The Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Vol. 2 of 5
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Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Vol. 2 of 5: Prime-Minister to Henry the Great I. Henry dissatisfied with the duke of Bouillon, and why. The motives for Rosny´s journey to Sedan: his conversation with Bouillon, in which he penetrates into his designs, and discovers his real character. - II. Taking of Laon. Military expeditions in different parts of the kingdom, betwixt the king´s party and that of the League. Designs of the duke of Maienne upon Burgundy. Death of the cardinal of Bourbon; death of the superintendant d´O; his character; character of the dutchess of Guise; the duke of Guise makes a treaty with the king; Rosny´s apology for this treaty. Services performed by the duke of Guise for his majesty. Character of Sancy. The story of Alibour. - III. Changes made in the council of the finances; maxims and reflections relating to the finances. Henry declares war against Spain, contrary to Rosny´s opinion, he is wounded by John Chtel; particulars of this horrid attempt, and the banishment of the Jesuits. - IV. The motives which determine Henry to march into Burgundy, Rosny quarrels with the council of the finances. Desertion of the count of Soissons; Rosny insulted by the count´s officers. A campaign in Picardy. The French defeated at Dourlens. Death of admiral Villars. - V. Campaign in Burgundy glorious for Henry IV; battle of Fontaine-François. Conditions upon which the Pope gives absolution to Henry. The conduct of cardinal d´Ossat examined. Henry goes to Picardy; losses sustained there by France. The duke of Montpensier reveals to the king the plots of the chief noblemen of the kingdom. Bouillon is sent to London. Jealousy and hatred of the council of finances against Rosny. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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