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HISTORIC　COURT　MEMOIRS。

MEMOIRS　OF　JEAN　FRANCOIS　PAUL　de　GONDI；　CARDINAL　DE　RETZ；　V4　Written　by　Himself

Being　Historic　Court　Memoirs　of　the　Great　Events　during　the　Minority　of　Louis　XIV。　and　the　Administration　of　Cardinal　Mazarin。




BOOK　IV。

In　December；　1651；　the　Parliament　agreed　to　the　following　resolution：　To　send　a　deputation　to　the　King　to　inform　him　of　the　rumours　of　Mazarin's　return；　and　to　beseech　him　to　confirm　the　royal　promise　which　he　had　made　to　his　people　upon　that　head；　to　forbid　all　governors　to　give　the　Cardinal　passage；　to　desire　the　King　to　acquaint　the　Pope　and　other　Princes　with　the　reasons　that　had　obliged　him　to　remove　the　Cardinal；　and　to　send　to　all　the　Parliaments　of　the　kingdom　to　make　the　like　decree。

Somebody　making　a　motion　that　a　price　might　be　set　upon　the　Cardinal's　head；　I　and　the　rest　of　the　spiritual　councillors　retired；　because　clergymen　are　forbidden　by　the　canon　law　to　give　their　vote　in　cases　of　life　and　death。

They　agreed　also　to　send　deputies　to　the　King　to　entreat　him　to　write　to　the　Elector　of　Cologne　to　send　the　Cardinal　out　of　his　country；　and　to　forbid　the　magistrates　of　all　cities　to　entertain　any　troops　sent　to　favour　his　return　or　any　of　his　kindred　or　domestics。　　A　certain　councillor　who　said；　very　judiciously；　that　the　soldiers　assembling　for　Mazarin　upon　the　frontiers　would　laugh　at　all　the　decrees　of　Parliament　unless　they　were　proclaimed　to　them　by　good　musketeers　and　pikemen；　was　run　down　as　if　he　had　talked　nonsense；　and　all　the　clamour　was　that　it　belonged　only　to　the　King　to　disband　soldiers。

The　Duc　d'Orleans　acquainted　the　House；　on　the　29th；　that　Cardinal　Mazarin　had　arrived　at　Sedan；　that　Marechals　de　Hoquincourt　and　de　la　Ferte　were　gone　to　join　him　with　their　army　to　bring　him　to　Court；　and　that　it　was　high　time　to　oppose　his　designs。　　Upon　this　it　was　immediately　resolved　that　deputies　should　be　despatched　forthwith　to　the　King；　that　the　Cardinal　and　all　his　adherents　should　be　declared　guilty　of　high　treason；　that　the　common　people　should　be　commanded　to　treat　them　as　such　wherever　they　met　them；　that　his　library　and　all　his　household　goods　should　be　sold；　and　that　150；000　livres　premium　should　be　given　to　any　man　who　should　deliver　up　the　said　Cardinal；　either　dead　or　alive。　Upon　this　expression　all　the　ecclesiastics　retired；　for　the　reason　above　mentioned。

A　new　decree　was　passed　on　the　2d　of　January；　1652；　wherein　it　was　decided　that　all　the　Parliaments　of　France　should　be　invited　to　issue　their　decrees　against　Mazarin；　conformable　to　the　last；　that　two　more　councillors　should　be　added　to　the　four　sent　to　guard　the　rivers　and　to　arm　the　common　people；　and　that　the　troops　of　the　Duc　d'Orleans　should　oppose　the　march　of　Mazarin。

On　the　24th　the　deputies　who　had　been　to　Poitiers　to　remonstrate　with　the　King　against　the　return　of　the　Cardinal；　made　their　report　in　Parliament；　to　the　effect　that　his　Majesty；　after　having　consulted　with　the　Queen　and　her　Council；　returned　for　answer；　that　without　doubt；　when　the　Parliament　issued　their　late　decrees；　they　did　not　know　that　Cardinal　Mazarin　had　made　no　levy　of　soldiers　but　by　his　Majesty's　express　orders；　that　it　was　he　who　commanded　him　to　enter　France　with　his　troops；　and　that　therefore　the　King　did　not　resent　what　the　company　had　done；　but　that；　on　the　other　hand；　he　did　not　doubt　that　when　they　had　heard　the　circumstances　he　had　just　mentioned；　and　knew；　moreover；　that　Cardinal　Mazarin　only　desired　an　opportunity　to　justify　himself；　they　would　not　fail　to　give　all　his　subjects　an　exemplary　proof　of　the　obedience　they　owed　to　him。　　The　Parliament　was　highly　provoked；　and　next　day　resolved　to　admit　no　more　dukes；　peers；　nor　marshals　of　France　till　the　Cardinal　had　left　the　kingdom。

Mazarin；　arriving　at　Court　again；　persuaded　the　King　to　go　to　Saumur；　though　others　advised　him　to　march　to　Guienne　against　the　Prince　de　Conde；　with　whom　the　Duc　d'Orleans　was　now　resolved　to　join　forces。　　The　King　went　from　Saumur　to　Tours；　where　the　Archbishop　of　Rouen　carried　complaints　to　the　King；　in　the　name　of　the　bishops　there；　against　the　decrees　of　Parliament　relating　to　the　Cardinal。

The　Duc　d'Orleans　complained　in　Parliament　against　the　inconsistency　of　their　proceedings；　and　said　the　King　had　sent　him　carte　blanche　in　order　to　oblige　him　to　consent　to　the　restoration　of　the　Cardinal；　but　that　nothing　would　ever　cause　him　to　do　it；　nor　to　act　apart　from　the　Parliament。　　Yet　their　unaccountable　proceedings　perplexed　him　beyond　expression；　so　that　he　commanded；　or　rather　permitted；　M。　de　Beaufort　to　put　his　troops　in　action。　　And　because　I　told　him　that；　considering　the　declarations　he　had　so　often　repeated　against　Mazarin；　I　thought　his　conduct　in　setting　his　troops　in　motion　against　him　did　not　add　so　much　to　the　measure　of　the　disgust　he　had　already　given　to　the　Court　that　he　need　to　apprehend　much　from　it；　he　gave　me　for　answer　these　memorable　words　which　I　have　reflected　upon　a　thousand　times：　〃If　you；〃　said　he；　〃had　been　born　a　Son　of　France；　an　Infante　of　Spain；　a　King　of　Hungary；　or　a　Prince　of　Pales；　you　would　not　talk　as　you　do。　　You　must　know　that；　with　us　Princes；　words　go　for　nothing；　but　that　we　never　forget　actions。　By　to…morrow　noon　the　Queen　would　not　remember　my　declarations　against　the　Cardinal　if　I　would　admit　him　tomorrow　morning；　but　if　my　troops　were　to　fire　a　musket　she　would　not　forgive　me　though　we　were　to　live　two　thousand　years　hence。〃

In　February；　1652；　I　was　made　a　cardinal；　and　was　to　receive　the　hat；　as　all　French　cardinals　do；　from　the　King。　　My　enemies；　who　thought　to　ruin　my　credit　with　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　gave　out　that　I　had　been　obliged　to　the　Court　for　my　dignity；　attacked　me　in　form　as　a　secret　favourer　of　Mazarin；　and；　while　their　emissaries　gained　over　such　of　the　dregs　of　the　people　as　they　could　corrupt　by　money；　they　were　supported　by　all　the　intrigues　of　the　Cabinet。　　But　the　Duke；　who　knew　better；　only　laughed　at　them；　so　that　they　confirmed　me　in　his　good　opinion；　instead　of　supplanting　me；　because　in　cases　of　slander　every　reflection　that　does　not　hurt　the　person　attacked　does　him　service。　　I　said　to　the　Duke　that　I　wondered　he　was　not　wearied　out　with　the　silly　stories　that　were　told　him　every　day　against　me；　since　they　all　harped　upon　one　string；　but　he　said；　〃Do　you　take　no　account　of　the　pleasure　one　takes　every　morning　in　hearing　how　wicked　men　are　under　the　cloak　of　religious　zeal；　and　every　night　how　silly　they　are　under　the　mask　of　politicians？〃

The　servants　of　the　Prince　de　Conde　gave　out　such　stories　against　me　among　the　populace　as　were　likely　to　have　done　me　much　more　mischief。　They　had　a　pack　of　brawling　fellows　in　their　pay　who　were　more　troublesome　to　me　now　than　formerly；　when　they　did　not　dare　to　appear　before　the　numerous　retinue　of　gentlemen　and　liverymen　that　accompanied　me；　for　as　I　had　not　yet　had　the　hat；　I　was　obliged；　wherever　I　went；　to　go　incognito；　according　to　the　rules　of　the　ceremonial。　　Those　fellows　said　that　I　had　betrayed　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　and　that　they　would　be　the　death　of　me。　　I　told　the　Duke；　who　was　afraid　they　would　murder　me；　that　he　should　soon　see　how　little　those　hired　mobs　ought　to　be　regarded。　　He　offered　me　his　guards；　but　though　Marechal　d'Estampes　fell　on　his　knees　in　my　way　to　stop　me；　I　went　down…stairs　with　only　two　persons　in　company；　and　made　directly　towards　the　ruffians；　demanding　who　was　their　leader。　　Upon　which　a　beggarly　fellow；　with　an　old　yellow　feather　in　his　hat；　answered　me；　insolently；　〃I　am。〃　　Then　I　called　out　to　the　guards　at　the　gate；　saying；　〃Let　me　have　this　rascal　hanged　up　at　these　grates。〃　Thereupon　he　made　me　a　very　low　bow；　and　said　that　he　did　not　mean　to　affront　me；　that　he　only　came　with　his　comrades　to　tell　me　of　the　report　that　I　designed　to　carry　the　Duc　d'Orleans　to　Court；　and　reconcile　him　with　Mazarin；　that　they　did　not　believe　it；　that　they　were　at　my　service；　and　ready　to　venture　their　lives　for　me；　provided　I　would　but　promise　them　to　be　always　an　honest　Frondeur。

The　Duc　d'Orleans　took　such　delight　in　conversing　with　me　that；　on　De　Goulas；　one　of　his　secretaries；　telling　him　that　all　the　foreign　officers　took　mighty　umbrage　at　it；　he　pulled　him　up　very　sharply；　and　said；　〃Go　to　the　devil；　you　and　your　foreign　officers。　　If　they　were　as　good　Frondeurs　as　Cardinal　de　Retz；　they　would　be　at　their　posts；　and　not　tippling　in　the　taverns　of　Paris。〃　　There　was　such　a　strong　faction　in　the　city　of　Orleans　for　the　Court　that　his　presence　there　was　very　necessary；　but　as　it　was　much　more　so　at　Paris；　the　Duke　was　prevailed　upon　by　his　Duchess　to　let　her　go　thither。　　M。　Patru　was　pleased　to　say　that　as　the　gates　of　Jericho　fell　at　the　sound　of　trumpets；　those　of　Orleans　would　open　at　the　sound　of　fiddles；　of　which　M。　de　Rohan　was　a　very　great　admirer。　　But；　in　fact；　though　the　King　was　just　at　hand　with　the　troops；　and　though　M。　Mold；　Keeper　of　the　Seals；　was　at　the　gate　demanding　entrance　for　the　King；　the　Duchess　crossed　the　river　in　a　barge；　made　the　watermen　break　down　a　little　postern；　which　had　been　walled　up　for　a　long　time；　and　marched；　with　the　acclamations　of　multitudes　of　the　people；　directly　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　where　the　magistrate