THE
Memoires
OF
THE
DUKE
of
ROHAN
:
OR
,
A
true
Narration
of
the
most
remarkable
Accidents
in
FRANCE
,
From
the
death
of
Henry
the
Great
,
until
the
Peace
made
with
those
of
the
Reformed
Churches
there
,
in
June
1629.
The
first
Book
.
Containing
the
troubles
during
the
minority
of
the
King
.
AFter
the
death
of
Henry
the
Great
,
every
one
began
to
think
of
his
own
affairs
,
the
Queen
to
establish
her
authority
,
the
chief
Ministers
of
State
to
maintain
their
own
,
by
advancing
hers
,
as
being
the
easiest
to
be
effected
(
by
reason
of
the
absence
of
the
first
Prince
of
the
blood
,
the
imbecillity
of
the
second
,
and
the
misunderstanding
that
was
between
the
third
and
them
:
)
and
the
other
great
ones
to
raise
themselves
from
that
abject
condition
,
the
precedent
raign
had
cast
them
into
.
Amid'st
all
which
,
hatreds
were
frequent
,
and
the
most
subtle
among
them
made
use
of
the
passion
of
others
to
ruine
the
authority
of
those
that
eclipsed
theirs
.
He
that
received
the
first
shock
,
after
the
Regency
was
settled
on
the
Queen
,
was
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
who
by
his
services
had
acquired
the
honour
of
Principal
Confident
to
the
former
King
,
and
purchased
the
ill-will
of
most
others
:
For
a
vertue
,
eminent
,
as
was
his
,
accompanied
with
the
favour
of
his
Master
,
is
alwayes
attended
on
by
envie
,
a
vice
as
frequent
among
men
,
as
unworthy
those
who
pretend
any
profession
of
honour
.
Many
were
very
zealous
for
his
ruine
,
and
that
for
different
reasons
;
The
Chancellor
Villeroy
,
and
the
President
Janin
,
to
confirm
their
own
power
in
the
government
of
the
State
,
and
take
from
among
them
a
Man
,
whose
exactnesse
in
the
discharge
of
his
Offices
was
their
shame
,
so
clear-sighted
to
discern
,
and
so
bold
to
discover
their
faults
;
The
Count
of
Soissons
out
of
some
particular
hatred
he
bore
him
:
The
Marquesse
d'
Ancre
for
fear
he
should
nip
his
budding
fortune
;
and
all
the
other
Grandees
,
because
they
thought
him
too
good
a
mannager
of
the
Publick
treasure
;
And
the
Prince
of
Conde
when
he
came
to
the
Court
,
by
the
instigation
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
bore
him
an
inveterate
malice
,
and
drew
on
the
Prince
with
hopes
of
confiscating
his
goods
:
A
powerful
motive
to
set
that
Prince
on
work
.
The
chiefest
means
they
used
to
remove
him
from
the
helme
,
were
,
to
raise
a
jealousie
in
the
Queen
of
the
austerity
of
his
humour
,
who
opposed
her
in
her
liberalities
;
and
to
perswade
her
,
that
,
having
need
of
the
Popes
favour
to
strengthen
her
authority
,
she
could
not
suffer
one
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
to
have
any
hand
in
the
Government
of
the
State
;
Prevalent
reasons
with
a
Princess
,
who
was
a
Forraigner
little
versed
in
State
matters
,
jealous
of
her
authority
,
and
distrustful
of
all
sorts
of
people
:
But
in
the
end
experience
discovered
it
to
be
the
ruine
of
the
State
;
For
the
Grandees
grew
up
to
a
height
that
diminished
the
Royal
power
;
the
Treasuries
were
drained
,
the
Arsenals
strangely
dispersed
,
and
the
comparison
of
that
miserable
condition
of
France
with
that
flourishing
one
,
the
Duke
of
Sully
left
it
in
,
clearly
demonstrates
,
how
highly
prejudicial
to
the
State
,
was
his
removal
from
his
employments
in
it
.
The
Marshal
Boüillon
,
a
man
of
great
courage
and
understanding
,
able
to
procure
great
good
,
and
no
lesse
mischief
to
a
Common-wealth
,
and
who
had
been
alwayes
curbed
by
the
late
King
,
who
was
jealous
of
him
,
finding
himself
now
at
liberty
,
uses
all
manner
of
inventions
,
to
make
himself
thought
useful
,
and
necessary
:
The
first
was
to
endeavour
wholly
to
possesse
the
spirit
of
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
whose
kinsman
he
was
,
and
to
perswade
him
to
become
one
of
the
Reformation
,
by
that
means
to
make
himself
the
Chief
,
and
Protector
of
a
party
,
that
was
then
very
considerable
;
and
with
such
industry
carryed
he
on
his
Plots
,
that
the
Queen
conceived
great
suspitions
of
him
;
and
therefore
to
divert
this
blow
,
sought
after
him
,
who
as
soone
as
he
had
made
his
conditions
with
her
,
effaces
the
desires
he
had
infused
into
the
Prince
,
to
imitate
the
vertuous
actions
of
his
Ancestors
;
shewing
him
the
thornes
were
in
the
way
to
honour
,
the
perils
,
hardships
and
adverse
accidents
are
met
withal
,
in
the
pursuit
of
it
;
In
short
,
the
misery
and
poverty
that
accompany
it
,
which
proved
most
effectuall
reasons
to
disswade
him
from
a
designe
so
contrary
to
his
nature
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
in
the
mean
time
,
who
was
Colonel
of
the
Switzers
,
was
commanded
away
to
the
siege
of
Juilliers
,
taking
with
him
a
Regiment
of
the
Switzers
,
and
having
the
command
of
the
French
Army
in
the
absence
of
the
Marshal
de
la
Chastre
,
who
was
the
Lieutenant
General
.
At
his
return
from
this
expedition
,
he
finds
how
cruelly
they
oppresse
his
Father-in-Law
the
Duke
of
Sully
;
and
that
,
after
they
had
taken
from
him
the
Bastille
,
to
dispose
of
the
treasure
in
it
,
and
his
command
of
the
Finances
,
to
rob
France
with
fuller
liberty
,
they
were
now
resolved
upon
his
utter
destruction
,
so
to
deprive
him
of
all
means
to
resent
such
indignities
:
But
seeing
that
it
was
beyond
their
skill
by
any
ordinary
wayes
to
blemish
the
administration
of
any
of
his
Offices
,
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
had
infected
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
the
Count
of
Soissons
with
the
same
malitious
intention
,
contrived
this
designe
for
his
ruine
,
viz.
to
procure
a
General
Assembly
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
which
was
granted
to
be
held
at
Chastelleraut
on
the
five
and
twentieth
of
May
,
in
the
year
1611
,
in
which
he
promised
himself
power
enough
to
cause
the
Duke
of
Sully
to
be
entirely
abandoned
,
so
that
without
any
fear
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
he
might
be
arraigned
before
Commissioners
impowered
for
his
trial
;
and
moreover
,
that
by
his
industry
he
should
so
order
the
Assembly
,
and
all
the
affairs
of
the
Reformed
party
,
that
he
should
make
himself
the
only
man
considerable
:
To
bring
this
Project
to
passe
,
he
vailes
it
with
a
pretence
of
much
affection
to
those
of
the
Reformation
,
and
large
promises
of
an
Amelioration
in
their
affairs
;
and
communicates
it
to
the
Marshal
de
Lesdiguieres
,
and
Du
Plessis
Mornay
in
particular
,
by
Bellugeon
an
attendant
of
Lesdiguieres
,
who
when
he
had
been
with
them
,
returnes
with
these
following
Instructions
from
Du
Plessis
.
-
1.
That
the
Provinces
be
exhorted
to
choose
for
Deputies
,
the
best
qualified
and
most
sufficient
persons
.
-
2.
That
besides
those
,
others
of
eminency
among
them
,
be
also
desired
by
letters
to
that
purpose
to
be
there
.
-
3.
That
the
Deputies
may
have
power
to
adhere
to
the
plurality
of
voices
,
and
that
the
Assembly
be
not
dissolved
,
till
they
have
received
full
satisfaction
.
-
4.
That
the
demands
of
the
Provinces
be
all
founded
expresly
,
or
upon
consequences
deduced
from
the
former
Edicts
and
Concessions
.
-
5.
Amongst
others
,
that
the
Edict
of
Nantes
be
revived
again
,
and
observed
as
it
was
made
with
us
,
but
since
abridged
in
many
things
without
us
.
-
6.
That
our
Grants
for
the
places
of
security
be
made
good
to
us
,
and
the
entire
number
of
the
Garrisons
restored
us
,
half
of
which
have
been
wrested
from
us
.
-
7.
That
the
places
we
have
lost
,
either
by
the
Governors
change
of
their
Religion
,
or
otherwise
,
be
also
given
back
to
us
.
-
8.
That
all
the
places
of
security
be
continued
to
us
for
ten
years
at
least
,
and
that
they
be
paid
quarterly
,
fully
,
and
upon
the
place
;
and
that
no
money
be
upon
any
pretence
whatsoever
,
removed
from
the
places
of
receipt
,
till
the
said
quarter
be
satisfied
.
-
9.
That
it
may
regularly
be
obtained
also
,
and
had
for
provisions
for
vacant
Governments
,
considering
the
abuses
which
are
,
and
may
be
there
committed
,
to
the
prejudice
of
our
safety
.
-
10.
That
we
may
be
permitted
to
repair
and
fortifie
all
such
places
,
as
time
has
thrown
into
decay
,
and
which
for
want
of
reparations
will
become
wholly
unuseful
to
us
:
And
that
complaint
be
made
,
that
under
pretence
of
these
Governments
,
we
are
refused
all
other
Offices
and
Dignities
,
contrary
to
the
expresse
Article
of
the
Edict
.
-
11.
That
no
resignations
of
such
places
of
security
be
allowed
of
without
the
consent
of
the
Churches
,
which
are
therein
most
concerned
:
The
like
also
for
Presidents
,
and
Counsellors
of
the
Chambers
.
-
12.
That
we
may
have
free
liberty
as
before
,
to
compose
,
print
,
sell
,
and
disperse
all
manner
of
books
concerning
our
Doctrine
.
-
13.
That
if
there
be
any
Town
,
whose
place
for
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
is
too
remote
from
it
,
the
King
be
petitioned
to
grant
one
nearer
,
that
being
under
the
eye
of
the
Magistrates
,
they
may
be
lesse
subject
to
the
insolency
of
the
People
.
-
14.
That
the
Article
concerning
burying
places
,
which
makes
way
for
so
many
Barbarisms
,
may
be
reformed
.
-
15.
That
the
Pensions
allowed
the
Churches
,
considering
the
great
number
of
them
,
may
be
augmented
.
-
16.
That
the
Jesuites
may
not
have
any
residence
in
our
places
of
security
.
-
17.
That
those
Preachers
and
Friers
,
who
teach
,
that
all
those
who
communicate
with
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
or
that
serve
and
assist
them
,
are
damned
,
may
be
punished
,
as
seditious
disturbers
of
the
publick
peace
,
and
infringers
of
the
Edicts
,
by
which
their
Majesties
have
published
their
intentions
,
to
reunite
the
affections
of
their
people
.
-
18.
That
we
may
be
allowed
two
Masters
of
request
,
to
be
paid
by
the
King
,
for
the
first
time
,
and
one
Notary
in
every
Parliament
,
or
at
least
in
the
places
of
security
,
and
to
be
payed
by
us
.
-
19.
That
some
place
of
security
be
demanded
,
as
well
in
the
Provinces
where
there
are
none
,
as
where
there
are
many
of
the
Religion
.
But
that
it
be
referred
to
the
prudence
of
the
Assembly
,
to
consider
how
far
this
demand
be
pressed
.
-
20.
That
we
may
have
a
Grant
for
a
General
Assembly
to
be
held
every
two
years
,
for
the
renewing
of
our
Deputies
General
.
-
21.
That
it
be
expresly
specified
,
that
we
may
have
two
Deputies
General
in
Ordinary
at
Court
at
the
Kings
charges
,
but
to
be
nominated
by
the
Assembly
.
-
22.
That
the
Provincial
Deputies
may
addresse
themselves
to
the
Deputies
General
without
any
previous
applications
to
be
made
to
the
Governours
of
the
Provinces
.
These
Instructions
were
sent
abroad
among
the
Provinces
,
where
every
one
according
to
the
extent
of
his
power
,
and
credit
got
them
received
,
and
resolved
on
.
The
aimes
of
these
Gentlemen
were
diverse
;
that
of
Du
Plessis
was
sincere
,
that
of
the
Marshal
Lesdiguieres
(
as
the
whole
course
of
his
life
has
discovered
)
tended
only
to
his
own
interest
;
as
also
that
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
made
use
of
the
power
of
others
to
convert
all
to
his
own
advantage
:
For
having
filled
the
Provinces
with
hopes
of
bettering
their
condition
,
and
made
them
enter
into
most
strict
resolutions
for
that
end
,
discovers
all
at
Court
,
shews
them
to
Villeroy
,
and
to
the
Embassadors
of
England
and
Holland
,
to
whom
he
also
pretended
much
zeal
for
the
Reformed
Religion
:
And
after
this
takes
a
journey
to
Sedan
,
that
he
might
the
better
give
the
Court
leisure
to
foster
fears
of
the
issue
of
this
Assembly
,
and
finde
out
meanes
to
render
it
ineffectual
:
His
desires
in
this
met
a
wished
success
;
for
at
his
return
he
treated
fully
with
Villeroy
,
and
having
made
his
conditions
for
the
Government
of
Poictou
,
worth
three
hundred
thousand
Livers
,
either
for
himself
,
or
to
be
disposed
of
as
he
should
order
,
and
a
hundred
thousand
Livers
augmentation
upon
the
Taxes
of
the
common
people
,
which
by
his
appointment
were
disposed
to
several
particular
persons
:
he
promises
to
change
all
the
resolutions
of
the
Assembly
,
and
give
it
such
an
issue
,
as
should
highly
content
the
Queen
;
which
he
confirmed
by
an
irrefragable
Testimony
;
for
revisiting
the
aforesaid
Embassadours
,
and
particularly
Arsens
,
he
begins
a
discourse
concerning
those
of
the
Reformation
,
quite
contrary
to
his
former
before
his
Voyage
to
Sedan
,
viz.
That
during
the
Kings
Minority
they
were
better
entertain
a
little
patience
,
than
thoughts
of
bettering
their
condition
,
and
by
that
means
justly
purchase
the
Kings
favour
;
that
for
his
part
he
went
to
the
Assembly
with
thoughts
tending
only
to
peace
,
and
wholly
bent
to
endeavour
a
submission
of
all
to
the
pleasure
of
the
Court
.
This
much
astonished
Arsens
,
who
conceived
now
that
his
composition
was
made
,
which
he
dissembled
not
at
all
to
his
friends
:
When
he
had
made
this
progress
,
his
favourites
and
creatures
seconded
it
with
discourses
of
the
same
nature
,
the
better
at
a
distance
to
dispose
the
people
to
a
compliance
with
his
desires
:
And
because
Chastelleraut
was
within
the
Government
of
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
whose
ruine
he
thirsted
after
,
he
caused
the
Assembly
to
adjourn
from
thence
to
Saumure
,
the
goverment
of
Du
Plessis
,
that
he
might
the
more
oblige
him
to
a
conjunction
with
him
.
Before
the
Session
of
the
Assembly
,
he
informs
Du
Plessis
by
several
persons
of
quality
that
he
would
not
be
President
of
it
;
that
though
they
elected
him
,
yet
would
he
not
accept
of
the
charge
,
and
that
it
was
his
desire
,
he
should
impart
this
his
resolution
to
all
he
should
see
;
for
that
he
thought
it
very
improper
for
any
of
the
great
ones
to
undertake
it
.
This
extreamely
pleased
them
all
,
especially
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Sully
,
who
now
cast
their
eyes
upon
Du
Plessis
,
and
assured
him
that
they
would
carry
it
for
him
:
But
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
coming
the
last
of
all
,
and
after
they
had
waited
for
him
a
day
beyond
the
time
prefixed
,
(
though
not
without
much
murmurings
,
for
that
his
mischievous
designes
began
now
to
be
discovered
)
visits
Du
Plessis
,
and
tells
him
,
that
notwithstanding
what
had
been
said
concerning
the
Presidentship
,
he
now
desired
their
nomination
,
for
that
he
knew
the
Duke
of
Sully
had
with
much
boasting
threatened
to
prevent
him
of
it
;
that
it
was
a
thing
that
his
many
services
to
the
Party
had
merited
of
them
;
and
that
in
case
they
refused
him
the
honour
,
he
would
be
gone
the
next
morning
:
This
change
of
his
minde
wrought
no
alteration
at
all
in
the
resolutions
of
the
Dukes
,
who
found
the
greatest
part
of
the
Provinces
disposed
to
their
inclinations
;
so
that
whatever
suit
or
parties
the
Marshal
Boüillon
could
make
,
he
had
the
voices
but
of
six
Provinces
,
and
Du
Plessis
of
ten
;
who
when
he
took
his
place
,
had
Chamier
a
Minister
,
chosen
for
his
assistant
,
and
Desbordes
Mercier
for
Secretary
.
This
election
so
nettled
De
Boüillon
,
that
returning
to
his
Lodging
he
brake
forth
into
words
of
disgust
,
and
threats
of
vengeance
against
all
those
that
had
hindred
him
of
the
Presidentship
;
finding
well
by
this
Essay
,
that
he
was
now
like
to
faile
of
all
he
had
promised
himself
from
the
Assembly
:
However
,
obliged
both
by
prudence
,
and
the
importunate
sollicitations
of
those
that
were
equally
friends
to
them
both
,
he
reconciled
himself
to
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
whom
he
had
before
declared
to
be
his
greatest
enemy
.
The
first
thing
the
Assembly
took
into
their
consideration
,
was
the
disorder
committed
at
Chastillon
,
contrary
to
the
express
Orders
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
and
the
Sieur
Frere
Commissioners
appointed
by
the
King
for
that
particular
affaire
,
for
which
the
Marshal
pretended
so
high
a
displeasure
,
that
having
dispatch'd
thither
Beauchamp
,
one
of
his
Gentlemen
,
to
enquire
into
the
truth
of
the
matter
,
he
declared
as
his
opinion
,
that
it
was
fit
the
Assembly
should
choose
Senas
for
their
Deputy
,
to
be
sent
to
the
Court
with
full
instructions
,
and
a
strict
charge
to
declare
,
That
they
would
not
treat
of
any
thing
with
the
Kings
Commissioners
,
before
reparation
were
made
for
that
wrong
:
But
that
violent
heat
quickly
abated
;
for
he
presently
excused
himself
from
medling
any
further
in
it
,
because
his
Commission
was
expired
.
After
this
the
Kings
Commissioners
had
audience
,
who
in
all
their
discourses
pretended
,
that
the
preservation
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
was
involved
with
,
and
necessary
to
that
of
the
State
,
assuring
them
of
their
Majesties
favour
,
that
they
would
graciously
receive
all
their
Remonstrances
and
Petitions
,
cause
their
Edicts
and
Concessions
to
be
observed
,
put
those
that
had
hitherto
been
neglected
,
in
execution
;
and
interpret
to
their
advantage
,
what
was
obscure
in
them
.
And
lastly
,
That
they
left
it
to
the
choice
of
the
Assembly
,
either
to
put
their
Papers
into
their
hands
,
or
send
them
to
the
Court
,
protesting
,
that
which
way
soever
they
took
,
they
should
have
a
quick
and
favourable
dispatch
.
From
these
fair
promises
sprung
no
less
fair
hopes
;
and
according
to
the
instructions
of
the
Provinces
,
were
their
papers
prepared
;
the
Marshal
Boüillon
not
opposing
one
Article
,
having
been
the
Author
of
those
Propositions
,
which
were
put
into
the
hands
of
Lusignan
,
Aubigny
,
and
the
other
Deputies
to
exhibite
the
principal
points
of
them
to
the
Kings
Commissioners
,
who
,
after
some
debate
declared
,
that
they
had
not
power
to
determine
any
thing
concerning
them
:
But
going
to
the
Assembly
,
advised
them
to
make
their
addresses
by
Deputies
to
the
King
,
to
whom
they
would
do
them
all
good
Offices
;
which
was
concluded
on
.
At
the
election
of
the
Deputies
,
there
happened
a
great
stirre
,
occasioned
by
the
opposition
of
contrary
factions
,
which
made
the
Assembly
resolve
not
to
draw
up
their
Instructions
and
Commissions
,
before
their
nomination
;
that
so
they
might
either
inlarge
or
restraine
them
according
to
the
conditions
of
the
persons
chosen
,
who
were
La
Case
,
Courtaumer
,
Ferrier
the
Minister
,
Mirande
and
Armet
,
who
had
no
power
to
conclude
any
thing
,
but
only
to
debate
the
propositions
;
and
having
explained
them
,
to
give
an
account
of
all
to
the
Assembly
,
who
would
return
them
their
resolutions
thereupon
:
This
restriction
pleased
not
all
the
Deputies
,
much
less
the
Marshal
Bouillon
,
who
now
plainly
perceived
,
that
his
design
was
broken
.
While
they
were
preparing
their
papers
,
there
fell
out
two
particular
things
worthy
the
observing
.
The
first
was
on
the
several
oppositions
the
Marshal
Boüillon
made
to
an
Article
,
which
the
Duke
of
Sully
as
earnestly
pressed
,
viz.
That
the
Assembly
should
interess
themselves
in
his
cause
,
for
that
they
endeavoured
to
deprive
him
of
his
offices
for
no
other
cause
,
but
of
his
Religion
,
in
which
the
Marshal
proceeded
so
farre
,
as
an
attempt
to
make
the
son
renounce
his
Obligations
to
his
Father-in-law
,
which
he
violently
pursued
;
especially
one
time
going
to
visit
him
being
sick
,
telling
him
that
it
was
impossible
,
but
that
in
the
administration
of
those
great
charges
he
had
borne
,
especially
in
that
of
the
Finances
,
when
he
was
Comptroler
of
the
Exchequer
,
there
should
be
found
some
faults
committed
;
though
not
by
him
,
yet
by
his
Officers
and
Servants
;
and
that
if
the
King
should
issue
out
a
Commission
to
examine
his
actions
,
neither
the
Assembly
,
nor
any
other
of
the
Reformed
Religion
ought
to
be
offended
at
it
;
no
,
though
the
Commissioners
should
do
him
wrong
,
since
it
would
be
by
the
ordinary
wayes
of
Justice
that
he
received
it
,
and
that
he
thought
the
Duke
of
Rohan
so
honest
a
man
,
a
true
French
man
,
and
so
great
a
friend
to
peace
,
that
he
would
be
nothing
moved
at
it
.
This
speech
was
but
ill-received
,
and
no
better
answered
by
the
Duke
,
who
told
him
,
that
the
Duke
of
Sully's
important
services
deserved
a
better
recompence
,
than
to
be
exposed
,
as
a
prey
to
those
that
had
disserved
the
State
;
that
his
actions
in
discharge
of
his
Offices
,
free
from
all
corruption
,
and
misdemeanour
,
could
not
,
by
reason
of
his
qualitie
,
be
inquired
into
,
but
by
a
Court
of
Peers
;
and
that
if
he
were
otherwise
dealt
withal
,
all
his
kindred
,
and
especially
he
,
his
son
in
Law
,
with
all
their
friends
,
would
engage
in
his
cause
;
so
that
after
several
Sessions
,
the
Assembly
proceeding
to
a
determination
of
that
Article
,
so
much
urged
by
the
Provinces
also
,
advised
the
Duke
of
Sully
not
to
accept
of
money
in
lieu
of
his
Offices
,
and
especially
,
not
to
quit
that
of
Grand
Master
of
the
Artillery
,
promising
withal
,
that
if
for
that
end
they
should
use
any
undue
,
unlawful
,
and
extraordinary
procedures
against
him
,
they
would
publickly
Declare
that
they
looked
on
the
Duke
of
Sully's
,
as
the
same
with
the
general
interest
of
the
Churches
,
and
of
Justice
;
and
that
therefore
they
were
resolved
by
all
just
and
lawful
means
to
assist
him
:
And
of
this
the
Deputies
general
had
an
express
charge
given
them
in
their
instructions
.
The
other
was
concerning
Berticheres
,
one
of
the
Deputies
for
the
lower
Languedoc
,
a
Gentleman
of
quality
,
and
of
good
parts
,
who
in
the
raign
of
the
late
King
,
who
was
displeased
at
him
,
by
reason
of
his
practices
,
and
intelligence
with
the
Constable
Montmorency
Governour
of
that
Province
,
was
somewhat
unhandsomely
turn'd
out
of
his
governments
of
Sommieres
,
and
Aiguemortes
;
to
which
having
in
vaine
sought
to
be
restored
,
he
conceived
this
a
favourable
opportunity
to
make
the
Assembly
embrace
his
cause
,
for
that
they
were
both
places
of
security
;
and
,
though
they
were
in
the
hands
of
Gentlemen
of
the
same
Religion
,
yet
he
presumed
they
were
persons
,
that
had
not
given
so
great
Testimonies
of
their
zeale
for
the
good
of
the
Churches
,
as
he
had
done
;
and
that
though
he
had
been
constrained
to
accept
of
a
recompence
for
his
Command
,
yet
was
it
only
for
that
of
Sommiers
;
but
for
Aignemortes
he
never
received
any
thing
;
and
that
since
his
services
to
their
party
had
drawn
upon
him
this
prejudice
,
it
was
but
reason
that
they
should
own
the
Justice
of
his
Cause
:
And
forasmuch
as
he
had
brought
with
him
Writings
to
verifie
what
he
alledged
,
he
moved
the
Assembly
to
appoint
Commissioners
to
examine
them
,
and
make
their
report
to
them
,
that
they
might
consider
of
them
.
It
is
to
be
observed
that
this
Berticheres
made
a
great
profession
of
friendship
to
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
who
had
done
him
many
good
Offices
to
the
late
King
,
so
that
he
desired
some
of
his
chiefest
friends
for
Commissioners
,
who
made
so
favourable
a
report
of
his
business
to
the
Assembly
,
that
in
spight
of
the
opposition
made
by
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
,
who
stood
for
Arembures
,
to
whom
the
Government
of
Aiguemortes
was
given
,
it
was
so
well
received
by
the
Assembly
,
that
the
Deputies
residing
at
the
Court
,
were
commanded
to
use
all
diligence
in
his
behalf
,
it
being
a
thing
of
general
concernment
,
and
of
great
consequence
.
When
he
had
obtained
this
,
he
goes
to
the
Court
,
where
he
steers
a
new
course
,
and
to
arrive
at
his
aimes
,
promises
most
powerfully
to
assist
the
Court-party
,
upheld
by
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
,
in
the
Assembly
,
and
by
this
means
got
a
quick
and
satisfactory
dispatch
for
his
re-entry
into
Aiguemortes
:
Moreover
in
this
journey
he
made
the
Constable
his
friend
,
who
embraced
his
cause
with
the
same
fervour
,
as
if
it
had
been
his
own
proper
concernment
,
and
then
returned
to
the
Assembly
:
The
issue
of
this
affair
shall
be
seen
in
its
proper
place
:
But
let
us
now
return
to
the
general
affairs
.
When
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
were
come
to
the
Court
,
their
first
dispatch
thence
brought
news
of
their
fair
reception
,
especially
by
the
Queen
,
(
who
commanded
them
to
put
their
papers
into
the
hands
of
Boissise
,
and
Bullion
,
Counsellors
of
State
)
and
of
the
favourable
answers
they
had
at
several
audiences
received
from
the
Council
:
But
this
was
soon
clouded
by
another
message
from
them
quite
contrary
to
the
former
,
which
informed
the
Assembly
,
that
the
promise
to
have
their
Propositions
answered
,
and
returned
into
their
hands
,
was
now
interpreted
to
be
after
the
nomination
of
the
Deputies
general
,
and
dissolution
of
the
Assembly
:
This
highly
displeased
them
who
had
already
divulged
among
the
Provinces
,
the
good
hopes
they
conceived
from
the
first
intelligence
the
Deputies
gave
them
:
But
,
forasmuch
as
it
was
a
thing
contrary
to
the
use
and
custome
of
the
Kings
Council
,
in
affaires
of
all
sorts
to
send
back
the
Deputies
unanswered
;
and
that
in
all
their
discourses
with
them
there
was
no
mention
of
any
such
conditions
,
the
Assembly
unanimously
resolve
not
to
dissolve
before
they
had
received
an
answer
to
their
Articles
;
which
the
Marshal
Boüillon
seem'd
to
approve
of
,
and
promised
his
utmost
assistance
to
procure
them
a
handsome
returne
concerning
it
.
But
there
was
a
great
difference
between
the
Letter
,
he
shewed
the
Assembly
,
and
that
which
he
sent
away
,
which
intimated
his
opinion
,
that
at
least
some
of
them
should
see
the
answers
to
their
Propositions
before
their
dissolution
:
But
the
assiduous
endeavors
of
the
Deputies
proving
ineffectual
,
they
returned
to
Saumure
,
where
Ferrier
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
,
made
a
relation
of
the
particulars
of
their
whole
voyage
,
by
which
they
perceived
that
Bullion
was
coming
after
with
their
Propositions
answered
;
but
that
before
his
arrival
their
Majesties
desired
the
Deputies
general
might
be
nominated
;
which
notwithstanding
was
suspended
.
When
Bullion
came
,
he
confirmed
what
the
Deputies
had
reported
,
protested
to
many
upon
his
damnation
,
that
the
Propositions
were
most
favourably
answered
;
terrifies
some
with
threats
,
whiles
he
fills
others
with
hopes
;
and
to
encrease
both
their
feares
,
and
hopes
,
he
shews
the
Patents
he
brought
with
him
for
the
augmenting
the
pensions
of
Parabere
,
and
others
,
and
the
Orders
to
cancel
those
of
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Soubize
.
The
Marshal
Boûillon
for
his
part
,
employes
all
his
Art
to
winne
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
by
hopes
of
a
general
deputation
,
and
by
the
power
he
had
to
dispose
of
the
Tax
imposed
upon
the
common
people
now
raised
to
an
hundred
thousand
Livers
more
,
the
better
to
enable
him
to
corrupt
more
men
:
The
resolution
also
of
the
Assembly
to
send
new
petitions
to
their
Majesties
,
that
they
might
receive
their
answers
before
they
dissolved
,
gave
him
an
opportunity
to
play
the
notable
Polititian
:
For
though
there
was
a
very
good
understanding
between
the
Marshal
Boüillon
and
Bullion
,
yet
pretended
they
a
difference
in
their
opinions
;
the
one
assuring
them
,
that
it
would
be
but
lost
labour
to
importune
the
Court
any
more
;
the
other
encouraging
them
to
it
with
promises
of
good
successe
;
but
his
chief
design
was
to
weary
some
with
delayes
,
that
he
might
have
the
better
opportunity
to
draw
others
to
his
party
;
and
in
the
mean
time
covered
all
his
projects
with
a
pretence
of
zeale
,
that
the
simpler
sort
having
less
suspicion
of
him
,
might
the
more
easily
be
intrapped
:
But
failing
in
this
attempt
,
he
resolved
with
Bullion
and
his
friends
,
to
perswade
their
Majesties
to
write
a
letter
(
of
which
he
sent
them
a
draught
)
peremptorily
commanding
the
Assembly
to
dissolve
,
revoking
the
Licence
granted
for
their
meeting
,
and
declaring
null
all
their
past
or
future
Acts
:
And
forasmuch
as
their
Majesties
were
informed
,
that
all
the
Deputies
did
not
agree
in
this
obstinacy
and
disobedience
,
they
commanded
those
Deputies
that
would
obey
to
proceed
among
themselves
to
the
election
of
six
Deputies
,
who
should
receive
from
the
hands
of
Bullion
the
propositions
with
their
answers
;
which
Letter
was
to
be
brought
by
one
,
that
knew
well
enough
how
to
play
his
Game
.
Bellugeon
the
Marshal
Lesdiguieres
his
Agent
,
was
made
choice
of
for
this
employment
,
a
fit
Instrument
to
execute
such
a
Commission
,
being
a
crafty
fellow
,
void
both
of
honor
and
honesty
,
whose
subtle
pate
was
alwayes
busied
about
things
conducing
only
to
his
own
advantage
.
Before
he
began
this
goodly
journey
,
he
takes
his
leave
of
the
Assembly
,
falsly
pretending
,
it
was
only
to
see
his
friends
and
kinred
in
Berry
,
and
then
goes
out
of
the
Town
upon
an
ordinary
Hackny
,
but
soon
after
takes
post
:
which
being
certified
to
the
Assembly
,
as
also
his
treacherous
practices
at
Paris
,
together
with
the
calumnies
he
aspersed
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
his
friends
withal
,
he
was
by
them
declared
unworthy
to
be
re-admitted
to
this
,
and
for
the
future
to
any
other
Assembly
:
But
forasmuch
as
he
had
the
honour
of
being
a
servant
to
the
Marshal
Lesdiguieres
,
they
referred
his
futher
doom
to
him
.
This
censure
infinitely
vexed
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
employed
all
the
power
he
had
to
get
it
revoked
,
declaring
that
it
was
by
his
command
that
he
had
undertaken
this
journey
,
but
all
in
vain
;
which
so
incensed
him
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
they
forbore
to
speak
one
to
the
other
for
a
long
time
after
.
It
was
not
long
before
the
effects
of
this
voyage
were
seen
;
for
the
Letter
for
their
dissolution
contrived
at
Saumure
,
but
dispatched
from
the
Court
,
came
,
and
soon
after
Bellugeon
,
who
declared
that
they
should
now
receive
full
satisfaction
:
But
when
the
Marshal
Boüillon
went
up
to
the
Castle
,
and
shewed
the
Letter
to
Du
Plessis
,
and
La
Force
,
endeavouring
to
gain
their
approbation
of
it
,
and
the
contents
of
it
were
fully
understood
by
them
,
then
were
they
filled
with
amazement
and
displeasure
;
which
Boüillon
perceiving
,
he
thought
it
convenient
that
Du
Plessis
should
impart
the
substance
of
it
,
to
such
of
the
Assembly
as
he
thought
fit
,
that
together
they
might
contrive
some
means
to
compose
all
differences
.
Bullion
also
promises
to
deferre
the
delivery
of
the
Letter
,
out
of
a
seeming
desire
to
seek
out
some
way
for
an
accomodation
;
and
to
that
end
desires
a
conference
with
Du
Plessis
,
which
being
yielded
unto
,
after
some
discourse
,
they
agreed
that
in
case
they
should
proceed
to
a
nomination
of
six
Deputies
,
and
rest
satisfied
with
the
answers
were
given
them
,
he
(
although
he
had
no
Commission
for
it
)
should
undertake
to
procure
them
satisfaction
from
their
Majesties
upon
the
foure
or
five
principal
Articles
,
as
,
concerning
the
Chamber
of
Edicts
at
Paris
,
Provision
for
Vacant
places
,
the
payment
of
the
remaining
part
of
Nine
score
thousand
Crowns
,
and
the
restoring
of
those
places
of
security
were
taken
from
us
;
and
all
this
to
be
done
before
the
dissolution
of
the
Assembly
;
to
which
as
Du
Plessis
was
ready
to
make
his
report
of
this
conference
,
Bullion
sent
him
word
,
that
he
was
informed
,
and
that
by
very
good
intelligence
,
that
there
were
some
,
who
intended
to
take
advantage
of
his
discourses
the
day
before
;
wherefore
he
retracted
them
,
and
desired
he
might
be
permitted
to
go
into
the
Assembly
to
have
the
Queenes
Letter
read
,
and
discharge
his
duty
to
the
Commands
he
had
received
from
Her
.
This
sudden
change
clearly
discovered
,
that
the
end
of
this
conference
was
only
to
amuse
the
honest
party
in
the
Assembly
,
the
better
to
surprize
them
before
any
thing
was
agreed
on
,
or
that
they
were
prepared
for
what
they
were
to
do
,
either
in
order
to
their
dissolution
,
or
the
Deputation
,
and
cheat
them
of
the
thanks
and
benefit
of
their
pains
:
But
both
Boüillon
and
Bullion
too
,
were
not
a
little
dismayed
when
they
saw
,
that
when
upon
the
reading
of
the
Letter
Berticheres
rose
up
,
and
said
,
That
for
his
part
,
he
would
obey
,
and
that
it
was
fit
that
those
that
were
of
his
opinion
should
likewise
declare
themselves
;
all
of
them
with
one
voice
cryed
out
,
that
they
were
more
resolved
upon
obedience
than
he
,
but
that
the
businesse
should
be
further
discussed
,
when
the
Commissioner
was
withdrawn
,
which
was
accordingly
done
.
But
here
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
notice
being
taken
of
the
consultations
which
were
commonly
held
night
and
day
in
the
Marshal
Boüillon's
Lodgings
,
by
five
and
twenty
of
the
Assembly
(
which
were
all
he
could
draw
to
a
confederacy
with
him
)
where
Bullion
also
was
often
present
,
the
rest
of
the
Assembly
,
to
the
number
of
fifty
,
with
one
consent
conceived
it
fitter
to
yield
to
the
necessity
of
the
times
,
than
to
make
a
division
,
which
would
inevitably
force
them
to
accept
for
Deputies
general
,
persons
wholly
devoted
to
the
Court
faction
,
and
that
they
were
better
seek
out
some
other
way
to
redress
their
evils
.
The
Marshal
Boüillon
perceiving
that
the
resolutions
taken
up
by
his
Antagonists
,
had
frustrated
his
hopes
of
procuring
some
creatures
of
his
own
to
be
chosen
Deputies
general
,
makes
his
applications
by
Proxy
,
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
for
his
consent
to
the
restoring
againe
of
Bellugeon
,
and
sharing
the
Deputation
general
between
them
two
:
In
which
the
Duke
of
Sully
also
interessed
himself
,
and
so
farre
prevailed
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
he
caused
an
interview
between
them
at
his
Lodgings
,
where
the
Marshal
entreated
him
to
abate
his
rigour
towards
Bellugeon
,
which
he
promised
him
to
do
:
But
as
for
sharing
the
Deputation
,
he
was
so
averse
from
the
very
mention
of
it
,
that
at
the
meeting
on
the
day
appointed
for
their
election
,
the
Duke
of
Sully
openly
blamed
him
for
his
obstinacy
,
telling
him
that
he
would
ruine
all
by
his
wilfulness
:
But
the
issue
discovered
the
contrary
:
For
having
assured
himself
of
ten
Provinces
,
he
makes
them
agree
to
elect
the
six
Deputies
that
should
be
nominated
by
the
Ministers
of
those
provinces
;
which
succeeded
according
as
he
had
designed
it
;
for
not
one
of
those
the
Marshal
would
have
promoted
(
to
his
extream
discontent
)
were
so
much
as
named
.
Those
that
were
chosen
,
were
Montbrun
,
Bertheville
,
and
Rouvray
for
the
Nobility
;
and
Maniald
,
Boisseul
,
and
Milletiere
,
for
the
Communalty
:
As
for
Bellugeont
,
though
the
Duke
of
Rohan
no
more
opposed
him
,
yet
was
there
much
difficulty
to
revoke
his
censure
;
many
times
was
it
debated
;
at
length
,
when
a
good
part
of
the
Assembly
were
risen
,
those
that
remained
,
razed
it
out
of
their
Records
:
The
Regulations
for
the
Assembly
were
signed
also
,
but
the
Marshal
entred
a
Protestation
under
his
hand
and
seal
,
not
to
acknowledge
the
Ministers
for
a
third
estate
,
or
order
.
And
hence
sprang
the
Original
of
all
our
mischiefs
and
divisions
;
For
the
Marshal
takes
his
journey
to
the
Court
,
to
receive
a
recompence
for
his
services
,
and
revenge
himself
upon
all
those
that
had
opposed
his
designs
,
principally
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
feared
him
least
,
and
had
withstood
him
most
of
any
;
wherefore
he
layes
a
plot
to
out
him
of
his
Town
of
Saint
John
d'
Angely
,
of
which
he
was
Governour
,
and
place
therein
La
Roche-beaucourt
the
King's
Lieutenant
in
his
roome
,
alledging
,
that
if
he
were
once
deprived
of
that
retreat
,
he
would
be
unable
to
attempt
any
thing
:
On
the
other
side
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
his
brother
,
at
a
Consultation
held
at
Saumure
before
their
departure
thence
,
with
those
that
were
of
their
opinion
,
concluded
that
every
one
of
them
should
give
their
respective
Provinces
an
account
of
what
had
passed
,
and
instigate
them
by
particular
Deputies
to
the
Court
,
to
make
new
Remonstrances
of
their
aggrievances
,
which
they
so
happily
performed
,
that
in
spight
of
the
contradictions
of
the
Commissioners
appointed
for
the
execution
of
the
Edict
,
the
years
following
there
came
to
Paris
Deputies
from
twelve
Provinces
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Duke
of
Rohan
goes
to
divert
himself
at
his
houses
in
Britany
,
and
so
to
the
Assembly
of
Estates
of
that
Province
;
At
his
return
from
thence
he
was
informed
of
the
conspiracies
laid
at
Saint
Johns
in
prejudice
of
his
authority
;
to
discover
which
,
and
also
to
apply
convenient
preventions
,
he
sends
thither
Haulte
Fontaine
,
from
whom
receiving
advice
of
the
necessity
of
his
presence
,
he
hasts
thither
with
all
speed
,
and
as
he
passed
through
Poictou
,
gave
his
friends
intelligence
of
all
,
and
sent
Loudriere
to
Rochel
.
His
unexpected
arrival
much
daunted
his
enemies
,
who
neverthelesse
sent
for
Roch-beaucourt
to
come
speedily
to
their
relief
;
but
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
friends
,
flocking
in
every
moment
,
grew
to
such
a
number
,
as
that
Roche-beaucourt
durst
not
stir
,
but
contented
himself
with
giving
the
Court
an
account
of
what
passed
:
Upon
which
information
the
King
dispatches
away
La
Fontaine
to
the
Duke
,
in
appearance
to
know
what
was
the
matter
,
but
in
effect
to
confirm
by
letters
,
and
encourage
the
Partisans
of
Roche-beaucourt
,
which
the
Duke
,
having
treated
him
nobly
,
learnt
out
of
La
Fontaine
,
whom
he
returned
with
a
faithful
promise
to
wait
upon
their
Majesties
,
with
a
free
account
of
all
his
actions
,
upon
their
first
commands
,
which
within
a
few
dayes
after
he
received
;
And
presently
sets
forward
to
the
Court
,
taking
with
him
,
among
others
,
Roche-beaucourt
,
and
Faucault
,
whom
he
greatly
suspected
;
and
leaving
in
Saint
John
Haulte
Fontaine
with
all
necessary
Orders
and
Instructions
,
that
at
his
return
,
he
might
not
finde
his
own
gates
shut
against
him
.
Being
arrived
at
Court
,
he
shewed
the
Queen
by
several
instances
,
that
he
had
behaved
himself
like
an
honest
man
at
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
,
and
that
he
had
opposed
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
for
that
he
knew
,
that
he
took
part
with
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
for
no
other
end
,
but
to
advance
his
own
Interests
,
and
render
himself
more
considerable
both
of
the
one
side
,
and
the
other
,
and
that
had
he
compassed
his
designes
,
she
would
have
been
the
first
would
have
felt
the
effects
of
his
arrogance
:
But
there
were
no
eares
open
to
his
justification
,
(
it
being
the
constant
humour
of
Princes
not
easily
to
be
reasoned
out
of
opinions
,
they
have
been
prepossessed
withal
)
so
that
seeing
the
time
for
the
Election
of
a
new
Major
for
the
Town
of
Saint
John
drew
near
,
and
that
his
abode
at
Court
was
to
no
purpose
,
he
pretended
that
his
brother
was
sick
,
upon
which
having
got
leave
to
be
gone
,
he
took
post
that
very
night
;
which
fell
out
well
for
him
;
For
the
Marshal
Boüillon
having
notice
the
next
day
of
his
departure
,
was
very
earnest
to
have
him
pursued
,
and
brought
back
again
;
but
he
made
such
haste
,
as
it
was
impossible
to
overtake
him
.
As
he
passed
by
Parc
in
the
lower
Poictou
,
he
took
Soubize
along
with
him
,
advertised
his
friends
in
Poictou
of
what
had
happened
,
and
went
to
Saint
John
,
whither
Foucault
,
a
Captain
of
the
Garrison
,
whom
he
had
taken
with
him
to
Paris
,
being
sent
away
from
the
Court
,
was
come
before
him
,
and
had
secretly
assembled
the
Major
and
some
others
of
that
Cabal
,
to
out
the
Duke
of
the
Government
,
and
for
that
end
offered
them
two
thousand
men
;
which
the
Duke
having
notice
of
,
presently
upon
his
arrival
at
Saint
John
,
he
commanded
Foucault
,
who
was
then
about
three
or
four
leagues
thence
,
to
return
thither
no
more
,
and
at
the
same
instant
sent
away
Tenis
to
their
Majesties
,
to
informe
them
of
the
just
cause
he
had
,
not
to
allow
the
said
Foucault
any
more
accesse
to
Saint
John
.
The
time
for
the
Election
of
the
Major
being
at
hand
,
which
is
alwayes
the
Sunday
before
Palme
Sunday
,
comes
Claverie
from
the
Court
with
an
express
,
which
signified
,
that
by
reason
of
the
divisions
of
the
Town
,
it
was
the
Kings
pleasure
,
for
the
repose
of
it
,
and
the
avoiding
of
factions
there
,
that
the
old
Major
should
be
continued
,
and
that
this
precedent
should
not
for
the
future
any
way
impair
the
Priviledges
of
the
Town
;
whereupon
the
Duke
of
Rohan
remonstrates
to
his
Majesty
,
how
that
he
was
mis-informed
of
the
condition
of
the
Town
,
and
of
what
consequence
it
was
,
both
to
his
service
,
and
the
publick
peace
,
that
,
according
to
their
ancient
custome
,
they
should
proceed
to
Election
of
a
new
Major
,
hoping
that
this
would
be
assented
to
,
and
for
that
reason
sent
his
Secretary
with
this
letter
to
the
Court.
Now
the
Marshall
Boüillon
rightly
imagining
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
would
oppose
the
continuation
of
the
old
Major
,
as
a
thing
highly
prejudicial
to
him
,
engaged
the
Royal
authority
in
it
to
the
uttermost
,
that
so
he
might
either
ruine
him
by
his
voluntary
submission
,
or
by
obliging
the
King
to
force
him
to
a
complyance
;
So
that
two
dayes
after
the
arrival
of
Claverie
comes
Saint
More
,
a
younger
brother
of
Montauzier
,
and
brother
in
law
to
Roch-beaucourt
with
another
,
and
stricter
expresse
to
the
same
purpose
:
But
the
Duke
of
Rohan
knowing
,
that
his
own
ruine
would
assuredly
be
the
consequence
of
the
losse
of
Saint
John
,
conceived
it
least
dangerous
for
him
to
secure
the
Town
,
and
feared
not
to
refuse
all
those
Orders
as
prejudicial
to
the
King's
service
,
and
to
proceed
to
the
Election
of
a
new
Major
,
according
to
the
usual
custome
of
the
Town
,
out
of
three
of
the
Corporation
,
whose
names
were
sent
by
Deputies
,
constituted
for
that
purpose
,
to
his
Majesty
,
to
make
choice
of
which
of
them
he
pleased
;
and
for
the
security
of
the
place
,
the
Keys
were
,
in
the
interim
,
put
into
the
hands
of
the
first
Alderman
.
The
report
of
these
things
caused
a
great
bustle
at
Court
;
Tenis
,
and
Onglepied
,
whom
the
Duke
some
few
dayes
before
,
had
sent
thither
,
were
committed
prisoners
to
the
Bastille
;
his
mother
,
wife
,
and
sisters
were
forbid
to
go
out
of
Paris
;
and
Propositions
were
also
made
of
drawing
down
an
Army
to
besiege
him
;
On
the
otherside
the
Duke
,
well
knowing
the
power
of
his
enemies
at
Court
,
and
that
he
was
to
expect
a
violent
persecution
from
them
,
took
great
care
to
make
all
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
France
sensible
;
that
the
hatred
conceived
against
him
,
was
occasioned
only
by
the
resolution
and
constancy
he
had
shewed
to
the
good
of
their
affairs
;
that
his
,
and
the
losse
of
St.
John
,
would
draw
after
them
their
destruction
also
;
that
if
their
adversaries
found
this
easily
accomplishable
,
they
would
not
stop
their
course
in
so
fair
a
roade
;
and
then
prepares
himself
the
best
he
could
to
make
a
brave
resistance
.
But
at
length
when
all
things
were
more
maturely
deliberated
,
the
King's
Council
thought
fitter
to
commit
this
businesse
to
a
Treaty
,
and
Themines
was
sent
to
the
Duke
to
determinate
the
difference
in
a
peaceable
way
:
The
result
of
his
negotiation
was
,
That
,
for
eight
dayes
the
Keyes
of
the
Town
should
be
left
in
the
hands
of
the
old
Major
,
that
they
should
proceed
to
the
nomination
of
three
,
out
of
which
the
King
should
make
choice
of
one
;
and
,
that
after
this
Election
Roche-beaucourt
and
Foucault
should
be
permitted
to
return
again
to
execute
their
charges
,
provided
,
notwithstanding
that
the
latter
should
presently
quit
the
Town
again
.
Themines
sent
this
agreement
to
the
Court
,
where
at
first
it
was
well
enough
liked
of
;
but
when
it
was
communicated
to
,
and
scanned
by
the
Dukes
enemies
,
it
could
by
no
means
be
approved
of
:
But
Themines
had
orders
sent
him
,
to
insist
upon
the
return
of
Roche-beaucourt
and
Foucault
,
before
the
new
Election
,
which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
consented
to
;
and
thus
,
for
the
present
,
was
mitigated
the
heat
of
this
affair
,
though
the
persecutions
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
and
his
party
continued
in
their
former
violence
;
especially
at
Court
,
where
the
Marshal
Boüillon
endeavoured
,
first
to
corrupt
the
Deputies
,
then
to
make
divisions
among
them
;
and
last
of
all
to
destroy
their
authority
:
And
when
the
Provinces
sent
their
Deputies
to
the
Court
to
remonstrate
their
resentments
of
the
ill
impressions
were
given
their
Majesties
of
their
loyalty
,
to
vindicate
themselves
from
the
calumnies
vented
against
them
,
and
to
obtain
a
grant
of
all
their
just
demands
,
so
necessary
to
their
subsistance
:
The
Marshal
Boüillon
perceiving
,
that
neither
his
confederacies
in
the
Provinces
,
nor
the
Commissioners
purposely
sent
in
to
them
,
could
hinder
the
deputations
,
turns
now
his
whole
endeavours
to
render
their
Negotiation
fruitlesse
,
alledging
,
that
it
was
a
diminution
of
the
Kings
authority
to
give
audience
to
an
Assembly
convened
against
his
will
;
that
,
if
their
requests
were
yeilded
to
,
and
satisfaction
given
them
that
way
,
it
would
disgust
the
loyal
part
of
his
subjects
,
and
reunite
the
now
disjoyned
Provinces
with
the
Complainants
;
and
openly
discovering
also
great
displeasure
,
that
they
should
repay
all
his
services
with
slights
,
and
envie
;
imputing
unto
him
,
upon
all
occasions
,
what
ever
mischief
befel
them
:
So
that
,
though
he
could
not
prevent
their
audience
,
he
frustrated
the
contentment
they
hoped
thence
,
telling
the
Deputies
general
freely
,
that
what
he
did
,
was
in
tevenge
of
the
affronts
he
received
from
the
Assembly
at
Saumure
.
These
things
passing
thus
,
the
Marshal
Boüillon
continues
his
ill
offices
to
the
interests
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
general
,
and
those
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
in
particular
;
and
having
obtain'd
the
Ambassadorship
extraordinary
for
England
to
get
the
alliance
with
Spaine
approved
of
there
,
feeds
himself
also
with
hopes
by
the
means
of
that
imployment
,
there
to
procure
a
dislike
of
the
actions
of
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
:
But
the
Duke
of
Rohan
found
an
opportunity
,
by
a
Gentleman
that
attended
on
the
Marshal
in
the
voyage
,
to
give
the
King
of
England
a
true
information
of
all
things
;
so
that
as
to
that
particular
,
the
answer
he
received
,
was
,
that
if
the
Queen
should
be
induced
to
infringe
the
Edicts
made
in
favour
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
so
that
it
were
manifest
,
that
they
were
persecuted
for
their
Religions
sake
;
his
Majesty
required
,
in
that
case
,
that
neither
the
League
lately
made
with
France
,
nor
his
present
confirmation
of
the
same
,
should
be
understood
to
their
prejudice
:
For
Nature
teaches
every
one
,
when
he
sees
his
neighbour
assaulted
for
a
quarrel
which
relates
to
himself
,
to
foresee
what
he
may
expect
from
the
issue
of
it
.
As
for
his
part
,
the
King
of
England
exhorted
the
Marshal
to
a
reconciliation
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
whom
also
he
intimated
his
pleasure
in
that
particular
:
In
reference
to
which
,
the
National
Synod
then
held
at
Priuas
,
endeavoured
it
also
,
and
for
that
end
,
besides
the
Deputies
general
,
chose
Du
Moulin
,
and
Durand
,
Ministers
,
and
L'
isle-gro
lot
an
Elder
,
whose
care
and
pains
in
it
were
so
effectual
,
that
the
sixteenth
of
August
,
in
the
year
1612.
the
Marshals
Boüillon
,
and
Lesdeguieres
signed
these
ensuing
Articles
,
viz.
That
they
would
hearken
to
a
sincere
reunion
,
promising
to
submit
their
own
particular
interests
to
the
common
welfare
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
by
an
Oblivion
of
all
past
injuries
:
That
they
would
freely
renounce
all
resentments
,
and
animosities
against
any
persons
,
and
for
what
cause
soever
:
That
they
would
love
and
honour
every
one
according
to
his
ranke
and
quality
,
giving
them
upon
all
occasions
,
all
testimonies
of
friendship
,
as
far
as
the
duty
of
true
Christians
,
and
faithful
Subjects
of
the
King
should
oblige
and
permit
them
.
They
farther
also
protested
,
that
they
desired
nothing
more
,
than
by
a
firm
Union
and
concord
to
see
the
Kingdom
of
God
advanced
,
and
the
Churches
flourish
in
a
happy
peace
,
under
the
obedience
of
his
Majesty
;
and
,
moreover
,
to
imploy
all
their
power
,
that
the
authority
of
the
Synods
be
not
invalidated
,
nor
the
Discipline
infringed
;
and
that
they
would
not
favour
,
nor
any
wayes
assist
any
particular
persons
or
Churches
,
that
by
unjust
or
prejudicial
means
should
separate
from
the
Union
,
and
conformity
to
the
Doctrine
and
Discipline
received
in
the
Churches
.
This
Protestation
was
also
signed
by
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
,
Sully
,
and
Soubize
,
La
Force
,
and
Du
Plessis
;
to
which
they
desired
might
be
added
these
following
Articles
;
viz.
To
cause
this
Act
to
be
signed
by
the
Governours
of
all
places
of
security
,
and
other
persons
of
consideration
in
the
Provinces
,
and
that
by
the
way
of
Conserence
;
and
,
that
a
Clause
might
be
inserted
,
by
which
they
should
oblige
themselves
to
observe
,
as
well
all
Politique
,
as
Ecclesiastical
order
,
and
to
restore
and
confirm
the
authority
of
the
Deputies
general
in
their
charges
.
But
for
all
these
goodly
appearances
,
the
persecutions
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
ceased
not
;
which
enforced
them
at
last
,
upon
the
grievances
of
the
Province
of
Xaintonge
to
call
an
Assembly
of
five
Provinces
,
according
to
the
regulation
of
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
.
Whiles
these
things
were
a
doing
,
there
hapned
a
new
accident
,
which
hastned
the
Assembly
:
Berticheres
,
supported
with
the
power
of
the
Constable
,
the
Decree
of
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
,
and
the
favor
of
the
Court
,
would
needs
repossesse
his
government
of
Aiguemortes
:
But
the
Province
,
advertised
of
his
demeanour
by
Saugeon
(
whom
the
Duke
had
sent
thither
purposely
with
a
character
of
him
)
so
ordered
that
affair
,
that
,
in
spight
of
the
Constable
,
they
maintained
Arembures
in
it
,
and
kept
Berticheres
out
;
which
so
incensed
him
,
that
he
made
Saugeon
a
prisoner
at
Ville-franck
in
Roüergue
,
which
was
more
than
he
could
do
in
his
own
government
.
When
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
the
Province
of
Xaintonge
heard
this
,
they
avowed
the
voyage
,
and
owned
the
cause
of
Sangeon
:
The
Assembly
also
met
at
Rochel
,
notwithstanding
the
ill
usage
,
and
traverses
occasioned
them
by
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
showed
himself
more
their
enemy
,
than
all
the
Kings
Council
beside
(
notwithstanding
his
engagement
passed
to
the
King
of
England
,
and
the
Deputies
of
the
National
Synod
)
and
instigated
the
Clergy
of
France
to
go
to
the
Quetn
,
and
hinder
her
giving
any
favourable
answers
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
supposing
that
such
rigor
would
force
them
upon
extremities
,
&
would
make
them
appear
guilty
of
a
desire
of
war
,
and
give
him
an
occasion
to
interpose
as
a
mediator
for
them
at
Court
;
that
so
,
he
might
render
himself
useful
to
both
parties
,
and
whatever
happened
,
still
make
up
his
own
reckoning
.
On
the
other
side
,
Du
Plessis
tired
with
these
persecutions
,
from
which
he
himself
was
not
exempted
,
and
fearing
what
the
issue
of
these
disturbances
would
be
,
interposes
for
the
composing
of
them
,
and
comes
to
Rochel
accompanied
with
Rouvray
,
one
of
the
Deputies
general
,
and
brother
to
his
son
in
law
,
bringing
with
him
a
draught
of
some
Articles
,
not
signed
:
But
the
successe
of
his
negotiation
,
not
answering
his
expectation
,
he
withdrew
again
,
and
with
him
,
the
Province
of
Anjou
,
(
one
of
the
five
assembled
)
Neverthelesse
,
the
other
four
continued
well
united
,
and
by
Messengers
,
desired
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
presence
at
Rochel
,
to
consult
with
them
about
what
was
to
be
done
:
When
he
came
,
it
was
resolved
,
that
they
should
send
a
Gentleman
to
the
Queen
,
in
the
name
of
the
Provinces
,
to
accept
,
for
the
present
,
the
offers
had
been
made
them
,
referring
the
pursuance
of
the
rest
to
the
Deputies
general
.
But
hearing
,
in
the
mean
time
,
of
the
commotions
at
the
Court
,
of
a
bold
action
committed
in
the
assassination
of
the
Baron
de
Luz
,
to
the
great
displeasure
of
the
Queen
,
and
violation
of
her
authority
;
the
Assembly
took
the
boldnesse
to
send
Le
Parc
,
d'
Archiat
,
and
Cressonniere
to
their
Majesties
,
with
protestations
of
their
loyalty
,
and
offers
of
their
service
,
choosing
rather
to
submit
to
their
pleasures
in
accepting
the
offers
made
them
,
than
to
augment
the
present
troubles
by
their
importunities
:
Bessay
also
made
a
Speech
to
the
same
effect
,
in
the
behalf
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
and
all
were
well
received
at
Court
:
Thus
ended
this
Assembly
,
which
though
continually
traversed
,
as
is
before
related
,
brought
more
benefit
to
the
Publick
,
and
comfort
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
than
that
of
Saumure
.
The
Articles
agreed
on
(
and
pretty
well
observed
)
were
,
-
1.
That
the
King's
Atturneys
should
have
Orders
to
receive
the
Attestations
of
the
Ministers
,
without
compelling
them
to
add
the
Epither
,
Pretended
,
to
the
Reformed
Religion
.
-
2
That
the
Ecclesiastical
persons
should
be
permitted
the
enjoyment
of
the
same
liberty
,
they
had
in
the
raign
of
the
late
King
.
-
3.
That
they
have
a
Toleration
of
Provincial
Councils
,
for
the
ordering
of
their
Politick
affairs
,
as
in
the
late
Kings
time
.
-
4.
That
the
Ministers
,
as
well
as
other
Ecclesiastical
persons
in
France
,
may
be
exempted
from
the
payment
of
all
Taxes
and
Subsidies
,
and
that
all
necessary
provisions
to
this
effect
,
be
given
them
.
-
5.
That
all
the
Edicts
be
published
a
new
,
together
with
a
Declaration
,
confirming
all
Grants
,
Favours
,
and
Concessions
of
the
late
King
,
with
an
Act
of
Oblivion
,
and
a
Decree
,
that
all
proceedings
commenced
against
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
become
null
,
and
as
if
they
had
never
been
.
-
6.
That
the
Inhabitants
of
Rochel
be
permitted
to
enquire
into
the
occasion
of
what
hapned
at
Couldray
;
and
be
also
freed
from
the
jealousies
they
may
justly
derive
from
the
two
near
approach
of
the
Ships
,
and
that
,
to
that
end
,
they
be
commanded
to
ride
farther
from
the
shore
.
-
7.
That
the
Remonstrances
of
the
lower
Languedoc
be
received
concerning
Aiguemortes
;
that
provision
be
made
for
it
;
and
that
,
in
the
mean
time
,
the
place
be
committed
to
the
care
of
Chastillon
.
-
8.
That
the
razing
of
Vessieres
be
suspended
,
and
the
Remonstrances
of
the
Province
of
Languedoc
,
concerning
that
particular
,
be
received
.
-
9.
That
nothing
be
changed
in
the
Mas
d'
Agenois
in
the
lower
Guienne
,
and
that
La
Vessiere
be
replaced
there
.
-
10.
That
the
Count
of
Panias
be
desired
by
letter
,
to
continue
the
Captain
Pre
in
his
command
under
him
,
in
Mansiete
.
-
11.
That
the
troops
which
are
in
Xaintonge
,
Poictou
,
and
the
places
adjacent
,
be
removed
.
-
12.
That
Roche-beaucourt
,
and
Foucault
,
be
sent
out
of
Saint
John
.
-
13.
That
the
one
of
their
Companies
shall
be
given
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
the
other
to
the
King's
Lieutenant
,
which
shall
be
placed
there
,
in
the
place
of
La
Roche-beaucourt
,
but
with
the
approbation
and
good-liking
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
.
-
14.
That
the
Office
of
Serjeant
Major
of
the
place
becoming
void
,
either
by
death
,
or
demission
of
the
Officer
,
it
shall
be
supplyed
as
the
Duke
shall
please
.
-
15.
That
the
pensions
of
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
,
and
Soubize
,
shall
be
paid
,
both
the
arreares
,
and
what
shall
for
the
future
accrue
.
-
16.
That
no
violence
be
done
to
the
friends
or
servants
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
that
those
that
had
pensions
shall
receive
them
,
as
before
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
;
and
that
no
injury
be
done
to
the
Baron
de
Saugeon
,
but
that
he
be
restored
to
his
liberty
.
Whiles
the
Court
raised
these
tempests
in
the
Provinces
,
it self
was
not
free
from
commotions
.
The
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
who
had
ingrossed
the
whole
favour
of
the
Queen
,
bred
,
and
cherished
divisions
among
the
great
ones
,
lest
their
union
should
obstruct
his
advancement
;
so
equally
ballancing
all
parties
,
that
neither
could
over-poise
the
other
,
and
continually
fomenting
envie
and
jealousies
among
them
,
lest
their
reconciliation
should
prove
his
ruine
:
They
on
the
other
side
suffering
themselves
to
be
hurried
on
by
the
violence
of
passion
,
rather
than
led
by
the
calmer
conduct
of
reason
,
so
that
all
the
Princes
of
the
blood
were
seen
in
opposition
one
against
the
other
,
and
those
also
of
the
house
of
Lorraine
,
according
as
their
present
enjoyments
,
or
hopes
of
future
favour
moved
them
:
But
at
length
the
Prince
of
Conde
upon
the
Queens
refusal
to
give
him
Chasteau
Trompette
,
raised
a
party
of
discontents
,
under
pretence
of
reforming
the
disorders
in
the
government
of
the
State
;
The
Marshal
Boüillon
the
main
contriver
of
this
Party
,
managed
it
with
such
artifice
,
that
he
caused
the
Prince
,
the
Dukes
of
Longueville
,
Nevers
,
Maine
,
and
others
,
to
absent
themselves
from
the
Court
,
whom
he
himself
followed
the
last
of
all
,
and
with
the
Queens
consent
too
,
upon
the
hopes
he
had
given
her
of
reducing
all
those
Princes
;
And
with
such
dexterity
hand
died
he
the
affair
,
that
he
became
both
the
Author
and
composer
of
it
;
in
which
there
was
one
very
remarkable
thing
to
be
taken
notice
of
,
which
was
,
that
he
imparted
the
whole
businesse
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
most
faithful
friends
,
and
concealed
it
from
his
own
,
whom
in
other
things
he
had
alwayes
trusted
;
for
that
he
very
well
knew
the
corruption
and
falshood
of
the
one
,
and
the
integrity
and
fidelity
of
the
other
.
The
Prince
with
his
Partisans
retired
to
Mezieres
,
a
Town
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Nevers
,
near
Sedan
;
The
Duke
of
Maine
who
was
Governour
of
the
Isle
of
France
,
with
the
Towns
of
Soissons
,
Noyons
,
and
the
Castle
of
Pierrefons
;
the
Marquesse
de
Ceuvres
with
Laon
;
all
very
considerable
places
,
together
with
the
Duke
of
Longveville
,
Governour
of
Picardy
,
with
all
the
friends
and
servants
they
could
muster
in
their
governments
joyning
to
the
frontires
of
Germany
,
and
Flanders
,
with
the
rest
of
the
discontents
in
France
,
made
up
a
very
formidable
party
;
to
which
I
shall
not
adde
,
that
upon
the
retaining
of
these
Male-contents
from
the
Court
,
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
being
apprehended
in
the
Louvre
,
and
there
detained
prisoner
;
a
few
dayes
after
made
his
escape
,
and
got
into
Britany
his
own
government
,
where
he
made
great
preparations
also
.
Things
being
in
this
condition
,
the
Prince
writes
a
letter
to
the
Queen
,
whose
contents
were
nothing
but
complaints
of
the
disorders
committed
in
the
State
under
her
authority
;
that
the
Princes
of
the
blood
,
Dukes
,
Peers
,
and
Officers
of
the
Crown
were
excluded
from
the
Publick
affairs
,
which
were
managed
by
three
or
four
only
,
who
to
maintain
their
own
height
,
sowed
divisions
among
the
Nobility
,
lavishing
the
treasures
,
and
at
their
pleasure
,
disposing
of
them
,
the
Arsinals
and
Frontire
Garrisons
,
which
were
intrusted
in
the
hands
of
strangers
,
who
were
in
no
wise
responsible
for
them
;
that
they
desired
an
Assembly
of
the
States
General
,
according
to
the
Custome
,
during
the
Minorities
of
their
Kings
,
in
which
the
Queen
should
finde
a
legal
provision
made
for
the
support
of
her
authority
,
the
preservation
of
the
Lawes
,
and
reforming
all
abuses
that
obstructed
the
administration
of
them
.
He
writes
also
to
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
and
all
the
Grandees
not
yet
confederated
with
him
,
to
invite
them
to
a
Conjunction
with
his
Party
;
and
to
the
Deputies
general
also
,
telling
them
that
those
of
the
Religion
were
not
forgotten
in
his
Remonstrances
;
He
sent
also
Le
Maretz
Lieutenant
of
his
guards
,
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
court
him
to
arme
in
his
behalf
,
protesting
that
he
would
not
listen
to
any
agreement
,
but
with
his
consent
:
But
the
Duke
who
on
the
one
side
knew
very
well
the
credit
the
Marshal
Boüillon
had
gained
among
his
most
intimate
confidents
;
and
on
the
other
,
remembring
the
continual
ill
offices
he
had
received
from
him
ever
since
the
Assembly
of
Saumure
;
and
being
not
unjealous
that
the
war
was
only
declared
in
words
,
whil'st
in
truth
they
were
already
entred
into
a
Treaty
,
resolved
to
send
Hault-fontaine
,
in
whom
he
reposed
great
confidence
,
along
with
Maretz
,
to
make
a
discovery
of
the
true
posture
of
the
Prince
his
affairs
;
and
in
the
interim
made
his
addresses
by
letter
to
the
Queen
,
assuring
her
,
that
he
would
continue
united
with
the
whole
body
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
to
whom
if
she
pleased
to
vouchsafe
some
satisfaction
,
she
should
reclaime
her
discontents
at
an
easie
rate
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Prince
came
to
Saint
Menchould
,
a
strong
place
within
the
government
of
the
Duke
of
Nevers
,
which
he
had
secured
;
and
there
also
arrived
Hault-fontaine
,
where
,
instead
of
a
war
proclaimed
,
he
found
a
Treaty
well
advanced
;
He
was
received
with
much
honour
,
and
admitted
also
to
their
Counsels
;
Upon
his
arrival
,
it
was
given
out
,
that
he
came
with
an
offer
of
eight
thousand
foot
,
and
two
thousand
horse
from
his
Master
,
on
purpose
to
hasten
the
Treaty
,
and
yet
was
he
sent
back
to
the
Duke
with
an
assurance
that
there
should
be
none
,
and
a
request
to
raise
armes
:
But
Hault-fontaine
assured
him
that
the
Peace
was
concluded
,
and
that
Amboise
was
to
be
given
to
the
Prince
,
Menchould
to
the
Duke
of
Nevers
,
and
a
round
summe
of
money
to
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
,
and
that
an
Assembly
of
the
States
general
was
promised
;
which
in
a
short
time
after
was
performed
:
And
thus
did
their
own
private
interests
intercept
their
regard
to
the
consideration
of
the
publick
.
The
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
who
,
after
his
escape
,
had
levied
many
men
in
Britany
,
and
engaged
himself
in
the
fortification
of
Blavet
,
was
much
troubled
to
see
himself
thus
forlorne
:
He
sent
Roche
Giffar
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
earnest
perswasions
to
joyne
with
him
,
which
were
well
mixed
with
faire
promises
in
favour
of
those
of
the
Religion
:
But
all
could
extract
no
other
answer
from
him
,
than
that
the
best
counsel
could
be
given
him
,
was
to
digest
,
as
well
as
he
could
,
his
dereliction
,
and
in
time
,
to
comply
,
lest
his
obstinacy
should
draw
upon
him
an
inevitable
ruine
.
But
this
advice
had
no
operations
upon
his
resolutions
;
though
the
Prince
,
when
he
came
into
Poictou
,
added
his
perswasions
too
,
and
endeavours
to
approve
of
his
precipitation
of
the
peace
:
The
Prince
was
also
very
serious
to
see
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
to
satisfie
him
in
that
particular
,
came
to
La
Roche
des
Aubieres
in
Anjou
,
where
he
shews
him
,
how
he
had
been
forced
to
shuffle
up
a
peace
the
best
he
could
,
for
that
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
ambitious
of
all
the
thanks
and
profit
,
had
debauched
and
seduced
most
of
his
party
(
speaking
well
indeed
of
none
but
the
Duke
of
Nevers
)
so
that
he
was
constrained
to
accept
of
Amboise
;
That
he
hoped
to
procure
an
Assembly
of
the
States
General
,
in
which
his
party
would
be
the
most
prevalent
,
for
that
every
one
in
their
Province
,
stickled
hard
for
him
;
and
that
it
was
there
,
the
affairs
of
the
Kingdom
should
have
a
redress
,
and
the
Nobility
enjoy
their
dignities
,
or
else
that
they
should
have
more
forces
,
and
a
better
pretence
for
a
War
;
that
though
he
had
cast
off
many
Gentlemen
and
Souldiers
,
yet
he
regarded
not
that
much
,
for
that
he
knew
,
France
was
alwayes
well
stored
with
discontents
.
To
which
was
answered
,
that
the
States
would
rather
oppose
his
designs
,
and
instead
of
augmenting
,
lessen
his
authority
;
for
that
the
fear
of
evil
,
and
hope
of
good
,
the
most
prevalent
motives
upon
the
affections
of
men
,
were
from
the
Queen
,
not
him
;
and
that
the
reason
,
why
many
refused
to
take
Armes
,
though
he
commanded
them
,
was
,
because
he
himself
did
not
,
but
had
made
his
peace
;
for
which
he
was
upbraided
both
by
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
his
brother
;
of
which
he
excused
himself
the
best
he
could
,
with
many
large
protestations
of
friendship
to
them
,
and
a
high
approbation
of
the
Counsel
they
had
given
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
;
and
thus
was
their
interview
terminated
:
After
which
,
the
Prince
to
make
his
advantage
of
all
,
wrote
to
the
President
Janin
,
that
he
had
desired
a
meeting
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
for
no
other
end
,
but
to
break
off
the
confederacy
between
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
and
him
.
This
being
past
,
all
parties
were
very
industrious
to
procure
a
nomination
of
such
Deputies
in
the
Provinces
,
for
the
States
General
,
to
be
convened
at
Paris
the
winter
following
,
as
were
most
devoted
to
them
;
And
in
the
mean
while
the
King
and
Queen
took
their
journey
towards
Britany
to
reduce
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
:
When
they
came
to
Poictieres
,
Villeroy
dispatches
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
one
Villette
(
whom
he
knew
to
be
a
friend
of
his
)
to
let
him
know
,
that
their
Majesties
passing
within
twenty
Leagues
of
him
,
would
take
it
ill
if
he
neglected
to
come
and
wait
upon
them
,
assuring
him
of
a
fair
reception
;
and
that
it
was
such
an
opportunity
to
set
himself
right
againe
with
them
,
as
in
prudence
he
ought
not
to
let
slip
:
Upon
this
encouragement
he
went
thither
,
where
,
after
a
very
good
welcome
given
him
,
they
engaged
him
to
be
present
at
the
States
of
Britany
to
be
held
at
Nantes
,
where
all
their
propositions
were
answered
with
a
free
ass●nt
to
them
,
whether
they
concerned
the
Deputations
for
the
States
General
,
or
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
who
was
for●ed
to
present
himself
before
them
,
and
wholly
submit
himself
to
their
pleasures
.
This
done
,
they
returned
thence
,
it
being
presently
after
the
Autumn
,
to
Paris
,
whither
a
general
curiosity
carried
every
one
to
see
what
would
be
the
issue
of
the
States
General
.
The
Prince
was
in
very
good
intelligence
with
the
strongest
party
in
the
Parliament
,
occasioned
rather
by
their
hatred
to
the
present
government
,
than
by
any
influence
from
his
vertue
or
good
conduct
;
for
had
his
life
and
actions
been
in
any
degree
proportionable
to
his
pretences
,
and
Remonstrances
,
he
would
have
much
disturbed
the
Queens
government
.
Come
we
now
to
the
States
,
who
assembled
at
Paris
about
the
latter
end
of
October
,
in
the
year
1614
:
where
all
things
passed
according
to
the
Queens
desire
,
who
notwithstanding
dissolved
them
,
without
giving
them
any
satisfaction
at
all
:
The
Prince
was
faine
to
yield
up
Amboise
againe
,
which
he
had
gotten
at
the
Treaty
of
Saint
Menehould
;
and
that
by
the
advice
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
thought
by
shewing
the
power
he
had
over
the
first
Prince
of
the
blood
,
who
only
might
lawfully
question
the
actions
of
the
Queen
,
to
render
himself
so
acceptable
and
considerable
,
that
of
necessity
he
should
be
employed
in
the
management
of
the
publick
affairs
:
But
remembring
that
his
services
had
been
less
recompensed
than
his
disservices
,
and
that
men
stood
in
awe
of
that
aspiring
spirit
,
so
apt
and
ready
for
any
great
undertakings
,
he
resolves
to
imploy
it
again
to
mischief
;
and
taking
occasion
from
the
ill
propositions
made
in
the
States
,
from
the
treacheries
discovered
there
,
by
a
pre●umption
to
establish
the
Papal
in
prejudice
of
the
Royal
Authority
,
from
the
Decree
made
by
them
for
the
consummating
the
Marriages
with
Spaine
,
from
the
prodigious
greatness
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
universally
envyed
,
and
maligned
,
especially
in
Paris
;
and
from
the
discontents
the
Deputies
the
States
carried
back
into
their
provinces
,
all
which
things
he
so
dexterously
ordered
for
his
purposes
,
that
from
that
foundation
he
raised
a
broulliery
of
that
importance
,
that
even
those
that
thought
not
at
all
of
meddling
in
it
,
were
insensibly
engaged
in
the
party
.
The
better
to
arrive
at
his
aimes
,
the
Marshal
Boüillon
drew
into
the
confederacy
with
the
Prince
all
the
Grandees
of
the
Kingdome
,
whom
either
some
particular
injuries
received
,
or
envy
(
the
basest
,
yet
most
common
vice
of
all
)
had
discontented
;
handles
the
Parliament
of
Paris
so
handsomely
,
that
the
greatest
part
of
them
favoured
his
design
,
prevailed
so
farre
upon
the
English
Embassadour
,
that
he
incited
his
Master
to
countenance
his
party
,
and
made
Rouvray
,
Desbordes-Mercier
,
and
Bertheville
,
Deputies
General
from
the
Assembly
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
persons
of
great
abilities
,
and
good
repute
,
his
own
;
shewing
them
the
remedies
he
would
apply
to
the
disorders
of
the
State
,
the
advantages
should
thence
accrue
to
those
of
the
Religion
in
general
,
and
themselves
in
particular
;
to
wit
,
to
the
one
the
place
of
Embassadour
into
the
Low
Countreys
,
to
the
other
the
revenue
of
a
Counsellor
in
the
Chamber
of
Edicts
;
and
to
the
third
,
the
Deputation
General
;
all
very
perswasive
arguments
.
When
he
had
thus
disposed
his
affairs
,
leave
was
granted
for
an
Assembly
to
be
held
at
Jergeau
,
the
fourth
day
of
April
,
which
place
was
judged
improper
for
a
free
debate
,
and
attaining
the
ends
proposed
;
wherefore
it
was
removed
to
Grenoble
the
fifteenth
of
July
,
one
thousand
six
hundredand
fifteen
,
upon
the
instant
request
of
the
Deputies
General
,
and
the
Provinces
,
and
the
assurance
the
Marshal
Lesdiguieres
gave
the
Queen
,
that
he
would
order
all
things
so
,
that
she
should
have
no
cause
to
feare
the
issue
of
it
;
which
place
,
though
the
vast
power
,
and
well-known
humour
of
the
Marshal
might
cast
some
umbrages
of
suspicion
on
it
,
could
not
however
be
refused
,
because
that
Dauphine
was
a
Province
,
in
which
those
of
the
Religion
were
most
numerous
and
powerful
,
and
where
without
danger
they
could
not
be
disgusted
.
Whiles
these
things
were
in
agitation
,
great
care
was
taken
to
incense
the
spirits
of
the
Parisians
,
and
with
such
effect
,
that
the
Parliament
set
forth
a
Declaration
,
inviting
the
Prince
and
Peers
to
joyne
with
them
in
their
Consultations
;
which
though
they
were
checked
for
,
yet
desisted
they
not
,
but
proceeded
to
the
presenting
of
very
bold
Remonstrances
to
the
King
himself
,
whose
substance
was
,
that
he
ought
not
to
begin
the
first
yeare
of
his
Majority
with
such
absolute
commands
,
nor
accustome
himself
to
such
actions
,
which
good
Kings
,
as
himself
,
very
rarely
had
recourse
to
,
and
after
an
exaggeration
of
the
great
and
signal
services
of
their
Court
ever
since
its
first
establishment
,
and
that
all
the
weighty
and
most
important
affaires
of
the
State
were
managed
by
their
Counsel
,
or
that
the
Kings
had
repented
it
,
they
remonstrate
the
displeasure
they
had
to
see
that
the
Late
States
should
endeavour
to
subvert
the
Fundamental
Law
of
the
Kingdome
,
by
rendering
the
Soveraign
power
of
the
King
doubtful
,
and
problematick
;
that
for
the
suppression
of
such
pernicious
Maximes
,
and
that
his
Soveraignty
which
he
holds
only
and
immediately
from
God
himself
,
be
not
upon
any
pretence
whatsoever
subjected
to
any
other
power
,
it
were
necessary
to
ordaine
,
that
the
Original
Laws
of
the
Nation
,
and
the
occasional
decrees
sounded
on
them
be
renewed
and
put
in
execution
;
and
those
held
for
enemies
to
the
State
,
that
would
subject
the
Royal
Authority
to
any
forraign
domination
:
Moreover
they
remonstrate
also
how
necessary
it
were
to
continue
the
ancient
Alliances
,
and
forraigne
Confederacies
renewed
by
the
late
King
;
that
the
King
should
be
also
advised
by
the
Princes
,
Officers
of
the
Crown
,
and
veterane
Counsellours
,
persons
experienced
and
interessed
in
the
State
,
and
that
none
be
permitted
to
receive
pensions
of
forraigne
Princes
or
States
:
That
all
Officers
be
protected
in
the
discharge
of
their
duty
:
That
for
the
future
no
survivances
or
reversions
of
Offices
be
granted
:
That
the
Military
commands
be
not
Vendible
:
That
the
governments
of
provinces
,
strong
places
,
and
principal
Military
commands
be
not
conferred
on
strangers
:
That
for
the
conservation
of
the
dignity
and
splen
dour
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
without
derogating
from
the
Edicts
of
pacification
,
and
for
the
preservation
of
the
priviledges
of
the
Gallick
Church
,
and
rectifying
the
abuses
crept
into
it
by
means
of
Suffragans
and
Coadjutors
,
there
be
not
suffered
any
multiplication
of
new
Religious
orders
;
and
that
Bishopricks
be
conferred
on
persons
of
good
Families
,
and
suitable
qualifications
,
both
for
age
and
vertue
:
That
the
course
of
Justice
be
free
,
and
all
obstructors
of
it
punished
;
and
that
the
Kings
Council
upon
applications
made
to
them
,
may
not
abrogate
any
decrees
of
the
Parliament
;
but
that
those
who
would
sue
for
relief
against
them
,
do
it
by
the
usual
and
Legal
wayes
:
That
no
pardon
be
granted
to
any
Murtherers
:
That
Edicts
and
Ordinances
against
Duels
be
observed
:
That
the
decrees
of
the
Kings
Council
be
more
stable
,
and
not
reverseable
upon
every
occasion
,
either
for
money
or
favour
:
That
the
exactions
and
irregularities
committed
in
the
Chanceryes
of
the
Parliaments
,
and
Presidial
seats
,
and
Taxes
raised
without
verification
in
Parliament
be
suppressed
:
That
all
societies
of
Counsellors
of
Estate
,
Intendants
,
and
other
Officers
of
the
Finances
,
or
Exchequer
,
together
with
all
partnerships
,
be
forbidden
:
That
all
publick
gaming
,
and
tippling-houses
be
suppressed
:
That
provision
be
made
against
the
abuses
of
treasurers
,
and
the
offendors
punished
;
and
that
the
excess
of
rewards
be
moderated
:
That
the
Government
of
the
Exchequer
be
intrusted
but
to
a
few
persons
,
as
in
the
time
of
the
late
King
:
That
the
profusion
of
the
treasures
may
be
compued
from
this
;
that
the
Revenue
is
greater
now
,
than
in
the
late
Kings
time
,
who
spent
every
yeare
in
buildings
and
other
expences
,
now
taken
off
,
three
millions
of
Livers
,
and
laid
up
two
millions
;
that
if
those
five
millions
had
been
laid
up
every
yeare
since
his
death
,
there
would
be
in
the
Treasury
twenty
millions
;
besides
the
fourteen
millions
he
left
there
,
which
,
to
the
great
regret
of
all
good
French
men
,
are
now
consumed
;
extravagancies
of
such
a
nature
,
as
will
quickly
send
France
a
begging
,
if
not
remedied
;
which
cannot
be
but
by
a
strict
inquiry
into
the
actions
of
those
that
have
been
guilty
of
these
male-administrations
,
of
which
they
know
their
Majesties
to
be
intirely
innocent
:
Wherefore
they
most
humbly
implore
their
leave
,
to
put
in
execution
their
decree
made
in
March
,
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
fifteen
,
promising
to
disclose
to
them
things
of
great
concernments
to
the
State
,
which
are
yet
hidden
from
them
;
by
means
of
which
,
provision
may
be
made
for
prevention
of
all
these
disorders
:
But
in
case
that
the
evil
Counsels
,
and
crafty
Artifices
of
persons
interessed
herein
,
shall
hinder
these
Remonstrances
of
a
faire
reception
,
the
said
Parliament
solemnly
protests
,
That
for
the
discharge
of
their
consciences
,
for
the
service
of
their
Majesties
,
and
preservation
of
the
State
,
they
shall
be
obliged
hereafter
to
nominate
freely
the
Authors
of
these
abuses
,
and
lay
open
to
the
world
their
wicked
comportments
,
that
remedies
may
be
applyed
in
due
season
,
when
the
affairs
will
more
conveniently
admit
of
them
,
and
his
Majesty
shall
please
to
take
better
notice
of
them
.
This
Remonstrance
wrought
the
designed
effect
,
procuring
the
Parliament
a
sharp
check
,
and
affectionating
them
so
much
the
more
to
the
Prince
his
party
:
Hence
ensued
great
animosities
and
very
liberal
discourses
of
all
sides
;
and
presently
after
,
came
Letters
from
the
Prince
to
the
King
,
the
Queen
,
and
all
the
Grandees
both
of
the
Court
and
Parliament
,
together
with
his
Declaration
,
which
resuming
the
business
from
before
the
War
of
Saint
Menehould
,
complaines
of
the
irregularities
in
the
elections
of
the
Deputies
for
the
States
general
,
of
the
elusion
of
the
Article
proposed
by
the
third
Estate
or
Commons
,
for
securing
the
life
and
authority
of
the
King
,
against
the
designes
of
the
Pope
;
of
the
excessive
Offices
and
exorbitant
power
of
the
Marshal
d'
Anere
,
and
his
extravagancies
in
the
administration
of
them
,
presuming
to
deprive
the
Princes
of
their
governments
,
and
procuring
Laws
oppressive
to
the
people
,
for
the
satisfying
of
his
own
avarice
,
and
ambition
,
disposing
of
all
the
Offices
of
the
Kingdome
,
as
well
Ecclesiastical
as
Temporal
,
infringing
the
liberty
of
the
States
,
to
which
the
Prince
was
forbid
an
access
,
causing
the
Parliament
of
Paris
to
receive
a
smart
reproof
for
their
Remonstrance
;
concluding
the
marriages
with
Spaine
,
without
communicating
the
business
to
those
it
ought
to
be
imparted
to
,
by
such
pactices
slighting
and
deserting
the
Ancient
Allyes
of
the
Crown
,
and
among
others
the
Duke
of
Savoy
;
who
,
to
the
great
dishonour
of
France
,
is
suffered
to
be
trampled
in
the
dust
;
causing
a
refusal
of
the
propositions
made
by
the
Nobility
to
the
States
,
for
the
observation
of
the
Edicts
of
Pacification
;
attempting
to
induce
the
Clergy
of
France
to
sweare
an
entire
observance
of
the
Council
of
Trent
:
That
it
was
most
unreasonable
that
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
the
Chancellour
,
the
Commander
de
Sillery
,
Bullion
,
and
Dole
,
Authours
of
all
these
violent
actions
,
and
mischievous
Counsels
,
should
be
maintained
in
such
an
unlimited
power
:
The
Prince
also
further
demanded
,
that
before
they
proceed
to
a
consummation
of
the
marriages
with
Spaine
,
some
course
be
taken
for
regulating
the
Counsels
,
and
reforming
,
and
composing
the
abuses
and
disorders
in
the
State
:
About
which
,
he
had
several
conferences
with
Villeroy
,
to
amuse
and
intrap
him
,
rather
than
out
of
an
intention
to
contrive
any
remedies
for
them
:
At
length
upon
the
Summons
given
him
by
Pontchartraine
,
to
the
voyage
into
Guienne
to
consummate
the
Marriages
,
foreseeing
thence
the
wrack
of
his
hopes
,
and
pretences
of
a
good
Reformation
,
he
declares
that
the
Armes
he
had
raised
,
had
no
other
aime
than
the
preservation
of
the
Kings
authority
,
and
the
glory
,
and
honour
of
the
Nation
,
inviting
all
good
French
men
,
both
of
the
one
,
and
the
other
Religion
to
joyn
with
him
,
and
all
the
Ancient
Allyes
of
the
Crown
,
to
favour
him
in
so
good
a
design
.
When
the
Prince
had
published
this
Declaration
,
he
made
his
Levyes
in
France
and
Germany
,
and
took
his
Canon
at
Sedan
:
The
King
also
raised
an
Army
of
ten
thousand
Foot
,
and
fifteen
hundred
Horse
,
Commanded
by
the
Marshal
de
Bois-Dauphin
,
to
oppose
the
discontents
,
and
with
other
Troops
sets
forward
towards
Guienne
,
attended
on
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
who
was
to
conduct
Madame
the
Kings
sister
to
the
Frontieres
of
Spaine
,
and
there
to
receive
the
Infanta
,
and
waite
on
her
back
to
the
King
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Prince
earnestly
sollicites
the
Assembly
at
Grenoble
,
by
his
Agent
La
Hay
,
who
delivers
them
his
Manifesto
,
and
shews
them
the
advantages
would
redound
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
in
case
the
Assembly
would
comply
with
him
in
reforming
the
State
,
and
opposing
the
matches
with
Spaine
;
and
further
engages
himself
not
to
conclude
any
thing
,
but
by
their
advice
.
The
Prince
his
party
,
nor
their
adherents
,
durst
not
open
their
mouths
to
second
this
motion
;
But
yet
the
others
imagining
that
from
so
important
an
opportunity
they
might
with
good
reason
derive
strong
hopes
of
obtaining
some
favour
from
the
King
,
they
deputed
Champeaux
,
Desbordes-Mercier
,
and
Mailleray
,
to
him
,
who
found
him
at
Tours
,
and
presented
to
him
five
and
twenty
Articles
of
greatest
consequence
to
their
Interests
,
humbly
supplicating
him
to
vouchsafe
them
some
satisfaction
thereupon
.
Of
these
Deputies
,
Desbordes-Mercier
was
of
the
Prince
his
faction
,
the
other
two
were
of
the
same
opinion
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
thought
the
first
equally
affected
to
him
with
the
others
;
of
whose
abilities
being
very
conscious
,
he
reposed
an
entire
confidence
in
him
:
He
received
Letters
from
him
from
Poictiers
,
which
gave
him
notice
of
their
dissatisfaction
,
and
urged
him
to
a
conjunction
with
the
Prince
,
assuring
him
that
the
Assembly
would
be
well
satisfied
with
it
,
and
also
do
the
like
themselves
:
The
other
two
Deputies
governed
by
this
,
joyned
in
this
intelligence
,
informing
him
moreover
,
how
much
their
Majesties
slighted
the
Assembly
,
so
that
adding
to
this
,
the
refusal
made
him
of
the
Survivance
,
or
Reversion
of
the
Government
of
Poictou
,
(
to
which
his
father-in-law
had
given
his
consent
)
contrary
to
the
solemne
promises
passed
to
him
for
it
;
together
with
the
perswasions
of
his
brother
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
who
was
well
affected
to
the
Prince
,
he
began
to
stagger
a
little
:
Besides
,
in
his
return
to
Saint
John
,
from
Saint
Maixant
,
where
he
had
been
to
see
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
he
met
a
Gentleman
belonging
to
the
Count
of
Saint
Paul
,
who
desired
his
assistance
to
oppose
the
Marriages
with
Spaine
;
and
was
seconded
by
Saint
Angel
,
Savignac
,
and
Doradour
,
who
in
the
name
of
all
the
Governours
,
and
Nobility
of
the
Religion
,
sollicited
the
same
thing
,
and
chose
him
for
their
General
,
confirming
him
with
an
assurance
,
that
the
Count
of
Saint
Paul
would
deliver
up
Fronsac
to
La
Force
,
as
a
pledge
for
the
performance
of
his
word
.
The
accumulation
of
all
these
things
,
to
wit
,
the
hope
of
Redeeming
himself
from
the
neglect
and
slights
lately
thrown
upon
him
;
the
sollicitation
of
his
brother
,
together
with
the
desire
he
had
to
serve
those
of
the
Religion
,
overpoised
his
former
resolutions
,
and
sent
him
into
Guienne
,
where
he
found
that
the
Count
of
Saint
Paul
,
with
the
Romish
Catholicks
,
had
made
their
peace
,
and
a
great
confusion
among
those
of
the
Religion
;
nevertheless
,
having
gotten
together
La
Force
,
Boisse-Pardaillan
,
Chasteau-neuf
,
Favas
,
and
Pamissant
,
with
others
of
the
Religion
,
it
was
resolved
,
that
they
should
make
use
of
the
leasure
afforded
them
by
the
Kings
stay
at
Poictiers
,
occasioned
by
the
sickness
of
Madame
the
Princess
,
to
prepare
for
a
War
;
feeding
themselves
with
hopes
to
raise
an
Army
of
six
thousand
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
,
which
at
their
first
Rendezvouz
amounted
but
to
six
hundred
Foot
,
and
fifty
Horse
;
nor
could
all
their
power
ever
bring
more
,
than
two
thousand
men
together
;
so
that
the
King
easily
,
and
without
any
interruption
got
to
Bourdeaux
,
whence
the
Queen
Mother
dispatched
Chesnay
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
very
fair
offers
,
upon
condition
that
he
would
joyne
with
her
:
But
neither
he
,
nor
Bois-de
Cargois
,
who
was
deputed
from
the
Assembly
with
the
like
Commission
,
could
get
any
other
answer
from
him
,
than
,
That
he
would
not
faile
to
make
good
his
word
,
where
he
had
engaged
it
:
But
this
failing
,
the
Queen
endeavours
to
take
off
La
Force
,
and
Boisse-Pardaillan
from
him
;
As
for
the
former
,
he
conceived
himself
oblig'd
to
the
defence
of
Bearn
,
and
the
other
persisted
in
his
integrity
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan's
chiefest
care
now
was
to
engage
in
the
party
he
had
embraced
,
all
the
Towns
,
and
Communalties
of
the
Religion
,
together
with
the
Assembly
General
,
whom
by
express
Messengers
,
he
advertises
,
that
upon
the
refusal
of
favourable
answers
to
their
propositions
,
and
the
earnest
sollicitations
of
their
Deputies
,
he
had
now
declared
in
Guienne
,
and
his
brother
in
Poictou
,
perswading
them
to
own
their
actions
,
and
adhere
to
the
Prince
:
The
Duke
of
Soubize
,
who
had
staid
at
Saint
John
during
the
Kings
abode
at
Poictiers
,
immediately
after
his
departure
,
makes
his
levyes
in
Poictou
,
and
Kaintonge
,
and
suddenly
took
the
field
with
four
thousand
good
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
,
which
were
very
opportunely
ready
to
receive
the
Prince
at
his
arrival
there
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Duke
of
Guise
conducts
the
Princesse
towards
Spaine
,
and
brings
thence
the
Infanta
;
whose
voyage
afforded
the
Duke
of
Rohan
the
opportunity
to
seize
upon
Lectour
,
by
the
assistance
of
Fonterailles
,
who
let
him
into
the
Town
,
where
,
when
he
was
entered
,
he
besieged
the
Castle
,
and
forced
it
to
surrender
,
before
the
Duke
of
Guise
could
relieve
it
,
or
the
Assembly
of
the
higher
Languedoc
interrupt
his
design
:
From
thence
he
marches
to
Verdun
and
Mauvoisin
,
which
he
could
by
no
means
draw
to
his
party
;
and
thence
to
Montaubane
,
which
,
though
with
much
reluctancy
,
he
got
to
declare
for
him
:
In
this
March
he
met
with
the
Duke
of
Candale
,
who
discovered
to
him
his
intention
of
embracing
the
Reformed
Religion
;
after
mutual
complements
they
part
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
keeps
on
his
way
towards
Languedoc
,
to
the
Assembly
,
who
by
reason
they
had
not
the
freedome
they
expected
at
Grenoble
,
were
adjourned
to
Nismes
,
where
his
dexterous
endeavours
had
such
happy
success
,
that
maugre
the
power
of
Chastillon
,
which
the
vertue
of
his
Ancestors
had
acquired
him
;
he
destroyed
all
his
credit
with
them
,
made
himself
be
acknowledged
General
of
the
Seuenes
,
and
so
prevailed
upon
the
Assembly
,
that
all
the
opposition
Chastillon
could
make
in
it
,
or
in
Languedoc
,
could
not
hinder
their
conjunction
with
the
Prince
;
whose
Partisans
seeing
themselves
backed
by
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
,
Sully
,
and
Soubize
,
at
that
time
carried
all
before
them
;
and
Desbordes-Mercier
,
Crusel
,
and
Novialle
,
were
deputed
to
carry
the
Act
of
Union
to
the
Prince
,
and
get
his
signature
to
the
Articles
agreed
on
:
whose
substance
was
,
-
To
oppose
the
reception
of
the
Council
of
Trent
,
and
the
marriages
with
Spain
.
-
To
procure
a
reformation
of
the
Council
,
and
an
observation
of
the
Edicts
made
in
favour
of
those
of
the
Religion
;
and
that
they
should
not
desert
one
another
,
lay
down
their
Armes
,
nor
hearken
to
any
pacification
,
but
by
a
mutual
consent
.
At
Montauban
heard
the
Duke
the
first
news
from
the
Prince
,
though
he
had
dispatched
several
Messengers
to
him
;
and
thither
he
sent
him
word
,
That
,
notwithstanding
the
opposition
of
a
strong
and
well-marshalled
Army
,
he
had
passed
the
Rivers
of
Marne
,
Seine
,
and
the
Loire
;
and
that
having
gotten
the
start
of
the
adverse
Army
,
he
was
now
marching
to
joyn
with
him
in
Guienne
,
desiring
him
to
march
towards
the
Dordoigne
,
and
for
the
security
of
his
passage
,
possess
himself
of
some
places
upon
that
River
;
which
he
quickly
did
,
taking
among
others
,
Soüillac
,
one
of
the
best
passes
on
it
,
and
beating
up
the
Quarters
of
the
Count
of
Lauzune's
Regiment
that
was
barricado'd
in
two
great
Villages
.
But
the
Prince
,
instead
of
that
,
took
the
way
of
Poictou
,
where
he
very
seasonably
met
with
the
Duke
of
Soubize
;
for
he
was
very
weak
in
Foot
,
and
his
whole
Army
so
harassed
,
that
had
not
the
Town
of
Saint
John
received
him
,
and
the
Duke
of
Sully
at
length
,
with
much
ado
joyned
with
him
,
causing
also
all
the
places
he
held
in
Poictou
to
declare
for
his
party
,
he
would
have
been
but
in
a
sad
condition
.
In
the
mean
while
their
Majesties
return
towards
Tours
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
commanding
the
Army
of
the
Marshal
de
Bois
Dauphin
,
and
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
with
another
,
having
the
charge
of
their
conduct
:
All
these
conjunctions
with
the
Prince
,
raised
him
from
the
contempt
he
lay
under
,
to
so
considerable
a
height
in
the
opinions
of
his
Adversaries
,
that
he
is
now
sued
to
for
an
accommodation
.
Now
it
is
to
be
understood
that
the
Marshal
Boüillon
and
the
Duke
of
Mayne
,
being
more
strictly
ligued
,
and
of
greater
intimacy
with
the
Prince
than
any
of
the
whole
party
besides
,
and
consequently
more
sought
after
by
the
Court
,
resolved
to
have
a
peace
,
and
purchase
their
own
conditions
at
the
expence
of
the
whole
confederacy
:
In
order
to
which
,
a
Cessation
of
armes
is
agreed
on
,
and
the
Town
of
Loudun
made
choice
,
of
for
the
place
of
Treaty
;
Invitations
were
sent
also
to
the
Assembly
General
,
to
draw
as
near
to
them
as
Saint
Foy
,
where
the
Marshal
Boüillon
was
in
great
reputation
:
But
the
Duke
of
Rohan
being
advertised
by
his
brother
of
all
their
plots
,
discovered
to
his
friends
in
the
Assembly
the
whole
mystery
,
and
let
them
know
,
that
it
were
expedient
the
Assembly
should
instantly
remove
to
Rochell
,
where
their
authority
would
be
greater
,
and
their
strength
more
considerable
;
and
that
for
his
part
he
was
resolved
to
go
to
the
Treaty
,
though
not
summoned
to
it
,
leaving
Boesse
Pardaillan
,
in
his
absence
to
command
in
Guienne
.
Before
we
proceed
to
the
particularities
of
the
Treaty
,
there
are
two
very
observable
things
to
be
taken
notice
of
.
The
first
was
the
Duke
of
Nevers
his
arming
,
without
declaring
for
either
side
,
but
pretending
as
a
Mediatour
to
enforce
both
parties
to
an
accommodation
,
out
of
an
apprehension
he
might
give
them
to
sway
the
ballance
on
that
side
he
should
incline
to
:
A
thing
feasable
by
the
King
of
England
,
or
of
Spaine
,
but
a
ridiculous
attempt
for
him
.
The
other
was
nothing
more
Judicious
,
and
that
was
a
resembling
action
of
the
Duke
of
Vendosmes
,
who
by
the
King's
Commissions
had
raised
a
considerable
force
,
but
joyned
not
with
the
Prince
till
after
the
truce
;
so
that
,
he
served
for
nothing
but
to
inhaunce
the
conditions
of
that
party
he
declared
for
,
and
frustrating
himself
of
all
means
to
make
his
own
,
being
of
himself
not
considerable
,
attracts
to
himself
the
odium
and
malignity
borne
to
the
whole
party
.
At
this
Treaty
there
were
present
of
the
Kings
part
,
the
Marshal
Briassac
,
Villeroy
,
the
President
d'
Thou
,
d'
Vi●
,
and
Pontchartraine
,
who
sedulously
sought
by
sowing
divisions
among
them
,
to
weaken
the
confederates
,
and
consequently
lessen
their
conditions
:
The
Prince
,
weary
of
the
War
,
pretends
nothing
but
a
desire
of
peace
,
renouncing
in
appearance
,
all
further
thoughts
of
the
publick
affairs
,
and
demanding
only
a
satisfaction
of
the
interests
of
particular
persons
,
but
resolving
principally
to
find
his
own
there
too
:
He
had
ingaged
to
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
not
to
consent
to
any
peace
,
unless
he
had
the
Castle
of
Nantes
given
him
:
To
the
Duke
of
Longueville
he
promifed
the
Cittadell
of
Amiens
,
and
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
a
confirmation
of
the
Edicts
:
But
when
the
Duke
of
Mayne
,
and
the
Marshal
Boüillon
were
arrived
at
their
ends
,
they
quitted
all
thoughts
,
but
how
to
make
the
rest
relinquish
theirs
,
to
effect
which
,
they
used
all
manner
of
Artifices
,
the
most
crafty
and
pregnant
inventions
could
furnish
them
with
:
But
the
admirable
constancy
of
the
Assembly
General
at
Rochell
,
and
the
firm
union
between
the
other
Grandees
,
threw
insuperable
difficulties
in
the
way
to
their
designs
.
But
in
the
mid'st
of
these
transactions
,
the
Prince
falls
desperately
sick
,
which
caused
a
great
confusion
among
them
all
,
and
made
them
more
sollicitous
to
have
this
affair
dispatched
:
The
Duke
of
Sully
was
desired
to
go
to
the
Assembly
,
and
represent
to
them
the
dangers
,
that
attended
the
present
condition
of
things
,
whence
he
returned
,
with
a
full
assurance
of
their
good
inclinations
to
peace
;
which
three
dayes
after
,
they
confirmed
by
ten
Deputies
they
sent
with
an
express
charge
to
supercede
all
former
demands
,
that
might
retard
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
;
confining
themselves
to
an
obtention
only
of
all
expedients
,
necessary
to
confirm
and
secure
to
them
their
former
Concessions
:
Among
which
were
the
continuation
of
the
Assembly
where
it
was
,
untill
the
verification
of
the
Edict
;
the
disbanding
of
the
Armyes
;
the
restitution
of
Tartas
;
and
the
dispatch
of
the
Commissioners
appointed
to
put
the
Edict
in
execution
,
according
as
the
Duke
of
Sully
had
promised
them
in
the
Princes
name
;
which
he
clearly
made
appeare
by
his
instructions
,
when
the
Prince
receded
from
the
aforesaid
promise
:
But
the
King's
Commissioners
encouraged
under
hand
,
insisted
eagerly
on
the
dissolution
of
the
Assembly
,
which
had
like
to
have
broken
all
,
had
not
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
pregnant
in
evasions
to
prevent
mischiefs
,
firmly
persisted
in
his
endeavours
to
compose
the
business
,
offering
another
Writing
to
the
Commissioners
,
which
they
approved
of
,
and
desired
him
to
procure
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
their
assent
to
it
also
,
which
,
with
the
assistance
of
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
,
Candale
,
and
Soubize
,
he
so
happily
endeavoured
,
that
they
assented
to
it
,
upon
condition
,
that
there
might
be
an
alteration
of
some
termes
;
And
forasmuch
as
the
Commission
of
the
Deputies
was
too
restrictive
,
they
joyntly
sent
an
express
to
Remonstrate
to
the
Assembly
the
necessity
of
terminating
this
affaire
,
and
to
that
end
desire
such
an
enlargement
of
their
power
,
as
should
oblige
them
to
ratifie
what
they
should
conclude
in
their
names
,
and
with
the
advice
of
the
Grandees
of
the
Religion
:
The
Duke
of
Sully
thinking
he
had
now
finished
all
,
carries
the
said
Writing
to
the
King's
Commissioners
,
with
whom
were
present
the
Dukes
of
Nevers
,
Maine
,
and
Boüillon
,
who
all
confirmed
it
,
and
after
them
the
Deputies
also
:
But
when
he
returned
with
it
again
to
the
Commissioners
,
they
denyed
what
they
had
done
;
but
yet
as
the
Duke
was
going
from
them
,
they
recalled
him
againe
,
and
after
much
contestation
came
once
more
to
an
agreement
:
After
which
they
all
met
at
the
Duke
of
Nevers
his
Lodgings
,
who
treated
the
whole
company
at
Dinner
;
where
the
King's
Commissioners
,
for
the
third
time
,
so
altered
the
Writing
,
that
there
was
nothing
left
of
its
first
design
;
for
which
reason
the
Duke
of
Sully
would
no
more
trouble
himself
with
it
.
Whereupon
the
Prince
caused
the
Grandees
to
be
called
to
sign
the
Peace
;
he
was
yet
so
ill
that
he
could
neither
understand
it
,
when
it
was
read
,
nor
comprehend
the
difficulties
yet
to
be
surmounted
:
Nevertheless
he
called
the
Duke
of
Sully
to
know
what
hindered
the
signing
of
it
,
which
being
told
him
,
he
calls
Villeroy
,
and
having
whispered
something
to
him
very
softly
,
presently
declares
to
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
that
Villeroy
had
given
him
the
Writing
just
as
it
was
at
first
designed
with
the
advice
and
consent
of
the
Duke
;
and
without
expecting
the
Answer
of
the
Assembly
,
or
any
reason
to
the
contrary
,
signed
it
:
Whereupon
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
had
many
sharp
contests
,
real
,
or
pretended
,
and
delusory
,
with
Villeroy
,
for
that
he
desired
that
the
English
Embassadour
,
who
had
been
a
great
instrument
of
the
Peace
,
should
sign
it
too
,
which
the
other
opposed
as
a
thing
neither
handsome
,
nor
honorable
for
the
King
to
suffer
.
This
precipitate
signing
of
the
Peace
by
the
Prince
,
occasioned
great
and
general
murmurings
among
the
rest
of
the
Party
,
that
saw
themselves
thus
deserted
by
those
that
were
the
Authors
of
the
Warre
:
And
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
,
to
enhaunce
the
price
of
the
services
he
had
done
the
King
,
bitterly
inveighs
against
the
Assembly
,
branding
them
,
and
all
that
should
abet
them
,
with
the
name
of
Rebells
;
offered
to
march
against
them
,
and
declared
that
he
should
esteem
for
enemies
to
the
State
,
all
those
that
upon
any
pretence
whatsoever
,
should
refuse
to
signe
the
peace
;
But
neither
his
,
nor
the
threats
of
the
Commissioners
prevailed
ought
upon
the
others
constancy
.
And
because
this
brangling
was
a
disturbance
to
the
Prince
,
the
whole
company
removed
to
the
Countess
of
Soissons
Lodgings
,
where
every
one
,
all
other
difficulties
being
cleared
,
to
avoid
disputes
for
the
precedency
,
subscribed
his
approbation
apart
,
and
none
,
but
the
Prince
,
and
the
Deputies
,
signed
the
Declaration
.
But
when
all
was
done
,
this
War
wrought
no
alteration
at
all
in
the
publick
affairs
,
but
what
was
procured
by
those
of
the
King's
party
,
who
made
use
of
this
occasion
to
revenge
themselves
upon
their
enemies
:
So
Villeroy
,
and
the
President
Janin
,
whom
the
Chancellour
de
Sillery
had
formerly
put
by
,
that
he
might
have
the
sole
administration
of
all
affaires
,
caused
the
seals
to
be
taken
from
him
,
and
committed
to
the
President
Du
Vair
:
But
Villeroy
nothing
advantaged
himself
hereby
;
for
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
conceiving
a
jealousie
,
that
at
the
Treaty
he
held
correspondence
with
the
contrary
party
,
to
out
him
of
the
Cittadell
of
Amiens
,
caused
his
Office
of
Secretary
of
State
,
to
be
given
to
Mangot
.
When
this
business
was
thus
concluded
,
every
one
departed
,
but
diversely
affected
,
and
very
ill
satisfied
one
with
another
;
and
the
next
day
came
the
full
power
from
the
Assembly
to
their
Deputies
to
conclude
the
Peace
.
The
Marshal
Boüillon
,
and
the
Duke
of
Trimoüille
,
to
insinuate
themselves
the
more
into
the
King's
favour
,
engaged
themselves
to
the
Commissioners
,
by
an
Act
under
their
hands
and
seals
,
to
rout
the
Assembly
,
and
all
that
should
presume
to
justifie
them
,
in
case
they
refused
to
dissolve
,
after
the
six
weeks
prorogation
accorded
them
,
was
expired
.
If
the
number
of
the
discontents
on
the
Princes
side
was
great
,
it
was
not
less
on
the
other
:
The
favour
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
was
more
insupportable
to
those
,
that
upheld
,
than
those
that
opposed
him
:
and
he
also
perceiving
himself
more
tyrannised
by
his
creatures
,
than
his
enemies
,
made
the
late
reconciled
party
believe
he
would
enter
into
a
firm
and
strict
amity
with
them
;
which
the
Duke
of
Guise
suspecting
,
he
also
,
to
cross
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre's
aimes
,
seeks
after
an
union
with
them
too
:
And
in
order
to
it
,
makes
his
applications
to
the
Marshal
Boüillon
;
who
fed
him
still
with
very
fair
words
,
and
hopes
,
that
in
case
he
failed
of
his
end
at
the
Court
,
he
might
have
a
good
occasion
to
intangle
it
in
new
perplexities
.
Some
dayes
before
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
,
it
was
proposed
in
the
Prince
his
Council
,
that
the
Grandees
of
his
party
should
enter
into
an
inviolable
League
amongst
themselves
,
that
two
of
them
should
alwayes
in
their
turns
,
reside
at
Court
,
whilest
the
others
kept
at
a
greater
distance
from
it
;
and
that
every
one
of
them
should
embrace
the
particular
interests
of
the
others
;
The
Marshal
Boüillon
rejected
that
Proposition
,
as
unseasonable
,
for
that
,
having
occasion
to
dis-oblige
the
greatest
part
of
them
,
he
foresaw
this
might
discover
his
intentions
;
and
besides
,
he
was
yet
desirous
to
derive
his
advantage
from
the
merits
,
and
esteem
of
his
services
:
But
after
the
Treaty
was
concluded
,
himself
renewed
the
former
proposal
,
which
was
then
also
as
unseasonable
,
because
their
minds
were
now
too
much
varied
from
what
they
were
,
and
they
so
jealous
one
of
another
,
that
every
one
steered
his
course
by
his
own
particular
interest
.
The
Prince
went
to
take
possession
of
the
government
of
Berry
,
given
him
in
exchange
for
that
of
Guienne
;
The
Duke
of
Mayne
,
and
the
Marshal
Boüillon
to
the
Court
,
to
try
how
the
pulses
beat
there
,
but
principally
to
reap
the
fruit
of
their
services
;
The
Duke
of
Sully
to
his
government
of
Poictou
;
The
Duke
of
Rohan
to
Rochell
,
to
inform
the
Assembly
of
what
had
passed
at
the
treaty
of
Loudun
,
and
to
procure
a
nomination
of
good
Deputies
general
:
But
the
Court
Caball
being
united
with
the
Prince
his
faction
,
and
the
hopes
of
favour
,
gratifications
,
and
pensions
,
he
gave
to
those
that
should
incline
to
his
will
wholly
governed
them
,
so
that
Bertheville
,
and
Mainald
were
chosen
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
seeing
how
he
was
hated
at
Court
,
and
that
the
success
of
all
things
thwarted
his
projection
,
resolves
to
make
an
Essay
upon
the
Duke
of
Sully
for
the
government
of
Poictou
,
of
whom
when
he
had
obtained
a
demission
of
it
,
his
Patents
were
prepared
,
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
Articles
of
the
Treaty
,
upon
condition
that
he
should
go
to
receive
them
at
Court
,
which
he
resolved
to
do
;
and
there
delivers
himself
freely
to
the
Queen
,
telling
her
,
that
the
slights
she
had
thrown
upon
him
,
had
induced
him
to
let
her
Majesty
know
,
that
he
was
neither
voide
of
resentments
,
nor
destitute
of
power
;
that
,
it
was
true
,
he
had
served
and
obliged
a
most
ingrateful
person
,
which
he
was
very
sensible
of
,
and
that
if
she
pleased
to
vouchsafe
him
a
pardon
,
and
amnesty
for
his
actions
against
her
,
and
admit
him
again
to
her
favour
,
he
vowed
that
except
the
party
of
the
Religion
,
he
would
devote
his
most
faithful
services
to
her
,
against
all
the
world
besides
;
of
which
offer
and
protestation
she
testified
her
belief
by
her
acceptance
of
it
.
But
to
return
to
the
Marshal
Boüillon
;
he
employed
the
uttermost
strength
of
his
whole
abilities
to
gain
an
admission
to
the
helm
of
State
,
declaring
that
he
was
the
only
man
could
,
at
his
pleasure
,
rule
,
and
dispose
of
the
Prince
,
who
was
also
the
only
person
could
prejudice
the
authority
of
the
Queen
,
and
that
consequently
his
satisfaction
,
and
employment
would
free
them
from
any
further
apprehensions
,
whatsoever
:
But
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
who
had
ingrossed
all
the
power
,
being
the
only
Favourite
,
and
intended
to
change
the
whole
Council
,
to
place
therein
creatures
of
his
own
,
thought
it
not
convenient
to
suffer
the
introduction
of
such
a
one
;
which
the
other
perceiving
,
stuffs
the
Princes
head
with
new
jealousies
,
to
prevent
his
returne
to
the
Court.
There
were
the
Countess
of
Soissons
of
the
one
side
,
and
the
Princess
of
Conde
of
the
other
,
that
extreamly
rejoyced
at
the
report
of
the
Prince
his
intentions
to
return
thither
;
but
all
(
so
jealous
were
they
one
of
another
)
agreed
to
divert
him
from
them
,
unless
it
was
by
their
means
that
he
came
;
which
he
knowing
very
well
,
waved
them
all
,
and
by
the
mediation
of
Rochefort
,
and
the
Arch-Bishop
of
Bourges
,
secretly
made
his
peace
with
the
Queen
,
fixing
himself
upon
her
,
and
to
protect
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
with
the
exclusion
of
his
own
party
;
provided
he
might
be
solely
intrusted
with
the
management
of
the
publick
affairs
,
and
made
Chief
of
the
Council
of
the
Revenew
.
Coming
to
Paris
against
the
good
liking
of
those
afore-mentioned
,
he
was
welcomed
with
loud
acclamations
,
and
applauses
,
and
resumed
a
great
power
in
the
State
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
the
Queens
permission
,
gave
him
a
visit
,
and
sharply
reproached
him
for
signing
the
Peace
,
without
expecting
the
Commission
from
the
Assembly
;
which
he
excused
,
saying
,
that
he
was
induced
to
it
by
an
apprehension
he
had
,
lest
the
Duke
should
hinder
their
granting
it
;
and
when
he
afterwards
understood
that
he
was
restored
to
the
Queens
favour
,
he
told
him
he
was
very
glad
of
it
,
for
that
he
had
now
brought
no
other
resolutions
with
him
,
but
to
enjoy
himself
,
mind
his
own
affairs
,
and
no
more
to
intermeddle
in
any
factions
,
but
entirely
to
adhere
to
the
King
,
the
Queen
,
and
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
:
And
when
the
dissatisfaction
of
the
Great
ones
,
and
principally
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
was
supposed
to
have
an
absolute
power
over
him
,
was
objected
to
him
;
his
answer
was
,
That
he
now
very
well
perceived
his
drift
,
and
the
subtleties
he
used
to
perswade
him
,
that
the
welfare
of
the
State
consisted
either
in
peace
or
War
,
according
as
he
was
pleased
,
or
displeased
,
and
that
he
would
no
more
stoop
to
that
Lure
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Marshal
Boüillon
though
he
saw
himself
quite
cast
off
,
despairs
not
,
but
for
fear
of
exasperating
him
,
covers
the
displeasure
he
had
conceived
against
the
Prince
,
with
a
seeming
approbation
of
all
that
he
had
done
;
and
that
his
Counsels
might
be
of
greater
validity
with
him
,
draws
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
with
his
brothers
,
and
the
Duke
of
Nevers
,
into
an
union
with
those
of
his
party
;
taking
advantage
of
the
Parliaments
,
and
Parisians
hatred
against
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
and
by
the
means
of
Luines
,
who
now
began
to
be
the
sole
Favousite
,
exposes
him
to
the
King
's
also
;
and
communicated
to
many
of
the
prime
Nobility
his
design
to
secure
the
Court
by
the
death
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
who
had
bartered
away
the
King's
Lieutenancies
in
Picardy
,
and
the
Cittadel
of
Amiens
,
together
with
that
of
Normandy
,
which
the
Duke
of
Monthazon
had
,
and
reserved
to
himself
the
government
of
Peronne
,
Montdidier
,
and
Roye
:
The
Duke
of
Longueville
,
enraged
to
see
himself
disappointed
of
Amiens
,
and
the
rest
of
Picardy
,
pursues
his
design
,
loudly
proclaims
to
the
world
his
discontents
,
and
the
Intelligence
he
held
with
the
Town
of
Peronne
,
enters
it
,
and
possesses
himself
of
the
Castle
,
before
any
one
could
stir
to
prevent
him
.
Mangot
,
the
new
made
Secretary
of
State
in
the
place
of
Villeroy
,
is
sent
thither
by
the
King
,
but
to
no
purpose
,
for
that
the
Castle
was
already
delivered
:
At
his
return
from
this
successeless
voyage
,
the
King
,
being
advised
to
handle
this
business
with
all
gentleness
possible
,
sends
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
who
made
two
journyes
thither
,
but
brought
not
back
the
satisfaction
,
was
desired
;
and
indeed
his
own
particular
aime
was
to
confirm
the
Duke
in
his
conquest
,
to
the
end
that
he
might
engage
him
,
and
his
friends
,
in
the
design
he
still
pursued
.
And
one
day
,
having
assembled
the
chiefest
of
his
Confederates
,
to
consult
about
the
killing
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
who
was
supposed
to
the
most
zealous
in
the
business
,
offered
to
kill
him
himself
,
provided
that
the
Prince
would
be
there
,
and
that
it
was
necessary
to
know
his
resolution
therein
;
the
Marshal
Boüillon
replyed
,
That
they
ought
to
beware
of
that
,
but
that
he
would
undertake
to
make
the
Prince
avow
the
action
when
it
was
executed
,
but
that
it
was
dangerous
to
impart
it
to
him
before
,
and
that
he
should
not
by
any
means
have
any
notice
of
it
,
till
it
were
ready
to
be
put
in
execution
,
that
he
might
not
have
leasure
to
retract
:
But
the
obstinacy
of
the
Duke
of
Maine
carried
it
,
and
the
Prince
when
he
was
acquainted
with
what
they
had
resolved
on
,
whether
it
was
,
that
he
feared
the
issue
of
it
,
or
that
for
this
once
he
would
be
a
man
of
his
word
,
that
very
Evening
let
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
know
,
by
the
Arch-Bishop
of
Bourges
,
that
he
could
by
no
means
abandon
the
Duke
of
Longueville
,
and
that
he
revoked
the
promise
he
had
made
to
protect
him
:
Whereupon
the
Marshal
,
the
same
night
posted
into
Normandy
;
and
there
seeing
himself
forsaken
by
the
Prince
,
and
many
of
the
Great
ones
,
combined
to
assault
him
in
the
Court
it self
,
contrived
how
he
might
prevent
them
:
Informs
the
Queen
by
some
of
his
Confidents
,
that
the
Prince
deceives
her
,
that
the
Marshal
Boüillon
amuses
her
,
that
many
of
the
great
Nobility
were
resolved
to
devest
her
of
her
authority
,
and
that
the
business
was
already
come
to
such
a
point
,
that
she
had
no
other
remedy
left
her
,
but
to
seize
upon
their
persons
;
on
which
she
resolved
,
with
Mangot
the
Bishop
of
Lueon
,
and
Barbin
,
creatures
of
the
Marshal
:
And
on
the
first
day
of
September
,
upon
a
Thursday
at
noon
,
was
the
Prince
arrested
in
the
Louvre
,
by
Themines
,
who
for
that
action
was
created
Marshal
of
France
;
and
that
which
is
very
remarkable
in
this
,
is
,
That
upon
the
same
day
of
the
month
,
and
of
the
week
,
and
at
the
same
houre
was
he
born
:
They
thought
to
have
surprized
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
and
the
Marshal
Boüillon
there
also
;
but
the
former
lodging
near
Saint
Anthony's
Gate
,
had
opportunity
enough
to
escape
;
and
the
other
being
that
day
gone
to
a
Sermon
at
Charenten
,
was
advised
by
his
friends
to
return
no
more
;
so
they
went
to
Soissons
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
his
brother
took
the
same
way
also
;
The
Duke
of
Vendosme
also
fled
towards
La
Fere
;
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
at
the
very
beginning
of
these
commotions
had
quitted
the
Prince
,
was
not
however
without
his
fears
,
when
he
saw
him
carried
away
by
Themines
,
and
that
immediately
upon
it
Saint
Geran
came
to
enquire
after
him
from
the
King
.
This
arrest
caused
a
great
tumult
in
Paris
,
which
was
encreased
by
the
Prince
his
Mother
,
and
many
Gentlemen
,
who
animated
the
people
of
the
Suburbs
of
Saint
Germaine
to
plunder
,
and
raze
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre's
house
,
which
they
found
so
sweet
an
employment
,
that
the
pillage
of
it
lasted
two
dayes
;
and
indeed
great
prudence
was
it
,
not
to
oppose
them
in
the
heat
of
their
fury
:
For
the
next
day
Crequi
Colonel
of
the
Regiment
of
the
Guards
,
with
one
company
of
them
,
and
another
of
the
Citizens
,
easily
took
them
off
from
the
prey
,
which
in
the
height
of
the
hurly burly
would
have
proved
a
greater
difficulty
.
Their
Majesties
gave
notice
of
this
Mutiny
to
those
of
the
Nobility
that
remained
in
Paris
,
and
likewise
to
the
chiefest
of
the
Council
;
among
whom
,
the
Duke
of
Sully
spake
his
mind
freely
,
and
declaring
his
dislike
of
the
action
,
advised
them
to
compose
those
differences
by
the
intervention
of
the
Pope
his
Nuncio
,
and
other
Embassadours
,
but
so
,
as
that
the
full
power
to
determine
all
should
remaine
still
in
the
King
,
and
the
Queen
his
Mother
.
But
this
Council
was
disapproved
,
and
the
way
of
ferce
made
choice
of
:
In
the
mean
while
the
Marshal
Boüillon
sets
all
his
wits
on
work
,
to
engage
the
Duke
of
Guise
somewhat
further
,
offering
to
make
him
chief
of
a
party
,
where
he
should
command
all
that
durst
dispute
the
place
with
him
:
tells
him
moreover
,
that
what
they
did
,
was
to
restore
the
first
Prince
of
the
Blood
to
his
liberty
,
and
take
the
King
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
against
whom
the
general
hatred
had
evidently
appeared
by
the
burning
and
pillaging
of
his
house
in
Paris
,
even
before
the
King's
face
;
that
if
they
should
speedily
gather
together
their
friends
,
and
fire
all
the
Mills
about
Paris
,
they
should
cause
a
greater
insurrection
there
:
But
when
he
saw
that
these
perswasions
prevailed
nothing
upon
him
,
and
that
he
was
treating
for
his
return
to
Court
,
where
he
was
offered
to
Command
the
King's
Armyes
;
he
then
moved
to
have
him
stopped
;
which
the
Duke
of
Mayne
would
not
give
way
to
.
Thus
all
the
Councils
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
were
rejected
,
though
they
were
very
good
;
For
,
in
extremities
,
things
will
not
admit
of
tedious
deliberations
,
and
ballancings
of
future
events
;
and
many
times
a
rash
attempt
closely
pursued
,
meets
a
fortunate
success
,
when
circumspection
(
in
such
a
case
)
ever
fails
:
Which
clearly
appeared
here
;
for
the
Queen
having
drawn
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
his
brothers
,
changes
the
Officers
of
State
,
giving
the
seals
to
Mangot
,
the
Office
of
Secretary
of
State
to
the
Bishop
of
Lucon
,
the
Intendancy
of
the
Finances
,
or
Treasurorship
to
Barbin
,
appeases
all
popular
tumults
,
and
by
a
Declaration
,
verified
in
Parliament
,
criminalizes
all
that
had
absented
themselves
;
Raises
several
armies
,
and
gives
the
command
of
that
in
Champagne
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
in
the
Isle
of
France
to
the
Count
of
Auvergne
,
and
having
made
Montigny
Marshal
of
France
,
and
Governour
of
Berry
,
sends
him
thither
,
who
secures
the
Province
,
and
makes
himself
Master
of
the
Tower
of
Bourges
:
The
Marshal
de
Souvre
does
the
like
to
the
Castle
of
Chinon
,
which
by
the
treaty
of
Loudun
was
given
to
the
Prince
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventeen
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
stormes
some
places
held
by
the
Duke
of
Nevers
,
which
,
without
any
great
resistance
made
,
he
takes
,
and
then
prepares
for
the
siege
of
Meziers
.
The
Count
of
Auvergne
also
takes
Pierrefons
,
and
marches
towards
Soissons
:
And
the
Duke
of
Maine
attempting
to
beat
up
the
Quarters
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
Colonel
of
the
light
Horse-men
,
in
Villiers-Cotrets
received
a
shrewd
repulse
:
In
the
mean
time
the
Marshal
Boüillon
retires
to
Sedan
,
where
he
endeavours
to
strengthen
himself
with
some
forraign
assistance
:
Thus
were
the
affairs
of
the
Princes
but
in
a
sad
condition
,
even
then
when
their
deliverance
appeared
by
the
death
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
which
occasioning
a
change
of
the
whole
face
of
things
,
it
will
not
be
impertinent
,
in
this
place
to
insert
a
particular
relation
of
it
.
The
unlimited
power
of
Favourites
is
the
ruine
of
a
State
:
For
either
they
change
it
themselves
for
their
own
ends
,
or
else
they
give
the
ambitious
opportunities
to
attempt
it
,
or
at
least
are
they
made
the
pretences
of
all
the
disturbances
that
happen
in
it
:
For
seven
years
had
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
furnished
France
with
such
pretexts
,
and
that
great
people
,
whom
the
raign
of
Henry
the
great
had
accustomed
to
a
subjection
to
the
government
of
their
King
himself
,
universally
hated
him
,
imputing
all
their
mischiefs
continually
to
him
;
So
that
his
death
filled
every
one
with
hopes
of
an
amelioration
:
But
those
quickly
vanished
,
when
they
saw
Luynes
,
a
man
of
a
mean
extraction
,
cloathed
with
his
spoiles
,
and
at
the
first
rise
advanced
to
greater
authority
;
who
by
the
pass
time
,
and
delights
he
shewed
the
King
in
Hunting
,
and
by
his
low
submissions
had
raised
himself
to
the
highest
place
in
the
affections
of
a
King
,
who
was
then
but
fifteen
years
old
:
A
Prince
very
singular
,
and
jealous
of
his
authority
,
which
yet
he
understood
not
at
all
,
and
more
apt
to
believe
the
worst
,
than
the
best
:
It
was
a
matter
of
no
great
difficulty
to
perswade
him
,
that
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
aimed
at
a
power
would
prejudice
his
,
and
that
the
Queen
Mother
was
consenting
to
it
,
that
she
might
continue
the
rains
of
Government
,
as
in
his
Minority
,
in
her
own
hands
;
For
the
insolencies
which
alwayes
accompany
great
Favourites
were
exreame
in
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
;
and
the
Queen
Mothers
neglect
of
her
sonne
too
apparent
:
So
that
Luynes
having
before
hand
dealt
with
Deagent
the
chief
Deputy
of
Barbin
,
who
was
Intendant
of
the
Finances
,
caused
him
that
night
to
entertain
the
King
with
a
discourse
of
the
mischievous
plots
were
contriving
against
him
;
and
out
of
hopes
of
some
great
advancement
,
he
made
his
treachery
against
his
Master
the
foundation
of
the
designe
:
Marcillac
,
his
Associate
,
was
he
who
had
formerly
betrayed
the
Prince
to
the
Queen
,
and
now
betrayes
her
to
the
King
:
Desplans
an
ordinary
Souldier
in
the
King's
Guards
,
had
a
share
in
this
employment
too
,
for
that
he
had
been
a
servant
to
Brantes
,
who
was
brother
to
Luynes
:
In
short
,
in
the
contrivance
of
this
design
were
employed
only
base
and
infamous
persons
;
but
to
Vitry
Captaine
of
the
Guards
was
the
execution
of
it
committed
,
who
was
commanded
to
kill
the
Marshal
,
and
for
recompence
,
was
promised
to
be
made
Marshal
of
France
;
which
accordingly
he
performed
as
he
was
entring
the
Louvre
:
At
the
same
time
were
arrested
also
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre's
Lady
,
Mangot
,
the
Bishop
of
Lueon
and
Barbin
,
and
then
were
the
Chancellour
de
Sillery
,
Du
Vair
,
Keeper
of
the
Seals
,
Villeroy
,
and
the
president
Janin
sent
for
to
resume
their
Offices
.
After
this
were
the
Queenes
guards
taken
from
her
,
and
some
of
the
King
's
appointed
to
wait
on
her
:
A
Gallery
also
that
led
from
her
Chamber
to
a
Garden
she
had
caused
to
be
made
,
was
broken
down
;
nor
was
she
suffered
,
without
leave
,
to
see
any
thing
,
but
the
sad
conversion
of
her
authority
and
liberty
,
into
a
low
and
despicable
condition
,
and
miserable
servitude
.
Expresses
were
sent
into
all
parts
to
give
notice
of
this
change
,
all
hostility
ceases
,
every
one
returns
to
the
Court
,
where
all
strive
,
who
should
soonest
and
most
impudently
renounce
that
,
which
but
four
and
twenty
hours
before
,
they
adored
;
It
being
the
property
of
generous
souls
only
to
follow
those
in
their
adverse
,
whom
they
honoured
in
their
more
prosperous
fortune
;
The
Duke
of
Rohan
got
leave
to
visit
the
Queen-mother
,
the
strength
of
whose
constancy
was
still
superiour
to
the
violence
of
her
pressures
:
And
then
,
seeing
himself
regarded
with
a
frowning
eye
,
and
taking
small
pleasure
to
see
those
he
had
so
lately
fought
against
to
be
the
only
welcome
persons
,
goes
into
Piedmont
,
where
he
arrived
a
little
after
the
taking
of
Verseil
,
and
passing
the
Summer
there
;
he
saw
an
action
worthy
to
be
observed
,
and
related
.
Don
Pedro
de
Toledo
,
after
he
had
taken
Verseil
,
which
had
endured
a
long
siege
,
to
refresh
it
,
divided
his
Army
into
Montferrat
,
and
the
Dutchy
of
Milan
,
and
quarters
it
about
Alexandria
,
a
Countrey
abounding
in
corne
,
and
all
manner
of
necessaries
:
In
the
meane
while
the
Duke
of
Savoy's
Army
recruited
,
and
the
Treaty
of
peace
was
still
continued
by
the
mediation
of
the
Cardinal
Ludovisio
on
the
Pope's
behalf
,
and
Bethun
on
the
King
's
;
several
conferences
had
they
with
Don
Pedro
;
In
the
interim
of
which
,
the
Marshal
Lesdiguires
,
who
commanded
the
relief
sent
by
the
King
to
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
to
defend
his
States
,
but
not
to
attempt
upon
the
Duchy
of
Milan
;
having
sent
to
discover
how
the
Spanish
Army
lay
,
made
a
proposition
to
beat
up
the
Quarters
of
two
thousand
men
,
that
lay
in
Felissan
,
a
Village
that
was
but
slightly
barricadoed
,
and
seated
in
the
middest
of
all
the
other
Quarters
:
proving
by
many
reasons
,
that
,
though
at
first
sight
the
designe
might
seeme
very
hazardous
,
yet
really
was
it
not
so
,
for
that
marching
that
way
one
night
with
all
his
forces
,
at
break
of
day
he
beat
up
that
Quarter
,
which
hindered
the
Spanish
Armies
rallying
,
and
was
the
reason
that
those
he
had
left
behinde
him
,
having
no
retreat
,
were
utterly
lost
.
This
motion
took
the
wished
effect
;
For
the
Duke
of
Savoy
having
appointed
his
Rendezvous
at
Ast
,
marched
by
a
private
way
,
which
avoided
Nice
and
La
Roque
,
and
came
to
Felissan
,
which
was
instantly
begirt
,
and
forced
,
for
they
had
no
need
of
the
Canon
,
which
Shomberg
Marshal
of
the
Camp
,
was
bringing
up
with
the
Rear-guard
,
with
which
he
was
commanded
to
take
in
a
Castle
,
to
secure
the
provisions
,
which
he
did
:
The
next
day
was
taken
a
place
called
Quatordeci
,
in
which
were
four
hundred
souldiers
:
The
same
day
the
Duke
of
Savoy
gives
the
Duke
of
Rohan
three
hundred
horse
,
to
cut
off
some
Cavalry
of
the
enemies
,
that
were
coming
from
Alexandria
:
As
he
was
marching
to
execute
that
designe
,
he
discovers
300.
horse
and
1200.
foot
marching
from
Cazal
to
Alexandria
;
He
makes
towards
them
with
his
whole
party
,
but
,
notwithstanding
he
used
all
diligence
possible
,
he
could
not
reach
them
before
it
was
dark
,
and
that
the
enemy
had
sheltred
himself
in
a
very
advangeous
hold
;
A
proposition
was
then
made
for
the
incamping
round
about
them
,
and
sending
that
night
for
two
thousand
horse
,
that
might
be
ready
there
to
defeat
them
by
break
of
day
;
and
I
believe
this
project
might
have
taken
;
But
the
consideration
of
leaving
the
rest
of
the
Infantry
at
Felissan
in
the
middest
of
the
enemies
Quarters
,
who
might
easily
beat
them
up
,
caused
them
to
resolve
upon
a
retreat
:
So
that
after
a
dayes
stay
at
Felissan
,
they
marched
towards
Nice
,
which
they
surrounded
,
and
in
twice
four
and
twenty
hours
,
was
the
Town
forced
,
and
the
Castle
surrendred
,
in
which
were
near
two
thousand
fighting
men
:
The
next
day
finding
La
Roque
quitted
,
they
pursue
those
that
were
of
the
garrison
,
who
were
all
Switzers
,
whom
they
overtook
,
and
made
prisoners
:
Thus
in
the
space
of
one
week
,
were
taken
four
thousand
five
hundred
of
the
enemies
army
;
which
being
so
weakened
:
and
the
Duke
of
Savoy
finding
himself
to
be
more
than
twenty
thousand
strong
marching
men
,
had
designed
to
enter
in
to
the
Duchy
of
Milan
;
when
lo
,
from
France
comes
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
,
with
a
Command
to
the
Marshal
Lesdiguieres
to
get
the
Duke
of
Savoy's
assent
to
it
,
which
he
effected
:
But
return
we
now
to
the
affairs
of
France
.
Luynes
seeing
that
so
short
a
time
had
vested
him
with
the
entire
spoyls
of
a
most
eminent
Favourites
seven
years
toyle
,
having
the
sole
influence
upon
a
young
Prince
of
fifteen
years
old
,
whose
Mother
he
had
mortally
offended
,
being
himself
but
of
mean
parentage
,
and
without
any
support
in
the
Kingdom
,
not
studied
,
nor
any
way
versed
in
State
affairs
,
and
yet
governing
all
with
a
most
absolute
authority
,
makes
use
of
Deagent
,
and
Modene
as
his
chief
Counsellors
:
And
the
next
care
he
had
,
was
to
impose
a
Confessor
upon
the
King
,
of
an
immediate
dependance
upon
himself
,
so
to
awe
him
by
their
superstition
(
a
powerful
engine
to
work
upon
the
spirit
of
a
young
Prince
)
and
to
place
about
his
person
petty
inconsiderable
fellows
,
who
amused
him
with
childish
toyes
,
and
kept
so
close
a
siege
about
his
person
,
that
none
could
be
admitted
so
much
as
to
speak
to
him
in
private
:
After
this
he
caused
the
Queen-mother
to
be
conveyed
to
Blois
,
where
she
was
most
strictly
guarded
:
And
then
,
that
he
might
enrich
himself
with
her
wealth
also
,
proceeded
to
the
arraignment
,
and
trial
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre's
Lady
;
in
which
he
used
such
unlawful
sollicitations
,
and
took
such
unusual
courses
to
procure
her
death
,
that
at
her
execution
,
the
former
hatred
of
the
Parisians
against
her
was
far
exceeded
by
their
passionate
commiseration
of
her
present
calamities
;
caused
Mangot
to
be
confined
to
his
own
house
;
the
Bishop
of
Lucon
to
be
relegated
to
Avignon
,
and
Barbin
was
sent
to
the
Bastille
;
and
then
marries
the
Duke
of
Montbazon's
daughter
to
strengthen
himself
with
an
Alliance
not
obnoxious
to
envie
;
having
for
that
reason
refused
the
Duke
of
Vendosm's
sister
.
When
he
had
ordered
these
things
after
this
manner
,
he
caused
to
be
convened
at
Roüen
,
the
most
eminent
of
the
Nobility
,
together
with
the
principal
officers
of
the
Parliaments
(
called
the
Assembly
of
Notables
)
that
without
parting
from
the
King
at
all
,
he
might
put
himself
in
possession
of
the
government
of
Normandy
;
where
the
disunion
of
the
Grandees
,
their
infidelity
,
and
pusillanimity
,
together
with
the
base
and
servile
spirits
of
the
Officers
and
Deputies
of
the
Parliaments
,
present
at
this
Assembly
,
confirmed
the
Authority
of
this
upstart
Favourite
,
so
that
every
one
yeilding
to
his
yoak
,
he
began
now
to
think
himself
sufficient
to
dispose
even
of
Fortune
her self
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
was
now
allyed
to
him
by
his
wife
,
who
was
of
his
family
,
courts
him
too
,
among
the
rest
,
endeavouring
to
reconcile
him
rather
to
the
Queen
,
than
the
Prince
,
who
from
his
Prison
had
already
sent
him
Overtures
and
promises
,
that
in
exchange
of
his
liberty
,
he
would
support
him
with
his
assistance
,
and
fixe
him
in
an
impregnable
condition
;
He
told
him
,
that
he
could
not
long
,
keep
them
both
prisoners
;
that
he
that
was
there
before
,
his
advancement
could
have
no
colour
to
lay
his
restraint
to
his
charge
;
and
that
it
was
an
easie
matter
to
hinder
his
deliverance
,
that
the
Queens
condition
was
different
,
who
one
time
or
other
would
escape
from
him
;
for
though
she
were
kept
also
under
guards
,
yet
was
it
with
more
respect
,
and
not
as
prisoner
;
and
that
such
guards
were
not
so
secure
:
He
added
moreover
,
that
if
the
Prince
regained
any
power
in
the
State
he
would
be
a
more
dangerous
opposite
than
the
Queen-Mother
could
,
that
he
was
of
a
good
wit
,
quick
,
highly
ambitious
,
and
covetous
;
that
though
he
was
not
of
a
vindicative
nature
,
yet
was
he
not
obliging
neither
,
nor
had
he
the
least
friendship
for
any
one
;
that
being
not
able
to
detaine
them
both
still
in
prison
,
it
was
necessary
he
should
strengthen
himself
with
the
assistance
of
one
of
them
;
and
that
however
he
had
displeased
the
Queen
,
yet
would
she
prove
his
surer
prop
,
for
that
she
was
not
so
prone
to
intermeddle
with
the
affairs
,
as
the
Prince
was
;
and
the
jealousies
that
were
between
the
King
and
the
Queen
(
which
he
knew
well
enough
how
to
mould
to
his
own
advantage
)
would
be
his
security
against
them
both
;
Luynes
seeming
satisfied
with
these
arguments
,
encouraged
the
Duke
by
all
means
to
mediate
this
reconciliation
;
who
having
a
servant
named
La
Ferte
,
who
was
an
intimate
friend
of
Barbins
,
had
by
that
means
an
opportunity
to
let
him
know
the
service
he
intended
to
the
Queen
his
Mistresse
,
to
which
the
Duke
of
Montbazon
,
Luynes
his
Father-in-law
,
was
also
much
inclined
.
Barbin
,
(
by
the
means
of
Bournonville
,
Governour
of
the
Bastille
,
where
he
was
a
prisoner
)
gave
the
Queen
intelligence
of
what
had
passed
,
advising
her
to
write
letters
to
the
King
,
Luynes
,
and
to
the
Duke
of
Montbazon
;
to
the
first
,
full
of
complaints
of
vindication
of
her self
,
and
of
respect
;
to
the
other
two
to
do
her
all
good
offices
to
the
King
:
the
draughts
of
which
letters
were
first
carried
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
amended
them
,
and
corrected
the
acrimony
of
some
expressions
in
them
:
But
the
Bishop
who
was
to
carry
these
letters
,
in
who
Barbin
greatly
confided
,
proved
felse
,
and
most
perfidiously
betrayed
the
whole
plot
;
yet
,
according
to
the
instructions
he
received
from
Deagent
,
made
he
several
journeys
to
the
Queen
,
but
with
treacherous
purposes
to
work
the
ruine
of
her
,
and
all
else
that
had
a
hand
in
this
businesse
:
But
seeing
that
this
design
tended
only
to
a
reconciliation
,
and
yeilded
no
colourable
pretences
to
ground
any
accusation
on
,
they
flie
to
subtilties
;
and
in
Bournonville's
name
,
desire
a
Ring
from
the
Queen
,
as
a
testimony
of
her
acceptance
of
his
service
,
for
that
being
brother-in-law
to
the
Marshal
Vitry
,
he
could
not
otherwise
believe
she
could
have
any
good
thoughts
of
him
:
The
Queen
,
though
somewhat
surprized
with
this
demand
,
yet
could
it
not
raise
any
jealousies
in
her
,
for
that
the
Bishop
who
was
employed
in
all
these
errands
,
was
a
creature
of
Barbins
,
made
some
difficulty
to
part
with
the
Ring
he
desired
,
as
unwilling
to
give
any
thing
that
was
not
worthy
of
her
,
but
promised
to
have
one
bought
purposely
at
Paris
;
But
he
importuned
her
so
much
,
that
she
took
one
from
one
of
the
Ladies
attending
her
,
and
gave
it
him
:
The
Bishop
carries
it
to
Deagent
,
who
kept
that
,
and
caused
another
to
be
made
just
like
it
,
which
he
conveyed
to
Bournonville
,
as
if
she
had
voluntarily
,
and
of
her
own
accord
sent
it
him
:
After
this
they
infused
jealousies
into
the
King
,
that
the
Nobility
had
a
design
to
surprize
the
Louvre
to
introduce
the
Queen
,
and
restablish
her
in
her
former
authority
,
and
that
all
that
were
of
the
conspiracy
,
wore
a
blew
Ring
on
their
finger
,
which
was
the
cognizance
of
the
party
:
And
Luynes
one
day
shuts
the
Duke
of
Rohan
into
his
chamber
,
where
he
entertained
him
with
discourses
,
that
the
King
was
certainly
informed
that
he
was
alwayes
much
devoted
to
the
Queens
service
,
that
he
knew
all
his
machinations
for
that
end
,
and
the
secret
negotiations
of
La
Ferte
;
but
of
regard
of
his
alliance
to
him
,
he
had
prevailed
with
the
King
to
pardon
him
,
and
therefore
now
it
was
fit
he
should
tell
him
all
:
This
proposition
was
with
much
disdaine
rejected
by
the
Duke
,
who
replyed
,
that
he
was
no
Informer
,
and
that
he
was
glad
they
knew
his
actions
which
had
no
other
aime
than
the
King's
service
;
that
be
confessed
he
was
a
servant
to
the
Queen-Mother
,
and
that
it
was
the
duty
of
every
good
Frenchman
so
to
be
.
After
all
these
contrivances
,
and
many
others
which
never
came
to
my
knowledge
La
Ferte
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
committed
to
the
Bastille
,
confronted
with
Barbin
,
and
both
of
them
were
brought
to
their
tryal
;
and
notwithstanding
the
importunate
sollicitations
made
in
favour
of
them
,
and
were
admitted
of
purposely
to
intangle
more
people
,
the
result
of
all
was
,
the
depriving
Bournonville
of
the
Bastille
,
the
perpetual
banishment
of
Barbin
,
and
of
La
Ferte
for
five
years
,
who
,
notwithstanding
never
stirred
at
all
from
his
Master
.
These
violent
procedures
filled
the
Queen
with
great
fears
and
jealousies
,
and
made
her
more
solicitous
to
free
her self
from
this
captivity
,
being
now
well
assured
that
the
hopes
Luynes
gave
her
of
it
,
sometimes
by
Cadanet
,
sometimes
by
Modene
were
but
only
to
amuse
her
,
especially
when
she
saw
that
the
negotiation
of
Arnoux
the
Jesuite
and
the
King's
Confessour
came
to
nothing
;
this
Jesuite
made
the
King
solemnly
swear
at
Confession
,
never
to
dislike
what
Lnynes
did
,
nor
to
meddle
himself
with
any
State
affairs
.
The
consideration
of
all
these
things
made
her
at
length
resolve
to
work
her
enlargement
;
and
to
effect
it
,
by
the
advice
of
the
Marshal
Boüillon
,
she
made
choice
of
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
whom
she
knew
to
be
a
man
of
great
power
,
valour
,
and
prudence
:
But
he
was
displeased
with
her
,
and
came
to
Court
with
full
intention
to
side
with
the
King
;
he
must
therefore
be
brought
about
;
which
the
Queens
servants
deriving
much
advantage
from
the
Favourites
ill
conduct
,
very
dextrously
performed
:
And
first
,
they
terrifie
Luynes
with
the
great
power
,
and
haughty
humour
of
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
;
qualities
not
tolerable
by
one
who
aimes
at
a
general
adoration
:
On
the
otherside
they
exasperate
the
Duke
,
who
was
of
a
touchy
nature
,
and
unaccustomed
to
a
base
and
servile
subjection
:
The
first
occasion
they
took
from
his
attempts
to
promote
his
youngest
sonne
to
a
Cardinalat
,
for
the
which
he
was
the
first
upon
the
Roll
,
and
received
all
possible
assurance
of
it
,
but
was
put
by
,
by
the
contrivances
of
Villeroy
,
who
preferred
Marquemont
:
But
Villeroy
dying
immediately
after
,
he
continues
his
pursuit
,
with
great
hopes
still
:
But
the
Cardinal
de
Retz
having
made
Deagent
,
and
by
that
means
gained
Luynes
,
carried
it
;
but
not
without
obliging
himself
by
promises
unworthy
a
person
of
quality
,
with
poor
and
infamous
submissions
,
which
he
still
so
religiously
observed
,
that
being
afterwards
made
President
of
the
Council
,
he
seemed
rather
to
do
the
duty
of
a
Deputy
to
Deagent
,
than
of
a
Cardinal
.
This
was
opportunely
seconded
by
another
occasion
derived
from
the
Keeper
of
the
Seals
,
Du
Vair
,
who
,
hurried
by
his
own
pride
,
or
the
instigation
of
those
that
were
desirous
of
new
troubles
,
would
needs
take
place
at
the
Council-table
,
of
all
the
Dukes
and
Peers
of
France
:
The
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
as
the
most
ancient
that
was
then
there
,
complains
,
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
,
of
it
to
the
King
,
who
took
it
ill
from
him
,
and
the
interest
of
the
Gown-men
,
was
preferred
before
that
of
the
Peers
of
France
:
This
stomached
him
so
,
that
he
brake
out
into
many
bitter
invectives
,
even
against
the
King
himself
;
so
that
it
was
no
hard
matter
to
perswade
him
that
there
was
a
designe
to
send
him
to
the
Bastille
,
considering
the
late
Presidents
before
his
eyes
:
The
Queens
servants
,
(
who
would
not
discover
any
thing
of
their
intentions
to
him
while
he
remained
in
Paris
)
so
handsomely
improved
his
jealousies
,
that
one
morning
very
early
,
and
without
taking
leave
of
any
body
,
he
goes
thence
to
Metz.
When
he
was
there
,
Ruccelay
,
the
chief
contriver
,
and
manager
of
the
whole
project
begins
with
him
,
by
moving
a
reconciliation
between
him
,
and
the
Marshal
Boüillon
;
and
then
imparts
to
him
the
Queens
designe
,
with
her
request
to
him
,
to
procure
her
liberty
,
with
many
large
promises
annexed
to
it
,
of
which
,
in
such
cases
none
are
sparing
:
The
almost
insuperable
difficulties
and
dangers
of
this
enterprise
,
together
with
the
ingratitude
,
the
usual
recompence
Princes
reward
great
services
withal
,
at
first
startled
,
and
caused
some
hesitation
in
the
Duke
of
Espernon
:
But
then
the
glory
would
attend
the
execution
of
so
high
and
noble
a
designe
,
the
indignation
he
conceived
at
the
small
regard
was
had
of
him
,
together
with
his
desire
of
revenge
,
(
passions
predominating
in
all
great
courages
)
overcame
all
the
suggestions
of
his
fears
:
When
he
had
resolved
on
it
,
he
proceeds
in
it
with
that
caution
,
secresie
,
and
good
Fortune
,
that
having
made
all
necessary
provisions
for
Metz
,
where
the
King
,
purposely
to
keep
him
at
a
distance
from
the
Court
,
where
he
feared
him
,
amused
him
with
pretended
and
imaginary
designes
,
he
passes
through
France
into
his
governments
of
Xaintonge
,
and
Angoulmois
,
and
there
effected
the
Queen-Mothers
deliverance
,
on
the
one
and
twentieth
of
February
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
nineteen
,
who
came
from
Blois
to
Loches
,
a
place
belonging
to
the
Duke
,
who
there
went
to
receive
her
with
two
or
three
hundred
Gentlemen
,
who
all
conducted
her
to
Angoulesme
.
This
escape
of
the
Queen
caused
a
great
confusion
at
the
Court
,
where
it
was
conceived
that
her
party
was
much
more
numerous
,
or
that
it
might
quickly
swell
to
a
bigger
bulk
;
wherefore
great
preparations
were
made
for
war
,
that
the
ensuing
peace
might
be
more
advantageous
:
The
command
of
the
Army
to
be
sent
against
the
Queen
was
given
to
the
Duke
of
Mayne
,
who
was
thought
to
be
the
most
an
enemy
to
her
,
and
most
faithful
to
Luynes
;
and
because
it
was
conceived
that
it
would
be
acceptable
to
him
,
to
him
also
was
committed
the
charge
of
the
negotiation
of
Bethune
:
Sollicitations
were
also
made
in
the
behalf
of
the
Bishop
of
Lucon
(
who
till
then
had
remained
in
exile
in
Avignon
)
for
his
return
to
the
Queen
,
and
inforced
with
promises
made
in
his
name
,
by
his
brother
in
Law
Pont
Courlay
,
to
incline
the
Queen
to
such
a
peace
as
should
shoot
with
the
King's
desires
,
and
also
to
sowe
jealousies
between
the
principal
authors
of
her
deliverance
;
in
which
he
failed
neither
of
his
endeavours
,
nor
successe
.
For
Rucelay
,
who
had
as
largely
contributed
to
her
liberty
as
any
one
,
left
her
in
discontent
,
and
drew
with
him
the
Marquesse
of
Mauny
,
and
Themines
,
who
afterwards
proved
one
of
the
greatest
enemies
to
the
Queen
,
who
found
her self
but
in
a
bad
condition
to
engage
in
a
war
,
by
reason
that
many
envied
the
gallant
action
of
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
few
would
submit
to
his
imperious
humour
,
and
every
one
believed
that
all
would
end
in
peace
,
and
were
therefore
unwilling
to
imbarque
in
an
affair
,
by
which
they
should
gaine
nothing
but
the
King's
displeasure
,
and
hatred
,
whilest
others
carried
away
the
glory
of
the
enterprise
:
For
which
reason
also
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
being
sought
to
,
by
the
Queen
,
sent
her
word
,
that
he
was
much
troubled
that
he
was
not
privie
to
,
and
imployed
in
the
beginning
of
her
designe
;
which
if
he
had
,
he
would
have
served
her
most
faithfully
:
But
being
at
Court
then
when
she
made
her
escape
,
he
was
commanded
by
the
King
to
his
government
of
Poictou
,
to
preserve
it
in
peace
;
that
,
for
his
part
he
would
do
her
no
harme
,
but
advised
her
to
make
a
peace
,
in
which
he
was
confident
Bethune
would
serve
her
;
and
that
being
in
full
liberty
,
and
security
,
she
would
have
more
favorable
conveniencies
to
raise
a
greater
number
of
servants
and
friends
than
at
present
:
Schomberg
did
cleare
otherwise
for
to
endeare
himself
beyond
the
other
Zealots
for
her
ruine
;
he
laid
a
plot
to
blow
her
up
by
firing
the
Magazine
at
Angoulesme
,
which
was
happily
discovered
,
and
prevented
.
At
length
was
a
peace
concluded
,
and
near
Tours
was
the
interview
between
the
King
and
the
Queen-mother
,
to
whom
was
given
the
government
of
Anjou
,
and
for
her
better
security
,
the
Castles
of
Angiers
,
Pont
de
Cé
,
and
Chinon
.
Come
we
now
to
the
affairs
of
Bearn
,
the
sourse
and
rise
of
all
our
evils
,
which
will
retract
our
view
as
far
back
as
the
death
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ancre
,
after
which
Du
Vair
,
Keeper
of
the
Seals
,
being
restored
to
his
Office
;
upon
the
sollicitations
of
the
Bishops
of
Bearn
,
and
imagining
he
should
do
so
eminent
an
action
,
as
would
gaine
him
such
reputation
at
Rome
,
would
advance
him
to
the
dignity
of
a
Cardinal
,
he
procured
an
order
of
the
King's
Council
,
for
restoring
to
the
Ecclesiastiques
of
that
Countrey
their
goods
that
were
formerly
aliened
by
authority
,
and
had
for
fourty
,
or
fifty
years
been
imployed
for
the
maintenance
of
their
Ministers
,
Academy
,
and
the
Garrison
in
the
Fort
called
Navarrins
.
La
Force
,
then
Governour
of
that
Countrey
,
was
at
Court
at
the
same
time
,
and
mainly
opposed
the
Order
,
shewing
the
difficulties
would
obstruct
it
,
and
the
inconveniencies
might
arise
from
it
;
which
I
conceive
he
did
with
very
sincere
intentions
:
But
being
over-powered
,
turns
his
desires
to
his
own
private
advantage
,
and
promises
to
promote
the
execution
of
it
,
upon
condition
he
might
be
made
Marshal
of
France
,
which
was
promised
him
:
But
either
the
difficulties
he
met
withall
,
or
rage
to
see
himself
laughed
at
at
Court
,
made
him
resolve
to
stand
it
out
against
all
;
In
which
he
met
with
great
opposition
in
the
Countrey
,
occasioned
by
those
of
the
house
of
Benac
,
backed
with
the
Count
of
Grammond
,
his
deadly
enemies
,
and
by
the
politick
practices
of
the
Court
,
so
that
he
was
now
hated
by
all
parties
for
not
doing
what
he
might
for
the
satisfaction
of
either
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
was
his
friend
,
patronized
him
still
at
Court
,
and
,
seeing
that
the
Kings
Commissioner
Renard
cast
all
the
blame
of
the
ill
successe
he
had
in
his
voyage
upon
La
Force
,
used
all
means
possible
to
compose
the
businesse
,
shewing
that
if
the
Province
of
Bearn
should
addresse
themselves
to
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
,
their
particular
might
grow
into
a
general
cause
,
from
whose
circumstances
might
arrive
some
accidents
not
easie
to
be
remedied
,
and
that
it
was
the
wisest
course
to
quench
this
fire
before
it
were
throughly
kindled
:
That
it
was
most
reasonable
(
since
the
thing
was
begun
)
that
the
King
should
receive
satisfaction
,
and
the
Countrey
also
should
be
secured
;
and
that
partial
persons
were
most
unfit
to
be
imployed
in
it
:
These
reasons
were
the
better
relished
,
for
that
they
already
began
to
discover
several
Assemblies
in
the
Provinces
,
and
to
fear
the
event
of
them
:
And
now
were
things
in
so
fair
a
way
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
obtained
a
re-imbursement
of
the
like
sum
of
money
restored
to
the
Ecclesiastiques
,
to
be
had
out
of
the
next
receipts
;
and
in
case
of
non-payment
,
permission
was
granted
to
the
Countrey
to
seize
again
upon
the
goods
of
the
Ecclesiastiques
.
But
for
as
much
as
La
Force
found
not
his
advantages
in
this
accommodation
,
he
was
easily
induced
to
reject
it
,
complaining
to
the
Court
,
that
to
discredit
him
thus
,
was
the
way
to
disable
him
for
any
future
services
,
and
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
that
it
was
an
introduction
to
the
ruine
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
their
Country
:
And
notwithstanding
that
all
the
Churches
of
France
,
were
,
upon
good
deliberation
,
satisfied
with
this
agreement
,
yet
never
could
the
people
be
induced
to
it
,
so
that
the
dispute
lasted
till
the
Convocation
of
the
General
Assembly
of
those
of
the
Religion
at
Loudun
,
the
three
and
twentieth
of
May
,
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
nineteen
.
Luynes
in
the
mean
time
did
all
the
ill
offices
he
could
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
endeavoured
to
criminalize
him
,
for
buying
the
government
of
Maillezais
,
of
Aubigny
,
and
of
a
private
house
in
Poictou
which
was
very
strong
,
and
which
he
compelled
him
to
pull
down
;
having
,
but
a
little
before
it
was
razed
,
engaged
some
in
an
attempt
to
surprize
it
;
and
though
those
that
had
undertaken
it
,
were
taken
as
they
were
teady
to
put
their
designe
in
execution
,
yet
ordered
he
things
so
,
that
he
could
not
have
justice
done
upon
them
:
After
this
,
having
released
the
Prince
from
the
Bastille
,
to
strengthen
himself
with
his
power
against
the
Queen
,
and
the
Prince
declaring
himself
an
open
enemy
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
the
Duke
resolves
to
adhere
entirely
to
the
Queens
service
,
of
which
he
went
to
Angiers
to
assure
her
;
and
understanding
of
the
party
was
raising
for
her
,
he
advised
her
not
to
stay
there
,
but
to
remove
to
Bourdeaux
;
that
her
most
faithfull
servants
were
the
Dukes
of
Mayne
,
Espernon
,
and
Rohan
;
that
being
there
,
she
would
have
a
powerful
Parliament
to
declare
for
her
,
and
that
there
she
was
secure
from
any
invasion
before
she
had
an
army
ready
to
dispute
the
field
;
that
if
she
stayed
at
Angiers
,
and
that
if
Pont
de
Cé
were
taken
from
her
,
she
and
her
whole
Party
would
be
lost
without
one
blow
striking
:
that
she
ought
to
give
the
greater
confidence
to
this
Council
,
because
it
was
to
his
own
disadvantage
,
for
that
being
so
near
the
King
,
he
was
like
to
be
the
first
would
suffer
.
To
this
she
answered
,
That
she
much
approved
of
his
Reasons
,
but
that
if
she
should
follow
his
advice
,
it
would
give
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
suspitions
that
she
intended
to
put
herself
wholly
into
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Mayne
:
Besides
,
the
hopes
the
Countesse
of
Soissons
gave
her
from
Normandy
,
built
upon
her
Sonne-in-law
the
Duke
of
Longueville
,
who
was
lately
made
Governour
of
that
Province
,
and
was
Master
of
Dieppe
,
and
the
Grand
Prior
who
held
Caen
,
and
both
of
them
had
great
correspondences
in
Roüen
,
prevailed
so
upon
her
,
that
she
would
by
no
means
budge
from
Angiers
:
But
desired
that
the
Assembly
at
Loudun
might
be
continued
,
which
might
have
been
effected
,
but
then
it
must
have
been
by
making
such
a
division
as
at
Saumure
;
when
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
conferred
about
it
with
the
chiefest
friends
he
had
in
the
Assembly
,
and
among
others
,
with
the
Count
of
Orval
,
his
brother-in-Law
,
who
was
very
powerful
among
them
,
they
concluded
to
accept
of
what
the
King
offered
,
viz.
With
in
six
moneths
to
give
the
Assembly
satisfaction
in
the
affair
of
Bearn
,
and
the
restitution
of
Lectoure
,
one
of
their
cautionary
Towns
,
which
if
not
performed
,
then
should
the
Assembly
convene
again
within
one
moneth
after
,
and
that
at
Rochel
:
This
very
well
pleased
the
Queen
,
to
whom
it
was
farther
manifested
,
that
this
new
Convocation
,
being
in
spight
of
the
Court
,
to
be
in
the
most
considerable
Town
of
their
party
,
where
none
but
the
most
resolute
would
come
,
would
firmly
binde
the
Assembly
to
her
,
together
with
all
the
Reformed
Churches
in
the
Kingdom
;
But
withal
they
desired
her
,
that
in
case
any
peace
was
made
,
they
might
be
satisfied
concerning
their
two
demands
touching
Bearn
,
and
Lectoure
,
which
she
promised
.
Now
,
so
violent
and
tyrannical
was
the
government
of
Luynes
,
that
it
had
wearied
all
the
world
,
and
even
his
best
friends
also
,
as
the
Duke
of
Maine
;
for
whom
,
a
little
before
,
he
had
procured
the
Government
of
Guienne
,
in
exchange
for
that
of
the
Isle
of
France
;
and
not
satisfied
with
this
,
he
gives
it
to
the
Duke
of
Monthazon
his
father-in-law
and
seizes
upon
that
of
Picardy
with
all
the
Fortresses
there
,
and
in
lieu
of
it
gives
that
of
Normandy
to
the
Duke
of
Longueville
.
Moreover
,
he
and
his
two
brothers
were
made
Dukes
,
and
Peers
of
France
;
and
all
vacant
Offices
,
Ecclesiastical
Benefices
,
and
Pensions
were
ingrossed
by
these
three
brethren
,
and
distributed
among
their
poor
kindred
that
flocked
in
to
them
,
from
the
parts
about
Avignon
:
So
that
jealousie
,
and
envie
,
together
with
the
bad
administration
of
the
publique
affairs
had
rendred
them
so
odious
,
that
every
one
betook
himself
to
the
Queens
party
;
Even
the
Prince
of
Piedmont
,
to
whose
marriage
with
Madam
the
King's
sister
,
he
had
not
long
before
occasioned
;
Luynes
seeing
himself
charged
on
every
side
,
but
supported
by
the
Prince
,
perswades
the
King
to
prevent
the
Queen
his
Mother
;
and
whiles
by
divers
messengers
,
he
entertains
her
with
hopes
of
an
Accommodation
▪
and
corrupts
,
and
seduces
her
followers
,
he
makes
fresh
levies
of
souldiers
;
which
she
perceiving
,
does
the
like
,
and
by
the
Vicount
Sardigny
sends
a
letter
to
his
Majesty
to
let
him
know
,
how
she
is
constrained
to
provide
for
the
security
of
her
person
,
to
save
her self
from
the
fury
of
her
enemies
,
who
abusing
his
authority
,
imploy
it
to
ruine
her
.
This
,
with
the
advice
of
the
Prince
,
hastens
the
King
into
Normandy
,
to
secure
that
Province
,
which
was
in
a
tottering
condition
,
and
much
enclined
to
the
Queen
;
but
his
Presence
,
though
accompanied
with
but
a
small
force
,
soon
settled
all
:
Rouen
is
secured
,
Caën
yeilded
,
Alencon
also
,
and
all
the
Nobility
submit
.
This
happy
and
unexpected
successe
makes
him
proceed
to
Mans
,
and
thence
straight
to
Aagiers
;
Great
was
the
confusion
this
caused
in
the
other
party
,
especially
in
the
Bishop
of
Lucon
,
who
not
suffering
the
Queen-mother
to
go
where
her
greatest
forces
lay
,
for
fear
lest
she
should
get
out
of
his
tuition
,
makes
her
resolve
upon
a
pitiful
defence
in
a
town
of
no
consideration
,
and
an
enemy
to
her
party
,
that
so
intangling
her
in
a
necessity
of
submitting
to
an
inglorious
Accommodation
,
he
might
make
his
own
peace
upon
better
termes
;
which
he
did
,
and
from
that
time
he
ever
held
intelligence
with
the
King's
party
.
Moreover
the
Duke
of
Retz
,
whether
it
was
,
that
his
Uncle
the
Cardinal
de
Retz
had
gained
him
before
,
or
whether
his
apprehension
of
the
danger
had
altered
his
mind
,
most
certain
it
is
,
that
seeing
the
King's
forces
ready
to
fall
on
upon
the
works
of
Pont
de
Cé
,
of
which
he
had
undertaken
the
defence
,
upon
an
imaginary
discontent
that
a
peace
was
concluding
without
his
privity
,
he
suddenly
quits
them
,
and
with
all
his
troops
repasses
the
Loire
;
Thus
was
Pont
de
Cé
taken
,
and
the
Queen
who
had
thirty
thousand
good
men
ready
in
Guienne
,
Poictoa
,
Xaintonge
,
and
Angoumois
,
was
vanquished
by
five
or
six
thousand
only
,
and
reduced
to
a
necessity
of
accepting
such
Articles
as
her
enemies
pleased
to
vouchsafe
her
;
according
to
which
,
and
her
own
particular
order
,
the
Dukes
of
Maine
,
d'
Espernon
,
Rohan
,
and
Soubize
laid
down
their
Armes
.
THE
Memoires
OF
THE
DUKE
of
ROHAN
:
The
second
Book
.
Containing
a
Relation
of
the
Warre
against
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
France
.
AND
now
are
we
arrived
at
the
sourse
of
all
our
evils
,
and
fatal
commencement
of
the
Warres
against
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
.
The
King
,
having
thus
happily
put
a
period
to
this
War
,
goes
to
Bourdeaux
,
where
he
suppresses
the
authority
of
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
and
commands
the
Bearnois
that
the
late
Decree
be
put
in
execution
:
But
they
,
neither
knowing
how
to
obey
him
,
nor
desend
themselves
,
oblige
him
in
person
to
a
voyage
into
Bearn
:
And
there
it
was
they
first
began
to
slight
and
laugh
at
the
performance
of
their
parol
engagements
;
For
the
next
day
after
their
arrival
,
and
a
solemne
promise
made
to
the
Bearnois
to
preserve
their
priviledges
entire
,
were
they
totally
devested
of
them
,
by
the
re-union
of
Beane
to
France
,
and
changing
,
contrary
to
the
engagement
of
their
faith
given
the
Governour
of
Navarrins
.
Moreover
it
is
to
be
known
,
that
the
Deputy
general
Favas
,
who
was
in
pursuit
of
the
government
of
Lectour
in
the
behalf
of
his
son
,
the
more
to
induce
the
Court
to
yeild
to
his
request
,
threatned
to
send
to
those
at
Rochel
to
convene
the
Assembly
general
,
according
to
the
power
given
them
by
the
Assembly
at
Loudun
:
But
seeing
,
that
prevailed
not
to
compasse
his
designe
,
and
not
considering
how
unseasonable
it
was
,
he
writes
to
those
of
Rochel
,
from
Bourdeaux
,
to
cause
the
said
Convention
,
advising
them
also
to
repair
their
fortifications
;
And
thus
are
the
publique
continually
swallowed
up
by
private
Interests
.
When
the
King
was
returned
to
Paris
,
the
Assembly
general
meets
at
Rochel
,
and
Favas
still
followes
the
Court
,
to
finde
some
means
to
accomplish
his
desires
;
His
Majesty
in
the
first
place
,
forbids
the
holding
of
the
said
Assembly
,
next
commands
their
dissolution
,
and
lastly
declares
them
Traytors
:
The
chief
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
conceiving
that
great
prejudice
to
them
would
attend
their
obstinacy
,
were
of
opinion
that
they
were
best
to
dissolve
upon
certain
conditions
,
of
which
they
had
hopes
given
them
from
the
Court
:
But
the
Letters
which
Favas
sent
thence
,
together
with
the
particular
discontents
of
La
Force
,
and
Chastillon
,
by
reason
of
the
hard
usage
the
one
received
in
his
Offices
,
and
a
desire
the
other
had
to
have
more
,
occasioned
the
continuance
of
the
Assembly
;
whence
the
King
took
a
pretence
to
prosecute
his
designes
to
the
uttermost
,
to
which
,
the
basenesse
,
and
treachery
of
the
Governours
of
the
Cautionary
Towns
facilitated
his
accesse
.
It
is
to
be
observed
,
that
before
the
Kings
departure
from
Paris
,
the
Dukes
of
Nevers
and
Maine
were
in
great
discontent
retired
into
Champegne
,
and
the
Count
of
Soissons
to
Frontevault
:
The
Duke
de
Luynes
,
that
he
might
not
leave
such
thorns
in
his
back
,
was
very
desirous
to
reconcile
them
;
and
to
move
them
to
it
,
Favas
was
sent
to
informe
the
Dukes
,
that
he
was
now
going
to
the
Assembly
with
full
satisfaction
to
all
their
demands
,
and
that
it
would
be
prudence
in
them
to
comply
,
before
the
determination
of
that
affair
;
the
like
speech
was
made
to
the
Count
of
Soissons
by
Villarnoul
,
which
wrought
all
their
returns
to
the
Court
,
and
occasioned
the
reconciliation
between
the
Cardinal
de
Guise
,
and
the
Duke
of
Nevers
.
After
the
reducing
of
these
Princes
,
the
assurance
Villarnoul
gave
of
Saumure
,
the
defection
of
the
Governours
of
the
Cautionary
Towns
in
Poictou
,
the
revolt
of
Pardaillan
with
a
part
of
Guienne
,
that
of
Chastillon
in
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
that
by
the
presence
of
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
they
were
assured
also
of
Dauphine
;
the
King
sets
forth
,
not
to
a
Warre
,
but
a
certaine
Victory
:
The
Duke
de
Luynes
,
lately
made
Constable
of
France
,
goes
with
him
,
who
so
absolutely
possessed
his
Masters
favour
,
that
in
the
progress
of
this
Warre
,
we
shall
see
,
not
the
intentions
of
the
King
,
but
the
Treasons
and
disloyalties
of
this
Upstart
executed
,
who
having
by
that
means
crept
into
a
fortune
,
ruled
all
with
a
Soveraign
power
which
he
continued
even
to
this
death
,
leaving
the
King's
Council
such
a
Copy
,
whose
imitation
would
prove
the
ruine
of
the
Kingdom
:
The
first
testimony
of
the
lubricity
,
and
insincerity
of
their
words
,
was
given
at
Saumure
,
which
,
to
the
violation
of
the
Faith
engaged
in
his
Patent
,
was
taken
from
Du
Plessis
Mornay
:
The
same
successe
also
had
all
the
Townes
in
Poictou
.
The
Dukes
of
Rohan
,
and
Soubize
his
brother
,
who
had
opposed
the
convocation
of
the
Assembly
,
and
earnestly
endeavoured
their
dissolution
,
when
convened
,
seeing
such
a
rout
,
resolved
not
to
abandon
the
party
:
The
Constable
,
who
was
their
kinfman
,
many
times
sent
to
try
their
pulses
;
but
neither
his
promises
,
nor
threats
,
made
the
least
impression
on
their
consciences
,
or
fidelity
:
The
last
Messenger
was
the
Colonel
Arnaud
,
who
brought
them
Letters
from
the
King
,
full
of
perswasions
to
quit
their
resolutions
,
and
intermixed
with
menaces
of
an
inevitable
ruine
in
case
they
obstinately
persevered
in
them
;
and
withal
to
let
them
know
that
the
first
siege
would
be
that
of
Saint
John
d'
Angely
:
But
this
journey
had
a
double
end
;
for
,
in
case
he
prevailed
not
upon
the
two
brothers
,
he
had
Orders
to
conferre
with
the
Major
General
Auriac
,
who
was
then
at
Saint
Julian
,
about
a
quarter
of
a
League
from
Saint
John
,
with
four
thousand
men
,
to
cause
him
to
put
in
execution
a
design
he
was
entred
on
,
by
means
of
the
intelligence
he
had
with
the
Captaines
,
Galloix
,
and
Vaux
,
and
two
of
the
inhabitants
,
whose
names
were
Masures
,
and
Roquier
,
who
had
promised
,
if
he
would
approach
with
his
Troops
,
and
fall
in
upon
the
Suburbs
called
Mata
,
and
thence
make
up
straight
to
the
Gate
,
they
would
be
ready
there
,
with
their
confederates
,
and
keep
it
open
;
which
Auriac
attempted
the
very
next
day
after
Arnaud's
departure
from
Saint
John
:
But
the
presence
of
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Soubize
,
both
which
were
yet
in
the
Town
,
prevented
their
success
;
Soubize
was
resolved
to
abide
a
Siege
;
and
Rohan
three
dayes
after
went
to
Rochelle
,
from
whence
he
brought
and
put
a
thousand
men
into
the
Town
,
with
above
an
hundred
Gentlemen
,
besides
two
Barques
laden
with
all
manner
of
provisions
;
and
then
went
back
to
Guienne
.
He
was
desired
by
the
Assembly
to
reconcile
La
Force
and
Pardaillan
,
to
which
the
former
was
very
much
inclined
,
but
the
other
would
not
so
much
as
see
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
by
which
he
clearly
perceived
his
engagement
to
the
Court
:
La
Force
desired
Rohan
to
take
a
view
of
the
Communalties
of
the
lower
Guienne
,
that
he
might
the
better
take
order
for
the
security
of
the
division
the
Assembly
had
allotted
him
.
From
thence
he
goes
to
Bergerac
,
Saint
Foy
,
Clerac
,
and
Tonneins
,
and
thence
to
Nerac
,
where
the
Chamber
,
or
Court
of
Justice
yet
was
,
but
must
be
removed
,
before
they
could
secure
the
Castle
,
where
the
Court
sate
,
and
where
the
President
,
a
Romanist
,
lodged
;
who
after
many
contests
,
at
length
withdrew
with
one
Gentleman
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
gave
him
for
his
Convoy
as
far
as
Marmande
:
But
the
President
made
but
an
unhandsome
return
of
this
civility
:
For
when
he
returned
to
Tonneins
,
he
gave
Vignoles
intelligence
of
it
,
who
about
a
League
from
Tonneins
lay
in
ambush
for
him
,
with
six
or
seven
score
Gentlemen
Voluntiers
armed
at
all
points
,
and
three
other
Troops
,
who
let
them
pass
,
and
then
the
first
Troop
followed
their
Reare
,
the
second
marched
up
to
flanck
them
,
and
the
third
,
which
was
the
strongest
,
between
the
other
two
,
that
they
might
be
ready
to
relieve
the
other
upon
all
occasions
:
The
Marquess
de
la
Force
,
who
commanded
Rohan's
light
Horsemen
,
was
left
to
make
good
the
retreat
,
with
thirty
of
La
Force
his
guard
,
whom
he
caused
to
alight
from
their
Horses
,
and
thirty
other
Horse
,
among
which
there
were
but
ten
Cuirasses
:
The
Marquess
advertises
Rohan
and
La
Force
,
that
the
enemy
marched
towards
him
,
whereupon
they
face
about
,
and
advance
,
commanding
him
to
charge
them
:
But
the
first
Troop
instead
of
●eceiving
the
charge
,
flew
off
towards
Vignoles
;
when
presently
half
of
La
Force's
Guards
gave
them
a
Volley
,
which
killed
and
hurt
about
five
or
six
Men
and
Horses
,
which
made
them
keep
off
at
a
Musquet
shot
distance
from
them
.
The
second
Troop
,
which
flanked
them
,
perceiving
a
little
Ditch
between
them
and
Rohan
,
fell
off
,
as
the
first
did
:
Which
Vignoles
seeing
,
advanced
not
at
all
with
the
third
,
so
that
without
any
further
interruption
,
they
kept
on
their
way
to
Tonneins
:
Among
the
Troops
of
Rohan
,
and
La
Force
,
were
there
but
fourteene
Cuirasses
;
and
of
Gentlemen
,
and
their
servants
,
not
above
seventy
six
Horse
.
After
this
,
Rohan
left
La
Force
who
very
exactly
knew
the
Countrey
of
the
lower
Guienne
,
and
went
from
Nerac
to
Montauban
,
fetching
a
compass
of
above
five
and
thirty
Leagues
,
by
reason
that
the
Marshal
Themines
lay
in
his
way
,
and
arrived
there
on
the
eighteenth
of
July
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
one
:
At
Montauban
he
received
intelligence
that
Nerac
was
besieged
by
the
Duke
of
Maine
,
who
commanded
in
to
him
the
Marshal
,
and
all
the
Nobility
of
Guyenne
:
La
Force
at
the
same
time
makes
an
attempt
upon
Caumont
,
surprizes
the
Town
,
and
layes
a
siege
to
the
Castle
;
The
Duke
of
Maine
having
a
strong
Army
,
resolves
to
releive
it
,
and
to
continue
the
Siege
of
Nerac
also
,
in
which
he
had
a
fortunate
success
;
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
divert
Themines
,
lies
down
before
Septfons
,
a
place
belonging
to
himself
;
and
when
he
had
drawn
him
thither
,
with
above
five
hundred
Voluntiers
,
he
retired
to
Realville
,
and
the
Marshal
to
Puy-la
Roque
:
whence
,
after
three
or
four
dayes
abode
there
,
he
drew
away
againe
,
and
the
Duke
went
to
Montauban
,
to
preserve
the
adjacent
Countrey
from
the
ravage
and
spoile
intended
by
the
Marshal
,
who
followed
him
thither
,
where
there
passed
between
them
some
light
skirmishes
,
of
no
great
consequence
.
Whiles
the
Duke
of
Rohan
remained
at
Montauban
,
came
news
to
him
,
of
the
rendition
of
Saint
John
,
and
also
of
Pons
,
which
was
sold
by
Chasteau-neuf
,
of
the
revolt
of
Pardaillan
,
the
loss
of
Saint
Foy
,
and
also
of
Bergerac
,
by
the
treachery
of
Pardaillan
,
and
Panissault
;
of
the
taking
of
Nerac
by
the
Duke
of
Maine
(
who
was
drawing
towards
Gascony
)
which
was
followed
also
with
the
loss
of
Lectour
,
Leyrac
,
Mas
de
Verdun
,
Mauvoisin
,
and
the
Isle-Jourdan
;
all
which
places
the
Governours
for
money
yielded
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Maine
.
Nor
did
they
behave
themselves
better
in
the
lower
Guienne
:
For
Tournon
,
Mont-Flanquin
,
Puymirol
,
and
divers
other
places
were
delivered
by
their
Governours
;
and
,
which
is
most
prodigious
,
Favas
,
that
was
then
with
the
Assembly
general
,
at
Rochelle
,
commanded
his
sonne
to
give
up
to
the
King
Castel-Jaloux
,
and
Castetz
,
two
cautionary
places
,
and
remote
from
the
King's
way
about
twelve
or
fifteen
Leagues
.
In
short
,
of
all
that
great
Province
,
no
place
made
any
semblance
of
opposition
but
Clerac
,
which
was
well
fortified
and
manned
,
there
being
in
it
(
comprising
the
Inhabitants
)
three
thousand
fighting
men
.
These
great
losses
made
the
Duke
conceive
,
that
seeing
there
had
not
been
any
resistance
made
in
La
Force's
division
,
he
should
suddenly
have
the
Royal
Army
upon
him
:
Wherefore
he
takes
care
to
provide
for
Montauban
,
marks
some
of
the
out-places
necessary
to
be
fortified
,
makes
up
the
Regiment
of
the
Count
d'
Orval
ten
Companies
,
reduces
the
Inhabitants
into
thirty
,
and
orders
all
things
fitting
for
a
long
Siege
,
and
resolves
himself
to
go
to
Castres
,
thence
into
the
lower
Languedoc
,
to
raise
up
their
dejected
spirits
there
,
and
prepare
some
relief
for
Montauban
.
He
departs
thence
attended
on
by
his
own
guards
,
and
accompanied
by
the
Count
d'
Orval
and
his
,
fords
over
the
River
Tarn
near
the
Isle
of
Albigeois
,
where
he
met
with
some
opposition
;
at
this
pass
,
was
the
Captain
of
his
guards
wounded
;
the
Captain
,
with
some
of
the
Count
d'
Orv●l's
guards
,
and
one
of
his
Mules
were
killed
,
and
his
Gentleman
of
the
Horse
,
had
his
Horse
hurt
:
Thus
passed
they
to
Castres
,
whence
the
Count
d'
Orval
returned
to
Montauban
to
expect
the
Siege
.
In
the
mean
while
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
he
might
lose
no
time
,
sends
to
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
for
a
supply
of
four
thousand
men
,
and
he
himself
goes
as
far
as
Millaud
,
where
he
understood
by
the
Messengers
he
had
sent
thither
,
that
though
the
people
were
generally
well
inclined
,
yet
would
the
Artifices
of
the
disaffected
prevail
over
their
good
intentions
,
unless
he
himself
advanced
to
the
Sevenes
.
Chastillon
,
at
the
same
time
,
sent
Briquemaut
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
invite
him
to
a
conference
,
which
he
accepted
of
,
and
to
that
end
advanced
as
far
as
far
as
Saint
Hippolyte
,
where
the
said
Briquemaut
returns
againe
to
the
Duke
from
Chastillon
,
to
let
him
know
,
that
he
very
much
wondred
that
he
should
enter
into
the
divison
allotted
him
,
and
that
he
suspected
it
was
with
a
design
to
prejudice
his
authority
:
It
was
answered
him
,
That
certainly
he
had
no
good
memory
,
and
withal
was
shewn
him
the
Letter
he
had
written
to
the
Duke
,
that
the
only
expedient
to
drive
him
out
of
the
Sevenes
,
and
stop
his
passages
into
the
lower
Languedoc
,
was
,
not
to
impede
the
succours
he
had
demanded
,
which
rather
than
faile
of
,
he
would
encounter
all
difficulties
whatsoever
:
that
if
he
was
desirous
of
an
interview
,
he
was
very
ready
to
satisfie
him
;
and
that
if
he
would
in
person
go
to
the
relief
of
Montauban
,
as
he
had
offered
,
he
was
confident
,
they
two
would
be
able
to
procure
the
peace
of
the
whole
Kingdom
.
In
short
,
after
he
had
strugled
with
many
difficulties
,
he
drew
at
length
four
thousand
.
Foot
out
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevines
,
and
,
with
his
own
money
raised
a
thousand
more
,
with
which
he
returns
againe
towards
Millaud
,
from
whence
he
sent
Orders
to
Malanze
,
Leran
,
and
Saint
Rome
,
who
in
his
absence
commanded
;
the
first
in
Albigeois
,
and
Rouergue
;
the
second
in
Foix
;
and
the
third
in
Lauraguais
,
to
make
ready
the
forces
of
the
Colloques
:
He
sent
to
Castres
also
,
and
upon
his
march
caused
all
necessary
provisions
of
meal
,
and
bread
,
for
the
nourishment
of
his
Souldiers
to
be
made
ready
.
In
the
mean
time
the
King
having
besieged
,
and
by
reason
of
their
intestine
divisions
for
want
of
a
Commander
in
Chief
,
taken
Clerac
,
and
seized
upon
all
the
places
about
Montaubon
,
except
Saint
Antonin
,
sate
down
with
his
Army
before
Montanban
on
the
one
and
twentieth
of
August
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
one
,
(
where
La
Force
,
with
his
two
sons
,
were
gotten
in
)
and
sent
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
,
with
fifteen
hundred
Horse
,
and
foure
thousand
Foot
,
to
lie
upon
the
River
Tarn
,
and
intercept
the
relief
was
preparing
for
Montauban
;
who
made
as
if
he
would
besiege
Lombez
,
a
place
,
about
half
a
League
from
Realmont
,
where
there
was
a
Castle
that
commanded
the
Town
,
and
held
alwayes
for
the
King
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
receiving
intelligence
of
it
from
Malauze
,
and
also
of
the
conspiracy
in
agitation
for
the
delivery
of
Castres
,
with
all
speed
sends
away
Boye
,
one
of
his
Colonels
,
with
a
thousand
foot
,
and
a
faithful
promise
to
follow
him
suddenly
with
the
rest
of
the
Army
.
When
Boyer
came
to
Castres
,
he
found
that
Malauze
had
drawn
his
main
Body
to
Realmont
;
whither
his
coming
also
,
with
this
supply
,
raised
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
from
before
Lombez
;
whereupon
Malauze
,
instead
of
expecting
the
arrival
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
as
he
had
commanded
him
,
but
suffering
himself
to
be
carried
away
with
the
importunity
of
the
multitude
,
goes
with
one
piece
of
Canon
,
which
he
drew
out
of
Realmont
,
to
besiege
a
Church
that
was
Garison'd
and
Fortifi'd
,
called
La-Fauch
,
which
as
Boyer
was
viewing
he
was
slaine
,
and
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
at
the
instant
the
Church
was
surrendred
,
came
and
inclosed
the
rest
of
the
party
with
his
whole
Army
:
After
several
charges
and
skirmishes
,
in
which
Balauze
behaved
himself
with
much
Gallantry
,
and
Saint
Rome
also
,
in
resucing
him
,
(
for
he
charged
through
the
mid'st
of
the
enemy
,
with
fifty
Gentlemen
(
many
of
whom
he
lost
)
they
capitulated
to
march
off
with
their
Armes
,
all
but
their
Canon
;
and
,
for
the
space
of
six
months
not
to
beare
Armes
for
the
party
:
Thus
were
all
the
forces
with
their
Chiefs
,
and
all
the
Nobility
of
Albigeois
,
and
Lauraguais
,
disabled
from
any
service
for
the
remaining
part
of
that
,
and
untill
March
the
year
following
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
for
his
part
,
loses
no
time
,
but
advances
with
his
Troops
,
and
while
his
Rear-guard
was
marching
up
to
him
,
draws
the
Canon
out
of
Millaud
,
takes
Saint
George
a
small
,
but
well
inclosed
place
,
and
Luzanson
a
private
house
lying
between
Millaud
and
Saint
Afrique
,
in
which
there
was
a
Garison
that
extreamly
incommoded
his
passage
;
and
had
continued
till
he
had
cleared
the
whole
way
,
had
not
the
intelligence
he
received
of
the
defeat
at
Fauch
diverted
him
;
that
made
him
double
his
pace
,
so
that
he
came
very
opportunely
to
Castres
;
for
Lombez
was
surrendred
,
Realmont
was
in
Treaty
,
and
the
whole
Countrey
in
a
drooping
condition
:
He
cheered
them
up
the
best
he
could
;
yet
all
he
could
do
,
was
not
sufficient
to
get
thirty
Gentlemen
,
nor
two
hundred
Foot
together
in
all
the
upper
Languedoc
;
So
that
his
whole
dependance
was
only
on
those
he
brought
with
him
from
the
Lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
.
Another
fear
also
perplexed
him
,
lest
in
his
absence
,
Chastillon
should
recall
his
Troops
,
to
prevent
which
,
he
opposed
against
him
an
Assembly
of
five
Provinces
,
viz.
The
Lower
Languedoc
,
the
Sevenes
,
Vivaretz
,
the
Upper
Languedoc
,
and
Dauphine
,
who
impowered
him
to
detaine
the
supplyes
he
already
had
,
and
to
raise
more
in
case
he
had
occasion
for
them
.
Things
being
in
this
condition
,
the
Duke
sends
to
discover
what
Fordes
were
passable
and
not
guarded
,
furnishes
himself
with
good
guides
,
and
formes
his
design
to
relieve
Montauban
,
at
the
same
time
,
by
the
way
of
Ville-nouvelle
,
by
Saint
Antonin
,
and
of
Ville-Bourbon
by
Carming
.
The
first
of
which
is
five
Leagues
distant
from
Montauban
,
the
other
ten
;
so
that
he
intended
to
put
in
his
greatest
relief
,
consisting
all
of
Foot
,
on
that
side
;
and
the
lesser
,
composed
of
Dragoons
,
and
threescore
Reformado's
only
,
on
the
other
.
In
the
interim
of
these
actions
,
the
Constable
Luynes
seeing
that
his
Embassies
sent
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
by
Saint
Angel
and
Saludie
,
could
not
move
him
,
nor
the
perswasions
of
the
Duke
of
Sully
,
and
Lesdiguieres
those
of
Montauban
,
who
still
replyed
,
That
they
would
do
nothing
without
the
advice
and
consent
of
their
General
,
resolved
at
length
to
give
them
leave
to
send
their
Deputies
to
him
(
who
were
conducted
by
Desplans
)
to
try
if
that
might
produce
an
accommodation
,
who
came
just
as
the
relief
was
ready
to
march
:
And
very
opportunely
too
;
for
the
Duke
understanding
by
them
,
that
they
wanted
nothing
but
men
,
and
that
if
they
had
but
a
thousand
,
or
twelve
hundred
more
,
they
were
confident
they
should
be
able
to
hold
out
all
that
Winter
,
he
promised
them
that
,
with
in
eight
dayes
they
should
have
the
recruit
they
desired
,
gave
them
the
Word
,
and
Signal
,
and
so
they
returned
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
had
five
hundred
Dragoons
,
whom
with
hopes
of
pillaging
the
Countrey
up
to
the
very
Gates
of
Thoulouse
,
he
had
encouraged
to
advance
towards
Puylaurens
,
Cuc
,
and
Carmaing
;
but
when
they
were
all
met
at
their
appointed
Rendezvous
,
he
sent
them
orders
,
by
one
of
his
Gentlemen
to
march
directly
to
Montauban
,
which
orders
were
not
observed
,
either
by
reason
of
too
much
consideration
,
or
apprehension
of
the
danger
,
though
there
were
less
on
that
,
than
on
the
other
side
.
As
for
the
other
relief
,
commanded
by
Beausort
,
one
of
his
Colonels
,
it
was
better
ordered
:
He
marched
from
Castres
in
the
evening
,
with
about
a
thousand
or
twelve
hundred
men
,
comes
to
Lombez
about
one
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
where
he
stays
till
the
next
night
,
then
fordes
the
Tarn
at
Grave
,
marches
all
night
,
and
the
next
evening
about
five
of
the
clock
comes
to
Saint
Antonin
,
without
any
ill
rencontre
at
all
:
There
he
stays
all
the
next
day
,
and
in
the
evening
sets
forward
towards
Montauban
.
But
the
falseness
of
the
guides
he
had
taken
up
at
Saint
Antonin
,
who
betrayed
him
,
forced
him
to
return
thither
againe
:
Three
dayes
after
they
sent
him
a
guide
from
Montauban
,
who
safely
conducted
him
over
the
River
Veyrou
at
a
Forde
,
and
brought
him
very
well
within
half
a
League
of
the
Town
;
whence
,
notwithstanding
the
several
parties
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
he
perpetually
met
with
between
that
and
the
Town
,
and
the
many
Redoubts
and
trenches
that
obstructed
his
passage
,
he
vanquished
all
those
difficulties
,
and
put
seven
hundred
men
,
and
nine
Colours
into
Montauban
:
But
Beaufort
himself
came
short
of
it
,
being
taken
in
this
brave
action
:
And
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
this
relief
which
consisted
all
of
Foot
,
marched
every
day
almost
eighteen
Leagues
in
an
enemies
Countrey
,
forded
through
two
dangerous
Rivers
,
and
passed
through
the
mid'st
of
two
Royal
Armies
that
lay
in
wait
to
defeat
them
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
took
a
double
course
to
prosper
the
design
of
this
relief
;
one
was
by
sending
Calonges
,
and
Des-Isles
with
Desplans
to
consult
with
those
before
Montauban
,
about
some
way
of
accommodation
;
the
other
was
,
by
marching
at
the
same
time
that
Beaufort
did
,
with
forty
Colours
of
Foot
,
and
those
few
Horse
he
had
,
towards
Lauraguais
:
So
that
when
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
was
ready
to
pursue
Beaufort
with
all
his
Cavalry
,
he
received
intelligence
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
forces
,
was
upon
his
march
for
Lauraguais
,
which
put
such
a
Dilemma
on
him
,
that
he
knew
not
which
way
to
turn
;
and
in
the
mean
time
Beaufort
passes
through
the
mid'st
of
his
Army
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
the
day
following
,
return'd
to
Castres
,
and
sent
back
his
Troops
to
the
places
whence
he
had
drawn
them
.
Calonges
and
Des-Isles
were
in
the
King's
Quarters
,
when
these
supplies
got
in
,
and
thence
returned
to
Castres
with
Desplans
,
who
from
the
Constable
carried
the
Duke
of
Rohan
an
invitation
to
an
interview
,
which
he
accepted
of
;
and
notwithstanding
the
disswasions
of
the
people
of
Castres
,
and
almost
every
one
that
was
about
him
,
he
went
to
Villemur
,
and
had
a
conference
with
him
at
Reviers
,
about
a
League
from
Montauban
,
where
after
an
exchange
of
many
complements
,
the
Constable
led
him
aside
into
an
Alley
,
and
there
began
with
him
in
this
manner
;
I
am
much
obliged
to
you
that
you
have
reposed
such
confidence
in
me
;
it
shall
not
at
all
deceive
you
;
you
are
no
less
secure
here
than
in
Castres
:
Being
entred
into
your
allyance
,
I
cannot
but
be
studious
of
your
prosperity
;
deprive
me
not
of
the
opportunity
,
during
the
favour
I
enjoy
,
to
augment
the
splendour
of
your
house
.
You
have
relieved
Montauban
even
before
your
Soveraign's
face
,
a
glorious
and
heroick
action
;
but
abuse
it
not
:
It
is
high
time
for
you
to
mind
your
own
and
your
friends
advantage
;
the
King
will
never
consent
to
a
general
peace
;
see
therefore
that
you
make
conditions
for
your
friends
and
servants
,
and
let
those
of
Montauban
know
that
they
have
but
a
short
reprieve
from
their
ruine
;
that
the
Forts
and
Lines
drawn
about
them
,
have
barred
up
alwayes
to
their
further
relief
that
,
unless
they
now
accept
of
reasonable
termes
,
to
wit
,
either
a
Cittadel
,
Garison
,
or
Demolition
of
all
their
fortifications
,
you
will
utterly
desert
them
:
As
for
Castres
,
and
the
rest
of
the
places
in
your
division
,
propose
what
you
please
,
and
it
shall
be
granted
;
and
for
your
own
particular
,
a
blanck
is
offered
you
,
insert
your
own
conditions
.
In
vaine
may
you
hope
for
any
assistance
from
Germany
;
they
have
more
need
to
crave
,
than
lend
aide
;
or
from
England
;
you
know
the
peaceable
humour
of
that
King
;
or
from
within
our
own
Kingdome
;
the
Queene
Mother
has
all
her
support
from
Spaine
,
Rome
,
Savoy
,
and
the
Jesuites
,
who
are
no
friends
to
the
Huguenots
;
and
as
for
Monsieur
the
Prince
,
a
piece
of
money
swayes
him
any
way
;
As
for
Monsieur
the
Count
of
Soissons
,
I
have
received
Letters
from
him
and
from
his
Mother
,
who
is
ready
to
send
him
in
to
the
King
:
As
for
the
other
Grandees
of
France
,
I
doubt
not
but
you
receive
encouragement
from
them
;
but
't
is
with
intention
to
purchase
their
own
ends
at
your
expence
.
I
have
,
with
much
difficulty
,
hitherto
hindred
the
confiscation
of
your
estate
and
Governments
,
I
cannot
longer
oppose
it
;
you
must
either
resolve
to
fall
under
a
certain
and
ignominious
ruine
,
or
to
advance
your
house
to
a
greater
height
than
it
ever
yet
knew
:
For
if
you
persist
in
your
obstinacy
,
the
King
will
rather
yield
to
all
those
of
the
Religion
besides
,
that
he
may
have
the
satisfaction
of
making
an
example
both
of
your
person
and
family
:
But
if
you
will
now
credit
me
,
you
shall
break
through
these
dangers
with
honor
,
and
the
favour
of
your
King
,
and
obtain
whatever
you
shall
desire
,
as
to
your
own
fortune
,
whose
encrease
I
so
much
desire
,
as
that
it
may
be
a
support
to
mine
.
To
which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
answered
,
I
should
be
an
enemy
to
my self
,
if
I
desired
not
my
Prince
his
favour
,
and
your
friendship
;
I
shall
never
refuse
either
goods
or
honours
from
my
Master
;
nor
from
you
the
Offices
of
a
good
Kinsman
:
I
very
well
consider
the
danger
I
am
in
,
but
I
beseech
you
also
reflect
upon
yours
;
you
are
mortally
and
universally
hated
,
for
that
you
alone
ingross
that
which
is
the
object
of
every
ones
desire
:
The
ruine
of
those
of
the
Religion
is
not
so
near
,
but
that
they
may
afford
leasure
enough
to
the
Male-contents
to
forme
their
parties
,
and
those
that
will
not
openly
declare
for
us
,
will
yet
comply
in
any
thing
that
may
tend
to
your
destruction
.
The
beginnings
of
the
Warres
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
have
commonly
been
with
great
disadvantages
to
them
,
which
yet
the
restless
and
volatile
humour
of
the
French
,
the
discontents
of
those
that
ruled
not
,
and
strangers
have
many
times
repaired
:
If
you
can
obtaine
a
peace
for
us
from
the
King
,
before
the
like
mischiefs
happen
againe
,
it
will
be
much
for
his
honour
and
advantage
;
For
having
subdued
the
party
without
the
least
check
,
without
any
appearance
either
of
divisions
within
,
or
relief
from
without
,
he
will
oblige
his
conquered
,
and
manifest
to
the
world
,
that
't
is
not
the
Religion
he
persecutes
,
but
the
Professours
of
it
;
for
their
pretended
disobedience
,
will
break
the
neck
of
all
other
factions
,
and
,
without
any
prejudice
received
,
will
return
a
feared
and
honoured
Conquerour
:
This
will
also
redouble
your
credit
with
him
,
and
seat
you
in
a
condition
above
the
reach
of
any
attempt
whatsoever
:
But
if
you
drive
things
on
to
the
extremity
,
and
this
torrent
of
prosperity
continue
not
its
course
,
as
it
is
like
to
finde
a
bay
at
Montauban
,
every
one
will
re-erect
his
spirits
,
depressed
by
the
business
of
Pont
de
Ce
,
and
our
later
losses
here
,
and
infinite
perplexities
will
you
be
involved
in
:
Consider
that
you
have
already
gathered
all
the
fruits
,
that
either
your
promises
,
or
threats
can
produce
,
and
that
what
is
left
of
us
fight
for
a
Religion
we
believe
to
be
the
true
one
.
As
for
my
part
I
have
already
considered
of
the
loss
of
my
estate
,
and
Offices
,
which
if
you
have
retarded
out
of
respect
to
our
alliance
,
I
am
obliged
to
you
for
it
,
but
am
fully
resolved
,
and
prepared
for
all
extremities
,
being
solemnly
engaged
by
promise
,
my
conscience
also
commanding
me
,
not
to
hearken
to
any
but
a
general
Peace
.
This
Conference
,
because
they
would
not
admit
of
a
general
Treaty
,
proving
ineffectual
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
returned
to
Castres
.
The
difficulties
at
the
Siege
of
Montauban
dayly
encreasing
,
the
Constable
listened
to
the
better
dictates
of
his
second
thoughts
,
and
renewed
the
Treaty
:
But
the
unsteadiness
of
his
spirit
,
too
fickle
to
perfect
any
thing
,
and
the
contradictions
he
met
with
from
those
that
desired
a
continuation
of
the
War
,
intangled
him
still
in
delayes
,
till
the
King
was
necessitated
to
raise
the
Siege
of
Montauban
,
on
the
eighteenth
of
November
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
twenty
one
,
where
La
Force
,
and
the
first
Consul
Dupuy
,
a
man
of
great
authority
and
courage
ordered
all
things
so
exactly
for
the
defence
of
the
Town
,
and
execution
of
the
publick
resolutions
,
that
they
may
worthily
claime
a
great
part
in
the
honour
of
preserving
the
place
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
in
the
mean
while
,
had
sent
his
troops
into
the
County
of
Foix
upon
the
sollicitation
of
Leran
,
who
with
them
took
in
some
Castles
and
afterwards
laid
Siege
to
Vareilles
,
which
was
relieved
,
and
he
,
in
some
disorder
,
retreated
to
Pamiers
:
But
seeing
the
King's
Army
now
at
liberty
,
having
quitted
the
Siege
of
Montauban
,
he
took
care
to
provide
for
those
places
were
most
in
danger
;
and
remanded
his
Forces
from
Foix
:
Saint
Florent
,
one
of
his
Colonels
,
and
a
Kinsman
of
the
Constables
,
to
make
his
own
conditions
,
had
intended
to
seize
upon
Saint
Espuel
;
and
in
pursuance
of
that
design
,
and
that
he
might
with
less
difficulty
be
received
into
the
Town
,
with
his
Regiment
,
counterfeited
a
Letter
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
But
the
Consuls
,
forewarn'd
of
his
purposes
,
refus'd
to
let
him
in
;
so
that
the
stay
he
made
thereabouts
,
gave
the
enemy
an
opportunity
to
preapare
an
Ambascade
for
him
between
le
Mas
and
Revel
,
where
in
the
night
time
he
was
totaliy
defeated
,
without
any
resistance
made
of
his
side
.
Mirambeau
the
eldest
son
of
Pardaillan
,
perceiving
that
his
father
had
compounded
for
Monheur
,
and
Saint
Foy
,
and
that
he
was
to
deliver
them
up
to
the
King
as
he
marched
by
,
enters
and
seizes
upon
Monheur
,
the
news
of
which
hurried
his
father
thither
,
who
treats
him
very
severely
;
and
thinking
he
had
now
entirely
secured
that
place
,
returns
to
Saint
Foy
to
make
sure
of
that
also
:
But
God
would
not
suffer
his
treachery
to
escape
longer
unpunished
,
raising
up
Savignac
of
Nisse
,
who
lay
in
wait
for
,
and
slew
him
in
an
Inn
in
Gensac
;
whereupon
Mirambeau
in
Monhour
,
and
Terbon
his
brother-in-law
in
Saint
Foy
declared
for
the
Party
of
the
Religion
:
The
King
,
having
intelligence
of
this
alteration
,
sends
speedily
to
block
up
Monheur
,
and
marches
after
in
person
with
the
rest
of
his
Army
,
besieges
and
takes
it
upon
composition
;
During
this
Siege
the
Constable
dyed
of
sickness
;
his
death
wrought
a
great
change
in
the
Court
:
The
Queen-Mother
,
seeing
her self
rid
of
her
deadly
enemy
,
begins
to
cheer
up
again
;
The
Prince
also
returns
to
the
Court
,
in
hope
now
to
Paramount
it
there
;
every
one
aims
at
the
vacant
place
,
and
all
remembrance
of
the
designes
contrived
in
the
Constables
life
time
was
buried
with
him
.
The
Cardinal
de
Retz
,
and
Schomberg
,
usurp
the
management
of
the
State
affairs
,
the
Prince
came
to
wait
upon
the
King
at
Poictiers
,
who
joyned
with
them
,
and
so
potent
was
their
party
grown
,
before
they
came
to
Paris
,
as
that
the
endeavours
of
the
Queen-Mother
,
and
all
the
Ancient
Ministers
of
State
,
were
nothing
available
to
incline
things
to
any
propensity
to
peace
.
The
Duke
of
Lesdiguieres
,
upon
some
commotions
raised
in
Dauphine
by
Montbrun
,
immediately
after
the
Siege
of
Montauban
,
got
leave
to
go
thither
,
and
takes
order
for
their
suppression
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
also
sent
back
all
the
Troops
he
had
out
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
whither
we
must
now
reflect
,
to
see
what
this
interim
produced
there
.
Chastillon
proposes
to
the
Assembly
of
the
five
Provinces
,
the
recalling
of
their
Forces
,
upon
pretence
to
relieve
the
lower
Languedoc
,
which
yet
was
no
way
invaded
,
but
they
rejected
the
proposition
;
so
that
,
this
invention
taking
no
effect
,
as
to
prevent
the
Duke
of
Rohan
of
new
supplies
;
he
causes
a
new
levy
to
be
made
(
at
which
he
was
not
present
himself
)
which
the
Assembly
gave
way
to
,
upon
the
engagement
of
the
Captains
to
wait
upon
him
,
in
case
the
Duke
of
Rohan
should
command
them
,
which
yet
they
refused
to
do
upon
his
summons
,
saying
,
That
they
owned
no
General
but
Chastillon
,
but
trifled
away
their
time
in
besieging
Alzon
,
a
paltry
Town
of
no
importance
.
In
short
,
Chastillon
in
all
things
,
and
places
,
opposed
the
authority
of
the
Assembly
,
who
,
in
requital
(
with
the
assistance
of
the
people
)
devested
him
of
all
his
power
,
forcing
him
to
quit
Montpellier
,
and
retire
to
Aiguemortes
,
while
they
detained
his
Son
,
and
Mother-in-law
.
Berticheres
who
was
chosen
Lieutenant
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
adhered
to
the
Assembly
,
who
having
tasted
the
sweetness
of
their
authority
,
would
by
no
means
hear
of
a
General
,
but
continued
their
government
till
the
latter
end
of
the
year
,
that
the
people
began
to
find
it
insupportable
;
which
they
perceiving
,
elected
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
immediately
set
forward
towards
the
Province
,
and
came
to
Montpellier
on
New-years-day
,
1622.
At
his
arrival
there
the
Duke
found
the
Provinces
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
engaged
in
such
broyles
against
the
Assembly
of
the
five
Provinces
,
that
he
was
necessitated
to
spend
the
whole
month
of
January
in
endeavours
to
compose
them
:
The
Provinces
declared
that
the
Assembly
had
exhausted
their
treasures
,
of
which
they
were
resolved
they
should
render
them
an
account
;
and
that
,
since
there
was
a
General
chosen
,
they
ought
no
longer
to
prolong
their
Session
.
The
Assembly
on
the
other
side
,
maintained
,
That
they
ought
no
account
to
any
but
to
the
Assembly
general
,
from
whom
they
derived
their
authority
;
that
they
ought
to
continue
in
full
power
,
till
a
final
determination
of
all
affairs
;
that
the
General
ought
to
have
no
other
Council
but
themselves
;
and
that
to
them
belonged
the
sole
management
of
the
Finances
;
that
they
were
Superiour
to
the
particular
Provinces
,
who
had
nothing
to
do
to
supervise
their
actions
,
nor
had
they
power
of
themselves
to
summon
any
Conventions
;
and
perswaded
the
Duke
to
interdict
them
,
as
themselves
,
before
his
arrival
,
had
intended
to
have
done
:
But
he
,
seeing
the
Province
of
the
Sevenes
was
already
convened
,
and
that
the
lower
Languedoc
was
resolved
upon
the
like
course
,
endeavoured
to
get
the
Assemblies
allowance
of
it
,
who
instead
of
assenting
to
it
,
because
they
foresaw
it
would
much
impaire
the
continuation
of
their
Session
,
resolved
on
other
wayes
to
prolong
it
.
And
first
of
all
they
used
all
possible
means
to
possess
themselves
of
the
Castle
of
Sommiers
,
backed
by
Berticheres
,
who
pretended
a
right
to
it
,
and
addressed
themselves
to
Chastillon
for
his
assistance
:
But
defeated
of
their
purposes
by
the
diligence
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
the
Castle
secured
,
they
turn
their
applications
to
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
to
whom
they
described
the
Duke
to
be
an
ambitious
person
,
desirous
to
perpetuate
the
War
,
that
he
might
continue
his
power
;
and
declaring
also
,
that
they
had
rather
submit
to
a
peace
with
the
King
upon
any
terms
,
than
to
his
Tyranny
;
and
that
if
he
intermedled
further
with
them
,
he
should
be
taught
to
know
the
limits
of
his
power
;
But
he
refusing
to
hearken
to
them
,
and
all
their
other
attempts
failing
of
the
success
they
aimed
at
,
they
send
Deputies
to
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
where
the
Duke
was
,
who
to
prevent
a
further
rupture
(
which
proved
a
matter
of
great
difficulty
,
so
much
were
the
Provinces
of
Languedoc
incensed
against
the
Assembly
)
got
them
to
allow
of
the
actions
of
the
Assembly
of
the
five
Provinces
,
to
receive
their
Deputies
into
their
protection
;
that
there
should
be
no
peace
concluded
without
provision
for
their
security
,
but
that
they
should
forbear
to
Act
as
an
Assembly
,
till
the
business
were
further
determin'd
by
the
Assembly
general
,
to
whom
all
parties
were
to
send
their
reasons
;
and
that
two
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
of
the
five
Provinces
,
should
be
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Council
.
It
is
to
be
observed
,
that
after
the
Duke's
arrival
at
Montpellier
,
the
Assembly
that
sate
there
,
before
his
face
,
disposed
absolutely
of
the
Finances
,
and
of
all
other
affaires
,
made
Laws
,
gave
pass
ports
,
and
protections
;
and
in
all
that
time
referred
nothing
to
his
Council
of
War
but
one
quarrel
to
be
pieced
up
there
;
And
when
the
Duke
proposed
to
them
a
Convention
of
the
States
of
all
Languedoc
to
be
held
at
Millaud
,
to
consult
about
the
raising
of
money
,
and
to
provide
for
the
administration
of
Justice
,
they
stiffely
withstood
it
,
because
they
feared
it
was
to
abrogate
their
authority
.
When
they
had
occasion
to
send
to
the
Assembly
general
,
the
Duke
moved
that
they
would
send
joyntly
with
him
and
the
other
Provinces
;
but
they
were
still
for
several
Deputations
,
being
resolved
to
calumniate
him
,
what
they
could
;
which
they
did
sufficiently
by
their
Envoy
Babat
a
Minister
,
who
recounted
the
wonders
they
did
,
before
the
Duke
came
among
them
,
who
had
since
confounded
all
by
his
ambition
;
that
,
he
pursued
his
own
,
at
the
expence
of
the
publick
Interest
;
that
having
ruined
Foix
,
and
Albigeois
,
he
would
do
as
much
to
the
lower
Languedoc
,
where
he
began
to
fix
himself
,
and
play
Rex
;
that
they
were
better
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
King
,
and
entirely
submit
to
his
will
,
than
to
be
subject
to
this
Duke
;
and
that
at
length
they
should
be
faine
to
recall
Chastillon
:
That
they
should
beware
of
coming
under
the
power
of
Soubize
,
who
desired
nothing
more
than
the
dissipation
of
the
Assembly
general
,
and
had
already
written
to
the
Duke
,
that
it
was
composed
only
of
seven
or
eight
pitiful
Rascals
;
and
for
conclusion
,
that
if
they
would
but
impower
them
to
continue
their
Session
,
they
would
curb
the
Duke
well
enough
.
After
the
Convention
of
these
Provincial
Assemblies
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
considering
,
on
one
side
,
the
preparations
made
by
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
to
invade
him
,
the
Levyes
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
in
Provence
,
for
the
same
purpose
,
Chastillon's
plots
to
undermine
him
,
and
the
Levyes
of
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
to
invade
Vivaretz
;
And
on
the
other
,
the
miserable
condition
he
found
the
Provinces
,
he
came
to
serve
in
,
by
reason
of
the
many
needless
armings
Chastillon
had
made
there
,
to
the
great
discouragement
of
the
Souldiery
,
and
ruine
of
their
friends
Countrey
,
whence
the
Troops
never
stirred
,
exhausting
of
their
treasures
,
and
stores
of
Salt
,
aggravated
by
the
impossbility
of
recovering
more
,
by
reason
of
Aiguemortes
,
which
intercepted
their
Commerce
,
he
resolved
with
all
speed
to
hasten
his
Levies
.
Blaccons
Lieutenaut
of
Vivaretz
being
in
the
mean
while
hard
beset
by
the
Duke
of
Lesdiguicrs
,
sollicites
the
Duke
of
Rohan
for
a
supply
of
five
hundred
men
,
and
withal
,
that
he
would
make
haste
to
follow
them
with
his
whole
forces
:
Those
of
Bedarieux
and
Gignac
,
likewise
demand
some
relief
,
for
that
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
suprized
Lunas
,
and
forced
Gressissac
,
both
private
houses
,
besieged
Fougeres
,
and
threatned
also
the
above
named
places
:
The
Duke
,
having
no
Forces
on
Foot
,
and
two
Armies
upon
his
hands
,
excluding
the
Troops
of
Provence
,
goes
to
the
Sevenes
to
try
if
he
could
thence
pass
five
hundred
men
into
Vivaretz
;
but
at
the
straights
near
Villeneufve
de
Berg
,
were
they
repulsed
,
which
obliged
him
to
send
to
the
Duke
of
Lesdiguieres
,
to
see
if
he
could
by
any
means
retard
his
advance
:
But
,
notwithstanding
his
Remonstrances
,
and
the
dead
of
Winter
besides
,
he
continues
his
march
with
six
thousand
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
;
to
make
a
Bridge
over
the
Rhone
,
between
Bay
and
Pousin
,
besieges
Pousin
,
and
batters
it
,
which
abides
his
assault
,
Blaccens
gets
in
to
it
,
and
behaves
himself
bravely
in
the
storme
;
at
length
,
the
place
being
ready
to
be
lost
,
by
the
mediation
of
him
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
sent
to
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
was
yielded
to
him
,
upon
condition
,
that
if
the
peace
(
they
were
now
in
Treaty
on
)
were
not
concluded
,
he
should
again
restore
it
to
those
of
the
Religion
;
that
he
should
forthwith
withdraw
his
Army
,
and
should
not
make
any
further
attempts
in
Vivaretz
,
nor
Languedoc
:
And
he
for
his
part
promised
,
as
soon
as
possible
,
to
send
the
President
Du
Cros
to
proceed
in
the
Treaty
for
a
Peace
.
The
Province
of
Vivarets
Assembled
at
Privas
,
approved
of
all
,
and
wrote
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
in
favour
of
Blaccons
,
that
he
would
confer
on
him
the
Government
of
Bay
,
which
he
granted
.
The
Duke
,
thus
freed
of
the
Army
of
Dauphine
,
thinks
now
of
Victualling
Gignac
(
which
was
well
near
starved
,
by
reason
of
a
Church
well
fortified
,
and
strongly
garison'd
by
the
enemy
,
distant
about
a
Musket
shot
from
the
Town
,
the
whole
Countrey
found
about
them
being
enemies
also
)
and
advancing
with
his
Army
to
oppose
the
progress
of
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
:
In
order
to
which
he
came
to
Montp●llier
,
where
he
presently
fell
sick
of
a
Feavor
,
which
lasted
him
fifteen
dayes
;
In
the
mean
while
the
President
Du
Cros
,
that
at
the
beginning
of
his
Malady
came
to
see
him
,
was
cruelly
assassinated
in
the
Town
,
and
Berticheres
,
by
his
order
,
Victualled
Gognac
,
Having
recovered
his
health
,
about
the
beginning
of
March
,
and
speeded
his
Levies
,
he
took
the
field
,
before
he
was
well
able
to
endure
it
,
Berticheres
made
a
motion
to
attach
the
Tower
Charbonniere
,
that
opening
that
passage
they
might
have
Salt
by
that
way
,
and
consequently
money
to
defray
part
of
the
charges
of
the
War
;
Saint
Blancart
,
Governour
of
Peccaix
,
seconded
the
Proposition
,
so
that
,
that
designe
was
concluded
on
;
Chastillon
presently
had
notice
of
it
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
informed
that
Berticheres
had
faithfully
promised
him
that
he
would
ruine
all
his
troops
:
Wherefore
the
Duke
resolved
to
refer
this
businesse
to
a
farther
debate
;
at
which
he
urged
against
Berticheres
the
difficulty
of
the
siege
;
Saint
Blancart
thereupon
stood
up
,
and
said
,
That
unlesse
they
resolved
on
it
,
he
would
comply
with
Chastillon
,
there
being
otherwise
no
possibility
of
their
subsistence
;
so
that
he
was
constrained
to
yeild
to
it
;
and
in
the
meane
while
he
makes
an
attempt
on
Beaucaire
,
which
succeeding
not
,
by
reason
of
the
extream
coldnesse
,
and
tempestuousnesse
of
the
night
,
it
was
executed
in
,
he
returned
to
the
Tower
Charbonniere
,
where
he
found
that
instead
of
advancing
,
they
were
driven
off
,
and
that
they
had
suffered
Chastillon
to
fortifie
several
intrenchments
he
had
made
upon
a
Causey
,
which
at
first
might
have
easily
been
forced
,
but
would
now
require
more
than
a
moneths
time
to
take
them
.
Moreover
,
they
had
drawn
off
those
souldiers
the
Duke
had
lodg'd
between
Aiguemortes
and
Charbonniere
;
all
which
he
well
considering
,
without
imparting
his
resolution
to
Berticheres
,
sends
to
block
up
the
Castle
of
Montlaur
,
that
hindred
the
intercourse
between
Montpellier
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
and
afterwards
went
in
person
to
the
siege
of
it
,
with
intent
to
draw
off
the
Duke
of
Montmoren●y
from
Bedarieux
,
who
spent
so
much
time
in
taking
of
Fougeres
that
he
could
not
come
early
enough
before
Montlaur
was
taken
by
assault
.
Immediately
after
this
action
was
over
,
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
impowered
by
the
King
,
invites
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
a
personal
Treaty
for
a
Peace
,
which
he
assented
to
,
leaving
his
Army
under
the
command
of
Berticheres
;
At
Laval
,
between
Barjac
,
and
Saint
Esprit
was
their
interview
,
where
they
agreed
on
Articles
to
be
treated
on
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
in
his
own
,
and
the
name
of
the
Provinces
of
his
Division
,
appointed
Calongues
,
Des-Isles
,
Dupuy
of
Montauban
,
Du
Cros
of
Montpellier
,
and
La
Boree
of
Vivaretz
for
their
deputies
:
Both
he
,
and
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
joyntly
advertise
the
Dukes
of
Boüillon
,
Sully
,
Trimoüille
,
and
Soubize
,
La
Fo
ce
also
,
and
the
Assembly
general
of
this
Treaty
,
that
they
might
all
send
their
Deputies
to
joyn
with
those
of
the
Provinces
;
informing
them
withal
,
that
as
concerning
Sauviture
,
and
the
places
of
Poictou
,
they
could
not
conclude
any
thing
,
but
must
remit
them
to
other
things
to
be
terminated
by
the
King
himself
:
We
must
now
leave
the
Deputies
on
their
journies
,
to
take
a
view
of
what
passed
in
the
lower
Languedoc
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
returned
to
his
Army
,
which
he
found
at
Castelnau
near
Montpellier
;
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
with
Chastillon
,
who
was
now
joyned
with
him
with
his
Gens
d'
armes
,
or
no
se
men
compleatly
armed
,
and
those
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
which
he
had
sent
for
out
of
Provence
,
had
besieged
Courvousée
,
two
leagues
distant
from
Montpellier
,
which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
resolved
to
relieve
,
but
the
place
being
yeilded
the
next
day
,
he
encamped
at
Saint
John
de
Vedas
,
and
Salle-neusve
,
and
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
at
La
Veruve
,
Fabregues
,
and
Saussan
;
a
small
river
called
Mousson
,
parted
them
,
so
that
for
six
dayes
together
,
both
armies
played
only
with
their
Canon
one
upon
another
,
after
which
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
retires
to
Ville-neufve
a
small
Town
upon
the
Lake
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
the
same
day
drew
off
to
other
quarters
also
,
and
in
his
march
summoned
Saussan
in
which
was
left
a
Garrison
,
which
yeilded
the
next
morning
Berticheres
,
whether
it
was
that
he
feared
the
losse
of
his
goods
,
or
that
he
desired
to
ruine
the
Dukes
Army
,
or
that
really
he
had
received
such
intelligence
,
comes
and
tells
the
Duke
,
that
for
certain
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
passed
the
Lake
,
and
was
marching
towards
Saint
Gilles
,
an
Abbey
belonging
to
Berticheres
,
and
a
very
convenient
place
for
a
Magazine
;
beseeching
him
to
allow
him
fifteen
hundred
foot
,
and
an
hundred
horse
to
prevent
him
,
and
that
according
to
the
intelligence
he
should
receive
from
him
,
the
rest
of
the
forces
might
be
in
a
readinesse
to
follow
him
;
which
the
Duke
granted
him
;
and
in
the
meane
while
,
with
two
thousand
men
he
had
left
,
goes
to
besiege
Saint
Georges
:
But
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
hearing
that
Sain
Georges
was
besieged
,
and
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
army
was
divided
,
returns
to
relieve
it
,
takes
up
his
quarters
at
Saint
John
de
Vedas
,
a
league
from
Saint
Georges
,
and
by
discharging
of
two
piece
of
Canon
,
gives
them
a
signal
of
the
succours
he
had
brought
,
and
that
very
night
essayed
to
put
in
two
hundred
men
,
who
were
briskly
repulsed
.
The
next
day
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
leaving
three
hundred
men
to
continue
the
siege
,
made
choice
of
a
very
advantageous
place
to
fight
in
,
and
there
stayed
all
the
day
;
and
in
the
interim
,
sent
with
all
speed
to
Berticheres
to
command
him
back
.
That
evening
came
Blacquiere
to
him
,
with
a
Regiment
out
of
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
next
day
Malauze
,
with
fourscore
horse
from
the
upper
Languedoc
,
and
Berticheres
stayed
not
long
behinde
;
so
that
the
Duke
being
now
three
thousand
foot
,
and
three
hundred
horse
strong
,
in
the
very
sight
of
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
raises
his
batteries
,
and
takes
the
place
,
which
was
yeilded
upon
composition
,
the
defendants
lives
only
saved
.
Berticheres
was
the
second
time
like
to
have
been
the
occasion
of
another
great
fault
,
by
his
obstinate
affirming
that
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
was
retreated
to
Ville-neusve
,
and
had
left
five
hundred
men
at
the
Bridge
of
Veruve
,
which
might
be
easily
cut
off
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
was
of
a
contrary
opinion
,
averring
,
that
if
he
himself
were
gone
off
,
he
would
not
have
left
those
foot
to
the
slaughter
;
the
other
desirous
to
evidence
what
he
had
affirmed
,
leads
him
towards
the
Bridge
,
where
they
found
some
forlorne
parties
of
Musquetires
in
the
ditches
,
which
they
soone
made
them
quit
:
But
Rohan
perceiving
that
Berticheres
had
engaged
a
Regiment
too
far
,
commands
all
his
forces
,
both
horse
and
foot
,
to
advance
,
and
two
field-pieces
to
be
drawn
after
them
;
Berticheren
closely
pursues
his
designe
,
commands
Blacquiere's
Regiment
to
storme
the
trenches
at
the
Bridge
,
and
another
Squadron
to
second
them
:
But
this
being
but
an
extempore
project
,
and
executed
without
any
precedent
deliberation
,
was
also
without
successe
:
For
Blacquiere
,
and
his
Serjeant
Major
Randon
being
slaine
with
Musquet
shot
,
the
whole
party
retreated
in
disorder
;
and
at
the
same
instant
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
drew
all
his
Army
into
Battatia
,
firing
two
field-pieces
on
our
men
;
Rohan
made
him
the
like
return
from
his
side
,
and
all
the
remaining
part
of
that
day
was
spent
in
Canonades
,
and
light
skirmishes
;
the
river
Mousson
still
separating
the
Armies
,
who
in
the
evening
drew
off
to
their
quarters
:
There
were
ten
or
twelve
slain
on
either
side
;
and
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
the
second
time
retired
to
Ville-neufve
;
whence
,
leaving
his
Troops
in
Garrison
in
the
adjacent
places
he
went
to
Pezenas
;
which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
having
notice
of
,
takes
with
him
provision
for
two
dayes
,
and
with
two
Culverins
marches
that
night
to
Gignac
,
blocks
up
the
garrison'd
Church
adjoyning
to
it
,
raises
his
battery
in
the
open
day
,
and
after
the
first
Volley
took
it
upon
capitulation
,
and
having
demolished
it
,
returns
towards
Montpellier
;
taking
his
way
through
the
Valley
of
Montferrant
,
where
he
took
and
dismantled
Mattelais
,
and
other
little
places
,
and
fortified
Churches
,
which
yeilded
his
souldiers
good
booty
,
which
was
the
reason
that
some
of
the
Troops
of
the
Sevenes
,
finding
themselves
so
near
home
,
forsook
him
.
Montpellier
thus
freed
from
the
inconvenience
of
the
enemies
Garrisons
,
made
Usez
desirous
of
the
like
benefit
.
Thither
the
Duke
of
Rohan
marches
,
and
upon
composition
takes
Cerniers
,
a
Castle
whose
situation
did
indifferently
secure
it
from
any
battery
,
and
Saint
Suffret
by
assault
:
But
as
he
thought
to
have
made
a
farther
progresse
,
he
was
prevented
by
a
request
from
the
principal
inhabitants
of
Nismes
,
to
come
to
their
Town
,
to
suppresse
a
Sedition
lately
raised
there
;
which
with
all
diligence
he
did
,
leaving
to
B●rticheres
the
charge
of
his
Troops
,
the
greatest
part
of
which
deserted
their
colours
,
so
that
there
were
not
left
a
thousand
men
together
,
Portes
,
having
gotten
together
near
two
thousand
men
besieges
Pruzillac
,
a
paltry
place
,
which
had
before
been
surrendred
to
Berticheres
,
who
put
in
to
it
the
Colonel
Beauvois
,
who
having
handsomly
defended
it
for
two
dayes
,
was
at
length
forced
,
for
want
of
powder
,
to
give
it
up
.
Chastillon
at
the
same
time
comes
before
La
Tour
l'
Abbé
,
near
Peccaix
,
and
belonging
to
Saint
Blancart
,
which
,
either
by
the
Cowardize
or
Treachery
of
Bousauguet
who
commanded
it
,
was
within
the
space
of
twice
four
and
twenty
hours
,
surrendred
;
So
that
Rohan
,
who
had
rallyed
some
troops
for
that
end
,
had
not
leasure
to
relieve
it
,
nor
means
any
longer
to
keep
his
forces
together
,
with
which
he
had
marced
up
and
down
for
three
moneths
together
without
any
pay
,
and
made
many
sieges
,
both
by
reason
of
the
refractoriness
of
his
Colonels
,
and
the
approaching
harvest
,
a
season
,
in
which
the
poor
of
the
lower
Languedoc
gaine
their
whole
subsistence
.
To
return
to
Nismes
,
It
is
to
be
observed
that
Brison
had
been
protected
and
gratified
by
the
Duke
of
Rohan
more
than
any
other
,
out
of
hopes
he
had
to
win
him
that
way
:
But
he
,
being
of
a
nature
on
which
no
obligations
could
prevail
,
ingrateful
,
and
presumptuous
,
had
,
notwithstanding
designed
to
possesse
himself
of
Nismes
,
to
make
his
own
conditions
withal
;
pretending
a
most
transcendent
zeal
to
their
cause
,
and
losing
no
opportunity
to
asperse
the
Duke
with
calumnies
,
openly
declaring
that
he
had
betrayed
Pousin
to
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
and
was
the
sole
cause
of
the
losse
of
Vivaretz
.
He
conspired
also
with
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
of
the
five
Provinces
,
who
,
instead
of
returning
to
their
own
homes
,
went
from
town
to
town
irritating
the
people
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
and
having
now
made
sure
of
Brison
,
and
his
assistance
in
Nismes
were
resolved
upon
the
first
opportunity
to
reassemble
there
,
to
oppose
the
authority
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
being
informed
that
they
were
all
met
at
Nismes
,
with
intention
to
begin
again
their
Assembly
,
sent
one
of
his
Gentlemen
to
forbid
them
,
and
to
command
the
Deputies
of
Vivaretz
to
return
to
their
Province
,
shewing
them
withal
the
Deposition
of
Babat
,
wherein
the
Deputies
had
most
basely
scandalized
him
,
which
Brison
stoutly
opposed
;
but
found
not
the
people
any
way
inclineable
to
be
led
by
his
passion
;
So
that
,
the
Deputies
were
forced
to
be
gone
,
and
Brison
to
wait
upon
the
Duke
to
excuse
this
procedure
.
Whil'st
he
was
upon
his
journey
,
the
principal
inhabitants
of
Nismes
,
making
good
use
of
his
absence
,
took
occasion
to
procure
a
Declaration
of
the
general
Council
of
the
Town
,
that
the
Government
of
Brison
was
no
longer
supportable
,
that
Rohan
should
be
requested
to
approve
of
this
result
of
their
deliberations
,
and
that
they
might
be
permitted
to
live
under
the
sole
authority
of
their
own
Consuls
,
till
a
more
urgent
necessity
should
require
a
Governour
,
and
that
then
they
would
accept
of
any
one
he
should
please
to
place
over
them
;
and
that
he
would
with
all
speed
repair
to
their
town
to
prevent
any
disorders
might
survene
:
Whereupon
he
went
thither
,
and
there
approved
of
and
ratified
this
act
of
their
Council
.
At
the
same
time
was
there
held
an
Assembly
at
Nismes
to
take
order
for
the
securing
of
their
harvest
;
to
whom
Brison
addressed
his
complaints
;
But
the
Assembly
waved
them
,
and
approved
of
the
determination
of
the
Council
,
and
the
Dukes
confirmation
of
it
:
Brison
seeing
he
could
not
this
way
arrive
at
his
aimes
,
goes
to
Montpellier
,
and
in
all
places
endeavours
to
stir
up
the
people
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
attempting
also
by
means
of
his
Confederates
to
raise
to
sedition
in
Nismes
;
which
the
Duke
having
notice
of
,
sends
the
Lieutenant
of
his
Guards
with
a
command
to
arrest
him
,
where
ever
he
should
find
him
,
who
,
after
some
time
spent
in
the
search
of
him
,
at
length
arrests
him
in
Usez
.
When
Nismes
was
thus
secured
,
order
was
taken
for
the
leyying
,
and
paying
of
a
sufficient
number
of
Souldiers
to
preserve
the
Countreys
about
Montpellier
,
Nismes
,
and
Usez
from
the
spoyle
,
and
ravage
,
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
orders
from
the
King
to
make
in
those
parts
,
and
also
to
send
some
supplies
to
Montauban
.
After
the
holding
of
this
Assembly
,
it
was
thought
fit
that
another
should
be
convened
in
the
Sevenes
for
the
same
cause
;
and
forasmuch
as
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
already
began
to
burne
,
and
waste
the
places
near
Montpellier
,
Rohan
to
prevent
farther
mischief
,
left
Laudez
his
Quartermaster-General
with
a
Brigade
of
horse
:
upon
the
first
approaches
of
Montreal
Major-General
to
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
at
a
contest
about
a
Farme-house
,
the
Adjutant
seeing
his
son
too
far
engaged
,
goes
with
some
Musquetires
to
disengage
him
,
whereupon
Montreal
charges
him
with
above
an
hundered
horse
;
but
Laudez
came
very
opportunely
to
his
rescue
,
charged
,
and
wounded
Montreal
with
his
own
hand
,
made
him
flie
,
and
pursued
him
fighting
up
to
his
own
body
,
which
was
in
so
tottering
a
condition
,
that
had
Saint
Andre
the
King's
Lieutenant
of
Montpeller
made
use
of
that
opportunity
to
charge
them
,
he
had
utterly
routed
the
whole
party
.
We
must
now
return
to
the
otherside
of
the
Loire
,
and
the
Deputies
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
sent
to
the
Court
:
Those
that
were
desirous
of
Peace
,
endeavoured
to
keep
the
King
at
Paris
to
expect
those
Deputies
,
of
whose
speedy
arrival
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguires
had
given
notice
;
for
that
the
Chancellour
,
and
the
President
Janin
,
who
were
unfit
for
travel
,
could
not
otherwise
be
present
at
the
Council
,
nor
consequently
be
able
to
withstand
the
violent
motions
of
those
who
were
inclined
to
a
prolongation
of
the
warre
,
which
they
perceiving
,
omitted
no
inventions
to
withdraw
the
King
from
Paris
,
and
on
Palm-Sunday
carried
him
by
stealth
,
out
at
a
back
gate
of
the
Louvre
,
just
as
if
they
were
running
away
with
him
,
to
keep
his
Easter
at
Orleans
;
whence
,
without
staying
for
the
Queen-Mother
,
he
goes
down
the
River
as
far
as
Nantes
;
the
fortunate
successe
of
the
Duke
of
Soubize
obliged
him
to
take
this
course
;
who
with
two
thousand
men
,
in
the
middest
of
all
the
Duke
d'
Espernon's
forces
,
in
Xaintonge
,
and
Angoulmois
,
of
the
Count
de
Rochefoucaults
in
Pictou
,
and
Saint
Lukes
in
the
Islands
had
seized
and
fortified
the
Isle
of
Oleron
,
taken
Royan
,
the
Tower
of
Mournac
,
Saugeon
,
and
several
other
places
,
totally
defeated
Saint
Luke's
Regiment
,
and
at
noone-day
forced
La
Chaume
,
and
took
Les
Sables
:
In
short
,
he
struck
so
great
a
terror
into
the
Countrey
,
that
had
not
the
King's
arrival
prevented
him
,
he
had
absolutely
made
himself
Master
of
the
field
:
But
before
the
arrival
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Deputies
,
the
condition
of
affairs
in
Pictou
being
much
altered
by
the
defeat
of
Riez
,
the
retaking
of
Royan
,
and
the
Treaty
commenced
by
La
Force
,
they
were
remitted
to
the
Queen-Mother
,
who
stayed
at
Nantes
,
and
from
thence
to
the
Chancellour
at
Paris
,
so
that
they
returned
without
having
effected
any
thing
:
The
King
keeping
on
his
way
in
Guienne
,
concludes
the
Treaty
with
La
Force
,
who
for
a
Marshal
of
France
his
staff
,
and
two
hundred
thousand
crowns
gave
up
Saint
Foy
,
which
he
had
injuriously
gotten
,
and
detained
from
Terbon
Pardaillan's
son
in
law
:
And
he
,
and
his
sons
gave
up
all
the
Offices
,
and
Governments
they
enjoyed
,
without
the
privity
of
the
Assembly
general
or
the
Duke
of
Rohan
.
While
this
Treaty
was
in
agitation
,
Tonneins
,
after
a
handsome
defence
,
was
surrendred
to
the
Duke
d'
Elbeuf
;
and
Luzignan
made
a
particular
composition
for
Clerac
,
which
he
yielded
also
,
so
that
the
King
came
to
Saint
Antonin
without
any
other
opposition
:
The
Inhabitants
of
Montauban
,
mindful
of
the
good
Offices
they
had
received
from
those
of
Saint
Antonin
,
though
they
feared
they
should
disfurnish
themselves
of
Souldiers
,
sent
thither
Saint
Sebastien
a
Captain
in
Beaufort's
Regiment
,
with
what
Souldiers
they
could
spare
to
command
the
place
:
But
his
being
mortally
wounded
,
in
an
assault
made
upon
some
out-works
,
which
were
carried
by
main
force
,
together
with
the
springing
of
some
Mines
,
so
terrified
the
Inhabitants
,
that
in
great
confusion
,
and
so
suddenly
yielded
they
the
Town
,
that
two
hundred
men
,
which
they
desired
from
Montauban
,
conducted
by
Salce
,
and
Rousseliere
found
the
place
taken
,
where
they
were
quietly
let
in
by
the
enemy
who
stabbed
many
of
them
,
before
the
rest
could
perceive
that
the
place
was
lost
.
But
at
length
discovering
their
error
,
they
saved
themselves
the
best
they
could
;
Salce
and
Rousseliere
were
taken
,
and
not
released
but
by
the
Articles
of
Peace
.
Those
of
Montauban
fearing
that
from
Saint
Antonin
the
next
visit
would
be
to
them
,
sollicited
the
Duke
of
Rohan
for
a
Governour
,
and
some
supplies
of
men
,
who
sent
them
Saint
Andre
de
Montbrun
,
who
with
great
courage
,
and
equal
fortune
made
way
for
himself
and
five
Hundred
Men
into
the
Town
.
The
King's
approach
to
the
higher
Languedoc
greatly
disheartned
the
whole
party
,
and
gave
those
that
were
false
among
them
an
occasion
to
renew
their
intelligences
;
Every
Town
in
particular
,
sent
the
same
harsh
message
to
the
Duke
,
that
unless
he
presently
repair
thither
,
the
whole
Countrey
will
be
given
up
.
This
cast
him
into
many
anxious
perplexities
;
for
if
he
goes
not
whither
he
is
called
,
the
Countrey
is
lost
;
and
if
he
does
go
,
he
leaves
the
lower
Lauguedoc
to
a
manifest
hazard
,
where
his
absence
would
give
Chastillon
an
opportunity
to
revive
his
factions
and
conspiracies
:
And
on
the
other
side
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
presses
him
with
reiterated
summons
to
a
second
interview
:
At
length
he
resolves
to
relieve
those
that
were
most
necessitated
,
excuses
himself
to
Lesdiguieres
,
sends
a
renfort
of
Souldiers
to
Montpellier
,
to
preserve
their
fields
from
ravage
,
by
reason
that
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
received
a
recruit
of
five
Troops
of
light
Horse
,
which
Zamet
brought
him
from
the
King's
Army
,
and
gives
order
for
the
levying
of
a
thousand
men
for
the
higher
Languedoc
;
whither
as
he
was
going
with
his
own
attendants
only
,
Chauve
,
Minister
of
the
Church
of
Sommiers
,
a
man
of
exemplary
piety
,
and
singular
eloquence
,
comes
to
him
at
Saint
John
de
Gardonnenque
,
and
tells
him
that
he
knew
,
and
that
by
very
good
information
,
that
Chastillon
,
much
displeased
with
himself
for
his
former
actions
,
was
sore
troubled
to
see
the
imminent
ruine
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
whom
,
but
for
the
affronts
he
had
received
,
he
had
never
deserted
;
and
was
confident
,
that
if
he
were
handsomely
dealt
with
,
he
would
return
again
to
the
party
;
to
the
great
advantage
of
it
,
both
by
reason
of
the
consideration
of
his
person
,
especially
in
Languedoc
,
and
of
the
consequence
of
the
Town
of
Aiguemortes
,
which
was
in
his
hands
.
This
was
a
device
of
Chastillon's
confederates
,
who
,
knowing
the
reputation
of
this
Minister
,
had
abused
him
with
these
hopes
,
that
the
Dukes
refusal
to
admit
of
him
,
might
furnish
them
with
more
specious
pretences
on
which
to
ground
their
detractions
and
new
calumnies
against
him
;
which
the
Duke
very
well
foreseeing
,
answers
,
That
he
was
so
farre
from
diverting
his
good
intentions
,
or
hindring
a
work
of
so
general
concernment
,
as
the
regaining
such
a
person
to
their
party
,
that
,
on
the
contrary
,
in
any
thing
tending
to
their
advantage
,
he
would
meet
him
more
than
half
way
:
As
for
the
command
conferred
on
him
,
by
reason
of
the
other
's
absenting
himself
from
the
Province
,
as
he
had
never
sued
for
it
,
so
neither
was
he
so
fond
of
it
,
as
not
to
yield
it
up
,
whenever
the
Province
that
gave
it
him
should
think
fit
to
revoke
it
;
and
that
he
wished
with
all
his
heart
,
that
he
would
seriously
and
in
good
earnest
,
comply
with
his
duty
to
his
own
,
and
the
publick
Interests
;
that
for
his
part
,
he
was
contented
with
the
command
assigned
him
by
the
general
Assembly
at
Rochell
,
in
the
upper
Guienne
,
and
the
upper
Languedoc
,
whither
he
was
now
going
to
provide
against
the
dangers
the
King's
approach
gave
them
cause
to
feare
,
leaving
the
way
open
for
Chastillon
to
return
to
those
he
had
before
forsaken
:
However
the
duty
he
owed
both
to
his
imployment
,
and
conscience
,
obliged
him
to
say
,
that
there
were
yet
many
things
in
this
case
to
be
considered
,
and
that
the
Province
ought
maturely
to
weigh
,
and
every
one
in
particular
strictly
to
examine
the
importance
and
consequences
of
this
affair
,
and
principally
Chauve
himself
,
both
by
reason
of
his
profession
,
and
the
charge
he
had
now
undertaken
:
But
that
the
infallible
tryal
of
his
sincerity
would
be
,
whether
he
would
effectively
deliver
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Province
,
the
Town
of
Aiguemortes
;
for
that
if
his
pretences
to
serve
the
party
were
real
and
sincere
,
he
would
make
no
difficulty
of
it
,
but
if
feigned
and
fallacious
,
he
would
never
dis-possesse
himself
of
it
:
Chauve
very
well
approved
the
motion
,
believing
he
would
accept
of
it
;
and
so
returned
.
The
Duke
foreseeing
that
in
his
absence
this
business
would
be
moved
again
,
gave
an
especial
charge
to
Dupuy
(
whom
he
left
his
Agent
in
that
Province
)
to
take
great
heed
,
that
nothing
passed
there
,
to
the
prejudice
of
the
publick
or
his
Interest
;
to
which
end
he
gave
him
sufficient
power
,
and
instructions
,
tending
,
chiefly
to
this
,
that
if
this
proposition
were
started
in
any
Assembly
whatsoever
,
and
that
they
should
proceed
to
Treat
on
it
with
out
the
precedent
condition
,
to
wit
,
that
the
Garison
of
Aiguemortes
should
be
first
restored
to
the
disposal
of
the
Province
,
he
should
oppose
it
;
and
if
they
Treated
on
those
termes
,
he
should
see
that
there
were
no
foul
play
used
,
and
that
nothing
were
concluded
without
a
previous
performance
of
that
condition
.
This
done
,
he
proceeds
in
his
journey
to
the
higher
Languedoc
,
and
arrives
there
just
upon
the
taking
of
Saint
Antonin
,
and
so
opportunely
,
that
he
prevented
the
Rendition
of
Lombez
and
Realmont
,
and
revives
the
drooping
and
almost
decayed
spirits
of
the
whole
Countrey
,
in
which
he
lost
nothing
but
Carmaing
,
Saint
Espuel
,
and
Cucque
the
first
by
treachery
the
other
two
by
reason
of
their
weakness
were
quitted
by
the
inhabitants
,
and
afterwards
fired
,
as
the
Army
marched
by
.
The
King
seeing
,
that
the
Countrey
resumed
their
courages
,
advances
further
,
carried
on
with
the
hopes
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
and
Chastillon
gave
him
,
and
chiefly
of
Montpellier
,
sending
all
his
Ammunition
down
the
Rhone
to
the
lower
Languedoc
;
Blaccons
revolt
,
who
sold
Baye
to
the
King
for
twenty
thousand
Crowns
,
having
opened
the
passage
of
that
River
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
on
the
other
side
gets
before
them
,
and
enters
Montpellier
at
the
same
time
the
King
got
into
Beziers
;
leaving
a
thousand
Foot
with
Malauze
to
assist
him
against
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
whom
the
King
had
left
with
an
Army
in
the
higher
Languedoc
,
as
he
had
also
the
Marshal
Themines
with
other
Troops
about
Montauban
.
About
the
same
time
came
a
Gentleman
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
from
the
Duke
of
Boüillon
,
with
credential
Letters
,
importing
also
his
resentments
of
the
miseries
of
those
of
the
Religion
;
that
he
thought
a
Peace
would
have
been
concluded
at
Saint
John
;
and
afterwards
at
Montauban
,
that
,
since
that
he
understood
that
he
and
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
were
in
Treaty
about
it
,
that
he
advised
him
to
conclude
it
upon
any
terms
,
provided
it
were
general
;
for
that
being
not
able
to
dispute
the
field
with
the
King
,
for
want
of
forraign
assistance
,
their
destruction
,
though
it
might
be
retarded
,
would
yet
be
inevitable
,
and
that
the
longer
the
peace
was
deferred
,
the
more
disadvantageous
would
it
be
:
Nevertheless
if
it
was
our
ruine
,
that
they
had
inalterably
decreed
,
that
he
would
take
the
field
with
what
forces
he
could
make
,
to
assist
the
party
by
a
considerable
diversion
of
the
enemy
;
that
he
was
in
Treaty
with
Count
Mansfeid
,
and
that
he
desired
three
things
of
the
Duke
:
First
,
that
he
would
impower
him
to
Treat
with
Forraigners
:
Secondly
,
that
he
,
and
the
Provinces
under
his
command
,
should
oblige
themselves
to
bear
an
equal
share
of
the
charge
of
the
Levyes
:
Thirdly
,
that
no
Peace
should
be
concluded
without
him
;
all
which
Propositions
were
assented
to
,
and
the
Gentleman
returned
well
satisfied
,
having
also
received
a
faithful
assurance
,
that
if
the
peace
were
not
made
by
the
first
of
September
,
it
should
not
be
concluded
without
him
,
provided
that
with
in
the
time
limited
he
were
certified
of
his
acceptance
of
the
conditions
.
In
the
absence
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
from
the
lower
Languedoc
,
the
Council
of
that
Province
,
composed
at
that
time
of
the
Deputies
of
the
three
Towns
of
Montpellier
,
Nismess
and
Usez
,
imagining
that
since
Saint
Antonin
was
taken
,
they
might
be
the
next
the
King
would
invade
,
and
that
though
the
fortifications
of
Montpellier
were
already
well
advanced
,
yet
was
it
unprovided
of
men
and
provisions
,
conceived
it
necessary
to
assemble
the
whole
body
of
the
Province
,
to
order
all
;
and
Lunel
was
the
place
designed
for
the
Assembly
to
be
kept
at
;
where
when
all
the
Deputies
with
Dupuy
were
met
,
and
had
debated
,
and
resolved
on
what
concerned
the
victualling
and
securing
of
Montpellier
,
and
other
places
in
case
they
should
be
besieged
;
the
adherents
of
Chastillon
,
of
which
there
were
many
present
,
having
made
their
party
,
thinking
to
make
their
advantage
of
this
opportunity
,
produced
againe
the
Articles
for
his
re-establishment
:
The
Deputies
of
the
three
Towns
,
voluntarily
,
and
of
themselves
opposed
this
overture
,
for
fear
of
falling
into
the
hands
,
and
under
the
command
of
one
,
they
had
so
highly
offended
,
by
devesting
him
of
his
charge
;
Protesting
to
the
Assembly
,
that
if
they
assumed
any
other
debate
than
what
concerned
the
executing
of
the
Decrees
already
past
,
for
the
relief
of
Montpellier
,
and
other
places
,
they
would
utterly
desert
them
,
and
disavow
all
their
future
determinations
;
Dupuy
in
obedience
to
the
command
he
had
received
,
seconded
this
opposition
,
which
Berticheres
(
Moderator
of
the
Assembly
,
as
being
the
Duke's
Lieutenant
General
)
also
much
countenanced
,
alledging
,
that
they
had
no
power
to
Assemble
,
in
the
absence
,
and
without
the
permission
of
their
General
;
and
that
though
they
were
now
convened
,
yet
was
it
with
his
good
leave
and
approbation
,
and
upon
the
present
exigency
of
affairs
,
of
which
they
had
given
him
an
account
,
and
that
this
necessity
being
now
taken
off
,
they
ought
to
forbear
the
debate
of
other
particular
matters
,
till
his
return
.
Nevertheless
the
confederates
aforesaid
resolutely
persisted
in
their
design
,
renforcing
every
day
their
sollicitations
,
with
hopes
to
procure
at
length
a
resumption
of
the
suspended
debate
,
and
to
carry
it
by
plurality
of
voices
,
or
at
least
by
this
means
to
take
off
Lunel
,
Aimargues
,
and
Mauguio
,
which
adhering
to
Chastillon
,
would
raise
his
esteem
at
Court
;
of
which
when
the
Deputies
of
the
th●…
Towns
,
and
Dupuy
had
notice
,
they
resolved
,
that
at
the
first
mention
of
it
,
they
would
object
the
interest
of
the
Province
of
the
Sevenes
,
which
being
a
part
of
the
Generality
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
it
must
needs
be
prejudicial
to
the
common
repose
of
both
the
Provinces
,
to
determine
that
affair
,
without
the
others
intervention
or
privity
;
wherefore
they
sent
a
true
account
of
all
that
had
passed
to
the
Council
of
that
Province
then
sitting
at
Anduze
,
together
with
their
advice
concerning
what
they
conceived
ought
to
be
done
by
them
in
the
behalf
of
their
Province
:
The
same
Deputies
also
,
with
Dupuy
,
went
to
Berticheres
to
make
sure
of
him
,
who
faithfully
promised
to
continue
immoveable
in
his
opposition
.
In
the
succeeding
Sessions
there
were
still
some
words
thrown
out
by
Chastillon's
friends
,
concerning
that
subject
,
but
they
passed
unregarded
.
In
the
mean
while
came
the
Deputies
from
the
Assembly
of
the
Province
of
the
Sevenes
,
who
made
a
large
Remonstrance
of
the
injuries
their
Province
would
receive
from
the
change
they
would
introduce
in
their
proceedings
,
that
it
was
an
unheard
of
procedure
,
and
that
their
Province
could
never
suffer
,
that
that
of
Languedoc
,
should
by
it self
presume
to
abrogate
the
Decrees
of
the
Assembly
of
the
Circle
,
or
five
Provinces
,
in
which
the
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
of
the
Sevenes
had
a
joynt
concurrence
of
Votes
with
those
of
the
lower
Languedoc
;
and
moreover
represented
to
the
Assembly
their
own
Interests
,
and
the
inconveniences
would
ensue
their
submitting
themselves
to
the
power
and
conduct
of
a
man
,
whom
they
had
so
highly
provoked
,
by
the
suspicions
they
had
of
him
;
and
in
the
last
place
protested
,
That
in
case
the
Assembly
should
proceed
further
,
in
the
absence
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
or
without
his
consent
and
approbation
,
they
would
absolutely
disclaim
them
.
This
opposition
of
the
Deputies
of
the
Council
of
the
Sevenes
,
seconded
by
those
of
the
three
Towns
,
grounded
upon
their
own
,
and
the
large
Commission
,
and
power
of
Dupuy
something
cooled
the
heat
of
those
sollicitours
,
which
yet
in
a
short
time
after
they
resumed
again
;
and
importuned
Chauve
anew
,
to
prosecute
what
he
had
begun
;
which
he
would
by
no
means
undertake
,
without
imparting
it
to
Dupuy
;
who
after
he
had
remembred
him
,
upon
what
terms
he
had
parted
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
at
Saint
John
de
Gardonnenque
,
tells
him
that
he
would
consider
of
it
,
and
then
give
him
his
answer
;
and
in
the
mean
time
had
a
conference
about
it
with
the
Deputies
of
the
three
Towns
,
who
thought
it
not
unfit
that
Chauve
,
as
of
himself
,
and
without
any
particular
Commission
,
should
sound
Chastillon's
inclinations
,
to
discover
whether
he
would
yield
to
that
condition
of
delivering
up
Aiguemortes
into
the
hands
of
the
Province
,
which
was
then
very
opportunely
met
,
to
receive
both
it
,
and
him
,
with
all
assurance
he
could
desire
of
an
Amnesty
,
and
the
continuance
of
their
respects
to
him
:
It
being
most
apparant
,
that
Chastillon
,
who
they
knew
desired
nothing
more
than
to
intrude
himself
among
us
,
only
to
render
himself
more
considerable
,
and
his
Interests
more
favoured
at
Court
,
would
never
disfurnish
himself
of
the
only
means
left
him
,
to
procure
a
performance
of
the
promises
made
him
,
and
that
thus
they
should
also
make
him
desist
from
his
pursuit
.
When
they
had
given
Chauve
their
answer
in
these
termes
,
he
approved
of
it
;
and
promised
to
comport
himself
according
to
their
directions
;
and
thereupon
had
a
conference
with
Bansillon
the
Minister
of
Aiguemortes
,
who
highly
magnified
the
advantages
this
re-establishment
of
Chastillon
would
produce
to
their
party
in
general
:
To
whom
Chauve
replyed
,
That
it
would
be
impossible
to
efface
the
impressions
Chastillon's
procedures
had
left
in
the
whole
Province
,
unless
he
supplied
them
with
the
means
he
had
in
his
hands
,
by
yielding
up
the
Town
of
Aiguemortes
to
their
disposal
;
which
if
he
would
do
,
they
would
evidence
the
contentment
they
had
,
to
see
a
person
of
his
quality
return
into
the
way
from
which
he
had
digressed
,
by
their
promptness
to
serve
and
honour
him
,
as
they
had
formerly
done
:
This
discourse
pleased
not
Bansillon
at
all
,
who
told
him
,
that
he
conceived
that
Chastillon
neither
would
,
nor
ought
to
consent
to
this
Proposition
;
that
he
had
good
reason
to
take
heed
of
falling
into
those
snares
he
knew
were
spread
for
him
;
for
that
having
devested
him
of
all
power
,
they
might
the
more
easily
dispose
of
him
at
their
pleasure
,
or
at
least
pay
all
his
former
service
with
the
cold
recompence
of
Oblivion
,
or
neglect
;
and
that
therefore
he
conceived
the
Treaty
absolutely
broken
:
Upon
which
,
as
Chauve
was
about
to
leave
him
,
he
told
him
,
that
he
would
give
Chastillon
an
account
of
all
,
and
him
an
answer
the
next
day
at
the
same
place
;
which
he
did
,
and
in
effect
conformable
to
his
own
preconceptions
;
which
absolutely
cleared
the
judgement
of
Chauve
,
and
many
others
also
,
when
he
had
given
the
Assembly
a
Summary
of
this
conference
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Deputies
of
the
three
Towns
incessantly
sollicited
Dupuy
,
to
press
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
return
,
representing
to
him
the
condition
of
the
Province
,
and
the
danger
it
was
in
of
being
ruined
by
the
divisions
sprung
from
this
late
Proposition
,
and
the
delay
his
absence
occasioned
in
the
progress
of
their
affaires
:
Whereupon
Dupuy
resolved
,
to
make
a
journey
himself
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
:
But
yet
he
would
not
leave
the
Assembly
,
before
he
had
gotten
a
promise
from
Berticheres
,
that
there
should
be
no
more
mention
made
of
the
aforesaid
re-establishment
for
eight
dayes
,
by
which
time
he
should
return
again
from
Nismes
whither
he
pretended
he
was
going
;
but
in
the
mean
time
he
goes
by
great
journeys
towards
the
Duke
,
whom
he
found
at
Pont
de
Camares
,
who
having
received
from
him
an
account
of
all
passages
,
quitted
all
other
things
to
return
with
all
possible
speed
to
the
lower
Languedoc
:
When
he
was
come
to
Mirveis
,
he
sent
a
Gentleman
,
with
command
to
travel
night
and
day
to
the
Assembly
,
to
let
them
know
that
he
was
within
two
days
journey
of
them
,
and
desired
them
to
suspend
all
further
debates
concerning
their
affairs
,
till
his
arrival
.
This
unexpected
news
surprized
the
Assembly
so
,
that
instead
of
continuing
their
consultations
,
they
went
to
meet
him
as
farre
as
Sommieres
,
where
when
he
had
learned
of
them
,
what
order
they
had
taken
for
the
raising
of
Souldiers
,
and
supplying
the
Garisons
with
necessaries
,
he
ratified
what
they
had
done
,
and
so
dismissed
them
.
Thus
ended
this
tentative
of
Chastillon's
friends
to
restore
him
to
a
repute
with
the
Party
:
After
which
Rohan
went
to
Montpellier
,
where
he
turned
fifteen
or
sixteen
of
his
chiefest
Confidents
out
of
the
Town
,
and
ordered
all
things
necessary
(
as
before
he
had
done
at
Montauban
)
for
a
siege
,
both
for
ammunition
,
victuals
,
and
the
fortifications
.
It
is
to
be
observed
,
that
in
the
Duke's
absence
,
Americ
the
first
Consul
of
Montpellier
,
and
Carlincas
his
Kinsman
,
took
occasion
upon
a
defeat
of
two
or
three
companies
,
near
to
Perolles
,
which
Saint
André
had
sent
thither
,
while
the
enemy
was
plundering
the
Countrey
thereabouts
,
to
accuse
him
to
the
people
,
who
had
already
a
jealousie
of
him
;
and
Berticheres
,
thoug
his
father-in-law
,
instead
of
assisting
him
,
helped
to
thrust
him
out
of
the
Town
;
not
out
of
any
affection
to
the
cause
,
but
of
a
pestilent
ambition
raigned
among
them
;
every
one
labouring
to
raise
his
own
advantages
upon
the
ruines
of
others
,
and
better
their
conditions
by
delivering
Montpellier
to
the
King
:
But
the
seventeen
dayes
stay
the
Duke
made
there
,
and
the
discovery
he
made
,
by
a
Messenger
of
the
President
Faure
,
taken
neare
Nismes
,
that
Berticheres
Treated
with
the
King
,
together
with
some
Colonels
,
who
were
ordered
for
the
defence
of
Montpellier
;
and
the
execution
of
Bimart
,
who
was
one
of
them
,
reduced
things
to
a
better
posture
;
But
yet
these
disorders
retarded
the
Levyes
,
so
that
of
foure
thousand
Souldiers
designed
for
the
defence
of
the
Town
,
they
got
in
but
fifteen
hundred
.
It
is
moreover
to
be
noted
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
seeing
the
great
want
of
Ammunition
in
the
Province
of
lower
Languedoc
,
and
of
time
,
and
means
to
fortifie
all
their
Garisons
,
proposed
the
dismantling
of
them
,
and
the
reducing
of
their
forces
to
Montpellier
,
Nismes
,
Usez
,
and
Sommieres
;
which
the
people
then
rejected
,
but
have
since
,
though
too
late
,
repented
it
;
for
their
obstinacy
drew
upon
them
the
loss
both
of
their
Estates
and
Liberties
;
for
whiles
they
vainly
trifled
away
their
time
and
labour
,
in
fortifying
so
many
places
,
neither
of
them
was
fortified
or
defended
as
it
ought
,
but
both
they
,
and
the
reliefs
sent
to
them
,
which
in
the
other
places
would
have
been
of
great
use
,
were
now
made
wholly
unserviceable
.
The
King
seeing
that
the
care
and
diligence
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
defeated
all
the
designes
of
those
that
would
have
delivered
up
Montpellier
to
him
,
staid
some
time
at
Beziers
to
expect
his
Ammunitions
,
and
to
recruit
his
Army
:
And
in
the
mean
time
sent
the
Marshal
de
Praslin
to
besiege
Bedarieux
,
which
he
took
,
and
dismantled
;
and
then
sent
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
to
take
in
Mauguio
,
which
the
inhabitants
knew
not
how
to
defend
,
nor
yet
would
they
quit
it
,
nor
spoyle
the
wines
,
as
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
commanded
them
.
The
Prince
of
Condé
about
this
time
came
to
the
King's
Army
,
and
thence
went
to
besiege
Lunel
and
Massillargues
,
within
half
a
League
one
of
another
,
and
sufficiently
stored
with
all
necessaries
,
there
being
in
Lunel
two
Colonels
besides
the
Governour
,
who
all
joyntly
wrote
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
if
he
would
send
them
in
but
five
hundred
Souldiers
,
they
would
give
a
handsome
account
of
the
place
:
The
Duke
,
when
he
had
setled
Calonges
in
Montpellier
,
and
left
Dupuy
his
Agent
there
,
in
his
name
to
provide
all
things
requisite
for
the
defence
of
the
Town
,
went
purposely
to
prepare
the
desired
supply
,
and
sent
them
in
eight
hundred
men
;
but
much
to
their
regret
;
for
the
next
day
,
though
they
had
not
suffered
any
the
least
extremity
,
and
that
the
breach
made
was
not
considerable
,
they
yielded
themselves
with
all
their
Arms
,
and
Baggage
.
Those
of
Massillargues
had
done
the
like
but
a
few
dayes
before
:
But
the
Articles
of
Lunel
were
violated
even
before
the
Prince
of
Conde's
face
;
for
when
the
Garison
marched
out
,
they
were
beaten
,
disarmed
,
stript
,
and
a
great
part
of
them
killed
or
maimed
;
and
in
this
lamentable
posture
went
they
to
Nismes
and
Sommieres
,
on
which
they
brought
so
great
a
terror
,
that
upon
the
appearance
of
the
enemy
before
Sommieres
,
in
which
there
were
fifteen
hundred
men
,
they
did
even
as
bad
as
those
of
Lunel
;
and
,
which
is
a
most
shameful
thing
to
be
related
,
the
Captains
took
two
thousand
Crowns
,
to
leave
their
arms
to
the
enemy
.
The
Town
of
Nismes
alarmed
by
these
sad
accidents
,
sent
Messengers
to
request
a
visit
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
which
he
willingly
condescended
to
,
but
first
got
together
as
many
Souldiers
as
he
could
at
Anduze
,
which
he
left
under
the
Command
of
Charce
his
Lieutenant
General
in
the
Sevenes
,
and
of
the
Adjutant
General
,
who
when
they
saw
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
return
to
the
Sevenes
,
drew
into
a
body
about
a
quarter
of
a
League
from
Anduze
,
at
a
Pass
not
easily
accessible
,
which
they
fortified
;
and
had
not
their
care
and
diligence
in
furnishing
Sauve
and
Aletz
with
two
valiant
and
expert
Commanders
,
and
a
thousand
,
or
twelve
hundred
Souldiers
,
drawn
out
of
Saint
Hyppolite
,
and
the
places
adjacent
prevented
it
,
those
two
Towns
had
been
also
lost
:
So
that
the
good
posture
they
were
in
,
together
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
obstructing
of
Montmorency's
provisions
,
which
came
a
great
way
off
,
forced
him
,
after
a
successeless
voyage
,
to
return
again
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Marshal
Themines
plundred
all
the
Countrey
about
Montauban
,
burnt
all
their
Countrey
houses
,
and
obstructed
their
Vintage
:
But
all
this
hindred
not
Saint
Andre
de
Montbrun
,
their
Governour
,
from
drawing
out
his
Canon
,
and
battering
,
and
taking
many
Castles
,
among
others
,
Renié
,
and
la
Bastide
,
and
storing
his
Town
with
Corne
and
Wine
for
a
whole
yeare
:
He
had
also
several
Skirmishes
with
the
Garison
of
Montech
,
and
others
also
,
and
still
came
off
with
honour
and
advantage
.
The
Duke
of
Vendosme
also
with
seven
thousand
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
,
sate
down
before
Lombez
;
Malauze
comes
to
Realmont
with
intention
to
relieve
it
;
but
conceiving
it
not
tenable
against
such
a
force
,
by
reason
of
the
weakness
of
the
Town
,
and
that
the
Castle
which
commanded
it
,
was
Garison'd
by
the
enemy
;
contented
himself
after
a
long
Skirmish
,
withdrawing
off
the
Souldiers
,
as
well
inhabitants
,
as
strangers
;
and
abandons
the
town
,
which
was
burnt
.
From
Lombez
the
Duke
marches
to
besiege
Briteste
,
a
little
place
,
weak
of
it self
,
and
commanded
almost
on
every
side
:
Thither
Malauze
sent
five
hundred
men
under
the
Command
of
Faucon
,
one
of
Sesigny's
Captains
,
who
behaved
himself
very
gallantly
:
He
endured
the
Siege
a
month
or
more
,
beat
them
off
in
four
or
five
assaults
,
was
twice
relieved
with
fresh
supplies
of
men
and
powder
;
by
Malauze
,
whose
main
body
lay
at
Saint
Paul
and
Miatte
,
about
a
League
and
half
from
Briteste
,
and
never
had
more
than
two
thousand
Foot
,
and
two
hundred
Voluntiers
on
Horse-back
,
with
whom
,
and
by
the
means
of
the
brave
resistance
of
the
besieged
,
he
did
so
well
,
that
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
being
commanded
by
the
King
to
come
,
and
joyn
his
Porces
with
the
Army
that
lay
before
Montpellier
,
raised
the
siege
after
he
had
spent
two
thousand
Canon
bullets
on
them
,
and
lost
fifteen
hundred
of
his
men
;
and
those
within
the
town
three
hundred
.
The
departure
of
this
Army
,
freed
the
whole
Country
from
much
harm
,
and
greater
fears
;
and
invites
us
to
return
to
the
lover
Languedoc
,
where
the
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
having
exchanged
his
Religion
for
the
honour
to
be
made
Constable
of
France
,
conceiving
himself
more
capable
now
,
than
heretofore
,
to
procure
a
Peace
,
sollicites
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
another
interview
,
who
seeing
the
hopes
he
had
grounded
on
the
Count
Mansfield
,
who
was
gone
into
Holland
,
had
failed
him
,
the
more
willingly
complies
with
his
desires
.
They
met
at
Saint
Privas
,
where
they
agreed
on
all
things
,
except
the
King's
entry
into
Montpellier
;
whereupon
he
obliged
the
Duke
to
a
journey
to
the
Town
,
to
propose
it
to
them
,
with
all
possible
assurances
,
they
should
desire
,
to
testifie
,
that
they
intended
not
the
least
infringement
of
their
liberties
:
But
this
to
be
done
without
any
cessation
of
Arms
,
nor
was
the
Duke
allowed
more
than
two
dayes
stay
there
,
to
perfect
this
negotiation
;
who
,
considering
the
danger
Montpellier
was
in
,
unless
supplied
with
a
new
renfort
of
Souldiers
;
for
that
the
works
being
not
finished
,
their
defects
were
to
be
made
up
with
an
addition
of
more
men
,
sends
express
Orders
to
his
Adjutant
General
Sorle
,
to
draw
twelve
hundred
men
,
out
of
the
two
thousand
he
had
with
much
adoe
detained
at
Anduze
,
and
by
the
Valley
of
Montferrant
conduct
them
to
Montpellier
,
the
night
ensuing
the
evening
that
he
should
get
in
there
:
But
when
the
Captains
and
Souldiers
knew
that
they
were
to
be
socked
up
in
Montpellier
,
they
all
deserted
the
Adjutant
,
who
came
thither
accompanied
only
with
fifteen
.
Those
of
Montpellier
would
by
no
means
admit
of
the
Proposition
concerning
the
King's
entry
into
their
Town
,
fearing
a
suppression
of
their
liberties
,
by
reason
of
the
Prince
of
Conde's
animosities
against
them
;
which
the
Duke
perceiving
,
encourages
them
to
stand
bravely
upon
their
defence
,
assuring
them
that
he
would
provide
for
their
relief
,
in
which
,
for
his
part
,
he
omitted
nothing
that
might
forward
it
:
But
as
there
is
a
vast
difference
between
the
promises
,
and
payment
of
money
,
so
instead
of
ten
days
,
within
which
time
he
thought
to
have
sent
them
aid
,
notwithstanding
his
journeys
to
Nismes
,
Usez
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
not
without
manifest
hazard
of
his
person
,
could
he
not
,
under
five
weeks
,
get
four
thousand
men
together
;
nor
those
neither
without
engaging
himself
by
promises
to
most
of
the
Captains
;
that
they
were
not
to
be
sent
to
Montpellier
,
but
only
that
the
consideration
of
their
numbers
might
procure
them
a
more
advantageous
Peace
:
So
great
was
their
consternation
;
and
those
that
were
desirous
to
get
thither
,
were
yet
deterred
by
the
apprehension
of
the
difficulties
,
which
really
were
very
great
;
the
King
having
then
an
Army
consisting
of
twenty
thousand
Foot
,
and
three
thousand
Horse
;
for
the
Constable
,
and
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
had
now
joyned
their's
with
the
other
Forces
;
besides
,
so
great
a
way
were
they
to
go
,
and
such
difficult
passes
had
they
to
get
through
,
that
it
was
impossible
to
approach
within
three
Leagues
of
the
Town
,
without
encountring
the
King
's
whole
Cavalry
;
and
moreover
so
great
a
scarcity
was
there
of
Proviisions
,
that
they
could
not
keep
the
Troops
together
,
more
than
eight
or
ten
dayes
:
Those
of
Montpellier
of
the
other
side
,
could
no
longer
subsist
for
want
of
men
,
by
reason
of
the
excessive
duty
they
were
on
,
and
therefore
every
moment
sent
they
most
important
Letters
for
relief
:
To
which
may
be
added
also
a
new
Summons
sent
him
by
the
Constable
,
who
had
before
left
the
Court
in
some
discontent
for
that
he
could
not
prevaile
to
obtain
a
Peace
;
yet
now
at
his
return
was
he
in
higher
esteem
,
both
by
reason
of
the
Forces
he
had
brought
with
him
,
and
that
the
Prince
,
in
his
absence
,
had
nothing
advanced
the
Siege
:
All
which
the
Duke
considering
,
and
that
he
was
utterly
destitute
of
hopes
of
any
Forraign
assistance
,
having
newly
received
a
Letter
from
the
King
of
England
pressing
him
to
conclude
a
Peace
,
and
seeing
no
probability
of
any
good
to
be
done
at
home
;
every
one
being
weary
of
the
War
,
and
labouring
to
purchase
his
own
particular
safety
,
with
the
expence
of
the
publick
Interest
;
that
the
first
Town
should
fall
off
,
and
embrace
a
particular
Treaty
,
would
totally
frustrate
all
endeavours
for
a
general
Peace
;
that
the
least
cross
accident
should
happen
to
Montpellier
,
or
the
relief
intended
for
it
,
would
be
irreparable
;
that
the
King
could
not
want
men
,
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
being
then
at
Lions
with
a
recruit
of
eight
,
or
ten
thousand
;
and
that
,
without
a
miracle
,
Montpellier
could
not
be
preserved
:
Moreover
,
seeing
that
there
were
about
the
King
two
powerful
parties
;
the
one
pressing
the
conclusion
of
a
Peace
,
the
other
,
the
continuation
of
the
War
;
and
that
the
former
could
not
subsist
without
a
Peace
,
no
more
than
the
other
without
a
War
;
and
that
the
Chief
of
the
latter
,
to
wit
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
had
deserted
the
Court
upon
the
Composure
of
former
differences
,
he
conceived
that
those
that
promoted
the
Peace
being
alwayes
neare
the
King
,
would
take
care
to
see
it
faithfully
observed
:
This
made
him
resolve
upon
another
conference
with
the
Constable
,
at
which
the
Duke
of
Chevreuse
was
present
;
where
all
was
concluded
according
to
the
Declarations
and
Breviates
drawn
up
to
that
purpose
:
Which
when
the
King
acquainted
the
Prince
of
Condé
with
,
he
left
the
Court
;
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
the
Deputies
of
the
Sevenes
,
Nismes
,
and
Usez
,
went
to
Montpellier
,
where
they
all
confirmed
the
Peace
;
the
substance
of
the
principal
Articles
of
which
was
,
as
followeth
:
-
1.
A
Confirmation
of
the
Edict
of
Nantes
,
and
of
all
Declarations
and
Articles
Registred
in
the
Parliaments
.
-
2.
A
restoring
of
both
the
Religions
to
the
places
,
where
they
were
formerly
exercised
.
-
3.
A
re-establishment
of
the
seats
of
Justice
,
Offices
of
the
receipts
,
and
Officers
of
the
Finances
to
those
places
and
towns
where
they
were
before
the
troubles
,
except
the
Chamber
of
the
Edict
of
Guienne
,
to
Nerac
.
-
4.
Prohibitions
to
hold
all
Assemblies
concerning
civil
affairs
without
leave
,
but
an
allowance
of
those
relating
to
Ecclesiastical
affairs
only
,
as
Consistories
,
Colloques
,
National
,
and
Provincial
Synods
.
-
5.
A
Discharge
of
all
Acts
of
Hostility
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
seventy
sixth
,
and
seventy
seventh
Articles
of
the
Edicts
of
Nantes
.
-
6.
A
particular
Abolition
for
what
happened
at
Privas
before
the
troubles
.
-
7.
A
cleare
Discharge
of
all
Persons
liable
to
any
accounts
,
and
Officers
,
according
to
the
seventy
eighth
,
and
seventy
ninth
Articles
of
the
said
Edicts
of
Nantes
;
as
also
of
all
Judgements
,
given
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
since
the
Commencement
of
the
present
commotions
,
according
to
the
fifty
eighth
,
fifty
ninth
,
and
sixtieth
Article
of
the
second
Edict
.
-
8.
A
Confirmation
of
all
Judgements
,
given
by
Judges
of
the
Religion
,
Constituted
by
the
Superiours
of
the
Party
;
both
in
Civil
,
and
criminal
matters
.
-
9.
A
free
Discharge
of
all
persons
of
both
Parties
,
without
ransome
.
-
10.
A
restoring
of
all
persons
to
their
Estates
,
Liberties
,
and
Priviledges
,
Offices
,
Honours
,
and
Dignities
,
notwithstanding
any
former
Gifts
or
Confiscations
.
-
11.
And
more
particularly
the
King
doth
Declare
,
Ordaine
,
and
Decree
,
That
for
the
future
there
shall
be
no
Garison
kept
,
nor
Cittadel
built
in
the
Town
of
Montpellier
;
but
that
his
Majestie
's
pleasure
is
,
that
the
charge
of
the
Town
shall
be
in
the
hands
of
the
Consuls
,
and
that
there
be
no
innovations
there
,
except
the
demolishing
of
the
late
fortifications
.
-
12.
That
all
the
fortifications
of
Rochelle
,
and
Montauban
,
remain
intire
;
and
the
moiety
of
those
of
the
Towns
of
Nismes
,
Castres
,
Usez
,
and
Millaud
.
The
end
of
the
Second
Book
.
THE
Memoires
OF
THE
DUKE
of
ROHAN
:
The
third
Book
.
Containing
a
Relation
of
the
second
Warre
against
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
France
.
THe
Peace
thus
concluded
,
the
Prince
gone
from
the
Court
,
and
his
Faction
,
by
his
absence
,
and
the
death
of
the
Cardinal
de
Retz
quite
decayed
,
every
one
began
to
have
fair
hopes
of
its
continuance
,
and
that
,
grown
wise
by
our
former
miscarriages
,
we
should
now
renounce
all
future
thoughts
of
Civil
broyles
,
and
mind
the
Protection
of
the
ancient
Allyes
of
the
Crown
:
But
the
beams
of
favour
now
reflecting
solely
on
Puizieux
,
a
man
of
a
hot
spirit
,
and
whose
whole
ingenuity
consisted
in
tricks
and
fallacies
,
he
became
more
studious
of
his
own
,
than
his
Masters
geatnesse
(
a
vice
incident
to
all
favourites
)
being
carefull
to
raise
himself
some
props
at
Rome
,
and
very
unwilling
to
give
Spaine
the
least
disgust
;
So
that
all
Leagues
with
other
forraigne
Princes
,
were
made
with
such
respect
to
those
two
powers
,
as
if
we
stood
in
fear
of
their
displeasure
:
Nay
,
and
to
sooth
the
Popes
Nuncio
,
who
had
alwayes
opposed
the
Peace
,
at
the
very
beginning
of
it
,
would
undertake
to
shew
him
,
that
it
was
not
made
to
abate
the
presecution
,
but
to
promote
the
ruine
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
.
For
immediately
after
the
King's
entry
into
Montpellier
,
the
sense
of
the
general
Grant
was
inverted
in
most
places
of
it
,
notwithstanding
the
several
Remonstrances
the
Duke
of
Rohan
made
to
oppose
it
:
Nor
were
the
Souldiers
drawn
away
from
Montpellier
,
though
promised
to
be
done
immediately
after
the
King's
departure
;
then
was
it
put
off
,
till
his
return
from
Provence
,
then
,
till
he
came
to
Avignon
,
and
lastly
till
he
should
be
at
Lions
;
whence
the
Duke
of
Rohan
having
followed
him
to
all
those
places
,
urging
their
departure
very
earnestly
,
and
perhaps
too
boldly
,
telling
the
King
they
should
desist
from
farther
razing
the
fortifications
,
if
he
revoked
that
command
,
returned
with
a
Letter
to
Valence
,
commanding
him
expresly
to
do
it
.
Nor
did
they
forbear
in
their
march
through
Dauphine
to
seize
upon
all
the
places
that
were
in
the
hands
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
though
they
had
served
the
Kings
party
,
the
only
recompence
they
had
for
fighting
against
their
consciences
,
nor
were
any
but
those
only
,
that
were
possessed
by
the
Constable
,
exempt
from
this
violence
,
which
yet
he
preserved
with
much
difficulty
,
for
had
not
the
Marshal
Crequi
engaged
to
deliver
them
up
after
his
death
,
they
had
then
gone
the
same
way
with
the
rest
.
At
Lions
the
Deputies
of
Rochelle
came
to
wait
upon
the
King
,
whence
they
carried
back
Letters
to
Arnaud
Governour
of
Fort
Lewis
,
commanding
him
,
that
within
eight
dayes
after
the
Rochellers
had
performed
what
the
Articles
had
enjoyned
them
,
as
concerning
the
demolition
of
their
fortifications
,
he
should
cause
the
said
Fort
to
be
slighted
also
:
but
Arnaud
received
another
of
the
same
date
,
but
a
cleare
contrary
sence
.
When
the
King
went
from
Lions
,
towards
Paris
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
returned
to
Languedoc
,
really
and
sincerely
to
execute
,
what
ever
had
been
promised
in
the
name
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
touching
that
part
of
their
fortifications
they
ought
to
slight
.
Going
to
Montpellier
,
he
found
the
Consulate
of
the
Merchants
changed
,
of
which
he
complains
to
the
Court
,
but
in
vaine
:
He
delivers
the
Kings
Letter
to
Valence
,
who
promised
to
obey
it
;
from
thence
he
goes
to
Nismes
and
Usez
,
whom
he
presently
sets
on
work
;
thence
to
the
higher
Languedoc
,
Montauban
,
Foix
,
and
Roüergue
,
where
at
a
conference
with
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
,
the
Count
of
Carmaine
,
the
President
de
Caminade
,
and
the
Count
d'
Aquien
,
Commissioners
,
as
he
was
for
the
demolishing
the
fortifications
,
all
things
were
agreed
on
between
them
and
he
for
his
part
instantly
set
about
them
,
delivering
up
also
all
Forts
,
and
Towns
that
had
been
taken
in
the
Warre
,
restoring
also
the
exercise
of
the
Romish
Religion
to
those
places
,
where
it
had
been
formerly
used
.
Notwithstanding
all
which
Valence
,
who
,
besides
the
four
thousand
men
were
in
Montpellier
,
had
four
or
five
Regiments
more
,
and
three
or
four
troops
of
light
horse
,
had
designed
to
surprize
,
with
these
the
Sevenes
under
pretence
of
taking
up
quarters
there
,
and
by
means
of
some
correspondencies
he
had
gotten
among
them
;
of
which
when
the
Duke
had
notice
,
from
the
principal
Communalties
of
the
Sevenes
,
who
sent
him
their
complaints
of
this
infringement
of
the
Peace
,
he
wrote
to
them
back
again
for
answer
,
that
he
knew
it
was
not
the
Kings
pleasure
,
and
therefore
that
they
should
not
receive
them
;
and
to
Valencé
that
he
should
forbear
those
quarters
till
his
arrival
,
least
otherwise
it
should
prejudice
the
establishment
of
the
Peace
:
The
Duke
of
Ventadour
,
the
Count
de
Carmaine
,
and
the
President
de
Caminade
wrote
to
him
to
the
same
effect
;
which
he
regarded
not
,
but
proceeded
in
his
enterprise
,
the
Towns
of
Sauve
,
and
Gange
receiving
his
Troops
,
but
all
the
other
places
,
upon
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Letter
refused
them
:
The
Duke
when
he
had
put
things
in
such
a
forwardnesse
in
the
higher
Languedoc
,
returns
to
Montpellier
according
to
the
agreement
between
him
,
and
Valencé
:
But
he
was
no
sooner
entred
the
Town
,
than
made
a
Prisoner
,
and
kept
with
a
severe
guard
upon
him
:
This
caused
a
great
astonishment
in
many
,
who
could
not
imagine
that
this
should
be
done
without
order
;
but
being
known
at
Court
,
it
was
not
approved
of
there
,
for
fear
lest
it
should
prove
too
great
an
obstruction
to
the
raising
of
the
fortifications
;
so
that
his
liberty
was
presently
ordered
.
Whiles
the
Duke
was
under
this
restraint
,
Valence
,
contrary
to
the
Articles
of
the
Peace
,
divides
the
Consulate
of
Montpellier
between
those
of
the
Religion
and
the
Papists
,
and
to
effect
it
,
used
all
manner
of
violence
to
the
old
Consuls
,
detaining
them
as
prisoners
one
whole
night
in
his
own
lodgings
.
The
Court
gave
the
Duke
of
Rohan
no
better
satisfaction
concerning
this
,
than
the
former
breach
of
the
Peace
;
receiving
,
instead
of
relief
,
advice
,
that
to
avoid
the
suspitions
the
lower
Languedoc
had
of
him
,
he
should
remove
to
the
higher
,
to
execute
the
remaining
part
of
his
Commission
:
For
Puysieux
brother-in-law
to
Valencé
,
having
cashiered
Schomberg
,
and
restored
the
Chancellour
his
Father
,
was
now
the
only
powerful
man
,
and
by
drawing
false
glosses
upon
all
the
actions
of
Valence
improved
them
all
to
his
advantage
,
and
upon
all
occasions
thwarted
the
affairs
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
clouding
all
his
attempts
with
injurious
and
sinister
interpretations
and
jealousies
:
And
yet
upon
the
answer
the
Duke
sent
that
he
would
not
leave
Nismes
,
nor
the
Sevenes
till
they
were
rid
of
those
Troops
that
lay
upon
them
,
he
quickly
received
an
order
to
dismisse
them
:
After
which
he
departed
towards
the
lower
Languedoc
,
leaving
those
of
Nismes
very
much
unsatisfied
of
him
,
out
of
a
perswasion
that
he
was
of
intelligence
with
the
Court
,
and
privie
to
all
the
violations
of
the
Peace
,
and
that
his
imprisonment
was
not
real
,
but
a
delusory
trick
to
palliate
his
other
practices
;
The
usual
recompence
persons
of
quality
and
honour
derive
from
services
done
to
the
people
.
When
he
came
to
Millaud
he
was
informed
,
that
the
Duke
d'
Espernou
had
written
to
all
the
Towns
held
by
those
of
the
Religion
in
Roüergue
,
to
send
him
Deputies
both
of
the
one
,
and
the
other
Religion
,
and
that
they
should
not
proceed
to
the
Election
of
their
Consuls
,
(
who
are
usually
chosen
at
Whitsuntide
)
before
they
had
from
him
known
the
King's
pleasure
therein
;
this
caused
a
great
confusion
among
them
;
but
by
the
advice
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
they
proceed
,
notwithstanding
,
to
their
Elections
,
at
the
accustomed
time
,
according
to
the
Declaration
of
Peace
,
which
imports
,
that
in
the
Consulary
Towns
,
held
by
those
of
the
Religion
,
nothing
shall
be
innovated
;
and
then
sent
their
Deputies
to
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
to
know
what
his
pleasure
was
:
Avoiding
by
this
means
,
the
injury
intended
to
the
Peace
,
and
them
in
this
particular
.
This
done
,
he
goes
to
Castres
,
where
he
fixes
his
residence
,
and
thence
sends
the
King
a
perfect
account
of
the
entire
execution
of
his
Commission
;
humbly
beseeching
him
,
that
,
according
to
his
Royal
promise
,
the
disgarrisoning
of
Montpellier
,
the
demolition
of
the
Fort
Lewis
,
and
the
re-establishing
of
the
Chamber
(
or
Court
erected
in
favour
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
)
at
Castres
,
might
be
no
longer
deferred
:
But
instead
of
receiving
Justice
thereupon
,
contrary
to
the
Act
of
Pacification
,
verified
in
several
Parliaments
,
without
any
restrictions
,
or
limitations
,
the
engagements
given
underhand
and
Seale
,
re-iterated
by
several
Letters
,
the
Answer
given
to
the
Propositions
of
the
Deputies
general
,
and
his
Majesties
answers
to
the
Committee
of
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouze
,
concerning
the
Chamber
of
Castres
,
the
Garrison
in
Montpellier
was
continued
,
and
a
Cittadel
also
was
erected
there
,
the
Fort
Lewis
was
re-fortified
,
and
the
Chamber
was
removed
to
Bezers
:
But
this
was
not
all
;
The
Tembles
,
or
Churches
of
those
of
the
Religion
were
still
detained
from
them
;
The
Parliament
of
Thoulouze
made
an
Ordinance
for
dividing
the
Consulate
of
Pamiers
,
between
those
of
the
Reformed
,
and
those
of
the
Romish
Religion
;
vexes
and
torments
particular
persons
,
by
imprisoning
their
persons
,
and
sequestring
their
estates
for
things
they
had
,
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
Declaration
,
been
indempnified
for
:
In
short
,
the
pressures
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
since
the
Peace
,
were
far
heavier
,
than
those
they
suffered
in
the
time
of
the
war
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
continues
his
sollicitations
at
Court
;
and
declared
his
mind
so
freely
,
that
he
was
forbid
any
farther
to
mention
of
their
affairs
,
it
being
the
King's
pleasure
that
they
thould
addresse
themselves
to
the
Deputies
general
,
who
also
promised
with
all
speed
possible
to
send
Commissioners
into
the
Provinces
to
put
the
Edict
in
execution
,
and
redresse
all
their
grievances
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Galleys
remained
still
at
Bourdeaux
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
came
up
with
his
Ships
to
the
Isle
of
Re
,
which
gave
a
great
alarm
to
Rochelle
,
and
made
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
and
the
Count
de
Laval
,
to
retire
also
to
the
Town
:
But
this
fear
was
quickly
over
;
the
Duke
withdrawing
thence
,
and
sayling
with
his
Ships
towards
Marseilles
,
followed
by
the
Galleys
,
whose
absence
had
much
prejudiced
the
trade
of
Provence
,
imboldning
the
Pyrates
so
,
that
they
took
and
carried
away
their
Merchandizes
even
in
sight
of
Marseilles
.
But
the
King
discovering
much
displeasure
against
those
that
fled
in
to
Rochelle
,
the
Count
de
Laval
,
went
to
make
his
Apology
at
Court
:
But
the
Duke
of
Souhize
,
conceiving
that
way
not
honorable
for
him
;
and
that
his
abode
in
Poictou
,
or
Britany
,
could
not
be
with
any
security
,
goes
directly
to
Castres
.
But
let
us
now
look
after
the
Commissioners
sent
into
Languedoc
to
put
the
Edict
in
execution
;
Favier
,
Counsellor
of
State
,
and
Saint
Privat
,
were
sent
on
this
imployment
;
but
,
to
make
short
,
did
nothing
,
either
in
the
upper
,
or
the
lower
Languedoc
,
tending
to
the
case
of
those
of
the
Religion
;
but
removing
to
Pamiers
,
fell
into
a
division
concerning
the
businesse
of
the
Consulate
there
,
and
each
of
them
sent
his
opinion
,
and
reasons
to
the
Court
:
And
thus
passed
the
year
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
three
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
year
1624.
La
Vieuville
,
whom
the
Chancellour
had
advanced
to
the
Super-intendance
of
the
Finances
,
not
enduring
that
his
Benefactor
should
be
his
Competitour
in
favour
,
amongst
other
things
complains
of
the
disservices
he
and
Puisieux
had
done
the
State
,
in
preferring
the
interest
and
advantage
of
Rome
,
and
Spaine
,
before
that
of
France
;
and
that
the
acceptance
of
the
Articles
of
Peace
touching
the
affair
of
the
Valteline
,
by
the
Commander
de
Sillery
Embassadour
at
Rome
,
and
brother
to
the
Chancellour
,
was
occasioned
by
instructions
,
which
he
(
unknown
to
the
King
)
had
received
from
France
,
to
that
purpose
:
Whereupon
the
King
,
as
easie
to
believe
the
worst
,
as
hard
to
believe
the
best
of
any
one
,
resolves
to
deprive
them
of
their
Offices
,
and
gives
the
Seals
to
Alligre
Counsellour
of
State
,
and
Puisieux
his
Office
of
Secretary
of
State
,
was
shared
among
his
other
companions
;
and
Vieuville
remained
the
only
Favourite
;
who
to
improve
their
disgrace
to
his
further
advantage
,
caused
all
the
Embassadours
to
be
changed
,
placing
creatures
of
his
own
in
their
rooms
;
and
had
like
to
have
framed
a
Criminal
Process
against
the
Chancellour
;
who
in
a
little
while
after
dyed
of
grief
and
age
;
and
the
Keeper
of
the
Seals
was
promoted
to
his
place
.
After
this
,
the
new
Favourite
,
changing
the
former
Maximes
,
that
he
might
the
better
discover
the
male-administrations
,
of
those
whose
disgrace
he
had
procured
,
caused
the
Treaty
of
the
Valteline
to
be
disowned
;
obtaines
another
more
advantageous
to
the
State
;
sets
on
foot
the
Marriage
of
Madame
the
King's
Sister
,
with
the
King
of
England
;
renews
the
Leagues
for
the
recovery
of
the
Valteline
,
and
rescuing
it
from
the
oppression
of
the
Germanes
:
To
which
end
Bethune
was
sent
Embassadour
extraordinary
to
Rome
;
the
Marquess
de
Coeuvres
to
the
Valteline
;
Mansfield
into
Germany
with
considerable
Forces
;
and
the
Constable
with
the
Duke
of
Savoy
against
the
Genoeses
.
This
disposition
of
affairs
gave
fair
hopes
of
great
matters
,
which
indeed
had
very
prosperous
beginnings
.
And
that
there
might
be
a
good
stock
of
money
to
carry
on
the
Warres
,
an
Inquisition
into
the
Financiers
was
thought
very
expedient
.
And
because
Beaumarchais
Vieuville's
Father-in-law
was
the
chiefest
,
and
wealthiest
among
them
,
they
resolved
to
disgrace
him
first
:
And
in
order
to
it
,
first
of
all
they
scattered
little
Pasquils
against
him
;
afterwards
they
dealt
more
boldly
,
and
plainly
with
him
,
and
every
one
,
prognosticating
,
from
the
violent
prosecution
of
his
Father-in-law
,
that
himself
was
not
like
to
continue
long
,
took
liberty
to
exhibit
accusations
against
him
also
,
so
that
at
length
the
King
commanded
him
to
be
arrested
,
and
sent
to
Amboise
,
where
he
was
kept
till
he
made
an
escape
,
without
ever
knowing
the
cause
of
his
Imprisonment
,
and
is
now
at
his
own
house
in
full
liberty
,
and
security
.
To
this
Favourite
succeeded
the
Cardinal
Richelieu
,
who
owed
his
first
introduction
to
State
employments
to
his
predecessour
Vieuville
.
See
how
faithfully
these
Favourites
serve
one
another
:
The
King
recalls
Schomberg
,
and
sets
at
liberty
the
Marshal
d'
Ornano
,
who
by
the
instigation
of
Vieuville
had
been
a
little
before
committed
to
the
Bastille
.
The
support
the
Cardinal
had
from
the
Queen
Mother
,
made
his
favour
more
lasting
than
the
others
,
and
encouraged
him
also
to
greater
insolencies
:
For
the
King
having
a
great
aversion
to
the
Queen
,
his
Wife
,
and
no
less
a
jealousie
of
his
brother
,
the
Duke
of
Anjou
,
conceived
that
the
Queen
his
Mother
,
would
be
of
great
use
to
him
,
to
moderate
,
and
compose
these
domestick
jars
,
which
more
disturb
the
Palaces
of
great
Princes
than
all
their
other
affairs
besides
.
The
Cardinal
who
now
grasped
the
whole
power
of
France
,
continues
the
Treaty
begun
with
Forraign
Estates
,
and
consummates
what
his
Predecessours
had
left
imperfect
.
But
Arnaud
,
Governour
of
Fort-Lewis
,
dying
,
and
Toiras
succeeding
him
in
his
commands
,
favoured
by
the
Cardinal
,
and
Schomberg
,
conceives
greater
hopes
of
ruining
Rochelle
,
than
ever
Arnaud
did
;
which
were
so
earnestly
embraced
,
as
if
they
had
not
at
the
same
time
undertaken
a
War
against
the
King
of
Spaine
;
So
that
the
Rochellers
,
sadly
reflecting
upon
the
encrease
of
their
persecutions
,
and
that
the
preparations
to
block
them
up
by
Sea
were
near
perfected
,
and
that
the
Forraign
Engagements
,
nothing
lessened
the
contrivances
against
their
Town
,
apply
themselves
to
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Soubize
for
their
advice
,
and
assistance
;
who
were
perplexed
with
many
doubts
about
it
,
by
reason
of
the
divisions
,
and
other
defections
they
had
experimented
in
the
former
Wars
,
and
that
they
were
fearful
of
displeasing
the
English
and
Hollanders
,
because
of
the
League
lately
made
by
them
with
the
King
,
conceiving
that
from
them
they
were
to
expect
either
their
preservation
,
or
their
ruine
:
Nevertheless
the
necessities
of
the
Rochellers
forced
them
upon
a
design
,
which
the
Duke
of
Soubize
undertook
the
management
of
on
Blavet
,
and
the
ships
that
were
there
preparing
for
the
Siege
of
Rochelle
,
hoping
that
upon
his
success
in
the
Attempt
,
the
Allies
,
and
Confederates
of
France
,
would
more
easily
incline
the
King
to
an
Accommodation
with
the
Rochellers
,
as
well
for
the
difficulties
would
obstruct
the
pursuit
of
his
intentions
against
them
,
by
reason
of
the
losse
of
the
Ships
destined
to
that
purpose
,
as
also
for
his
desires
to
continue
the
grand
design
of
the
League
.
Upon
this
ground
the
Duke
of
Soubize
about
the
latter
end
of
the
yeare
departs
from
Castres
to
go
into
Poictou
,
where
very
secretly
he
makes
ready
five
small
Vessels
;
with
which
,
notwithstanding
the
perfidiousness
of
Nouailles
to
whom
he
had
intrusted
the
knowledge
of
the
whole
design
,
and
who
a
little
before
it
was
ready
for
execution
had
discovered
it
;
he
resolved
either
to
carry
the
Fort
,
or
perish
in
the
attempt
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
year
1625
,
he
sets
saile
from
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
with
three
hundred
Souldiers
,
and
an
hundred
Mariners
,
which
gave
the
great
Ship
called
the
Virgin
so
brave
a
charge
,
that
after
some
resistance
,
he
himself
boorded
her
the
third
man
,
with
his
sword
in
his
hand
,
took
her
,
and
,
presently
after
,
all
the
rest
.
After
this
he
lands
his
Men
,
with
a
resolution
to
attempt
the
Fort
,
which
upon
Noüailles
information
,
was
newly
reinforced
with
fifteen
or
sixteen
piece
of
Canon
,
and
a
stronger
Garison
.
The
Duke
of
Vendosme
who
was
Governour
of
the
Province
,
and
had
made
great
preparations
to
block
up
the
Duke
of
Soubize
in
the
Port
of
Blavet
,
presently
rallies
up
two
thousand
Foot
,
and
two
hundred
Gentlemen
,
to
force
him
in
the
Port
,
and
with
an
Iron
Chaine
,
and
a
Cable
,
as
big
as
a
mans
thigh
,
stops
the
mouth
of
it
,
which
was
very
narrow
and
close
adjoyning
to
the
Fort
;
So
that
Soubize
for
three
whole
weeks
was
locked
up
in
it
,
having
nothing
to
guard
his
ships
,
and
man
the
Town
of
Blavet
(
whose
advenue
,
which
was
very
straight
,
he
had
cut
off
)
withal
,
but
the
above-said
number
of
three
hundred
Souldiers
;
and
was
reduced
to
such
an
extremity
,
that
the
day
before
he
got
off
,
his
great
Ship
called
the
Virgin
,
endured
a
battery
of
six
pieces
of
Canon
,
and
received
an
hundred
and
fifty
shot
.
Whiles
he
lay
in
this
perillous
condition
,
the
wind
,
that
had
been
,
till
then
,
still
against
him
,
changed
,
and
Soubize
seizing
the
opportunity
,
sent
some
Shalloupes
mann'd
with
good
resolute
Souldiers
,
who
,
though
all
the
while
exposed
to
the
fury
of
two
thousand
Musquet
shot
,
with
Hatchets
cut
asunder
the
chain
,
and
the
Cable
,
that
barred
the
Port
;
By
this
means
he
got
out
with
fifteen
or
sixteen
ships
,
and
lost
but
only
two
which
were
run
aground
on
the
Sands
:
In
this
Equipage
he
recovered
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
where
having
mended
his
ships
,
and
gotten
together
about
fifteen
hundred
men
,
he
seizes
on
the
Neighbouring
Isle
of
Oleron
,
where
he
staid
to
compleat
his
Army
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
at
the
same
time
,
had
also
made
way
for
some
attempts
in
Guienne
,
Languedoc
,
and
Dauphine
:
But
the
Secretary
Montbrun
,
as
he
was
travelling
with
some
overtures
from
the
Duke
to
his
friends
,
was
taken
at
Villeneufve
neare
Avignon
,
and
discovered
all
,
which
dashed
the
greatest
part
of
his
designs
,
and
caused
the
three
sons
of
Montbrun
to
retire
to
Anduze
.
Presently
was
the
news
spread
abroad
,
that
Soubize
his
project
was
discovered
,
and
broken
;
and
the
long
time
he
was
shut
up
in
the
Port
of
Blavet
,
greatly
perplexed
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
had
no
other
news
of
him
,
than
what
the
common
rumour
brought
,
but
saw
him
disowned
by
the
Town
of
Rochelle
,
by
the
Deputies
general
also
,
and
by
all
the
persons
of
quality
,
that
were
of
the
Religion
,
at
Paris
,
who
more
favouring
the
Court
faction
,
endeavour'd
to
make
all
our
Towns
disclaim
him
.
During
this
interval
nothing
was
attempted
:
The
two
Eldest
of
Montbrun's
sonnes
,
discouraged
at
these
unhappy
beginnings
,
make
their
peace
,
renounced
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
go
into
Dauphine
,
but
the
youngest
named
Saint
Andre
the
most
resolute
of
them
,
came
to
Castres
,
and
did
what
he
could
,
though
in
vain
,
to
encourage
,
and
retain
his
Brothers
in
the
Party
.
The
Chamber
at
Beziers
,
and
the
Presidial
of
Nismes
also
,
together
with
all
Officers
of
our
Towns
,
make
goodly
Acts
of
disavowal
,
which
they
sent
to
the
Court
:
But
at
length
when
the
news
came
of
Soubize's
gallant
and
fortunate
Sally
out
of
the
Port
of
Blavet
,
and
that
he
was
absolute
Master
of
the
Sea
,
they
began
to
think
otherwise
of
him
,
than
as
of
a
Pyrate
;
and
the
Baron
Pujols
was
sent
from
Paris
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
the
Colonel
Revillas
from
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
and
after
them
came
the
Baron
of
Coupet
also
from
the
Constable
,
to
mediate
an
accommodation
,
to
which
the
Duke
was
really
enclined
,
and
clearly
did
what
lay
in
him
to
promote
it
,
out
of
a
desire
he
had
to
serve
the
King
in
his
Wars
in
Italy
:
But
either
the
perpetual
and
malicious
contrivances
at
Court
,
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
or
the
bad
Instruments
employed
in
the
Treaty
,
or
the
indisposition
,
at
that
time
,
of
the
late
King
of
England
,
and
late
Prince
of
Orange
,
to
assist
us
,
or
all
these
things
together
,
frustrated
the
negotiation
of
the
success
it
might
have
otherwise
had
,
and
prevailed
so
with
our
Towns
to
make
them
disclaime
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
till
then
would
not
stir
,
was
now
enforced
to
take
up
arms
,
to
shew
,
that
it
was
no
defect
of
power
,
(
as
they
imagined
)
but
his
zeal
to
pacifie
and
compose
things
,
that
had
hitherto
restrained
him
.
The
first
day
of
May
he
began
with
an
attempt
upon
Lavaur
,
but
coming
an
hour
too
late
,
he
missed
of
his
aimes
there
:
yet
was
not
this
expedition
wholly
successeless
,
for
in
it
he
wrought
all
the
Towns
of
Lauraguais
to
declare
for
him
;
and
at
his
return
to
Castres
,
he
found
,
that
according
to
his
order
,
the
Marquess
of
Malanze
was
turned
out
of
Realmont
,
which
about
a
month
before
he
had
possessed
himself
of
:
And
here
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
Malauze
was
sought
after
,
as
far
as
Auvergne
,
to
be
made
Head
of
a
party
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
for
that
the
Town
of
Rochelle
was
divided
,
and
the
Common
Council
refused
to
joyn
with
Soubize
:
So
that
the
Deputy
of
the
Town
,
in
all
negotiations
,
spoke
only
as
from
the
common
people
,
which
party
,
the
Magistrates
,
and
Principal
Inhabitants
,
still
opposed
:
So
that
a
very
hard
task
had
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
reconcile
,
and
unite
the
Town
of
Rochelle
,
and
the
other
Corporations
of
the
Religion
,
with
Soubize
.
And
forasmuch
as
it
was
very
requisite
he
should
go
to
bring
about
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
where
the
Deputy
of
Rochell
could
not
have
audience
;
he
convequed
an
Assembly
of
the
higher
Languedoc
at
Castres
,
by
which
being
chosen
for
their
General
,
he
raised
some
Troops
,
established
a
Committee
of
the
Assembly
to
order
all
affairs
in
his
absence
,
and
then
sent
Saint
Andre
de
Montbrun
with
a
Commission
to
be
Governour
of
Montauban
,
which
after
much
reluctancy
,
at
length
declared
also
for
the
party
.
This
done
,
he
goes
thence
with
six
hundred
Foot
,
fifty
Horse
,
and
four
score
Harquebusiers
,
and
marches
towards
Millaud
:
When
he
came
to
Saint
Afrique
,
he
was
met
by
Couvrelles
,
sent
from
the
Town
of
Rochelle
,
and
Soubize
,
to
inform
him
of
the
entire
conjunction
of
the
whole
Town
with
Soubize
,
and
that
,
according
to
the
Articles
of
Agreement
,
they
had
sent
Deputies
to
the
Court
,
desiring
us
to
do
the
like
,
and
to
this
end
La
Faye
Saint
Orse
had
brought
the
King's
pass-ports
for
the
principal
Corporations
;
to
which
his
Majesty
was
at
length
induced
,
after
he
had
in
vain
essayed
to
divide
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Soubize
,
and
bring
them
to
several
Treaties
.
When
the
report
of
this
news
was
also
brought
to
the
Council
,
and
that
Couvrelles
had
represented
to
them
the
great
divisions
of
the
Rochellers
,
and
the
factions
sprung
up
amongst
them
,
how
extreamly
desirous
they
were
of
peace
,
upon
what
hard
conditions
they
had
joyned
with
Soubize
,
and
the
ill
order
they
took
for
their
Navy
,
they
conceived
they
had
now
no
time
to
throw
away
upon
tedious
debates
;
and
that
(
though
Rohan
liked
not
of
their
procedure
in
Treating
with
the
Court
)
since
Rochelle
had
begun
,
it
was
expedient
,
to
shew
that
the
party
was
well
united
,
and
ready
to
follow
their
example
.
Le
Clerc
,
and
No●…llan
,
were
chosen
Deputies
for
Montauban
,
Dorson
,
and
Madiane
for
Castres
,
Guerin
for
Millaud
,
and
Forrain
,
and
Milletiere
,
for
Rohan
,
who
desirous
to
extract
what
advantage
he
could
out
of
this
opportunity
,
to
insinuate
into
the
Sevenes
,
makes
use
of
the
King's
passe-ports
to
induce
them
to
call
an
Assembly
at
Anduze
;
which
happily
succeeded
:
From
Milland
he
draws
his
Forces
to
Saint
John
de
Breüill
,
which
made
a
flourish
,
as
if
they
intended
to
stand
it
out
:
but
when
they
saw
him
in
a
posture
ready
to
storme
their
Fort
,
they
instantly
changed
their
note
,
and
submitted
.
Hither
came
to
him
three
Deputies
from
Vigan
,
to
disswade
him
from
marching
thither
,
for
that
he
would
finde
the
Gates
shut
against
him
;
to
whom
he
gave
no
other
answer
,
but
that
he
would
try
whether
he
should
or
not
:
The
next
day
he
continues
his
way
,
and
two
Leagues
from
Vigan
,
met
another
messenger
to
the
same
purpose
,
who
also
added
,
in
case
he
advanced
,
threatnings
of
effusion
of
blood
:
But
this
prevailing
nothing
on
him
,
his
adversaries
courage
failed
them
,
and
they
drew
back
;
So
that
without
any
difficulty
he
got
to
Vigan
;
whose
gates
thus
opened
,
cleared
all
the
way
as
farre
as
Anduze
.
Whiles
he
was
on
his
march
,
the
Presidial
of
Nismes
,
and
also
the
Chamber
of
Beziers
,
used
all
their
skill
(
but
to
no
end
)
to
alienate
the
affections
of
the
people
of
the
Sevenes
from
the
Duke
;
who
having
resolved
on
a
journey
to
Nismes
,
was
yet
loth
to
put
it
to
a
hazard
,
without
first
sounding
the
inclinations
of
the
Inhabitants
,
for
fear
lest
so
publick
an
affront
,
as
a
refusal
to
his
face
,
should
ruine
his
whole
affairs
.
To
this
end
he
sent
thither
Saint
Blancart
,
who
having
conference
with
some
of
his
friends
in
the
Suburbs
,
their
advice
was
,
that
the
Duke
should
suspend
his
coming
thither
,
and
that
they
would
send
their
Deputies
also
to
the
Court
,
that
the
Town
of
Usez
should
do
the
like
,
with
instructions
conformable
to
those
of
the
Sevenes
;
which
accordingly
they
performed
,
choosing
Castanet
for
Nismes
,
and
Viguier
,
Goudin
,
and
Boisleau
,
for
Usez
.
The
Dake
of
Rohan
seeing
,
that
he
was
excluded
out
of
the
Towns
of
Nismes
,
Usez
,
and
Alez
,
convoques
an
Assembly
of
the
Sevenes
,
at
Anduze
,
the
most
numerous
he
could
,
where
yet
there
were
many
wanting
,
from
many
of
the
Churches
,
especially
of
the
Colloque
of
Saint
Germaine
,
where
the
Marquess
des
Portes
mainly
opposed
him
;
and
after
he
was
declared
General
of
that
Country
,
he
sent
Caillou
,
Du
Cros
,
Puyredon
,
and
Pagesy
,
Deputies
to
the
Court.
While
these
things
were
in
agitation
,
the
Marshal
Theminns
brought
four
thousand
Foot
,
six
hundred
Horse
,
and
Canon
too
,
and
with
them
a
great
terrour
also
upon
the
Countries
of
Lauraguais
,
and
Albigeois
;
whereof
the
Duke
being
advertised
by
redoubled
messages
,
he
sends
back
the
Marquess
of
Lusignan
,
with
all
the
Forces
he
had
brought
with
him
,
and
with
all
diligence
hastens
his
levies
of
Souldiers
,
to
be
commanded
by
Freton
,
Saint
Blancart
,
and
Valescure
,
in
which
his
endeavours
met
with
such
unhappy
traverses
,
that
instead
of
four
thousand
men
,
which
was
the
number
he
aimed
at
,
he
could
muster
but
half
the
number
:
Whiles
these
men
were
raising
,
he
sent
his
Scouts
towards
Sommieres
,
resolving
to
attempt
it
with
seven
or
eight
hundred
common
Souldiers
,
upon
this
supposition
,
that
Valance
would
not
run
the
hazard
of
drawing
out
of
his
Garison
,
to
relieve
it
,
that
it
would
be
a
means
to
make
Nismes
publickly
declare
for
him
;
and
that
if
he
could
have
but
twice
four
and
twenty
houres
time
,
the
whole
Countrey
would
come
in
to
him
,
and
raise
him
to
a
condition
able
to
force
the
Castle
:
But
,
as
it
is
a
danugeros
thing
to
prefume
on
the
defects
of
others
,
instead
of
relying
on
a
mans
own
strength
,
the
event
clearly
deluded
his
preconceptions
;
For
though
he
had
taken
the
Town
,
Nismes
would
not
stirre
to
his
assistance
,
nor
could
he
get
relief
from
the
Sevenes
time
enough
;
Valence
at
the
same
time
sent
twelve
hundred
men
,
out
of
his
Garison
,
to
relieve
the
Castle
,
who
from
three
of
the
Clock
in
the
afternoon
,
till
night
,
fought
with
Saint
Blancart
,
who
had
lodged
himself
,
with
three
hundred
men
only
,
in
a
place
of
such
advantage
,
that
he
could
be
no
way
forced
,
nor
yet
could
he
hinder
the
entry
of
the
relief
into
the
Castle
,
by
reason
of
the
extream
largness
of
the
advenue
:
Which
the
Duke
perceiving
called
off
Saint
Blancart
into
the
Town
;
resolving
,
that
night
,
to
draw
off
with
the
whole
party
also
,
which
he
did
,
carrying
with
him
his
wounded
men
;
and
among
others
Freton
,
who
was
wounded
with
a
Musquet
shot
in
the
knee
,
of
which
he
afterwards
dyed
:
Saint
Blancart
in
this
conflict
,
when
the
relief
enter'd
the
Castle
,
lost
three
Captaines
,
and
some
other
Officers
.
After
this
,
the
Duke
thought
on
nothing
more
,
than
hastning
his
Levies
,
that
he
might
be
in
a
condition
to
relieve
the
higher
Languedoc
;
and
taking
order
that
his
affairs
in
the
Sevenes
might
not
be
prejudiced
in
his
absence
;
to
prevent
which
,
he
left
a
Committee
of
the
Assembly
,
to
direct
the
management
of
them
;
in
which
he
engaged
all
that
had
any
interest
in
the
places
of
greatest
consequence
,
and
left
Chavagnac
his
Field
Marshal
to
command
all
the
Souldiery
in
that
Countrey
.
While
these
things
were
in
agitation
in
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
the
Marshal
Themines
drew
near
to
Castres
to
plunder
,
and
spoyle
the
Countrey
,
which
put
the
Council
the
Duke
had
left
there
,
in
such
a
confusion
and
feare
,
that
they
durst
not
give
order
for
any
thing
at
all
,
but
left
the
whole
burthen
upon
the
Dutchess
of
Rohan
,
who
contrary
to
the
natural
and
more
tender
disposition
of
her
Sex
,
shewed
so
much
care
and
resolution
in
all
things
,
that
,
every
one
deriving
courage
from
her
example
,
the
Marshal
received
several
losses
,
being
worsted
in
every
skirmish
before
the
Town
;
where
Nougarede
an
old
Gentleman
of
the
Country
got
much
honour
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Marquess
of
Lusignan
marches
towards
Castres
,
with
those
Forces
the
Duke
had
given
him
to
conduct
thither
;
which
when
the
Marshal
had
intelligence
of
,
he
drew
off
his
Cavalry
,
and
part
of
his
Infantry
,
to
fight
him
;
whom
he
found
lodged
in
Croisette
,
a
Village
two
Leagues
distant
from
Castres
,
where
he
stormed
him
,
but
found
him
so
well
Barricado'd
,
and
resolute
upon
his
defence
,
that
after
a
furious
assault
,
he
was
faine
to
retire
with
much
loss
,
many
of
his
men
being
slain
and
wounded
;
which
when
he
had
done
,
the
Marquess
of
Lusignan
retreated
as
farre
as
Brassac
,
and
the
next
day
,
taking
another
way
,
marched
with
all
his
Troops
into
Castres
,
at
noon
day
,
Drums
beating
,
and
Colours
flying
,
and
without
any
opposition
at
all
.
This
renfort
,
with
some
skirmishes
that
passed
to
the
Marshal's
disadvantage
,
made
him
,
seeing
he
could
do
no
further
mischief
to
the
Town
,
resolve
to
retire
to
Saint
Paul
,
and
la
Miatte
,
which
were
sufficiently
manned
:
Nevertheless
Saint
Paul
made
no
resistance
at
all
,
but
was
taken
in
the
open
day
without
any
battery
raised
,
or
siege
formed
,
and
the
Souldiers
all
marched
off
to
La
Miatte
,
which
they
yielded
also
upon
composition
not
to
bear
arms
for
six
months
.
This
was
the
only
check
the
Marshal
Themines
,
by
chance
,
gave
us
in
Lauraguais
,
and
Albigeois
,
where
,
when
he
had
fired
the
aforesaid
places
,
he
made
as
if
he
would
besiege
Realmont
.
But
understanding
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
come
hither
with
above
two
thousand
men
,
which
he
brought
from
the
Sevenes
,
whose
passage
at
Larsac
,
where
he
had
defigned
to
fight
him
,
since
he
could
not
prevent
;
he
draws
off
all
his
horse
and
foot
,
marches
up
almost
to
Castres
,
firing
all
as
he
went
,
passes
by
Brassac
,
endeavouring
to
gain
a
commodious
field
for
his
Cavalry
,
between
Cauve
and
Viane
:
But
Rohan
,
having
intelligence
of
it
,
makes
such
haste
,
that
by
incessant
marches
night
and
day
,
he
got
to
Viane
,
before
the
other
could
be
on
his
way
thither
;
from
whence
he
sent
the
Regiment
of
Valescure
to
Cauve
,
and
his
own
guards
,
and
the
Captain
Dupuy
with
his
Carabines
(
for
that
his
foot
,
was
so
tired
they
could
not
march
)
to
Brassac
.
The
Marshal
having
now
lost
all
hopes
of
preventing
the
Duke
,
and
taking
Brassac
,
goes
forward
,
burning
some
Villages
in
his
march
,
and
comes
with
his
whole
strength
,
both
of
Horse
,
and
Foot
,
in
sight
of
Viane
,
where
having
drawn
them
up
in
Battailia
,
and
seeing
that
the
Suburbs
of
Viane
,
called
Peiresegade
,
which
lies
at
the
bottome
of
the
Town
,
and
is
divided
from
it
,
by
the
height
of
the
hill
,
was
not
at
all
fortified
,
falls
into
it
with
all
his
Forces
,
takes
,
and
fires
it
,
and
then
retires
to
his
Quarters
:
In
this
assault
there
was
one
Captain
slain
,
another
taken
,
and
about
five
and
twenty
,
or
thirty
Souldiers
killed
and
wounded
,
Saint
Blancart
also
had
a
light
hurt
;
and
the
souldiers
that
were
in
the
Suburbs
drew
up
to
the
Town
.
The
Dutchess
of
Rohan
,
who
by
several
messengers
had
sent
to
informe
the
Duke
,
of
the
Marshal's
design
to
stop
his
passage
,
omits
nothing
on
her
part
,
but
sends
to
all
the
Garisons
,
appointing
them
a
Rendezvouz
at
Brassac
;
which
the
Duke
having
notice
of
,
he
departs
that
evening
,
and
comes
to
Brassac
;
where
finding
fifteen
hundred
Foot
,
and
two
hundred
Horse
;
he
resolves
,
the
next
night
to
send
out
to
discover
the
posture
of
the
Marshal's
Army
,
which
lay
at
Esperance
between
Brassac
and
Viane
,
and
according
to
the
intelligence
he
should
receive
to
fall
into
his
Quarters
the
night
following
,
with
all
his
Troops
,
Saint
Blancart
by
the
way
of
Viane
,
and
he
himself
by
the
way
of
Brassac
.
The
discovery
made
,
and
the
Scouts
returning
with
intelligeace
that
the
Army
lay
there
in
great
disorder
,
and
in
a
place
of
great
disadvantage
to
the
Horse
,
the
design
to
beat
it
up
was
concluded
on
;
but
the
very
day
preceding
the
night
it
was
to
be
put
in
execution
,
either
upon
notice
given
him
,
or
that
he
foresaw
their
intentions
,
or
that
provisions
failed
him
,
he
quitted
those
Quarters
,
and
taking
his
way
towards
Vabres
,
went
to
lodge
at
La
Bichenie
:
The
Duke
also
rallyes
all
his
Forces
,
and
marches
towards
Croisette
,
and
Roque-courbe
,
from
whence
he
sent
five
or
six
hundred
men
into
Realmont
,
and
then
divides
all
his
Troops
about
Castres
,
to
observe
the
posture
of
the
enemy
,
who
when
they
had
refreshed
themselves
for
some
dayes
about
Lautree
,
march
towards
Lavaure
,
and
there
prepare
for
a
march
into
Foix
:
The
Duke
goes
into
Lauraguais
,
puts
some
men
into
Britefle
,
sends
the
Regiment
of
Freton
to
Revel
and
Sourire
,
and
that
of
Montiuz
and
Valescure
,
to
Realmont
,
and
as
soon
as
he
saw
that
the
enemy
steered
his
course
towards
Foix
,
he
commanded
Saint
Blancart
,
who
was
then
at
Puylaurens
,
thither
with
five
hundred
chosen
men
.
Lusignan
,
in
the
mean
time
,
being
informed
that
the
Regiment
of
Lescure
had
taken
up
their
Quarters
in
the
Suburbs
of
Teillet
,
goes
instantly
to
beat
them
up
;
breaks
through
their
Barricado's
,
kills
,
and
wounds
about
an
hundred
,
takes
one
Captaine
,
and
forces
the
rest
to
flie
for
shelter
to
the
Fort
;
but
had
he
come
by
night
,
as
he
did
by
day
,
not
one
of
them
had
escaped
;
for
there
was
a
very
great
dissention
between
Grandval
,
who
commanded
the
Fort
,
and
Lescure
,
to
whom
he
would
never
have
opened
his
Gates
in
the
night
time
;
which
was
the
reason
that
induced
Lusignan
to
this
attempt
,
in
which
Valescure
,
and
Montluz
,
two
Colonels
were
wounded
,
but
not
much
:
After
this
the
Duke
of
Rohan
returns
to
Castres
,
whither
he
commands
Lusignan
also
;
rallies
what
Forces
he
had
,
takes
with
him
one
piece
of
Canon
,
and
Marches
towards
Realmont
,
both
to
give
the
enemy
a
diversion
,
and
to
enrich
his
Army
with
Booty
.
The
first
place
he
fell
upon
was
Sicurac
,
which
endured
five
and
twenty
,
or
thirty
Canon
shot
,
but
after
he
had
fired
the
Town
through
the
breach
,
they
were
faine
to
yield
.
This
march
of
his
made
the
whole
Countrey
look
about
them
;
The
Duke
of
Ventadour
got
together
about
two
hundred
Horse
,
and
two
thousand
Foot
;
The
Marshal
Themines
also
hies
thither
,
with
all
his
Horse
,
and
the
Regiment
of
Normandy
;
but
both
the
one
,
and
the
other
,
being
informed
that
the
place
was
taken
,
went
back
again
;
and
the
Duke
continues
his
course
towards
the
Mountain
of
Albigeois
and
Roüergue
,
leaving
his
great
Canon
at
Realmont
,
and
taking
with
him
only
two
little
field
pieces
,
that
carried
a
Ball
about
the
bigness
of
an
Orange
.
Those
of
Foix
in
the
interim
,
sent
him
word
,
that
the
Inhabitants
of
Caumont
,
Lesbordes
,
Samarac
,
and
Camerade
,
were
resolved
to
fire
their
own
Towns
,
and
retire
,
the
former
to
Mazeres
,
the
other
to
Azil
,
for
that
they
wanted
Souldiers
to
defend
them
;
whereupon
the
Duke
commanded
thither
Boissiere
Lieutenant
Colonel
of
Freton's
Regiment
,
with
five
hundred
men
,
many
of
whom
,
when
they
heard
they
were
to
go
to
Foix
,
forsook
their
colours
,
so
that
he
went
with
two
hundred
and
forty
only
,
who
got
very
well
thither
.
And
here
we
may
not
pass
over
in
silence
a
generous
action
of
seven
Souldiers
of
Foix
,
who
resolved
,
in
a
poor
mudd
walled
house
called
Chambonnet
near
Carlat
,
to
wait
for
the
Marshal
Themines
,
and
his
whole
Army
,
whom
they
there
kept
at
a
Bay
two
whole
dayes
;
and
after
they
had
,
in
several
assaults
,
killed
forty
of
his
men
,
seeing
their
ammunition
was
spent
,
and
that
he
was
drawing
down
his
Canon
upon
them
;
they
consulted
how
they
might
,
the
night
following
save
themselves
;
to
which
end
one
of
them
goes
out
to
discover
how
they
might
avoid
the
Courts
of
Guard
;
which
when
he
had
done
,
and
as
he
was
returning
,
the
Centinel
of
the
House
espying
him
,
and
taking
him
for
one
of
the
Enemy
,
shot
at
him
,
and
broke
one
of
his
Thighs●
;
Nevertheless
he
gave
them
an
account
of
his
discovery
,
shews
them
the
way
,
and
very
instantly
urged
them
to
make
their
escape
:
But
his
brother
,
who
was
also
the
man
had
wounded
him
,
almost
mad
with
grief
,
resolves
not
to
leave
him
,
and
tells
him
,
that
since
he
had
been
the
unhappy
instrument
of
his
disaster
,
he
would
be
his
companion
in
what
fortune
soever
befell
him
:
The
good
nature
of
one
of
their
Couzin
Germains
,
moved
him
also
to
a
resolution
of
embracing
their
destiny
;
so
the
other
four
at
the
request
of
these
,
and
under
favour
of
the
night
,
after
mutual
embraces
,
save
themselves
;
whiles
these
three
,
placing
themselves
at
the
door
,
charge
their
Musquets
,
with
patience
expect
the
light
,
and
then
most
valiantly
receive
their
enemies
,
of
whom
when
they
had
slain
a
good
number
,
themselves
dyed
freemen
:
The
names
of
these
poor
Souldiers
deserve
a
place
in
History
,
their
action
being
not
inferiour
to
the
most
memorable
,
Antiquity
can
boast
of
.
But
to
return
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
marches
along
the
frontires
of
Roüergue
,
and
takes
a
small
Fort
called
Roque
Ciziere
,
in
which
he
left
a
Garrison
;
the
same
day
he
goes
to
another
,
called
La
Bastide
,
which
he
found
deserted
,
as
also
some
others
which
were
pillaged
,
and
burnt
:
From
thence
he
goes
to
la
Cauve
,
and
in
his
way
thence
towards
Augle
,
takes
and
burns
some
other
small
Forts
;
and
then
makes
a
descent
into
the
Valley
of
Mazavel
,
where
he
goes
on
firing
more
Forts
,
up
as
far
as
Saint
Pons
:
And
as
he
would
have
continued
this
progresse
,
in
revenge
of
those
places
the
Marshal
of
Themines
had
fired
in
his
absence
;
he
received
intelligence
from
Bretigny
,
Governour
of
Foix
,
and
from
Saint
Blancart
also
;
that
the
Marshal
Themines
,
and
the
Count
de
Carmain
,
Governour
of
the
Province
,
had
invested
Azil
,
with
an
Army
of
seven
thousand
foot
,
six
hundred
horse
,
and
nine
peece
of
Canon
;
that
there
were
in
it
seven
hundred
souldiers
,
people
of
the
same
Countrey
,
which
they
had
sent
thither
,
under
the
command
of
Captain
Carboust
,
and
Captain
Vallette
,
both
experienced
old
souldiers
;
that
they
could
not
conjecture
,
what
would
be
the
issue
of
the
Siege
,
for
that
the
place
was
but
weak
,
and
the
assaults
most
furious
;
but
yet
was
it
of
that
consequence
,
that
if
it
should
miscarry
with
those
which
were
in
it
,
there
would
not
be
men
enough
left
to
maintain
the
lower
Foix
,
both
by
reason
of
the
weaknesse
of
Pamiers
,
which
would
require
a
very
strong
Garrison
,
and
also
of
the
Intelligences
the
enemy
had
in
it
:
But
if
he
could
spare
them
a
recruit
but
of
five
hundred
Men
,
they
would
engage
themselves
to
keep
the
lower
Foix
,
and
would
do
their
uttermost
to
preserve
Azil
.
This
Intelligence
diverted
the
Dukes
resolutions
,
who
thereupon
sent
Lusignan
with
a
party
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
to
convoy
the
Canon
back
to
Castres
,
and
thence
to
Realmont
,
while
he
himself
with
the
residue
of
his
Troops
,
with
much
difficulty
convoys
six
hundred
Souldiers
to
Revel
,
where
when
they
had
staid
a
day
to
receive
some
pay
,
he
sent
them
under
the
command
of
Valescure
into
Foix
,
who
conducted
them
very
well
thither
;
and
then
returns
to
Castres
.
The
difference
between
the
Baron
de
Leran
,
and
Bretigny
,
much
perplexed
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
for
that
,
being
Master
of
Carlat
(
which
was
but
a
League
distant
from
Azil
)
it
was
in
his
power
either
to
promote
,
or
impede
its
relief
▪
Whereupon
he
sent
Villemore
and
Orose
,
Captains
of
his
guards
,
to
make
him
sensible
of
the
injury
he
did
himself
,
in
obstructing
the
relief
of
Azil
,
by
denying
his
Souldiers
admittance
into
Carlat
,
commanding
them
withal
,
in
case
the
Baron
would
not
submit
to
reason
,
publickly
to
declare
to
the
people
of
Carlat
the
cause
of
their
coming
;
which
they
so
handsomely
ordered
,
that
he
was
compelled
by
the
Inhabitants
to
yield
to
the
Duke's
commands
,
and
to
receive
whatever
Souldiers
should
at
any
time
be
sent
thither
,
by
his
order
,
which
proved
no
small
advantage
to
Azil
,
and
indeed
was
the
only
cause
of
its
preservation
.
While
things
were
thus
carried
on
in
Foix
,
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
with
fifteen
hundred
Horse
,
and
four
thousand
Foot
,
advances
towards
Montauban
to
ravage
the
Countrey
thereabouts
;
and
Soubize
,
to
divert
him
,
makes
a
descent
into
Medoc
,
where
he
took
some
Garisons
:
But
understanding
that
Manti
,
with
the
Admiral
of
Zealand
,
named
Haultin
,
were
coming
against
him
with
forty
good
Ships
of
War
,
he
re-imbarques
,
meets
,
fights
,
and
defeats
them
,
sinks
five
of
their
Ships
,
of
which
the
Vice-Admiral
of
Zealand
was
one
,
and
kills
them
more
than
fifteen
hundred
men
.
The
news
of
this
defeat
,
made
them
change
their
note
at
Court
,
and
whereas
before
they
protracted
the
Treaty
in
expectation
of
the
issue
of
this
fight
,
now
,
seeing
it
proved
to
their
disadvantage
,
they
conclude
it
,
and
send
Deputies
to
the
Rochellers
,
to
receive
their
acceptance
of
it
:
Forain
also
goes
to
them
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
,
considering
the
indisposition
of
the
King
of
England
,
and
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
towards
their
party
,
advised
them
to
accept
of
that
peace
their
Naval
Victory
had
purchased
them
;
to
which
Soubize
adds
his
perswasions
also
;
but
the
Rochellers
very
indiscreet
in
that
particular
,
and
according
to
the
humour
of
people
as
insolent
in
prosperity
,
as
dejected
in
adversity
,
refuse
to
hearken
to
it
,
without
a
present
demolition
of
the
Fort.
In
the
mean
time
the
King
takes
great
care
speedily
to
repair
his
Fleet
,
and
obtains
of
the
King
of
England
seven
great
Ships
;
So
that
the
delayes
the
Rochellers
used
in
concluding
the
Treaty
of
peace
,
gave
their
enemies
opportunity
to
corrupt
some
of
the
Captains
of
Soubize
his
Fleet
,
and
among
others
,
his
Vice-Admiral
Fozan
:
At
the
same
time
also
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
resolves
upon
a
descent
into
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
and
to
make
an
attempt
upon
Soubize
his
Fleet
which
lay
in
the
Foss
de
l'
Oye
,
a
Road
joyning
to
the
Town
of
Saint
Martin
de
Ré
;
a
rash
and
senseless
enterprize
in
appearance
,
which
yet
treachery
made
feisible
,
and
purchased
it
a
far
different
Character
.
Then
came
Milletiere
and
Madiane
to
Rochelle
,
with
the
Articles
of
peace
agreed
on
at
Fontainbleau
;
but
it
was
then
,
when
Soubize
,
who
was
in
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
sent
them
word
thence
,
that
the
King's
Navy
were
sayling
towards
him
,
and
that
with
all
speed
they
should
transport
themselves
into
the
Island
:
At
first
,
every
one
laughed
at
this
Message
,
nay
,
and
there
were
some
in
Rochelle
offered
to
lay
great
wagers
,
that
the
English
and
Dutch
Ships
were
called
off
again
:
Soubize
reiterates
his
Messages
,
and
for
the
last
time
summons
them
to
his
assistance
:
There
were
then
in
Rochelle
eight
hundred
Gentlemen
well
mounted
,
and
about
eight
or
nine
hundred
Souldiers
,
of
Soubize
his
Army
,
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
Officers
,
and
among
others
the
Counts
of
Laval
,
and
Loudriere
:
Upon
this
last
summons
they
all
make
ready
to
imbarque
;
but
the
Maior
diverted
them
,
perswading
them
that
they
were
better
to
expect
the
morning
,
than
run
the
hazard
of
the
evening
Tide
,
and
so
made
them
lose
all
opportunity
to
transport
themselves
;
For
the
next
morning
appeared
thirteen
of
the
King
's
great
Ships
in
the
Road
,
which
prevented
their
passage
over
:
Soubize
seeing
himself
thus
abandoned
,
lands
all
his
Foot
,
which
were
not
above
fifteen
hundred
Souldiers
,
leaving
only
an
hundred
in
his
great
ship
called
the
Virgin
;
commands
his
Admiral
Guiton
,
and
his
Vice-Admiral
Fozan
,
not
to
stirre
out
of
the
Road
,
where
they
were
secure
,
but
there
to
wait
his
further
Orders
;
And
then
divides
his
Army
into
three
Squadrons
,
to
secure
those
three
places
,
which
he
conceived
most
obnoxious
to
danger
,
and
where
he
thought
it
most
probable
that
the
enemies
should
attempt
to
land
:
But
,
notwithstanding
all
his
care
,
he
could
not
dispatch
time
enough
,
before
Toiras
had
landed
three
thousand
Foot
,
and
fifteen
hundred
Horse
;
whereupon
he
resolved
to
draw
all
his
men
into
a
body
,
and
fight
him
the
next
day
,
which
accordingly
he
did
:
At
the
first
onset
he
routed
the
Avantguard
,
and
slew
about
three
or
fourescore
of
the
most
forward
of
them
;
but
being
relieved
by
the
main
body
,
Bellesbat
who
commanded
Soubize
his
left
wing
,
instead
of
seconding
him
,
faced
about
,
and
plunged
himself
,
and
the
whole
party
he
commanded
in
the
Marshes
:
This
much
encouraged
the
Enemy
,
who
now
oppressed
Soubize
on
all
sides
,
whose
Major
General
Verger-Malague
,
and
some
of
his
Captains
being
slain
,
the
rest
fled
in
such
confusion
,
that
all
the
Art
and
Industry
of
Soubize
could
not
rally
them
againe
;
who
yet
that
day
,
even
by
the
confession
of
his
enemies
,
justly
purchased
the
reputation
of
a
worthy
Commander
,
and
valiant
Souldier
.
The
remainder
of
his
Troops
he
drew
off
to
Saint
Martin
de
Ré
,
where
he
made
account
to
transport
them
againe
to
his
ships
,
and
once
more
try
his
Fortune
in
a
battaile
at
Sea
;
But
there
he
found
,
so
great
a
terrour
had
possessed
Guiton
,
that
contrary
to
his
express
command
,
he
had
turned
out
the
hundred
Souldiers
left
in
the
Virgin
;
and
that
Fozan
,
with
some
Captains
,
combined
in
the
same
conspiracy
with
him
,
to
intimidate
the
rest
,
had
runne
aground
the
best
ships
,
and
that
the
rest
,
seeing
themselves
thus
betrayed
,
and
abandoned
,
shifted
every
one
,
the
best
he
could
,
for
himself
;
all
but
the
Virgin
,
in
which
there
were
only
five
Men
left
,
but
very
resolute
,
who
seeing
four
of
the
King's
ships
making
towards
them
,
resolved
to
stand
it
out
against
all
extremities
:
The
enemy
came
up
to
,
grappled
with
,
and
boorded
them
,
whereupon
the
Master
,
whose
name
was
Durand
,
leaps
into
the
powder
with
a
lighted
match
,
and
blows
up
all
the
five
Ships
together
,
in
which
there
perished
seven
hundred
thirty
six
men
.
In
this
accident
there
was
one
thing
very
remarkable
,
concerning
one
Chaligny
a
Gentleman
of
Poictou
,
and
his
son
,
who
were
two
of
the
five
left
in
the
Ship
:
The
father
,
before
the
firing
of
the
Magazine
,
being
wounded
,
and
disabled
to
save
himself
by
swimming
,
commanded
his
son
to
shift
for
himself
,
who
,
with
much
reluctancy
,
at
length
obeyed
him
;
but
the
good
man
,
being
in
the
protection
of
God
,
was
as
well
preserved
,
as
his
Sonne
;
for
being
,
by
the
force
of
the
Powder
,
carried
up
into
the
aire
,
he
chanced
to
fall
into
a
Shalloup
of
the
enemies
,
without
receiving
any
further
harm
at
all
,
and
was
afterwards
ransomed
.
Soubize
finding
his
affairs
in
so
broken
a
condition
,
leaves
his
Major
General
Le
Parc
d'
Archiat
,
at
Saint
Martin
d'
Ré
,
and
in
a
Shalloup
gets
to
the
Isle
of
Oleron
,
where
he
provides
the
best
he
could
for
the
preservation
of
it
,
leaving
five
hundred
men
in
the
Fort
,
which
he
furnished
with
all
necessaries
,
and
then
,
with
seven
of
his
ships
,
which
had
retired
thither
,
sets
out
to
sea
,
and
out
of
the
reliques
of
his
late
Fleet
,
gets
together
two
and
twenty
Ships
,
with
which
he
passes
into
England
to
repair
them
:
After
which
,
Le
Parc
d'
Archiat
,
made
an
honourable
composition
,
which
was
also
well
observed
,
and
drew
off
all
his
men
from
the
Isle
of
Ré
to
Rochelle
;
But
those
that
Soubize
left
in
the
Isle
of
Oleron
yielded
themselves
basely
,
a
thing
not
unusual
after
such
routs
;
for
it
is
not
given
to
all
men
,
to
have
their
courages
of
an
equal
temper
in
adversity
and
prosperity
.
This
fatal
accident
did
not
so
much
deject
the
spirits
of
the
Rochellers
,
as
it
elevated
theirs
at
Court
:
For
when
Milletiere
and
Madiane
,
returned
thither
with
the
Rochellers
acceptance
of
the
peace
,
they
would
not
endure
any
further
mention
of
it
;
but
to
break
them
by
a
division
,
continued
their
old
project
of
granting
a
peace
to
the
higher
and
lower
Languedoc
,
excluding
Rochelle
,
and
Soubize
.
While
these
things
thus
passed
in
those
parts
,
they
of
Azil
held
out
beyond
the
expectation
of
their
friends
,
and
the
hopes
of
their
enemies
that
besieged
them
,
who
from
a
battery
of
Nine
Guns
sent
them
in
three
thousand
shot
,
and
made
three
indifferent
large
breaches
:
But
the
enemy
preparing
to
give
them
a
general
,
and
furious
storme
,
Bretigny
,
and
Saint
Blancart
,
who
had
several
times
relieved
them
,
resolved
,
now
at
this
last
push
,
to
Rack
all
their
powers
for
them
;
The
conduct
of
this
relief
was
undertaken
by
Saint
Blancart
,
who
got
in
to
them
with
three
hundred
and
fifty
men
,
forcing
,
in
his
passage
,
a
Court
of
guard
which
kept
a
Bridge
,
with
the
loss
of
one
man
only
:
The
arrival
of
this
renfort
silenced
all
disputes
,
among
the
besieged
,
concerning
the
command
,
which
before
had
occasioned
some
divisions
among
them
;
but
all
acknowledging
Saint
Blancart
for
their
Superiour
,
he
so
well
ordered
all
things
,
that
after
the
expence
of
eighteen
hundred
Canon
Bullets
within
the
space
ofthree
dayes
,
the
Marshal
Themines
gave
them
a
fierce
assault
with
his
whole
Army
,
commanding
also
five
hundred
Reformado's
to
dismount
,
and
serve
on
Foot
(
there
being
many
hundreds
of
people
that
had
placed
themselves
on
the
tops
of
Mountains
to
behold
this
fight
:
)
Thrice
was
he
repulsed
with
the
loss
of
above
five
hundred
men
;
Within
the
Town
the
Capta
in
Vallette
who
commanded
at
one
of
the
breaches
was
there
slaine
,
some
other
Officers
too
,
the
besieged
lost
,
together
with
seventy
or
eighty
Souldiers
slaine
and
wounded
:
But
above
all
,
either
friends
or
enemies
,
Saint
Blancart
there
Renowned
himself
,
both
by
his
prudent
care
and
vigilance
in
repairing
the
breaches
,
and
his
Valour
in
defending
them
,
being
alwayes
ready
in
person
at
all
places
of
greatest
danger
;
in
this
action
surpassing
even
himself
:
The
Marshal
now
thinks
of
nothing
,
but
how
to
draw
off
his
Canon
;
in
which
having
spent
two
whole
nights
,
and
many
of
his
Souldiers
,
which
he
lost
in
the
Attempt
;
he
drew
off
with
the
Fragments
of
his
shattered
Army
towards
Lauraguais
.
This
small
success
,
together
with
the
effect
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
continual
sollicitations
wrought
upon
the
people
of
Nismes
,
inducing
them
to
declare
for
his
party
,
relevated
his
affairs
out
of
the
drooping
condition
they
were
in
:
Some
of
our
Deputies
then
attending
the
Court
,
were
about
the
same
time
sent
to
the
Communalties
to
procure
their
acceptance
of
the
peace
,
excluding
Rochelle
and
Soubize
,
which
many
ill
affected
zealously
promoted
,
especially
at
Castres
,
where
they
had
resolved
to
assent
to
it
upon
those
terms
:
But
Rohan
arriving
there
in
the
nick
,
and
urging
their
former
resolutions
to
the
contrary
,
made
them
alter
their
intentions
,
and
then
summoned
an
Assembly
at
Millaud
,
where
the
Towns
of
Nismes
and
Usez
appeared
by
their
Deputies
,
and
all
unanimously
made
an
Act
of
acceptance
joyntly
with
Soubize
and
Rochelle
,
and
sent
it
to
the
Court.
The
Duke
who
several
times
had
experience
of
their
endeavours
to
surprize
him
,
under
pretence
of
Treating
,
stops
not
there
,
but
goes
to
Nismes
,
and
Usez
,
where
he
was
received
with
great
acclamations
of
joy
;
and
having
confirmed
his
Party
in
Aletz
,
by
sending
thither
Marmeyrac
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
Country
,
to
head
them
upon
occasion
,
departs
one
night
from
Nismes
,
and
comes
the
next
morning
,
by
ten
of
the
Clock
,
to
Aletz
,
where
at
first
he
found
the
gates
shut
against
him
,
but
the
industry
and
diligence
of
Marmeyrac
quickly
got
them
open
,
so
that
now
there
was
not
any
place
in
the
lower
Languedoc
,
or
the
Sevenes
,
that
had
not
declared
for
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
convened
an
Assembly
of
the
Sevenes
at
Aletz
,
both
to
assure
himself
of
the
Town
,
and
also
of
the
Colloque
of
Saint
Germain
,
which
the
continual
sollicitations
of
the
Marquess
de
Portes
,
and
his
faction
,
had
still
kept
off
from
him
;
which
obliged
the
Duke
,
in
the
interim
,
before
the
meeting
of
the
Assembly
,
to
make
a
step
thither
,
where
his
presence
was
of
great
use
,
both
to
procure
Deputations
for
the
Assembly
,
and
the
conjunction
of
that
Colloque
with
the
others
.
At
the
beginning
of
the
Assembly
the
Dutchess
of
Rohan
dispatched
Villette
to
the
Duke
her
Husband
,
with
intelligence
,
that
,
upon
the
assurance
many
Communalties
had
given
of
their
readiness
to
accept
of
the
offered
peace
,
with
the
exclusion
of
Soubize
and
Rochelle
,
the
Court
party
stiffely
persisted
in
their
former
resolutions
,
not
to
admit
of
any
other
,
and
had
sent
back
some
of
their
Deputies
to
declare
their
adherence
to
them
;
and
that
therefore
it
would
concern
him
,
to
have
a
vigilant
eye
upon
their
actions
:
This
message
had
a
sinister
sence
put
upon
it
,
and
the
Marquess
of
Montbrun
,
who
a
few
dayes
before
came
to
Nismes
,
on
purpose
to
insinuate
himself
into
the
affections
of
the
people
,
found
no
better
expedient
to
effect
it
,
than
vailing
his
intentions
with
a
pretence
of
much
zeal
to
the
Religion
,
by
forging
scandalous
accusations
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
which
when
he
had
notice
of
,
and
that
Du
Cros
was
come
with
the
final
determination
of
the
Court
,
not
to
grant
any
peace
,
but
with
the
exclusion
of
Soubize
,
and
Rochelle
;
he
took
him
with
him
to
Nismes
,
convoqued
a
second
Assembly
at
Millaud
,
and
caused
Nismes
,
and
Usez
,
in
his
presence
,
to
nominate
their
Deputies
,
and
resolve
in
no
wise
to
desert
Soubize
and
Rochelle
;
from
thence
he
went
to
Vigan
,
where
he
also
caused
Deputies
,
of
the
like
resolution
with
those
of
Nismes
and
Usez
,
to
be
chosen
for
all
the
Sevenes
;
and
with
them
all
proceed
together
to
Millaud
.
While
he
was
thus
busied
about
these
affairs
,
he
receives
news
of
Soubize
from
the
Dutchess
of
Rohan
,
which
assured
him
,
that
,
within
three
months
,
the
King
of
England
would
send
a
very
considerable
relief
to
Rochelle
,
desired
him
to
make
it
known
to
the
party
,
and
to
order
things
so
,
that
they
desert
him
not
.
When
he
came
to
Millaud
,
he
understood
that
the
higher
Languedoc
had
determined
to
accept
of
the
peace
,
excluding
Soubize
and
Rochelle
,
and
that
,
had
not
the
presence
of
Lusignan
,
and
Saint
Blancart
,
as
they
returned
from
Foix
with
the
Troops
of
the
Sevenes
,
very
opportunely
prevented
it
,
they
had
sent
their
acceptance
to
the
Court
.
This
intelligence
made
the
Duke
carry
on
the
Assembly
as
far
as
Castres
,
where
when
he
had
assembled
the
Province
anew
,
and
received
the
resolutions
of
those
of
Montauban
,
to
the
same
effect
with
those
of
the
Provinces
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
he
inforced
the
former
to
retract
their
late
intentions
,
and
to
confirm
the
other
Act
of
acceptance
,
including
Soubize
and
Rochelle
:
But
to
effect
this
,
he
was
obliged
to
some
extremities
,
securing
the
persons
of
seven
or
eight
of
the
most
eminent
Citizens
,
whom
he
dispersed
into
divers
places
of
Roüergue
,
and
the
Mountain
of
Albigeois
;
publishing
a
Declaration
of
what
he
had
done
,
as
also
the
reasons
moving
him
thereunto
,
together
with
the
Decrees
of
the
said
Provinces
,
which
were
approved
by
all
,
except
the
Town
of
Puylaurens
,
who
resolved
to
stand
upon
their
Guards
,
and
not
to
open
their
gates
to
any
of
either
side
;
protesting
notwithstanding
that
they
wodul
not
dis-unite
from
the
party
of
the
Religion
.
When
their
affairs
were
brought
to
this
pass
,
the
Deputies
were
sent
back
to
the
Court
with
the
final
determination
of
the
Provinces
not
to
abandon
Rochelle
:
And
a
few
dayes
after
their
departure
,
arrives
a
Messenger
from
Vivaretz
,
who
informed
the
Duke
,
that
Brison
had
taken
Pousin
,
and
some
other
places
of
less
importance
,
and
that
all
Vivaretz
had
declared
for
his
party
,
and
did
beseech
him
to
advow
the
taking
of
those
places
,
and
to
confer
the
Government
of
Pousin
,
and
the
whole
Province
upon
Brison
,
which
he
condescended
to
.
Not
long
after
,
the
Dutchess
of
Rohan
sends
the
Viscount
Roussille
to
her
husband
,
with
intelligence
that
the
Earle
of
Holland
,
and
Sir
—
Carleton
extraordinary
Ambassadors
from
England
,
and
Arsens
extraordinary
Ambassadour
from
the
States
of
Holland
,
were
arrived
at
Court
to
sollicite
the
King
to
sign
the
League
,
and
make
us
accept
the
peace
,
which
she
believed
was
already
well
advanced
,
and
that
she
desired
,
if
possible
,
to
hear
from
him
before
it
were
concluded
;
to
which
the
Duke
replied
by
the
same
Messenger
,
that
above
all
things
the
Deputies
should
endeavour
to
preserve
from
demolition
,
the
fortifications
of
Pousin
;
that
that
being
obtained
,
and
the
Rochellers
contented
,
the
Communalties
where
he
was
,
would
rest
very
well
satisfied
:
But
befides
the
aforesaid
Ambassadours
,
those
of
Venice
and
Savoy
,
in
short
,
all
that
were
interessed
in
the
League
,
out
of
the
hopes
the
King
would
sign
it
,
interposed
their
mediation
also
,
to
hasten
the
peace
;
which
the
Ambassadours
of
England
by
a
Deed
in
writing
,
in
the
name
of
the
King
their
Master
,
became
sureties
for
the
entire
observation
of
;
against
which
the
Deputies
of
the
Communalties
having
nothing
to
object
,
the
peace
was
accepted
by
them
,
on
the
fifth
day
of
February
,
eight
dayes
before
the
return
of
the
Viscount
Roussille
.
Whil'st
the
Duke
was
busied
in
composing
the
disorders
of
the
higher
Languedoc
,
he
was
alarmed
by
reiterated
messages
,
that
Nismes
,
unless
his
sudden
presence
prevented
it
,
would
be
certainly
lost
,
by
reason
of
the
divisions
happened
since
the
arrival
of
the
Marquess
of
Montbrun
,
and
his
brothers
there
;
who
with
many
Artifices
,
and
great
diligence
,
had
gained
the
populacy
to
them
,
and
by
seditions
,
and
tumults
,
attempted
to
ingross
the
power
of
the
whole
Country
,
which
the
most
eminent
of
the
Nobility
withstood
,
so
that
the
matter
was
now
come
to
a
formal
quarrel
,
which
,
but
by
his
presence
,
was
not
appeasable
;
this
made
him
hasten
his
instructions
for
the
higher
Languedoc
,
where
he
leaves
the
Marquess
of
Lusignan
,
with
four
companies
of
strangers
,
whom
he
quartered
in
Castres
,
and
then
posts
away
to
Nismes
;
where
at
his
arrival
,
he
met
first
of
all
with
the
Baron
D'
Aubais
,
whom
the
lower
Languedoc
had
deputed
to
the
Court
;
and
afterwards
with
Montmartin
,
the
Deputy
General
,
who
brought
with
them
their
late
acceptation
of
the
peace
,
and
were
now
come
to
have
it
ratified
;
Mainald
the
other
Deputy
General
,
Du
Candal
,
and
Mailleray
were
sent
to
Rochelle
,
Novillan
to
Montauban
,
and
Madiane
to
the
higher
Lauguedoc
.
Montmartin
sollicites
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
ratifie
it
at
Nism●s
,
but
by
no
means
would
he
consent
to
any
particular
ratification
;
but
summoned
an
Assembly
to
be
held
at
Nismes
,
in
which
the
Act
of
acceptance
should
with
a
general
consent
be
confirmed
on
the
fifteenth
day
of
March
following
;
deferring
it
to
a
longer
term
,
that
he
might
in
the
mean
time
hear
from
Rochelle
;
in
which
interval
,
Montmartin
goes
to
the
higher
Languedoc
,
to
hasten
the
Deputies
of
that
Province
to
appear
at
the
time
appointed
:
But
he
found
that
at
Montauban
the
peace
was
already
accepted
,
and
that
,
without
expecting
the
Convocation
,
all
the
higher
Languedoc
had
also
ratified
it
,
sending
their
Deputies
thither
for
forme
only
.
The
day
before
the
Session
of
the
Assembly
,
the
Duke
was
informed
of
the
Rochellers
confirmation
of
it
also
;
so
that
there
remaining
only
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
to
do
the
like
,
the
Assembly
drew
up
a
general
Act
of
Ratification
,
which
Montmartin
and
Aubais
with
the
Deputies
of
the
Duke
of
Rohau
carried
to
the
Court
;
in
this
act
only
the
Province
of
Vivaretz
was
not
comprized
,
for
that
then
they
must
surrender
Pousin
,
which
our
Deputies
could
not
preserve
,
because
they
had
no
Commission
to
make
any
demands
concerning
it
before
the
peace
was
concluded
;
which
was
occasioned
by
the
negligence
of
the
Deputy
of
that
Province
,
that
gave
not
notice
of
the
taking
of
Pousin
,
till
many
dayes
after
the
departure
of
our
Deputies
towards
the
Court.
Thus
was
our
peace
concluded
,
where
we
must
observe
,
that
the
King
,
out
of
fear
of
the
supplies
the
Duke
of
Soubize
had
procured
in
England
,
taking
occasion
from
,
and
making
very
good
use
of
the
discontents
of
the
English
Ambassadours
,
sent
Botru
into
England
,
who
so
well
managed
all
,
that
during
his
Embassy
,
which
lasted
but
three
weeks
,
he
obtained
a
Renvoy
of
new
Ambassadours
thence
to
France
,
to
conclude
all
things
concerning
the
League
,
upon
condition
they
should
enforce
the
Deputies
of
the
Religion
to
accept
a
peace
,
upon
very
ambiguous
and
uncertain
terms
,
especially
for
the
Town
of
Rochelle
;
who
,
in
regard
they
had
no
hopes
of
any
considerable
relief
from
any
other
part
,
were
of
necessity
obliged
to
be
submissive
to
them
.
The
Deputies
also
of
the
particular
Provinces
,
to
shew
that
they
of
the
Religion
prefer'd
the
advancement
of
the
grand
design
of
the
League
before
their
own
security
,
and
to
remove
out
of
the
way
the
pretence
of
the
Kings
Counsel
for
not
signing
it
,
while
the
War
continued
in
France
,
did
the
like
:
But
so
resolute
was
the
demeanour
of
the
Dutchess
of
Rohan
towards
the
English
Ambassadours
,
and
the
Cardinal
Richelieu
,
to
whom
he
protested
,
that
unless
the
Ambassadours
interposed
in
it
,
nothing
should
be
concluded
,
that
,
after
she
had
neatly
broken
a
particular
Treaty
of
the
Rochellers
,
carried
on
by
their
Deputies
,
whom
the
Court-party
,
and
the
Duke
of
Trimoüille
had
drawn
over
to
them
,
she
prevailed
so
far
upon
them
all
,
that
contrary
to
their
former
resolutions
,
they
interessed
themselves
in
it
.
This
shelter'd
her
from
the
malice
of
her
enemies
,
and
the
Deputies
from
any
blame
that
might
be
imputed
to
them
from
their
Communalties
,
and
also
obliged
the
King
of
England
,
seeing
that
the
peace
was
accepted
by
his
advice
,
to
see
it
faithfully
observed
,
to
which
his
Ambassadours
more
strictly
bound
themselves
by
a
formal
Deed
,
signed
,
and
sealed
with
their
own
Arms
;
so
that
the
conclusion
of
our
peace
was
an
universal
joy
both
to
the
Court
,
and
all
Forraign
Ambassadours
there
residing
;
but
fifteen
dayes
after
,
when
contrary
to
the
solemn
protestations
made
to
them
concerning
that
particular
,
they
saw
also
this
Treaty
in
the
Valtoline
was
concluded
by
the
King
,
&
the
King
of
Spain
,
they
were
clouded
with
no
less
discontent
;
especially
the
English
,
when
they
perceived
,
that
betrayed
by
delusory
hopes
,
they
had
been
made
the
instruments
,
to
oblige
us
to
accept
a
peace
so
much
to
our
disadvantage
.
Thus
did
the
French
,
in
cousening
the
English
,
and
all
the
Princes
interessed
in
the
League
,
deceive
themselves
also
,
having
done
nothing
in
this
affair
,
that
tended
not
to
the
advantage
of
Spain
,
the
oppression
of
the
Allies
of
the
Crown
,
and
the
great
detriment
of
France
it self
.
This
is
an
account
of
the
passaget
in
the
second
War
;
in
the
progress
of
which
Rohan
and
Soubize
were
opposed
by
all
the
Grandees
,
even
of
the
same
Religion
,
whom
either
too
much
envy
,
or
too
little
zeal
,
had
aliened
from
their
party
,
by
all
the
Officers
of
the
Crown
,
and
a
great
part
of
the
most
eminent
of
every
Town
,
whom
their
own
covetousness
,
and
the
allurements
of
the
Courts
had
blinded
;
as
for
the
Forraign
Nations
,
the
English
and
Hollanders
contributed
their
Ships
,
and
Germany
it self
stood
in
need
of
the
assistance
of
others
;
so
that
it
is
no
great
wonder
if
a
better
peace
could
not
be
obtained
;
but
yet
was
it
much
more
advantageous
than
the
former
,
forasmuch
as
those
of
the
Religion
preserv'd
their
Fortifications
,
and
got
the
King
of
Englands
caution
for
the
performance
of
it
;
God
will
assist
us
more
powerfully
,
when
our
entire
conversion
to
him
makes
us
more
capable
of
his
favour
.
The
End
of
the
third
Book
.
THE
Memoires
OF
THE
DUKE
of
ROHAN
:
The
fourth
Book
.
Containing
a
Relation
of
the
third
Warre
against
those
of
the
Reformed
Religion
in
France
.
AFter
the
peace
was
thus
accepted
by
those
of
the
Religion
,
Brison
only
,
who
had
not
taken
up
Armes
till
towards
the
end
of
the
War
,
seeing
that
a
submission
to
the
Treaty
of
peace
would
divest
him
of
Pousin
,
a
place
upon
the
Rhone
,
which
,
nor
long
before
,
he
had
surprized
,
refused
to
be
comprised
in
it
;
encouraged
thereunto
by
the
Constable
Lesdiguieres
,
who
after
his
return
out
of
Piedmont
,
being
in
some
disfavour
at
Court
,
and
unwilling
to
return
thither
,
but
catching
at
all
employments
hat
might
colour
his
abode
in
his
own
Government
,
made
very
good
use
of
this
occasion
,
which
he
so
well
improved
,
that
having
spun
out
this
affair
for
some
months
,
he
at
length
procured
Brison
an
ample
Pardon
,
and
forty
thousand
Crowns
,
in
lieu
of
that
place
,
which
was
yielded
up
by
him
,
and
afterwards
,
by
the
King's
command
demolished
.
This
was
the
last
Act
of
the
Constable's
life
,
which
suddenly
after
the
termination
of
this
affaire
,
crowned
with
many
dayes
and
much
honour
,
he
yielded
up
at
Valence
:
He
was
a
Gentleman
of
Dauphine
,
who
by
his
valour
,
prudence
,
and
good
fortune
,
having
passed
through
all
the
lesser
charges
of
the
War
,
had
advanced
himself
to
the
highest
:
And
had
not
so
constant
and
uninterrupted
a
course
of
prosperity
,
effaced
,
towards
his
latter
end
,
all
shame
in
him
,
so
that
,
he
dishonoured
God
,
by
his
domestick
,
and
infamous
debauches
,
sullying
his
house
with
Adulteries
,
and
publique
Incests
,
he
might
have
justly
been
parallel'd
with
the
greatest
Persons
,
Antiquity
can
boast
of
!
From
this
amicable
composure
of
our
Intestine
differences
,
sprung
faire
hopes
of
the
duration
of
our
peace
;
which
in
a
short
time
also
withered
:
For
it
was
contrary
to
the
intention
of
those
that
aimed
to
raise
their
fortunes
upon
the
ruines
of
those
of
the
Religion
:
Amongst
whom
the
Marquess
de
Portes
was
the
most
violent
,
who
favoured
by
the
command
he
had
in
the
lower
Languedoc
,
left
no
way
uneffayed
to
force
the
people
upon
some
desperate
course
;
of
whom
he
exacted
contributions
as
in
the
time
of
the
War
,
though
by
the
Articles
of
the
Treaty
,
they
were
entirely
abolished
:
But
this
being
not
enough
to
provoke
a
people
harrassed
with
so
many
and
yet
smarting
mischiefs
,
and
covetous
to
enjoy
the
small
repose
they
possessed
,
they
fly
to
another
invention
;
which
was
to
ground
a
jealousie
upon
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
stay
at
Nismes
,
which
many
,
out
of
a
desire
,
either
to
conserve
an
old
ill
paid
pension
,
or
to
purchase
a
new
one
,
fomented
with
frequent
calumnies
,
no
week
passing
without
some
new
accusations
exhibited
against
him
,
upon
which
,
and
the
facility
they
proposed
to
themselves
of
expelling
him
the
Town
,
they
resolve
to
make
him
the
object
of
their
malice
,
furthering
their
design
by
an
occasion
taken
from
the
annual
elections
of
the
Consuls
for
Nismes
,
who
are
alwayes
chosen
at
the
later
end
of
the
year
.
Whiles
they
so
industriously
labour
his
ruine
here
,
they
are
nothing
less
remiss
to
procure
it
in
the
other
Provinces
,
and
indeed
over
all
France
,
striking
at
him
by
the
National
Synod
,
appointed
to
be
held
at
Castres
as
a
place
most
animated
against
the
Duke
,
for
that
during
the
last
War
,
he
had
used
some
severity
towards
some
persons
of
quality
in
that
Town
,
that
would
have
betrayed
him
.
Thither
was
sent
Commissioner
Galand
,
a
person
without
contradiction
of
very
great
abilities
,
but
withal
mercenary
,
and
void
of
shame
,
or
conscience
,
with
instructions
to
disapprove
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
late
engagement
in
armes
,
to
disadvow
his
forraign
Intelligences
,
and
,
if
possible
,
to
get
him
excommunicated
.
The
Duke
seeing
two
such
strong
batteries
raised
against
him
,
and
threatning
more
danger
than
the
War
it self
,
prepares
to
defend
himself
against
their
violence
:
And
forasmuch
as
that
of
the
Synod
seemed
to
be
of
greatest
consequence
,
he
endeavoured
to
secure
himself
against
it
,
by
procuring
,
in
several
Provinces
of
France
,
the
election
of
such
persons
for
Deputies
,
as
were
men
of
an
inflexible
integrity
both
to
the
Party
and
himself
too
,
and
draws
up
a
Declaration
,
remonstrating
chiefly
the
just
cause
he
had
to
use
such
proceedings
against
those
he
had
formerly
expelled
the
Town
;
for
that
he
know
that
to
be
the
principal
crime
they
had
to
charge
him
with
in
the
Synod
:
And
forasmuch
as
the
Town
at
a
publick
consultation
had
ordered
their
gates
to
be
kept
shut
against
him
,
and
that
he
feared
the
like
usage
from
them
to
any
should
come
from
him
,
he
very
privately
made
choice
of
another
Minister
,
in
the
room
of
his
own
Chaplaine
,
to
communicate
his
Declaration
to
his
friends
,
and
to
entreat
Beaufort
the
Deputy
of
the
Sevenes
to
deliver
his
Letter
,
which
he
had
written
to
the
Synod
,
with
charge
,
that
neither
the
one
,
nor
the
other
should
discover
themselves
,
but
when
it
might
be
very
seasonable
;
which
happened
well
to
him
;
for
they
were
prepared
to
refuse
admittance
to
any
that
should
come
from
him
;
nay
,
Marmet
his
Chaplain
,
though
he
protested
,
that
he
came
only
about
an
affair
of
particular
concernment
to
himself
,
could
not
be
permitted
any
longer
stay
there
,
than
of
four
and
twenty
houres
.
On
the
fifteenth
of
September
,
in
the
year
1626
,
Chauve
was
chosen
Moderator
,
Bouterouë
Assistant
,
Blondel
Pastor
,
and
Petit
an
Advocate
of
Nismes
Scribe
.
And
now
Galand
bestirres
himself
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
whose
enemies
in
Castres
are
no
less
diligent
in
preparing
the
venome
they
had
to
poure
out
against
the
Duke
in
the
Synod
,
animated
also
thereunto
by
the
Commissioner
Galland
:
But
all
their
designes
vanished
into
air
:
For
the
Deputies
being
before
sufficiently
satisfied
with
the
reasons
moving
the
Duke
to
proceed
against
them
in
that
manner
,
made
them
not
dare
to
present
any
bill
against
him
to
the
Synod
;
who
nevertheless
could
not
conceale
the
displeasure
they
had
conceived
against
those
of
Castres
,
with
whom
they
disclaimed
any
future
reconciliation
;
so
that
they
were
now
become
a
general
abomination
;
and
the
only
way
to
ruine
any
affaire
,
was
to
offer
it
to
Galand's
recommendation
;
And
thus
ended
the
Synod
,
where
,
by
the
Kings
command
,
(
that
he
might
abridge
those
of
the
Religion
,
of
their
liberty
of
convening
any
Generall
Assemblies
)
were
chosen
the
Deputies
General
:
The
six
nominated
,
were
the
Count
de
la
Suze
,
the
Marquess
of
Galerande
,
and
Beaufort
for
the
Nobility
:
and
for
the
Commonalty
,
Texier
,
Dupuy
Deputy
of
Burgogne
,
and
Bazin
;
of
whom
Galerande
and
Bazin
were
accepted
.
This
affair
thus
terminated
,
we
must
now
reflect
upon
the
Consulate
of
Nismes
.
The
Presidial
,
or
Soveraign
Court
of
the
Town
,
according
to
the
humour
of
many
Corporations
,
not
brooking
the
Duke
of
Rohan
so
near
them
,
joyned
with
a
Party
composed
of
many
persons
of
Note
in
the
Town
,
whom
the
Court
faction
had
invited
,
and
drawn
over
to
them
:
But
finding
themselves
yet
too
weak
,
by
ordinary
and
Legal
wayes
,
to
promote
to
the
Consulate
Creatures
of
their
own
,
they
resolve
to
engage
the
Royal
power
in
it
,
and
to
effect
it
by
wayes
unusual
and
destructive
to
their
own
Priviledges
,
and
contrary
to
the
Articles
of
the
late
Peace
.
To
which
end
,
they
send
privately
to
the
Court
,
where
they
obtain
a
Commission
directed
to
the
Chamber
of
Edict
in
Languedoc
,
to
go
and
order
the
said
Election
of
the
Consuls
;
and
that
nothing
might
be
omitted
to
forward
their
design
,
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
is
sent
from
the
Court
into
his
government
,
who
passes
by
Nismes
,
where
he
encourages
those
of
his
Faction
,
which
he
strengthens
with
the
neighbouring
Nobility
;
and
those
he
could
not
win
to
his
Party
,
he
forces
to
absent
themselves
from
the
Town
,
till
the
business
was
determined
:
And
for
as
much
as
the
Marquess
of
Montbrun
towards
the
latter
end
of
the
former
war
,
had
gained
some
credit
among
the
Populacy
,
he
was
also
sent
for
out
of
Dauphine
;
for
they
hoped
not
only
to
make
such
Consuls
as
should
be
at
their
devotion
,
but
upon
the
Dukes
opposing
himself
against
it
,
to
hale
him
out
of
the
Town
,
dead
or
alive
:
These
things
thus
prepared
,
the
day
of
Election
comes
;
the
Marquess
of
Montbrun
also
arrives
at
the
time
appointed
,
so
do
Monsac
,
DeSuc
,
and
the
two
Deans
(
or
Seniour
Counsellors
)
of
the
Chamber
,
who
were
nominated
Commissioners
for
this
affair
;
who
declaring
their
charge
to
the
Deputies
of
the
Town
,
receive
for
answer
,
their
fixed
resolutions
,
to
maintain
the
Priviledges
of
the
Town
:
The
Common-Council
of
which
meet
according
to
their
accustomed
manner
,
in
the
morning
to
proceed
to
the
said
Election
;
whither
the
Commissioners
go
also
;
but
finding
the
doors
of
the
Town-house
shut
,
are
fain
to
return
to
their
lodgings
,
where
they
declare
against
the
proceedings
of
the
Common-Council
,
and
send
about
the
Town
to
assemble
the
Inhabitants
for
a
new
Election
;
some
refuse
to
stir
,
others
go
,
but
without
any
commotion
in
the
Town
were
obliged
to
retire
again
.
Now
the
new
Consuls
enter
not
into
their
Office
,
till
a
moneth
after
the
Election
;
so
that
the
Court
had
leasure
to
send
a
Prohibition
to
those
that
were
elected
,
forbidding
them
to
meddle
with
the
Office
,
and
enjoyning
the
old
ones
to
continue
the
exercise
of
it
,
till
it
were
otherwise
ordered
:
notwithstanding
which
,
when
the
first
day
of
the
year
was
come
,
the
Baron
d'
Aubais
,
Genoyer
,
Saguter
,
and
Pelissiere
,
according
to
the
usual
manner
took
possession
of
the
Consulate
;
where
we
shall
leave
them
in
repose
,
to
look
further
back
upon
the
affairs
,
and
view
their
propensity
to
new
imbroylments
.
When
the
Peace
was
concluded
in
the
year
1626
,
it
was
conceived
,
that
the
Cardinal
Richelieu's
thoughts
would
be
wholly
bent
on
forraign
affairs
,
of
which
he
gave
some
semblant
evidence
:
The
Prince
of
Piedmont
,
then
at
Court
,
was
nominated
Leiutenant-General
of
the
Kings
Armies
for
forraign
Parts
;
then
hoped
the
Venetian
Ambassadours
,
they
should
now
see
Italy
freed
from
the
Spanish
oppression
;
the
English
that
they
would
recover
the
Palatinate
;
and
preparations
were
making
(
but
in
words
only
)
for
all
these
designs
;
of
the
reality
of
which
if
any
one
seemed
to
doubt
,
it
was
confirmed
by
a
thousand
oaths
:
But
when
a
few
dayes
after
the
signing
of
the
Peace
with
those
of
the
Religion
,
unknown
to
all
the
Confederates
,
was
signed
also
that
of
France
with
Spain
;
then
brake
forth
complaints
and
discontents
of
the
one
side
,
seconded
by
excuses
of
the
other
,
every
one
casting
the
blame
upon
another
,
especially
upon
.
Fargis
Ambassadour
in
Spain
,
whose
Wife
,
as
if
he
had
exceeded
the
limits
of
his
Commission
,
was
made
to
sue
out
his
Pardon
:
but
these
pretences
could
not
salve
the
distempers
of
the
Confederates
interessed
in
the
League
,
which
some
of
them
afterwards
upon
occasions
did
discover
.
The
cause
of
this
sudden
and
unexpected
peace
,
was
attributed
to
a
desire
the
Cardinal
had
to
live
some
time
in
quiet
,
that
he
might
the
better
secure
his
own
greatness
.
and
that
nothing
might
obstruct
his
pursuit
of
the
design
against
Rochelle
,
where
he
intended
to
do
great
matters
;
or
else
to
some
Jealousie
he
had
conceived
of
a
new
party
,
to
be
raised
in
France
,
under
the
command
of
the
Duke
Anjou
to
ruin
him
;
but
whether
it
was
the
one
,
or
the
other
,
or
both
together
,
certainly
the
occasion
of
these
ensuing
factions
,
gave
him
fair
colours
for
any
design
.
The
Queen
Mother
desirous
to
marry
the
Duke
of
Anjou
,
would
needs
consummate
the
Match
,
designed
by
Henry
the
great
,
between
him
and
the
Princess
of
Montpensier
,
which
he
was
absolutely
averse
from
;
whether
this
aversion
proceeded
from
himself
,
or
the
suggestions
of
others
,
not
desirous
this
treaty
should
take
effect
;
which
encouraged
many
to
joyn
with
him
.
But
the
Prince
of
Condé
,
and
his
Wife
,
whom
this
marriage
threatned
with
a
remove
so
many
degrees
from
the
Crown
,
as
the
Duke
of
Anjou
should
have
Sons
;
The
Count
of
Soissons
for
the
same
reason
,
and
out
of
hopes
he
had
to
marry
that
Princess
himself
:
The
Duke
of
Longueville
out
of
Jealousie
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
whose
Sons
were
all
Brothers
to
the
Princess
Montpensier
;
The
Duke
of
Vendosme
upon
the
same
consideration
,
to
which
his
Brother
the
Grand
Prior
of
France
added
his
discontents
against
the
Cardinal
,
who
had
deluded
him
with
promises
of
the
Admiralty
of
France
,
which
afterwards
under
another
title
,
he
reserved
to
himself
;
many
of
the
chief
Nobility
out
of
particular
Interests
;
The
Queen
who
feared
the
others
fertility
would
prejudice
her
in
the
King
her
Husbands
and
his
Subjects
affections
;
and
the
King
himself
induced
by
several
apprehensions
,
opposed
it
:
See
here
very
considerable
obstacles
to
be
removed
.
Nevertheless
the
Queen-Mother
,
who
with
good
reason
grounded
on
her
own
,
&
the
Interest
of
the
State
,
was
very
zealous
for
this
marriage
,
despairs
not
,
but
begins
her
design
with
an
attempt
to
gain
the
Colonel
d'
Ornano
,
who
was
formerly
the
Duke
of
Anjou's
Governour
,
and
continuing
still
his
Favourite
had
a
great
influence
on
him
:
To
this
end
,
she
gets
him
made
Marshal
of
France
;
but
what
ever
promises
these
honours
extracted
from
him
,
they
quickly
vanished
,
as
soon
as
he
saw
the
Princess
of
Conde
,
whose
beauty
and
attractions
raised
in
him
so
much
love
and
vanity
,
as
totally
blinded
him
;
so
that
being
caressed
and
sued
to
of
all
hands
,
he
lost
himself
in
that
Maze
of
felicity
:
the
better
to
carry
on
his
own
designs
with
her
,
he
pretends
to
the
Queen-Mother
that
his
services
are
wholly
bent
to
effect
her
desires
,
and
procure
her
contentment
,
when
really
the
charms
of
that
Princess
had
drawn
him
entirely
to
her
devotion
;
'T
was
she
also
governed
the
Queen
,
proposing
to
her
the
disrespect
and
contempt
the
Children
of
the
Duke
of
Anjou
would
bring
upon
her
;
and
that
if
he
must
needs
be
married
,
her
Sister
the
Infanta
of
Spain
would
be
a
more
convenient
match
for
him
:
But
all
this
while
this
Princess
hoped
that
having
clearly
gained
the
Marshall
d'
Ornano
to
her
assistance
,
she
should
in
the
depth
of
this
Labyrinth
find
out
a
way
to
conduct
her
own
Daughter
to
the
Dukes
bed
.
See
here
three
Parties
in
one
,
the
Queens
,
and
those
of
the
two
Princes
of
the
blood
,
all
which
,
though
for
different
reasons
,
and
which
they
concealed
the
one
from
the
other
,
conspire
to
impede
this
match
;
and
so
strenuously
prosecute
their
desires
,
that
the
Duke
of
Anjou
absolutely
refused
her
.
At
the
same
time
there
hapned
a
private
quarrel
which
was
seconded
by
many
other
:
Chalais
Master
of
the
Wardrobe
,
having
in
a
Duel
slain
Pontgibault
,
younger
Brother
to
Ludde
,
Nephew
to
the
Marshall
Schomberg
,
and
a
Favourite
of
the
Duke
d'
Elbeuf
,
caused
a
great
division
in
the
Court
;
the
Duke
of
Anjou
,
the
Count
of
Soissons
,
and
the
Grand
Prior
,
undertook
the
protection
of
Chalais
;
the
Duke
d'
Elbeuf
,
with
the
whole
family
of
Guise
(
except
the
Duke
de
Chevreuse
)
favoured
the
House
of
Ludde
;
this
division
lasted
all
the
Winter
;
at
length
,
Chalais
having
obtained
his
Pardon
,
and
sensible
of
his
obligations
to
his
Protectors
,
gave
himself
up
wholly
to
their
Interests
,
and
was
of
great
use
to
continue
the
Duke
of
Anjou
in
his
obstinacy
against
the
marriage
with
the
Princess
Montpensier
;
The
Princess
of
Condé
also
diffident
of
the
sufficiency
of
her
power
with
the
Queen
,
perswades
her
to
engage
the
Dutchess
of
Chevreuse
in
her
party
,
for
that
her
own
Interests
lying
with
the
other
Party
,
she
feared
lest
otherwise
she
should
divert
her
:
But
her
will
was
easily
brought
to
a
compliance
with
the
Queens
;
the
sense
of
her
great
obligations
to
her
,
making
her
promise
to
sacrifice
all
her
Interests
to
her
commands
and
service
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Queen-Mother
passionately
prosecutes
the
accomplishment
of
the
Marriage
;
especially
the
Cardinal
,
hoping
that
to
effect
it
against
so
many
and
great
oppositions
,
would
enlarge
the
Princess
of
Monepensiers
obligations
to
him
so
,
that
his
power
would
suffer
no
diminution
,
though
misfortune
should
alien
even
the
Kings
affections
from
him
;
the
Princess
of
Conti
,
Sister
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
all
their
family
bestir
themselves
mainly
to
the
same
end
,
and
by
the
means
of
the
Duke
d'
Elbeuf
,
who
was
a
Friend
of
Baradas
the
Kings
Favourite
,
or
else
of
some
other
persons
who
engaged
themselves
in
it
,
the
King
was
also
brought
about
to
rellish
the
match
too
,
out
of
an
apprehension
infused
to
him
,
that
those
three
factions
pretended
only
a
rupture
of
the
marriage
,
whereas
,
in
effect
,
their
design
had
no
other
aim
but
his
ruin
,
to
clap
him
into
a
Monastery
,
and
marry
the
Duke
of
Anjou
to
the
Queen
:
This
impression
made
him
now
as
zealously
promote
,
as
he
had
formerly
opposed
the
marriage
;
earnestly
importuning
his
Brother
,
and
sending
to
the
Marshall
d'
Ornano
,
who
returned
large
protestations
of
obedience
to
his
commands
,
but
that
as
yet
he
could
not
discover
any
disposition
in
the
Duke
for
it
:
Thus
for
some
time
was
the
Marshall
caressed
and
sued
to
by
all
parties
.
In
the
mean
while
,
the
opposite
Party
strengthen
themselves
with
a
supply
of
all
such
as
hated
the
Cardinal
,
especially
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
who
,
(
desirous
to
repay
him
the
ill
office
he
had
lately
received
by
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
with
Spain
,
which
exposed
him
to
the
inconvenience
of
a
war
with
Genoa
,
and
the
hatred
of
Spain
,
)
by
his
Ambassador
the
Abbot
of
Scaglia
,
proposes
to
the
Duke
a
match
with
the
Princess
of
Mantua
,
and
by
the
same
instrument
instigates
him
to
rid
himself
of
the
Cardinal
,
as
the
only
obstacle
to
all
his
designs
;
but
the
Prince
of
Condé
,
and
the
Princess
his
Wife
,
seeing
the
King
varied
in
his
,
had
not
courage
enough
to
persevere
in
their
resolutions
for
the
Party
they
had
undertaken
,
though
they
were
most
engaged
to
prevent
the
marriage
;
but
indeed
so
great
a
propensity
was
there
in
their
natures
to
treachery
and
falshood
,
that
without
any
difficulty
was
this
change
wrought
in
them
:
the
one
hoping
to
gain
a
piece
of
Land
,
called
Dun-le-roy
,
and
was
a
part
of
the
Crown-land
,
to
joyn
it
to
his
Dutchy
of
Chasteau-Roux
;
and
the
other
,
that
she
might
not
totally
leave
the
Court
the
seat
of
her
pleasures
and
contents
;
and
the
better
to
act
their
parts
,
the
Prince
comes
to
Valery
,
not
far
from
Fountainebleau
where
the
King
then
was
,
whither
the
Princess
also
makes
several
journies
;
after
which
the
Marquess
of
Brezé
Brother-in-law
to
the
Cardinal
,
makes
three
voyages
thither
also
,
but
very
privately
;
to
whom
,
as
't
is
said
he
gave
an
account
of
all
passages
,
adding
to
,
rather
then
curtailing
the
relation
of
any
particular
,
according
to
the
custom
of
all
Informers
,
that
by
such
means
hope
to
inhance
the
price
of
their
discoveries
.
About
this
time
were
intercepted
several
packets
going
into
Spain
and
Savoy
,
which
occasioned
the
securing
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ornano
,
who
was
yet
somewhat
more
ceremoniously
dealt
withall
then
ordinary
,
in
regard
of
his
Master
:
The
King
one
afternoon
commands
the
Regiment
of
his
guards
into
the
Basse
Court
at
Fountainebleau
,
under
pretence
of
exercising
before
the
Queens
;
but
instead
of
returning
to
their
quarters
,
they
possesse
themselves
of
all
the
advenues
of
the
village
,
which
was
also
surrounded
by
the
Cavalry
:
And
the
King
going
very
early
to
bed
,
not
long
after
rose
again
,
sent
for
he
Queen-Mother
,
the
Cardinal
,
the
Chancellour
,
and
the
Marshall
Schomberg
,
with
whom
he
resolved
upon
the
Arrest
,
which
was
executed
by
the
Captain
of
the
Guard
.
Whereupon
the
King
sent
instantly
for
the
Duke
of
Anjou
,
to
let
him
know
that
the
reason
of
his
imprisonment
was
,
because
he
knew
that
instead
of
serving
him
according
to
his
duty
,
the
Marshall
infused
bad
Counsels
into
him
:
at
which
the
Duke
was
highly
displeased
,
and
to
as
little
purpose
discovered
he
his
disgust
both
in
words
and
gestures
,
flies
in
great
fury
at
the
Cardinal
,
demanding
of
him
,
if
he
had
been
privy
to
this
design
,
who
told
him
that
indeed
he
was
not
ignorant
of
it
;
the
same
demand
makes
he
to
the
Chancellour
,
who
for
not
daring
to
advow
the
action
,
lost
his
seals
a
few
dayes
after
,
and
was
banished
the
Court.
After
this
Arrest
of
the
Marshal
,
was
Chaudebonne
,
a
Domestick
of
the
Duke
of
Anjou's
sent
to
the
Bastille
,
as
also
Modene
and
Deagent
for
their
old
faults
:
The
Count
of
Chasteau-Roux
,
and
the
Chevalier
de
Jars
were
also
banished
the
Court
,
suspected
for
having
so
great
a
dependance
on
the
Queen
and
the
Count
of
Soissons
.
The
Marshal
was
sent
to
the
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
and
all
the
places
under
his
Command
seized
on
,
the
most
considerable
of
which
was
Pont
Saint
Esprit
in
Languedoc
:
The
report
of
this
,
made
all
the
Princes
and
Great
ones
then
at
Paris
,
and
in
no
little
amazement
at
this
accident
,
return
to
their
attendance
on
the
Court.
The
Duke
of
Anjou
persists
still
in
his
discontent
,
and
is
more
averse
then
ever
from
the
marriage
with
the
Princess
of
Montpensier
;
But
being
yet
destitute
of
any
safe
retreat
,
he
is
inforced
to
cover
his
displeasure
with
a
dissembled
accommodation
with
the
Cardinal
;
and
hunting
often
about
Fountainebleau
,
resolves
one
day
to
go
towards
Fleury
,
and
dine
with
him
,
who
then
lay
there
;
but
having
notice
of
the
Dukes
intentions
,
and
that
it
was
only
to
do
him
a
discourtesie
,
departs
thence
before
day
,
comes
to
Fountainebleau
just
as
the
Duke
was
rising
,
and
gave
him
his
shirt
.
This
little
discovery
rouses
the
Cardinal
,
and
makes
him
very
sollicitous
to
provide
against
the
storms
impending
over
him
:
he
understands
moreover
,
that
all
contrivances
against
his
life
come
from
Savoy
,
that
the
Abbot
of
Scaglia
is
the
chief
Instrument
imployed
in
it
;
that
the
Queen
made
use
of
the
Dutchess
of
Chevreuse
to
animate
the
Duke
of
Anjou
against
him
,
that
the
Grand
Prior
irritated
by
a
private
discontent
,
is
also
one
of
the
most
violent
against
him
,
whereupon
he
resolves
to
ruine
those
he
could
,
and
to
rid
himself
of
the
rest
the
best
he
could
.
This
was
the
ground
of
his
irreconcilable
hatred
against
Savoy
,
of
the
ruin
of
the
Grand
Prior
,
Chalais
,
&
the
Dutch.
of
Chevreuse
.
To
compass
his
design
,
and
prepare
his
way
to
the
Government
of
Britany
,
which
he
coveted
for
its
good
Ports
,
and
the
conveniencies
to
execute
this
new
office
of
Superintendent
of
the
Sea
,
which
he
had
introduced
to
succeed
the
suppressed
Admiralty
of
France
,
he
suggests
to
the
King
,
that
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
grew
too
potent
in
Britany
,
considering
his
pretensions
to
that
Dutchy
in
the
right
of
his
Wife
,
and
the
alliance
he
was
entring
into
with
the
Duke
of
Retz
,
who
was
very
powerful
in
that
Province
,
and
Master
of
two
of
the
most
considerable
places
in
it
;
that
the
Grand
Prior
,
the
most
zealous
of
all
the
Duke
of
Anjou's
Partisans
,
was
his
brother
;
that
it
might
be
one
day
a
most
secure
retreat
for
the
Duke
,
and
of
dangerous
consequence
to
all
France
,
considering
its
situation
both
so
near
to
England
and
Spain
;
and
that
it
would
be
expedient
to
provide
timely
preventions
against
such
fatal
accidents
.
This
made
the
King
resolve
upon
a
journey
thither
,
and
to
ptepare
himself
for
it
,
the
whole
Court
removed
back
to
Paris
;
but
the
better
to
conceal
the
intended
voyage
,
they
pretended
only
a
journey
to
Blois
;
Nevertheless
the
Grand
Prior
rightly
conceiving
that
a
further
progress
was
designed
,
offers
to
seek
out
his
Brother
,
and
bring
him
to
justifie
himself
against
all
accusations
whatever
;
provided
he
might
be
secured
by
an
engagement
of
their
words
,
not
to
be
injured
in
his
person
:
this
he
imparts
to
the
Cardinal
,
who
approves
of
his
design
,
fils
him
with
hopes
,
but
no
promise
of
security
,
advising
him
to
procure
that
of
the
King
,
which
he
does
,
and
so
departs
for
Britany
.
The
Duke
of
Anjou
was
very
unwilling
to
this
Journey
,
but
finding
no
evasion
for
it
,
at
length
resolves
upon
it
:
All
the
Court
go
,
except
the
Count
of
Soissous
,
and
the
Princess
of
Montpensier
,
whom
the
sickness
of
their
Mothers
stayed
behind
.
The
King
being
at
Blois
,
thither
came
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
and
his
Brother
:
For
two
dayes
together
the
King
made
them
infinite
caresses
,
which
the
third
night
he
closes
with
an
Arrest
by
the
Captain
of
his
guards
,
and
then
sent
them
both
Prisoners
to
the
Castle
of
Amboise
.
After
this
was
done
,
the
Cardinal
,
who
had
all
this
while
stayed
at
one
of
his
houses
near
Paris
,
comes
to
Blois
,
openly
commiserating
the
misfortune
of
the
Grand
Prior
,
but
not
his
Brother
,
in
which
the
whole
Court
sympathize
,
for
that
the
one
was
beloved
,
but
the
other
hated
;
and
that
which
most
moved
their
compassion
,
was
,
that
the
Grand
Prior
had
most
innocently
been
the
Instrument
of
both
his
own
and
Brother's
disaster
.
The
resolution
for
the
voyage
into
Britany
is
continued
,
and
also
to
press
the
Duke
of
Anjou
to
the
marriage
,
who
still
opposed
it
:
But
some
of
his
Party
,
fearing
lest
at
length
he
might
recede
from
his
resolution
,
advise
him
to
quit
the
Court
:
Some
counselling
him
to
take
the
way
of
Rochelle
,
others
that
of
Metz
:
Moreover
they
send
to
the
Count
of
Soissons
for
Balagny
and
Boyer
,
two
trusty
persons
,
the
one
to
be
his
conductor
towards
Rochelle
,
if
they
took
that
way
,
and
the
other
to
treat
with
his
Uncle
the
Duke
of
Villars
Governor
of
Havre
,
that
they
might
secure
that
Port
to
receive
the
forraign
succours
promised
them
.
But
as
't
is
usual
in
all
dangerous
enterprizes
,
mens
hearts
failing
them
,
instead
of
executing
their
designs
,
they
raise
difficulties
to
overthrow
them
,
so
hapned
it
in
this
;
For
instead
of
going
themselves
,
they
sent
a
Gentleman
belonging
to
Chalais
,
to
the
Duke
of
Valette
to
know
whether
he
would
receive
the
discontents
,
and
by
that
means
gave
him
opportunity
to
evade
a
business
,
in
which
,
had
they
surprized
him
,
he
had
without
resistance
been
engaged
:
For
conceiving
by
this
message
that
they
were
not
well
resolved
,
he
sent
them
word
,
that
the
place
belonging
to
his
Father
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
he
must
first
send
to
know
his
pleasure
,
before
he
could
return
them
any
other
answer
:
This
very
well
pleased
those
that
disswaded
his
departure
,
especially
Chalais
who
was
of
a
mild
temper
,
and
naturally
averse
from
faction
;
to
which
his
friends
had
never
inclined
him
,
had
not
his
spirit
been
too
flexible
to
withstand
their
solicitations
;
so
that
seeing
the
trouble
and
danger
still
increase
,
he
grew
very
desirous
to
dis-entangle
himself
of
the
affair
,
and
to
that
end
,
intreats
the
Commandeur
de
Valencé
to
assure
the
Cardinal
,
that
he
would
renounce
the
Duke
of
Anjou's
Interests
,
and
become
his
servant
;
The
Cardinal
who
desired
nothing
more
,
receives
and
cajoles
him
so
handsomly
,
that
he
engages
him
by
promise
,
to
discover
all
the
Dukes
designs
to
him
:
This
lasted
a
few
dayes
;
but
the
inconstancy
of
his
humour
,
which
yet
was
nothing
mischeivous
,
hurrying
him
to
another
change
;
he
repents
of
his
promise
,
will
discover
nothing
,
and
raccomodes
himself
with
the
Duke
of
Anjou
;
requesting
the
Commandeur
to
revoke
the
promise
he
had
given
the
Cardinal
in
his
behalf
,
who
excuses
himself
of
the
employment
,
foretelling
him
,
that
it
was
the
next
way
to
a
Prison
or
worse
;
But
Chalais
notwithstanding
,
persisting
in
his
resolutions
,
got
some
other
to
carry
his
intentions
to
the
Cardinal
,
who
nothing
relished
the
message
,
which
recalled
to
his
mind
the
business
of
Fleury
,
and
gave
him
some
Jealousies
that
it
was
the
Dutchess
of
Chevreuse
that
had
regained
him
,
and
therefore
he
thought
it
now
time
to
dispatch
him
:
Wherefore
he
causes
him
to
be
arrested
and
sent
Prisoner
to
the
Castle
of
Nantes
;
and
Commissioners
of
the
Parliament
of
Britany
were
appointed
for
his
trial
;
at
which
he
confesses
,
and
accuses
,
what
,
and
whom
they
please
;
thinking
by
that
means
(
being
little
versed
in
criminal
proceedings
)
to
save
himself
,
confirms
also
some
flying
reports
of
his
engagement
to
kill
the
King
who
was
helping
him
to
bed
;
but
he
was
condemned
and
executed
for
this
only
,
that
being
a
Domestick
of
the
Duke
of
Aujou's
,
he
had
advised
his
Master
to
retire
from
the
Court
:
But
after
all
these
weaknesses
,
seeing
how
ineffectual
they
had
been
to
save
his
life
,
he
dyed
with
much
courage
and
constancy
;
At
the
same
time
also
was
Marcillac
apprehended
,
and
devested
of
his
Government
of
Sommieres
in
Languedoc
;
Troncon
and
Sanveterre
were
also
banished
the
Court
,
for
presuming
to
disswade
the
King
from
the
intended
marriage
:
To
which
the
Duke
of
Anjou
,
during
those
procedures
,
was
anew
urged
;
and
his
Favourites
being
already
won
,
the
Duke
upon
hopes
of
the
Marshal
d'
Ornano's
,
and
Chalais
liberty
,
at
length
resolves
upon
it
,
and
falling
from
one
extremity
to
another
,
suddenly
and
privately
marries
the
Princess
of
Montpensier
,
(
who
was
purposely
sent
for
from
Paris
with
a
gallant
train
)
loves
and
caresses
her
,
and
now
cannot
live
without
her
.
Hereupon
his
Appanage
was
assigned
him
,
to
wit
,
the
Dutchyes
of
Orleans
and
Chartres
(
wherefore
for
the
future
we
shall
call
him
the
Duke
of
Orleans
)
together
with
the
Earldom
of
Blois
;
great
in
appearance
,
but
seated
in
the
heart
of
France
,
without
any
good
place
within
the
whole
circuit
of
it
,
and
of
a
very
small
revenue
,
his
chiefest
assignations
for
the
maintenance
of
his
house
being
out
of
the
Treasury
,
that
so
they
might
at
pleasure
be
taken
from
him
.
The
marriage
thus
consummared
,
they
proceed
notwithstanding
to
the
execution
of
Chalais
,
inquiring
also
after
informations
against
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
especially
whether
he
held
not
Intelligence
with
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
during
the
war
in
the
year
1625.
Commissioners
also
were
appointed
for
the
trial
of
the
Duke
,
and
his
Brother
the
Grand
Prior
;
but
the
one
objecting
the
Priviledge
of
his
Peerage
,
and
the
other
of
his
Cross
of
Malta
,
they
were
at
last
sent
to
the
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
without
any
further
proceedings
against
them
;
only
the
Dukes
houses
in
Britany
were
razed
,
and
he
was
deprived
of
his
Government
of
that
Province
,
which
was
conferred
on
the
Marshal
Themines
.
'T
was
thought
the
reason
that
diverted
the
Cardinal
from
the
design
he
had
upon
this
Government
,
was
,
that
having
placed
into
Brest
,
one
of
the
fairest
and
securest
Ports
of
all
France
,
one
Sourdeac
,
a
creature
of
his
own
,
out
of
hopes
to
secure
it
to
himself
;
the
King
without
his
privity
,
conferred
that
command
upon
a
Souldier
of
mean
quality
,
which
vexed
him
so
,
that
abandoning
all
future
thoughts
of
the
other
,
he
resolved
upon
the
purchase
of
Hauvre
de
Grace
in
Normandy
.
Upon
the
Confession
of
Chalais
,
Messengers
were
also
sent
to
Verger
,
a
House
of
the
Prince
of
Guymenés
to
confine
the
Dutchess
of
Chevreuse
there
,
but
she
escaped
that
confinement
by
her
departure
before
to
Paris
,
where
being
informed
of
what
had
passed
,
she
recovered
,
by
great
journies
to
Lorrain
.
The
voyage
of
Britany
having
thus
succeeded
,
the
King
returns
to
Paris
,
where
the
Count
of
Soissons
durst
not
expect
his
arrival
,
but
grown
wise
by
the
misfortune
of
others
,
travels
into
Italy
,
where
the
Court-hatred
pursued
and
persecuted
him
;
For
Letters
were
sent
to
Bethune
Embassadour
extraordinary
for
the
King
at
Rome
,
that
he
should
take
care
the
title
of
Highness
was
not
given
him
;
to
which
Bethune
having
no
other
passion
then
for
his
Masters
service
,
answers
,
that
he
would
never
be
guilty
of
such
a
crime
,
but
that
if
the
Count
of
Soissons
had
offended
the
King
,
he
ought
to
punish
him
in
France
,
and
not
in
that
which
would
so
much
intrench
upon
the
honour
of
the
Crown
;
and
that
he
would
rather
quit
his
employment
,
then
do
such
a
disservice
both
to
his
Master
and
Family
.
When
the
Court
came
to
Paris
,
not
a
word
was
spoken
of
the
Dutchess
of
Chevreuse
her
removal
;
Sardigny
and
Bonoeil
were
confined
to
their
own
houses
,
one
being
accused
for
advising
the
Count
of
Soissons
to
leave
France
,
the
other
for
his
too
great
propensity
to
the
Queens
service
.
Attempts
were
made
also
to
take
the
Chevalier
de
Jars
,
which
having
notice
of
,
he
prevented
by
his
flight
into
England
:
About
this
time
also
the
Marshal
d'
Ornano
died
of
the
Stone
,
whose
death
occasioned
several
discourses
.
We
will
now
leave
the
Duke
of
Orleans
to
comfort
himself
with
the
embraces
of
his
new
Wife
,
for
the
losses
and
misfortunes
of
his
servants
;
and
the
Cardinal
to
refresh
himself
awhile
,
after
having
dissipated
so
thick
,
and
menacing
a
cloud
,
as
hovered
over
his
head
,
to
come
to
the
affairs
of
England
;
whither
the
Abbot
Scaglia
,
four
moneths
before
,
was
gone
in
quality
of
Ambassadour
extraordinary
,
and
carried
together
with
his
Masters
,
his
own
particular
passions
,
both
being
unanimously
bent
to
spare
nothing
,
that
might
purchase
them
a
sound
revenge
upon
the
Cardinal
,
There
he
found
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
of
the
same
humour
,
whom
he
encouraged
to
procure
the
banishment
of
all
the
French
attending
on
the
Queen
of
great
Britany
,
for
that
they
cherished
their
Mistress
in
some
froward
humours
,
which
many
times
occasioned
differences
between
the
King
and
her
,
alledging
that
Spain
,
France
,
and
Savoy
would
be
sufficient
presidents
to
warrant
the
action
;
recounts
the
numerous
factions
and
discontents
he
had
left
in
France
,
the
ill
usage
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
in
whose
Interests
the
King
himself
was
engaged
,
as
being
surety
for
the
observance
of
the
last
treaty
of
peace
,
and
assures
him
of
his
Master
the
Duke
of
Savoyes
complyance
and
fidelity
upon
all
occasions
;
All
these
perswasions
joyned
with
the
urgent
sollicitations
of
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
in
the
behalf
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
moved
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
to
perswade
the
King
his
Master
privately
to
send
a
Gentleman
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
inform
him
of
his
deep
resentments
that
those
of
the
Religion
had
by
his
means
and
intervention
been
deceived
,
that
he
now
saw
clearly
,
that
instead
of
restoring
Rochelle
to
its
liberty
,
presecutions
they
suffered
in
Languedoc
;
that
it
was
expedient
they
should
address
their
complaints
to
him
,
that
,
being
Caution
for
the
late
peace
,
he
might
have
just
occasion
to
demand
reparation
for
the
infractions
of
it
,
which
if
it
was
refused
,
he
protested
that
he
would
employ
the
whole
strength
of
all
his
dominions
,
and
hazard
also
his
own
person
to
obtain
an
exact
and
punctual
observation
of
the
Edict
for
peace
:
But
that
since
it
was
fitting
,
for
the
better
Justification
of
his
procedures
,
to
begin
with
such
formalities
,
he
desires
that
he
would
send
him
over
a
Gentleman
,
by
whom
he
might
be
fully
informed
and
directed
how
to
proceed
.
The
Duke
who
saw
no
humane
means
to
preserve
Rochelle
but
by
relief
from
England
,
received
this
Message
with
all
respect
and
honour
;
and
informed
the
Gentleman
,
that
the
Communalties
of
the
Religion
could
not
write
to
the
King
his
Master
neither
in
General
,
nor
in
particular
without
being
detected
,
which
would
crush
the
affair
in
its
birth
,
that
he
would
undertake
that
office
for
them
all
,
by
sending
a
Gentleman
with
a
Letter
,
to
implore
that
assistance
of
him
,
he
was
obliged
to
give
them
;
who
moreover
should
be
fully
instructed
with
the
particular
in
observations
of
the
peace
,
and
what
he
thought
was
the
most
convenient
course
to
be
taken
in
reference
to
the
war
:
With
this
answer
the
Gentleman
returned
,
and
a
few
dayes
after
,
according
to
his
promise
,
the
Duke
dispatcht
St.
Blancart
with
orders
to
go
by
the
way
of
Rochelle
,
to
see
in
what
condition
was
the
Citadel
of
Saint
Martin
in
the
Isle
of
Ré
;
which
he
exactly
well
performed
,
and
after
his
arrival
in
England
,
obtained
a
conclusion
of
a
war
for
our
relief
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
causes
all
the
Queens
French
Servants
(
except
a
Chaplain
)
to
be
cashiered
,
which
made
so
great
a
noise
in
France
,
that
the
Marshall
Bassompiere
was
sent
Embassadour
extraordinary
into
England
to
compose
the
affair
,
and
returned
thence
with
satisfaction
correspondent
to
his
instructions
and
intentions
:
But
the
two
Favourites
accord
not
at
all
;
he
of
France
causes
the
Marshal
,
being
no
creature
of
his
to
be
disowned
,
and
the
other
procures
a
dissolution
of
the
treaty
.
Not
long
before
,
the
taking
of
some
Normande
ships
by
the
English
,
gave
another
occasion
of
difference
;
The
Parliament
of
Roüen
hereupon
not
receiving
that
speedy
satisfaction
they
expected
,
laid
an
Embargo
upon
all
English
Vessels
in
all
their
Ports
,
and
the
English
upon
the
reciprocal
and
fruitless
complaints
of
both
Parties
,
made
Prize
of
all
the
French
they
met
with
.
The
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
who
in
all
these
affairs
acted
nothing
out
of
affection
to
religion
,
or
regard
to
his
Masters
honour
,
but
only
to
satisfie
his
passion
for
some
foolish
Amours
of
his
in
France
,
upon
these
two
occasions
grounds
a
request
to
be
sent
Embassadour
to
France
;
Thus
from
the
petty
follies
of
the
Court
,
springs
the
disturbance
of
whole
Kingdoms
,
most
of
the
mischeifs
that
infest
them
flowing
from
the
particular
Interests
of
Favourites
,
who
trampling
Justice
under
their
feet
,
subvert
all
good
policy
,
change
the
good
Maximes
of
the
State
,
and
make
their
Masters
but
properties
to
support
their
greatness
,
wealth
and
revenge
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
jealous
of
this
Embassie
,
sent
one
of
his
Gentlemen
very
privately
to
Paris
,
to
observe
the
actions
of
Buckingham
,
and
to
encourage
him
in
his
former
resolution
:
But
the
King
would
not
admit
of
his
Embassie
,
so
that
his
design
of
Love
being
frustrated
,
he
now
followes
the
dictates
of
his
rage
,
and
since
he
could
not
see
the
object
of
his
passion
,
resolves
to
shew
the
King
his
power
,
preparing
all
things
for
the
war
,
in
which
,
by
his
present
care
and
assiduity
,
he
redeems
his
former
negligence
and
remisness
;
and
that
he
might
omit
nothing
that
might
further
his
design
,
the
Lord
Montague
is
sent
into
Savoy
,
and
thence
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
where
arriving
very
privately
,
he
delivers
his
Credentials
from
the
King
,
and
from
Buckingham
,
in
whose
names
he
assures
himof
the
great
preparations
in
England
for
our
assistance
,
to
wit
,
of
thirty
thousand
men
to
be
disposed
into
three
several
Fleets
,
the
first
designed
for
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
the
second
coming
up
the
river
of
Bourdeaux
to
land
in
Guienne
,
and
the
third
in
Normandy
,
to
give
the
King
a
sound
diversion
there
,
whil'st
he
should
be
busied
in
Guienne
;
that
the
Rivers
of
Loire
,
Seine
,
and
the
Garonne
should
with
good
Frigots
be
kept
closely
blocked
;
that
the
Duke
of
Savoy
would
make
an
invasion
either
upon
Dauphine
or
Provence
,
and
moreover
promised
the
Duke
of
Rohan
five
hundred
auxiliary
horse
,
and
the
Duke
of
Chevreuse
also
the
like
number
;
that
his
desire
was
,
that
with
those
thousand
horse
,
and
the
foot
he
should
levy
in
Lakguedoc
,
he
would
march
to
Montauban
,
to
rally
those
of
the
Religion
in
Guienne
,
and
joyn
with
the
English
Army
,
that
should
make
its
discent
by
the
River
of
Bourdeaux
:
To
which
he
replyed
,
that
immediately
upon
the
entry
of
the
English
into
France
,
and
not
before
,
he
would
engage
himself
to
take
arms
,
and
procure
the
lower
Languedoc
,
the
Sevenes
,
Roüergue
,
and
a
part
of
the
higher
Languedoc
to
declare
,
and
upon
his
own
score
to
raise
four
thousand
foot
,
and
two
hundred
horse
to
march
to
Montauban
;
and
moreover
,
if
he
had
half
the
Cavalry
promised
him
,
he
would
undertake
to
joyn
the
English
Army
in
any
part
of
Guienne
what
,
soever
.
Mourague
returned
satisfied
with
this
answer
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
began
his
preparations
,
which
yet
he
could
not
make
with
that
secresie
,
but
that
the
Court
had
soon
an
inckling
of
them
;
so
that
his
Mother
and
Sister
had
been
made
Prisoners
,
had
they
not
sought
their
safety
by
flying
to
Rochelle
,
where
they
did
eminently
contribute
to
the
defeating
of
the
King's
designs
there
;
and
as
all
contrivances
against
him
,
were
clandestine
and
underhand
,
so
,
for
his
part
did
he
cherish
those
of
the
Religion
in
their
discontens
,
especially
concerning
the
Consulates
of
Nismes
and
Aletz
,
whose
accomodations
he
prevented
,
so
that
he
preserved
those
Corporations
in
a
firm
resolution
to
dare
all
extremities
,
rather
then
suffer
the
least
diminution
of
their
Priviledges
,
and
all
the
rest
in
a
condition
to
adhere
to
them
;
And
on
the
other
side
,
the
Court
faction
having
interessed
the
Royal
authority
in
the
concern
of
those
Consulates
,
would
not
in
the
least
degree
recede
from
their
purposes
.
When
things
were
in
this
posture
,
about
the
twentieth
of
July
comes
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
into
the
Rode
of
Rochelle
,
with
a
brave
Armado
,
in
which
were
ten
thousand
men
,
with
store
of
Canon
,
and
ammunition
for
war
,
with
all
sorts
of
Instruments
for
Pioneers
:
which
when
the
Rochellers
saw
,
instead
of
receiving
him
whom
they
had
so
impatiently
expected
,
they
shut
their
gates
and
havens
against
him
,
to
prevent
the
arrival
of
any
one
from
him
,
to
impart
his
Commission
to
them
;
for
the
Maior
and
those
in
authority
were
corrupted
by
the
Court
Party
,
and
the
poor
people
had
neither
strength
,
nor
courage
to
admit
him
:
So
that
Soubize
was
fain
to
go
on
shore
in
a
Shalloup
,
and
landing
near
to
one
of
the
Town-Gates
with
one
of
the
King
of
Englands
Secretaries
,
his
Mother
went
straight
to
another
,
whither
when
the
Duke
was
also
●…e
,
she
went
forth
and
drew
him
in
by
the
arm
,
at
which
the
People
much
rejoyced
,
and
in
great
troops
followed
him
to
his
lodging
:
When
he
was
thus
gotten
in
,
he
assembled
the
Councel
of
the
Town
,
to
whom
the
Secretary
declared
the
substance
of
his
Message
after
this
manner
;
That
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
had
sent
him
to
let
them
know
,
that
by
the
command
of
the
King
his
Master
,
he
was
now
come
in
sight
of
them
with
a
Gallant
Army
,
ready
to
land
where
occasion
should
require
;
that
that
which
induced
his
King
to
this
,
was
his
certain
knowledge
that
the
Councel
of
France
,
(
corrupted
by
the
house
of
Austria
)
conspired
the
ruine
of
all
Christendom
;
which
manifestly
appeared
in
the
affairs
of
Germany
,
which
they
have
entirely
ruined
,
especially
by
that
permission
was
given
to
Count
Mansfields
Army
to
pass
through
France
,
which
,
as
he
was
ready
to
march
,
was
refused
him
,
and
was
the
destruction
of
that
,
and
consequently
of
the
German
Army
,
in
which
twelve
thousand
English
perished
by
famine
;
that
since
the
King
his
Master
had
by
his
Ambassadours
mediated
a
composing
of
the
late
War
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
and
engaged
himself
for
the
faithful
observation
of
the
Articles
of
the
Treaty
,
(
and
that
too
with
the
consent
of
the
King
of
France
)
in
which
,
those
of
the
Religion
had
submitted
to
conditions
too
harsh
for
their
present
estate
to
bear
;
he
had
seen
their
Confederates
of
Italy
deserted
,
and
the
Armies
designed
for
their
defence
,
employed
to
block
up
their
Garrisons
,
and
to
reduce
this
Town
to
a
Consumption
by
Famine
,
the
continual
cries
of
which
place
,
and
of
the
whole
body
of
the
Reformed
party
,
having
by
the
mediation
of
the
Dukes
of
Rohan
and
Soubize
,
reathed
his
eares
,
and
taking
notice
of
the
vast
preparations
at
Sea
,
closely
to
begirt
this
Town
,
and
that
to
that
end
,
by
an
unrepresidented
act
of
injustice
,
one
hundred
and
twenty
English
ships
,
with
all
their
Merchandize
,
Mariners
,
and
Artillery
,
were
seized
on
in
time
of
peace
;
that
for
these
,
and
many
other
reasons
,
compassionating
their
miseries
,
and
heavy
pressures
,
his
promise
also
to
see
the
Articles
agreed
on
,
performed
,
obliging
him
,
he
now
offer'd
them
a
powerful
assistance
both
by
Sea
and
Land
,
in
case
they
will
accept
of
it
,
and
engage
in
the
War
with
him
,
protesting
not
to
prosecute
any
particular
pretension
or
interest
whatsoever
,
save
only
what
was
accorded
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
for
which
he
became
Caution
:
That
in
case
the
Town
refuse
this
offer
,
the
Duke
solemnly
protests
before
God
,
and
the
world
,
that
he
holds
his
Master
fully
absolved
of
all
obligations
both
of
Conscience
,
and
Honour
;
and
that
for
his
part
,
he
shall
dispose
himself
to
execute
the
rest
of
the
commands
imposed
on
him
by
his
Master
,
and
that
he
desires
their
clear
and
speedy
answer
:
This
Harangue
much
moved
the
people
,
who
saw
no
other
re-sourse
,
nor
hopes
of
deliverance
then
from
the
English
Arms
;
yet
so
prevalent
was
the
faction
of
those
that
endeavoured
the
destruction
of
that
poor
,
and
miserable
Town
,
that
with
much
difficulty
were
they
induced
to
resolve
on
any
thing
;
at
length
they
sent
their
Deputies
to
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
to
give
the
King
of
England
thanks
for
the
care
he
took
of
them
,
and
withall
to
let
him
know
,
that
having
heard
,
and
well
considered
of
his
Message
,
representing
his
Majesties
good
intentions
to
all
the
Reformed
in
France
,
of
whom
they
were
but
a
part
;
that
being
bound
by
their
Oath
of
Union
to
act
nothing
but
by
a
general
and
unanimous
consent
,
they
conceived
their
answer
would
be
much
firmer
,
and
more
acceptable
to
the
King
,
if
it
were
accompanied
with
that
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Reformed
party
,
towards
whom
they
were
now
sending
with
all
speed
;
beseeching
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
favourably
to
interpret
this
Protraction
of
the
demanded
junction
,
and
be
a
means
that
it
may
not
be
displeasing
to
the
King
of
great
Britain
.
In
the
mean
time
they
would
address
their
prayers
,
and
vowes
to
God
for
the
prosperous
progress
of
his
Arms
to
a
plenary
execution
of
the
good
,
and
holy
intentions
of
his
Majesty
.
This
answer
had
like
to
have
drawn
great
prejudice
on
them
of
all
hands
;
from
the
English
,
to
see
their
great
irresolution
,
and
that
they
should
need
a
spur
,
who
could
find
no
safety
but
in
their
courage
,
and
audacity
;
from
those
of
the
Religion
,
inasmuch
as
they
demanded
their
advice
,
not
assistance
;
Thus
in
affairs
of
great
consequence
,
Councels
accompanied
with
too
much
circumspection
,
are
attended
on
by
no
less
dangers
;
for
they
discover
so
much
fear
,
as
raises
the
courages
of
enemies
,
and
depresses
those
of
friends
:
The
Duke
of
Soubize
sent
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
a
particular
account
of
this
deputation
,
and
answer
,
by
Saint
Blancarte
,
and
withall
,
an
absolute
assurance
of
the
Town
of
Rochelle
.
It
is
now
to
be
observed
,
that
when
Soubize
left
the
Fleet
,
to
know
the
intentions
of
the
Rochellers
,
two
things
were
agreed
on
between
him
,
and
Buckingham
:
First
,
that
the
first
descent
should
be
in
the
Isle
of
Oleron
,
both
for
the
facility
of
it
,
there
being
not
above
twelve
hundred
souldiers
to
oppose
them
,
nor
any
fortress
able
to
make
eight
dayes
resistance
;
and
also
for
the
conveniencies
of
the
place
,
abounding
in
corn
,
and
wine
,
commodious
for
the
maintenance
of
their
Souldiers
and
Mariners
,
easie
to
be
kept
,
and
that
once
taken
,
and
the
English
Vessels
guarding
the
Sea
,
would
in
short
time
reduce
the
Isle
of
Ré
to
great
extremities
;
whereas
if
they
made
their
first
attempt
on
the
other
,
which
was
well
stored
with
souldiers
,
sufficiently
fortified
to
make
a
good
opposition
,
the
success
of
the
attempt
would
be
full
of
hazard
,
and
the
conquest
of
uncertainty
;
the
other
was
not
to
attempt
any
thing
before
the
Duke
of
Soubize
his
return
:
But
when
Saint
Blancart
came
there
to
acquaint
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
with
the
issue
of
his
negotiation
in
Rochelle
,
he
found
the
design
varied
,
a
discent
into
the
Isle
of
Ré
determined
,
and
ready
to
be
executed
,
which
the
Duke
of
Buckinghem
also
,
not
expecting
Soubize
his
return
,
hastens
;
whether
it
was
,
that
he
feared
lest
Toiras
,
who
had
already
three
thousand
foot
,
and
two
hundred
horse
in
the
Island
,
should
grow
too
strong
,
many
of
the
Nobility
,
and
great
numbers
of
souldiers
flocking
thither
from
all
parts
;
or
that
he
was
loth
Soubize
should
participate
of
the
honour
of
the
action
.
At
this
discent
there
was
a
smart
and
gallant
combate
,
the
English
,
like
a
deluge
,
over-whelming
all
that
opposed
them
,
which
greatly
terrified
the
Romanists
;
and
had
he
closely
pursued
the
victory
,
and
gone
directly
to
the
Fort
,
according
to
the
advice
of
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
who
was
by
that
time
gotten
thither
,
he
had
found
it
empty
both
of
provisions
and
souldiers
;
but
the
loss
of
five
dayes
idly
trifled
away
,
gave
Toiras
leisure
to
rally
his
scattered
men
,
and
to
carry
all
the
provisions
,
could
be
found
in
the
Village
,
up
to
the
Fort.
This
only
fault
drew
after
it
many
mischiefs
on
the
reformed
party
;
in
this
fight
was
slain
Saint
Blancart
,
(
who
came
thither
soon
enough
to
land
the
second
man
)
deservedly
lamented
by
his
party
,
being
a
young
man
,
whose
piety
,
courage
,
and
prudence
emulously
strove
to
renown
him
.
This
discent
of
the
English
caused
great
commotions
at
the
Court
,
and
,
had
a
sudden
taking
of
the
Fort
succeeded
it
,
probably
a
great
alteration
of
affairs
had
followed
:
For
the
sickness
,
the
King
,
about
the
same
time
,
was
surprised
with
,
the
general
discontent
of
the
Nobility
at
the
Cardinals
favour
;
the
jealousie
of
those
were
but
lately
engaged
with
the
Duke
of
Orleans
;
the
abode
of
the
Count
of
Soissons
in
Piedmont
,
and
the
Duke
of
Savoy's
known
desires
of
revenge
,
for
his
desertion
by
the
French
,
were
sufficient
grounds
for
more
than
ordinary
jealousies
;
and
every
one
impatiently
expected
to
know
the
fate
of
the
Fort
,
that
they
might
declare
their
affections
;
which
the
King
well
knowing
,
omitted
nothing
for
its
relief
;
fed
the
Town
of
Rochelle
with
hopes
of
an
accommodation
,
provided
they
joyned
not
with
the
English
,
essayed
to
work
upon
the
Duke
of
Rohan
with
offers
of
large
sums
of
money
,
and
dispersed
Messengers
to
all
the
Reformed
Towns
,
to
render
odious
the
discent
of
the
English
,
and
to
draw
from
them
such
Declarations
as
might
secure
him
against
the
fear
of
their
conjunction
with
them
;
and
prevailed
with
Montauban
and
Castres
to
send
Deputies
to
the
other
Corporations
to
disswade
them
from
it
,
and
by
this
Argument
,
that
Rochelle
had
not
joyned
with
them
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
for
a
long
while
before
had
been
acquainted
with
the
Artifices
of
the
Court
,
and
particularly
knew
their
Partisans
in
every
Town
,
fore-seeing
well
that
he
could
not
hinder
such
Declarations
,
advises
them
to
insert
in
them
the
general
clause
,
under
the
benefit
of
the
Edicts
,
and
all
other
concessions
,
that
so
he
might
in
convenient
season
disengage
them
again
,
and
with
hopes
of
good
news
from
Rochelle
,
engages
them
not
to
desert
that
Town
.
At
length
come
letters
thence
,
but
such
,
whose
contents
answered
not
his
desires
;
nevertheless
he
is
obliged
to
make
use
of
them
;
but
how
to
extract
any
advantage
out
of
them
,
was
no
small
difficulty
:
If
he
should
send
them
to
every
Town
,
they
might
occasion
divers
resolutions
to
be
taken
up
by
them
,
and
possibly
contrary
the
one
to
the
other
,
which
must
needs
cause
great
divisions
;
if
before
he
took
up
Arms
,
he
should
conveque
an
Assembly
,
none
of
the
Corporations
would
dare
send
their
Deputies
,
for
fear
of
rendring
themselves
criminal
,
which
would
yet
be
a
greater
evil
;
he
resolves
therefore
to
conceal
the
letters
he
had
received
,
&
at
the
same
time
to
write
severally
to
all
the
principal
Communalties
of
the
Sevenes
,
(
and
unknown
the
one
to
the
other
,
nor
mentioning
any
Assembly
)
to
send
their
Deputies
to
him
to
Nismes
,
to
whom
he
had
things
to
impart
that
much
concerned
them
in
particular
;
the
same
desire
sent
he
to
Vsez
;
hoping
that
when
he
had
drawn
the
Provinces
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
to
any
good
resolution
,
the
rest
of
the
Reformed
party
,
or
at
least
the
greatest
part
of
them
,
would
easily
follow
their
example
.
This
invention
succeeded
well
;
for
all
the
Deputies
came
at
the
time
and
place
prefixed
;
but
the
Commission
of
the
Deputies
of
Vsez
,
being
not
large
enough
,
and
fearing
some
treachery
from
that
Town
,
he
carried
all
the
Deputies
thither
,
and
there
formed
an
Assembly
,
not
doubting
,
by
his
presence
,
to
confirm
them
to
his
party
;
this
done
,
he
recounts
all
the
breaches
of
faith
during
the
first
War
;
all
the
infractions
of
the
Edict
of
peace
,
made
before
Montpellier
,
(
which
occasioned
the
loss
of
that
Town
)
the
continuation
of
the
siege
of
Rochelle
;
the
detention
of
their
goods
,
and
the
injust
and
cruel
execution
of
many
innocent
persons
,
which
was
the
cause
of
the
second
;
which
being
composed
by
the
inter
vention
of
the
King
of
great
Britain's
Ambassadours
,
they
to
obtain
a
condiscension
of
those
of
the
Religion
to
the
Kings
proposals
,
with
the
Kings
consent
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
King
their
Master
,
became
Caution
for
the
performance
of
the
Articles
,
which
being
no
better
observed
than
the
former
,
the
danger
of
Rochelle
daily
increasing
by
straitning
their
Port
;
the
loss
of
their
Franchises
,
and
liberty
of
Commerce
,
by
the
repairing
,
instead
of
the
promised
razing
of
the
Fort
Lewis
;
by
the
fortifying
the
Islands
,
and
storing
them
with
Ammunition
,
and
other
provisions
;
by
the
building
,
collecting
,
and
arming
so
many
ships
;
by
maintaining
so
many
neighbouring
Garrisons
;
by
so
many
attempts
upon
the
Town
;
by
the
subversion
of
the
priviledges
of
Nismes
,
and
Aletz
,
depriving
them
of
their
liberty
of
electing
Consuls
;
by
the
manifold
infringement
of
the
Edicts
in
all
points
,
and
places
,
and
towards
all
persons
;
that
the
consideration
of
all
these
things
had
obliged
him
to
remonstrate
their
condition
to
the
King
of
great
Britain
,
to
implore
him
,
according
to
his
Royal
promises
,
to
afford
us
some
redress
of
our
grievances
;
which
so
prevailed
upon
him
,
that
after
a
fruitless
tryal
of
all
fair
means
,
he
had
at
length
resolved
openly
to
assist
us
,
and
to
that
end
had
sent
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
with
a
gallant
Army
,
whose
beginnings
were
very
prosperous
:
But
that
it
was
upon
condition
,
that
the
lower
Languedoc
should
joyn
with
his
forces
,
and
not
listen
to
any
but
a
General
Treaty
,
and
with
the
consent
of
the
said
King
,
and
of
the
whole
body
of
the
Reformed
Party
within
this
Kingdom
;
adding
moreover
that
the
Town
of
Rochelle
would
not
conclude
any
thing
without
them
:
And
,
with
that
,
shewed
them
the
Letters
he
had
thence
,
telling
them
,
that
,
considering
the
importance
of
the
affair
,
he
had
thought
it
necessary
to
assemble
the
two
Provinces
of
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
that
there
might
be
a
perfect
harmony
in
their
resolutions
,
which
would
never
have
been
,
had
he
sent
those
Letters
to
all
the
Towns
severally
;
that
,
moreover
,
he
could
not
in
time
of
peace
convoque
an
General
Assembly
,
whose
only
summons
would
then
have
proved
its
prevention
:
but
that
he
was
assured
that
the
resolutions
of
those
two
Provinces
would
charm
all
the
rest
to
an
imitation
:
wherefore
he
conjured
them
to
a
serious
consideration
of
the
premises
,
assuring
them
of
his
strict
and
perpetual
adherence
to
them
.
Whereupon
they
decreed
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
should
be
desired
to
resume
his
charge
of
General
of
the
Reformed
Party
,
to
make
leavies
of
Souldiers
and
all
other
things
he
should
conceive
conducible
to
their
good
;
that
he
be
desired
to
form
,
as
soon
as
may
be
a
General
Assembly
,
to
continue
during
the
war
,
for
the
direction
and
management
of
their
affairs
,
that
the
oath
of
Union
be
renewed
,
with
the
addition
of
their
Junction
with
the
King
of
great
Britains
forces
,
and
also
of
all
other
Princes
,
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
that
for
the
maintenance
of
this
cause
have
,
or
for
the
future
shall
raise
arms
,
with
a
subjunction
of
a
promise
not
to
accept
of
any
particular
peace
,
nor
to
consent
or
hearken
to
any
treaty
,
but
general
,
and
with
the
approbation
of
the
whole
body
of
the
Reformed
Party
,
and
of
those
Princes
with
whom
they
are
,
or
shall
be
united
.
This
being
done
,
they
all
depart
:
and
Rohan
gives
out
his
Commissions
,
and
,
that
he
might
not
disgust
the
People
,
raises
and
arms
his
men
at
his
own
expence
,
appointing
a
day
to
make
some
attempts
upon
several
places
:
And
while
he
prepares
himself
for
the
field
,
let
us
reflect
upon
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
where
we
left
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
publishing
a
declaration
to
justifie
his
Masters
proceedings
,
and
advancing
to
quarter
his
army
in
the
Town
of
Saint
Martin
de
Ré
,
whence
he
began
to
straighten
the
Citadel
,
consistingof
four
Bastions
not
yet
perfected
;
andhaving
no
out-works
to
defend
it
:
This
place
he
resolved
to
reduce
,
by
starving
it
,
presuming
they
had
but
small
store
of
provisions
in
it
;
and
that
being
Master
of
the
Sea
,
he
might
easily
prevent
the
entry
of
any
recruits
either
of
men
or
victuals
;
but
being
something
too
careless
in
blocking
them
up
,
he
contents
himself
with
stopping
up
the
Haven
with
boats
and
beams
laid
a
cross
it
,
surrounding
the
Fort
with
his
Army
,
and
the
Island
with
his
Fleet
,
but
disdaining
to
take
a
small
Fort
in
the
Island
,
which
held
for
the
King
,
and
was
seated
on
one
of
the
best
landing
places
in
it
:
whence
afterwards
issued
all
the
mischiefs
that
befel
him
.
Besides
those
errors
,
were
committed
also
these
,
viz.
that
instead
of
raising
a
work
towards
the
Sea
,
the
only
quarter
to
be
seared
a
very
frivolous
and
useless
one
was
raised
on
the
Land
,
and
three
Batteries
,
but
at
a
distance
,
rather
to
affright
,
than
hurt
:
A
Well
also
was
not
well
heeded
,
about
five
and
twenty
,
or
thirty
paces
from
the
Counterscarp
,
in
which
was
only
thrown
a
dead
horse
,
and
some
stones
to
cover
it
;
but
the
besieged
knowing
,
of
what
dangerous
consequence
that
loss
would
be
to
them
,
disfurnishing
them
of
water
in
the
Fort
,
quickly
uncovered
it
,
and
having
well
cleared
it
,
fortified
it
with
a
work
,
which
preserved
it
them
during
the
whole
Siege
:
The
Guards
also
were
not
well
ordered
towards
the
Sea
;
nor
could
the
re-iterated
advice
of
the
Duke
of
Soubize
ever
induce
them
to
divide
their
Ships
,
and
place
them
before
the
Ports
,
where
they
would
have
much
prejudiced
the
Romish
Party
.
Nay
,
it
was
yet
worse
;
for
upon
very
light
pretences
,
every
day
came
one
or
other
from
the
Fort
,
to
speak
with
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
and
discover
the
condition
of
his
Army
;
and
from
that
time
,
by
the
means
of
the
Baron
De
Saint
Surin
and
Montaut
,
were
set
on
foot
on
divers
Treaties
,
which
were
continued
till
such
time
,
as
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
dispatch'd
one
of
his
Nephews
to
the
Court
with
the
said
Saint
Surin
,
but
for
what
reason
,
was
not
known
to
the
Duke
of
Soubize
.
Now
for
the
better
understanding
of
this
Affair
,
it
is
to
be
known
that
Ré
is
an
Island
,
lying
about
a
League
from
Rochelle
,
seven
miles
in
length
,
and
of
great
fertility
,
especially
in
wine
,
and
salt
:
There
are
in
it
,
three
principal
Bourgs
,
or
unwalled
Towns
,
of
which
Saint
Martin
De
Ré
is
one
of
the
fairest
of
France
,
and
seated
on
the
best
Rode
of
all
that
Coast
:
There
is
also
a
fair
Port
,
which
stretcheth
it self
all
along
the
Town
,
like
a
little
Arm
of
the
Sea
;
and
it
was
the
mouth
of
that
which
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
blocked
up
,
to
prevent
the
introduction
of
provisions
into
the
Fort
:
Between
Rè
,
and
Broüage
lies
another
Island
,
called
Oleran
,
as
big
,
and
populous
as
the
other
,
but
much
more
fruitful
;
in
which
the
King
had
garrison'd
a
Fort
,
b●uil
there
by
the
Duke
of
Soubize
in
the
former
War
,
but
of
small
consideration
;
had
Buckingham
seized
upon
this
Island
,
where
almost
all
the
Inhabitants
are
of
the
Religion
,
he
had
then
totally
defeated
the
Fort
of
Rè
of
all
means
of
relief
.
The
King
about
this
time
falling
sick
,
was
constrained
to
send
the
Duke
of
Orleans
in
his
place
,
to
command
,
and
confirm
the
Army
,
which
the
Duke
of
Angoulesme
had
about
Rochelle
,
where
notwithstanding
the
Rochellers
protestations
by
which
they
disowned
any
confederacy
with
the
English
,
yet
was
their
usage
nothing
better
,
but
they
began
now
to
begirt
them
more
closely
by
Land
,
to
retrench
all
manner
of
Provisions
:
but
the
main
design
of
the
Army
chiefly
reflected
upon
the
Fort
of
Ré
,
to
recruit
that
with
men
,
and
victuals
,
in
which
they
spared
no
expence
,
neither
of
men
,
nor
money
;
so
that
at
several
times
they
got
in
sufficient
numbers
to
keep
it
till
its
entire
deliverance
.
The
Rochellers
,
after
they
had
often
,
but
in
vain
,
renewed
their
protestations
of
fidelity
and
obedience
,
seeing
that
all
their
submissions
,
neither
abated
their
sufferings
,
nor
the
malice
of
those
who
thirsted
for
their
ruine
,
but
only
fomented
divisions
among
those
of
the
Religion
,
and
furnished
the
ill-affected
with
specious
pretences
to
exclaim
against
the
others
;
at
length
remonstrate
how
that
they
had
with-drawn
themselves
from
the
Crown
of
England
,
to
subject
themselves
to
that
of
France
,
the
great
priviledges
they
had
acquir'd
by
it
,
their
good
services
ever
since
,
their
immoveable
fidelity
,
in
which
they
had
constantly
persevered
,
notwithstanding
the
destruction
of
their
Trade
,
the
consuming
of
their
Harvests
,
the
devastation
of
their
Countrey
,
the
cruelties
exercised
upon
their
Citizens
;
in
short
,
all
those
miseries
which
a
licentious
Army
in
many
years
can
inflict
upon
their
greatest
enemies
;
and
after
this
said
repetition
of
their
sufferings
,
openly
declare
for
the
English
.
As
for
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
he
also
publishes
a
Declaration
,
containing
the
infractions
of
the
two
former
peaces
,
the
reasons
he
had
to
resent
them
,
and
makes
his
Addresses
to
the
King
of
great
Britain
,
who
was
Caution
for
the
latter
;
protests
that
he
has
no
other
aime
,
than
at
the
observation
of
the
Edicts
,
which
once
granted
,
he
freely
offers
to
expose
himself
to
a
voluntary
exile
from
the
Kingdom
,
that
so
there
might
be
no
ground
left
for
future
pretences
and
jealousies
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
King
also
issues
forth
new
Declarations
,
in
which
he
promises
an
observation
of
the
Edicts
to
those
that
shall
persist
in
their
obedience
,
a
pardon
to
those
that
had
flown
from
it
,
if
within
a
certain
time
they
returned
to
it
,
denouncing
heavy
securities
against
the
persons
,
and
estates
of
such
as
shall
adhere
to
the
Reformed
Party
;
the
Duke
of
Soubize
was
proclaimed
Traytour
;
and
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouze
,
though
it
has
no
jurisdiction
over
the
Peers
of
France
,
condemned
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
be
torn
in
pieces
with
foure
horses
,
proclaimed
him
ignoble
,
and
set
a
price
of
fifty
thousand
Crowns
upon
his
head
,
ennobling
those
that
should
assassinate
him
,
which
encouraged
three
or
four
unhappy
Villains
to
attempt
it
;
but
they
came
short
of
any
other
recompence
than
a
Halter
,
or
a
Wheel
;
it
being
not
within
the
compass
of
any
humane
power
,
without
an
especial
permission
of
the
Divine
,
either
to
prolong
,
or
shorten
the
life
of
any
man
.
These
light
skirmishes
of
the
pen
thus
dispatched
,
come
we
now
to
the
more
fatal
ones
of
the
Sword
;
of
all
the
designs
contrived
,
and
promised
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
be
put
in
execution
upon
divers
places
,
in
several
Provinces
,
none
took
effect
,
but
that
of
Corconne
,
the
management
of
which
,
he
had
committed
to
the
Lieutenant
of
his
Guards
,
together
with
one
named
De
Pize
,
(
who
in
a
short
time
after
,
gave
it
back
to
the
enemy
again
)
The
chiefest
obstacle
of
it
was
,
the
peoples
refusal
to
allow
of
any
such
attempts
,
before
an
open
Declaration
of
the
War
:
So
that
at
the
beginning
of
this
,
there
was
not
any
Paltry
Village
,
or
Fort
,
that
stood
not
upon
his
Guard
;
a
thing
not
heard
of
in
the
former
Civil
Wars
,
when
men
were
more
zealous
for
their
Religion
,
more
faithful
,
secret
,
and
confident
of
their
Commanders
,
to
whom
they
gave
so
great
respect
,
that
their
bare
Tickets
only
were
sufficient
to
engage
them
in
a
War
,
and
to
attempt
the
most
considerable
places
of
the
Kingdom
;
whereas
now
the
Irreligion
and
Disloyalty
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
is
more
difficultly
opposed
,
than
the
malice
of
their
enemies
.
About
this
time
,
Montague
sent
him
an
Express
,
importing
,
that
the
intentions
of
a
Discent
to
be
made
in
Guyenne
,
were
altered
,
and
that
for
this
Summer
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
would
make
no
invasion
but
about
the
Coast
of
Rochelle
;
so
that
the
King
of
great
Britain
discharged
him
of
his
promise
to
march
to
Montauban
,
leaving
him
at
liberty
,
to
make
choice
of
what
place
he
pleased
for
this
Summers
action
;
but
that
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
with
whom
he
was
,
was
of
opinion
,
that
he
might
make
a
more
advantagious
progress
along
the
Rhone
,
than
in
any
other
quarter
,
and
promised
to
give
the
enemy
a
good
diversion
in
his
:
But
all
these
designs
were
projected
with
reference
to
the
taking
of
the
Fort
of
Ré
,
of
which
there
was
not
the
least
umbrage
of
a
doubt
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
took
this
Express
into
consideration
,
and
would
willingly
have
made
his
first
Exploits
in
those
quarters
,
had
he
not
been
necessitated
to
reclaim
the
Towns
of
Roüergne
,
and
the
higher
Languedoc
,
who
in
his
absence
had
been
inveigled
into
resolutions
contrary
to
his
,
and
their
determinations
also
sent
to
the
King
;
so
that
nothing
but
his
presence
was
capable
to
make
them
take
Arms
;
which
fixed
him
in
his
former
purposes
,
for
which
he
sent
Montague
his
Reasons
,
assuring
him
however
,
that
,
if
the
Duke
of
Savoy
would
instantly
take
the
Field
,
he
would
quit
all
other
designs
to
joyn
Forces
with
him
;
but
that
otherwise
it
would
be
expedient
to
remit
that
Affair
till
another
time
:
And
so
,
leaving
the
Baron
D'
Aubais
,
to
command
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
a
Council
in
the
Sevenes
,
to
govern
their
Affairs
there
;
he
marched
with
his
whole
Force
,
composed
of
four
thousand
five
hundred
Foot
,
and
two
hundred
Horse
,
directly
towards
Millaud
;
and
in
his
March
,
took
Pont
D'
Arre
,
a
private
Gentlemans
house
,
and
Arigas
a
Church
that
was
fortified
,
and
very
much
incommoded
the
Bayliwick
of
Vigan
;
whiles
he
stayed
at
Saint
John
De
Breüill
,
Alterac
,
and
Guerin
,
two
of
his
Partisans
in
Millaud
came
to
meet
,
and
disswade
him
from
that
attempt
,
alledging
the
difficulties
attending
it
,
and
that
as
soon
as
Montauban
and
Castres
had
declared
,
they
would
do
the
like
.
The
Duke
told
them
they
had
done
very
ill
to
come
out
of
the
Town
,
which
they
had
left
to
the
disposal
of
those
that
were
disaffected
to
them
;
that
it
would
be
the
ruine
of
his
designs
,
and
a
President
for
all
the
Towns
of
Roüergue
to
shut
their
Gates
against
him
;
that
he
could
not
begin
with
Montauban
,
and
Castres
;
for
that
Millaud
lay
directly
in
his
way
to
them
;
and
that
he
was
resolved
with
all
his
Troops
to
get
in
,
or
ravage
their
whole
Countrey
;
desiring
them
to
go
before
,
and
give
them
notice
of
it
:
But
they
found
how
their
absence
had
encouraged
the
adverse
party
,
who
having
shut
the
Gates
of
the
Town
,
and
those
of
the
Bridge
over
the
River
Tarn
,
where
they
must
of
necessity
pass
,
they
could
not
obtain
a
re-admittance
,
but
were
enforced
to
return
to
the
Duke
with
the
newes
;
which
yet
stopped
him
not
,
who
well
saw
the
necessity
of
prosecuting
this
design
;
hoping
that
the
sight
of
him
would
animate
the
people
to
an
insurrection
;
who
failed
not
his
expectation
:
For
having
with
much
difficulty
and
peril
,
by
reason
of
the
depths
and
largeness
of
the
River
,
passed
over
some
of
his
Guards
,
who
laying
at
the
Gates
of
the
Bridge
on
both
sides
,
they
at
length
fell
down
,
and
gave
him
free
passage
to
the
Suburbs
,
where
taking
some
Horse
,
and
his
Trumpets
,
and
in
that
Equipage
marching
round
the
Town
,
he
so
excited
the
people
,
that
under
the
favour
of
the
night
,
without
any
opposition
,
they
meet
all
with
their
Armes
,
and
forcing
the
Consuls
to
open
the
Gates
,
went
themselves
to
conduct
him
into
the
Town
.
This
success
made
him
way
into
all
the
Towns
of
Roüergue
,
and
of
the
Mountain
of
Albigeois
,
except
Brassac
,
and
Saint
Felix
Tower
,
where
he
left
some
Regiments
with
Vacqueresse
,
who
had
already
blocked
up
this
Tower
,
and
having
sprung
a
Mine
,
took
it
upon
composition
;
whereupon
Brassac
,
at
the
end
of
four
and
twenty
houres
yielded
also
:
But
Saint
Germier
,
who
carried
on
his
business
at
Castres
,
behaved
himself
so
ill
,
that
he
suffered
himself
,
with
all
his
Confidents
to
be
turned
out
of
the
Town
:
This
President
made
Realmont
,
Briteste
,
and
the
three
Towns
of
Eauraguais
;
viz.
Puylaurens
,
Revel
,
and
Soreze
refuse
also
to
declare
;
so
that
he
was
fain
to
come
with
his
Cavalry
to
Roque-Courbe
,
a
little
Town
,
about
one
League
distant
from
Castres
,
and
two
from
Realmont
;
whence
he
made
several
Essayes
to
reduce
those
two
refractory
places
;
at
Castres
he
prevailed
nothing
at
all
;
at
Realmont
his
perswasions
met
a
more
civil
reception
,
and
their
Gates
,
that
refused
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
admitted
him
;
there
he
placed
Maugis
Governour
,
who
had
been
most
active
in
doing
him
this
service
,
and
very
faithful
to
him
in
the
precedent
Wars
.
The
reduction
of
this
place
was
some
enlargement
to
him
;
thither
he
summoned
the
Colloque
of
Albigeois
,
which
he
wrought
to
resolutions
conformable
to
his
own
;
but
before
he
could
advance
any
farther
,
Puylaurens
,
or
Revel
must
of
necessity
be
secured
;
otherwise
it
were
impossible
he
should
adventure
to
go
either
to
Montauban
,
or
into
Foix
,
being
to
march
twelve
or
fifteen
Leagues
in
an
enemies
Countrey
,
and
that
over
great
Plains
too
,
having
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
attending
on
him
,
who
had
drawn
together
the
whole
strength
of
the
Country
to
fight
him
,
and
was
alwayes
double
or
treble
stronger
in
Horse
than
he
;
it
was
once
in
his
thoughts
to
cross
the
Tarn
,
but
the
late
abundance
of
rain
had
made
it
unfordable
;
so
that
having
no
way
but
that
of
Lauraguais
,
and
an
Army
before
him
,
he
could
not
put
himself
upon
the
hazard
of
that
passage
without
some
place
of
retreat
.
He
begins
therefore
with
Puylaurens
,
as
a
place
whose
example
would
invite
all
the
rest
;
Terrieux
,
and
Mauris
,
two
,
whose
good
services
in
the
former
Wars
,
made
him
repose
a
great
confidence
in
,
promised
,
that
if
he
would
give
them
five
hundred
pistols
to
distribute
in
the
Town
,
they
would
procure
his
admittance
;
but
,
instead
of
performing
what
they
had
engaged
themselves
to
do
,
they
betray
the
whole
design
to
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
to
the
end
he
might
surprize
Cassagne
,
who
with
his
own
,
and
the
Baron
d'
Aletz
his
company
,
and
fifty
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Guards
,
were
commanded
to
execute
it
;
to
whom
,
when
they
came
to
the
appointed
Rendez-vous
,
the
Traytors
sent
word
,
that
it
was
not
in
their
power
to
effect
what
they
had
undertaken
;
the
others
seeing
themselves
far
from
any
retreat
,
Causse
Caucallier
,
who
had
very
good
acquaintance
,
and
Gaillard
,
a
brother
,
in
Revel
,
who
with
Des-Isles-Maisons
were
carrying
on
an
infallible
design
there
,
and
which
wanted
only
two
dayes
to
be
put
in
execution
,
fearing
the
inconveniencies
threatned
by
the
great
length
of
their
retreat
,
made
a
desperate
proposal
to
anticipate
the
time
,
and
attempt
it
presently
,
which
they
all
assented
to
,
and
succeeded
so
well
in
,
that
the
people
of
Revel
seeing
Rohans
Livery
,
imagining
he
himself
was
there
,
and
Gaillard's
brother
,
with
some
other
of
the
Inhabitants
,
having
seized
upon
a
Tower
,
favoured
their
Escalade
,
in
which
they
met
with
no
other
opposition
than
some
stones
thrown
at
them
:
Thus
they
became
Masters
of
the
Town
,
the
news
of
which
made
the
Duke
of
Rohan
resolve
,
instantly
,
and
without
any
further
delay
to
advance
.
In
order
to
which
he
caused
fourty
thousand
loaves
to
be
made
,
and
leaving
Roque-Courbe
came
with
part
of
his
forces
,
and
lay
at
Arifat
,
a
house
not
above
halfe
a
League
from
Castres
;
the
next
day
he
marched
to
Narrez
,
where
he
appointed
his
general
Rendez-vous
,
and
quarters
that
night
at
Sajes
,
where
he
had
intelligence
that
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
with
all
his
troops
lay
between
him
and
Revel
,
whereupon
,
to
disencumber
himself
of
all
the
Carts
he
had
to
carry
it
,
he
distributed
all
the
bread
among
his
souldiers
;
and
the
next
day
having
marched
about
a
League
,
he
discovered
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
with
three
or
four
hundred
horse
only
:
whereupon
he
rallies
his
men
,
and
in
good
order
marches
in
sight
of
him
,
keeping
on
his
way
to
Revel
,
without
any
rencontre
at
all
,
and
quartered
about
a
League
from
Revel
,
where
he
arrived
the
next
day
early
.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
takes
up
his
quarters
at
Saint
Felix
,
and
other
adjacent
places
,
whence
he
might
get
the
advantage
of
the
way
,
whether
he
took
that
of
Montauban
,
or
of
Foix.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
in
the
meane
time
,
intercepts
a
Letter
written
by
the
Consuls
of
Mazeres
,
and
addressed
to
the
President
de
Suc
,
importing
the
inclinations
of
that
Town
to
joyne
with
the
Reformed
party
,
but
that
the
Duke's
presence
was
very
requisite
to
promote
the
publique
Declaration
of
their
intentions
;
which
he
took
into
his
serious
consideration
,
and
reflecting
upon
this
,
that
he
had
yet
three
dayes
march
before
his
Army
could
reach
Montauban
,
no
retreat
upon
the
way
,
that
his
journey
thither
was
not
necessary
,
the
English
being
engaged
in
other
parts
,
and
having
good
assurance
of
the
entire
affections
of
that
Town
,
he
thought
fit
to
embrace
this
offered
opportunity
of
reducing
the
whole
Countrey
of
Foix
to
his
party
;
This
made
him
resolve
upon
that
course
,
and
,
that
he
might
get
the
start
of
the
enemy
,
having
caused
his
Souldiers
to
take
bread
for
two
dayes
,
and
quit
part
of
their
baggage
,
he
parts
from
Revel
at
midnight
;
but
by
reason
of
the
badnesse
of
the
weather
that
night
,
and
the
incommodious
advenews
of
the
Village
,
where
his
foot
lay
,
it
was
day
before
his
Reare
could
get
out
of
it
;
so
that
passing
by
Montcausson
,
where
a
troop
of
horse
of
the
enemies
were
quartered
,
notice
of
their
march
towards
Foix
being
given
,
it
occasioned
a
slight
skirmish
,
which
yet
retarded
not
the
armies
march
:
The
same
troop
followed
his
Reare
at
a
distance
,
till
they
came
neare
to
a
little
Town
called
Soville
,
two
Leagues
from
Revel
,
where
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
was
ranging
his
troops
in
Battalia
,
as
conceiving
it
the
most
proper
place
to
oppose
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
passage
,
and
fight
him
,
by
reason
of
a
fair
plain
beneath
it
,
very
advantageous
for
his
Cavalry
,
in
which
he
was
much
superiour
,
and
of
a
little
,
but
very
dangerous
brook
,
all
whose
bridges
he
had
broken
down
,
so
that
he
could
not
passe
but
in
sight
of
him
.
The
Duke
whose
Army
consisted
of
four
thousand
foot
,
&
fifteen
hundred
good
horse
,
made
four
Battalions
of
his
Infantry
,
which
he
ranged
in
formes
of
Lozenges
,
leaving
great
intervals
between
them
for
his
Cavalry
who
faced
the
enemies
army
,
and
could
,
as
they
marched
,
be
easily
ordered
to
charge
them
either
in
Front
,
Flanck
,
or
Reare
;
and
his
baggage
placed
he
in
the
middest
of
the
four
Battalions
,
resolving
in
that
order
either
to
passe
,
or
fight
him
;
But
enquiring
of
his
guides
,
if
there
were
no
other
passage
over
the
brook
but
that
which
the
enemy
possessed
,
they
informed
him
,
that
upon
the
left
hand
of
him
there
was
a
Ford
near
a
little
Castle
,
called
de
Jean
,
where
the
brook
being
narrow
,
there
might
easily
be
a
bridge
made
for
the
passage
of
the
foot
:
Thither
then
marched
he
directly
,
leaving
the
Duke
of
Montmorency's
Army
on
his
right
hand
,
and
when
he
had
gotten
beyond
him
,
very
opportunely
sends
to
take
the
Castle
,
which
two
hundred
souldiers
of
Castelnaudary
were
coming
to
possesse
,
and
would
mightily
have
incommoded
his
passage
.
This
done
he
disencumbers
himself
of
his
baggage
,
which
he
sent
before
over
the
brook
to
the
Castle
,
and
having
gained
a
little
hill
,
between
the
enemy
and
the
brook
,
halts
there
,
to
observe
the
countenance
of
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
and
considering
what
he
were
best
to
do
;
Once
he
thought
not
to
quit
the
advantage
of
that
place
,
fearing
to
march
over
the
brook
by
day
,
in
view
of
an
army
that
sought
all
advantages
to
encounter
him
,
and
might
suffer
as
many
as
they
pleased
of
his
men
to
get
over
,
and
then
charge
the
rest
:
On
the
other
side
,
considering
,
that
if
he
stayed
there
without
provisions
,
in
an
enemies
Countrey
,
an
army
attending
him
,
and
having
five
long
Leagues
to
Mazeres
,
he
feared
it
would
be
too
great
a
burthen
for
his
souldiers
to
support
,
so
that
,
by
the
advice
of
all
his
Officers
,
he
resolved
to
expose
himself
rather
to
the
hazard
of
a
battel
,
than
the
miseries
of
toyle
and
famine
;
and
when
the
bridge
was
made
,
marched
towards
it
,
in
the
aforesaid
equipage
.
Alizon
who
had
the
command
of
a
troop
of
horse
,
and
was
nearest
the
Duke
of
Montmorency's
Army
,
being
placed
upon
a
hillock
,
that
gave
him
the
prospect
of
the
whole
Countrey
every
way
,
let
the
Army
advance
too
far
before
him
,
before
he
began
to
draw
off
;
so
that
he
was
charged
by
two
hundred
Horse
,
who
pursued
him
home
to
his
Foot
in
great
disorder
,
and
had
like
to
have
Routed
them
too
;
but
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Guards
,
who
were
very
opportunely
on
foot
,
and
ready
to
relieve
him
,
gave
them
a
Volley
,
and
at
the
same
instant
a
sharp
charge
,
and
repulse
;
this
beginning
much
animated
Montmorency's
Army
,
part
of
his
Cavalry
,
with
his
Foot
also
,
advancing
with
great
shouts
to
the
charge
;
but
receiving
a
second
repulse
,
and
two
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Battaillons
coming
up
,
with
their
Pikes
charged
directly
to
them
,
the
Foot
stayed
not
to
expect
them
;
but
flying
,
cast
away
their
Arms
,
and
quitted
the
Field
;
they
were
closely
pursued
up
to
a
Work
,
which
hindred
our
discovery
of
what
was
on
the
other
side
of
it
,
and
saved
the
enemy
from
an
entire
defeat
:
For
the
Duke
of
Rohan
would
not
suffer
his
mon
to
make
any
confused
pursuit
,
because
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
who
had
not
yet
come
up
to
the
charge
,
was
beyond
that
Work
,
with
above
three
hundred
Horse
in
Battalla
;
but
commanded
Leques
only
to
advance
,
to
observe
their
posture
.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
when
he
had
rallied
his
Men
,
drew
them
off
to
Sovillé
,
and
there
Ranged
them
again
in
Battaila
,
but
without
any
semblance
of
renewing
the
Fight
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
,
for
his
part
,
kept
the
Field
more
than
a
long
houre
,
caused
his
dead
to
be
buried
,
and
thanks
to
be
given
to
God
;
and
then
,
without
any
interruption
,
passed
the
Brook
,
and
kept
on
his
way
;
but
could
not
reach
Mazeres
till
the
next
day
at
Noon
,
after
he
had
been
forty
houres
on
horse-back
:
In
this
Fight
he
lost
Causse-Caucallier
,
one
of
his
Life-guard
,
one
of
his
Pages
,
two
Lieutenants
of
Foot
,
five
or
six
Souldiers
,
and
had
thirty
or
forty
wounded
.
Of
the
Duke
of
Montmorency's
party
,
were
lost
many
more
,
yet
was
it
no
bloody
Incounter
;
and
it
is
to
be
believed
that
this
engagement
of
his
was
rather
occasional
,
than
before
determined
;
for
it
seems
he
had
more
reason
to
charge
the
Duke
of
Rohan
in
his
passage
over
the
Brook
,
than
in
any
other
part
:
But
't
is
easier
to
correct
the
actions
of
others
,
when
a
man
is
out
of
danger
of
the
blowes
,
than
in
the
action
it self
,
which
requires
a
prompt
and
sudden
execution
,
and
affords
not
leasure
to
perpend
,
and
weigh
all
events
.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
,
at
this
Rencontre
,
but
three
thousand
Foot
,
but
he
had
six
,
or
seven
hundred
Horse
of
his
own
,
besides
all
the
Gentry
of
quality
of
Languedoc
,
Roüergue
,
Foix
,
and
some
from
beyond
the
Garonne
.
When
the
Duke
of
Rohan
came
to
Mazeres
,
all
his
men
oppressed
with
hunger
,
lassitude
,
and
want
of
sleep
,
for
refreshment
,
he
found
the
gates
shut
against
him
,
and
the
Magistrates
utterly
averse
to
receive
him
;
but
the
common
people
at
length
took
heart
,
and
in
spight
of
the
Consuls
,
and
most
potent
Inhabitants
,
let
him
in
;
where
,
after
he
had
taken
the
best
order
he
could
for
quartering
of
his
Horse
,
he
made
provision
for
his
Foot
also
.
When
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
heard
of
the
indisposition
of
the
people
of
Foix
to
joyne
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Forces
;
he
came
and
took
up
his
quarters
at
Saint
Gallelle
upon
the
River
Cers
,
which
runs
to
Mazeres
,
a
good
league
distant
from
Saverdun
,
whence
he
sent
to
inform
them
,
that
he
was
come
thither
with
his
Army
for
their
assistance
,
that
they
should
be
of
good
courage
,
and
not
suffer
themselves
to
be
caught
by
the
allurements
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
who
for
eight
dayes
together
,
was
oppressed
with
the
extremity
of
keeping
all
his
Army
upon
his
own
expence
,
and
yet
could
he
hardly
furnish
his
Foot
with
one
loaf
a
day
each
one
;
having
no
other
place
in
Foix
besides
Mazeres
,
and
the
River
Riege
swollen
to
a
height
,
that
making
it
unfordable
,
cut
off
all
communication
with
the
upper
Foix
:
So
,
that
had
these
inconveniencies
lasted
but
a
few
dayes
longer
,
he
had
been
in
danger
of
perishing
by
Famine
if
he
stayed
;
or
by
the
Sword
,
if
he
returned
;
having
no
Ammunition
to
defend
himself
withall
:
All
these
necessities
pressing
him
,
he
sounded
so
many
Fordes
,
till
at
length
having
found
one
between
Saverdun
,
and
Pamicz
,
which
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
could
not
so
suddenly
reach
,
he
resolves
in
this
desperate
condition
,
to
make
an
attempt
on
Saverdun
,
where
he
knew
the
people
were
well-affected
to
him
,
and
the
lower
Town
being
easie
to
be
forced
,
he
hoped
that
when
he
had
taken
that
,
fear
would
induce
the
other
to
an
accommodation
with
him
;
which
project
had
a
wished
success
:
To
this
end
,
he
marches
by
night
from
Mazeres
with
a
part
of
his
Troops
,
and
at
break
of
day
passes
the
Ford
;
but
with
great
difficulty
for
the
Foot
,
by
reason
of
the
swiftness
,
and
extream
coldness
of
the
River
,
which
then
also
was
swelled
so
high
,
that
some
of
his
Souldiers
,
and
many
of
his
Arms
were
lost
in
it
;
so
that
at
last
the
Horse
were
necessitated
to
transport
the
remaining
Foot
behind
them
;
which
done
,
he
marches
strait
to
Saverdun
;
where
first
,
by
a
Trumpet
he
summoned
the
Inhabitants
to
open
their
Gates
;
and
upon
their
refusal
advances
,
and
,
after
,
some
Volleys
of
small
shot
,
which
neither
slew
,
nor
hurt
any
one
,
with
the
assistance
of
some
honest
persons
of
the
Town
,
Ladders
were
mounted
,
and
the
place
entred
:
The
taking
of
the
lower
Town
,
mcuh
confounded
the
ill-affected
;
some
flie
,
others
hide
themselves
,
at
length
all
cry
out
for
mercy
;
and
the
higher
Town
also
was
surrendred
on
the
12th
.
of
Novemb.
1627.
The
same
day
Faucon
,
by
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
order
,
with
two
hundred
Men
,
secured
Montmaur
,
a
small
Town
,
and
Castle
lying
between
Revel
,
and
Mazeres
;
but
of
great
consequence
for
the
uniting
Lauraguais
,
and
Foix
:
This
was
effected
by
the
intelligence
of
La
Barte
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
highly
disgusted
.
The
Duke
vigorously
prosecutes
these
fortunate
successes
,
and
upon
hopes
of
some
Correspondents
in
Pamiez
,
on
the
22th
.
of
the
same
Month
he
shewes
himself
with
his
Horse
before
it
,
but
had
no
other
entertainment
than
what
they
sent
him
from
their
Musquets
;
whereupon
he
determined
,
the
night
following
,
to
clap
a
Petarde
to
the
Wall
,
to
which
he
was
induced
by
some
of
the
Inhabitants
,
that
had
given
him
a
meeting
near
the
Town
;
instead
then
of
returning
to
Saverdun
,
whither
he
was
going
,
he
retires
to
a
Covert
,
half
a
league
from
Pamiez
,
forbidding
his
men
to
make
any
fires
;
thither
he
commands
Goudin
and
Malmoirac
,
with
their
Regiments
,
whom
he
had
before
ordered
to
be
in
a
readiness
;
but
those
that
should
have
come
out
of
the
Town
to
conduct
him
to
the
place
,
and
inform
him
of
the
true
state
of
it
,
came
not
to
the
Rendez-vous
;
never
theless
Bruel
,
one
of
the
Town
,
Author
of
this
enterprise
,
and
who
knew
well
enough
where
the
Petarde
was
to
be
fixed
,
being
with
him
,
he
proceeded
in
the
designed
attempt
,
which
was
executed
after
this
manner
.
Cassagne
had
the
command
and
conduct
of
the
Petards
,
which
were
carried
by
Gentlemen
of
his
own
,
and
some
Officers
of
his
Horse
,
who
were
seconded
by
Leques
with
thirty
armed
Men
,
and
fifty
choice
Pikes
,
and
Musquetiers
;
after
whom
marched
Goudin
,
and
Malmoirac
,
then
the
Duke
of
Rohan
himself
in
person
:
In
this
Equipage
they
come
up
to
the
Wall
,
where
,
notwithstanding
the
Allarme
,
and
Volleys
of
shot
,
the
first
Petarde
was
fixed
,
but
the
Breach
being
not
large
enough
,
a
second
was
clapped
on
,
which
extended
it
to
a
sufficient
wideness
for
an
armed
man
to
pass
;
whither
the
Inhabitants
flocking
to
defend
the
Breach
,
Bazier
the
Engineer
,
took
a
small
Granade
,
and
threw
it
in
through
the
Hole
among
them
,
where
it
broke
,
and
spoiled
the
Thigh
of
one
of
the
Defendants
,
and
dissipated
the
rest
;
which
gave
the
Assailants
opportunity
to
enter
the
Breach
;
the
first
that
entred
,
was
La
Tour
Cenestoux
;
the
second
,
was
the
Baron
of
Villemade
,
and
after
them
,
the
whole
Party
.
The
taking
of
the
Town
in
this
manner
,
spread
so
universal
a
terrour
over
Foix
,
that
some
Forts
,
well
stored
with
all
necessaries
,
gave
themselves
up
for
fear
.
After
this
the
Duke
was
received
into
the
Mas
d'
Azil
,
and
Carlat
,
by
which
means
he
reduced
all
those
,
that
were
of
the
Religion
in
the
County
of
Foix
,
to
his
party
;
and
probably
had
done
much
more
,
had
the
English
enterprizes
in
the
Isle
of
Rè
prospered
;
whom
it
will
be
now
expedient
to
look
after
.
The
negligence
of
the
English
,
gave
opportunity
to
thirteen
Barks
,
laden
with
provisions
,
to
come
up
to
the
Citadel
,
where
they
arrived
the
sixth
of
September
,
about
the
Morning
,
and
got
off
again
the
ninth
following
,
carrying
with
them
all
the
wounded
and
unuseful
persons
:
The
easie
passage
of
these
,
encouraged
others
to
the
like
adventure
;
but
,
the
Guards
being
re-inforced
by
the
Rochellers
,
some
of
them
were
taken
,
and
severely
dealt
withall
;
and
on
the
last
of
September
,
of
fifteen
or
sixteen
Barks
which
came
up
,
seven
were
taken
,
and
the
rest
put
to
flight
.
On
the
twelfth
of
September
came
from
England
a
Renfort
of
fifteen
or
sixteen
hundred
Souldiers
,
with
a
supply
of
all
other
necessaries
;
whereupon
the
Duke
resolved
to
attempt
the
little
Fort
De
la
Prée
,
and
turned
some
of
his
Canon
that
way
;
but
this
design
was
dashed
upon
a
sudden
,
no
man
knows
why
.
On
the
sixth
of
October
,
the
besieged
,
pressed
by
strong
necessities
,
sent
out
Montaud
with
offers
to
capitulate
,
in
case
they
were
not
relieved
with
victuals
the
next
day
:
This
obliged
us
to
double
our
Guards
,
and
,
as
the
winde
sate
,
it
was
easie
to
conjecture
that
the
relief
could
not
come
but
from
Osonne
;
whereupon
some
ships
were
commnaded
out
to
meet
them
,
and
prevent
their
passage
;
but
,
instead
of
that
,
the
Captain
of
the
Guard
took
another
course
,
and
went
wtih
his
ships
to
the
Fosse
de
l'
Oye
,
while
three
and
thirty
Barks
,
seizing
the
opportunity
,
passed
without
interruption
,
and
nine
and
twenty
of
them
came
up
under
the
Citadel
;
where
yet
it
is
to
be
noted
,
that
they
could
not
come
near
the
Land
,
but
upon
a
great
Flood
,
which
comes
but
every
fifteen
dayes
,
by
reason
whereof
the
English
might
yet
with
much
facility
,
have
destroyed
the
relief
;
which
though
arrived
,
yet
could
not
be
unladen
;
so
that
Propositions
were
made
to
the
Duke
,
assaulting
them
on
both
sides
by
Land
,
to
fire
the
Barks
with
what
was
in
them
:
which
might
have
been
done
without
any
prejudice
received
from
the
Castle
,
by
reason
of
the
height
of
the
Banks
capable
to
shelter
the
Assailants
:
He
seemed
to
approve
of
this
motion
,
but
took
no
course
to
put
it
in
act
;
contenting
himself
only
with
trifling
away
the
time
in
vain
attempts
to
fire
them
by
Sea
.
When
the
relief
was
gotten
in
,
Buckingham
calls
a
Council
,
who
resolve
to
draw
off
;
so
that
on
the
twelsth
of
October
,
they
began
to
re-imbarque
their
Armes
,
and
other
Ammunitions
they
had
upon
the
Land
:
After
this
he
sent
for
a
Gentleman
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
to
whom
he
declared
that
the
Council
of
War
,
considering
how
well
the
place
was
stored
with
all
necessaries
,
the
year
so
far
spent
,
his
Army
much
diminished
,
and
all
his
Provisions
consumed
,
had
conceived
it
necessary
to
draw
off
;
The
Gentleman
endeavoured
to
disswade
him
from
that
resolution
,
shewing
him
that
the
Fleet
which
the
Earl
of
Holland
was
conducting
to
them
,
would
sufficiently
repaire
all
those
necessities
;
that
the
relief
the
Besieged
had
received
could
not
last
long
;
and
that
if
vigilant
guards
were
kept
,
they
would
be
soon
reduced
to
their
former
extremities
;
that
his
retreat
now
he
had
engaged
them
,
would
be
the
loss
and
ruine
of
the
Rochellers
,
who
would
cast
all
their
displeasure
and
odium
upon
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
as
the
Authour
of
their
destruction
,
and
that
it
would
be
an
irrepatable
dis-reputation
to
the
King
his
Masters
Arms
,
to
have
attempted
such
an
enterprise
with
so
little
honor
and
profit
.
To
all
which
Arguments
he
gave
no
other
answer
,
than
that
his
Captains
would
stay
no
longer
;
but
yet
,
if
the
Earl
of
Holland
came
time
enough
,
with
his
Fleet
,
he
would
endeavour
to
alter
their
minds
:
By
which
the
Gentleman
concluding
that
the
Duke
was
fixed
in
his
resolutions
to
be
gone
,
gave
speedy
notice
of
it
to
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
who
ever
since
the
middle
of
September
had
lain
sick
at
Rochelle
of
a
tertian
Ague
joyned
with
a
great
vomiting
,
desiring
him
,
if
possible
,
to
post
thither
;
which
he
did
,
and
at
his
arrival
in
the
Isle
of
Ré
,
uses
all
his
Art
to
perswade
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
and
his
Officers
into
a
better
humour
,
of
which
they
gave
him
some
small
hopes
;
but
he
,
nevertheless
,
seeing
them
still
carrying
their
things
aboard
,
assured
himself
they
would
not
budge
from
their
former
purposes
.
The
King
,
in
the
mean
time
,
being
recovered
of
his
sickness
,
comes
in
person
before
Rochelle
;
where
his
presence
raised
both
the
number
and
spirits
of
his
Army
,
and
upon
intelligence
how
the
Duke
of
Buckingham's
was
lessened
,
resolves
to
make
a
discent
into
the
Isle
of
Ré
under
the
protection
of
the
little
Fort
de
la
Prée
,
which
had
still
held
out
.
On
the
other
side
the
English
men's
desire
to
return
,
having
made
them
very
careless
of
their
guards
,
they
suffered
seven
or
eight
pinnaces
to
steal
up
towards
the
Fort
,
and
on
the
sixteenth
of
October
they
land
four
hundred
men
;
the
twenty
seventh
there
came
up
ten
more
,
and
on
the
thirtieth
five
and
twenty
;
whereupon
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
rallies
his
Men
;
and
,
quitting
the
greatest
part
of
the
Trenches
,
marches
by
night
,
with
what
horse
and
foot
he
had
,
to
prevent
a
discent
already
made
,
commanding
out
a
forlorne
of
French
,
which
not
being
seconded
,
were
enforced
to
retire
.
The
Merchants
of
Rochelle
in
the
mean
time
,
seeing
what
preparations
were
made
for
his
return
,
instantly
sollicite
the
Duke
to
give
them
fifty
or
sixty
tunnes
of
Corn
he
had
upon
the
Shore
,
which
he
assented
not
to
,
till
they
had
no
leasure
to
carry
it
off
,
so
that
they
fell
to
the
enemies
share
:
But
before
his
departure
,
to
shew
that
he
had
left
nothing
unattempted
,
he
resolved
to
make
one
essay
more
,
which
resolution
he
grounded
upon
the
report
of
some
fugitives
from
the
Fort
,
who
averred
that
there
were
but
eight
hundred
souldiers
in
it
,
and
those
too
for
the
greatest
part
sick
;
that
the
Courtain
towards
the
Sea
had
neither
graffe
nor
Rampart
,
so
that
if
he
mounted
his
Ladders
on
that
side
,
it
might
be
easily
forced
.
Without
any
further
information
,
or
battering
the
Parapetts
,
he
resolves
to
give
a
general
assault
,
proposes
it
to
the
French
Officers
,
desiring
them
to
dispose
the
English
Colonels
to
it
,
and
in
case
they
should
stick
at
it
,
he
would
then
make
use
of
his
power
to
command
them
.
The
attempt
thus
resolved
on
,
he
prepares
his
men
for
the
storm
,
assigning
the
English
and
Irish
their
post
on
the
land
side
,
and
the
French
mixed
with
English
towards
the
Sea
:
Manuel
conducted
the
ten
first
Ladders
,
but
could
mount
but
two
,
though
his
party
behaved
themselves
with
much
gallantry
and
resolution
;
(
but
to
attempt
to
force
by
Escalade
above
fifteen
hundred
Men
in
a
Fort
with
four
Bastions
,
well
furnished
with
Artillery
,
and
all
other
necessaries
,
was
a
way
eternally
to
discourage
his
Souldiers
,
rather
than
to
lead
them
on
to
the
purchase
of
any
honour
)
but
leaving
many
dead
,
and
carrying
off
more
wounded
,
they
were
forced
to
retire
.
This
repulse
,
together
with
the
intelligence
of
the
hourly
encrease
of
the
forces
in
the
Fort
de
la
Pree
,
hastned
the
Duke
of
Buckingham's
raising
the
Siege
,
and
his
retreat
to
the
Bay
de
l'
Oye
,
to
ship
his
men
with
more
leasure
and
security
:
On
the
eight
of
November
early
in
the
morning
the
Drums
beat
for
their
departure
at
noon
,
and
scarcely
was
the
Rear
Guard
got
out
of
the
Town
,
but
the
King's
Army
appeared
much
stronger
in
Horse
,
and
equal
to
the
others
in
Foot
;
having
this
further
advantage
,
to
pursue
a
retreating
Army
,
and
seize
all
occasions
which
either
the
incommodity
of
the
passes
,
or
the
usual
disorders
that
attend
such
retreats
might
favour
them
with
.
At
the
pass
de
la
Coharde
,
they
made
as
though
they
would
have
charged
them
,
but
observing
the
good
order
of
the
English
,
and
the
advantage
they
had
of
the
ground
,
after
a
long
halt
,
both
Armies
marched
off
,
the
English
keeping
the
plain
,
and
the
King's
Forces
the
Sea
coast
:
Beyond
this
pass
was
a
hollow
way
,
which
crossing
the
Marsh
,
extended
it self
as
far
as
the
Bridge
de
l'
Oye
:
At
the
entring
of
this
the
Squadrons
began
to
be
somewhat
pressed
,
and
to
stand
upon
their
defence
;
but
the
Van
,
and
then
the
Body
being
got
into
it
,
the
Rear-guard
,
charged
by
the
Marshal
Schomberg
,
was
easily
routed
;
in
which
defeat
the
English
lost
seven
or
eight
hundred
men
,
but
the
night
approaching
,
favoured
their
imbarquing
of
the
rest
.
In
this
action
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
committed
two
great
errours
;
one
was
,
The
committing
his
retreat
to
the
charge
of
fourscore
Horse
,
which
being
forced
in
upon
the
Rear
of
their
own
Troops
,
broke
,
and
confounded
them
;
the
other
was
,
His
omission
to
raise
a
Fort
,
or
some
other
defenceable
work
at
the
entry
of
that
hollow
way
,
where
he
had
still
designed
to
make
his
retreat
in
case
of
necessity
,
which
would
absolutely
have
secured
it
.
At
his
departure
,
he
assures
the
Rochellers
of
his
speedy
return
to
their
deliverance
,
with
a
more
numerous
and
better
fortified
Fleet
,
alledging
the
inconvenience
of
the
season
,
and
defect
of
provisions
,
as
the
only
causes
that
obliged
him
to
draw
off
;
and
promising
them
a
quick
and
abundant
supply
of
all
necessaries
for
a
long
defence
;
and
further
desires
some
of
their
Merchants
to
follow
him
into
England
,
that
they
might
testifie
the
integrity
of
his
affection
and
diligence
,
and
that
they
might
themselves
carry
back
the
effects
of
his
promises
.
Nevertheless
when
he
drew
near
the
Coast
of
England
,
himself
took
a
fly-boat
,
sending
the
Rochelle
Merchants
to
expect
him
at
Bristol
,
desiring
the
Duke
of
Soubize
to
do
the
same
at
Portsmouth
,
where
he
would
be
as
soon
as
he
;
and
then
steers
his
course
towards
Plymouth
,
where
the
Earl
of
Holland's
Fleet
rode
.
When
he
came
thither
,
he
gave
order
that
the
ships
that
there
lay
ready
,
and
laden
with
Corn
for
the
Rochellers
,
should
be
discharged
,
and
the
Provisions
sold
,
upon
pretence
that
they
would
be
spoyled
;
which
done
he
gets
before
to
pre-possess
the
spirit
of
the
King
of
great
Britain
,
rejecting
the
blame
of
the
errours
committed
in
the
expedition
on
those
were
no
way
culpable
;
So
that
when
the
Merchants
came
to
exhibite
their
complaints
against
him
,
they
were
informed
,
it
was
the
next
way
to
make
their
condition
worse
:
And
when
they
importuned
him
for
a
quick
dispatch
of
the
provisions
for
the
Rochellers
,
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
used
no
other
excuse
to
answer
their
sollicitations
,
than
that
they
were
sold
;
and
that
which
more
amazed
them
,
was
his
carrying
away
three
hundred
Tun
of
Corn
,
which
he
might
have
left
them
,
till
they
could
have
been
better
stored
.
But
notwithstanding
all
this
,
the
Merchans
addressed
themselves
to
the
King
of
England
himself
;
to
whom
they
represented
their
imminent
danger
,
and
the
great
preparations
making
to
consummate
their
ruine
;
imploring
his
Majesty
to
favour
them
with
a
good
and
speedy
recruit
of
Victuals
,
that
being
the
greatest
want
that
afflicted
them
;
which
once
supplied
,
there
was
nothing
else
which
they
much
feared
:
But
if
their
enemies
had
leasure
to
block
up
their
Port
,
their
destruction
was
inevitable
:
All
which
the
King
answered
with
promises
of
a
powerful
and
speedy
relief
,
assuring
them
moreover
,
that
he
would
hazard
all
the
Forces
of
his
Kingdom
,
rather
than
suffer
them
to
perish
.
While
they
expect
the
effect
of
these
promises
,
the
Rochellers
dispatcht
their
Admiral
Bragneau
with
money
,
and
express
command
to
buy
Corn
,
to
lade
both
his
own
,
and
those
other
ships
they
had
already
in
England
,
and
to
return
with
it
with
all
speed
:
David
,
who
was
sent
after
him
,
with
the
like
Commission
,
stores
his
ships
with
provisions
,
and
very
happily
got
back
with
them
into
Rochelle
:
But
Bragneau
,
instead
of
executing
his
Commission
,
goes
directly
from
Plymouth
,
where
all
things
were
ready
for
him
,
to
Portsmouth
,
under
colour
of
furnishing
himself
at
a
better
rate
;
and
yet
instead
of
doing
that
,
goes
to
London
,
where
puft
up
with
vanity
derived
from
the
promises
of
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
he
minded
nothing
but
an
ambitious
and
covetous
pursuit
of
the
honour
and
profit
of
the
Admiralty
of
the
refugiated
French
,
which
at
length
he
obtained
,
by
the
voluntary
demission
of
it
,
which
the
Duke
of
Soubize
made
of
it
,
in
favour
of
the
Rochellers
,
and
to
ease
them
of
the
extraordinary
expences
they
were
at
;
and
yet
notwithstanding
,
all
the
instant
,
and
dayly
sollicitations
made
to
him
to
that
purpose
,
could
not
induce
him
to
be
gone
,
till
the
difficulties
of
the
passage
grew
so
great
,
that
he
was
at
last
forced
to
wait
the
departure
of
the
other
Fleet
preparing
for
their
relief
.
This
was
the
issue
of
this
expedition
of
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
in
which
he
wracked
both
his
own
and
his
Countreys
honor
,
consumed
much
of
the
Rochellers
provisions
,
and
ruined
the
party
he
came
to
relieve
.
The
hopes
this
Victory
gave
the
King
of
carrying
the
Town
,
made
him
more
intent
upon
the
Siege
:
The
whole
winter
he
spent
in
investing
it
by
Land
with
Forts
,
Redoubts
,
and
lines
of
Communication
,
and
straightning
it
at
Sea
by
a
Bar
extending
from
the
point
of
Coreilles
to
Fort
Lewis
,
in
which
he
spared
neither
cost
nor
pains
.
The
Bonfires
the
Romanists
made
throughout
the
whole
Country
of
Foix
,
gave
the
Duke
of
Rohan
the
first
light
of
these
misfortunes
,
the
certainty
of
which
was
afterwards
confirmed
by
an
express
from
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
who
encouraged
him
still
with
hopes
that
,
the
next
Spring
they
should
return
in
a
condition
to
wipe
off
the
stains
this
affront
had
cast
upon
them
.
At
the
same
time
the
Duke
of
Rohan
received
two
several
Advertisements
from
the
lower
Languedoc
;
one
was
,
that
the
Marquess
de
Portes
,
who
had
many
confederates
in
the
Colleque
of
Saint
Germain
,
having
corrupted
the
Garison
in
the
Castle
of
Florac
,
and
gotten
them
to
declare
openly
for
him
;
Montredon
,
chief
of
the
said
Colloque
,
hasted
thither
,
and
calling
in
the
whole
Province
to
his
aide
,
had
besieged
the
Castle
,
and
in
sight
of
the
Marquess
de
Portes
,
who
was
come
with
two
thousand
men
to
relieve
it
,
sprung
two
Mines
,
stormed
,
and
forced
it
to
surrender
:
The
other
was
,
that
the
Prince
of
Condé
was
coming
down
the
Rhone
towards
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
that
Brison
was
in
Treaty
with
him
about
the
Province
of
Vivaretz
,
which
he
sought
by
all
means
to
intimidate
;
urging
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
absence
,
and
at
so
great
a
distance
from
them
as
an
argument
to
inforce
his
design
:
This
made
him
consider
that
it
was
best
to
preserve
what
they
were
already
Masters
of
;
conceiving
that
if
he
wintered
in
Foix
,
he
should
bring
a
famine
on
the
Countrey
,
which
had
already
had
but
a
bad
year
,
and
was
so
little
,
and
so
remote
from
their
other
quarters
,
that
if
the
Prince
of
Condé
on
one
hand
,
and
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
on
the
other
,
should
joyn
with
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
he
should
be
blocked
up
on
all
sides
:
That
if
he
went
to
Montauban
it
would
be
to
small
purpose
,
for
that
the
English
were
now
gone
,
and
the
Winter
was
come
on
,
and
moreover
that
there
was
no
possibility
for
him
to
return
thence
again
;
so
that
he
conceived
the
securest
way
was
,
to
return
towards
the
lower
Languedoc
to
oppose
the
Prince
of
Condé
there
,
and
so
preserve
that
Countrey
.
But
before
his
departure
,
he
convened
the
Colloque
of
Foix
,
settles
Beaufort
in
the
Government
of
it
,
to
the
great
satisfaction
and
joy
of
the
Inhabitants
;
leaving
with
him
his
own
Regiment
(
which
consisted
yet
of
eight
hundred
men
)
and
his
own
Troop
of
light
Horse-men
;
makes
Rousseliere
Governour
of
Saverdun
;
took
order
for
the
fortifying
of
some
places
,
of
which
there
were
three
very
considerable
,
to
wit
Mazeres
,
Saverdun
,
and
Carlat
;
and
as
for
the
Mas
d'
Azil
,
the
good
fortune
they
had
to
withstand
the
former
Siege
,
gave
them
courage
again
to
stand
upon
their
defence
.
The
only
perplexity
he
had
was
for
Pamiez
,
being
a
great
Town
,
not
fortifiable
,
nor
well
peopled
of
it self
;
nor
indeed
were
there
enough
of
the
Religion
in
all
Foix
to
man
it
as
it
ought
:
The
right
course
had
been
to
dismantle
it
;
but
Men
,
with
whom
in
Warres
of
such
a
nature
a
man
must
of
necessity
comply
,
are
hardly
perswaded
to
things
of
that
kinde
:
But
although
this
remedy
could
not
be
applied
,
yet
he
prevailed
so
far
upon
the
Inhabitants
,
as
to
fortifie
a
quarter
of
their
Town
called
la
Marcadal
,
very
conveniently
seated
,
where
he
designed
a
handsom
fortification
;
which
done
he
appoints
his
General
Rendez-vous
at
Mazeres
,
whence
he
marches
by
night
,
and
returning
the
same
way
he
went
,
comes
to
Revel.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
having
notice
of
his
motion
,
goes
to
wait
for
him
on
the
great
Road
to
Montauban
,
whence
he
suddenly
retired
again
to
his
quarters
.
The
Duke
goes
from
Revel
,
to
the
higher
Languedoc
,
where
re-assembling
the
Colloque
he
informed
them
of
all
he
had
done
in
Foix
;
encourages
them
to
a
constant
perseverance
in
their
fidelity
;
and
establishes
a
Council
for
the
direction
of
their
affaires
,
untill
such
time
,
as
he
could
send
them
a
President
for
the
Colloque
,
there
being
no
man
among
them
,
that
the
rest
would
give
place
to
,
for
that
the
Marquess
of
Malauze
who
had
been
formerly
their
President
,
and
would
,
without
dispute
,
have
again
been
accepted
of
,
was
now
wholly
bent
against
their
Party
;
the
Court
having
prevailed
so
farre
upon
him
,
as
to
make
him
oppose
the
Duke
of
Rohan
in
that
Province
;
which
that
he
might
the
better
do
,
he
faines
a
desire
to
be
reconciled
with
him
,
which
he
signifies
by
Letter
to
Beaufort
;
and
afterwards
,
at
his
first
meeting
with
the
Duke
,
discovering
some
displeasure
,
that
Castres
was
not
yet
joyned
with
the
Party
,
protested
that
as
soon
as
that
Town
,
and
Montauban
,
should
do
so
,
and
that
a
General
Assembly
was
formed
,
he
would
also
publiquely
declare
for
them
.
This
had
a
pestilent
influence
on
the
weaker
sort
,
and
gave
the
dis-affected
among
them
,
an
opportunity
to
work
much
mischief
among
the
people
;
For
neither
the
Declarations
of
Montauban
and
Castres
,
nor
the
convening
of
a
general
Assembly
wrought
any
change
at
all
in
him
,
who
continued
still
an
enemy
to
the
Reformed
Party
;
And
dispatches
also
Villemade
to
Montauban
to
inform
them
of
the
cause
of
his
return
,
to
perswade
them
to
declare
,
and
to
command
the
Souldiery
,
but
in
subordination
to
the
Consuls
:
But
this
last
proposition
spoyled
all
the
rest
;
no
man
being
esteemed
a
Prophet
in
his
own
Countrey
,
so
that
they
resolved
●o
assure
themselves
of
a
Governour
before
they
would
engage
in
the
War
.
After
this
the
Duke
returns
towards
the
Sevenes
,
and
when
he
came
to
Vigan
,
received
very
urgent
dispatches
from
Vivaretz
,
with
intelligence
that
Brison
had
quitted
all
the
higher
Vivaretz
,
upon
the
approach
of
the
Prince
of
Condé
(
although
for
want
of
Canon
,
he
was
not
in
a
capacity
to
force
the
most
inconsiderable
Fott
there
)
who
had
burnt
and
pillaged
that
poor
Countrey
;
and
that
,
if
they
had
not
speedy
relief
,
it
was
to
be
feared
that
Privas
,
and
the
lower
Vivaretz
,
would
make
their
peace
,
to
which
Brison
earnestly
incited
them
;
but
upon
notice
of
the
Duke's
return
,
and
that
he
was
coming
in
person
to
their
relief
,
they
re-assumed
their
courages
,
and
maugre
all
Brison's
disswasions
,
resolved
to
stand
upon
their
guard
;
which
obliged
the
Prince
to
pass
into
the
lower
Languedoc
;
whither
when
the
Duke
also
came
,
he
met
with
some
Souldiers
of
Nismes
,
who
had
seized
the
Castle
of
Vauvert
,
which
he
caused
them
to
quit
,
upon
the
advance
of
the
Prince
,
who
seemed
to
have
an
intention
to
besiege
it
;
unwilling
to
give
him
any
occasion
to
stop
there
,
knowing
that
his
orders
were
to
pass
into
the
higher
Languedoc
,
and
that
his
stay
would
prejudice
a
design
he
had
upon
the
Citadel
of
Montpellier
,
which
Bretigny
David
,
for
six
months
together
,
had
managed
with
the
Baron
de
Meslay
,
his
Kinsman
,
and
intimate
friend
;
and
eldest
Captaine
of
the
Regiment
of
Normandy
,
then
in
Garison
in
Montpellier
.
Now
,
forasmmch
as
upon
the
arrival
of
de
Fosse
,
the
Regiments
of
Normandy
and
Picardy
were
to
be
drawn
out
of
the
Town
,
and
others
to
be
placed
there
in
their
rooms
;
Meslay
who
had
there
married
one
of
the
Religion
,
seemed
much
discontented
at
this
alteration
;
and
that
he
had
not
left
his
own
to
embrace
the
Reformed
Party
:
Bretigny
,
on
the
other
side
,
who
very
well
knew
his
ambition
,
cherishes
him
in
this
humour
,
and
at
length
tells
him
,
that
if
he
could
contrive
a
way
to
make
himself
Master
of
Montpellier
,
it
would
be
then
in
his
own
power
to
make
himself
satisfaction
,
and
that
withal
he
would
be
received
into
a
Party
,
from
which
,
by
that
means
,
he
might
obtaine
whatever
his
own
wishes
could
suggest
to
his
Hopes
.
The
other
listens
to
him
,
and
demands
time
to
consider
both
of
the
thing
,
and
the
means
to
effect
it
,
and
both
together
contrived
expedients
for
mutual
Interviews
,
and
conveying
intelligence
,
without
suspition
,
one
to
the
other
.
Not
long
after
he
tells
him
he
was
now
resolved
to
undertake
the
business
;
Treats
with
him
concerning
the
advantages
and
conditions
he
expected
from
the
Reformed
Party
,
and
shews
him
the
way
he
had
to
make
himself
Master
of
the
Citadel
;
to
wit
,
that
being
on
the
Guard
every
fourth
day
with
his
own
Company
,
he
could
,
with
much
ease
,
let
in
as
many
as
he
pleased
into
it
:
That
for
assurance
of
his
fidelity
he
would
give
his
Wife
in
hostage
;
and
when
the
design
was
to
be
put
in
execution
he
would
advance
an
hundred
paces
from
the
Citadel
towards
Bretigny
,
to
yield
himself
up
into
his
hands
.
When
all
these
things
were
communicated
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
he
very
well
liked
of
them
,
for
that
the
two
lines
of
Communication
,
which
conjoyned
the
Town
with
the
Citadel
,
being
made
,
and
the
Town
Wall
that
separated
them
razed
,
as
they
were
now
at
work
upon
it
,
the
Town
would
not
be
able
to
defend
it self
;
but
withal
he
declared
that
he
would
never
attempt
this
design
,
till
that
Wall
were
down
,
or
,
at
least
,
great
breaches
were
made
in
it
,
that
so
one
and
the
same
action
might
put
them
in
possession
both
of
Town
and
Citadel
.
The
design
thus
concluded
on
,
the
Duke
,
for
some
dayes
,
deferres
his
march
:
But
seeing
they
proceeded
too
slowly
in
raising
the
Walls
,
he
departs
,
and
advancing
a
little
way
from
Roque-Courbe
to
pass
into
Foix
,
Meslay
sends
Bretigny
word
,
that
the
affaire
was
now
in
a
very
good
posture
,
and
that
it
was
necessary
it
should
be
put
in
execution
,
before
the
Garison
in
the
Citadel
was
changed
;
Whereupon
he
is
dispatched
into
the
Sevenes
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
with
all
necessary
instructions
tending
to
the
executing
of
the
design
,
and
an
express
charge
particularly
to
impart
it
to
Montredon
,
and
to
none
else
:
But
all
was
delayed
till
the
arrival
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
whom
they
then
made
new
Propositions
,
that
,
at
the
same
time
the
Citadel
should
be
attempted
without
,
he
should
storm
the
Town
with
two
thousand
Men
,
and
also
scale
the
Walls
of
Communication
,
alledging
,
that
when
they
should
be
Masters
of
the
Citadel
,
the
time
they
must
have
to
pass
three
or
four
thousand
Men
,
through
one
gate
,
would
give
the
Town
too
much
leasure
to
arm
themselves
.
This
made
him
somewhat
more
cold
in
the
business
,
and
gave
him
great
suspicions
of
the
treachery
intended
;
whereupon
he
continued
firm
in
his
former
resolution
;
in
so
much
as
Bretigny
complained
that
he
found
him
so
refractory
in
a
business
able
to
revive
their
drooping
Party
:
But
he
demonstrated
to
him
the
danger
of
this
last
proposal
,
and
that
being
once
Master
of
the
Citadel
,
nothing
could
hinder
his
taking
of
the
Town
also
.
While
the
Prince
of
Condé
was
upon
his
March
towards
the
higher
Languedoc
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
Rallies
his
Forces
,
appointing
the
Rendez-vous
to
be
on
the
19th
.
of
January
a
little
above
Claret
,
five
leagues
from
Montpellier
;
where
about
two
of
the
clock
in
the
Afternoon
,
there
met
six
thousand
fighting
men
:
Thence
he
sent
a
party
of
Horse
to
advance
before
the
rest
of
the
Army
,
as
far
as
the
Bridge
of
Saleson
,
which
is
about
a
league
from
Montpellier
,
to
intercept
all
such
as
might
give
any
notice
of
his
approach
:
And
then
commands
Bretigny
,
chief
of
the
enterprise
,
to
march
with
the
Van
,
consisting
of
fifteen
hundred
Men
,
and
divided
into
fix
Squadrons
;
the
three
first
were
composed
each
one
of
thirty
armed
men
,
called
out
of
the
Voluntiers
,
and
out
of
the
best
of
the
Cavalry
,
with
Halberds
and
Pistols
;
and
of
fourscore
others
,
half-Pikes
,
half-Musquitiers
;
every
ten
armed
Men
had
their
Officer
,
and
carried
with
them
Petardes
,
and
Ladders
,
to
force
the
Court
of
Guard
in
the
Citadel
;
and
two
great
Forks
to
keep
up
the
Portcullis
;
the
other
three
Troops
were
composed
of
four
hundred
men
,
each
one
;
and
were
ordered
for
a
Reserve
to
the
other
:
After
these
,
marched
the
Duke
with
his
Men
at
Armes
,
followed
by
all
the
other
Squadrons
,
the
biggest
of
which
consisted
not
of
above
four
,
or
five
hundred
men
.
When
they
came
to
the
Bridge
of
Saleson
,
they
found
there
the
Baron
de
Meslay's
Man
,
who
assured
Bretigny
that
all
went
well
;
whereupon
,
leaving
all
their
Baggage
on
the
other
side
of
the
Bridge
of
Saleson
,
with
a
hundred
Souldiers
only
to
guard
it
,
they
advance
as
far
as
the
Bridge
called
Juvenal
,
which
is
about
a
Canon
shot
from
Montpellier
:
Bretigny
,
by
a
bold
Souldier
,
gives
notice
of
his
arrival
to
his
Cousin
,
who
so
well
knew
how
to
fool
him
,
that
he
returned
with
an
assurance
that
all
was
well
,
and
in
a
good
condition
,
and
that
there
was
no
difficulty
in
the
matter
:
Whereupon
he
proceeds
,
not
minding
at
all
what
had
been
so
often
recommended
to
him
,
not
to
enter
the
place
untill
Meslay
was
come
forth
to
him
,
and
had
put
himself
into
his
hands
;
but
his
impatient
desire
to
execute
so
brave
a
design
,
animates
him
,
without
this
precaution
,
to
enter
the
Citadel
with
six
or
seven
and
thirty
men
;
those
within
not
daring
to
let
any
more
come
in
:
For
as
soon
,
as
they
saw
them
plant
their
Forks
to
support
the
Portcullis
,
they
cut
a
cord
,
by
which
means
the
Bridge
was
drawn
up
,
and
a
Trap-door
opened
,
whence
most
of
those
that
were
gotten
in
,
fell
down
into
a
Trench
,
where
they
were
all
harque-busiered
,
the
Musquitiers
at
the
same
time
playing
on
those
without
;
Montredon
,
who
in
Bretigny's
absence
was
to
command
,
and
had
received
a
charge
to
be
at
the
Gate
,
and
see
them
all
enter
in
good
order
,
drew
off
the
Troops
,
and
gave
the
Duke
notice
of
their
success
,
who
had
drawn
up
his
whole
Body
in
Battaila
on
the
right
,
and
left
hand
of
the
great
Road-way
,
which
he
had
left
open
for
the
retreat
of
those
of
the
Van
;
who
when
they
were
all
passed
,
he
returned
to
the
Bridge
of
Saleson
,
where
making
an
Halt
,
he
Rallied
his
Men
,
and
then
drew
off
into
the
Plains
between
Montpellier
,
and
Lunel
,
quartering
his
Men
in
the
best
Villages
thereabouts
;
not
any
one
stirring
out
of
Montpellier
to
pursue
him
,
or
observe
his
March
.
The
next
day
he
gave
leave
to
the
Troops
,
that
came
from
the
Sevenes
to
depart
;
and
marched
with
those
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
to
Saint
Gilles
,
where
he
thought
to
have
made
an
attempt
upon
that
Garrison
,
but
the
violence
of
the
cold
forced
him
to
send
his
Men
into
quarters
.
This
was
the
issue
of
that
enterprise
,
in
which
Bretigny
,
and
his
brother
were
slain
,
with
about
twenty
others
,
and
sixteen
or
seventeen
more
were
taken
prisoners
.
This
Winter
was
the
Duke
of
Rohan
hardly
pressed
both
in
the
upper
Languedoc
,
and
in
Vivaretz
;
in
the
former
of
which
was
the
Prince
of
Condé
;
who
whil'st
he
prepared
to
invade
the
Province
by
open
force
,
endeavoured
also
by
secret
practices
to
undermine
the
constancy
of
those
Towns
that
had
declared
for
the
Reformed
Party
;
so
that
the
Duke
of
Rohans
presence
there
,
with
his
Forces
,
was
absolutely
necessary
:
And
on
the
other
side
Vivaretz
,
since
the
Prince
his
March
through
it
,
was
in
a
miserable
condition
;
the
higher
Vivaretz
being
lost
,
with
all
that
the
Duke
held
upon
the
Rhone
:
And
besides
all
this
,
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
in
his
Seigniories
,
and
Messargues
in
those
he
held
in
right
of
his
Wife
,
used
extream
cruelties
,
and
violences
against
those
of
the
Religion
,
seizing
on
their
Estates
,
torturing
their
Bodies
with
Whips
,
and
Bastinadoes
,
driving
them
to
Masse
;
so
that
there
came
thence
,
to
the
Duke
,
frequent
dispatches
,
and
Deputies
,
one
upon
the
heels
of
another
,
to
implore
his
presence
,
and
the
assistance
of
his
Forces
,
to
restore
them
to
their
liberty
,
which
otherwise
they
should
be
inforced
to
purchase
at
any
rate
;
considering
also
the
divisions
between
all
the
Nobility
of
that
Countrey
,
and
Brison
;
assuring
him
also
that
they
had
taken
care
for
the
quartering
of
his
Troops
,
as
long
as
their
necessity
should
require
their
stay
there
.
There
happened
yet
another
accident
,
which
much
obstructed
this
Voyage
;
to
wit
,
the
unexpected
death
of
Brison
,
which
much
enlarged
the
former
divisions
;
for
if
the
Nobility
refused
to
submit
to
Brison
,
who
had
been
already
twice
Governour
of
the
Province
,
much
more
would
they
oppose
his
brother
Chevricles
,
a
young
man
,
of
small
experience
,
and
far
short
of
his
brothers
conduct
to
govern
the
Province
:
On
the
other
side
the
faction
of
Brison
,
which
was
the
most
prevalent
in
Privas
,
and
Privas
the
most
considerable
place
of
all
Vivaretz
,
chose
Chevrilles
for
their
Governour
;
for
that
,
being
conscious
of
his
weakness
,
they
thought
to
rule
all
more
absolutely
,
than
under
his
brother
,
and
to
allow
him
what
part
they
pleased
,
in
the
administration
of
the
Affairs
:
To
which
must
be
added
,
that
the
Province
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
which
was
to
advance
the
Leavy-money
,
being
highly
interessed
in
the
preservation
of
Vivaretz
,
and
blocking
up
the
Rhone
,
it
being
a
River
that
with
great
facility
and
speed
could
convey
all
sorts
of
Arms
,
and
Ammunition
to
the
enemy
,
preferred
this
design
,
before
that
of
the
higher
Languedoc
;
for
which
place
Rohan
had
raised
two
Regiments
,
of
five
hundred
Men
apiece
,
which
was
all
they
desired
,
in
case
he
could
not
come
himself
in
person
:
But
the
untoward
humour
of
Faucon
,
to
say
no
worse
,
much
retarded
this
relief
;
for
being
designed
for
that
expedition
,
after
he
had
promised
to
go
,
and
for
that
reason
had
received
more
Advance-money
than
was
usually
allowed
;
he
endeavoured
to
corrupt
his
Captains
,
that
so
he
might
reject
his
merited
blame
on
them
;
but
being
not
able
to
prevail
on
more
than
one
,
he
was
at
length
constrained
to
declare
openly
that
he
would
not
go
at
all
;
so
that
the
Duke
could
send
but
eight
of
those
Companies
with
Caumette-Chambaud
,
who
commanded
the
other
Regiment
:
But
by
reason
of
these
difficulties
,
protractions
,
and
the
artifices
used
by
Faucon
to
withdraw
both
Officer
,
and
Souldier
from
this
Voyage
,
those
eight
Companies
could
never
amount
to
more
than
eight
hundred
men
in
the
whole
.
The
Duke
thereupon
caused
Faucon
to
be
secured
,
and
tryed
at
a
Councel
of
War
,
where
he
found
more
favour
,
than
justice
.
'T
is
one
of
the
greatest
calamities
that
attend
the
Generals
of
Parties
poor
,
and
composed
of
Voluntaries
only
,
that
they
have
no
capacity
either
to
reward
the
Noble
,
or
punish
degenerous
and
unworthy
actions
.
But
to
return
to
the
Voyage
of
Vivaretz
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
raises
four
thousand
Foot
,
and
about
two
hundred
Horse
:
But
before
he
began
his
March
thither
,
dismantles
Saint
Geniez
,
and
other
small
places
upon
the
River
Gardon
,
within
the
Diocess
of
Vsez
,
lest
the
Romanists
,
in
his
absence
,
should
possess
themselves
of
them
,
and
by
small
Garrisons
take
off
the
contribution
of
all
that
Country
which
was
full
of
good
Towns
;
and
prejudice
the
passage
from
the
lower
Languedoc
to
the
Sevenes
:
And
then
engages
the
aforesaid
Provinces
in
a
resolution
not
to
hearken
to
any
particular
Treaty
,
but
to
communicate
all
occurrences
to
him
,
as
on
his
side
,
he
promised
the
like
,
and
never
to
consent
to
any
without
the
privity
of
them
,
all
the
other
Provinces
,
Rochelle
,
and
the
King
of
England
.
When
he
had
taken
this
course
,
he
comes
about
the
beginning
of
March
,
with
all
his
Forces
to
Aletz
,
where
he
was
sollicited
(
even
to
a
sedition
)
by
the
Inhabitants
,
to
employ
his
Forces
in
taking
in
of
Vezenobre
,
and
Monts
,
two
Garrisons
that
incommoded
them
;
but
having
cleared
himself
of
this
importunity
,
he
advanced
.
His
first
work
was
to
secure
the
Castle
of
Rousson
,
lying
between
Aletz
,
and
Saint
Ambroix
;
and
afterwards
,
in
his
March
,
takes
in
Tharque
,
and
Saint
John
de
Marne
sols
,
two
places
belonging
to
the
Marquess
de
Portes
,
which
yielded
at
sight
of
his
Canon
;
the
latter
of
these
he
dismantled
,
but
not
the
former
,
being
but
a
small
Castle
,
and
the
usual
residence
of
the
said
Marquess
:
Having
cleared
his
way
as
far
as
Bariac
,
and
being
now
upon
the
Confines
of
Vivaretz
,
he
thought
it
necessary
to
secure
a
Pass
upon
the
River
Ardache
,
for
the
advantage
both
of
his
advance
and
return
.
To
this
end
he
besieged
the
Castle
of
Salvas
,
situate
on
that
River
,
which
he
blocked
up
with
part
of
his
Forces
,
whiles
the
other
part
,
under
the
command
of
Aubais
,
passed
the
River
,
both
for
the
convenience
of
quarters
,
and
provisions
,
as
also
that
at
the
same
time
he
might
block
up
the
Castle
of
Valon
also
:
The
Siege
of
Salvas
lasted
five
dayes
;
for
that
the
Canon
,
and
other
necessaries
,
to
force
it
suddenly
,
were
not
yet
come
up
;
so
that
they
contented
themselves
with
breaking
some
of
their
Out-works
,
and
then
had
recourse
to
two
Mines
which
they
sprung
,
and
to
good
effect
too
;
the
base
Court
being
taken
,
the
Garrison
retreated
to
the
Tower
,
which
was
stormed
on
every
side
:
Those
within
behaved
themselves
bravely
,
killed
and
wounded
many
of
the
Assailants
,
and
among
others
,
the
Colonel
Goudin
was
hurt
;
but
the
Canon
came
up
,
and
did
such
execution
on
them
,
that
they
were
constrained
to
yield
the
next
day
after
the
assault
.
Their
example
drew
the
Tower
de
Moulins
,
and
the
Castle
of
Valon
also
to
a
submission
:
The
Duke
caused
the
two
Castles
to
be
razed
,
preserving
only
the
Tower
of
Moulins
,
which
of
it self
was
strong
,
and
tenable
by
a
small
Garrison
.
To
secure
this
pass
,
and
clear
all
the
way
of
Vivaretz
,
there
remained
only
Ville-neufve
de
Berg
,
where
the
Governour
Montreal
had
gotten
together
twelve
hundred
men
;
but
notwithstanding
that
,
the
Duke
was
resolved
,
had
it
been
possible
,
to
attempt
it
;
that
so
he
might
not
leave
any
thorns
behinde
him
:
But
he
wanted
Ammunition
,
having
spent
his
small
store
at
the
Siege
of
Salvas
;
where
the
scarcity
of
provisions
,
and
the
nearness
of
some
of
his
men
to
their
own
homes
,
had
much
diminished
his
Forces
;
and
,
which
was
worse
,
so
little
care
had
the
Province
taken
in
it
,
that
there
was
nothing
for
them
about
Ville-neufve
,
so
that
he
was
fain
to
leave
his
Canon
at
Gorce
,
and
for
conveniency
of
quarters
,
to
March
with
all
his
Troops
to
Privas
,
the
Countrey
having
not
had
the
least
thought
of
any
thing
,
but
how
to
retort
the
blame
of
their
want
of
Provisions
one
upon
another
,
so
that
he
had
much
ado
to
keep
together
those
Souldiers
he
had
left
.
The
first
exploit
after
his
arrival
in
the
Province
of
Vivaretz
was
the
Siege
of
Choumerarg
,
performed
by
Chevrilles
,
and
the
Country
Troops
,
whil'st
his
own
refreshed
themselves
;
it
lasted
three
dayes
,
and
then
their
Works
being
all
battered
,
the
place
was
yielded
on
the
second
of
April
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan's
designs
in
Vivaretz
,
were
to
place
a
Governour
,
and
to
compose
all
the
divisions
there
;
but
principally
to
secure
a
good
pass
upon
the
Rhone
,
both
to
draw
the
Tribute
of
the
River
to
himself
,
and
to
facilitate
the
March
of
those
Forces
which
the
Duke
of
Savoy
had
promised
him
:
For
which
end
some
proposed
to
him
Sojon
,
others
la
Voute
,
others
Bajes
,
and
Pousin
;
the
inconvenience
of
the
first
was
its
situation
,
being
in
the
higher
Vivaretz
,
and
so
remote
from
Privas
,
that
it
could
not
be
easily
removed
from
thence
;
that
of
the
second
was
,
that
it
was
a
place
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
,
and
being
of
it self
weak
,
and
not
capable
to
be
made
good
,
would
drain
Privas
of
all
its
Ammunition
,
and
consequently
draw
an
affront
upon
that
place
,
which
would
ruine
his
reputation
,
both
with
the
adverse
Party
,
and
his
own
too
:
Wherefore
he
pitches
on
the
latter
,
and
begins
with
Pousin
,
which
when
Brison
gave
it
up
,
was
dismantled
;
but
,
to
prevent
our
re-possessing
of
it
,
the
enemy
had
fortified
a
small
Tower
in
the
Castle
,
and
raised
a
little
Triangular
Fort
upon
the
Rivers
side
;
he
commanded
Aubais
by
night
,
to
possess
himself
of
that
part
of
the
Suburbs
which
lies
towards
Lauport
;
and
Leques
at
the
same
time
to
enter
the
Town
:
In
the
mean
time
he
drew
his
Canon
,
whereupon
the
Fort
was
given
up
;
but
chiefly
for
that
Leques
had
already
taken
the
Tower
,
and
from
the
advantages
of
it
,
and
the
Castle
,
played
so
furiously
into
the
Fort
,
that
none
durst
stir
to
shew
himself
in
it
.
Chevrilles
with
the
Forces
of
the
Province
,
at
the
same
time
besieges
and
takes
Saint
Aaban
,
which
obstructed
the
passage
from
Privas
to
Pousin
;
and
Malmoirac
was
commanded
to
possess
himself
of
the
Town
of
Bajes
,
to
secure
it
with
Barricadoes
,
and
seize
on
all
the
Boats
in
the
Port
,
which
he
happily
effected
:
This
done
,
Aubais
received
command
to
attempt
the
two
Castles
of
Bajes
,
which
after
their
dismantling
,
had
been
again
repaired
;
but
upon
the
approach
of
the
Canon
,
yielded
:
Which
done
,
the
Duke
taking
into
his
consideration
the
situation
of
both
places
,
conceived
that
of
Pousin
to
be
the
most
convenient
,
both
for
the
facility
of
being
fortified
,
and
the
advantage
it
had
to
command
the
River
;
thither
then
he
commanded
to
be
brought
all
the
Boats
,
and
sent
Leques
with
twelve
hundred
men
into
Dauphine
,
which
brought
so
great
a
terrour
on
them
,
that
many
Towns
sent
him
in
voluntary
contributions
of
Corn
,
Meal
,
and
Bread
,
which
was
a
great
relief
to
his
men
,
whom
the
avarice
,
and
disaffection
of
Privas
had
exposed
to
great
extremities
;
and
,
that
he
might
lose
no
time
,
sets
about
the
Fortifications
,
to
which
the
Countrey
contributed
so
little
,
that
he
was
fain
to
make
Collections
among
his
own
Officers
to
pay
the
Souldiers
that
wrought
in
them
.
The
Duke
,
during
his
abode
here
,
sollicites
those
of
the
Religion
in
Dauphine
to
joyn
with
him
;
but
in
vain
,
the
Count
of
Soissons
amusing
them
with
hopes
that
he
would
shortly
appear
himself
in
the
head
of
them
;
whereupon
he
sent
the
Count
some
overtures
to
joyn
with
him
,
with
four
thousand
Foot
,
and
three
hundred
Horse
in
any
part
of
Dauphine
,
he
should
please
to
appoint
;
and
that
if
he
would
bring
but
as
many
,
he
would
engage
himself
in
a
short
time
to
make
him
Master
of
the
greatest
part
of
Dauphine
;
but
he
had
no
other
return
than
empty
words
,
and
complementary
thanks
,
which
made
him
think
that
the
Count
had
rather
make
an
inglorious
peace
with
those
he
declared
to
be
his
enemies
,
than
engage
in
an
honourable
War
against
them
.
Whil'st
he
stayed
at
Pousin
,
he
also
received
intelligence
from
the
Duke
of
Soubize
by
Carlincas
,
that
the
Fleet
designed
to
bring
the
Corn
to
Rochelle
,
would
be
there
towards
the
latter
end
of
May
;
but
the
other
,
from
which
they
expected
their
entire
deliverance
,
not
till
after
the
Harvest
.
Chevrilles
,
who
saw
the
streights
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
Forces
were
in
,
for
want
of
provisions
,
proposes
him
to
an
attempt
upon
Cheilard
,
a
small
Town
,
belonging
to
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
,
and
seated
upon
the
Confines
of
Vellay
;
It
has
large
Suburbs
,
and
a
Castle
,
that
commands
them
:
All
the
Inhabitants
of
this
,
and
the
neighbouring
places
,
are
of
the
Religion
,
and
till
now
had
been
severely
persecuted
by
their
Lord
,
even
in
times
of
peace
;
in
order
to
the
effecting
of
this
design
,
he
demands
of
him
two
Regiments
,
which
were
granted
him
:
The
Town
he
took
with
Petardes
,
and
with
the
two
aforesaid
Regiments
invested
a
Castle
,
called
La
Chezé
which
is
about
a
Canon-shot
distant
from
Cheilard
,
and
upon
the
sight
of
two
Faucons
that
were
drawn
up
to
it
,
was
given
up
;
with
these
Gunnes
he
begins
to
play
upon
the
Works
of
the
Castle
of
Cheilard
;
but
the
Pieces
being
not
sufficient
for
Battery
,
he
was
fain
to
send
to
Privas
for
some
bigger
.
During
this
Siege
,
the
Duke
had
intelligence
from
all
parts
,
of
the
Duke
of
Montmorency's
arrival
in
the
higher
Languedoc
,
who
raised
all
the
Forces
he
could
to
set
upon
him
in
his
Marches
,
or
to
cut
off
his
passage
by
taking
Barjac
:
This
newes
made
him
resolve
,
no
longer
to
defer
his
return
;
wherefore
he
writes
to
Chevrilles
,
that
in
case
the
Castle
of
Cheilard
was
not
taken
by
a
day
,
which
he
prefixed
,
he
should
send
back
the
two
Regiments
;
which
so
quickned
his
diligence
in
the
enterprise
,
that
the
place
was
taken
within
the
time
limited
him
:
And
the
Duke
having
given
order
for
the
razing
of
all
the
places
he
had
taken
,
except
Pousin
;
and
left
Chevrilles
in
a
firm
possession
of
his
Government
,
sets
out
from
Privas
upon
Easter
day
,
and
encamps
that
night
below
Mirabel
;
and
as
he
was
marching
thence
the
next
Morning
by
break
of
day
,
Aubais
,
that
led
the
Van
,
informed
him
that
the
enemy
appeared
,
both
Horse
and
Foot
,
about
Saint
Germain
,
a
large
Town
,
indifferently
well
fortified
,
and
distant
about
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
Ville-neufve
;
whence
they
also
drew
out
fresh
Souldiers
:
They
were
all
the
forces
that
Ventadour
and
Montreall
could
make
in
that
Countrey
,
which
alarmed
not
the
Duke
at
all
,
while
he
was
employed
about
those
small
Sieges
.
They
made
choice
of
that
place
,
as
the
most
advantageous
for
them
,
the
passage
being
strait
,
and
the
Dukes
Forces
of
necessity
to
pass
within
a
Musquet
shot
of
the
Town
,
the
passages
to
which
,
were
very
commodious
to
lodge
Musquetiers
in
:
But
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
being
half
a
dayes
March
short
of
them
,
they
only
made
a
little
skirmish
,
which
made
the
Duke
of
Rohan
desirous
to
pursue
them
,
and
force
the
Town
,
which
he
might
have
done
,
but
was
happily
disswaded
from
it
,
lest
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
with
his
fresh
Forces
should
surprize
him
,
while
he
was
engaged
,
which
would
certainly
have
happened
;
for
he
came
to
Ville-neufve
about
two
houres
after
they
had
gotten
over
the
pass
,
which
was
done
with
very
good
conduct
and
order
;
in
this
Rencontre
there
were
some
slain
,
and
wounded
on
both
sides
:
After
this
no
enemy
appeared
;
but
the
Duke
when
he
came
to
Gorce
,
took
his
Canon
,
which
he
drew
back
to
Anduze
,
where
he
gave
his
Troops
some
refreshment
,
which
they
very
much
wanted
.
Mean
while
the
Prince
of
Condé
and
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
joyning
their
Forces
take
the
field
,
and
march
into
Foix
to
attempt
Pamiez
,
a
great
Town
,
but
of
no
strength
:
The
ill
destiny
of
Beaufort
impelled
him
to
a
resolution
of
defending
it
;
to
which
end
he
calls
in
all
his
own
,
and
most
of
the
Forces
of
the
Countrey
;
but
,
a
breach
being
made
,
their
confusion
was
too
great
to
give
them
leave
to
think
of
any
further
resistance
;
those
that
were
false
among
them
,
using
all
means
to
augment
the
others
fear
:
Beaufort
seeing
this
disorder
,
endeavoured
to
save
himself
by
flight
,
together
with
Anros
,
but
they
were
both
taken
,
carried
to
Thoulouse
,
and
there
put
to
death
:
The
town
was
pillaged
,
and
all
manner
of
licentious
cruelties
imaginable
from
Souldiers
under
such
a
Commander
,
were
exercised
in
it
:
The
taking
of
this
Town
much
dismayed
the
whole
Countrey
,
where
no
place
escaped
the
attempts
either
of
threats
,
or
promises
;
but
the
courage
and
fidelity
of
Rousseliere
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
made
Governour
of
Saverdun
,
together
with
his
sedulous
industry
to
encourage
others
preserved
the
Province
;
and
the
Prince
marched
back
,
with
his
Army
,
into
the
upper
Languedoc
:
Then
was
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
fain
to
return
to
Vivaretz
,
to
the
assistance
of
his
Partisans
there
;
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
with
no
less
instances
sollicited
by
the
higher
Languedoc
,
to
the
same
purpose
.
The
Prince
his
first
exploit
was
the
Siege
of
Realmont
,
a
Town
whose
situation
rendred
it
very
considerable
;
well
stored
with
Souldiers
,
and
all
sorts
of
Provisions
,
and
which
might
have
held
out
much
longer
,
and
very
well
expected
the
relief
preparing
for
it
:
But
neither
did
he
begin
the
siege
,
till
he
had
Treated
with
Maugis
who
was
Governour
of
it
;
who
,
having
corrupted
the
first
Consul
,
the
Colonel
Chaumette
,
and
his
Sergeant
Major
,
and
made
some
shew
of
opposition
for
ten
or
twelve
dayes
,
without
any
breach
made
,
or
consulting
with
his
Captains
,
or
the
people
,
contrary
to
the
Oaths
they
were
mutually
engaged
in
,
at
the
enemies
first
coming
before
it
,
not
so
much
as
to
make
the
least
mention
of
surrendring
,
enters
into
a
Capitulation
,
signes
it
,
and
presents
it
to
the
Town
;
who
refusing
to
approve
of
it
,
he
lets
in
the
Besiegers
at
a
Port
,
which
was
at
his
own
devotion
,
whiles
the
rest
were
every
one
at
their
respective
posts
;
so
that
great
was
the
confusion
there
,
and
though
by
the
Capitulation
the
Defendants
ought
to
have
marched
off
with
their
armes
,
yet
was
that
violated
,
and
they
disarmed
,
Sigalon
,
and
Huguet
,
two
of
Chaumett's
Captains
,
with
some
other
honest
Inhabitants
of
the
place
,
maintained
a
Bastion
,
resolutely
declaring
to
the
World
,
that
they
had
rather
dye
than
quit
their
armes
,
which
they
carryed
off
,
and
with
them
as
much
honour
due
to
their
bravery
,
as
the
others
did
infamy
,
merited
by
their
baseness
.
Great
were
the
miseries
of
this
poor
Town
,
whence
Men
,
and
Women
stript
,
and
without
any
other
covering
than
their
dischevelled
haire
,
came
to
Roque-Courbe
;
where
Saint
Germier
,
and
L'
Espuguet
,
who
had
the
conduct
of
the
affairs
of
those
of
the
Reformed
Party
in
those
parts
,
by
means
of
the
Correspondents
they
had
in
Castres
,
made
use
of
this
Barbarisme
to
provoke
the
people
to
an
Insurrection
,
which
had
so
prosperous
an
event
,
that
notwithstanding
the
opposition
of
the
President
Montespieu
,
of
the
Advocate
General
,
the
Consuls
,
and
their
adherents
,
the
Walls
were
scaled
,
and
the
Town
without
the
effusion
of
any
blood
taken
,
and
the
President
,
and
the
Advocate
banished
thence
.
Chavagnac
at
the
same
time
came
very
opportunely
into
the
Countrey
,
sent
thither
by
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
command
in
chief
there
,
where
he
was
received
,
and
,
even
in
Castres
it self
,
with
an
universal
Joy
.
For
besides
the
delight
all
Novelties
usually
bring
with
them
,
the
present
state
of
affaires
required
a
Governour
;
otherwise
the
Prince
had
carried
all
the
Mountain
of
Albigeois
before
him
;
whereas
now
the
greatest
mischief
suffered
there
was
the
loss
of
Cauve
,
which
the
Marquess
of
Malauze
caused
to
be
delivered
up
to
him
,
in
which
place
,
contrary
to
his
promise
,
he
left
a
Garison
:
After
this
he
made
an
offer
at
Viane
,
blocked
it
up
,
and
raised
a
battery
against
it
;
but
seeing
that
neither
his
threats
nor
promises
made
any
impression
on
the
Besieged
,
and
that
the
Governour
Eseroux
,
and
Assas
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
sent
thither
with
four
hundred
men
,
seemed
to
be
such
as
would
give
him
a
smart
opposition
,
he
raised
his
siege
;
and
thence
goes
to
attempt
Castelnau
and
Brassac
,
places
of
no
strength
,
but
surpriseable
even
by
unarmed
men
;
Nevertheless
the
former
gave
him
the
trouble
to
draw
down
his
Canon
,
where
the
obstinacy
of
some
,
occasioned
the
loss
of
forty
or
fifty
good
Souldiers
,
who
chose
rather
to
submit
to
all
extremities
,
than
to
observe
the
Orders
given
them
by
Chavagnac
,
to
draw
off
as
soon
as
they
saw
the
Enemies
Canon
,
which
they
might
have
easily
done
:
This
done
,
the
Prince
,
not
daring
any
more
to
look
towards
Viane
,
sends
Linas
to
Saint
Sever
,
a
place
of
which
he
himself
was
Lord
,
to
perswade
the
Inhabitants
to
submit
before
he
drew
down
his
Canon
;
but
seeing
how
ineffectual
all
his
perswasions
proved
,
he
stayes
there
with
them
;
where
,
after
they
had
endured
many
Volleys
of
Canon
shot
,
themselves
made
a
breach
in
the
Wall
,
and
escaped
by
night
.
Thence
he
goes
to
a
Conference
with
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
at
which
they
resolved
on
the
Siege
of
Saint
Afrique
.
But
before
we
pass
into
the
higher
Languedoc
,
it
will
be
expedient
that
we
speak
a
word
or
two
of
Montauban
:
This
Town
,
though
it
was
then
governed
by
Consuls
,
and
other
Magistrates
that
were
great
Enemies
to
the
Reformed
Party
,
had
nevertheless
great
inclinations
to
joyn
with
them
:
This
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
himself
at
first
hindred
,
being
not
willing
they
should
declare
before
he
came
to
them
;
and
when
after
his
return
from
the
voyage
of
Foix
,
he
desired
them
so
to
do
,
nothing
obstructed
it
,
but
their
want
of
a
Governour
:
Whereupon
the
best
part
of
the
Town
casting
their
eyes
upon
Saint
Michel
,
a
younger
brother
of
La
Roche
Chalais
,
and
of
Kin
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
applauded
their
choice
,
they
received
him
into
their
Town
about
May
,
and
there
,
after
that
de
Bergues
,
and
Saint
Foy
,
through
many
difficulties
,
and
great
dangers
,
had
conducted
thither
,
from
the
lower
Guienne
,
fourscore
,
or
an
hundred
Horse
,
and
Viant
a
Company
of
Foot
,
and
that
he
had
all
his
necessary
Provisions
ready
,
on
the
four
and
twentieth
day
of
June
,
they
put
him
in
possession
of
his
Command
.
The
first
thing
he
did
,
was
to
order
all
things
in
a
Militiary
way
;
raising
a
Regiment
composed
of
Voluntiers
,
such
as
had
Asyled
themselves
there
;
and
inrolling
also
in
the
establishment
,
those
Horse
that
de
Bergues
had
brought
thither
.
But
before
he
could
well
settle
himself
in
his
authority
he
met
with
many
rubbs
,
having
for
enemies
,
not
only
those
that
were
of
a
contrary
Party
,
but
,
even
among
his
own
,
many
rivals
for
the
place
,
who
under-hand
did
him
many
ill
Offices
:
Some
of
these
he
surmounted
by
prudence
and
dissimulation
;
and
to
others
he
was
fain
to
apply
open
force
,
and
the
extremity
of
rigor
:
The
most
eminent
example
of
which
,
was
occasioned
by
three
young
Souldiers
,
Natives
of
the
Town
,
whose
names
were
Cartié
,
La
Forest
,
and
Brete
,
who
disgusted
at
a
denial
of
some
Offices
they
sued
fo●
;
or
else
set
on
by
some
others
,
envious
of
his
honour
,
entred
into
a
conspiracy
against
his
person
,
and
to
compass
their
design
make
a
Party
in
the
Town
,
to
which
they
drew
in
many
Giddy
braines
,
and
among
them
some
of
quality
,
as
the
sonnes
of
the
Advocate
Clerk
,
and
the
Counsellour
de
la
Rose
,
which
gave
greater
suspitions
that
this
business
was
fomented
by
other
persons
,
who
,
though
they
appeared
not
at
all
in
it
,
yet
were
they
the
principal
Agents
.
The
pretence
of
this
conjuration
was
the
publique
liberty
,
by
which
means
having
raised
many
of
the
people
,
they
shew
themselves
in
the
head
of
them
,
with
their
Swords
and
Pistols
in
their
hands
,
and
in
that
equipage
march
to
the
Governours
quarters
,
crying
out
Liberty
,
Liberty
!
and
that
it
was
high
time
to
rid
themselves
of
those
that
oppressed
it
:
When
they
came
near
to
his
door
,
they
were
stopped
by
some
of
his
guard
,
who
so
gallantly
behaved
themselves
in
the
defence
of
it
,
that
they
killed
five
or
six
of
the
Mutiniers
,
and
among
others
Clerk
,
and
La
Rosse
:
The
tumult
spreading
it self
in
the
Town
,
the
Consuls
,
with
a
great
number
of
the
Inhabitants
,
haste
down
to
the
Governours
;
to
whom
when
Saint
Michel
had
recounted
the
Action
,
and
justified
the
procedure
of
his
Souldiers
,
all
were
well
satisfied
;
and
the
Consuls
causing
the
said
Cartie
,
La
Forest
,
and
Brete
,
Authours
of
the
sedition
to
be
apprehended
,
they
were
tryed
,
and
condemned
by
the
Council
of
Warre
,
which
in
favour
of
their
relations
in
the
Town
,
instead
of
hanging
,
caused
them
to
be
shot
to
death
.
Saint
Michel
,
whom
this
example
of
Justice
had
now
fixed
in
his
authority
,
thinks
of
enlarging
his
quarters
;
and
conceiving
himself
strong
enough
in
Souldiers
,
by
reason
of
those
that
were
fled
thither
for
shelter
,
he
undertook
to
put
the
Town
of
Cuasade
in
a
posture
of
defence
;
and
having
put
Chastillon
a
Gentleman
of
Angoulmois
with
eight
hundred
good
men
into
it
,
he
used
such
diligence
in
his
fortifications
,
that
in
a
very
short
space
the
place
was
made
tenable
;
This
the
Prince
,
and
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
had
intended
to
besiege
,
but
were
diverted
by
the
Siege
of
Creseil
,
which
drew
away
the
Prince
with
his
Forces
,
so
that
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
was
unwilling
to
engage
alone
in
the
Siege
,
but
endeavoured
to
contrive
some
intelligences
,
and
correspondencies
within
,
that
might
help
him
to
surprize
it
,
in
which
even
the
Minister
of
that
Church
,
whose
name
was
Le
Grand
,
who
had
deserted
it
in
the
very
beginning
of
the
troubles
,
was
his
great
Assistant
,
informing
him
of
the
condition
of
the
Town
,
and
perswading
him
,
as
much
as
in
him
lay
,
to
attempt
it
;
but
finding
his
design
not
feisible
that
way
,
he
contented
himself
only
with
an
assault
,
which
he
caused
to
be
made
on
the
out-works
,
where
he
was
so
generously
received
,
that
,
leaving
many
dead
upon
the
place
,
and
some
Garisons
in
the
adjacent
Towns
,
he
drew
away
again
.
But
return
we
now
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
of
Realmont
,
was
extreamly
importuned
to
relieve
it
,
for
which
he
was
diligently
preparing
himself
;
but
after
it
was
taken
,
he
was
as
earnestly
sollicited
to
march
towards
the
higher
Languedoc
,
so
that
there
passed
not
a
week
in
which
he
received
not
two
or
three
dispatches
,
to
that
effect
:
On
the
other
side
he
found
he
should
have
much
ado
to
gaine
his
Souldiers
consent
to
it
;
for
that
their
late
sufferings
in
Vivaretz
gave
them
cause
to
fear
they
should
meet
with
no
better
entertainment
in
this
Voyage
;
so
that
to
allure
them
to
it
,
he
resolves
on
a
design
upon
Mirveis
,
a
place
upon
the
Borders
of
Roüergue
,
strong
,
and
of
great
concernment
to
the
Sevenes
,
where
he
knew
all
the
Countrey
would
come
in
to
him
;
assuring
himself
withal
,
that
,
whatever
his
success
should
be
in
the
attempt
,
having
by
this
means
drawn
his
men
half
way
,
he
should
with
more
facility
perswade
them
to
adventure
on
the
rest
.
Wherefore
he
sends
for
le
Fesque
,
who
first
moved
this
design
to
him
,
and
perswaded
him
,
that
in
taking
the
Town
,
he
should
also
surprize
the
Captain
of
the
Castle
,
and
at
one
stroke
carry
both
:
He
gave
him
Orders
to
take
as
many
Souldiers
as
he
thought
he
should
have
occasion
for
;
but
at
the
time
appointed
for
the
execution
of
it
,
so
violent
and
tempestuous
was
the
weather
upon
the
Mountain
de
l'
Espernon
,
the
place
of
Rendez-vous
,
that
many
of
the
Souldiers
(
though
it
was
then
Summer
)
died
of
the
cold
;
so
that
they
were
faine
to
put
it
off
till
another
time
;
which
gave
the
enemy
some
jealousie
of
their
intentions
,
and
those
in
the
Castle
leasure
to
furnish
themselves
with
many
necessaries
,
and
especially
to
recruit
their
garisons
with
Souldiers
:
Notwithstanding
all
which
Le
Fesque
returnes
thither
again
within
two
dayes
,
and
fixing
four
Petardes
to
it
,
carried
the
Town
:
But
,
instead
of
presently
investing
the
Castle
,
and
securing
the
Corn
for
the
nourishment
of
the
Army
,
every
one
fell
a
pillaging
,
and
in
the
mean
time
the
Chevalier
Chamboux
,
with
fifty
men
,
got
into
it
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
in
the
mean
time
expecting
the
issue
of
this
design
at
Nismes
,
gave
Orders
for
the
raising
of
the
Militia
of
the
Sevenes
,
and
principally
of
the
two
Regiments
of
Valescure
,
and
La
Roque
,
and
sent
away
those
of
Lassayre
,
and
Brenoux
,
commanding
them
by
several
wayes
to
march
towards
Mirveis
,
and
,
upon
the
first
notice
of
the
taking
of
the
Town
,
to
invest
the
Castle
,
and
draw
thither
the
small
Canon
that
was
at
Vigan
:
He
sent
away
also
Goudin's
Regiment
to
Barjac
,
which
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
hovered
about
,
as
if
he
had
some
design
upon
it
;
with
Orders
also
,
in
case
necessity
so
required
,
to
march
into
Vivaretz
.
This
done
;
he
receives
advice
of
the
taking
of
Mirveis
,
and
the
disorders
there
committed
:
Whereupon
he
departs
from
Nismes
,
and
steering
his
course
thitherward
,
sent
Leques
post
before
him
to
compose
and
order
all
things
there
,
When
he
came
to
Vigan
,
he
met
with
a
dispatch
from
the
higher
Languedoc
,
pressing
him
more
instantly
than
ever
to
hasten
thither
,
otherwise
the
whole
Countrey
was
in
danger
to
be
lost
;
whereupon
he
sent
away
Aubais
with
the
Regiments
of
Sandres
,
Fourniquet
,
and
Bimart
,
and
three
Troops
of
Horse
:
When
Leques
came
to
Mirveis
;
conceiving
,
that
that
Castle
was
not
to
be
forced
by
so
mean
a
Train
of
Artillery
as
they
had
there
,
he
commands
the
Canon
to
be
drawn
to
Nujolls
,
to
secure
a
Castle
standing
upon
a
pass
of
great
importance
,
which
upon
the
approach
of
it
presently
yielded
.
After
this
,
comes
the
Duke
himself
to
Mirveis
,
and
being
of
opinion
with
Leques
that
there
was
no
taking
of
the
Castle
without
a
bigger
piece
of
battery
:
Those
that
were
at
Millaud
were
proposed
,
as
the
nearest
and
most
easie
to
be
drawn
thither
:
Thither
then
he
goes
with
a
sufficient
Convoy
for
them
,
but
found
it
absolutely
impossible
to
bring
them
;
wherefore
he
commands
Leques
,
by
a
Letter
,
to
send
with
all
speed
to
Anduze
for
the
Culverin
of
Nismes
;
And
in
the
interim
determines
to
go
himself
to
Saint
Afrique
,
upon
report
of
the
Siege
of
Viane
,
which
the
Prince
pretended
to
attempt
;
but
as
he
was
ready
to
set
out
,
he
received
a
Letter
from
Leques
,
which
informed
him
,
that
upon
a
bruit
spread
among
the
Troops
at
Mirveis
,
that
he
was
going
towards
Castres
,
and
that
there
was
a
great
relief
preparing
for
the
Castle
,
very
many
of
the
Souldiers
had
left
their
Colours
,
that
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Town
had
sent
away
their
goods
,
and
that
unless
his
sudden
return
thither
prevented
it
,
he
would
finde
the
Siege
totally
abandoned
:
This
made
him
face
about
with
all
speed
;
and
finding
that
the
Letter
he
had
written
to
Leques
was
fallen
into
the
enemies
hands
,
he
sent
another
to
Anduze
for
the
great
Culverin
;
and
resolved
now
to
see
what
would
be
the
event
of
this
Siege
:
In
order
to
which
he
plants
his
Canon
,
and
with
them
batters
the
Out-works
that
he
might
the
more
easily
(
in
case
there
should
be
occasion
for
it
)
come
to
mining
;
and
as
he
was
giving
Orders
to
storm
the
Castle-works
the
night
following
,
there
came
Newes
that
there
was
a
very
considerable
Body
forming
for
the
relief
of
Mirveis
;
that
all
Larzac
and
Roüergue
flocked
in
to
them
;
that
there
were
twelve
hundred
drawn
out
of
the
Garison
of
Montpellier
,
and
that
from
Beziers
and
Gignac
,
were
sent
many
Souldiers
also
;
and
that
their
Rendez-vous
was
to
be
at
Veiros
,
two
Leagues
distant
from
Mirveis
:
In
effect
the
thing
was
very
true
,
and
moreover
the
Baron
Puzols
,
who
commanded
the
Duke
of
Montmorency's
Life
Guard
,
was
already
come
thither
with
three
hundred
Horse
,
to
undertake
the
charge
of
the
whole
relief
which
consisted
of
about
two
thousand
Foot
:
This
made
the
Duke
defer
the
storming
of
the
Castle
,
that
he
might
provide
to
repel
these
succours
;
to
which
end
he
spent
all
that
night
in
cutting
a
Trench
across
the
hill
,
the
only
way
they
had
to
relieve
the
Castle
,
and
caused
his
Canon
to
be
drawn
into
a
Redout
;
the
next
morning
,
the
Majors
General
Leques
and
Boissiere
,
visit
all
the
quarters
,
cause
the
Redout
,
and
Trenches
to
be
well-manned
,
and
Ammunition
to
be
delivered
out
to
the
Souldiers
,
and
also
give
all
necessary
instructions
to
the
Colonels
;
the
Duke
of
Rohan
himself
stayes
in
the
Parade
place
with
Montredon
,
the
Voluntiers
,
two
Troops
of
horse-men
,
whom
he
had
commanded
to
alight
,
his
own
Guards
,
and
La
Baume
,
with
two
hundred
of
his
own
Regiment
,
that
he
might
be
ready
upon
all
occasions
,
to
send
relief
to
those
that
should
need
it
;
about
Noon
the
Scoutes
give
notice
of
the
Romanists
approach
,
and
suddenly
every
one
betakes
him
to
his
Post
,
when
presently
after
they
shew
themselves
upon
thetop
of
a
hill
,
whence
they
sent
down
five
hundred
men
in
two
divisions
,
which
advanced
boldly
,
and
in
good
order
up
to
our
very
Canon
,
which
gave
them
a
very
harsh
salute
;
besides
which
,
they
saw
the
Trenches
well
stored
with
men
,
and
on
the
right
,
and
left
hand
,
Regiments
marching
up
the
Hill
to
environ
them
;
this
put
them
upon
as
sudden
and
nimble
a
retreat
;
being
followed
with
Vollies
of
Musquet
shot
,
up
to
the
top
of
the
Hill
,
where
presently
all
disappeared
,
and
by
the
disorder
was
to
be
seen
among
them
,
might
be
rather
conjectured
to
flie
,
than
to
retreat
:
The
next
day
every
one
took
his
own
way
,
and
the
Duke
returned
to
the
intended
assault
;
battering
,
the
night
following
,
the
Pallisadoes
of
the
Counterscarfe
,
all
which
were
broken
down
;
and
then
drew
up
to
the
very
Graffe
,
from
whence
he
bear
the
Defendants
off
their
Works
;
who
as
he
was
approaching
to
the
Wall
,
beat
a
parley
,
which
they
obtained
,
together
with
very
honourable
conditions
.
This
Siege
lasted
three
weeks
;
and
when
the
Castle
was
delivered
,
there
marched
out
one
hundred
and
thirty
Souldiers
,
that
wanted
neither
Ammunion
,
nor
provision
.
When
the
Prince
had
notice
of
the
reddition
of
Mirveis
,
and
that
the
fifteen
Companies
drawn
out
of
Montpellier
,
were
upon
their
March
to
joyn
with
him
,
he
resolved
with
the
Duke
d'
spernon
,
upon
the
Siege
of
Saint
Afrique
;
which
when
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
informed
of
,
he
would
have
gone
to
Millaud
;
but
the
next
day
,
after
the
reddition
of
Mirveis
,
finding
that
he
had
no
more
than
eight
hundred
men
left
,
the
rest
being
gone
to
refresh
themselves
,
he
was
forced
to
go
to
Vigan
;
after
he
had
gotten
an
engagement
from
them
,
that
within
ten
days
they
should
be
all
ready
at
any
Rendezvous
he
should
appoint
them
,
to
go
to
the
relief
of
Saint
Afrique
;
he
sent
dispatches
also
to
Nismes
,
and
Vsez
,
from
whence
he
received
a
very
good
recruit
.
In
this
interval
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
notice
of
what
became
of
the
second
Fleet
,
which
was
dispatched
from
England
,
to
supply
Rochelle
with
provisions
,
untill
the
greater
,
designed
for
its
entire
deliverance
,
could
be
made
ready
.
The
story
is
this
,
The
Duke
of
Soubize
,
seconded
by
the
Deputies
,
and
Merchants
of
Rochelle
that
were
then
in
England
,
urges
the
King
with
such
earnest
and
assiduous
importunities
,
that
he
resolved
upon
the
victualling
of
Rochelle
;
for
which
,
when
all
things
were
in
a
readiness
,
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
offered
him
the
command
of
the
Fleet
;
but
understanding
that
there
were
but
five
men
of
War
designed
for
their
Convoy
,
and
perceiving
by
so
slender
a
provision
of
ships
of
war
,
that
he
intended
to
draw
an
affront
,
together
with
the
whole
blame
of
the
Rochellers
upon
him
,
he
refuses
to
accept
it
,
but
declared
withall
,
that
,
if
he
would
go
in
person
,
he
would
be
ready
to
accompany
him
;
Upon
this
his
refusal
,
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
re-inforces
the
Fleet
with
five
great
ships
more
,
and
many
other
men
of
War
;
and
being
raised
to
the
number
of
seventy
in
all
,
on
the
17th
.
day
of
May
,
he
sent
them
orders
to
hoise
Sail
,
which
they
did
under
the
command
of
his
brother-in-Law
,
the
Earle
of
Denbigh
;
soon
as
the
enemy
descryed
them
,
they
weigh
Anchor
,
as
if
they
intended
to
advance
,
and
fight
them
;
but
on
the
sudden
tacked
about
again
towards
the
same
place
from
whence
they
came
.
Bragneau
took
a
French
Pinnace
at
Sablenceau
,
where
the
Earle
cast
Anchor
so
near
the
Shore
,
that
he
thence
received
a
Canon-shot
into
his
own
ship
,
which
made
him
weigh
Anchor
again
,
and
with
the
whole
Navy
remove
to
ride
at
a
greater
distance
from
the
enemies
Canon
.
Many
dayes
were
spent
in
debates
,
and
resolutions
never
executed
;
so
that
some
Merchants
,
that
were
there
,
urged
him
to
attempt
either
to
fight
,
or
pass
by
them
;
but
his
Captains
stiffely
maintained
that
it
could
not
be
done
,
without
exposing
the
English
Forces
to
too
great
a
hazard
;
only
the
Vice-admiral
,
and
one
Capta
in
Carre
,
shewed
more
forwardness
,
and
loudly
exclaimed
against
the
flackness
of
all
the
rest
:
Whereupon
the
French
that
were
then
in
the
Fleet
,
to
the
number
of
two
or
three
and
twenty
ships
,
and
Barques
drew
up
together
,
and
seeing
the
backwardness
of
the
others
to
resolve
on
any
thing
,
come
in
a
Body
to
the
Earle
of
Denbigh
,
and
present
him
a
Petition
signed
by
them
all
,
by
which
they
beseeched
him
to
grant
them
four
Merchant-men
fitted
for
a
fight
,
three
fire-ships
,
and
Souldiers
to
guard
those
ships
that
carried
the
provisions
,
obliging
themselves
with
that
equipage
to
get
into
the
town
,
and
promising
moreover
,
both
in
their
own
,
and
the
names
of
the
Rochellers
,
that
in
case
any
of
those
ships
miscarried
in
the
adventure
,
they
should
be
payed
for
,
according
to
a
just
estimation
of
their
value
.
But
to
all
this
they
received
no
answer
,
but
evasions
,
and
denials
;
whereupon
the
French
sent
Gobert
,
to
the
King
of
great
Britain
,
with
their
complaints
,
and
withall
,
to
discover
to
him
the
facility
of
the
passage
,
and
the
offers
they
had
made
:
Mean
while
the
Captain
Videau
takes
a
small
Boat
,
and
in
it
passes
the
Bay
by
night
,
carrying
to
the
besieged
a
letter
from
Bragneau
,
which
advised
them
not
to
rely
any
longer
on
hopes
of
relief
from
the
English
,
who
,
at
the
same
time
,
without
any
further
attempt
made
,
weighed
Anchor
,
steering
their
course
home-wards
:
When
they
came
to
the
Isle
of
Wight
,
they
cast
Anchor
there
,
and
thence
sent
their
Apologies
into
England
before
them
,
grounded
upon
the
impossibility
of
the
enterprise
,
and
the
tenour
of
their
Commission
,
whose
most
substantial
words
,
and
which
imported
a
permission
to
fight
,
they
pretended
were
interlined
,
although
it
was
with
the
Kings
own
hand
.
These
excuses
were
easily
admitted
by
the
Duke
,
and
those
of
his
Gang
,
though
others
deduced
from
them
but
sad
consequences
for
the
Rochellers
,
that
poor
and
miserable
people
,
that
with
such
transports
of
joy
beheld
the
arrival
of
the
Fleet
,
with
no
less
astonishment
saw
it
lie
idle
for
eight
dayes
entire
,
and
then
leave
them
in
a
greater
dejection
than
before
;
and
yet
having
received
so
many
promises
,
and
assurances
of
relief
,
could
they
not
give
credit
to
their
Admirals
Letter
,
but
prepare
a
new
dispatch
to
the
King
of
England
;
who
upon
the
newes
of
the
Fleets
return
,
assembles
his
Council
,
and
resolves
to
send
back
Gobert
to
the
Earle
of
Denbigh
with
new
Orders
to
return
again
to
the
Rode
of
Rochelle
,
and
there
to
expect
a
Renfort
.
About
which
time
also
came
Bragneau
with
newes
of
the
Fleets
return
,
and
two
dayes
after
Clarke
,
who
was
sent
to
be
of
the
Earles
Councel
,
and
Agent
for
the
King
in
Rochelle
,
who
when
he
had
given
in
his
relation
of
the
affair
,
had
his
own
house
for
his
prison
:
But
to
hasten
away
this
new
relief
for
the
distressed
Rochellers
,
Orders
were
given
to
Captain
Manners
,
&
Captain
Pennington
,
to
expedite
the
building
of
ten
great
ships
,
of
fifteen
hundred
,
or
two
thousand
Tun-burthen
,
made
purposely
to
fight
near
the
shore
,
not
drawing
more
than
seven
or
eight
foot-water
,
and
carrying
two
and
twenty
Guns
a
piece
:
The
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
who
desired
not
that
any
one
should
pry
too
narrowly
into
the
projects
he
had
against
Rochelle
,
removed
from
the
Court
a
Secretary
that
was
very
zealous
for
its
deliverance
,
causing
him
to
be
sent
to
Portsmouth
to
prepare
other
Vessels
,
and
buy
Provisions
,
and
Ammunition
there
,
where
he
stayed
till
the
departure
of
the
Fleet.
But
let
us
now
see
what
passed
at
the
Siege
of
Saint
Afrique
,
a
small
Town
,
lying
between
two
hills
that
command
it
,
so
that
nothing
can
be
done
within
,
that
may
not
from
thence
be
discovered
;
neither
did
any
till
this
time
,
ever
think
of
fortifying
it
:
But
yet
the
importance
of
the
place
for
preserving
the
Communication
between
the
higher
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
obliged
us
to
break
the
ground
,
which
is
there
very
maniable
:
But
never
did
that
Town
expect
the
honour
of
an
assault
from
the
first
Prince
of
the
blood
:
The
River
Sorgue
runs
under
the
walls
of
it
,
and
divides
it
from
that
part
of
the
Suburbs
,
that
lies
towards
Vabre
,
which
of
necessity
was
to
be
fortified
also
,
it
being
easie
for
the
enemy
to
make
his
approaches
that
way
,
and
for
that
the
River
beating
against
the
Walls
,
would
not
give
way
to
any
nearer
fortifications
on
that
side
:
The
whole
fortification
of
this
Suburbs
was
composed
of
Spurs
,
and
little
Flanquers
,
whose
Trenches
were
four
fathom
wide
,
and
the
Parapet
Canon-proof
,
behind
it
was
nothing
but
a
small
bank
instead
of
a
Rampart
;
all
that
gave
us
hopes
to
be
able
to
defend
it
,
was
,
that
there
was
room
enough
for
us
to
intrench
our selves
behind
it
;
besides
,
so
strangely
odde
was
the
situation
of
that
place
,
that
without
a
great
Army
,
there
was
no
hindering
of
relief
from
coming
to
it
,
both
from
Millaud
,
Saint
Rome
,
Tarn
,
and
the
Bridge
of
Cauvers
.
Anbais
,
who
was
advanced
as
far
as
the
said
Bridge
,
that
he
might
have
an
eye
upon
Viane
,
when
he
saw
the
Army
bind
its
course
towards
Roüergue
,
divided
his
Forces
into
two
parts
,
reserving
the
stronger
to
himself
,
and
sending
the
other
to
Saint
Afrique
,
which
the
Prince
came
before
on
the
eight
and
twentieth
day
of
May
;
and
having
viewed
it
,
conceived
it
intenable
,
and
at
that
instant
condemned
it
to
the
fire
,
and
all
manner
of
extremities
;
nor
yet
indeed
was
it
to
be
defended
,
but
by
a
great
number
of
men
:
Aubais
very
handsomly
did
his
devoir
,
sending
them
from
his
quarters
,
as
many
men
,
and
as
much
powder
as
they
desired
:
La
Baume
,
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
left
with
his
Regiment
at
Millaud
,
for
the
same
purpose
did
the
like
;
so
that
in
the
very
height
of
the
Siege
,
there
was
no
want
of
any
thing
;
but
there
happening
a
difference
between
Vacaresse
,
and
Bimart
,
Saint
Estienne
,
and
Sandres
were
fain
to
interpose
,
and
reconcile
them
,
who
afterwards
did
very
good
service
in
the
storm
.
The
approaches
,
batteries
,
and
breaches
,
being
all
made
with
in
the
space
of
eight
or
ten
dayes
,
the
Prince
commands
his
men
to
make
ready
for
the
assault
,
and
those
within
also
prepare
to
give
him
a
brave
reception
;
who
,
though
they
had
very
good
Works
and
Trenches
,
would
not
yet
lose
one
inch
of
ground
:
There
were
within
the
Town
,
besides
the
Foot
,
the
Baron
d'
Aletz
,
and
Saint
Estienne's
Troops
of
horse
;
the
best
armed
among
them
were
placed
at
the
Breaches
,
and
all
the
other
posts
were
well
manned
also
:
The
whole
Garrison
consisted
of
fifteen
hundred
fighting
men
;
the
storm
lasted
five
houres
,
was
thrice
renewed
,
and
during
it
,
one
Culverin
discharged
about
sixty
shot
upon
one
of
the
Breaches
,
which
carried
off
some
legs
,
and
armes
;
but
could
not
save
the
Assailants
from
a
repulse
,
who
left
four
hundred
dead
upon
the
place
,
among
which
were
La
Passe
,
and
La
Magdaline
,
two
Captains
,
and
fourty
other
Officers
,
not
comprising
those
that
were
wounded
;
of
the
Defendants
there
were
flain
about
eight
and
twenty
,
and
threescore
hurt
.
The
morrow
after
the
assault
was
made
,
came
both
from
Millaud
,
and
the
Bridge
de
Cauvers
,
four
hundred
men
more
to
Saint
Afrique
:
The
news
of
this
quickly
flew
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
at
Mirveis
,
where
he
had
three
thousand
Foot
,
and
made
what
hast
he
could
thither
;
having
given
order
that
Chavagnac
,
with
the
Forces
of
Albigeois
,
should
joyn
with
Aubais
,
and
fall
upon
the
enemy
on
one
side
,
while
he
did
the
like
on
the
other
;
and
the
besieged
,
at
the
same
time
,
were
to
make
a
sally
upon
their
Canon
:
But
that
which
he
feared
,
came
to
pass
,
to
wit
,
the
Prince
his
raising
the
Siege
:
Then
had
the
Duke
a
fair
opportunity
to
pursue
him
,
and
then
thought
of
nothing
that
would
prevent
it
:
But
the
affairs
of
Castres
summoned
him
thither
,
where
Saint
Germier
,
induced
to
it
,
by
those
that
were
disaffected
to
the
Reformed
party
,
opposed
Chavagnac
in
his
command
:
Those
of
Foix
required
his
presence
,
to
remedy
the
disorders
fallen
out
there
since
the
death
of
Beausort
;
the
Town
of
Villaude
would
by
all
means
that
he
should
sit
down
before
Cresseil
,
and
sent
Deputies
purposely
to
sollicite
him
to
to
that
effect
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
the
Siege
of
Saint
Afrique
being
now
over
,
no
body
would
stir
a
foot
further
;
all
alledging
the
necessity
of
their
return
,
to
look
after
their
Harvests
,
especially
those
of
Nismes
,
and
Vsez
,
whose
fields
were
threatned
to
be
ravaged
;
and
besides
these
,
there
were
in
the
Army
many
Citizens
,
and
Merchants
,
too
delicate
,
long
to
endure
the
hardship
of
an
Army
:
Vivaretz
also
cryed
out
for
help
,
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
being
fallen
into
that
Province
,
with
a
strong
power
:
Lyonnois
also
with
Dauphiné
,
Vivaretz
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
,
importuned
him
to
free
the
Rhone
;
on
which
the
Duke
had
already
besieged
Pousin
,
and
battered
Mirabel
.
Amidst
these
urgent
follicitations
on
all
hands
,
the
Duke
,
it
being
impossible
for
him
to
divide
himself
amongst
them
all
,
returns
to
the
lower
Languedoc
;
sends
Aubais
to
Castres
,
to
compose
the
divisions
there
,
and
designs
Saint
Estienne
with
his
Troop
for
Foix
;
whiles
he
with
the
rest
of
his
Forces
,
to
divert
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
from
Vivaretz
,
goes
to
Vezenobre
,
which
by
a
long
March
he
susprized
,
so
disfurnished
of
men
,
that
having
with
one
Petard
,
taken
the
Town
,
the
night
following
he
raised
his
Battery
,
and
the
next
morning
began
to
play
upon
the
Castle
,
which
he
took
by
assault
;
but
gave
quarter
to
all
in
it
.
This
Siege
wrought
the
wished
effect
;
for
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
after
he
had
taken
Mirabel
,
instead
of
continuing
his
progress
in
Vivaretz
,
marched
off
to
relief
Vezenobre
,
which
he
thought
would
have
held
out
much
longer
;
but
finding
the
business
all
eady
over
,
he
drew
off
to
Beaucaire
;
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
when
he
had
given
order
for
slighting
of
Vezenobre
,
dismissed
his
Voluntiers
,
put
his
other
Regiments
into
Garrisons
,
and
goes
himself
to
Nismes
,
to
put
them
in
a
posture
to
prevent
the
spoil
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
command
to
make
there
;
but
had
written
to
the
Court
,
that
he
could
not
undertake
it
with
less
than
six
thousand
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
;
for
which
care
was
taken
,
and
he
supplied
with
three
Regiments
from
Dauphine
,
and
some
Horse
drawen
out
of
the
Army
,
the
Marquess
of
Vxelles
was
then
conducting
to
the
relief
of
Cazal
:
These
preparations
made
Nismes
,
and
Vsez
look
about
them
,
and
promise
good
quarters
to
all
the
Horse
and
Foot
should
come
in
to
their
assistanee
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
writ
to
those
of
the
Sevenes
,
to
this
effect
;
but
they
came
not
so
soon
as
they
promised
;
nor
did
those
of
Nismes
gratifie
them
as
they
ought
;
Nevertheless
he
goes
to
see
what
might
be
done
,
and
promises
to
preserve
all
their
Corn
,
within
a
League
of
their
Town
,
to
wit
,
that
which
lies
upon
the
Vistre
(
which
is
the
richest
land
about
Nismes
)
a
small
,
but
dangerous
River
;
all
whose
passes
he
spoyles
,
and
in
all
places
of
danger
caused
good
Redoubts
to
be
built
;
but
as
for
the
rest
of
their
Fields
,
there
was
no
possibility
of
preserving
them
:
And
yet
,
had
the
Peasants
observed
what
was
commanded
them
,
which
was
,
to
leave
their
Sheaves
scattered
upon
the
ground
,
they
had
saved
a
great
part
of
them
;
which
being
made
up
in
stacks
,
and
the
enemy
coming
to
forrage
at
the
time
they
usually
thresh
out
their
Corn
,
(
which
is
there
done
in
the
Fields
)
they
were
all
easily
consumed
.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
takes
up
his
first
quarters
at
Saint
Margueriete
,
a
good
league
from
Nismes
;
and
the
next
day
leaving
it
on
his
left
hand
,
came
and
lodged
at
Chaumette
,
and
Saint
Genies
,
three
leagues
distant
from
Nismes
,
and
as
farre
from
Vsez
:
Thence
passes
through
the
Towns
upon
the
Gardon
,
and
so
gets
into
Vauvage
,
and
took
up
his
last
quarters
at
Bernis
and
Vehas
.
In
this
march
,
which
lasted
six
or
seven
dayes
,
he
burnt
much
Corn
,
and
also
many
Villages
;
which
done
,
he
retires
to
Beaucaire
(
having
not
at
all
entred
into
the
Territories
of
Nismes
)
and
the
Troops
of
Dauphine
returned
to
joyn
with
the
Marquess
of
Uxelles
,
all
the
Voluntiers
went
home
;
the
forces
of
the
lower
Languedoc
were
sent
into
Garisons
,
and
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
himself
went
to
Bezieres
and
Pezenas
.
About
this
time
came
a
Gentleman
from
the
King
of
England
to
the
Duke
,
which
dispatch
was
occasioned
by
an
apprehension
given
him
,
that
since
the
return
of
the
second
Fleet
,
there
were
two
Deputies
with
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
in
order
to
a
Treaty
for
peace
;
to
divert
which
,
he
was
commanded
to
tell
him
,
that
though
that
Fleet
after
an
ineffectual
Voyage
were
returned
,
yet
there
was
now
so
strong
a
one
prepared
,
and
ready
to
set
Saile
,
that
he
was
confident
it
would
be
the
entire
deliverance
of
Rochelle
;
and
that
though
God
should
not
favour
him
in
that
attempt
,
yet
would
he
never
forsake
the
rest
of
the
Reformed
Party
;
Nay
,
although
there
should
be
no
more
left
than
the
very
person
of
the
Duke
,
he
assured
him
he
would
hazard
all
that
he
was
Master
of
,
for
the
preservation
of
that
alone
;
desiring
further
to
know
of
him
what
hopes
he
had
of
assistance
from
Italy
and
Spaine
,
that
in
case
the
King
should
press
him
too
hard
,
he
might
be
directed
by
him
how
to
assist
him
,
either
by
a
diversion
or
otherwise
:
David
,
one
of
the
Deputies
of
Rochelle
was
present
at
the
delivery
of
this
Message
:
To
which
the
Duke
replied
,
that
he
was
so
far
from
any
thoughts
of
a
Treaty
,
that
he
had
again
caused
the
Oath
of
Union
to
be
renewed
,
to
this
effect
,
that
none
should
hearken
to
any
peace
,
but
conjoyntly
with
him
;
and
that
he
had
already
made
known
to
him
,
the
means
he
had
to
assist
him
.
This
done
,
the
Duke
seeing
the
Duke
of
Monmorency's
Troops
lay
scattered
and
dispersed
in
several
parts
,
takes
his
turn
also
,
and
burnt
all
the
Corn
,
and
Countrey
Houses
belonging
to
the
Inhabitants
of
Beaucaire
,
within
Musquet
shot
of
their
very
walls
:
And
when
he
thought
to
make
another
inrode
into
the
Marish-Countrey
for
Salt
,
he
met
,
in
a
narrow
place
upon
the
Rhone
,
nearer
home
,
two
Barques
convoyed
by
a
Frigote
,
and
laden
with
four
and
twenty
thousand
French
Bushels
,
so
that
commanding
some
of
his
Souldiers
to
swim
to
the
other
side
for
a
Boat
,
he
transported
many
of
his
Foot
to
Camargues
,
that
he
might
on
both
sides
attaque
the
Frigote
;
but
she
soon
forsook
her
Merchandize
,
which
was
as
quickly
carried
away
:
Besides
this
booty
,
they
drove
much
Cattle
from
Camargues
,
and
did
much
spoyle
there
also
by
fire
.
When
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
heard
of
these
excursions
,
he
made
haste
to
rally
his
forces
,
appointing
them
their
Rendez-vous
at
Lunel
.
The
Duke
,
in
this
expedition
,
going
,
and
returning
,
marched
above
fourteen
long
Leagues
,
without
making
any
long
stay
in
any
place
;
and
got
home
again
before
any
of
the
enemy
could
be
gotten
together
;
And
happy
was
it
for
him
;
for
he
was
but
in
an
ill
condition
to
fight
;
every
Souldier
being
so
laden
with
pillage
,
that
he
could
never
get
any
more
to
march
in
order
,
than
three
hundred
souldiers
,
of
la
Baume's
Regiment
,
which
brought
up
the
Rear
.
When
this
expedition
was
over
,
the
Duke
was
in
great
perplexities
,
not
knowing
how
to
dispose
of
his
Forces
,
especially
his
Horse
:
For
he
could
now
raise
no
more
contribution
for
their
maintenance
,
by
reason
that
the
Villages
were
all
burnt
:
And
the
Sevenes
was
no
Countrey
for
Horse
:
If
he
should
go
towards
Castres
,
there
was
the
Prince
with
his
Army
in
the
higher
Languedoc
,
who
had
particular
Orders
to
impede
his
passage
;
and
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
had
also
a
strict
Command
,
with
his
Forces
to
follow
him
,
whither
ever
he
should
go
:
For
it
was
feared
lest
he
should
go
to
Montauban
,
and
raise
those
of
the
Religion
in
Guienne
in
favour
of
the
English
,
whose
coming
they
feared
:
If
he
went
into
Rouergue
to
no
other
end
but
to
eat
them
up
,
it
would
not
be
long
ere
their
cryes
would
be
heard
;
so
that
necessity
now
obliged
him
to
undertake
the
siege
of
Creseil
.
But
before
we
go
thither
,
it
will
not
be
amiss
to
say
something
of
Aubais
his
return
to
Castres
;
who
though
he
made
but
a
seeming
accommodation
between
Saint
Germier
and
Chavagnac
,
the
cause
of
the
misunderstanding
still
remaining
,
and
fomenting
their
conceived
rancour
one
against
the
other
,
so
that
the
pretended
reconciliation
lasted
not
long
;
nevertheless
his
being
there
was
to
great
purpose
to
oppose
those
that
came
to
forrage
and
plunder
those
parts
,
where
his
brother
Saint
Estienne
was
unhappily
slain
,
by
their
own
Canon
,
which
being
not
well
spunged
,
as
they
were
re-charging
it
,
the
Powder
took
fire
,
and
killed
him
:
He
was
a
Gentleman
of
great
courage
,
and
zeal
for
his
party
,
and
was
the
next
day
to
have
gone
into
Foix
,
where
they
stood
in
great
need
of
him
.
The
Marquess
of
Ragny
,
who
commanded
the
Prince
his
Army
,
and
had
much
ravaged
the
Countrey
,
goes
,
for
his
last
exploit
,
to
burn
Mazamet
,
and
to
besiege
Hautpont
,
whither
Dupuy
,
a
gallant
Souldier
,
with
the
Inhabitants
of
Mazamet
,
were
retired
;
but
having
,
to
no
purpose
,
lain
before
it
for
the
space
of
twelve
dayes
,
he
drew
off
to
Brugiere
,
where
he
dyed
.
And
here
it
will
be
expedient
to
insert
a
word
or
two
concerning
Clausel
,
who
coming
from
Piedmont
,
made
the
Duke
of
Rohan
some
propositions
of
assistance
from
Spaine
;
which
,
if
demanded
,
he
was
confident
he
might
have
freely
,
and
in
a
large
measure
;
for
that
having
conferred
about
it
with
the
Spanish
Embassadour
in
Piedmont
,
he
had
given
him
very
good
hopes
of
it
;
telling
him
moreover
,
that
it
was
the
Interest
of
Spaine
,
to
endeavour
a
prolongation
of
the
Civil
Wars
in
France
;
that
they
might
with
more
ease
compass
their
designs
in
Italy
;
that
the
Abbot
Scaglia
,
the
Dake
of
Savoy's
Embassadour
,
was
now
in
Spaine
,
and
would
contribute
his
utmost
power
to
assist
him
in
it
;
having
already
in
England
,
and
elsewhere
,
declared
himself
a
great
favourer
of
the
Reformed
Party
,
out
of
his
implacable
hatred
to
those
that
govern
now
in
France
.
The
great
exigencies
the
Duke
was
in
for
want
of
money
,
the
Countrey
being
unable
,
aad
the
Towns
unwilling
to
furnish
him
any
more
;
neither
could
he
expect
any
from
England
;
nor
had
he
received
any
thing
from
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
but
empty
promises
,
enforced
him
to
seek
out
some
way
or
other
to
supply
his
wants
;
and
in
effect
he
saw
none
but
this
;
which
yet
he
durst
not
pitch
upon
,
without
the
King
of
England's
leave
,
fearing
lest
it
might
give
him
an
offence
,
and
consequently
an
occasion
to
desert
him
:
Notwithstanding
this
doubt
,
yet
would
he
not
reject
Clausel's
proposals
;
but
deferres
his
dispatch
,
till
he
could
give
notice
of
it
to
the
King
of
England
,
and
to
his
Embassadour
then
in
Piedmont
;
from
both
whom
he
received
very
favourable
answers
;
and
then
sent
Clausel
into
Spaine
;
Injoyning
him
to
declare
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
that
if
the
continuance
of
the
War
in
France
might
be
serviceable
to
his
designes
,
upon
condition
he
would
afford
those
of
the
Religion
a
speedy
and
round
supply
of
money
,
he
would
engage
himself
to
protect
it
,
as
long
as
it
should
be
agreed
upon
between
them
;
but
that
otherwise
he
should
be
constrained
to
make
his
peace
;
that
he
should
have
the
whole
Winter
to
provide
it
,
and
that
he
would
expect
his
answer
till
the
next
March
:
And
forasmuch
as
that
,
immediately
after
the
departure
of
Clausel
,
there
came
news
of
the
loss
of
Rochelle
;
he
sent
two
Messengers
after
him
to
let
him
know
,
that
that
accident
had
not
any
thing
shaken
his
resolutions
;
but
that
he
continued
constant
to
his
former
proposals
.
Clausel
passes
through
Foix
into
Spaine
,
where
he
was
very
well
received
,
and
heard
;
and
had
very
advantageous
Propositions
made
him
also
;
All
which
good
news
he
imparts
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
giving
him
good
hopes
of
a
prompt
,
and
powerful
assistance
:
At
length
having
concluded
the
Treaty
,
he
goes
into
Piedmont
,
to
facilitate
and
expedite
the
execution
of
all
things
;
and
as
he
went
,
landed
a
Gentleman
belonging
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
who
was
to
have
brought
the
Duke
a
Copy
of
the
Agreement
;
But
he
suffered
himself
to
be
taken
at
the
Gates
of
Lunel
,
when
he
had
but
half
a
League
more
to
go
beyond
all
danger
,
of
which
Rohan
advertised
Clausel
,
who
when
he
came
to
Piedmont
,
gave
the
English
Embassadour
an
account
of
all
his
negotiation
.
Return
we
now
to
Creseil
,
a
place
about
a
Canon
shot
distant
from
Millaud
,
having
a
treble
inclosure
of
Walls
,
one
whereof
environs
the
Town
,
and
the
two
others
the
Castle
,
which
must
be
forced
one
after
another
,
for
that
there
is
no
coming
at
the
Castle
,
but
through
the
Town
;
the
farthest
part
of
it
being
built
upon
a
Rock
of
a
vast
height
:
It
is
true
,
the
Walls
that
inclose
the
Town
are
not
worth
any
thing
,
being
ruinous
,
and
full
of
breaches
,
so
that
it
were
a
shame
to
lie
eight
dayes
before
it
,
and
not
to
take
it
:
But
he
that
has
to
deale
with
a
people
,
to
whom
no
design
seems
difficult
,
and
when
they
come
to
put
it
in
execution
,
make
no
provision
of
necessaries
to
effect
it
,
will
want
no
incumbrances
:
Rohan
gives
notice
of
his
intentions
to
Alteyrac
and
Guerin
,
that
without
any
noise
,
they
might
put
all
things
in
a
readiness
to
effect
them
;
and
gave
Alteyrac
also
Orders
to
block
up
the
place
,
a
day
before
he
came
with
his
Troops
;
that
so
he
might
surprize
it
at
a
greater
advantage
,
when
meanly
furnished
with
Souldiers
;
which
he
did
,
but
yet
all
their
diligence
could
not
prevent
the
entry
of
supplies
into
it
.
When
the
Troops
were
all
come
up
,
the
Siege
was
formed
,
and
a
battery
of
two
Guns
raised
,
which
had
not
discharged
six
shot
,
before
the
Carriage
of
one
of
them
flew
all
to
pieces
;
and
when
that
was
mended
,
the
like
accident
befell
the
other
;
so
that
the
whole
time
,
almost
,
was
spent
in
repairing
the
Carriages
of
the
Guns
;
and
with
such
untoward
Timber
,
that
when
all
was
done
,
they
did
but
little
better
than
before
;
so
that
the
breach
being
not
made
large
enough
in
one
day
,
they
were
fain
to
remit
the
prosecution
of
their
battery
till
the
morrow
,
which
gave
the
besieged
leasure
to
repaire
,
and
make
it
better
than
before
:
Nevertheless
urged
by
the
shortness
of
his
time
,
the
Duke
commanded
an
assault
to
be
made
,
in
which
he
was
repulsed
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
who
with
his
Army
,
had
still
waited
on
the
motions
of
Rohan
,
joynes
with
the
Prince
;
and
having
disswaded
him
from
his
intended
attempt
upon
Causade
,
and
gotten
together
all
the
Forces
of
that
Countrey
,
came
with
eight
thousand
Foot
,
and
six
hundred
Horse
to
lie
at
Saint
Geo
ges
,
distant
but
a
league
from
Creseil
;
of
which
,
when
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
intelligence
,
that
very
night
he
drew
off
his
Canon
,
and
the
next
day
,
having
left
Creseil
again
at
liberty
,
drew
up
his
whole
Army
in
Battailla
near
Millaud
;
where
about
noon
,
the
Prince
appeared
with
his
whole
Army
,
which
,
when
Montmorency
had
recruited
the
Garrison
with
men
,
and
all
other
necessaries
,
marched
off
to
their
quarters
.
This
Siege
did
at
least
this
good
,
that
it
preserved
Causade
,
which
was
not
yet
in
a
condition
to
withstand
so
great
a
power
:
The
night
following
Rohan
sends
his
Foot
into
Saint
Rome
upon
Tarn
,
and
into
Saint
Afrique
;
and
seeing
that
both
Armies
were
so
near
him
,
he
thought
with
his
Cavalry
,
having
no
baggage
to
incumber
them
,
he
might
reach
Castres
in
one
night
:
This
he
proposed
to
his
Officers
,
who
were
of
opinion
,
that
it
would
be
convenient
to
stay
one
day
longer
,
to
observe
the
countenance
of
the
enemy
,
which
totally
frustrated
his
intentions
of
passing
that
way
;
for
as
he
was
about
to
attempt
it
the
next
day
,
he
found
that
Montmorency
had
prevented
him
,
and
waited
for
him
on
the
way
both
with
Horse
and
Foot
;
which
made
him
instantly
resolve
to
take
with
him
all
his
Forces
,
and
by
great
Marches
got
into
the
higher
Languedoc
,
to
besiege
Aimargues
,
which
he
was
confident
(
in
case
he
found
but
the
ordinary
Garrison
in
it
)
a
few
dayes
would
make
him
Master
of
;
It
is
a
Town
of
an
indifferent
bigness
,
distant
about
four
leagues
from
Nismes
,
and
one
from
Lunel
,
seated
in
the
best
part
of
that
Countrey
,
and
upon
a
Flat
,
no
wayes
to
be
commanded
,
the
mold
also
being
soft
,
and
tractable
;
and
in
short
,
accommodated
with
all
things
necessary
to
make
it
a
very
brave
place
;
it
is
also
inclosed
with
fair
Free-stone
Walls
,
flanked
with
small
Towers
,
and
a
large
and
deep
Trench
,
full
of
water
,
on
the
outside
of
which
were
two
or
three
half
Moons
,
little
,
and
ill
made
.
To
this
end
he
sent
Aubais
to
Nismes
,
to
get
the
Canon
in
a
readiness
,
and
that
he
might
the
better
conceal
his
design
,
divides
his
Forces
,
and
marches
thither
two
several
ways
;
he
himself
,
with
that
party
which
he
conducted
,
came
thither
first
,
and
presently
invests
the
place
;
the
next
day
arrived
the
others
also
,
and
then
he
assigned
every
one
their
post
,
and
entirely
blocked
it
up
:
And
without
further
delay
sent
to
Nismes
,
to
hasten
away
the
Canon
,
which
came
also
in
good
time
:
The
night
following
,
he
plants
them
upon
the
Battery
he
had
raised
,
and
the
next
day
,
without
the
loss
of
one
man
,
made
a
fair
breach
;
and
having
made
provision
of
ladders
,
for
that
the
Walls
,
being
but
low
in
many
places
,
are
easily
scalable
,
and
the
Trench
in
many
parts
passeable
,
he
disposed
his
men
for
a
general
assault
:
When
the
Governour
,
the
Marquess
of
Saint
Sulpice
,
a
younger
brother
of
the
house
of
Vsez
saw
these
preparations
,
conceiving
he
had
not
men
enough
to
defend
himself
against
the
storm
,
he
demands
a
parley
;
the
Duke
of
Rohan
sent
him
word
,
that
he
was
much
troubled
that
a
young
Gentleman
of
his
quality
should
be
so
unfortunately
engaged
in
a
place
where
from
his
first
Essay
he
could
derive
nothing
but
disadvantage
and
dishonour
:
Nevertheless
out
of
regard
to
the
amity
between
their
houses
,
he
offered
him
as
honourable
conditions
,
as
he
himself
could
have
desired
,
which
he
accepted
,
and
within
an
houre
after
marched
out
with
his
Garrison
.
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
while
he
was
yet
at
la
Caune
,
at
the
same
instant
received
intelligence
,
both
of
the
Seige
,
and
taking
of
this
place
,
and
upon
the
re-iterated
importunities
made
him
,
presently
repaired
thither
to
settle
the
Province
,
which
the
so
sudden
taking
of
Aimargues
had
much
disordered
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
mean
while
employes
that
little
leasure
he
had
in
clearing
the
Countrey
of
those
Paltry
Forts
,
and
Towns
,
which
lay
about
Nismes
,
and
Vsez
;
as
the
Castle
of
Vauvert
,
Mainne
,
Sargnac
,
Saint
Bonnet
,
Resmolins
,
Ves
,
and
Chastillon
,
which
yeilded
upon
the
approach
of
his
Canon
:
All
which
he
demolished
,
except
Resmolins
,
which
he
was
desirous
to
keep
for
that
it
might
be
useful
to
him
when
he
should
have
occasion
to
look
towards
Ville-neufive
by
Avignon
:
But
the
conservation
of
Aimargues
,
and
the
Fortifications
he
had
there
begun
,
made
him
relinquish
all
other
designs
for
the
present
,
to
apply
himself
wholly
to
that
.
Whiles
he
was
thus
occupied
,
survenes
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
threatning
to
besiege
Aimargues
,
and
preparing
his
Canon
,
and
all
other
necessaries
for
it
;
which
obliged
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
draw
towards
it
,
and
clap
in
twelve
hundred
Foot
,
where
he
designed
also
a
Counterscarfe
,
Curtains
,
and
half
Moons
,
to
be
made
for
the
security
of
those
places
which
were
weakest
,
and
most
liable
to
danger
;
and
having
summoned
in
the
Militia
of
the
Sevenes
,
he
put
six
or
seven
hundred
of
them
into
the
great
Galargues
,
whither
he
caused
ammunition-bread
to
be
sent
them
daily
from
Nismes
,
commanding
them
to
defend
it
against
a
party
,
but
not
to
stay
till
the
enemy
drew
down
their
Canon
.
Some
weeks
passed
they
in
this
posture
;
in
the
mean
time
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
despairing
to
do
any
good
upon
Aimargues
,
turns
his
design
upon
the
Forces
in
Galargues
;
appoints
his
Rendez-vous
by
break
of
day
at
the
Bridge
of
Lunel
,
and
that
morning
goes
thence
to
invest
them
.
The
two
that
commanded
there
,
were
Valescure
,
and
la
Roque
,
both
gallant
Gentlemen
,
the
former
very
stiffely
persists
in
a
resolution
to
see
their
Canon
,
thinking
by
night
,
to
draw
off
into
Vauvage
,
a
good
Countrey
for
the
Foot
,
and
where
all
the
Inhabitants
were
of
the
Religion
;
but
this
was
contrary
to
the
express
order
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
who
understanding
that
they
were
besieged
,
with
all
speed
rallies
his
Troops
,
and
comes
to
relieve
them
:
The
Duke
of
Montmorency
on
the
other
side
,
draws
all
the
Garrison
out
of
Montpellier
;
the
Regiment
of
Normandy
also
,
with
several
others
,
come
to
joyne
with
him
.
His
Army
with
his
Canon
,
he
ranged
in
Battailla
,
in
a
place
of
great
advantage
:
Rohan
going
to
view
him
,
that
he
might
know
whether
he
should
attempt
this
relief
by
day
,
or
in
the
night-time
,
findes
him
to
be
four
thousand
Foot
,
and
four
hundred
good
Horse
strong
,
and
so
advantageously
lodged
that
there
was
no
coming
at
him
in
any
good
order
,
nor
without
passing
within
Pistol-shot
of
a
dangerous
Valley
;
which
made
him
not
discover
his
Troops
,
and
defer
advancing
with
the
relief
till
the
night
following
:
He
incamps
about
half
a
league
from
the
place
,
in
a
Valley
near
a
Wood
,
leaving
a
Troop
of
Horse
to
observe
the
motions
of
Montmorency
,
and
to
hinder
the
discovery
of
his
own
Forces
:
About
the
close
of
the
evening
comes
a
Messenger
from
the
besieged
,
to
demand
some
assistance
,
whom
he
sent
back
again
with
another
with
him
,
to
tell
them
,
that
when
they
should
hear
the
Alarme
on
the
other
side
,
they
should
be
ready
to
sally
out
at
such
a
place
as
they
should
direct
them
;
that
they
should
finde
five
hundred
selected
men
to
receive
them
within
Musquet-shot
of
Galargues
;
and
that
he
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Army
,
would
be
within
a
quarter
of
a
league
ready
to
bring
them
off
;
that
if
they
knew
any
better
way
to
save
themselves
,
they
should
acquaint
him
with
it
,
and
care
should
be
taken
of
them
;
but
,
if
they
approved
of
this
course
,
that
they
should
make
three
fires
upon
the
top
of
the
Tower
,
that
it
might
be
accordingly
followed
.
The
Messengers
got
very
well
in
,
and
the
besieged
also
approve
of
the
design
;
In
witness
whereof
they
give
the
signal
of
the
three
Fires
,
and
prepare
themselves
for
the
Sally
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
sent
the
five
hundred
men
he
had
promised
within
two
Musquet-shot
,
caused
the
Alarme
to
be
given
thrice
,
and
yet
no
body
stirred
in
Galargues
,
but
all
stayed
till
day
;
which
being
now
pretty
well
advanced
,
he
drew
off
his
five
hundred
men
,
who
by
a
Volley
of
shot
at
their
departure
,
let
them
know
how
near
they
had
come
to
fetch
them
off
:
The
Duke
understood
afterwards
,
that
some
of
the
Captains
,
who
had
bad
legs
,
or
lame
courages
,
hindred
their
coming
forth
;
whose
fears
flattering
them
with
false
and
deceitful
hopes
,
made
them
choose
rather
to
submit
to
their
enemies
,
than
run
the
hazard
of
marching
three
or
foure
hundred
paces
with
seven
hundred
men
,
with
their
Swords
in
their
hands
,
which
when
they
had
done
,
they
were
sure
to
be
received
by
five
hundred
more
,
and
a
quarter
of
a
league
farther
by
two
thousand
.
In
great
choler
,
and
with
an
extream
regret
did
the
Duke
draw
off
again
,
the
next
day
,
knowing
they
had
yielded
themselves
to
be
disposed
of
at
the
discretion
of
their
Conquerours
,
if
they
procured
not
the
surrender
of
Aima
gues
;
which
if
they
effected
,
then
were
they
all
to
be
set
at
liberty
,
and
have
their
baggage
restored
to
them
:
Valescure
,
and
Baviere
,
were
chosen
Deputies
,
and
sent
with
this
goodly
message
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
made
them
both
prisoners
;
but
Valescure
escapes
,
and
gets
into
the
Sevenes
,
to
incite
the
Communalties
there
to
an
insurrection
,
in
case
Aimargues
were
not
given
up
again
;
others
also
went
thither
privately
from
Montpellier
to
the
same
end
;
Rohan
fearing
some
commotions
in
that
Province
,
goes
thither
too
himself
,
and
takes
with
him
the
Deputies
of
Nismes
and
Vsez
,
assembles
both
the
Provinces
at
Anduze
,
where
he
brought
them
to
this
resolution
,
that
Aimargues
should
not
be
re-delivered
,
and
that
all
those
prisoners
they
already
had
,
or
for
the
future
should
take
,
should
be
treated
with
the
same
rigour
as
was
used
to
those
of
Galargues
;
and
that
he
might
have
his
revenge
,
he
sits
down
before
Monts
,
with
but
two
thousand
men
at
most
;
five
dayes
did
he
lie
before
it
,
for
that
the
incessant
rain
that
fell
,
retarded
the
arrival
of
their
great
Canon
from
Anduze
,
for
the
space
of
three
whole
dayes
together
:
But
though
the
bad
weather
mischieved
him
on
that
side
,
it
abundantly
recompensed
that
Injurv
on
another
,
swelling
the
two
Gardons
,
so
that
four
or
five
Regiments
,
which
could
they
have
come
the
direct
way
,
had
reached
him
in
one
dayes
march
,
not
able
to
pass
the
Rivers
any
other
way
,
than
by
a
Bridge
,
were
fain
to
make
four
or
five
dayes
of
it
;
and
he
to
prolong
their
journey
,
causes
all
the
Boats
,
and
Ferry-boats
upon
the
Rivers
to
be
broken
,
and
a
strong
Guard
to
be
kept
at
Saint
Nicholas
Porte
;
so
that
immediatly
upon
the
arrival
of
his
Canon
,
without
further
fear
of
any
disturbance
,
he
batters
the
Castle
,
and
reduces
the
besieged
,
a
hundred
and
fifty
in
number
,
to
such
ill
terms
,
that
they
yielded
upon
condition
to
undergo
the
same
punishment
as
should
be
inflicted
on
those
were
taken
at
Galargues
,
perswading
themselves
still
,
that
Hannibal
,
to
whom
the
house
belonged
,
and
who
was
Bastard-brother
to
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
would
be
able
to
prevail
with
him
to
save
his
Friends
,
and
Allies
:
But
Montmorency
,
to
make
his
action
more
eminent
at
Court
,
having
sent
word
that
he
had
taken
the
prime
Officers
and
Souldiers
of
the
Sevenes
,
the
King
commanded
that
all
the
Colonels
,
and
other
Officers
should
be
hanged
,
and
the
common
Souldiers
sent
to
the
Gallies
;
which
the
Prince
having
notice
of
,
would
not
give
him
leasure
to
let
the
Court
know
what
had
happened
at
Monts
;
so
that
he
caused
threescore
and
four
to
be
hanged
,
which
indeed
were
not
all
Officers
;
but
many
that
were
well
clad
,
stiled
themselves
so
,
out
of
hopes
to
finde
better
usage
;
see
how
many
times
men
gull
themselves
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
also
,
for
his
part
,
caused
the
like
number
to
be
hanged
,
not
sparing
any
for
their
quality
,
except
some
few
,
which
he
reserved
,
to
fetch
off
some
others
,
which
Hannibal
had
gotten
to
himself
,
who
were
afterwards
exchanged
.
In
the
mean
time
Montauban
goes
on
luckily
with
the
War
,
in
which
that
Town
,
without
the
assistance
of
any
other
,
alwayes
behaved
it self
best
of
any
of
the
Reformed
Party
.
Saint
Michel
,
before
he
engaged
in
any
other
enterprise
,
looks
after
the
preservation
of
Causade
,
upon
some
jealousies
he
had
of
the
Governour
Chastillon
;
for
that
in
all
Military
actions
he
discovered
too
much
offeminacy
,
and
too
much
disregard
of
things
relating
to
the
security
of
the
Town
;
but
principally
for
that
he
held
too
frequent
correspondencies
with
those
of
the
adverse
party
,
under
pretence
of
procuring
the
enlargement
of
his
brother
,
who
had
been
a
prisoner
ever
since
the
last
peace
:
Neither
was
he
without
some
suspitions
of
the
others
aime
to
out
him
of
his
Government
,
which
made
him
begin
to
think
upon
some
way
to
preserve
himself
in
it
,
to
which
end
he
Courts
the
affections
of
the
Souldiers
,
and
people
of
the
Town
;
but
before
he
had
well
made
his
Game
,
he
most
imprudently
declared
publickly
,
that
he
would
no
longer
own
any
subordination
to
Saint
Michel
,
who
to
prevent
,
and
crush
this
mischief
in
its
birth
,
exhibited
the
Articles
he
had
to
charge
Chastillon
withall
to
the
Council
;
whereupon
it
was
ordered
that
he
should
be
secured
,
and
tried
by
a
Council
of
War
;
which
was
neatly
carried
by
Saint
Michel
,
who
very
privately
,
and
insensibly
having
gotten
many
Souldiers
into
Causade
,
and
coming
thither
himself
unthought
on
,
without
any
the
least
commotion
,
seizes
upon
Chastillon
,
and
carries
him
to
Montauban
,
where
he
was
for
a
time
kept
prisoner
,
and
examined
:
But
whether
it
was
,
that
the
proofs
against
him
were
not
clear
enough
,
or
that
they
feared
lest
the
punishing
of
him
would
be
a
discouragement
to
other
strangers
;
he
was
set
at
liberty
again
;
and
Pontbeton
was
made
Governour
of
Causade
in
his
place
;
who
continued
in
that
command
untill
the
Peace
.
Saint
Michel
having
thus
secured
this
Town
,
thinks
upon
taking
in
of
many
small
Forts
,
and
Castles
,
which
were
a
great
disturbance
to
Montauban
;
having
now
a
fit
opportunity
offer'd
him
by
the
plague
,
that
had
driven
away
most
of
the
Garrisons
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
had
left
about
him
;
in
pursuance
of
which
he
drawes
his
Canon
into
the
Field
,
and
begins
with
the
Castle
de
la
Motte
d'
Ardne
,
and
having
battered
,
and
taken
it
by
assault
,
fired
it
on
the
second
of
September
:
When
he
came
back
to
Montauban
,
he
had
intelligence
of
a
great
body
drawing
up
,
composed
of
the
Countrey
Forces
,
and
some
other
Regiments
also
,
sent
for
purposely
to
oppose
his
designs
:
On
the
6th
.
of
the
same
Moneth
he
lays
an
Ambuscade
for
them
among
the
Vineyards
of
Dieu-Pantole
,
about
two
leagues
distant
from
Montauban
,
and
with
his
Horse
goes
to
draw
them
into
it
,
and
meets
them
in
the
plain
of
Castalans
,
and
Saint
Porquier
,
where
the
enemy
,
without
expecting
till
the
rest
of
their
men
were
come
up
,
or
indeed
staying
one
for
the
other
,
pursue
him
in
disorder
up
to
the
very
Ambuscade
,
where
being
once
engaged
,
he
charges
them
on
every
side
,
and
leaves
some
four
or
five
hundred
of
them
dead
upon
the
place
,
besides
a
great
number
of
wounded
,
losing
not
above
three
or
four
of
his
own
:
Thence
he
marches
up
to
the
very
Towns
of
Castalans
,
and
Saint
Porquier
,
and
other
Villages
,
and
Farms
,
which
he
fired
,
and
then
returns
to
Montauban
.
The
next
day
he
besieges
the
Castle
of
Ville-Dieu
;
which
having
endured
the
battery
a
whole
day
,
yielded
the
next
;
those
within
it
had
their
lives
given
them
,
but
they
remained
prisoners
of
War
,
and
the
place
was
burnt
.
On
the
8th
.
of
October
he
went
from
Montauban
to
besiege
Escaliez
,
about
two
leagues
from
Montauban
;
but
those
of
that
Garrison
stayed
no
more
for
him
,
then
did
those
of
Blavet
,
both
which
retreated
to
Salvagnac
;
these
two
Forts
he
also
burnt
:
And
because
Mouliere
Governour
of
Villemur
,
had
now
his
Regiment
on
foot
,
he
was
very
desirous
to
invite
him
into
an
Ambush
also
,
which
he
endeavoured
to
do
,
by
firing
the
Mills
of
Villemur
,
which
were
in
sight
of
the
Town
,
whence
yet
none
would
stir
out
;
in
his
return
thence
he
came
before
the
Castle
of
Poulauron
,
which
he
forced
.
The
Garrison
of
Salvagnac
being
thus
re-inforced
with
those
of
Escaliez
,
and
Blavet
,
began
now
to
grow
insolent
,
and
would
no
longer
stand
to
the
Agreement
made
with
those
of
Montauban
,
to
suffer
them
freely
to
pass
,
and
repass
;
whereupon
he
laid
an
Ambush
for
them
also
;
to
allure
them
to
which
,
he
sent
out
sixty
Horse
,
and
fifty
Foot
,
when
presently
came
forth
an
hundred
,
or
six
score
Souldiers
,
to
gain
the
Ford
upon
the
River
Tescou
,
where
they
met
with
such
entertainment
,
as
very
few
of
them
ever
went
back
again
.
About
the
beginning
of
November
sallied
out
sixty
seven
Souldiers
from
the
Garrison
of
Loubejac
,
to
lay
an
Ambush
near
Montauban
,
upon
the
great
Road
to
Negrepelisse
;
which
Saint
Michel
having
notice
of
,
drew
out
some
Horse
,
and
layed
a
Counter-Ambuscade
in
the
way
by
which
they
were
to
retreat
;
and
charging
them
in
an
open
field
,
slew
about
threescore
and
four
of
them
;
and
after
this
,
took
the
Castle
of
Bourquet
by
Petard
.
Many
other
little
actions
passed
there
at
Montauban
,
in
which
Saint
Michel
alwayes
came
off
with
honour
.
It
is
now
time
to
return
to
the
lower
Languedoc
,
whither
presently
after
the
taking
of
Monts
,
came
the
newes
of
the
Reddition
of
Rochelle
,
after
the
long
sufferings
of
that
poor
people
,
had
given
such
large
testimonies
of
their
invincible
constancy
.
The
Rochellers
upon
the
retreat
of
the
second
Fleet
,
sent
four
several
Messengers
to
England
,
with
instructions
all
to
the
same
effect
;
viz.
To
represent
unto
the
King
,
the
deplorable
condition
they
would
suddenly
be
reduced
to
,
and
minding
him
of
his
promises
,
to
beseech
his
Majesty
with
all
speed
to
send
them
some
relief
,
assuring
him
withall
,
that
how
many
,
and
heavy
soever
their
pressures
were
,
they
would
not
submit
to
them
,
but
wait
his
answer
:
La
Grossetiere
,
who
was
one
of
the
four
,
arrived
there
on
the
15th
.
of
June
,
and
was
sent
back
again
with
many
fair
promises
on
the
30th
.
but
in
his
return
was
taken
,
carried
to
the
King
,
kept
a
prisoner
till
the
Town
was
taken
,
and
was
then
put
to
death
.
The
10th
.
of
July
following
came
the
second
,
and
on
the
14th
.
arrived
the
third
;
but
the
last
,
who
came
about
by
Holland
,
was
some-what
longer
on
his
way
.
Before
the
arrival
of
la
Grossetiere
,
had
the
King
of
great
Britain
dispatch't
la
Lande
with
two
other
Souldiers
,
to
give
the
Rochellers
notice
of
the
great
supplies
he
was
preparing
for
them
;
and
after
him
was
also
sent
Champfleury
with
the
like
assurances
,
who
got
into
Rochelle
,
but
one
day
before
the
Fleet
shewed
it self
in
the
Rode
:
The
ships
preparing
for
this
expedition
being
not
yet
finished
,
the
Engineers
pitched
upon
a
new
invention
,
to
wit
,
the
lotting
out
of
three
ships
lined
,
and
the
decks
covered
with
brick
,
and
laden
with
stones
of
an
immense
bigness
,
and
stuffed
with
barrels
of
powder
,
to
make
these
Mines
play
effectually
upon
the
Barricado
the
French
had
made
in
the
Port
:
But
the
King
of
England
very
much
unsatisfied
with
the
flow
progress
of
the
Fleet
,
went
himself
in
person
on
the
last
of
July
to
hasten
it
,
in
which
journey
the
Duke
of
Soubize
waited
on
him
.
The
Duke
of
Buckingham
staying
behind
,
sets
his
wits
on
work
to
find
out
some
means
to
obstruct
the
sending
away
of
the
supplies
,
and
to
this
end
,
endeavours
by
the
means
of
the
Venetian
Residents
in
England
,
and
France
,
to
have
some
overtures
for
a
peace
made
:
But
seeing
that
took
not
,
he
resolves
upon
a
journey
to
Portsmouth
;
but
before
his
departure
,
sends
for
Vincent
,
a
Minister
of
the
Church
of
Rochelle
,
and
makes
him
write
a
perswasive
letter
to
the
Rochellers
,
to
dispose
themselves
to
accept
of
the
peace
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
was
now
procuring
for
them
;
which
the
Embassadour
of
Savoy
having
an
inkling
of
,
he
plainly
demonstrates
to
Vincent
,
that
it
was
only
an
invention
to
retard
the
departure
of
the
Fleet
,
and
so
defeated
that
project
.
At
length
,
on
the
24th
.
of
August
,
comes
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
to
Portsmouth
,
and
on
the
29th
.
arrived
there
fifty
ships
,
some
men
of
War
,
and
others
laden
with
provision
,
and
ammunition
:
But
on
the
second
of
September
,
the
Duke
of
Soubize
going
to
visit
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
as
he
had
newly
dined
,
he
told
him
that
just
then
he
had
received
intelligence
of
the
re-victualling
of
Rochelle
,
and
that
he
was
now
going
with
the
newes
to
the
King
;
and
as
he
was
lifting
up
the
Hangings
to
go
forth
of
the
Room
,
he
was
stabbed
with
a
Knife
,
into
the
great
Attery
of
the
heart
,
by
an
Officer
,
whose
name
was
Fellon
,
of
which
he
fell
,
and
dyed
immediatly
:
Nor
were
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
and
his
followers
free
from
danger
,
it
being
muttered
in
the
Chamber
,
that
it
was
a
French-man
had
done
this
act
;
but
Felton
,
who
might
have
easily
escaped
,
if
he
had
listed
,
having
not
been
observed
by
any
one
,
voluntarily
discovers
himself
to
be
the
Authour
of
this
Homicide
;
saying
,
that
it
was
better
that
two
men
should
perish
,
than
a
whole
Kingdom
.
The
next
day
the
King
makes
the
Earle
of
Lindsey
Admiral
,
Morton
Vice-admiral
,
and
Montjoy
Reare-admiral
;
the
other
commands
were
not
changed
,
but
the
same
Captains
that
were
in
the
former
expedition
,
went
also
in
this
,
with
a
greater
force
,
but
the
same
resolutions
.
After
the
death
of
Buckingham
,
it
appeared
that
not
half
of
the
Ammunition
and
Provisions
for
the
Fleet
were
yet
shipped
;
and
that
should
the
prosecution
of
their
business
answer
the
slowness
of
the
beginnings
,
there
would
be
yet
three
moneths
work
more
to
do
;
but
by
the
care
,
and
presence
of
the
King
,
more
was
now
dispatch't
in
ten
or
twelve
dayes
,
than
in
many
weeks
before
;
so
that
all
things
being
now
ready
,
they
set
saile
on
the
eighteenth
of
September
:
That
which
made
the
Duke
of
Soubize
conceive
better
hopes
of
this
than
the
former
Fleets
,
was
the
care
and
diligence
used
by
the
King
,
and
the
command
he
gave
his
Admiral
,
in
his
presence
,
not
to
do
any
thing
without
his
advice
;
committing
the
charge
of
this
expedition
conjoyntly
to
them
both
.
On
the
nine
and
twentieth
of
September
came
the
Fleet
into
the
Rode
of
Rochelle
,
and
after
a
calm
,
which
continued
all
Sunday
and
Munday
following
,
at
night
the
Wind
arose
,
and
sate
faire
for
a
sight
,
so
that
about
two
houres
before
day
,
upon
the
Admiral
's
firing
of
a
Gun
,
they
all
set
sayle
,
and
at
six
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
began
a
fight
,
which
lasted
about
three
houres
,
in
which
,
on
both
sides
,
were
discharged
three
or
four
thousand
piece
of
Canon
,
and
that
was
all
:
The
next
day
about
the
same
houre
was
the
fight
renewed
,
but
more
temperately
,
and
at
a
greater
distance
,
so
that
both
those
fights
were
concluded
without
any
great
loss
to
either
side
:
On
the
third
of
October
comes
up
to
them
Friquelet
a
Captain
that
had
formerly
served
under
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
and
coming
,
as
he
said
,
from
Tremblade
,
shews
a
Letter
from
the
Captain
Treslebois
,
desiring
him
to
know
of
them
whether
they
would
hearken
to
a
Treaty
of
peace
or
no
;
to
which
was
answered
,
that
he
should
shew
his
pass-port
,
or
else
that
Treslebois
should
come
up
in
his
Shalloup
between
the
two
Fleets
,
and
there
let
them
know
what
he
had
to
say
;
which
,
on
the
seventh
of
the
same
moneth
,
he
did
,
with
one
whose
name
was
de
l'
Isle
,
both
who
were
remitted
to
Montague
and
Forain
,
who
,
finding
that
they
had
no
particular
Commission
,
but
came
only
to
know
whether
the
French
would
Treat
apart
,
excluding
the
English
,
answered
them
,
that
that
could
not
be
,
and
so
both
retired
to
their
own
Parties
:
Nevertheless
upon
occasion
of
this
interview
the
Admiral
sent
Montague
with
a
Dutch
Gentleman
whose
name
was
Kimphaussen
,
under
colour
of
demanding
of
some
Mariners
,
that
were
Prisoners
in
the
French
Fleet
;
but
his
going
thither
again
the
two
dayes
following
,
pretending
they
had
promised
to
shew
him
the
Barricado
in
the
Port
,
and
confessing
,
at
his
return
,
that
he
had
not
seen
it
,
because
the
Tide
did
not
serve
,
bred
some
jealousies
,
that
he
went
thither
upon
some
other
design
;
And
when
,
upon
a
report
that
there
had
Articles
mutually
passed
between
them
,
the
Duke
of
Soubize
complained
that
they
had
entred
upon
a
Treaty
,
unknown
to
him
,
and
without
the
Privity
of
those
that
were
principally
concerned
in
it
;
it
was
flatly
denied
:
But
when
the
continual
goings
to
and
fro
of
Montague
,
had
confirmed
their
suspicions
of
a
Treaty
,
it
was
put
off
with
this
excuse
,
that
they
treated
of
things
not
relating
to
theirs
,
nor
the
Interests
of
France
:
And
not
long
after
,
the
Admiral
sent
Montague
into
England
,
with
a
pass
which
the
Cardinal
of
Richelieu
gave
him
.
On
Sunday
the
one
and
twentieth
of
this
moneth
there
hapned
a
remarkable
passage
;
one
Pojanne
,
a
Captain
that
had
formerly
served
under
the
Duke
of
Soubize
,
a
Villain
covered
with
Crimes
,
and
that
had
now
redeemed
his
life
,
by
the
engagements
he
had
passed
to
the
Cardinal
,
to
kill
,
or
burn
Soubize
in
his
ship
,
sets
saile
out
of
the
River
of
Bourdeaux
,
in
a
good
ship
of
two
hundred
Tun
burthen
,
and
filled
with
Combustible
matter
;
and
,
the
better
to
palliate
his
design
,
passes
as
an
enemy
,
making
prize
of
several
French
he
met
withal
,
and
so
gets
up
to
the
English
Fleet
;
When
he
was
come
in
among
them
,
he
tells
them
that
he
was
come
to
serve
the
Party
of
the
Religion
as
he
had
formerly
done
,
and
desires
to
be
conducted
to
the
Duke
of
Soubize
who
knevv
him
very
vvell
:
With
him
vvas
a
Gentleman
of
Anjou
,
vvho
,
as
he
vvas
going
to
Rochelle
,
had
been
cast
upon
the
Coast
of
Spaine
,
there
taken
,
and
thence
sent
to
the
Cardinal
,
vvho
finding
him
to
be
a
bold
and
adventurous
person
,
promised
him
not
only
his
pardon
,
but
infinite
recompences
in
case
he
would
accompany
Pojanne
in
this
enterprize
:
The
desire
he
had
to
save
himself
together
with
the
perswasions
of
his
brother
,
who
was
a
servant
to
the
Cardinal
,
made
him
promise
whatever
they
required
of
him
:
But
when
they
came
to
the
fleet
,
he
unfolded
the
whole
plot
to
Soubize
,
whereupon
Pojanne
was
taken
Prisoner
,
his
ship
and
Prizes
seized
on
:
And
to
prove
that
this
Gentleman
said
nothing
but
truth
,
he
offered
to
get
through
into
Rochelle
with
the
Cardinal's
pass
,
and
to
return
thence
with
a
true
account
of
the
condition
of
the
place
:
His
offer
was
accepted
of
,
and
double
Letters
were
given
him
,
some
of
which
he
shewed
to
the
Cardinal
,
importing
a
request
to
permit
him
to
make
this
Voyage
,
and
a
promise
at
his
return
to
give
him
a
perfect
relation
of
his
discovery
.
Thus
he
got
in
,
and
returned
with
other
private
Letters
,
which
truly
represented
the
state
of
Rochelle
,
which
was
so
sad
,
that
in
case
they
were
not
relieved
within
two
dayes
,
there
would
be
none
left
alive
in
it
,
and
that
they
were
now
upon
the
point
of
yielding
.
On
Monday
the
two
and
twentieth
,
about
ten
aclock
in
the
morning
the
Fleets
made
as
though
they
would
engage
,
but
the
Captains
failing
of
their
promised
duty
,
the
whole
time
was
spent
in
Canonades
,
without
any
prejudice
to
either
party
,
and
all
the
fire-ships
were
so
ill-managed
,
that
they
were
vainly
,
and
to
no
purpose
consumed
:
And
in
the
mean
time
,
in
sight
of
that
Puissant
Fleet
,
so
well
stored
with
all
necessaries
,
while
the
time
slipt
away
,
the
passage
unattempted
,
nor
the
Duke
of
Soubize
his
offers
,
to
lead
the
way
with
the
French
,
desiring
the
Admiral
but
to
follow
him
only
,
accepted
,
nor
those
of
the
Count
de
Laval
,
while
the
others
were
engaged
in
the
fight
,
to
conduct
the
three
ships
lined
with
brick
,
and
in
which
were
the
Artificial
Mines
,
up
to
the
Barricado
;
the
famine
finished
its
work
in
Rochelle
;
there
being
hardly
a
man
left
that
could
support
himself
without
a
staff
;
all
that
were
left
alive
were
so
few
,
and
so
debilitated
,
that
they
had
not
strength
to
handle
their
Armes
;
so
that
on
the
same
day
the
Admiral
of
England
had
resolved
with
his
Council
,
once
more
to
attempt
the
relieving
of
it
,
the
Rochellers
capitulated
,
and
yielded
on
the
28th
.
day
of
October
;
and
on
the
10th
.
of
November
following
,
the
whole
Fleet
left
the
Rode
,
and
returned
towards
England
:
The
miscarriages
of
this
action
being
imputed
to
the
refractoriness
and
disobedience
of
some
particular
Captains
;
some
of
them
were
confined
to
their
own
houses
,
and
a
Commission
was
issued
out
for
their
Trial
:
But
in
a
short
time
after
,
all
this
vanished
,
and
they
received
their
pay
as
the
rest
did
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan's
Mother
,
nor
his
Sister
,
would
not
suffer
any
particular
mention
to
be
made
of
them
in
the
Capitulation
;
lest
the
occasion
of
the
surrender
should
be
imputed
to
their
perswasions
,
or
the
respect
borne
to
them
;
not
doubting
however
,
but
that
they
should
equally
enjoy
the
benefit
of
the
Treaty
with
the
rest
:
But
,
the
interpretation
of
Articles
being
commonly
made
by
the
Conquerours
,
it
was
the
Judgement
of
the
King's
Council
,
that
they
were
not
comprised
in
them
,
since
they
were
not
mentioned
in
them
:
An
unpresidentable
severity
,
that
a
person
of
her
quality
,
of
seventy
years
old
,
coming
out
of
a
besieged
Town
,
where
she
and
her
daughter
had
lived
three
moneths
together
upon
Horse-flesh
,
and
four
or
five
ounces
of
bread
aday
,
should
be
detained
Prisoners
,
prohibited
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
,
and
so
strictly
guarded
,
that
they
had
but
one
servant
allowed
to
attend
on
them
:
But
all
this
rigour
abated
not
their
wonted
courage
and
zeale
to
the
welfare
of
their
party
:
For
the
Dutchess
sent
to
her
son
the
Duke
of
Rohan
a
Caution
,
not
to
give
any
credit
to
her
Letters
;
for
that
in
this
restraint
she
might
be
compelled
to
write
things
contrary
to
her
inclinations
,
and
that
the
consideration
of
her
miserable
condition
should
not
impell
him
to
any
thing
that
might
prejudice
the
Party
,
whatever
mischief
befell
her
:
A
truly
Christian
resolution
,
and
nothing
varying
from
the
whole
course
of
her
life
,
which
though
it
had
been
a
continued
texture
of
afflictions
;
yet
,
by
the
assistance
of
God
,
with
such
fortitude
comported
she
her self
in
them
all
,
that
she
has
justly
merited
the
applause
and
benediction
of
all
good
people
;
and
will
yield
posterity
a
most
illustrious
example
of
an
unparallelable
vertue
,
and
admirable
piety
.
Thus
this
poor
Town
,
once
the
Cabinet
and
delight
of
Henry
the
Fourth
,
is
now
become
the
Subject
of
the
wrath
and
Triumph
of
his
Son
Lewis
the
Thirteenth
:
It
was
assaulted
by
the
French
,
abandoned
by
the
English
,
and
buried
in
a
grievous
and
merciless
Famine
;
but
in
the
conclusion
,
has
,
by
its
constancy
,
gained
a
more
glorious
Renown
in
succeeding
ages
,
than
those
,
whose
uninterrupted
prosperity
makes
them
the
envy
of
the
present
.
This
newes
caused
a
wonderful
and
general
dejection
among
the
whole
Party
,
every
one
casting
about
,
how
to
make
his
own
peace
;
and
many
made
publick
addresses
to
that
end
,
alledging
,
that
since
Rochelle
was
now
lost
,
for
whose
preservation
only
they
had
taken
up
Armes
,
it
was
necessary
that
they
also
should
make
their
own
compositions
,
before
a
greater
extremity
befell
them
;
On
the
other
side
the
Romanists
,
by
means
of
the
Confederates
they
had
in
the
Townes
of
the
Religion
,
infused
suggestions
into
them
,
perswading
them
to
a
speedy
compliance
,
and
that
their
early
submission
,
would
procure
them
a
better
reception
;
offering
withal
,
large
recompences
to
those
that
could
induce
their
Corporations
to
send
their
Deputies
to
the
King
,
who
at
the
same
time
also
,
published
a
Declaration
,
wherein
he
promised
to
receive
again
into
his
favour
and
protection
,
any
particular
persons
,
or
Towns
that
should
petition
him
to
that
effect
.
The
people
wearied
and
ruined
with
the
Warre
,
and
whose
spirits
naturally
stoop
to
adversity
;
the
Merchants
discontented
at
their
loss
of
Trading
;
the
Citizens
grieved
to
see
their
houses
burnt
,
and
their
lands
lie
idle
immanured
,
and
untilled
,
all
encline
to
a
peace
upon
any
terms
whatsoever
:
But
of
all
others
the
distemper
of
Castres
was
the
greatest
,
by
reason
of
the
divisions
between
Chavagnac
and
Saint
Germier
,
who
supported
by
the
Consuls
,
and
others
,
who
stayed
in
the
Town
purposely
to
mischieve
the
whole
party
,
who
played
their
game
so
well
with
the
Council
of
Albigeois
,
that
they
procured
Deputies
to
be
sent
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
desire
his
presence
,
without
which
their
ills
were
irremedible
,
and
to
summon
him
,
upon
his
promises
,
to
convene
a
General
Assembly
,
which
might
,
together
with
him
,
take
care
of
the
publique
affairs
;
giving
the
Deputies
charge
to
return
with
his
answer
as
soon
as
possible
,
that
accordingly
they
might
resolve
on
what
they
had
to
do
.
This
resolution
,
as
also
the
election
of
the
Deputies
,
was
made
contrary
to
the
advice
of
Chavagnac
,
one
of
them
being
a
Kinsman
of
Saint
Germiers
,
yet
was
he
fain
to
submit
to
it
for
the
present
.
The
project
of
this
message
was
grounded
upon
the
impossibility
they
conceived
of
the
Duke's
being
able
to
come
to
them
;
and
upon
a
belief
,
that
were
the
way
open
,
yet
would
he
never
curb
his
own
power
by
a
General
Assembly
;
so
that
upon
his
refusal
they
promised
themselves
a
fair
and
plausible
pretence
,
to
make
their
own
particular
peace
,
or
at
least
,
that
making
the
Assembly
their
own
,
they
should
compel
him
to
assent
to
what
they
listed
:
Which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
foreseeing
,
and
having
also
,
before
the
arrival
of
the
Deputies
,
reflected
on
a
General
Assembly
,
as
the
only
expedient
,
to
preserve
an
entire
unity
among
them
,
he
condescended
to
all
their
desires
;
and
that
he
might
lose
no
time
,
took
the
Deputies
with
him
to
Nismes
,
where
they
made
choice
of
Deputies
for
the
lower
Languedoc
;
thence
went
they
to
the
Sevenes
,
where
they
did
the
like
,
leaving
the
time
and
place
for
the
Convention
to
his
determination
:
He
sent
them
also
Orders
into
Vivaretz
to
elect
their
Deputies
too
;
and
then
,
having
taken
Order
for
the
gallant
fortifications
he
had
begun
at
Aimargues
,
and
all
Garisons
necessary
to
be
kept
in
the
two
Provinces
,
during
his
absence
,
he
takes
all
his
Horse
,
and
five
hundred
Foot
,
and
with
them
comes
to
Castres
about
the
beginning
of
December
,
where
he
found
Rousseliere
,
whom
the
Inhabitants
of
Saverdun
had
driven
out
of
their
Town
,
by
means
of
La
Plante
,
his
Lieutenant
there
,
who
suffering
himself
to
be
seduced
by
their
temptations
,
had
drawn
the
Garison
out
of
the
higher
Town
,
and
given
it
up
into
their
hands
:
This
was
also
much
promoted
by
the
mis-intelligence
happened
between
Mazaribal
(
whom
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
upon
the
death
of
Saint
Estienne
,
had
made
Governour
of
Foix
)
and
la
Rousseliere
;
upon
this
occasion
;
for
that
Mazaribal
his
facility
made
him
too
much
yield
to
the
follicitations
of
some
of
the
Inhabitants
of
Mazeres
(
whose
villainy
was
not
then
known
to
him
,
as
he
confessed
afterwards
,
and
that
he
took
them
for
persons
well-affected
to
the
Party
)
to
uphold
the
Enemies
of
la
Rousseliere
both
in
Saverdun
,
and
Carlat
;
which
made
him
requite
his
courtesie
,
by
shewing
favour
also
to
all
against
whom
Mazaribal
had
any
Picque
;
and
to
such
a
height
grew
their
animosities
one
against
another
,
that
Mazaribal
obstructed
,
as
much
as
he
could
,
the
payment
of
the
Garison
of
Saverdun
,
and
gave
free
passage
to
the
Souldiers
that
ran
from
la
Rousseliere
;
which
much
elevated
the
spirits
of
his
enemies
,
who
cherished
Mazaribal
with
hopes
,
that
in
case
they
could
rid
themselves
of
the
other
,
they
would
receive
him
into
his
place
;
but
when
,
upon
the
expulsion
of
the
other
,
he
had
a
minde
to
go
thither
to
reap
the
fruits
of
their
promises
,
they
reduced
his
train
to
a
less
number
at
the
first
,
and
shut
their
Gates
upon
him
the
second
time
;
but
protested
notwithstanding
to
continue
firm
to
the
Party
;
which
nevertheless
,
when
they
had
sufficiently
secured
the
place
,
they
utterly
abandoned
it
,
and
presently
made
addresses
by
their
Deputies
,
to
the
King
.
It
was
then
(
but
too
late
)
that
Mazaribal
clearly
perceived
the
wicked
intentions
of
la
Rousseliere's
enemies
,
whose
Treachery
he
could
not
now
sufficiently
aggravate
.
The
first
thing
the
Duke
of
Rohan
did
,
when
he
came
to
Castres
,
was
to
assemble
the
two
Colloques
of
Albigeois
and
Lauraguais
,
to
acquaint
them
with
the
resolutions
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
and
to
incite
them
,
by
the
others
example
,
to
choose
Deputies
also
for
the
General
Assembly
;
the
like
was
also
done
by
Montauban
,
Foix
,
and
Roüergne
:
After
this
he
endeavoured
to
compose
the
difference
between
Chavagnac
and
Saint
Germier
,
which
was
now
grown
into
so
formal
a
quarrel
,
that
mutual
challenges
had
passed
between
them
:
But
though
Saint
Germier
refused
not
to
submit
to
a
reconciliation
,
yet
would
he
not
condiscend
to
own
Chavagnac
,
as
his
Superiour
in
the
Town
of
Castres
:
But
on
the
contrary
he
professed
publiquely
,
and
in
private
,
and
even
in
the
Council-House
,
that
he
would
oppose
him
in
all
things
,
and
in
all
places
.
This
made
the
Duke
of
Rohan
think
of
removing
him
into
the
lower
Languedoc
;
to
which
end
he
offered
him
a
Troop
of
Horse
,
and
an
honourable
allowance
for
himself
and
his
retinue
;
but
his
Partisans
,
seeing
that
this
tended
to
the
dissipation
of
their
faction
,
disswaded
him
from
it
,
promising
him
withall
,
that
if
he
could
find
out
any
way
to
evade
that
employment
,
they
would
make
him
Master
of
their
Town
.
The
Duke
also
,
finding
the
great
scarcity
of
Corn
was
in
Castres
,
to
supply
that
want
,
gets
them
to
resolve
to
borrow
ten
thousand
Crowns
to
buy
some
;
and
offered
them
,
during
his
abode
there
,
sufficient
Convoyes
to
conduct
it
safe
thither
:
But
seeing
that
could
not
be
effected
,
he
seeks
out
some
other
way
to
supply
the
necessities
of
the
Town
:
And
understanding
that
there
was
a
great
quantity
at
Saint
Amant
,
which
lies
in
the
Valley
of
Mazamet
;
he
claps
a
Petarde
to
the
Town
,
and
by
that
means
enters
it
,
and
besieges
the
Castle
,
which
being
hardly
pressed
,
yielded
also
,
and
at
three
or
four
Convoyes
,
was
the
greatest
part
of
the
Corn
carried
to
Castres
:
This
exploit
was
performed
by
Chavagnac
;
He
sent
also
for
more
provisions
to
some
of
the
Religion
,
that
living
as
Neuters
,
hoped
by
that
means
to
secure
themselves
against
all
parties
.
He
caused
Donaret
the
first
Consul
of
Realmont
,
who
was
a
great
instrument
of
the
taking
of
the
Town
,
to
be
tried
,
and
executed
;
but
with
much
difficulty
,
for
that
having
married
the
President
Montespieu's
Neece
(
such
persons
seldom
wanting
Intercessours
)
they
were
loth
to
pronounce
a
sentence
of
Death
against
him
:
After
this
,
the
Winter
came
on
so
furiously
,
that
he
could
not
proceed
in
his
intended
Designe
upon
Brassac
.
Whiles
he
stayed
at
Castres
,
he
also
defeated
two
several
negotiations
for
particular
Peaces
:
The
first
was
carried
on
by
Dejan
a
native
of
Montauban
,
who
having
formerly
bought
the
Office
of
Provost
of
the
Town
,
which
the
Corporation
opposed
as
a
thing
long
before
abolished
,
after
a
long
suit
,
and
a
great
expence
of
money
he
was
faine
to
accept
of
what
he
had
disbursed
:
This
man
being
at
the
Court
,
had
fresh
hopes
given
him
of
this
Office
,
in
case
he
could
effect
any
thing
in
this
negotiation
:
To
this
Lure
he
stoops
,
and
having
his
Commission
dispatched
,
comes
away
with
two
Letters
from
Galand
;
one
for
Montauban
,
and
another
for
Castres
.
At
the
first
place
he
was
refused
,
and
referred
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
and
as
for
the
second
,
he
durst
not
go
directly
thither
,
but
approaches
as
near
it
,
as
Bouquiere
,
which
is
about
a
League
from
it
,
and
thence
Writes
to
Dupuy
,
to
let
him
know
that
he
was
very
desirous
to
speak
with
him
about
a
business
of
great
importance
;
but
he
sent
him
word
again
,
That
he
could
not
do
it
,
unless
he
would
first
acquaint
him
with
the
nature
of
it
:
Whereupon
he
essayes
a
second
time
to
prevail
with
him
,
but
in
vain
;
so
that
not
daring
to
come
into
Castres
,
he
was
fain
to
return
again
without
any
further
satisfaction
:
Thus
his
Voyage
bringing
no
advantage
to
the
Court
,
was
nothing
beneficial
to
himself
neither
,
who
reaped
no
fruits
at
all
of
those
many
fair
hopes
were
given
him
.
The
other
was
managed
by
the
Bishop
of
Mende
,
who
was
somewhat
more
zealous
in
it
,
as
shall
be
seen
in
another
place
;
but
for
the
present
he
discovered
himself
thus
far
,
and
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
too
;
that
being
a
servant
to
the
Cardinal
,
he
had
received
a
Commission
to
Treat
with
particular
persons
,
and
Corporations
,
either
severally
,
or
conjunctively
,
and
especially
with
him
;
that
if
he
would
hearken
to
him
,
he
would
procure
him
conditions
,
in
which
he
should
find
what
satisfaction
he
could
desire
;
but
if
he
would
hear
of
none
but
a
general
Treaty
,
he
must
not
expect
so
good
;
and
so
openly
did
he
discover
his
purposes
,
that
Saint
Michel
Governour
of
Montauban
,
fearing
lest
he
should
engage
in
a
Treaty
without
his
Privity
,
sent
a
servant
of
his
own
towards
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
observe
what
was
done
,
that
the
intelligence
he
should
receive
of
the
transactions
there
,
might
direct
him
how
to
steer
his
course
;
vvho
,
vvhen
he
savv
that
the
Duke
vvould
not
listen
to
a
Man
not
impowered
by
any
Commission
,
nor
admit
of
any
clandestine
or
particular
Treaty
,
discovered
himself
,
and
told
him
,
that
he
was
sent
to
inform
him
from
the
Governour
,
that
the
Bishop
had
made
some
overtures
to
him
concerning
a
particular
Treaty
for
Montauban
,
but
that
he
had
rejected
his
Propositions
;
nevertheless
if
he
had
any
inclinations
to
a
general
Treaty
,
he
was
very
well
acquainted
with
him
,
and
could
do
him
much
service
in
it
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Bishop
nothing
satisfied
with
Rohan's
answer
;
and
rightly
conjecturing
,
that
his
presence
would
be
injurious
to
his
design
;
resolves
to
have
patience
,
untill
his
return
into
the
lower
Languedoc
;
that
in
his
absence
he
might
the
more
effectually
prevail
upon
the
several
Corporations
.
There
remained
nothing
more
now
,
than
by
a
Provident
fore-sight
,
to
prevent
all
inconveniencies
,
might
intervene
at
Castres
,
during
his
absence
:
To
this
end
he
settles
in
the
Consulate
persons
of
great
integrity
,
and
no
less
fidelity
to
himself
,
banishing
from
the
Town
three
of
the
old
Consuls
,
and
some
others
also
,
of
whom
he
had
great
jealousie
;
and
placed
there
four
Companies
of
Foot
,
for
whose
subsistence
he
also
provided
:
The
business
of
Saint
Germier
was
the
only
thing
he
could
not
handsomely
cleare
,
because
he
had
absented
himself
from
the
Town
;
which
obliged
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
make
an
Order
,
prohibiting
Chavagnac
,
and
the
Consuls
,
to
give
him
,
or
any
of
his
brothers
,
any
admittance
into
it
;
and
,
in
case
he
came
not
in
to
them
within
the
space
of
eight
dayes
,
to
Proclaim
him
a
deserter
of
his
Party
:
He
sent
also
a
Company
of
Foot
into
Roque-courbe
,
and
another
into
Viane
;
forbidding
them
also
to
receive
Saint
Germier
and
his
brothers
,
and
leaves
three
hundred
Men
,
which
he
brought
out
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
in
Saint
Amant
,
where
,
for
their
maintenance
,
he
allotted
them
their
proportions
out
of
a
part
of
the
Corn
was
found
there
.
When
he
had
done
this
,
he
went
with
the
Deputies
of
the
General
Assembly
towards
Nismes
,
where
he
saw
the
storm
was
like
to
fall
,
and
where
his
presence
would
be
most
necessary
;
and
conceiving
it
also
a
very
convenient
place
for
the
General
Assembly
,
made
no
long
delays
after
his
arrival
there
,
before
he
formed
it
.
The
first
and
most
important
affair
that
fell
under
their
consideration
,
was
that
of
Castres
:
Saint
Germier
,
after
the
departure
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
thence
,
animated
by
the
Fugitives
of
Castres
,
and
importuned
by
those
of
his
Faction
,
that
were
left
in
the
Town
,
whom
his
Mother
,
and
his
Wife
,
whose
Sex
priviledged
their
stay
there
cherished
in
their
discontents
,
resolves
to
return
thither
again
,
and
indeed
he
himself
was
the
fourth
man
that
came
to
the
Gate
,
and
meeting
with
no
opposition
there
,
he
goes
up
directly
to
his
quarters
,
where
thirty
or
forty
persons
flocking
to
him
,
perswade
him
to
go
out
into
the
Market-place
,
assuring
him
,
that
all
the
people
would
joyn
with
him
,
Chavagnac
,
who
was
then
at
Church
,
having
notice
of
his
arrival
,
raises
his
Garrison
,
commands
his
own
Troop
to
make
ready
,
and
resolves
to
charge
him
,
wherever
he
should
meet
him
;
but
his
Lieutenant
,
l'
Espuguet
,
being
very
opportunely
mounted
with
about
twenty
of
his
men
to
go
out
upon
a
party
,
hearing
the
Alarme
,
goes
directly
to
the
place
where
Saint
Germier
was
,
and
without
taking
any
other
notice
of
him
,
charged
him
bravely
;
in
which
action
he
received
five
wounds
,
and
lost
one
of
his
men
;
but
he
slew
and
wounded
many
of
the
others
also
,
whom
he
so
scattered
,
and
dispersed
,
that
they
had
no
more
mind
to
rally
again
.
Upon
this
rumour
,
the
Consuls
and
Consistory
interpose
in
the
business
,
and
instead
of
detaining
him
prisoner
,
too
charitably
mediate
for
his
quiet
departure
again
:
This
is
that
which
usually
ruines
all
publick
affairs
,
the
indulgence
shewen
to
offenders
,
under
the
goodly
pretence
of
piety
and
clemency
,
which
in
other
mens
matters
every
one
cries
out
for
,
when
as
their
own
particular
interests
will
not
endure
to
hear
them
mentioned
.
This
mild
comportment
of
theirs
towards
Saint
Germier
,
instead
of
pacifying
,
renders
him
more
haughty
than
before
,
puffing
him
up
with
a
vain
opinion
,
that
this
courtesie
was
an
effect
of
their
fear
;
so
that
encouraged
by
his
followers
,
and
by
the
assistance
of
many
Thieves
,
and
Villains
,
that
had
sheltered
themselves
in
Roque-Courbe
,
he
gets
into
it
,
drives
out
the
Garrison
,
and
makes
himself
Master
of
the
place
;
the
Assembly
General
fore-seeing
the
evil
consequences
this
would
produce
,
sent
a
Deputy
to
Castros
,
with
order
to
communicato
his
Commission
to
Chavagnac
,
and
the
Council
of
the
Province
,
and
to
endeavour
to
compose
this
difference
,
by
submitting
it
to
the
determination
of
Arbitrators
;
to
the
end
they
might
not
provoke
Saint
Germier
to
give
away
the
Town
;
which
being
now
in
his
possession
,
he
laughed
at
all
mentions
of
an
Accommodation
;
so
that
the
Deputy
at
his
return
,
reported
to
the
Assembly
,
that
all
he
had
been
able
to
do
,
was
to
confirm
Roque-Courbe
in
their
resolutions
for
the
Reformed
party
,
which
they
had
anew
engaged
themselves
by
Oath
,
never
to
relinquish
;
but
that
for
the
present
it
was
impossible
to
dispossess
Saint
Germier
of
it
;
but
yet
that
there
was
great
probability
that
a
little
patience
,
together
with
his
imprudence
,
would
give
them
what
they
aimed
at
;
and
in
effect
,
a
few
dayes
after
,
when
he
urged
the
Inhabitants
to
declare
for
the
King
,
who
knew
well
they
must
then
submit
to
a
Romish
Garrison
,
they
turned
many
of
his
Faction
out
of
the
Town
,
which
so
terrified
him
,
that
thinking
himself
no
longer
secure
there
,
he
leaves
the
place
also
,
and
goes
with
them
to
Cam
,
a
house
not
far
from
it
;
which
when
Chavagnac
had
intelligence
of
,
he
besieges
,
and
takes
him
,
and
one
of
his
brothers
,
with
fifteen
,
or
sixteen
others
,
half
Romanists
,
and
half
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
whom
he
sent
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
:
And
yet
after
such
actions
as
these
,
found
he
many
Advocates
,
who
deemed
it
too
great
a
severity
to
detain
him
prisoner
,
till
the
peace
,
and
seemed
also
much
discontented
that
his
whole
equipage
was
not
restored
him
,
and
a
Troop
of
Horse
given
him
,
that
he
might
serve
the
party
as
formerly
,
and
this
was
the
conclusion
of
this
affair
.
And
now
the
Bishop
of
Mende
renewes
the
pursuit
of
his
design
,
with
an
Essay
upon
Montauban
,
to
which
end
he
sent
thither
Vieres
,
a
Gentleman
of
Quercy
,
who
feigned
himself
to
be
of
the
Religion
,
and
wrote
to
the
Town
to
this
effect
,
that
being
now
going
with
the
Kings
Pass-port
to
wait
upon
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
with
some
proposals
tending
to
the
general
advantage
of
them
all
,
he
would
not
proceed
in
his
journey
before
he
had
acquainted
them
with
them
,
which
if
they
pleased
to
receive
from
his
Relation
,
he
was
confident
they
would
approve
of
them
.
It
was
not
thought
fit
to
admit
him
into
the
Town
,
for
fear
of
the
danger
might
ensue
;
but
yet
the
natural
curiosity
of
the
French
,
at
such
a
time
,
when
every
one
breathed
nothing
but
desires
of
a
peace
;
made
them
very
sollicitous
to
know
what
he
had
to
say
:
Wherefore
they
sent
four
Commissioners
to
receive
his
message
,
whom
he
told
,
that
being
of
the
Religion
himself
,
he
could
not
but
be
very
zealous
for
the
general
welfare
of
their
party
,
and
that
the
Bishop
of
Mende
having
full
power
to
treat
,
he
was
going
from
him
,
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
the
general
Assembly
,
with
some
propositions
to
that
purpose
;
which
,
that
they
might
be
the
better
ressented
,
and
that
their
Town
might
also
have
their
part
of
the
thanks
,
and
benefit
thence
accruing
,
he
advised
them
to
send
thither
some
Deputies
also
,
offering
the
Kings
Pass
for
their
safe
conduct
;
when
this
was
reported
to
the
Common-Council
of
the
Town
,
they
approved
of
the
advice
,
and
presently
made
choice
of
some
Deputies
,
of
which
they
also
advertised
the
Assembly
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
had
great
jealousies
of
this
Vieres
,
whom
he
had
a
long
time
I
nown
for
a
notable
cheat
;
nevertheless
,
with
great
impatience
was
this
Address
expected
;
the
report
of
which
being
generally
divulged
,
suspended
all
other
thoughts
,
every
one
hoping
to
derive
some
advantage
from
it
;
three
weeks
passed
without
any
further
mention
of
it
,
at
length
came
a
dispatch
from
Montauban
,
importing
,
that
they
had
receiv'd
intelligence
from
the
Bishop
,
that
he
could
not
obtain
the
Pass-ports
promised
by
Vieres
;
but
that
if
they
pleased
to
send
their
Deputies
to
perswade
the
General
Assembly
to
accept
of
such
a
peace
,
as
the
King
should
vouchsafe
to
accord
them
,
and
in
case
they
refused
to
comply
,
that
they
themselves
were
resolved
to
submit
to
his
pleasure
,
he
vvould
engage
himself
for
the
safe
conduct
of
their
Deputies
:
This
discovered
the
vvhole
fallacy
to
the
Tovvn
,
and
made
them
resolve
anevv
to
remit
all
propositions
for
peace
to
the
General
Assembly
,
vvhich
they
exactly
observed
in
that
,
made
them
by
the
Marshal
de
la
Force
,
to
this
effect
,
that
the
King
vvas
resolved
not
to
issue
out
any
Declaration
for
a
general
peace
;
nevertheless
,
if
they
vvould
Treat
every
one
particularly
,
the
King
admitting
of
all
such
Treaties
,
and
refusing
a
peace
to
no
Tovvn
,
it
vvould
at
last
insensibly
prove
a
general
one
.
When
this
business
of
Montauban
vvas
over
,
came
a
very
urgent
dispatch
from
Vivaretz
,
grounded
upon
this
occasion
,
that
the
Army
vvhich
lay
before
Rochelle
,
after
the
taking
of
the
Tovvn
,
vvent
under
the
command
of
Toiras
into
Auvergne
,
to
refresh
themselves
,
and
that
they
were
now
upon
a
March
towards
the
upper
Vivaretz
,
to
go
thence
to
Valence
in
Dauphine
,
there
to
wait
the
arrival
of
the
King
;
this
their
so
near
approach
,
gave
the
whole
Countrey
a
hot
Alarme
;
especially
Sojon
,
which
Chevrilles
about
six
Moneths
before
had
seized
,
and
fortified
;
so
that
with
great
instancy
they
demanded
a
supply
both
of
men
and
ammunition
.
The
lower
Languedoc
furnished
them
with
fifteen
hundred
men
,
the
command
of
which
was
given
by
the
Dake
of
Rohan
to
Saint
André
de
Montbrun
as
his
field
Marshal
,
with
whom
were
also
sent
the
Horse
belonging
to
Cassagne
,
who
about
three
moneths
before
,
was
taken
prisoner
;
to
whom
in
this
place
I
must
give
his
merited
honour
,
publishing
to
the
World
with
what
generosity
he
with-stood
both
the
Menaces
,
and
Flatteries
of
the
Court
;
for
,
he
being
the
first
Consul
of
Nismes
,
and
of
great
authority
,
and
reputation
there
;
they
hoped
by
his
means
to
raise
a
powerful
faction
there
,
and
wholly
take
off
that
Town
from
their
adherence
to
the
Reformed
Party
.
But
to
return
to
those
of
Vivaretz
,
all
whose
fears
the
King's
Army
having
transported
with
them
over
the
Rbone
into
Dauphine
,
they
countermand
the
Troops
were
coming
to
their
assistance
,
which
turned
to
their
great
prejudice
;
for
that
being
now
a
burthen
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
knew
not
yet
well
how
to
dispose
of
them
,
he
was
feign
to
seek
out
some
employment
for
them
,
between
Vivaretz
,
and
the
Sevenes
;
and
to
this
end
he
sent
Saint
André
orders
to
make
an
attempt
upon
Saint
John
de
Valle-Francisque
;
and
for
the
more
convenient
prosecuting
of
a
design
upon
Villeforte
or
Postes
,
to
secure
Genovillac
,
and
Chamberigand
;
he
begins
with
Saint
John
,
which
he
takes
,
as
also
the
Fort
of
Chamberigand
,
and
some
other
places
,
which
were
like
to
incommode
him
,
and
then
takes
up
his
quarters
at
Genovillac
;
whence
he
marches
with
intention
to
block
up
Villefort
;
but
finding
the
Marquess
de
Portes
upon
the
way
with
a
greater
power
than
his
,
ready
to
dispute
the
passages
with
him
;
he
forces
him
from
them
,
and
so
advances
to
Ville-fort
,
thinking
to
have
lodged
his
men
in
the
Suburbs
;
but
being
not
able
to
effect
it
,
he
retires
to
Genovillac
,
and
Saint
Germain
,
and
thence
informs
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
that
his
men
would
leave
all
their
Colours
,
unless
they
were
drawn
off
thence
;
whereupon
he
gives
orders
for
their
quartering
at
Saint
Ambroix
,
Barjac
,
Valon
,
and
la
Gorce
;
that
they
might
be
in
a
readiness
to
march
to
Privas
,
upon
any
occasion
should
summon
them
thither
.
In
the
mean
time
came
to
him
new
assurances
from
England
,
that
he
should
never
be
deserted
,
nor
any
peace
made
,
without
comprising
the
whole
body
of
those
of
the
Religion
in
France
in
general
,
and
his
Family
in
particular
;
encouraging
him
also
to
a
constancy
in
his
resolution
,
and
not
to
be
dismayed
at
the
loss
of
Rochelle
:
Prince
Thomas
also
of
Savoy
sent
a
Gentleman
to
him
,
to
let
him
know
,
that
if
he
continued
in
his
former
humour
,
and
would
advance
towards
him
,
he
would
give
the
King
a
handsome
diversion
in
Dauphine
,
and
meet
him
upon
the
Rhone
with
ten
thousand
Foot
,
and
a
thousand
Horse
;
to
whom
he
replied
,
that
he
was
now
in
a
better
humour
than
ever
,
and
ready
to
march
upon
the
first
summons
he
should
receive
from
him
.
The
King
in
the
mean
time
goes
towards
Dauphine
,
but
because
the
plague
was
at
Lyons
Lodges
at
Vienne
,
and
appoints
the
Rendez-vous
to
be
at
Grenoble
,
where
preparation
was
also
made
of
all
things
necessary
for
the
relief
and
victualling
of
Cazal
;
the
jealousies
these
preparatives
raised
in
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
made
him
look
about
him
in
several
quarters
,
there
being
an
Army
in
Province
ready
to
fall
upon
Nice
;
another
in
Bressia
to
keep
Savoy
in
awe
,
and
the
King
himself
marching
with
the
third
to
the
streights
of
Susa
,
which
is
the
Key
of
Piedmont
;
so
that
the
Duke
was
fain
to
divide
his
Forces
,
that
he
might
be
ready
to
defend
himself
in
any
part
where
the
storm
should
fall
,
and
to
call
in
the
Spanish
Forces
to
assist
him
in
the
defence
of
Susa
.
The
present
state
of
affairs
,
gave
great
probabilities
that
the
King
would
now
have
employments
enough
to
divert
him
a
long
time
from
looking
after
those
of
the
Religion
;
and
upon
occasion
of
some
reports
dispersed
among
the
people
of
Nismes
,
that
if
they
had
any
inclinations
to
sue
for
a
peace
,
all
necessary
Passports
for
their
safe
conduct
should
be
given
them
;
the
Assembly
took
care
to
enquire
after
the
Authours
,
and
truth
of
these
Rumours
;
but
finding
them
to
be
all
fictions
,
and
the
inventions
of
some
Counsellours
of
the
Presidial
of
Nismes
,
or
of
some
of
the
Inhabitants
that
had
been
expulsed
the
Town
;
or
of
some
of
Aiguemortes
,
some
of
them
set
on
by
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
others
by
the
Marquess
of
Varennes
,
out
of
an
intention
to
ruine
them
,
by
sowing
divisions
among
them
,
rather
than
to
procure
them
any
good
;
the
Assembly
made
a
Decree
,
that
all
persons
that
had
any
proposals
or
overtures
to
make
for
a
peace
,
should
first
bring
them
to
the
Assembly
,
that
they
might
be
examined
by
them
,
and
improved
to
their
advantage
;
expressely
prohibiting
also
all
persons
from
such
clandestine
,
and
malicious
buzzing
of
reports
among
the
people
,
to
take
them
off
from
proceeding
in
the
Fortifications
they
were
then
upon
.
And
next
they
fell
upon
the
consideration
of
a
course
to
procure
a
firm
and
lasting
peace
;
whereupon
they
laid
down
this
for
an
infallible
ground
,
that
it
could
not
be
such
,
unless
it
were
made
conjoyntly
with
the
King
of
England
;
neither
could
he
himself
procure
any
upon
so
good
terms
,
without
a
previous
discent
into
France
,
whither
he
was
now
invited
by
so
many
considerable
emergencies
to
favour
him
in
the
enterprise
;
the
King
being
now
at
the
other
end
of
his
Kingdom
with
his
best
Forces
,
prosecuting
a
design
,
was
to
be
executed
without
it
;
where
he
should
have
to
oppose
him
,
the
Forces
of
the
Emperour
,
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
the
Duke
of
Savoy
.
To
this
effect
a
letter
was
written
to
him
in
the
name
of
the
Assembly
,
and
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
beseeching
him
to
embrace
this
offered
opportunity
,
and
confirming
the
protestations
formerly
made
by
those
of
the
Religion
in
France
,
not
to
engage
in
any
Treaty
,
but
conjoyntly
with
him
:
And
for
as
much
as
their
want
of
money
was
great
,
and
that
without
some
Forrain
assistance
,
it
was
impossible
to
keep
their
men
together
,
or
advance
their
Fortifications
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
sollicited
to
write
to
Clausel
,
that
they
could
no
longer
subsist
without
a
supply
of
money
,
and
that
he
should
let
the
Spaniards
know
,
that
the
peace
of
France
could
be
no
longer
prevented
,
without
a
sudden
recruit
.
It
was
also
resolved
,
that
they
should
endeavour
to
procure
some
private
Pass-ports
,
that
they
might
with
more
security
send
into
England
;
upon
assurance
to
be
given
to
dispose
all
things
to
a
peace
:
Du
Cros
of
Montpellier
,
who
,
with
the
consent
of
the
Marquess
de
Fosse
,
came
to
give
the
Duke
of
Rohan
a
visit
,
returned
from
him
with
the
same
promise
,
which
was
also
confirmed
by
the
whole
Assembly
.
Thus
were
they
careful
not
to
omit
any
thing
that
tended
either
to
their
own
defence
,
or
the
procuring
of
a
peace
,
even
at
such
a
time
,
when
they
had
fairer
hopes
of
good
success
in
their
affairs
than
ever
;
but
God
,
who
had
otherwise
determined
of
them
,
blasted
all
their
projects
:
For
the
King
,
who
left
not
Paris
,
to
go
to
the
relief
of
Cazal
,
till
he
had
privately
gotten
an
assurance
out
of
England
,
which
freed
him
from
the
fear
of
any
invasion
thence
,
whil'st
he
was
engaged
in
that
expedition
,
and
made
him
confident
of
a
peace
with
that
Nation
,
excluding
the
Reformed
Party
,
would
not
admit
of
any
addresses
from
them
,
fearing
lest
they
might
prevail
so
far
upon
him
,
as
to
induce
him
to
alter
his
determinations
concerning
them
:
To
which
may
be
added
,
that
surprizing
his
enemies
by
a
nimble
march
,
in
the
dead
of
Winter
,
he
easily
gained
the
straits
of
Susa
,
and
immediatly
after
the
Town
also
;
which
brought
so
great
a
terrour
on
them
all
,
that
Don
Ganzales
raised
his
siege
from
before
Cazal
;
the
Duke
of
Savoy
also
,
to
prevent
the
loss
of
Piedmont
,
follicited
for
a
peace
,
by
which
he
was
obliged
to
re-victual
Cazal
The
King
,
that
he
might
himself
witness
the
performance
of
all
Conventions
,
remained
about
a
moneth
longer
in
that
Countrey
:
And
then
leaving
Toiras
with
four
thousand
Foot
,
and
five
hundred
Horse
in
Montferrat
,
and
the
Marshal
Crequi
with
the
like
number
at
Susa
,
bent
all
his
thoughts
,
and
the
rest
of
his
Forces
upon
the
War
in
Languedoc
;
in
order
to
which
he
commanded
the
Marshal
Schomberg
to
advance
before
to
Valence
,
to
receive
the
Forces
that
were
coming
out
of
Bressia
,
and
the
parts
about
Lyons
,
to
cause
the
Train
,
and
all
other
necessaries
to
be
made
ready
,
and
to
conclude
a
Treaty
already
begun
with
Chevrilles
concerning
Vivaretz
:
To
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
he
sent
Orders
to
besiege
Sojon
;
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
that
he
should
deliver
up
his
Army
to
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
,
who
had
a
Commission
to
march
with
it
into
the
lower
Languedoc
,
to
ravage
the
Countrey
about
Nismes
;
not
long
after
the
King
comes
in
person
to
Valence
with
a
few
Horse
only
,
and
a
few
dayes
after
,
the
Cardinal
arrives
also
with
the
rest
of
the
Army
;
out
of
which
were
drawn
fifteen
hundred
Horse
,
and
sent
under
the
command
of
the
Duke
of
Trimoüille
,
to
joyn
with
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
.
In
the
interim
of
these
preparations
the
English
Embassadour
than
residing
at
Thurin
,
gave
the
Duke
of
Rohan
notice
of
the
peace
concluded
there
;
but
that
it
was
not
like
to
be
of
any
long
continuance
;
that
the
Army
was
now
marching
towards
him
,
but
in
so
tattered
a
condition
,
that
if
he
could
but
stand
the
first
shock
,
he
would
soon
find
such
diversions
made
,
as
would
be
much
to
his
advantage
.
Clausel
encouraged
him
yet
much
more
with
promises
of
a
sudden
supply
both
of
Arms
and
Money
.
Nismes
,
and
Aimargues
went
but
slowly
on
in
their
Fortifications
,
Vsez
a
little
better
;
but
yet
no
Town
would
give
quarter
to
any
Souldiers
,
till
they
were
upon
the
point
of
being
besieged
;
which
drove
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
his
usual
way
of
offering
to
each
particular
Town
to
pull
out
for
them
,
the
Thorn
,
that
pricked
them
:
And
first
he
addresses
himself
to
Sauve
,
with
over-tures
of
an
attempt
upon
Corsonne
,
whither
he
goes
;
but
findes
it
a
matter
of
greater
difficulty
,
than
his
information
had
given
him
cause
to
apprehend
;
for
having
battered
their
Works
,
the
Walls
were
not
to
be
scaled
,
but
with
Ladders
of
a
very
great
length
;
so
that
those
he
had
brought
with
him
proving
too
short
,
he
was
necessitated
to
make
all
new
again
;
which
gave
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
,
(
urged
by
the
Marquess
de
Fosse
)
leasure
to
march
to
the
relief
of
it
with
six
thousand
Foot
,
and
four
hundred
Horse
;
whereupon
the
Duke
drew
off
again
to
Sauve
;
and
the
next
day
being
desirous
to
view
the
Marshal's
Army
as
it
marched
,
and
who
then
took
up
their
quarters
at
Sommieres
;
it
was
demonstrated
to
him
,
that
he
could
not
get
back
again
to
Saint
Gilles
,
but
he
must
pass
the
Vistre
near
to
Aimargues
;
or
the
Gardon
,
if
he
intended
to
go
for
Vivaretz
,
as
it
was
reported
he
did
,
at
both
which
places
he
might
with
ease
be
discovered
,
and
with
advantage
fought
with
:
The
Duke
,
that
he
might
not
lose
this
opportunity
,
writes
to
Vsez
for
some
more
Forces
,
and
sends
Aubais
to
Nismes
for
the
same
purpose
;
Lesques
goes
to
Auduze
for
others
,
accompanied
by
Goudin
,
and
la
Baume
;
he
sent
also
to
Saint
Hippolyte
,
and
the
neighbouring
Garrisons
for
more
Augiliaries
,
appointing
his
general
Rendez-vous
to
be
at
Vauvage
;
and
he
himself
sets
out
by
break
of
day
with
two
thousand
Foot
,
and
fourscore
Horse
,
to
secure
Canisson
,
a
large
,
but
unfenced
Town
,
whence
he
might
be
sure
to
take
his
advantage
which
way
soever
the
Marshal
should
take
,
but
whether
it
was
that
he
had
the
same
design
upon
Canisson
;
or
that
he
had
intelligence
of
the
Dukes
marching
thither
with
so
small
a
Force
;
he
found
him
also
upon
his
march
from
Sommieres
towards
Canisson
;
nevertheless
the
Duke
having
the
advantage
of
the
way
,
goes
on
directly
to
the
Town
,
and
there
began
to
secure
the
avenewes
of
it
with
his
Van
,
that
the
rest
,
(
considering
he
was
pursued
by
an
Army
twice
stronger
than
his
own
)
might
in
good
order
possess
themselves
of
the
Town
;
but
the
extream
heat
of
the
day
,
and
fame
of
the
good
Wine
,
wherewith
that
place
abounded
,
had
already
drawn
thither
the
greatest
part
of
his
Officers
,
so
that
it
was
impossible
for
him
to
govern
them
;
when
on
a
sudden
he
heard
many
Musquets
in
his
Rear
,
which
was
then
skirmishing
with
five
hundred
Musquetiers
,
which
the
Marshal
had
sent
before
to
try
if
they
could
break
it
;
whil'st
he
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Army
stayed
upon
a
little
Hill
which
gave
him
a
view
of
all
the
Countrey
,
and
what
was
done
even
in
Canisson
it self
,
whence
perceiving
the
great
and
general
confusion
there
,
he
gave
Orders
for
a
general
assault
:
The
Duke
of
Rohan
commanded
Montredon
to
rally
his
men
,
together
with
Carlincas
,
Ensign
of
his
Guards
;
whiles
he
himself
draws
out
a
hundred
of
his
own
Guard
,
whom
he
led
up
to
the
Castle
of
Canisson
,
which
being
seated
on
a
little
Hill
,
commands
the
Town
,
and
circumjacent
quarters
,
so
that
it
is
not
easily
assaultable
on
any
side
,
enjoyning
them
strictly
to
look
well
to
the
defence
of
that
place
.
This
done
,
he
goes
round
the
Town
,
which
he
begins
to
fortifie
with
strong
Barricadoes
;
just
as
he
had
finished
his
circuit
,
he
meets
with
Leques
,
Goudin
,
and
la
Baume
,
and
tells
them
that
of
necessity
they
must
resolve
to
defend
the
out-places
,
untill
the
Barricadoes
were
finished
:
Leques
undertook
the
affair
,
goes
to
the
head
of
his
men
,
and
seeing
that
the
Souldiers
that
were
in
the
Castle
,
had
quitted
it
,
hastes
thither
with
others
,
whom
he
placed
in
their
rooms
;
and
so
eagerly
disputed
he
his
post
without
the
Town
,
that
when
he
would
have
retreated
thither
,
he
found
the
enemy
had
intercepted
his
passage
,
so
that
he
was
fain
to
take
the
Field
:
La
Baume
was
also
served
in
the
like
kinde
;
as
for
Goudin
,
the
Duke
would
not
suffer
him
,
by
reason
of
his
wound
,
to
shut
himself
up
in
the
Town
;
but
when
he
had
taken
the
best
course
he
could
to
preserve
his
Foot
,
he
drew
off
with
his
Horse
to
Nismes
to
hasten
away
the
relief
he
had
before
sent
thither
to
prepare
.
In
the
mean
while
Montredon
,
the
Major
General
,
la
Boissiere
,
and
Alizon
,
after
they
had
from
post
to
post
,
disputed
the
out-quarters
,
retreated
into
Canisson
,
where
they
had
no
sooner
taken
their
several
posts
to
defend
,
but
they
received
a
general
and
furious
assault
;
but
necessity
animating
the
Defendants
,
they
bravely
repulsed
the
Assailants
;
and
whiles
they
looked
on
,
perfected
their
Barricadoes
;
then
got
the
enemy
into
some
houses
,
which
they
began
to
break
through
,
thinking
by
that
way
to
open
themselves
a
passage
into
the
Town
,
but
they
were
soon
fired
from
that
attempt
;
this
storm
lasted
from
Noon
till
Night
;
the
Officers
within
behaved
themselves
with
much
gallantry
,
both
in
rallying
,
and
encouraging
their
men
;
but
Montredon
,
la
Boissiere
,
and
Alizon
,
who
commanded
in
chief
,
got
most
honour
in
this
action
;
both
parties
had
their
inconveniencies
;
those
within
wanted
ammunition
,
those
without
provisions
;
so
that
,
that
very
night
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
,
offered
the
besieged
a
Parley
,
which
they
rejected
,
telling
him
withall
,
that
they
should
soon
see
the
Duke
of
Rohan
there
with
fresh
Forces
,
to
make
them
remove
farther
off
,
and
indeed
that
night
had
he
sent
two
thousand
men
of
Nismes
,
under
the
command
of
Aubais
,
to
get
as
near
Canisson
as
possible
,
and
to
let
the
besieged
know
,
that
he
was
now
come
so
far
to
their
assistance
;
but
he
returned
again
,
without
giving
them
any
notice
of
his
arrival
,
either
by
Messenger
,
or
other
signal
made
,
as
he
was
expresly
commanded
;
none
daring
to
adventure
on
the
employment
;
and
indeed
,
so
straitly
were
they
invested
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
any
one
to
get
in
to
them
;
this
much
troubled
the
Duke
,
who
having
refreshed
his
Troops
,
resolved
to
go
thither
in
person
,
and
either
save
his
men
,
or
lose
himself
:
To
which
end
he
sent
Leques
Orders
to
have
the
Garrison
of
Aimargues
in
a
readiness
to
joyn
with
him
;
but
whil'st
he
was
preparing
for
their
relief
,
came
newes
to
him
of
the
capitulation
,
which
was
made
upon
these
termes
,
That
the
besieged
should
with
all
security
march
off
to
the
Sevenes
;
that
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
,
should
not
enter
the
Town
of
Canisson
with
his
Army
;
but
that
the
said
Army
should
be
drawn
up
in
Battailla
,
at
a
great
distance
from
the
way
they
were
to
pass
;
that
the
wounded
of
both
sides
,
which
could
not
be
carried
off
,
should
with
all
safety
remain
in
the
Town
;
and
that
for
the
performance
of
these
Articles
,
Hostages
should
be
mutually
given
,
all
which
was
punctually
observed
on
both
parts
;
of
the
party
of
those
of
the
Religion
were
slain
about
fifty
or
sixty
,
and
above
double
the
number
wounded
:
of
the
Romanists
were
there
four
hundred
slain
,
and
eight
hundred
wounded
.
This
was
the
issue
of
this
action
,
in
which
the
Duke
of
Rohan
was
very
like
to
have
received
a
check
,
would
have
proved
fatal
both
to
himself
,
and
his
Party
too
:
But
now
imagining
that
it
was
not
without
cause
that
the
Marshal
so
earnestly
pursued
this
design
;
but
that
his
Forces
were
intended
for
the
Countrey
about
Nismes
,
he
conceived
he
would
again
pass
the
Vistre
near
Aimargues
,
that
he
might
the
sooner
recover
his
quarters
at
Saint
Gilles
,
which
made
him
desirous
yet
once
more
to
see
him
;
for
which
purpose
he
took
two
thousand
of
the
Foot
of
Nismes
,
and
his
Horse
,
with
whom
he
came
to
Aimargues
;
the
next
day
he
drew
them
up
in
a
place
between
Aimargues
and
the
Pass
,
with
intention
to
charge
him
when
he
should
be
half
over
;
which
the
Marshal
having
notice
of
,
he
changed
both
his
design
,
and
road
,
and
lengthning
his
way
a
dayes
journey
,
passed
the
River
at
Aiguemortes
;
and
the
Duke
returned
to
Nismes
:
And
seeing
the
preparations
were
making
on
all
hands
for
the
invasion
of
the
lower
Languedoc
,
and
the
Sevenes
,
he
got
the
Towns
of
the
lower
Languedoc
to
receive
their
Garisons
;
assignes
the
Regiments
of
Goudin
,
Fourniquet
,
and
Bonal
,
to
Nismes
;
those
of
la
Baume
and
Faulgeres
for
Usez
;
and
that
of
Sandres
for
Aimargues
;
After
this
,
and
the
taking
of
the
Fort
of
Sojon
by
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
which
cost
him
but
three
dayes
time
,
though
Chevrilles
had
promised
to
hold
it
out
three
weeks
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
having
learnt
the
particulars
of
the
Treaty
for
Vivaretz
,
made
by
Chevrilles
with
the
Keeper
of
the
seals
for
twenty
thousand
Crowns
;
he
thought
it
now
high
time
to
look
after
the
securing
of
it
;
and
sent
Saint
André
de
Montbrun
with
five
hundred
Foot
,
and
some
of
Cassagne's
Horse
,
to
Privas
,
whither
he
got
very
happily
,
having
defeated
Montreal
and
l'
Estrange
,
who
waited
for
him
at
some
untoward
passes
in
his
way
,
with
a
farre
greater
strength
than
his
.
At
his
arrival
there
,
he
found
the
Consuls
with
the
Common
Council
assembled
at
the
Town
House
;
who
told
him
that
indeed
they
had
formerly
wished
for
his
company
,
but
that
at
present
,
they
having
no
need
of
any
Souldiers
,
it
would
be
but
a
burthen
to
them
;
and
yet
,
that
they
might
with
the
better
grace
refuse
to
admit
his
party
into
their
Town
,
promisedto
quarter
them
in
the
Villages
that
lay
thereabouts
;
which
Saint
André
perceiving
,
was
the
more
resolute
to
quarter
in
the
Town
:
Chevrilles
who
was
then
at
Cheyla
,
was
sent
for
in
all
haste
,
and
coming
thither
the
next
day
with
those
of
his
Faction
,
he
presently
assembles
the
Council
of
the
Province
,
and
of
the
Town
too
,
to
perswade
them
to
request
Saint
André
to
return
again
,
and
that
in
case
their
intreaties
were
ineffectual
,
to
induce
him
to
it
by
the
ill
usage
of
his
Men
:
which
Saint
Andrè
having
notice
of
,
he
goes
in
to
the
Assembly
,
and
there
declares
that
he
was
sent
thither
,
by
the
command
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
who
only
had
power
to
recall
him
againe
;
and
that
whatever
their
determinations
should
be
,
he
would
not
stine
a
foot
thence
without
his
Order
:
When
Chevrilles
saw
himself
thus
fallen
from
his
hopes
,
he
tells
Saint
André
,
that
in
case
the
Town
should
be
besieged
,
he
would
do
them
better
service
without
than
within
the
place
;
that
he
would
raise
fifteen
hundred
men
,
and
would
put
as
many
of
them
into
it
,
as
he
should
think
necessary
,
and
with
the
rest
would
forrage
and
cut
off
the
provisions
from
the
King's
Army
.
His
proposition
was
well
approved
of
,
and
on
the
morrow
he
departs
:
And
not
long
after
were
there
three
Barques
laden
with
Salt
taken
upon
the
Rhone
:
Saint
André
hasts
thither
,
but
came
not
time
enough
,
for
that
some
Frigots
had
already
forced
those
that
had
taken
them
to
quit
their
Prize
:
Nevertheless
in
this
excursion
he
learnt
that
the
King
was
come
to
Valence
but
with
a
small
guard
,
believing
,
upon
the
information
he
had
received
concerning
that
particular
from
the
Keeper
of
the
Seals
,
that
the
Treaty
of
Vivaretz
was
absolutely
concluded
;
but
that
finding
that
the
coming
of
Saint
André
thither
had
altered
the
whole
face
of
things
there
,
he
was
now
preparing
for
the
Siege
of
Privas
,
which
was
to
be
blocked
up
with
in
four
or
five
dayes
:
Large
offers
was
he
tempted
with
,
even
to
the
value
of
an
hundred
thousand
Crowns
,
but
his
generous
refusal
of
them
shewed
him
to
be
a
person
full
of
honour
and
fidelity
:
At
his
return
to
Privas
he
makes
them
all
resolve
to
abide
a
siege
,
engaging
them
also
by
an
Oath
,
that
the
first
man
,
that
should
but
mention
a
Capitulation
,
should
be
put
to
death
:
Then
he
assignes
to
every
one
their
respective
posts
;
and
Orders
the
repairing
of
the
out-works
,
to
which
,
before
his
coming
,
nothing
at
all
had
been
done
;
nor
yet
could
he
begin
them
,
but
the
very
day
before
the
Town
was
invested
,
and
yet
such
diligence
used
he
in
it
,
that
some
of
them
were
made
very
defensible
,
and
held
out
bravely
.
The
siege
was
scarce
begun
,
when
the
Catdinal
came
up
with
the
rest
of
the
Army
that
stayed
behind
at
Susa
:
He
presses
Chevrilles
to
the
performance
of
his
engagement
;
who
that
he
might
not
wholly
lose
the
recompence
of
his
Treason
,
desires
to
have
a
part
in
the
honor
of
the
Siege
,
offering
to
bring
in
with
him
15.
hundred
men
;
his
offer
was
accepted
,
and
he
comes
in
,
but
all
alone
:
The
next
day
came
a
Trumpet
from
the
King
(
accompanied
with
Argencourt
)
to
summon
the
place
:
Chevrilles
,
who
failed
not
to
be
at
the
place
,
whither
the
Trumpet
was
to
come
,
sent
one
of
his
Captains
to
know
what
he
had
to
say
,
which
when
Saint
André
was
informed
of
,
he
hasted
thither
with
all
diligence
,
and
sent
him
back
again
without
any
answer
at
all
:
Whereupon
Chevrilles
seeing
him
resolved
not
to
give
them
time
to
deliberate
,
whether
they
should
hearken
to
a
Capitulation
,
or
no
,
leaves
them
again
the
second
time
,
carrying
with
him
as
many
men
as
he
could
,
and
was
alwayes
the
occasion
that
the
Souldiers
of
Bouttieres
went
not
thither
to
their
assistance
,
amusing
them
still
with
promises
to
conduct
them
thither
time
enough
,
by
this
meanes
ruining
the
endeavours
of
those
whom
Saint
André
had
sent
thither
purposely
to
invite
them
to
their
assistance
.
He
was
no
sooner
gone
,
but
Brunel
of
Anduze
,
who
commanded
five
Companies
of
the
Sevenes
,
confederating
with
the
other
Poltrons
and
Traitours
,
frames
a
conspiracy
to
kill
Saint
André
in
case
he
should
refuse
to
furrender
the
place
;
and
seconded
by
some
of
his
Faction
,
threatens
to
give
him
up
,
if
he
denied
to
comply
with
them
:
Whereupon
it
was
thought
fit
by
the
Council
,
that
he
should
have
a
conference
with
Gordes
,
which
he
had
,
but
they
could
not
agree
upon
the
conditions
.
After
that
the
Cardinal
was
come
up
to
them
,
they
more
closely
blocked
up
the
place
on
every
side
,
made
their
approaches
and
batteries
,
and
then
gave
it
an
assault
,
from
which
they
were
bravely
beaten
off
with
the
loss
of
many
of
their
men
;
yet
did
this
storm
so
terrifie
the
besieged
,
that
they
instantly
urge
Saint
André
to
give
Gordes
another
meeting
:
But
in
his
room
was
substituted
,
and
sent
Vennes
a
Captain
in
the
Regiment
of
the
Guards
,
who
offered
him
very
honourable
terms
for
himself
,
and
the
Souldiers
,
but
nothing
at
all
for
the
Inhabitants
;
all
which
he
refused
,
protesting
that
he
would
never
desert
them
:
When
Saint
André
,
at
his
return
,
gave
the
people
of
the
Town
an
account
of
the
interview
,
it
struck
so
great
a
terrour
into
them
,
together
with
those
of
Vivaretz
,
that
they
all
quit
the
Town
,
and
flie
to
Boutieres
,
leaving
Saint
André
with
five
hundred
men
only
to
defend
a
place
,
which
was
not
to
be
maintained
under
two
thousand
.
In
this
extremity
he
conceives
it
his
best
course
to
draw
off
to
the
Fort
of
Toulon
,
where
he
might
Treat
with
more
security
,
it
being
impossible
to
force
him
there
in
any
short
time
,
or
without
the
loss
of
a
great
number
of
Men
:
About
break
of
day
Deffiat
,
Gordes
,
and
Vennes
,
desire
a
conference
with
him
,
which
he
condiscended
to
;
at
which
they
make
him
no
larger
offers
than
of
his
own
life
only
,
in
case
he
would
abandon
his
Souldiers
,
which
he
generously
rejected
,
and
returned
to
embrace
the
same
fortune
with
them
:
When
they
saw
this
made
not
any
impression
on
him
,
they
summoned
him
once
more
to
send
some
of
his
Officers
to
them
with
his
final
resolution
:
Brunel
of
Dauphiné
offering
himself
for
this
employment
,
was
accepted
of
;
three
journeys
made
he
to
them
,
in
which
time
being
corrupted
by
the
enemy
,
he
returns
from
the
last
with
àn
assurance
of
all
their
lives
;
but
adding
withall
,
that
they
would
not
give
any
thing
under
their
hands
,
untill
Saint
André
,
with
some
of
his
Captains
had
cast
themselves
at
the
King's
feet
to
implore
his
pardon
;
and
moreover
that
the
Count
of
Soissons
,
who
was
to
present
him
to
his
Majesty
,
had
given
him
a
strict
charge
to
tell
him
,
that
he
should
haste
to
him
with
all
speed
,
that
he
must
not
now
lose
any
time
;
and
that
he
did
with
much
impatience
wait
for
him
:
Whereupon
he
assembles
his
Captains
,
who
all
earnestly
importune
him
to
go
;
which
when
he
scrupled
at
,
they
break
out
into
open
reproaches
against
him
,
charging
him
with
having
ensnared
them
in
a
danger
from
which
he
would
not
endeavour
to
free
them
:
Forced
by
their
invectives
,
he
goes
out
with
five
Captains
;
Saint
Preüil
and
Fourille
conduct
him
into
Saint
Simon's
Chamber
,
where
,
the
Cardinal
coming
to
him
,
told
him
,
that
since
he
was
come
forth
,
without
any
parole
given
him
,
he
was
now
a
Prisoner
:
Then
was
he
forced
to
write
to
those
in
the
Fort
,
to
advise
them
to
yield
at
diseretion
,
and
that
they
should
receive
the
same
usage
he
did
;
who
,
refusing
to
credit
those
Letters
,
or
Brunel
,
who
was
sent
with
them
,
desire
to
see
Saint
André
,
who
was
conducted
up
to
the
Fort
with
a
strong
guard
:
As
soon
as
they
saw
him
,
they
imagined
themselves
sure
of
their
lives
,
and
thereupon
resolved
to
give
up
the
Fort
:
Those
that
first
entred
it
,
fired
some
barrels
of
powder
,
purposely
to
colour
the
cruelty
they
were
commanded
to
execute
upon
those
that
were
in
it
:
Saint
André
and
his
Captains
were
kept
Prisoners
:
Thus
were
most
that
were
in
the
Fort
betrayed
to
their
destruction
;
some
of
the
Prisoners
being
hanged
,
and
others
sent
to
the
Gallies
.
I
have
related
the
particulars
of
this
affair
,
to
let
the
world
see
how
that
the
perfidie
of
Chevrilles
,
the
two
Brunels
,
and
of
the
most
considerable
persons
in
Privas
occasioned
the
miserable
destruction
of
their
Town
,
and
a
great
part
of
the
Inhabitants
,
ruined
the
relief
of
Languedoc
,
and
frustrated
those
of
the
Religion
of
an
opportunity
to
obtain
a
very
advantageous
Peace
;
which
,
since
the
publication
of
that
with
England
(
which
was
made
during
this
Siege
)
they
had
entred
on
a
Treaty
upon
with
the
Marquess
de
Fossé
,
who
was
to
that
end
impowered
by
the
King's
Commission
:
But
the
taking
of
this
place
,
as
little
dreamt
of
by
the
Romanists
,
as
those
of
the
Religion
(
considering
their
brave
resistance
at
the
beginning
of
the
Siege
)
quite
ruined
that
affair
:
For
Du
Cros
had
procured
conference
between
Aubais
,
Dupuy
,
and
Lucan
,
Deputies
of
the
Assembly
general
,
with
the
said
Marquess
;
and
although
at
their
first
interview
,
he
refused
to
proceed
,
unless
they
would
recede
from
their
demands
,
concerning
the
demolition
of
the
fortifications
;
yet
with
more
advantage
might
they
have
Treated
,
while
the
King
was
further
off
,
and
Privas
held
out
,
than
when
he
should
come
into
the
Sevenes
,
and
there
discover
the
Factions
,
weaknesses
,
baseness
,
and
Treacheries
,
that
were
too
frequent
among
those
of
the
Religion
.
The
loss
of
Privas
,
from
whence
was
expected
a
longer
opposition
,
surprized
the
whole
Party
with
terrour
and
amazement
;
and
put
the
Duke
of
Rohan
in
mind
,
that
it
was
now
high
time
to
go
to
the
Sevenes
,
to
take
Order
for
the
security
of
that
Province
,
and
to
oppose
the
first
attempts
that
should
be
made
upon
it
:
This
Voyage
was
hitherto
retarded
by
his
fear
to
leave
Nismes
(
which
many
endeavoured
to
seduce
from
its
fidelity
)
till
he
had
supplied
it
with
Souldiers
,
which
,
untill
compelled
by
necessity
,
they
would
not
receive
;
and
withall
by
reason
that
having
resolved
to
leave
Leques
there
to
command
in
chief
,
in
case
it
should
be
besieged
,
he
durst
not
discover
his
intentions
in
that
particular
too
soon
,
because
he
knew
that
Aubais
aimed
at
the
same
command
,
and
that
he
endeavoured
by
secret
practices
to
render
Leques
odious
to
the
people
,
and
make
himself
to
be
desired
by
them
:
In
the
like
perplexity
was
he
for
Usez
,
where
Goudin
ambitioned
the
Government
,
but
was
absolutely
refused
by
the
Inhabitants
:
Nevertheless
,
at
length
he
sets
out
from
Nismes
,
goes
to
Usez
,
and
thence
takes
Faulgiere's
Regiment
with
him
to
Aletz
,
and
thence
put
it
into
Saint
Ambroix
,
in
hopes
that
the
opposition
that
place
would
make
,
would
give
him
more
leasure
to
provide
for
the
Sevenes
,
where
he
thought
to
have
found
a
good
sum
of
money
ready
raised
,
out
of
some
Farms
he
had
engaged
for
his
Leavies
;
but
the
apprehension
of
the
King
's
coming
into
those
parts
,
made
most
of
the
Farmers
refuse
to
disburse
any
:
Upon
their
default
he
proposed
another
expedient
,
that
the
Bayliffs
should
advance
the
money
for
the
Leavies
,
and
that
,
for
their
re-imbursement
both
of
the
Principal
and
Interest
,
should
be
assigned
them
not
only
the
aforesaid
Farms
,
but
also
an
imposition
then
newly
laid
upon
the
Countrey
;
but
all
these
inventions
,
being
not
of
force
to
extract
any
money
out
of
their
purses
,
the
Duke
was
fain
to
address
himself
to
the
Communalties
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Marshal
d'
Estrée
,
and
the
Duke
of
Trimoüille
began
to
ravage
the
Countrey
about
Nismes
,
where
there
passed
many
handsome
skirmishes
,
in
which
,
those
of
the
Town
(
who
killed
and
wounded
twelve
or
fifteen
hundred
of
the
enemy
)
had
alwayes
the
better
,
except
one
day
,
when
some
of
the
Inhabitants
,
too
inconsiderately
advancing
,
were
surprized
by
the
Horse
,
who
dealt
so
roughly
with
them
,
that
,
besides
those
which
were
wounded
,
there
remained
forty
dead
upon
the
place
,
and
had
not
Leques
come
in
with
fresh
Troops
,
there
had
been
much
more
mischief
done
:
For
his
own
part
he
was
forced
from
his
Horse
,
which
was
killed
under
him
;
but
the
Forragers
came
not
within
Canon-shot
of
the
Town
.
The
King
on
his
side
loses
no
time
,
but
after
the
taking
of
Privas
,
sends
part
of
his
Army
towards
Gorce
and
Barjac
,
which
were
given
up
into
his
hands
:
Beauvoir
and
Saint
Florent
make
their
peace
,
and
then
turn
Brokers
for
the
places
belonging
to
the
Reformed
Party
:
The
former
of
them
comes
to
Saint
Ambroix
,
to
perswade
the
Inhabitants
,
to
imitate
the
example
of
Barjac
;
which
the
chiefest
of
them
were
so
ready
to
consent
unto
,
that
,
had
not
the
Souldiers
interposed
,
the
thing
had
been
then
done
:
Nevertheless
they
continue
their
correspondencies
,
so
that
upon
the
King's
approach
,
though
he
had
no
Canon
with
him
,
nor
could
have
any
come
up
to
him
within
eight
or
ten
dayes
,
fear
united
the
two
Factions
in
the
Town
,
who
before
were
at
mortal
odds
,
and
both
together
force
the
Souldiery
to
a
compliance
with
them
,
so
that
the
Capitulation
was
agreed
on
,
upon
condition
that
the
Souldiers
should
no
more
beare
armes
for
the
Reformed
party
:
At
which
Article
,
when
one
of
the
Captains
scrupled
,
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
told
him
,
that
none
ever
treated
with
the
King
upon
any
other
termes
,
but
that
it
was
but
a
formality
only
,
and
obliged
no
man
farther
than
he
pleased
himself
:
And
then
flatters
one
,
and
another
,
with
promises
of
great
rewards
,
if
they
would
repaire
to
Aletz
,
and
serve
the
King
there
,
by
joyning
with
the
Count
of
Aletz
,
who
had
promised
to
give
him
up
the
Town
:
Thither
then
marched
all
the
Souldiers
from
Saint
Ambroix
,
where
they
excuse
themselves
by
revolving
all
the
blame
upon
the
Inhabitants
,
who
compelled
them
to
yield
the
place
;
promising
withall
,
that
notwithstanding
the
Treaty
,
they
would
serve
the
Reformed
party
,
wherever
they
should
be
commanded
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
was
then
at
Aletz
,
but
had
no
Forces
ready
for
service
,
but
the
Regiment
of
Foulgieres
,
and
five
or
six
new
raised
Companies
;
the
King
being
then
within
three
Leagues
of
him
with
all
his
Army
,
the
people
of
Aletz
very
wavering
,
and
uncertain
whether
they
would
stand
upon
their
defence
or
no
;
and
the
Baron
of
Aletz
,
who
had
promised
to
deliver
up
the
Town
,
that
he
might
the
better
effect
it
,
would
by
all
means
be
Governour
of
it
;
but
the
Duke
was
desirous
to
place
Aubais
in
that
command
,
for
that
being
Field-Marshal
,
every
one
would
have
submitted
to
him
,
and
promised
to
leave
with
him
all
the
best
men
he
had
;
but
he
excused
himself
;
for
that
being
refused
,
the
Government
of
Nismes
,
he
had
taken
up
a
resolution
,
never
to
stay
within
any
besieged
place
.
Then
offers
he
it
to
Assaz
,
to
whose
age
and
experience
every
one
would
have
born
an
honourable
respect
;
but
he
also
absolutely
refused
it
:
Whereupon
he
speaks
to
Boissiere
concerning
it
,
whose
modesty
,
not
suffering
him
to
think
himself
sufficient
for
it
,
made
him
refuse
to
accept
of
the
charge
,
as
Commander
in
chief
;
but
offered
to
stay
there
as
subordinate
to
Aubais
,
or
any
other
the
Duke
should
think
fitting
;
so
that
in
this
extremity
he
was
fain
to
leave
there
one
Mirabel
,
an
old
G●…tleman
of
Vivaretz
,
of
a
weak
sight
,
and
as
feeble
limbs
:
And
when
the
King
came
to
take
up
his
quarters
within
a
League
of
Aletz
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
took
the
Baron
d'
Aletz
with
him
,
and
went
thence
that
very
morning
before
the
Town
was
invested
;
promising
,
before
his
departure
,
to
send
them
what
supplies
of
Souldiers
he
could
possible
;
of
which
he
took
so
great
care
,
that
at
several
times
he
sent
them
in
above
fifteen
hundred
;
besides
the
Garrison
was
there
before
,
which
at
length
he
raised
to
five
and
twenty
hundred
in
the
whole
.
When
the
King
saw
himself
frustrated
of
his
hopes
of
gaining
the
place
without
force
,
he
sent
for
his
Canon
,
and
,
(
that
he
might
lose
no
time
)
began
his
approaches
;
part
of
the
Town
of
Aletz
is
seated
on
a
Plain
,
and
the
other
so
near
the
Hills
,
that
they
command
above
half
of
it
;
the
River
Gardon
runs
so
near
the
Walls
,
that
it
is
rather
prejudicial
,
than
useful
to
the
Fortifications
;
for
that
being
but
a
small
Torrent
,
fordable
in
most
places
,
and
running
so
near
the
Town
,
it
leaves
no
space
for
any
Flanker
to
be
made
;
nor
could
it
be
fortified
with
in
the
walles
by
reason
of
the
houses
which
made
a
part
of
them
;
so
that
there
was
no
way
to
secure
that
part
of
it
,
but
by
raising
Works
on
the
other
side
of
the
River
,
and
Forts
upon
the
little
Hills
,
which
command
all
a
good
distance
from
them
,
and
must
be
joyned
by
a
Line
of
Communication
to
two
great
stone-bridges
,
which
cross
the
River
.
In
short
,
it
was
a
work
of
vast
labour
and
expence
,
nor
could
the
Town
be
kept
,
but
by
a
great
number
of
men
,
which
was
the
reason
it
was
never
till
then
fortified
;
But
the
people
now
seeing
that
Anduze
was
fortifying
,
would
needs
imitate
their
example
;
a
malady
which
raigned
in
most
of
the
Communalties
of
the
Sevenes
,
and
this
discovered
its
infection
,
when
the
Duke
was
absent
,
and
upon
his
Voyage
into
Foix
;
who
though
he
well
knew
there
were
already
more
fortifications
begun
,
then
they
had
Souldiers
to
man
,
yet
would
he
not
cross
them
in
their
humour
,
for
fear
of
vexing
and
discouraging
them
;
there
was
yet
this
further
mischief
in
it
,
that
besides
that
,
they
took
things
beyond
their
power
to
accomplish
;
when
once
the
first
heat
was
over
,
they
would
not
employ
what
they
had
as
they
ought
,
nor
would
they
work
,
but
when
compelled
by
their
fears
;
to
which
I
must
yet
adde
this
,
that
when
they
were
most
intent
upon
the
raising
of
these
fortifications
,
it
was
impossible
to
perswade
them
to
store
themselves
with
other
necessaries
requisite
to
the
defence
of
their
Town
;
for
in
such
designs
one
expence
draws
on
another
;
and
if
one
of
these
four
things
be
wanting
,
to
wit
,
Good
Works
,
Ammunition
,
Victuals
,
and
Souldiers
,
all
other
provisions
are
but
vain
and
fruitless
.
This
being
the
condition
of
this
Town
,
they
were
very
much
surprized
,
having
neglected
to
raise
a
third
Fort
,
which
omission
,
the
Duke
willing
to
redeem
,
in
great
hast
makes
up
one
of
Barrels
,
which
flew
in
pieces
at
the
first
on-set
,
and
on
this
side
only
did
the
enemy
raise
their
Battery
,
between
the
Bridge
,
and
the
Duke
d'
Engoulesme's
Garden
;
this
first
assault
so
terrified
the
Inhabitants
,
that
they
thought
of
nothing
now
,
but
how
to
make
a
handsome
composition
,
to
which
they
were
incited
,
by
the
Captains
that
came
from
Saint
Ambroix
,
and
those
of
the
Baron
d'
Aletz
his
Faction
,
whose
sollicitations
wrought
such
dangerous
effects
,
that
they
made
Holes
in
their
Walls
to
let
the
Besiegers
in
;
which
being
discovered
,
the
breaches
were
repaired
,
but
the
offenders
not
punished
;
so
that
the
mischief
was
only
delayed
,
not
remedied
;
and
the
disaffected
made
more
industrious
to
conceal
their
Treacheries
:
Two
or
three
of
the
aforesaid
Captains
upon
their
own
request
were
sent
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
to
inform
him
how
weak
the
place
was
,
both
in
men
and
resolutions
to
stand
it
out
,
that
the
numbers
of
the
Garrison
there
before
,
and
of
the
recruits
sent
thither
since
,
hourely
decreased
,
by
their
continual
slight
from
it
;
whereunto
he
replied
,
that
what
they
had
said
,
could
not
be
;
that
he
very
well
knew
what
Souldiers
he
had
left
there
,
and
whom
he
had
placed
over
them
,
that
he
would
daily
strengthen
them
with
convenient
supplies
,
both
of
men
,
and
Ammunitions
;
and
therefore
perswaded
them
to
return
again
to
them
speedily
,
to
animate
them
by
their
presence
;
which
they
plainly
refused
,
alledging
once
for
all
,
that
it
was
the
next
vvay
to
be
hanged
,
considering
their
engagements
to
the
Duke
of
Montmorency
,
vvhen
they
marched
out
of
Saint
Ambroix
;
whereupon
the
Dake
being
informed
that
they
had
had
secret
conference
with
the
Baron
d'
Aletz
,
and
that
they
had
agreed
together
that
his
Cornet
Mesargues
should
be
sent
into
Aletz
,
he
commanded
they
should
be
all
apprehended
,
and
sent
Blacquiere
thither
with
a
recruit
of
five
hundred
men
,
and
an
express
command
to
kill
the
first
man
that
should
but
mention
a
surrender
;
but
the
malady
was
then
past
cure
,
the
Townsmen
having
hid
away
the
ammunition
,
and
deserted
the
most
necessary
Work
of
terrassing
that
part
of
the
Wall
which
was
opposite
against
the
enemies
Battery
,
so
that
all
he
could
do
,
was
to
protect
the
capitulation
two
or
three
dayes
longer
,
and
by
that
means
save
five
and
twenty
hundred
men
,
which
had
they
been
lost
,
as
were
those
of
Privas
,
it
would
have
deterred
all
others
from
any
future
engagement
;
that
which
was
most
fatal
in
this
reddition
,
was
the
Article
semblable
to
that
of
Saint
Ambroix
,
which
disabled
them
from
evermore
bearing
Arms
against
the
King
.
As
soon
as
the
newes
of
this
was
brought
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
immediatly
he
sent
away
Falquieres
the
Lieutenant
of
his
Guards
to
Sauve
,
where
the
surrender
of
Aletz
had
struck
a
general
terrour
into
the
Inhabitants
;
the
most
considerable
of
which
,
out
of
hopes
of
obtaining
good
conditions
for
themselves
,
by
the
favour
of
their
Lord
,
the
Count
d'
Aletz
,
denied
to
let
him
into
their
Town
;
but
Falquieres
,
being
of
the
place
,
and
having
much
acquaintance
in
it
,
by
the
means
of
some
Ladders
he
had
procured
,
got
in
;
but
found
the
people
so
resolutely
fixed
upon
an
accommodation
,
that
having
seized
upon
the
Castle
,
and
a
Tower
which
commanded
the
Town
,
and
served
it
instead
of
a
Citadel
,
told
him
openly
,
that
they
were
now
resolved
to
seek
out
some
way
to
preserve
what
they
had
left
,
and
not
expose
themselves
to
an
utter
ruine
.
In
the
interim
the
Count
of
Aletz
,
invited
by
those
that
had
privately
Treated
with
him
,
advances
with
three
or
four
hundred
Horse
,
within
half
a
League
of
the
Town
,
where
when
he
understood
that
the
arrival
of
Falquieres
with
his
Souldiers
,
had
prevented
his
entry
into
the
Town
,
he
sent
a
Trumpet
to
them
,
with
offers
of
fair
propositions
;
Falquieres
could
not
by
any
means
disswade
,
nor
hinder
them
from
sending
back
a
Messenger
again
to
assure
him
,
that
though
they
could
not
give
him
admittance
at
present
,
yet
were
they
Masters
of
all
the
Forts
;
and
that
if
the
Duke
of
Rohan
did
not
suddenly
conclude
a
general
peace
,
as
he
had
promised
them
,
they
would
,
by
his
assistance
,
make
their
own
in
particular
,
not
doubting
but
their
example
would
allure
the
greatest
part
of
the
Sevenes
to
an
imitation
of
them
:
To
which
the
Count
replied
,
that
it
was
in
vain
to
expect
a
General
Peace
;
and
that
the
Duke
deluded
them
with
that
Airy
fancy
;
but
vvhil'st
he
made
his
ovvn
,
and
that
then
he
vvould
leave
them
in
the
Lurch
;
that
if
they
could
be
a
means
to
dravv
off
any
other
corporations
from
the
party
,
it
vvould
be
much
to
the
advantage
of
their
ovvn
conditions
,
and
that
they
should
have
but
a
Garrison
of
thirty
Souldiers
only
in
their
Castle
,
commanded
by
himself
;
they
assured
him
of
their
zealous
endeavours
to
effect
vvhat
they
had
promised
,
and
that
vvithin
tvvo
dayes
they
vvould
send
him
a
further
answer
by
a
Messenger
of
purpose
:
Falquieres
that
had
seen
all
these
Envoys
,
and
heard
the
free
,
and
lond
discourses
of
the
people
to
him
,
sent
the
Duke
of
Rohan
word
,
that
unless
he
recruited
him
instantly
with
four
hundred
men
at
least
,
he
should
be
turned
out
of
the
Town
.
The
importance
of
this
unexpected
newes
perplexed
him
so
,
that
he
took
aside
three
or
four
of
his
Officers
,
in
whose
fidelity
he
reposed
most
confidence
,
to
impart
it
to
them
,
and
receive
their
advice
thereupon
;
some
of
them
at
first
sight
conceived
that
the
business
was
desperate
,
and
irremedible
,
induced
to
this
opinion
by
their
experience
in
the
precedent
Wars
,
of
the
disaffection
of
that
Town
to
the
Reformed
party
;
and
that
being
now
Masters
of
the
Castle
,
they
might
at
their
pleasure
let
in
the
Enemy
;
that
it
would
be
a
thing
of
great
difficulty
to
send
them
any
Souldiers
;
for
that
the
people
of
Anduze
,
that
very
moment
expected
a
siege
,
and
had
not
sufficient
for
their
own
defence
,
would
be
very
unwilling
to
part
with
four
hundred
men
;
that
if
the
Duke
of
Rohan
should
go
in
person
thither
,
which
was
the
best
expedient
for
it
,
they
would
presently
raise
,
and
diffuse
a
report
,
that
he
had
abandoned
all
;
so
that
it
was
to
be
feared
,
least
his
endeavours
to
preserve
Sauve
,
should
prove
an
occasion
of
the
loss
of
Anduze
;
so
that
their
advice
was
to
send
Falquieres
and
his
party
orders
to
defend
themselves
the
best
they
could
;
and
to
promise
them
a
good
assistance
,
in
case
the
King
should
draw
towards
them
;
but
that
for
preservation
of
their
stores
,
he
would
not
charge
them
with
any
more
Forces
,
untill
necessity
should
draw
that
burden
upon
them
;
others
were
of
opinion
,
that
the
place
was
of
such
consequence
,
that
the
loss
of
it
would
draw
after
it
all
the
Sevenes
,
up
to
Vigan
,
and
cut
off
all
communication
between
Anduze
,
and
the
lower
Languedoc
;
so
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
would
be
totally
blocked
up
there
,
without
any
possibility
of
breaking
through
again
;
that
the
loss
of
it
,
as
was
that
of
Privas
,
and
Saint
Ambroex
,
would
be
wholly
laid
to
his
charge
;
and
that
it
might
be
justly
feared
,
lest
the
people
of
Anduze
,
who
were
known
to
have
inclinations
seditious
enough
,
and
had
store
of
malignant
spirits
among
them
,
should
enter
into
conspiracies
also
against
him
;
in
short
,
that
this
extremity
gave
them
a
capacity
to
betray
him
,
and
therefore
it
were
better
to
attempt
to
send
four
hundred
men
to
Sauve
,
to
preserve
both
himself
,
and
the
Town
too
.
This
Counsel
was
accepted
of
,
and
thereupon
he
drew
out
all
the
Garrison
of
Anduze
,
and
out
of
it
chose
four
hundred
men
,
to
send
to
the
relief
of
Sauve
;
but
none
would
undertake
the
conduct
of
them
,
but
the
Adjutant-General
Randon
,
nor
he
neither
;
but
upon
condition
that
(
to
secure
his
own
honour
)
the
Duke
would
allow
him
the
liberty
to
retreat
with
them
again
,
in
case
he
saw
the
King
's
Army
advance
towards
him
;
engaging
himself
nevertheless
not
to
make
use
of
it
,
unless
enforced
to
it
by
some
extremity
;
thus
was
he
fain
to
expose
his
own
,
to
save
the
honour
of
another
.
Amid'st
these
perplexities
,
which
were
no
small
ones
,
the
Court-faction
in
the
Sevenes
used
many
subtile
inventions
to
induce
the
Communalties
there
to
a
particular
Treaty
,
excluding
the
Duke
of
Rohan
;
the
most
dangerous
of
which
,
were
;
first
,
to
hinder
the
march
of
the
relief
from
Anduze
to
Sauve
;
terrifying
them
with
continual
Alarms
,
that
a
part
of
the
King
's
Army
was
to
cross
the
Countrey
,
which
they
would
overwhelme
with
blood
and
fire
,
so
that
not
a
Souldier
could
be
perswaded
to
stir
from
his
house
;
the
next
was
,
without
his
permission
to
convoque
an
Assembly
,
to
which
were
summoned
only
those
they
were
sure
would
consent
to
a
Deputation
to
the
Court
in
the
name
of
many
of
the
Communalties
for
a
particular
peace
;
and
the
last
was
to
asperse
his
honour
,
by
scandalous
insinuations
,
that
Privas
,
and
Saint
Ambroix
were
given
up
by
his
especial
order
;
that
Blacquiere
was
sent
to
Aletz
for
the
like
purpose
;
and
that
having
made
his
own
conditions
,
he
would
expose
the
people
to
a
necessity
of
accepting
such
as
the
King
should
impose
upon
them
;
and
in
effect
these
,
and
the
like
defamatory
rumours
spread
abroad
,
by
petty
,
but
very
factious
persons
,
that
hoped
by
such
means
to
raise
themselves
a
fortune
,
raised
a
general
murmur
against
him
;
for
the
people
,
(
especially
those
of
Languedoc
)
are
naturally
prone
to
believe
the
worst
,
of
the
best
,
and
the
best
,
of
the
worst
sort
of
men
;
readily
complying
with
such
clamorous
persons
,
as
condemn
the
actions
of
other
men
,
when
as
themselves
do
nothing
at
all
,
but
vail
their
hypocrisie
with
an
indiscreet
zeal
,
tending
only
to
sedition
,
and
the
subsersion
of
their
Religion
,
and
liberties
.
The
Duke
was
at
the
same
time
sollicited
by
often
repeated
Messages
from
the
Provinces
of
the
higher
Languedoc
,
Foix
,
Montauban
,
and
Roüergue
,
both
for
men
,
and
money
.
Mazaribal
sends
him
word
,
that
unless
he
were
recruited
with
a
hundred
good
men
,
and
pay
for
them
,
it
would
be
impossible
for
him
to
preserve
Mazeres
;
and
that
without
such
a
supply
,
or
a
peace
,
he
should
within
one
moneth
be
forced
to
quit
the
Countrey
:
Saint
Michel
,
and
the
Town
of
Montauban
,
tell
him
,
that
the
Prince
,
and
the
Duke
d'
Espernon
,
were
drawing
down
to
Ravage
the
Countrey
about
them
,
which
they
would
inevitably
ruine
,
unless
he
sent
them
some
assistance
to
prevent
it
;
but
that
with
a
thousand
men
at
most
,
and
money
to
pay
them
,
which
they
earnestly
importuned
him
for
,
they
made
no
doubt
bravely
to
repulse
them
.
Chavagnac
,
and
the
Town
of
Castres
remonstrate
to
him
,
that
a
Famine
would
inevitably
surprize
them
,
unless
they
quickly
gathered
in
their
Harvest
,
which
they
were
incapable
to
secure
,
without
a
Renfort
of
a
thousand
Foot
,
and
a
hundred
Horse
,
payed
for
two
or
three
moneths
;
and
money
also
to
muster
and
discharge
the
Forces
of
the
Countrey
;
that
the
Duke
of
Ventadour
,
who
with
his
Army
lay
round
about
them
,
had
made
them
offers
of
very
advantageous
conditions
,
in
case
they
would
incline
to
a
particular
peace
,
which
they
hitherto
had
refused
,
out
of
hopes
of
a
sudden
,
and
effectual
assistance
,
the
want
of
which
would
necessitate
them
to
submit
to
such
a
Treaty
.
Millaud
also
presents
him
with
the
same
doleful
Note
;
and
Alterac
,
Governour
of
the
Town
,
plainly
tells
him
,
that
without
a
fresh
supply
of
Souldiers
,
he
could
no
longer
undertake
the
charge
of
it
;
and
all
the
rest
of
Vabres
accord
in
the
same
demands
,
either
of
men
,
or
a
Peace
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
opprest
with
the
hourely
increase
of
such
calamities
,
saw
no
other
expedient
for
their
remedy
,
but
a
General
Peace
,
which
also
was
attended
with
many
difficulties
;
for
he
conceived
that
the
King
,
seeing
to
what
a
low
ebbe
the
affairs
of
the
Reformed
Party
were
sunk
,
would
not
abate
one
jot
of
the
Article
touching
the
Fortifications
;
and
on
the
other
side
he
very
well
knew
,
that
though
the
people
had
no
resolutions
to
stand
upon
,
nor
inclinations
to
prepare
for
a
defence
;
yet
would
they
never
digest
the
demolition
of
their
Works
:
If
he
should
resolve
to
stand
it
out
,
and
struggle
with
the
the
threatned
extremities
,
then
he
considered
,
that
if
he
quitted
Anduze
,
all
the
Sevenes
would
be
lost
,
and
consequently
all
the
Garrisons
,
up
to
the
very
Gates
of
Montauban
,
must
submit
;
if
he
stayed
there
,
he
should
draw
a
siege
upon
a
place
no
wayes
capable
to
sustain
it
;
but
if
the
King
,
waving
that
,
should
draw
towards
Sauve
,
the
whole
Countrey
would
come
in
,
and
every
Communalty
having
made
its
peace
,
Anduze
would
be
left
all
forlorn
,
and
disfurnished
of
Souldiers
to
maintain
it
:
But
the
urgency
of
their
affairs
obliging
him
suddenly
to
fix
upon
some
course
that
had
least
of
danger
in
it
,
he
pitched
upon
a
General
Peace
;
which
,
though
accompanied
with
never
so
many
disadvantages
,
would
be
yet
better
than
an
absolute
dissipation
of
the
Edicts
,
which
would
be
the
undoubted
consequence
of
the
particular
compositions
of
the
several
Communalties
;
in
order
to
which
,
he
summoned
an
Assembly
of
all
the
Communalties
of
the
Sevenes
to
be
held
at
Anduze
,
to
dissolve
that
which
was
already
convened
without
his
permission
;
and
at
the
same
time
sent
Montredon
to
those
that
sate
at
la
Salle
,
to
demand
a
particular
Peace
;
to
let
them
know
,
that
a
Provincial
Assembly
,
in
order
to
a
General
Treaty
,
was
convoqued
at
Anduze
;
and
that
,
if
they
,
notwithstanding
his
orders
to
the
contrary
,
obstinately
continued
their
Session
,
he
had
a
command
from
the
Duke
to
assemble
the
people
of
la
Salle
,
to
make
known
their
refractoriness
to
them
,
and
to
require
their
assistance
for
the
apprehending
of
their
persons
,
and
carrying
them
away
Prisoners
;
his
perswasions
,
with
the
annexed
Menaces
,
made
them
at
length
dissolve
;
for
Fear
is
oftentimes
very
perswasive
.
After
this
the
Duke
sent
for
Caudiac
,
a
Counsellor
in
the
Chamber
of
Languedoc
,
who
had
already
made
several
journies
to
the
Court
,
in
order
to
a
Peace
,
and
was
now
but
newly
returned
thence
;
where
he
found
that
their
only
aime
,
and
chiefest
hopes
now
,
were
,
a
total
dissipation
of
the
party
by
particular
Treaties
;
him
he
desires
once
again
to
return
thither
,
and
to
tell
the
Cardinal
de
Richelieu
from
him
,
that
he
was
a
faithful
Subject
of
the
Kings
,
that
he
desired
nothing
more
,
than
the
Tranquillity
of
the
State
,
and
the
Repose
of
his
own
party
;
and
with
,
all
,
that
both
he
,
and
the
greatest
part
of
them
,
would
expose
themselves
and
fortunes
to
all
extremities
,
rather
than
submit
to
any
Peace
,
but
such
as
should
be
General
,
and
Conformable
to
the
former
Edicts
of
pacification
;
that
it
was
a
thing
of
dangerous
consequence
to
force
an
armed
Party
,
how
small
soever
,
from
all
hopes
of
safety
,
but
what
they
ground
upon
their
despair
of
any
;
and
that
if
the
King
would
vouchsafe
to
admit
of
a
General
Treaty
,
and
allow
the
General
Assembly
but
four
dayes
time
only
to
remove
from
Nismes
to
Anduze
,
and
Pass
ports
for
the
safe
conduct
of
their
Deputies
to
come
,
and
Treat
with
his
Commissioners
;
and
that
in
the
mean
time
all
Acts
of
Hostility
might
be
suspended
,
he
was
confident
they
should
conclude
a
peace
:
Caudiac
cheerfully
embraced
the
employment
,
and
obtains
the
allowance
of
the
four
dayes
,
together
with
the
desired
Pass-ports
,
which
he
himself
was
commanded
to
carry
back
to
the
Assembly
.
In
the
mean
time
every
one
is
very
sollicitous
to
draw
his
own
particular
advantage
out
of
this
small
interval
:
The
Kings
party
continue
their
practices
in
the
Province
;
but
with
greatest
ardour
prosecute
they
the
design
of
Sauve
,
whither
,
when
Randon
came
with
the
four
hundred
Souldiers
,
the
disaffected
,
to
exasperate
the
others
,
oppress
them
with
quartering
,
and
that
they
might
disgust
the
people
with
an
apprehension
of
the
Duke's
undervaluing
of
them
,
quarrel
at
the
person
of
Randon
,
as
a
man
of
too
mean
quality
to
command
them
;
and
when
,
according
to
his
Orders
he
would
have
mingled
his
Souldiers
with
the
Inhabitants
,
to
strengthen
their
Guarders
in
all
quarters
,
they
would
by
no
means
suffer
it
in
the
Castle
,
but
loudly
objected
their
priviledges
against
that
procedure
,
as
an
infringement
of
them
;
a
prevalent
motive
to
work
the
populace
to
any
thing
;
so
that
upon
this
ill
usage
of
theirs
,
Randon
,
unadvisedly
told
them
,
that
in
case
they
refused
him
the
absolute
command
of
their
Town
,
he
had
Orders
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
quit
it
upon
the
approach
of
the
King's
Army
:
This
inconsiderate
expression
,
so
indiscreetly
let
fall
by
him
,
and
as
nimbly
taken
up
by
the
disaffected
of
the
Town
,
had
like
to
have
ruined
all
;
for
they
published
strange
Coments
on
it
to
the
people
,
crying
out
,
that
the
Duke
had
sent
them
men
to
abandon
them
,
when
they
should
most
stand
in
need
of
their
assistance
,
and
that
desired
only
to
possess
themselves
of
their
strength
,
at
their
cost
,
to
purchase
themselves
better
conditions
;
so
that
upon
occasion
of
these
jealousies
they
called
a
Council
,
at
which
they
resolved
,
to
die
all
,
rather
than
admit
any
stranger
into
their
Castle
.
In
the
mid'st
of
their
deliberations
came
letters
from
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
convoque
the
Provincial
Assembly
at
Anduze
,
to
consult
upon
some
Articles
for
a
general
peace
;
which
mollified
them
so
,
that
they
nominated
Deputies
to
send
thither
:
But
when
the
Council
was
dissolved
,
the
disaffected
exclaim
against
this
as
a
trick
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
to
defeat
their
particular
Treaty
,
and
to
surprize
,
and
detain
their
principal
Citizens
at
Anduze
,
until
they
delivered
up
their
fortresses
into
his
hands
:
whereupon
they
thought
fit
to
send
away
the
next
day
,
but
one
Deputy
only
to
sound
the
forde
,
and
give
them
notice
how
things
were
carried
,
that
accordingly
thy
might
be
directed
in
their
comportments
;
and
at
the
same
time
sent
they
another
privately
to
the
Count
d'
Aletz
,
to
let
him
know
,
that
the
hopes
they
had
newly
received
of
a
General
Peace
,
made
them
yet
defer
the
performance
of
what
they
promised
;
but
yet
that
they
suspected
it
for
an
invention
only
to
interrupt
the
progresse
of
the
Treaty
they
were
already
upon
;
wherefore
they
beseeched
him
to
clear
them
in
that
particular
,
as
much
as
possibly
he
could
,
and
to
believe
,
that
in
case
it
were
not
real
,
that
Sauve
should
be
at
his
disposal
,
of
which
he
might
assure
his
Majesty
,
and
that
they
had
received
Letters
from
the
Communalties
of
Gange
,
Sunienne
,
and
Vigan
,
impowring
them
to
treat
for
them
also
;
and
that
though
Randon
were
in
the
town
,
yet
could
they
at
pleasure
let
him
into
the
Castle
,
of
which
they
were
still
the
Masters
.
The
King
conceiving
,
upon
this
newes
,
that
with
much
facility
he
might
now
possesse
himself
of
the
Sevenes
,
in
all
haste
sent
Caudiac
word
,
that
he
should
come
back
again
to
him
,
and
let
alone
the
general
Assembly
where
it
was
:
This
Messenger
found
Caudiac
,
and
all
the
Assembly
on
their
way
towards
Anduze
,
so
that
much
amazed
,
they
returned
the
same
way
they
came
,
and
Caudiac
,
as
little
satisfied
,
goes
to
Aletz
.
In
the
meane
time
Randon
,
and
Falquieres
acquaint
the
Duke
of
Rohan
with
the
final
resolutions
of
the
people
of
Sauve
,
and
the
frequent
Envoyes
passing
between
them
,
and
the
Count
d'
Aletz
,
and
that
unlesse
seasonable
preventions
were
applyed
,
the
place
would
be
certainly
lost
:
whereupon
he
put
his
power
upon
the
rack
for
a
new
supply
of
souldiers
for
them
;
and
that
he
might
the
more
effectually
proceed
in
the
application
of
his
remedies
,
he
sent
to
have
the
wound
well
searched
by
his
Chaplain
Rossell
,
who
had
been
formerly
Minister
of
that
Church
,
and
of
great
authority
among
them
:
As
soon
as
he
came
thither
,
and
had
gotten
the
Common-Council
of
the
Town
together
,
he
presented
them
a
true
state
of
their
affaires
,
shewing
how
near
they
were
obtaining
of
a
general
peace
,
if
they
preserved
the
union
of
the
Party
,
which
particular
compositions
would
divide
and
ruine
;
after
all
which
their
condition
would
be
nothing
more
exempt
from
fears
or
hazard
;
that
to
introduce
into
their
Castle
,
a
Garison
of
a
contrary
Religion
,
was
not
the
way
to
preserve
inviolate
those
liberties
they
seemed
so
jealous
of
;
that
it
was
ill
done
to
call
those
strangers
,
who
were
their
kinred
and
neighbours
,
and
had
forsaken
their
own
Houses
,
Wives
,
and
Children
,
to
come
to
their
relief
;
that
to
refuse
the
Generals
Orders
,
and
to
such
persons
,
half
the
Guard
of
their
Castle
,
when
as
they
allow
them
that
of
their
Walls
,
and
Gates
,
was
a
diffidence
ill
grounded
,
and
probably
of
dangerous
consequence
to
the
Party
,
considering
the
present
condition
of
things
;
that
he
very
well
knew
it
was
publiquely
reported
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan's
forces
had
not
acquitted
themselves
of
their
devoir
in
the
Towns
lately
taken
;
but
that
he
was
as
certain
that
the
contrary
of
it
only
was
true
;
that
at
Privas
the
Inhabitants
deserted
the
relief
was
sent
to
them
;
that
at
Saint
Ambroix
and
Aletz
,
they
compelled
the
Garisons
to
capitulate
;
and
that
all
the
misfortunes
that
befell
those
places
,
flowed
from
those
who
either
corrupted
by
the
enemy
,
or
perswaded
by
their
own
feares
,
quickly
diffused
the
contagion
over
all
the
rest
;
that
they
would
do
well
to
beware
of
such
plagues
,
and
for
the
future
to
yield
a
greater
observance
to
the
General
's
Orders
.
But
all
these
Remonstrances
were
not
sufficient
to
open
the
Castle
Gates
to
give
admittance
to
the
strangers
,
which
when
Rossel
perceived
,
he
made
a
Proposition
,
that
the
people
should
nominate
a
certain
number
of
them
,
the
third
of
which
should
be
drawn
out
by
lot
to
be
there
upon
duty
every
one
in
his
turn
,
four
and
twenty
houres
together
.
The
Common
sort
approved
of
this
way
;
but
the
Consuls
,
who
disliked
it
,
left
the
Council
in
distaste
;
saying
,
that
since
they
could
be
no
longer
trusted
,
they
would
discharge
themselves
of
their
Offices
:
But
they
were
called
back
again
;
and
before
the
dismission
of
the
Council
,
was
the
Guard
established
.
After
this
Rossel
visits
Puyredon
,
one
of
the
most
eminent
of
the
Town
,
both
for
Estate
,
Wisdome
,
and
Courage
,
and
his
particular
friend
,
and
one
that
had
discovered
a
great
affection
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
whom
he
presses
so
far
,
that
he
at
length
got
from
him
a
confession
of
the
whole
negotiation
,
between
the
Town
,
and
the
Count
d'
Aletz
;
and
upon
Rossels
assuring
him
,
that
if
they
separated
not
themselves
from
the
Party
,
a
General
Peace
would
be
soon
concluded
;
in
which
should
be
comprised
the
business
of
Reprisals
(
in
which
he
was
interessed
to
the
value
of
twenty
thousand
Crowns
)
Puyredon
also
promised
him
,
that
,
whatever
were
the
success
of
the
Deputy
sent
to
the
Count
of
Aletz
,
he
would
order
things
so
,
that
there
should
be
yet
nothing
altered
for
foure
and
twenty
houres
.
When
he
had
dispatched
with
these
,
he
found
that
Randon
,
nothing
pleased
with
the
Agreement
,
threatned
to
be
gone
;
but
when
he
told
him
,
that
he
could
not
be
yet
besieged
for
four
dayes
,
that
if
he
would
have
patience
but
for
two
of
them
only
,
he
should
be
furnished
with
all
things
he
could
desire
,
he
was
then
better
satisfied
;
and
Rossel
departed
from
Sauve
;
and
meeting
on
the
way
with
the
Deputy
that
had
been
with
the
Count
of
Aletz
,
he
imparted
to
him
the
great
hopes
conceived
of
a
General
Peace
,
to
which
he
gave
no
other
reply
than
only
,
God
grant
it
;
but
turning
his
discourse
to
the
Captain
,
that
convoyed
Rossel
,
he
told
him
,
that
the
Duke
of
Rohan
had
too
long
abused
them
by
his
policies
,
and
that
he
endeavoured
yet
to
amuse
them
with
hopes
of
a
General
Peace
,
but
only
to
frustrate
their
Communalty
of
the
advantageous
conditions
they
might
receive
from
a
particular
Treaty
;
but
that
they
were
now
resolv'd
to
give
no
further
credit
to
him
,
knowing
that
all
his
talks
of
a
General
Peace
was
nothing
but
meer
delusion
,
whereupon
the
Captain
took
him
prisoner
,
and
carried
him
with
him
to
Anduze
.
When
Rossel
came
back
to
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
he
gave
the
Duke
an
account
of
his
negotiation
,
telling
him
,
that
all
his
endeavours
had
no
other
effect
than
only
somewhat
to
asswage
the
tumour
,
untill
he
in
person
should
provide
a
better
remedy
for
it
;
whereupon
he
immediately
departed
thence
,
and
went
towards
Sauve
:
His
arrival
there
much
daunted
the
disaffected
party
;
but
they
were
now
so
farre
advanced
,
that
they
knew
not
well
,
how
to
recede
from
their
engagements
:
The
second
Consul
fled
to
the
Castle
;
the
Duke
sent
to
command
him
thence
,
which
summons
he
durst
not
disobey
:
When
he
was
come
thence
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Council
were
assembled
,
that
Duke
acquainted
them
with
the
four
dayes
liberty
he
had
obtained
,
for
the
adjourning
of
the
general
Assembly
to
Anduze
;
that
he
hoped
to
procure
them
such
a
peace
,
as
should
redound
to
their
general
welfare
,
provided
,
that
,
renouncing
all
diffidence
and
jealousies
one
of
another
,
they
preserved
an
entire
unity
among
themselves
;
that
he
had
borne
armes
these
eight
years
past
,
upon
no
other
design
,
but
the
defence
of
their
Religion
and
Liberties
;
for
which
he
had
as
cleare
a
zeal
,
as
any
of
them
;
but
that
now
he
was
to
know
of
them
,
whether
they
would
own
him
for
their
General
or
no
,
and
as
such
would
obey
him
;
whereupon
the
people
crying
our
,
that
they
would
submit
to
him
,
he
resumed
his
discourse
,
telling
them
that
he
would
then
go
to
the
Castle
,
and
place
there
such
of
the
Inhabitants
as
he
should
think
fit
:
The
Consuls
at
first
refused
to
follow
him
,
pretending
,
that
since
they
were
not
confided
in
,
they
would
quit
their
Offices
;
nevertheless
when
they
saw
him
go
up
to
the
Castle
,
and
that
all
the
people
flocked
after
,
they
stayed
not
long
behind
him
,
who
,
when
he
had
turned
out
,
the
Guard
was
then
in
it
,
made
choice
of
such
a
number
of
the
Townsmen
,
as
he
thought
sufficient
to
keep
it
,
obliging
them
by
Oath
to
maintain
it
under
the
authority
of
their
Consuls
,
and
for
the
general
good
of
the
whole
party
,
against
all
persons
whatsoever
;
which
gave
great
satisfaction
to
the
people
;
and
when
he
had
left
in
their
Town
a
thousand
men
,
drawn
from
Saint
Hippolyte
,
Vigan
,
and
other
places
,
he
returned
the
same
day
to
Anduze
.
The
news
of
this
came
to
Aletz
as
soon
as
Caudiac
,
and
so
netled
the
King's
Council
,
that
they
exclaimed
against
the
Duke
of
Rohan
for
breach
of
promise
,
saying
,
that
the
King
had
not
stirred
from
Aletz
,
but
that
the
Duke
had
been
at
Sauve
,
where
he
had
secured
,
and
furnished
the
Castle
,
and
the
Towers
,
with
souldiers
;
nevertheless
they
gave
him
Orders
to
return
with
all
speed
to
the
Assembly
,
but
told
him
withall
,
that
the
King
would
not
be
obliged
to
any
further
stay
at
Aletz
;
Caudiac
,
who
clearly
saw
that
all
this
choler
flowed
only
from
the
defeat
of
their
design
upon
Sauve
,
replied
,
that
the
Duke
had
not
bound
himself
by
any
engagement
not
to
stir
from
Anduze
,
but
not
to
make
any
attempt
upon
the
Towns
of
the
adverse
Party
;
and
that
to
provide
for
his
own
,
could
not
be
interpreted
any
breach
of
promise
:
After
this
he
went
to
the
Assembly
,
whom
he
found
much
perplexed
about
the
Article
concerning
the
demolition
of
their
fortifications
;
for
that
,
besides
the
Deputies
formerly
sent
by
them
to
the
Assembly
,
the
Towns
of
Nismes
and
Usez
had
sent
others
purposely
to
oppose
that
Article
,
and
,
if
it
were
possible
,
to
draw
in
those
of
the
Sevenes
to
fortifie
them
in
that
opposition
.
Whereupon
it
was
thought
fit
,
before
they
proceeded
to
any
conclusion
,
that
they
should
have
the
opinion
of
the
Provincial
Assembly
of
the
Sevenes
,
that
accordingly
they
might
order
their
resolutions
;
But
that
Assembly
would
determine
nothing
in
it
,
without
the
advice
of
the
Common-Council
of
the
Town
of
Anduze
,
which
they
looked
upon
as
a
place
the
most
concerned
in
the
subsistance
of
the
new-raised
buildings
,
and
fortifications
,
and
most
resolute
to
defend
them
:
The
Council
reported
their
opinion
to
the
Provincial
,
and
the
Provincial
to
the
general
Assembly
;
the
sum
of
which
,
was
,
that
considering
the
absolute
necessity
that
lay
upon
them
,
they
should
choose
Commissioners
to
Treat
about
a
peace
,
and
that
the
management
of
the
Article
concerning
the
fortifications
,
should
be
referred
to
their
discretions
.
The
Assembly
general
,
unwilling
to
undergo
the
whole
burthen
of
the
Treaty
,
associate
with
them
the
new
extraordinary
Deputies
of
Nismes
and
Usez
,
and
a
like
number
of
the
Provincial
Assembly
of
the
Sevenes
,
who
altogether
resolved
to
send
their
Deputies
to
the
King
to
demand
a
peace
,
and
to
moderate
that
Article
the
best
they
could
.
The
Deputies
haste
away
to
the
Court
,
where
after
several
conferences
had
,
they
agreed
on
many
things
,
but
at
the
proposal
of
the
aforesaid
Article
,
the
King's
Commissioners
would
not
endure
the
mention
of
any
mitigation
of
it
;
but
thereupon
sent
back
the
Commissioners
,
who
reported
all
to
the
Assembly
,
to
whom
they
plainly
discovered
that
it
was
in
vain
to
hope
for
any
qualification
of
that
Article
,
which
seemed
to
be
thrown
in
as
a
stumbling
block
among
them
;
whereupon
the
Town
of
Anduze
,
and
the
Province
of
the
Sevenes
,
being
again
consulted
,
they
demonstrated
the
inevitable
ruine
of
their
Province
,
unless
a
sudden
conclusion
of
a
General
Peace
prevented
it
;
for
that
otherwise
every
one
was
fully
resolved
to
compound
for
himself
apart
;
and
that
the
loss
of
their
Province
would
certainly
draw
after
it
that
of
the
lower
Languedoc
;
that
the
fire
was
now
at
their
doors
,
and
that
they
had
rather
submit
to
that
Article
,
than
fail
of
a
Peace
.
Whereupon
after
a
full
debate
of
the
business
,
it
was
at
length
concluded
that
they
should
admit
of
that
Article
;
and
thereupon
the
Deputies
were
returned
fully
impowred
to
Treat
,
and
conclude
a
peace
:
Which
done
,
the
Duke
of
Rohan
desired
the
Assembly
to
give
their
Deputies
an
express
charge
,
that
when
they
had
perfected
their
Negotiation
for
the
Publick
,
they
should
then
mind
his
particular
concernments
also
,
which
they
did
.
Thus
was
the
Peace
concluded
at
Aletz
,
the
27th
.
day
of
June
,
in
the
year
,
1629.
The
substance
of
the
principal
Articles
of
which
,
was
as
followeth
.
-
1.
That
a
General
Pardon
be
issued
out
.
-
2.
That
the
Edict
of
Nantes
,
and
all
other
Edicts
,
Articles
and
Declarations
registred
in
the
Parliament-Rolls
be
put
in
force
.
-
3.
That
their
Temples
,
and
Places
of
Burial
be
restored
to
those
of
the
Religion
.
-
4.
That
all
Contributions
imposed
,
during
the
present
,
or
precedent
Broyles
,
be
taken
off
.
-
5.
That
they
be
also
acquitted
of
all
Arrears
of
Impositions
,
and
Taxes
laid
by
any
Governours
upon
those
of
the
Religion
,
to
exempt
the
Romanists
.
-
6.
That
they
be
restored
to
all
their
Goods
moveable
,
and
immoveable
,
notwithstanding
any
Gifts
,
or
Confiscations
.
-
7.
That
every
one
be
permitted
to
re-possess
,
and
re-edific
his
own
house
.
-
8.
That
all
Judgements
,
both
Civil
and
Criminal
,
given
by
those
of
the
Religion
,
be
confirmed
.
-
9.
That
the
ancient
Orders
used
before
the
Wars
be
observed
,
both
concerning
the
Consulates
,
and
other
Political
Assemblies
of
the
particular
Towns
.
-
10.
That
they
be
also
discharged
of
all
Accounts
,
so
that
the
Chamber
of
Accounts
may
not
demand
any
review
of
them
.
-
11.
That
all
Courts
of
Justice
,
Offices
of
Receipt
,
and
others
,
be
restored
again
to
those
places
,
whence
they
were
transferred
,
during
the
cate
Wars
.
-
12.
That
the
Chamber
of
Languedoc
be
re-established
at
Castres
.
-
13.
That
the
Assembly
of
Estates
in
Foix
be
convened
at
the
usual
times
.
-
14.
That
the
Inhabitants
of
Pamiez
be
restored
again
to
their
Estates
.
-
15.
And
that
all
Fortifications
be
demolished
.
The
Deputies
Extraordinary
of
Nismes
protested
against
this
Peace
,
Declaring
,
that
if
they
should
accept
of
it
,
their
Act
would
be
disowned
,
and
themselves
killed
,
when
they
came
home
;
and
at
their
return
,
threw
the
blame
of
the
whole
business
upon
the
pretended
perfidy
of
the
Duke
of
Rohan
,
and
those
of
greatest
trust
about
him
,
by
whom
they
said
they
had
been
all
sold
;
and
having
assembled
the
chief
Officers
,
both
Military
and
Civil
,
cause
them
to
oblige
themselves
by
Oath
to
stand
it
out
to
the
last
,
and
then
sent
to
the
Sevenes
for
some
fresh
Troops
;
when
they
had
by
this
means
drawn
the
Kings
Army
before
the
Town
,
the
same
persons
,
who
were
the
Authors
of
this
mutiny
,
to
purchase
themselves
a
reputation
at
the
expence
of
their
Fellow-Citizens
,
got
themselves
impowred
as
Commissioners
to
Treat
for
their
Town
,
which
derived
no
other
advantage
from
it
,
than
the
spoiling
of
their
Fields
and
Vineyards
;
and
that
which
accrued
to
the
Deputies
themselves
for
disposing
the
Town
,
to
supplicate
the
King
to
honour
them
with
his
presence
.
The
Town
of
Vsez
without
any
hesitation
at
all
,
accepted
the
Peace
at
first
;
so
did
all
Roüergue
,
the
higher
Languedoc
,
and
Foix
;
nor
was
any
place
suspected
to
refuse
it
,
but
Montauban
;
where
the
Prince
of
Condé
would
not
cease
his
plundering
,
untill
the
King
had
sent
him
a
second
Order
to
that
purpose
;
and
the
Town
it self
,
as
the
Cardinal
marched
that
way
,
declared
their
acceptance
of
the
General
Peace
.
This
is
an
account
of
what
passed
in
this
last
War
,
in
which
the
assistance
the
Town
of
Rochelle
had
from
England
,
served
only
to
consume
their
provisions
,
and
draw
a
Famine
on
the
City
;
and
the
vain
,
and
illusory
hopes
with
which
Spain
,
and
Savoy
,
abused
the
lower
Languedoc
,
had
like
to
have
proved
the
ruine
of
the
whole
Party
.
God
,
of
his
infinite
mercy
compassionating
his
poor
Churches
,
hath
yet
intermitted
their
sufferings
,
that
by
a
serious
repentance
of
our
faults
,
and
a
sincere
amendment
of
our
lives
,
we
might
at
length
attract
as
many
benedictions
,
as
our
sins
have
pulled
down
calamities
on
them
.
The
end
of
the
fourth
Book
.
FINIS
.