hath been otherwise with Cardinal de Rhetz, who hath been
violently imprisoned without any Formality, and before hee
was convicted of any misdemeanor. And as to the new
Nuntio's, he alledged that they were sent hither only to join
their Intercessions with his for the Releas of the prisoner.
After this privat parley with the Cardinall, the said Nuntio
was brought before their Majesties, col whom he declared
the two Briefes of the Pope, representing unto the King
the wrong done to the Church, by the imprisonment of the
Cardinal de Rhetz; that God was offended thereby, and
that it would be taken as an ill Omen of the prosperity of his
Majesties reign, if in his young years he gave countenance
to such scandalous attempts. The King having but slightly
heard him, answered in short, That he would confer about
that business with his Councell. But the Queen presently
declared, It was a wonder the Pope should make such a
noise for the imprisoning of that Cardinall, since he had not
been moved at all at the tearing of Cardinal Mazarin by
arrests, no lesse unjust, then the said imprisonment could
be supposed scandalous, it being grounded upon State-crimes,
whereof his Holiness should have notice hereafter.
Thus ended the audience, and the Nuntia withdrew
with little satisfaction.
Monsieur Burin, generall Farmer of the Posts, having
been taken a while since, as he was coming from one of his
Countrey-houses, is now returned from Stenay, having
ransomed himselfe for twenty thousand Lewisses in gold.
He was required expressly by the Prince of Conde, to assure
the King and Queen that he was their servant, and that he
would come to Court with the generall Peace which he
pretends to have in his own hand) when their Majesties shal
be pleased to turn sway that publick enemy Card. Mazarin;
and if he be not expelled between this and May-next,
the said Prince declares, he will come against Paris with
fourteen thousand horse and six thousand foot, that he may
redeem the liberties of honest men; which is looked on by
the Court, as a device to sow sedition in this Citie; but the