so roughly, that all their Masts, Cordage and
Sails were torn to pieces, and rendred unserviceable.
Sunday, news came from Bayonne, that 300.
Irishmen sent to Bourg by the Baron de Batteville,
having master'd the Vessel they were in, did
most perfidiously murther all the Spaniards that
were aboard, and afterward surrendred themselvs
to Monsieur de Thoulonion, Governour of Bayonne,
for the service of this King.
Monday, the Popes Nuntio was admitted to
Audience, but Mazarin first heard him in private,
to whom, after the usual complements, he gave an
account of what he intended to insist upon at his
Audience, which was the business of Cardinall de
Rhetz, intreating him to improve his interestwith
the King, for the honour of the Church, and satisfaction
of the Pope.
But Mazarins answer was, That himself had bin no occasion
of de Rhetz his imprisonment, vet that he would use all
his power to satisfie the desire of his Holinesse; but he did
not think the King would hearken to the release of that Prisoner,
about whom the Pope and Colledg of Cardinals were
too blame to trouble themselves so much, since they had
shewn so little resentment of the hard usage of himself, who
was no lesse a Cardinall than the other. But he added, wee
know well enough that the Pope is our Enemy; that his
new Nuntio arested at Marseille was comming on purpose
(if possible) to imbroil us; and therefore the King would
not suffer him to enter into France. But this the Nuntio
excused as well as he could; replying, That whereas he, the
said Cardinal Mazarin had bin sentenced and expelled out
of France, even by his Majesties own Declarations, even
afore any hard usage, and before a price was set upon his
Head, and that he remained stil at full Liberty; the Case