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From thence the viceroy, togither with Mont|merancie, went to the emperour to make reapport of the state of Italie, and the discourse of things which till that daie had béene debated with the king, with whome he persuaded the emperour with ma|nie reasons to draw to accord, for that he could not haue a faithfull amitie and coniunction with the Ita|lians. The emperour after he had heard the viceroy and Montmerancie, determined to conueie the king into Castillo to the castell of Madrill, a place farre remooued from the sea and the confines of France, where being honored with ceremonies & reuerences agréeable to so great a prince, he should neuerthe|lesse be kept vnder carefull and strait gard, with li|bertie to take the aire abroad certeine times of the daie, mounted onelie vpon a mule. The emperour could neuer be brought to admit the king to his pre|sence, if first the accord were not either established, or at least in an assured hope of resolution.

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And to the end there might be interposed in the negociation a personage honorable, & almost equall with the king, Montmerancie was sent in great di|ligence into France, to bring the duchesse of Alan|son the kings sister and a widow, with fulnesse of au|thoritie to debate and contract. And to the end this negociation of accord were not hindered by new dif|ficulties,A truce for a time betwéene the emperour and the gouer|nors of Frãce. there was made a little afterwards a truce vntil the end of December, betweene the emperour and such as administred the gouernment of France. Moreouer the emperour gaue order that one part of those gallies which were come with the viceroy, should returne into Italie to bring the duke of Bur|bon into Spaine, without whose presence and priui|tie he gaue out that he would make no conuention: and yet the gallies what for want of monie, and o|ther impediments, were prepared but with slow di|ligence.

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Whiles the case of the French king was in de|mand, but not yet determined,

The French king extreme|lie sicke in the castell of Ma|drill.

Guic. pag. 937.

by means of sundrie ouerthwarts that ouerthrew the foundation of eue|rie purpose tending to his deliuerance; it fortuned that the French king falling sicke in the castell of Madrill, and hauing in vaine desired the presence of EEBO page image 888 the emperour, was caried by his discontentment and melancholie into such extremitie and danger of his life, that the physicians appointed for his cure, told the emperour that they stood desperate of his recoue|rie, if himselfe in person came not to comfort him with some hope of his deliuerie. The emperour obei|eng more compassion than the reason of things, was not curious to condescend to performe so good an of|fice, and as he prepared to visit him accordinglie, his high chancellor séeking to turne him from the ior|neie, told him with manie strong reasons, that he could not go to him in honour, but with intention to deliuer him presentlie and without anie couenant: otherwise as it would be a humanitie not roiall but mercenarie, so it would disclose a desire to recouer him, not mooued of charitie, but pushed on by his pro|per interest, as not to loose by his death the occasion of the profit hoped for by the victorie.

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