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Description: | 1588, May 24. [O.S.]
There hath been here more hope of accord than there is, though all things be not clean broken off and Miron the King's physician passeth between the King and his mother. The King demandeth three points. That those that have been cause of the late tumult do avoid it clean and leave the town free for the King to enter: That the states of France may be assembled to take general order as well in matters of religion as for the successor to be nominated of the Kings blood and a Catholic: That to the end the said states may be assembled with more liberty, arms be laid down of all parts.
The King is departed from Chartres to Mounte [Mantes] upon Wednesday last, and they of the League have surprised Meulan, three leagues off.
Those of St. Clou having received of the King fair words in his passing, requiring them to suffer no body to take possession of their bridge, have thereupon denied it to the Duke of Guise and do fortify the town. The Duke D'Espernon departed from the court the day that the King departed from Chartres and is gone to Angoulmois and Poytou : where he is made general.
The King hath not disposed of any of his offices or dignities but keepeth them still in his hands, neither speaketh of disposing of any of them, but only Normandy to the Duke Mountpernier [Montpensier] according to Espernon's request. Lavardine came in post to the King the day he departed from Chartres and was immediately sent back again to hasten his forces, which are two thousand foot and five hundred horse. The Prince of Conty hath been with the King, who received him marvellously well, and is dispatched back again to his house to put himself in a readiness.
There is advertisement brought hither that they of the religion and Montmorency have taken Pont St. Reperait [St. Esprit] and Jap [Gap] is so near drawn that it must needs render and that Montmorency hath blocked Narbonne.
*Apparently notes taken from Sir Edward Stafford's letters. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Temporal: | 24 May 1588 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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