The Prince of Conde is to go from hence for Bourdeaux about the latter
end of this moneth, the Court grows mighty jealous of him, and
much incensed against the Count du Daugnon, who hath made an end
of his fortifying a Citadelle in Rochel.
The Ring's Councel either not being able, or not willing to perswade
the Duke of Angoulesme to the exchanging of his government of Provence
for that of Champagne the Parliament of Aix; and other Provincials
that are discontented, and are friends to the said Prince, do make
great stirs there at present, and do much murmure against the said Duke.
A pare of the lahabitants of Dijon hath likewise been highly disoleased
at the news of the choosing of the D ke of Espernon for their Governour;
yet the Deputies of the Province of Burgundy, have much caressed
him, and do prepare some golden Medals for him as tokens of
their affection.
The Duke of Guise is expected here very suddenly.
Made Chapes who was reported to be dead having indeed been for taken
by the Physitians is raised again, and is pretty well recovered;
whereupon his Father Marshald' Aumont is gone from hence very chearful,
to command the King's Army in Flanders. The soldiers do continue
their march towards the borders, with their usual spoils and cruelties
in the Fields and small Villages, the Towns somewhat tenable refusing
to admit them. The Regiments designed for Italy do commit very
great disorder in Dauphine. M Heruard Intendant of Justice there,
having offered to settle there some new Commissioners for the facilitating
the raising of the Tailles, the Parliament and the people of Grenoble
have hindered him.
The difference between the Parliament and the States of Languedoc,
is appeased, but a new is raised there between the Gentry and the said
Parliament, who will not have the Gentlemen under the title of a Baron
to have a voice in the Assembly of the general States, that are to be held
in September next, which hath obliged those who are so rejected to
make a st air union among them against the said Parliament, that they
might come in into that Assembly as well as the rest of the nobility.
The Chavalier Paul being come to this Town some days since, was
arrested last Saturday, and carried prisoner to the Conciergerie; where being
examined upon the Piracies by him committed both in the Streights
and upon the Ocean by two Councellors of this Parliament appointed
for that purpose, he refused to answer, and the next Tuesday after he was
set at liberty by the procurement of the first President, his ally.
There hath been a very hot fight betwixt two English Royalist Frigots
and two Dutch ones, hard by New-Haven, but wee know not yet the
issue.