ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN the French KING and those of Rochel, upon the Rendition of the Town, the 24. of October last. 1628.  
According to the French Copies Printed at Rochel and at Rouen.  
ALSO A Relation of a brave and resolute Sea-Fight, made by Sr. Kenelam Digby (on the Bay of Scandarone the 16. of june last passed) with certain Galegasses and Galleasses, belonging to the States of Venice, to his great Commmendation, and to the Honour of our English Nation.  
LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter. 1628.   

THE ARTICLES WHICH the French KING hath agreed to his Subjects of the City of Rochel, upon the Reduction of the said place under his Obeisance.  
Translated out of the French Copy, which is Printed at Rochel by P. Forment, ordinary Printer of the King. 1628.  
With Privilege of his Majesty.  
THE Mayor, Aldermen, Peers, Burghers, and Inhabitants of the City of Rochel, represented by john Berne Esquire, Lord of Dangoulin, Peter Viette Esquire, Alderman, Daniel de la Goutte, jaques Riffaut Peers, Elias Moquay, and Charles de la Coste Burghers, having charge, and being appointed by the body of the said City, acknowledging the great fault which they have committed, not only in resisting the just wills of the King, as they have done a long time, in lieu to submit themselves, and to open him the gates of his City of Rochel, as they were bound to do, but moreover to have adhered to strangers which have borne Arms against this State, beseeching his Majesty, with all humility, to pardon them the Crime which they have committed in governing themselves in such a manner, and to receive for satisfaction of the same the present obeisance which they will yield unto him, in opening to him the Gates of his City, which they shall actually deliver into his hands to dispose of it as it shall please him, and to prescribe them such manner of life, as he shall think most fit for the time to come, without any other condition then that which his Majesty shall be pleased to give them through his bounty, which they implore and crave with humility, beseeching him to use them as his Subjects which henceforth will live and die in the most perfect obeisance which hath ever been yielded to any Sovereign.  
The King having respect to the repevance of his Subjects the Inhabitants of the City of Rochel, and to the protestations which they make to live henceforth as they are bound by their birth, which they shall show accordingly two days hence, namely, on Monday, which is the thirtieth day of this present Month, opening the Gates of the said City of Rochel to his Majesty, that he may dispose of it as it shall please him, he hath commanded and given charge to the Lords of Marillac and Hallier, Marshals of his Camps, and Armies, to promise them in his name that which followeth.  

I.  
THe pardon of their fault, and rebellion committed since the last Commotion, with all assurance for their lives. The free exercise of their pretended reformed Religion within Rochel.   

II.  
That they shall enjoy all their goods, both movables, and immooveables, of whatsoever nature they may be, notwithstanding all condemnations, gifts, and confiscations, which perhaps have been made by reason of their crime of Rebellion, excepting the enjoying of the revenues of their Lands, movables, cut wood, and debts which hitherto have been received actually, and without any fraud.   

III.  
That all the Soldiers and warlike men which are Subjects of the King, that are now in the City of Rochel, not being Burghers, and Inhabitants of it, shall enjoy the said graces, and the chief Commanders, Captains, and Gentlemen, shall go out of the said City with their Swords on their sides, and the Soldiers with a white stick in their hands and above all things their names and surnames shall be recorded, and shall swear, that they shall never bear Arms against the King's service, upon pain to be bereft of the present grace. And concerning the English Captains and Soldiers which shall be found in the said City they shall by Sea be carried into England, without doing any displeasure unto them.   

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They of Rochel as well the Inhabitants as warlike men, shall likewise be discharged of all acts of hostility, and generally of all negotiations in foreign Countries, and all others for which they are not to be questioned, unless it were in case of execrable things, which are excepted by the Edicts, and such as may concern the person of the King.   

V.  
Likewise, they of Rochel shall be discharged, and cleared of their casting of Ordnance, coining of money, arrests, and take of moneys, as well Royal, Ecclesiastical, as others in the said City: As likewise of the Leavying, and Contributions which have been made for the entertainment of the warlike men, and of the constraints decreed against the absent, yea, even by demolitions of their houses, and of all other employments concerning the affairs of the said City.   

VI  
Likewise, as well the said Inhabitants as warlike men shall be discharged of all judgements, sentences, and arrestes, which perhaps were given against them by reason of their rebellion during these last Commotions.   

VII.  
That all judgements, as well Civil as Criminal, given in the Counsels, which have extraordinarily been kept in the said City, the judges, Counsellors, or Commissaries, which have assisted them, may not be questioned for it, nor likewise the parties for whose profit they have been given in matters concerning prizes, or booties, and above all things there shall be imposed silence to the Procurator General, (or the King's Attorney General) and his Substitutes.   

VIII.  
That the judgements, Penalties, Condemnations, Suspensions, and Inter dictions, which have been appointed and given by the judges, and Precedents, aswell against the Majors of the said City, as against them which have assisted him, shall be annullated, as if they had never been done: as likewise the proceedings made thereupon against some of the jud. ges, shall be annullated, so that none which have been imploed either on the one, or the other side, may be questioned about them.   

IX.  
The Sentence for the death of Turnay, shall likewise stand, and those which are charged by the said sentence, shall not be questioned therefore.   

X.  
All the Contents of the above mentioned points, shall be ratified by the Mayor, Aldermen, Burghers, and Inhabitants of the said City of Rochel; And the said ratification shall be brought to morrow at two of the clock in the after noon, in a good and authentic form, whereupon it shall please the King to deliver to the said Deputies or Commissioners his letters of declaration, which shall approve, and ratify that which is contained here above.   

XI.  
And the said ratifications being delivered, the gates of the said City shall be opened, and delivered into the hands of those whom it shall please his Majesty to appoint, to the intent that thereupon, He in person may make his entry into it, when, and in such manner as it shall please him. His Majesty promising through his bounty, to take such course, and give such order about the entry, and lodging of his Soldiers in the said City, that none of the Inhabitants of the same, neither women, nor children receive any displeasure neither in their persons, nor goods.  
Donne, and concluded in the Castle of Sanssay, the 28. day of October, 1628. Was signed Lovis de Marillac, Francois de l'Hospital Le Hallier, john Berne, Peter Viette De la Goutte, De la Coste, Riffault, Moquay.    

Articles accordez par le Roy a ses Subiects de la ville de la Rochel, sur la reduction de la place a son obeisance.  
LEs Maire, Eschevins, Pairs, Burgeois, et habitants de la ville de la Rochel, representez par jean Borne Escuier, Signeur Dangoulin, Pierre Viette Escuier, Eschevins, Daniel de la Goutte, jacques Riffault, Pairs, Elie Moquay et Charles de la Coste, Bourgeois, ayons charge et deputez par le Corps de la dite ville, Recognistans l'extreme faute qu'ilz ont commiz, non seulement en resistant aux Iustes volontez du Roy, comme ilz ont faict depuis long temps, au lieu de se soubsmettre, et luy owrir les Portes de sa ville de la Rochel, ainsi qu'ilz et oient obliges, Mais en oultre davoir adheré aux Estrangers, qui ont prins les armes contre c'est Estat, supliant avec toute humilité S. M. de leur pardonner le Crime qu'ilz ont commis en se governant de la sorte, et recevoir pour satisfaction d'uelluy l'obeysance presente qu'ilzluy desirent rendre, luy ouurant les portes de sa ville qu'ilz remetteront actuellement entre ses mains pour en diposer ainsi qu'il luy plaira, et leur proscrire tellefacon de viure qu'il estimera plus a propos que celle, S. M. laquelle ilz 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, la suppliant de les traiter comme ses Subiects qui voulent a I advenir viure, et mourir en la plus parfaict obeisance qui ayt jamais esté 〈◊〉 a aucun Souverain.  
Le Roy ayant esgard a la repentance de ses Subjects et aux protestations y font obligez par leur naissance, ce qu'ils 〈◊〉 des apres demain Lundi trentiesme du presant Mois ouurant les Portes de la dite ville de la Rochel, a sa M. pour quil luy plaise disposer comme bon luy semblera, a commandé et donne charge aux Signeors de Marrillac, et du Halliet, Marechaux de ses champs, et annecs de leur promettre en son nom ce qui s'en suit.  
1. LE pardon de leur faute & rebellion commis depuis ce dernier mowement, avec toute seurte pour leur vie. L'exercice libre de leur Religion pretendue reformee dans la Rochel.  
2. Qu'ils seron restablis en tous leurs biens, meubles & immeubles de quelque nature qu'ils puissent estre, nonobstant toutes condamnations, dons & confiscations qui en pourroient avoir este faictes a cause du crime de rebellion, fors & excepte la iovissance du revenu de leurs terres, les meubles, bois couppez, & debtes qui auroient este actuellement & sans fraude, receus iusques à present.  
3. Que touts les Gens de guerre Subiects du Roy, qui se troweront maintenant dans la Ville de la Rochel, non Bourgeois & Habitants de la Ville d'icelle, ioviront des Graces exprimees cy-dessus: Et les Chefs, Capitaines & Gentils-hommes sortirons de ladite Ville l'espee au coste, & les Soldats le baston blanc à la main. Et de touts sera fait estat de leurs noms & surnoms, Et seront serment de ne porter iamais les armes contre le seruice de sa Maieste, sur peine d'estre d' echeus de la presente Grace. Et quant aux Capitaines & Soldats Anglois qui se troweront en ladite Ville, ils seront conduits par mer en Angleterre, sans qu'il leur soit fait aucun desplaisir.  
4. Seront aussi lesdits de la Rochel, tant Habitants que Gens de guerre, deschargez de touts actes d'hostilite generalement quelconques, negotiations es Pays Estrangers, & de touts autres, sans qu'ils puissent estre recherchez, fors pour le regard des cas execrables exceptez par les Edicts de ceux qui peuuent concerner la personne du Roy.  
5. Comme semblablement demeureront lesdits de la Rochel, deschargex de Fontes de Canon, Fabrications de Monnoyes, Saisies & Prises de deniers, tant Royaux, Ecclesiastiques que autres en ladite Ville. Ensemble des Contributions ordonnees pour l'entretenement des Gens de guerre, & contrainte decernee contre les absens, mesme par demolition de leurs maisons, & de tous autres employs aux choses susdites en ladite Ville.  
6. Demeureront pareillement tous les Habitans & Gents de guerre, deschargez de touts Iugements, Sentences & Arrests qui pourroient avoir este donnes contre eux à l'occasion de leur rebellion pendant ces mouuements.  
7. Que de touts Iugements tant ciuils que criminels donnez dans les Conseils tenu extraordinairement en ladite Ville, les Iuges, Conseillers & Commissaires qui y auroient assiste, n'en pourront estre recherchez, ny mesme les particuliers, au profit desquels ils auroient este donnez pour ce qui concerne les Prises & Butin. Et sur tout sera impose silence au Procureur General & ses Substituts.  
8. Que les Iugements, Amandes, Condamnations, Suspensions & Interdictions donnees par les Presidiaux, tant contre les Maires de ladite Ville, que ceux qui les ont assistez, demeureront nuls, & comme non aduenus semblablement les Procedures faites en suitte contre aucuns desdits Iuges, demeureront nulles sans qu aucuns de ceux qui ont este employez de part & d'autre en puissent estre recherchez.  
9. Demeurera aussi le Iugement pour la mort de Tournay, Et ceux qui en sont chargez par ledit Iugement, n'en pourront estre recherchez.  
10. Tout le contenu cy. dessus sera ratifie par les Maire, Pairs, Escheuins & Habitans de ladite Ville, & ladite ratification sera apportee dans demain deux heures apres midy, en bonne & authentique forme. Apres quoy il plaira au Roy faire deliurer aux susdits Deputez, Lettres de Declaration qui approuuent & ratiflent ce que dessus.  
11. Et lesdites ratifications estants deliurees, les Portes de la Ville seront ouuertes, & mises en la possession de ceux qu'il plaira à sa Maiesté ordonner, afin qu'en suitte elle y puisse faire son entree en personne, quand & ainsi qu'il luy plaira. Promettant sa Maieste par sa bonte, fair apporter un tel ordre à l'entree & logement des Gents de guerre en ladite Ville qu' aucuns Habitants d'icelle, femmes & enfans n'en reaçoiuent aucun deplaisir, soit en leurs personnes, soit en leurs biens.  
FAICT & arreste au Chasteau de la Saussaye le vingt-huictieme Octobre, mil six cens vingt-huict. Ainsi signe, LOVIS. DE MARILLAC, & Ieane de Berne, Pierre Viette, Rifant, De la Goutte, De la Coste & Mocquay.   

A Letter written from aboard the Admiral of Sir Kenelm Digbie.  
THe tenth of june 1628. we lay at Hull all night in sight of Cape Congier, which is ten leagues from Scanderon, and sent a boat to descry the Road. The next morning she brought us word that there were at Anchor there two Venetian Galleazzes, two of their Galleons, two English ships and four French vessels. We then provided ourselves to come into that place, and had fitted ourselves in most ample manner, both for offence, defence and freeing of vessels if we should be hard set, the name of Gallegrezes' was a formidable thing, but after a short speech made to our men, they expressed much desire to adventure in, and gave assurance that they would not fail in performing their duties; Indeed they kept their words, for never men behaved themselves more bravely. About ten of the clock that day (then) we had a fine gale which brought us within a league of Scanderone by two of the clock in the afternoon; and we had sent the Sattie in before to deliver Letters to the General of the Venetians, as also to the English Captains there. Therein acquainting them how we came forth upon a voyage of warfare, with his Majesty's Commission under the great Seal of England, and assuring them of all due respect and friendliness unto them as became us. Upon the receipt of this Letter the Venetians weighed anchor, and treating our men very discourteously would not permit them to go deliver our Letters aboard the English ships; the Galleasses have between 30. or 40. brass guns in each of them of incredible bigness, some of 9000. weight, they have six or 700. men in them a piece; the Galleons were of above 800. tuns, one had 40. the other had 30. great brass Ordnance. As soon as they were within shot of us the Admiral Galleass shot a bullet within half a ships length of us, which we understood as a salute (for we had given them no cause to the contrary) therefore saluted them with a piece from them wards and did so to all the other vessels which likewise shot at us after 7. or 8. shots (some of which did hit some of our ships.) They shot at our flag and at the same instant our Satties' boat came aboard us, and told us how hardly the Venetians had treated them, and in return to our respective Letter they sent this message. That if we did not immediately depart out of sight of the Road, they would sink our vessels. We than endeavoured the best we could to let them see our long forbearance was to make our quarrel a just one and not through apprehension of their much famed vessels. For we gave them 3. or 4. broad sides in a very short time, which (they being near) did them spoil, upon this they grew more cautious and fought at a further distance whilst in the mean time we laid so well at the Galleons that the men stowed themselves in their holds, and left their vessels to their own fortunes without guidance. The Galleasses coming up to help them received so rude a welcome from us, that they rowed amain away, and sheltered themselves under the English ships that were in the Road; which saved of them near 100 shot out of our ship; for we were all commanded to be very cautious in that point rather to miss an opportunity of hurting the Enemy, then to endanger our Countrymen. In this time whilst the Eagle Vide-admiral and Rear-admiral were hot in fight with the Galleasses and Galleons, the Hopewell and the Sattie were sent upon the French men, one of them had 16. Pieces of Ordnance, all the other had some guns, 3. of their vessels they took presently, the fourth ran a ground; at our beginning the fight, she had a 100000. pieces of Eight Rials in her, but before we could board her, she had sent all the money ashore in her boats. Towards evening it blew a fresh gale with you're working of our ships, it fared ill with the Venetians, and they sought to avoid us as much as they could. And we followed them close, our great guns going off in swiftness rather like Muskets than Pieces of Ordnance, the truth is our men did exceed belief in good performance. And if our powder had not been very bad, for we had none but Dutch Powder, and the day calm, we had soon ended the quarrel with them: By this time they were much maimed in their oars, and had received many dangerous shots. Then they procured the English vice-consul here, (who was aboard them) to come to our Admiral to mediate their peace; who would not consent to it upon any other terms but that they should quit the Frenchmen wholly to our devotion; and acknowledge their error expressing to be sorry for it. To these conditions they gladly assented, and the General sent his Chancellor to us with such a Letter as was desired and expected from him. Then the Vice Consul represented to our Admiral what prejudice it might be to the Merchants of Aleppo; if we carried away the French vessels, and after ransacking, finding there was nothing worth carriage in them (for they had landed allthings during the fight, and sunk most of their Guns) we only took their Flags out of them and some Brasse-bases to serve our beats-head, besides what our Sailors pillaged (which was some good quantity of money all that was left.) And sent for our men of from them that night and returned them the next day to their owners, assuring them of quiet possession in this fight which lasted near three hours, we made near 200. shot out of our ship playing but one side of it for the calm permitted no other, and about 500 out of our Fleet, and they as many or more at us: they killed us never a man but hurt some few (thanks be to God) and spoiled us some Masts, Sails, rigging and shot some of our ships through but in no dangerous places. By their acknowledgement afterwards we killed them nine and forty men outright besides a great number hurt. Their vessels were much spoiled, about which they were at work, repairing them all the while, we stayed in the Road and brought their vessels upon the Careene to stop their leaks betwixt wind and water. In evidence how much they had lost of their former pride. We saw the next day a Frigate coming into which we manned out our boat, and she took her within 4. boats length of the Admiral Galleass, and our Sattia in chase of that Frigate sailed within a boats length round about the other Galleass to which the Frigate betook herself for aid, Instead of presenting this they sent us very courteous salutations by our men who brought the Frigate to us. And whereas formerly they did set their Watch with much ceremony with Drums, Trumpets and Guns, and so like wise discharged it, now they pass their time with much silence. Whilst we perform duly all the rites that belong to them that have the superiority in a Road.  
Scanderone Road the 16. of june 1628.  
FINIS.