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The Memoirs of Louis XIV。； His Court and The Regency； V1
by Duc de Saint…Simon
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY
BY THE DUKE OF SAINT…SIMON
VOLUME 1：
CONTENTS OF THE 15 VOLUMES：
CHAPTER I
Birth and Family。Early Life。Desire to join the Army。Enter the
Musketeers。The Campaign Commences。Camp of Gevries。Siege of Namur。
Dreadful Weather。Gentlemen Carrying Corn。Sufferings during the
Siege。The Monks of Marlaigne。Rival Couriers。Naval Battle。
Playing with Fire…arms。A Prediction Verified。
CHAPTER II
The King's Natural Children。Proposed Marriage of the Duc de Chartres。
Influence of Dubois。The Duke and the King。An Apartment。Announcement
of the Marriage。Anger of Madame。Household of the Duchess。Villars
and Rochefort。Friend of King's Mistresses。The Marriage Ceremony。
Toilette of the Duchess。Son of Montbron。Marriage of M。 du Maine。
Duchess of Hanover。Duc de Choiseul。La Grande Mademoiselle。
CHAPTER III
Death of My Father。Anecdotes of Louis XIII。The Cardinal de
Richelieu。The Duc de Bellegarde。Madame de Hautefort。My Father's
Enemy。His Services and Reward。A Duel against Law。An Answer to a
Libel。M。 de la Rochefoucauld。My Father's Gratitude to Louis XIII。
CHAPTER IV
Position of the Prince of Orange。Strange Conduct of the King。Surprise
and Indignation。Battle of Neerwinden。My Return to Paris。Death of La
Vauguyon。Symptoms of Madness。Vauguyon at the Bastille。Projects of
Marriage。M。 de Beauvilliers。A Negotiation for a Wife。My Failure。
Visit to La Trappe。
CHAPTER V
M。 de Luxemhourg's Claim of Precedence。Origin of the Claim。Duc de
Piney。Character of Harlay。Progress of the Trial。Luxembourg and
Richelieu。Double…dealing of Harlay。The Duc de Gesvres。Return to the
Seat of War。Divers Operations。Origin of These Memoirs。
CHAPTER VI
Quarrels of the Princesses。Mademoiselle Choin。A Disgraceful Affair。
M。 de Noyon。Comic Scene at the Academie。Anger and Forgiveness of
M。 de Noyon。M。 de Noailles in Disgrace。How He Gets into Favour Again。
M。 de Vendome in Command。Character of M。 de Luxembourg。 The Trial
for Precedence Again。An Insolent Lawyer。Extraordinary Decree。
CHAPTER VII
Harlay and the Dutch。Death of the Princess of Orange。Count
Koenigsmarck。A New Proposal of Marriage。My Marriage。That of M。 de
Lauzun。Its Result。La Fontaine and Mignard。Illness of the Marechal
de Lorges。Operations on the Rhine。Village of Seckenheim。An Episode
of War。Cowardice of M。 du Maine。Despair of the King； Who Takes a
Knave in the Act。Bon Mot of M。 d'Elboeuf。
CHAPTER VIII
The Abbe de Fenelon。The Jansenists and St。 Sulpice。Alliance with
Madame Guyon。Preceptor of the Royal Children。Acquaintance with Madame
de Maintenon。Appointment to Cambrai。Disclosure of Madame Guyon's
Doctrines。Her Disgrace。Bossuet and Fenelon。Two Rival Books。
Disgrace of Fenelon。
VOLUME 2。
CHAPTER IX
Death of Archbishop Harlay。Scene at Conflans。〃The Good Langres。〃
A Scene at Marly。Princesses Smoke Pipes！Fortunes of Cavoye。
Mademoiselle de Coetlogon。Madame de Guise。Madame de Miramion。Madame
de Sevigne。Father Seraphin。An Angry Bishop。Death of La Bruyere。
Burglary by a Duke。Proposed Marriage of the Duc de Bourgogne。The
Duchesse de Lude。A Dangerous Lady。Madame d'O。Arrival of the
Duchesse de Bourgogne。
CHAPTER X
My Return to Fontainebleau。A Calumny at Court。Portrait of M。 de La
Trappe。A False Painter。Fast Living at the 〃Desert。〃Comte
d'Auvergne。Perfidy of Harlay。M。 de Monaco。Madame Panache。The
Italian Actor and the 〃False Prude〃。
CHAPTER XI
A Scientific Retreat。The Peace of Ryswick。Prince of Conti King of
Poland。His Voyage and Reception。King of England Acknowledged。Duc de
Conde in Burgundy。Strange Death of Santeuil。Duties of the Prince of
Darmstadt in Spain。Madame de Maintenon's Brother。Extravagant Dresses。
Marriage of the Duc de Bourgogne。The Bedding of the Princesse。Grand
Balls。A Scandalous Bird。
CHAPTER XII
An Odd Marriage。Black Daughter of the King。Travels of Peter the
Great。Magnificent English Ambassador。The Prince of Parma。
A Dissolute Abbe。Orondat。Dispute about Mourning。M。 de Cambrai's
Book Condemned by M。 de La Trappe。Anecdote of the Head of Madame de
Montbazon。Condemnation of Fenelon by the Pope。His Submission。
CHAPTER XIII
Charnace。An Odd Ejectment。A Squabble at Cards。Birth of My Son。
The Camp at Compiegne。Splendour of Marechal Boufflers。Pique of the
Ambassadors。Tesse's Grey Hat。A Sham Siege。A Singular Scene。
The King and Madame de Maintenon。An Astonished Officer。
Breaking…up of the Camp。
CHAPTER XIV
Gervaise Monk of La Trappe。His Disgusting Profligacy。The Author of
the Lord's Prayer。A Struggle for Precedence。Madame de Saint…Simon。
The End of the Quarrel。Death of the Chevalier de Coislin。A Ludicrous
Incident。Death of Racine。The King and the Poet。King Pays Debts of
Courtiers。Impudence of M。 de Vendome。A Mysterious Murder。
Extraordinary Theft。
CHAPTER XV
The Farrier of Salon。Apparition of a Queen。The Farrier Comes to
Versailles。Revelations to the Queen。Supposed Explanation。
New Distinctions to the Bastards。New Statue of the King。
Disappointment of Harlay。Honesty of Chamillart。The Comtesse de
Fiesque。Daughter of Jacquier。Impudence of Saumery。Amusing Scene。
Attempted Murder。
CHAPTER XVI
Reform at Court。Cardinal Delfini。Pride of M。 de Monaco。Early Life
of Madame de Maintenon。Madame de Navailles。Balls at Marly。An Odd
Mask。Great DancingFortunes of Langlee。His Coarseness。The Abbe de
Soubise。Intrigues for His Promotion。Disgrace and Obstinacy of
Cardinal de Bouillon。
CHAPTER XVII
A Marriage Bargain。Mademoiselle de Mailly。James II。Begging
Champagne。A Duel。Death of Le Notre。His Character。History of
Vassor。Comtesse de Verrue and Her Romance with M。 de Savoie。A Race of
Dwarfs。An Indecorous Incident。Death of M。 de La Trappe。
VOLUME 3。
CHAPTER XVIII
Settlement of the Spanish Succession。King William III。New Party in
Spain。Their Attack on the Queen。Perplexity of the King。His Will。
Scene at the Palace。News Sent to France。Council at Madame de
Maintenon's。The King's Decision。A Public Declaration。Treatment of
the New King。His Departure for Spain。Reflections。Philip V。 Arrives
in Spain。The Queen Dowager Banished。
CHAPTER XIX
Marriage of Phillip V。The Queen's Journey。Rival Dishes。
A Delicate Quarrel。The King's journey to Italy。The Intrigues against
Catinat。Vaudemont s Success。Appointment of Villeroy。The First
Campaign。A Snuffbox。Prince Eugene's Plan。Attack and Defence of
Cremona。Villeroy Made Prisoner。Appointment of M。 de Vendome。
CHAPTER XX
Discontent and Death of Barbezieux。His Character。Elevation of
Chamillart。Strange Reasons of His Success。Death of Rose。Anecdotes。
An Invasion of Foxes。M。 le Prince。A Horse upon Roses。Marriage of
His Daughter： His Manners and Appearance
CHAPTER XXI
Monseigneur's Indigestion。The King Disturbed。The Ladies of the
Halle。Quarrel of the King and His Brother。Mutual Reproaches。
Monsieur's Confessors。A New Scene of Wrangling。Monsieur at Table。
He Is Seized with Apoplexy。The News Carried to Marly。How Received by
the King。Death of Monsieur。Various Forms of Grief。The Duc de
Chartres。
CHAPTER XXII
The Dead Soon Forgotten。Feelings of Madame de Maintenon。And of the
Duc de Chartres。Of the Courtiers。Madame's Mode of Life。Character of
Monsieur。Anecdote of M。 le Prince。Strange Interview of Madame de
Maintenon with Madame。Mourning at Court。Death of Henriette
d'Angleterre。A Poisoning Scene。The King and the Accomplice。
CHAPTER XXIII
Scandalous Adventure of the Abbesse de la Joye。Anecdote of Madame de
Saint…Herem。Death of James II。 and Recognition of His Son。Alliance
against France。Scene at St。 Maur。Balls and Plays。The 〃Electra〃 of
LongepierreRomantic Adventures of the Abbe de Vatterville。
CHAPTER XXIV
Changes in the Army。I Leave the Service。Annoyance of the King。The
Medallic History of the Reign。Louis XIII。Death of William III。
Accession of Queen Anne。The Alliance Continued。Anecdotes of Catinat。
Madame de Maintenon and the King。
VOLUME 4。
CHAPTER XXV
Anecdote of Canaples。Death of the Duc de Coislin。Anecdotes of His
Unbearable Politeness。Eccentric Character。President de Novion。
Death of M。 de Lorges。Death of the Duchesse de Gesvres。
CHAPTER XXVI
The Prince d'Harcourt。His Character and That of His Wife。Odd Court
Lady。She Cheats at Play。Scene at Fontainebleau。Crackers at Marly。
Snowballing a Princess。Strange Manners of Madame d'Harcourt。
Rebellion among Her Servants。A Vigorous Chambermaid。
CHAPTER XXVII
Madame des Ursins。Her Marriage and Character。The Queen of Spain。
Ambition of Madame de Maintenon。Coronation of Philip V。A Cardinal
Made Colonel。Favourites of Madame des Ursins。Her Complete Triumph。
A Mistake。A Despatch Violated。Madame des Ursins in Disgrace。
CHAPTER XXVIII
Appointment of the Duke of Berwick。Deception Practised by Orry。Anger
of Louis XIV。Dismissal of Madame des Ursins。Her Intrigues to Return。
Annoyance of the King and Queen of Spain。Intrigues at Versailles。
Triumphant Ret