Excerpt from Memoirs of Maximilian De Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great, Vol. 2 of 5 Memoirs from the year 1597 to 1598; Diver-4 fions at court. The Spaniards furprife Amiens Rofny contrives the means of retaking this place he is put at the head of the council of finances ia' the King's abfeuce: his labours in the finances, and difputes with the council. The fiege of Amiens, all the necefi'aries for which are fupplied by Bo'ioy. The proteftants mutiny again, during this fiege their defigns. Death of ...
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Excerpt from Memoirs of Maximilian De Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great, Vol. 2 of 5 Memoirs from the year 1597 to 1598; Diver-4 fions at court. The Spaniards furprife Amiens Rofny contrives the means of retaking this place he is put at the head of the council of finances ia' the King's abfeuce: his labours in the finances, and difputes with the council. The fiege of Amiens, all the necefi'aries for which are fupplied by Bo'ioy. The proteftants mutiny again, during this fiege their defigns. Death of St. Luc. Henry promifes Rofny the pofi of grand mailer of the ordnance, but gives it to d'efir�es. Rofny made governor of Mante. The Spaniards attempt in vain to fuccour Amiens. It is taken. An' account of Henry's let ters upon different fubje�ls. Enterprifes after the fiege of Amieus: fome fail, others are executed. Negotiations for a peace. Henry IV. Goes into' Britany. Cabals of the Calvinifis to obtain a fa vourable ediet. Henry gives audience to the Eng lifh and Dutch ambaffadors, who cannot prevail: upon him to continue the war. F Edict of Nantz. Henry's converfation with the Duke of Bouillon. A fingular converfation between Henry IV. And: Rofny, -upon the diflblution of his marriage, and his paflion for the Duchefs of Beaufort. Henry return to Paris: goes to Picardy. Conclufion and ceremonies Of the peace of Vervins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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