The history of the League. . 3 in his Kingdom, made another at- Aw^i$8&tempt, though without Succefs, to ob- lige on one lide the Duke of Guife, toaccommodate matters with the Kingof Navarre, on Conditions more ad-vantageous than he had yet offendhim : and on the other fide, to caufethe King of Navarre to return intothe Catholque Church , promifinghim in cafe he woud, to declare himLieutenant General in all the Realm,to impower him yet with more Au-thority, than he himfelf had poflHVdwhen he Commanded the Armies ofthe late King his Brother, to makehim Prefident of the Council, and e-ven at laf
The history of the League. . 3 in his Kingdom, made another at- Aw^i$8&tempt, though without Succefs, to ob- lige on one lide the Duke of Guife, toaccommodate matters with the Kingof Navarre, on Conditions more ad-vantageous than he had yet offendhim : and on the other fide, to caufethe King of Navarre to return intothe Catholque Church , promifinghim in cafe he woud, to declare himLieutenant General in all the Realm,to impower him yet with more Au-thority, than he himfelf had poflHVdwhen he Commanded the Armies ofthe late King his Brother, to makehim Prefident of the Council, and e-ven at laft, ( which that King moltpaflionately defird,) to Diflolve hisMarriage with Queen Margaret, andto give him the Princefs of Lorrain,Grand-Daughter to the Queen Mo-ther, who was willing to confent tothis Marriage, which might one daymake that Princefs Queen of France,whom flie always lovd with fo muchtendernefs. Thefe undoubtedly were mod ad-vantageous offers, and very capable oftempting a man of that Kings Chara-N 4 dterj. The Hiftory of the League. <5ter; who to fay the truth, was none of the moil bigotted Huguenots, norany bitter Enemy to the ashe coir d riot believe after whathad been done againft him, that hehad reafon to rely on thefe fair pro-mifes , that he feard to fall to theGround betwixt two Stools; nay , ifonce he was perceivd to Waver, to befoon abandon d by his party , whichalready lean d extremely towards thePrince of Conde^ who was Known tobe a much better Proteftant tharrfrim-felf, and moreover, that he thoughthimfelf fecure of great Succoursfrom the Germans, he woud not lendan Ear to any of thofe Propofals , andgave a quick difpatch to the KingsEnvoys, with an anfwer wrorthy ofhis ingenuity and of his Courage;That his Enemies defird nothing iefsthan his Conversion , becaufe theytook Arms for no other reafon , thanto Exclude him from the Succeflion ofthe Crown; and to cantonize theRealm amongfl: themfelves, underpretence of preferring the Cath
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