Memoirs of Maria Antoinetta, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France and Navarre: Including Several Important Periods of the French Revolution, from Its Origin to the 16th of October, 1793, the Day of Her Majesty's Martyrdom, with a Narrative of the Trial and Martyrdom of Madame Elizabeth, the Poisoning of Louis XVII in the Temple, the Liberation of Madame Royale, Daughter of Louis XVI, and Various Subsequent Events, Volume 1C. Rickaby and sold by the author, 1805 |
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Page 18
... Bretagne , where he was employed as comptroller of the mints , taking with him his wife and children in a tilted waggon , and arrived at Compiegne , where the Court then was ; for he had now no other hope , no other resource , than that ...
... Bretagne , where he was employed as comptroller of the mints , taking with him his wife and children in a tilted waggon , and arrived at Compiegne , where the Court then was ; for he had now no other hope , no other resource , than that ...
Page 46
... Bretagne . It was at the time of the com- mencement of the insurrection of the United States of America . The ships being all dressed with their colours , in compliment to the illus- trious visitor of Nantes , the new flag of the ...
... Bretagne . It was at the time of the com- mencement of the insurrection of the United States of America . The ships being all dressed with their colours , in compliment to the illus- trious visitor of Nantes , the new flag of the ...
Page 154
... , both of the debt and the impost ; thirdly , a multitude of fiscal inventions , the very idea of which brought a blush into every honest man's cheek ; fourthly , a dispute with the province of Bretagne , as dangerous as it was ( 154 )
... , both of the debt and the impost ; thirdly , a multitude of fiscal inventions , the very idea of which brought a blush into every honest man's cheek ; fourthly , a dispute with the province of Bretagne , as dangerous as it was ( 154 )
Page 155
... Bretagne , as dangerous as it was disgraceful , in which the contempt of the various agreements , from time to time entered into , very much weakened the influence of all superior authority ; fifthly , a confusion and perversion of ...
... Bretagne , as dangerous as it was disgraceful , in which the contempt of the various agreements , from time to time entered into , very much weakened the influence of all superior authority ; fifthly , a confusion and perversion of ...
Page 160
... the Parliament of Toulouse , and the Marquis Dumesnil by the Parliament of Grenoble , to be arrested ; and the Duke d'Aiguil- lon was denounced by the Procureur - General of In the Parliament of Bretagne . All , even the Court ( 160 )
... the Parliament of Toulouse , and the Marquis Dumesnil by the Parliament of Grenoble , to be arrested ; and the Duke d'Aiguil- lon was denounced by the Procureur - General of In the Parliament of Bretagne . All , even the Court ( 160 )
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