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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Vialart, Charles, d. 1644.
Publication: London :: Printed by J. Macock, for Joshua Kirton ..., and are to be sold at the Kings Arms ...,; 1657.
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Subject terms: Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, -- duc de, -- 1585-1642.; France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643.; France -- Politics and government -- 1610-1643.
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The taking of divers other Castels.

THE Castles of Clermont, of Meyrac, of Allinge and divers others thereabouts, rendered themselves upon the first summons, and all the way was open and free from Chambery to Geneve and Pont de Gresin, so that his Majesty went directly by the Tarente, where Prince Thomas was entrenched with about 9 or 1000 men, in a place very advantagious, and where a few men might stop a very great Army; but he no sooner saw the Kings Forces appear, but he sounded a retreat withdrawing himself from place to place from the Kings Army, which followed him, until he had past the ••••ount St. Bernard, he not so much as offering to make any resistance, which he might easily have done, the Passages being very narrow and strait.