Head-quarter and the Villages where the Foot was intrenched in the plain but with a running stream in their Front lay the light a Horse with the Duke of Nemours and the Italian Commanders Being thus disposed in their several Quarters having the City of Limoges a little behind them the Camp abounded with victuals of which by reason of its barronness there was great scarcity in the Country about The Admiral who with the Princes and the Army was advanced within half a league of the Catholick Camp considering the advantage of the place where they lay and the difficulty to nourish his men amongst barren Woods and stony Mountains resolved at the same time to set upon Strozzi's quarter and the Italians knowing if he could beat them from thence and get possession of the Villages he shoud so streighten the Enemies Camp that losing the use of the plain and not having wherewithal to feed such a number of Horse they would be constrained to retreat with evident danger of being routed Upon which grounds the twenty third of Iune he with his Van the Foot under Piles Briquemaâ—t and Rouvray going first then Count Lewis of Nassâ—u with a Regiment of Germans and lastly de Muy Teligny and Saubise with their Horse marched directly towards Strazzi's Quarter and the Princes with the Battel commanded by the Count de la Roch-fou-cault and the Prince of Orange in which were Beaudine's Blacon's and Pouillier's Foot another Regiment of Germans and the Marquess of Renel Mombrun Aciere and Ambrus with their Horse advanced to the Italians Quarter the most part of the Germans and two Regiments of Musketiers under the command of the Count de Mansfield and Genlis staying with the Cannon in the champagne But the assault which was appointed to be given two hours before day by reason of the shortness of the night began just as the light appeared when the Admiral falling upon Strozzi's Quarter called Piles his Musketiers to go on first after whom the rest following which were about 4000. there began a most fierce and bloody fight the Hugonots relying upon their number and the Catholicks upon the strength of the situation for being covered with trees and hedges and having the advantage of an higher ground with their small shot they exceedingly annoyed the Enemy who on the other side being so much superiour in number that they fought four to one with continual supplies of fresh men made a fair attempt to overcome the inequality of the place and to beat the Catholicks from their post which would have been impossible if too much ardour considering how they disposed themselves had not rendred their resolution vain for Philippo Strozzi being incensed beyond his usual temper by the cries of the French who having the Count of Brissac fresh in their memories reproached him with his name and shewed a kind of disdain to be commanded by an Italian advanced to the head of his men and earnestly encouraging every one with fair words and his own example to follow him leaving the advantage of the place fell in with such fury upon Briquemauts and Piles his Musketiers that he forced them to retire in great disorder But the Admiral seeing him through the heat of the fight and eagerness to pursue those that ran away advance inconsiderately into an equal place and come into the plain champagne where the Horse might be useful advanced likewise with all the Van hemming him in on every side and though with the help of his Souldiers he couragiously defended himself yet being overborn by the Horse and full of wounds and blood he was at length taken prisoner which occasioned many to pass this censure upon him That his courage was more commendable than his wisdom but it was almost impossible that a man who hath in him the thoughts of honour when he finds himself provoked though by them that are ignorant should keep within those limits which he himself knoweth are prescribed and dictated by reason There remained dead upon the place St. Loup and Roqueleaure both Lieutenants to Strozzi 22 Captains some that were reformed some that had Companies and 350 of the best Souldiers and on the Hugonots side 150 Horse and Foot amongst which Trememont and la Fountaine both Commanders of great power and esteem The Admiral bravely pursued the remainder of Strozzi's men who retreated fighting to their Post but the place was of such a nature that the Horse could do no good and the Foot being weary and disordered could not so briskly renew the assault wherefore the Catholicks who were still a considerable number upon the hill easily sustained the charge till the light Horse which were near seeing the danger their friends were in came to succour them and being joined beat back the Hugonots to the great honour of Francisco Somma of Cremona a Captain of the Italian light Horse who with the greatest part of his men lighting from their Horses fought amongst the Hedges and the Chesnut-trees in the first ranks with wonderful courage and exceeding detriment to the Enemy On the other side whither the Prince of Navarre and Conde led the Battalia to assail the Italians there happened less execution on either side for the Count de S. Flour not being so precipitately rash as Strozzi was nor moved by the unexperienced forwardness of his Souldiers maintaining his ground defended himself without any ill success resolutely sustaining the assault of Baudine and Pouilliers who with a great number of Foot endeavoured to beat him from it and though the fight endured with great ardour on both sides an hour longer than at the other quarter which the Admiral attempted yet it ended with little blood for there were not killed in all above 120 men This was the first day in which Henry Prince of Navarre hazarded himself in the War for though he was carefully brought up by his Mother in all Warlike Exercises that were used amongst us as Riding and Handling his Arms yet till that day he never was present in any real occasion but then charging in the Front of his men he shewed such a noble courage and boldness which was so much the more remarkable bacause danger at first seems most terrible that he gave sufficient testimony of such a Vertue as was likely to fill the World with the renown of his Actions The business being thus ended the Princes and the Admiral that they might the more streighten the Catholicks resolving to encamp in the same place where they had fought judging that by reason of the narrowness of the quarters the Kings Horse must necessarily be reduced to great extremity but within a few days they found how prejudicial that resolution proved for by the means of Limoges which lay behind him the Duke of Anjou was abundantly furnished with victuals which they could no way prevent but in their Camp the barrenness of the Country and the power of the Catholicks over the adjacent Towns caused such a dearth of all
at Sun-set again it is plain the Author meant 2 hours within night which according to the time of Sun-set there in that season of the year must needs be before Nine a Clock for after 2 they could not have had time enough before day-light to march so far and to make a several attempts to scale the City The King marches towards St. Denis but in the midst of the night gives a scalado to the walls of Paris yet the vigilancy of the Duke of Nemours makes it ineffectual The Kings soldiers return at break of day to scale the walls again â— ladders are set up but being discovered they are repulsed with the death of the first that went up Errors imputed to the King and his Army Excuses in favour of the King The King being come to St. Denis without money or victorâ— separates his Army which was oppressed with many diseases The King assaults and batters 〈◊〉 so violently that upon the third day he takes and sacks it Câ—aude Prince of Iainville defends Troyes and beats back Monsieur de Tinteville who had like to have surprised it by intelligence with some of the Citizens The Duke of Parma against his own will lays siege to Corbeil The French of the League begin to hate the Duke of Parma's Souldiers The Duke of Parma takes Corbeil Rigaut the Governour is slain with most of the defendents and the place sacâ—ed The death of Siâ—tus Quintus The Duke of Parma though earnestly intreated to stay in France prepares nevertheless for his departure Vrban the VII created Pope after Sixtus V. he lives but twelve days and is succeeded by Gregory XIV a Milanese The ordering of the Spanish Army in their return into Flanders The Baron de Guiry recovers Corbâ—il and Lagny which had been taken by the Duke of Parma The Spanish Army marching towards Flanders and the Kings Army following they skirmish many dayes but upon the 25 of November the King making shew that he would fight the Baron de Biron engageth himself so far that being relieved by his Friends he had much ado to escape with help of night The King assaults the Spanish Army again and his Horse having encompassed the enemies Rereguard would have cut it in pieces if Georgio Basti a famous Captain of those times had not disengaged them with his Lanciers The Duke of Parma takes leave of the Duke of Mayenne leaving him a Tertia of Italians and another of Spaniards and 500 Horse The Duke of Mencoeurs pretensions to the Dutchy of Bretagne The Prince of Dombes Governor for the King in Bretagne opposes the Duke of Morcoeurs designs and causes Fort Dombes to be built which is demolished bâ— the Spaniards The Sieur de Vins and the Countess de Seâ—â—x conclude to give the superâ—â—â—ity of Provence to the Duke of Savoy he goes to Aiâ— and is by the Parliament declared Head of the Politick and Military Government The Duke of Mayenne writes resentingly to the Parliament of Aix and to the Sieur de Vins who repenting himself begins to dis-favour the Duke of Savoys designs Grenoble in Dauphine after a long siege returns to the Kings obedience 1591. The King assaults Corby and takes it 1591. The Catholicks make great complaints for the Kings persevering in Calvinism Remedies used by the King to conserve the affections of those of his party and keep them in obedience The King recalls the Duke of Espernon to the Army and other Catholick Lords to reconcile them unto him * The Visâ—ount The Viscount of Turenne obtains asâ—istance from Queen Elizabeth the Hollanders and the Protestant Princes of Germany The party of the League take a disgust against the D. of Mayenne which is fomented by the Spaniards The Lords oâ— the House of Lorain begin to be displeased and to grow jealous of one another The Duke of Nemours for some discontents received from his brother the Duke of Mayenne refuses the Government of the City of Paris which the Duke of Mayenne confers upon his eldest Son the Duke of Esguillon appointing the Marquiss of Belin his Lieutenant The Complaiâ—ts of the Widow Dutchess of Guise 1590. The Duke of Mayenne is troubled at the attempts of those of his Family at the designs of the Duke of Savoy and at the delays of the Spaniards The Duke of Mayenne is not satiâ—fied with the new Pope Gregory the 14. doubting his too great dependency upon Spain and the unactiveness of his nature The Duke of Mayenne dispatches President Ieannin to the King of Spain and the Sieur des Portes to the Pope to sollicite aid 1591. The Chevalier d' Aumale goes to surprise St. Denis and without resistance enters with all his men but the Governor with only thirty Horse charges and routs the enemy the Chevalier d' Aumale being run thorow the throat and left dead It was observed that the Chevalier d' Aumale fell dead before an Inn whose sign was a Sword embroidered with Golden Flower-de-luces and that his body being set in the Church was gnawn by Moles The French says Rats President Brisson one of the principal adherents to the League having changed his mind plots insurrections in favor of the King Eighty Captains and other Reformadoes disguised with as many horseâ— load of Corn and Meal receive order to go up to the Port St Honore about midnight and to attempt to surprise Paris The Marquis de Belin Lieutenant Governour of Paris advertised of the Kings design and of some tokens of President Brissons practices makes a severe Proclamation and orders and disposes the Militia and the Citizens for the defence of the the City * Or Wards The order observed by the Kings Souldiers for the surprising of Paris The fourscore disguised Reformadoes are discovered by the Sieur de Tâ—emblecourt The Parisians that they might not be lest unprovided receive a Teâ—â—ia of Spaniards and another of Neopolitans into the City The Duke of Mayenne jealous of the Spanish designs procures a Treaty so far that for many days the Peace was certainly thought to be concluded Pope Gregory the XIV resolves to send meâ— and money to assist the League Marsilio Landriano a Milanese is chosen Legat to the Kingdom of France by Gregory the XIV Gregory the 14. assigns 15000 Crowns by the month for the service of the League The description of the siâ—uation of Chartres before which the Mareschal de Byron lays siege The Sieur de Chastillon's stratagem to cast up his Trench by night without errour For want of Ammunition the Battery goes on so slowly at Chartres that the King thinks to raise the siege The Defendents of Chartres not being relieved surrender the Town The Duke of Mayenne besieges Chasteau-Thierry a place more pleasant than strong the Governor whereof was the Secretary Pinart Secretary Pinart having brought all his goods into the Castle for fear of losing them treats a Composition with the Sieur de Villeroy The Duke of Mayenne receiveth the place and Castle with the
the Constable was not idle but being confident they would either make a retreat or if they came to fight be totally ruined the morning after being the Vigil of St. Martin one of the Protectors of the Crown of France having put the Army in order sent resolutely to assail the Enemy The Duke of Aumale and the Mareshal d' Anville led the Van and were placed against the Admiral the Duke of Nemours with a great number of Horse which were ranged upon the champagne brought up the Reer and the Battel commanded by the Constable was placed against the Prince of Conde after whom followed the Swisses in their orders flanked by the Count of Brissac and Strozzi's Foot It was already past mid-day when the Constable seeing the Enemy resolved to give them Battel not to lose time advanced with his Squadrons in such haste to charge them that the Foot marching in order were left a great way behind and could not come up to fight which falling out according as the Hugonots desired they with their Cavalry in which they had much the advantage drew up behind the Constables Battle and charging him couragiously quite through made a great slaughter amongst his men The Duke of Nemours thought to stay the fury of the Enemy by charging them in the Flanck but the Ditch being in his way and a gallant opposition made by the Hugonot Musquetiers at the work there was so much time to be spent there that he could not make such haste as was requisite to succour the Constable The Duke of Aumale and the Mareshal d'Anville attempted the same but were hindered by the Admirals Van who having moved from his place and retired almost to the bank of the River that he might not be surrounded mingled valiantly with them by which means the Constables Battalion being assailed and shaken by divers Troops of their Horse besides the Princes own which was in the midst remained without receiving any succours so over-matched by the Enemy in number that in a short time it was absolutely rouâ—ed and destroyed The Constable had four little hurts in his face and a great blow with a Battle-axe upon the head yet he still continued fighting valiantly and was endeavouring to rally his men when Robert Stuart a Scotch-man rode up to him with his Pistol bent toward him whereupon the Constable said Dost thou not know me I am the Constable he replied Yes I do and because I know thee I present thee this and instantly shot him in the shoulder which made him fall but as he was falling he threw his Sword which though the Blade were broken he held still in his hand with such a violence at Stuart's face that he beat out three of his teeth brake his jaw-bone and laid him upon the ground by him for dead The Constable lay a good while abandoned by his men that ran away and left him in the power of the Enemy but the Duke of Aumale and Monsieur d' Anville having routed and defeated the Admirals Van when they once saw them flee left the pursuit and came up to succour and sustain the Battalia by which means the Constable was redeemed out of the hands of the Hugonots who were then carrying him away prisoner and his Son with much difficulty convey'd him though already half dead to Paris The Duke of Nemours having in the mean while passed the Ditch and with great slaughter driven the Hugonots out of their Work with the like Massacre brake their Rear and having chased those that ran away into their quarters rallied his Horse and returned furiously to mingle with the Enemy in the hottest of the fight So the Catholick Van and Rear which had put to flight the Hugonot Van and Rear coming close up to the Princes Squadrons charged them so furiously in the Front and in the Flank that many of his Troops being disordered the Victory manifestly inclined to the Catholicks In the mean while the night overtook them which was very dark and rainy by favour whereof the Prince of Conde who having had his Horse kill'd under him with much difficulty recovered another and the Admiral who by the fierceness of a Turkish Horse that he rid that day was so far engaged amongst the Enemies that he had like to have been taken prisoner retired in haste to St. Denis leaving the Field and the possession of their dead as an assured token of a Victory to the Enemy The Catholicks though victorious partly through the loss of their General partly through the darkness of the night left pursuing them and the Foot having not had time to mingle in the fight returned intire to their Quarters The slaughter on both sides was much more considerable in regard of the quality than number of the dead for on the Kings party none fighting but the Horse and on the contrary those Foot only that defended the Ditch which flanked the Rear they that were killed were without doubt the most part Gentlemen or Persons of Note amongst which those of the Hugonots side were the Count de Suze the Vidame of Amiens the Count de Saut Messieurs de Piguigny Canisy S. Andre and Garenna of the Kings men few were killed but very many hurt as Monsieur de Sansac a Cavalier of great courage and expectation The day after the Battel the Constable died having at the 80 th year of his age fought fiercely with a youthful courage and shewed no less ardour of mind than vigour of body At his death he had no disturbed thoughts but on the contrary testified an exceeding constancy insomuch that a Confessor coming to his bed-side to comfort him he turned about and with a serene quiet countenance desired he would not molest him for it were a brutish thing having lived fourscore years not to know how to die a quarter of an hour He was a man of an exquisite Wit and mature Wisdom accompanied with a long experience in the changes of the World by which Arts he acquired happily for himself and for his posterity exceeding great Wealth and the chief Dignities in the Kingdom but in his Military Commands he had always such ill fortune that in all the Wars of which he had the Government he ever remained either a Loser or grievously wounded or a Prisoner which misfortunes were occasion that many times his fidelity was questioned even in this last action where fighting he lost his life there wanted not some who were envious enough to accuse him That having the command of the Kings Army against his own Nephews he charged so late and left the Foot behind on purpose because he would not though he might gain a compleat Victory Those that spake without passion gave him three principal attributes That he was a good Souldier and a loving Servant but an ill Friend for in all his actions he was ever swayed by the consideration of his own interest The same day died Claud de l' Aubespine chief Secretary of State a
man of very great esteem and a faithful Instrument of the Queen-Mothers in whose place was substituted Nicholas de Neuf-ville Seigneur de Ville-ray his Son-in-law he who with great reputation of wisdom following the steps of his Predecessor continued in that place to an extream old age The same night after the Battel Andelot joined with the Hugonots at St. Denis who having passed the River with great difficulty by reason the Catholicks had sunk or carried away all the Boats could not come soon enough to the fight but by his counsel the next morning being the Eleventh of November judging as indeed it fell out that by reason they had lost their General the Catholicks would not appear again in the Field the Hugonots shewed themselves in a body without the Trenches ready again to give Battel maintaining with this bravado the reputation rather of Conquerors than otherwise They stood still in that manner a quarter of an hour and in their retreat carried off some of their dead bodies but having lost the greatest part of their Foot and most of the principal Gentlemen amongst them being either killed or grievously wounded they resolved not to stay any longer lest the Kings Army being provided again with a General should resent their former loss but having sent advice to their friends that were already advanced to succour them the fourteenth they began to march in great haste towards Champagne with an intent to pass that way into the Confines of Lorain The Prince and the Admiral at the beginning when the Swisses raised by the Kings Order entered the Kingdom sent Messieurs de Francfurt and Chastelliere into Germany and perswaded Prince Casimir Son to the Count Palatine of the Rhine to raise an Army in their favour to which purpose they had already furnished some small sum of money with a promise when he was arrived upon the Borders that they would give him 100000 Crowns of the Sum for the payment of his men which promise with the hope of booty and prey stirring up Prince Casimir and divers other Captains used to live in Armies and by the benefit of War they got together not long after they were in Arms seven thousand Horse and four thousand Foot and the Hugonots had advertisement that they were ready with these Forces to enter upon the Confines of Lorain For this reason they took a resolution to march that way that they might as soon as was possible join with the Germans and be inabled with this addition of Force to pursue the War with such counsels as the times and occasions would administer The Army kept very close together being all the way to pass through the Enemies Country nor did any one man disband from the principal divisions necessity having taught them discipline Andelot only with Harquebushiers scoured the Country on all sides cleared the passages discovered the situations of places and brought in provisions nevertheless they made all the haste they could to arrive upon the Confines though being straitned of victuals to nourish their men they were forced likewise to assault divers little weak Towns upon the way with the pillage and prey thereof to supply the wants of the Souldiers notwithstanding they proceeded with such celerity and address that they lost not much time nor suffered any of their men to disband or straggle from their company In this manner without using their Cannon they scaled and took Bre-Conte-Robert Nogent upon the Seine and Pont-gone populous great Bourgs in which and in the Villages about they found such store of Horses that having mounted all their Foot they marched with less difficulty and more expedition In the mean while the Queen being by the death of Momorancy freed from the power and reputation of the great ones and left sole Moderatrix and Arbitress of the Catholick party not meaning by the Election of a Constable or General of the Army again to subject her self to the danger of being over-awed but desiring to preserve an absolute Authority in her self and her Son perswaded him with many arguments to confer the command of the Army upon his Brother Henry Duke of Anjou a Youth of singular wit and wonderful expectation but scarce sixteen years of age and so much the rather because the Council thought it not honourable for the King to go himself in person to command the Army or to take Arms against his Subjects because it would give them too great a reputation Wherefore in this manner hindering all emulations or pretentions of the great ones and not advancing any body to so supream a power Henry was in the Kings Council declared Lieutenant-General of the Army but because he was so young there were appointed for his assistance Francis Siegneur de Carnavalet under whose discipline he was brought up from the beginning and Arthur de Cosse Mareshal de Gonor a man for the opinion was had of his wisdom and courage ever held in great esteem Besides these there were in the Army the Dukes of Monpensier Nemours and Longeville Sebastian de Luxembourg Signeur de Martiguies made Colonel General of the French Infantry Iasper Viscount of Tavanes Timoleon Count of Brissac and Armand de Byron then Master or as they call it Mareshal of the Field who for his valiant exploits will be often mentioned by us in the ensuing story Neither the Mareshal de Momorancy nor d' Anville followed the Camp for the Duke of Monpensier being appointed as Prince of the Blood to lead the Van they pretended that Dignity belonged to Momorancy as first Mareshal of France who after the General is to have the chief place in the Army But the King not being willing to recal what was already done as well not to disoblige the Duke as because he was not confident of Momorancy and thought it dangerous to commit that part of the Army which was first to front the Enemy to his trust the two Brothers in discontent chose rather to remain near the Kings person than to prejudice their right The Duke of Aumale likewise left the Army having the same pretentions with the Mareshals as he was the antientest Captain in France yet he did not declare himself because he would not break with the Duke of Monpensier but under pretence of going to assist with his advice the young Duke of Guise his Nephew in whose Government when the Germans who were expected came the chief weight of the business would fall went with the King and Queens approbation to imploy himself where there was most need of his assistance In this conjuncture arrived the Count of Aremberg sent out of Flanders by the Duke of Alva according to the former agreement at Bayonne with one thousand two hundred Lances and three hundred Harquebushiers a supply very considerable in it self but wrought a far greater effect through the Union that was seen to the same end between those two Crowns With these Commanders with eighteen pieces of Cannon and the whole Army the Duke of
hundred Horse to try if he could put some relief into Corbeil but having heard it was lost in his return back he fell upon a Quarter of two Troops of Light-horse which lay apart from the rest and having defeated them in a moment and taken the Captains he put most of the Souldiers to the Sword Corbeil being taken the disgusts between the Duke of Parma and the French Heads of the League increased for the Duke thought it convenient to put a Garison of Walloons or Italians into it which might be sufficient to keep what he had gotten and the Duke of Mayenne and the Parisians grew jealous that the Spaniards under shew of helping them would make themselves Masters of that place and many others and usurp for themselves whatsoever acquisitions they should make Wherefore the Duke of Parma having found what the French suspected and being again returned to his first designs of spinning the War out in length to consume the Forces and tame the humour of both parties and knowing that mens minds were not yet disposed to receive that form which the Catholick Kings affairs required he resolved to depart and go back again into Flanders where there was exceeding great need of him and his Army Many other circumstances perswaded him to the same resolution the wasting of his Forces which by reason of diseases diminished every moment want of money and scarceness of provisions which were causes that he could not maintain the Discipline of his Army the unfitness of the season which hindred him from making any further progress whereupon he doubted that by lying still his reputation would decrease and the valour of his Souldiers degenerate the necessary redoubled instances which from all parts were insatiably made unto him for moneys every one having perswaded himself that he to satisfie the covetousness of them all had brought Mountains of Gold along with him and finally the suspicions of many who already did rather murmur than give him thanks for the relief he had given them in so great necessity and in so evident danger For these causes having put Corbeil into the hands of the Duke of Mayenne and having left Lagny entire which before he had determined to dismantle he gave the Duke and the Parisians to understand that the necessity of the affairs of Flanders called him back and that having obeyed the Catholick Kings command in raising the siege of Paris and opening the passages that were convenient for victuals he ought not to stay longer in so contrary a season and so unfit for action but return to take order for his own affairs which to relieve his Friends had been left in danger and confusion This resolution did much trouble those of the League who having conceived hope that the Spanish Army should not forsake them till the enterprise were fully perfected and that the Duke of Parma with his Men and the Catholick Kings money should totally assist their party did now see all those designs fall in one instant and their party remain destitute of those necessary supplies of men and money Wherefore both the Duke of Mayenne in person and the Deputies of Paris and Monsignor Sega Bishop of Piacenza whom the Cardinal-Legat departing suddenly by reason of the Popes death had substituted Vice-Legat urged the Duke of Parma with earnest reiterated intreaties and considerations to change that resolution And when they saw words prevailed not and that the Duke was still setting his Army in order to depart the Duke of Mayenne by the means of Monsieur de Villeroy began a new Treaty of Accommodation with the King to work a jealousie in the Spaniards and make them believe that if their Forces were once gone the Peace would immediately be concluded and by consequence that all the expences and pains they had already undergone would be utterly lost But neither did this move the Duke of Parma from his determination knowing the Duke of Mayenne would not easily bring his mind to lay aside his present hopes and to submit himself to the power of his Enemies and that though he should do so the business consisted not in him alone but it was necessary that so many others who were far off divided and drawn by different interests must consent unto it That before they could conclude any thing he might have leisure to return and undo whatsoever should be agreed upon in the mean time But leâ—t the affairs of the League should grow desperate he promised them assoon as he came to Brusselles to pay down two hundred and thirty thousand Ducats for the payment of the Foreign Forces and to leave a convenient number of Horse and Foot under the Duke of Mayenne's command to uphold and continue the War But that sum of money seemed very small to those who had fancied to themselves that all the Treasures of the Indies should be poured down upon them and the men he left were indeed sufficient to maintain the War but not to make an end of it Whereupon every one but especially the Parisians who had suffered so much before the coming and had conceived so great hopes after the arrival of the Spanish Army was reduced into wonderful great perplexity of mind which was increased by the departure of Cardinal Gaetano and because they knew not what might be expected from the new Pope Vrban the Seventh and after him who lived but twelve days from Gregory the Fourteenth who succeeded him in the Apostolick Chair But the Duke firm in his resolution after twenty days time which he had given the Army to refresh it self marched towards Champagne to hold the Enemy in doubt which way he would bend his course and by that means to keep his passage free from Ambusâ—adoes He divided his Army into four parts the Vanguard led by the Marquiss of Ranty the first Battalion by the Sieur de la Mothe the second Battalion he commanded himself and the Reerguard was led by Georgio Basti All the several Divisions marched always drawn up in Battalia and with their Carriages of Baggage on each side which shut them up and enclosed them like a Trench and were so near that they might help one another mutually in a short time Provisions of Victual were made and marching thorow fertile plentiful Countries they were not necessitated to enlarge themselves except the Light-horse who scowred the Neighbouring Ways to discover the Country neither did they go far off for the Army being always ready and disposed to fight feared not to be catch'd and assaulted unaware But he was scarcely gone drawing toward Chastean-Thierry in Champagne when the Baron de Guiry who was at Melun assaulted and took Corbeil which the Parisians had negligently and weakly Garison'd and with the same fortune returned and recovered Lagny which contrary to the Duke of Parma's advice had not been slighted at which the Parisians much moved and troubled were exceeding earnest with the Vice-Legat Sâ—gâ— to procure the stay of the
restored But the Marquiss refused that the King should retain the Valley of Morienne and would not ratifie it without advertising the Duke and this by reason of his nature would have been a difficult impediment if good fortune had not removed the obstacle for the Duke about this time recovered Morienne with a great slaughter of Les Diguieres his Forces and on the other side Les Diguieres took a Fort which the Duke had built near Grenoble and having put the Garison to the Sword demolished it to the very ground wherefore there remaining nothing but Berre in Provence in the Dukes possession they agreed that he should restore that Town in present and that the business of the Marquesate should be decided by the Pope The Peace was concluded and subscribed by the Deputies upon the second day of May with express condition that it should not be published till a month after for the King of France desired that the English and Holland Ambassadors should first be gone from Court that the Peace might not be published in their presence and the Cardinal Archduke desired space to receive the Countersign of Blauet from Spain The Peace was published upon the seventh day of Iune in Paris and the same day at Amiens in the presence of the Legat and the Kings Deputies as by agreement it was likewise done at Bruxels all men generally rejoycing that after so long and so calamitous Wars the Kingdom of France distracted into so many Factions was at last re-united in the entire obedience of a Catholick French King to enjoy the fruitâ— and blessings of Peace for the future in recompence of so many past miseries and afflictions FINIS AN Alphabetical Table OF THE PRINCIPAL THINGS Contained in this HISTORY A. ABbot of Orbais sent to Rome by the Duke of Mayence treats of the affairs of the League very effectually Page 387 Administration of the Royal Family 4 Admiral Coligny's Propositions to the Malecontents embraced 19. made General of the Hugonots 84. hires one to kill the King 107 flies to Rochel 129. the Army committed to his care 143. sickneth yet desists not from the Siege of Poictiers 155. quits it and goes to relieve Chastel-rault 156 wounded and flees 162. being sick is carried with the Army in a Litter 168. Duke of Savoy grows suspicious of him for marrying Madam d'Antramont a Savoyard against his will 174. after many years Wars against the King prostrates at his feet and is graciously received 176. causes the Hugonots to surprize Mons in Flanders to force him to a War with Spain 178. is seemingly made friends with the Lords of the House of Lorrain before the King ibid. prefers himself before Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great 179. shot in the left elbow 181. King and Queen mother set strict Guards upon his House is slain thrown out at the window and drag'd into a stable ib. Cruelties used to his Body 184. his Statue burnt and his Palace razed 185 Admiral Villars goes to besiege Quilleboeuf 558. is forc d to rise from thence 559. submits Rouen to the King 638. fighting gallantly at Dourleans is slain â—84 Agreement between Henry IV. and Duke of Mayence 694 Aix in Provence submits to the King 629 Albanians or Croats 3â—4 their story 322 Ambassadors from the Low-Countries to the King of France entreating him to take the Protection and Dominion of their States 259. from the Pope King of Spain and Duke of Savoy to Charles IX to sollicite the Publication of the Council of Trent 93. from the Protestant Princes of Germany speaking highly to the King for the Hugonots are sharply answered and depart 300. from the King to Pope Sixtus to excuse the Cardinal de Guise's death sharply answered 382. from Venice to Henry III. passe a Compliment in Publick with Henry IV. as King of France 427. of Venice sent to Congratulate Henry IV. his Assumption to the Crown 665 Amiens puts it self into the Kings hands 652 surprized by Porto-Carero 716 717. besieged by Henry IV. an account thereof 718 c. Andelot with the Reliques of the Hugonots sustains the Siege of Orleans 85. mingling with the Enemy at Brisac lifts up the Duke of Monsalez's Bever and discharges a Pistol in his face 140. after loss of the Battel dyes for Grief 142 Answer of the King Queen and Parliament of Paris to the Prince of Conde's Manifesto 62. of Grillon Captain of the Guards 368 Antony of Vendosm of the House of Bourbon he that was Father to Henry IV. marrieth the Daughter of the King of Navarre by whom he inherits the Pretensions of that Kingdom 10 Antonio Possevino a Iesuite sâ—nt by Pope Clement VIII to tell the Duke of Nevers hâ— should not come to Rome to execute his Embassage 621. sends him again to bid him come as a Catholick Italian Prince though not as Ambassador Page 622 Arcenal is the Magazine of Arms designed to be taken but not effected 302 Archbishop of Lyons made Prisoner 370. often examined would never answer alledging as Primate of all France he had no Superior but the Catholick Church 374. with others put into the Castle of Ambois ib is made High Chancellor to the Duke of Mayenne 437. he and Cardinal Gondi chose by the Council of Paris to treat with Henry IV 466. Archbishop of Bourges his Pretensions upon the Spiritual Superiority of Gallia 558 Archduke Ernest his resolutions at the loss of Paris 642. approved by them of Spain 643 Archduke Albert Cardinal of Austria goes to be Governor in Flanders 696. his History 704 c. Arms of Henry III. thrown down 379 Armies dismissed and Peace published 193. an Army sent by Henry III. against the King of Navarr 311. one of 40000 men raised by the Protestant Princes of Germany under conduct of Prince Casimire led by the Baron d'Onaw his Lieutenant General 313. its Transactions 315 c. disbanded 328 Assemblies secret of the Princes of Bourbon and other discontented Lords 14 Assembly of the States at Fontainbleaâ— 28 c. dismissed and a general one resolved on 31. begins 37. dismissed 45. at Moulins the Decree made there 98 appointed at Blois 220. meets 227. whether it or the King be superior 228. is dismissed without concluding any thing 232 358. of Catholicks to consult about a future King 408. of the States appointed by Henry IV. at â—ours 416 Attigâ—y taken by Henry IV. and the Germans he gives them the pillage 512 Ausone a strong place in Bourgogne besieged and taken by the Duke of Guise 305 B. BArons take Arms against Queen Blanch Mother to St. Lewis taking upon her the Government in her Sons minority to maintain the right in whom it belonged 18 Baron de Guiry recovers Corbiel and Lagny which had been taken by the Duke of Parma 478. having undertaken to defend New-Chastel though weak against the Duke of Parma he does it gallantly at last the Duke grants him honourable conditions 535. sorely wounded 536. slain 650 Baron d'Onaw Lieutenant