His Majesty departeth from Suze towards Languedoc, after Cazal, and the strong Towns in Montferrat were revictualled.
HIS Majesty having stayed at Suze as long as was needfull for the securing of those advantages which he had got; as also for the conveying of Wheat and all other necessaries into Cazal and the places of Montferrat in case they should be again set upon after his with drawing back, he at last resolved to passe through Languedoc. His design was onely to bring the revolted Heretiques under obedi∣ence, who had of late shewed their teeth against him, upon all occasions and op∣portunities whatever. Notwithstanding his Majesties Declaration made at Paris, as hath heretofore been observed, they had made an Assembly at Nisms, where they published a sedition manifest, by which they indeavoured to represent his Ma∣jesties gracious proffers, for so many snares to intrap them; and that notwithstan∣ding his Kingly word, he intended to put them all to the Sword; whereupon it was resolved not to lay down their Arms, but by and with the consent of the King of England; to which effect, all they of the Town and Party, were to bind themselves by oath, which was as much as to say, they peremptorily resolved to continue the War as long as ever they could. The King of England being troubled for the affront which had been given his forces both at Ree, and before Rochel, desired no∣thing more then to see France divided, and at War amongst themselves, which would be a great dimunition of his Majesties strength and power. Monsieur de Ro∣han had likewise been with the King of England in the behalf of the Assembly, to implore his Protection, and to let him know that they of his party having built all their hopes upon the expectation of his succours, did humbly beseech him not to defer any longer his assisting of them. Were not these so many evident signs and tokens of an intended bloudy War, for the securing of themselves in those Towns which were strong, and in their own powers? did they not hope his Maje∣sty would find work enough to be diverted in Italy, and that he might neither have time nor power to fall on them, or oppose their designs? And after all this what reason was there to give any longer way to this rebellious people, to fix and root themselves any more in their obstinacies and willfull perversenesse? Must not his Majesty in so doing have been defective both in Prudence and Courage? But the Cardinal was too industrious to suffer any such blemishes to lie upon his Masters glory; so that he perswaded his Majesty, that it was now high time, to call them to accompt, and that he should forthwith set forward to curb in their insolencies, and to set bounds to their unlimited Pride and Rebellion.