The history of the League. . tion with f^J^7r4the King of Navarre who expe&edthem. On the other fide, in the Council which was held at Nancy, the Duke of Guife proposd to hinder the paflage of the Enemy, becaufe, that being well informd of the divifion which was amongft them, he doubted not with thofe fewTroups, which he had then with him , which notwithstanding were composed of well difciplind and experienced men, that he fhoud find fome opportunity of Defeating them in that narrow Dukedom, inclosd on all fides with mountains and Rivers, or at lead that he ftioud force them back into their ow
The history of the League. . tion with f^J^7r4the King of Navarre who expe&edthem. On the other fide, in the Council which was held at Nancy, the Duke of Guife proposd to hinder the paflage of the Enemy, becaufe, that being well informd of the divifion which was amongft them, he doubted not with thofe fewTroups, which he had then with him , which notwithstanding were composed of well difciplind and experienced men, that he fhoud find fome opportunity of Defeating them in that narrow Dukedom, inclosd on all fides with mountains and Rivers, or at lead that he ftioud force them back into their own Countrey : and this was alfo adherd to by all the French who were then prefent. But the Duke of Lor rain, who by no means woud confent to expofe his State to the hazard of a Battel, and who after all that coud be faid, had rather his Dukedom fliou d be ruinated than be loft; woud abfolutely have it, that without oppofing the paflage of that Army, one part of his Forces fhouM be put into his Towns, whither the Countrey-. The Hiftory of the League. Countrey-people fhoud retire, with allthe provifion they coud carry ; thatthe Ovens fhou d every where be bro-ken, the Mills puird down, and theForage deflroy^d ,• and that with theremaining part of his Forces, theyihou d coaft the Enemies, and con-strain them, by the fcarcity bf allthings and by harraffing them per-petually , to depart fpeedily fromLor rain, and pafs into France, intowhich hewasrefolvd he woud not en-ter. And fearing left the Duke ofGuife, whofe defign and boldnefs hewell knew, fhou d engage his littleArmy, whether he woiid or not infeme dangerous Battel, he determinedto have the Command of it himfelf;and ordered it to be encampd betwixtthe New Town, and d little Wood,which fervd for a Park to an Houfeof his Highnefles, calld the Male-Grange ; watching his opportunity toemploy it to his moll advantage, ac-cording to the way which the EnemyIhou d take. The Germans then having aflembledin the plain of Straslurg almo
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