The history of the government of France, under the administration of the great Armand du Plessis, Cardinall and Duke of Richlieu, and chief minister of state in that kingdome wherein occur many important negotiations relating to most part of Christendome in his time : with politique observations upon the chapters / translated out of French by J.D. Esq.

To the Reader.

I Desire thee to excuse the many Errata's which doubtless thou wilt here meet, in regard the Printer, in some places, hath fail'd in point of Orthographie, give him the allowance as in such cases are common, and the scales will be turn'd: for other faults I must also Apologize, in regard of my own affaires, which would not permit me to review my own Coppy or Cor∣rect the Press. If thou dost then demand why I un∣dertook it, I shall deal ingeniously with thee, and tell thee, I was ingaged upon it, by the importunate sur∣prisall of a friend who extorted a promise of it from me, ere I well knew what I had promised; I beseech thee therefore to connive at what cannot now by ei∣ther of us be amended. Thus much more I thought good to let thee know, that if this finde thee merciful, I may perchance present thee with the sequell of the Cardinals Administration until his Death, the man∣ner of his Death, his last Will, his Birth, and Youth∣full Studies, with diverse of his Letters, and many quaint Observations upon his Life and Death, which I hope may better deserve thy approval.

I. D.