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into the king of Spain s arms, and to dismember some 

 important piece of that crown ; though now upon 

 this fresh accident of receiving the king into Paris, 

 it is to be thought that both the worst affected of 

 the league will submit themselves upon any toler 

 able conditions to their natural king, thus advanced 

 in strength and reputation ; and the king of Spain 

 will take a second advice ere he embark himself too 

 far in any new attempt against France. But taking 

 the affairs as they then stood before this accident 

 unexpected, especially of the council of Spain, during 

 this his supposed harvest in France, his council had 

 reason to wish that there were no disturbance from 

 hence, where they make account that if her majesty 

 were removed, upon whose person God continue his 

 extraordinary watch and providence ! here would be 

 nothing but confusion, which they do not doubt but 

 with some no great treasure, and forces from with 

 out, may be nourished till they can more fully intend 

 the ruin of this state, according to their ancient 

 malice. 



But howsoever that be, amongst the number of 

 these execrable undertakers, there was none so much 

 built and relied upon by the great ones of the other 

 side, as was this physician Lopez; nor, indeed, none 

 so dangerous ; whether you consider the aptness of 

 the instrument, or the subtlety and secrecy of those 

 lhat practised with him, or the shift and evasion 

 which he had provided for a colour of his doings, if 

 they should happen to come into question. For 

 first, whereas others were to find and encounter 



