the memoirs of cardinal de retz-第57节

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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　being　prisoner　to　Cardinal　Mazarin；　the　Duc　d'Orleans　should　be　desired　to　take　upon　him　the　office　of　Lieutenant…General　of　his　Majesty；　and　the　Prince　to　take　upon　him　the　command　of　the　army　as　long　as　Mazarin　should　continue　in　the　kingdom；　and　that　a　copy　of　the　said　decree　should　be　sent　to　all　the　Parliaments　of　the　kingdom；　who　should　be　desired　to　publish　the　like；　but　not　one　complied；　except　that　of　Bordeaux。　Nor　was　the　Duke　better　obeyed　by　the　several　governors　of　the　provinces；　for　but　one　vouchsafed　him　an　answer　when　he　acquainted　them　with　his　new　dignity；　the　Court　having　put　them　in　mind　of　their　duty　by　an　order　of　Council；　published　to　annul　that　of　the　Parliament　for　establishing　the　said　lieutenancy；　and　in　Paris　itself　the　Duke's　authority　was　despised；　for　two　wretches　having　been　condemned　for　setting　fire　to　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　the　citizens　who　were　ordered　to　take　charge　of　the　execution　refused　to　obey。

On　the　24th　it　was　ordered　that　a　general　assembly　should　be　held　at　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　to　consider　the　ways　and　means　to　raise　money　for　supporting　the　troops；　and　that　the　statues　at　Mazarin's　palace　should　be　sold　to　make　up　the　sum　set　upon　the　Cardinal's　head。

On　the　29th　it　was　resolved　in　the　Hotel　de　Ville　to　raise　800；000　livres　for　augmenting　his　Royal　Highness's　troops；　and　to　exhort　all　the　great　towns　of　the　kingdom　to　unite　with　the　metropolis。

On　the　6th　of　August　the　King　sent　a　declaration　signifying　the　removal　of　the　Parliament　to　Pontoise。　　There　was　a　great　commotion　in　the　House；　who　agreed　not　to　register　it　till　the　Cardinal　had　left　the　kingdom。　As　for　the　Parliament　of　Pontoise；　which　consisted　of　but　fourteen　officers；　with　three　Presidents　at　their　head；　who　had　a　little　before　retired　in　disguise　from　Paris；　they　made　remonstrances　likewise　to　the　King　for　removing　Cardinal　Mazarin。　　The　King　granted　what　was　desired　of　him；　and　that　upon　the　solicitations　of　that　honest；　disinterested　minister；　who　withdrew　from　Court　to　Bouillon。　　This　comedy；　so　unworthy　the　dignity　of　a　king；　was　accompanied　with　circumstances　that　rendered　it　still　more　ridiculous：　The　two　Parliaments　fulminated　severe　decrees　against　one　another；　and　that　of　Paris　made　an　order　that　whosoever　sat　in　the　assembly　at　Pontoise　should　be　struck　off　the　register。

At　the　same　time　that　of　Pontoise　registered　the　King's　declaration；　which　contained　an　injunction　to　the　Parliament　of　Paris；　the　Chamber　of　Accounts；　and　the　Court　of　Aids；　that；　since　Cardinal　Mazarin　was　removed；　they　should　now　lay　down　their　arms　on　condition　that　his　Majesty　would　grant　an　amnesty；　remove　his　troops　from　about　Paris；　withdraw　those　that　were　in　Guienne；　allow　a　free　and　safe　passage　to　the　Spanish　troops；　and　give　the　Princes　permission　to　send　to　his　Majesty　persons　to　confer　with　his　ministers　concerning　what　remained　to　be　adjusted。　　This　same　Parliament　resolved　to　return　their　thanks　to　his　Majest