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A34619 The life of Lewis of Bourbon, late prince of Conde digested into annals, with many curious remarks on the transactions of Europe for these last sixty years / done out of French.; Histoire de Louis II de Bourbon, prince de Condé. English Coste, Pierre, 1668-1747.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. 1693 (1693) Wing C6366; ESTC R21621 323,061 528

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frustrate_v all_o his_o design_n the_o coadjutor_n be_v inform_v of_o these_o complaint_n be_v neal_v to_o find_v his_o conduct_n blame_v at_o court_n after_o have_v act_v with_o so_o much_o sincerity_n and_o therefore_o go_v to_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr cheureuse_n who_o as_o we_o have_v already_o note_v have_v contribute_v considerable_o towards_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o live_v in_o a_o perfect_a intelligence_n with_o the_o cardinal_n he_o make_v great_a complaint_n in_o his_o turn_n complaint_n and_o tell_v she_o that_o he_o can_v no_o long_o keep_v any_o measure_n and_o that_o he_o will_v look_v out_o for_o new_a friend_n madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr cheureuse_n endeavour_v to_o make_v he_o alter_v his_o resolution_n and_o to_o hinder_v he_o from_o break_v with_o the_o court_n she_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o credit_v bare_a report_n which_o perhaps_o be_v spread_v on_o purpose_n by_o the_o prince_n friend_n in_o order_n to_o divide_v the_o party_n which_o be_v against_o they_o and_o that_o before_o he_o proceed_v any_o further_a it_o will_v be_v proper_a for_o he_o to_o acquaint_v the_o cardinal_n with_o his_o intention_n and_o to_o ask_v some_o favour_n of_o he_o thereby_o to_o discover_v the_o real_a intention_n of_o his_o eminency_n the_o coadjutor_n oppose_v all_o this_o a_o long_a while_n tell_v she_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o whatever_o fair_a promise_v the_o cardinal_n may_v make_v to_o he_o he_o will_v never_o resolve_v to_o procure_v he_o the_o cardinal_n cap_n which_o he_o desire_v in_o fine_a he_o consent_v at_o last_o that_o madam_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n shall_v request_v the_o say_a cap_n of_o the_o cardinal_n he_o consider_v that_o in_o case_n the_o cardinal_n shall_v grant_v her_o desire_n he_o shall_v only_o be_v oblige_v to_o she_o for_o it_o and_o that_o if_o he_o shall_v deny_v she_o his_o refusal_n will_v enable_v he_o to_o draw_v she_o off_o from_o the_o cardinal_n interest_n madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr cheureuse_n according_o writ_n to_o the_o cardinal_n answer_n urge_v all_o the_o reason_n that_o shall_v oblige_v he_o to_o procure_v a_o cardinal_n cap_n for_o the_o coadjutor_n the_o cardinal_n make_v a_o answer_n which_o indeed_o do_v not_o import_v a_o direct_a refusal_n but_o yet_o contain_v nothing_o beyond_o bare_a compliment_n and_o some_o word_n which_o only_o afford_v very_o distant_a hope_n during_o these_o transaction_n all_o thing_n tend_v towards_o a_o accommodation_n in_o guienne_n guienne_n the_o court_n desire_v a_o peace_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o fear_v the_o event_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o bourdeaux_n the_o resistance_n of_o which_o be_v the_o more_o obstinate_a because_o they_o expect_v succour_n from_o spain_n and_o from_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr force_n who_o be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o declare_v himself_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n whereas_o the_o parliament_n of_o
mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n say_v that_o the_o king_n coffer_n be_v so_o much_o exhaust_v that_o all_o expense_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v and_o that_o there_o be_v place_n in_o the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v secure_o guard_v by_o the_o garrison_n only_o several_a be_v propose_v before_o haure_n be_v mention_v but_o some_o inconvenience_n or_o other_o be_v find_v in_o all_o of_o they_o it_o be_v final_o propose_v monsieur_n oppose_v it_o violent_o by_o reason_n that_o he_o remember_v haure_n that_o but_o three_o month_n before_o when_o the_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v from_o vincennes_n elsewhere_o the_o coadjutor_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n refuse_v to_o consent_v to_o their_o be_v remove_v to_o that_o place_n and_o have_v protest_v to_o oppose_v it_o with_o all_o their_o might_n in_o case_n it_o be_v attempt_v the_o cardinal_n see_v that_o monsieur_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o their_o be_v carry_v to_o that_o place_n reply_v that_o the_o queen_n who_o be_v to_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o her_o design_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o follow_v his_o sentiment_n monsieur_n have_v much_o ado_n not_o to_o fly_v out_o to_o some_o extremity_n against_o his_o eminency_n the_o queen_n assume_v the_o discourse_n again_o immediate_o and_o press_v monsieur_n anew_o either_o to_o take_v the_o prince_n into_o his_o own_o custody_n or_o to_o permit_v they_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o haure_n assure_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v as_o much_o authority_n there_o as_o in_o marcoussy_n haure_n and_o that_o the_o prince_n shall_v be_v guard_v by_o the_o same_o person_n who_o be_v engage_v not_o to_o deliver_v they_o unless_o by_o she_o and_o his_o order_n and_o by_o a_o command_n sign_v by_o both_o to_o this_o the_o queen_n add_v very_o earnest_a entreaty_n insomuch_o that_o monsieur_n yield_v to_o what_o she_o desire_v within_o a_o few_o hour_n after_o this_o a_o man_n of_o quality_n represent_v to_o monsieur_n the_o importance_n and_o consequence_n of_o that_o removal_n and_o the_o prejudice_n he_o will_v receive_v by_o it_o he_o immediate_o send_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n to_o command_v he_o not_o to_o dispatch_v the_o say_a order_n mind_n but_o the_o cardinal_n who_o dread_v this_o change_n of_o mind_n have_v order_v mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n to_o remove_v from_o f●ntainbleau_n and_o not_o to_o return_v till_o night_n during_o which_o time_n the_o order_n be_v dispatch_v to_o de_fw-fr bar_n all_o thing_n be_v dispose_v for_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o force_n destine_v to_o conduct_v they_o be_v arrive_v at_o marcoussy_n put_v themselves_o on_o their_o march_n with_o they_o towards_o haure_n mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n be_v return_v home_o be_v oblige_v to_o wait_v upon_o mounseur_fw-fr who_o forbid_v he_o send_v any_o order_n to_o de_fw-fr bar._n mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n answer_v that_o the_o prince_n go_v away_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o be_v upon_o their_o march_n whereupon_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n express_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o anger_n he_o send_v immediate_o for_o the_o lord-keeper_n and_o after_o have_v express_v his_o resentment_n to_o he_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o approve_v this_o removal_n and_o that_o the_o queen_n to_o who_o he_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o refuse_v it_o shall_v vanquish_v he_o by_o reason_n and_o not_o by_o p●ayers_n the_o queen_n make_v he_o some_o reproach_n about_o it_o at_o night_n and_o monsieur_n be_v unwilling_a to_o fall_v out_o with_o she_o the_o prince_n be_v conduct_v to_o haure_n on_o the_o fifteen_o of_o november_n haure_n by_o count_n d'_fw-fr harcourt_n who_o by_o that_o emyloyment_n so_o much_o below_o his_o birth_n and_o courage_n blast_v the_o laurel_n of_o his_o most_o famous_a victory_n the_o prince_n friend_n and_o servant_n be_v sensible_o concern_v at_o this_o removal_n break_v especial_o because_o the_o measure_n they_o have_v take_v for_o their_o rescue_n be_v thereby_o absolute_o defeat_v they_o have_v for_o a_o considerable_a while_n cunning_o establish_v a_o correspondence_n with_o their_o guard_n and_o have_v omit_v nothing_o to_o gain_v they_o moreover_o they_o have_v gain_v some_o of_o the_o inferior_a officer_n who_o have_v make_v themselves_o sure_a of_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o soldier_n beside_o four_o of_o the_o seven_o guard_n which_o common_o tarry_v in_o the_o antichamber_n a_o corpse_n de_fw-fr guard_n of_o fourteen_o man_n be_v keep_v under_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n window_n upon_o a_o terrace_n adjoin_v to_o a_o pond_n they_o have_v resolve_v to_o launch_v a_o boat_n make_v of_o leather_n into_o it_o which_o the_o workman_n be_v to_o conduct_v close_o to_o the_o say_a terrace_n the_o day_n be_v set_v the_o four_o guard_n of_o the_o antichamber_n who_o have_v be_v gain_v be_v to_o seize_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o other_o and_o to_o dispatch_v they_o in_o case_n of_o resistance_n those_o of_o the_o chamber_n be_v to_o be_v stab_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o dagger_n that_o have_v be_v convey_v to_o the_o prince_n who_o afterward_o be_v favour_v by_o the_o corpse_n de_fw-fr guard_n of_o the_o terrace_n be_v to_o get_v out_o of_o his_o window_n into_o the_o boat_n and_o shall_v have_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o ditch_n by_o arnauld_n and_o receive_v by_o a_o body_n of_o horse_n command_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n but_o unfortunate_o some_o of_o those_o who_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o the_o prince_n be_v heat_v with_o wine_n or_o a_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n declare_v public_o in_o paris_n that_o those_o illustrious_a unfortunate_a prince_n ought_v to_o be_v rescue_v out_o of_o marcoussy_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n be_v acquaint_v with_o he_o immediate_o dispatch_v new_a order_n to_o the_o bar_n to_o double_v his_o guard_n because_o there_o be_v some_o plot_n on_o foot_n this_o man_n execute_v monsieur_n order_n and_o make_v use_v of_o his_o advice_n to_o the_o seven_o former_a guard_n of_o the_o antichamber_n he_o add_v three_o new_a one_o whereby_o the_o prince_n judge_v that_o the_o plot_n be_v discover_v he_o immediate_o acquaint_v his_o friend_n therewith_o desire_v they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n not_o to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n some_o day_n after_o it_o the_o bar_n no_o long_o fear_v any_o thing_n restore_v thing_n to_o their_o former_a state_n and_o remove_v the_o three_o new_a guard_n the_o prince_n give_v his_o friend_n notice_n of_o it_o and_o as_o they_o be_v prepare_v to_o execute_v their_o design_n the_o order_n come_v to_o marcoussy_n to_o carry_v the_o prince_n to_o haure_n coadjutor_n after_o their_o be_v carry_v thither_o the_o cardinal_n pull_v off_o his_o mask_n and_o judge_v himself_o above_o any_o cabal_n he_o direct_o refuse_v to_o procure_v the_o cardinal_n cap_n madam_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n have_v so_o often_o request_v of_o he_o for_o the_o coadjutor_n this_o proceed_n of_o the_o cardinal_n be_v extreme_o exasperate_v both_o madam_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n and_o the_o coadjutor_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o side_n with_o those_o who_o desire_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o prince_n nay_o moreover_o to_o use_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n with_o monsieur_n to_o incline_v he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o at_o that_o time_n the_o garrison_n of_o rhetel_n commit_v great_a devastation_n in_o champayne_n and_o those_o devastation_n afford_v the_o cardinal_n enemy_n a_o occasion_n to_o complain_v of_o his_o conduct_n he_o depart_v on_o the_o first_o of_o october_n to_o besiege_v that_o place_n which_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o sometime_o before_o with_o the_o army_n he_o command_v which_o be_v compose_v of_o the_o spanish_a force_n those_o of_o lorraine_n and_o of_o such_o of_o the_o prince_n he_o have_v be_v abl●_n to_o preserve_v he_o be_v receive_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o champayne_n with_o such_o demonstration_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n as_o extreme_o surprise_v the_o prince_n friend_n he_o stay_v some_o day_n at_o chalons_n in_o order_n to_o hasten_v all_o necessary_a preparation_n while_o the_o force_n assemble_v which_o be_v to_o form_v a_o army_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n to_o be_v command_v by_o the_o marshal_n du_fw-mi plessis_n praslin_n when_o the_o say_a army_n be_v assemble_v about_o reims_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n fatigue_v it_o by_o such_o frequent_a skirmish_n and_o by_o such_o vigorous_a attack_n that_o he_o force_v it_o to_o encamp_v within_o the_o city_n itself_o where_o it_o remain_v several_a day_n without_o the_o lea●●_n action_n in_o expectation_n of_o the_o cardinal_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v arrive_v it_o be_v resolve_v to_o march_v straight_o to_o rhetel_v and_o to_o besiege_v it_o this_o succeed_v soon_o and_o better_o than_o they_o have_v believe_v the_o treachery_n and_o cowardice_n of_o delli_fw-it ponti_n governor_n of_o
the_o say_a place_n break_v all_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n measure_n for_o delli_fw-it ponti_n have_v promise_v to_o hold_v out_o a_o considerable_a time_n that_o marshal_n have_v take_v measure_n with_o the_o spaniard_n to_o succour_v he_o his_o design_n be_v to_o march_v straight_o to_o rhetel_v and_o to_o perform_v one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n that_o be_v either_o to_o oblige_v the_o marshal_n du_fw-mi plessis_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n or_o to_o attack_v the_o separate_a quarter_n of_o his_o army_n but_o while_o he_o be_v march_v at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o spanish_a army_n to_o execute_v that_o design_n delli_fw-it ponti_n surrender_v the_o place_n by_o composition_n six_o day_n soon_o than_o he_o have_v promise_v which_o have_v oblige_v he_o to_o advance_v in_o haste_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o fight_v with_o disadvantage_n and_o lose_v the_o battle_n which_o be_v call_v the_o battle_n of_o some_o suip_n which_o be_v fight_v on_o the_o 15_o the_o of_o december_n near_o rhetel_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bouteville_n brother_n to_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr chatillon_n have_v fight_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o gallantry_n under_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n standard_n be_v take_v prisoner_n from_o which_o the_o cardinal_n expect_v to_o draw_v considerable_a advantage_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o he_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr tellier_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o battle_n in_o effect_n his_o be_v take_v afford_v the_o cardinal_n a_o occasion_n to_o negotiate_v with_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr chatillon_n under_o pretence_n of_o treat_v about_o her_o brother_n liberty_n and_o such_o a_o treaty_n can_v not_o fail_v of_o give_v his_o enemy_n new_a disquiet_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v conclude_v unless_o madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr chatillon_n engage_v to_o abandon_v the_o prince_n interest_n which_o her_o love_n and_o relation_n to_o he_o render_v so_o dear_a to_o she_o and_o to_o make_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr nemours_n forsake_v they_o also_o she_o dispose_v absolute_o of_o he_o as_o his_o mistress_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o cardinal_n after_o so_o considerable_a a_o victory_n rhetel_n return_v in_o triumph_n to_o paris_n and_o appear_v so_o puff_v up_o with_o it_o that_o it_o renew_v the_o disgust_n and_o dread_n of_o his_o domination_n in_o all_o people_n and_o rouse_v the_o public_a envy_n and_o hatred_n against_o he_o in_o so_o much_o that_o what_o at_o first_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o affliction_n to_o the_o prince_n party_n prove_v very_o fatal_a in_o the_o sequel_n to_o cardinal_n mazarin_n nay_o more_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o frondeurs_fw-fr dread_v that_o the_o gain_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o rhetel_n will_v make_v the_o cardinal_n too_o powerful_a prevail_v with_o monsieur_n to_o quit_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o court_n and_o altogether_o resolve_v to_o set_v the_o prince_n at_o liberty_n and_o 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