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 re-victualling of Cazal.

AFter all this, the Spaniards whose arrogant humour could not well away with the disorder they were now put to, had much ado to march out of Montfer∣rat, and they did not only delay the time, by pretending that their Ammuni∣tions of War and Victuals could not so soon be drawn off, but began to take up new Quarters about Cazal, which the French (when they retired) had left. This made the Generals resolve to dispatch three Regiments of French to Cazal, under the Mareschal de Marillac, and accordingly it was effected. The Mareschal gave an account to the Imperial Commissary of the Reasons which occasioned his return, and that he pretended not to stay longer in Cazal, then till the Spaniards and Germans should withdraw from Montferrat, at which the Commissary could find no exceptions, it being reasonable that both should march off at the same time.

Some of the Enemies were so much netled at this, that the Generals having di∣vided the Army in two parts, one Division marching by the Coast of Livorn and Byanzay, they were advised to follow them with intention to fall upon them. This breach of Faith did more affright then hurt them: They ranged themselves into Battalia, and so stood one whole day expecting when they would come on. In the mean time there were six thousand Quarters of Wheat clapt in∣to Cazal, and the French marched off at the same time that the Spaniards and Germans went out of Montferrat, &c. Thus the War ceased for that year, though the Treaty were not as yet absolutely concluded on.