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.

The Queen-mothers departure out of France.

THis excesse of his Majesties goodness, should have wrought upon her, but she instead of acknowledging it for such, abused it, and that she might adde to his troubles went out of the Kingdom. For the facilitating and private management of this design, she gave his Majesty to understand by the Mar∣shal de Estree, and the Marquis de Saint Chaumont▪ that she would withdraw her self from Compiegne, to such other Town as he should appoint, might she but have the honour to see him The King over-joyed at this her Proposal, offered to meet her, either at her house of Monceaux or Mantes, or such other places as she plea∣sed upon the Roads of Angiers, Bloys, or Moulins. The King pleas'd himself for some certain time, in this hope, believing it might be a means to regain Monsieur, but in the interim, the Queen mother negotiated her retreat with the Infanta in Flanders, and found means to prevail with the Marquis de Vardes to deliver up Ca∣pelle into her hands, of which he was then Governour. The Request which she made unto the Infanta was no long time unanswered; for the Spaniards who aim∣ed at nothing more then to foment divisions in the Nation, whereby they might prevent the assisting of any of our Allies, when they invaded them, quickly per∣swaded her Highnesse, to assure her of a good reception; that she should be en∣tertained in her Territories with all honour and respect, and that she would make such provisions, as she should not want any thing she could desire; this answer once received, she stood no longer in deliberating on her retreit; but providing every thing necessary for her person, she departed from Compiegne with Madam de Tresnay, and one woman of her Chamber. The same day she came to Capelle, but could not get in (the King having sent thither the Sieur de Vardes the Father, upon suspicion of the Son) and from thence she went to Avennes, which is the first Town in Haynault, bordering on France. By this she made it apparent to the whole World, that she was not only a Prisoner, but that she did wed her self to her passion, by giving her self up to the enemies of France