the memoirs of cardinal de retz-第45节

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e　consent　of　the　Duc　d'Orleans　for　that　end；　but　that；　in　case　of　refusal；　these　orders　should　be　executed　notwithstanding；　and　that　he　should　endeavour　to　gain　me　to　these　measures　by　the　means　of　Madame　de　Chevreuse。　　When　Tellier　came　to　me　I　assured　him　that　it　was　all　one；　both　to　me　and　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　whether　the　Princes　were　removed　or　not；　but　since　my　opinion　was　desired；　I　must　declare　that　I　think　nothing　can　be　more　contrary　to　the　true　interest　of　the　King；　〃for；〃　said　I；　〃the　Spaniards　must　gain　a　battle　before　they　can　come　to　Vincennes；　and　when　there　they　must　have　a　flying　camp　to　invest　the　place　before　they　can　deliver　the　Princes　from　confinement；　and　therefore　I　am　convinced　that　there　is　no　necessity　for　their　removal；　and　I　do　affirm　that　all　unnecessary　changes　in　matters　which　are　in　themselves　disagreeable　are　pernicious；　because　odious。　I　will　maintain；　further；　that　there　is　less　reason　to　fear　the　Duc　d'Orleans　and　the　Frondeurs　than　to　dread　the　Spaniards。　　Suppose　that　his　Royal　Highness　is　more　disaffected　towards　the　Court　than　anybody；　suppose　further　that　M。　de　Beaufort　and　I　have　a　mind　to　relieve　the　Princes；　in　what　way　could　we　do　it？　　Is　not　the　whole　garrison　in　that　castle　in　the　King's　service？　　Has　his　Royal　Highness　any　regular　troops　to　besiege　Vincennes？　　And；　granting　the　Frondeurs　to　be　the　greatest　fools　imaginable；　will　they　expose　the　people　of　Paris　at　a　siege　which　two　thousand　of　the　King's　troops　might　raise　in　a　quarter　of　an　hour　though　it　consist　of　a　hundred　thousand　citizens？　　I　therefore　conclude　that　the　removal　would　be　altogether　impolitic。　　Does　it　not　look　rather　as　if　the　Cardinal　feigns　apprehension　of　the　Spaniards　only　as　a　pretence　to　make　himself　master　of　the　Princes；　and　to　dispose　of　their　persons　at　pleasure？　　The　generality　of　the　people；　being　Frondeurs；　will　conclude　you　take　the　Prince　de　Conde　out　of　their　hands；whom　they　look　upon　to　be　safe　while　they　see　him　walking　upon　the　battlements　of　his　prison；and　that　you　will　give　him　his　liberty　when　you　please；　and　thus　enable　him　to　besiege　Paris　a　second　time。　　On　the　other　hand；　the　Prince's　party　will　improve　this　removal　very　much　to　their　own　advantage　by　the　compassion　such　a　spectacle　will　raise　in　the　people　when　they　see　three　Princes　dragged　in　chains　from　one　prison　to　another。　　I　was　really　mistaken　just　now　when　I　said　the　case　was　all　one　to　me；　for　I　see　that　I　am　nearly　concerned；　because　the　peoplein　which　word　I　include　the　Parliament　will　cry　out　against　it；　I　must　be　then　obliged；　for　my　own　safety；　to　say　I　did　not　approve　of　the　resolution。　　Then　the　Court　will　be　informed　that　I　find　fault　with　it；　and　not　only　that；　but　that　I　do　it　in　order　to　raise　the　mob　and　discredit　the　Cardinal；　which；　though　ever　so　false；　yet　in　consequence　the　people　will　firmly　believe　it；　and　thus　I　shall　meet　with　the　same　treatment　I　met　with　in　the　beginning　of　the　late　troubles；　and　what　I　even　now　experience　in　relation　to　the　affairs　of　Guienne。　　I　am　said　to　be　the　cause　of　these　troubles　because　I　foretold　them；　and　I　was　said　to　encourage　the　revolt　at　Bordeaux　because　I　was　against　the　conduct　that　occasioned　it。〃

Tellier；　in　the　Queen's　name；　thanked　me　for　my　unresisting　disposition；　and　made　the　same　proposal　to　his　Royal　Highness；　upon　which　I　spoke；　not　to　second　Tellier；　who　pleaded　for　the　necessity　of　the　removal；　to　which　I　could　by　no　means　be　reconciled；　but　to　make　it　evident　to　his　Royal　Highness　that　he　was　not　in　any　way　concerned　in　it　in　his　own　private　capacity；　and　that；　in　case　the　Queen　did　command　it　positively；　it　was　his　duty　to　obey。　　M。　de　Beaufort　opposed　it　so　furiously　as　to　offer　the　Duc　d'Orleans　to　attack　the　guards　which　were　to　remove　him。　　I　had　solid　reasons　to　dissuade　him　from　it；　to　the　last　of　which　he　submitted；　it　being　an　argument　which　I　had　from　the　Queen's　own　mouth　when　she　set　out　for　Guienne；　that　Bar　offered　to　assassinate　the　Princes　if　it　should　happen　that　he　was　not　in　a　condition　to　hinder　their　escape。　　I　was　astonished　when　her　Majesty　trusted　me　with　this　secret；　and　imagined　that　the　Cardinal　had　possessed　her　with　a　fear　that　the　Frondeurs　had　a　design　to　seize　the　person　of　the　Prince　de　Conde。　　For　my　part；　I　never　dreamed　of　such　a　thing　in　my　life。　　The　Ducs　d'Orleans　and　de　Beaufort　were　both　shocked　at　the　thought　of　it；　and；　in　short；　it　was　agreed　that　his　Royal　Highness　should　give　his　consent　for　the　removal；　and　that　M。　de　Beaufort　and　myself　should　not　give　it　out　among　the　people　that　we　approved　of　it。

The　day　that　the　Princes　were　removed　to　Marcoussi；　President　Bellievre　told　the　Keeper　of　the　Seals　in　plain　terms；　that　if　he　continued　to　treat　me　as　he　had　done　hitherto；　he　should　be　obliged　in　honour　to　give　his　testimony　to　the　truth。　　To　which　the　Keeper　of　the　Seals　returned　this　blunt　answer：　〃The　Princes　are　no　longer　in　sight　of　Paris；　the　Coadjutor　must　not　therefore　talk　so　loud。〃

I　return　now　to　the　Parliament；　which　was　so　moderate　at　this　time　that　the　Cardinal　was　hardly　mentioned；　and　they　agreed；　'nemine　contradicente'；　that　the　Parliament　should　send　deputies　to　Bordeaux　to　know　once　for　all　if　that　Parliament　was　for　peace　or　not。

Soon　after　this　the　Parliament　of　Toulouse　wrote　to　that　of　Paris　concerning　the　disturbances　in　Guienne；　part　whereof　belonged　to　their　jurisdiction；　and　expressly　demanded　a　decree　of　union。　　But　the　Duc　d'Orleans　warded　off　the　blow　very　dexterously；　which　was　of　great　consequence；　and；　more　by　his　address　than　by　his　authority；　brought　the　Parliament　to　dismiss　the　deputies　with　civil　answers　and　insignificant　expressions；　upon　which　President　Bellievre　said　to　me；　〃What　pleasure　should　we　not　take　in　acting　as　we　do　if　it　were　for　persons　that　had　but　the　sense　to　appreciate　it！〃

The　Parliament　did　not　continue　long　in　that　calm。　　They　passed　a　decree　to　interrogate　the　State　prisoners　in　the　Bastille；　broke　out　sometimes　like　a　whirlwind；　with　thunder　and　lightning；　against　Cardinal　Mazarin；　at　other　times　they　complained　of　the　misapplication　of　the　public　funds。　We　had　much　ado　to　ward　off　the　blows；　and　should　not　have　been　able　to　hold　out　long　against　the　fury　of　the　waves　but　for　the　news　of　the　Peace　of　Bordeaux；　which　was　registered　there　on　October　the　1st；　1650；　and　put　the　Prince　de　Conde's　party　into　consternation。

One　mean　artifice　of　Cardinal　Mazarin's　polity　was　always　to　entertain　some　men　of　our　own　party；　with　whom；　half　reconciled；　he　played　fast　and　loose　before　our　eyes；　and　was　eternally　negotiating　with　them；　deceiving　and　being　deceived　in　his　turn。　　The　consequence　of　all　this　was　a　great；　thick　cloud；　wherein　the　Frondeurs　themselves　were　at　last　involved；　but　which　they　burst　with　a　thunderclap。

The　Cardinal；　being　puffed　up　with　his　success　in　settling　the　troubles　of　Guienne；　thought　of　nothing　else　than　crowning　his　triumph　by　chastising　the　Frondeurs；　who；　he　said；　had　made　use　of　the　King's　absence　to　alienate　the　Duc　d'Orleans　from　his　service；　to　encourage　the　revolt　at　Bordeaux；　and　to　make　themselves　masters　of　the　persons　of　the　Princes。　　At　the　same　time；　he　told　the　Princess　Palatine　that　he　detested　the　cruel　hatred　I　bore　to　the　Prince　de　Conde；　and　that　the　propositions　I　made　daily　to　him　on　that　score　were　altogether　unworthy　of　a　Christian。　　Yet　he　suggested　to　the　Duc　d'Orleans　that　I　made　great　overtures　to　him　to　be　reconciled　to　the　Court；　but　that　he　could　not　trust　me；　because　I　was　from　morning　to　night　negotiating　with　the　friends　of　the　Prince　de　Conde。　　Thus　the　Cardinal　rewarded　me　for　what　I　did　with　incredible　application　and；　I　must　say；　uncommon　sincerity　for　the　Queen's　service　during　the　Court's　absence。　　I　do　not　mention　the　dangers　I　was　in　twice　or　thrice　a　day；　surpassing　even　those　of　soldiers　in　battles。　　For　imagine；　I　beseech　you；　what　pain　and　anguish　I　must　have　been　in　at　hearing　myself　called　a　Mazarinist；　and　at　having　to　bear　all　the　odium　annexed　to　that　hateful　appellation　in　a　city　where　he　made　it　his　business　to　destroy　me　in　the　opinion　of　a　Prince　whose　nature　it　was　to　be　always　in　fear　and　to　trust　none　but　such　as　hoped　to　rise　by　my　fall。

The　Cardinal　gave　himself　such　airs　after　the　peace　at　Bordeaux　that　some　said　my　best　way　would　be　to　retire　before　the　King's　return。

Cardinal　Mazarin　had　been　formerly　secretary　to　Pancirole；　the　Pope's　nuncio　for　the　peace　of　Italy；　whom　he　betrayed；　and　it　was　proved　that　he　had　a　secret　correspondence　with　the　Governor　of　Milan。　　Pancirole；　being　created　cardinal　and　Secretary　of　State　to　the　Church；　did　not　forget　the　perfidiousness　of　his　secretary；　now　created　cardinal　by　Pope　Urban；　at　the　request　of　Cardinal　de　Richelieu；　and　did　not　at　all　endeavour　to　qualify　the　anger　which　Pope　Innocent　had　conceived　against　Mazarin　after　the　assassination　of　one　of　his　nephews；　in　conjunction　with　Cardinal　Anthony。

　　　　　＇Anthony　Barberini；　nephew　to　Urban　VIII。；　created　Cardinal　1628；　　　　　　made　Protector　of　the　Crown　of　France　1633；　and　Great　Almoner　of　the　　　　　　Kingdom　1653。　　He　was　afterwards　Bishop　of　Poitiers；　and；　lastly；　　　　　　Archbishop　of　Rheims　in　1657。　　Died　1671。＇

Pancirole；　who　thought　he　could　not　affront