a  garrifon  of  fixtecn  hundred  men  in  the  town,  cxclufivc  of
the  duke  of  Jumale's  troops  in  the  caftle. This  enterprise
fuccceded,  but  at  the  expence  of  its  author,  Monfieur  SHu-
mieres,  and  feveral  other  brave  officers,  killed  in  the  attack,
which  lb  incenfed  the  French,  that  they  gave  no  quarter  to  the
garrifon  *. CateUt  having  furrendered,  the  count  de  Fuentes
in  veiled  Dour  lens,  affifted  by  the  Sieur  de  Rofne,  to  whom  the
king  had  refufed  the  confirmation  of  his  title  of  marfbal  of
France,  which  he  had  the  greateft  reafon  afterwards  to  re-
pent*   The  duke  of  Never s-  intended  to  have  afiernbled  an
army  for  the  relief  of  the  place  ;  but  the  marfhal  de  Bouillon,
the  count  de  St. Pol,  and  admiral  Hilars,  who  had  no  mind
to  be  commanded  by  him,  undertook  to  do  what  he  propofed
before  his  arrival. But  when  they  came  to  execute  it,  they
quarrelled  amongft  themfelves,  which  ruined  the  affair,  and
the  admiral  and  Mr. de  Sejj'eval  were  taken  prifoners,  and,  in
cold  blood,  murdered,  becaufe  they  had  formerly  deferted  the
league. Dourlens  was  foon  after  taken. The  parliament,  ir-
ritated at  the  fhare  the  duke  of  Aumale  had  in  this  tranfa&ion,
declared  him  guilty  of  Jiigh  treafon,  and  caufed  his  effigies,
drefled  in  a  Spanijb  habit,  and  with  a  red  fcarf  and  garters,  to
be  beheaded  and  quartered  by  the  common  hangman  b. The
Condi  Fuentes  next  attacked  Cambray,  and  partly  by  force,
partly  by  the  affiftance  of  the  inhabitants,  made  himfelf  mafter
both  of  the  place  and  of  the  citadel. Henry,  on  the  firft  news
.of  this  fiege,  fet  out  for  the  frontiers,  having  ordered  his
forces  to  aflcmble  for  their  relief;  but  being  met  by  the  duke
de  Never*  on  the,road,  he  advifed  him  to  dcfift,  looking  upon
the  attempt  as  impracticable. As  the  king  was  a  man  of  a
quick  temper,  he  made  him  fo  brifk  an  anfwer,  that  the  duke
immediately  retired,  took  his  bed,  and  died  in  a  few  days %
A. D. after  having  refufed  a  vifit,  which  the  king  propofed  to  nave
1595. made  hip. He  was  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  braveft,  and,
beyond  companion,  a  man  of  the  greateft  probity  of  his  rank
in  France. 