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and　medicaments　which　the　said　Derues　himself　prepared；　mixed；　and　administered　to　the　aforesaid　Sieur　de　Lamotte　the　younger；　during　the　eleventh；　twelfth；　thirteenth；　and　fourteenth　days　of　February　last；　having　kept　him　lying　ill　in　the　aforesaid　hired　room；　and　having　refused　to　call　in　physicians　or　surgeons；　notwithstanding　the　progress　of　the　malady；　and　the　representations　made　to　him　on　the　subject；　saying　that　he　himself　was　a　physician　and　surgeon；　from　which　poison　the　said　Sieur　de　Lamotte　the　younger　died　on　the　fifteenth　day　of　February　last；　at　nine　o'clock　in　the　evening；　in　the　arms　of　the　aforesaid　Derues；　who；　affecting　the　deepest　grief；　and　shedding　tears；　actually　exhorted　the　aforesaid　Sieur　de　Lamotte　to　confession；　and　repeated　the　prayers　for　the　dying；　after　which　he　himself　laid　out　the　body　for　burial；　saying　that　the　deceased　had　begged　him　to　do　so；　and　telling　the　people　of　the　house　that　he　had　died　of　venereal　disease；　also　of　having　caused　him　to　be　buried　the　next　day　in　the　churchyard　of　the　parish　church　of　Saint　Louis　at　the　aforesaid　Versailles；　and　of　having　entered　the　deceased　in　the　register　of　the　said　parish　under　a　false　birthplace；　and　the　false　name　of　Beaupre；　which　name　the　said　Derues　had　himself　assumed　on　arriving　at　the　said　lodging；　and　had　given　to　the　said　Sieur　de　Lamotte　the　younger；　whom　he　declared　to　be　his　nephew。　　Also；　to　cover　these　atrocities；　and　in　order　to　appropriate　to　himself　the　aforesaid　estate　of　Buisson…Souef；　he　is　convicted　of　having　calumniated　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte；　and　of　having　used　various　manoeuvres　and　practised　several　deceptions；　to　wit

〃First；　in　signing；　or　causing　to　be　signed；　the　names　of　the　above　Dame　de　Lamotte　to　a　deed　of　private　contract　between　the　said　Derues　and　his　wife　on　one　side　and　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte　by　right　of　a　power　of　attorney　given　by　her　husband　on　the　other　（the　which　deed　is　dated　the　twelfth　day　of　February；　and　was　therefore　written　after　the　decease　of　the　said　Dame　de　Lamotte）；　by　which　deed　the　said　Dame　de　Lamotte　appears　to　change　the　previous　conventions　agreed　on　in　the　first　deed　of　the　twenty…second　of　December　in　the　year　1775；　and　acknowledges　receipt　from　the　said　Derues　of　a　sum　of　one　hundred　thousand　livres；　as　being　the　price　of　the　estate　of　Buisson；

〃Secondly；　in　signing　before　a　notary；　the　ninth　day　of　February　last；　a　feigned　acknowledgment　for　a　third　part　of　a　hundred　thousand　livres；　in　order　to　give　credence　to　the　pretended　payment　made　by　him；

〃Thirdly；　in　announcing　and　publishing；　and　attesting　even　by　oath　at　the　time　of　an　examination　before　the　commissioner　Mutel；　that　he　had　really　paid　in　cash　to　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte　the　aforesaid　hundred　thousand　livres；　and　that　she；　being　provided　with　this　money；　had　fled　with　her　son　and　a　certain　person　unknown；

〃Fourthly；　in　depositing　with　a　notary　the　deed　of　private　contract　bearing　the　pretended　receipt　for　the　above　sum　of　one　hundred　thousand　livres；　end　pursuing　at　law　the　execution　of　this　deed　and　of　his　claim　to　the　possession　of　the　said　estate；

〃Fifthly；　in　signing　or　causing　to　be　signed　by　another　person；　before　the　notaries　of　the　town　of　Lyons；　whither　he　had　gone　for　this　purpose；　a　deed　dated　the　twelfth　day　of　March；　by　which　the　supposed　Dame　de　Lamotte　appeared　to　accept　the　payment　of　the　hundred　thousand　livres；　and　to　give　authority　to　the　Sieur　de　Lamotte；　her　husband；　to　receive　the　arrears　of　the　remainder　of　the　price　of　the　said　estate；　the　which　deed　he　produced　as　a　proof　of　the　existence　of　the　said　Dame　de　Lamotte；

〃Sixthly；　in　causing　to　be　sent；　by　other　hands；　under　the　name　of　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte；　to　a　lawyer；　on　the　eighth　day　o　f　April　1777　（at　a　time　when　he　was　in　prison；　and　had　been　compelled　to　abandon　the　fable　that　he　had　paid　the　aforesaid　sum　of　one　hundred　thousand　livres　in　hard　cash；　and　had　substituted　a　pretended　payment　made　in　notes）；　the　notes　pretended　to　have　been　given　by　him　in　payment　to　the　said　Dame　de　Lamotte

〃Seventh；　and　finally；　in　maintaining　constantly；　until　the　discovery　of　the　body　of　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte；　that　the　said　Dame　was　still　alive；　and　that　he　had　seen　her　at　the　town　of　Lyons；　as　has　been　stated　above。

〃In　atonement　has　been　condemned；　etc。　　etc。　　etc。

〃His　goods　are　hereby　declared　acquired　and　confiscated　to　the　King；　or　to　whomsoever　His　Majesty　shall　appoint；　first　deducting　the　sum　of　two　hundred　livres　as　fine　for　the　King；　in　case　the　confiscation　is　not　to　the　sole　profit　of　His　Majesty；　and　also　the　sum　of　six　hundred　livres　for　masses　to　be　said　for　the　repose　of　the　souls　of　the　aforesaid　Dame　de　Lamotte　and　her　son。　　And；　before　being　executed；　the　said　Antoine…Francois　Derues　shall　suffer　the　question　ordinary　and　extraordinary；　in　order　that　from　his　mouth　may　be　learned　the　truth　of　these　facts；　and　also　the　names　of　his　accomplices。　　And　the　decision　of　the　judges　in　the　proceedings　with　regard　to　the　above…mentioned　Marie…Louise　Nicolais；　wife　of　Derues；　is　delayed　until　after　the　execution　of　the　above　sentence。　　It　is　also　decreed　that　the　mortuary　act　of　the　aforesaid　de　Lamotte　the　younger；　dated　the　sixteenth　day　of　February　last；　in　the　register　of　deaths　belonging　to　the　parish　church　of　Saint…Louis　at　Versailles；　be　amended；　and　his　correct　names　be　substituted；　in　order　that　the　said　Sieur　de　Lamotte；　the　father；　and　other　persons　interested；　may　produce　said　names　before　the　magistrates　if　required。　　And　it　is　also　decreed　that　this　sentence　be　printed　and　published　by　the　deputy　of　the　Attorney…General　at　the　Chatelet；　and　affixed　to　the　walls　in　the　usual　places　and　cross　roads　of　the　town；　provostship　and　viscounty　of　Paris；　and　wherever　else　requisite。

〃With　regard　to　the　petition　of　Pierre…Etienne　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte；　a　Royal　Equerry；　Sieur　de　Grange…Flandre；　Buisson…Souef；　Valperfond；　and　other　places；　widower　and　inheritor　of　Marie　Francois　Perier；　his　wife；　according　to　their　marriage　contract　signed　before　Baron　and　partner；　notaries　at　Paris；　the　fifth　day　of　September　1762；　whereby　he　desires　to　intervene　in　the　action　brought　against　Derues　and　his　accomplices；　concerning　the　assassination　and　poisoning　committed　on　the　persons　of　the　wife　and　son　of　the　said　Sieur　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte；　on　the　accusation　made　by　him　to　the　Deputy　Attorney…General　of　the　King　at　the　Chatelet　at　present　pending　in　the　Court；　on　the　report　of　the　final　judgment　given　in　the　said　action　the　3oth　of　April　last；　and　which　allowed　the　intervention；　it　is　decreed　that　there　shall　be　levied　on　the　goods　left　by　the　condemned；　before　the　rights　of　the　Treasury；　and　separate　from　them；　the　sum　of　six　thousand　livres；　or　such　other　sum　as　it　shall　please　the　Court　to　award；　from　which　sum　the　said　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte　shall　consent　to　deduct　the　sum　of　two　thousand　seven　hundred　and　forty…eight　livres；　which　he　acknowledges　has　been　sent　or　remitted　to　him　by　the　said　Derues　and　his　wife　at　different　times；　which　first　sum　of　six　thousand　livres；　or　such　other；　shall　be　employed　by　the　said　Sieur　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte；　who　is　authorised　to　found　therewith；　in　the　parish　church　of　Saint　Nicholas　de　Villeneuve…le…Roy；　in　which　parish　the　estate　of　Buisson…Souef　is　situate；　and　which　is　mentioned　in　the　action；　an　annual　and　perpetual　service　for　the　repose　of　the　souls　of　the　wife　and　son　of　the　said　Sieur　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte；　of　which　an　act　shall　be　inserted　in　the　decree　of　intervention；　and　a　copy　of　this　act　or　decree　shall　be　inscribed　upon　a　stone　which　shall　be　set　in　the　wall　of　the　said　church　of　Saint　Nicholas　de　Villeneuve…le…Roy；　in　such　place　as　is　expedient。　　And　the　deed　of　contract　for　private　sale；　made　between　the　late　spouse　of　the　said　Sieur　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte　and　the　above…named　Derues　and　his　wife；　is　hereby　declared　null　and　void；　as　having　had　no　value　in　absence　of　any　payment　or　realisation　of　contract　before　a　notary；　and　the　pretended　agreement　of　the　twelfth　day　of　February　last；　as　also　all　other　deeds　fabricated　by　the　said　Derues　or　others；　named　in　the　above　action；　as　also　any　which　may　hereafter　be　presented；　are　hereby　declared　to　be　null　and　void。

〃The　Court　declares　the　judgment　pronounced　by　the　magistrates　of　the　Chatelet　against　the　above　named　Derues　to　be　good　and　right；　and　his　appeal　against　the　same　to　be　bad　and　ill…founded。

〃It　is　decreed　that　the　sentence　shall　lose　its　full　and　entire　effect　with　regard　to　Marie…Louise　Nicolais；　who　is　condemned　to　the　ordinary　fine　of　twelve　livres。　　The　necessary　relief　granted　on　the　petition　of　Pierre…Etienne　de　Saint…Faust　de　Lamotte；　the　second　day　of　May　this　present　month；　and　delay　accorded　until　after　the　suspended　judgment　pronounced　with　regard　to　the　said　Marie…Louise　Nicolais。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（Signed）　De　Gourgues；　President。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　〃OUTREMONT；　Councillor。〃


Derues'　assurance　and　calmness　never　deserted　him　for　one　moment。　For　three…quarters　of　an　hour　he　harangued　the　Parliament；　and　his　defence　was　remarkable　both　for　its　presence　of　mind　and　the　art　with　which　he　made　the　most　of　any　circumstances　likely