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in　which　I　never　wavered；　was　to　come　off　with　honour；　so　that　I　might　resume　the　spiritual　functions　belonging　to　my　profession　with　safety；　that　I　desired　nothing　from　him　but　the　accomplishment　of　an　affair　which　would　be　more　for　the　King's　service　than　for　my　particular　interest；　that　he　knew　that　the　day　after　the　arrest　of　the　Prince　he　sent　me　with　his　promise　to　the　annuitants　of　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　and　that　for　want　of　performance　those　men　were　persuaded　that　I　was　in　concert　with　the　Court　to　deceive　them。　　Lastly；　I　told　him　that　the　access　I　had　to　the　Duc　d'Orleans　might　perhaps　give　him　umbrage；　but　I　desired　him　to　consider　that　I　never　sought　that　honour；　and　that　I　was　very　sensible　of　the　inconveniences　attending　it。　I　enlarged　upon　this　head；　which　is　the　most　difficult　point　to　be　understood　by　Prime　Ministers；　who　are　so　fond　of　being　freely　admitted　into　a　Prince's　presence　that；　notwithstanding　all　the　experience　in　the　world；　they　cannot　help　thinking　that　therein　consists　the　essence　of　happiness。

When　truth　has　come　to　a　certain　point；　it　darts　such　powerful　rays　of　light　as　are　irresistible；　but　I　never　knew　a　man　who　had　so　little　regard　for　truth　as　Mazarin。　　He　seemed；　however；　more　regardful　of　it　than　usual；　and　I　laid　hold　of　the　occasion　to　tell　him　of　the　dangerous　consequences　of　the　disturbances　of　Guienne；　and　that　if　he　continued　to　support　M。　d'Epernon；　the　Prince's　faction　would　not　let　this　opportunity　slip；　that　if　the　Parliament　of　Bordeaux　should　engage　in　their　party；　it　would　not　be　long　before　that　of　Paris　would　do　the　same；　that；　after　the　late　conflagration　in　this　metropolis；　he　could　not　suppose　but　that　there　was　still　some　fire　hidden　under　the　ashes；　and　that　the　factious　party　had　reason　to　fear　the　heavy　punishment　to　which　the　whole　body　of　them　was　liable；　as　we　ourselves　were　two　or　three　months　ago。　　The　Cardinal　began　to　yield；　especially　when　he　was　told　that　M。　de　Bouillon　began　to　make　a　disturbance　in　the　Limousin；　where　M。　de　La　Rochefoucault　had　joined　him　with　some　troops。

To　confirm　our　reconciliation；　a　marriage　was　proposed　between　my　niece　and　his　nephew；　to　which　he；　gave　his　consent；　but　I　was　much　averse　to　it；　being　not　yet　resolved　to　bury　my　family　in　that　of　Mazarin；　nor　did　I　set　so　great　a　value　on　grandeur　as　to　purchase　it　with　the　public　odium。　　However；　it　produced　no　animosity　on　either　side；　and　his　friends　knew　that　I　should　be　very　glad　to　be　employed　in　making　a　general　peace；　they　acted　their　parts　so　well　that　the　Cardinal；　whose　love…fit　for　me　lasted　about　a　fortnight；　promised　me；　as　it　were　of　his　own　accord；　that　I　should　be　gratified。

News　came　about　this　time　from　Guienne　that　the　Ducs　de　Bouillon　and　de　La　Rochefoucault　had　taken　Madame　la　Princesse　into　Bordeaux；　together　with　M。　le　Duc；　her　son。　　The　Parliament　was　not　displeased　with　the　people　for　receiving　into　their　city　M。　le　Duc；　yet　they　observed　more　decorum　than　could　be　expected　from　the　inhabitants　of　Gascogne；　so　irritated　as　they　were　against　M。　d'Epernon。　　They　ordered　that　Madame　la　Princesse；　M。　le　Duc；　MM。　de　Bouillon　and　de　La　Rochefoucault　should　have　liberty　to　stay　in　Bordeaux；　provided　they　would　promise　to　undertake　nothing　against　the　King's　service；　and　that　the　petition　of　Madame　la　Princesse　should　be　sent　to　the　King　with　a　most　humble　remonstrance　from　the　Parliament　against　the　confinement　of　the　Princes。

At　the　same　time；　one　of　the　Presidents　sent　word　to　Senneterre　that　the　Parliament　was　not　so　far　enraged　but　that　they　would　still　remember　their　loyalty　to　the　King；　provided　he　did　but　remove　M。　d'Epernon。　　But　in　case　of　any　further　delay　he　would　not　answer　for　the　Parliament；　and　much　less　for　the　people；　who；　being　now　managed　and　supported　by　the　Prince's　party；　would　in　a　little　time　make　themselves　masters　of　the　Parliament。　　Senneterre　did　what　he　could　to　induce　the　Cardinal　to　make　good　use　of　this　advice；　and　M。　de　Chateauneuf；　who　was　now　Chancellor；　talked　wonderfully　well　upon　the　point；　but　seeing　the　Cardinal　gave　no　return　to　his　reasons　but　by　exclaiming　against　the　Parliament　of　Bordeaux　for　sheltering　men　condemned　by　the　King's　declaration；　he　said　to　him　very　plainly；　〃Set　out　to…morrow；　monsieur；　if　you　do　not　arrange　matters　to…day；　you　should　have　been　by　this　time　upon　the　Garonne。〃

The　event　proved　that　Chateauneuf　was　in　the　right；　for　though　the　Parliament　was　very　excited；　they　stood　out　a　long　time　against　the　madness　of　the　people；　spurred　on　by　M。　de　Bouillon；　and　issued　a　decree　ordering　an　envoy　of　Spain；　who　was　sent　thither　to　commence　a　treaty　with　the　Duc　de　Bouillon；　to　depart　the　city；　and　forbade　any　of　their　body　to　visit　such　as　had　correspondence　with　Spain；　the　Princess　herself　not　excepted。　　Moreover；　the　mob　having　undertaken　to　force　the　Parliament　to　unite　with　the　Princes；　the　Parliament　armed　the　magistracy；　who　fired　upon　the　people　and　made　them　retire。

A　little　time　before　the　King　departed　for　Guienne；　which　was　in　the　beginning　of　July；　word　came　that　the　Parliament　of　Bordeaux　had　consented　to　a　union　with　the　Princes；　and　had　sent　a　deputy　to　the　Parliament　of　Paris；　who　had　orders　to　see　neither　the　King　nor　the　ministers；　and　that　the　whole　province　was　disposed　for　a　revolt。　　The　Cardinal　was　in　extreme　consternation；　and　commended　himself　to　the　favour　of　the　meanest　man　of　the　Fronde　with　the　greatest　suppleness　imaginable。

As　soon　as　the　King　came　to　the　neighbourhood　of　Bordeaux　the　deputies　of　Parliament；　who　went　to　meet　the　Court　at　Lebourne；　were　peremptorily　commanded　to　open　the　gates　of　the　city　to　the　King　and　to　all　his　troops。　　They　answered　that　one　of　their　privileges　was　to　guard　the　King　themselves　while　he　was　in　any　of　their　towns。　　Upon　this；　Marechal　de　La　Meilleraye　seized　the　castle　of　Vaire；　in　the　command　of　Pichon；　whom　the　Cardinal　ordered　to　be　hanged；　and　M。　de　Bouillon　hanged　an　officer　in　Meilleraye's　army　by　way　of　reprisal。

After　that　the　Marshal　besieged　the　city　in　form；　which；　despairing　of　succour　from　Spain；　was　forced　to　capitulate　upon　the　following　terms：

That　a　general　pardon　should　be　granted　to　all　who　had　taken　up　arms　and　treated　with　Spain；　that　all　the　soldiers　should　be　disbanded　except　those　whom　the　King　had　a　mind　to　keep　in　his　pay；　that　Madame　la　Princesse　and　the　Duke　should　be　at　liberty　to　reside　either　in　Anjou　or　at　Mouzon；　with　no　more　than　two　hundred　foot　and　sixty　horse；　and　that　M。　d'Epernon　should　be　recalled　from　the　government　of　Guienne。

The　Princess　had　an　interview　with　both　the　King　and　Queen；　at　which　there　were　great　conferences　between　the　Cardinal　and　the　Ducs　de　Bouillon　and　de　La　Rochefoucault。

The　deputy　from　Bordeaux；　arriving　at　Paris　soon　after　the　King's　departure；　went　immediately；　to　Parliament；　and；　after　an　eloquent　harangue；　presented　a　letter　from　the　Parliament　of　Bordeaux；　together　with　their　decrees；　and　demanded　a　union　between　the　two　Parliaments。　After　some　debates　it　was　resolved　that　the　deputy　should　deliver　his　credentials　in　writing；　which　should　be　presented　to　his　Majesty　by　the　deputies　of　the　Parliament　of　Paris；　who　would；　at　the　same　time；　most　humbly　beseech　the　Queen　to　restore　peace　to　Guienne。

The　Duc　d'Orleans　was　against　debating　about　the　petition　to　the　Queen　for　the　liberation　of　the　Priuces　and　the　banishment　of　Cardinal　Mazarin；　nevertheless；　many　of　the　members　voted　for　it；　upon　a　motion　made　by　the　President　Viole；　who　was　a　warm　partisan　of　the　Prince　de　Conde；　not　because　he　had　hopes　of　carrying　it；　but　on　purpose　to　embarrass　M。　de　Beaufort　and　myself　upon　a　subject　of　which　we　did　not　care　to　speak；　and　yet　did　not　dare　to　be　altogether　silent　about；　without　passing　in　some　measure　for　Mazarinists。　　President　Viole　did　the　Prince　a　great　deal　of　service　on　this　occasion；　for　Bourdet　a　brave　soldier；　who　had　been　captain　of　the　Guards　and　was　attached　to　the　interest　of　the　Prince　performed　an　action　which　emboldened　the　party　very　much；　though　it　had　no　success。　　He　dressed　himself　and　fourscore　other　officers　of　his　troops　in　mason's　clothes；　and　having　assembled　many　of　the　dregs　of　the　people；　to　whom　he　had　distributed　money；　came　directly　to　the　Duc　d'Orleans　as　he　was　going　out；　and　cried；　〃No　Mazarin！　　God　bless　the　Princes！〃　　His　Royal　Highness；　at　this　apparition　and　the　firing　of　a　brace　of　pistols　at　the　same　time　by　Bourdet；　ran　to　the　Great　Chamber；　but　M。　de　Beaufort　stood　his　ground　so　well　with　the　Duke's　guards　and　our　men；　that　Bourdet　was　repulsed　and　thrown　down　the　Parliament　stairs。

But　the　confusion　in　the　Great　Chamber　was　still　worse。　　There　were　daily　assemblies；　wherein　the　Cardinal　was　severely　attacked；　and　the　Prince's　party　had　the　pleasure　of　exposing　us　as　his　accomplices。　　What　is　very　strange　is　that　at　the　same　time　the　Cardinal　and　his　friends　accused　us　of　corresponding　with　the　Parliament　of　Bordeaux；　because　we　maintained；　in　case　the　Court　did　not　adjust　affairs　there；　we　would　infallibly　bring　the　Parliament　of　Paris　into　the　interest　of　the　Prince。　　If　I　were　at　the　point　of　death　I　should　have　no　need　to　be　confessed　on　account　of　my　behaviour　on　this　occasion。　　I　acted　with　as　much　sincerity　in　this　juncture　as　if　I　had　been　the　Cardinal's　nephew；　though　really　it　was　not　out　of　any　love　to　him；　but　because　I　thought　myself　obliged　in　prudence　to　oppose　the　progress　of　the　Prince's　faction；　owing　to　the　foolish　conduct　of　his　enemies；　and　to　this　end　I　was　obliged　to　oppose　the　flattery　of　the　Cardinal's　tools　as　much　as　the　efforts　made　by　those　who　were　in　the　service　of　the　Prince。

On　the　3d　of　September　President　Bailleul　returned　with　the　other　deputies；　and　made　a　report　in　Parliament　of　his　journey　to　Court；　it　was；　in　brief；　that　the　Queen　thanked　the　Parliament　for　their　good　intentions；　and　had　commanded　them　to　assure　the　Parliament　in　her　name　that　she　was　ready　to　restore　peace　to　Guienne；　and　that　it　would　have　been　done　before　now　had　not　M。　de　Bouillon；　who　had　treated　with　the　Spaniards；　made　himself　master　of　Bordeaux；　and　thereby　cut　off　the　effects　of　his　Majesty's　goodness。

The　Duc　d'Orleans　informed　the　House　that　he　had　received　a　letter　from　the　Archduke；　sig