●●WIS THE XIII KING OF FRANCE.   portrait of Louis XIII   

ARTICLES CONCLUDED AND AGREED UPON by the Lords, the Cardinals, de la Roche-Foucaud, and de Bethune, in the name of the King of France, to the Queen Mother.  
Together with certain Letters interchangeably sent between the said King and the Queen-mother  
Translated out of the French Copy.   fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown 
Printed by G. E. for George Fairebeard, and are to be sold at his Shop at the North entrance into the Royal Exchange. 1619.   

ARTICLES CONCLUDED AND agreed upon by the Lords the Cardinals de la Roche-Foucaud and de Bethune, in the name of the King of FRANCE, to the Queen-mother.  
1 HIs Majesty agreeth and consenteth, that the Queen Mother shall dispose of her house, as it shall please her, calling unto her and receiving such persons into her service as she thinketh good.  
2 THat She shall and may go and come, and also sojourn in such place or places of the Realm as She will, His majesties Court of Presence not excepted.  
3 THat during her life, She shall enjoy whatsoever She hath heretofore enjoyed, by Assignation, of Gifts, Pensions, and Gratifications to her given and granted by the late King, and by his Majesty: and that She shall be paid all the Arrearages thereof whatsoever.  
4 THat She shall freely dispose not only of the charges, Offices and benefits depending upon and appertaining to the Demaines, which her Majesty at this present enjoyeth, but also of those that were given unto her for the full and perfect Assignation of her Matrimonial Dowry, all conformable to the expedition which she already hath.  
5 HIs Majesty promiseth to deal friendly (as with other his Subjects and servants) with all those, that have served, aided and assisted the said Queen, upon occasion of her retreat from Bloys, namely the Duke Despernon and his Children.  
6 THat his Majesty will suffer them to enjoy their Charges, Dignities, Offices, and Benefits, and re-establish them in all the Towns, Places, and Castles without any exception, where they find themselves to be dispossessed, since the retreat of the Queen: and further that they shall be paid their Pensions, Revenues, and other Fees.  
7 THat all those that by judgement, or otherwise, have been banished from the Court, or out of the Realm, shall be recalled, and those that are retained prisoners, or are in prison, shall be released and set at liberty.  
8 THat all whatsoever hath happened or is past, by means of her majesties retreat from the Town of Bloys, whether it shall be levying of Soldiers, Impositions, or Taxations of money, and other things whatsoever, shall be put in oblivion, without any renovation or calling in question of any person for the same.  
9 THat within two months, the said Queen Mother shall be satisfied and contented, for the disbursements which she hath been constrained to make since her retreat to Angoulesme.  
10 THat within six weeks, the declaration of the Kings grant to her made, shall be verified and approved in all the Courts of Parliament, according to the form and tenure thereof, without any restriction or moderation whatsoever.  
Made and promised in Angoulesme by the said Lords, the Cardinal de la Roche-Foucaud and de Bethune, by virtue of their Commission given them by the King's Majesty.  
Signed, LOVYS.  
And allowed,  
PHILIPPE A VLX.   

The King of France his Letter, written to the Queen-mother, the 3. of May. 1619.  
MADAM,  
by the return of Father Berule, you shall know what resolution I have taken concerning the propositions by him made unto me. I assure myself, that when he shall have informed you of my intents, and the reasons whereupon they are grounded: you will judge and be persuaded, that I have omitted nothing whatsoever I thought might procure the good of mine estate and your contentment, which ought to be inseparable: but that which I specially desire and aim at, is, that you should believe and be persuaded, that you shall never find any thing to be truer than the effects of my affections, whereof I will seek by all occasions, to give you so many proofs, that you shall perfectly see and know, that one of the things in this world which I most desire, is, to see us reunited in so perfect amity, and with entire wills and affections that we may never have other difference, but only to strive which of us shall yield more unto the other: you Madam of a good Mother, and myself of a most affectionate Son: which I am persuaded, by the grace of God, I shall see happily performed, assuming myself of your good nature, my conscience warranting me, that there wanteth no point of all those respects whatsoever in me, which may justly give me the Title and Name, MADAM, of your most humble & obedient Son,  
LOVYS. From St.  the 3 of May 1619.   

The Queene-mothers' Answer, sent to the King of France, her Son, the 28. of May. 1619.  
MY LORD my Son,  
I do give thanks unto God with all my heart, upon this Feast of the Ascension, that you have acknowledged, that in my departure from Bloys, I had no other intent nor meaning but only that which tended to the felicity and advancement of your service, and a desire to enjoy the liberty of true Peace and quietness, and that acknowledging it, you have fully and entirely granted the same unto me, and given Peace unto your people, discharging and vnburthening them of the troubles and oppressions, which they endured by means of the Soldiers, wherein as on the one side, I have had so much respect, that I would not oppose those forces that were prepared for the necessity of my defence, so I have conceived great pleasure and contentment to see that you have acknowledged the truth in this; that after my retreat, I oftentimes writ unto you, that this running to Arms would wholly be unprofitable to you. I have deferred to write unto you, hoping from time to time, that to the comfort and solace of those Provinces and others under your obedience, you would be pleased to discharge and remit the Soldiers, as the declaration, (which it hath pleased you to send me,) importeth, and whereof I speak not as doubting the same, knowing your inviolable word, protesting unto you, that concerning that which toucheth my particular security: The greatest that I can have in this world, and which also is most acceptable unto me, is, the affection which you promise me by your last letters and whereof you assure me, to give me such proofs, as I ought to believe, that you have thereby yielded unto me that perfect amity, which I always procured and sought to merit by all actions worthy of a most good Mother, and a most faithful subject. Therefore I trust only in your royal promise; and lay hold upon that contentment which to me is most essential, & only can procure me all the rest, among the which the principallest is, and shall be to see your authority more and more to increase and prosper, and that not any person shall once dare to trouble the Peace and tranquillity of your Realm, which I desire and wish, as much as the preservation of mine own life, which I will continue under the only Protection of your Majesty, enjoying the free liberty, by you granted unto me, and witnessing unto you in all sorts of occurrences (as the Earl de Bresne will tell you) that I hold and esteem nothing so dear, as the passionate affection, my Lord my Son, which I have to be,  
Your most loving mother and subject, MARY. From Angoulesme the 28 of May 1619.   

A third Letter sent by the Lord Admiral the Duke de Montmorancy to the King of France.  
SIR:  
The thanks which I am bound to yield unto your Majesty, for the infinite favours which it hath pleased you to show unto my Lord the Prince, which I understand by his letter, and by the report of Monsieur de la Bavine, that it constraineth me by the excess of bounty to yield witness of the just fe●ling which I have thereof, so that I cannot choose but join them next unto those which I own unto God for his health, and to the most humble thanks which I shortly hope to yield unto your Majesty, for the perfection of a work so favourably begun: as also the honour which it hath pleased the same to afford me, in putting that confidence in me, to permit this Gentleman to tell him so much from me, redoubleth my hopes, augmenteth my duties, and encourageth me, still without ceasing, to continue my most humble and most instant prayers and supplications in this subject, which may bring so great a good and benefit to your service, and much and so sound a reputation to your bounty: my Uncle de Dissimieux hath already made your Majesty acquainted with the State of this Province, where the effects of my fidelity God be thanked (are so different from the shadows that are imposed on them by some) that I think and assure myself, that it would be a blemish to the innocency of my actions and thoughts: If I should enter into any other justification, then only by a new oath made, to continue in my obedience, with an affection answerable to my endeavours wherein I will expect the success of the negotiation of my Lords the Cardinals de la Roche-Foucaud, and de Bethune, beseeching God with all my heart, that it may fall out to the contentment of your Majesty, and the Peace of your subjects, to whom the same evidently declareth the desire and the care that it hath of their good: For my part I shall never be satisfied in that desire that I have to testify unto your Majesty, that I am and always shall be,  
Your majesties most humble, most obedient, and most faithful subject and servant. L. De Mont-morency. From Beziers the 24. of May 1619.  
FINIS.