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A57251 Letters of the Cardinal Duke du Richelieu great minister of state to Lewis XIII of France / faithfully translated from the original by T.B. Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.; T. B. 1698 (1698) Wing R1421; ESTC R25818 385,036 604

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of_o bad_a wether_n may_v be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o ruin_v their_o army_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o have_v a_o particular_a regard_n to_o what_o you_o be_v above_o desire_v and_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n letter_n clxxxviii_o to_o the_o marshal_n chatillon_n sir_n the_o spaniard_n refuse_v to_o perfect_a the_o treaty_n for_o exchange_n of_o prisoner_n i_o write_v you_o this_o letter_n to_o desire_v you_o to_o cause_v a_o strict_a search_n to_o be_v make_v throughout_o the_o whole_a army_n for_o the_o prisoner_n that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o to_o send_v they_o safe_o to_o this_o city_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v keep_v according_a to_o the_o king_n command_n i_o be_o assure_v you_o will_v make_v no_o difficulty_n of_o this_o wherefore_o i_o shall_v conclude_v with_o fresh_a protetestation_n that_o i_o be_o and_o will_v be_v always_o etc._n etc._n p._n s._n you_o may_v satisfy_v all_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v these_o prisoner_n that_o i_o will_v be_v responsable_a 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to_o your_o majesty_n for_o the_o favour_n you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o do_v i_o in_o send_v i_o the_o portraiture_n of_o monseigneur_n the_o dauphin_n who_o image_n i_o reverence_n as_o i_o shall_v his_o person_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o they_o who_o shall_v come_v after_o i_o may_v serve_v he_o as_o faithful_o as_o i_o have_v always_o endeavour_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n his_o father_n and_o your_o majesty_n to_o who_o i_o shall_v ever_o be_v etc._n etc._n letter_n xi_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o bourdeaux_n you_o will_v do_v i_o a_o injury_n to_o believe_v that_o any_o alliance_n be_v capable_a to_o hinder_v i_o from_o assist_v and_o serve_v you_o when_o you_o have_v a●_n occasion_n for_o it_o my_o humour_n be_v so_o far_o from_o any_o such_o manner_n of_o proceed_v that_o i_o believe_v that_o such_o a_o thought_n can_v never_o enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o i_o most_o earnest_o desire_v to_o see_v a_o good_a 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that_o nothing_o can_v alter_v the_o quality_n of_o etc._n etc._n letter_n xii_o to_o the_o same_o person_n i_o be_o extreme_o glad_a that_o m._n d'_fw-fr espernon_n have_v make_v restitution_n to_o the_o church_n of_o what_o be_v her_o due_a in_o order_n to_o repair_v the_o injury_n which_o she_o receive_v in_o your_o person_n and_o that_o it_o be_v now_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v no_o consideration_n that_o can_v hinder_v i_o from_o favour_v so_o just_a a_o cause_n as_o you_o be_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o a_o king_n so_o pious_a as_o his_o majesty_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o abbot_n of_o coursan_n acquaint_v i_o with_o every_o particular_a that_o past_a in_o that_o affair_n if_o that_o be_v true_a of_o which_o i_o have_v not_o have_v the_o leisure_n yet_o to_o ascertain_v myself_o that_o you_o have_v not_o pursue_v his_o holiness_n intention_n signify_v to_o you_o by_o his_o brief_n i_o must_v needs_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o will_v have_v 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