such a one, as is able to uphold it and their Estates and Priviledges with it. So that Prince
Charles his suit proved uneffectuall as also that of the Princes Dominic and Vinieniski not-withstanding
the 6000 men which they had brought thether to support their Cause.
At length, about 3 or 4 of the clock the Counted' Arpajou, with his Retinue aforesaid arrived
at th' Assembly; which was held, in a spacion plaine, about hal[unr]c a league from the
Town, and incompact with a broad Ditch In the middle of which Plain; there is a great
Hall, where into onely the Senators, which mploy their time in discussing, and determining,
publick Affaires, doc center; the Deputies of the Nobility of the he Provinces being seated
in a Place divided from that Hall, wherein they conferre about their particular interests;
So that when Ambassadours are to bare Audience, those Senators by the Customes of that
King dome bound to remove our of the Hall and goes sit neer unto the terrestriall Nuncios
(as they call the said Deputies) with their Heads bare, and uncovered, whatsoever the
Season or weather be.
At th'eatric into this Camp (for this warlike Nation holds their Diets within the
inclosure of an Armie, as heretofore the Romans within the Field of Mars) the great
Marshals of the Kingdome and of the Duchie of Lithuania came forth of the Gate thereof,
to receive their Embassadors; whom after a short complement (but sufficient to wirnesse
their good assertion) they brought into th' Assembly, and ser them down therein
between them; whereupon, after a low reverence done unto that Majesticall Senate,
the Count of Arpajou bade his Secretarie give him their most Christian Majesties two
letter (th' are directed to the Senators, th' other to the Deputies aforesaid) which
though written in French, yet were read and expounded in th' Polonian language with a
very [unr]ud voyce, by one of th' Senators, and expressed in effect the great good will their
Majesties bore unto that Crown, and their hearty wishes, that such a Prince might be
chosen as should by his velour, preserve their Liberties, and advance, their Estates. After
the reading of their letters, the Count made a Latine Oration, whereby he much
pleased, and gained upon th' Affections of his Auditorie, consisting of above 50000 persons,
who wisely, and with great silence E[unr]enced unto him, during the halfe house that
he spent therein. After which being Eloquently answered by th' Archbishop of Guesne,
Primate of the Kingdome, and the Mat shall of th' Assembly in termes of thanks unto
France, and prayers unto God that he would vouchsafe to give a blessing to their choice;
the night coming on interrupted their further proceeding at that time, & the before mentioned
Palatine and chostelain recon dusted our Embassadours unto their Lodgings.
The tenth of November, those that were for Prince Chares (the principall concurrent
in this Royal Canvas with Prince Casmir his Brother) perceiving that the senators
were in a manner agreed on the perfon of the said casmir for their King, went unto
Prince Chartrs, and told him, that seeing they sound no likelihood of his being chosen,
they advised him willingly to yeild unto his Elder Brother a place, which he was certain
to carry whether he would opne. And from him they immediately repaired unto
Prince Casmir, and protested they would, from drat time forward, be on his side, and
that, by then good wils; he should be elected the very next day. So that all the Voices
of the ling dome are now in effect for him; where of there is so little doubt made, as
the day next following, many of the Senators being invited to dine with him at Niéposens,
Prince Charles sent to stibmit himselfe unto him, and to excuse what had been
done in that bufinesse against him: with a Protestations of all affection and service from
thenceforth: Whereupon Prince Casmir, to witnesse the brotherly love he bore him,
seemed much affirmed the he had not been before hand with him in that Contestation,
& gon in his own person; to de his respects unto him, & therefore to prevent him therin