A true discourse of the occurrences in the warres of Sauoy, and the winning of the Forte of Mont-millan: by the most Christian King of France and Nauarre Henrie the fourth. Also the number of Cannons and Munition by his Maiestie taken in the said Mont-millan.
Wherevnto is annexed, the Oration of Sir Philip Cauriana, Knight: pronounced to the most Christian Queene Mary de Medicis, at her departure out of Tuscane to goe into France.
Faithfully translated out of French by E. A.
Imprinted at London for Walter Burre, at the signe of the Flower de Luce and Crowne, in Pouies Church-yarde. 1601.
A true discourse of things happened in the armie for Sauoy, and in the winning of the Castle of Mont-millan.
HIs most Christian Maiestie, forbearing so farre as his honor and the duety of a Prince that loueth peace and the good of his Countrey could affoorde, was at the last to his great griefe, forced to haue recourse to all meanes conuenient to bring the Duke of Sauoy to good order. The said Duke hauing taken from the crowne of France, and vsurped the Marquizat of Saluces in time of peace, in the dayes of the late King Henry the third, his Maiesties predecessor of happy memory, hath not restored the said Marquizate, according to the treatie and conclusion of peace made at Veruins in the yeare 1598. betwéene his Maiestie Phillip the second late King of Spaine, and the said Duke of Sauoy, neither as he promised by the last agréement betwéene his Maiestie and the said Duke of Sauoy, made at Paris in February last. A matter that hath mooued his Maiestie to alter his purpose: declaring to those to whome it may concerne, that hauing attended the said Dukes resolution, he was lastly enforced to recouer the said Marquizate by force of Armes.
The King therefore willing by vallour and in discretion, not onely to preserue that which appertaineth to the Crowne, but also to recouer that which aforetime hath béene alienated, did therevpon redemaund the Marquizate of Saluces, which [...]d béene alienated, as is aforesaid. But the Duke finding it to be one of the most precious flowers of his garland, referred off [Page] the King dayly for the restitution of the same: Whereby his Maiestie hauing expected it a yeare and a halfe, did neuerthelesse liue in hope according to the said Dukes promise, to haue had the said restitution performed by the first day of June last passed. But the King perceiuing that his elemencie engendred so great contempt, sent his solemne declaration to the saide Duke of Sauoy, therein protesting that himselfe was no cause of the warre or breache of peace, but that full ill against his will he vndertooke this warre, as knowing verye well that it could not redound but to the said Dukes vtter ruine & decay.
The King therefore, considering the premisses, did to his great griefe (albeit he came not out of Paris to that intent) bring his armie into Bresse and Sauoy, where it soone shewed it selfe with so many troopes, as prooued, that the Kings iust title or quarrell carried that which to him did appertaine. The townes and Castles neuer stood out any or very small force, but yéelded: so as the King in a very short time pierced through the countrey euen to Mont-millan, where vpon his arriuall, he seized on the towne, as likewise he did sooneafter of Chamtery, Charbonniers and other places, euen to Morienne, which he brought vnder his obedience, in which places himselfe was present, to the great perrill and danger of his life.
Hauing thus taken the towne of Mont-millan, he caused the Castle to be summoned to yéelde, vnlesse that they had rather endure the furie of the Cannon. Howbeit, sith they grew obstinate, the King deuided his army to beate it on euery side, and caused his men to raise Bastions, Fortes, Hilles, and Bulwarkes with wonderfull pollicie to beate the place.
This doone, it séemed, that albeit mans industrie could performe no more, yet all this was but as a Butte for the Cannons of the said Castle to leuell at: the place being of all men holden to be inpregnable and almost inaccessible. But God, who ruleth the hearts of Kings and Princes, peized the hearts of these two Princes, whereby the one was found to be replenished with a iust quarrell, whereto he also shewed himselfe fauourable, as he promiseth by his Prophets, when he findeth a [Page] heart after his owne minde. So that whereas the Duke of Sauoy, purposed there to haue suffered the Frenchmen to haue champed on their bittes, with the discommoditie of the winter season and tempests, the place happily fell into the kings hands, to the great preiudice of the said Duke of Sauoy, who now findeth himselfe to be the prey of such mishap as he threatned to others, therein resembling the Thrush, who pearched vpon a twigge spreddeth her wings, and so is taken of her selfe: or the Gyants that sought to sight with heauen: for surely this battle of the Giants, doth represent and figure vnto no other but these that will rise against their betters, as they did against Iupiter, according to the wordes of the Poet.
Now will I bring vnto the French Theater, one of the principall actes of this tragedie. The King considering how difficult it was by assault to come néere this place, and fearing the losse of the meanest of his Souldiers, sought to winne those in the Castle by composition, wherevpon God reading in his heart his good minde and affection, strengthened him more and more against his enemies. Many things they do report, that ministred intelligence to the king: but I doe ground my selfe vpon the most certaine, & I doe beléeue that the kings iust quarell deliuered him this place, as the lawfull daughter of France built and erected by our Kings: for, as say the auncient Philosophers: All things must returne to their head and foundation, so that as well that, as the rest, being of France, All shall returne to France.
In the end the Lord of Brandy Captaine of the said Castle, finding himselfe vnable to resist the French armie, much lesse the courage of so inuincible and magnanimious a king: withall that he could not hould, as being surprized by the kings diligence and foresight, who resembled an Alexander or Iulius Caesar, who both enterprised and executed in manner at once: sought to growe to composition as himselfe required: whereto the King condiscended, mittigating certaine articles that went [Page] beyond the lawes of warre, which he would not passe.
This composition did first containe a truce for one moneth: so that incase the Duke of Sauoy did not come to succour the besieged and raise the siedge from before the place, the said lord Brandys promised euen with hostages, to deliuer the place into the kings hands. The truce drawing to expiration, toward the end thereof the Duke of Sauoy meaning to appeare, was stopped, through the kings discréet foresight, who sent his armie to the passages to stop the said Duke of Sauoy, from all accesse. Thus he being repulsed, and vnable to bring any succour, eyther to raise the siege from before the place, it was yéelded vnder the most happy successe of the most Christian & most magnanimious King, according to the graunt that the Lorde of Brandy had obteined from his Maiesty. Héervpon the king, the 16. of Nouemb. 1600. sent in 500. French souldiers, vnder the leading of the Lord of Crequy, who was to commaund in the same. The Lord of Brandy, according to an article by the King granted in forme of composition, departed: Namely with the life of the said Lord of Brandy and all his, the Souldiers with the Drum striking vp, the Ancient displaide, the Matche lighted, the Bullet in the mouth, the Musquets and Harquebuts charged, with bag and baggage, so much as to them apperteyned, without search, visitation or molestation whatsoeuer, and furnished with so much warlicke prouision as they could well carry with them: leauing to his Maiesties possession, the fairest and strongest place in all Sauoy, with 80. Canons great and small, 30000. Bullets, and 500. thousand of Powder. Thus much for the conquest and departure from the Castle of Mont-millan, a houlde in some mens opinion vnpossible to be gotten: yet possible to our great King, being armed with equitie and a iust quarrell.
Now therefore, O yée French nation, yée are to lift vp your hands to heauen in signe of ioye, and to importunate the same with your petitions and prayers, and manifould repetition of this worde with the Prophet, O Lord preserue the King, and be his protector.
[Page] Now therefore let him not be content onely to mainteine his estate and people in peace: but also let him flourish, and as it were shoote foorth againe the auncient Lawrell branches of his auncesters. Now I say is the time, that thou O France maist boast, that thou hast not onely a Themistocles, an Alexander, or a Caesar, but euen all thrée comprized in the sole courage of this great Henry the fourth. Now is the time that the olde prouerbe may be verified in him. That nothing is difficult to a valiant minde: Likewise that he hath clambered to the rocke of vertue: and that he hath purchased the tipe of perfection; that he hath out faced the hazards, and for a long time caryed away and houlden the title of a great King and Captaine, whome all the worlde admireth and feareth, vnder his clemencie, curtesie, valour and benignity. God graunt that France may long enioy so fauourable a sunne-shine, to beate away the stormes that otherwise are likelie to fall therevpon: likewise that his life, his goodnesse, and valour, may in his vertue possesse the greatest worldly Empires.
Amen.
The Oration of sir
Philip Cauriana, Knight, pronounced to the most Christian Queene
Mary de Medicis, at her departure out of Tuscane to go into France. and dedicated to the Queene.
To the Lady Dutchesse of Nemours, the Queenes Gouernesse.
IT were a matter most absurd, most discreet and famous Princesse, to suffer this briefe translation, as it were by hap hazard, to present it selfe at the feete of this great Queene, without your fauourable safe conduct. Men might say: What presumptuous doult is this, that dare thus approach to this Maiestie, newly arriued for our tranquillitie, and as yet ignorant of the manners & fashions of this Countrie? Is she not sufficiently bufied in the receiuing of her deserued honours, done vnto her both by great and small, townes and communalties as she goeth? Is not her name sufficiently honoured with that high title which the heauens and her vertue do graunt her? What can this man adde to her glory, sauing only his particular vowes of small efficacie? Pardon me good Lady, and if it please you to way this my zeale in the ballanc [...] of your singular wisedome, and if you finde it ouer light or of bad assay, send it to the minte and suppresse it: but if it hang in equall peyse, as we say, or that it be too light of some few graines, doe it this fauour, to let it passe at how low a price so euer you shall thinke good. This benefite shall proceed only from your fauour and courtezie: and by this course you shall stirre vp the gallant spirits of France to seeke to delight her with some braue and comely conceipt, saying: sithe this man for so small industry employed vpon another mans argument was so fauonrably accepted, how much more shall we in giuing her Maiestie a farre richer gift? yet it is alwayes to be considered, that Maiesties do limit their contentment not after the valew or riches, which they need not, but as things do delight them. Witnesse the common example of the king that accepted the country mans Radishes, who was well rewarded: and the Gentleman who grounding himselfe vpon the like reasons, looked for a farre greater rewarde if he presented a better thing, and therevpon presented his Maiestie with a goodly horse and of great valew: to whom the king, very well conceauing his meaning, gaue in reward the poore mans Radishes which he had deerly paide for. Thus I beseech GOD most excellent Princesse to keepe and preserue you. Written in the holy yeare 1600.
To the Queene.
TO the end, most glorious Queen, to represent vnto you the trueth of that which was foretould you by the L. Knight Cauriana, in his eloquent and gallant discourse vnto you presented, at your prosperous departure out of Tuscane to come into this realme, where through Gods grace you are now resident: namely, to your glory, your fame, and your rare vertues, should heereafter minister argument and matter to writers: albeit my selfe be none of the number of those whose Pen may be worthy, yet hath a naturall instinct, that should vrge vs to honour you, made mee the first that should breake this Yce. Howbeit to auoyde the title of presumption, in taking more vpon me then I am able to performe, I haue thought good onely to translate into this language the selfe same discourse of Cauriana, to the end that by this meanes you may the better like of my zeale, which may minister vnto you an entrance to learne (if alreadye you knowe it not) the language of your affectionate Frenchmen: besides that, otherwise I am not able more worthily to celebrate your great vertues and commendations. The Lorde vouchsafe long to preserue you, to the good and quiet of this estate.
The Oration of S. Philip Cauriana, Knight: deliuered to the most christian Queene Mary de Medicis, vpon her departure out of Tuscane for France.
IS it true, most noble Tuscanes? and is the time come, that we may with sighes breath out, Ele tenebre nostre altrui fann' Alba? And our darkenesse bréede a cléere morning to others? That this noble Plant, which we haue so carefully cherrished and bred vp, should vppon the conuenient terme of her growth, the glorious proppe and piller of our whole hope, be transported into a forreine countrie? shall the glorye of our greatnesse serue to the glory of the greatnesse of others? Or shall we with drye eyes behould so sorrowfull and wofull a departure? Is it true, most Christian Quéene, that you can abandon the goodly land of Tuscane, your natiue countrie, to passe into France? shall the riuer Arnus, for so many honors famous, in whose armes you haue taken your birth, with her quiet streame, submit her glory, or giue place to the rauenous or impeteous course of the riuer of Rhosne, that expecteth you in those parts? And shall the Tuscane Nimphes, as vnfortunate Bées, haue spent their time in framing and beautifying your spirit with vertue, to the end their labours may serue to delight the taste of others, through the swéetnesse of your behauiour and royall countenances? Alas, how grieuous is our condition! O hard law of Himene, which estranging young and tender Virgins from the houses of their parents, and from the swéet presence and cherishings of their mothers, dooth oftentimes lead them as banished persons into farre countries, differing from their owne, both in lawes, manners & language. But procéede and goe most noble Quéene, to the place where the heauens haue appointed. Swéepe bouldly ouer the proud Tirrene Sea: for Neptune appeaseth the waues, Aeolus suppresseth the windes, Iuno maketh the ayre cléere, and the Skie adorned with fauourable starres, which promise vnto you all [Page] tranquillitie and calmes: and peradueuture enamoured of you, they all do striue who shall shew most feruent zeale to prosper your voyage of all men desired. Go forward as assured to receaue the honors due to your high birth or royall vertues: for with you do go the graces; modestie, wisdome, chastity and beautie.
Go foorth to the place where you haue a new empire prouided: for vertue guideth you, and fame goeth before you, publishing your name, with a fame of eternall remembrance, making the day memorable, wherein you did abandon Italy to passe into France: go forth mery and glad to the place where euery man doth expect you with as great zeale and affection, as euer princesse was expected. For out of this famous and royall marriage euery one dooth hope of a famous issue of some inuinsible Heros, with eternall peace, not onely to the gallant King of France, but also to all Europe. The valiant Henry doth already looke for you, who being the conquerer of so much people, desireth in person to yéeld vp vnto you the glory of his victories: to you, I say, who from all eternitie haue béene destined to be the conquerer of him. Now doth he desire to behold, not your portraiture, but euen your selfe: and transformed into you, for your sake and your good hap, to vndertake more glorious enterprises, and to growe greater and more famous then himselfe.
Goe your wayes therefore, and you shall be assured to beholde a most Noble Kingdome, a most fruitefull soyle, a most courteous people, a most strong and valliant nation, and a limmitted liberty of all modestye. Goe your wayes (I saye) merrilye to the place where they will offer to your name eternall sacrifices of haughty and singular mindes: and where life is more lifelike then in any place of the world. There shall you [...]de the Indias for wealth, happy Arabi [...] for goodnesse of ayre, and Arcadia and Olimpus for pleasures. Oh how greatly and that iustly, will the nimphes of diuers countries enuie you that were not able to diuert the magnaminious Henry from your loue; as also could not all the fained coūtenances of [Page] flattery, or the continuall subtilties practised by diuers to hinder this marriage, that was first concluded in heauen, and afterward approued and admired by men.
O most valiant king, inuincible Prince: you that haue so many yeares most gloriously béene the burden both of Ciuill and forraine warres, & so fortunatly laboured and swet in your armour: beholde, this is that fayre Nimph whome your famous poets, replenished with diuine fury, haue of long foretould to be reserued in heauen for you, as the recompence, of your labours, trauailes and heroycall vertues: the same who shall quiet your minde: the same that in whose discretions and fidelitie, you shall repose your most inward and secret cogitations: who being your companion in your kingdome, shall also accompany you in your fortunes, adding to your glory a new lustre or brightnesse: who by her fruitfulnesse shall cure the auncient woundes of your flourishing kingdome This is that beautifull and ritch crowne of felicitie and contentation, that was to enuiron the royall head, which for a last ornament hath iustly deserued to bee ioyned and referred to both your royall heads.
Happye therefore is that soyle that hath brought foorth so noble a plant: neither is it any meruaile that others doe enuy her, sithe her beauty and grace by vnusuall meanes doe striue among them. Blessed was that most religious and most vertuous Mother, that beautified the worlde with so worthye a daughter: and had the heauens permitted her to sée that which at this day we doe beholde, shée would most willingly haue departed this life.
Also you the most inuincible Heros, or great Lordes of the Imperiall blond of Austrich, that liue most happilye in the Elisian fields, behoulding the happy offspring, the yong branch of your most worthy line, who borne and brought vp in Italy, is going to take possession of the French Empire: Behold your glorie shining more eminent then euer heretofore in thrée princes, in these dayes discended out of the heauens, as new Angels, vnto the earth: who by their Empire and consanguinitie doe imbrace in manner the whole worlde; the most [Page] vertuous Mary, the most religious Margaret, and the most discréet Isabel, who raigneth in Flanders, as the other in Spaine. You glorious & magnimious father, whome the heauens haue forbidden to sée your daughter so well beloued and made much off, at her comming to be mariageable, and so highly married: looke downe frō the place where thy vertues haue placed thée, and beholde this new Quéene, of thy glory and fulnesse of thy felicitie: thou shalt sée that in vertue she representeth thy auncesters, and in her actions, thy greatnesse: so that by the iust law of nature we do commonly of good séede looke to reape good fruite. Now hath the worlde most vertuous Quéene, had so much spéech of you, not onely in Italy and Germany, but also in England & Spaine, with equall praise and enuie, that your selfe haue béene the continuall subiect of all discourses holden within these ten yeares in all Imperiall & royall courts, whensoeuer they mentioned any great mariage: neither doth there euen at this day, any one passe the Alpes, that part Italy and France, but with great meruaile is inquisitiue, euen among the common sort, saying: Is it I pray you true, that the Princesse Mary is so fayre, as it is saide? Is she so gracious as the voice goeth? And is it true that she shall be our Quéene? Oh how happye for vs if this might come to passe: so should we thinke the losse of our goods and most precious things, befallen vs in these our ciuill warres almost of fortye yeares continuance, to be but small, in regarde of the good that we are to hope for in so beautifull, excellent, and reuerent a mariage? and this only, not a woman, but a goddesse, should suffice to recouer all our calamities. This your honourable fame, and this generall desire of euery man, runneth ouer the Alpes, euen vnto the vttermost bounds of France: neither is there Painter or Caruer of Images, but with all industrie, as of their Quéene, doe indeuour to draw your image and portraiture to the perfection of his skill. There is not so meane a man, or howsoeuer poore, but hath it in his house: and as in time passed the Image of Augustus was worshipped in priuate houses, euen so it was at this day. Truly it is a great matter that in the conceipts of infinite persons, there should be formed first y e Idea of some great [Page] matter to come, from the which by like means the issue should be taken: also that they cannot possibly be drawne frō this first conceipt, vntill the occasion be fulfilled, which afterward comming to light, discouereth the trueth of the vniuersall iudgement. The like hath hapned in you, most vertuous Mary, who being discended from kings, grafted and allied to great kings, and endued with royall conditions, after the troublesome decease of King Henry the third, were in the iudgement of all men marryed to the valient Henry of Bourbon. Such a iudgement, albeit assessed by man, was notwithstanding, the worke of God & fatall from heauen, who hauing cut off all & so great hinderances, which as the world knoweth, séemed insuperable, and crossed your present mariage, haue now knit you in an indissoluble knot, to the inuincible king of France. These surely are miracles, workes vnexpected: effects whose causes are vnknowne to vs, and testimonies that God hath alwayes a care of kings and Princes. Well may you thinke that neither your fathers treasure, neither the nobility of your blood, neither your great estates, which the king néedeth not: but the only fame of your vertues, of your graces, of your Christian pitty, & of your beauty, did induce this great king to aske you in mariage, who had no want of swéete and flattering Syrens, or store of crafty Cyrces, which in diuers sorts raised loue warres against him, and laid siege to ouercome him: yet he firme and constant, as a rocke against the billowes and waues of the sea, would neuer change, neither will euer alter his minde: much lesse now, when hauing séene your presence to surpasse and excéed the report, he shalbe forced to rest entangled in your gracious lookes: & his most generous agents, that so laboured you for his wife, shall now reuerence you for the chiefest and greatest Quéen in Christendome, as you are, and be content to surrender all their desires to your present glory. Thus haue the heauens alwaies, and in time fit and conuenient, béen liberall of their fauours to a vertuous and innocent Princesse. Yéeld therfore perpetuall praise to God, and thanke the wisdom, and more then fatherly piety of your vnckle Don Ferdinando the great duke towards you. Commend the goodnesse and exemplary life of that great [Page] Christiā rather in déed thē name, out of whose mariage yours was deuided, as out of great things greater are formed. For in these young yeares of your tender age, you were by them so brought vp and trained in vertue & Christian piety, that the most Christian king, mooued and enflamed with the report of your name, craued you in mariage. Oh happy couple, O most glorious mariages, O memorable coniunction, & most glorious fruits which we expect from you? I do already behold, neither am I deceiued, a most noble line issuing from you which spredding the French name ouer the whole world, shall plant an other Gallo-gretia, an other Celtiberi [...] in the farthest parts of the East: & your selues shall hencefoorth be a sufficient ground for all writers, grauers and Painters to employ themselues in their exercises. You shall minister occasion of spéech both publick & priuate, both in deuoute and seculer places, & euery man still will talke of your actions, of your maners, and of your iestures: yea many times will they say: Thus said great Quéen Mary, Thus did she. Thus shall you liue immortall in the memory of mortall men, with the true titles of honor & glorie, neither feined nor begged. Go therfore foorth, and continue your iourney most Christian Quéen, proud of the most worthy troop of so many Princes, Princesses, & most noble Kntghts & Gentlemen that waite vpon you: of so many soules which accompany you with their vowes & prayers vnto God for your prosperous iourney & fruitfulnesse, but farre more of Angels, into whose tuition our good God hath cōmitted you. And you most happy Tisi that carriest so great a Quéene, feare thou neither tempests nor rocks, for with her thou carriest her good fortune. You go into a realme, where y e magnanimous Katherin your kinswoman by the father, did so gloriously commaund almost for the space of forty years, that the name of your most famous family, borne to sway the greatest Empires, is holden in very great accompt. You go to a kingdome established in a Monarchy, & at the same time in Christianity, almost thirtéen hundred yeares ago. You go to that place where you were expected, desired, & adored, before yée were knowne: euen you, whose vertues & religion were heard of before your name. You marie the [Page] most gallant warrior that euer drew sword, who in a long & set order of his predecessors of the selfe nation & line is the sixtie & fifth. What farther portion of humaine felicitie do you want? I do already sée all the shoares of Prouence couered with people of all ages & kinds, and of all sorts, knéeling before you & saluting you as their Quéene, not omitting any token of perfect and inward mirthe & ioy, for your comming.
What shall we then do, that haue nurssed and brought you vp? shall we by our slacknesse séeme to enuie Prouince, or rather all France in their ioy? shall we dislike your contentment & glory? oh! God forbid. Nay rather as in the beginning of my spéech I aduised you, most vertuous Tuscan, to haue your recourse to sighes & sobs, and sorrowfull lamentations for her departure, so now, being come againe to my selfe, & hauing ouercome sorrow, I thinke it more necessary that we reioyce with her, to whome Italy being but a small matter, the king of heauen hath giuen the fairest kingdom, togither with the mightest king Christian to be her spouse & husband, because her glory is our glory. Feare not that her far iourney shall euer blot out of her minde the loue that she beareth vs, or suppresse the memorie of the sacrifice of our harrs, which we haue already so long since offered vnto her. For such a heauenly substance as she is, is not subiect to times or alterations, as other mortall creatures are: but being far distant from her countrie, she will resemble the Sunne, that heatesh more by reflection and reuerberation, then by the direct beames therof. And you also, most noble and beautifull Gentlewomen, sithe your sexe is by this rather deuine then humaine Marye, at this time mounted so high, giue yée thankes vnto God, and sounding foorth his glorious name, shewe some token of your inwarde ioye, and where your wordes cannot, let it bee supplyed by your affections, mindes, and a reuerend silence. Print in your hearts her liuelye Image; séeke to imitate her in her vertues and manners: for in so dooing, you shall shewe no lesse signe of reuerence and loue towards her, then if you should continually celebrate her with Hymnes and prayses.
Purposely O holy Father Clement the eight, haue I forborne to speake of you vntill the end of my discourse, to the end my wordes may remaine the more liuelye printed in the hearts of the Readers. [Page] But what shall I say of you: for you haue shewed that things acbompted vnpossible of man, are subiect to your power, wisdom & felicity. In a few words you did both begin & end the important war of Ferrara, and that without bloodshed. With your weapons & counsaile you haue fréed the greatest part of Hungary from the tyrrannie and oppression of the Turkes, you haue with great dexterity cō cluded and setled peace so long desired, & with most men almost dispaired off betwéen the two most mighty kings of France & Spaine. The last you haue conioyned in marriage with the most religious Margarit of Austrich, & now you are conioyning of this man with the most glorious Mary of Medicis, for frō you grew the beginning, and without you our endeuours were but vaine, our hopes vaine, yea they were but dreames & vowes. It was you, yea euen you, that began this worke, well may we therefore & in truth, name you both in your thoughts & déeds, most fortunate and happy. But O great Ferdinand, with what full and conuenient reward shall all Italy make you recompence? for among all your royall actions since your election to the Tuscan Empire, this mariage by you conceited, discréetly aduised, handled, and concluded, is their fulnesse, their glory, & their perfection, & with such as can discerne the nature of the present time, and the course of humaine affaires, your greatnesse shall for euer be estéemed the safety of Italy, & the preseruation of the christian commonwealth: so that naming you the father of Italy, they shall attribute vnto you the name & title that to you appertaineth, and withall cause you at all times & with all men, to be holden for a most wise & happy Prince, as you are. Procéed therfore most innocent and most christian Mary on your iourney, loaden with as great glory as euer had Princesse: & let these be your names & titles, Chaste, Wise, Religious & Happy: and at all times remember the order of the Knights of S. Stephan, most affectionate to your name, fauor them with your countenance & felicity, as the most principall workmanship of your magnanimious grandfather on the father side, & now by your most noble Vnckle, brought to so high a degrée, that all places vnder the sunne are now replenished with the glory of their name: besides that you héere sée them most ready to become your faithful shelter in this most happy passage: neuer disdaine y t vnfainedly & without flattery, they haue thought good this day to celebrate your diuine honors.