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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Monsieur the Kings Brother disapproveth of the Queen-Mo∣thers Intreagues.

MOnsieur Brother to the King was not ignorant that the Queen-Mother was in the quality of a subject, as wel as in that of Mother to his Majesty; and that therefore she was bound to obey him in every thing, which absolutely con∣cern'd the good of his Kingdom, so that he could not approve of her opposing his will and pleasure, neither was he backward of testifying his dislike of it to the King. The discourse which he made of it did give no little satisfaction to his Majesty, who was resolved not to let pass any opportunity which might conduce to the firm esta∣blishing of him in his due respects, especially seeing Monsieur himself had confir∣med him in it, by his protesting to the Cardinal, that he loved him as a person whom he thought necessary for the good of the State. Yet we know that the fa∣vourites of great Personages, do sometimes pervert their best inclinations, and are the common instruments made use of to divert them from their duries; there∣fore the King concluded it very fit to make sure of Coigneux, le Sieur de Puy-lau∣rence & Monsigot, whom Mansieur principally confided in; he knew there was no chain which could tie the major part of such people stronglier then good Offices; and accordingly, he resolved not to wave or let slip any time to advance them, and to hold them off from being gained by such as were already ingaged in any Faction. His Majesty caused three hundred thousand Livres to be given to Monsieur de Puy-laurence, that he might buy the Dutchy of Anville: He granted to Coigneux an Office of President au Mortier of the Parliament of Paris with hopes of a Cardi∣nals Cap, which his Majesty had also writ for to the Pope Monsignot had fifty thousand Livres for his share, and each of them received these gifts with such hand∣som actions and expressions of thanks, that they made a thousand protestations of preserving and continuing their Master, in a strict intelligence and obedience to his Majesties will and pleasure.