From Paris 27/17 of October 1649.
Some Letters arrived by the way of Tholonse doe say, that the Burdelois
have wholly sleighted the Chanstesu Trompetle, filled up the ditches of it
at the Towne side, Planted twelve peices of Ordnance upon the Bulwark
that stands upon the Rivers side, mustered their Army besone the Marshall
du Plessis Praslin, whom they invited to come into their Cittie, form
whence he sent presently after towards the Army, and that they shipped
afterwards 4000. men, under the Marquis de Samboeuf, which went to
besiege Cadillac, being resolved to demolish it, as well as the Cittadell of
Lebourn; and not to lay downe Armes until the said Duke de Espernoon
be deprived of that Government, and his Estate applied to the indemnifying
of the losses he caused to the Officers of the Parliament, to the
Gentlemen, Citizens, Inhabitants of the said Bourdeaux, and others
round about, by Spoiling their Houses, Earmes, Vines, Vintages, Wines
and other Commodities. Paris being incommodated by the non-payment
of the rents, and the dearth of the bread, is threatned of some rising
worse then that of the last winter, if it be not provided for otherwise
then hitherto hath been done. The Citizens doe complaine that the
Chamber of vacations and the rest of this Parliament doe not doe what
they can to compell the Farmors of the Gabelles to the payment of the
summes where unto they have been condemned by the said Chamber,
and by the Kings Councell; and the people begin to murmure of the
small Order taken to have Corne to come in, afore the Forces take their
winter quarters, the Parisians Searing so much the more a second coming
of them, that they cannot be perswaded otherwise, but that the Cardinall
Mazarin had yet of late a designe to draw the King out of Paris to
goe and winter again at St Germaines, and that all the shews to cause some
Corne to be brought out of Brittanny & other places at reasonable rates,
are but tricks to be the better revenged on them during the rigour of the
season at hand. Here is a take of a great change in this Court and
State: That the Government of Bretagne (Possessed by the Queene) shall
be given to the Duke of Orleans; that of Languedoc to the said Queene,
and Marshall de Scbomberg to be her Lievtenant; that of Guinne to the
Count de Harcourt; that of Picardy to the said Cardinall ; that of Paris,
Meffirs, Taul, Verdun, and Alsatis, to the Duke of Espernoon, with the survivence
of the Place of Colonell of the French Infantery; the Admiralty
to the Prince of Conde, who thereby shall leave his place of Grand Master
of the Kings House into the hands of the Duke of Vendosme, or the Duke
of Mercoenr; the charge of Colonell of the Switzers to the Duke of Longerville;
and the Superintendence des Tinances to the Marquis de la Vienville,