stir them up. And further said, That be doubted not but those which were in Power
would indeavor the same.
Hereupon his Excellency referred it to be considered of by the General Counsel of the
Army, and the said Counsel gave Order to Colonel Harrison to return this Answer, to
wil, That they had well considered of the Petition, and was required to return the Petitioners
hearty thanks from the Lord General, and the General Counsel, and that most of
the particulars therein were now in agitation, and the rest should, as conveniently as may
be, taken into consideration.
A Letter from the Court of Parliament at Paris, sent to all
Majors, Bailiffs, Sheriffs, and other Publike Officers in
the Kingdom of France.
GEntlemen, Although we doubt not, but that the Court hath always been careful,
in all Occurrences, to use their best endevors for the preservation of the
State; thereby making manifest their fidelity to their Soveraign. Nevertheless, as
the Cardinal Mazarini, who is an utter enemy to the Kingdom, seeketh by all
means, yea by an open violence and force of Arms, to oppress the Kings Authority,
that of this Court, with the Publike Liberty; and this he doth seek to accomplish,
having to that effect, caused this City of Paris to be invested, and moreover, to
have conveyed the King from thence at two of the clock in the morning. We therefore
do give you advice that here inclosed we send you such Orders from this Court,
as are made concerning thse present affairs, and particularly touching the foresaid
Cardinal Mazarini; wherein he is proclaimed a disturber of the publike peace,
and enemy to the King and Kingdom: And by another Order from this Court,
we do forth with charge and command all forces and souldiers, quartered in any
Towns or Boroughs, that they quit all those places upon publication thereof, or
in default, and for refusal so to do, give power to the Commons of this Kingdom,
to seize upon all those that shall act or do any thing, contrary to the premises, or be
abettors, or maintainers, in any wise, of this Cardinal. We do pray you to assist
and to ayd this City, with such provisions wherewith we may stand in need;
and with such supplies of men and other warlike necessaries, as we shal have need of;
that so this great City being secured, it may prevent the total ruine of this Kingdom,
which would thereupon inevitably follow; that so it may be manifest, how
careful we are to preserve this City for His Majesties service, who will one day acknowledge
us for his good subjects. We are
Dated in Paris, the eighteenth
of January, 1648.
Your good Friends, the men
of the Parliament of Park.
Signed DU TILLET.
The life and death of that great Warrier, the Marshal Gassion, who received a
dcadly wound at the siege of Lens in Flanders, whereof he died at Arras
four days after.
The Marshal Gassion had to his Father Messue James Gassion, second President in
the Parliament of Pau (which now is for the Kingdom of Navarre) who had
been before Atturney General in that Parliament: And this president was alsosen
to Messare John Gassion, who likewife was second President in the said Parliament.