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 City of Treves besieged, and the Arch-Bishop established by the Kings Forces.

THe Cardinals advices and indeavours still tended to preserve a good correspon∣dency between the two Crowns, neither was he to seek for an effectual means to continue it at this time, which he did, by the King of Swede's interposition, who perswaded them to march forth from thence, and divers other places. The Design was concluded, and the Marshal Horn advanced thither from Mayence, with eight thousand Horse, and six score Companies of Foot, all well appointed. The Rhinegrave had a particular Commission for the re-taking of Coblens, before which he came about mid- June, invested the place, and soon forced the Garrison to surrender upon composition, which once delivered, he restored unto the French, having first dealt with the inhabitants to discharge the expences of the siege, and his march thither. The taking of this place strook such a fear and terror into the Spaniards, that they resolved to quit divers others, at least there needed but little perswasion to intreat their removal; only they made some difficulty in relinquish∣ing the City of Treves, which they hoped to keep by the means of some new forti∣fication they had there raised and a sufficient Garrison to defend it. The Marshal d' Effiat was commanded to besiege it, but whilest he was drawing his Army thi∣ther, Death, which excuseth neither Alexanders nor Caesars, deprived him of his life at Lutzelstein, but could not rob him of the glory of having served the King his Master with an extraordinary Prudence, both in his Councels and Embassies, with an approved integrity in the management of his Treasuries, and with an illu∣strious courage in the command of his Armies. The King received the news here∣of with grief, and there being no time to be lost, in preventing the Spaniards for∣tifying themselves, his Majesty soon dispatched the Marshal d'Estree into his place,

whose Prudence and Courage had been experimented in several occasions, and had acquired him the quality of Marshal de France, ever since the year 1624. He departed from Paris by Post towards the Army, where he found the Vicomte de Ar∣pajon, and the Comte de la Suze Marshals de Camp, who had undertaken the com∣mand, of the Army, since the Marshal d' Effiats death, already advanced near Tre∣ves, which they had summoned to deliver; the garrison refused, being resolved to sustain the siege and defend the place. Hereupon the Vicomte de Aspajon, made his approaches with the Army, and gave orders to invest the place, which was per∣formed with such expedition, that the inhabitants found themselves unexpectedly surrounded the very next day. The Comte de Yemsbourg had not confidence enough in the strength of the place to suffer himself to be pent up in it, but quartered at Grafeumacher, neither had he furnished it with above eight hundred men, which considering the French power, he thought to augment by clapping three hundred horse and twelve hundred foot into it, together with a good convoy of Ammuniti∣on. In order to which, he made his approaches, but the Marshal d' Estree com∣ming to the Army just as intelligence was brought of this design, he took such course that they could not effect it; for he no sooner received the news, but he commanded the Comte de la Suze, and the Vicomte de Apajon to a place, by which they were of necessity to passe; thither they went, and perceiving the enemy sent to discover their Forces by Lievtenant Alexis, and twenty light horse, who advan∣cing further then was requisite, were quickly ingaged by five squadrons of horse, who forced them to give ground, but were not long unseconded by the Sieur de Moulinet with five and twenty Gallants, by the Companies of Luzern and Roche-Britant, and in fine by that of the Cardinal, led by the Marquis de Mony and Co∣eslin, so that the skirmish became very hot, and many Charges pass'd on both sides, untill at last they fell to it with their Swords only, so long, that in conclusion, the Comte de Ysembourg's horse having long sustained the French were repelled, and falling in upon their own foot disordered them, so that the French had the pursuit of t hem, untill the night concluded the businesse, and favoured the enemies retreit. The Imperialists left four score Nobles, forty prisoners, their Convoy, and two Cornets behind them, which were presented unto the King by the Sieur de Chezel∣les Bautru. After this dafeit the Marshal d' Estree, looking more strictly into the siege, found some things in disorder, which he quickly rectified, and brought all things into such method, that the garrison was soon forced to surrender. The Chapter were sensible of their Treason, and acknowledge their lawfull Prince, and thus the Town was taken by composition, of which the Chevalier de Seneterre was made Governour. This piece of service thus happily effected, the conquest of those other places in the Spanish hands, was not long in agitation; the Arch-Bishop being restored to the possession of his States and Revenues, by which he became sensible what a happinesse it was to injoy the protection of France, which secured him from all those dangers fallen upon the rest of his neighbours.