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In Hemory of
FREDERICK
^BENJAMIN KAYE^
(Yale, 1914)
professor of Pngtish
HorfhxOcsfern XJni-Oersity,
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I R E L A T I
1 Of the DEATH of
Chief Favorite to
; Mary Smart: Qyeen of Scotland;
/ ; Who was killed in the Apartment
^ y of the faid Qjieen on the ^th of
March 1565.
Written by the Lord RVT HE N, One of
the principal Perfoiis concerned in that
AQion.
^
publtfljetJ fcam ait ©itginal ispanufcn'pt*
f Together with an Account of D A v 113
P Rizzi, faithfully tranflated from
^ Geo, Buchanan's Hiftory of Scotland.
f.- L 0 Af D 0 A/, Printed for A.'BddrviH
in jVarrpiik'tmei i6QQi
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Some Remarkable Paflages concern-
ing VaVtd tranflated from
the Hiftory of Scotland^ written by
George 'Buchanan. Edit. Edinhurg.
Folio 207.
AAiong the Servants of the Court teas one
David Rizzi born at Turin : His Fa-
ther was an honefl Man^ but fo very
poofy that all he could do was to main-
tain himfelf and his Family^ by teaching the Elements ^
of Mufick. Having nothing to leave to his Children^
he taught themy both Sons and DaughterSy to ftng.
Of thefoy David being young and brisky and truft-
ing to hi/s Voice that was not difagreabky and to his
Skill in Mufick which he had learned from his Fa-
thery he refolved to try his Fortune y and in order to
this went to Nice, where the Duke of Savoy, who
had lately been rejlored to his DominionSy kept his
Court. But Matters there not anfwering his Ex-
peiiationy he came to be in fuch extream wanty that
he knew not well what to do with himfelfy when he
hapned to fall in with Signior Moretti, who was then
(as the Duke's Envoy) preparing for his Journey to
Scotland, he waited on him thither. But being thercy
Moretti having but a fmall .Allowance for himfelfyana
no great need of his ServicOy dif miffed him y however
David refolved to make fome flayyand try his Fortune
fagain : he was chiefly encouraged to thisy being told
that the Queen delighted in hearing of SongSy and
was not altogether unskilful in Mufick. To make his
way to hery be made an Interejl with the Muficians
A z (who
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Cwho were for the mofl French) that he might
appear amongB them. Thus being heard to jfjng
once or twice., [he liked him fo well^ that he was im-
mediately added to their Number.
Having got into this ^Pofi., and ohferved the
Queens humour and way^ he., partly by flattering
her., partly by carrying Stories to her of the other Ser*
vants., came in a little time to be as much in her Fa"
vour as he was hated by the reft of the Family. How-
ever., all this good Fortune could not fatisfy him *, but
having either leffened with the Quyen fuch as feemed
to be on the fame foot of Favour with himfelf.^ or got
them turned out of the Family by his falfe Suggefti-
ons., he began infenfibly to afpire to meddle in greater
Matters *, tiU at lafi he was employed to write her
Letters., and then he had a fair pretext to be with
the Queen alone., which afforded him opportunities of
doing bufinefs with her under-hand.
All this could not but make a great noife^ to fee a
Man who was little better than a Beggar., raifed on
the fudden to great Riches \ a Man whofe Fortune
did far exceed his Merit, and yet his arrogance in
defpifing his Equals, and vying with his Superiors,
f'urpaffed even bis Fortune. It was the meannefs of
a great many of the Nobility that fer ved chiefly to
encourage this Fellow in his extravagant Vanity :
tkey ftavijhly made their court to him, cringing to
him upon all occafions, admiring and applauding
whatever he faid •, waiting at his Apartment, and
prefenting themfelves in his way when he went in or
out j Only the Earl of Murray, one that could ne-
vcr diffemble, inftead of making his court to him,
Jhewed even by his Countenance, for the moft part
the contempt he bad of him. Which behaviour of
the EarPs offended the ^een her felf no lefs than it
did David.
He
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He on the other hand^ to have a fupport a^a'mfi the
hatred of the chief of the Nobility^ courted with all the
arts of flattery and injinuation^ Henry Lord Darky,
who was to marry the ^een •, and got into that de~
gree of familiarity with him, that Darky made hi'm
his Companion and Bedfellow, and entirely trufted
him. He perfwaded the unwary Young Man, who
was forward to believe whatever futed his Inclinati-
ons, that it was by hit means chiefly that the Queen
had been induced to caft her Eyes upon him. He was
alfo daily fowing Difcord betwixt Darky and the
Earl of Murray j for he flattered himfelf, that if
he could once get rid of that Earl, he might for the
reft of his life take his full career without qppojl-
tion.
By this time the Qmen^s intended Marriage with
Darky, and his private meetings with her •, as alfo
her ftrange familiarity with David, were much talk-
ed of /ind cenfured every where, Vpon which the
Earl of Murray finding there was nothing to be
done, and that the good Advice he gave ferved only
to irritate his Sifter againft him, refolved to leave
the Court, left he fhould feemfto have any band in
what was doing.
Fol. 207.
Tloefe marks of the Peoples ajfe&ion ^ fo * To the
incenfed the Qt^en againft her Brother, as
to quicken her to put in execution the Defign
jhe had premeditated againft his Life. The manner
was agreed to be thus : That the Queen who was then,
at Perth with little Company, fhould fend for the
Earl of Murray thither, where the Lord Darky
fhould enter into difcourfe with him \ and as it was
not doubted the Earl would fpeak plainly and freely,
the Difpute by that means growing warm, David
A 3 Rizzi
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Rizzi fhould give him the fir/l IVound^ and then
the refi fhould difpatch him upon the place. Of this
Confpiracy the Earl of Murray was informed by his
Friends who were in the Court •, yet being refolved to
gOj he fet forward on his Journey, but
* Author of receiving a fecond admonition from * Pa-.
Ruthen, he turned out of
the way, and went to vifit his Mother
at her Houfe, which Jlands fituated on the Lake of
l^even.
Fol. 208.
There was alfo another reafon which prevailed not
a little with the Queen to ufe expedition in
t The Duke this matter (of her Marriage) fhe knew
Cardina'r'^ averfe to the Match,
Lorrain. feared, if any longer delay fhould
intervene, that fome Objlrudion might
be laid in the way by them, which might, dijlurb the
whole Bufinefs. For when that fecret Refolution was
taken, of making a Holy War throughout all Chriflen'
dom for extirpating the pure Dodrine of the Gofpel,
the Duke of Guife who was defigned for Commander
in chief of all thofe Forces, having conceived the
tnojl unwarrantable and immoderate hopes, refolved
by the means of his Niece, to embroil Britain in Dch-
meflick Troubles, that they might not be able to fend
the leafi aJfiBance to their Friends abroad. But Da-
vid, who was in great credit with the Queen, infifi-
ing that the intended Marriage would be advantage^
ous to Religion, on account that Henry and his Fa-
ther were mojl flrenuous affertors of the Papal SeB,
agreable to both Nations, allied to divers Noble Fa-
inilies, and fupported by many Friends, the thing in
difpute was at laft forced that way. Notwithjlanding
all which, two things feemed to crofs Dayid'i De-.
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figns^ if the Marriage fhould fucceed with the confent
of the §ueen of England, and of the Nobility of
Scotland : the prjl, that he fhould lofe the Honour of
being accounted the Author j the fecond^ that ^ovifton
would be made for the Security of Religion : whereas
if the Queen would join her felf with the Council of
Trent, he promifedhimfelf Honours^ Benefices^ in-
finite Treafures^ and uncontrouled Authority. For
thefe reafons he left nothing unattempted to precipitate
the Marriage^ and effe&ed it *, the Scots being not
well pleafedy and the Englilh raojl highly offended.
Fol. 209.
In the mean time David finding the Court cleared
of the principal Perfons of the Nobility^ that he
might confirm his intemperate hopes of Power, con-
tinually laboured by rafh Advice to excite the Queen to
ufe the coercive Power of the Sword again ft the Heads
of the feveral Parties, affuring her that if a few were
removed, tbe reft would not dare to attempt any thing :
But configuring that the Queen''s Guards, being Scotf-
men, would not eafily confent to tbe Murder of the
Nobility, he made it his principal bufinefs to turn
them out from that Poft, and to introduce Foreigners
(which hat almoft ever been the rife of all Tyranies')
into that Body. To that end a motion was fir ft made
to fend for Germans, that Nation being efteemed to
he of great fidelity to their Mafters: but David
having attentively con/ider'*d the matter, concluded it
to be more commodious for the carrying on of his De-
Jigns, that Italians fhould be admitted to that Im-
ployment •, being perfwaded that Men of the fame
Nation with himfelf would not only be more intirely
under his Power, but that having no tinlture of any
Religion they would be alfothe moft proper Inftruments
of embroiling Affairs j and making no diftindion
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beitoeen what h juft and what mjufty might eafjty
he driven -to perpetrate any hind of ytllany he/ides
which^ men indigent and wicked^ born and educated,
und^r Tyrants^ accuftomed tounjuftWar^ and who
being far from home efteemed nothing in Britain dear
to tkem^ feemed moft fit to fupport the Innovations-
intended. To this end he began by degrees to fend for
vagabond Souldiers from. Flanders and other Coun-
tries upon the Continent.^ who came fingle^ and at
different timesthat what was doing might not ap-
pear : bi^t to offend one of thcfe was more dangerous
than to offend the Queen. In the mean time., as the
Power and Authority of David with the Queen in^
creafed daily, fo the King became daily more contem-
t\ble to her \ and to treat him yet ipith greater in-
dignity, David was fubjlituted to ffgn divers Pub-
lick AUs in the place of the King.
Fol. 209,
TToe Queen not contenting her felf to have raifed
'David frosn the mcanejl obfcurity, and expo fed him.
to the view of the People in this high degree of Ele-va^
iion, eontrived'another way of honouring him in a
domefiick and more familiar manner. She had for
fome Months admitted more Perfans than had been k-
fual at her Table, that David might have a place
there with lefs envy, on account of the number of thofe
who received that honour •, not doubting by this fhew
of Popularity, the numerous company, and daily ufe,
the ffrangenefs qf tke Speliacle would by degrees not-
only wear off, hut the Stomach of the ftouteft he in-
ftn/ibly accuftomed to fuffer any thing. At lajl
David with only one or. two more was permitted to eat
with her •, yet that the ffraitnefs of the Place might
in fome meafure dtmiaifl) the. Envy of the Aliion,
they ffmetimes eatinetflttle Clofft, ai\d fometimcs
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in David'i Chamber. But injiead of leffening the
Bublick Envy by thefe means., they increafed their own
Infamy, confirmed former Sufpicions, and afforded
matter for fmifler Difcourfes. Another thing fell
in alfo to inflame the minds of Men already difpofed
to believe the worfi, that David far furpaffed the
King in rich Furniture, Cloths, number and goodnefs
of Horfes •, which Indignity feemed fo much the
greater, by how much his Face contributed more to de-
jiroy the effeli of every Ornament about him, than
any of thofe Advantages to grace his Fjerfon. There^
fore the Queen, fince fhe could not corred the faults
of Nature, endeavours by heaping Honours upon him
to advance him into the higheft Order of Men, that
the Meannefs of his Birth and his perfonal Defortnity
might lie concealed under the cover of a fortuitous No-
bility •, 'but moft efpecially that by this means having a
right of-voting in the publick Affemblies, he might be
enabled to manage thofe Councils as the Queen fhould
dired. And becaufe it was thought neceffary to ad-
vance gradually, and that he might not feem to be an
indigent and mercenary Senator, their firft attempt
was made upon a Lordfhip, called by the Scots itlalviJ,
and fituated near Edinburgh. The Poffeffor pf the
Lordfhip, with his Father-in-law, and fueb Friends
as were thought to have the moft influence upon him,
were fent for tothe^een, who endeavoured to pre-
vail with the Lord to deliver up his Poffejfion quietly,
and to induce bis Father-in-law, with the refl of his
Friends, to perfwade him fo to do. But this way not
taking effed. as was defired, the ^een interpreted
their refufal as an affronp to her •, and which was
more pernicious, David was highly offended. The
People (for thefe things were not dqne in the dark) be~
gan to deplore the prefent Evils,and to exped worfe eve-
ry day j if men of th mojl antient Families and Ho-
nqur.
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nour might be expelled from the Seats of their j4n-
cejlors at the will of an indigent Rafcal'. The old
men called to mind, and frequently mentioned the
time when Cockeran, crfter the barbarous Murder of
the Kln^s Brother, was advanced from a Porter to
the Earldom of Marr, and filled the whole Kingdom
with Fire and Sword j which Defolation terminated in
the Death of the King, and almoft total Subverfion
of the Kingdom. To thefe things which were publick,
men in private Difcourfes added many more, as is u-
fual in undecent and fcandalotu cafes. But the
King refolving to credit nothing, fave what he fhould
difcover by himfelf, being informed that David was
gone into the Queen's Chamber, he went to the Door,
of which he always carried a Key •, and contrary to
cujiom, finding it to be bolted withm, he knocked', but
no one anfwering, he departed in a great rage •, and
being agitated by mojl violent Pajftons, paffed the
greater part of the Night without Sleep.
Fol, 2IO.
^bout that time Letters were brought from the
Queen of England, in which many things concerning
the prefent ftate of u4ffairs in Scotland were kindly
and prudently treated, with a gentle and affedionate
admonition to her Kinfwoman to lay afide her Pajfion,
and to entertain more moderate Counfels. The ^een
underjlanding that the Lords knew fuch Letters were
anrived, and that no one doubted the Contents, called
divers of them to her (hoping the favour would be
interpreted to proceed from inclination) and began
to read them in their prefence. But OA/he was in the
courfe of her reading, David openly admonifhed her
that /he had read enough, and commanded her to /lop :
which A^ion was accounted by all to be rather infolent
than new j for they were not ignorant how arrogantly
he
he ufed to carry himfelf to her, frequently ref roving
her with more /harpnefs than her Husband,durft ad-
venture to do. Few days after this the Caufe of the
Exiles was warmly debated in Parliament, where
feme to gratify the Queen, moving they might be
punifhed as Traytors, and others affirming they had
done nothing which defervedfo great Severity ; David
in the mean time furrounded the Members one by one,
and endeavoured to penetrate the intention of each to-
wards thofe that were banifhed, if hefhouldbe chofen
Frefident by the reft of the jiffembly \ not doubting
openly to dtfcover that the Queen would have them con-
demn'd; and that whoever fhould oppofe her, would
not only take pains to no purpofe, but incur her High
Difpleafure.
\
I
A
RELATION
Of the Death of
DAVID RIZZI,
Chief Favorite to M
Queen of Scots, See*
Written by the Lord R11T H E N.
IN the the Lord Ruthenof Scotland^ a
Man of forty and fix Years, was vifited by
the Hand of God with great trouble and
ficknefs, having two Infirmities, the one
called the Inflammation of the Liver^ and the other
the Confumpion of the Reins and Kidneys^ where-
through he kept his Bed continually by the fpace
of three months, and was under the cure of
Phyficians, as of the Qpeen's French Dodtor, Dr.
Prefion^ and Thoma/s Thompfon Apothecary ^ and
was fo feebled and wcakned through the Sicknefs
and Medicines, that fcarcely he might walk twice
the length of his Chamber unfitting down. In
this mean time the King, Husband to the Queen^s
Majeftyof Scotland^ conceived hatred againft an
Italian called David Riccio\ and about the lotb
day of February the faid King fent his dear Friend
and Kinfman George Douglas Son to Archibald,
forae-
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fometime Earl of Angus^ and declared to the
faid Lord Ruthen how that the faid David Riccio
had abufed hirn in many forts, and lately had
ftaied the Queen's Majefty from giving him the
Crown Matrimonial of Scotland^ which her Ma-
jefty had proraifed to him divers times before:
Befides many other Wrongs that the faid David
had done to him, which he could not bear with
longer, and behoved to be revenged thereof.
And becaufe the faid Lord Ruthen was one of
the Nobility that he confided and trufted moft
unto, in refpeQ: that his Children and he were
Sifters Children *, therefore he defired his Coun-
fel and Advice what way was beft to be revenged
on the faid The faid Lord Ruthen htar-
ing the Meflage aforefaid, gave anfwer to George
Douglafs, that he could give no counfel in that
Matter, in refpedt he knew the King's Youth and
Facilityfor he had fundry of the Nobility that
had given him counfel for his own Honour and
Weal, and immediately he revealed the fame a-
gain to the Queen's Majefty, who reproved them
with great anger and contumelious words: So
the faid Lord Ruthen would have no medling
with his Proceedings until the time he could
keep his own counfel. The faid George departed
with the faid Lord's Anfwer to the King about
the 12th of February, The faid King hearing
the Anfwer, was very mifcontented, and faid, It
is a fore cafe that I can get none of the Nobi-
lity that will aftift me againft yonder falfe Vil-
lain Davie. The faid George anfwered. The
faid Fault was in your felf, that cannot keep
your own counfel. Then the King took a Book
and fwore thereon, that what Counfel foever
the Lord Ruthen Ihould give him, he would not
reveal,
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reveal, neither to the Queen's Majefty, nor to
any others; and immediately direded the faid
George to the faid Lord Ruthen fgain, declaring
what Oath the King had made. Notwithftand-
ing the faid Lord Ruthen was eight days there-
after e're he would give any counfel therein 5
howbeit the faid King fent the faid George to him
every day three or four times. After eight
days were paft, the which was toward the 10th
day of February^ the faid Lord Ruthen perceiv-
ing that the King's whole Intent was but only the,
flaughter of Davie^ the faid Lord refolv^ in
his mind, and confidered that he had a good tirfte
to labour for certain of the Nobility his Bre-
thren that were baniflied in the Realm of Eng-
land and in yirgile ^ and fpecially the Earls of
u^rgiky Murrayy Gkncarn and Rothes y the Lord,
Boyd and Ocheltriey and Lairds of Pittarro and
Grange, with many other Gentlemen and Barons.
Wherefore fo foon as the laid George was di-
reded again from the King to him, the faid
Lord Ruthen anfwered. That he could not med-
die with the King's Affairs, without that he
would bring home the Noblemen before rehear-
fed, who were banifhed only for the Word of
God. And after long reafoning, and divers
days travelling, the King was contented that
they fliould come home into the Realm of Scot-
land •, fo that the faid Lord Ruthen would make
him fure that they would be his, and fet forward
all his Affairs. The faid Lord gave anfwer to
the King, and bad him make his own Security,
and that he fhould caufe it to be fubfcribed by
the aforefaid Earls, Lords, and Barons. Im-
mediately thereafter the King diredfed the faid
George Doaglafs to the faid Lord Ruthen with cer-
tain
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tain Articles, which he defired the faid Lord to
put in form of Writing, to be fubfcribed by the
Lords Saniflied ^ the* which the faid Lord caufed
to be put in form. And having confideration
that the faid King defir'd them to be bound to
him, the faid Lord caufed to be drawn certain
Articles in the faid Lords Names for the King^s
part towards them j which the King himfelf re-
formed with his own hand in the Margent, like
as it is to be produced.
The Articles being penned for both Parties,
and the King reading and cOnfidefing the fame,
he was contented therewith, and fubfcribed his
part, and delivered it to the faid Lord Ruthen^
who fent the other Articles to the Earl of Mur-
ray^ and the remanent being within England j
and to the Earl of Argile and the remanent being
with him in the Weft, who fubfcribed the fame,
and fent them to the faid Lord Ruthen to be kept
till their meeting with the King, and every one
to have their own part: Th6 TenoUr whereof
followetli.
Certain
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Certain Articles to he fulfUkdhy james
Earl of Murray, Archibald Earl of
Argile, Alexander Earl of Glen-
came, Andrew Earl 0/Rothes, Ro-
berc Lord Boyd, Andrew Lord O-
chelcrie, and their Qomplicesj to the
Noble and Mighty Prince Henry IQfig
of Scotland, Husband to our Sovereign
Lady: Which Articles the faid E^erjons
offer with moji humility^ lowlinefs and
JerVic'e to the faid Noble L^rince, for
whom to God they pray^ diC.
HE faid Earls, Lords, and their
X Complices, fliall become, and by
the Tenour hereof become true Subjeds, Men
and Servants, to the Noble and Mighty Prince
Henry^ by the Grace of God, Ring of Scotland^,
and Husband to our Sovereign Lady: That they
and all others that will do for them, lhall take
a leyal and true part with the faid Noble Prince
in all his Adions, Caufcs and Qiiarrels, againlfc
whomfoever, to the utterraoft of their Powers ^
and fhall befriends to his Friends, and Enemies
■ to his Enemies, and neither fpare their Lives,
' Land, Goods nor Poflellions.
2. Itenty The faid Earls, Lords, and their
I Complices, fliall at the firft Parliament, and
i other Parliaments that lhall happen to be after
- B their
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their returning within this Realm, by themfelves
and others that have Voice in Parliament, con-
fent, and by thefc Prefents do confent now as
then, and then as now, to grant and give the
Crown matrimonial to the faid Noble Prince for
all the days of his Life. And if any Perfonor
Perfons withftand or gainfay the fame, the faid
Earls, Lords, and their Complices, lhall take
fuch part as the faid Noble Prince taketh,in what-
foever fort, for the obtaining of the faid Crown,
againftall, and whatfoever that let or deny, as
fhall bell pleafe the faid Noble Prince.
3. Itcnty The faid Earls, Lords, and their
Complices, ftiall fortify and maintain the faid
Noble Prince in his juft Title to the Crown of
Scotland, failing of Succelfion of our Sovereign
Lady, and lhall juftify and fet forward the fame
at their utmoll Powers. And if any manner of
Perfon will ufurp or gainfay the juft Title, then
the faid E^rls, Lords, and their Complices, lhall
maintain, defend, and fet forwards the fame, as
beft lhall pleafe the faid Noble Prince, without
feai>of Lite or Death, and lhall feek and purfue
them the Ufurpers, as lhall pleafe the faid Noble
Prince to command, to extirp them out of the
Realm of Scotland, or take or flay them.
4. Item, As to the Religion which was efta-
blilhed by the Queen's Majefty our Sovereign,
Ihortly after her arrival in this Realm, where-
upon Adts and Proclamation was made, and now
again granted by the faid Noble Prince to the
faid Earls, Lords, and their Complices *, they,
and every of them, fliall maintain and fortify the
fame .at their uttermoft Powers, by the help,
fupply, and maintenance of the faid Noble
Prince. And if any Perfon or Perfons will gain-
fay
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fay the fame, 6r any part th'Ereof, or begin to
make Tumult or Uproar for the fame, the faid
Earls, Lords, and their Complices, to take a
full, true, and plain part with the faid Noble
Prince, againft the faid Contemners and Ufur-
' pers, at their uttermoft.
5. /rem. As they are become true Subjedts,
Men and Servants, to the faid Noble Prince, fo
ftiall they be leyal and true to his Majelly, as be-
Cometh true Subjedts to their natural Prince; and
as true and faithful Servants ferve their good
Mafter with their Bodies, Lands, Goods and
Polfeffions •, and ihall neither fpare Life nor Death
in Letting forward all things that may be to
the Advancement and Honour of the faid No-
ble Prince.
6. Item, The faid Earls, Lords, and their
Complices, lhall labour at the Queen of En^latid'i
hands fgr the relief of the faid Noble Prince his
Mother and Brother, by themfelves and fuch
othei's as they may procure, to the uttermoft of
their power, that they may be reliev'd out of
Ward, or remain in England freely, or repair
into Scotland, as they lhall think moft expedient,'
without ftop or impediment to her felf, hh" Son,
their Servants and Moveables,
7. ftcm, The faid Earls, Lords, and their
Complices, lhall, by themfelves and others that
will do for theni, labour and procure, at the
Queen of England^ hands, that the faid Noble
Prince may have her k'indnefs, good-will and af^
fiftance in all his Majefty's honourable and julf:
Caufes, againft whatfoever Foreign Prince.
B t
€ertaffi
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Certain Articles to he fulfilled by the ISlobte
Scotland, Husband to our Sovereign
JLady^ of his Majefty's mere Clemency
and good willy to James Earl of Mur-
ray, Archibald Edrl of Argile, Alex-
ander Earl of Glencarne, Andrew
Earl of Rothes, Robert Lord Boyd,
Andrew Lord Stuart of Ocheltrie,
remaining in England, Crc.
/few,THIRST, Thefaid Noble Prince lhall do
Jr his good will to obtain them one Remif-
fion, if they require the fame, for all Faults and
Crimes by-paft, of whatfoever quality or condi-
tion they be. And if that cannot be obtained at
the firft time, (hall perfevere in fuing of the fame
until it be obtained ^ and at the la It (hall give
them a free remilfion of all Ctimes fo foon as we
are placed, by their help and fupply, to the
Crown Matrimonial: And in the mean time lhall
ftop and make Impediments, fo much as lieth in
us, that they be not called nor accufed for what-
foever Crime: And prefently remits and forgives
the aforefaid Earls, Lords, and their Complices,
all Crimes committed againit us, of whatfoever
quality or condition they be ^ and do bury and
put the fame in Oblivion,as they had never been;
And lhall receive thera at their returning, thank-
and Mighty Prince
fully.
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fully, and with heartinefs, as others our true and
faithful Subjedfs and Servants.
2. Item, We lhall not fufFer, by our good
wills, the forefaid Lo.rds and their Complices, to
be called or accufed in Parliament, nor fuffer a-
ny Forfeitures to be laid againit them, but lhall
ftop the fame at our utter moll Power 1 And if
any Perfon or Perfons pretend otherwife, we lhall
neither confent to the holding* the Parliament,
nor yet lhall grant to their Forfeiture willingly,
but (hall Hop the fame to our uttermoll Power, as
fa id is,
3. item. That the faid Earls, Lords, and their
Complices, returning within the Realm of Scot-
land, we lhall fulFer or permit them to ufe and
enjoy all their Lands, Lackes, Breedings and
Benefices that they or any of them had before
their palfage into England. And if any manner
of Perfons do make them Impediments in the
peaceable enjoying of the faid Lands, Breedings,
Tackes, Benefices, and Polfeflions, it being made,
known to us, we lhall fortify and maintain them
to the uttermoll of our Powers, to the obtaining
of the fame.
4. Item, As to the faid Earls, Lords, and their
Complices Religion, we are contented and con-
fent that they ufe the fame, conform to the
Queen's Majefty Aft and Proclamation made
thereupon, Ihortly after her Highnefs's return
out of France. And if any Perfon or Perfons
pretend to make them Impediment thereunto, or
to trouble them for ufing the fame Religion, wc
lhall take part with the aforefaid Earls, Lords,
and their Complices, at our uttermoll Power.
And after their returning, upon their good
bearing and Isrvice to be done to the faid Noble
B 3 Prince,
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Prince/halVby their advice confent to the flablifh-
ing the Religion now profefled, and fliall concur
with them, if any perfons do withftand them.
/tew. We fhall fortify and maintain the laid
Earls, Lords, and their Complices, as a natural
Prince fliould do to his true and Obedient Sub-
jeds j and as one good Mafter Ihould fortify and
maintain his true and natural Servants againfl:
whatfoever, in all their }ufi: Caufes, Actions, and
Qjiarrels.
All this while the King kept fecret from the
Queen's Majefty the whole Proceedings ^ and as
her Majefty fought by fubtil means to learn of
him what was in his mind, fo crafted he with
her to feek out her mind ; And in the fametime
he daily fent to the Lord faying that he
could not abide Davie any longer ^ and if his
Slaughter was not haftned, he would flay him
himftlf, yea, tho it were in the Queen's Majefty's
{wvn Chamber. The faid Lord iRMt&ew counfelled
him to the contrary, and thought it hot decent
■ that he Ihould put hand on fucb a mean Perfon :
yet always the King could not be content, with-
out thefaid Lord Ruthen affixed a day when the
faid Ihould beflain. The faid Lord con-
fidering with himfelf that It was not convenient
nor honourable to flay the faid Davie, notwith-
ftanding the Offences he had made ; but rather
to take hini, and give him Judgment by the No-
bility, the King's Majefty anfwered, it was cum-
berfome to tarry in fuch a Caufe •, but always he
tould be contented that he were taken and hang-
W, or difpatched otherwife. In the mean time
the King and Queen's Majefties rode to Seaton
the King- fo burning in his defire towards the
"Slaughter
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Slaughter of David^ he fent divers privy Writ-
ings written in his own hand, and alfo MelTages
by tongue to George Douglas^ to be ihewed to the
Lord Ruthen^ to have all things in readinefs^ a-
gainil his repairing to Edinburgh towards the
Slaughter of David, or otherwife he would put
the fame in execution with his own hands. In
the mean time the faid Lord Ruthen was prafti-
ling with the Earl of Morton^ who was the King's
near Kinfman, and with the Lord Lindfey, be-
caufe his Wife was a Douglas, and of confan-
guinity to the Kingand with a great number of
Barons, Gentlemen, and Freeholders, to a/Eft
the King in fuch Affairs as he had to do; and then
they fhould have their Religion freely eftablifhed
conform to Chrifl's Book,and to the Articles that
the King had fubfcribed to the Lords. And after
the King's return out of Seaton, he direded
George Douglas to the faid Earl of Morton and
Lord Ruthen, to fee what day fhould be appointed,
with place and time., for the performance of the
Enterprife againfl David. The faid Earl and Lord
fent anfwer to the King, and declared they fhould
have a fuflicient number ready againft Friday or
Saturday the 8rfo or 9th of March, to do what he
pleafed ■, and enquired of the King what time
he would have it the ratherefl performed *, for
according to the faid Earl's and Lord's opini-
on, they thought it belt to take time when David
fhould be in his own Chamber in the Morning, or
in palling through the Clofe: which the King refu-
fed fimpliciter, and faid he could not be well taken
in his own Chamber, nor no time in the Morn-
ing, by reafon that at night he tarried lace with
the Queen's Majefty he lay in the over Cabinet,
and otherwhiles mSignior Francifco's Chamber,and
B 4 fometiraes
Th).
fometimes jn his own, to which he had fundry
Packdcors and Windows that he might efcape at \
and if fo it were, all were loft. Therefore he
would have him taken at the time of the fupping,
fitting with her Majefty at the Table, that he
plight be taken in her own prefence j becaufe
flie had not entertained him her Husband accord-
ing to her accuftomed manner, nor as (he ought of
Puty. To the which the faidEarl and Lords
were very loth to grant, and gave many rcafons
to the contrary, that it was better to have beep
done out of her prefence, not in the fame. Not-
withftanding no reafon might avdil, but the
King would have him taken in her Majefty's Pre-,
fence, and devifed the manner hirafelf, as after
followeth; That upon the Saturday at Supper-
time the faid Earl of Morton, Lord Ruthen, and
Lord Lindfey, fhould have ready fo many as would
be Affiftants and Partakers with the King, in
their Houfes, againft he (hould fend them word :
and fo foon as he fent them word, that the Earl of
Morton (hould come in, and come up to the
Queen's utt?r Chamber, and a Company with
Ihira j and the faid Lord Rutben to come through
the King's fecret Chamber •, and that the King
would pafs up before by a privy PalTage to the
Queen's Chamber, and open the Door, where-
through the faid Lord Rutben and his Company
might enter: and that the King himfelf (hould '
be fpeaking with the Queen's Majefty fitting at
fuppcr •, the remanent Barons and Gentlemen to
be in the Court of the Palace for keeping of the
Gates, and defending of the Clofe, in cafe any
of the Lords or Officer^ would endeavour to
gain-ftand the King's Enterprize. "the faid Ear^
^ortor^ and Lord Rutben having confideratiop
^ ^ ©f
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of the King's Devife towards the taking of Da»
vie in the Q,ueen's Majefty's Chamber, were loth
to grant thereto •, yet the King would not other-
wife, but have it done as he had deviled. The
faid Earl and Lords confidering he was a young
Prince, and having a lufty Prihcefs to lie in his
Arms afterwards, who might perfwade him to
deny all that was done for his Caufe, and to aL
ledg that others perfwaded him to the fame,
thought it necelfary to have fecurity thereupon \
and a Band was made in the King's name to the
Earls, Lords, Barons, Freeholders, Merchants,
and Craftfmen, declaring all that was to be done
was his owii Devife, Invention, and Fadt; and
bound and obliged himfelf, his Heirs and Sue-
celfors, to them, their FJeirs and Succellbrs,
to keep them skeithlefs, and unmolelted or
troubled for the taking and executing of Davie
in the Queen's prefence or otherwife, like as the
Band more at large fpecified hereafter word by
word.
Be it kend to all men by thefe prefent Letters:
We Henry by the Grace of God, King of Scot-
land^ and Husband to the Queen's Majefty ^ for
fo much we having confideration of the gentle
and good nature, with many other good Qualities
in her Majefty, we have thought pity, and alfo
think it great confcience to us that are her Huf-
band, to fufFer her to be abufed or feduced by
certain privy Perfons, wicked and ungodly, not
regarding her Majefty's Honour, Ours, nor the
Nobility thereof, nor the Common-weal of the
fame, but feeking their own Commodity and
privy Ggins, elpecially a Stranger Italian called
pavie; which may be the occalion of her IMa-
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jefty's Definition, Ours, the Nobility, and
Commonweal, without haily remedy be put
thereto, which we are willing to do : and to
that effeft we have dcvifed to take thefe privy
Perfons, Enemies to her Majefty, Us, the Nobi-
lity, and Commonwealth, to punilh them accord-
ing to their Demerits •, and in cafe of any dif-
fitulty, tocut them ofTimmediately, and to take
and flay them wherever it happeneth. And be-
caufe we cannot accomplifh the fame without the
alTiftaiice of others, therefore have we drawn
certain of our Nobility, Earls, Lords, Barons,
Freeholders, Gentlemen, Merchants, and CrSftf-
men, to afTifl: us in our Enterprife, which cannot
be finifhed without great hazard. And becaufe it
may chance that there be fiindry great Perfonages
prefent, who may endeavour to gain-ftand our
Enterprife, where-through fome of them may
be flain, and likewife of oars, where-through a
perpetual Feud may be contrafted betwixt the
one and the other •, therefore we bind and oblige
Us, our Heirs, and Succefibrs, to the faid Earls,
Lords, Barons, Gentlemen, Freeholders, Mer-
chants, and Craftfmeh, their Heirs and Succef-
fors, that we fhall accept the fame Feud upon Us,
and fortify and maintain them at the uftermofl or
our Power, and fhall be Friend to their Friends,
and Enemy to their Enemies •, and fhall neither
fuffer them nor theirs to be molefled nor troubled
in their Bodies, Lands, Goods, nor PoiTefli-
ens, fo far as lieth in us. • And if any perfon
would take any of the faid Earls, Lords, Ba-
rons, Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, or
Craftfmen, for enterprizing and affifling with,
us for the atchieving of our purpofe, becaufe it
may chance to be done in prefence of t^je Qpeen's
Majefty,^'
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Majefty, or within her Palace of Holyrood-houfe^
we by the Word of a Prince fliall accept and take
the fame on us now as then, and then as now ;
and fhall warrant and keep harmlefs the forefaid
Earls, Lords, Barons, Freeholders, Gentlemen,
Merchants and Craftrmen,at our utter power. In
witnefs whereof we have fubfcribed this without
own hand at Edinburgh the ifi of March 1565.
Upon Saturday the 9th day of March^ as is
conform to the King's Ordenancc and Device,
the faid Earl Morton^ Lords Ruthen and Lindfey^
having their Men and Friends^n readinefs, abid-
ing for the King's Advertifement i the King hav-
ing fupped, and the fooner for that Caufe, and
the ^een's Majefty being in her Cabinet within
her inner Chamber at the Supper, the King fent
to the faid Earl and Lords, and their Complices ^
and deilred them to make halte and come into
the Palace, for he lliould have the door of the
Privy Palfage open, and Ihould be fpeaking with
the <^ueen before their coming, conform to his
Device rehearfed before. Then the faid Earl of
Morton^ Lord Ruthen and Lord Lindfey^ with
^heir Complices, palfed up to the Queen's utter
Chamber i and the faid Lord Ruthen paffed in
through the King's Chamber, and up through the
privy way to the Queen's Chamber, as the King
had learned him, and through the Chamber to
the Cabinet, where he found the Queen's Majefty
fitting at her Supper at the raiddes of a little
Table, the Lady ^rgile fitting atone end, and
Davie at the head of the Table with his Cap on
his head, the King fpeaking with the Queen's
Majefty, and his hand about her Wafte. The
laid Lord Ruthen at his coming in faid to the
Queen's
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Qiiecn's Majefty, It would plcafc your Majefly
to let yonder Man Davie come forth of your pre-
fence, for he hath been over-long here. Her
Majeity anfvvcred, What Offence hath he made ?
The faid Lord replied again, that he had made
great Ofence to her Majefty's Honour, the King
her Husband, the Nobility and Commonweal of
the Realm. And how ? faith (he. It will pleafc
your Majefly, faid the faid Lord, he hath offend-
ed your Majefty's Honour, which I dare not be
fo bold to fpealt of: As to the King your Huf-
ban's Honour, he hath hindred him of the Crown
Matrimonial, which your Grace promifed him,
belides many other things which are not necelfary
to be exprelfed. And as to the Nobility, he hath
caufed your Majefly to banifh a great part, and
moft chief thereof, and forefault them at this pre-
fent Parliament, that he might be made a Lord.
And as to your Common weal, he hath been a
common deflroyer thereof, in fo far as he fuffered
not your Majefly to grant or give any thing but
that which paffed through his hands, by taking
of Bribes and Goods for the fame; and caufed j,
your Majefly to put out the Lord Rof$ from his'
whole Lands, becaufe he would not give ovci;
the Lordfhip of Melvin to the faid Davie \ belides
many other inconveniences that he follicited your
Majefly to do. Then the faid Lord Ruihen faid
to the King, Sir, take the Queen's Majefly your
Sovereign and Wife to you, who flood all amazed
and.wyfl not what to do. Then her Majefly
rofe on her feet and flood before Davie, he hold-
ing her Majefly by the plates of the Gown, lean-
ing back over in the window,his Whiniard drawn '
in his hand. Arthur Erskin and the Abbot of Holy-
rood-houfe, the Laird of Crech Maf]:er of the Houfe-
hold,
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hold, with the French Apothecary, and one of
the Grooms of the Chamber, began to lay hands
■ ft upon the faid Lord Ruthen^ none of the King's
emaii; Party being prefent. Then the faid Lord pulled
out his Whiniard, and freed himfelf while more
came in, and faid to them. Lay not hands on me,
iweal. for 1 will not be handled j and at the incoming of
il pit others into the Cabinet, the faid Lord Ruthen put
offt up his Whiniard. And with the rulhing in of
not: Men the Board fell to the wallwards, with Meat
t Ht and Candles being thereon*, and the Lady oiArgile
Cror lookup one of the Candles in her hand : and in
i fe the fame inftant the faid Lord Ruthen took the
ecefa: Queen in his arras, and put her into the King's
hek arms, befeeching her Majefty not to be afraid;
rt, a: for there was no Man there that would do her
hisp:; Majefty's Body more harm than their own
a Lor, Hearts; and alfured her Majefty, all that was
kea done was the King's own Deed and Aftion.
fuffr; Then the remanent Gentlemen being in theCa-
ingla binet, took Davie out of the Window ; and af-
/talii ter that they had him out in the Queen's Cham-
dcaffi ber, the faid Lord Ruthen followed, and bad take
"rom: him down the privy way to the King's Chamber ;
veofi; and the faid Lord return'd to the Cabinet again,
klii: believing that the faid Davie had been had down
idpK to the King's Chamber, as faid is: but the prefs of
y fit the People hurl'd him forth to the utter Chamber,
where there was a great number ftanding, who
jijazt were fo vehemently moved againft the faid Davie^
jfajel that they could not abide any longer, but (lew him
eliolt at the (Queen's far Door in the utter Chamber.
^ lea; Immediately the Earl of Morton pafted forth of the
dra'i Queen's Majefty's utter Chamber to the inner
{fjiif Court for keeping of the fame and the Gates, and
Hoof deputed certain Barons to keep Davk\ Chamber
holl till
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till he knew the Queen's Majefty's pleafure, and
the King's. Shortly after their Majefties fend
the Lord Lindfey and Arthur Erskin to the faid
Earl of Morton to pafs to David's Chamber to
fetch a black Coffer with Writings and Cyphers,
which the faid Earl of Morton delivered to them,
and gave the Chamber in keeping to John Simple
Son to the Lord Simple^ with the whole Goods
there. Gold, Silver, and Apparel being therein.
In this mean time the Queen's Majefty and the
King came forth of the Cabinet to the Queen's
Chamber, where her Majefty began to reafon
with the King, faying. My Lord, Why have
you caufed to do this wicked Deed to roe, confi-
dering I took you from a bafe Eftate, and made
. you my Husband ? What Offence have I made you
that ye fhould have done me fuch fhame ? The
King anfwered and faid, I have good reafon for
me •, forfince yon Fellow Davie fell in credit and
familiarity with your Majefty, ye regarded me
not, neither treated me nor entertained me after
your wonted Fafhion j for every day before Din-
ner, and after Dinner, ye would come to my
Chamber and pafs time with me, and thus long
time ye have not done fo ^ and when I come to
your Majefty's Chamber, ye bear me little com-
pany, except Davie had been the third Marrow t
and after Supper your Majefty hath a ufe to fet
at the Cards with the faid Davie till one or two
of the Clock after midnight j and this is the en-
tertainmcnt that I have had of you this long time.
Her Majefty's anfwer was. It was not Gentle-
woraens duty to come to their Husbands Cham-
ber, but rather the Husband to come to the
W ive's Chamber, if he had any thing to do with
her. The King anfwered, How came ye to my
Cham-
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chamber at the beginning, and ever, till within
thefe few Monthsf that Davie fell in familiarity
with you ? or am I failed in any fort of my Bo-
dy ? or what difdain have you at me? or what
Offence have I made you, that you Ihould not
ufe me at all time alike ? feeing that I am wil-
ling to do all things that becometh a good Huf-
band to do to his Wife. For fince you have
chofe me to be your Husband, fuppofe I be of
the bafer degree, yet I am your Head, and ye'
promifed Obedience at the day of our Marriage,
and that I fhould be equal with you, and partici-
pant in all things. I fuppofe you have ufed me
otherwife by the perfwafions of Davie. Her
Majefty anfweredand faid, that all the lhame that
was done to her, that my Lord, ye have the
weight thereof j for the which I lhall never be
your Wife, nor lie with you •, nor fhall never
like well, till I gar you have as fore a Heart as I
have prefently. Then the Lord Ruthen made
anfwer, and befought her Majefty to be of good
comfort, and to treat her felt and the King her
Husband, and to ufe the Counfel of the Nobility,
and he was alfured her Governm.ent Ihould be as
well guided as ever it was in any King's daysj
The faid Lord being fo feebled with his
Sicknefs, and wearied with his Travel, that
he defired her Majefty's pardon to fit down
upon a Coffer, and called for a drink for God's
fake: fo a French man brought him a Cup of
Wine, and after that he bad drugken, the Queen's
Majefty began lo rail againft the faid Lord; Is
this your Sicknefs, hoxd. Ruthen ? The faid Lord
anfwered, God forbid that your Majefty had fuch
a Sicknefs •, for 1 had rather give all the ipove-
able Goods that I have. Then, faid her Majeftv,
'if
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if flie died, or her Barn, or Common-weal
pcriflied, flie Ihould leave the revenge thereof to
her Friends to revenge the fame upon the faid
Lord Ruthen and his Pofterity j for fhe had the
King of Spain her great Friend, the Emperor
likewife, and the King of France her good Bro-
ther, the Cardinal of Lorrain^ and herUnkelsin
France^ befides the Pope's Holinefs, with many
other Princes in Italy. The faid Lord anfwered
that thefe noble Princes were over-great Perfon-
ages to meddle with fuch a poor man as he was,
being her Majefty's ownSubjedt: and where her
Majefty faid, that if either flie, her Barn, or the
Commonweal periflied, the faid Lord Ruthen
Ihould have the weight thereof ^ the faid Lord
anfwered, that if any of the three periflied,
her Majefty's felf and her particular Counfel
Ihould have the weight thereof, and fliould be
accufed as well before God as the World: for
there was no man there within that Palace, but
they that would honour and ferve her Majefty,
as becometh true Subjedls ^ and would fufFer no
manner harm to be done to her Majefty's Body
than to their own Hearts and if any thing be
done this night that your Majefty miflikes, charge
the King your Husband, and none of us your Sub-'
jefts i which the King confelfed was of verity.
In the fame inftant one came knocking faft at
the Queen's Chamber-door, declaring that the
Earls Hufitly^ Athol., Bothwel., Cathnefs, and
therland.^ with the Lords Levingjlone.,
Secretary, the Comptroller, and Laird
of Grant, with their own Servants and Officers
of the Palace, were fighting in the Clofe againft
the Earl of Morton and his Company, being on
the King's Party. The King hearing the fame,
would
would Have gone down, and the Lord ^uihen
ftaid Him, artd defired him to intreat the Qiieen's
Majefty, and he would go down and take order
amongft them. So the faid Lord pafled to the
Ciofc, born under the Arni *, and before his
coming the Officers We're dwong into their Hou-
fes i and the Lords were holden in at the Gallery
Door by the Earl of Morton and others being
with him, and were conftrained to pafs up to the
Gallery and to their Chambers^ So the faid Lord
Ruthen palTed up to the Earl BothwelPs Chamber^
where he found the Earls of Huntley^ Sutherland^
Cdthnefsj the Laird of Grant^ and divers othersj to
whom he ffiewed that the whole Proceeding that
was done that night,was done and invented % the
King's Majelly's own devife, like as his Hand writ-
ten was to (hew thereupon and how he had fent
for the Lords that were baniffied in England and
Argyle^ who would be there before day: And
becaufe there was fome Enmity unreconciled be-
tWixt the Earls of Huntly and BothmU^ and the
Earls of jdrgyle and Murray^ and their Colleagues^
the faid Lords promiled in their names, that it
ffiould be mended at the fight of two or three
of the Nobility, they doing fuch like to them |
whereupon the (hid Earls of Huntley zxidi Bothwell
gave the Lord Ruthen thnr hands, and received
his for th' other part: and after they had drunk-
en, the faid Lord Ruthen took his leave of them,
and pafled to the Earl of Athol\ Chamber, ac-
companied with the Earls of Cathnefs, Sutherland^
and the Laird of Grant •, and found with the
faid Earl the Coraptrollei", Secretary, Mr. 'James
Balfour, and divers others: and becaufe of the
Familiarity and Kindnefs betwixt the Earl of
Aihol and the Lord Ruthen, the faid Earl began
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to be angry with the faid Lord, for that he would
not (hew him what Enterprife foever that he had
to do i whofe anfwer was, that it was the King's
Adion and the King's Devife, and that none of
them had further medling therewith than the
King had commanded, like as his Hand written
did teftify. Yet the faid Earl enquired further
upon the faid Lord Ruthen^ why he would not let
him wit thereof: the faid Lord anfwered, it
was the King's Secret ^ and feared if he had gi-
ven knowledg thereof, he would have revealed
it to the Queen's Majefly, which might have been
a hindrance of the purpofe, and caufed the
King have holden me an unhoneft man for my
part. The faid Earl perceiving that all that
was done was the King's own deed, defired the
faid Lord Ruthen to pafs to the King, and get him
leave to pafs to his Country, and fo many as
were prefently in the Chamber with him. In this
mean time the Earls of Bothwell and Hmtly tak-
ing a fear of the other Lords returning out of
England, and Argyle^ and becaufe they were hard-
ly iroprifoned before, thought it better to efcapc
too than to remain *, fo they went out at a lowWin-
dow,and palfed their ways. In the mean time while
the Lord Ruthen was with the Earl of Athol^
the King declared to the Queen's Majefty, that
he had fent for the Lords to return again ,
whereunto (he anfwered, Ihe was not in the
blame that they were fo long away : for (he
could have been content to have brought them
home at any time, had not been for angering
the King •, and to verify the fame, when her
Majefty gave a remilTion to the Duke, the King
was very mifcontent therewith: whereto the
King anfwered, that it was true that the King
was ■
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Was mifcontented then, but now he Was content,
and doubted not but Ihe would alfo be content to
perfevere in the good mind to them as Ihe had
done before. At the fame time came the Provoft
of Edenburgh^ and a great number of men of the
Town with him in Arms to the utter Court of
the Palace of Holy rood-Houfe^ where the King
called out of the Window to them, commanding
them to return to their Houfes, like as they did j
for he declared to them that the Queen's
Majelly and he were in good health. The
Lord Rutben being come up to the Queen's
Chamber again, where the King was befide her,
he fliewed them that there was no hurt done,
and that the Lords and all others were merry,
and no harm done. Then her Majelly enquired
what was become of Davie. The faid. Lord
Rutben anfwered that he believed he was in the
King's Chamberfor he thought it not good to
fhew her as he died, for fear of putting her Ma-
jelly in greater trouble prefently. Then the
Queen's Majelly enquired of the faid Lord what
great kindnefs was betwixt the Earl of Murray
and him, that rather than he and the remanent
Ihould be forfaulted, that he would be forfaulc
with them. Remember ye not, faid Ihe, what
the Earl of Murray would have had me done to
you for giving me the Ring ? The faid Lord Ru^
then anfwered,. that he would bear no quarrel
for that caufe, but would forgive him and all o-
thers for God's fake ^ and as to that Ring, it
had no more virtue than another, and was end
little Ring with a pointed Diamond in it. Re-
member ye not, faid her Majelly, that ye faid
it had a virtue to keep me from poifoning ? yea
Madam (faid he) I'faid fo much, that the Ring
C 2 had
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had that wtue, only to take that evil opinion
out of your head of Poifoning, which you con-
ceived that the Proteftants would have done j
which the faid Lord knew the contrary, that the
Proteftants would have done no more harm to
your Majefty's Body than to their own Hearts ^
but it was fo imprinted in your Majefty's mind,
that it could not be taken away without a con-
trary imprefiion. Then faid her Majefty to the
the faid Lord, what Fault or Offence have I
made to be handled in this manner? Inquire,
faid he, at the King your Husband. Nay, faid
Ihe, I will enquire of you: who anfwered.
Madam, it will pleafe your Majefty, ye well re-
member that ye have had this long time a few
number of privy Perfons, and moft fpecial
Da'uie a Stranger Italian^ who have guided and
ruled you cantrary the Advice of your Nobility
and Counfel •, and efpecially againft thefe Noble-
men that were banifhed. Her Majefty anfwered,
were ye not one of my Council ? what is the
caufe that ye fliould not have declared, if I had '
done any thing amifs againft them that became
me not? The faid Lord anfwered, becaufe your
Majefty would hear no fuch thing : for all the
time that your Majefty was in Glafcow ov Dum-
friefe, let fee if ever ye caufed your Council to
fit, or to reafon upon any thing, but did all things
by your Majefty's felf and your privy perfons,
albeit the Nobility bare the Pains and Expences.
Well, faid her Majefty, ye find great fault with
me, I will be contented to fet down my Grown
before the Lords of the Articles j and if they
find I have offended, to give it where they pleafe.
Then anfwered the Lord Ruthen^znd faid,God for-
bid Madam,that your Crown fhould be in fuch ha-
zard V
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zard i but yet, Madam, who chofe the Lords of
the Articles ? Not I, faid fhe. Saving your Ma-
jefty's Reverence, faid the Lord Ruthen^ yc chofe
them all in Seaton, and nominated them : And as
for your Majelly's Council, it hath not been fuf-
fered to wait freely this long time, but behoved
to fay what was your Pleafure. And as to the
Lords of the Articles, your Majefly chofe fuch
as would fay whatfoever you thought expedient
to the Fortaulters of the Lords Banilhed: And
now when the Lords of the Articles have fittcn
fourteen days reafoning on the Summons of
Treafon, have ye found a juft Head wherefore
they ought to be forfaulted ? No, Madam, not fo
'much as one Point, without falfe Witnefs be
brought in againft themj whefeunto llie gave
no anfwer.
The faid Lord Ruthen perceiving that the
(Queen's Majefty was weary, he faid to the King,
Sir, it is bell ye take your leave at the (^iieen's
Majcfty, that fhe may take reft: So the King
took his good-night and came forth of the
Queen''s Chamber, and we with him, and left
none there but the Ladies, Gentlewomen, and
the Grooms of the (^een's Majefty's Cham-
ber. And fo foon as the King came to his own
Chamber, the faid Lord Ruthen declared the
Meflage he had from the Earl of u4thol to the
King, that he might have licenfe to return home
to ^thol: Which the King was loth to do with-
out he gave him a Band that he fhould be his.
The Lord Ruthen anfwered, that he was a true
Man of his Promife, and would keep the thing
he faid, as well as others would do their Hand-
writing and Seal. Then the King defired the
faid Lord Ruthen to fetch the Earl of Jthol to
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him*, which he did: And after the King and
Earl of ^thol had talked together, he defired
the faid Earl to be ready to come whenfoever he
Ihould fend for him. His anfwer was, that when-
foever it pleafed the Queen's Grace and him to
fend for him, that he would come gladly : And
the faid Earl defired the King that he might fpeak
with the Qireen's Majefty, which the King re-
fufed. And then the faid Earl took his good
night, and paffed to his chamber, and the Lord
Ruthen with him, where he made him ready and
his Company to pafs forth, like as they did ^ and
in his company were the Earls of Sutherland and
Cathnefs^ the Mailer of Cathnefs^ the Secretary,
and Controler, Mr. James Balfour^ the Laird of
Grant, with divers others. Immediately the
King dipcfted two Writings, fubfcribed with
his hand, on Saturday after the flaughter of Da-^
vie, to certain men of Edenhurg bearing Office
for the time, charging them to convene Men in
Arms, and make watch within the Town upon
the Calfay ', and to fuffer none others to be feen
out of their Houfes, except Proteftants, under
all highell pain and charge that after may fol-
low. And on the morrow after, which was 5mm-
day the i cth of March^tht King direfted a Letter,
fubfcribed with his hand, making mention that,
jt was not his Will that the Parliament Ihould
hold, for divers Gaufes, but difcharged the fame
by the Tenor thereof: And therefore command-
ed all Prelats, Earls, Lords, Barons, CommilCo-
ners and Barrowis, and others that are warned
to the faid Parliament, to depart from Edenhurg
within three hours next after that Charge, under
the pain of Life, Lands, and Goods, except fo
iiiany as the King by his fpecial command caufed
to
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to remain; which Letter was openly proclaimed
at the Market-Crofs, and fully obeyed. The
Gates being locked, the King being in his Bed,
the Queen's Majcfty walking in her Chamber,
the faid Lord Ruthm took air upon the lower
Gate, and the privy Paffages: and at the King's
Command, in the mean time, Davie was hurled
down the fteps of the Stairs from the place where
he was flain, and brought to the Porter's Lodg;
where the Porter's Servant taking off his Clothes,
faid. This hath been his Deftiny ; for upon this
Gheft was his firfl: Bed when he entred into this
place, and now here he lieth again, a very ingrate
and misknowing Knave. The King's Whiniard
was found fticking in Davie's fide after he was
dead ; but always the Queen inquired of the King
where his Whiniard was ? who anfwered, that
he wit not well: Well, faid flie, it will be known
afterwards.
On the morrow, which was Sunday^ March lo.
the King rofe at eight of the Clock, and paffed to
the Qiiecn's Majefty's Chamber, where he and Ihe
fell to reafoning of the Matter proceeded the
night afore, the one grating on the other till it
was ten a Clock, that the King came down to his
Chamber; and at his coming from her, Ihe defi-
red him to let all the Ladies and Gentlewomen
come unto her; which the King granted, and
at his coming down Ihewed the lame to the Earl
of Morton and Lord Ruthen^ who were not con-
tented with the fame; and Ihewed the King,
that they feared that the Queen's Majefty would
trafEck by them with the Lords, and all other
that would do for her, like as it followed indeed:
For inftantly her Majefty wrote fome Writing,
and caufed them to write others in her Name to
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the Earls of Argile^ Huntly^ Bothmh Atkol, and
others. After that the King had dined, on Sunday
he pafled up to the Queen's Majefty's Chamber,
where the Queen made as flie would have parted
with Barn, and caufed the Midwife come and fay
the fame. So her Majefty complained that flie
could get none of the Gentlewomen to come up
to her, Scots nor French. The King fending
this word to the Earl of Morton and Lord Ruthen^
all were let in that pleafed. At the fame time
the Qiieen's Majefty thought that the Lord
Ruthen would do her Body harm, and fent John
Simple^ Son to the Lord Simple^ to the faid Lord'
Ruthen, to enquire what her Majefty might
lippen unto in that behalf: Whofe anfwer was,
that he would no more harm to her Body, than
to his own Heart ^ if any Man intended to do o-
thcrwife, he fliould defend her Majefty Body at
the uttermoft of his Power. And further the
faid Lord faid, her Majefty had experience of his
mind in that Night's proceeding, when he fuf-
fered none come near her Majefty to moleft and
trouble her. The faid John Simple brought this
Meffage to the faid Lord Ruthen at two of the
Clock Afternoon, on Sunday, fitting then in the
King's utter Chamber at his Dinner. At four of
the Clock the King came down to his Chamber,
Where the Lord Ruthen fliewed him that the
Qiieen's Majefty was to fteal out among the
throng of the Gentlewomen in their downcom-
ing, as he faid he was advm'tifed. So the King
commanded him td-give attendance thereto ;
which he did, and put certain to the Door, and
let no Body nor Gentlewoman pafs forth undif^
muffled.' ■ ' •
After,
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After, about 7 or 8 of the Clock, the Earls of
Mwrey and Rothes^ with their Complices, came
out of England, and lighted at the Abbey, and
were thankfully received of the King and after
certain communing, the Earl of Murrey took his
Good-night of the King, and palTed to the Earl
of Morton's Houfe to Supper. Immediately there-
after, the Queen's Majcfty fent one of her Ufh-
ers, called Robert Phirfell, for the faid Earl of
Murrey *, who pafled to her Majefty, whom Ihe
received pleafantly, as appeared j and after com-
muning, he pafTed to the Earl of Morton's Houfe
again, where he remained that Night. At this
time the King remained communing with the
Queen's Majefty, and after long reafoning with
her, (he granted to lie with him all Night, he
coming to her Chamber, and putting all men out
of his utter Chamber, except the Waiters of his
Chamber, and made a complaint that her Gentle-
women could not go forth at the door undifmuf-
fled at the King's coming down. He fliewed the
faid Earl of Morton, and Lord Ruthen, the whole
manner of his proceedings with the (^een's Ma-
jefty •, which they liked no way, becaufe they
perceived the King grew effeminate again and
faid to him, we fee no other but ye are able to
do that thing that will gar you and us both re-
pent. Always he would have the faid Earl and
Lord to rid all the Houfe,conform to the Queen's
Majefty's defire •, which they did, and the faid
Lord Ruthen palfed and lay in the King's War-
drobe : and after he was lien down, George Doug-
lafs came to him, and ftiewed him that the King
was fallen afleep. The faid Lord caufed George
to go to wake the King j and after that he had
gone in twice pr thrice, finding him fleeping fo
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found, he would not awake him. Thereat the
fa id Lord was very mifcontented j the King flept
ftill till fix in the morning, that the Lord Ru-
then came and reproved him,that he had not kept
his Promife to the Queen's Majefty, in lying with
her all that Night. His anfwer was, that he was
fallen on fuch a dead fleep that he could not a-
waken *, and put the blame to William Tellor
one of his Servants that permitted him to fleep.
But always, faid he, I will take my Night-gown
and go up to the Queen. The faid Lord Ruthen
anfwered and faid, I truft (he lhall ferve you in
the Morning as you did her at Night. Always
the King pafTed up, being Monday the i\th of
March ax. fix of the Clock, to her Ma jelly's Cham-
ber, and fat down on the Bedfide, fhe being fleep-
ing, or at leafl made her felf fo, and fat there
by the fpace of one hour e're fhe fpake word to
him. Then when her Majefly waked, fhe en-
quired of the King, why he came not up yefler-
day night conform to his Promife ? He anfwered,
he fell in fo dead a fleep, that he awaked not a-
fore fix. Now, faith he, am I come, and offer-
ed to lie down beflde her Majefly ; but fhe would
not fuffer him, for fhe was iick, and faid, fhe
would rife incontinent. Then the King fell in
reafoning with her Majefly towards the return-
ing of the faid Lords that were banifhed, and
forgiving of them all Offences, and likewife for
the daughter of Davie: and as appeared to him,
her Majefly was content j for the King came
down to his own Chamber at eight of the Clock
very merrily, and fhewed the faid Earl of Morton^
and Lord Ruthen., the proceedings betwixt him
and the Queen's Majefly: who anfwered him,
9nd faid, all was but words that they heard. For
look
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iattit look how ye intend to perfwade herMajefty %
igCept we fear (he will perfwade you to follow her Will
rd Si- and Delire, by reafon (he hath been trained up
Mkept from her Youth in the Court of France^ as well
gwii in the Affairs of F-nnce as Scotland, in the Privy
tiess Council. Well, faid the King, will ye let me
noti- alone, and I will warrant to drefs all things
1 fth well. And after that the King had put on his
3deep, Clothes, he palled at nine to the Queen's Cham-
ber, where he reafoned of many things with her
Rutin Majefty : And at his returning to his Dinner at
,yooi3 eleven, he declared to the Earls of Murrey znd
Alwap Morton^ Lords Ruthen and Lindz.ay, that he had
ntld drelfedthe Queen's Majefty, that the faid two
Chaffi. Earls, and Lord Ruthen, fhould come to the pre-
jfltcp fence of the Qpeens Majefty, and (lie would for-
atte give, and put in Oblivion all things by-paft, and
bury them out of her Majefty's mind, as they had
(lie (J never been. The faid Earls and Lords anfwer d,
, jjjif, ; that all that fpeaking was but policy •, and fup-
fwrei i^ vvere promifed, little or nothing would
jgjj, . be kept. Always the King took freely in hand,
1 Qgjp and bad them make fuch Security as they pleafed,
and the Queen's Majefty and he fhould fubfcribe
1; the fame. And then after Dinner the King paffed
fellii "P again to the Queen's Chamber, where the
Midwife was made to come to him, and faid, that
the Queen would not fail to part with Barn,if her
Majefty went not to fome other place where there
were more freer Air •, and in like manner divers
\ of the Lords faid the fame. And the King re-
'Clocl tfirning to his Chamber at three Afternoon, de-
dared the fame to the faid Earls, and Lord Ru-
^ jjju then: And in the mean time in came the French
jjjjj Doftor, who declared to the King, that it was
unable to the Queen's Majefty to efthew a Fever •,
lofli which
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which if flie take, fhe will not fail to part with
Barn, without flie were tranfported from that
place to fome better aired place. After they
were departed, the King inquired of the faid
Earls and Lords, what they thought of their
fpeaking? Who anfwered, they feared all was
but craft and policy that was fpoken and done.
Always the King would not trow the fame, and
faid, that fhe was a true Princefs, and that thing
(he promifed, he would fet his life for the fame.
And between four and five Afternoon, the King
pafied to the Queen's Chamber, and took the
Earls of Morton, Murrey, and Lord Ruthen
with him and after they had come to the
^een's utter Chamber, the King went in and
left the Lords, to know her pleafure, whether
her Majefty would come out of her utter Cham-
ber, or if the Lords fhould come into her Maje-
lly. She took purpofe, and came out of the ut-
ter Chamber, led by the King ^ the faid Earls and
l ords fitting down upon their Knees, made their
general Oration by the Earl of Morton Chancel-
lor, and after, their particular Orations by them-
felves. And after that her Majefty had heard all, 1
her anfwer was, that it was not unknown to the i
Lords, that Ihe was never blood-thirfty, nor '
greedy upon their Lands and Goods, fithence her j
coming into Scotland \ nor yet would be upon
theirs that were prefent, but would remit the
whole Number that was banifiied, or were at the
laft deadand bury and put all things in O.blivi-
on as if they had never been and fo caufed the
faid Earls, Lords and Barons, to arife on their
Feet. And afterwards her Majefty defired them
to make their own Security in that fort they pleaf- |
ed beft,and Ihe (hould fubfcribe the fame. There- •
after, '
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aft^r^ her Majefty took the King by the one hand^
and the Earl of Murrey by the other, and walked
in her faid utter Chamber the fpace of one hour j
and then her Majefty pafled into her inner Cham-
ber, where flie and the King appointed, that all
they that were on the King's Party, Ihould go
forth of the place after Supper. The King com-
ing down to his Chamber afore fix of the Clock,
the Articles which were the Security that were
on the King's Party, were given by the Earls of
Murrey and Morton^ and Lords Ruthen and Lind-
fey to the King, to be fuBfcribed by the Queen,
which the King took in hand fo foon as he had
fupped to be done ^ and he defired the faid Lords
to remove themfelves out of the Palace, to that
elFed, that her Majefty's Guard and Servants
might order all as they plcafed. The Lords an-
fwer was to the King, You may well caufe us to
do that thing that is your pleafure, but it is fore
againftour wills i for we fear all this is but de-
ceit that is meant towards us, and that the
Queen's Majefty will pafs away fecretly and take
you with her, cither to the Caftle of Edenburg,
or elfe Dunbar. And here the Lord Ruthen pro-
tefted, that what end followed thereupon, or
what Blood was ftied for the fame, that it ftiould
come upon the King's Head and Pofterity, and
nought upon theirs. The King faid, he ftiould
warrant all. So they departed and took their
leave of the King, and palfed all forth of the Pa-
lace of Holyrood-houfe to the Earl of Morton'i
Houfe, where they fupped j and after Supper di-
fedted Mr. Archibald Douglafs to the King, to fee
If the Queen's Majefty had fubfcribed the Arti-
des of the Lords ahd^ Barons Security. The
Kiii^ pyg thai he had let the Queen's
Majefty
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Majefty fee them, who found them very good;
and becaufe (he was fick and going to her Bed,
Ihe delayed the fubfcribing of them to the morn-
ing i and immediately after Mr. Archibald return-
ed to the Lords with anfwer. The Laird of
Traquair Mailer of the Guard made an Arrant to
the Earl of Murray to fee what the Lords were
doing, and after he was departed, the whole
Earls, Lords, and Barons, with Gentlemen,
paired to the Town of Edinburgh to their Beds,
believing furely the Queen's Majefty's Proraife,
and the King's.
The fame night about one a clock after mid-
night,the Queen's Majefty and the King with her,
went out at one Back-door that palled through the
Wine-Cellar j where Arthur Erskin the Captain
of the Guard, and other 6 or 7 perfons, met her
Majefly with her Horfes, and rode toward Dun-
bar--y and on the morrow, which was Tuefday,
the I xth of March, the Lords hearing how the
Queen's Majefty was departed, and taken the
King with her, convened the Earls, Lords, Ba-
tons, and Gentlemen, and after the matter was
appointed, enquired every man's opinion, which
concluded ail to remain in the Town of Edin-
burgh, till fuch time they might fend fome Noble-
men to her Majefty for performance of the Ar-
tides promifed for their fecurity •, and to that
effedl fent for the Lord Simple, and defired him
that he would pafs to Dunbar with a Writing of
the Lords, which he granted to do, and received
the fame, with a Copy of the Articles that the.
King received before, and promifed to do his
utter diligence to get the fame immediately fped,
if it were the King and Queen's Majefties Plea-
fure fo to do. After the Lord Sim^le\ coming
to
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to Dunbar^ having prefented the Lords Writ-
ing to their Majefties, he was evil taken with
the Queen's Majefty, who caus'd him to remain
three days j he reported at his returning, that
there was no good way to be looked for there, but
Extremity to the Earls, Lords, and Gentlemen,
who had been at the Slaughter of Bavid^ notwith-
ftanding her.Majefty's proraife made before. At
that time her Majefty being in Dunbar, wrote to all
Earls, Lords, Barons, to meet her in Haddington
Town the lytfe or \Sth oi March, and likewife
direfted univerfal Letters, charging all manner
of men betwixt <5o and to be there, day and
place aforefaid, being in Arms in fear of War;
and alfo fent divers charges to the Lord Eshn
Captain of the Caftle of Edenburgh, to Ihut up
the Town, unlefs the Lords departed out of it.
In this time it was declared to the Earl of Murray,
that if he would fue Addrefs to the Queen's Ma-
jefty, he would obtain the fame, who Ihewed the
fame to the Lords, who counfelled him to write to
her Majefty to that effeft •, which he did, and re-
ceived her Majefty's Anfwer with certain Articles.
In this time the Earl of Glencam and Rothes took
their Appointment of the Queen's Majefty. The
Earl of Morton, Lord Ruthen, and remanent
their Complices perceiving that the Queen's
Majefty was willing to remit the Lords banifhed
into England and Argyle, and bare her Majefty's
whole rage againft them that were with the King
at the Slaughter of Davie, thought beft to re-
tire themfelves into England under the Queen's
Majefty of England^ Protection, till liich time
as the Nobility of Scotland their Peers underftood
their Caufe: for they have done nothing with-
out the King's Command, as is before mentioned,
and
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and doubt riot but their Caufe lhall be found juft
and honefl whenfoever the fame be tried; and
lament the extream handling contrary to Order
arid Juftice, that they may not compear for fear
of their lives ^ in refpedt that her Majefty hath
caufed a Band to be made, and all Earls, Lords,
and Barons that reforted to her Majefty, to fub-
fcribe the fame, that they ftiall purfue the faid
Earl Morton^ Lord Ruthen, and Lindfay and their
Complices with Fire and Sword i which is againft
all Order of the Law: And on Saturday the
22dof her Majefty hath caufed toi be fum-
moried the faid Earl of Mortoh^ Lords Rutheri
and Lindfay, the Mafter of Rnthven, Lairds of
Ormyjlon, Brinjlbn, Halton, Elveljlon, Calder,
Andrew Carr of Faldomftde, Alexander Ruthen
Brother to the Lord Ruthen, Patrick Murray of
Tippermure, William Douglas of Whittingham,
Mr. Archibald Douglas his Brother, George Doug-
loi, Lyndz,ay of Pryfione, Thomas Scot of
Cambyfmichet, of Perth, WiUiani
Douglas of Lochleven, fames Jeffert of Shrejfal,
Adam Eskin Commendator of Camskinnel,
MenterJ}]fear of Kars, Patrick Ballenden
of Stenehoufe Brother to Juft ice Clerk, Patrick
Wood of Conyton, Mr. fames Magil Clerk of Re-
gifters, with '^others, to compear before her
Majefty and fecret Council within fix days, uti-
der the pain of Rebellion, and putting them to
her Horn, and efchetting and bringing of alt
their moveables Goods, the which like Order is
not ufcd in no Realm Chriftened nor is it the
Law of Scotland of old j but new cropen in, and
irivented by them that underftand no Law, nor
yet good praftife : and how her Majefty hath
handled the Barons of LoHhian our Brothers, it
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is known i and in likewife our poor Brethren of
Edinburgh^ Merchants and Craftfmen, and how
they are opprefled by the Men of War God
knoweth, who will put remedy' hereto when it
pleafeth him heft : and how the Lords and Ba-
rons Wives are opprelTed in fpoiling of their
Places, robbing of their Goods without any
Fine for the fame, it would pity a godly Heart.
And where her Majcfty alledgeth, that night
that Vavie was llain fome held Piftols to her Ma-
jefties Womb, fome ftroke Whiniards fo near her
Crag, that (be felt the coldnefs of the Iron, with
many other fuch like Sayings, which we take
"God to record was never meant nor done j for
the faid Davie receiv''d never a Stroke in her Ma-
jefty's prefence, nor was not ftricken till he was
at the fartheft Door of her Ma jefty's utter Cham-
ber, as is before rehearfed. Her Majcfty makes
all thefe Allegations to draw the faid Earl/l/ortow,
Lords Ruthen and Lindfay^ and their Complices, in
greater hatred with other foreign Princes, and
with the Nobility and Commonalty of the Realm,
who have experience of the contrary, and know
that there was no evil meant to herMajefty's
Body. The eternal God who hath the rule of
Princes Hearts in his hands, fend her his Holy Spi-
rit to inftruft her how (he Ihould rule and govern
with Clemency and Mercy over her Subjeds.
Written at Bemici, day of March 1555.
D Buchanan
(5°)
* :
Buchanan, Fol. 211.
* The ¥ ^ the firjl place * P^e took care that the
<^iieen. J. 0/David, which had been buried with-
out the Doors of the next Church, fhould be
removed by night, and placed in the Sepulchre of the
lafl King and his Children : Which unworthy and un-
exempted Ail ion, gave further occafton to difadvan-
tagioiu Reports of her. For what, faid they, can he
a more manifeji ConfeJJion of her Adultery, than to
make (m far as in her lies) a fordid F'illain, who
had-nothing commendable in himfelf, nor had done
any thtng ufeful to the Publick, e^ual in the lajl of all
Honours paid to Men, with her Father and Brothers -,
and (which feemed yet to be almojl a great Indigni-
ty) to put an impure Fellow, Raskal, as it were, in-
to the Arms-of the late ^een Magdalen de Valois?
In the mean time /he never ceafed from menacing
her Husband, deriding him with bitter raillery, and
ufing the utmofl of her Power to extingui/h his Autho-
rity with all Men, and to render him as contemptible as
/he could.StriB inquiry was made concerning the /laugh-
ter of David : Many of thofe who were fufpeBed to be
concerned, were bani/hed to different places j more were
fined in Sums of Mony, and fome who had hardly
any part in the ABion, and for that reafon thought
thcmfdves fecure, were puni/lsed capitally with death;
for the principal Perfons engaged in that Affair, had
either efcaped into England, or concealed themfelves
in the mountainous Countries of Scotland. All Off-
cesof theAPagifracy, and Places of Trufl, were ta-
ken away from every one who was in the lea/i fuf-
fcBed, and conferred upon their Enemies. And a
Proclamation was ptiUi/hed, forbidding men to fay
that
( 5' )
that the-King had any hnowledg or part sin the death
of David : But thvs^ notwithftanding the puUkk Ca-
lamities., wcus entertained with a general Laughter.
In k'ptW following.^ thefe Dijlurbances. being a little
calmed.^ the Earls of Argile and Murrey were re-
ceiv^d into Favour., the Queen retired into the Caftle
of Edmburg, (the time of her lying in approaching)
and on the 19th of June, a little after nine., fhe was
brought to bed of a Son., who was afterwards called
James the 6th.
Equinoftialera.
It was reported that one John Damiette a French
Priefi., who was accounted a Magician., had often
admoni/hed him (David) that having got much
Wealth., he jhould be gone, and fo fecure himfelf
from the hatred of the Nobility, who were too Jirong
a Party for him •, and that his anfwer was, Thac
the Scots were more ready to talk than to fight:
u4nd that a few days before his death, being advifed
to beware of the Baftard j he faid, 1 hat fo long as
he lived, the Bajiard Jhould not have fuch Power in
Scotland as so caufe him to fear : He thought the
Earl of Murrey was meant by that Name. But
whether this Warning was fulfilled, or eluded, fo it
was in fall. That George Douglafs, a Baflard of
the Earl of Angus, gave him the firjl Wound.
Buchanan, L. 17,
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SIGEBERTI HAVERCAMPI
INTRODUCTIO
HISTORIAM
PAT R I A M
N
a
PRIMIS HOLLANDIy£ &c.
COMI TIBUS,
USQUE AD
PACEM ULTRAJECTINAM
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RADSTADTENSEM;
A°. 1714.
LUGDUNl BATAVORUM.
Apud GERARDUM POTVLIET,'
M D C C X X X I X.
INTRODUCTIO IN
gna pars Comitatum poftca Hollandise &
Zelaiidise conftituiCjdivifa.Omnes enini terrae
quae intra Albin & Scaldim fluvios fitae erant,
Frifiae antiquitus nomen obtinebant. Pars
igitur quondam Frifiae Hollandia nunc pro-
prie di6l:a, fuos quoque habuit Dynaftas ,
qui Comites a Scriptoribus adpellari folent;
inter quos tres Comites,Theodoricididli om-
hes, & duo Gerolfi, alternatim dominium
tenuerunt. Tertius ex illis Theodoricis, Ge-
rolfi fecundi filius, Walgeri, Comitis Tel-
lierbanti, frater, Comes vocatus fuit apud
Bodelograve in Hollandia, acque Coenobium
Egmondanum Sacrarum Virginum ex ligno
tedificavit. Conjugem habuit'Gerbergam,
ex qua reliquit filium Thepdoricum.
z. Is Theodoricus I. vulgo, & primus Hoi-
landiae Comes apud Scriptores veteres dici fo-
let, quoniam titulo ComitisCoenobii Egmon-
dani decoratus fuit a Rege Carolo Simplice
A. pz2. fimulque ab eo accepit terras nunc
Rhenolandiam atque Kennemerlandiam die-
tas, quarum & fimul earum, quas, a patre
reliftas , polTedit, Comitatus videlicet in
Zuidhardershage & Bodelograve , Dynafta
exllitit.
5. Gravia is Theodoricus I. bella gelTit con-
tra Weflfrifios, quosjuxta Renesburgum acie
vicit. Sacras is Virgines ex Coenobio Egmon-
dano Bennebroecam tranllulit, Coenobium
ipfum (quod hadlenus ex ligno fuerat) ex la-
pi-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. I. 5
pide , atque Ecdefiam ibidem infuper flru-
xit, in Coenobio aiuem , quod valde di-
tavit, Monachos Ordinis S. Benedidi colic-
cavic. Ejus tempore quum HungariWellpha-
liaminvafiflent,contra eofdem expedirionem
fecit, atqtie periifle peregre profedtus dicitun
Quod ilii videtiir accidifle bello Lotharin-
gico, quod geflium fuit inter Ochonem I. &
Ludovicum Vidlorem, cujus is partes feque-
batur. Ex conjuge Hildegarde duos reliquit
liberos , filiam videlicet Arlindam didiam ,
& filium , nomine Egbertum , Britonera
cognominacum , Trevirorum Epifcoptim.
4. Theodoricus II. Comes Hdllandias,!!-
Ve in Hollandia, II. fiiius eratWigmanni IV.
I lamelandioe Comitis , atque a Rege Otho-
ne , cognate fuo, donatus fuit ditionibus
caefi in bel'o Comitis Dieteiici I. quia ipfe ne-
pos erat Hildegardis, uxoris quondam Wig-
manni III. Comitis Hamelandics, atque filim
Gerolfl II. qui pater fuerat Theodorici,vulgo
primi Hollandiae Comitis. Vidiiam infuper
Theodorici I. confanguinei fui &cognominisy
Hildeg.irdem itidem didtam, uxorem duxir.
Ampliores hie poifedit ditiones quam Theodo-
ricus I. quoniam ex hereditate patris Wig-
manni obiinuit Arcem e regione Gandavi y
atque dominium Alofti terrarumque , quae
vulgo dicebantur Quatuor Officio' um, /Ifjtney
Bockholt ^ Axel^ Hulfi en 't Land "jan Waas.
p Prccterea ab Imperatore Othonelil. va-
A 2 riis
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riis tcrris auflus fuit, unde & beneficus in
Abbatiam five Ccenobiiim Egmondanum ,
quod variis donis locupletavit, exditit. Mor-
tuus in eodem fuit conditus, atque ex Hil-
degarde duos reiiquit filios, Balduinum, E-
pifcopum Ultrajeclinum, & Arnulfum , qui
patri fucceflit.
6. Arnulfus, Theodorici Il.filius, Comes
Holiandiae III. LudorumEquellrium laudeinfi-
gnis, cognomine Gandavenfis diflus fuit,quia
natus erat in Arce, qua: erat e regione Ganda-
vi, atque ex linea Gandaventi, in quam
primus Hollandise Comitatum tranftulerat e-
jufdem pater Theodoricus. Et Arnulfus qui-
dem, mortuo fratre uterino Egberto, Tre-*
virenfi Epifcopo , aliquot ditionibus aufilus
fuit, fed , quum contra ilium infurrexiflent
Wellfrifii, expeditionem contra eos fum-
fit, caefis vero ab iifdem copiis fuis , ipfe
quoque in fuga periit. Sepultus autem fuit
in Ecclefia Abbatise Egmondanae, atque re-
latus deinde in Sanclorum numerum.
7. Ex Liutgarda, Sigefndi I. Comitis
Lucemburgi, filia , tres filios atque filiam
unani reiiquit Arnulfus. Ex quibus major
nam, Adelbertus, patris polTefiiones Flindri-
cas atque Caftelium Gandavenfe obtinuit ;
fecundus,Theodoricus diclus, Hoilandiae at-
que Zelandiae Dynafta fa6lus fuit; Comita-
tus VVeftfrifiae atque Kennemeriundiae filio
juniorr, Sigefndo, five Sicconi, difto, viro
ad-
HISTOR. PATR, Lib. I. Cap. I. ^
admodum bellicofo, ceffit. Sigefridus is matri-
monio tenuic Tietburgam de Caftricuin, mo-
riens vero ditiones fuasfratrlTheodorico reli-
quit. Duos genuit filios, Sigebertum atque
Godefridum. A Sigeberto, qui primus Baro
Septimontium {Zevenbtrgen^ fuit, defcendit
Brederodiorum nobilis Domus. Godefridus
pofleffiones quafdarn in Lucemburgico nac-
tus, cognomon inde Lucemburgici tulit.
Filiam iiiiuper reliquit Gercrudam nomine,
quas nupta Ludolfo , C^omiti Brunfvicenfi,
Iflegoam illi pro dote adiulit.
8. Theodoricus, ejus nominis hi. inter
Hollandia: Comites IV, muJtos fibi adquifivic
inimicos conflituto ad Dordracum telonio, <&
occupata filva atque pifcatu Merewedte, un-
de ingentes turbae & varia nata fuerunt beJIa,
quae fortiiiime contra plures fimul holies gef-
fit. Fugato enimTheociorico Bavone,Coinite
in Bodelograve, exercitura quoque Adel-
boldi, Epifcopi Uitrajeftini, interfeilis plu-
rimis ex nobilitate, cecidit. Neque melior
fortuna tertii hofiis, Godefridi I. Ducis Lo-
tharingite inferioris, fuit, Qiiibus omnibus
irritatus Imperator Henricus, quinque Ze-
landim infulis eumdera fpoliarit, & invi-
turn coegit, ut pacem cum Epifcopo Ultra-
jeftino lacerer. Quae hac conditione fadia
fuitjUt Comes Theodoricus Uollandisc Comi-
tatam, veluti feudum ,ab Adelboldo, Epifcopo
Ultrajeftino, tanquam legitime domino fuo,
A 3 ac-
6
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acciperet, quam ob rem idem Theodoricus
Marelchalcus Ecclefiae Uitrajedlinse dictus
fuic.
p. Pofl mortem fratris Sigefridi (nequid-
quam litem illi movente fupra Weittrifiam
Epil^copo Ultrajedlino) pofieffiones ejus fibi
ad.uiixit, Expeditione infuper in Terrain
Sanftam fufcepta, fofpes reeiit, atque Ec-
cleliam Egmondanam variis donanis orna-
vit, inque ea, mortuus, fepultus fuit. Uxo-
rem habuic Uthiidam, five Witichildam , ex
Saxonica, uc creditur, dome, & ex illa duos
filios, Theodoricum, qui pain fuccefiTit, &
Florentium, Weiitrifiae Comitem.
Cap. II.
§. I.
Theodoricus IV. Comes Hollandiae V,
films Theodorici HI. quura ,adjuvante
Balduino , Flandriae ComiLe, occu-
pafiet Maaflandiam & Flardingam , ita con-
tra fe irritavit Imperatorem Henricum II.
Conradi filium, ut, abjudicaio illi Hamelan-
diae Comitacu, omne jus in ilium Comitatum ut
& in Wafdte bylvam atque urbem Dordracum,
Epifcopo Ultrajeftino conceflerit. Quare iratus
Comes Theodoricus, inito fccdere cum Gode-
frido il, Duce Lotharingite, & Balduino, Comi-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. II. 7
te Flandrise, multa damna Imperatori intu-
lie, Flardiiigam, Dordraciim aliaqp.e loca oc-
ciipavic. Gravi deinde bello petitus eft
ab Epifcopo Leodienfi five Colonienfi ,
cLijiis quondam fratrem Leodii in Ar-
miludio exanimem dejecerat; atque ab Eg-
bene I. Staverse Comite. Hi, conjuniSlis
armis, Dordracum occuparunt, iterumque ur-
be a Comite Theodorico pulfi funt. Mox a vi
ad doliim converfi frauderaqne, inmiffis fi-
cariis', ComiteniTheodoricum, dum per angi-
portiim in ea urbe tranCt, fagiita venenata i'e-
mur trajcdlum, interficiunt, ex quo ille ,
quad fccleratus, hodieque Comitis jngiportus
did folet. Uxcrem non duxit , atque in-
prolis obiir.
2. Florentivs I. Hollandiae Comes VI.
vivente fraire, ex hereditate patris acceperat
Wellfrificc Coinitatum, fed, mortuo eodem,
Hollandiae quoque Comes fadus , Jmpera-
toris adhaefit partibus,& contraFlandrfe Co-
mitem aliorque,qui Caej'ari rebelles erant,ar-
ma fumdr. Zelancicas quoque Infulas, ut
avitum patrimonium , vi recepit. Exfutus ta-
men iifdem rurfus fiiit per Robenum junio-
rem, Comitis Flandriae filium, quas quum ,
fecuta mox pace, Flandriae Coraiti inter alia
reliquidec Imperator Henricus 111. Flprentius,
ira percitus, arma fumdt, fadaque in terras ,
quas dbi deberi contencebat, expedirione ,
plures ex iifdem ut & Merev/edam, vi occu-
A 4 -pa-
al. :
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pavit, hoflefque armata manu obviam faclos
femel atque iterum pepulit, fed, dum, feflus
a pugna, cum fuis juxta Bemercum quiefcit,
ex inprovifo ab hoftibus oppreflus cum muitis
fuorum interficitur. Filiura reliquit inpube-
rem , Theodoricum nomine , & difas fi!ias,
Bertam & Mathildam. Bertha nupfic Fhi-
lippo I. Regi Gallics , qui pollea illara repu-
diavit.
Gertrudis, fepulto casfi conjugis cor-
pore in Ecclefia Abbatite Egmondanae, filio
eciamnum inpubere, regimen fufcepit, atque
ita VII. inter Comites Ilollandias , rerum
habenas tenuic. Sedquum Wellfrilii,inpu!rore
Roberto, adlidue fines Hollandiae rapinis 6c
excurfionibus infedarent , tandem , quietis
caufla, eidem Roberto nuplit.
4. Robertus ille, VIII. inter Hollandiae
Comites, Frifii cognomine inclaruit. In Fri-
liam enim fefe , egeniis & patria extorris,
receperat. Natus ipfe erat in Flandria, pa-
tre Balduino V. Fiandrige Comite, cui Fio
cognomen erat. Sed quum fratrem haberet,
cui paterna deflinabatur Flandriae poffeflGo,
Balduinum quoque didlura, adfumtis viatico
& qui fequi volebant comitibus, fortunam
ubique adverfam expertus, tandem in Weft-
frifiam fefe recepit, atque, a Frifiis exceptus,
adfiduis incurilonibus Gertrudis fines vafta-
vit, donee conjugem eamdem pa6lus, tutelam
fimul ditionum ejus & pupilli Comitis fa-
fcepit.
J
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. II. ^
J-. Tutelam banc egregie geffit Robertus ,
qui a pacre quoque balduino, certis condi-
tionibus, Infulas Zelandicas atque Arcem e
regione Gandavi nattus eit; verum poltea
a fratre Balduino, ejus noininis VI. Flan-
driae Cornice, injudo beilo peticus , arma
fumfit invicus. Fafto praelio magna clade re-
pulfi func Flandri, acque ipfe Bal minus in
pugna cecidit. Ea occafione ufus Robertus
atque in Fiandriam profeftus, quamvis fjlium
reliquilTet frater ejus Balduiniis, Comes
Flandrise creatus fuic, eamque dignitatem
natis ex fefe atque Hollandica Gertrude po-
fteris reliquit. Neque id tamen fine certaini-
ne cum Balduino juniore qui Balduinus Ber-
ghius diftus fuit. Hunc, utpote Balduini VI.
filium, primo quidem Rex Gailije, deinde
& ipfe Imperator, Flandrite rurfus inpone-
re conati, ilrenue defendente jura fua Ro-
berto, tandem deferere coafti funt.
6. V^erum baud ita profpere Roberto res
contra novum boflem ceffir. Erat is Gode-
fridus III. Lotbaringix dux, a vitio corpo-
ris, Gibbofus diftus. Contra bunc, qui Ger-
trudis invaferat poflefliones, mediamque jam
tenebat Hollandiara, cum exercitu profecdus
Robertus , prope urbem Leidam acerrime
conflixit. Inraani autem clade accepta, re-
lidta viftori Hollandia, cum conjuge Gertru-
de & iiberis in Fiandriam fefe recipere coac-
tus fuit.
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7. Atque ita noviis dominus his inpofitus
terris GUDEFRIDUS , cognomine Gibbo-
Jits, inter Cornitts Hollandiic JX. fefe ingef^
fit; vir admodum beliicofus, qui terras has,
tamquam provinciam, armis fubaftam, quia-
que fere annis tenuit. Bcllo quoqiie Saxoni-
CO indaruic, in quo infigni ejus opera ufus
fuit Imperator, Saxonefque a Godefrido
vifti funt. Delfis, clarse inter HoDandicas
urbi, exordia dedit, condita ibidem arce i
quumque alteram contra Saxonas pararet ex-
peditionem, nefarie ficariimanu, dum ipfe
levandi ventris gratia fecedit, in imo ventre
fauciatur, & brevi pod Ultrajedi moritur.
8- Theodoricus V. Florentii 1. filius, X.
Hollandise Comes cenfendus elt, fi in eo-
rum quoque numerum referas mairem Ger-
trudam, quae inpubere filio regimen tenuit,
atque vitricum Robertum, qui tutelam Co-
mitatus atque pupilii geffit, &denique, qui vi
imperium tenuit, GodefridumLotharingium,
five Gibbofum. lifdem vero ex numero Co-
mitum exemtisjVlI. inter eofdem numeran-
dus erit Theodoricus V. Is Theodoricus, ubi
primum per a:tatem avitas pofTeiiiones, re-
motis ufurpatoribus, tueri potuit, a Rege
Anglias adjutus, bellum movit Epifcopo Ul-
trajedino^ Conrado Suevico, qui multas fibi
vindicabat Comitis polTeffiones, quas, a Go-
defrido Gibbofo adjutus, armis fubjecerat.
Hunc igitur, pugna navali in Mereweda,
dein
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. IL ii
dein terreflri prope Ifalajmundam vicic. In
hac pugna, duftor exercitus, Comes Zuc-
phani3e,cccidic,acque jple Epiicopus aComi-
le Theodorico in Arce IfalKmundm obfefi'us,
viftons arbitrio lefe permictere, iliique ter^
ras , de quibus difceptabatur , reimquere
coa6lus fuk. Theodoricus Arcem illarn fundi-
tus dejecit, atque reliquum vicm in tranquilla
pace exegir. Mortuus vero iepultus eii in
Kcclefia Abbatiaj Egmondanas, quam, con-
firmatis veteribus niajorura iuorum conceflictf
nibus, novis iniiiper donariis ipl'e auxerat.
p. Succeflic illi Florentius il. Conies
Ilollanciim XL quern genuerat ex Othilda ,
filia Heriraanni, Comitis Werlae,' five Duels
Saxoniffi. , Florentius autem, qui, ab obefi-
tate corporis, Pinguis accepic cognomen,
triginta annos iraperavit. Animi atque
corporis virtiuibus , ut & fortunic muneri-
bus , omnibus majoribus praeluxifie traduur.
Conjugem habiiic Petroneliam, fororem uie-
rinain Lotharii, ducis Saxoniac & pollea Im-
peratoris Komani, Tub nomine Lotharii 11.
qui, quantum per ortas in Jmperio turbaspo-
tuitjfoforis, a'^que nepotis ex eadem Floren-
tii, curam geffit.
lo. Erat Petuokella, inter Hollaridia;
Comites Xlf. numeianda, magni & virilis
animi miilier ; quae, quum filii, etiamnum
inpuberis, atque fimu! Comitatus tutelam llifce-
piflet, conaca fuit 1 iollandiam Friliamque
li-
X
14 INTRODUCTIO IN
fimul conjungere, atque unum ex unicis ter-
ris Comitatum facere. Itaque a fratre Lotha-
rio literas patentes accepit, quibus Ooftergoas
atque Weitergoae terras, qua: fines Hollandiac
adjacebant, atque Frifiam ibidem conftitue-
bant, fiiio Petronellae, TheodoricoVI. velu-
ti ad Hollandiae Comitatum pertinentes, do-
nabantur> quamvis is nunquam earum domi-
nus , acemme avitam libertatem vindicanii-
bus Frifiis, fadlus fuerit. Eadem Petronella
cum filio, ubi primum ad pubertatem perve-
nit, in Flandriam properavit. Carebac enim
Fiandria Principe , Carole Bono , Comite
Fjandrise, trucidato; eratque jus Theodorico
in Flandrite Comitatum propter adfinitatem
Comitis quondam Flandriae Ivoberd Frifii,
cui nupferat Theodorici avia Gertrudis, pofl
conjugjs fui, HollanditE Comitis, mortem ,
atque liberos ex eodem, paterni Comitatus
fuccefTores, fufceperat. Eo igitur jure filio
fuo Petronella Flandrise dominationem pete-
bat, qua tamen fpe callidis adverfariorum
artibus excidit. Condidit Petronella in terra
allodial) Arcis fuae , cui Renesburgo nomen
erat, Cocnobium Sacrarum Virginum, in
loco ubi quondam Theodoricus I. Hollandiae
Comes, Capellam excitaverat , ibique poll
mortem fepulta fuit, quamvis conjux ejus.
Comes Florentius II. Egmondae fepulcrale
haberet monumentum. Sufceperat ex ea
Florentius tres filios, Theodoricum , qui patri
fuc-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. CAP. 11. 15
fucceffit, Florentium , qui Kennemerlandiac
Dominus fuit, & Simonem, filiam praecerea,
Iledewicham nomine, quae nupfit primo Gel-
rise Comici Gerardo.
lECDORicus VI. Comes Hollandix XIIL
ubi vidit contra Frifios armis pctius,
quam Uteris Jmperatoris patentibus, opus effe,
dominium recufantes vi ftibigere decrevic,
colleftoque exercitu , media hieme , quum
concretae gelu eflent aqusc, contra eofdem
movit. Frifii Hollandis obviam progreffi,
fadlaque in ipfa glacie pugnandi copia ,
praelio fufl fiint. Valiatis eorumdem agris re-
troceffic Theodoricus. Aliquanto poii novam
in Frifiam expediiionem paravit Mollandise
Comes ; quo tempore frater ejus , Floren-
tius, cognomine N iger, cui cum Tlieodorico
minus bene conveniebac, relidlis ejus parti-
bus, ad Frifios fefe contulit, a quibus copiis
militaribus praefedtus, cum valida mariu in-
prefiionem in fratns ditiones fecit , vaflatif-
que late agris , ipfa quoque urbe Alcmaria
capta & incenfa, multa cum prseda reverfus
eft. Pacem vero & concordiam inter fratres
Imperator Lotharius, Frifiis malum minaius,
xellkuic. Verum haud diu poll Florenttus
Cap. hi.
5. I.
14 INTRODUCTIO IN
Niger, nobilium quorumdam confpiratione, ne-
farie OGcifus atque Renesburgi fepultus fuic.
2. Sceleris hiijus machinacores eranc Co-
mes Cuicquii & /\ndreas, Epifcopus Ultra-
jecliniis, quos odio & armis perfecutus cjcli
Fiorentii frater Theodoricus, terris expulit.
Brevi tamen pofl, mortuo Imperatore Lo-
thano,reconci!iatus iifdem fuir. Andrex E-
pifcopo fucceffiu Heribertus, quern bello ad-
grelTus fuit Theodoricus,foccrum, Othonem
Benthemienfem, quern captum tenebat E-
pifcopus, liberaairus: DifculTa tamen pace
arma fuerunt. Sufcepit deinde Hollandiae Co-
mes peregrinacionem in Terram Sandlam,
atqae pervenic ejus voti caufTa in Hierufalem.
Reverfus inde, ab Innocentio Papa, Cscno-
biis Egrnondano atque Renesburgico, ut in-
mediate Sedi Romanse fubjefta forent, ad-
quifivit. Mortuo autem Epifcopo Heriberto ,
Theodoricus armataraanufuccellorem illide-
dit Hermannum Hornanum; atque tandem,
quum una cum matre Petronella, atque fo-
lus, pod ejufdem obitum, per trigintaquin-
que annos rerum habenas tenuilTet, morbo
correptus, facis conceflit, atque Egmondta
fepultus fuit.
3. Supervixit Theodorico conjux ejus So-
phia, filia Othonis Comitis Rinekes & Ben-
themi; qiue Hierofolymis mortua, ibidem in
Hofpitali Germanorum fepulta fuit. Plures
cx eadem liberos tulit. Inter quos praecipui
fue-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. III. ij-
fuerunt Florentius, qui, jure materno, fuc-
ceffit avo Ochoni, Comiti five Caftellano
BenthemijBalduinus, Epifcopus Ultrajeftinus;
Tlieodoricus Praefeftus Ecclefioc Cathedralis
Ukrajeftinae; Pelgriraus five Theodoricus Pel-
gromus, Callellanus five Burggravius Zelandiaa
atqueForni(Fe(?r«) Dominus^ Sophia Renes-
burgi AbbatiiTa & Hadewich Monialis.
4- Contraria paternis fata fuerunt filii &
fucceflbris Florentii III. Comids Hoi-
landiae XIV. neque mori eidem in patria vel
juxtaproavos fepeliri contigit. Is, bello con-
tra Flandros , Gelros Frifiofque Drechtos
fortiter gello, uxorem duxit Adam , filiam
Henrici, Scotice hsredis. Eelium deinde
cum Godefrido, Epifcopo UJtrajedlino gef-
fit, cum quo, opera Imperatoris Frederici,
tranfegic. Poftea veto contra Flandros pu-
gnans, a fociis derelidlus captufque ab holti-
bus, libertatem iniquis paptis & conditioui-
bus naftus fuir. Ruptis iifdem, contra Fri-
fios, qui, abfente Comite, prgsdas ex pof-
feffionibus ejus egerant, expeditionem non
magno cum frudu fumfit. Redintegrata ta-
men inter ilium a^qiie Flandros pax fuit ope-
ra Epifcopi Colonienfis , qua reiticuta Flo-
rentio fuit Infula Valacria. Geflis deinde
variis contra finitimos beliis , tandem cum
Imperatore Frederico Barbarofik, contra S;a-
racenos, in Tcrram Sanftam, profeftus fuit;
cumque una cum exercitu prope. Antichio-..
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chiara veniflet, baud diu poft mortem Impe-
ratoris Frederici, qui Tarfi in fluvio Cydno
perierat, fatis ex morbo conceflit, atque
Antiochise fepulcus fuit.
Ex Conjuge Ada, qux marito quinde-
dm annos fupervixic, atque Medioburgi fe-
pu!ta fuic, plures utriufque fexus liberos tulic
Florentius. Fuerunt hi Theodoricus VII. qui
patri fuccedit; Wilhelmus, Frifia: priraurade-
inde & Hollandise Comes-, Florentius,Praspofi-
tus Ecclefiae Cathedralis Ultrajeftinte; Rober-
tus, Praefes(live Judex) Kennemerlandiae; Mar-
garita,qu3eComitiClivenl] nuplit^ Agnes,Re-
nesburgi Abbatiffa, Beatrix atque Eiifabetha.
HujusFlorentii tempore Renesburgi,pollpau-
cos dies quam confecrata fuerat, arfit EccleOa
una cum Abbatia &Ca:nobio;f8eviitque infuper
contraria peftis, tanta videlicet terrarum in-
undatio, ut non fine levi hominum, pecu-
dum , agrorumque jadtura , abrcifia terris
Texelia, Wiringa aliaque loca, quae nunc in-
ter infuias cenfentur, vi irrumpentis Maris Me-
ridionalis fuerint.
6. Florentio HI. fucceffit filiusTHEODO-
RICUS VII. Comes Hollandise XV. con-
tra quem frater Wilhelmus , ab expeditione
in Terram Sandlam, cui cum patre adfuerat,
reverCus, arma fumfit, atque una cum Fri-
fiis inpetum in Weilfrifiam fecit, fed fufus
fugatulque retroceffit. Secuta inde inter
fratres (ut videbatur) pace & concordia,
cu-
3
HISTOR. PAIR. LIB. I. CAP. III. 17
cuflodise maiicipatus fuit Wilhelmus. Inde
quum evaiiflet ad Frifios iterum fefe contu-
lit, ubi in urbe Sravera uxorem duxic Adel-
heidam» Othonis, Gelrise Comitis, filiam. UI-
trajedlinam Ecclefiam eo tempore moderaba-
tui Epifcopiisitidem Theodoricus didlus, ma-
le tamen inter cognomines Principes convenic.
Bellum infuper gefTit Hollandiac Comes con-
tra Henricum, Brabantioe Ducem atque Co-
•mitem Lovanienfem, in quo captus, neque
ante dimiflus fuit, quam perfolutis Duci duo-
bus minibus argenti mareis, traditaque,
quam mox feudi recipiebat nomine, urbe
Dordraco&Dordracenfi infula {jle Dordrecht-
Jche Waard) difta. Vix domum reverfus
fuit Theodoricus Comes, cum, morbo correp-
tus, finemque vitae adelTe fentiens, fecum
volvit, quomodo filix Adae & Comitatus fui
tutelam fratri Wilhelmo commode tradere
poflet. Sed viri conatum inpediit uxor Adelhei-
da, quae filiam Adam Ludovico Comiti Lo-
nenfi collocare volebat. Atque ita fucceflu
caruitbonum Patriae Theodorici confilium, qui
poll mortem Egmondse fepulfus fuit, relic-
tis duabus filiabus, Aleida , five Adelheida,
matri cognomine, quam collocaverat Henri-
CO , filio Gerardi Comitis Gelrise, quaeque
ante patrem obiit atque Renesburgi fepulta
fuit, &, quse illi fucceffit, Ada.
. 7. Matris judicio conjugem fortita Ludo-
vicum, Lonii Comitem ADA, Theodorici
B VIL
18 INTRODUCTIO IN
VII. filia, paternorum Statuum hsercs , at-
que Hollandiae Comes XV. nequaquam quie-
turn aut felix fordta fuit imperium. Valde
enira difplicebat Hollandis Adelheidse eleftio,
& filise ejufdem nuptiae fine Procerum con-
fenfu. Lonii tamen Comes , ea auftoritate
fubnixus, atque a vicinis potentibus adjutus,
Hollandiae imperio fefe ingelTit , atque ar-
mata manu Wilhelmum , Theodorici VII I.
fratrem arcere terris parabat. Vicic tamen
VVilhelmi fortuna , qui, capta Ada , atque
Texeliam , ut ibi cuftodiretur , amandata,
tandem ea conditione foedus cum Lonii Co-
mite pepigit, ut Wilhelmus fibi Comitatum
Hollandiae retineret, Comiti autem Lonio
certam pecuniae fummam perfolveret. Ex
Cuftodia interea evafit Ada , atque in An-
gliam transfretavit, &, poll aliquot annos re-
verfa, poll conjugem Ludovicum , Lonii Co-
mitem, mortua , juxta eum.dem in Abbatia
Herkenrodia fepulta fuit.
Cap. IV.
*
§. I.
Wi T.HE lm'us I. Theodorici VII. frater,
Hollandiae Comes XVI. pollquam
virtutis fuae experimenta domi atque peregre
dedilTet, volentibus Hollandiae Proceribus, im-
perium adeptus fuit. Statim in Angliam pro-
feftus,
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. T. Cap. IV. rp
feftus, Regis Angliae atqiie Flandrorum opes
contra Galliae Regem, donee Pacis intercef-
fit foedus , flreriue tutatus fuir. Deinde
tamen Galiicas partes contra Anglos, donee
iterum pax fequeretur , fovit. Difceffit mox
in Syriam , atque Damiatae captae interfuit.
Neque diu poft reverfus , fuprenium diem
obiit, atque fepultus fuit Rencsburgi , juxta
primam uxorem Alifam , five Adelheidam,
filiam Othonis II. Comitis Geiriae, ex qua
plures liberos genuit. Ex fecunda enim con-
juge , Maria , Lancaflri Ducis filia , liberos
reliquifle non legitur. Filii Wilhelmi I. fue-
runt FlorentiusIV. qui patri fucceffit Otho,
Epifcopns Ultrajeftinus Wilhelmus , Hoi-
landiae Gubernator. "Filias reliquit, Adam,
Renesburgi Abbatiflam , Richardin , a qua
condita fuit Abbatia KoningsfeldiapropeDel-
phos, aliafque minus cognitas.
2. Florentius IV. Comes Hollandiae
XVII. Wilhelmi I. filius, patri fucceffit. Vir
fortiffimus inque Equeftribus Ludis egregie
exercitus fuit. Compofitis, quas cum Ultra-
jedlino Epifcopo habuerat, litibus, expedicio-
nem fumfit contra Stadingenfes, qui a Papa
Romano ejufque fidei regula abfcefierant, eo-
rumque terram vafiavit. Reverfus inde fie
tit fefe in Ilailiiudio quodam Equellri , quod
Corbejae in Picardia inllituerat Clermontii
Comes, ibique Comitis ejus, -qui, zelotypia
taftus, nimis placuifle uxori Florentium ere-
B 2 debat|
INTRODUCTIO IN
debar, opera , nefarie trucidatus , atque irt
patriam relatus, Renesburgi fepultus fuk. Re^
liquirex Mathilda, Henna, BrabantiaeDu-
ds, filia, diiosfilios, VVilhelmnm, qui patri
fucceffit, atque Fiorentium , Gubernatorem
poflea Scataum Florentii V. qui puer valde
fub patrui tucela aliquamdiu fair natafque
duas, Adelheidam, quae Joanni ab Avennes
(ex quo conjugio Cornices Hollandiae Han-
nonienfes poilea orti funt) nupfit; atque Ma-
thildam , quae maricum fortita fuit Comitem
Hennenburgii, ipf'a vero indaruit in Hiftoriis
ejus aevi fabuloib partu tot infantum , quot
in anno dies numerari lolent.
3. Puerulus etiamnum erauWiLHELMusIL
Comes Hollandiae XVIII. quum patre orba^
returi quare Othoni, Epifcopo TJltrajedino,
& Wilhelmo , quorum uterque Wilhelmi II.
patruus& Wilhelmo I. natus erat, tucela Co-
mitis pueri & Statuum ejus permifla fuit Ubi
ad jullam aetatem pervenit Wilhelmus II.
uxorem duxit Elifabecham , Ducis Brunfvi-
cenfis & Lunenburgenfis filiam. Eo tempo-
re Innocentius, Papa Romanus, Imperatori
Friderico iratus, Wilhelmum hunc Regem
Romanorum dedaravit j qiiam dignitatem
arripiens Wilhelmus. urbem Aquifgranum vi
portas fibi aperire coegit , & poftquam ibi
coronatus fuit , omnem movit lapidem , ut
eamdem dignitatem tueretur. Crediiur hie
Hagae Comitis condidiffe Aulam Principum,
at-
)
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap.IV. zx
atque alia excitafle aedificia nobilia. GraviA
ffima beila cum Flandris , ut & cum Frifiis,
gefTiti atque tandem in quadam expeditione
contra Frifios, in glacie circumventus, occi-
fus eft. ' Sepultus poliea fuit Medicburgi, ubi
quoque tumulata fuit uxor ejus Elifabetha, ex
qua tulit filium fuccefforem , Florentium V.
atque duas filias, Agnen & Mathildam.
4. Florentius V. Comes Hollandiae&c.
XIX. faftus fuit admodum puer. Qiiare tu-
telam ejus ut & Comitatus , gefllt patruus
ejufdem Florentius quoque diftus. Sed quum
is paucis poft annis Antverpiae in HaiHludio
Equeltri vita fuiflet fpoliatus, fuffeftus eidem
fuit Henricus, Brabantiae Dux , Floreniii
Comitis c'ognatus. Verum is, aulicorum, quos
fecum habebat, infolentia, Hollandis gravis,
eje6tus ilia regione fuit, & ipfe Florentius
rerum capeffivit habenas. Patri Wilhelino
in aedificandi liudio fimilis fuit. Uxorem du-
xit Beatricem, Guidonis, Flandriae Comitis,
filiam, eoque conjugio Zelandiae Infulas, ut
feudum accepit, primusque fuit, qui titulum
Comitis Zelandiae geffit. Plures ex Beatrice
liberos tulit, in infantia vivis ereptos, unum
poll fe reliquit, qui patri fucceffit, Joannem.
Imperium adeptus Frifiis bellum intulit, ul-
tufque necem patris, cadaver ejus fecum in-
de abftulit, atque Medioburgi fplendide fepe-
lirijuffit. Aliquanto poll, quum inmanis in-
undatio Frifiam adflixilTet, inbelles ea clade
B 5 . Frifios
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tr INTRODUCTIO IN
Friflos fubegk. Inftituit deinde Equellrem
S. Jacobi Ordinem , atque inter rivales Co-
ronjeScoticae, jure adfinitads , exflkit, ea-
que de caufla iple in Angliam poit mortem
Margaritae Scoticae ann. i2yi. profe6lus
fuit.
5. Inter caetera , quae longo imperii fui
tempore egit Florentius, Nobilium potentiam
in Hollandia valde inminuit; qua de caulTa,
ut & duris , quas fubire fecerat in lite qua-
dam conditionibus, Amfteliae& Woerdae Do-
ininos, plerofque infuper ex Nobilitate infenfos
fibi reddidit. Acceffit hifce, quod , quum nti-
ptiae decretae fuiflent inter liberos fuos Joan-
nem atque Margaritam, iiberofque Eduardi,
Angliae Regis , Alfgtifum & Ifabellam , reli-
fto poltea Eduardo , Galliae Regis partibus
adhaeierit, atque cum illo, qui AnglorumRegis
hoflis erat, ardlo faedere junclusfuerit. Sub-
nixi igitur Eduardi & aliorum , quos adjuto-
res habebant, Itudiis, Nobiles aliquot, ex
quibus praecipui erant Gerard us Velfenius,
Gysbrechtus Amftelius, & Hermannus Woer-
denius, conjuratione fafta, Comitem , nihil
minus cogitantem, capiunt, atque in Angliam
avehendum, vinciunt. Sed quum a multitu-
dine, fubito excitata, opprimerentur, veriti,
ne effugeret Comes , crudeliffime eumdem
obtruncarunt. Corpus Fiorentii Renesburgi,
intellina vero Alcmariae fepulta funt.
6 Fiorentii V, filius unicus & Statuum om-
nium
HISTOR. PATR. Lib.I.Cap.IV. 25
nium haeresjo A NNES I.ComesHollandiaeXX.
eo tempore in Anglia morabatur propter nu-
ptias cum Elifabetha, Eduardi Regis filia, quae
jam ante illi defponfata fuerat. Per abfentiam
itaque ejus multae in Hollandia turbae exor-
tae funt. Foil reditum vero Frifios apud
Vronam , Ultrajeftinos apud YlTelfteinium
caecidit; mortem quarto imperii fui anno in-
prolis obiit, atque in illo exdinfta fuit linea
lecunda Comitum Hollandiae ex itirpe Ganda-
venfi.
Cap. V.
§. I.
JOANNES Avenncnfis, Ilannoniae Comes,
hujus nominis II. inter liolJandiae Comi-
les , ejus terrae Comes XXI. exilitit. Et
Hollandiae quidem Comitatum naflus fuit ju-
re materno } natus enim fuit Adelheida , fo-
rore Wilhelmi II. Comitis Hollandiae atque
Regis Roman!. In Hannoniae Comitatu fuc-
celiit patri Joanni Avennenfi , qui filius erac
Buchardi Avennenfis atque Margaritae, Co-
mitis Flandriae & Hannoniae. Jam ante,
tempore Joannis I. in Hollandiam profeftus
fuerat , ut Confanguineo fuo opem ferret
contra Wilhelmum Mechiinienfem , Epifco-
pum Ultrajeftinum ; atque Flandros , qui
cum Foederatis fuis Medioburgum obfede-
B 4 rant.
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rant, Walacria expelleret. Id quum perfe-
cifTet, contra Frifios rebelles arma moverat,
vaftacoque eoruradem agro reverfus efl. Mom
deinde Wolphardi van Borffelen Hollandia
excefferat, fed revocatus icerum, cognatum
Comitem Joanneml. dominandi libidine, ve-
neno interfeciffe creditur.
1. Ex conjuge Philippa, filia HenriciLim-
burgici, Comitis Lucemburgi, plures habuit
filios, videlicet Joannem, Inreligiofum diftum,
Comitem Ooftervanti, qui ante patrem vi-
vis exceffit ; Wilhelmum , qui patri Joanni
fucceffit ; Joannem Dominum Beaumontii in
Hannonia , ut & Goudae , Schoonhoviae
&c. in Hollandia ; Walerandum Moreae
Principem j Henricum , Canonicura Came-
racenfem. Filias itidem plures ex eadem ge-'
nuit, Margaritam, Ifabellam, Aelidem, Ma-
thildam & Joannam.' Fratres praeterea ha-
buit plures, magnos viros- Buchardumnem-
pe, Epifcopum Metenfem; Wilhelmum, E-
pifcopum Cameracenfem j Guidonem , Epi-
fcopum Ukrajeftinum; &Fiorentium, Brai-
nae Dominum atque Halae , atque uxoris
Tfabellae refpedlu Principem Achajae & Mo-
reae, Regnavit Joannes II. paucis annis, at-
que una cum Philippa conjuge Valencenae
fepultus fuit.
Comes HollandiaeXXII. Wilhelmus III.
primus autem ejus nominis inter Mannoniae
Comites, vivente patre, helium contra Fian-
dros
IIISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap.V. 25
drosgeffit, atque, poftquam univerfa Noord-
I lollandia , excepco I iarlemo , a Guidone
Namurcenfi, totaque Zuidhollandia , excepto
Dordraco, a Duce Brabantiae vaitata capca-
que effet , eofdem , adjuius a Nicolao van
Putten, atque Witcenio ab Haamftede, tam
feliciter vicic terrisque expulit, ut accepco
in Ilannonia tam infperatae rei nuncio, pater
Joannes, jam ante aeger & decumbens, prae
laetitia exfpiraverit. Qiium igitur patn in
omnibus dicionibus fuccelTiflet, recrudefcen-
tes Fiandrorum motus femel atque iterum
compefcuit, donee pace conipofitae res fue-
runt. Interea" temporis ab imperatore Lu-
dovico eleftus fuerat Vicarius Imperii, atque
pod compofitas cum Uitrajeftina fede turbas,
opem tulit Reginae Angliae, ut , dejefto pa-
tre Eduardo 11. filius, Eduardus III. regnum
obtineret, in eo opera ufus fratris fui Joannis,
Domini Goudae & Schoonhovii. Poil haec
Galliae Regem adjuvit in compefcendis Flan-
dris , atque OotlfriOos in ordinem redegit j
quumque omnes vicini in Belgio Principes
contra Ducem Brabantiae infurrexiiTent, an-
ftoritate fua confilioque pacem inter eos fecit.
Denique in Mollandiam reverfus res cum UI-
trajeftinis compofuit.
4. Taqtis rebus , tamque gloriofe gedis,
ut inde cognomen Boni meruerit , poftquam
triginta & tres annos in inperio expIeviflet,obiir,
atque Valencenae fepultus fuit. Uxorem
B s ha-
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habuit Joannam Valefiam , fororem Philippi,
Regis Galliae, & ex ea plures liberos. Fue-
rune hi Wilhelmus IV. qui pacri fucceflic;
A<largarita, quae Imperatori Ludovico Bava-
ro nupfit i Phiiippa , quae maritum habuit
Eduardum III. Angliae Regem ; Joannem,
conjugem Wilhelmi, Comicis Juliaci j atque
Ifabellam , quae foannis Nauiurcenfis fuit
uxor. Fiiios quoque duos Nothos, Joannem
&Wilhelmum reliquit.
5". Wilhelmus IV. Comes Hollandiae
XXIII. Hannoniae ejus nominis II. fuperllite
etiamnum paire , plura virtutis dederat ex-
perimenta , in bello contra Flandros , alio-
que contra Polonos, Ad imperium ubi per-
venit, Regem Angliae Eduardum in Came-
racenfi adjuvit obfidione j quumque Galii
Hannoniam rapinis vexarent, eorumdem fi-
militer infeflavit terras. Domum reverfus
Joannem ab Arkel in Ecclefia Ultrajeftina
fuccefforem Joanni van Diell dedit. A quo
tempore Angliae Regem Eduardum contra
Gallos adjuvit, ut & ]5orufliae Regem Joannem
contra Polonos, quos ad iniquam pacem co-
egit. Leodienfibus deinde pacem reftituit,
expedidonem felici fucceflu in Hifpaniam fe-
cit, inque Boruffiam deinde tertia vice pro-
feftus fuit. Reverfus Ultrajeftinos, quod
ingrati fibi fuerant, intra moenia compefcuit
atque pacem iifdem dedit. Tandem contra
Frifios profeflus , viriliter decertans periit.
Nul-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. V. 27
%') Nullos ex conjuge Joanna , filia Joannis III.
' Duds Brabantiae, liberos reliquit. Habuit
cc®, £liQ5 Nothos, Danielem & Wil-
'1^^' helmum. Cluum caefus fuiflet in pugna,
priraum in Frifia fepiiltus fuit, deinde Valen-
annei!, £enam tranilatiis. Acque in eo exftinfta
Hannoniae in Hollandiae regimine flirpe,
Comitatus ad aliam Domum pervenit.
6, Wilhelmo IV. quoniam is ex jufto con-
jugio nullos reliquerat liberos, fucceffit Soror
pllaiidk reliquis natu major Margarita , Comes
operitiR XXlV. Nupta haec erac Jmperatori Ludovi-
M a- CO Bavaro, cujus auftoritate fubnixa poflef-
, alio- fiones fraternas, Hannoniam , Hollandiam,
ibip Zelandiam & Frifiam fibi vindicavit. Sed,
quum mallet ad maritum reverti, certis con-
lie GsE ditionibus harum terrarum imperium filio fuo
mdemli. Wilhelmo V. conceffit j fed deinde, mortuo
rerafi! Ludovico Bavaro, in patriam reverfa, im-
■sjecdai perium a filio repetiit. Noluit id tradere fi-
A qM lius, a cujus parte Rabat maxima pars Nobi-
coDiii litatis. Quae res funefti odii , graviffimo-
DaniKE rumque motuum caufla exftitic. Nata tunc
:emo funt nomina Cabbeljauwiorum, qui a filio fta-
elliti) bant , atque Hoeckiorum, qui matris fove-
liamfe' bant partes. Variis inde certatum odiis fuit,
iceptfr tandemque pugna navali conferta in flumine
, giiod Mofa, vidoria penes filium ftetit, quam pax
ipefcuii fecuta fuit, qua Margaritae Dominium Han-
coDtn noniae ceffit, quae poft obitum ejus reliquis
pern. filii ditionibus acceflic. Ipfa poll mortem Va-
Kul- lencenae fepulta fuit. Cap.
INTRODUCTIO IN;
Cap. VI.
§• .1.
Atque ita ad aliam Domum, videlicet Bi-
varam, pervenit 1 iollandiae &c. Comi -
tatus. Nam , poll mortem Wiihelmi IV.
Margaritae filius , Wilhllmus V. inter Co-
mites Hollandiae XXV. cenfendus, cedente
ipfi jure fuo fratre natu majore Ludovico,
primo quidem , tradente Matre, imperium
tanquam Vicarius adminiilravit, expulfa de-
inde matre pleno jure Comes fuit. Cum E-
pifcopo Ultraje6lino bellum geffit, atque eum-
dem arma ponere coegit. Ex Anglia , quo
profeftus fuerat, redux , ita mente motus
eft, ut fua manu virum nobilem,Gerardum a
Wateringen, nulla exfiftente caufa, occiderit.
Quare pejora metuentes Hollandiae Proceres,
primo quidem infanum Comitem Hagae, de-
inde in Hannonia arftiori cuftodiae, donee vi-
ta excederet, manciparunt. Vicarius inte-
rea Comitis conilitutus fuit Wiihelmi frater
Albertus , Conies Strubingenfis , qui poft
mortem fratris eidem in imperio fucceflit. Pro-
lem fuperftitem fibi nullam reliquit Wilhel-
mus V. ex Mathilda , quam duxerat uxorem
in x'\nglia , Ducis Lancaftrienfis filia,
1. Albertus , Bavariae Dux , Ruartus
five Vicarius vivo fratre conftitutus, non fine
fum-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Ca^.VI. ip
fommo labore exdtatos motus natafque feda-
vit difcordias Beiia deinde cum Gelris, mox
cum Ulcrajeftinis, gefTa ; quibus pofais, at-
que fratre, poit longam annorum triginta cir-
citer infaniam, mortuo, Comes Hollandiae&c.
XXVL faftus elt. Joannem mox , quern
inter filios natu (ecundum habebat, ad Leo-
dienfem promovit Epifcopatum. Reverfus
domum turbatus animo fuit Aleidae Poelgee-
lliae caede. Nobilem banc puellam , quatn
valde deperibat Comes , Nobilium Hollan-
diae aliquot fuftulerat confpiratio , caedem-
que in auftores vindicate voiuit Comes. lit
dem taraen baud diu poll reconciliatus fuit.
3. Mox una cum filio Wilbelmo feme! at-
que iterum contra Frifios bellageffit eosque de-
vicit, Arma quoque fumfit contra Joannem
ab Ark el & Gorcorcienfes, quae vix, inter-
veniente filio ComitisJoanne, Leodienfi Epif-
copo, pofita fuerimt, quum vivere defiit Al-
bercus, qui pofl mortem Hagae lepultus fuit.
Uxores duxit duas, Margaritam, filiam Lu-
dovici, Ducis Briegii in Silefia; dein alte-
ram, itidem Margaritam diftam , filiam A-
dolfi , ultimi Cliviae Comitis, ex quapofte-
riore nullos tulit liberos ; fed ex priore reli-
quit Wilhelmum , poll patris mortem Hoi-
landiae Comitem; Albertum, qui Strubingenfis^
in Bavaria Inferiore Comes faftiis fuit, atque
Joannem , Epifcopum Leodienfem ; filias
item , Catharinam , Margaritam . duasque
Joannas. Nothos quoque liberos aliquot reliquit.
4'
iO INTRODUCTIO IN
4. Albertum Bavarum excepit filius Wil-
HELMus VI. Ooltervanti Comes , inter Hoi'
landiae &c. Comixes XXVII. Vivo patre
multis praeclare in bello faftis inclaruerat, fed
ejus aliquando incurrerat indignationem, quod
crederetur confcius fuifle confpirationis in
Aleidam Poelgeeftiam. Comes fa6tus bellum
atrocifllmum geffic contra Arkelios & Gor-
comienfes , quos Gelri juvabant auxilio.
Magna Arkeliis damna intulit , pulfisque ,
Qorcomiam civitatem ademit. GravilTimo
quoque bello perfecutus eft Leodienfes, quod
fratrem fuum Joannem , Leodienfem Kpif-
copum, ejeciftent, quem fedi fuae magno
praelio vicHs Leodienfibus, reftituit. Uxo-
rem habuit Margaritam , filiam Philippi
Audacis , Burgundiae Ducis , ex qua uni-
cam genuit filiam, Jacobam nomine. Hanc
nuptum dedit Joanni, fecundo Caroli VI. Gal-
liae Regis, filio. Generum, infidias inimico-
rum metuens , fecum in aula tenuit, donee,
moriente Ludovico, fratre generi natu majo-
re, invitus generum, ut Delphinum futurum
& Regni Gallici haeredem , in Galliam de-
duxit. Neque metus foceri fine caufTa fuit»
Vix enim Compedium in Galliis pervenerat,
quum Ducis Aurelianenfis fcelere toxico fuit
fublatus.Infidias, quae Parifiis fibi quoque pone-
bantur , aegre evafit Comes Wilhelmus, ge-
nerique mortem moerens cum filia Jacoba in
Hannoniam reverfus eft , ibique paullo poft,
dolore animi contrafto morbo, vitam efilavit.
\
niSTOR. PATR. Lib.L CAP.VJ. 31
f. Wilhelmo V. fine mafcula prole defun-
' 6I0, Dignitates ejus omnes optimo jure perti-
nebant ad filiam ejufdem unicam Jacobam.
Vivo enim patre confenferant fere omnes
,quo(i Proceres, praeter Dordracenfes, in petitionem
lis it Wilhelmi, qua volebat filiani omnium fuo-
ellum rum Statuum confticui haeredem. Eofdem,
Gor- finem vitae fibi adefie fentiens, adjuraverat,
pk ne filiae Jacobae , jam viduae , alium lege-
JsqiK, rent maritura , quam cognatum ejufdem Jo-
riiic. annem I. Bavariae Ducem. Faftum id fuit.
500(1 Sed infano dominandi libidine ardens Leo-
Hpif' dienfis Epifcopus Joannes, Jacobae patruus,
lagio pofito galero, arma fumfit, atque vi contra
Gio neptem ex fratre graffatus fuit. Adjuvabant
fippi Joannem Imperator Sigifmundus , cujus ex
oa® fratre neptis Elifabetha , Lucemburgi Dux,
Hac: conjux fafta fuerat Praefulis antea Leodien-
f,GoJ' fisjoannisj praeterea rebelles Arkelii, Joan-•
mico ne Arkelio Duce, atque Egmondiorum genus,
onec, aliique faftionis Cabbeljauwicae. Petebat ve-
majo- ro Joannes, ut ipfe Tutor Jacobae ejufque
uruai Statuum conftitueretur , quod tandem , ftan-
[J df. tibus pro illo aliquot Hollandiae civitatibus &
iliiit, confentiente Jacobae conjuge , Joanne Bra-
]era5 banto , confecutus fuit. Graviffimae hinc
oftii turbae atque vallationes exortae funt, ufque
)Ojie. dum, capta inter alias a Joanne Bavaro urbe
^ ge- Leida, fpoliatoque ibi maxima juris fui parte
(jjj Burggravio Waffenario, quum is Joannes Ba-
Dcll varus vi omnia agerec, veneno (uc creditur)
iwt. ill"
INTRODUCTIO IN
interceptus,mortalitatem exru:t,atque fupremi
voluntate Status fuos omnes Philippo Bono,
Burgundiae Dud, reliquk. Is igitiir Joannes
Bavarus, Alberti films , quamvis ufurpator
alienae dignitatis ^ inter Comites Hollandiae
&c. XVlli. cenferi potelh
6. Jacoba vero , unica Wilhelmi V. pro-
les, Hollandiae &c. Comes XKiX. infortuhata
fibi conjugia fortita fuit. Convenerat illi mi-
nus bene jam ab aliquo tempore cum Joanne
J. Brabantiae Duce , cujus aetas vix matura,
ab aliis regebatur. Tandem eo difcordiae
proceflum tuit, ut relido conjuge in Angliam
fecefferit Jacoba , novumque libi maritum,
Gloceftriae Comitem, adfciverit. Haud diu
poftvivere defiit Dux Brabantiae Joannes, ip-
fa vero Jacoba, a fadione Cabbeljauwiorum,
Burgundi Duels potentia fubnixa , in ardum
redada , iniquiflimas pacis conditiones acci-
pere coada fuit. lis emm non modo haeres
omnium Jacobae Statuum conftituebatur Philip-
pus, Burgundiae Dux,fi eadem fine prole more-
retur; verum pepigit infuper Philippus, ut ipfe>
viva Jacoba, regimen hai>eret rerum omniumj
neque liceret ipfi(quam dereliquerat novus ma^
ritus, Glocellriae Comes) alium fibi fociare
maritum nifi adprobante Burgundiae Duce.
tJnde quum aliquanto pod clandeftinas iniif-
fet nuptias Jacoba cum Francone van Borfle-
Jen, a Philippo Burgundo Hollandiae Guber-
nature conllituto, coada fuit a Burgundo ce-
dere
: vi i^^¥;v;v"v K-
■ 'W
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap.V[. 35
dere ipfi non modo adminiftratione imperii,
fed & ipfc imperio. Jacoba igicur, ditioni-
bus avitis fpoliata , annuos dum vixit redi-
tus libi retinuit, marito autem van Borflelen,
quocum pubJicas deinde nuptias celebravit,
Comitatum OoRervanti" pafta, atque privata
in domo Teilingiana , ubi plurimum vixit, fi-
ne liberis fuic mortua.
(
■ I
; i
Cap. VIJ.
§•
Atque ita ad Burgundicam Domum HoIIan-
diae &c. pervenit Comitatus , atque
ad Philippum , cognomine Bonum, Burguu-
diae Ducem. Erat hie Philippus , Comes
Hollandiae XXX. filius Joannis Intrepidi, ne-
pes Philippi Audacis, regiae vir amplitudinis
atque fui aevi Principum ditiffimus. Hie in-
flituit Equeftrem Ordinem Aurei Velleris, at-
que, poft laudatiflimam rerum adminiftratio-
nem, magna cum gloria , a fuis multum de-
fideratus, obiit. Praeter Nothos plurimos,
inter quos eeleberrimae quidam fuerunt fa-
mae, atque fundatores nobilium Domorum,
filium reliquit unicum, Carolum, eognomi-,
C ne
54 INTRODUCTIO
tie Audacem, qui cunftorum patris Philippi
Stacuum haeres tuit.
a. CAROLushic, I. ejusnominis, Hollan-
diae &c. Comes XXXI. Burgundiae Dux,
cognomine Audax, vivente etiamnum patre,
plurimis rebus egregie geftis inclaruerat. Gra-
via enim bella contra Ludovicum X. Galliae
Regem, gefferat, neque minora, poft mor-
tem Philippi, contra Leodienfes fufcepit. Du-
catum Gelriae atque Comitatum Zutphaniae
pretio emit a Duce Arnulpho, pofleflionemque
eorumdem poft Arnulfi mortem vi invafit. Qui-
bus fortuHS blandimentis elatus Carolus, ad '
Regiam adfpiravit dignitatem, egitque Cum
' Friderico imperatore, ut ipfe quidem filiam
fuam uqicam, Mariam Burgundam filio Im-
peratoris Maximiliano nuptum daret, Fride-
ricus autem ditiones Caroli titulo Regni Bur-
gundici infigniret, atque Carolum Vicarium
Imperii Romani conftitueret. Eo fine quum
conveniflent, fpem Caroli, per Galios fufpi-
cione taftus.elufit Imperator Fridericus. Rex
enim Galliae LudovicusXI. qui regni ejus po-
meria maxime extendit, quum fruftra Del-
phino fuo conjugem Mariam Burgundam de-
Ilinaflet, ditiones tamen Burgundicas fpe com-
pleftebatur, unde ftatim poft necem Caroli
Audacis, Ducatum Burgundiae fibi vindica-
vit, & quafi feudum Corqnae Gallicae, defi-
ciente ftirpe Ducum virili i Galliae regnis at-
que Proviaciis in perpetuum adjecic, cumque
HISTOR. PATR. Lib; I. CAI». VII.
^dem univit. Contra Lotharingos quoque
arma expedivit, Nanceum expugnavit, Du-
cemque Lotharingiae femet ipfum conllituic.
Poll ^haec quum inconfultum contra Helvetos
fufcepiflet bellum, vi6lus ab iifdem atque a
Duce Lotharingiae, in praelio ad Nanceum
cecidit.
3. Quum nulios liberos reliquiflet Carolus
Audax praeter unicam natam, Mariam, Ma-
RiA haec Burgunda , inter Hollandiae &c.
Comites XXXII. a pluribus fimul procis,
propter infignem tot Ditionum dotem, non mi-
nus poll fata patris, quam fuperflite eodem,
petita fuit. Fuerant praecipui inter ilios Gal-
liae Delphinus, Ludovici XI. filius , & Ma-
ximilianus, Archidux Auflriae , Imperatoris
Friderici natus. Utriufque pater filio fuo
magna ambitione Caroli volebat filiara j fed
Carolus, fuae tantum potentiae augendae in-
tentus, utrumqde varia & vana, fieuti & re-
liquos procos, Ia6labat fpe. Poll mortem ve-
roCaroli, patris fecuta judicium , quiadim-
peratorias magis inclinaverat partes, Maxi-
hiilianum Arcmducem fibi legit, qui, decep-
to Gallo, praedam hanc opimam avexit. Ge-
huit ex Maria Burgunda Maximilianus filium,
nomine Philippum , maternae ditionis haere-
dem , atque Francifcum , qui puer obiit, fi-
liam praeterea Margaritam , feminam infig-
nem^ Maria Burgunda obiit ex morbo, quern
C % delap«
^<5 : INTRODUGTIO IN
delapfa in venatu ab equo contraxerat; fe-
pulta fuit Brugis.
4. Nondum ad adultam pervenerat aetatem
' Mariae atque Maximiliani filius Philippus,
quum vivis excederec Maria Burgunda j qua-
re pater Maximiuanw filii Philippi Statuum-
que ejus tucelam fufcepic, ideoque & ipfe
inter Comites Hollandiae ike. XXXIII. nu-
meratur. Neque tamen banc tutelam fine
turbis gravibufque diffenfionibus geffit. Ut
primum enifn, Brugas convocatis Flandriae
Statibus , petiit pupilii ejulque ditionum tute-
lam, adverfantes fibi & potellatem nimis ar-
fte praefcribentes invenit. Profeftus inde in
Holiandiam, ope Kabbeljauwiorum depref-
fis Hoeckiis , Filii nomine tutelam Hollan-
diae , Zelandiae, partifque Frifiae recepit.
Cum Leodienfi deinde Epifcopo turbas ha-
buit , variafque a Flandris vexationes pafllis
fuit. Ultrajeftum obfedit , captaeque urbi
leges dedit,& Epifcopum Davidem Burgun-
dum, quem expulerant cives,-Sedi reddidit.
In Hannonia deinde Tutelam, prout in Hoi-
landia faftum fuerat, recepit, atque a Flandris
varie inritatus, arma contra eofdem fiimfit,
donee in urbe Gandavo tutela illi delata
fuit. Creatus deinde, patre Friderico adhuc
vivente, Rex Romanus, plures res memora-
biles geffit, cum Flandris antem ingences ei
denuo turbae natae funt, a quibus, qnum
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. I. Cap. VII. 37
Brngas vi tentaret, in magnum vitae & liber-
tatis difcrimen adduftus fuit3donec,abdicata
Flandriae tutela, conceffic, ut adminillrado
rerum, ufqiie ad Philippi majorennitatem pe-
nes proceres ejus terrae forer. Mox tamen
refiliens, vi Fiandros, ut libidini fuae infer-
virenc, cbgere, fed fruftra, conatus fuit. A-
liquanto poll patri Friderico in Imperio Ro-
mano fucceflic Maximilianus, atque Philippo
filio Burgundicas & Belgicas perinifit polfef-
fiones, ipfe vero longo fads & memorabili
imperio infignis, fenex ad plures obiic.
f. PuiLiPPUs , cognomine Pulohsr , fep-
dmum & decimum aetatis annum erat ingref-
fus, quum a Patre Maximiliano, tutelam ab-
dicante , folemniter ditionum fuarum admi-
niflradonem fufcepit. Fuit hie Philippus,
Burgundiae Dux &c. II. ejus nominis inter
Comites Hollandiae, atque numero XXXIV".
Helium cum Carole Egmondano , Gelriae
Duce, geflit; quern frultra didone fua expel-
lere conatus fuit. Uxorem duxit Annam,
Ferdinandi Catholici, Hifpaniarum Regis,&
Ifabellae filiam, cum qua, mdriente raatre,
dotale Regnum Calbliae & reliquos Reginae
ejus proprios Status naftus fuit. Ex hac con-
juge duos fufcepit filios, Carolum, Quin-
ti poftea nomine celeherrimiim, atque Ferdi-
nandum, qui pod fratris Caroli abdicationem
Imperator exditit. Ipfe vero Philippus, qui
Fbndricas mukum amabat pofleffiones, eaf-
C 3 que
j8 INTROD. IN HIST.PATR. L. 1. C. VII.
que nimis crebro revifere folebat, in flore
aetatis raptus fuit. Ufus enim refrigwato
glacie vino, quum a pilae ludo fudore difflue-
ret, perniciem fibi, defideriuna fui Belgis,at*
que Annae conjug^ inlanum creavit luftum.
tf
LIBER 11.
CAPUT L
§. I.
Arolus, vulgo V. Romanorum
Imperator illuftriffimus, inter Hoi-
landiaeComitesXXX V. numeran-
dus, ejus nominis II. multarura
terrarum Reftor &Dommus exftitit,quacom-
nes ad Carolum hunc pcrvenerunt, partinj
jure hacreditatis, partim adquifitionis.
z. Jure hacreditatis , dominus erat uni-
verfac Hifpaniae ut & Neapolis, Siciliae, atque
Sardiniae, & tenebat fere quidquid prxter Gel-
riae &Zutphaniae Ducatum ,Trajefti practerea
atque Groningx dominium (quae ipfe fibi po-
ftea adferuit) Burgundiae Duces vel a prima
origine poflederant, vel vi adquifiverant, vel
conjugiis & teftamentis na£li eranr.
5. Nam materno jure univerfum Ferdi-
nandi Catholici , potentiflimi Hifpaniarum
Regis, dominium, paterno autem, quidquid
Burgun'dix Ducuna- fuerat. Tub Carole Quinto
in unum coaluic Imperium.
C 4 4. Ma-
I
40 INTRODUCTIO IN
4. Mater Carolo fuit Anna , unica Ferdi-
nandi Catholici, Aragoniae Regis, & Ifabellac
Reginae Calliliae, filia. Ifabella"vero moriens
voluerac, ut Annae j filiae fuae , haereditarium
maneret regnum Caftiliae , illudque pro dote
marito fuo adferrer. Rex igitur Caftiliae voca-
tus fuit Philippus Pulcher , Maxiihiliani Imp.
filius, qui pater ex Anna Caroli V. fuit.
5". Sed & reliqua Hifpauiae regna, quum alia
prole careret Ferdinandus Catholicus, ultro ad
Carolum devolutafunt; quamvis lubencius Fer-
dinando, juniori filio Phiiippi Pulchri atque Am
nae, qui in Hifpania apud avum fuerat educatus
relinquere voluerat Ferdinandus Catholicus. ■
6. Inter ilia, praeter reliqua Hifl:»aniae reg-
na & dotale Ifabellae regnum Caftiliae , e-
rant quoque adquifica a Ferdinando extra
Hifpaniam regna Navarrne , atque Neapolis,
quae vi & fraude libi ifte Ampliator Regni
Hifpanici fubjecerat.
Praeterea Siciliae atque Sardinian, quae
duo jure haereditario ad Ferdinandi pervene-
rant patrcm , Joannem diftum , cui ilia re-
iiquerat frater, natu major, Alphonfus.
8. Alphonfus, vulgo Sapiens diftus, Ara-
goniae, Siciliae & Sardinioe Rex fuerat, ac-^
que moriens, Siciliae Regnum filio notho
Ferdinando, reliqua fratri Joanni legaverat,
9. Ferdinandi vero Catholici temporibus,
quum novus detedlus eflet Orbis a Chrifto-
phoro Columbo, atque delude, aie AmericQ
V Ve^
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IL Cap. I. 4;
yefputio; a pofteriore Americae nomen accp-
pit, atque divitias fuas ad Portugallos primum
deinde & ad liifpanos, qui jam ante Infulas
Fortunatas, vulgo Canarias diftas j occu-
paverant, transmifit.
10. Et hgec quidem, fatis ampla, a matre
Anna , atque avo aviaque Ferdinando & Ifa-
bella, fucceffionis ordine, ad Caroium Quin-
tum defluxerant ^ pater vero Philippus, Pul-
cher di6lus, pulcherrimas ilii Burgundicae Do-
mus poiTerriones, univerfum fere Belgium,
Comitatum, infuper Hollandioe atque Zelan-
diae atque dominium FriOae reiiquit.
11. Harum dominium materno jure ad
Philippum Pulchrum pervenerat. Mater enim
Philippi Maria Burgunda , Caroli Audacis,
qui contra Helvetos pugnans, in pugna Nan-
cea cecidit, unica fiiia , banc marito Maxi-
miliano, patri Philippi, dotem adtulerat.
1:. Senfim adcreverant hae domus Bur-
guodicac Poffeffiones. Quae, quum originem
ex Francorum Regibus duxerit, ad fummum
felicitatis culracn pervenit fub Caroli Audacis .
patre, cui, propter animi moderationem caer
terafque viitutes, Boni cognomen haefit;
auftaeque ab ipfo Carolo Audace deinceps
Gelrice Ducatu & Zutphaniae Comitatu fue-
rant.
13. Quum igittir, excepto Burgundiae, ita
proprie didac, Ducatu, cunftas Domus Bur-
C ;■ gqn-
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gundicae poflefllones ad Carolum V. eflent
devoluta:, adeoque univerfum Belgium, ex-
cepto Ultrajefto , Groningaque , ut & Gel-
riae Ducatu atque Zutphaniae Comitatu (po-
fteriores enim duse Provinciae ad antiquorum
Ducum ftirpem eranc reverfae) omnem curam
intendit Carolus, ut ilsdem potiretur; & primo
quidem Ultrajeftini ad Carolum fefe adplicu-
erunt, urbemque Ultrajeflum ejufque ditio-
nem ea occafione cum Comitatu Hollandiae
certis conditionibus univit Carolus.
14. Imploraverant Ultrajeclini opem Ca-
roll Imp. contra molitiones Caroli Egmonda-
ni, Gelriae Ducis. Is, Adolphi filius , Ar-
nulphi nepos, ex libera cullodia, qua teneba-
tur, elapfus, magno animo avitas fibi ditiones
adleruerat, vicinas regiones infeftahat , Ul-
trajeftinis Epifcopum luae faflioais obtrudere
voluerat, quumque prae caeteris fui temporis
exfiileret vir bellicofus, adjutus opera Fran-
cifci I. Galliarum Hegis, plurimas Carole V.
turbas creavit, nequc unquam ab Imp. no-
vis Temper bellis occupato, plane devinci auc
fubigi potuit.
If. Tandem, diuturno belle fraftus & jam
fenex, odio Caroli atque domus Burgundicac,
jura fua tranfcribere voluit in Francifcum
Gailiae Regem; fed quum externum domi-
nium averfarencur Gelriae & Zutphaniae Pro-
ceresj tandem animum ad Cliviae Ducis fiiium
Cuil-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. II. 43
Guilhelmum adpJicuit, illique moriens, con-
fenfu Procerum , reliquit Ducatum Gelrise &
Comitatum Zutphaniae a. 1538.
16. Guilhelmus, Caroli haeres, novus Gel-
riae & Zutphaniae dominus, Carolo Imperatori
inpar, adquifito jure fuppliciter Imperatori
ceflit, & ab illo in pofleflione paterna Cliviae,
Montium &c. Ducatus fuit confirmatus, at-
que ita Gelriam & Zutphaniam quoque ad-
quifivit Carolus a. if43.
I J. Aliquanto ante Tranfifulania A. jfiS.
dein Groninga, quum peregrinis Danorum, Fri-
fiorum Oricnt^ium, aliorumqueinfeftaretur ar-
mis, ultro in clientelam Caroli A. if3<J. fe
commiferat; quorum novorum Dominiorum ac-
ceflione, univerfum Belgium fub Caroli Quin-
ti pervenit poteftatem. Et has quidem ditio-
nes omnes filio Philippo permifit Carolus V.
pleno in ilium jure tranflato , imperio enim
Romano, five Germanise, aliquanto pofl fra»
triFerdinando ceflit.
Cap. II.
5.1.
Nam Carolus V. Rom. Imp. Hifp. &c.
Rex. fenio felTus, a. omnibua
fefe ditionibus Puis exfuit, praeterquam Im-
peril dignitate, filiuraque Philippum Bru-
xel-
44
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xeilis, coram ditionum fuarum Proceribus, fo-
lemniter iifdem inauguravir. Erat jam ante
Philippus, Archidux Aullriae, & nuperrime
audus titulo Regis Angliae atque Gallix, con-
traftis cum Maria, Anglise Regina nuptiis,
quam tamen, ut infoecundam eodem quo du-
xerat anno, reliquerat. Per iftam vero patris
Caroli abdicationem Dominus & Rex multa-
rum terrarum faclus eltj inprimis vero Hif-
paniae Regnorum , ut & Navarrae, Neapo-
lis, Siciliae, Sardinia?, regionumque & Infu-
latum quas in India & alibi poffidebant Hif-
pani^ tum quoque ditionum omnium quae ad
Comitatum pertinebant Burgundiae, quaeque
in vicino Belgio & plures erant &; admodum
confpicute.
z. Philippus, ftatim ut accepit imperium
in Belgas, paternis baud infiftens veftigiis,
eorum animos a, Te abalienavit j recepit enim
fefe in Hifpaniam, neque unquam, quam vis
fummopere praefentem ilium res polcerent ,
& faepe ipfe promiferat, in Belgium rediir.
Curam enim ejus terroe Gubernatoribus com-
inendavic; &primo quidemPhiiiberto Ema-
imeli, nato Duci Sabaudise , fed tum ex-
fuli, adfini fuoj fub quo tribus anhis quie-
tx res fuerunt, ipfe veto poll Pacem Came-
racenfcm , reltitutus in Ducatum Sabaudiic,
quern patri eripuerat Rex Galliae, Belgio ex-,
ceific.
5. SuccCiTit illi in Gubernatione IMargarita
Au-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. 11. 45-
Aullriaca, 'vulgo Parmenfis difta , filia no-
tha Caroli Quinti, primum nupta Alexandro
Mediceo , aein Oftavio Farnefio. Verura
conlbtuti fub eadem in fingulis provinciis fin-
guli funt Gubernatores , fie ut proVinciarum
praefedlurac Auriaco , Egmontio , Hornano,
aiiae aliis, obvenerinr.
4. Verum, antequam e Belgio difcederct
Philippus , ferio Margaritac Sorori commen-
daverat exfequi mandata data olim a patre
Carolo Quinto , quae Ipeftabant ad Inquifi-
tionem de fide & ad coercendos (ut voca-
bant) haereticos.
y. Hoc ufus prsetextu Philippus, id per
Antonium Perenotum, Granvellae dominum,
agebat, ut, vim diplomatis Regii nadta de
Inquilltione Fidei mandata, per Magiftratus
Urbium, velutirecepta publice, fine tergiver-
fiatione exercerentur. Verum in primis Ant-
verpienfes, Commerciorum metuentes com-
moda & libertatis, fefe tanto oppofueruntmo-
limine, ut turn quidem fatius judicaverit Phi-
jippus Mandatum revocare.
6. Sed novi mox in Belgio tumultus orti
funt propter auftum Epircoporum numerum j
atque Archiepifcopattium confiitutionem.
Quum enim haftenus in univerfo Belgio ex-
fiitifient quatuor tantum Epifcopi, quibus
nova hac confb'tutione infuper quatuordecim
addebantur, jufii funt omnes fubefie Archie-
pif'copis tribus, Cameracenfi , Ultr-ajeftino,
4^ INtROt)UCTIO IN
& Mechlinienfi > ita uc Primatus eflet penes
Mechlinienfem Archiepifcopum , qui honor
collatus fuit in Antonium Perenotum Granvel-
lanum.
7. Exacerbavic quoque animos Bclgarutn,
quod, quum difcedens Philippus promififlec
intra quatuor menfes dedudlurum fefe praefi-
dia Hifpanica, Rex promiflis non ftaret, neque
ilia nifi aegrc tandem ex Belgio deducerentur.
8. Exin quietse paullum res erant, quo
tempore in Germaniam profeftus Guilhelmus
Auriacus, amifla pridera ukore prima, An-
na Egmontia, Mauritii , Duds & Eledoris
quondam Saxoniae, filiam duxit Annam itidem
didam.
Reverfus ex Germania Auriacus Anto-
nium Perenotum Granvellanum , quem fum-
mopere oderat, Cardinalitia dignitate au-
ftum vidit, atque omni opera novos Epifco-
pos introducere conantcm. C^uibus confiJiis,
ut obviam iret, una cum reliqua Nobilitate a
Margarita Gubernatrice obtinuit, ut ea de re
Legatio in Hifpaniam ad Regem mitteretur;
mittitur autem Hornani Comitis frater. Mo-
norantius Montinii Dominus.
10. Montinius vero a Legatione reverfus,
omnia bona de Rege fperare juffit, qui lafla-
bat fpe animos, dum cogicata perflceret per
Cardinalem Granvellanum, qui in Belgio
propterea veluti publicum erat odium, maxi-
me vero Nobilicatis.
Hi No=
HISTOR. PATR. LIB. 11. CAt. 11. 47
11-. Nobiles enim, & in primis Egmontius
ttque Hornanus, quum fallum novi hominis
ferre non poflent, ut aegre facerent Cardina-
11, vellitu ornatuque famulirii fui ipQ Or-
dinique ejus illuferunt, Jiteras infuper crimi-
nationum plenas contra Cardinalem in Hifpa-
niam miferunc, neque terriiare minis deiUte-
runt invifum hominem, donee ilium Rex a
Belgio amovic , . manente interim ejufdem
fa£lione, cui Cardinalidarum nomen dabant
Nobiles.
12. Jnterea moritur Caroli, Quinti frater,
cui in Imperio fucceflit filius'; in Belgio au-
tem tum per Condones, turn quoque per
Verfificatorum Societates, quae fefe Cameras
Rhetoricantesadpellabant, purioris religionis
dodrina magnos progreflus fecit.
I J. Hinc quoque confirmataeBelgaruraUr-
bes pleraeque Novos Epifcopos accipere, id-
que praecipue metu Inquifitionis de Fide, re-
cufarunt.
14. Metuebant enim, neque inmerito,
commerciorum labem, & ne mercatores ali-
bi, ubi confcientiae eorum vis nulla adferre-
tur, ledem figerent, praefertim, quum Angli
jure & injuria magno nifu fibi praerogativas
amplas in invehendis pannis fuis vindicaront,
qua de re nuper infignes exlliterant apud Bel*
gas motus.
If. Quum tamen parum proficerent, per-
mitteme Cubernacrice , Cozncs Egraon-
cius
48 INTRODUCTlb IN
tius in Hifpaniam profeftus ell, ut Regenl
de Statu Belgii edoceret. Is in Belgium rever-
fus , Parmge Ducis filium Alexandrum Fame-
fium, juvenem adhuc , ad matrem Margari-
tarn deduxit, quura interea Guilhelmo Auriaco
natus elTet filius Mauritius.
16. Sed Comes Egmontius,beneficiis a Re-
ge cumulatus, verbisque & promiffis laftatus,
plerisque parum prudenter legatione fundlus
eileviius elt; prsefertim quum LicerseRegis,
quae adventum Legati fubfecutae funt, pluri-
mum a refponfis, Legato perRegera datis, dif-
creparent. In iis enim literis, animum de-
nudans Philippus , quxcumque prius manda-
verat, exfequi Gubernatricem omnibus mo-
dis juffic.
Cap. III..
£.1.
Q'lum Jam ante, propter crebros abufus in
Religione atque perditos Cleri mores, fae-
plus, per Germaniae praecipue Principes,po-
ItulatumfuiOet,utconventusad doftrinam dif-
ciplinamque emendandam haberetur, tandem
a CaroloV.Concilium generale Mantuae haben-
dum indi6lum,inde Vicentiam,tandem Triden-
turn transllatum fuerat, ubi per quinqueannos
fufflaminatum aut protraftum, tandem tri-„
lilSTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. III. 49
bus deinde annis ad exitum perduflum fuit.
2. Hujus Concilii Ediftis, quura obilringi
univerfum Belgium , fine uila exceptione
vellec Fhilippus, in Confilio Status ibidem de-
liberatum fuper ea re fuit, vicitque Auriaci
fententia, Regi morem effe gerendum.
3. Ingens inde motus animorum in plebe
oritur j quoniam fimui Inquifitio de Fide in-
troduci jubebatur; & res in nervum erupit,
exordio a Nobilitate Belgica fumto, ducibus
Jlenrico Brederodio & Ludovico NalTovio,
qui cum mukis aliisNobilibus foedus inierunt,
quod Compromiffi adpellatione infignitum
fuit.
4. Inde Henr. Brederodius & Lud. NafTo-
vius cum Nobilibus circiter quadringentis fe-
niel atque iterum Margaritam Gubernatri-
cem Bruxellis adeunt, illique libeilum fuppli-
cem olFerunt, quo tempore , confternatam
numero & dignitate tot Virorum Nobilium,
confirmalTe dicitur Barlamontius, Geufios
eosdem, i. e. mendicos, per convicium, ad-
pellando.
f. Nobilesj a Margarita utcumque bona
fpe laflati, in fympofio, Geufiorum fibi no
men adfcifcunt, atque convicii turpitudinem
decora interpretatione exornant, Regi fe ai
mendidtatem ufyue fideles fore. Symbola inde
mendicitatis I fcuteliam & manticam adop-
tant, conviviumque in Domo Culemburgi-
ca , Florentii Pallantii, l$ti celebrant. Do*
T D ~ mus
so INTRODUCTIO IN
mus ab Albano Duce poilmodum diruta , va-
riamfubiit fortunam.
6. Interim Marchio Bergenfis & Montinli
Dominus, Legati a Gubernatrice in Hifpa-
niam miffi , ibidem a Philippe detinentur,
tandemque , fpe reditus interfcifla , veneno
ik gladio tolluntur.
7. In Belgio autem plebis furor facra vie-
lat, atque Iconomachis omnia loca replen-
tur; qui, ab Ipris fafto initio, Antverpiae &
cseteris in urbibus Belgii fcedam templis infe-
runt calamitatem.
8. Hanc vim ne ipfi quidem, qui Pontifi-
ciis facris hand addifti erant, viri cordatio-
res probabant, fed quum multse per Belgium
effufae eflent fedtae, vilis plebecula regi mode-
deftia & confilio non potuit.
9. Dum igitur Reformatos aliosque plura
fibi arrogare, quam ex padto, queritur apud
Auriacum Gubernatrix, Philippus Rexconfi-
Hum init, quo, abrogatis privilegiis refciflifque
padlis omnibus , per vim dominationem in
Belgas exerceret.
10. Hinc Valencena , in confiniis Gallia-
rum Urbs, prima ejusmodi vim experta, prae-
fidio regis per Norcarmium munitur , quafi
latibulum eflet, quum aliorum haereticorum,
tum eorum qui ex Gallia illuc fefe confere-
bant, Hugenotorum , quod nomen pariter,
ut Geufiorum , ex convicio tradlum, Refor-
matis ibidem dari folebat.
II. Exin
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IT. Cap. HI. ft
11. Exin copias militares undique contra-
hit Gubernatrix , & Nchiles aliquot a Foe-i
dere defcifcunc.
12. Tandem ad armaventuiti eft, quse pri-
mus mduit Jacobus Marnixius, Tolofae Do-
minus. Is fruftrato conatu Fliflingge potiun-
dsc, prope Antverpiam in pago Oofterwee-
le, caelis a Laleino copih, in confpeftu Ant-
verpienfium, miferabiiiter periit; unde ingens
in urbe tumultus oritur , quem segerrime Au-
riacus atque Hoogdratanus j non fine vitas
periculo, ledarunt.
13. Ex illo in pejus Fccderatorum res rue-
re ceperunt, praecipue ubi Auriacus, defpe-
rata re , confilium abeundi cepit, neque ob-
ligare fefe novo & iniquo Sacramento voluit^
quod nomine fideiicatis in Regem exigebat
Gubernatrix. Recufabant vero idem Comi-
tes Hornanus & Hoogftratanus, & ante o-
mnes Brederodius, fuisque finguli prcefefturis
fpoliari maluerunt, quam ejusmodi juramen-
tum praeftare. Sed quum Egmontius fefe fa-
ciliorem praeberet, enixe conatus fuit Auriacus
ipfi perfuaderej ut Belgium relinqueret, fru-
fta illi futuram certamque denuncians perni-
ciem.
14. At vehementer difceflum Auriaci dole-
bant, qui Antverpias erant Reformati, & quum
omnibus modis perfuadere ipfi conarentur, nd
ipfos defereret, duas illis obtulit conditiones,
quibus fpretis, negavit fe illis ultra prodefle
D z pof-
INTRODUCTIO IN
pofle, atque in Germaniam abiit j quum in-
terim fruftra Germani® Principes apud G u-
bernatricem pro Lutheranis intercederent, u-
bique enirn, exterminads novis facris, vetera,
cum reftitutione ornamentorum, akarium &
ftatuarum in templis, deftru6lis antea Eccle-
fiis aliorum, redafta fuerunt.
I f. At Brederodius nondum omnem abje-
cerat fpem, qui Amftelodami commoratus, in
omnem eventum oppidum fuum Vianam mu-
niverat; tandem vero, tempori cedens, cum
omni famiiia&fupelleftileEmbdam, atque in-
de in Weilphaliam, & Comitatum Schauwen-
burgicum profe6lus, anno pofl; voluntarium
exilium, ibidem ex febri ardente obiit, vir
omnium Batavorum nobiliffimus, ex antiquis-
Hollandi® Comitibus, per generofiffimam
Brederodiorum ftirpem, originem ducens.
Cap. IV.
§. I.
INterea Philippus de Statu Belgii, & quo
potiffimum pafto fedari ibidem motus pof-
fent, cum fidiflimis ex fecretiore Senatu fuo
deliberabat. Difcrepabant in Confilio eo Sen-
tenti® , dum alii ad midora inclinantes , fa-
lubre Regi confilium dant, alii, & inprimis
Dux Albanus, ad viudi6lam & arma Regis a-
simum infUgant.
z, Vi-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. 11. Cap. IV. j-j
2. Vicit in Senatu fententia pofterior,
dum fimulat Rex, quod ipfe in Belgium pro-
ficifci, atque interim copias milicares, quae
praefidio fibi finr,praemittere velit; fruliraper
literas moncnte Margarita, late omnia pacata
elFe, neque armato milite egere res Philippi.
3. Huic autem expeditioni praefeftus Dux
Albanus, veterem ex Italia militem , virtute
quam numero prseftantiorem, colligit, eofque
fibi potiflimum adfcifcit duces 6c praefeftos,
quorum jam ante in variis certaminibus fpe-
ftata fuerat virtus.
4. Itinere per AJlobrogas & Lotharingiam
fa£to , Lutzenburgum, atque deinde in Bel-
gium, hand acceptus lis, ad quos venit, pro-
peravit Albanus.
/. Statim, ut Bruxellas fuit ingreflus, man-
data Regis, fed non omnia fimul, Marga-
ritse aperuit, Tibique, non modo belli curam,
fed plura alia, indigne id ferente Gubernatri-
ce, adrogavic.
6. Dux Albanus quoque idoneas mox Ur-
bes praefidio Hifpano firmavit, atqueSenatum
infiituit, qui de prteteritis turbis aliifque co-
gnofceret, cui , propter crudelicatem & vio-
lentiam , Sanguinis vel Sanguinarii , atque,
ob motus deinde fecutos, l^urbartm datum
nomen fuit.
7. Inprimis autem ingenium acuit, , quo
pafto Comites Egmontium, atque Hornanum,
aliosque fibi fufpe^los, caperet, quod fubdole,
D 3 voca-
^4 introductio in
vocatis iisdem ad confukandum fecum , in
sdibus Culemburgicis perfecit.
8. Arcis deinde, quae Urbem Ancverpiam
Goerceret, fundamenta jacit, Pacioito & Ser-
bellonio machinatoribus,cujus quatuor propu-
gnaculis totidem fua nomina, quinto autem
Paciotti largitnr.
~p. Cardmafis Granvellanus Romae de Co-
mitum capdvitate cerdor fadlus, nihil ab Al-
banc aftum fuifle ait, quod Auriacus retibus
ejus non eflec conclufus.
lo. Tandem veroGubernatrix, pod itera-
tas flagitadones, mifllonem a fratre Philippo
nada , fui magnum relinquens in Belgio de-:
(idenum, inde difceffit.
C A
V.
§. r-
Pod difceflum Margaritae Parmenfis Dux
Albanus Auriacum cum fratre Ludovico
aliofque Nobiles, qui Belgio difceflerant, ad
dicendam caulam citat,* Senatus, indicutus
ut de praeteritis Turbis cognqfceret, decreta
fua exfequicur. Nova hinc ex Belgio muko-
rum ciyium fuga, & agredium Geufiorum ex
latrpciniis nomen natum.
li Albanus interim primum irae inpetum in
Cu-!
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. V. sf
Culemburgicam,qu3c Bruxellis erat,Domum
cfFundit, & quod ibi convenilTet cum Nobi'
lib'is Fccdcratis Brederodius , earn a funda-
mentis diruit, ereda in .loco columna fadli
telle.
3. Mox Notii duo fratres Albano infidias
tendunt, quas, ipfo eifdem perpetrandis die de-
ilinato, fed tamen fine conjuratorum perni-
cie, deteguntur.
4. Apertam vim tentabant alii Nobi]es,qui
inter Exfules erant, fed fruftra , inter quos
Comes Bergius Arcem fuam fubito incur-
fu occupat rurfusque amittit. Villai'fius ve-
ro & Duyus, cum Comitis Hocgftratani co-
piis in agro Juliacenfi aSancio Avilano oppri-
muntur atque capiuntur. Cocquevillii quo-
que, GalliNormandi, conatus fruilraneus mor-
tern iili adtulit.
5". At Ludovici NaflTovii in Frifiam expe-
ditio in principio quidem magnos habuk luc-
cefTus, in fine tamen auftorem defiituit.
CongreflTus enim cum Frifiac & Tranfifulaniae
Gubernatore Comite Arembergio , infignem
ad Monafterium lieiligerlaeum retulit vi£lo-
riam, in qua pugna & ipfe Comes Areniber-
gius, & a parte Ludovici frater ejufdem [A-
dolphus, ceciderunt.
6. Albanus, tanta clade motus, dum ipfe
contra Ludovieum expeditionem adornat,
primo quidem Exfules, utpote qui non com-
paruerant citati ad tribunal ejus, profcribit;
D 4 dein-
f6 INTRODUCTIO IN
deinde captivos Nobiles , ipfosque Comites
Egmontium & Hornanum , publice ulama
fupplicio addicit.
7. Fofl hsec contra Ludovicum Naflb-
vium proficifcitur. Is, reli£la quam obfidio-.
ne cinxerat, Groninga, loco valde a natura
&arte munito, ad pagum Gemmingam caflra
pofuerat. Sed dum tumultuaiur miles , &
Duels monita fpernit, ab Hifpanis oppreflus
mifere rrucidatur, Comite Ludovico cum
paucis per fluvium Amifuui scgerrime elapib.
Albanus vero bac viftoria infolens faftus, x-
neam fibi ipfe flatuam fufis ad eum ufum tor-
mentis in bello captis, in Arce Antverpienli
erigit.
8. Ut vero Embdanos adfligeret (favebat
enim Foederatis & Auriacis urbs Embda) Delf-
zilum, quern pagum ad Dullartum fitum mil-
nire inceperat NalTovius, Urbem voluit fa-
cere atque amplificarej Groninganorum ve-
ro precibus permotus, Fortalitii tantum for*
mam illi dedit fub nomine Marsberge.
9. Interim Guilelmus Auriacus cum exerci-
tu ex Germania contra Albanum proficifcitur,
& Mofam flumen trajicit. Obviam illi per-
git Albanus, bellumque callide & artibus im-
peratoriis adminiilrat.
10. Auriacus J nulla pugnae copia ipfi ab
Albano fudla, multa molitus, tandem in Gal-
liam recedit, atque abdicato excrcitu in Ger-
rnaruam r? v.ertitur,^
ii. Dunj
HISTOR. PATR. Lib.IL CAP. VI.
11. Dum vero argenti penuria vires Auriaci
peflum eiinc, Albanus quoque ejufdem ino-
pia premitur, orta ex decentione navis, quarai
magnam vim auri adferentem atque in An-
glix quondam porcum inveftam j detineri Re-
gina Angliae jullerac.
Ibanus, ut fumtus exliruendis Arcibus, a-
lendoque in iis prxfidio milicari fuffice-
rent, novi generis veftigal excogitarit, quod
deciini vigelimi atque centefimi N ummi nomi-
re famofum, magnas turbas & inexpiabile o-
dium contra ilium atque Hifpanos excitavitj
dum quaedam civicaces, gnarx pecunia eum-
dem indigere, arcium exftruftionem eadera
redimunt.
2. Animum Albano interim addebatHugo-
notorum in Gallia ftrages, & Principis Con-
dxi cxdes; qua fublata fpe, ut putabat, ex-
fulum unica, fecurius contemnere Auriacum
cepit, cui qiium multi'admodum in Belgio e-
jufque civitatibus adhxrerent, & prsecipue in
Hollandia, ille per clandeftinos fautorumcon-
ventus aluit difcordiam & invidiam aiixit.
3. Exemplo deinde Condaei Principis prae-
dandi per mare licentiam quibufdam con-
Cap. VI.
5- I.
D 5
cedit
^8 INTRODUCTIO IN
cedit exfulibus , cura rei Dom. d'Olhaino,
in quern prsefefturam prsedatoriae claffis con-
tulerat , demandata ; opulencam illae naves
praedam capiunt,fed, dura prseter mandatura,
alias quoque quara hoftiura naves depraedan-
tur, Auriaco raagnaracreant invidiam, prse-
fe6li vero pr®dara intervertunt, quave d'Ol-
haino fucceffor datur, atque a prasdandi per
mare licendara novum noraen Geuftorum Aqua-
tilium nafcitur.
4. Interim per fautores fuos Auriacus ubi-
queinBdgio & praefertim in Hollandia atque
Zelandia collationem pecuniariam, pro rellau-
randa libertate, inllituit, quae miris technis,
fi6lis nominibus, & defumtis a mercatura
vocibus peragitur.
f. Hifpaniarum vero Rex , quafi fedatis
turbis, Amneftiam fub certis condidonibus
promulgari jubet; earn ferius quam oportuit ,
& fine fructu, fed magna cum pompa promul-
gat Albanus,
6. Faediifima quoque tempeftas Belgium
adflixit, qua fub exitu anni lyyo. nofte an-
te lucem San6lorum omnium miferabilis ho-
minum pecorumque ftrages edita ell. Lou-
velleini arx audacia Ruteri cujufdam capitur
& mox amittitur.
7. Albanusdeinde, quaficompQfidsrebus,
Succeflbrem feme! atque iterum a Rage fibi
mitti fiagitat. DelHnatur Dux Medinae Cocli, an-,
te cujus profeaionem Belgii Statusimmutatur.
Cap"
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. VII. js
Cap. VII.
5. I.
Exinde infignis rerutn mutatio a. ij'yj. in
Belgio contigif,' Albano enim violentius de-
cimum exigente Nummum, dum a Bruxel-
lis incipit, ibidem omnes clauduntur offici-
nsE; iratus ipfe vim parat & laqueum parere re-
cufandbus, quum f'ama captas ab Aquatilibus
Geufiis Brielse terrecur; quodoppidum non ex
indulbia, fed oblata occafione Lumejus at-
que Treflongius, fubitaincurfione captum te-
nuerunf.
2. Ad recipiendam urbem, antequam vires
crefcerent Geufiis, juflu Albani, expeditionem
fumit Bofllivius, fed faede pulfus, Dordraco
quoque repellitur , atque xgre Roterodami
intromiffus caedibus ibi & rapinis omnia va-
flat. '
3. In Zelandia primi Fliflingani Hifpanicum
excuciunt jugumj mox in Hollandia Septen-
trionali Enchufani, quos deinde vicinarum
aliquot urbium cives fequuntur, ut & Harle-
menfes & Alcmarienfes.
4. Poftquam Veteres Aquas & Goudanos
cives, expugnato caliello, Suitenius ad Prin-
eipem Auriacum traduxiflet, Dordracum ,
Gorcomium , & aliae quaedam Hollandiae ci-
Vitates, Hifpanorum fefe jugo fubducere cce-
pc-
6o INTRODUCTIO IN
perunt; neque Frifia motibus caruit, & in
Gelria, Zutphania atqueTrandfiilania Corai-
tis Bergii conatibus Felices lucceflus, captis
plurimis oppidis, adfpirant. Verum in Ze-
landia Goelii oppidi oppugnatio infelicker
ceffit, quod Mondragonius pulfo hofte libe-
ravit.
Interim Montes Hannoniiu infigni flratage-
mate a Ludovico Naflbvio capiuntur, Rote-
rodamum quoque Lumejus occupat. Alba-
nus, fummis viribus in Ludovicum iatentus,
A^ontes Hannoniae circumvallat & obfidet,
Senlifium cum milite Gallico ca:dit, Auria-
cum cum ingenti exercitu, pugnse avidum,
diftinet. Is vero, audita Hugenotorum car-
de, Parifiis die S.Bartholomsei in nuptiisRc-
giis peradla , frullra feftinat praelio congre-
di, copiam pugnas negante Albano. Itaque
dum vafa colligitfugae intentus, ingens vi-
tae. difcriraen , catellx fideli latratu ferva-.
tus, adiit. Sequitur mox Montium deditio;
Auriacus exercitum dimittit & inHollandiam
fefe recipit.
6. Ibi, quum in Gelria & Tranfifulania,
quae capiat, amittit Comes Bergenfis , ad-
verfae quoque Auriaco res ceflerunt, capto.
atque miferabiliter habito ab Hifpanis Narde-
no. Cujus exemplum veriti Harlemenfes,
extrema omnia perpeti maluerunt, quam ho-
fli credere. Tandem tamen anno poll, fa-
me magis quam armis domiti, dediiionem
f(^e-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. VII. 6t
fecerunt, Capto liarlemo Alcmariae obfidio-'
nem fruftra tentant Hifpani.
7. Hoc anno,videlicet i6ji. Comicia Or-
dinum ab Albano Dordraci confcripta, habi-
ta ibidem funt, admiffis quoque minorum op-
pidorum Delegatis. Ibi, Albani & Hifpano-
rum odio, Principi Auriaco, ut Gubernatori
Hollandiae, Zelandise atque Weftfrifiae juranc,
eique confiliarios ex fuis adjungunt.
8. Legatum fibi in Hollandia conftituit
Auriacus Lumejum ex Comitibus de Mar-
ca, qui, capta urbe Briela, libertati reduci
januam referaverat. Nimio erga Pontificios
odio & infami crudelitate, non modo aliis
fed & Reip. &fibi is Lumejus nocuit, donee
ferociuscontraOrdines agens& loquens,prsE-
fectura exfutus, tandem Leodii invifam diem
claufit.
Proximo anno, quum Dux Medinae Ca:-
li, fucceflbr, in Belgio adminiflrando, Alba-
no deftinatus, clafle adpropinquaret, a Zelan-
. dis animofe exceptus, cum paucis navibus
difcrimen vix evafit, & recufata provincia
paallo poft in Hifpaniam rediit.
10. Zelandi, viftoria hac animofiores fa-
fti, Hifpanas Claffes, ut Medioburgo a Va-
lacris obfeffo , opem ferrent, adventantes,
feme! atque iterum magna illata clade fun-
dunt.
11. Interea Comes Bofluvius comparata in-
figni clafle navium bdlicarum. Maris Auftra-
lis,
6i INTRODUCTIO I]Sf
lis, quo Septentrionalis Hollandia ab Auftra-i
li feparatur, dominium adfe6lat. V erum or-
ta piigna navali tarn inclemcnter accipitur,
ut fugatis navibus fuis, ipfe cum prsetoria
navi, omnium maxima, in holUum potefla-
tem perveneric.
12. Opprefferat interea Auriacus Gertru-
disbergam, Hifpani vero Leidam obfidione
fed frullra cingunt, donee Albanus, impe«
trato a Rege commeatu , infigni Belgarum
laetiua, in Hilpaniam proficifcicur.
Cap. VIII.
§. 1.
SUcceflit Albano Duci Ludovicus Re-?
quefenius , Magnus Caftellac Commen-
dator. Is, ut primum Gubernationem Bel-
gii fufcepic, Medioburgo, quod ab Auria^
CO & Zelandis acerrima dudum permeba-
tar obfidione, quovis modo opem ferre de-
Crevit.
2. Claflem igicur parat, eamque bifariam
dividit, in illam maxime intentus curam ,
ut obfeffae Urbi, & fame laboranti, com-
meatus inveheretur.
* 5. Auriacus & Zelandi quoque bifariam
claflem dividunc, confertaque ad Romer-
fwalam
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Ca?. VIII.
fwalam pugna navali, Altera parte hoftilis
claffis profligata, altera clade fociorum fuge-
re compulfa, eximia viftoria potiuntur.
4. Mondragonius, qui Medioburgum e-i.
gregie, diu atque fortiter defenderat, nulla
jam fpe reliqua, fefe atque Urbem , vici-
namque Arnemudam holtium poteilati tradi-
die; cum captivo Mondragonio permutatur
aiiquanto poll; Aldegondius.
f. Eodem fere tempore cum idoneo ex-
ercitu Ludovicus Naffovius ex Germania in
Belgium defcendit, atque tentans frullra
brumalii tempore Mofam trajicere , prope
Mocam cum Hifpanis praelio congreflus, ca-
dit, exercitus autem ejus foedam cladem
paticur.
6. Hifpanorum autem viftoria Requele-
nio nullum adtulit frudlum, corrupta feditio-
ne militum , quae indulgentia Gubernatoris
aegre compefcitur.
7. Verfa igitur fortuna belli Hifpanam
Claflem , quse inter Lillo atque Carloo fta-
bat in ancoris, intrepide Zelandorum inva-
dunt naves, oppreffifque aliquot hollilibus,
Praetoriam ipfam una cum Archithalaflb,
Domino ab Haamftede, captam abducunt.
8. Univerfi mox Belgii oculos ad fc traxit
altera Leidae obfeffio, quam urbem, ad ex-
tremam defperationem a Baldaeo redadlam,
perfoffis aggeribus & infufis per agros fluvio-
rum Mofae atque Ifalae & maris infuper
aquis,
INTRODUCTIO IN
aquis , vix tandem , continuato, tempore
plenilunii, favore deij maris aeftu, mirabili_
mode liberant Princeps Auriacus, & ArchK
thalaflus Zelandise Ludovicus Boifotus.
p. Ac armis diffidens, & natura baud af-
per, Requefenius, a Rege Hifpaniae inpe-
traverat abolitienem prseteritorum , & Brux-
ellis atque alibi Amnelliam generalem , cui
Papa Romanus Bullam Gratiae atque Indul-
gentiae addiderat, frullra promulgari juffit.
Provincialis interea ab Hollandis , diidpli-
nae Ecclefiailicac ergo, Dordraci habetur
Synodus.
10. Requefenium vero novus Hifpano-
rum, qui cum Baldaeo Leidam obfederant,
militum , excepit tumukus. Hi, prom if-
fum flagitantes ftipendium , neque dilatio-
nem ultra ferentes , Hollandiam Auftralem
relinquunt, & Harlemo atque Amflelodamo
exclufi, Uitrajeftum vi, fed frullra, occu-
pare conantur, quos, parte flipendiorum fo-
luta, atque prseteritorum concefla venia ,
mitigat Requefenius.
11. Parum quoque abfuit j quin hoc anno
Antverpia potitus fuerit Auriacus; fed fpe
excidit, iterata vice detefta confpiratione ab
hoflabus, quum omnia, ut res perageretur,
eiTent parata.
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. IX. <Jf
caput. ix.
§. '
Oc tempore/intercedente Imperatore,
qui & Legates in Belgium ea de re
miferat, ferio de reducenda Pace agi ccepic,
fed frullra, quoniam Philippus ita relHtui
veterem volehat Religionem, ut Nova fimul
penitus aboierecur.
z. Ubi igitur armis permifla funt omnia,
Eques Sonoijus audax cepit confilium occu-
pandte Yae , &, extrufto in loco quodam
munirnento, fimulque occupata Palude Harle-
menfi, Harlemo inpediendi corameatum,-ne-
que per ipfum fed fortunam fletit, quo mi-
nus bonum eventnm fortita res fuerir.
Magis audax vero, & fucceflli felicio"
ri fuit Hifpanorum in Duvelandiam atque
Scaldiam expeditio. Quae, quamvis per me-
dias aquas, pedeilris tamen erat, &, difficilis
licet, tamen perafla, Scaldiae amiffionem ,
atque Ziericzaeae poH: acrem .obfidionem
fecum involvit deditionem.
4. Quum ab altera Zelanditc parte aliis
liiFulis inminerent Hifpani j Auriaciis rates
E
aliquot
66 INTRODUCTIO IN
aliquot fubmifit, quae in loco anguflo mftoc
hoitiles naves undecim, eaj oinnes combufle-
runt.
f. Terra tamen melior Hifpanis fortuna
adfuit, nam, capiis aliquot oppidis, Dominus
de Mierges Veteres Aquas, civibus deditio-
nem facere recufanubus, oppugnavit, cepit
& delevit. Requefenio vero labons gloriam
repentina mors invidit, quse aliquanto ante
Chiappinum Vrellium, nifpariorum ducem
praellantiffimum, abllulerat.
6. Memorabilis prjcterem muUis aliis re-
bus hie annus ij'yj'. fair. Nam eodem A-
cademia Lugd. Bat. ere6la fuitj Calendarii
ratio & novi anni aufpicia, quae nonnulli a
Pafchate, alii- aliunde ordiebantur, per uni-
verfum Belgium uno eoJemque more con-
flituta fuerunt.
7. Habito quoque Roterodami & deinde
Delphis Ordd. conventu, poflquam Unio
inter Equites & Givimtes effet fadha, Auria-
CO terra raarique fumma poteilas , ut vice
Regis Philippi Giiberna'-ori , delata fuit,
Aeiriacus eodem tempore tertiam uxorem ,
Charlottam Borboniam, duxitjUtque externa
circumfpicere coepit auxilia.
8. Ilinc Conventus Ordd. Hell, atquc
Zelandias habitus fuit Roterodami, & dein-
de Delphis, in quo decretum fuit, abjurato
Rege Philippe, Belgii dominium offerre
..zabethae Reginae Angliae. MifS mox in
All*
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. II. Cap. X. ^7
_ Angliam funt Legati, fed Regina haud fu-
fcipere aufa tergivafabatur & moras ne6le-
bat.
Cap, X,
§. I.
MOrte Requefenii, cujus confiliis & fuc-
ceiTibus ad extremiim Hollandiae &
Zelandiae (per Unionem enim, inter btatus
atque Urbes iitriufque faftam, coaluerant)
res perveneranc, magna miitatio in Eelgio
fafta fuit.
2. Qiium enim, incerto ruccefTore, fubi-
ta morte raptus eflet, aliquamdiu res de fuc-
ceflbre in incerto fuit, quum interea Rex
Hifpaniae permififlet ut fumma rerum admi-
nilbatio penes Coniilium Status maneret.
3.. Interea Belgii Hifpanici res feditione
militum Hifpanorum turbabantur, qui, fac-
to in Zelandia initio, fugatis ducibus fuis ,
Eleftum fibi conftituunt, Ziericzccam &
Zelandiam relinquunt, atque fumma vi &
injuria urbem Aloltum occupant.
4. Hoc tempore pertaefse IJifpanorum
militum omnes fimul BelgSrum Urbes atque
E i Pro-
INTRODUCTIO IN
Provincise Pads ncgotium,'quod Bredaeoliin
fine fuccefTu fuerat inchoatum , iierum re-
fpiciunc, & Gandavum Legates mittunt,'
ibique Pacificationis , Gandavenfis diclac,
initium faciunc.
f. Cercatim deinde reliquse Urbes & Pro-
vinciae accedunt, &, ut ab Hifpano atque
peregrine militc liberentur , non mode ad
Hii'paniaJ Rcgcm , verum etiam ad Imp.
Maximilianum II. aliofque & Papain Roma-
nam , ut pro ipfis intercederct, fcrihunt.
6. Scd antequam literas has acciperet, ad
plures abierac Imp. Maximilianiis , relicta
numerofa Ibbole , atque fucceffore filio Ru-
dolpho , numerandus in^er principes lauda-
tiflimes & optimos. Obiit itidem baud diu
poll Comes &; EIe£tor Palatines Fredericus
III. virtute, pietate, & peritia in S. Script,
clariflimus.
7. Quum inter rellquas Urbes Trajeftum
ad Mofam Fcederi Gandavenfi adceffiflet,
repentino Hifpanorum adventu opprelTum
inmifericordis crudelitatis & rapinsc exftitit
vidlima.
8. Licet vero Urbes paffim ad Pacem &
Concordiam, FoEdufque Gandavenfe, incli-
narent, Caftelia tamen in Urbibus, Hifpano
fctiamnum prsefidio munita erant; conflituto
igJtur vi prsefidiarios expellere, Gandavi il-
lud primum fadlum fait, Caflellumque dedi-
tione receptum ,• quod dum Antverpiae quo-
que
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. 11. Cap. X. <?p
que moliuntur, eamque urbem mi!;te contra
arcis praefidiarios mimiunt, magnarum civita-
ti calamitatum moles incubuic.
5>. Nam liifpana in Arce Antverpienfi
proefidia, inito cum fedidofis, qui Alolluni
occupaverunt, confilio , eofderh in Arcem
recipiunt^unaque omnes furibjundi ex Arce in
Ur'bem inpetum faciunt, quam ca:fo milite
urbano & praefidiario capiunt, & cum fiim-
ma inmanitate atque avaritia nefandum in
morem diripiunt.
lo. Quo fcelere magis magifque exacer-
bati Belgae. fere omnes, fupreraam Pacifi-
cationi Gandavenfi manum inponunc, fuis-
que ipfi rebus profpiciunt.
7®
I
LIBER III.
CAPUT I
§.1.
?oR.Tuo Requefenio fratrem no-
thum, Jo. Auftriacum , novum
Btlgio Gubernatorem mifit Rex.
Joannes clam per Galliam pro-
fe£lus , inopinantibus cunftis in
Belgium venit, ibique adverfas Regi res
deprehendens ad Pacificationem Gandaven-
fern accedit, quae publice pronunciatur.
'2. Poll receptionem deinde Auftriaci,
ex pafto foederis Hifpani milites Belgio a-
beunc, atque inviti a Comite Manfveldio in
Italiam deducuntur. Laeta in rerum'admi-
niftrationc inida fuere Auftriaci, fed fubdo-
lum animum baud diu tegere potuit , qui
praeferum erupit occupato fraudulenter Na-
murco ejufque arce valida , tentata quoque
occupatione Arcis Antyerpienfis, quae una
cum aliis in Belgio arcibus diruitur.
3- Ac-
/
INTR. IN HIST. PAT. Lib, III. Cap. I. 71
5. Acceflerunt Foederi GanuavenG civita-
tes HollandiEe omnes prxter AnHteiodamum;
eamdem, contra pactum, quo camimi erat ne
hoflilia perpecrarentur, Crdd. Holl. atque
Zelaiidiac vi cogerc conati funt, atqueparum
abfuit quin per itratagema militare opprcfla
fueric civitas, fed expeditio hacc iis qui 1 luce-
perant exitio fuit.
4. Odio Auftriaci Brabantise Status Princi-
pern Auriacum arceffunt, eumque Guberna- /
torem atque Kwartum Brabantiai creant, un-
de magna Procerum oritur in eum inyidia,at-
que ex Germania arceiiitur Archidux Mat-
thias qui conftituitur Gubernator Bdgii vica-
rio Principe Auriaco.
y. Sequitur dein bellum cum Jo, Auftria-
CO, qui llifpanos, reducente eos Alexandro
Farnelio, in Belgium recipit, atque exerci-
tum hollilem magna clade ad Gemblacura
adficit.
6. Belgoe, hac accepta clade, exercitum
inilaurant, aliunde quoque auxilia arcef-
funt, ex Gallia Alenzonio, ex Germania ve-
niente in auxilium eorumdem Cafimiro; ante
quorum adventum Jo. Aultriacus infeliciter
copias militares Belgarum , quibus Ciomes
BolTuvius prteerat, ad Rifmenantium adgredi-
tur.
7. PoU haec Aultriacus, rebus ubique ad-
verfis, maligne quoque llibfidiis ex Hifpa-
nia miffis, dolore animi in mcrbum incidit,
E4 ^
7i INTRODUCTIO IN
& pefte, vel, ut alii vohmr, veneno moi?-
tur.
8. Fuerat hie Jo. Auftriacus Caroli V. ex
MariaBlomberga,vel propinquafanguine fibi
femina, ut nonnulli adfirmant, films, animi
& corporis docibus infignis} ejus vero cada-
ver in frufta^ difleftum clam in Hifpaniam
deportatum St juxta paternas exfuvias fepul-
turn fuit.
p. Interea Bredam recepit Princeps Au-
riacus, & Amftelodamum tafidemcertis con-
ditionibus, quibus tamen mox per tumultum
vulgi fides habitanon fuit, Pacificatipni Ganr
davenfi acceffit.
C A P. II.
5. I.
Poft obitum Jo. Aullriaci Alexander Far-
nefms militiae fupreraam curam rerumque
regimen in fe fufcepit, & a Rege Hifpania-
rum confirm^tus fuit. Ejus vero Alexandri
prudentia & virtute _ bellica adfliftae Regis
Hifpaniarum in Belgio res plurimum fuble-
vatae fuerunt, tranfitione inprimis Provincia-
rum Wallonicarum multorumque Nobilium
& primariorum virorum, inter quos nutafie
in fide erga Ordines a quibufdam credebatur
Co-
HISTOR. PATR. Lin.Iir. Cap.II. 75
Comes Bofliivius, nifi morte fuifTet inter-
ceptiis.
2. Huic male ut occurreret Princeps Au"-
riacusj unionem firmiorcm inter ProvinciaS
Fccderatas iirget atque perficit, quaeUltraje-
fti primum a quariindam Legatis concepta
deinde confirmatur.
3. SuccefTus fuos deinde iirget Alexander
Farnefius, atque Trajeftum ad Mofam me-
morabili obfidione claudit, in qua urbedLfen-
denda mulieres pariter ac viri Itrenue incuitr-
bunt, donee ad extremum, perruptis mu-
ris, miferanda dade, magno tamen vide-
rum damno, delentur.
4. Quaflatos infuper baud modice Ordines
atque Auriaci fuere res in Frifia & prsecipu'e
Groninga, Comitis Rennenbergii perfidia, qui,
padis cum Farnefio conditionibus', Gronin-
gam urbem Hifpanis per vim adferit, ma-
jore Ordinibus in porterum dctrimento, n®
Portugallige regno occupando intentus delli-
tuilTct Farnefium Philippus non fuppeditata
in tempore pecunia.
J'. Verfabatur tunc Bruxellis Philippus Eg-
montius, Lamoralii, ab AlbseDuce quondam
trucidati, filius; is nihilorrinus Hifpanis dum cd-
natur perfide prodere Bruxellas, a civibusUr-
be ejicicur, & aliquanto poll, quum ad ho-
Pes tranfiilTet, Ninova; capitur a DuceLand-
va, cum quo pon:ea,& ipfo in pugna ad En-
gelshemium capto J permutatur. Groningte in-
, E f terea
.74 INTRODUCTIO IN
terea obfidetur Comes Rennenbergius, inque
ejus oppugnatione occumbit Bartholdus iLn-
teljus.
6. Ilollandiae vcro atque Zelandiae Status
inplacabili contra Philippum fufcepto odip,
ilium abjurant, omni poteflate atque jure in
Comitatum Ilollandiae , &c, excidiile pro-
ntinciant, eamque poteilaiem omnem,rum-
mumque dominium , Principi Auriaco decer-
nunt. Generales vero Ordines Ducem Alen-
zoniumfeu Andegavenfem,Brabantiae creanc
Ducem , cui & ilollandiae atque Zelandiae
Ordines ccrtis conditionibus jusjurandiun
praellaift. '
7. Philippus Rex Farnefii matrem. Mar-
garetam Auflriacam, iterum in Belgium mit-
tit, uc ipia civiles res moderaretur, dum fi-.
lius bellicis prteeflet, inprobante earn Imperii
divifionem Farnefio, quare aliquanto poll re-
vocata e Belgio in Italiam rediit Margareta.
S. Occupata deinde dolo & proditione per
Hifpanos Breda Urbe cum arce ejufdem,
Stenovicum frullra obfedit Comes Rennen-
bergius, qui baud diu poll moerore animi
exliinguitur, cui a Farnefio fucceflbr mittitmr
veteranus Dux Francifcus V erdugus, qui milites
Ordd. fub Guilelmo Ludovico Naffovio, at-
que Norricio gravi clade ad Nordhornum in
agro Groningano adficic. Cameracum obfi-
dione liberat Alenzonius,Tornacum vero for-r
titer Gccupat Farnefius, dum Alenzonius in
An-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. HI. Cap. II.
Anglia Elizabechie Reginse nuptias ambit i
Matthias vero Archidux Belgio difcedit.
5>. Alenzonius tx Anglia redux Antverpiam
magna cum pompa incrat & dux Brabanciae
faiutaturj in qua Urbe Princeps Aunacusper
ficarium vulneracur, non fine magno Gallo-
rum & Alenzonii, qui falfo rei audtor crede-
batur, diicnmine. Uxorem dein Charlottam
Borboniam amittit Auriacus: Aldenai'dam,
munitiiTimam urbem,expugnat Farnefius,Hi-
fpanorumque infidias una cum Alenzonio ite-
rum patitur Auriacus, quibus detqftis, cap-
tifque ficariis , pccnis debitis malefici adfi-
ciuntur. ■
lo. Sed dux Alenzonius, legitimi Imperii
pertaefuSjDominationem violencam animo con-
cepit, variafique fimul urbes, in quibus Galli-
ca erant prselidia, uno eodemque die occupa-
re ftatuit. Sibi Antverpiam de'egit, in quo
conatu magna cum fuorum csede fruftratus,
vixit in polterum inglorius brevique moerore
anirai in Galliis ex vita difceffit.
I!. Alteram Tragccdite Icenam aperoit no-
vus amor Archiepifcopi Colonienfis Gebhar-
di Truchfii, qui dufta uxore Virgine facra,
Agneta Manfveldia, Colonienfibus bellum ,fi-
bi cum nova nupta exfilium, procuravit. At
Gubernator Gelrise & Zuiphanise, Comes
Guilelmus Bergius, adFarneliumfe adplicuit,
atque proditione fua detefta cum filiis ad liL
fpanos transfugit.
12.
INTRODUCTIO IN
12. In profcriptione Principis Auriaci gran-
de praemium ftatuerat Rex Hifpanise illi ho-
mini, qui formidabilem hunc fibi hoftem ,
non juftis armis, fedcaedevel veneno, e me-
die tolleret. Sceleris merces plures hand for-
tunato fucceflu adlicuit, donee quidam Bal-
thafarus Gerardus, nullo tamen fuo commodo,
Principem Auriacura Delphis in aulafua,vul-
nerato corde, tribus globulis plumbeis, tra-
jecic.
13. Qualis hie quantufque vir fuerit Guild-
mus Auriaeus, res ejus geltae, & tantus ho-
Ilium metus ollendunt. Pairia illi Dillfembur-
gum, parentes & progenia ab illo , omnir-
que familia fortunata iatis, fed tandem pro-
ceflu temporis ad paueos redada •, honores ipli
poll mortem tanto Prineipe digni habitifunt,
memoria omnibus in fummo honore, mors
tamen quibufdam libertati Patriae tempefti-
va vifa fuit.
Cap. III.
§. J.
Morte Guilelmi Auriaei Gubernatore de-
ftitutis Ordinibus , ftudia illorum in
Mauritium propter infignem de juvene fpem
& merita paterna inelinant,cuiLegatus addi-
tus Comes Holachius.
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. III. Cap. III. 77
2. Tempore ufus Farnefius Antverpiam
valida obfidione claudit,, atque interea Gan-
davo, BruxeJlis, Neomago, aliifque urbibus
potiuir. In obfidione verp & defenfione
Antverpiae, qua; caput belli videbatur, confum-
ta utrimque omnia arcis inventa omnefque in-
genii vires funt: admirabile vero inprimis in-
ventum ad deltruendum pontem Farnefii fu-
per Scaldim fuicGiambellae kali; memorabi-
lis quoque pugna ad aggerem Couveftei-
nium, quam tandem irritis ad folvendam ex-
pugnationem conatibus cunftis fecuta eft
Antverpise deditio.
3. In Frifia quoque res adverf® fuerunt,
ut & in Gelria, viftore ubique Jo. Baptifta
Taxio, qui prope Neomagum Meurfx Co-
mitem pepulerat, atque Henricum Ludovi-
cum Naflbvium, Frifi® Gubernatorem, ad Bo-
sumum pagum acie vicerat.
4. Tot calamitatibus prefli Belg® iterum'
ad Anglix Reginam confugiunt, illique Do-
minium terr® fu® offerunt, qu® cunftatur,
atque interim Leicellri® Comitem & copias
auxiliares mittit.
5. Graviam tamen obfidet & capit Far-
nefius, mox & Venlonam, Novefium quo-
que aliquanto ante a Meurl® Comite captum
recipit, & Coloni® Epifcopo Alberto refti-
tuit, totque viftoriis inclitus gladio & galero
a Pontifice Romano cxornatiir.
6. Rhenobercham interea obfederat Fame-
fius,
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fius, quam obfidionem folvit, audito Axe-
lam a Mauritio occupaiam, & Zutphaniama
Leiceftrio obfideri, cuiurbi, frultra prohi-
bere conato Leiceftrio, fuccurrir.
7, Turbis inter Leiceftrium at que Ordines
ortisj Stanlaeus, & Jorcus Leiceftriani, Hi-
fpanis Daventriam atque Caftellum ad Neo-
magum pro tutanda Velavia exilructura ,
perfide produnt.
8- Crefceute in dies difcordia inter Leice-
ftrium & Ordines, Slufam oppugnat, atque
pertinaciter defenfam tandem capit Fame-
fius, Bufcoducum vero fruilra iterum a Fm-
deratis tentatur.
p. Factiones Leiceftrianoe fub religionis tu-
tandae praetextu doiofe agunt,Leidam in po-
feftstem Leiceftrii redigere fatagunt, fed, de-
fecla proditione, qui capti font ex praecipuis ^
capite luunt, tandemque Leiceftrius, bonis
omnibus exofus, in Angliam revocatur , &
Gubematione fefe abdicat. "
C A P. .IV,
5. I.
Rex HifpanicC, ftudioReligionisRomanac,
atque ulturus injurias ab Elifabetha,
Regina Angliae, acceptas, per plures annos,
incredibiii fumtu, inmanem claiTem compa-
rave-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. III. Cap. IV. 7^
raverat, qua flatuerat Angliam invadere,
atque E-lifabetham Regno depellere. Julie-
rat eamdem ad Flandrise eras curfum dirige-
re, uc inpofito ibi milite, & veteri novoque jun-
6to, cum ea in Angliam, transfiretaret Ale-
xander Farnefius. Sed a Belgis prohibitae
Flandriae litoribu's Farnefii naves, portu, uc
cum Hifpana clalTe conjungerentur, egredi
non potuerunt. Inmanis aucem ilia Claffis,
tempeftatibus diffipata atque frafta & ab ho-
ftibus accifa , majori fua parte ^ nullis rebus
gellis, atque penitus fere deleta fuit.
2. Farnefius nihilominus, poft obfelTam
fruftra Bcrgam ad Zomam, Wachtendoncam
canit, stneorum globorum (vulgo Bomben)
maxime opera, quod genus peflispaulloante
Venionx, cum pernicie fere Urbis , inven-
turn fuerat , deinde captam fraude Martini
Schenckii Bonnam recipit, & denique Ger-
trudenberga per proditionem potitur.
T,. Famigeratum inprimis eo tempore Mar-
tini Schenckii a Nidek crat uomen , a quo
Caftellum ad divortia Rheni, infra Emeri-
cum exllruSlum , hodieque nomen obtinet.
Prteclara ejus in hoc bello exiHterant facino-
raj tandem vero, dum ex inprovifo Neo-
magum opprimere itudetjOpprelTusipfeaquis
hauritur; in cadaver ejus holies cum contu-
melia faeviunt, cui pollea fuus honos red-
ditur.
4. Mauritius autem, quum pauilo ante Ul-
,tra-
trajetlinae Urbis ejufque didonis Gubernator
e.ffet faftus, Bredae Callelium ipfamque Ur-
b.em ilatagemate infigni capk, fibique avitam
poflefTionem vindicat} Farnefius vero, jufTu
Kegis Plailippi, in Gallias cum exercitu pro-
ficifcitur, ut jlbi Cathoiicae Ligae'res firmarec
contra Henricum Navarrum Galliae defigna-
turn Regem. ..
J-. Abfentia FarneOi ufus Mauritius, iZut-
phaniam occupat,, mox & Dayentriam, at-
que a Caftello, quod aliquanto ante ex adver-
fo Neomagi extlruxerat, Farnefiiim, qui ex
Gallia.redierat, repellit; Farnefius veto nir-
fus ex mandato Regis in Gallias profeclionem
parat. Interea Mauritius noii modo Hulllam
occupat, fed & Neomago podtur.
6. Farnefius, quamvis ab aliquo tempore,
cutis & laboribus belli, animo atque corpore
jeger, magnas tamen res in Gallia gerit; Mau-
ritius interea Stenovicum atque infuper Co-
vordiam occupat.
7. Redux ex Galliis Farnefius, adgravante
morbo, ad Regera fcribit,atque femel & ite
rum fucceflbrem petit-, dellinatur a Rege,
qyi bcllicas res adminiflfet. Comes Fuente-
fius, Farnefius vero tertio iter in Gallias acce-
lerare jubetur; qui.dum, fupra vires corpo-
ris, omnia ad expeditionein urget, fubito
cpncidit^ vitaque gloriofe a6la, morte fua
Regias fpes deilituit.
ti'ii
Cap,
X
X
\
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. III. Cap. V. 8i
^ C A P. V. , ■',
5. I.
Morte Farnefii Gubernatio Belgii per ali-
quod tempus in manibus Petri Erneiti
Manfveldii, Duds veterani, fed plurima vis
apud Comitem de Euentes fuit. Manfveldius
filium Carolum cum magna miliciim manu in
Gallias mifit; qua ufus occafione rei bene
gerendte Mauritius Gertrudisbergam expu-
gnavit.
2. Interea Erneflum, Archiducem Audriaci
novum Belgio Gubernatorem dat Philippus,
qui, ubi advenic, de Pacis conditionibus
frufira cogicat. Neque modo in Belgio accifas
Regis invenit res, fed in Galliis Ligae Ca- '
tholicse quoque plurimum deceflerat, tranli-
tione Regis Henrici ad Religionem Romanam.
Ernefti vero Gubernatio infelix fuit amifllone
Groningx atque Italorum militum, quos a
Mauritio proteSlos asgre ad officium revoca-
vit, tumialtu. Ipfe paullo poftjComite Fuen-
tefio Gubernatore riuncupato, moritur.
3. Tandem vero Henricus iV» Galliarum
Rex, ulturus injuriasper Guifianos &Ligani
Gatholicam, Philippo adjuvante, acceptasj
Hifpanis bellum indicit, quod cum Cotnitd
Fuencefio acerrime gerit,
F 4- 1'®
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4. Illud dum tranflato in Picardiam milite
cum Gallis helium gerit Fuentefius', ibique
Cameracum aliafque urbes expugnat, Mauri-
tius Grollam obrider,quam adveniente Mondra-
gonio relinquit. Pugna inde inter equites
Mauritii atque Mondragonii contrahitur, in
qua Philippus Naflbvius, Jo. Dillenburgii
Comitis filius, cadit; Mondragonius nonage-
narius paullo poll moritur.
J". Interea Cardinalis Albertus AuHriacus
a Rege Philippe Gubernator in Belgium
mictitur; qui, dimiflb cum honore Comite
Fuencefio, expeditionem in Galliam fumic,
ibique inter alia Caletum occupat, atque in
Belgium reverfus expugnat MuKlam.
6. Mauritius cum Comite Varafio ad Turn-
houtura congreffus, egregia potitur vi6loria.
InPicardia vero, caput gentis Samarobrigae ^
vulgo Amiens i flratagemate prorfus inOgnij
ab Hifpanis capiuntur.
Viftorisein BelgiopluresMauritioobtige-
runt, Grolla fimul & Oldenzeela atque Linga
captis,quare urbe Linga ejufque dominio ab
Ordinibus Foederatis donatur.
8, Clarus deinde fequitur annus &mcmo-
/abilis pace inter Galliaj & Hifpanite Reges;
Nuptiis Alberti Archiducis (antea Cardina-
lis) cum Infante Hifpanite Clara Ifabella Eu-
genia, Philippi IL fiiia , qui illi univerfunt
Belgium in dotem concedit j & denique
obitu ipfius Regis Philippi.
Capj
lilSTOR. PATR. Lib. nr. Cap. VI. 83
.C A P. V I.
5.
Dum Archidux Albertus in Ilifpaniam pro-
ficifckur, lit inde fecum Ilabellam ave-
hat, fr^tri, Cardinali Andreae, addito, qui
bellicae rei curamgererec, Francifco de Men-
doza, Admirante Arragoniae, Belgii datum
commendat. Mendoza, per agrum Clivenfem
& Ducatus Wodphalias jquineutrarum inbel-
Id erant partium, invitis dominis, profedlus,
Rhenobercham capit, atque pluraloca Impe-
rii Germanici prceiidiis Hifpanorum firroat.
2. Motus inde oritur inter Germanise Prin-
cipes, qui, verbis varie delufi, tandem ad arma
convolant, fed, nulla per ducum difcordiam Sc
fegnitiem memorabili re geda , domum dila-
buntur. In infulara Bommeliam dein ex-
peditionem facit Mendoza , ibique validiffi-
mum Miinimentum xAndreas 4rchidux no-
mine Sc. Andrese, ad Mofte & Vahalis con-
fiuentem exllruit, qua re perafta & reverfo
fratre Alberto , in Gerrnaniam redit An-
dreas.
3. Veriim baud diu pod ilio S. .Andrese
Munimento, occupata prius Wachtendonca ,
corrupto Walonum (quod propter dilata ill-
F i pen-
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pendia tumult!uabatur) praeQdio, quum nub
Ja hofti adfolvendam obfidionein pateret via,
potitur Mauritius,
4. Idem Mauritius,fumta in Flandriamexpe-
diiione, N eoportum obfedic. Mox Albertus, ob-
fidionem foluturus,in aciem procedit, relifta ob-
fidione &ipfe Mauritius aciem inilruit, hoflef-
que intrepide excipic. Pugna inde atrox ad
Neoportum in licore&tumulisarenofis oritur,
ingenti cum Hifpanorum clade, plurimifque du-
cibus eorum cselis vel captis,&inter pofteriores
ipfo Mendoza Arragonise Admirante. Egre-
gia viiloria potitus Mauritius, relicla Neo-
port!, cui commeatus invexerat holtis, obfi-
dione, Oflendam reverfus eft.
Irrkamox, quae Bergis ad Zomam da
Pace convenerat, Legatione, Rhenobercha
Mauritio dedita fuit; Hifpani vero Often-
dam obfederunt; qute, quum mari pateretin
obfeflam urbem aditus, & novi adfidue mili-
tes atque commeatus inferrentur, per trien-
nium & ampliusobfeflbresfatigavit, undenon
inmerito novae Trojae illi obftdioni nomen
fuit.
6. In Anglia interea diem fuum obiit Eli-
zabetha Regina , prudentiae virilis femina,
cui fucceffit Jacobus I. Scotiae antea, dein-
de & Angliae, atque ita primus Magnae Bri-
tanniae Rex i is pacem cum Hifpanis fecit.
In Belgio Graviam occupavic Mauritius.
7. A Rege Hifpaniarum Philippo III. Spi-
nola?
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. HI. Cap. VI. 8;
noise fratres, Ambrofius & Fridericus, Ja-
nuenfes, in Belgium mittuntur, & hie qui-
dem ut cum tnremibus, vulgo Galeis, mari ,
ille, uc cum novo exercitu, terra, hub Alberti
aufpiciis, bellum gereret. Albertum gravis
miikum excepit feditio. Illi enira, Itali pie-
rique & Germani, neque precibu.s flecli ne-
que vi cogi in ordinem potuerunt, fed, agmi-
ne fafto , plures duobus millibus, ad Mauri-
tium tranfierunt.
8. Fredericus Spinola mulca Belgarum ra-^
tibus incommoda adtulit, tamdem Slufa in
altum progreffus, dum cum triremibus fuis beh
licas hoftium naves adgreditur, excidit vifto-
ria & ipfe cadk. Ambrofio Ollendcs tarda
fads ab Archiduce mandatur obfidio.
9. Mauritius ex inprovifo Slufas urbi copias:
admovit, cujusobfidionem, poftquam .femel
atque iterum fruflra per Verdugum atque.
Spinolam conatur foJvere Albertus, munitif-
fima Urbs fame ad dedidonem cogitur, qua^
capta Oltendam Hifpanis dedi jubent Or-
dines.
10. Proximus annus raagnorum ducum,Maur.
ritii & Spinolse artes milicarcs oRendk. Dum
enim in Flandriam exercitumducic Mauritius,
Spinola, fubita in Tranlifulaniamexpeditione
fufcepta , Lingam cum Oldenzeelio , fero
vemente, qui eum fecutus fiierat Mauritio,
expugnat; Wachtendonca quoque per Alber-
turn occupatur; & inter Equites Mauritii at-
F 3 que
85 INTROD. IN HIST. PAT. L. III. C. VI.
que Spinolcc acri orto certamine virtus Fre-
derici Henrici, Mauritii fracis , inclaruit,
cadente Hifpanici Equitatus Prtcfefto , Co-
mite Trivulcio.
11. At Spinola ipfe in Hifpaniam profe-
6lus, ubi, novo au6lus exercitu , in Bel-
gium rediit jGrollam capit, atque deinde Rhe-
nobercham , frullra obfidionem folvere co-
nante Mauritio, qui interea fubito in Tranfi-
• fulaniam recedens, at que Lingse inminens,
Grollse admoverat copias, quam' cepiflet fa-
die, nili baud minon celeritate, colleftomi-
lite, eumdem fecutus iiluc fuiffet Spinola at-
que difcedere ab obfidione cocgilTet.
12. Tandem de Pace, faepius interrupta,
ferio agi coeptum ell *, cujus mentionem ad-
mittere alia lege noluerunt Belgae, nifi cum
iilis, veluci libero fuique juris populo, agere-
tur. Earn omnibus modis conabantur inpedi-
re Mauritius, cum fuis; promovere in patriae,
commodum Jo. Oldenbarneveldius cum aliis.
Tandem vero, quum de Pacis conditionibus"
non conveniret, Induciaeduodecimannorum
fa6lae funt.
L I-
87
LIBER IV.
CAPUT I.
5. I.
nterea dum perduodecim annos ab
Hifpanorum armis requiefcit Bel-
gium, in vicinia Juliacenfe at-
que Clivenfe exarfic helium , cui
occafionem dederat mors Joannis Wilhel-
mi, Duels Julite, Clivite, Moiuium &c. qui
inproiis & mente captus obierat. Ad here-
ditatem tam opimam plures adfpirabant Prin-
cipes, jure & armis fubnixi, ex quibus de-
funcli terris proximi, Brandenburgicus & Pa-
latinus, vi terras iilas occuparunt, atque inde
Principes Poffidentes adpellati, divifione ea-
rumdem litem inter fe cornpofuerunt, & pafta,
quae tunc primum iniverunt, plus femel po-
Ilea confirmarunt, quura tamen reliqui, &
inprimis Domus Saxonica, jura fua fibi. in-
tegra refervarent.
z. Neque inmune a male Belgium fuit,
quum in liollandia praecipue, propter capita
F 4 _ quae-
88 INTRODUCTIO IN
quscdam religionis, de quibiis difceptabatur3^
quocidie novae orirentur turbae. Qui ^ recepca
publico doftrina difcedebant Remonllrantes
lefe vocabant, a prlmario vero Doftore fuo
Arminiani dicli funt. Ipfe vero Arminius
jam tiim diem fuum obierat.
Remonftrantium fovere partes credeba-
tur Jo. Oldenbarneveldiusj vir infignis, & pluri-
mis in Remp. raerids inclitus. Cujus quoque
opera iis temporibus erninuit in Legatione
Anglicana, in qua re & confilio efFecit, uc
Praelidia Anglicana ex Briela,Fiiffinga & Ram-
mekes deducerentur.
4. Inter Magillratus quoque Urbium Hoi-
landite plurimi Barneveldium , ut Liberta-
tis Statorem, atque contra raachinationes Mau-
ritii vindicem, colebant, qui occafionetumul-
tuum,qui propter diflidiareligionis crebriores
erant, proprium confcripferunc militum,qui,
quum facramento Auriaci non teneretur, res
ea non Mauritio folum fed & Statibus Gene-
ralibus difplicuit.
y, Mauritius igiturfumta in Provincias Ur-
befque primarias profeftione,pro auftoritate
fqa Magidratum veteribus Senatoribus abro-
gavic, lubrogatis iis., quorum operam fibi fi-
delem credebat •, Ukrajedli praecipue vim.
exferuic, in vincula conje.clo Ledembergio,
qui Statui illi ab aclis erac, atque exau6tora-'
tis militibus a Magiflratu urbano confcriptis,
qui vulgo fVaartgelders adpellabaptur. Hagana
HISTOR. PATR, Lib, IV. CAP. I. 85?
inde rediix, Hugonem Grotium, Rombou-
turn Hoogerbeetfnim & ante omnes Jo. OI-
denbarneveldium in vinciila dud juiTrt, audio
Equitum & Nobiiium (quaeprapter Urbes alee-
ra Status Holiandiac pars elt) ut plures habe-
ret benefidarios, numero.
6. Celebris inde fucceffit annus habita de
Fidei regulis Synodo Nationali m Urbe
Dordraco, phi Remonflrqntium clainnata do-
dlrina fuitj famdfus infuper cacde Oldenbar-
neyeldii, qui per delegates judices capitis
damnatus atque publice decollatus fuit. Gro-
tins inde & Hoogerbeetfius (nam Ledenber-
gius fua manu perierat) in .'^rcem Loeve-
lleinienfem detruli, variam poltea fortunam
experti funt.
7. Finitis mox Induciis, & mo.rtuo Rege
Hifpanise Philippo III. recruduit bellum, &
captum a Spinola juliacum, ex laetis initiis
meliora Iperare I lifpanos juflit; praecipue
quum Mauntium, qui filiorum Barneveldii
in caput fuum corifpirationem feliciter effirge-
rat, fuus abftuliiret dies j & capja infuper ab Hi-
fpanis Breda, fufufque a Comite BergioEquita-
tus Belgicus baud parum animos auxiflent.
8. Recreavit tamen baud mediocriter lap-
fas Fccderatorum fpes munitiffimse urbis
Crollte per Fredericum Henricum , qui fratri
Mauritio fucceflerat, occupatio, atque opu-
lenta captse per Fetnim Heinium liilpano-
rum Indie® Claffis pracda.
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Cap. II.
§• I-
Magno igitur belli adparatu fa6lo, memo-
rabili obfidione urbem Bufcoducum,
validiflimam & faepe antea per fratrem aliof-
quefrudra vi&dob tentatatn, cinxit Frederi-
cus Henricus,aique oppreffa interim ex inprovi-
fo Vefalia,tandem addeditionemcoegit. Qiio
tempore ingens adiit periculum amittendi
Principatus Auriaci, quern Cardinalis Riche-
lius, corrupto PraefeftoFalcenburgio, eripere
illi conabatur. Dete6la res proditori mortem,
Auriaco aviti patrimonii fecuram poffeffio-
nem adtulit.
2. Ingens eo tempore Foederatorum res in-
crementum fumferunt, fubafta fere univerfa
Brafilia & capto Fernambuco. Peregre fa-
ventem fortunam auxit domi res bene gefta.
Quum enim, parata dafle, Zelandiae aliquam
infulam occupare niterentur Hifpani, ab ob-
viis Batavorum Zelandorumque navibus, in-
mani dade, univerfa daffecaptaaut deprefla,
repulfi fimt.
Mox, Viftoria quafi comite, Venlo-
nam, Ruremundam, Trajedum infuper ad
Mofara atque Limburgum cepit Fredericus
Hen-
HISTOR. PATR. LIB. IV. CAP. II. jii
Henricus; partefque Hifpanorum, gentemil-
lam exofus, reliquit Comes Henricus Ber-
gius, vetus alias Domus Auriacae ex aemula-
tione hoftis. Amftelodami conditum eo tempo-
re Illuftre Gymnafium indignationem Leidetir
fis Minervae excitavit, neque defliteruntejus
Urbis Magillratus, quanta potuerunt vi, led
inrito fucceflli, obniti.
4. Sequitur Rhenobercha aFrederico Hen-
rico capta, Ifabeilae, Alberti viduae,'mors, &
Infantis Hifpaniarum, Ferdinandi, in Bel-
gium Hi/panum adventus; Fcedus deinde
inter Gallioe Regem &Foederatos Belgas per-
cuirura,atque Hifpanorum fub PrincipeTho-
ma contra Gallos pugnantium infignis ad pa-
gum Avenne clades; receptum a Frederico
Henrico Schenckii, quod Hifpani opprefle-
rant, munimentum, captum vero ab iifdem
Hifpanis Limburgum. x
f. Inter Anglos deinceps & Belgas de Ma-
ri Libero & halecum pifcatu turbae ortse,
quae tamen pro tempore fopitae funt. Ultra-
jeftinx mox Academiae jadta fundamenta; &
inOgnis eminuit laus Frederici Henrici, rece-
pta, nequidquam contra nitente hofte,
Breda.
6. Sed, elufo mox Auriaci occupandae Ant-
verpiae conGlio, Ferdinandus Guielhelmum,
Auriaci filium, invafit atque in fugam egit,
ipfum Auriacum, qui Geldriam urbem obfe-
derat, re infetla difcedere cpegitj quo tern-
pore
9^ INTRODUCTIO IN
pore Galli quoque fruftra S" Audomari obfiT
dionetn centarun:. Adverfum vero in marl
forcunam expert! Hifpani* a Martino Trom-
piojHarperti filio} inmanem,& ve-rno & au-
turanaii tempore, bis vi6li, deleta clalTe,
cladem acceperunt.
7. In India quoque Occidentali, ubi Bra-
filiae praeerat Comes Joannes Mauritius, claf-
fis tlifpanorum ingens & ferro hollili, &
tempellatibus atque morbis deleta fuit. Por-
tugalliae vero novus Rex Joannes I, miffis ad
Batavos legatis, cum Sociecate Indica Ar-
miftitiumin decern annos fecit. Gener Caro-
li I. Britaniae Regis,fit Auriaci filiusGuilel-
helmus, atque inmatura morte Hifpanis eri-
pitur Belgii Hifpani Giibernator Cardinalis
Ferdinandus,
8. SuccelForem Ferdinando Hifpanise Rex
miferat Francifcum de Melio; quo tempore
in Magna Britannia Regi malum praefagie-
bant motus interni, in Gallia vero invidiofa
multisexfiftebat nimia Cardinalis Richelii au-
dloritas, qyam obtinuit idem, moriente eo
tempore Rege Ludovico XIII. apud filium,
qui patri, titm quidem minorcnnis, fucceffit,
Ludovicum XIV. Felicia regni ejufdem fee-,
runt aufpicia, captis Rupe Regia, Theo.do-
nis Villa & Grevelinga; quo tempore Caitel-.
lumprope Gandavum (vulgo 'tSis van Gcnd)
in potellatem fuam redegit Fredericus Guil-
helmus, qui aliquancg poll liulflam quoque.
oc-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IV. Cap.II & III. ^3
occupavit} mortalitatem vero exfuit Hugo
Groiius.
9. Gallorum deinceps, Hifpanornm dam*
nojindariierunt arma^ captis Curtraco, Vi-
noberga & Mardico, atque expugnata, ad-
juvante craffe Batava, Duncerqua,- fed in-
reparabile damnum Indise Occidentalis So-
cietati inlatum fuitj perfidia Lufitanorum,
amiffa Brafilia, qua tandem univerfa, poU;
decennale belJum, excedere coafti fuerunt
Batavij Cum Hifpanis vero dum ad paeem
res fpedlaret, promota multum, nondum ta*
men ccnfedla pace, patriae ereptus fuit Frederi-
cus Henricus, magnum fui, propter plures
eafque eximias virtutes, defiderium relin-
quens.
Cap. III.
§. I.
Lenivit dolorem ex morte optimi Principis
acceptum Pax Monaftericnfis & finis
tandem diuturni Belli Hifpani. Sed non pro-
pterea Hilpanis quietae cum Gallis res fue-
runt; quibufcum varia forte bellum gef-
fit novus Belgii Hifpani Gubernator Archi-
dux Auftriae Leopoldus Guilhelmus; dura
apud Gelros Plarderovicenfis conditur Aca-
dcmia. Res
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2. Res autem novi exempli in Britannia
acciditj Jacobo I. publice'capite truncato,
inpulfore "inprimis Oliviero Cromwello, qai,
titulo Proteftoris, ex arbitriofuaomniageiiit,
cunaifque Regibus & Statibiis, quoad vixit,
magno terrori fuit. Belli interea inter Gallos
& Hifpanos anceps fuit alea, dum Hifpaniaj
Rex PhilippLis IV. amiffa pridem uxore Ifa-
bella, Imperatoris Ferdinandi III. filiam,
Mariam Annam, conjugem ducit. ,
3. Ingens mox apud Batavos trepidatio
fuit ex fafto Guilhelmi Auriaci. Parta pace,
Hollandise inprimis Status decreverunt inmi-
miere militum numerum, ut Refp. onere le-
varetur. Confilio huic magnopere cbfillebat
Auriacus, & qui cum illo faciebant paria.
HollandicB tdmen Status, ®gre'ferentes in-
fringi ab aliis Unionem Ultrajeftinam, fuo
jure ufi funt, magnumque.numerum recen-
tioris militise facramento folverunt. Auria-
cus, vehementi ira percitus, Mauritii exem-
plum fecutus, fmgulas urbes invifere ftatuit,
ut fufpeftos fibi & invifos magiftratu dejice-
ret. Id confilium ubi inritum fuit, ad aper-
tarn vim converfus, expeditionem adverfus
Amftelodamum, quae Orbs maxima contra
ilium nitebatur, fufcepit. Sed, tjdnunciato
forte armati exercitus adventu, ubi claufas
portas & defenfionem parari fenfit, certis
conditionibus cum Amftelodamenfibus tranfe-
git, neque diu poll variolarum morbo ex-
liinftus fuit. 4. Poll
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IV. Cap. IV. p;
4. Pofl: mortem Auriaci memorahilis Sta-
tuum Generalium Hagoe conventus fuit habi-
tus, in quo Ultrajeftina Unio fuit confirma-
ta, Gubernatoris Generaiis titulus & munus
expun£lum, atque fingulis Provinciis permif-
fum, ut, quem vellent, llbi Gubernatorera
eligerent} fummum terra marique imperiuni
Statibus relUtutum fuit, & decretum ut ad^
miniftrandri utrobique belli ciira Legatis com-
mitteretur; infamia quaedam decreta fuerunt
refcifla, & praeteritoriim fancita oblivio.
Quo ipfo tempore, jure fuo ufi Groningani,
Omlandi & Drenti, Guilhelmum Naflb-
vium, Frifiae Gubernatorem, fibi quoque ad-
fciverunt.
Cap. IV.
§. I.
Quietam Kemp, & bene conftitutam ma-
gna mox belli tempeftas ex vicina An-
glia invafit. Mali audlor Cromwellus, reno-
vatapriftina de halecum pifcatu aliifque rebus
lite; piures ex navibus iifdem pifcatoriis ca-
piti Acerrimum hinc inter maripotentes po-
pulos, magnis utrimque inlatis & acceptis cla-
dibus 5 bellum gellum fuit.
2. Turbatse quoque Galliae res fuerunt in-
vidia maxime potentis Cardinalis Mazarini,
quam
4
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quam fecuta mox Condsei Principis ad Ilifpa*
nos defeftio magnis malis Galliam inplica-
vit.
3. Sed inter Anglos atque Batavos cunftis
fere maribusacroxfervebacbellum, commilTo
cercamine inT yrheno,inter Appletonum &Ga-
]enum,mari; duce altero cuiii nave prastoria
capco, akero in piigna cajfo; in littoribus Angliai
&Hollandi8e interBlakium &Troinpium magna
cum Batavorum gloriai inter Mortckium deinde
atque eumdem Trompium in iifdem litoribus
biduo pugnatum fuit i. in qua pugna, pulfis
a patria Iftoribus Anglis, occubuic Trompiiis.
4. Secuta deinde a. 1^5-4. Pax Wellmona-
fterienfis maximo mercaturae BataVfe, cui
veluti nervi fuccili fuerunt, damno. Neque
minus memorabilis is annus exllitit confilio
& faclo Statuum Holiandice & Weflfrifis,
qui, ut nato pofl; mortem patris Guilhelmo
Auriaco , omnem a llirpe refcinderent domi-
nationis fpem, memorabilem habuerunt con-
venturh, quo inflrumentum publicum, qliod
deinceps JStui Seclufionis adpellatum fuit,
fiiblignarunt. Magnos id faftUm motus apud
reliquos Status atque Hollandicarum quarun-
dam urbium plebem excitavit. Sed Status
Hollandiae & Wellfrifix, nihil terrifi, non
modo perfeverarunt in propofito, fed & in-
fuper Icripto ediderunt libellum infignem, in
quo fundamenta liberae Reipublicae egregie
adftruuntur, infcriptum titulo Dedu^ionii
vd
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IV. Cap. IV. 97
vel Declaralionis Statmm HoUandice ^ Wefi'
Frifia ^ ccc. '
5. Gallis interea contra Hifpanos faverat
fortuna , qui Atrebate obfidione liberata &
captis Stena30, Landrecio, Condato & Fa-
no Sc. Giflani, ubique viSlores eranc. Qui-
bus seger animi Archidux Leopoldus rucceflb-
rem a Rege flagitavit •, qui filium fuum natu-
ralem Joannem Auilriacum mifit. Is, Gallis
csefis ad urbem Valeriam, quam obfederant, ■
magnam fui Ipem fecit.
6. Creverant interea in Tranfifulania orci
pridem motus. Voluerant enim quaedam ci-
vitates Gubernarorem fibi adoptare Guilhel-
mum III. adfignato illi, propter oetatem in-
maturam, tutore Guilhelrao Frifise & Gro-
ningae Gubernatore. Oblliterant aliae fum-
ma vi. Tandem decretum fuit, ut ad majo-
rennitatem Auriaci res fervaretur integra. In
Hollandia quoque, mortuo Jo. Wolferdo Bre- ,
derodio , Prtefefturam Campimarefchaici ,
quam is obtinuerat, fummis viribus ambie-
bat Frifiae & Groningae Gubernator Guilhel-
mus, fed judicarlint Hollandiae & Weitfriliae
Status nihil ilia Praefefilura in pace opus efle.
7. Durabat adhuc bellum inter Gallos &
Hifpanos, in quo Tiirennii & Condoei emi-
nuit virtus. ObfelTum a Turennio Camera-
cum periculo exerait Conda£us,fedGa!limox
Montmedium, firullra Caletum adgreflis Hi-
fpanis, occupant, uc & Mardicam atque^t.
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Venantii Fanum. Caefis deinde ad Duinker-
quam Hifpanis, ipfam Duinkerquam ingreflus
Kex viftor, earn ex pa£lo Anglis tradidit. Quae
fuprema Cromwello lactitia fuit, mox enim
diem fuum, ficca morte, claufit. At Galli,
eodem Vjftoriarum inpetu , paucis diebus
ceperunc Vinoxbergam, Furnam , Dixmu-
dam, Grevelingam & Ypras, quos arcere,
perfoflb apud Ollendam aggere , atque in-
miiTo mari necefle habuit Joannes Auflria-
cus. Orto tempore eodem inter Suecos at-
que Danos bello, vi6tor Suecorum Rex Hoi-
miam, & in eaurbeDaniae Regem, obfedit,
quem obfidione exemerunt miffa cum Obda-
mio in auxilium clafle Batavi; atque miflb
cum altera clafle deinceps Rutero , Sueco-
rum Regem ad pads conditiones coegerunc.
8. Tandem inter Gallos atque Hifpanos
de finiendo bello ferio agitatum fuit, atque
inde fecuta Pax Pyrenaea vulgo dida, Hilpa-
nis, ut viftis, damnofa, quaefluofa Gallis,
m vidoribus, eamque fecutae funt nuptiae
Ludovici XIV. cmn Maria Therelia, Philip-
pi IV. filia.
Cap;
\
HISTOR. PATR, IAb. IV. Cap, V. 99
A P.
V.
§. I'
Pads apud Gallos laetitiam aufplcato fequi
vifa fuit Delphini Galliarum nativitas ,
Hifpanis contra ereptus inaufpicato omine
haeres Regni Philipus Prolper, lenivit tamen
luftum natus mox ex nova nupta Regi Caro-
lus, qui poflea II. di6lus fuit. In Belgio
quum fames & peflis turn alios tum egenos
precipue premeret, fymbola plumbea excogi-
tata funt, quibus pauperes vidium mutarenti
In Germania obiit Leopoldus Archidux ; in
Flandria Duinkerquam, magno anri pretio a
Carolo II. Britanniae Rege, emit Galliarum
Rex. Gubernatorem in Belgio Hifpano Joan-
nem Aullriacum excepic CaracenaeMarchio,
illumque Marchio Caltelli Roderici, quifuc-
celforem habuit Comitetn ftabuli CalHlienfem
& is Comitem Montisregii.
z. Secutum deinde fuit altcrum inter Anglos
&Batavos bellum, commiflaquepugna navalis
atrox, Waffenarii & Cortenarii, Batavorum
Archithalaflbrum morte funella^ Tum quo-
que Angli, violate jure portus Bergenfis,claJP
fern Batavam, ex India Orientali reducem ^
G a ad^
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adgrefll, nihil inde nifi damnum & infamiam
retulerunt.
Succeflerat interea apud Hifpanos Phi-
lippo IV. filius Carolus II. & apud Belgas
Monafterienfis Epifcopus , a quibufdam fub-
ornatus, arma moverat, mox tamen in or-
dinem redaftus fuerat. Angli vero & Batavi
iterum fummis viribus certarunt. Protra6la
in quatuor dies navalis pugna, viftoria Bata-
vorum praeclara exftitit. Secutum mox fe-
rale urbis Londini incendium, tentataque ite-
rum fortuna navalis, magno Anglorum malo,
nifi Batavorum Ipes aemulatio & invidia ma-
laeque quorumdam artes corrupiffent.
4, De Pace tandem aftum fuit, quam ac-
celeravit clades infignis Anglorum , incenfa
per Batavos eorumdem Clafle prope Chat-
tarn, atque ita Bredana pace bello huic finis
inpofitus fuit.
Cap. VI.
§. I.
Pacata, ut videbantnr, omnia turbavit Lu-
dovici XIV. cupiditas. Belgium is Hi-
fpanum ex inopinato invafit, plurima locaoccu-
pavit, brevique temporislpatio fere univerfum
Bur-
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IV. CAP. VI. loi
Burgundise Coinitatum fubegit. Qu^re inter
Britannos & Batavos, quibus acccffit Sueciae
Rex,Foedus,Tripliciscognominenobiie,fa6Ium
fuit. yBgerrime illud & Galliae & Hilpaniae
Reges tulerant, quad leges eodem ipfis prae-
fcriberentur. Secuta tamen fuit Pax Aquif-
granenfis, qua muka quidem ex captis terris
& oppidis Hifpanis reltituit Ludovicus, fibi
tamen Comitatum Burgundiae retinuit.
2. Turbae in Belgio dc imperio terra man-
que Guilhelmo ill. comrnictendo, Aflu, Har-
moniac vocato, fedatae fuerunt,led ingens re-
pente ex Galliis belli terror Batavos in-
vafit. Abalienato enim Caroli II. Bri-
tanniae Regis, animo, Ludovicus XIV. pa-
ce violata, proxima quaeque irruptione fubita
proRravit, tantufque ejus, inparatos & nihil
tale metuentes , adgrelTi, viftoriarum fuit
curfus, uc tribus ex feptenario numero Pro-
vinciis avulfis, ipfe Ludovicus fuam non cape-
ret fortunara.
3. Bellum eodem tempore refumfit Epi-
fcopus Monallerienfis , fimulque cum tertio
hofte, Britannioe Rege, belligerandum fuit.
Acerrima inde inter Anglos & Batavos per
biduum exftitit pugna navalis. Et quamvis
mari res bene gererentur,attonita tamen plebs
terreftribus damnis, iram in Wittios fratres
effudit, qui, a furenti vulgo difcerpti, ma-
lam meritorum in Patriam gratiam retulerunt.
4. Recreavit deinde conRernatos Belga-
G 3 runa
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rum animos relifta a Monaflerienfi Epifcopo
turpi fuga Groningae obfidio, captaquc baud
diu poll a Rabenhaupto militari ailu Cover-
dia. A Gallis contra Trajedlum ad Mofam
Gccupatum fuic.
jr. Verfa mox fortuna memorabili pugna
navali vi6li funt Angli, Nardenum deinde
receptura & capta Bonna , refque cum Mo-
nafterienb & Colonienft Epifcopo compofitae
fugam circumfpicere coegerunt Gallos, qui,
Belgio excedentes, Comitatum Burgundise oc-
cuparuntjGermanofque ad Einshemiura,Tu-
rennii virtute fuderunt.
6. Guilhelmi Auriaci deinde crevit honos;
qui Gubernator Hollandiae creates, atque
Summus terra marique Imperator faftus, pu^
gna ad SenefFam intrepidi animi documenta
dedit. Aldenardam idemfruftra obfedit, mox
vero Graviam cum laude expugnavit. Hae-
reditaria eodem tempore Gubernatoris Hollan-
diae dignitas Guilhelmo ill. ficuti Frifias &c,
Henrico Cafimiro illorumque pofieris fexus
virilis fa6la fuerat, 'quura infuper Gelriae Du-
cis atque Zutphaniae Comitis titulum , obla-
tum fibi , ex fidiffimorum confilio fprevit
Guilhelmus III.
7. In Belgii Hifpani finibus perfeverabant
ctiamnum viftoriae Gallicae, quum ad fretum
Siculum navigare juflus Michael Ruterus,
fua virtute magis quam clallis adparatu par^
tumnavaie decus fuftinuit; viftor ipfe hoflium
obiit.
HISTOR. PATR. LIB. IV. CAP. VI. loj
obilt. Pofl mortem ejus Hifpancrum clafles
Batavorumque in portu Panormitano a Gallis
oppreflae fuerunt. Similis fortuna terrcftrium
armorum Gallis fuit, nequidquam, dum ipfi
varia expugnant oppida, obfeflb Trajefto ad
Mofam a Guilhelmo III. cujus nuptiae paiillo
poll cum Maria Stuarta fuerunt celebratae.
8. Graves adhuc Hifpanis in Flandria &
vicinis locis arma erant Gallorum , quum
tandem Armiilitium in fex hebdomadas , at-
que baud diu poll Pax fecuta fuit. Interme-
dio tamen tempore, quum exfpiralTent indu-
ciae,Gallorum fub DuceLutzenburgi exerci-
tum ad Fanum St. Dionyfii pepulit Guilhel-
mus ,• accepto tamen poftero die pacis nun-
cio, uterque ab armis quievit, eaque Pax Neo-
magenlls diila fuit.
Cap. VII.
§. I.
Pads opus, Nuptiae, celebratse mox fuere in-
ter Carolum II. Hifpanise Regem & Ma-
riam Ludovicam, Ducis Aurelianenfis filiam.
Belgium Hifpanum novum accepit Gubtrna-
torem Alexandrum Farnefium, qui Villae
G 4 Her-
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Hermofae Ducem exceperat & ipfe biennio
poll fuccefforem habuit Marchionem de Gra-
na. Neque tamen firma Hifpano Regi pax
fuit, Gal!o inperante, ut is titulo DucisBur-
gundix (ipfa enim Burgundia, a Gallo armis
fubadta, Pace Neomagenliconfirmata eidem
fuerat) abfliineret, atque deinde alia infuper
aliaque pecente. Quare novum Foedus cum
Imperatore, Rege Suecix aiiifque Principi-
bus, ad tutelam Pacis Neomagenfis faftum
fuit, bellumque rurfus inter Gallos & Hifpa-
nos erupit, quod tamen brevi poll per Jn-
ducias primum, deinde per Pacem , Ratis-
bonenfem didtam, terminatum fuit.
z. Mortuo mox Carolo il. Britannite Re-
ge, quo fere tempore in Gallia Nantefium
Ediftum abrogatum fuit, magna rerum in
Anglia mutatio fa£ta eft. Quum enim fuc-
ceflor Caroli If. facobus frater , non mode
violente ageret fed & mutare receptam pu-
blice religionem tentarec, graviffimo excitato
motu, atque accito a Britannia Guilhelmo III.
ut libertatis & religionis adfertore , turpiter
Regno excidit, atque in Galliam refugit.
3. IntereratRegis Galliarum reftitui Britan-
no folio Jacobum, quern fummis adjuvit viri-
bus; unde rurfus natum fuit bellum acerrimum,
cujusbellimultafuere memorabilia, ut Gallo-
rum in Germaniam expeditio ; praelium ad
Fleuriacum, vidlore Gallo, cruentum ; fru-
ftraneajacobiin Brkanniam expeditio,& cla-
des
HISTOR. PATR.L1B. IV. Cap.VII. loj-
des claflis Gallicae. Pugna deinde ad Steenker-
kam, vaftatae Germanise terrae, & incen-
fa a Cl^ffibus Britannis & Batavis Gallo-
rum oppida maritima.
4. Bruxellse deinde igneis globis a Gallis
fuerunc foedatae, fed Namurcum, validiffima
Urbs, cum munitiffimo caftello, poft gravem
obfidionem cepitGuilhelmus^miiTavero clafle
ad expugnandam Duinkerquam , irritus Fa-
deratorum conatus fuk. Tandem Pace RyF
vicenfi arm a quieverunt.
Sed & illam Caroli IT. Hifpaniarum
Regis, mors turbavit. Jure naturae fucce-
dere illi debuerac Duels Bavariae ex priore uxo-
refilius Jofephus Ferdinandus, verumis anno
ante Carolum Regem mortuum vivis exemtus
fuerat; ipfe vero Carolus quamvis ukro Aullria-
cum fanguinis fui fucceflbrem pofceret, auli-
corum tamen artibus elufo confilio, Fhilippum
Borbonium, Ludovici XIV- nepotem, haere-
dem Regni fcripfic.
6. Hinc nova belli femina orta funt, quum
a divifione, quae de Hifpaniarum Regnis & Di-
tionibus fecerat Ludovicus cum aliis Faedera-
tis, refiliret ipfe Ludovicus, atque univer-
fum Hifpaniarum Regnum nepoti Philippo
vindicaret.
7. Fatis conceffit interea Guilhelmus III.
Regnumque Britannise pervenic ad Maris
Stuartae, pridem defunfts, fororem natu mi-
norem | Annam. Exarferat quoque bellum
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inter Gallos & Germanos, in quo ex ftipu-
latione foederis, Imperatori praeicriptum eo-
dem militum numenun auxilio miferant
Batavi. Latius deinde incendium ferpere coe-
pit, belluraqueatrox inter Belgas, eorurnque
Foederatos & Regem Gallise exortum fuit.
8. Variis id utrimque cladibus magnaque
rerum viciflitudine geitum fuit. Neomaguin
frullra tentarunt Galli, quum interea Fcede-
ratorum copix expugnarent Coloniam Traja-
nam, Venlonam, Ruremimdam, Stepha-
noverdam & Leodium, eorurnque claflis ad
Vigos, Galliciae portum, deletaholUliclaffe,
Gazas Indicas raperet. Furebat eodem tern-
pore in Pedomontio, in Italia, in Germania
bellum, & ibi quidem non fine clade Germano-
rum; nam, quamvis fub aulpiciis Jofephi Ar-
chidueis recepca eflec Landavia, Bavariae ta-
men Dux & Eleftor, qui Gallids armis fua
fociaverat, Memmingam & Ulmam opprefi-
fit; Gallorum vero exercitus, trajefto Rhe-
no Germanos ad Fredelingam fudit.
p. In Belgio acri ad Ekeram orto certami-
ne vi6loriam fibi utraque pars adfcripfitj
Bonnam tamen, Huyam & Liraburgum expu-
gnarunc mox Foederati, atque armis Regis
Borufilse capta fuit Urbs Gelria.
Cap,
HISTOR.PATR.LiB.IV.CAP.VIir. loj
Cap. VIII.
$. I.
Interea Carolus Archidux, ex Germania ad
Batavos atque inde in Lufitaniam profe-
6lus,ad Hifpaniarum Regnum armis libi ad-
ferendum properabat ; tremente Germania
propter Gallorum vidlorias. Horum enim
armis ceflerant Keilla, Mens Rubeus, Brifacum
& denique ipfa Landavia, junftseque Gallorum
&Bavarorum copiae perniciem univerfaemina-
bantqr Germaniae, nifil ocius duplici eaque
infigni prorfus viftoria adfliftae ibidem res,
Fcederatorum armis, reflitutae fuiffent. Fun-
ditus enim ad Schellenbergam primum dein-
de ad Hogllad Galli atque Bavari vifti funt,
praemiumque viftoriarum receptae ibidem ab
holle occupatae urbes, liberata Germania at-
que compofitae inter Imperatorem & Bavarum
res fuerunt. Ipfe enim Bavariae Dux, re-
liftis, quas contra hoftem longe potentiorem
defendere non poterat, terris fuis, Bruxellas
fuga fefe contulerat.
2. Viftoria bene ufi Germani Landa-
viam, aufpiciis Jofephi Auftriaci, Trar-
bacum , duce Hafliae Landgravio, recepe-
runt.
i
in
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■ ir
io8 INTRODUCTIO IN
runt. Clafllbus mox Foederatorum ftigata
Gallica,expugnata fuitCalpe, quod nuncGi-
brakar vocatur. At fortunata magis in Sa-
baudia Gallorum fuere arrna, plurimae ibidem
captx urbes, & ad incitas redadltis Dux Ama-
deus, nifi virtute Eugenii fervatus atque re-
ftitutus fuiflet.
Mortuo interea Imperatore Leopoldo,
cuijofephus fucceflerat, melior fortuna Ca-
role Archiduci in Hifpania adfpiravit; qui,
capta Barcinona , pulfifque hoftibus Madri-
turn ufque pervenerat; dum in Belgio, per-
rupto Gallorum Vallo, infigni ad Rameliam
vi6loria potiuntur Fosderati.
4. Ludovici tamen fpem erexit felix in
Germaniam expeditio, & felicior Nepotis in
Hifpania fortuna. Ibi enim, vidloria prope
Almanzam parta, occupata mox Lerida &
Tortofa, reftitutae fuerunt res Philippi. Sar-
diniam tamen & minorem ex Balearibus in-
fulis occuparunt Britanni, caruitque fucceflii
expeditio navalis in Britanniam Jacobi, qui
haeredem fefe Regni paterni ferebat.
f. Neque tamen aliter in Belgio, quam 11
nufquam alibi pugnaretur , furebat bellum,
magna clade caefis , qui Gandavum & Bru-
gas occupaverant, ad Aldenardam Gallis;
iifdemque praelio Wynendalenfi fufis , captis
a Foederatorum exercitu, infpeftante holle,
Infulis. Superato deinde Scaldi fluvio, Bava-
rise Ducem, qui Bruxellas fere oppreflerat,
tre-
HISTOR.PATR.Lib.IV.Cap.VIII. lop
trepide redpere fefe coegerunt iidem, atque
inluper Gandavum, Brugas & minora aliquoc
oppida receperunt.
6. Fradus tot dadibus Gallprum Rex, fe-
rio de Pace agere coepit, quam quum non
concedi fibi nil! duridlmis videret conditioni-
bus, fortunam belli iterum tentandam cen-
fuitj neque meliorem quam ante expertus eft.
Capto enim Tornaco, & cruento deinde
(quod & Malplequetianum vocatur) ad Rlan-
giacum prselio , vidis penitusGallis, Hanno-
niae Montes a Foederatis capti funt, crebrif-
que eorum vidoriis annus ilie inclaruit.
7. Neque exigua in Hifpania Carolo ad-
fulfit fpes, fore ut, depreffis hoftibus, avi-
tum obtineret Regnum. Fufo enim ad Al-
menaram & Leridam Philippo, atque baud
diu pofl: eodem ad Saragoflam penitus de-
vido , regiam Hifpanise urbem Madritum
iterum receperat Carolus. Sed, verfis vid-
bus,prope Villam Viciofam, exerdcus Caroli
graviflimam dadem paflus eft , quae tanta
fuit, ut dejedo hofte Hifpaniae Regnum fibi
firmaverit Philippus.
8. Tentaverat tamen iterum Ipem pacis
neque inpetraverat Ludovicus, miffis utrim-
que Gertrudisbergarn legatis, adeoque in pe-
jus quotidie ruere res fuas , captis a Foede-
ratorum exercitu , Duaco, Bethunia , S.
Venantii Fano atque Aria, vidit. Magn«
Ipei Principem Frifonem inmaturum in aquis
fub-
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fubmerferat, Imperatorem Jofephum, fiiuifl
rapuerat fatum. Jofepho frater Carolus fuc-
ceffit, atque Imperio Germanise damnum
Hifpanise compenfavit. Quae tamen ne Phi-
lippo cederet, magna etiamnum vi prohibe-
bant Foederati, qui fuperato hoftium vallo,
& capco Buchemio, atque deinde Querceto,
ad incitas redegiffent Ludovicum , nifi ino-
pinato cafu difcuffa fuiflet fpesomnis, & prU
vatis quorumdam confiliis proditum commu'
ne bonum.
|am ab aliquo tempore maJis artibus ver-
fae in Britannia res fuerant, tantaque muta-
tic in aula Reginse ibidem fa£l:a fuerat, ut
• inito clam cum Gallis confilio , proditae Bel-
garum res fuerint hoftique profUtutae. Hinc
accepta ad Denainum clades, captus cum
praelidio militari ad Marchiennes univerfus
belli adparatus, atque foluta Landrecii oh-
fidio, fufpeiSlam jam ante Anglorum fidem,
plane detexit. Duaco deinde, Querceto,&
Buchemio ab hode recuperatis , quum dere-
iifti a fociis Belgae, fibi, graviflimo jam ex-
haudis bellojomnemfumtuumincumbere mo-
lem fentirent, pod Britannos , & ipfi fibi
condilentes, in pacis foedera confenferunt,
quae Dltrajefti confirmata fuit.
ID. Sed Carolus Imperator, quamvis nu-
datum videret fefe Faderatorum potenti au-
xilio , nimis duras fibi praefcribi pacis cenfuit
condiciones, in quas tamen, expugnatis ab
holte
HISTOR. PATR. Lib. IV. Cap. Vlll. 111
hofte Landavia & Friburgo, majori parte
confentire tandem coaftus fuit, atque ita
Pace Radftadtenfi, quae &Badenfis vocatur,
Germania quoque tandem ab armis & gravi-
ter perpeflis belli mails quievit a. 1714. idem-
que annus Reginam Britanniae, Annam, ab-
llulit, cujus morte peflima quorumdam di-
fcufla fuerunt confilia , fuccedente Georgio
I. annoque port naturae debitumperfolvit Gal-
liarum Rex Ludovicus XIV.
FINIS.
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Fiorentius, ^ Otbo, qui &c.
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RECHERCHES
SUR LA NATURE
ET L'ETENDUE
D'UN ANCIEN OUVRAGE DES ROMAINS,
APPELLE' COMMUNEMENT
BRIQUETAGE
DE MARSAL,
Avcc un Abrege de I'Hiftoirc de cetteVilIe, & une
l)efcription de quelques Antiquitcs qui fe trouveat
a Tarquinpole.
Par M. d'Arteze de la Sauvagere , Offider
au Regiment de Champagne, & Ingenieur ordinaire
du Roy,
A PARIS, RUE S. JACQUE,S,
Chez Charles- Antoine Jombert,
Libraire du Roy pour rArtillerie Sc le Genie,
a rimageNotre-Dame.
M. DCC. XL.
jivec Approbation & Privilege du Roy.
LETTRE
DU REVEREND PERE
DOM CALMET .
Abbe de Senone , a M' d'AaxEZE
DE LA SAUVAGERE.
M ONSIEUR,
Yai hi avec un platjlr infini votre Ou"
wage touchant les Antiquites de Marjal
(T de Tarquinpole y principalement vos
Jfavantes laborieufes Recherches Jur le
Briquetage qui fe trouve a Marfal & aux
environs , & qui depuis quelque terns a fait
tant de bruit dans la Province ^ jufqud
la Cour* Vous avez fu par votre fagacitS
un travail opinidtre, tirer ducahoscet
ancien ouvrage des Romains, ^ fixer les
doutes & les conjeBures quon a forme Jur '
cette matiere. On doit vous en Jf avoir d'au-
tant plus de gre que la matiere ejl toute
neuve 3 ^ n a jamais ete traitde par aucun
Ecrivain ; la choje ejl ft fmguliere fi ex-
traordinaire, quil a fallu toute voire induf-
trie & voire Jagaeiie pour la faire Joriir
du fond de fes Marais. Je vous exhorle de
ioui mon cceur de faire part au Public de
vos favanies Rejiexions , perjuade que la
nouveaule de la maiiere, auiant que lafa-
pon dont vous la iraiie-^ j ne manqueronipas
de lui faire un tres-grand plaifir, de
donner de la reputation a un Pays fort pen
connu d'ailleurs aux Antiquaires. Tai Idion^
neur d'etre ires-rejpebiueufment
Monfieur,
\ -
Votre tres - humble 8c
tres-obeiflant ferviteur
D. A. CALMET,
Abbe de Senone.-
AVANT-PROPOS.
L y a long-tems que le Briquet ags
de Marfai excite la curiofite des
Sgavans. Cet Ouvrage que rort
pourroit attribueraux Romains $
a donne occalion a nombre de Diilerta-
tions. Je f^ai meme qu'ii a lervi de ma-
tiere a quelques converlacions, en pre-
fence d*un Mtnijlre > aujji occupe du frogres
des Sciences ^ des Recherches qui peuvent
y contrihuer , que zele pour le hien de VEtat,
Monfieur Lancelot de I'Academie des
Belles Lettres J f^achant que j^'avois rhon--
neur d'etre employe en quaiite d'Inge-
nieur a Marfai, m'a temoigne fouhaiter
queje fille la Defcription de ce Briquetage^
m'alTurant de plus que cette illullre Com-
pagnie , ainfi que les Sgavans curieux, en
verroit avec plaifir un detail circonftan-
cie^ qui n^a point paru jufqua prefent.
Je ne comprois d'abord entreprendre
que des Rechercbes fur le Briquetage, Sc
mon dellein n'etoic point de faire RHii^
toire de Pviarfal, ni de parler des Antiqui-
tes d'un Village pres de cette Ville, qui fe
nomme aujourd'hui Tarquinpoley maispar
une liailbn indifpenfable, je m'y £iis in-
fenfiblement engage.
On fera peut-etre lurpris de ne trou-
ver que des conjedlures dans mes Re-
flexions. J'ai cm devoir me conlormer a
ce que prefcrit Ciceron, (^a)il vaut mieux
Je taire que de prononcer temerairement Jar
ce quon ne connoit point ajfez.
Mon unique but a ete de faire voir
flmplement ce que c^eft que le Briquet a-
^edeMarfaC fa figure, fa pofitio-n^ fbn
(^) Ne incognita pro cognitis habeatnut, hifque tenure
ajpentiamiis. Cicero de Officiis. Lib. 1. Cap." VI.
OH' epaifTeur, le terrain qu'il occupe, Sc com-
.)5i ment il fe trouve entre deux Marais Tun
h fur i'autre , dent il fait la feparation.
ife Je n'aurois jamais ofe paroitre en public>
ent fi le Reverend Pere Dom Calmet ne m'en
avoit prie. La confiance ^fextremeve-
rK neration que j'ai pour ce Syavant du pre-
1^: mier Ordre, me fait tout hafarder.
,(ji Pour rendre ces Recherches plus intel-
uisr:' ligibles^ j'y ai joint des Cartes, des Plans
fuisi Sc des Figures, que j'ofe allurer exadles
Sc coredles. deFollard dans fes Com-
letif; mcntaires fur Polybe, dit que (^aycetoit
les I la methode des Anckns, comme on le voit
orK, dans Plutarqiie,
iiuir On ne doit regarder cet Guvrage que
0 comme un Eflay^ qui pourroit etre porte
a une plus grande perledlion, s'il etoic
tombe en des mains plus habiles que les
miennes.
(a) Preface, pag. ix.
tut III"''
1. ,
FAUTES ACORRIGER.
pag> 26 lig. 11 Dn, lifez Du.
pag. 30 premiere kttre pour la note ( c) lifez (a).
pag. a la feconde note b. lig. 3, commet j lifez
comme.
RECHERCHES
SUR LA NATURE
E T L'E TE NETUE
DE CE QUI S'APPELLE COMMUNEMENT
BRIQUETAGE
DE MARSAL,
A V E C
Vn Ahrege de I'HiJloire de cette Vdlc 3
une Dejcription de qiielques Antiquhes
qui Je trouvent d Tarquinpok,
A R S A L eft place en Lor-
^ raine, a 10 lieues de Metz> &
^22 de Stralbourg, nonftirla
w meme Eigne, mais en faifanc
un coude peu copfiderabie fur la droire
eii allant de Metz a Stralbourg, fur la
A
2 Briquet age,
Riviere de Seilie, qui prend fa fource dans
le fameux Etang de Lyndre. ( ^ ) La Seilie
apres avoir circule dans les fofles dela
Fortification de Marfal fans entrer dans la
Ville J reprend fdn cours a fa fortie, par
une coupure faite dans le chemin couvert,
Sc va fe jetter a Metz dans la Mofelle.
Le nom de Marfal ne fe trouve point
du tout dans les anciens Geographes ^ mais
ii eft nomme tantot Bodatium^ tantot Mar-
fallum dans les Titres du moyen age. {b)
Dans un Titre de fan 709 , qui eft une
donation du Comte Volfoade^ en faveur
de f Abbaye de Saint Myhel, il eft fim-
plement nomme Mar fallum , (c) ce qui
( <7 ) Archives de Nancy. Dans unManufcritlntitule
Raport concernant la valeur de la Prevote de la Ville de
Marfal, fait /e 2 H Mars 161 par Mr Roltn, Confeil-
ler en la Chambre des Cotnptes de Lorraine , envoye
a Marfal par ordre du Doc Leopold. II eft dit que la
Ville de Marfal eft fituee fur la Rive droite de la Soil-
le, cc qui fait voir que cette Riviere ne pafte entiere-
mcnt dans les folfes de la Fortification , que depuis le
retablillcment de cette Place.
(b) Dom Calraet,Hift. de Lorraine, Tom. I. preu-
ves, pag. 2^J.
(c) Dom Calmet, Hift. de Lorraine Tom. I. preu-
yes, pag. 522.
\
Hijl, de MarfaL ^
eft encore repete dans yne Buile du Pape
Pafcal II. de T an I iO(5. ((3!) dans un
autre Titre de PAbbaye de Munfter en
Aiface, de Pan 844, le Roy Lochaire
decharge cette Abbaye du Peage quV/rt
exigeoit pour les felsqu'elle tiroit de Mar-
fal. (^) Mais il porte le nom de Bodathii
dans un Titre de Fulrade, Abbe de Saint
Denis, i'annee du Regne de Charle-
magne, oudej. C. 777, ou ileft appelM
Bodathis feu Marjallum.
On pent deriver Bodatius de rancierl
Ailemand Boden Sc Biide, que M. Du-
cange dans Ton Gloflaire de la bafte Lati-
nite expiique fbus le mot Botta, en latirl
Lacuna J en Francois Mare\ Sc Schil-
ter dans Ton gloftaireXeutonique rexpli-
que de meme, Sc renvoye a Ducange.
(a) Dom Calmet, Hifl: de Lorraine , Tom. IIL
DifTertation fur Ics Salines, pag. xxvi.
(b) Le P. Felibien, Hift. de Saint Denis, preu-
vcs , pag. xxxvlii. & Valefius notitia Galliarum pag.
317. Fnielias ad Jal faciendum in vico Bodatio, jett-
Marfallo
( c ) Job. Schilteri glollarium Teutonic* ulmae , an.
1728. 3 vol. fol.
Aij
Briquet age,
II efl; tres-vrai - femblable que le m5t
frangois Botie, vient de la meme Racine.
Tout ceia convient parfaitement a la fi-
tuation de Marfal, qui eft au miliei* d'un
Marais.
On trouve aufli que laVille de Vic, (a)
s'appelle quelquefois ( ^ ) Bodefius vicus ,
fans doute par la meme raifon, parce
quelle eft fituee dans un marais, qui eft
la continuation de celui de Marfal.
Quant a Marfallum , il vient aparam-
ment do. mare Salia, comme, qui diroit
le marais de la Seille, a caule des marais
qui environnent cette Ville, & de la Ri-
viere de Seille qui arrole fes rnurailles.
On croit communement que le mot de
Salia, lui eft venu des fources lallees qui
fe trouvent en grand nombre le long de
fes rivages, & qui ont donn^es naiftance
Vic eft a une lieue de Marfal, en dcfcendant
la Riviere.
{b) Dom Calmer, Hjft, de Lorraine, Tom. I.
preuves, pag. 335?. dans un Titre de I'Evequedc
Metz Adalberon , de I'an 933, fimiliter in Pago Sa-
linenfeloco qui vacatur Bodefnis vicus, EccJefiam unam
qux ejl in hotiore SanBi Mariani,
Cb" Hijl. de Marfal. ^
aux Salines (a) de Dieufe, Marfal,
Moyenvic, Vic , Salone, Sc Chdteau-Sa'
lin. See. C'eft la meme Riviere qui a don-
ne ace Pays le nom de Satmois, Pagus
Salinenfs, dont ii eft ft fort parle dans les
Titres de la Province.
C'eftdans Marfal Sc aux environs, que
Ton trouve, en fouillant une certainepro-
fondeur en terre, ce que Ton nomme vul-
gairement Briquet age, Sc qui fait leprin-
cipal objet de ces rechercbes.
Ce qui forme ce Briquetage, eft un aP
ftmblage de briques, ou morceaux de
terre cuite rougeatres j comme font les
briques cuites au four.
Tous ces morceaux de terre cuite n'^ont
point ete moules, on leur a donne avec
les mains telle figure qu'on a voulu , les
ims font en cylindre , d'autres en efpece
de cone, ou de parallellepipede , ou de
quelque figure informe : on en voit plu-
fieurs ou Pempreinte de la main eft par-
( *) De toutes ccs Salines, lln*ya que celle dec-
Dieufe, Moyenvic Sc Chatenu-Saim , quiexiftcnt.
. {a) Vid. Donv CalmctjDifTertation fur ics Salines det
Lorraine, Tom. HI. pag. xxiii.
Aiij
6 Briquetage,
faitement marquee , le moule des doigts
ou du bout dcs doigts: on en remarque
auiTi queiques-uns dont la terre a ete en- i'"!"
tortiiiee & prelTee autour d'un brin de |
bois. Toiites ces differentes figuresfont repre-r-
fentees dans les dejjeins de la Planehe HI.
Les plus gros morceaux de ce BriqiiC' . ,
tage J ont environ lo ou ii pouces de
pourtour^, fur 7, 8 , 9, lo & i r pouces
de longueur. Les autres morceaux d'une
moindre grolTeur, font de routes fortes
de dinicnfions: il y en a qui font infini-
ment petits > lefquels raeies les uns par-
mis les autres, gros, moyens, petits &
tres-perits , avec la cendre & les autres
parcelles qui fe trouvent dans les fours a
Briques, & jertes confufement fur le ma-
rais, fans mortier ni chaux, & fans au-
cune rnatiere j forrnent un corps ou maf-
fifde Briques , que Ton a appelle Brique-
tage , fur lequel eft batie la Ville de
Marfal.
( j) Les Romains, fur-toutdansla com
( ^ ) Eergier, grands chemins de i'Empire, pag.
^ Hijl. de Marjal. 7
il;ra6lion de leurs chauffees, commen-
coient par affermir le folen mettant
defliis une premiere couche de matiere
foiide; comme de la pierre^. du caiiiou-
tage, de lagreve de mer j ou du fable de
montagne felon les lieux: fur cette Bale
lis etablillbient leurs ouvrages. (j) Ce
premier lit de pierres, eft ce que Vitruve
appelle jlatumen, qui fignifie un corps on
matiere qui en doit foutenir un autre, on
que Ton met fous un autre pour luifervir
de pied Sc de fondement.
Ce qui aura donne occafton au Brique-
tage, eft apparamment danslameme vue
de mettre un corps foiide dans ce marais>
fur lequel Ton put alfeoir les ouvrages >
que Ton avoit deftein d'y conftruire.
L'enceinte que ce Briquetage contient
dans la partie du Marais ou eft place Mar-
fal, eft beaucoup plus grande que n'efta
prelent cette Villej ce qui pouroit faire
conjedlurer qu'elle etoit autrefois plus
etendue.
Il y a lieu de croire que la matiere done
(-5). Ibid. pag. J71.
Amj
i ■
1- ^
I •'
$ BriqUetagCf
eft compofe le Briquetage, a cte tiree cJe
la montagne adherante J qui eft unc serre
done on peut faire des Briques. Lorfqu'on
a travaille a fortifier denouveauMarlal en
td^p.ona tire de la meme Montagne le$
Briques qui formoient ci-devant la ma-
connerie de la plus grande partie de I'en-
ceince de la Placejdont ilrefte encore quel-
ques faces de Baftion & quelques flancs,
Le Briquet age (Blanche IV. Fig. 2. )
eft de 3 , 4, 5 J & jufqu'^ 7 piedsd'epaif-
feur. LaVille •le Marfaleft afftfe^ com-
Trie ori I'a deja dit 5 fur ce Briquetage. La
continuatipn dp ce meme Briquetage s'e-
tend, ainfi que je Bexpliquerai ci-apres,
fur unecertaine fuperiicie hors dp la ViL
le: au-deftus de cette fuperficie, ii s^eft
jPorme par fucceftion de tems un fecond
rnarais ( Planche IV. Fig. 3.) , qui doit fa
formation a la vale qui s'y eft depofeepar
les inondations , les herbes aquatiques
quiy ont vegetes,leur pourriture annuel-
le J See. De fa^on qu'il y a aujourd'hu,i
deux Marais j'un fur Bautre , (Planche
Fig. 2. & 3. ) dpnt le Briquetage,
& Hijl. de Marjal. 9
{ Fig. 2. ) fain la leparation; le Maraisdu
deflbuseft unevafe excrememenc gluante
Sc qui na point defond.
(a) Ce fecond Marais, qui s'eftforme
comme je viens de le dire, au-deilus du
Briquetage , a commun^nent 7, 8, 9 ^
lodc II pieds d'epaiileur. Ce Marais
n'exifte point dans I'interieur de la Ville,
de la furface du fol julqu'au Briquetage,
c'efl; un terrein Iblide quiabeaucoupplus
de profondeur que ce marecage exte^
rieur, que j'appelle fecond Marais. On a
creufe vingt^deux pieds chez les Reli-
gieules, avant que de rencontrer le Bri^
quetage. Cela n'efl: point furprenant ^ tou-»
tes les Villes font fujettes a un lurhaulle-'
ment, joint a ce que ce Couvent eft pla^
ce aupres d'une Saline qui a exifte fort
long-tems, (Scfon f§ait que la formation
du fel produit une grande quantite de
craftes,
(<3 ) Noti^. Dans un petit Canton du Marais, der-
riere la Paroiffc, aupres de la Digue, le Briquetage eft
a fleur des Terres; la raifon eft qu'on a enlcve cellos
qui etoicnt delTus, ppgr ea former la Digue.
■
5/'
i
d I
n
i:
■t:
lo Briquet age,
Soit la pefanteur de la vale qui s'efl: re-
pandue fur le Briquetage 3 Idit celle da
volume des eaux quand ces Marais font
inondes J ou parce que cette vafe quiafil-
tre dans les intervalles de ces corps aron-
dis, eO: extremement glutineufe; routes
les parties qui compofent le Briquetage ,
fe font tellement liees J quecen'eil, pour
ainfidire, qu'une meme malle tres-diffi-
cile apercer, ^prelquaulTi ferme qu'une
bonne voute.
Je n'entreprendrai point de difcuter
ici en quel tems ce Briquetage a ete fait;
je ne connois aucun Hiftorien qui en ait
parle: ce qui pourroit faire conjedturer
que cet ouvrage eft des le tems des Ro-
mains, ce font des fourneaux a fondre du
cuivre ( Blanche V. ) batis fur le Brique-
tage, qui lurent trouves a 22 pieds de
profondeur fous le Rez-de-chauftee, en
creufant la fondation du Couvent des
Religieufes de Marfal. Les defteins ci-
joints font voir que cesfourne^iuxetoient
de figure ovale ; les parties pondluees
dans le trace du Plan, font celles ou on.
^ Hijl. de Marfal. 11
n'a pu remarquer que les fondemens;
mais les ruines qui reftoient, fuffiloient
pour en figurer la conftrudlion. li n^a
point ete pollible de juger fi les voutes
en etoient fort eleveesil y avoit quel-
ques apparences qu'elles prenoient lenr
naiflance au-defliis des caneaux de com-
munication, (>4. PlancheV.^ d'unfour-
neau a I'autre ; on n'a appercu que
deux efpeces de Briques dans cette ma-
connerie , I'une ( B, Blanche V, ) aux
pieds droits Sc voutes , de lo pouces
de longueur, fur trois pouces de largeur
& epailfeur. La leconde elpece ( C. Plan-
cheV.) d'un pied en quarre, fur dix li-
gnes d'epaiileur , fervoit pour le carrela-
ge des fourneaux, pofe fur un lit de
terre glaife, ( D. Blanche V. ^ dont le del-
fous, jufqu'auBriquetage, etoitde larerre
rapportee ; on voyoit parmis ces debris
des morceaux de verd de gris, Sc quan-
tite de parceiles de cuivre, plus de rouge
que de jaune ; apparamment pour des
armes offenfives, a f ulage des Romains,
qui fe lervoient ordinairement de cuivre
^u lieu de fer*
12 Briquet age
Vers ces fourneaux, dans la mcme
fondation, on a encore irouve un vafe
antique (^Blanche VI.) meie avecles pre-
miers morgeaux du Briquetage , d'une
terre rougeatre , verniflee en dedans &
en dehors, d'un grain tres-beau & tres-
fin. Au fond de ce vafe eft ecrit en tres-
beau caradlere romain C A S SIV S F.
On ne peut douter que ce morceau ne
fbit antique ; il etoic d'ailleurs enfoui a
22 pieds de profondeur , il eft probable
qu'il y eft depuis qu'il exifte; ce qui feroic
aufti remonter le Briquetage jufqifau tems
des Romains.
Ce Briquetage a donne lieu a plufieurs
Traditions, & meine a quelques Difter-
rations, dans lefquelles les uns one pre-
rendu que c'etoir une voute qui avoir ece
faite pour porter un aqueduc depuis {ay
Dieufe, jufqu'a {b) Moyenvic, fur la lar-
geur des Marais, ce qui fait 6000 toife&
de longueur, fur yoo toifes delargeur
{a) Dieufe, Ville a deux licues de Marfal., en re-
montant la Riviere.
{b) Moyenvic, Villc a uncdemic licue de Marfaf,
en defcendant la Riviere.
Hijl. de MarJaL 13
reduke. Get ouvrage feroit difficile a con-
cevoir, Sc n'a aucun raport avec la Del^
cription que j'ai faite du Briquetage 5 qui
dans les parties ou il y en a, n'eft nulle-
ment pofe en voutejmaishorifdntalemenc
comme le hafard Ta voulu.
D'autres ont affiire que le feu s'etant
mis dans le Marais j en avoit cuit la terre.
Ce Phoenomene, dans cette circonfl;ance>
feroit d'autant plus admirable, qu^ilau-
roit imitelemoule des doigts, I'emprein-
te de la main, & la variete infinie des fi-
gures de ces differens morceaux de Bri-
ques.
Je ne {gals Ci je dois parler d'une Tra -
dition, qui affiire que c'eft un Tarquin
qui a fait faire cet ouvrage, appelle Bri-
quetage, Sc que le meme a bati une Ville
( Blanche 1.) au milieu de I'Etang de Lyn-
dre J a deux lieues & demie de Marlal;
en confequencede cette Tradition ^ quel-
ques Auteursfappellent (a) Tarquinipo-
Its, Tarquinpole, la Ville de Tarquin.
(a) Annales Praemonftatcnfes N. 5*4 , pag. 727.
Tarquinipolis, gallice Tarqutnpole quondam, ut aiunx,
arx a Tarquinto vel ereHa vel nominata.
I4 Briquet age 3
Sans entrer dans la difcuffibn de ce
fentiment, qui paroit peu fonde, je re^
marquerai feulement que ie nomdu Vii-
lage de Tarquinpole, le trouve fi diverfe-
nient ecrit dans ies plus anciens Titres
qu'on en a, qu'il eft prefque impoflible
d'en deviner fon etimologie.
(a) Dans les Titres Allemands de
(b) 1339, (c) 1344. (d) 1394, (e)
1629; il eft ecrit Techempaul, Tacampach^
Techenpulj Techemphul, dec. Je ne crois
pas qu'on puifte tirer aucunes confequen-
(«) A Tarquinpole, dans un Titfe de la Curedc
1274.. ce Village eft fous le nomde Tarkenpail. Urf
autre de Ferry, Chevalier de Morhange , en 1285.-
Taikenpaul, dans les Annales des Premontrez il eft
parle de la Cure de Tarquinpole en ccs termes : Patro-
natus Parochtae , collatum a Nobili vtro Com ado de Ri-
chieourt, d Bouchardo Epijcopo Metenfi, conprma-
timanno 1295". Ces deux Titres font en latin dans
hs Archives de FAbbaye de Salival; ainfi qu'une Bule
du Pape , qui confirme la meme annee les deux Titres
precedens. Le Village de Tarquinpole y eft nommd
Tockampach. L'Abbaye de Salival, Ordre des Pre-
montrez , a trois quarts de lieues de Marfal, a ete fort-
dee en i 1 5*7. par les Princes de Salm.Aimaks Prce-
monjlatenfes , pag. 718, 719.
(b) (c) (d)(e)" Chartes des Archives de Nan-
cy, DieufcjNo. 10 , No. I y, No, yp , No. i^3v
^ Hijl. de Marfal. IJ
ces de tousces difiPerens noms. (a) Les
PaiTans difent aujourd'huy Taqiiinpole.
PiU, PfatU y Paul J Pail y Phoul &
Phuldy fignifient un endroit marecageux,
ou un Pilotis pratique dans un Marais,
ou dans un endroit aquatique. Ainfi la
terminaifbn des mots Tackempaul y Tar^
kcmpauly Tarkempail, TarquemphuldyTar"
qiiempfotd y Tarquefnphoul y TechempfoltZy
revienc au meme.
Quant aux motsTechenyDechen,Tc'chem,
Tackem , Tarquem, Sc autres qui ont ete
formes par corruptions , Dechen, Techcn,
Techem y lis peuvent etre expliques par
couvrir un Marais 5 y pratiquer une chauP'
fee; Tecken, Tarquemy pardellecherun
Marais.
11 eft dit dans la derniere Edition du
Gloftaire de M. Ducange, que le mot
de Tacha vient de I'allemand Teckeuy done
on vient de donner les lignificationsqu'ii
expiique en latin agri limes, ftgnum finium,
{a) Les Habitans de ce Pays ne prononcent au-
cun R dans leur langage , ils difent Taquinpole, au
lieu de Tarquinpolc, & Maa au lieu de Marfal.
l6 B'riqUctage,
en Francois homes du champ, marque des
limites,
II y a lieu de prefumer que le Village
de Tarquinpole a ete autrefois confidera-
ble, on y voit les debris de quelques
murs d'une tres-grand epailTeur ^ Templa-
cement d'un gros Chateau & une chaullee
Romaine ^ dont ii refte encore des vefti-
ges en plufieurs endroits, & (^Planchel.^
aupres de Marfal.
La principale enceinte que formoit
Gette Forterelle y exifte en partie, elle
etoit de figure Pentagone avec des Re-
dans: tout le refte n'eft plus qu'un amas
confus de terre 8c de materiaux*
II s'ytrouve cependant encore quel-
ques Infcriptions, dont une entr autres,
fur une pierre d''encognure de la maifon
Curiale, que Ton decouvrit en demo-
liftant dans les murs de la Fortereftei
on y lit ces mots:
BUGIO
mp* de ij
BVGIO
M. MONIANIUS MAGNUS
V S («)R M.
Dans TEglife il y a auffi ces lettres fur
line des pierres d'un des pieds droits de
Tarcade qui fepare la Nef du Sandtuaire,
SPG
NTIS
EVE.
^ J'ai encore remarque (Planche Vlh
Fig. I.) une autre pierrequi lertde fbcle
aun contrefort duCiocherj oufont trois
figures tronquees en demi relief.
Les fragmens qui reftent de ces figures
font tellement mutiles ^ qu'il eft difficile
d'en rien decider de pofitif; mais en les
comparant aux anciens T ombeaux & bas-
reliefs qui fe trouvent dans fAntiquite
expliquee du Pere de Montfaucon, on
pourroit croireque c'eft un ancien Tom-'
. {a) Nota. On n'a point ignore que dans la formuje
ordinaire, c'cft un L, au lieu d'un R, mais on I'a
copie de merae qu'il eft fur les lieux.
B
18 Briquet age
beau , ou le pere ^ la mere» 8c Tenfant
font reprelentes.
Les deux autres figures, (Fig. 2.) qui
font deux Buftes a cote fun de I'autre,
homme Sc femme dans une meme pierre
qui fert de parementala Tour de Tar-
quinpolejfont encore apparamment d'un
ancien Monument qu on y aura tranfpor-
te , ainfi que le Bufte, ( Fig. 3.) appli-
que dans un mur d'une mailbn de Paylan.
Tous ces reliefs font de grandeur na-
turelle.
On decouvre encore journellement a
Tarquinpole d'anciennes medailles Ro-
maines, des morceaux de colomnes, des
fragmens de Statues; on y a meme vu
des figures routes entieres que I'on cade
& brife pour les employer en ma^onne-
rie^ dans quelque Chateau ou Ville vol-
fine. On continue a y demolir tous les
jours, Sc on n'y laifie que ce que les ou-
tils les mieux aceres n'en peuvent em-
porter.
Cell bien dommage que des Monu-
mens aufli refpedtables, deviennent la
Hijl. de Marjal. ip
carriere publique; Sc que de pareillcs an-
tiquices fe trouvent aneanties par d'igno-
rantes mains, qui n'en connoiflent que
le prix de la matiere.
J'ai crd qu'on me pardonneroit cette
digrelTion au liijet de Tarquinpole: outre
les antiquites qui fe trouvent dans les
mines de cette Fortereile, cenomqui
occupe tous ceux qui en entendent par-
ler, rend ce lieu interrellant; &je n'ai pu
me dilpenler d'expoler tout ce qui peut
contribuer a eclaircir la Tradition duPays
fur I'origine du nom de Tarquinpole &
du Briquet age.
L'idee commune etoit, que le dellbus
generalement des Marais, depuis Dieule
julqua Moyenvicj etoit de ce Briquet
tage.
pourparvenira en decouvrirla verite^
j'ai fbnde tous les Marais, je les ai fait
creufer dans plufieurs endroits. C'eft liir
cesRecherchesque j'ai donne laDefcrip-
tion que j'ai faite du Briquetage, Sc que .
je vais a prefent faire voir les parties ou il
yen a 5 Ion etendue, &;la nature du fond
Bij
20 Briquet age
des Marais depuis Dieufe jufqa'aMoyen-"
vie.
Il n'y 2L<ltCQ.Briquetage, ( Blanche 1. )
qua Marfal, a Moyenvic , & tres-peu a
Burtencour i par de-la Vic.
A Marfal, ( Blanche IL ) le Briquetage
s'etend fous tout Tinterieur de la Vilie ,
Sc prefque toutes les Fortifications: le
long de la hauteur d'Haraucourt, & en
defcendant la Riviere vers Moyenvic,
dans une longueur de350 toifes, fur une
iargeur a droite d'environ lOO toifes, Sc
a gauche d'environ 140 toifes; ce
qui peut faire en tout une fiiperficie de
192000 toifes, & enprenant uneepaif-
feur reduite entre 4 & 5 pieds, qui eftfe-
paifleur la plus commune du Briquetage,
on en trouvera 144000 toifes cubes.
A Moyenvic (BlancheL^ le Brique-
tage commence environ a y o toifes du
( <7 ) 'Nota. Dans le Pre du S. Sacrement, pres de
Marfal, &: dans un autre plus pres de la Ville , j'ai
trouve de la Brique caflee, ou du Briquetage, a fleur
de terre, meme le long de la Riviere ; j'y ai fait
faire des trous , ce ne font que des decombres, &
j'ai trouve le Briquetage a i i pieds.
Hijl. de Marfal. 2r
canal de la Flotte, il tourne autour de
FEglile de S. Pyan^ <5c entreunpeu dans
la Saline, ce qui peut faire une fuperfi-
cie de i loooocoifes quarrees ,ou 82499
toifes cubes.
Le Marais ( Planche 1. ) en aliant de
Marfal a Dieufe, n'a point de Briquet age
pendant un quart delieue, c'eft une vafe
gluante & fans fond , femblable a celle
dont j'ai parle , qui efl fbus le Briquetage
de cetre diftance d'un quart de lieue de
de Marfal jufqu'a Dieufe, a 5 , 6, 7,
ou 9 piedsde profondeur lefond duMarais
eft un gravier aufti dur que le Roclier.
De Marfal a Moyenvic ( Blanche 1.)
le Briquetage s'etend hors de la Ville juf^
qua 350 toifes, commc je viensdelete-
marquer, de-la jufqu^aupres de Moyen-
vie , le Marais qui n'a point de fond, n'a
aulTi aucuns Briquetages. On trouve feu-
lement en quelques endroits, a 9, 10 &:
11 pieds de profondeur, un fable tres-fin,
qui n'aaucune fermete.
Dans cette partie de la Seille, ou eft
litue Marfal, je n'ai rien decouvert de
12 Briquet age,
plus ancien que (^a) Dieule; cetre Ville
{a) Dans la Defcription Hiftorique & Geogra-
phique de la France , par M. 1'Abbe de Longucrue ,
pag. 15*4. il eft dit que Dieufe eft celebre par fes puits
d'Eau falee, dont on fait quantite de Sel. Cette Ville
avoit ete donnee a la Collegiale de la Magdclaine dc
Verdun par I'Empereur Henry III. en 1065. Gerard
d'Alface & fes Succefteurs, Dues de Lorraine en
eurcnt la Vouerie ; Ic Chapitre de la Magdelaine
de Verdun , accompagna les Dues de Lorraine a
la Seigncurie de Dieufe , & ils la pofledoient par
moitie dans le treizieme fieele , puifqu'elle faifoit par-
tie de la Sueeeffion de Ferry II. du nom , Due de
Lorraine , Pere des Dues Thicbaud I. & Mathieu II.
Thiebaud I. tranftgea ayee le Chapitre de la Magdc-
laine de Verdun , & acquit I'autre moitie de ladite
Seigneurie ; le Due Mathieu II. Frere dc Thiebaud I.
ceda a Jacques de Metz, fon frere, la part qu'il avoit
a Dieufe, pour la portion qu'il pretendoit aux biens
patrimoniaux du Due Ferry II. fon Pere. En i 25*5).
le Due Ferry III. laiftTa a Jacques , Eveque de Metz,
fon oncle, la jouiflanee de la Ville & Seigneurie de
Dieufe jufqu'a fon deees , a charge que Dieufe re-
tourneroit apres fa mort aux Dues de Lorraine, qui
feroient tenus d'en faire hommage a PEveque de Metz,
Ferry HI. qui devenoit proprietaire de Dieufe, en
vertu de cette Tranfaftion, en fit hommage en meme-
terns a fon oncle Jacques , qui n'etoit plus qu'ufufrui-
/tier. Dans le Siecle fuivant, jMarie de Blois , mcrecSc
Tutrice du Due Jean , reconnut encore TEglife de
Metz en 1547. Mais depuis ce terns-la, les Dues
ont poftTedes toute la Chatellenie de Dieufe en Souvc-
rainete , fans faire hommage a aucun Seigneur. lis
jouiirent aujourd'hui dc cette liberie, autorifee par les
Hijloire de Mar fed, 23
nous eft connue par les Remains, ils la
nommoient (i?) Decempagi; i'ltineraire
d'Antonin marque expreftement Decern-
pagi J a une egale diftance de Metz Sc de
Savernejc'eft-a-dire a vingt mille del'une
& de I'aucre. On la voit marquee dans la
Carte de Peutinger entre divodurumon
Metz, & Taberna ou Saverne.
Quant a Marlal, on ne trouve pas me-
me dans les Hiftoriens des deux premie-
res Races de nos Rois, rien de pofitif pour
en fixer Forigine.
S'il falloiten croire ce que Vaftebourg
(b) rapporte dans fes Antiquites de la
Gaule Belgique, Auberon fils aine de Clo-
dion , fit faire un Chateau a Marlal.
Un autre trait qui interefte Marfal, Sc
qui doit etre des premiers tems de la Mo-
Traitez dc paix des Pirennecs dc I'an i ; de Viit-
Cannes, de I'an 1661. Sc par celui de Rifwic del'an
I (!)p r. confirme par ceux de Raftat Sc de Bade , dc
I'an 1714.
( a ) M. TAbbe dc Longuerue , Defcription Ilifto-
rique & Geographique de la France, pag. 15-4.
(b) Antiquites de la Gaule £elgique. Prolog,
pag- 7-
Biiij
^4 Briquetage,
narchie^ eft le martyr de S. Livier. (^)
Meurifte, Eveque de Madaure, dansfon
Hiftoire des EvequesdeMetz, aflure que
ce Saint a exifte; mais le tems & les cir-
conftances defamort j fontextremement
incertains. Ce qu'il y a de plus apparent,
c'eft que ce S. Martyr etoit d'une naiftance
illuftre J qu il commandoitun Corps d'Ar-
mee contre les ennemis du nom Chre-
tien , qu'ayant ete pris dans unebataille,
si eut la tctetranchee fur le revers d'une
Montagne, au pied deiaquelle eftla Vif
le de Marfal, & furlaqueileil refteenco-
re deux Chapelles ( Blanche J.} S. Jean Sc
S,Livier, qui fontl'objetde la veneration
des Peuples circonvoifins.
Ces bords de la Seille, dans le XII fie-
clcj formoient une Contree tres-impor-
tante , elle etoit bordee de Chateaux dc
de Fortereftes,
Etienne5 Eveque de Metz, en
ruina trois en 1122. S^avoir, le Chateau
{a) Meuriffepag. ya. & 80 Martyre de S. Livier
en 45^0 ou 55" 5 en jy 5 ou y 6 , ou en 570.
(Z)) Dom Calmet} Hift. de Lorraine, Tom. I,
preuvcs, pag. 63 , 64, &fom. II. pag. 7,3^
r
^ Hijl. de Marjal, 2 J
du Comte de Hoembourg, pres de cette
Ville, (<« ) la Forterefle de Moyenvicqui
avoit ete ufurpee & fortifiee par un Sei-
gneur voifin fur TEveche de Metz, Sc
le Chateau de (h) Vic qui appartenoit
au Due Mathieu.
Marfai alors n'etoit point encore forti-
fie,des railbns de politique s'yoppofoient
apparammentj puifquepar (c) un Traite
fait en 1335". entre Geofroy d'Apremont
& Laurette fa femme, & Mahaut Sc
Jeanne, foeurs de ladite Laurette, au fu-
jet de leurs partages; il eft dit exprefle-
nient, que lefdis Mahauts & Jeanne, au-
(a) Moyenvic a ete fortifiee 8c rafeeplufieurs fois ;
on voit dans fiHifloire du Due Antoine, par Volkir ,
Chap. XIII. que cctte Ville etoit fermee en 1^26^
Et dans FHiftoire de Lorraine dcDom Calmer Tom,
III. pag. 203. il eft dit que ce lieu fut fortifie par
Ics Aliemands en »(5 3 o. il n'y a adluellement que quel-
ques Retranchemens autour de la Saline.
( ^ ) Les premiers fondcraens du Chateau de Vic,
qui exifte aujourd'hui, ont etd commences en 11 8 i.
Meurifte , pag. 433. Depuis ce tems-la cette Ville a
toujours ete le principal Siege tcmporel de I'Eveque
de Metz.
(c) Chartes dcs Archives de Nancy, Traite 3.
No. 6"]. i2^f.
26 Briquet age 3
ront pour leur part le van de Coloigne ^
la cour de iiemelvange, dT Kultanges ,
Maljlat & Marfal, Sc qu'ils pourront
faire une Forterefle ou ils voudront ^
excepte a Maljlat, Marfal Sc Kultanges.
Ces memes raifons ne fubfiftoient plus
apparamment en 1251. ce qui fe prouve
par (<31) les Lettres de Reprifes de Re-
naut Comte de Caftre, Sire deBidlche;
ii reconnoit tenir legement en Fief Sc
Hommage de Madame Catherine, Dn-
chefle de Lorraine fa foeur, Sc de Ferry
fbn neveu tout ce qu'ii a a Lenoncourt,
Sauxure & Marfal; & il a la iiberte de /
faire ce qu'ii veut de ce qu'il a a Marfal.
Cette Vilie pafia enfuite a Jacques de
Lorraine , Eveque de Metz , par (b)
I'adle qu'ii fit avec Ferry III. Due de Lor-
raine fbn neveu, en 125*9. au fujet de
fes droits dans la fuccefTion paternelle >
Marfal lui echut en partage. (f) Des que
( <7 ) Chartes des Archives de Nancy. Confoma-
tlon , No. I. I 2 J I,
f (b) Chartes des Archives de Nancy, TraiteNo.
55. 125-9.
(c) MeurifTe , pag. ^6^.
& Hijl. de Marjal. TJ
Jacques cut Marfai, il le fit fortifier, &
regarda cecte Place comme la plus im-
portante de fon Diocefe.
(^j:) Il en fit une donation pure &
fimple a fon Eglife de Metz par fon TeP
tainent en 1260. & des-lorsles Eveques
de Metz commencerent a joiiir dela Sei-
gneurie diredle & utile ^ de la Ville de
Marfai.
(^) Richerius, Religieux de Auteur
de la Chronique de Senone^ raconte que
I'Eveque Jacques vint a Marfai, pour y
etre temoin des prodiges que Ron pu-
blioit dans tout le Pays d'une jeune fille
qu'on difoit vivre fans manger, & que
c^etoient les Anges qui la nourriflbient.
On la nommoit la Sybile de Marfai. Ri-
cherius , qui y etoit prefent, dit que
nombre de Pretres dc de Gentilshommes
qui avoientfuivis PEveque par un efprit
de curiofite, furent long-tems a ne f^a-
( ^ ) Chartcs des Archives dc Nancy, Tcitamens
dcs Dues de Lorraine. No. i. la^o.
( ) Cette Chronique de I'Abbaye de Senonc,
eft rapportee dans les prcuves de THiftoire de Lor-
raine, dc Dom Caimet. Tom. IL pag.xxxiii.
nS Briquet age,
voir qu'en penfer; mais a force de veil-
ler cette fille de pres, on decouvrit que
i'Ange qui apporcoit cette pretendue ce-
lefte nourriture , etoit de chair & d'os.
Apres la mort de I'Eveque Jacques ^
la defunion fe mit entre ie Due de Lor-
raine &queiques Eveques deMetZj Sue-
celleurs de Jacques. Des raifbns d'inte-
rets leur fournilToient fans cefle des mo-
tifs defe faireia guerre les uns aux autres.
C'eft dans ces tems de mefinteiligence
en 1273. que (<3) Laurent Eveque de
MetZ;, ayantune grolle armee auxenvi-
rons de Marfal ^ fe lailla lurprendre par
le Due Ferry III. qui le fit prifonnier:
profitant de fa vidloire, ii s'empara
de Marfal J & (c) exigea des Cheva-
{a) McurifTc, pag. 475'. Chronicon. lat. M.S.
Epifcoporum Mctenfium qui haurentius
hahmt guerram cum Duce Lotharingix
cof^gregato exercitu 7nulto circum Marfallum apud
Attignei, Duce fubito fuperveniente , cepit diBum E-
pifcopum, & Captivum retinuh multo tempore anno
<^- dimidio.
(b) Dom Calmet, Hift. dc Lorraine, Tom. II.
pag. 3pi.
(c) C«ttc declaration eft dans les Archives dc
^ Hijl, de Marfal, ap
Uers f Maire , Sc Echevins Sc Commu-
naute de cette Ville , de lui donner
une declaration des droits dont jouifloit
I'Eveque dans Marfal, Villages & bans
appartenans.
(a) L'annee fuivante le Due Ferry
Sc fEveque Laurent firent un Traite de
Paix, dont deux CardinauxfurentlesMe-
diateurs par la volonte Sc autorite du
Pape; il eft fpecifie que I'Eveque , par
la meme autorite du Pape^ levera I'ex-
communication qii'il avoit misftirleDuc
Sc fes Sujets a Poccafion de la Guerre ,
Sc que ledit Due de Lorraine gardera
pour les afturances de cette Paix des Ota-
ges de Vic Sc de Marfal. Ce Prince
les rendit gratuitementen 1284. aPEve-
que Bouchard, Succefteur de Laurent.
Dans la fuite les Eveques deMetz one
donne a la Ville de Marfal certaines dif^
Nancy, Layette, cottee Moyenvic, Marfal, 8cc.
No. I. 1275.
(a) Archives de Nancy, Traite de Paix, See.
No. I. 1274..
(b) Dom Calmct, Hift. de Lorraine, Tom. IL
pag- 39S'
Briquet age,
tin6lions. (^a) Des que Louis de Poitiers
fut nomme a cet Eveche ^ fon premier
fbin fut de fe faire recevoir a Marial.
(^) L'Eveque Ademare y faifoit bat-
treMonnoye, (c-)ce qui fe voit par quel-
ques Pieces d^argent ^ ou eft le Bufte de
I'Eveque , avec cette legende, Adema^
rius, Epijeopus Metenjis, & fur lerevers^
Moneta de Marfallo.
(^d) Si Ton veut s"'en rapporter a la
Chronique de Saint Thiebaud de Metz ,
Jean 1. Due de Lorraine, fe fervitd'un
ftratageme pour s'emparer de Marfal en
13(55)7 trois Gentilshommes qui etoient
a fbn fervice, fe mirent a la tete de nom-
bre d'autres, deguifes en Laboureurs: ils
fe failirent d^une des Portesala pointe
du jour , entrerent & pillerent la Ville.
Theodoric de Boppart, Eveque de
(c) MeurifTc, pag. 4pp.
Ademare, Evequedepuis 1327. jufqu'a i 3 i.
(c) Ces Monnoyes font gravees dans Dom Cal-
met, Hift. de Lorraine , Tom. II. pi. 7. Monnoyes
135- & I 36.
(d) Dom Calmet, Hift. de Lorraine , Tom. II.
pag. 614. Prcuves, pag. CLxxvili. & Meuritfepag.
yao.
^ Hijl. de Marjal. 31
Metz, qui ecoitafbn Chateau de Vic,
en fut averti; ilpriafbn beau-frere Jean,
Seigneur de la Pierre,d'ailer au lecours de
cecte Place. Ilpartit a la tete d'une ving-
taine de Maicres, Sc autant d'hommes
d'Infanterie : etant entre dans la Ville par
une faulle Porte inconnue a ceux qui s'en
etoient empares , ils en firent un grand
malTacre, danslequel il y eut 87 Gentils-
hommes de tues, & 70 Prifbnniers qui
furent conduits au Chateau de Vic.
Le Due Jean de fon cote, informeque
la furprife de Marlal avoit reuffi, en te-
moigna un extreme plaifir, & ordonna
a cette occafion de grandes rejouiflan-
ces: Mais cette Place ayant ete reprife
des le lendemain par le Seigneur de la
Pierre, ainfi qu'on I'a dit, fa joie fut de
courte duree, Sc donna lieu a ce Prover-
be Lorrain, c ejl lajo't'e de Marjal3 elle nc
dure guerre.
(i?) Apres que le Roy Henry II. fut
rentre dans la poileffion des trois Eveches,
(a) Dom Calmct, Hift.de Lorraine, Tome XI.
pag.
3 2 Briquet age 7
en ly y2. S. M. fe rendic auffi Maicre dc
cette Place , ScIq (a) Cardinal Robert
de Lenoncourt, Eveque de Metz, en fit
augmenter ies Fortificarions aux depens
du Roy, en 1553.
(^) En 1559. Il paroic par un ordre
adrelle aux Maires de Remereville & de
Bullbncourt, que le meme Cardinal de
Lenoncourt, failoit travailler auxFortifi-
cations de Marfal.
( c ) Le Sieur de Salcede en etoit Gou-
verneur en 15 <^7. il etoit en meme-tems
Baillif de I'Evechede Metz; hommehar-
di & entreprenant, il fut foup^onne de
vouloir introduire THerefie dans le Dio-
cele; il s'empara de fbn propre mouve-
ment des autres Places qui appartenoient
au Cardinal de Lorraine, adminiftrateur
de PEveche; ce Prelat fe plaignic a la
Cour, le Roy Charles IX. ordonnaaSal-
{a) Dom Calmct, Hift. de Lorraine, Tom III.
pag. 42.
( ^ ) Archives de Nancy.
( £•) Dom Calmer, Hift, de Lorraine, Tom. III.
pag. 53. tire d'un Manufcrit, intitule la guerre Car-
dinale du Sieur de Salcede,
cede
X
Cb" Hijl. de MarJaL
tede de rendre au Cardinal £es Places >
& d'y retablir tous les Offiders qii'il en
avoit ore.
{a) Quelque ternsapresM. Fouquet
de la Route, qui etoit Gouverneur de
Marlal, fut trahi par quelques Soldats 6c
DomeftiqueSjil tomba entre les mains des
proteftans, qui le firent perir > & s'em-
parerent de la Place.
( ^ ) lis commirent dans les Pays Vol-
((7) Epitaphe de I'Eglife Colldgiale de MarfaU
LeBeur Chrhiett ci-devam repofe le corps de
M.agnanime genereux Seigneur Fouquet de la Route,
Gentilhomme, natif du Dauphine en recom-
penfe de fes vertus , fut pourvu du Gowvernemem de
cette Ville de Alarfal eQ'royabletnent redoute
de r 'ennemi de la Foy, centre lefquels es Guerres derm'e-
res, il a heureufement fait preuve de fa valeur s per-
fijlant de plus en plus en fan ardent louah'e zele, juf-
qu''d ce qii'ayant he infidellement & barbarement
proditoirement trahi par quelques fens ferviteurs fp' fol~
dats coiTompus par les ennemis , il tomba entre leurs
mains, ^ pour la querehe de'Dieu de la Foy .....
il vecut Lill. mourut le xxvri. d'Avril, fan defa-
lut 1585).
Autre Epitaphe fur le meme Tombeau<
Gallia me genuit ^ capuit Lotharingia , bello,
Emicui , Mcerefeos fervidus hofis eram.
{b) Dom Calmct, Hift, de Lorraine, Tom, II.-
pag. 1354.
c
BriquetagCi
fins tant de ravages & d'hoftllites, que
le Due Charles III. ne pouvant les fouf-
frir davantage , fut oblige d'allieger Mar-
fal; (^) ce Prince penla y perdre la vie,
le pric de force; par ce moyen rendit la
tranquilite a la Province (/») & fit travail-
ler aux Fortifications de cette Place.
Voila le commencement de la pof-
feffiondanslaquelle les Ducsde Lorraine
font rentres de la Ville de Marfal, apres
la Ceflion qui en avoit ete faite a I'Eve-
que de Metz, Jacques de Lorraine, par
fon neveu le Due Ferry III. en 12^5).
Afin de s'aflurer davantage de cette
Conquete y faite pendant les troubles de
la Ligue^ le Due Charles III. acquit de
Ion ills, le Cardinal de Lorraine, Eve-
que de Metz, la Ville & Seigneurie de
Marfal; moyennantun ( r) echange, par
Contrat du 14 Decembre 1593. cet
(a) Dom Calmet, Hift. de Lorraine , Tom.II*
pag. 1477.
(i') Ibid. Tom. II. pag. I45'4.
( c ) La Copie de ce Traitd eft dans les Archives d?
Nancy. V. M. I'Abbe de Longueriic, Defcriptioa
de la France , pag. 174, 17J,
(It Hiji. de Marfal, 3^
if change fut autorifeparune Bulk du Pape
Clement VIII.
Pour prevenir toutes difficultes, 11 fut
inferedans(<3:} le TraitedePaixen 15^4.
que le Due Charles III. fit a S. Germain
avec le Roy Henry IV.alarticleIII. que
la Ville de Marfal lui demeurera en pro-
pre, & a fes Succefleurs Dues de Lorrai-
ne^ en recompenfant I'Eveque au profit de
rEviche.
Cet eehange fut encore autorlfe par le
Roy Henry IV. par Arret du Conleil
d'Etat en 1601. mais toujours a eondn
tion que le Due de Lorraine dedomage-
roit I'Eveque de Metz. Cette elaufe ne
fut point exeeutee, paree que le Prince
produifit un Etat de depenles excelTives
qu'il avoit faites, pour garder Marfal dans
la Ligue.
(h) En 1620. le Due de Lorraine fit
travailler aux Fortifications deeettePlaee.
(a) Ce Traite eft rapporte dans les Preuves dc
I'Hift. de Lorraine de Dom Calmet, Tom. III. pag.
CCCCL.
(I?) Archives dc Nancy.
Cij
^6 Briquet age,
(^2) Louis XIII. fit inveftir Marfal les
derniers jours de Decembre 16^1. par
fon Armee; commandee par le Due de
la Force, apres le fiege de Moyenvic.
( ^) Le Due Charles IV. fit a Vic I'an-
nee fuivante, le 10. Janvier un Trai-
te avecle Roy, par lequel il eft dit a Farti-
ele IX. que le Due promet de metrre
entre les mains du Roy la Place de Mar-
fal, que S. M. s'engage de rendre de
•bonne foy audit Sieur Due Sc a fes Sue-
cefleurs dedans trois ans, qu'iljouiratou-
jours, fans dilcontinuer des Domaines en
dependans; ne tranlportant ladite Place
au Roy J que par forme de depot pour ces
trois annees , pour y mettre tels gens de
Guerre qu'il lui plaira.
(e) Ce Traitefut confirmea Liverdun
la meme annee,& a (<i) Charmes en i d 5 3.
(e) En Id41.ilfut fait un autre Traite
(a) Pierre Louvet, la France dans fa Splendeur.
Chap.xxvi.
(^) Ce Traite de Vic, de 16^2. eft rapporte
dans les Preuves de rHiftoire de Lorraine de Dom
Calmet, Tom. III. pag. ccccxcviii.
(c) (£/) (f) Tous CCS Traites de Liverdun cn
Cb" Hijl. de Marfal. 37
entre le Cardinal de Richelieu pour le
Roy J & le Due Charles IV. Il eftarrete
a I'article IV. que la Vilie de Marfal fera
rafee avant que d^etre remife audit Sieur
Due, & que jamais on n y pourra faire au-
cunes Fortifications.
Malgre ce Traite (^) le Due de Lor-
rainey toujours lui-meme, dit Ife P. Daniel,
Je revolta de nouveau contre le Roy; S. M.
fe r'empara de la Lorraine Sc Marfal ne
flit point demoli.
Les chofes refterent dans cette litua-
tion jufqu'au ( Traite de Montmartre,
du 6 Fevrier 1662. par lequel le Due de
Lorraine cede Sc tranfporte a S. M. la
propriete des Duchez de Lorraine & de
Bar, leurs dependances & annexes, pour
en jouir apres Ton deces en tons droits (Sc
Souverainetes, See.
On fgait combien ce Traite trouva
16^2. de Charmes en 1^55. de Paris en 16^41.
font rapportes dans les preuves de PHiff. de Lorraine
de Dom Calmet. Tom. III. pag. d. pag. dli^ 6c,
pag. Dxx.
(ij) Le P. DanleljHift. de France, Tom. X. p. LVI.
(i>)Ce Trait^ de Montmartre de 165^. eft rappot-^
C iij
58 BriquetagC)
d'oppofitions; le Due Nicolas- Frangois,
frere du Due Charles IV. fit fes protefta-
tions. Le Prince Charles, fils du Due
Nicolas-Francois, ficonnu depuisfous le
nom de Charles V.non-feulement fit auf^
fi les fiennes; mais il envoya des ordres
(a) h Baillivi qui commandoit aMarfal,
en i'abfence du Marquis d'Haraucourt,
Gouverneur de certe Place, de fe main-
tenir dans Ton Pofle ^ quelque ordre qui
lui vint deceder aux Troupes Fran^oifes.
Le Due Charles IV. lui-meme, bien
loin de remettre cette Place au Roy, ne
voulut pas confentir a la demolition , il
s^en faifit, & refufa de livrer Marfal a
S. M.
() ,On fut bien-tot inflruit a Vienne ,
ou le Prince Charles s'etoit retire pour
ne point figner leTraite de Montmartre,
des inftances qu'on faifoit en France au
Due Charles IV. de remettre Marfal au
dans les preuves dc I'Hift. de Lorraine, de Dora
Calniet, Tom. III. pag. dlxxui.
(a) Dora Calmet, Hift. de Lorraine Tom. III.
pag. 601.
(b) Tird des Memoires dc M. leM. dc Beauveau,
(It Hifl. de Marfal. 39
Roy , ainfi que de Fordre que S. M. avoic
donne de Faffieger.
(<2) Sur cette nouvelle , le Prince
Charles partit de Vienne, & vinten huic
jours a Mar/al, ou il entra j lui troifieme,
fous un nom deguife.
( ^ ) Le Marquis d'Haraucourt en don-
na auffi-tot avis aux Dues Charles Sc
Francois. Le Prince, lui-meme, qui etoit
venu dans cette Place dans la refolution
de la defendre , Sc de s'enlevelir fous fes
ruines, en ecrivit a fon oncle & a fbn
pere; mais toutes les proteftations qu'il
put faire, afliirant qu'il ne venoit point
pour s'emparer de Marfal, nipar aucune
intelligence qu'il eut dans le Pays, nq
furent capables de calmer les inquietudes
du Due Charles.
(c) Le Due Fran9ois fut oblige d'e-
crire a fbn fils que fbn entree a Marfal,
& de Dom Calmet, Hift. de Lorraine, Tom. Ill,
pag. 60^.
(a) Ibid,
(b) Ibid,
(c) Ibid,
Briquetage,
avoit trouble rinteiligence, qui regnolt
entre fon frere & iui, & qu'ii devoit,
pour contenrer fon oncle & menagerfes
bonnes intentions , reprendrele chernin
cje Vienne,
() li fallut que ie jeune Prince s'en
retourna. Le Gouver-neur d'aiiieurs lui
avoit repreiente le danger qu'ii y avoit
de s'enlermer dans une Place qui ne
pourroit refifter long - terns aux armes
du Royqu^il etoit d'une confequen-
ce infinie qu'il en fortit , & lui don-
na un Detachement commande par le
Liutenant de Roy, qui I'efcorta jufqu a
Bitfche,
( ^ ) Cependant on etoit toujours en
pour parler. Le Roy lalTe des remifes con-
tinuelles du Due a I'egardde MarfaL prit
enfin la refolution de faire affieger cette
Place,
(r) M. le Marecbal de la Ferte com^
( rt) Tire des Memoires de M. le M. de Beauveau
& de Dom Calmer, Hift, de Lorraine, Tpm.III
pag. 604.
G) ibid. ■pag. 60^,
\c) Ibid^ pag. 612,
^ Hijl. de Marjal. 4^
mandoltace Siege, le Roylui-meme
vouloit s'y trouveren perfonne, & dans
cetce vue fe rendit a Metz, afin d'etre a
portee deMarfai.
(iS!) S. M. envoya le Marquis de Gef^
vre au Due Charles, pour lui dire enpeu
de mots fes intentions, & qu'ii eiluyeroit
toutes les rigueurs de la Guerre , s^il re-
lufoit de rendre Marfal.
(^) Le Marquis d^Haraucourt avoit
envie de bien defendre cette Place, &
en avoit ecrit au Due Charles IV. qui en
etoit fort aife : mais la erainte que ee
Prince eut de perdre tous les Etats, le
determina de capituier.
(c) Le Roy dc le Due nommerent
leurs Commiflaires, quifirent unTraite
a Metz le dernier Aout 166^3. qui fut
ratifie par le Roy a Nommeny ie lende-
main, premier du mois de Septembre; ee
( <7 ) Tir^ des Memoires de M. le M. de Beau-
veau, & de Dom Calmet, Hift. dc Lorraine , Tom.
III. pag. 61 j,
{b) Ibid.
( c ) Ibid,
42 Briquetage,
Traite eft nomme vulgairemQntlel raite
de Marfal, done void les prindpaux ar-
tides.
1°. Que ledic Sieur Due de Lorraine
remettra dans trois jours, & de bonne foy
au pouvoir de S. M. la Place de Marlal,
dansl'datqu'elle letrouve prefentement;
fans rien demolir , affoiblir, diminuer,
ni endommager en aucune lorte : pour
etre par Sadice Majefte dilpofe de la Place,
ainfi que bon lui femblera.
2®. Et que ft S. M. prend la refolution
de faire demolir les Fortifications dudit
Marfal, ledit Sieur Due continuera de
joiiir comme par le pafte , tant de ladite
Ville, Village & Domaine, que de la
Saline dudit Marfal. Mais en cas que S.
M. veiiille maintenir ladite Place en me-
me etat qu'elle eft prefentement, S. M.
donnera audit Sieur Due un dedomma-
gement a fa fatisfadlion, tant du Domai-
ne qui pourroit etre dans ladite Ville,
que des Villages qui en dependent, pour
en jouir au mcme Titre, qu'il jouit pre-
fentement defdics Domaines de Marfal.
Hijl. de Marfal. 43
Et a I'egard de la Saline, ledit Sieur Due
continuera en jouir, & y mettre les OfE-
ciers neceflaires pour la faire valoir.
Enfin les autres articles contiennent
en fubftance , que le Roy declarera dans
un an, au plurard, fon intention lur la
demolition de Marlal; que la Garnilbn
Ibrtira d'une maniere honorable, avec
quatre Pieces d'Artillerie; & que fi le Roy
fait demolir ladite Place , il fera reftituer
au Due toutes les munitions de Guerre
ou de bouche qui y etoient lors de la pri-
fe; & S. M. promet de payer celdites mu-
nitions , fi la Place n'efl; point demolie.
Le Roy ayant eu fiujeten 1670, d'etre
mecontent de la conduite du Due de Lor-
raine, informe d'ailleurs que ce Prince
mettoic fur pied un grand nombrc de
Troupes, prit le parti d'envoyer uneAr-
mee dans la Lorraine , Sc Marfal fuivit
le fort des autres Places de cet Etat.
Cette Ville etant devenue de peu de
confequence j Sa Majeile en ordonna la
demolition, qui fie fit en 168^. On com-
menga par les Baftions dont on ferma les
Briquetage
Gorges avec des murs de deux pieds d e-
paifleur.
Les Courtines reflerent encore quel-
que terns fans qu'on y touchat, mais Tap-
prehenrionquci'Armeeennemie n'en put
profiter^fit qu'on en renverfat lesParapets/
& une partie du Rempartdans le FofTe;
ce qui reduifoit Marfal, a proprement par-
ier, en I'etat d'une Place demantelee.
Une grande partie des Digues & Ba-
tardeaux , les deux Portes, cinq Corps
de Gazernes, deux Redoutes a Machicou-
lis, I'une a la Porte de France, & I'au-
trealaPorte de Bourgogne, (^)rArfe-
nal, qui fert en meme-tems de Magafin
aux vivres, (^) THopital Miiitaire, qui
(^r) On trouve dans les Archives dc Nancy , N®.
47. Marfal 2. que Thierry Alix, Prefidetit des Cornptes,
ie 26. Jiiin I 5" 9 2 fit au mm du Due de Lorraine
I'acquifition des Granges d Munitions de Guerre , &'c-
(b) Par un Contrat de vente du loAvril I5'95.
Dans iesmemes Archives, No. 220. veute par Andre
de la Route commtt Tuieur de Jacques de la
Route fin neveu , fils de feu Fouquet de la Route, Gou-
'verneur de Marfal, au DucdeLoraine, d'une Mai-
fin appellee la Maifon du Roi. Quand le Due de Lor-
aine en eut fait racquifition , elle devint la demeure
des Gouverneurs de Marfal; le Marquis d'Haraucourt
^ Hijl. de Marjal. 4 J
etoitilya plus de 500 ans un Couvenc
de Religieufes: la maifon du Comman-
dant, appelle le Gouvernement :
tous ces O'uvrages & BatimensMilitaires
furent conferves.
Le Roy n'avoit ore de la Place que
le Gouverneur ^ qui depuis n'a point ete
remplace; le refte deTEtat-Major y etoic
demeure.
(^) La Paix de Riswik retablit le Due
Leopold dans fes Etats en i6^j. ils lui
furent rendus fuivant Particle xxn. fur le
pied que le Due Charles IV. fon oncle
les polTedoit en 1670 ; aihfi le Roy en
conferva les Fortifications, Sc le Due le
y logeoit, lorfque le Prince Charles de Lorraine vint
pour defendre cette Place ; mais depuis ce tems-la les
Gouverneurs ou Commandans, ont prefere le Lege-
ment, occupe par le Gouverneur & les Officiers dejla
Saline avant fa deftru'Jlion , &de la Maifon da Gou-
verneur de Marfal, on en fait THopital Militaire.
( a ) Archives de Nancy , tire du Manufcrit, inti-
tule , Rapport concerriant la valeur de la Prevote de
Marfal ,f'iit le 28 Mars 16^^., par Mr Rolin Con-
ftiller en la Chambre des Comptes de Lorraine.
(b) Cs Traite de Rifwic de i eft rapportd
dans les preuves de I'Hiftoire de Lorraine ; de Dom
Calmer, Tom. III. pag. dcxxvi.
f
Eriquetage,
Domaine, felon ce qui fubfifloit en cette
annee i6jo. conformementauTraite de
Marfai de 1663. qui ravoic ainfi regie.
En 16^^. Sa Majefte fit relever les
Fortifications de Marfai, a-peu-pres fur
les ruines des anciennes. Elles confiftent
en fept Baftions. Le Due de Lorraine ,
qui jouifidit du (^) Domaine^ yetablit
fes Officiers pour rendre la Juftice & re-
couvrer fes revenus. Le Roy de Pologne
Stanijlas I. ce Prince fi connu par fes gran^
des qualites, poifedeaujourd'hui cette Pla-
ce fur le meme pied^fiii vant la convention
du 28. Aout 173 d. par laquelle les Du-
ches de Lorraine & de Bar lui ont ete ce-
des^ pour etre remis apres lui a la France.
La Juftice, comme je I'ai deja dit, s'y »
rend au nom du Roy de Pologne, Due
de Lorraine. ( b) File etoit autrefois com-
pofee d'un Prevot, Maitre Fchevin, fix
Echevins, un Cler Jure Sc un Doyen ,
(/U ) II y a aftuellcment 273 feux dans Marfai, ce
qui fait environ poo Habitans, Sujets du Roy de
Irologne, Due de Lorraine.
(b ) Ce quife prouve par la Coutume particulierc
de la Ville de Marfai.
^ Hijl, de Marfal. 47
elle jugeoic en dernier reilbrt au Crimi-
nel.
Depuis I'entree du Due Leopold en
Lorraine, cette Juftice a ere mile de ni-
veauavec les autres Pre votes de Lorraine,
qui font compofees d'un Prevot, defon
Lieutenant & d'un Accelleur.
La Jurifdidlion Prevotal de Marlal,
etant la plus petite de Lorraine, cestrois
Charges ont toujours ete reunies liir la
tete d'une memeperfonne, quieftenme-
me-tems Chef de Police , (<« ) pour la-
quelle il y a deux Confeillers de Viile ,
un Subftitut, un Syndic & un Greffier.
Le Prevot en outre eft auffi Gruyer, Sc
le feul Olficier de la Grurie de Marfal,
quoiqu'aftez confiderable.
Lesappels du Jugement du Prevot re-
fortiftent au Bailliage de Nancy , & lea
appels de Grurie, en differens Tribunaux
fiiperieurs, fuivant la lituation des Bois.
Quand les delits font commis dans lea
Forets du Roy, I'appel va a la Chambre
des Comptes.
( a ) Ordonnance du Due Leopold en 1707,
48 Briquetage 7
( L'Eglifeprincipale eft une CoHe^
giale , fondee pour fept Prebendes en
1222. par Amance Abefte de Neumou-
tier Sc Marfal:, qui eft le Couvent
dent j'ai parie, qui fere aujourd'hui d'Ho-
pital Miiitaire: cette meme Abbefle^ qui
etoit Coiiatrice de la Cure, i'a reunie avec
le Chapitre des Chanoines, & leur aban-
donna tous les droits Sc les biens que fon
Abbaye pofledoita Marfai.
Par le Traice de 1593. de Techange
de Marfal ^ entre le Cardinal de Lorraine
Sc le Due Charles III. le Cardinal s^eft
relerve & a les Succefteurs, Eveques de
Metz, le droit de Patronage, Collation^
Sc inftitution du Prevot Sc Chanoines
dudit Marfal.
Les fondlions Curiales s'etoient tou-
jours exerceespar les Chanoines en com-
mun; elles ont ete reunies au Prevot des^
Chanoines, on a conlentienmeme-tems
qu ils jouiroient de deux Prebendes ; de
(a) Ce Titre de la Fondation des Chanoines de
Marfal, eft rapporte dans les prcnves de I'Hift. de Lor-
raine, de Dom Calmer, Tom II. pag. 273.
fa^on
Hijl. de MarfaL 49
facon qu'aujourd'hui ce Chapitre n'eft
plus compole que du Prevot & de cinq
Chanoines.
11 a que deux Communautes Re-
ligieules^ I'unede Capucins, qui vinrent
pour la premiere fois en i6jg. on leur
fit bkir en 1680. un Couvent & une
Eglife.
Et I'autre de Religieufes, de la Con-
gregation de Notre-Dame, fur la Regie
de Saint Auguftin, elle vinrent a Marfai
en 16^3^. le Due Charles IV. en 16^3.
leur fit prefent d^une maifon, qu'elles
quitterent j & un Particulier leur donna
la demeure ou elles font aujourd'hui.
Je me fuis referve a parler ici dela Sa-
line de Marfai, il paroit qu'elleetoit de-
ja confiderabledesle commencement
du huitieme Siecle. Elle a donne occafion
a plufieurs Donations, Promefles, Obli-
gations, Echangesj Alienations, Yen-
tes & Traites.
Un des Traites le plus remarquable ,
(<2) Dom Calmet, Hift, de Lorraine , preuvcs »
Torn. 1. pag. 26^,
D
Briquetage f
c'eft une ( Aflociation^ que firent pour 12^
huit ans, les Dues de Lorraine Sc les Eve- llarfs
ques de Metz en 1402. pour prevenir les , La
difputes qui pouvoient naltre entreleurs hEj
Officiers, au fujet deieurs Salines & pour jieni
leur plus grand profit, avantages des lic
vns (& des autres 5 ils s'engagent detenir sd
en commun les Salines de Lorraine Sc On
celles de I'Eveche, Sc de partager egaie- Jya
ment les frais Sc le profit; Marfal faildit |el£
partie de ce Traite, qui fut renouvelle len
pour trois ans^ le dernier Aout 1413. sen]
cette Afidciation duroit encore en 1433. E
J449. Sc en 1441. II
(^) En 1571. la Saline de Marfal, 6c oner
eelle de Moyenvic furent infeodees au
profit du Due Charles III. & en I593» dziti
dans le Traite d'eehange de Marfaf dont
fai deja fait mention plufieursfois, entre
le Cardinal de Lorraine &le Due Char- ] (j;
les III. le Cardinal fe referve & a les Sue- .j'f
celTeurs Eveques de Metz, 22500 liv.
(.^) Dora Calmet, Hift, deLortaine, Differtation 7^^
fur les Salines , Tom III -pag. XXVI.
( ^ ) La copic d? ge Traite eft dans les Archives de n
z ■
i
TItJI. de TvTarpit.
8c 200. muids de fel fur, la Saline de
Marfal.
La fdurce (PL II. F.) qui fournillbit
les Eaux faiees dont on formoit lefel,
eftentre (a) Haraucourt & Marfal, au
bord du Marais fur le de la Seigneu-
rie d'Haraucourt.
On a fait combler cette fburce falee I
il y a environ 32. ans, pour empecher
que les Habitans des environs, qui y ve-
noient fans celle, nepuflentdorenavant
s^en fervir, & s'exempter d'acheter du
fel.
Elle etoit extremement abondante;
on en conduifbit les Eaux a la Saline dans
un( Puits (Planche II. i. ) dont il eft
fait mention dans (r) THifloire duDuc
Antoine en 1^26. par Volkir, qui en
(a) Haraucourt eft un petit Village qui toucho
pour ainfi dire , aux Avants-FofTes des Fortifications
de Marfal. 11 porte le nom de Ville dans unContrat
de ventc de I'annee 143(5, qui eft rapporte dans les
prcuves de I'Hiff. de Lorraine, de Dom Calinet pag.
cxcv.
(^) Ce Puits eft cntierement comble'.
(c) Hifl. du Due Antoine, Chap. XHL
j" 2 ' Briquet age
parle en ces terraes pour don di-
vin & naturel, un beau Puits d'EauJalee,
duquel chacun tdche au mains mal faireJon
profit.
La Saline de Marfai a commence a
etre abandonnee vers ie milieu du Sie-
cie dernier: ( <^ ) elie etoit fituee dans
la Place d'Arme , vis-a-vis le Gouverne-
ment ^ ( PL II. E. ) & etoit deja entie-
rement detruite des Tannee 1699.
On voit par les archives de Nancy >
qu'on a fait pluGeurs tentatives pour la
retablir, mais la manoeuvre d'une Saline,
a toujours parue incompatible avec le
Service d'une place de Guerre, & d'aiL
leursla quantite des Batimens qu'il auroit
fallu retablir, joint a d'autres obftacles
difficiles a furmonter Sc d'une depenfe
confiderable , ont fait echouer les diffe-
rens projets qui ont ete propofes a ce
fujet.
(a) Archives de Nancy, Tire du Mannfcrit, inti-
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E T
DESCRIPTION
Des Statues tant Coloflales que de gran-
deur naturelle, & de demie nature ,
Buftes grands, moyens, & demi>Bu-
lies J Bas-Reliefs de differentes efpe-
ces,Urnes, Colonnes, Infcriptions,
& autres Ouvrages antiques , tant
Grecs que Romains , trouves a Ro-
me j ailembles, & apportes en Fran-
ce par feu M. le Cardinal
de polignac:
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E T A T
ET DESCRIPTION
DES STATUES,
Tanc ColofTales que de grandeur
naturelle, & de demie nature,
Buftes grands, moyens, & demi-
Buftes, Bas-Reliefs de difFeren-
tes efpeces, Urnes, Colonnes,
Infcriptions, & autres Ouvrages
antiques, tant Grecs que Ro-
mains, trouves a Rome ; afTem-
bles^& apportes en France par feu
M.leCARDINAL DE PoLIGNAC.
A VENDRE EN TOTAL OUPAR PARTIESj '
dans les temps qui feront indtques.
UN Efculape , Figure Coloffale J
groupp^e d'un Serpent autour d'un
baton, fur lequel le Dieu ell appuyd. La
Aij
Figure eft drap^e de fort bon gout^ 6c
Idgerement travailiee. File eft de mar-
bre falirii ouvrage Remain du fecond
rang, de fept pieds de hauteur.
La Deejfe de la Same tenant un Ser-
pent a la main , drapee de tres-bon
gout. Elle eft du m^me Auteur que i'Ef-
culape , de tr^s - belle proportion , de
m6me marbre, & de fept pieds de hau-
teur.
Julie, fille d'Augufte , tres-bien del-
finde d'apres nature, & finement dra-
pde. Elle eft de marbre de Pares, & d'un
Auteur Grec. Cette Figure eft du fecond
rang, & routes trois font tirdes des Rui-
nes du Palais de Marius, entre Rome
& Frefcati.
Une Ifis, d'attitude droite, 6c de mar-
bre noir Egyptien. Elle eft la mieux def-
finee 6c la mieux proportionnde que Pen
connoiffe. Elle a cinq pieds 6c demi de
hauteur. Get ouvrage eft de la plus hau-
te antiquitd.
VnApllon tenant fon arc dune main;
X
1
«k de I'autre un rameau de laurler. II a
fur la t^te une couronne de laurier. Sa
hauteur eft de cinq pieds 6c demi; ou-
vrag^ Remain de marbre de Paros;
Un Terme, reprdfentant Hermafrodite
fans bras; ouvrage Remain de marbre
de Pares.
Un. Bas-Relief reprdfentant VEmpereur
Trajan a cheval ; euvrage Remain de
marbre de Pares, de treis pieds dix peu-
ces de hauteur fur treis pieds de lar-
geur.
Deux demi-Bufies Colojjales avec leurs
piddeftaux , Pun reprefentant Apollon ,
I'autre un Mercure ; euvrage Grec du
fecend rang , 6c de marbre de Pares.
Deux Bujles comme nature j dent les
t^tes fent de pierre de teuche, Pun
d'hemme , i'autre de femme, avec leurs
pi^deftaux; euvrages Remains.
Deux demi-Bujles, Pun reprdfentant
une t^te de Fleuve, I'autre une t6te de
Femme, de marbre de Pares ; euvra-
ges Remains.
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A iij
6
Une Urne de tres-belle forme , go-
dronnee 8c dcaill^e, avec fon piddeftal,
dans le panneau duquel eft une niche, 8c
dans la niche une jyenm de feize pquces
de hauteur ; ouvrage Romain de mar-
bre de Paros.
Huk Tables de marhre de diffdrentes
grandeurs; fc^avoir,
La premiere de vert antique. Elle a
cinq pieds huit pouces de long fur deux
pieds huit pouces de large.
La feconde eft gris antique de Ca-
rarre , de quatre pieds dix pouces de
long fur deux pieds fix pouces.
La troifieme eft de Porta-fenti-antiquc.'
Elle a quatre pieds un pouce de long
fur deux pieds deux pouces de large.
Des cinq autres, deux font de Bre-
che rouge antique ; deux autres de Jalpe
de Sicile. La derni^re eft de pierre de
Peperine,propre a faire une table de pid-
ces rapportdes. Elles ont cinq pieds qua-
tre pouces de long, 8c de largeur deux
pieds deux pouces.
Un Monument qui repr^fente en bas-
relief une F^te de Baccus, d'Arlane &;
de Sil^ne. 11 y a quatorze Figures ; out
vrage Romain tres bien travailld , de
marbre de Salin. II a etd trouvd dans les
Ruines du Palais de Ndron. Feu M. le
Due de Parme en fit prefent a M. le
Cardinal de Polignac. II eft de la hau-
teur de trois pieds &: demi fur fept pieds
de long.
Deux Medallions Antiques de deux
pieds de hauteur, reprefentant Fun le
Bufte d'Homere, I'autre celui de Virgile;
ouvrage Romain du fecond rang, de
marbre de Paros.
Deux ^etits Bas-Reliefs antiquesFun
reprdfentant la tdte d'Alexandre. Sa pro-
portion eft demi-nature. , II a huit pou-
ces de hauteur. L'autre reprefente de pro-
fil la tdte de Mejfaline, finement defTi-
nde. lis font Fun & l'autre du fecond
rang.
Deux autres Medallions ovales, re-
prefentant, Fun la tdte d'une femme,
A iv
8
I'autre celle d'ati Jeune homme couron-
n6 de laurier, tous deux de profil. lis
ont un pied de hauteur.
Une Diane tenant une fldche d'une
main, & de I'autre fon arc, Figure dra-
pee. File a les bras nuds; ouvrage Ro-
main, de marbre de Paros, de quatre
pieds 6c demi de hauteur.
Une Venus de la m6me hauteur grou-
pde d'un Cupidon, 6c d'un tronc d'arbre ,
Figure nue i ouvrage Remain, de mar-
bre de Faros.'
Une autre Venus tenant d'une main
une 6p6e , groupde d'un Cupidon, 6c
d'un tronc d'arbre, Figure nue; ouvra-
ge Remain, de marbre de Paros, de
la hauteur de quatre pieds.
Deux Figures couchees, reprdfentant
deux Fleuves, I'une le Nil, 6c I'autre le
Tibre, Copie d'antique, de la proper-
tion de deux pieds 6c demi; ouvrage
antique moderne, de marbre de Ca-
rarre.
. Deux demi - Bujles ColoJJales , I'un re-
9
jpreferltant une t^te de junon, I'autre celle
de Minerve , avec leurs piddeftaux de
marbre noir ; ouvrage Romain du fe-
cond rang.
Un Bujle ColoJJale reprdfentant Marc-
^Amele , drape ; ouvrage Remain, de
marbre de Pares.
- Un Bufle reprdfentant la tdte de Milon
'de Crotone, fur le vifage duquel la deu-
ieur eft exprimde d'une maniere fublime;
ouvrage Grec du premier rang, de mar-
bre de Pares.
Un Bujle de Julie ; ouvrage Remain
'du fecond rang, marbre de Pares.
Dix grands Bujles y Tun reprdfentant
Marc-Antoine hrbilld a la Cenfulaire :
le fecend, un Philofophe y I'un & I'autre
du fecend rang: le treifidme, Caracalla:
le quatridme Antinous , Bufte nud du
premier rang: le cinquidme, Cejarjeune:
le fixidme, Poppea demi-nue: le feptidme,'
une Dame Romaine. Ces treis derniers
du fecend rang: le huitidme,un Senateur-.
le neuvidme, une Dame Romaine : le
10
dlxi^me, Faujllne ; ouvrages Remains >
de marbre de Pares.
\
Huit autres Bujies de meyenne gran-
deur, dent quatre reprdfentent des Da-
mes Romaines, ceeffees en cheveux. Le
cinquieme, un Romain : le fixidme, un
enfant a mi-cerps, ayant fes bras ; le fep-
tidme, une femme drapde : le huitieme ,
un jeme-homme ceurenne de lierre ; le
teut euvrage Romain, de marbre de
Pares.
Deux autres grands Bujles "y portraits
des Empereurs Tibere 6c Caligula, Les
draperies font rappertdes de difFdrentes
couleurs ; euvrage Remain du fecend
rang ; les t^tes font de marbre de Pares.
Deux demi-Bujles y prepres a mettre
fur des fcabellens ; Pun reprdfente un
'vieillard, 6c I'autre un jeune - homme ;
euvrage Remain, de marbre de Pares.
Sept autres demi-BuJles, ayant chacun
fen piddeftal : le premier reprdfentant
Pirrusi le fecend, Siline-, letreifidme,
'Marc-Aureky le quatridme,nn Philojophey
I f
buvrage Remain du premier rang ; !e
cinquidme, un ^?fpajien; le fixidme, un
'Jupiter ; le feptieme , un autre Philofophe'^
ouvrage Remain du fecond rang, reus
de marbre de Pares.
Sept autres demi-BuJies, chacun
fen piddeftal i les deux premiers re-
prefentant deux vieillards treifidme,
line the de femme ; les autres dc jeunes'
hommes : treis fent du premier rang ;
ouvrages Remains de marbre de Pares.
Sept autres demi-BuJies, ayant cha-
fcun fen piddeftal; le premier reprdfen-
tant Platon , euvrage du premier rang;
le f^cend & le treifidme , des femmes;
le r^fte de jeunes-hommes; euvrage Re-
main du fecend rang, le teut de marbre
de Pares.
Des Urnes de ferme rende 6c diffd-
rentes , chacune fur un piddeftal de
mdme ferme. L'une eft ernde de bran-
ches de vigne 6c de raifin, le ceuver-
cle gedrennd, 6c le piddeftal canneld.
Au cerps de I'autre Urne , fent deux
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mafques; les formes & les profils font
tres-beaux. La fculpture eft artiftement
travaillde : il y a fur I'un d'eux une inf-
cription. lis ont de hauteur deux pieds
huit pouces.
Deux . Medallions de forme ronde >
d'un pied de diametre; Tun reprdfente
un Bujle de femme en profii; I'autre la
tdte de Titus y aufli en profii ; ouvrages
Romain de marbre de Paros. .
Une Figure de Venus, couchee i en-
dormie , la tdte fur un couflin, Figure
nue, finement deflinde , de la proportion
de deux pieds; ouvrage antique moderne
'du fecond rang, de marbre de Carrare.
Un Cupidon dormant, tenant la main
fur fon arc ; Figure nue , de deux pieds
dfe proportion, antique Romaine, mar-
bre de Paros.
Dix Scabellons ou gaines propres a
porter Buftes, bien profildes en archi-
tedlure, de tres-bon gout, 6c de mar-
bre de diffdrentes couleurs, bien d'ac-
cord enfemble. . .
1?
Le Bas Rellef du Tombeau de Lhia,
bu font reprdfentdes les trois Graces. El-
les fontaccompagnees d'un fond canneld
en S. de chaque cotd. Aux deux bouts
du Tombeau, font les Gd«/Vj dcVImpe-
ratrice: les Figures ont deux pieds de pro-
portion; la hauteur du tout eft de trois
pieds fur fix pieds de long; ouvrage Ro-
main du troifidme rang, 6c de marbre
de Paros. Ce Tombeau vient du cdld-
bre Cavea'b ou les cendres de cette Im-
pdratrice furent ddpofdes, 6c qui fut
ddcouverten 1730.
Sept demi-Bufies, ayant chacun fori
plddeftal; le premier reprdfente la the
d'Homere ; le fecond, Lucius-verus ; le
tioiCi6me f un jeune-homme bien coeffd;
le quatridme, une the de femme; le cin-,
quidme, une Matrone Romaine; le fixid-
me, Seneque; 6c le feptidme, un autre jeu-
ne-homme. UHomereyle Seneque ^ I3. the
de femme, 6c le dernier jeune-homme;
font des ouvrages Grecs du premier
rang, 6c de marbre de Paros : les trois
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autres font ouvrages RomamS ^ aufli du
premier rang , & auffi de marbre de
Pares.
Sept autres demi - BuJIes, ay ant cha-
cun fon piedeftal; le premier reprdfente
Marc-Aurele; le fecond, Se/Jf/wzf Severe ;
le troifidme, la c^lebre Fulvia, tous trois
ouvrages Remains du fecond rang; le
quatri^me, cinquidmp & fixieme reprd-<'
fentent des Dames Romaines ; le feptie-'
me eft une the de vieillard : (5es quatre
derniers font des ouvrages Grecs du pre-
mier rang, le tout de marbre de Pares#
Huit autres demi-BuJles, ay ant chacun
fon piddeftal ; le premier eft une the
de jeune-homme , ouvrage Remain du
fecond rang le fecond aufli ouvrage
Remain; le troiCiime yunjeune-komme ^
ouvrage Grec du fecond rang ; le qua-
tridme,une femme, ouvrage Grec ; Ic
cinquieme,une jeune-filleyOUvr2.gQ Grec
du fecond rang ; les autres font des ou-
vrages Remains du troifidme rang.
Cinq grands Bujies, trois de femmes?
15"
dont les draperies font de marbre rap-
port^, de diffdrentes couleurs. Des deux
qui font placdes fur des gaines a oreil-
les , I'un eft Mejjaline, I'autre Livia;
le troifidme eft Flavia; le quatridme eft
un Bufie de jeune-homme; le cinquieme
un Bufie (F Adrien ; reus les cinq du fe-
cond rang, avec les draperies de marbre
de couleur, de - m6me que les piddef-
taux; les t6tes font de marbre de Paros.'
Dix autres grands Bufies, ayant chacun
fon piddeftal; le premier eft Claudius
habiild a la Militaire, richement d^cord;
le fecond, Claudius Albinus, habilld a
la Confulaire ; le troifidme, un Heraut,
Bufte nud ; le quatridme, Antonin Pie ^
habill^ a la Confulaire ; le cinquidme ,
Marc-Aurele, auffi a la Confulaire ; le
fixidme, un Philofophe, Bufte nud i le
fepti^me, Philippe, Bufte nud i le huitid-
me, un RomainhsbWli a la Confulaire;
le neuvi^me, Annihal, ouvrage Grec du
premier rang ; le dixidme, une femme,
Philippe eft un*ouYragsRprnain dupre;"'
mier rang ; le Heraut nud eft uri ouvra-
ge Grec du premier rang; le Claudius ;
les trois Conjitlaires & le Bufte d^femme^
font des ouvrages Remains du fecond
rang ; quelques-uns font de marbre fa-
lin, 6c les autres de marbre de Pares.
Les grands Buftes ont deux pieds dix
pouces, 6c trois pieds de hauteur j les
moyens Buftes , deux pieds , fur deux
pieds quatre pouces de hauteur.
Douze autres Bujles moyens, cinq
de femmes ; Tune d'elles eft Petronia ;
deux autres font les deux Agrippines ;
reus trois ouvrages Remains : deux au-
tres femmes , font des ouvrages Grecs;
trois Buftes d'hommes , ouvrages Ro-
mains ; deux autres Buftes de jeunes-hom'
mes, Tun ouvrage Grec , 6c I'autre Ro-
main ; tous font du fecond rang; cinq
font de marbre Salin, 6c fept autres de
marbre de Pares.
. Neuf demi-Buftes, plus forts que na-
ture J ayant chacun fon piddeftal ; le
premier repr^fente une Minerve •, il eft
^rec
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Grec, 6c du premier rang ; le fecond
un vieillard; le troifidme un homme entre
deux ages, tous deux ouvrages Remains
du fecond rang ; quatre femmes 6c un
jeune-homme , ouvrage Grec du fecond
rang, le tout de marbre de Paros : une
Figure reprefentant Hippomene , de la
hauteur de deux pieds huit pouces, Fi-
gure nue en pied du fecond rang; on-
vrage Romain, de marbre de Paros.
Une autre en pied, de deux pieds trois
pouces de hauteur , reprefentant un
Baccus, Figure nue du troifidme rang j
ouvrage Romain, de marbre de Paros.
Six autres Figures, I'une reprefentant
un enfant tenant une corne d'abondan-
ce , de deux pieds de hauteur : deux
petites Figures de femmes ^ I'une drapde ,
6c 1'autre • nue , de quatorze pouces de
hauteur ; le tout ouvrage Romain , de
marbre de Paros.
Deux Urnes de forme ronde 6c gra-
cieufe, ayant chacune quatre ances , 6c
un couvercle canne^d en S dans toutes
B
I s
leurs parties: dies ont un pied, 6c font
de marbre de Pares.
Neuf demi-BuJles , ayant chacun fen
piddeftal , dent quatre font de marbre
noir: trois ouvrages Egyptiens, entr'au-
tres une the d'Ifis, qui eft du premier
rang; une autre the d'ldole du fecond
rang ; deux thes de jeunes hommes, ou-
vrages Remains, dont I'un eft du premier
rang; une tete defemme, 6c une the de
jeune Faune, ouvrages Grecs du premier
rang ; une the de femme, ouvrage mo-
derne du fecond rang: le tout de mar-
bre de Pares.
' Deux/?ft/fr Bujies de femme avec leurs
bras , Tune reprdfentant Cleopatre, I'au-
nc Julie, tous deux montes fur leurs pie-
deftaux; ouvrage Remain, de marbre de
Pares. • . •
Neuf demi - Bujies avec leurs pid-
deftaux, dont cinq de femmes, ouvrage
Remain; I'une eft du premier rang, 6c
deux autres du fecond rang : les quatre
autres font des thes di'hommes; I'une re-
ip
pr^fentaiit un Jupiter ; ouvrage Romain,
copie du fecond rang ; la deuxidme un
jeune Mars du premier rang; les deux au-
tres font deax portraits , dent i'un eft du
premier rang, 6c Tautre du fecond: le
tout de marbre de Paros..
Quinze autres demi-Bujles avec leurs
piddeftaux , dont neuf font des Bufies
de femmes\ Tune eft une Minerve du pre-
mier rang ; une autre eft une jille de A7o-
^fdu fecond rang ; le troifidme eft une
the coeffde a I'Egyptienne, du troifidme
rang ; deux thes d'enfant, dont I'une eft
du fecond rang: les autres tites d^hommes
font ouvrages Romains; la Minerve 6c la
Niohe font ouvrages Grecs : le tout de
marbre de Paros.
Deux mains colojfales , avec partie de
I'avant-bras ; ouvrage Romain du pre-
mier rang, de marbre de Paros.
Un modelle de terre cuite, antique.
Deux thes modernes , Tune reprdfen-
tant VHyver, 6c Pautre le Printems j de
marbre de Cararre.
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Deux grands Bujles, dont I'un eft un
Bttjie nud du troifieme rang, reprdfentant
un Bacciis; I'autre un Bujie defemme dra-
pe J aufti du troifieme rang.
Une Urne canneUe , de forme ronde ^
fanscouvercle.
Deux Vrnes cineraires quarrees, dont
I'une a fon couvercle.
'DeuxBas-Reliefs dQ Trophees d'armes
antiques; I'un de deux pieds & demi de
large; i'autre de trois pieds, ayant cha-
cun de hauteur un pied" & demi: ils fer-
viroientutilement de modeles d'armes,
de Bouchers, de Corcelets, d'Etendarts
anciennement en ufage chez diffdrentes
nations, aux Peintres 6c Sculpteurs qui
voudroient traiter des fujets de guerre ,
fur-tout a la Romaine.
- Huit Scabellons ou gaines de differen-
tes formes 6c de diffdrente hauteur, pro-
pres a mettre des Buftes : I'Architedhire
en eft tres bien profilde , 6c les marbres
de diffdrentes couleursbien d'accorden-
femble.
Un Bas-Reltef antique, au naturel, du
fecond rang, marbre deParos, d'un pied
huit pouces de hauteur, fur un pied huit
pouces de large , reprdfentant un BuJIe de
Pyrrus.
Autre JB as-Re lief antique moderne du
troifi^me rang, marbre de Cararre , dela
hauteur d'un pied fept pouces, fur un pied
onze pouces de largeur, reprdfentant un
Combat de Gladiateurs dans le Coliffde ,
dont un vainqueur, deux vaincus , 6c ter-
raffds fur le premier Plan, 6c un autre fur
le fecond Plan , fe rafraichiifant a une
Fontaine pour reprendre de nouvelles
forces. On voir dans le fond de ce Bas-
Relief partie des Arcs 8c Galeries du Co-
lilfee , avec nombre de Spedateurs : ce
morceau eftbien entendu-de perfpe£live.
Un autre Bas-Relief de deux pieds, fur
un pied quatre pouces de large; ouvrage
moderne du troifieme rang, reprdfentant
Jupiter alTis fur les nues, groupd de fon
Aigle , orn6 de draperie voltigeante, 6c
arme de la foudre.
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Deux autres Bas-Reliefs, chacun de fix
a fept Enfans fur des nues, formant des
concerts de mufique; puvrage de recole
du Cavalier Bernin , & du troifi^me
rang; de marbre de Cararre.
\Jwpot antique de Porphire vert, ayant
fervi a la Pharmacie; il a de hauteur huit
pouces 6c demi fur fept pouces de dia-
metre.
Une Infcription antique de marbre fa-
lin, de la hauteur d'un pied neuf pouces
& demi, fur onze pouces de large, qui
commence par ces mots : Phcebus ouiet^_
tormogusHiJpanus, 6>cc.
Plufieurs fragmenSf faifant douze mor^
ceaux , dont un eft la t6te d'un Jupiter en
bas-Relief, grolfe comme nature ; une
autre t6te de m6me groffeur, reprefentant
unjeune Faune trois autres petites t6tes;
quatre parties de corps , un pied , une
main, & un petit Terme : le tout antique,
- Dix grands Bujles avec leurs pidde-
ftaux y dontl'un du fecond rang reprdfen-
te un Jupiter lancant le tonnerre j I'autre ,
Scipion rAfricain habilld a la militaire ;
le troifieme , un Adrien audi habiiid a la
militaire; ces deux font ouvrages Ro-
mains 6c ColofTales, du fecond rang ; le
quatri^me eft un Bufle du jeune Lucius
Verus bien coeffd & bien drape; ou-
vrage Grec du premier rang; le cinquid-
me , un grand Bufle bien drape, reprd-
fentant un Senateur; ouvrage Remain du
premier rang : le fixidme , un Bufle d'A-
drien jeune; ouvrage Romain du fecond
rang : le feptidme, un autre Bufle Colojflale
d'Adrien habilld militairement; ouvrage
Romain du troifidme rang: le huitidme,
un Bufle de Conful; ouvrage Romain du
premier rang: le neuvidme, un Bufle Co-
lojflale de Sergius Galba habilld militai-
rement ; ouvrage Romain du fecond
rang ; le dixidme , un autre grand Bufle
drapd , reprdfentant un Senateur , dont
une main eft couverte de fon manteau,
Bufte drapd du fecond rang , 6c de mar-
bre de Paros.
Un autre Bufle , reprdfentant Fitellius
Biv
habille a la miiitaire, dont la tete eft de
pierre de touche , ou de Paragon , & le
corps de bronze, de m^rne que le pid-
deftal ; ouvrage Romain du premier
rang : c'eft un chef-d'oeuvre.
Deux Groupes d'enfans , marbre de
Cararre , ouvrage antique moderne , du
fecond rang , de I'ecole du Cavalier
Bernin, dont Fun reprdfente deux enfans
qui fe difputent des grappes de raifin ;
Fautre , des enfans qui luttent enfemble.
Leur proportion eft de trois pieds de
hauteur.
Deux£^^fj, dont Fun reprefente Nep-
tune couronnd de rofeaux; Fautre , une
'Amphitrite couronnde d'un diademe or-
nd de perles & de corail entrelaffds dans
fes cheveux: ils font de marbre de Ca-
rarre , & leurs piddeftaux gris ; ouvra-
ge moderne de Sigifbert Adam Faind.
Le Bufie antique d'une Cleopatre dor-
mant, la tdte appuyde fur un coulFin; le
tout fur un foe de dix-huit pouces de
long; ouvrage romain du premier rang j
& de marbre de Faros,
Douze Scabellons ovl Gaines demarhre,
uniformes, chacun de-quatre pieds dou-
ze pouces , propres a mettre des Buftes,
incruftds en marbres de diffdrentes cou-
ieurs.
Une Table de marbre vert antique, de
la longueur de cinq pieds & demi , fur
deux pieds neuf pouces de large , mon-
tde fur un pied dord.
Deux Figures de Soldats ; I'un Romain ,
i'autre Parthe , combattans I'un contre
I'autre; ouvrage Romain de marbre fa-
lin : leur hauteur eft de trois pieds.
Une Figure d^Augujle, habilide a la
miiitaire ; ouvrage Romain de marbre
falin, ayant de hauteur trois pieds trois
pouces.
Une Figure de Baccus , ouvrage Ro-
main de marbre de Paros, de trois pieds
trois pouces de hauteur.
Une Matrhe Romaine ; ouvrage Ro-
main du quatridme rang , de marbre de
Paros; fa hauteur eft de trois pieds un
pouce.
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Une Venus tenant d'une main la pom-
me d'or; ouvrage Remain du quatridme
rang, 6c de marbre falin : elie a de hau-
teur trois pieds deux pouces.
Une Figure drapee , reprdfentant la
tenant a fa main une couronne d'o-
livier ; ouvrage Grec, de marbre de Pa-
res : elle a trois pieds neuf pouces de
hauteur.
Un Efiulape ^ ouvrage Remain dc
marbre falin, de la hauteur de deux pieds
trois pouces.
Un Enfant tenant dans fa main des
OJfelets; ouvrage Romain de marbre fa-
lin, 6c du troifi^me rang : fa hauteur eft
de trois pieds.
Un Berger Paris, petite Figure tenant
d'une main la Pomme d^or ; ouvrage Ro-
main de marbre de Pares: fa hauteur eft
de trois pieds.
Une Venus 'alTife fur un tronc d'arbre,
groupde d'un Amour; ouvrage antique
moderne , de trois pieds de hauteur.
Deux autres Figures de bronze, faifant
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un feu ,de chemind'e ; I'une reprdfente
un H^rcule armd de fa niaflue, & tenant
la peau du Centaure Neffus ;l'autre, une
Dejanire j qui en tient la tunique; ouvra-
ges antiques modernes , du troifieme
rang , de I'ecole de Michel Ange , &;
de deux pieds fept pouces de hauteur.
Un Bas-Relief antique , reprefentant
Vulcain travaillant avec les Cyclopes
aux amies d'Achille. Ces figures font de
dix-huit a vingt pouces de proportion;
la hauteur du morceau eft d'un pied neuf
pouces, fur trois de large : ouvrage Grec
du troifieme rang, 6c de marbre de Pa-
ros.
Une Rigme de Baccus , tenant d'une
main une coupe, 6c de Fautre une grap-
pe de raifin ; ouvrage Romain du fecond
rang, 6c de marbre de Paros : fa hau-
teur eft de quatre pieds trois pouces.
Une autre Figure, reprdfentant le Saty-
re Martias les bras lids a un tronc d'ar-
bre, pr6t a 6tre dcorchd ; ouvrage Ro-
main du fecond rang , 6c de marbre de
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Paros : la hauteur eft de quatrc pieds.'
\Jn jeune Fame pr^t a jouer de la flute^
finement deflind; ouvrage Grec du pre-
mierrang, 6c de marbre de Paros :il a
trois pieds neuf pouces de hauteur.
Une Table de marbre , portant deux
pieds neuf pouces de diametre ; fa bor-
dure eft de jaune antique ; le milieu de
Porphire rouge eft de forme ronde , 6c
de deux pieds trois pouces de diametre ;
le cercle qui I'entoure, eft d'albatre ; 6c
le nud du quarrd qui regne autour de ce
cercle, eft de vert antique : le pied de
cette table eft fculptd de tres-bon gout ,
6c dord.
Un t^afe ovale de la hauteur de huit
pouces avec fon couvercle ; ce Vafe
dans fa partie longue a un pied : il eft
de marbre ferpentin.
Une Urne magnifique, de forme ron-
de avec fon couvercle : elle a deux pieds
de hauteur ^ 6c un pied quatre pouces de
large; le tout eft cannele en S; les ances
font godronndes. Ce vafe eft de Porphy-
re vert, d'un feul morceau j aufTi bleii
travaille au-dedans qu'au - dehors. Celt
rouvrage le plus parfait qu'il y ait en ce
genre : on croit qu 11 a appartenu a Lu-
cullus.
Vndemi-Bujle 2iYQC fon pi^deftal, re-
prefentant yhellius ; ouvrage Grec du
premier rang.
Un autre demi-Bufie de bronze avec
fon pi^dellal , reprdfentant VAntinolis
d'Alb am moule fur I'original, qui ell de
marbre falin; ce Bufte eft du premier rang.
Deux Tables de marbre rouge anti-
que; I'une de cinq pieds de long , deux
pieds fept pouces de large ; I'autre de
quatre pieds neuf-pouces de longueur ,
fur deux pieds cinq pouces de large.
Une Colonne de fix pieds de hauteur I
compris labaze &le chapiteau , qui font
de marbre blanc de Gararre. Le fut de la
Colonne eft de Porphyre rouge d'un feul
morceau ; elle foutient un demi-Bufte
aufli dePorphyre rouge avec fon piedeftal
de marbre gris de Cararre.C'eft le portrait
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de F aulJor dance,{QcondiJ^nc de Braccia-
nojd'apres le modelle duCavalierBernin.
Une Table de marbre vert antique, de
cinq pieds huit pouces de long, fur deux
pieds onze pouces de large , portee fur
fon pied dord.
Une Statue Equeftre , reprdfentant
Marc-Aurele , copiee d'apres celle qui
eft au Capitole. Get ouvrage de bronze
eft antique moderne du troifieme rang;
fa hauteur eft de deux pieds i le piddeftal
eft debois.
Unc jeune Fille, Figure aftife fur fa ba^
ze , jouantaux oflelets ; elle eft finement
deffinde, 6c bien drapee fur le nud : ou-^
vrage Romain du premier rang ^ 6c de
marbre de Paros : fa hauteur eft de qua-
tre pieds de proportion : c'eft un des plus
beaux morceaux de la colledion.
'Une autre reprefentant la. DeeJ^
fe des RicheJJes, dont les attributs fortent
d'une Corne d'abondance , fur laquelle
elle eft aftife ; ouvrage Grec du premier
rang, de marbre de Faros : fa hauteur eft
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detrols pleds 6c demi^ le torfe eft antique
& fubiime; la t6te eft reftaurde.
Deux demi-Bufles avec leurs piede-
ftaux, dont I'un reprdfente Clodius-Albi-
nus f Senateur: c'eft uo ouvrage Roniain
du fecond rang, dsc de marbre de Paros :
Fautre eft de marbre de Cararre, ouvrage
antique moderne du troifidme rang , re-
prdfentant aufti un Senateur,
Un grand Bujle avec fon piddeftal, le
tout de bronze: c'eft le portrait du Cardi-
nal de Richelieu ; ouvrage du Cavalier
Bernin, du premier rang.
Une Figure dUiercule dans fon enfance,
dcrafant un Serpent; ouvrage du Cavalier
Lalgarde , du premier rang : fa propor-
tion eft de deuxpieds.
Une Table de Jafpe de Sicile, longue
de fept pieds, fur trois pieds Sc demi de
large, montde fur un tres-beau pled de
fculpture en ornement dord. ■
Autre Table de marbre d'Albatre fleu-
ri, rapporte, de cinq pieds 6>c demi de
long,fur deux pieds dix pouces de large,
mont^e fur un pied de fculpture en brhe-
ment dore.
Autre Table de Porphyre vert, de trois
pieds trois pouces de long, fur un pied
fepr pouces de large, montde fur fon pied
fculpte dord.
) Une grande 6c magnifique Table de
Granite d'Egypte, longue de huit pieds
un pouce, fur trois pieds huit pouces de
large: fon dpailfeur eft de deux pouces
trois lignes ; elle eft route d'un morceau.
Elle a dte trouvee dans les mines des
bains de Diocletien : elle fervpit a dten^
dre les habits de I'Empereur , pendant
qu'il prenoit le bain : c'eft un morceau
prdcieux de toutes manieres.
Une Urne de forme ronde fur fon plan ^
6c de forme ovale en hauteur; fa baze eft
quarrde. Elle eft d'albatre rouge antique:
elle eft d'un pied quatre pouces de hau-
teur, compris le couvercle : le corps du
yafe afept pouces de diametre.
Deux yafes Jurbaijfes, tous deux de la
m6me forme, qui eft ovale, fake en ba-
teau.
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teau. Le couvercle 6c le corps du Vafe
font canneles 6c godronnds: ils fontd'un
pied de hauteur , fur un pied quatre pou-
ces de long , tous deux de marbre fer-
pentin.
Deux V%fes antiques de tres-belle for-
me; au corps de Tun eft reprdfente en Bas-
Relief le Sacrifice d^Iphigenie , conipofd
de plufieurs Figures ; fur I'autre, les Bac"
canales de Silene. Leurs originaux en grand
font a Rome, Fun dans la Ville Borghe-
fe, I'autre au Palais de Medicis : ces deux
copies font de bronze de deux pieds de
hauteur.
Une Table de marbre jafpe fleuri orlen-
tal, de la longeur de fix pieds deux pou-
ces, fur trois pieds deux pouces de large,
ornde d'une bordure godronnde de cui-
yre dord.
Une autre petite Table de Porphyre
vert, de trois pieds trois pouces de long^
fur un pied fept pouces de large.
Une Table de marbre de Prime, d'E-
meraude d'Ametifte; fa longueur eft dc
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cinq pleds &: demi , fur deux pieds dix
pouces de large.
Une autre petite Table en confole, de
marbre jaune antique , ayant trois pieds
trols pouces de long, fur un pied quatre
pouces de large.
Un Vafe furbaijje de forme ronde ; fa
hauteur eft de cinq pouces , fur un pied
deux pouces de diametre : il eft de mar-
bre ferpentin.
Deux T'afes de Porcelaine antique
moderne, peint d'apres des Bas-Reliefs
antiques, fur les delTeins de Raphael. lis
font de forme ronde; leur hauteur eft d'un
pied trois pouces , furun pied de diame-
tre: ouvrage du premier rang en ce genre.
Une Ej^uijfe en bronze antique, de la
ftatue de Marc-Amele qui eft au Capitole.
Elle a de hauteur un pied fixlignes, com-
pris le piddeftal. C'eft un morceau prd-
.tieux 6c unique.
Deux autres petites Figures de bronze
antique;Tune reprefente Neptune, I'autre
Taris, routes deux de la hauteur d'un pied
^eux pouces, compris leurs piedeftauxr
Deux BuJIes, dont Fun reprdfente un
Senateur, Fautre Une Matrone ; ouvrage
antique Romain du fecond rang : leurs
piedeftaux font de marbre de couIeur.Les
deux confoles fur lefquelles ils font po-
"ifj fes, reprefentent deux Griffons de mar-
pied bre gris de Cararre, avec leur baze 6c
mai- chapiteau de marbre blanc de Cararre. .
Un Hercule dans fon enfance dtouf-
fant un Serpent; copie moderne de mar-
eM bre de Cararre d'apres FAlgarde : il a
deux pieds de proportion,
id'iui' Deux Bujies demi-nature avec leurs pid-
iame- deftaux; Fun reprdfente Minerve, 6c eft
pe. travailld en pierre-de-touche ; Fautre ,
,deli une Yemme Egyptienne, ouvrage de bron-
'iiolC' ze antique.
,coin- Dix Statues qui compofent enfemble
upK" ce qu'on appelle la famille de Lycome-
de, ou FHiftoire d'Achille reconnu par
irooze Uliffe •, ddcouverte celebre faite par feu
rautie M. le Cardinal de Polignac, pres de Fref-
npid cati, dansles mines de laMaifonde Cam-
Cij
pagne de Marius : cette fuite eft prefque
unique dans fon genre , 6c ne pent 6tre
comparde qu'a la fameufe famille de Nio-
bd qui eft a Rome dans le Palais Mddicis
a Monte Pinciano.
Premidre Statue. UliJJe, Roi d'ltaque ].
ddguifd en Marchand ; le moment on il
ddcouvre Achille eft faifi 6c exprimd heu-
reufement. Cette Figure a cinq pieds 6c
demi, ouvrage Romain du premier rang,
6c de marbre de Paros.
Deuxidme Statue. Achille ddguifd en
fille, tenant une Yique de la main droite ,
6c un Bouclier au bras gauche;il s'abandon-
neau tranfport martial que ces armes lui
infpirent; fa robe 6c fon manteau font bien
fouillds, 6c tout en Pair. Elle a cinq pieds
trois pouces de hauteur : ouvrage Grec
du premier rang, 6c de marbre de Paros.
Troifidme Statue. Une des filles de
Lyco mede qui fe regarde dans un miroir.
Cette Figure a cinq pieds de hauteur;
ou rage Grec du troifidme rang , 6c de
marbre de Paros.
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Quatrieme Statue. Autre fille de Lyco-
mede; elle paroit furprife de ce qui fe paf-
fe ; elle eft drapde de tres-bon gout : on
remarque a travers fon manteau les plis de
fa robe, & fa ceinture eft une ctiofe re-
marquable en fculpture. Cette Figure a
quatre pfleds 6c demi de hauteur; ouvrage
Grec du premier rang, 6c de marbre de
Faros.
Cinquieme Statue. Autre fille de Lyco-
mede; elle a un genou en terre ; elle eft
dans I'attitude d'elTayer un Brodequin.El-
le a trois pieds de hauteur; fa proportion
eft de quatre pieds 6c demi, ouvrage Grec
du premier rang, 6c de marbre de Faros.
SixiemeStatue. LaReine,femme de
Lycomede; elle tient de la main droite fon
fceptre , avec lequel elle releve un peu
fon voile , 6c de Fautre main, une bour-
fe : fa robe eft d'une noble fimplicitd; le
manteau qu'elle a fur fes 6paules, fait fond
a la Figure , 6c lui drape le bras gauche :
ouvrage Romain du fecond rang.
Septidme Statue. L'ainde des filles de
Lycomede , tenant d'une main une boette
de joyaux. Cette Figure du troifidme rang
6c de marbre falin , a cinq pieds quatre
pouces de hauteur.
Huitidme Statue. Autre Elle de Lyco-
vnede, appuyde fur un rocher j elle croife
fes jambes Tune fur I'autre; de la main
droite elle tient ddlicatement une bague:
la Figure eft gratieufe; elle eft v6tue d'une
fimple robe tres-fine, qui lailfe voir a tra-
vers ies plis, la finelfe du deffein: ouvrage
Grec dii premier rang. Sa hauteur eft de
quatre pieds neufpolices; elle eft de mar-
bre de Paros.
Neuvieme Statue. Autre fille de Lyco-
mede; c'eft Deidamie; elle regarde Achil-
le : cette Princeffe eft vetue d'une robe
longue tres-d^li^e 6c bien drapde ; par-
deffus cette robe eft une tunique d'etoffe
difF^rente; on en remarque les plis a tra-
vers I'dcharpe de gaze ; ces principes de
draperie font des etudes pretieufes pour
les Sculpteurs : c'eft un ouvrage Grec
du premier rang , de marbre de Paros-
Sa hauteur eft de cinq pieds.
Dixieme Statue. La plus jeune des fil-
ies duRoi Lycomede ; elle eft auftl vdtue
d'une robe de lin tres-deliee; elle a une
echarpe bordee de franges, & agraffee
fur I'epaule gauche ; elle a dans fa main
droite une mddaille qu'elle. montre a la
fceur; Cette Statue eft une ouvrage Grec
du premier rang, & de marbre de Pares.
Elle a quatre pieds 6c demi de hauteur.
La plupart de ces Statues dtoient mu-»
tUees, lorfqu'on les trouva, ce qui arri-
ve prefque toujours. M. le Cardinal de
Polignac les fit reftaurer par M. Adam,
excellent Sculpteur Francois, qui etoit
alors a Rome a I'Acaddmie du Roi. La
manidre dont il s'en eft acquire, fera eter-
nellement honneur a fon habilete 6c a
fon gout.
On trouva aufti dans le m6me lieu ou
etoient les filles de Lycomede, une af-
fez belle Minerve, tenant dans fes bras
le petit Pirrhus; ouvrage Grec du fecond
rang , 6c de marbre de Paros. Sa hau-
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teur eft de cinq pieds & demi.
Un des plus beaux morceaux & des
plus pretieux de toutes famous qui foient
parniitoutes les Antiques dont on vient
de voir la Lifte , c'eft le Bujle de JuleS'
Cejar; ouvrage Romain du premier rang;
ouvrage unique fait d'apres nature.
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