but the Espousalls being ended, the Duke of Guise with a strong Army con∣ducted her to Fontarable, where shee was received by the Spaniards, and an exchange being made, the Queene was by the said Duke conveyed to Bourde∣aux, where shee was most magnificently entertained by the King, where hee ex∣pected her, and the Nuptials were cele∣brated on St. Katharines day.
The yeare 1616. such was the rigour of cold weather in January, that the Ri∣vers were frozen, and the yee was the cause of the fall of St. Michaels at Paris.
The 16. of August, the taking of Pe∣ronne was a cause of new commotions, and the first of September was apprehen∣ded at the Louure, and after kept under a strong guard in the Bastile.
Many of the Lords retired from the Court, as the Duke of Vendosme, of Ne∣vers, of Guise, of Mayenne, and Bovillon, with other Lords, whereof some retur∣ned againe, the others not: which was