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country.—In 1701, Louifa Simon, a widow : pretends to 
tell fortunes, to have fecrets for infpiring love, and to be 
able to make marriages. It appears that ihe cohabits with 
an abbe named Mazures.—In 1702, John Galembert, of 
the gehfdarmes, a great traveller, lufpeftedof corrcfpond¬ 
ing with the enemies of the (late.—The fieur La Perche, 
a fencing-matter, accufed of having laid, ‘.that the king 
oppreffed his fubjefts, and only thought of amufing him- 
felf. with his old woman, madame de Maintenon; that he 
would foon be a king of beggars ; that his officers were 
Hal ving ; that he had ruined the kingdom by driving away 
the JIugonots ; and that le roifc defon peuple.’ —Fran¬ 
cis Theodore Fleurand, a capuchin friar, and native of 
Brandenbourg, a fpy in the fervice of the houfe of Auf- 
tria; a dangerous perl'on ; calling himfelf of the family 
of Montmorenci; in correfpondence with the queen-dow¬ 
ager of Spain and fome of the nobility of that kingdom. 
After having been detained thirteen years at the Baflile, 
lie was lent to the fortrefs at Lille.—The prince de Riccia, 
one of the party at Naples that is againfl the French fuc- 
ceffion. Has declared, in the courfe of his examination, 
* that he knew of the confpiracy that yvas formed by fome 
Spaniards to get the kingdom of Naples to declare for the 
archduke ; and that the principal agent in that affair was 
Sotto Mayor, governor of the caflle of St. Helen.’ This 
pnfbner was fir It arrefted at Marteilles, was fent to the 
cattle at Vincennes, from thence to the Baflile, from whence 
he was fent in 17:3 to Orleans till farther orders; what 
became of him afterwards was never known.—The fieur 
le Cocq, and Cafimir his valet de chambre, a fpy of the 
duke of Marlborough, and connected with the countefs ' 
of Montroyal.—Nicholas Buiffen, for infolent letters a- 
gainft Samuel Bernard, a famous court banker, with an in¬ 
tention to hurt his credit.—The fieur de Soulange,. for¬ 
merly a captain of infantry in the regiment of Orleannois, 
a rogue and fpy on both tides.—In 1712, a Francifcan fri¬ 
ar, with his hands bound, and with flri< 5 t orders that no 
one, but fuch as were appointed by the lieutenant-gene¬ 
ral of the police, fiiould be permitted to fee or fpeak to 
him.—In 1716, Laurence d’Houry, for difrefpedl to king 
George, in not mentioning him in his almanac as king of 
Great Britain. — Francis Arouet de Voltaire, for writing 
againfl the regent and other perfons in high offices. A- 
mongft the fatires that appeared at that time, were fome 
verfes that ended 
“ J’ai vu ces maux, et je n’ai pas vingt arts.” 
This was nearly the age of Voltaire, and he had already 
been fufpe6ted of being the author of other fatires that 
had given equal offence. He was arrefted and fent to the 
Baftile, where he remained near a year. For fome months 
he was denied the ufe of books and materials for writing ; 
but he was afterwards indulged with them, and it was du¬ 
ring his confinement that he compofed the greateft part of 
the" Henriade. The day after he was fet at liberty lie was 
prefented to the regent, who received him with kindnefs ; 
and, defiring to know if he had any thing to afk, Voltaire 
replied, Monfn'sneur, je trouverai fort bon ftfa majejle voulait 
de for man fc charger de mu nourriture ; mazs je fupplie votre 
nitefe de tie plus fe charger de mon logement. “ Sir, 1 fiiould 
be very glad if his majefty would enable me to eat; but 
I beg that your highnefs will by no means trouble your- 
felf in future to provide me with lodging.”—D.ufpoint, for 
enticing clothiers to leave the kingdom.—Charles la Baume 
de Montron,-accufed of having given falfe intelligence to 
the regent, in order to obtain rewards. He pretended that 
he had means of knowing the fecrets of the Spanifli am- 
baffador, while an accomplice, named Mainbille, gave 
equally falfe information to the ambaffador, telling him 
that his fecretary betrayed him to the regent.—On the 
29th of December, 1718, mademoifelle de Launay, after¬ 
wards madame de Staal, together with other perfons of the 
houfehold of the duke and duchefs of Maine, vyhofe in¬ 
trigues with the court’of Madrid were difeovered by the 
#i/patches of the Spanifli ambaffador that were feized at 
TILE. 
Poictiers by order of the regent. The chevalier de Me¬ 
nd, the marquis and marchionefs de Pompadour, and fe- 
veral others, were fent thither about the fame time, and 
on the fame account.—On the 28th of April, 1719, the 
duke de Richlieu was fent to the Baftile for the third time : 
it was Laid to be for a fecret correfpondence with the court 
of Spain, but unconnected with the intrig'ues of the duke 
and duchefs of Maine.—John le Fevre, a pried of the dio- 
cefe of Troyes, for having laid, That, unlefs the regent 
changed his conduCt, fome misfortune would foon happen 
to him ; that lie would not go on long.—In 1728, the ab- 
'bc Bloridel, called friar Laurence, for writing againfl the 
conftitution.—In 1731, the fieur Louis Renede Boure, for¬ 
merly an officer in the navy. He had written as addrefs 
againfl the cardinal de Fleury. In the regifler it is-obfer- 
ved, that he is ‘ a. difeontented fchemer, who wrote libels 
againfl perfons in office, becaufe they negletled his pro¬ 
jects.’ —The fieur Hugy. It is Laid: ‘It is his majefty’s 
pleafure, that this prifoner fiiall have every indulgence 
and cohvenienCy that is compatible vvitli fecurity; fo that 
no one from with without be permitted to fee or fpeak to 
him.’—The fieut 1 Morvant, curate of Vincennes, and la 
Piifot, for. giving falfe information againfl the Jaftfenifts. 
■—In 1732, the fieur Teraffon, for adefignof carrying in¬ 
to foreign countries the fecrets and plans of the manu¬ 
factory at Lyons. He died at the Baftile after twelve 
years confinement. It appears that he was treated with 
lenity, and 'allowed to walk about the place. Perhaps his 
not being fet at liberty was owing to his having been for¬ 
gotten.—D. Paul Sultan, BenediCtine, of the abbey of Re- 
bais, arrefted at the requeft of the biffiop of Laon, for ha¬ 
ving adminiftered the facraments to the abbe Tileries, 
without obferving the ufual ceremonies and refpeCt. He 
had carried them in his pocket to avoid being difeovered, 
as he and the abbe Tilories were Janfenifls.—James Mer¬ 
rier, fon of a painter, for felling a print, reprefenting the 
roafting of a pope larded with jefuits.—Francis Torcafii, 
a native of Italy, for felling improper drugs, pretending 
they would produce the appearances and advantages of 
youth.—The chevalier Desfonds, a gentleman of Vivarais, 
formerly a lieutenant of the regiment of Conti, for de¬ 
claiming indecently againfl: his majefty’s minifters and ge¬ 
nerals, el'pecially againfl M. deLouhendal.—Louis Broeg, 
innkeeper at the village of Bony. Three months after 
his arrival at the Baftile, he threw himfelf from the tow¬ 
er du Coin, and was killed on the fpof. It appeared af¬ 
terwards, that he had been falfely accufed of being an ac¬ 
complice in the murder of two officers of the cuftoms.— 
Pierre Santuron, accufed of teaching perfons to counter¬ 
feit convulfions.—In 1733, the abbe Vaillant, chief of the 
left called Elf ecus, who pretended that he was the pro¬ 
phet Elias, lent back to the earth for the converfion of 
the Jews. After being confined twenty-two years in the 
Baftile, he was fent to Vincennes.—The fieur Heudes, a 
prieft of Rouen in Normandy, for d'ebauchery..—dn 1735, 
Alexander d’Arnaud, called friar Amboife, faying he was 
the prophet Enoch.—Malbay, convicted with the duke 
of Nivernois, one of thofe who contributed to derange his 
fortune, arrefted at the requeft of the duke of Nevers.— 
The count d’Auvergne : he taught his fon, about five years 
of age, to have convulfions, and diffipated his fortune a- 
mongft impoftors.—The chevalier Wittering, an Englith- 
man, falfely accufed by M. the chevalier de Rozen, to. 
whom he Had lent money.—In 1736, the fieur de la Combe, 
director of the poft at Turin, for an affair of ftate.—The 
fieur Carre de Montgeron, counfellor of the parliament; 
a convulfionary. He prefented to the king, at Verfailles, 
a book entitled The' Truth of the Miracles of M. Paris. 
—In 1738, father Leonard Avril, called Boucheron, of 
the order of La Trappe ; a libertine and cheat.—In 1739, 
the duke de l’Efpare; by way of corredtion for youthful 
follies.—The fieur Broudin, a captain in the troops of Ba¬ 
varia, accufed of having committed an aflaffination by- 
order of the czarina.—Colonel St. Clair, in the fervice of 
Sweden.—The count Drummond, called lord Edward, a 
convulfionary. 
