ARTICLES Concerning the yielding of the city of Grenoble into the Kings obedience, agreed vpon between the Lord Desdiguiers, and the committees of the country.  
together with the besieging and yielding up of charters.  
Faithfully translated out of the French copy Printed at Tours, by E. A.  
 printer's device depicting a fleur-de-lis seedling used by John Wolfe (1579-1601) (McKerrow 216)  
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Articles agreed vpon concerning the yielding of the City of Grenoble into the Kings obedience, between the L. Desdiguiers, one of the Kings privy Counsel and of Estate, captain of a hundred men at arms, of his ordinances, and general of the army levied for his majesties service in the land of Daulphiny on the one parte, and the Counsellors of the Court of Parliament, the committees of the county and the Consuls of the same.  
THat the exercise of the catholic apostolic and Romish religion shal remain free within the said town and the suburbs thereof, as hitherto it hath done, without innovation or alteration, and the clergy both of the town& province be restored and preserved in their privilege and liberty, with full possession and enjoying of al and every their goods in any place wheresoever under the Kings protection and safeguard, who shall be requested to grant them a particular declaration thereof in good form, if need so require.  
That the free exercise of the reformed Religion may also be publicly used and celebrated within Trescloistre suburbs, in such convenient place as shall be found meet, wherein the professors of the said religion shall not be any way troubled or molested, attending the Kings good pleasure concerning the same.  
That al dwellers and inhabitants in the same town, that will continue therein, shal personally protest to aclowledge Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre for their sovereign, and yield to him the oath of fidelity in like cases requisite in the hands of the Lord of saint Andrews President of the Court of Parliament, and Chastellard counsellor of the same Court in the presence of the lords of Blaymeu and Callignon: and vpon the said oath taken, the said inhabitants shal be maintained, and so far as need require, restored to the full and peaceable enjoying of all their goods, movable and immovable, offices, dignities and privileges, either general or particular.  
That if any, whether clergy men, Officers, Gentlemen, Captaines, soldiers or other whosoever now of the garrison of the same be loathe to take the said oath, and therefore are desirous to depart else where, the same shal haue a passport delivered them with safe conduct sufficient if need so require, safely to conduct them to their houses or fields, or to any other place where they shal think good within the realm or without.  
That all such as will absent themselves from the said town and retire else whither as is aforesaid, shal notwithstanding quietly and freely enjoy al their goods movable or immovable, together with their offices and dignities, either by the sale of the said goods or offices, or by receiving the fruits or stipend thereof at their choice, whither soever they go. always provided, and with condition, that they enterprise nothing against his majesties service.  
That the custody and government of the said town shall be referred to his majesties good pleasure, who shal be requested to provide it of such a governor, and so sufficient a garrison as he shall think meet for the good of his own service, and the preservation of the town.  
That in the mean time in as much as the Lord of Arbucy hitherto governor of the said town, vpon sundry particular considerations can not as yet resolve to take the said oath of fidelity aforementioned, the said place shall remain under the government and guiding of the lord of Roche-giron with such number and company as shall be thought convenient: and the said Lord of Arbucy shal haue three moneths respite to resolve vpon the said oath, and taking it, in consideration thereof his majesty shallbe requested again to grant unto him the government of the same town.  
That by virtue of this treaty the said Lord of Arbucy, as also the officers of the Court, together with al such as hitherto haue executed the offices of Commissioners or procurer of the said Country, and generally al the dwellers and inhabitants, Captaines and soldiers being in the town, of whatsoever condition or calling, shal stand discharged and acquitted of and for al leauies and impostes of coin, bearing of arms, treaties, and practices, even with foreigners and any other acts of hostility. And his majesty shall be requested to grant them all necessary provisoes for the same, which the said Lord Desdiguiers hath undertaken within two moneths to deliver unto them.  
That the memory of all things past on either side from or since the beginning of these troubles, or upon occasion of the same shal rest extinct and quenched, as matter not happened: neither shal it be lawful for any man public or private, at or for any time, or vpon any occasion whatsoever by any means to enter-search, mention, process or pursuit of the same.  
That the said lord Desdiguires and other the principal Gentlemen in the army haue promised by themselves or by their means never to revive the memory thereof, neither to find themselves grieved thereat, vpon any quarrel or pretence whatsoever. And al other unto whom it may in any wise appertain shal be forbidden to argue, quarrel, or otherwise mind the same, so that al his majesties subiectes of dauphin shal live together in peace as brethren, friends, and fellow citizens, under pain that all transgressors herein shall be punished as breakers of the peace, and disturbers of the public quiet.  
That for a more perfect union of the heartes and mindes of his majesties subiects, and a steadfast establishment of the obedience unto him due, the lords of the Court of Parliament, chamber of accounts and other the officers as yet resident at Rouan or elsewhere throughout the province, shal with al convenient speed return to Grenoble, there to follow and continue their charges, according as they shall be required by the Lords and Gentlemen in the army all under his majesties good pleasure, who shal be requested to agree thereunto, notwithstanding his Letters patents for the translation of the same, together with the decrees that thereupon haue ensued.  
That within these two moneths there shall be summoned a general assembly of the estates after the maner accustomend, for the hasting of the means to discharge and relieve the people, and establish the common body of this country.  
Made and agreed, with the Kings good pleasure at Saint Laurence of Grenoble. December. 22. 1590.   

The besieging and yielding up of charters on the 19. day of april. 1591.  
THere is no man of understanding but he must confess the great clemency of the king, how he had rather win his rebellious people by mercy then by rigour, as by the Chartraines may be seen, whose obstinat harts would not aclowledge his M. for their sovereign, but withstood him to the uttermost of their might, threatening, and breathing out most unnatural speeches against him at the late séege of charters, insomuch that his Highnesse was enforced to plant his ordinance against the town, and to make a sharp assault vpon them which they endured until their walls were battered and broken down, and that they saw it was in vain to withstand the king any longer, wherefore the chief of the city consented to yield it up to his grace. Whose good intent when dyvers other of the Leaguers understood, they were greatly displeased therewith, and threatened the other that they would make them repent that ever they determined the same: whereupon those discontented persons were set, and constrained themselves to endure the fight, which was so sharp, that presently they likewise were glad to give over, and with the rest to submit themselves without further disputation, saying, that they perceived that the cursed league did nothing but seek the countries ruin and destruction, wherefore they purposed to aclowledge him their onely king and sovereign, against whom they had been such unnatural rebels, and thereupon sent to his Highnes for pardon, yielding themselves and the city to his mercy. His Highnes granted their petition, and he with his Princes prepared to enter the town. On the 19. day of april the citizens each one in their degree attended his majesties coming, who was so good and gracious unto them: and they with the Magistrates of the town and the whole clergy fel down on their knees before their king, crying with one accord, God save Henry of Bourbon our merciful and gracious king, long may he live the noble king of France. The citizens first leading the way, the magistrates followed them, each one according to his place, and the whole clergy next, every one attired according to his calling. And all the way as the king and his princes road, the people stil cried, Long live Henry of Bourbon king of France and Nauarre. Then with great reverence and humility they swore themselves to continue his faithful subiects for ever. The K. noting their great humility, and perceiving their sorrow for their passed rebellion, most graciously received them into favor, and pardonned their offences committed against him. Then were the keys of the city delivered unto him, which the king took with an amiable countenance, and so with his princes and nobles passed in most triumphant sort to his lodging.  

advertisements sent to the King.  
THe King was advertised out of Prouance that the lord Dampuis Lieutenant unto the Duke of savoy, and in his name general of the said Prouance had wrought a practise against the city of Tarascon, which he was in hope to surprise by the means of four jacobins, and thirty or forty other inhabitants of the town, who should haue seized vpon one of the gates thereof, which practise, a little before the appointed time of execution, through the great diligence and good order used by the Lady of Oruano, and one captain Corses, who lay in garrison in the said town was discovered. Also that the governor giuing the watch-word which the said jacobins had promised, which was three toles of a bell about midnight, to call in the enemy, the said lord of Dampuis came unto the gate where he should haue entred with five hundred cuyrases and as many arquebusiers, where he was so welcomed with harquebuze shot, that himself remained prisoner and wounded, and within three daies after died of his hurts, and many other slain or taken. The jacobins also and other traitors were apprehended and committed to prison.  
The County of Carces had wrought an other practise also against the town of Tholon, with the chief consul and other townsmen, which was likewise discovered, and most of the traitors apprehended.  
The duke of savoy buildeth a citadel in the town of Aix in Prouance, whereupon all the nobility of the country haue forsaken him, and no other of the towns will receive any garrison to his behoof.  
The inhabitants of Marseils do stand vpon their guard, and haue set up his majesties arms over their town gates.  
Within these few dayes the lord Desdiguires hath defeated four or five hundred Neapolitans with their colonel near to the fort of Boue.  
President Ianin passing toward spain is slain.  
The lord of Saint Vidal one of the best captaines of the leaguers is also slain.  
The L. of Chastillon with the power of Berry and Bourbon did a while pursue the lord of Chastre, so to keep him from wasting the lands of Berry and Nyuernois, and in the end followed him so hard, that he was forced to get into the borough of Chasteaunuef, where the said Lord of Chastillon besiegeth him, being in hope to take him: either if he miss of his person, yet to get four Canons which he hath.   
FINIS.