means to make them known to me, and by my Sisters good will I should have answred his Passion, instead of despising and rejecting it. In the mean time the Cardinals Distemper grew every day worse and worse, the desire he had to Eternize his Name, carried him above the indignation he had conceived against me. He broke his Mind to the Bishop of Frejus, and desired to know his Opinion of seve∣ral Persons, and which of them he thought properest for me. This Bi∣shop won before by Monsieur M. up∣on promise of fifty thousand Crowns, forgot nothing that might deserve them; but he never had them: For he returned the Bond which was gi∣ven him, intimating, He had a greater mind to the Bishoprick of Eureux if it could be gotten for him. But the King having disposed of it to ano∣ther, notwithstanding Monsieur M. his soliciting for the space of two moneths. Monsieur Frejus deman∣ded the fifty thousand Crowns, but Monsieur M. was no longer in the mind to Pay them. As soon as the marriage was concluded, he sent me 0