The history of the League. . {till obftinate in theNega- ^^£tive, he took at laft the refolution, todifpofe of the Forces he had alreadyon foot, and ofthofeheexpe&edfromthe Catholique Cantons of Swifferland,in fuch manner that he might find away to make himfelf Matter of all,by weakning the King of Navarre andthe League , and by difperfing theGerman Army. To this effeft , he determined tohave three Armies; The firft veryftrong, under the Command of theDuke of Joyeufe in Poitou, againft theKing of Navarrey who was not yet ina condition, as he believd, to oppofehim. Thefecond in fhew,and upon th
The history of the League. . {till obftinate in theNega- ^^£tive, he took at laft the refolution, todifpofe of the Forces he had alreadyon foot, and ofthofeheexpe&edfromthe Catholique Cantons of Swifferland,in fuch manner that he might find away to make himfelf Matter of all,by weakning the King of Navarre andthe League , and by difperfing theGerman Army. To this effeft , he determined tohave three Armies; The firft veryftrong, under the Command of theDuke of Joyeufe in Poitou, againft theKing of Navarrey who was not yet ina condition, as he believd, to oppofehim. Thefecond in fhew,and upon thepaper, at lead as ftrong, but in realitymuch weaker, under the Duke ofGuife againft the Germans, by whomconfidering their great Numbers, hemight realonably hope the Duke mightbe opprefsd, which he had occafionenough to wifh : And the third, in-comparably ftronger than the othertwo, he was refolvd to command inperfon, to hinder the Strangers, whoby that time woud be harrafsd withfo long a March, from palling the Ri-ver. The Hi/lory of the League. ver of Loire, and from joyning theKing of Navarre, and afterwards tooblige them by Treaty to return intotheir own Country ; After which heihoud be in condition, eafily to reducethe two Parties to the obedience whichthey owd him. Undoubtedly this defign was notill laid; but by the prudent Conductand Valour of the King of Navarre orithe one ride, and ori the other of theDuke of Guife > this fpecious projedrhappen d quite after another manner,than he had imagind; And this ismy prefent Bufinels to difcover, bydefdribing exadtly and in order, theExploits of thefe three Armies, whichhad all of them fuch different Succefs, The firft of them who was obligedto take the Field, was the Duke ofJoyeufe, to oppofe the Progrefs whichthe King of Navarre began to make inGuyenne and in Voitou. This Dukewas that famous Favourite, wrhom theKing, to comfort hirhfelf for the lofsof his other Minions Qgetus and Mau-girony who were kilfd in Duel, and
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