the memoirs of cardinal de retz-第51部分

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n　against　Cardinal　Mazarin；　and　all　the　decrees　passed　against　him；　should　be　put　into　execution。

On　the　13th　of　May　a　councillor　of　Parliament　and　captain　of　his　ward；　having　brought　his　company　to　the　Palace　to　act　as　ordinary　guard；　was　abandoned　by　all　the　burghers　that　composed　it；　who　said　they　were　not　created　to　guard　Mazarins。

The　mob；　who　at　the　same　time　appeared　ready　enough　to　murder　some　of　the　magistrates　in　the　streets；　had　nothing　in　their　mouths　but　the　names　and　services　of　the　Princes；　who　next　day　disowned　their　humble　servants　in　the　assemblies　of　the　several　courts。　　Though　this　conduct　gave　occasion　to　severe　decrees；　which　the　Parliament　issued　at　every　turn　against　the　seditious；　it　did　not　hinder　the　same　Parliament　from　believing　that　those　who　disowned　the　sedition　were　the　authors　of　it；　and　consequently　did　not　lessen　the　hatred　which　many　private　men　conceived　against　them。　Such　were　the　various　and　complicated　views　every　one　had　concerning　the　then　position　of　affairs；　that　I　wrapped　myself　up；　as　one　may　say；　in　my　great　dignities；　to　which　I　abandoned　the　hopes　of　my　fortune；　and　I　remember　one　day　the　President　Bellievre　telling　me　that　I　ought　not　to　be　so　indolent。　　I　answered　him：　〃We　are　in　a　great　storm；　where；　methinks；　we　all　row　against　the　wind。　　I　have　two　good　oars　in　my　hand；　one　of　which　is　the　Cardinal's　dignity；　and　the　other　the　Archiepiscopal。　I　am　not　willing　to　break　them；　and　all　I　have　to　do　now　is　to　support　myself。〃

At　the　same　time　I　had　other　disquietings　of　a　more　private　nature。　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse　fell　in　love　with　my　rival；　the　Abbe　Fouquet。　Little　De　Roye；　who　was　a　very；　pretty　German　lass　at　her　house；　informed　me　of　it；　and　made　me　amends　for　the　infidelity　of　the　mistress；　whose　choice；　to　tell　you　the　truth；　did　not　mortify　me　much；　because　she　had　nothing　but　beauty；　which　cloys　when　it　comes　alone。　　She　cared　for　nobody　besides　him　she　loved；　but　as　she　was　never　long　in　love；　so　neither　was　it　long　that　she　was　in　good　temper。　　She　used　her　cast…off　lovers　as　she　did　her　old　clothes；　which　other　women　lay　aside；　but　she　burnt；　so　that　her　daughters　had　much　ado　to　save　a　petticoat；　head…　dress；　gloves；　or　Venice　point。　　And　I　verily　believe　that　if　she　could　have　committed　her　lovers　to　the　flames　when　she　left　them　off；　she　would　have　done　it　with　all　her　heart。　　Madame　her　mother；　who　endeavoured　to　set　her　at　variance　with　me　when　she　was　resolved　to　unite　herself　entirely　with　the　Court；　could　not　succeed；　though　she　went　so　far　that　Madame　de　Guemenee　caused　a　letter　to　be　read　to　her　in　my　handwriting；　whereby　I　devoted　myself　body　and　soul　to　her；　as　witches　give　themselves　to　the　devil。

It　was　at　that　time　that　Madame　de　Chevreuse；　seeing　herself　neglected　at　Paris；　resolved　to　retire　to　Dampierre；　where；　depending　upon　what　had　been　told　her　from　Court；　she　hoped　to　be　well　received。　　I　gave　vent　to　my　passion；　which；　in　truth；　was　not　very　great；　to　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse；　and　I　took　care　to　have　both　the　mother　and　daughter　accompanied　out　of　Paris；　quite　to　Dampierre；　by　all　the　nobility　and　gentlemen　I　had　with　me。

I　cannot　finish　this　slight　sketch　of　the　condition　I　was　in　at　Paris　without　acknowledging　the　debt　I　owe　to　the　generosity　of　the　Prince　de　Conde；　who；　finding　that　a　person　was　come　from　the　Prince　de　Conti；　at　Bordeaux；　with　a　design　to　attack　me；　told　him　that　he　would　have　him　hanged　if　he　did　not　go　back　to　his　master　in　two　hours'　time。

Marigny　told　me；　almost　at　the　same　time；　that；　observing　the　Prince　de　Conde　to　be　very　intent　upon　reading　a　book；　he　took　the　liberty　to　tell　him　that　it　must　needs　be　a　very　choice　one；　because　he　took　such　delight　in　it；　and　that　the　Prince　answered　him；　〃It　is　true　I　am　very　fond　of　it；　for　it　shows　me　my　faults；　which　nobody　has　the　courage　to　tell　me。〃　This　book　was　entitled　〃The　Right　and　False　Steps　of　the　Prince　de　Conde　and　of　the　Cardinal　de　Retz。〃

There　were　divers　negotiations　between　the　parties；　during　which　Mazarin　gave　himself　the　pleasure　of　letting　the　public　see　MM。　de　Rohan；　de　Chavigni；　and　de　Goulas　conferring　with　him；　before　the　King　as　well　as　in　private；　at　that　very　instant　when　the　Duc　d'Orleans　and　the　Prince　de　Conde　said　publicly；　in　the　assembly　of　the　Chambers；　that　it　ought　to　be　the　preliminary　of　all　treaties　to　have　nothing　to　do　with　Mazarin。　He　acted　a　perfect　comedy　in　their　presence；　pretending　to　be　forcibly　detained　by　the　King；　whom　he　begged　with　folded　hands　to　let　him　return　to　Italy。

On　the　30th　of　April　there　was　so　great　a　murmuring　in　Parliament　that　the　Duc　d'Orleans　said　they　should　never　see　him　there　again　until　the　Cardinal　was　gone。

On　the　6th　of　May　the　remonstrances　of　the　Parliament　and　the　Chamber　of　Accounts　were　carried　to　the　King　by　a　large　deputation；　as　were；　on　the　7th；　those　of　the　Court　of　Aids　and　the　city。　　The　King's　answer　to　both　was　that　he　would　cause　his　troops　to　retire　when　those　of　the　Princes　were　gone。

On　the　10th　it　was　resolved　that　the　King's　Council　should　be　sent　to　Saint　Germain　for　a　further　answer　touching　the　removal　of　Cardinal　Mazarin　from　the　Court　and　kingdom；　and　the　armies　from　the　neighbourhood　of　Paris。

On　the　14th　there　was　a　great　uproar　again　in　the　Parliament；　where　there　was　a　confused　clamour　for　taking　into　consideration　the　best　means　for　hindering　the　riots　and　disorders　daily　committed　in　the　city　and　in　the　hall　of　the　Palace；　upon　which　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　who　was　afraid　that　under　this　pretence　the　Mazarinists　should　make　the　House　take　some　steps　contrary　to　their　interests；　came　to　the　Palace　on　a　sudden；　and　proposed　that　they　should　grant　him　full　power。

The　29th　being　the　day　that　the　deputies　of　the　Court　of　Inquiry　desired　the　Parliament　to　consider　the　ways　and　means　for　raising　the　150；000　livres　promised　to　him　who　should　bring　Cardinal　Mazarin　to　justice；　and　the　Archbishop's　Grand　Vicar　coming　up　at　that　moment　to　the　bar　of　the　King's　Council　to　confer　about　the　descent　of　the　shrine　of　Sainte　Genevieve；　a　member　said；　very　pleasantly；　〃We　are　this　day　engaged　in　devotion　for　a　double　festival：　we　are　appointing　processions；　and　contriving　how　to　murder　a　Cardinal。〃

On　the　20th　of　June　the　King's　answer　to　the　Parliament's　remonstrances　was　reported　in　substance　as　follows：　That　though　his　Majesty　was　sensible　that　the　demand　for　the　removal　of　Cardinal　Mazarin　was　but　a　pretence；　yet；　he　was　willing　to　grant　it　after　justice　was　done　to　the　Cardinal's　honour　by　such　reparations　as　were　due　to　his　innocence；　provided　the　Princes　would　give　him　good　security　for　the　performance　of　their　proposals　upon　the　removal　of　the　said　Cardinal。　　That　therefore　his　Majesty；　desired　to　know：　1。　Whether；　in　this　case；　they　will　renounce　all　leagues　and　associations　with　foreign　princes？　　2。　Whether　they　will　not　form　new　pretensions？　　3。　Whether　they　will　come　to　Court？　4。　Whether　they　will　dismiss　all　the　foreigners　that　are　in　the　kingdom？　5。　Whether　they　will　disband　their　forces？　　6。　Whether　Bordeaux　will　return　to　its　duty；　as　well　as　the　Prince　de　Conti　and　Madame　de　Longueville？　　7。　Whether　the　places　which　the　Prince　de　Conde　has　fortified　shall　be　put　into　the　condition　they　were　in　before　the　breach？

The　Duc　d'Orleans；　provoked　at　these　propositions；　said　that　a　Son　of　France　and　a　Prince　of　the　blood　were　never　known　to　have　been　treated　like　common　criminals；　and　that　the　declaration　which　both　had　made　was　more　than　sufficient　to　satisfy　the　Court。

On　the　21st　it　was　moved　in　Parliament　that　an　inventory　should　be　taken　of　what　remained　of　Mazarin's　furniture。　　There　having　been　in　the　morning　a　great　commotion　at　the　Palace；　when　the　President　and　some　others　had　run　a　risk　of　being　killed　by　the　mob；　M。　de　Beaufort　invited　his　friends　to　meet　him　in　the　afternoon　in　the　Palais　Royal；　and　having　got　together　four　or　five　thousand　beggars；　he　harangued　them　as　to　the　obedience　which　they　owed　to　the　Parliament。　　But　two　or　three　days　after　this　fine　sermon　of　his；　the　sedition　was　more　violent　than　ever。

On　the　25th　the　Princes　declared　in　Parliament　that；　as　soon　as　the　Cardinal　had　departed　the　kingdom；　they　would　faithfully　execute　all　the　articles　contained　in　the　King's　answer；　and　immediately　send　deputies　to　complete　the　rest。

On　the　4th　of　July　a　mob　assembled；　who　forced　all　that　went　by　to　put　a　handful　of　straw　in　their　hats；　upon　which　the　Duc　d'Orleans　and　the　Prince　de　Conde　went　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville　and　convinced　the　assembly　of　the　necessity　they　were　under　of　defending　themselves　against　Mazarin。　Upon　a　trumpeter　arriving　from　his　Majesty　with　orders　to　adjourn　the　assembly　for　a　week；　the　people　were　much　incensed；　and　called　out　to　the　citizens　to　unite　strictly　with　the　Princes。　　They　fell　upon　the　first　thing　they　met　in　their　way；　threw　stones　into　the　windows　of　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　set　fire　to　its　gates；　and；　entering　with　drawn　swords；　murdered　M。　Le　Gras；　the　Master　of　Requests；　and　the　Master　of　Accounts；　and　twenty　or　thirty　citizens　perished　in　the　tumult。　　There　was　a　general　consternation　all　over　the　city；　all　the　shops　were　shut　in　an　instant；　and　in　some　parts　they　set　up　barricades　to　stop　the　rioters；　who　had　almost　overrun　the　whole　town。　　It　was　observed　that　the　appearance　of　the　Duchesse　de　Beaufort　prevailed　more　with　the　mob　in　causing　them　to　disperse　than　the　exposing　of　the　Host　by　the　cure　of　St。　John's。

The　late　riot　had　such　an　effect　on　the　Parliament　that　the　President　Mortier　and　many　of　the　councillors　kept　away　from　the　public　assemblies　for　fear；　notwithstanding　they　were　enjoined；　by　a　special　decree；　to　come　and　take　their　places。　　The　magistrates；　for　the　same　reason；　did　not　go　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville。

On　the　18th　the　deputies　of　Parliament　being　ordered　to　follow　the　King　to　Pontoise；　the　House　passed　a　decree　for　their　immediate　return　to　Parliament；　and　the　Prince　de　Conde　and　the　Duke　de　Beaufort　brought　them　into　town　with　twelve　hundred　horse。

The　Court　in　the　meantime　passed　decrees　of　Council；　annulling　those　of　the　Parliament　and　the　transactions　of　the　assembly　at　the　Hotel　de　Ville。

On　the　20th　the　Parliament　declared　by　a　decree　that；　the　King