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A07267	The history of Levvis the eleuenth VVith the most memorable accidents which happened in Europe during the two and twenty yeares of his raigne. Enricht with many obseruations which serue as commentaries. Diuided into eleuen bookes. Written in French by P. Mathieu historiographer to the French King. And translated into English by Edvv: Grimeston Sergeant at Armes; Histoire de Louys XI. English	Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.; Grimeston, Edward.; Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511.	1614 (1614)	STC 17662; ESTC S114269	789,733	466

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Requier who recouered the next day that which he had lost the day of Battell It was to prepare this Prince to the glorious emulation of his fathers valour and to bind him not to dislodge The Earle of St. Pol said that they must take the way to Bourgondy and leaue some part of their carriages to retire more speedily His reason was grounded vppon the apparant danger they were in to remaine without victuals betwixt Paris and the Kings forces Many were of the same opinion and yet they that were sent to take view of the Kings army were not yet returned and that their opinions should begin whereas their reports ended It was dangerous to giue aduice in a matter where the issue might bring reproch to the sincerity of the Councell for the wisest aduice doth not alwaies succeed happily p A fatall accident makes a good Counsell to bee blamed and they that iudge by the euents will mock at wisedome which hath bee●e vnf●rtunate and will commend rashnes which hath succeeded wel Cauta potius concilia cum ratione quam prospera ex casu placeant Tac. Lib. 2. Wary Councels with Reason do more p●ease then prospe●ous by chance and many times rash Councells fall out well But it were better to stumble with reason then to go firmely with hazard their opinions were all doubtfull and their minds much perplexed Counsell● of the Lord of Contay The Lord of Contay said that this retreat could not be made without disorder that as soone as it should be bruted through the Army euery one would grow amazed and flye that the most diligent should not goe twenty leagues before he were staid or slaine That the safest course was to passe the night with a good guard and at the breake of day march directly to the place where the King should be that they must vanquish or dye and that to leaue the field were to quit and loose all q The victory belongs to him that keepes the field although hee had b●ene beaten broken Paulus Aemilius speaking to ●is soldiers sai●h Castris erutus etiams● pugnando aci●m vicisset pro victo habebatur Tit. Liu. lib. 9. This Councell seeming more generous and hardy was commended and followed by the Earle of Charolois who commanded euery man to rest two houres and to be ready at the sound of the trumpet Oliuer de la March saith that when Contay had giuen his opinion day began to breake Such as had beene sent to discouer bring word that the King was not farre off and that they had seene the fiers in his army they send others and euery man seemes resolute to fight but the greatest part had more desire to fly and who so had left to their choise to fight or to fly or had suffered thē that fainted r Chabrias not willing to relye vppon his soldiers whom he new to bee n●w caused a proclama●ion to b●e made through the Army that whosoeuer was ill at ease should lay aside his armes all the cowards were sick he vsed them to make a number but the faction ended hee cassiered them Poliaenus lib. 4. to lay aside their armes the Battalions had growne very thin In the morning they were aduertised that there was not any one in the village of Montlhery Montleherry abandoned and that all were gone s Agis seeing that they of Argos whom he had vanquished did rallie themselues to come againe to the fight and that his soldiers were amazed Courage my friendes said hee seeing the Victors are amazed thinke how the vanquished tremble Pluarch They that an hower before said that they must not presse the enemy and seemed much amazed were the first that cried go let vs runne after them They grew assured and hardy for company boldnes returned vnto them after the danger The day discouered the feares and heauines which night had concealed The Earle of Charolois incouraged euery man He thought that seeing there was amazement in his army which he held to be victorious there was dispaire in the Kings which he held to be scattered and lost But such as had lost would not hazard any more they murmured against the heat of this Prince who was obstinate to fight and could not retire vppon his losse but made himselfe miserable vppon hope of good hap in the recouery of that which he had lost Ambition t Ambi●ion is neuer so high● but she thinkes still to mount That which seemes to be the top is but a step to her Cui assecut● satis fuit quod optanti ●●i●ium videbatur Sen. sees nothing too high neither doth it find any thing too difficult that which seemes great in desiring seemes little when it is in her power That which confirmed the courages of the most resolute Duke of Brittaine expected was the assurance of succors from Brittaine but many thought that this ill fortune would stay it The Earle of Charolois entertained them with the assurances he had of the armies marching u When an army or Towne is in expectation of succours they must alwaies assure that it comes and although they shold haue news to the contrary yet the commander in his wisdome must giue it out otherwise Syphax sent word to Scipio that hee could not succor him and that he was for Carthage Scipio entertayned his Ambassadors courteously gaue them presents to make his mē beleeue that Siphax came that his Ambassadors did returne to hasten him and when hee had not any nor other newes yet matters were reduced to those termes as he must tell them it was neere He caused a Frier to make shew to come out of Brittaine who said that hee had left the army so neere as they should see it the same day But the feare and amazement was so great as they could not beleeue it This pollicy x A lie how little soeuer it bee beleeued doth profit much And newes brought by a person least suspected of lying are soonest receiued at the least they do for a while suspend their iudgements if it did not augment the courage yet did it the patience of them that were most danted and the lye did profit for the small time it was beleeued the great desire they had to see the troupes of Brittaine made it be receiued without confideration as money which is receiued by esteeme and common approbation although it bee not of waight The King went from Corbeil to Paris as soone as hee saw what course the Earle of Charolois tooke He arriued there on thursday at night The King comes to Paris and is feasted and supt in the house of Charles of Melun his Lieftenant generall in the Isle of France this was his triumphing feast y They vsed to prepare a triumphant feast for the victors whereas the first place did belong vnto him for whom it was made and the Counsulls were intreated not to be present for that in their presence this honour

at home He knew well that the Duke of Berry his brother should be the King of this Tragedie that they would bring him still vppon the stage and make him play all parts according to the humour and inuention of the Duke of Brittanie of the Earle of Charolois and of the Duke of Bourbon Wherefore hee sought to flatter him and to draw him out of the Brittans hands and to that end hee went to Anger 's there wanted no letters promises nor good words n Youth inconstancie are si●●ers of one m●tber this young Prince had nothing cōstant in him faire speeches hurt not the tongue If the Duke of Berry had not been well garded and watcht he had left his friend as suddenly as he had done his brother At Anger 's hee was aduertised that the Earle of Charolois leuied men that the Duke of Brittany armed his subiects and that the Duke of Bourbon had declared warre against him in seazing vpon his seruants his Townes and treasure Hee gaue order for all three and proceeded therein without precipitation hee did march o In affaires of Importance they must goe and not runne descend leisurely and not cast theselues down headlong Precipitation is a shelfe couered with the slupwracks which shee hath caused in great occasions but not runne and did remedie all without disorder He commanded the Earle of Neuers and the Marshall Ioachin to lye in Picardie he left Rene King of Sicile and the Earle of Maine vpon the fronters of Brittanie and went himselfe directly to Bourges where they would not suffer him to enter and from thence vnto Bourbonois with an intent to set vpon the Duke of Bourbon who had first reuolted and was the weakest In such reuolts the first blowes p To disperse a fa●●●on speedily they must first set vppon t●ose that fortifie it Seianus said that there was not Aliud gliscentis discordiae remedium quam si vnus alterne maxime prōpti subuertirentur Tacit. l. 4. which are giuen vpon the principall Actors amaze and humble the rest Paris was still in his minde The Kings care for the preseruation of Paris and that great Citie which gaue a Law and motion to all the rest was perpetually before his eyes He repented him that he had gone so farre off q To preuent small inconueen●es they must not neglect greater affaires Tiberius said that an Emperor must not for the Rebelliō of one town or two abandon Rome the chiefe of the Empire and running here and there where the mischiefe raignes seeme amazed hearing that the Armie of the league did march Hee knew that it consisted of humors that in former times shee had raised strange mutinies and that his brother had friends there the Bourgundian Pentioners and the Brittan Intelligences That it was a bodie so full of bad humors as a small matter might alter it r As diseased bodies cannot endure to be toucht so vlcered mindes are troubled vpon light occasions Sen. He requests exhorts and commands euery man to haue a care of her preseruation And for a greater declaration of his loue to that Citie he causeth the Chancellor to tell them that he is resolued to send the Queene his wife thither to be brought in bed as the place which he loued aboue all others in his Realme If the whole world were a ring Paris should be the Diamond He went to S t Porein to prepare himselfe for the siege of Ryon whether the Duke of Bourbon was retired His voiag● into Bourbonois The Princes Noblemen of the league did succour him with all their forces s If the Duke of Bourbon had been able to ingage the King in Bourbonois he had giuen the Earle of Charolois meanes to ioine with the Duke of Brittanie and to effect what they intended The Duke of Bourgundy gaue leaue to the Duke of Beauieu and to the Cardinall of Bourbon to leuie men in the French county Hee was also assisted with the Duke of Nemours forces by the Earles of Armagnac and Albret The King beeing at S. Porcin the Dutchesse of Bourbon his Sister came vnto him beseeching him not to make triall vpon her husband what a great King may doe and to giue him meanes to shew as great proofes of his resolution to his seruice as he made shew to be come to make him feele the effects of his displeasure She was so powerfull in her perswasions as the King who desired rather to commit his affaires to wisedome then to fortune t A Prince what aduātage so euer he hath must ●olow that aduise which represents the least danger It is a great error to shut ones eies to wisedome to submit himselfe to the Indiscretion and inconstancie of fortune was content not to pres●e the yeelding of the Towne of Ryon to eagerly Dutchesie of Bourbon obtaines a peace from the King and did not seeme very difficult to yeeld to some kinde of treatie the which was well sworne but ill performed by the Duke of Nemours who hauing the truth of the oath in his mouth retained the impietie of treacherie in his soule A defection which the King will neuer forget neither shall it bee expiated without the losse of his head The King made this accord to goe speedily to Paris and to stand surely vpon the middest of the hide u A Prince must not remaine vpon the fronter of his Estate abandon the center Calanus the Gymnosophist seeking to perswade Alexander to this maxime caused a dryed Oxe Hide to be layed abroad setting his feete vppon any side hee remoued him with the other but being in the midst he stood firme Inferring that when as Alexander was vpō one of the fronters of his Empire the other mu●ined Plut beeing aduertised that the Earle of Charolois came on hee sent Charles of Harley to assure the Parisiens of his comming and of the accord which he had made with the Duke of Bourbon and Nemours the Earles of Armagnac and Albret Hee began by them the execution of the Councell which hee had taken to disvnite and disperse those heads and to giue way to those torrents Without doubt if he had beene patient to attend their first furies all had disbanded more suddenly then they assembled x Many which assaile are more mighty then one that is assailed But if he hath meanes to tempo●ise to endure their first furie hee shall preuaile and the other will be scattred and ruined The forces which were soonest ready came from them which held themselues most wronged The Earle of Charolois had a thousand and foure hundred men at Armes Armie of the Earle of Charolois euery one of the which had fiue or six great horses with eight or nine thousand Archers chosen out of a greater number for euerie man would march but the best were entertained In this choise should appeare the loue they haue to the honor of Armes and to the good of the State