The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . th amazement, present mycompliments and thanks to the King and Queen of England, and tellthem that neither my affairs nor theirs will go on the worse for whathas happened. These words were doubtless meant to intimate that theinfluence of Louvois had not been exerted in favour of the House of right is proved beyond dispute by Williams correspondence with Heinsius. So late as ^^S^William wrote thus : Je ne puis vous dissimuler que je commence a apprehender une descenteen Angleterre, quoique je naye pu le croire dabord : mais les av
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . th amazement, present mycompliments and thanks to the King and Queen of England, and tellthem that neither my affairs nor theirs will go on the worse for whathas happened. These words were doubtless meant to intimate that theinfluence of Louvois had not been exerted in favour of the House of right is proved beyond dispute by Williams correspondence with Heinsius. So late as ^^S^William wrote thus : Je ne puis vous dissimuler que je commence a apprehender une descenteen Angleterre, quoique je naye pu le croire dabord : mais les avis sont si multiplies de tous lescotes, et accompagnes de tant de particularites, quil nest plus guere possible den douter. Iquote from the French translation among the Mackintosh MSS. ? Burnet, ii. 95. and Onslows note ; Memoires de Saint Simon ; Journal de Dangeau. ^ Life of James, ii. 411, 412. 1692 WILLIAM AND MARY 2169 Stuart/ One compliment, however, a compliment which cost Francedear, Lewis thought it right to pay to the memor\- of his ablest FRAN9OIS LE TELLIER, MARQUIS DE BARBESIEUX From an engraving in the Sutherland Collection The Marquess of Barbesieux, son of Louvois, was placed, in his twenty-fifth year, at the head of the war department. The young man was by ^ Memoires de Dangeau ; Memoires de Saint Simon. Saint Simon was on the terrace, and,young as he was, observed this singular scene with an eye which nothing escaped. 2I70 HISTORY OF chap, xvin no means deficient in abilities, and had been, cliirin<:]^ some years, em-ployed in business of grave importance. Hut his passions were stron<^ :his juds^nient was not ripe ; and his sudden ele\ation turned his manners i^ave t^eneral disL;ust. Old officers complained that hekept them lonij^ in his antechamber while he was amusiui^ himself withhis spaniels and his Those w ho were admitted to his presencewent away disgusted b)- his rudeness and arrogance. As was natural athis
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