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seeing the town of Antwerp, where certain merchants, 

 knowing the steward, prayed he would let them have the 

 honour of giving us a dinner or a supper: it was who 

 should have us, and they were all truly glad to hear how 

 well M. d' Auret was doing, and made more of me than 

 I asked. 



On my return, I found M. le Marquis enjoying himself: 

 and five or six days later I asked his leave to go, which 

 he gave, said he, with great regret. And he made me 

 a handsome present of great value, and sent me back, with 

 the steward, and two pages, to my house in Paris. 



I forgot to say that the Spaniards have since ruined 

 and demolished his Chateau d' Auret, sacked, pillaged, 

 and burned all the houses and villages belonging to him: 

 because he would not be of their wicked party in their 

 assassinations and ruin of the Netherlands. 



I have published this Apologia, that all men may know 

 on what footing I have always gone: and sure there is 

 no man so touchy not to take in good part what I have 

 said. For I have but told the truth; and the purport of 

 my discourse is plain for all men to see, and the facts 

 themselves are my guarantee against all calumnies. 



