. A new chronological abridgement of the history of France, : containing the publick transactions of that kingdom from Clovis to Lewis XIV, their wars, battles, sieges, &c. their laws, manners, customs, & ut is flain in the attempt. The duke de Mercceur,at the head of the leaguers and the Spanifh troops, defeats the dukede Montpenfier before the town of Craon in Anjou. Henry an unfuccefsful attempt againft the gate of St. Honore: theFrench ftile it la jour nee des farines *. The king takes Chartresthe 12th of April. The leaguers make themfelves mafters ofChateau-Thierry. The brave


. A new chronological abridgement of the history of France, : containing the publick transactions of that kingdom from Clovis to Lewis XIV, their wars, battles, sieges, &c. their laws, manners, customs, & ut is flain in the attempt. The duke de Mercceur,at the head of the leaguers and the Spanifh troops, defeats the dukede Montpenfier before the town of Craon in Anjou. Henry an unfuccefsful attempt againft the gate of St. Honore: theFrench ftile it la jour nee des farines *. The king takes Chartresthe 12th of April. The leaguers make themfelves mafters ofChateau-Thierry. The brave la Noue, fighting for his fovereign, is flain beforethe caftle of Lambale. The young duke de Guife, fon of thefcarred duke, efcapes from his confinement at Tours. The kingwas not at all forry for this event, as it was likely to create new di-vifions among the leaguers, by giving them another pretender to thecrown. The young cardinal de Bourbon, fon of Lewis I. prince * Or the day of corn: he fent feveral waggons laden with corn, attended by fixtydetermined cfScers, in the difguife of peafants, to feize the above gate, r-Ot knowingthat the leagmrs had caufed it to be walied up» of ! The ThirdRac e. 9. Advocates general. ? tife till the re-turn of the par-liament It washe that propof-ed the generalprocemon,which is per-formed everyyear on the 22dof March. Hewrote the lifeof M. Pithou,and is the au-thor of the cuf-tomary infti-tutesywhich theflrft prefidentde Harlay faidto be worth itsweight in gold. Simon Cardin le Bret. Eminent and Learned Men. S. Philip de Neri. T • r I595 Lewis of Gonzaga,duke de Nevers. *595-John Nicot. 1600. 7/ was be that intro-duced the ufe of too actainto de Noailles. dOffat, car-dinal. Pafferat. 1602,Nic de Pelleve, car-dinal. I594»Peter Pithou. 1596.,Chriftopher Plantin,printer. Voifin de laPopehniere. desPortes. Rapin. Riolan. dEpinay de


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