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’shouseacommanderwellknowne
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