[133] “Histoire générale de Provence, du Père Papon.” [134] See “Mélanges d’Histoire et de Littérature,” by Mr. Quintin Craufurd. [135] See the same work of Mr. Quintin Craufurd. [136] This must have been Lewis Francis Le Tellier, Marquis de Barbezieux, who, in the preceding year, had succeeded his father, Louvois, in the post of Secretary of State for the War Department. He was an indolent but intelligent Minister.--Died in 1701, aged 33. [137] Appendix, No. 127. [138] Delort. [139] Delort, quoting from an unpublished letter (probably from Barbezieux), dated August 4th, 1698.--It may be as well to mention here that M. Delort frequently quotes portions of letters from the French Archives, but does not publish them in his appendix. When in the course of this narrative the name of M. Delort is given as an authority, it is, for the most part, under these circumstances. [140] Such is the account given by M. de Palteau, the direct descendant of St. Mars, in a letter to Freron, dated Palteau, June 19th, 1768. It was published in the “Année Littéraire” for that year, and has since been republished by Mr. Craufurd, in his paper on the Iron Mask. [141] Delort. [142] The place of “Lieutenant de Roi,” at the Bastille, was created by Lewis the Fourteenth, for M. Dujonca, who had been “Exempt” of one of the regiments of the King’s Body-guards. He acquired great credit by his endeavours to procure the release of the prisoners under his care, whom, upon inquiry, he found to be unjustly detained. Some one represented to him that he would deprive himself of a great portion of his profits by thus diminishing the number of prisoners--to which he replied, “_I can only lose my money, but these unhappy people are deprived of what is more valuable to them than even life itself._” [143] These towers are supposed to have been so called from the names of the architects who built them. [144] Rosarges was made Major of the Bastille by St. Mars. [145] Extract from the Journal of Dujonca, first published by Griffet, then by St. Foix, and subsequently by Mr. Craufurd. [146] Appendix, No. 128. [147] Mr. Craufurd, on the authority of Linguet. [148] Delort and Craufurd. [149] Appendix, No. 129. [150] Appendix, No. 129. [151] Delort. [152] Mr. Craufurd, on the authority of M. Delaunay, Governor of the Bastille. Also Register of the Bastille; for which see Appendix, No. 129.