the paper on which Villette wrote as being bordered with “_vignettes
bleues_,” and in M. Feuillet de Conches’ unique collection of autographs
of Marie-Antoinette are several notes written by the queen on paper with
coloured borders.
[86] “Mémoires de la Baronne d’Oberkirche,” vol. i.
[87] “Saverne et ses environs,” par C. G. Klein.
[88] This refers to the year 1866. What changes the former palace may
have undergone since Saverne has been under German domination I am unable
to say.
[89] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 24.
[90] The Rue du Jour is a narrow street close to the “Halles Centrales,”
and at the western end of the church of St. Eustache. It contains at the
present day several _Hôtels meublés_ of a seedy kind, but the “petit
hôtel Lambesc,” where Mdlle. Leguay Designy had her small apartment on
the _premier étage_, no longer exists under its original name.
[91] The count being, according to Rétaux de Villette, a notorious
gambler, the Palais Royal, where the _salons de jeu_ most abounded, would
naturally have been one of his accustomed haunts.
[92] More probably towards the end of July.
[93] “Mémoire pour la Demoiselle Leguay d’Oliva,” p. 8, _et seq._
[94] “Histoire anecdotique des Rues de Versailles,” par J. A. Le Roi.
[95] “Deuxième Mémoire pour le Sieur Bette d’Étienville,” p. 17.
[96] “Mémoire pour la Demoiselle Leguay d’Oliva,” p. 16.
[97] “Mémoire pour la Demoiselle Leguay d’Oliva,” p. 16, _et seq._
[98] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 52, _et seq._
[99] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan.”
[100] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i p. 67, _et seq._
[101] In the cardinal’s first “Mémoire” he states the sum to have been
sixty thousand livres, but at his examination he fixed it at fifty
thousand.
[102] “Histoire de Marie-Antoinette,” par E. et J. de Goncourt, p. 202.
[103] “Mémoire pour la Demoiselle Leguay d’Oliva,” p. 34.
[104] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 33, 34.
[105] “Essais Historiques sur la Ville de Bar-sur-Aube,” etc., par J. F.
G., and “Histoire de Bar-sur-Aube,” par L. Chevalier.
[106] An evident allusion to the ancient Roman triumphs.
[107] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. p. 35, _et seq._
[108] A pun upon _La Motte_.
[109] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. p. 41, _et seq._
[110] There were twenty-four livres or francs in the louis of those days.
[111] This letter of Mademoiselle de Saint-Remi’s has obtained the honour
of being preserved among the historical autographs in the National
Archives.
[112] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 45, _et seq._, 259, 260,
262.
[113] “Compte rendu de ce qui s’est passé au Parlement,” etc., p. 92.
[114] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 75, _et
seq._
[115] This and similar allusions to localities connected with our
narrative refer to the year 1866.
[116] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[117] Déposition de Bassenge.
[118] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. pp. 340,
341.
[119] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 93, _et
seq._, and “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol i. p. 344
_et seq._
[120] Madame Campan states that “_Vu bon.—Marie-Antoinette_” was the form
in which the queen certified the accuracy of an account.
[121] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 47,
_et seq._
[122] See _post_, p. 120.
[123] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 50.
[124] “Cagliostro’s Stammbaum” von Wolfgang von Goethe.
[125] “Louis XVI.,” par Alexandre Dumas, vol. iii. p. 154.
[126] “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.”
[127] “Mémoires de la Baronne d’Oberkirche,” vol. i. pp. 129, 144.
[128] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 59.
[129] See _post_, p. 230.
[130] It is the corner house looking on to the Boulevard Beaumarchais.
[131] “Histoire de la Révolution Française,” par Louis Blanc, vol. ii. p.
82.
[132] “Réponse pour la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 27.
[133] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. p. 59, _et seq._
Cagliostro laid claim to being possessed of the power not only of
transmuting metals and curing all diseases, but of calling up spirits
from the other world. His evocations were certainly not without an
element of art. On one occasion the spirit the company desired to commune
with was that of D’Alembert, and from notes furnished by an eye-witness,
Lady Mantz, the actor Fleury gives the following account of the ceremony
in his _Mémoires_:—
“The spectators or, as Cagliostro preferred to call them, guests sat
in arm-chairs along the wall on the east side of the apartment. Before
these chairs was drawn an iron chain,” lest some foolish person should
be impelled by curiosity to rush upon destruction. “On the other side
was placed the chair intended for the reception of the apparition. The
Grand Koptha—the name assumed by Cagliostro on such occasions—chose the
unusual hour of 3 a.m. for his evocations. Shortly before that time
a voice was heard to order the removal from the scene of cats, dogs,
horses, birds, and all reptiles, should any be near. Then came a command
that none but free men should remain in the apartment; the servants were
accordingly dismissed. A deep silence followed, and the lights were
suddenly extinguished. The same voice, now assuming a louder and more
authoritative tone, requested the guests to shake the iron chain; they
obeyed, and an indescribable thrill ran through their frames. The clock
at length struck three—slowly, and with a prolonged vibration of the
bell. At each stroke a flash, as sudden and transitory as lightning,
illumined the apartment, and the words ‘Philosophy,’ ‘Nature,’ and
‘Truth’ successively appeared in legible characters above the empty arm
chair. The last word was more brilliant than the others. The lustres were
suddenly relighted, how no one could tell. Stifled cries were heard as
from a man whose mouth was gagged—a noise like that of a man struggling
to break loose from persons detaining him;—and Cagliostro appeared.
“The Grand Koptha wore a costume to which it would be difficult to find
anything analogous. Flowing drapery set off his figure to advantage,
and the glow of enthusiasm in his face made him look really handsome.
He delivered a short but comprehensive address, commenting on the words
just seen over the chair. Then, turning successively to the four cardinal
points, he uttered some cabalistic words, which returned as if from a
distant echo. The lights having been extinguished, he commanded the
guests again to shake the chain, and as they did so the strange feeling
previously alluded to was renewed. The outline of the arm-chair now
became gradually perceptible in the darkness, as though the lines had
been traced on a black ground with phosphorus. The next moment, and as if
by the same process, a winding sheet could be seen, with two fleshless
hands resting upon the arm of the chair. The winding sheet, slowly
opening, discovered an emaciated form; a short breathing was heard, and
two brilliant piercing eyes were fixed upon the spectators.”
The illustrious philosopher, the author of the Preface to the
“_Encyclopédie_,” had been called from the dead. He would answer
questions put to him, but Cagliostro alone was privileged to hear him
speak. “And what questions were put to him?” asked Fleury of Lady Mantz.
“He was asked whether he had seen the other world.” “And what did he
say?” “Ah, Monsieur Fleury, it was a terrible reply, especially to one
who, like me, looks forward to a better future. He said, ‘There is no
other world.’” “And did no one reply?” “Reply! who could venture to
reply to the ghost of M. d’Alembert, returned from—ah, whence?” “That is
precisely the thing. You should have said, ‘M. d’Alembert, if there is no
other world, where may you happen to come from now?’”
[134] According to the official documents relating to the “Affaire du
Collier” the correct name of this individual was Desclaux.
[135] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 99.
[136] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 39. All the persons
concerned in the famous nocturnal meeting differed with regard to the
date at which it took place. Madame de la Motte, as we have already
stated, fixes it on the 28th of July.
[137] Miswritten “Regnier” in the official records. Regnier was another
goldsmith with whom the De la Mottes had considerable dealings, bought
their service of plate of, etc.
[138] “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.”
[139] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[140] “Histoire du Bois de Boulogne,” par J. Lobet, p. 141.
[141] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[142] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. p. 350, and
“Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[143] Déposition de Bassenge.
[144] Madame Campan’s memory appears to have been at fault here.
[145] The reader will have observed that specific mention is not made in
the jewellers’ letter of the Necklace itself, which Marie-Antoinette,
in common with everybody else, had no doubt heard had been sold to the
Sultan. Besides, only some two months previously the queen had purchased
of Böhmer a magnificent pair of diamond earrings at the cost, it was
reported, of 800,000 livres, and why might not this letter in the queen’s
mind have borne reference to these rather than to the Diamond Necklace?
See “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc., vol. i. p. 562.
[146] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. ii. p. 227.
[147] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 92.
[148] See Appendix to the present work, p. 394.
[149] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[150] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 80.
[151] This, if true, was a piece of vain boasting on the cardinal’s part,
for it is quite certain that he received the thirty thousand livres from
Madame de la Motte, who professed to have brought them from the queen.
[152] “Deuxième Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[153] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. ii pp. 9, 12,
279.
[154] It is important that this date should be noted; for the
circumstances which transpired on it, and which are chronicled in the
police records, effectually dispose of the theory advanced by certain
writers—such as M. Alexandre Dumas, in his “Louis XVI.” (vol. iii. p.
194, _et seq._)—who maintain that Marie-Antoinette really purchased
the Necklace, through the instrumentality of the Cardinal de Rohan,
and, after keeping it something like three months, returned it to the
jewellers by the hands of Madame de la Motte, on finding that she was
unable to raise the money to meet the first instalment. While asserting
that Madame de la Motte was really the queen’s confidant, the writers
referred to are forced to admit that she betrayed her trust, and
converted the Necklace to her own use.
[155] See _ante_, p. 44.
[156] Déposition de Vidal, and Déposition de Brugnières, inspecteur de
police. Brugnières was the police agent who arrested Mirabeau and Madame
de Monnier in Holland, after their elopement from France.
[157] “Mémoire pour Bette d’Étienville,” and Déposition de Bette
d’Étienville. See also Appendix, p. 409.
[158] Déposition de Furet.
[159] Déposition de Regnier.
[160] “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.” Also _post_, p. 148.
[161] Déposition de Perregaux, banquier.
[162] Gray’s shop was No. 13, and the largest in New Bond Street. The
house, which is within two doors of Long’s hotel, must have been quite
a new building at the time the Count de la Motte had dealings with the
crack London jeweller of that day.
[163] See _ante_, p. 140.
[164] Which in fact was _not_ a falsehood. See Jefferys’ deposition,
given in the “Pièces Justificatives pour le Cardinal de Rohan.”
[165] Déposition de McDermott.
[166] There is evidently some blunder here. This must be the aigrette in
the form of a rose, for which Gray charged £60. See _post_, p. 151.
[167] See _ante_, p. 147. The Count there says twenty-eight.
[168] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 194, _et
seq._
[169] “Pièces Justificatives pour le Cardinal de Rohan.”
[170] “Confrontation du Cardinal de Rohan avec le Père Loth.”
[171] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[172] Déposition de Perregaux.
[173] See _ante_, p. 148.
[174] Déposition de Regnier.
[175] “Marie-Antoinette et le Procès du Collier,” par E. Campardon.
Paris, 1858, p. 98.
[176] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 49.
[177] “Premier Interrogatoire du Cardinal de Rohan.”
[178] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 72.
[179] Déposition de Bassenge.
[180] See _ante_, p. 135.
[181] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. ii. pp.
283-4. Madame Campan is the single authority for this reputed interview
between Böhmer and the queen. Other accounts agree in stating that the
queen invariably refused to see the crown jeweller, under the pretence
that his threats of suicide alarmed her. Still, as Madame Campan was so
intimately mixed up with the affair at this particular juncture, she
could hardly be mistaken on so important a point as this interview. If it
really did take place, Böhmer must have kept the cardinal in ignorance of
it, for had he known of it he would hardly have counselled the jeweller
to attempt to throw dust in the eyes of the astute De Breteuil. See the
next page.
[182] “Memoirs of Marie Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. ii. pp. 284.
[183] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 74.
[184] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. p. 375, _et
seq._, and “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.”
[185] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 83. Villette evidently
lingered for some time on French soil, for his passport for Italy was not
dated until August 20, two days after the countess’s arrest.
[186] Déposition de Bassenge.
[187] Déposition du Père Loth.
[188] “Mémoire Historique des Intrigues de la Cour,” etc., par Rétaux de
Villette, p. 59.
[189] “Some of the De la Mottes’ fine furniture may still be seen at
Bar-sur-Aube, in the _salon_ of the son of a former postmaster of the
place, who subsequently bought the house itself of the count. To-day,
improvements in the town of Bar-sur-Aube have necessitated the partial
destruction of the De la Motte abode, fragments of which exist in no less
than three separate streets.”—_Letter from the Curé of Bar-sur-Aube to
the author_, 1866.
[190] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 70, 71.
[191] “Authentic Adventures of the Countess de la Motte,” p. 119.
[192] Ibid. p. 120. The author of this work states that he was at
Bar-sur-Aube at this particular period, and saw the count riding about
in the balloon-shaped carriage above mentioned. Balloons, it should be
remembered, were then a recent invention, Montgolfier having made his
first ascent in December, 1783, some twenty months previously.
[193] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol i. p. 71.
[194] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. p. 71, _et seq._
[195] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 76-77.
[196] “Mémoires de la Baronne d’Oberkirche,” vol i. p. 127.
[197] See Georgel, who attributed this movement of the cardinal’s to his
firm belief at the time that the queen had really employed Madame de la
Motte as her intermediary in the Necklace affair.
[198] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. ii. pp. 13,
14, 15, 286-7. Madame Campan has extracted the foregoing narrative,
nearly word for word, from a newspaper of the time—the _Journal des
Débats_. See the Abbé Soulavie’s “Mémoires Historiques et Politiques du
règne de Louis XVI.,” vol. vi. p. 81, _et seq._, where the same account
will be found quoted.
[199] “Mémoires du Baron de Besenval,” vol. iii. p. 127. The baron adds
that he heard the whole of this detail told to the queen, but nothing was
said of the contents of the paper written by the cardinal.
[200] It is No. 6 in the Rue des Réservoirs. _Vide_ “Histoire Anecdotique
des Rues de Versailles,” par J. A. Le Roi.
[201] There are other versions of this incident: we have, however,
preferred to follow the Abbé Georgel’s. See “Mémoires pour servir,”
etc., vol. ii. pp. 103-4. Madame Campan says that the cardinal borrowed
the pencil which he used from the sub-lieutenant into whose custody he
was given, and who, when reprimanded for having permitted the cardinal
to write, excused himself by saying that the orders he received did not
forbid his doing so; and that, moreover, being himself in great pecuniary
difficulties, he thought the unaccustomed summons, “In the king’s name,
follow me,” addressed to him by the Baron de Breteuil, concerned him
personally, which for the moment so unnerved him that he hardly knew what
he was doing. See “Madame Campan’s Memoirs,” vol. ii. pp. 15, 16, 284.
[202] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. p. 79.
[203] “Essais Historiques sur la ville de Bar-sur-Aube,” par J. G. F.
[204] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 79, 80.
[205] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol i. p. 80, _et seq._
[206] “Anecdotes du règne de Louis XVI.,” vol. i. p. 385.
[207] “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.”
[208] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol. i. pp. 85, 86.
[209] “Mémoire pour le Comte de Cagliostro contre Maître Chesnon fils et
le Sieur de Launay,” p. 4, _et seq._ In several of the earlier documents
filed in the “Affaire du Collier,” the prefix “Count” has been marked
through with a pen, both where it occurs in the body of the instrument
and also as part of Cagliostro’s signature. After a time, the registrar
or reporter seems to have grown tired of making this excision, and to
have allowed the disputed title to pass unobliterated.
[210] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. pp. 49,
108.
[211] M. Feuillet de Conches has, among his curious collection of
autographs relating to the affair of the Diamond Necklace, a series of
reports from the Marquis de Launay to the Baron de Breteuil, which give,
day by day, a list of the persons who visited the cardinal during his
confinement in the Bastille.
[212] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc., vol. i. pp. 600, 616.
[213] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. p. 389, _et
seq._
[214] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. p. 408.
[215] Ibid. vol. i. p. 416.
[216] Autograph letter of Madame de la Motte’s in the National Archives.
[217] Anonymous autograph letter of Madame de la Motte’s in the
collection of M. Feuillet de Conches.
[218] M. F. Barrière.
[219] “Histoire de Marie-Antoinette,” par E. et J. de Goncourt, pp. 39,
102.
[220] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol i.
[221] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc., vol. i. p. 233.
[222] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc., vol. i. p. 339.
[223] “Les derniers jours de Trianon,” par M. Capefigue, p. 25.
[224] See _ante_, p. 50.
[225] “Weber’s Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” vol. ii. p. 263.
[226] “Lettres et Documenta Inédits de Louis XVI. et Marie-Antoinette,”
par M. Feuillet de Conches, vol. iii. p. 318.
[227] “Souvenirs de la Marquise de Créqui,” par le Comte de Courchamps.
[228] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc. vol. i. p. 355.
[229] “Louis XVI.,” par Alexandre Dumas, vol. iii. p. 167.
[230] “Histoire de Marie-Antoinette,” par E. et J. de Goncourt. Most of
the foregoing particulars respecting the queen’s society at the Little
Trianon have been derived from this work.
[231] “Mémoires Posthumes du Feld-Maréchal Comte de Stedingk,” vol. iii.
pp. 17, 74.
[232] “Life of the Countess de la Motte,” by herself, vol. i. p. 312, _et
seq._
[233] “Memoirs of Marie-Antoinette,” by Madame Campan, vol. i. p. 242.
[234] “Histoire de Marie-Antoinette,” par E. et J. de Goncourt, to which
interesting work we are indebted for the larger portion of the present
chapter.
[235] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,”
etc., vol. i. pp. 238, 330.
[236] Ibid. vol. i. p. 315.
[237] “Les derniers jours de Trianon,” par M. Capefigue p. 84.
[238] M. de Lescure, in his “La Vraie Marie-Antoinette,” brings forward
evidence of the existence of a private printing press in the cellars of
the Palais Royal, at which these foul libels were struck off.
[239] “Carlyle’s Critical and Miscellaneous Essays,” vol. iv. p. 36,
_note_.
[240] “Correspondance Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,
la Cour et la Ville,” vol. i. p. 587.
[241] “Mémoires du Comte Beugnot,” vol, i. pp. 97-8.
[242] Unpublished autograph letter of Louis XVI. in the collection of M.
Feuillet de Conches.
[243] “Souvenirs de M. Berryer, doyen des avocats de Paris, de 1774 à
1838,” vol. ii. p. 51.
[244] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 49.
[245] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 127.
[246] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 138,
_et seq._
[247] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 143.
[248] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 145.
[249] “Correspondance Inédite de Marie-Antoinette,” par Comte P. Vogt
d’Hunolstein, p. 133. It should be mentioned that the majority of the
letters in this collection are considered to be of doubtful authenticity.
[250] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. i. p. 426.
[251] In the French State paper office a minute description is preserved
of the documents, put in on behalf of the prosecution in the “Procès du
Collier.” An epitome of this will be found in the appendix to the present
volume.
[252] This name occurs as Filliau in the written record of the
proceedings, preserved in the National Archives.
[253] “Premier Interrogatoire de Madame de la Motte.”
[254] Cagliostro’s wife was known by this designation.
[255] This was an alias of Rétaux de Villette’s. See _post_, p. 243.
[256] “Interrogatoire du Sieur de Cagliostro.”
[257] “Correspondence Secrète Inédite sur Louis XVI., Marie-Antoinette,
la Cour et la Ville,” vol. i. p. 592.
[258] As an example of Cagliostro’s audacity in this respect, it may
be mentioned that, when first questioned by the lieutenant of police,
who, in allusion to the Necklace affair, inquired if he had nothing to
reproach himself with—he coolly replied, Nothing but the death of Pompey,
and that even with regard to this he acted under the orders of Ptolemy.
The lieutenant of police, not taken in the least aback, quietly observed
they would refrain from going into any matters that occurred under his
predecessors in office. See “Correspondance Secrète Inédite,” etc., vol.
ii. p. 18.
[259] We have been unable to fathom the meaning of this allusion. All we
have succeeded in discovering about Madame Böhmer is, that she was the
“famous Demoiselle Renaud,” but whence she derived her celebrity we are
left in the dark.
[260] “Premier Mémoire pour la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 27, _et seq._
[261] Autograph Report of the Marquis de Launay, governor of the
Bastille, in the collection of M. Feuillet de Conches.
[262] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. ii. pp. 19, 20.
[263] Confrontations du Cardinal de Rohan avec Madame de la Motte.
[264] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. ii. p. 30.
[265] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 41.
[266] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 40.
[267] “Life of the Countess de la Motte, by herself,” vol. ii. p. 55.
[268] “Mémoires pour servir,” etc., par l’Abbé Georgel, vol. ii. p. 185.
[269] Confrontations de la Dame de la Motte avec les témoins.
[270] “Mémoire pour le Cardinal de Rohan,” p. 47.
[271] Confrontations de la Dame de la Motte avec les témoins.
[272] “Compte rendu de ce qui s’est passé au Parlement,” etc., pp. 75-6.
[273] Confrontations de la Dame de la Motte et du Cardinal.
[274] “Mémoires Justificatifs de la Comtesse de la Motte,” p. 235.
[275] “Mémoire pour la Demoiselle Leguay d’Oliva,” p. 34.
[276] “Mémoire pour le Comte de Cagliostro,” p. 46.