Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime-Minister to Henry the Great 2
Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime-Minister to Henry the Great 2
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
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''It was the received opinion of that time," says Ajnelot de la Houssaye, '* that Henry lY. had an amour with Aersens' wife, and that the husband was content with it, by reason of the profit he reaped from it; this amour laid the foundation of his fortune. He left 100,000 livres a year to his son, who was called Van Sommerdyk.^ t2 Digitized by VjOOQIC 824 MEMOIBS OF SULLY. [BOOK XIV. whom he sent me a letter withoat a seaL Some alterations, however, were made in these orders ; Aersens could not... levy the men alone ; and it bein^ my opinion that I ought not to meddle in it, the officers raised the recruits, but £d it with all possible secrecy. His majesty thought it would not be amiss to send the garrison he hlad forced to leave Metz to [FUmders ; and, for fear that they should enlist with the arch- duke, cast his eyes upon my cousin Bethune to conduct them. As to the pension for which Aersens strongly impor- tuned me, the king deferred taking a resolution about it till his return. During his majesty's stay at Metz, the Duke of Bouillon brought his affair likewise upon the carpet.
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