The Cardinal is created Duke and Peer of France.

THe King having established all things so firmly in France, that none of the fa∣ctious Caballists could trouble the Peace, and restored the Princes and People of Italy to their Liberties by the Treaty of Quera•que, it was but just that the Cardinals services should be rewarded with some new Titles of Honour, in regard those important affairs had been managed by his discreet counsels. No one can doubt but that the Quality of Duke and Peer was his just due, seeing he had so gloriously acted the part of a Duke and Peer; which as the French History relates, is either to govern the Affairs of State, or some particular Province by his Majesty's Order, or else to command his Armies. Was it not in these two employments that his prudence and courage so eminently appeared, that all Strangers were no lesse terrified, then the true Frenchmen rejoyced? His Majesty (who admires more then any one the eminence of his Genius) having made the greatest experiments of him, was not defective to confer this honour upon him. His Majesty dispatched his letters unto him, which carried in them an extraordinary recommendation, it being seldome conferred on persons of his worth, and after so many glorious acti∣ons. They were confirmed by the Court not only without any difficulty, but with high eulogiums, and a particular acknowledgement of the good offices he had done in France. In fine, he went to take his Oath at the Palace, on Sept 15. ac∣companied with Monsieur le Prince, the Dukes of Montmorancy, Chevreuse, Rets, Crequi, Vantadour, and Montbazon, the Mar•schal d' Estree▪ Vitry, and d' Effiat, and many other Lords who desired to follow him, to testifie by their presence how great an esteem they had of his services, which rendred him worthy of so eminent a qua∣lity. The Chambres were all assembled, and coming into the great one, he took his Oath to serve his King well and faithfully, in his highest, greatest, and most im∣portant affairs; to do Justice impartially both to poor and rich, and to behave himself in all things like a most vertuous, most generous, and most magnanimous Duke and Peer of France; and then he took his place beneath all the rest of the Dukes. Amongst these great honours, I cannot omit one remarkable passage, that as the greatest Genius are the most modest, and scorn inferiour men, who esteem of nothing but an extraordinary honour, , so he would not pass by the great Gate of the Palace, where many thousands attended him, but by a private door, where he might not be seen, because he desired not to be publikely commended, as the custome alwaies was on such occasions; and indeed, the most eloquent of the Bar∣reau would have found themselves gravelled to have done it, his Actions and Qua∣lities being above expression.