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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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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Vialart, Charles, d. 1644.
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London :: Printed by J. Macock, for Joshua Kirton ..., and are to be sold at the Kings Arms ...,
1657.
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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 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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64888.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.

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Politique Observation.

AS Women do not ordinarily love men, though the most amiable, with or by reason, the only instinct of their passion making a deeper impression in their souls, then the merit or worth of those whom they address themselves to love; so there is no reason which is able to root out any hatred, which they shall once con∣ceive. They easily passe from one extremity to another upon those Wings of In∣constancy which nature hath given them with their births, and the changeableness of their humour is easily known by the pride which they take to hate such persons against whom they have once taken any impression, and of which there is not any hopes to cure them by any lawfull waies. The strongest reasons of truth, passe in their opinions for Artifices, and the most humble submissions, do not at all touch their high minds, and the greatest in stances, make them the greater Rebels. They

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being of the same humour with fortune, who doth ordinarily bestow her favours up∣on those who least seek after them.

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