and de Rouannez, the Marquis de Boissy, de la Vi••ville, and de Sourdeac, and of the President le Coigneux, to be confiscate and forfeited to the Crown: In fine, they who had any Governments or Offices, were deprived of them; the Government of Picardy was taken away from Monsieur d' Elboeuf, and bestowed on the Duke de Che••reuse; that of Burgogne was taken from the Duke de Bellegarde, and Monsieur ••e Prince appointed in his place; the King's Lievtenance which the Mar∣quis de la Vieville had in Champagne, was granted to the Sieur de Senneterre, as the charge of President was taken from Coigneux, and conferred on the Sieur de La∣mognon, and so of divers others. Now that which did more particularly oblige his Majesty to drive things to this height, of finishing the Process of these factious persons, and of confiscating their Goods and Offices, was, a discovery of their de∣signs to attempt the surprizal of divers places in the Kingdom; They had gained the Marquis de Valençay, who promised them Calais. La Louviere was employed to work upon the Marquis Moncavrel, and to perswade him to do the like with Ardres: The Captain du Val was hanged, for having attempted to surprize the Citadel of Verdune; Threescore thousand Crowns were given in Monsieur's name to the Duke of Bouillon, that he would raise a party in Sedan, one of the Ports of the Kingdom, and that he would let in Forreigners that way, when thereunto desired; There were likewise divers Gentlemen seized upon, raising of Forces in several parts of the Kingdom, and it was not unknown how they had induced the Queen-Mother and Monsieur to send persons of Quality into Spain, England, and Holland, and to all Neighbour Princes, to procure what Souldiers they could for him. What reason was there longer to let these attempts against the State go unpu∣nished? Such a patience had been unjust. That difficulty which the Parliament of Paris made to confirm his Majesty's Ordinance, which commanded to execute af∣ter six moneths the confiscation of such as were guilty of high Treason, who had been condemned by Out-lawry, in regard of an ancient Ordinance, might have seemed just enough in regard of those who are guilty of mean crimes, but surely not in the behalf of Traytors, such as these were, who had made Divisions in his Majesties Family, who had attempted against his Authority, who had endeavoured to surprize divers places, who had raised Souldiers in divers parts of the Kingdom, who had published a thousand aspersions to eclipse his Majesty's glory. What reason (I say) could there be, that such men as these should longer continue unpu∣nished, by confiscating their Offices and Goods, seeing their absence would not admit the punishment of their persons? And hereupon it was that his Majesty commanded his Ordinance to be proclaimed, and the Parliament accordingly obeyed it.