heretofore they made attempt against Constantinople, one
Anno 864. Another in the reign of Constantine the seventh;
and a third in the reign of Michael Colaphates, but every
time in vain, being repelled with loffe; but since the Ottoman
Family became soveraign, they never durst look towards that
City till now, seeming as if they were resolved by joyning
with the Venetian to make some notable attempt against it;
so that we long to hear what will become of their business at
Venice.
Here is a Courrier come to Court from the Parliament of
Aix to give assurance, that the people of that Province are
resolved in all things to comply with the service of his Majesty.
Whereupon the Deputies of the Country had audience
of the King, to whom they declared the pressures that
they lay under by the qu[unr]rtering of Troops upon them, and
prayed that they might be discharged, to which the King was
pleased to give a favourable answer.
The Popes extraordinary Nuntio begins now to shew himself
openly, having been introduced with all state and ceremony.
We do not hear of the other Nuatio's being arrived
yet at Madrid; and till that be, tis not expected that any
great progress can be made here about the Affair of the general
Peace. In the mean rime, he is much visited, and courted
here by the Clergy, they being the men that couceive themselves
interested to do what they can to bring about the Peace.
And as long as Popery and a Romish Clergy hath any thing
to do in France, you may easily imagine the Spaniard will
by their means never be without a party here, upon all occasions
The Sicur de Chenailles, he who designed the betraying of
St. Quintin, hath been confronted by witnesses, and the matter
is like to go hard against him.
Our Letters out of Switzerland say, that the Deputies of
the Protestant Cantons having met at Araw, the Ambassador
of France was present with them, and brought the renovation
of an alliance betwixt them and this Crown under deliberation,
which will without question have a successful conclusion.