THE ARTICLES OF PEACE AGREED VPON, betwixt the two Crownes of Great BRITTAINE and of FRANCE.
And the publication of the Peace, made at ROVEN, on Sunday, the 20. of May, last past, by the commandement of the French King, and the Queene his Mother. Translated out of the French copy.
LES ARTICLES DE LA PAIX, accordée entre le Roy de France & le Roy de la Grand' Bretagne.
Ensemble la publication faite a Rouen, le Dimanche Yingtiesme de ce present mois, par le commandement du Roy & de la Reyne sa mere.
A Rouen de l'imprimerie de Dauid du Petit val, Imprimeur ordinaire du Roy. M.DC.XXIX. Auec priuilege dudict Seigneur.
Together with two other Relations. The one concerning the siege and taking of the towne of
Priuas by the French King, with the losse of many men of note, and of the extremity vsed to the defendants vpon the taking thereof. The others from the sieges of the Prince of
Orenge, before the towne of
Balduck, or the
Bush.
LONDON, Printed for NICHOLAS BOVRNE, dwelling at the South entrance of the Royall Exchange. 1629.
DE PARLE ROY, ET La Reyne samere, ayant le Gouuernement des Prouinces de deça le Loyre, pendant l'absence de sa Majesté.
ON fait sçauoir, que Paix, Alliance & bonne Confederation a esté concluë entre Tres-haut, Tres-puissant, & Tres-excellent Prince LOVIS parlagrace de Dieu Roy de France & de Nauarre, nostre Souuerain Seigneur: Et Tres-haut, Tres-tuissant, & Tres-excellent Prince CHARLES par la mesme grace de Dieu Roy de la Grand' Bretagne, & leurs subiects desdits Royaumes, selon leurs anciennes Alliances & Confederations, demeurant les anciens Traicteztant de Paix, Alliance, & Ligue defensiue, que ceux faits sur le subiect du Commerce, en leur pleine & entiere force, sans que par les actes d'hostilité commises ils puissent estre dits auoir esté enfraints pour l'aduenir: Et d'autant qu'il à esté expedié de part & d'autre plusieurs
[Page 2]Commissions pour faire la guerre sur mer, & qu'auiour du Traicté arresté, ny a celuy de la Publication, les Capitaines qui sont en mer n'en peuuent anoir cognoissance, il leur est donné deux mois de tomps du iour de la signature desdits Articles pour reuenir, pendant lesquels ce qu'ils pourront faire ne sera interpreté à rupture ou contrauention à la presente Paix, mais tout ce qui aura esté pris par eux sera restitué à la premiere demande, si les Equipages n'ont esté relaschez dés l'instant qu'ils sont arriuez au port.
Fait à Paris
le dixneufiesme iour de May,
1629.
Signé Et plus bas, MARIE. DELOMENIE.
The French Proclamation Englished. BY THE KING, AND The Queene his mother, hauing the gouernment of the Prouinces on this side of the riuer of Loyre, during the absence of his Maiestie.
BEE it knowne, that there hath beene concluded a peace, alliance and good confederation betwixt the most excellent, high and mighty Prince LEWIS, by the grace of God, King of France and Nauarre, our Soueraigne Lord: And the most excellēt, high & mighty Prince CHARLES, by the same grace of God, King of Great Brittaine, and their subiects of the said Kingdomes, according to the ancient and former alliances & confederations thereof, the ancient Treaties both of peace, alliance and of a defensiue league, and also those that haue beene made concerning the Commerce and trading, remaining in their full
[Page 4]& perfect strength, so that they may not be said to haue beene infringed for the time to come, by the actes of hostily lately committed: And whereas many Commissions on both parts haue beene graunted to make warre vpon the sea; and forasmuch as vpon the day prefixed in the Treaty, nor vpon the day of the publication thereof, the Captaines that are at sea cannot haue knowledge thereof, there is granted vnto them the space of two moneths from the day of the signature of the said Articles, to returne home; during which time what may be done by them, shall not be taken for a rupture or contrauention to this present peace: But whatsoeuer shall haue beene taken by them, shall be restituted vpon the first asking, if so be that present restitution and relaxation hath not beene made thereof, as soone as they came into the Port or Hauen.
Giuen at Paris
the nineteenth of May, 1629.
Signed And beath, MARIE. DELOMENIE.
ARTICLES DE PAIX ENTRE LES DEVX COVRONNES.
1.
PRemierement, les deux Roys demeureront d'accord de renouueller les anciennes alliances entre les deux Couronnes, & les garder inuiolablement, auec ouuerture du Commerce seur & libre. Et pour le regard dudit Commerce, s'il y a quelque chose à adjouster ou diminuer, se fera de part & d'autre de gré à gré, ainfi qu'il sera jugé à propos.
2.
Et d'autant qu'il seroit difficile de faire les restitutions de part & d'autre des diuerses prises, qui ont esté faites durant la guerre, les deux Couronnes sont demeurées d'accord, qu'il ne s'en fera aucune: Et ne s'accordera aucune represaille par mer ou autre façon quelconque, pource qui s'est passe entre les deux Roys & leurs subiects durant cette derniere guerre.
3.
Quant à ce qui regarde les Articles & Contract du Mariage de la Reyne de la Grand' Bretagne, Ils seront confermez de bonne foy: Et sur ce qui concerne la Maison de la Reyne, s'il yà quelque chose à adjouster ou diminuer, se fera de part & d'autre, de gré à gré, ainsi que sera jugé à propos pour le seruice de ladite Reyne.
4.
Toutes les anciennes Alliances, tant de l'vne que de l'autre Couronne demeureront en leur vigueur, sans que pour ce present Traicté il y ait aucune alteration.
5.
Les deux Roys par ce present Traité estant reünis en l'affection & intelligence, en laquelle ils estoient auparauant; s'employeront respectiuement à donner assistance a leurs Alliez & amis, selon que la constiturion des affaires & l'aduantage du bien publicq le requerront & le pourront permettre: Le tout à dessein, de procurer vn entier repos à la Chrestienté, pour le bien de lalaquelle les Ambassadeurs des deux Couronnes seront chargez de Propositions & d'ouuertures.
Toutes lesdites choses estant restablies & acceptées de costé & d'autre: Ambassadeurs Extraordinaires,
6.
personnes de qualité, seront enuoyez reciproquement auec ratification de ce present Accord: lesquels porteront aussi la denomination des Ambassadeurs Ordinaires, pour resider à l'vne & à l'autte Cour, afin de rafermir ceste bonne vnion, & empescher toutes les occasions qui la pourront troubler.
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Et d'autant qu'il y a beaucoup de vaisseaux encores en mer auec lettres de marque & pouuoir de combattre les ennemis, qui ne pourront pas si tost entendre ceste Paix, ny receuoir ordre de s'abstenir de toute hostilité, Il sera accordé par cest Article que tout ce qui sera pris dans l'espace de deux mois, depuis la signature du Traité, sera restitué de part & d'autre.
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Les deux Rois signeront les presents Articles dans le 24. du mois d'Auril, lesquels seront consignez au mesme temps par leur commandement es mains des sieurs Ambassadeurs de Venice, residens pres de leur personnes, pour les deliurer reciproquement ausdits deux Roys à iour prefix incontinent que chacun d'eux aura sçeu l'vn de l'autre qu'ils ont lesdits Articles entre les mains, Et du iour de la signature tous actes d'hostilité tant par mer que par terre cesseront, Et les Proclamations necessaires à cét effect seront faites en mesme iour dans les deux Royaumes.
THE TRANSLATION OF THE ARTICLES OF PEACE BETWIXT THE TWO CROWNES.
1.
FIrst, the two Kings shall remaine agreed, to renew the ancient alliances betwixt the two Crownes, and to kéepe the same inuiolably, opening again the Commerce sure and frée. And concerning the said Commerce, if there is any thing to be added or diminished about the same, It shall be done on both parts fréely and willingly, as it shall bee thought conuenient.
2.
And for as much as it should be difficult to make the restitutions on the one and the other part of the diuers prizes, which during this warre haue beene taken: The two Crownes are agreed, that there shall be made no restitution; And there shall also not be granted any reprizal by Sea, nor by any other wayes whatsoeuer, for what is
[Page 9]past betwixt the two Kings and their Subiects, during this last warre.
3.
Concerning the Articles and contract of the marriage of the Quéene of Great Brittaine, the same are to be confirmed faithfully: And as for the said Quéenes Houshold. If there is any thing to be added or diminished, it shall be done by a mutuall consentment freely and willingly, as it shall be iudged fit and conuenient for the seruice of the said Queene.
4.
All former and ancient alliances, both of the one and of the other Crowne, shall remaine in their full force, they receiuing no alteration by this present Treatie.
5.
The two Kings being by this present Treatie reunited in the same good affection and intelligence, where they were formerly in, shall imploy themselues, and indeauour mutually to giue ayde and assistance vnto their allies and friends, according as by the constitution of affaires, and by the aduantage of the Common good shall be required, and suffered: And all this to the end, thereby to procure an entire quietnesse for Christendome: For the good whereof, the Ambassadours of the two Crownes shall receiue propositions and ouertures.
6.
All these said things being reestablished and accepted on the one and the other part, there shall be sent reciprocally Extraordinary Amdassadours, Persons of quality, with the ratification of the present agreement; The which shall
[Page 10]bring with them the domination of ordinary Ambassadours, that are to reside in the one and the other Royall Court, thereby to confirme againe the good vnion, and to hinder all occasions that might trouble the same.
7.
And whereas there are yet many Ships abroad in the sea with Letters of Mart, and commission to fight against their enemies, which cannot so soone haue knowledge of this peace, nor receiue order to abstaine from all hostility: therefore it shall be agreed vpon by this Article, that whatsoeuer shall be taken, during the space of two Moneths after the signature of this present Treatie, shall be restored on the one and the other side.
8.
The two Kings shall signe these present Articles on the
24. day of the moneth of Aprill, the which shall afterwards be consigned and deliuered at the very same time by their commandements, into the hands of the Lords Ambassadours of Venice, residing neere their royall persons, to be mutually deliuered vnto the said two Kings at the prefixed day, as soone as each of them shall haue knowledge of the other, that they haue the said Articles in their hands: And from the day of the signature, all acts of hostility both by Sea and by Land shall cease: And Proclamations needfull to this effect, shall be published vpon one day, within the two Kingdomes. Giuen, &c.
From the Camp before Priuas, the
28. of May.
VVE gaue yesterday a surious assault in two places,
viz. at one corner and against a little Fort called
Tournon, into which our men entred and remaine there: but we receiued a great losse of braue men, as you shall see by the following list. The fight began at 8. of the clocke at the euening, and lasted till 10. We haue to deale with most couragious men, who doe defend themselues most valiantly, knowing perhaps there is no grace for them to be obtained: We onely feare they saue themselues once in a night, stealing away into the hills. There are hereabouts certaine men which are called Bandits, and are men who being driuen out of their Townes and from their houses, doe much trouble all such as come or goe to and from our Camp, killing and taking some prisoners, and robbe euery where. They tooke yesterday a Barge vpon the Rhosne, wherein there were a great many persons, and amongst them Messieurs
de Nauailles.
Priuas is but a small Towne betweene two hills, which compasse it, but doe not command it, it is but meanely fortified. There is but one house not farre from it, where the King is lodged in, and all the Army is camped in the field.
The list of those that were slaine.
- The Marquis
Des Portes.
- The Cheualier or Knight
de la Fertay.
- The Count
de Ferrieres, brother to the Lady Constable,
- The Count
de St. Germain.
- Monsieur
de Talanque Captaine of the Regiment of Normandie.
- Both the Lieutenants of the Marquis
de Canillac and
du Potel, Captaines of the Cauallerie.
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[Page 12]All the Sergeants that conducted the Enfans perdus. 35. Light-horse-men.
- 70. Voluntaries, Gentlemen of qualitie.
- Twelue other Gentlemen of note, whose names I cannot now remember.
- And foure hundred Souldiers at least.
These were hurt.
- The Count
de la Noy.
- The Baron
de Valensay, Master of the Camp.
- The said Barons brother.
- Monsieur
de Piolin, Captaine of a Regiment in Normandie.
- Both the brothers
de Seneterres.
- Monsieur
Desquilly.
- Monsieur
de Maniquan.
- Monsieur
de Corigni, Gouernour of Beaune.
By other letters written the 4. of Iune
stilo nouo, we receiue assured newes, that one of the Souldiours of the Garrison of
Priuas betrayed the said Towne, and caused it to bee surprized on the 20. of May, whereby the French Army reuenged the foresaid losse, the King causing 45. Souldiers to be hanged, that were taken in the Towne, the rest saued themselues by flight into the hills: And some others hauing withdrawne themselues into a little Fort, yeelded the same also, and they all (being 25. in number) were also hanged, onely Monsieur
de Montbrun and foure other principall Officers, were sent prisoners to Valensay: The Towne of Priuas hath beene pillaged and after burnt. There were found 8. or 9. women, whom the Cardinall saued from hanging. The warres doe in those parts daily encrease with greater resolution on both sides, the Kings Forces endeauouring to spoile all the corne, which the Protestant Townes might looke for to reape. And it seemes that the peace, continuing
[Page 13]in Italy, as it is from thence confirmed, will be the occasion of the continuance of the lamentable troubles in those parts of France.
From the States Camp before Bolduc or the Bush, the
25. of May.
OVr Camp is diuided into 5. seuerall Quarters, his Excellence lyes on the South side of the Towne, at a village called
Vught. Count
Ernest on the East: The Lord
Bredewde South-east neere the Cloyster
Eykendonck. Count
William on the North side, and
Pinsen on the West side. The Camp is now clozed in by ioyning lines twelue foot high, and 12. foot broad, or thicke at the bottome, and foure at the top: and the ditch before it is of 6. foot deepe, and 12. broad; and without it there is another ditch of the same breadth and depth as the former for the shooting of the water. Vpon some other auenues there are made Forts or Horn-workes or Redoubts, the whole ground of the circumuallation is of about 6. houres going. Towards the Towne wee haue as yet done little, but raised on the East and North sides a Battery as neere to the Towne, as we can come for water. We are also drayning the water from the Towne, by the help of a certaine number of hand-mils of excellent inuention. If this proiect of draining can take effect, we beleeue we shall make our passage to the Towne, with more speed then is imagined. Some say the Towne wants victuall, and that they within will be starued out within lesse then fiue moneths: Others say, that their prouision of powder is so skant, that they can make no reall defence. The truth of these assertions are onely knowne to our Generall, but I beleeue in want of powder more then want of victuall, and in the way of approach then the way of staruing. Thus the Dye is cast, and whatsoeuer the meanes, wit and courage of either side can inuent or act, I make no question will be put in execution, &c.
Concerning the enemie without vs, I cannot tell you much. It is constantly reported, that there is great disorder in their affaires through want of money. There is also another let by a dissention betwixt Count
Henry Ʋandenberg and
Don Carlo de Colomna, about the Command in the Marquis absence. Count
Henry hauing obtained the command by the Infanta's fauour, hath gotten three moneths pay, but the Souldiers are not content withall, whatsoeuer the matter is: we haue by this gotten so much time as hath serued vs to digge our selues into safety, and to blocke vp all accesse, which was our principall desire: and so building vpon no report, we expect the vtmost of what they dare or can, rather then they will suffer this jewell to be pulled out of their Coronet. The issue is in the hand of the God of Battails.
FINIS.