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A13230	The German history continued. The seventh part. Wherein is conteyned the principall passages of the last summer. ... With the siege and taking of Regenspurg, as also the siege and battell of Norlingen, with an exact mappe thereof. Lastly is added certaine misselanies of stories of most parts of Christendome. All which is done not by the former, but another author	N. C.; Watts, William, 1590?-1649. Swedish intelligencer.	1634 (1634)	STC 23525.7; ESTC S103047	125,601	220

and for the assistance of this promise had put certaine places of his into our hands notwithstanding that he ever persisted in his evill behaviour towards us continuing his practise and intelligence with the said strangers enemies of this Realm using divers hostilities against us and our allies and in the end caused the pretended marriage betwixt our Brother the said Duke of Orleance to be published by the Cardinall his Brother thogh he alwayes before kept it seeret from us The which caused us the last yeer upon a just resentment to trāsport our Armes into his Country and besiege the Citie of Nancye which the Duke seeing himselfe unable to defend by a late treaty at Charmes put into our hands promising as well then and there as formerly to abstaine from practising with the said strangers from hostility against our allyes and to doe what was possible to dissolve the pretended marriage betwixt our said Brother and his sister which promise hee thought himselfe no more bound unto than was his Brother Nicholas Francis late Cardinall of Loraine each of whom refusing being required of our part upon that occasion to doe some things both just and easie have thereby and by many other actions testified that they would maintaine the said pretended marriage so that seeing the said Duke to stand off from giving us satisfaction and to renew this enterprize than which nothing could bee attempted more in juriously by a vassall of this Crowne such as hee is against us his soveraigne Lord. Now we resolving seriously as we have done to give him such a iust ca●…gation as hee hath merited by the means which God hath put into our hands to the end that posterity may know that in this action we have don what we ought for the good and greatnesse of our State and that during our Raigne we wil not suffer the breach of the principall and fundamentall Lawes of this Crown to escape unpunished In which God hath blessed our iust intentions having on the one side given such an happy successe unto our Armies that they have brought all Lorraine under our subjection and on the other the course we tooke in our Court of Parliament for punishment of the crime of Rape committed by the D. of Lorraine upon the person of our said Brother the D. of Orieance was found so iust and lawfull that our said Court by an Act of the fifth of this moneth declared the foresaid pretended marriage of our Brother with the Princesse Margaret not to be contracted valuably and adiudged the said D. Charles vassall of our Crown for the attempt and Rape committed by him as also the said Nicolas Francis and Henrietta of Lorraine to be guilty of Treason felony and Rebellion that the condemned Duke for his restitution should confesse unto us as to his Soveraigne in a place wee should chuse before the Princes Dukes Peeres and Officers of this Crowne That by treason and conspiracy hee attempted to make a contract of the said pretended marriage not onely against our Will against the assurance hee had given unto us against his promise to undertake nothing without our consent and the prejudice of his fealty due unto us as being our vassal but also against the Lawes of France the Ordinances of the Kings our predecessors the honour of our Crowne and the security of the estate of which he now repenteth and humbly craveth pardon To which declaration the said Nicolas Francis and Henrietta of Lorraine should also stand and our Court also banished the said Charles Nicolas Francis and Henrietta of Lorraine out of the Realme for ever declaring that all the Estate they held of the Crowne mediatly or immediatly should returne be reunited and reincorporated unto it and that whatsoever goods they had in France whether moveable or immoveable should be confiscate unto us and to the end that the memorie of Iustice done upon such an attemp● Rape Felonie and Rebellion might be conserved to all posteritie a Pyramis should bee raysed in some place of the Citie of Bar where on an engraven plate of Brasse shall be fixed containing the Arrest and the just causes thereof And because the said D. Charles hath infringed the treaty broke his word and violated his Faith Wee were humbly intreated by the said Arrest of Parliament by the way of Armes to satisfie our selfe upon his other lands and goods not being in France which we also iudged to be more advantagious for the good of our State the quiet of our Subiects and glory of our Crowne For all which causes wee had just reason to conquer the said places which we put into our hands and upon the occasion the rest of the countrey formerly in his obedience which we have done by our Armes the countrey beeing now totally subiected to us And because wee are desirous to keep the people in peace and tranquillity in their franchises and accustomed liberties with all sweetnesse and equitie Wee have aduised hereafter to administer Iustice in our owne Name and under our Authority For these causes for other good consideratiōs us thereunto moving we have declared willed and ordained declaring willing and ordaining and it is our pleasure that hereafter for the Dukedome of Lorraine and all other places late in the said Dukes obedience except the liberty of the parts adioyning to the Court of Parliament established in the towne of S. Michael Iustice shall be administred at Nancy by one supreme Councel and for the parts adioyning to the said towne of S. Michael it shall be rendered by one intendant of Iustice Policy whom we shall depute to that Office who shall also be President of the said Councell The supreame Councell wee will shal be composed of two Presidents 17. Counsellors one Advocate one Procurator Generall and one Secretary giving to the said Councell all Iurisdiction and cognisance of all affaires Civill and Criminall of Policie Domaine impositions Aides Tayles Finances and all other generally whatsoever of which the Councell of Estate the Parliament of S. Michael the Chambers of accounts the Court of Aides and other supreme Iudges in the tertitory of Lorrain formerly setled were wont to take notice that is to say for the justice and policy in Lorrain other places except the liberty of the borderers upō the said Parliament of S. Michael and for all affaires of Domaine impositions Ayds Tailes and Finances in all Lorrain except the liberty aforesaid and the Dutchy of Bar with full power and authority of supreme iudicature and in the last place all the said affaires as well those of the first instance as which shall be brought upon appeale to the Councell of Bailiffs their Lieutenants and other Iudges whose appealls have bin to the Councell of State Parliament Court of Aides and other supreame jurisdictions observing the Customes and usage of the places as neere as may be To this end we inioyne all Bayliffes their Lieutenants and other Iudges to bring the appeales which shall bee

them who had stood in opposition with the Spaniards first sent unto him an Ambassadour some few dayes since to give him notice that hee was comming to the Commander and desire his amitie and himselfe followed immediately after a Company with 300. men and that they have made together a fast allyance and confederation For assurance whereof the Indian sent his Sonne 18. leagues from hence with 160. souldiers of his owne and 30. Hollanders who have slaine all the Spaniards they could finde and afterwards when himselfe departed from the Commander promising to returne quickly with 1700. men which should be at the Hollanders service he left his Sonne behinde him as a pledge of his truth with forty Savages which give remonstrance either of their affection towards the Spaniard now or hope of reconciliation hereafter Thus much writes the Dutchman And it is written this Sugar and Brasil to bee lately brought to Amsterdam where the Saylors confirmed this Letter And thus much for their actions abroad Now wee come to take a short view of what they have done on both sides lately at home the place is neerer to us and the intelligence something fuller I shall only looke upon their publike acts of Hostilitie not the private quarrells which have beene betwixt some Spaniards and the French belonging to Monsieur Such as presume to take the sword of vengeance into their hand without lawfull authority ought to bee punished with the hand of Iustice and to have their names forgotten and they onely which fight for the maintenance of their Religion and defence of their Countrey lawfully warranted are worthy to bee recorded to eternitie An Edict against the paiment of Contribution to the States The Marquesse of Aitona began this yeare with his Pen and Paper to oppose the purposes of the States hee published an Edict forbidding the subjects of the King to give any more contribution to the Estates and was replyed unto by a Counter-placart or Proclamation by the States of the Vnited Province and the tenor of the first of them runneth in our English tongue thus A Coppie of a Proclamation written by his Excellencie to the receavers of the Contribution for his Maiestie of Spaine particularly in the Quarters of South Holland Althen Bommels-Weerd Huesden Maeswael and Nimmegen RIght Well-beloved you know that the King in the behalfe of his Subjects to ease them and to bring those who are separated from us to obedience hath contented himselfe with any indifferent Subsidies and Contributions But the rebellious States foolishly behaving themselves have to his Maiesties hinderance and the griefe of those which pay Contribution exacted sixe times more then his Majestie hath done although his Maiestie hath both right and power to receive as much as they especially in those parts where his lawfull title to the royall Government is acknowledged It is also manifest that the Enemie not contenting himselfe herewith pretendeth himselfe to be Lord and Master of the greater part of the aforesaid Contributarie Provinces and not long since endeavoured with a new trick never heard of before to forbid the Inhabitants of the Marquisate of Bergen-op-Zome and the Majoraltie of Shertogen-bosche to pay the duties to his Maiestie concluded by the last meeting of the Counsell of Brabant to bee due unto him themselves by assaulting of their safeguards and attaching the Kings Officers exacting from his Maiesties Subiects in the quarter about Antwerp twice as much as his Maiestie in the processe of the said Counsell had eased them of which inhabite in the fore-named Marquisate and Maioraltie And though his Maiestie who can doe no lesse then maintaine and defend his true and loyall subiects hath used all meanes to hinder those rebells from doing any violence to the inhabitants of the Marquisate of Bergen-op-zome and Maioraltie of Shertogen-bosch yet wee have lately seene which is strange many Priests and religious persons imprisoned and haled away as well in the Dukedome of Brabant as in the Earledome of Flanders upon an order made by the enemie to imprison all Spirituall persons as Bishops Abbots c. except those of the said Marquisate and Majoraltie Over Mase and Knicke whom he pretendeth to be his Subjects against all reason against the will and well-liking of the King and Cleargie and the other inhabitants of those parts It would be a great griefe unto us to finde that our enemies should insult over our Subjects and our Soveraigntie and to doe it upon the termes of a lawfull warre and as though they had right so to doe It is therefore requisite that they should now stand to us and obey our command paying their Subsidies and Contributions to us as they have done formerly to the Enemie and according to the same rates paid the last yeare to the States by the Majoraltie of S' Hertogen-bosch denying to give way or make payment of Contribution to the Receivers or Deputy receivers of the Enemie according to that good reason which we hope to manifest and make knowne to all which shall speake against it Wee therefore as well to uphold our Religion as Soveraigntie and for the securitie of our loyall Subjects and to defend them from so many injuries and wrongs by a List made by us and sent to all the Governours of our Frontiers charge all prisoners and other persons which pay Contribution to the Enemy to bee carefull that our Authoritie bee maintained and that this inhibition of the said paiment bee observed by the inhabitants of the said Marquisate and Majoraltie within 14. dayes after the Date hereof upon Penaltie that if they take in a safeguard from the Enemie wee shall carry our selves towards them as his Maiestie hath commanded and yee shall make this our pleasure known to the inhabitants of the said Contributarie Countries and other Frontiers by all the expeditions wayes and meanes which may be and so Welbeloved I commit you to Gods protection From Bruxels the 6. of Iune 1632. Signed and Subscribed by the Marquesse de Aitona and by Seignieur Della Failla THis was the Effect and the full tenor of the Spanish Edict which was Countermaunded with another from the States as followeth The States Counter-plachard The Generall States of the Vnited Provinces of the Neatherland to all those which shall see heare or reade these send Greeting Wee give you to understand that whereas the Enemy after the Victory gotten by us at S' Hertogenbosch hath without ground or foundation pretended a title to the Majoraltie thereof and after a kinde of unlawfull Vsurpation as well over the Spiritualtie as Temporaltie done what is directly against all the Conditions observed betweene us and them in these Neatherland warres making themselves Lords over all which belonged to the said Province clayming a jurisdiction over the said Countreys forcing them to pay Contribution against the usuall custome here and reason and under pretext of a Title of right to the Majoraltie disanulling us of our Soveraigntie and Government thereof Wee

interiected upon their sentences and iudgements to the said supreme Councell to passe nothing to the preiudice thereof upon paine of nullitie of their sentences costs and damages to the interessed partie and interdiction and suspension from their offices to which they were deputed by the said Councell We also will and require that immediately after the election of such Bayliffes their Lieutenants and other Iudges they shall be called to take their oath of fealtie to us and so be admitted to their offices otherwise and for default hereof they shall be put out and others put into their places by the said Councell which shall admit of none to be established in those functions untill they have taken the said oath after which as well the said Bayliffes as others shall execute their places onely provisionally and untill some other order be made by us The said supreme Councell shall have authoritie to take the oath of fealtie of all Ecclestasticall persons Gentlemen and others which were formerly subiects to the Duke of Lorraine and shall generally take notice of all things as it hath beene said concerning the Iustice politie and finances of the said Countrey of Lorraine and other places which have beene formerly subiect to the said Duke and all this with a proviso till it be ordered by us otherwise Wee have also given in charge to our deare and faithfull Signior and Knight the Keeper of the Seale of France and our loving and faithfull Councellors which shall be appointed by us to compose and hold the said supreame Councell That every one of them have these presents transcribed to cause them to be read published and observed according to their forme and tenure Commanding also and inioyning all the said Bayliffes their Lieutenants and other Iudges and generally all Ecclesiasticall persons Gentlemen and others of the said Territory of Lorraine and other places subdued to recognise and obey the said Councel and the Arrests and iudgements which shall be made there For such is our pleasure In testimonie whereof wee have made our Seale to be affixed to these presents Given at Monceaux the 17. of Septemb in the yeare of grace 1634. And of our reigne the 25. Signed Lewis And upon the reply Bouthillior Vpon which Replie it is also written Read and published by the ordinance of my Lord Signier Dautri Knight Keeper of the Seale of France Moi Councellor to the King in his counsels and great Audiancer of France And registred in the Register of the Audience of France at Paris Septemb. 16. 1634. Signed Olier The Kings Commission LEWIS by the grace of God King of France and Navarre to our beloved and trusty the Sieurs Charp●…er Councellor in our Councell of State and President in our Court of Parliament at Metz Gobelin Councellor also of our Councell of State Master of Requests in ordinarie of our Houshold and Intendant of iustice in our Armie of Lorraine the Masters of Bullion M●…oso●… Fremin Merault Mallebranche Gaultier 〈◊〉 Fo●quet Royer Arnold Ioly le Feure Treasurer of France Intendant of our Finances in Lorraine Machault Collomibell Corberon de la Motta le Ragois greeting We having by our letters of declaratiō bearing date this day and for the causes and considerations therein contained created and erected by provision and untill we can order it otherwise one supreme Councell in the Citie of Nancy the chiefe Citie of Lorraine as well for distribution of supreme Iustice under our Authority as to take cognisance of politie affaires of Domaine impositions aides tailles Finances and all things whatsoever generally the cognisance whereof appertained to the Councell of State Court of Parliament Chamber of Accounts Court of Aydes and other supreme Iurisdictions formerly established in Lorraine which appeareth by our letters of declaration Which said Councell is to consist of 2. Presidents 17. Councellors our Advocate and Procurator generall and one Secretarie for which purpose it was needfull to chuse personages of sufficiency and knowne honestie and integritie which would discharge their places according to our intention to the benefit and incouragement of the inhabitants of the said Citie of Nancy and Countrey of Lorraine We adiudging that we could not fall upon persons more worthie then your selues for this occasion and trusting to your fidelitie and affection sufficience and experience to promote our service for these causes we have authorized and appointed you and by these presents signed with our hand do authorize and appoint you the Sienrs Charpentier and Go●eli● to beare the Offices of Presidents of the said supreme Councell you of Bullion Marescot Fremin Merault Mallebranche Gaultier Morilon Fouquet Royer Arnand Ioly le Faure Treasurer of France Intendant of our Finances in Lorraine Machault Collombell le Ragois de la Mothe Corberon the offices of Councellors your Fourer●y the office of our Advocate Generall Rigault that of Procuraton Generall and C●thert to do the office of Secretarie Commanding and inioyning you to repaire with all speed to the Citie of Nancy for the establishment and setling of the said Councell giving you full power and authoritie to heare all matters and actions Civill and Criminall appeales for causes criminall when there shall bee any question of corporall punishment or torture of the officers of Iudicature or Graduates if then you bee assembled to the number of seven and with you the Sieurs Charpentier and Gobelin Councellors of our Court of Parliament at Metz and to proceed there being the number of seven of you to iudgement upon them accordingly In like manner to heare and judge all matters of polity Domaine Impositions Aides and finances the cognisance whereof appertained to the court of Parliament Councell of Estate Chamber of accounts Court of Aides and other supreame jurisdictions of the countrey of Lorrain and all this until we shall order it otherwise and according to the purport of our Letters of declaration To do this we have given you and doe give you power authority commission especially commād by these presents commanding the inhabitants of the city of Nancy all others whom it may concern to acknowledge and obey you in all things touching and concerning the premises for such is our pleasure Dated at Monecaux Sept. 16. The yere of Grace 1634 of our raigne the 25. Signed Lewis And a little lower By the King Bouthilier and sealed Read published registred Heard and required by the Kings Procurator Generall to bee obserued according to this forme and tenure Done at the supreme Councell at Nancy Octob. 17. 1634. Colbert The declaration being read and heard by Four croy the K procurator generall the prime President having collected the Counsell pronounced the Arrest following The supreme Counsell hath ordered and doth order that upon the reply letters shall be drawn which having been read published and registred heard and required by the Kings procurator generall to bee executed according to their forme and tenure Copies shall bee sent to the Bayliffes of the liberty to be there likewise read published and registred The said Counsell doth expresly forbid all Bayliffes their Lievetenants and other Iudges and officers as well of the City of Nancy as the liberty to exercise their offices untill they have taken the oath of fealty to the King either in the chamber of the Counsell or before the Commissaries which shall be appointed to that purpose under paine of a Fine Made at the supreame Counsell at Nancy Octob. 17. 1634. The forme of the oath of fealty which all Ecclesiasticall persons Gentlemen Officers and others the late subjects of Charles D. of Lorraine shall make to the King YOu shall sweare and promise by God well and faithfully to serve our soveraigne Lord the King in all things and against all men in the cause of his Dutchie and Country of Lorraine the Dutchy of Bar and the Country of Barrois and to attempt nothing against his service or against the security and conservation of the Townes of his said Dutchies and Country in his Majesties obedience but to obey him his Ministers and Officers and to doe all things which good and loyall subjects ought to doe Also you shall sweare and promise with the heart as well as the mouth without any exception subtilty or mentall evasion An arrest of the said Counsell enjoyning publike prayers to be made for the King in the extents of his D. of Lorrain VPon that it is shewed to the Counsell by his procurator Generall that all the townes and places of the D. of Lorraine by the power of God being brought to the Kings obedience it is just and requisite that publike prayers should be made for his Majestie in all the Churches of the Country Requiring also that commandment should be given to all the Curates of parishes and other persons having charge in the Churches of the said Dutchy and Country of Lorraine of what ranke and quality soever they be to satisfie him herein like good and loyall subjects upon consequence of the oath made to his Majestie and under such a penalty as the Counsell shall be pleased to order And that the Arrest to bee made should be published in the open congregations and affixed to the gates of the Churches The Counsell doth hereupon injoyne all Curats of Parishes Primats Provosts or Deanes of collegiate Churches Chanons Chapiters and Communities and all persons having the administration of religious houses as well in this City of Nancy as in the whole Country of Lorraine to make publike prayers for the King in their Liturgies and Masses upon paine of loosing their temporalties and be proceeded against as Rebels and disturbers of the publike peace The said Counsell hath also ordained that this Arrest shall be read at the publike meeting of the Parishes in their Churches and bee affixed to the Church dores Inioyning al the deputies of the procurator general to put their hand to the execution hereof and to certifie the Counsell within three weekes upon paine of loosing their places Made at the supreame Counsell Octob. 19. 1634. Signed Colbert They have since made an Arrest against five religious persons who would not take the oath of fealtie to the King by which they are commanded to avoyd the Citie of Nancy this present and the Dukedome of Lorraine within three dayes and forbidden them to come into the Kingdome upon paine of death FINIS