JE ſuis forcé pour beaucoup de raiſons Divines & Humaines, de rendre en deſpit de l'envie, ce public & ſolennel teſmoignage a la verité, de ce que V. A. S. a faict monſtre & preuve d'une grandeur de courage pas moindre que Royalle, en m'honorant de ſon Heroique liberalité, a raiſon de quelques productions de mon eſprit ſur L'Olive, que ie fis dernierement paroiſtre au jour ſoubs le nom de V. A. S.
Or a n'en mentir pas elles avoient eſtè plus que ſuffiſament recompenſées, tant par le bon, gratieux, & favorable accueil, qu'elles avoient trouvé d'abord aupres de V.A. que par la haute, authentique, & honorable approbation, que V.A. m'en avoit donnée maintes fois, non ſeulement immediatement par ſoy meſme en preſence de pluſieurs perſonnes de qualitè; mais auſſy mediatement par Monſeigneur le Preſident Laurence, & par Monſieur Thurloe Secretaire des eſtats de V.A.S.
Ce grand honneur diie, m'eſtoit une glorieuſe, & ſuffiſante recompenſe, & un bouclier a l'eſpreuve contre les dards les plus acerez des envieux, des ignorants, & des langues malignes de mes ennemis, ie voulois dire de ceux de V. A. qui ſans doute euſſent triomphè de moy, de ma reputation, & peut eſtre de ma vie, S'ils euſſent creu que V.A.S. n'eut pas faict eſtat de mon travail.
D'ou vient que pour avoir conſacrée mon Olive a V.A. ie ne me ſuis en aucune façon acquittè des obligations que ie luy avois, mais en ay contractées deux toutes nouvelles, qui ſont comme un ſurcroy aux Precedentes. La premiere eſt L'honneur & les offres advantageus que V.A.S. ma faicts en ſuitte dudict oeuvre. La ſeconde eſt la generoſitè de V. A. en recompenſant ſi liberalement les efforts de celuy, qui neaumoins eſtoient deus a V. A. pour pluſieurs tres juſtes, & tres puiſſantes raiſons.
Et pour ne parler pas de mon inclination naturelle, qui m'a touſiours portè a aimer & honorer V.A. de puis que i'ay eu le bon heur de ſa cougnoiſſance. I'advoueray franchement & ingenuement a V.A. qu'ayant icy veſcu long temps fort paiſiblement & fort honorablement ſoubs la Protection & ſauvegarde de V. A. & y ayant apperceues les merveilles prodigieuſes que Dieu avoit faictes par V. A. en trois divers Royaumes, en ſi peu de temps, avec une pougnée d'hommes non aguerris, contre des ennemis innombrables, tres forts, tres puiſſants, & pieça duits pour la plus part a ce meſtier, dont le propre eſt de faire des veufves, & des orphelins: I'ay creu dije qu'ayant quelque cougnoiſſance des bonnes lettres, i'eſtois obligé de faire dire a ma plume ce que i'avois remarquè d'extraordinaire es hauts faicts d'armes, & rares exploits de V. A.
Dabondant i'euſſe eſtè le plus ingrat de tous les hommes, & tenu pour un de ceux, qui habitent l'endroit de la terre le plus eſloigné de cet aſtre qui faict les jours, ſi apres que V. A. S. par mes pourſuittes & inſtances, contre toutes ſortes d'oppoſitions, a recougnu un Prince pour Souverain, lors qu'il eſtoit quaſi abandonnè de tout le monde, & m'a ordonné en qualitè de ſon Plenipotentier des honeurs & des reſpects eſgauls a ceux, qu'on ne rend qu'aux plus ſignalez miniſtres des plus grands Monarques de l'univers. J'euſſe eſtè diie, apres tant & de ſi extraordinaires faveurs indigne de vivre parmy les hommes, ſi ie n'euſſe taſchè ſelon mon pouvoir de me revancher des obligations, que i'ay toutes priſes ſur moy, par la mort du Prince, dont ie repreſentois icy la perſonne.
Je paſſe le reſte ſoubs ſilence, de peur d'eſtre ennuyeux a V. A. S. eu egard aux affaires de conſequence, qui l'environnent continuellement & ſans relaſche de toutes parts. Et Partant pour mettre fin a la preſente, ie prendray la hardieſſe de baiſer la main liberale de V.A. veu qu'au dire des Anciens, il n'y a rien en ce bas monde, en quoy un Monarque puiſſe reſembler de plus pres a Dieu, que la liberalitè. C'eſt ce qu'advoue pour l'egard de V.A.S. en ſon endroit celuy, qui eſt avec autant de veritè que de ſincerité,
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