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





Thus　Marsilly　thought　Charles　almost　engaged　for　the　Protestant

League；　while　Charles　was　secretly　allying　himself　with　France

against　Holland。　　Arlington　was　probably　no　less　deceived　by

Charles　than　Marsilly　was。



The　Bishop　of　London's　share　in　the　dealing　with　Zurich　is　obscure。



It　appears　certain　that　Arlington　was　not　consciously　deceiving

Marsilly。　　Madame　wrote；　on　February　12；　as　to　Arlington；　〃The

man's　attachment　to　the　Dutch　and　his　inclination　towards　Spain　are

too　well　known。〃＇1＇　　Not　till　April　25；　1669；　does　Charles　tell　his

sister　that　Arlington　has　an　inkling　of　his　secret　dealings　with

France；　how　he　knows；　Charles　cannot　tell。＇2＇　　It　is　impossible　for

us　to　ascertain　how　far　Charles　himself　deluded　Marsilly；　who　went

to　the　Continent　early　in　spring；　1669。　　Before　May　15…25；　1669；　in

fact　on　April　14；　Marsilly　had　been　kidnaped　by　agents　of　Louis

XIV。；　and　his　doom　was　dight。　　Here　is　the　account　of　the　matter；

written　to　　by　Perwich　in　Paris：





＇1＇　Ibid。；　p。　281。



＇2＇　Ibid。；　p。　285。





〃W。　Perwich　to　



〃Paris；　May　25；　'69。



〃Honored　Sir；



〃The　Cantons　of　Switzerland　are　much　troubled　at　the　French　King's

having　sent　fifteen　horsemen　into　Switzerland　from　whence　the　Sr　de

Manille；　the　King's　resident　there；　had　given　information　of　the　Sr

Roux　de　Marsilly's　being　there　negotiating　the　bringing　the　Cantons

into　the　Triple　League　by　discourses　much　to　the　disadvantage　of

France；　giving　them　very　ill　impressions　of　the　French　King's

Government；　who　was　betrayed　by　a　monk　that　kept　him　company　and

intercepted　by　the　said　horsemen　brought　into　France　and　is

expected　at　the　Bastille。　　I　believe　you　know　the　man。　。　。　。　I

remember　him　in　England。〃





Can　this　monk　be　the　monk　who　went　mad　in　prison　at　Pignerol；

sharing　the　cell　of　Mattioli？　　Did　he；　too；　suffer　for　his

connection　with　the　secret？　　We　do　not　know；　but　the　position　of

Charles　was　awkward。　　Marsilly；　dealing　with　the　Swiss；　had　come

straight　from　England；　where　he　was　lie　with　Charles's　minister；

Arlington；　and　with　the　Dutch　and　Spanish　ambassadors。　　The　King

refers　to　the　matter　in　a　letter　to　his　sister　of　May　24；　1669

（misdated　by　Miss　Cartwright；　May　24；　1668。）＇1＇





＇1＇　Madame；　by　Julia　Cartwright；　p。　264。





〃You　have；　I　hope；　received　full　satisfaction　by　the　last　post　in

the　matter　of　Marsillac　＇Marsilly＇；　for　my　Ld。　Arlington　has　sent

to　Mr。　Montague　＇English　ambassador　at　Paris＇　his　history　all　the

time　he　was　here；　by　which　you　will　see　how　little　credit　he　had

here；　and　that　particularly　my　Lord　Arlington　was　not　in　his　good

graces；　because　he　did　not　receive　that　satisfaction；　in　his

negotiation；　he　expected；　and　that　was　only　in　relation　to　the

Swissers；　and　so　I　think　I　have　said　enough　of　this　matter。〃



Charles　took　it　easily！





On　May　15/25　Montague　acknowledged　Arlington's　letter　to　which

Charles　refers；　he　has　been　approached；　as　to　Marsilly；　by　the

Spanish　resident；　〃but　I　could　not　tell　how　to　do　anything　in　the

business；　never　having　heard　of　the　man；　or　that　he　was　employed　by

my　Master　＇Charles＇　in　any　business。　　I　have　sent　you　also　a　copy

of　a　letter　which　an　Englishman　writ　to　me　that　I　do　not　know；　in

behalf　of　Roux　de　Marsilly；　but　that　does　not　come　by　the　post；〃

being　too　secret。＇1＇





＇1＇　State　Papers；　France；　vol。　126。





France　had　been　well…informed　about　Marsilly　while　he　was　in

England。　　He　then　had　a　secretary；　two　lackeys；　and　a　valet　de

chambre；　and　was　frequently　in　conference　with　Arlington　and　the

Spanish　ambassador　to　the　English　Court。　　Colbert；　the　French

ambassador　in　London；　had　written　all　this　to　the　French

Government；　on　April　25；　before　he　heard　of　Marsilly's　arrest。＇1＇





＇1＇　Bibl。　Nat。；　Fonds。　Francais；　No。　10665。





The　belief　that　Marsilly　was　an　agent　of　Charles　appears　to　have

been　general；　and；　if　accepted　by　Louis　XIV。；　would　interfere　with

Charles's　private　negotiations　for　the　Secret　Treaty　with　France。

On　May　18　Prince　d'Aremberg　had　written　on　the　subject　to　the

Spanish　ambassador　in　Paris。　　Marsilly；　he　says；　was　arrested　in

Switzerland；　on　his　way　to　Berne；　with　a　monk　who　was　also　seized；

and；　a　curious　fact；　Marsilly's　valet　was　killed　in　the　struggle。

This　valet；　of　course；　was　not　Dauger；　whom　Marsilly　had　left　in

England。　　Marsilly　〃doit　avoir　demande　la　protection　du　Roy　de　la

Grande　Bretagne　en　faveur　des　Religionaires　（Huguenots）　de　France；

et　passer　en　Suisse　avec　quelque　commission　de　sa　part。〃

D'Aremberg　begs　the　Spanish　ambassador　to　communicate　all　this　to

Montague；　the　English　ambassador　at　Paris；　but　Montague　probably；

like　Perwich；　knew　nothing　of　the　business　any　more　than　he　knew　of

Charles's　secret　dealings　with　Louis　through　Madame。＇1＇





＇1＇　State　Papers；　France。　vol。　126。





To　d'Aremberg's　letter　is　pinned　an　unsigned　English　note；

obviously　intended　for　Arlington's　reading。





〃Roux　de　Marsilly　is　still　in　the　Bastille　though　they　have　a　mind

to　hang　him；　yet　they　are　much　puzzled　what　to　do　with　him。　　De

Lionne　has　beene　to　examine　him　twice　or　thrice；　but　there　is　noe

witnes　to　prove　anything　against　him。　　I　was　told　by　one　that　the

French　king　told　it　to；　that　in　his　papers　they　find　great　mention

of　the　Duke　of　Bucks：　and　your　name；　and　speak　as　if　he　were　much

trusted　by　you。　　I　have　enquired　what　this　Marsilly　is；　and　I　find

by　one　Mr。　Marsilly　that　I　am　acquainted　withall；　and　a　man　of

quality；　that　this　man's　name　is　onely　Roux；　and　borne　at　Nismes

and　having　been　formerly　a　soldier　in　his　troope；　ever　since　has

taken　his　name　to　gain　more　credit　in　Switserland　where　hee；

Marsilly；　formerly　used　to　bee　employed　by　his　Coll：　the　Mareschall

de　Schomberg　who　invaded　Switserland。〃





We　next　find　a　very　curious　letter；　from　which　it　appears　that　the

French　Government　inclined　to　regard　Marsilly　as；　in　fact；　an　agent

of　Charles；　but　thought　it　wiser　to　trump　up　against　him　a　charge

of　conspiring　against　the　life　of　Louis　XIV。　　On　this　charge；　or

another；　he　was　executed；　while　the　suspicion　that　he　was　an　agent

of　English　treachery　may　have　been　the　real　cause　of　the

determination　to　destroy　him。　　The　Balthazar　with　whom　Marsilly

left　his　papers　is　mentioned　with　praise　by　him　in　his　paper　for

Arlington；　of　December　27；　1668。　　He　is　the　General　who　should　have

accompanied　Marsilly　to　the　Diet。



The　substance　of　the　letter　（given　in　full　in　Note　I。）　is　to　the

following　effect。　　P。　du　Moulin　（Paris；　May　19/29　1669）　writes　to

Arlington。　　Ever　since；　Ruvigny；　the　late　French　ambassador；　a

Protestant；　was　in　England；　the　French　Government　had　been　anxious

to　kidnap　Roux　de　Marsilly。　　They　hunted　him　in　England；　Holland；

Flanders；　and　Franche…Comte。　　As　we　know　from　the　case　of　Mattioli；

the　Government　of　Louis　XIV。　was　unscrupulously　daring　in　breaking

the　laws　of　nations；　and　seizing　hostile　personages　in　foreign

territory；　as　Napoleon　did　in　the　affair　of　the　Duc　d'Enghien。

When　all　failed　Louis　bade　Turenne　capture　Roux　de　Marsilly

wherever　he　could　find　him。　　Turenne　sent　officers　and　gentlemen

abroad；　and；　after　four　months'　search　they　found　Marsilly　in

Switzerland。　　They　took　him　as　he　came　out　of　the　house　of　his

friend；　General　Balthazar；　and　carried　him　to　Gex。　　No　papers　were

found　on　him；　but　he　asked　his　captors　to　send　to　Balthazar　and　get

〃the　commission　he　had　from　England；〃　which　he　probably　thought

would　give　him　the　security　of　an　official　diplomatic　position。

Having　got　this　document；　Marsilly's　captors　took　it　to　the　French

Ministers。　　Nothing　could　be　more　embarrassing；　if　this　were　true；

to　Charles's　representative　in　France；　Montague；　and　to　Charles's

secret　negotiations；　also　to　Arlington；　who　had　dealt　with

Marsilly。　　On　his　part；　the　captive　Marsilly　constantly　affirmed

that　he　was　the　envoy　of　the　King　of　England。　　The　common　talk　of

Paris　was　that　an　agent　of　Charles　was　in　the　Bastille；　〃though　at

Court　they　pretended　to　know　nothing　of　it。〃　　Louis　was　overjoyed

at　Marsilly's　capture；　giving　out　that　he　was　conspiring　against

his　life。　　Monsieur　told　Montague　that　he　need　not　beg　for　the　life

of　a　would…be　murderer　like　Marsilly。　　But　as　to　this　idea；　〃they

begin　now　to　mince　it　at　Court；〃　and　Ruvigny　assured　du　Moulin

〃that　they　had　no　such　thoughts。〃　　De　Lyonne　had　seen　Marsilly　and

observed　that　it　was　a　blunder　to　seize　him。　　The　French　Government

was　nervous；　and　Turenne's　secretary　had　been　〃pumping〃　several

ambassadors　as　to　what　they　thought　of　Marsilly's　capture　on

foreign　territory。　　One　ambassador　replied　with　spirit　that　a

crusade　of　all　Europe　against　France；　as　of　old　against　the

Moslems；　would　be　necessary。　　Would　Charles；　du　Moulin　asked；　own

or　disown　Marsilly？



Montague's　position　was　now　awkward。