MAJOR SEMPLE LISLE. 89 



^* ^hize, there to deliver you into the hands of 

 " high juflice.'* I did not hear his Majelly 

 fay a word. 



Before Santerre went up to bring down the 

 King, he had propofed to the Council of the 

 Commune, to tie him ; but this was rejeded, and 

 one of them exclaimed, " Why fhould we tie 

 " him, are we not all his enemies." Santerre 

 vexed at having his cruelty thus difappointed, 

 told them, that lince they had refufed to tie him, 

 inftead of two Commiflaries, he fhould put two 

 gens d' armes^ in the coach with him. 



Before his Majefty reached the carriage, he 

 had to pafs through the garden of the Temple, 

 and along a narrow pafTage, at the end of which 

 Chambon's Ihabby old coach was waiting for 

 him. On reaching this he looked round, as for 

 , fome one to give him a hand to help him in; 

 but no one came near, and the infulted, fallen 

 monarch, was forced to get in without afiift- 

 ance. 



Santerre performed his promije; for he put 

 two gens d' armes into the coach, while the Com- 

 miflaries, whofeduty it was to guard the King, 

 were obliged to follow on foot as well as they 

 could ; this was however only the prelude ro 

 thofe fcenes of anarchy when no fafety was to be 

 found, and when nothing was more ufual than 



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