The life of John Baptist Colbert, late minister and secretary of state to Lewis XIV, the present French king done into English from a French copy printed at Cologne this present year, 1695.
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The life of John Baptist Colbert, late minister and secretary of state to Lewis XIV, the present French king done into English from a French copy printed at Cologne this present year, 1695.
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Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.
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London :: Printed for R. Bentley [and 4 others],
1695.
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Colbert, Jean Baptiste, 1619-1683.
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
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"The life of John Baptist Colbert, late minister and secretary of state to Lewis XIV, the present French king done into English from a French copy printed at Cologne this present year, 1695." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34769.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
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THE
TABLE
OF THE
CONTENTS.
COlberts's Character Page 1
His Birth and Education 3
His Advancement to the Service of le Tellier, Se∣cretary
of State ibid.
An Instance of his Exactness and Fidelity to his
Master 4
Cardinal Mazarin receives him into his Service 5
His Marriage and Mistresses 6, 7
He is made Intendant of the Finances 9
An Account of the Proceedings against Fouquet,
Superintendant of the Finances 10, &c.
Fouquet's Kindness to the Burlesque Gazettier 18
Colbert's Avarice ibid.
Pelisson comes to Paris 20
His Amours with Mademoiselle de Scudery 21
He writes the History of the French Academy 22
He serves Fouquet ibid.
And afterwards Colbert 23
The Council of the Finances erected 24
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The New Regulation of the Finances Page 24
Colbert hated and affronted 26
His violent Proceedings against the Officers and
Farmers of the Revenue 27
He settles the East and West-India Companies 29
Enlarges and beautifies the Tuilleries ibid.
A Description of the King's Statue made by Cava∣lier
Bernin 30
Colbert repairs S. Germain, and other Royal
Houses 31
The Castle of Clagny describ'd ibid.
An Account of Versailles 33, &c.
—of Trianon 63
—of the Aqueduct of Versailles 64, &c.
—of a Church built by Colbert 68
—of Marly 70, &c.
—of Colbert's Palace at Sceaux 76
Colbert's Care to adorn the City of Paris 78
The Academy of Painting and Sculpture erected by
his Interest 79
Of the Origin, Constitution, and Progress of that
Society 80, &c.
A Catalogue of le Brun's Pieces 87
An Account of the Academy of Sciences, with the
Works and Inventions of its Members 88, &c.
A Description of the Parisian Observatory 91, &c.
The uniting of the two Seas undertaken 97
An exact Account of that Work 98, &c.
Colbert purchases the Office of Treasurer of the
King's Orders 106
Of the Institution of the Orders of S. Michael,
and of the Holy Ghost 106, 107
The Prices of Offices regulated 108
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The Authority of the Parliaments lessen'd Page
108, &c.
Several fine Pieces of Workmanship made by Col∣bert's
Order for the Embellishment of Ver∣sailles
111, 112
He sets up a Glass-House 112
And establishes a Point-Manufactory 113
His Daughter marry'd to the D. of Chevreuse 114
He undertakes the Reformation of Courts of Justice,
but without Success 115
The Causes of the Litigious Wrangling of Lawyers,
and other Inconveniencies relating to the Civil
Code, with their proper Remedies 116, &c.
Proposals concerning the Government of the City of
Paris, and the Redressing of several Abuses that
are usually committed there 123, &c.
Of lewd Women 125, 126
Of Gaming 127
Of Lending Money on Pledges 128
Of Regulating the Prices of Bread, Wine, Flesh,
&c. 128, 129
Colbert examines the Usurpation of Noble Ti∣tles
130
Of the Treaty at Aix la Chapelle 131, 132
Colbert made Secretary of State 133
Suppresses several Offices ibid.
Excludes Protestants from the Courts of Justice 134
Proposals for several New Regulations concerning
Criminal Courts 135, &c.
Reflexions on two Edicts 142
Colbert's Severity to the Parliament of Tho∣louse
143
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He procures the Erection of an Ensuring-Office
Page 144
Another of his Daughters marry'd to the Duke of
S. Aignan 146
The Inconveniencies of Mark'd Paper ibid.
Colbert sends his Son, the Marquess de Seignelay,
to travel 147
He suppresses Private Courts of Justice ibid.
Of the Treaty of Nimmeghen 149
Colbert made Minister of State ibid.
An amorous Adventure of the Marquess d' Ormoy
Colbert 150, 151
Colbert's Sister made an Abbess 152
An Account of the Casting of Great Guns for the
Navy ibid.
Colbert's Care to advance his Family 154
He marries his Youngest Daughter to the Duke de
Mortemar ibid.
The Marquess de Seignelay twice marri'd 156
Colbert's Brother negotiates and concludes the
Treaty of Marriage between the Dauphin and
the Princess of Bavaria 157
And is made Secretary of State 158
Colbert's Incivility to a Lady ibid.
The Marquess de Seignelay accompanies the King
to Picardy 159
Colbert excludes Protestants from the Royal
Farms 160
His Son, the Abbot, made titulary Archbishop of Car∣thage,
and Coadjutor to the Archbp. of Roan ib.
The Ceremonies of his Reception at Rohan 161
Theses dedicated to his Majesty, and presented in
magnificent Boxes, adorn'd with Emblematical
Figures 162
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A Frigat built after a New Model Page 163
Encrease of Trade at S. Malo 164
The Duke of Mortemar's Expedition with his
Majesty's Galleys 165
The Chevalier de Bethune takes a Pyrate of
Salley 166
The Marquess du Quêne chases some Vessels of Tri∣poli
into the Port of Chio 168
The Articles of the Treaty of Peace between the
French and the Divan of Tripoli 169
Colbert's Kindness to his Nephew Desmarets 170
Of Colbert's Three Sisters ibid.
The King views several Curiosities at Paris 171
The Marquess de Seignelay goes to Dunkirk ib.
A brief Account of the present King of Morocco's
Accession to the Throne, his Wars and Conquests
172
The various Customs and Habits of his Subjects
172, 173
Some of their Religious Rites, with their Opinion
concerning Christ 174
The King of Morocco sends an Ambassador to
France ibid.
Some Instances of the Wit and Politeness of that
Envoy 175
Colbert promotes his Brother Edward Francis ib.
A short Description of Tournay 176
The Marquess du Quêne's Expedition against Al∣gier ibid.
An Account of the Fortifications of the Town and
Port 177
An exact Relation of the Bombarding of that Ci∣ty
178, &c.
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An Algerin Ship taken by the French Pag. 185
Fine Horses brought from the American Islands
186
Gabaret's Voyage to Martinico ibid.
A Description of that Island, and Granada 187
Of Mount S. Martha, the highest Hill in the
World ibid.
Of the Nation of Pigmies that inhabit the Skirts
of the Mountain 188
Portobelo describ'd 189
Description of Havana 193
Of the Bay of las Matanças in the Island of
Cuba 194
Of the Streight of Bahama 195
A desperate Action of 4 or 5 Englishmen 196
The French King sends the Count of S. Amand
Ambassadour to the King of Morocco ibid.
His Arrival and Reception at Tetuan 197
He sets forwards to Alcazan 203
And arrives at Salley 204
Of the Manner of Rejoicing, and Sacrifices of
the Moors 205
A particular Relation of the first Audience, and
of the Discourse that pass'd between the King
and the Ambassadour 206
An Account of the Presents 209
Of the Audience of Leave, and the Conclusion of
the Treaty 210
The King of Morocco's Person and Habit de∣scrib'd
210, 211
Of his Forces and Guard 211
An Instance of Moorish Severity 212
The Ambassadour returns to Tetuan ibid.
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...Colbert regulates some Abuses Page 213
And procures an Edict about the Payment of
Debts 214
The Marquess du Quêne's second Expedition a∣gainst
Algiers, with a particular Account of
the Bombarding of that City 215, &c.
The Algerines beg a Peace, and restore the French
Slaves 222
Colbert's Death and Burial 223
His Monument 224
Verses on that Occasion ibid.
His Library ibid.
How his Offices were divided after his Death 225
The Marquess de Seignelay's Character 226
His first and second Marriage ibid.
He beats his Wife 227
Of Colbert's pretended Descent from a Scotch
Family 228
The Preferment, Disgrace, and Death of one of
his Sons, who was made a Knight of Malta
228, 229
An Instance of the Archbishop of Rohan's Affection
to his Mistress 229
The Causes of the French King's quarreling with
the Republick of Genoa 229, 230
An Account of the Bombarding of that City
ibid. &c.
The Conditions impos'd on the Genoese 234
Of the Arrival and Negotiation of the Ambassa∣dors
of Siam 235
The New Regulation of the African Trade 236
The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 237
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The King is magnificently Regal'd by the Mar∣quess
de Seignelay Page 237, &c.
The Duke de Mortemar compels the Tripolins to
restore their French Slaves 241, 242
An Embassy from Tripoli to France 243
The Marquess de Seignelay made Minister of
State 244
His Death ibid.
A Story of one of his Mistresses ibid.
Of the Dissection of his Body 245.
Pontchartrain made Minister of State ibid.
The Marquess de Louvois's Offices 246
Of Colbert's Children, who are alive at pre∣sent
ibid.
The END of the TABLE.
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