Memoirs of Louis Xiv And His Court And of the Regency — volume 13
Memoirs of Louis Xiv And His Court And of the Regency — volume 13
Saint-Simon Louis De Rouvroy Duc De
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Things, in fact, had come to such a pass, that it was evident one or theother must give up an administration which their rivalry threw intoconfusion. Argenson saw the storm coming, and feeling the insecurity of hisposition, wished to save himself. He had too much sense and too muchknowledge of the world not to feel that if he obstinately clung to thefinances he should not only lose them but the seals also. He yieldedtherefore to Law, who was at last declared comptroller-general of thefinances, ...and who, elevated to this (for him) surprising point, continuedto visit me as usual every Tuesday morning, always trying to persuade meinto belief of his past miracles, and of those to come. Argenson remained Keeper of the Seals, and skilfully turned to accountthe sacrifice he had made by obtaining through it the permission tosurrender his appointment of Chancellor of the Order of Saint-Louis tohis eldest son, and the title, effectively, to his younger son. Hisplace of Conseiller d'Etat, that he had retained, --he also gave to hiseldest son, and made the other lieutenant of police.
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