The history of the League. . e- A^j 57*roey for fo memorable a Victory, whichhe had in a manner gaind firigly, afterthe defeat and taking of the Conftable ;he believd he had found the favourableoccafion he fo ardently defird, tofatisfie his ambition to the full, by rai-fing liis Brother to that degree of Ho-nour, in which he might enjoy a Su-preme, and Independent Authority^equal to the power of fhe greatelfcKings. To this effed he was not wantingtorepreferittotheHeadsofthat Aflem-bly, and by them to the Pope, thatfor the fupport of Religion , agaiiiflwhich the Heretzyues made fo cruelWar, par
The history of the League. . e- A^j 57*roey for fo memorable a Victory, whichhe had in a manner gaind firigly, afterthe defeat and taking of the Conftable ;he believd he had found the favourableoccafion he fo ardently defird, tofatisfie his ambition to the full, by rai-fing liis Brother to that degree of Ho-nour, in which he might enjoy a Su-preme, and Independent Authority^equal to the power of fhe greatelfcKings. To this effed he was not wantingtorepreferittotheHeadsofthat Aflem-bly, and by them to the Pope, thatfor the fupport of Religion , agaiiiflwhich the Heretzyues made fo cruelWar, particularly in France, therewas no better means, than to make aLeague into which flioud enter all thePrinces arid great men whom theycou d procure, and above all the reftthe King of Spain ^ who wasfo power-full, and fo zealous for the Catholi^ueFaith. He added, that it was necef-fary for the Tope, to declare himfelfthe Protedour of it, and to eled aHead of it in the Kingdom, on whofePiety i Prudence, Valour and Expe- C The Hiflory of the League. rience, all things might fafely be re-posd; and whom all Catholiques flioudbe under an obligation to obey, tillthey had totally extirpated the Hu-guenots. This propofal was receivedwith great applaufe; and as theirminds in that juncture of time werewholly prepofkfsd with a high cha-racter of the wife conduct, the perpe-tual felicity, and herokjue vertues ofthe Victorious Duke ofGuife> therewas not the lead fcruple remainingfor them to conclude, that he alonewas fit to be the Head of lo gloriousan Undertaking. But the fad news ofhis Death, arriving in the very upfliotof that project, made this great defignto vanifh; which the Cardinal, whonever loft the imagination of it, northe hope to make it fucceed at femeother time, was not able %o bring inplay again till about ten or elevenyears after that accident: And thenfound the young Duke of Guzfe, HenryofLorrain, his Nephew,, both of ageand of capacity, and intirely difposdto its a
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