CHARLES
EMANVEL
DVKE
OF
SAVOY
,
TO
HIS
IMPERIALL
MAIESTIE
.
THESE
my
Letters
shall
perhaps
come
to
your
Maiestie
later
,
then
the
matter
required
,
your
Maiestie
desired
,
and
my selfe
purposed
.
But
it
is
not
alwayes
in
our
power
to
satisfie
to
our
desires
,
when
wee
list
,
and
businesses
falling
out
daily
doe
often
force
vs
to
deferre
that
,
whereunto
we
haue
a
propension
and
will
.
For
as
I
was
purposing
with
my selfe
to
open
the
state
of
my
businesses
to
your
Maiestie
,
and
not
onely
to
take
counsell
,
but
also
to
implore
your
clemency
and
equitie
in
this
my
new
controuersie
with
the
King
of
Spaine
;
an
Imperiall
Decree
,
whereof
here
followeth
the
copie
,
was
sent
me
by
the
Prince
of
Castillion
.
THE
DECREE
OF
HIS
IMPERIALL
MAIESTIE
,
concerning
the
present
Warres
in
SAVOY
,
&c.
WHereas
notice
hath
beene
giuen
to
his
sacred
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
our
most
gracious
Lord
,
by
a
true
relation
and
authenticall
record
,
that
the
Imperiall
Decree
concerning
the
dismissing
and
cashiering
of
the
Souldiers
,
and
the
remouing
of
all
other
things
,
which
might
hurt
the
Prouince
of
Montferrat
,
or
in
any
sort
trouble
the
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
Italie
,
giuen
against
the
most
illustrious
Lord
,
Charles
Emanuel
,
Duke
of
Saucy
,
Piedmont
,
&c.
hath
vpon
the
eight
day
of
Iuly
,
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1614.
beene
duly
and
lawfully
proclaimed
and
published
,
insomuch
that
the
Tenor
and
Contents
thereof
are
fully
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
said
Duke
,
of
whose
obedience
to
which
neuerthelesse
,
there
is
not
as
yet
any
due
assurance
come
,
either
to
his
said
Maiestie
,
or
his
Imperiall
Deputie
:
Therefore
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
doth
againe
seriously
&
seuerely
ordaine
to
the
said
Duke
,
presently
and
without
any
further
exceptions
or
delayes
,
to
satisfie
throughly
,
and
in
all
points
to
the
said
Decree
;
to
withdraw
and
cashiere
,
assoone
as
possible
may
be
,
all
his
Troups
,
without
endamaging
any
body
;
to
abstaine
from
henceforth
from
all
actions
of
hostilitie
against
the
Lord
Cardinall
of
Mantua
,
Duke
of
Montferrat
,
and
his
Dominions
,
or
against
any
man
else
;
and
a
moneth
after
the
signification
hereof
(
which
time
is
prefixed
vnto
him
for
all
terme
and
prorogation
)
to
shew
fully
in
the
Imperiall
Court
,
to
haue
sufficiently
and
throughly
satisfied
to
the
said
Decree
and
this
Imperiall
sentence
,
and
that
vpon
paine
(
if
he
neglect
to
doe
it
within
the
said
time
)
to
be
declared
allyable
now
as
then
,
and
then
as
now
,
to
the
penaltie
contayned
in
the
said
Decree
,
and
that
it
shall
be
proceeded
against
him
more
sharply
.
Decreed
by
the
Emperour
the
24.
of
December
,
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1614.
Subscribed
,
Barvitius
Chauncellor
.
Wherefore
hauing
receiued
the
said
Decree
,
I
could
not
but
be
much
mooued
at
it
,
when
I
saw
it
was
done
against
the
orders
of
Law
,
against
the
ordinances
of
our
Predecessors
,
and
against
common
custome
,
in
a
thing
of
such
weight
,
wherein
a
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
Prince
of
the
sacred
Empire
,
and
perpetuall
Vicary
in
Italie
,
was
to
be
brand-marked
with
the
shamefull
note
of
the
Imperiall
Ban
,
vnlesse
he
would
dismisse
the
Troups
by
him
gathered
;
specially
when
I
obserued
that
the
date
thereof
shewed
no
certaine
place
,
and
that
it
wanted
the
subscription
of
the
Imperiall
hand
.
But
what
is
this
,
how
grieuous
is
it
to
reade
,
and
harsh
to
heare
,
that
being
ignorant
of
your
former
Decrees
,
and
of
all
your
significations
and
threatnings
,
I
should
be
so
seuerely
checked
as
disobedient
to
the
Imperiall
iniunctions
;
&
that
being
bound
to
represse
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
,
who
these
many
moneths
,
with
his
great
Troups
of
armed
men
,
hath
troubled
the
peaceable
State
of
Italie
,
and
attempted
not
only
to
inuade
,
but
also
to
spoile
vtterly
the
Frontiers
of
my
Dominions
,
you
(
as
though
you
were
ignorant
of
what
is
knowne
to
all
the
World
)
should
wincke
at
his
too
bold
attempts
,
and
out
of
your
absolute
Authoritie
,
command
me
,
who
doe
nothing
else
but
most
iustly
challenge
my
owne
right
alone
to
lay
downe
the
Armes
,
which
I
haue
taken
vp
for
the
preseruation
of
mine
owne
Dominions
?
What
meaneth
this
,
I
pray
you
,
to
dismisse
my
Troups
against
any
man
else
soeuer
they
should
be
intended
,
but
onely
(
if
thereby
the
Gouernor
of
Millane
be
vnderstood
)
to
take
from
mee
all
meanes
of
defence
in
a
most
iust
cause
,
which
are
not
only
granted
by
humane
Lawes
,
but
by
diuine
also
,
to
defraude
me
of
the
hope
I
haue
in
your
Iustice
,
in
this
dangerous
estate
of
my
affaires
,
and
willingly
to
arme
the
hand
of
mine
enemie
for
the
destruction
of
my selfe
and
my
Countrey
?
All
which
(
most
inuincible
Caesar
)
should
I
confesse
,
haue
wounded
my
minde
more
deepely
,
if
this
cogitation
of
mine
had
not
applyed
some
remedy
vnto
it
,
viz.
that
this
Decree
hath
either
beene
made
,
your
Maiestie
being
ignorant
of
it
,
or
is
slipt
from
your
hands
through
the
deceit
and
fraud
of
some
crafty
and
wicked
men
,
to
which
it
cannot
haue
been
hard
to
deceiue
your
Maiestie
,
being
ignorant
of
the
subtill
fallacie
of
this
businesse
.
Wherefore
,
I
thinke
,
I
shall
doe
well
and
fitly
,
briefly
to
shew
your
Maiestie
the
state
of
this
controuersie
,
repeating
the
same
from
the
very
beginning
,
that
knowing
the
equitie
of
the
matter
,
you
may
fully
and
absolutely
iudge
,
not
of
my
cause
,
but
of
yours
.
What
mooued
me
first
to
take
Armes
against
the
Duke
of
Mantua
,
your
Maiestie
may
easily
haue
knowne
,
both
by
the
publishing
of
my
Writings
,
and
by
the
generall
speech
of
all
the
World
;
neither
do
I
thinke
you
are
ignorant
of
my
readinesse
,
in
fulfilling
the
desires
,
both
of
your
Maiestie
,
and
the
King
of
Spaine
,
by
my
surrendring
,
at
your
onely
nodde
,
those
Townes
that
by
right
belong
to
me
,
and
which
I
had
taken
by
force
,
in
the
Prouince
of
Montferrat
.
At
which
time
,
may
it
please
you
,
but
to
call
to
minde
,
what
great
and
diuers
matters
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
promised
,
though
but
with
a
wauering
faith
.
For
hauing
begun
to
satisfie
on
my
side
,
and
my
mind
expecting
some
performance
of
his
promises
,
he
,
without
shame
,
hath
broken
his
faith
,
which
hee
had
obliged
before
so
many
witnesses
,
denying
,
for
the
most
part
,
his
said
promises
,
lingering
and
delaying
in
those
,
which
hee
can
by
no
meanes
denie
,
without
shewing
himselfe
willing
to
fulfill
any
thing
.
And
not
contented
with
that
,
hee
hath
not
feared
to
enioyne
me
two
things
,
in
the
King
of
Spaines
name
:
First
,
that
I
should
dismisse
two
thousand
Swissers
,
or
thereabout
,
which
I
had
been
long
a
getting
for
the
defence
of
my
State
,
and
which
had
been
long
bound
vnto
me
,
through
their
stipend
they
haue
receiued
,
though
in
regard
of
their
small
number
,
they
could
giue
no
iust
suspicion
,
specially
to
his
Royall
Maiestie
.
Secondly
,
that
I
should
not
deferre
to
ioyne
by
marriage
,
the
Infant
my
Daughter
,
heretofore
Duchesse
of
Mantua
,
with
the
now
Duke
of
Mantua
;
promising
that
then
he
would
procure
,
that
my
controuersies
,
with
the
Duke
of
Mantua
,
should
be
handled
,
which
at
that
time
could
not
be
.
To
which
demaunds
(
as
being
against
all
reason
)
I
let
him
vnderstand
,
both
by
letters
,
and
by
my
Ambassadours
,
I
could
not
satisfie
,
vnlesse
the
controuersies
were
first
ended
.
And
thus
thinking
to
haue
sufficiently
answered
the
Kings
will
,
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
found
out
a
new
tricke
,
to
wit
;
that
it
would
be
a
thing
pleasing
vnto
him
,
that
the
matter
should
not
be
decided
by
Armes
,
but
that
the
controuersies
should
be
ended
by
friendly
meanes
;
and
therfore
desired
I
should
send
certaine
Deputies
to
Millane
,
which
meeting
with
as
many
of
the
Duke
of
Mantua
,
should
,
in
my
name
,
handle
and
compound
all
the
businesse
.
Wherefore
hauing
thought
good
to
yeeld
thereunto
,
not
only
to
auoid
the
note
of
obstinacie
,
but
also
to
shew
to
the
world
by
a
most
sure
testimony
,
how
much
I
did
loue
both
mine
owne
quiet
,
and
the
publike
Peace
of
all
Italy
;
I
sent
to
Millane
three
men
skilfull
in
the
Law
;
who
hauing
remained
there
a
long
time
,
to
put
an
end
to
the
controuersie
propounded
often
,
and
at
diuers
times
,
seuerall
Articles
,
though
with
damage
to
my
right
,
and
much
inferior
to
the
goodnesse
of
my
cause
.
But
what
did
heere
the
Gouernour
,
that
man
(
forsooth
)
so
desirous
to
keepe
peace
,
and
so
constant
in
his
faith
?
Hee
caused
a
great
Armie
,
both
of
Horse
and
Foote
,
secretly
to
be
gathered
,
and
enrowled
in
the
Dukedome
of
Millane
,
and
the
Countries
thereunto
adioyning
,
and
commanded
my
men
to
depart
,
without
effecting
any
thing
,
and
to
tell
me
,
that
there
was
order
come
from
the
King
,
forbidding
the
handling
of
the
composition
of
the
controuersies
,
before
I
had
discharged
all
my
Troupes
,
and
accomplished
the
marriage
of
my
Daughter
;
yea
,
that
he
was
inioyned
by
the
King
to
haue
a
care
,
not
onely
to
incline
mee
to
those
things
hee
commanded
,
but
also
to
constraine
and
force
mee
to
the
same
by
Armes
.
Vpon
this
so
sharpe
and
seuere
Declaration
,
what
counsell
I
tooke
,
and
what
I
did
,
not
only
my
published
writings
may
testifie
,
but
also
the
Reuerend
Lord
Sauellus
,
Nuntius
of
our
most
holy
Father
,
comming
not
long
after
,
can
be
a
most
sufficient
witnesse
;
who
,
hauing
inuited
mee
to
the
laying
downe
of
Armes
,
(
though
it
were
requisite
,
the
same
should
bee
done
by
the
mightier
first
)
found
me
not
only
not
vnwilling
,
but
most
readie
thereunto
;
contented
only
with
this
condition
,
that
I
did
desire
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
should
obliege
his
Faith
to
our
most
gracious
Lord
,
the
most
Christian
King
,
and
the
Illustrious
Commonwealth
of
Venice
,
that
hee
should
hereafter
attempt
nothing
against
my
Dominions
,
and
dismisse
his
Army
raised
against
me
.
Hereupon
,
hee
said
flatly
,
hee
would
doe
none
of
all
this
,
and
shewing
himselfe
more
ready
for
the
destruction
of
my
Countrey
,
then
desirous
of
the
peace
of
Italy
,
he
entred
at
the
same
time
with
a
great
Army
into
the
Prouince
of
Vercelles
,
and
spoiled
,
ouerthrew
,
and
burnt
in
a
most
pittifull
maner
,
some
Townes
of
the
same
.
Wherefore
,
that
I
might
procure
some
ease
to
my
distressed
Prouince
,
and
diuerse
some
whither
else
the
most
vehement
and
impetuous
furie
of
the
enemies
,
I
led
my
Troupes
to
Nouarre
,
a
Towne
of
the
State
of
Millane
,
where
I
shewed
euidently
,
that
I
wanted
no
opportunitie
to
reuenge
the
iniuries
done
vnto
mee
.
I
could
haue
taken
that
Towne
,
I
may
say
,
with
no
difficultie
at
all
,
as
being
guarded
by
an
vnsufficient
Garison
,
and
might
also
haue
brought
,
if
I
had
had
the
will
,
the
whole
state
of
Millane
into
vtter
danger
;
but
that
his
Catholike
Maiestie
might
see
my
loue
to
publike
peace
,
and
my
respect
to
him
,
I
did
not
only
spare
to
satisfie
to
my
griefe
,
but
forbad
also
at
my
depart
by
a
most
strict
Edict
,
that
none
of
my
men
should
,
in
any
sort
,
endamage
the
People
or
Lands
belonging
to
the
said
Towne
.
What
shall
I
say
more
?
when
I
was
at
Vercelles
,
the
Popes
Nuncius
,
the
most
reuerend
Sauellus
,
and
the
most
illustrious
Marques
of
Rambouillet
,
Ambassadour
of
the
most
Christian
King
,
to
preserue
the
publike
Peace
of
Italie
,
and
mine
,
hauing
propounded
certaine
Articles
of
agreement
,
I
(
though
little
aduantageous
to
me
)
assented
thereunto
,
and
signed
them
with
mine
owne
hand
.
Whereupon
they
hoping
,
that
without
any
doubt
,
the
Gouernour
would
likewise
approue
and
signe
the
same
,
and
iudging
that
for
my
part
I
had
satisfied
to
the
same
,
and
that
no
further
thing
was
wanting
in
that
businesse
,
the
peace
was
proclaimed
by
their
owne
mouth
,
as
being
already
confirmed
;
but
the
vnlookt
for
euent
deceiued
,
as
in
other
matters
,
so
in
this
,
not
onely
their
expectation
,
but
their
assured
trust
:
for
the
Gouernour
refused
to
signe
,
and
the
King
himselfe
,
neglecting
the
answere
,
which
we
lookt
for
in
few
dayes
,
sent
word
secretly
to
the
Gouernour
,
that
hee
should
suddenly
oppresse
mee
,
being
vnready
,
and
mistrusting
nothing
lesse
,
and
enter
with
all
speede
into
my
Dominions
,
continuing
the
Warre
vndertaken
against
me
with
all
vehemency
.
Thus
I
make
no
doubt
,
but
that
it
had
beene
already
done
with
my
estate
,
if
those
Letters
,
whereof
I
haue
caused
a
Copie
to
bee
sent
to
your
Maiestie
,
being
diuinely
come
into
my
hands
,
as
I
may
iustly
beleeue
,
had
not
giuen
mee
assurance
of
the
whole
businesse
.
Wherefore
,
who
can
iustly
finde
fault
with
me
,
if
being
stirred
vp
by
so
frequent
a
breach
of
faith
,
I
haue
recourse
to
Armes
against
my
most
hateful
enemies
,
for
the
welfare
of
my selfe
,
my
children
,
and
my
countrey
;
for
the
defence
of
my
honor
,
and
for
the
liberty
and
dignity
of
Italie
,
yea
and
of
the
holy
Empire
?
How
vnworthy
a
thing
of
your
Maiestie
,
how
shamefull
should
it
be
,
if
the
Empire
of
Italie
,
which
is
committed
to
the
Emperour
,
as
he
is
King
of
the
Romanes
,
should
be
said
by
all
the
World
,
to
haue
onely
,
during
your
Raigne
,
beene
translated
,
vnder
a
colour
and
false
shaddow
of
Religion
and
publike
Peace
,
to
the
Kingdome
of
Spaine
,
which
acknowledgeth
to
hold
of
you
the
Dukedome
of
Millane
,
Sicily
and
Naples
of
the
Pope
?
What
shall
we
thinke
the
world
will
say
,
when
it
shall
heare
that
the
attempts
of
the
Spaniards
haue
proceeded
so
farre
vnpunished
,
as
not
onely
to
fright
with
threatnings
,
but
also
to
dare
to
assault
with
armed
hand
,
and
to
draw
to
an
vnwilling
warre
a
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
most
renowned
through
his
Predecessours
,
and
most
famous
through
his
affinitie
and
alliance
of
bloud
with
most
Kings
of
Europe
,
a
Prince
of
the
holy
Empire
,
and
perpetuall
Vicary
in
Italie
,
drawing
his
off-spring
from
the
Saxonian
stocke
,
hauing
held
large
&
ample
Dominions
in
Italie
long
before
the
Spaniards
had
any
footing
in
the
same
,
challenging
his
owne
by
a
most
iust
right
,
&
attempting
nothing
at
all
against
them
?
Moreouer
,
with
what
minde
,
doe
wee
thinke
,
shall
the
Germane
Princes
of
the
Empire
giue
hearing
to
Fame
,
when
shee
shall
tell
them
,
that
they
contend
that
the
Citie
of
Asty
and
Countie
thereof
,
which
I
haue
acknowledged
to
hold
of
the
holy
Empire
by
my
Edict
,
set
vp
in
a
place
neere
the
said
Citie
,
while
I
was
in
the
same
,
accompanied
with
the
Ambassadors
of
diuers
Princes
,
belongeth
vnto
them
,
as
if
,
by
my
taking
Armes
against
him
,
I
had
forfeited
the
same
,
which
should
be
now
fallen
and
adioyned
to
his
Dominions
,
and
publish
that
the
Subiects
and
Vassals
of
the
said
Countrey
,
are
freed
from
the
Allegeance
they
haue
sworne
to
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
?
For
certainly
those
great
Princes
could
not
but
be
much
moued
at
the
tidings
of
such
a
thing
,
which
by
an
Act
of
mine
,
published
in
the
publike
places
of
the
Dukedome
of
Millane
,
hath
appeared
to
be
idle
and
vaine
,
and
which
we
know
of
a
certaine
,
that
the
Magistrates
of
Millane
themselues
ha●e
thought
to
be
friuolous
and
ridiculous
.
What
will
they
say
,
when
they
shall
heare
at
the
same
time
,
that
the
Marques
of
Sainct
Crosse
vpon
the
coast
of
Genua
,
hauing
craued
the
help
of
the
Citie
,
hath
with
a
mighty
Nauie
seyzed
vpon
my
vnarmed
Towns
of
Vnelia
,
Macer
,
and
Petra-Lata
,
which
the
most
Illustrious
Duke
Emanuel
my
Father
,
hauing
bought
of
the
Lords
thereof
,
had
subiected
to
the
power
of
the
holy
Empire
,
and
in
the
Inuestiture
caused
the
same
to
be
named
,
together
with
his
other
Dominions
,
which
are
yet
at
this
day
detayned
by
him
?
I
doubt
much
,
they
will
confirme
therewith
the
opinion
they
haue
of
the
Spaniards
too
greedie
desire
of
getting
.
Hence
your
Maiestie
may
coniecture
,
to
what
end
I
haue
caused
certaine
small
Townes
belonging
to
the
Empire
,
and
seated
within
the
bowels
of
my
Dominions
,
to
be
seyzed
vpon
,
which
hath
beene
onely
to
saue
them
from
being
taken
and
spoyled
by
the
Spaniards
,
and
the
better
and
with
lesse
danger
,
to
defend
my
possessions
from
their
attempts
:
For
I
haue
thought
,
the
occupation
of
those
places
to
belong
to
him
,
who
hath
promised
by
a
publike
Act
,
all
being
pacified
,
to
restore
the
same
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
and
to
one
that
is
called
perpetual
Vicary
of
the
Empire
,
the
onely
Prince
of
the
same
now
left
in
Italie
,
&
Vassall
of
your
Maiestie
;
by
whom
your
sacred
Person
comming
downe
into
the
said
Countrey
,
either
to
take
the
Imperiall
Crowne
,
or
for
any
other
cause
,
shall
be
accompanied
and
honored
:
For
shall
wee
thinke
,
that
the
King
of
Spaine
,
who
playeth
the
Emperour
in
Italie
,
will
follow
after
your
pompe
?
May
we
suppose
,
that
the
Common-wealth
of
Venice
,
that
of
Genua
,
or
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
will
by
duty
celebrate
your
comming
with
their
companie
?
Nay
,
they
doe
boast
to
be
freed
from
the
Empire
.
What
of
the
Duke
of
Mantua
himselfe
?
Who
is
ignorant
that
he
dependeth
onely
,
and
altogether
vpon
the
King
of
Spaine
,
obserueth
his
nods
,
hath
committed
himselfe
to
his
protection
,
and
hath
vowed
himselfe
and
all
hee
hath
very
strictly
to
his
seruice
?
And
the
other
Princes
,
What
?
Are
they
not
almost
all
subiect
to
the
See
of
Rome
,
and
do
they
not
al
receiue
their
Dignitie
of
the
same
?
I
am
then
reserued
alone
for
the
Splendor
and
Dignitie
of
your
Maiestie
,
who
acknowledge
my selfe
a
Germane
Prince
,
and
my
Possessions
,
and
of
my
Predecessors
,
to
haue
proceeded
from
the
liberalitie
of
the
Emperours
;
and
shall
the
Spaniards
,
with
the
knowledge
of
your
Maiestie
,
dare
to
assault
,
and
warre
against
me
?
Shall
the
Title
of
King
of
the
Romanes
,
which
you
beare
,
restrained
within
the
most
strict
limits
of
my
Possessions
,
be
suffered
to
bee
violated
and
cut
off
,
in
the
person
of
your
Subiect
and
Vassall
?
Shall
your
Maiestie
iudge
it
to
bee
fit
,
that
a
man
,
whom
you
ought
to
helpe
and
defend
with
all
your
forces
,
yea
,
against
those
of
your
owne
Nation
,
if
neede
required
,
should
not
onely
bee
suffered
to
bee
oppressed
by
the
Armes
of
the
Spaniards
,
and
vnworthily
vsed
like
a
slaue
by
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
,
but
also
esteemed
worthy
to
be
punished
by
the
seuere
Proclamation
of
an
Imperiall
Ban
?
What
so
grieuous
,
and
so
hainous
a
thing
should
haue
moued
the
Spaniards
to
take
Armes
against
my
Countrey
,
and
your
Maiestie
,
to
decree
an
Imperiall
Edict
against
me
?
Is
it
because
,
the
King
bidding
mee
to
lay
downe
my
Armes
,
I
haue
not
presently
obeyed
?
But
whence
haue
the
Kings
of
Spaine
this
new
Authoritie
ouer
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
?
Whence
this
altogether
new
power
?
By
what
signe
can
they
proue
the
same
?
Truly
,
seeing
the
King
doth
not
acknowledge
the
voluntarie
obseruance
,
which
hee
hath
receiued
from
the
Princes
of
Italy
,
and
chiefly
from
my selfe
,
not
out
of
dutie
,
or
as
due
,
but
out
of
good
will
,
and
of
our
alliance
of
bloud
,
he
deserueth
with
good
right
,
to
haue
the
same
no
more
yeelded
vnto
him
heereafter
.
Besides
,
after
I
had
promised
to
the
Illustrious
Ambassadours
,
to
lay
downe
my
Armes
,
why
did
he
not
,
as
I
requested
,
free
me
from
the
feare
and
danger
I
stood
in
,
lest
hee
would
attempt
some
thing
against
me
?
Was
it
,
because
I
had
entred
with
armed
hand
into
the
Dukedome
of
Millane
?
But
he
first
had
not
onely
inuaded
my
Dominions
,
but
also
by
his
Souldiers
wickedly
raged
in
the
same
.
But
what
hurt
,
what
damage
can
hee
shew
I
haue
done
to
his
?
I
haue
things
inow
to
shew
most
vilely
committed
by
his
men
,
as
spoyling
of
houses
,
whole
Heards
carryed
away
,
and
Townes
burnt
.
Is
it
,
because
I
haue
restored
the
golden
Fleece
?
But
if
the
Spaniards
bee
wise
,
they
will
rather
attribute
this
to
my
respect
to
the
King
,
because
I
durst
not
defend
my selfe
by
Armes
against
him
,
afore
I
had
sent
back
the
Coller
of
the
Order
;
deeming
it
an
vnfit
thing
,
if
being
a
Knight
of
the
Kings
Order
,
I
should
with
the
same
fight
against
his
Armes
,
though
in
defence
of
mine
owne
.
Or
lastly
,
is
it
,
because
the
Spanish
Ambassadours
wife
,
after
the
depart
of
her
husband
,
hath
been
ill
dealt
withall
,
which
was
not
suffered
to
goe
out
of
Turin
,
before
she
had
payed
whatsoeuer
shee
owed
in
the
Towne
for
daily
houshold
prouisions
?
But
how
foolish
and
ridiculous
a
thing
is
it
,
to
taxe
me
with
what
hath
beene
done
altogether
without
my
knowledge
,
whilest
I
was
in
the
Campe
at
Vercelles
?
For
if
I
had
been
present
,
I
would
haue
payed
the
said
debts
with
mine
owne
money
.
Wherein
did
the
Magistrate
offend
?
Should
they
haue
denyed
Iustice
,
to
such
as
demanded
their
owne
by
order
of
Law
?
How
often
did
they
admonish
that
Lady
,
after
a
friendly
manner
,
to
giue
satisfaction
to
those
poore
men
,
and
to
remoue
that
shame
from
her selfe
?
But
shee
refusing
to
pay
,
they
were
at
last
constrained
against
their
will
,
to
grant
a
Sequestration
of
some
small
houshold
stuffe
of
hers
,
which
not
long
after
they
released
.
But
grant
we
that
they
offended
in
some
thing
,
in
that
businesse
;
must
Armes
be
taken
vp
therefore
?
Must
a
small
iniurie
bee
reuenged
with
so
much
eagernesse
?
Must
the
Duke
therefore
be
set
in
the
Ban
of
the
Empire
?
There
was
more
reason
,
that
a
laying
downe
of
Armes
should
haue
beene
enioyned
to
the
Spaniards
,
which
had
taken
them
vp
without
any
cause
,
onely
vnder
a
false
colour
of
the
publike
Peace
.
It
was
vpon
them
,
that
the
thunder-bolt
of
the
Ban
was
to
be
throwne
,
not
on
me
,
whom
so
many
times
breaking
their
faith
,
they
haue
deceiued
,
whose
subiects
they
haue
gone
about
to
draw
from
their
sworne
allegeance
,
whose
Dominions
they
had
entred
&
occupied
by
maine
strength
.
I
haue
taken
vp
Armes
;
I
doe
not
denie
it
:
but
I
was
thereunto
constrained
.
I
haue
inuaded
the
Dukedome
of
Millane
,
but
being
first
prouoked
.
But
what
haue
done
those
most
glorious
Dukes
my
Predecessours
?
Haue
they
not
for
the
space
of
almost
sixe
hundred
yeeres
made
warres
in
Italie
?
What
possessions
haue
they
brought
vnder
their
authority
by
Armes
?
How
many
of
their
Neighbour
Princes
haue
they
constrained
to
do
homage
vnto
them
?
And
yet
we
shall
not
find
,
that
euer
any
Emperor
did
check
them
with
the
Imperiall
Ban.
Shall
I
be
then
the
onely
Duke
of
Sauoy
amongst
so
many
,
whom
the
Prince
of
Castillion
(
a
Minister
not
so
much
of
your
Maiestie
,
as
of
the
King
of
Spaine
,
of
whom
hee
hath
receiued
the
golden
Fleece
,
and
an
yeerely
entertainement
)
shall
haue
accused
by
his
said
Edict
?
Will
hee
not
blush
for
shame
,
to
bring
against
me
the
sentence
of
the
Imperiall
Ban
,
by
him
receiued
(
as
I
suppose
)
from
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
?
For
I
will
neuer
bee
perswaded
to
beleeue
,
that
such
a
Decree
,
dated
at
no
place
,
vnsigned
by
the
Imperiall
hand
,
as
was
requisite
,
should
haue
proceeded
from
your
Maiestie
,
rather
will
I
euer
constantly
affirme
it
,
either
altogether
false
,
or
at
the
least
gotten
by
stealth
from
your
Maiesties
Ministers
by
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
.
Thus
then
being
the
matter
,
nothing
else
seemeth
to
remaine
,
but
that
the
equitie
of
my
cause
being
knowne
,
I
should
request
your
Maiestie
out
of
your
supreme
authoritie
,
of
which
,
as
of
an
Oracle
,
not
my selfe
onely
,
but
all
the
world
besides
,
doth
depend
,
to
declare
the
said
Edict
granted
against
me
(
since
it
was
made
without
the
knowledge
and
consent
of
your
Maiestie
)
to
be
void
,
&
of
no
worth
,
to
make
knowne
to
all
the
world
my
innocencie
,
and
seuerely
to
punish
those
Ministers
of
yours
that
haue
subscribed
therevnto
.
It
will
bee
your
Maiesties
part
likewise
,
out
of
your
full
power
,
to
command
the
King
of
Spaine
,
as
Duke
of
Millane
,
and
consequently
Vassall
of
the
Empire
,
to
dismisse
with
all
speede
,
the
Troupes
he
hath
leuyed
without
any
cause
,
for
to
harme
me
,
to
confirme
with
his
owne
hand
the
Articles
of
Peace
,
to
which
I
haue
already
subscribed
,
and
to
free
all
Italy
,
troubled
with
the
gingling
of
the
Spanish
Armes
,
from
further
feare
,
as
likewise
to
check
and
chastise
,
as
he
deserueth
,
the
Gouernour
of
Millane
,
who
with
a
madde
and
furious
mind
,
carrieth
the
fire-brand
of
warres
in
his
hands
,
only
to
satisfie
his
greedy
desire
of
money
,
filling
with
his
whispering
the
Kings
eares
with
many
false
things
against
me
.
And
so
doing
,
I
hope
your
Maiestie
will
,
with
more
glorie
,
maintayne
your
owne
,
and
the
holy
Empires
authority
in
Italie
,
which
otherwise
will
be
transferred
to
the
Spaniard
.
As
for
mine
owne
part
,
your
Maiestie
shall
euer
finde
me
most
ready
,
not
only
to
lay
down
the
Armes
which
I
haue
taken
vp
for
mine
owne
safetie
,
but
also
(
after
the
example
of
my
fore-fathers
)
to
hazard
all
I
haue
,
&
mine
owne
life
at
your
only
nodde
.
In
the
meane
time
,
hoping
to
haue
your
singular
and
fauourable
clemency
and
equity
,
in
these
my
hard
controuersies
against
the
Spaniards
,
I
will
earnestly
pray
God
,
the
only
giuer
of
all
things
,
long
to
preserue
your
Maiesty
in
full
prosperity
.