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 Assembly at Ratisbonne.

ABout the same time, there was held an assembly at Ratisbonne, and the King of Swede understood, that it was then and there resolved to make a strong re∣sistance against the Justice of his Arms, and that the Emperour had contri∣ved a design (wherein, though he was much mistaken) to force him out of Ger∣many, and to make him perish in the Baltique Sea, not vouchsafing to treat a Peace upon those Proposals which had been sent to him only for restoring the States and Liberties to those Princes and Republiques, from whom he had ravished them. Resistance heightens and augments Courage, and this made the Swedish King march up into the Country, and resolve upon great designs, which we have seen him bring to passe: But first he had recourse to such Kings and States with whom he was in League. About September he writ to the King, desiring him by that ancient Alliance which had been between the Kings of France and Swede with mu∣tual promises, not only to preserve friendship between one another; but also when occasion should serve, reciprocally to assist one another, to imploy the power of

his Arms and Authority, to defend that cause which he had then undertaken; in pro∣secution of which he had passed the Sea, and all in the behalf of those who were ti∣ed to him by kindred, and allied to the Crown of France. The King, whose cou∣rage could not indure that any wrong should be offered to his Allies, received this request so much the more favourable, in respect it were as glorious a thing in him, to contribute to their establishment; and accordingly, he gave the most advanta∣gious answer to his Embassadours that could be expected. However the Cardinal offered one thing to his Majesties consideration, that it would be needfull to take care for the maintaining of Religion, in preserving of States, and to ingage the King of Sweden not to commit outrages against it, where he found it setled. His Majesty took time to deliberate and resolve on the Articles of their Treaty, which being concluded and assigned about the beginning of the yeer following, I shal then re-assume my discourse of it, in its due order.