Remonstrance of the Prince of Condé

enemies were, and that one could see what end their conspiracy would take. And to this purpose, the said Lord Prince desires that it please her Majesty to remember how many times she has given him to understand that she deemed what he was doing to be a very agreeable service, which she would imprint in the memory of the King, so that (having come of age) he might reward him according to his merit.

To this, similarly, corresponds what she said to the Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a prominent Protestant leader. shortly before he left the Court, that she knew him to be such a faithful servant of the King, and also so affectionate toward her Majesty, that if need called for it, he would not be lazy in employing all his means to protect her from the conspiracy of the aforementioned men of Guise. As she also wrote to him recently by the Sieur de Rambouillet, that she held him for such a good servant of the King and so desirous of the conservation of his state that she wished to avail herself of his counsel to pacify the troubles that exist today. And furthermore, the statements she made near Beaugency to the said Lord Prince and to the lords who were in his company bear such clear testimony of her consent and approval that it would be superfluous to allege infinite other proofs that could be brought forward for this effect. For then, in the presence of seven knights of the order The Order of Saint Michael. and several secretaries of state, she thanked the said Lord Prince and those of his company amply for the service and pleasure she had received from them, using