The history of the League. . ue. 2 6 r crofs them huge bodies of Trees, and ^*J!*?7whatfoever elie they coud find, toincumber the feet of Men and Hor-ics. This ill underilandingamongft theCommanders, and the large Encomi-ums which rung in Pans of the DukeofiGuife, on occafion of every linalladvantage which he gain d upon theEnemy, and more than all, the mur-muring, or rather the downright rai-ling of the Leaguers^ who mahciouflyaccused the King of holding intelli-gence with the Navarrois, at the lengthprodued this effect in him, that iha-king offhis fataldrowzinefs, and thofe?loft pleafures of
The history of the League. . ue. 2 6 r crofs them huge bodies of Trees, and ^*J!*?7whatfoever elie they coud find, toincumber the feet of Men and Hor-ics. This ill underilandingamongft theCommanders, and the large Encomi-ums which rung in Pans of the DukeofiGuife, on occafion of every linalladvantage which he gain d upon theEnemy, and more than all, the mur-muring, or rather the downright rai-ling of the Leaguers^ who mahciouflyaccused the King of holding intelli-gence with the Navarrois, at the lengthprodued this effect in him, that iha-king offhis fataldrowzinefs, and thofe?loft pleafures of the Court, with muchadoe he came to his Army beyond theGlen about m\d-Ottoher. Where he hadno fooner fet his foot, but he began onthe hidden to revive, to appear thelame brave Duke of Anjou, with theiame Heroique foul, which infpirdhim with lb much vigour when hecommanded the Armies of the Kinghis Brother in the fields of Jarnac andMoiic ont our. Undoubtedly there can nothing beimagln d more generous or more pru- S 3 dent. The Hiflory of the League. dent than what he did on that put himfelf at the Head of hisArmy; he gave out Orders in his ownPerfon ; and causd them to be execu-ted with all manner of exadhiefs ;he reunited the minds of his Captainsand Officers, taking care that everyman fhoud employ himfelf in his ownduty, without interfering with thebufinefs of another. He fhard withthem the labours and fatigues of War;lying abroad in Tents, fleeping little,was iirft on Horfeback , always inArms, his Men in good order on theBank of the River, appearing in a rea-dinefs to receive the Enemy wherefo-ever he fhoud attempt hispaflage; andgiving him to undemand by found ofTrumpet and beat of Drum, that hedefird nothing more than to give himBattel jif he fliou d dare to feek it on theother fide. This manner of proceeding put theStrangers into a terrible confternation :The French Huguenots who guidedthem, had made them to believe, be-fore they enterd into Lorrain, thatthe
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