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Joseph Mead: "Yesterday being Holy Thursday, one Pyke, a common soldier, left behind the fleet at Cadiz, delivered a challenge to the Duke of Buckingham from the Marquis of , brother-in-law to the Conde d'Olivares, in defence of the honour of his sister; affirming, moreover, that he had wronged Olivares, the King of Spain, and the King of England, and therefore he would fight with him in any part of France.

"Spain and France are nearly at open war, and Monsieur d'Olivares has not hesitated to offer the assistance of his Catholic Majesty to the Huguenots." "Very good. I will consider it," said the King. "Leave me." "Sire, the States-General of Catalonia are in a dilemma. The troops from Aragon march against them." "We shall see. I will come to a decision in a quarter of an hour," answered Louis XIII.

"Spain and France are nearly at open war, and Monsieur d'Olivares has not hesitated to offer the assistance of his Catholic Majesty to the Huguenots." "Very good. I will consider it," said the King. "Leave me." "Sire, the States-General of Catalonia are in a dilemma. The troops from Aragon march against them." "We shall see. I will come to a decision in a quarter of an hour," answered Louis XIII.

"Spain and France are nearly at open war, and Monsieur d'Olivares has not hesitated to offer the assistance of his Catholic Majesty to the Huguenots." "Very good. I will consider it," said the King. "Leave me." "Sire, the States-General of Catalonia are in a dilemma. The troops from Aragon march against them." "We shall see. I will come to a decision in a quarter of an hour," answered Louis XIII.