. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . of Bourbon had shown himself to beso incompetent that discontent with his administration pervadedall classes of the nation. He manifested utter dependence onMadame de Pri6, and on her creature, the financier set everybodv against him by his arrogance and financial minister, Dodun, although childless, phnidered thestate treasury more wantonly than ^nv of his predecessors since 116 KEsroUATION OF VEACE IIY CAIWIXAL Fiu. lU. —-M;uia uf Pulaiul, yut-eii nt Fraiirr. Fr
. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . of Bourbon had shown himself to beso incompetent that discontent with his administration pervadedall classes of the nation. He manifested utter dependence onMadame de Pri6, and on her creature, the financier set everybodv against him by his arrogance and financial minister, Dodun, although childless, phnidered thestate treasury more wantonly than ^nv of his predecessors since 116 KEsroUATION OF VEACE IIY CAIWIXAL Fiu. lU. —-M;uia uf Pulaiul, yut-eii nt Fraiirr. Frmn the copper-plate engraving byJacques Nicolas Tardieu (Cochin) (ITlK-lTllf)) ; original painting by Jean MarcNattier (l(i85-177(i). RISK OF CAlUilNAL FLECRY. 117 the famous Fouquct. On account of the insatiable craving of thegreat nobles, the j^)eople were crushed with new taxes at a time whenthe total failm-e of the harvests spread wretchedness and faminethroueh the entire kiuofdom. A shameful adulteration of the coin-age increased the general poverty and despair. There occurredformidable uprisings; bands of three to four hundred armed womenin several provinces marched through the villages, and prevented allpayment of taxes. To this they were encouraged by the parle-ments, which branded the exactions of the government as demanded of the duke the removal of Madame de Priö andParis-Duverney from his presence, whereupon they naturally soughtto effect the downfall of the bishop. But he stood more firmly inthe favor of
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