The history of the League. . ded by fo many hardfhips whichthev had undergone, in fo long and founfortunate ah expedition. The Duke of Guife , |nd the Mar-quis du Pent, who after rhe departureof thefe wretches out of France , hadfollowed them almoft as far as Geneva,underftanding by Letters from theDuke of Savoy y that he had taken theminto his Prote&ion, abandon d themto their ill fortune, which perfecutedthem worfe than even their Enemiescoud have wiihd. After which, inorder to refrefh their Troups, whichexcepting onely the Italians laflarrivd,had extremely fufferd during fourMonths,in which
The history of the League. . ded by fo many hardfhips whichthev had undergone, in fo long and founfortunate ah expedition. The Duke of Guife , |nd the Mar-quis du Pent, who after rhe departureof thefe wretches out of France , hadfollowed them almoft as far as Geneva,underftanding by Letters from theDuke of Savoy y that he had taken theminto his Prote&ion, abandon d themto their ill fortune, which perfecutedthem worfe than even their Enemiescoud have wiihd. After which, inorder to refrefh their Troups, whichexcepting onely the Italians laflarrivd,had extremely fufferd during fourMonths,in which they followed and con-tinually harrasd the Proteftant Army,they put them into Quarters , in thefmall territory of the Count of Mont-lelliard, one of the principal Au-thours of this Expedition, who had in-ftigated the Reyters to take it was that the Souldiers , towhom too much licence was permit-ted, revengd themfelves without mer-cy (by all manner of Excefs, Rapineand Cruelty r Plundring , Burning, Maflacring. The Hijiory of the League. Maflaering and Spoiling,) ofallthofemifchiefs which the Germans , whbfeexample they ought not to havefollowed had caiisd the Isorrainers tofuffer. This greatfVl&ory obtain d againftfo jx>werfull an Army , without cod-ing almoft any thing, was certainlymod Glorious, but withall mod fataland unfortunate to France ; throughthe extreme malice, and infupportableinfolence of the Leaguers, who tookadvantage from thence, to raife theirIdol to the Skyes; at the fame time,infinitely debating him who was GodsLieutenant, and his living Image inFrance , by the indelible character ofRoyalty, The whole City of Parisechod from fide to fide, with loudacclamations of the Duke of Guife :Iri private Families, in publique places,in the Palace, and in the Schools ofthe Univerfity, in the Churches, andPulpits of the Preachers, they dif-Coursd of nothing but the defeat of theReytersy and that too as of a Miracle,which they wholly and folely attribu-ted t
Size: 1828px × 1366px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookdecade1680, booksubjectsainteligue15761593, bookyear1684
