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CHAPTER IX. 1648. The Court. Anne of Austria's indolence. Uprising of the merchants of Paris against a tax. Mutiny of the masters of petitions. Coun- cil in the queen's room oh this occasion. The burghers hecome excited. Failure of attempt of women to address the queen. Dis- play of troops in Paris. The king goes to Notre Dame; also to parliament. Vigorous speech of Omer Talon. The courtiers de- stroy its effect on the queen. Bitterness of the public mind. Pen- ury of the Court. The masters of petitions resent an edict. Parliament receives their complaint. Displeasure of the queen. The Due d'Orleans and the Prince de Conde support the queen. The Court during the holidays. Murmurs against Mazarin. The Dutch make peace with Spain. Delay and resistance of par- liament. The queen goes to Chartres. Arrest of Saujeon. Mademoiselle reprimanded. Madame_de Motteville helps to reconcile her with^ej^ath^r^^ r jQoJd,..tratmeiit of her by the .. queen	211
CHAPTER X. 1648. Difficulties with parliament. The paulette. Decree of union of all the supreme courts with parliament. Indignation of the queen. Methodical resistance of parliament. Determination to raise an opposition to Mazarin. The Duke of York escapes from England and comes to France. Parliament forbidden to meet. Exile of members and of the courts. Escape of the Due de Beaufort. The queen consoled, but Mazarin uneasy at the escape. The queen visits the queen of England. The jubilee. Conversation of the queen in the garden of the Palais-Royal. Assembling of parlia- ment against the will of the queen. Speech of President de Mesmes. The queen complains. The cardinal tries gentleness with the grand council and the cour des aides. The queen walks in the Holy Sacrament. She releases from prison a spy on President de Mesmes. Five treasurers of France imprisoned. Parliament deliberates on king's order, annulling its decree of union with the other courts. Meets with the deputies of the other courts in the Chamber of Saint-Louis. Parliament summoned to the Palais- Royal June 16. Another decree of the king in council. Resist- ance of parliament. Speech of Omer Talon. The queen disposed to severity. The cardinal's concessions. They diminish the royal authority. Death of the King of Poland. Audacity of parlia- ment increases. Depression of the cardinal. Propositions of