Maximilien de Bethune
Published: 2017-12-22
Total Pages: 442
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Excerpt from Memoirs of Maximilian De Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great, Vol. 2 of 5: To Which Is Annexed, the Trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the Murder of Henry the Great; Translated From the French Memoirs from the year 1596 to 1597. Siege'of La. F ere. The King taken ill. Military enterprises some executed, others blastetk Death of the Duke of N emonrs, and of the Duke of N evers. Embezzle ment of the finances. Rosny goes to Henry at Amiens, his adventure with an astrologer. Madam de Liancourt in great danger. Rosny's journey to Ronen: he is deputed to the Princess, to prevail upon her to espouse the Duke of Montpensier: the treatment he receives from her: in danger of being disgraced upon this occa sion recovers the favour of the Princess. Success of the King's arms in different provinces. Opposition made by the financiers to Hoany'a being appointed one of the council of finance. Henry's irresolution upon this head, who at last places him in the council. The Duke of M ay enne concludes a treaty with the King, and comes to his Majesty atmonceaux. Rosny goes to visit the generalities calumnies of his enemiesupon this occasion: his journey of great'use to the King. Rosny disputes with Saucy: he discovers the artifices and frauds of the council of finances. The assembly des Notables held at Rouen. Reflections upon the states of the kingdom. Good counsel given by Sully to the King. The result of this assembly. The Council of Reason established, and afterwards suppressed. Ros. Ny's labours in the finances. 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.