who Matched through Nivernois had committed many disorders
in robbing and defacing of Churches and Images: whereupon
they most humbly supplicate his Majesty, that it shall
please God to make him successful before Valenchiene, that it
be reduced under his obedience, then that he will take a Course
for regulating those of the reformed Religion within France.
On the 8. instant, here was posted up in all Places about
this City and suburbs an Act or declaration printed in the
name of Cardinal De Retz, wherein hee declareth; however
he may be mistepresented by his Enemies, yet that he is no
other then a faithfull servant of the King and Kingdom, and
will so remain till death, and that he was alwaies ready to
take an oath to confirm this, which was not permitted to him.
Notwithstanding which he voweth and protesteth, to remain
ever a faithfull subject and servant to his Majesty and to the
utmost of his power, endeavor to discover the Actions and
Enterprises of all such as are Enemies to the King, or who shall
designe any thing to the prejudice of him or his Estate. The
Chancelor having notice of this posted Paper, presently published
a Declaration of the King against all such as shall ad here
to, or maintene Intelligence with the said Cardinal De[unr]z.
The King upon the Complaint of the Clergie against the
Protestants of Montanbin, hath appointed Monsieur Mett[unr],
Master of requests, by speciall Commission, to go and make
Enquiry at Mant[unr], touching the Trueth of what hath
passed there betwixt the Catholicks and the protestants. Wherof
the Deputie of the Protestants residing here being informed,
he hath addressed himself to Monsieur Melian and given
him an Account of all Passages, according to the Testimonies
and Depositions that had been already taken about the Busines;
as how that they were most of them Catholicks that were
in the Tumult at the death of the woman; and in case this
were not true, then he desired himself might suffer the same
punishment that the offenders do deserve. In the mean time,
he prayed the said Commissioner, that the Protestant may
have a full and fair hearing from him when he should arive at
Montauban.