A Great and Bloudy FIGHT IN FRANCE: BETWEEN The Kings Army commanded by the Marſhal of Thurenne, and the Prince of Conde's Forces.
With the particulars of the fight; the number killed on both ſides, the Prince of Conde's Horſe being ſhot under him, and the Duke of Nemours, and many other perſons of eminent quality dangerouſly wounded; and the manner how the Kings forces won their paſſage over the River Seine, and fell upon their enemies, forcing them to retreat to the City of PARIS.
Alſo the Riſing of the Citizens of Paris in a Muteny; their drawing the Chains, with their firing the Town-houſe, and killing divers of the Aſſembly of the City-Officers.
Likewiſe, A Meſſage ſent from the Duke of Lorrain to his Brother the Duke of Orleans, concerning his late treaty with the King and Court, and his return again into France to aſſiſt the Princes.
⟨July 2. ⟩LONDON: Printed by B. A. 1652.
HIs Royal Majeſty the King of France, deſiring to terminate the ſufferings of his ſubjects, purpoſed to come to Paris, intimating the ſame unto the Citizens, expecting an invitation from them to come, without any condition or exception of perſons, and4 ſent a Meſſage to the Aſſembly of the Town houſe to that purpoſe. Many in that Aſſembly moved for a ſubmiſſion, but they were overſwayed by the plurality of voices, and the Meſſenger from the King was impriſoned. The Court reſenting very much this indignity, reſolved that the Kings army ſhould ingage againſt that of the Princes, and fall upon them in their quarters at St. Cloud, and Mont Valerica. In order to which, on Sunday laſt Marſhal Thurenne with his army of 8000 men, met the King with his forces hard by St. Dennis, where they concluced of making a bridg over the river Sein, by which means they might with the more facility fall upon the Princes. The 1 of July, the Prince of Condi and the Duke of Nemors came to St. Cloud, where there hapned ſome diſpute between both armies, about the paſſage, wher the bridg was making, which continued a good ſpace with much gallantry, but at length the Kings forces became Maſters of it and took ſeveral priſoners. The ſame day in the evening, the Kings forces having finiſhed their bridge of boats, they reſolved to fall upon the Princes quarters, who having notice of their deſign, and that Marſhal Thurenne was ready to croſſe the river to come to him, he drew his whole army to this ſide of the river, in the Bois de Boulogue, where the ſaid Marſhal Thuren fel upon his rear. Whereupon 1200 of the Princes horſe thinking to croſs the City of Paris, to paſſe to their randezvouz in the Suburbs of St. Anthony, the Citizens oppoſed it; but the Duke of Orleans prevailed ſo much as to get them their paſſage through the City, ſo that they came timely enough to the Princes aſſiſtanc. The Duke of Beaufort rid up and down the City on horſeback, to move the Citizens to ſend ſupply to the Prince, but prevailed but little. Madamoiſelle de Orleans did likewiſe ride on horſeback to the Baſtile the better to ſee the5 fight, and cauſed twelve pieces of Ordnance to be ſhot and play upon the Kings forces, but they did work ſmal effect.
The fight grew very hot in the Suburbs, both parties having planted their Ordnance there againſt each other, which continued playing a great while, great numbers of men were killed and hurt; the loſſe was equall on both ſides, there being ſlain about 2500 whereof above 1200 of the Princes men, and many wounded. The Prince of Conde had his horſe killed under him, the Dukes of Neaumours and la Rochefoucalt, the Count of Tavanne, and ſeveral others of great quality, are dangerouſly wounded on the Princes party; the Marſhal of Thuren and ſome others of the Kings party.
During the fight, the King, Queen, and Cardinal, were hard by upon a little hill looking upon the fight. The Marſhal of Thuren removed his forces to St. Owen, and the King with the Court is at St. Dennis.
The Prince of Conde is retreated to Paris, where at firſt he was denied admittance, by reaſon that the King had ſent an expreſs command under his Signet, requiring the Officers of the City not to permit the Princes forces to enter in; but the Duke of Orleans and his daughter Madamoiſelle comming to the Town houſe, backed with multitudes of people, the Mazariniſts were overvoted, and the Princes with their Army admitted to paſs through from one end to the other, which extreamly enraged the King and Court, that no more regard ſhould be had to the Letter of Signet, inſomuch that they have once more given a ſtop to the Bakers of Goneſs and other places, not permitting them to bring any more bread hither, ſo that the people are in great want of bread here: Yet notwithſtanding they arm apace, and ſomething will ſuddenly be done to purpoſe, a great Aſſembly being to6 be held, to conſult about the preſent affairs. If the Citizens once reſolve upon an abſolute Union with the Princes, (as it is probable they may) the Court will then be brought to a parting with the Cardinal upon any reaſonable terms.
Paris,Iuly 3. ſtil. nov. 1652.
THe Cardinal Mazarini is ſtill poſſeſt of the hearts of the King and Court, they will not yet part with him, which puts all things out of hope of an accommodation; The people of this City are ſo much incenſed thereby, that they have burſt forth into a great muteny, ready to make the whole Aſſembly of the City Officers at the Town-houſe a ſacrifice to their fury. The ſame morning they ſate, the Duke of Orleans and the Prince of Conde walked through the ſtreets of this City with a Hatband made of ſtraw; this badge was preſently taken up by all ſorts, although for different ends; ſome to be diſtinguiſhed from the Mazariniſts, and others for fear of being torn in pieces. In this poſture great multitudes came together about the Town-houſe, crying out, that the Queen ſhould renounce all State-affairs, that the Cardinal ſhould be gone, and ſome ſpeedy agreement made7 for a Union betwixt the Princes and the City: The Aſſembly being moved with fear at this ſudden uproar, ſent five thouſand Fire-locks to the Princes party; yet were not the people herewith ſatisfied, but that ſtill they cried out. That Cardinal Mazarine ſhould depart, and ſome ſpeedy Agreement made for an UNION betwixt the Princes and the City: The Officers of the Aſſembly thereupon came forth unto the people, deſiring they might have eight days liberty to conſider of their deſires. But the people grew ſo furious at this delay, that they ſet the Gates of the ſaid houſe on fire, and ſhattered all the windows with their Muskets and Guns; but the Architecture being of ſtone, withſtood the fire, ſo that they were but a little ſmoaked, and ſome Statues againſt the wall ſpoiled.
The Prieſts of St. Eſprit came forth in ſolemn Proceſſion to appeaſe the uproar, but to little purpoſe; for the Aſſembly were detained as priſoners, and at night ſome of them offering to get away, five or ſix were ſlain as Mazariniſts, though indeed they were not. The better ſort of Citizens fearing in this Hurly-burly to be plundered and diſpoyled of all, betook themſelves to arms, and drew the Chains throughout the City, the better to ſecure themſelves and their Goods. But at length, Madamoiſelle daughter to the Duke of Orleans, and the Duke of Beaufort comming amongſt the people, with much adoe their fury was a little mittigated, upon promiſe of an Union, which at laſt the Aſſembly concluded, and paſſed a formal Act, which wants nothing but the ſigning by thoſe that dare not deny.
The Princes Army marched, the evening after the fight, through this City of Pont Neuf to the Suburbs of S. German. It is thought they will not dare to budge out of Town.
8The Duke of Lorrain hath ſent a letter to his brother the Duke of Orleans, wherein with many complements he excuſeth himſelf concerning his late actings in this treaty with the Court; ſaying, that he had no reaſon to make terms with the Court, becauſe Conde uſed many delays, and would not make good to him what he had promiſed; yet nevertheleſſe, he ſaith, that now he hath according to his promiſe and engagement with the Court, retired himſelf and his army out of France, he is ready to return again to the Princes aſſiſtance without any condition. But having proved himſelf ſo perfidious unto them in his underhand Treating with the Court, it is thought they wil be unwilling to truſt him again, and will rather rely upon the promiſe of the Arch-Duke, who hath a meſſage ſent to the Duke of Orleans, intimating to him, that he will give over the ſiege at Dunkirk, and bring all his forces to aſſiſt him.
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