And truly, it is but high time, considering the present Temper
of that Town and Parliament, which is become the refuge
of the oppressed party: For, as appears by Letters of the 23.
instant, there are arrived certain Deputies from the Parliament
of Dijon, and the Province of Burgundy, complaining of the
Duke of Vendosmes breach of the Kings Declaration; which
complaint is received with affection, and will be taken into
consideration: In the mean time, considering his Majesties
hasty design upon Bourdeaux, They have dispatched away Deputies
of their own, to retard the Royal March, with an humble
Address; and if that will not do, then it will be a-la-mode de
France, after the maner of England.
For, the people are ready now to take fire, with any Tinderbox
of Authority, for the love of Liberty; and have given out
strange words against the Monsieur of Orleans, for having retarded
the Justice of Parliament against Monsieur Foulé, that
Bird of the Prerogatives own hatching, which fed like a Vultur,
upon the very hearts of the People. And the discontent grew
so high, that it was interpreted to be a Plot to surprize the
Duke, so that the Alarm was taken by his Highness at Limours,
and all his servants in ordinary (which some call Pimps) were
ready mounted on hors-back, for the defence of their Master.
The pretended plot (they say) was to have snapt him with a
Party of Horse, and carryed him away to some place, where he
should have been caged up in pledge, for the security of the
Imprisoned Princes, But alas, this would have been but slender
security, seeing there is more generous worth in his Highness
of Condé, then in all the Royal Progeny of the Cardinal and his
Creatures, and its supposed the head-piece of Orleans, drest up
with all his Titles, would hardly pass in Exchange with a
Lambs and the Purtenance. Nevertheless, in his wisdom he
judges convenient to save it, and therefore to prevent an
After-clap in this troublesome time, it is determined by his
learned Counsell of Procurers, that he shall hasten with all
Speed, to take sanctuary in the Army.
But he had best take heed he do not advance by the way of
Thoulose, where the Parliament and People are of the same