The history of the League. . nate. Tis not necef- ^^^fary that I flioud here relate everyparticular circumftance of fo execra-ble a deed, which is already knownto all the world : Tis fufficient that inperformance of my duty, as an Hifto-rian, I onely fayr That a young Ja-cobin, calld Jaques Clement, a man ofmean capacity, Superfluous, andFanatically devout, being perfwadedby the furious Sermons of the Prea-chers, and by a certain Vifion whichhe thought he had, that he fhoud bea Martyr if he loft his life, for havingkilfd Henry it Valois, was fo far in-toxicated with this damnable opinion,that
The history of the League. . nate. Tis not necef- ^^^fary that I flioud here relate everyparticular circumftance of fo execra-ble a deed, which is already knownto all the world : Tis fufficient that inperformance of my duty, as an Hifto-rian, I onely fayr That a young Ja-cobin, calld Jaques Clement, a man ofmean capacity, Superfluous, andFanatically devout, being perfwadedby the furious Sermons of the Prea-chers, and by a certain Vifion whichhe thought he had, that he fhoud bea Martyr if he loft his life, for havingkilfd Henry it Valois, was fo far in-toxicated with this damnable opinion,that he fcrupled not to fay openly,that the people needed not to givethemfelves fo much trouble; and thathe knew well enough how to deliverParis, indue time. And when it wasknown that the Ring was at St. Clou,where he had taken up his quarters,and was lodgd at the Houfe of Mon-Jieur Jerome de Gondy, he went out ofParis, the next morning, which wasthe laft of July, with a Letter of Cre-dence addrefsd to the King, from the firft ry. The Hi/lory of the League. firftPrefident^ Harlay, who was atthat time a Prifoner in the, Baft ilk; tisuncertain whether that Letter in realitywas written by that illuftrious perfon^deluded by the Jacobin, whom hethought a fitting Meflenger to conveyfuch intelligence, as he had to fend, orwhether it were counterfeited, as anaflurd means of gaining him accefs, andopportunity to put in pra&ice his dam-nable refblution. For being introduced the day fol-lowing, about feven or eight a clockin the morning into the Kings Cham-ber, while that good Prince, who al-ways received men in Orders withgreat kindnefs, was reading the Let-ter attentively, and bowing his bodyto Men to fome fecret meflage whichhe believd was brought him by theFryar, (as was imported by his Creden-tials,) the Parricide who was kneelingbefore him, pulling out a knife fromhisfleeve, ftabbd him with it into thebelly, and left it in the wound ; fromwhence the King drawing it, and atthe fame time r
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