Bourdeaux the 27th of September 1649.
FOR that the Siege of Bourdeaux, is one of the most considerable
actions now on foot in Europe, we have thought fit to give you
notice of it, as it is represented hither by Letters from thence of the
27 of September 1649. Which is as followeth.
Marshall du Plessis Praslin arrived last Saturday to Larmon within
a League of Bourdeaux, for the Pacifying of the difference of this Province,
with our Governour and having heard that Mr deLisle Exempt
of the Guards, who came two dayes before him; had not beene welcome
here, but had beene in danger of his life, the small people having
resolved to fall upon him, had he not beene conveyed through the
Citty and to the Pallace by two companies of Citizens, esteeming
that he was another Argencon, the said Mr de Braslin upon that come into
Bbourdeaux with safety. The Procureur Syndie of the Towne with
foure or five Captaines of the Trained Band[unr], and the Captaine of the
Watch were sent unto him to the said Larmon, to assure him of the
good will of the Towne, which was no other but to receive the Kings
Orders, and execute them in every point; that in their regard he
could freely come into the Citty to give us the said Orders, but that
they could not answer for the small people in case any thing should
mishappen to him. Therefore he would not advance, but he intreated
the said procureur to send him a Bed and some Victualls, and to desire
the Parliament to send him two Commissioners of their Court, haveing
represented unto him that hee marvelled they were battering
downe the Kings House (meaning the Chastean Trompette ) but the
said Procureur had a speedy reply that the Castle and the Towne belonged
joyntly to the King: That the Towne is the Castles Nurse,
and that they doe not believe that those of the Castle had ever an Order
from the King, to shoot at least 4000 Bullets upon the
Towne, as they have done hitherto. The Juratts of the Towne went
to see him Yesterday, but the said Parliament refused to send Commissioners,
haveing sent him word to come into Bourdeaux to performe
his Commission: Therefore he stayed at Lermon; In the meane
time the fiege of the Castle doth still goe on, and hath beene hitherto
prosecuted with a very great negligence, and two dayes since here
happened almost a sedition in the Citty against the Parliament, the
people complaining that they or some of them doe retard the advanceing
of the worke. The Citizens for to hinder the disorder, went to
the Pallace, and having represented to the Parliament the small care