The history of the League. . two Sons, ^^ de Soliers, and Saint Canat; andNicholas de Four bin, Knight of Malta,with whom joynd Melcbior de Four-bin, Sienr de Jan/on, Baron of Vtlle-Laure, and Mane. Thefe being related by kindred andalliance to John de Pontevez, Countde Canes, Governor and Grand Sene-fchal of Provence, whofe two Sifterswere married to Janfon and Saint Carnat, wrought To well with him, thatthey brought him over from theLeague ; of which he had declaredhimfelf Head, after the death of Mon-fieur de Fins, his Nephew, who waskill d with a Mufquet Shot as he wasbefieging
The history of the League. . two Sons, ^^ de Soliers, and Saint Canat; andNicholas de Four bin, Knight of Malta,with whom joynd Melcbior de Four-bin, Sienr de Jan/on, Baron of Vtlle-Laure, and Mane. Thefe being related by kindred andalliance to John de Pontevez, Countde Canes, Governor and Grand Sene-fchal of Provence, whofe two Sifterswere married to Janfon and Saint Carnat, wrought To well with him, thatthey brought him over from theLeague ; of which he had declaredhimfelf Head, after the death of Mon-fieur de Fins, his Nephew, who waskill d with a Mufquet Shot as he wasbefieging GraJJe. After which , ha-ving perfwaded the greateft part ofthe Nobility and Gentry to enter intotheir confederacy, the Count, with-out much trouble, reducM the Cityof Aix , and the Parliament of thatplace , which reunited it felf at thefame time with that party of its Offi-cers, which held their Seflions at Ma-nofque, under the authority of theKing. In fequel of this, the greateftpart of the Provencals being reunited, and. The Mijlory of the League. and ftrengthenM by the Succourswhich they received from Monfieur deLefdigukres, managd their underta-kings with fo much prudence, cou-rage, and good fortune, that at lengththey conftraind both the Savoyardsand the Duke of Ejpemon, to departout of that Country, and to leave theGovernment cf it free to the Duke ofGuife. And that Prince, by the deli-verance of Marfeilles , fini-fli-M thatgreat work which the four Lords oftourbin had fb generoufly begun, andfo well carried on, immediately afterthe Kings Converfion, and when hehad made his entry into Paris, whichin a very Ihort time was followed bythe reduction of all the remainingparts of the Kingdom. Many Months were already paft,fince the Parliament and Magiftratesof that Town, by the care of the Pre-fident Le Maiftre, the Conniellors daVair, DAmours, and Moief (who ex-ercisd the Office of Procureur Gene-ral) the Sieur Huillkr, Provoft of theMerchants , the Sieurs Beaurepaire,UAnglo
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