The history of the League. . 869 change and abolifh the Salique Law, ^^wthat is, the fundamental Law of theRealm, which has been always invio-lably obfervd, fince the eftablifhmentof the French Monarchy even to thisday : As if the States, who have noother power than that of reprefentingby way of Petition , what they be-lieve to be neceffary for the good andmaintenance of the State, had the au-thority of dettroying it, by ruiningand undermining the foundationswhich ftipport it, and which preferveit from falling into the hands of ftran-gers. But the reafbn of this was, thatthe Do&or , being a tr
The history of the League. . 869 change and abolifh the Salique Law, ^^wthat is, the fundamental Law of theRealm, which has been always invio-lably obfervd, fince the eftablifhmentof the French Monarchy even to thisday : As if the States, who have noother power than that of reprefentingby way of Petition , what they be-lieve to be neceffary for the good andmaintenance of the State, had the au-thority of dettroying it, by ruiningand undermining the foundationswhich ftipport it, and which preferveit from falling into the hands of ftran-gers. But the reafbn of this was, thatthe Do&or , being a true Leaguer,and a falfe Frenchman, as one whowas devoted to the iervice of KingPhilip , like the Sixteen , in whofeFa&ion he was ingagd, endeavouredto incline the Minds of the Deputies,to difpofe of the Crown of France tothe Infant a of Spain, according to theintentions of the Spaniards,, who hadgiven him inftrufKons to Preach upthis wicked and notorioufly falfe max-im, for found Do&rin and for Gofpel-Truth. The. The Hi/lory of the League. The Duke of Mayenve, who not-withftandingthat he was He d of theLeague^ had the Soul of a good French-man, and was one who lov d his Coun-try 7 as the King himfelf acknow-ledge, had a much different profpettof things , and without concerninghimfelf at this idle dilcourfe, becaufehe knew it was in his power to hin-der it from taking effe£t, opend theStates-General on the Twenty fixth ofJamary y in the Great HalL of theLouvre ; where all Ceremonies werepunctually oblervd in the fame man-ner, as they are always pra&isd inStates which are lawfully all that pleafant turn of Bur-lefquer which is given to the defcri-ption of it, by the ingenious Authorof the Catholicon of Spain^ is no otherthan pure invention of a great Wit,who under thofe delightful Fi£Hons,hides many fharp Truths, which jufl>-!ly decry the Party of the League. For indeed there was no other Pro-ceffion, than that which was madeby all the Deputies, when they wentin
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