The Revictualling of Cazal.
AFter all this jugling, the Cardinal was forced to break with the Duke of Sa∣voy, but his Courage was still governed by his Prudence; though he did not beleeve that the Kings enemies would accept of those very conditions of Peace which themselves proposed. Now the reason why he would not so soon break off the Treaty, was, because he would cast the blame on them and their party, and that the Kings Army might appear with more Justice on its side, who had prose∣cuted their desires or Peace, so long as they might with their Honours endeavour the obtaining of it; moreover, that by this means he might pierce into their de∣signs, as also to revictual Cazal, which he could not have done, should he have fallen out with the Duke, as soon as there was an occasion offered for it. For though the Duke had not force enough to carry away the Victory from the Kings Army, he had however sufficient to hinder the transport of any releef to Cazal (without which, the Souldiers there could never have endured the Siege, and for which Spinola had began his preparations) and to skirmish with them in Piedmont, and there to hold him play untill his enemies had began the Siege, and fortified themselves in their Trenches, which would be in a short time impregnable. As soon as Cazal was thus victualled, and that he was not able to procure an honourable Peace, his Zeal and Courage for his Majesty, was not then longer able to break the insolencies of his enemies, which till then his Prudence and discretion caused him to passe by, and take no notice of at all.