Duke d'Orleans is for their coming, and is stil raising of Forces.
The last newes here saith, That the fiege laid against Augiers
by the Kings party, is raised with bad successe, by a sally
that was made out of the Town, wherein the son d'Hoquincourt,
Governor of Peronne, was killed; and the son of
Gransey, Governor of Graveling, dangerously wounded.
The Duke of Beaufort, with 600 Horse and Foot, is past
the River of Loire, to joyne with the Prince of Conde. The
Queen and Court are so prest thereupon, that to draw off
Orleans to their party, they have offered him to make a
match between the young King and his eldest daughter by
this Dutchesse; besides a Blank to be sent him wherein to
write himself what further conditions he please: But he refuseth
all treaty as long as Mazarin is in the Kingdom.
By the last letters we hear also, That the Duke of Nemonrs,
with an Army of Germans & Spaniards is marched through
Champaigne towards the River of Loire to joyn with Beaufort;
and the Prince of Ligny is expected hourly with foure
thousand Horse and Foot, to fall into Bolognois, to sorage
that Countrey.
The Count d'Oignon continues firm still to the Princes,
and doth great service with his ships. The Parl, of Rouen and
Britany have declared against the Cardinall The Lord Goring
went post hence yesterday for Flanders towards the
Duke of Lorrain from his King, to change some terms in the
Agreement made between the said Duke and the Irish Commissioners.
The chief of the Irish have drawn a Petition to
present to the Scots King for a concurrence with Lorraine,
which is yet kept from a delivery, being adjudged unreasonable
as yet by the Popes Nuntio.
Jermyn, and Carteret, late Governor of Jersey, posted away
on Wednesday morning for Court, to beg relief for his
poore Majesty, who with his brother is glad of two dishes of
meat, and no more, at every meale. Their mother is gone into
the Nunnery at Chaliot; no more Councell is held at present
in the Louare; for, at the last sitting, they ended their debates
about Ireland.