Title continues: "Qui a servi dans les armées cinquante-six ans, sous les Rois Henry IV, Loüys XIII, & Loüys XIV; Contenans plusieurs circonstances remarquables des Guerres, de la Cour, & du Gouvernement de ces Princes." Louis of Pontis (1583-1670) wrote his memoirs after serving in King Louis XIII's guard. He provides a particularly unflattering portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, a political enemy who cost Pontis advancement in the King's government. French text.
