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Roux　de　Marsilly；　the　valet　resident　in　England；　known　to　his

master　as　〃Martin；〃　was　〃wanted〃　by　the　French　secret　police。　　By

July　19；　a　valet；　of　the　highest　political　importance；　had　been

brought　to　Dunkirk；　from　England；　no　doubt。　　My　hypothesis　assumes

that　this　valet；　though　now　styled　〃Eustache　Dauger；〃　was　the

〃Martin　of　Roux　de　Marsilly。　　He　was　kept　with　so　much　mystery　at

Pigernol　that　already　the　legend　began　its　course；　the　captive

valet　was　said　to　be　a　Marshal　of　France！　　We　then　follow　Dauger

from　Pignerol　to　Les　Exiles；　till　January；　1687；　when　one　valet　out

of　a　pair；　Dauger　being　one　of　them；　dies。　　We　presume　that　Dauger

is　the　survivor；　because　the　great　mystery　still　is　〃what　he　HAS

DONE；〃　whereas　the　other　valet　had　done　nothing；　but　may　have　known

Dauger's　secret。　　Again　the　other　valet　had　long　been　dropsical；

and　the　valet　who　died　in　1687　died　of　dropsy。



In　1688；　Dauger；　at　Sainte…Marguerite；　is　again　the　source　and

center　of　myths；　he　is　taken　for　a　son　of　Oliver　Cromwell；　or　for

the　Duc　de　Beufort。　　In　June　1692；　one　of　the　Huguenot　preachers　at

Saint…Marguerite　writes　on　his　shirt　and　pewter　plate　and　throws

them　out　of　the　window。＇1＇　　Legend　attributes　these　acts　to　the　Man

in　the　Iron　Mask；　and　transmutes　a　pewter　into　a　silver　plate。

Now；　in　1689…1693；　Mattioli　was　at　Pignerol；　but　Dauger　was　at

Sainte…Marguerite；　and　the　Huguenot's　act　is　attributed　to　him。

Thus　Dauger；　not　Mattioli；　is　the　center　round　which　the　myths

crystallize：　the　legends　concern　him；　not　Mattioli；　whose　case　is

well　known；　and　gives　rise　to　no　legend。　　Finally；　we　have　shown

that　Mattioli　probably　died　at　Sainte…Marguerite　in　April；　1694。

If　so；　then　nobody　but　Dauger　can　be　the　〃old　prisoner〃　whom　Saint…

Mars　brought；　masked；　to　the　Bastille；　in　September；　1698；　and　who

died　there　in　November；　1703。　　However　suppose　that　Mattioli　did

not　die　in　1694；　but　was　the　masked　man　who　died　in　the　Bastille　in

1703；　then　the　legend　of　Dauger　came　to　be　attributed　to　Mattioli：

these　two　men's　fortunes　are　combined　in　the　one　myth。





＇1＇　Saint…Mars　au　Ministre；　June　4；　1692。





The　central　problem　remains　unsolved。



What　had　the　valet；　Eustache　Dauger；　done？＇1＇





＇1＇　One　marvels　that　nobody　has　recognized；　in　the　mask；　James

Stuart　（James　de　la　Cloche）；　eldest　of　the　children　of　Charles　II。

He　came　to　England　in　1668；　was　sent　to　Rome；　and　〃disappears　from

history。〃　　See　infra；　〃The　Mystery　of　James　de　la　Cloche。〃





III



THE　VALET'S　MASTER





The　secret　of　the　Man　in　the　Iron　Mask；　or　at　least　of　one　of　the

two　persons　who　have　claims　to　be　the　Mask；　was　〃What　had　Eustache

Dauger　done？〃　　To　guard　this　secret　the　most　extraordinary

precautions　were　taken；　as　we　have　shown　in　the　foregoing　essay。

And　yet；　if　secret　there　was；　it　might　have　got　wind　in　the

simplest　fashion。　　In　the　〃Vicomte　de　Bragelonne；〃　Dumas　describes

the　tryst　of　the　Secret…hunters　with　the　dying　Chief　of　the　Jesuits

at　the　inn　in　Fontainebleau。　　They　come　from　many　quarters；　there

is　a　Baron　of　Germany　and　a　laird　from　Scotland；　but　Aramis　takes

the　prize。　　He　knows　the　secret　of　the　Mask；　the　most　valuable　of

all　to　the　intriguers　of　the　Company　of　Jesus。



Now；　despite　all　the　precautions　of　Louvois　and　Saint…Mars；　despite

sentinels　for　ever　posted　under　Dauger's　windows；　despite

arrangements　which　made　it　impossible　for　him　to　signal　to　people

on　the　hillside　at　Les　Exiles；　despite　the　suppression　even　of　the

items　in　the　accounts　of　his　expenses；　his　secret；　if　he　knew　it；

could　have　been　discovered；　as　we　have　remarked；　by　the　very　man

most　apt　to　make　mischievous　use　of　itby　Lauzun。　　That　brilliant

and　reckless　adventurer　could　see　Dauger；　in　prison　at　Pignerol；

when　he　pleased；　for　he　had　secretly　excavated　a　way　into　the　rooms

of　his　fellow　prisoner；　Fouquet；　on　whom　Dauger　attended　as　valet。

Lauzun　was　released　soon　after　Fouquet's　death。　　It　is　unlikely

that　he　bought　his　liberty　by　the　knowledge　of　the　secret　and　there

is　nothing　to　suggest　that　he　used　it　（if　he　possessed　it）　in　any

other　way。



The　natural　clew　to　the　supposed　secret　of　Dauger　is　a　study　of　the

career　of　his　master；　Roux　de　Marsilly。　　As　official　histories　say

next　to　nothing　about　him；　we　may　set　forth　what　can　be　gleaned

from　the　State　Papers　in　our　Record　Office。　　The　earliest　is　a

letter　of　Roux　de　Marsilly　to　Mr。　Joseph　Williamson；　secretary　of

Lord　Arlington　（December；　1668）。　　Marsilly　sends　Martin　（on　our

theory　Eustache　Dauger）　to　bring　back　from　Williamson　two　letters

from　his　own　correspondent　in　Paris。　　He　also　requests　Williamson

to　procure　for　him　from　Arlington　a　letter　of　protection；　as　he　is

threatened　with　arrest　for　some　debt　in　which　he　is　not　really

concerned。　　Martin　will　explain。　　The　next　paper　is　indorsed

〃Received　December　28；　1668；　Mons。　de　Marsilly。〃　　As　it　is　dated

December　27；　Marsilly　must　have　been　in　England。　　The　contents　of

this　piece　deserve　attention；　because　they　show　the　terms　on　which

Marsilly　and　Arlington　were；　or；　at　least；　how　Marsilly　conceived

them。



（1）　Marsilly　reports；　on　the　authority　of　his　friends　at　Stockholm；

that　the　King　of　Sweden　intends；　first　to　intercede　with　Louis　XIV。

in　favor　of　the　French　Huguenots；　and　next；　if　diplomacy　fails；　to

join　in　arms　with　the　other　Protestant　Powers　of　Europe。



（2）　His　correspondent　in　Holland　learns　that　if　the　King　of　England

invites　the　States　to　any　〃holy　resolution；〃　they　will　heartily

lend　forces。　　No　leader　so　good　as　the　English　KingCharles　II。！

Marsilly　had　shown　ARLINGTON'S　LETTER　to　a　Dutch　friend；　who　bade

him　approach　the　Dutch　ambassador　in　England。　　He　has　dined　with

that　diplomatist。　　Arlington　had；　then；　gone　so　far　as　to　write　an

encouraging　letter。　　The　Dutch　ambassador　had　just　told　Marsilly

that　he　had　received　the　same　news；　namely；　that；　Holland　would　aid

the　Huguenots；　persecuted　by　Louis　XIV。



（3）　Letters　from　Provence；　Languedoc；　and　Dauphine　say　that　the

situation　there　is　unaltered。



（4）　The　Canton　of　Zurich　write　that　they　will　keep　their　promises

and　that　Berne　is　anxious　to　please　the　King　of　Great　Britain；　and

that　it　is　ready　to　raise；　with　Zurich；　15；000　men。　　They　are　not

afraid　of　France。



（5）　Zurich　fears　that；　if　Charles　is　not　represented　at　the　next

Diet；　Bale　and　Saint　Gall　will　be　intimidated；　and　not　dare　to　join

the　Triple　Alliance　of　Spain；　Holland；　and　England。　　The　best　plan

will　be　for　Marsilly　to　represent　England　at　the　Diet　of　January

25；　1669；　accompanied　by　the　Swiss　General　Balthazar。　　This　will

encourage　friends　〃to　give　His　Britannic　Majesty　the　satisfaction

which　he　desires；　and　will　produce　a　close　union　between　Holland；

Sweden；　the　Cantons；　and　other　Protestant　States。〃



This　reads　as　if　Charles　had　already　expressed　some　〃desire。〃



（6）　Geneva　grumbles　at　a　reply　of　Charles　〃through　a　bishop　who　is

their　enemy；〃　the　Bishop　of　London；　〃a　persecutor　of　our　religion；〃

that　is；　of　Presbyterianism。　　However；　nothing　will　dismay　the

Genevans；　〃si　S。　M。　B。　ne　change。〃



Then　comes　a　blank　in　the　paper。　　There　follows　a　copy　of　a　letter

as　if　from　Charles　II。　himself；　to　〃the　Right　High　and　Noble

Seigneurs　of　Zurich。〃　　He　has　heard　of　their　wishes　from　Roux　de

Marsilly；　whom　he　commissions　to　wait　upon　them。　　〃I　would　not　have

written　by　my　Bishop　of　London　had　I　been　better　informed；　but

would　myself　have　replied　to　your　obliging　letter；　and　would　have

assured　you；　as　I　do　now；　that　I　desire。　。　。　。〃



It　appears　as　if　this　were　a　draft　of　a　kind　of　letter　which

Marsilly　wanted　Charles　to　write　to　Zurich；　and　there　is　a　similar

draft　of　a　letter　for　Arlington　to　follow；　if　he　and　Charles　wish

to　send　Marsilly　to　the　Swiss　Diet。　　The　Dutch　ambassador；　with

whom　Marsilly　dined　on　December　26；　the　Constable　of　Castille；　and

other　grandees；　are　all　of　opinion　that　he　should　visit　the

Protestant　Swiss；　as　from　the　King　of　England。　　The　scheme　is　for

an　alliance　of　England；　Holland；　Spain；　and　the　Protestant　Cantons；

against　France　and　Savoy。



Another　letter　of　Marsilly　to　Arlington；　only　dated　Jeudi；　avers

that　he　can　never　repay　Arlington　for　his　extreme　kindness　and

liberality。　　〃No　man　in　England　is　more　devoted　to　you　than　I　am；

and　shall　be　all　my　life。〃＇1＇





＇1＇　State　Papers；　France；　vol。　125；　106。





On　the　very　day　when　Marsilly　drafted　for　Charles　his　own

commission　to　treat　with　Zurich　for　a　Protestant　alliance　against

France；　Charles　himself　wrote　to　his　sister；　Madame　（Henriette

d'Orleans）。　　He　spoke　of　his　secret　treaty　with　France。　　〃You　know

how　much　secrecy　is　necessary　for　the　carrying　on　of　the　business；

and　I　assure　you　that　nobody　does；　nor　shall；　know　anything　of　it

here；　but　myself　and　that　one　person　more；　till　it　be　fit　to　be

public。〃＇1＇　　（Is　〃that　one　person〃　de　la　Cloche？）





＇1＇　Madame；　by　Julia　Cartwright；　p。　275。