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.

The King of England's and divers other Princes endeavours to divert the King from his resolution against Rochel.

THough the design of besieging Rochel were kept very secret, yet some little suspitions there were of it which allarumd all the neighbouring Princes. The English who had already concluded upon their entring into France, resolved to redouble the Forces which had been alloted to take shipping, and others too were no lesse jealous of it. They knew how much it behooved them, to uphold the Hugonot party in France, which would disunite the Force of the Kingdom, and so employ the King whenever they had a mind to it, that he should not be able to march out of his own Frontiers, to oppose any designs of theirs, or attempt any thing upon them: They well knew France was not a little to be feared, when as it was at it's full liberty, and no remora at home to hinder, the going out of their powers. That it hath pretensions upon all her neighbours, and that if the Hugo∣nots were but once quashed, and Rochel their strongest support destroyed, his Ma∣jesty would then be at full liberty, to prosecute his pretences. So every one pre∣ferring his own Interests before Justice and Religion, sought for opportunities to divert his Majesties Arms and force him, instead of assaulting others, to defend himself, they consulted together by means of their Ambassadours, and made a league to assault France in divers places at one and the same time. The King of Great Brittain being Chief of the league took care to send from one place to ano∣ther, to resolve particularly what should be done.