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A37300	The memoires of Monsieur Deageant containing the most secret transactions and affairs of France, from the death of Henry IV till the beginning of the ministry of the Cardinal de Richelieu : to which is added a particular relation of the Arch-Bishop of Embrun's voyage into England, and of his negociation for the advancement of the Roman Catholick religion here : together with the Duke of Buckingham's letters to the said Arch-Bishop about the progress of that affair, which happened the last years of King James I, his reign / faithfully translated out of the French original.; Mémoires de M. Deageant. English	Deageant, Guichard, d. 1645.; Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628.	1690 (1690)	Wing D490; ESTC R5548	101,034	282

Forces At length he compelled him to condescend to the performance of the last promises that were made to M. de Lesdiguieres by M. de Bullion that he should be employed in the Armies that he should be honourably treated and that instead of denouncing War against the Protestants it should be only declared against the Factious and Rebellious forasmuch as that first Declaration would necessarily force all those of that Religion to defend themselves and would stir up the foreign Protestant Princes to assist them but this would destroy them after such a manner that none but those that were purely factious and that had nothing to lofe would be willing to be accounted as Rebels All sorts of Artifices were used as well with the King as M. de Luines to excite them to explode this proposition and to adhere to the former as also to cause M. Deageant to be esteemed as the greatest Heretick and most dis-affected to his Majesty's Service that ever was in the Kingdom but their Attempts were vain for his Majesty was inclined to follow the advice that was most gentle most certain and the least dangerous to which all those that had regard only to the King's Service voluntarily subscribed insomuch that the Declaration was published on the fourth day of April 1621. with a resolution that in case the Assembly of Rochel would not disperse themselves and refused to accept the offers and reasonable Proposals that were made to them through the mediation of M. de Lesdiguieres his Majesty should march on that side with his Army to reduce the Rebels to Obedience Nothing could be added to the care that M. de Lesdiguieres took to oblige them to return to their duty whereof I can speak as knowing it by experience because I prepared all the Letters Memorials and Instructions for those that were sent to them at several times who were Persons whom I chose being well affected to his Majesty's Service But when he saw that the Assembly rejected all his good Counsels and proceeded to extremity he advised the King to prepare to go and chastise them and offered to serve him in person with all that belonged to him This Resolution being made known to the General Deputies of the Protestants the Sieur de Favas who was one of them entreated him to make use of his interest to procure the deferring of these proceedings for eight or ten days in which he would endeavour to persuade the Assembly to submit upon the terms and conditions that had been offered to them and engaged himself to effect it His Majesty was willing to grant this time nevertheless he ordered his Troops to march and resided at Fontainbleau expecting the event of this Journey from which he hoped for so much the greater success in regard that ample provision was made for the gratifying of the Sieur de Favas in case he should perform what he had promised But he neglected it and on the contrary took upon him the Office of Admiral on the other side and abode in Rochel Assoon as the King was informed thereof he went forward on the way and being arrived at Tours held a Council to consult what was convenient to be done and especially whether he should pass through Saumur or not it was carried in the Affirmative but to take away all suspicion from the Sieur au Pl●ssis the King was advised not to ●odge in the Castle but within a few hours after his Majesty having conferred with one of his particular Servants changed his Opinion and dispatcht the Sieur du Hallier Captain of his Guards to prepare Lodgings for him in the Castle that were already provided in the City having also ordered M. de Lesdiguieres to advance and with him M. de Bullion and M. Deageant to treat friendly with him concerning this Affair The Garrison was sent into one of his Houses and it was agreed with him that the Place should be committed for some time to the custody of the Count de Sault who was not as yet a Catholick and afterwards should be restored into the Hands of the Sieur du Plessis it is certain that if it had not been secured there was a Design assoon as the King should depart to introduce a competent number of the Protestant Soldiers to keep it to block up that Passage from his Majesty's Forces and to facilitate the Approach of the Supplies that the Rebels waited for from this Side of the River Croire Some Persons that were intimate with M. du Plessis favoured this Enterprize as it was thought contrary to his Intention I shall not here enlarge on the remaining Circumstances of his Majesty's Journey because I had no knowledge of those Particulars since I was not admitted into the Council and kept no Correspondence with M. de Luines tho he often complemented me after an extraordinary manner I shall only observe that they that had given their advice to use the most violent means perceiving that M. de Luines was dissuaded from it as it hath been above represented prevailed with him by divers Stratagems daily to take measures contrary to his Promise and rending to soment the Jealousies already raised and consequently to encourage the Insurrections and Riots of the Protestant Party to prove this I need only to mention the Transactions to the prejudice of the Capitulation at St. Jean d'Angely at Ponts at Clerac and other places There happened amongst others a remarkable Occurrence at the Siege of St. Jean d'Angely that was sufficient to frustrate the King's Journey and Design if God the visible Protector of his Majesty's Undertakings had not prevented the Mischiefs that would otherwise have ensued The King removed from the first Lodgings that were provided for him at that Siege and to be nearer the Place took others in St. Julien where M. de Lesdiguieres was already posted On a certain Day as Father Arnoux gave Audience after Dinner to several Persons a Gentleman whom Madam de Lesdiguieres had sent to treat with him about a business relating to her entered and advanced very near him without being perceived because he sat with his Back towards the Door discoursing with a Bishop He reported that he heard this Prelat commending Father Arnoux for the good Counsels that he had given to the King and especially for two Motions that were made being attributed to him alone one of which was That he had incited his Majesty to undertake so just a War as that which was now begun and the other That he had drawn M. de Lesdiguieres to the Court who was the only Person that was able to stop the Progress of his Majesty's Arms at which Words this Father answered aloud We have caught the subtil Fox and he shall never escape out of our Hands The Gentleman having observed this Passage retired without speaking to Father Arnoux and related to M. de Lesdiguieres the Circumstances of this Rencounter who was not as yet so perfectly recovered from his Indisposition that was

de Luines and the removing of Monsieur Deageant were the only Obstacles that hindered the King from becoming absolute Master of Rochel at that time During the Employment of Monsieur Deageant no other Affairs of consequence were transacted in Italy but that of the Duke of Florence above mentioned the Marriage of the Prince of Piedmont the difference between the Dukes of Savoy and Mantua of which the King was Arbitrator and the Accommodation between the King of Spain and the Duke of Savoy And it would be needless for me to enlarge on them since there are many that are able to produce larger Memorials than I can as for the last Father Joseph can give a true account thereof since he was sent into Spain on purpose to cause the Treaty to be put in Execution that was made for the restitution of Verseil I shall only add one particular passage that happened to my Knowledge which perhaps may be thought worth the observing Cardinal Ludovisio who was afterwards promoted to the Pontificate negotiated for the Pope in the aforesaid Accommodation and Monsieur de Lesdiguiers was one of those whom the King had employed therein The Treaty being concluded Monsieur de Lesdiguiers went to take leave of the Cardinal and amongst other Complements wished him the the Mitre he smiled and made him this answer Will you promise me to become a Catholic when I shall be Pope Yes certainly replied Monsieur de Lesdiguiers who seeing him very Ancient and the last of the Cardinals could not imagine that he could attain to this Supreme Dignity however in a little time he was placed in St. Peters Chair and long after dispatched a Brief to Monsieur de Lesdiguiers to put him in mind of his promise to perform which he was already inclined as shall be hereafter observed he sent an answer to this Brief full of respect and even made use of the terms of most Holy Father and his Holiness notwithstanding the Remonstrances that the Deputies of the Reformed Religion and the Consistory of Lyons from whence he wrote exhibited to him on this occasion There were also certain Treaties in agitation concerning the Affairs of the Valtoline which were disannulled by the Venetians at the very first overture but because I knew not the succeeding Events I shall make no mention of them here And as for Spain excepting the Transactions that related to the composing of the differences between them and the Duke of Savoy there was no other matter of moment depending between the two Crowns and Peace hath been maintained in despight of the mutual Antipathies of of these two Nations one against another and the different Interests of their Kings There arose about that time a certain contest with England the Ambassador of France was come back and left le Cler his Secretary to act in his stead who proceeded so far that a resolution was taken to treat him somewhat severely he thereupon withdrew himself and having sent an express to the King of what passed he received a Command to find out some means to return which he afterwards did there was also an Ambassador from England with the King who upon notice that the other of France was in the Kingdom gave orders that he should speedily depart since contrary to the Law of Nations his Master had abused his The Duke of Savoy who kept a good Correspondence in England and treated there about the Marriage of his Son hoping that these two Kings being united together would assist him much in obtaining the Crown that had been propounded to him interposed and took much pains to reconcile them since their differences were produced on a very slight occasion The principal difficulty consisted in this Point which of them should first send his Ambassador The King alledged that since there was no composition between the two Crowns touching precedency the English having always yielded it to the French and the King of England having obliged his Majesty to recal his Agent it belonged to him to send his Ambassador first into France The King of England did not dispute about the matter of Composition but pretended that he had not treated the Agent of France after so rude a manner that he ought to have withdrawn himself that he was highly offended that his was sent back without any lawful Cause and that this offence could not be redressed but by sending a French Ambassador to excuse it after the arrival of whom he would cause his to depart At last it was agreed that the two Kings should nominate their respective Ambassadors that the English should first pass over the Sea and that as soon as he had given notice of his Arrival in France the King should order his to set forward the first being very active made so great haste that as soon as he landed in France he travelled to the Court and remained there some time before the later began his Journey An amicable Correspondence hath been since maintained between the two Crowns The King of England upon the recommendation of our King did often mitigate and abate the ordinary rigorous proceedings against the Roman Catholicks in that Country He was also very well pleased with the Propositions that were privately offer'd to him on behalf of his Majesty tending to re-unite him to the bosom of the Church insomuch that after some reiterated Conferences that were managed to that effect in the King's Presence without communicating any thing thereof in his Council lest the effect being made known should be obstructed or prevented the Arch-Bishop of Embrun made a Voyage into England as it were without any design in the habit and under the name of a Counsellor in the Parliament of Grenoble whom curiosity had induced to see England he had no sooner set his foot on Land at Dover but the Duke of Buckingham came to meet him and having saluted him whispered him thus in the Ear Sir You that call your self a Counsellor of Grenoble being the Arch-Bishop of Embrun are very welcome into these Dominions you need not change your Name nor conceal your Quality for you shall receive nothing but Honour here and especially from the King my Master who hath a very particular esteem for you Indeed the King of England treated him very honourably granted him several Favours in behalf of the Catholicks and even permitted him to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to them in the House of the Ambassadour of France where there was a great Court the doors being open There were near eighteen thousand persons that received this Sacrament without having any thing said to them in the Entry at the Door or elsewhere although there was a great concourse of the English people in the street that saw this Ceremony performed During the time that he resided there he had several Conferences with the King who being satisfied as to all the points in Controversie wrote a large Letter to the Pope by a Catholick Gentleman his Subject whom he privily