The history of the government of France, under the administration of the great Armand du Plessis, Cardinall and Duke of Richlieu, and chief minister of state in that kingdome wherein occur many important negotiations relating to most part of Christendome in his time : with politique observations upon the chapters / translated out of French by J.D. Esq.

The Establishment of a Chamber of Justice in Paris.

AFter those great difficulties which the Parliament of Paris had raised, against the proclaiming of his Majesties Declaration against such as had carried Mon∣sieur out of the Kingdom; his Majesty finding it necessary to proceed in the Instru∣ction of their Processe, and to chastise those who were found guilty, was not wil∣ling to let it fall into their cognizance: He well knew that Kings ought not to ex∣pose their authority to be dis-respected, as his would have been, if the Parliament instead of punishing offenders, should neglect to prosecute them, as was much to be feared they would. Those reasons which gave the cause of that suspicion, were, their apparent discontent because Pollette was not restored with such conditions as

they desired, and because their authority came short of being parallel with his Majesty's; and besides, the correspondencies which several of Monsieur's, and the Queen-Mothers Officers had amongst them. It was likewise considered, that di∣vers affairs of concernment came to be divulged from their manner of proceedings, it being impossible to keep a secret among so great a multitude; Whereupon his Majesty resolved to establish a Chamber of Justice, composed of persons equally considerable for their ability and integrity, who should have full power to judge, seeing it was likewise requisite to commissionate some Judges extraordinary, for the chastizing of divers Clippers and Counterfeiters of money, of which there were store in the Nation, the toleration of which did much endamage Trade; so that both Commissions were given to the same Judges. The King to carry on the busi∣nesse with the more sweetnesse, was pleased out of his Prudence and usual Good∣nesse, to elect most part of the Judges out of the Parliament, and to appoint their meeting in the Palace, the common Seat of Justice: But the Parliament little con∣sidering this grace, raised new difficulties against the confirmation of the Letters of Establishment; which obliged his Majesty to remove the Chamber unto the Arsenal, and to compose it of two Counsellors of State, six Masters of Requests, and six Counsellors of the grand Counsel, all chosen for their extraordinary merit, who began to sit the tenth day of August.