The history of the League. . his right hand, with his Fail- ^pt-^jMchion, that he cut it fheer off, andlent him headlong to the Bottom ; inthe mean time, the Alarm beingonce more warmly taken in theTown , the Citizens and Soldiersmade hafte to Man the Walls, efpe-cially on that fide, and heaps of kind-led Straw were thrown down to lightthe Ditch, and make difcovery whatwas doing below; whereupon theKings Soldiers* being eafily difcernd,left both their Ladders and theirAttempt, which now cou d not poffi-bly fucceed, and retird to the Body oftheir Army. So little was there wanting tobring about
The history of the League. . his right hand, with his Fail- ^pt-^jMchion, that he cut it fheer off, andlent him headlong to the Bottom ; inthe mean time, the Alarm beingonce more warmly taken in theTown , the Citizens and Soldiersmade hafte to Man the Walls, efpe-cially on that fide, and heaps of kind-led Straw were thrown down to lightthe Ditch, and make difcovery whatwas doing below; whereupon theKings Soldiers* being eafily difcernd,left both their Ladders and theirAttempt, which now cou d not poffi-bly fucceed, and retird to the Body oftheir Army. So little was there wanting tobring about fb great an Enterprife :For tis moft certain, that if theie tenJefuits had done like the Town (men,and had gone back to take their reftin their College, after the firft Alarmwhich was held for falfe, the Kinghad that day entred Paris. But theDivine Providence had referv cl thathappinefs for a time more favourableto Religion , and to that City ; intowhich the King, being Victorious o-ver the League; was ordainM to make Fffj a. The Hiftory of the League. a peaceable entrance, after he hadfolemnly profefsd the CatholiqueFaith. In the mean time, the affairs of theLeague, far from beingadvancd afterthis expedition, which was fb glori-ous to the Duke of Parma, were fbonafter reducM into a worfe eftate thanformerly, by reafbn of that horribledivifion which arofe among their Par-ty, arid by the prudent conduQ: of theKing. For perceiving that his hopeswere frustrate of drawing them to a-Battel, who were now at their eafe,after the taking of Lagny, and hadtheir Quarters fecurely extended inLd Brie; he remanded one part ofhis Forces to refrefh themfelves inthe Neighbouring Provinces; and putanother into Garrilons, in fuch placesas might ferve to hinder the com-merce with the Parifians y and parti-cularly in St, Denis, which he hadtaken during the Siege of Paris, andwhere the Chevalier d Aumale, whocndeavourM to retake it fbme fmalltime afterwards, was kilPd when hewas almoft in pofleflion
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