r　me　she　called　him　〃the　poor　Cardinal〃　twenty　times　over。　Half　an　hour　after；　the　Cardinal　came　in；　who　begged　the　Queen　to　dispense　with　the　respect　he　owed　her　Majesty　while　he　embraced　me　in　her　presence。　　He　was　pleased　to　say　he　was　very　sorry　that　he　could　not　give　me　that　very　moment　his　own　cardinal's　cap。　　He　talked　so　much　of　favours；　gratifications；　and　rewards　that　I　was　obliged　to　explain　myself；　knowing　that　nothing　is　more　destructive　of　new　reconciliations　than　a　seeming　unwillingness　to　be　obliged　to　those　to　whom　you　are　reconciled。　　I　answered　that　the　greatest　recompense　I　could　expect；　though　I　had　saved　the　Crown；　was　to　have　the　honour　of　serving　her　Majesty；　and　I　humbly　prayed　the　Queen　to　give　me　no　other　recompense；　that　at　least　I　might　have　the　satisfaction　to　make　her　Majesty　sensible　that　this　was　the　only　reward　I　valued。
  The　Cardinal　desired　the　Queen　to　command　me　to　accept　of　the　nomination　to　the　cardinalate；　〃which；〃　said　he；　〃La　Riviere　has　snatched　with　insolence　and　acknowledged　with　treachery。〃　　I　excused　myself　by　saying　that　I　had　taken　a　resolution　never　to　accept　of　the　cardinalship　by　any　means　which　seemed　to　have　relation　to　the　civil　wars；　to　the　end　that　I　might　convince　the　Queen　that　it　was　the　most　rigid　necessity　which　had　separated　me　from　her　service。　　I　rejected　upon　the　same　account　all　the　other　advantageous　propositions　he　made　me；　and；　he　still　insisting　that　the　Queen　could　do　no　less　than　confer　upon　me　something　that　was　very　considerable　for　the　signal　service　I　was　likely　to　do　her　Majesty；　I　answered：
  〃There　is　one　point　wherein　the　Queen　can　do　me　more　good　than　if　she　gave　me　a　triple　crown。　　Her　Majesty　told　me　just　now　that　she　will　cause　M。　le　Prince　to　be　apprehended。　　A　person　of　his　high　rank　and　merit　neither　can　nor　ought　to　be　always　shut　up　in　prison；　for　when　he　comes　abroad　he　will　be　full　of　resentment　against　me；　though　I　hope　my　dignity　will　be　my　protection。　　There　are　a　great　many　gentlemen　engaged　with　me　who；　in　such　a　juncture；　would　be　ready　to　serve　the　Queen。　　And　if　it　seemed　good　to　your　Majesty　to　entrust　one　of　them　with　some　important　employment；　I　should　be　more　pleased　than　with　ten　cardinals'　hats。〃
  The　Cardinal　told　the　Queen　that　nothing　was　more　just；　and　the　affair　should　be　considered　between　him　and　me。
  We　had　several　conferences；　at　which　we　agreed　on　gratifications　for　some　of　our　friends　and　to　arrest　the　Prince　de　Conde；　the　Prince　de　Conti；　and　the　Duc　de　Longueville。
  The　Cardinal　took　occasion　to　speak　of　the　treachery　of　La　Riviere。　〃This　man；〃　said　he；　〃takes　me　to　be　the　most　stupid　creature　living；　and　thinks　he　shall　be　to…morrow　a　cardinal。　　I　diverted　myself　to…day　with　letting　him　try　on　some　scarlet　cloth　I　lately　received　from　Italy；　and　I　put　it　near　his　face　to　know　whether　a　scarlet　colour　or　carnation　became　him　best。〃
  I　heard　from　Rome　that　his　Eminence　was　not　behindhand　with　La　Riviere　upon　the　score　of　treachery。　　For　on　the　very　day　he　got　him　nominated　by　the　King；　he　wrote　a　letter　to　Cardinal　Sachelli　more　fit　to　recommend　him　to　a　yellow　cap　than　to　a　red　one。　　This　letter；　nevertheless；　was　full　of　tenderness　for　La　Riviere；　which　Mazarin　knew　was　the　only　way　to　ruin　him　with　Pope　Innocent；　who　hated　Mazarin　and　all　his　adherents。
  Madame　de　Chevreuse　undertook　to　see　how　the　Duc　d'Orleans　would　relish　the　design　of　imprisoning　the　Princes。　　She　told　him　that；　though　the　Queen　was　not　satisfied　with　M。　le　Prince；　yet　she　could　not　form　a　resolution　of　apprehending　him　without　the　concurrence　of　his　Royal　Highness。　　She　magnified　the　advantages　of　bringing　over　to　the　King's　service　the　powerful　faction　of　the　Fronde；　and　the　daily　dangers　Paris　was　exposed　to；　both　by　fire　and　sword。　　This　last　reason　touched　him　as　much　or　more　than　all；　for　he　trembled　every　time　he　came　to　the　Parliament；　M。　le　Prince　very　often　could　not　prevail　upon　him　to　go　at　all；　and　a　fit　of　colic　was　generally　assigned　as　the　reason　of　his　absence。　　At　length　he　consented；　and　on　the　18th　of　January　the　three　Princes　were　put　under　arrest　by　three　officers　of　the　Queen's　Guards。
  The　people　having　a　notion　that　M。　de　Beaufort　was　apprehended；　ran　to　their　arms；　which　I　caused　to　be　laid　down　immediately；　by　marching　through　the　streets　with　flambeaux　before　me。　　M。　de　Beaufort　did　the　like；　and　the　night　concluded　with　bonfires。
  The　Queen　sent　a　letter　from　the　King　to　the　Parliament　with　the　reasons；　which　were　neither　strong　nor　well　set　out；　why　the　Prince　de　Conde　was　confined。　　However；　we　obtained　a　decree　for　our　absolution。
  The　Princesses　were　ordered　to　retire　to　Chantilly。　　Madame　de　Longueville　went　towards　Normandy；　but　found　no　sanctuary　there；　for　the　Parliament　of　Rouen　sent　her　a　message　to　desire　her　to　depart　from　the　city。　　The　Duc　de　Richelieu　would　not　receive　her　into　Havre；　and　from　there　she　retired　to　Dieppe。
  M。　de　Bouillon；　who　after　the　peace　was　strongly　attached　to　the　Prince　de　Conde；　went　in　great　haste　to　Turenne；　M。　de　Turenne　got　into　Stenai；　M。　de　La　Rochefoucault；　then　Prince　de　Marsillac；　returned　home　to　Poitou；　and　Mar4chal　de　Breze；　father…in…law　to　the　Prince　de　Conde；　went　to　Saumur。
  There　was　a　declaration　published　and　registered　in　Parliament　against　them；　whereby　they　were　ordered　to　wait　on　the　King　within　fifteen　days；　upon　pain　of　being　proceeded　against　as　disturbers　of　the　public　peace　and　guilty　of　high　treason。
  The　Court　carried　all　before　them。　　Madame　de　Longueville；　upon　the　King　going　into　Normandy；　escaped　by　sea　into　Holland；　whence　she　went　afterwards　to　Arras；　to　try　La　Tour；　one　of　her　husband's　pensioners；　who　offered　her　his　person；　but　refused　her　the　place。　　She　repaired　at　last　to　Stenai；　whither　M。　de　Turenne　went　to　meet　her；　with　all　the　friends　and　servants　of　the　confined　Princes　that　he　could　muster。　　The　King　went　from　Normandy　to　Burgundy；　and　returned　to　Paris　crowned　with　laurels　of　victory。
  The　Princess…dowager；　who　had　been　ordered　to　retire　to　Bourges；　came　with　a　petition　to　Parliament；　praying　for　their　protection　to　stay　in　Paris；　and　that　she　might　have　justice　done　her　for　the　illegal　confinement　of　the　Princes　her　children。　　She　fell　at　the　feet　of　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　begged　the　protection　of　the　Duc　de　Beaufort；　and　said　to　me　that　she　had　the　honour　to　be　my　kinswoman。　　M。　de　Beaufort　was　very　much　perplexed　what　to　do；　and　I　was　nearly　ready　to　die　for　shame；　but　we　could　do　nothing　for　her；　and　she　was　obliged　to　go　to　Valery。
  Several　private　annuitants；　who　had　made　a　noise　in　the　assemblies　at　the　Hotel　de　Ville；　were　afraid　of　being　called　to　account；　and　therefore；　after　M。　le　Prince　was　arrested；　they　desired　me　to　procure　a　general　amnesty。　　I　spoke　about　it　to　the　Cardinal；　who　seemed　very　pliable；　and；　showing　me　his　hatband；　which　was　'a　la　mode　de　la　Fronde'；　said　he　hoped　himself　to　be　comprised　in　that　amnesty；　but　he　shuffled　it　off　so　long　that　it　was　not　published　and　registered　in　Parliament　till　the　12th　of　May；　and　it　would　not　have　been　obtained　then　had　not　I　threatened　vigorously　to　prosecute　the　Crown　witnesses；　of　which　they　were　mightily　apprehensive；　being　so　conscious　of　the　heinousness　of　their　crime　that　two　of　them　had　already　made　their　escape。
  The　present　calm　hardly　deserved　that　name；　for　the　storm　of　war　began　to　rise　again　in　several　places　at　once。
  Madame　de　Longueville　and　M。　de　Turenne　made　a　treaty　with　the　Spaniards；　and　the　latter　joined　their　army；　which　entered　Picardy　and　besieged　Guise；　after　having　taken　Catelet；　but　for　want　of　provisions　the　Archduke　was　obliged　to　raise　the　siege。　　M。　de　Turenne　levied　troops　with　Spanish　money；　and　was　joined　by　the　greater　part　of　the　officers　commanding　the　soldiers　that　went　under　the　name　of　the　Prince's　troops。
  The　wretched　conduct　of　M。　d'Epernon　had　so　confounded　the　affairs　of　Guienne　that　nothing　but　his　removal　could　retrieve　them。
  One　of　the　greatest　mischiefs　which　the　despotic　authority　of　ministers　has　occasioned　in　the　world　in　these　later　times　is　a　practice；　occasioned　by　their　own　private　mistaken　interests；　of　always　supporting　superiors　against　their　inferiors。　　It　is　a　maxim　borrowed　from　Machiavelli；　whom　few　understand；　and　whom　too　many　cry　up　for　an　able　man　because　he　was　always　wicked。　　He　was　very　far　from　being　a　complete　statesman；　and　was　frequently　out　in　his　politics；　but　I　think　never　more　grossly　mistaken　than　in　this　maxim；　which　I　observed　as　a　great　weakness　in　Mazarin；　who　was　therefore　the　less　qualified　to　settle　the　affairs　of　Guienne；　which　were　in　so　much　confusion　that　I　believe　if　the　good　sense　of　Jeannin　and　Villeroi　had　been　infused　into　the　brains　of　Cardinal　de　Richelieu；　it　would　not　have　been　sufficient　to　set　them　right。
  Senneterre；　perceiving　that　Cardinal　Mazarin　and　I　were　not　cordial　friends；　undertook　to　reconcile　us；　and　for　that　end　took　me　to　the　Cardinal；　who　embraced　me　very　tenderly；　said　he　laid　his　heart　upon　the　table；　that　was　one　of　his　usual　phrases；and　protested　he　would　talk　as　freely　to　me　as　if　I　were　his　own　son。　　I　did　not　believe　a　word　of　what　he　said；　but　I　assured　his　Eminence　that　I　would　speak　to　him　as　if　he　were　my