From Paris, February, 27. Stilo novo,
The 10 Instant the King arived at Saumur, with the Court,
Queen and Mazarin, to whom he makes great Feastings.
Marshall d Turenne is there, but in no Employment, nor
like to have any. The King intends to stay at Saumur, till
[unr]rs of the Success of those Troops that were sent to Angiers
under the command of Marshall d'Hoquincourt against
the Duke of Rohan, who is Governor of the Place, but the
Inhabitants (most of them) inclined to the King.
This day sevennight, the Citadel of Montpelier was summoned
by orders from the King, but the Governer, the Sieur
Axbigou, made Answer that he was the King's servant, but
that it was not in his power to surrender the Castle without
Licence from the Duke of Orleans who placed him there.
Letters hither from Bourdeaux of the 10 instant, say, That
all diligence is used in the Fortifications of that City, and all
other places about it; also that Condè's brother, the Prince of
Contl, is marched up into upper Guienne with 4 or 5000 men
to oppose Monsicur de S. Luc, 'from whom Condè himself
lately took a strong Castle, with a stout Regiment out of
Champaigne, who yielded themselves upon discretion. The
same Letters affirm, that the Kings General Count Harcourt
did attempt a Passage at Dordenne, but was beaten back as
farr as Xaintongue. 5000. of the best hors that the Archduke
and Lorain could make, had a Rendezvous, upon the
8. Instant at Valenchiennes, and from thence they went to
Chambray, where they recieved Arms and Ammunition, and
10. pieces of Ordnance &c.
The Count of Tavannes, before he left Flanders, had a
quarrell about Lodgings with the Count of Cinquantin, Son
and heir to Madam de la Moussay, They fought a duell in the
suburbs of Brussels, where Cinquantin was flain.
There arived lately a Letter from the King to this Parliament,
which they met about on Wednesday and Thursday,
but nothing is concluded, and this day they sit again; some
of them are against the coming in of the Lorrainers, but