their joynt valour to be longer entailed upon one Family That there can be no benefit hoped of the Peace of Munster as long as the Spaniards are predominant in the Emperours Council That the Austrian strength having been impaired by so many overthrows so much the more care should they take lest by their acquiring the Imperial Name their power might turn to the prejudice of Germany Nor are their threats of holding forth revenge for the repulse to be considered The Aids of France should not be backward to maintain their Liberties That the French Forces upon the Borders of Lorraine and Luxemburgh are at the Electors Command That the Austrian Souldiers being dispersed into remote places cannot so easily come into a Body and give the Electors Law The Bishop of Mentz having praised the Kings intention professed that he had the like inclinations but that it was a matter rather of wishes than hopes his Fellow-Electors without end crying up the Austrian Family abetted with the Power of so many Kingdoms and neighbouring Provinces being the Bank of the Catholick Religion against the inundations of the Turk When the French Embassadours hinted the Duke of Newburgh to them Mentz interrupting said the Electors would not do their Colledge that wrong as to lay aside the Possessor of so many Kingdoms and take in a Prince not of their own number that only the Duke of Bavariâ— among the Electors can be nominated to stand in competition with Leopaldus according to their Orders But that the Duke of Bavaria would not presume and therefore that Leopoldus could not be put by but should be admitted upon such terms as that the holy Laws of the Empire may not be infringed nor the publick Peace disturbed the French answer that Leopoldus was incapable by their orders as not being yet full eighteen year old and as not being yet chosen King by the Bohemian by vertue of which Kingdom he was reckonedan Elector of the Empire Gramont with intention to sound the Bavarians mind waving the title of Embassadour went incognite to Muncken and made a turn through Heydelberg alledging any sleight matter for the occasion of his Journey In Muncken he lodged at Curtius his acquaintances house who had formerly been entertained with him He forbore no argument to that principal Confident of the Bavarian Curtius answered that hit Prince was of that tendernes of Conscience that he would never attempt any forbidden thing and sue for the Empire that was not his due Curtius added If you knew by what engagements this house is linked with that of Austria you would attribute to singular prudence what perhaps you now impute to sloathfulness Gramont returns without effecting what he attempted Adelais the Bavarians Wife a Savoyard the Kings Cousin German in vain impelling the Dukes mind to the imperial Crown The Dukes Mother an Austrian and Curtius by several obligations tied to the house big with Empires restrained the Bavarians mind who is contented with his own condition and soars not over-high So all the Plots against the Austrians proved ineffectual and Leopold chosen King of the Bohemians at Prague presently rid to Franckfurt with Piâ—â—â—randa the dispenser of the Treasure there is no longer debate of rejecting him but of limiting him to certain Articles which having been commonly spread abroad it is superfluous to copy out in this place July 15. 1658. the Election followed the French Embassadours departing as is customary who returned into France without waiting upon the Emperour Leopoldus Upon the decease of John King of Portugal his Wife by consent of the Cortes is admitted to the Regency She thinking the French Aids necessary to support that State sends in Embassy into France Padre Domingo a Dominican Frier her Confessor to sound their minds This was principal in his instruction amongst the Articles of making a League that the Daughter of Portugal might marry with his most Christian Majesty Domingo is honourably entertained but it was judged proper to send an Embassadour to Lisbon that so great transactions might not seem to depend upon the single faith of a Monk Cominges is chosen upon divers accounts qualified for the Treaty Eminent in birth industrious politick bearing a faith to the Queen unshaken even in the most doubtful times which are wont to discover false hearts or to alter unconstant ones Such a man did the weight of the affair require For when as the Queen was averse to a match with the Portuguese it was not to be trusted but to a faithful Person as was Cominges beyond others Mazarine designing in his mind a Peace inclined to this Embassy of Cominges not so much seriously to promote a League with that Nation as to distract the Spaniards with jealousies in requital of a repulse received by Lyonne When Cominges arrives at the Portugal Border every age both Sexes entertain him with Applause and Festival Acclamations as the Assertor of their publick liberty By the complacence of his wit he easily insinuated into the Queens favour forwarding the womans Ambition and prompting to all that which might lead the high-spirited Lady to Glory by the obvious example of our Queen who had chased away the deadly storms with her sole prudence and having subdued her Rebels enjoyed her Kingdom in peace Her Majesty of Portugal yielded a willing ear to him discoursing on a pleasing subject and answered modestly nor according to the pride inherent in that Nation To follow such an example was indeed resolved by her but to reach it would be difficult and turning her eyes to both her Children which stood by her and never stirred from thence This saith she is the bound of my Labours and I desire to live so long till I can prefer them France will abundantly oblige me if it look favourably on them In modest terms she intimated the Marriage of her Daughter The People transported with greedy hopes and anticipated joys snatcht up uncertainties of expression for concessions in publick acclamations congratulating them as Husband and Wife by too forward an exultation did provoke Fortune The Common-people of Lisbonne breathing after only Liberty comes to the Embassadours house which is a strange act And being troubled at the dubious proceeding begs and beseeches him to open the causes of it crying out against the corruption of Ministers and threatning to be avenged of them Cominges discreetly minded the people of their duty composing the waves of Sedition with a proper Oration when they enquired more particularly into the secrets of the Marriage he fairly dismissed them as being too bold yet not without a donative About this time Cominges frankly spoke his mind to her Majesty of Portugal and shewed her in what danger she was her Ministers disagreeing her Officers unable to command her People divided that it was his Masters mind to assist the Portuguez in all Conditions and not to start from the Articles of the Agreement already begun but that it were more adviseable to finish it wholly by an Embassadour
miscarry in the end The Princes of Europe or their Ministers flocked thither as to consult an Oracle they admired the Island that is a little Spot upon which the whole Globe hung You would have taken it for the Anchor of the floating World The Duke of Lorraine heretofore detained in confinement at Toledo is then enlarged and without waiting upon that King goes with all speed to Haro to know the terms imposed upon him When he came to understand the condition of his Affairs impatient at such a penalty he broke out into speeches which might have given just occasion to have clapt up again in Prison the Duke tired out with miseries This is not a Peace saith he but a slavery by consent The singular goodness of Haro took compassion of afflicted Lorraine who leaving the Castilian Minister at Fuentarabie fled to the French mercy Mazarine receives him honourably Divers discourses past to and fro even about entring Alliance Duke Charles seemed to go away less discontented What was afterwards done shall be related in the end of the Book Charles King of England comes from Flanders for Cromwel whilst he was alive and after his death his Ghost would not let him live at Paris Haro omitted no Ceremony no deference of the humblest submission to him as a Stranger but neither granted him Condes Troops which he desired upon pretence of the Portugal War nor would enter into any other enagagement to act for the restoring of the King of England Mazarine would not so much as vouchsafe to speak with or see the King for fear of Lockhart who was a Spye there in behalf of the Parliament of England It is a thing which posterity will hardly believe Mazarine always hated Cromwell and the growing Common-wealth yet so great an apprehension of that petty Tyrant was imprinted on the Cardinals soul that he dreaded the very Ghost of him when he was buried and whom he had courted with feigned Honour whilst he was alive he followed with a false Veneration after he was dead So true it is that some meaner Spirits have a natural ascendant and predominancy to strike awe into them that are of greater abilities The King of England having lost his labour withdrew himself from the Affront loaded with Complements from the Spaniard and Contempt from the French Ormond who accompanied the King hardly getting to speak with Mazarine to avoid the giving umbrage it seems to Lockhard hinted many things to win upon the Cardinal The assured hopes of the Crown which Charles was near recovering the Plots in favor of him all was safe only that there needed some small assistance Nay proceeded so far as to sound Mazarines mind with an Overture of the Royal Alliance Such is the power of fatal and invincible necessity which the Gods themselves cannot surmount All this was to no purpose the Restauration was to be put upon no other account than his personal Vertues and the providence that attended so great a King who goes away offended at the French rigour Through so many Compliances of Fortune the two Ministers Umpires of the disagreeing World Arbitrate all things at their pleasure and dispense the Fates of Nations depending upon them Portugal fell under debate when Mazarine turned to Haro and said Look me out to the very remotest Indies any Soveraigne Estate for poor Braganza that his head used to a Crown may not again sink into a private Condition The Affairs of Italy Mantua and Savoy and other Princes were left to the decision of the Cardinal and Fuensaldagne Pope Alexander only was neither party nor partaker in the Pacification The Princes of the Conclave admired at Rome that Chighi whom they had chosen principally upon that account because having been trained up in the Treating of Peace he seemed a fit Peace-maker should be so scornfully passed by Mazarine in his Judgment after Chighis Judgment reputed a Fomenter of Discord and Hater of Peace shews That he both could and would conclude Peace Things must be fitly timed The Secrets of Kingdoms should not be divulged It is enough to have one Master in a House No King must usurp Authority over Religion only the Inspection No Bishop must usurp Authority over Kings but paternal Affection At twenty four Sessions the Business of the Peace was compleated and at length on Novem. 7. 1659. The Articles agreed on by the two Ministers were signed which having been published and the Issue of Affairs abundantly shew what they were One might have seen the most straight embraces of both Nations and tokens of Dearness upon account of the old Hatred after so many Inroads made on both sides burning of Towns so many Prisoners carried away so many Cities subdued and demolished so much blood-shed no Anger left In the height of publick Rejoycing each in their proper Language and Manner expressed their Joy the past Battels they accounted as Fictions The Cities of France and Spain shined with Splendour and Beauty So that they seemed truly Objects of pity who were not Subjects of the one Crown or the other The two Ministers after mutual Presents from the one of a rich Suit of Hangings from the other of a gallant Set of Horses depart out of the Island chosen by the Providence of God to clear the Sky and create a right understanding between Nations divided and of an insociable Temper of Spirit THE ELEVENTH BOOK Of THE History of FRANCE The CONTENTS The Contents of the former Book may be the Summary of this which contains nothing but all matter of joy excepting the Death of Mazarine that yet was constant couragious and agreeable to his Life THE Cardinal at Tholouse rendered the the King and Queen an account of the Peace concluded whereat they received much satisfaction From hence the Court made a Progress into Provence till the King of Spain should come with his Daughter to compose the disorders at Marseilles which had broken out about the Priviledges of their Consuls The King the better to secure Peace at home and Reputation abroad was necessitated to build a Cittadel having a plausible occasion to preserve the equal liberties of the Community and especially to be a refuge for such as were of approved fidelity A mighty defence without distaste or charge of which Beringham is made Governour than whom no man in France had a more formal gravity having served two Princes with an even tenour of Prudence At Paris where all things are condemned the match was not believed scarcely the Peace that there were Castilian deceits in the bottom and Mazarine over-reached not so much the Common People in the streets and at clubs as many of the Noblemen did whisper Conde having survived so many Battels being certified of the State of Affairs after he had courteously saluted his Souldiers according to their standing or office spoke to them much after this sort It is the seventh year Fellow-Souldiers since having been tossed by hard Fates after the extreamest instances of Barbarous usage being
mortifying Fasts at that time because no leaf in the Old or New Testament enjoyns it And when the year renews and the floating humors begin again to work then to be tyrannized over two whole months and the youth of the year to be clouded with sadness and when Nature designs this that our bodies being purged from unwholesom humors should be replenished with new juyces that to have them corrupted with meer putrefactions and sâ—lt meats and that by the doting of them who touch no such things themselves but enjoyn solemn Fasts religiously abstaining This they say of our Lent In other things always pretend the Bible quote Scriptures in Disputes tire our strongest dissatisfie those of middle parts catch not a few Their Teachers they call Ministers not distinguished in habit from the Laity And because they have like passions as other men they allow them to marry wives of their own counting that better than for them to corrupt other mens which they malignantly charge upon the unmarried and chast Order Their Temples are naked and censed with Prayers They have their Communions with a crust of Bread and sip of Wine on certain days in memory of the Lords Supper That God being a pure Spirit is to be worshipped with a pure spirit not with Beads which they call in derision the Serpents eggs They dislike Monasteries where they say innumerable happy Wits are unhappily stifled and buried alive which might have been chosen Vessels of the Lord had they with judgment taken to a course agreeable to their nature thus they speak Geneva the Head of the Religion a City of the Allobroges was under the Government of their own Bishops but hath now flung off their yoke and continues as yet a free State Vnder the Walls the Rhosne runs free and with its own waters through the Lacus Lemanus A Lake of a vast compass like a Sea roars and raises billows The City is situate on high and strengthned with Works and Banks The Walls take in two Hills artificially bending or winding inwards of a pleasant prospect and delightful to the Beholders In that place men and women are alike obstinate and all do construe that they have so great assurance of God that they do not turn to truth even in adversity as if so be they should be forced to receive the Catholicks they would stand more in fear of life than death I have somewhat the more largely discoursed about that Sect because an opportunity hath offered and no others did more largely contribute heretofore to the Rebellion by the Example of Tacitus that digresses somewhat freely in the Religion of the Jews but especially of Polybius who being a chief Master in these cases slackens the reins of History with far greater digressions There is no more certain Argument of ignorance and childishness than to refuse knowledge and assume an ability of Judgment after such eminent men Therefore that Party which had so often been prevalent to the ruine of France after the death of Lewis XIII either subdued or quiet of themselves gave no disturbance although they had reason to be proud of Thurenne and Gassion being brave men both of whom had a worthy Name but with different success The former would wisely pitch upon the advantage of ground often gain a Victory without blood or mourning Curb the Enemy by delay seldom venturing a Battel with good advice for Peace or War by conduct and providence insatiable of glory and ingrossing to himself all the successes of the Battel would secretly charge upon his Fellow-Officers all the errours or misfortunes would protract Wars out of Art or design of continuing long in Commission Having a natural pride of his Nobility comparable to ancient Commanders far the chiefest of his own age Gassion out-â—â—â—ned the Line of his Ancestors though not mean with his own valour hasty to execute his hopes never making any long debate upon matters nothing could restrain his fiery courage with unwearied charges day and night would tire out the Enemy was able to discharge bdth duties of Souldier and Captain Joyful at the very dangers as others are at the rewards of dangers Both affected to the King neither under colour of Religion affected alteration of State 7. Our Armies survivors of so many dangers swollen with a long train of Victories thought nothing difficult Lewis Bourbon Enguien blaz'd like a Star dreadful to the Nations thwarting the French Interest Rocroy was the dawn of his rising Glory and a presage of his future Greatness All was prosperous and quiet France at concord and united reached over Almania from the Mazeliâ— brink to beyond the Rhine By the Victory at Norlingue the parts confining on the Danube were afterwards invaded and terrour struck on all sides In Spain by seizing Tortosa and Flix we were got to the River Iber. Our Fleets ranged over the Mediterranean and Ocean 9. All Italy from the Pope who was then Vrban VIII to the least Princes bore reverence The Dukes of Savoy Mantoua and Modena rather Instruments of French slavery than free Princes In Germany the Kings of Swethland and Denmaâ— boasted of our friendship the Pole-sued for it The Electors thought themselves hardly used unless they might be admitted to some room in our favour Portugal torn from Spain depended on the looks of France whose yoke Catalaunia had willingly put on being weary of the Spanish Dominion The Low-Countries stuck close to us The King of England that now discovered the seeds of Innovation and Civil War to spring up did sollicitously oblige us to him Europe with astonishment stood gazing at such a state of our Affairs nothing was wanting to compleat our happiness besides moderation and the Art of enjoying it Our Princes were in concord and stood in awe of the Queens look who supported by the counsels of Mazarine did so manage the Reins of the Publick Fate as that the Kingdom flourished and all Enterprises at home and in the field succeeded prosperously and even to envy She married young and having been bred strictly bore with an equal temper her Husbands knidness or slighting A Woman for holiness of life after the ancient manner A Queen couragious and not to be conquered by adversity of great judgment cunning to dissemble or to conceal in alterations would not discover any change This was resolved of stoutly to maintain her Children and Kingdom in the mean time during the Kings Minority not to exasperate the Princes but hold an even seal between them Being but newly abroad from her close mourning she cast out such expressions Faithful Armies shall defend the French Empire him point-at the King his own Majesty The Palace was free from those vices which are wont to grow rank in Courts The Kings Childhood shot up under the nurture and admonitions of Mazarine to whom was also taken on as a second Villeroy one well versed in our State-affairs skilled in the Court a quick foreseer of Interests likely to get uppermost Our Nobles
Walks paved with bright Diamonds and bordered with the Green of Emraulds From the barren Land comes no Vintage but without bearing increase it blesses the Vine-dresser and never fails his hope being content with being gleaned by the eye only There was at this time a Staple so that many of our Merchants went over to Agra and came back in a blessed condition There were also Operas for Comical Scenes splendidly built and Actors fetched from all parts Nothing was happier than Paris at that time It triumphed abroad fearing nothing at home Nomischiefs of Factions no cruelty of Plots the serenity of the Court being clouded by no discontent The Queen-Mother not yet exercised by the Fates through their clemency found by experience that nothing was more delightful than her Government Mazarines Justice appeared in determining of Causes and his singular affability towards those who brought their Complaints and Requests to him Every hour he admitted to Audience without any surly Introducer would never interrupt any one in his Speech till the modesty of the Suitor warned him to be silent His glory was yet unspotted with any slander He healed whatever was wounded not rip'd up nor would examine strictly every trivial matter that he might be thought to have found and not made us good Money flew about him plentifully in the City for Julius was not yet given out to think of the hoarding up of it who though he were naturally tenacious acquired a reputation of bounty by a niggardly way of giving He had not as yet avowedly abandoned himself to a desire after Wealth He seemed to possess not to be possessed As malice and envy afterwards spoke falsely of the man Publick Charges Ecclesiastical and Secular Dignities not dismembred not with a large portion of them intercepted were the rewards of only vertue The faith of the Courtiers was not yet engaged by Bribes Who would think of such a sudden that all should change and this Summer-calm turn into storms more grievous than Winter-tempests First of all the Tribe of the Scholars to whom yet he had founded and dedicated his Library jear and defame Mazarine in divers Pamphlets but such as are not long-lived as most pieces of the French This hath been observed that almost nothing hath proceeded from the Wits of that Nation which promises immortality whereas in other things France is one of the most famous Countries of the whole World and fruitful in so many Commodities it is barren in this only Spirits naturally inclined to Drollery and Jest a faculty of talking extempore with some appearance perhaps of raillery They haunt great mens Tables wander about their Academies trick and trim their native tongue without end and boast of having refined their Language they trot about this way and that way to make Visits do not delight in secret solitude which is the only ferment of studies They contend in most barbarous Emulations whereupon ariseth unhandsom detraction and ridiculous saucines They are the very Ophiogenes and Psilli that 〈◊〉 out only the poyson of Books The Women following Scholars in tongue would use detraction upon their Couches and in their Circles they would curiously unravel the Government watch the words and actions of Mazarine study his Nature and more and more question the mans Honesty Some of them prostitute themselves to search our some State-secret infect their Husbands unawares with the malignancy These were the means that gave birth these that gave growth to the distempeâ— spreading through the Provinces for after our Example the Kingdom is fashioned At that time four not ill-humor'd but such as did more hurt by their life than good by their Wit set all France in a Combustion The far extended ugliness of the scandal should have been redressed by severity and had they been duely punished they would have brought as much credit to the State as by their ill government they wrought shame They afterwards when their designs failed as is usual precondemning themselves turned Nuns by a false dissembling of Religion and a gross superstition the door being shut to their vices grown out of season when rotten old age condemned by the Looking-glass by its own peremptory sentence doth dread it self It is a high task not to fight with but flye from sin nor to moderate but mortifie lusts The Parliament not of Paris only but of Rouen Bourdeaux and Britanny with others even murmured The people watching for Changes and Troubles follow their Examples as is common Openly that Mazarine must be removed by whom the work of Peace was obstructed that the subtle man loved War that so he might conceal his Robberies The Princes under-hand abetted him yet did the like by their Creatures and Emissaries nay even gave out that they would not have Mazarine removed but awed that so they might fish from him kept in fear what they listed that they could not have a more able Minister they must take heed lest banishing away the Italian they should come into the hands of some bold French-man who would restrain their unreasonable Suits which were infinite Mazarine took no notice of all this and by a prudent moderation withstood the storm Scattered all about embers covered with ashes upon which they like blind men and not well versed in Politicks walked as the issue proved I do not think that ever any Insurrection supported by so great preparation and strength did ever so vanish away â—n smoak nor a Faction discussed with such dexerity So many Nobles so many Princes the Parliaments of the whole Kingdom all the Capital Cities a great part of the Armies all not able to â—on-plus a Stranger Either must that man have â—xcelled in the Art of Government or sloth and Cowarâ—ise have reigned in these There were not wanting that took encouragement to enter upon these troubles from the English who prospered although they had revolted from their King Charles I. King of England ruled over three Kingdoms with the affections of his Subjects Not being contented with this happy state of Affairs he would innovate some things in Worship that so Calvinism which is sapless and slovenly might look fine in a handsom dress trimmed up with the Ceremonies Scotland first opposes the new Liturgy which the Parliament of England affirmed was bending towards the Catholick Religion Popery they call it the same way also did the Scotch Parliament lean These were the first beginnings of the Trouble Nothing is more certain then that neither the King nor Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of England had any inclination towards the turning Catholicks but leaving the Doctrine unaltered would have put a Pale of Reverence about the Church of England There had been thoughts perhaps about retaining the solemn Sacrifice as we call it retrenching the multitude of Masses which through the unpreparedness of the people and impurity of the Priests bring Scandal to Religion especially of barring it out of private Houses since it is clearly observed the oftner there is Massing in private the
the not aggravating of faults and not breaking of the Lute-string that jarr'd but bringing it by degrees into Tune Paris by instinct and in a heat calls for its King There are meetings of the Citizens in the Louvre to find out means for suppressing the Faction nay they fall upon the marks of it For those that wore Straw were all about the Streets pelted or abused On the contrary such as had returned to their Allegiance stick scrowles of paper in their Hatts in token of their Loyalty to the King The Court having broke up its unsatisfactory residence at Pontoise retired to Compiegne whether slocked an innumerable concourse of Nobles Citizens Commoners Peter Seguier the Chancellor secretly slipt out of the City in disguise I know not by what ill luck he was President of the Princes Counsell against his will yet would have suggested wholsom advice He was received gratiously by his Majesty at Compiegne and afterwards had the Seales restored which none kept with more integrity used more discreetly or held a longer time An humble address is voted in the Town-house whereby the King should be petitioned to return The Parliament of Paris although it seemed to slight that vain appearance of the Court held at Pontoise yet took it for a diminution and declined by having their Authority divided Now the secret was divulged that the Parliament is not confined to the walls of Paris only and that there is no surer Law than that the King may do whatsover soever he pleases to do Therefore is Justice drawn an Assessor to Majesty undoubtedly because whatsoever is ordered by the King must be judged legal But the very Parliament men were inclinable to the Kings return and had already given thanks for the removing Mazarine who was called the Rock of Ofence the Cause or at least Occasion of the Troubles Although Conde strong with the Lorraine and Wittemberg Forces held Thurenne at Villeneuve of St. George in a manner blocked up the Kings Army being there reduced to extremities yet such is his foresight that he plainly perceived that he could not longer sustain the sway of all France recoyling to its obedience nor be able to stand the assault which such a power menaced Least he should be overwhelmed on the sudden with that vast weight and all way of escape cut off he retreats with his men into Flanders by Champaigne so much the more willingly because Thurenne had got away in the night having left fires burning in his Camp to conceal his departure Indeed the Cardinal the matter of War being gone Conde could hope for nothing more from the People less from the Sling the head of which Beaufort was quite out of credit with the Faction Orleans being weary of his Labour and Arms breathed after nothing else but rest Upon these effectual arguments Conde on good grounds withdrew from imminent dangers besides that being so linked to the Spaniard in Bonds of Association that he could upon no terms stir from his Articles with them Another bait there was in the way the Plate-Fleet that was then expected from the Mines of Perâ—â— The Spaniards do with this Lure inveigle such as are ready to revolt with a vain shew of riches which hath to often deceived and will deceive the simple world If there be cast up the charges fortune of the Sea and the like a little Gold is purchased at a great deal of Gold At this time died Leo Bouthillier Chavigny in a flourishing age but not estate Having left the Kings high way he went into a misleading path Prosperity he received thankfully adversity not so patiently He might have rested upon internal goods of his Soul and been prepared against the accessories of Fortune A little before his last he devoted himself openly to Religion It is grown a practise of late years among the French that they who miscarry in their designs turn Religious Vetaries they are commonly called for palliating their â—ices vitious in sacrificing to God the dreggs of their life Thus died Chavigny mortifying himself not only with Religion but also with a more strict diet By the same Arts hastning his death as Life is wont to be prolonged If there be any levity in the spirit it is puffed up with felicity which upon the turn of favour is abyss'd A fault of the Nation condemned and still maintained From such easiness of fortune what do not we daily suffer and that undeservedly During these troubles France loseth the Sea-Coast of Flanders Gravelin and Dunkirk and other neighbouring Towns which are born away by the same torrent of Fortune having been honourably purchased by Blood and Gold But Barcellona the chief Town of Catalaunia renders it self to Don Juan so often happy and that had done so many high services In Italy Mantua staggerred and having in vain demanded relief for casall of our King applied to the Spaniards By such dismal overthrows France might have felt greater losses but Beliere being sent thiher did a little stay the fall of Catalaunia Guise a few years before elected Captain of the Common-wealhth of Neples and amidst those cruel disorders taken and carried into Spain is now set at liberry and that principally at the mediation of Conde It was the Castillian subtilty to return Guise into France and to gratify Conde in it That bearing in memory his Ancestor he might make new plotts and raise disturbance But he forgetting the favor of his enlargement and his obligation to Conde diverted himself on Balls and Tournaments His attempt of a second progress into Naples was a bravado to renew in his light mind by way of vain derision those hopes taken down to the very ground None in the world ever fained such idle dreams that was descended of Ancestors who aimed at so lofty and so solid matters Monce reduced by a lingring siege to an extream scarcity of all things is surrendred to Pauvausse by Person the relief of it having been in vain attempted by Briol Conde storms Rhetel Chasteau-Porcin and St. Menhoud leaving Garrisons for his future hopes The publich Joy and Festival Acclamations for the returning of the King into the City cannot be enough expressed Sedition Faction like tales told are vanished out of the memory Paris glittered with the lustre of the Court so that one might truly say the shaken and starting world was hâ—ng right upon his hinges again Some orders in the Senate were enacted by the Kings command The more obstinate Senators chased out of the City the submissive by disputing nothing obtained pardon of all things an agreement useful to the Subject honourable to the King Orleans went not to meet the King when he came in and therefore tarried not in the City Retired to Limour thence to Blois to the end of his life always discontented His Dutchess a little while after overtook him Whilst the affairs of Guyenne incline towards submission to the King a new faction starts up at Bourdeaux called the Elmers from an Elm-grove
Nation Falconbridge is honourably received by the King and having been presented sumptuously and magnificently returned home In the mean time Thurenne assaulted Dunkirk the Marquess of Leyds more stoutly defending The Spanish Low-Countries bent and restrained their whole Power to relieve the distressed City Dou Juan d'Austria and Conde drew up not far off and sent in Hoquincourt who as he views the French Camp was shot through by a common Souldier happy in his misfortune because by looking out his Fate he anticipated the destruction that was imminent over the Spaniards Thurenne June 14. 1658. about nine in the morning having left the care of the Trench to Richlieu went to seek the approaching Spaniard and met with him which gave the Enemy terrour The Marquess of Crequi commanded the right wing and he was matched with Conde who understood not to be conquered Chaste aunaud Mauvissier led the left Squadron where stood Lockhart with his English Scarce was ever a more bloody Fight in so short a time Whatsoever old Souldiers were in the Spanish Forces fell before the face of Don Juan who being himself obliged to retreat is reported to have cryed out That he was conquered by savage Beasts that rushed on furiously without any sense of danger Few of the French were lost Conde having his Horse killed under him escaped hardly mounted on anothers His most intimate friends were taken Guitault Mely Boutteville Collins and others The Baggage and Colours left upon the place fell to the Victor Thurennes valour was extolled even by the Enemy who in so great a Battel acted more than commanded And what less could be expected of such a Captain to whom no face of War is new and strange who hath imbibed all Military Discipline and perfected it by long practice having been so often exercised by Fortune and always out-done others and himself No farther hope of Relief being left the besieged Leyda held out Dunkirk to the last undaunted and at last crushed under so many cares and hazardous attempts dyed of a shot fortunate in this that he did not survive the destruction of the City but had its monumental Walls the Witnesses of his Valour The besieged City followed his Fate which surrendred to the French King He on the 25. of June entred it thinking himself abundantly satisfied in securing the old Religion Lockhart in the Name of Cromwell engaged by solemn Oath that the Catholick Profession should be preserved entire at Dunkirk The neighbouring Cities Bergen Dixmuid and Feurne readily render to the King Crequi is sent in a pompous Ambassade to Cromwell with Mazarines Nephew in his Train This was the last Blaze of that petty Tyrant who dyed not long after in his Bed a rare instance The whole World run a madding after the Fanatick to whose industry was attributed what should be imputed to the Vicissitude of Times The dulness of his stupid Age acquired him Reputation Such Monsters do arise when unavoidable Alterations are imminent which must be without delay taken off or the proper time attended yet for all this passions of cruelty are not to be provoked nor mens spirits inflamed to Revenge They oftentimes fall into no great inconveniencies who take wrongs patiently Amidst these prosperous successes the King falls into a Feaver at Calais judged mortal His Mother groaned over the Fate of her Son France of her King Mazarine of his Master Supplications are made at all Altars and Prayers for his Majesties Recovery publickly enjoyned Mazarine day and night sate by his Bed-side to make him governable in taking Physick which he would taste himself either to take off the unpleasantness or make proof of it The eleventh day accounted Critical the King seemed at the point of death could scarcely lift up his eyes that now appeared almost set in his head The agony of the disease a little remitting he came to know them that stood by him his Majesty never being totally eclipsed Oftentimes turning to Mazarine whom he obligingly called by the name of Friend would ask him to advise him freely of the extreme danger of his life since his Mother out of tenderness of affection could not Philip Duke of Anjou the Kings Brother to whom upon the death of Lewis the succession had devolved demeaned himself modestly Plesse Praslin was his Governor Although there wanted not among the Courtiers Spirits desirous after Alteration that before the setting of the Sun adored the rising one The King having Antimony with judgment administred him by Geunault recovered and being conveyed to Paris payed his Vows in Nostre-dame-Church a Heart of massie Gold was hung upon the Wall as an Oblation Afterwards to confirm his Health he retired to Fountainbelleau Mazarine stayed some time behind to advance the Siege of Graveling Mareschal Ferte carrying on the Expedition whilst Thurenne gives terror all abroad over Flanders The taking of Graveling was the last Monument of the French Glory before the Conclusion of the Peace Ferdinand III. was dead and before his Father Ferdinand the King of the Romans The Imperial Throne was vacant for Leopoldus being in his Minority was not yet of an Age capable to manage the Empire Thus was there a wide field set open for the Ambition of the Princes This seemed a fit opportunity to rend the Imperial Dignity from the House of Austria It is a hard matter to throw down from its ancient Seat a reigning Family that is confirmed by the uninterrupted succession of so many years Gustavus Adolphus King of Swethland having a just quarrel against the Austrians had indeed laid aside all thought concerning himself but promised his Service to promote the Interest of others There occurred worthy of the Empire in the Bavarian Line Ferdinandus Maria Duke of Bavaria if you consider his power if prudence and maturity of Age Philip William Duke of Newburgh An honourable Embassie is ordered by the French King for the performance of which Gramont Mareschal of France and the Marquess Lyonne are chosen by the King with these Instructions To go to Frankfurt upon Meyne where the Electoral Diet was held that there they should possess the Electors minds should pervent the Spanish designs should obviate the applications of Pigneranda who was manifestly designed a Broker of Voices That the Germans should be minded of their ancient liberty and of chusing an Emperour not of the House of Austria upon the remembrance of their arrogant exercise of their Authority to steer their motions by the directions of the Bishop of Mentz Upon his Advice this Embassie was undertaken The Ambassadors perform their parts diligently â—ating that of Bravery and Magnificence wherein they did not so much feed the eyes of the Vulgar as the hopes of the Grandees They decently address to the Elector of Mentz and the rest That their Master did not sue for the Empire in his own behalf but for some German Prince That the Electors should assume Spirits worthy of their Predecessors and not suffer the Empire gotten by