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The Kings Letters, to the Governours of Burgundie, whereby hee chargeth those of the house of Guyse, for the murder committed upon the Admirals person, and for the sedition which happened at Paris, and commandeth that the Edict of pacification should be kept and reteined.
COVSIN, you have perceived what I wrote vnto you yesterday, concerning my Cou∣sin the Admirals wounding, and how ready I was to doe my endeavour to search out the truth of the deed, and to punish it wherein nothing was loft undone or forgotten. But it happened since that they of the house of Guyse, and other Lords and Gentlemen their Ad∣he••ent•• (whereof there bee no small number in this City) when they certainely knew that the Admiral friends would proceed to the revenge of his hurt and because they were suspected to bee the authors thereof were so stirred up this last night: that a great and lamentable se∣dition arose therof, insomuch that the Guard by me appointed for his defence about his house was set upon and hee himselfe with certaine of his Gentlemen slaine, and havock of others made in divers places of the Citie: which was handled with such a rage, that I could not ••e the remedy that I would but had much ado ••o employ my Guards and other defence for the safety of my selfe and my brethren within the Castle of Louure, to give order hereafter for the appeasing of this sedition, which is at this houre well appeased thankes bee to God, and came to passe by a particular and private quarrell of long time fostered betwixt those two houses. Whereof when I foresaw that there would succeed some mischievous purpose, I did what I could possibly to appease it as all men know. And yet hereby the Edict of Pacifica∣tion is not broken, which I will to be kept as straightly as ever it was as I have given to un∣derstand in all places thro••ghout my Realme, ••nd because it is greatly to bee feared that such 〈◊〉〈◊〉 execut on might sti••re up my Subjects one against another and cause great mur∣••ers through the Cities of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Realme; wherby I should be greatly grieved, I pray you cause to bee published and understood in all places of your government that every person abide and continue in the safg••rd of his own house, & to take no weapons in hand nor one to hur•• another n••r paine of death commandi••g them to kee••e and diligently to ob erve our Edict of Pacifi∣cation. And ••o make the offendors and resistors and such as woul•• disobey and breake our w ll to bee punished you shall assemble out of hand as great fo••ce as you can as well of your friends a•• of them that be appo••n••ed by mee and of others, advertisi g the Captaines of Castles and Cities in your government to take heed to the safegard and preservation of the said places, so that no fault ensu•• o•• their behal••e advertising me also so soone as you can, what order you have g••ven herein, and how all things have passed within this circuit of your gov nment. Hereu••on I pray God to keepe you cousin, in his holy safegard.
••t Paris the xxiii••. of ••ugust.
signed CHARLES and underneath BRVLARD.