde
in
any
place
of
the
Realme
,
yf
any
thinge
haue
bene
done
contrary
to
the
Edicte
,
but
that
the
same
hathe
bene
by
and
by
prouided
for
and
remedied
.
I
cannot
choose
but
marueile
with
that
face
the
Cardinall
&
his
fellowes
can
defend
this
thing
.
Can
it
be
denied
but
that
after
the
proclamation
of
the
Edicte
of
peace
,
there
were
an
infinite
sorte
of
iniuries
and
murthers
committed
,
of
which
so
many
complaints
haue
bene
made
to
your
maiesty
?
Can
it
be
truly
sayde
that
there
hath
bene
any
remedy
had
,
(
and
muche
lesse
,
that
there
hath
bene
any
punishment
)
for
these
thinges
?
And
to
proue
this
thinge
,
leste
I
shoulde
be
tediouse
to
your
Maiesty
in
expressinge
all
thinges
,
I
will
repeate
amonge
so
many
the
cheefest
,
which
are
not
tollerable
amonge
the
heathen
and
barbarians
.
And
amoungest
all
other
the
cruell
murther
of
Amboyse
,
in
the
which
there
were
a
hundered
and
sortye
slayne
,
of
all
ages
,
estates
,
and
sorts
of
men
and
women
.
If
you
be
remembred
,
when
you
could
beare
with
so
,
cruell
a
fact
,
you
sent
thither
Marshall
Cosse
,
who
,
when
he
had
found
out
the
authors
of
so
great
murthers
and
had
apprehended
them
,
sent
worde
thereof
vnto
you
.
Then
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
like
a
patrone
of
theues
and
murtherers
,
maintained
their
cause
,
and
sayde
to
al
your
Counsaile
,
that
there
ought
to
be
a
consideration
had
of
those
men
,
which
were
moued
of
a
zeale
to
do
as
they
had
done
:
that
is
to
say
with
such
a
zeale
as
his
brother
Frances
Duke
of
Guise
had
declared
aforetyme
in
the
horrible
slaughter
at
Vasse
.
And
in
deede
the
matter
was
so
handled
,
by
the
labour
and
trauaile
of
the
said
Cardinall
,
that
the
prison
doores
were
set
open
,
&
those
abhominable
murderers
deliuered
.
And
to
the
ende
it
might
appéere
what
small
dislyke
they
had
of
that
deed
,
they
brought
to
passe
,
that
whatsoeuer
the
men
of
Amboys
required
,
was
graunted
.
But
specially
they
obtained
.
That
no
manner
of
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
shoulde
be
had
at
Amboys
,
nor
within
thrée
leagues
of
the
same
.
The
like
happened
at
Auxer
,
where
after
the
peace
made
were
slaine
,
a
hundred
and
fiftie
:
where
also
an
infinite
sort
of
mischeues
mo
were
committed
:
as
the
taking
away
of
the
money
which
we
had
prouided
to
pay
the
Germans
their
wages
:
and
the
imprisoning
and
killing
of
many
of
those
,
which
were
put
in
trust
to
carry
the
same
.
Thyther
Monpenser
and
diuers
others
were
sent
to
examin
the
matter
:
but
what
was
done
to
reforme
this
great
disorder
.
Was
not
the
cruell
murther
of
Cipierre
with
six
and
thirtie
men
mo
shewed
vnto
you
,
Baron
Arci
also
named
to
be
the
author
of
the
murther
?
and
what
other
reformation
followed
them
that
whiche
was
wont
to
be
?
And
yet
notwithstanding
the
Cardinall
saith
that
all
things
haue
bene
prouided
for
.
But
we
affirme
,
which
also
is
moste
true
,
that
there
is
no
reformation
prouided
any
where
for
any
disordered
wickednesse
,
&
wicked
disorder
.
But
if
there
hath
bene
any
reformation
at
all
among
so
manye
cruelties
,
Murders
,
Robberies
,
forcings
of
women
,
Rauishings
of
virgins
,
and
among
so
many
wickednesses
of
all
sortes
,
commited
at
Troy
,
at
Orleans
,
Lions
,
Valence
,
Amiens
,
Theloz
,
and
in
Maine
,
we
must
then
néedes
confesse
that
we
haue
complayned
without
cause
.
But
if
it
be
true
,
shall
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
constraine
vs
to
confesse
,
that
Iustice
is
there
,
where
iniustice
and
impunitie
doth
beare
the
sway
?
Shall
he
make
vs
beléeue
that
the
Sunne
shyneth
at
midnight
,
and
the
Moone
at
noontyde
?
It
maye
therfore
be
said
,
O
King
,
that
your
Cities
are
places
of
refuge
for
theues
&
murderers
,
despoyled
of
their
true
and
natiue
Citizens
,
full
of
errors
and
disolute
persons
voyde
of
all
order
,
and
depriued
of
Iustice
,
and
all
shew
of
equitie
.
To
the
nynth
point
,
where
you
proteste
,
That
you
haue
appointed
watch
and
ward
in
the
ports
,
bridges
,
&
passages
to
no
other
ende
,
than
to
keepe
your
subiectes
within
the
boundes
of
peace
and
concorde
,
to
defende
the
good
from
the
practises
of
the
euill
,
and
to
restraine
the
force
of
the
wicked
.
In
déede
I
acknowledge
your
sincere
and
perfect
good
will
:
but
to
the
ende
you
maye
know
howe
im
pudently
they
abuse
your
name
,
I
beséeche
you
to
commaunde
them
to
exhibite
vnto
you
a
forme
and
paterne
of
the
commaundementes
,
which
are
giuen
to
those
Warders
,
that
they
maye
order
the
whole
matter
after
their
owne
wils
,
preferibyng
the
same
to
be
done
in
stéede
of
your
commaundemente
.
And
by
those
commaundements
you
shall
plainly
perceiue
,
that
those
warders
and
souldiers
were
appointed
to
no
other
ende
,
than
to
vexe
and
oppresse
by
all
meanes
the
professors
of
the
reformed
Religion
:
and
therefore
,
as
they
abuse
your
name
▪
so
also
they
abuse
your
will
most
impudently
:
as
the
effectes
like
and
agréeing
with
these
commaundementes
do
sufficiently
declare
:
in
the
writing
of
the
which
commaundementes
I
do
note
the
style
of
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
.
But
as
touching
that
which
you
say
in
the.
xi
.
branch
,
That
your
Maiestie
,
ought
to
haue
no
confideration
of
appointed
garrisons
,
when
the
aduauncement
of
your
dignitie
is
in
question
:
and
that
the
Queenes
houses
,
&
the
houses
and
landes
of
other
noble
men
also
,
haue
garrisons
also
set
to
ouersee
them
:
I
pray
and
beséeche
you
most
Christian
King
,
to
perswade
your selfe
that
there
is
no
man
to
whom
I
giue
place
in
shewing
my
readinesse
and
good
will
to
obey
your
Maiestie
.
If
therefore
it
were
profitable
vnto
your
Maiesty
,
to
appoint
Garrisons
to
ouersée
and
watch
my
house
,
I
would
estéeme
it
for
greate
honour
to
spende
,
not
onely
my
house
and
landes
,
but
also
my
life
,
to
obey
you
.
And
where
as
garrisons
are
appointed
ouer
the
Quéenes
houses
,
&
ouer
the
houses
of
other
Noble
men
,
it
is
done
for
another
consideration
.
Moreouer
I
had
great
iniurie
done
to
me
,
when
I
was
denied
to
haue
passage
into
my
owne
Lieutenantship
and
circute
:
the
which
cannot
iustly
be
done
except
I
were
guiltie
of
Treason
,
or
of
some
such
detestable
crime
.
For
wheras
I
am
moued
in
that
thyrtene
branche
,
Not
to
credit
the
rumors
of
neither
part
,
that
truely
is
very
daungerous
:
for
those
things
which
are
reported
of
vs
,
can
be
proued
by
no
maner
of
effecte
or
déede
:
as
for
those
things
which
are
reported
of
the
catholikes
,
they
are
euidently
proued
by
déedes
.
For
wheras
you
protest
that
you
neuer
allowed
those
Confraternities
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
but
counted
them
manifest
violations
of
your
Edicte
:
I
will
not
hyde
from
you
what
happened
of
late
in
this
matter
:
About
the
eightene
day
of
Iuly
last
paste
,
there
was
an
open
conuenticle
of
thrée
thousande
men
at
Diuion
,
in
the
which
Ian
Begat
a
Counseller
of
the
Parliament
of
Diuion
,
wyth
Fio●…
,
Raimond
,
and
Malleroy
his
fellowes
,
and
with
the
two
sonnes
of
Tauuans
(
because
he
himselfe
being
let
with
sicknesse
could
not
be
there
)
made
a
long
oration
to
the
whole
assembly
,
shewing
howe
necessary
it
was
for
euery
man
to
be
vigilant
,
least
they
were
oppressed
by
false
Princes
which
went
aboute
to
rule
the
Kyng
.
Therefore
he
exhorted
euerye
one
to
prouide
Armour
Money
,
great
horse
,
Gunnes
,
and
all
manner
of
Artillerie
:
for
the
which
cause
,
a
Treasurie
should
be
made
,
that
therin
money
might
be
gathered
together
for
the
defence
of
the
Fraternitie
.
And
for
collecting
of
this
money
,
was
appointed
the
Abbot
Bussier
:
and
when
he
had
exhorted
&
perswaded
that
assembly
with
many
words
to
be
contributors
to
the
Treasurye
,
he
commaunded
all
that
were
present
to
holde
vp
their
hands
,
vpon
that
condition
,
that
if
warre
were
moued
,
euery
man
shuld
to
the
vttermost
of
his
power
séeke
to
bring
those
things
to
passe
which
were
deliberated
&
deuised
by
the
Consistory
appointed
to
this
ende
,
without
hauing
any
regarde
or
consideration
of
Father
,
Mother
,
Brethren
,
Sisters
,
Wife
,
Children
or
Kinsfolkes
.
And
when
one
of
those
which
were
present
by
and
by
demaunded
of
him
whether
your
Maiestie
would
allowe
the
doing
of
these
things
:
Begat
,
made
answere
that
you
had
alreadie
confirmed
these
things
with
your
letters
:
and
that
Tauuans
had
giuen
letters
vnto
his
Secretarie
,
for
the
better
credit
whereof
,
he
himselfe
being
sicke
,
had
sent
thither
bothe
his
sonnes
to
iustifie
the
same
,
vntill
he
could
be
present
himselfe
:
which
he
trusted
woulde
be
shortlye
.
Also
he
added
further
,
that
if
your
Maiestie
should
not
allow
of
the
same
,
it
were
no
great
matter
,
because
there
were
others
to
whom
they
might
safely
trust
and
leane
:
saying
moreouer
,
that
they
oughte
to
haue
regarde
to
those
letters
,
whiche
your
Maiestie
should
write
to
Tauuans
or
to
the
Parliament
concerning
the
obseruation
of
the
Edicte
,
bycause
there
was
betwene
your
Grace
and
them
,
a
speciall
and
secrete
manner
of
talke
,
which
was
not
of
all
men
vnderstood
.
Tauuans
also
sent
letters
to
the
men
of
Creuan
,
whiche
were
deliuered
vnto
them
the
seuen
and
twenty
daye
of
Iuly
:
by
which
his
letters
he
exhorted
them
to
vse
the
like
societie
or
brotherhood
:
promising
vnto
them
that
he
would
bring
to
passe
that
your
highnesse
should
confirme
and
allow
the
same
.
The
like
confraternitie
was
begonne
at
Maine
,
many
noble
men
entering
into
that
societie
,
being
Catholikes
,
as
Baron
Uasse
,
Tuarsi
,
Surchi
,
and
manye
others
which
were
either
presente
themselues
,
or
else
confirmed
that
societie
by
their
substitutes
,
whom
they
sent
thither
with
letters
.
The
like
are
also
to
be
founde
in
diuers
other
places
of
your
Realme
.
And
to
the
end
all
men
mighte
be
the
more
encouraged
herevnto
,
they
which
were
presente
at
these
assemblyes
,
were
tolde
,
that
your
highnesse
had
allowed
them
by
your
letters
:
and
to
other
some
which
were
more
subtil
,
it
was
said
,
That
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
wonlde
bring
to
passe
that
you
shoulde
allowe
all
those
their
doings
.
These
things
,
O
king
are
contrary
to
your
Edict
.
If
they
will
excuse
themselues
and
say
,
that
they
had
special
and
necessary
occasions
offered
them
thus
to
do
,
as
by
your
speciall
commaundement
,
of
the
which
also
you
wrote
vnto
me
,
that
there
should
be
musters
of
men
in
euery
prouince
,
especially
of
such
as
were
able
men
:
I
saye
that
these
societies
go
beyonde
that
Commission
,
and
are
nothing
agréeable
with
your
commaundement
.
I
saye
also
that
the
same
deuise
to
haue
a
description
and
vew
taken
of
your
people
,
hath
giuen
occasions
to
those
pernicious
assemblies
to
assaulte
your
dignitie
:
beside
that
it
is
done
contrarye
to
the
lawes
of
your
auncetors
,
which
were
euer
ware
and
circumspect
to
kéepe
secret
to
themselues
the
number
of
their
power
.
But
as
touching
the
sixtene
braunch
,
where
you
say
,
That
I
know
that
your
Maiestie
hath
written
to
the
Senate
of
Tholoz
,
concerning
the
rapine
there
committed
.
In
dede
I
wil
not
deny
but
that
I
knew
of
the
sending
of
your
letters
,
to
the
men
of
Tholoz
,
in
the
whiche
you
sayd
,
that
you
had
séene
many
decrées
giuen
forthe
by
them
expresly
against
Rapine
,
in
the
time
of
troubles
:
and
that
you
thought
,
that
they
had
done
all
things
vppon
iust
groundes
and
considerations
.
Whervpon
they
conclude
that
the
same
sentence
or
decrée
is
so
confyrmed
by
you
:
the
which
is
false
:
séeyng
the
same
decrée
against
Rapine
,
was
giuen
forth
the
thirtéene
daye
of
Aprill
,
and
therefore
after
the
Edict
made
and
proclaimed
.
As
touching
the
eyghtene
braunch
,
where
you
say
,
That
you
are
verye
sorye
,
that
iustice
is
not
truely
and
purely
ministered
as
you
desire
and
would
haue
it
:
the
which
you
could
not
hitherto
remedy
,
bycause
the
men
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
had
not
so
fully
obserued
the
Edict
as
they
ought
,
all
the
Cities
which
they
helde
,
being
not
rendered
vp
,
when
as
your
Maiestie
your selfe
had
first
of
all
giuen
them
an
example
of
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
.
I
would
gladly
demaund
of
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
fellowes
,
whether
I
forsoke
and
rendred
vp
Orleans
,
by
and
by
,
yea
or
no
,
and
whether
at
my
commaundement
the
like
was
done
at
Auxer
,
at
Suessi
,
and
in
diuers
other
places
in
these
parts
:
and
as
touching
those
cities
which
were
farther
of
,
I
demaund
whether
I
sent
not
certaine
with
my
letters
to
commaund
them
to
sollowe
my
example
in
yéelding
vp
themselues
?
But
to
be
short
,
if
I
haue
pretermitted
no
thing
which
was
my
dutie
to
do
,
and
which
I
was
able
to
do
,
can
it
bée
truely
said
that
I
haue
kept
my
authoritie
still
ouer
those
Cities
which
are
not
surrendered
?
To
whome
therefore
maye
you
iustly
impute
the
cause
,
but
to
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
who
is
the
the
very
cause
of
all
violence
committed
,
at
Orleans
,
at
Suessi
,
at
Ualence
,
at
Cisteron
,
at
Auxer
,
and
at
Saint
Spirit
the
which
cities
being
cruelly
vexed
,
haue
notwithstanding
shewed
the
principall
part
of
obedience
.
Was
this
way
to
cause
other
cities
to
surrender
,
and
to
lay
aside
their
armour
?
Was
the
staying
of
the
proclamacion
of
the
Edict
,
the
waye
,
too
make
the
same
too
bee
obserued
?
Should
not
the
Edict
haue
ben
proclaimed
,
before
the
men
of
the
reformed
Religion
had
ben
punished
for
not
obseruation
of
the
same
?
But
they
are
so
farre
from
desiring
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
according
to
the
prescript
of
your
will
,
that
we
haue
found
some
of
their
letters
,
cleane
contrary
too
the
same
,
an
example
and
coppie
wherof
we
haue
sent
vnto
you
:
the
letters
them selues
are
in
the
hands
of
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
being
written
by
the
two
Capitolles
of
Tholoz
(
the
Magistrate
of
a
towne
is
so
called
)
to
their
fellowes
,
saying
that
your
Maiestie
was
sory
that
the
Edict
was
not
proclaimed
at
Tholoz
,
because
thereby
the
surrender
of
the
Rebellious
Cities
would
be
delayed
:
and
therfore
it
was
necessary
for
the
commen
profit
of
all
men
,
that
the
proclamation
should
bee
made
in
the
Parliament
out
of
hand
:
notwithstanding
without
any
maner
of
solemnitie
in
the
proclaiming
therof
,
and
with
those
exceptions
which
the
Court
shall
thinke
méete
.
But
some
wil
replie
and
say
,
that
we
must
not
haue
regard
to
a
fewe
sedicious
persons
:
truly
,
we
would
with
all
our
hartes
make
no
account
of
them
,
if
so
be
their
sedicious
counsailes
were
not
effectually
commaunded
and
yours
reiected
.
For
it
is
most
true
,
that
you
were
faine
so
send
commaundement
foure
seuerall
times
before
your
Edict
would
be
proclaimed
:
and
then
it
was
not
so
●…oolorably
and
fraudulently
,
as
maliciously
and
spitefully
done
:
adioyning
to
the
woords
of
the
Edict
,
contrary
to
the
expresse
forme
therof
,
this
sentence
,
〈◊〉
is
contayned
in
the
secret
and
priuie
Commentaries
of
the
Senate
,
by
the
which
words
it
is
plaine
that
they
haue
inserted
exceptions
cleane
contrary
to
the
Edict
.
Whereby
it
may
euidently
appeare
,
that
they
are
more
carefull
to
defend
and
enlarge
their
owne
dignitie
,
than
the
preseruation
of
your
Maiestie
and
authoritie
:
As
though
their
honour
did
depend
vppon
any
other
than
vppon
you
:
and
although
they
had
any
other
authoritie
to
defend
than
that
which
appertayneth
vnto
you
.
The
which
they
shall
not
do
,
so
long
as
I
can
find
any
waye
to
hinder
,
them
.
And
yet
notwithstanding
their
Rebelli
on
and
boldnes
is
so
farre
from
reproofe
,
that
you
haue
written
your
letters
,
at
the
sute
of
some
,
to
approue
&
maintaine
the
exceptions
and
delayes
in
proclaiming
your
Edict
.
Moreouer
,
where
as
you
say
in
the
former
braunch
,
That
your
Maiestie
hath
in
nothing
broken
your
promise
,
I
pray
you
hartely
giue
me
leaue
to
say
,
that
neither
I
nor
any
one
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
haue
felt
as
yet
any
frute
or
profit
by
this
peace
,
and
haue
enioyed
none
of
those
thinges
which
you
haue
promised
vnto
vs
:
but
haue
felt
the
oppression
&
violence
shewed
to
vs
ward
since
the
peace
made
,
to
be
a
great
deale
more
than
the
hurt
and
detrement
which
we
receiued
by
open
warre
:
Insomuch
that
in
respect
of
our selues
,
wee
may
truly
say
:
The
time
of
warre
,
was
to
vs
the
time
of
peace
:
and
the
time
now
of
pretended
peace
,
is
to
vs
the
time
of
most
cruell
warre
.
Concerning
the
last
braunch
,
where
you
saye
,
That
it
is
very
vnresonable
and
farre
from
the
dutie
of
a
good
subiect
,
to
go
about
to
abrogate
the
authoritie
of
your
Maiestie
,
but
that
you
might
when
perill
is
like
to
ensue
and
for
the
auoyding
of
the
destruction
of
one
of
your
chiefe
Cities
,
to
alter
and
change
the
places
appoynted
for
preaching
of
Sermons
:
and
that
you
are
fully
perswaded
that
the
reasons
and
considerations
were
such
,
why
that
libertie
was
taken
from
Lions
,
that
I
also
wold
haue
approued
them
,
if
I
had
bene
of
your
counsayle
.
I
most
hartely
beséech
your
Maiestie
to
thinke
,
that
I
would
neuer
so
much
forget
my self
and
my
dutie
,
that
I
would
but
once
haue
a
thought
to
deminish
your
dignitie
:
but
contrariwise
I
protest
that
I
would
moste
gladly
spend
my
life
to
séeke
all
meanes
and
waies
that
might
enlarge
the
same
.
Let
your
Maiestie
call
to
mind
also
,
that
this
libertie
of
Lions
is
a
matter
of
great
waight
,
which
also
was
so
greatly
debated
among
vs
,
when
the
peace
was
in
question
.
And
it
is
wel
knowne
that
the
same
matter
hath
bene
handeled
heretofore
in
your
counsaile
at
Sangerman
,
when
the
making
of
the
Edict
of
Ianuary
was
in
hand
:
at
which
time
were
present
the
most
principall
of
your
priuie
counsaile
,
&
the
chiefest
men
out
of
all
your
Courtes
within
this
Realme
of
both
sortes
of
Religion
:
by
whom
,
after
long
disputation
it
was
concluded
,
that
in
the
bordring
Cities
,
as
in
Mets
,
Bolone
,
Callece
,
Ardes
,
and
in
such
other
like
places
,
there
shuld
be
a
preaching
place
,
with
in
those
cities
,
to
auoyd
all
occasions
of
lying
in
wait
&
of
treason
.
Notwithstanding
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
fellowes
,
will
persuade
,
if
they
can
,
that
they
which
séeke
and
require
the
precise
obseruation
of
auncient
constitutions
,
and
of
the
Edicts
,
would
abrogate
your
Maiesties
authoritie
:
and
that
they
and
their
fellowes
,
séeke
to
maintaine
and
enlarge
the
same
,
when
as
in
deede
they
would
haue
it
quight
abolished
.
Furthermore
it
is
contained
in
the
former
braunch
,
That
your
Maiestie
was
sory
that
your
subiects
would
not
perswade
themselues
of
that
securitie
and
peace
,
which
they
should
receiue
from
you
,
and
that
they
wold
not
obey
you
as
it
became
them
:
Truly
I
protest
that
there
is
nothing
more
gréeuous
vnto
me
than
that
I
cannot
be
with
you
,
and
obey
and
serue
you
alone
,
as
I
haue
alwaies
wished
,
and
do
also
at
this
present
most
earnestly
desire
:
But
I
pray
and
beséech
you
consider
,
that
if
spies
be
dayly
sent
vnto
me
to
vew
my
doinges
,
and
my
house
,
to
sée
if
they
can
hurt
me
by
any
maner
of
meanes
,
what
peace
and
securitie
should
I
haue
if
I
were
with
you
,
when
my
enemy
hath
in
his
owne
hand
the
ordering
of
your
power
and
authoritie
.
Therfore
if
it
be
certaine
,
(
as
I
neither
ought
,
nor
can
doubt
)
that
it
is
your
will
,
that
your
Edicts
should
be
obserued
,
and
that
the
publique
peace
which
you
haue
graunted
and
confirmed
with
an
othe
,
should
also
be
of
all
men
imbraced
:
but
contrary
to
your
highnes
pleasure
,
your
subiects
are
cruelly
slaine
,
and
murthered
,
throughout
your
whole
kyngdome
,
&
that
fréely
without
redresse
:
Againe
if
flat
against
your
Maiesties
commaundement
,
Leagues
be
concluded
,
Societies
and
Fraternities
assembled
,
souldiers
mustered
,
armour
and
harnesse
made
readie
,
money
leuied
,
and
all
other
things
that
belong
to
open
and
manifest
warre
be
prepared
:
if
for
law
and
Iustice
,
Rapine
and
iniustice
raigne
,
and
your
Maiesty
(
with
contempt
of
all
estates
)
disobeyed
,
and
that
which
is
more
compelled
to
violate
and
breake
your
publique
promise
made
to
all
your
subiects
:
vppon
whom
I
say
shall
al
these
tormoyles
be
fathered
,
but
vpon
the
Cardinal
of
Loraine
author
&
mainteiner
of
al
dissentions
&
disorders
which
do
so
furiously
rage
thorow
all
this
Realme
?
And
although
your
Maiestie
and
all
those
that
are
not
wedded
to
the
Cardinall
do
know
this
matter
to
be
so
as
I
haue
said
:
yet
because
it
tendeth
to
the
defacing
&
ouerthrow
of
your
graces
honour
(
in
maintenance
wherof
I
am
more
earnest
because
I
perceiue
the
Cardinall
hath
long
ago
purposed
to
ouerthrow
it
)
he
doth
accuse
both
me
and
all
other
of
the
reformed
religion
,
and
would
with
his
wiles
charge
vs
with
treason
and
rebellion
,
whereof
hée
him selfe
is
guiltie
.
Wherefore
,
séeing
we
cannot
suffer
so
great
iniurie
any
longer
,
we
are
determined
to
dissemble
no
further
in
so
great
and
so
waightie
matters
:
for
our
longe
and
almost
incredible
patience
and
sufferance
of
wronges
,
doth
but
puffe
vp
the
Cardinall
,
and
make
him
to
croe
ouer
vs
.
And
therefore
to
be
short
,
I
beséeche
yeur
highnesse
to
consider
what
marke
he
shot
at
,
when
he
&
hys
familie
made
claime
and
title
to
the
Dukedome
of
Aniou
,
and
the
Countie
of
Prouance
,
what
he
ment
so
curiously
to
searche
out
his
petigrée
,
whereby
he
purposed
to
proue
that
he
was
of
the
bloud
Royall
of
the
lawefull
Kings
of
France
,
and
that
our
Auncetours
had
wrongefully
taken
the
Crowne
from
his
house
,
and
vsurped
it
▪
likewise
,
I
humbly
des●…re
your
Grace
to
marke
for
what
end
and
purpose
they
vsed
such
outrage
and
tyrāme
in
the
time
of
King
Fraunces
the
second
,
to
destroy
&
raze
out
the
houses
of
Burbon
,
Momorencie
,
and
Chastillon
,
whose
destruction
they
had
sworne
and
vowed
long
before
,
with
al
other
the
Princes
and
Noble
men
,
which
they
thought
would
set
themselues
to
withstande
their
wicked
attemptes
:
and
that
this
was
their
intent
,
their
dooinges
of
late
sufficiently
proued
.
For
as
soone
as
it
was
talked
abroad
that
the
Quéen
(
your
highnesse
mother
)
was
not
like
to
liue
here
any
longer
,
foorthwith
they
tooke
counsel
and
deuised
how
to
murther
the
Cardinall
of
Burbon
,
the
Chauncelour
,
the
Marshalles
,
and
diuers
other
Noble
men
of
your
Counsaill
:
and
sente
moreouer
letters
thoroughout
the
whole
kingdome
too
their
friendes
to
raise
vp
and
gather
togither
souldiers
to
destroy
all
such
as
did
in
any
respect
disallow
of
their
d●…inges
.
But
because
this
en●…prise
could
not
be
done
vnder
pretence
of
Religion
(
for
with
that
cloake
they
vse
to
hide
all
their
mischiefs
)
because
they
whose
bloud
they
sought
,
professed
the
same
religion
that
they
dyd
:
they
deuised
a
new
snare
to
entray
them
in
,
and
charge
them
as
earnest
fauourers
of
the
protestantes
,
&
therefore
to
be
expedient
,
yea
and
necessarie
to
dispatch
them
out
of
the
way
,
for
so
might
they
with
lesse
laboure
destroy
the
protestantes
them selues
.
Wherefore
,
they
terme
them
Neuters
,
and
say
that
they
are
worse
and
more
hurtfull
then
the
Huguenotes
.
And
if
so
bee
the
Cardinall
could
(
which
God
forbid
)
bring
his
purpose
to
effect
both
against
the
princes
and
Noble
men
of
the
reformed
religion
&
also
against
them
which
professe
the
Romish
religion
,
and
yet
fauour
not
their
procéedings
,
(
whom
they
call
Neuters
,
because
they
loue
peace
and
hate
trouble
and
dissention
)
is
there
any
that
eyther
would
or
could
defend
your
maiestie
from
their
cruell
handes
?
Is
there
any
that
could
stay
them
from
rending
your
Crown
of
your
Graces
head
,
which
they
say
your
progenitours
haue
vsurped
vnlawfully
against
their
auncetours
?
Can
your
Maiestie
require
a
more
liuely
representation
or
sufficient
proofe
of
the
Cardinals
saucie
ambitious
boldnesse
,
then
that
he
shewed
,
when
hée
tooke
yoūr
grace
and
your
highnesse
mother
the
Quéen
wéeping
and
lamenting
,
as
captiues
&
prisoners
with
open
force
of
armes
from
Fountainblean
to
Melune
,
&
from
thence
in
tumultuouse
hast
to
Paris
:
and
caused
your
Maiesties
entrance
into
that
famouse
Citie
to
bée
as
dishonorable
to
your
highnesse
as
it
was
wont
to
bée
honorable
and
glorious
to
your
noble
progenitours
.
Which
his
doinges
haue
ben
the
onely
and
true
causes
of
the
former
wars
&
other
dissentions
that
haue
euer
since
raged
thoroughout
your
Maiesties
Realme
.
And
may
it
not
be
easely
proued
,
how
gréeuous
your
graces
authoritie
hath
ben
alwaies
to
the
Cardinall
,
and
how
continuallie
he
hath
repyned
at
it
,
and
done
what
possible
he
could
to
draw
your
faithfull
and
loyall
subiectes
from
their
duefifull
obedience
towards
your
maiestie
,
as
may
appeare
in
that
his
sute
wherein
he
sought
too
haue
Fraunces
,
Duke
of
Guyse
,
made
one
of
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
and
got
for
that
purpose
a
warrant
from
the
Emperour
,
which
he
would
haue
proclaimed
thorough
all
your
Kingdome
,
had
not
Monsieur
Ausant
&
Monsieur
Halsede
staied
him
,
who
,
although
they
wer
of
one
religion
with
him
,
yet
could
they
no
longer
dissemble
or
see
so
great
in●…urie
done
to
youre
highnesse
:
as
though
your
maiestie
could
not
protecte
and
defendea
Cardinall
as
well
as
other
your
subiectes
,
vnlesse
he●…
fled
to
the
Emperour
for
succour
,
by
whom
or
of
whom
he
hath
,
I
am
sure
nothing
,
vnlesse
it
be
a
cankred
Imperiall
,
and
not
a
true
French
hart
towardes
your
maiestie
:
whereof
he
gaue
sufficient
profe
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
where
in
stéede
that
according
to
his
duetie
,
he
ought
to
haue
kept
and
mainteined
those
prerogatiues
that
tyme
out
of
mind
haue
ben
giuen
and
graunted
to
the
Kings
of
Fraunce
your
auncetours
:
He
I
saye
,
in
steed
of
this
his
loyall
duetie
,
called
them
in
doubt
and
question
,
séeking
by
all
meanes
to
chalenge
and
claym●…
them
for
the
Spanish
King.
Wherein
hée
hath
both
done
great
iniurie
to
your
maiestie
and
the
wole
kingdome
:
and
also
sought
thereby
to
bring
your
Grace
in
feare
,
and
to
stand
in
awe
of
him
by
reason
he
is
in
such
fauor
and
estimation
with
the
king
of
Spayne
,
to
whom
he
communicateth
all
the
affaires
of
this
realme
.
There
was
neuer
any
deuise
inuented
or
practised
,
neither
in
the
first
or
second
warres
,
whereof
Kinge
Phillip
hath
not
ben
both
an
authour
and
fautour
,
whose
chief
desire
is
,
to
sée
the
greatest
part
of
your
Nobilitie
destroyed
,
that
he
might
the
easier
conquer
your
kingdome
.
For
surely
,
there
is
no
more
effectuall
meanes
to
bring
that
his
purpose
to
passe
,
then
to
set
vs
togither
by
the
eares
by
sowing
of
strife
and
dissention
.
And
to
what
other
end●…●…an
those
Confraternities
and
brother
hoodes
(
as
they
call
them
)
of
the
Holy
Goste
bee
referred
then
to
this
.
For
some
of
the
Noble
men
which
are
admitted
into
that
fellowship
,
are
so
wedded
vnto
it
,
that
they
vtterly
forget
their
dutie
,
and
doo
conspire
with
them
the
death
of
such
noble
men
as
professe
the
reformed
religion
:
whose
desire
is
to
liue
quietly
with
them
in
the
bande
of
brotherly
loue
as
becometh
good
subiects
vnder
one
prince
,
and
friends
alied
togither
either
in
kinred
or
affinitie
.
And
who
I
beséeche
your
maiestie
,
hath
ben
the
author
of
these
holy
brotherhoods
,
but
the
Cardinall
?
who
hath
promised
to
procure
your
warrant
for
them
,
notwithstanding
your
highnesse
hath
declared
them
to
be
hurtefull
and
preiudiciall
to
your
honour
,
and
therefore
to
be
disallowed
?
And
what
shall
we
thinke
of
his
sendinge
abroad
through
all
the
whole
kingdome
,
wherin
he
willed
that
no
man
should
either
giue
credit
to
or
obey
your
Maiesties
commaundements
,
vnlesse
the
letters
which
were
sent
were
signed
with
speciall
signet
?
and
surely
,
through
this
his
dooing
,
no
commission
that
euer
came
out
from
your
grace
for
the
obseruation
of
the
Edicte
was
in
any
poinct
obeyed
and
executed
:
so
that
we
may
both
iustly
and
truly
say
,
that
he
&
none
but
he
hath
ben
auctour
of
these
broyles
and
tumultes
.
Furthermore
,
who
did
hinder
the
publishing
of
the
Edict
?
and
who
doth
st●…y
the
execution
of
it
?
who
emboldened
the
Parliament
of
Tolouze
,
to
rage
so
tyrannically
as
they
dyd
?
And
who
but
he
and
his
confederates
hath
driuen
your
Maiestie
into
such
streight
distresse
,
that
you
are
compelled
to
violate
your
publique
promise
made
and
solemlie
confirmed
by
othe
,
and
thereby
to
haue
your
credit
and
honor
crackt
amongst
all
forreyne
nations
?
yea
we
are
able
to
proue
how
he
himselfe
wrote
letters
to
your
Maiesties
mother
and
had
the
A●…males
hand
subscribed
vnto
them
,
letting
hi●…
to
vnderstand
,
that
he
could
not
staye
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
(
whereto
necessitie
drane
them
)
notwithstanding
he
would
so
work
that
it
should
neuer
be
kept
.
By
whose
meanes
is
iustice
&
equitie
banished
out
of
this
realme
,
and
most
fi●…thy
and
dissolute
libertie
of
factions
and
seditions
brought
in
with
all
kinde
of
trayterous
murthering
of
those
that
will
not
yéeld
to
their
tyrannie
.
Who
is
it
that
sendeth
ruffians
and
desperat
persons
euery
day
,
yea
euen
home
to
my
owne
house
to
murther
both
me
and
the
Admirall
?
and
this
haue
two
(
whom
I
haue
taken
)
confessed
.
Who
entised
certaine
Knights
of
S.
Michaels
order
,
&
other
Captaines
to
murther
the
Admirall
,
who
(
God
be
thanked
)
had
warninge
geuen
by
them
that
should
haue
done
the
deed
?
Who
procured
Monsieur
Sipierre
to
●…e
slaine
and
to
the
number
of
fiue
and
thirtie
Noble
men
with
him
,
but
he
?
For
his
Brother
the
Duke
of
Guise
would
commonly
boaste
of
it
a
moneth
and
more
before
it
was
done
:
and
being
done
,
he
himselfe
had
the
first
tydings
of
it
.
Yea
who
but
he
or
his
men
flue
Monsieur
Amanze
,
sitting
at
his
owne
doore
with
his
younge
daughter
in
his
armes
,
who
had
offended
neyther
part
,
but
liued
quietly
with
all
men
of
both
Religions
?
Neuerthelesse
,
when
his
Nephew
the
Duke
of
Lorayn
had
aduertised
him
,
that
it
were
expedient
for
him
,
that
hée
absented
himselfe
from
your
Grace
,
because
many
dyd
beare
him
deadly
hatred
:
&
because
he
,
ruling
al
things
at
his
owne
pleasure
,
should
be
charged
as
authour
and
causer
of
al
the
troubles
and
miseries
that
had
,
or
shold
endammage
the
common
weale
of
the
kingdome
:
Hée
made
him
aunswere
,
That
he
ruled
not
at
all
,
and
that
he
made
not
his
aboad
with
your
Maiestie
,
but
because
he
did
not
knowe
any
other
place
wherein
hee
could
bée
more
safe
and
fr●…e
from
daunger
.
Whereby
it
is
euid●…nt
,
that
for
his
●…uegard
onely
,
your
highnesse
Armie
is
maintayn●…
t●…
your
excéeding
great
charges
,
whiche
must
néedes
bring
with
it
a
very
daungerous
and
mischéeuous
end
.
For
if
so
be
the
sauetie
and
strength
of
a
king
doth
consist
vppon
the
good
will
and
loue
of
his
●…ub
●…ectes
,
what
cause
can
be
inuented
whereby
hée
shoulde
enforce
your
Maiestie
to
take
armour
against
those
whose
onely
desire
is
to
shewe
the
liege
and
loyall
obedience
they
owe
to
your
maiestie
?
But
he
thinkes
the
pretence
and
shew
of
your
name
and
aucthoritie
sufficient
to
hide
and
cloake
his
mischeuous
doinges
,
in
so
much
he
spared
not
of
late
to
saye
,
that
your
highnesse
gaue
him
this
answere
:
That
shortly
men
would
haue
gathered
in
their
hay
and
corne
,
and
haue
made
an
end
of
their
vinetage
:
that
the
Riuers
would
be
so
highe
with
showers
of
raine
,
that
men
could
not
passe
ouer
the
sayd
Riuers
:
that
your
treasurie
should
shortly
bee
enriched
with
tributes
:
and
that
then
warre
should
bée
proclaymed
against
those
of
the
reformed
religion
:
but
in
the
meane
tyme
the
chief
maintainers
thereof
were
to
be
dispatcht
out
of
the
way
.
Yea
such
is
the
impudencie
of
the
man
that
he
is
not
ashamed
to
bragge
that
the
Quéene
hath
complayning
wise
found
faulte
with
him
,
That
their
purpose
of
our
destruction
was
not
brought
to
effect
,
notwithstanding
the
feast
of
San
Ian
was
past
,
in
which
tyme
he
had
promised
to
rid
the
greatest
parte
of
vs
out
of
the
way
.
And
as
yet
,
none
were
dispatched
but
onely
Monsieur
Sipierre
:
whereunto
hée
made
answere
,
That
he
had
done
the
best
he
could
,
to
kéepe
promise
:
but
all
would
not
serue
,
because
the
Noble
men
were
alwayes
spéedely
enformed
of
al
his
deuises
:
notwithstanding
he
was
in
good
hope
to
compasse
the
matter
and
in
the
meane
season
it
was
expedient
that
your
maiestie
(
O
Christian
king
)
should
féed
vs
with
vayne
hope
and
gentle
letters
till
they
might
spye
out
fit
occasion
and
oportunitie
to
accomplishe
their
desires
.
And
what
other
can
your
grace
conceiue
of
that
summe
of
money
whiche
they
procured
Ian
Baptist
to
sende
to
you
?
was
not
the
vsurie
beyond
all
reason
to
giue
a
hundreth
for
an
hundreth
?
do
they
not
by
this
their
money
shewe
what
good
will
and
loue
they
beare
your
highnesse
?
wherefore
can
any
man
say
that
we
of
the
reformed
Religion
do
without
vrgent
and
great
cause
assaulte
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
?
howe
long
shall
he
with
subtill
trecheries
abuse
your
Maiestie
,
and
make
you
beléeue
that
we
séeke
not
him
but
you
?
seyng
we
protest
before
God
that
we
desire
to
haue
no
man
but
him
onely
and
his
confederates
:
and
why
we
●…o
so
we
haue
declared
both
iust
&
necessarie
causes
.
How
long
shall
credit
be
giuen
to
his
olde
Iuglings
and
lyes
?
I
most
hartily
beseche
the
Quéenes
Maiestie
to
remember
his
former
talke
at
Chantelliere
,
where
she
tolde
the
Constable
and
the
Admirall
,
that
the
Cardinall
was
borne
to
sowe
strife
&
discention
wheresoeuer
he
was
,
and
that
he
,
was
the
chiefe
and
onelye
cause
of
all
the
broyles
and
factions
that
were
fostred
through
out
all
the
Realme
.
Let
hir
cal
to
hir
minde
the
purpose
of
that
wise
and
prudent
king
Henrie
,
who
perceiuing
the
ambitions
and
wicked
dispositions
of
the
Cardinall
and
al
his
brethren
,
was
fully
bente
a
little
before
he
dyed
to
haue
banished
them
all
from
his
Court
to
Loraine
.
But
here
note
the
iudgement
that
the
Emperour
Maximilianus
that
nowe
is
,
gaue
of
him
when
he
wrote
to
your
Maiestie
.
That
all
the
warres
and
dissentions
that
trouble
the
state
of
Christians
,
were
both
begon
and
maintained
by
a
couple
of
Cardinals
,
the
Cardinal
Granuellan
and
him
of
Loraine
:
notwithstanding
al
this
he
abideth
with
your
Maiestie
,
a
great
armie
is
maintained
to
gard
and
defende
him
,
that
subtill
Serpente
at
your
charges
is
maintained
to
sucke
your
owne
bloud
,
who
tarieth
for
nothing
but
onely
to
spie
out
fit
occasion
and
oportunitie
to
spit
out
his
venemous
poyson
against
your
grace
.
What
blyndnesse
hath
bewitched
vs
that
straungers
and
forreyners
can
sée
the
destruction
that
hangs
ouer
our
heades
and
yet
we
cannot
perceiue
it
,
hauing
it
amongst
vs
as
it
were
in
our
lappes
?
Is
there
any
man
so
ignoraunt
that
doth
not
sée
him
practise
his
olde
and
I●…neterate
treacheries
to
the
entent
he
mighte
thrust
out
and
depose
the
lawful
&
true
hie●…e
from
the
crowne
,
and
then
giue
it
to
a
straunger
?
what
doth
he
make
of
Religion
but
a
cloke
and
a
veyle
to
couer
his
villanie
?
Can
any
man
thinke
that
he
setteth
by
or
beareth
any
zeale
to
that
Religion
,
which
he
willingly
of
his
owne
accord
would
haue
forsaken
,
and
in
stead
of
it
haue
embraced
the
confession
of
Ausburge
,
onely
vpon
this
condition
that
Francis
the
Duke
of
Guise
might
be
chosen
one
of
the
Princes
electors
of
the
Empire
.
If
any
man
say
vnto
him
that
it
is
very
perilous
&
likely
that
the
Spanishe
King
triumphing
at
our
destruction
,
will
to
our
grea●…
griefe
set
vppon
and
inuade
the
Kingdome
,
such
is
his
shamlesse
impudencie
,
that
he
will
not
stick
to
say
openly
that
the
Quéene
doth
not
muche
care
for
that
,
bycause
she
loueth
her
daughters
as
well
as
her
sonnes
.
And
although
God
would
graunt
your
Maiestie
both
might
and
power
to
pacifie
all
controuersies
amongest
vs
for
Religion
,
yet
surely
there
is
no
hope
euer
to
extinguishe
the
engraffed
grudges
and
hatred
that
the
Cardinall
and
his
companions
do
dayly
sowe
amongst
your
subiectes
.
For
what
salue
,
what
remedie
can
be
deuised
for
that
wound
,
which
through
murthers
and
spoyles
is
made
euerie
daye
more
and
more
incurable
?
Is
there
any
hope
to
reconcile
your
subiec●…s
and
set
them
at
one
againe
,
whose
st●…macke
are
with
these
furious
and
bloudy
cruelties
,
set
on
fire
with
inquen●…h
able
flame
of
hatred
?
Nay
sure
it
is
past
all
doubt
that
these
olde
displeasures
and
hatefull
harthurnings
will
last
from
one
generation
to
another
,
and
passe
from
one
to
another
eu●…
by
succession
and
heritage
as
lands
and
●…ubstance
doe
,
yea
it
is
to
be
feared
that
the
same
miserie
and
destruction
will
ouer
whelm●…
vs
that
hathe
fallen
vpon
the
Quéene
of
Scots
,
throughe
the
wicked
and
diuelishe
counsell
of
the
Cardinall
.
If
we
sée
the
Commons
to
ri●…e
vp
and
●…ebell
for
custome
and
tribut●…
of
salte
and
for
vnreasonable
taxes
that
there
Princes
lay
vpon
them
(
which
causes
be
vnlawfull
and
feditious
)
what
then
shall
they
doe
that
haue
iust
and
necessarie
causes
to
alledge
forthemselues
,
who
are
not
only
spoyled
and
bere●…ed
of
there
goods
but
also
of
there
consciences
,
dignitie
,
honor
and
life
:
that
by
this
meane
he
might
more
easle
compasse
his
long
desired
wishe
to
depose
your
Maiestie
and
hathe
for
this
purpose
full
craftely
raised
ciuill
broyles
as
more
fitte
for
his
purpose
then
foreme
warres
.
Is
there
anye
iniurie
that
can
driue
a
man
sooner
into
desperation
then
when
he
séeth
his
conscience
,
his
honor
,
honestie
,
and
life
affaulted
?
wherfore
if
I
(
whom
it
hath
pleased
God
to
place
in
néere
degrée
of
bl●…d
to
your
Grace
&
am
besides
that
natural
coniunction
bound
by
other
great
occasions
to
be
carefull
for
the
preseruation
of
your
honor
and
dignitie
:
)
together
with
the
Admirall
,
one
of
your
chiefe
and
most●…
no●…le
officers
and
many
other
Noble
men
who
are
your
highnes●…
naturall
liege
and
loyall
subiectes
doe
sée
the
enemie
euen
before
your
gates
,
shall
not
we
hazarde
and
spende
both
life
and
goods
to
chase
him
away
?
shall
we
be
such
traitors
both
to
our selues
and
our
Cou●…ey
,
that
when
we
sée
the
●…atter
mani●…
we
shall
hold
our
tounges
and
suffer
our
enemyes
furiou●…y
withoute
r●…sistance
to
i●…ade
v●…
?
shall
we
your
Princes
and
subiectes
so
behaue
our selues
that
it
may
worthily
and
iustly
another
day
be
cast
in
oure
téeth
and
sayd
,
That
we
without
regarde
of
our
allegiance
which
by
〈◊〉
he
w●…
〈◊〉
promised
to
your
Grace
,
●…ue
suff●…ed
our
lawfu●…l
Prince
and
appoyn●…ed
by
God
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
his
throne
:
shall
we
suffer
our selues
to
b●…
〈◊〉
noted
with
such
rep●…oche
of
periurie
and
trecherie
as
to
haue
séene
the
scepter
and
Crowne
of
●…ur
countrey
rent
from
the
right
and
true
heire
and
giuen
to
an
vsurping
straunger
?
but
admitte
the
Cardinals
doings
tende
not
to
the
vtter
destruction
of
your
Maiestie
,
yet
no
man
can
denie
but
that
councell
which
he
giueth
vnto
your
grace
is
not
only
disordered
and
vniust
but
also
very
pernicious
and
intollerable
.
There
is
nothing
more
acceptable
before
God
,
or
that
draweth
néerer
too
his
diuine
puritie
,
then
for
a
Kyng
to
gouerne
his
subiects
and
people
with
Iustice
and
equitie
:
againe
there
is
nothing
more
beseeming
the
office
and
dutie
of
a
King
,
then
to
loue
,
promote
,
and
further
peace
and
tranquillitie
,
and
to
defend
his
subiects
committed
to
his
charge
from
all
calamities
and
anoy
.
What
hath
bene
the
cause
that
so
many
common
welthes
haue
ben
preserued
in
florishing
estate
so
long
,
but
only
the
peaceable
and
quiet
gouernment
of
the
commons
without
any
violence
or
iniuries
?
But
amongst
all
those
counselles
which
that
wicked
Cardinall
hath
and
doth
giue
to
your
Maiestie
,
can
one
word
bee
found
that
did
or
doth
tend
too
the
maintenance
of
peace
and
quietnes
?
Nay
rather
at
your
graces
great
cost
and
charge
,
he
maintaineth
an
armie
,
that
there
by
he
may
engender
and
norish
suspicions
in
your
Maiesties
brest
,
against
those
who
couet
nothing
so
much
as
to
shew
the
dutifull
obedience
they
owe
to
your
highnes
.
Is
it
not
thorough
him
that
you
suffer
those
to
bée
slaine
,
murthered
,
and
spoyled
of
all
they
haue
,
whom
your
maiestie
is
bound
by
your
dutie
too
defend
and
shield
from
all
harme
and
distresse
?
To
be
short
is
there
any
thing
so
contrary
to
Iustice
and
equitie
,
as
to
winke
at
these
infinite
murthers
,
and
intollerable
iniuries
,
which
by
the
Cardinalles
procurement
and
allowance
do
so
gréeuously
aflict
this
whole
kingdome
,
and
are
by
them
and
his
fellowes
falsely
fathered
to
be
your
Maiesties
procéedings
.
Wherfore
,
séeing
this
is
euident
and
plaine
(
as
in
deede
it
can
not
be
denied
)
that
it
gréeueth
your
Maiesty
(
as
you
haue
often
written
to
the
Admirall
and
me
)
to
be
bereaued
of
lawfull
and
due
obedience
,
and
to
haue
Iustice
defiled
and
corrupted
,
and
haue
theruppon
desired
your
mother
that
all
things
might
be
done
quietly
without
any
kind
of
tumult
,
and
that
the
Edict
might
be
obserued
,
and
all
occasions
eschewed
that
might
pro
cure
ciuill
warres
,
againe
being
the
extréeme
destructi
on
of
your
kingdome
:
if
I
say
your
Maiestie
haue
done
all
these
things
,
and
notwithstanding
your
faithfull
&
true
subiects
do
perceiue
that
the
Cardinall
(
who
hath
conspired
our
death
)
hath
as
it
were
violently
and
frau
duntly
possessed
your
authoritie
,
and
abusing
the
same
,
doth
charge
your
host
and
souldiers
(
contrari●…
to
the
publique
warrant
graunted
to
vs
)
to
take
both
me
and
the
Admirall
by
treason
,
and
ambushe
:
and
doth
also
en
force
your
Maiestie
to
do
al
thinges
contrary
to
the
dutie
of
a
good
and
gracious
Kyng
,
to
the
entent
he
might
weaken
and
slaken
the
good
will
and
loue
of
your
subiectes
:
Wese
him
also
rule
and
gouerne
the
whole
common
wealth
according
to
his
owne
filthy
lust
,
&
to
bring
all
thinges
to
such
narrow
streites
,
that
euery
mans
hart
is
ready
to
flame
out
with
euerlasting
fire
of
dead
ly
hatred
,
by
reason
of
so
many
horible
murthers
that
escaped
al
vnpunished
&
scotfrée
:
séeing
therfore
that
these
thinges
are
so
manifest
what
els
can
your
subiects
doe
in
this
extréeme
desperation
,
but
to
suppresse
that
wicked
Cardinall
,
author
and
beginner
of
all
mischiefe
.
And
surely
the
cause
that
vrgeth
them
to
séeke
this
remedie
is
both
iust
and
lawfull
,
séeing
they
can
not
suffer
any
man
to
raigne
ouer
them
but
your
Maiestie
:
&
sée
moreouer
your
dignitie
and
Crowne
their
religion
,
honour
goods
,
and
liues
,
to
bee
in
the
handes
of
their
deadly
enemies
,
nor
haue
,
nor
can
haue
any
protection
wherewith
to
shield
them selues
from
such
iniuries
as
openly
are
both
threatned
and
offered
them
.
How
can
they
either
hope
or
suffer
any
longer
,
foreséeing
in
their
mindes
that
terrible
and
blustering
tempest
of
troubles
that
is
like
to
ensue
?
Wherof
they
haue
full
many
a
time
aduertised
your
Maiestie
,
&
setting
before
your
graces
eyes
the
fearefull
&
lamentable
state
of
things
haue
very
often
most
humbly
craued
remedie
at
your
handes
.
These
are
the
causes
(
O
Kyng
)
that
haue
enforced
me
and
the
Admirall
,
and
diuers
others
of
your
subiectes
(
who
had
rather
to
hazard
their
liues
and
die
valiantly
,
and
honorably
,
then
to
suffer
so
great
iniurie
&
villanie
to
be
wrought
against
your
Maiestie
and
the
whole
Realme
)
after
long
and
earnest
sute
for
other
lawfull
meanes
,
to
take
this
thing
vppon
vs
.
Wherfore
we
all
desiring
,
and
crauing
,
the
helpe
and
aide
of
all
Princes
&
Noble
men
,
confederate
to
succour
your
Maiestie
in
these
extréeme
daungers
,
do
protest
before
God
,
and
all
the
world
,
that
this
is
our
only
entent
&
desire
to
haue
,
The
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
fellowes
,
and
that
it
is
they
only
whom
we
seeke
,
as
the
very
rootes
,
causes
,
and
maintayners
of
all
trouble
and
mischiefe
:
Which
threaten
destruction
&
desolation
to
this
kingdome
,
and
to
pursue
them
as
periured
robbers
,
violaters
of
peace
&
chiefe
and
deadly
enemies
of
all
good
orders
and
quietnes
.
Wherefore
let
no
man
hereafter
marueile
,
if
I
and
my
fellowes
refuse
to
obey
any
thing
that
shal
be
ordeyned
in
your
Maiesties
counsell
where
in
the
Cardinall
is
present
,
not
that
wee
will
disobethem
as
come
from
your
highnes
,
but
as
coygned
and
framed
by
the
Cardinall
and
his
companions
,
whome
we
vtterly
refuse
&
renounce
both
in
publique
affaires
that
concerne
the
common
wealth
,
and
also
in
priuate
matters
that
only
touch
vs
,
to
the
entent
wee
bee
not
charged
with
the
troubles
that
may
arise
hereof
,
but
he
rather
who
is
the
authour
and
father
of
them
,
the
Cardinall
I
meane
and
his
adherents
.
These
letters
and
this
supplication
therefore
béeing
Marshall
Vielleuil
,
which
was
then
at
Poyctiers
,
and
to
Monsieur
Monluce
,
Lieuetenant
of
Guian
,
signifying
vnto
them
,
that
his
purpose
was
to
go
to
the
house
of
Rochefocault
,
only
to
leaue
his
family
in
safetie
,
and
there
to
abyde
himselfe
,
vntill
such
time
as
hée
had
receyued
an
aunswere
of
his
letters
(
of
which
wée
spake
before
)
from
the
king
.
About
this
time
also
,
the
aduersaries
lay
in
wayte
Odet
Chastillon
,
abydinge
in
the
territorie
of
Bellouac
:
of
which
he
being
certified
,
fled
,
and
in
fléeing
,
was
chased
by
souldiours
,
till
he
came
to
the
Sea
:
In
so
much
that
he
was
constrayned
to
leaue
the
greatest
part
of
his
cariage
behind
him
,
and
to
take
Ship
to
passe
ouer
into
England
.
It
was
also
commonly
reported
about
this
tyme
,
Furthermore
,
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
dayly
more
&
more
played
the
tyrant
in
Flaunders
,
straining
no
courtesie
at
the
shedding
of
innocent
bloud
:
wherevpon
the
prince
of
Orange
being
moued
partely
to
discharge
his
dutie
,
being
one
of
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
and
partely
for
the
loue
which
hée
bare
to
his
Countrey
,
caused
a
great
Army
to
be
in
a
readinesse
,
that
hée
might
withstand
the
cruell
tyrannie
of
the
said
Duke
of
Alba.
He
had
to
ayde
him
,
great
numbers
of
horsemen
&
footemen
,
which
came
out
of
Germany
,
out
of
Fraunce
,
and
also
out
of
the
low
Countrey
.
County
L●…dowike
also
his
brother
,
a
valeant
captain
,
came
with
a
great
number
of
good
souldiours
to
ioyne
with
him
.
COME
LORD
IESV
,
COME
QVICKLY
.
The.
ix
.
Booke
of
Commentaries
,
concerning
the
state
of
Religion
and
of
the
common
wealth
of
Fraunce
vnder
the
Raigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
.
THus
beganne
the
third
ciuill
war
in
Fraunce
being
more
notable
than
the
others
goyng
before
,
both
for
the
great
attempts
Therefore
,
by
the
Kings
commaund●…ment
(
for
vnder
this
name
the
Papistes
did
what
they
would
)
the
Armies
that
were
dismi●…t
,
were
nowe
called
backe
againe
,
newe
choyse
and
muste●…s
of
men
were
had
,
and
they
were
all
commaunded
to
be
at
Staples
the.
x.
day●…
of
September
.
The
whol●…
ordering
and
charge
of
the
warre
was
committed
t●…
Alexander
Duke
of
Angewe
,
the
Kings
brother
,
being
but
a
young
man
:
notwithstanding
he
had
ioyned
with
him
certaine
valiant
captaines
as
we
sayde
before
.
Then
were
baytes
and
●…nares
subti●…ly
layde
,
and
in
the
Kinges
name
the
gouernours
of
the
Prouinces
published
a
decrée
,
as
thus
:
The
Kyng
commaundeth
that
all
the
men
of
the
reformed
Religion
be
vnder
his
protection
,
no
lesse
than
anye
other
of
his
subiectes
:
that
they
may
haue
leaue
to
complaine
of
iniuries
done
to
them
:
that
they
may
haue
remedies
prouided
out
of
hande
,
as
it
is
meete
and
conuenient
,
for
their
defence
:
and
that
all
Magistrates
should
be
vigilant
to
defend
them
.
In
the
meane
tyme
he
that
caryed
the
Prince
of
Condes
letters
to
the
King
,
after
the
deliuerie
of
them
,
The
Prince
of
Conde
,
when
he
had
stayed
in
the
house
of
Rochfoucant
certaine
dayes
,
wente
wyth
hys
whole
retinew
to
Rochel
,
of
whose
inhabitantes
he
was
very
louingly
receiued
.
And
thether
came
vnto
him
the
inhabitantes
of
Xantonge
,
of
Poictou
,
of
Perigueux
,
of
Engolmoys
,
and
a
great
number
of
noble
men
of
the
Regions
thereaboutes
,
which
embraced
the
reformed
religion
:
and
as
for
the
common
sort
of
people
,
they
came
vnto
him
out
of
all
those
quarters
,
by
beapes
.
The
C●…ties
also
called
Sainctes
,
Tifauge
,
and
Montagu
,
offered
themselues
vnto
him
.
But
for
all
this
,
he
sente
letters
to
diuers
partes
of
the
Realme
,
requiring
ay●…
of
hys
fellowes
,
and
forsomuch
as
the
Protestantes
were
expulsed
almost
euery
Citie
,
it
seemed
good
vnto
him
that
they
shoulde
come
with
all
spéede
to
hi●…
to
Rochel
,
and
then
hauing
greater
power
,
to
ioy●…
battaile
wyth
the
enemie
.
Notwithstanding
in
many
places
by
the
wonderfull
prouidence
of
God
,
there
were
diuers
places
of
refuge
reserued
throughout
the
whole
Realme
,
as
to
the
men
of
Francoys
,
Sanferre
,
and
Uezelay
:
to
the
men
of
Languedoe
,
Montalban
,
Castrealby
,
and
Milliaulde
,
to
the
men
of
Dolpheny
,
which
at
that
time
were
in
great
perill
,
the
Cities
of
Uiuaretze
were
reserued
,
as
Albenac
,
Priuac
,
and
many
others
.
But
before
the
Prince
of
Conde
began
any
warre
,
he
published
a
certaine
solemne
declaration
of
the
causes
of
the
same
:
In
manner
and
forme
,
as
followeth
.
I
protest
before
God
and
his
Angels
,
and
before
this
holy
assembly
,
that
●…as
(
I
also
declared
in
my
last
letters
which
I
sent
vnto
the
King
my
Lord
)
intend
to
do
nothing
against
his
Maiestie
,
which
may
either
hurt
his
person
or
dignitie
:
but
taking
him
for
my
Kinge
and
supreme
Lorde
,
next
vnder
God
,
by
him
so
appoynted
,
I
protest
that
whatsoeuer
I
doe
,
is
for
no
other
cause
,
but
to
keepe
and
defende
the
liberties
of
our
consciences
,
the
free
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
our
lyues
,
honours
and
goods
,
from
the
tyrannie
and
oppression
of
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
fellowes
▪
the
whiche
tyrannie
they
haue
alwayes
hytherto
shewed
,
and
minde
still
to
vse
towards
the
men
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
contrary
to
our
kings
will
,
whiche
he
hath
openly
declared
by
publique
Edicts
and
decrees
,
thereby
breaking
the
common
peace
and
tranqui●…itie
.
And
for
this
cause
,
to
the
end
I
may
defend
their
lyues
,
honours
,
goods
,
and
the
libertie
of
their
cons●…ences
,
which
professe
the
reformed
religion
,
I
affir●…e
that
I
wyll
spende
bothe
my
lyfe
and
whatso
euer
e●…se
God
hath
giuen
vnto
me
:
And
b●…cause
there
came
souldiers
daye
by
daye
vnto
him
,
and
that
all
things
mighte
be
done
orderly
▪
he
appoynted
a
certaine
forme
of
discipline
to
be
vsed
among
Ye
sweare
and
promise
by
the
name
of
the
liuing
God
,
that
ye
,
for
the
causes
declared
by
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
wyll
gyue
your
liues
,
bodyes
,
and
goods
to
be
at
the
commaundement
of
the
same
Prince
of
Conde
,
whom
ye
acknowledge
to
be
the
captayne
of
this
Armie
:
Ye
sweare
and
promise
,
willingly
to
obey
all
those
things
,
whyche
eyther
he
or
his
deputies
shall
commaunde
,
and
faithfully
to
obserue
and
keepe
the
order
of
discipline
which
he
hath
appointed
to
the
gouerning
of
his
armie
.
And
that
till
suche
tyme
,
as
they
whiche
are
enemyes
to
the
common
peace
,
be
openly
punished
by
order
of
law
,
for
their
murthers
rober●…es
,
spoyles
,
and
oppressions
,
whiche
they
haue
committed
agaynst
the
Kynges
will
and
againste
the
peace
,
towardes
the
professors
of
the
reformed
Religion
within
the
Realme
:
that
we
at
the
lengthe
maye
eni●…ya
the
freedome
of
our
consciences
,
the
securitie
of
ourdyues
and
goods
,
peac●…ably
vnder
the
Kynges
obedience
.
But
this
was
the
description
and
forme
of
the
Discipline
prescribed
.
BECAVSE
Order
,
as
it
is
profitable
to
all
men
,
sort
is
necessary
for
the
louers
of
the
reformed
That
if
there
be
any
man
which
will
not
obeye
these
things
,
there
is
no
place
for
him
in
our
armye
.
I
will
therefore
that
euery
man
faythfully
obserue
and
kéepe
them
.
First
,
whosoeuer
shall
come
to
this
Army
,
shall
declare
and
giue
his
name
within
sixe
dayes
,
and
shall
●…weare
acco●…ding
to
the
forme
of
the
othe
appoynted
:
the
which
except
they
doe
,
their
horse
and
armour
shal
be
taken
from
them
and
giuen
to
their
accuser
.
And
when
he
hath
giuen
his
name
,
he
shall
gyue
attendance
and
●…de
to
his
charge
,
whether
it
be
to
watch
and
ward
day
or
night
,
or
whatsoeuer
else
:
if
not
,
then
he
shal
for●…ayte
his
armour
.
No
man
shall
forsake
his
Enseigne
and
goe
to
another
Enseigne
,
without
the
sufferance
&
leaue
of
his
Captain
:
he
that
shall
do
otherwise
,
shal
be
punished
according
to
his
offence
.
And
because
no
man
shall
pleade
ignorance
,
let
them
which
are
lately
come
to
our
army
,
be
certified
of
this
decrée
.
It
shal
be
lawful
for
the
souldiour
to
aske
leaue
of
his
Captayne
:
if
it
be
denied
▪
I
will
that
he
come
to
me
,
and
I
will
order
the
matter
at
my
discretion
.
I
will
also
that
the
othe
be
ministred
euery
Moneth
.
And
to
the
ende
the
names
of
such
as
be
lacking
may
be
knowne
,
I
will
that
the
hils
and
Scroules
of
the
names
be
brought
vnto
mee
●…
and
that
th●…re
be
none
in
the
Army
which
kéepe
backe
hys
name
,
or
which
is
not
alowed
by
the
testimony
of
some
other
.
He
which
shal
be
found
gilty
herein
the
third
day
after
the
publishing
of
this
writing
,
shall
suffer
death
.
Furthermore
,
I
will
and
appointe
that
there
bee
in
ei
uery
Giddon
of
horsemen
one
hundreth
,
and
of
euery
Enseigne
of
footemen
CC.
and
euery
Captayne
to
haue
vnder
him
his
vndercaptaynes
,
&
other
officers
.
That
no
man
presume
to
attempt
any
thing
against
the
enemie
,
wiihout
the
commaundement
of
his
Superiours
:
if
the
Captayne
shal
be
found
culpable
herein
,
then
hee
shal
be
banished
his
office
:
if
the
Souldiour
,
his
armour
shal
be
taken
from
him
and
then
he
expelled
the
hoaste
.
That
no
man
forsake
his
Enseigne
:
and
that
suche
as
are
found
robbing
and
spoyling
,
be
seuerely
punished
as
théeues
,
and
their
armour
and
horse
gyuen
to
their
accusers
.
And
because
this
warre
differeth
from
the
other
warres
that
haue
bene
heretofore
,
I
will
that
th●…
spoyles
be
caryed
all
to
one
place
,
for
the
common
profite
and
wealth
of
the
whole
Army
.
If
any
shall
pilpher
or
purloyn
from
his
fellow
,
he
shal
be
punished
as
a
theef
:
and
he
that
shall
apprehend
and
detecte
such
a
one
,
shal
be
well
rewarded
.
The
spoyles
which
shal
be
taken
at
the
yéelding
vp
of
any
Citie
,
shall
〈◊〉
to
the
general
vse
of
the
whole
army
.
And
nothing
shal
be
counted
for
spoile
but
that
which
may
be
proued
so
to
be
,
by
sure
arguments
and
testimenies
,
otherwise
it
shal
be
accounted
for
rapine
and
theft
.
I
will
also
that
there
be
no
vagrant
and
vnprofitable
members
in
the
Army
.
Three
footemen
shall
haue
onely
one
Page
attendinge
vppon
them
,
who
also
shall
followe
his
Maisters
Enseigne
:
if
he
be
found
otherwise
,
he
shal
be
hanged
.
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
any
footeman
to
haue
horses
,
asses
,
or
other
cattell
,
but
onely
for
Captaynes
and
such
like
officers
:
prouided
notwithstanding
that
they
abuse
not
this
libertie
.
If
any
man
shall
take
away
the
cattie
that
belonge
to
husband
men
for
tillage
,
he
shall
suffer
death
.
Moreouer
,
I
will
that
there
be
no
braule
nor
contencion
mo●…ed
,
specially
that
one
man
fight
not
with
an
other
:
yf
any
shall
so
do
,
he
shall
dye
.
If
there
happen
to
bee
any
offence
,
●…et
the
Captaynes
be
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
there
may
be
some
order
taken
and
peace
〈◊〉
.
I
〈◊〉
that
all
priuie
grudge
and
ma●…ice
be
layde
asyde
,
and
if
any
man
refuse
to
be
reconciled
,
I
commaund
〈◊〉
that
Captaynes
be
admonished
thereof
,
that
all
sawfull
wayes
may
be
sought
for
reconciliation
.
That
no
man
take
any
other
lodging
than
that
which
shal
be
appointed
to
him
.
If
he
be
a
Captayne
that
shal●…e
fasty
herein
,
hée
shall
loose
his
office
,
but
if
he
be
but
a
common
souldiour
,
hée
shal
loose
his
armoure
or
horse
,
beside
other
punishments
at
my
discretion
.
And
I
will
that
all
officers
diligently
come
togither
to
the
appointed
place
of
méeting
for
the
Army
,
that
they
may
foresée
and
prouide
whatsoeuer
shal
be
necessary
for
euery
occasion
.
That
no
man
steale
away
the
vittayle
and
prouision
belonging
to
the
Army
,
vpon
payne
of
death
▪
And
least
any
man
may
plead
lawfully
ignorance
,
I
will
that
these
Martiall
decrées
be
proclaymed
euery
wéeke
throughout
the
whole
Army
,
in
some
conuenient
place
or
other
.
Let
these
things
be
diligently
obserued
and
kept
generally
.
They
which
abused
the
Kings
name
feared
least
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
should
goe
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
Monsieur
Losse
was
fent
to
steale
away
the
Prince
,
but
in
vayne
.
For
the
good
and
Christian
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
when
she
had
made
all
things
ready
,
and
had
gathered
certeyne
bandes
of
men
out
of
her
dominion
,
came
with
hir
son
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
Then
they
practised
by
other
meanes
to
stay
her
,
least
she
should
ioyne
her self
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
writing
vnto
her
sugred
letters
,
to
winne
her
from
the
reformed
Religion
.
With
these
letters
was
sent
Monsieur
Motte
to
perswade
her
,
and
to
assure
her
of
the
Kinge
and
Quéenes
good
will
.
But
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
persisting
in
her
former
purpose
,
sent
letters
to
the
King
,
to
the
Quéene
,
to
the
Duks
of
Aniou
,
and
to
the
Cardinall
of
Borbon
:
In
the
which
because
she
doth
plainly
she
we
the
reasons
of
hir
purpose
,
it
shall
not
be
amisse
to
repeate
the
summe
of
them
.
When
(
saith
she
)
I
receyued
your
letters
,
I
was
rea
dy
to
take
my
iorney
,
hearing
the
rumor
of
so
great
alte
which
was
offred
vnto
vs
(
most
Christian
king
)
by
your
Edict
of
patification
:
the
which
notwithstanding
was
not
only
euill
obserued
&
kept
,
but
plainly
broken
also
by
the
subtil
meanes
of
the
Cardinal
of
Lorain
:
who
notwithstanding
your
promises
which
you
haue
made
to
your
miserable
subiectes
,
hath
not
ceased
,
both
by
letters
to
the
parliaments
,
and
also
to
all
those
whose
help
he
thought
hee
might
haue
,
to
frustrate
and
adnihillate
the
force
and
effect
of
the
Edict
:
&
abusing
our
patience
after
he
had
made
a
way
to
an
infinite
sort
of
murthers
,
he
presumed
to
procéede
farther
,
and
sought
to
preuaile
against
the
Princes
your
neare
kinsmen
:
of
the
which
we
haue
a
manifest
example
in
my
brother
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
who
was
so
furiously
assaulted
,
that
hee
was
constrained
,
to
craue
aide
of
his
kinsmen
.
And
bycause
my
Sonne
and
I
are
so
neare
of
bloud
vnto
him
,
wée
could
not
chuse
but
offer
vnto
him
that
kindnesse
,
which
the
Law
of
nature
requireth
.
Wée
know
sufficiently
your
mind
,
which
you
haue
declared
both
by
woord
and
writinge
,
which
is
to
haue
at
our
handes
obedience
,
the
which
we
are
ready
to
yéeld
vnto
you
,
euen
to
●…heading
of
the
laste
drop
of
our
bloud
.
And
furthermore
we
know
most
Christian
king
,
that
your
naturall
goodnes
is
wholy
encl●…ned
to
preserue
vs
and
not
to
destroy
vs
.
Seing
therfore
wée
sée
such
practises
against
vs
,
is
ther
any
man
which
,
knowing
you
to
be
a
faithfull
and
iuste
king
,
and
séeing
notwithstanding
such
contrary
actions
so
manifest
against
your
promises
,
will
not
Iudge
that
these
things
are
done
withour
your
commaundement
,
and
that
by
the
cankered
malice
and
spight
of
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
:
Therefore
I
pray
and
beséech
you
(
most
Christian
King
)
to
take
it
in
good
part
the
I
was
gone
from
home
,
to
serue
our
God
&
you
also
,
which
are
our
King
and
supreme
Lord
,
and
of
our
owne
bloud
:
Wée
setting
our selues
,
as
vtter
enemies
,
against
their
practises
,
so
much
as
wée
may
,
which
presumptuously
go
aboute
to
oppresse
vs
.
And
I
pray
you
to
certifie
your selfe
,
that
wee
haue
not
put
oure selues
in
armour
but
onely
for
these
thrée
causes
least
they
should
vtterly
destroye
vs
,
as
they
haue
gone
about
As
touching
mine
owe
part
,
I
say
the
the
Cardinal
hath
done
great
iniurie
vnto
you
,
in
that
he
hath
gone
about
to
chaunge
his
power
and
authoritie
into
violence
,
séeking
to
take
away
my
Sonne
from
me
perforce
,
that
he
might
be
brought
vnto
you
:
as
though
your
onely
commaundement
could
not
sufficiently
preuayle
both
with
him
and
me
.
But
we
saye
and
affirms
(
O
king
)
and
beséeche
you
so
to
thinke
,
that
we
are
your
most
louing
and
obedient
seruaunts
:
in
so
much
that
whensoeuer
it
shall
please
you
to
trye
vs
,
&
to
compare
our
fayth
with
the
falshood
of
the
Cardinall
and
his
fellowes
,
I
beléeue
you
shall
finde
more
trueth
and
trust
in
my
déedes
,
than
you
shall
finde
faythfulnes
in
his
wordes
.
The
which
also
we
will
alwayes
performe
with
all
willingnesse
of
mynd
But
to
the
Quéene
the
Kings
mother
,
she
wrote
after
The
whiche
haue
ben
so
effectuall
in
me
,
that
Monsieur
la
Mott
,
whom
you
sent
vnto
me
with
letters
,
founde
mée
gone
from
home
,
with
full
purpose
and
intent
to
spend
and
bestow
my
life
,
goodes
,
and
all
that
I
haue
,
for
their
sakes
.
But
I
p●…ay
you
O
Quéene
,
if
these
my
letters
be
ouer
tediouse
vnto
you
,
that
you
would
impute
it
to
the
necessitie
of
the
time
,
which
hath
brought
me
into
such
extremities
,
that
I
cannot
choose
but
be
long
in
repeating
of
them
:
meaning
thereby
to
declare
vnto
you
my
purpose
,
and
to
set
before
your
eyes
my
whole
mynde
:
in
the
which
you
may
haue
a
liuely
view
of
those
things
,
the
which
I
know
,
are
after
a
contrary
maner
layd
to
my
charge
.
But
I
pray
you
,
gyue
me
leaue
to
repeate
the
whole
matter
from
that
tyme
,
in
the
which
the
Guises
shewed
themselues
to
be
enemies
to
the
peace
and
tran
quillitie
of
the
whole
realme
:
at
what
time
they
flattered
the
King
my
husband
disceased
with
fayre
wordes
,
making
him
beléeue
that
he
should
recouer
his
kingdom
.
You
know
with
what
kinde
of
men
he
was
then
beset
on
euery
syde
,
to
my
great
griese
,
and
to
your
grie●…e
,
I
dare
say
also
:
for
I
knew
it
then
of
your
own
m●…th
.
I
pray
you
remember
how
faythfull
you
haue
alwayes
found
me
,
when
as
for
the
common
wealth
of
the
realm
▪
I
almost
forsooke
my
husband
and
my
children
.
I
pray
you
also
remember
what
talke
you
haue
had
with
me
,
and
what
a
trust
you
séemed
to
haue
in
me
,
when
I
departed
from
you
from
Fontainbleau
.
From
that
time
,
I
protest
that
I
haue
ben
the
same
woman
still
.
And
I
pray
you
remember
how
faithfully
I
obeyed
your
letters
which
you
sent
vnto
me
when
I
was
at
Vendosme
.
Remember
what
I
did
after
that
in
Guian
,
to
obey
your
commaundements
.
Then
I
lost
the
King
my
husband
,
that
I
might
be
partaker
of
the
common
chaunce
&
calamity
of
widowes
.
I
wil
not
repeate
euery
particular
iniury
that
hath
ben
don
to
me
,
seeing
that
I
meane
to
speak
of
them
all
generally
.
And
I
protest
againe
,
that
the
desire
I
haue
to
obey
god
,
&
the
loue
which
I
owe
to
my
kin●…olkes
and
countrey
,
haue
so
possessed
my
mind
,
that
I
haue
almost
no
respect
or
consideration
of
my selfe
.
Let
me
come
therfore
to
the
time
of
the
extréeme
troubles
,
them
renued
again
,
when
the
Cardinal
of
Lorain
brought
vs
into
such
straites
,
as
you
&
al
men
know
.
In
the
mean
time
I
,
by
their
malice
&
subtill
practises
,
aboad
vnprof●…
table
in
my
own
dominion
,
who
sought
al
that
thei
could
to
intangle
me
.
And
what
I
then
did
,
you
are
so
wel
certified
of
y●
same
,
that
I
shal
not
néed
to
make
ani
farther
rehearsal
therof
.
Therefore
to
come
to
this
my
present
state
,
at
what
time
I
sée
the
Edicts
of
my
King
,
not
only
broken
,
but
also
quight
contemned
&
set
at
naught
,
his
au
thoritie
despised
,
his
kingly
promises
not
regarded
:
all
which
come
to
passe
by
the
wicked
practises
of
the
Cardinal
of
Loraine
:
whom
I
can
not
so
well
point
out
O
Quéene
,
as
he
is
knowne
vnto
you
.
And
beside
the
barbarouse
cruelty
which
he
and
the
reste
of
his
fellowes
haue
shewed
,
the
boldnes
of
those
homicides
increaseth
insomuch
that
thei
dare
giue
attempts
against
the
princes
of
the
Kings
bloud
,
which
are
no
lesse
ornaments
vnto
him
,
than
are
the
braunches
to
the
trée
,
of
the
which
notwithstanding
they
séeke
to
dispoyle
the
King.
It
is
not
zeale
of
Religion
that
moueth
them
.
God
prosper
you
,
O
Quéene
,
you
knowe
well
enough
that
when
you
were
sick
of
late
,
the
Cardinal
of
Borbon
my
brother
escaped
not
altogither
the
snares
which
thei
laid
for
him
:
and
yetnotwithstanding
he
is
a
Catholike
.
It
is
therfore
the
bloud
and
house
of
Borbon
,
that
doth
so
gréeue
them
:
as
they
haue
euidently
declared
by
persecuting
my
brother
the
Prince
of
Conde
&
his
children
:
whose
defence
my
Sonne
and
I
will
neuer
neglect
.
Neyther
do
I
forget
the
practise
of
Monsieur
Lossae
against
my
Sonne
:
the
which
was
done
by
the
tirannicall
counsaile
of
the
Cardinal
of
Lorain
and
his
fellowes
.
I
know
,
O
Quene
,
it
wil
come
to
passe
that
many
which
shal
heare
my
letters
,
will
say
that
they
are
written
by
the
forme
&
coppy
of
those
,
which
are
dayly
brought
vnto
you
from
dyuers
places
,
&
that
they
come
not
from
me
.
But
I
pray
you
to
consider
,
that
we
which
professe
the
reformed
religion
,
vse
not
only
one
argument
,
but
also
almoste
one
forme
of
words
:
and
also
that
it
cannot
be
but
that
true
and
sincere
fidelitie
muste
come
from
so
noble
a
house
,
as
the
house
of
Borbon
is
.
There
are
thrée
reasons
which
haue
broughte
me
hether
.
The
firste
is
,
the
obedience
which
I
owe
vnto
god
,
séeyng
that
I
sée
,
the
Cardinal
of
Loraine
goyng
aboute
with
the
reste
of
his
fellowes
,
to
destroye
those
which
serue
the
Lorde
,
and
embrace
the
true
religion
.
The
seconde
is
the
obedience
of
my
king
,
that
I
may
best
owe
my
lyfe
and
goods
,
for
the
obseruation
of
the
Edict
of
pacifiation
,
made
by
the
kings
will
and
consent
:
and
least
this
Fraunce
our
Countrey
,
the
mother
and
Nource
of
so
many
good
men
shoulde
be
vtterly
destroyed
with
hir
children
.
The
third
is
,
consanguinitie
:
the
which
,
as
I
haue
saide
▪
calleth
vs
to
helpe
our
brother
the
Prince
of
Conde
all
that
we
can
:
whom
we
sée
manifestly
to
be
afflicted
and
assaulted
,
by
them
which
are
in
y●
authoritie
with
you
&
the
King
,
which
they
little
deserue
:
who
blinde
your
eyes
,
least
you
shoulde
sée
their
euill
dealing
,
and
stop
your
eares
,
least
ye
shoulde
heare
our
complaintes
.
But
I
wold
to
God
,
O
Quene
,
that
your
eyes
and
eares
,
beyng
at
the
laste
opened
,
ye
may
both
sée
and
heare
,
what
good
will
and
loue
euerye
one
of
vs
beareth
to
your
Maiesties
.
But
nowe
as
concerning
those
letters
whiche
you
sente
vnto
me
,
I
perceyue
by
them
very
well
,
howe
greatly
you
are
incensed
against
me
.
Wherefore
by
this
Messenger
I
haue
sent
vnto
you
my
mind
more
at
large
,
whom
I
haue
con
maunded
to
signifie
vnto
you
in
my
name
,
howe
necessarie
it
is
for
you
,
if
you
meane
to
keepe
your
authority
,
to
seperate
them
from
you
which
séeke
to
diminish
the
same
,
and
to
destroy
those
also
which
loue
you
.
Iudge
of
vs
rightly
,
and
put
a
d●…fference
betwéene
the
good
and
the
euill
,
and
perswade
your selfe
this
one
thing
of
me
,
that
I
haue
a
singular
care
and
desire
to
preserue
peace
,
the
whiche
is
so
firme
in
me
,
that
the
Cardinall
of
Lorayne
and
his
fellowes
can
neuer
take
the
same
from
me
.
For
the
establishing
of
the
which
peace
if
I
myght
anye
thing
preuaile
,
I
woulde
thinke
my selfe
moste
happie
.
Hir
letters
to
the
Cardinall
of
Borbon
were
more
vehement
,
to
whom
,
after
discourse
made
of
hir
letters
sente
to
the
King
and
Queene
,
and
of
the
occasion
of
hir
Iourney
,
she
wrote
in
manner
and
forme
following
.
How
long
(
sayeth
shée
)
wil
you
be
suffragane
to
the
Cardinall
of
Lorrayne
?
shall
hée
make
you
ashamed
of
your
brother
,
sisters
,
and
kinsfolkes
,
and
harden
your
harte
agaynst
them
?
Truly
if
you
wil
not
be
moued
for
their
sakes
which
are
so
néere
of
your
bloud
,
but
wil
bée
an
ennemie
to
the
reformed
Religion
:
yet
remember
what
destruction
he
went
about
to
bring
vpon
you
,
the
Quene
being
sicke
.
After
the
which
,
for
a
while
you
wer
ware
and
tooke
héede
,
least
you
should
fall
into
the
lyke
perill
,
but
quickly
you
forgot
the
same
ageyn
,
you
were
so
blinded
with
the
perswasions
of
the
Cardinall
:
because
you
are
seperated
from
vs
by
religion
,
shall
therfore
the
bonde
of
consanguinitie
and
nature
be
broken
?
Take
héede
,
take
héed
what
you
doe
.
They
séeke
for
the
death
of
your
naturall
brother
:
whose
defence
if
you
séeke
not
,
I
and
my
Sonne
will
doe
it
our selues
.
But
if
you
cannot
defende
him
by
force
of
armes
,
shew
your
good
will
otherwise
.
For
these
haue
allured
vs
,
God
,
the
King
,
and
Consanguinitie
.
The
Quéene
of
Nauar
came
to
Cogn●…
with
hir
Armies
,
whether
the
Prince
of
Conde
went
from
Rochell
to
meete
hir
,
with
a
greate
number
of
Noble
men
.
A
great
number
of
men
came
dayly
out
of
the
hither
part
of
Guian
,
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
But
it
was
maruaile
that
the
Papistes
did
not
stop
their
passage
,
seyng
that
they
had
great
Armies
of
men
in
a
readinesse
,
and
had
alreadie
stopt
vp
all
passage
by
water
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Duke
of
Aniou
was
at
Orleans
,
gathering
his
dispersed
Armie
together
:
but
there
arising
a
contention
betwéene
the
chiefe
captaines
,
he
was
much
hindred
:
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
therby
had
the
better
occasion
to
procéede
in
his
affaires
.
At
the
rumor
of
the
comming
of
the
Queene
of
Nauars
Armies
the
Citie
of
San
Iand
Angely
,
a
wel
fenced
When
the
Prince
of
Conde
wente
from
Noyers
,
th●…
Andelot
was
in
Britaine
.
And
beyng
certified
of
his
departure
,
he
gathered
together
a
greate
number
of
souldiers
,
oute
of
Brittanie
,
Normandy
,
Touraine
,
and
oute
of
the
countreys
thereaboutes
:
the
Noble
men
of
the
reformed
And
to
come
to
ioyne
himselfe
wyth
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
he
mynded
to
passe
ouer
the
ryuer
of
Loyre
.
Now
the
purpose
of
the
Andelot
was
to
take
a
certain
towne
called
Saulmur
,
néere
vnto
the
ryuer
of
Loyre
,
that
he
&
the
Protestants
the
,
&
euer
after
might
haue
the
more
easie
passage
ouer
the
riuer
.
This
thing
Duke
Mopensier
(
one
of
the
Princes
the
kings
néere
kinsman
and
one
of
the
house
of
Borbon
)
feared
,
and
therefore
hauing
the
chiefe
gouernment
in
those
partes
,
he
gaue
commaundement
to
Martiques
Lieuftenaunt
of
Brittanie
,
a
man
very
expert
in
the
warres
,
to
win
Saulmur
.
The
Andelot
,
little
mistrusting
that
the
enemye
was
so
nigh
,
deuided
his
army
into
thrée
partes
,
that
they
might
be
the
better
vittailed
by
the
villages
&
townes
.
One
part
was
conducted
by
Monsieur
Boisuerd
,
a
very
good
Captaine
.
The
Andelot
taried
at
a
village
called
Saintmalin
,
there
to
take
his
dinner
.
In
the
meane
time
,
a
Monsieur
Boysuerd
chiefe
Captaine
of
that
army
,
was
conducting
his
souldiers
to
the
riuer
of
Loyre
,
there
met
him
a
younge
man
wonderfully
dismayd
and
abashed
,
and
when
he
perceyued
that
Monsieur
Boysuerd
and
the
rest
of
his
souldiers
were
protestantes
,
he
told
Boisuerd
that
Monsieur
Martyques
was
come
with
a
great
army
of
men
,
the
greatnesse
whereof
,
he
said
,
had
made
him
sore
afraide
.
Monsieur
Boysuerd
regarded
not
this
newes
,
vntill
he
sawe
certaine
troupes
of
horsmen
,
and
then
he
sought
with
all
spéede
to
defend
himselfe
,
and
sought
to
make
out
of
hand
bulwarkes
and
trenches
betwéene
him
and
the
enemy
beside
the
riuer
:
this
was
a
good
remedy
,
but
he
could
not
haue
his
purpose
,
the
enemy
marched
so
fast
●ne
▪
Then
Monsieur
Boysuerd
with
all
spéede
sent
woord
to
the
Andelot
,
of
the
comminge
of
Martiques
:
but
before
Boisuerd
could
set
his
men
in
their
array
,
Martiques
rushed
vpon
him
with
a
great
troupe
of
horsemen
,
dispersed
his
souldiers
,
and
made
greate
slaughter
of
them
in
the
chase
.
For
that
they
had
not
sufficient
Monsieur
Boisuerd
also
himself
was
slaine
:
many
of
the
chiefe
Captaines
also
were
taken
,
and
many
slaine
.
Notwithstanding
Monsieur
Martiques
marched
forward
with
his
army
toward
Saulmur
,
with
fiue
hundred
horsemen
,
and
ten
ensignes
of
footemen
.
The
Andelot
for
all
this
supposed
to
haue
the
victory
,
becausé
his
enemies
were
fewer
in
nomber
,
as
he
thought
:
but
when
he
vnderstood
that
Boisuerd
was
slain
and
a
great
sort
of
hys
souldiers
also
,
and
that
Monsieur
Martiques
had
a
strong
army
deuided
into
diuers
parts
,
when
also
he
perceyued
that
hys
armye
had
gotten
the
vantage
of
ground
of
him
,
he
shonned
them
,
and
chose●…
more
conuenient
ground
:
suffering
Martigues
to
pas
by
hym
toward
Saulmur
,
many
of
the
souldyours
of
the
Andelot
,
not
knowing
what
the
meaning
hereof
should
be
yéelding
vnto
him
,
Then
the
Andelot
gathering
togi
ther
his
men
pursued
with
all
spéede
Monsieur
Martigues
:
the
which
when
he
perceiued
he
rode
the
faster
&
tooke
Saulmur
,
which
was
then
kept
by
the
Garrisons
of
the
papistes
:
leauing
behind
them
the
spoile
which
they
had
taken
from
the
Souldiers
of
the
Andelot
.
Now
the
bridges
being
stopte
vp
and
cut
awaye
the
After
this
their
safe
passage
they
gaue
thankes
vnto
IN
IVKY
IS
GOD
KNOWNE
,
HIS
NAME
IS
GREAT
IN
ISRAEL
.
And
thus
as
they
went
foreward
on
their
iorney
,
they
sawe
certayne
troupes
of
horsemen
on
that
syde
of
the
ryuer
:
against
whom
,
when
the
Andelot
had
sent
certayne
troupes
of
horsemen
,
he
put
them
to
flight
,
and
slew
some
of
them
.
After
this
,
they
passing
quietly
on
their
iorney
came
at
the
last
into
the
countrey
of
Poictou
,
&
tooke
a
certayne
Towne
called
Tuars
by
surrender
.
&
then
ioyned
them selues
with
the
Admiral
which
came
to
méete
them
.
After
this
coniunction
of
both
armies
,
they
tooke
a
noble
Citie
called
Partenay
,
the
Citizens
willingly
yéeldinge
〈◊〉
▪
sauing
certayne
popis●…
priestes
,
who
séeking
to
re●…st
,
were
slayne
.
Then
they
iointly
,
and
togither
,
besteged
a
noble
Citie
called
Engolesme
:
but
when
they
had
assaulted
the
same
certaine
dayes
,
and
were
out
of
hope
to
winne
it
,
they
tooke
at
the
last
a
certayne
yong
man
whiche
was
sent
at
the
ea●…est
intr●…aty
of
the
townesmen
to
Monpensier
,
to
cr●…ue
ayde
at
his
hands
,
by
which
yong
man
they
learned
in
what
great
necessitie
the
town
was
in
.
Thereupon
the
Admirall
gaue
a
new
assault
to
the
other
side
of
the
Town
,
&
by
battery
made
such
breaches
in
the
same
,
that
the
Townsmen
being
voyd
of
al
hope
to
defend
themselues
,
came
straightway
to
composition
with
the
Admirall
for
the
surrender
of
the
Towne
.
So
that
this
Citie
came
into
the
power
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
And
strayt●…
after
this
,
that
Noble
Citie
Niort
came
into
his
handes
.
In
so
muche
that
it
maye
séeme
wonderful
that
so
many
Noble
Cities
in
so
short
while
hauing
so
néere
vnto
them
great
ayde
of
the
Catholikes
to
defend
them
,
shoulde
be
taken
.
These
things
happened
in
the
moneth
of
September
.
Toward
the
ende
of
this
Moneth
,
a
great
Army
being
gathered
togither
at
Orleans
,
the
Kings
Edictes
were
théenderedout
,
in
one
of
the
which
Edictes
,
the
vse
and
administration
of
the
reformed
religion
was
quight
taken
away
and
forbidden
.
It
contayned
this
summe
.
Knowe
all
men
,
that
the
Kinges
our
Aun●…etours
of
happy
memory
,
to
the
end
they
might
shew
themselues
And
after
the
vnfortunate
disceasse
of
ou●…
Father
King
Henry
,
there
were
certayne
Noble
men
,
stirre●…
vp
by
the
Ministers
of
this
newe
opinion
,
which
withdrew
themselues
and
moued
controuer●…
,
and
that
vpon
no
zeale
of
religion
,
but
moued
by
ambition
to
haue
the
gouernement
of
this
Realme
,
vnder
King
Frances
our
brother
,
albeit
that
he
himselfe
was
of
sufficient
yeres
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
,
and
was
able
enough
to
gouern
,
both
for
that
he
had
authoritie
and
wisdome
enough
,
and
also
was
ruled
&
counsayled
by
the
vertuouse
and
wise
counsayle
of
the
Quéen
his
mother
▪
&
of
other
singular
Noble
men
which
were
still
about
him
after
the
death
of
his
Father
king
Henry
.
who
directed
him
in
the
steppes
of
oure
Father
:
as
playnly
appeared
all
the
time
of
his
raigne
.
Who
had
no
doubt
brought
the
kingdome
into
that
former
State
and
condition
,
in
the
which
he
founde
it
,
if
the
Lord
had
lent
him
longer
life
:
notwithstanding
the
state
of
the
Kingdome
was
then
troubled
by
certaine
noble
men
,
who
when
they
durst
not
openly
bewray
their
myndes
concerning
the
getting
of
the
kingdome
vnto
them
▪
by
the
industery
of
their
Ministers
of
this
●…ewe
learning
,
they
caused
the
tumult
of
Amb●…yse
,
vnder
the
collour
of
offering
vp
a
supplication
,
with
a
confession
of
faith
to
our
brother
the
King
:
who
,
although
he
knewe
them
to
be
the
authors
of
that
mischiefe
,
yet
notwithstandyng
with
greate
clemencie
,
following
the
example
of
oure
heauenlye
Father
,
he
pardoned
all
his
subiectes
by
an
Edicte
,
which
had
straied
from
faith
and
truth
,
&
would
come
into
the
righte
waye
agayne
,
thinking
hereby
to
preuaile
more
,
than
by
the
Rigor
of
punishments
.
And
by
another
Edict
he
lefte
those
vnder
the
power
of
Ecclesiasticall
lawes
which
would
not
come
into
the
right
way
:
which
Ecclesiasticall
power
,
is
no
bloudy
power
,
so
that
men
breake
not
the
common
peace
.
Notwithstanding
for
all
this
the
Kings
expectation
was
frystrated
by
the
secrete
conspiracies
▪
of
those
Noble
men
,
which
went
about
to
moue
warre
vnder
the
collour
of
Religion
,
and
to
trouble
the
Realme
.
And
when
he
vnderstoode
the
whole
matter
throughly
,
he
was
constrained
to
come
to
Orleans
with
an
Armie
of
men
,
to
prenent
and
prouide
for
things
in
time
,
for
the
which
cause
he
called
all
the
States
of
the
Realme
together
.
In
the
whiche
place
he
dyed
,
and
I
beyng
of
younger
yeares
,
through
the
contempt
of
this
our
young
and
tender
yeares
,
by
those
Noble
men
,
which
nexte
to
oure
owne
brenthren
,
are
most
néere
of
bloud
vnto
vs
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
thus
they
haue
disagréed
and
contended
with
oure
mother
.
And
to
make
themselues
the
more
stronge
,
they
ha●…
taken
vpon
them
the
defence
of
that
newe
opinion
,
by
whose
fauour
and
trauaile
,
the
same
is
wonderfully
spred
abroad
&
increased
.
To
prouids
a
remedie
for
the
which
matter
so
soone
as
we
were
anointed
,
we
commaunded
our
Princes
,
our
priuie
Counsaile
;
and
al
the
Counsellers
of
the
Senate
of
Paris
,
to
come
to
Sangermane
:
and
by
their
counsaile
and
aduise
we
made
an
Edicte
,
in
the
which
we
cleane
forbad
the
vse
and
administration
of
the
reformed
religion
,
or
any
other
contrarie
to
that
which
was
receyued
in
the
Catholike
church
by
our
Elders
,
after
the
receiuing
of
the
Christian
faith
.
But
because
the
fautors
and
maintainers
of
that
newe
opinion
,
sawe
that
their
ambitious
counsailes
and
purpose
were
greatly
let
and
hyndered
by
this
Edict
,
they
would
not
suffer
the
same
to
be
obserued
and
kept
:
but
in
all
places
styrred
vp
such
as
embraced
that
new
opinion
,
by
whom
the
making
of
that
our
Edict
mighte
be
frustrated
.
And
vnder
the
collour
of
those
troubles
,
which
by
their
meanes
were
raised
dayly
throughoute
the
whole
Realme
,
they
pretended
that
the
Edict
could
be
obserued
by
no
manner
of
meanes
:
and
they
were
the
authors
that
an
assemblye
of
exquisite
and
learned
men
was
made
out
of
all
Parliaments
,
which
myghte
declare
their
Iudgementes
concerning
the
ordering
of
religion
,
and
that
by
them
an
Edict
might
be
made
:
an●…
by
this
meanes
,
they
beyng
moste
mightie
and
of
greatest
authoritie
,
and
hauing
made
whome
they
lysted
to
be
of
our
counsaile
,
they
obteyned
their
purpose
,
namely
,
That
there
should
be
libertie
graunted
for
the
exercising
of
two
religions
,
the
whiche
was
confirmed
by
the
Edict
of
Ianuary
:
the
which
Edict
the
Quéene
our
Mother
suffered
against
●…ir
will
(
which
was
euer
godly
)
to
take
place
,
as
dyd
also
our
Cosyn
the
Cardinall
of
Borban
,
the
Cardinall
of
Turn●…n
,
the
Duke
Mo●…orencie
the
Constanble
,
the
Marshall
of
Santandrae
,
and
also
the
chiefest
of
our
officers
,
which
oure
Father
and
brother
left
vnto
v●…
:
w●…o
at
that
time
toulde
the
Quéene
,
that
it
would
be
the
lesse
〈◊〉
to
suffer
the
same
religion
,
seing
the
vse
ther
of
should
not
be
within
the
cities
:
and
bicause
there
was
good
hope
it
would
come
to
passe
that
when
we
should
come
to
our
full
and
perfect
age
,
we
shoulde
amend
and
reforme
the
same
by
our
auth●…ritie
and
power
royall
.
Therefore
the
Quéene
our
mother
went
forwarde
with
singular
faith
and
constancie
to
retaine
and
kepe
vs
,
our
brethren
,
and
Sister
,
in
the
catholike
,
and
Apostolike
doctrine
of
Rome
,
which
oure
auncetours
embraced
&
receyued
for
a
thousand
yéeres
ago
and
more
,
and
in
those
dayes
florished
and
brought
notable
things
to
passe
:
in
consideration
whereof
we
,
and
all
our
subiectes
are
greatly
bounde
to
our
mother
the
Quéene
.
And
although
those
men
of
the
newe
religion
should
be
sufficiently
satisfied
and
contented
wyth
that
Edict
of
Ianuarye
,
if
they
had
not
another
purpose
and
meaning
than
the
libertie
of
their
consciences
:
yet
notwithstanding
they
being
not
content
with
that
our
sufferance
,
shortly
after
the
Proclamation
of
that
Edict
openly
declared
their
peruerse
myndes
,
of
their
owne
priuate
authoritie
bearing
armour
against
vs
,
takyng
our
cities
and
holdes
,
bringing
forraine
straungers
into
this
our
Realme
,
and
lyke
mortall
and
sworne
enemyes
,
ioyning
battaile
with
vs
at
Dreux
,
in
the
which
it
pleased
God
to
giue
vnto
vs
the
victory
,
hauing
compassion
on
his
people
our
subiectes
.
To
the
ende
also
we
might
wynne
our
rebellious
subiects
with
clemencie
,
and
might
〈◊〉
them
to
our
obedience
,
hoping
that
it
would
come
to
passe
that
God
at
the
length
,
when
we
shoulde
come
to
more
full
and
ripe
age
,
woulde
restore
obedience
and
concorde
to
hys
Churche
,
we
graunted
vnto
them
another
Edict
,
in
the
whiche
we
graunted
them
some
libertie
to
vse
their
religion
.
And
although
from
that
time
forwarde
we
had
manye
●…ecrées
according
to
their
owne
fantasie
concerning
publique
peace
,
to
the
ende
we
might
put
them
out
of
all
feare
and
suspicion
:
yet
notwithstanding
they
did
very
lycensiously
breake
them
:
howbeit
we
made
our
Edicte
for
theyr
peace
and
tranquilities
sake
,
the
which
althoughe
we
might
haue
reuoked
as
beyng
onely
made
but
for
a
certaine
time
,
yet
notwithstanding
we
saithfully
haue
obserued
and
kept
the
same
,
and
haue
giuen
them
no
occasion
to
beare
Armour
against
vs
.
The
which
notwithstanding
they
haue
done
of
late
,
and
haue
come
vnto
vs
with
force
of
armes
,
pretending
afterward
that
they
came
in
that
maner
,
to
offer
vnto
vs
a
supplication
for
the
preseruation
of
their
religion
.
Notwithstanding
they
haue
openly
bid
vs
batta●…l
,
in
so
much
that
they
haue
besieged
our
principal
City
Paris
,
and
haue
done
all
that
they
can
to
win
the
same
.
Yet
for
al
this
,
we
séeking
to
spare
the
bloud
of
our
nobility
,
and
the
liues
also
of
the
rest
of
our
miserable
subiectes
,
and
indeuouring
to
win
them
by
clemency
,
haue
graun
ted
vnto
them
,
(
they
crauing
at
our
handes
peace
)
the
same
Edicte
,
they
certainely
promisinge
,
that
they
wil
faithfully
obserue
&
kepe
the
same
,
and
wil
neuer
hereafter
trouble
our
Realme
.
Who
neuerthelesse
brake
that
same
their
promise
,
and
refused
to
surrender
vnto
vs
Rochell
,
Montalbon
,
and
dyuers
other
Cities
in
Languedoc
,
kept
still
bandes
of
Souldiers
in
sundry
partes
of
the
Realme
,
brought
in
straungers
,
and
killed
many
of
our
catholique
&
faithfull
subiectes
:
&
all
because
(
as
they
said
)
certaine
of
their
side
were
slain
:
for
the
examination
&
punishment
wherof
we
gaue
commaundement
.
But
séeing
wée
sée
them
so
oftemtymes
to
abuse
our
clemency
and
goodnesse
,
and
can
doubt
no
more
of
theyr
wicked
counsaile
and
purpose
,
which
is
to
appoint
an
other
soueraign
,
and
to
destroy
him
whom
God
hath
appointed
:
and
by
this
meanes
to
draw●…
from
vs
our
subiectes
:
for
these
and
diuers
other
greate
and
wayghty●…
causes
,
with
the
aduise
,
iudgement
,
&
consent
of
our
mother
.
Brethren
,
of
our
Princes
,
and
of
our
priyue
counsaile
.
we
haue
&
do
inhibite
&
forbid
by
an
Edict
irreuocable
&
euerlasting
,
al
men
of
what
state
,
condition
,
or
degre
so
euer
they
be
of
throghout
our
whole
realme
,
to
vse
any
o
ther
religion
than
the
catholique
religiō
of
Rome
,
which
our
auncetours
haue
imbraced
,
&
which
we
following
their
ex
ample
do
as
yet
hold
&
kepe
.
Also
we
straightli
commaund
and
charge
that
all
the
ministers
of
that
religion
do
depart
and
auoide
out
of
this
our
Realme
,
with
in
fiuetene
dayes
after
the
proclaiming
of
this
Edict
.
These
thinges
we
commaunde
,
vppon
paine
of
death
,
and
confiscation
of
the
offenders
goodes
.
Notwithstanding
we
wil
not
that
the
men
of
the
reformed
religion
so
called
,
be
vexed
and
sifted
in
their
consciences
for
their
religion
,
so
that
they
frequent
&
vse
no
other
religion
than
that
which
is
Catholique
and
of
Rome
.
Hopinge
that
it
will
come
to
passe
at
the
last
,
both
by
the
instinct
of
Goddes
holy
spiril
,
and
also
by
the
diligence
of
the
prelates
of
the
church
,
that
all
our
subiectes
shall
imbrace
and
receiue
one
religion
.
And
we
do
fréely
pardon
and
forgiue
euery
one
which
with
in
twentye
dayes
after
the
publication
of
these
our
letters
shal
put
of
his
armour
,
and
liue
peaceably
as
it
becommeth
faithful
subiectes
,
whatsoeuer
he
or
they
haue
committed
heretofore
against
vs
,
and
our
familye
:
all
the
which
,
if
they
will
obey
,
we
take
vnder
our
protection
:
&
do
forbid
our
officers
to
do
vnto
them
any
harme
.
Also
we
will
that
all
dissentions
,
betwéene
whomsoeuer
they
be
,
whether
they
be
common
,
or
pryuate
,
beburied
in
silence
:
and
that
no
iniury
be
done
to
a
ny
,
eyther
in
woord
or
déed
.
Whatsoeuer
he
be
that
doth
contrary
here
vnto
,
he
shal
be
punished
as
a
rebell
.
But
when
twenty
dayes
are
expired
,
we
wil
shewe
against
the
obstinate
all
manner
of
seuerity
and
rigor
by
lawe
:
and
will
shewe
vnto
them
no
manner
of
fauour
.
Wée
wil
and
commaund
that
this
Edict
be
published
and
pro
claimed
euery
where
,
and
then
straightly
obserued
,
and
that
we
bee
certified
from
day
to
day
of
all
thinges
concerning
the
same
.
Wherevnto
,
ye
that
be
our
offycers
,
looke
diligently
.
There
was
also
another
Edict
made
forbidding
all
those
that
professed
the
reformed
religion
,
to
haue
any
manner
of
office
committed
vnto
them
:
whether
they
had
liued
peaceably
at
home
all
the
time
of
the
Ciuill
warres
,
or
whether
they
had
born
armour
to
take
part
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
These
Edictes
were
first
of
all
by
the
Senate
of
Paris
,
then
by
all
other
Courtes
of
the
realme
very
ioyfully
receiued
,
and
no
lesse
carefully
published
and
proclaimed
the
same
day
,
al
solemne
rites
being
diligently
ob
serued
,
as
though
the
kingdom
after
so
long
and
so
many
vexations
and
troubles
of
warre
,
had
nowe
〈◊〉
peace
.
There
came
also
from
the
Pope
letters
patentes
,
by
The
Prince
of
Conde
about
this
tyme
put
Monsieur
Aciere
in
trust
to
gather
an
army
of
men
togyther
:
too
whom
there
came
a
great
nomber
of
Protestants
which
were
by
the
papistes
molested
and
thrust
out
of
theyr
houses
,
or
which
could
not
be
in
sufficient
safety
in
their
houses
,
out
of
Lang●…edoc
&
Dolpheny
:
and
a
man
might
sée
great
heapes
of
men
,
women
,
children
,
and
old
folks
,
leauing
their
houses
,
and
fléeinge
to
those
Cities
that
were
in
the
territorie
of
Ui●…aretze
and
Seuenas
,
whiche
are
also
in
Languedoc
,
&
were
kept
by
the
Protestants
.
Notwithstanding
Monsieur
Aciere
gathered
out
from
among
these
no
small
number
of
warlyke
souldi●…urs
,
which
he
mynded
to
conducte
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
to
Rochel
.
He
had
also
of
the
men
of
Dolpheny
seuen
hundred
and
fyue
Enseignes
of
footemen
,
and
two
Giddons
of
horsemen
.
The
Captaynes
ouer
these
▪
were
Monsieur
Monbrune
,
Monsieur
Ancon
,
Monsieur
〈◊〉
,
Monsieur
Viri●…y
,
Monsieur
Blacon
,
Monsieur
Mirabell
,
Monsieur
C●…elard
,
and
Monsieur
Orose
:
all
whiche
were
〈◊〉
come
of
noble
stocke
.
Out
of
Languedoc
he
had
fyue
h●…ndred
and
thrée
Enseignes
of
footemen
,
and
〈◊〉
Giddeons
of
horsemen
.
And
among
those
were
numbered
the
men
of
Uiuaretz
,
which
were
also
of
Languedoc
,
of
which
there
were
xiii
.
Enseignes
of
footmen
,
vnder
the
charge
of
Monsieur
Pierregord
:
and
one
Giddon
of
horsemen
vnder
the
conduct
of
Monsieur
Toras
.
The
Captaynes
ouer
the
reste
,
were
Monsieur
Beaudisne
brother
to
Monsieur
Aciere
,
Monsieur
Ambri
,
Monsieur
L●…mosson
,
Monsieur
Burlargues
,
and
Monsieur
Espondillan
.
And
Acieres
bande
contayned
twoo
hundred
well
appointed
horsemen
.
Monsieur
Mouents
had
gathe
red
out
of
the
Prouancialles
ten
Enseignes
of
footemen
:
and
Monsieur
Uallouore
,
a
Giddon
contayning
a
hundred
horsemen
.
The
place
appointed
for
all
these
bandes
to
méet
was
at
Ales
,
a
town
of
Languedoc
in
the
territorie
of
Seuenats
:
and
the
time
of
their
comming
togyther
was
the
xxv
.
day
of
September
,
But
the
men
of
Dolpheny
could
not
come
into
Languedocke
,
but
they
muste
néedes
passe
ouer
the
ryuer
called
the
Rosne
,
the
whiche
was
very
hard
to
doo
,
both
for
that
the
same
was
very
swift
and
déepe
,
and
also
because
the
ennemie
had
stopt
the
passages
by
the
bridges
.
But
for
all
this
,
Monsieur
Meuents
,
by
his
singular
industrie
and
trauaill
,
within
●…ower
and
twenty
howres
builded
and
raysed
vp
a
strong
Bulwarke
ouer
against
Uiuarets
:
and
so
the
Armies
were
caryed
ouer
by
shipp
out
of
Dolpheny
,
to
the
other
side
of
the
Ryuer
.
After
this
,
all
the
Armies
met
togyther
at
Ales
,
and
with
great
spéed
,
when
they
had
passed
the
territorie
of
Seuenats
,
and
Rhodez
,
Monsieur
Aciere
the
xxiiii
.
day
of
October
,
passed
ouer
the
ryuer
Dordonne
at
Solliac
with
his
whole
Army
,
and
so
came
into
Guian
:
Monsieur
Monluc
the
Lieuetenant
,
daring
not
aduenture
vpon
him
to
resist
.
The
rumour
being
spred
abroad
of
the
comminge
of
Monsieur
Acier
,
Duke
Monpensier
,
whiche
a
little
before
was
in
the
territorie
of
Poictou
,
minded
to
stop
his
passage
,
with
fower
thousand
horsemen
,
and
with
forty
Enseignes
of
well
appoynted
Souldioures
,
footemen
.
Therefore
taking
long
iorneys
,
he
came
with
speede
to
a
Citie
called
Perigueux
,
néere
vnto
the
which
Monsieur
Acier
had
brought
his
army
,
to
a
little
Towne
called
Sainctastier
:
where
Monpensier
set
vppon
the
heade
and
tayle
of
Monsieur
Acieres
army
,
with
twoo
seuerall
bandes
:
but
by
and
by
Acier
gaue
him
the
repulse
:
who
fearing
least
the
enemie
would
goe
to
inuade
the
other
bandes
which
were
distributed
among
the
villages
,
he
by
and
by
gaue
warning
to
Monsieur
Mouentes
and
to
Monsieur
Pierregorde
to
kéepe
their
Souldiours
with
in
their
Campes
,
and
said
that
he
would
come
by
and
by
with
the
reste
of
the
army
.
This
aduise
pleased
the
captaynes
very
well
,
●…auing
onely
Monsieur
Mouents
,
who
vaunsing
his
Enseignes
willed
them
to
followe
him
.
Monsieur
Pierregorde
&
the
reste
of
the
Captaynes
fearing
least
by
this
destruction
of
the
bandes
,
ther
should
be
a
way
made
to
the
enemie
to
anoy
them
,
and
protesting
that
the
whole
blame
hereof
should
rest
on
him
,
they
also
with
their
bandes
marched
forward
.
But
they
were
not
scarsly
gone
out
of
the
village
,
when
they
saw
Duke
Monpensier
comming
with
a
great
army
of
horsmen
.
Then
with
spéed
he
prepared
himselfe
,
and
choose
out
fyue
hundred
harquebuziers
to
be
in
the
first
front
,
who
straytway
discharged
a
great
peale
of
shot
against
the
launces
on
horse
:
but
they
presently
charging
their
launces
,
ran
with
such
violence
vppon
them
,
that
they
brake
the
ray
of
Mouents
souldiours
,
&
so
ensued
a
sore
skirmishe
:
and
when
they
had
resisted
a
while
,
the
whole
army
of
Mouents
tourned
their
backes
and
fled
:
the
two
Captaynes
also
themselues
being
slayne
,
namely
Monsieur
Acier
in
safety
.
In
this
skirm
ishe
there
were
slayne
and
wanting
of
Monsieur
Aciers
soldiers
si●…e
hundred
:
and
of
Monpensiers
side
,
certaine
horsemen
of
great
name
.
After
this
,
Monpensier
gaue
no
other
attempt
,
but
retourned
to
the
Citie
Perigeux
:
and
Monsieur
Acier
,
when
he
had
gathered
togither
all
his
souldiers
,
and
the
remnant
of
the
souldiours
of
Mouenes
,
came
the
next
day
to
a
village
called
Aulbeterre
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
hearing
of
the
comminge
of
Monsieur
Acier
,
after
he
had
wonne
Engolesme
,
prepared
himselfe
to
take
his
iorney
,
and
to
méete
him
.
The
Quéene
of
Nauarre
in
the
meane
tyme
dealt
very
substantially
at
Rochel
,
and
had
appointed
certain
Shippes
to
kéepe
the
hauens
mouth
belonginge
to
the
same
:
and
also
to
the
end
shée
might
haue
the
more
easie
passage
into
England
,
which
was
a
great
friend
and
fur
therer
of
the
Protestants
cause
.
Therefore
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
sente
letters
to
Mousieur
Shastiller
,
a
Noble
man
,
whom
shée
had
made
Generall
of
that
Nauy
:
and
when
shée
had
declared
the
causes
of
the
warre
begonne
,
shée
commended
her self
and
her
cause
vnto
her
,
as
followeth
.
Beside
the
great
good
will
and
desire
(
moste
Noble
Quéene
)
which
I
always
had
to
abyde
in
your
fauoure
,
there
is
also
at
this
day
occasion
offered
,
the
which
truly
would
greatly
accuse
me
,
if
I
shoulde
not
by
letters
declare
vnto
you
,
what
causes
haue
led
mée
&
my
children
(
whom
God
hath
lent
vnto
me
)
hyther
.
And
my
faulte
should
be
so
much
the
greater
,
by
how
much
hée
,
according
to
his
infinit
goodnes
,
hath
bestowed
so
many
and
so
great
benefits
vpon
you
,
and
hath
geuen
vnto
you
such
a
zeale
for
the
aduauncement
of
his
glory
,
namely
to
you
O
Quéene
,
whom
he
hath
choosen
to
be
a
●…ngular
Nource
of
his
Church
.
By
good
right
therefore
are
those
things
referred
and
brought
before
you
,
which
doo
appertayne
to
this
defence
of
the
trueth
&
of
the
church
of
God.
And
truly
,
as
I
know
that
you
vnderstand
the
generall
state
of
our
affaires
,
most
noble
Quéene
,
so
I
pray
and
beseeche
you
,
perswade
your selfe
,
that
there
are
thrée
causes
(
of
the
which
the
least
ought
to
be
sufficient
)
which
haue
constrayned
me
to
forsake
my
owne
Dominion
,
and
to
come
hyther
.
The
first
cause
therfore
,
is
RELIGION
,
the
which
would
haue
ben
oppressed
in
this
our
Realme
of
France
,
by
the
olde
and
barbarouse
tyrannie
of
the
Cardinall
of
Lorrayne
,
and
of
those
which
take
his
part
,
that
I
should
(
no
doubt
)
haue
ben
ashamed
of
my selfe
and
myne
,
and
to
haue
had
my
name
reckoned
among
the
faythfull
,
if
so
be
,
to
withstand
this
error
and
horror
,
and
to
defend
the
trueth
,
I
had
not
sought
all
meanes
possible
,
both
by
my
goods
,
and
also
with
perill
of
my
lyfe
:
and
except
also
my
Sonne
and
I
had
ioyned
our selues
with
this
so
honorable
a
company
of
Princes
and
Nobles
:
All
the
which
are
with
me
determined
and
fully
purposed
,
by
the
helpe
of
the
lord
God
of
hoastes
,
not
to
spare
in
thys
cause
by
any
maner
of
meanes
,
neither
lyfe
nor
goods
,
nor
any
thing
else
which
God
had
lent
vnto
vs
.
The
seconde
cause
,
whiche
also
dependeth
vpon
the
first
,
is
,
our
obedience
to
the
King
:
bicause
the
ruyne
of
religion
,
is
also
the
ruyne
of
the
King
:
for
the
preseruation
whereof
we
are
straitly
bounde
.
And
bicause
my
sonne
and
I
haue
obtained
at
the
hands
of
God
this
honour
and
dignitie
,
that
we
are
so
néere
of
bloude
to
the
King
,
this
also
,
most
Noble
Quéene
,
hath
constrayned
vs
to
make
haste
,
and
to
set
oure selues
against
those
,
which
abusing
our
Kings
name
and
facillitie
,
doe
make
him
the
author
of
his
owne
detrement
and
harme
,
and
(
althoughe
of
himselfe
he
is
moste
faithfull
and
sure
of
his
promises
)
the
breaker
of
his
faith
and
promises
:
and
that
by
those
subtill
meanes
and
wayes
,
whiche
they
haue
deuised
to
breake
the
Edicte
of
pacification
.
The
which
Edict
,
as
it
caused
&
maintayned
peace
betweene
the
king
,
and
his
good
and
faithfull
subiectes
,
so
long
as
it
was
obserued
and
kepte
,
so
the
same
beyng
broken
,
calleth
and
prouoketh
the
fidelitie
of
the
subiectes
to
lamentable
and
pitifull
warre
,
&
so
coacted
and
constrayned
,
that
there
is
neuer
a
one
of
vs
,
whiche
is
not
violently
and
againste
his
will
drawne
therevnto
.
The
thirde
cause
,
moste
Noble
Quéene
,
is
peculiar
to
my
Sonne
and
me
,
namely
,
for
that
we
sée
the
olde
and
sworne
enemyes
to
God
and
to
our
s●…ocke
and
kynred
,
with
deadly
and
impudent
hatred
,
to
go
about
and
séeke
to
rase
and
vtterly
to
destroy
vs
and
our
familie
:
when
as
also
,
my
brother
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
auoyde
the
practises
and
conspiracies
againste
him
and
his
,
was
constrained
with
his
wife
and
children
,
to
séeke
a
place
of
refuge
and
securitie
,
the
mother
great
with
childe
,
&
the
children
being
in
so
pitifull
a
cace
,
that
I
cannot
repeate
the
same
without
teares
:
besyde
this
also
that
I
was
certifyed
&
knew
the
same
for
a
suertie
,
that
some
were
appoynted
to
steale
and
violently
to
carry
away
my
sonne
from
me
.
With
these
reasons
and
causes
we
beyng
moued
,
could
not
chuse
but
come
together
,
to
the
ende
that
we
beyng
ioyned
in
one
,
mighte
lyue
and
dye
together
:
as
also
the
bonde
of
consanguinitie
wyth
the
which
we
are
mutually
knit
together
,
dothe
bynde
vs
herevnto
,
that
it
dothe
commaunde
vs
to
doe
no
lesse
.
These
are
the
thrée
causes
(
O
Quéene
)
which
haue
vrged
me
to
take
the
sworde
in
hande
.
We
doe
not
(
as
the
good
catholiques
lay
to
our
charge
)
warre
against
God
and
oure
King
:
we
thanke
God
for
it
,
there
is
no
suche
treason
to
be
layde
to
our
charge
but
are
faithfull
seruauntes
and
subiectes
both
to
God
and
oure
King.
Of
the
which
I
moste
humbly
pray
and
beséeche
you
to
be
certifyed
and
persuaded
,
and
to
assist
vs
with
your
aide
and
fauour
.
In
the
meane
time
the
mother
and
hir
children
commend
themselues
to
your
Maiestie
,
to
whom
thei
wishe
most
happy
preseruation
.
This
letter
was
written
the
xv
.
of
October
.
Certainly
England
did
greatly
fauour
the
cause
of
the
The
Prince
of
Conde
ioyned
himself
with
the
Army
Monsieur
Acier
,
the
first
day
of
Nouember
at
Aulbeterre
:
and
then
out
of
hand
they
consulted
concerninge
the
pursuing
of
Monpensier
:
of
which
when
they
had
agréed
,
they
tooke
certain
troupes
of
horsemen
of
the
first
Armie
,
and
the
greatest
parte
of
harquebuziers
whiche
came
out
of
Languedoc
,
and
then
the
Admirall
went
toward
a
certain
village
called
Bertrizi
,
where
it
was
reported
the
enemie
aboade
:
but
when
they
had
diligently
enquired
out
the
matter
,
it
was
founde
that
hée
was
departed
from
thence
with
great
spéed
:
and
so
with
losse
of
that
iorney
the
Admirall
retourned
backe
agayn
to
〈◊〉
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
To
whom
,
when
hée
was
come
agayn
,
they
determined
and
decréed
togither
to
séeke
all
occasions
of
battail
:
and
s●…
straightway
they
pursue●…
Monpensier
:
who
with
great
expedition
traueiled
toward
the
Duke
of
Aniou
.
For
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
with
the
reste
of
the
army
,
was
at
Chastelleraud
in
the
territorie
of
Poictou
,
who
had
also
with
him
greate
store
of
great
Gunnes
.
Therefore
the
Admirall
wyth
the
first
Army
pursued
Monpensier
,
who
was
not
farre
from
the
Duke
of
Aniou
:
in
so
muche
that
the
Duke
of
Aniou
béeing
moued
with
so
greate
celeritie
,
remoued
his
Campe
néerer
the
Citie
,
and
more
strongly
encamped
himself
&
his
souldiers
:
the
Admirall
not
bidding
him
battaile
,
but
extending
his
army
and
displayng
his
Ensignes
in
great
quantitie
of
ground
.
Notwithstanding
this
day
there
was
nothing
don
.
The
day
following
he
marched
his
army
more
néere
,
but
first
of
all
he
gaue
knowledge
thereof
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
who
sending
before
him
his
footemen
,
came
vnto
him
with
the
troupes
of
horsemen
of
the
seconde
Army
:
but
as
he
was
comming
,
on
from
the
Admirall
met
hym
,
and
tolde
him
that
he
coulde
not
cause
the
Duke
of
Aniou
to
ioyne
battaile
with
him
,
bycause
he
had
incamped
his
souldiers
within
certaine
valleys
inuironed
with
hils
,
and
also
by
reason
of
a
thicke
myste
,
which
was
so
foggie
that
one
of
them
coulde
scarsly
discerne
and
knowe
another
.
Therfore
this
day
also
was
spent
with
charge
and
discharge
of
thundering
shotte
one
agaynste
another
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
had
taken
a
very
strong
castle
,
called
Ca●…uigny
,
by
surrender
,
which
was
situate
near
to
the
riuer
of
Vienna
:
This
castel
he
battered
downe
to
the
hard
ground
,
bycause
it
should
not
afterward
stand
the
enemy
in
any
stéede
.
Then
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
the
end
he
might
entice
the
lingering
Duke
of
Aniou
to
battail
,
after
deliberation
had
of
the
matter
,
retired
backe
agayne
with
the
Admirall
and
went
asyde
,
passing
ouer
the
riuer
agayn
.
In
the
meane
tyme
Monsieur
Bocard
was
comming
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
the
rest
of
the
army
,
and
with
good
stoa●…e
of
great
Ordinance
,
when
he
had
taken
Pont
,
a
strong
and
well
fenced
citie
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
vnderstanding
of
this
,
determined
to
set
vpon
Monsieur
Bocard
,
he
being
yet
a
good
way
of
from
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
and
passing
ouer
the
riuer
of
Uienua
,
he
came
to
a
certain
Towne
called
Pamprui
,
where
Monpensier
taried
for
him
with
the
first
army
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
also
was
mynded
to
ioyne
himselfe
with
Monsieur
Bocard
,
that
if
it
were
possible
,
by
this
occasion
hee
might
procure
and
allure
the
Duke
of
Anion
to
battaile
.
Therfore
the
Prince
of
Conde
came
to
that
place
the
xvii
.
of
November
,
&
was
no
farther
then
half
a
league
from
Monpensiers
camp
.
And
by
and
by
ther
was
a
smal
skirmish
betwéen
them
,
which
was
but
short
by
reason
that
night
approched
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
was
from
thence
aboute
a
league
.
Monpensier
as
though
he
had
encamped
himselfe
,
made
certaine
fiers
to
deceiue
the
enemy
,
and
in
the
dead
tyme
of
the
night
came
towardes
the
Duke
of
Aniou
at
Iazenail
.
By
the
breake
of
the
day
the
Admirall
sent
Monsieur
Briguemauld
with
certaine
Troupes
of
Horsemen
as
scoutes
to
view
the
coste
:
and
hee
himselfe
aboade
there
still
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
being
not
far
from
him
.
Then
Monsieur
Briguemauld
,
when
he
came
to
the
place
from
whence
the
enemy
was
fled
,
found
certain
tentes
empty
,
and
horses
tyed
,
with
cariage
which
they
had
left
behinde
them
,
and
riding
a
little
farther
,
he
might
discern
the
enemy
going
forward
:
then
he
sent
Monsieur
la
Loe
with
twenty
Horsemen
to
take
a
better
and
more
certaine
viewe
of
them
:
who
,
when
he
had
ridden
more
neare
gaue
knowledge
to
Briguemauld
,
that
they
were
their
enemies
,
who
straighte
way
with
the
rest
of
the
horsemen
rode
against
them
:
at
the
sighte
where
of
the
Souldiers
of
Monpensier
were
so
terrefied
that
thei
forso●…ke
their
cariage
,
and
fled
towarde
Mongontour
,
hee
leauinge
his
purpose
to
ioyne
with
the
Duke
of
Aniou
.
And
it
séemed
now
that
they
had
occasion
offered
them
to
giue
notable
attemptes
,
if
so
be
the
Admirall
had
not
altered
his
purpose
,
fearinge
least
the
Prince
of
Conde
on
the
other
part
should
be
troubled
with
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
because
hee
hard
oftentymes
the
sounde
of
the
gonnes
.
For
the
Prince
of
Conde
fought
with
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
with
whom
hee
skirmished
diuers
tymes
,
euen
at
his
campe
.
Notwithstanding
this
was
not
done
The
next
day
again
the
Prince
of
Conde
came
with
his
whole
power
to
the
same
place
,
but
in
vain
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
marched
with
his
army
to
Poictiers
,
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
his
army
to
a
towne
called
Mirebell
,
within
foure
miles
of
Poictiers
,
which
straight
way
was
yelded
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
where
he
taried
eyght
dayes
.
Then
the
Admiral
,
when
he
hard
that
certain
bands
of
Souldiers
taried
at
the
citie
Pontauzane
,
tooke
all
his
horsemen
both
with
lawnce
and
shotte
,
and
trauailed
in
the
night
,
&
set
vppon
the
whole
Legion
,
of
the
which
the
Brissac
was
Captaine
,
and
slewe
thrée
hundred
of
them
.
There
was
also
the
greatest
part
of
the
enemyes
horsemen
,
whom
he
durst
not
set
vpon
,
both
for
that
he
knew
not
where
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
,
and
also
because
there
were
great
showers
of
rayne
which
muche
anoyed
them
.
Therefore
returning
backe
againe
they
met
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
who
on
the
other
parte
went
to
pursue
the
enemy
.
And
thus
for
the
space
of
certain
monethes
the
time
was
spent
with
skirmishes
of
horsemen
.
For
this
was
the
pollicie
of
the
chiefe
Captaines
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
to
deferre
ioyning
of
battaile
,
therby
While
these
things
were
thus
wroughte
in
Guian
,
the
Duke
de
Aumall
was
with
another
Armye
in
Loraine
:
mynding
there
to
reseyne
the
Germanes
whyche
were
loked
for
to
come
and
aide
the
Papistes
:
and
also
to
stop
the
passage
of
such
as
should
come
to
ayde
the
Protestantes
,
as
we
will
declare
when
we
come
to
the
same
.
While
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
at
Mirebell
,
there
came
a
Messenger
from
the
Quéene
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
who
in
the
Quéenes
name
exhorted
and
perswaded
him
to
peace
.
To
this
the
Prince
of
Conde
made
answere
before
a
great
multitude
,
that
he
was
constrained
to
take
the
sworde
in
hande
to
resist
those
iniuries
offered
vnto
him
,
and
not
to
enterprise
any
thing
againste
the
Kings
Maiestie
:
I
and
my
friends
(
sayth
he
)
séeke
onely
to
inuade
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
hys
fellowes
,
from
whose
tyrannie
we
will
deliuer
our
consciences
,
our
liues
,
and
our
goods
:
for
they
are
open
and
sworne
enemyes
to
the
King
and
the
Realme
.
All
men
know
how
greatly
I
haue
wished
&
sought
for
peace
,
as
of
late
may
appeare
by
my
tractable
facillitie
.
But
,
sayth
he
bicause
the
king
is
compassed
about
&
beset
with
his
enemies
I
meane
godwilling
,
to
make
my
petitions
before
the
King
himself
.
And
so
with
this
answere
the
Messenger
was
dismist
:
whom
fame
reported
to
be
sent
onely
as
a
Spie
,
to
vewe
what
power
he
had
,
and
also
to
feede
hym
wyth
the
vayne
hope
of
peace
,
that
thereby
they
myghte
make
hym
the
more
secure
.
Concerninge
the
prince
of
Orange
wée
spake
somewhat
before
.
Therfore
,
when
he
had
gathered
together
Mons.
Genly
a
Noble
man
had
brought
vnto
hym
for
ayde
a
great
Army
of
Frenchmen
out
of
Picardy
:
●…e
passed
ouer
the
ryuer
of
Mense
,
and
came
into
Belgio
,
otherwise
called
the
lowe
Countrey
:
where
he
taryed
certayne
monethes
,
and
made
onely
certain
small
skirmishes
with
the
Duke
of
Albas
souldiers
,
and
toke
〈◊〉
ō
the
Papistes
a
fewe
small
Townes
.
And
hauing
no
occasions
offered
him
to
giue
any
notable
attemp●…e
,
the
Saint
Remi
,
and
R●…bemont
with
his
whole
Armye
,
mynding
(
as
it
was
reported
)
to
ioyne
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
By
reason
of
the
comming
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
all
the
Cities
theraboutes
were
afrayde
,
and
Paris
it selfe
also
trembled
:
neyther
had
they
anye
hope
of
ayde
and
strength
,
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
beyng
in
the
Region
of
Poictou
,
and
the
Aumall
in
Loraine
,
sufficiently
occupied
.
For
thys
matter
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
so
prouided
,
that
what
they
coulde
not
doe
by
might
,
that
they
brought
to
passe
by
fraude
and
deceyte
:
and
soughte
to
drawe
awaye
the
myndes
of
the
Germanes
,
by
whom
the
chiefe
strength
of
the
Army
consisted
.
And
they
had
the
better
occasion
offered
them
to
bring
their
purpose
to
passe
,
bycause
the
myndes
of
the
Germanes
were
offended
by
nonpayment
of
their
wages
.
One
Schomberg
,
which
had
accesse
to
the
Prince
of
Oranges
Campe
,
by
the
meanes
of
the
chiefe
Captaine
,
(
whome
they
call
the
Marshall
of
the
Army
)
to
whom
he
was
of
kinne
,
soughte
to
bring
thys
thing
to
passe
.
Therefore
when
the
Prince
of
Orange
was
mynded
to
March
furder
into
Fraunce
,
the
Armies
of
the
Germanes
refused
,
&
required
with
angry
moode
to
be
paied
for
the
time
past
their
wages
.
The
captaines
made
excuse
that
they
made
no
promyse
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
to
come
to
warre
in
Fraunce
,
&
that
they
could
not
so
doe
,
bycause
they
were
the
Kings
friendes
.
And
thus
the
myndes
of
the
Captaines
beyng
distracted
,
the
whole
armie
was
dispersed
also
:
the
Germans
saying
,
that
they
would
after
so
much
loste
labour
,
returne
into
their
owne
countrey
.
The
French
men
also
by
reason
of
this
distraction
went
dayly
away
by
heapes
.
And
bycause
there
was
no
passage
into
Fraunce
by
that
parte
,
the
Prince
of
Orange
with
certain
French
Captaines
,
mynded
to
returne
into
Germany
againe
,
with
the
remnant
of
the
armie
,
that
he
might
●…oyne
himself
with
the
Duke
of
Deuxpons
,
whiche
made
prouision
to
ayde
the
Protestantes
.
The
Duke
of
Alba
beinge
encouraged
wyth
this
Concerning
the
Duke
D'aumall
we
haue
spoken
before
,
On
the
contrary
part
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
vrged
and
declared
to
the
Princes
,
that
the
Gospell
was
specially
assaulted
,
and
that
with
their
accustomed
guiles
they
went
about
to
couer
their
wickednesse
,
and
the
breaking
of
the
Edict
:
for
that
all
men
In
the
meane
tyme
,
while
Duke
Daumall
wayted
for
the
comming
of
certain
Germanes
to
serue
the
king
,
he
heard
say
that
there
were
certain
bandes
of
the
faith
full
in
the
territory
of
Strausburg
.
Their
Captaine
was
Monsieur
Cochay
of
Dolpheny
,
a
good
warrier
:
he
had
charge
of
eyght
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
and
of
certaine
troupes
of
horsmen
,
which
he
had
gathered
oute
of
the
remnants
of
the
men
of
Dolpheny
,
of
Lions
,
and
from
among
the
remnante
of
the
Borgondians
:
and
he
trauayled
this
way
,
bycause
there
was
no
other
passage
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
all
other
wayes
beyng
s●…opt
vp
.
The
Duke
D'aumall
went
with
his
power
thyther
,
and
béeing
prepared
to
fight
,
met
with
the
bandes
of
footemen
and
horsemen
,
trauailing
without
order
or
raye
.
Then
Mon.
Cochay
,
beyng
thervnto
constrayned
,
sought
to
defende
himselfe
against
the
Aumall
,
as
tyme
and
place
would
suffer
him
,
and
that
manfully
.
Notwithstanding
the
Aumall
,
thoughe
to
the
losse
and
spoyle
of
manye
of
his
men
,
gat
at
the
last
the
victory
:
and
toke
Monsieur
Cochay
and
certaine
of
his
Captaines
,
and
slewe
of
hys
men
.
120.
The
reste
of
the
armie
which
were
gone
before
Mons.
Cochay
,
and
met
not
with
the
enemy
,
escaped
in
safetie
,
without
any
sight
of
the
enemy
.
Then
Mons.
Cochay
was
brought
to
Ments
:
&
beyng
within
a
while
after
brought
for
the
of
the
Citie
,
as
thoughe
he
shoulde
haue
bene
exchaunged
,
was
slaine
without
the
Citie
.
Noyers
a
Towne
of
Burgundy
,
from
whence
we
said
Monsieur
Barbezieux
:
the
souldiers
with
in
the
towne
hauing
very
valeantly
defended
themselues
so
long
as
possibly
they
could
.
The
Castle
also
was
yéelded
vp
on
these
conditions
,
that
the
Souldiours
should
passe
in
safety
with
their
lyues
,
and
carrye
away
wyth
them
bag
and
baggage
,
and
that
Monsieur
Barbezieux
should
giue
his
●…aith
for
the
performance
hereof
.
But
these
conditions
were
kept
in
no
pointe
.
For
so
soone
as
the
gates
were
set
open
,
they
cruelly
slewe
the
Townsmen
so
faste
as
they
met
them
,
only
a
fewe
after
they
were
ransacked
&
spoyled
,
escaped
:
all
manner
of
household
stuffe
was
giuen
to
the
souldier
for
a
praye
,
but
the
rest
was
caryed
to
Troy
.
The
Germanes
which
were
vnder
the
Kinges
paye
,
were
by
this
time
come
ouer
the
riuer
of
Rhein
,
wel
ny
to
Mogunce
,
about
the
latter
end
of
December
.
There
were
of
them
fiue
thousand
and
sixe
hundred
horsmen
:
whose
principal
captains
were
these
Philbert
,
Marques
of
Bade
,
Diere
Hess
,
Leuineng
,
Countie
Rhingraue
,
and
Bassompere
.
Duke
D'aumall
was
so
proude
of
this
news
that
openly
he
threatned
the
Duke
of
Deuxpons
and
his
Region
.
Notwithstanding
the
Duke
prouided
so
well
for
the
matter
,
that
this
threateninges
turned
to
bare
wordes
,
and
nothing
else
.
But
let
vs
come
now
to
the
affaires
and
exploites
of
Poictou
:
After
those
skirmishes
by
horsemen
agaynst
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
wée
saide
that
the
Prince
of
Conde
tooke
the
towne
of
Mirebell
,
and
there
aboade
:
and
the
Duke
of
Aniou
at
Poictiers
.
Within
certaine
dayes
after
the
Prince
of
Conde
brought
forth
his
armies
,
and
wonne
the
castle
of
Champiniac
in
the
territory
of
Mompenser
:
and
after
this
he
tooke
the
Castle
of
Sauuigniae
,
and
beat
downe
the
same
to
the
ground
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Duke
of
Anious
army
being
increased
and
fortified
with
fresh
bandes
of
Souldiers
,
both
horsemen
and
footemen
,
which
were
brought
vnto
him
by
Monsieur
Ioyse
,
Lieuetenant
of
Languedoc
,
hée
determined
to
besiege
Mirebell
,
because
it
would
stand
him
in
good
stéede
being
so
néere
Poictiers
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
being
gone
with
his
army
to
the
same
.
And
when
by
battery
he
had
made
the
towne
sautable
,
the
souldiers
being
not
able
to
defende
the
same
any
longer
,
for
want
of
vittaile
&
other
prouision
,
they
surrendered
the
same
:
howbeit
the
Souldious
that
were
in
the
Castell
,
stood
still
in
the
defence
thereof
.
But
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
leauing
there
the
Lieuetenant
of
Poictou
called
Mon
sieur
Lude
to
besiege
the
same
,
went
with
the
rest
of
his
army
to
a
towne
called
Lodun
,
which
was
kept
by
Monsieur
Acier
.
Who
being
summoned
by
a
Heralt
to
surrender
the
same
at
the
commaundement
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
aunswered
that
the
citie
was
committed
vnto
him
by
the
Prince
of
Nauar
,
the
kings
general
President
of
Guian
:
to
whom
agayne
he
sayd
he
would
restore
the
same
,
&
to
none
other
,
&
if
any
man
would
goe
about
to
take
the
same
by
force
,
he
wold
by
force
again
make
resistance
,
and
if
he
could
,
giue
him
the
repulse
.
And
then
hee
certified
the
Prince
of
Conde
of
euerye
thing
as
it
fell
out
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
Castell
of
Mirebell
was
taken
,
certayne
souldiers
being
let
into
the
same
vnder
the
coulour
of
parley
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
hearing
the
aunswer
of
Monsieur
Acier
,
brought
his
army
neerer
the
citie
.
The
prince
of
Conde
also
came
thither
,
in
so
much
that
both
armies
being
in
their
battayle
araye
,
and
their
Ensignes
displayed
might
sée
one
another
very
plaine
.
Then
they
discharged
shot
one
at
another
with
their
great
gonns
,
spending
all
that
day
with
shot
and
certaine
small
skirmishes
:
and
when
the
night
came
,
both
partes
encamped
themselues
.
This
was
done
the
sixtéene
day
of
December
.
The
xvii
.
&
xviii
.
dayes
following
,
were
spente
as
the
other
day
before
.
The
xix
.
day
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
toward
the
euening
gaue
place
,
and
went
to
Chinon
,
the
Princes
souldiours
pursuing
the
armie
:
at
which
time
there
were
on
the
Princes
syde
two
hundred
Switzers
slayne
,
and
on
the
Dukes
side
thrée
Ensignes
of
footemen
.
About
this
time
the
cold
of
the
winter
wared
verye
eager
:
in
so
much
that
it
was
wonderfull
that
the
Armies
would
lye
in
the
fieldes
vnder
the
colde
ayer
▪
but
such
was
the
burning
heat
of
hatred
,
that
many
of
both
Armies
,
by
reason
of
the
extreme
cold
,
fel
into
greuous
diseases
of
the
which
many
dyed
.
Therefore
both
Armies
for
this
tyme
of
winter
retired
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
brought
his
Armie
to
Poictiers
,
to
Salmure
,
to
Chinon
,
&
other
places
thereabouts
:
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
brought
his
armie
to
Tuars
,
&
to
Montriuibellay
:
And
he
made
Monsieur
de
Iuoy
,
which
in
the
time
of
the
first
ciuill
warre
,
was
Lieuetenant
of
Burges
,
Lieuetenant
of
Lodune
.
And
these
were
the
exploites
of
this
yere
.
Notwithstanding
the
troublesomnesse
of
the
tyme
&
There
was
sent
into
Gascoyne
Monsieur
de
Pilles
,
&
man
very
expert
in
the
warres
,
which
shold
make
new
collections
and
Moisters
of
souldiours
,
and
carry
them
with
hym
.
For
there
,
what
with
the
aid
of
the
town
of
Mōtaulbane
,
&
what
with
the
help
of
the
armies
,
of
the
which
the
Uicountes
had
the
charge
,
the
faithful
were
of
no
smal
power
:
yea
,
they
had
also
many
townes
in
their
possession
:
although
the
inhabitants
of
Toloze
and
Monsieur
Monluce
went
about
still
to
anoye
them
.
So
soone
as
Monsieur
Pilles
was
come
thyther
,
he
tooke
the
towns
of
Beegerac
and
Saintfoy
by
surrender
:
and
when
he
had
gathered
togither
ban●…es
of
horsemen
and
footmen
,
hée
retourned
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
.
And
by
the
waye
as
he
retourned
by
that
place
in
the
which
(
as
we
said
before
)
Monsieur
de
Mouents
&
his
men
wer
ouerthrowen
,
he
wounded
and
flew
many
of
the
inhabitants
of
that
place
,
because
they
had
destroyed
suche
as
at
that
time
fled
through
their
villages
for
succour
.
The
Prince
of
Condes
bandes
wan
and
spoiled
Saint
florent
,
a
very
rich
Abbay
néer
vnto
Salmure
,
which
was
Countie
Brissac
,
one
of
the
Duke
of
Anious
Captains
,
and
a
very
expert
yong
man
in
the
warres
,
goinge
out
of
Salmure
,
came
sodenly
vpon
a
troupe
of
horsemen
,
being
in
number
100.
vnder
the
conduct
of
Monsieur
Borsauld
,
part
wherof
he
flew
,
and
part
he
put
to
flight
.
The
same
also
came
sodeynly
and
vnlooked
for
vppon
Countie
Momgomery
in
the
village
of
la
Motte
:
in
so
much
that
Momgomery
was
constrayned
to
flée
into
a
Castle
hard
by
:
but
his
brother
Corminuille
with
certain
others
were
taken
.
For
want
of
vittailes
,
the
Prince
of
Condes
Armye
went
from
Tuarz
and
from
Montrebell
:
and
one
Army
came
to
Partenay
,
and
the
other
to
Niort
.
Thither
came
also
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
,
to
consult
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
and
with
other
Noble
men
there
,
concerninge
diuers
things
.
And
among
all
other
this
was
decreed
,
That
for
so
much
as
the
papists
to
maintain
this
war
,
did
pluck
away
and
sell
the
land
of
Churchmen
,
according
to
the
prescript
of
the
Popes
letters
patents
,
whether
they
were
Catholiques
or
protestants
,
the
Quéen
of
Nauar
&
the
Prince
of
Conde
also
should
doo
the
like
in
those
places
which
they
held
and
kept
.
To
bring
this
thing
to
passe
,
letters
wer
giuen
forth
in
the
names
of
the
prince
of
Nauarre
,
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
of
the
Admirall
,
of
the
Andelot
,
and
of
the
Rochfoucault
:
By
whiche
letters
certaine
men
were
commaunded
to
sell
the
land
of
Ecclesiasticall
persones
,
and
to
assure
and
warrant
the
byers
in
their
names
,
quietly
to
enioy
the
same
.
By
this
meanes
,
within
a
short
time
,
they
had
gotten
a
great
masse
of
money
.
And
on
the
contrary
part
the
Kinges
Edictes
,
of
the
which
we
spake
before
,
were
executed
with
great
rigor
against
Religion
.
All
the
moueable
goods
of
the
faythfull
at
the
first
which
were
taken
in
spoyle
&
reserued
by
the
Magistrate
were
openly
sold
:
their
landes
were
made
to
paye
great
fynes
and
subsidies
,
to
mainteyne
Garrisons
and
souldiours
:
Garrisons
were
set
to
keepe
Noble
mens
housholdes
:
and
the
landes
of
the
faithful
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Kings
letters
,
were
appointed
to
be
solde
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
gaue
an
attempt
against
Lasignan
,
being
a
very
strong
Castle
,
being
come
thyther
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
armyes
:
but
fayling
of
his
purpose
he
departed
againe
from
thence
.
Sanser
a
Citie
in
Burgundy
was
besiéeged
by
the
catholiques
,
Monsieur
Nemours
,
bringing
with
him
thrée
thousand
footemen
,
at
the
least
,
and
certayne
troupes
of
horsemen
:
all
which
he
broughte
out
of
Prouance
to
ayde
Martinenge
in
the
seige
.
The
Generall
ouer
these
was
Countie
Tende
Lieftenant
of
Prouance
.
Wyth
these
also
there
came
certayne
Armies
oute
of
Dolpheny
,
vnder
the
charge
and
conducte
of
Baron
des
Adretz
:
whom
we
sayde
before
forsooke
the
faithfull
in
the
first
warre
.
The
Townsmen
valiantly
for
certain
Monethes
defended
themselues
,
and
by
diuers
eruptions
vpon
the
enemies
and
skirmishes
with
them
,
they
had
slaine
manye
of
them
,
and
broken
manye
of
their
great
gunnes
.
Therefore
Martinenge
when
he
had
wearyed
in
vayne
his
souldiers
with
the
extreme
coulde
of
winter
he
toke
vp
his
caryage
,
raised
the
seige
,
and
departed
away
secretly
in
the
nighte
.
Then
the
warders
&
watchmen
of
the
Citie
,
suspecting
that
the
enemyes
fled
,
gaue
knowledge
thereof
to
the
chiefe
Captaynes
in
the
Citie
,
who
goyng
forth
by
the
breake
of
the
day
with
certaine
souldiers
slewe
many
straglers
that
lingered
behinde
the
armie
without
order
or
raye
.
After
this
,
countie
de
Tende
went
to
the
Duke
of
Aniou
:
and
Baron
de
Adretz
taking
Nemours
with
him
,
went
to
the
Duke
D'aumall
:
This
was
about
the
beginning
of
Februarie
.
The
King
was
nowe
at
Mets
:
and
before
he
came
thether
he
had
forbidden
the
Protestants
to
vse
the
reformed
religion
vpon
paine
of
death
.
The
power
of
Duke
D'aumall
beyng
greatlye
encreased
with
newe
and
freshe
ayde
,
he
determined
to
encounter
with
the
bandes
of
French
souldiers
,
which
wayted
for
the
Armies
of
the
Duke
of
Deuxpons
:
and
came
to
Sauerne
a
towne
belonging
to
the
Bishoppe
of
Strasburge
,
which
fauoured
him
,
and
there
he
stopped
al
the
passage
ouer
the
ryuer
against
the
enemie
.
But
he
could
not
there
abide
,
beyng
repulsed
I
put
to
flighte
by
the
Frenchmen
his
enemyes
.
These
French
bands
that
put
him
to
●…light
,
were
such
as
had
fled
out
of
the
hither
part
of
Fraunce
thither
,
&
partly
which
were
left
of
the
Armie
of
the
prince
of
Orange
.
Aboute
this
time
MonsGenly
dyed
at
Bergasiber
in
the
Dominion
of
Deuxpous
,
and
bycause
he
was
generall
of
those
Armyes
,
Mons.
de
Moy
a
Noble
man
and
a
good
Captaine
was
chosen
in
his
stéede
.
While
Duke
D'aumall
behaued
himselfe
thus
about
the
borders
of
Loraine
,
there
came
to
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
two
thousand
and
two
hundred
Germane
horsemen
,
conducted
by
the
Rheingrane
,
&
Bassompierre
.
He
himselfe
when
he
had
payed
the
rest
of
the
armie
their
wages
,
went
with
all
his
power
towarde
the
Territorye
of
Engolmoys
:
mynding
to
wyn
Engolesme
a
verye
fayre
and
copious
Citie
.
But
bycause
the
passage
to
the
ryuer
of
Charente
,
woulde
be
a
necessarie
helpe
for
him
,
be
mynded
to
kepe
the
bridge
.
And
therefore
he
commaunded
Mons.
Riuiere
to
go
and
take
the
Citie
&
the
Castell
of
I●…rnac
,
which
bordereth
vpon
the
ryuer
of
Charente
.
Thys
was
the
occasion
of
a
great
and
lamentable
battaile
.
The
Prince
of
Conde
beyng
certified
of
the
purpose
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
came
to
Niort
with
his
main
battaile
the
first
daye
of
Marche
:
and
from
thence
he
came
by
the
Towne
of
Sanlan
Angely
,
the
Citie
of
Saintes
.
The
Admirall
went
with
the
Uauntgarde
to
Cognac
:
and
the
next
daye
after
being
the
fourth
day
of
Marche
,
he
with
his
brother
the
Andelot
brought
all
the
horsemen
of
the
Uauntgarde
both
with
lawnce
and
shot
to
larnac
,
and
with
them
two
Canons
&
two
dimi
Canons
.
Then
straight
way
the
Admiral
beseiged
the
castell
of
Iarnac
,
bycause
Mons.
Riuiere
by
and
by
at
the
discouery
of
them
left
the
citie
and
went
into
the
castell
.
But
the
roaring
Canon
shot
did
so
shake
the
castell
gates
and
the
walles
thereof
,
that
Mons.
Riuiere
desired
parley
:
and
the
next
day
after
vpon
condition
that
he
and
his
s●…uldiers
shuld
escape
with
theyr
lyues
,
he
surrendered
the
Castell
.
Leauing
therefore
to
defende
that
place
the
Uicount
de
Montanmoy
with
his
Legion
,
the
Admirall
and
the
Andelot
d●…parted
to
viewe
&
espie
the
force
of
the
enemies
,
bicause
they
were
said
not
to
be
far
of
.
The
sixte
daye
of
this
moneth
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
the
Admirall
and
the
Andelot
,
taking
with
them
all
the
horsemen
of
the
vauntgarde
and
maine
battaile
sauing
certaine
troupes
whiche
taryed
behynde
at
Iarnac
with
Briguemauld
,
came
to
Beauuoire
,
besyde
the
ryuer
of
Mate
;
where
the
Duke
of
Aniou
was
with
hys
armie
.
So
soone
as
the
prince
of
Conde
sawe
him
he
set
his
army
in
aray
,
and
commaunded
certaine
drummes
to
stricke
vp
behynde
a
lyttle
hill
harde
by
them
in
couert
,
as
if
an
Armye
of
footemen
had
bene
there
.
Notwithstandyng
all
that
daye
was
spent
wyth
certayn●…
small
skirmishes
.
The
Duke
of
Aniou
beyng
driuen
from
th●…nce
,
which
is
a
place
of
passage
ouer
the
ryuer
,
sought
another
way
:
and
certayne
miles
beyonde
Engolesme
,
he
passed
ouer
the
ryuer
Charente
with
hys
whole
armie
:
and
in
hys
iourney
he
sodenly
gaue
assault
vpon
the
citie
of
Mele
,
and
on
the
castell
of
Ruffec
,
slewe
the
garrisons
&
tok●…
the
same
:
and
after
this
also
he
toke
●…y
surrender
th●…
citie
of
Chasteau
neufe
,
and
there
passed
ouer
the
riuer
.
▪
Report
hereof
being
brought
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
he
perceiued
well
that
there
was
no
lingering
of
time
,
he
went
therfore
with
his
maine
battaile
from
Saintes
to
Cognac
:
and
the
Admirall
came
with
the
vaunt
garde
●…o
Iarnac
.
The
eleuenth
day
of
this
moneth
the
Duke
of
Aniou
hauing
commaunded
a
strong
bridge
to
be
made
at
Chaste●…uneuf
,
came
neare
in
the
meane
tyme
vnto
Cognac
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
armies
,
makinge
a
counten●…unce
as
though
he
would
presently
besiege
the
Citie
:
The
princes
of
Nauar
and
of
Coude
were
then
at
Cognac
,
their
Armies
being
distributed
&
lodged
among
the
Uillages
there
aboutes
.
Then
by
and
by
they
sente
word
to
the
Admirall
commaundinge
him
to
come
vnto
them
with
al
spéede
.
The
Admiral
,
bicause
it
was
nedefull
for
them
to
be
at
Iarnac
,
sente
his
brother
the
Andelot
to
the
princes
,
to
the
ende
they
might
both
vnderstand
the
necessitie
of
his
abiding
still
,
and
also
to
deliberate
with
them
what
was
néedeful
to
be
done
.
The
Andelot
was
not
so
s●…ne
gone
,
but
the
Duke
of
Aniou
with
his
whole
army
which
was
at
Cognac
,
rushed
with
great
violence
,
mindinge
to
recouer
and
get
the
bridge
of
Iarnac
.
But
beinge
forced
to
retire
by
the
Admiral
,
they
turned
their
backes
:
and
many
of
them
,
and
of
the
other
part
also
,
at
this
con●…ict
were
slaine
.
In
the
meane
time
the
prince
of
Conde
deliberating
of
the
matter
,
minded
on
the
day
followinge
to
remoue
his
army
:
and
he
on
the
xii
.
day
came
to
Iarnac
,
&
the
Admirall
remoued
to
Bassac
.
And
the
same
day
the
Admirall
came
with
the
Uauntgard
before
Chasteauneuf
,
to
viewe
the
place
.
He
knew
that
the
enemy
had
made
another
Bridge
of
woode
neare
vnto
the
stone
Bridge
of
Ghasteaun●…f
that
he
might
passe
and
repasse
ouer
them
with
his
whol●…
army
,
the
more
spéedely
.
And
then
hée
●…eturned
to
Bassac
againe
:
leauing
there
certain
bandes
for
defence
till
he
came
backe
againe
.
But
bycause
of
the
incommodiousnes
of
the
place
,
which
caused
the
army
to
be
dispersed
abroade
,
the
prince
of
Conde
sent
to
the
Admirall
willing
him
to
be
with
hym
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
day
earely
in
the
morning
,
and
to
bring
wyth
hi●…
all
his
bandes
,
and
his
ordinance
:
and
to
sée
that
the
horsemen
were
with
him
euen
at
the
breake
of
the
day
.
So
soone
as
the
Admiral
had
receiued
the
message
,
he
sent
word
that
night
to
euery
captaine
hereof
.
But
many
of
them
were
so
slacke
that
they
had
the
nexte
day
in
the
morning
scarsly
taken
their
iorney
by
nine
of
the
clock
.
The
Admirall
taryed
their
comminge
at
the
Riuer
to
kepe
the
same
with
certaine
bandes
of
Harguabuziers
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
Catholiques
Campe
passed
ouer
the
riuer
of
Charente
all
the
night
with
as
great
spéede
as
myght
be
:
and
were
come
before
Bassac
in
the
sight
of
the
prince
of
Conde
.
But
bycause
the
said
prince
lacked
the
Lord
Pluueaus
horsemen
and
his
regimen
of
footemen
,
leaft
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
behinde
and
were
nowe
comminge
,
he
had
no
intent
as
yet
to
fight
.
The
morrow
after
being
the
xiii
.
of
March
,
the
prince
with
his
horsmen
that
were
already
arryued
,
presented
himselfe
in
the
morning
in
order
of
battaile
before
the
enemy
aboue
the
Uillage
of
Bassac
.
When
all
was
arryued
,
the
said
prince
returned
with
the
battaile
,
&
drue
to
Matt●
neare
Saint
Iean
de
Angelie
,
which
the
Admirall
did
also
,
leauing
behinde
to
direct
the
retracte
,
the
Lord
de
la
Noue
,
who
retiring
a
reasonable
pase
and
yet
not
far
of
,
was
charged
with
a
great
hoste
of
horsmen
,
which
forced
him
to
take
the
charge
,
and
chased
hym
to
Bassac
,
where
the
Admirall
was
ready
to
resist
,
and
repulsed
the
catholiques
vnto
the
other
side
of
the
Uillage
.
In
the
meane
while
certayne
troupes
of
shot
of
the
Catholiques
entered
the
said
village
,
&
sought
to
skirmishe
with
the
Admirall
,
who
likewise
droue
them
out
of
the
village
:
Notwithstanding
they
were
reléeued
by
the
reste
of
the
Campe
that
folowed
at
hand
,
and
returned
to
the
village
.
The
Lord
Admirall
séeing
that
the
Catholiques
were
so
nye
,
sent
a
Gentleman
with
spéede
to
the
Prince
,
to
aduertise
him
that
the
whole
campe
of
the
contrary
side
was
there
and
almost
at
his
héeles
:
so
that
,
séeinge
no
meane
to
retire
without
fightinge
,
desired
him
to
aduaunce
such
powers
as
he
had
of
the
battaile
.
Immediatly
the
prince
reculed
till
he
was
very
néere
the
Admiral
,
ringing
himselfs
in
battaile
at
the
foote
of
a
hill
At
the
same
instant
the
Prince
(
when
hée
had
mads
his
praiers
vnto
God
)
went
to
battail
with
great
corage
:
vpon
whom
rushed
a
great
Squadron
of
Reisters
or
Germanes
,
and
set
vpon
him
on
the
syde
:
at
which
charge
his
horse
was
killed
and
fell
vppon
him
,
and
his
horsemen
put
to
the
chase
,
whom
the
Catholiques
pursued
.
Albeit
as
they
passed
further
,
a
French
Gentleman
,
named
the
Lord
of
S.
Iean
,
knew
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
also
the
Lord
de
Argence
:
both
which
promised
him
to
saue
his
life
,
or
else
to
leaue
theirs
in
aduenture
.
Where
vppon
,
as
an
Archer
being
descended
on
foote
to
helpe
to
shifte
the
prince
of
Conde
from
vnder
his
horse
,
and
had
set
him
on
his
féete
,
one
named
Montesquion
(
who
was
thought
to
be
the
captain
of
the
garde
to
the
Kings
brother
)
knowing
the
Prince
,
shot
him
thorough
the
head
with
a
pistolet
:
the
shot
entering
behinde
,
&
came
forth
vnder
his
eye
:
of
which
he
presently
dyed
.
They
which
were
present
were
very
sore
offended
for
this
deed
:
but
specially
they
which
had
giuen
vnto
him
their
faith
to
saue
his
lyfe
.
This
was
the
ende
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
a
Noble
Prince
▪
who
hath
left
behind
him
a
gloriouse
name
among
the
French
men
:
yea
&
among
those
that
were
his
enemies
for
euer
.
There
was
in
this
prince
a
singular
lo●…e
toward
the
gospell
,
a
desire
most
feruent
to
aduaunce
the
glory
of
God
,
to
further
the
dignitie
of
his
prince
,
&
to
maintayne
the
libertie
and
peace
of
his
countrey
.
For
the
which
his
enemies
brought
him
into
great
perill
:
and
sought
by
all
meanes
possible
,
to
quenche
that
burning
zeale
in
him
toward
the
Gospel
.
But
he
declared
himself
wise
and
valeant
▪
in
ouer
passiug
those
troubles
,
and
also
constant
in
the
trueth
of
the
Gospel
:
who
,
for
the
same
hath
forsaken
great
dignities
and
princely
honor
,
and
hath
consecrated
himselfe
wholy
vnto
God
:
and
who
,
as
he
hath
for
the
gospel
of
God
,
for
the
dignitie
of
the
king
,
and
for
the
libertie
of
his
countrey
spent
his
life
:
euen
so
,
séeing
he
hath
for
these
causes
spent
it
,
he
hath
in
the
foyle
got
the
victorie
of
his
enemies
,
and
being
dead
,
triumpheth
ouer
death
and
is
yet
aliue
.
A
myracle
which
all
godly
and
christian
men
throughout
all
posterities
,
will
euer
embrace
.
In
this
battaile
there
were
two
hundred
of
the
faith
full
slayne
,
&
fortie
noble
men
taken
prisoners
:
among
whom
was
the
bastard
sonne
of
the
King
of
Nauar
,
the
Lord
de
la
Noue
,
whose
horse
was
slayne
at
the
firste
charge
,
the
lord
of
Teligni
,
de
la
Balbe
,
de
Soubize
,
and
de
Loue
:
also
the
Lord
Stuard
a
Scot
▪
and
Chastelher
portant
,
who
after
they
were
taken
,
were
stabbed
with
daggers
and
murthered
.
On
the
Catholiques
side
were
slayne
,
the
County
de
la
Miraude
,
the
lord
de
Monsaletz
,
the
Ba
rons
of
Ingrande
and
Prunay
,
with
many
other
.
After
this
battaile
,
one
part
of
the
horsemen
drew
to
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
with
the
Admirall
,
the
L.
Andelot
,
the
Countie
de
la
Rochefocault
,
and
Monsieur
de
Acier
:
the
other
part
tooke
their
way
to
Coignac
.
In
this
Encounter
the
prince
had
no
other
footemen
,
than
the
Lord
Pluneaux
regiment
heretofore
mencioned
:
all
the
rest
of
his
footemen
was
retired
by
his
commaundement
to
Iarnac
,
as
being
not
of
mynd
to
fight
that
day
.
There
was
made
at
Iarnac
a
bridge
of
boates
to
passe
the
Riuer
Charente
in
time
of
néed
:
ouer
which
the
footmen
séeing
the
ouerthrow
,
passed
ouer
to
the
other
syde
of
the
riuer
,
&
so
then
brake
it
in
péeces
for
feare
of
pursutes
,
&
soretired
to
Coignac
,
where
were
the
princes
of
Nauarre
and
Anguyen
.
The
artillery
brought
from
Coygnac
,
was
brought
thyther
agayne
,
hauing
made
not
great
way
.
The
said
princes
of
Nauar
and
Anguyen
(
now
prince
of
Conde
)
departed
from
Coygnac
the
next
morning
,
with
such
horsemen
as
were
retyred
vnto
them
.
And
the
same
day
they
arriued
at
Sainctes
in
Sainctonge
,
leauing
their
footemen
at
Coygnac
,
to
maintayne
warre
agaynst
the
Catholiques
:
Who
the
morrowe
after
being
the
fiuetéene
of
March
,
presented
themselues
in
battayll
before
Coygnac
with
horsemen
and
footemen
,
making
countenance
to
besiege
it
.
There
was
a
great
skirmish
vpon
them
on
the
parks
side
thereto
adioyning
,
by
meane
of
a
silly
made
by
the
Lord
Baudine
:
In
which
encounter
were
left
dead
in
the
same
place
two
hundred
bodies
,
and
great
numbers
hurt
▪
whiche
made
the
Catholiques
to
retire
the
same
day
,
retourning
to
Iarnac
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Admirall
vnderstanding
that
the
princes
were
retired
to
Sainctes
,
went
thyther
too
them
:
and
with
the
horsemen
of
their
trayn
,
he
brought
them
to
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
and
from
thence
to
ThonieCharante
.
Now
,
the
army
of
the
faithfull
were
in
great
sorrow
,
when
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
came
to
them
,
because
of
the
death
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
who
vsed
these
persua
sions
and
exhortations
to
quiet
their
minds
.
Whereas
(
fayth
shée
)
the
prince
of
Cynde
hath
spent
his
life
valiantly
for
the
defence
of
so
good
a
cause
▪
which
also
in
his
lyfe
time
he
rōstantly
defended
the
hath
left
behind
him
to
his
fellow
souldiers
,
an
example
of
Constancie
,
for
them
to
defend
Gods
trueth
,
the
Kings
dignitie
,
and
the
libertie
of
their
Countrey
:
against
whiche
wicked
men
rebell
:
Our
good
and
iust
cause
is
not
dead
with
the
Prince
of
Conde
:
neither
ought
the
minds
and
courage
of
so
good
men
,
to
quayle
and
faynt
by
any
maner
of
meanes
:
God
hath
so
prouided
for
his
cause
,
that
he
had
raysed
vp
Defenders
thereof
in
the
▪
Prince
of
Condes
place
,
to
succede
him
.
Those
▪
and
many
other
comfortable
persuasions
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
vsed
to
encourage
the
moorning
Army
:
and
then
retourned
to
Rochell
.
The
prince
of
Conde
thus
taken
away
,
and
his
death
no
small
losse
to
them
of
the
religion
,
the
Kings
▪
brother
knowing
the
princes
of
Nauarre
and
d'Anguyen
▪
were
passed
the
ryuer
of
Botoune
,
determined
to
follow
them
,
and
in
that
purpose
departed
from
Iarnac
and
came
to
Dampierre
where
he
passed
the
ryuer
:
he
lodged
his
armie
within
halfe
a
league
of
S.
Iean
d'Angely
;
of
purpose
to
execute
a
certaine
enterprise
within
the
sayd
towne
,
by
meane
of
the
captaine
of
the
Castell
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Princes
Armye
passed
Charante
,
as
well
at
Thonye
Charante
,
as
at
Tallibourgh
,
kéeping
the
boates
alwayes
on
their
side
.
The
Kings
brother
vnderstanding
the
sayde
armye
was
passed
ouer
Charante
,
and
also
that
his
enterprise
vpon
the
towne
of
S.
Iean
d'Angely
,
was
so
discouered
,
as
he
coulde
not
commit
it
to
safe
execution
,
returned
from
whence
he
came
,
that
is
,
to
Iarnac
,
Chastoau-neuf
,
and
places
about
Angoulesme
,
attending
his
opportunitie
to
effect
an
attempt
which
he
had
conspired
vpon
that
towne
,
and
that
by
meane
of
the
captaine
of
the
Parke
,
which
was
also
discouered
,
as
hereafter
shall
follow
.
The
Princes
being
now
on
the
other
side
of
the
ryuer
Charente
,
began
to
suruey
their
forces
,
viewing
first
their
horsemen
,
and
then
their
foot●…
in
order
as
hereafter
shal
be
shewed
.
All
the
horsemen
were
sent
for
in
one
day
into
two
places
:
The
prince
of
Nauar
and
the
L.
Admirall
mustred
the
battaile
,
and
the
d'
Andelot
with
the
Countie
Rochefoucaut
,
the
vauntgarde
.
There
were
viewed
and
enhabled
aboute
.
iiii
.
thousande
horsemen
,
well
mounted
and
armed
,
with
valiante
disposition
to
follow
the
cause
to
a
good
end
.
It
was
openly
read
there
to
all
the
horsemen
,
that
the
prince
of
Nauarre
▪
declared
himselfe
chiefe
of
the
armie
,
with
promise
not
to
leaue
l'Endureau
captaine
of
a
hundred
light
horsemen
,
after
du
Lude
,
gouernor
of
Poytou
.
He
was
greuous
,
(
after
his
reuolte
)
to
the
Protestantes
in
a
number
of
heauie
euils
,
as
in
pilling
and
robbing
them
wythoute
respect
,
and
also
vnder
shadow
of
his
white
Cassakins
,
wherwith
he
yet
disgnised
his
people
:
He
toke
the
castell
of
Montaagu
in
base
Poytou
,
yeelding
to
the
garrison
no
other
mercie
than
by
the
edge
of
the
sworde
.
He
made
manye
incursions
into
Poytou
,
and
anoyed
them
with
such
generall
perill
,
that
the
princes
(
to
ouercome
him
this
troupes
)
dispatched
thither
the
Lord
de
la
Roche●…ard
with
vii
.
cornettes
of
horsemen
,
and
the
regiments
of
footemen
of
the
L.
la
Mousson
,
Saint
Magrin
,
&
Montamma
,
whose
strength
and
trauell
was
to
small
purpose
,
bicause
the
enemye
had
a
speciall
saüetie
in
hys
singular
swiftnesse
,
as
knowyng
well
the
straites
and
compasse
of
that
countrey
.
The
princes
being
at
Sainctes
,
got
intelligence
of
the
enterprise
whiche
the
Kings
brother
mente
to
execute
within
Angoulesme
,
and
therevpon
(
knowing
also
that
he
was
vpon
his
waye
thyther
,
dispatched
to
intercepte
that
purpose
)
the
Countie
Montgomery
with
ten
cornets
of
horsemen
,
ouer
and
besides
the
regimen
of
footemen
of
the
Lord
Montbrun
and
Mirabel
sent
thither
all
readie
.
The
Montgomery
,
the
better
to
execute
his
charge
,
in
the
beginning
of
Aprill
,
sommoned
the
sayd
ten
cornets
of
horsemen
to
be
before
him
at
Pons
,
the
monday
being
the
fourth
of
April
in
the
euening
.
At
his
comming
,
he
founde
onely
.
vi
.
cornets
with
whom
he
departed
after
some
expectation
for
the
other
whiche
were
not
yet
come
:
he
trauailed
all
that
night
,
and
the
next
morning
was
receyued
within
the
towne
of
Angoulesme
without
any
let
or
impediment
by
the
way
:
the
other
fower
cornets
comming
somwhat
late
to
Pons
,
hasted
on
the
way
after
their
copanie
,
albeit
as
they
were
neere
Chasteauneuf
,
neither
fearing
nor
for
séeing
any
perill
,
they
were
charged
by
a
great
troup
of
horsemen
layd
of
purpose
in
amb●…h
to
intercept
them
▪
&
so
pursued
as
the
chase
came
to
Coygnac
,
from
whence
they
returned
and
found
safetie
in
the
swiftnesse
of
their
horsses
.
At
this
encounter
the
L.
de
Chaumont
,
captaine
of
one
of
the
sayde
cornets
with
certaine
other
common
souldiers
were
taken
prisoners
,
and
about
.
xxx
.
or
.
xl
.
slaine
.
The
Countie
Montgomery
was
no
sooner
within
Angoulesme
,
than
he
began
to
deuise
and
prouide
for
the
safetie
of
the
towne
:
wherein
for
his
first
pollicie
,
he
surueyed
the
wardes
and
warders
of
the
towne
:
And
bycause
that
those
which
afore
made
the
view
and
search
of
the
towne
,
passed
not
by
the
Parke
(
which
is
a
newe
building
ioyned
to
the
towne
)
which
cut
of
all
aduertisment
of
any
thing
done
there
:
the
place
it selfe
also
not
vnapt
to
receiue
companyes
,
foysted
in
by
night
without
knowledge
to
them
of
the
towne
:
The
said
Montgomery
made
pierce
the
walles
,
and
open
the
gates
of
that
syde
towardes
the
parke
,
so
that
alwayes
after
the
searchers
of
the
towne
passed
and
visited
the
gardes
of
the
same
.
He
remoued
also
the
Captaine
of
the
sayde
Parke
to
auoyde
treason
,
with
order
that
euery
nyght
the
warders
of
that
place
should
be
changed
.
The
Duke
de
Roauois
beinge
led
prisoner
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
to
Rochell
,
and
there
continuing
til
the
moneth
of
Ianuary
,
was
deliuered
vpon
this
promis
to
pay
within
thre
mo
nethes
after
twentie
thousand
frankes
to
raunsome
,
or
in
default
of
eyther
the
time
or
summe
,
to
returne
prysoner
to
Rochell
.
Hee
failed
and
therefore
was
sommoned
to
make
good
his
worde
,
which
he
refused
,
clearing
himselfe
by
the
death
of
the
prince
of
Conde
,
to
whom
,
as
he
had
giuen
his
faith
,
so
his
death
acquited
his
promise
▪
The
Kinges
brother
kepte
still
about
Angoulesme
,
al
be
it
vnderstandinge
of
the
precise
direction
of
the
Montgomery
,
gaue
ouer
his
further
attempt
,
and
departed
from
thence
the
xii
.
of
Aprill
,
taking
his
way
to
Perigueux
,
and
passing
by
Aubeterre
,
he
tooke
the
castle
by
composition
▪
for
whose
garde
the
L.
of
the
place
did
entertaine
about
a
hundered
men
,
who
enduring
only
certayne
shot
of
the
cannon
,
yéelded
themselues
(
their
liues
saued
:
)
wherein
notwithstanding
they
were
abused
,
for
that
dyuers
were
killed
,
and
the
L.
of
the
place
arested
as
prisoner
:
from
Aubeterre
he
drue
to
Mucedan
a
town
of
Perigueux
,
afore
the
which
,
as
the
Lord
de
Montlue
attended
him
with
his
forces
:
so
the
army
being
arryued
,
they
began
to
batter
with
such
furie
,
as
a
breach
was
spéedely
enforced
.
There
were
within
the
towne
seuen
or
eyght
score
popular
Souldiours
,
who
dispairing
eyther
to
fill
up
the
breach
,
or
to
kepe
it
longer
,
in
respect
chiefly
of
their
small
nombers
,
abandoned
the
Towne
and
closed
themselues
within
the
castle
being
sufficient
ly
strong
:
the
catholikes
being
within
the
towne
,
bent
their
batterye
against
the
castle
,
where
they
had
no
sooner
battered
a
breache
,
than
they
cryed
to
the
assaulte
.
They
within
susteined
the
first
assault
,
and
likewise
ii
.
others
in
the
necke
of
it
,
repulsing
at
last
the
catholiks
,
wherof
a
great
nomber
left
their
dead
bodies
in
paune
:
then
the
Kings
borther
(
vnder
their
word
of
assurance
)
came
to
Parle
with
them
,
wherein
he
so
preuailed
,
as
they
yéelded
,
reseruing
only
their
liues
,
which
notwith
standinge
were
violently
taken
away
from
them
all
without
exception
▪
contrarye
to
his
faith
and
woorde
of
honour
:
hee
loste
at
these
assaultes
a
great
company
of
souldiours
,
with
sundry
Lords
and
captaynes
of
choice
:
Mucedan
being
taken
in
this
moneth
of
Aprill
▪
the
Kinges
brother
toke
way
againe
to
Angoulmois
,
&
the
Lorde
of
Montluc
returned
to
his
gouernemente
,
and
charge
.
The
Princes
horsmen
being
thus
viewed
and
mustered
,
they
would
also
suruey
their
footemen
,
in
which
businesse
the
d'
Andelot
was
chiefly
vsed
,
and
theréfore
immediatly
dispatched
,
to
the
end
he
might
puruse
the
garrisons
in
euery
towne
of
their
obedience
:
he
began
his
first
trauaile
in
this
charge
vppon
the
end
of
Aprill
,
following
the
garrisons
and
mustring
them
in
his
own
presence
.
In
the
beginninge
of
May
,
hee
returned
to
Sainctes
,
féeling
himselfe
somewhat
sicke
,
the
same
growing
so
vpon
him
as
he
dyed
the
Sarterday
the
seuenth
of
the
same
1569.
to
the
lamentable
griefe
and
displeasure
of
the
whole
army
,
as
being
noted
a
most
wyse
and
valeant
Gentleman
,
called
commonly
the
knight
with
out
feare
:
his
office
of
generall
Colonell
of
the
Frenche
footemen
was
giuen
to
the
Lord
d'
Acyer
▪
his
company
of
men
of
armes
since
his
death
hath
bin
gouerned
by
the
Lord
of
Beauuais
,
his
Lieuftenant
.
It
was
thought
he
was
poysoned
,
and
the
phisitions
that
viewed
his
body
were
of
the
same
opinion
.
Immediately
after
,
in
the
same
moneth
and
at
the
same
place
dyed
the
Lord
of
Boccarde
,
hauing
lyne
long
And
nowe
,
to
ouerslip
nothing
that
was
executed
in
this
last
April
,
ther
eis
in
the
mountayns
of
Daulphyne
a
Castell
nere
to
Bryanson
,
wherein
the
King
keepes
an
ordinarie
dead
pay
of
certeyn
numbers
of
souldiours
:
A
Captein
called
Colombyn
borne
in
Grenoble
,
vnderstan
ding
by
certain
of
the
borough
of
Oysans
,
that
most
part
of
the
sayd
dead
pay
men
were
issued
out
of
thir
charge
,
toke
the
sayde
Castel
,
and
finding
no
resistaunce
other
than
the
very
captaine
of
the
place
,
who
yéelded
beyng
hurt
with
a
shotte
,
he
made
him selfe
Lord
of
it
,
where
neglecting
one
first
and
most
necessarie
policie
in
a
victor
,
he
rather
laboured
to
deface
the
images
,
than
to
furnish
place
that
with
conuenient
prouision
,
which
being
not
vnmarked
of
certein
euill
neighbours
,
purlewing
vpon
the
Castle
,
they
forthwith
enuironed
him
with
a
siege
▪
and
so
cut
off
his
vittaill
,
whereof
they
knew
the
castle
had
but
slender
store
.
Their
siege
continuing
about
xv
.
dayes
,
enforced
him
at
last
to
render
the
place
vpon
composition
and
onely
reseruation
of
lyfe
,
whiche
notwithstanding
was
not
kept
,
for
that
all
his
souldiours
were
cut
in
péeces
,
and
he
only
led
on
liue
to
Grenoble
.
After
the
generall
view
and
muster
of
the
Princes
footemen
,
the
Lord
de
Pilles
(
returned
nowe
from
Gascoygne
)
was
sent
to
sease
vpon
the
Ile
of
Medoc
,
a
riche
Ile
lying
betwene
Rochell
and
Bordeaux
,
conteyning
in
length
about
xvi
.
or
xvii
.
leagues
,
and
4.
or
5.
leagues
in
breadth
:
he
prouided
necessary
boates
to
passe
the
riuer
of
Gironde
,
and
embarking
himselfe
with
two
thousand
footemen
,
discended
into
the
sayde
I
le
,
and
tooke
hauen
without
any
let
:
he
made
himselfe
maister
of
the
yle
vpon
the
sodaine
and
vnlooked
for
,
finding
great
foyson
of
riches
,
wherwith
he
and
his
souldiours
loaded
themselues
plentifully
.
By
meane
of
this
yle
he
besieged
Bourg
a
towne
in
Berdelois
,
but
being
spéedely
called
back
by
the
princes
,
he
raysed
his
siege
and
came
agayne
to
the
Campe
:
At
this
siege
died
of
a
shot
in
his
shoulder
,
the
Lord
Ualphe
uiere
,
Lieuetenant
to
the
late
Lord
d'
Andelot
,
of
his
regiment
of
footemen
,
whose
regiment
was
translated
to
the
Lord
of
Rouray
,
a
gentleman
of
Fraunce
.
This
was
vpon
the
end
of
May
.
The
Kinges
Brother
being
now
retourned
into
the
countrey
of
Angoulmois
,
and
after
he
had
somwhat
reléeued
his
army
on
that
side
to
Villebois
,
sent
to
sommōthe
town
of
Angoulesme
,
by
a
trompet
,
wherein
he
was
refused
,
and
so
tooke
way
towardes
Berry
to
ioyne
his
force
witht
the
Duke
de
Aumall
being
in
the
sayd
countrey
:
the
Count
Montgomery
charged
vpon
the
tayle
of
his
campe
,
and
discomfited
certen
of
them
.
The
Lady
Marquise
of
Rottelin
,
understanding
of
the
death
of
the
prince
of
Conde
hir
sonne
in
law
,
put
her
vpon
the
way
to
come
to
Rochell
,
where
was
the
widow
princesse
her
daughter
:
shée
passed
to
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
&
so
to
Thony
vpon
Boutonne
,
where
the
said
princesse
met
her
,
and
so
returned
into
Fraunce
without
her
daughter
,
whom
shée
purposed
to
haue
with
her
.
But
the
princes
excused
her
vpon
hir
children
,
which
were
then
at
Rochel
,
whether
she
also
returned
:
it
was
thought
the
Lady
Marquise
came
to
entreate
a
peace
,
which
was
not
so
,
because
her
occasion
was
onely
as
is
aforesayde
▪
this
was
in
the
end
of
May
▪
1569.
In
the
firste
kindling
of
these
warres
,
the
Princes
hauing
true
intelligence
of
diuers
numbers
of
strangers
entered
the
Realm
for
the
strength
of
the
Catholiques
,
determined
also
to
fortifie
their
army
by
the
like
mean.
And
therefore
,
knowing
that
the
prince
Wolfgange
,
the
Duke
de
deux
Pons
,
had
erected
great
numbers
of
men
of
armes
,
as
well
on
foote
as
on
horsebacke
,
the
better
to
defend
his
owne
countreys
,
sent
to
him
with
request
to
yéeld
them
succours
in
their
so
vrgent
and
extréeme
necessitie
,
both
with
his
army
presently
in
poynt
,
&
also
such
other
powers
as
he
might
possibly
leuye
,
whervnto
the
sayd
Duke
condescended
with
promise
to
reléeue
them
with
al
his
forces
,
which
albeit
at
that
tyme
were
not
fully
assembled
,
yet
he
forgot
not
within
short
tyme
after
,
to
put
an
army
in
readinesse
to
come
into
France
:
whereof
the
Duke
de
Aumale
(
lying
in
Lorayne
)
béeing
enformed
by
speciall
Intelligencers
,
dispatched
forthwith
a
Gentleman
of
his
,
by
whom
he
aduertised
the
Duke
of
the
common
brute
that
passed
of
the
diligence
he
vsed
in
the
leuyes
of
men
of
warre
in
Almayne
,
and
all
to
assist
the
conspiracies
of
such
as
arme
themselues
against
the
Crowne
of
Fraunce
,
with
displayed
warre
against
the
King
,
which
for
his
parte
as
he
neyther
had
nor
woulde
beléeue
,
so
looking
néerer
into
his
magnificence
and
partes
of
a
Prince
,
he
iudged
him
of
no
inclination
to
fauour
rebells
against
their
soueraigne
maiestie
,
considering
withall
,
the
auncient
respect
of
amitie
so
long
continued
betwéen
the
house
of
the
electors
of
the
countie
Palatines
of
Rhine
,
&
the
scepter
of
France
:
Albeit
,
his
maiestie
desiring
to
vnderstand
an
absolute
truth
,
gaue
him
speciall
charge
to
dispatch
this
speciall
Messanger
,
he
also
hauing
authoritie
of
his
Maiestie
to
withstande
the
entrie
of
any
straungers
to
reléeue
the
enterprise
of
the
said
rebelles
,
which
he
hoped
to
accomplish
,
or
else
to
leaue
his
life
in
the
charge
.
The
Duke
forbare
to
answere
spedily
,
vntyll
his
army
were
fully
in
poynt
,
albeit
after
that
he
had
receyued
hys
Riestres
,
he
began
to
marche
towards
the
county
of
Burgogne
,
and
as
he
lay
vpon
the
frontiers
of
France
,
tarrying
for
his
Launceknyghtes
,
hee
aunswered
the
d'Aumales
letter
,
which
he
sent
forthwith
to
the
Kinge
:
In
the
beginning
he
layd
afore
him
howe
in
the
yéeres
afore
,
many
Reistermaisters
passing
through
his
Duchy
without
leaue
,
gréeued
so
his
Countrey
,
that
the
continuall
complaintes
of
his
people
forced
him
to
draw
into
companies
of
armed
men
,
as
well
on
horsebacke
as
on
foote
,
to
withstand
further
offence
to
his
people
.
And
that
nowe
in
respecte
his
cousins
and
dearely
beloued
Princes
of
Nauar
and
Conde
,
haue
lamentably
imparted
with
him
the
vniust
quarell
,
vrged
vppon
them
,
as
well
to
enforce
their
lyues
and
goods
,
as
to
depriue
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
,
contrary
to
the
Kings
fayth
and
playn
proetstation
of
his
Edictes
:
and
that
not
only
they
,
but
all
the
Nobilitie
and
others
,
professinge
the
same
religion
,
haue
,
and
doo
endure
miserable
oppressions
,
as
estraunged
from
their
owne
houses
,
thruste
out
of
their
charges
and
offices
,
their
possessions
&
wealths
,
confliked
into
the
Kings
hands
:
lastly
,
that
there
be
raised
huge
companies
of
men
of
warr
ayded
with
sundry
sortes
of
straungers
to
cut
them
in
péeces
,
as
in
other
tymes
of
open
hostilitie
:
in
these
respects
togither
with
their
earnest
motion
and
request
for
succours
,
and
lastly
vpon
an
vpright
view
and
consideration
of
their
present
calamitie
,
he
could
,
nor
ought
do
no
lesse
than
ayde
them
.
And
for
their
partes
,
the
better
to
auouche
their
integrities
in
refusing
all
attempts
,
aspiring
preiudicially
to
the
crown
of
France
,
(
as
the
d'
Aumalles
letters
did
smisterly
suggest
)
the
said
princes
haue
protested
by
letters
,
which
he
kéepeth
sealed
with
their
own
hands
,
that
if
(
at
his
being
in
France
)
he
sée
or
knowe
any
inclination
in
them
to
conspire
in
any
sorte
agaynst
the
crown
,
that
he
would
not
only
draw
awai
his
succours
,
but
conuert
them
to
the
enemie
and
contrary
side
,
the
rather
to
reuenge
their
disloyaltie
:
whiche
makes
hym
iudge
of
the
princes
side
,
&
beleeue
that
they
are
not
only
far
from
the
slaunderous
impositions
of
their
enemies
,
but
also
of
vnfained
desire
,
rather
to
reast
quietly
in
their
houses
,
than
follow
so
hard
&
doubtful
a
warre
,
whereunto
they
haue
ben
drawen
of
force
as
to
defend
the
violent
oppression
of
their
malicious
ennemies
:
hée
alledged
besides
,
that
when
his
Cosin
the
Duke
Casimir
erected
his
army
in
Almaign
in
the
like
cause
,
he
was
also
vntruly
informed
(
as
of
purpose
to
draw
him
from
succouring
the
Prince
of
Conde
)
that
it
was
against
the
Maiestie
royall
that
the
said
Prince
did
conspire
,
which
notwithstanding
was
found
otherwayes
,
as
appeareth
by
his
maiesties
Edictes
of
peace
,
both
first
and
last
,
approuing
alwayes
the
actions
of
the
said
Prince
,
as
done
for
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
.
And
to
take
awaye
all
suspicion
,
he
declared
,
that
besides
that
,
his
meaninge
and
purpose
was
to
succoure
the
saide
Princes
of
Nauarre
and
Conde
,
his
enterpryse
in
comminge
intoo
Fraunce
,
stretched
also
to
relieue
the
little
ones
of
the
Religion
,
dispersed
into
their
seuerall
miseries
,
to
whom
of
very
duty
(
being
a
Christian
Prince
)
he
could
doe
no
lesse
than
offer
and
lend
his
hande
to
leade
them
to
Iesus
Christ
.
And
to
the
end
his
maiestie
may
vnfainedly
resolue
in
the
integrety
of
his
purpose
,
&
that
he
vndertakes
not
this
iorney
to
spoyl
his
subiects
or
make
pray
of
their
wealthes
,
or
for
any
other
perticular
profit
,
he
protested
that
if
his
maiestie
would
graunt
them
a
safe
vse
of
their
religion
with
a
frée
exercise
of
the
same
without
limitation
and
distinction
of
persons
and
places
,
together
with
assurance
of
their
goods
,
honours
,
charges
,
and
estates
,
he
would
not
onely
returne
and
dismisse
his
armye
,
but
also
defray
the
whole
charges
of
the
same
and
the
sayde
Reistremaisters
in
their
passage
,
amounting
in
all
to
aboue
a
hundred
thousand
crownes
,
protesting
for
ende
,
that
if
(
in
refusing
his
iuste
and
reasonable
offers
)
the
quarell
doo
aggrauate
by
his
comming
into
Fraunce
,
to
wype
his
handes
in
innocencie
of
al
imputations
hereafter
,
and
the
faulte
to
be
layde
vppon
the
authors
and
chiefe
Councellers
of
the
warre
,
beyng
about
his
maiestie
.
The
Duke
hauing
now
receiued
his
Launceknightes
,
entered
into
Fraunce
,
and
passyng
by
Bourgongue
,
came
to
Charyte
,
beyng
coasted
sundrye
tymes
both
behinde
and
before
by
the
armies
of
the
Dukes
d'
Aumall
d'
Aumall
being
verye
néere
wyth
succours
,
had
endaungered
the
enterprise
.
The
towne
was
no
sooner
taken
,
then
he
was
discouered
not
far
of
with
.
xviii
.
hundred
horsemen
,
who
comming
to
shorte
to
withstande
the
Dukes
entrie
,
returned
in
hope
to
hinder
the
Duke
to
ioyne
with
the
Princes
Armye
,
by
meanes
that
he
mette
and
assembled
with
the
Kinges
brothers
power
,
who
knit
together
for
this
purpose
in
the
countrey
of
Berry
.
In
the
ende
of
May
,
the
Princes
informed
of
the
approche
of
the
Duke
de
deux
Pons
,
and
the
taking
of
Charyte
,
began
to
marche
to
ioyne
with
his
armye
,
and
leauing
the
Lorde
de
la
Noue
,
to
gouerne
in
the
countreys
of
Poycton
and
Sainctonge
,
tooke
their
waye
by
Angoulmois
,
directly
to
Perigueux
,
and
as
they
passed
thorowe
that
countrey
,
the
Lord
of
Chaumontes
lyght
horsemen
,
with
certaine
companyes
of
footemen
,
toke
the
towne
of
Noutron
belonging
to
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
wherin
were
killed
about
foure
score
men
that
defended
it
:
this
was
the
seuenth
of
Iune
.
1569.
The
morrow
after
the
sayde
Princes
dispatched
the
Countie
Montgomery
into
Gasoyne
,
to
commaunde
ouer
the
army
of
the
Uicounts
,
who
otherwayes
would
not
agrée
,
as
not
acknowleging
one
aboue
another
:
he
toke
his
way
by
Solliac
,
where
he
passed
the
riuer
of
Dordone
,
and
so
beneath
Cadenat
,
he
passed
also
ouer
Lot
&
came
to
Montauban
without
any
let
.
They
of
the
town
of
Perigueux
,
fearing
the
comming
of
the
Princes
army
,
desired
the
Lord
Montluc
to
sende
them
succours
,
to
whome
he
dispatched
immediatly
the
knight
Montluc
his
sonne
wyth
.
xii
.
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
wyth
the
which
he
entred
the
towne
the
fourth
of
Iune
.
In
this
meane
while
the
Princes
armye
kepte
the
waye
drawyng
to
Lymosyn
,
and
the
Duke
de
deux
Pons
hasted
by
great
iorneys
to
ioyne
with
them
,
passyng
the
ryuer
of
Viene
two
leagues
aboue
Limoges
.
The
catholikes
had
sent
thither
two
.
C.
shot
to
defend
the
passage
,
who
were
all
cut
in
pieces
by
the
Lorde
de
Mouy
,
the
ix
.
of
this
moneth
,
on
which
day
the
princes
army
arriued
at
Chalus
a
towne
in
Lymosyn
,
departing
the
nexte
day
to
ioyne
with
the
armye
of
the
Duke
de
deux
Pons
in
a
village
within
two
leagues
of
Chalus
belonging
to
the
Lord
de
Escars
,
Gouernour
of
the
said
countrey
.
The
Lord
Admirall
accompanied
with
two
hundred
horsemen
,
went
where
the
duke
was
to
salute
him
:
the
Wolrard
de
Mansfeld
,
afore
his
Lieuetenant
Generall
:
his
body
was
caryed
to
the
Towne
of
Angoulesme
,
to
be
there
huryed
.
In
the
army
of
the
said
late
Duke
,
were
xxviii
.
cornets
Colonels
,
Hans
Bucq
.
Reignold
Grac
,
Henry
d'Estam
,
and
Hans
de
There
s
:
sixe
thousand
Launceknightes
will
armed
on
foote
,
and
for
the
most
part
pikemen
,
deuided
into
xxvii
.
Ensignes
,
wher
of
were
Colonels
,
the
Lord
de
Grauillar
,
and
the
Lorde
Guteryn
Gansgorffe
baron
of
Grelezee
,
besides
ii
.
M.
horsemen
and
ten
Ensignes
of
foote
men
of
Frenche
men
,
whereof
was
Colonell
(
touching
the
footemen
)
one
of
the
sonnes
of
the
Lord
de
Bricquemau
.
There
were
also
in
the
said
army
diuers
personages
of
highe
estate
,
as
the
prince
of
Orange
,
his
Sonne
,
the
Countes
Lodouike
and
Henry
de
Nassau
,
his
Bretherne
,
the
Lord
d'
Moruilliers
.
the
Marques
of
Renell
,
the
Lordes
of
Mouy
and
Esterney
,
besides
many
others
:
there
were
also
xix
.
péeces
of
artillery
,
&
they
either
main
péeces
,
or
field
péeces
,
with
others
somewhat
lesse
,
whereof
he
left
two
of
the
grea
The
Kinges
brother
now
hauing
receiued
from
the
de
Saint
Fiour
,
came
to
Lymoges
with
his
army
,
fronting
alwais
as
néere
as
he
could
the
Almaignes
,
but
not
medlinge
with
them
.
About
this
time
the
Quéene
Mother
accompanyed
The
same
day
the
Lord
la
Loue
marshall
of
the
princes
campe
with
his
regiment
of
horsemen
,
was
sent
to
Aesse
vppon
Vienne
,
to
garde
the
passage
,
whereof
the
Kinges
brother
hauing
intelligence
,
came
the
next
day
beeinge
the
eleuenth
of
Iune
,
and
encamped
with
in
a
league
of
the
said
Aesse
,
makinge
out
the
same
day
certaine
nombers
of
shot
to
vndertake
the
skirmishe
,
who
being
repulsed
,
taried
not
long
there
,
but
retourned
to
the
campe
:
the
twelfth
day
arriued
at
the
said
Aesse
,
the
footemen
of
the
vauntegarde
of
the
Princes
,
and
thither
came
also
other
supplies
of
shotte
from
the
Catholiques
campe
,
and
that
in
great
nombers
:
they
at
the
first
comming
repulsed
certaine
shotte
which
were
with
in
the
Subburbes
on
the
other
side
Vienne
,
albeit
they
were
forthwith
reskued
,
and
the
other
driuen
to
retire
,
the
skirmish
endured
long
&
whot
,
deuouring
of
the
catholique
side
about
CC.
men
,
and
of
the
Princes
part
only
xx
.
or
thirtie
.
Within
two
dayes
after
the
Princes
army
marched
toward
S.
Tirier
la
perche
,
in
the
said
countrey
of
Limosin
,
of
purpose
to
refresh
there
the
Launceknights
,
weried
with
so
long
trauaile
:
the
Kinges
brother
followed
than
,
albeit
so
far
of
,
as
it
was
the
xxii
.
of
Iune
afore
he
came
néere
the
Princes
,
and
then
lodged
thrée
leagues
from
the
said
S.
Tirier
,
where
the
said
princes
were
,
who
sent
for
their
armye
as
well
footemen
as
horsemen
to
come
and
campe
ther.
The
twentie
thrée
of
the
same
moneth
he
aduaunced
more
néere
them
,
lodging
within
a
league
and
an
halfe
of
S.
Tirier
in
a
village
called
la
Roche
,
the
same
arguing
to
the
Princes
,
that
he
would
giue
them
battaile
the
next
morrow
,
whereof
they
attended
to
sée
if
he
would
come
any
néerer
,
which
he
did
not
,
albeit
the
princes
sent
for
their
army
to
be
ready
at
the
first
shew
of
the
day
,
who
accordingly
marched
in
good
order
to
the
said
place
de
la
Roche
,
where
forthwith
they
bestowed
themselues
in
squares
:
the
forlorne
hope
were
appoynted
to
marche
both
on
the
right
and
lefte
hand
,
they
of
the
right
hand
were
led
by
the
lord
de
Pilles
,
whose
regiment
made
the
first
winge
,
the
others
of
the
lefte
hand
were
guided
by
the
Lord
de
Rouray
:
the
Lord
de
Mouy
,
with
his
regiment
of
horsemen
kept
the
left
hand
,
and
the
lord
de
Bricqueman
▪
and
de
la
Loue
with
theyr
regimentes
of
horsemen
,
the
right
hand
making
the
winge
of
the
vauntegarde
:
the
Launceknightes
were
ringed
in
two
battailes
,
the
one
a
vauntgarde
and
the
other
a
battell
:
the
vauntgarde
caried
.
viii
.
field
péeces
whyche
were
planted
before
their
battell
.
The
skirmishe
began
of
the
Lord
of
Pilles
side
against
the
Lord
de
Strossi
,
who
with
two
thousand
shot
was
behinde
a
close
pale
,
and
sent
thether
for
the
defence
of
the
passage
,
he
had
a
greate
aduantage
vppon
the
Lorde
de
Pilles
,
bycause
his
harquebushears
shot
in
couert
from
behynde
the
sayd
close
pale
,
and
the
sayd
Lorde
de
Pilles
was
open
and
in
a
high
place
.
Besides
,
the
Lord
of
Strossi
had
to
backe
him
in
tyme
of
néede
foure
Cornettes
of
Italians
,
who
séeyng
that
the
forlorne
hope
of
the
Lorde
de
Pilles
,
coulde
not
discharge
their
péeces
by
reason
of
the
raine
,
charged
so
hotly
vpon
him
,
as
they
forced
him
to
retire
a
hundreth
pase
within
the
woode
▪
killing
at
that
charge
about
ten
of
his
souldiours
,
albeit
being
rescued
by
two
Cornets
of
light
horsemen
of
the
Captaynes
la
Motte
and
Brilliam
,
Gascones
,
repulsed
wyth
equall
violence
the
Italians
,
&
put
them
to
flighte
,
in
which
meane
while
,
the
said
forlorne
hope
renued
more
hotly
the
skirmishe
,
and
yet
did
neither
hurte
nor
amaze
greatly
the
sayd
Lord
Strossi
,
which
caused
the
Admirall
to
draw
thitherward
,
who
assone
as
he
had
surueted
the
place
,
caused
to
come
to
him
the
shot
led
by
the
Lord
de
Rouray
.
They
began
to
skirmishe
on
the
lette
hand
againste
the
Lorde
de
Strossi
,
beating
him
on
the
side
:
with
constraint
at
last
to
habandon
his
shade
and
recule
:
whervpon
the
Captaines
la
Motte
and
Brilliam
,
with
manie
other
companies
of
horsemen
,
gaue
vpon
his
troupes
,
and
put
them
to
the
chase
,
wherein
the
lorde
Strossi
was
taken
and
led
to
the
Admirall
,
who
caused
the
victorie
to
be
pursued
to
a
little
ryuer
running
fast
by
,
and
On
the
left
hand
the
lorde
de
Mouy
offred
to
charge
certaine
Cornets
of
Italian
horsmen
,
who
refused
to
abide
him
,
and
so
he
returned
backe
.
It
rayned
so
vehemently
that
there
coulde
be
no
vse
of
anye
har●…uebushe
▪
so
that
without
anye
other
thing
done
,
the
army
retired
:
the
Strossi
loste
and
left
dead
on
de
Sainct
Loup
,
with
thirtie
aswell
Captaines
in
chiefe
,
as
Lieuetenantes
and
ensigne
bearers
,
whose
Targets
remained
also
vpon
the
place
:
Ofthem
of
the
Religion
were
slaine
and
hurt
of
all
sortes
onely
fiftie
,
whereof
were
two
Captaynes
of
footemen
called
Peyrol
and
la
Merie
Dauphynois
,
this
was
the.
xxv
.
of
Iune
.
1569.
The
morow
after
,
foure
hundreth
Italian
horsemen
,
wyth
certayne
Pikemen
of
the
men
of
Armes
of
the
Duke
de
Nemors
,
came
to
sée
if
the
Princes
army
were
discamped
as
the
Kinges
brother
was
aduertised
,
as
they
approched
néere
the
campe
,
they
were
discouered
by
the
watche
,
and
so
hotly
set
vpon
,
as
they
were
enforced
to
retire
out
of
order
,
some
slaine
and
some
taken
prisoners
.
The.
xxvii
.
of
this
moneth
,
the
sayde
Princes
armye
were
driuen
to
discamp
for
want
of
vittailes
,
drawing
toward
Perigueux
,
to
reléeue
themselues
.
The
lorde
de
Moruillier
,
comen
out
of
Almayne
as
Deux
Pons
,
was
sicke
in
this
time
at
Angoulesme
,
of
a
hotte
Ague
,
the
same
pressyng
him
so
sore
,
that
within
few
dayes
he
dyed
in
the
sayd
towne
.
The
Countie
du
Lude
gouernour
of
Poyctou
,
hauing
assembled
certaine
troupes
aswel
of
Touraine
,
&
Aniou
,
as
of
Poyctou
,
departed
from
the
Towne
of
Poyctiers
,
de
la
Brosse
.
The
first
daye
of
the
siege
the
lorde
de
Pluuean
,
wyth
de
Lude
,
who
notwythstanding
those
succoures
,
began
his
batterie
the
next
mornyng
on
the
side
of
the
Toure
de
la
Pigalle
,
and
followed
it
forthwyth
wyth
an
assaulte
:
whiche
was
so
valiantlye
repulsed
,
that
,
he
séeynge
the
breache
filled
vp
with
suche
spéede
,
remoued
his
batterie
,
and
forced
a
breach
in
an
other
place
,
albeit
he
durst
not
make
it
good
with
an
assault
,
but
vnderstanding
of
supplies
of
succour
at
hande
raysed
,
his
seige
the
xxii
.
of
the
moneth
of
Iune
.
He
had
foure
Canons
and
two
meane
péeces
:
Comming
againe
to
Poyctiers
,
he
lefte
within
S.
Meseut
,
the
lorde
de
Anuony
,
maister
of
the
Campe
of
the
Regiment
of
the
late
Countie
Brissac
,
wyth
such
companies
as
he
had
wyth
the
said
Regiment
,
wyth
two
Canons
,
two
field
peeces
and
certaine
other
munitions
,
leadyng
the
rest
to
Poyctiers
.
At
this
siege
,
the
lord
de
Pluueau
was
lightly
hurte
with
a
shotte
,
and
soone
healed
againe
:
Of
the
du
Ludes
syde
were
slaine
the
Captaynes
Flogeat
,
Gorbon
a
Gentleman
of
Sainctonge
,
Fresouet
la
Marche
,
the
Captayne
Colonel
of
the
sayd
Regiment
,
the
maister
of
the
mines
,
and
Morlou
guider
of
the
artillerie
cariage
,
with
a
great
number
of
footemen
.
The
Lord
of
Teligni
was
sent
for
to
go
to
the
reskue
of
Nyort
,
with
foure
cornets
of
Reisters
,
with
certayne
other
cornets
of
Frenchmen
,
and
the
regiment
of
footmen
of
the
Lord
Bricquimi●…
the
yonger
.
Notwithstanding
,
afore
he
came
there
,
the
siege
was
raised
,
wherevppon
they
went
to
the
saide
S.
Mesent
,
to
intercept
the
artillerie
:
which
in
the
ende
they
abandoned
,
as
hereafter
shal
be
noted
.
The
Princes
armie
being
in
the
countrey
of
Perigueux
was
still
pursued
,
but
farre
off
,
by
the
catholiques
,
kéeping
on
the
left
hand
:
The
Princes
entred
by
composition
within
the
towne
of
Branthome
,
thei
tooke
also
two
Castles
in
the
sayd
Countrey
,
the
one
belonging
to
the
Bishop
of
Perigueux
,
and
therfore
commonly
called
the
Bishops
castle
:
the
other
called
la
Chapelle
,
in
which
wer
killed
about
two
hundred
and
thrée
score
men
,
with
like
number
of
the
popular
sorte
withdrawne
thyther
,
and
thereabout
.
Upon
the
beginning
of
Iuly
,
the
Princes
army
departed
from
the
countrey
of
Perigueux
,
drawing
to
Confluence
or
Confolance
,
a
little
towne
vpon
Uienne
.
Neare
vnto
the
which
is
a
Castle
called
Chabaucy
,
then
in
question
betwéene
the
Uidame
of
Chartres
and
the
Lord
de
Montluc
:
within
the
castle
was
a
companie
of
footmen
,
whose
Captaine
refused
to
open
the
gates
to
the
vittailers
of
the
Princes
army
,
and
therefore
the
vauntgard
came
and
besieged
them
,
and
the
same
day
battered
and
tooke
the
Castle
by
assault
,
putting
the
souldiours
to
the
sword
:
The
Captayne
onely
was
taken
,
who
promised
for
his
raunsom
twenty
thousand
Frankes
,
and
withall
to
cause
to
be
sent
home
▪
M.
Pierre
Viret
,
minister
of
the
gospel
,
taken
prisoner
in
the
territories
of
the
Quéen
of
Nauarre
.
The
castle
after
it
was
taken
the
sixth
day
of
Iuly
,
was
burnt
to
the
ground
.
Within
two
dayes
after
the
Lorde
de
Mouy
entered
by
composition
the
towne
of
S.
Genays
in
Poictou
.
One
chéefe
couenaunt
in
the
composition
was
,
that
the
Towne
promised
to
pay
ten
thousand
Franks
,
so
that
their
goods
were
not
put
to
the
pillage
or
spoyle
,
wherein
they
were
duely
dealt
withall
,
as
they
also
payd
truely
their
money
.
You
haue
heard
how
the
Kings
brother
pursued
the
princes
Camp
into
Perigeux
,
who
now
séeing
(
as
it
séemed
)
into
their
seueral
purposes
,
turned
away
,
and
passing
by
Lymosin
and
Berry
,
came
into
Touraine
.
Being
at
Loches
,
he
licenced
a
great
number
of
his
horsmen
to
recreate
themselues
abroad
vntill
the
first
of
October
,
by
which
occasion
his
camp
so
diminished
,
as
he
had
not
about
him
of
the
French
nation
aboue
a
thousand
e
or
xii
.
C.
horsemen
,
and
very
few
footemen
:
almost
all
the
Captaines
went
to
relieue
&
increase
ther
companies
.
The
princes
being
aduertised
,
that
the
town
of
Chastelleraut
conteyned
not
aboue
thrée
score
souldioures
in
garde
,
dispatched
thither
the
Lord
de
la
Loue
with
his
regiment
of
horsemen
,
and
a
company
of
Harquebuziers
on
horsebacke
:
At
his
first
comming
hée
sommoned
the
towne
,
which
withont
much
resistance
,
was
rendered
vnto
him
,
reseruing
onely
that
their
goods
should
not
be
sacked
,
nor
any
the
inhabitants
hurt
,
vpon
which
agrée
ment
the
gates
were
opened
,
and
the
Lorde
de
la
Loue
entered
at
one
gate
,
and
the
lord
Uilliers
Knight
of
the
order
,
and
Gouernour
of
the
Towne
▪
issued
out
of
another
.
Upon
the
end
of
this
moneth
,
the
Lord
de
Sansac
,
with
iiii
.
or
v.
M.
footemen
and
certaine
horsemen
of
the
Catholiques
,
besieged
the
towne
of
Charite
,
he
battered
it
so
vehemently
,
that
within
small
tyme
hee
made
a
breach
,
and
sodeinly
marched
to
the
assault
,
from
whence
he
was
repulsed
with
the
losse
of
v.
C.
men
,
the
reste
retiring
from
the
assault
to
the
artillerie
,
whereof
one
of
small
experience
let
fall
his
match
within
a
cask
of
cannon
pouder
,
which
in
a
moment
flusht
vp
suche
a
general
flame
and
fire
,
that
it
burned
a
great
number
of
the
said
souldiours
,
and
blew
one
on
the
other
side
the
riuer
of
Loere
vpon
the
grauel
,
and
so
burned
him
to
death
in
euery
mans
sight
.
They
that
defended
the
town
,
made
great
resistance
,
and
gréeued
many
of
the
Catholiques
by
their
sallies
whiche
they
made
out
of
the
Towne
:
whereupon
the
Lord
de
Sansac
(
not
able
to
force
them
)
was
constrained
to
raise
his
séege
,
hearing
withal
,
that
the
Princes
had
prouided
to
succour
them
with
thrée
or
fower
thousand
horsmen
,
which
notwithstanding
was
rather
incertayn
,
than
a
true
report
.
After
the
takinge
of
the
Castle
of
Chabaney
the
princes
army
tooke
way
to
Luzignan
,
a
strong
castle
,
and
(
as
it
is
said
)
builded
louge
since
by
Mellusigne
:
the
garde
of
this
castle
were
two
hundreth
souldiours
vnder
the
Lord
de
guron
,
captaine
and
kéeper
of
the
same
,
who
,
beinge
sommoned
to
render
it
,
refused
,
by
reason
whereof
it
was
besiéeged
the
fourtéenth
daye
of
the
sayde
moneth
,
when
the
battery
began
very
furiously
with
sixe
Cannons
on
that
side
to
the
parke
,
they
within
beinge
sore
shaken
with
the
cannons
,
and
almost
iiii
.
score
of
their
souldiours
slayne
,
a
breache
being
beaten
open
and
flat
,
and
the
regiment
of
footeme
in
order
of
battayle
ready
to
offer
the
assault
,
began
to
faint
in
hart
,
demaundinge
Parley
,
and
immediatly
rendered
the
place
vnder
this
composition
,
that
the
said
Lord
Guron
with
the
Lord
de
Cluseaux
,
should
depart
with
bag
and
baggage
,
and
the
Souldiours
with
their
liues
and
only
sword
&
dagger
:
wythin
the
castell
were
found
foure
canons
,
two
fiéelde
péeces
,
with
great
store
of
munition
:
and
as
some
say
,
huge
summes
of
money
.
They
established
there
▪
as
gouernor
the
lord
de
Mirambeau
,
a
gentleman
of
the
countrey
of
Sainctong
,
with
vi
.
hundreth
harquebusheares
to
garde
it
.
The
Baron
of
Adretz
,
who
had
bin
at
the
D'aumals
camp
,
and
sene
his
ensignes
but
euill
folowed
in
respect
of
his
slender
nombers
of
men
in
his
regiment
,
tooke
way
to
Dauphine
,
very
slenderly
accompanyed
,
without
displaying
any
banner
.
Against
his
returne
the
lorde
de
Gordes
gouernour
there
,
had
put
in
readynesse
two
Ensignes
of
footemen
to
send
into
Languedoc
,
whereof
hée
presented
the
conduction
to
the
saide
Baron
of
Adretz
,
who
refusinge
such
charge
,
the
expedition
was
vsed
by
Captaine
Mestrall
,
who
led
them
thyther
vppon
the
beginning
of
Iuly
.
About
this
tyme
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
the
Prince
her
Sonne
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
lordes
,
Knightes
,
Gentlemen
with
others
that
accompanied
them
,
presented
a
request
to
the
king
,
entreating
an
assured
peace
of
the
present
troubles
,
which
for
the
importance
of
the
matter
is
heare
contayned
in
euery
singular
word
and
point
as
followeth
.
Sir
,
it
is
a
thing
no
lesse
strange
,
than
almost
incredible
,
And
albeit
it
ought
first
rather
to
moue
from
such
,
And
as
the
sayde
Princes
with
the
other
parties
to
this
motion
,
haue
neither
had
nor
holden
any
thing
in
more
deare
regard
,
than
the
publication
to
your
maiestie
from
time
to
time
of
their
actions
and
procéedings
,
the
same
as
impressions
and
witnesses
of
their
singular
desire
to
liue
and
die
in
the
naturall
●…bedience
and
awe
of
your
maiestie
,
and
withall
to
make
kn●…wne
afore
the
whole
face
of
the
world
,
both
howe
farre
theyr
hartes
&
willes
be
from
the
slaundrous
impositions
of
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
and
his
adherentes
(
pensionarie
ministers
and
naturall
enemyes
to
your
Crowne
)
and
also
that
by
their
forces
(
whervnto
they
haue
bene
drawne
wyth
their
great
euill
will
and
griefe
)
they
intende
no
other
than
to
maintaine
their
religion
,
lyues
,
honors
,
and
such
portions
of
goods
as
God
hath
appointed
to
their
shares
in
this
world
:
Euen
so
they
persuade
that
such
considerations
,
neither
can
nor
ought
to
hinder
their
vttermost
end●…uoure
to
pursue
and
purchase
the
effect
of
so
blessed
&
necessary
a
peace
to
this
realme
and
yéelding
withall
vn●…ayned
testimonie
of
the
humble
and
reuerente
respecte
they
owe
to
your
maiestie
,
which
they
had
long
ere
this
put
in
practise
and
proofe
,
were
not
that
their
enemyes
would
thinke
&
persuade
others
to
beléeue
,
that
the
onely
necessitie
of
their
case
haue
induced
them
to
it
,
séeing
first
their
vntrue
persuasion
to
your
maiestie
,
that
there
were
no
leuies
of
men
of
warre
in
Almaigne
for
the
succours
of
the
Princes
:
Secondly
,
that
if
any
such
were
,
yet
the
Realme
was
of
sufficient
meane
and
force
to
withstande
their
entrie
:
Thirdly
,
if
they
dyd
enter
,
it
was
impossible
to
ioyne
with
the
princes
in
respect
of
so
many
déepe
riuers
and
passages
of
daunger
betwene
the
one
and
other
camp
:
Fourthlye
,
albeit
their
armyes
dyd
knitte
and
ioyne
,
yet
,
(
the
princes
pouertie
considered
)
the
charges
could
not
be
long
defrayed
,
nor
the
plentifully
long
contented
:
séemyng
by
these
reasons
to
attende
&
temporise
,
till
they
had
bothe
ioyned
and
payed
their
sayd
forces
,
&
assembled
others
whiche
were
dispersed
,
and
(
as
the
world
knoweth
)
of
such
numbers
and
facultie
,
as
besides
their
habilitie
to
resist
easily
their
enemies
,
they
wanted
neither
waye
nor
meane
to
execute
any
wicked
attempt
if
they
had
had
any
will
,
as
is
suggested
and
imposed
vpon
them
:
If
then
in
the
former
troubles
,
the
late
prince
of
Conde
,
with
the
Lords
,
knights
,
&
gentlemen
of
his
part
,
receyued
the
conditions
of
peace
concernyng
onely
the
matter
of
religion
&
libertie
of
theyr
consciences
,
and
that
immediatly
after
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guyse
and
Marshall
Saint
Andre
,
and
the
late
Constable
of
Fraunce
taken
prisoner
,
being
thrée
principall
leaders
of
the
armye
:
if
also
in
the
laste
rising
,
as
soone
as
was
offered
to
the
sayd
prince
and
other
Lords
and
gentlemen
of
his
company
the
reestablishment
of
the
exercise
of
religion
,
notwithstanding
their
greate
troupes
and
strength
of
straungers
ioyned
with
them
,
and
vpon
the
very
point
to
assaulte
the
towne
of
Chartres
in
the
view
and
face
of
the
enemyes
campe
,
which
was
for
the
most
disordered
,
if
at
the
onely
sounde
and
pronouncing
of
peace
made
by
a
Trumpet
sent
vnder
the
name
of
your
maiestie
,
the
sayde
prince
did
not
onely
forbeare
the
assault
,
but
also
raised
forthwith
his
siege
and
retired
his
army
,
reping
notwithstanding
of
so
readie
obedience
,
but
a
bloudy
peace
and
promise
full
of
infidelitie
:
if
also
during
the
same
sturre
,
the
morrow
after
the
battaile
at
Sainct
Denys
:
where
both
the
prince
had
the
better
,
and
the
Constable
principall
leader
of
the
army
was
slaine
.
The
sayde
Prince
dispatched
to
your
maiestie
the
Lord
de
Theliguy
,
aswell
to
warne
you
of
the
ruine
and
desolation
threatning
from
the
instaunt
your
Realme
if
the
straungers
were
suffered
to
enter
houering
there
vpon
the
frontiers
,
as
also
to
mediate
and
sollicite
in
meanes
and
remedyes
to
knit
an
absolute
peace
only
in
the
cause
of
religion
if
(
in
short
)
your
Edicts
haue
bene
alwayes
published
,
and
the
peace
accorded
,
at
suche
tymes
as
they
of
the
religion
,
(
if
they
would
haue
abused
the
opinion
of
your
purpose
)
might
in
respect
of
their
forces
,
persuade
and
beléeue
,
that
aswell
in
all
your
parleyes
and
treaties
of
peace
,
there
was
no
other
mention
than
of
the
matter
of
religion
,
as
also
that
their
enemyes
haue
not
bene
brought
to
it
but
by
necessitie
,
being
vnable
by
open
force
to
mayntaine
any
longer
against
them
:
in
what
conscience
or
with
what
face
,
or
countenance
,
may
it
be
sayd
that
these
troubles
moue
&
continue
for
the
matter
and
cause
of
religion
.
And
yit
neuerthelesse
the
more
to
choke
and
conuince
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
and
other
his
adherentes
,
of
their
lies
and
slaunderous
impositions
which
they
publish
daily
:
the
said
Princes
,
Lordes
,
Knightes
,
gentlemen
and
others
of
their
companies
forgetting
the
infidelitie
and
all
disloyall
attemptes
heretofore
conspired
agaynst
them
,
declare
and
protest
this
daye
both
before
God
and
your
Maiestie
,
that
what
so
euer
hath
ben
don
or
offered
to
them
in
euill
from
the
beginninge
to
thys
houre
,
thei
neither
haue
nor
wil
once
impute
it
to
your
Maiestie
,
as
knowing
your
nature
to
be
nothing
touched
with
such
iniust
seuerities
,
whereof
you
haue
gyuen
so
many
publique
experiences
,
that
there
is
nowe
no
cause
of
doubte
:
neyther
haue
or
do
they
thinke
to
chaunge
or
diminish
in
any
respect
their
duetye
and
naturall
regard
which
they
haue
alwayes
bent
to
the
true
aduauncement
of
your
greatnesse
and
Royall
estate
:
wherein
,
and
also
in
so
many
effectes
aforesaid
,
if
it
bée
both
knowne
and
séene
,
that
they
entertayne
no
other
purpose
nor
meaning
,
than
(
vnder
the
obedience
and
authoritie
of
your
Edictes
)
to
serue
God
according
too
his
will
,
and
as
they
are
instructed
by
his
holy
woorde
,
with
desire
to
be
maintayned
with
equall
care
as
your
other
subiectes
,
in
their
honours
,
liues
,
and
goods
,
they
are
now
ready
to
giue
such
further
manifest
proofe
and
witnesse
,
as
their
most
enemies
shall
haue
least
cause
henceforth
to
doubt
them
:
And
that
neither
to
enter
into
any
iustification
of
their
actions
passed
,
as
their
inn●…cencie
and
iustice
of
their
cause
béeing
sufficientlye
known
to
your
maiestie
,
and
all
other
Kings
,
princes
,
and
potentates
what
straungers
so
euer
they
be
,
if
they
be
not
of
the
faction
and
partie
of
Spaine
:
&
much
lesse
to
séeke
to
capitulate
with
your
maiestie
,
knowing
(
god
be
praysed
)
what
is
the
dutie
of
good
and
faythfull
subiectes
to
their
soueraigne
Prince
and
naturall
Lorde
.
But
(
Sir
)
in
respect
of
the
large
peny
worthes
and
common
marchandise
which
heretofore
hath
bene
made
of
the
faith
and
word
of
your
maiestie
,
which
,
aboue
all
,
ought
to
be
holy
,
sacred
,
&
inuiolable
,
and
withall
,
with
what
vnséeming
boldnesse
your
authoritie
and
name
hath
ben
abused
,
to
the
extréeme
peri●…
of
all
your
people
of
the
reformed
profession
:
it
néed
not
séeme
straunge
if
the
said
Princes
with
their
consociates
doe
humbly
beséeche
you
to
declare
by
an
Edict
solemn
,
perpetual
,
and
irreuocable
,
your
resolute
will
in
a
libertie
&
exercise
of
their
Religion
,
to
the
ende
,
that
by
the
same
,
suche
as
heretofore
at
two
seuerall
times
both
rashly
and
with
all
impunitie
haue
infringed
and
violated
your
former
constitution
in
that
cause
,
may
by
this
thirde
,
be
more
brideled
and
restrayned
,
wherein
because
such
as
were
not
able
to
endure
the
vnitie
and
vniuersall
rest
,
maintayned
amongst
your
people
,
by
the
good
obseruation
of
your
Edictes
,
haue
taken
occasion
to
alter
and
corrupt
them
by
new
constructions
and
modifications
,
contrary
to
the
true
substance
of
the
same
and
sincere
meaning
of
your
maiestie
.
And
that
also
the
sayde
Princes
with
the
reste
of
their
faction
,
confesse
to
haue
borne
a
most
iust
iudgement
of
God
in
more
sortes
of
afflictions
in
tyme
of
peace
,
than
when
it
was
open
▪
warre
,
as
in
con
senting
too
easely
to
the
treatises
of
peace
whiche
haue
ben
made
,
the
same
prouiding
a
generall
contentment
on
all
sides
,
that
God
should
be
serued
onely
in
certayn
places
of
the
Realme
,
and
by
certain
persons
as
though
(
in
a
sound
conscience
)
there
belonged
no
other
thing
to
the
seruice
of
God.
They
most
humbly
beséeche
your
maiestie
,
to
accord
and
graunt
generally
to
all
your
subiectes
of
what
qualitie
and
condicion
so
euer
,
frée
vse
of
the
sayd
Religion
in
all
Cities
,
villages
,
and
boroughes
,
&
all
other
places
and
corners
of
your
Realm
and
countreys
within
your
obedience
and
protection
,
without
any
exception
,
reseruacion
,
modification
,
or
restraint
of
persons
,
tymes
,
or
places
:
and
that
with
suerties
,
necessary
in
so
hyghe
a
cause
:
and
besides
to
ordeyne
and
enioyne
to
make
manifest
profession
of
the
one
or
other
religion
,
to
the
ende
to
cut
of
hereafter
all
meanes
and
occasions
to
many
,
who
abusing
such
benefite
and
grace
,
are
flipt
into
Atheisme
and
carnall
libertie
,
and
who
,
standing
vpon
no
exercise
and
profession
of
religion
,
desire
nothing
more
,
than
to
sée
an
vniuersall
confusion
in
this
Realme
,
and
all
order
,
pollicie
,
and
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
reuersed
and
abolished
,
a
thing
so
daungerous
,
as
not
to
be
tollerated
in
any
Christian
state
.
And
because
(
Sir
)
wée
doubt
not
at
al
,
that
those
who
hetherunto
haue
pitched
the
foundation
of
their
deuises
vppon
slaunderous
reproches
,
impudently
published
to
make
vs
hatefull
,
euen
to
such
as
(
God
be
prays●…d
)
be
frée
from
the
seruitude
&
tyrannie
of
Antichrist
,
will
not
sticke
to
impose
vppon
vs
an
inciui●…e
obstinacy
,
rather
to
defend
(
without
reason
)
that
we
haue
once
resolued
to
beléeue
touching
the
Articles
of
Christian
religion
,
than
to
correct
or
retract
our
erroures
.
We
declare
and
protest
(
as
herevnto
we
haue
done
)
that
if
in
any
pointe
of
the
confession
of
faith
heretofore
presented
to
your
maiestie
by
the
reformed
Churches
of
your
Realme
,
it
may
be
founde
by
the
word
of
God
comprehended
in
the
Canonical
bookes
of
the
holy
scripture
,
that
we
swarue
from
the
doctrine
of
the
prophets
and
apostles
,
we
will
forthwith
lend
our
handes
,
and
giue
place
to
such
as
will
instruct
vs
better
in
the
word
of
GOD
(
if
we
erre
in
any
article
)
than
we
haue
bene
from
the
beginning
:
for
which
cause
,
and
the
better
to
effect
so
happie
a
purpose
,
we
desier
nothing
more
,
than
a
conuocation
of
a
counsell
frée
and
generall
,
and
lawful
ly
called
,
wherein
as
euery
one
may
haue
hearing
and
scope
to
reduce
his
reasons
at
large
,
so
the
same
to
be
eyther
confirmed
,
or
conuinced
by
the
only
woord
of
God
,
the
true
meane
vsed
in
al
times
of
antiquitie
vpon
like
oc●asion
By
which
meane
(
Sir
)
also
it
is
not
to
be
doubted
,
that
God
(
by
his
speciall
grace
)
will
not
vnseale
the
eyes
of
your
maiestie
,
and
so
giue
you
spéedye
and
true
sight
into
the
hartes
and
willes
of
your
subiects
,
reconciled
and
knit
with
an
indissoluble
bond
,
&
your
Realme
returned
into
his
first
estate
,
beawty
and
dignitie
,
to
the
shame
and
confusion
of
yours
and
our
common
enemies
,
who
by
their
subtill
and
priuie
intelligences
wyth
the
house
of
Spayne
,
haue
with
sinister
pollicyes
translated
the
late
storme
and
tempeste
of
the
lowe
Countreys
to
your
Realme
,
and
almost
thundered
it
vpon
the
type
of
your
crowne
:
humbly
desiringe
your
maiesty
to
enter
precise
consideration
and
iudgement
,
whether
it
be
better
to
expecte
,
of
two
armies
already
assembled
within
your
realme
,
a
firy
and
bloudy
victory
,
yéeldinge
equall
frute
to
the
conquerour
,
and
he
that
is
ouercome
,
or
else
to
employe
them
togyther
in
the
seruice
of
your
maiestyes
affayres
,
in
so
many
goodly
occasions
presently
offered
,
importing
no
lesse
the
rest
and
aduauncement
of
your
crowne
and
realme
,
than
any
that
euer
happened
in
your
tyme
,
returning
also
by
that
meane
,
the
storme
to
the
place
from
whence
it
came
:
wherin
the
said
princes
,
Lordes
,
Knightes
,
Gentlemen
,
with
all
the
rest
of
their
companyes
,
be
vnfaynedly
resolued
,
(
as
in
all
other
thynges
,
tendinge
to
the
greatnesse
of
your
Noble
estate
)
to
employ
their
liues
,
goods
,
with
al
other
meanes
wherewith
God
had
endued
them
,
euen
to
the
last
drop
of
their
bloud
,
acknowledging
in
this
world
no
other
so
ueraintie
or
principalitie
than
yours
,
in
whose
obedyence
and
subiection
they
●…o
desire
to
liue
and
dye
.
The
same
being
also
such
and
al
that
a
soueraigne
and
naturall
Prince
is
to
exspect
or
desire
of
his
faithfull
louing
subiects
and
seruants
.
This
request
thus
deuised
and
written
,
the
Princes
sent
a
trumpet
to
the
catholikes
camp
to
obtayne
passeport
for
a
Gentleman
to
go
to
his
maiestie
,
which
being
refused
,
the
Admiral
found
meanes
to
send
a
coppie
of
it
to
the
Marshall
Montmorancy
,
to
present
to
the
King
,
who
about
the
xix
.
of
Iulye
following
returned
a
messenger
to
the
Admirall
,
to
let
him
knowe
that
he
had
presented
the
requeste
to
his
maiesty
,
who
would
not
looke
on
it
,
sayinge
,
he
would
neyther
heare
nor
sée
any
thing
comming
from
him
,
afore
he
had
put
himselfe
in
obedience
and
fauour
of
his
maiestie
,
who
then
assured
him
to
receiue
and
embrace
him
,
when
,
and
as
often
,
as
he
would
put
himselfe
in
endeuour
.
To
this
message
by
letter
,
the
Admirall
aunswered
the.
xxvi
.
of
the
same
moneth
,
that
séeinge
his
maiestye
would
not
receyue
the
said
request
,
he
could
not
otherwyse
chuse
,
than
leaue
the
matter
to
the
iudgement
of
al
christian
Princes
not
touched
with
passion
or
partial
affection
,
whither
they
vsed
not
indeuour
to
come
vnder
the
dutifull
obedience
of
his
maiestie
or
not
,
labouringe
for
their
part
by
all
their
possible
meanes
to
quench
the
manifold
calamities
houering
to
ouerwhelme
the
whole
realme
,
and
so
sette
themselues
within
the
fauour
and
grace
of
the
King.
But
now
,
séeinge
that
there
be
some
will
not
spare
the
vniuersall
destruction
of
the
realme
,
onely
to
rauishe
their
lyues
and
erercyse
of
theyr
religion
,
they
would
looke
more
neare
than
afore
for
the
remedy
.
The
Kinges
brother
being
at
Lohes
,
had
aduertisement
of
the
sieege
of
Luzignan
,
dispatching
with
all
diligence
The
Duke
of
Guise
arriued
at
Poytiers
with
the
Marquise
du
Meine
his
brother
,
on
Fryday
xxii
.
of
Iuly
,
entring
by
the
Bridge
Anioubert
with
his
companies
,
which
were
about
fiftéene
hundreth
horsemen
,
amongst
whom
were
foure
hundreth
Italians
,
gouerned
by
the
lord
Paule
Sforce
,
brother
to
the
Counte
de
Sainct
Fiour
,
and
one
Cornet
of
Reisters
.
These
succoures
assured
greatly
them
within
the
Towne
,
who
otherwayes
might
happely
haue
trembled
at
the
comming
of
the
Princes
campe
.
There
were
within
Poyctiers
(
afore
the
Guyses
comming
)
du
Lude
,
his
thrée
brethren
,
de
Chastel
liers
,
de
Sautere
,
and
de
Briançon
,
the
Lordes
de
Ruffec
,
de
la
Riuiere
,
Boisequin
,
de
Ferraques
,
d'
Argence
,
de
Rouet
,
&
other
lordes
and
Knights
of
the
Order
,
and
Captaynes
of
horsemen
with
part
of
their
companies
.
There
were
also
of
footemen
,
the
companies
of
the
Captaynes
Passac
,
la-Prade
,
la
Vacherie
,
d'
Arsac
,
le
Lis
,
Bois-vert
,
Boneau
,
Boulande
Iarrie
,
with
certaine
other
,
besides
vi
.
companies
of
footemen
raysed
by
the
inhabitants
of
the
town
.
The
generall
number
of
Catholike
Souldiours
of
all
sortes
,
as
well
footemen
as
horsemen
straungers
,
as
townesmen
during
this
siéege
(
whereof
shall
be
spoken
hereafter
)
were
v.
or
vi
.
thousand
men
:
they
had
vi
.
péeces
of
Artillerie
,
as
two
or
thrée
meanes
,
and
certeyn
less●…
péeces
in
the
Castell
.
The
Princes
,
after
the
rendering
of
Luzignan
,
and
afore
they
besieged
Poyctiers
,
tooke
Monstruel
,
Bonyn
,
Bouché
,
Sansay
,
Viuone
,
with
other
little
Castelles
about
Poyctiers
,
thereby
to
hold
the
Catholiques
more
strayt
.
In
which
meane
while
the
princes
horssemen
made
ordinarie
roades
,
euen
to
the
gates
of
Poyctiers
,
burninge
many
Abbayes
,
Priories
,
and
Temples
.
The
24.
day
the
said
horsemen
,
as
wel
French
as
Allemans
,
presented
themselues
in
battayl
before
the
town
,
on
that
side
which
is
aboue
the
Abbay
of
S.
Cyprie●…
,
vntill
very
néere
S.
Benoit
,
being
deuided
into
two
great
hostes
:
Certeyn
horsemen
of
the
town
issued
out
at
the
gate
toward
the
bridge
Anioubert
,
with
certayn
numbers
of
shot
on
foote
,
who
without
any
thing
dooinge
,
retired
into
the
towne
,
and
the
horsemen
of
the
Religion
into
their
seuerall
quarters
.
The
25.
day
of
the
same
moneth
,
the
Princes
foot
men
and
horsemen
presented
agayne
before
the
town
about
noone
.
The
footemen
gaue
a
hoat
charge
vppon
the
sūburbes
de
la
Cueille
,
where
the
Capteyne
Bois-vert
with
hsi
companie
,
lodged
behind
a
little
trench
,
(
makinge
negligent
watch
)
were
sodenly
set
vpon
,
and
the
moste
part
killed
:
the
rest
being
forced
to
retyre
more
lowe
to
the
suburbs
S.
Ladre
,
were
valiantly
followed
by
them
of
the
religion
,
euen
to
the
postes
and
houses
ioyning
to
the
gate
of
the
suburbes
:
There
began
a
hoat
skirmish
which
lasted
almost
fyue
houres
,
vntill
the
night
deuyded
them
:
they
of
the
religion
being
come
but
to
make
a
first
view
of
the
state
of
the
towne
,
retiring
with
losse
of
very
few
of
their
people
.
The
26.
day
being
tuesday
,
the
Princes
beset
the
town
The
batterie
began
the
Monday
being
the
first
of
August
S.
Sornyn
,
which
continued
thrée
dayes
:
the
reason
was
,
that
otherwayes
the
said
tower
might
gréeue
the
army
and
other
batteries
:
they
forbare
not
also
to
prouoke
skirmishe
,
wherein
they
that
kept
the
Suburbes
beyond
the
bridge
,
as
Captaynes
Arsach
,
and
Bonneau
,
with
their
companie
were
forced
to
leaue
the
sayd
suburbes
.
Assoone
as
the
said
suburbes
were
abandoned
,
there
was
brought
down
two
Canons
to
beat
the
foote
of
the
wall
,
piercing
of
purpose
to
make
it
a
house
to
serue
for
baskets
of
earth
,
the
same
being
perceyued
by
them
in
the
towne
,
forthwith
discharged
certaine
volues
of
the
cannon
against
it
,
to
make
it
fall
,
&
so
enforced
the
sayd
two
cannons
to
be
haled
away
:
in
the
meane
while
the
protestantes
laboured
to
win
the
suburbes
of
Rochreul
,
garded
by
the
Captaine
la
Uacherie
,
skirmishing
continually
within
a
vyne
,
lying
directly
betwene
the
sayde
suburbes
and
the
castle
,
where
was
hoat
warre
without
intermission
.
The
v.
of
August
the
sayd
captaine
la
Vacherie
,
as
he
maintained
the
skirmish
,
was
shot
thorough
the
head
with
a
harquebush
,
whereof
hée
dyed
in
the
fielde
.
I
haue
noted
before
,
that
the
L.
de
Aunoux
,
maister
of
the
campe
of
the
regiment
of
the
late
Counte
Brissac
was
left
within
S.
Mesen
by
the
counte
du
Lude
,
since
his
returne
from
Nyort
,
who
now
by
commaundment
from
the
Duke
of
Guyse
,
coolled
out
iiii
.
or
v.
hundred
of
the
best
souldiours
in
his
companies
to
come
to
the
succours
of
Poictiers
,
sendinge
the
residue
with
his
cariage
to
Pertnay
,
where
was
the
captaine
Allard
,
and
so
he
ariued
at
Poyctiers
,
about
two
houres
after
midnight
the
sixt
of
August
.
The
batterie
hauing
ceassed
at
the
bridge
Anioubert
,
from
the
iiii
.
of
this
month
,
began
againe
the
vii
.
of
the
same
,
albeit
not
on
that
syde
,
but
agaynst
a
towre
of
the
S.
Cyprian
next
to
the
suburbes
,
by
meane
wherof
they
within
were
inforced
to
descende
and
leaue
the
sayd
towre
,
and
entrenche
themselues
vpon
the
bridge
with
vessels
and
hogsheads
,
and
other
such
like
things
,
the
Protestants
from
that
tyme
afterward
,
being
vnable
to
greue
them
within
the
Abbay
of
S.
Cyprian
,
as
they
did
afore
:
The
company
of
Captaine
Reynaut
was
ordayned
for
the
garde
of
this
Towre
and
quarter
.
After
the
defences
of
this
tower
were
raysed
,
the
Princes
remoued
their
péeces
to
the
righte
side
of
the
wall
of
the
Abbots
meade
,
thinking
that
place
moste
weake
of
all
the
towne
,
and
to
that
effect
they
planted
their
canons
the
nynth
of
this
moneth
to
make
a
breach
bestowing
others
in
other
places
to
batter
the
flanke
&
side
,
hauing
the
day
before
set
vp
in
this
quarter
vpon
the
ryuer
of
Clyn
a
bridge
of
pypes
and
boordes
tyed
togither
with
great
cables
.
The
batterie
was
so
vehement
and
fierse
,
that
in
small
time
they
had
enforced
two
great
breaches
,
the
one
neare
the
other
,
skowring
such
defences
as
anoyed
them
by
reason
of
a
tower
and
mylue
which
were
there
by
:
they
within
laboured
to
fill
vp
their
breaches
,
albeit
with
great
difficultie
and
distresse
,
as
not
able
to
shewe
themselues
within
the
Abbottes
meade
without
great
peryll
,
bycause
the
hylles
gouerned
all
the
sayde
medow
.
The
breaches
thus
battered
,
the
Protestants
were
of
mynde
to
assault
them
,
bestowing
(
for
this
purpose
)
their
people
in
squares
and
winges
,
and
shewed
them
selues
vpon
the
hilles
in
very
good
order
.
They
first
sent
certaine
Captaines
and
Souldiers
to
viewe
the
breaches
,
who
brought
reporte
,
that
they
could
not
be
entred
without
great
perill
the
rather
bycause
the
bridge
which
they
had
erected
vpon
Clyn
(
ouer
the
which
they
must
passe
to
go
to
the
breach
)
was
neither
conuenient
for
the
matter
,
nor
sufficient
to
beare
the
souldiours
that
should
passe
ouer
it
,
neyther
coulde
the
horsemen
(
what
distresse
or
néede
so
euer
chaunced
)
goe
to
the
succours
of
the
footemen
within
the
saide
Abbots
meade
if
it
happened
that
they
were
charged
by
the
horsemen
of
the
Catholikes
.
Besides
,
they
wythin
had
planted
a
counter
batterie
of
thrée
or
foure
Cannons
fast
by
Carmes
,
which
discharging
right
vpon
the
breaches
,
might
muche
endaunger
them
that
offred
the
assault
:
these
were
the
causes
that
nothing
was
done
that
day
.
Captaine
Caluerat
beyng
in
a
tower
neare
the
breache
,
and
goyng
to
sée
it
,
was
killed
the
same
daye
,
in
the
nyght
the
Catholikes
discended
to
the
ryuer
,
and
cut
the
cordes
of
the
bridge
before
mentioned
and
brake
it
,
vsing
this
pollicie
to
couer
and
disguise
their
enterprise
▪
they
brought
down
great
volues
and
noyse
of
Harquebushot
,
bestowing
them
against
the
body
of
the
watche
beyng
neare
the
artillery
,
to
the
ende
they
shoulde
be
neither
heard
nor
séene
whilest
they
breake
the
bridge
.
These
things
hanging
thus
in
traine
afore
Poyctyers
,
the
King
,
and
Quéene
mother
accompanyed
wyth
the
Cardinals
of
Bourbon
and
Lorarne
,
came
to
Amboise
,
&
from
thence
to
Towars
whether
the
kings
brother
came
to
them
:
there
they
deliberated
vpon
meanes
to
succour
Poyctiers
,
and
to
that
ende
was
dispatched
spéedely
the
knight
Montluc
with
v.
C.
harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
,
to
get
(
if
he
could
)
within
Poyctiers
,
albeit
he
was
so
discouered
in
the
way
that
his
enterprise
quailed
and
he
returned
to
the
campe
:
The
king
sent
for
yeLorde
de
Sancsac
lying
before
the
siege
of
La
Charite
to
come
to
him
with
all
hys
forces
:
he
procured
also
a
spéedy
leuy
within
Paris
of
twentie
enseignes
of
footemen
and
certaine
horsemen
,
dispatching
speciall
letters
to
all
the
Nobilitie
of
Fraunce
,
to
repaire
spéedely
to
hym
to
the
Camp
,
which
he
was
determined
to
follow
in
person
,
and
that
vpon
payn
of
confiscation
of
bodyes
and
goods
,
or
to
be
declared
within
the
daunger
of
contempte
,
he
raysed
also
his
arrear
bankes
in
many
prouinces
,
who
forthwith
came
to
hym
in
the
sayde
country
of
Tourain
,
in
effecte
he
assembled
wyth
wonderfull
diligence
,
as
muche
succours
as
he
coulde
for
the
rescue
of
Poyctiers
.
There
were
certaine
Cornets
whiche
ordinarily
vsed
to
beate
the
stréetes
and
wayes
within
halfe
a
league
of
Chastelleraut
,
amongst
whom
were
specially
,
the
lord
of
Boniuets
companyes
,
sonne
to
the
Lord
of
Creuec●…ur
,
and
of
the
baron
of
Numburg
a
Normande
:
which
being
knowen
to
the
garrison
of
the
sayde
Chastelleraut
,
together
with
the
certaine
place
where
the
sayd
lord
Boniuet
was
wonte
to
come
,
the
tenth
of
August
two
or
thrée
hundreth
horsemen
with
certaine
shot
of
the
Captaine
Norman
,
made
a
sally
vpon
them
,
and
toke
the
sayde
L.
Boniuet
with
his
company
in
a
village
néere
to
Liguers
▪
where
they
entred
withoute
let
,
as
kéeping
negligente
garde
,
and
were
founde
layde
and
lodged
after
the
french
maner
,
the
Lorde
Boniuet
was
prisoner
,
and
almost
all
the
rest
of
his
company
either
killed
or
taken
.
About
the
same
time
the
Marquis
of
Rancon
an
Italian
,
was
taken
néere
to
Myrebeau
as
he
bayted
,
and
was
led
prisoner
to
Nyort
.
The
lord
of
Tarrides
gouernour
for
the
King
in
Quercy
,
maintayned
war
all
this
while
in
Bern
,
a
country
belonging
to
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
hauing
almost
brought
all
the
country
vnder
his
authoritie
:
wherfore
the
countie
Montgomery
,
sent
(
as
is
saide
)
into
Gaseoyne
,
assembled
the
forces
of
the
ii
.
vicountes
to
apply
spéedely
to
the
succours
and
rescue
of
the
Citie
of
Nauarre
in
Bearn
,
besieged
by
the
said
Lord
of
Tarrides
:
he
deuided
his
iorney
into
such
diligence
and
spéede
,
as
about
the
7.
of
August
he
was
very
néere
Nauarreis
,
at
whose
so
sodaine
comming
,
the
Lord
Tarrides
raised
his
siege
,
and
retyred
into
a
towne
there
ioyning
,
where
the
Montgomery
besieged
and
toke
him
with
his
brother
and
the
lord
de
S.
Colombe
and
of
Negre-pelisse
,
with
many
other
great
lordes
and
knightes
of
the
order
,
and
captaines
to
the
number
of
.
xxx
.
The
Lord
of
Tarrides
lost
his
artillerie
with
a
great
number
of
his
horsemen
&
footemen
:
The
countie
Montgomery
,
(
by
meane
of
this
discomfeit
)
restored
the
whole
country
of
Bearn
to
the
obedience
of
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
.
Touching
the
siéege
of
Poictiers
,
they
within
were
in
greate
amaze
with
the
breaches
made
in
the
Abbottes
meade
,
the
rather
bycause
they
could
not
defend
them
,
whervpon
entring
into
counsail
,
they
found
it
most
best
and
necessarye
to
stem
the
ryuer
of
Clyn
,
to
the
ende
to
make
it
runne
ouer
his
cannell
,
and
so
drowne
the
said
meade
:
this
counsaile
was
put
in
spéedy
execution
,
and
plantinge
stakes
and
pales
proper
for
the
purpose
beneath
the
arches
of
the
bridge
of
Rochereul
,
they
dammed
the
riuer
,
so
that
in
a
moment
the
mead
was
all
ouerflowen
with
water
about
thrée
cubites
high
,
the
same
so
troubling
the
protestants
,
as
it
driue
them
from
their
determinations
,
notwithstanding
after
they
had
considred
wel
of
the
subtilty
,
they
began
as
in
a
couuter
polli
cye
,
to
beate
the
pales
,
and
giue
vent
to
the
water
,
and
therefore
the
next
morning
discharged
so
many
shottes
of
artillery
against
the
said
waterworke
,
as
the
water
retyred
and
left
the
meade
drye
,
which
the
catholiques
the
night
following
restored
and
countergarded
in
this
order
:
they
cast
behind
the
said
damme
vnder
the
arches
a
very
thicke
wall
,
fastening
certayne
fléeces
or
balles
:
woll
to
the
pales
to
receyue
and
dampe
the
cannon
shot
,
which
made
the
water
swell
and
ouerflow
more
highe
than
afore
:
Notwithstanding
the
catholiques
were
closed
very
nere
and
straight
,
yet
made
they
many
sallies
vpon
the
Protestantes
,
who
skowred
them
back
again
euen
to
the
verye
posternes
of
their
Citie
,
not
without
great
losse
to
the
one
and
other
side
:
Amongst
these
sallies
they
made
one
of
such
a
sodaine
the
xii
.
of
this
moneth
that
they
tooke
a
cornet
of
Reistres
,
and
caried
them
without
let
into
the
towne
.
In
this
moneth
the
town
of
Orillac
in
Auuergne
▪
was
taken
by
night
by
the
L.
de
la
Roche
,
and
Bessonniere
,
professoures
of
the
religion
in
that
countrey
,
accompanied
onely
with
seuen
or
eyght
score
men
.
This
was
their
meane
and
pollicie
:
there
is
in
the
saide
Orillac
,
a
gate
of
quarrie
in
the
wall
towardes
the
ryuer
,
which
the
in
habitauntes
of
the
place
caused
to
ramme
and
wall
vp
,
leauinge
onely
a
posterne
so
straighte
,
that
one
person
could
scarcely
enter
.
This
posterne
was
cloased
with
two
portes
or
gates
of
wood
,
the
one
within
and
the
other
without
the
town
:
the
saide
Lord
of
la
Roche
and
Bessonniere
came
to
the
gate
without
the
postern
and
with
a
great
yron
instrument
made
a
hoale
or
creuish
,
by
the
which
they
cast
in
about
a
hundreth
poundes
of
cannon
pouder
betwéen
the
said
two
gates
,
and
then
closing
vp
the●…
said
hoale
or
creuish
,
and
making
vnder
the
said
first
gate
a
train
to
the
same
pouder
,
they
put
fire
to
it
,
which
forthwith
flushed
with
in
the
saide
two
gates
,
and
blewe
them
both
vp
,
the
one
caried
forty
pace
of
,
and
throwen
vppon
a
house
within
the
towne
,
and
the
other
inforced
with
the
violence
and
strength
of
the
pouder
,
rushed
against
a
wall
without
the
towne
,
and
brake
a
breach
containing
his
own
compasse
,
by
which
thei
entered
the
town
,
wherein
was
no
other
garde
than
of
the
inhabitantes
,
whereof
they
killed
a
hundreth
or
sixe
score
resisting
them
in
armoure
.
The
Lord
of
S.
Heraut
gouernour
of
the
countrey
,
appeared
certaine
dayes
after
afore
the
towne
thinkinge
to
recouer
it
,
but
finding
such
warme
resistance
hee
returned
forthwith
to
S.
Floure
.
The
longe
continuance
of
this
stéege
afore
Poyctiers
,
brought
the
Catholiques
in
a
great
necessitie
and
want
of
vittailes
,
aswell
for
men
as
horses
,
and
aboue
al
,
forrage
was
so
scant
with
them
,
that
thei
were
driuen
for
to
turne
abroade
parte
of
their
horses
to
the
vynes
,
medowes
,
landes
,
and
other
voyde
places
of
the
towne
,
whereof
the
Princes
hauing
vnderstanding
by
certain
stragling
souldiours
issuing
out
of
the
towne
,
determined
to
breake
the
mylne
in
the
bottome
of
the
medowe
néere
to
the
port
de
Tyson
.
And
for
this
purpose
planted
ouer
ii
.
Canons
in
that
quarter
,
which
they
discharged
against
the
sayd
mylne
,
and
after
retyred
them
as
beyng
discouered
and
anoyed
by
the
Catholikes
:
who
pinched
now
with
an
extreme
want
of
vittailes
,
determined
to
thrust
out
of
the
town
a
great
number
of
vnprofitable
persons
,
which
as
they
beganne
to
execute
the.
xvi
.
of
this
moneth
,
so
the
Protestantes
(
to
pine
and
sterue
the
towne
more
)
driue
than
backe
with
force
,
to
enter
the
towne
againe
.
For
want
of
pouder
and
bollets
,
the
batterie
ceased
for
a
time
,
wherof
,
the
Princes
hauing
receyued
a
new
prouision
from
Rochell
,
renued
also
the
batterie
the.
xx
.
of
August
on
that
side
towardes
the
Abbottes
meade
,
where
the
breach
being
forced
,
they
sent
in
the
euening
to
surueye
it
by
certaine
numbers
of
Souldiers
,
wherof
.
xvi
.
or
.
xvii
.
entred
by
the
breach
into
the
sayd
medow
,
from
whence
(
beyng
discouered
by
the
watch
in
S.
Peters
steple
who
ronge
the
alarum
bell
)
they
were
constrained
to
retire
with
spéede
.
The
night
following
the
protestants
builded
a
bridge
vpon
Clyn
towardes
the
suburbes
of
S.
Sornyns
,
to
passe
to
the
Byshops
meade
,
stretching
towardes
the
temples
of
S.
Rudegonde
and
S.
Sulpiee
:
the
bridge
was
made
of
quarreis
of
wood
,
hurdles
,
pypes
,
earth
and
plankes
of
oke
very
large
,
also
well
fastened
and
ioyned
wyth
nailes
,
cables
,
and
cordes
,
that
the
cannon
mighte
well
passe
ouer
it
,
and
of
suche
breadth
that
.
viii
.
or
.
ix
.
men
might
walke
a
fronte
.
They
made
another
of
the
same
matter
and
fashion
,
and
set
it
likewise
vppon
the
ryuer
about
.
xl
.
pase
distant
from
the
other
.
These
bridges
thus
made
and
erected
,
they
bestowed
manye
baskets
wyth
earth
,
aswell
neare
the
first
bridge
,
as
on
the
other
side
that
which
was
within
the
Byshops
meade
,
drawing
to
the
suburbes
of
S.
Sornyn
neare
the
sayd
bridges
,
part
of
their
artillery
beating
the
defenses
of
the
wall
,
which
are
before
and
right
against
the
sayde
temples
:
Those
defenses
thus
beaten
and
skowred
,
the
batterie
began
the
morow
after
being
the.
xxiii
.
of
August
,
in
that
place
and
the
bishops
mead
.
The
catholikes
labored
to
their
best
to
repaire
their
breaches
,
and
had
no
assaulte
that
daye
:
The
Lorde
of
Briancon
,
brother
to
the
countie
Du
lude
,
goyng
the
same
day
to
view
a
platforme
neare
to
Carmes
,
to
supply
some
special
want
with
hys
aduise
,
had
his
head
striken
from
his
shoulders
with
a
bollet
:
Likewyse
the
Lorde
a'
Aunoux
,
stryuing
the
same
daye
to
driue
the
protestantes
from
a
Tower
which
they
occupyed
neare
the
breache
of
the
Abbottes
meade
,
was
striken
in
the
head
with
a
harquebush
,
whereof
he
dyed
shortly
after
.
The
Lorde
of
Prunaye
also
beyng
amongst
his
souldiers
at
the
breache
,
had
his
lefte
legge
taken
awaye
with
a
Cannon
and
so
dyed
.
Of
the
Protestantes
syde
were
killed
the
Lorde
of
Chanay
called
Frauncis
du
Fay
and
one
of
the
Marshals
of
the
campe
of
the
vauntgard
hurt
with
a
musket
in
the
arme
,
broken
in
two
partes
.
The
foure
and
twentie
of
this
moneth
in
the
morning
,
the
Princes
renewed
eftsones
the
batterie
with
twelue
or
.
xiiii
.
péeces
against
the
wall
before
the
sayde
Temples
,
the
same
beyng
of
such
vehement
furie
,
that
their
was
discharged
that
daye
more
than
seuen
hundreth
shottes
of
Cannon
,
which
beat
a
large
breach
before
thrée
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
,
and
the
Protestantes
ringed
in
battell
vpon
the
toppe
of
the
hilles
towardes
the
suburbes
,
ready
to
gyue
the
assault
,
which
they
entended
forthwith
to
do
by
the
Abbots
meade
,
as
hauing
disposed
most
part
of
their
armye
on
that
syde
:
The
Catholikes
were
busie
to
reléeue
their
breaches
with
beds
,
faggots
,
and
other
matters
apt
to
fill
vp
.
The
Duke
of
Guyse
beyng
at
the
one
breach
and
the
countie
Du-lude
at
the
other
,
seyng
the
enemye
prepared
strongly
and
spedely
to
the
assault
,
rong
the
alarum
bell
of
the
towne
,
to
the
ende
that
euery
one
myghte
retire
into
his
quarter
.
There
was
a
captaine
of
the
protestantes
,
who
beyng
followed
with
ten
or
twelue
and
couered
onely
with
his
target
,
ranne
ouer
one
of
the
bridges
within
the
Byshops
meade
,
and
came
euen
to
to
the
little
corner
or
arme
of
the
ryuer
that
toucheth
the
wall
,
and
so
viewed
the
breache
,
whiche
he
reported
to
the
Admirall
not
to
be
sufficiently
assaultable
,
as
well
bycause
the
ruyne
and
breakings
of
the
wal
were
falne
within
the
towne
and
had
not
filled
vp
the
ryuer
which
runneth
at
the
foote
of
the
wall
,
as
also
that
they
within
had
raised
great
trenches
and
rampiers
,
whereupon
the
army
retyred
in
the
euening
without
any
assaulte
:
This
daye
Captaine
Gascourt
Knighte
of
Malta
,
was
slaine
with
a
cannon
,
beyng
sent
by
the
Guyse
,
to
viewe
the
breache
,
and
consider
what
was
necessary
to
defend
it
.
The
morrow
beyng
the
xxv
.
of
Angust
,
the
Princes
armye
was
eftsones
ringed
in
order
as
thoughe
they
would
goe
to
the
assault
,
the
breaches
were
once
again
viewed
,
as
well
that
within
the
Abbots
meade
as
the
other
at
S.
Radegonde
,
by
certaine
Captaynes
and
souldiours
,
who
in
their
returne
reported
the
perillous
estate
of
the
same
,
The
same
day
the
Protestantes
bestowed
certeyne
shot
of
artillery
as
well
against
the
Bridge
Anioubert
,
as
Rochereul
,
wherein
were
beaten
certaine
holes
or
creuisses
to
auoyde
the
water
out
of
the
Abbots
mead
:
the
same
being
filled
and
stopped
againe
the
same
euening
by
the
Catholiques
.
The
rest
of
this
August
passed
without
any
great
effectes
,
sauing
certain
light
batteries
to
purge
the
waters
and
raze
the
milne
of
Tyson
,
togither
with
certeyn
sallies
made
sometime
by
the
bridge
Achard
.
It
was
thought
that
the
sicknesse
of
the
Admirall
and
the
Lord
de
Acier
was
the
cause
why
there
were
no
more
attempts
aduaunced
.
The
first
of
September
the
princes
determined
to
winne
the
suburbes
of
Rochereul
,
to
the
ende
by
that
meane
the
sooner
to
ridde
the
waters
.
And
bicause
they
would
cut
off
from
such
as
kept
the
said
suburbes
al
succours
and
reléefe
from
the
towne
,
they
bent
firste
certeyne
Canons
against
the
towre
of
the
bridge
of
Rochereul
,
discharging
vpon
it
aboue
an
hundreth
voleis
,
which
battered
a
great
part
of
it
,
winning
in
the
end
the
vyne
whereof
is
spoken
before
,
which
houered
and
valted
on
highe
ouer
the
streat
of
the
suburbs
.
This
was
almost
the
chiefest
place
of
skirmishe
,
since
,
&
during
the
siege
.
The
morrow
,
they
battered
the
defenses
of
the
Castle
and
Rochereul
bridge
,
pitching
also
newe
batteries
vnder
the
Nut
trées
neare
the
riuer
,
betwéene
the
way
that
goeth
to
Hostel-dieu
,
at
the
parting
of
the
suburbes
drawing
to
the
meadow
towards
Chastelleraut
.
The
Saterday
the
iii.
of
September
,
the
battery
began
in
the
morning
against
the
wall
and
gate
of
the
sub
urbes
,
which
by
two
of
the
clock
in
the
after
noone
had
throwen
open
a
wyde
breach
,
whereupon
the
protestants
did
spéedely
ring
themselues
in
battaill
,
as
well
on
high
de
la
Cueil
(
where
lay
a
piece
that
gouerned
the
Offices
of
the
Castell
)
as
beneath
the
sayde
Hostel-dieu
,
and
in
thrée
squares
neare
the
Nut
trées
of
the
place
,
where
the
batterie
was
made
.
The
Catholiques
restored
the
breaches
as
much
as
they
could
,
with
vessels
,
wood
,
earth
,
&
rampiers
:
and
there
were
the
Captaines
Passac
,
Nozieres
,
the
Lorde
of
Montaill
,
and
Carbonieres
,
with
others
,
prepared
to
susteyne
the
assaulte
.
They
had
bestowed
about
foure
hundreth
harquebuziers
in
the
Towers
,
galleries
,
and
offices
of
the
Castell
,
which
flanked
all
along
as
they
should
come
to
the
assaulte
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
the
Protestants
about
thrée
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
came
to
the
assault
,
the
Lorde
de
Pilles
with
his
regiment
was
the
formost
,
being
folowed
with
These
first
assaultes
being
performed
by
the
French
men
,
the
Lansknechts
would
néeds
followe
with
a
third
,
which
albeit
was
performed
with
such
courage
,
as
they
fought
valiauntly
vpon
the
breache
,
yet
séeing
the
present
defense
,
and
general
daunger
to
mayntain
it
long
,
they
reculed
and
retired
euery
one
into
his
quarter
.
In
these
assaultes
the
Protestants
lost
an
hundreth
or
sixe
score
souldieurs
,
with
certaine
numbers
hurt
.
The
Lord
de
Pilles
was
hurt
in
the
thigh
with
a
small
shot
,
wherof
he
was
spéedely
cured
.
The
Lorde
Briquemaux
Sonne
,
Colonell
of
the
footemen
,
was
also
hurte
with
a
harquebush
,
whereof
after
certain
dayes
,
dyed
.
The
Lord
de
S.
Marie
Dolphinoys
,
with
others
of
mark
were
also
killed
.
On
the
Catholiques
part
were
killed
,
Captain
Passac
,
and
the
Lorde
de
Montall
,
with
a
good
number
of
footmen
.
Before
these
assaultes
,
the
Catholiques
sent
two
men
to
the
King
and
his
brother
for
succours
,
with
charge
to
reueale
the
estate
of
the
towne
and
penurie
of
vittails
.
The
Kings
brother
hauing
assembled
as
much
force
as
he
could
,
came
to
la
Haye
,
and
to
Port
de
Pilles
,
determining
to
beset
Chastelleraut
,
to
the
end
to
drawe
the
siege
from
Poytiers
:
and
therefore
made
to
march
his
vauntgarde
right
to
Chastelleraut
,
lodging
the
monday
,
being
the
v.
of
September
,
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
town
The
morrow
after
,
his
horsemen
and
part
of
his
footemen
presented
in
order
of
battaill
before
the
towne
to
view
it
,
all
that
day
being
spent
in
skirmishinge
on
the
other
side
the
riuer
of
Vienne
.
The
towne
was
gouerned
by
the
Lorde
de
la
Louë
,
Marshall
of
the
Campe
of
the
vauntgarde
to
the
princes
:
He
had
first
for
the
defence
of
it
,
his
owne
companie
of
light
horsemen
,
and
then
the
Lordes
of
Ualauoire
,
Bressay
la
Motte
,
and
de
Royesses
,
with
vii
.
companies
of
footemen
,
and
captayn
Normantes
companie
of
harquebusiers
on
horsebacke
.
The
suburbes
defaced
by
fier
,
was
no
place
for
the
catholikes
to
lodge
in
,
so
that
they
were
constrained
to
encampe
further
off
,
which
they
began
to
do
the
same
day
they
viewed
the
Towne
.
The
artillery
brought
by
the
Swizers
,
arriued
at
midnight
,
and
immediatly
approches
were
made
,
and
the
Cannons
ringed
in
batterye
in
two
seuerall
places
,
beating
notwithstanding
al
one
breach
.
It
beganne
the
wednesday
the
vii
.
of
the
sayde
moneth
,
very
early
neare
the
gate
S.
Catherine
,
betwéene
a
tower
of
the
said
gate
,
and
an
other
tower
more
near
drawing
to
the
temple
S.
Iean
.
Such
was
the
furie
of
the
battery
as
by
two
of
the
clocke
in
the
after
noone
,
a
breach
was
forced
of
thrée
or
foure
score
foote
wyde
:
the
chaunce
fell
vppon
the
Italians
,
to
giue
the
assault
,
which
they
did
being
backed
&
followed
with
certain
Frenchmen
.
They
mounted
vpon
the
breach
:
wher
,
albeit
they
After
this
the
assault
(
and
the
catholikes
retired
from
the
breach
)
Captaine
Bernier
d'
Auphinoys
,
came
to
succour
the
towne
wyth
foure
hundreth
harquebuzears
,
being
backt
with
the
horsemen
of
the
Princes
uauntgard
led
by
the
L.
de
la
Loue
and
Teligny
.
The
Italians
were
so
crushed
at
this
assault
as
they
had
no
will
to
make
it
good
again
,
neyther
was
any
other
thing
worthy
of
memory
done
that
day
.
The
same
day
,
the
siéege
of
Poitiers
raised
to
come
to
xeskue
Ch.
stellerant
,
marching
no
further
that
daye
than
thrée
leagues
,
by
reason
one
of
the
cannons
miscaried
and
was
leste
on
the
place
.
The
morrow
after
the
army
approched
within
halfe
a
league
of
Chastellerant
,
which
made
the
catholikes
raise
their
siéege
,
and
retire
to
Port
de
Pille
,
hauing
loste
in
this
siéege
fiue
hundreth
menne
,
and
almost
all
Italians
,
whereof
the
Colonell
Fabiano
de
Rome
was
one
.
The
nexte
morninge
the
Princes
vauntgard
pursued
the
catholikes
,
cuttinge
of
from
the
taile
of
their
campe
about
two
hundreth
footemen
,
and
killed
them
all
.
The
same
day
,
the
Lorde
de
Sanzay
entred
Poytiers
with
.
x.
or
xii
.
companyes
of
footemen
,
almost
all
Italians
,
and
two
hundreth
horsemen
.
Immediatly
after
whose
comming
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
the
Marques
du
Meine
his
brother
,
accompanied
with
xv
.
hundreth
horsemen
,
departed
the
Towne
to
relieue
themselues
with
freshe
aire
.
The
morrow
after
,
being
the
x.
of
September
,
began
a
skirmish
on
the
hither
side
the
said
Port
de
Pille
,
against
two
thousand
harquebuzears
which
the
catholikes
had
left
ther
within
the
trenches
.
They
were
at
laste
enforced
to
passe
spéedily
ouer
Creuse
,
leauing
about
iiii
.
or
v.
hundreth
of
their
company
dead
on
the
place
.
The
Princes
armie
drewe
to
la
Haye
,
to
passe
the
sayd
Ryuer
the
next
morning
,
being
the
xi
.
day
of
the
sayd
moneth
.
There
was
no
worthy
matter
performed
other
than
certaine
light
skirmishes
.
The
monday
followinge
,
the
Princes
army
ready
ringed
in
battaile
very
early
,
presented
afore
the
catholikes
to
giu●…
them
battaile
:
Albeit
,
bycause
there
was
betwéene
the
two
Armies
a
little
Ryuer
with
maryse
shoares
,
which
neyther
the
Princes
could
passe
themselues
,
nor
yet
conuey
ouer
their
artillery
,
after
the
two
armies
had
long
remained
one
within
view
of
another
,
they
retired
into
their
seueral
quarters
.
The
princes
army
,
for
want
of
vittailes
,
and
seing
with
all
the
Catholiques
had
small
disposition
to
fighte
,
passed
againe
ouer
Creuse
,
and
also
Vienne
,
the
twelth
of
September
,
retiring
so
to
Faye
la
Vineuse
in
Poyctou
,
of
purpose
chiefly
to
refresh
them
.
The
catholiques
drewe
to
Chynon
,
expecting
not
only
forses
to
be
brought
from
many
places
in
France
,
but
also
such
companyes
of
men
of
armyes
as
had
leaue
till
the
first
of
October
as
hath
bin
saide
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
departed
from
Faye
to
returne
into
Almaigne
with
a
very
small
company
,
he
passed
by
Charyte
and
Uezelay
,
and
from
thence
by
manye
countreyes
withoute
anye
let
till
he
came
into
Almaigne
.
The
brute
went
that
he
vndertooke
his
iourney
to
hast
certaine
succours
of
Reistres
.
As
the
Admirall
laye
at
Fay
vineuse
,
there
was
one
Dominike
Dalbe
a
Gascoine
,
executed
by
sentence
the
xxi
.
of
this
moneth
.
These
were
the
causes
proued
against
hym
:
First
,
that
he
beyng
of
the
Admirals
chamber
,
&
sent
by
him
to
the
Duke
de
deux
Pons
with
letters
,
as
well
from
the
sayde
Admirall
hys
maister
as
other
Princes
,
was
taken
at
Brissac
,
a
Countrey
in
the
Marches
vpon
the
ende
of
May
last
,
by
the
Lorde
la
Riuiere
,
Captaine
of
the
Garde
to
the
Catholikes
,
and
being
by
him
earnestly
sollicited
,
he
reuealed
to
the
Quéene
mother
,
Duke
d'Aniow
hir
sonne
,
and
Cardinall
of
Loraine
his
iourney
with
the
purpose
,
with
further
promyse
,
that
vnder
colour
to
go
and
deliuer
to
the
sayde
Duke
his
letters
of
charge
,
to
espie
hys
campe
,
and
sounde
his
secrete
determinations
,
and
so
being
presented
from
that
tyme
with
an
hundred
crownes
,
and
an
estate
or
office
roomth
in
the
chamber
of
the
sayd
Duke
d'Aniow
,
he
put
him
on
the
way
to
effect
his
promyse
touching
the
view
and
report
of
the
Dukes
campe
,
from
whome
hauing
spéedie
dispatche
,
he
returned
to
the
sayd
la
Riuiere
,
and
imparted
his
full
expedition
,
not
forgetting
to
describe
at
large
what
he
had
learned
of
the
state
of
the
Dukes
campe
.
Secondlye
,
he
was
instantly
persuaded
and
pursued
as
well
by
one
Laurence
de
Ruze
,
Secretary
to
the
Duke
d'Aniow
,
as
by
the
sayde
la
Riuiere
,
to
kill
by
poyson
or
other
wayes
the
sayd
Lord
Admirall
:
whiche
he
might
be
bolde
to
do
(
say
they
)
without
feare
of
the
Admirals
children
,
who
also
shoulde
be
rooted
vp
to
the
vttermost
of
their
race
,
neither
néede
he
stande
vpon
any
dreadfull
respect
of
any
his
friendes
or
kinsmen
,
séeyng
they
assured
him
that
no
one
of
them
shoulde
euer
be
well
receiued
or
welcomed
to
the
court
,
as
first
the
Marshall
Montmorancy
his
Cosine
shoulde
be
committed
to
prison
,
where
he
should
neuer
come
out
with
honor
,
and
that
of
the
rest
of
the
sayde
Mashals
brethren
,
there
shoulde
not
remaine
one
.
Finally
,
the
(
rather
to
allure
him
to
such
an
horrible
acte
)
they
sealed
their
last
offer
with
a
dampnable
promise
of
xxx
.
thousand
crownes
in
recompence
,
and.
xxx
.
thousand
Frankes
of
perpetuitie
oute
of
the
towne
of
Paris
,
besides
the
fauourable
good
will
(
all
dayes
of
hys
life
)
as
well
of
the
Quéene
mother
,
Duke
d'Aniow
,
as
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
and
the
whole
court
.
Dalbe
yéelded
so
farre
to
their
murderous
enticementes
,
as
he
gaue
his
word
and
promise
to
kill
the
Admirall
:
Wherevpon
was
deliuered
him
by
the
sayde
la
Riuiere
certayne
white
pouder
,
whiche
was
knowen
afterwardes
to
be
eyther
Reagar
,
or
Arsenicke
,
with
a
large
pasporte
from
the
sayde
Kinges
Brother
,
wherewith
he
departed
and
came
to
the
Lord
Admsrall
his
maister
at
the
siege
of
Poyctiers
,
his
long
aboade
in
the
Catholikes
campe
,
together
with
other
suspicious
circumstaunces
appearing
at
his
arriuall
,
persuaded
a
ielous
iudgement
of
his
dealing
,
and
therevpon
was
committed
to
prison
,
his
processe
pursued
and
ended
,
&
sentence
lastly
pronounced
in
these
termes
.
Iudgement
pronounced
the.
xx
.
of
September
1569.
in
the
councel
established
by
the
Prince
of
Nauarre
and
Conde
present
,
and
assisted
with
the
Printe
of
Orange
,
the
Countie
Wolrard
de
Mansfelde
,
Lieuetenant
generall
of
the
Almaignes
,
vnder
the
sayd
Princes
,
the
Counties
Lodouike
and
Henry
de
Nassau
brethren
,
Menard
de
Chomber
Marshall
of
the
Almaignes
camp
,
Hans
Boucq
,
Renard
Gracco
,
Henry
Destam
,
Hans
de
There
s
,
Colonels
of
the
Reistres
,
Guieryn
Gangolf
Baron
of
Grelesee
,
Colonell
of
a
regiment
of
Launceknightes
,
Theodore
Wegger
professor
of
the
law
,
and
Embassadour
from
the
Duke
de
Deux
ponts
,
with
many
other
lords
,
knightes
,
Colonels
and
Keistremaisters
of
Almaigne
,
the
Lord
of
Corras
Councellour
to
the
King
in
the
Parliamente
of
Tholouse
,
and
Chaunceller
to
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
and
the
armye
,
the
Lorde
of
Francourt
,
Bricquemau
,
de
Mouy
,
de
la
Noue
,
de
Renty
,
de
Soubize
,
de
Mirambeau
,
de
la
Caze
,
de
Puch-perdillan
,
de
Biron
,
de
Lestrange
,
with
manye
other
Lordes
,
Gentlemen
and
Captaynes
of
Fraunce
.
Séeing
the
processe
made
by
the
commissaries
deputed
by
the
said
Princes
of
Nauarre
and
Conde
,
againste
Dominique
Dalbe
,
groome
of
the
chamber
to
the
L.
Gaspard
Counte
de
Coligny
,
lord
of
Chastillon
,
and
Admirall
of
France
,
the
iii.
examinations
of
the
sayd
Dalbe
afore
the
Prouost
general
of
the
campe
,
and
two
other
afore
the
Commissioners
assigned
for
that
purpose
:
lassly
,
the
confessions
of
the
said
Dalbe
relterated
viii
▪
seueral
times
,
wherein
he
acknowledgeth
to
haue
hen
instantly
sollicited
,
vrged
and
pressed
by
la
Riuiere
,
Captayne
of
the
garde
,
and
one
Laurence
de
Ruze
,
Secretary
to
the
Kings
brother
,
to
practise
and
procure
the
death
of
the
sayd
L.
Admirall
,
eyther
by
sword
or
poyson
,
which
hée
promised
to
the
sayd
la
Riuiere
,
to
effect
with
poyson
only
,
receyuing
(
to
that
end
of
the
said
la
Riuiere
)
certayne
money
,
and
poison
in
forme
of
white
powder
,
which
he
hath
shewed
since
to
the
said
Prouost
and
Commissioners
,
séeing
also
the
verification
and
proofe
of
the
sayde
poyson
tryed
by
Phisicions
and
Apotecaries
assembled
at
la
Haye
in
Touraine
,
the
xiii
.
of
this
moneth
togyther
with
a
very
large
pasport
graunted
to
the
saide
Dalbe
the
30.
of
the
last
moneth
by
the
Kings
brother
,
lying
than
at
Plessis
les
Tours
:
and
nowe
(
for
due
punishment
and
reuenge
to
such
a
traiterous
and
detestable
attempt
,
so
often
acknowledged
,
as
well
in
his
priuate
confessions
,
as
publike
assembly
,
the
said
councell
hath
and
doth
con
dempne
the
said
Dalbe
to
be
deliuered
into
the
hands
of
the
executioner
of
high
Iustice
,
who
tying
him
vppon
a
hurdell
,
with
a
halter
about
his
necke
,
shall
drawe
hym
thorow
the
stréetes
&
corners
accustomed
of
this
towne
de
Fay
la
Vineuse
,
with
this
inscription
in
parchement
about
his
body
:
This
is
Dominike
Dalbe
,
traytour
to
the
cause
of
God
,
his
Countrey
,
and
Maister
:
trayling
him
first
to
the
lodging
gate
of
the
sayd
Lord
Admiral
,
and
there
with
no
other
garments
than
his
shirte
,
the
halter
remayning
still
about
his
necke
,
holding
in
his
hande
a
torche
of
burning
waxe
,
shall
demaund
pardon
of
God
,
the
King
,
the
law
,
and
the
Lorde
Admirall
,
confessinge
there
that
wickedly
,
disloyally
,
and
trayterously
he
had
professed
promised
,
and
practised
to
kill
(
by
poyson
)
the
said
L.
Admirall
his
maister
,
and
at
the
same
instant
&
in
his
presence
the
said
poyson
which
he
confessed
to
bée
giuen
vnto
him
by
the
said
la
Riuiere
,
to
be
cast
into
the
fire
and
burned
.
All
which
being
done
,
he
shall
be
ledde
(
keeping
still
the
inscription
about
his
body
)
to
the
place
of
publike
execution
and
ther
to
be
hanged
and
strangled
on
a
gallowes
set
vp
for
that
purpose
.
And
that
also
humble
sute
be
made
to
the
King
to
do
iustice
vpon
the
sayd
la
Riuiere
and
Laurence
,
with
their
complices
,
and
withall
(
if
his
maiestie
be
of
mind
)
to
verifie
more
ample
their
said
conspiracie
with
the
said
Dalbe
(
the
same
notwithstanding
resembling
a
sufficient
trueth
against
them
by
his
voluntary
confession
)
to
procéede
agaynst
them
with
punishment
due
to
so
horrible
a
fact
,
and
the
same
both
to
terrifie
hereafter
others
of
like
villanious
humour
,
and
also
to
remaine
to
all
nations
as
a
President
of
the
noble
nature
and
disposition
of
Fraunce
,
in
abhorring
such
traytrous
attemptes
,
declaring
the
said
la
Riuiere
and
Laurence
,
with
all
other
sectes
and
sortes
of
traytours
(
kéeping
schole
and
open
shoppe
to
poyson
persons
of
name
and
vertue
)
to
be
traytours
,
villayns
,
and
men
vnworthy
of
honour
,
either
in
them selues
or
their
posteritie
to
the
4.
generation
.
Lastly
,
it
is
iudged
,
that
afore
the
execution
of
iudgement
,
the
sayde
Dalbe
shal
be
put
on
the
racke
,
to
the
ende
to
confesse
further
practises
with
his
said
confederates
,
with
other
things
contayned
in
interrogatories
gyuen
to
the
Prouost
.
This
sentence
thus
pronounced
,
the
morrow
after
being
the
xxi
.
of
September
,
the
rack
was
vsed
accordingly
,
where
he
confirmed
his
former
confession
,
and
so
the
same
day
the
sentence
was
put
in
execution
.
Whilest
the
Kings
brother
kepte
at
Chynon
in
the
Countrey
of
Touraine
,
whether
he
was
retired
(
as
is
sayd
)
great
numbers
of
men
of
warre
flocked
to
hym
from
many
partes
of
the
Realme
,
togyther
with
the
horsemen
to
whom
he
gaue
libertie
for
recreation
,
and
the
xx
.
enseignes
of
footemen
Parisiens
,
wherof
we
spake
before
:
these
forces
assembled
,
he
made
march
his
vauntgard
out
of
Chynon
the
sixe
and
twenty
of
this
moneth
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Lord
Montpensier
,
himselfe
following
with
the
battayle
,
lodging
neere
Lodune
,
the
princes
campe
drue
towardes
Partney
,
the
xxix
.
of
this
moneth
,
whom
the
Catholiques
followed
néere
to
prouoke
them
to
battayll
,
as
in
respect
of
the
aduantage
&
fauour
of
certayn
townes
which
they
held
thereabout
:
eyther
the
camp
was
within
the
view
of
other
,
&
both
of
equall
desire
to
gayne
Mont-gontour
,
vsing
like
diligence
the
rather
to
obtayne
it
:
For
which
cause
the
Admirall
made
his
footemen
aduaunce
all
night
,
his
horsemen
being
in
poynt
of
battell
the
last
daye
of
September
,
in
the
very
first
discouery
of
the
morning
,
vppon
a
playne
wythin
a
league
of
the
town
of
Mont-gontour
.
There
the
Admirall
sente
the
Lorde
de
La-loue
and
de
La-noue
with
seuen
cornets
of
horsemen
,
and
Captaine
Normauts
herquebuzears
on
horsebacke
to
Mont-gontour
to
know
if
the
Kinges
brother
were
there
,
who
finding
no
body
returned
with
spéedy
report
to
the
Admirall
accordingly
,
who
made
marche
forthwith
the
footemen
of
the
battel
,
then
the
artillery
and
so
the
footemen
of
the
vauntgard
,
as
wel
French
as
Almaines
,
folowing
them
himselfe
with
the
horsmen
of
both
the
one
and
the
other
Nation
:
Hée
left
in
the
taile
the
Lord
de
Mony
with
charge
to
gouerne
the
retract
with
fiue
cornets
of
French
horsmen
,
two
cornets
of
Reistres
,
and
a
company
of
harquebushears
on
horsebacke
of
Captain
Montarnaunt
a
prouinciall
:
The
catholikes
coasted
them
very
near
,
expecting
their
artillery
,
which
was
not
yet
come
.
The
Admirall
passed
ouer
a
little
Riuer
halfe
a
league
from
Mongontour
,
very
vneasie
to
marche
ouer
,
by
reason
of
a
marrish
a
long
the
brink
of
it
,
the
same
making
it
impossible
on
all
partes
,
sauing
in
a
little
straight
or
gutter
beneath
certaine
houses
a
long
the
highe
waye
,
there
lacked
no
more
but
the
Lord
of
Mouy
&
his
troup
:
whom
the
catholikes
with
xl
.
cornets
of
horsmen
charged
,
togyther
with
a
voley
of
canons
discharged
also
vppon
them
.
It
was
thought
this
charge
was
giuen
by
the
Lord
de
Tauannes
gouernour
for
the
King
in
Burgon
:
it
was
withstanded
a
little
by
the
Lord
de
Mouy
,
who
vnable
to
sustaine
it
thorowly
,
in
respect
of
the
multitude
,
retired
:
the
Admirall
seing
his
perill
,
gaue
backe
with
the
horsmen
,
and
returned
(
with
no
lesse
fury
)
the
charge
vppon
them
that
had
laide
it
vpon
the
Lord
de
Mouy
,
who
in
the
mean
tyme
retired
with
the
rest
of
his
troupe
with
the
losse
of
some
fewe
,
amongst
the
which
was
the
Lord
de
Entrichaut
,
ensign
bearer
to
the
Lord
S.
Auban
Dauphynois
:
the
artillery
was
by
this
at
Mont-gontour
,
and
the
footemen
of
the
battaile
very
neare
,
who
séeing
that
charge
,
turned
backe
to
the
fight
,
as
also
the
Lorde
de
la
Noue
,
and
la
Loue
with
their
cornets
,
all
that
daye
passed
in
skirmishing
without
offer
of
other
charge
.
The
Catholikes
shotte
vehemently
,
which
albeit
an
noyed
much
the
Admirall
:
yet
he
lefte
not
the
fiéeld
till
night
,
and
then
retired
with
those
of
the
Religion
to
Mont-gontour
,
and
the
catholikes
encamped
vppon
the
place
.
The
next
morrow
being
saterday
,
and
first
day
of
the
moneth
of
October
,
the
said
army
issued
out
of
Mont
gontour
,
and
lodged
in
the
Uillages
thereabout
:
leauing
the
Lord
de
Mouy
with
his
regiment
of
horsemen
,
and
two
regimentes
of
footemen
,
within
the
towne
to
gard
the
passage
.
There
were
certaine
lighy
skirmishes
,
al●…eit
neither
of
long
fight
,
nor
much
losse
:
they
moued
by
certaine
disordered
shot
of
the
catholiques
who
thought
to
winne
the
Suburbs
on
their
side
,
but
being
repulsed
,
their
purpose
was
also
intercepted
,
and
they
forced
to
returne
without
any
other
thing
doing
.
The
Kinges
Brother
seeinge
that
syde
closed
from
him
▪
and
that
he
could
not
easily
wade
the
riuer
of
Viue
,
(
the
fame
beinge
his
onely
impediment
to
followe
the
Princes
Campe
)
determined
to
passe
aboue
the
head
of
the
riuer
in
a
Uillage
beneath
Mirebean
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Princes
,
hauing
bin
at
Niort
,
to
sée
the
Quéene
of
Nauar
,
returned
to
the
campe
the
second
of
October
,
where
they
drewe
into
counsayle
,
with
resolution
to
take
the
way
to
Partney
and
Niorte
,
and
giue
battayle
to
the
Catholikes
if
they
assayled
them
in
the
way
,
sommoning
(
for
this
purpose
)
the
whole
army
to
be
ready
by
the
dawning
of
the
day
:
and
euery
Colonell
and
Captaine
to
labour
accordingly
in
his
charge
.
The
Catholikes
were
also
of
opinion
to
go
to
Nyort
,
and
besiege
it
,
and
by
that
meanes
to
prouoke
the
princes
to
battell
.
The
Princes
campe
(
according
to
the
order
resolute
aforesayd
)
was
in
a
perfect
readinesse
,
ringed
in
battels
and
squares
,
pitching
the
nexte
morning
the
third
of
October
,
vpon
a
little
hill
néere
to
Mont-gontour
,
well
disposed
(
as
is
aforesayd
)
to
giue
battell
if
the
enemye
aduaunced
,
who
also
began
to
appéere
and
discouer
on
the
left
hand
vpon
another
round
hill
,
from
the
bottom
whereof
they
might
easily
discerne
the
disposition
of
the
Princes
armye
,
which
when
he
had
well
viewed
,
he
retired
his
marche
as
though
he
ment
to
draw
directly
to
Nyort
,
vsing
notwithstanding
suche
order
as
his
rings
and
companyes
néere
together
.
The
Admiral
bearing
an
eye
to
their
doings
,
espied
their
pollicie
and
purpose
of
procéeding
,
wherein
as
he
suspected
that
thei
shot
at
his
aduauntage
,
as
labouring
to
win
way
vpon
him
,
made
descend
forthwith
the
Princes
armye
from
the
hill
where
it
was
setled
,
of
purpose
to
gaine
and
occupie
the
plain
afore
them
,
whervpon
the
Catholiques
,
in
place
to
march
forward
,
commaunded
a
sodain
stay
,
holding
their
pikes
vprighte
,
&
ringing
them
in
square
and
mean
battels
,
turned
face
to
their
vauntgard
,
winning
by
that
meanes
,
the
hill
from
whence
the
princes
army
were
but
now
descended
.
And
being
maisters
in
this
forte
of
the
hill
,
aboue
the
opinion
and
expectation
of
the
Admirall
,
began
to
dispose
themselues
to
the
shock
.
And
at
the
first
descending
from
the
hill
,
they
ordered
&
ringed
their
footemen
in
the
valley
or
side
of
the
foote
of
the
said
hill
,
not
without
great
discretion
&
iudgement
,
kéeping
by
that
meanes
their
footemen
in
couert
,
&
defended
from
the
storme
of
the
artillerie
,
which
discharged
vehemently
as
well
on
the
one
as
other
side
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Kings
brother
dressed
and
disposed
two
batteries
,
not
sparing
his
body
to
trauell
from
one
battell
&
square
to
another
,
with
persuasion
to
the
souldiours
,
to
haue
good
hart
:
the
like
also
dyd
the
Princes
,
visiting
in
person
euery
ranke
aswell
of
horsemen
as
footemen
,
whose
pleasant
aspect
,
&
specially
in
the
prince
of
Nauarre
gaue
cause
of
singular
courage
to
the
souldiours
,
whose
stomakes
,
besides
they
were
firmely
setled
in
the
goodnesse
of
the
cause
,
yet
they
séemed
to
redouble
in
desire
,
the
rather
at
the
gracious
view
and
persuasions
of
the
yong
Prince
.
Immediatly
after
two
of
the
clock
in
the
afternoone
,
the
vauntgarde
of
the
Catholyques
went
to
the
charge
with
a
square
and
wing
of
18.
cornets
of
Reisters
and
great
numbers
of
horsemen
,
as
well
French
as
Italian
,
who
charged
altogyther
so
violently
vpon
the
Lord
de
Mouy
,
and
de
la
Loue
,
that
they
were
enforced
to
endure
and
take
the
charge
,
retiring
thorow
the
battel
of
the
Lanceknights
which
gréeued
them
sore
,
notwithstanding
the
Admirall
supplyed
the
charge
,
and
gaue
with
such
furie
vpon
the
Catholke
Reisters
,
that
he
cut
great
numbers
of
them
in
péeces
,
and
immediatly
with
the
remainder
of
his
horsmen
of
the
Uauntgard
,
repulsed
with
force
the
vauntgarde
of
the
enemie
:
whereupon
was
raised
a
crye
on
the
Admi
rals
side
,
Uictory
,
victory
,
the
same
sounding
with
such
noyse
of
comfort
in
the
eares
of
the
maine
battell
,
that
diuers
ranne
thither
to
follow
the
victorie
:
when
loe
the
Catholique
mayne
battell
aduaunced
,
bending
directly
vpon
the
Princes
battell
,
where
they
were
in
person
.
To
the
Catholiquas
battell
ioyned
a
wing
of
horsemen
which
came
from
the
vauntgarde
.
At
the
beginninge
,
the
battell
of
the
Princes
sustayned
the
charge
,
albeit
,
finding
and
féeling
their
owne
weaknesse
,
as
being
not
able
to
fight
togyther
(
as
the
Catholiques
did
)
were
enforced
to
disorder
and
fel
out
of
aray
,
the
horsmen
of
the
vauntgarde
dispersed
héere
and
there
without
order
,
&
not
drawne
as
yet
into
any
safe
pollicie
or
gard
of
war
,
followed
also
the
others
,
whereby
both
the
Frenche
and
Almaine
footemen
were
left
naked
,
whereof
the
French
men
were
first
forced
to
breake
aray
,
and
then
the
Papistes
horsemen
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
Suyzers
on
the
other
side
,
began
to
buckle
with
the
Launceknightes
,
who
séeing
themselues
enuironed
on
all
sides
,
neyther
present
helpe
,
nor
cause
of
further
hope
,
the
rather
for
that
the
artillery
was
planted
euen
at
their
féete
,
let
fal
their
pykes
and
prostrat
themselues
vpon
their
knées
,
amongst
whom
rushed
with
no
small
fury
the
horsmen
and
certayne
Swizers
▪
vsing
butchers
mercy
,
&
cut
them
all
in
péeces
.
The
Counte
Mansfeld
and
Lodowike
retired
alwayes
in
order
of
battell
:
a
thing
worthy
to
bee
noted
in
so
generall
disorder
,
hauing
about
them
xiii
.
cornets
of
Reisters
,
which
had
not
followed
the
others
,
with
whom
they
gathered
togyther
certayn
cornets
of
Frenchmen
,
and
so
retired
and
neuer
were
charged
.
After
the
ouerthrow
and
spoyle
of
the
Launceknights
,
the
Kings
brother
pursued
the
victory
half
a
league
and
no
further
,
and
so
encamped
in
the
playn
of
Cron
wher
the
battell
was
gyuen
:
he
was
farre
stronger
in
horssemen
and
footmen
than
the
Princes
,
who
had
not
aboue
vi
.
thousand
horsemen
of
all
sortes
,
as
well
straungers
as
others
:
viii
.
thousand
footmen
French
,
and
most
harquebuziers
:
and
lastly
,
thrée
thousand
launceknights
.
In
this
battaile
the
Princes
lost
their
launceknightes
,
a
thousand
or
xii
.
hundred
French
footemen
,
and
about
an
hundred
horses
,
vi
.
Canons
,
two
Coluerines
,
&
three
little
field
pieces
.
The
lord
de
Autricour
Captayne
of
a
hundred
light
horsemen
,
a
very
foreward
and
galland
Gentleman
was
there
killed
:
the
lorde
de
Acier
and
la
Noue
taken
prisoners
,
and
the
lorde
Admirall
lightly
hurt
in
the
chéeke
:
In
the
Catholiques
army
were
viii
.
or
ix
.
thousand
horsemen
,
and
xvi
.
or
xviii
.
thousand
footmen
with
great
store
of
artillery
.
They
lost
few
footemen
because
they
fought
not
,
so
that
their
greatest
losse
consisted
in
horsemen
,
which
,
what
with
the
chaunce
of
that
day
,
&
the
encounter
before
touched
,
grew
to
great
numbers
,
with
diuers
of
no
small
estate
,
as
the
Counte
Mansfield
,
and
the
Ringraue
,
the
Marques
of
Baden
,
the
yong
Counte
Cieremont
Daulphinoys
,
with
many
other
Lordes
and
Knightes
of
the
Order
:
the
Duke
of
Guyse
,
and
the
Ringraues
brother
hurt
.
The
retraite
of
the
Princes
and
their
army
was
to
Partenay
,
about
vii
.
leagues
from
the
place
of
the
battell
,
where
,
as
they
arriued
the
night
folowing
at
midnight
,
so
the
next
morning
the
iiii
.
of
this
moneth
,
they
departed
from
thence
with
the
Admirall
,
Counte
Mansfelde
,
the
Counte
Lodowike
and
Henry
de
Nassau
bretheren
,
with
other
great
numbers
of
Lordes
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Capteynes
:
comming
the
same
day
to
Nyort
,
where
they
found
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
remayning
there
euer
since
they
departed
:
In
the
meane
time
they
layde
the
wayes
and
quarters
by
the
Marshals
of
the
campe
,
to
the
ende
the
dispersed
sorte
might
eftsoones
resorte
to
their
Enseignes
,
which
was
performed
the
same
daye
by
the
most
part
of
the
horssemen
.
Notwithstanding
this
laste
successe
&
losse
at
Mont-gontour
,
dyd
both
gréeue
and
amaze
the
princes
,
yet
they
were
not
vnmindfull
to
reassemble
their
forces
,
wherof
the
most
part
of
the
horsemen
was
forthwith
vnder
their
standerds
,
which
the
footmen
could
not
do
with
such
spéede
in
respect
of
their
long
retrait
,
and
therefore
the
vauntgarde
of
the
battell
were
disposed
seuerally
into
sondry
quarters
&
villages
néere
to
Nyort
,
by
the
which
meane
the
Frenche
footemen
,
who
(
in
respecte
of
theyr
good
order
)
were
not
much
distressed
in
this
conflict
,
resorted
readily
to
their
Ensignes
and
companies
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Prince●…
deliberated
in
the
said
town
vpon
the
sequell
of
their
affaires
,
to
whome
albeit
the
losse
seemed
great
,
yet
considering
that
in
a
generall
calamitie
euery
one
hath
his
fortune
,
they
couered
theyr
present
gréete
(
and
as
the
necessitie
of
their
state
required
)
with
ioyfull
countenaunce
they
assured
●…tsoones
the
remaynder
,
of
their
dispersed
companyes
:
In
the
euening
the
Quéene
of
Nauarre
departing
from
Nyort
,
wente
to
Rochereul
,
and
the
Princes
the
nexte
morning
toke
their
way
to
Saintonge
,
leauing
within
Nyort
both
to
make
head
against
the
catholikes
,
&
let
them
to
passe
further
,
the
Lord
of
Mouy
with
his
regimen
of
horsemen
and.
ii
.
regimens
of
footemen
,
beside
the
ordinarie
garrison
,
being
perhaps
.
iii.
hundred
shot
.
Such
was
the
brute
and
heauy
noyse
of
this
battell
,
that
many
companies
of
the
Princes
armie
,
as
wel
footemen
as
horsemen
bestowed
in
seuerall
charges
in
sundry
castles
and
townes
,
as
well
in
Poyctou
as
Touraine
,
determined
to
leaue
their
garrisons
,
as
not
able
to
endure
a
spéedy
siege
,
in
respect
they
were
weake
within
themselues
,
and
also
had
small
hope
to
be
succoured
in
sufficient
time
.
As
they
which
were
wythin
Chauigny
vppon
Vien
at
Roch●…ose
,
Captayne
Belon
within
the
Castle
de
Angle
with
Chesnebru●…le
his
ensign
bearer
,
which
was
at
Pru
ly
,
together
with
captaine
Teil
,
captaine
of
the
Castle
of
Cleruaut
,
with
his
cornet
of
shot
on
horsebacke
,
departed
and
abandoned
their
seueral
charges
,
taking
their
way
to
Charyte
:
captaine
Lornay
gouernour
of
Chastelleraut
,
assone
as
the
s●…ege
was
raised
,
left
the
towne
the
vii
.
of
October
at
xi
.
of
the
clocke
before
noone
with
hys
owne
company
of
footemen
,
and
two
others
,
wherof
one
was
vnder
captaine
Mor●…s
,
beyng
in
all
about
thrée
hundred
footemen
,
and
two
hundred
horsemen
,
and
tooke
theyr
way
towardes
Charyte
,
passing
by
la
blanc
in
Berry
,
and
from
thence
came
to
Bourgdien
,
a
towne
belonging
to
the
Byshop
of
Bourges
,
and
heretofore
taken
by
skaling
by
the
Lord
de
Bournay
:
there
they
ioyned
with
the
rest
aforesayde
,
and
also
the
Lorde
Bricquemau
the
Elder
,
who
taried
there
with
his
companyes
in
respec●…
of
hys
sicknesse
.
In
the
meane
while
,
the
kings
brother
following
his
victorie
,
came
to
Partnay
,
which
he
founde
desolate
,
directing
his
way
from
thence
to
Nyort
to
besiege
it
:
certaine
forerunners
of
his
campe
were
come
alreadye
to
the
gates
to
terrifie
those
that
were
within
the
towne
.
At
this
alarum
the
Lord
de
Mouy
with
certaine
horsemen
issued
spéedely
oute
of
towne
,
who
were
no
sooner
without
the
gates
,
than
the
other
were
retired
almos●…e
out
of
sight
,
whervpon
he
returned
,
and
being
one
of
the
las●…
to
gouerne
the
retraite
,
as
he
was
at
point
to
enter
the
towne
,
one
Montreuell
(
yelded
to
him
not
long
afore
vnder
colour
of
religion
)
discharged
a
Pistolet
vpon
him
,
and
hurt
him
sore
in
the
head
,
flying
immediatly
well
mounted
vpon
the
selfe
same
horse
which
the
Lorde
de
Mouy
had
giuen
him
:
who
notwithstanding
hys
hurte
,
determined
not
to
depar●…
the
towne
,
albeit
being
specicially
aduised
by
his
friendes
to
be
caryed
where
hys
hurt
may
bée
cured
,
he
left
Nyort
the
seuenth
day
of
October
,
and
came
to
Sainctes
,
and
from
thence
he
was
caried
to
R●…chell
,
where
within
fewe
dayes
after
he
died
,
to
the
griefe
of
the
armie
:
for
he
was
of
stayed
councell
in
any
cause
of
estate
,
of
great
spéede
and
iustice
in
execution
and
of
long
experience
in
ma●…ters
of
warre
,
as
witnesse
his
actes
as
well
in
the
battaile
of
Dreux
,
as
other
places
of
worthy
memory
:
the
rest
appointed
vnder
him
within
Nyort
,
left
also
the
towne
together
with
the
Lorde
de
l●…
Brosse
,
gouerner
there
,
retiring
with
.
iii.
hundred
shot
to
Rochell
.
This
was
the
same
Lorde
de
la
Brosse
,
who
with
the
ayde
of
the
Lorde
de
Pluu●…au
made
head
agaynste
the
Countie
de
Lude
at
the
siege
aforesayde
.
The
Kings
brother
finding
the
towne
forsaken
,
entred
without
let
:
whether
also
came
very
shortly
after
,
the
King
▪
the
Quéene
mother
,
and
Cardinall
of
Lorain
,
being
then
néere
Chynon
:
they
began
there
to
deuise
and
deliberate
vppon
their
present
bu●…nesse
,
accompting
it
of
speciall
purpose
,
to
recouer
the
Castle
of
Lusignan
,
wherein
was
gouernor
the
Lord
de
Mirambeau
,
&
that
afore
the
Protestants
had
either
renued
their
strength
or
well
assured
their
present
companyes
:
In
this
minde
they
dispatched
forthwith
certein
to
summon
the
castle
,
who
so
preuayled
with
perswasions
to
the
gouernour
,
that
easily
inoughe
he
gau●…
vp
the
Castle
onelye
with
lyues
and
goods
saued
:
certein
dayes
afore
the
battell
,
there
were
bestowed
in
this
holde
fiue
Cannons
which
discended
to
the
catholikes
by
couenaunt
:
this
was
.
iiii
.
or
●…ue
dayes
after
the
battell
of
M●…nt-gontour
.
Ny●…rt
beyng
thus
abondone●…
,
the
Princes
wente
to
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
the
,
ix
.
of
this
moneth
,
and
so
to
Sainctes
,
and
bicause
they
gathered
,
that
the
catholikes
woulde
besiege
it
,
they
determined
to
man
it
with
greate
numbers
of
men
of
warre
,
causyng
to
enter
forthwith
the
horsemen
of
the
Lord
de
la
Motte
,
with
c●…rtein
footemen
:
likewise
captaine
la
Mures
companye
beyng
of
the
regimen
of
the
Lord
de
Uirie●…
:
At
that
time
was
gouernour
the
L.
de
Oryoll
,
a
gentleman
of
Sainctonge
,
who
after
was
content
to
giue
order
to
the
pollicie
and
state
of
the
towne
,
leauing
the
consideration
of
matters
of
warre
to
the
Lord
de
Pilles
,
whome
the
Prince
established
there
for
that
purpose
,
and
who
as
yet
was
not
fully
cured
of
the
hurt
in
his
thigh
,
receyued
at
the
siege
of
Poyctiers
.
He
with
the
Souldiour●…
,
and
the
rest
of
the
inhabitantes
,
resolued
to
defende
the
Towne
,
and
endure
the
siege
.
The
morow
after
,
the
Princes
came
to
Sainctes
,
&
there
made
their
armie
passe
ouer
Charante
.
The
●
.
of
the
said
moneth
,
the
lord
of
Montbrun
and
Myrabell
departed
from
the
Campe
to
go
into
Languedoc
,
a
iourney
pretended
longe
time
before
,
so
that
they
might
leade
thither
their
regiments
,
and
for
this
cause
at
the
siege
of
Poictiers
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
Lord
de
Pontais
Marshall
of
the
Princes
Campe
,
as
well
in
their
owne
name
as
for
other
Colonelles
,
Captains
and
Gentlemen
of
Daulphine
,
were
sutors
for
leaue
to
go
for
a
certaine
time
into
Daulphine
,
and
the
more
to
enforce
their
motion
▪
they
shewed
how
long
they
had
followed
the
campe
,
and
that
their
Souldioures
wearied
with
so
continuall
warre
▪
stoode
in
néede
to
be
reléeued
with
the
freshe
aire
and
fellowshippe
of
their
Countrey
,
and
lastly
as
their
generall
feare
to
be
so
euill
wintered
as
the
yeare
before
,
dryue
diuers
numbers
to
retire
without
order
to
the
townes
holden
by
the
Religion
in
Uiuares
,
where
they
had
sure
aboade
,
so
if
they
be
not
some
what
reléeued
of
their
long
and
lothsome
trauayle
alwaies
in
a
campe
,
it
is
also
to
be
feared
that
by
litle
and
little
they
do
not
abandon
their
Ensignes
,
&
leaue
their
Colonelles
in
the
fiéeldes
without
Souldiours
:
The
same
being
already
reuealed
vnto
them
by
certain
numbers
of
their
soldioures
,
they
could
do
no
lesse
than
commend
their
sute
with
humble
request
in
themselues
for
leaue
and
liberty
to
depart
,
now
that
the
siéege
of
Poyctiers
is
raised
:
The
Princes
aunswered
that
they
could
not
order
their
request
and
satisfie
the
time
togyther
,
bicause
they
were
as
yet
vncertaine
what
would
bée
the
ende
and
issue
of
the
siéege
,
and
therefore
they
thought
it
conuenient
that
they
taried
till
the
ende
of
the
moneth
of
September
,
hoping
(
after
thei
had
sene
the
resolute
procéedinges
of
the
catholiques
)
to
bestowe
their
armye
in
garrisons
to
rest
all
winter
:
This
aunswere
qualified
their
requestes
with
expectation
of
the
end
of
September
.
When
the
army
being
returned
from
the
countre●…
of
Touraine
,
and
soiourning
néere
to
Fay
la
Vineuse
,
their
sute
was
eftsoones
put
vpon
new
●…earmes
:
for
which
cause
the
Gentlemen
,
Captaines
,
and
Colonelles
of
those
countrey
men
,
assembled
to
deliberate
vppon
the
motion
:
some
were
of
opinion
to
pursue
in
generall
a
leaue
and
libertie
of
the
Princes
,
séeing
their
time
of
September
is
expired
:
But
others
Iudged
the
presente
season
most
inconuenient
to
entreate
for
leaue
,
consideringe
the
state
and
disposition
of
the
warre
,
euery
day
encly●…ing
to
battaile
,
where
they
were
bound
in
duty
to
bée
,
●…nlesse
they
would
deface
the
honoure
of
their
actions
passed
.
Which
last
opinion
,
so
settled
into
the
moste
of
them
,
that
they
resolued
vniuersally
both
to
mortifie
their
desire
to
go
home
,
and
also
to
giue
ouer
to
attempt
further
leaue
,
attendinge
eyther
by
battaile
,
or
by
some
happy
peace
,
to
make
themselues
frée
of
the
warre
,
and
so
returue
and
remaine
quietly
in
their
houses
.
And
thus
the
Lord
de
Montbrun
and
Mirabell
remayned
in
the
Campe
vntill
the
tyme
wherein
they
thought
to
execute
their
enterprise
:
wherein
after
they
had
communicated
with
the
Lord
de
Verbele●…
brother
to
the
Bishop
of
Puy
in
Auuergne
,
and
many
other
as
we●…
of
Dauphine
,
as
the
countreys
thereabout
(
as
of
purpose
to
haue
their
company
in
the
voyage
)
they
went
to
An
goulesme
,
to
the
end
to
tary
there
for
their
furniture
and
strength
.
This
being
known
in
the
campe
,
many
came
to
Angoulesme
to
assiste
the
voyage
,
so
that
they
were
in
all
,
abo●…te
foure
hundred
horsemen
in
verye
good
pointe
to
fight
,
with
certaine
nombers
of
shotte
on
horsebacke
with
the
which
the
saide
Lord
de
Montbrun
,
Mirabell
,
and
Uerlibet
,
departed
the
fourtéenth
day
of
the
moneth
of
October
,
and
taking
their
way
by
Perigueux
,
came
to
Solliac
the
Sonday
the
sixtéenth
of
October
,
about
two
of
the
clocke
at
after
noone
.
They
thought
there
to
passe
Dordon
,
but
it
was
so
swelled
by
the
great
raines
falne
certaine
dayes
before
,
that
it
was
not
possible
to
wade
ouer
.
By
which
difficulty
they
were
constrained
●…o
stay
there
,
sending
for
suche
boates
as
they
coulde
●…inde
,
by
which
they
began
to
ferry
the
same
day
and
all
the
next
nyghte
,
not
with
suche
spéede
(
in
respecte
of
their
fewe
beates
)
but
certaine
numbers
were
not
yet
passed
in
the
morning
.
Which
beyng
espied
of
the
Catholike
garrisons
thereby
,
and
specially
they
of
Sarba
,
sent
out
three
skore
horsemen
with
certaine
footemen
and
Paisants
,
to
viewe
the
number
of
such
as
were
yet
to
passe
,
and
what
watch
and
garde
they
kept
.
Who
with
others
to
the
nomber
of
two
hundreth
,
seing
neyther
order
vsed
,
nor
any
shot
his
matche
kindled
,
fell
vppon
them
,
and
discomfited
them
without
resistance
:
many
were
slaine
and
the
rest
stripte
into
their
shertes
,
and
so
sent
ouer
the
passage
to
followe
their
companye
:
Some
vsing
a
spéede
aboue
the
rest
in
passing
the
daye
before
,
the
better
to
refreshe
them
at
their
ease
,
were
set
vpon
in
the
night
within
their
lodgings
,
and
led
away
prisoners
by
the
Catholikes
:
Amongst
whome
were
the
Lorde
d●…
Quintell
,
a
‛
Dauphyno●…s
,
Mormoiron
de
Uenesin
,
guide
to
the
whole
company
,
a
Phisition
called
M.
M●…rle
with
thrée
others
:
the
Lorde
de
Sarraz
a
Gentleman
of
Uiuares
,
was
taken
by
the
same
a
little
before
,
but
forthwith
set
at
libertie
.
The
noyse
which
the
Catholikes
made
in
charging
them
on
the
water
side
,
gaue
the
Alarum
to
those
that
had
already
passed
the
ryuer
,
being
in
a
Towne
not
far
off
,
who
falling
forthwith
into
aray
&
order
of
defence
,
after
they
had
taryed
sometime
to
receyue
them
that
escaped
to
their
succours
,
began
to
marche
towards
Acyer
.
wherin
they
entered
the
next
morning
,
and
from
thence
without
other
let
,
they
wente
to
O●…yllac
in
Auuergne
,
from
whence
they
departed
,
as
shal
be
hereafter
declared
.
After
Nyort
was
taken
,
the
Kings
brother
determined
i●…
beséege
the
towne
of
S.
Iean
de
Angely
in
Sainc●…onge
,
and
for
that
same
effect
drue
his
armie
&
power
on
that
side
.
The
Lord
of
Byron
,
Marshall
of
his
campe
,
about
the.
x.
of
October
,
accompanyed
with
certaine
cornets
of
horsemen
,
came
to
sommon
the
Towne
for
the
King
:
to
whome
the
garrison
made
an
answere
by
the
Lord
de
la
Ramiere
,
that
they
ment
not
to
surrender
the
Towne
by
other
composition
than
a
generall
peace
including
the
publike
quiet
and
profit
of
the
realme
of
Fraunce
,
wherevpon
he
returned
.
And
captaine
la
Motte
accompanyed
with
.
xv
.
or
xx
.
horsemen
,
went
forthwith
to
skome
and
skoure
the
wayes
within
halfe
a
league
aboute
the
towne
,
and
specially
of
that
side
to
Nyort
,
finding
within
a
village
certaine
footemen
of
the
Catholikes
,
whereof
some
wer
slaine
,
some
put
●…o
flight
and
v.
or
vi
.
taken
and
led
prisoners
into
the
towne
.
In
the
meane
while
they
of
the
towne
prepared
for
the
siege
,
vsing
great
deuise
and
diligence
in
fortifying
diuerse
partes
of
it
,
some
dyd
beate
downe
parte
of
the
suburbes
of
Aulnis
and
Tailleburg
,
to
cut
from
the
Catholikes
all
conueniente
meanes
to
encampe
there
.
Some
filled
vp
the
ditches
in
necessary
places
,
in
effect
they
left
nothing
imperfect
which
necessarily
belonged
to
the
fortification
of
the
town
,
the
better
to
endure
the
siege
.
The
Lorde
de
Pilles
gouernour
there
for
the
matters
of
warre
(
as
is
sayd
)
made
a
viewe
of
the
footemen
,
which
were
a
thousande
or
xi
.
hundred
of
all
sortes
,
as
well
straungers
as
others
▪
mmediatly
after
this
muster
,
the
Lorde
de
Personne
arriued
there
with
xxx
.
or
.
xl
.
horsemen
,
and
then
(
bycause
they
would
omit
nothing
tending
to
the
defence
of
the
Towne
)
they
beganne
to
make
fire
workes
,
with
other
artificiall
Engines
to
▪
annoye
the
enimyes
.
About
the.
xiiii
.
daye
of
this
moneth
,
the
Kings
brother
planted
hys
siege
before
Sainct
Iean
de
Angely
,
about
thrée
of
the
clocke
in
the
after
noone
.
The
Lorde
of
Gouas
regimen
with
certaine
other
,
was
lodged
in
the
Suburbes
of
Aulnys
:
dealing
not
that
day
with
the
suburbes
of
Taillebourg
,
as
fearing
they
coulde
not
enter
but
with
great
perill
.
They
within
the
towne
had
forsaken
his
Suburbe
,
bycause
they
would
not
put
theyr
men
to
the
hazarde
in
keeping
it
:
Albe●…t
,
th●…
Catholikes
forbare
not
to
sease
vpon
it
the
next
day
,
and
lodge
within
it
.
The
Protestants
fortifyed
the
Fort
or
place
of
defence
without
the
gate
d'
Aulnis
,
and
filling
it
with
earth
,
rammed
vp
the
gate
,
omitting
nothing
necessary
either
to
force
or
pollicie
,
wherein
,
to
en●…orce
a
gener●…ll
diligence
in
their
fortification
,
Proclamations
were
pronounced
thorow
the
towne
,
that
all
people
,
as
well
men
women
as
children
,
able
or
apte
to
trauell
,
should
labour
and
worke
at
the
rampiers
,
and
that
euery
one
shoulde
haue
alwayes
before
his
dore
,
three
or
foure
sackes
full
of
dong
,
to
be
employed
in
necessarie
places
.
According
to
these
commaundementes
,
there
was
a
common
assistence
at
the
rampiers
,
as
well
of
straungers
,
as
people
of
the
town
,
by
whom
was
performed
a
wonderfull
indeuour
.
As
soone
as
the
Catholikes
had
made
them selues
Lordes
of
the
Suburbes
aforesayde
,
the
Protestantes
made
a
sallie
with
fortie
horsmen
,
by
the
gate
de
Matta
,
and
set
vpon
the
Suburbes
of
Aulnis
,
where
they
killed
foure
or
fyue
men
,
and
then
fell
on
skouring
the
wayes
towardes
Nyort
▪
tyll
the
place
of
execution
,
where
they
founde
an
Italian
on
horsebacke
,
and
broughte
him
into
the
towne
.
About
the
eythtéenth
day
of
this
moneth
,
the
Protestantes
made
another
sally
by
the
gate
d'
Aulnis
,
and
issuing
out
aboue
the
forte
,
they
discended
within
the
ditche
by
a
ladder
:
there
were
of
this
faction
(
and
conducted
by
captaine
la
Motte
,
(
Cl.
Souldiours
with
white
shirtes
aboue
their
garmentes
,
who
charging
so
happily
vppon
the
Suburbes
d'Aulnis
,
found
the
catholiques
playing
at
cardes
,
and
so
without
any
watch
to
discouer
them
,
they
killed
about
three
score
or
foure
score
Souldioures
,
and
then
retired
vppon
the
false
trenche
of
the
ditche
by
the
helpe
of
their
haquehusheares
,
which
were
vppon
the
fort
of
the
gate
.
They
wanne
in
this
exploite
two
footemen
Ensignes
.
xl
.
or
l.
harquebusheares
,
certaine
Morrions
,
corcelets
,
and
pollares
of
stéele
,
whiche
they
caried
into
the
town
,
loosing
not
aboue
two
or
thrée
of
their
company
.
The
Catholiques
in
the
meane
whyle
drue
néere
their
artillery
which
they
planted
so
aptly
in
a
vyne
towards
Nyort
,
as
it
mighr
beate
as
well
the
gate
of
Nyort
,
as
the
bulwarke
of
the
port
d'Aulnis
,
and
also
the
tower
betwéene
the
two
gates
.
Their
battery
whiche
they
bestowed
there
,
was
foure
Canons
and
a
Coluerine
.
Afore
they
discharged
any
batterie
,
they
demaunded
to
parley
,
and
for
that
cause
would
that
the
lorde
of
Pilles
should
haue
come
forth
of
the
towne
vppon
their
faith
,
which
the
protestants
thought
not
conuenient
for
their
safetie
:
albeit
,
in
his
place
,
they
sente
out
of
the
Towne
la
Riuiere
,
who
was
not
sooner
without
,
than
the
Canon
began
to
beat
,
which
caused
him
to
cutte
off
his
further
procéeding
with
spéedy
returne
.
Thus
the
batterie
began
the
xxii
.
daye
of
October
,
beating
the
Tower
of
the
Towne
neare
to
the
porte
de
Aulnis
,
and
continued
all
the
day
,
and
towarde
night
it
enforced
a
breach
of
fortie
or
fiftie
pase
wide
,
wherevppon
the
catholiques
sent
one
of
their
companie
to
view
it
,
who
being
come
to
the
brink
of
the
ditch
,
and
discouering
him selfe
to
suruey
the
breach
,
was
killed
with
a
shot
:
so
that
that
day
passed
without
assault
or
any
other
speciall
attempt
or
acte
.
In
the
night
the
Protestantes
with
great
diligence
repaire
their
breache
,
&
let
downe
to
the
ditch
certeyne
labourers
and
Souldiours
,
to
ryd
away
the
ruine
and
broken
stuffe
of
the
Wall
falne
into
it
.
These
labourers
and
souldiours
afore
they
came
out
of
the
ditche
,
they
set
vp
a
pretie
wall
of
a
mannes
height
,
to
make
the
place
lesse
accessible
.
Besides
,
the
protestants
kéeping
still
a
carefull
mynd
of
their
town
and
estate
,
considered
diligently
where
,
and
howe
they
might
be
annoyed
by
the
batterie
planted
in
the
vyne
,
which
had
there
remained
about
eight
dayes
,
withoute
discharge
of
Canon
:
wherevpon
they
cast
a
trench
wel
flanked
behind
the
breach
,
vpon
the
which
they
bestowed
certeyne
Uessells
and
hoghesheades
to
pauise
their
shot
.
In
the
effecte
,
the
breache
was
so
supplied
,
as
the
place
was
stronger
than
afore
.
From
this
battery
,
the
morrow
after
came
certeyne
thunders
of
Canon
ageinst
the
fort
of
the
Port
d'Aulnis
:
and
likewise
thrée
or
foure
discharges
agaynste
the
port
of
Nyort
,
not
forbearing
notwithstanding
their
first
battery
.
But
séeing
this
battery
brought
forth
smal
effecte
(
not
many
dayes
after
)
they
bestowed
in
place
of
the
canons
,
fiue
coluerines
.
Remouing
the
sayd
Canons
to
the
entrey
of
the
suburbes
d'Aulnis
,
both
directly
before
and
also
so
néere
the
sayd
Fort
,
that
onely
the
ditch
was
between
them
.
From
thence
began
a
vehement
battery
against
the
said
fort
,
as
well
by
these
Canons
as
the
Coluerins
planted
in
their
place
,
which
bestowed
certeyne
bollettes
flankes
wyse
,
within
the
sayd
breache
euen
to
the
Castell
The
battery
continued
all
the
daye
,
all
that
night
▪
and
all
the
next
morrow
of
one
violent
furye
without
ceassing
,
so
that
both
the
Fort
and
the
Portall
(
by
which
is
the
ordinarie
entrie
into
the
Towne
)
were
almost
beaten
to
pouder
.
In
the
meane
whyle
,
the
protestants
made
a
couert
way
betweene
the
Fort
and
the
gate
,
to
the
ende
,
that
the
ruine
falling
from
the
gate
,
should
not
annoye
nor
hinder
the
entry
of
the
Fort.
After
this
long
and
vehement
batterie
,
the
Lorde
de
Guitiniers
demaunded
to
speake
with
the
Protestants
,
and
vnder
the
honour
and
vertue
of
their
word
,
entred
the
Towne
the
foure
and
twenty
day
of
this
moneth
,
about
two
of
the
Clocke
in
the
afternoone
.
He
laboured
to
induce
them
to
render
the
towne
,
but
the
L.
de
Pilles
remayned
constant
in
his
first
answere
,
that
ther
could
no
other
price
buy
the
Town
,
than
an
assured
peace
,
to
the
profite
and
quiet
of
the
Realme
.
Wherevppon
the
Lord
de
Guitinieres
retourned
againe
and
came
to
the
campe
without
other
effect
of
his
purpose
.
Hée
was
no
sooner
out
of
the
said
Town
,
then
the
catholiques
rushed
fiercely
to
the
assault
so
vnlooked
for
,
that
the
protestants
doubted
of
their
sauetie
,
the
rather
bycause
the
assaulte
was
maynteyned
as
well
at
the
breache
of
the
Fort
as
on
the
right
and
lefte
side
of
it
within
the
ditche
,
the
better
to
come
to
the
gate
of
the
Towne
which
they
had
battered
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
.
And
for
their
more
easie
comming
to
the
breache
of
the
Fort
,
they
had
prouided
great
numbers
of
pyonners
to
beare
sackes
ful
of
earth
and
cast
them
vpon
the
breach
:
who
besides
turning
vp
the
earth
,
threw
stones
against
the
protestants
,
by
which
they
greatly
gréeued
diuerse
of
them
.
They
presented
vpon
the
breach
vi
▪
target
men
followed
with
a
good
number
of
shot
,
who
albeit
ventu
red
farre
to
enforce
the
protestants
,
yet
(
being
repulsed
)
they
retyred
without
any
great
effectes
.
This
assaulte
lasted
from
thrée
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
til
night
,
during
the
which
was
great
wast
of
shot
and
pouder
by
the
protestantes
in
sustayning
so
hoat
assault
:
in
the
night
they
fortified
and
repayred
their
breaches
as
wel
as
they
could
,
as
they
also
forbare
not
to
do
euen
in
the
tyme
of
the
battery
,
filling
them
vp
as
fast
as
they
wer
made
with
sackes
of
dung
.
In
this
night
also
they
entrenched
them selues
within
the
Forte
,
whereby
the
breaches
,
the
morrow
after
,
were
put
in
defence
.
Albeit
,
the
Lord
de
Sansac
(
after
the
siege
of
Charité
)
was
sent
for
to
go
into
Tourayne
to
ioyne
with
the
Catholiques
camp
,
as
is
said
,
yet
(
whether
it
were
by
countermaundement
or
other
speciall
occasion
)
hee
sturred
not
from
where
he
was
:
And
yet
in
the
same
month
of
October
,
he
besieged
the
Town
of
Noyers
in
Bourgogne
,
the
which
without
great
resistance
he
tooke
by
composition
,
the
same
notwithstandinge
not
obserued
,
bycause
forty
of
the
souldiours
that
defended
it
,
being
ledde
to
Troy
in
Champaigne
,
and
afore
they
entered
into
prison
,
were
cut
in
péeces
by
the
people
.
After
he
had
taken
Noyers
,
he
determined
to
besiege
Vizeley
in
Borgoigne
,
gouerned
at
that
tyme
by
the
lorde
de
Sarazin
.
There
was
for
the
garde
of
it
only
two
com
panies
of
footemen
vnder
Captayne
Rybaupierre
,
&
the
yong
Lord
de
Sarazin
with
two
cornets
of
horssemen
of
the
Lord
de
Blosset
,
and
of
Belanseau
,
with
certayn
numbers
of
Gentlemen
retired
thither
to
ayde
the
siege
.
The
lord
de
Sansac
had
to
furnishe
this
siege
about
.
xxii
.
enseignes
of
footmen
,
wherof
the
L.
de
Foyssy
was
Colonell
often
cornets
of
horsmen
,
foure
canons
&
ii
.
Culuerins
.
Hée
arryued
with
his
horsemen
to
suruey
the
towne
the
sixt
of
October
,
retyring
at
night
to
lodge
at
Aquiens
and
S.
Pere
,
villages
scituate
at
the
hill
foote
,
vpon
the
toppe
whereof
standes
the
Citie
.
The
eleuenth
of
the
same
moneth
he
made
approche
with
thrée
of
his
companies
of
footemen
,
at
the
gate
du
Barle
,
otherwise
called
S.
Stephen
:
certaine
of
the
Towne
▪
but
specially
the
nobility
that
were
there
,
issued
out
,
and
repulsed
presently
the
said
thrée
Ensignes
,
whereof
two
were
put
to
disorder
and
flight
afore
they
could
get
to
Aquiens
,
where
they
ment
to
make
their
retrait
.
In
the
chase
were
killed
about
sixe
and
forty
,
and
as
many
hurt
,
all
the
Captaynes
,
Lieuftenauntes
,
Ensigne
bearers
,
and
Sergeauntes
of
these
two
companyes
,
were
there
killed
,
sauing
thrée
which
wer
led
prisoners
within
the
towne
:
the
third
company
hid
themselues
within
a
tuft
of
vines
,
from
whence
(
being
not
discouered
)
they
retyred
in
the
night
to
Aquiens
.
Notwithstanding
this
charge
and
chase
,
the
Lord
de
Sansac
marched
with
hys
campe
the
Saterday
,
the
eyght
of
this
moneth
,
and
towardes
the
euening
inuironed
the
Towne
,
the
same
euening
hée
approched
his
artillery
,
which
the
tenth
day
following
in
the
morning
began
to
batter
a
Tower
of
the
side
of
the
gate
du
Barle
,
right
against
the
watring●…
place
,
the
same
continuing
so
vehemently
two
full
〈◊〉
,
that
at
the
●…econd
dayes
end
,
a
corner
of
the
Tower
fell
to
the
earth
:
The
Wednesday
the
twelfth
day
he
remoued
foure
of
his
péeces
of
the
side
of
S
Pere
,
thunderinge
a
new
battery
against
the
gate
called
the
wicket
,
aboue
the
which
eyght
Ensignes
of
footmen
came
and
pitched
the
thirtéenth
of
this
moneth
,
remaininge
there
till
the
whole
army
discampped
.
The
fouretéenth
day
he
remoued
also
two
of
his
péeces
,
and
planted
them
agaynst
a
Tower
called
the
Columbes
,
to
the
end
(
with
more
ease
)
to
batter
the
said
wicket
,
against
the
which
the
batterye
endured
till
the
next
daye
.
When
hauinge
now
beaten
two
breaches
,
hée
gaue
the
assaulte
to
them
both
at
one
instaunt
,
offering
to
scale
on
that
side
of
the
Cordeliers
:
His
assaultes
were
resisted
,
and
his
people
so
repulsed
,
that
they
were
out
of
hart
eftsoones
to
returne
:
&
therefore
the
night
following
,
aboute
midnight
,
he
raised
hys
s●…éege
,
and
retired
to
Auallon
,
hauing
lost
at
the
assaultes
and
in
the
tyme
of
their
sieege
thrée
or
foure
hundreth
men
as
wel
footemen
as
horsmen
:
Of
the
Protestants
side
,
there
were
slaine
and
hurt
,
onely
ten
men
,
whereof
the
Lord
Sarazin
was
killed
with
the
canon
,
beinge
in
the
first
Tower
that
they
battered
,
whom
the
Lord
de
Blossar
succéeded
in
place
and
charge
,
chosen
by
the
common
voice
and
opinion
of
the
multitude
,
in
respècte
of
his
vertue
and
wisdome
in
defence
of
the
Towne
.
The
Lord
of
Sansac
raised
not
his
siéege
for
other
purpose
than
to
prouide
other
Canones
,
all
his
others
being
either
crackt
or
burst
in
these
batteries
.
The
Princes
being
at
Sainctes
,
assoone
as
they
were
enformed
of
the
siéege
of
S.
Iean
d'
Angely
determined
to
go
into
Gascoygne
with
two
or
thrée
thousand
harquebushears
on
foote
,
and
all
their
horsmen
,
leauing
the
remeinder
of
their
footemen
to
aide
the
Townes
wherein
were
Garrisons
:
they
had
two
principall
reasons
to
induce
them
to
this
iourney
,
as
to
drawe
the
siege
from
S.
Iean
de
Angely
esteeming
the
campe
woulde
followe
them
,
and
also
to
ioyne
with
the
Uicountes
forces
,
ouer
whome
(
as
is
sayde
)
the
Montgomery
commaunded
.
They
departed
from
Sanctonge
aboute
the
beginning
of
the
siege
,
and
with
their
horsemen
as
well
Frenche
as
Almayns
,
(
who
after
this
voyage
had
sent
their
cariage
to
Roch●…ll
,
and
sho
ton
foote
,
wherof
some
were
led
by
the
Lorde
de
Rouray
)
tooke
their
waye
towardes
Montauban
:
And
bycause
the
Ryuer
of
Dordonne
,
(
by
which
they
must
passe
)
was
not
at
that
tyme
passeable
without
vessels
,
the
Lorde
de
la
Bessonniere
(
by
whose
meanes
as
is
afore
sayde
the
Towne
of
Oryllac
was
taken
)
departed
wyth
a
hundred
horses
,
and
gathering
together
as
manye
boates
as
he
coulde
fynde
a
long
Dordonne
,
caused
them
to
be
brought
to
Argentall
,
to
the
ende
the
Princes
army
stayed
not
at
the
passage
there
,
albeit
comming
thether
aboute
the.
xxv
.
of
thys
moneth
,
they
were
constrained
to
staye
there
almoste
eight
dayes
afore
their
whole
armye
coulde
passe
.
In
which
meane
while
certaine
of
their
army
summoned
the
Towne
of
Sourd
in
Auergne
to
be
rendred
to
the
Princes
,
to
the
obedience
and
vse
of
the
King.
Wherevnto
as
they
refused
at
the
first
:
so
,
considering
the
condition
of
their
owne
state
,
with
the
present
force
of
the
enemye
,
yéelded
vpon
couenaunt
to
set
open
the
gates
and
paye
sixe
thousande
Frankes
,
not
to
be
committed
to
pillage
:
the
Lorde
of
Montbrun
and
Mirabell
beyng
come
to
Oryllac
(
as
is
sayd
)
their
compayes
lodged
within
a
league
of
the
towne
in
a
village
called
Arpaion
,
to
rest
their
horses
which
were
weary
wyth
long
trauail
,
where
there
Lorde
de
Montbrun
fell
sicke
of
a
continuall
ague
,
the
same
partly
causing
the
aboade
and
staye
of
the
armye
,
albeit
féeling
by
the
course
of
his
sickenesse
,
that
he
was
not
able
to
make
presente
departure
from
thence
,
imparted
the
same
with
the
Lorde
Mirabell
,
to
the
ende
the
voyage
lingred
no
longer
,
wherevpon
the
Lorde
Mirabell
with
foure
hundred
horsemen
put
himselfe
on
the
way
the.
24.
of
the
same
moneth
to
performe
his
iourney
into
Languedoc
:
he
had
(
amongst
others
)
in
his
company
the
Lord
Foulques
,
who
not
manie
dayes
before
came
to
the
said
Oryllac
with
lx.
horsemen
,
of
purpose
to
accompany
the
Lord
Mirabell
:
their
departure
was
neyther
so
secrete
,
nor
their
iourney
so
surely
conueyed
,
but
the
Papistes
which
were
in
certaine
townes
and
Castels
aboute
Oryllac
,
were
speedely
aduertised
,
who
commaunded
the
townes
men
of
euery
village
to
sounde
the
Alarum
bell
,
to
the
ende
to
warne
and
discouer
the
place
they
passed
by
,
and
so
set
vpon
and
discomfyt
them
.
According
to
this
charge
the
Tocsain
was
sounded
at
the
same
instante
that
the
Lorde
Mirabell
and
his
troupe
discended
from
the
hill
two
leagues
from
Oryllac
,
wherevpon
the
garrison
of
Roilliac
(
hauyng
séene
the
troup
passe
by
them
in
negligent
order
,
and
leauing
withal
their
own
charge
,
made
no
small
spéede
by
a
crosse
waye
a
thwart
the
hill
,
and
set
vppon
them
sodainely
in
the
village
where
the
Tocsain
was
sounded
,
and
the
same
in
suche
subtill
season
and
sorte
,
as
afore
they
were
discryed
they
killed
sixe
or
seuen
of
the
Mirabels
company
and
so
retired
,
leading
with
them
certaine
prisoners
:
the
troup
notwithstanding
mounted
aboue
the
village
,
where
being
ringed
and
drawen
into
battell
order
,
they
discouered
in
the
tops
of
the
hils
concours
of
people
from
all
parts
to
intercept
them
in
a
straite
by
whiche
they
should
passe
,
their
guides
(
besides
)
bringing
them
further
increase
of
feare
&
daunger
by
general
flocking
of
the
popular
sort
to
set
vpon
them
in
that
straite
,
wherevpon
they
were
constrained
to
turne
backe
,
and
retyre
to
their
quarter
of
Orpaion
,
and
there
to
consult
of
a
safe
meane
to
passe
.
The
Lorde
Uerbelet
,
in
the
meane
while
remayned
at
Oryllac
,
as
gouernor
in
Auergne
vnder
the
Princes
,
according
to
the
authoritie
giuen
him
at
his
departure
from
the
Campe
.
Within
fewe
dayes
after
his
comming
to
the
town
,
and
being
acknowledged
of
the
garrison
as
their
gouernour
,
ordeyned
that
thrée
hundreth
Harquebusears
on
foote
,
and
thrée
hundreth
pykemen
shoulde
be
entertayned
for
the
garde
of
the
towne
:
for
whose
pay
he
leuied
of
the
inhabitáts
a
loane
of
Lord
de
S.
Heran
sayd
he
was
come
thither
to
bestow●…
garrison
in
the
Castell
:
the
gentlewoman
aunswered
,
that
this
errand
was
without
néed
,
because
that
as
the
place
was
already
furnished
,
so
her
husbande
(
as
shee
thought
)
would
not
admit
any
newe
numbers
,
wherewith
as
she
offered
to
haue
shut
the
gate
,
and
returne
into
the
Castle
,
the
Lord
S.
Heran
thrust
so
rudely
at
the
gate
,
that
the
Gentlewoman
being
thrown
to
the
ground
,
he
entred
the
gate
by
force
vpon
her
,
by
whose
skrike
or
crye
,
one
of
the
houshold
seruaunts
descended
spéedely
,
and
séeing
his
mistresse
vpon
the
ground
,
discharged
his
pistoiet
,
and
hurt
the
Lord
S.
Heran
in
the
arme
,
who
also
fearinge
further
perill
,
flong
out
of
the
posterne
,
which
immediatly
was
shut
vpon
him
:
albeit
,
he
caused
all
,
or
most
of
his
troupe
to
remaine
still
afore
the
sayd
Castell
,
to
withstand
that
no
man
should
enter
till
hée
sent
new
forces
from
S.
Flour
,
whether
as
he
spéedely
repaired
,
so
he
dispatched
from
thence
certain
numbers
of
footemen
to
ioyne
with
the
troupe
he
had
left
afore
the
Castle
,
with
charge
not
to
departe
till
it
were
taken
:
M.
de
Sallians
,
to
whom
both
the
place
and
charge
belonged
,
lay
very
sicke
,
who
in
respecte
of
his
small
strength
,
hauing
not
aboue
sixe
souldiours
,
and
withall
doubting
spéedy
surcours
,
made
no
great
resistance
,
but
yéelded
the
Castle
by
composition
to
haue
onely
their
lyues
saued
,
which
albeit
was
faithfully
promised
,
yet
trayterously
performed
,
because
both
her
husband
was
killed
,
and
she
led
prisoner
to
S.
Floure
,
charged
to
be
the
onely
cause
of
the
lord
of
S.
Hierans
hurt
.
The
taking
of
the
towne
of
Oryllac
,
(
whereof
is
spoken
before
)
amazed
greatly
them
of
Auergne
wherefore
hauing
gathered
people
from
many
partes
,
determined
to
besiege
it
,
afore
they
within
could
haue
meane
to
fortifie
themselues
.
And
for
this
purpose
,
the
Lord
Rocne●…onne
Gouernour
of
Puy
and
the
graund
Pri●…r
of
Auergne
,
with
their
regiment●…
of
footemen
,
came
to
Mar
zillas
in
Roargnes
,
att●…ding
ther
(
as
it
was
said
)
certain
cannons
which
should
be
sent
from
Rhodes
to
batter
Oryllac
.
In
the
meane
while
also
the
Lord
de
Saint
Heram
with
no
lesse
diligence
aduaunsed
at
S.
Flour
,
the
other
forces
and
also
the
Nobilitie
of
Auergne
,
whom
he
summoned
speedely
to
repayre
thither
.
Albeit
hearing
in
the
heat
of
his
diligence
,
of
the
princes
comming
to
Argentall
;
he
let
fall
his
enterprise
.
The
men
of
Auergne
fearing
the
princes
would
sease
vpon
the
low
countrey
called
la
Lymagne
,
and
there
to
winter
,
in
respect
of
the
generall
fertilitie
of
that
place
,
drew
in
troupes
of
paysants
and
communalties
into
the
straites
of
the
mountaines
,
by
which
they
imagined
the
army
should
passe
,
and
there
hewing
down
great
numbers
of
trées
,
bestowed
them
athwart
the
high
waies
to
trouble
the
passage
of
the
horsemen
.
The
rest
of
the
countrey
were
bestowed
by
the
lord
de
Saint
Heran
,
in
townes
and
Castles
,
to
the
ende
they
should
not
be
sodenly
taken
:
the
princes
beguyled
their
opinion
as
not
passing
that
way
,
but
directed
their
iourney
ouer
Dordone
and
so
into
Quercy
,
and
beneath
Cadenat
,
passed
the
riuer
of
Lot
,
and
so
from
thence
arriued
at
Montauban
,
in
Nouember
.
1569.
The
Lord
de
Mirabell
and
Foulques
▪
(
hauing
remained
about
Oryllac
,
●…nee
the
charge
they
had
neare
to
Rolliat
)
tooke
way
about
this
tyme
with
their
troupes
to
ende
their
voyage
:
who
passing
the
Riuer
of
Lot
beneath
Cadenat
,
and
after
they
had
trauersed
the
mountaines
of
Rouarges
and
Sauennes
,
arriued
without
let
a●…
Priuas
and
Aulbenas
,
townes
in
Viuarez
,
holden
by
those
of
the
Religion
.
The
siege
continued
all
this
whyle
afore
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
where
the
King
,
the
Quéene
mother
,
and
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
were
in
persone
.
The
morrowe
after
that
the
breache
of
the
Fort
was
assaulted
,
the
Kinge
procured
the
protestantes
to
be
commoned
withall
,
to
the
ende
to
render
the
Towne
by
composition
:
Wherin
they
vsed
this
persuasion
,
the
rather
to
entice
them
,
that
his
Maiestie
had
determined
to
erect
a
puissant
army
to
make
war
in
Allemaigne
,
wherein
as
they
might
steade
that
seruice
in
special
turne
,
so
his
Maiestie
was
carefull
not
to
spill
men
of
such
experience
and
value
,
&
otherwayes
,
if
they
would
not
embrace
his
Maiesties
offer
and
composition
,
he
would
thunder
vpon
them
all
his
forces
till
he
had
won
the
Towne
.
They
answered
as
before
,
that
they
would
not
render
the
town
till
ther
were
a
peace
assured
to
the
profit
and
quiet
of
the
whole
Rea●…e
:
whereupon
the
King
required
to
speake
with
the
Lord
de
Personne
,
as
well
in
the
causes
concerninge
the
Towne
,
as
to
send
him
to
the
princes
in
the
meane
and
matter
of
peace
:
Whereunto
the
protestants
condescended
,
and
sent
out
of
the
Towne
the
Lorde
de
Personne
,
receyuing
in
his
pleadge
and
hostage
the
Lord
de
Guiteniers
.
After
the
King
had
conferred
with
the
Lord
de
Personne
,
they
grew
to
capitulations
as
followed
:
-
First
,
that
if
the
Lord
de
Pilles
were
not
succoured
within
ten
dayes
,
to
render
the
Towne
to
the
Kinge
their
liues
and
goodes
saued
.
-
2
That
for
the
assurance
of
this
,
there
shuld
bée
deliuered
in
hostage
two
Knightes
of
the
order
,
&
they
to
be
sent
either
to
Rochell
or
Angoulesme
,
at
the
protestants
choice
.
-
3
That
during
this
space
of
the
x.
dayes
,
truce
should
be
betwéene
them
,
with
charge
that
neither
they
should
fortifie
in
the
towne
,
nor
they
without
vpon
their
trenches
,
nor
yet
approche
the
walles
of
the
towne
.
-
4
Lastely
,
that
in
the
meane
while
the
Lord
de
Personne
should
go
to
the
Princes
with
a
Gentleman
of
his
Maiestie
,
to
treate
of
peace
.
According
to
the
which
the
saide
L.
de
Personne
with
the
Kinges
Gentleman
went
to
the
Princes
,
in
the
Gentlemans
place
the
Lorde
de
Guitiniers
was
sent
out
of
the
towne
to
the
campe
.
They
which
the
princes
lefte
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
at
Sainctes
,
to
defend
the
towne
,
maintained
their
charge
till
now
.
And
hearing
that
Sainct
Iean
d'
Angely
was
in
parley
,
and
at
point
to
yéeld
,
fearing
with
all
,
that
it
was
their
lotte
and
turne
to
be
besiéeged
next
:
They
forsooke
the
towne
&
retired
to
the
other
Garrisons
which
were
thereaboute
:
wherein
the
Kinge
forgot
not
to
embrace
the
oportunitie
,
sending
forthwith
certaine
companies
to
sease
vppon
it
,
to
the
end
,
that
by
that
meane
the
way
might
be
cloased
from
them
of
the
Religion
,
beinge
at
Angoulesme
and
Coygnac
,
to
go
or
come
to
Rochell
:
Likewyse
they
of
Rochell
shoulde
be
bard
to
sende
succoures
to
them
.
The
Lorde
of
Bricquemau
,
laye
all
this
while
in
the
towne
of
Bo●…rg
dieu
in
Berry
,
(
as
hath
bin
said
)
by
reason
of
his
sicknesse
:
During
whose
aboade
there
,
hys
troupes
made
ordinarye
warre
vppon
the
Garrison
of
Chasteau-roux
,
vpon
Indre
,
wherin
the
Lord
of
the
place
retained
thrée
companies
of
footmen
for
the
catholikes
.
Ther
were
often
incursions
and
enterviewes
betwéen
them
:
the
same
continuing
almost
sixe
wéekes
,
in
which
time
were
killed
of
the
one
and
other
side
,
almoste
two
hundreth
men
.
After
the
saide
Lorde
Bricquemau
was
restored
to
health
,
he
retired
in
this
moneth
of
Nouember
with
his
troupes
to
Charite
.
During
the
siéege
of
S.
Iean
d'
Angely
,
the
Towne
of
Nimes
in
Languedoc
was
taken
by
the
Religion
the
fiuetéenth
of
this
moneth
,
and
by
this
meane
:
there
is
a
mylne
in
the
towne
neare
to
the
walles
,
and
to
make
it
grynde
,
there
comes
a
spring
or
fountaine
not
farre
of
,
through
a
sluse
or
creuishe
in
the
wall
dressed
with
grates
or
barres
of
yron
:
They
of
the
Religion
in
that
Countrey
practised
intelligence
with
the
miller
,
by
whose
aide
they
pluckt
vp
by
night
the
said
yron
grate
,
and
so
conueyed
into
the
towne
by
that
creuish
and
channel
,
about
a
hundreth
souldioures
,
who
hid
themselues
within
the
myll
,
attending
the
houre
to
execute
their
enterprise
,
in
the
meane
while
they
sent
from
Priuas
and
Au
benas
two
hundreth
horsemen
,
and
euery
one
a
harquebushear
behind
him
,
who
being
in
good
point
afore
the
gates
of
the
Towne
at
the
houre
appointed
,
they
within
the
mil
issued
out
,
&
got
to
the
gate
,
which
with
certain
engines
and
instrumentes
apt
to
countermyne
the
lock
,
they
set
open
,
and
so
the
companies
without
,
entred
and
made
themselues
Lords
of
the
town
:
the
Lord
of
S.
An
dre
gouernour
there
,
considering
of
his
presente
perill
,
thought
to
saue
himselfe
in
the
castell
,
albeit
as
he
lept
out
of
a
window
he
brake
his
leg
and
so
was
taken
,
dying
within
two
dayes
after
▪
there
were
slaine
in
the
towne
at
this
entry
about
a
hundreth
or
sixe
score
men
and
within
fewe
dayes
certaine
ministers
of
Iustice
:
Incontinently
arriued
at
Nimes
,
the
L.
de
S.
Romaine
brother
to
the
Lord
de
S.
Chaumont
,
sent
thither
by
the
Princes
to
gouerne
in
their
absence
the
Countrey
of
Languedocke
he
had
with
him
in
companie
a
great
number
of
horfemen
,
besides
many
that
came
to
him
,
as
the
Lorde
de
Foulques
,
with
the
troupes
whiche
he
brought
from
the
Campe
.
In
the
meane
while
they
of
the
Castell
denied
to
render
,
making
maruelous
defence
,
notwithstanding
they
were
but
few
in
number
:
there
were
sundry
attempts
in
vayne
to
winne
them
,
with
certain
mynes
sorting
to
no
effecte
,
and
yet
after
certayne
monethes
,
the
Castell
was
put
into
the
handes
of
them
of
the
Towne
.
And
now
,
touchinge
the
siege
of
S.
Iean
de
Angely
,
it
hath
ben
sayd
that
the
lord
de
Pilles
promised
to
render
the
towne
,
if
he
were
not
reskewed
within
ten
dayes
:
which
being
passed
,
and
he
void
of
succours
,
the
Lord
of
Byron
summoned
him
to
his
promisse
,
to
whom
the
lord
de
Pilles
aunswered
,
that
albeit
he
beléeued
that
eyther
they
had
stayed
the
lord
de
Personne
there
,
or
else
wher
,
or
at
least
had
not
sente
him
to
the
Princes
,
yet
if
they
would
enlarge
his
tearme
,
he
would
render
the
town
,
whereupon
they
gaue
him
two
dayes
more
,
within
the
which
he
dispatched
forth
of
the
towne
by
the
port
Matta
a
Gentleman
to
go
to
Angoulesme
and
prouide
succours
.
In
the
meane
while
,
the
thursday
the
xvii
.
day
of
Nouember
the
Lord
de
Guitiniers
entered
the
Towne
with
certain
Captaines
and
Marshalls
or
harbengers
for
lodging
,
with
intent
to
take
possession
of
the
towne
,
whereof
Guytiniers
gaue
this
manifest
inkling
in
saying
to
the
Lord
de
Pilles
,
that
as
that
night
he
gaue
the
watch
their
charge
,
so
it
should
fall
to
his
lot
to
do
it
the
next
day
.
The
gentleman
sent
to
Angoulesme
for
succours
,
vsed
such
diligence
as
the
L.
de
S.
Seuerin
accompanied
with
l.
or
lx.
gentlemen
or
horseback
,
entered
without
let
S.
Iean
d'
Angely
by
the
port
Matta
,
the
fryday
beinge
the
xviii
.
of
this
moneth
,
which
as
it
chaunced
contrary
to
the
generall
opinion
of
the
Catholiques
,
so
it
amazed
most
of
all
the
lord
de
Guitiniers
,
thinking
nothing
lesse
than
to
go
out
of
the
towne
againe
:
albeit
séeing
in
the
fryday
morning
certaine
numbers
of
straunge
gentlemen
mustering
in
companies
about
the
town
,
he
chaunged
his
opinion
and
was
forthwith
put
out
of
the
town
with
such
as
entred
with
him
notwithstanding
the
comming
of
these
succours
:
the
Lorde
de
Biron
commoned
with
the
lord
de
Pilles
at
the
gate
of
Nyort
,
whom
as
hée
summoned
to
performe
his
promise
to
the
King
in
yéelding
the
town
:
the
day
of
conuention
being
expyred
,
so
lord
de
Pilles
told
him
that
he
had
receyued
succoures
,
&
therefore
discharged
of
his
promise
to
render
the
town
,
wherein
the
lord
Byrō
caueled
with
him
in
that
his
reskue
came
not
from
the
princes
,
with
perswasion
also
,
that
he
should
not
stand
so
muche
on
the
helpe
of
foure
or
fyue
horses
come
to
him
,
and
therupon
caused
too
bée
read
alowde
the
capitulations
agréed
vppon
betwéene
them
.
The
lorde
de
Pilles
was
constant
in
his
opinion
,
alleadging
that
of
what
value
or
numbers
so
euer
hys
succours
were
,
they
were
such
as
both
suffised
his
néed
and
contented
him
,
charging
them
vpon
the
instant
to
drawe
backe
from
the
walles
.
Immediatly
the
battery
began
of
fresh
,
as
wel
vpon
the
old
breach
which
was
vpon
the
fort
or
towre
of
the
wall
,
as
agaynst
the
fort
of
the
gate
d'
Aulnis
,
and
also
against
the
Castell
,
agaynst
which
were
bent
thrée
cannons
:
this
batterie
brought
downe
to
the
earth
the
Castell
gate
,
from
whiche
,
they
went
vppon
a
bastion
or
platforme
of
earth
before
the
Castell
:
this
being
well
noted
of
the
protestantes
,
they
made
another
passage
within
the
ditch
,
beneth
the
first
,
and
neare
to
that
bastyon
of
earth
,
they
made
an
opening
or
window
in
the
wall
of
the
towne
,
without
the
which
and
within
the
ditch
,
they
set
vpp
a
close
pale
or
couert
to
flanke
the
Castell
.
In
the
meane
while
the
catholikes
growing
cold
in
their
batterie
,
and
yet
continuing
it
eyght
dayes
,
beate
downe
a
part
of
a
towre
of
the
Castel
of
that
side
to
the
suburbes
of
Tailebourg
,
called
the
hangmans
Towre
,
togither
with
a
great
ruine
of
the
walles
from
the
Castell
to
the
old
breath
.
During
this
batterie
,
the
protestantes
made
a
sally
with
fifty
or
forty
horsmen
,
and
thrée
or
foure
hundreth
footemen
by
the
gate
Nyort
,
vpon
the
which
thei
erected
a
bridge
of
wood
to
discende
to
the
ditch
.
The
horsemen
of
this
sally
were
led
by
Captayne
la
Motte
,
who
charged
vppon
two
cornets
of
horssemen
which
were
in
garde
of
that
syde
to
Nyort
,
whereof
certayne
were
killed
,
and
some
lost
their
standerds
,
&
one
of
their
enseigne
bearers
led
hurt
into
the
town
,
wher
of
he
dyed
foorthwith
:
the
footemen
were
gouerned
by
diuers
Captaynes
,
who
,
charging
the
papistes
in
their
trenches
,
made
them
forsake
them
,
and
loose
their
Culuerynes
,
which
were
forthwith
choked
and
fyre
put
in
fyue
or
sixe
barrels
of
powder
.
They
tooke
also
in
this
disaray
an
enseigne
of
the
footemen
▪
with
many
other
armes
and
armours
of
the
Catholiques
,
carying
all
into
the
Town
,
whether
they
retyred
assoone
as
they
had
effected
their
enterpryse
:
they
killed
in
this
sally
about
thirty
or
fortie
catholiques
,
and
loosing
but
one
of
theyr
owne
which
was
hurt
in
the
retrayte
,
besides
him
that
set
the
powder
on
fyre
,
who
was
a
little
singed
.
Not
many
dayes
after
this
sally
,
the
catholiques
remoued
their
canons
planted
in
the
entry
of
the
suburbs
d'
Aulnis
,
and
pitched
them
vpon
the
brinke
of
the
ditch
on
the
right
side
of
the
castell
,
very
neare
the
battered
fort
of
the
gate
.
There
were
in
this
battery
six
canons
,
beating
as
well
within
the
entry
of
the
said
forte
,
as
against
the
wal
from
it
to
the
castel
which
was
also
beaten
with
the
other
thrée
canons
aforesaid
.
The
coluerinnes
ceased
not
also
to
thunder
as
well
flankerwyse
as
to
the
olde
breache
.
This
batterie
was
of
such
violent
force
,
that
in
thrée
daies
and
an
half
(
which
was
the
space
it
endured
)
there
wer
discharged
aboue
xv
.
or
xvi
.
hundreth
shot
of
canons
,
and
many
killed
that
laboured
to
relieue
the
breach
.
In
which
vehement
extremitie
,
the
Lord
de
Pilles
,
sent
out
by
the
Port
Matta
,
the
same
Gentleman
,
whom
he
vsed
afore
in
the
supplye
of
succoures
,
by
whose
second
diligence
,
the
Lord
de
S.
Auban
,
a
Gentleman
of
Daulphine
accompanied
with
xl
.
horsmen
enterprised
to
come
to
the
reliefe
and
succour
of
the
sayde
towne
:
who
(
notwithstandinge
)
was
so
encountered
in
the
way
,
as
hée
was
forced
to
retire
with
the
losse
of
thrée
of
his
people
,
and
also
the
Gentleman
his
guide
.
The
xxix
.
day
of
Nouember
,
Sebastian
Luxenburge
,
counte
de
Martiques
,
knight
of
the
order
,
Captayne
of
fifty
men
at
armes
,
and
Lieuftenaunte
generall
to
the
King
in
his
Dutchie
and
countrey
of
Britaine
,
being
at
the
battery
,
was
stroken
in
the
head
with
a
harquebushot
,
whereof
he
dyed
,
to
the
generall
griefe
of
the
Papistes
.
In
the
beginning
of
December
,
about
ix
.
of
the
clock
in
the
morninge
,
the
Catholiques
demaunded
to
parley
with
the
Lord
de
Pilles
,
wherevnto
he
listened
with
lesse
difficulty
,
in
respect
he
was
not
furnished
with
munition
of
warre
for
one
assault
more
if
it
had
bin
offred
;
ney
ther
had
he
hope
to
be
so
spéedily
succoured
as
his
perill
required
:
which
was
the
cause
that
the
ii
.
of
this
month
,
after
hée
had
established
extréeme
actes
and
prouisions
for
the
Gard
of
the
said
towne
,
he
was
enforced
to
render
it
vppon
the
couenantes
following
.
-
1
That
the
Protestants
should
depart
the
town
their
goodes
saued
,
with
their
horses
and
armour
and
banner
displayed
.
-
2
That
they
should
not
beare
armes
for
the
generall
cause
of
Religion
in
foure
monethes
after
.
-
3
That
their
whole
companies
,
as
well
Straungers
as
inhabitaunts
,
might
retire
whither
they
would
in
al
surety
.
-
4
That
they
should
be
safe
conducted
to
their
place
of
suerty
where
so
euer
it
were
,
by
the
Lorde
de
Byron
:
according
to
which
composition
,
the
morrow
after
,
the
iii.
of
this
moneth
,
S
Iean
de
Angely
was
yéelded
into
the
handes
of
the
Lord
de
Guitiniers
.
The
lord
de
Pilles
departing
the
same
day
about
noone
,
by
the
Port
de
Matta
with
eyght
hundreth
footmen
of
all
sortes
,
and
about
C.
horsmen
▪
taking
his
way
towardes
Angoulesme
.
Not
withstanding
,
the
conduct
and
presence
of
the
saide
lord
de
Byron
,
the
most
part
of
the
footemen
were
spoiled
and
dyuerse
slaine
,
and
the
baggage
of
the
horsemen
taken
against
their
promysse
of
faith
.
During
this
siéege
,
died
in
the
towne
about
a
hundreth
Souldiours
and
certain
numbers
of
labourers
:
of
the
catholikes
side
,
without
the
towne
,
dyed
aswell
of
the
hand
of
the
enemye
as
by
diseases
,
about
two
thousand
,
amongst
which
were
many
great
lordes
,
Gentlemen
and
Captaines
slayne
,
as
the
great
maister
of
the
artillery
,
whose
office
was
giuen
to
the
saide
lord
de
Biron
:
the
gouernment
of
the
towne
was
giuen
to
the
lord
de
Guitiniers
,
and
for
the
garde
of
it
,
the
King
bestowed
eight
companies
of
footemen
.
The
same
day
the
King
,
the
Quéene
mother
,
the
Cardynall
of
Loraine
wyth
dyuers
great
lordes
of
the
Courte
,
entred
the
towne
,
and
visited
as
wel
the
forte
of
the
gate
Aulnis
,
and
the
castell
,
as
the
first
breach
of
the
tower
on
the
wall
,
and
so
returned
to
their
places
,
where
they
were
lodged
afore
.
Certaine
of
the
Catholikes
(
immediatly
after
the
towne
was
giuen
ouer
)
wente
towardes
the
yles
of
Marans
and
Marennes
,
holden
of
long
by
them
of
the
religion
,
from
whence
they
were
now
withdrawen
by
speciall
commaundemente
from
Rochell
,
whereby
the
Catholikes
entred
and
seased
vpon
them
wythoute
resistance
.
In
this
tyme
were
executed
in
Fraunce
certayne
iudgements
diffinitiue
,
pronounced
afore
against
those
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
whose
processes
were
begon
and
pursued
by
the
Kinges
procurers
from
the
begynning
of
the
warres
,
aswell
against
such
as
were
out
of
the
Realme
,
as
those
that
maintayned
parte
with
the
Princes
.
The
first
sort
forsooke
the
Realme
immediatly
after
the
second
peace
,
as
being
denyed
to
enter
their
houses
&
goods
contrary
to
the
couenaunts
of
the
same
▪
and
lesse
able
to
liue
(
withoute
mortall
perill
to
theyr
persons
)
in
the
townes
of
their
proper
habitation
,
being
filled
with
garrisons
of
the
contrary
faction
,
as
hath
bene
touched
in
the
beginning
of
these
discourses
:
the
other
sort
,
(
forsed
estsoones
to
fal
into
armes
)
were
knit
and
tyed
to
the
army
of
the
Princes
,
to
resist
the
voluntary
infringers
of
the
peace
,
and
coniured
enemyes
to
the
whole
Realme
:
both
the
one
and
other
were
procéeded
against
by
personall
adiornements
in
three
shorte
dayes
,
and
for
defaulte
of
apparance
their
goods
were
seased
to
the
Kings
vse
,
and
gouerned
by
speciall
Commissioners
of
sequestration
:
many
ydle
officers
busied
themselues
to
effect
the
execution
of
their
goods
:
in
many
prouinces
the
sayde
iudgements
dyd
suspend
&
hang
vntill
after
the
battell
of
Montgontour
,
when
they
awarded
generall
and
spéedy
processe
against
all
men
by
defaultes
,
procéeding
to
execution
in
Effigie
and
adiudication
of
their
goods
to
the
King
,
wherein
(
suche
was
the
liberal
zeale
of
the
iudges
)
that
they
executed
by
Effigie
such
as
were
dead
long
time
before
.
It
hath
bene
sayd
before
that
the
Lord
de
Sansac
lefte
the
siege
of
Uezeley
by
reason
his
Cannons
miscaryed
:
and
now
hauing
got
newe
prouision
of
Artillery
to
the
number
of
twelue
or
thirtéene
péeces
,
and
beyng
wythall
aduertised
by
certaine
of
the
Towne
of
Vezeley
that
the
Lorde
de
Traues
,
with
a
great
part
of
the
Nobilitie
present
at
the
firste
siege
,
were
departed
and
lefte
the
Towne
,
came
to
besiege
it
of
freshe
:
He
battered
still
the
tower
of
the
Port
du
Barle
,
righte
against
the
watering
place
:
soone
after
he
remoued
his
batterie
to
that
fide
of
the
gray
Fryers
,
following
with
so
vehement
an
assaulte
,
that
they
came
to
hande
strokes
vppon
the
breaches
,
albeit
he
was
repulsed
.
During
thys
siege
,
Albert
de
la
Chasse
a
Bourgeys
of
the
town
,
wrote
letters
to
the
Catholikes
,
reuealing
the
particular
state
of
the
Towne
:
He
threw
his
letters
ouer
the
wall
into
a
fielde
where
the
Catholikes
came
and
found
them
:
and
as
he
was
going
to
the
Wall
with
a
letter
,
readye
to
conueye
to
the
enemie
,
he
was
taken
with
the
facte
,
and
charging
a
scholemaister
,
as
partie
to
his
treason
,
were
both
hanged
forthwith
.
The
batterie
was
such
,
as
thee
wer
spent
aboue
thrée
thousand
and
fiue
hundreth
shottes
of
canon
,
and
al
not
able
to
force
the
Protestantes
,
whiche
made
the
Lorde
Sansac
raise
his
siege
the.
xvii
.
of
December
.
1569.
loosing
in
this
siege
about
.
xv
.
hundreth
men
,
amongst
whome
the
Lord
de
Foyssy
,
Colonell
of
his
footemen
was
hurte
to
death
with
a
shot
vppon
the
trenches
.
Within
the
Towne
,
amongst
others
,
M.
Iaques
Perrin
,
a
Minister
,
was
killed
with
a
Canon
.
The
warre
dyd
still
aggrauate
in
diuerse
places
of
the
Realme
,
contrary
to
the
opinion
of
such
as
thought
it
should
haue
ben
qualified
&
vtterly
quenched
by
the
battaile
at
Montgontour
.
They
of
Charyte
(
whereof
hathe
bene
spoken
before
)
strengthened
themselues
with
great
numbers
of
men
of
warre
come
with
the
Lord
de
Bricquemau
and
Borry
,
with
their
retinue
:
they
maintayned
ordinarie
warre
against
the
garrisons
of
the
catholikes
thereaboutes
,
making
many
enterprises
,
and
one
winning
of
another
.
The
Lorde
de
Lespau
a
gentleman
of
Berry
,
and
one
called
la
Rose
,
Sergeant
maior
to
Sanserre
,
attempted
an
enterprise
vpon
the
Towne
of
Bourges
in
Berry
,
by
meane
of
intelligence
with
a
Souldiour
of
the
towne
,
called
Vrsin
Pallus
,
to
whome
was
promised
a
greate
summe
of
money
,
with
a
bill
for
the
assurance
,
payable
within
two
moneths
after
he
had
satisfied
hys
promise
:
This
enterprise
had
bene
of
long
practised
,
and
for
the
execution
of
it
,
the
parties
to
the
practise
,
imparted
it
with
the
Lord
de
Bricquemau
,
de
Guercy
(
Liuetenant
to
the
Lord
Admirall
,
ouer
his
men
of
Armes
,
and
gouernour
at
the
present
of
Charite
for
the
Kinge
,
vnder
the
princes
)
to
the
Lord
de
Borry
.
Baron
of
Reury
,
des
Essarz
,
with
others
Lordes
and
Captaynes
in
those
quarters
:
Who
vnderstanding
the
enterprise
at
large
wyth
the
meanes
to
execute
it
,
iudged
with
it
as
a
thing
very
conuenient
to
be
pursued
.
This
Vrsin
Pallus
in
the
meane
while
reuealed
it
to
the
Lord
de
la
Charstre
gouernour
of
the
towne
of
Bourges
and
countrey
of
Berry
,
and
also
to
Captaine
Martyn
kéeper
of
the
tower
of
Bourges
,
who
aduised
hym
to
entertayne
the
enterprise
and
assure
to
them
of
Charite
.
day
,
place
and
meane
to
effect
it
,
who
likewise
applyed
himselfe
to
their
instructions
.
In
the
meane
while
the
said
Gouernour
of
Charstres
omitting
no
preparatiue
fitte
to
welcome
them
,
deuysed
gynnes
of
fire
&
traines
of
pouder
within
the
ditches
of
the
place
assigned
:
he
bestowed
also
two
grates
,
the
one
at
the
entry
of
the
little
Forte
,
and
the
other
at
the
dore
or
false
port
by
which
they
enter
into
the
great
tower
:
bringing
lastly
into
the
towne
dyuerse
horsemen
and
footemen
Italians
,
for
their
better
suerty
and
defence
.
The
day
and
houre
speciall
for
this
purpose
,
was
assigned
by
the
said
Pallus
,
on
S.
Thomas
night
,
the
on
and
twenteth
of
December
at
two
of
the
clock
at
after
midnighte
,
whiche
they
of
Charite
fayled
not
to
obserue
in
poynt
.
And
bycause
they
were
dispersed
in
diuerse
places
,
the
place
of
generall
méeting
was
at
Baugy
,
a
castle
taken
before
by
tht
Barron
of
Reury
,
about
six
leagues
from
Bourges
.
There
met
about
a
thousande
or
twelue
hundreth
harquebushears
on
foote
of
the
troupes
of
the
Lorde
Borry
and
Loruaye
,
with
thrée
cornets
of
horsemen
guyded
by
the
Lorde
Bricquemau
,
all
which
in
very
good
poynt
obserued
both
the
houre
and
place
asseigned
called
la
Grange
Francois
half
a
league
from
Bourges
,
where
where
likewise
met
them
the
saide
Vrsin
Pallus
▪
assuring
them
still
of
the
facilitie
of
the
enterprise
,
&
that
he
could
bring
them
to
the
great
tower
without
daunger
,
wherunto
(
to
couer
all
cause
of
doubte
)
he
offered
to
be
their
first
leader
.
They
of
the
Religion
vnder
the
saith
of
his
worde
,
made
march
first
and
formost
,
with
him
the
Lorde
de
Lespau
,
accompanyed
with
twelue
,
aswell
Captaines
as
souldiers
,
and
entred
by
a
wicket
toward
the
fort
of
the
false
port
,
where
they
pitched
ladders
to
enter
within
the
false
porte
,
which
was
siue
foote
aboue
grounde
.
After
him
entred
the
Baron
Reury
with
fiue
&
twenty
men
,
and
then
the
Lord
de
Sarts
with
fifty
souldiers
to
sustaine
the
first
?
but
as
his
troupe
entred
,
the
cordes
of
the
grate
were
cut
,
when
they
also
within
applyed
their
seuerall
engines
to
vse
and
put
fire
to
the
traines
and
at
the
instant
the
artillery
bestowed
in
flanks
thundred
vppon
them
that
were
to
enter
,
as
also
Captaine
Martyn
,
with
his
number
of
armed
men
,
charged
such
as
were
vnhappely
entred
,
who
séeing
themselues
&
their
enterprise
betrayed
,
deuised
and
labored
for
their
safetie
aswell
as
they
could
:
some
lept
from
the
wall
down
some
gat
oute
of
the
grate
,
the
same
being
somewhat
hyer
because
Buysiere
,
stewarde
to
the
late
Lord
de
Autricour
was
inclosed
vnder
it
,
being
notwithstandyng
taken
from
thence
by
his
company
,
who
not
able
other
wise
to
effect
their
enterpryse
,
were
constrayned
to
retyre
.
They
killed
of
them
of
the
Religion
twelue
or
fourtene
aswell
Captaines
as
Souldiers
,
&
almost
as
many
kepte
prisoners
within
the
towne
,
besides
suche
as
were
hurt
,
the
Lord
de
Lespau
,
the
Baron
of
Reurye
,
de
Lessartes
,
des
Milles
,
with
certaine
other
were
taken
within
the
grosse
tower
.
After
this
,
they
of
Bourges
fearing
the
courses
that
they
of
the
religion
made
euen
to
their
gates
,
aduertised
the
king
of
their
necessitie
,
who
succoured
them
spedely
with
fixe
cornets
of
horsemen
,
which
had
bene
before
at
the
siege
of
S.
Ian
d'
Angely
,
they
arryued
at
Bourges
vpon
the
ende
of
December
.
The
Princes
being
come
to
Montauban
,
(
as
is
said
)
executed
the
cause
of
their
comming
adioyning
to
their
armie
the
forces
of
the
two
Uicountes
and
Montgomerie
.
In
this
time
the
King
sente
backe
to
Poyctyers
,
the
Duke
de
Aumall
,
with
thrée
Canons
,
and
one
coluerine
guyded
by
the
Lord
de
Gouas
and
his
regiment
of
footemen
:
And
so
bestowing
his
garrisons
to
winter
(
lycensing
afore
the
Italian
to
go
home
)
his
Maiesty
came
to
the
Towne
of
Angiers
.
After
these
long
vexations
and
troubles
,
all
men
be
gan
to
desire
,
peace
,
the
which
,
as
it
was
greatly
desired
of
the
faithfull
,
so
there
were
manifest
reasons
,
why
the
Catholiques
should
desire
the
same
.
For
although
the
losse
and
ruine
of
the
faithfull
was
more
hard
to
be
recouered
:
Notwithstanding
they
that
were
staine
of
the
Papistes
side
were
not
the
lesser
number
.
And
their
spoyles
made
knowne
too
many
in
diuers
places
,
caused
them
to
feare
the
desolation
and
calamities
to
come
the
more
,
if
warre
should
be
taken
in
hand
againe
:
which
séemed
to
such
as
wisely
beheld
al
things
not
hard
to
be
renued
of
the
Princes
part
:
séeing
among
great
difficulties
they
had
both
renued
warres
with
encredible
spéede
,
and
also
made
them
with
greater
force
then
before
:
the
stirred
mindes
of
the
subiects
being
daungerous
weapons
.
But
all
being
weary
of
the
continuall
troubles
wished
for
peace
and
quietnes
:
and
would
the
kyngdome
take
weapon
against
it selfe
to
her
owne
destruction
?
It
was
sayd
that
the
Kyng
was
enclined
to
peace
,
and
yet
angry
for
his
former
losses
,
and
moued
with
the
letters
of
the
Emperour
&
the
Princes
of
Germany
concerning
a
mariadge
to
bée
made
betwéene
him
and
Maximilian
the
Emperours
daughter
:
vnto
whom
the
Emperour
would
not
consent
but
vppon
condition
of
peace
.
And
so
the
matter
beinge
handled
of
both
partes
for
certaine
monethes
,
at
the
length
in
the
moneth
of
August
with
the
great
expectation
and
prayers
of
all
men
,
peace
was
concluded
:
and
by
the
Edict
all
men
of
both
Religions
were
commaunded
to
liue
quietly
thorow
the
whole
Realme
.
Which
Edict
after
our
long
and
lamentable
vnquietnes
,
it
shal
be
good
to
set
forth
,
in
maner
and
forme
following
.
Wheras
(
saith
the
King
)
we
perceiue
that
the
troubles
1
First
of
all
,
that
after
these
troubles
and
tumults
of
warres
,
all
things
that
hetherto
haue
ben
doon
of
both
parts
be
quite
forgotten
,
&
also
whatsoeuer
was
brought
to
passe
by
reason
therof
:
and
that
it
shall
not
be
lawful
for
any
to
moue
any
strife
or
controuersie
,
or
any
waies
to
be
troublesome
for
the
same
either
publikely
or
priuatly
in
any
publique
place
or
els
where
.
2
We
straitly
forbid
and
charge
,
that
no
man
rip
3
We
will
that
the
Catholique
and
Romish
Religion
,
4
And
least
there
be
any
occasion
of
controuersie
&
5
It
shal
be
lawfull
for
all
Noble
men
,
whether
they
6
We
also
permit
such
Noblemen
as
are
of
inferior
7
And
this
we
graunt
to
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
our
8
We
do
also
appoynt
these
Cities
to
euery
Lieftetenantship
,
9
And
furthermore
we
do
permit
and
suffer
by
these
10
But
we
seuerely
forbid
the
administration
and
vse
of
that
Religion
,
either
in
ministering
the
Sacraments
,
in
preaching
the
word
,
in
discipline
,
or
in
open
chatechising
and
instructing
of
children
,
●…o
bee
in
any
other
places
,
than
in
those
in
which
wee
haue
permitted
the
same
to
be
.
11
We
will
also
that
this
Religion
be
in
no
wise
exercised
12
Neither
is
it
our
pleasure
that
the
same
Religion
13
At
the
Buriall
of
the
dead
,
I
commaund
my
Lieutenants
of
my
Cities
,
and
all
other
my
officers
,
to
suffer
the
men
of
the
sayde
religion
,
to
haue
leaue
to
vse
those
places
,
which
they
haue
already
or
shall
hereafter
prouide
for
the
same
:
notwithstanding
so
,
that
when
any
of
them
shall
die
,
the
Lieutenant
may
haue
warning
,
who
shall
giue
his
seruaunts
commaundement
to
attende
&
followe
the
coorse
,
which
shal
be
broughte
forth
in
the
night
,
and
that
with
ten
persons
of
his
friendes
&
kinsfolkes
onely
following
the
deade
corpes
to
the
funerall
:
least
there
should
be
any
t●…mult
by
these
occasions
.
14
It
shall
not
be
lawfull
for
the
men
of
the
said
religion
15
I
will
that
all
poore
people
,
and
sicke
persons
without
16
And
least
any
man
shoulde
doubt
of
my
good
intent
17
As
also
I
protest
that
I
account
and
take
all
those
Noble
men
for
my
true
and
louing
subiectes
,
and
all
others
whatsoeuer
,
which
haue
followed
my
saide
kinsfolkes
,
or
by
any
maner
of
meanes
haue
ayded
them
.
18
I
do
also
account
the
Duke
of
Deuxpons
and
his
19
I
will
and
commaund
that
my
said
Aunte
and
my
20
Notwithstanding
I
will
that
the
men
of
the
sayd
Religion
do
forthwith
after
the
proclayming
of
this
Edict
,
breake
and
let
fall
those
leagues
,
into
the
which
they
haue
entred
either
within
or
without
the
Realme
:
neither
shall
they
make
collections
of
money
,
musterings
of
men
,
or
any
other
assemblyes
,
than
suche
,
as
shal
be
alowed
of
vs
:
excepte
they
meane
to
suffer
the
punishment
of
rebels
and
traitours
.
21
I
will
also
that
all
Prouinces
Cities
,
and
townes
,
&
22
And
to
the
ende
all
occasions
of
complaintes
and
23
We
will
and
commaunde
that
the
men
of
the
said
24
We
will
and
commaunde
that
all
they
,
whiche
25
If
any
controuersies
happen
to
be
for
those
raunsomes
,
26
We
will
and
commaunde
that
all
men
of
the
reformed
27
The
booties
and
spoyles
not
taken
in
wars
,
which
28
Also
we
will
and
commaunde
that
all
owners
may
29
We
will
and
commaunde
that
the
houses
,
Castles
,
30
We
will
and
commaunde
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
31
We
will
also
,
that
all
writinges
and
euidences
of
32
And
to
the
end
the
remembrance
▪
of
all
troubles
33
In
like
maner
we
abrogate
all
sentences
in
controuersie
,
during
the
time
of
this
warre
,
gotten
and
obtained
34
We
will
and
commaund
the
men
of
the
said
religion
,
35
And
to
the
end
all
men
may
haue
the
lawe
without
36
As
touching
the
controuersies
,
of
which
the
appeale
38
In
the
Parliament
of
Rhoane
,
of
Aijgues
,
of
Brittaine
,
38
It
shall
also
be
lawful
for
the
catholikes
,
to
require
that
all
they
which
haue
bene
at
any
time
depriued
of
their
offices
,
may
not
know
or
vnderstand
their
controuersies
,
withoute
expressing
of
any
farther
cause
:
and
withall
they
shall
haue
leaue
to
make
exception
against
any
other
counsellers
,
according
to
the
custome
.
39
And
bicause
so
many
haue
bene
offended
in
the
40
Furthermore
wee
will
and
commaunde
that
so
41
We
wil
that
there
be
free
traffyke
in
all
places
of
42
And
to
the
ende
this
our
Edict
maye
not
be
broken
,
43
Moreouer
to
the
ende
all
our
officers
may
plainly
44
And
for
the
more
sure
confirmation
of
this
our
45
Finally
,
we
will
and
commaund
that
all
Courtes
This
Edict
thus
made
,
was
by
and
by
proclaymed
at
Paris
and
in
both
Campes
:
both
partes
vnarmed
them selues
,
the
straunger
was
dismist
:
and
the
Protestants
came
from
diuers
places
after
long
and
pitifull
tariance
to
their
owne
desolate
houses
:
but
yet
not
quight
and
cleane
healed
of
the
woundes
of
the
iniuries
and
hatred
conceiued
.
¶
But
thou
O
God
,
most
mightie
,
the
Gouernour
and
preseruer
of
thy
Church
,
restore
and
build
vp
the
decayed
Kingdome
,
after
so
long
calamities
of
Ciuill
dissentions
,
and
desolations
of
warres
:
that
at
the
last
(
O
Lorde
)
Thy
Church
may
attaine
to
rest
and
peace
.
Yea
come
Lord
Iesu
,
come
quickly
.
¶
FINIS
.