Bordeaux, the father of Montaigne mayor of, I. 1. Michel Montaigne (the Essayist) mayor, 19. Re-election of Montaigne, 19. Warfare of the Fronde against the royal party, at, 73. The prince of Condé joyfully received by the Bordelais, 77. Molière patronised by the duke d'Epernon at, 102. Bose, M., letter from madame Roland to, II. 272. He visits her in prison, 289. Bossuet, bishop of Meaux, witnesses the death of the duke of Rochefoucauld, I. 90. His intended marriage, 334. Abandons it for the church, 334. Appointed preceptor to the dauphin, 334. 336. His funeral oration on Henrietta, duchess of Orléans, 334, n. His "Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle," 334. He causes the misfortunes of Fénélon by his zeal against the doctrines of quietisme, 345. No reconciliation takes place between Bossuet and Fénélon, 356. Bonhours, le père, jesuit, I. 203, n. Bouillon, duke of, I. 73. His death of typhus fever, 82. Bouillon, duchess of, I. 70. Niece of Mazarin, 158. She conducts La Fontaine to Paris, 159. 172. 177. Bouillon, M., his "Joconde," I. 165. Bourdaloue, le père, I. 202, n. 257, n. Said to surpass his instructor, Bossuet, in pulpit eloquence, 334. Boursault, French dramatic author, I. 265. His visit to Boileau, 266. Bretons, character of this race, I. 216. Their loyalty romantic and excessive, 216. Brissot, M., and the Girondists, II. 273. 314. He falls into disrepute, 276. Their known moderation, 281. 283. Louvet accuses Robespierre, but is ill supported except by the Gironde deputies, 284. Act of accusation against them, 290. Execution of Brissot, 291. Brittany, province of, I. 214. 216. Affairs of, 243. Broglie, duke de, espouses Albertine, daughter of madame de Staël, II. 340. Bruyère, _see_ La Bruyère. Buchanan, George, applauds the early teaching Latin to Montaigne, I. 4. Budæus, referred to as to Rabelais, I. 24. Burke, right hon. Edmund, his opinion of Oliver Goldsmith, I. 182. Burgundy, duke of, grandson of Louis XIV., his preceptors, I. 335. 359. 364. His death, 365. II. 10. Bussy-Rabutin, Roger, count de, cousin of madame de Sévigné, I. 217. Her letters to the count, 217. His letters to madame de Sévigné, 217. 219. Particulars of his career, 218, n. His licentious works, 221. C. Cailhava, his "Art de la Comédie," I. 154, n. Calas, Jean, inquiry into the injustice of the condemnation of, II. 80. Calonne, administration of this financier, II. 304. Calvin, John, his reproof of Rabelais, I. 31. Castro, Guillen de, the "Cid" of, I. 45. Catherine II., her correspondence with M. de Voltaire, II. 107. Caumartin, M. de, II. 10. Cavoie, M. de, I. 281. 317. Chamfort, his éloge of Molière, I. 148. Champmélé, mademoiselle de, celebrated actress, I. 307. Charles VI., the emperor, death of, II. 42. Chapelain, French poet and critic, I. 47. 48. Character of, 262. His poem of "La Pucelle d'Orléans," 262. 263, n. Other allusions to, 301.