Good news from France.  
A true Discourse of the winning of sundry chief Towns, Castles, and holds in France, which are now in the obedience of the French King.  
With the great Victory which his Majesty hath had in sundry late Battles, Skirmishes, and pursuits made upon the enemy at Mouncounter in Brittany, and else where, since the winning of Chartres, which was in April last.  
Together with the defeating, drowning, and taking of much victual, corn, and money sent by the Enemy to the City of Paris.  
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To the Courteous Reader.  
WHo so beholdeth and considereth the present estate of the French King, may easily see and perceive how unspeakable and of what power the works of God are, in the defence of those that put their trust in him: he still preserveth this good King from danger, he giveth him strength being weak to overcome those that are the mighty enemies of his truth.  
It cannot be otherwise said, but that the God of heaven doth aid and assist his Majesty, that beateth down his enemies in the high way, that daunteth them with fear, and giveth him a magnanimous mind against them: Terror and majesty sitteth in the forehead of this christian King, and the Creator of all creatures preserveth him as the apple of his eye: if then it cannot be denied but that even in all his honourable and Princely actions against the rebellious and wilful people of that nation (who are risen up in great multitudes and armies against him) the God of heaven goeth forth before him, and as it were with a Club striketh down that wicked and rebellious rout, to the amazement and terror of the whole world: how dare they then resist him and repugn him of his right? nay how dare they attempt to take arms against God and their lawful Sovereign? not fearing that God, yea that God whose power is unspeakable, whose terror in the defence of his truth is as a burning Sword, and whose right hand worketh their destruction.  
O perverse rabble of traitorous subjects, O blind and wilful in all wickedness and   

A true discourse of all such things as hath happened in France, since the yielding up of Charters unto his Majesty.  
Faithfully translated out of French.  
THE King's Majesty, having entered into the Town of Chartres, upon the 19 day of April last, 
His Ma. departure from Chartres after he had been most royally received into the same.  (according to the Roman Computation,) and being received with great triumph into the same, and all things performed unto his Majesty, according to certain Articles already published, his Majesty being accompanied with a great troop of Horsemen, 
The Duke de Maine flieth, and retireth towards Rheims.  went towards the Castle of Thiery, purposing to raise the siege which the Duke De Maine had laid against it. But the Duke, contrary to his majesties expectation, durst not be so bold as to stay there, but got from thence by flight, although contrary to the promise of the Governor, the said Castle Thiery was surrendered to the enemies use, whereas the said Governor had promised to hold it one month longer, until the coming of his Majesty.  
Nevertheless, his Majesty left not to pursue the Duke De Maine, who was retired towards Rheimes, meaning there to stay himself for a space: but by reason of the brute which was noised all over the Country, that the Duke had divided his Army into sundry parts, and that they should continue in that sort for certain days, 
The Castle of Dowsery and of Clay yielded.  was the only cause that the King's Majesty stayed three days at Senlis, to the end that in the mean while, the Castle of Dousery and Clay lying near to Aumartin, where the Enemies kept some Soldiers, might be taken, which was speedily done: whereupon his Majesty in the pursuit, 
Tremblay yielded.  commanded the Town of Tremblay by Montfort to yield to his obedience, which they did, which Town is a great hurt, to the passage.  
Meanewhiles monsieur, the Duke Despernon, and the Lords Deo and Vicq. understanding of a great number of Boats passing the River, which were of the bigness of Lighters, and that they were going down towards Paris, laden with Corn and other commodities, which came from the said Castle of Thiery, 
Certain boats laden from the Castle of Thiery, with wheat and money willingly drowned to hinder the enemy.  they omitted no time, but with force set forward with great diligence to overtake them: which having speedily done, they presently drowned fourteen or fifteen of the greatest of them, with all the provision in the same: and aswell drowned all their chief provision of Wheat, as also provision of money, which was carried in the same Boats, so that there escaped but a few small Boats, 
Some small boats escaped.  which with some small provision of Corn, saved themselves by flight.  
The King's Majesty departed from his Army to Auneau & Macheuiuille, 
Auneau & Macheuiuille yielded.  which Towns are also reduced under his majesties obedience, and shortly after, the King's Army removed to Dourdan, 
Durdon entered by force.  which Town they immediately entered by force, wherein was found great store of victuals, which were gathered, and intended also to be conveyed to Paris.  
Thus the King's majesties power having cut them off, and defeated the Enemy of great store of victuals, the Marshal Byron gave advise to the kings Majesty, for the speedy taking of the Castle: howbeit it was very strong, but being obtained, it is the only mean to deprive them of Paris, of all manner of commodities and succour whatsoever.  
The inhabitants of Paris, 
Paris deprived of all passage for provision or victuals.  are now stricken into a great fear by reason of the loss of Chartres, and also by finding themselves deprived of victuals, money, Munition, and all other warlike provisions for their strength and succour, as hath been lately seen by sundry Letters intercepted, from the Bishop of Pleasance, and monsieur Belin, who is the chief Commander or Ruler in the said City of Paris.  
Now his Majesty lying at Senlis, came from thence to Crespij in Valloyes, from whence the next day he departed early in the morning, intending to go and charge upon some troops, of whom his Majesty had secret intelligence, and that they were to be lodged in eight or ten Villages, between La fere and the Castle Thiery, 
The Castle Thiery very strong.  which in troth was the greatest part of Horsemen that the Enemy had.  
Notwithstanding this his majesties very sudden, secret, and speedy departure towards them, yet by that time he had passed but five miles, his Highness heard, that the brute of his coming was already blazed among those troops of Horsemen, 
The Leagars flieth through the River of Marne.  whereby in the evening and night before, they fled and were passed beyond the River of Marne, and that with such great fear, as if his majesties forces had come thither in time, the most part of them had been taken and slain.  
Hereupon his Majesty returned to Crespij, and from thence on the first of May last, to campaign, being resolved to pass to Chauny, intending then to take the Castles of Manican and Genlis, and for the better effecting of his majesties purpose therein, two great Cannons and divers other Ordinance was brought from campaign, which those that were in Manican did not attend but fled, and left the place before his Majesty was there arrived.  
The King upon the fourth day of this month,, 
Ordinance brought before Genlis.  made a view of the said Genlis and caused the said ordinance and Munition to be brought thither, with other that came from Saint Quintaines, to the end, to make short work thereof: but thereupon the said place of Genlis was immediately yielded to his Majesty.  
Soon after it pleased God, that an other good hap fortuned to his Majesty, in this his pursuit and journey: 
The success of the Duke de Maine to his Troops of Almains  for the Duke de Maine having sent into those quarters, the regiment of the Almains, which last came unto him, being nine Ensigns, only to be placed in some Towns, which traitorously held with the Leagors, against his Majesty: who Marching to Coussy, had the Gates of the Town kept fast against them, by means of which resistance at the gates of Coussy, (where they supposed to be received) 
The success which commonly followeth Traitors.  together with the brute of his majesties coming towards them, they suddenly retired, and being greatly terrified, they ran fiercely into the Forest, hoping thereby to save themselves.  
At which time some few Soldiers, mounted on horseback, being fifty in number, 
The Garrison of Sant Goubin.  belonging to the Garrison of Saint Goubin, only conducted by a Sergeant, who in the Forest marching with about four score boors of the Country, hearing of the arrival of the King's Majesty, were greatly encouraged, and began to pursue them, and immediately set upon them, crying: Vive le Roy, 
A strange and unlooked for victory.  God save the King. Whereupon these Almains were wondrously amazed, and supposing that his Majesty had been there personally present, they fled immediately, without offering any resistance: whereupon this small company, little thinking of any such good success, did with great courage pursue them: by means of which pursuit, they were all discomfited, slain, and taken, and their Colonel slain also, 
Seven companies of Almains slain.  only two Ensigns of those nine Companies were beside saved in La Fere, with some fifty or three score men, who were weaponless and unarmed, which they had fling away, the better to save themselves by flight. Thus were these companies discomfited, and the Country well purged of them, so that his Majesty found his desire sufficiently effected, without putting his hand thereunto.  
Not many days before, the said Garrison of Saint Goubin, had discomfited two or three Regiments of the Leagors, 
Three Regiments of the League taken and slain.  which were gone out of their Garrisons, to go to the Duke de Maine, and put many of them to the sword.  
About three days after, monsieur Humiers knowing that the company of horsemen of Mountcaure had assembled in a Burroughe or village there about, he departed with a power from Corbeylle, intending to set upon them, and having by chance found by the way, the company of the horsemen of Dour Lay, 
A company of horsemen slain.  he by a fierce assault, had soon discomfited, having slain many of them and taken the most part of the rest, by means whereof few or none of them escaped: nevertheless, he ceased not to prosecute his former purpose and intent, which fell out so happily, that he had soon surprised all the said company of Mountcaure, 
A company at Mountcaure discomfited.  in the Burrow, where the most part of them were at play, guarded with a small watch, little thinking of that which in a moment came to pass.  
This good success made his Majesty not little joyful, who giving hearty thanks to God for the same, was determined to stay with his Army so little as he might: hoping nevertheless, to reap yet some greater benefit of this his journey.  
In Brittany the enemies had taken the Town of Moncounter, 
Moncounter taken.  but the Castle held out, attending, the succour which was ready: for monsieur de la Tremblay, Commander of that place, who being gone about some exploit, fifteen Leagues from thence, had speedy intelligence that his place was taken, and therefore resolved to enter the Castle with forty light horsemen, whom he caused to go one foot, about a quarter of a mile from the said Moncounter, 
A good foresight.  because no men could issue into the said Castle but with Ladders, 
A great slaughter happened among his majesties enemies.  whereinto he entered by force, and suddenly slew two watches, making sithence two or three issues for assault: by means whereof, there hath happened a great slaughter upon his majesties enemies.  
Many of the Nobility being then at Rennis, were resolved to take horse and to command all the Garrisons thereabout to go strait to the said Town of Moncounter, 
monsieur the Prince Dumbis absent at the taking of Mouncounter.  and to make what resistance they might, and the rather for that they saw monsieur the Prince Dumbes was at that time ridden forth about fifteen or eighteen miles from that said town of Rennis, mustered up immediately so many as they might procure upon the sudden, which was a hundredth and fifty Horsemen, well appointed, and two hundredth footmen: who being well furnished with harquebuzzers, were forthwith sent about two furlongs from the said Moncounter, 
Power sent from Rennis and other places.  to the intent only to join with the like company of Soldiers, who came from another town being sent for the same purpose.  
In the mean while, monsieur de S. Laurent, chief Marshal of the army and troops, appertaining to the Duke of Mercury, who was gone into the said Town of Mouncounter, 
The number of horse and foot which had entered Mouncounter.  with three hundredth Horsemen well appointed, together with a thousand Harquebuzzers being immediately advertised of the coming of his Majesty with his royal troops attending his person, and seeing the minstring up of men●●● every side to make resistance, he resolved to leave the same town, supposing it better to depart thence, then to enjoy the same as it might fall out to his greater damage: And forasmuch as he ●●ew the King's majesty politic and wi●e, and ●e●●ing he would have found means at his coming thither, either to have fumished them in time, ●●to have entered the walls by force, he departe● 〈◊〉 Mouncounter abou● eleven of the clock in the evening, 
Their departure from thence by night to Londiace.  having with him two hundredth Horsemen, and six hundredth harquebuzzers, and taking then the advantage to travel in the night, he came to Londiac, by six of the clock on the next morning, where his Majesty with his army lay, who having intelligence of his coming, delayed no time, but immediately went into the Field to battle.  
The enemy perceiving that the King was immediately bend to bid him battle, and that his Majesty at his coming thither, had sent some of his troops into the field for that purpose, he left his Harquebuzzers before the trench of the town, thinking thereby to force the Barricado's or trench to yield themselves, which they would not do.  
Whereupon the enemy advanced themselves and marched into the field, setting themselves in battle ray, and divided his Horsemen and Harquebuzzars into two troops or companies: on the one troop there was fifty Horsemen, and on the other chief troop there was two hundredth Horse men, besides other troops which was on the enemy's side.  
On the King's side, there were not in the Field of battle, above six score horsemen, whereof there were also made two troops, 
The battle at Londiace where his majesty had the victory.  the one troop had but thirty Horsemen, and the other head troop had fourscore and ten: The footmen of either part being set in battle ray (the kings Majesty being then personally present) after that his Majesty had desired aid of the God of heaven in whom only he put his trust, and having cheered up his Soldiers to fight in the behalf of his Majesty's ●ighte both the armies joined aswell Horsemen as footmen, in the end whereof the enemy having made very small resistance, was by the wonderful providence of God, suddenly stricken with a great fear, insomuch as they might scarce stay any longer: which his majesties Soldiers and leaders perceiving, gave them such a hot charge, 
The flying and pursuit of the enemy.  that they turned their backs and fled: Whereupon his majesties power pursued them two miles from Londiac, where the enemy stayed with those Horsemen that escaped in a Town or hold, held by their favourers, having lost many footmen, beside fifty Horsemen slain, as many more taken prisoners, and sundry other that were sore hurt.  
The footmen that were scattered and dispearced in multitudes, seeing their horsemen fled, slain, or taken prisoners: sought to save themselves by flight, who so speedily as they might ran into the woods which were near at hand, and there hid themselves.  
This news came to Mouncounter 
The enemy flieth from Mouncounter.  which was speedily blazed throughout all the enemies troops, by means whereof there arose such a general fear among them, that they retired from Mouncounter with all possible speed, leaving the Town free from any strength of the enemy.  
But the said monsieur de la Tremblaye being in the Castle, and seeing how wonderfully it had pleased God to bring these things to pass for the ease and quietness of his Majesty, and for the overthrow of his enemies, he with his company issued forth of the Castle, and seeing them gone out of Mouncounter, 
The enemy by flight was pursued and all of them slain.  he with his forces made a greater charge upon the enemy than was at the first, and followed them immediately, when setting upon them with great courage, they were all in general slain and taken Prisoners, by means whereof they got both bag and baggage from the Leagars.  
Since that time my said Lord the Prince of Dumbes being departed towards Quimparcorentem in Low Brittainie 
Other garrisons of the enemy slain.  the Garrisons of the enemy would have charged upon some of his troops that went forth of the said Town: but having been prevented by good foresight, the said Garrisons were overthrown by the said Lord Prince of Dumbes, who lost not one man in the said overthrow of the enemy.  
There was slain on the enemy's side three Captains of name, 
Some slain other taken prisoners.  who were of great estimation and chief account among the Leaguers: there was also seven Gentlemen taken prisoners, who are yet living: Nevertheless all the rest were followed in chase, and upon the pursuit were all put to the Sword.  
THus may you see how the Lord daily fighteth for his Majesty, how he saveth the godly and destroyeth the wicked, how the King prospereth while his enemies perisheth, how contrary to man's expectation the King in show being weakest, is found in the end to be the strongest: and that which his enemies for a while by force holdeth from him, they are by the outstretched arm of God compelled in the end to render unto him. O unspeakable blessing and heavenly comfort, a comfort far excelling all earthly comforts: which appertaineth to none but to the faithful believers, servants and followers of Christ jesus.  
And although the chiefest Cities appertaining to his Majesty have been for a while by force detained from him, as Paris, Rouen, and such like: yet there is no doubt but that God in the end, yea and that speedily will compel them either to deliver the same to his Majesty, or else by famine, to weave the web of their own confusion.  
And now to you I do address my pen O ye disloyal subjects of France, that contend, rebel and resist against your lawful sovereign: when it is buy time for you to be better advised. See you not your peril, or rather is it so deep as hell, which though you cannot thoroughly measure it, yet may you justly fear it: remember yourselves betimes and know that your disturbance of the state is like to be the overthrow of the state, without almighty God do work your spéedyer conversion: each man seeth the horror of your fact, and yet yourselves cannot or at least will not behold the same: come out of darkness if you love your own welfare, open your eyes that you may see your own misdemeanours, and humble yourselves unto his Majesty: yea I admonish you for the honour of God, for the quietness of the Realm, for the safety of yourselves, your lives, possessions, wives and children, yea and for the preservation of your own souls from everlasting death: that you withdraw yourselves from disloyal dealing against your sovereign, your taking arms against his majesty, is an act most detestable, yea your fact is odious and not pardonable: and yet know your King is gracious, he is merciful, nay readier to conceive well of you, than he is to condemn you: if ●e you would leave following of your ungodly leaders, that have by wicked persuasion incensed you to this disloyalty You take arm against your King, and are parties with Arch-traitors, who to discredit the title of his Majesty, have drawn false pedigrées, to colour their treason, showing by great falsshood, that the house of the Guise in whose behalf you fight is the next and right heir to the inheritance of the diadem of France: which how far they are from truth, let the Princes and chief peers examine and judge without affection, then shall truth overthrow your traitorous persuaders, and you the most forwardest that now standeth in the defence thereof, shall see manifest proof, that none but Henry of Burbone is your lawful King, and whom you ought daily to pray for, and dutifully to obey.  
The God of heaven prosper and bless his Majesty, grant unto him victory still over his enemies, that either his Subjects may with speed be reconciled to obedience, or else that they may be speedily confounded in their wilful stubbornness.  
Amen.