Excerpt from Memoirs of the Cardinal De Retz, Vol. 1 of 4: Containing the Particulars of His Own Life, With the Most Secret Transactions of the French Court and the Civil Wars P After what has been faid of the general efieem which thefe Memoirs have obtained, I believe that it will be thought a misfortune, by others as well as me, that there are'fo many chafms or gaps to be found in them. The perfons pofiefl'ed of the author's original copy, have without doubt had their reafons not to let it fee the light, but thus maimed and disfigured, fo that we have no right to complain; though it were to be withed that we had it more perfeet. The bell is, that molt of thofe chafms are in the beginning of this work, which, I may venture to fay, is not ofeguel worth with the tell, though it might appear very di. Vorting, were not the narration fo often interrupted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.