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the archbishop had aroused the animosity of Bouche, member 

 of the third estate from Provence, who, it seems, had declared 

 that he would denounce the archbishop. '^^ Bouche asked whether 

 the archbishop intended to remain with the majority or minority. 

 The Archbishop of Vienne, attempting to avoid trouble, remarked 

 that there was neither majority nor minority. Bouche, however, 

 was not satisfied and pressed the archbishop to declare if he 

 intended to remain in the assembly with the majority. Again 

 the Archbishop of Vienne attempted to play the role of peace- 

 maker by stating that neither majority nor minority of clergy 

 existed. Bouche insisted, nevertheless, and the Archbishop of 

 Aix replied that he did not wish to leave the assembly. Bailly 

 now stated that in a well-regulated assembly no one should be 

 allowed to interrupt the speaker. The Archbishop of Aix replied 

 that this interpellation was not distasteful to him and that since 

 he had expressed his true sentiments he would trust his hearers 

 to judge him fairly. '^^ 



The Archbishop of Vienne who had joined the assembly with 

 the majority of the clergy and who was in full sympathy with the 

 idea of a general assembly was the spokesman for the majority 

 of the clergy. He spoke with dignity and moderation asserting 

 that when the declarations read were made the majority of the 

 clergy had already joined the assembly, that the majority alone 

 could call itself the order of the nobles and that the declarations 

 represented the action of only a part of the clergy.'*' This view 

 was maintained by Petion de Villeneuve,®° Mirabeau'*^ and Pison 



■^ Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 154. 



^8 Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 154; Gazette de Lcyde, No. 56, July 4; Bulle- 

 tins de I'assemblce nafionale, July 2; Assemblce nationale, I, 308; Poiytt 

 du jour, I, 92; Moniteur, I, 116. 



''^ Proces-verbal, I, No. 12, 3; Courrier de Provence, I. 15th letter, 9; 

 Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 154; Point du jour, I, 91; Journal de Paris, No. 

 185, 832 (July 4) ; Assemblee nationale, I, 305 ; Gazette de Leyde, No. 56, 

 July 4; Biauzat, 5*0 vie et sa correspondance, II, 155. 



80 Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 155; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 2; 

 Assemblee nationale, I, 309. 



81 Courrier de Provence, I, 15th letter, 10. 



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