AN ADVERTISEMENT OF Monsieur the KING.

Vnderstanding of the bad intelligence, which by the unhappiness of the times hath gtown between Monsieur de Balzac, and the Au∣thour of this Book, we could not but partake of the discontents of sundry honourable persona∣ges; and judging it very reasonable, that to men that continually do good services to the Commonwealth, and from whom it should expect better, yet hereafte should be divided in wills and affections. We have endeavored to dispel those Clouds by the evidence of truth; the business was not very difficult for us, being we were to deal on the one side with a religious man, who by the rule of his Profession, takes a glory in despoyling himself of all interests, and to desire the love of all the world; on the other side, with a man of a fr•nk and noble courage, whose discretion guided him to put a diffe∣rence Page  [unnumbered] between the faults of men, and the un∣happiness of the age.

So that we thought fit, to tye again the knot of friendship, which (by accident) had been untied. It is commonly an easier taske to recon∣cile old Friends, than to make new ones. Ha∣ving then happily effected that business, we thought that good men, who are ever well af∣fected to the sweetness of peace, would gladly receive some authentick testimonies of their good intelligence, and for this purpose, we have got interchangeable letters under their own hands, that confirm the sincerity of their hearts, for to present them to the publick, which can∣not be distastful to any, but to those that are pleased with nothing but disorders and contentions.