Relation of a Sea-fight between the Duke of Guise and the Rochellers, the 27 of October. 1622.  
TOGETHER WITH THE submission of the Protestants in France, and the reducing of the Town of Montpellier, and other of the chief Towns in LANGVEDOC.  
AND LASTLY, THE KING's LETter to the Lords and Sheriffs for the proclamation of the peace.  
LONDON, Printed by H.L. for Thomas Lowns. 1622.   

A true relation of the victory by sea, obtained by the Duke of Guise against the Rochellers, the 27 of October, 1622.  
GOD hath evermore, and even until this present, by his special favour so assisted the Kings affairs, that no man need doubt but that the eye of his divine providence hath always been open for the protection and safeguard of this monarchy, against the bold and treacherous attempts of those which haue gone about to contrive the subversion thereof. And as his faithful seruants, which are near about his person, strive who may best serve him: even so such as are most remote, are no less zealous and affectionate to employ themselves worthily for the good of their country. The Duke of Guise amongst others( a true Imitator of the generosity of his Ancestors; who, under the fortune of our Kings, haue holpen to augment their Triumphs) was so impatient to see the unseasonableness of the weather and contrary winds to hinder him from doing some notable exploit, that in the end he took the very first occasion and opportunity, as follows.  
You must then know, that the 24 of October his majesties navy arrived within sight of land, where they were constrained to come to an anchor at the entry of Hole Bretton, near to Balenes; whither Monsieur the Earl of Rochefoucault came with 1500 foot and 200 Gentlemen, all of them appointed to land after the Fight.  
The Gallies also set fail, and came to the rendezvous, remaining all day in view of the enemies army; whilst the Earl of Ioygnie, general of the Gallies, went to the Duke of Guise to receive such order from him as he should please to give the rest of this day was employed by the Duke of Guise about ordering of the fight; so as the fleet, being not able to make any way but with the tide, by reason of the great calm, all it could do was onely to come to an anchor at that place whither the Gallies were advanced, about two houres after midnight. Whereupon it was resolved to assemble all the Captains 2 or 3 houres before day, which was done the 26. And after, having divided the Fleet into three squadrons, namely, the Admirals, Viceadmirals and Rereadmirals, and given order to the captains to come up in files, that they might haue their broad sides free to play with their great ordinance, without any danger to themselves, the general of the Gallies was appointed to give the onset vpon the enemy, who lay at anchor in sight of them in the open road before the Ile of Re below S. Martins; who seeing the Gallies approach, and the Kings fleet in sight, set sail, the wind little serving the Kings navy, and the tide almost spent; so as all they could do, was to come within a league of their enemies: who seeing the Gallies, began to shoot; and the Gallies at them again. Then the Duke of Guise resolved to go himself to take a view of the enemy, and to this end sent to the general for a galley: and in the mean time he and the Earl of Rochefoucault put themselves with 5 or six other Gentlemen into a barge; and meeting with the galley, he went aboard her, and by and by met with the general whom he had ordered before not to engage himself too far, but to stay for him. After this, he went aboard the admiral, and resolved to approach the enemy, to discover the burden of their ships, and the bore of their Ordinance; which he so happily performed, that thereupon the fight began, and by little and little so increased, that he constrained them being but newly anchored, to set sail again: and approaching them with his musket shot, putting his Gallies in front, and severing them an hundred or sixscore paces asunder, all the Cannons in their prows were discharged, which caused many pieces of wood to swim towards them, which their artillery had torn from their sides; so as he judged it then a fit time to give them battle, and commanded Mons. de S. luke. Viceadmiral, to bring forward the fleet, and to pack on all sails, which was done with all diligence; so as the Captains, striving who should get one before another to set vpon the enemy, broke their order when they were but within half a league of them. In the mean time, the Duke of Guise put himself aboard the admiral, and stayed the forwardest of them, being within shot of the enemy, and already at blows. The Rochellers fleeting close aboard the islands, and by little & little( all men judging them to fly) got so much into the wind, as there was now no striving for it. They divided their navy into 3 bodies, as the Kings fleet was; and approaching softly unto it, showed they had a good will to fight. The Cannons began then to play within reach one of another, about 3 a clock after noon: and within a while after, the hindermost of ours making hast, were within musket shot of them.  
The enemy seeing that our great & heavy vessels plied not to windeward so well as our little ones, they resolved to assail our vanguard; which they so well performed, that by & by they were at it pel mell, where Mons. de S. luke. who commanded the same Vant-gard, and was the first set vpon, behaved himself very nobly, sustaining himself alone for a small while the brunt of the enemy.  
The Gallion of Malta, to which the general had sent two Gallies to hale her along, approached; and the other which were to leward, got into the wind to shoot at the enemy in the flank.  
The admiral by often boarding endeavoured by all possible means to get to windward. In the end, seeing all the fleet set on the vanguard, and to put her in great danger, in stead of tacking once more about, turned short vpon the enemy, and alone opposed himself against them all. In this so dangerous an exigent, all the officers and pilots of the ship were on their knees before the Duke of Guise, to show him into what peril he did thrust himself, not being any ways able to bee assisted by any of his other ships, which were all to lewards of him: but he generously surmounting all things which might alter his purpose, resolved to go on and approach the enemy, and save his Vantagard which else would be lost: which caused them all to turn toward him, and to assail him in very good order, conducting before them under favour of their cannon and musket shot, 2 ships full of fire-works chained together: and after their first charge crying, Aboard, aboard, they tied with their grapples the two fire ships to the waste of our admiral, which suddenly took fire both within & on their sails; so as the flamme got up as high as the Mast head. This was a stratagem which the Rochellers had made great boast of before their setting out to sea, as if it had been as easy a matter to burn our admiral, as to make it their project.  
In the mean time their musketshot and artillery played uncessantly; and then was le Sieur de Vinceguerre slain with a musket shot, being vpon the Nettings, near unto Mons. de Guise, who had commanded him to attend the quenching of the fire, as himself to provide for the rest.  
This combat lasted two houres during the day light; and night drawing on, it continued yet an hour more, and it was so obstinately maintained, that many of the Rochelers were slain at the push of the pike  
Mons. de Tauanes commanded in the forecastle: The Count de Curse, in the poop; and Mons. de Queruenaux, the Voluntaries, who were divided between them.  
The Duke of Guise his guard, and some Gentlemen of the Earl de la Rochefoucaults, fought at the Orolope of the main mast. The Duke of Guise, accompanied always with the Earl of Rochefoucault, went continually up and down to provide for what was necessary. The Seiur de la Verdier, lieutenant of the Duke of Guise his company of horse, who was employed to impart his will on all sides, was hurt in the head with a musket shot: Some other Gentlemen and officers slain; amongst others, the master of the ship, who assisted the Lord of Vassale and the sergeant Maior who did use wonderful endeavours about quenching of the fire, already grown great, and almost past all hope of slaking: in the end it was notwithstanding put out by exceeding great diligence, in less than an hour. Our happiness was in this, that the enemy giuing over the fight, abandoned our Admiral, and gave us leisure to intend nothing but the quenching of the fire; which we should very hardly haue done, if we had been forced to fight and quench it both at once.  
The ioy was incredible which the rest of our army had, which could help us no longer by reason of the wind and Tide which were both contrary, when they saw the admiral rout the enemy having been formerly afraid lest he had been utterly burnt amongst them; which so encouraged the Kings fleet, as they endeavoured to reunite themselves at the same instant crying on all sides victory, victory, until three hours within night; when it waxed so dark on a sudden that our ships came came foul one of another: so as the enemy making use of the occasion withdrew themselves. And then our admiral who began to bee agrovend, being but at 3. fathom water, in following the main, was constrained to stay: then he hung out his light and was alone a very long while having advanced himself in the heat of the fight a league from the place where he was, at the first onsett.  
The first vessels which came up unto him, after his long stay for them were the Virgin, wherein was the Sieur de Manty Rereadmirall, The Knight of Cuges, who was slain aboard the Vize-admirall of the East, and the Sieur de l'Ist, Lieutenant unto Mons. de Valencè.  
The Gallion of Malta was assaulted by 3. Vessels, and rescued by Cuges, who sunk Arnauldes ship, which was of 400. tons, wherein were a great many of Gentlemen and Voluntaries of Rochel, which were either slain or drowned, except the captain and a counselor of Rochel, which were taken prisoners.  
There are found ten of the Rochelers ships sunk, more then 2000. men slain, or drowned, and of ours some 400.  
The Rochelers Fleet fled towards 30. Flemish Vessels, which had not advanced themselves to fight, to th'end their loss might not be known by day. They haue taken from them all their men they can spare to furnish their ships again: If we had had but one hour of day more, there had few of them escaped.  
Their Army could not be recollected, but on the morrow: Monsieur de S. luke rallied himself also for his part at the same instant with 30. sail near unto Mons. de Guise, and the general of the Gallies likewise; who afterwards, during the calm, sunk the S. Lewis which was one of Mons. de Neners his ships, which those of Rochel had taken the last year.  
The morrow after going to discover them, we saw 20. of their ships which were run on ground and battered with our Cannon. So that of 70. ships which the Rochelers had on the day of battle, there appeared no more but 32. which we hope to spoil with our Cannon, because we cannot come at them without running on ground. They haue showed great boldness, and haue indeed made valiant resistance, like men desiring to die or overcome.  
All the squadrons of both the Armies were pell mell at it, the space of two houres during day-light: th'obscurity of the night saved those which remained of the Rochelers side; because crying Holy virgin, and God save the King, as we did,( which was the word of the Kings fleet) and because we could no longer discern our marks, our Vessels fell fowle one of another.  
This is the truth of what passed in this Sea-fight, in which there was no Commander or captain, which shewed not proof enough of his valour; the fight was so furious, as we may truly say there was discharged on th'one side and the other more then 15000. Cannon shot. Nor is it to be forgotten, that on the morrow after, Mons. de Guise having rallied his forces, sent to summon those which commanded in the dive, to render themselves, which is a Fort made in an island very near Aiguillon, which they had lately surprised, which place yielded at his discretion.  
Finally, as Mons. de Guise was about to pursue his victory, and land his army into those islands which the Rochellers held, he received letters from his majesty, which assured him of the peace; Which hath wholly stayed the course of a greater expedition, which he held himself almost assured of: such confidence he hath in Gods protection, who is the true avenger of Kings quarrels.   

RELATION VERITABLE DE LA battle NAVALE, Gaignee par Monsieur le duke de Guise General de la Mer; sur less Rochelois, le 27. Octobre. 1622.  
dieu a jusques à present fauorisé less arms du Roy, d'vne grace si particuliere, qu'on ne peut pas reuoquer en doubt queen l'oeil de sa divine providence ne soit tousiours ouuert à la guard & protection de cette monarchy, contre l'audace & la felonnie de ceux qui en osent mediter la subversion. Et si ses fideles seruiteurs s'animent de le seruir à qui mieux mieux aupres de sa person, on voided queen ceux qui en sont less plus éloignez ne leur cedent en zeal & en affection, à s'acquitter dignement de ce qu'ils doiuent à leur Patrie. Monsieur le duke de Guise entr'autres, uray imitateur de la generosité de ses peers, qui sous less auspexes de nos Rois on't tousiours releué l'honneur des Autels, avoit une tell impatience de veoir queen l'injure du temps & la contrariete des vents le retardoit de faire quelque signalee expedition de guerre, qu'en sin il a price la premiere occasion qui s'en est presentee, comme s'ensuit.  
Il est done à scauoir queen le 24. Octobre l'armée Naualle de sa Majesté arriua en veve des terres, où ell fut contrainte de mouîller à l'entrèe du pertuis Breton aupres des Balenes, auquel lieu se rendit Monsieur le Comte de la Rochefoucault avec 15. cens hommes de pied, & deux cens Gentils-hommes dans des petits vaisseaux, tout cela destiné pour mettre pied à terre apresle combat.  
less galeres estant aduancées se trouuerent au rendezvous, & demeurerent tout le iour en presence de l'armée enemy cependant queen M. le Comte de Ioigny, General des Galeres, alla trouuer Monsieur de guise pour receuoir l'ordre qu'il luy plairoit luy donner: le rest de ceste journée fut employé par Monsieur de Guise à trauailler aux ordres queen l'armée auroit à tenir pour la battle. De sort queen l'armée ne pouuant faire chemin queen par la marée, à cause du grand calm, ce qu'elle peust faire fust d'aller mouiller où less galeres s'éstoient aduancèes, environ deux hours de nuict. Sur quoy il fut resolu d'assembler tous less Capitaines deux ou trois hours deuant le iour, ce qui se fit le 26. & apres avoir separé l'armée an trois brigades, à scauoir cell de l'Admiral, Vice-Admiral & Contre Admiral, & donné rang à tous less Capitaines pour marcher par filles, & avoir less cos●és des navires pour faire iouër ●artillerie sans less endommager, Monsieur le General des galleres fust ordonné pour aller taster less enemies, qui parurent à l'ancre à la rade de l'Isle de Ré, au dessouz de saint Martin, lesquels voyans auancer less Galeres, & l'armée du Roy paroistre, se mirent souz less voiles, le vent ne seruant gueres à l'armée du Roy, & la marée se retirant. Tout ce qu'on peust faire, ce fut d'approcher d'vne lieuë des enemies, qui voyans less Galeres, commencerent de leur tirer des canonades & less galeres à eùx. Monsieur de Guise prit lors resolution d'aller luy mesme recognoistre l'armée enemy, & à cest effect manda à Monsieur le General de luy enuoyer une Galere, cependant il se mit dedans une felouque avec Monsieur le connte de la Rochefoucaut, & quatre ou cinq Gentils-hommes, & ayant rencontré la Galere, il monta dessus, & trouua Monsieur le General incontinent apres, à qui il avoit donné order de ne s'engager point, & de l'attendre. Apres cela il monta sur la real, & se resolute d'approcher less enemies pour distinguer la portée de leurs vaisseaux & le calibre de leurs pieces. Ce qui se fit si à propos queen l'attaquese commenca peu à peu, & en fin s'eschauffa si fort queen less ayans trouuez de nouueau mouillés, il less contraignit de se remettre à la voile, s'approchant aux mousquetades, & faisans mettre less Galeres de front, less écartans l'une de l'autre de cent ou six vingts pas. Tous less Canons de Coursier commencerent à joüer, en façon queen l'on voyoit force bois queen la marée emmenoit des éclats queen le Canon y faisoit; tellement qu'il iugea queen l'occasion estoit belle de less combattre; Il manda a Monsieur de S. luke, Vice-admiral, de faire advancer l'armée, & de faire toute force de voiles. Ce qui fut fait avec taunt de vigueur, queen less Capitaines à l'enuy l'vn de l'autres aduan coient le plus qu'ils pouuoient, quittans leur order pour le desire qu'ils avoient de joindre l'ennemy qui n'estoit qu'à une petite demi lieuë d'eux. Sur ces entrefaites Monsieur de Guise alla en toute diligence reprendre sa place sur l'Admiral, & arresta less navires less plus aduancées, qui estoient déja aux Canonades. less enemies rendirent le board vers less bas fonds au long des Isles, & insensiblement, tout le monde croyant qu'ils fuyoient, gaignerent le vent si avant, queen l'on iugea qu'on ne le leur pouuoit plus disputer. ills separerent leur armée en trois Corps, comme cell du Roy, & s'approchans peu à peu, monstrerent qu'ils vouloient combattre. less Canons commencerent donc dés lors de venir à portée. Cela fut sur less trois hours a press midy, & less plus ésloignez des nostres faisans force de voiles, nous fusmes incontinent aux mousquetades.  
less enemies voyans queen nos plus grands & plus pesans navires ne gaignoient si bien au vent queen less petits, ills resolurent de venir à board à nostre Auant-garde, c● qu'ils executerent si bien, qu'incontinent ills furent aux mains, où Monsieur de S. luke, qui commandoit ladite Auant-garde, & qui fut attaqué le pmmier, fit tres-genereusement, ayant soustenu le choc de tous less enemies.  
Le Gallion de malt, à qui Monsieur le General avoit enuoyé deux Galleres pour le remorquer, s'aduanca, & less autres qui estoient sous-vent, toutes less Galleres r'assemblees allerent aussi regaigner le vent, pour tirer à l'ennemy par less flancs.  
L'Admiral par des bordées essayoit le plus qu'il luy estoit possible de monter au vent. En sin voyant toute l'armée fondre sur l'auantgarde, & la voyant en trees grand danger, au lieu de faire vn autre board du costé de la battle, il reuira tout court, & s'alla opposer sole à l'armée enemy. Ce fut lors & en une occasion si hazardeuse, où tous less officiers & pilots du vaisseau se jetterent aux pieds de Monsieur de Guise pour luy remonstrer le peril oú il s'alloit engager, ne pouuant easter assisté ny secouru d'aucun de ses vaisseaux, estants au dessous du vent: mais Iuy surmontant genereusement tout ce qui pouuoit trauerser son dessein, il se resolute de passer outre, & d'approcher less enemies pour sauuer son Auant-garde, qui autrement couroit fortune. Ce qui fut cause qu'ils tournerent tous vers luy, & vindrent l'inuestir avec vn grand order, conduisans deuant eux à la faueur du Cannon & des monsquetades, deux navires d'artifice, & pleins de feu, attachées avec des chaisnes, & apres avoir fait toute leur salve, criant à board, à board, ills attacherent avec des grappins less deux navires de feu aux hauts bancs du Mast de nostre Admiral, qui prirent feu si soudain par le dedans & par leurs voiles, queen la flame monta tout à coup aussi haut queen less Gábies. C'est une rodomontade dont less Rochelois s'estoient vantez avant queen de partir, comme s'il eust esté aussi facile de brusler nostre Admiral comme ills avoient legerement promis.  
Cependant leur mousquetairie & leur artillery loüoit incessamment, & ce fut lors queen le Sieur de Vinceguerre fut tué d'vne mousquetade estant sur le Pont de cord auprés de Monsieur de Guise, qui luy commandoit de remedier au feu & queen pour luy il pouruoieroit au rest.  
Ce Combat dura deux hours de iour, & la nuict commencant il ne cessa pas de continuer encore plus d'vne bonne heure; & fut si opiniastré queen beaucoup des enemies furent tués par less nostres à coups de picques.  
Monsieur de Tauane commandoit au Chasteau de Proüe, Monsieur le Comte de cars du costé du Chasteau de Poupe & Monsieur de Queruenau aux volontaires qui estoient separez sous eux.  
less guards de Monsieur de Guise & quelques Gentilshommesde Monsieur le Comte de la Rochefoucault combatoient au tillac du grand Mast, Monsieur de Guise tousiours accompagné de Monsieur le Comte de la Rochefoucault, alloit incessamment par tout pour pouruoir â ce qui estoit necessaire. Le sieur de la Vierdiere Lieutenant de la compagnie de Gens-darmes de Monseigneur de Guise, qui portoit less Commandemens de touz costez y fut bless d'vne Mousquetade â la teste. Quelques autres Gentils-hommes & officiers tuez, entr'autres le Nocher de son Nauiere qui assistoit le Segnor Vassale & le Sergent de battle, qui firent des merueilles á esteindre le feu qui estoit desia tresgrand, & quasi sans puissance de salut. Il fut neantmoins esteint par la diligence qu'on y apporta en moins d'vne heure. Le bon heur fut queen less enemies quittans la party, abandonnerent l'Admiral & donnerent loisir à ne trauailler plus qu à esteindre le feu, dont il eust estè tres-mal-aysé de se ga rentir, si tout ensemble il eust fallu combattre & l'esteind re.  
Il est encroyable kill fut la joy du rest de nostre armée qui ne nous pouuoit plus secourir à causu du vent & de la marée, laquelle vit queen l'Admiral mettoit less enemies en rout & less menoit battant, fuit sur la crainte qu'ils auoint queen l'ennemy ne l'eust bruslé tout à fait. Ce qui donna vn tel courage á toute l'armèe du Roy, qu'elle tascha de se r'alier en mesme temps, crians de tous costez Victoire, jusques à trois hours de nuict, laquelle denint soudain si obscure queen nos navires s'entre abordoient less uns less autres, si bien queen less enemies se seruams de l'occasion se retirerent, & lors nostre Admiral qui commancoit à toucher, n'estant plus qu' à trois brasses d'eau en suivant l'ennemy, fut contrainct de s'arrester, lors il fir phanal & se trouua tout sole fort long temps pour s'estre aduancé dans la chaleur du combat plus d'vne lieu é par delà où il s'estoit commencé.  
less premiers vaisseaux qui le vindrent ioindre long temps apres, furent la verge, où estoit le Sieur de Manty contr'-admiral, le sieur chevalier de Cuges, qui fut tué estant sur le 'vice admiral de leuant, & le sieur de I'Isle Lieutenant de Monsieur le chevalier de Valencé.  
Le Gallion de malt fut inuesty de trois vaisseaux; & secouru de Cuges, qui mirent à fond le Nauire d'Arnault qui estoit de quatre cens tonneaux, où estoient grand nombre de Gentils-hommes & volontaires de la rochel, qui furent tuez ou noyez, horsmis le captain & vn Conseiller de la rochel qui sont prisonniers.  
Il se trouue dix navires à fond des enemies, plus ddeux mill hommes morts ou noyez, & des nostres quell ques quatre cens.  
L'Armée enemy s'enfuit vers 30. Vaisseaux Flamands qui ne s'estoient point meslez au combat, afin qu'on ne recogneust par au iour leur covert.  
ills leur on't osté tous less hommes qu'ils on't peu pour regarnir leurs vaisseaux, s'il y eust eu une heure de iour d'auantage il en fust fort peu eschappé.  
Leur armée ne se peut rallier queen le lendemain au matin, Monsieur de S. luke se r'allia de son costé à mesm● heure avec 30. vaisseaux aupres de Monsieur de Guise, & Monsieur le General des Galleres aùssi, lequel apres a du rant le calm coulé a fond à coups de Canon le saint graced qui estoit l'vn des vaisseaux de Monsieur de nevers, queen ceux de la rochel avoient price l'an passé.  
Le lendemain less ayant esté recognoistre on a veu une vingtaine de leurs vaisseaux eschoués & brisez de noz Cannons. Tellement queen de soixante & dix vaisseaux des enemies qu'ils avoient le iour de la battle, il n'en est plus paru de rest queen 32. lesquels on espare de ruyner avec le Canon, d'autant qu'on ne peut aller â eux sans eschouêr. ills on't tesmoigné une grande audace, & on't trees vaillamment combatu, comme gens qui vouloient mourir ou vaincre.  
Tous less corps des armées on't estè mestés de part & d'autre, & abordés l'espace de deux hours de iour, l'obscuritè de la nuict a sauuè ce qui restoit aux enemies, d'autant queen crians saint verge & vive le Roy, comme nous, qui estoit le mot deal ' Armée du Roy, & queen nous ne pouuions plus discerner nos marques, nos Vaisseaux s'entrechoquoient l'vn l'autre.  
Voila au uray ce qui s'est passé en la battle, en la kill il ne s'est trouué aucun Chef ny captain qui n'ayt rendu es preuues de sa valour. La meslée a estè si rude qu'on peut dire avec verité, qu'il s'est tiré de part & d'autre plus de quinze mill coupz de canon. Il n'est pas mesmement â oublier queen le lendemain ou Combat, Monsieur de Guise ayant rallié ses forces, enuoya summer ceux qui commaudoienta la Dyue de se render, qui est vn fort fait en une Isle fort press de l'Aiguilon qu'ils avoient surpris depuis peu, lesquels se sont rendus a discretion.  
Finalement comme Monsieur de Guise estoit sur le point de poursuiure sa Victoire; & de faire prendre terre à son Armée dans less Isles tenues par less Rochelois, il receut lettres de sa Majestèqui l'asseuroir de la paix. Ce qui a tout â fait arrestè le course d'vne plus grande expedition qui luy estoit comme toute asseurée, taunt il à de confiance en la protection de Dieu uray vengeur de la quarrel.  
FIN.   

THE REDVCING OF the Town of Montpellier to the obedience of the King: Together with those of Nismes, Castres, Vzez, Puylaurent, and all Languedoc: With the Letter of the King to the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffes of the city of PARIS.  
THe ancient Histories do elevate the natural goodness of Alexander the Great unto the skies, who never suffered his scaffold to be tainted with his subiects blood, that craved his favour: the thunder-boult never breaks those things which bend at the lightning of his fire; and the stout hearted Lion cannot hurt him that bends before him. But all the examples of goodness are nothing to be paralleled with the royal clemency of Lewis the just, who after so many vexations, so much pains, and offences that haue been offered by the disobedience of rebellious subiects, having just occasion to make them feel the tokens of his indignation, who went about to destroy themselves with a little patience, dispersing themselves from one another hourly: nevertheless, to make the effects of his royal bounty apparent, and to give peace and rest to his people, who breathed under the burden of a thousand sorts of griefs, which the warres produced and brought vpon them; he is at the last resolved to pardon those, who acknowledging their faults do humbly appeal for mercy at his majesties feet.  
Monsieur, the Duke de Rohan, had besought Monsieur le Connestable to renew the treaty which had been already begun in August last past, and to work a universal peace with his majesty. The which, the said Lord Constable hath undertaken, with so much more courage, that he hath always shewed himself most affectionate to the quietness of the kingdom, and the Kings service.  
he went then to Montpellier, according to the Kings pleasure, where were presented to his majesty the submissions of the said Duke de Rohan, together with the affairs concerning the towns in the lower Languedoc.  
In the mean time notwithstanding, the batteries of the King did not cease to discharge as furiusly as before, against the said town of Montpellier, to the great astonishment of the Rochellers.  
The eighteen of October last at night, the Peace was resolved on in the Kings Chamber; Monsieur le Connestable, Monsieur the Prince of Ioniuille, and Monsieur de Puisieux being present; who hath made it apparent by these affairs, that he is a worthy heir of the wisdom and knowledge of Monsieur the Chancelier, his Father.  
Thursday, the ninth of the same month, all things being quiet, Monsieur the Duke of Espernon, by the Kings commandement entred the town of Montpellier with the regiment of his Guard, the Companies of the Suisses, and the marshals of the Kings house, to take possession of the place, and there to make his majesties lodgings, who the next day after the 20 of October entred therein in arms.  
The inhabitants cast themselves at the feet of his majesty, craving pardon of him; which he kindly granted.  
He resolved that the new fortifications of the town should be beaten down; that the Churches, which in two yeers before had been demolished, should bee new built at the charge of the said inhabitants of the pretended reformed religion.  
After that the reducing of Nismes, Castres, uses, Milbaud, and other places which are in the obedience of the King, the new fortifications shall be pulled down, and the Churches re-established, as hereafter shall be seen by the Articles brought by the Sieur Defiat, which shall be published with the declaration of the King.  
At the instant when the peace was concluded, Monsieur le prince departed to go to accomplish his vow at our Ladies of Lorette in Italy, with the Kings leave, promising to return shortly.  
Monsieur the Archbishop of Lions is also departed in post to go to Rome to inform his Holinesse of the peace.  
The King will that the Estates of the country of Languedoc in the Town of Beaueaire, which shall hold but three weeks: and the whilst they assemble, his majesty will go to Marselles.  
By the reducing of Montpeiller, the chief of low Languedoc, France begins, to take ease, vpon the assurance which she is about presently to enjoy, through the obedience that at length is granted to his majesty by the greatest part of his rebellious subiects. And as the Town of Montpeiller was the first occasion of all the rebellion of Languedoc, the rule of all the other places which were risen against the service and authority of the King, and that which gave law to the rest: so this being resolved to obedience, and having had recourse to his majesties mercy, to keep them defended from all the wicked storms wherewith shee saw herself threatened for the chastisement of her rebellion; the other Towns, as Nismes, Vsez, Castres, & other places, haue followed and imitated her in the like duty.  
even so, thanks be to God, all these places are reduced to the King, without murder or effusion of blood: so great is his goodness and mercy towards them that had insolently offended him; Mercy and clemency, that shall be eternally celebrated, as long as the memory of Lewis the just shall flourish in the durance of ages, he being admired in this, above the examples which the history produceth of the like graces which the Kings his Predecessors haue used, vpon the repentance of their subiects who haue implored their clemency after a long continuation of errors; thereby showing himself the true Father of his people, who desiring to chastise his subiects, not to destroy them, but to correct them, receiveth them with pardon when they demand it, & aclowledge their faults; and takes from them the means to do mischief, by the new fortifications which his majesty understands to be beaten down and defaced.  
This news of the peace was not so soon published through France, as the best towns of the Kingdom took occasion to begin their ioy, by their thanksgiving to God, and public merriments, as is seen in Thoulouse, Lions, and other Towns, reserving their greatest solemnities, until that the said Peace shall be generally published by Parliaments, and through all the jurisdictions and Seneschalships of France.  
The Kings return is shortly hoped for: the Queens, who are at lions, would go no farther after the new receipt of this Peace, they will tarry there attending the arrival of his majesty and of all the Court, to go together to Paris.  
In the mean time we shall see hereafter all troops dismissed, except those which his majesty reserveth, to serve him in places and quarters where he shal judge necessary; the Field shall be assured and the ways free, liberty all over, and the King served and honoured of all his subiects, as well of the one Religion as the other, under the banner of peace: which God grant us, if it please him, and make his majesties reign prosperous.   

The King's Letter.  
MOST Dear and well-beloved, you haue seen by the Declarations which We haue published, the sorrow which we had to see any of our Subiects run to their ruins; the desire which We should haue, that they, being rid of their false opinions, should aclowledge that which they owe and carry with a true respect due unto their King, they should haue recourse to our goodness, to feel the effects of our clemency. After many victories whereby God hath stinted our armies, that which we haue most of all to remember, hath had place; and the Deputies of our Subiects, making profession of the pretended reformed religion, who were raised, are prostrate at our feet, haue craved the pardon, whereof they had need to blot out their offence; which we haue agreed, together with our letters of note to be sought for for the time to come, and to serve for a rule as well for them as for others of their profession in their course of life. The Sieur Defiat, one of the counsellors in our councils of State, chief Commander of our great horse, will give you to understand many particulars which haue past in these quarters, where you may mark what our inclination was, and the care which wee haue had to begin by the establishment of the liberty and safety in the towns where they are in a greater number, therein to serve God according to his Commandement, and there to let their Churchmen enjoy their goods, and the other their faculties; Together with the Order by us set down, to build up their demolished Churches. He will also tell you that wee are about entering into Montpellier, wherein our guards are already established. This action is so to be considered, and profitable that we must be 〈◇〉 to render thankes to the Almighty, since 〈◇〉 continually on this side it hath been our chiefest care. Wee desire that you would follow it, assisting in the accustomend form at Te Deum, which wee haue commanded to be sung in the Cathedrall Church of our good city of Paris; wherein, and in other foresaid things we sand and command you not to fail, for such is our pleasure. given at our Camp at Montpellier the twentieth day of October, 1622.  
Signed, LEWIS.   

The Submission of the Protestants in FRANCE.  
SIR: we are sent from all the reformed Churches of France and sovereignty of Bearne, in their names humbly to crave peace of your majesty, humbled more then our bodies prostrate themselves at your feet, to demand and earnestly beseech your pardon, because the false rumours which are spread abroad amongst us by your majesties design, haue cast us into these misfortunes wherein we remain: It is not that we desire to change our name to mischief; we confess ourselves faulty. Wherefore we present ourselves to your majesty, craving pardon and humbly beseeching to receive us into grace, and to haue pitty on our infirmities, which is the image of Gods example. And give some thing to the fear that we haue, that we may see the liberty of our oppressed consciencies: which so much more as you find us blameless, so much also you may be pleased to employ your clemency. Henry the great your majesties father was served by us, trusted in us, and loved us: We humbly beseech you, that, as successor in his royal virtues, it may come of your free pleasure to haue respect unto us, and from this time forward to make no distinguishment between us and your other subiects, for the service which we owe unto you. For thereby we pretend to make it apparent to your majesty that none besides us can be more humble, obedient and faith full subiects and seruants.  
FINIS.