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TomyselfitseemsnotimprobablethattheKingandLouvoiswerebutstupidlyandcruellynervousaboutwhatDaugerMIGHTknow。

Saint-Mars，whenheproposedtoutilizeDaugerasaprisonvalet，manifestlydidnotsharethetremblinganxietiesofLouisXIV。andhisMinister；anxietieswhichgrewmorekeenastimewenton。

However，“asoldieronlyhashisorders，“andSaint-Marsexecutedhisorderswithminuteprecision，takingsuchunheard-ofprecautionsthat，inlegend，thevaletblossomedintotherightfulkindofFrance。

ORIGINALPAPERSINTHECASEOFROUXDEMARSILLY。[1]

[1]StatePapers，France，vol。126。

I。LetterofMons。P。duMoulintoArlington。

Paris，Mayye，1669。

MyLord，EversincethatMonsieurdeRuvignywasinEnglandlast，andupontheinformationhegave，thisKinghadaverygreatdesiretoseizeifitwerepossiblethisRouxdeMarsilly，andseveralpersonsweresenttoeffectit，intoEngland，Holland，Flanders，andFrancheCompte：amongsttherestoneLaGrange，exemptdesGardes，wasagoodwhileinHollandwithfiftyoftheguardsdispersedinseverallplacesandquarters；ButallhavingmiscarriedtheKingrecommendedthethingtoMonsieurdeTurennewhosentsomeofhisgentlemenandofficersunderhimtofindthismanoutandtoendeavortobringhimalive。ThesemenafterfouremonthssearchfoundhimattlastinSwitzerland，andhavinglaidwaiteforhimashecameoutfromMonsrBaithazar’shouse(acommanderwellknowne)

theytookhimandcarryedhimtoGexbeforetheycouldbeinterceptedandherescued。ThiswasdoneonlybyawarrantfromMonsieurdeTurennebutassooneastheycameintothefrenchdominionstheyhadfullpowersanddirectionsfromthiscourtforthebringingofhimhither。Thosethattookehimsaytheyfoundnopapersabouthim，butthathedesiredthemtowritetoMonsrBalthazartodesirehimtotakecareofhispapersandtosendhimthecommissionhehadfromEnglandandaletterbeingwrittentothateffectitwassignedbytheprisonerandinsteadofsendingitastheyhadpromised，theyhavebroughtithitheralongwiththem。

TheydoallunanimouslyreportthathedidconstantlyaffirmethathewasimployedbytheKingofGreatBrittainanddidactbyhiscommission；sothatthegeneraldiscoursehereintowneisthatoneoftheKingofEngland’sagentsisintheBastille；thoughattCourttheypretendtoknownothingofitandwouldhavetheworldthinktheyarepersuadedhehadnorelaciontohisMajesty。YourLordshiphathheardbythepubliqueneweshowoverjoyedthisKingwasattthebringingofthisprisoner，andhowfarrheexpressedhisthankstothechiefepersonemployedinit，declaringopenlythatthismanhadlongsinceconspiredagainsthislife，andagreeabletothis，Monsieur，fearingthatMylordAmbr。wascometointerposeontheprisoner’sbehalfeaskedhimonFridaylastattSt。Germainswhetherthatwasthecauseofhiscoming，andtoldhimthathedidnotthinkhewouldspeakeforamanthatattemptedtokilltheKing。Thesamereporthathbeenhithertoineverybody’smouthbuttheybeginnowtominceitattcourt，andMonsieurdeRuvignywouldhavepersuadedmeyesterday，theyhadnosuchthoughts。ThetruthisIamapttobelievetheybeginnowtobeashamedofit：andIaminformedfromaverygoodhandthatMonsieurdeLioneewhohathconfessedsincethathecanfindnogroundforthispretendedattemptingtotheKing’slife，andthatuponthewholehewasofopinionthatthismanhadmuchbetterbeenleftalonethantaken，anddidlookuponwhathehaddoneastheintemperancyofanill-settledbraine。AndtosatisfyyourLordshipthattheyarenettledhere，andareconcernedtoknowwhatmaybetheissueofallthis，MonsieurdeTurenne’ssecretarywasonMundaylastsenttoseveralforeigneMinisterstopumpthemandtolearnewhattheirthoughtswereconcerningthisviolencecommittedintheDominionsofasovereignandanallyewhereuponhewastoldbyoneofthemthatsuchproceedingswouldbringEuropetothenecessityofenteringintoaCroisadeagainstthem，asformerlyagainsttheinfidels。IfIdurstIwouldacquaintyourLordshipwiththereflexionsofallpubliqueministershereandofotherunconcernedpersonsinrelationtohisMajesty’sowningordisowningthisman；butnotknowingtheparticularsofhiscase，northegroundshisMatymaygoupon，Ishallforbeareenteringuponthisdiscourse……

YourLordships’&c。

P。DUMOULIN。

II。Paperendorsed“Mr。MontagueoriginallyinCypher。ReceivedMay19，’69。ReadinforeigneCommittee，23May。RouxdeMarsilli。“[1]

[1]StatePapers，France，vol。126。

IdurstnotventuretosolliciteinMonsrRouxMarsilly’sbehalfebecauseIdoenotknowwhethertheKingmyMasterhathimployedhimornoe；besidesheisamanasIhavebeentoldebymanypeoplehereofworth，thathasgivenoutthatheisresolvedtokilltheFrenchkingatonetimeorother，andIthinksuchmenareasdangeroustoonekingastoanother：heeisbroughttotheBastilleandIbelievemaybeproceededagainstandputtodeath，inveryfewdaies。ThereisgreatjoyinthisCourtforhisbeingtaken，andahundredthousandcrownes，Iamtoldveryprivately，setuponhishead；theFrenchAmbassadorinEnglandwachthim，andheehasgiventheintelligencehereofhisbeingemployedbytheKing，andsentintoSwitzerlandbymyMastertodrawtheSwissesintotheTripleLeague。HeeaggravatesthebusinessasmuchasheecantotheprejudiceofmyMastertovaluehisowneservicethemore，andtheyseemeheretowonderthattheKingmyMastershouldhaveimployedorcountenancedamanthathadsobaseadesignagainsttheKing’sPerson，IhadagreatdealofdiscoursewithMonsieuraboutit，butIdidpositivelysaythathehadnoerelationtomyknowledgetotheKingmyMaster，andifheshouldhaveImakeaquestionornoewhitherinthiscasetheKingwillownehim。

However，myLord，IhadnothingtodoetoowneormeddleinabusinessthatIwassomuchastrangerto……

ThisRouxMarsillyisagreatcreatureoftheB。d’Isola’s，wchmakesthemherehatehimthemore。TheSpanishResidentwasveryearnestwithmeetohavedonesomethinginbehalfeofMarsilly，butIpositivelyrefused。

III。[Apaperendorsed“RouxdeMarsilli。Readinfor。Committee，23dMay。“][1]

[1]StatePapers，France，vol。126。

RouxdeMarsillycamehitherwhenyourMajestyhadmadeaunionwithHollandformakingthePeacebetwixthetwoCrownesandwhenitwasprobabletheoppositiontothePeacewouldbeeonthesideofFrance。

Marsillywasheardtellingoflongethingsbutnoepropositionmadetohimorbyhim。

PresentlythePeacewasmadeandMarsillytoldmoreplainlyweehadnouseofhim。AlittlesummeofmoneywasgivenhimtoreturneashesaidwhitherhewastogoeinSwitzerland。UponwhichheewishinghisMatywouldrenewhisaliencewththeCantonsheewasansweredhisMatywouldnotenterintoanycomercewiththemtilltheyhadsenttheregicidesoutoftheirCountry，heeundertookeitshouldbeedone。Sevenoreightmonthsafterwthoutanyintimationgivenhimfromhenceoranyexpectationofhim，hecomeshither，butwassocoldlyusedIwascomplainedofffornotusingsoimportantamanwellenough。IansweredIsawnoeusetheKingcouldmakeofhim，becausehehadnocreditinSwitzerlandeandforanythingelseIthoughthimworthnothingtous，butaboveallbecauseIknewbymanycircumstancesHEEWASANOTHERMAN’SSPYandsoeoughtnottobepaidbyhisMajesty。NotwithstandingthishisMatybeingmovedfromcompassioncommandedheeshouldhavesomemoneygivenhimtocarryhimawayandthatIshouldwritetoMonsieurBalthazarthankinghimintheKing’snameforthegoodofficesheerenderedinadvancingagoodunderstandingbetwixthisMatyandtheCantonsanddesiringhimtocontinuetheminalloccasions。

Themanwasalwayslookeduponasahotheadedandindiscreeteman，andsoeaccordinglyhandled，hearinghim，butnevertrustinghimwithanythingbuthisownofferedandundesiredendeavourstogetttheRegicidessentoutofSwitzerland。

IV。LetterofW。Perwichto。[1]

[1]StatePapers，France，vol。126。

Paris：June5，1669。

HonoredSir，RouxMarsillyhasprudentlydeclaredheehadsomewhatofimportancetosaybutitshouldbeetotheKinghimselfewchmaybemeansofrespitinghisprocesseandashehopesintercessionmaybeemadeforhim；butpeopletalksovariouslyofhimthatIcannottellwhetherheeoughttobeeownedbyanyPrince；theSuisseshaveindeedthegreatestgroundtoreclaymehimasbeingtakenintheirs。TheyhaveallhispaperswhichspeakemuchoftheTripleAlliance；iftheyhavenootherpretextofhanginghimIknownotwhethertheycanlawfullyforthis，heehavingbeennaturallisedinHollandandtakeninapriviledgedCountry……

V。FrancisVernonto[Mr。Williamson？]。[1]

[1]StatePapers，France，vol。126。

Paris：June19/25，1669。

HonoredSir，Mylastofthe26thCurrtwassoeshortandsoeabruptthatIfearyoucanpeckbuttlittlesatisfactionoutofit。

IdidintendtohavewrittensomethingaboutMarsillybutthatI

hadnoetimethen。InmylettertomyLordArlingtonIwrittthatFriday21CurrtheewoundedhimselfwchhedidnotbecauseheewasconfrontedwithRuvignyastheGazettesspeake。Forheknewbeforeheeshoulddye，butthethoughtbydismemberinghimselfthatthelosseofbloodwouldcarryhimoutoftheworldbeforeitshouldcometobeeknownethathehadwoundedhimselfe。AndwhentheGovernoroftheBastillespiedthebloodheesaidItwasastonewascomefromhimwhichcausedthateffusion。Howeverthegovernormistrustedtheworstandsearchthimtoseewhatwoundhehadmade。

SotheysearedhimandsentwordtoSt。Germaineswhichmadehisexecutionbehastened。Saturdayabout1oftheclockhewasbroughtontheskaffoldbeforetheChasteletandtiedtoSt。

Andrew’sCrosseallwchwhileheactedtheDyingmanandscarcestirred，andseemedalmostbreathlessandfainting。TheLieutenantGeneralpresthimtoconfesseandtherewasadoctoroftheSorbonwhowasacounsellroftheCastelettherelikewisetoexhorthimtodisburthenhismindofanythingwhichmightbeuponit。Buttheseemedtotakenonoticeandlaypanting。

ThentheLieutenantCriminelbethoughthimselfthattheonlywaytomakehimspeakewouldbeetosendeforaministresoeheedidtoMonsrDailliebutheebecausetheEdictsdon’tpermittministrestocometocondemnedpersonsinpubliquebutonlytocomforttheminprivatebeforetheygoeoutofprisonrefusedtocometillheesentahuissierwhoifhehadrefusedthesecondtimewouldhavebroughthimbyforce。Atthissecondsummonsheecamebuttnotwithoutgreatexpectationstobeeaffrontedinamostnotoriousmannerbeeingthefirsttimeaministrecametoappeareonascaffoldandthatuponsoesinisteranoccasion。Yetwhenhecamefoundagreatpresseofpeople。Allmadeway，nonelettfallsoemuchasatauntingword。HeecameuptheScaffold，greatsilenceallabout。

HeefoundhimlyingboundstretchedonSt。Andrew’sCrossenakedreadyforexecution。HeetoldhimheewassentfortoexhorthimtodiepatientlyandlikeaChristian。Thenimmediatelytheywereallsurprizedtoseehimholduphisheadwchheletthangononesidebeforelikeadroopingcalfeandspeakeasloudandclearastheministre，towhomhesaidwithacheerfulairheewasgladtoseehim，thatheeneednotquestionbuttthatheewoulddyelikeaChristianandpatientlytoo。ThenheewentandspokesomeplacesofScripturetoencouragehimwhichheheardwithgreatattention。

Theyafterwardcametomentionsomethingstomovehimtocontrition，andthereheetookeanoccasiontoaggravatethehorrourofaCrimeofattemptingagainsttheKing’sperson。Heesaidheedidnotknowwhatheemeant。ForhispartheeneverhadanyevillintentionagainstthePersonoftheKing。

TheLieutenantCriminelstoodallthewhilebehindMonsieurDaillieandhearkenedtoallandpromptedMonsrDaillietoaskehimifheehadsaidtherewere10RavillacsbesideswchwoulddoetheKing’sbusinesse。Heeprotestedsolemnlyheeneversaidanysuchwordsorifheedidheeneverremembered，buttifheehaditwaswithnointentionofMalice。ThenMonsieurDaillieturnedtothepeopleandmadeadiscourseinvindicationofthoseoftheReligionthatitwasnoPrincipleoftheirsattemptsonthepersonsofKing[s]

buttonlyloyaltyandobedience。Thisendedheewentaway；heestaidaboutanhourinall，andimmediatelyassoonashewasgone，theywenttotheirworkeandgavehimelevenblowswithabarreandlaidhimonthewheele。Hewastwohouresdying。AllaboutMonsrDaillieIheardfromhisownmouthforIwenttowaitonhimbecauseitwasreportedheehadsaidsomethingconcerningtheKingofEnglandbuttheecouldtellmeenothingofthat。TherewasaflyingreportthatheshouldsaygoingfromtheChastelet——TheDukeofYorkhathdonemeeagreatinjury。TheSwissestheysayresentedhis[Marsilly’s]takingandmisstbut1/2anhourtotakethemwhichbetrayedhim[themonk]afterwhomtheysent。WhenhewasonthewheelehewasheardtosayLeRoyestgrandtyrant，LeRoymetraitted’unfaconfortbarbare。AllthatyoureadconcerningoathsanddyingenenrageisfalsealltheoathsheeusedbeingonlyasseverationstoMonsrDailliethathewasfalselyaccusedastotheKing’spersonSrIam&c