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War broke out again, and Louis himself went with De Luynes to besiege Montauban. WAR BROKE OUT AGAIN AND LOUIS HIMSELF WENT WITH DELIN TO BESIEGE MONTAUBAN
much to make common cause with them against the constantly increasing power of the throne. They only intrigued and struggled for personal advantages and rivalries, and never thought of the good of the State. They bitterly hated Concini, the Marshal d'Ancre, as he had been created, but he remained in power till 1614, when one of the king's gentlemen, Albert de Luynes, plotted with the king himself and a few of his guards for his deliverance. Nothing could be easier than the execution. The king ordered the captain of the guards to arrest Concini, and kill him if he resisted; and this was done. Concini was cut down on the steps of the Louvre, and Louis exclaimed, "At last I am a king." But it was not in him to be a king, and he never was one all his life. He only passed under the dominion of De Luynes, who was a high-spirited young noble. The Huguenots had been holding assemblies, which were considered more political than religious, and their towns of security were a grievance to royalty.  AND LAWYERS FAR TOO MUCH TO MAKE COMMON COURSE WITH THEM AGAINST THE CONSTANTLY INCREASING POWER OF THE THRONE THEY ONLY INTRIGUED AND STRUGGLED FOR PERSONAL ADVANTAGES AND RIVALRIES AND NEVER THOUGHT OF THE GOOD OF THE STATE THEY BITTERLY HATED CONSEINI THE MARTIAL DONK AS HE HAD BEEN CREATED BUT HE REMAINED IN POWER TILL SIXTEEN FOURTEEN WHEN ONE OF THE KING'S GENTLEMEN ALBERT D'OLIN PLOTTED WITH THE KING HIMSELF AND A FEW OF HIS GUARDS FOR HIS DELIVERANCE NOTHING COULD BE EASIER THAN THE EXECUTION THE KING ORDERED THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS TO ARREST CONCILI AND KILL HIM IF HE RESISTED AND THIS WAS DONE CONCILI WAS CUT DOWN ON THE STEPS OF THE LOUVRE AND LOUIS EXCLAIMED AT LAST I AM KING BUT IT WAS NOT IN HIM TO BE A KING AND HE NEVER WAS ONE ALL HIS LIFE HE ONLY PASSED UNDER THE DOMINION OF DE LEINS WHO WAS A HIGH SPIRITED YOUNG NOBLE THE HUGUENOTS HAD BEEN HOLDING ASSEMBLIES WHICH WERE CONSIDERED MORE POLITICAL THAN RELIGIOUS AND THEIR TOWNS OF SECURITY WERE A GRIEVANCE TO ROYALTY
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