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A64888	The history of the government of France, under the administration of the great Armand du Plessis, Cardinall and Duke of Richlieu, and chief minister of state in that kingdome wherein occur many important negotiations relating to most part of Christendome in his time : with politique observations upon the chapters / translated out of French by J.D. Esq.; Histoire du ministere d'Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal duc de Richelieu, sous le regne de Louis le Juste, XIII, du nom, roy de France et de Navarre. English	Vialart, Charles, d. 1644.; J. D. (John Dodington)	1657 (1657)	Wing V291; ESTC R1365	838,175	594

him up and restored him his Crown and the Emperour Titus seeing the calamities of Jerusalem caused by his siedge the multitude of dead carkasses which filled up the Citie protested he was not the Author of it and that he was onely the instrument of Gods justice His Majesties Entrance into Rochel VPon the thirtieth of October the Duke d' Angoulesme the Marshal de Scomberg the Sieurs de la Curee Vignolle Hallier St. Chaumont and divers other Lords fourteen Companies of the Regiment des Gardes and six of Swisses began about six in the morning to enter into Rochel The Cardinal perswaded his Majesty for prevention of any confusion which might arise in the Town by reason of some curiosity or other that the people might have to go into it to command that none but they who were appointed should presume to go within the Gates or into any Houses until leave obtained both to secure the inhabitants from being pillaged as also for purifying of the place and men who were most infected by dead Bodies insomuch that the ill air bred many diseases The King placed himself upon the Fort de Beaulieu to see the Forces march into the Town and having seen a certain Souldier not belonging to the Companies appointed to take possession of the Town but of that of Sourdis he commanded him to withdraw testifying by this procedure that he had a most particular knowledg of most of his Souldiers They who commanded these Forces seized on all the Gates of the Town the Ramparts Cannon and munition and sent away the Souldiers the English by Sea the French by Land who looked more like Ghosts then Men. There were as many Citadels as Gates and as many Castles as Towers and this was it as made the City be esteemed impregnable especially seeing it had an out-let by Sea which could never have in broken up but by his Majesty extraordinary power and prudence yet all served but as Trophees raised to his Majesties glory Monsieur the Cardinal entred the same day with divers Lords and Gentlemen without any fear of infection because his presence was very necessary both for his Majesties service and to settle things in order but he beseeched his Majesty to forbear his own entrance untill All Saints day that his Quarters might be purged from all ill ayr and that every thing might be made ready to receive him according to his quality and that occasion The day being come his Majesty made his entrance not with that magnificence which the ancient Emperours and Kings used into such Towns as they had taken according as History hath observed but cloathed with Piety and the Mercy of a most Christian King Virtues however which made him shine with so much splendour that those poor Rebels prostrated themselves as he rid by them that they might the more acknowledge the mercy and favour he had done them He had his Arms on and rid in on Horseback without any Ceremony onely four Companies of his Guards two of Swisses his two Troops of Light-horse arm'd Cap-a-pe his Dragoons and the Life-guard marched before him all the Nobility following him without any order to avoid the disputes of Precedency The inhabitants cast themselves on their knees as his Majesty passed along the streets crying God save the King who hath been so gracious unto us And he frequently saluted those who seemed to be of the better sort amongst them They redoubling their cries and acclamations protested they could not sufficiently admire his Majesties Bounty who instead of putting them all to death as their Preachers had perswaded them he would did even receive them with respect and honour But those submissions and acknowledgements were much more increased when they received the tend thousand Loaves of Bread which his Majesty distributed amongst thē the same day together with divers other Alms which his Ma. bestowed on them but when they beheld that there came three thousand Carts laden with Wheat and Provisions into the Town with a proportionate number of Beasts Cattel which his Majesty commanded to be brought as sold at the usual rates of the Army they could then no longer forbear to confesse that he knew how to pardon as well as vanquish They did not so much admire that his Majesty should be victorious as that he should Crown it with an Olive branch of so great mercy The King went and alighted at Saint Margarites Church which had been consecrated by the Bishop of Bourdeaux and where Monsieur the Cardinal with divers Ecclesiastiques had that morning celebrated Masse by way of Thanksgiving for the happy Victory which Heaven had bestowed on the Crown of France he was received by the Arch-Bishop assisted by the Clergy and divers other religious who sung the Te Deum and he himself too sung it with so great devotion that a certain Gentleman who saw him and one of the Townsmen professed they would shake hands with Heresie protesting they could not beleeve but that so fervent a devotion must needs be the Index of a better Religion then that in which they had till then lived About two days after his Majesty caused the Holy Sacrament which had of late been so much scorned and neglected in the Town to be carried in Procession which was performed with as much Devotion as Pomp. Last of all that he might render thanks unto God whom he looked on as the chief giver of this Victory he writ to the Arch-Bishop of Paris that a publique Thanksgiving might be made and himself returning to Paris passed by Nostre Dame des Ardilliers that he might pay his vows there for to his devotions there he ascribed his first Victories as that of the releeving Ree upon which the whole successe depended Politique Observation JT is but reasonable to give God thanks for a Victory which is his own gift But he much more loveth those who do it in effects not by words There can be no greater return of thanks then to imitate his bounty which is pleased to do good unto us A generous Conquerour ought not to spill the Bloud and destroy the lives of those whom he hath overcome Amongst the Pagans it was a usual thing to succonr and assist the wounded to relieve them with their own hands and do good unto them how much more reason have Christian Princes then to imitate so Christian like a verrue It is not lesse glorious to overcome an Enemy by Clemency and meeknesse then by Force and Prudence Jesus Christ hath promised a reward to such as do good for evil and he saith Mercy is that which maketh men known for the Sons of his Father who hath made the Sun to shine both upon the good and bad and Kings had need make themselves acceptable to God whose Image they are by reason they have a greater accompt to render him then the rest of men God Almighty saith With the same measure that you measure will I measure out to you again insomuch that the vertue

any alone be able to defend themselves from their enemies it cannot be without danger and somtimes loss to their Countries whereas if they unite themselves with others that are powerful no one will think of invading them Though the Head be the noblest Members of the Body yet it standeth in need of those others and God who hath crowned the greatest Monarchs hath so established them that they have all occasion to make use of one another This may be said in general of the advantage of Defensive Alliances but it is more particularly advantagious to have recourse unto them when a Neighbour Prince is so successeful in Arms that he begins to be terrible On such occasions it is great prudence to contract alliances with those which may joyn their Forces as is usual amongst such Princes whose Powers are indifferent to follow the Fortune of the Conquerors because contracting an Alliance with such they not only augment their own Power but weaken that of their enemy and make him incapable of further mischief It is great prudence in him who hath one enemy to take a care that he hath not two for their power being united will be more terrible Thus the Comte de Cha●olois son to Philip Duke de Burgogne was very sollicitous to contract an Alliance with Charls Duke of Normandy only brother to Lewis 11. knowing that by this means the King will be weakned one third and the less able to hurt him His Majesty sendeth Ambassadors to the King of Morocco THe Cardinal was not satisfied with the bare contributing to render his Majesty the most renowned Prince in Europe by land but endeavoured to make him likewise the most powerful by Sea by causing divers Ships to be rig'd out and taking care to furnish them with able Seamen In order hereunto the Sieurs de Moleres de Razilly and de Chaalar were sent to the King of Morocco that an Alliance might be contracted with him and a safe Commerce obtained upon the Coasts of Barbary He had before by under-hand Treaties so disposed of affairs that they were well received The Commander de Razilly was Admiral of the Squadron and the Sieur de Chaalar Vice-Admiral At ●heir landing they were receiv'd by two Alcaides and two Companies of Souldiers The King gave them present audience and with as much honour as they could wish so venerable was his Majesties Name amongst Strangers Their first demand was in the behalf of an hundred and fourscore French slaves who were in his Dominions whose liberty was presently granted the King of Morocco not taking any thing for their ransom to testifie how much he esteemed his Majesty It is true indeed he accepted a Present of Stuffs worth an hundred thousand Livres which the King sent to him ●et his Proveydor would not receive them but on condition that his Majesty would accept of such Horses as the King his Master would send unto him to testifie the desire he had to hold a good Correspondency with him The next thing under consideration was the articles of alliance for securing the French upon their Coasts and safe passage into his Countries which was presently accorded the substance of it was thus that all French which should enter into his Ports with his Most Christian Majesties Pass should not in future be made slaves nor be compelled to pay above the Tavaly or tenth of their goods according to their usual custome that for the better continuing their correspondence Ambassadors should be interchangeably sent and that all Religious persons might live in the King of Morocco's States but on condition not to exercise their Functions unless only to the French The Treaty was signed and the Sieur de Razilly presently established three Consuls at Morocco Male and Saphy In fine The French had full Liberty to Trade in any Commodities of that Country Politique Observation IF Commerce in general brings riches to a Kingdom without doubt that of the Sea is more considerable the gains being greater and more just That of the Land how advantagious soever seldom yeilds above 15. or 20. per Cent. and many times is forced to such things as savour of Usury whereas the Sea doth oftentimes yeild Cent per Cent and somtimes more and that without giving the least cause of complaint Commerce at Sea is that which hath made small States very considerable and great States vastly rich and abounding with all sorts of commodities There is another reason which rendreth it the more important and that is Princes being bound to make themselves powerful as well by Sea as by Land which double Power is the highest pitch of their greatness for it renders them the more redoubted It is in vain to drive a commerce by Sea unless a provision of Ships be made to secure them otherwise their riches will be exposed as a prey to Pirats and is Prince who maketh himself powerful on this Element is the more feared by his Neighbours in regard he may make his attempts upon them both by Sea and Land in case they should presume to offend him Cosmo de Medicis first Duke of Tuscany and the ablest Politician of his time said That a Soveraign can never gain an high repute unless he joyn both those Powers together which are to a State as the Arms to the Body This Sea Power is that which makes England considerable were they but deprived of it they would soon grow weak and poor but maintaining that Power as they do in a good equipage by a long tract of time they want nothing but are capable of undertaking great expeditions Hath not this enabled the Hollanders though their Common-wealth may be reduced to a small number of men to sustain the whole power of Spain What makes G●noa so rich but this power by Sea And what but this makes the great Duke of Tuscany one of the richest Princes in Italy Thus we see all our Neighbours have been sollicitous to establish commerce by Sea in their Territories and we know that our late King Henry le grand whose Prudence was no less advantagious to this Kingdom then his Courage was extreamly desirous to settle it in France after he allayed those storms of Civil War to which end he gave order unto the President Janin when he was treating with the Hollanders to learn of them what was necessary in that particular The Establishment of a Chamber of Justice in Paris AFter those great difficulties which the Parliament of Paris had raised against the proclaiming of his Majesties Declaration against such as had carried Monsieur out of the Kingdom his Majesty finding it necessary to proceed in the Instruction of their Processe and to chastise those who were found guilty was not willing to let it fall into their cognizance He well knew that Kings ought not to expose their authority to be dis-respected as his would have been if the Parliament instead of punishing offenders should neglect to prosecute them as was much to be feared they would Those

to fight gave the signal and fell upon them the Seamen were so dexterous that they got the wind of them in lesse then two hours there were above two thousand shot made and though the night came on yet the Fight ended not for the Duke perceiving nine of the greatest Ships retiring towards Rochel pursued them with such good successe that hee came up with them about day break and two others of their biggest Ships were not able to get off for want of water and so stuck on ground but long they did not so continue before they were taken It is true those of the Army who were got upon the Orelop and having killed all they met with the Souldiers who were in the Hold set fire to the Powder and blew up all above with such force that the Splinters of it were carried a quarter of a League off three of the Kings Ships were burned with it and above three hundred men lost amongst which were the Count of Vauvert the Sieur de Ville Neufeu and Veilon a Captain of Holland This accident did much take off from the content of the Victory yet it cannot be denied but that it was glorious enough for the happinesse of France in reducing the Rebels to that passe that they could not any more make any attempts by Sea Thus the rest of their Vessels which were of no great consequence retired some to Rochel and some into other places according as the Wind did drive them but never durst afterwards appear any more These things thus ended the Duke of Montmorancy landed at Oleron where he met with no resistance the Sieur de Soubize having withdrawn himself into England so that the whole Province was setled in quiet both by Sea and Land of all which his Majesty was very certainly informed who received the newes with much joy Politick Observation WHatever joys or delights Fortune insinuateth into those who revolt yet it is usually seen that all their designs end in ill success Experience hath made it often manifest that such Crimes seldome go unpunished and that Heaven hath used to sacrifice them to example They cannot more properly bee likened to any thing then to those high Mountains the points of whose Rocks seem to hreaten Heaven and which sending forth store of Clouds out of their Bosomes seem to obscure the light of the Sun though at last they are all dissipated by that fair Planet of the day who making those very same Clouds into Thunder-bolts causeth them to fall down upon them for to chastise their Insolency And is it not the same thing with Grandees who revolt and Rebell After they have made some attempts upon the Authority of their Soveraign are they not in fine ruined and brought into extremities by the Power of his Armes who takes occasion to crush them to peeces with that Power which they would have usurped themselves and did not of right belong unto them History abounds with exemplary Proofs of this Truth the many that are would spoil the design of quoting two or three onely But for the greater illustration of it I shall say thus much the injustice of a Cause is almost an infallible sign of an ill successe seeing Heaven doth commonly confound what Man hath wickedly built If at any time they shall become so powerfull as to secure themselves from the hazards of Battels yet they can never obtain a remission from Heaven They who attempt to grow great by unjust means will in fine meet their utter ruine God doth peradventure suffer them for the punishment of States to obtain advantages for some time but at last the violences which they Act fall upon themselves and they become a just subject for their Soveraigns Revenge The Arrival of Cardinal Barbirini in France as Legate from the Holy Chaire for the Affaires of the Valtoline WHilest the Fire of this Civil War was burning up of Languedoc The Cardinal Barbarini Legate from the Pope arrived in France and came to Marseille where he was received with great honour as also at Lyon according to the Orders sent by the King He came to Paris the one and twentieth of May and his Majesty caused his entrance to be made with the most Pomp that hath been seen for a person of his condition I shall not need insist on the relating that he is bound by the Laws of the Kingdome before he Officiate the Function of a Legate to present the Brief which the Pope hath given him for the imployment to the Parliament of Paris which is a Custome so ancient that I shall omit speaking any more of it but I shall observe that the Pope having ommitted in the Brief to give the King the Title of King of Navar which could not be denied to him without Injustice the Parliament refused to acknowledge it and obliged him not to make any further procedure in the businesse untill it were amended The Legate comming to Paris alighted at St. James de Haut-pas where the Clergy of the City the concourse of the Court and other Officers to the number of twelve thousand went to salute him and receive his Benediction After this the Prelates of Paris came to do their respects to him there was a little dispute in what habit they should appear before him the Legate desiring they should be in their Rockets and Camail covered over with a Mantlet as a mark that they had no power in his presence but the Prelates not being able to stoop to this Order by reason it was contrary to the Rules of the French Church it was concluded in the middle way between both to give some satisfaction to the Legate that they should go so habited to salute him and that they should accordingly accompany him in the Cavalcade to Nostre-Dame where being come they were to take off their Mantlets but all was done under a Proviso of saving their ancient right The King sent the Duke of Nemours the Sieur de Bonnevil the Introductor of Embassadours and several other Lords of great quality to receive him at his first arrival At night Monsieur the Kings Brother waited on him with a great number of Lords and saluted him with extraordinary respects and one his entrance accompanying him gave him the right hand The same day he had Audience from the King where nothing passed onely Complements but the next day he proposed what the Pope had given him in charge hee exhorted the King in general terms to Peace he urged his Majesty to restore things in the Valtoline to their former State as they were before the Army of the confederated Princes entred into it and beseeched him to grant a Cessation of Arms in Italy His Majesty answered to these three Propositions that he was ever inclined to Peace and that he would still be induced to it provided it were for the Publick safety and honourable for him and his Allies That as to what concerned the Valtoline the Treaty of Madrid made but a few years before

and sent him full power as Livetenant General of the Camp at Rochel of his Forces in ●oicion X●in onge Angoumois and Aulnis Monsieur shewed in several encounters that he had no lesse Vallour or conduct than those who had spent all their time in Arms Insomuch that he once engaged his Person in a skirmish with the Rochelois where they had much a do to bring him off He was extream carefull for the bringing up of the Forces to the Camp and oftentimes attempted the relief of the Isle of Ree and to keep the Army in discipline The King arrived at Rochel and testified a great satisfaction at his extraordinary conduct by Caresses sufficient to have obliged him to have expected the issue of such glorious designs in his Majesties company had not his confidence diverted him from it and perswaded him after the defeat of the English to return to Paris They made him believe that the Cardinal had all the authority and that himself had onely the name although this Grand Minister was never deficient in paying him all respects These seditious Spirits were so pricked with envy to see him act such glorious things It is true they likewise found that the Cardinals design was by thus employing Monsieur in an affair whereby he was obliged to be every hour with the King to make a good understanding between them a thing no whit desired by them who rather endeavoured continually to sow distrusts between them which would render themselves the more considerable by their seeming to be loyall and usefull This procedure is ordinary with them who serve great Princes for their private Interests they still fear lest their Master should confide more in others then themselves and there is no device which they make not use of to prevent it This was the true reason which carried Monsieur back to Paris his Highness having given more credit to their councels which he thought were accompanied with faithfulness than to his own passion which carried him on to the wars when he might testify his courage to be no way inferiour to his birth Politique Observation IT is necessary for the good of a State so to employ the Princes of the blood especially him who is Heir apparent to the crown that they live contented but withal that they affirm not too great authority in affairs Alexanders procedure was very barbarous when passing into Asia he killed all his kindred excepting one of his Bastard brothers of whom he had no suspition A Barbarousness onely received among Turks where it passeth for a piece of Policy I cannot lesse blame the Kings of Orinus who before they were beaten by the Portugals took away the lives of most of their kindred The Kings of China too are no lesse to be blamed who shut them up in a place from whence they never are permitted to come out excepting onely him who is to succeed in the Empire Christianity hath Laws more moderate and approveth not of this rigorous tyranny but it well liketh those prudent counsels which Kings take so to treat them that they may not have any grounds of discontent which might carry them to broyles and that they become not too powerfull in the State It is wisedome to be kind unto them to deal favourably with them as occasion shall serve to employ them in the Court with honour and in such Offices which have more credit than power not to give them the Authority of a great province of any strong places or the command of an Army at least for no long time without a faithful Livetenant who by his credit with the Souldiers may hinder them from abusing their power If but a little be added to the greatness of their birth they become too potent and assume too great authority The desire of Command which their birth hath given them doth blind their minds when they find themselves with their Swords in their hands Command saith Titus Livy takes off from the Loyalty of the nearest relations and makes their Counsels prejudicial to the publique good Artaxerxes had no sooner caused his son to be chosen King but he was in danger of being killed by him So Selimus being made partner of the Government by his father Bajazet slew him that he alone might have the sole command And Don Charles would have had done as much to his Father Philip King of Spain not being able to stay until his natural death should make way for his comm●●g to the Crown Hardly an Age passeth but some examples of this kind have appeared which have made it evident that great power in the Princes Royal is incompatible with the Publique Quiet or the safety of a Soveraign The King after his Recovery comes to Rochel to beat the English out of Ree THE first succours which had been sent to Ree had been to little purpose if the ●ing had not come in person and sent over an Army to drive out the English It was an enterprise ful of hazard to expose all the Forces which his Majesty had on foot at Poictou to the mercy of the Sea to dis-garrison all the Ports of the Main Land to relieve a Fort half lost and to land in an Island in sight of a potent Army seeing especially that in so doing Rochel would be in some sort left as a prey to strangers However necessity perswaded to wink at all hazards it was impossible to overcome them but in the Kings presence at whose sight there is not any difficulty which the courage of the French would not surmount His Majesty having recovered his health forthwith resolved to depart from Paris He forgot not before his departure to provide for the safety of those Provinces from whence he departed to which end he sent the Duke d' Elboeuf to the coasts of Picardy and the Duke de Longueville to those of Normandy with Forces and power to oppose the English if they should make any incursion there about He sent other Commissions to diverse Lords to raise new Troops and to hasten them away with the first toward Poictou He dispatched the Duke de Guise to command the Fleet part of which was already drawn together He accepted of the offer made by Don Diego de M●xie from the King of Spain of a Fleet to serve him against the English but the truth was with design rather to hinder the Spaniards from assisting his Enemies under hand than for any great help he expected from it In fine he gave power to the Queen Mother to govern during his absence the Provinces in and about Paris and then he set forwards toward Rochel that he might be there with the first The news of his departure did much encourage the besieged as also the Army which lay in expectation of him before Rochel They were all on fire to be at it with their Enemies His Majesty knew with what earnest desire they expected him so he would not make any stay in his journey onely at Saumer where is the Church

employed his in procuring the Kings glory and the happiness of France Had he been then present they never durst have been so bold but his frequent absence was that which gave them opportunities to embitter the Queen Mother against him who formerly had a great respect for him They raised her anger to such an height before she was aware of it that upon the Cardinals return from Montauban to Fountainbleau she could no longer conceale her discontent her eyes darting anger which formerly were pleasant toward him her eyes dar●ed out flames indeed and such as would have burned him had not the King interposed his absolute Authority to defend him Politique Observation ABsence hath alwayes been known to be very prejudicial to Court favourites It is difficult for them to be long away and that some one or other raise not a faction against them especially the Women whose affection being more guided by sence than reason verifies that Proverb Out of sight and out of mind Their memory is treacherous and they who are not in their sight are easily removed out of their favours Importunity worketh more upon them then merit and he who desires to be Master of their affections must necessarily be continually in their sight The Spaniard hath a Proverb much to this purpose and a good one it is Women do easily blot out of the roul of their friends those who are either dead or absent But admitting this were not so yet the envy of those who appertain to great men never permits them to lose the opportunity of any absence without attempting their ruine The eminence of a Favourites genius or the virtues which shine in him are not able to secure him for envy is a passion so maligne that those persons who have most reputation true worth and glory are the usual objects of it Whence one of the most famous Captains among the Ancients said He for his part thought that he had not yet done any thing praise worthy because that envy that companion of virtue had not found him out It is true the services and generous actions which they atchieve for the glory of a State do sometimes raise them to so high a degree of honour and repute that the despair of bettering them secures them from the emulation of others but it never exempteth them from hatred There is an inevitable necessity that they who bear a great sway in a Government should be hated not onely because men borne free are carried by a certain natural inclination to hate those who command them but also because there are divers persons of the Court who flatter themselves that they deserve more Honour than they have and that they who Govern the affairs depriving them of that which is their due do attempt to hurt them Such people are they who blame the Sun because they cannot confidently look upon him but consider not that the fault is in their eyes not his lustre They can no more endure the sight of an extraordinary virtue than that of a bright Star were it not for the night they would hardly know what the day is and it is the glimmering of the Moon and Stars which doth onely teach them what esteem they ought to have of the greatness and power of the Sun such maligne Spirits there are who are excellent at nothing but finding faults that they are excellent at who never cease to contrive the downfal of others and onely because they want merit to advance themselves But happy is that Minister whose favour is chiefly grounded upon his Princes knowledge of his services upon his Princes sence of the encrease of his glory upon his Princes affections which are no lesse assured to him in his absence then when he is present Happy is the Minister then when his Master looks upon him as the Sun which hath no lesse virtue or light when it is furthest from us then when it is nearest to us The Comte de Merodes Chamberlain to the Emperor seizeth upon the Grisons without declaring a War THE Hugonot party being thus reduced the History requireth my looking back into Italy and I must tell you that notwithstanding the Ratification of the Treaty of Suze made in Spain upon condition however that the French should depart out of Italy yet the Comte de Merodes his Imperial Majesties Chamberlain whom we may look upon as a Spaniard both by reason of the strict Union between Spain and the Empire as also because in this affair the Empire was totally guided by the Spaniard invaded the Grisons seized upon the passages between Germany and Italy took Meyenfeld and Coire their capital Cities and built forts in such places as were most convenient for the marching of his Troups This breach was occasioned by Monsieur de Savoy a person naturally turbulent and whose courage besides the affront which he had so lately received at Suze transported him presently after the Treaty of Peace and as soon as ever he saw the King engaged at the siege of Privas to negotiate with the Emperour and King of Spain a new War but upon the old design He had acquainted the Emperour that the violence which had been offered him at Suze did not so much concern his eminency in particular as it reflected on his Imperial Majesty seeing he for his part had never attempted the stopping of the passages but onely in defence of the rights of the Empire that the reliving of Cazal was a contempt of his Authority seeing the Duke of Mantua was his vassal and had not at that time rendred the obedience which he ought to his Majesty He likewise gave the Spaniard to understand that the affront which he received before Cazal brought a disrepute upon him through all Italy and that it was to be feared lest in prosecution thereof they might attempt something upon his Dominions there that the Cardinal had already projected his ruine in Italy that the Common wealth of Genoa was just ready for a revolt that an expedition was already prepared against Milan and that they had already proposed to engage him in it by assuring Bresse unto him and offering ready mony for the Marquisat of Saluces which would much facilitate the entrance of the French into Italy and that in case they should thus deprive him of those two inlets the one by Sea the other by Land there would then nothing be more easie then to despoil him of the Kingdom of Napl●s These considerations were of no little power to stir up both those two Potent Princes seeing it concerned their honour but there was as little honour and truth in these his discourses as there was Justice in the C●mte de Merodes seizing the Grisons without declaring a War against them or without any cause given of hostility It is true bei●g come near the Grisons he sent indeed one of his Company with the Emperours Letters to Coir in which he demanded to passe through their Countrey but instead of expecting an answer he presently