The Duke of Savoy would not perform the Treaty agreed on with the King.

THE Prosecution of this History compels me to look back on the Cardinals expedition, of which we have already said, that it was about the end of the fore∣going year. As soon as he was arrived at Lions, he would not lose any longer time, but after he had writ to the King, that it was not expedient for his Majesty to venture himself, considering the extreme ill season of the year, he presently dis∣patched the Sieur de Servient, Superintendent of Justice in his Majesties Army, to∣wards the Duke of Savoy, to inform him that he was come with forty thousand men, with design to assist the Duke of Mantua, and to defend him from the Spanish oppression. His Highness was obliged by the Treaty of Suze, to joyne his forces with those of the King for the preservation of that Prince, and of the Liberty of Italy; and but a very little before he had renewed those his promises to the King by the President of Montfalcon, who had assured his Majesty in his behalf, that he would advance ten thousand men, and keep his Marts well provided with necessaries for the Souldiers; and all this that he might be as good as his promise. The time was now come, in which he must declare himself, and reduce his words into Acti∣ons. The Cardinal commanded Monsieur de Servient to presse him to it in the King's behalf; The answer which the Duke of Savoy should have made, if he had pro∣ceeded with that faith and truth, which ought to go hand in hand with the Promises of all confederate Princes had been this, that he would not go one tittle lesse then his word; but instead of that fair and clear dealing, his first answer was, that he did totally disown the President of Montfalcon, without the least shew of a readiness to execute his promises, which gave evident causes of suspition, that he held Intelligence with the Spaniard, and of which there had been former notice and advise given from other hands.