which will passe through more hands than a volume would doe. I prosesse
not to say all. This will be something to those who knew him
not : but those who knew him well, will know it is farre too little.
Paris, the 12 2 of January, 16 50 49.
My last was of the 8 29 Instant. December.
The next day being Sunday in the afternoone, a great Councell
of Finances was held at Mr.d' Emerys, wherein affifted the Princes.
It was resolved there, that no Pentions should be payd hereafter;
and as concerning the Switzers two hundred thousand Livers
were sine offered them in part of two Millions 600000. Livers due
to them, of which they shewed to be so little satisfied, that their
Deputies sent yesterday to all the Garisons to have their Forces and
Officers to come out, and draw towards their owne Countrey; and
sent at the same time an Expresse to the Cantons to send at least ten
thousand men to meet them about Dijon : They will have them
thinke here that they may be without them, which doth but exasperate
them, so that this State might happen to repent, especially
if they should take party with the Duke of Lorraine, who hath Money,
in whose restoring, and the taking of Alsatia (that might be
barr between them and France) they are so much interested. It
is remarkable, that the sayd Officers doe owe, onely in Paris, above a
Million of Livers to severall Merchants, Inn-keepers, and others
that have trusted them to cloath their Souldiers, feed them, and otherwise,
hoping to be reimbursed upon their pay.
Munday morning the Duke or orleance, the Prince of Conde, and
other Grandees, repaired to this Parliament, where nothing was
agitated, but the Imprisonment of an Advocate of the Councell
called Belot, arrested two dayes before by the Kings authority, with
out informations before, or any observation of the least formallity
required by the Declaration of October the 22. 1648. The reason
of his imprisonment is, because the sayd Belot, one of the Syndicks
of the Rentiers, hath been very obstinate for the security of
the Stock for the said Rentiers.
Upon complaint of that breach, the Duke of Orleans, disavowing
the same, as being made without the deliberation of his Majesties
Councell, was of opinion, that he was to be presently released.
At last it was resolved, to have first the sense of the Queen
upon it.
Yesterday a Letter of Cachet of the King was brought to the sayd
Parliament, approving that imprisonment, but neither the sayd