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Updated: June 12, 2025
But I, who knew the King so intimately, and saw him so constantly, know that he could only have said that the Third was paid in acquittal of his debts to and for account of the King of England, and not that we were to make restitution thereof. The Chancellor tells me my refusal has been taken as an affront by the Queen, and Puysieux says it is a contempt which she can't swallow."
After the return of the Court from Fontainebleau this year, Puysieux came back from Switzerland, having been sent there as ambassador. Puysieux was a little fat man, very agreeable, pleasant, and witty, one of the best fellows in the world, in fact.
At Paris, Yorke remonstrated. Hardwicke writes on September 10, 1751: 'I am glad Joe ventured to say what he did to M. Puysieux, but 'Joe' spoke to no purpose. James was pleased by the Earl Marischal's promotion and presence in Paris. Charles, at first, was aggrieved. The Prince mentions his 'distress for money, and sends compliments to Dawkins, 'Jemmy Dawkins, of whom we shall hear plenty.
His Adventures There. His Return and Tragical Catastrophe. Death of M. de Duras. Selfishness of the King. Anecdote of Puysieux. Character of Pontchartrain. Why He Ruined the French Fleet. Madame des Ursins at Last Resolves to Return to Spain. Favours Heaped upon Her. M. de Lauzun at the Army. His bon mot. Conduct of M. de Vendome. Disgrace and Character of the Grand Prieur. A Hunting Adventure.
Lady Lismore, for a short time believed to be the mistress of Louis XV., was deeply suspected. Whatever may be the truth of these charges, M. de Puysieux, an enemy of Charles, succeeded at the Foreign Office to d'Argenson, who had a queer sentimental liking for the Prince. Meanwhile Charles's private conduct demands a moment's attention.
The King, who recollected the circumstance, here burst out laughing, and told Puysieux he was in the right, and that a chapter should be held on the first day of the new year expressly for the purpose of receiving him into the order. And so in fact it was, and Puysieux received the cordon bleu on the day the King had named. This fact is not important, but it is amusing.
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