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A34769	The life of John Baptist Colbert, late minister and secretary of state to Lewis XIV, the present French king done into English from a French copy printed at Cologne this present year, 1695.; Vie de Jean-Baptiste Colbert. English	Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6599; ESTC R8430	128,103	270

Desmarets the Intendant's Brother was made Agent of the French Clergy with the Abbot of Bezons a Preferment that is usually a Step to a Bishoprick James Nicholas Colbert the Minister's second Son Licentiate of the Sorbon Abbot of Bec and Prior of la Charité was the same Year receiv'd into the French Academy in the room of Esprit and in the presence of several Persons of Note Anthony Martin Colbert his third Son who follow'd Arms was admitted Knight of Malta very young tho' 't is plain by the Account of his Descent in the begining of this Work that he cou'd produce but very slender Proofs of his Nobility but his Father's Grandeur supply'd that Defect and his Proofs were receiv'd without a rigorous Examination Some time after he obtain'd the Commandery of Boncourt and was afterwards made Colonel of the Regiment of Champaign On the 12th of February 1679 Mary Ann Colbert the Minister's youngest Daughter was marry'd at St. Germain en Laye to Lewis de Rochechoüart Duke of Mortemar and Peer of France who had obtain'd a Right of Survivorship to the Office of General of the Galleys and was the Son of Lewis Victor de Rochechoüart Duke of Vivone Peer and Mareschal of France and Governour of Champaign and Brie and of Antoinette Louise de Mesmes Daughter of Henry de Mesmes Lord of Roissy second President in the Parliament of Paris and of Mary de la Vallée-Fossez Marchioness of Everly Abbot Colbert was receiv'd Doctor of the Sorbonne in the following April and the Ceremony of giving him the Cap was perform'd by Francis de Harlay de Chanvalon Archbishop of Paris The Treaty of Nimmeghen having put an end to the War Colbert gave Orders to du Mets Keeper of the Royal Treasury to repay the Summs that were lent in 1674 by the Officers of the Civil Government to his Majesty for supplying the necessities of the State and those who were unwilling to receive their Reimbursements had Rents assign'd ' em The Archbishop of Paris perceiving that Colbert's Power and Favour with his Master encreas'd daily took occasion to oblige him in the Person of his Nephew the Abbot Desmarets on whom he bestow'd a Canonship of Nôtre-Dame vacant by the Death of the Abbot Salo Counsellor in the Parliament of Paris Charles Colbert at his return from Nimmeghen took possession of his Office of President à Mortier in the Parliament of Paris in September 1679. The Marquiss de Seignelay having had only one Daughter who died in her Infancy of his first Wife Mary Margaret Marchioness of Alegre was marry'd a second time on the sixth of the same Month to Catharin Teresa de Matignon Daughter of Henry Count of Thorigny his Majesty's Lieutenant-General in Normandy and of Frances de Luthumieres On the 11th Colbert carry'd all the Company that were present at his Son's Marriage to Sceaux and regal'd 'em with a magnificent Treat The Family of Matignon is one of the most ancient Houses in Normandy and the Count of Thorigny can reckon five or six Knights of the Order among his Ancestors since the time of Maréchal de Matignon who was one of the greatest Men of his Age. His Mother Eleonora of Orleans was a Princess of the House of Longueville and Daughter of Mary or Margaret de Bourbon Henry IV's Aunt The Marquiss de Seignelay after a short stay with his Bride took Post for Marseilles where he arriv'd on the 25th of the same Month and having visited the Arsenal took a Review of eight Galleys that were ready to depart after which he proceeded on his Journey to Dauphiné stopping at Toulon and some other Places where his Presence was necessary and having seen the above-mention'd Guns of a new Invention at St. Servais above St. Marcellin on the Banks of the Isere he return'd to Paris by the way of Lyons During his abode at Toulon he order'd two Companies of one hundred Men each by the name of Soldiers Guardians of the Ships to be levy'd under the command of the Captain of the Port and of the Chevalier de Levy Aid-Major of his Majesty's Naval Forces The last of these Officers rais'd his Company of one hundred chosen Men who had serv'd in the Marine consisting of twenty five Sergeants as many Corporals and fifty private Centinels all neatly cloath'd At the same time the President Colbert took Journey for Munich to treat of the Dauphin's Marriage with the Princess of Bavaria Assoon as he had concluded the Match he sent an Account of his Negotiation to his Brother who receiv'd it before that which was directed to his Majesty came to the Hands of Pompone Secretary of State who was gone into the Country where he had order'd some Buildings to be erected Colbert went immediately to Compliment the King on the happy success of the Treaty who was extreamly surpriz'd that he had not the first notice of it and when Pompone came afterwards to give him an Account of it his Majesty told him that he might return home since he was so full of Business and that in the mean time he would take care to put another into his Place who wou'd be more diligent in the performance of his Duty 'T is thought this Affair was concerted between the two Brothers and that a Courier was dispatch'd to Colbert before there was one sent to Pompone to lay a Snare for that Minister that his Disgrace might be a step to the Advancement of the President 's Fortune However 't is certain that Colbert obtain'd the vacant Place for his Brother and perform'd the Duties of it during his Absence There was no need of this new Accession to that vast Load of Business he was oblig'd to sustain for his Mind was so fatigu'd with such a multiplicity of Cares that notwithstanding his accustom'd Gravity he chose rather to commit an Action that was equally inconsistent with his Dignity and the Rules of Civility than to bear the importunity of a Lady of great Quality who was one Day urging him to do her a Piece of Service which he judg'd to be impracticable The Lady perceiving his Inflexibility threw her self at his Feet in the Hall of Audience in the presence of above one hundred Persons and bursting forth into Tears cry'd out I beg Your Grandeur in the Name of God to grant me this Favour And he kneeling down over-against her reply'd in the same mournful Tone I conjure You Madam in the Name of God not to disturb me Francis de Roxel de Medavy de Grancey Archbishop of Roüen having demanded a Coadjutor to assist him in the Government of his Diocess Colbert obtain'd of the King the Nomination to that Dignity for his Son the Abbot And while that Prelate was expecting his Bulls from Rome his Brother-in-Law the Duke of Mortemar began his Travels to Italy with a resolution to visit all the Courts in that Countrey He began with that of Savoy and from thence passing to Parma and Modena he went to Bologna

been in the King's Power to take Advantage of any favourable Juncture if he cou'd not have dispatch'd his Orders without summoning a Meeting of the Chambers The Ease and Interest of the People on which these Innovations were pretended to be grounded was a meer frivolous pretext and never were they so miserably oppress'd as in those unhappy Times These were the convincing Reasons that Colbert urg'd to his Majesty and in complyance with which that Monarch laid aside the usual Custom of keeping his Seat of Justice in the Parliament and of sending the Princes with his Edicts to the Chamber of Accounts and the Court of Aids And besides he sav'd 100000 Livres which he must have given to the Duke of Orleans and 50000 to the Prince of Condé All the Edicts pass'd without dispute And the Parliament was afterwards humbl'd to such a degree that Colbert contented himself with sending the Edicts to that Assembly by one of the Conmmissaries of his Nephew Desmarets And by this means the Rates of Offices in that Company fell so low that they are now sold for 70000 Livres About the same time a stop was put to the Prosecution of the Farmers and an Amnesty was granted 'em by an Edict in December 1665 on condition they shou'd pay the Summs at which they were assess'd But all these important Affairs of State cou'd not make Colbert forget the embellishment of Versailles The Architecture was already brought to perfection there was nothing wanting to compleat that vast Design but suitable Furniture and the Ornaments of the inside and these he resolv'd to make the Object of his next Care He settl'd a Manufactory at the Gobelins and committed the Management of it to le Brun as the only fit Person for such an Employment That place was already famous for dying of Scarlet the Water of the River of Gobelins being endu'd with a peculiar quality to brighten the Colour and give it that shining Lustre which dazzles the Eye of the Beholder There Colbert order'd Tapestry-Hangings to be made for the King's use after le Brun's Designs And in the same place he employ'd Artists about Inlaid Stone-Work of such exquisite and costly contrivance that a square Foot of it amounted to above 1000 Crowns Only precious Stones were made use of in this Work and some of 'em were cut so small that 't was almost impossible to discern 'em before they were put in their proper Places This kind of Work is very tedious by reason of the hardness of the Materials and it requires several Years to finish one Square There he also caus'd those vast pieces of Goldsmith's-Work to be made that were since carry'd to Versailles such as Tables Stands Pitchers Bathing-Tubs Boxes for Orange-Trees and Candlesticks which were equally admirable for their Largeness and the Curiousness of the Sculpture In the same place there was a Gondola built for the Canal of Versailles and all the Ornaments were wrought for the great Gallery The Pilasters Cornices and generally all the parts of the Architecture and the Body of the Work is of Lapis Lazuli garnish'd with Ornaments of Brass gilt according to Mansard's Design The great Pannels between the Pilasters are full of large Looking-Glasses the Junctures of which are hid by Branches of Ornaments and Grotesque Figures spread over the Glasses with so artful a Negligence that twenty of the largest of 'em seem to be only one Piece The difficulty of bringing those large Glasses from Venice made Colbert set up a Glass-House in the Fauxburg of St. Anthony which he committed to the inspection of Ranchin Secretary of the Council of Finances Pecquot Clerk of the Council of Casualties and Poquelain Thither the rough and unwrought Glasses are brought from Normandy and there they are polish'd and sold There also the Quicksilver is laid on those that are design'd for Looking-Glasses which are less chargeable and some of 'em much larger than those that are brought from Venice tho' they are not so fine At the same time he settl'd a Manufactory of French Point to lessen the excessive chargeableness of the Point of Venice and Genoa the price of which was risen so high that one pair of 〈…〉 was sold for 7000 Livres The Count of Marsan youngest Son of the Count of Harcourt having sent to Brussels for Mademoiselle du Mont his Nurse with her four Daughters Petronille Manque Lisbette and Janeton She intreated that Prince for a Reward of the Care she had taken of him during his Infancy to obtain a Privilege for her to set up a Manufactory of French Point at Paris The Count spoke to Colbert in her favour who liking the Proposal settl'd her in the Fauxburg of St. Anthony and gave her one of the King 's Hundred Switzers to guard her Door Immediately she apply'd her self to the prosecution of her Project and gather'd together above two hundred Young-Women among whom were several Daughters of Persons of Quality by whose assistance she made such fine Work that the Venice-Point was generally slighted The Manufactory was afterwards remov'd to St. Saviours-street and at last to Chaumont-House near St. Denis's-Gate Mademoiselle du Mont having marry'd her eldest Daughter to a Norman call'd Marsan went to Portugal with Manque and Lisbette and left the charge of her Manufactory to Mademoiselle de Marsan But as all Modes and Fashions are subject to frequent changes in France People grew weary of this sort of Point both because of the difficulty of blanching it for they were forc'd to raise the Embroidery at each Washing and because its thickness made it seem less becoming on the Face There was Spanish Point made with little Flowers which being very fine was esteem'd more graceful by the Ladies And at last the Mechlin-Lace coming in fashion that Manufactory was entirely laid aside Tho' Colbert had no reason to doubt of his Master's Favour he thought fit to secure his Fortune by powerful Alliances On the 2d of February 1667 he marry'd his Daughter Joan Mary Teresa to Charles Honoré d' Albert Duke de Chevreuse Peer of France Knight of the King's Orders Count of Montfort Baron of Chars Lord of Marigni Maran c. and Captain-Lieutenant of his Majesty's Light-Horse The Duke de Chevreuse is the Son of Lewis Charles Albert Duke de Luines Marquess d' Albert Count de Tours Baron of Rochecorbon and Samblancey Knight of the King's Orders and Colonel of the Regiment of Auvergne who after the death of his first Wife Louise Mary Seguier the only Daughter of Lewis Seguier Marquiss d'O which happen'd on the 14th of September 1651 took for his second Wife in the Year 1661 Ann de Rohan Daughter of Hercules de Rohan Duke of Montbason and of Mary d' Avaugour his second Wife Charles Marquiss d' Albert Grandfather of the Duke de Chevreuse Favorite of Lewis XIII and Constable of France procur'd the Baronies of Luines Rochecorbon and Samblancey to be erected into a Dutchy and Peerage by the Title