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Meanwhile M. de Condé ascertained that the King had issued on the 10th of September a proclamation of lèse-majesté against himself and his adherents; to which he replied by another, wherein he affirmed that he had taken up arms for the sole purpose of preventing a foreign invasion.
"Monsieur le chancelier," said Catherine, "the Messieurs de Guise wish to authorize a strange operation upon the person of the king; Ambroise Pare is preparing to cut open his head. I, as the king's mother and a member of the council of the regency, I protest against what appears to me a crime of lese-majeste.
On the 17th of January a royal declaration was confirmed by the Parliament against the Duc de Nevers, who, although not yet in open revolt, was condemned as guilty of rebellion and lèse-majesté; and this premature act of severity caused general discontent throughout the capital.
Close of the States-General The Bishop of Luçon Declaration of the royal marriages Ballet of Madame State of the Court Cabal of Concini Death of Marguerite de Valois Condé seeks to gain the Parliament Distrust of Marie de Medicis Condé leaves Paris He refuses to accompany the King to Guienne Perilous position of the Court party The Maréchal de Bois-Dauphin is appointed Commander-in-Chief The Court proceed to Guienne Illness of the Queen and Madame Elisabeth The Court at Tours Enforced inertness of M. de Bois-Dauphin Condé is declared guilty of lèse-majesté He takes up arms Murmurs of the royal generals The Comte de St.
"I hope," said Barney, "that you will be guilty of lese-majeste often." "We were little children then, your majesty," the girl reminded him. Had he thought her of sound mind Mr.
This was more than was required to cause the dancer to forgive this new caprice of her dear demon, and the crime of lese-majeste in which she had just been involved against her will. To treat so great a personage so cavalierly! There was no one like her in the world there was no one like her.
The Comtes d'Auvergne and d'Entragues were condemned to death for the crime of lèse-majesté, and Madame de Verneuil to imprisonment in the convent of Beaumont, near Tours, until more ample information could be obtained of the exact extent of her participation; and meanwhile she was to be prohibited from holding any communication save with the sisterhood.
Would you refuse to grant him that pleasure?" "It would be a crime of <lese-majeste >," said the comte Jean, laughing, "and my family have too much respect for their monarch. We should not be content with a fugitive favor." "You may expect everything from the charms of the comtesse; I am certain they will have the utmost success; but for me, I can give you no guarantee. You must run the chance."
Now he sat dumb before the lese-majeste of laying forcible hands upon the richest man in the world. "But, of course, you're only joking," he finally decided. "You haven't been back twelve hours. Where COULD you have seen him?" "Nevertheless I have met him and been properly introduced by his wife." "His wife?" "Yes, I picked her out of a snow-drift." "Is this a riddle?"
For the first time in the twelve years of their married life Jansoulet dared to hold up his head before his wife. Was he ashamed of this crime of lese-majeste, or did he understand that such a remark would place an impassable gulf between them? He changed his tone, knelt down before the bed, with that cheerful tenderness when one persuades children to be reasonable.
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