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the　bringing　of　him　hither。　　Those　that　tooke　him　say　they　found　no

papers　about　him；　but　that　he　desired　them　to　write　to　Monsr

Balthazar　to　desire　him　to　take　care　of　his　papers　and　to　send　him

the　commission　he　had　from　England　and　a　letter　being　written　to

that　effect　it　was　signed　by　the　prisoner　and　instead　of　sending　it

as　they　had　promised；　they　have　brought　it　hither　along　with　them。

They　do　all　unanimously　report　that　he　did　constantly　affirme　that

he　was　imployed　by　the　King　of　Great　Brittain　and　did　act　by　his

commission；　so　that　the　general　discourse　here　in　towne　is　that　one

of　the　King　of　England's　agents　is　in　the　Bastille；　though　att

Court　they　pretend　to　know　nothing　of　it　and　would　have　the　world

think　they　are　persuaded　he　had　no　relacion　to　his　Majesty。　　Your

Lordship　hath　heard　by　the　publique　newes　how　overjoyed　this　King

was　att　the　bringing　of　this　prisoner；　and　how　farr　he　expressed

his　thanks　to　the　chiefe　person　employed　in　it；　declaring　openly

that　this　man　had　long　since　conspired　against　his　life；　and

agreeable　to　this；　Monsieur；　fearing　that　Mylord　Ambr。　was　come　to

interpose　on　the　prisoner's　behalfe　asked　him　on　Friday　last　att

St。　Germains　whether　that　was　the　cause　of　his　coming；　and　told　him

that　he　did　not　think　he　would　speake　for　a　man　that　attempted　to

kill　the　King。　　The　same　report　hath　been　hitherto　in　everybody's

mouth　but　they　begin　now　to　mince　it　att　court；　and　Monsieur　de

Ruvigny　would　have　persuaded　me　yesterday；　they　had　no　such

thoughts。　　The　truth　is　I　am　apt　to　believe　they　begin　now　to　be

ashamed　of　it：　and　I　am　informed　from　a　very　good　hand　that

Monsieur　de　Lionee　who　hath　confessed　since　that　he　can　find　no

ground　for　this　pretended　attempting　to　the　King's　life；　and　that

upon　the　whole　he　was　of　opinion　that　this　man　had　much　better　been

left　alone　than　taken；　and　did　look　upon　what　he　had　done　as　the

intemperancy　of　an　ill…settled　braine。　　And　to　satisfy　your

Lordship　that　they　are　nettled　here；　and　are　concerned　to　know　what

may　be　the　issue　of　all　this；　Monsieur　de　Turenne's　secretary　was

on　Munday　last　sent　to　several　foreigne　Ministers　to　pump　them　and

to　learne　what　their　thoughts　were　concerning　this　violence

committed　in　the　Dominions　of　a　sovereign　and　an　allye　whereupon　he

was　told　by　one　of　them　that　such　proceedings　would　bring　Europe　to

the　necessity　of　entering　into　a　Croisade　against　them；　as　formerly

against　the　infidels。　　If　I　durst　I　would　acquaint　your　Lordship

with　the　reflexions　of　all　publique　ministers　here　and　of　other

unconcerned　persons　in　relation　to　his　Majesty's　owning　or

disowning　this　man；　but　not　knowing　the　particulars　of　his　case；

nor　the　grounds　his　Maty　may　go　upon；　I　shall　forbeare　entering

upon　this　discourse。　。　。　。



Your　Lordships'　&c。



P。　DU　MOULIN。





II。　Paper　endorsed　〃Mr。　Montague　originally　in　Cypher。　　Received

May　19；　'69。　　Read　in　foreigne　Committee；　23　May。　　Roux　de

Marsilli。〃＇1＇





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I　durst　not　venture　to　sollicite　in　Monsr　Roux　Marsilly's　behalfe

because　I　doe　not　know　whether　the　King　my　Master　hath　imployed　him

or　noe；　besides　he　is　a　man　as　I　have　been　tolde　by　many　people

here　of　worth；　that　has　given　out　that　he　is　resolved　to　kill　the

French　king　at　one　time　or　other；　and　I　think　such　men　are　as

dangerous　to　one　king　as　to　another：　hee　is　brought　to　the　Bastille

and　I　believe　may　be　proceeded　against　and　put　to　death；　in　very

few　daies。　　There　is　great　joy　in　this　Court　for　his　being　taken；

and　a　hundred　thousand　crownes；　I　am　told　very　privately；　set　upon

his　head；　the　French　Ambassador　in　England　wacht　him；　and　hee　has

given　the　intelligence　here　of　his　being　employed　by　the　King；　and

sent　into　Switzerland　by　my　Master　to　draw　the　Swisses　into　the

Triple　League。　　Hee　aggravates　the　business　as　much　as　hee　can　to

the　prejudice　of　my　Master　to　value　his　owne　service　the　more；　and

they　seeme　here　to　wonder　that　the　King　my　Master　should　have

imployed　or　countenanced　a　man　that　had　so　base　a　design　against

the　King's　Person；　I　had　a　great　deal　of　discourse　with　Monsieur

about　it；　but　I　did　positively　say　that　he　had　noe　relation　to　my

knowledge　to　the　King　my　Master；　and　if　he　should　have　I　make　a

question　or　noe　whither　in　this　case　the　King　will　owne　him。

However；　my　Lord；　I　had　nothing　to　doe　to　owne　or　meddle　in　a

business　that　I　was　so　much　a　stranger　to。　。　。　。



This　Roux　Marsilly　is　a　great　creature　of　the　B。　d'Isola's；　wch


makes　them　here　hate　him　the　more。　　The　Spanish　Resident　was　very

earnest　with　mee　to　have　done　something　in　behalfe　of　Marsilly；　but

I　positively　refused。





III。　＇A　paper　endorsed　〃Roux　de　Marsilli。　　Read　in　for。　Committee；

23d　May。〃＇＇1＇





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Roux　de　Marsilly　came　hither　when　your　Majesty　had　made　a　union

with　Holland　for　making　the　Peace　betwix　the　two　Crownes　and　when

it　was　probable　the　opposition　to　the　Peace　would　bee　on　the　side

of　France。



Marsilly　was　heard　telling　of　longe　things　but　noe　proposition　made

to　him　or　by　him。



Presently　the　Peace　was　made　and　Marsilly　told　more　plainly　wee　had

no　use　of　him。　　A　little　summe　of　money　was　given　him　to　returne　as

he　said　whither　he　was　to　goe　in　Switzerland。　　Upon　which　hee

wishing　his　Maty　would　renew　his　alience　wth　the　Cantons　hee　was

answered　his　Maty　would　not　enter　into　any　comerce　with　them　till

they　had　sent　the　regicides　out　of　their　Country；　hee　undertooke　it

should　bee　done。　　Seven　or　eight　months　after　wth　out　any

intimation　given　him　from　hence　or　any　expectation　of　him；　he　comes

hither；　but　was　so　coldly　used　I　was　complained　off　for　not　using

so　important　a　man　well　enough。　　I　answered　I　saw　noe　use　the　King

could　make　of　him；　because　he　had　no　credit　in　Switzerlande　and　for

any　thing　else　I　thought　him　worth　nothing　to　us；　but　above　all

because　I　knew　by　many　circumstances　HEE　WAS　ANOTHER　MAN'S　SPY　and

soe　ought　not　to　be　paid　by　his　Majesty。　　Notwithstanding　this　his

Maty　being　moved　from　compassion　commanded　hee　should　have　some

money　given　him　to　carry　him　away　and　that　I　should　write　to

Monsieur　Balthazar　thanking　him　in　the　King's　name　for　the　good

offices　hee　rendered　in　advancing　a　good　understanding　betwixt　his

Maty　and　the　Cantons　and　desiring　him　to　continue　them　in　all

occasions。



The　man　was　always　looked　upon　as　a　hot　headed　and　indiscreete　man；

and　soe　accordingly　handled；　hearing　him；　but　never　trusting　him

with　anything　but　his　own　offered　and　undesired　endeavours　to　gett

the　Regicides　sent　out　of　Switzerland。





IV。　Letter　of　W。　Perwich　to　。＇1＇





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Paris：　June　5；　1669。



Honored　Sir；



Roux　Marsilly　has　prudently　declared　hee　had　some　what　of

importance　to　say　but　it　should　bee　to　the　King　himselfe　wch　may　be

means　of　respiting　his　processe　and　as　he　hopes　intercession　may

bee　made　for　him；　but　people　talk　so　variously　of　him　that　I　cannot

tell　whether　hee　ought　to　bee　owned　by　any　Prince；　the　Suisses　have

indeed　the　greatest　ground　to　reclayme　him　as　being　taken　in

theirs。　　They　have　all　his　papers　which　speake　much　of　the　Triple

Alliance；　if　they　have　no　other　pretext　of　hanging　him　I　know　not

whether　they　can　lawfully　for　this；　hee　having　been　naturallised　in

Holland　and　taken　in　a　priviledged　Country。　。　。　。





V。　　Francis　Vernon　to　＇Mr。　Williamson？＇。＇1＇





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Paris：　June　19/25；　1669。



Honored　Sir；



My　last　of　the　26th　Currt　was　soe　short　and　soe　abrupt　that　I　fear

you　can　peck　butt　little　satisfaction　out　of　it。



I　did　intend　to　have　written　something　about　Marsilly　but　that　I

had　noe　time　then。　　In　my　letter　to　my　Lord　Arlington　I　writt　that

Friday　21　Currt　hee　wounded　himself　wch　he　did　not　because　hee　was

confronted　with　Ruvigny　as　the　Gazettes　speake。　　For　he　knew　before

hee　should　dye；　butt　he　thought　by　dismembering　himself　that　the

losse　of　blood　would　carry　him　out　of　the　world　before　it　should

come　to　bee　knowne　that　he　had　wounded　himselfe。　　And　when　the

Governor　of　the　Bastille　spied　the　blood　hee　said　It　was　a　stone

was　come　from　him　which　caused　that　effusion。　　However　the　governor

mistrusted　the　worst　and　searcht　him　to　see　what　wound　he　had　made。

So　they　seared　him　and　sent　word　to　St。　Germaines　which　made　his

execution　be　hastened。　　Saturday　about　1　of　the　clock　he　was

brought　on　the　skaffold　before　the　Chastelet　and　tied　to　St。

Andrew's　Crosse　all　wch　while　he　acted　the　Dying　man　and　scarce

stirred；　and　seemed　almost　breathless　and　fainting。　　The　Lieutenant

General　prest　him　to　confesse　and　there　was　a　doctor　of　the　Sorbon

who　was　a　counsellr　of　the　Castelet　there　likewise　to　exhort　him　to

disburthen　his　mind　of　any　thing　which　might　be　upon　it。　　Butt　he

seemed　to　take　no　notice　and　lay　panting。



Then　the　Lieutenant　Criminel　bethought　himself　that　the　only　way　to

make　him　speake　would　bee　to　sende　for　a　ministre　soe　hee　did　to

Monsr　Daillie　but　hee　because　the　Edicts　don't　permitt　ministres　to

come　to　condemned　persons　in　publique　but　only　to　comfort　them　in

private　before　they　goe　out　of　prison　refused　to　come　till　hee　sent

a　huissier　who　if　he　had　refused　the　second　time　would　have　brought

him　by　force。　　At　this　second　summons　hee　came　butt　not　without

great　expectations　to　bee　affronted　in　a　most　notorious　manner

beeing　the　first　time　a　ministre　came　to　appeare　on　a　scaffold　and

that　upon　soe　sinister　an　occasion。　　Yet　when　he　came　found　a　great

presse　of　people。　　All　made　way；　none　lett　fall　soe　much　as　a

taunting　word。　　Hee　came　up　the　Scaffold；　great　silence　all　about。

Hee　found　him　lying　bound　stretched　on　St。　Andrew's　Crosse　naked

ready　for　execution。　　Hee　told　him　hee　was　sent　for　to　exhort　him

to　die　patiently　and　like　a　Christian。　　Then　immediately　they　were

all　surpriz