The history of the League. . The Tit/lory of the League. time in Paris, not above two hun-dred and thirty thoufand Souls; be-caufe almoft half the Inhabitants ap-prehending the confequences of^Siege, were departed out of it andthe wealthier fort of Citifens, whohad the Courage to continue there,had lent off their Wives and Chil-dren to other Places. But a Garri-fbn which the Pari funs had received,of 5 or 6000 old SpanijhSouldiers,LanfquenetSy Swiffes, and French, and50000 Citifens well armd, and re-fblvd to perifh in the Defence oftheir Town and Religion, (for whichthey were perfwaded that th
The history of the League. . The Tit/lory of the League. time in Paris, not above two hun-dred and thirty thoufand Souls; be-caufe almoft half the Inhabitants ap-prehending the confequences of^Siege, were departed out of it andthe wealthier fort of Citifens, whohad the Courage to continue there,had lent off their Wives and Chil-dren to other Places. But a Garri-fbn which the Pari funs had received,of 5 or 6000 old SpanijhSouldiers,LanfquenetSy Swiffes, and French, and50000 Citifens well armd, and re-fblvd to perifh in the Defence oftheir Town and Religion, (for whichthey were perfwaded that theyfought) had not eafily been forcd bythat little Army, which ratherfeemM to block them up, than tobefiege them. And befides the young and valiantDuke of Nemours their Governour,had exellently well provided for allthings, during more than a raoneth,which he had to prepare himfelf forthe fiiftaining of this memorableSiege, wherein by his Courage andgood Condu£l, he acquired the Re-putation of an old experiencd Gene-ral The H
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