[127] Such as Lauzun, who was present at the siege of Courtray, and the Présidente d’Osembray.--See _Lettres de Bussy-Rabutin_, already cited, vol. vi. p. 13. [128] Dated November 4, 1683. The King to the Marquis de Montchevreuil. “Monsieur le Marquis de Montchevreuil--I have received the letter which you wrote to me from the camp of Courtray. I am very well pleased with what you tell me of my son, the Count de Vermandois. But I am not the less uneasy, as the Sieur d’Aquin has told me that the fever has become continuous. You have done well to take him to Lille” (we shall see that they did not have the time to remove him to Lille); “he may remain there as long as may be needful for his health; but as soon as it allows him to travel I shall be pleased at his returning here. Having nothing else to add, except that I am always very well pleased at your conduct, I pray God to take you, Monsieur le Marquis de Montchevreuil, into his holy keeping.--LOUIS.” [129] See _ante_, p. 67. [130] See, amongst others, the excellent work of M. Jules Loiseleur, _Problèmes Historiques_; the review, _La Philosophie Positive_, of M. Littré; the fourth volume of the _Histoire de Louvois_, of M. Camille Rousset, already cited; the very curious appendices given by M. Chéruel at the end of each volume of his fine edition of the _Mémoires de Saint-Simon_, &c. [131] Archives of the Ministry of War; Letter from Marshal d’Humières to Louvois, “Camp of Courtray, November 7, 1683.” [132] _Ibid._ Marshal d’Humières to Louvois, “Camp of Harlebeck, November 8, 1683.” [133] _Ibid._ D’Humières to Louvois, “Camp of Rousselaer, November 12, 1683.” [134] _Ibid._ Boufflers to Louvois, “Courtray, November 13, 1683.” [135] _Ibid._ D’Humières to Louvois, “Courtray, November 14, 15, 1683,” and Boufflers to Louvois, “Courtray, November 15, 1683.” [136] _Ibid._ Boufflers to Louvois, “Courtray, November 16, 1683.” [137] Letter from Madame de Maintenon to Madame de Brinon, of November 15, 1683. [138] Archives of the Ministry of War; Boufflers to Louvois, “Courtray, November 19, 1683.” [139] Letter of Madame d’Osembray, December 22, 1683. [140] _Siècle de Louis XIV._ [141] _Lettres de Bussy-Rabutin_, vol. vi. p. 135. [142] The letter which we extract is from a learned article of Baron de Hautecloque, ex-mayor of Arras, published in the _Chroniques Artésiennes_ of M. P. Roger, member of the Society of Antiquarians of Picardy; of the Count d’Allonville, Councillor of State, and of M. Dusevel, Inspector of Historical Monuments for the Department of the Somme:--