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great_a sum_n of_o money_n they_o offer_v for_o their_o life_n other_o have_v make_v their_o escape_n and_o this_o madam_n be_v a_o account_n of_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o privas_n the_o king_n will_v not_o part_v these_o two_o or_o three_o day_n from_o hence_o because_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o stay_v till_o the_o artillery_n come_v up_o which_o can_v be_v do_v so_o speedy_o in_o such_o a_o unpassable_a country_n as_o this_o be_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v resolve_v upon_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v to_o go_v next_o your_o majesty_n shall_v with_o all_o expedition_n be_v inform_v of_o it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o beg_v you_o will_v do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o believe_v that_o no_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v or_o can_v be_v with_o more_o sincerity_n than_o i_o be_o madam_n your_o most_o humble_a most_o obedient_a most_o faithful_a and_o most_o oblige_a servant_n richelieu_n privas_n may_v 13_o 1629._o letter_n fourteen_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr ville_fw-fr aux-clers_a sir_n i_o send_v you_o these_o few_o line_n to_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v the_o king_n pleasure_n that_o you_o shall_v dispatch_v a_o courier_n to_o the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr estreé_fw-fr with_o a_o letter_n from_o his_o majesty_n bear_v order_n for_o he_o to_o make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o march_v the_o troop_n that_o be_v in_o compeigne_n pursuant_n to_o what_o instruction_n he_o will_v receive_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr saint-chaumont_a to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v communicate_v his_o intention_n upon_o this_o subject_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o remain_v sir_n your_o most_o affectionate_a etc._n etc._n richelieu_n leuville_n june_n 2_o 1631._o letter_n xv._o to_o the_o duke_n of_o hallwin_n sir_n although_o i_o write_v to_o you_o two_o or_o three_o day_n ago_o yet_o i_o take_v occasion_n to_o send_v you_o these_o few_o line_n to_o inform_v you_o that_o order_n be_v dispatch_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr camus_n to_o cause_v such_o fortification_n to_o be_v make_v at_o narbonne_n and_o leucate_n as_o you_o and_o he_o shall_v judge_v necessary_a to_o put_v both_o those_o place_n in_o a_o good_a posture_n of_o defence_n there_o be_v likewise_o commission_n send_v down_o to_o you_o to_o raise_v four_o regiment_n and_o three_o troop_n of_o light-horse_n in_o case_n you_o think_v there_o will_v be_v occasion_n for_o so_o many_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o be_v whole_o leave_v to_o your_o own_o discretion_n be_v impower_v to_o act_v according_a as_o you_o see_v the_o necessity_n and_o service_n of_o the_o king_n shall_v require_v it_o beside_o that_o his_o majesty_n interest_n demand_v it_o of_o i_o be_v assure_v that_o i_o shall_v take_v as_o much_o care_n of_o your_o concern_v as_o you_o yourself_o can_v desire_v from_o any_o one_o who_o be_v true_o as_o i_o be_o sir_n your_o most_o affectionate_a servant_n richelieu_n royaumont_n march_v 16_o 1635._o letter_n xvi_o to_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr chastillon_n sir_n i_o can_v sufficient_o express_v to_o you_o how_o entire_o his_o majesty_n be_v satisfy_v with_o your_o manner_n of_o command_v his_o army_n the_o great_a pleasure_n you_o can_v do_v he_o be_v to_o keep_v it_o as_o complete_a and_o in_o as_o good_a order_n as_o possible_o you_o can_v i_o be_o extreme_o well_o please_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr brezê_fw-la be_v pitch_v upon_o to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o conjunction_n with_o you_o know_v that_o he_o will_v honour_v you_o and_o live_v after_o such_o a_o manner_n with_o you_o that_o it_o will_v be_v to_o your_o mutual_a satisfaction_n as_o for_o myself_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o proud_a to_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o convince_v you_o that_o i_o be_o sir_n your_o most_o affectionate_a servant_n richelieu_n ruel_n april_n 11_o 1635._o letter_n xvii_o to_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valette_n my_o lord_n although_o it_o be_v a_o needless_a precaution_n to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o be_v upon_o your_o guard_n at_o metz_n know_v you_o will_v take_v all_o the_o care_n that_o can_v be_v desire_v yet_o i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o inform_v you_o that_o we_o have_v receive_v advice_n that_o the_o king_n enemy_n have_v a_o design_n upon_o that_o place_n i_o be_o persuade_v you_o will_v give_v such_o effectual_a order_n where_o you_o be_v that_o you_o will_v let_v they_o find_v no_o opportunity_n to_o put_v what_o they_o threaten_v in_o execution_n his_o majesty_n be_v very_o well_o god_n be_v praise_v and_o monsieur_n come_v this_o day_n to_o see_v he_o we_o have_v no_o news_n here_o that_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o send_v to_o you_o so_o that_o nothing_o remain_v for_o i_o but_o to_o assure_v you_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o my_o affection_n and_o love_n to_o you_o and_o that_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o affectionate_a servant_n richelieu_n ruel_n april_n 12_o 1635._o letter_n xviii_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n colonel_n hebron_n will_v particular_o inform_v you_o of_o the_o affection_n i_o have_v now_o and_o will_v still_o preserve_v for_o your_o lordship_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o neither_o absence_n nor_o time_n shall_v ever_o cause_v the_o least_o alteration_n in_o it_o at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o conjure_v you_o to_o repair_v your_o fortification_n with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v in_o such_o a_o condition_n that_o your_o presence_n will_v be_v less_o necessary_a where_o you_o be_v than_o it_o be_v at_o present_a i_o be_o of_o opinion_n it_o will_v be_v high_o expedient_a for_o you_o to_o visit_v the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr force_n army_n where_o without_o question_n it_o will_v be_v very_o advantageous_a after_o which_o i_o hope_v we_o shall_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o see_v you_o short_o in_o your_o frontier_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n assure_v yourself_o i_o beseech_v you_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v more_o than_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n richelieu_n compeigne_n april_n 29_o 1635._o i_o earnest_o beg_v of_o you_o before_o your_o departure_n to_o the_o army_n to_o leave_v such_o good_a order_n behind_o you_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o a_o surprise_n letter_n xix_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o hallwin_n sir_n i_o have_v receive_v your_o letter_n together_o with_o a_o memorial_n of_o what_o thing_n you_o judge_v to_o be_v necessary_a at_o narbonne_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o find_v by_o your_o account_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o fourscore_o thousand_o weight_n of_o powder_n in_o that_o place_n of_o which_o there_o be_v eight_o thousand_o weight_n spoil_v and_o that_o there_o be_v sixty_o thousand_o in_o tolouse_n fit_a for_o use_v i_o judge_v it_o expedient_a for_o you_o to_o take_v one_o half_a of_o that_o and_o get_v it_o carry_v thither_o as_o soon_o as_o possible_a mounseur_fw-fr d'_fw-fr arpajon_n have_v likewise_o send_v i_o word_n that_o there_o be_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o hundred_o bullet_n so_o you_o will_v find_v it_o 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send_v you_o his_o regiment_n you_o may_v command_v both_o of_o they_o to_o join_v you_o whenever_o you_o judge_v it_o expedient_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v assure_v of_o the_o continuance_n of_o my_o affection_n and_o that_o i_o be_o and_o ever_o will_v be_v sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n ruel_n june_n 28_o 1637._o letter_n lxxx_o to_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valette_n my_o lord_n i_o be_v extreme_o please_v to_o learn_v by_o the_o sieur_n arnauld_n the_o good_a condition_n of_o your_o army_n and_o the_o forwardness_n of_o the_o siege_n you_o be_v now_o engage_v in_o where_o i_o hope_v as_o hearty_o as_o yourself_o can_v do_v that_o you_o will_v find_v a_o speedy_a and_o fortunate_a success_n you_o have_v be_v already_o inform_v that_o order_n be_v send_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleraye_n to_o post_v himself_o near_o you_o and_o join_v you_o with_o his_o troop_n if_o you_o shall_v have_v any_o occasion_n for_o they_o have_v send_v you_o this_o advice_n by_o the_o same_o courier_n that_o bring_v he_o the_o king_n be_v dispatch_v upon_o this_o subject_a the_o take_n of_o guard_n by_o the_o count_n about_o which_o you_o write_v to_o i_o fall_v out_o very_o lucky_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o know_v of_o it_o here_o a_o warrant_n be_v immediate_o dispatch_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr belle-jambe_n who_o be_v at_o st._n quintin_n to_o examine_v he_o and_o afterward_o to_o do_v with_o he_o as_o he_o see_v convenient_a if_o you_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o send_v the_o abovementioned_a guard_n to_o st._n quintin_n aforesaid_a pray_v take_v care_n to_o get_v he_o conduct_v thither_o in_o safety_n it_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n to_o make_v a_o example_n of_o he_o the_o advantage_n which_o the_o sieur_n gassion_n have_v obtain_v over_o the_o enemy_n have_v without_o doubt_n put_v they_o in_o some_o consternation_n i_o be_o exceed_o glad_a that_o he_o have_v begin_v so_o fortunate_o and_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v continue_v to_o do_v the_o same_o upon_o all_o occasion_n that_o shall_v present_v themselves_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o king_n service_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v as_o i_o be_o with_o his_o courage_n fidelity_n and_o affection_n be_v assure_v that_o i_o shall_v always_o be_v my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n ruel_n towards_o evening_n july_n 1_o i_o have_v hitherto_o delay_v to_o dispatch_v this_o courier_n again_o to_o you_o because_o we_o have_v no_o news_n here_o to_o send_v you_o and_o i_o have_v keep_v he_o here_o still_o but_o that_o i_o be_v afraid_a you_o will_v be_v in_o some_o pain_n about_o we_o monsiver_fw-fr de_fw-fr noyer_n have_v send_v you_o a_o account_n of_o all_o that_o have_v happen_v in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o which_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o add_v but_o to_o conjure_v you_o my_o lord_n to_o take_v particular_a care_n of_o your_o person_n for_o i_o desire_v your_o preservation_n as_o hearty_o as_o i_o do_v my_o own_o i_o be_o overjoy_v to_o learn_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr arnauld_n the_o state_n of_o your_o circumvallation_n i_o earnest_o request_v you_o to_o make_v the_o trench_n of_o your_o attack_n so_o good_a that_o soldier_n and_o gentleman_n of_o quality_n may_v be_v preserve_v safe_a in_o they_o because_o your_o military_a man_n be_v such_o enemy_n to_o all_o sieges_n that_o if_o they_o see_v they_o can_v be_v tolerable_o secure_v they_o grow_v sick_a of_o they_o immediate_o but_o when_o they_o once_o see_v that_o due_a care_n be_v take_v of_o they_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v relish_v the_o employment_n so_o well_o that_o after_o landrechy_a be_v reduce_v we_o may_v pretend_v to_o go_v upon_o some_o great_a exploit_n in_o god_n name_n have_v a_o care_n of_o your_o person_n and_o do_v not_o expose_v yourself_o to_o no_o purpose_n those_o that_o come_v from_o your_o army_n give_v i_o such_o good_a assurance_n of_o the_o great_a care_n and_o diligence_n and_o affection_n which_o the_o sieur_n n._n have_v express_v for_o his_o majesty_n service_n there_o that_o i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o tell_v you_o that_o if_o it_o be_v real_o so_o and_o you_o have_v not_o any_o reason_n to_o question_v his_o fidelity_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v remove_v till_o such_o time_n as_o we_o have_v far_a light_n into_o the_o matter_n notwithstanding_o what_o i_o write_v to_o you_o in_o my_o former_a letter_n however_o i_o leave_v all_o to_o your_o discretion_n letter_n lxxxi_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n although_o i_o have_v already_o return_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n you_o send_v i_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr arnauld_n yet_o i_o can_v let_v he_o depart_v towards_o you_o without_o give_v he_o this_o the_o chief_a business_n of_o which_o be_v to_o assure_v you_o always_o of_o my_o affection_n and_o service_n and_o that_o i_o will_v lose_v no_o opportunity_n to_o give_v you_o all_o the_o conviction_n of_o it_o i_o can_v just_o now_o i_o have_v receive_v a_o letter_n from_o the_o messenger_n who_o i_o send_v to_o compeigne_v and_o chauny_a to_o see_v the_o ammunition_n which_o be_v in_o both_o those_o place_n carry_v to_o guise_n wherein_o he_o send_v i_o word_n that_o within_o three_o day_n there_o will_v be_v at_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a above_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o weight_n of_o powder_n and_o bullet_n and_o match_n and_o lead_v in_o proportion_n thus_o my_o lord_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v want_v nothing_o to_o carry_v on_o your_o siege_n or_o any_o other_o enterprise_n you_o shall_v take_v in_o hand_n afterward_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n ruel_n july_n 3_o 1637._o we_o have_v just_a now_o receive_v news_n from_o germany_n which_o be_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o picolomini_n have_v be_v these_o six_o day_n at_o worm_n that_o he_o stay_v there_o for_o the_o supply_n which_o galasse_n be_v to_o send_v he_o with_o which_o he_o be_v afterward_o to_o reinforce_v the_o cardinal_n infant_n you_o have_v hear_v to_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o defeat_n of_o part_n of_o duke_n charles_n troop_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o weymar_n letter_n lxxxii_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr coüeslin_n be_v desirous_a to_o see_v the_o siege_n of_o landrechy_a i_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o depart_v before_o i_o have_v give_v you_o by_o he_o fresh_a assurance_n of_o my_o affection_n towards_o you_o which_o be_v as_o great_a as_o you_o can_v desire_v he_o will_v acquaint_v you_o with_o all_o the_o news_n of_o the_o court_n as_o also_o how_o impatient_a we_o be_v to_o know_v from_o you_o all_o remarkable_a passage_n that_o happen_v in_o your_o quarter_n leave_v he_o to_o discourse_v this_o matter_n with_o you_o more_o at_o large_a i_o conclude_v this_o letter_n with_o assure_v you_o that_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n ruel_n july_n 9_o 1637._o letter_n lxxxiii_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v so_o impatient_a to_o hear_v how_o the_o siege_n of_o landrechy_a go_v forward_o and_o how_o affair_n stand_v in_o your_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o find_v monsieur_n de_fw-fr pulluau_n be_v not_o come_v back_o as_o i_o expect_v i_o resolve_v to_o send_v the_o sieur_n saladin_n immediate_o to_o you_o to_o know_v how_o the_o siege_n be_v advance_v and_o what_o the_o enemy_n be_v do_v that_o i_o may_v give_v his_o majesty_n a_o account_n of_o all_o i_o repose_v so_o great_a a_o confidence_n in_o the_o success_n of_o his_o arm_n in_o your_o prudence_n and_o in_o your_o care_n that_o i_o doubt_v not_o in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o receive_v that_o satisfaction_n which_o i_o propose_v to_o myself_o at_o first_o from_o your_o enterprise_n for_o my_o own_o particular_a i_o desire_v it_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o beside_o the_o reputation_n which_o this_o action_n will_v give_v the_o king_n affair_n you_o will_v acquire_v no_o little_a glory_n by_o it_o towards_o which_o i_o shall_v free_o contribute_v all_o that_o lie_v in_o my_o power_n as_o be_v with_o all_o sincerity_n my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n ruel_n july_n 9_o 1637._o letter_n lxxxiv_o to_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vallette_n my_o lord_n not_o be_v able_a to_o stay_v till_o your_o courier_n have_v refresh_v himself_o i_o send_v you_o now_o another_o with_o thirty_o thousand_o frank_n that_o you_o may_v not_o want_v money_n so_o much_o as_o in_o your_o imagination_n beside_o this_o you_o may_v take_v up_o thirty_o thousand_o livre_n that_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sieur_n cohon_n to_o who_o monsieur_n the_o noyer_n order_v the_o messenger_n that_o bring_v you_o the_o thirty_o thousand_o livre_n to_o deliver_v they_o and_o it_o be_v leave_v whole_o to_o you_o to_o lay_v out_o this_o money_n as_o you_o shall_v see_v occasion_n every_o one_o here_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o a_o train_n of_o
difficulty_n attend_v a_o siege_n and_o therefore_o dont_fw-fr desire_n that_o you_o shall_v hasten_v your_o attack_n more_o than_o you_o can_v do_v it_o in_o prudence_n i_o can_v assure_v you_o that_o this_o be_v not_o only_o his_o majesty_n opinion_n but_o likewise_o of_o all_o those_o that_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v near_o his_o person_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleraye_n be_v march_v to_o join_v you_o according_a to_o the_o order_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o hence_o occasion_v by_o what_o you_o write_v to_o we_o some_o time_n ago_o viz._n that_o you_o want_v to_o be_v reinforce_v with_o some_o troop_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o act_v as_o you_o shall_v order_v he_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o we_o send_v he_o be_v to_o execute_v your_o command_n either_o on_o the_o siege_n or_o any_o where_o else_o where_o you_o think_v fit_a to_o employ_v he_o since_o you_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o you_o still_o want_v horse_n to_o fetch_v in_o your_o provision_n we_o be_v go_v to_o raise_v two_o hundred_o more_o in_o order_n to_o relieve_v you_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v harrass_v as_o for_o the_o artillery_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleraye_n may_v join_v you_o with_o that_o which_o be_v design_v for_o he_o in_o case_n you_o have_v occasion_n for_o it_o and_o thus_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v be_v supply_v with_o every_o thing_n necessary_a to_o carry_v on_o your_o design_n bergerac_n tell_v i_o as_o from_o you_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v advice_n that_o the_o enemy_n be_v take_v abundance_n of_o cannon_n out_o of_o sedan_n to_o be_v employ_v against_o we_o we_o can_v imagine_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o because_o they_o do_v nothing_o at_o sedan_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr châtillon_n who_o acquaint_v we_o with_o what_o pass_v there_o i_o beg_v of_o you_o that_o as_o you_o continue_v your_o attack_n which_o you_o send_v i_o word_n be_v begin_v last_o night_n you_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o finish_v your_o line_n of_o circumvallation_n and_o rest_v assure_v that_o nothing_o that_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n shall_v be_v omit_v which_o may_v facilitate_v the_o reduction_n of_o the_o place_n know_v that_o the_o enemy_n may_v be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o make_v some_o effort_n by_o the_o end_n of_o this_o month_n the_o king_n who_o i_o shall_v accompany_v make_v account_n to_o be_v at_o soissons_fw-fr about_o that_o time_n to_o strengthen_v either_o by_o his_o presence_n or_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o his_o own_o troop_n your_o army_n which_o perhaps_o may_v want_v such_o a_o re-inforcement_n be_v assure_v that_o in_o whatsoever_o place_n it_o be_v my_o destiny_n to_o be_v i_o be_o and_o ever_o shall_v be_v my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n challiot_n july_n 19_o 1637._o letter_n lxxxv_o to_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vallette_n my_o lord_n though_o i_o have_v nothing_o at_o present_a to_o write_v to_o you_o yet_o i_o can_v not_o let_v the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr bergerac_n go_v without_o give_v he_o this_o letter_n to_o assure_v you_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o my_o affection_n and_o service_n on_o which_o you_o may_v certain_o depend_v upon_o all_o occasion_n we_o begin_v to_o have_v news_n of_o picolomini_n that_o he_o have_v not_o above_o eight_o or_o nine_o thousand_o man_n in_o all_o with_o he_o half_a horse_n and_o half_a foot_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr châtillon_n have_v get_v his_o force_n together_o and_o have_v a_o sufficient_a power_n with_o he_o to_o despise_v all_o the_o effort_n that_o the_o enemy_n can_v make_v on_o that_o side_n the_o king_n will_v be_v infallible_o at_o soissons_fw-fr or_o â—…on_n by_o the_o end_n of_o this_o month._n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr saintou_n have_v take_v care_n to_o send_v away_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleraye_n say_v he_o have_v a_o necessary_a occasion_n for_o we_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o supply_v you_o with_o every_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o we_o rest_v satisfy_v of_o this_o and_o that_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n challiot_n july_n 15_o 1637._o letter_n lxxxvi_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n i_o be_o overjoy_v to_o find_v by_o you_o that_o the_o siege_n of_o landrechy_a be_v so_o fair_o advance_v we_o be_v in_o hope_n to_o hear_v every_o day_n better_a news_n than_o other_o for_o place_n that_o be_v reduce_v to_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o you_o be_v make_v no_o long_a opposition_n when_o they_o once_o begin_v to_o decline_v i_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o king_n about_o what_o you_o be_v please_v to_o write_v to_o i_o that_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o find_v out_o a_o governor_n for_o the_o town_n his_o majesty_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o two_o fit_a man_n in_o your_o army_n be_v nettancourt_n and_o vaubecourt_n but_o the_o latter_a he_o think_v the_o proper_a of_o the_o two_o in_o regard_n of_o nettancourt_n religion_n which_o will_v extreme_o prejudice_v the_o reputation_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o check_v the_o progress_n we_o may_v expect_v to_o make_v in_o flanders_n so_o you_o must_v put_v the_o aforesaid_a sieur_n de_fw-fr vaubecourt_n with_o his_o regiment_n and_o such_o other_o troop_n as_o you_o shall_v judge_v convenient_a into_o the_o place_n as_o well_o to_o guard_v as_o to_o fortify_v it_o we_o continue_v to_o make_v a_o considerable_a progress_n in_o burgundy_n as_o well_o on_o the_o part_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr longueville_n as_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o weymar_n and_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr gransay_n landrechy_a will_v balance_v the_o loss_n of_o hermestein_n and_o after_o this_o we_o will_v push_v our_o fortune_n far_o in_o flanders_n the_o king_n will_v set_v forward_o by_o the_o end_n of_o this_o month_n as_o i_o have_v already_o send_v you_o word_n for_o laon._n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o two_o or_o three_o day_n before_o our_o departure_n we_o shall_v hear_v the_o agreeable_a news_n that_o you_o have_v pluck_v down_o the_o stag_n that_o you_o have_v be_v chase_v i_o be_o and_o always_o shall_v be_v my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n challiot_n july_n 21_o 1637._o the_o hollander_n embark_v some_o fifteen_o day_n ago_o at_o ramekin_n but_o the_o wind_n be_v so_o contrary_a that_o we_o do_v know_v which_o way_n they_o be_v go_v however_o we_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o will_v do_v we_o some_o notable_a service_n letter_n lxxxvii_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n you_o will_v receive_v two_o of_o my_o letter_n in_o one_o day_n the_o latter_a come_v to_o inform_v you_o that_o the_o hollander_n have_v be_v in_o great_a pain_n at_o some_o report_n that_o have_v be_v scatter_v abroad_o that_o your_o army_n consist_v of_o no_o more_o than_o eight_o or_o nine_o thousand_o man_n i_o beseech_v you_o that_o for_o the_o future_a you_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o commissary_n that_o make_v the_o review_n to_o order_v their_o account_n so_o as_o have_v be_v practise_v of_o late_a they_o can_v be_v too_o exact_a to_o set_v down_o no_o more_o man_n than_o they_o find_v in_o the_o army_n but_o then_o it_o be_v reasonable_a they_o shall_v put_v those_o in_o the_o number_n that_o be_v reckon_v in_o pay_n now_o in_o their_o present_a supputation_n they_o never_o reckon_v the_o captain_n the_o lieutenant_n the_o ensign_n the_o two_o sergeant_n the_o drummer_n the_o haut-boy_n and_o the_o quartermaster_n nor_o what_o be_v more_o the_o three_o man_n that_o be_v allow_v to_o the_o three_o great_a officer_n for_o want_v of_o which_o they_o be_v force_v to_o take_v other_o soldier_n when_o their_o baggage_n march_v thus_o not_o reckon_n in_o every_o company_n the_o eleven_o man_n that_o be_v effectual_o there_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o a_o regiment_n consist_v of_o twenty_o company_n we_o lose_v two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o men._n by_o this_o mean_v the_o enemy_n have_v always_o spy_v in_o our_o army_n and_o know_v that_o people_n be_v seldom_o guilty_a of_o make_v their_o number_n less_o than_o they_o be_v imagine_v that_o we_o be_v few_o than_o in_o reality_n we_o be_v which_o may_v occasion_v a_o world_n of_o inconvenience_n the_o sieur_n usquerque_n who_o be_v secretary_n to_o the_o state_n have_v be_v again_o with_o we_o to_o be_v inform_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o your_o army_n which_o be_v represent_v so_o small_a on_o this_o side_n that_o it_o look_v as_o if_o these_o gentleman_n will_v use_v this_o as_o a_o excuse_n for_o not_o do_v the_o great_a service_n we_o expect_v from_o they_o it_o be_v to_o little_a purpose_n for_o we_o to_o tell_v they_o how_o thing_n real_o be_v for_o people_n be_v apt_a to_o believe_v the_o fly_a report_n of_o a_o army_n than_o our_o assurance_n which_o be_v a_o unspeakable_a damage_n to_o we_o we_o have_v dispatch_v two_o courrier_n to_o the_o state_n to_o satisfy_v
wherein_o he_o wonder_v that_o the_o month_n pay_n which_o according_a to_o his_o account_n aught_o to_o have_v arrive_v at_o the_o army_n on_o the_o 15_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v the_o aforesaid_a sieur_n indeed_o when_o he_o be_v here_o solicit_v for_o a_o month_n pay_n for_o the_o 15_o upon_o which_o i_o be_v resolve_v to_o use_v all_o my_o interest_n with_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bullion_n to_o have_v it_o get_v ready_a and_o do_v the_o same_o every_o day_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v bring_v he_o to_o name_v any_o precise_a time_n all_o that_o i_o can_v assure_v you_o of_o at_o present_a be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v ready_a without_o fail_v some_o time_n this_o month._n as_o for_o money_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o work_n you_o have_v already_o receive_v the_o fifty_o thousand_o livre_n send_v for_o landrechy_a and_o thirty_o thousand_o more_o which_o l'_fw-fr espine_n bring_v you_o for_o st._n guillain_n or_o maubeuge_n i_o send_v you_o word_n that_o you_o shall_v want_v nothing_o and_o here_o i_o repeat_v the_o same_o promise_n to_o you_o i_o can_v wish_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n that_o you_o have_v such_o a_o brave_a fellow_n with_o you_o as_o terrail_a be_v who_o petard_v so_o many_o town_n belong_v to_o the_o hollander_n for_o the_o archduke_n for_o that_o perhaps_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o want_v to_o try_v since_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o enemy_n town_n lie_v naked_a and_o unprovided_a i_o be_o persuade_v you_o will_v lose_v no_o opportunity_n to_o undertake_v any_o thing_n that_o you_o judge_v proper_a to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o king_n service_n for_o which_o reason_n i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o say_v any_o more_o to_o you_o only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o assure_v you_o that_o i_o be_o and_o always_o will_v be_v my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n chappelle_n aug._n 14_o 1637._o pray_v send_v i_o the_o plan_n of_o maubeuge_n and_o the_o design_n of_o the_o fortification_n you_o intend_v to_o make_v there_o or_o that_o of_o st._n guillain_n if_o you_o be_v ever_o able_a by_o chance_n to_o procure_v it_o you_o must_v use_v all_o mean_n my_o lord_n to_o end_v this_o campagne_n happy_o to_o which_o we_o will_v contribute_v on_o our_o side_n all_o that_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n letter_n xciii_o to_o the_o same_o my_o lord_n after_o i_o have_v hear_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleraye_n upon_o the_o subject_a of_o his_o journey_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o of_o all_o the_o design_n which_o he_o propose_v on_o your_o part_n there_o be_v only_o two_o that_o can_v be_v reasonable_o undertake_v that_o be_v to_o say_v either_o the_o siege_n of_o cambray_n or_o that_o of_o avenes_n that_o of_o cambray_n indeed_o be_v of_o much_o great_a importance_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o season_n be_v already_o too_o far_o advance_v and_o that_o we_o have_v not_o all_o the_o preparative_n requisite_a for_o such_o a_o design_n especial_o people_n to_o supply_v the_o army_n so_o as_o several_a accident_n which_o 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