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First came the pages, forming an escort to the goddess Juno, with her attendant eagle and a multitude of other birds, all skilfully imitated and grouped; and when the feathered pageant had passed on, appeared the Comte de Sommerive and his noble band, all wearing the same costume and bearing the same arms.
Profuse expenditure of the French nobles Prevalence of duelling under Henri IV Meeting of the Prince de Condé and the Duc de Nevers They are arrested by the King's guard Reconciliation of the two nobles The Duc de Soubise is wounded in a duel Profligacy of Madame de Moret The King insists upon her marriage with the Prince de Joinville Indignation of the Duchesse de Guise A dialogue with Majesty The Prince de Joinville is exiled Madame de Moret intrigues with the Comte de Sommerive He promises her marriage He attempts to assassinate M. de Balagny He is exiled to Lorraine Mademoiselle des Essarts Birth of the Duc d'Orléans Peace between the Pope and the Venetians The Queen and her confidants Death of the Chancellor of France Death of the Cardinal de Lorraine Royal rejoicings The last ballet of a dying Prince Betrothal of Mademoiselle de Montpensier to the infant Duc d'Orléans Sully as a theatrical manager The Court gamester Death of the Duc de Montpensier The ex-Queen Marguerite founds a monastery Influence of Concini and Leonora over the Queen Arrogance of Concini Indignation of the King A royal rupture The King leaves Paris for Chantilly Sully and the Queen The letter Anger of the King Sully reconciles the King and Queen Madame de Verneuil and the Duc de Guise Court gambling Birth of the Duc d'Anjou Betrothal of the Duc de Vendôme and Mademoiselle de Mercoeur Reluctance of the lady's family Celebration of the marriage Munificence of Henry Arrival of Don Pedro de Toledo His arrogance Admirable rejoinder of the King Object of the embassy Passion of Henry for hunting Embellishment of Paris Eduardo Fernandez The King's debts of honour Despair of Madame de Verneuil Defective policy A bold stroke for a coronet The fallen favourite.
Charles Emmanuel de Lorraine, Comte de Sommerive, second son of the Duc de Mayenne, who restored the city of Laon to the King in 1594, and died at Naples in 1609. Mercure Français, 1606, pp. 100, 101. Richelieu, La Mère et le Fils, vol. i. p. 14. Mercure Français, 1606, p. 102. Mercure Français, 1606, p. 106. L'Etoile, vol. iii. p. 358. Mézeray, vol. x. p. 282.
Profuse expenditure of the French nobles Prevalence of duelling under Henri IV Meeting of the Prince de Condé and the Duc de Nevers They are arrested by the King's guard Reconciliation of the two nobles The Duc de Soubise is wounded in a duel Profligacy of Madame de Moret The King insists upon her marriage with the Prince de Joinville Indignation of the Duchesse de Guise A dialogue with Majesty The Prince de Joinville is exiled Madame de Moret intrigues with the Comte de Sommerive He promises her marriage He attempts to assassinate M. de Balagny He is exiled to Lorraine Mademoiselle des Essarts Birth of the Duc d'Orléans Peace between the Pope and the Venetians The Queen and her confidants Death of the Chancellor of France Death of the Cardinal de Lorraine Royal rejoicings The last ballet of a dying Prince Betrothal of Mademoiselle de Montpensier to the infant Duc d'Orléans Sully as a theatrical manager The Court gamester Death of the Duc de Montpensier The ex-Queen Marguerite founds a monastery Influence of Concini and Leonora over the Queen Arrogance of Concini Indignation of the King A royal rupture The King leaves Paris for Chantilly Sully and the Queen The letter Anger of the King Sully reconciles the King and Queen Madame de Verneuil and the Duc de Guise -Court gambling Birth of the Duc d'Anjou Betrothal of the Duc de Vendôme and Mademoiselle de Mercoeur Reluctance of the lady's family Celebration of the marriage Munificence of Henry Arrival of Don Pedro de Toledo His arrogance Admirable rejoinder of the King Object of the embassy Passion of Henry for hunting Embellishment of Paris Eduardo Fernandez The King's debts of honour Despair of Madame de Verneuil Defective policy A bold stroke for a coronet The fallen favourite.
M. de Sommerive, however, who soon discovered that he was an object of espionnage, became so much exasperated that, having on one occasion encountered the royal confidant at a convenient moment for the purpose, he drew his sword and attacked him so vigorously that his intended victim was compelled to save himself by flight.
It would appear, moreover, that the indifference was mutual, as only a short time subsequently she encouraged the assiduities of the Comte de Sommerive, from whom, according to Sully, there could be no doubt that she did actually obtain a written promise of marriage; and the King was no sooner apprised of the circumstance than he expressed, as he had previously done in the case of the Prince de Joinville, his perfect willingness to consent to the alliance, merely desiring M. de Balagny, a gentleman of his household upon whom he could rely, to watch the proceedings of the lovers, and to acquaint him with every particular, should he have cause to suspect that the intentions of the Count were equivocal.
The lawyer's house looked on to the Square. Behind it, there was a nice, well-kept garden, with a back entrance into a narrow street which was almost always deserted, and from which it was separated by a wall. At the bottom of that garden Maitre Moreau's wife had promised, for the first time, to meet Captain Sommerive, who had been making love to her for a long time.
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