went out of the Place with his Garrison, Arms, and Luggage, and one peece of Ordnance, to
be conducted unto Corbie. The Count of Fuensaldagne, is thereupon gone to joyn with the
Marquis sfondrati before Ipres, where two of our Regiments have been ruined (th'one of
Spaniards, th'other of Hollanders) yet notwithstanding the vigorous defence made by the
Sieur de Beaujeu, who comands there in th' absence of the Count of Polüan, it cannot hold out
three days to an end. Generall Lamboy comes also by the River of Mense, through Brabant,
to joyn his Forces with th' Archdukes, whilst that a party of Duke Charles his men, is in camped
neer Monts S. Vinox.
From Compiegne the 6th. of May.
The third of this Instant, their Majesties came from Chantilly to this Town; where they
were received without much Ceremonie, as had been desired by a Letter of the Kings, sent
by the Sieur de Saintel, unto the Marquis of Humieres, our Governour. The day next following,
the Marshall of Turcenne, sent hither a Gentleman, to assure them of his fidelity, and
to know if they would be pleased to let him signifie the same unto them in person. This day
the Prince of Condé, and his Eminencie (the Cardinall) are departed hence towards the
Frontires, where his Majesties Forces are getting together from all Parts, for the framing
of the Body of an Army, very considerable, and of power, and ability, sufficient to withstand
th' Enemy, in case he hath a minde to be medling in those Parts.
From Compiégue, the 14th. of May.
The 17th. of this Moneth the Prince of Condé, and his Eminency returned hither from la
Fére, after they had taken a full view of th' Army of Generall Erlach; which being found in
as gold a Condition as one would have wished it, matches directly into th' Enemies Countrey.
The French Forces having left their Garrisons according to th' Orders which have been sent
unto them, advance likewise towards the Frontires, there to make up another Body of an Army.
And to th' end that this March may not incommodate the Countrey, there have been
Orders sent throughout the same, to cause the Souldiers to live under a necessary discipline,
and Officers of Justice appointed among their Leader, to see that matters be carried accordingly.
The Marshall of Tureine is now come hether to kisse their Majesties Hands.
A continuation of the Answer to same of the remainder of the Articles against
the present engagement for Ireland.
II Quere, Whether in judgement and conscience, the Irish are not to be justified in all
that they have done, both against the English In Ireland, and in complying with, assisting and
seeking assistance from any that would or will be enemies to England, to preserve and deliver
themselves from the cruelty and usurpation of the English, rather then become slaves to
their wils, and whether the English would not doe as the Irish doth, were they in like condition.
Answer, The answering one of these queries answers most of them: Where as the Author
of the Queries takes it for granted that the Irish have been wronged, which is denyed, and
the contrary seems true, as in instances before, so he seems to allow that they may revenge
wrongs upon any, through they have had no hand in the wrong, whereas it's agreed by all, that
wrongs are first to be proved, then to be repaired by Treaty, if possible, though Nationall:
and lastly by Arms, and that with as much mercie as may be, and the revenge chiefly upon
the wrong doers, none of which the Rebel have observed, as for their seeking assistance, if
the wrong were proved, then their endeavouring to free themselves from slavery is
most fit: as for the English doing as the Irish have done, certainly it's not just, nor have they
in the present trouble, for they have not fallen upon others instead of that oppress
them, which if any was the authority of the Supream, and not those whom they have murthered
and ruined, they have not gone about to lay the sin of the Magistrate upon the
people that did them no hurt, nor to root out the Lines of the Saxons, Danes, and Normans,
whose Originall most of them are, and from whom they cannot distinguish themselves,